Nowhere, Michigan (2017) Movie Script

1
OH, SHIT.
OKAY, GO OUT THE BACK DOOR,
HIDE IN THE OTHER SHACK.
I'M GONNA TRY AND HOLD THEM OFF.
- NO, NO, I'M NOT JUST GONNA LEAVE...
- PLEASE!
JUST LISTEN TO ME,
DON'T ARGUE WITH ME.
GO. YOU GOTTA GO.
- OKAY.
- GO, GO.
FORGET ABOUT THE GIRL.
JUST WATCH THE DOOR
IN CASE HE TRIES
TO SNEAK PAST ME.
YOU REALLY SHOULD'VE
KEPT RUNNING.
DREW. NO.
HEY, DREW. DREW.
GET HIM!
OH, FUCK!
WELL, THERE IS A TWO-WEEK
WAITING PERIOD ON ANY HANDGUN,
BUT, UH...
THIS HERE SHOTGUN...
YOU CAN WALK OUTTA HERE
WITH THIS TODAY.
WHAT'S THAT?
HI. UM, IS DOCTOR GREEN AVAILABLE?
UH, YEAH, I WOULD JUST LIKE
TO TALK TO HIM
ABOUT FINDING A SPOT FOR
MY MOTHER IN THE CLINIC.
YEAH.
HEY, MA!
YEAH, YEAH, I KNOW, I KNOW.
I'M SORRY.
I... I'VE BEEN REALLY BUSY
WITH FINALS COMING UP
AND EVERYTHING, BUT LISTEN.
I GOT SOME GREAT NEWS FOR YOU.
YOU REMEMBER THAT ONCOLOGY
CLINIC IN FLORIDA
I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT?
WELL, IT TURNS OUT THEY GOAN OPEN BED FOR YOU NOW.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
BUT LISTEN, I DON'T WANT YOU
TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING
'CAUSE THEY'RE GIVING US
A GREAT DEAL ON FINANCING.
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE FINE, MOM.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE ANY YOUNG
AFRICAN AMERICAN MALES
CHECK IN LAST NIGHT,
BY ANY CHANCE?
YOU CAN'T RUN FOREVER!
FOUND THIS INSIDE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND
ANOTHER WAY TO TRACK HIM.
YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE A GUN.
YOU COULD'VE SHOT HIM.
HI. COFFEE, PLEASE?
OH, YEAH.
YEAH. SURE THING THERE, HON.
SO, WHERE YOU FROM?
DOWN STATE?
OH, YOU KNOW, HERE AND THERE.
OH, YEAH?
MYSTERIOUS-LIKE, EH?
WELL, I HOPE YOU ENJOY
OUR LITTLE TOWN.
YOU BEEN ON THE ROAD LONG?
JUST A FEW WEEKS.
WORKING MY WAY UP TO CANADA.
YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO KNOW ANY
MOTELS AROUND HERE, WOULD YOU?
OH, YEAH. YEAH, FOR SURE.
DOWN BY THE SKI JUMP
THERE'S A REAL NICE ONE.
OH, WAIT. ACTUALLY THAT ONE WENT OUT OF
BUSINESS A FEW WEEKS AGO,
BUT, IF YOU'RE STAYING LONGER
THAN A FEW DAYS,
YOU CAN ALWAYS TRY THE VIKING.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW,
IT'S NO RAMADA INN,
AND THERE ARE A FEW
UNSAVORY TYPES UP THAT WAY,
BUT THOSE PLACES WILL RENT YOU
A ROOM FOR A WEEK AT A TIME.
UNSAVORY TYPES?
WELL, YOU KNOW,
FOLKS ENGAGING IN,
LIKE, LESS-THAN-LEGAL
SORTS OF ENTERPRISES AND LIKE.
SO...
WHAT CAN I GET YA?
UH, WHAT'S GOOD?
WELL, WE'VE GOT PASTIES.
THOSE ARE PRETTY GOOD.
OR MAYBE BREAKFAST FOR DINNER.
I CAN WHIP UP SOME PANCAKES
OR EGGS.
PASTY? WHAT'S THAT?
OH, RIGHT, WELL, LET'S SEE.
IT'S KIND OF LIKE A...
LIKE A CALZONE.
YOU KNOW?
YOU EVER HAD ONE OF THOSE?
YEAH, EXCEPT THIS HAS GORUTABAGA, ONIONS, AND SPICES.
YEAH, I'LL JUST TAKE
THE HAM AND EGGS, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
IS WHITE TOAST ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, SOUNDS PERFECT.
OKAY, GOOD,
'CAUSE THAT'S ALL I GOT.
THERE YOU GO.
OH, JEEZ,
SORRY ABOUT THAT, HON.
I DIDN'T MEAN
TO STARTLE YOU THERE.
IT'S NO PROBLEM.
ACTUALLY, DO YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN GO TO
GET A BETTER WINTER COAT?
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, YOU BETCHA.
HEY THERE.
I WAS JUST CLOSING UP,
BUT I GOT TIME FOR YOU.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
UH, WHAT'S ON TAP?
COHENS LIGHT.
THAT'S IT?
UH, YEAH.
LOOK, BUDDY, TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT. THE
REST IS TAPPED OUT.
I'LL TAKE IT.
ALL RIGHT.
THERE YOU GO, HON.
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE, ERIN!
JUST LET ME HIT UP MY REGULARS
AND I'LL BE ON MY WAY, A'IGHT?
GET OUT RIGHT NOW,
OR I SWEAR TO GOD
I'LL CALL THE COPS.
LISTEN, I WILL GET OUT OF HERE
IN A SECOND, OKAY?
JUST GIVE ME A SECOND...
NO, I WANT YOU TO GO RIGHT NOW.
IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOU,
CHRIS WOULDN'T HAVE BLOWN
HIMSELF UP COOKING THAT SHIT.
