The Hollow Point Page #4

What about me?

Can't remember

the last time

I walked around

with a picture

of a girl in my wallet.

Well...One that

i didn't love to pieces, anyway.

I don't know.

Maybe I'm talking about

a different Ken mersey.

I know who you're

talking about.

The Ken mersey

i got to know...

Couldn't talk about

anything that wasn't you.

His share of the take

was always your share

of the take.

I hear he does that.

Always the church girls.

No.

Sh*t.

Damn it.

Lilly?

Lilly?

Slow down, heavy.

We're stopping

all cars tonight.

What the hell is this?

What in the hell

you think it is?

What the hell is that

cock-skin doing with a gun?

Now, now, now.

You're gonna have to mind

your manners around Jerry

from here on in.

He's been deputized.

What is it

you're doing here?

Someone is coming

to make something terrible

out of shep Diaz

and make an example

out of this town.

I reckon I'm here

doing the same thing.

By protecting shep

or by getting him killed?

Either way is

fine by me.

You are a mean

dinosaur, Leland.

Congratulations, Harry.

Go get your gun.

You've just been deputized.

Here, you take this.

And I'll take this.

Go on, now.

What the hell is this

between you and him?

What's that you call it?

That might as well

have been you out there

dismembering people.

He ain't hurting no one

that don't got it coming.

He took my f***ing hand!

We fall short

of god's glory

because of people

like you.

What about Marla?

Because that's who

he's off getting tonight.

I seen the pictures,

the spying you've

been doing for him!

God, that's how

he knows where to find

who he needs to find.

If Marla dies tonight,

I'm gonna make sure

that falls on you.

His faith

is being tested,

like I'm being tested.

All right,

where's he coming in from?

It's the only

way he knows.

No, I need to know.

So we can be together.

Where's he

coming in from?

You expect him

to come get you?

Come and save you?

I'm the one saving him.

Ah.

Well, you ain't gonna do

too good of a job

of that tonight.

There's gonna be trouble

like you've never known

if you don't let him

finish that list.

What are you doing to her?

There's only ever

been three crosses.

Someone's gonna come

aiming to take Lilly

out of here.

You don't try

to be brave.

You let him

do just that.

He's gonna ask,

and you tell him

where Marla and shep went.

I don't know

where they went.

The crosses

down on carrion road.

Tell him that,

and don't get

in his way, you hear?

Where are you going?

To protect this town.

Dig faster, lollipop.

It'll help you stay warm.

I found something.

See?

I told you

little hands go faster.

Come on.

This is just a third.

This is nothing

but his cut.

He left my money behind.

It ain't gonna be enough.

Okay, there were other ones,

some other jobs he did for me.

Where does he keep his money?

We're both

on the f***ing list.

Lilly?

Sorry, cap, we're...

We're closed.

Where is she?

Well, seems the poor girl

got herself

into an accident.

Don't surprise me none.

I'm sorry?

I said it don't surprise me.

She's a...

She talks like

she's the only one

that's gonna be saved.

Who's responsible?

Ain't nothing responsible

for an accident.

I said,

who's responsible?

You best remind Lilly,

there ain't no one

walking this earth

who is saved.

Then you tell me

what you see.

What do we do now?

This was Ken's dream.

This is why

he wanted the money.

Jesus Christ.

I really hate

that I'm believing you,

just let me tell you that.

He died for

that patch of earth.

This just seems

so f***ing meaningless.

Yeah, we'll all have

a good cry about that later.

You see that?

You see that?

Come here.

Look.

Hear that?

- You hear that?

- Someday somebody is gonna

put a bullet in that f***ing

fat head of yours!

You're just about

110 pounds of bummer,

ain't you?

Come on.

Give me that.

Now, look, baby.

This money

is part yours too.

Do you want it or not?

Well, go find something

for us to break this ground.

Go!

Oh, god damn it.

Oh, Harry.

Where is he?

He got away!

Leland?

Oh, god!

Jerry?

Jerry, where are you?

Come on!

You're not afraid

of dying, are you?

No!

I'll get you there!

Take me to Lilly!

Hurry up!

We don't have all night!

Wallace, are you there?

Wallace?

Wallace!

Wallace, are you there?

Marla...

Wallace, come get me.

I can't.

I saw your name

on that list.

He's coming through here

to get to you.

I'm gonna slow him down a bit

so you can disappear.

Wallace, don't...

Don't...

I always told you

that you deserve better, Marla.

But I never said

i didn't love you.

Wallace?

Hey!

What the hell you doing?

Guthrie...

That was his name,

harland Guthrie.

First man I killed.

Now I'm old and numb,

but that stinger's

still in there,

the kind of sorry

that burns in you,

for cutting the breath

of one of god's

own creatures like that.

Seeing you with her,

like harland looked at his wife,

just days before he killed her.

I've been wondering

a lot about you.

I've been thinking

that, you know, if you...

If you fail them...

If shep goes on living

like he does,

then they won't hesitate

to punish you.

And they'll do to you

what you've been trying

to do to him.

They will erase you.

And they'll erase

all memory of you,

starting with her.

With god by our side,

who can be against us?

Come the morning hour,

you'll reckon it's better

she dies by your hand

than their cruel hooks.

And then you'll be

just like old harland.

I'll make the same

deal tomorrow,

one just like it.

Why don't you

just leave with her?

You ain't gonna make it.

Neither are you.

Time to add

a few more crosses

to carrion road.

Come on, come on,

come on, come on.

All right.

I think we're a minute

into your time.

You gonna try

something stupid again?

No.

Oh, yeah, it's a f***ing

smelly zoo, isn't it?

Don't worry, baby.

We're gonna get you

stinking too.

Come here.

All right.

Two hands.

Okay, come on.

Grab it,

two hands.

Okay.

Now, what you want to do is,

you want to lift up.

You want to put

your shoulders into it,

and you bring it down.

Real good.

Come on, baby.

Let's go.

You want your money,

you got to earn it.

Yeah, well,

you can f***ing keep it!

Aah!

God!

God!

Come back, you b*tch!

You're gonna finish off

the list for me.

First you're gonna

cross out the girl,

then the salesman.

If you know the girl

don't belong,

why not let her go?

Because it's not

the true shape of fidelity.

Sh*t!

I see you.

Say it again.

Wallace...

Only killing

I'll ever see again...

Is you killing me.

And I don't even

know your name.

Wallace.

You put this on yourself, son.

You don't get to

walk away from this place.

Don't got to be this way.

Don't let it take you, huh?

Wallace?

Give me--

give me the gun.

Don't go down the path

i did, Wallace.

Huh?

I see you.

Good enough.

It's gonna be all right.

It'll be just fine.

Now get out of here.

I couldn't keep

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