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My god, are you all right?

It was that crazy guy.

There is no other explanation for it.

I'm telling you,

my stars said something about...

me having a weird day today,

but I don't believe that stuff. Do you?

My god, you can't get out of this city

to have a nice, easy day, and look what happens.

What do you think he wanted?

Am I talking too much?

If he was crazy, he probably didn't want anything,

and it's perfectly normal

to want to talk over a traumatic experience.

Is there a cloth?

Sure.

I've got some in my bag.

I'm sorry about your shirt.

Don't worry.

No, you kidding? Worrying is my specialty.

It's what I do.

Well, it's not exactly what I do.

I work for a law firm, selling insurance.

Insurance?

Well, with the way the world's falling apart

nowadays, you need all the protection you can get.

Right? I guess.

Why don't you try starting it now?

Oh, I can't.

It's broken. I'm sorry.

Oh, well...

Well, isn't there some other way to fix it?

I mean, with the wires, you can do something.

I don't know. You're the mechanic.

Mechanic?

God, no. I'm a doctor.

What?

Why, do you have a problem with that?

Some people do.

No, I mean...

My dad's a doctor.

That's how he met my mother.

He saved her life.

That's quite a story.

It's not a story.

Well, I have to get to Pear Blossom tonight,

so if there's anything you can do,

if there's a chance that you can help me out...

Otherwise, I'm stranded in the desert,

you know what I mean?

We can flip for it.

Thanks.

Do you have anything cold to drink?

I'm dying.

In my car, there's an ice chest.

Help yourself.

By the way, I'm Sandra Thomas.

Hi, Sandra. Jake Nyman. How do you do?

You tell me. You're the doctor.

You're doing just fine.

Insurance?

I oversimplified my position just a bit.

And it's more than just insurance.

It's investment bonds and stock market trade,

equity, you know. A lot of big money stuff.

Sounds impressive.

It's nothing.

Oh, by the way,

I found that in your car.

The car's back down the road about 7 miles,

so it'll need a tow

and someone who can change an ignition switch.

It'll need a door fixed, too.

Driver's side.

Well, my nephew Ike has a tow truck.

He can go fetch the lady's car.

But if you want to get the door fixed,

you're going to have to go up the road,

talk to Pear Blossom.

Pear Blossom?

Yeah, you know it?

I'm going to...

I was going to spend the night there.

That's all.

My wife says

that she thinks god created that place

so that he could go and rest sometimes.

These butterflies belonged to my wife.

Would you like something to eat?

I have a microwave in the back

I could put some bread in, make some toast.

After we eat, Ike could take you

and your car up to Pear Blossom.

No charge, of course,

you being a lady.

I don't know.

What do you think, Jake?

I think he's right.

I think you are a lady.

Great. Great.

Then I'll have Ike kicked in the ass, and...

Oh, I'm sorry.

Sorry.

He has a car number.

I have to remember that.

Well, thank you for everything.

It's not often a girl gets to meet a white knight.

Your wife is a very lucky woman.

I'm not married.

Oh, well.

If you leave me your address,

I can at least replace that shirt.

No, it's not necessary.

On, no, no. In fact, I owe you for the door.

No, no. Well, sure I do.

I insist. No, honestly.

Let me replace that. It's truly nothing.

It's just a shirt. Oh, please.

Quiet!

No. I'm trying to find him.

Do you have a restroom here?

Okay, Sandra, straighten up.

You don't even know this guy, and you're coming on to him

like a steam train.

So just calm down, all right?

That's it.

What is your problem?

I'll tell you what your problem is.

You're alone.

You think 400 will cover the damage?

I can leave more. Oh, no, no, no.

That's fine. That's fine. You...

You know...

there's nothing that...

that an older guy like me wouldn't do

to spend some time with a pretty women,

but that lady friend of yours,

I think she would appreciate it

if you would drive her over there

to Pear Blossom personally.

Okay.

No.

She would appreciate it if you would drive her over there...

personally.

So the guy comes out of nowhere,

saves your life... big deal.

Now, you just get real, Sandra dear,

because by tomorrow,

you won't even remember his name.

Bye-bye, Jake.

Don't even think about it.

Hey, Sandra.

What... Are you all right?

That crazy guy, he is back.

I... What?

Right behind the house.

Are you sure? Sure I'm sure.

I just almost fell over his goddamn car.

Please, Jake, let's just go.

Oh, god. Oh, look at me.

I'm shaking.

You're all right.

Shaking's just a natural reaction.

You'll be fine.

That was wild.

Are we there?

We ran out of gas.

I didn't want to wake you.

That's okay.

Excuse me. How long has it been?

74 minutes.