YOU CAN'T BLAME
THAT SHIT ON ME, MAN.
CHRIS NEVER EVEN LET ME
NEAR THE COOK.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD DO WHATHE NICE LADY SAYS, ALL RIGHT?
WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU, DUDE?
WHO'S THIS ASS CLOWN?
MANNY, WHAT THE FUCK?
I THOUGHT WE WERE FRIENDS, BITCH!
THIS IS BULLSHIT!
GET OFF ME, MAN!
HEY, HANG ON A SECOND,
ALL RIGHT?
HANG ON? HANG ONTO THIS, MOTHERFUCKER.
YEAH. YEAH, YOU DON'T KNOW ME.
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT ME.
- EASY.
- I'M STREET.
YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW IT,
I'M SO STREET.
I'M SO STREET.
YEAH. YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S RIGHT. YEAH.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
YOU BETTER
BACK THE FUCK OFF, MAN.
I'MMA GHOST YOU, HOMES.
WHAT THE HELL?
HEY, THANKS THERE, HON.
YEAH, YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
SO YOU GONNA LET ME
BUY YOU A DRINK?
I WAS JUST COMING BACK DOWN HERE
TO CHECK ON YOU.
ACTUALLY, I THINK
I'M GONNA HEAD OUT.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
I'D HATE FOR YOU TO WASTE
ANOTHER BEER.
I SUPPOSE.
BUT ONLY IF YOU'LL JOIN ME, THOUGH.
I WOULD...
BUT...
I CAN'T DRINK ON THE CLOCK.
OH, HEY, HEY,
YOU OKAY?
HEY.
WHAT?
LOOK, I DON'T...
I DON'T WANT YOU TO...
THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE
OF THIS,
THAT I'M LOOKING
FOR ANYTHING SERIOUS.
I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER GOTTEN
THE BRUSH-OFF WHILE I'M STILL...
WOW.
YEAH, WELL, HON,
I'M NOT THE ONE
WITH MY BAGS PACKED
AND READY BY HE DOOR, SO...
I MEAN, I WAS GONNA...
NO, YOU KNOW,
I DON'T BLAME YOU.
I WANTED
TO GET OUT OF HERE, TOO.
CHRIS AND ME,
WE JUST WEREN'T CAREFUL,
YOU KNOW?
AND THEN, NOW HE'S GONE.
HE BLEW HIMSELF UP
COOKING METH
FOR THAT...
THAT BITCH AT THE BAR.
UH, HEY THERE, HON...
WHAT IS YOUR BEDDING DOING
IN THE BATHROOM?
WHEN I GOT HERE,
THE PLACE WAS FREEZING
SO THE ONLY PLACE I COULD GEWARM WAS THE BATHROOM.
YOU'RE AN IDIOT.
YOU KNOW THAT?
YES, I AM.
HEY, HOW DID YOUR EX LEARN HOW
TO COOK METH, ANYWAY?
HE LOOKED IT UP
ON THE INTERNET.
HM.
MORNING.
- I SAID GOOD MORNING.
- MORNING.
DO YOU THINK I COULD TALK
TO YOU FOR A SECOND?
LOOK, I THINK WE GOT OFF
ON THE WRONG FOOT LAST NIGHT.
YEAH, SO?
COULD WE TALK BUSINESS?
I'VE...
I'VE GOT SOME PRODUCT.
IT'S METH.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT, OFFICER.
WHAT IS THAT, KOOL-AID?
IT'S A FREE SAMPLE.
FIND ME OVER AT THE VIKING.
ALL RIGHT?
SHIT.
YO.
WHAT YOU GOT GOING ON THERE?
TRYING TO MAKE A ROOF.
I WAS HOPING
WE COULD TALK BUSINESS.
YOU KNOW,
IF YOU GOT A SECOND THERE.
I WAS HOPING TO SCORE SOME MORE
OF THAT SWEET CRYSTAL,
YOU KNOW, BUT, UH...
BUT HOW DO I KNOW
YOU'RE NOT A COP?
YOU DON'T.
SO WHO HANDLES
YOUR DISTRIBUTION?
NO ONE YET, BUT I FIGURE
WE COULD WORK SOMETHING OUT.
I MEAN, I'M RUNNING
A LITTLE LOW ON PRODUCT,
SO I'M GONNA NEED
A NEW PLACE TO COOK.
OH, I GOT A GREAT PLACE.
PERFECT.
PERFECT SPOT.
COME ON. WE'RE GONNA TAKE...
I'LL DRIVE. COME ON.
COME ON! COME ON, COME ON.
ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS?
EH, I WAS CLOSE.
WHAT?
IT'S A NICE-LOOKING BIRD.
WOULD'VE LOOKED GOOD
ON A WALL SOMEWHERE.
WHOO-BAH.
ALL RIGHT, COME ON.
IT'S NOT GONNA WARM UP
OR NOTHING.
COME ON.
ARE YOU SURE YOU WANNA BE
SHOOTING THAT THING OUT HERE?
YEAH, WE'RE SO FAR OUT,
NOBODY GIVES A SHIT.
YOU DO KNOW EVERY BULLETHAT YOU SHOOT INTO THE AIR
HAS TO COME BACK DOWN
SOMEWHERE, RIGHT?
PEW, PEW, PEW, PEW.
YEAH. SO?
CAN YOU NOT DO THAT? RIGHT?
WE'RE PRETTY DEAD IF ONE OF
THEM DECIDES TO COME BACK DOWN,
CRACKING THE ICE,
TAKING US WITH IT.
OH, YEAH, "PRETTY MUCH DEAD"?
YEAH, YOU THE EXPERT?
HERE, WATCH.
THAT SHIIS 20 INCHES THICK, BRO.
YOU'D HAVE BETTER LUCK FALLING
THROUGH A BANK VAULT, HOMES.
KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
COME ON, MR. EXPERT.
