* THUNDER RUMBLES BREATHY, MYSTERIOUS MUSIC RHYTHMIC TRIBAL MUSIC Captions were made with the support of NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Able 2018 (All chatter noisily) Hello, Mr Lombardo. Hey, Mr Lombardo! Mr Lombardo, what's up? Hey, man. Hey. GIRL: Jennifer... BOY: Oi! Get off! GIRL: This is so serious, I can't... Did you see his eyes? (Squeals) MOBILE PHONE RINGS WATCH ALARM BEEPS Fuck off! Appreciate you guys coming down. The only thing I'm gonna miss in this dump is this. Settle down. Settle down. MICROPHONE FEEDBACK Well, we've come to the halfway point of our senior seminars. APPLAUSE AND CHEERING Settle down, settle down. NOISE SUBSIDES It beats study hall, doesn't it? BOY: No. (Others chuckle) Is that you, Jimmy? Hey, man, at least in study hall, I can meditate. What he means is masturbate. OTHERS: Boo! Something with which I'm sure you've had hands-on experience, Kirk. (Students cheer loudly) STUDENTS: Ooh! JIMMY: It wasn't me, man. It wasn't me. I'm innocent. I'm innocent. We've all heard the terms date rape, sexual harassment. We've discussed some of these issues right here in this very room. Our guests today come from the Blue Bay Police Department. (Students jeer) Detectives Duquette and Perez are here to give us what we hope will be a fresh perspective on this subject and to address any questions any of you might have. Let's give them a warm welcome. APPLAUSE AND BOOING Thank you, Mr Lombardo. I'm out of here. Let's begin with a question. This prick can kiss my ass. (Others gasp) DOOR SLAMS As I was saying, why don't we begin with a question? What is a sex crime? Not gettin' any! (Others cheer loudly) Blue Bay, fight, fight! Buccaneers, win tonight! Blue Bay, fight, fight! Buccaneers, win tonight! (All cheer enthusiastically) Steady. Steady the bow, Jimmy. That's good. CHEERLEADERS: Blue Bay, fight, fight! Buccaneers, win tonight! Blue Bay, fight, fight! Buccaneers, win tonight! Drop the main. All right, guys, let's de-rig and I'll see you all Monday. The Buccaneers are number one and don't you forget it. BOY: Leach, my car needs a wash too. BOY: Do you do windows? Good work, guys. See you Monday. Bye, Mr Lombardo. See you, Mr Lombardo. See you, buddy. The Buccaneers are number one and don't you forget it. DISTANT HORN BLASTS All right. I can definitely party on one of those. CARIBBEAN MUSIC FROM BOAT It's a stinkpot, Jimmy. You want to be a real boatman, you want to get yourself one of those. Yeah...that's a real boat. I want to thank you for getting me into this class. No way my old man would spring for the fees. You're working for it and learning your way around a boat. I put myself through college working on boats. Beats flippin' burgers. Yeah. Can I play too? Or is it just for boys? So who's washing your jeep this weekend, Mr Lombardo? The senior car wash, remember? Washing my old jeep's a waste of time, don't you think? Not at all. Could Nicole and I do it? We're working as a team. Tell you what - I'm going to the Glades, Saturday. Why not come over Sunday and wash all the mud off? Deal. I was counting on my mom for a ride today, but she's not here. Surprise, surprise. I was wondering if you could give me one. Mr Lombardo, you really wouldn't want me to walk, would you? I mean, like, something bad might happen. What about you, Jimbo, need a lift? Yeah. But I got my bike. No problem. 'SEMI-CHARMED LIFE' BY THIRD EYE BLIND PLAYS Hey, try it. ENGINE SPUTTERS Suzie, you need a lift? We got room for one more. Jesus, where'd she get those shoes - Whores For Less? Try it again. ENGINE STARTS Nice to see you kids getting along. SONG: # Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends? # Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends? # I see ya, I see ya # I've seen you around for a long, long time # I really, I really # I really remember when you drank my wine # Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends? # Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends? # I see ya, I see ya I see ya walking round... # Whoa. Don't forget Sunday. I won't. OK. Is that Sam Lombardo? (Sarcastically) Hi, Mom. Sam, hi. Hi, Sandra. Why don't you come on in and...have a drink? Sorry, Sandra, I gotta run. # I get my money through the welfare line # I see ya, I see ya, I see you standing in it every time # Why can't we be friends? Why can't we be friends? # SULTRY, RHYTHMIC MUSIC KNOCKING ON WINDOW GIGGLING BOTH: Hi, Mr Lombardo. Hi, girls. Look, he forgot. I knew it. No, I didn't. Check out my jeep. Nice and dirty for you. You may want to wait until the other car leaves. You mean the Mercedes isn't yours too? My Benz is blue. You know that, Nicole. Sam, I'm leaving. So where's your hose, Mr Lombardo? The hose, Kelly, is right in front of the jeep. Kelly Van Ryan's going to wash your jeep? Come on, Barbara. It's for a good cause. Sam the philanthropist. You know what they say, "A little hard work never hurt anyone." (Softly) OK. Have fun at the club. SONG: # I want what I want I want it now # I feel what I feel Don't bring me down # I want what I want I want it now # I feel what I feel Don't bring me down # I know what I know I don't know how # I want what I want And I want it now # I know what I know I don't know how # I want what I want And I want it now. # SAM: Wow! It looks brand-new. KELLY: Aren't you forgetting something? Your coupon. We gotta have it. Oh, yeah. That thing. Um...can't we just... Rules are rules, Mr Lombardo. OK, let me look for it. Mr Lombardo? We're running kind of late. If Nicole