Dollar $tore K*llers (2025)

[bunniefuu]

A chemical cone.

Take one dog cone and a gallon of bleach.

Put the dog cone around their neck.

Pour in the bleach. Cost a gallon.

Screw you.

You take one cork screw.

Attach the pointing hand to a ratchet.

Drive into their scull?

Crank repeatedly

You wouldn't believe it.

7 dollars.

[Music]

You may have read about this online

or seen other videos on the subject

and you know, you might have

already made up your mind,

but I'm hoping that you will

take the time to watch this.

This is not for the faint of heart.

We're gonna be looking into

some troubling subjects

and showing some disturbing images

that you may find triggering.

All I'm asking is for

you to keep an open mind.

For 20 years. I sat behind a

desk bringing you the news,

but the way people get

their news has changed.

So I decided to leave the desk behind

and find the real stories.

You want to know?

Wake up m*therf*ckers who's ready

for a good old fashioned reckoning.

Huh? How about a David?

How you feeling? Well,

we got lined up for Dave.

[Whimpering]

Oh, no, no, you're

gonna like this. Trust me.

Sodium hypo chloride,

sodium, chlorine, oxygen,

most commonly known as household bleach.

You see, when sodium

hydrochloride comes in contact

with human skin causes hydrolysis reaction

k*ll cells through protein denaturations.

It'll basically eat away at

the top layer of the skin,

but it really gets messy

and it comes in contact

with more sensitive tissues like the eyes

or the respiratory system.

20 minutes later.

That sounds painful.

It is.

It is almost like you shouldn't expose

people to sh*t like this.

Terribly irresponsible.

Y'all need to mess and

we're here to clean it up.

Damn that sh*t stinks.

So something interesting

happened to me today.

I got a DM from someone claiming

to be the Dollar store K*llers.

You wanna know why, Ethan?

What are you doing?

I wanted to ask you some questions.

Why do you have to videotape

everything all the time?

- Posterity. What's your name?

- You know my name Dexy?

Well, you gotta

let the audience know

Laura Dorothy Lee,

When you were a kid, would

you wanna grow up to be

Told my mama, when I

was real young, I wanted

to be a dog doctor.

I could never say veterinarian.

Best I could get out was veta-naron.

So I just settled on dog doctor.

Eventually I decided that I

wanted to be a teacher.

Why

Well, my mama and granny, they were,

they were both teachers.

They loved it. Said it was their calling.

So I figured it'd be mine too.

Then I got pregnant and I

knew what I was meant to be.

And that was a mom.

Okay, stop, stop, stop. I

don't want people seeing like

You're beautiful.

- I look like hell, Dixie.

- Mom, stop it.

This isn't how I want

you to remember me.

How do you wanna be remembered?

Before I got sick,

when I didn't look like death

and there was still some light in my eyes.

I think you look amazing.

You look like someone's still fighting.

I'm tired of fighting Dixie.

I know you don't want to hear it.

Doctors keep saying you

gotta stay positive.

But I don't know how much fight I've got

Left in me.

Laura Dorothy Lee

passed June 13th, 2024.

Harrison Memorial Gates Hospital.

- Hello?

- Hey, you sent me an email.

Holy sh*t. Ethan does

wanna know.

Language.

- Is this for real or

- As real as it gets.

Okay, so who am I speaking with?

Who do you think?

Well, it seems like you are inferring

that you are the dollar store K*llers.

[Laughing]

I'm inferring. You sure

love those big words.

- So are you?

- Yes sir, we are.

I'm guessing you got questions.

- Why are you doing this?

- Can I trust you Ethan?

Of course.

You're not gonna

hang up and call the cops.

No. Why did you reach out to me?

- Did you watch the video?

- Of course.

Then you should already know the answer.

I don't think I

understand the connection.

I know, but you gotta

do something for me first.

What's that?

[Dial Tone]

This one hit different.

I mean it's, it's, it's a

story impossible to ignore.

But there are so many red flags.

The subject matter for one.

It's not political or cultural.

People are dying.

Maybe we'll see.

I have been given an

invitation to explore the truth

behind something tragic.

Logic, reason, a common f*cking sense.

None of that is greater

than my morbid curiosity.

[Banjo Music]

Polly. A forgotten whisper on the map.

I drove for hours following

a digital ghost trail

to land in this time capsule.

