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[PROJECTOR WHIRRING]

[♪♪♪]

RECORDED VOICE [OVER PA]:

Welcome to Miami.

While in the airport today,

please observe Florida laws

anywhere in the terminal.

which prohibit smoking

Thank you for not smoking.

[ANNOUNCEMENT REPEATS

IN SPANISH]

Uh-huh. Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

[♪♪♪]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

Your son-in-law dealt with

the dry cleaning franchise

TOM:

during the day.

He saw that woman every night.

The specifics are in my report,

and information about the woman.

It's unpleasant, I know.

[SIGHS]

Discreet, isn't he?

What an imbecile!

I tried to warn my daughter,

but what can you do?

I worry about the most.

It's the children

in the envelope, if that's all.

You'll find my invoice

Yes, Mr. Welles. Thank you.

Senator, let me know if I can be

of further assistance to you.

I'll be in touch.

[♪♪♪]

[INHALER HISSES]

Hello?

AMY: Hey, you're home.

We're back here.

How'd it go?

I think very well.

Daddy's home, sweetie.

Oh, good.

Yeah, Daddy.

How's the textbook business?

[AMY CHUCKLES]

the Federal Theater project.

I got 10,000 words on

It should be 4000 and the writer

doesn't wanna change anything.

So kind of bad.

How was Miami?

Mwah.

Hm.

Fine. Lonesome.

Couldn't pay me enough

to live down there.

Then why'd you go?

has powerful friends.

Senator Michaelson

Oh.

Hey. Hey, yes. Mwah!

Hello, Cinderella.

I sure missed you.

Did you miss me?

Yeah, she missed you.

Oh, that's my girl.

She missed you. I missed you.

You been smoking?

Smoking? I'm not smoking.

[CHUCKLES]

Come on, honey.

You reek of it.

[SNIFFS]

Amy, I've been sitting around

in bars following this guy.

Is this the first thing I get?

I'm not accusing you.

You're accusing me?

I'm not.

I'm not smoking, okay?

Okay.

We've been all through that.

I'll make dinner.

Are you hungry?

You're cooking?

I missed you.

AMY: I missed you.

[TOM MOANS SOFTLY]

I don't like it when you leave.

AMY:

[BABY WAILING]

Should I go?

AMY:

I'm gonna do it.

Okay.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

[TOM SHUSHES]

[COOING]

Come on.

What's all the trouble,

Cinderella, hm?

There, there. Shh...

Okay, shh.

I love you.

[♪♪♪]

I love you.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

Honey, phone!

AMY:

Okay, I've got it!

just switching phones.

Oh, sorry, I was

[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY

ON PHONE]

your acquaintance, Mr. Longdale.

Well, it's a pleasure to make

of assistance to you?

How can I be

if you could come by...

I was wondering

Four o'clock would be fine.

...about 4:00?

I think I know where it is.

No, I think I--

I'll be in touch.

Bye.

[♪♪♪]

Mr. Welles. Daniel Longdale.

We spoke on the phone.

I'm the Christians' attorney

Pleasure.

and an executor of the estate.

And this is Mrs. Christian.

An honor to meet you, ma'am.

recommended, Mr. Welles.

You come highly

to associates of mine

I've spoken

Lancaster and Hershey.

in Harrisburg,

in influential places.

You have friends

I've been privileged to provide

services for people I admire.

for your discretion,

You were praised

your strict adherence

to confidentiality.

Thank you, ma'am.

Daniel.

my husband passed away recently.

As you know,

Yes, my condolences,

Mrs. Christian.

with something of a dilemma.

His passing has left me

I'll do whatever I can to help.

My husband's inner sanctum.

Not many people have been

inside this room.

[DOOR CLOSES]

the Pittsburgh mill.

My father worked

Irving United Steel, I believe.

on an academic scholarship.

But you attended Penn

Peers went into law and finance.

That's right.

But you chose surveillance.

I decided it was the future.

Your husband

is a legend.

Please.

We were married 45 years.

seven grandchildren.

Four children,

But his true passion lay

in his work.

But he was always loyal.

I loved him deeply.

I understand.

Daniel.

My husband was the only one with

the combination to this safe.

We had to hire somebody

to open it for us.

from seeing the contents.

I prevented anyone

my husband's private things.

I felt these were

I didn't...

I didn't realize...

what you found, Mrs. Christian?

Do you wanna tell me

Cash, stock certificates.

Nothing out of the ordinary,

really, except that.

It's a film...

where a girl appears

to be murdered.

I'm not sure I understand.

It's very realistic,

to say the least.

But how many people seem to be

realistically killed

in movies and on television

every day?

It begins as a relatively

sleazy bit of pornography

quite violent and bloody.

and rapidly turns

about is called a snuff film.

What you seem to be talking

From what I know, snuff films

are a kind of urban myth.

Sex industry folklore.

There's no such thing.

That's what I explained

to Mrs. Christian.

This is probably

an S&M film of some sort.

simulated violence.

Simulated rape,

but there are ways of doing it.

It's hard to stomach,

Fake blood, special effects.

Would you look at the film

and give us your opinion?

All I want

that this atrocity is false.

is to know

I want the proof.

[PROJECTOR WHIRRING]

[WINCES]

[TOM GROANING SOFTLY]

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

Well, ahem, whoever made the

film was adept at authenticity.

I'd suggest going to the police

But I'm no expert.

make a determination.

and letting them

That'd be so unnecessary

Out of the question.

for any number of reasons,

not the least of which

is Mr. Christian's reputation.

We want you to find out

who made this film

and establish whether or not

it's real.

You can fairly name your price.

with whatever you need

You'll be provided

to purchase information.

Girl's all I've got to go on.

I could treat it

like a missing persons case.

Understood. Of course,

you would not copy this film.

we need to be assured that

You have my word on that.

But I'll be dealing

directly with you

and only you. Your relationship

with your attorney is your own.

No offense.

None taken.

I realize you've given this

careful consideration.

destroyed the film.

You could have

the poor girl wasn't killed.

Tell me

Please?

Find her alive.

I'll do the best I can, ma'am.

[♪♪♪]

[LEAVES RUSTLING]

Cleveland? You just got home.

but this is the mortgage.

I wish I could stay,

It's Cindy's college money.

If I do right by Mrs. Christian,

with the circles she runs in,

this could be the break

we've been waiting for.

we needed a break.

I didn't know

seems to think we do.

Your father

[CHUCKLES]

Mrs. Christian like?

So, what was

Like you'd expect, I guess.

I feel sorry for her.

It's a missing persons.

a couple of weeks. Three.

I told her I'd give it

It can't take longer than that.

It's such an outside shot.

That's all I can tell you.

I'm doing. It's better that way.

Sometimes you can't know what

[BABY EXCLAIMS]

It's always that way.

I'll be up in a sec.

She's awake. I'll get her.

[BABY CRYING]

I won't need it.

