Woman Thou Art Loosed: On the 7th Day Page #7

there's a possibility she's still alive?

- Yes, yes.

- It's possible.

I mean, we are working on that.

- So somebody else took her?

- Yeah.

You talked to Kari?

She's downstairs, waiting.

I don't think I thanked you

for giving me that extra time

on the porch to whoop that ass.

- Mmm-hmm.

- Good looking out.

I'd do anything for Kari.

You love her that much, huh?

I've always loved her.

But she's in love with you,

and that's how life goes.

Ain't nothin' fair about it.

You know, most of the victims' mothers

couldn't even get the news to

post their daughter's photos.

I'm here because you could

pick up the phone and call the mayor.

Not everybody has that kinda power.

What difference does it make

if Mikayla's still missing?

Well, at least

you still have hope that she's alive.

You know, David, I think you need

to lighten up on Kari a bit.

I mean, give her credit

for what she's done, man.

- She's changed her life...

- She's lied about her life.

And, man, look. I'm just trying to

deal with every day, day to day

- just to get through what...

- Oh, come on, come on, man.

You know what?

I've seen people go through more.

So... So don't stand here

and play the victim, buddy.

- Hey, don't you play with me.

- Look, this is man-to-man, all right?

Hey, man-to-man. There's no void here.

There's no gap for you to step into.

I got this.

I got it on lock...

Bro, you're out of your league, man.

- Is that right?

- You're out of your league, man.

Is that right? Well, let

me tell you something.

I understand Kari,

which is more than I can say for you.

Whoo!

You stay the hell away from my wife.

Hey, Frank, I want

another look at MK's boot prints.

Suit yourself.

All right, these are the prints,

that came from the Ames' house

and the nearby levee.

Uh-huh.

Those are the ones that came from

the other victims' locations.

- These two?

- Mmm-hmm.

All right.

All right, look. Look at this.

These prints are both from the same

type of boot. Same size, everything.

They're identical.

Yeah, but we never really

questioned why

one of them has always been

half as deep as the other one.

The weight is inconsistent

with a size 11 boot.

The press did

leak the details of the killer's M.O.

My guess is whoever wore these boots,

was wearing a couple pair of socks

to make them fit,

which means we're dealing with a copycat.

We gotta backtrack.

What we got here? Moving out?

Don't you wish.

Empty out some of these boxes

so we can put Mikayla's flyers in 'em.

- Let me ask you a question.

- Hmm.

How many students

you estimate you've taught at Trudeau?

Man, I don't know. Thousands.

And you still think

not one of them went sideways?

It kinda defies the odds of probability.

Occasional student gets

upset about a grade, then I talk to them.

Beyond that, Beth would know.

Yeah, I know. I spoke to her.

- What'd she say?

- Same thing you said.

You ever had a thing with a student?

An affair with a student?

- No.

- What about with one of your T.A.'s?

Since assaulting a federal

officer is a felony,

I'm gonna

let you walk off my property and leave.

Off the record,

I'm gonna let you have that one.

- Do that.

- This time.

If you're looking for Beth,

you've called the right number.

Leave a message.

You ever had a thing with a student?

- Oh.

- Hmm.

I'm pregnant.

What'd you say? What did you say?

You heard me.

I'm pregnant.

When did you find this out?

- Um... Yesterday.

- You're telling me now.

You know better than this.

We can't have a baby. I love my wife.

What's that?

Is it Beth?

"I never wanted to

complicate things by getting pregnant,"

"but the grief of losing

a child was almost too much to handle."

He does this and then he judges me?

Revenge is a good motive.

That's why Mikayla didn't scream.

She knew her.

I'm gonna call it in. Stay there.

"The longer that time goes by, the more I

start to realize that there is no divorce."

All right, Kari, listen.

I'm gonna go... Kari?

Kari!

Sh*t!

Kari... Hey, listen.

Kari is on her way to Beth's

and she has my gun.

What are you doing in my house?

Where's my daughter, Beth?

Where's my daughter?

Where is she?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Don't bullshit me.

Girl, you better tell me

where my daughter is.

- Where is Mikayla? Or I'm...

- Or what?

What you gonna do? Kill me?

Huh?

Uh... Nice work you showing up here, baby.

Little Miss Perfect turns out to be

- nothing but a whore!

- Mommy! I'm in here! Help!

Psycho b*tch! Mikayla?

- Mommy! Mommy!

- Baby, I'm here. Mommy's here.

- Come and get me.

- Hold on.

- Mikayla!

- Don't you be screaming in my house!

Mikayla!

- Come and get me.

- Hold on, baby.

Stand back, honey.

How dare you come into my home?

Back, baby.

David needs to know

what it feels like to lose a child!

Run, baby, run!

- Mommy!

- You're not going!

I will not let you touch her!

You're not worth it.

Oh, I see you got your gun back.

Oh, yes, I did.

Not funny.

Well, uh...

I needed to thank you.

Thanks for everything.

Always.

Always.

Aw...

Take care of you.

She's finally asleep.

You know what?

You spent how much time with that woman?

You couldn't tell she was crazy?

I got caught up.

There was obviously an attraction and...

We talked and she was intelligent...

Stop. Stop. That's enough.

So many times I wanted to say something.

But you didn't.

I didn't say anything

'cause I didn't wanna lose you.

So where do we go from here?

I don't know.

Here's what I know.

I would give my life for that little girl

up there that we created together

and I would give my life

for the woman I love and that's you.

Well, I never stopped

loving you, so...

Maybe we'll find forgiveness in that.

I'm gonna go upstairs

and stay close to Mikayla.

Oh, freedom

Oh, freedom

Oh, freedom

Over me

So what's next?

Kari, you've...

You've done the hard part.

You've forgiven your father,

you've forgiven yourself

but the amazing thing...

You got your daughter back.

I got her back. It's a miracle.

Absolutely.

And I got my faith back.

I mean, I really got it back.

I feel the earth under my feet finally.

When you begin to forgive

and build your faith,

nothing's impossible.

That's important.

Because you're going to need that faith

to get your marriage back.

Mmm-hmm.

Well, that's not gonna be easy.

But, uh...

We're going to try.

If you take a little love,

a little prayer,

and mix it with some forgiveness,

you'd be surprised.

I'm goin' home

And go home

To my Lord

And be free

I took you to a place

A place I've learned to call my own

Where the sun always shines

Yes, and you get

that good feeling in your bones

You know the people are friendly there

And you can leave

that nasty old feeling back at home

Well, but we ended

back where we started

Things didn't turn out

the way that you had planned

Yes, we have to go back

where we started, woman

Things didn't turn out

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