The Devil's in the Details Page #4

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Foul-mouthed, drunk,

popping pills like candy.

Oh, my god, I'm not doing that

anymore, Bryan and you know it.

Oh, really?

Yes, really, people change.

Nobody changes. They just get

better at covering it up.

Hey, Uncle Tom is on the phone.

You better not hurt her again.

Thomas?

Thomas, are you there?

It's okay. Whatever it is,

you can tell me.

Claire, Claire, listen to me,

I need your help,

What is it?

Don't fall for his bullshit,

Claire!

He's my brother. Bryan.

Hello?

I've been kidnapped,

Kidnapped?

Yes!

Are you trying to get my

attention? 'Cause you got it!

You're a cop in Arizona, you know

about these things, all right?

It's a Mexican drug cartel.

The La Sangre.

La Sangre? What?

Wait, are you sure?

Yes! Yes! They have me, They have Chloe

and they have Selina, all right?

Are they listening right now?

Where are you?

I don't know, I'm in some bunker

somewhere, I don't know.

What have they done to you?

Never mind me, all right?

We have to save Selina and Chloe.

Okay, what can I do?

Should I get the squad involved?

No, no, no, no!

Okay, what should I do?

Tell her to look

for the pink envelope.

Hey, Claire,

look for a pink envelope, all right?

Check your mail, check your doorstep,

just find a pink envelope.

Hang on.

The guy is nothing but trouble!

Shut the hell up, Bryan!

He's not a child!

Okay, an envelope!

Do you see a pink envelope?

Yeah.I think I put an envelope

like that on the other table.

He is my brother, Bryan,

and he is in trouble.

He's always...

How did they know my address?

Who knows our address?

Bryan, shut the hell up!

Thomas, how do they know

where I live?

Claire, they're everywhere,

all right!

They're everywhere?

Bryan, get my gun out of

the lock box now! My gun!

What's in the envelope,

Claire?

It's a map. There's two locations

on here and a phone number.

Okay, okay, the phone number

should be to call this phone back.

A house on the West Side and

a corner on the Southeast Side...

...looks like Camerone and Sutton.

Those are back roads.

How far to that first house?

What?

How far, Claire?

I don't know, maybe ten minutes!

Maybe five! I'm not sure.

Dad's...

Dad's house?

What does Dad have to do with it?

Just pay attention, Claire

and listen to me, all right?

Dad is writing a search and seizure

warrant on that house, all right?

I need you to go get the warrant

and serve it.

But I can't search it alone,

Tommy, I need a team!

Claire, Claire, listen to me.

You're gonna have to.

Jesus, Tommy.

If they see the warrant, they're

less likely to be hostile, right?

I guess, in theory.

You guys still have your truck.

Of course.

I need you to go to the house,

you need to serve the warrant.

find as many drugs as you can,

and then...

...take them to the second

house on the map.

Okay, what's gonna happen

after that?

Do you understand me, Claire?

And what about you? They're

just gonna let you go?

Listen to me, it's not about me,

all right?

You need to do this as fast as possible,

Selina and Chloe are in danger,

Tommy!

Just get to the house quickly.

It's a game to them,

They have a stop watch,

they're timing you,

just go, Claire, please go!

Okay!

You're getting good at this.

Stop this, Bill, You know

you're gonna get caught.

Well, if I go, you go,

Remember that.

Mommy, Mommy!

Daddy's here!

What did you get

for Christmas?

Oh, god.

No, seriously, what did

you get for Christmas?

I don't know.

You don't know, Thomas? Thomas,

it's a real simple question.

What did you get for Christmas?

A scarf!

A scarf?

It's a terrible gift, Thomas.

Somebody doesn't like you.

You want to know what

I got for Christmas, Thomas?

Thomas, do you want to know

what I got for Christmas?

Just ask me what I got

for Christmas. Okay, Thomas?

fine, Bill, what did you get

for Christmas?

I'm glad you asked.

I got this great,

big shiny gun.

It's really nice, Thomas.

It's the gift that keeps on taking.

So, this is it.

Taking.

Your moment of truth.

Taking.

So, what's it gonna be, son?

Are you choosing life

or are you choosing death?

I already agreed

to go to rehab, Dad.

How the hell did you get

to this point?

What did I always teach you?

Lead by example.

Lead by example, just like I did,

and what do you do?

It breaks me to see you

like this.

Is this what I taught you?

Is this what you took

out of all of my life lessons?

You're gonna end up a bum on the street

if you don't stop what's coming.

Jesus Christ, I could use some

support from you right now, Dad.

You don't know where I've been.

I know where you've been,

and it's not with your family.

It's not with my granddaughter.

Your brother came from the

same place and he's fine.

And I swam in the same sea

long before any of you did.

Look, I am not Kyle, all right?

And I am not you!

What are you gonna do when you've

killed all of your angels, Tommy?

You just walk through the halls

of heaven alone.

And you know what that feels like?

Hell.

So, why bother going at all?

Did you ever care about me?

Don't cry me that river.

I gave you the best of everything.

The best education, the best

support system.

In fact, you should build a statue

in my honor and what do I get?

What do I get?

More debt, more problems,

but that's over now.

This is it!

That's not just a door, Thomas!

That is a life decision!

Show me what you can do,

or I can't help you any more.

Do you understand

what I am saying?

Yes!

I understand, all right?

You've made a very compelling

closing argument, councilor.

It's time to stop being

a selfish child.

You have more people than just

you to make decisions for.

You do what you need to do,

Thomas, in there.

It's just a scarf.

Don't make a big deal

out of it. Go.

You have three minutes.

Tommy!

Kyle!

Listen, I need your help.

I need you to stop whatever

you're doing.

I'm on my way to work right now, bro.

I can't talk, talk later.

No, no, no, no!

It has to be now, Kyle!

What is it? What's wrong?

I've been kidnapped. I don't have time

to explain everything to you.

But if you don't follow the instructions,

they're going to kill Selina and Chloe.

Do you understand?

Kyle, are you there?

Just give me a minute.

Tommy, I mulled over, talk to me.

What's going on?

Tell him to check the glove

compartment.

Kyle, I need you to check the

glove compartment.

There's probably

a pink envelope in there.

Okay.

Tom, when did you mut

this in my car?

I didn't, they did.

Who is they?

Who are you talking about?

The kidnappers, they're watching

you right now.

I don't see anyone watching me.

I've been doing this for a long time.

I see no one.

Just listen to me, Kyle.

These people, the ones who took you,

are they with you now?

Yes! They're gonna hurt Selina

and Chloe if you don't do this.

Jesus Christ, is this real,Tom?

This is not a relapse?

No, goddamn it!

Okay, all right, I'm sorry.

Just, Kyle, tell me

what's in the envelope.

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