Here time seems to move to the

rhythm of crickets chirping,

not the relentless ping of notifications.

Generations have carved

their lives into these hills.

Their stories etched deeper than any cell

phone signal can reach.

There's a quiet resilience here too.

A sense of community that

transcends the virtual.

The kind of small town mindset

where the people look out for each other.

A safety net woven from trust,

not likes and followers.

But beneath the surface

of this quaint charm,

there's a more sinister story playing out.

This is it.

Are you sure about this, Ethan?

Yeah. Not even a little.

Hold on.

Oh man. Whatcha you even

doing? There's no one there.

That's sh*t. Oh f*ck, dude. I'm so

f*cking f*cked.

- Jesus.

-That was stupid.

- I'm sorry. I'm sorry, man.

- Dude, what the hell?

I'm sorry, Ethan. I'm sorry.

You really thought we'd invite you

out here just to k*ll you. I

I Don't know.

Ethan.

Okay,

So what's your first question?

Well, where are we?

My family's campground.

I'm sorry. How do we

know that this is you?

Like how do I know that this is real?

You want proof?

You need to establish

a few basic truths.

You know, for me, for the audience,

credibility is kind of everything.

I mean, your videos,

these are not the actions

of someone attempting to

lay low. So if it is you,

- It is,

- Okay.

Well how do we prove that?

So who is the woman in the video?

- Not yet.

- I'm sorry.

We're not at that part of

the story yet. We'll get there.

Okay. Why are you doing this?

Which part? The k*lling or the videos?

Both.

Attention.

Well, there are easier

ways to get attention.

Not the kind of attention

we're looking for.

- I'm not sure that I follow.

- I know that's by design.

If we made it easy,

nobody would give a sh*t.

You need a hook. You know, something

that gets people interested right away,

but you can't give them too much.

You gotta keep 'em wanting more.

Then right

before they start losing interest,

you give them just a little bit more.

- So this is all a plan?

- Yes, sir.

And am I part of that plan?

You absolutely are.

You might be the most

important part of it.

- Why is that?

- Because you're gonna be the

one to tell our story.

- Come on.

- Where are we going?

Sayed you wanted proof?

- Do we keep going?

- Yes, come on.

Coming?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We're

coming. We're coming. Sorry.

I'm good. I'm good. Thank

you. Thank you. Yeah.

I don't know if the YouTube

camera's really built

for dark wet caves.

Thanks man.

What exactly are we looking at?

Proof.

Who is it? He was the first.

But who is he?

Oh Hell no.

You mind giving us a minute

Something you don't want her to hear?

No. There's some things I

don't want her to hear me say.

So who is he?

My father.

Really?

You did this to him.

Why?

He was a monster?

- How so?

- He hurt people.

Like who?

My mom, my sister.

You.

How did you do it?

The thing about my dad was he was at

his worst when he was drinking.

So I started grinding up sleeping pills

and putting them in his beer

just a little bit at a time

so he wouldn't notice the taste.

And over time I started

having more and more.

He passed out quicker

and stayed asleep longer.

It felt like a win-win, you know?

The only problem was

I took away his anger,

thought I was doing him a

favor, doing all of us a favor.

But people like him, that

anger never really goes away.

It just builds and builds.

Until eventually combustion.

He was like a man possessed.

Thought he was gonna k*ll each

and every single one of us

That night after he'd emptied the

tank, he went on a bend.

When he finally passed

out, I took a bottle

of cough medicine and

poured down his throat

until it was gone and

put a sock in his mouth

and cotton swabs in his nostrils.

Just quiet, peaceful.

I brought him out here in this cave.

Gave him the burial he deserved.

Yeah. How long ago was that?

Been a few years.

What about the others?

Did you, did you have to?

I wouldn't say we had to,

but it felt like they,

They needed to.

You might want to ask

her about that last part.

I'm just gonna...

So you tell him he doesn't like

talking about it in front of me.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. He said that

You believe us now?

I am fairly convinced.

- Fairly convinced.

- So what do I call you?

- Dixie?

- Is that your real name?

- Does it matter?

- I suppose

for the purposes of our conversation?

No. So he

- Dax

- Dax, right?

Dax explained the reason

behind the body in the cave.

What about the rest of it?

- Not yet.

- I'm sorry.

- You're not ready yet.

- I'm not.

No. There's an order in

which this has to happen.

Before I explain anything,

you need to do some investigating.

