DOWN AND DIE.
NOW I WANT TO KNOW
WHO SICKED HASKINS ON ME,
WHO TOOK A SHOT AT ME ON
TALBOT ROAD, THINGS LIKE THAT.
DOES THAT ANSWER
YOUR QUESTION, BUNDY?
I SUPPOSE IT DOES.
BUT IF YOU FIND
ANSWERS, WHAT THEN?
THEN MY CURIOSITY
WILL BE SATISFIED, WON'T IT?
WHAT THE HELL DO YOU
EXPECT ME TO SAY?
I'M GOING TO GO OUT
AND KILL SOMEBODY?
WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME
THAT WILL HELP ME?
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
EXCUSE MY IMPERTINENCE,
BUT THAT'S PURE CRAP.
HASKINS WILL BE A LONG TIME
DEAD... LONGER THAN 4 YEARS...
SO IF I'M WRONG,
I'LL APOLOGIZE!
HERE'S
A LITTLE ADVICE.
DON'T YOU LEAN
ON ANYBODY HERE.
I MEAN, IF YOU CAUSE ANY
TROUBLE, ANY TROUBLE AT ALL,
I'LL HAVE YOU BACK IN
THE CAN IN 15 MINUTES.
THANKS FOR THE ADVICE.
JUST A MINUTE.
I THINK
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT
SERGEANT BICKFORD OUTSIDE
IS HASKINS' COUSIN.
HE'S ONLY ONE ASPECT
OF THE TROUBLE
YOU'RE LIKELY TO
STIR UP. UNDERSTAND?
I UNDERSTAND.
BY THE WAY, ONE THING.
WHO WAS THE DISPATCHER THE
NIGHT THAT HASKINS CALLED IN?
POP JAMESON.
LIKE TO TALK TO HIM.
BUY A SHOVEL.
HIS REMAINS ARE IN
CRESTVIEW CEMETERY.
HE DIED OF A HEART ATTACK, AT HOME, IN BED.
~ AND I'LL DO ALL I KNOW ~
~ TO SATISFY ~
~ AND I'LL TRY
TO MAKE IT EASY ~
~ FOR YOU TO SAY
YOU LOVE ME ~
~ BUT I'LL NEVER
MAKE IT EASY ~
~ FOR YOU TO SAY GOOD-BYE ~
~ DIM THE LIGHT ~
~ ANYTIME YOU FEEL
THE NEED TO ~
~ AND LET MY LOVE ~
~ MAKE IT EASY
ON YOUR MIND ~
~ AND, BABE,
IN THE NIGHT ~
~ IF YOU SHOULD WAKE... ~
GET IN.
WHY SHOULD I?
'CAUSE I GOT SOME
THINGS TO TELL YOU.
WHY SHOULD YOU WANT TO
TELL ME ANYTHING?
YOUR PIANO PLAYER
JEREMIAH,
HE'S A FRIEND
OF MINE.
HE ASKED ME TO.
NOW, I DON'T HAVE
MUCH TIME.
YOU WANT TO GET KILLED
JUST LIKE THAT?
NOT ESPECIALLY.
YOU HANG AROUND
BUCKING THE SYSTEM,
SOMETHING NO MAN
CAN HANDLE ALONE,
AND YOU JUST MIGHT.
WELL, THANKS
FOR THE THREAT.
TELL SHERIFF BUNDY
THAT I JUST DON'T BUY IT.
GOD DAMN IT. I DIDN'T
COME FROM SHERIFF BUNDY.
I'M HERE FOR ME AND JEREMIAH... AND YOU.
GO AHEAD. PLAY HERO.
AT LEAST I TRIED.
OK. SO TELL ME.
I'M HOPING WE CAN DO
EACH OTHER SOME GOOD.
HOW'S THAT?
LET'S BEGIN WITH
THE DISPATCHER'S LOG
THE NIGHT
YOU KILLED HASKINS.
I USUALLY MAKE A POINT OF CHECKING ENTRIES
BEFORE GOING
OFF DUTY.
WHEN I CHECKED
THAT NIGHT,
THERE WAS NO ENTRY OF HASKINS
PURSUING A RECKLESS DRIVER,
BUT 2 NIGHTS LATER
THERE WAS...
2 NIGHTS
AFTER HE WAS DEAD.
SOMEBODY JUST ADDED
A CALL FROM HASKINS.
THE HANDWRITING
WAS EVEN DIFFERENT.
WELL, WHO DO YOU
THINK DID IT?
COULD HAVE BEEN
ANYBODY,
BUT SHERIFF MORELLO
MADE A POINT
TO ASK ME TO CHECK THE
LOGS 2 NIGHTS BEFORE.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY
HE ASKED ME MADE ME SAY NO.
WELL, DID ME A HELL OF A LOT
OF GOOD FOR YOU TO KEEP QUIET.
THE DAY I CUT MY THROAT,
I WANT A HELL OF A LOT
BETTER REASON.
THERE IS ONE MORE THING
THAT MIGHT HELP YOU.
THERE WAS A YELLOW CHEVY
IN TOWN THAT NIGHT,
JUST LIKE YOU CLAIMED...
VANISHED INTO THIN AIR
ALONG WITH ALL THE MOTOR
VEHICLE RECORDS ON IT.
WELL, DIDN'T SOMEBODY
GET A MAKE ON IT?
DID THEY?
THIS IS THE HARD PART,
THE PART YOU BETTER
UNDERSTAND CLEAR.
THE CAR BELONGED TO
A KID NAMED DEAN TATUM.
MEANS NOTHING.
HIS FATHER IS THE SENIOR
STATE SENATOR.
DID YOU QUESTION
THE KID?
NO.
FIGURES.
YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT
IT FIGURES.
WELL, I'LL TAKE IT
FROM HERE.
YOU'LL HAVE TO.
I'VE GIVEN YOU ALL THE
HELP I CAN AFFORD TO GIVE.
HEY...
YOU, UH... YOU GOT PLANS ON BEING THE
NEXT SHERIFF OR SOMETHING, SERGEANT?
IN A WAY.
YOU KNOW, LEWIS,
YOU'RE LUCKY.
SOMEBODY HAD THE KEY TO
UNLOCK YOUR CELL DOOR.
MOST OF MY PEOPLE UP
THERE, THEY'RE DOING LIFE.
WELL, BEING SHERIFF
MIGHT HELP.
HEY, UM...
WAS THERE ANYTHING ON THAT
OTHER CAR, THE PLYMOUTH?
I HEARD ABOUT IT, BUT I
DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
YOU THINK YOU COULD DIG
AROUND, FIND SOMETHING ON IT?
MAYBE.
NOW LET'S SPLIT BEFORE THIS
GETS IN THE SOCIETY COLUMNS.
HEY, I APPRECIATE IT,
SERGEANT...
SAM.
WITHOUT THE "