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(soft uneasy music)

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- Do you see a good spot?

- Yeah, I got one.

[Jesse] I'm gonna take some pictures.

[Nikki] Can you hold that there?

How much time?

- 15.

[Jesse] Is it over my left or my right?

[Nikki] Right. Standby, three, two.

Susan, we're standing

outside of City Square Park

in Junction where a body

was discovered this morning.

Police have roped off the entire park

and are examining the

body, which appears to be

a white male in his early 30s.

Residents here are in shock.

As you can see, they've gathered

at what is normally a quiet and quaint park

for children, friends, and neighbors,

now a crime scene where a man has died.

There was blood surrounding the body,

but no weapon found at the scene,

and police have yet to reveal

an official cause of death,

but it appears as though

the man has been shot.

The sheriff declined to

comment on if the department

will be investigating this as a m*rder,

but he is scheduled to give a

press conference later today

to address the community's concerns.

Stay with us as this event unfolds.

Live in Junction, Jesse

Phoenix, Channel Two News.

(soft uneasy music) Jesus, what a mess.

Middle of the city square in

a town this small, it's insane.

When they called us out, I

was like, "This happened here?"

[Nikki] You wanna do some MO's?

I don't think any of them

are going back to work today.

No, they're gonna be

talking about this forever.

Pretty sure they're

the ones that found him.

Sweet.

Never seen anything like it.

Nobody knows anything.

Is, is there a k*ller out there?

Nobody knows.

And just, you wouldn't

think anything like this

would happen in your community.

I don't think anyone's gonna

look at the park the same.

It's just a shame.

Who's gonna be next?

That's what we're all thinking.

(bystanders chattering) (birds twittering)

Hey Jesse, can you set up my mic?

- Hi, Jesse.

- Hello.

- I'm Mira.

- Very nice to meet you.

You're my favorite reporter.

I look for you all the time on the news.

Thank you so much.

Come on.

Are you kidding me?

It's so terrible what happened.

- I know.

- I, I, I walk through there

all the time, you know?

- Really?

- Mm-hmm.

Would you, ah Nikki,

we're gonna do an interview really quickly.

Ah, now's not a good time.

It's just before the conference starts.

Mira is a viewer, and wanted

to share some thoughts with us.

I still have to get plugged in.

- It'll only take a second.

- I said I have to plug in.

We're actually about to get started,

but thank you so much,

I really appreciate it.

- Thank you.

- It's okay.

All right, are we ready?

Well good afternoon, I'd like

to thank you for being here,

and I'd also like to thank

you for voicing your concerns.

I understand that you

have fears and frustrations,

and we'd like to put some of those to rest.

As many of you know, a man was found dead

in City Square Park

this morning at 5:40 AM,

he appears to have been shot.

We have no known suspects at this time,

and I know that that is a

concern for many of you.

It is the department's stance, however,

that the public is not in

any immediate danger.

We believe this to be an isolated incident

that happened to take

place in a public setting.

We found considerable

amounts of ill*gal substances

on the deceased, and it is our belief

that this was a drug-related

dispute turned lethal.

Even now, we are assembling a task force,

and are confident that we will apprehend

the individual or individuals involved.

I wanna assure each and every

one of you that we are taking

every measured step to ensure your safety,

which includes a curfew, that will be-

- Curfew?

- If we're so safe,

why do we need a curfew?

Folks, please.

A curfew beginning at 10:00 PM,

and ending at 6:00 AM until further notice.

Lastly be safe, look out

for one another, thank you.

(soft uneasy music)

- Do you believe any of that?

- The curfew?

I didn't see any drugs on him, did you?

- No.

- Yeah, me neither.

Any weapons or shells?

How many drug killings have

you seen that end with a body

perfectly positioned in

the middle of a gazebo?

Doesn't it strike you

as a little bit inorganic?

[Nikki] Uh-huh.

And look, I know I'm just some guy,

but even I can tell you

there should be more blood

coming from a headshot like that.

