Dark Honeymoon (2008) Movie Script
(MultiCom Jingle)
(ominous music)
- You have an accident, sir?
(camera flashing)
Open your trunk, please.
(camera shutter clicking)
- [Fields] I don't have time
to talk right now, okay.
I'm waiting for the FBI to get here,
and I've got dead bodies
all over the county.
I've got a case to make.
Why?
'Cause I'm at work.
Why?
I gotta go, I gotta go.
I'll call you later.
Love you, bye.
Can I help you?
- Sheriff Fields?
- [Fields] Yeah.
- Special Agent McCloud, FBI.
I'm here to start a profile...
- McCloud!
- Yeah.
- Glad to see ya.
We've never seen nothing
like this here before.
- Well.
Thank you for being so appreciative.
Most local sheriffs are not.
So tell me what you
got on this guy so far.
- Well, we caught the son
of a bitch trying to escape
into California.
That's when we discovered Sam
Hackling's body in the trunk.
- Sam Hackling?
- Runs the motel.
Ran the motel.
Known him for years.
They butchered him.
That's what led us back to the motel
where we found the mask.
- Five bodies there?
- So far.
And we've got a suspicious car wreck
that might also be connected.
And a homicide just inside
the California border.
So yeah, we got ourselves
a real mess here.
- And you think this is the guy?
- Everything points in his direction.
Our suspect claims that Sam stumbled
upon the murdered young
couple couple days ago.
He was bringin' 'em an ice
bucket, blah blah blah.
- Got that ice bucket you asked for.
(door creaking)
(ominous music)
- [McCloud] So, what's the kid's story?
- Well, he keeps blaming
a wife that we can't find.
Says they were on their honeymoon.
Some honeymoon, huh?
- Yeah.
- Well, after two days
the little bastard's story
hasn't changed a bit.
- Well, could you let
me take a look at him,
'cause there's no photo off him in here.
- Right through there.
- My name is Special Agent McCloud, FBI,
and you are?
- Paul.
- Paul.
Well, Paul, I am here to try
and sort this whole mess out,
but you're gonna have to help me help you.
You understand that?
Look, Paul, I don't know if
you're innocent or guilty,
but I do know this.
If you're gonna have any
kind of a chance here,
you're gonna have to trust
that I am going to take you seriously.
You understand that?
Okay.
So, you were here on your
honeymoon, is that correct?
- Yeah.
- Looks like things got
a little rough, huh?
Okay, why don't you start
right from the beginning
of your honeymoon.
- Well, it didn't begin as I hoped.
I was sitting alone in my
bedroom at my apartment.
- Alone?
Where was she?
- Her apartment.
It was her idea.
Wanna slip out soon?
- I don't know.
How would you feel if...
- What?
- It's just we've got that
wonderful cottage waiting for us
on the Oregon coast.
Seems kind of tacky to
spend our wedding night
in your apartment.
- [Paul] We'll go to yours.
- It's even worse, trust me.
We've waited three weeks
so it would be special.
I don't wanna spoil it.
- So, what are you saying?
That we spend our wedding
night at our own places?
Separately.
If that'll make you happy.
- [McCloud] And you were okay with that?
- No, of course not.
I was upset.
But not enough to kill her.
- Paul.
Who said she was dead?
- She's not.
That's why you've got a problem.
So, anyway, she said she was a virgin,
and wanted to make it special,
and that we'd wait until
we get to the motel
- You are such a sweetheart.
I hope you didn't mind having
to sleep alone last night.
You've been so patient with
me these past three weeks.
Don't worry, you're gonna
be so happy that we waited.
You know what they say,
patience is a virtue.
(gentle music)
Want a cappuccino?
- Sure.
- That's what I'm sayin'.
Yeah, it's crap.
She just walked out.
Is that some bogus shit or what?
Oh, fuck her.
I'm not gonna put up with
that kind of disrespect.
Gimme a macchiato and a finch.
Hey, not you, schmuck.
I'm ordering.
- There's a line.
- And use nonfat.
And I want a finch, no less.
Hold on a minute.
You know what a finch is?
Finch?
Inch of foam.
This is an inch.
Not this, but this, okay.
- I know what an inch is.
- I don't know.
Some dump on the coast.
Yeah, only place I could
pick up a cell signal.
I know, I know.
Six months of marriage
and she pulls this shit.
I'm a great guy, right.
Alfred?
Alfred, I'm a great guy, right?
Right, you know it.
You see it, everybody sees it.
What is she fuckin' blind?
What are you lookin' at?
Damn right she'll regret it.
Where is she gonna find anybody
who'll give her what I gave her?
Huh?
Snap it up, honey.
It's not brain surgery.
Let me guess.
This is your first day.
(imitates trumpet)
Well, while you're learning
how to make a macchiato,
I'm gonna go...
Where's the men's room?
Hey, cutie.
Do you want me to go pee
pee right here on the floor?
Where is the men's room?
Thank you.
(imitates trumpet)
No, stay with me.
I'm going to the bathroom.
Yeah, hold up, hold on, hold on.
- No, no, sir.
Here in Oregon, we pump the gas.
- All right.
Sure.
- [L.A. Guy] That's what I'm sayin'.
Yeah.
She got everything she deserved.
Yeah, she didn't have a fuckin' clue.
Yeah.
Yeah.
- [McCloud] You recognize that guy?
- Yes, he was at the gas station.
Being pretty loud as I remember.
- You know what happened to him?
- Just what I read in the paper.
- Mm-hmm.
Did you have any contact with him?
- No, I was outside getting gas
while my wife was getting coffee.
Now that I think about it,
she never got coffee.
- Line is too long.
Didn't wanna wait.
- You think she may have
committed this murder as well?
- Knowing what I know now, yeah.
- [McCloud] Yeah.
- Well, seems that we have confirmation
from the county clerk that verifies
that Mr. Paul White and
Kathryn Neal were married
on April 1st.
- See, she exists.
Now, will you get out there and find her
before she kills again?
- No, son.
All that proves is that you got married,
not that you're innocent.
- What?
(chair clanging)
It proves that I'm telling the truth.
- Sit down!
Sit down, sit down.
- Sheriff!
- [McCloud] Please, just
give us a minute, would you?
- All right.
I'll go check on the prints we found.
- [McCloud] So why don't we
just pick up where we left off?
- We got gas and continued
driving up the coast.
(ominous music)
- Isn't it cute?
- [Paul] Yeah, in that psycho
meets the fog kind of way.
- Well, I think it's perfect.
- Come on in, Paul.
Kathryn.
Come on, come on.
I'm not psychic.
You're the last ones checking in tonight.
Four days.
Lucky number five.
Honeymooners, huh?
- Does it show?
- I've been doing this for a long time.
Well, my man, you're entitled
to a complementary bottle of champagne.
Your choice.
Cork or deluxe screw top?
Right choice.
You just saved a cork
tree from extinction.
You're gonna love it here.
It's beautiful.
- Thank you.
- All right.
- Oh yeah.
Well, you made the right choice.
You get both.
- Whoa.
Thanks.
- Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
- What are you doing?
- I was just gonna carry
you across the threshold.
- You're kidding, right?
- No, I thought it was kind of romantic.
(dramatic music)
- Isn't this place the sweetest?
- Yeah.
Nice.
- Don't pout.
You're not supposed to carry the bride
over the threshold of a motel.
It's bad luck.
It's supposed to be your own home,
and the place you'll share forever.
- Well, that's probably the kind of thing
they put in bridal magazines.
- No, everybody knows that.
My turn.
(engine rumbling)
(dramatic music)
- Honey, are you okay?
- [Kathryn] Mm-hmm.
(screaming)
- Stop it!
(sighing)
(screams)
- Ah, there they are.
How about another bottle
of that screw top stuff?
- I think we'll pass.
- Oh crap.
I got six cases of that stuff back there.
- Is there any place we'd could take
a walk out to the ocean?
- Madam, that is why we are here.
Now, you just go right out this door,
follow that path all the way to the end.
You make a right, you
go to deception point,
you make a left, you go
to desperation point.
- Anything a little more
hospitable sounding in the area?
- No no, my man.
I'm sorry, that's your choice.
Desperation or deception.
- Don't be silly.
It sounds delightful.
- Yeah, Paul.
Come on, loosen up.
- Thank you.
- [Paul] Chasin' frogs,
riding my bike, cow tipping.
You know, a real country childhood.
It was fun.
What about your parents?
- What about them?
- What did they do, what were they like?
- Ray was a fireman, and
Marion was a teacher.
And they were perfect
in every way.
- Wow, perfect parents.
That's a first.
Hmm.
- What?
- I don't know, it's just kind of weird
that we didn't talk about
all that stuff before.
- What do you mean?
I told you absolutely everything about me.
