Monsters Within (2025) Movie Script
1
Life can be
a very lonely place,
but sometimes a total stranger
can just... feel familiar.
You know, they... they make
you think about the past...
sometimes that past
you tried to run away from.
I heard someone say once...
running away from your past,
not facing your problems...
that's a race you can't win.
No matter how fast you move,
how far you go, where you go...
those monsters
will always find you.
You never truly know just
how strong you are, though,
until you fight back.
That was Scotty Becker
with his latest hit,
"Country Daddy."
Ooh, ahh!
Make sure all you
cool cats and kitties
stay safe out there.
Sounds like something
might be coming from
out of the woods at night.
Halloween must be coming
early this year! Ooh, ahh!
Next up, we have Diana Jean and
Kathy Haskin with their latest,
"You Can't Go Home Twice."
Only 94.1 King Country!
This is Roadhouse Billy.
Ain't no smoking in here.
You been out here before?
In more ways than one.
What was that?
I'm sorry.
I'm from here.
Grew up here, actually.
Whole town's gone to shit.
All I see is people leaving,
never coming.
So what brings you
all the way back out here?
Life.
Ha! I hear that.
Well, welcome home.
Don't expect much, but there's
still some life left here.
That's what I'm afraid of.
When I was a kid,
they used to tell me to
avoid the woods at all costs.
Like there was something
in there that was gonna get me.
We used to make up stories
about what
we might find out there...
what was watching us.
The funny thing is...
I spent as much time
as I possibly could
in those woods...
trying to avoid the same people
that told me
not to go into them.
All I ever wanted was
to leave this town behind...
not look back.
But now?
Going back home?
What does that even mean?
Makes me wonder, though.
Is it this place
that feels different?
Or is it maybe...
that I'm different?
What?
Yeah. This is her daughter.
Yeah, I'm looking for it,
but this place is a dump.
I can't find anything.
I know she's behind,
and I'm trying.
I just...
Okay.
Well, can I have...
can I have more time?
I mean, if...
No... No. It...
No.
Yeah, I get it,
but, no, that's not...
You know what?! Fuck you!
Ohh!
My, oh, my! Look who it is!
If I'll be dipped in gravy
and sold at the fair!
Luke Wolf?!
Let me guess. A beer?
Hey, Sammie. Long ride.
Actually,
could I get a shot, too?
Facing a new dawn
Damn, Sam. It's good to see you.
Please don't cry,
thought you won't be with me
Hey. How are you, really?
All along
You know
I'm always here to talk to.
Destiny
Laid before me
Well...
you know where to find me.
You see your sister yet?
Into the unknown
Fantasy
Hold me close one more time
Can't believe
this is goodbye
I, I
Don't know what lies ahead
All the words
are left unsaid
Dance around in my mind
So hold me close
one more time
Let those old regrets
subs-i-i-ide
Say a prayer unto the sky
Spreading wings,
taking flight
My forever is inside
It's been ten years
since I've been back here.
Bars have always fascinated me.
It's like as soon
as you walk in...
ghosts of the past
immediately start haunting you.
Angel voices...
But they also welcome you.
We'll see which ghosts
welcome me...
and which ones don't.
Pick your poison. Right?
Here I am
Facing a new dawn
The time has come
And I can't stay here long
Look inside,
deep down your heart knows
I'll see you when I'm home
Alright! Let's get fucked up!
Darren. Look.
I'll be damned.
Wow. I thought that
was him that came in.
Yep.
Never thought he'd set foot
back in this shit box.
Wait. Didn't he kick the shit
out of you years ago
at that, uh...
that Christmas parade?
Yeah! That was him!
No, man. He got a lucky shot in.
Oh. Yeah. Right. Yeah.
Sure.
You know what? Yeah.
Let's go have a chat with
our favorite local golden boy.
No. Dude. Fuck that.
We're too old for this... Fuck.
And you're going anyway.
Alright.
Well, well, well!
If it ain't the pretty boy back
and gracing us all
with his presence.
Hey, Sammie, could I, uh...
Could I get another shot?
And make it a double, please?
Yeah, Sammie, get me one, too.
And put mine on his tab.
To old friends, right?
Dude, I'm not cool with this.
Let's just get out of here.
No.
I am drinking my drink.
To Sammie.
The best goddamn
bartender around!
Unh! Ah!
I sure wish those sugar tits
were keeping me warm tonight.
Dude, seriously?!
Come on, man. Let's fucking go.
You know what?
One more, sugar tits.
Excuse me?! That's it!
You just cut yourself off again!
- Second night in a row!
- Lord help me.
Don't call her that.
Show some fucking respect.
Oh-ho-ho! There he is!
I thought you forgot about me.
Ohh.
I see how it is.
You can't talk to trash, right?
You can't acknowledge you're
from the same place as me?
Because that would
make you trash, too?
Pathetic.
I thought going overseas was
supposed to make you tougher!
Alright. You're done.
Luke, I will
get this idiot home.
I'm sorry. Let's go, man.
- Yeah! You're from right here!
- Come on, man!
You remember that!
Even that retard of yours
is trapped!
What the fuck, man?!
Come on!
Man!
What the fuck, man?!
Don't kill him!
Back the fuck up,
or I'll fuck you up, too!
Luke.
I want a word with you.
It's not a place
you would choose to be in.
Anything of beauty is either...
gone in the blink of an eye...
or it was never really there
in the first place.
But just an illusion.
A figment of your imagination.
Something you wish
was really there.
Something you wish you had.
And then reality sinks in.
And all you're left with
is a reflection
of what's inside you.
And the question of...
is it where I am...
or is it who I am
that I don't like?
Get your feet off my desk.
You really know how to make
an entrance, don't you?
You could have just called
and said,
"Hello. Let's grab a coffee.
It's been a while."
Instead of me arresting your ass
for almost killing
that poor son of a gun.
I mean, shit.
I kind of wish you did.
It would have saved me
a lot of time and headache.
You're lucky he's too stupid
to press charges.
When did you get back?
Last night.
You really need
to control that temper.
You're still drinking, too,
I see.
This place never changes,
does it?
It's like a bad aftertaste
in your mouth
even after all this time.
I know you really
don't like it here.
Hell, nobody likes it here.
And the first chance you got,
you left.
But there are
good people here, Luke.
Your family's from here.
You see them yet?
What do you think?
You should see your sister.
She misses you.
I think she gets lonely.
Yeah. Thanks for the lecture.
Look, man, as much fun
as this is, I got places to go.
So...
What's your problem? Huh?
What's your problem, Luke?
You got anger? You deal
with it like the rest of us.
Believe it or not,
there are people out there
that care about you.
You forgot?
I know who raised you, boy.
And they damn sure wouldn't
want to see you like this.
So you don't need to
keep playing
this "tough, lonely guy" role
all the time.
I bet it gets old, doesn't it?
Care about me?
Care about me?
Wow.
I gave my life for this country,
this town.
All those people out there.
"Care for me."
Where were they
when I needed them?
Huh?
Where?!
I'm sorry. I just...
I just get mad all the time.
And I'm in pain.
And I don't know why.
And I don't know how to fix it.
I'm sorry.
I guess it's...
I guess it's just
one of them things.
Look.
If you're planning on
hanging around a little bit,
we have these meetings going on
down at the church.
It's been helping a lot
of people out around here.
It's been good.
You should come by, and
I'll introduce you to everybody.
Maybe you can share
some of your experiences.
I think it'll help
some people out.
No pressure, though.
Yeah.
Let me see
if I can fit it in my schedule.
Look, man.
We done here?
Yeah, we're done.
Hey, Luke.
Good to see you, man.
Tell your sister I said hello.
That boy. Hm.
Ah! Ah!
Fuck.
"Care about me." Pfft.
Fuck.
Oh, fuck.
Fuck.
I thought going overseas
was supposed to
make you tougher.
You got anger?
You deal with it like the rest of us.
What's your problem, Luke?
You see your sister yet?
Hey.
My friends bet me
that I couldn't get
a pretty girl's number.