You're taking the gun?

I won't even wear it.

All right, don't take it.

It's just a precaution.

Don't worry.

when you get there, please?

Will you call me

[♪♪♪]

by a couple in Philadelphia,

I've been hired

TOM:

a doctor and his wife.

A few days ago, they picked up

a girl hitchhiking off 81,

a runaway, about 18, maybe.

They buy her a meal. The doctor

tries to convince her

that, at the very least,

she should call home.

Not surprisingly, the girl ate,

excused herself,

that was the last

they saw of her.

the department work up a sketch.

We had a friend of mine at

if I can ID this girl

They wanna see

and then somehow pass along

a message to the parents

letting them know the kid's

alive, doing all right.

if I run a check?

You don't mind

Go ahead.

You want it, you got it.

Knock yourself out.

to 1 million missing every year.

Anywhere from 850,000

We got as much as we can

on computer,

then it's the wet-thumb method.

and year of disappearance.

Files are by state

separate. No eating or smoking.

We keep children and adults

There's coffee in the hall.

TOM: Any good?

best friend after a few days,

Horrible. But it'll be your

MANAGER:

if you last that long.

Good luck.

TOM: Hi, honey, it's me.

AMY: How are you?

AMY: Where are you?

TOM: I'm good.

I'm still in Cleveland.

How's Cindy?

TOM:

Aw, she's sweet.

She's sleeping.

AMY:

TOM: I'm missing you big-time.

Yeah, I miss you too.

Well, I'll call you

tomorrow night.

TOM:

Okay. Good night.

AMY:

Good night, sweetheart.

TOM:

[♪♪♪]

Hello, Mrs. Christian?

Tom Welles.

Here's where we stand.

I checked the film stock.

It's called Supralux 5-4-4.

stock discontinued it in '92.

The company that made that

So the film was made

prior to that?

Yes. And I'm probably being

overly thorough with this,

husband's financial records

but you might dig up your

about six or seven years ago,

just in case.

See if there's anything

out of the ordinary.

This isn't a movie you drop off

at the one-hour photo.

it's one of a kind.

MRS. CHRISTIAN:

So you think

the camera is what we've got.

The film that went through

TOM:

There's no negative.

designed to be duplicated.

Unlike video, it's not

Whatever this is,

I have a feeling

there aren't many copies

floating around, if any.

we're not even sure is missing.

I'm looking for a girl

And with this happening

six or seven years ago,

who made this film

finding the guys

frankly is going to be

very difficult.

You're doing a wonderful job.

I know you can do it.

MRS. CHRISTIAN:

continue the investigation.

Please tell me you'll

I'll keep trying for you.

I will.

TOM:

Goodbye, Mrs. Christian.

You can count on me.

We can't come to the phone now,

AMY [ON RECORDING]:

so please leave a message

at the beep.

TOM: Honey, it's me.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

to call last night. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I forgot

I won't forget tonight.

I've been gone a long time.

I hope I'll be home soon.

But I love you, and I miss you.

We'll talk tonight.

[DOORBELL RINGING]

Hey. You looking for Janet?

Hello, Mrs. Mathews?

Hi, I'm Thomas Hart.

I'm a state-licensed

investigator.

by the U.S. Resource Center,

I've been hired

as part of an internal audit.

uh, Missing Persons,

I'd like you to answer questions

about your daughter, Mary Anne.

I spoke to your FBI contact

yesterday, Agent, uh...

Neil. Neil Cole?

Yes, Agent Cole.

and let you know to expect me.

He told me he'd call

No.

He didn't call?

Is this you?

[SOFTLY]

Yeah.

You look about 5 years old.

Heh, a little older.

Sweet.

It's important that, uh,

you don't let this

raise your expectations.

It's not going to affect

any ongoing efforts.

All I'm saying is, please know

that I'm not here

to create any false hope.

We fought all the time,

Mary Anne and me...

and her stepdad.

She hated him

because he wasn't her real dad.

trouble at school. Trouble.

Trouble here,

Takes after me, I guess.

Didn't like rules.

I had to learn the hard way.

Can I speak to your husband?

Her stepfather?

Dave? Gone.

Two years after Mary Anne left.

she resented him.

All the time,

I lost her because of him,

and then I lost him.

I'm the only one still here.

Did Mary have a boyfriend?

She was sneaking out

with someone.

She wouldn't tell me who.

Coming home with hickeys,

lying all the time.

to bring this up,

Ahem, I am sorry

but in these circumstances,

with the stepfather,

were there any indications

of any sort of abuse?

No. There was nothing like that.

The police and the FBI asked.

But there wasn't anything

like that.

Never. She'd have told me.

I apologize. I had to ask.

Those are for her birthday, heh.

One for every year she missed.

JANET:

They'll be waiting for her

when she comes back.

It's because I slapped her.

I know.

We was fighting about Dave,

pushing my buttons.

and she was just

And I slapped her.

Jesus.

Next day, she was gone.

almost always leave a note.

When kids run, they

There wasn't one. Police looked.

It's guilt, usually.

An abduction's one thing,

a runaway's another.

Sometimes it's not the priority

for the police it should be.

There wasn't anything.

Don't you think

I wish there was?

but would you let me look?

You're probably right,

You tell me

not to get my hopes up,

not to raise my expectations.

Go ahead. I need a drink.

Thank you.

[SOFTLY]

[♪♪♪]

if you're reading this,

MARY ANNE:

Dear Mom,

it probably means I called you

from Hollywood, California.

I left my diary behind

because I want you to see

why I'm leaving.

because you hit me.

And it's not

I hid this so Dave the dickhead

wouldn't find it.

Warren Anderson and me

are in love.

a whole new life with him.

I'm going to start

that garage in town.

Warren's dad owns

even bigger plans.

But Warren has

Warren will become a star

in action movies.

than a lot of girls in movies

And he says I'm prettier

and I could be a star too.

Hey, do you want a drink?

JANET:

When we cruise into Hollywood,

I'm going to have fiery eyes

that everyone will notice

because I am in love.

I didn't find anything.

You were right.

Fixed you a drink.

Thanks, no.

I've got work to do.

I'll stop by tomorrow night.

Okay.

We'll probably be married

by the time you read this.

because I'm not coming back.

Don't come looking for me,

Maybe someday you'll see me

on TV or in magazines.

Don't worry about me.

Love, Mary Anne.

Yeah.

TOM: Mr. Anderson?

Who's asking?

Tom Hart.

Excuse me not shaking hands.

I'm looking for your son.

named Warren, right?

You've got a son

Sure.

What's it about? You a cop?

No, sir.

Just a friend from a while back.

Owe him some money, actually.

You owe him money?

That's a new one.

Well, you can leave it

right here if you want.

I'd like to send it to him.

If it's all the same,

California, right?

California?

the Fayetteville lockup is?

Son, you know where

That's where Warren is.

Doing eight months on a B and E.

Thank you.