See,

I thought that's what I was doing

Here.

What is this?

It's a clue. m*therf*cker.

Language please.

Every good mystery needs one.

- What the f*ck?

- Yeah I know

They're f*cking with you.

Yeah, clearly. But it's working.

That was intense.

They show us a skull in the dirt

and we're just supposed to believe them.

You're not buying any

of this, are you Ethan?

I dunno.

So the paper Dixie gave me

was actually an article from a

regional publication

that is talking about a company interval.

Apparently they are dumping

chemicals into the river

upstream, and it's gotten

into the water supply

and it's affected a number

of local communities.

Environmental agencies are

concerned about the troubling

amount of pfas in the drinking water,

and that's causing some controversy.

So it seems

that poly is concerned about

the pfas in the drinking water

and the possible health effects

that are gonna go along with that.

I reached out to several

people from interval

and none of them were willing to talk

on the record or otherwise.

So I reached out to state

Representative Warren

Edgerton, who represents the town.

Okay. Yeah, no, yeah. You're

great. We're ready, right?

Yeah, we're good. Yeah.

So thank you very much

for agreeing to sit down with us today.

Absolutely. I was doing a little bit

of a digging into the reporting involving

interval and the pfas.

Yeah. I thought that might be the

case. Lot of interest there.

Yeah. You're quoted as saying

that this is a non-story.

- Yes.

- Why do you believe that's the case?

Well, there's a number of reasons.

First off, technically speaking,

they did nothing wrong.

And they were well within the compliance

guidelines the state put out.

And when they did find out

about the higher concentrations,

they took every step to

be good corporate citizen.

They installed deeper

barriers, prevent leakage.

We were able to work with the

utility companies in the area

to provide additional

filtration to get the level down

to numbers everybody was more happy with.

Right. But what about

those that were impacted

before the changes.

Impacted?

Oh, the people that may have gotten sick

or suffered long-term illnesses.

That's just it. There are none.

There's no conclusive

research that shows the

chemicals cause any kind

of long-term health issues.

People are jumping to

conclusions without facts,

without evidence.

The media is always quick with a reaction

or a judgment.

Listen, this company employs

people of the state. Right?

And now it's important to be mindful

of the area and the environment.

But we're not just gonna

shut down a business due

to some baseless concerns.

- I mean, I'm just

Playing devil's advocate

here, but wouldn't it be better

for your constituents if these

companies weighed these risks

before potentially inflicting

harm on the community?

I Think everybody is doing

what's best for the people

of the city, myself included.

Well, that's my last question.

Did you have anything you'd like to add?

- No.

- Wonderful. Well

thank you so much for

sitting down with us.

We really appreciate it.

Sure. Have a great day.

You can grab his mic. I'm gonna

go ahead and grab a drink.

That's good.

So I had been

in Poly for a couple of days

and nothing is really adding up.

I've got two people claiming

to be the dollar store K*llers

and a lesson in pfas

contaminating the water supply.

So at this point I could cut bait

and go home or do a little more fishing.

What the f*ck? What the, what

the, what the f*ck are you?

[Choking]

f*ck.

What the f*ck? Who

the f*ck are you people?

Get the sock. Get the sock.

- Help, somebody help me.

Who are you people?

Shut up.

f*ck you

- Are you recording this?

- Hey, Tyler's on.

What the f*ck is this

what you got for us tonight?

Blind bottle opener. Ratchet attachment.

Hammer, ratchet.

Yes. Just, just, just, just yes.

So I spoke with Warren Edgerton

- And

- Is that what all this is about?

PFAS in the water.

You say it like it's nothing.

No, no, no, no, no. It's not nothing.

That's, that's not what I mean. I just,

I'm trying to understand the motivation.

It ain't all that complicated.

Some people just deserve to die.

Right. But I think what

most people would argue is

what makes you the person

to make that decision?

Traditional western morality.

Traditional western morality.

What the f*ck is that?

CAMERA MAN: Yo, Ethan. My card is full.

I'm sorry. Hold on.

Language.

People make that decision every day.

They send people off

to w*r knowing some of

them ain't coming back.

Those same boys go out

and make decisions based

on what they're told.

People working at companies make

that decision when they make medicine.

But set it at a price that

other people can't afford.

People tell employees to dump

chemicals into the water

that poison people.

Those people follow those orders

even though they know what's

gonna happen every day.