- I guess I was so blinded by love
that I didn't hear a thing.
- See a thing.
- [Paul] What?
- If you were blinded by love
you wouldn't see a thing.
You said hear a thing.
- Right.
I'm curious.
How come you didn't
invite any of your friends
to the wedding?
- I wasn't really close with any of them.
They were judgemental.
When I quit my job and moved from New York
I just cut all ties.
I didn't need them anymore.
I didn't need any of them.
Just looking forward to a bright future.
I only need you.
(suspenseful music)
My hero.
- Jesus!
Why'd you do that?
- It's all right, you caught me.
- You almost went over.
- But I didn't, you
were there to catch me.
- What if I looked away
just for an instant
and didn't see you?
- I'm your wife.
Why would you ever look
anywhere but right here?
- What can you tell me about that couple?
- We met them at the motel.
- How'd you meet 'em?
- We were coming back from
a walk along the coast,
and they were pulling in.
- Oh, sorry if we made to
much of a racket last night
when we came in.
I hope we didn't disturb you.
- No, not at all.
- Hi, I'm Pete.
- [Kathryn] Kathryn.
- And this is Jan.
- Hi.
- Paul.
- Yeah, we always get a little
crazy when we first get here.
- We love it here.
- We act like a couple of kids.
- [Jan] Yeah.
- Well, we gotta get inside.
(chuckles)
- Why don't we all have
dinner together tonight?
- They probably have other...
- We'd love to.
- Yeah.
How about seven o'clock
in the dining room next to the office?
Oh, they got killer salmon.
Ah.
Mmm.
- So, Kathryn, tell us about you.
- Me?
- Both of you.
What are your hopes, your goals?
Your dreams?
- We want a beautiful two-story house,
with green shutters and bay window.
Big oak trees in the yard,
an old wooden swing hanging from one.
- And a white picket fence.
(chuckling)
- No, it's no fence.
Just a beautiful lawn with
flower patches on either side
and a little dog to fetch the newspaper.
- And two and half kids.
(laughing)
You know, the great thing
about having half a hid,
is you only have to take
care of them half the time.
Pay half of their allowance,
half their college tuition.
- Do half the laundry.
- The trick is, how the
hell do you make half a kid?
- You cut them.
Right down the middle.
(laughing)
- That is one sharp cookie
you have there, Paul.
That is the best deadpan
delivery I've ever seen.
And believe me, I've seen a
lot of great deadpan delivery
in my business.
- Yeah.
Ooh, oh oh, this place!
Honey, are we gonna go to The Pelican
for breakfast tomorrow?
- It's another one of our traditions.
It's a great place down the coast,
right on the water.
It's a must.
- It's so romantic.
- How long have you two been married?
- We're not married.
- Are you engaged?
- No, we have our own little thing.
- Believe me, marriage is not
all it's cracked up to be.
- When I was in class,
I used to see his face
and it was so unhappy.
- Wasn't good.
- She was a B-I-T-C-H.
- [Pete] It wasn't meant to be.
- [Jan] It's over.
- Pretty much over.
- Don't you believe in respecting
the convenance of marriage?
- It's an outmoded institution.
Riddled with flaws.
- We're so totally devoted to each other.
It's stronger than any
marriage could ever be.
- Let's face it, we have a blast,
and none of that crap comes
with a idiotic license.
I mean, they license dogs, not people.
- I'm gonna go back to the room.
Not feeling well.
- [Pete] Was it something we said?
- We just got married.
- I'll go talk to her.
- [Paul] No, that's okay.
- No, no no no.
I'll handle it.
Don't worry.
- Sorry about that.
Mouth, foot.
That's me.
(ominous music)
- Stop it!
- [Jan] Kathryn.
- Hi.
We're still looking for a
place to put everything.
- I'm sorry if we...
Pete can be so crude sometimes.
We didn't mean to say
anything to upset you.
- Don't be silly.
People should do whatever
they feel is right.
- Doesn't work for everyone.
But it works for us.
If you knew the circumstances, I mean,
she is so horrible to him, and...
- Well, I'm sure you do what
you think is best for you.
After all, you're the ones
who have to answer to God.
- Hey guys.
- [Pete] Oh, there he is.
- Abandoned by the ladies, huh?
- They're off engaging
in a little woman talk.
- The mysterious, undecipherable
language of broads.
I don't even go there anymore.
- [Jan] Hey Sam.
- Hey.
- [Jan] How are you?
- [Sam] It's good, thanks.
- [Pete] Everything okay?
- Yeah, just honeymoon nerves.
- You gotta give her some space, my man.
You gotta give 'em all some space.
I'm not talkin' physical space.
It's more like emotional space.
Right, Jan?
- You're the expert, Sam.
- Yeah, unfortunately.
- So, I realized I better
go console my wife,
and that's when I met Miranda.
(grunting)
- [Miranda] Ow.
- Let me help you with that.
- You're strong.
- Nah, it was just caught.
- Says you.
Thank you.
- We'll get to her in a minute.
So, you're on your way to your wife.
What happened in the room?
- I was worried about what
had happened at dinner,
and tried to get her to tell me
why she was so angry at
their views on marriage.
- You just don't get it, do you?
They are going to hell for
what they've done, Paul?
- Kathryn.
- No, how can you not understand this?
- But then she started
to say that I didn't care
about the commitment and
sanctity of marriage.
- The sanctity of marriage,
it's a commitment.
- [Paul] Yes.
- You can't just throw that away.
You and I, we're in it for life.
Beyond, we're in it for eternity.
Marriage, it's this beautiful thing,
and you can't just throw that away.
- I just didn't think it was a big deal.
- [McCloud] You don't think
the sanctity of marriage
is a big deal?
- No, no.
I didn't think they said anything wrong.
- She did.
- Not only that, she started screaming
that non believers in the
convenance of marriage
should be punished.
- Punished?
- In the eyes of God, what
they've done is a sin.
It is the worst kind, and
they're gonna pay for it.
You can't leave a child without love.
It's unimaginable.
It's...
(sobs)
- Grabbed her in my arms.
Tried to reassure her that I
wasn't one of those people.
At first she resisted,
but then it was incredible.
She was like a woman possessed.
(moaning)
- Good morning, love.
- I've never seen anybody do that before,
except in the movies.
What's this?
Jesus.
Are you hurt?
- No, silly, that's
what happens to virgins.
You know, in some European cultures,
after a woman's wedding night,
they hang the bloodstained
sheets out in public
just to prove that the wife was a virgin.
Isn't it amazing?
- You're not going to hang the
sheet out in the parking lot?
Are you?
- No.
This is America.
People would think someone got hurt.
(laughs)
- Didn't act like any virgin I knew.
- How many virgins have you known?
- Oh, what I mean is she
seemed to know more than me.
So, afterwards I questioned her about it.
She broke down.
Confided in me about her past.
Her father was a volunteer firefighter
and a preacher who ended up in prison,
and her mother was a drug addict.
It was nightmare.
There was no money.
She told me story after story,
how her mom would pimp her out for drugs.
- Hey, my man.
How'd you sleep?
- All right.
By the way, Jan and Pete were talking
about a place down the
coast for breakfast.
- [Sam] The Pelican?
- Yeah.
- You know, we serve breakfast here.
- Oh.
Well...
- But you wanted the view.
Okay.
You drive six miles down the coast,
it's on the right hand
side and you can't miss it.
- Great, thanks.
- You'll like the view, but
you won't like the prices.
- Whoa, look at this.
Isn't this the obnoxious guy
we saw at the gas station
gettin' coffee?
- Ugly tie.
- Jesus.
Somebody cut his throat,
they found his body in the bathroom.
They arrested some guy who was
waiting in line for coffee.
We were right there.
- It just goes on, forever and ever.
Like us.
- There's this couple,
maybe you know them.
They've been in here before.
Jan and Pete.
- No.
- They might have come in here earlier.
- It's been totally dead today.
If you haven't noticed,
we're kind of in the
middle of fricking nowhere.
So, what do you want?
- What is it?
- I don't know.
Stay here.
(ominous music)
Oh my God.
They went over the edge.
- So beautiful.
Peaceful.
- They must've lost control at the curve.
- I think she was lying.
- What?
(tires screeching)
Call the police, their
car went over the cliff.
- [Sam] Who's car?
- Jan and Pete, I saw the
wreckage down on the rocks.
- You think anybody...
- Nah, no way.
- Damn.
(dramatic music)
- Okay, Paul, she didn't
like their comments
or their lifestyle.
How's that connect her to the car wreck.
- She cut their brake lines.
- You were interviewed by a state trooper.
Is that correct?
- Yes.
And she got weird there too.
- [State Trooper] Did you
see them leave this morning?
- I think I heard them drive away.
- Do you know if they'd been drinking?
- [Paul] It was eight in
the morning, I doubt it.