Yeah, man, I knew her.

Dumped that bitch right

before I moved to L.A.

She shows up knocking at my door

like a fucking stalker.

she could go to hell.

Told that bitch

Where'd she go?

Hell, maybe.

I don't give a fuck, either.

I don't know and

Ahem, she said she might work

at a titty bar or something.

weren't all that great.

Ask me, her tits

Did you hear from her again?

Because I was fucking her

in high school

doesn't mean I wanted her

out there.

She came to Hollywood to be

a big fucking movie star.

Check me out now.

And so did I.

Why don't you pass me

one of them smokes?

I don't smoke.

TOM: I'm okay.

How you doing?

You don't sound okay.

It's not easy.

Why? What's going on?

than I thought it would be.

It's just tougher

Is it getting to you?

I got a lead I can't drop.

I'm almost done. I miss you.

I miss you too. I love you.

Give Cindy a kiss for me.

to say bye. Say bye to Daddy.

Wait, I think she wants

Hi, sweetie. Hi, honey.

She's touching the phone.

Hi, Cinderella.

Oh, you should see her face

at your voice.

I love you.

I love you too. Bye.

I was just making dinner.

I've made enough for two,

as it happens, heh.

I'm sorry, I can't stay.

I wanted to let you know I spoke

to my people at the agency.

Mary Anne's case active.

I told them to keep

Well, um...

stay for a drink, at least.

[CHUCKLES]

You sure you're not hungry?

It'd be nice to have a meal

without the TV on for once.

I have a long drive ahead of me.

It's one of the most

depressing things. Eating alone.

I don't know why. You think

I'd be used to it by now.

Mrs. Mathews?

Janet.

Janet.

Do you ever consider...

Mary may never come back?

Do you realize that

I think about it every day.

Every time the phone rings,

I still think it's her.

every time,

She's all I think about.

Can you tell me,

if you had to make a choice,

if you were forced to choose

between imagining her

out there somewhere,

living a good life,

being happy...

but you don't know,

you never find out...

or the worst being true,

her being gone...

but you know.

what's happened to her.

You finally know

What would I choose?

[SOFTLY]

Yes.

I would choose to know.

I need to know.

I have to use your restroom.

Excuse me,

You're leaving.

Yes.

if I find anything out.

I'll call you

[♪♪♪]

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

[CHUCKLES]

How you doing?

Big date tonight, huh?

Yeah, guess so.

in a battery-operated vagina?

Sir, could I interest you

Well, it's tempting,

but no, thanks.

Okay. I'd hate to see you in one

of those everyday situations

a battery-operated vagina

that calls for

and you just don't have one.

I'll risk it.

Okay. All right, your total

is 74.58, please.

A hundred.

[REGISTER BEEPING, CLICKING]

Total's 25 and some change.

for shopping at Adult Bookstore.

I'd like to thank you

And have yourself

a fabulous day.

What are you reading?

Oh.

What are you really reading?

Catchy title.

any parts worth highlighting.

Hard to believe that's got

Capote.

Yeah, well, you know how it is.

Yeah, wouldn't wanna

embarrass yourself

of your fellow perverts.

in front

I might get drummed out

That's right.

of the pornographers' union.

Where would I be then?

Have a good day.

[PROJECTOR WHIRRING]

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

How are you?

Hello.

Hey, honey.

How you doing?

I'm a little beat.

Aw, she's sweet. She misses you.

How's Cindy?

How's it going?

I'm thinking about coming home.

Ah, the way things are going,

Really?

Uh-huh.

Honey, wait.

Can I call you back?

Okay.

Call you right back, I promise.

Bye, honey.

Bye.

[♪♪♪]

there were three men.

Mrs. Christian,

TOM:

Not just the cameraman

and the masked man.

I caught a glimpse

of a third man.

He was just there watching.

through computer enhancement.

I'll get a clearer image

six years ago, so it's not--

But this probably happened

I'll keep trying.

Yes, all right,

Thank you, I appreciate

your support. Goodbye.

What we have here

is 137 billable man-hours,

a hundred-plus thousand

dollars machine,

and the result is an enhancement

of the back of some guy's head.

Want it framed?

Have a nice day.

There you go.

Hey. Hey!

It's like a gas station,

you pay before you pump.

Remember me?

Oh, yeah.

Back for the battery-operated

vagina after all.

I need information. I thought

you might be able to help.

Thomas Welles. Nice picture.

What sort of information?

I got all different kinds.

The kind I'll pay for.

what you're looking for,

Now I don't know

from the start, I'm straight.

but so we're clear

Thank you.

Congratulations.

[MOANING]

Hey, zip it!

Now, I can hook you up.

Name the vice, I name the price.

How long you been working here?

Almost two years.

if you don't mind me asking?

What's your name,

Max.

Here's the deal. This has to do

with underground pornography.

Stuff that's sold

under the counter, illegally.

There's not much illegal

out there.

Whatever there is, I wanna know.

I want a good look.

If you've got that kind

of connection, great.

If not, speak now.

You're not a cop, are you?

If I ask and you are,

you gotta tell me.

I'm not a cop.

You're a private detective, huh?

Like Shaft?

[IMITATES PLAYING BASS]

You ever seen Private Dicks?

I got it on sale.

All right,

how much you make in there?

Well, around 400 bucks a week,

off the books.

Let's pretend I live

in the same fantasy world

where you make $400

a week in that dump.

I'll give you 500

for a few days.

Five.

Six sounds good, Pops.

Here's my number.

When can you start?

Well, tomorrow night

I get off late.

Tomorrow.

All right.

don't call me Pops.

Oh, and, uh,

No, of course not. I wouldn't

wanna hurt your feelings.

[SOFTLY]

what your scene is.

Look, I don't know

MAX:

as much as the next guy,

You may like porn

but you don't look like

your average sleaze.

More like your average cop.

about fucking illegal stuff,

So when you ask people

it has a certain patina to it.

TOM: Uh-huh. "Patina"?

It's a Truman Capote word.

Hello?

MAX:

saw or sold a snuff film,

If someone never

they shouldn't care what I ask.

they got a right to be nervous.

If they have,

keep knocking on their door.

Whoever acts insulted,

Look, Pops, it's not too late

to change your mind

about all this.

There's things you're gonna see

that you can't unsee.

How do you know what I've seen?

They stay in your head.

But everybody's got their limit.

Okay, fine.

I've been here six fucking years

trying to get my music together.

where I work, to make ends meet.

So I start clerking part-time

And, boom, a couple years go by,

and here I am.

I'm just saying, before you know

it, you're in it. Deep in it.

Don't worry about me.

But thank you.

Oh, you're welcome.

Pops, you dance with the devil,

the devil don't change.

Devil changes you.

Some of your lyrics?

That's cute.

[DOG BARKING]

Hey, man.

[MAX SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[MAN SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

[IN ENGLISH]

This place has been around

about three years,

but they keep moving it

house to house.

