The Making of 'The Mean Season' Page #6

[Gunshot]

[Telephone rings]

JUST GIVE IT A COUPLE

OF FULL RINGS.

[Ring]

MALCOM, I KNOW YOU'RE THERE.

IT'S NOLAN.

[Sighs]

O.K.

SOME GUY WHO'S

BEEN FOLLOWING:

MY STORIES:

JUST WALKED:

INTO THE JOURNAL.

HE THINKS HE KNOWS

THE KILLER.

HE SAYS:

HE KNOWS HIM WELL.

TELL HIM:

WE'RE ON OUR WAY.

WHAT IF THE CALL

COMES HERE?

HE KNOWS WHERE:

TO REACH YOU.

HE ALWAYS HAS.

UH, LOOK, UH...

.

MAYBE THIS ISN' THE RIGHT PERSON, YOU KNOW

IT SEEMED LIKE:

A WEIRD COINCIDENCE TO ME

WHEN I READ MY NAME

IN THAT STORY:

THAT YOU GOT FROM THE GUY

AT THE TRAILER.

THOSE FIVE MURDERS

HE TOLD YOU ABOU

SOUND LIKE A SERIES

OF MURDERS:

THAT HAPPENED IN CHICAGO

A FEW YEARS AGO.

I WAS WORKING AT A STATE-FUNDED

HALFWAY HOUSE AT THE TIME

FOR DOPERS, ALCOHOLICS,

MENTAL HOSPITAL DISCHARGEES.

SOME CHARACTER:

STUMBLES INTO MY OFFICE.

HE SAYS HE'S THE GUY

THAT KILLED THOSE FIVE PEOPLE

IN CHICAGO.

HE SAYS HE WENT TO THE COPS

AND TURNED HIMSELF IN,

BUT THEY CHASED HIM OU

BECAUSE SOME PSYCHIATRIS DECIDED THAT HE WAS SOMEBODY

THAT GOT OFF:

MAKING CONFESSIONS, AND, UH,

HE NEEDED THE HEADLINES.

IS THA WHAT YOU THOUGHT?

WELL, I WENT DOWN

TO THE PRECINCT WITH HIM

AND LISTENED:

TO HIS STORY,

AND IT SOUNDED:

STRAIGHT TO ME.

IT TURNED OUT, THOUGH,

THAT HE DID HAVE A HISTORY

OF FALSE CONFESSIONS.

[O'Shaughnessy

chuckles]

HE WAS PISSED, THOUGH.

I MEAN, HE WAS PISSED.

HE FIGURED HE FINALLY

DID SOMETHING,

THEN SOMEBODY ELSE

GOT THE CREDIT.

WELL,

AFTER THE VISI TO THE POLICE,

HE KEPT COMING:

AROUND?

NO. HE, UH...

HE CALLS ONE MORE TIME

AFTER THINGS QUIET DOWN,

AND HE WANTS TO THANK ME

FOR BEING SO UNSELFISH.

AND THEN HE, UH--

HE SAID IF I TRIED TO

GET ANY ATTENTION

FROM WHAT HE'D DONE,

HE'D HAVE ME KILLED.

YOU GOT A NAME:

ON THIS GUY?

UH, YEAH.

ALAN DELOUR.

SOUNDS LIKE OUR MAN.

??[Dramatic music]

[Siren]

LIEUTENANT,

NO ONE UP HERE.

O.K. IT'S CLEAR.

THERE'S NOBODY

UP THERE.

PERIMETER PEOPLE,

BRING IT ON IN.

MISSED HIM AGAIN.

HEY.

WE'LL BE THERE, RAY--

AROUND THE CORNER.

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE

THERE WAS ANYBODY

THERE ALL NIGHT.

RAYMOND.

I'M GOING TO GE MAL IN HERE.

[Starts tape player]

[Delour on tape]

THIS IS FOR MALCOLM.

YOU'VE GOTTEN THIS FAR,

SO YOU KNOW WHO I AM.

ANDERSON.

[Reporters asking questions]

SHE'S NOT IN THERE.

