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Tell Me a Story...

I found him.TIM: Who?

JORDAN: The guy, the pig.
After the lineup,

I followed him to his job,
to his trailer in Queens.

Can I take off for a few?

I wouldn't ask
if it wasn't important.You've got two hours.

ETHAN: I wonder what happens
to a teacher

who sleeps with their students.

Such a flagrant
abuse of power.

Someone came
to that room

after we left
and moved his body.

I found this
in Dan's wallet.

You see the emblem and number?

It's a storage place.

[gasps] $2 million.

I'm keeping the money.

GABE:
Billy is dead.

He knows where you live.
Need to get out of there.

Where's the money?

[panting]

♪

[sighs softly]

[indistinct chatter outside]

Oh, shit.

What's wrong?

[sighs] You weren't supposed
to let me fall asleep.What time is it?

Colleen's gonna kill me.Who's Colleen?

[sighs]
My grandmother.

Where's my other shoe?

Cinderella.Oh, please.

[chuckles]:
What's wrong with Cinderella?

Well, let's start with
the degrading

damsel in distress stereotype

and go from there.

Wow, okay, no fairy tales
for you.

I don't subscribe
to rainbow-wrapped,

whitewashed happy endings.

[chuckles]: You're talking about
that Disney capitalist bullshit.

I mean the real ones, the...

the dark, violent
cautionary tales

of the Brothers Grimm.

You know, Hans
Christian Andersen.

Is that gonna be
on a quiz later?

I, uh, I didn't get to study.
I was a little busy last night.

[both laugh]

When am I gonna
see you again? Hmm?

English class.
Three hours.

No, no, no.
Just me and you.

Well, what happened to,

"We can't do this;
we're going to hell"?

That meltdown.I-I've given up that fight.

But, listen, we...

we got to be smart about this.

More careful.

We're our own cautionary tale.

Oh. Oh, funny.

I really have to go.

Don't overthink it, okay?

Fine.

Bye.

Bye.

[door opens, closes]

TIM [in distance]:
Kayla? Kayla!

Hey.
Good morning.

Good morning.
Is Kayla up?

She overslept.
She's, uh, still in the shower.

You-you go on.
I'll-I'll see her off.

Oh, I have a few
minutes still.

You want some coffee?

Uh, yeah.

[quietly]:
Yeah.

[mouthing]

Thank you, Colleen.
I'm sorry about last night.

I was at my friend's,
and we got to talking.

I lost track of time...Blah, blah, blah. Stop lying.

Now, I just saved
your ass downstairs,

which is something that I do not
intend on making a habit of.

So you get your shit together
and you get to school.

♪

♪

♪

♪

♪

[lawnmower buzzing in distance]

[knocks]

You Gabe?

And you are?

Terry.
Heard a lot about you.

Well, I'm glad you made it.
Come on in.

Your sister's
in the kitchen.

Hey.

God, what happened?

I'll, uh, give you guys
a couple minutes.

[groans]
Are you okay?

Yeah.

Whoever killed Billy found me.

[sniffles]

It didn't go so well.

Did he get the money?

No.

I got him.

You killed him?

I don't know. Maybe.

I didn't wait
around to find out.

Why didn't you just
give him the money?

He was gonna
kill me anyway, Gabe.

They're just gonna
send more people.

They're gonna kill both of us.

Terry's gonna help us.
He's got a car.

And go where?
And who the fuck's Terry?!

We can't just
run forever, Hannah.

I got a friend
in North Carolina.

Okay? We'll be
safe there.

I'm not going
to North Carolina.

Once the police find
Billy's body,

you'll be the first person
they'll be looking for.

You didn't see him.

[sighs]
He was tortured, Hannah.

He was... cut open.

Pull it together.
[sniffs]

We need to hit the road.

Virginia's closer.

We're not going
to Virginia.

Why would you
even suggest that?

Because Richard has money
and resources.

Richard is not an option.

But he said if
we needed anything--

He's-he's like family...

He's not our fucking family!

We don't have anyone
but each other.

We're going to North Carolina.

Period.

I've got to pack some stuff.

[indistinct voices echoing]

EDDIE: Down! Now! JORDAN: Don't. Don't.

EDDIE: Turn it off!
You want to fucking die?!

[gunshots]

[door opens]

[door closes]

[gasps] What the fuck
are you doing, Eddie?!

What the fuck
are you doing?!

I knocked on the
door a few times.

You were passed out.
Your door's unlocked.

Oh, goddamn it.

[groans]

What happened to you?

I got the shit
beat out of me.

