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MAN [ on recording ]: I, uh...

feel I need to talk.

Maybe I'm egocentric enough

to want somebody to be able to listen,

even if they don't want to listen.

I'm just gonna walk along the trail,

like, all along the ridge.

It's real strange up here.

I'm kind of, like, at the top of the world.

The sun sets on one side,

and you watch the world kind of fade away on the other.

I saw three different deer

right along the road,

and then I've seen rabbits

and small animals.

And every time I see something new and awesome,

I keep thinking,

you know, I should be here

with you and Sabrina.

I'm just thinking and thinking and thinking

about all of the misery I've caused.

And I...

I'm so sorry.

Oh, God, I'm so sorry.

I've just got to make it right.

I've got to do it right this time.

Oh, God.

[ no audible dialogue ]

[ phone rings ]

[ ringing continues ]

[ ringing continues ]

MAN: Peter.

Peter!

PETER: Testing, testing, one, two, three.

I've been thinking about leaving this tape for a while now.

But I wanted to get far enough away

so I could cut myself off...

because I want to do what I'm gonna do.

I'm sorry about the quality.

I crossed over the California state line earlier.

I almost called you.

I don't know why. I just, uh...

I don't know.

I guess what I want to say is that

the things that are happening are my fault.

There are things that I have done

in my personal life.

There are secrets that I kept from you.

I'm not a terrible person.

I'm just a flawed person.

- [ phone rings ] - You did your homework?

Yeah, I got it,

and I got my "Lost City of Atlantis" book for reading.

Okay. No sharing today?

Not today. Today is just reading.

Okay, give me a kiss. I love you. Be good.

- Okay. - Bye.

- Bye. - [ ringing continues ]

- Hello? - Hey, Annah, it's Don.

- Hi. - How are you doing?

- I'm okay. - Is Peter home?

Uh, no. He's not in the office?

MAN: I figured we should watch this together.

I don't know what to make of it.

PETER [ on recording ]: First of all, I'd like to say thank you, Don.

You have been a mentor and a leader in my life,

and I appreciate everything you've done.

As of October 15th,

I will no longer be an employee of Regal Reality.

I would like this tape to serve

as my official resignation letter.

This is no way

a reflection of the company or my team.

You've all been great,

and it's been a pleasure working at Regal.

I wish you well

as you work your way through these challenging times.

He didn't even tell me about this. What is he thinking?

Talk to him.

Let him know that his job is here.

I can't let him go. Not now.

It'll be all right.

He didn't even call. He never does that.

He always calls and says good night.

He's...

just going through some things.

[ phone ringing ]

[ ringing continues ]

Of course, I lied to you Wednesday morning.

I already decided overnight

that I was gonna... I was gonna take off.

About this job...

I had to...

I had to take a shot at something like that

because I was stagnating at what I was doing.

I mean, shoot, sitting there in those luxury homes.

Shit, I was sleepwalking through that job.

[ indistinct dialogue ]

Five minutes.

- What's going on? - I think...

I think we need to sit down and talk to Don.

- Now? - Yeah.

PETER'S VOICE: You've reached my cellular telephone,

and I'm currently in the field.

Please leave your name, number,

and reason for calling,

and I'll be sure to get back to you.

- [ beep ] - Peter, this is ridiculous.

Please just pick up the phone.

Pick up the phone!

We can talk about this.

Whatever it is, we can talk about it, okay?

PETER [ on recording ]: I started off,

and I thought,

this is probably the only way.

So what I did is I took a lot of little steps,

a lot of negative steps.

I've got to go back to not thinking about this...

or there's a damn good chance I won't do it,

and I've gotta do it.

For once in my life, I've gotta have the courage

of my convictions.

I've gotta carry out.

There is no turning back.

God, that sounds like bullshit drama, doesn't it?

Of course, I won't really know

until I actually sit down in the car

and turn on the ignition key.

[ exhales sharply ]

I've read that this is the best way to do it.

It should be painless.

I want you both to know that I love you

very, very much.

But I'm not good enough for you,

not even a little bit.

Go into my office.

There's a file in there

that has our life insurance policy in it.

Open that up.

Call them. They...

they'll help you.

The policy covers this type of death.

[ exhales ]

[ inhaling, exhaling deeply ]

[ ignition off ]

God damn it! Fuck!