goes on to the Mansons', you could give me a ride when you find the ticket. No, no. Just give me a minute, OK? Go. Are you sure? Mm-hm. ENGINE STARTS CAR DRIVES OFF, DOOR CLOSES SULTRY MUSIC * TENSE MUSIC 'LOVE MACHINE' PLAYS (Woman moans loudly) WOMAN: Oh! PHONE RINGS Oh, Frankie! Oh, God! OH...GOD! OH, GOD! OH! OH! GODDAMMIT! Cono! RECORDED MESSAGE: Hello... Hello! ...this is Blue Bay High School. Your son or daughter was absent today. Jesus H. Christ! (Groans) What? Oh, nothing. What? Come on. SONG: # Can't get enough of your love, baby... # Art, this is a helluva fish you caught. It's a barracuda. If you weren't busy chasing bootie at the yacht club, you'd have come and caught one for yourself. You're not telling me you're gonna eat this thing? Why not? It's a barracuda - it's poisonous. It'll kill you. I could say that about most of the girls you date. Sandra Van Ryan for Sam. Sandra. What's up? Kelly skipped school today, Sam. Have you heard anything? Not a word. DISTANT GUNFIRE Never mind. I've found her. KELLY: Pull! Listen, Sam, it was really good seeing you the other day. Look, Sandra, I'm real busy right now, so... I haven't found anyone who can handle my boat the way you can. GUNFIRE Yeah, well... I know you're fucking Barbara Baxter. So, what? So maybe I'm a one-woman man now. (Laughs) Aww, poor Sam. You really think you'll get one of these Blue Bay women to marry you? Are you finished, Sandra? Grab a clue, honey - you're a hired hand, you're a good lay. That's as far as it goes. Enjoy it while it lasts. Goodbye, Sandra. Pull! You seem to find guns therapeutic. Maybe I ought to try it. So, let me guess. Some boy didn't call and screwed up your whole weekend, so you're taking the day off, right? Which one of your deckhands is that? Whichever one I want. OK, Kelly...what's the matter? What is it? I miss Dad. Jesus. I miss him too, um...sometimes. No, you don't. He didn't have to kill himself, Kelly. Oh, Kelly, I... ..I... ..I don't know why he did it. I really don't. Can I... ..can I get you anything? Do you want a Valium? (Softly) I was raped. (Sighs) You know what, honey, I can't hear you. I said I was raped. What?! I was raped... ..by Sam Lombardo. Sam Lombardo?! My daughter does NOT get raped in Blue Bay. And you're saying that Sam Lombardo raped her? That son of a bitch is insane to think he can do this to me. PEREZ: We understand your feelings, Ms Van Ryan, but, please, we need some time with Kelly. We'd like to take her statement alone. You all right with this, baby? Yeah, I'm all right. OK. Would you like to take a break for a minute? I just want to get it over with. We'd like to videotape this statement. I know this isn't pleasant, Kelly. But these are serious charges and we need to know everything that happened between you and Mr Lombardo. Are you ready? VIDEO CAMERA BEEPS He started rubbing my shoulders. I let him. I mean, he's a nice guy. The next thing... ..his hand was in my shorts. You know, from behind. His fingers... ..his fingers... Take your time. They were in me. Both places, you know? Did he put himself inside you? Yes. I said, "Stop!" I screamed. I mean, that's how it sounded in my head. He hurt me. (On video) Did you try to fight him? I... Well, he had my wrists pinned behind me. Then what? He kept saying, "Let it happen. "Let it happen." And then he just stopped. You mean he withdrew? I don't know. It's really hard to remember exactly. Try, Kelly. I know one thing he said. He said, "Don't worry, I didn't cum." I can't forget that. He said, "No little girl can ever make me cum." "No little girl can ever make me cum." Jesus. Too bad - we might have had some physical evidence, huh? THUD! What? Maybe there's no physical evidence because nothing happened. You want my gut, there it is. I think she's acting. She set it up to be alone with him so he could come on to her. She's upset cos he didn't. Maybe she set it up that way, maybe not. He shouldn't have had her there in the first place. Gloria, the line I have on Lombardo, he's done half the women here. Doesn't make him a rapist. What about asking her to take a polygraph? What about asking the Pope to take a piss test? Ask a Van Ryan to take a lie detector test and Tom Baxter will cut you off at the knees. You afraid of Tom Baxter? Or Sandra Van Ryan? OK. End of discussion. You both know what to do. You start with his neighbours, his co-workers, you talk to Kelly's friends. You know what that'll mean for Lombardo. Yeah. And you heard the Van Ryan girl's statement. The guy's dirty. Bring me a case. MYSTERIOUS MUSIC All right...good work, Jimbo. I'll see you Monday. All right. It's what's left of my sailing class. Talk to me, Artie. Kelly Van Ryan is accusing you of rape. Jimmy told me. Apparently, I'm the last one to know about it. Sam, I, um... Look, Sandra Van Ryan's been on the horn all day with every member of the school board. She's pushing for suspension. That's it? The board's going to roll over for Sandra Van Ryan without hearing my side? This is insane. I'm innocent, goddammit. Look... You've got to believe that. All I can say is hang in there. They clear you of this, you get reinstated... The point is you never get cleared of something like this. It stays with you. It follows you around...forever. You're going to need some help with this one, Sam. You're going to need an attorney. Right. Maybe you can tell me which attorney in South Florida is going to want to go up against the Van Ryans in court. LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC Hi. I'm here to