Manny send his
men after you?

[panting]
Come on, how much
do you owe him?

No, it wasn't Manny.
It was Sam.

That asshole still
doesn't have my money.

[sighs]

[groans]

You know, that detective
came to see me again, Garcia,

to confirm your alibi
for a second time.

Fuck.

You stuck to the same story
you told her before, right?Yeah, babe, of course.

What the hell?

What? What's going on?

No. No, no, no, no, no, no.

What?The mask, it's gone.

Maybe you just forgot
where you put it.

No, no, no, no, no, no!

Fuck, fuck, fuck!

Jordan, you could
have called.

I did. I left messages.

It's been days,
and I haven't heard from you.

No arrests have been made.

It's frustrating, I know.

I found something...
that'll help.

Where did you
get that from?

Eddie Longo's trailer.

What were you doing
in his trailer?

Looking for evidence to prove
that I am right about him.

How'd you get inside?

The front door.

[scoffs] You broke in?

I found a key...

And I suppose, yes.

I got this.

You can't do this.

I know what you're feeling...

Eddie and his friends murdered
Beth, and you let him walk away.

None of the other witnesses
were able to I.D. him...

But I did!We pinged
his cell phone.

He made calls from it
during the robbery

from an apartment on Avenue A.

And I confirmed his alibi
with his girlfriend, twice.

He's lying, and so is she.

And we haven't ruled them out.

But this is an investigation,

and we still
have hours

of footage to analyze,
witnesses to interview.

If it is Eddie Longo,
he will be brought to justice.

You need to run the mask
for his DNA.That's not how it works.

And even if his DNA
is inside the mask,

it's inadmissible
because you stole it.

You have tampered
with a murder investigation.

I know the injustice you feel.

My husband was a cop,

killed two years ago
this Christmas.

Gunned down
at a gas station...Don't do that.

Don't try and connect with me
on some human level

to try and pacify me.

I'm trying to tell you
that it takes time.

Finding who did it
and prosecuting

are two different things.

I promise you, I will find
the men who took Beth from you.

I always do.

Then get off your ass
and start doing it.

Let's talk about what's
really important, right?

Ideas, thoughts, emotions.

When reading Wuthering Heights,
what does,

what does it make you feel?

Jane?

Uh...

It made me feel hopeful.

Oh, and why? Why is that?

It's one of the greatest
love stories

of all time.Ooh.

The affection that Catherine
and Heathcliff

have for one another
is inspiring.

[laughs softly]
Bullshit.

[chuckles]: I'm sorry. Kayla,
you have something to add?

She said, "Bullshit."Thank you so much.

Can you get your foot
off the table?

Catherine and Heathcliff
are two people trapped

in an abusive
relationship.

It's unhealthy and pathetic.

But that doesn't mean that
they're-they're not in love.

They're obsessed.
Big difference.

Perhaps Bronte's definition
of love differs from yours.

Or you just
don't understand love.

Ooh, she salty.

The book is about passion,
in all of its self-consuming

and destructive glory.

It's 50 shades of fucked up.

[laughs]:
Oh, okay.

Okay, okay,
thank you. Uh...

just watch the language there,
but that is definitely one way

of looking at it.

Bronte was deliberate
in depicting tragic love.

Perhaps you just prefer

a rainbow-wrapped,
whitewashed happy ending?

I followed him again.

I went inside
of his trailer.

I found his pig mask.

Jesus, Jordan.

I took it to the police.

What did they say?

Said it was inadmissible,

and that I had tampered with
a murder investigation.

You're lucky
they didn't arrest you.

I had to do something, okay?

Why don't you eat something?

The police are
useless, Tim.

They won't even
arrest him.

I hand them proof,
and they do nothing.

I know you're hurting,
but you can't do this.

No, Tim.

That's where
you're wrong.

All I have to do is follow him.

Eddie Longo--
that's his name.

I know where he lives.
I know where he works.

If I follow him,
eventually

he'll lead me to the
man who killed Beth.

And then what?

My God, Jordan, uh,
I don't even know what to say.

How do you even know
you have the right guy?

You said this Eddie
has an alibi.His girlfriend,

Carla, but, she's lying...Well, how do you know
she's lying?

Because I was there!

Okay? It was Eddie.

His voice,
his body, his eyes.

He was one of them.Okay, okay.

I just have to prove
she's lying.

Where are you going?
Where are you going?Jordan...

Hey, eat something.Oh, it is so good to see you.

Oh, I'm so sorry
about Beth.

Thank you. And, uh,
for the flowers.