[MAX SPEAKS IN SPANISH]

[WOMAN SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

the tip of the iceberg.

This here is

Got lots of Mexican S&M,

lots of Asian bondage,

all kinds of bestiality,

if you're into that.

want something, tell Friendly.

Don't touch nothing. You

Ask him.

TOM:

Hey, uh...

[SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

[BOTH SPEAK IN SPANISH]

[SWEARING IN SPANISH]

All right! It's cool! It's cool!

Hey! Don't do that!

[GRUNTS]

No problema, no problema.

All right? Okay.

Hey!

Mi dinero, mi dinero.

[SPEAKING IN SPANISH]

Hey, all right, all right.

Come on, let's go. All right!

[YELLING IN SPANISH]

Are you in any way affiliated

with law enforcement?

Fuck you, Larry.

Are you a law enforcement agent,

or in any way affiliated

with law enforcement?

Fuck you, Larry.

You're getting cool there,

Welles.

You got your porn zombies here.

Junkies for the hard stuff.

But these basement sales

won't last much longer.

One, it's risky, and, two,

everything's on the Net.

Chicken hawks swapping photos

with their modems.

Then there's classified ads with

hidden codes, secret couriers,

interstate wires through

dummy corporations.

If something's not legal, buyers

are as far away as they can get.

Nobody knows what nobody knows,

you know what I mean?

How's it going, Samuel?

Hey, Max.

WOMAN:

Max.

Oh, hey. Gonna say hi to her.

Hey.

How are you? I love that.

It's the Michael Jackson look,

with the zippers.

[♪♪♪]

What are these?

Extreme bondage.

Rape films.

Sick shit.

Buy five, get one for free.

Anything harder?

There's nothing harder.

Snuff?

There's no such thing as snuff.

What you see is what I got,

mister.

Know where I can get some?

I have money to spend.

Fuck off.

[♪♪♪]

[MAN MOANING SOFTLY]

[MAN BREATHING HEAVILY]

There she is. There she is.

It's Double Slap Dorothy.

who could be a baseball player.

There's one chick

[MAN YELLING IN DISTANCE]

The swing on her is unreal.

Some of these S&M and bondage

films you'll see,

they straddle the line.

Foot fetish, orgies,

shit films,

hermaphrodites, mutilation.

It's harder than hardcore.

But mostly legal.

Stick. One guy sees it

and pukes,

and he falls in love.

another guy sees it

[MOANING]

you about. Got the tapes?

This is the guy I told

Twelve-hundred for the two.

Thousand bucks.

No, you told Max 1000.

I know,

but it's more fun this way.

and you get pissed off.

I raise the price

I thought we had a relationship.

Take it or leave it.

Sickest shit you'll ever see.

Is it real?

[GASPING]

Is that real?

MAX:

That sure as shit looks real.

She's not breathing.

Oh, God.

Who makes these films?

TOM:

MAX: I don't know.

[GASPING]

Looks like the Philippines.

definitely the Philippines.

Hm, yeah,

MAX: Ooh!

[SCREAMS]

[WOMAN GASPING]

That's the same girl.

Wait a minute.

Isn't that the same girl?

Look.

What?

They're fakes.

It is the same.

[MAX LAUGHS]

That's great. Wow.

Oh, that's--

Snuff 2: The Resurrection.

Oh, boy.

Well, what do you expect

for 1200?

You want a beer or something?

I could use anything after...

But I'm sorry, man.

I told you snuff was bogus.

I just wish I would have

gotten you a receipt.

"Hard Spank.

Max California."

That's my old band. We broke up.

When?

Maybe about a year ago.

I don't mean any offense,

but what are you doing

mixed up in all this?

in anything, Pops.

I'm not mixed up

You strike me as being smart

enough to do something else.

Thanks.

I wish you owned a record label.

Look, it beats pumping gas.

I don't endorse it.

I don't buy it.

I just point the way.

You said it gets to you.

Well, hell, yeah.

Parade of losers

I see every day?

But what choices have I got?

exactly beating down my door.

The music industry is not

And what about you, Tom Welles?

You got a ring on your finger.

You got kids?

A daughter.

So you got a wife

and a daughter

and a nice little yellow house

and a dog named Shep.

are you doing here?

What the hell

Good question.

at places like tonight?

Do you get turned on

No, I am not.

You don't exactly get

turned off, either.

Devil's changing you already.

Good night, Max.

[♪♪♪]

if anyone recognizes this girl.

This gentleman was asking

Yes. I remember Mary.

Uh-huh.

Mary Anne Mathews?

a month, if I recall correctly.

She lived here for only about

She didn't return one night.

what happened to her?

Do you know

Not yet, but I'm looking

into it for her parents.

that flowered one down for me?

Could you get

That's her suitcase.

till you showed me her picture.

I'd forgotten about it

hoped she'd be back.

I suppose I always

She seemed so lost.

After a time, all I could do

was pray she'd moved on

to better things.

her people? If it's appropriate.

Can you get this suitcase to

Yes, of course. Thank you.

[♪♪♪]

MARY ANNE [RECITING]:

Star light, star bright

First star I've seen tonight

Wish I may, wish I might

Have this wish I wish tonight

[ASCENDING TONES ON LINE]

The number you have reached

AUTOMATED VOICE:

is no longer in service.

[LINE RINGS, THEN CLICKS]

Hello, Hollywood Wax Museum.

MAN [ON PHONE]:

[LINE RINGS, CLICKS]

Can I help you?

Hi, this is operator 149.

What city and listing?

Uh, I don't know. Hollywood.

TOM:

A listing for Celebrity Films,

and I need an address.

phone number and address.

Please hold for

OPERATOR:

[♪♪♪]

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

[WOMEN CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

I'll just be a couple minutes.

I was here first.

WOMAN 1: Hello.

WOMAN 2: Excuse me.

TOM: Eddie Poole?

[DOOR CLOSES]

No.

You a process server?

No, I've been inquiring around

if, by any chance,

you've seen this girl

come through here.

I'm a member of her family.

You a cop?

You got any idea how much pussy

comes through here?

Please, if you'd

just take a look.

It would've been a few years.

Her name is Mary Anne Mathews.

Never seen her.

You sure?

Yeah, I'm sure.

the fucking picture, didn't I?

I just looked at

I got a lot of shit to do.

Now, come on.

Who's next?

[♪♪♪]

This'll be fine.

What kind of shit

are you peddling?

VENDOR:

People eat the shit up.

My tapes sell.

EDDIE:

I had three jerks returning

your tapes last month.

VENDOR:

a skin flick has to be

You know how bad

for a jackass to come back

with a fucking receipt

and try to fucking return it?

Heh, how bad?

EDDIE:

some upscale product

Get together

VENDOR:

still have their teeth.

where the girls

Till then, fuck you!

Does your mother

have any teeth?

EDDIE:

send her down, you fuck.