I've seen enough of that

work in the crime beat.

(soft uneasy music)

I mean, it's not even the lack of casings

or any sign of drugs,

it's the blood pattern.

I'll see if we can talk to the sheriff

or someone on the task force tomorrow.

Maybe he's got family

around too, don't you think?

- Sure.

- Awesome, great work today.

Do you need help carrying anything?

- Nope.

- Sweet, thanks again.

(Nikki chuckling and sighing)

How'd it go with Birdman?

You ever babysit a small child?

Oh, the live hits looked all right.

Oh yeah, he can turn

that sh*t on, all right,

but he can't seem to turn it off.

Well, they put me with

Charlie at the Corn Festival,

got his face painted, made

an a*s of himself, it was great.

And we still let him on the air.

Well, it's like I say, they

don't pay us to be great.

They pay us to be good enough.

Wish Golden Boy knew that.

Not every story's gotta shake the earth.

- Hey.

- What's on your mind, Bill?

I've been thinking that this,

it's been in front of me this whole time.

- What's that?

- That it's your turn

to buy donuts tomorrow.

You make three times

what I do, you cheap b*stard.

- Right.

- You calling it a night?

Yeah, that circus is gonna

start up early tomorrow, so.

[Tom] Good luck with that.

You better get some sleep while you can.

I suppose so, yeah.

- Oh, Bill.

- Yeah.

Walsh picked up Dimerly's

truck while you were out.

They sent it down to the

impound for inspection.

Yeah. Thanks Tom, goodnight.

[Tom] All right, goodnight Sheriff.

(soft uneasy music)

(handle clattering)

I wanna thank you for your patience

with this investigation.

I know there are a lot of

questions and concerns

over what took place

early yesterday morning.

This department wants

to quell those concerns

and address those questions.

I would ask that you would give my officers

and this task force the time they need

to conduct this investigation.

At this time, I am prepared

to confirm that the body found

was that of 37-year-old

Junction resident Cody Dimerly.

Mr. Dimerly's body has been taken

to the Green County

Medical Examiner's office

for a full autopsy.

However, based off the initial examination,

I can confirm that Mr. Dimerly suffered

from a single g*nsh*t wound.

I cannot confirm that that

was the cause of his death.

(soft uneasy music)

(car warning beeping) (wind whooshing)

(knuckles knocking) You wanna see us?

Yes, come on in. Have a seat.

You're both smart enough

to know this is probably

going to be our biggest story of the year.

- Mm-hmm.

- Our current plan

is to have you down

there every day this week,

maybe next week too.

We wanna know who this

guy was, who he ran with,

how long had he been doing drugs?

Is this a bigger issue in Junction?

We've got a lot of eyes on us,

a lot of people are looking to us answers.

I want you to double check your facts,

and attribute anything

you get from the street.

I noticed some discrepancies

between the crime scene

and what's being reported.

- Like what?

- For starters,

it just seemed too neat.

I don't know about that.

We need to keep the

sheriff's department honest,

but we can't be second-guessing

their work from day one.

It just seemed off.

Jesse, we don't have much pull out there.

We don't need to piss

off one of our only sources.

Ask him questions, but if he tells you

to back off, back off.

We gonna get a hotel, if

we're down there for a week?

It's two hours there and back.

- Yeah.

- No.

Be safe out there, keep

your heads above you.

(clearing throat) Thank you.

(radio signal crackling)

How do people live out here

with no reception or internet?

Good thing we got the mast.

(soft uneasy music)

(exhaling) Welcome back,

thank you so much for joining us.

We've got our boots on

the ground in Junction,

getting more interviews

from local residents.

We're actually about to

speak with the county sheriff

after his press conference earlier today

to discuss the next

moves in the investigation.

So stay with us as I move

forward with my sidekick Nikki,

very best photographer for the job.

Stay with us as this event unfolds.

Live in Junction, Jesse

Phoenix, Channel Two News.

Hey, don't do that.

It's just for social, I have

to update it everywhere.