see Ken Bowden. Do you have an appointment? Oh, yeah. Sam Lombardo. OK, then. Mr Bowden? Your 10:30's here. Could you show him in, please? What brings you to this part of town? Well, I was, until yesterday, a guidance counsellor at Blue Bay High School. A student there is accusing me of rape. Male or female? The student is Kelly Van Ryan. As in Sandra Van Ryan? As in...I'm fucked! Why don't you tell me about it? Oh, shit. Where do I begin? Start with...your relationship with the girl - Kelly. She's a student. I was her guidance counsellor. Beyond that, there was no relationship. Well, you've got nothing to worry about. W-What did you do to your neck? This? I don't have to wear it all the time. There was an insurance guy around here earlier. All right. Let me tell you how I charge. Georgie, hey! We gonna catch some wind? Mr Lombardo, I'm afraid I can't park your car today. You can't park me? I'm meeting Barbara for lunch. CAR HORN HOOTS Can you get this parked, Georgie? We're running late. Right away, Mr Baxter. You're finished here, Lombardo. Take a hike. Barbara. What's going on? Maybe you didn't hear me, Lombardo. You're finished in Blue Bay. If I find you around my daughter again, you'll be finished, period. Get the fuck out of here. It's all right, Georgie. SLOW COUNTRY MUSIC Sam, honey. Haven't seen you in a while. Welcome back. Rum and Coke. TENSE MUSIC Hey! Are you all right? I'm fine. Cool? Yeah. That's too bad, motherfucker. SOUND OF PUNCHES * DOORBELL BUZZES Sam? (Knocks at door) Lombardo? Whoa, man! It's me. Sorry, man. Things have been getting a little weird around here. I can see that. Come on in. You're sure this Frankie Condo guy is the guy that did this to you? It was him, all right. He was driving Sandra's Range Rover. Tell the cops and we can go after Sandra Van Ryan right now. Forget it. The lady has deep pockets. Believe me, I know how deep her pockets are. I thought I might be able to save my house - an equity loan. Guess who's on the board of directors at the bank. I don't need any more trouble from this woman. You think making some sort of statement's going to stop her? The shit I've got on Kelly...yeah. A year ago...when her old man blew his brains out, Kelly lost it and ran away. They found her in a fleabag motel some place. Coked out of her gourd. Meanwhile...you, Sam, are voted Educator of the Year or some crap. They put the two of you in front of a jury, and they're going to look stupid. They know it. Why do you think they haven't taken your statement yet? Cos they're busy looking for dirt. And they're not going to find it. Right? Ken...I don't fuck my students. He's just showing off for you, now. Hey, there, Ruby. I see you still got Walter. I was hoping something had eaten him by now. Can I help you with something? Suzie called us. Where would we find her? You know the way. You, ah...won't shoot her, will you? I don't believe she's armed. (Wolf-whistles) ROCK SONG ON RADIO KNOCK AT DOOR Yeah? (Turns radio down) It took you guys long enough! What if someone was trying to strangle me or fuck me in the ass, even? I mean, you guys do sex crimes, right? My partner, Detective Perez. It's Celine. He had a good line on what cheap fucks people are. Suzie, you called us, remember? Did they arrest Mr Lombardo? No. Will they? I don't know. That bothers you? I want to go outside. When was this that Sam Lombardo gave you the ride? About a year ago. And when you arrived at your trailer, was anyone there? No. So, you were alone? Yeah. Did he come in with you? I guess. You guess? Well, did he or didn't he? OK. Yeah, he did. Then what? Did he touch you? Did you maybe flirt with him a little? Suzie, look, I know you feel bad. Just tell us the truth. I didn't say a thing to him. He just put his arm around me and told me I was pretty. I can be really pretty, he said. Did you ask him to stop? Shit! What difference does it make? No one's gonna believe me, anyway. Did Sam Lombardo rape you? Yeah. OK, he did! He pushed me to the floor and he did it to me. Now are we done? Almost, Suzie. Almost. At some point, were you able to fight him off? No. He stopped by himself. OK. Is that it? Leave me alone. Don't touch me! All right. Take it easy. He stopped...and that was it? He just left? Yeah. He...he did say one thing first. What was that? He said, "No little bitch can ever make me come." Open the gate! (Prisoners shout) PRISONER: How about a smoke, man? Hello, Chinksy. You know, it's really a bad news/good news situation. You were denied bail, but... you got a real attorney, you know, instead of a public defender. I'm telling you, Ken, I'm innocent. YOU are preaching to the choir. You're not alone. (Man chuckles) So, you're the new chicken licker? Could you comment on the case? Ma'am, can I have your feelings at this time? Mr Lombardo will get what he deserves. REPORTER: Can you tell us anything? Anything? Are you confident about the case? Very. REPORTER: The Lombardo rape case has galvanised upscale Blue Bay with its tabloid appeal. Just arriving - Sandra Van Ryan, jet-set real estate heiress and part of the powerful Blue Bay elite. And the girl from the wrong side of the tracks. The jury must choose between the words of these two girls and that of Sam Lombardo. Reporting live from the courthouse steps, I'm Nancy Dewer, 'Eyewitness News'. ENIGMATIC MUSIC The State of Florida versus Sam Lombardo. The Honourable Sylvia B. Wexman presiding. All rise. We gotta stand up. Please be seated. Now sit down. Would you like more time, Kelly? I know that this is