Um, we've all missed
you around here.

Yeah, I was just leaving.

Why don't you
finish your meal?

Oh, want to go home
and get some rest. I'm tired.

Okay? Katrina, thank you.
Tim, bye.

[zips bag]

Hannah said, uh, you were
a dancer or studied dance?

Hannah doesn't know
what she's talking about.

I used to study.

A long time ago.

Hey.

I'd be dead if it wasn't
for your sister.

Hannah.

[zips bag]

I packed some supplies.

I got a prepaid burner phone,
uh, flashlights, food, water.

If I had more notice,
I would've...

Um, Terry, I hate to ask,
but, uh,

I don't suppose you could
part with your...

Yeah. I'm ahead of you.

[sniffles]

Seriously?

Come on.

Take care of yourself.

All right?
Call me if you need me.

I'll come running.

Thanks, brother.

♪

[sighs]

Come on, let's go.

[engine starts]

♪

Are you following me?

What do you want?

'Cause stalking
is a serious crime.

If you're having obsessive
feelings towards me,

you should see someone.

Go away, asshole.

A little harsh.

I deserve that.
I was an asshole.

You think?I tried calling you.

Yeah, and I tried ignoring you.

But life's full
of disappointments.

Hold up.
Hold up, please?

Ethan...Look, I screwed up.

But at least I kept my mouth
shut about you and Mr. Sullivan.

What do you want, a thank you?

I did what I did 'cause...

I was a jealous idiot.

I like you, Kayla.

I want you in my life, even
if it means just being friends.

I'm serious.
See this?

Consider this the friend zone.

Bro, you're walking through
my friend zone here.

So where you headed to now?

Home.

You really want
to go home right now?

I really want
to get away from you.

[chuckles]

Good, you're still mad at me.

That'll come in handy.

For what?Follow me.

Why?So I can prove to you

that I'm not an asshole,
and you can trust me.

Friends, Kayla, I promise.

Or not. Later.

Fine.

But only 'cause I believe
in keeping my enemies closer.

I can live with that.

[music playing faintly
over radio]

[sighs]

Did your friend call you back?

No, not yet.

So he doesn't even know
we're coming.

It'll be fine.

Okay? Don't
worry about it.

Think the police
found Billy's body?

I don't know.

Maybe.

They'd notify his family first.

Did you know his family?

He's from the West Coast.

Where? What city?I don't know.

You lived with him for a year,
and you don't know?

I don't know, okay?

It's not like
he was my brother in combat.

I just met him at the club,
and then we became roommates.

Don't be a dick, okay?

Terry and I went through
a lot of shit together.

Mm-hmm.When did you get like this?

Like what?So fucking apathetic
and checked out.

When everyone I ever loved
left me. That's how.

Oh, cry me a river.

I don't get it.

I mean, you wanted
to study dance.

You were so good.

Real talent.

Dreams don't pay. Clubs do.

I needed money.

I couldn't afford class...

I sent you money.

Every dime I made,
I sent to you.

You know what Dad's
medical bills were.

There was no money for school.

And certainly not enough
for a drug habit.

Fuck you.

How much did Dan Simmons
pay you to fuck?

I'm not a whore.

Why are you such a bitch?

[sighs]

[rock music playing in distance]

[rock music playing,
people whooping]

[glass shatters]

What is this place?

This is a rage room.

It's like therapy.

With a crowbar.[glass shatters]

Think of it as
your patriotic duty.

There's nothing more American
than apple pie and anger.

So you pay to break stuff?

Society tries to tell us
that having aggression is wrong,

but it's natural;
we all have it.

Want to find a way
to express it?

What's up, E?

Any specials today?

Uh, I got in some lawn gnomes,
a few ceramic vases...

[glass shatters]selfie sticks.

Oh. Got one of those
Hoverboards.

We'll take it all.

ETHAN:
First time can be

a little overwhelming,
so I'll start us off.

No, wait.

I got this.

Yes, ma'am.

[rock music continues]

Oh, shit! [chuckles]
That was sick.

[gasps]

How do you feel?
Like I want
to do it again.

Fuck yeah.

[rock music playing loudly]

[both grunting]

♪

[sighs]We're gonna need more
things to destroy.

Yeah, I'll get
another bucket.

[sighs]

[clattering nearby]

[whimpering]Shh, shh, shh. It's me.

It's just me.
It's just me.

You scared the
crap out of me.

I just didn't want
anyone to see me.

Okay?
Did you follow me?

No, no, no, I-I saw Ethan

follow you from school,
so technically I was just,

I was following--
[sighs] I was worried.

