The Frozen Ground Page #7

Synopsis: Alaska Trooper Jack Holcombe believes Robert Hansen is a serial killer who abducts young girls, tortures and sexually assaults them, then kills them. But Holcombe doesn't have enough evidence to get a search warrant for Hansen's premises. Holcombe knows that one victim, Cyndy Paulsen, somehow survived, so he decides to seek her help, but he finds that she's now a junkie with trust issues. Holcombe has to earn her trust; meanwhile, Hansen is still hunting and killing girls.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Scott Walker
Production: The Film Arcade
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
37
Rotten Tomatoes:
61%
R
Year:
2013
105 min
$89,515
Website
827 Views


Then you pull out the gun

And you're really in control.

Then they're dead.

Now you say you didn't rape them,

you say you didn't shoot them,

But turn it around, Bob.

If you'd read those reports..

Turn it around,

pretend you're us..

Would you think those girls lied?

I believe them.

Well, do you want to

convict me on that?!

I wanna find out who I'm talking to.

I want to see if you have the

guts to be honest with me!

You know what?

I think that this is serious as hell,

And I think that I'd like

to talk to my attorney.

If you wanna talk about

all this back-passing stuff..

And about that?

I didn't do that!

You think you got away with

what you did to Cindy.

I know what you do to those girls.

- And I'm gonna prove it.

- That's gonna be hard, Sergeant.

- I heard you were leaving.

- I'm not going anywhere yet.

Robert Hansen, I'm arresting you

For the kidnap and rape of Cindy Paulson.

Read him the rest and get

him over to the courthouse.

Robert Christian Hansen..

F***ing son of a b*tch!

Is there anything from her?

- The truck, the plane?

- Maybe he did dump it all already.

Can you guys give me a minute?

Gentlemen, I know you've

been at this all day,

But we still haven't found what we need.

And if we don't before we leave,

We'll never get another chance.

So we're gonna start again.

From top to bottom, every damn inch.

If it means we stay all night,

dig up the entire property,

Well, that's what we're gonna do!

Call it trooper's intuition.

I know it's here.

All right, you heard him.

Let's get to it.

Hi.

You okay?

We arrested him.

The judge said no to bail.

What's he doing here? Said you

wanna put me in some safe house.

- I don't want to.

- You have to, Cindy.

It's for the best.

Well, am I gonna have to testify?

'Cause I don't know if

I can face him again.

His lawyer is going to

want to interview you.

And they're gonna try

to make you look bad,

Like..

I just want you to be ready, okay?

I need to get my stuff.

I've gotta go.

- I said I need to get my stuff!

- Yeah.

I'll come by tomorrow

and we can go get it.

Anything you want, okay?

Hey, Jack, over here!

We found a trap door.

You may wanna see this.

You were right.

He didn't dump it all.

That's a mini-14

and a thompson contender.

Both .223s.

We found the guns!

Is Cindy okay?

I got her a new toothbrush

And some soap and some things.

We found the gun.

He didn't confess.

Just because the system isn't perfect,

It doesn't mean you quit

trying to make it better.

I thought a change is what we needed.

You know what?

I love this old place.

I'm just gonna go get my job back.

You've gotta do what's right for you.

And helping this girl..

This is who you are.

You can't let this guy get away with it.

I don't intend to.

You'll do something minor on the fraud.

But what about this girl, this Cindy?

I thought you said that was a mistake?

'Cause if she testifies,

It could be trouble.

What are you saying?

Well, I'm saying a kidnap and rape charge,

That could be 99 years right there.

And these types of trials can be a mess..

For you and your family.

I'll be back in the morning, Bob.

You're Cindy, right?

'Cause some guy came in, described

you and asked if Cindy was in town.

Said he was a friend of Bob's?

I told him you'd be back soon.

Who's been in to see him?

Just his lawyer and wife.

His brother picked up

a letter to his kids.

- There was nothing in it.

- Hansen doesn't have a brother.

Has anybody checked on Cindy?

There's an officer

over there. Why?

I need to speak to Sergeant Halcombe.

Oh, come on, pick up!

F*** no. Please, come on!

Well, where.. where is he?

- Just connect him, please?

- F***, b*tch, come on!

I've been looking for ya all night!

Get in the f***ing car!

Look, I only told the

cops my name was Cindy.

Then I used Felisha, okay?

It's him. I know it.

Look, man, we're getting out of

this motherfucking state tonight!

Never coming back.

Hello.

- You got her?

- Yeah.

It's now.

Remember,

You do what I told you, we're even.

Why are you turning here?

Where the f*** are you taking me?

Clate, I asked you a question.

Where are we going?

Cindy?

What the hell's the matter with you?

You just let her leave?

Get out.

C'mon, get out. Get outta

the motherfucking car!

- What's going on?

- Calm your ass down.

Clate, what the f*** is going on?

Just relax.

This will be over soon.

Get the f*** outta here.

We're even.

- No. No!

- Where do you think you're going, huh?

- Where do you think you're going, huh? -

- Clate, why are you doing this to me? -

Put the f***ing gun down!

Put it down!

You're a f***ing dead man, you do this.

- What the f*** you doing?

- Go get the cash out a the ca.

Ahh, I'm f***ing..

I'm f***ing better than this.

- Look, b*tch, I ain't got time for this.

- I'm better than you!

Come on, not now!

Where the f*** you going?

There goes your f***ing b*tch right there.

You stupid f***er.

Where's the f***ing money?!

- I can't find her.

- Sergeant, I have a call

From a Cindy Paulson for you.

Put her through!

Look, he's gonna take me.

Help me, please!

- Go somewhere you know.

- Clate's place, okay?

- Gentlemen's heaven.

- I know where that is.

Just go there. I'll find you.

We're on our way.

Look, he's coming, okay?

I want out!

Just get a room and lock the door.

Hide until I get there.

I'll be there.

Where the f*** is she?

Sh*t.

No!

Cindy?

- Cindy?

- Oh hey!

Jack!

Rear fire escape!

Shut the f*** up.

Drop the gun!

Drop the gun!

Drop it!

State troopers!

Drop the gun now!

Now!

It's your lucky day, b*tch.

I just got word from olives' office.

It doesn't look like they're gonna

go with the murder charges.

I have the gun!

I have the shells!

They're just gonna argue

that somebody else

Could've pulled the

trigger, you know that.

I mean, our warrant's being questioned.

Without a match on the

jewelry he's worried

That it's a gamble that he's

gonna lose and Hansen'll walk.

Sorry, Jack.

I don't think

We're gonna get a murder

indictment unless he confesses.

Look, you're smarter than he is, right?

Now remember, when you get

a guy like this drowning,

You pour on more water.

You know, I spent last night, uh,

Looking over everything we seized again.

We found this behind his bed,

And the wife said he was

always reading it at night.

- What are these?

- I don't know.

What is it?

Ed? Ed!

Where were Eklutna Annie

And Joanna Messina's bodies found again?

Eklutna was right here

where you have this mark.

Seward's down here

and the highway runs..

So joanna was right around here.

This mark.

Jesus. That's more

than 20 of 'em.

Oh my God!

What has he done?

Was there anything like this found?

Exactly like this?

This is the one that sue

Luna's sister gave to me.

She said that sue was

wearing an identical one

The day she disappeared.

No, there's nothing like that.

- Yes.

- And I paid the price for that. Okay?

- Right?

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