HERE WE ARE.
WHAT, YOU WERE EXPECTING THE
CHAMPAGNE ROOM, SNOW BUNNY?
COME ON.
IT'S QUIET,
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.
AIN'T NOBODY GONNA MESS
WITH YOU OUT HERE.
YEAH, LITTLE COSMETIC DAMAGE, BUT...
OKAY, THIS'LL DO.
YEAH! ALL RIGHT,
LET'S GET OUR COOK ON.
NO, YOU WAIT OUTSIDE.
IT'S DANGEROUS
FOR YOU TO BE HERE,
AND I DON'T WANT YOU
IN THE WAY.
IT'S COOL, I'LL JUST...
I SAID OUT.
IT'LL EXPLODE IF YOU DO
ANYTHING STUPID,
LIKE FIRING
THAT DAMN GUN OFF.
"ANYTHING STUPID."
HEY! WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?
SECOND BATCH WENT BAD.
YEAH, GUESS SO.
YOU WANNA TEST OUTHE NEW BATCH?
YEAH. SURE, HAPPY TO.
BUT, QUICK QUESTION.
WHY IS IT RED?
I AIN'T NEVER SEEN NO RED METH.
IT'S FOOD COLORING.
GOOD FOR BRANDING,
I DON'T KNOW.
AH, HOMES, YOU'RE LIKE A...
YOU'RE LIKE A FUCKING WIZARD,
LIKE GANDALF OR SOME SHIT.
GO AHEAD.
YEAH.
GAH!
WHOO!
HEY THERE.
YEAH?
SORRY ABOUT THE NOISE.
MY FRIEND GETS A LITTLE
TOO EXCITED SOMETIMES.
OH, YEAH?
SENT ALL THEM FISH MY WAY ANYHOW.
FISH?
YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE DOING OUT HERE,
ICE FISHING.
OH, YEAH. OF COURSE, FISHING.
US, TOO, ACTUALLY.
I WOULDN'T MIND SOME POINTERS,
IF YOU'VE GOT THE TIME.
WELL, IF YOU DON'T MIND
MY SAYING SO,
YOU'RE GOING
ABOUT IT ALL WRONG.
YOU'RE GONNA WANNA MAKE THAHOLE INSIDE THE SHACK THERE,
ON ACCOUNT OF THAT BEING
THE WHOLE POINT.
AND YOU PROBABLY WANNA USE
AN AUGER.
IT'S NOT AS FAST AS BLOWING
A HOLE IN THE DAMN ICE,
BUT IT'S SUREFIRE LESS LIKELY
TO GET YOU KILLED.
YO, HOMES, WHERE YOU AT?
THIS SHIT IS AMAZ...
HEY THERE.
MORNING.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THE ADVICE.
I DIDN'T GETO INTRODUCE MYSELF. I'M DAVID.
YEAH, SURE THERE.
MARTIN.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
SEE YA.
- HEY.
- OH, JEEZ.
YOU KNOW, YOU MADE
A PRETTY QUIET EXIT.
YEAH, WELL, I THOUGHT YOU'D BE
LONG GONE BY NOW.
WELL, I'M NOT.
WHEN YOU GETTING OUT OF HERE?
I WAS THINKING MAYBE WE COULD
GRAB SOMETHING TO EAT.
LISTEN, BUCKO,
WHATEVER IT IS
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA FIND IT HERE.
JUST BACK OFF, 'KAY?
YOU WANT ME TO GET YOU A BEER?
NO, NO, NO.
I'M GOOD.
SUIT YOURSELF.
OH, IS THAT...
IS THIS YOURS THERE?
HEY, YOU LIVE AROUND HERE
OR SOMETHING?
OH, NO, NO, UM...
THIS PART OF TOWN
HAS LOTS OF UM...
YOU KNOW...
UNSAVORY TYPES?
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
NO. NO, UM, SANDY HERMAN,
WORKS DOWN ATHE RENTAL OFFICE,
AND OF COURSE SHE'S COUSINS
WITH JANET TOWNSEND,
AND HER HUSBAND ERIC TOWNSEND
COMES IN EVERY OTHER DAY
AFTER WORK FOR A PEPSI AND A PASTY, SO...
MM-HM.
WELL, SEEMS LIKE YOU KNOW JUSABOUT EVERYBODY IN TOWN.
OH, YEAH, JUST ABOUT THERE.
YOU KNOW,
YOUR CAR'S PRETTY FANCY,
BUT YOU WON'T BE GETTING
TOO FAR WITHOUT ANY CHAINS.
CHAINS?
FOR YOUR WHEELS THERE NOW.
HUH.
YOU KNOW,
WHY DO I GET THE FEELING
THAT YOU KNOW JUST THE
MOM-AND-POP STORE THAT HAS THEM?
OH, NO, NO, NO, WE HAVE
SOMETHING EVEN BETTER.
A SHOPCO.
SO SHE SAYS SHE'S A LESBIAN,
BUT I DON'T KNOW.
WHEN I MET HER,
SHE SEEMED REALLY NORMAL,
BUT THEN ASHLEY MARRIED
THE OTHER ASHLEY,
SO I GUESS NOW
SHE REALLY IS A LE...
OH, WELL,
HELLO THERE, MADISON.
APRIL.
I DON'T THINK I'VE SEEN YOU
OUT IN THE DAYTIME
SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.
DID JEFF FORGET TO PAY
THE BEER DISTRIBUTOR AGAIN?
NO, IT'S ACTUALLY
JUST ON SALE.
WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING?
OH, THIS IS MY NEW FRIEND
DAVID HERE.
DAVID, THIS IS... MADISON.
YEAH, WE'VE MET,
OVER AT POLLY'S.
OH.
WELL, DAVID HERE NEEDS SOME NEW SNOW
CHAINS FOR HIS VEHICLE, SO...
OH, IS THAT RIGHT?