You know, I was just
worried and I wanted

to make sure you were safe;
I'm sorry.

I'm fine.

Kayla, Ethan is dangerous.

[glass shatters]After that
fight yesterday,

I-I did some checking
into his background.

[objects clattering]Yeah?

He's got a criminal record.

Three assault charges,
one with a deadly weapon.

He must have a great lawyer

because he pled
out of all of them.

He also missed a semester
last year because of

mental health issues.

[sighs]

I can take care of myself.

Yes, yes.
I'm sure of that.

I just-- I read his record
and I'm... I'm sorry.

[sighs]

Well, Mr. Sullivan,
you've taken a turn.

[sighs]
I like it.

God, I can't stop
thinking about you.

[chuckles]
Me, too.

I should get going.
Okay.

Ethan's gonna
wonder where I am.

Just-just-just...

Be careful around him.

Okay.

There you are.[gasps] Hey.

Everything all right?

Yeah, why?

[glass shatters]

No reason.

Front desk is that way.Okay.

MAN [in distance]:
Let's do it! Do it!

MAN:
Buy me a scratcher, too.

So, I'll just fill up and then
we'll be on our way, okay?

Yeah, I'll pay.
You want anything? Water?

Yeah, and a protein bar.

[pop music playing faintly
over speakers]

Wh...?

[grunts]
Hey.

What did you get?Stuff.

Uh, protein bars.

Only, what flavor?

We got chocolate,
peanut butter,

peanut butter chocolate,
chocolate mint,

caramel, chocolate caramel.

What is all this?

Well, you wanted
a protein bar,

so I bought you
every flavor.

I also got some chips,
cookies, tuna fish sandwich,

nuts, popcorn, beef jerky,
whole ton of shit.

Why did you buy so much?

Because I could.

You're ridiculous.

Rich and ridiculous.

If we're gonna do this...
[sighs]

...then let's do this.

Let's go.

Hey. U-Um...[engine starts, stops]

I've done a lot of things
for drugs.

But I've never
taken money for sex.

I've never been a rent boy.

That's not me.

[engine starts]

♪

You know, you really
didn't have to walk me home.

It's what friends
do, isn't it?

[chuckles]

Truth is I don't
have any friends,

so maybe I'm
doing this wrong.

Well, thanks for today.
I had a lot of fun.

Aren't you gonna
invite me in?

Uh, good night, Ethan.

Can I just use
the bathroom?

Two minutes.

Three if you want me
to wash my hands.

[chuckles]

Wow, nice digs.

Uh, bathroom's
down the hall.

Are we alone?

How about a tour?

Maybe start with
your bedroom.

Oh, you were
doing so well.

You almost made it a
whole day, but time to go.

Oh, at the very least, I deserve
a friendly kiss good night.

Get off of me!

[panting]
What's the big deal?

Stop playing the innocent card.
We both know what's up.

I'm not. [grunts]

[gasps]
Not so rough.

Go home, Ethan! [grunts]

I know you only agreed
to come with me today

so I'd keep your
little secret.
[whimpers]

Think I didn't see your
teacher boyfriend following us?

[whimpers]
You better
play nice.

You sick fuck.
[yelps]

[whimpering]
COLLEEN:
Get off her!

[yelps][grunts] What the fuck, lady?!

Fuck out of my house!

[door closes]

[scoffs]

[panting]

Who the hell was that?

Nobody. [panting]

I'm calling the police.No, don't!

Don't. I'm fine.
I'm fine. Please!

He's gone now.
Can we just drop it?

Drop it? What is it with you?

Are you trying to hurt me?
Or your dad?

Or are you just trying to prove

what a royal fuck-up
you really are?

Forget it.No, I want to know
because I am certain

this is not what your
mother would want.

I'm leaving.

The hell you are.Look, I am sorry!

Okay? I messed up.
Just let me go!

You don't know how badly
I wish I could. But I can't.

I didn't ask for your help.

Well, I'm asking for yours.

Because there was
a moment there,

between the two of us,
that I thought

we could be friends.

But I'm not spending

any more nights wondering
if you're alive or dead

or continuing to lie to my son,
because that shit is exhausting!

So you tell me

how to not care about you.

And maybe then I can get
some fucking sleep.

[house music playing loudly]

♪

["Crazy" by Patsy Cline begins,
crowd groaning]

MAN:
What is this?

WOMAN:
No!

[crowd continues shouting]

[man booing]MAN: You suck!

♪ Crazy

Motherfucker.