- But you don't know for sure?
- [Paul] How would I?
I wasn't in their room.
- These are just routine questions, sir.
You don't need to get defensive.
Ma'am.
- What?
- Did you see or hear anything unusual?
- They were drinking a lot last night.
- We had dinner with
them in the restaurant
here at the motel.
- In case you need to reach me.
- Can I touch your badge?
- Ma'am?
- Why did you wanna touch his badge?
- I don't know.
Maybe because my father was a policeman.
- I thought you said he was a fireman.
- Did I?
Well, they both wear badges, don't they?
- Are we at desperation
point or deception point?
- There's no way to know, is there?
- [McCloud] Had you two had
any altercations before this?
- Altercation?
I wouldn't call it that.
- [McCloud] What would you call it?
- I would call it a tiff.
- A tiff?
Oh, so your first real tiff.
(knocking)
Yeah?
- McCloud, we have an ID
on one of those prints.
Kathryn Neal.
- All right, let me know
when you get some more detail
and get me a photo ID.
- Right away.
- Continue.
- I noticed a young couple
pull up in a blue truck.
- Hi.
- [Sam] Hi, my man.
What's up?
- [Man] How you doin'?
- [Sam] Good.
The restaurant's open.
Well, are you guys gonna eat or...
- We'd like to get a room.
You have any?
- Sure.
Just fill out one of these.
- Great.
- Here it is.
Lucky number seven.
- Thank you.
- [Sam] You're welcome.
(dramatic music)
- Isn't this fuckin' great?
- You're fuckin' great.
(moaning)
(ominous music)
(gasping)
- What is it?
What's wrong?
- She just...
- What?
- I thought I saw someone.
- There's nothing there.
It's just the rocks.
It's okay.
It's okay, honey, come on.
- This is the new lady in my life.
Maggie.
She drinks a lot.
But she don't talk,
and she never goes shopping.
(laughing)
- Hi.
I don't know if you recognize me.
- Yeah.
Sure, from The Pelican.
- I just wanted you to know
that if you ever needed anyone to talk to,
that I would be there for you.
- What?
You don't even know me.
- Who are they?
- [Sam] Some kids staying here.
Came in this morning.
- I know how confusing things
can be when you're young.
I really do.
But if you could listen to your heart.
- Okay, I'm sorry.
- No, you could find the strength,
the spiritual strength to remain pure.
- Oh, come on, what is this?
- Let God be your salvation.
- What are you talking about?
Mind your own business.
- Please, let him take your hand.
- [Man] That's enough of this shit.
- Let Jesus...
- Fuck off!
- She said fuck off!
- Kathryn!
It's all right, it'll be all right.
What happened?
What did they want?
- You are the perfect man.
The perfect husband.
Don't leave me.
- No.
- Tell me you won't leave me.
Or I'll kill you.
(chuckles)
(moaning)
Missionary position.
The way God intended.
You know why they call it
the missionary position?
- Because that's the way
the missionaries do it.
- No.
Because when you lie like this,
with our arms out,
we're like Christ on the cross.
Both of us sacrificing
ourselves for our love.
Just like in the bible.
- I don't bet they actually
described sexual positions
in the bible.
- You don't know the bible.
I do.
(ominous music)
- Hey, don't use up all the hot water.
(gasps)
(screams)
- Paul, I really wanna believe ya,
and I'm tryin' to understand all this,
but there's something I'm
havin' a little trouble with.
I mean, this is your honeymoon, man.
Wouldn't you two be together like 24/7?
- She's very manipulative and calculating.
Always had an answer.
(knocking)
- [McCloud] Excuse me a minute.
- I got the details you asked for.
- All right, I'm listenin'.
- She's comin' up clean,
but her juvenile records are sealed.
- That means there's activity,
now god damn it, get me a photo ID of her.
I show it to him, it'll
break 'im or make 'im.
- Workin' on it.
Should be soon though.
- What about him?
- Nothin' so far.
Clean as a whistle.
But we'll keep lookin'.
We'll find something.
- All right.
Continue.
- Like I said, I was in the shower,
and when I got out she wasn't there.
So I went for a beer,
and that's when I noticed the brake fluid.
You doin' double duty tonight?
- Yeah, Kenny is my sometimes bartender.
Sometimes he shows up
and sometimes he don't.
It all depends on how good the fishing is.
What can I get you?
- How about one of your local micro brews?
- You got it, man.
Red frog lager.
- I'll trust you on that.
- You playing a sad song?
- What?
- You know, tiny violin.
Or is hold over from your
very screwed up childhood?
(chuckles)
- Yeah.
So, are you psychic?
- I wish.
Wouldn't that be fun.
No, I'm an opera singer.
- What, seriously?
- Well, used to be.
Now I'm a vocal coach
for heavy metal rockers.
- Oh, okay, you're pullin' my leg.
- I'm not pulling anything.
Yet.
- What's the connection there?
Opera and you mean like
Black Sabbath and Metallica.
- I did ACDC.
- You did?
- And don't go getting images.
I coached them.
- Wow.
And you're really an opera singer.
- For five years.
- And you're here because this
is a haven for heavy metal?
- Friend's wedding.
I'm singing.
- Not metal.
- Not even opera.
Something I'll write for them myself.
- And a composer too.
- We all have many layers.
- [Kathryn] Hey sweetness.
- Hey Kat.
- Miranda.
- Kathryn.
- I was just telling
your husband about opera.
- Really.
He's interested in so many things
I didn't know he was interested in.
- Life is complicated.
- I've noticed.
- [Paul] Should we get a table?
- Yeah.
Why don't you join us?
I'd like to learn about opera too.
- I could have done
without the winters though.
Bitter cold.
Especially if you don't have anyone
to keep you warm at night.
- She a close friend?
The woman who's getting married.
- Oh, I'm a friend of the groom's.
Personally, I think it's a mistake,
but you know, some
people just won't listen.
- Maybe they're really in love.
- Or something like that.
- What, you don't believe in marriage?
- It's a quaint tradition.
Okay for some, I guess.
- We just got married.
Only a few days ago.
- On your honeymoon?
Sweet.
Shame about those people dying.
- Yeah, these costal roads,
they can really be dangerous.
- I bet they were happy too.
Then without any warning, it was over,
in an instant.
- Well, we all know
the definition of death
is to stop sinning suddenly.
- Well, what about dessert?
- Yes, I crave something sweet.
Shall we split one?
- Not for me.
- What about you, Paul?
Will you share something with me?
- Go ahead.
I'm actually gonna go back to the room,
get ready for bed.
- Well, then I'll go too.
- No, don't be silly.
Have some sugar.
You'll need the energy.
Watch him.
He'll take more than his share.
- She's lovely.
- Yeah, I discover new things
about her every moment.
- Really?
Like what?
- Well, I was surprised that
she wanted to share dinner
with a total stranger,
especially a beautiful stranger.
- Let's forget about dessert.
I'm gonna go outside, smoke a joint.
Join me?
- I think I'll pass.
- No, you won't.
You'll keep me company.
(dramatic music)
She's not what she seems.
- What do you mean?
- Women can always see what a man can't.
- It's startin' to rain.
- It's the night fog.
Just got heavier.
- So, did you two...
You know.
- No, no, I would never cheat on my wife.
She'd kill me, remember?
I immediately went back to our room,
but Kathryn wasn't there.
And that's when I found a bottle
of what looked like blood.
What were you doin' outside?
- Communing with nature.
- At night?
- Human nature.
What's that?
- Well, I was about to ask you.
- It's nail polish.
- I'm just a guy, but isn't
this a perfume bottle?
- The other one broke.
- The nail polish?
- Mm-hmm.
I rescued it.
Put it in the old perfume bottle.
My mother used to say waste not, want not.
- Your mother?
- I don't want my mother on my honeymoon.
- Open the window.
I wanna hear the wind.
- I already tried, it's stuck.
- Now, what is my clever
and resourceful husband
gonna do about that?
(crickets chirping)
My hero.
(dramatic music)
Tell me you love me a million times.
- I love you a million times.
- That's cheating.
You know how I feel about cheaters.
(moaning)
(ominous music)
- I lock up at midnight.
What you need?
- [Paul] Can't sleep.
What are you doin' up at this hour?
- It's my favorite time.
Quiet.
- So, how you like it?
- What?
- Marriage.
- Not sure.
I guess it's probably normal to...
- To wonder.
- Yeah, I suppose.
I don't know, it's strange.
I read things into the smallest...
You know, stuff that doesn't
mean anything at all, probably.
I mean, you had another
person in your life
it changes everything.
- You got that right, my man.
You don't really know
someone 'til you marry them.
First timer, huh?
- Yeah.
- What took you so long?
- Got distracted by a lot
of dead end career choices.
You're married, right?
