Wake Page #6

You're a great dancer!

Let's go back out there.

% % It could be day, it could be night % %

Mm, I had the best time.

- Wait, I have a question.

- What?

Why is it always Texas this

and Texas that with you guys?

What about North Dakota music

or Iowa music or something?

Well, I, for one,

am very grateful for that fact,

because I don't want to go

to a North Dakota music festival.

[Chuckles]

But seriously, though,

I'm so glad you came.

I got to share one of my

favorite watering holes with you.

My grandmother, she was

born and raised in Lubbock.

She used to say to me...

she'd always say,

"You ain't never gonna love

a place other than Texas,

and you ain't never gonna love

anyone who ain't a Texan."

But she was wrong.

California's so pretty.

Places are places.

But I'm in love with you.

Babe, there's no pressure.

Don't say anything.

I'm just telling you how I feel.

No, I do. I love you. I...

CARYS:
It's a modern-day

"Antony and Cleopatra."

Our sets are gonna reflect

the lovers' inner emotional state.

It's big and bold and passionate.

Interesting.

Wow.

It's beautiful.

Thanks.

- Hi.

- Hey.

What's going on?

How come we

never go to your place?

That's easy. It's a mess.

Yours is much nicer.

I don't mind a mess.

Come on, let's eat.

Garlic.

[Chuckles]

Oh, my.

Is that one of yours?

Yes. It's...

Really awful.

It is.

Can I have one for my office?

Oh, that reminds me.

I need a pen.

[Drawer opens]

Ow! Ow!

What are you doing?!

Babe, give me my hand.

Sorry.

The pens are in here.

You're very protective

of your office supplies.

Honey, I'm a vet.

I have to operate with this hand.

If you can call it a hand now.

It's more like a club.

[Soft music plays]

I'm sorry.

[Doorbell rings]

Don't stop.

[Doorbell rings]

Mm.

[Pounding on door]

Don't stop.

[Doorbell ringing,

knocking on door]

[Doorbell ringing]

[Knocking on door continues]

Who's knocking on your door

this late at night?

Is there something I should know?

There's a lot you should know.

Mm.

Carys Reitman?

- Yeah.

- I'm Detective Grayson.

This is Detective Daniels.

Mr. Cormier, hello, again.

Hello.

Do you guys mind

if we come inside?

I mean, couldn't this wait

until the morning?

Okay, come in, then.

[Sighs]

Miss Reitman,

we have questions

about Anna Williams' death.

Now, we've already spoken

with Tyler here.

We're hoping that you might give us

any additional information.

I doubt I could be of any help.

Yeah, 'cause according to, uh, Tyler,

you were

very good friends with Anna.

I mean, we weren't

best friends or anything.

We took, um, a class together.

You know, we were friends,

and we had

a common interest in... in art,

and that was the extent of it.

Did she ever express

any concern for her safety?

CARYS:

Her safety?

Specifically, did she ever mention

being afraid of anyone?

Did she worry that her money

could have made her a target

for someone unscrupulous?

CARYS:

No.

Did you ever see her

take drugs?

Did she seem to have

a substance abuse problem?

No, I... I don't...

I don't know.

Like I said,

I wasn't a confidante.

It's kind of funny that you'd end up

dating your friend's fianc.

How long have you and Tyler here

been together?

You know, we're not

doing anything wrong,

and I don't like the tone

of your questions.

Maybe we can take you

down to the station house

and ask you questions there.

- We can do that, right?

- Yeah, that's a great idea.

- What did you say?

- Take me.

You come down and see us

when you're alone.

We'll see ourselves out.

They came by last week.

I guess it's never a good time to say

that you're officially a suspect

in your fiances death.

That's ridiculous.

You were very good, though...

very forceful.

I'm not gonna get pushed around

by a beat cop.

You sound

like a hardened criminal.

Well, you know,

I have some traffic tickets

and shoplifted as a teenager.

I jaywalk.

You're a dangerous woman.

I told you there's things

you don't know about me.

I need to talk to you.

You didn't know Anna, did you?

You never even met her.

How did you know?

My sister didn't know Matisse

from Mickey Mouse.

[Sighs]

Believe me, this is all

a really big misunderstanding.

It's more

than a misunderstanding.

But thank God you know,

because I...

Save it.

I hired a private investigator

because my parents didn't believe me.

He's seen you and Tyler

everywhere together.

How long you been plotting this?

Wait, what?

Did she find out?

I-I don't...

Is that why you had to kill her?

Kill her?

Oh, my God.

You've got this all wrong.

- I have not...

- I don't think so.

Anna was acting strange

before she died.

Different.

She seemed scared all the time,

low energy, depressed.

It's because she knew

about you, wasn't it?

I met Tyler at Anna's funeral.

You have the wrong idea

about all this.

Right, and you've

fallen in love in six weeks.

My sister and I were best friends.

We talked all the time.

And then she started... changing.

The last thing I heard from her,

she was going away

for the weekend with Tyler.

And the next thing I knew,

she was dead.

Who killed her?

Did you do it?

Did he?

There's no point in lying anymore.

Marissa, this is crazy.

I think you should go.

Well, you're going down

one way or another.

Watch your back.

You could be next.

Okay, let me get this straight.

[Sighs]

You're dating a murderer.

Now the dead girl's family

is convinced

that you helped bump her off.

It's not funny.

No, actually, as a matter of fact,

it's not funny.

Have you seriously

considered the fact

that your life could be in danger?

Stop. You don't even know Tyler.

It's not possible.

I can't leave you right now.

I'm afraid when I come back,

you're either gonna be dead

or serving a life sentence.

Very funny.

Look, you should just come

with me to the conference.

You know, I hear Cleveland

is supposed to be...

...mildly interesting.

Look, this whole thing

has just been blown out of proportion.

The fact that Tyler and I

are even together

is what makes him seem guilty.

That's all it is.

I mean, no one even believes

that we met at the funeral.

You should follow him.

I'm not gonna follow him.

Yes. You should follow him

for a couple hours.

If there's nothing wrong,

just put it all behind you.

[Sighs]

Okay, I put the whole thing

behind me.

Now I don't have to follow him.

Well, at least promise me you'll

pay attention to the patterns, okay,

because serial killers

follow them.

[Chuckles]

So, now, what's the last thing

he did with Anna?

Um...

Well, Marissa said

they went out of town together.

So, you don't leave the city limits.

And just to play it safe,

don't do anything to make him angry.

And whatever you do,

don't tell him about the ring

in the throes

of a confessional urge.

Jesus Christ,

you've gone this long.

This whole thing is ridiculous.

Look, I just don't want to be the one

to put the final makeup on you.

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