The River King Page #2

She's a good kid.

Yeah, I know, I said

I'd be there, but I can't.

You've gotta make

other plans.

Mary Beth, listen, this is huge,

it's a department thing.

It's everything

we've talked about.

The promotion, the pay grade,

the whole nine yards. Yeah.

Tell your mother I'm sorry.

I gotta go.

Abel?

Abel?

Is somebody in there?

Yeah.

No, I hear you.

Yeah, okay.

We'll be there in a sec.

Chief wants us back

at the station right away.

Great, you guys are back.

Abel, I need you to head out

to the airport right away...

pick up the kid's father and

take him over to the Haddan Inn.

Joey.

I wanna see him.

All right.

Gus's things are all up

in your room.

Thanks for seeing me.

Since you don't know me

or anything.

I'm happy to meet

any friend of Gus's.

He always made out that...

he didn't have any.

I just wanted you to know...

he fell.

It was an accident.

I'm sure.

I'm so sure.

The coat is still damp.

Probably just fall apart.

He got it

at a secondhand store.

We had a fight over it.

Naturally, he won.

He would.

Thank you.

Hey, Carlin.

Are you okay?

You wanna ride back to campus?

No, thanks, I'll walk.

So, tell me about Gus.

What's to know?

It was all my fault.

How do you figure that?

We had a fight.

I was horrible to him.

We called each other names.

I was so mad I let him walk off.

I didn't even go after him.

- You didn't see what happened, did you?

- No.

Well, then we can't be sure,

can we?

He left me notes all the time,

for no reason.

If he'd meant to do it,

he would have written to me.

And this coat, he would have left

on the bank, neatly folded.

I know he would.

He was running away from me

and he fell.

Is that what you told

his father?

Why should he have to think that

Gus killed himself when he didn't?

I just wanted him

to know the truth.

And you're sure

that's the truth?

Just drop me here.

I have to go round back,

it's after curfew.

All right.

Hey, it's me, Harry.

It's only me.

- Jesus Christ!

- What the hell are you doing out here?

- You scared the sh*t out of us.

- I scared you? Who did you think I was?

Two of the guys

thought you were a bear.

What's that on your face?

That's blood.

It's all right. It's only mine.

We're just messing around.

Having a house meeting.

Look, I have to swear you

to secrecy on this, right?

Yeah. Sure, I swear.

Your coat's all wet.

Is that Gus Pierce's coat?

- Is that a problem?

- You can't wear that.

Are you telling me

what I can and can't do?

Harry.

Harry?

Better get back to Robbie

and your boys.

See you tomorrow.

Mind if I sit down?

No.

Those idiots from the

Haddan School in the next car...

are driving me crazy.

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