74 minutes? Christ.

Might as well face it. We're dead.

No one's going to come.

Sure, someone's going to come.

I had a patient that did this all the time.

Someone always picked him up.

What were you treating him for, complete stupidity?

He's a professor of mathematics,

and a very good guy,

till he woke up one morning convinced his entire life

was one huge, inescapable mathematical equation.

So he took up hitching. Well, that makes sense.

He thought a little random adventure

might throw a wrench in the works.

Did it?

You could say that.

His name was Max Tinder.

He killed seven people in 11 days.

What kind of doctor are you?

A truck.

Oh, my god!

He's pulling my car! Jake!

It's my car! It's my car!

My god, did you see that?

I mean, what is it with me today?

What is my problem?

Wrong place, wrong time.

That's all. Don't take it personally.

I was just joking, really.

Really? Yeah.

To relieve the tension.

What tension?

I can take rejection. I'm a very big girl.

No, it's just been one of those days.

It's just that it's getting late,

and we've got responsibilities, remember?

No, I don't remember

because I don't have any responsibilities.

I've been lying, okay?

I just work for a stupid little collection agency.

Or at least I did until my boss sacked me

after he screwed me, of course.

What about Pear Blossom?

Oh, Pear Blossom.

There I'm going to pick up my stupid sister,

and we're going to drive the rest of the way to Utah together.

Since dad died, she's all mom can think about.

And I can bet you

that she won't even turn up.

You can. How come?

Because Alice is a loser.

Last year,

I wasted two whole days in the middle of nowhere

just waiting for her to show up.

Found out later she shacked up

with some junkie musician type halfway through Nevada.

But that's Alice for you.

Never gives a shit and has all the fun.

She's the one who makes me smoke.

I guess that's why I lied.

Just to make things a bit more exciting.

I don't know.

I must sound like a complete head case,

especially to someone like you.

To someone like me...

you sound perfectly normal.

Well, no one's perfect.

Okay, buster,

you just try getting past me this time.

You know, Sandra... Oh, no, no, no. I'm okay, I'm okay.

I tell you...

Get out of the road, Sandra.

It's a bad habit.

Oh, I'll kick it when I settle down and have kids.

Wait...

Wait!

Where are you going? Sandra...

It's him. It's him.

It's the crazy guy, the one that wants me dead.

Sandra, wait a second.

First of all, you don't know that he's crazy.

Second of all, if he wanted you dead,

he wouldn't have stopped, would he?

He would have run right over your head. That's not the point.

What is the point?

It's not the money, is it? What money?

The money you took out of his car.

Shit.

I've never done anything like that in my life.

I want you to believe that, Jake.

On top of everything today, I've become a thief.

And you always thought I was a normal person.

You are a normal person.

Stealing money is a perfectly normal action.

Not for me it isn't, Jake. No.

Normal people do not go into some guy's car

and steal a load of cash.

Of course they do, Sandra.

Otherwise we wouldn't be seeing a 17% increase

in domestic white-collar dysfunctionalism, would we?

What are you talking about?

All over America, sane people doing insane things...

things they never thought of, never dreamed of.

Irrational, illogical, unpredictable, random things.

Professional people just like you or me or even him.

It doesn't matter whether

it's a good thing or a bad thing.

Just as long as it makes something happen,

something they haven't had to plan half their lives.

It's like taking a vacation. Don't you see?

No, that doesn't sound very scientific.

It's not scientific.

It's not about science. It's not about economics.

It's about... chance.

That's where the real possibilities lie.

Even a scientist can't tell you that this thing

is going to turn this way or that way.

And to me, that's...

that's really neat!

You really did it, didn't you?

What?

Back at the car.

You really did flip a coin to see whether to pick me up.

That's really neat.

Should we do it again?

No, no. Just once.

That's the whole point.

Okay.

Just remember not to tell him that I recognize his car

or that I stole his money.

I can't believe I'm saying this.

He says he wants to chop us both up

with a hatchet.

He did?

No, he didn't say that.

It was a joke.

To relieve the tension.

Come on.

You sure this is cool, Jake?

I told you, professionally speaking,

I detected no obvious signs of danger.

And what about unprofessionally?

Unprofessionally, if there's a problem,

we can always kill him.

Just kidding.

Do you like jokes?

I heard this wonderful joke last night.

I was having dinner with his...

Well, anyway.

What's got six legs, four eyes, and half a kipper?

No, no, that's wrong.

Six legs, four eyes, and two tails?

I don't know. Half a kipper.

No, that's wrong!

What am I talking about?

A man on a horse holding half a kipper.

With a bum off, obviously...

It's very effective when it's... performed right.