And I gotta admit.
I've been pretty much
shit out of luck all night.
That is, until you
walked in, darling.
Maybe you should keep walking.
Ohh.
That's alright.
I-I kind of like a challenge.
Look. I'm really
not trying to be rude.
Maybe take a hint.
Leave a girl alone.
I really just want
to drink this beer in peace.
Okay. Uh... look.
Maybe... Maybe we got off
on the wrong foot.
My name's Cliff. What's yours?
You look like you could be
possibly from out of town.
Maybe passing through?
You know, this place,
it ain't so bad.
I could take you out and
show you around, if you like.
My place isn't that far
from here.
- Okay. Okay.
- You just go down this road...
Cliff, really. Thank you.
I am not interested.
What the hell is wrong
with girls these days?!
Some guy walks up to you
as nice as he can be.
And what do you do?
You treat him like shit!
Yeah. No wonder
you showed up alone.
Yeah. Yeah. See?
That's the problem
with "nice" guys like you.
Always thinking you're entitled
to anything and anyone you like.
That ain't how it works...
darling.
Come on.
Don't... touch me.
Touch me again, and I will
break this hand next time.
- Got it?
- Yeah!
Now leave me the fuck alone!
Well, at least she
didn't break the bottle
over my head like Luke.
The hell is it with this bar?
Who's Luke?
Hey!
Who the hell is Luke?
He's a guy who grew up here.
Comes blowing back into town
raising hell last night.
Bashed a bottle
over a prick's head.
What an asshole.
The Luke guy's an asshole?
No. Luke's okay.
The guy he bashed
is the asshole.
If you ask me,
he did this place a favor.
Most interesting thing
I've seen in a while.
Maybe this place
isn't as boring as it seems.
Interesting.
No. Not again, babe.
You... You can't be in here.
That was enough excitement
I need for the week!
You almost gave me
a heart attack.
Sammie, I...
I want to apologize
for last night.
Sometimes... my temper
gets the better of me.
You know me.
I've got nowhere else to go.
Sorry.
Oh, alright!
This one's on me.
But if you break any
more bottles or any more faces,
that's it.
And please.
Don't fight my battles.
I can handle my own, babe.
Take a shot with me?
Hell. Why not?
Hey.
To old friends, right?
For the love of God, just
please don't call me Sugar Tits.
Deal.
Thank you.
Hey.
If I sit next to you,
you're not gonna, like...
break a bottle over my head
or anything, are you?
Well...
I can't make any promises.
Oh, yes, you can!
Well, I guess I'm in
the clear for now, then.
Hey. Can I get whatever
he's having?
What's your name?
Is this the part
where I try to make you guess?
You'll fail miserably...
but in a, uh...
loving, cute way.
Then I give you hint after hint.
Lily.
Excuse me?
I saw your license
as you were paying.
Oh, wow!
Oh, my God.
I knew you were totally
this creeper dude.
Told myself,
"Don't talk to that guy."
I always put myself
in these situations, though.
I actually go by Luke, but...
"Creeper Dude"?
It's got a nice little ring
to it.
Lily.
So what the hell
brings you here?
That's a long story.
Story of my fucking life
right there.
Yeah.
Um, yeah. My mom died.
- Oh.
- Oh, no, no. It's... It's okay.
We weren't that close.
There's something...
Anyway, I had to come here
to take care of a few things.
Believe me. I needed to get out
of this situation that I was in.
So... here we are.
And what a paradise it is.
Sorry, though.
It's gotta be tough.
You was in love with him?
I don't really know that I'd say
there was much love there.
But thank you, though.
So...
What exactly happened
last night?
I got here earlier,
and, uh, all anybody
was talking about was this dude
who broke a bottle
over some other dude's face.
Something about
a Christmas parade, too.
Yeah.
Let's just say me
and that guy, we...
we have some history.
But...
Last night, he used a word I...
a word I really don't like.
Oh, so he deserved it.
Oh, yeah.
Good.
Then fuck that guy then.
You want another?
You know...
You remind me of someone.
Yeah, I get that one a lot.
No, no, no, no. That's not,
like, some cheesy pick-up line,
try to get you to
come home with me
or anything like that.
Just... you know how some people
have that thing about them?
Makes you think
about the past, I guess.
Let me guess.
An ex.
Oh, no.
No. Even better.
Let me guess again.
You have a type.
Yeah.
Alright. Tell me.
What's your type?
Hm. Well...
They're definitely
already pissed off at me
to begin with, but...
I guess I tend to be drawn in
by very, very beautiful eyes.
A nice smile.
But here's the kicker, though.
Also a little craziness.
That's okay. You know?
I saw this movie one time.
When the guy meets the girl...
he says, uh,
"The prettier a girl is,
the more nuts she is."
Ohh. Wow!
Stop it! I'm naked already!
"The prettier the girl is,
the more nuts she is"?
- Yeah.
- Really, dude?
Wow.
Look.
I don't mean to offend you.
Hmm. Oh, you're very good at it.
I must say.
Shit.
Look.
I'm serious.
You have these very kind eyes.
The kindest eyes I've seen
in quite a long time, actually.
You want another drink?
Yeah.
I do.
I'll be right back.
You want to get out of here?
In more ways than one.
Hey. Are you okay? I mean...
- Yeah, no, no. Yeah.
- Is this okay?
I...
I'm sorry.
No. Hey.
Hey. You got nothing
to apologize for.
You ever just feel like...
like you have
no control over anything?
Only like every single day
of my life.
Let me get you some water.
Hey, Luke.
You come back here.
Fuck, man. This fucking shit.
Ah, fuck it.
Hey, man. It's Cyrus.
No, man. No.
I ain't been running from you.
Look, man. I found her.
She's in a small town.
I'm in the same motel. Yeah.
No. I'm getting it figured out.
I'm not running from you.
I got the money.
I've got it worked out.
I promise.
Look.
I gotta go, man.
I gotta go. Okay.
No. I promise. I'm gonna
get you the money.
Okay. Okay. Bye.
I can't believe
you called me Creeper Dude.
I mean,
that license thing, though.
That was good, right?
Yeah. I can't believe
it actually worked.
Right?
And what's this?
Uh, that's, uh...
That's nothing.
Oh, come on.
It's definitely something.
Come on!
I want to know.
This is something
my sister got for me
a long time ago before I left.
It's supposed to be
my guardian angel...
"keep me safe" type thing.
She's got a thing with angels.
That's really sweet.
Hm.
What's your sister's name?
Elle.
Younger, right?
Yeah.
Yeah, I can tell.
What do you mean?
When you talk about her,
you've got that, like...
like "you protect her" vibe.
In your eyes.
It's kind of sweet.
Yeah. I guess so.
How long were you overseas?
Too long.
Well, that thing
must have kept you safe.
You're here.
I wish I had someone
looking out for me like that.
Maybe I'll get to
meet your sister.
She... She sounds like
a very sweet person.
What?
I gotta pee.
Um...
Okay.
I have this thing...
where the person
I just slept with...
I cannot let them hear me pee.
So can you wait outside?
Um... what?!
I'm serious!
Yeah. I get it.
You know. Performance anxiety.
I mean... we hardly know
each other, you know?
By the way,
what was your name again?
Get out!
And close your eyes.
Hey, Elle.
It's me.
I'm back.
I'm sorry it's been a while
since I've been back to see you.
My life's been, uh...
Life's been pretty, uh...
You know, since I got back...
everyone in town keeps asking
if I've seen you yet.
I don't know what to tell them.
I mean, I know what they mean.
It does.
It does still feel like
you're here.
And I know they loved you.
A lot.
And it's...
it's good that it still
feels like you're here.
But you know you're not.
I think that's why it's been
so long since I've been back.
'Cause you're not here.
I miss you.
Sheriff Duhart says hi.
He loved you.
Yeah, he didn't love me
this much.
But it's okay.
He's a good guy.
He's doing well.
I'm glad he's doing well.
He arrested me the other night.
Yeah.
Like old times. Hm.
Stupid. So stupid.