THAT MEAN YOU'RE STAYING
IN TOWN FOR A WHILE?
- WELL, I MEAN...
- YOU KNOW, DAVID,
I KNOW A NICE LITTLE
HARDWARE STORE
THAT'LL HAVE EXACTLY
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR,
SO LET'S GO THERE.
OKAY, COME ON.
AND THEN, AFTER HIGH SCHOOL,
I DID A SEMESTER
AT COMMUNITY COLLEGE,
BUT MY DAD GOIN A TERRIBLE CAR ACCIDENT,
SO I TOOK A YEAR OFF,
YOU KNOW, AND THAT ROLLED
INTO ANOTHER YEAR, AND...
OH, YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES.
LUCKILY I HAD THE CAFE
TO KEEP ME AFLOAT THERE.
WHAT ABOUT YOU THERE,
MYSTERY MAN?
WELL, IT'S NOT THAT DIFFERENT, ACTUALLY.
I WAS IN ENGINEERING SCHOOL.
YEAH.
AND MY MOM, SHE GOT SICK,
SO I HAD TO TAKE A JOB
I DIDN'T REALLY WANT,
SO I COULD HELP OUT.
SO WHAT BROUGHT YOU HERE?
NOTHING IN PARTICULAR.
YOU KNOW, YOU NEVER WANTED
TO HIT THE ROAD
AND JUST START FRESH AND ANEW?
NO.
NO, I MEAN, THIS IS MY HOME.
THE FARTHEST I'VE EVER BEEN
WAS DOWN TO GREEN BAY
FOR A BACHELORETTE PARTY,
AND THAT WAS THE MOST SCARED
I'VE EVER BEEN NOW.
I GOT SEPARATED FROM THE GALS
AND I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE
OR WHERE ANYTHING WAS.
SUCH A BIG CITY, YOU KNOW?
YOU KNOW, IT DIDN'T USED TO
ALWAYS BE LIKE THIS,
AND THINGS ARE GETTING
BETTER EVERY DAY,
AND WE'VE GOLOTS OF GREAT STUFF.
MM-HM.
WE DO.
I'LL SHOW YOU.
- COME ON.
- OKAY.
THERE'S THE SCHOOL.
THERE'S THE CHURCH.
AND THERE'S THE MINE.
THERE'S THE BEAR.
AND THERE'S THE PIT.
YOU SEE? I CAN'T IMAGINE WHY
ANYONE WOULD EVER WANNA LEAVE.
I'M GUESSING
THAT OLD RUSTED-OUT CAR
THERE ON THE LAKE IS JUSANOTHER PART OF THE CHARM?
OH, NO, THAT'S NEW THIS YEAR,
BUT IT'S A VERY OLD TRADITION.
BACK IN THE BETTER YEARS,
THEY'D PLACE AN OLD BEATER
OUT ON THE ICE
AND MAKE BETS AS TO WHEN IWOULD FALL THROUGH.
AND JUST THIS YEAR,
THE ROTARY CLUB DECIDED
TO START UP THE TRADITION AGAIN,
SO, YOU SEE, THINGS REALLY ARE
GETTING BETTER AROUND HERE.
OH, LOOK, THERE'S LARS
FROM THE ROTARY CLUB.
COME ON,
WE CAN PLACE OUR BETS.
YOU GO AHEAD. I'M GONNA STAY
HERE AND SOAK UP THIS TRADITION.
HEY. HEY, MA.
YEAH, I KNOW. I KNOW.
I'M SORRY. I'LL TRY TO CALL YOU
SOONER NEXT TIME.
I'VE JUST BEEN KIND OF BUSY
WITH THE MOVE
AND GETTING SETTLED IN
AND EVERYTHING.
THAT'S GREAT, MOM. I'M GLAD THEY GOYOU MOVING AROUND MORE THESE DAYS.
HI. I WANNA SHOW YOU
ELLEN'S ICE CREAM SHACK.
LARS SAYS THEY'VE GOT SOMETHING
NEW CALLED FROYO.
LOOK, MA, I GOTTA GO.
I'LL CALL YOU
AS SOON AS I GESETTLED IN AND EVERYTHING, I SWEAR.
ALL RIGHT. OKAY, BYE.
- WHAT?
- COME ON.
FOUND 'EM.
DAVID, IS IT?
YES.
CAN I... CAN I HELP YOU, OFFICER?
WELL, NOW,
I'M SHERIFF FLAMINIO,
AND MARTIN TELLS ME
THAT YOU GOT YOURSELF
AN ICE SHACK,
AND YOU GONO ICE FISHING GEAR?
WELL, UM...
WELL, MY SON JUST GOHIS DEPLOYMENT ORDERS,
AND I FIGURE THERE'S NO CAUSE
FOR ICE FISHING
IN AFGHANISTAN,
SO IF YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR SOME CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FISHING GEAR,
AT ABOUT HALF THE PRICE,
I'LL SELL IT TO YOU.
THAT... THAT SOUNDS GREAT.
YEAH, THANK YOU.
10-4, I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
- BUNCH OF METH HEADS GONE AND BLOWN THEMSELVES UP AGAIN.
- OOH.
JUST MAKE SURE YOU SWING
BY THE DEPARTMENT LATER
TO PICK UP
THAT FISHING GEAR. OKAY?
SURE THING.
REAL GOOD, THEN.
REAL GOOD.
BYE THERE, SHERIFF.
WELL, IT'S QUIET NOW,
BUT, OH, YOU SHOULD SEE IWHEN THE JUMPS ARE ON.
IT'S A MADHOUSE.
THANK YOU, APRIL.
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, YOU'RE WELCOME.
OH, FOR WHAT, NOW?
YOU KNOW, SHOWING ME THE TOWN
THROUGH YOUR EYES.
IT'S BEEN... IT'S BEEN NICE.
OH.
SHIT.