Don't use me, I'm not a prop.

You think he ditched us?

Hi, sorry I'm late.

[Jesse] No worries, thank you very much.

Ah, I got like a hundred

things going on in here.

[Jesse] Well, we

appreciate you taking the time.

Yeah, right.

Can I please have you state

and spell your name for the camera?

Sure, it's William

Parquet, P-A-R-Q-U-E-T.

All right.

Now after yesterday, the

community was unsettled,

frankly scared.

But this morning you mentioned

that Cody Dimerly's death

was more than likely an isolated incident.

What led you to that conclusion?

Well, as I said, Dimerly

had methamphetamine

and fentanyl on his

body, and it's highly likely

this was a drug deal gone sideways.

It's possible that it was something

more of a personal matter,

but usually, usually drugs are a factor.

Tensions run high, things get heated,

and then it heads south.

Do you see many

drug-related deaths in your city?

No, but while we're

yet a small community,

we're not immune.

I mean, it's here.

Cody's body was found in a popular park

- right in the middle of town.

- Yes.

Why there?

I, I can't tell you the whys, Jesse.

No absolutely, I'm just, I'm asking

if there was a, a reason that he was there.

Simply stated, just where they met.

We found Dimerly's truck parked

at Ferguson's Bar just down the road.

And I apologize, I've

got time for one more,

and I've gotta beat feet.

Right, now would you say your department

is more focused on finding

the k*ller or the cause of death?

I would say this, that we

are pooling all of our resources

to make all the facets of this case

and the safety of this

community our top priority.

Are we good? (Soft uneasy music)

We're good.

Thanks for stopping by.

Yes, thank you for making

the time. We appreciate it.

Have a good day. (Door clattering)

All I know about Cody was

from our time in high school.

[Jesse] What do you remember

about him in high school?

Not a whole lot, just

usually skipped class,

sell weed to people.

Yeah drugs, stealing,

joy-riding, kid was a punk.

You really can't be

surprised at what happened.

[Jesse] What makes you say this?

(scoffing) Yeah, I

don't mean to sound cold,

but how old was he, 30s, meth?

Yeah, I mean, 30's a pretty good run,

if you're in that game.

(sighing) I don't know

how I'm gonna edit this.

You see that keyboard?

Hit the keys on it.

Every single interview is

just people sh1tting on him.

Not a single nice thing

was said about this guy.

Sounds like he kinda did that to himself.

Yeah, but how do I form a story on it?

You know, even when people

dig deep on a serial k*ller,

there's at least someone,

a neighbor who thought they seemed nice.

There's no one, everyone

hates this guy and he's the victim.

You could be a

pioneer, the first journalist

not to give two shits about the deceased.

[Jesse] He's got no family.

What about that bar where

the sheriff found his truck?

Excuse me, I was hoping you

could help me with something.

- I could try.

- I'm looking for the owner.

- You're talking to her.

- You're Ferguson.

You really think there's

a Ferguson in Ferguson's?

Fair enough, I was hoping you could

tell me something about Cody Dimerly.

[Bar Owner] Yeah, and what's it to you?

I'm, I'm from Channel Two.

My name's Jesse Phoenix.

I'm doing a follow-up story on him.

Oh, I thought you looked familiar.

Did Cody come in here a lot?

Look, I will tell you what

I already told the police.

He came in on the

weekends and kept to himself.

That's about it.

- Did he have any friends?

- None that he drank with.

According to the police,

he had a history of selling drugs.

Okay.

Did you ever see anything like that?

Can't say I did.

Okay, did anything crazy,

or out of the ordinary happen that night?

- With Cody?

- With anybody?

Oh, it was Sid's birthday.

Who's Sid?

[Bar Owner] It was a

good night, wasn't it Sid?

They got me a cake.

You should have seen it.

We had the outside trimmed in Oreos,

and we put extra Oreos on it.

You got the picture up there.

That's right, I took a photo.

