The River King Page #5

I can feel it cracking.

Please!

Then tell me what the hell

happened to Gus!

Gus was an a**hole,

who cares about him?

- He would never have amounted to anything!

- And how the hell would you know, huh?

Now tell me the truth.

What happened?

Faker.

Grab him.

- Downstairs.

- Hold him.

Let go!

Let go! Let go!

No, no, let go.

Look at the big shot now.

Don't let him up!

Keep him down.

Let him go,

he's not fighting back

- That's the whole point.

- He's drowning!

Shut up!

When we left him there,

he was still alive.

Look,

you have to believe me.

Look, I didn't do it,

please!

Look, it's the truth.

Please, I didn't do it.

You're lying.

And I'm gonna make you pay

for what you've done.

There's no easy way to say this,

Mr. Pierce, but...

I know who killed your son.

You do?

And my problem is that's made me

a little unpopular back home...

and I've left the Force.

I'm sorry to hear that.

So, I can't bring this boy in,

but you can.

How would you feel about bringing

a civil case against the boy?

His name's Harry McKenna.

And he drowned your son.

We can get him to confess.

There were other witnesses.

Let me show you something.

I've been putting off going

through his stuff, and then...

when you called...

I found this.

It's a... it's a Chinese box.

Magicians use them

to make things disappear.

You'd have to know what you

were doing to find something.

It's a...

suicide note...

to Carlin...

I know you wanted things

to be different, and...

God knows, so did I.

But there it is.

I guess

she should have it now.

When we left him there

he was still alive.

Look, you have

to believe me.

It's the truth!

Oh my God.

I should have known.

You faker.

Abel.

Abel?

Abel?

What?

I need you for something.

Frank, shall we go fishing?

You can't come with me,

Abel.

Don't be telling nobody

I got this gun, you swear?

Don't tell nobody.

You swear?

I swear.

I swear, Frank.

Good boy.

Here.

- I want you to have this.

- Your arrow head?

You swear?

I swear.

I swear, Frank.

That's my boy.

Get on home now, you hear?

I'll see you later.

Hello?

I've just cleaned out

the garage...

I had an extra one of those,

thought you might need it.

How about a cup of coffee,

dad?

No thanks. I can't stay.

You know,

it's funny when you...

you look back and...

you see these things

that you thought were clues and...

you realize they weren't.

That morning

I remember Frank got early...

and made a big breakfast.

French toast.

Then he was out front

washing his car.

You know, I...

I went with him

to get the gun, dad.

He told me he needed it

for target practice.

So...

I did it.

I even climbed through

the window to get it for him.

That was wrong of him.

You heard

what I said right, dad.

I mean... I got the gun.

I helped him do it.

Oh, he tricked you.

I knew that there was

something wrong that morning...

because he hugged me.

And he never liked

being hugged.

Even when he was a baby.

It wasn't his way.

DEAR, CARLIN PLEASE...

Hey.

They're kicking Harry

out of school.

They're saying he beat up

Nathaniel.

He had something to do

with Gus's death?

Is that why they really

are kicking him out?

No.

Harry didn't have anything

to do with it.

Gus just had an accident.

No-one's to blame.

And certainly not you.

How do you know?

Well...

they checked the riverbank

where Gus used to go and smoke.

Found a rock with traces

of his blood on it...

near his footprints.

Seems he just slipped

and hit his head.

Gus.

Look, I'm sorry.

Hello everybody and thank you

so very much for being here.

It's my pleasure to welcome you

to the inauguration...

of the Haddan County

Medical Centre.

Hi.

Remember me?

Sure do.

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