I got into a bar fight.
Yeah. I'm sorry.
Stupid.
It was with that, uh, Emmet.
You remember him?
Yeah.
The one that wanted
to be a singer.
He was singing one of his songs.
I actually liked his song.
You remember that Christmas?
There was that parade
downtown, and...
I mean,
the whole town was there.
Emmet was there, and he was...
just drunk or high on something.
Just talking shit to everybody.
He tried to talk shit to you.
You know? Called you, uh...
Called you that word
I don't like.
And you just smiled at him.
I think you gave him a hug.
Told him you'd pray for him.
Of course, I had to
go over there and
beat the shit out of him.
That's what you did.
You just smiled...
at everybody and everything...
life would just throw your way.
Doesn't matter
if it was good or bad.
You'd just smile.
I try to do that.
I try to be like you, Elle,
but I just...
I can't. I'm not like that.
That's why when life just
dealt you just a shit hand...
and you got even sicker...
All those doctors, hospitals,
E.R. visits, nurses,
specialist after specialist...
just all saying,
"What's wrong with you?"
Or they can "fix" you.
And then you just died.
I didn't even
get to say goodbye.
How am I supposed to
smile at that?
Huh?
I can't.
That's why I went overseas.
That's what I thought
I was supposed to do.
It was the only thing to do.
I mean, hell,
don't get me wrong.
I'm proud of that.
You know?
I know you're proud of me, too.
I'm proud to serve my country.
But I had no plans
on coming back.
I didn't care.
So I was just going to
keep my head down.
Whatever happened, happened.
I wasn't going to
make any friends.
But you know what?
I met some really amazing
people over there.
Some really good people.
And they didn't
come home with me.
So why did I get to come home?
Had to see their families.
Hugged their moms
and dads, sisters.
I didn't have anybody.
So what's the point? Huh?!
I just don't get it.
You know, sometimes
I just wanna...
I didn't want to
come back here, Elle.
I really didn't want
to come back here.
I hate this place.
But you loved it.
And you loved these people.
I moved from town to town,
place to place, city to city...
one shit box
next to the other shit box
just to find something.
Hopefully something's different.
It's not.
There's nothing out there, Elle.
So I came back here,
and that was gonna be it.
'Cause I can't do it
anymore, Elle.
This was gonna be it.
But guess what.
I actually met someone tonight.
And she's got this smile that...
just almost makes you
forget the shit out there.
She asked about you.
I didn't know what to tell her.
I think you would have
liked her, Elle.
But as much as I like her...
I just can't.
I just can't, Elle.
I just miss you so much.
Every single moment
of every day.
Elle, I'm sorry.
Just for everything.
For not saying goodbye.
Elle, I miss you.
I just got so much shit
in my head.
Just so much shit!
I'm just tired.
I'm just tired, Elle.
I'm really tired.
And I can't.
I can't do it.
I love you.
I'm just really tired.
Luke...
Thanks for tuning back in
and spending time with
old Roadhouse Billy here.
I know times are tough and it's
getting even crazier out there.
Just remember.
Roadhouse Billy is always here!
Ooh, ahh! Be safe out there!
And thanks for tuning in
to King Country.
This is Roadhouse Billy.
Ooh, ahh!
And... here we go.
Another night of pouring poison
while listening to these drunks
tell me the woes of the world.
Isn't where I thought
I'd be at my age.
But, hell, someone's got to
take care of these sad shits,
make sure they get home
in one piece.
God. Why am I still here?
Why can't I just up and leave
this godforsaken town
and never look back?
Because these people...
These people
have become my family.
They need me. They need me.
And... And in some strange way
that I'll never understand...
I need them.
They're all I've got left
in this fucking world.
Fuck cancer.
It's open!
Well, look what
the cat dragged in.
It's good to see you, too,
Sammie.
It, uh, looks a little different
with the lights on, huh?
You've been back, what,
like two days?
Looks like you've been
through hell and back.
Yeah.
But I gotta say,
it looks like it might have
done you some good.
You could say that.
You know, Luke, when...
when your sister died...
her absence in this town
was felt immediately.
I miss seeing her
hugging everyone.
Running around, just smiling.
When she was gone,
I didn't think I was ever
gonna see you in here again.
Part of me was hoping that
wasn't gonna be the case.
Part of me was
kind of hoping that it was.
When you walked through
that door the other day,
I was really happy.
But I saw that pain
in your eyes.
All my life,
I have seen that disease
eat people up inside
like a monster.
You know, Luke...
whatever's going on in there,
you are not gonna fix that
by being in here.
I know. I know that.
Well, hell.
Enough of that sad shit.
I saw you and that girlie
getting along pretty well
last night.
Yeah. Yeah. She...
She was nice to talk to.
Talk? Mm-hmm.
Hey. That reminds me.
Um, you haven't seen her
around here or anything
this morning, have you?
No. No.
Just been me here opening up.
Yeah. Yeah. She wasn't
back at the hotel this morning.
Hmm.
You know,
when you guys left last night,
some big, mean-looking guy,
obviously from out of town,
came in, didn't order a drink,
but he was asking me
all kinds of questions.
Come to think of it, I think he
might have been describing her.
Oh. What did he say?
Uh, well, he seemed to
be looking for something.
He was asking about those
buildings down on Main Street.
He said if I saw anyone
that seemed out of place
to call some number he left.
Hmm.
Okay, Sammie. What exactly
did this guy look like?
And...
do you still have that number?
Let me go,
you fucking son of a bitch!
I don't know where it is!
Oh, baby.
You still got that
attitude problem, don't you?
I thought we talked about that.
And you know
I don't like to be yelled at.
And you say my fucking name
and show me some respect
for all the shit
that I've done for you.
Say it.
- Fucking say it!
- Cyrus. Okay.
Cyrus.
I don't know where it is.
I already looked for it.
Well...
that's a start.
You know, I think I'm gonna
be staying around here
for a little while.
Some small-town living
may maybe do me some good.
I mean...
What a fucking shit hole
this is, huh?
I see why your mother
moved here.
She fit right in, didn't she?
How'd you find me?
Maybe you're not as hard
to read as you think you are.
I mean, when you took off...
which was, you know,
not nice, by the way...
I looked for you.
Trust me. I did.
Obviously I had no idea
where you went.
But, you know, it hit me.
I remember you saying
that your mother
was getting close to croaking.
So I looked her up. And voil.
Here the fuck you are!
So I need... I need it.
I need the shit
your mother gave you.
I need the money.
So where is it?
We're not together anymore,
Cyrus.
I figured you'd take
a fucking hint when I left.
Oh, baby.
I came to say I was sorry.
No, you didn't.
You came for money. And control.
You don't give a shit about me!
Oh, fuck it.
You're fucking right.
I mean, all the shit
you put me through,
the least I could do is get
some fucking money out of it.
Now, where the fuck is it?!
I need it!
Ohh...
Oh, let me guess.
Did you gamble too much?
Did you spend a little
too much on blow?
Got some big guy
breathing down your neck?
Yeah. Am I getting close?
Baby, you ain't
so fucking hard to read!
You shut the fuck up!
You fucking hear me?
Fuck you!
You're really trying to piss me
off like the good ol' days, huh?
You know what?
Oh, man. I'm a changed man.
So you're not gonna do that.
But what you're gonna do
is you're gonna be
a good little girl...
and you're gonna help me
find out where your...
where your mother's shit is.
And then you and I, we're gonna
go pay some old debts off.
And just maybe we may have
a little fun while we do it.
Don't you fucking touch me.
Ohh. Don't touch you.
No. You know what I'm gonna do?
I'm gonna go. I'm starving.
- How about you?
- Cyrus...
Get out of here now!
No, what I think you need to do
is you need to stay
in this shit hole here
and you need to think
a little bit, you know?
Maybe you'll miss me.
Oh, baby.
I've missed you so much.
Cyrus.
Cyrus!
No! Cyrus!
Fuck yeah.
Cyrus...
Can I have some water, please?
Look. I'll help you find
the money. I promise.
