The Boy Next Door Page #5

Now, you know what

our policy is regarding

the use of physical force

on students.

Well, I would hardly say

I was using physical force!

I'm not questioning

your integrity here, okay?

But I'm questioning

your behavior.

Get it together.

Please.

Hey, Kev!

What?

I told your mom

I'd pick you up today.

Because I think it's time for

you to drive this bad boy.

I'm not used to you driving.

Yeah, well,

I've been doing it awhile.

I guess.

Come on, buddy, slow down.

You like to drive fast,

isn't that right?

I mean, why else

get a car like this?

Unless you're trying

to be something

that you're just completely not.

Kevin, slow down!

Do you have any idea

what that was like

when you were gone?

You didn't see her, Dad, okay.

She wasn't Mom anymore.

She was just

completely torn apart,

and I had to sit back and watch

and there was nothing

that I could do about it!

Kevin!

Slow this car down!

Oh, no!

Oh.

What's wrong?

What's going on?

It's not braking!

- Hit the brakes!

- It's not working!

Downshift!

Downshift, downshift!

There's no clutch!

What do you mean there's no clutch?

Look out!

Here comes a car!

Look out! Watch out!

Oh, f***!

Okay. All right, here goes.

Straight, straight.

Here comes another one, Kevin.

Stay right here!

Kevin, look out!

Look out!

Nothing's working, Dad!

We gotta get off the road!

Emergency brake, punch it!

Punch it!

Oh, sh*t!

I'm so sorry!

Are you all right? It's okay.

It's okay, son.

It's okay.

Kevin!

Garrett?

Hey, we're in here watching TV.

What happened to your car?

Oh, nothing.

I had a little fender bender.

We're all right.

Yeah.

They look, uh, fine to me.

Hey, Mrs. Peterson.

We're watching

the Detroit Grand Prix.

Come on in and get a slice.

Yeah, there's plenty of room.

I gotta unpack the groceries.

I'm gonna get something

else to munch on.

Look at these clowns.

Do you have any chips?

You took pictures!

A video, actually.

Capture the moment.

Come over tonight.

After they're asleep.

Say, 2:
00?

Go f*** yourself!

I'd rather f*** you.

You're f***ing crazy!

Who should I show it to first?

Garrett?

Or maybe... Kevin!

No!

Yeah?

Do you want a soda?

That sounds good.

Thanks!

Hey, I'll take another

cold one, please!

Yeah, anything for you, Garrett.

I'll leave the light on.

Noah?

Hey, you're early.

Where's the damn video?

Why are you so angry?

What you did in my

classroom today?

You've been avoiding me.

What do you think? This is some

kind of game we're playing here?

This is real life!

That is my home!

Okay. You're doing things

in front of my kid,

in front of my husband?

Your husband.

Your f***ing cheating, lying husband?

Okay. What's your plan?

What do you think?

What do you think, we're going to date?

We're going to go on

family vacations together?

What do you think

is going to happen here?

Here? Nothing.

But it's a big world

out there, Claire.

Oh, my God, this is crazy!

No, no, no, wait, wait, wait!

Wait.

You see that video,

and the proof of our love

as a threat to this life,

but I see it as a promise.

For a better one.

And none of this will

ever see the light of day.

If you let me show you

what's possible.

Because, Claire,

I will never

ever gonna let you go.

F***ing crazy!

Oh, Claire.

Okay, why didn't you tell me?

I thought that

I could handle it.

I thought that it was gonna just blow over,

I don't know.

I didn't think he was going

to turn into a stalker!

Okay, okay. Look, we can look

at this picture and we see,

we know that he's a psychopath,

but it's not the way the rest

of the world's going to see it.

And there's a video.

What?

There's a video,

and if it gets out,

you know I'm going to

lose my son,

my husband, my job, my life.

Everything that I've ever worked for.

Okay, Claire, listen to me.

Claire, that's not going to happen.

Do you know why?

I'm not gonna let that happen,

and neither are you.

No one is going

to see that video.

It won't see the light of day.

- What?

- Claire, he saw me.

Get the hell out of there,

he's coming back there!

Wait. I haven't even found

the video or the files yet.

Get the hell out of there,

you got five minutes max!

Mrs. Peterson!

Mr. Sandborn!

You scared the living daylights out of me.

I'm sorry.

What in the world

are you doing here?

Sorry.

Tell me that you're home,

and that all the doors

are locked.

Yes.

And I found the computer

and I deleted all the files.

Good. Good.

But I found something else

even creepier.

I'm not surprised.

He's a freak!

Does Ethan know any cops

in San Bernardino?

Oh, I'm sure he does.

If we're not having

dinner with his mother,

we're having dinner with cops.

Why?

Just a hunch.

I might have to go

there later. I'll call him.

He went to Laughlin

with his mother

for her birthday.

Welcome to my world.

But listen...

What?

He's here!

Get out of there! Run!

Claire! Claire!

I'm gonna call the cops!

Talk to me, Claire! I'm dying!

He's trying to force the lock.

What?

Oh, God!

Run, hide!

Hey, Mom, what's with the knife?

It's Kevin.

Oh, my God!

Oh.

I'm going crazy.

You guys have to spend the night with me,

out here, okay?

Oh, God.

I love you very much.

I'll talk to you later.

Ethan, uh, said you wanted to

take a look at the Sandborn case.

Yes.

Sad. I remember it.

They were on a back road

outside San Bernardino.

Tire marks indicated the driver

had lost control of the car.

The crash killed both

passengers instantly.

And it was ruled an accident?

Bodies were destroyed,

so there was no toxicology.

But we assumed

the driver was drunk.

Why was that?

Well, he had

a long history of DUI's.

Or his brakes went out.

I mean, they could have been tampered with.

Well, Mrs. Peterson,

even if his brakes went out,

there was no indication

of malfeasance.

Sometimes, breaks malfunction.

Sometimes, people drive

while intoxicated.

This is the Sandborn car.

If you don't need

anything else...

One more question,

Detective. Um...

Was this a 2006 minivan?

Well, yeah.

That's exactly what it is.

Is there something else I need to know,

Mrs. Peterson?

No.

Thank you.

- Hey, Noah.

- Are you home?

Yeah, what's up?

You got plans tonight?

Well, I'm supposed to go

to that car show with my dad.

Well, I'm over here

working on Vicky's tractor.

You're at Vicky's?

Yeah, I'm at her ranch.

You know where it's at?

Yeah, no, I think

I know where that is.

Is everything all right?

Can you and your dad swing by

and give me a hand?

Yeah, okay. Let me ask.

Just get over here.

Okay, catch you later. Bye.

Let me just start off

by saying I'm sorry.

No, really, I am very,

very sorry,

Vice Principal Lansing.

See, I've got a bit of a temper.

There's no denying that.

And sometimes,

it gets the best of me.

Like, when I feel

like I'm being bullied.

And no one likes

to be bullied, Vicky.

Can I call you Vicky?

I mean, given that

I'm in your house,

and it's after hours,

calling you Vice Principal

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