ANNAH: The police think that

he ran off with another woman.

- He's not with another woman. - I understand.

[ man sighs ]

Now, I have some personal questions for you

that I need you to be honest with me about, okay?

- You've been married 13 years? - Mm-hmm.

What are the sexual patterns in the last six months?

We used to, you know, um...

it's... it's been less.

MAN: Okay, so not at all.

And how's everything at work?

He works all the time.

Late. But, see, he's always worked late.

In his business,

they work all the time, and...

he's a good guy.

You know? You can count on him.

He takes care of us and the house and...

What about his family? Any history

of mental illness, anything such as that?

Nothing like that.

All right.

What I need from you is photographs,

bank statements, transactions,

anything that'll help me identify him.

Okay.

I have to tell you something,

and you have to understand this.

I might be able to find him,

but I cannot force him to do anything.

He's a grown man, he hasn't broken the law,

and he can pretty much do what he pleases.

I just... I want to make sure he's okay--

And we'll go from there.

[ indistinct ]

PETER [ on recording ]: Sexual things-- I mean, shoot.

Okay, so I'm a screwed-up person.

Yeah, I feel bad about that, but it's just a symptom

of my general problems.

[ recorder clicks off ]

[ Annah grunts ]

Okay. Okay.

Just wait. Slow, slow, slow, please.

- Lifting. - Yeah, we're almost there.

No, I'm done. Hold on.

Let me just... [ chuckles ]

- I think I have to go here. - Okay.

- How are you feeling? - I hate you.

- Eye of the tiger. - [ laughing ]

- Okay. - Come on.

- Oh, boy. Oh, boy. - Here we go.

Hold on. I have to re-grip. I didn't know we were doing that.

That's the second re-grip. We've gone five feet.

- [ both laughing ] - PETER: All right.

Let's take a break. Put it down. Put it down.

- Fingers, fingers. Thank you. - I got it. I got it.

Oh, Jesus.

Oh, are you kidding me?

First time you've seen the stairs?

No, I just... [ laughing ]

Can you go back down so I can put my...

- I'll give you five dollars if you pick it... - Five dollars?

- Five dollars. - Ten. Ten.

- I'll give you ten dollars. - Okay. Okay.

You like the place?

Peter, I love it. [ chuckles ]

I never thought I'd live in a place like this.

Thank you.

You're a real pervert, you know that?

- Yeah, I know. - Put that thing away.

Come on. I don't want to forget this.

All right. Are you ready?

- Um, I don't know. - Are you ready?

- Oh my God. - [ giggling ]

Oh, baby.

You are so beautiful.

Oh, my God.

Yes. Collins.

C-O-L-L-I-N-S.

I'm trying to find out

the last time this card was used.

Sabrina: Mom?

Yes, it's a joint account.

Mom!

Yes, it's a joint account. I'm a signer on the account.

- Mom, are you coming? - Just tell me the last time it was used, please.

No, he cannot.

- He's not available. - Mom!

This is ridiculous! It's my card!

Just put your manager on the phone, please.

I want to talk to somebody else.

Hi, Duran. This is Annah Collins.

I'm calling in regards to my husband, Peter.

I was able to get information

on his last credit card transaction,

which was a motel in Chico, California.

- Please call me. - [ beep ]

WOMAN: Duran, where the hell are you?

I know you been getting these messages.

Paul and I are going out of town,

and I told you I needed help with Chris.

You know my mom can't watch him alone.

You should call him.

He misses you.

[ beep ]

PETER [ on recording ]: Getting caught with, uh,

my little bit of Playboy Channel

is not the reason that I'm doing what I've done.

Hope you guys went on a trip this weekend.

I have it my mind that that's what you probably decided to do.

We'd talked about it.

In my mind, that's what you did.

I don't know if you want to hear the story

of what I was doing the last three days or not,

but I started off

with a vague idea of where I was going.

I've always wanted to see what a natural hot springs looked like.

You know? Natural hot springs.

The last few days have kind of been a blur.

Getting drunk, gambling.

I kept going over and over in my mind,

"How am I gonna do this?"

So I tried-- I didn't try,

I actually just investigated purchasing a gun.

Probably would've blown my foot off

instead of my head, but anyway...

I stopped in Reno.

Went to a movie.

I went to "Lethal Weapon 3." Can you believe it?