YO, YO, YO, WHAT'S UP, MAN?
COOL, COOL. I GET IT.
YOU GOT IT?
YEAH, GOT IT RIGHT HERE, MAN.
WHOA, JUST... JUST CALM DOWN.
LET'S SEE THE MONEY FIRST, BUDDY.
HOLY FUCK,
THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY, MAN.
IT CERTAINLY IS.
HOLY SHIT, MAN!
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT FOR?
WELL, NOW WE GET TO KEEP
THE MONEY,
AND WE GET TO KEEP THE DRUGS.
NICE, NICE.
I GUESS YOU GUYS
ARE PRETTY SMART.
RIGHT?
WELL, HEY THERE,
HOW'S IT GOING?
HOW'S THAT TAMPA WEATHER
HOLDING UP FOR YOU?
PRETTY HUMID, HUH?
GREAT.
GREAT, GREAT, GREAT.
ALL RIGHT,
WELL, KEEP AN EYE OUT,
AND IF THIS ALL PANS OUT,
WE'LL BE ABLE
TO SEND YOU A BONUS.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD NEWS.
THAT WAS OUR FRIEND
FROM THE CANCER CLINIC.
APPARENTLY OUR COLLEGE BUDDY
CALLED HIS MOMMY
FROM A 906 AREA CODE.
SO...
WE'RE GOING TO MICHIGAN.
HI.
PEACE OFFERING?
I DON'T KNOW. WE'RE HAVING A BACK OFF.
CAN I GET YOU A LIGHT BEER?
LOOK, I JUST...
I DIDN'T EXPECTO SEE YOU AGAIN,
AND, I DON'T KNOW,
IT BLINDSIDED ME A LITTLE BIT.
OH, SHIT, THOSE BUMPIES ARE HARD
AS DIAMONDS. LOOK AT YOU.
FUCKING FREEZING OUT HERE.
DON'T NEED ANY HELP OPENING
ONE OF THESE, I THINK.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU SOMETHING.
WHAT, ABOUT YOUR DATE
WITH APRIL?
I HEARD. I HEARD ABOUTHE MOST ROMANTIC NIGHT EVER.
PRETTY SURE
THE WHOLE TOWN DID, SO...
WHY SHE THINKS
BEING RAILED IN THE BACK
OF A CONVERTIBLE
BY SOME GUY
THAT SHE JUST MEMAKES HER SOME, I DON'T KNOW,
FUCKING CINDERELLA
IS JUST BEYOND ME,
BUT WHATEVER.
SHOULD YOU REALLY BE DRINKING
THIS RIGHT NOW?
OH, RELAX, BUCKO.
THIS IS JUST FANCY APPLE JUICE.
LISTEN.
SHE CAN DO
WHATEVER SHE WANTS...
YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT,
AND I'M GONNA DO WHAT I WANT.
IT'S A FREE COUNTRY, YOU KNOW.
OH, GOD.
SO...
HOW'S THE METH COOKING GOING?
WHAT? SORRY?
I DON'T KNOW...
YOU'RE USING MY UNCLE'S
OLD ICE SHACK AS YOUR LAB,
SO, YEAH, I KNOW ABOUT IT.
WAIT, MARTIN'S YOUR UNCLE?
YEAH, YOU DUMBASS.
HOW ELSE DO YOU THINK
ERIN AND CHRIS GOT IT?
AND QUIT DEFLECTING, OKAY?
I KNOW YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY
THE METH TYPE.
NO, NOT REALLY.
HOW DID YOU END UP HERE?
MY ROOMMATE WAS DOING ION CAMPUS,
AND MY MOM GOT SICK,
AND HE OFFERED TO THROW
SOME MONEY MY WAY
IF I HELPED OUT.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
YOU SEEM REAL DIFFERENTHAN EVERYBODY ELSE
AROUND HERE.
YOU THINK I'M DIFFERENT?
ANGRIER?
WHAT?
I'M NOT EVEN FROM HERE.
MY FAMILY CAME FROM TEXAS.
MY DAD GOT CANNED,
SO MY UNCLE FOUND HIM SOME JOB,
JUST OVER AT THE PAPER MILL
IN ESCANABA SO...
YEAH, THAT'S HOW
I ENDED UP GROWING UP
IN THIS FROZEN ARMPIOF A TOWN.
MY ROOMMATE WAS SMALL TIME,
BUT HE WAS MAKING
A LOT OF MONEY, YOU KNOW?
THESE GUYS, THEY FOUND US,
AND SAID THEY COULD BROKER
A BIG SALE FOR US,
AND THAT WOULD MEAN NO MORE SMALL TOWN
DEALING TO COLLEGE KIDS.
THAT MEANS ONE BIG SALE
FOR A HUNDRED GS.
I'M GUESSING THAT'S NOHOW IT WENT DOWN.
THE DEAL WENT BAD.
REALLY BAD.
WHERE ARE YOUR PARENTS NOW?
UM...
THEY'RE... THEY'RE GONE.
THERE WAS A LEAK
IN THE GAS HEATER
IN OUR LITTLE TRAILER.
WOW.
I'M REALLY SORRY.
WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA FUCKING DO, RIGHT?
I JUST DIDN'T WANNA GESTUCK HERE.
YOU KNOW?
NOT LIKE OUR PARENTS DID.
WE HAD THESE PLANS AND...
WE WERE GONNA GET OUT.
CHRIS WANTED TO OPEN
THIS BAGEL SHOP
BECAUSE, I DON'T KNOW,
THE BOY JUST LOVED BAGELS.
AND I DIDN'T REALLY CARE
WHERE WE WENT.
YOU KNOW, I JUST WANTED TO END
UP SOMEWHERE WARM.
MY IDIOT ROOMMATE DECIDED TO
MAKE THE DEAL IN OUR APARTMENT.
