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and when I got here...

- Are you police?

- Deputy. Just barely, though.

I can call the Sheriff,

if I can just use your...?

Here you go.

Thanks.

Yeah, I got a 7-19 here at 811 Fairhope.

Signs of possible forced entry.

Suspect is at large on foot.

No one else here,

but a neighbour just showed up.

Yeah. OK.

See you soon.

Hey, did you see that?

Yeah, I did.

This girl, Maddie,

does she have a boyfriend?

No, I don't think so.

Hm.

Family nearby? Anybody else that could

possibly have access to the house?

No, she pretty much keeps to herself.

- Is your arm OK?

- Oh, yeah.

The guy just ploughed into me.

He hit me like a truck.

He must have been...

well, just about your size, actually.

You know, like a jock.

Linebacker type.

Scary guy.

Can I get that back?

The phone.

Oh!

Yeah, of course. Sorry.

So stupid of me. Force of habit.

You said you responded to a call.

Was that from Maddie?

From the dispatcher... actually.

They said someone had called it in.

I just assumed it was the resident.

Yeah, because she wouldn't be able

to make that call. She's deaf and mute.

Huh.

Well, I guess it must have been

your girlfriend who made the call.

So, deaf mute, huh?

Pretty rough.

Has she always been unable to hear?

No, not always.

Since she was a teenager, I think.

Meningitis.

Still, to live alone like this...

she must be able to get by.

I can't swear to it, but...

...I'm pretty sure she has a spare key

in that planter on the porch down there.

Wouldn't that be great?

Yeah.

Just...?

Yeah, it's right down there,

on that corner.

So, who do you think it was?

Like, a burglar?

- I hope it wasn't something worse.

- I am sure they are fine.

If they called it in,

they probably got the hell out of here.

Trashed her car pretty good, huh?

Oh, yeah. Look at that. Jeez!

So, how long do you think it will take

for the cavalry to arrive?

About ten. Fifteen, maybe.

Really?

I'm glad you happened across me. I could

have been out here all night, bleeding.

Yeah, I'm glad I came by.

In here, you said?

Yeah, I think so. I'm not sure.

Easy.

Easy.

Hey, hey, hey!

Hey, come on. It is done. It is done.

It is done.

I figured I had about a two-in-ten chance

if it came to a fight.

You are just so damn big.

I'm actually pretty glad she showed up

when she did. Thank you.

Shh! It's OK. It's OK. It's OK.

Run!

Run!

You can't run.

You can't run. You can't run.

You can't outrun him on that leg.

- I can't outrun him on that leg.

- The crossbow has to be a perfect shot.

In the heart or in the brain.

Anything else is not gonna cut it.

Perfect shot.

And that's a long-distance weapon.

It's useless indoors.

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