You know.

Do you like music?

Yes, sir.

It's great, isn't it?

That's quite a bang you've got, Mr...

Oh, Santini.

I mean, there, on the side of your car.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

This crazy woman back there

tried to force me off the road.

Can you believe it?

I was trying to give back her cigarette lighter.

She left it behind in the cafe.

That's quite nice.

It don't even work proper.

Why bother?

You know, I was gonna stop

and talk the whole thing over with her,

but I thought, well, no, no.

Crazy enough to ram me, crazy enough to carry a gun.

Right?

Scared the bleeding life out of me.

I had to stop, pull over, clean me windows.

That's why I don't usually pick up hitchhikers no more.

Just not safe.

Not after that Tinder bloke.

Max Tinder, him all over the telly.

You hear about that?

He's a little off, isn't he?

I'll tell you,

it's getting like you can't trust nobody these days.

Present company excepted, of course.

Is Santini your real name?

No.

Do you like music?

Yes, very much so. Thank...

Here, listen to this. You won't know this.

If music be the food of love...

What's that? Play on?

Play on. That's it. Yeah, yeah.

Play on.

Oh, listen to that.

It's beautiful.

Makes me want to cry.

Still, where would we be without a few tears?

Anyway...

I'd like you both to be my guests

for a lovely bit of dinner.

Do you fancy that?

I'll book us in, then. Need any help?

Oh, no, no. It's my treat.

I'll see you in the diner.

Yes. Over there, darling.

All right?

My finger!

Come on, Jake. It's over there.

Hi, sweetie.

Can I help you?

Yes. Has an Alice Thomas checked in tonight?

I'll have to look at the book.

Thomas, Thomas, Thomas, Thomas.

She a friend?

No. My sister.

So, what do you think?

About what?

Well...

if you wanted to change a hundred dollar bill,

who do you ask?

A hundred dollars? Nobody. Not here.

Not a hundred.

I'll be right with you, sir.

Well, I just need the nearest thing.

What about her?

Don't be silly.

Couldn't fit change for a hundred

in those shorts.

What about him? The geezer in the gold?

Doesn't look like real gold to me.

Well, who, then?

Try the cop.

Why the cop?

He's out to impress. Wouldn't want to look cheap.

Keep going.

Still wearing the uniform.

That's not doing the trick.

Logical to assume he might embrace the opportunity

to demonstrate his alternative sensitive side

with a random act of kindness.

Like helping a stranger out with a bit of change.

Of course, there's nothing random about it.

Anything else?

My mom always said, "Jakie, ask a policeman."

No. Sorry, dear.

There's nobody here by that name.

Doesn't matter. Didn't think so.

Do you have any rooms left?

Sure. How many would you like?

May I have a coin?

Yes. Indeed.

Excuse me, Officer.

I have a small problem.

I wonder if you could help me out.

You see, my mother always told me to...

well, ask a policeman.

I know exactly what you mean.

Excuse me.

What do you need?

Well, what everybody needs from time to time.

A little change.

You're in my seat.

You a movie star?

No. I'm a doctor.

I'm sorry I was so late,

but it's a busy night tonight.

I could only get us one room.

It's big, two beds.

But if that's a problem,

we could always hang a sheet between them.

Like in the movies.

Oh, the movies.

I like the movies.

Jake here could be a movie star.

He's handsome enough.

This is...

Shirley.

"Shirl" to my friends.

Hi, Shirley. I'm Sandra.

I'm with him.

Oh, no.

I saw him first.

Didn't I, Jake?

Put any two cards down?

Is this a trick or what?

No, no, no. Actually...

No. I mean, are you trying to get...

Oh, my god. I am so sorry.

I'm always doing that.

Lucky it wasn't boiling coffee.

Forget it.

Take care of yourself, Jake.

Maybe we'll meet again on the other side.

So are you folks ready to order now?

Our specials this evening are the Dover Sole

with wild rice and baked carrots,

and Lemon Chicken with asparagus spears.

One of each. We can share.

Yes, ma'am.

What's up, Doc?

Powerless without your little silver coin?

Don't know.

You know, I like you.

How's my little love birds tonight?

All right?

Ready to gulp down a bit of solid food?

Not tonight, Mr. Santini.

I don't think we'll be having dinner together tonight.

It's on the house.

I said fuck off.

Now, look... look, Jake,

I don't know what the problem is,

but I was just having a word with the officer over there.

Nice man. He helped me out with a bit of change.

And I told him I'd be dining with friends.

Now, what's it going to look like

if I suddenly scoot out the door?

I don't understand. What's going on?

What's going on is our friend here

makes his living out of cheating people.

Now, god bless you. What, that?

