I wouldn't want you to miss the show.
This thing's heavy.
You want to get the door for me?
Oh, let me help you
with that.
Oh no, I appreciate
the chivalry, Ave,
But the door
will be just fine.
- Okay.
- Thank you.
So the report ran a few hours
ago, but they're gonna replay it.
- Oh.
- So where's your cable connection?
Right, no T.V.
Uh, do you have
any wire hangers?
- Wire hangers?
- Yeah.
Uh, yes.
Try the closet.
Found one.
You were a soldier?
Mmm-hmm.
And the dog was a
birthday gift from your wife?
Avery:
Yeah, that's right.
About 13 years ago.
And your wife Mary,
she's gone now, isn't she?
Uh-huh, a couple years after that.
She never did get to see
Red fully grown.
So far the District Attorney
has refused
to prosecute the case.
Nationwide for the killing
and violent abuse of animals,
offenders are fined
on average
only 32%
of the maximum fine possible
and have spent a mere 14%
of the maximum jail time.
Most offenders never
even come to trial.
It has been said that
the greatness of a nation
and its moral progress
can be measured
by the way it treats
its animals.
Here in York County
it might also be measured
by the justice it seeks
for Avery Alan Ludlow
and his dog Red.
This is Carrie Donnel
reporting for KPZS...
So what do you think?
Well, I don't know
if it'll do any good,
but what you said,
you certainly said it well.
And that means a lot to me.
- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
Well, we certainly got
their attention.
Well.
This McCormack son of a bitch
has got one long reach.
The D.A. is still declining
to prosecute.
After last night?
Well, there are no prints
on the rock or the note.
Anybody could have
done it.
- Nobody else had reason to.
- You know that and I know that.
The court's
a different story.
But that note implied a threat.
Maybe that'll help, Sam.
Not necessarily.
But what it could mean
is that Carrie had better
call into work ASAP.
Right.
So that's it?
No, we could still sue
hire our own forensics man,
subpoena the shotgun.
Maybe they'd even settle.
But that's just money.
Yeah, just money.
So, uh, you want to
go ahead with this?
Of course I do!
You know I can't do this
for free, Ave.
But I'll try to keep
the cost down.
Thanks, Sam.
I appreciate it.
Oh come on, Barry.
We can't just lay down and let
Yeah, but we're the only
division that has the freedom
to go after stories like this.
If we give into them now we're just
Yes, yes.
No no, I understand.
Yeah.
Okay.
That was my editor.
Wants me to cover an apartment
building fire instead.
A goddamn fire that nobody
was injured in.
He got ordered off.
Yeah, damn right he did.
It's okay, Carrie.
It's not your fault.
I just can't
walk away from this.
But you have to.
I'm so sorry, Ave.
Okay.
Oh boy.
When I drink
I get so hungry.
You know what I could use?
I could use a piece of that
cherry pie right about now.
and speaking
of sweet things,
You know, I think that
waitress was sweet on you.
Who?
Gloria?
It's those eyes.
And of course now you've
been on television.
- You better look out.
- You're crazy.
Maybe you should have
some cherry pie,
soak up some
of that alcohol.
Thank you.
You know, Ave,
I'm just so disappointed.
I swore that I would
never let
I've been suited for this job
from the very beginning
and I'm good at it.
I know what I want.
What about you, Ave?
What do you want
out of this life?
There must be something.
The truth?
The truth about what?
When I lost Mary...
all I had left of her was
a house, our store
and Red.
Those boys nearly took
all that away from me
and I...
I just need to make
some sense of it.
What if you can't find the
answers that you're looking for?
What if there's no answer?
How do you know when
to stop trying?
I learned one thing
during the war: