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DETECTIVE SIBERT
That’’s wonderful. Mm-mm. It’’ll
change your life, a course.
MARGE
Oh, yah, I know that!
DETECTIVE SIBERT
They can really take over, that’’s
for sure.
MARGE
You have children?
Detective Sibert pulls an accordion of plastic picture
sleeves from her purse to show Marge.
DETECTIVE SIBERT
I thought you’’d never ask. The
older one is Janet, she’’s nine, and
the younger one is Morgan.
MARGE
Oh, now he’’s adorable.
DETECTIVE SIBERT
He’’s three now. Course, not in that
picture.
MARGE
Oh, he’’s adorable.
DETECTIVE SIBERT
Yah, he -
MARGE
Where’’d you get him that parka?
They have reached the end of the cafeteria line. With a nod
to the cashier, Detective Sibert indicates hers and Marge’’s
trays.
DETECTIVE SIBERT
Both of these.
MARGE
Oh, no, I can’’t let you do that.
DETECTIVE SIBERT
Oh, don’’t be silly.
MARGE
Well, okay - thank you, Detective.
DETECTIVE SIBERT
Oh, don’’t be silly.
GAEAR GRIMSRUD
He sits eating a Swanson’’s TV dinner from a TV tray he has
set up in front of an easy chair.
He watches the old black-and-white TV set whose image - it
might be a game show - is still heavily ghosting and
diffused by snow. The audio crackles with interference.
Despite the impenetrability of its image, it holds
Grimsrud’’s complete attention.
At the sound of the front door opening, Grimsrud looks up.
Carl enters, his face suppurating and raw.
He reacts to Grimsrud’’s wordless look with a grotesque
laugh.
CARL
You should she zhe uzher guy!
He glances around.
CARL
…… The fuck happen a her?
Jean sits slumped in a straight-backed chair facing the
wall. Her hooded head, resting on her chin, is motionless.
There is blood on the facing wall.
GRIMSRUD
She started shrieking, you know.
CARL
Jezhush.
He shakes his head.
CARL
…… Well, I gotta muddy.
He is plunking down eight bank-wrapped bundles on the table.
CARL
…… All of it. All eighty gran.
Forty for you……
He makes one pile, pockets the rest.
CARL
…… Forty for me. Sho thishuzh
it. Adiosh.
He slaps keys down on the table.
CARL
…… You c’’n’’ave my truck. I’’m
takin’’ a Shiera.
GRIMSRUD
We split that.
Carl looks at him.
CARL
HOW THE FUCK DO WE SHPLITTA FUCKIN’’
CAR? Ya dummy! Widda fuckin’’
chainshaw?
Grimsrud looks sourly up. There is a beat. Finally:
GRIMSRUD
One of us pays the other for half.
CARL
HOLD ON! NO FUCKIN’’ WAY! YOU
FUCKIN’’ NOTISH ISH? I GOT FUCKIN’’
SHOT INNA FAISH! I WENT’’N GOTTA
FUCKIN’’ MONEY! I GET SHOT FUCKIN’’
PICKIN’’ IT UP! I BEEN UP FOR
THIRTY-SHIKSH FUCKIN’’ HOURZH! I’’M
TAKIN’’ THAT FUCKIN’’ CAR! THAT
FUCKERZH MINE!
Carl waits for an argument, but only gets the steady sour
look.
Carl pulls out a gun.
CARL
…… YOU FUCKIN’’ ASH-HOLE! I
LISHEN A YOUR BULLSHIT FOR A WHOLE
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