- Was.
Four times.
It's a learning curve.
You get wiser each time.
- Four, huh?
Man.
Think you'll give it another shot?
- No, no.
I'm at the top of the curve.
I got wisdom.
(laughs)
Don't wanna mess with a mystery
that's got no solution, right?
- Yeah.
(gentle music)
- What you lookin' at, hon?
- Oh, nothin'.
It's...
It's just a stain here from
where their car was parked.
- You are such a neatnik.
Don't worry, after it
rains a few more times
it'll all wash away.
The rain cleans everything.
It's like God's teardrops.
- Teardrops?
- Happy teardrops, silly.
(laughs)
- Are you okay?
- Of course.
(ominous music)
- Wow, you were hungry.
- Always start your day
with a good breakfast.
Never swear, wash behind your ears,
respect your teachers.
- Is that something you learned in school?
- No, it's what I live by.
You should too.
(ominous music)
- This is the day all hell broke loose.
- Nice wedding?
- For some.
- Ma'am?
- Vodka, straight up.
- Ah, a lady who knows what she wants.
- You got that right.
A lot of cute guys there.
Couple I wouldn't mind...
So, what kind of men do you like?
I mean, if you could have anybody.
What kind of man would you choose?
- I can't.
I'm married.
- Personally, I like
imaginary men the best.
It's easier for them to
live up to my expectations.
Mmm.
I'll bet the waves are
spectacular with this wind.
Wanna go see?
- We'd have to go all
the way out to the point.
There's no other way.
- Sure there is.
I found a path.
- I already looked.
- A different path than
the one you tried taking.
I'll show you.
(dramatic music)
(ominous music)
It's not far.
- We probably shouldn't.
It's private property.
Isn't it?
- Cozy, huh?
You like?
- Spider webs don't help.
- You hear that?
That's the ocean.
Stunning isn't it?
Wouldn't want you to slip and fall.
(dramatic music)
Why don't we go back to my room?
(grunting)
(choking)
(ominous music)
- Have you seen my wife?
- She was in the bar a while ago,
and I don't think she's there anymore.
Ah, speak of the devil.
- [Paul] Where were you?
I was worried.
- I went for a walk.
In the woods.
- Gotta be careful out there on the point.
That cliff edge comes up quick.
- I'll remember that.
(busy signal)
(phone beeping rapidly)
(busy signal)
- [Sam] Hey baby.
Everybody finished?
- All done.
- Kind of slow, isn't it?
- It's the weather.
- [Sam] Some of those units
haven't been used in weeks.
- Yeah, but they're fine.
- Yeah, the beds are fine.
But the towels get a little
musty just hanging there.
Tell you what, change the
towels out of the unused units,
and then you can take off.
Get home before the weather changes.
- Okay.
- I'm just gonna change.
You want a dirty wife?
(ominous music)
Were you looking for
something, sweetheart?
- I was trying to find the charger.
My cell phone's dead.
(ominous music)
- You know you can't
use it up here, right?
There's no cell service.
- I just wanted it charged
for the drive back down.
- Well, I don't have it.
- I thought you might of
stuck it in your suitcase.
- Why would I do that?
It doesn't belong here.
If you need anything from
my suitcase, you can ask me.
I'll get it for you.
Okay?
- Sure.
Where'd you get the knife?
- What?
- When I was lookin' for the charger,
I saw a knife in your suitcase.
- Oh, I found it.
- Found it?
- Yeah, in the parking lot.
Look.
Touch it.
What do you think that is?
Brake fluid maybe?
- Maybe.
- I know this is gonna sound crazy,
but what if someone cut the brake line
on Jan and Pete's car?
- Yeah, that's a crazy idea.
- Yeah, but remember that stain
you saw in the parking lot?
It was right where their car was.
It could happen.
I mean it's possible, right?
- I guess.
- You just think I'm being silly.
Would you be a doll
and run up to the store
that we saw down the street
and get me some toothpaste?
- You could just use mine.
- But I like mine.
Pretty please with a cherry on top.
- Sure.
For you, anything.
- I'll be clean when you get back.
(ominous music)
(screaming)
(thunder rumbling)
- Doesn't look good, huh?
- No, it doesn't.
(busy signal)
Hey Sam.
- [Sam] Hey man.
- Hi honey.
- [Paul] Hey.
- Got that ice bucket you asked for.
(door creaking)
(rapid beeping)
(ominous music)
Oh Christ.
They were butchered.
Never saw anything like that.
- I'm gonna tape this off.
Nobody goes in or out.
I gotta call up to Spring Harbor,
have them send the CSI team
and detectives down here.
I'm not equipped to
handle anything like this.
Can I use the phone up in your office?
- Sure.
- You can use the phone in our room.
- Thank you, ma'am.
Is Rosie still here?
- No, she went home.
What the hell?
- We should leave tomorrow.
I'll go with Sam and call the office,
let 'em know I'll be back in on Thursday.
- Just don't go anywhere tonight.
I'll need to talk to both of you.
Detectives too.
Might wanna be prepared
to be up for a while.
(dramatic music)
- I'll take that.
- Thank you.
Where were you tonight, ma'am?
Did you hear anything unusual?
Anything at all?
Notice any strangers lurking
around, behaving suspiciously?
- There was one woman.
A guest.
She did strike me as kind of odd.
(grunting)
- Been working here for three years
I think she'd know better
than to leave all this stuff out at night.
Now I gotta run everything
through the dryer.
Use that phone over there,
you can put it on your credit card.
- Room nine, there's
nobody in there, right?
- You took it.
- No.
I think my wife did.
She had some of her things in there.
I'm not sure why.
Look, I'll pay for the room,
but the police are probably
gonna wanna check out
all the rooms.
- Oh yeah, for as shit as cops they will.
- It's just that...
Oh, this is kind of embarrassing.
I think she may be having
some emotional problems.
- What she got in there?
You guys up to something kinky?
- No, no.
It's just,
I think it's some kind of like a shrine
about marriage.
- You L.A. people?
- San Francisco.
- Even worse.
- I don't know what's wrong with her,
she's been acting so...
- She's nuts.
Look, I'll tell you what I'll do.
I'll pack up all that stuff
and tell the cops I'm
using it for storage.
That's the last excuses I'm making.
- Thank you.
(thunder rumbling)
Oh shit.
- Why don't you sit down over here,
and I'll call your husband?
(grunting)
(bottle clanging)
(suspenseful music)
(grunting)
(groaning)
(thunder crashing)
(gun firing)
- No.
Oh no, no.
Oh God.
No.
Oh, no no.
(tires screeching)
(groaning)
You killed them.
The guy at the gas station.
- I only do what needs to be
done to make things right,
to keep things the way they should be.
- Jesus Christ.
What's wrong with you.
- It's in the bible, sweetheart.
Deuteronomy, chapter 13,
versus seven through 11.
If your spouse who you embrace
tries to secretly seduce you,
saying let us go serve other gods,
you must not consent.
You must not listen to him.
You must show him no pity.
You must not conceal his guilt.
No, you must kill him.
Your hand must strike the first blow
in putting him to death.
- You're crazy.
You're fuckin' nuts.
- You want her?
You can have her, but
you'll have her in hell.
You betrayed me!
You ruined everything!
- I didn't do anything!
- I didn't do anything!
Whiner!
(grunting)
(dramatic music)
(grunting)
- Can you imagine your
whole life, your dreams,
you thought you had met the perfect person
to share it with.
Against the odds you had won,
and now you were going off to live it.
- [McCloud] So, what happened to her?
Where'd she go?
- [Pete] I don't know.
I have no idea.
I drove all night until morning,
and then finally I found
what I thought was hell.
- [McCloud] So, she just vanished?
- You have an accident, sir?
- I need to talk to the police.
- Open your trunk, sir.
Open the trunk, please.
Put your hands on the wheel, sir.
On the wheel, now!
- All right.
- [Man] And get out of the car.
Slowly.
- Well, that was one hell of a story.
But he is consistent.
A little on the fence,
but I think at this
point he might actually
be telling the truth,
which means we could still
have a real problem out there.
- [Fields] Truth?
- Thanks man.
- You kiddin' me?
I know damn well he did it.
- Well, that still has to be proven.
Meantime, I'm havin' him sent
to Portland for arraignment.
Has anybody seen my pen?
- Well, I still firmly
believe we have our man.
- Sheriff, I've seen way
too much of this stuff,
and this stuff, never as it seems.
- Well, McCloud, you might be right.
- Here are the photos of Kathryn and Paul
you were waiting for.
We got another dead body
found up in the forest.
Been there a couple days ago.
Female, Caucasian, red hair,
around 25 years of age.
And by the way, she was
buried in her wedding dress.
(groaning)
- I knew it.
Get Carson in here.
Let's go.