hard, Kelly. But I have one more question. And even though it's something we've been over, I want us all to be very clear about it. Kelly, when you saw that Mr Lombardo intended to have sex with you, what were your exact words? What did you say? (Sobbing) I told him no. I said, "Stop, Mr Lombardo. Please." I screamed for him to stop. You screamed for him...to stop? And did he? No. He raped me on the floor of his shitty house. MURMURING Thank you. * It's day two of the Lombardo rape case. And the second alleged victim of the former guidance counsellor is taking the stand. Yesterday, Kelly Van Ryan delivered to the jury an emotional account of events and was not swayed by defence counsel's cross-examination. We'll come back later with an update on these proceedings. Reporting live from the courthouse steps, I'm Nancy Dewer, 'Eyewitness News'. Good morning, everybody. JURY: Good morning. Miss Toller. When you were... picked up for shoplifting in your freshman year at Blue Bay, and you were allowed to make one call, you called Mr Lombardo, isn't that correct? Miss Toller? Yes. And when you were expelled from Blue Bay for destruction of school property... I broke a fucking window. It wasn't my fault. (Judge bangs gavel) Miss Toller, you will wait until you're asked before responding. And you will refrain from using profanity in this court. It was Mr Lombardo who appeared with you in lieu of a parent conference. Is that right? Yes. It seems to me... that Mr Lombardo was your friend. He was. But all that changed when... ..according to your testimony... ..Mr Lombardo...raped you? On, uh...April 23rd of last year. Is that right? Yes. But then in May, when you were arrested for possession of narcotics, and again allowed a phone call... ..you called Mr Lombardo. So what? So what? So what? Oops, Suzie. So, one month after you say this man raped you, you go to him for help? Sounds to me, you still considered Mr Lombardo a pretty good friend. I needed help. I'm sure you did. But Mr Lombardo wasn't there this time, was he? It was summer. He was gone. And you spent six months in a state correctional facility. Did that make you mad, Suzie? That Sam was gone? That he wasn't there? Hmm? Could that be why you're saying these things about Mr Lombardo? Your friend. I said them because they happened. Miss Toller, are you going to sit there under oath and swear Samuel Lombardo raped you? I said he did. Let me ask you a question, Miss Toller. Did you enjoy being a guest of the state? Cos I promise, if you're lying about Sam Lombardo - and I believe you are - you'll be visiting that facility again quite soon. Which is why I'm going to ask you again now...under oath. Suzie...did Samuel Lombardo rape you? Miss Toller, you will have to answer the question. Miss Toller... Goddamn it! This was not my idea. Objection! Your Honour, Miss Toller is clearly responding to defence counsel's badgering. The court would like to hear what Miss Toller has to say. Miss Toller? Sam Lombardo didn't rape me. LOUD MURMURING He didn't rape Kelly either. He didn't do anything. (Shouts) This is ridiculous! The witness has been threatened by defence counsel. I made it plain - this court intends to hear Miss Toller's story. Miss Toller? I just wanted to hurt Mr Lombardo. I mean, he was my friend... at first. Then I got busted and he didn't even stick up for me. I had to go to that hellhole. It's like you're his favourite, then, who cares? (Whispers angrily) Make her stop! When Kelly said we should do this, I thought, "Cool!" Kelly? All these big shots screwing me over like that cop, Duquette. Now they'll get screwed. I'm sorry, Your Honour. I have to object. Your Honour, please, may I be heard? Mr Baxter, you are not trying this case. Go sit down. Kelly's pissed at Mr Lombardo too. She's in love with him. He's been her whole fantasy since her old man died. Then she found out Mr Lombardo was doing her mom. What?! Kelly! (Shouts) You skanky bitch! Get your fucking hands off me! Don't you know who I am? I'll have you fired. TENSE MUSIC Get the hell away from me. Jesus, man! Let loose. I'm thinking about where I'm going to stay. I've lost my house. I'm waking up from a goddamn nightmare. You'll get over it. We have got a knockdown, airtight, motherfucker lawsuit against Sandra Van Ryan. Just like that? Just like that? These people ruined your life, bro. I told you they'd go too far. They went overboard. They did! They'll settle. Believe me, they'll be begging to settle. Here we go! CAR HORN HOOTS Wait! Come on, girl. In a startling turn of events, Sam Lombardo has been dismissed following a reversal of testimony by one of his alleged victims. Excuse me. Over here! Excuse me. Can anybody read? (Shouts) Hey! Sandra. I want you to nail that shyster's balls to the nearest wall. That might have been a possibility if Miss Not-so-bright hadn't started throwing things. Fuck off. I can't believe you're going to let them get away with this shit. All on the word of one little white trash bitch. I don't think you get it, Sandy. Your princess here committed perjury. It'll be all I can do to keep her fucking little ass out of jail. Well, what are we going to do? Here's your coffee, Sam. Thank you. Ken. Sorry I'm late. Hold my calls, Lenore. OK, Mr Bowden. Thank you, Sandra. Oye. I'll be seeing you. OK? OK. Yeah. Nice to see you, Tom. Come by. We'll have lunch. See you at the club. "See you at the club." "See you at the club." "See you at the club." "See you at the club, Tommy." Hey, Tom. What did you shoot today, pal? Hey, my