See, the key is to use marshmallow fluff

instead of whipped cream,

it keeps it intact better.

- You made that?

- Who else was gonna make it?

(soft classic rock music)

- That's Cody.

- Yeah, that's him.

Who's he talking to?

They look pretty chummy.

I think that looks like,

yeah, I think that's Oren.

[Jesse] Are they friends?

(laughing) Oh,

nobody's friends with Oren.

Gets mad when he drinks.

- Why is that?

- Some people just do.

Any idea where I could find him?

I think he's still with the Winstons.

They're an older couple,

live on the far side of Junction.

He's their farmhand.

Any chance I could get a copy of this?

- You gonna order something?

- I'm working.

I'll take a Rusty Nail.

(Jesse chuckling and sighing)

(soft uneasy music)

[Nikki] This is one of his friends?

Yeah, or at least somebody

who knew him, you know,

say more than what a piece of sh*t he was.

[Nikki] We're gonna have to get diesel.

- Right now?

- No, we'll make it.

- But soon.

- Okay.

(soft uneasy music)

[Nikki] You sure we're

going the right way?

Yeah, it's what she said.

Get back on the main road,

take the third gravel road on the right,

and a left past the circle of life tree.

Maybe we turned down

the wrong gravel road.

No, that was definitely the

circle of life tree we passed.

Wait, is that it? (Soft uneasy music)

[Jesse] Hey, (snapping)

I think that's him. Perfect.

Hi there, I'm Jesse

Phoenix from Channel Two.

- How are you doing?

- No thanks.

We're doing a story on the man

that was found dead in City Square Park.

Have you heard about that?

His name was Cody Dimerly.

We were told he might be friends with you.

Yeah, I said I'm not

interested, so that's that.

Were you at Ferguson's the other night?

- What?

- It was the last place

that Cody was seen before he died.

Look, sh*t happens in town,

it's got nothing to do with me, all right?

It's a whole nother world.

That's why I'm out here.

- Are you recording?

- Nope, not even on.

[Jesse] We just wanna find

out some more about Cody,

who he was, what he was like.

Well, I didn't know him.

We sure as hell weren't f*cking friends.

This photo was taken at the bar.

Looks like you're

talking to him in the back.

The Royals were on.

I think I asked him what the score was.

Now I gotta get back to work,

and you need to get

your sh*t someplace else.

This was taken the

night that he was m*rder*d.

Do you remember where you

went that night, after the bar?

I'm about five seconds from smashing

that camera through your windshield.

- Like hell you will.

- What was that?

You wanna pay for it?

(Oren spitting) (soft uneasy music)

- The f*ck was that?

- What?

You said he knew him.

- I thought he did.

- Bullshit.

You gotta take that photo to the cops, man.

He could be a suspect,

or a person of interest.

No one said that we're not.

- Well, f*ck you.

- Nikki-

Why you gotta do that,

drag me into this sh*t,

- so you could play detective?

- Relax.

Hey there, is that Jesse

Phoenix in my driveway.

Yes sir, how are you?

Fine, thank you. I'm Gerald Winston.

I own the farm here, with my wife Peggy.

I see you met our farmhand, Oren.

He's a little rough around the edges.

So, what brings you to our neck?

We are doing a story

on the Cody Dimerly case.

Have you heard about that?

Oh yeah. I heard the coverage.

- That's pretty shocking.

- Yeah.

Forgive me, but would say

that Oren's always running hot?

Well I don't know, he, he

don't like to be pushed, is all.

Can't complain, man works like a pack mule.

But can be a bit of a bull

sometimes, too. (Chuckling)

While we have you

here, would you be willing

to answer a few questions for the story?

That's be fine, but let's go inside.

It'll be cooler, and Peg can

make us some lemonade.

Excellent, thank you very much.

(water splashing)

(door creaking)

Peggy, you ready for your closeup?

(soft uneasy music) (birds twittering)

- Yeah.

- You'd better get out here.

All right, I'm on my way. Son of a b*tch.

He's talking with Cody.