(dramatic music)
(ominous music)
(ominous music)
(MultiCom Jingle)
(ominous music)
- You have an accident, sir?
(camera flashing)
Open your trunk, please.
(camera shutter clicking)
- [Fields] I don't have time
to talk right now, okay.
I'm waiting for the FBI to get here,
and I've got dead bodies
all over the county.
I've got a case to make.
Why?
'Cause I'm at work.
Why?
I gotta go, I gotta go.
I'll call you later.
Love you, bye.
Can I help you?
- Sheriff Fields?
- [Fields] Yeah.
- Special Agent McCloud, FBI.
I'm here to start a profile...
- McCloud!
- Yeah.
- Glad to see ya.
We've never seen nothing
like this here before.
- Well.
Thank you for being so appreciative.
Most local sheriffs are not.
So tell me what you
got on this guy so far.
- Well, we caught the son
of a bitch trying to escape
into California.
That's when we discovered Sam
Hackling's body in the trunk.
- Sam Hackling?
- Runs the motel.
Ran the motel.
Known him for years.
They butchered him.
That's what led us back to the motel
where we found the mask.
- Five bodies there?
- So far.
And we've got a suspicious car wreck
that might also be connected.
And a homicide just inside
the California border.
So yeah, we got ourselves
a real mess here.
- And you think this is the guy?
- Everything points in his direction.
Our suspect claims that Sam stumbled
upon the murdered young
couple couple days ago.
He was bringin' 'em an ice
bucket, blah blah blah.
- Got that ice bucket you asked for.
(door creaking)
(ominous music)
- [McCloud] So, what's the kid's story?
- Well, he keeps blaming
a wife that we can't find.
Says they were on their honeymoon.
Some honeymoon, huh?
- Yeah.
- Well, after two days
the little bastard's story
hasn't changed a bit.
- Well, could you let
me take a look at him,
'cause there's no photo off him in here.
- Right through there.
- My name is Special Agent McCloud, FBI,
and you are?
- Paul.
- Paul.
Well, Paul, I am here to try
and sort this whole mess out,
but you're gonna have to help me help you.
You understand that?
Look, Paul, I don't know if
you're innocent or guilty,
but I do know this.
If you're gonna have any
kind of a chance here,
you're gonna have to trust
that I am going to take you seriously.
You understand that?
Okay.
So, you were here on your
honeymoon, is that correct?
- Yeah.
- Looks like things got
a little rough, huh?
Okay, why don't you start
right from the beginning
of your honeymoon.
- Well, it didn't begin as I hoped.
I was sitting alone in my
bedroom at my apartment.
- Alone?
Where was she?
- Her apartment.
It was her idea.
Wanna slip out soon?
- I don't know.
How would you feel if...
- What?
- It's just we've got that
wonderful cottage waiting for us
on the Oregon coast.
Seems kind of tacky to
spend our wedding night
in your apartment.
- [Paul] We'll go to yours.
- It's even worse, trust me.
We've waited three weeks
so it would be special.
I don't wanna spoil it.
- So, what are you saying?
That we spend our wedding
night at our own places?
Separately.
If that'll make you happy.
- [McCloud] And you were okay with that?
- No, of course not.
I was upset.
But not enough to kill her.
- Paul.
Who said she was dead?
- She's not.
That's why you've got a problem.
So, anyway, she said she was a virgin,
and wanted to make it special,
and that we'd wait until
we get to the motel
- You are such a sweetheart.
I hope you didn't mind having
to sleep alone last night.
You've been so patient with
me these past three weeks.
Don't worry, you're gonna
be so happy that we waited.
You know what they say,
patience is a virtue.
(gentle music)
Want a cappuccino?
- Sure.
- That's what I'm sayin'.
Yeah, it's crap.
She just walked out.
Is that some bogus shit or what?
Oh, fuck her.
I'm not gonna put up with
that kind of disrespect.
Gimme a macchiato and a finch.
Hey, not you, schmuck.
I'm ordering.
- There's a line.
- And use nonfat.
And I want a finch, no less.
Hold on a minute.
You know what a finch is?
Finch?
Inch of foam.
This is an inch.
Not this, but this, okay.
- I know what an inch is.
- I don't know.
Some dump on the coast.
Yeah, only place I could
pick up a cell signal.
I know, I know.
Six months of marriage
and she pulls this shit.
I'm a great guy, right.
Alfred?
Alfred, I'm a great guy, right?
Right, you know it.
You see it, everybody sees it.
What is she fuckin' blind?
What are you lookin' at?
Damn right she'll regret it.
Where is she gonna find anybody
who'll give her what I gave her?
Huh?
Snap it up, honey.
It's not brain surgery.
Let me guess.
This is your first day.
(imitates trumpet)
Well, while you're learning
how to make a macchiato,
I'm gonna go...
Where's the men's room?
Hey, cutie.
Do you want me to go pee
pee right here on the floor?
Where is the men's room?
Thank you.
(imitates trumpet)
No, stay with me.
I'm going to the bathroom.
Yeah, hold up, hold on, hold on.
- No, no, sir.
Here in Oregon, we pump the gas.
- All right.
Sure.
- [L.A. Guy] That's what I'm sayin'.
Yeah.
She got everything she deserved.
Yeah, she didn't have a fuckin' clue.
Yeah.
Yeah.
- [McCloud] You recognize that guy?
- Yes, he was at the gas station.
Being pretty loud as I remember.
- You know what happened to him?
- Just what I read in the paper.
- Mm-hmm.
Did you have any contact with him?
- No, I was outside getting gas
while my wife was getting coffee.
Now that I think about it,
she never got coffee.
- Line is too long.
Didn't wanna wait.
- You think she may have
committed this murder as well?
- Knowing what I know now, yeah.
- [McCloud] Yeah.
- Well, seems that we have confirmation
from the county clerk that verifies
that Mr. Paul White and
Kathryn Neal were married
on April 1st.
- See, she exists.
Now, will you get out there and find her
before she kills again?
- No, son.
All that proves is that you got married,
not that you're innocent.
- What?
(chair clanging)
It proves that I'm telling the truth.
- Sit down!
Sit down, sit down.
- Sheriff!
- [McCloud] Please, just
give us a minute, would you?
- All right.
I'll go check on the prints we found.
- [McCloud] So why don't we
just pick up where we left off?
- We got gas and continued
driving up the coast.
(ominous music)
- Isn't it cute?
- [Paul] Yeah, in that psycho
meets the fog kind of way.
- Well, I think it's perfect.
- Come on in, Paul.
Kathryn.
Come on, come on.
I'm not psychic.
You're the last ones checking in tonight.
Four days.
Lucky number five.
Honeymooners, huh?
- Does it show?
- I've been doing this for a long time.
Well, my man, you're entitled
to a complementary bottle of champagne.
Your choice.
Cork or deluxe screw top?
Right choice.
You just saved a cork
tree from extinction.
You're gonna love it here.
It's beautiful.
- Thank you.
- All right.
- Oh yeah.
Well, you made the right choice.
You get both.
- Whoa.
Thanks.
- Goodnight.
- Goodnight.
- What are you doing?
- I was just gonna carry
you across the threshold.
- You're kidding, right?
- No, I thought it was kind of romantic.
(dramatic music)
- Isn't this place the sweetest?
- Yeah.
Nice.
- Don't pout.
You're not supposed to carry the bride
over the threshold of a motel.
It's bad luck.
It's supposed to be your own home,
and the place you'll share forever.
- Well, that's probably the kind of thing
they put in bridal magazines.
- No, everybody knows that.
My turn.
(engine rumbling)
(dramatic music)
- Honey, are you okay?
- [Kathryn] Mm-hmm.
(screaming)
- Stop it!
(sighing)
(screams)
- Ah, there they are.
How about another bottle
of that screw top stuff?
- I think we'll pass.
- Oh crap.
I got six cases of that stuff back there.
- Is there any place we'd could take
a walk out to the ocean?
- Madam, that is why we are here.
Now, you just go right out this door,
follow that path all the way to the end.
You make a right, you
go to deception point,
you make a left, you go
to desperation point.
- Anything a little more
hospitable sounding in the area?
- No no, my man.
I'm sorry, that's your choice.
Desperation or deception.
- Don't be silly.
It sounds delightful.
- Yeah, Paul.
Come on, loosen up.
- Thank you.
- [Paul] Chasin' frogs,
riding my bike, cow tipping.
You know, a real country childhood.
It was fun.
What about your parents?
- What about them?
- What did they do, what were they like?
- Ray was a fireman, and
Marion was a teacher.
And they were perfect
in every way.
- Wow, perfect parents.
That's a first.
Hmm.
- What?
- I don't know, it's just kind of weird
that we didn't talk about
all that stuff before.
- What do you mean?
I told you absolutely everything about me.
- I guess I was so blinded by love
that I didn't hear a thing.
- See a thing.
- [Paul] What?
- If you were blinded by love
you wouldn't see a thing.
You said hear a thing.
- Right.
I'm curious.
How come you didn't
invite any of your friends
to the wedding?
- I wasn't really close with any of them.
They were judgemental.
When I quit my job and moved from New York
I just cut all ties.
I didn't need them anymore.
I didn't need any of them.
Just looking forward to a bright future.
I only need you.
(suspenseful music)
My hero.
- Jesus!
Why'd you do that?
- It's all right, you caught me.
- You almost went over.
- But I didn't, you
were there to catch me.
- What if I looked away
just for an instant
and didn't see you?
- I'm your wife.
Why would you ever look
anywhere but right here?
- What can you tell me about that couple?
- We met them at the motel.
- How'd you meet 'em?
- We were coming back from
a walk along the coast,
and they were pulling in.
- Oh, sorry if we made to
much of a racket last night
when we came in.
I hope we didn't disturb you.
- No, not at all.
- Hi, I'm Pete.
- [Kathryn] Kathryn.
- And this is Jan.
- Hi.
- Paul.
- Yeah, we always get a little
crazy when we first get here.
- We love it here.
- We act like a couple of kids.
- [Jan] Yeah.
- Well, we gotta get inside.
(chuckles)
- Why don't we all have
dinner together tonight?
- They probably have other...
- We'd love to.
- Yeah.
How about seven o'clock
in the dining room next to the office?
Oh, they got killer salmon.
Ah.
Mmm.
- So, Kathryn, tell us about you.
- Me?
- Both of you.
What are your hopes, your goals?
Your dreams?
- We want a beautiful two-story house,
with green shutters and bay window.
Big oak trees in the yard,
an old wooden swing hanging from one.
- And a white picket fence.
(chuckling)
- No, it's no fence.
Just a beautiful lawn with
flower patches on either side
and a little dog to fetch the newspaper.
- And two and half kids.
(laughing)
You know, the great thing
about having half a hid,
is you only have to take
care of them half the time.
Pay half of their allowance,
half their college tuition.
- Do half the laundry.
- The trick is, how the
hell do you make half a kid?
- You cut them.
Right down the middle.
(laughing)
- That is one sharp cookie
you have there, Paul.
That is the best deadpan
delivery I've ever seen.
And believe me, I've seen a
lot of great deadpan delivery
in my business.
- Yeah.
Ooh, oh oh, this place!
Honey, are we gonna go to The Pelican
for breakfast tomorrow?
- It's another one of our traditions.
It's a great place down the coast,
right on the water.
It's a must.
- It's so romantic.
- How long have you two been married?
- We're not married.
- Are you engaged?
- No, we have our own little thing.
- Believe me, marriage is not
all it's cracked up to be.
- When I was in class,
I used to see his face
and it was so unhappy.
- Wasn't good.
- She was a B-I-T-C-H.
- [Pete] It wasn't meant to be.
- [Jan] It's over.
- Pretty much over.
- Don't you believe in respecting
the convenance of marriage?
- It's an outmoded institution.
Riddled with flaws.
- We're so totally devoted to each other.
It's stronger than any
marriage could ever be.
- Let's face it, we have a blast,
and none of that crap comes
with a idiotic license.
I mean, they license dogs, not people.
- I'm gonna go back to the room.
Not feeling well.
- [Pete] Was it something we said?
- We just got married.
- I'll go talk to her.
- [Paul] No, that's okay.
- No, no no no.
I'll handle it.
Don't worry.
- Sorry about that.
Mouth, foot.
That's me.
(ominous music)
- Stop it!
- [Jan] Kathryn.
- Hi.
We're still looking for a
place to put everything.
- I'm sorry if we...
Pete can be so crude sometimes.
We didn't mean to say
anything to upset you.
- Don't be silly.
People should do whatever
they feel is right.
- Doesn't work for everyone.
But it works for us.
If you knew the circumstances, I mean,
she is so horrible to him, and...
- Well, I'm sure you do what
you think is best for you.
After all, you're the ones
who have to answer to God.
- Hey guys.
- [Pete] Oh, there he is.
- Abandoned by the ladies, huh?
- They're off engaging
in a little woman talk.
- The mysterious, undecipherable
language of broads.
I don't even go there anymore.
- [Jan] Hey Sam.
- Hey.
- [Jan] How are you?
- [Sam] It's good, thanks.
- [Pete] Everything okay?
- Yeah, just honeymoon nerves.
- You gotta give her some space, my man.
You gotta give 'em all some space.
I'm not talkin' physical space.
It's more like emotional space.
Right, Jan?
- You're the expert, Sam.
- Yeah, unfortunately.
- So, I realized I better
go console my wife,
and that's when I met Miranda.
(grunting)
- [Miranda] Ow.
- Let me help you with that.
- You're strong.
- Nah, it was just caught.
- Says you.
Thank you.
- We'll get to her in a minute.
So, you're on your way to your wife.
What happened in the room?
- I was worried about what
had happened at dinner,
and tried to get her to tell me
why she was so angry at
their views on marriage.
- You just don't get it, do you?
They are going to hell for
what they've done, Paul?
- Kathryn.
- No, how can you not understand this?
- But then she started
to say that I didn't care
about the commitment and
sanctity of marriage.
- The sanctity of marriage,
it's a commitment.
- [Paul] Yes.
- You can't just throw that away.
You and I, we're in it for life.
Beyond, we're in it for eternity.
Marriage, it's this beautiful thing,
and you can't just throw that away.
- I just didn't think it was a big deal.
- [McCloud] You don't think
the sanctity of marriage
is a big deal?
- No, no.
I didn't think they said anything wrong.
- She did.
- Not only that, she started screaming
that non believers in the
convenance of marriage
should be punished.
- Punished?
- In the eyes of God, what
they've done is a sin.
It is the worst kind, and
they're gonna pay for it.
You can't leave a child without love.
It's unimaginable.
It's...
(sobs)
- Grabbed her in my arms.
Tried to reassure her that I
wasn't one of those people.
At first she resisted,
but then it was incredible.
She was like a woman possessed.
(moaning)
- Good morning, love.
- I've never seen anybody do that before,
except in the movies.
What's this?
Jesus.
Are you hurt?
- No, silly, that's
what happens to virgins.
You know, in some European cultures,
after a woman's wedding night,
they hang the bloodstained
sheets out in public
just to prove that the wife was a virgin.
Isn't it amazing?
- You're not going to hang the
sheet out in the parking lot?
Are you?
- No.
This is America.
People would think someone got hurt.
(laughs)
- Didn't act like any virgin I knew.
- How many virgins have you known?
- Oh, what I mean is she
seemed to know more than me.
So, afterwards I questioned her about it.
She broke down.
Confided in me about her past.
Her father was a volunteer firefighter
and a preacher who ended up in prison,
and her mother was a drug addict.
It was nightmare.
There was no money.
She told me story after story,
how her mom would pimp her out for drugs.
- Hey, my man.
How'd you sleep?
- All right.
By the way, Jan and Pete were talking
about a place down the
coast for breakfast.
- [Sam] The Pelican?
- Yeah.
- You know, we serve breakfast here.
- Oh.
Well...
- But you wanted the view.
Okay.
You drive six miles down the coast,
it's on the right hand
side and you can't miss it.
- Great, thanks.
- You'll like the view, but
you won't like the prices.
- Whoa, look at this.
Isn't this the obnoxious guy
we saw at the gas station
gettin' coffee?
- Ugly tie.
- Jesus.
Somebody cut his throat,
they found his body in the bathroom.
They arrested some guy who was
waiting in line for coffee.
We were right there.
- It just goes on, forever and ever.
Like us.
- There's this couple,
maybe you know them.
They've been in here before.
Jan and Pete.
- No.
- They might have come in here earlier.
- It's been totally dead today.
If you haven't noticed,
we're kind of in the
middle of fricking nowhere.
So, what do you want?
- What is it?
- I don't know.
Stay here.
(ominous music)
Oh my God.
They went over the edge.
- So beautiful.
Peaceful.
- They must've lost control at the curve.
- I think she was lying.
- What?
(tires screeching)
Call the police, their
car went over the cliff.
- [Sam] Who's car?
- Jan and Pete, I saw the
wreckage down on the rocks.
- You think anybody...
- Nah, no way.
- Damn.
(dramatic music)
- Okay, Paul, she didn't
like their comments
or their lifestyle.
How's that connect her to the car wreck.
- She cut their brake lines.
- You were interviewed by a state trooper.
Is that correct?
- Yes.
And she got weird there too.
- [State Trooper] Did you
see them leave this morning?
- I think I heard them drive away.
- Do you know if they'd been drinking?