People make decisions that

lead to other people dying

and everybody's okay with it

because they've become

comfortable with it.

Because it's expected.

It's happened long enough

that it's just a part of everyday life.

So maybe the way we stop

people from making all those

horrible decisions is

to make consequences expected.

To make punishment

a part of everyday life.

Nothing. You got nothing

to say about that.

I'm not sure what you were expecting

More Ethan?

I expected more.

I am back. Ethan. Sorry about

That.

You know a lot has been

said about your methods,

how you determine what you're gonna use.

It's kind of hard to describe.

Just get inspired by certain things.

Awesome.

Little map said, have

you been to this one

or do you pick?

No they know it's here.

Oh, you haven't signed up

for the employee discount.

Dax

I'm not going anywhere.

Why do you have the party decorations?

I thought it'd be funny that

when they find the bodies

wearing all this sh*t

and we decorate the place look

like it was a surprise party.

Hell of a party.

Exactly.

You put a lot of effort into it.

I try. I mean, anybody

could buy a knife,

but where's the art in that?

DAX: Hey, Dix

Cool.

DAX: Give him more proof.

Come on.

Where are we going?

You dropped the soap

CAMERA MAN: as*h*le.

Did he call me an as*h*le.

- You ready?

- Just gimme a minute.

Okay. The longer we hang out here,

the more attention it's gonna get us.

- I know.

- Come on baby. You got this. I

Just wish we had more time, you know.

- I know.

- Plan it out.

I know we talked about this.

Our window's closing time

is something we ain't got.

Sweetie.

I know you wanted a little

more creative control,

but this ain't about style.

It's about substance. Okay.

Okay.

CAMERA MAN: Yeah. Where you go?

It's not even locked. Beautiful.

CAMERA MAN: Oh

DAVID: You, how you feeling right now?

Thirsty

DIXIE: Guess you don't need these no more.

You did good sweetie. You did so good.

DIXIE: Let's get going.

How you boys holding up back there.

DAVID: That was f*cking intense.

ETHAN: You k*lled him?

He did.

Pull over

DIXIE: What?

Pull over.

DIXIE: Pulling over ain't exactly optional

DIXIE: When you're

trying to make a getaway.

Oh sh*t.

DIXIE: f*ck

You got anything You need to get out?

CAMERA MAN: No, I'm good.

DIXIE: Ethan. Let's go.

DAX: f*ck Jesus f*cking Christ.

ETHAN: Wait,

ETHAN: I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Sorry.

DIXIE: What the f*ck was that

DIXIE: m*therf*cker?

DIXIE: Get the f*ck back into

the car.

DAX: Go. Go ahead.

How are you feeling? Did

that make you feel better?

DIXIE: You said you needed proof.

No. What I said was that I

didn't have enough evidence

to make an informed decision.

And now you do.

No, now I'm a accessory m*rder.

DAX: Language.

DIXIE: Relax.

ETHAN: Relax.

Let's get to ditching

and get something to eat.

CAMERA MAN: Is that

looking like a different

type of film? No.

Shut the f*ck up. Okay.

Shut the f*ck up.

We need to think. I just saw

someone get f*cking k*lled.

I threw up and I don't have

anything to f*cking throw up.

Dude, why don't you f*cking

bolt? We should be outta here.

CAMERA MAN: Hey listen dude, I

was just following your lead.

That following my lead.

This is beyond that.

This is not a f*cking documentary.

This is not even an interview anymore.

This is just trying to

f*cking survive. Okay?

CAMERA MAN: Geez, someone's cranky.

ETHAN: Shut the f*ck up.

CAMERA MAN: At least they're not covered

in blood anymore.

Yeah at least there's that. Jesus. Oh God.

They wear covered of blood.

Jesus.

ETHAN: Everything. Okay?

DAX: Does it look f*cking okay, Ethan.

You know, don't talk to me

again until you have a question.

It doesn't make me wanna

cut your f*cking head off.

You get all that?

CAMERA MAN: Yeah, I got it.

- She was your mother.

- She still is. Nothing changes that

Cancer. How do you know?

- I know.

- So you're doing all this for her?

No, I won't put this on

her. I'm doing this for me.

Tell me about her.

She had it hard her whole

life, raised by her grandma.

Grew up next to nothing. Worked

two jobs after she had me

And your dad.

DIXIE: What about him?

- What's his deal?