I see what you're saying.

He probably ran into him somewhere.

It's really the only bar here.

That was taken the

night that Cody was k*lled.

- Oh my.

- I'll be damned.

It's unfortunate timing,

wouldn't you agree?

Oh no. That night,

do you mind if I say it?

No, that's fine.

That night, I remember

I called Oren at Ferg's,

because Gerald had fallen

getting out of the shower,

and I couldn't get him up myself.

So I called Oren to come

out and help me move him.

Are you sure it was that night?

- Yeah, it was about 9:00?

- 9:30, that's late for us.

(Gerald and Peggy laughing)

(sighing) Oh, yeah.

Well I'll be honest, I don't

have much else to ask you,

unless you had a comment

on the story, or Cody Dimerly.

It's terrible.

Yeah, yeah a lotta people

are upset with the scene,

the way the body was found.

The drugs, that's the real problem.

Drugs. (Soft uneasy music)

- Our son was an addict.

- Andrew.

He, did he pass?

I'm so sorry.

We did our best. He

just lost his way, you know?

And with this, this recent death,

the drugs involved, has that impacted you?

It's upsetting, people

don't wanna see it,

or think that it's here in

this town, but it's here.

That makes me mad.

When Andrew, people

mourned, they sent flowers,

but pretty soon they

just went back to normal.

No investigation, no help-

[Gerald And Peggy] Nothing changes.

What do you hope to see

happen in the wake of this?

Oren must be back.

(fist pounding)

- Or not.

Really we'd like to see

community, capital C community,

where we, we face problems head on,

instead of shoving them in a corner.

We take care of each other.

Gerald, now didn't I see you earlier today?

Yes, sir.

Wanna tell me your

purpose for being here?

Oh, we're just conducting

an interview, Sheriff.

Hmm, they invite you?

'Cause I got a call from Oren Heath,

saying a couple reporters

are harassing him.

Oh no, we, we were

asking Oren some questions

and we had a misunderstanding.

But Mr. And Mrs. Winston

volunteered to speak with us.

Is that right?

Oren needed to cool off a little.

We wanted... We're taking care of it.

We wanted to tell him about Andrew.

Oh yeah, well.

Well, that's just a crying shame there.

You do right by the

Winstons now, you hear me?

Yes, sir.

Gerald, can I get a word?

Of course. (Door creaking)

Sorry about that.

Oh no, that's what I was gonna say.

No it's, it's fine. He just

has a lot going on right now.

Why are you talking to him?

He's actually looking

into the drug problem,

unlike everyone else.

And what do you supposed happens

when he puts two and two together?

What the hell are you talking about?

It's falling apart, Gerald.

I wanted to thank you

again for speaking with us,

even after the tiff with Oren.

I, I didn't mean to suggest

or accuse anything.

We were just following a lead.

I know. You know, Oren's a good man.

He just doesn't handle

stress as well as others.

- When did he get in a fight?

- Sorry?

He had a shiner and

some scratches on his face

when we pulled up.

No, I have no idea.

I mean, I don't know-

You didn't see them when he came to work?

(soft uneasy music) -

You know, I didn't ask.

- You said you'd handle it.

- I'm not in charge.

There's a task force involved

now, and an FBI contact,

because it looks like

a goddam ritual k*lling.

It's in their face, where

they walk their dog.

They can't ignore it now.

It's a f*cking mess.

If you guys had left him in his truck

with a needle in his arm, like I told you,

we wouldn't be here.

I'm just curious, why

did Oren call the sheriff?

Why not just call the department?

We've been a friend of Bill's for years.

He's a staple in the community

And he just came out in

the middle of an investigation?

Now that's a question

you really need to ask him, isn't it?

We can get ahead

of this, we can fix this.

- You need to come clean.

- What?

Look, it's beyond me now.

They're gonna find

something, and when they do,

they're gonna take your whole family down.

I can't protect you.

You came to me, you wanted this.

