Surveillance Page #2

Synopsis: Grisly murders occur in a small town. Two FBI agents arrive, set up their cameras in three interview rooms, and set up interviews of three survivors: a girl of about nine, a foul-mouthed cop with a bandaged hand, and a young woman of about 20 who uses drugs. Each tells their story as the male FBI agent listens and watches from a separate room: the girl draws for and talks to the female agent, the local chief interviews the injured cop, and two officers interview the young woman. As they tell their stories, some of which are inaccurate and self-serving, we see what actually happened the day before. Can the agents or anyone else put the pieces together?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Jennifer Lynch
Production: Magnet Releasing
  3 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
31
Rotten Tomatoes:
55%
R
Year:
2008
97 min
Website
170 Views


What's goin' on?

Hey. Have a seat.

Who's your friend?

This is bobbi.

Hi.

Hi...

Yeah, I am...

Speakin' of... Can I get the usual?

And...

We had our interview...

You uh, you want a drink?

Got some, uh, leftovers

In the refrigerator.

God no, um, we've actually,

We gotta get goin'.

So... We'll see you later.

Jesus christ... Just a sec.

Bucket... You alright?

Raise your hands above your head...

Not you.

Jesus christ...

Bucket!

Oh sh*t...

The interview...

Ended pretty abruptly.

Whatever doesn't fit in your

Pockets goes in my purse.

Got it.

Sh*t.

Get the lighter.

Lighter. Get the pipes.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Well, I'll talk to you soon.

C'mon.

See ya!

We were pretty sure

We didn't get the job.

Wait wait wait wait wait...

You mean he didn't just...

Hire you on the spot?

Oh. No. We weren't

Interviewing to be cops.

Alright alright...

Let's... Go on.

That's it. We left.

He took four days off

Of work, plus a weekend,

So we could have a vacation.

Everybody doin' okay?

Yep. Yeah.

I think you wear this

'Father' thing pretty well.

Well with these kids, it's easy.

Thank you.

My mother kept saying over and

Over what a nice thing it was

For him to do.

It's good for

People to get away sometimes...

I guess.

But I liked where I was to begin with.

Mommy.

Yeah.

Look what I drew.

Oh! Look at that! Oh, honey.

You are so talented.

Thank you.

It's great... The ants...

No, honey, they're bears.

...The bears...

Beavers.

The beavers.

Officer Bennett...?

Yeah.

Yeah... Um... You and your

Partner were first on the scene,

Am I correct about that?

That's correct.

Right, uh, after the

Grocery delivery man...

If you could continue,

Please, officer Bennett?

Keep going.

The guys from

'Crime-scene' showed an'...

We left.

What are you thinking?

She's good-looking.

He used to be, too.

So... We're driving along...

Good girl!

Yeah.

Oof!

Yes!

Aw, that is some good sh*t.

Ok, ok, c'mon!

Sh*t! Sorry... I forgot who's drivin'!

Who am i?

No, it's cool.

Let's see... We...

Stopped. To stretch.

That's good...

Stretching.

It's good.

And that's when we first saw

The little girl, Stephanie.

Stop! Seriously! God damn it, stop!

Why, whaddya have to pee?

Don't act like an

A**hole. There's a family.

Hey, it's the elephant at the

Rest stop nobody talks about.

Oh, ok, 'bill w.' Oh. Hello.

Where

A grisly discovery was made.

Police feel certain that

This is the work of the two,

As yet unidentified suspects,

Who have left a series of

Victims across the country.

A press conference is scheduled

For later this afternoon after

Further examination of the scene

And the body discovered inside.

Police urge all

Citizens of the area to

Keep their doors locked,

And to immediately report any

Activities that appear out

Of the normal... As well as any

Sightings of the missing woman,

Elaine meyer, pictured here.

I'm not allowed to

Watch the news at home.

Some things children shouldn't see.

That's what my mom says...

I mean... Said.

I'm so sorry, Stephanie.

Oh.

That poor little girl...