I've basically just been trying to stay in motion.

[ phone ringing ]

This is Annah.

- Hey, Annah, it's Duran. - Hi.

- How are you holding up? - [ sighs ] I'm okay.

That's good. Listen, I checked at the motel he was staying at.

He wasn't there, but I did talk to the owner.

He checked in alone, and then he checked out this morning.

Well, I got an address

for some little diner.

232 Carter Street,

Carson City, Nevada.

Okay, I will check that out.

I called everyone in his family today.

Did they say anything?

No. I didn't go into any detail.

He's gonna owe me for that one when he comes home,

- if he even comes home. - Don't say things like that.

He's probably just blowing off some steam.

Yeah, I hope so.

Well, hey, I will check in with you tomorrow, okay?

- Okay. - All right, I'll talk to you later.

Bye.

PETER [ on recording ]: You gotta come here.

You gotta come here. You gotta see Nevada,

go see the mountains east of Tahoe.

You know, it's like you always said.

You were always right. [ chuckles ]

"We should go up into the mountains

and see the country."

Yeah. Well, you were right.

You gotta go through this incredible desert to get here, though.

But then once you're through it,

it's just absolutely incredible country.

PETER: She's getting water all the way back here.

I'm going back as far as I can.

I don't remember anything about a pool. Did you say you wanted a pool?

Mm-hmm.

Oh, yeah, yeah. There will be a pool

for little water dogs like you.

Oh. Look at that.

All right, I have a surprise for you,

so go get dressed and get downstairs

as fast as you possibly can. Go, go, go!

PETER [ on recording ]: I don't want you to think that I...

I've been on this little...

ego trip the entire time, and that I haven't...

been thinking about you guys, 'cause I have.

Every minute of every day.

It's all I've been thinking about.

I love you.

PETER: Whoo!

Oh, the spin!

Whoo!

Hi, Mom! Come up with us!

[ Peter chuckles ]

Now it's a family affair.

[ laughing ]

[ rock music on radio ]

Okay.

I am out here

in the Washoe County area.

It's, uh, really beautiful country.

Keep thinking about that geyser I saw today.

It was unreal, right?

It's funny, the things you do.

I went into this bar

where there was karaoke.

You know what that is? That's where, uh,

drunk people embarrass themselves.

And I bought some fireworks

that I'm gonna light off now.

How 'bout that? Whoo!

♪ Out on the run, better shoot ♪

♪ Get your shotgun, drop your flute ♪

♪ I got no, no, no control ♪

♪

[ laughing ]

Batter, batter, batter, batter!

Swing!

[ groans ]

I could've found a way to...

open up.

Should've gone to a counselor and...

learned to deal with, you know,

whatever problems I have from my past

and, you know, the fact that I'm not very open,

that I hide things.

Uh, I definitely--

that's one thing that I was like my father, I guess.

I just took that right from his teachings.

[ chuckles ]

You know, we were never good friends

the way married people should be,

and it's my fault.

I'm not good friends with anyone. You are.

You know, you make friends.

But with me? No.

Mostly shallow conversations.

PETER'S VOICE: Leave your name, number, and reason for calling,

- and I'll be sure to get back to you. - [ beep ]

Hey, it's me.

I, um...

I've been thinking a lot about...

what I said, you know,

[ voice breaking ] that night.

Hi.

What are you doing here? Why didn't you call?

I did call.

I... I can't eat this.

Well, you've got to eat something.

I thought you were gonna call me at 7:00.

I didn't say that. I said I couldn't make it by then.

No, that is not what you said.

That is not what you said. You said you were gonna call me by 7:00,

and you could've called me if you were gonna be late.

I did, and I said I couldn't make it by then.

No, you did not!

[ scoffs ] Okay. Okay.

What is going on?

- Hmm? - What are you--

Talk to me!

What's going... what are you doing?

Peter, I'm not gonna do this anymore.

- Do what? - This.

Don't say that.

If you can't come home,

if you can't call me like a regular person,

then you just shouldn't be married.

Maybe we should get a divorce.

I didn't mean that.

And, uh, I crossed a line there, and...

I'm sorry.

MAN: Peter, this property is gorgeous.

I mean, gorgeous.

How much have you sold?

Well, I've sold about 100 acres

at about $200,000, but I've still got 100 acres.

