Sugar Mountain Page #5

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Okay. So...

Please, have a seat.

- I'm good.

- Just sit down.

- I don't need to.

- Just sit down.

Just tell me.

Liam.

What did she say?

Thanks.

So we've been getting offers...

I think we should start

thinking about a price.

Yeah, listen...

I'm so sorry.

But I can't do it.

What did you say?

I can't do it.

I promised.

What are you talking about?

Mom, she appeared to me.

That last day.

I'd given up.

I had given up at that point.

She appeared to me, she

showed me the way out.

You sure it was mom?

Yup.

She addressed me as idiot.

And I swore to her,

I said, mom...

I'm gonna promise that I'm

gonna make you proud for

the rest of my life.

No way did she appear to you.

You weren't there

when she was dying.

You were too gutless.

I was the one.

I was the one who went to

the hospital every day.

Where were you?

You see, miles, I loved her.

I watched the light

go out of her eyes.

She appeared to you?

She appeared to you?

If she was gonna appear to

anyone, she would appear to me.

Okay, that's enough.

You have to go now.

What's enough?

This is my brother.

- I'm talking to my brother.

- Liam.

If you don't leave right now,

I'll have to call security.

You're gonna call security.

Why don't you leave us alone?

We'll leave, we'll leave.

We're really sorry.

- Oh, we're leaving. We have to...

- Yeah, we're gonna leave.

It's fine.

Alright.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm alright.

I'm just uh...

He didn't mean that.

It's just...

Four old messages.

Please get him to call...

Tuesday, 10:
10 am.

Damn.

I think we're on the

verge of a bidding war.

And when it's all over, we might

be able to get away for a bit.

What do you think?

Let's see what miles thinks.

- Here.

- Thanks.

Liam west, prick.

I hope you die.

How you doing, champ?

Ah, chief Huxley.

You wanted to talk to me?

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Grab a seat right there.

Look...

I know you don't like

the way I do things.

- But I've changed.

- Oh.

And when I ask

Lauren to marry me...

Yeah, it would mean a lot to

me if I had your blessing.

Okay.

Oh, you boys are funny.

Yeah, it's very sweet.

And here I was thinking

you were gonna come clean.

Why are you so convinced?

What, that you're lying?

You're an aces fan,

aren't you? Alaska aces?

Yeah, yeah.

Well the Alaska aces

played the Las Vegas

wranglers and you asked

Liam to record it eight

days before they played which

could only mean one thing.

You planned on being away.

You haven't changed one bit.

Oh, and as for my

blessing, I'd be more

concerned about hers, champ.

Yeah, but he's

had better offers.

$200,000.

More than that.

We'd be prepared to go as high

as 300,000 for exclusive rights.

Yeah, yeah.

Great, I'll tell him. Thanks.

Oh, and one more thing.

You know, I went through

quite the ordeal, too.

That's not the angle

we're going for.

No, no, I just thought...

So do you think you could

get miles to call us?

Lauren.

Thank you.

They said you needed

a few more days.

Ah...

I'd wanna surprise you.

- Hey.

- Hey.

This is some good chili.

Did you learn some new recipes?

Took you long enough

to light that fire.

Anyway, it's awesome.

Yeah, and really moving.

Yeah, when you fell, Jesus.

No one would ever believe that,

but you have it all on video.

You can name your price.

Yeah.

I think I'm gonna go lay down.

You coming?

It's a bit early.

Dolan.

Those scouts you spoke to...

AK troop 36. Anchorage.

Yeah.

Give me the address

of the two boys.

The ones that heard miles.

We don't know it was miles, sir.

It could put him on the

wrong side of the mountain

the day he vanished.

Prove it was all a lie.

But they didn't

actually see him.

Just get the address.

He's not budging.

So what do we do now?

Did you sleep together?

Did you?

You f***ing bastards.

I'm sorry.

Ten days alone with him.

Is that was this was all about?

You think I planned it?

You planned everything else.

If you would've said no,

I would've never gone.

What are you talking about?

I did say no.

You tricked me.

Did I?

No, but she did.

You see, this whole

thing, it's all her idea.

Yeah, only after I gave

you every cent I had.

Only after you started

talking about robbing 7/11's.

Morning.

Afternoon.

Sh*t.

I'm sorry.

Yeah, me too.

It was a scam.

- We all lost our bearings.

- Yeah.

You know, I've been

a real sh*t to you.

I know it.

- No.

- No, I have.

I'm gonna make that up to you.

You and Lauren.

Then sell the story.

No lies.

No more lies.

You, you... it's a miracle.

Liam.

Just one interview.

I'm gonna make it right.

I can't do it like that.

You know it's almost funny

to go through all of this

and end up with nothing.

I don't want you to

end up with nothing.

Look, Jimmy...

It's Billy.

Billy, right.

Billy, it's a terrible

thing to lie, you know.

Look um...

I don't have a whole

lot of time, you know.

You need to tell me

everything you know or

we're gonna have to take

a long drive in the dark

back to the police station

in sugar mountain and

you're not gonna be riding

shotgun, I can tell you that.

David told me take it,

I'll give it back.

I promise.

Huh?

Good, good.

You knew it was

David, didn't we?

Yeah, you just saved his butt.

Can you uh, can you

go get it for me?

David, you gotta

give the iPod back.

Police, open up.

Hey there.

Let's talk outside.

Yeah, let's talk outside.

I told you, Liam.

I'm not asking for much.

I'd love to help you, but

we don't have anything.

He won't sell the story.

There he is.

Hey, Joe bright.

Go back to bed.

Hey.

Hey, man, so I thought

we were all squared.

You know, Lauren was telling

me that she paid you.

Yeah, well I need a favor.

- I'll deal with it.

- Okay.

10,000 bucks.

10,000? Come on, bro. We

don't have that kinda money.

Yeah, but you can get it.

You're a big, old star now.

I said you won't.

And I said you would.

Well man, I won't.

So you sat in your

hiding hole for nothing?

Now get to it or I'll

sell my own little story.

I am disappointed in you.

Hey, hey, hey.

I'll talk to him.

Oh, you better talk to him.

You're disappointed

with Joe bright?

He's two seconds away

from breaking your neck.

Yeah, well I thought I was

getting through to him.

Please call them, please.

Make the call.

Why?

Why did you tell him?

Because he beat

the sh*t out of me.

Extortion and violence.

Brother, that's gotta stop.

Give me the cash

and it's gonna stop.

Alright, look, you know I

thought money would save

everything, too.

Right?

Yeah.

And then I stared

death in the face.

What?

I walked into the mouth of

hell, but I came out the

other side, brother.

What happened to me when I was

up there on the mountain?

Brother, that changed me.

Okay? Let me take you there.

It'll change you.

What the f***?

I want the money.

It won't help.

That will not help you.

Your life will still be sh*t.

My life's gonna be sh*t?

Hey, hey, hey.

- Give me the f***ing money.

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