His deal is that he didn't exist.

Gone before I even showed up.

That's rough.

DIXIE: The only thing my mom loved

more than her grandma

and me was this town.

That's what ended up k*lling her.

You say that was such certainty

Because I know everybody

knows every time somebody

around here gets kidney cancer,

everybody knows what's responsible.

But when you ask who's

responsible, you just get a bunch

of fingers pointing and the

water people blame the company.

The company throws their hands on the air

and says everything that

they're doing is legal.

But I know

Who are they?

Employees, enablers.

The people who make it happen

and the people who let it happen.

Is that who he was?

The guy in the house. The

one that Dax k*lled? Yeah.

That was Derrick Weatherly.

His name's the one you

see on all the emails

whenever they deny responsibility.

This is wrong. But you

know that you have to,

All I know is what I've been taught.

And you know what that is?

Nobody ever does the right thing.

'Cause they're supposed to.

They only do the right

thing when they're afraid.

Fear is what keeps people in mind.

And they try programming

you from a young age.

Try to teach you right from wrong.

They send you to church

and they tell you everybody

there gets judged when they die.

And the bad people get punished.

The good people get

their heavenly rewards.

But you and I both know that's bullshit.

It's pretty convenient to

tell people not to judge,

to not concern yourself when people are

doing terrible things.

It'll all get solved after you're dead.

I just got tired of waiting.

Hey,

Everything okay?

Yeah. We're just having

an existential debate on the

nature of human morality.

- Have fun with that.

- Where you going?

Going to get a drink?

Join me when you're done.

Mmmhmm

Bring nose noose. Boy,

he looks uptight.

Yeah, thanks.

He, he seems to

genuinely care about you.

I know. He's a f*cking rock star.

I never would've made

it this far without him.

- So is all this his idea?

- Does he strike you

as the mastermind behind this operation?

No. He's a sweetheart.

Always looking out for me.

Always making sure I'm okay.

k*lling on your behalf.

It's not like that.

I might have had the idea, but

he took it and ran with it.

Okay, but why stream the

killings? Like, like why?

Draw attention to what you're doing.

Because I knew it would

make people give a sh*t.

What good is a righteous k*lling

spree if nobody knows why?

It's righteous. Do you know how hard it is

to get someone interested

in a topic these days?

Much less getting them to care.

- Yeah, a little bit.

- A big f*cking bit.

A topic like this, big company

k*lling little people.

Happens all the time in broad daylight

and nobody gives a sh*t.

But this, they won't

be able to ignore this.

Now that the roller coaster's taken

off, there's no stopping it.

The k*ll count will get higher.

People start to realize this

is all by design thanks to you.

So I'm part of the plan.

Ethan, you're the most

important part of it.

'Cause you're gonna be

the one to tell our story

you get to decide what

to show and what not to show.

Whether we come across as heroes

or villains, you're gonna be

the one to write our obituary.

Okay. But do you really think that

this senseless violence is

going to change anything?

I'm cautiously optimistic

and I object to the

term senseless violence.

I'm not walking into a movie

theater and yelling fire

or walking through a mall with an AR 15.

You know, that's the biggest

problem with kids these days.

They get handed all these

problems, they start to shut down.

They start losing their minds

and taking it out on innocent people.

Which is such a g*dd*mn

shame when there are

so many terrible people out there.

That'd be better off dead.

Okay. This thing

that you're trying to

do, it sounds impossible.

I mean, even if you were to

get attention on everything,

you really think anything

is going to change.

Like, haven't you ever

heard the expression,

you can't get blood from a rock.

You can if you throw it hard enough.

[Screaming]

What kind of camera is that?

You hear that, a dollar Store.

[Laughing]

Dollar... Store... K*llers.

- Dollar store K*llers

- That's us

with the f*cking, what's that called?

Dollar sign?

CAMERA MAN: Yeahhh

Yeah, buddy.

Yeah, buddy. Yeah. Why

aren't you drinking that?

More, more, more.

Hey, no no keep it on them.

We need to talk about what

we're gonna do next.

CAMERA MAN - Okay.

So what's our plan?

CAMERA MAN: To be honest, boss.

It doesn't really feel like we have one.

Right?

That's what this is. This

is us coming up with a plan.

CAMERA MAN: What are

you gonna say to them?

ETHAN: I dunno. Try and level with them.

Just tell them I'm, I'm uncomfortable

with the ethical implications of it.