I hate to sell it, but I can't hold on to it forever.

I gotta take the cash where I can get it.

I'll turn it into something.

Over the years, I've had half a dozen businesses,

and like my wives, they've come and gone.

[ chuckles ] But, you know,

I've still got a nice wad in my pocket,

a big old house, and some nice horses,

so, no, I can't complain.

Oh. There she is.

Check it out.

Ooh, I fucking love her.

I'm a dog, Peter. [ chuckling ]

I'm a dirty dog. I always been a dog.

How about you?

No. I, uh...

You're married, ain't you?

Well, you can't bullshit me. I saw you checking her out.

So where is the old ball and chain?

[ shutter clicking ]

[ engine starts ]

[ sighs ]

PETER: The first tract will be sold by then.

You don't think 20% is too high?

I think we're doing all the work.

I think we should go for 20%.

What's the bank gonna say about that?

I'll put a call over to David,

but I'm sure they're gonna go for it.

We aren't going to them with nothing.

We've put a lot into this.

People are gonna go crazy for this property.

Close your eyes.

Imagine driving through this town,

and you know that you built it.

[ whispering ] You built it.

That's gotta be a great feeling, right?

And the area's a hotbed.

- Boeing. - Microsoft.

These houses are going to sell.

- I know. - They are.

- It's just that it's risky. - Yeah.

- And we got a lot on the line. - Absolutely.

I just want to make sure we got all of our bases covered.

That's all.

This is gonna be our own development.

Are you tired of being a realtor?

I am.

[ camera shutter clicks ]

[ clicking ]

So I tried it again.

I made myself a glass of vodka

and Galliano and orange juice.

I ate some sleeping pills.

Well, I mean, I took a lot of them.

I... [ chuckles ]

I was shoveling the things down my throat until I couldn't take it.

Well, obviously, it didn't...

[ clears throat ] work.

Probably because, you know,

they were over the counter crap.

Maybe some survival instinct or something.

Because I woke up

next to my vomit in this hotel,

and I was so...

mad!

How fucking incompetent can someone be?

[ knock at door ]

Excuse me one moment.

Here you go, sir.

Thank you.

I haven't eaten since, um...

well, I don't remember.

Mmm, that's not bad.

So I guess you're wondering what I'm doing in Nevada.

So I gambled some

really rather heavy duty dollars.

It's kind of funny about that, the casinos.

I gambled small amounts of money and I did fine.

But when I gambled big,

I lost real big.

Kind of an interesting equation:

How much money would I need to win

where I would have the guts

to reverse this course?

It would have to be an awful lot of money.

I've only got a 500-dollar stake,

and I used to have $4,000.

[ chuckling ]

Oh, fuck.

MAN [ on speakerphone ]: Peter, we've already given you an extension.

I understand that, you know, but we can't panic.

I mean, this thing

has hit everyone across the board.

But not everyone has gotten as overextended as you guys.

The extension expired last week.

We had to move forward with the paperwork.

All right, David, listen. Bottom line?

We need three more weeks. We can move these houses.

Three more weeks? You guys got 11 houses out there.

We've already filed the paperwork with our attorney.

You'll receive a certified letter

outlining the foreclosure process shortly.

- All right. I understand. - [ phone clicks ]

Shit! All the money we've made them,

and there's no fucking flexibility!

Peter, let's just see what happens.

We'll go in there tomorrow.

Yeah.

[ sighs ]

You gonna be all right?

PETER [ on recording ]: Testing, one, two, three.

Testing, one, two, three.

I've been debating about making this tape

for the last several days.

I needed to get so far away

that I could cut myself off, because...

I want to do what I'm gonna do.

WOMAN [ on radio ]: We'll be experiencing

unusually cold temperatures this evening,

as this high-pressure system

continues to come through the foothills.

Look out for ice along Highway 395

near Reno, Carson City, and Minden.

Thank you, and that's your evening weather report.

[ country music plays ]

♪

- DEALER: Pair of kings wins. - MAN: Hey, there he is!

Hey, Peter.

Hey, Peter, this is Sandy. Sandy, Peter.

- Hello. - Nice to meet you.

This boy give you anything good?

No.

Well, let me show you how the old Pac-Man does it.

Sit down, baby.

Hey, they make you wear a little bowtie now?