NO,

BUT HE'S OUR GUY.

HE LEFT A TAPE:

FOR YOU, MAL.

[Reporter]

WHAT DO YOU THINK,

MALCOLM? COME ON!

UPSTAIRS.

WE'LL BE OUTSIDE.

COME ON.

[Delour on tape]

THIS IS FOR MALCOLM.

YOU'VE GOTTEN THIS FAR,

SO YOU KNOW WHO I AM.

IT WAS TIME.

I'M NOT SURE

WHAT TO DO NOW--

HOW TO WRAP IT ALL UP

SO IT MAKES SENSE.

I--I'M VERY SORRY

ABOUT YOUR GIRLFRIEND,

BUT YOU GOT SO MUCH

FROM ALL THIS.

YOU MUST HAVE KNOWN

THERE WOULD BE A PRICE.

??[Sad music]

WHEN I'VE MADE MY MIND UP

HOW IT ENDS, I'LL CALL.

OH, AND PLEASE SPELL

MY NAME RIGHT.

ALAN WITH ONE "L,"

DELOUR, D-E-L-O-U-R.

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING.

??[Dramatic music]

HEY, COULD I HAVE

SOME PRIVACY?

[Telephone rings]

[Telephone rings]

[Alan]

MALCOLM?

WHAT'S THE MATTER,

ALAN?

NOBODY ELSE:

TO TALK TO?

WOULDN'T YOU LIKE

TO TALK TO CHRISTINE?

IS SHE ALIVE?

JUST TELL ME.

SHE'S RIGHT HERE

WITH ME.

S:

WE'RE OUT IN THE GLADE

ELLIS HAMMOCK,

OUT NEAR COOPERTOWN.

I'LL TRADE HER

FOR YOU.

AND DON' BRING THE POLICE.

THEY'LL JUST RUIN I FOR ALL OF US.

BYE.

[Thunder]

??[Dramatic music]

GO!

[Policeman]

TAKE THE RIGHT FLANK!

OVER HERE.

WE FOUND A NAVY BOAT.

[Policeman] OVER HERE

HE'S RUNNING AWAY!

STRAIGHT AHEAD.

WE'VE MADE CONTAC WITH THE SUSPECT.

YOU TWO,

CIRCLE THAT SIDE.

YOU, COME WITH ME.

[Gunshots]

[Ray]

NO SHOOTING.

HE HAS A HOSTAGE.

[Shouting over wind]

WHERE IS SHE, ALAN?

YOU COWARD, ANDERSON!

YOU COULDN'T DO

ONE THING RIGHT FOR ME!

I TOLD YOU NOT TO BRING

ANYONE WITH YOU!

IT'S OVER! YOU CAN' GET OUT OF HERE!

I DIDN'T WANT TO!

YOU AND ME, MALCOLM!

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED!

YOU CAN HAVE THAT!

!

JUST SEND HER OUT,

AND I'LL COME IN THERE

YOU RUINED EVERYTHING!

WHERE IS SHE, ALAN?

IT'S TOO LATE!

GODDAMN YOU,

ANDERSON!

GODDAMN YOU TO HELL!

ALAN!

[Gunshot]

ALAN!

CHRISTINE!

??[Dramatic music]

WHERE IS SHE?

MAL!

MAL, HE'S DEAD!

THEY FOUND HER!

THEY FOUND HER!

WHERE?

SHE'S O.K.

JUST STRAIGHT BACK.

STRAIGHT BACK.

GET HIM OUT OF THERE.

MOVE HIM!

STAY HERE. I DON'T WAN ANYBODY TOUCHING HIM.

DAMN IT!

??[Soft music]

[Reporter] HEY, MAL!

DID HE RAPE HER?

[Reporters asking questions]

DID YOU LET HIM:

GET AWAY, LIEUTENANT?

LISTEN, JERK!

STAND BACK!

IT'S OVER.

[Thunder]

THAT STUFF STINGS.

[Door blows open]

[Wind chime ringing]

.

I BETTER:

TIE THE PLACE DOWN

I'M GOING TO GE SOME ASPIRIN.

