The Making of 'The Mean Season' Page #5

EXCUSE ME.

YOU MR. ANDERSON?

YEAH.

ALL ALONE.

YEAH, WELL, I THIN

K I'M GLAD YOU COME.

I GOT TO GET THIS THING

REFITTED:

DOWN A THE V.A. HOSPITAL.

TREAT YOU PRETTY

GOOD DOWN THERE.

OH, UH...

I'M JUST GOING TO

TAKE A COUPLE NOTES

WHILE WE TALK.

YOU DON'T MIND,

DO YOU?

]

[Unhooks leg brace

I GUESS. GO AHEAD.

I DON'T WANT MY NAME

IN THE PAPER.

I FIGURE THIS GUY'S

CRAZY ENOUGH,

HE WOULDN'T THINK TWICE

ABOUT WASTING ME.

I'VE BEEN WASTED

ENOUGH ALREADY.

GOT TO HANG ONTO

WHAT'S LEFT.

I CAN GIVE YOU:

ANONYMITY,

BUT THE POLICE WILL

WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

LET ME THINK:

ABOUT THAT.

WELL, I'M A LITTLE

SHORT ON TIME.

I'M WORKING

ON A DEADLINE.

WHY DON'T WE JUS START WITH YOUR NAME?

[Turning notebook pages]

I'VE BEEN LED TO BELIEVE

THAT YOU PEOPLE PAY

FOR THIS KIND:

OF INFORMATION.

I DON'T.

OH, COME ON.

IT WON'T BE MUCH.

YOU KNOW, 20? 10?

DO YOU HAVE ANY:

INFORMATION FOR ME

OR NOT?

THIS GUY'S NAME

WAS O'SHAUGHNESSY,

AND I MET HIM:

DOWNTOWN,

UM...

.

DOWN A THE SALVATION ARMY

UH,

KIND OF A JUICER.

HE WAS DEPRESSED

ALL THE TIME,

BUT THEN, HE HAD

GOOD REASON TO BE.

ABOUT A YEAR AGO,

UH, HE LOST HIS PARENTS,

HIS WIFE, SISTER-IN-LAW,

AND TEENAGE DAUGHTER.

WHAT HAPPENED?

HIS BROTHER JUS WENT OUT OF HIS HEAD.

GOT HIS GUN,

MIDDLE OF THE DAY,

AND KILLED THEM ALL.

PUT THE MUZZLES:

RIGHT HERE,

RIGHT AT THE BASE

OF THEIR SKULLS,

AND BLEW:

THEIR HEADS OFF.

SOUND FAMILIAR:

TO YOU?

YOU SAID HIS LAST NAME

WAS O'SHAUGHNESSY?

YOU REMEMBER:

HIS FIRST NAME?

ALBERT,

I DO BELIEVE.

WHERE WAS THIS?

.

KENOSHA, WISCONSIN

HE WORKED:

ON A PACER LINE.

HE USED TO CALL THEM

KENOSHA CADILLACS.

THIS GUY'S

FROM DETROIT.

KENOSHA.

I GOT THAT RIGHT HERE

SOMEWHERE IN MY NOTES.

EXCUSE ME A MINUTE.

YEAH. HERE IT IS.

.

I GOT TO:

TAKE MYSELF A PISS

[Fly buzzing]

UH, LISTEN,

THIS IS REALLY GOOD.

THAT'S REALLY ALL I NEED.

[Urinating]

I GOT TO GET YOUR NAME

FOR LEGAL REASONS.

[Mike]

MIKE HILSON, SPEC FOUR,

HONORABLY DISCHARGED

APRIL 1, 1971.

UH-HUH. IS THA H-I-L-S-O-N?

[Mike]

THAT'S RIGHT.

HA HA! KILLED ME

SOME SLOPES WITH THIS.

IT'S NO GOOD

AT A DISTANCE,

YOU KNOW, BU

WHEN YOU DROP THEM

WITH THE M-16,

THIS WILL:

STOP THEM WRIGGLING.

GO AHEAD.

CLICK IT IF YOU WANT.

