The Beast Within

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Thank you.

Another

2 miles, he says.

The road to jackson

is just before the nioba sign.

Ahh!

Still love me?

What'll you offer?

Come here.

Oh, sh*t!

You said it wa

s before the sign, right

Well, hang on.

You all right?

Want me to help?

No.

I gotta go back to that

gas station for a tow.

Lock up anyway

I will.

I won't be long, now.

Thor.

Stay close. Go on.

Go on out! Go on, now!

Thor!

Oh!

Caroline!

Caroline!

Caroline!

Oh, god, thor.

Oh, god, caroline.

Ohh...

Mac!

Oh, my god.

Help me.

Get her over there.

Come on, hurry.

Your boy is sicker

than we know.

The iv's are the only thing

sustaining him as it is.

We're going to have

to supplement that

With a full complement

of life-Support systems,

If we're going to have

any chance to sustain him.

"Sustaining."

"Chance."

I don't want

my son sustained.

And i don't want any chances.

I want him cured.

Eli.

There's gotta be

something you can do.

A month ago, he was a healthy,

Perfectly all right, happy kid

There's a chemical

imbalance,

An occult malignancy

in his system.

What kind of medicine

are you practicing here, doctor?

What we have is

a pituitary gland

That has gone crazy,

out of control.

It's causing much

too rapid rate of growth.

No matter what

nourishment we give him,

It just isn't enough.

Now, i thought it might

be genetic, inherited.

But metabolic tests

that we did on both of you

Show that you're normal as pie

So unless there's

something we don't know,

Unless there's something

left out of the picture...

Eli.

No.

No. No.

Eli, please.

Atlanta or

maybe houston...

First thing

we gotta do

Is get him the hell

out of here

And someplace where they know

what they're talking about.

We can't just wish it away

We can't just go on

pretending it never happened.

17 years ago,

I was attacked

And nothing's ever

gonna change that fact

He...

He is my son.

He is my own son

and nobody else's.

Yes, he is your son.

You love him

and he loves you.

And whatever we find out

won't change that.

But michael is dying.

We can't afford not to

find out who was responsible.

You heard what

dr. Odom said:

"Something more to go on."

, that man, his background

His medical records,

may be that something more

No! No!

No.

No.

No!

No!

Aah!

No!

No-Aah!

You're leaving.

No, sweetheart

Yes, you are.

You're leaving me.

I'm just going with daddy

for a little while.

Just where we think

we can do you best.

We'll be right

back, darling.

We'll be right here.

But i'm afraid.

I'm dying.

I don't want

to be left alone.

Nobody,

Daddy,

Dr. Odom or me

Is ever gonna let

that happen to you

I'll see you

real soon, now.

You okay?

I'm fine.

Well, the fog

is rolling in.

Well...

Looks peaceful enough.

There's the courthouse

Hi.

Well, hi there,

yourself.

Um... i'd like to get

some information.

Honey, you've come

to the right place

I'm just a fount.

Yes, ma'am

. May i help you

I'd like to look through

your back issues, if i could.

Oh, why?

I'm from jackson,

the extension school.

Is that a fact

I'm writing a book

on crime in rural america.

This isn't jackson

. This isn't even shreveport

There's no crime

around here,

Excepting an occasional

barn burning.

You know, strictly local

stuff to be exact.

That's exactly what

i'm looking for.

Something to give me

a feel of the area.

Well, the morgue's in the back

if you gotta feel out the area

You only got a few minutes.

It's near lunchtime.

And i don't have anybody

to mind the office

And i'm not putting

anybody on.

You help yourself,

you hear?

Judge, mayor

And sometime that

pig-Headed son of a b*tch.

What can i do for you?

The clerk outside,

mrs. Gumfrey,

Said you might be able to

help me with an assault that

Happened here about

17 years ago.

What kind of assault?

Rape.

Maybe...

It wasn't described that way.

I'm interested in

any possible

Act of violence,

Any

Memorable behavior.

I'm sorry,

i can't help you...mister?

Maccleary,

Eli maccleary.

Well, i hope

you won't hold

The peaceableness

of our little nioba

Against you,

just the same.

Thank you.

Thank you, sir

It's lunchtime.

Almost.

Hey, missy, i said

it was lunch.

Coming.

Eli!

I know.

But she ripped out

that whole front page,

All about

lionel and...

Who's that

with her?

Well, if you was

to give me odds,

I'd say it was her husband.

You didn't tell

him anything?

All right.

Oh lord, i better get ahold

of dexter and horace.

We don't want them

forgetting themselves.

We're real

sorry, ma'am.

That's why

it's a small town.

Yeah, we'll

look into it.

Thank you for calling.

Excuse me, uh...

Sheriff brand?

Pool, bill pool.

Sheriff brand

retired in '65.

Well, could you tell us

where we can find him?

He passed on in '69.

You're just a tad late.

We were hoping that sheriff

brand could tell us about

Lionel curwin's murder.

I was deputy

when it happened.

We're researching

a book,

Crime in small

town america.

What you

wanna know?

Everything.

First off, lionel curwin

was a son of a b*tch,

If you'll pardon

my french, ma'am.

Everybody was praying

he'd give out.

But nobody was praying

for the way he finally did.

What do you mean?

I mean he was

ripped to pieces.

Parts of him was eaten,

what parts was recognizable.

What did it to him

A wild animal?

An animal that'll

tear a man to pieces

And then try to

set fire to his house?

Then who?

We don't know.

Whoever it was

hasn't done it again.

It's been quiet as a graveyard

around here ever since.

Well..

Thanks anyway for

your help, sheriff

You bet.

Where is he? The maccleary

boy, where is he?

Hello?

Yes, it is.

What?

When?

Who is it?

It's dr. Odom.

Michael's missing.

Will you

let me sleep?

You have to

promise me first.

Will you

promise me?

All right.

You can

come out now.

I know

you're in here.

I know you are.

Missy, where is

that delivery boy?

What do you mean,

he's already delivered it?

I have turned this

kitchen upside down.

Missy, that boy ain't worth

the pottage you pay him.

I've turned the kitchen

upside down

And i'll be damned

if i can find

Hide nor crumb

of his order! Sh*t.

Bye-Bye.

Koko!

Come on in here,

sweetheart.

It is about time.

Well, come on.

Bring it on in, please.

Don't be dropping it.

You boys always

dropping things.

I guess you play with

yourselves too much.

Missy said no more

than $5 for the meat

And i expect her

to stand by it.

She said $5, and carry

the 2, that's 12...

All that's left

over is for you.

What kind of slave

wages is missy paying you?

You're the hungriest,

drooling somebody

I ever did see.

Sit down.

There's enough here to

feed an army, anyhow.

'Course, if we could

extend it a little.

Maybe if i crushed up

some saltines in it.

No, that's too pretty

to do that to it. I know.

Put a little of this in it

and that makes it real good.

How do you

like yours?

I like mine rare.

Makes waiting easy.

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