You get paid extra for that? [ laughing ]

[ man singing drunkenly ]

[ urinating ]

[ singing continues ]

Hey, uh, where did the guy with the beard and glasses go?

WOMAN: Damn it, Sandy,

you were supposed to be here an hour ago.

It's my fault. Donna, Donna, Donna!

My fault, baby. I'm sorry. You just blame me.

Come on, now. I'll make it up to you.

[ sniffs ] Ooh, you smell good!

[ both laughing ]

ANNAH [ over phone ]: I watched it a couple of times

and I really think he's gonna hurt himself.

The police still aren't doing anything.

I'm sorry, Annah. I... I really am.

The next time you see him, you tell him,

"Your wife and your daughter love you. Come home."

Slap some sense into him.

Listen, I can't grab him, Annah.

I told you that.

What if something happens, Duran?

I mean, what if something really happens?

What are you gonna do?

Look, I can't... I'm not a cop, okay?

If it's about money, I'll pay you whatever you want.

Look, its not about the money, Annah, okay?

I could get my license revoked.

Duran, please?

I'm asking you to help us.

I'll do the best I can.

Okay? I will.

[ tires screech ]

[ gasping ]

[ engine idling ]

[ grunting ]

Lady, I just need five minutes.

I'm not trying to start any trouble.

Now, is that the girl?

Five minutes.

So what do you want?

You see this fella?

Yeah.

- Well? - Twenty bucks.

- Twenty bucks? - Twenty bucks to talk.

He came in here tonight with Pac.

They were getting messed up.

He was going on about his wife

and signing papers,

and how he never should've done it.

- Did he leave with that fella? - No, he left alone.

He wasn't doing well when he left.

I tried to help him, but he just took off.

PETER [ weakly ]: ♪ For those of you

♪ Who know no tomorrow

♪ Life is short

♪ Fall in love

♪ Before hands pick up the boat ♪

♪ You will never return here ♪

♪ Fall in love

Do you remember the...

Parade of Homes banquet?

You were the prettiest wife there.

So beautiful.

I remember Don was sweating.

You had Don sweating.

So sorry I let you and Sabrina down.

If I was a good father, I would've dealt with the situation years ago.

Even back then,

if I'd gone to credit counselors

and just owned up to you and said,

"Hey, look, our financial life is totally out of control

and I don't know how to deal with it," we would've been fine.

We didn't owe that much back then.

But I had too much pride.

I guess I wasn't willing to do that,

and that's really sick.

Because if we'd lived frugally,

we'd have a much happier life,

we'd have money in the bank, we'd have no debts,

and I'd be able to enjoy raising my little girl.

[ vehicle approaching ]

You all right?

Hey, buddy.

Are you okay?

Shit, you scared me.

PETER: Hey.

What the hell you doing out here?

I got stuck.

Yeah, I can see that.

Need help getting out?

Yeah.

What the hell you doing out here? You drinking?

Unfortunately, I've been there too myself.

Well, let's see what we can do to get you out of here.

You get behind the wheel, and I'll go over here and push.

- Just give it a little gas. - [ engine starts ]

All right?

One, two, three.

- Thank you. - Yeah, yeah, no problem.

I really appreciate it. Thank you.

Yeah, you got it, you got it.

Hey, uh...

you want to buy me a beer?

It's the least you could do.

What?

There's a place up yonder.

Get ourselves a couple cold ones?

To be honest, I think I've had enough, you know?

But thank you very much. I really appreciate the help.

You know, you could be going to county

if a cop came by here instead of me.

Come on, man. Come on.

- Okay. - All right? You follow me.

Uh, no, thanks.

Yeah.

I had two weeks.

But now I'm on vacation. It's like, what the hell, huh?

Uh, Peter.

Duran.

- Oh, thank you. - Thanks.

- Oh, that's good. - Yeah, it is.

So what do you do, Peter, for a living?

I'm in sales. You?

I'm a fisherman up in Alaska.

I work there part of the year,

then I come down, hang out with the family,

travel around a bit, you know?

That sounds nice.

What were you doing out there, anyways?

Well, I had been drinking.

You're on vacation, too.

Yeah, yeah.

DURAN: Come on, Lewis. Oh!

Shit, there you go. Now, you see this, Peter?

Uh, no.

I think it's archaic.

The only sport I follow is baseball.