man. Ah! This is for you. You did good, Ken. Yeah. Thanks. I know part of you wishes this never happened, but it did. So take the money and enjoy yourself, all right? Find a happy place. Lenore, would you see Mr Lombardo out, please? Goodbye, Sam. Bye, Lenore. Ha! Take care of my lizards, huh? Hello, Kelly. Drop dead. You know how my mom's paying you off? She's breaking my trust. I can't touch it until she's dead and she's breaking it to pay you. I'm sorry, Kelly. Why don't you start fucking her again? You can spend it together. I hate you! I fucking hate you, you son of a bitch! I fucking hate you! You see, Art, I couldn't come back, even if I wanted to. MOSQUITO BUZZES Goddamn maid. WATER DRIPS SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC So you got my mom's money. How much? How much? You know how much. Your turn to pay. Whoo! It worked! We screwed the bitch! (Laughs) It worked just like you said. What's wrong? You scared the shit out of me. What's wrong is your coming here, that's what's wrong. Are you fucking crazy? Yeah, I'm crazy. You ask my mom. CHAMPAGNE CORK POPS So how much is $8.5 million divided by three? (All laugh) Oh, great. Yeah, great. Big joke. Everybody thinks this is really funny, huh? You think this is fucking over? Let me tell you something - it's a long fucking way from over. I'm serious. After tonight, the three of us are not to be seen together again. AFTER tonight? Yeah, well... ..we're here, aren't we? (Chuckles) So maybe one celebration is OK. If we're in agreement... ..from here on out, you do exactly as I say. (Both groan with pleasure) Guidance counsellors get to find out all sorts of interesting things. Now, I want you two to kiss. Come on, now. Never let the sun go down on an argument. (Groans with pleasure) Yeah. Yeah. I told you they were going to make us look stupid. Hey, you're right. They did make us look stupid. What you're wrong about is why. Right, hear me out. Lombardo was having an affair with Sandra Van Ryan. Why not tell us about it? That's a hell of a motive for Kelly to fabricate this story initially. Maybe Lombardo's attorney saved the affair for the trial. If you're Lombardo, your life is being trashed, you don't want to sit in jail for three months. Unless... Unless what? Unless you're setting Sandra Van Ryan up for the big payday. Lombardo was deep in debt before this whole thing started. Trying to keep a pricey piece like Barbara Baxter is expensive. Trying to keep a pricey piece like Barbara Baxter is expensive. Lombardo may be broke but why would Kelly have to steal? Her grandfather's money's in trust. She can't touch it until her mother dies. I'm telling you, this guy wanted to marry money. When that didn't happen, he went to work on these two girls, using them to set up Sandra Van Ryan. I'm telling you, they junked us, partner. They junked us. Right from the start. SONG: # I had my chance and I let it go # I had my chance and I let it go # Well, if I ever have myself another chance like that # I'm going to grab it and I won't look back # I'm going to grab it and I won't look back. # Nice stroke. Is there some reason why you're here? Curiosity, I guess. About what? How to improve your breaststroke? No, actually I was curious about how you see things working out for you and Sam and Suzie. Excuse me? The three of you going to go out on the Caribbean together, live happily ever after? The thing about it is that threesomes rarely work out. You're out of your mind. It's hard for one person to keep a secret, let alone three. Especially when two are in love. You two don't really want that little pill-head around, now that you have the money. Am I right? Sam sell you on the idea right up front of whacking Suzie? Hey... That's murder, kid. Please, God, get a life. You're good, you know that? But you don't think that little freak Suzie's gonna hold up, do you? * FUNK MUSIC PLAYS Hello, Suzie. (Chokes) You better watch it with that shit. You get busted again, you go back in a two-time loser. Yeah, or I wind up dead. You know... I don't think I ever told you how sorry I was about your friend. What was his name? Come on, help me out here, Suzie. You know his name. Davey. Yeah, that's right, Davey. I was really sorry about the way that worked out. That is cop bullshit. What was that? What was that? I don't have to listen to this. You can't shove me around. I have friends. Hey! This is Ray, Suzie. You don't have shit. You never had shit and you never will have shit. Take a look at this. Go ahead, take it. It's not going to bite you. Take it! Your friend Sam deposited the cheque. (Rings bell) He transferred the funds to an offshore account. A numbered account. The cops don't even know whose name's on it. Think one of them's yours? He also put a down payment on some island property and a lease-to-buy on a 60-foot sailboat. You're into sailing, right? I don't know why you're telling me this stuff. Why are you here? I'm telling you this because I know what's going on. Two's company, three's a crowd. Come on, now. You don't really think Kelly and Sam are going to share that money with you, do you? Leave me alone. You know, I'd want a clear head right now if I were you. So I can keep a real close eye on my new friends. I'd hate to see you come to a bad end. Like Davey. Shit! Hello, you've reached Sam Lombardo. Please wait for the beep and leave a brief message. I can't believe you called Sam. What's the matter with you? I am scared. I'm scared there's no one to trust. You can trust me. PHONE RINGS Hello? SAM: Kelly. Is