The Rich Man's Wife Page #5

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then I would have to kill the other one.

What other one?

What's his name, Jakey Boy.

Remember Jake?

Yeah,

I know about him.

I been watching you.

I love you.

There's something strange going on here.

Listen, follow that guy. Get a shot of his

license plate and don't let him see you.

Okay, now where's

Jake Golden?

Damn!

- Yes.

- Hi, partner.

I want you to go

to Pico and Sepulveda.

Make a right on Sepulveda

and a right again on Sardis.

Park at the end of the street and I'll

be sittin' there waitin' for you.

Got my money?

I got your money.

Right here.

You really are a stupid b*tch,

you know that?

Don't push me! I don't

want to have to kill you, but I will.

This is a real good

place to do it.

- What is this?

- Give me the gun from the cabin,

and I'll give you the money.

- I'll give you the gun.

- Uh-uh!

Take off the coat and give it to me.

I'll get the gun. Come on!

Okay. Just relax,

all right?

Want the coat?

Take it.

- Help! Help!

- Hey! What the f*** is goin' on, man?

Hey, I said

let her go, puto!

You're psycho, man!

Enough of this sh*t.

You're next.

First, let me grab my money.

Don't wanna get blood on it.

I'm gonna kill you!

F***ing b*tch!

F***ing b*tch!

Help! Help me!

Help!

Sh*t!

Goddamn it, stop!

I will get you, b*tch!

You can't get away, whore!

I'm gonna rip

your f***in' heart out!

Sh*t!

Excuse me.

Josie.

What happened?

He tried to kill me.

Oh, my God.

- I'm gonna need your help, okay?

- Yeah, of course, anything.

- Let's go upstairs to my place.

- No. I'm going to the police.

- Come on.

- No. You can't do that.

Either you're coming with me

or I'm going alone. Now, let's go.

Listen, you've waited

too long to go to the police.

They'll never believe you.

You lied to them.

He's gonna kill me

and he's gonna kill you.

- No, he won't hurt me.

- Yes he will. He's been following me.

- He knows exactly who you are.

- Okay, let's discuss options.

F*** it. What if

we just keep driving?

I'm talking about Canada, Mexico.

Why not? There's plenty of money.

There is no money, Jake.

Tony never made a will.

It's all tied up in probate.

And you know what?

If I had that money,

I would throw it all away.

That's crazy.

The money is your security.

It's blood money, Jake.

Tony never wanted me to have it.

As far as I'm concerned,

he died with it.

But of course Tony would

have wanted you to have it!

Oh, really?

Then why was it all

in his name?

Because it was his power.

Over me and over everybody.

I threw my whole life away

for that money.

There's no way I'm going to let that

influence one more decision that I make.

If I take that money, I'm going to feel like

I'm responsible for what happened to Tony.

Now where are you going?

You made a wrong turn.

I'm not f***ing taking you

to the police station!

You don't know what you're doin'!

You're in terrible shape!

I know exactly what I'm doing,

and what I'm doing is what's right.

And what's right is

to never touch Tony's money.

What's right is to make

the man pay who killed him.

We're nearly...

What's right is for me to

suffer the consequences...

We're nearly at your house.

We can go inside

and discuss it there.

There's nothing to discuss!

Now take me to the police.

No.

Stop the car!

Get out.

I'm driving. Get out!

- Give me the goddamn keys!

- Josie, listen to me.

Just listen, please.

Cole won't hurt you.

That would be stupid. He's just trying to

scare you. We can handle this together.

What did you say?

I said he won't hurt you.

He's just trying to scare you.

No. That's not

what you said.

You said Cole

won't hurt me.

Well, what's the difference?

I never told you

his name.

Yes, you did.

Of course you did.

Uh-uh. I never

told it to you.

No, Josie, wait a minute!

Let me explain.

Josie!

Josie! Josie!

Josie!

Five-five-five

two-one-two-one.

- Who is he?

- Cole Wilson, convicted felon.

Kidnapping, armed robbery, drugs.

Arrested in connection with the

bludgeoning death of his ex-wife in 1990.

Hung jury.

He walked.

What the hell is this guy doing talking

to Josie Potenza at her husband's funeral?

Guess.

- Yeah. Lewis here.

- Hello?

Hello?

Oh, sh*t.

Josie, it's me!

Josie, let me in! Cole's car

is in the alley. He's out here somewhere.

Josie, hurry up!

Open the door.

Josie, you

have to trust me.

He might be

in the house.

Open the door.

Hurry up.

Josie, open the...

Jake!

Come on. Oh, no.

Come on, sweetheart,

say hello to Mr. Wall!

Do you like it? Is it good for you?

No, no, no. Come on.

Stand up.

You've been playing with me,

but I know what you really like.

Go ahead, scream.

Scream real loud.

No one can hear you.

Besides, I like it when you scream.

It turns me on.

Ugh!

Oh, God. I'll kill you!

I'll kill you!

Argh!

Aah!

Ugh!

Aaaah!

Uuugh!

Aaaaah!

Uuuugh!

Uuuh! Aah!

You hear that?

- You gonna kill me?

- Only if you make me.

Better go ahead, b*tch.

It's your last chance.

You're going

to make me do it.

Jesus f***ing Christ, do you always need

someone else to pull the trigger for you?

Do you?

You are so f***ing pathetic,

you know that?

Just go ahead and do it.

just do it!

You can't do anything

on your own, can you?

Go ahead!

Shoot!

No. I need you

to tell those cops...

that I'm innocent, okay?

I'll tell them that you paid me

to shoot your husband.

It was all

your f***in' idea.

Uh-uh.

Bad idea.

Uuuh! Uh!

Move in. Slowly.

That's live fire,

sounds like it came from the garage.

Everybody move in.

Gunshots fired.

- Put your gun down!

- Keep your hands in the air!

Turn around!

Let's move!

Get her beyond, go!

That's exactly

the way it happened.

The last time you questioned me,

I lied, so...

you have no real reason to believe

that what I'm saying is the truth.

But I'm telling you

the truth.

I loved my husband.

And I would have never done

anything to hurt him.

But you did

kill Cole Wilson.

Yes, I did.

But that was

in self-defense.

Mrs. Potenza,

is there anyone who can corroborate

any part of what you just told us?

No.

- Fellas, the lady is amazing.

- Yeah, I almost believed her.

I guess I am a sucker.

For a while, she had me goin' again!

What a story. Know what part

I liked the best?

Where she just happened to run into Cole

in the mountains. What a coincidence.

And how she never suspected

Jake until the last minute.

But that was good!

And how she pawns her jewelry.

She had a lot of details, didn't she?

She slipped up on that one. If Wilson

took the $30,000, where did it go?

We didn't fnd it

on the body.

- Well, she probably kept the money.

- Do you think Jake...

Was in on it?

If he was in on it, she

wouldn't have killed him.

- So what do we do now?

- Damned if I know.

I'm almost positive she hired

Cole Wilson to kill her husband...

and he went

out of control on her.

But we can't prove a damn thing.

We've got no evidence, no witnesses.

- She made sure of that.

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