Wait for them to pass out.

Just leave

CAMERA MAN: Is a call to the police

gonna show up on this list.

You don't have to follow me

if you wanna call, call.

CAMERA MAN: I'm following

your lead, Ethan.

Are you under the impression

that I am in any way leaving

this sh*t show?

We have to play this carefully.

What's our liability?

What happens when the footage

of the police get involved?

CAMERA MAN: How high

of a priority is that?

Well, it's something to consider.

Do you want all of this to be for nothing?

What's your boys talking about?

We were talking about your

name. Dollar store K*llers

Catchy, ain't it?

Yeah.

So is that a intentional

or are you, are we trying to

make a statement or something?

- A statement?

- Yeah.

You know, taking on the system,

tackling economic disparity.

So you get all your cheap stuff in the

dollar store to do your thing.

What?

I mean, we get our sh*t

from there. 'Cause it's cheap.

Well, we were actually

thinking about heading out So

You were leaving?

Yeah. You know, it's, it's getting late.

Like leaving or leaving? Leaving.

No, we're just gonna

head back to the hotel.

We're gonna get some

sleep and we will go over

the footage in the morning,

But we're not done.

The story ain't over.

Y'all gotta stick around

For what?

See how it all ends?

No worries. We'll come

back in the morning.

I don't think that's such a good idea.

I think y'all should

stay here for the night.

See, you're a part of this now.

And if I let you go, the chances

of y'all getting cold

feet go up exponentially.

Or they could call the cops.

DIXIE: Yeah, they could call the cops.

All it takes is one call.

Grab your phone.

Grab your phone.

I don't want to, I'm not gonna

ahhh, see.

Nah, our boys wouldn't

do that. Would you boys?

DAX: Would you boys?

No.

- Let's find y'all some space.

- Great.

DIXIE: Can't sleep?

I guess so

DIXIE: Something on your mind.

Yeah, you could say that.

DIXIE: So tell me about yourself.

When did you know you wanted

to start making movies?

I didn't want to make movies.

I wanted to tell stories.

Well, you know, I always

struggled at writing

and getting the ideas outta my head,

but my mom

got me this cheap little video camera

for my eighth birthday.

[Laugh]

I know. Something just kind of clicked.

Like I didn't have to tell

the story from scratch.

You know, I could film something

and find this story, cut

out all the boring bits and,

and you know, that,

that was my light bulb.

DIXIE: Your what?

In a cartoon, when a character has an idea

and the light bulb comes up

over their head, you know,

DIXIE: I don't,

And when I figured out editing, like,

that's when I realized, that's

how I could tell a story.

DIXIE: Profound.

Yeah.

Stupid. But it used to be easier.

No, it used to be that

you could make something.

Like you can make

something, you put it online

and you could build an audience slowly.

But now we're all at the mercy

of this f*cking algorithm

and you can't even cut it the

way you want to do it anymore.

Everything has to be like a certain length

and it has to be like a

certain type of content.

Everyone's using the same basic thumbnail,

making the same stupid face.

It's a f*cking factory.

And anything that was like revolutionary

or even remotely interesting

about the platform,

it's just been just like choked

out by corporate influence.

DIXIE: Never fun when

those second thoughts

start creeping in.

Yeah. Well, let's just say

I'm having second thoughts

about where my career is headed.

DIXIE: I'm guessing I got

something to do with that.

Hey, aren't you afraid

DIXIE: Of what?

Of what's coming?

DIXIE: What's coming?

You gotta know that

this can't go on. Right?

You have k*lled people. They're

gonna piece it together.

They're gonna find you

DIXIE: Hard to argue.

Yeah. I mean, I'm freaking out for you.

If I had to spend the

rest of my life in prison

or worse, I, I mean, I don't know

how you're not a complete train wreck.

DIXIE: Probably because I'm at

peace with my decisions.

I'm not an idiot. I knew where

this road was gonna lead us

and that it was always

gonna be a dead end.

But that doesn't mean it

wasn't worth the ride.

You don't agree?

It all just feels like such a waste.

That's what happens when

the world sees you as trash.

That's how they see us.

That's how they saw my mom

disposable somebody else.

The world can throw away.

You don't think that's wrong?

I think it's all wrong.

What they did to your mom,

what they're doing to

the people in this town,

what you did to them.

It's all f*cked.

It is, isn't it?