But you f*cked up,

and now they're coming,

and they're gonna take

you, Oren, and Peggy,

and every blade of grass on this farm.

[Gerald] No, no, you said-

Or, you'd be a man and own this sh*t.

Look, I'll back your side,

and I'll pull as much

favor with the DA as I can,

which, who knows, it's not

like you k*lled the f*cking pope,

but you need to own

this, or Peggy goes too.

Why don't I just name you,

take you down for good measure?

Your word versus the sheriff.

Come on Gerald, look,

I'm saying this with love.

It's over, come clean. (Soft uneasy music)

Now?

Yes.

Okay.

(Bill groaning) (tense uneasy music)

f*ck.

- What the f*ck?

- Oh, God.

(tense uneasy music continues)

Call 911, now.

I have no signal.

- Me either.

- Nothing.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Mr. Winston, mister.

(Gerald grunting) (phone beeping)

(tense uneasy music continues)

Peggy, they got the landline.

Hello? (Shoulder thudding)

Mr. Winston, Mr. Winston, please.

Can we please just talk a minute?

(shoulder thudding) (Gerald grunting)

- Can you hold him?

- What?

(dresser squeaking)

(tense uneasy music continues)

Come help me with this, come on.

f*ck that.

- Nikki.

- All right.

[Jesse] Go where? We're

in the middle of nowhere.

(Gerald grunting) (tense uneasy music)

[Gerald] Peggy.

(door clattering)

(soft uneasy music) (Nikki gasping)

- What happened?

- No time, stop her.

(soft uneasy music continues)

- Peg, the g*n.

- No.

Peggy.

We can't just sh**t them.

We can at least scare them.

We have to stop them. (Tense uneasy music)

(Gerald gasping)

(equipment rattling)

(door creaking)

(tense uneasy music continues)

Hey. Drop it, as*h*le.

[Peggy] Oh, goddammit.

Peggy, what is this?

What's happening right now?

Back off. (Tense uneasy music continues)

Back off.

Just let us go, okay?

Just, we won't say

anything, just let us go.

Nobody's going anywhere.

(pipe thudding) (Oren grunting)

No, Oren don't. (Panting)

You're good to go.

Hey, big weekend, huh?

You're looking at it.

(door beeping)

Hey, y'all got rolling papers?

- No.

- All right,

how about some Swishes then?

Don't have any of those either.

All right cool man,

thanks. What the f*ck?

(door beeping) (soft uneasy music)

So he just comes back into

town, like nothing happened?

Probably doesn't even remember.

Degenerate.

It's not like he k*lled

him outright, guys.

He might as well of.

What'd he get, a year, two?

Possession, that's all we had.

[Peggy] He's k*lled enough.

How many is it gonna take, huh?

It's not just Cody.

And what are you doing about it?

Look, we pick him

up now, he's out in four

and back at it, that help?

Take him out.

Nobody's gonna miss

him, that's all I'm saying.

Ah, Jesus. (Sighing)

It's not gonna bring Andrew back.

He didn't even have a chance.

I want what's right. (Soft uneasy music)

All right, it's all set.

Just plunge, it should be more than enough.

And when it's done,

plant this in his pocket.

Just, no prints.

It happens every day, right?

Yeah, one less shithead.

You call me when it's done.

(soft classic rock music)

(pool ba*ls clacking)

(patrons chattering)

How you doing?

Royals up?

Hey, you just got outta Fort Dodge, right?

- Yeah, yeah.

- Never been.

Did a couple rounds through Newton, though.

Oh yeah that's, that's for pussies.

(Oren laughing)

- Oren.

- Cody, ah.

What are you drinking?

Ah, it's whatever you're buying.

(tense uneasy music) (patrons chattering)

(Cody laughing)

You still pumping?

I do what I have to.

Ice?

You know, I've got a little setup.

Some pretty primo sh*t.

- Just you?

- Bigger cut that way.

But you know, I'm curious

to see what you'd think.

Maybe you know something I don't.

Here you go Sid, for our favorite drunk.