Suzie there? Yeah. Christ, I was afraid of that. She left this insane message on my machine. Between what she's been smoking and this cop Duquette, she's going to blow it. Calm the bitch down. Why can't you come? Please. Sam...I miss you so much. I miss you too, Kelly. But I can't right now. We've got to stick to the plan. If she can't get a fucking grip... Then what? You know what. I'll handle it. I need you, Kelly. I need you there for me tonight, OK? OK. Good. That's my girl. You're the strong one, you know that? Get Suzie, put her on a while. I want you both to hear this. Suzie. Sam. Now, look, we got to stay calm. All of us. Since the settlement, people think I'm rich. So I'm out there spending money, doing what rich guys do. Now, this cop Duquette, he's going to try and fuck with you. Don't let him. That's easy for you to say. Suzie, don't fall apart. The only people who can fuck this up is us. You...you are going to fuck me over, aren't you? Oh, for Christ's sake. You are. Are you retarded? Or brain dead from whiffing fumes out in the swamp? That's what I am to you, isn't it? Swamp trash, just like my mom. Don't! You stupid cunt! (Sobs) You are scared, aren't you? Ray... Jesus Christ! Are you crazy, Ray? You heard "Sam"? Lombardo was on the phone. You saw the girls. The conversation on that tape is totally unintelligible. What we have is you on the Van Ryan property without a warrant shooting a porn film. A month ago these two were throwing things at each other. They were acting! They were all acting! We bought it hook, line and sinker. They're getting away with $8 million of Sandra Van Ryan's money. Which she'd have saved if she hadn't destroyed his life. You wouldn't go after a guy you thought raped your daughter? She bought the same story we did. Both of you, you're not on a case. Because there is no fucking case! I've had it up to here with Sandra Van Ryan. If you keep this up, she'll sue for invasion of privacy. Get out of their lives. Hey! Am I getting through on this? You think this is just about money? About us looking stupid? Question him. You're going to find a stone-cold, manipulative psychopath. And those girls are going to wind up dead. Give this idiot something to do. Let him look into the Kennedy assassination. Next time this piece of shit drags me down here, I'm going to sue. You're lucky I didn't sue last time. I agree. Am I free to go? Yes. Thank you. Cocksucker! What was that? You heard me, motherfucker. You want to say that to my face?! What are you looking at? Huh?! PENCIL SHARPENER WHIRRS I guess I kind of lost it out there. You could say that. Were you ever in a situation where you saw something coming and you didn't do what you could to stop it? We all have. I mean, something bad. Something bad that you saw coming and then it happened. And you... ..you didn't do anything. I did that once. I don't want to do it again. ROCK MUSIC PLAYS I thought we were going to a movie. (Laughs) I think we just need to get wasted. Yeah! Oh! Come on. I want to live at the beach someday. Oh, shit! I, ah...I left the keys. I'll get them. Goodnight. Kelly? Suzie. It's me. I was worried about you. I decided that the three of us should get together one last time before we split up. Are you mad at me? No, no. I probably should have told you a bit more about the part I intended to play. We'll go through it all tonight. This is a celebration, Suzie. Not a suicide pact. We're gonna chill out. Just relax. Have a little champagne. Watch the stars. Kelly, you got a blanket or something in the back of your mom's Rover? Mm-hm. Be an angel and run and get it for us. Good girl. Let me tell you about this boat I've got picked out for us. (Suzie screams) THUD! (Screams) THUD! (Screams) THUD! You OK? My mom would kill me if she knew I took the Rover. CRICKETS CHIRP, FROGS CROAK, OWLS HOOT * So you say she didn't come home last night? She'd been talking about going to LA, but her clothes are here. Walter, you get sick, it'll serve you right. Found some teeth in an old trailer down the road. Says they'll fit. Suzie hasn't been back to school since the trial. Oh, now they're saying that she can't graduate. It is that Kelly Van Ryan that got her into this whole mess, and you both know it. We'll look into it for you, Ruby. If we find something, you'll be the first to know. Come on. It's starting, Gloria. This is how it begins. Ray, we don't know anything yet. She could be anywhere. I'll drop you at the office. Put a call out on Suzie's car. Going somewhere? You got a date? Just check the car out for me, please. It's over here by that old boat. So, you and Suzie used to come out here together? Yeah, sometimes. A lot of the kids hang out here. You, um... you really think something bad happened to Suzie? Lombardo ever come out here? (Chuckles) I say something funny? No, but, I mean, just the idea that Mr Lombardo would... The way I heard it, he was pretty tight with the kids. You and him were pals, right? Yeah, but he got me on to the sailing team. Told me I could work my way through college like he did. Sam Lombardo went to the University of Miami on an athletics scholarship. Boats didn't have a damn thing to do with it. Listen, I'm going to be here a while, kid. Why don't you go up the highway and catch the bus? Hey, Jimmy. People aren't always what they appear to be. Don't forget that. VOICES OVER POLICE RADIO This is where they did it. PEREZ: Where's the body? The swamp. He knows it won't be found there. She'd been threatening to run away. They found her car at the