Lily?!
Lily, is that you?!
Luke? Luke! Luke!
Please! I'm in here!
Help me! Please!
No, no, no! I'm coming!
Hold on! Hold on! Hold on!
Fuck! Hold on! Hold on!
Fuck. Yeah! I'll be right there!
Fuck. Hold on.
This door is heavy!
Fuck! Damn it!
Yeah. Okay. Hold on.
- There's a fucking key.
- Key?!
Fuck. He has the key.
Fuck the key! I'm coming, okay?!
Fuck the key!
Hold on! One more time!
Lily! Lily! Lily! Are you okay?
Lily? What the hell?
Who put you here?
What the hell's going on?
- Yeah.
- How'd you find me?
Hey. Hey. That's a long story.
Story of my life, right?
Yeah. Okay.
Here. Drink this.
Here.
You good?
Hey. Hey. Hey.
It's gonna be okay, alright?
I'm gonna get you
out of here, okay?
It's gonna be fine.
I just gotta find something
to cut you free with first.
- Alright?
- Okay.
Luke, behind you!
Boom!
Oh, was he gonna
fucking save you?
Huh?! Stupid motherfucker!
Hm? Hoo!
What now, huh?
What the fuck now?
I knew it!
What the fuck?!
What the fuck?!
I knew it.
Wakey, wakey.
You know, bro...
everywhere she goes,
she finds someone like us
and gets us in trouble.
Fuck you, man.
Look. Just let us go.
Or I promise you I'm-a kill you.
Alright, man.
Soldier boy, huh?
Get your fucking hands off me.
- Mm-hmm.
- Fuck you!
All the rage. The rage!
- I'll show you rage.
- I see why you picked him.
I like him. I like him a lot.
You know, soldier boy, I was
gonna go overseas one time.
- Yeah.
- You're such a fucking joke.
What was that?
I thought we talked
about that earlier, huh?
The whole respect thing.
Or do I need to refresh
your fucking memory?
Because I can fucking do that.
I can do that.
Hey! Yeah. Come over here,
you little bitch.
Yeah. You want some of
this shit, too, soldier boy?
You got a big
fucking mouth, man.
Why don't I shut it for you?
Can you fucking help me or not?
Do you know this bitch's mother?
Can you fucking help me
or not, huh?
I don't think you can!
I don't think you fucking can.
I'm gonna cut
your fucking head off.
Do you know that?
- And I'm gonna love it.
- Ohh!
I think...
Ladies and gentlemen,
I think he likes her!
Get out of my face.
- Mm-hmm.
- Get out of my fucking face.
Right now.
Look, man. You're looking
for something, right?
I am, yeah.
And this bitch
needs to help me find it.
What is it?
And watch your fucking mouth.
I'll help you find it.
Are you telling me
you know this bitch's mother?
Is that what you're telling me?
I can't wait to shut
that mouth of yours.
But, no. No. She must have
moved here when I was away.
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
- But I guarantee you
I know someone who does.
Look, you saw
this shit hole, right?
Small towns.
Everybody knows everybody.
This girl tell you how we met?
Hmm?
Classic love story.
Why don't you tell him, baby?
No. Wait. How about I do it?
Because I tell it better. Huh?
See, this girl here used to
love drugs back in the day.
Wasn't nothing
she wouldn't do to get high.
Owed me a lot of money.
So we had to find fun ways
to have her pay me back.
You know? Let's just say
she didn't enjoy it too much.
So she ran like a little bitch.
So can you help me?
You're telling me
you know her mother or no?
No? No? Then I don't think
you can fucking help me!
So you know what, soldier boy?
I'm just gonna fucking kill you.
And I'm gonna fucking enjoy it.
How about that?
I got it now.
Oh. That's my bad. I got it.
Yeah, it makes
so much fucking sense.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah. Yeah.
So, the other night, yeah,
we had a nice little nightcap.
A couple drinks.
Real nice place.
But it was funny.
What did you say?
She had to get away from some
real white-trash piece of loser.
- Hmm.
- Your fancy bikes? Yeah.
It's gotta be you.
You fucking little bitch.
- Do it!
- Yeah, yeah.
Do it!
You fucking got a big mouth,
soldier boy!
Why don't I fucking
shut it for you, huh?!
What do you think, huh?
- Cyrus, stop! Stop!
Stop.
Stop, huh?
- Please.
- Give me my fucking money!
Huh?! How about that?!
You want to help her?! Huh?!
How about I fucking
hurt her, huh?!
- Huh?!
- No. Don't do it.
Don't do it!
Look. Come back over here.
Come back over here.
Right? You little bitch.
Yeah, it's me that
you want to deal with.
I ain't scared of you.
You're just a little bitch
in some boots.
Little bitch in some fuckin'...
Is that all you got?
That's it? What a bitch!
Cyrus, don't!
I'll give it to you!
- Stop.
- Give me my fucking money!
- Knock it off, and I will.
- Yeah. That's right, bitch.
You better give me that money.
Shut your fucking mouth
and let me go!
- Hey, Cyrus.
- Come on. Don't.
Hey, Cyrus!
Cyrus! You want money?
Here's some fucking money!
You motherfucker!
- Motherfucker!
- You like that?!
Oh, you motherfucker.
Luke. Luke! Luke, stop!
- Luke.
- You whore!
I'm gonna find you no matter
where the fuck you go!
- I own you!
- You're not like him.
Please. Please.
Please stop. Please stop.
Please stop. Please stop.
Lily. Lily.
Lily. Look at me.
Look at me. Okay?
Look. Look. Look.
You're not a monster
like him, okay?
I fucking own you. You too,
you fucking soldier boy!
You're not a monster like him.
Me? I don't know.
Don't look at him.
Don't look at him. Alright?
I promise you.
Now give me that fucking money!
I'm going to kill him, alright?
He is never going to stop
trying to find you, alright?
The monsters never stop.
Alright? Alright? Okay?
Don't look. Okay?
Fucking whore.
Fuck. Ohh.
Don't look.
When I get back,
you and I are gonna
get out of here, okay?
We're gonna get out of here.
Alright? Okay?
Alright. Okay.
Oh. That's right.
Don't look. Don't look.
Alright. Don't look.
Don't look. Don't look.
Don't look!
Give me that fucking money!
Oh, I'm gonna fucking find you.
I'm gonna find...
I'm gonna put you
in the ground right next
to that fucking mother of yours!
What are you...
What are you gonna do?
You gonna finish me,
you fucking monster, huh?
You fucking monster, huh?
You're gonna finish me off?
It's okay. It's okay.
Sometimes a person
will come into your life
that you never knew you needed.
They see you
not only for who you are,
but for who you want to be.
A simple touch
of their skin on yours
clears the chaos in your head
and sends a rush of comfort
through your body
that makes you think...
...even if just
for a brief moment
that the world might not be
such a bad place after all...
and maybe with them
by your side...
...you can keep
the monsters away.
This is Roadhouse Billy!
I just want to thank you all
for joining me
these last few years
at 94.1 King Country.
Ooh, ahh!
Look, everyone starts small,
and it's up to you to grow.
Right now because
of each and every one
of you loyal listeners,
I feel like the best-fed hog
at the fair!
But it's off
to the next best adventure
for old Roadhouse Billy.
So now... if you'll all join me
for one last ooh, ahh.
This is Roadhouse Billy.
94.1 King Country.
Signing off.
Ooh, ahh!
As I ride into infinity
Angel voices
calm the raging seas
Looking backwards,
I can now believe
The path I've chosen
is right for me
Hold me close
one more time
Just one more time
We can make the world
stop on a dime
Hold me close
one more time
Just one more time
This don't have to be
our last goodbye
Hold me close
one more time
Just one more time
Make the whole world
stop right on a dime
Hold me close
one more time
Just one more time
This ain't our last goodbye
Here I am
facing a new dawn
Facing a new dawn
Time has come,
but I can't stay here long
I can't stay here long
Look inside,
deep down your heart knows
Deep down your heart knows
I'll see you when I'm home
Life can be
a very lonely place,
but sometimes a total stranger
can just... feel familiar.
You know, they... they make
you think about the past...
sometimes that past
you tried to run away from.
I heard someone say once...
running away from your past,
not facing your problems...
that's a race you can't win.
No matter how fast you move,
how far you go, where you go...
those monsters
will always find you.
You never truly know just
how strong you are, though,
until you fight back.
That was Scotty Becker
with his latest hit,
"Country Daddy."
Ooh, ahh!
Make sure all you
cool cats and kitties
stay safe out there.
Sounds like something
might be coming from
out of the woods at night.
Halloween must be coming
early this year! Ooh, ahh!
Next up, we have Diana Jean and
Kathy Haskin with their latest,
"You Can't Go Home Twice."
Only 94.1 King Country!
This is Roadhouse Billy.
Ain't no smoking in here.
You been out here before?
In more ways than one.
What was that?
I'm sorry.
I'm from here.
Grew up here, actually.
Whole town's gone to shit.
All I see is people leaving,
never coming.
So what brings you
all the way back out here?
Life.
Ha! I hear that.
Well, welcome home.
Don't expect much, but there's
still some life left here.
That's what I'm afraid of.
When I was a kid,
they used to tell me to
avoid the woods at all costs.
Like there was something
in there that was gonna get me.
We used to make up stories
about what
we might find out there...
what was watching us.
The funny thing is...
I spent as much time
as I possibly could
in those woods...
trying to avoid the same people
that told me
not to go into them.
All I ever wanted was
to leave this town behind...
not look back.
But now?
Going back home?
What does that even mean?
Makes me wonder, though.
Is it this place
that feels different?
Or is it maybe...
that I'm different?
What?
Yeah. This is her daughter.
Yeah, I'm looking for it,
but this place is a dump.
I can't find anything.
I know she's behind,
and I'm trying.
I just...
Okay.
Well, can I have...
can I have more time?
I mean, if...
No... No. It...
No.
Yeah, I get it,
but, no, that's not...
You know what?! Fuck you!
Ohh!
My, oh, my! Look who it is!
If I'll be dipped in gravy
and sold at the fair!
Luke Wolf?!
Let me guess. A beer?
Hey, Sammie. Long ride.
Actually,
could I get a shot, too?
Facing a new dawn
Damn, Sam. It's good to see you.
Please don't cry,
thought you won't be with me
Hey. How are you, really?
All along
You know
I'm always here to talk to.
Destiny
Laid before me
Well...
you know where to find me.
You see your sister yet?
Into the unknown
Fantasy
Hold me close one more time
Can't believe
this is goodbye
I, I
Don't know what lies ahead
All the words
are left unsaid
Dance around in my mind
So hold me close
one more time
Let those old regrets
subs-i-i-ide
Say a prayer unto the sky
Spreading wings,
taking flight
My forever is inside
It's been ten years
since I've been back here.
Bars have always fascinated me.
It's like as soon
as you walk in...
ghosts of the past
immediately start haunting you.
Angel voices...
But they also welcome you.
We'll see which ghosts
welcome me...
and which ones don't.
Pick your poison. Right?
Here I am
Facing a new dawn
The time has come
And I can't stay here long
Look inside,
deep down your heart knows
I'll see you when I'm home
Alright! Let's get fucked up!
Darren. Look.
I'll be damned.
Wow. I thought that
was him that came in.
Yep.
Never thought he'd set foot
back in this shit box.
Wait. Didn't he kick the shit
out of you years ago
at that, uh...
that Christmas parade?
Yeah! That was him!
No, man. He got a lucky shot in.
Oh. Yeah. Right. Yeah.
Sure.
You know what? Yeah.
Let's go have a chat with
our favorite local golden boy.
No. Dude. Fuck that.
We're too old for this... Fuck.
And you're going anyway.
Alright.
Well, well, well!
If it ain't the pretty boy back
and gracing us all
with his presence.
Hey, Sammie, could I, uh...
Could I get another shot?
And make it a double, please?
Yeah, Sammie, get me one, too.
And put mine on his tab.
To old friends, right?
Dude, I'm not cool with this.
Let's just get out of here.
No.
I am drinking my drink.
To Sammie.
The best goddamn
bartender around!
Unh! Ah!
I sure wish those sugar tits
were keeping me warm tonight.
Dude, seriously?!
Come on, man. Let's fucking go.
You know what?
One more, sugar tits.
Excuse me?! That's it!
You just cut yourself off again!
- Second night in a row!
- Lord help me.
Don't call her that.
Show some fucking respect.
Oh-ho-ho! There he is!
I thought you forgot about me.
Ohh.
I see how it is.
You can't talk to trash, right?
You can't acknowledge you're
from the same place as me?
Because that would
make you trash, too?
Pathetic.
I thought going overseas was
supposed to make you tougher!
Alright. You're done.
Luke, I will
get this idiot home.
I'm sorry. Let's go, man.
- Yeah! You're from right here!
- Come on, man!
You remember that!
Even that retard of yours
is trapped!
What the fuck, man?!
Come on!
Man!
What the fuck, man?!
Don't kill him!
Back the fuck up,
or I'll fuck you up, too!
Luke.
I want a word with you.
It's not a place
you would choose to be in.
Anything of beauty is either...
gone in the blink of an eye...
or it was never really there
in the first place.
But just an illusion.
A figment of your imagination.
Something you wish
was really there.
Something you wish you had.
And then reality sinks in.
And all you're left with
is a reflection
of what's inside you.
And the question of...
is it where I am...
or is it who I am
that I don't like?
Get your feet off my desk.
You really know how to make
an entrance, don't you?
You could have just called
and said,
"Hello. Let's grab a coffee.
It's been a while."
Instead of me arresting your ass
for almost killing
that poor son of a gun.
I mean, shit.
I kind of wish you did.
It would have saved me
a lot of time and headache.
You're lucky he's too stupid
to press charges.
When did you get back?
Last night.
You really need
to control that temper.
You're still drinking, too,
I see.
This place never changes,
does it?
It's like a bad aftertaste
in your mouth
even after all this time.
I know you really
don't like it here.
Hell, nobody likes it here.
And the first chance you got,
you left.
But there are
good people here, Luke.
Your family's from here.
You see them yet?
What do you think?
You should see your sister.
She misses you.
I think she gets lonely.
Yeah. Thanks for the lecture.
Look, man, as much fun
as this is, I got places to go.
So...
What's your problem? Huh?
What's your problem, Luke?
You got anger? You deal
with it like the rest of us.
Believe it or not,
there are people out there
that care about you.
You forgot?
I know who raised you, boy.
And they damn sure wouldn't
want to see you like this.
So you don't need to
keep playing
this "tough, lonely guy" role
all the time.
I bet it gets old, doesn't it?
Care about me?
Care about me?
Wow.
I gave my life for this country,
this town.
All those people out there.
"Care for me."
Where were they
when I needed them?
Huh?
Where?!
I'm sorry. I just...
I just get mad all the time.
And I'm in pain.
And I don't know why.
And I don't know how to fix it.
I'm sorry.
I guess it's...
I guess it's just
one of them things.
Look.
If you're planning on
hanging around a little bit,
we have these meetings going on
down at the church.
It's been helping a lot
of people out around here.
It's been good.
You should come by, and
I'll introduce you to everybody.
Maybe you can share
some of your experiences.
I think it'll help
some people out.
No pressure, though.
Yeah.
Let me see
if I can fit it in my schedule.
Look, man.
We done here?
Yeah, we're done.
Hey, Luke.
Good to see you, man.
Tell your sister I said hello.
That boy. Hm.
Ah! Ah!
Fuck.
"Care about me." Pfft.
Fuck.
Oh, fuck.
Fuck.
I thought going overseas
was supposed to
make you tougher.
You got anger?
You deal with it like the rest of us.
What's your problem, Luke?
You see your sister yet?
Hey.
My friends bet me
that I couldn't get
a pretty girl's number.
And I gotta admit.