- [Paul] It was eight in
the morning, I doubt it.
- But you don't know for sure?
- [Paul] How would I?
I wasn't in their room.
- These are just routine questions, sir.
You don't need to get defensive.
Ma'am.
- What?
- Did you see or hear anything unusual?
- They were drinking a lot last night.
- We had dinner with
them in the restaurant
here at the motel.
- In case you need to reach me.
- Can I touch your badge?
- Ma'am?
- Why did you wanna touch his badge?
- I don't know.
Maybe because my father was a policeman.
- I thought you said he was a fireman.
- Did I?
Well, they both wear badges, don't they?
- Are we at desperation
point or deception point?
- There's no way to know, is there?
- [McCloud] Had you two had
any altercations before this?
- Altercation?
I wouldn't call it that.
- [McCloud] What would you call it?
- I would call it a tiff.
- A tiff?
Oh, so your first real tiff.
(knocking)
Yeah?
- McCloud, we have an ID
on one of those prints.
Kathryn Neal.
- All right, let me know
when you get some more detail
and get me a photo ID.
- Right away.
- Continue.
- I noticed a young couple
pull up in a blue truck.
- Hi.
- [Sam] Hi, my man.
What's up?
- [Man] How you doin'?
- [Sam] Good.
The restaurant's open.
Well, are you guys gonna eat or...
- We'd like to get a room.
You have any?
- Sure.
Just fill out one of these.
- Great.
- Here it is.
Lucky number seven.
- Thank you.
- [Sam] You're welcome.
(dramatic music)
- Isn't this fuckin' great?
- You're fuckin' great.
(moaning)
(ominous music)
(gasping)
- What is it?
What's wrong?
- She just...
- What?
- I thought I saw someone.
- There's nothing there.
It's just the rocks.
It's okay.
It's okay, honey, come on.
- This is the new lady in my life.
Maggie.
She drinks a lot.
But she don't talk,
and she never goes shopping.
(laughing)
- Hi.
I don't know if you recognize me.
- Yeah.
Sure, from The Pelican.
- I just wanted you to know
that if you ever needed anyone to talk to,
that I would be there for you.
- What?
You don't even know me.
- Who are they?
- [Sam] Some kids staying here.
Came in this morning.
- I know how confusing things
can be when you're young.
I really do.
But if you could listen to your heart.
- Okay, I'm sorry.
- No, you could find the strength,
the spiritual strength to remain pure.
- Oh, come on, what is this?
- Let God be your salvation.
- What are you talking about?
Mind your own business.
- Please, let him take your hand.
- [Man] That's enough of this shit.
- Let Jesus...
- Fuck off!
- She said fuck off!
- Kathryn!
It's all right, it'll be all right.
What happened?
What did they want?
- You are the perfect man.
The perfect husband.
Don't leave me.
- No.
- Tell me you won't leave me.
Or I'll kill you.
(chuckles)
(moaning)
Missionary position.
The way God intended.
You know why they call it
the missionary position?
- Because that's the way
the missionaries do it.
- No.
Because when you lie like this,
with our arms out,
we're like Christ on the cross.
Both of us sacrificing
ourselves for our love.
Just like in the bible.
- I don't bet they actually
described sexual positions
in the bible.
- You don't know the bible.
I do.
(ominous music)
- Hey, don't use up all the hot water.
(gasps)
(screams)
- Paul, I really wanna believe ya,
and I'm tryin' to understand all this,
but there's something I'm
havin' a little trouble with.
I mean, this is your honeymoon, man.
Wouldn't you two be together like 24/7?
- She's very manipulative and calculating.
Always had an answer.
(knocking)
- [McCloud] Excuse me a minute.
- I got the details you asked for.
- All right, I'm listenin'.
- She's comin' up clean,
but her juvenile records are sealed.
- That means there's activity,
now god damn it, get me a photo ID of her.
I show it to him, it'll
break 'im or make 'im.
- Workin' on it.
Should be soon though.
- What about him?
- Nothin' so far.
Clean as a whistle.
But we'll keep lookin'.
We'll find something.
- All right.
Continue.
- Like I said, I was in the shower,
and when I got out she wasn't there.
So I went for a beer,
and that's when I noticed the brake fluid.
You doin' double duty tonight?
- Yeah, Kenny is my sometimes bartender.
Sometimes he shows up
and sometimes he don't.
It all depends on how good the fishing is.
What can I get you?
- How about one of your local micro brews?
- You got it, man.
Red frog lager.
- I'll trust you on that.
- You playing a sad song?
- What?
- You know, tiny violin.
Or is hold over from your
very screwed up childhood?
(chuckles)
- Yeah.
So, are you psychic?
- I wish.
Wouldn't that be fun.
No, I'm an opera singer.
- What, seriously?
- Well, used to be.
Now I'm a vocal coach
for heavy metal rockers.
- Oh, okay, you're pullin' my leg.
- I'm not pulling anything.
Yet.
- What's the connection there?
Opera and you mean like
Black Sabbath and Metallica.
- I did ACDC.
- You did?
- And don't go getting images.
I coached them.
- Wow.
And you're really an opera singer.
- For five years.
- And you're here because this
is a haven for heavy metal?
- Friend's wedding.
I'm singing.
- Not metal.
- Not even opera.
Something I'll write for them myself.
- And a composer too.
- We all have many layers.
- [Kathryn] Hey sweetness.
- Hey Kat.
- Miranda.
- Kathryn.
- I was just telling
your husband about opera.
- Really.
He's interested in so many things
I didn't know he was interested in.
- Life is complicated.
- I've noticed.
- [Paul] Should we get a table?
- Yeah.
Why don't you join us?
I'd like to learn about opera too.
- I could have done
without the winters though.
Bitter cold.
Especially if you don't have anyone
to keep you warm at night.
- She a close friend?
The woman who's getting married.
- Oh, I'm a friend of the groom's.
Personally, I think it's a mistake,
but you know, some
people just won't listen.
- Maybe they're really in love.
- Or something like that.
- What, you don't believe in marriage?
- It's a quaint tradition.
Okay for some, I guess.
- We just got married.
Only a few days ago.
- On your honeymoon?
Sweet.
Shame about those people dying.
- Yeah, these costal roads,
they can really be dangerous.
- I bet they were happy too.
Then without any warning, it was over,
in an instant.
- Well, we all know
the definition of death
is to stop sinning suddenly.
- Well, what about dessert?
- Yes, I crave something sweet.
Shall we split one?
- Not for me.
- What about you, Paul?
Will you share something with me?
- Go ahead.
I'm actually gonna go back to the room,
get ready for bed.
- Well, then I'll go too.
- No, don't be silly.
Have some sugar.
You'll need the energy.
Watch him.
He'll take more than his share.
- She's lovely.
- Yeah, I discover new things
about her every moment.
- Really?
Like what?
- Well, I was surprised that
she wanted to share dinner
with a total stranger,
especially a beautiful stranger.
- Let's forget about dessert.
I'm gonna go outside, smoke a joint.
Join me?
- I think I'll pass.
- No, you won't.
You'll keep me company.
(dramatic music)
She's not what she seems.
- What do you mean?
- Women can always see what a man can't.
- It's startin' to rain.
- It's the night fog.
Just got heavier.
- So, did you two...
You know.
- No, no, I would never cheat on my wife.
She'd kill me, remember?
I immediately went back to our room,
but Kathryn wasn't there.
And that's when I found a bottle
of what looked like blood.
What were you doin' outside?
- Communing with nature.
- At night?
- Human nature.
What's that?
- Well, I was about to ask you.
- It's nail polish.
- I'm just a guy, but isn't
this a perfume bottle?
- The other one broke.
- The nail polish?
- Mm-hmm.
I rescued it.
Put it in the old perfume bottle.
My mother used to say waste not, want not.
- Your mother?
- I don't want my mother on my honeymoon.
- Open the window.
I wanna hear the wind.
- I already tried, it's stuck.
- Now, what is my clever
and resourceful husband
gonna do about that?
(crickets chirping)
My hero.
(dramatic music)
Tell me you love me a million times.
- I love you a million times.
- That's cheating.
You know how I feel about cheaters.
(moaning)
(ominous music)
- I lock up at midnight.
What you need?
- [Paul] Can't sleep.
What are you doin' up at this hour?
- It's my favorite time.
Quiet.
- So, how you like it?
- What?
- Marriage.
- Not sure.
I guess it's probably normal to...
- To wonder.
- Yeah, I suppose.
I don't know, it's strange.
I read things into the smallest...
You know, stuff that doesn't
mean anything at all, probably.
I mean, you had another
person in your life
it changes everything.
- You got that right, my man.
You don't really know
someone 'til you marry them.
First timer, huh?
- Yeah.
- What took you so long?
- Got distracted by a lot
of dead end career choices.