Miami bus terminal. Sam could have put it there. Hold on a second. They had the car dusted for prints. My guess is if Suzie was murdered it was by that Van Ryan kid - little sociopath started this. When will we get something? Blood type right away. Dental records take longer. You want DNA? It could take weeks. Poor dumb Suzie. Kid never had a chance. We don't know that. I'm telling you, Kelly's next. I'm telling you, get off this. Right now. Don't even fucking let me hear about you bothering Lombardo. David! You get an ID you call ME. Will you do me one favour? Ray, you heard him. He told ME to stay away from Lombardo. He didn't mention you. What if I'm right and Hunter's wrong? Please. You've got to help me out, partner. And if the teeth aren't Suzie's, you'll give this up? Hmm? If I'm wrong about those teeth, you got my word on it. BREATHY, MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PHONE RINGS Hello? KELLY: I've been calling you. I want to see you. Kelly, where are you? Stupid guesthouse. Good. Stay there. Sam, I'm really nervous. Kelly, relax. Take one of your mom's Valiums or something. In another week, you get on the plane, this is over, we're rich. What if they find out? Oh my God, they'd put you in the electric chair. Look, Kelly, stay in the guesthouse tonight. Skip the graduation parties. I love you so much. I love you too, Kelly. Be a good girl. Stay where you are. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC KNOCK ON WINDOW Peeping in people's windows - isn't that against the law? Suzie Toller's missing. Since when? She didn't come home last night. We found her car at the bus terminal. Ray thinks she was murdered. I don't know what to tell you. You could tell me where you were last night. I suppose I could, but I don't really have to. Now, do I? Come here. I want to show you something. Looks like goodbye. Kelly's file. Read it. You'll find an angry, sexually confused girl who threatened the lives of at least two people. What two people? One of them was her mother. The other one was a...female classmate... ..she may have been sexually involved with. Suzie? Now you get the file, read it. I think it'll give you a new perspective on things. Why didn't you tell us about this before the trial? Because then I had principles. It meant a lot to me. Now... ..I don't care. SULTRY SAXOPHONE MUSIC CAR HORN TOOTS I should probably go now. Unless you're planning on holding me for something. HORN BLASTS MOBILE PHONE RINGS Duquette. What's happening? Duquette. What's happening? PEREZ: I'm tired, Ray. I'm going home. Where's Lombardo? He's gone. Goddammit, Gloria! The blood type on the rocks matches Suzie's. Let me tell you something. There's more to this story than you know. If Suzie is dead, Hunter may be on the right track about Kelly. (Hangs up) Ray? Shit, Ray. FOREBODING MUSIC (Buzzes intercom) SANDRA: Who is it? Mrs Van Ryan, it's Detective Duquette. Open the gate now. BRISK FOOTSTEPS ECHO Hello, Kelly. What are you doing here? (Groans) Ow! SMACK! TENSE MUSIC BUILDS GLASS SMASHING GUN FIRES TWICE ANOTHER GUNSHOT (Ray groans) (Groans loudly) Kelly? Kelly! (Screams) * RAY: I mean, I just looked away for a second. Just a split second. And just like that, bingo, she put a knee in my groin. I didn't go down, but it slowed me down... ..just enough. I couldn't get to her. She turned on me with the gun... and fired one shot. I took the hit in the shoulder. I had no choice. I had to return fire. Two rounds, I think... in the chest. I w...I went there to protect her. I-I...I went there to protect her. Detective Duquette, I spent some time in military intelligence, and we had a saying there - 'Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, three times is enemy action.' This is twice for you, Duquette. And I intend to see to it there's no third time. Our investigation concludes that this was a good shooting, but that's irrelevant. You ignored the advice of your superiors. Consequently, two young women are dead. You are, as of now, terminated with forfeiture of pension and benefits. MAN: Chief Goodsall, Detective Duquette found Susan Marie Toller's teeth and blood near the area known as Stoner Beach. Miss Toller's blood was also found in the Van Ryan Range Rover. This has led this office to conclude that Susan Marie Toller was murdered by Kelly Lenier Van Ryan. (Sighs heavily) She didn't. Mr Duquette. (Firmly) Mr Duquette. This investigation is concluded. You're dismissed. TWANGY PERCUSSIVE THEME Thank you. MUSIC FADES JAUNTY CARIBBEAN MUSIC OMINOUS MUSIC RUNNING WATER Howdy, partner. Jesus, man, I wasn't expecting you until tomorrow. Hey, nice girlfriend you got there. Kelly was only supposed to be framed. (Laughs sarcastically) The bitch shot me. Well, shit, you're a cop. Don't they teach you to disarm people? You know, shoot them in the leg or something? Did you become squeamish about this stuff before or after you bludgeoned little Suzie to death with a wine bottle? Kelly wasn't supposed to die, Ray. It wasn't part of the plan. Jesus! It couldn't have worked out better. They're convinced Kelly whacked Suzie. I couldn't talk them out of it. I don't like surprises. Look at it this way - every cloud has a silver lining. Now there's no loose ends. Come tomorrow, you'll never see me again. Oh, er... listen, about tomorrow, I spoke to the bank and they said it's going to take two working days to make the... make the transfers, so... Bullshit. Oh, yeah? Call them yourself. Anyway, what's your hurry? Kick back for a day or two. We'll take out the