That was a bit of fun.

A couple of games of chance, that's all.

A game of chance does not employ a bias

favoring one or more parties.

What you're operating is a confidence trick...

a system disguised as a opportunity,

which makes you just another liar.

All right.

How's about practicing a bit of what you preach?

How's about giving a bloke a chance?

I mean, I'm not a bad man.

Know what I mean?

If you win,

we finish our dinner, go our separate ways,

quietly and without incident.

How do you feel about that?

I feel a lovely warm tingle in my gutty-wuts.

Now, what's the damage if I lose?

You pay back the cop.

Plus ten percent.

What? You his agent now?

Seems like a suitable figure.

No, I'm not doing this. This is bloody stupid.

Heads or tails? Tails.

No, it's going to be heads. Makes a difference

when you don't know what's next, doesn't it?

Yeah, except...

Heads. All right?

See what happens when you're a nice guy?

Congratulations. Let's eat.

All right. Now it's my turn next.

Three in a row.

And if it's not heads every time,

I'll get on this table and lap dance

while the cop's putting the cuffs on me.

Please give me back the coin.

But if I win...

you pay me back the thousand dollars

that your girlfriend stole out of my car.

Plus ten percent.

Jake.

Seems like a suitable figure.

You still don't get it, do you?

It's not about winning or losing.

It's about chance. Three in a row.

That's the promise. Now shut it.

But you can't say that. I thought I just did.

Must be those bleeding voices in my head again.

Well, I don't want to say I told you so,

but I told you so.

Real chance defies the inevitable.

That's what the coin's all about.

So what's the problem?

Go ahead.

Embarrass me in front of my loved ones.

See, what you don't understand, Jake,

is you can spin that bleeding coin

as many times as you like,

but you still can't defy...

shit.

Excuse me.

One of us is in the wrong room.

Probably me. Usually is.

Don't suppose you want to make it double or quits?

Jake.

How'd you like to take a nice little girl like me,

just stick her in the trunk of your car...

take her out of this place?

Just pull me out whenever you want to play, and...

Jake...

Jake.

Sandra?

Are you okay?

You look upset.

Why should I be upset? Just because you...

I thought you were different. I really did.

From what?

From the kind of guy

who gets off with the town whore.

Speak of the devil.

I think she needs a doctor.

I think she's already had one.

Sandra, I think you've got the wrong idea.

Don't... touch me!

Don't touch me.

Fucking men!

Oh, this is great! Look at this.

Is that the kind of woman you really want?

Is that the woman

that I am supposed to be competing with?

Some... drunken tart

that can't even hold down her... dinner?

She's just a stupid fucking...

fucking...

I think "cunt" might be the word you're looking for.

You...

Come on, darling.

There you go.

Did you see what he did to me?

Did you hear what he said to me?

Jake.

Jake.

Just don't stand there like that.

Please.

Don't you know what's going on?

No, I... I don't. What?

They're in it together.

The whole thing with the coin.

It was just another trick.

Like with the cop.

To get you away from me.

Don't you see?

He did it for her.

He did what?

He switched the coin.

It was a fake.

A what?

You always said you'd look after me.

You even joked about killing him.

Is that what you want?

I just don't want him ever...

to talk to me like that again.

Okay.

Okay.

Heads, I kill him.

Tails...

I make sure he never talks to you that way again.

Hi, mom.

No. It's me... Sandra.

Yeah. I know. I'm sorry. It's late.

Mom.

Mom! Mom.

Listen.

I might not be able to make it tonight.

Yeah, I know.

Yeah.

Well... I had car trouble.

Hi.

How'd it go?

Fine. I just got to get cleaned up.

No one's ever done that to me before, Jake.

I mean... no one's ever made me come that way.

I've never met anyone like you.

Never.

Ever!

I could float away into the sunrise

and become one of those contented sighs that...

you can hear whispering through the trees.

And I'd be happy.

Just like when my father...

used to hold me in his arms

and tell me how much he loved me...

tell me stories about...

hunting bears

and long fishing trips and...

I'll never forget him.

I don't want to go back.

I don't want to be Sandra Thomas anymore.

I'd rather die.

I'd rather...

I'd rather be with you.

What do you think?

I'll flip you for it.

What was it?

What was what?

The coin. What side did it fall on?

Why?

Because my breakfast depends on it.

Alice? That's nice.

Like Alice in Wonderland. I like that.

Are you finished with this?

Knock yourself out.

You sure?

Your stomach's full and everything?

Thanks.

Gee, when was the last time you ate?

I eat when there's food.

It's kind of like an unscheduled habit...

if you know what I mean.

Maybe you'll kick it

when you settle down and start having kids.