Come on, wake up.

DAX: What's happening?

DIXIE: We got somewhere to be.

DIXIE: We'll be back in a

minute. Don't go nowhere.

What am I still doing here?

Why haven't I left yet?

You know, call the police.

Right? Like any sane

person would've hit the

eject button already.

But not me.

I'm still here.

Like, the first rule

of good journalism is don't get attached.

Don't pick a side.

You, your only commitment is to the truth.

But that's not it.

I'm afraid

It's fear.

Not, not for me, not not for

what they're gonna do next.

I'm afraid of what I

might miss if I leave.

Like, what does that say about me? Dude,

CAMERA MAN: Are you asking me, Ethan?

What are we doing here?

We shouldn't f*cking be here.

Gotta put the camera down, man.

People are f*cking dying

and I'm making a movie.

CAMERA MAN: Hey, they're back.

[Muffled Sounds]

DAX: Shut up.

You're a part of this now. Whoa. No,

ETHAN: No, no.

I told you. We can't do this anymore

DIXIE: Are you filming?

Good.

Guys, who is this?

DIXIE: You'll see

[Moans]

Is he tied up?

[Scared Moans]

ETHAN: Jesus.

Jesus. Don't want

nothing to do with this

Guys, what are we doing here?

DAX: What do you think?

Why you like, I mean, why

did you bring him here?

I saw the interview you did with him.

How he sat there all calm, lying to you,

lying to the people.

I wanted to give you

another shot at it.

ETHAN: You're giving me notes.

Know what the problem with

all this sh*t is, Ethan.

It's all lies. That's all the news is.

And here I thought you were

different.

ETHAN: I am different.

No you're not. All you do is sit there

and nod while they lie to you.

You don't challenge

them on their bullshit.

You said you wanted the truth.

How are you ever gonna get that?

If you put people on

camera that lie to you?

I have an obligation to tell

both perspectives. Okay.

They're poisoning us. We're dying.

Is that a story with two sides to it?

Are there good people

on both sides? Ethan,

WARREN: God, Damnnit.

DAX: Language!

DIXIE: Go on. Talk to him.

ETHAN: We can't do this. It isn't right?

You're still stuck in that

antiquated thought process.

Ethan, why is it okay for

them to k*ll in the name

of profit, but not for us to

k*ll the name of the people?

- None of this is right, Dixie.

- Then do something about it.

You know, they say two

wrongs, don't make it right.

Well, I think whoever came up with that,

just lack commitment.

You know, maybe if we all

tried a little bit harder,

maybe even none of us started

leaning into the wrong,

we could make the world right again.

So go on asking your questions.

Fine. I will.

You said you didn't think there

was a, how you phrase it,

inherent risk to dumping

all that sh*t in the water.

No. What I said was the

scientific data was inconclusive.

You k*lled my mother. Is

that conclusive enough?

Please, I got a family too.

Oh sh*t.

No, you make a good

point Warren.

What you think in?

I think maybe we've

been doing this wrong.

Maybe all this eye for

an eye sh*t, maybe we've

been poking the wrong eyes.

Maybe instead of k*lling them,

maybe we should take away their families.

- No, no.

- Maybe k*lling thems too easy.

Dixie that don't help anyone.

DIXIE: They should suffer in

the same way I have.

- Fair is fair.

- No, Dixie.

Dixie, listen, I understand

where you're coming from. I truly really.

No, you don't. You never

did. You're just a tourist.

- That's

- you got his wallet?

No, guys, this has to end here.

No, you can't

- Gonna stop me?

- Dax.

Out of my way nose boy, move.

Dixie, please.

WARREN: No, please don't f*cking do this.

DIXIE: It's done.

You Can't f*cking...

DAVID: Do something. Call the cops.

Do this to my kids.

You know what's funny?

I never would've even considered it if

you hadn't brought it up.

I get the point you are trying to make.

I get the point, but this is not the way

So what is?

We don't show this to the people.

- We

- yes.

I'm gonna end up in a cell or a grave.

- Nobody's gonna be listening.

- What do you want?

I'll give you anything.

- You can't,

You can't bring her back.

Tell her what she wants

to hear. Just do it.

- Tell her what?

- What she wants to hear.

DIXIE: No, tell me the truth.

Do it, she could call

him. She can bring him back.

Just say it. This is your kids.

Have you seen what they are capable of?

