The Deep End Page #4

If I could make him go away,

stop bothering you, I would.

I wish I could... go back,

but l... but I can't.

He wants that money,

and he'll make things ugly for you

if he doesn't get it, I promise.

Do you hear me?

It's not so much now.

- Why are you doing this?

- Please just do as I say.

Just get the money.

Are you there?

- Do you understand?

- Yes, I think so.

Meet me in Reno tomorrow,

Harrah's, outside.

- All right.

- Can you find it?

- Harrah's Casino?

- Yes.

Tomorrow.

It's not much time, I know.

No.

[Engine Cranking]

[Engine Cranking]

If you keep giving it gas,

you're gonna flood it.

- Paige, can you do something?

- Where are you going?

- The car, sweetheart. I'm late.

- Okay. Pop it.

Problem?

It's nothing.

My daughter'll fix it.

- Make somebody

a great husband someday, huh?

- [Chuckles Nervously]

- Can I help you?

- Hope so.

Talkin' to the residents around the lake

about the murder at Buck's Cove.

- You heard about that?

- Okay, try it, and don't...

- I know.

- [Engine Cranks, Stops]

Okay!

Yes, we heard about it.

It seems the victim was killed

with an anchor. Pierced his lungs.

And we were thinkin'

that anchor could have come from

one of these houses around here.

Well, our dinghy doesn't have an anchor.

We tie it to the dock.

- Always?

- Yes.

All right.

Like I said, just checkin'.

If you think of anything,

give us a call.

Okay.

I'm stumped.

What did he want?

- You can't fix it?

- I don't know.

No, I guess not.

You probably clogged the fuel lines.

- You know, Beau's car...

- So I'll call a taxi.

- Where are you going anyway?

- Just some errands.

- I'll be back before dinner.

- Well, how am I supposed

to get to ballet?

Sue's stopping by.

- Tahoe City.

- [Door Bursts Open]

Yes. I'll wait outside.

Thank you.

- [Phone Beeps Off]

- You look nice.

- What's going on?

- Nothing, just some errands in town.

- You're taking a taxi?

- Yeah. TheJeep won't start.

- You know, I could drive you.

- [Water Running]

No, I prefer to be alone.

[Siren Blaring]

[Man]

You sure you wanna hock this stuff?

[Margaret]

Yes. How much do you think?

Uh, I could go at 8,500,

maybe 8,600.

Well, I w... I was hoping

that you could give me more.

[Horn Blaring]

[Horn Blaring]

- Margaret, stop!

- [Brakes Screech]

[Horn Honks]

- Where's your car?

- It wouldn't start.

I don't have all the money. I could only

raise 12,000, a little more than 12,000.

Here.

Please say it's enough.

- I need to talk to you.

Just for a minute.

- I've gotta go.

- Jack's waiting to be picked up.

I'm already late.

- I'll drive you back to Tahoe.

No, thank you.

Could you help me find a cab?

I need to talk to you, please.

Things have changed.

The seat belt is

above the door.

- The hospital, not the house?

- Yes.

No, thank you.

I took you for a smoker.

They, uh, arrested someone

for Darby's murder.

- That's impossible.

- It's more than possible.

- Who is it?

- It doesn't matter.

Who is it?

- His name is Donnelly, Martin Donnelly.

- He didn't do it.

Like I said, it doesn't matter.

Nagle's lost the advantage,

but he'll make a deal, with you.

- He'll want to make a deal.

- Donnelly didn't kill Darby.

- What?

- I know that.

- You don't.

- I do.

- How? How?

- It's not important.

Darby...

Darby came to our house

that night, to see Beau.

I'd gone to his nightclub

earlier in the day.

Beau had been

in a car accident.

He'd been drinking with Darby.

You see,

my husband...

he won't understand as it is,

his son being...

I don't know how

to talk to him about it.

He's away at sea so often.

It's not that...

I must sound

very silly to you.

I just wanted him

to stay away from Beau,

but I failed.

He came to the house

that night.

They fought in the boathouse.

I don't know why.

I heard these noises,

and I came down.

Beau had run back in.

I met Darby on the dock.

We argued.

I pushed him,

and he fell through the railing.

- You pushed him?

- Yes.

- And?

- And the railing...

it just gave way, and he fell...

onto the anchor.

- And I moved the body.

- You?

Yes. In the boat,

in the morning.

- Alone?

- Of course, alone.

- Stop this. I don't believe you.

- I don't care what you believe.

It is what happened.

- And I have to tell them.

- Tell them what...

- that you killed a man?

- Yes!

This is crazy. Whatever happened

that night is over, done.

- It can't be undone.

- Not "undone,"but...

I can put an end to this,

to Nagle's threats, to all this!

Listen, stop it!

J- Just stop it!

It's too late for that.

Whatever happened, it's too late.

Listen to me.

You have your family to think about...

the life of your family,

not Donnelly.

Forget all of this.

Forget Donnelly, forget Nagle... and me.

Go home.

Put all this behind you

as if it never happened.

Do you hear me, Margaret?

Margaret.

[Touch Tones Dialing]

[Line Ringing]

[Margaret's Voice On Machine]

Hello, you've reached the Halls.

Leave us your name and number, and we'll

get back to you. Thanks for calling.

- [Machine Beeps]

- Hi, it's Mom. I'm running late.

If the hospital calls,

just...

Never mind. I'll be home...

I'll be home soon.

- Hi. Um, I got a call that

my grandfather was waiting?

- Mm-hmm?

- To be picked up.

- Name?

Jack Hall. I think my mother was

supposed to come and get him. Is he...

Great, thanks.

- Are you sure you don't want

to keep the wheelchair?

- Don't be ridiculous.

It's bad enough

they saddled me with this.

This thing's a wreck.

- Want me to take your cane?

I can put it in the back or something.

- No.

- How will you get home?

- I'll get a taxi.

You know, I never thanked you

for your help with Jack.

I was there. That's all.

His heart had stopped.

It happens.

[Sighs]

[Line Ringing]

Nagle, it's Alek.

I don't know when I'll hear.

Columbia sent back my tapes,

and Wesleyan asked for

another one, so...

- What about Annapolis?

- I didn't apply to Annapolis.

[Breathing Hard]

Shame. It's a fine schoo...

Why don't we go...

Let's lie down.

I think he was in 3-1-3.

You already told me that.

Well, he can't have

disappeared.

Take a breath, huh?

He was checked out

to a Beau Hall.

[Spera]

It's time to stop this, that's all.

She came up with 12,000.

There is no more.

No, the husband's on a boat somewhere.

It won't happen through him.

We got what we could.

Let it go now.

Battleships.

I never liked carriers.

Who was the guy who used to give us

those helicopter rides?

- You know, in Virginia.

- No one ever gave you helicopter rides.

- Yeah, don't you remember?

You know, the tall guy?

- [Phone Ringing]

- That's hogwash!

- I'll be right back, all right?

- [Ringing Continues]

- And no helo rides!

Not on my watch.

[Nagle] So, explain it to me again.

Maybe I'm stupid.

Yeah, well, I already told you.

Donnelly will be out by tomorrow,

in which case we have

what we had all along.

You've got most of what you wanted.

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