You know...

you sound just like my sister.

Your sister?

Yeah.

Sandra.

I'm meeting her here.

She hasn't arrived yet, but she will.

She's good with time.

Probably just had a little car trouble.

Her car wouldn't dare.

Hi. Mom?

Yeah, it's Alice.

Yeah, listen. I was just...

checking in to see if Sandra's called.

Well, I'm supposed to meet her.

What?

Car trouble?

29, 30,

20's 50, and 50 100. Thank you.

You want matches?

Nope. Got them.

Have a good day.

You, too.

Sorry I'm in your car.

Forgive me?

I don't understand.

Well, my sister's not gonna make it.

She's having car trouble, just like you said.

And the last truck pulled out of here.

I can drive.

I mean, I like driving, if it'll help.

You look kind of tired.

I'm sorry. I just don't pick up hitchhikers.

It's not safe.

Safe? I wouldn't hurt you.

I couldn't.

I'll flip you for it.

Done already.

What?

Heads or tails?

You're either gonna be a cat man or a dog man.

And what was I?

You think I'd get in the car with a dog man?

Hello. Maid service.

Hello!

What?

Please, god, don't let me break his car.

What was that?

I don't... I don't know!

There was a man ri... in... in a car.

What are you talking about?

Did you see that?

Yeah.

Where you going? I've got to go out there.

You can't go out there. It's not safe.

Safe? But he...

Alice. The man attacked us.

If it hadn't been for you, we'd be the ones out there in the dirt,

and he'd be the one halfway to Utah by now.

Maybe you'd like him to meet your mother.

No. It's not right.

Alice! Not right.

Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Let go of me!

Let go!

Let go of me!

Let me...

Oh, my god!

Come on. Why?

Why?

What have you done...

You're not...

I'm not who?

Who?

What happened to your mouth?

Oh, my god.

Here.

I'm not...

a bad man!

Don't die!

Please!

Oh, god!

He's dead.

I'm sorry.

Didn't you hear what I just said?

He's fucking dead, Jake.

I heard.

Hop in.

But we've got to get to a phone!

I mean, we've...

we've got to call the official people.

Well, you...

They'll know what to do.

Okay. First place we pass.

First place we... The first place we pass could be...

It could be hundreds of hours away from here, Jake!

We've got to go back to town now!

No.

What? I can't let you.

What do you mean, you can't let me?

I just killed a man!

I just killed a human being!

Exactly, and they'll have you

sweating over your own guilt in ten seconds flat.

Guilt? I'm innocent! Oh, come on!

It was an accident!

You're from out of town.

Don't you see? You're just passing through.

You never spend enough time in one spot

to keep a job down!

You are unbelievable!

Do you think they'll care one bit

about your side of the story?

Christ, woman, you're a natural victim!

What makes you think

that you know anything about me?

I don't. I just... know your type.

Fuck you! Fuck you!

All right. I know. I'm sorry.

It was irrational and stupid.

Alice, wait. Listen.

We'll flip for it. Alice.

Heads, we go on.

Tails, we head back and face the music.

I'll even go back with you. Come on.

That's what I think of that!

I'll do it by myself!

Hi. This is Chad Summers with a KRBT news update,

and hot on the wire for this afternoon

is the discovery of a woman's body

at the Pear Blossom Motel in Pear Blossom.

The victim, a woman in her thirties,

was found dead in a room earlier this morning.

Police are still investigating the scene

and treating the find as suspicious.

More news as it becomes available...

Sandra.

Back up! Back up!

Get back in the car right now.

You hear me? Get over there, folks.

Just back up. All right?

This is not a goddamn circus.

Where you going?

That's my sister!

Let me go! Where you going?

That's my sister! No! I don't care who it is!

You don't understand! You...

Young lady... That's my sister!

All finished, Frank.

All right, Miss Thomas.

Let's see if we can straighten this thing out.

Now, you're at the motel...

waiting for your sister to show,

and when she doesn't show, you hitch a ride.

Before you know it, some lunatic is trying to run you off the road.

He ends up getting himself killed.

But before he dies...

he gives you this lighter...

which you claim is your sister's. That right?

Right around then...

you learned about this motel murder business.

And you figure he got it off of her.

Right?

It's her lighter.

It always takes three tries.

Miss Thomas, how old are you?

I'm 25.

Ain't that a hell of an age to be looking for a free ride?

Is that against the law around here?

Only the law of common sense.

I ain't saying it's wrong.

I'm only saying shit happens.

And you got to take it into account.

I always take that into account.

Alice, the woman in the morgue is not your sister.

What?

Her name is Shirley Dutton.

