The Summoning Page #2

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Damn. Damn.

You studied

all week for this.

- I know.

- You suck.

Thank you.

I think it drops me

a full letter grade

in that class.

That's all right.

You still got

that mock case to work on.

You can bring it up then.

- I hope so.

- Easy.

Got any plans tonight?

You want to work

on that case?

Do I have a choice now?

I guess not.

Let's see. Do you want to stop

by my place around seven?

I should be home by then.

Yeah, yeah.

Seven is great, yeah.

Okay. Well, I got to head back

to class right now, so...

- Have fun.

- Thank you. I will.

You be good.

- Seven o'clock.

- Seven.

It's a date.

Deborah, a slave working

at the Ferguson Sugar Factory,

clubbed a man

as he approached her

in her cabin.

The man turned out

to be her master...

Deborah was tried for murder

shortly thereafter,

she would stand trial

and be sentenced

to death by noose.

Ouch.

Man.

- Oh, thank you.

- You're welcome.

All right, so...

are we approaching this

with the intent

to get our would-be

client set free

or are we going to try

and get him a lesser charge?

I just don't think

it's realistic

for her to be set free

when we're talking murder here.

Why don't we just

approach it in a way

trying to avoid her from

getting hung for the crimes?

Okay, yeah,

we can do that.

- [Crashing]

- Oh, sh*t.

Oh, no.

Molly really

loved this vase too.

Oh, man, it's all right.

We'll get her another one.

No, you don't understand.

Her mom made this for her.

How did it fall?

It was probably just too close

to the edge of the table,

I'm guessing.

Do you have a broom?

- Yeah, let me grab it.

- Okay.

[Phone ringing]

Hello.

Okay.

All right, so after

killing her master

Deborah dragged the body

into a raging fire

that she and a few other

slaves had built.

Then early the next morning

she gathered up

the remaining bone fragments

and spread them

- throughout the fields.

- Hmm.

Hey. Huh?

- Wake up.

- I'm awake.

- No, you're not.

- Violent.

Huh. The ashes would then be

placed into ground up coffee

and then served to the rest

of the slaves

believing that that would

give them power

- over their masters.

- What?

Yeah, to the ground up coffee.

Just kidding, I made up

the last part.

- Humph.

- Hmm.

You're so funny.

I'm gonna call it a night.

- I'm tired.

- Really?

Yeah.

Okay, well, fine,

I'll just start building

our case, then.

Okay, cool, then.

I'll just...

I'll just see you

at school tomorrow, okay?

- Okay.

- Okay.

Oh, actually do you think

you could stop by

and pick me up

in the morning?

I haven't had a chance

to fix my bike yet.

- Yeah.

- Okay, thank you.

Yeah, no problem.

Okay, I'll see you

in the morning.

All right.

See you in the morning.

- Drive safely.

- Okay, bye.

Bye.

[Doorbell rings]

Rachel?

Rachel?

We gotta go!

I don't wanna be late.

Yo, Rachel!

Hey, Rach!

Come on!

I don't wanna be late.

Hello?

Come on, Rach,

I don't wanna be late!

Hey!

Hey, Rachel,

are you in here?

Rachel?

Come on, Rachel,

pick up.

[Phone ringing]

Sh*t.

Rachel...

[Distorted voice]

Rachel...

[Woman's voice]

Rachel.

[Dripping]

Hey!

Hey! Is somebody

out there?

[Patrick] Do you need anything else?

Do you have my number?

- [Woman] I got it right here.

- [Patrick] And my address?

- [Woman] We're good.

- [Patrick] Yeah?

- I'll be in tomorrow.

- Anytime you wanna call just...

- All right, we'll find her.

- Okay, thank you, Officer.

- You're welcome.

- Thank you very much.

- Afternoon.

- Hi.

- Deputy Forster.

- Detective Silva.

Yeah, no sign of the girl,

or anyone for that matter.

Did you talk to any

of these neighbors?

Yeah, no one heard

or saw anything.

It's Patrick.

No, it's Rachel,

she's gone missing.

Was anybody else here when

she disappeared?

No. Patrick came by

this morning

to give her a ride to school,

but she was already gone.

Rachel's cell phone's

still here,

books, keys.

I don't know.

I... I came over...

No, I came over earlier

and the door was open,

but she's not here,

and the cops

are here right now.

I'd like to have a few words

with this guy.

- Well, be my guest. I'm finished here.

- Thank you.

Yeah, and the cops

are here right now.

I... I gotta go.

All right?

I'll talk...

I'll call you later. Bye.

- Hey.

- Hey.

How's it going?

It's a nice area, man.

Yeah.

You're gonna

find her, right?

That's what I intend

to do, yeah.

You all right, here, I...

- Nervous?

- Yeah, I am.

Sorry, I don't got a light.

I just... I'm trying to quit.

I got one.

Patrick, how long

have you known Rachel?

I don't know.

A couple of months.

You guys are just

classmates?

Yeah, yeah, we're just...

just good friends.

Would you like to be more

than just classmates?

- Yeah.

- Hey, I don't blame you.

She's a very

attractive girl.

I'm sure she would have guys

lining up around this block

to take her on a date.

So what?

What does that got

to do with anything?

Well, it could be nothing.

Patrick, you know how

little kids get

when they want something

really bad

and they don't get it?

They, um,

they feel rejected.

They start to act out.

Throw a tantrum.

Get violent.

See what I'm getting at?

Yeah.

Something about that guy.

That's not setting right

in my stomach though.

Get a car on him?

I got somebody out

on him, tailing him.

Every move he makes.

- All right, you take care.

- Yeah, thanks.

- Don't tell him nothin'.

- I won't.

Deputy Forester has a search

party out for Rachel.

She's starting

on Weistheimer tonight.

Right.

I hear ya'll needed

some help.

Joe Ferguson.

Chief Lubbock, and my top hand

Detective Silva.

Pleasure's all mine.

So word has it that you'll

be owning this town

by year's end.

Rumors.

More like two.

[Chuckling]

Gotta sweep it up

when it's low.

Sitting on a gold mine

when we land this, Chief.

And just to go build

on top of my station.

Well, it's not for sale,

otherwise...

Ooh, now back up.

Well, what me and my son,

Junior, come down here for?

I heard there's

a search party out

looking for a girl

who's gone missing.

Now, is there

any truth to that?

There's some truth to it.

I got a small army

that works for me.

Now between the builders,

contractors,

and even real estate agents,

I got about a hundred people

that can help.

Well, if you can spare them.

Well, I'll send them

in shifts.

How'd that be?

Appreciate it.

We start one tonight.

All right, well,

then it's settled.

I'll get Junior

on the horn.

- Ya'll have a good day.

- Thank you so much.

Good man.

[Rumbling]

I've known Patrick

since grade school.

He was several years

ahead of me,

but we just clicked.

You know?

Oh, we both met Rachel

around the same time

when she started

school here.

Just friends?

Me and Patrick?

Yeah.

Just friends?

We've fooled around

here and there.

But, yeah,

friends mostly.

Patrick's always been

into Rachel.

How?

Totally obsessed with her.

How do you mean?

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