'Cause if she does,

[♪♪♪]

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

[LINE RINGING]

He's not answering.

Yeah.

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Hey, boss.

There's a case of beer in there.

EDDIE:

Okay.

How was your day?

EDDIE: Great.

Everybody but one of the chicks.

Everybody here?

EDDIE: Been watching them?

Yeah, why?

[CONVERSATION CONTINUES

INDISTINCTLY]

On the bed, okay.

Come on.

Hey!

[♪♪♪]

[GROANS]

Eddie! Eddie!

Eddie! Oh, my God!

[LINE RINGING]

Celebrity Films.

TOM: Eddie?

Yeah.

Yeah, you know all about what?

I know all about it.

About that girl...

six years ago.

I know what you did to her.

Who is this?

You murdered her.

You and your friends.

I don't know what the fuck

you're talking about.

You killed her on film.

And now you're fucked.

You're all fucked.

[LINE CLICKS]

Come on.

give me something, Eddie.

Come on,

[DIAL TONE ON LINE]

[BEEPS ON LINE]

[LINE RINGS, CLICKS]

Yeah, hello.

DINO:

Uh-huh. What do you want?

It's me.

Look, I just got a call.

We gotta talk.

And we can't talk on the phone.

So one of us has to get

on a plane, all right?

Oh, blow me, you paranoid fuck.

DINO:

[LINE CLICKS, THEN DIAL TONE]

Fuck! Fuck!

Fuck!

[EXHALES SHARPLY]

So you like to watch,

paranoid fuck.

[TAPE REWINDING]

[DIALING BEEPS PLAY ON TAPE]

"D. Velvet" in Manhattan.

Phone is listed under

TOM:

He's a producer/director/weirdo.

Dino Velvet.

the Jim Jarmusch of S&M.

He's like

How hard do you want it?

How hard's his stuff?

Bondage, fetish,

Gothic hardcore.

for the squeamish.

Definitely not

It's kind of hard to come by.

Mostly out of the back

of bondage magazines.

But he's got fans. This guy

I know, he thinks it's art.

Now, he's told me

Velvet will do commissions

if there's enough dough.

Nothing illegal,

but borderline.

If a guy wants to see a

transvestite in a rubber suit--

OWNER: Max, get in here!

I got the picture.

So, uh,

you're going to New York?

Maybe.

Looking like that.

You'll need me.

This guy, Frenchie,

he's more than just

a fan of Velvet films.

I could probably

get you in if you want.

For more money, of course.

Ah, plus expenses.

So when we leaving?

I fly first-class.

What are you doing?

TOM:

Hey, man, my first time

in the Big Bad Apple.

MAX:

[HORN HONKS]

I told you, don't film me.

TOM:

Fine, Howard Hughes.

MAX:

Oh, wow. You didn't say

it'd be this luxurious.

It's the presidential suite.

TOM:

a comforting sense of humor.

You have

MAX:

I'll be a couple doors down.

we're staying in this fleabag.

Tom, I don't know why

People mind their own

business in fleabags.

I'm going out. Dig up whatever

Velvet tapes you can find.

Get receipts.

Yes, sir.

five cash accounts he used.

MRS. CHRISTIAN:

My husband had

Between November of 1992

and March of 1993,

to cash from each account.

he wrote one check out

My husband never dealt

Okay.

with money personally.

Certainly not cash.

are for very odd amounts.

These checks he wrote

When totaled together,

the five checks

different accounts,

from the five

they equal $1 million.

Well, that is interesting,

Mrs. Christian.

I only mention this because

for anything unusual.

you asked me to look

I've got about $5000 left

in cash.

I'll need another 50

if you approve the plan

I mentioned earlier.

to establishing the identity

Again, I'm very close

of the man in the mask.

Mr. Longdale arrange it.

I'll have

How will I get it to you?

I'll give you the address.

If you have a pen,

Welcome to the world of

DINO [ON TAPE]:

Dino Velvet.

THEN HEAVY METAL MUSIC PLAYS]

[WOMAN SCREAMS,

[DOGS BARK]

[SCREECHES]

[HEAVY METAL MUSIC CONTINUES

PLAYING ON TAPE]

[TAPE EJECTS]

Welcome to the world

of Dino Velvet.

[TECHNO MUSIC PLAYING ON TAPE]

[WOMAN SCREAMING ON TAPE]

[WHIP CRACKS]

[WHIP CRACKS]

[♪♪♪]

[YAWNING] ...pay me overtime.

Who is this?

In the mask, who is he?

Come on, wake up. Who is this?

He's one of the lunatics

Dino always uses.

He's in a bunch of these.

What's his name?

I don't know.

That's his whole thing.

He always wears a mask.

He calls himself Machete--

No, Machine.

himself Machine.

Yeah, he calls

[CHUCKLES]

Oh, he's a lover, man.

what he does for a living.

Definitely loves

I wish I could say the same

about you.

MAX:

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

You can see they really

appreciate my style here.

where I kind of blend in

I'm that kind of guy,

if you didn't notice.

with the crowd here,

Like these ladies here,

they like my style. Yes.

[BUZZES]

This is Max California.

MAN: Who is it?

I called earlier. I'm a friend

of Frenchie's, from L.A.

My partner and I would like

to speak to Mr. Velvet, please.

He's not here.

Tell him we're here to give him

a large sum of money.

If he's not interested,

we'll split.

[LATCH CLICKS, BUZZES]

what you're talking about.

I don't know

DINO:

Can't you just answer

my simple question?

Where the fuck is Laura?!

I asked you a question!

asking you the last 10 minutes.

Yeah. That's what I've been

Make yourself comfortable.

Sit down.

Gonna shoot in two days?

You idiot!

Yeah. Yeah, you better do that.

Man, you're spending my money.

Fucking asshole!

It's an honor to meet you.

Thank you for seeing us.

[GARGLES]

God! Yeah.

So, what can I do you for?

We'd like to commission a film.

A Dino Velvet original,

one of a kind.

That's right.

I'm a huge admirer of yours.

Oh, God, I love flattery.

You're a genius, Mr. Velvet.

A goddamn genius.

transferring film to video.

You're the only one still

that kind of integrity anymore.

Nobody really appreciates

The grain and the gritty look

you get.

Which one is your favorite?

MAX: If I had to choose,

it'd either be Choke or Devil.

The subliminal imagery in Choke

is what really gets

under your skin.

Well, Devil frightened me

as much as it excited me,

but, uh, I'd be hard-pressed

to choose a favorite.

are we talking about?

What kind of budget

Five thousand upon delivery.

Five thousand now.

Two women. One white, one Black.

Hard bondage, of course.

Other than that, trusting your

own artistic interpretation,

I only have two stipulations.

Okay. Challenge me.

I wanna watch you work.

You don't want a franchise,

do you?

for my secret hot sauce?

Steal the recipe

No.

That's good. I appreciate that.

