The Badger Game Page #6

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When I got shot,

you were there by my side.

When I lost the house,

you were there.

When my health started failing,

you were there all through it...

You know what, dear?"

he said.

"What, dear,"

she replied gently.

"I think you bring me

bad luck," he replied.

What does that even mean?

So like I'm... I'm bad luck?

- I'm f***ing bad luck?

- Well, I'm just saying

there's a lot of bad luck

going on here

and it reminded me

of that little joke.

What? You told one of us

to say something, so...

See, it's funny.

Well, don't worry,

because Liam promised not to

mention this to anyone.

So I'm in the clear.

Liam doesn't even know

who Clive is.

- Was.

- Was.

Yeah... until he's watching TV

or his wife is.

She's turns it on

and the news comes on.

"Private detective missing."

The same private detective

she hired to spy on her husband.

You might be on

to something there.

Clive said that Liam's wife

hired him, right?

So...

let's say Liam finds out

he's being followed,

and then he discovers

the pictures

and he confronts Clive.

And the two of them

get into an argument...

And Liam killed Clive

with a garden tool.

And Liam killed Clive

with a garden tool.

Yeah, smart ass.

It's not perfect.

So that's your plan?

Frame Liam for murder?

All of the evidence

points to him.

And it would certainly be

in his best interest

to keep his f***ing mouth shut.

What about the body?

We gotta to get rid of it.

Car, too.

I'll do it, but somebody's

gotta follow me.

Don't all jump at once, Jesus.

- F*** it, I'll go.

- No, no, you will not.

Last time you left,

everything got all f***ed up.

And you're obviously

in no position to drive.

Shelly, you can

follow me in my car.

She has done more than her part.

No, she hasn't.

You, stay.

Shelly, my car now.

- But...

- No, buts! No f***ing buts!

Okay? Shelly, now!

This is totally f***ed up.

Okay.

There is a dirt road

away's down.

Maybe five miles.

Nobody goes down there.

We dump the body there

and ditch the car

somewhere else.

Just get close behind me

and stay close.

The more distance

between your car and mine,

the easier it is for a cop

to slip in between us.

Got it?

Yes.

All right.

Good. Stay with me.

F***.

Hey! Yo!

What's the deal, huh?

Shelly, come here.

- Get out of the...

- Wait.

- F***. No...

- Come here. Come here.

Get out of the car.

Get out of the car, Shelly.

Get out of the car.

Hey, hey.

Look at me.

Listen to me.

Do I look scared?

Huh? Huh?

Well, I should because

I'm f***ing scared, too, okay?

But us standing here

in the middle of the road,

in the middle of the night,

that looks very, very bad.

So no matter how scared you are,

I need you to

get back in that car

and to follow me, okay?

We're gonna be just fine,

all right?

Oh, God! Get in the car!

Here.

What's that for?

We gotta smash his jaw.

What... why do we need

to smash his jaw?

Dental records.

If somebody finds the body, it's

going to take longer to identify him

if he doesn't match

his dental records.

Don't you watch any movies?

What's that for?

Fingerprints.

Oh...

I don't know if I can do this.

What, do you want to switch?

Was that good?

Don't you think you've

had enough to drink?

Nope.

I hope he doesn't

do anything to her.

- What are you talking about?

- I'm talking about your brother

coming back... alone.

You're drunk.

Yeah, but she's a witness,

I'm a witness.

I mean, even you're a witness.

My brother killed Clive

on accident.

First time I took meth

was an accident.

I thought it was crack.

And then I realized I was hooked

and there was no going back.

How can you love him?

- He's my brother.

- No. Not him.

- Jesus Christ, Jane.

- I see how you look at him.

Even after I told you about all

that stuff that he did to me!

For all I know, you could have

given yourself those scars.

- What are you saying?

- I know Liam.

You don't know sh*t, Alex.

I mean, you still think he's

dog's bullocks after all this?

If that's the case,

you deserve him.

All right, Jane,

you can give it a rest now.

- You're drunk.

- I am not drunk.

What does it matter?

Yes, I love him.

Does that really

f***ing matter right now?!

He's in my garage

bleeding to death

and he knows I'm the one

who put him there.

Why are you even asking me this?

Oh, I know why.

It's because

you're f***ing drunk.

Where's Shelly?

What the f***

did you do to Shelly?

Where is Shelly?

Shelly, are you okay?

Kip, what the f***

did you do to her?!

I'm sorry.

I didn't know any of this

was gonna happen.

I tried going instead of you.

After I knocked his teeth out...

they all fell down his throat

so I had to reach in

and dig in them out...

one by one.

And all I could feel

were his bones.

I'm so sorry, Shelly.

I was always your

little dog, wasn't I?

Even in high school.

I finally made

a life for myself.

It's not perfect,

and you knew that

and you took advantage of that.

I just want to get home

to my daughter.

You will. I promise.

Get over here! What the f***

do you think you're doing?!

Get out!

- Come on.

- Get your f***ing hands off me, you creep!

- What happened?

- Oh, nothing.

I just caught your psychopathic

little friend here

trying to castrate our prisoner.

Oh, f*** off. I wasn't

actually gonna do anything.

What? Okay, Jane,

why don't we lie down, okay?

F*** off. You can f*** off,

too, I'm not tired.

- Okay.

- I'm not tired!

Okay, I know.

- Okay.

- I'm not... I'm not gonna lie down.

- I'm not tired and it's bullshit.

- Okay.

- It's just total bullshit.

- I know, it's total bullshit.

- Okay, all right.

- What are you doing?

- F***.

- I don't wanna lie down.

- Okay, come on.

- I don't wanna lie down.

Okay, good night.

We'll call this one "Clive."

"Clive, the idiot."

What are our options, Kip?

Options?

More like option.

I mean, if the cops make the

connection between Liam and Clive,

and you know they will,

eventually your name

is gonna come up.

If it comes down to a plea

between murder and infidelity,

you know which one

Liam is gonna take.

Then you're exposed.

We don't have any options.

We have to kill him.

There's no other way?

There is, but...

involves a whole lot

of lying on your part.

Getting dragged down

to the station somewhere.

Being detained.

Definitely interrogated

by a detective.

That could lead to me.

I wouldn't rat you out.

No, I know you wouldn't, kiddo,

but I have a rap sheet.

Any halfway decent detective

is gonna put that together.

I'm gonna go bring him some

blankets and check on him.

Remember, we have to keep

him alive before we kill him.

Jane. Jane.

Jane. Jane, you have to wake up.

They're gonna kill Liam.

Jane, wake up.

Wake up.

Please, wake up.

You have to wake up,

they're gonna kill Liam.

Please, please, wake up.

Jane, wake up right now.

Jane, come on.

Jane?

You look prettier

without the mask.

The... the girl

in the polka dots...

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