The only step she ever took out of Pear Blossom

brought her right back,

each time a little more busted up.

Sammy. Yeah.

Give me that folder.

Now...

the fella you had the misfortune of meeting...

goes by the name of Santini.

Now, we already have a bunch of witnesses,

including my deputy,

putting them together from around 9:30 last night.

This fella, sometime in the middle of the night,

goes berserk, trashes this room,

and leaves poor Shirley dead right there.

If you ask me, you ought to thank your lucky stars

that you're still in one piece.

As far as your sister's concerned...

I checked the motel register.

There were no single women staying in the motel last night.

So I called your mom.

She told me about some car trouble

that your sister apparently had

and apparently spoke to you about.

Is that true?

Yes, sir.

Alice, I know about you.

I know about the juvenile hall.

And I know about the psychiatric stuff.

And I know about the drugs.

I don't do drugs. I've never done drugs.

Not since your junkie fellow died.

Junkie fella?

He was no drug addict.

He never even did drugs. That was his first time.

And his name was John!

And he was all the colors that you have never seen!

He was pink and white, and he was my love!

And the child that you're carrying inside your body is his, isn't it?

Look.

What's mine is mine.

Frank.

Phone.

They found Santini.

Right where she said.

And Doc wants to know if you're done yet.

Alice.

You got to take care of yourself.

You don't always get a second chance.

All right, doctor.

All yours.

Come on, Alice.

Let's go before the good sheriff changes his mind.

You really are a psychologist.

Psychiatrist.

Psychiatrist?

So they believed that?

They swallowed the whole thing about me being a psycho?

I just told them that you were a patient of mine

who slipped from medication.

They had an open-and-shut case against the Santini thing

until you got hysterical with them.

They naturally resented it,

and I just gave them a rational alternative to paperwork.

God. You know, somebody dies, and...

and somebody else just fills out a form.

Maybe if the world ran out of ink,

we'd all live forever.

God, I thought Sandra was... I...

I really thought she was dead.

She is.

I've got her in the trunk of my car.

No, no, no.

Alice, it was just a joke to relieve the tension.

A joke.

You know...

Maybe I should...

go my own way.

I hope you don't have a problem with that.

You know...

I've never met a woman like you, Alice.

Never. Ever.

No, I don't have a problem with that.

For luck?

Rats.

I'm sorry.

Forgive me?

Thomas. Thomas. Thom...

It's just not here, Frank.

Well... I tell you, humor me.

You know, I miss a lot of stuff all the time.

Do you remember who you let 7 to last night?

7. Let's see now.

It was a young woman, I believe.

Yes, that's right. She was looking for her sister.

Her sister?

Did she look anything like that?

She was more of a lady, though.

Lipstick and stuff.

She left her room perfect.

Did you see the person she was with?

Only the car.

It was, like, a black sports thing.

Can I see the room?

Sure.

It's the profile on Nyman.

Sammy, I'm really sorry about Shirley.

If you want to talk, you know...

Anything new, Sammy?

Doc Muller just phoned.

Says that Shirley wasn't murdered.

What?

Seems she died of a heroin overdose.

What about Nyman?

Jake Gordon Nyman.

Los Angeles part-time employee.

The Los Angeles Criminal Psychiatric Department.

One of those big-city shrinks

with a dozen-and-a-half titles. Jesus Christ.

This is six months old. Get me an update.

Call ahead to Bernie's. Let's see if we can stop Nyman

from crossing the state line. Let's go.

Wait. Wait. Wait. He's legit. He's no psycho.

Well, that's good. Maybe you can explain

what this was doing in the crapper of his motel room.

What is it? That's a human tongue.

This is amazing.

Hey. Hi.

You folks coming or going?

Coming or going?

State line. You coming in or going out?

Going out.

Gonna go visit my mom.

How is the little lady?

She's old.

She's beautiful, though.

Tired.

Tired? Well, maybe she could use a little snake oil.

Snake oil?

What does that do?

Just about anything you want it to.

But mostly just gives you a nice buzz.

My wife loves the stuff.

Blows her skirt right up.

But...

100 and some proof, you can't really call it snake oil. It... You know.

Bernie. Got a phone call.

Sheriff Noonan.

Sheriff Noonan. Well...

You might not know it to look at me,

but I'm a pretty important person around these parts here.

You... Junior. Junior'll take care of you.

Yeah, Frank?

Yeah?

Yeah, dinner sounds great.

Yeah.

Can I help you find something?

I need a shovel.

Sure.

I'll be over for dinner later, Frank. Yeah.

That sounds good. Bye-bye.

You folks been taken care of?

Needs a shovel, Bern.

Well, we got all kinds. We got...

