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I had a great time

tomorrow night.

Oh, three times this week, Brad. That's

pushing it.

Well, what can I say? It's a small town.

You're the only thing that's happening.

It's a joke. It's a joke. But you are

happening in my life. What do you say?

Um, I don't think I'll be able to.

Hey, Will, help me out here, will you?

Tres isn't sure she's going to go out

with me, and I need you to talk to her.

Why don't you join us for dinner?

Oh, yeah. Will's making spaghetti and

meatballs. Come on over.

Can he cook?

Of course not.

Fine. I'll bring the wine and the

Pepto-Bismol.

I'll let you two say good night.

Oh, listen. Uh, by the way, my car's got

that burning smell again.

Well, you got to put oil in her for the

run, Brad.

I'll check it tomorrow night.

Thanks.

Be good.

Yeah.

You uh sure it's okay about tomorrow

night?

Hey, it's your stomach.

Oh, wait. I'm not looking for an

involvement.

I'll grow on you.

I don't get it, Tris. Why don't you give

the guy a chance?

I am.

How come I had to invite him to dinner?

Brad is nice. Truth is, I don't know

him.

Well, that's what dating is for.

You know what I mean?

Look, what's to know? I mean, come on.

He's got everything. He's got money.

He's got a nice car. He's a good guy.

What's the problem? Just not sure I

trust him yet, that's all. He told me he

grew up in Chicago, the northeast side.

No wonder you don't trust him.

Take a look at a map, Will. The

northeast side of Chicago is Lake

Michigan. He'd have to have gills to

live there.

They don't make babies like this

anymore.

You know this guy?

Uh, me. How far to home?

About 810 mi.

Well, hold up, mister. $18.50 to fill

this bucket.

Is that right?

Full tank. 1850.

This is no bucket.

The swamp is my world. It is who I am.

It is what I am. I was once a man. I

know the evil men do. Do not bring your

evil here. I warn you.

Beware the wrath of

Swamp Thing.

You better try the sauce.

Yeah. Okay.

That's great, Will.

Thanks.

I'll go cancel the paramedics you

ordered.

Wow.

Dressa, the suspense is killing me. Why

are you giving me the straight arm?

I'm not.

I know better.

I guess I'm bothered by the fact that

two people who like each other can't

just be friends anymore.

Look, you're terrific, Tresa. It's been

a long, long time since I've even met

anybody like you. I If friends are what

we're meant to be, that's fine. But we

don't even know that yet.

Trust me. Please.

I think Will's dinner's almost ready.

Would you call him, please?

Yeah.

How come you're out here?

That, my friend, is the secret to good

cooking. You get it started and then you

get up and leave and let your stepmother

fix it behind your back.

You really got her figured out.

Look, I could use your help.

I figured.

Is there anybody else?

No one. But she's got a lot going on in

her life. So, you know, give her some

time. She'll come around.

Maybe she's right. Maybe I am rushing

it.

Maybe she just doesn't know a whole lot

about you. I mean, let's face it, a guy

like you, a lot going on. Why Why would

you want to settle in a small place like

Homa?

Well, uh, my business practically runs

itself these days. I travel a lot just

for pleasure.

And I was passing through and I

immediately liked the way that it felt.

It's a small town, nice people, life is

simple

compared to Chicago.

Exactly. You know, speaking of Chicago,

she was kind of wondering. You said the

northeast side. Isn't that a lake or

something?

Northeast side. Is that what I said? No,

I

I meant the northwest side, Will. No

wonder she thinks I'm strange.

Brad, telephone.

Thanks.

Hello,

Bradley.

Yes.

Your service finally told me where you

were when I said it was urgent.

What is it?

He was here.

Really? When?

A couple of days ago. I had to tell him

where you were. You know how he is.

Bradley, you've got to leave there now.

Is everything all right?

Oh, yeah. It's just a a a business deal

I got going. It's no biggie. I mean your

arm.

Dad, it's uh just a it's just an old

injury. It acts up at embarrassing

times. Uh

can I have a glass of water, please?

Yeah, I'll get you one.

Here you go.

Oh, thanks.

Oh, great. Oh,

you sure you're okay?

Yeah, I will be. It's just that these

pills make me a little drowsy, so I'm

afraid I'm going to have to pass on

dinner. Well, sorry,

coward.

It's too bad he had to deal with that

bum arm, huh?

Yeah, it's the least of his problems.

What's that supposed to mean?

Well, during that pill business, his

wallet fell out and I saw his driver's

license. His name is Hwitt, not

Cummings.

Maybe you misread it.

Right. So, I'll go get check for

glasses.

Look, do me a favor. Before you go

jumping to conclusions, at least give

the guy a chance to explain himself.

There aren't many explanations for

carrying false ID.

You're right. You're right. Maybe he did

have something to do with that armored

car robbery in Kansas City last month.

No, no, no. It's the witness protection

program. That's it. That's it. He is on

the run from the mob. Wait, wait. Maybe,

maybe, really he is a high school

student who is buying beer illegally.

Cut it out, Will. The fact is Brad's

been lying to me.

Hello there. Nice town you got here.

Thank you. We sure like it. Are you

staying with us long? I'm not sure. I

was supposed to meet someone here, but I

arrived late. Brad Cummings, the desk

clerk, says he buys a lot of flowers

from you.

That he does. They're for Tresa Kip.

He's kind of sweet on her. She has a

thing for baby roses. He bought two

dozen.

No,

he spends a lot of time with her.

Teresa Kip, you wouldn't happen to know

where she lives. Maybe I could catch up

with Brad there.