I've been pretty much
shit out of luck all night.
That is, until you
walked in, darling.
Maybe you should keep walking.
Ohh.
That's alright.
I-I kind of like a challenge.
Look. I'm really
not trying to be rude.
Maybe take a hint.
Leave a girl alone.
I really just want
to drink this beer in peace.
Okay. Uh... look.
Maybe... Maybe we got off
on the wrong foot.
My name's Cliff. What's yours?
You look like you could be
possibly from out of town.
Maybe passing through?
You know, this place,
it ain't so bad.
I could take you out and
show you around, if you like.
My place isn't that far
from here.
- Okay. Okay.
- You just go down this road...
Cliff, really. Thank you.
I am not interested.
What the hell is wrong
with girls these days?!
Some guy walks up to you
as nice as he can be.
And what do you do?
You treat him like shit!
Yeah. No wonder
you showed up alone.
Yeah. Yeah. See?
That's the problem
with "nice" guys like you.
Always thinking you're entitled
to anything and anyone you like.
That ain't how it works...
darling.
Come on.
Don't... touch me.
Touch me again, and I will
break this hand next time.
- Got it?
- Yeah!
Now leave me the fuck alone!
Well, at least she
didn't break the bottle
over my head like Luke.
The hell is it with this bar?
Who's Luke?
Hey!
Who the hell is Luke?
He's a guy who grew up here.
Comes blowing back into town
raising hell last night.
Bashed a bottle
over a prick's head.
What an asshole.
The Luke guy's an asshole?
No. Luke's okay.
The guy he bashed
is the asshole.
If you ask me,
he did this place a favor.
Most interesting thing
I've seen in a while.
Maybe this place
isn't as boring as it seems.
Interesting.
No. Not again, babe.
You... You can't be in here.
That was enough excitement
I need for the week!
You almost gave me
a heart attack.
Sammie, I...
I want to apologize
for last night.
Sometimes... my temper
gets the better of me.
You know me.
I've got nowhere else to go.
Sorry.
Oh, alright!
This one's on me.
But if you break any
more bottles or any more faces,
that's it.
And please.
Don't fight my battles.
I can handle my own, babe.
Take a shot with me?
Hell. Why not?
Hey.
To old friends, right?
For the love of God, just
please don't call me Sugar Tits.
Deal.
Thank you.
Hey.
If I sit next to you,
you're not gonna, like...
break a bottle over my head
or anything, are you?
Well...
I can't make any promises.
Oh, yes, you can!
Well, I guess I'm in
the clear for now, then.
Hey. Can I get whatever
he's having?
What's your name?
Is this the part
where I try to make you guess?
You'll fail miserably...
but in a, uh...
loving, cute way.
Then I give you hint after hint.
Lily.
Excuse me?
I saw your license
as you were paying.
Oh, wow!
Oh, my God.
I knew you were totally
this creeper dude.
Told myself,
"Don't talk to that guy."
I always put myself
in these situations, though.
I actually go by Luke, but...
"Creeper Dude"?
It's got a nice little ring
to it.
Lily.
So what the hell
brings you here?
That's a long story.
Story of my fucking life
right there.
Yeah.
Um, yeah. My mom died.
- Oh.
- Oh, no, no. It's... It's okay.
We weren't that close.
There's something...
Anyway, I had to come here
to take care of a few things.
Believe me. I needed to get out
of this situation that I was in.
So... here we are.
And what a paradise it is.
Sorry, though.
It's gotta be tough.
You was in love with him?
I don't really know that I'd say
there was much love there.
But thank you, though.
So...
What exactly happened
last night?
I got here earlier,
and, uh, all anybody
was talking about was this dude
who broke a bottle
over some other dude's face.
Something about
a Christmas parade, too.
Yeah.
Let's just say me
and that guy, we...
we have some history.
But...
Last night, he used a word I...
a word I really don't like.
Oh, so he deserved it.
Oh, yeah.
Good.
Then fuck that guy then.
You want another?
You know...
You remind me of someone.
Yeah, I get that one a lot.
No, no, no, no. That's not,
like, some cheesy pick-up line,
try to get you to
come home with me
or anything like that.
Just... you know how some people
have that thing about them?
Makes you think
about the past, I guess.
Let me guess.
An ex.
Oh, no.
No. Even better.
Let me guess again.
You have a type.
Yeah.
Alright. Tell me.
What's your type?
Hm. Well...
They're definitely
already pissed off at me
to begin with, but...
I guess I tend to be drawn in
by very, very beautiful eyes.
A nice smile.
But here's the kicker, though.
Also a little craziness.
That's okay. You know?
I saw this movie one time.
When the guy meets the girl...
he says, uh,
"The prettier a girl is,
the more nuts she is."
Ohh. Wow!
Stop it! I'm naked already!
"The prettier the girl is,
the more nuts she is"?
- Yeah.
- Really, dude?
Wow.
Look.
I don't mean to offend you.
Hmm. Oh, you're very good at it.
I must say.
Shit.
Look.
I'm serious.
You have these very kind eyes.
The kindest eyes I've seen
in quite a long time, actually.
You want another drink?
Yeah.
I do.
I'll be right back.
You want to get out of here?
In more ways than one.
Hey. Are you okay? I mean...
- Yeah, no, no. Yeah.
- Is this okay?
I...
I'm sorry.
No. Hey.
Hey. You got nothing
to apologize for.
You ever just feel like...
like you have
no control over anything?
Only like every single day
of my life.
Let me get you some water.
Hey, Luke.
You come back here.
Fuck, man. This fucking shit.
Ah, fuck it.
Hey, man. It's Cyrus.
No, man. No.
I ain't been running from you.
Look, man. I found her.
She's in a small town.
I'm in the same motel. Yeah.
No. I'm getting it figured out.
I'm not running from you.
I got the money.
I've got it worked out.
I promise.
Look.
I gotta go, man.
I gotta go. Okay.
No. I promise. I'm gonna
get you the money.
Okay. Okay. Bye.
I can't believe
you called me Creeper Dude.
I mean,
that license thing, though.
That was good, right?
Yeah. I can't believe
it actually worked.
Right?
And what's this?
Uh, that's, uh...
That's nothing.
Oh, come on.
It's definitely something.
Come on!
I want to know.
This is something
my sister got for me
a long time ago before I left.
It's supposed to be
my guardian angel...
"keep me safe" type thing.
She's got a thing with angels.
That's really sweet.
Hm.
What's your sister's name?
Elle.
Younger, right?
Yeah.
Yeah, I can tell.
What do you mean?
When you talk about her,
you've got that, like...
like "you protect her" vibe.
In your eyes.
It's kind of sweet.
Yeah. I guess so.
How long were you overseas?
Too long.
Well, that thing
must have kept you safe.
You're here.
I wish I had someone
looking out for me like that.
Maybe I'll get to
meet your sister.
She... She sounds like
a very sweet person.
What?
I gotta pee.
Um...
Okay.
I have this thing...
where the person
I just slept with...
I cannot let them hear me pee.
So can you wait outside?
Um... what?!
I'm serious!
Yeah. I get it.
You know. Performance anxiety.
I mean... we hardly know
each other, you know?
By the way,
what was your name again?
Get out!
And close your eyes.
Hey, Elle.
It's me.
I'm back.
I'm sorry it's been a while
since I've been back to see you.
My life's been, uh...
Life's been pretty, uh...
You know, since I got back...
everyone in town keeps asking
if I've seen you yet.
I don't know what to tell them.
I mean, I know what they mean.
It does.
It does still feel like
you're here.
And I know they loved you.
A lot.
And it's...
it's good that it still
feels like you're here.
But you know you're not.
I think that's why it's been
so long since I've been back.
'Cause you're not here.
I miss you.
Sheriff Duhart says hi.
He loved you.
Yeah, he didn't love me
this much.
But it's okay.
He's a good guy.
He's doing well.
I'm glad he's doing well.
He arrested me the other night.
Yeah.
Like old times. Hm.
Stupid. So stupid.
I got into a bar fight.