We got all kinds back there. You just...

All depends on what you need it for,

not that's any of my business.

I want it to dig a hole.

Hey, Jake!

What do you think?

Very nice.

You're just saying that.

I got a list of them.

I got a list of the kinds we got.

Inventory's in the back, Bern.

No. I got it here. I got a list...

Did it last night, Bern. It's in the back.

Don't ever own a store.

Your brain goes to hell in a shit bucket.

What's this?

What's this? What were you gonna do with this?

I wasn't doing nothing. What were you gonna do with this?

Come on out. You, too. Out here. I wasn't doing nothing, swear to god.

Where you going, Junior?

Come on back in here. Join the party.

Please, Mister. Please don't shoot me.

Please don't shoot...

Shut up when I'm trying to think!

Alice. Go outside and bring the car around.

Shut up!

Jake, what's going on? Alice!

Go outside and bring the car around!

Look what you're doing to yourself.

Got a 10-20 for Sheriff Noonan.

Are you hearing me, Frank? Over.

Hello, Freddie. What's going on?

Well, we got that update on that Nyman fella.

He's wanted for murder of Professor Max Tinder,

AKA the "Hitchhike Killer." Over.

He killed that man?

That's a big affirmative, Frank.

Nyman was his shrink. Over.

There's a lot of crazy people.

Frank, this guy's a real nut case.

Now, Sammy, don't let Frank do anything crazy.

Are you feeling all right, Frank? Over.

Never better.

Too much oxygen in the blood is no good.

They've done studies, you know.

I don't know, Frank. I got a bad feeling about this.

You got a bad feeling about everything.

You got to admit, we have never run into anything like this before.

I ain't got time for this.

Go around the back.

Why? You going in alone?

I'm going in alone.

Well, you sure that's a good idea, Frank?

Go! Just go. Do what you're told.

All right. All right.

Frank! Frank!

Frank, get us down!

You stupid son of a bitch!

What the hell is going on here?

God damn. Get us down, Frank.

What'd you think I was gonna do, kill them?

I don't think so. I'd make a pretty bad murderer.

But he pulled a gun on us. Jesus Christ.

You got any more of those candy bars left?

Want to talk to me, Jake?

I'm a real good listener.

Last week, I helped a patient of mine

out of a situation...

he didn't belong in, that's all.

But, I mean, you know, it was killing him.

Of course you know. You've been there, right?

I could've told you about it, but...

I don't know, I thought maybe it'd blow over, and...

Well, what would you have done?

Oh, Jesus, I was never so scared in my life.

You know, the adrenaline went through me, and I had the gun.

The next thing you know, I'm...

Here, take this thing. I hate these things. Here.

No. Get it...

Just... put it away.

Go on. Get out of here.

Oh, Alice.

Are we still friends?

Yeah.

We're still friends, Jake.

You know, you've got a really good heart.

And... you did the right thing, I think.

That guy pissed his pants.

Did you see that?

I was pissing myself, almost. I almost...

I almost did. Oh, god.

My pulse was just... It was up here.

How you doing? You all right?

Never better.

I wouldn't tell you if I weren't, anyway.

You know what I feel like now, Alice?

No. What do you feel like now, Jake?

This sounds stupid.

No. What?

I feel like I could die now. Right now.

Just... float away into the sunset.

Become one of those...

sighs you hear whispering through the trees at night.

You know...

Be happy.

Like, when I was a kid,

my father used to hold me in his arms

and tell me how much he loved me...

tell me stories about...

hunting bears and...

long fishing trips.

I'll never forget him.

Where is she, Jake?

I said where's my fucking sister?

You answer me right this second.

We'll need the shovel.

Oh, you cocksucker!

You killed her, didn't you?

No, I didn't.

I never killed your sister.

Never, ever, and that's the truth.

So where is she?

We'll need the shovel.

I'll get you your fucking shovel.

Don't you move, you piece of shit.

See... she died when that Santini guy hit us.

You know, opened her head. Look at that. Right up. Sorry.

I heard her knocking.

I heard her knocking.

I heard her knocking just before it happened.

Yeah, well...

I feel real bad about that, but, you know,

I thought I killed her.

I told you, I'd make a terrible murderer.

I heard her knocking for help.

She was still alive.

Well, we had this deal, you see.

Heads, she came with me, and... tails...

What the hell are you doing?

What do you mean, what am I doing?

This is the Utah state line, Frank.

We are in pursuit of a murderer.

But, Frank, we got to let Utah take care of this.

We got to call it in.

By the time Utah takes care of this,

they will find that little girl's body!

Now, start this car! Frank, Frank,

there are procedures. We've got to call the Utah State Police.