♪ I'm crazy for feeling ♪

Eddie, what is it?

♪ So lonely

♪ I'm crazy... ♪

Why the fuck
are you playing this song?

Some guy paid me
1,000 bucks to play it.

Who? Where is he?

He's right over there.

♪ I knew

♪ You'd love me as long ♪

Hey.♪ As you wanted

Eddie!

♪ And then someday

♪ You'd leave me for some... ♪

DJ [over speakers]:
That's enough of that, folks.

[house music resumes,
crowd murmuring excitedly]

Come here for a second.[gasps]

[grunting]
Wait, wait.
Wait-wait, wait.

W-Wait.Why are you doing this?

You know why.
You know what happened.

[scoffs] I don't know
what you're talking about.

Yes, you do. Yes, you do.
You were his alibi.

You had his cell.

You made phone calls during the
robbery, pretending to be him.

You're crazy.

Listen to me, okay?

When this whole thing goes down,
and he gets caught,

so will you.

Eddie didn't kill
your fiancée.

Just tell me
who did. Please.

Please help me.

[sighs] Okay.

Okay.

But he'll kill me
if he sees me talking to you.

Meet me after closing
in the alleyway

outside the club, okay?

Hey, Jose.

It's Hannah, again.

Call when you can.

I'm headed your way,
and, uh...

I really need a place
to crash. Thanks.

[crickets chirping]

What happens if we show up
and he's not there?

We'll figure it out.

[clears throat]
And then what?

I don't know.
We'll live our lives.

[chuckles]

In North Carolina?Yeah, maybe.

[both laugh]

Who the fuck knows?

With this kind of money,
we can do whatever we want.

And what would you do?

Open a gym for vets
who've been injured in combat.

This country chews up
our veterans and spits them out.

I figured I'd do
what I can to help.

What happened, Hannah?

I-I saw your back.

What happened?

I don't want to talk about it.

I know you were wounded,

and I know you had
all those surgeries.

They called when
you were discharged.

So you know.

But I don't.

You never talked
about it.

What happened?

♪

We were on a routine patrol.

And then the-the Humvee exploded

and split in two.

Terry was screaming for help...

...because his leg
got blown off.

When I was crawling
over to Terry, uh,

there was a-a second
explosion, and, uh,

I threw myself
on top of him.

And there was a fire.

It rolled right across my back.

Ate right through my tac vest.

I thought I knew
what hurt was, but...

nothing compares to that.

Why didn't you ever tell me?

You never asked.

I'm sorry I wasn't
there for you.

[crying softly]

I never abandoned you.

I went into the Army for us.

To help you.

[sobs softly]

You were supposed
to be happy, Gabe.

[sobs softly]

[crying softly]

♪

[text message chirps]

[text message chirps]

[chuckles]

[sighs]

[vibrates]

♪

♪ Say all you want

♪ Girl, you are an angel...

Who are you texting?

♪ Girl, you see

♪ You're all that I want... ♪

Nobody.

♪ You had me at hello

♪ Girl, I almost fainted

♪ Too much for my young heart

♪ And soul to bear to feel...

What'd you do today?

Nothing.

Hey, asshole,

you're lucky I'm even
talking to you right now.

I don't want to talk.

[thunder rumbling]

I can't.

I'm-I'm sorry, I just can't.

I know you're afraid,
but it's the right thing to do.

You have to keep me out of it.
You have to promise.

I swear I'll leave you
out of it.

Just give me the name of the guy
who killed my fiancée.

Stay the fuck away from me!

[both grunting]

Eddie!

[both panting]

[groans]

[coughing]

Stay down, motherfucker.

No.

[coughing]

I didn't mean to do it.

She wasn't supposed to die.

CARLA:
Stop! Stop!

That-that's enough.
That's enough.

You're gonna kill him.

No one was supposed to die.

No one was
supposed to die.

[thunder rumbling]

♪

♪

[birds chirping]

[engine turns off]

Hannah, wake up.

Wake up.

Where are we?Don't be mad.

We're in Virginia.

Hannah, you didn't even know
where you were going

or if your friend
was gonna be there.

I know Richard's
going to help us.

I don't want his help.

We can't be here, Gabe.

Hey, I know what I'm doing.

It'll be okay, I promise.

You're just gonna sit there?

[SUV door closes]

[doorbell rings]

Gabe. What are you doing here?

Hi, Richard. I'm sorry
I didn't call before...

No. [chuckles]

MADELINE:
Richard? Who is it?

Gabe.

Hannah.

Hi, Mom.

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