Oh, you didn't have to do it.

Get in, everybody.

You wanna cook with me.

Sure, why the hell not?

Yeah, why the hell not?

Just come check it out.

(soft uneasy music) (gravel crunching)

(whistling) Damn, you all

got your own country out here.

Yeah, it's nice. (Soft uneasy music)

Hey, you ain't gonna

tweak out on me, are you?

No, I just caught a, caught a chill.

All right, well come on. Night's burning.

(soft uneasy music continues)

Put on some lights, man.

(soft uneasy music continues)

(punches thudding) (Gerald groaning)

[Cody] What the f*ck?

What the f*ck? (Gasping)

Look at me, do you remember him?

- What the f*ck is this?

- This is my son, Andrew.

- You k*lled him.

- k*ll?

I didn't k*ll anybody.

He was only 19 years old,

he had his whole life in front of him,

and you sold him your poison.

I sell to anybody,

anybody that wants some.

He died in a garage.

He was weighing to bones.

I guess he should've quit then, hmm?

You, sh*t. (Men grunting)

(tense uneasy music)

(g*nsh*t blasting) (tense

uneasy music continues)

(plastic crunching)

I'm glad you did it.

That's what we came to do.

We can use this, we can

make it mean something.

(soft uneasy music) (water spraying)

(Gerald grunting) (shovel thudding)

(chair clattering)

(Gerald grunting and panting)

(soft uneasy music continues)

(birds twittering)

Now goddam, Gerald.

I am so sorry.

Truly, deeply, I am.

Hey, we're gonna turn the tide.

Andy will be remembered.

(soft uneasy music continues)

(shovel softly thudding)

(chair scraping)

I can tell you you're just

thrown in the middle of this,

but you can stop it.

How many more people

have to die? Let me help you.

You think I'm the victim here?

c*ptive in my own home?

Let me tell you something,

kid. I pulled the trigger.

I don't need to know about that.

Let me ask you something.

Would you have made the trip

if you knew it was an overdose?

Probably not.

I know you wouldn't have.

Nobody came when my son Andrew died.

The papers didn't even print it.

The obituary said,

"Died of a sudden illness."

True enough.

You don't want truth, you want neat.

What about this is neat,

Peggy? You k*lled two people.

- They k*lled my boy.

- Where were you?

When your son was tweaking

on meth Peggy, where were you?

I was right here.

My boy would've been just

fine, if he'd stayed right here.

(soft uneasy music)

We good here?

Yeah.

We better get on before dark.

We'll be up at the Anderson's old place.

- Make it quick.

- Okay.

You said no g*ns.

- Do you want it for backup?

- I got this.

- Put it in the truck.

(birds twittering)

(soft uneasy music)

Starting to think you're underpaid, Oren.

Two bodies in one day on

top of field work? (Whistling)

Please tell me you're

getting benefits and a 401k.

No? Paid time off?

Really played you for a fool, haven't they?

You do the work, they get the money.

Seems like the Winstons got

the better of that negotiation.

You know you're not their son, right?

(punch thudding) You don't have to do-

Shut the f*ck up.

(gasping) Do you think

they would k*ll for you?

I said, shut up.

(gasping) Don't hit me

a third time. (Coughing)

(mimics coughing)

What? I didn't catch that?

Well you talk a good game, nice guy,

but what does it get you, huh?

You talk and you talk and you bullshit,

(Jesse gasping)

What does it matter, you don't care.

You don't care about

Gerald, Peggy, or even Cody.

All it matters is what it can get for you.

They're gonna find you and your truck

at the bottom of a ditch.

You know who they're

gonna send to cover it?

Two more assholes,

just looking to get ahead.

(Oren gasping) (Nikki grunting)

(bottle shattering) (Oren gasping)

(Nikki groaning) (Oren gasping)

(soft uneasy music)

(Nikki gasping)

(Jesse gasping)

(soft uneasy music)

(Gerald panting)

(Nikki gasping)

Anything? f*ck.