AND WHEN I GOT BACK
FROM CLASS,
I FOUND HIM DEAD,
WEDGED UP AGAINST THE DOOR
LIKE HE WAS TRYING TO LOCK
SOMEBODY IN.
THEN SOMEBODY STARTED SHOOTING
AT ME THROUGH THE DOOR,
AND... I RAN.
I GRABBED HIS KEYS,
I JUST WENT TO HIS STUPID CONVERTIBLE,
AND...
I JUST DROVE, MAN.
I DROVE AND DROVE.
BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL THEN
I REALIZED I HAD THE MONEY
IN THE CAR WITH ME.
WAIT, YOU'VE GOT...
YOU'VE GOT A HUNDRED GRAND
JUST SITTING AROUND?
NO, I SENT MOST OF THE MONEY
TO MY MOM,
GOT HER SET UP
IN A CANCER CLINIC
IN TAMPA
UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME.
SHE'S DOING...
SHE'S DOING BETTER NOW.
SOUNDS LIKE AT LEAST SOMETHING
GOOD CAME OUT OF IT, RIGHT?
WHEN I WAS A KID,
I THOUGHT IT WAS
PRETTY OUTSTANDING
THAT YOU COULD SEE
YOUR OWN BREATH.
I MEAN, I KNOW NOW THAT IT'S
JUST WATER VAPOR CONDENSING IN THE AIR,
MAKING LITTLE RAIN CLOUDS AS ICHANGES FROM GAS TO LIQUID,
BUT I ALWAYS FELT LIKE I WAS
SOME SORT OF DRAGON BOY...
BREATHING SMOKE AND FIRE.
CHECK IT OUT.
A BABY'S FOOT.
OH...
WELL, LOOK WHAT WE GOT HERE.
NORTH, MY FRIEND.
WE GO NORTH.
YOU'RE MAKING IT TOO DAMN BIG!
WHAT?
JUST STOP WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
YOU GONNA DROP A DEAD BODY
THROUGH THERE?
SORRY, I FIGURED,
BIGGER HOLE, MORE FISH.
YEAH, YEAH, MORE FISH.
SO YOU'RE SEEING
MY NIECE THERE, HUH?
YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT, TOO, EH?
SMALL TOWN, IDIOT.
WELL, YEAH, OFF AND ON.
AND THAT APRIL GIRL?
LOOK, I DIDN'T PLAN
FOR THIS, OKAY?
MADISON TURNED ME DOWN,
AND APRIL WAS
JUST REALLY NICE ABOUT THINGS.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.
I WAS YOUNG MYSELF
AND NEW IN TOWN ONCE.
IT'S COLDER THAN HELL UP HERE,
AND I IMAGINE I WARMED UP
WITH MOST OF THE GIRLS
IN TOWN IN MY DAY.
THE WARMEST PLACE I KNOW,
BETWEEN A WOMAN'S THIGHS.
YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW WHY KIDS NOWADAYS
ALL RUSH INTO MONOGAMOUS RELATIONSHIPS
SO DAMN QUICK ANYWAY.
BACK IN THE '60S,
EVERYONE WAS SLEEPING
WITH EVERYONE ALL THE TIME.
I WONDER WHY THAT CHANGED.
I'M PRETTY SURE IT WAS AIDS.
OH.
- HUH.
- YEAH.
OH. OH!
SORRY, I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE.
CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?
COFFEE?
OH, NO, NO.
THANKS, MISS, NO.
I'M AGENT HOLDEN CAULFIELD.
THIS IS MY PARTNER...
STEVE,
AND WE'RE FROM
THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY,
AND WE'RE JUST LOOKING
TO ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS...
AND CHECK OUT ONE OF THESE
DELICIOUS-LOOKING PASTRIES.
- OOH.
- OH.
OH, NO, THEY'RE PASTIES,
ACTUALLY. MM-HM.
WOW, THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
YEAH. YEAH,
ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP.
GREAT.
IS THAT KOOL-AID?
WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE SOURCE
OF THIS RED METHAMPHETAMINE.
OH, THAT'S WHATHAT LOOKS LIKE.
YES, MAYBE YOU COULD POINT US
IN THE LIKELY DIRECTION.
WELL, IF YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR A PLACE TO START,
I WOULD TRY
ON THE NORTH SIDE OF TOWN
BECAUSE THERE ARE
A FEW UNSAVORY TYPES
ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN.
SO, GREAT, THANK YOU,
THAT'S VERY HELPFUL.
THAT'S VERY HELPFUL,
BUT I WAS HOPING MAYBE YOU COULD
GIVE US SOME NAMES.
OH, RIGHT, YEAH.
YEAH, UM, YOU KNOW,
I DON'T THINK I KNOW A PERSON
LIKE THAT.
SO SORRY ABOUT THAT.
BUT I BET YOU SHE WOULD,
IF YOU CATCH MY DRIFT THERE.
- ERIN.
- WHOA, HOMES!
YOU CAN'T JUST SNEAK UP
ON A SISTER LIKE THAT.
I SPILLED SO MUCH POPCORN.
DAMN,
WILL YOU SHUT UP ALREADY?
LISTEN TO ME.
YOU'RE BEING FOLLOWED
BY TWO VERY BAD DUDES,
SO YOU NEED TO DO
EXACTLY WHAT I SAY
OR ELSE WE ARE BOTH DEAD.
HEY, HEY!
FOCUS. FOCUS.
ALL RIGHT, I NEED YOU
TO LEAD THEM OUT TO THE SHACK. YOU GOT IT?
DRIVE AROUND IN CIRCLES FOR,
LIKE, 20 MINUTES
TO GIVE ME A CHANCE
TO GET SET UP,
THEN HEAD TO THE SHACK.
ONCE YOU'RE THERE,
LET THEM SEE YOU GO INSIDE,
THEN SNEAK OUT THE BACK
TO MARTIN'S SHACK
AND I'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE.