We've got to tell them that there's a murderer on the loose.

We can't do this. This is not... What procedures?

What, are you bucking to be sheriff? I'm not dead yet!

You're not even a goddamn deputy!

You have to wait till I die!

What kind of bullshit is this? Get out of the car.

I'll drive it. I'll leave you here. God damn you!

Shit.

Get back in that car!

I will leave you out here, god damn you!

We are in pursuit of a murderer!

Shit.

Fuck.

Come on, Alice.

Alice, I have your shirt.

It's gonna get cold later. Come on.

Let me come in

by the hair of your chinny-chin chin.

Alice.

Alice.

Alice, come on.

There was a little girl, and her name was Alice

She was in the barn

But she's gonna come out pretty soon. I promise you that.

Come on, Alice!

Thought you were my friend.

You got to help me.

Friends don't hurt each other!

Remember?

What choice do I have, Alice?

What choice?

You can walk away!

Just walk away, and I'll never say a thing!

Nobody will ever know, I swear!

You really mean that?

Of course I mean it!

I'm the one who killed her! Remember?

Yeah.

Tell you what.

I'll flip you for it.

No!

You will never, ever have us!

Never!

Okay, Alice, have it your way.

Come on, Alice.

Br'er Bear.

Please don't throw me in the briar patch

Br'er Bear

Please don't throw me

In the briar patch

Where are you, Alice, you bad girl?

All right. Come on, Alice,

love me or leave me, but this is horse shit.

You're gonna leave me no choice, Alice.

All right.

Guess what I got.

Look whose lighter I have.

And you know what we do with a lighter?

Alice?

We burn the barn down.

Heads...

you walk away, Alice. Heads, you walk away.

Tails...

I cook you.

Come on!

Alice.

No. Not right!

Shoot. Shoot.

And fuck!

And shit and fuck.

Shit... and fuck.

Shit and fuck and shit and fuck!

You know what I'm pissed off about, don't you?

Don't you, god damn it?

You know what that was, don't you?

It's the whole point! How am I going to know what to do?

God damn you.

Your sister knew what the point was! She knew what the rules were!

And you know, too.

So I want to know, what was it?

It's the whole point!

What was it?

What was it?

I told you.

I told you. I told you it was heads.

I don't believe you. I don't believe you!

You're such a goddamn liar. Liar, liar, pants on fire.

You're so goddamn selfish! I need some help around here!

I am trying to help you, Jake. I really am, and I understand. I do!

"Jake, she's a little girl,

and she's very nice, and you're being very mean to her.

And she fell down, and she hit her head,

and that's why she can't remember."

I know that! I'm so sorry. Jesus.

You should be a better guide.

I'm really not that bad a guy.

I'm really quite a good guy.

But, oh, fuck it. You know, what the hell?

I can't do this.

There's only one time. You can only do it once.

And if you do it more than once, then, you know,

you fuck everything up!

And I don't know!

Well, I've got an idea.

What kind of an idea have you got?

Well, let me do it.

Do what?

Give me the coin.

We'll start off fresh and new...

just like cold, clear running water.

Would you do that for me?

Just this once.

Alice, I knew you were a special human being.

Oh, boy.

I won't run.

No, because then I'd have to come after you,

and... Of course.

I would.

I know.

I'm gonna just untie you.

I think this is awfully tight, and I'm very...

sorry, but you know.

But this will be better. That's it.

Better now? It's okay.

Give me the coin.

The coin.

Okay.

Heads... I walk away,

and we never see each other again.

Don't say it that way.

I didn't mean it to sound bad.

I... You know, go our separate ways.

Okay.

And tails?

Tails.

I'll use a rock. Here. This one.

A really nice-looking rock.

No. This one right here.

You know, I'm sorry about what happened earlier.

I didn't mean to hurt you.

And what I'll do is I'll just...

I'll do it really fast.

There will be no pain. I'll just...

It'll be like going to sleep.

Okay, just... It's right here...

where I can see it.

It'll be just like going to sleep.

Just like going to sleep.

There'll be no pain.

Look what you did!

See what happens when you're a good girl?

It was touch and go there for a minute, wasn't it?

Can you get this?

Yes. Of course.

Of course I can.

Okay.

I was so proud of you.

Can... My feet? Yeah.

And your sister...

She would've been real proud of you, too.

Oh, gee.

Oh, Alice.

God.

Did I tell you how much I loved your eyes?

See you.

Alice.

Did you happen to pick up my coin?

Thought I'd keep it as a souvenir.

It's my last one, you know?

Here. Catch.

Alice, did you ever see this?

Oh, Alice.

Okay.

I don't know...