Children can be very resilient.

I think it's a shame makin g

Her re-live all those things...

No, I mean, I know, of cours

E you're just doing your job,

I know that... It's just... You

Have to do this, right?

I have to know what they've seen.

Uh...

Every detail, right?

Oh yeah... Oh yeah. Every detail.

Oh god, I just... I just... Oh.

You need the information

And speaking of...

It's the coroner's report.

I'm 'friends' with the coroner.

Yeah.

Well... Thank you.

You're welcome.

Um... No lab results?

No, no, he's rushing those but

He said it's just going to take

Him a long time to collect it all.

Did he say what he's collecting?

I mean, did he mention...

Ballistics?

No. But you know he is

Big on hair and fibers.

It's kind of his... Specialty.

Apparently they left a lot of that.

You know what I'm wondering?

Why would they be so sloppy?

They're likely to improve.

Oh. Of course. Yeah.

Unless, ma'am...

They just don't give a sh*t.

Oh my god...

What we do to each other, huh?

Mmh.

What are you two doin' in here?

The uh, the girl... Bobbi?

She had to piss.

Ah.

Why don't you go and make

Sure she gets back in the room?

Go on now...

Okay!

And why don't you go

Keep an eye on him.

Alright. Then?

We have, uh, areas we patrol.

Oooooh!

Nice shot!

Lookit him!

Alright.

Pick your f***in' personality.

I get to pick?

I am clearly 'good cop. '

Mmm... Thank you very much.

Friend to the people!

'Good Cop'!

We patrolled them.

I look forward to working with you

Hello officer, looks

Like I had a tire blow...

That's what it looks like, huh?

I got a solid spare, so...

Yeah, well, I'm afraid I'm going

To have to ask you to get back

In the vehicle for the moment.

Is there a problem, officer?

Well, sir... Uh.

Uh, keith.

Oh. Keith. Okay. Hi.

Um.. There's no problem with me...

But you see my

Partner back there...?

Yes sir... He looks upset.

Yeah.

Well...

We got a couple of killers

Loose... Everyone's wound up

Pretty good about it but jack there;

He's wound especially tight.

Uh, we heard something

About that on the radio...

Oh no no, it is worse than

They're saying on the radio.

Trust me. And jack there

Is, well, like I said,

Pretty wound up and we saw

You guys coming down the road,

And he swears that you were

Pullin' too much speed...

Oh, jeez, I wasn't

Speeding, officer, i, i,

Really I was going... Not

Speeding... Sir...

No. No. No. Relax,

Keith. That's what I said.

You're 'preaching to the

Choir'. That's what I told him.

It was just a normal speed,I

Was going down the road and had

A tire blow out, I'm not...

Yeah, I know. I told him. An

D he didn't like it when I did.

Here he comes... Act casual.

Get down on the f***ing ground.

Whoa... Uh...

Get down on the f***ing ground!

Now!

Get down, keith!

Go!

Oh. Whoa, whoa, whoa... Ma'am!

Please return to the vehicle.

Keith, honey...?

Please don't shoot me!

I'll be in the car, honey...

Please officers!

I'm going to ask you

To get your wallet

And give it to my partner.

Keith, it's best to do what he says,

Because when he gets like

This... It's just really crucial

That he feels like you're listening.

I'm listening... Please

Don't shoot me, officer!

We let him go with a warning...

You know how people

Get out here, captain...

Yeah.

The way they start driving

In the desolate stretches...

Like the racecar drivers

They always wanted to be.

Speeding is the number one cause

Of traffic fatalities, you know.

Not this week.

I'll be, uh, gettin' back to it now.

That's an excellent plan, wright.

You gettin' coffee?

Light and sweet for me, there, chief.

Something I can do

For you, degrasso?

Just, uh, enjoying your work.

How about you let me

Enjoy some of yours?

Go on...

I think making him angry

Is a really bad idea.

Oh, gee mom... Tell dad

I'm real f***in' sorry.

Hey. An attitude change, please?

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