FIRING PIN'S OU BECAUSE MY NEPHEW

LIKES TO PLAY WITH I

WHEN HE COMES OVER

TO VISIT.

YOU DON' NEED TO TELL ME

IT'S A LOUSY TOY

FOR A KID.

[Click]

UGH. F***ING LEG.

SOMETIMES I WISH

I WAS PARALYZED:

ALL THE WAY.

THEN THE V.A. WOULD

HAVE TO GIVE ME:

AN EXTRA 60 BUCKS

A MONTH.

THANKS, MIKE.

LOOK, IF THERE'S

ANYTHING I CAN DO

TO HELP YOU OU DOWN AT THE V.A.,

JUST GIVE ME:

A CALL, O.K.?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

HEY, THANKS A LOT.

UGH.

WE OUGHT TO:

THROW YOU IN JAIL

FOR OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE.

YOU SHOULD HAVE:

CALLED ME, MAL,

AFTER YOU PU THIS STORY TO BED.

I HAD ENOUGH:

CONFIRMATION:

FOR A STORY:

BUT NOT FOR YOU.

THAT'S NO YOUR DECISION, MAN!

JUST GIVE ME:

THE GUY'S ADDRESS.

WE GO PROBLEMS.

WHAT?

ACCORDING TO:

AMERICAN MOTORS,

THEY NEVER:

EMPLOYED:

AN ALBER O'SHAUGHNESSY.

THE PENTAGON:

SAYS THERE WAS:

NO SPEC FOUR:

NAMED:

MICHAEL HILSON:

DISCHARGED:

APRIL 1, 1971.

I THINK WE'VE

BEEN SCREWED.

[Bang]

APRIL 1st?

APRIL FOOLS'?

YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO

MEET HIM FACE-TO-FACE.

REMEMBER THAT?

WHAT?

[Hilson on tape recorder]

I CERTAINLY ENJOYED

OUR LITTLE CHAT.

I HOPE WE CAN MEET UNDER

MORE FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES

IN THE FUTURE.

[Maniacal laughter]

I'M SORRY.

BUT YOU DID:

WANT TO MEET IN PERSON

MALCOLM.

YOU TOLD ME THA YOURSELF.

HEH HEH HEH!

FOUR DOWN,

ONE TO GO.

HA HA HA!

[Shuts off tape recorder]

HELL OF A DEAL.

[sighs]

??[Moody music]

WE COULD HAVE:

HAD HIM.

SEAL IT OFF.

O.K., PEOPLE,

HELP US OUT.

LET'S MOVE I BACK HERE.

MOVE IT BACK NOW,

PLEASE.

[Police radio transmitting]

[Nolan] YOU'RE GOING

TO TAKE A PUBLIC WHIPPING

LIKE NO ONE'S

EVER SEEN.

I HAVE:

ABSOLUTELY NO IDEA

HOW TO WRITE THIS.

I BETTER GO.

YEAH.

WHEN YOU FINISH:

WITH THEIR ARTIST,

BRING BACK A COPY

OF THE SKETCH.

I'LL KEEP WORKING

ON IT.

[Telephone rings]

ANDERSON.

[Hilson]

HI. IT'S ME.

WHAT THE HELL:

ARE YOU TRYING TO PROVE?

YOU WERE GETTING

BIGGER THAN ME.

I HAD TO BRING YOU DOWN

A PEG OR TWO.

YOU DID. NOW YOU CAN CALL

SOMEBODY ELSE.

YOUR STORY'S GOTTEN OLD.

I'M GOING TO

FRESHEN IT UP.

I HAD PLANNED ON TALKING

TO SOMEONE ELSE.

FINE. I'M NOT WRITING

ONE MORE WORD ABOUT YOU.

I KNEW THIS:

WOULD HAPPEN.

BUT YOU'RE

STILL GOING TO:

HAVE A PART.

NO. NO PART.

DON'T BE THAT WAY,

MALCOLM.

REMEMBER,

NO ONE'S SAFE.

NO ONE'S IMMUNE.

ARE YOU:

THREATENING ME?

??[Suspenseful music]

I STUDY PEOPLE,

TOO, HMM?