You're married, right?
- Was.
Four times.
It's a learning curve.
You get wiser each time.
- Four, huh?
Man.
Think you'll give it another shot?
- No, no.
I'm at the top of the curve.
I got wisdom.
(laughs)
Don't wanna mess with a mystery
that's got no solution, right?
- Yeah.
(gentle music)
- What you lookin' at, hon?
- Oh, nothin'.
It's...
It's just a stain here from
where their car was parked.
- You are such a neatnik.
Don't worry, after it
rains a few more times
it'll all wash away.
The rain cleans everything.
It's like God's teardrops.
- Teardrops?
- Happy teardrops, silly.
(laughs)
- Are you okay?
- Of course.
(ominous music)
- Wow, you were hungry.
- Always start your day
with a good breakfast.
Never swear, wash behind your ears,
respect your teachers.
- Is that something you learned in school?
- No, it's what I live by.
You should too.
(ominous music)
- This is the day all hell broke loose.
- Nice wedding?
- For some.
- Ma'am?
- Vodka, straight up.
- Ah, a lady who knows what she wants.
- You got that right.
A lot of cute guys there.
Couple I wouldn't mind...
So, what kind of men do you like?
I mean, if you could have anybody.
What kind of man would you choose?
- I can't.
I'm married.
- Personally, I like
imaginary men the best.
It's easier for them to
live up to my expectations.
Mmm.
I'll bet the waves are
spectacular with this wind.
Wanna go see?
- We'd have to go all
the way out to the point.
There's no other way.
- Sure there is.
I found a path.
- I already looked.
- A different path than
the one you tried taking.
I'll show you.
(dramatic music)
(ominous music)
It's not far.
- We probably shouldn't.
It's private property.
Isn't it?
- Cozy, huh?
You like?
- Spider webs don't help.
- You hear that?
That's the ocean.
Stunning isn't it?
Wouldn't want you to slip and fall.
(dramatic music)
Why don't we go back to my room?
(grunting)
(choking)
(ominous music)
- Have you seen my wife?
- She was in the bar a while ago,
and I don't think she's there anymore.
Ah, speak of the devil.
- [Paul] Where were you?
I was worried.
- I went for a walk.
In the woods.
- Gotta be careful out there on the point.
That cliff edge comes up quick.
- I'll remember that.
(busy signal)
(phone beeping rapidly)
(busy signal)
- [Sam] Hey baby.
Everybody finished?
- All done.
- Kind of slow, isn't it?
- It's the weather.
- [Sam] Some of those units
haven't been used in weeks.
- Yeah, but they're fine.
- Yeah, the beds are fine.
But the towels get a little
musty just hanging there.
Tell you what, change the
towels out of the unused units,
and then you can take off.
Get home before the weather changes.
- Okay.
- I'm just gonna change.
You want a dirty wife?
(ominous music)
Were you looking for
something, sweetheart?
- I was trying to find the charger.
My cell phone's dead.
(ominous music)
- You know you can't
use it up here, right?
There's no cell service.
- I just wanted it charged
for the drive back down.
- Well, I don't have it.
- I thought you might of
stuck it in your suitcase.
- Why would I do that?
It doesn't belong here.
If you need anything from
my suitcase, you can ask me.
I'll get it for you.
Okay?
- Sure.
Where'd you get the knife?
- What?
- When I was lookin' for the charger,
I saw a knife in your suitcase.
- Oh, I found it.
- Found it?
- Yeah, in the parking lot.
Look.
Touch it.
What do you think that is?
Brake fluid maybe?
- Maybe.
- I know this is gonna sound crazy,
but what if someone cut the brake line
on Jan and Pete's car?
- Yeah, that's a crazy idea.
- Yeah, but remember that stain
you saw in the parking lot?
It was right where their car was.
It could happen.
I mean it's possible, right?
- I guess.
- You just think I'm being silly.
Would you be a doll
and run up to the store
that we saw down the street
and get me some toothpaste?
- You could just use mine.
- But I like mine.
Pretty please with a cherry on top.
- Sure.
For you, anything.
- I'll be clean when you get back.
(ominous music)
(screaming)
(thunder rumbling)
- Doesn't look good, huh?
- No, it doesn't.
(busy signal)
Hey Sam.
- [Sam] Hey man.
- Hi honey.
- [Paul] Hey.
- Got that ice bucket you asked for.
(door creaking)
(rapid beeping)
(ominous music)
Oh Christ.
They were butchered.
Never saw anything like that.
- I'm gonna tape this off.
Nobody goes in or out.
I gotta call up to Spring Harbor,
have them send the CSI team
and detectives down here.
I'm not equipped to
handle anything like this.
Can I use the phone up in your office?
- Sure.
- You can use the phone in our room.
- Thank you, ma'am.
Is Rosie still here?
- No, she went home.
What the hell?
- We should leave tomorrow.
I'll go with Sam and call the office,
let 'em know I'll be back in on Thursday.
- Just don't go anywhere tonight.
I'll need to talk to both of you.
Detectives too.
Might wanna be prepared
to be up for a while.
(dramatic music)
- I'll take that.
- Thank you.
Where were you tonight, ma'am?
Did you hear anything unusual?
Anything at all?
Notice any strangers lurking
around, behaving suspiciously?
- There was one woman.
A guest.
She did strike me as kind of odd.
(grunting)
- Been working here for three years
I think she'd know better
than to leave all this stuff out at night.
Now I gotta run everything
through the dryer.
Use that phone over there,
you can put it on your credit card.
- Room nine, there's
nobody in there, right?
- You took it.
- No.
I think my wife did.
She had some of her things in there.
I'm not sure why.
Look, I'll pay for the room,
but the police are probably
gonna wanna check out
all the rooms.
- Oh yeah, for as shit as cops they will.
- It's just that...
Oh, this is kind of embarrassing.
I think she may be having
some emotional problems.
- What she got in there?
You guys up to something kinky?
- No, no.
It's just,
I think it's some kind of like a shrine
about marriage.
- You L.A. people?
- San Francisco.
- Even worse.
- I don't know what's wrong with her,
she's been acting so...
- She's nuts.
Look, I'll tell you what I'll do.
I'll pack up all that stuff
and tell the cops I'm
using it for storage.
That's the last excuses I'm making.
- Thank you.
(thunder rumbling)
Oh shit.
- Why don't you sit down over here,
and I'll call your husband?
(grunting)
(bottle clanging)
(suspenseful music)
(grunting)
(groaning)
(thunder crashing)
(gun firing)
- No.
Oh no, no.
Oh God.
No.
Oh, no no.
(tires screeching)
(groaning)
You killed them.
The guy at the gas station.
- I only do what needs to be
done to make things right,
to keep things the way they should be.
- Jesus Christ.
What's wrong with you.
- It's in the bible, sweetheart.
Deuteronomy, chapter 13,
versus seven through 11.
If your spouse who you embrace
tries to secretly seduce you,
saying let us go serve other gods,
you must not consent.
You must not listen to him.
You must show him no pity.
You must not conceal his guilt.
No, you must kill him.
Your hand must strike the first blow
in putting him to death.
- You're crazy.
You're fuckin' nuts.
- You want her?
You can have her, but
you'll have her in hell.
You betrayed me!
You ruined everything!
- I didn't do anything!
- I didn't do anything!
Whiner!
(grunting)
(dramatic music)
(grunting)
- Can you imagine your
whole life, your dreams,
you thought you had met the perfect person
to share it with.
Against the odds you had won,
and now you were going off to live it.
- [McCloud] So, what happened to her?
Where'd she go?
- [Pete] I don't know.
I have no idea.
I drove all night until morning,
and then finally I found
what I thought was hell.
- [McCloud] So, she just vanished?
- You have an accident, sir?
- I need to talk to the police.
- Open your trunk, sir.
Open the trunk, please.
Put your hands on the wheel, sir.
On the wheel, now!
- All right.
- [Man] And get out of the car.
Slowly.
- Well, that was one hell of a story.
But he is consistent.
A little on the fence,
but I think at this
point he might actually
be telling the truth,
which means we could still
have a real problem out there.
- [Fields] Truth?
- Thanks man.
- You kiddin' me?
I know damn well he did it.
- Well, that still has to be proven.
Meantime, I'm havin' him sent
to Portland for arraignment.
Has anybody seen my pen?
- Well, I still firmly
believe we have our man.
- Sheriff, I've seen way
too much of this stuff,
and this stuff, never as it seems.
- Well, McCloud, you might be right.
- Here are the photos of Kathryn and Paul
you were waiting for.
We got another dead body
found up in the forest.
Been there a couple days ago.
Female, Caucasian, red hair,
around 25 years of age.
And by the way, she was
buried in her wedding dress.
(groaning)
- I knew it.
Get Carson in here.
Let's go.
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