That's cool. I like baseball, too.

Good shot.

I didn't know you could play pool like that.

What are you, a pool shark? [ chuckles ]

So the next thing I know,

the sister walks in-- she's a big old girl--

and she wants to join in. [ laughing ]

- Oh, come on. - No, I'm serious.

So at this point, I'm seeing, like, three of 'em.

So I was like, "Fuck it. Come on in. Let's do it!"

- [ laughing ] - God, that's great.

These ones, guys, are on the house.

- You sure? - You go right on ahead.

- [ guitar strumming ] - [ people whooping ]

MAN: Thanks for coming out tonight. We love playing Don's.

This song's called "Little Hand Of My Honey Babe."

♪

♪ Once in a while

♪ She comes with a smile

♪ And she don't know

♪ What she's done

♪ To feel good

♪ She comes and she goes

♪ Restless lover

♪ Undercover clothes

[ sighs ]

DURAN: Hey! Where you going?

Ah, I'm heading out.

Uh, thanks for everything.

You all right?

Yeah.

I just had a bit much.

[ chuckles ]

You all right to drive?

I don't know, man.

I've already had a couple "deweys".

[ chuckles ] Yeah.

Nah, I'll be all right.

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

You wanna see something?

[ fire crackling ]

- PETER: What about the mother? - DURAN: Oh, she's a bitch.

I don't know.

Maybe it's me.

You know, when we first got together,

I, uh...

I was drinking and messing around.

Then one day I came home and she was gone.

So I just spend most of my time

sitting around wondering what the hell happened.

I just sit there wondering, you know,

when it's gonna click.

When I'm not gonna hate her anymore and...

thank her for giving me a son.

Somehow I can...

figure out how to be a father to him.

So, Peter, where you off to?

Where you going on this, uh, trip of yours?

Well, Duran, I do not know.

[ chuckles ]

You gotta be going somewhere.

I don't know.

Been thinking about Lake Talise.

Oh, yeah? And why's that?

Well, its always been a special place to me.

You know, uh...

when I was a kid, we, uh...

we didn't go on vacations too much.

My parents were both blind.

- Mmm. - They were good parents,

but we didn't have a lot of money.

[ chuckles ]

Anyway, one time

my aunt and uncle took us out there,

and I remember my parents

riding through the lake,

and we were all looking up at the canyons.

And my dad turns to me,

and he puts his hand on mine and he says,

"I can feel the Earth all around me

and that it's really awesome."

It was great. It was...

one of the few times I felt like a kid.

[ coyote yips ]

That's just the coyotes. We're in coyote country.

[ Duran howls ]

Fucking Jesus Christ!

DURAN: Yeah, all right. All right.

[ coyotes yipping ]

Yeah, I used to do stuff like this when I was a kid.

Hunting, fishing.

Just good clean fun, you know?

Yeah, I wish I would've done more of that.

I never even shot a gun.

Yeah?

You probably still can.

You can probably do a lot of things

that I can't even imagine.

Go on, uh, cruises in the Bahamas.

Man, just think about that.

I can't afford trips like that now.

Nah. This doesn't cost anything.

Just a little time, sweat.

[ phone ringing ]

Collins residence.

Hey, this is Duran.

- Can I talk to your mommy? - Who is this?

No, no, no. Go, go, go. Go to your room.

I'll be right there. Hello?

- Hey, Annah. - What's going on? Why didn't you call?

I'm so sorry, but I got some good news.

- I got Peter. - Oh, thank God.

Yeah, I'm with him right now.

That's great! Where are you guys?

Well, we're in some rest stop right now.

- Is he all right? - Yeah, yeah. He's fine, he's fine.

[ sighs ] Let me talk to him.

Well, listen, um,

I'm trying to get him to a space now

where he's feeling ready to come home, so...

What are you talking about? Just put him on the phone.

I'm sorry. I really gotta go. I will call you later.

What are you doing?

- Put him on the phone. - I will call you later.

- I will. - Duran!

I was just thinking, maybe I should be doing

this hiking stuff with my son, you know?

I just don't teach him anything.

You know? It's not right.

So probably should, uh...

probably should get going home.

Hey, can you do me a favor?

Can you drop me off at my rig tomorrow morning?

I'll get the directions done and everything.

- Yeah, okay. - All right.