JUST LIKE:

A REPORTER.

,

WATCH THEIR HABITS

THEIR ROUTINES.

SUPPOSING HER CAR

WOULDN'T START?

HOW WOULD:

SHE KNOW THE WIRES

HAD BEEN SWITCHED

ON THE:

DISTRIBUTOR CAP?

DO YOU THINK:

SHE'D TURN DOWN HELP

FROM A SUBSTITUTE

TEACHER?

[Clicks receiver]

HEY.

WHOA!

HEY, MAL!

OH!

WHAT THE HELL'S

THE MATTER WITH HIM?

[Christine

starting engine]

[Engine grinds]

WOULD YOU LIKE ME

TO TAKE A LOOK?

OH, SURE. PLEASE.

I DON'T KNOW

WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.

IT WAS FINE:

THIS MORNING.

,

WELL, THIS ISN' MY FIELD, YOU KNOW

BUT SOMETIMES:

I GET LUCKY.

[Tires squeal]

[Siren]

[Brakes squeal]

OH!

[Horns honking]

[Engine grinds]

O.K. TRY IT AGAIN.

[Engine grinds]

[Siren]

GET A PERIMETER:

HERE!

COME WITH ME!

[Policeman]

SID, COVER THE BACK!

?

WHERE'S

CHRISTINE CONNELLY

I DON'T KNOW.

I SAW HER:

OUT IN THE HALL:

TALKING TO SOMEONE

A FEW MINUTES AGO.

WHO?

MAN, ARE YOU TRYING TO

GET SOMEBODY KILLED?

WHAT'S WRONG?

JUST ANYBODY CAN

WALK AROUND YOUR

GODDAMN SCHOOL?

HEY! ENOUGH!

DID YOU SEE THEM

LEAVE, MA'AM?

STAY HERE! HEY!

??[Suspenseful music]

[Sighs]

COME ON OUT.

IT'S O.K. NOW.

WE'RE JUST LOOKING

FOR THE BAD GUYS.

CRAYONS, HUH?

SO THAT'S IT.

OH!

SORRY, KID.

MAL...

[Sighs]

THIS GUY HERE IS--

HE'S ALL FLASH.

SHE'S O.K., MAL.

YOU THINK SO,

RIGHT?

YES.

IF HE'S DUPLICATING

THOSE FIVE KILLINGS,

THEN HE'S

ALREADY ACCOUNTED

FOR ALL THE WOMEN.

SHE'S O.K.

??[Suspenseful music]

HAVE YOU:

EVER NOTICED:

THAT THE OLDER:

YOU GET,

THE SMALLER:

YOU BECOME?

[Muffled]

I MEAN...

WHEN I WAS:

A LITTLE KID,

THE BLOCK:

WE LIVED ON:

WAS THE WHOLE:

WORLD TO ME.

BUT...

I KNEW EVERYBODY.

I WAS SIGNIFICANT,

EVEN IMPORTANT.

ARE YOU GOING:

TO KILL ME?

LET'S TRY TO

KEEP THESE THINGS

AS ABSTRAC AS POSSIBLE.

O.K.?

APPLE?

UH! N-NO.

UGH.

I WANT YOU:

TO UNDERSTAND:

SOMETHING.

WHAT?

YOU'RE KILLING PEOPLE

BECAUSE YOU WAN TO BE NOTICED.

YOU WANT TO FEEL

SIGNIFICANT? HA HA!

HEY, AS A TEACHER,

YOUR RANGE:

OF COMPREHENSION

COULD BE IMPROVED.

I'M SORRY.

FOR THE MOST PART,

GOOD BEHAVIOR:

GOES UNNOTICED.

OH, NEVER MIND.

WHAT DO YOU CARE?

I DO CARE!

JUST TELL ME WHA YOU WANT UNDERSTOOD!

JUST TELL ME:

WHAT YOU WANT!

!

IT'S NOT IMPORTAN

NOTHING IS.

ALL YOU'RE CONCERNED

ABOUT IS DYING.

I'M NOT RESPONSIBLE.

IT'S NOT MY FAULT.

NONE OF IT IS.

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