Sure. She lives about half a mile past

the old

Probably be better if I drew you a map.

I appreciate that. Brad is going to be

really surprised.

What'd you do? Get locked out again?

So, you're Bradley's girl, huh?

Prime. Top of the line as usual.

Tell me where he is now.

Look, he left about 20 minutes ago. All

right. He wasn't feeling well.

Tell Lover Boy I let her go when he and

I are face to face. And remember,

there's only one road to the interstate.

So, if anyone follows, I'll know.

We'll be in touch.

NO. WILL

THERE'S NOTHING YOU COULD HAVE DONE.

ALEC, why didn't you stop him?

It's too risky. He might have killed

her.

That guy was a psycho. Do you see his

eyes? I got to call the state trooper.

He's heading for the interstate.

No. The man he came searching for is the

only one who can diffuse him. Where is

he?

I I don't know. Oh, he he got some phone

call and left early.

Do you think that phone call was for

this guy?

Perhaps. If it was, he was probably on

the run already.

Yeah. Well, he's not going to get very

far with his car in the condition that

it's in.

Hopefully they haven't moved through

here yet.

He hasn't. The road around the swamp

takes a long path. Moving through it put

us ahead of him.

What are we going to do now?

Complicate his life.

What's up?

Stay put.

What the hell's going on?

What the hell?

We're walking.

Come on.

That place will have a phone.

Why don't you just let me go?

Maybe I will when I have Bradley looking

down this barrel.

Well, isn't this convenient? How have

you been, little brother?

Brother,

what are you doing with her? Let her go.

Not just yet.

Look, Kurt, go ahead. Kill me. That's

what you want, isn't it? I always knew

you'd find me, so go ahead.

I don't want you dead, Bradley.

That'd be too easy. After all you've

done to me, I want to see you crawl,

beg, and I want her to see it.

Things couldn't have come together more

perfectly.

Alec, this is driving me crazy. Why

can't we just kick the door in or

something?

Give it time, Will. Just a little more

time. Everything has to be just right.

8 years, Bradley. Eight long years

because of you,

Kurt. It was for your own good.

Wait, what are you talking about?

I was finally going someplace in the

world, but Bradley was jealous. Kurt,

you were going to rob a payroll. I had

to do something.

Cops were waiting for me. It would have

been worse if you'd carried it off.

What's worse than 8 years? 20 to life.

Kurt, listen to me, please. You were

going to commit a serious crime. I knew

I couldn't stop you. I had to have the

police do it. You can see the problem

here, can't you? The way he talks to me,

all self-righteous.

He's always done that. Bradley's always

been the pride and joy. I was the

outsider. Even when I got out of jail,

mom didn't want to tell me where you

were, but I convinced her.

That's not even why I came, Bradley.

Why then?

Mary.

Who's that?

Tell her about Mary, little brother.

She died. She was killed because of you.

That's not true.

Mary and Bradley and I were always

together. We were always doing things.

We were a team.

We're never a team, Kurt. Yes, we were.

Until you ruined it. We stole a car.

Remember, Bradley went for a joy ride.

You stole it. You talked me into it.

I didn't know about it until it was too

late. I tried to stop him. That's how I

hurt my arm. We were best friends,

Bradley. I always did anything you

asked. We picked Mary up at school and

it was fun until the cops spotted us.

But you told me to keep going. You

wanted to impress Mary so much.

I wasn't there, Tresa. I swear it to

you.

You didn't even care that I was scared.

You You just kept pushing me faster and

faster. Suddenly, I was going 90. I lost

control. The car crashed. Mary was

I loved her and she loved me

and you took that away from me.

I need to concentrate.

This will take everything I have.

You're going to suffer, Bradley, like I

suffered.

Kurt, listen to me. None of it happened

the way you remember. None of it.

You'll never make it in prison, Bradley.

You haven't got what it takes. They'll

eat you alive.

I'm not going to prison.

Yes, you are.

You're going to kill her.

It's time.

Kurt, please. I wish Mary was here.

She'd tell you how Bradley's lying and

how it really happened when we crashed.

Bradley wasn't even hurt. He was lucky.

He was thrown free. He only hurt his

arm.

Kurt, you've got to face the truth.

You're only going to make it WORSE FOR

YOURSELF. SHUT UP.

Like I say, he wasn't even really hurt.

You still on that medication, Bradley?

See, poor Bradley got nerve damage.

That's really not that bad considering

what happened to Mary and me. You still

get those seizures, Bradley? Don't take

your pills. That old arm starts shaking

like a leaf in the wind. Right down to

the fingertip.

What are you doing?

Something I've never done before.

Something that will require all of my

energy and that of the swamp. You won't

have much time to save Tresa.

I can't save her. That that lunatic's

got a gun.

When you're ready, go to the door. Break

in. Save her. I don't understand. What?

What are you going to do?

I'm going to give you time

now. Go.

How much longer can you control your

arm, Bradley? I remember when just a

little stress would set it off. Are you

stressed yet, little brother?

What are you doing?

I've been talking to Mary.

She has a better idea.

We're going to join her in the next

world, Bradley.

We'll be a team, just like I always

wanted.

We'll be real brothers again,

pals.

Oh dear God, please.

Goodbye, cowboy.

Kurt was always in another world and he

was so convinced that I made him do the

things that he did. Got worse in later

years, too.

Where do you go now?

Home, I guess.

I guess you're glad you held back with

me. Oh,

that was then, Brad.

Who can tell about tomorrow?

I'll be back.