The River King Page #3

Synopsis: Abel Grey is sent to investigate the death of a boy from an exclusive local school, who is found floating in the river. Fearing scandal, the school insists it was suicide. But after discovering from the boy's girlfriend, Carlin, that he was being badly bullied, Abel suspects that a dangerous schoolboy initiation has gone horribly wrong and he secretly solicits the help of a sympathetic teacher, Betsy. He is warned off the investigation by his boss, as the school is a generous benefactor to the Police benevolent fund. Abel, however, cannot let the case go, not only because his own brother committed suicide years before, but also it seems that the spirit of the dead boy is leaving them clues as to what really happened that night.
Director(s): Nick Willing
Production: Myriad Entertainment Group
 
IMDB:
5.8
R
Year:
2005
99 min
Website
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That's where I'm going,

the Haddan School.

Yeah, but you're not an idiot.

That's the difference.

I'm August Pierce.

Born on the 7th day

of the 7th month...

and cursed with bad luck.

Choose a number between 1 and 20.

And don't tell me what it is.

Go on, choose.

Okay.

Three.

Was I right?

I was right, wasn't I?

Yeah, you were right.

Simple probability. Most people

go for either 3 or 7.

I'm not most people.

And we might as well

get this over with, okay.

I'm not interested

in flirting...

in you.

Why would you be?

What did the Chief

wanna talk about last night?

He said that the kid probably

fell in the river upstream...

floated down

to where we found him.

He's basing this on what?

He was there?

Look, the kid, between September

and November of last year...

had been to the nurse's office

5 times...

for extreme migraines.

He was on his third

anti-depressant.

He was inattentive,

he was surly...

he was isolating

from his class mates...

his grades were suffering

horrendously.

Where did you get

this information?

Last night,

Glen showed me the kid's file.

Chief?

You should get one of these, Abe.

Makes a very good cappuccino.

- You want one?

- No, thank you.

What's this about the Pierce

kid's death being an accident?

Who said anything

about an accident?

Based on the kid's medical records,

it looks like suicide to me.

You don't think there's a possibility

somebody had a hand in this?

There's nothing to suggest

foul play. Nothing.

Come on, Chief,

you don't really believe that.

Yes, I do.

And so do the folks

at the Haddan School.

I'm sure they do.

Let it go, Abe.

You know, I don't wanna be the

amateur psychologist here, but...

do you ever stop and think that

all your concern about this...

might have something to do

with your brother Frank?

Do you mind if I ask, were you

and Gus seeing each other?

No. Harry's my boyfriend.

I can't talk to him about this,

though. He's jealous.

Gus and I used to come here

all the time.

To read or smoke cigarettes.

Talk sh*t

about other students.

Now that he's gone,

I feel like half a person.

I was hoping to spend

the Christmas holidays with him.

We were gonna go to the city

and see three movies in a row.

Eat too much.

How did Harry

feel about that?

He didn't like it.

I guess I didn't care.

Well, do you mind

if I ask you something?

What did you and Gus

argue about that last night?

Could be helpful.

Some stupid mid-term party

he wasn't invited to.

He disapproved of Harry.

Although... Harry could be

a bit of an ass sometimes.

Have fun at your orgy?

Hardly an orgy.

Just a keg of beer...

and some a**holes

dancing around a fire.

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