Nothing is worth what is going to happen.

Jesus, please turn it off.

CAMERA MAN: What?

Turn it off.

CAMERA MAN: Dude,

you told me to never stop.

They are gonna k*ll his kids.

CAMERA MAN-She's bluffing.

She's not gonna do that.

- Oh, you want take that risk?

Turn it off.

CAMERA MAN: FINE.

DIXIE: Tell me.

WARREN: Yes, we know.

DIXIE: I know. You knew

ETHAN: Jesus Warren it is now or never.

We knew there was a risk for

the chemicals seeping

into the water supply.

We knew upgrades were needed,

but the cost was more than they wanted

to spend

ETHAN: There.

There he said it. So just call

Dax, bring him back here ok.

Dixie, please.

DAX: They found us.

CAMERA MAN: f*ck.

DIXIE: Pick it up.

- Yeah, they're here.

- Tell him

to call him on your number.

Can you call me on my

cell phone? I don't know.

She told me to say it

like, no, he's alive.

- Give him your number.

- Listen,

you gotta call me on my cell phone.

Okay. My number's

three two three five five

five oh one ninety nine.

DIXIE: Put it on speaker.

Oh, hey, you're on speaker.

This is Sheriff Dunley. I

need everyone in there to come

outside with your hands in the air.

Do you understand?

If anybody takes one

step towards that door,

he die. You dig?

How do I know he is still alive?

Okay. That enough for you?

ETHAN: He's alive.

SHERIFF: Is he hurt?

No, they haven't hurt me.

SHERIFF: Does he require

medical attention?

- No, they haven't hurt me.

- Yet.

SHERIFF: Ms. Neil, the only way

you're walking away from this

is if you deliver

Mr.Edgerton safely.

DAX: Okay. Dix. Don't believe it.

No matter what. We're done.

No, no. They're

not gonna g*n you down.

Not as long as we're filming, right? Yeah.

Just do what they say and

it's gonna all be over. That's

That's what you want

for this to be over.

- Yes.

- Because you're afraid.

Yes.

I thought you were different.

Okay. I'm not. Okay. I'm

just like everyone else.

I'm just a guy that's just

trying to get through it

and I don't wanna see anyone else get hurt

Even me?

Yeah. Yeah even you.

SHERIFF: I'm giving you two minutes to

open the door and walk out of it.

Thank you.

For telling our story.

WARREN: No! Noo!

[Stabbing Sounds]

I just sent Warren.

Straight to Hell.

ETHAN: Jesus, f*ck.

DAX: Language

ETHAN: Get down!

ETHAN: The truth is a funny thing.

You know, it, it hides in plain sight.

It's disguised as routine and,

and masked by the mundane.

This story, it showed

up like every other one.

Something interesting

that piqued my curiosity

and I didn't consider the risk.

All I could think about was the reward.

And you know, at the time

it felt like the right call.

It was a, a calculated

risk, a gamble worth taking

because at the end of the day,

what I was focused on, it,

it wasn't the people impacted

by the company's weaponized carelessness

or the, the victims of Dax

and Dixie's k*lling Spree.

All that mattered to me. All that mattered

to me was a compelling story

to tell for money, for clout,

for fake internet points.

Just like Interval and Dax and Dixie.

My biggest mistake was

dehumanizing people.

And for that reason,

there's blood on my hands.

My fingerprints are part of

this massive crime scene.

You can't get blood from a rock.

Our actions, no matter how

small, we'll have consequences.

Now, I don't know if things will change,

because now life has taught

me that they rarely do.

But here on the banks of

this river, I'm, I'm left

with a feeling of uncertainty.

Was Dixie right have, have

people become numb to the crimes

that are perpetuated

against people in the name

of convenience and profit. As a society

have we become too cynical

and, and abandoned

any hope that our institutions

will do something?

You know, that, that,

that they'll help people.

Help the people they were built to serve.

Is there a way to change

things without hurling rocks?

Thanks for watching and

keep an open mind

for the record, I don't

condone what Dax and Dixie did,

nor do I condone what Interval did.

Or the elected officials who

keep allowing these things

to happen to the people

they're supposed to be serving.

Like too many tragedies.

There are plenty of victims.

And too many people with

blood on their hands.

I know you don't want to hear it.

Doctors keep saying you

gotta stay positive.

But I don't know how much

fight I've got left in me.

I got enough for the both of us.