No, I don't have the truck key.

(soft uneasy music)

Where's my camera?

I'm sorry, Nikki.

Nikki, I'm sorry.

You didn't know. (Birds twittering)

(gasping) Check, one, one, one.

I don't know who's there,

Carla, Rich, somebody.

This is Nikki Young,

photojournalist for Channel Two,

here with my partner,

reporter Jesse Phoenix.

We are trapped at 630 County

Road 48, in Junction, Iowa,

the home of Peggy and Gerald Winston.

If you see this, please send

emergency crews right away.

We are injured, and need medical attention.

Repeat, we are trapped,

and in need of severe medical attention.

On the chance that we don't

make it, here's what we know.

Cody Dimerly was m*rder*d

by Peggy and Gerald Winston,

and their farmhand Oren Heath.

Gerald also m*rder*d Sheriff Parquet,

and he and Oren buried the

body somewhere on the property.

Oren tried to k*ll Jesse and me.

He caused our injuries, and

I k*lled him in self-defense.

His body's in the Winstons' garage.

Again, please send police

and an ambulance immediately.

We have no way out of here, please.

Let's turn this b*tch on.

Okay this, this panel up here,

that, that far right switch,

I need you to hold that. (Gasping)

Okay, good. Yeah, yeah.

All right, now come down here,

to these three panels down here, all right?

The one on the left, that dial,

switch it from off to gen, good.

Well, I know this isn't how

you wanted to spend your Tuesday.

Bill would've broke.

His heart wasn't in it.

In what? What are we in?

We're making things

right, everything with Andrew.

We're so close, Peg.

It's a little late to cast aspersions.

No, I'm with you, Bug.

I will help you plant and harvest.

I will wash your laundry.

I'll eat those tenderloins with you.

But just remember from

this point on, we've k*lled.

You and me, regardless

of the reasons. It's done.

Good, now over here,

this, this left panel, far left,

the one of the top says

DC made, switch that.

Good, yes okay, all right.

Now go up here to the SAP panel, up there.

Yeah, right up there, okay.

What happened, what did you do?

The generator's off. I f*cking told you.

We need more diesel.

A gas can?

No, we didn't. Check the

garage, check the garage.

Diesel, make sure the

can says diesel. (Gasping)

(soft uneasy music) (objects clattering)

(Nikki panting) (gravel crunching)

(Nikki gasping)

- I don't think he's back yet.

- You think he left?

I'm sure he did.

(birds twittering) (soft uneasy music)

(Nikki panting and groaning)

- f*ck me.

- Where's the plug?

Fill it up.

(water splashing)

- Peg.

- What?

- Oren's dead.

- What?

They k*lled Oren, and I don't know

- where the hell they are.

- Oren's dead?

They're gone, they're just gone?

What are you doing?

They can't have gotten far.

One of them's bleeding, a lot.

They're coming out.

Did you fill it?

Can you get this on?

(Nikki gasping)

(tense uneasy music)

Are you gonna check out the truck?

Do you think you can run him down?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

- Be careful in there.

- Okay.

(soft uneasy music)

(Nikki grunting) (tripod thudding)

(soft uneasy music continues)

(Nikki gasping and grunting)

(Nikki crying) (tense uneasy music)

(rock thudding)

(g*nsh*t blasting) (Peggy grunting)

(Jesse and Peggy grunting)

(g*nsh*t blasting) (tense uneasy music)

(Nikki gasping and groaning)

(tense uneasy music continues)

(Jesse gasping)

(Nikki gasping)

You're too late.

Are you sure anybody's listening?

Of course, that was the whole idea.

(tense uneasy music)

Where's Peggy? (Soft uneasy music)

She put up a fight, huh?

(tense uneasy music) Come on, do it.

(g*nsh*t blasting)

(soft uneasy music)

(Jesse gasping) (Nikki groaning)

(soft uneasy music continues)

(uneasy pensive music)

(tense uneasy music)

(soft uneasy music)