Second stipulation.

The other performer...

has to be that, uh...

That animal you use.

The man in the mask.

Machine.

Yes.

I don't know.

He might be interested.

it'll cost you another...

But I think

5 to 7 grand.

I can arrange something

really special for 10.

We can do that.

Good enough for me.

I'll just have to put

my thinking cap on.

[INHALES WETLY]

I'm gonna keep this

as a deposit.

You make sure you call me

after 10:00 tonight.

Ten o'clock.

Yeah.

special, very beautiful face.

You know, you have a very

The way light hits it.

I'd like to shoot you.

I'm camera-shy.

You don't mind, do you?

You trust me to take your money,

but not your picture?

two different kinds of trust.

Those are

I hope we can do business.

FIRE TRUCK HORN HONKING]

[SIREN WAILING AND

TOM:

Hoyt Avenue, Brooklyn, 3:00.

I'll be there.

I got something to tend to.

Thanks.

So are we in

the movie business?

That's for you.

What is it?

It's money.

People use it to purchase goods.

That's awfully generous

and everything--

Don't make a big deal.

It's not my money.

There's a plane ticket in there

for a flight to L.A. tonight.

as I want you to go on this.

This is as far

What are you talking about?

Tonight?

We're a team. We're partners.

Max, I'm sure you realize

we're dealing with, they're...

these people

They're extremely disturbed.

I know. That's why you need me.

I know disturbed. Look at me.

It's time for you to go home.

You did a great job.

But this is, like, our big case.

what's going on, okay?

Look, Tom, I know

Okay, what?

Dino and Machine and Eddie

made a snuff film, right?

I can't figure out why you're

involved. Maybe the victim--?

who said you're right?

Whoa, first,

anything about a victim?

Second, who said

Only three rules in life,

Tom Welles.

One, there's always a victim.

And two, don't be it.

I forgot three.

And three?

That's good. I want you

to forget everything.

I want you to get on a plane

to L.A. and forget it all.

[SCOFFS]

I get calls for work

on the West Coast.

[SCOFFS]

I'd like to call you again.

You're gonna look me up

and call me?

Yeah, I could use your help.

I meant it when I said

I think you're smart.

I'm not patronizing you.

Well, thanks. Yeah.

All right. Well, you take care,

Max California.

Devil's waiting on you.

All right, Tom Welles.

[♪♪♪]

[ARROW STRIKE ECHOES]

[CROSSBOW COCKS]

There you are.

Come and join us.

Hello, Machine.

Love your work.

Did you bring the money?

Good.

It's right here.

Women...

Where are the women?

they're always late.

[CROSSBOW COCKS]

What are these for?

Oh, they're just props.

Nice, aren't they?

Machine and I were just talking

about the beauty of knives.

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Ah!

My guests have arrived!

Mr. W., would you be so kind

as to remove any firearms

from your person?

I hate to repeat myself.

What are you doing?

It makes me look so stupid.

show me your gun.

Slowly. Please,

Nice and easy!

That's right. Easy. Good.

onto the table. Very carefully.

Now empty those bullets

Look, I don't know

why you think--

You shut up, you fuck!

I'll put an arrow right through

your goddamn throat,

you understand?

That's him.

Last bullet. The last one.

That's it!

Now cuff him to the bed, Eddie.

Good boy.

Yes, sir.

Machine!

what to make of you at first.

Ah, you know, I didn't know

And you certainly had Eddie here

on pins and needles.

[GROANS]

from right out of the blue,

Lo and behold,

came an old business

acquaintance of ours

to explain everything.

Satan ex machina.

You remember Mr. Longdale,

don't you?

Shut up.

Let's get this over with.

Nobody's talking to you.

Oh, what I could do

with faces like these on film.

why would I need their faces?

But on second thought,

You're gonna go get that film.

You're gonna listen to me.

You're gonna bring it back here,

give it to me.

as efficient as possible,

And just so we make this

there is an incentive.

[MUFFLED GASPING]

[CRYING]

nothing to do with this.

He's got

He doesn't know anything.

Let him go.

Can't you guess what I'm about

to say next, idiot?!

If you don't bring me that film,

we're gonna kill him, fuck him

and film it.

[EDDIE CHUCKLES]

If that's not enough for you...

go after your family.

we're gonna

I'll get the film.

You're being very cooperative.

Good boy.

Mr. Longdale here will

keep you company.

Why me?

Because I don't like you,

Mr. Longdale.

Mr. W...

[CROSSBOW COCKS]

Hurry back.

there isn't much you've done

Since I met you,

LONGDALE:

that I haven't been party to.

None of this would be happening

if you'd given up

and walked away.

Or not even taken the job

in the first place.

I never expected you

to get this far.

I hired you because you're

young, not terribly bright

out of your league.

and completely

But I underestimated

your ambition.

at the Christian compound...

Oh, you took one look

It was heady, wasn't it? Huh?

You weren't just peeking

through the gates.

No, Mrs. Christian

welcomed you in.

Do you think people like the

Christians hire people like us

as an invitation

to their dinner parties?

No, we're there to clean up the

mess, to wipe their royal asses.

You asked to buy a snuff film.

They couldn't find you one,

to make you one, right?

so you paid them

Isn't that what happened?

The girl was alive till you paid

to have her murdered?

How much did Christian pay

for your conscience?

I've been well compensated.

A million?

But you, I bought cheap.

Just because Mrs. Christian

praised your discretion,

you sat on evidence of murder,

dragged your friend into it,

your family

into some old graveyard

to dig up a dead girl

with no name

that nobody cares about

or even remembers.

Mary Anne Mathews.

That was her name.

Her mother remembers her.

Oh, I'm bored with this.

You know the only difference

between you and me?

and profit by it, whereas you,

I will survive this

you will not. Now, get the film.

Did you watch it with him?

What?

The snuff film.

Did you watch it with him?

your friend. Get the film.

This is not helping

Did it get him off, huh?

Mr. Christian?

Watching them

[GUN COCKS]

cut her up like that?

Did he jerk off to it?

Did you sit there, hold

his cock, give him a hand job

while Mary Anne Mathews

was dying?!

I'm trying to understand!

What are you trying to do?

What the fuck did he want

with a snuff film?!

Yes, why? Why?!

You're asking me why?

Why did he want a film

of a little girl

being butchered?!

Because he could.

He did it because he could.

were you looking for?

What other reason

Now.

THEN LOCK CLICKS]

[KEYS JINGLE,

[SAFE BUTTONS CLICK]

Here.

Shoot me.

Mr. Welles, the film, please.

you want to me, but let him go.

Let him go first. Do whatever

Set him free, Machine.

Very well.

[MUFFLED GASP]

No!

[GROANING]

That's it.

Is that it?

Bravo.

you don't want to miss this,

I don't think

Mr. Welles.

[INHALES SHARPLY]

Ooh!

So it ends.

As if she never existed.

You were in way over your head.

Come on, don't blame yourself.

You-- You motherfuckers!

You small-time motherfuckers.

I wanna know something.

Why are you all still small-time

with a million dollars

to spread around?

Million?

Yeah! That's what Christian

gave Longdale!

That's what he gave you, right?

You stupid fucking trash!

A million in cash?

Is he talking dollars here?

What the hell--?

No, he's lying.

EDDIE: Did you fuck me?

Hey, did you fuck me on this?

Of course not, Edward!

Then what's he talking about,

a million dollars?

that Longdale fucked us,

He's saying

which is so totally,

completely bizarre.

Stay back. Stay away from me.

Put the bow down!

not to trust the prick.

I told you

if there's no honor

Mr. Longdale,

and pornographers,

among perverts

the whole business

would fall apart.

no contracts, no legal recourse.

Because there's no records,

So if someone cheats us,

that person can't be trusted.

That person could turn us in,

have us killed.

So we don't have a choice,

do we, Mr. Longdale?

Nobody else needs to get hurt.

I just want this to be over.

Now, Eddie, take your gun out.

Take it out now! And drop it.

Fuck you.

Or I will shoot.

Don't be stupid, Edward.

Now kick it in my direction,

hard.

[GUN CLATTERS ON GROUND]

Now, Dino, drop the crossbow.

Okay.

Action.

[GROANS SOFTLY]

This is wrong.

Something's wrong.

Oh, fuck.

Oh, God, not like this.

I am supposed to have

something more cinematic.

Kill them, Machine.

Kill them all.

Machine!

[GRUNTING]

[YELLS]

[GASPS]

Fuck!

Come on.

[GRUNTS]

[GROANING]

Stop, Eddie!

I'll shoot you in the back!

I swear to Christ,

Take off the mask.

Take off the fucking mask!

He's only got one bullet!

[♪♪♪]

[ENGINE STARTS]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Fuck!

Amy, it's me. Listen carefully.

Hello.

Amy, just listen.

Tom, where are you?

Get out of the house now.

Take Cindy.

Fourth of July weekend.

Go to where we spent

Amy, please. I can't.

Why? What's wrong?

I'll be there in three hours.

I'm on my way! Go now!

Tom, you're scaring me.

Please, Amy, just do it!

Tom-- Okay, bye. I'm going.

Mrs. Christian, it's Tom Welles.

Longdale is dead.

He was killed by the men

who made the film.

He hired them for your husband.

Kept most of the million.

The film is real!

They killed that girl!

Mrs. Christian?

I'm-- I'm still here,

Mr. Welles.

I'm sorry. I know this must be--

Are you in danger, Mr. Welles?

We'll go to the police.

I'll tell you everything

tonight.

We'll call the police

in the morning.

All right. Eight o'clock?

Yes, 8:00 is fine.

what the poor girl's name was?

Do you know

Mary. Mary Anne Mathews.

Mary.

Thank you. Mr. Welles, goodbye.

[♪♪♪]

Amy.

Are you okay?

[SOBBING]

[WHISPERS]

Yes.

Why haven't you called me?

Are you?

off the face of the earth, huh?

Wh-- Why did you disappear

You're bleeding.

Were you locked up? Huh?

Are those handcuffs?

Kept from a phone, what?

What happened?

You better start talking.

Because if you wanna

stay married,

you can't treat me this way!

Everything you say is right.

You're right.

That's not gonna do it. That's

not enough, Tom. Not anymore.

anything happen to us.

I'm not gonna let

Look where we are!

Look at yourself! Look!

Look at yourself!

You son of a bitch.

You don't even have any idea

what you're putting me through.

What was I supposed to think

happened to you?

I can't-- Goddamn it.

Amy.

We're gonna stay here

a few days.

It's just a few days.

I'm sorry.

There's no other way

around this, okay?

Look, I swear, I swear...

let anything happen to us.

I'm not... I'm not gonna

I'm gonna take care of this.

I swear it, okay? I swear it.

Now I have to go back out.

No.

Where?

Oh, my-- Oh!

I have to see Mrs. Christian.

She's the only witness.

To what?

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

We're gonna be okay.

We're gonna be okay.

We're gonna be okay.

[WHISPERS]

Mrs. Christian's expecting me.

Tom Welles.

Yes, she left instructions.

No, I have to see her now.

It's extremely urgent.

Mrs. Christian chose

to take her own life

this afternoon, Mr. Welles.

But I just...

No. No, I just...

I just spoke to her.

Mrs. Christian's instructions

were that this first envelope

is for Mary's family.

She wrote that you'd understand

what that meant.

And the second envelope

is for you.

Services will be held next week,

if you'd like to attend.

[STAMMERS]

I am sorry, sir.

Good night, sir.

What are you doing?

I have to go back.

Tom.

Whatever it is,

wherever you were,

just forget about it.

You stay here.

I can't.

Risk your family? Why?

And risk us?

to finish this but me.

There's no one left

when it's safe to go home.

I'll call you

We may not be there

when you get back.

[LUGGAGE ZIPS]

Cindy's education,

and a lot more.

I love you.

[AIRPLANE ENGINE DRONING]

[♪♪♪]

Put your hands on your head.

Get down on your knees.

You think I'm fucking around?

[GROANS]

What the fuck do you want?

Hurts, doesn't it?

Where does he live?

Who's Machine?

I want his name.

I don't know.

I don't know his fucking name.

I will never get tired

of hurting you, Eddie.

I don't know his fucking name.

He shows up in his mask,

he leaves in his mask.

He's Dino's boy.

He's from New York somewhere.

I don't fucking know.

Get in the car.

Why?

where you killed her.

You're gonna show me

Fuck you.

All right, you fuck.

you brought her here?

What'd you do before

TOM:

how beautiful she was...

Tell her

how you'd make her a big star?

Talk her up?

do you want from me?

What the fuck

Hmm?

I wanna know.

You wanna know?

Yes.

piece of pussy off the street.

She was nothing. A little

Girl like that disappears,

nobody gives a shit.

Yeah, I talked her up.

everything she wanted to hear.

I told her

she was gonna be a star,

I told her

all the rest of the bullshit.

she'd make a lot of money,

When I was finished,

she was all excited

about her big screen test.

I called up Dino.

Him and Machine flew out here.

We had our little party.

So, what else you wanna know?

You saw the film, right?

You know the ending.

saw you bring her in?

Nobody else

Place is a fucking shithole.

Who's gonna see?

I brought her in and she...

saw Machine standing

in the corner.

She started crying...

making these little noises.

So I slapped her around a bit

just to shut her up.

Dino fed her a bunch of pills.

Machine put down the plastic

over here.

Just started cutting her up.

That's it. She's dead.

[SNIFFS]

She's been dead a long time.

Nobody gives a shit but you.

[GROANS]

[GROANS, THEN LAUGHS]

[COUGHS, THEN LAUGHS]

You wanted to know.