YOU GOT ALL THAT?
YEAH, YEAH, DRIVE TO THE SHACK
IN 20 MINUTES.
AND THEN SNEAK OUT THE BACK
TO MARTIN'S.
OKAY, GOOD.
IF WE JUST BE COOL,
WE BOTH SHOULD MAKE ITHROUGH THIS.
YO, WHAT DID YOU DO
TO THESE MOTHERFUCKERS
TO MAKE THEM SO MAD AT YOU
IN THE FIRST PLACE?
THEY... THEY THINK I STOLE
SOMETHING FROM THEM.
DID YOU?
NO.
OKAY, MAYBE.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S REALLY
COMPLICATED, ALL RIGHT?
I'LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING
TO YOU LATER.
FUCK.
YOU GOT IT?
- OKAY.
- OKAY.
THIS IS SOME GANGSTER SHIT.
GANGSTA!
SHH.
AW, HERE THEY COME.
COME ON. COME ON.
SHIT.
STAY BACK, MOTHERFUCKERS!
FUCK, FUCK, FUCK. FUCK!
WHOA, WHOA. WHOA.
OKAY, CALM DOWN. OKAY?
IT'S ERIN. RIGHT, ERIN?
OKAY, GREAT.
ERIN, I AM RAYMOND.
THIS IS STEVE.
STEVE, ERIN.
ERIN, STEVE.
ERIN, DO YOU LIKE MAGIC?
I THINK MAGIC IS SWELL.
I LOVE IT.
THE THING THAT MOST PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW ABOUT MAGIC
IS THAT THE MAGICIAN IS RARELY
THE ONE
DOING ANY OF THE ACTUAL,
YOU KNOW... MAGIC,
'CAUSE, YOU SEE, WHILE THE MAGICIAN IS
DISTRACTING THE AUDIENCE,
WAVING HIS HANDS AROUND,
THE BEAUTIFUL ASSISTANT, MOI,
IS QUIETLY GETTING INTO PLACE
AND THEN PRESTO.
MAGIC!
FUCK.
ARE YOU OKAY?
FUCK.
GOOD MORNING.
HEY.
HOW YOU DOING, YOU OKAY?
OKAY, YOU LOST A LOT OF BLOOD,
BUT I THINK WE GOT IUNDER CONTROL NOW.
OKAY? SO...
NOW, WHY DON'T YOU TELL
YOUR GOOD OL' PAL RAY
ABOUT THIS BEAUTIFUL RED METH
THAT YOU'RE SELLING?
HM?
WHO MADE IT FOR YOU?
I MADE IT, BITCH.
STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP! STOP!
STOP! AAH! I HAVE A PARTNER.
I HAVE A C... I HAVE A C... AAH!
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
SHE SAYS SHE HAS A PARTNER.
YOU HAVE A PARTNER.
THAT'S GREAT.
HAVING A PARTNER IS GREAT.
IT'S GREAT.
I HAVE A PARTNER, STEVE.
STEVE IS MY PARTNER.
HE IS KIND OF QUIET,
YOU KNOW,
BUT I GUESS I DO ENOUGH TALKING
FOR THE BOTH OF US.
AM I RIGHT?
SO, THAT COOK FRIEND OF YOURS.
HE USED TO BE
OUR PARTNER, TOO.
BUT...
HE BETRAYED US,
LET US DO
ALL THE DIRTY WORK...
AND THEN TOOK WHAT WAS OURS.
AND THEN HE DID
THE SAME THING TO YOU,
BUT, ERIN,
ERIN, ERIN,
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE
THAT WAY.
NO, IT DOESN'T.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
YOU...
YOU COULD BE OUR PARTNER.
YOU KNOW?
AND WOULDN'T THAT BE NICE?
YEAH! YEAH!
YEAH, WHATEVER YOU WANT, MAN!
JUST STOP WITH THE TORTURE.
HEY, ERIN.
WHERE'S THE COOK?
WHERE IS HE?
USUALLY AT THE CAFE.
HE'S SWEEON THIS CHICK APRIL.
NO! NO-NO-NO-NO-NO!
AFTERNOON DELIGHT?
BETTER WATCH OUT,
THERE'S PRECIOUS CARGO ON BOARD.
LISTEN TO ME.
DID ANYBODY FOLLOW YOU HERE?
NO, WHY WOULD ANYONE FOLLOW ME?
WHAT IS...
YOU'RE LEAVING.
YOU'RE FUCKING LEAVING
WITHOUT ME.
NO, I'M NOT LEAVING
WITHOUT YOU.
ALL RIGHT? BUT, MADDY,
I NEED YOU TO GET OUT OF HERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M SO SICK OF
THE BACK-AND-FORTH BULLSHIT.
LOOK, I...
I KNOW I'M THE ONE THAT SAID
THAT I DIDN'T WANANYTHING SERIOUS,
OKAY, BUT I... LOOK AT ME...
I DON'T KNOW...
I JUST...
I HAVEN'T FELT LIKE THIS
IN A REALLY LONG TIME.
MADDY, THIS ISN'T THE BEST TIME
FOR US TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
TRUST ME. ALL RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT. OKAY.
OKAY.
WE DON'T HAVE TO TALK
ABOUT IT RIGHT NOW.
- WHAT?
- OH, SHIT. GET IN THE BATHROOM.
WHA... WHY?
DAVID, WHAT IS THAT?
- WHAT'S GOING ON?
- GET IN THE BATHROOM. GO.
COME ON, GO. GO, GO.
- GO, GO, GO.
- WHAT'S GOING ON?
STAY LOW
AND BE AS QUIET AS YOU CAN.
HOUSEKEEPING.
NOW, IS THAT ANY WAY TO TREAAN OLD FRIEND, DAVID?
OH, FUCK.
THAT DIDN'T WORK FOR SHIT.