Yeah. I'm sorry.
Stupid.
It was with that, uh, Emmet.
You remember him?
Yeah.
The one that wanted
to be a singer.
He was singing one of his songs.
I actually liked his song.
You remember that Christmas?
There was that parade
downtown, and...
I mean,
the whole town was there.
Emmet was there, and he was...
just drunk or high on something.
Just talking shit to everybody.
He tried to talk shit to you.
You know? Called you, uh...
Called you that word
I don't like.
And you just smiled at him.
I think you gave him a hug.
Told him you'd pray for him.
Of course, I had to
go over there and
beat the shit out of him.
That's what you did.
You just smiled...
at everybody and everything...
life would just throw your way.
Doesn't matter
if it was good or bad.
You'd just smile.
I try to do that.
I try to be like you, Elle,
but I just...
I can't. I'm not like that.
That's why when life just
dealt you just a shit hand...
and you got even sicker...
All those doctors, hospitals,
E.R. visits, nurses,
specialist after specialist...
just all saying,
"What's wrong with you?"
Or they can "fix" you.
And then you just died.
I didn't even
get to say goodbye.
How am I supposed to
smile at that?
Huh?
I can't.
That's why I went overseas.
That's what I thought
I was supposed to do.
It was the only thing to do.
I mean, hell,
don't get me wrong.
I'm proud of that.
You know?
I know you're proud of me, too.
I'm proud to serve my country.
But I had no plans
on coming back.
I didn't care.
So I was just going to
keep my head down.
Whatever happened, happened.
I wasn't going to
make any friends.
But you know what?
I met some really amazing
people over there.
Some really good people.
And they didn't
come home with me.
So why did I get to come home?
Had to see their families.
Hugged their moms
and dads, sisters.
I didn't have anybody.
So what's the point? Huh?!
I just don't get it.
You know, sometimes
I just wanna...
I didn't want to
come back here, Elle.
I really didn't want
to come back here.
I hate this place.
But you loved it.
And you loved these people.
I moved from town to town,
place to place, city to city...
one shit box
next to the other shit box
just to find something.
Hopefully something's different.
It's not.
There's nothing out there, Elle.
So I came back here,
and that was gonna be it.
'Cause I can't do it
anymore, Elle.
This was gonna be it.
But guess what.
I actually met someone tonight.
And she's got this smile that...
just almost makes you
forget the shit out there.
She asked about you.
I didn't know what to tell her.
I think you would have
liked her, Elle.
But as much as I like her...
I just can't.
I just can't, Elle.
I just miss you so much.
Every single moment
of every day.
Elle, I'm sorry.
Just for everything.
For not saying goodbye.
Elle, I miss you.
I just got so much shit
in my head.
Just so much shit!
I'm just tired.
I'm just tired, Elle.
I'm really tired.
And I can't.
I can't do it.
I love you.
I'm just really tired.
Luke...
Thanks for tuning back in
and spending time with
old Roadhouse Billy here.
I know times are tough and it's
getting even crazier out there.
Just remember.
Roadhouse Billy is always here!
Ooh, ahh! Be safe out there!
And thanks for tuning in
to King Country.
This is Roadhouse Billy.
Ooh, ahh!
And... here we go.
Another night of pouring poison
while listening to these drunks
tell me the woes of the world.
Isn't where I thought
I'd be at my age.
But, hell, someone's got to
take care of these sad shits,
make sure they get home
in one piece.
God. Why am I still here?
Why can't I just up and leave
this godforsaken town
and never look back?
Because these people...
These people
have become my family.
They need me. They need me.
And... And in some strange way
that I'll never understand...
I need them.
They're all I've got left
in this fucking world.
Fuck cancer.
It's open!
Well, look what
the cat dragged in.
It's good to see you, too,
Sammie.
It, uh, looks a little different
with the lights on, huh?
You've been back, what,
like two days?
Looks like you've been
through hell and back.
Yeah.
But I gotta say,
it looks like it might have
done you some good.
You could say that.
You know, Luke, when...
when your sister died...
her absence in this town
was felt immediately.
I miss seeing her
hugging everyone.
Running around, just smiling.
When she was gone,
I didn't think I was ever
gonna see you in here again.
Part of me was hoping that
wasn't gonna be the case.
Part of me was
kind of hoping that it was.
When you walked through
that door the other day,
I was really happy.
But I saw that pain
in your eyes.
All my life,
I have seen that disease
eat people up inside
like a monster.
You know, Luke...
whatever's going on in there,
you are not gonna fix that
by being in here.
I know. I know that.
Well, hell.
Enough of that sad shit.
I saw you and that girlie
getting along pretty well
last night.
Yeah. Yeah. She...
She was nice to talk to.
Talk? Mm-hmm.
Hey. That reminds me.
Um, you haven't seen her
around here or anything
this morning, have you?
No. No.
Just been me here opening up.
Yeah. Yeah. She wasn't
back at the hotel this morning.
Hmm.
You know,
when you guys left last night,
some big, mean-looking guy,
obviously from out of town,
came in, didn't order a drink,
but he was asking me
all kinds of questions.
Come to think of it, I think he
might have been describing her.
Oh. What did he say?
Uh, well, he seemed to
be looking for something.
He was asking about those
buildings down on Main Street.
He said if I saw anyone
that seemed out of place
to call some number he left.
Hmm.
Okay, Sammie. What exactly
did this guy look like?
And...
do you still have that number?
Let me go,
you fucking son of a bitch!
I don't know where it is!
Oh, baby.
You still got that
attitude problem, don't you?
I thought we talked about that.
And you know
I don't like to be yelled at.
And you say my fucking name
and show me some respect
for all the shit
that I've done for you.
Say it.
- Fucking say it!
- Cyrus. Okay.
Cyrus.
I don't know where it is.
I already looked for it.
Well...
that's a start.
You know, I think I'm gonna
be staying around here
for a little while.
Some small-town living
may maybe do me some good.
I mean...
What a fucking shit hole
this is, huh?
I see why your mother
moved here.
She fit right in, didn't she?
How'd you find me?
Maybe you're not as hard
to read as you think you are.
I mean, when you took off...
which was, you know,
not nice, by the way...
I looked for you.
Trust me. I did.
Obviously I had no idea
where you went.
But, you know, it hit me.
I remember you saying
that your mother
was getting close to croaking.
So I looked her up. And voil.
Here the fuck you are!
So I need... I need it.
I need the shit
your mother gave you.
I need the money.
So where is it?
We're not together anymore,
Cyrus.
I figured you'd take
a fucking hint when I left.
Oh, baby.
I came to say I was sorry.
No, you didn't.
You came for money. And control.
You don't give a shit about me!
Oh, fuck it.
You're fucking right.
I mean, all the shit
you put me through,
the least I could do is get
some fucking money out of it.
Now, where the fuck is it?!
I need it!
Ohh...
Oh, let me guess.
Did you gamble too much?
Did you spend a little
too much on blow?
Got some big guy
breathing down your neck?
Yeah. Am I getting close?
Baby, you ain't
so fucking hard to read!
You shut the fuck up!
You fucking hear me?
Fuck you!
You're really trying to piss me
off like the good ol' days, huh?
You know what?
Oh, man. I'm a changed man.
So you're not gonna do that.
But what you're gonna do
is you're gonna be
a good little girl...
and you're gonna help me
find out where your...
where your mother's shit is.
And then you and I, we're gonna
go pay some old debts off.
And just maybe we may have
a little fun while we do it.
Don't you fucking touch me.
Ohh. Don't touch you.
No. You know what I'm gonna do?
I'm gonna go. I'm starving.
- How about you?
- Cyrus...
Get out of here now!
No, what I think you need to do
is you need to stay
in this shit hole here
and you need to think
a little bit, you know?
Maybe you'll miss me.
Oh, baby.
I've missed you so much.
Cyrus.
Cyrus!
No! Cyrus!
Fuck yeah.
Cyrus...
Can I have some water, please?
Look. I'll help you find
the money. I promise.
Lily?!
Lily, is that you?!