[Creaking]

[Creak]

??[Dramatic music]

[Glass shatters]

YOU ARE GOING:

TO BE SORRY,

MY FRIEND.

WHOSE BODY WAS THAT?

NUMBER FIVE.

A GOOD LIKENESS,

DON'T YOU THINK?

I NEED YOU.

SHUT UP.

I CAN'T SHUT UP.

I STILL NEED A STORY.

.

YOU WERE THE STORY

. THAT'S THE PROBLEM

SOMEHOW, SOMEWHERE

ALONG THE LINE,

YOU STOLE I AWAY FROM ME.

[Christine]

MALCOLM?

[Malcolm]

DON'T COME IN!

HE'S IN HERE,

CHRISTINE.

COME ON.

AH!

JUST--JUS KEEP ME, DELOUR,

.

BUT LET HER GO:

WE HAD A GREAT THING

GOING, MALCOLM.

IT WAS REALLY WORKING

FOR BOTH OF US,

WASN'T IT?

IT STILL CAN, ALAN.

BUT THEN YOU:

TURNED ON ME.

.

YOU WANTED:

TO BE THE STAR:

YOU BROUGHT IN:

THE COPS.

I THOUGHT WE HAD

AN UNDERSTANDING.

YOU'RE STILL

THE STAR, ALAN.

YOU'RE JUST TALKING

TO STAY ALIVE!

GOD, THAT MAKES ME

HATE YOU.

YOU'RE TRYING

TO DISTRACT ME.

DON'T YOU THINK

I'VE THOUGH ABOUT THOSE THINGS?

I MEAN, AT LEAS THE OTHERS WENT OU

WITH SOME DIGNITY.

THEY DIDN'T BEG

LIKE YOU'RE BEGGING.

MALCOLM...

THAT DOES:

DISAPPOINT ME.

DON'T MOVE!

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

I'M RIGHT HERE, ALAN.

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

CHRISTINE.

[Hysterical]

WHAT? WHAT DO YOU WANT?

ALL RIGHT, ALAN.

ALL RIGHT.

SO, WHEN THEY COME

AND FIND THE BODIES,

WHO GETS TO TELL

THE STORY?

[Alan] THEY'LL FIND

SOMEBODY.

[Malcom] HE WON'T TELL I LIKE I CAN.

HE WON'T UNDERSTAND YOU

LIKE I DO.

WE'LL JUST WAIT UNTIL

THE POWER COMES BACK ON,

AND THEN WE'LL

RECORD IT ON VIDEOTAPE.

IT WILL BE ON EVERY

TV STATION IN THE COUNTRY.

I'LL TURN

THE MACHINE ON--

DON'T!

DON'T DO ANYTHING.

THIS IS GOOD FOR YOU,

AND IT'S GOOD FOR ME!

WE GOT THE CAMERA

RIGHT HERE.

WE GOT LIGHTS.

WE GOT THE EQUIPMENT.

DON'T MOVE!

I'M NOT MOVING.

I'M RIGHT HERE.

ALL WE HAVE:

TO DO--

??[Dramatic music]

[Christine]

MALCOLM!

MALCOLM!

MALCOLM!

MALCOLM!

MALCOLM!

MALCOLM!

MALCOLM!

MALCOLM!

MALCOLM!

CALL THE POLICE.

[Clicking telephone]

THE LINE'S DEAD.

YOU CAN'T SHOOT ME,

MY FRIEND.

THIS IS:

TOO GOOD A STORY.

YOU WOULDN'T PASS UP

THE 7:
00 NEWS.

TELEVISION.

YOU NEED AN AUDIENCE.

HA! JUST LIKE ME.

THIS STORY IS TOO BIG.

SHOOT HIM!

YOU WON'T SHOOT ME,

MY FRIEND.

I'M SAFE.

DON'T TAKE ANOTHER--

[Gunshot]

[Thud]

[Crying]

[Typing]

YOU DIDN'T PU YOUR NAME ON IT.

[Typing]

??[Soft music]

I LOVE YOU.

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