boat. I just had it outfitted. I could use a deckhand. Here's to large bank accounts. You've got to lighten up, partner. You're a rich man. To large accounts and no loose ends. Mmm! No loose ends. EXCITING MUSIC Hey, Ray...you see that winch? Take a couple of turns on it for me - she's luffing. You mean that thing? Yeah, Ray. We call it a winch. It's what we use to tighten the sails. Why don't you start cranking? This is supposed to be a vacation. Why don't you get yourself a nice, big old powerboat? Come on, Ray. We'll make a sailor out of you yet. I'm gettin' brown. SLOW CRANKING It's stuck. What do you mean it's stuck? Put a little elbow grease into it. Ah! It's stuck, I'm telling you. Yup, the jib sheet must be caught on something. Why don't you go starboard and see if you can unhook it? I don't understand the words you just said. OK, Ray, you see this line right here? Follow it down, see if you can see what it's snagged on. You're killin' me. You mean this thing? That's it. That one right there. You see anything? Huh? Look a little lower. That's it. SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC Aaargh! Guess I forgot to tell you, Ray - one hand for the boat, the other one for yourself. First rule of sailing. Ray! What happened? Nice try, motherfucker! (Grunts) Arggh! Aaaaaaargh! You! You're dead! WOMAN: No, I'm not. Sam...Sam, for Christ's sake! Sorry, partner. You really shouldn't have killed Kelly. And you shouldn't have killed that kid out in the Glades either. What was his name? Davey. Davey. (Screams) * WOMAN: That's my son Walter. He's been doing this a long time, so don't be afraid. Please, come on in. Thank you so much for coming down to the Glades. Did you come all the way here to watch Walter or is this an official visit? No. Actually, it's my day off. I thought you looked different. I came over here because I was hoping you'd talk to me. About Suzie? Actually, I was wondering if you'd talk to me about Ray Duquette. He used to come around here. He had a thing going with one of the girls. Girls. Over at the Glades. Got sort of hung up on her, from what I hear. Does she still work there? Not after that night. All I know is the next morning, she was gone and a boy was dead - Seminole named Davey. He had a crush on Ray's whore. He caught Ray slappin' her around and he tried to stop it. So Ray killed him. Suzie saw it. So he busted her and sent her up, you know, just to prove that he could. That's all there is to say about Ray Duquette. Well... ..to Ray. We won, Sam. It's over. (Sniffs) Wow! Talk about paranoid. Take a look around us, Sam - you'll have to teach me to drive this thing before I can get rid of you. Huh? OK, Toller, I want to trim the sail. Grab a hold of that winch. Fuck the winch, I want to drive. It doesn't work that way. You don't drive it, you sail it. Now, get on that winch. I just want to cruise for a while. (Coughs) It's funny - that's one of the first things I noticed about you, Sam. You like to cruise. Suzie... Take college, for instance. I bet the only classes you took were the ones where the finals were all multiple choice. And you never bought the book, you'd always find some girl to loan you hers, then you'd fuck her after that, right? (Groans) Is that how it went? Yeah. Well, I've got a good pop quiz for you. (Coughs) Multiple choice, of course. Before sailing away on the 'Helios', Medea kills King Creon and the princess with...what? A rock? A spear gun? Or...a little poison? Poison. Good guess. THUD! SPLASH! Nice truck. Selling your boat? This was Suzie's boat. I guess she won't be needin' it now. Funny, I wouldn't have guessed Suzie was a sailor. The old lady had her tested once. They said her IQ was way up there. Around 200 or some such shit. That girl could do just about anything she put her mind to. PULSATING MUSIC You know, that weekend I got busted, I called you about a hundred times. I really believed that stuff about you being my friend. Was I naive. I can't decide what came out better - that little straw up Kelly's nose or that dog collar wrapped around your neck. What do you think, Mr Lombardo? SUZIE: He seems to like the same places you do. Funny you never met. Yeah, real funny. You know, you're wrong about this, and I get busted right on the spot. Trust me, the guy's dirty. He'll love it. Especially the part about killing me. Now, get out of here. Go make yourself a new friend. What are you drinking? (Screams) You got the pressure too tight. You're going to crush the fucking others. (Spits) Oh, for Christ's sake. CRUNCH! RAY: Hello, Kelly. What are you doing here? (Cries out anxiously) Arggh! (Groans) (Breathing quickens) Aw! HAPPY MUSIC MAN: May I ask you a question, Miss Toller? Did you enjoy being a guest of the state? Boy, I hope I never make you mad. The cash is just walking-around money. The cheque is the balance of the numbered account minus the million we set aside for Ruby and Walter, less my usual fee. Case closed. SONG: # I know that someday you will want me to hold you # When I am gone with somebody new... # Suzie. Be good. # I'll get along somehow # And then I won't # And then I won't # Want # And then I won't want # You # One more time... # SONG: # Murder for the money, yeah Murder every day # Murder every inch of the goddamn way # Murder in the morning and murder in the night # Murder every single moment of your godforsaken life # Yes, murder... # ..for the money # Yes, it's murder... # ..for the money Captions were made possible with funding from NZ On Air. www.able.co.nz Able 2018