COME SEE US WHEN YOU'RE READY TO
GIVE BACK WHAT'S OURS, DAVID.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
I DON'T KNOW!
WHAT CAN I DO?
I'M NOT SOME GANGSTER.
WELL, YOU STOLE A HUNDRED GRAND,
COOKING METH, SO...
I HAVE NO IDEA
HOW TO COOK METH.
UNTIL I GOT HERE,
THE WORST THING I'D EVER DONE,
WAS STEAL A SCALE
FROM THE LAB.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I DON'T GET IT.
MY ROOMMATE WAS THE COOK.
ALL I EVER DID
WAS BORROW EQUIPMENFROM THE SCHOOL CAMPUS LAB.
HELL, I WAS EVEN PLANNING
ON RETURNING THAT.
SO WHERE DID
ALL THE METH COME FROM, THEN?
HUH?
AFTER THEY CAUGHT UP TO ME
THE FIRST TIME,
I KNEW I'D NEVER REALLY BE
ABLE TO OUTRUN THEM.
I COULD NEVER HAVE A LIFE IF
THEY KNEW I WAS STILL OUT THERE.
SO I STARTED SELLING
THE STOCKPILE OF METH I HAD WHEN I RAN.
I WANTED THEM TO FIND ME,
SO I COULD LURE THEM IN
AND TRY TO FAKE MY OWN DEATH.
YEAH, WELL,
THAT WAS PRETTY STUPID,
AND IT DIDN'T WORK,
SO YOU GOTTA GET OVER I'CAUSE WE GOTTA FIGURE OUWHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
WE GOTTA FIGURE OUHOW WE'RE GONNA DEAL WITH...
WE CAN'T.
THEY HAVE APRIL AND THEY'VE
ALREADY KILLED ERIN.
OKAY?
SO I HAVE NO CHOICE.
I HAVE TO DO WHAT THEY SAY.
NO.
FUCK THAT.
COME IN.
OH, DAVID, WHAT'S HAPPENING?
JUST HANG IN THERE, APRIL.
EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OKAY.
YES, JUST HANG IN THERE, APRIL.
EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE LOOKING A LITTLE BILIGHT THERE, BUDDY.
THIS IS ALL THAT'S LEFT.
NO, RIGHT, OF COURSE,
YEAH, I MEAN,
YOU'VE BEEN COOKING
ALL THAT LOVELY RED METH
OF YOURS, AFTER ALL.
WHAT'S HE TALKING ABOUT, DAVID?
I MEAN,
YOU'RE NOT A... A METH COOK.
OH, MY...
OH, SHE REALLY
DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT YOU, DOES SHE?
SO, YOUR ROOMMATE...
I GET IT. I GET IT.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU,
TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST,
WE WERE PLANNING
ON KILLING YOU GUYS
WHEN WE MADE THE DEAL ANYWAY,
SO ALL'S FAIR.
JUST LET HER GO.
I'LL GIVE YOU THE MONEY.
ALL RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT, SO YOU GET THE GIRL.
WE GET THE MONEY,
AND EVERYBODY'S A WINNER.
AW, MOTHER...
- LET'S GO.
- WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE?
COME ON, WE GOTTA GO.
ALL RIGHT, WE GOTTA GETO THE ICE SHACK NOW.
OKAY.
WHAT IS SHE DOING HERE?
LOOK, I WAS ON MY WAY TO COME
TALK TO YOU, OKAY?
ALL THIS HAPPENED.
BUT WHY?
I THINK YOU'RE REALLY SWEEAND I LIKE YOU A LOT...
NO, BUT I LOVED YOU.
I THINK
I WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT NOW.
YOU KIDDING ME?
THERE'S PEOPLE CHASING US.
I THINK WOULD LIKE TO GET OUT NOW!
FINE!
JESUS CHRIST,
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU HAD
A THING WITH HER.
WELL, MY FIRST CHOICE WAS
STUBBORNLY UNAVAILABLE.
GO OUT THE BACK DOOR,
HIDE IN THE OTHER SHACK.
- I'M GONNA TRY AND HOLD THEM OFF.
- NO, NO, NO.
- I'M NOT JUST GONNA LEAVE...
- PLEASE!
JUST LISTEN TO ME,
DON'T ARGUE WITH ME.
FORGET ABOUT THE GIRL.
JUST WATCH THE DOOR
IN CASE HE TRIES
TO SNEAK PAST ME.
YOU REALLY SHOULD'VE
KEPT RUNNING.
YOU CAN'T RUN FROM
YOUR PROBLEMS FOREVER, EH?
WHAT?
FUCK!
OH, MY... NO!
OH, MY GOD!
THAT WAS YOUR FUCKING PLAN?
IT WASN'T MY FIRST PLAN,
BUT IT WORKED.
NOT IF WE FREEZE TO DEATH,
YOU ASSHOLE.
LET'S GO.
WE CAN'T DIE OUT HERE.
NO, NO!
NO!
OH, JEEZ.
HEY.
HEY.
HEY, HOW ARE WE
NOT ARRESTED?
MARTIN COVERED FOR US.
HE SAID WE WERE OUT FISHING
IN HIS SHACK AND...
THAT THE ICE MUST'VE BLEW
AND YOU MUST'VE FELL IN.
HOW ARE YOU...
HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?
I'M FINE.
HOW'S THE BABY?
IS IT OKAY?
MADDY, I'M...
I'M REALLY SORRY.
OH, GOD.
IT STARTED UP
WHEN WE FOUND OUI WAS PREGNANT.
THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON CHRIS STARTED
COOKING IN THE FIRST PLACE...
BECAUSE HE WANTED US TO HAVE
MORE MONEY FOR THE BABY.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
ALL RIGHT?
I TOLD YOU I DIDN'T WANANYTHING SERIOUS.
HOW'D YOU LEARN
TO MAKE A BOMB ANYWAY?
I LOOKED IT UP
ON THE INTERNET.