Luke? Luke! Luke!
Please! I'm in here!
Help me! Please!
No, no, no! I'm coming!
Hold on! Hold on! Hold on!
Fuck! Hold on! Hold on!
Fuck. Yeah! I'll be right there!
Fuck. Hold on.
This door is heavy!
Fuck! Damn it!
Yeah. Okay. Hold on.
- There's a fucking key.
- Key?!
Fuck. He has the key.
Fuck the key! I'm coming, okay?!
Fuck the key!
Hold on! One more time!
Lily! Lily! Lily! Are you okay?
Lily? What the hell?
Who put you here?
What the hell's going on?
- Yeah.
- How'd you find me?
Hey. Hey. That's a long story.
Story of my life, right?
Yeah. Okay.
Here. Drink this.
Here.
You good?
Hey. Hey. Hey.
It's gonna be okay, alright?
I'm gonna get you
out of here, okay?
It's gonna be fine.
I just gotta find something
to cut you free with first.
- Alright?
- Okay.
Luke, behind you!
Boom!
Oh, was he gonna
fucking save you?
Huh?! Stupid motherfucker!
Hm? Hoo!
What now, huh?
What the fuck now?
I knew it!
What the fuck?!
What the fuck?!
I knew it.
Wakey, wakey.
You know, bro...
everywhere she goes,
she finds someone like us
and gets us in trouble.
Fuck you, man.
Look. Just let us go.
Or I promise you I'm-a kill you.
Alright, man.
Soldier boy, huh?
Get your fucking hands off me.
- Mm-hmm.
- Fuck you!
All the rage. The rage!
- I'll show you rage.
- I see why you picked him.
I like him. I like him a lot.
You know, soldier boy, I was
gonna go overseas one time.
- Yeah.
- You're such a fucking joke.
What was that?
I thought we talked
about that earlier, huh?
The whole respect thing.
Or do I need to refresh
your fucking memory?
Because I can fucking do that.
I can do that.
Hey! Yeah. Come over here,
you little bitch.
Yeah. You want some of
this shit, too, soldier boy?
You got a big
fucking mouth, man.
Why don't I shut it for you?
Can you fucking help me or not?
Do you know this bitch's mother?
Can you fucking help me
or not, huh?
I don't think you can!
I don't think you fucking can.
I'm gonna cut
your fucking head off.
Do you know that?
- And I'm gonna love it.
- Ohh!
I think...
Ladies and gentlemen,
I think he likes her!
Get out of my face.
- Mm-hmm.
- Get out of my fucking face.
Right now.
Look, man. You're looking
for something, right?
I am, yeah.
And this bitch
needs to help me find it.
What is it?
And watch your fucking mouth.
I'll help you find it.
Are you telling me
you know this bitch's mother?
Is that what you're telling me?
I can't wait to shut
that mouth of yours.
But, no. No. She must have
moved here when I was away.
- Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm.
- But I guarantee you
I know someone who does.
Look, you saw
this shit hole, right?
Small towns.
Everybody knows everybody.
This girl tell you how we met?
Hmm?
Classic love story.
Why don't you tell him, baby?
No. Wait. How about I do it?
Because I tell it better. Huh?
See, this girl here used to
love drugs back in the day.
Wasn't nothing
she wouldn't do to get high.
Owed me a lot of money.
So we had to find fun ways
to have her pay me back.
You know? Let's just say
she didn't enjoy it too much.
So she ran like a little bitch.
So can you help me?
You're telling me
you know her mother or no?
No? No? Then I don't think
you can fucking help me!
So you know what, soldier boy?
I'm just gonna fucking kill you.
And I'm gonna fucking enjoy it.
How about that?
I got it now.
Oh. That's my bad. I got it.
Yeah, it makes
so much fucking sense.
- Mm-hmm.
- Yeah. Yeah.
So, the other night, yeah,
we had a nice little nightcap.
A couple drinks.
Real nice place.
But it was funny.
What did you say?
She had to get away from some
real white-trash piece of loser.
- Hmm.
- Your fancy bikes? Yeah.
It's gotta be you.
You fucking little bitch.
- Do it!
- Yeah, yeah.
Do it!
You fucking got a big mouth,
soldier boy!
Why don't I fucking
shut it for you, huh?!
What do you think, huh?
- Cyrus, stop! Stop!
Stop.
Stop, huh?
- Please.
- Give me my fucking money!
Huh?! How about that?!
You want to help her?! Huh?!
How about I fucking
hurt her, huh?!
- Huh?!
- No. Don't do it.
Don't do it!
Look. Come back over here.
Come back over here.
Right? You little bitch.
Yeah, it's me that
you want to deal with.
I ain't scared of you.
You're just a little bitch
in some boots.
Little bitch in some fuckin'...
Is that all you got?
That's it? What a bitch!
Cyrus, don't!
I'll give it to you!
- Stop.
- Give me my fucking money!
- Knock it off, and I will.
- Yeah. That's right, bitch.
You better give me that money.
Shut your fucking mouth
and let me go!
- Hey, Cyrus.
- Come on. Don't.
Hey, Cyrus!
Cyrus! You want money?
Here's some fucking money!
You motherfucker!
- Motherfucker!
- You like that?!
Oh, you motherfucker.
Luke. Luke! Luke, stop!
- Luke.
- You whore!
I'm gonna find you no matter
where the fuck you go!
- I own you!
- You're not like him.
Please. Please.
Please stop. Please stop.
Please stop. Please stop.
Lily. Lily.
Lily. Look at me.
Look at me. Okay?
Look. Look. Look.
You're not a monster
like him, okay?
I fucking own you. You too,
you fucking soldier boy!
You're not a monster like him.
Me? I don't know.
Don't look at him.
Don't look at him. Alright?
I promise you.
Now give me that fucking money!
I'm going to kill him, alright?
He is never going to stop
trying to find you, alright?
The monsters never stop.
Alright? Alright? Okay?
Don't look. Okay?
Fucking whore.
Fuck. Ohh.
Don't look.
When I get back,
you and I are gonna
get out of here, okay?
We're gonna get out of here.
Alright? Okay?
Alright. Okay.
Oh. That's right.
Don't look. Don't look.
Alright. Don't look.
Don't look. Don't look.
Don't look!
Give me that fucking money!
Oh, I'm gonna fucking find you.
I'm gonna find...
I'm gonna put you
in the ground right next
to that fucking mother of yours!
What are you...
What are you gonna do?
You gonna finish me,
you fucking monster, huh?
You fucking monster, huh?
You're gonna finish me off?
It's okay. It's okay.
Sometimes a person
will come into your life
that you never knew you needed.
They see you
not only for who you are,
but for who you want to be.
A simple touch
of their skin on yours
clears the chaos in your head
and sends a rush of comfort
through your body
that makes you think...
...even if just
for a brief moment
that the world might not be
such a bad place after all...
and maybe with them
by your side...
...you can keep
the monsters away.
This is Roadhouse Billy!
I just want to thank you all
for joining me
these last few years
at 94.1 King Country.
Ooh, ahh!
Look, everyone starts small,
and it's up to you to grow.
Right now because
of each and every one
of you loyal listeners,
I feel like the best-fed hog
at the fair!
But it's off
to the next best adventure
for old Roadhouse Billy.
So now... if you'll all join me
for one last ooh, ahh.
This is Roadhouse Billy.
94.1 King Country.
Signing off.
Ooh, ahh!
As I ride into infinity
Angel voices
calm the raging seas
Looking backwards,
I can now believe
The path I've chosen
is right for me
Hold me close
one more time
Just one more time
We can make the world
stop on a dime
Hold me close
one more time
Just one more time
This don't have to be
our last goodbye
Hold me close
one more time
Just one more time
Make the whole world
stop right on a dime
Hold me close
one more time
Just one more time
This ain't our last goodbye
Here I am
facing a new dawn
Facing a new dawn
Time has come,
but I can't stay here long
I can't stay here long
Look inside,
deep down your heart knows
Deep down your heart knows
I'll see you when I'm home