I'm sorry about getting us lost out there.

Hey, maybe you can follow me in, you know?

We could tail each other.

What are you watching?

Give me that thing. Go play with your daughter.

- PETER: No, no, no, wait. - Come on.

PETER: Come on. You don't...

ANNAH: Oh!

Look at you!

You're pretty cute, you know that?

Try me.

Hey!

Hey, hey, hey. How are you?

- PETER: How do you like your wieners? - [ Annah chuckles ]

[ shower running ]

[ coughs ]

Oh, shit!

Peter, give me that. Wait, wait, wait.

You followed me?

You go through my personal things?

Annah called me. She told me what happened.

I am hired to find people. I am here to help you.

I am sorry. Peter, just wait!

Leave me alone! Stay away from me!

Peter! Peter?

Peter, don't do this.

- [ engine starts ] - Peter, come on!

Shit!

PETER [ on recording ]: Despite the fact that the guilt

is pretty overwhelming about Sabrina,

I look at what would happen

if I didn't do what I'm gonna do,

and it seems like it would be worse.

I don't have any idea how I would fix the problem

other than just go bankrupt,

which I'm afraid I just couldn't deal with.

[ engine sputters ]

[ sighs ]

[ inaudible dialogue ]

Annah, this really isn't a good time.

I need to talk to you.

Can you give me half an hour?

Now, Troy.

This P.I., is he having any luck?

Mmm, not so far.

- Troy, listen, I found something. - What?

- Yeah, I got one, too. - Why?

When he signed the house as collateral,

it meant the bank had the right to take it

if the other houses didn't sell.

We never put our house up for collateral.

Yes, you did. When you signed the deed, it meant that...

Annah...

I'm sorry.

Talk to Peter.

I know how hard he takes these things, but we can figure it out.

It's a bad situation, yeah, but the bank will probably

auction off those houses before they do anything with ours.

Between now and then, there's a good chance we can pull something together.

[ bird squawks ]

PETER [ on recording ]: The canyon sheriff

pulled up in front of my car.

I don't even know if he bothered to run a make

on my license number,

but anyway, he ignored me.

I got all kinds of imagination going on.

[ squawks ]

You know, I have these illusions of grandeur that

you have the posse out after me.

[ chuckling ]

Oh, that's funny.

[ squawks ]

[ squawking continues ]

It seems like every couple minutes,

I'll see rabbits and small mammals.

Right and left-- I mean, they're just everywhere.

God, I need to die real bad.

I really do.

If somebody finds this tape,

please contact Rose and Mark Jackson,

424-321-4399.

You're either living or you're dead.

And if I'm dead, I gotta be dead.

I can't be living.

Does that make any sense?

[ sighs ]

I know I'm putting my family through hell.

It's just beyond the pale,

beyond understanding.

You're gonna get that insurance money.

It's a hell of a lot more important right now than me.

[ no audible dialogue ]

Let's go. Let's go. Come on.

[ vehicle approaching ]

[ dramatic music plays ]

[ upbeat music plays ]

♪ There's a highway

♪ Telling me to go where I can ♪

♪ Such a long way

♪ I don't even know where I am ♪

♪ Such a long way

♪ Long, oh, long way

♪ I'm gonna sit right here where I am ♪

♪ And it's easier to stay here ♪

♪ Think I know my way here ♪

♪ I'm gonna lay here, all right ♪

♪ Tomorrow, I'm gonna hang ♪

♪ My feet in a stream

♪ Pretending

♪ My world is real

♪ Yours, a dream

♪ And the highway

♪ High, oh, highway

♪ I'm gonna sit right here where I am ♪

♪ And it's easier to stay here ♪

♪ Think I know my way here ♪

♪ I'm gonna lay here, all right ♪

♪ Ticking time, now

♪ City life ain't my cup of tea ♪

♪ There's a fire now

♪ Some take it life goes to the sea ♪

♪ Needing highways

♪ High, oh, highways

♪ I'm gonna sit right here where I am ♪

♪ And it's easier to stay here ♪

♪ Think I know my way here ♪

♪ I'm gonna lay here

♪ Gonna sit here, write a song ♪

♪ Every time one comes along ♪

♪ I'm all right

♪ I've gotta be all right now ♪

♪ Gotta be all right

♪ I've gotta be all right now ♪