Now you know.

You were in here.

bleed to death from here.

You watched Mary Anne

Why?

Why'd you watch?

I felt like it.

I never saw nobody

get done before.

Why? Why? Did you get hard?

Did you come? Why?

No. It made me sick.

But what do I give a shit

if some rich fucking wacko

to something like that?

wants to beat off

Stay down! Aah!

Ugh! It was something

I did for money.

I needed the fucking money.

Where'd you put her body?

Where is she?

I buried it in the woods.

You're not gonna find it.

And even if you do,

what do you got?

You got a girl's skeleton,

that's it.

Without the film,

you got nothing.

All you can do is cut me loose.

Because without the film,

you got nothing.

What the fuck are you doing?

Hands behind your back.

Fuck you!

Put your hands behind your back!

All right, all right!

All right.

[GRUNTS]

What the fuck are you doing?

[PANTING]

I'm gonna kill you, Eddie.

I'm gonna kill you.

And I'm gonna leave you here

just like you left her.

You're not gonna kill me.

You don't have it in you.

[GUN COCKS]

with your own gun, huh?

You're gonna shoot me

Registered in your name? Huh?

[LAUGHS]

You really thought this through,

didn't you, genius?

the bullets out of my head.

You'll have to dig

That'll be nice, huh?

Or you could dig a hole.

Dig it with your own hands and

bury me next to your girlfriend.

Go ahead.

Pull the fucking trigger.

Well, go ahead.

What are you waiting for?

Go ahead, do it.

You faggot!

What do you want me to do?

Start crying?

Like a baby? "I'm so sorry

I killed the girl."

Well, fuck you! And fuck her!

out of my fucking misery.

Go ahead, put me

Pull the fucking trigger.

Come on!

pull the fucking trigger.

Come on,

Do it! Do it!

[LAUGHS]

You can't do it.

You little pansy bitch!

Look at you.

Big fucking hero man.

You can't fucking do it.

Look at him.

Big fucking hero, huh?

Go on home to your wifey!

You pussy!

You big fucking pussy!

What are you gonna do now,

faggot? Huh?!

You can't go to the cops!

your wife and daughter,

Why don't you send me

we'll make a film, you faggot!

Oh, shit!

You punk-ass!

[♪♪♪]

[LINE RINGS]

[GROANS SOFTLY]

[RINGS]

Hello.

Mrs. Mathews?

It's Thomas. Thomas Hart.

I was there a few weeks ago

asking about your daughter.

you found her diary. Thank you.

Oh. Oh, yeah,

Um, she did leave a note.

dumped her in California.

And her stupid boyfriend

So I... I told the FBI.

Remember when...

if you'd wanna know...

When I asked you

the truth,

no matter what?

What?

killed her and they buried her.

Some men, they took her and

No, no, no, no, no...

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I wanna punish them

for what they did.

Why are you saying this?

[SOBBING]

I can hurt them.

Give me your permission

to hurt them, please.

she meant to you.

Tell me how much

that you loved her.

Just tell me

that you loved her.

Please tell me

I love her.

I love her so much.

I love her so much.

Oh, no!

Who's that?

Hey--

No!

Die!

Die, you motherfucker, die!

[FLESH SQUELCHING]

Die, die!

[♪♪♪]

[LIGHTER CLICKS]

[AIRPLANE ENGINE DRONING]

[PHONE LINE CLICKS,

BEEPING]

[LINE RINGS]

New York Hospital.

WOMAN:

Connect me to the duty nurse.

TOM:

TOM: This is Lt. Anderson

NURSE 1: Emergency.

of the 13th precinct.

Have you admitted an adult male

with an abdominal wound

It's a stabbing incident.

in the last 48 hours?

Abdominal wound? No, not one.

NURSE 1:

[LINE RINGS, CLICKS]

TOM: Thank you.

for a stabbing victim.

I'm looking

Male. He's big,

maybe six feet.

Filed a bogus report.

NURSE 2: Yeah.

We had a guy in on Monday,

I think.

This would've been yesterday

or the day before.

TOM:

NURSE 2:

I'm sorry.

Queens County Emergency.

NURSE 3:

Hi, Lt. Anderson.

TOM:

We had a stabbing incident,

and supposed victim gave us

a false name.

with an abdominal wound.

Caucasian male

Let me check my records.

NURSE 3:

Hold on.

Yeah, there was a patient

treated yesterday.

Star tattoo on his right hand?

TOM:

Yes. George Anthony Higgins.

NURSE 3:

Insurance policy is under

his mother's name,

Doris Veronica Higgins.

Can you give me an address?

Bet that's him.

TOM:

It's under her address.

Douglaston.

NURSE 3:

Need a street?

[♪♪♪]

to church with me tonight.

I really wish you'd go

Well, maybe next week.

I love you, son.

I'll be home by 10. Bye-bye.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[APHEX TWIN'S "COME TO DADDY"

PLAYING IN HOUSE]

[MUSIC STOPS]

[RECORD SCRATCHING]

["COME TO DADDY"

RESUMES PLAYING]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[SILENCED GUNSHOT]

[GROANS]

[YELLS]

[♪♪♪]

[GROANS]

[MACHINE GRUNTING]

You know the best part

of killing someone?

The look on their face.

not when they're threatened,

It's that look,

not when you hurt them,

when they see the knife.

not even

the knife go in. That's it.

It's when they feel

It's surprise.

it's really happening.

They can't believe

She had that look,

the girl,

it wasn't just porno.

when she knew

You feel how hard I am?

You get all--

[GROANING]

Take off the mask.

[PANTING]

What'd you expect, a monster?

M-my name's George.

You probably knew that already.

your mind around it, huh?

Can't get

I don't have any answers

to give.

make you sleep easier at night.

Nothing I can say will

I wasn't beaten.

I wasn't molested.

Mommy didn't abuse me.

Daddy never raped me.

I'm only what I am.

That's all there is to it!

[GROANING]

There's no mystery.

I do them because I like them.

Things I do,

Because I want to.

[TOM CRIES OUT]

[GEORGE GROANS]

[GASPING]

[GRUNTS]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[♪♪♪]

You've been stabbed?

How many times?

[ECHOING]

Sir, can you tell me your name?

tell me your name?

Sir, could you

[♪♪♪]

[WINCING]

[SOBS, THEN CRYING]

AMY:

Tom?

[SOBBING]

Tom, is...?

Is that you?

Oh, my God!

Save me.

Sa... Save me.

[♪♪♪]

Dear Mr. Welles:

JANET:

Thank you for writing me

and telling me your real name,

and what really happened.

who you really are

I'm glad those men are dead.

fill the hole in my heart.

But nothing will ever

I will try to use the money

you sent for some good

after I get some help

for myself.

for telling me the truth,

I hated you

but now I realize you and I

are probably the only people

cared about Mary Anne.

that ever really

Yours truly,

Janet Mathews.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]