The Purge Page #3

Commencing at the siren,

any and all crime,

including murder,

will be legal for

12 continuous hours.

Police, fire and emergency medical

services will be unavailable

until tomorrow morning at 7: 00

AM when the Purge concludes.

Blessed be our

New Founding Fathers

and America,

a nation reborn.

May God be with you all.

Okay, kids.

I know bad things do happen tonight.

But we can

afford protection.

So, we'll be fine, just like always.

No worries.

Okay? Okay?

Can I go now?

I would prefer to be

miserable in my room.

Of course you may.

Thank you for being here.

Where are you going,

bud?

Hey.

Charlie.

Why don't you guys do it?

Because we don't feel the need to, Charlie.

That's all.

So, if you felt

the need to,

you would kill

someone tonight?

Look, I know this is difficult

to understand at your age,

but tonight allows

people a release

for all the hatred and

violence and aggression

that they keep up

inside them.

Okay? And yes,

if your mother and I were so inclined,

uh, we would participate.

Because it works.

You don't remember

how bad it was, Charlie.

The poverty,

all the crime.

This night

saved our country.

Hey...

Why don't you go relax?

We're all done here.

I've got some paperwork

to process to get my bonus.

Then we should watch a

movie later with the kids.

Jesus, Henry!

You scared

the hell out of me.

Wait,

what are you doing here?

I wanted to surprise you.

So, I snuck in

when you were eating.

Baby,

you can't be in here.

My dad will lose his mind

if he sees you here now.

Come on.

Aren't you happy

to see me?

Of course.

We're looking at some

live feeds from around the country

and discussing the Purge with

criminologist Tommy Aagaard.

Thanks, Nicole.

Now, is the Purge really

about releasing aggression

and containing violence,

or is it something else?

Purge detractors

often postulate

this evening is actually about

the elimination of the poor,

the needy, the sick.

Those unable

to defend themselves.

The eradication

of the so-called

"non-contributing members"

of society,

ultimately unburdening

the economy.

Is the Purge

really about money?

Either way, crime is down.

The economy is flourishing.

I can't do this.

Um...

Did I do something?

No. I... Um...

I just...

I didn't come here

to see you.

I came to see

your father.

What? Why?

It's time

to straighten this out.

He cannot forbid you

from seeing me.

That's crazy.

It might be crazy,

but he's not going to change his mind.

He thinks

you're too old for me.

Talking to him is only going

to make him more angry

and he'll make it

more difficult for us.

I promise everything

is gonna be okay.

America was collapsing.

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