Tall Men Page #3

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-Want one?

-No thanks.

I'll have one. Thanks.

I'd like to go

do something tonight.

I really don't want to be here

if one of those

bill collectors shows up.

I really don't

wanna deal with that.

It's three o'clock. Three.

Hey, Terrence,

i was thinking,

why don't you

come stay at the bus for

a couple nights?

You know, avoid those

bill collectors guys.

So what do you think?

What're you doing?

Out there.

That's that tall man.

That's the guy

that broke into house.

He was right there,

right behind the fence,

looking at me.

He was right there.

You don't believe me.

Terrence, I don't believe

anything you're saying,

but you're my pal,

and maybe he ducked down

behind the fence

when I walked in the kitchen

and that's why

i don't see him.

He's out there, Lee.

He's here to collect.

Do you have

anything I can swing?

What're you gonna do?

I'm gonna kick his ass.

Okay.

-I'm scared.

-Don't say that.

I'm your friend.

I'm going to protect you.

Is everything okay?

Yes.

We're just

going to go outside

for a minute.

Okay.

I'm feeling much better now.

I will protect you.

You know, pal,

you got some nerve

trying to scare

my friend like this.

If you ask me,

I'd say you're kinda creepy.

I'll tell you what.

Why don't you practice

falling down?

'Cause I'm gonna

ponder something.

Should I crack you

in the skull?

The knee caps?

The shoulder?

Lucy? Lucy!

-Detective knotts.

-Yes, detective,

this is Terrence,

Terrence mackleby.

Yes.

You were here

with your partner

a few days ago.

I had an intruder,

do you remember?

Oh, yes. Mr. mackleby.

He's back.

The tall man is back.

He hurt my friend Lee,

and I can't find Lucy.

Are these your friends?

Yes, yes.

He did something to them.

Well, I don't

know about Lucy.

She's disappeared.

Hello?

Listen to me closely,

Mr. mackleby,

do not leave your house.

The safest place is inside.

Detective towner and i

are on our way.

We're calling for backup,

so some officers

may show up before us.

Is that clear?

We'll be there

as soon as we can,

Mr. mackleby.

Okay.

It's us, Mr. mackleby.

Hand me the knife.

He's in the kitchen.

It's detective towner.

Dick?

No officers showed?

No.

You're the only ones.

Sorry about that,

Mr. mackleby.

Believe it or not,

we had a flat.

I'm gonna take

a look around out back.

Roger that.

I locked all the doors

before you got here.

It wasn't locked.

I am a hundred percent certain

that I locked all the doors

just like you told me.

-Dick?

-Go ahead, over.

-What's your 20?

-Still in the back.

I'm checking the alley. Over.

Let me know if you find

anything outside.

Detective?

Is that them?

I thought

there was only one.

You're in big trouble,

Mr. mackleby.

You know who they are?

I know exactly

who they are.

-Dick?

-Go ahead. Over.

We have visitors

in the front yard.

Dick?

Dick.

I see something.

Dick, acknowledge.

Dick, acknowledge.

Detective?

Did you open

both of those curtains?

6:
27.

Right on time.

They're gone.

Detective?

Detective?

Detective knotts?

What do you guys want?

Good evening, customer 152.

My name is Jeremy,

and I will be

your collection agent.

Please allow me

to introduce my colleagues,

if you will.

The man sitting

directly in front of you

is tic.

The man standing

to your left is tac.

And last,

but by no means least,

the gentleman standing

behind you is toe.

This isn't right.

This is illegal, you know.

I don't know

what you've done with

the detectives,

but they said

more police are coming.

We've taken care

of the police, customer 152.

Now the reason we are here,

as you may well know,

is that you owe us

a considerable amount of money,

and we are here

to collect it.

The amount

we are asking for is

$24,358...

And 51 cents.

Do you have the amount due,

customer 152?

I've been telling your company

from the beginning

that I don't have

that kind of money.

Oh, that is a problem.

Now, customer 152,

I would like you

to do something for me.

Will you place your hands out

in front of you, please?

Why?

Customer 152,

we need you

to cooperate with us.

You see,

tic is short of Patience.

You must understand

having a lamp

knocked over one's head

can make a person

quite ornery.

Again, will you please

put your hands

out in front of you?

I will ask you again,

customer 1-5-2,

do you have

the amount due?

I don't.

Oh, that sounds quite painful.

I will ask you again.

Do you have

the amount due?

I can get it.

Just give me some time.

It's either yes or no,

customer 152.

Now we're going to try

something new.

Mr. tic, I will be back

in one hour.

You boys know what to do.

Listen, fellas.

This is really hard for me.

I'm in a lot of pain here,

and I think

I'm going into shock.

Aah!

Hello, customer 152.

How are we feeling?

I understand all of this

must be confusing to you,

maybe even

a little overwhelming.

What you guys are doing

is against the law.

It's sneaky and conniving.

No one forced you to sign on

the dotted line,

customer 152.

It's funny how you mention

breaking the law,

because I have in front of me

a document.

It's called

a credit report.

Your credit report.

I am sure it's something

that fell through the cracks,

because I can assure you

we wouldn't have accepted you

as a card member.

It says here

that you claimed bankruptcy.

What do you call

borrowing money,

not paying them back,

and then finding

an easy way out?

I'd say that's quite

irresponsible,

don't you think?

Now you listen here.

I didn't--

I am talking, customer 152.

I do not particularly

like to lose

my train of thought.

Now, oh, yes.

In most

good debt payer's eyes,

I would say you are seen

as an irresponsible thief,

and we are just collecting

what is owed to us.

Now I'm going to ask you

one more time.

Do you have

the amount due?

I don't have it.

Oh, I was afraid of that.

I apologize for the monotony,

customer 152.

Due to the lack of time

and my Patience,

we must

speed things up a bit.

Right about this time,

you should feel

quite inebriated.

It's numbed you a little,

am I right?

The pain in your fingers,

less intense?

Yeah.

That will help with the pain,

because unfortunately,

we will need to proceed to break

the rest of your fingers.

We will of course

spare the thumbs.

I hope a lesson has been

learned, customer 152.

Good night.

Have you heard

of the babylonian brotherhood?

They use human fear, guilt,

and aggression as energy.

No sh*t.

It's classified.

Aah!

Hey.

Hey!

Aah!

Lee?

Aah!

Be right there.

Get up.

You have visitors.

How you doing, Terrence?

How are those hands?

They throb.

They've been itching a lot.

Pretty uncomfortable,

actually.

Well, that's good.

That's a good sign.

That means they're healing.

Hey, Terrence,

I want to introduce

to you Mr. uh--

vermeiren.

Werner vermeiren.

He's a psychologist.

How are you doing, Terrence?

Psychologist?

Yeah, Terrence,

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