Dark Places Page #4

That was my hamburger.

Look at his face.

Sometimes things have to die.

We have to kill them.

Just like Jesus requires sacrifice,

so does Satan.

- Mom, is Ben in trouble?

- No, sweetie, Ben's fine.

- Are you sure?

- Michelle, what do you want?

- I heard rumors.

- What kind of rumors?

Mom, there's a car coming!

Who is it?

Morning.

Thank you.

Who's the little spy?

That's Libby.

She's got big blue eyes like her mom.

Where are your people

from originally? Ireland?

Germany. My maiden name was Krause.

There was another

German farmer near Ark City.

Last summer, his hopper went screwy

and dumped 4000 pounds of wheat on him.

Poor fellow drowned in it. He suffocated

before they could get to him.

- I know the story.

- His farm's going under.

He owed us... I mean,

the FHA a lot of money.

Why you working on a Saturday, Joseph?

Is something wrong?

They're going to foreclose.

- Why now?

- Prices aren't what they used to be.

A strong harvest is what brought those

prices down, that could change next year.

There's no way for you

to come out on top.

I could sell the animals,

I'll sell some of the machinery.

The animals aren't worth much.

You already sold most of the machinery.

There's got to be a way.

- Banks said they would back...

- Your bank's going under, too.

I'm sorry.

They're just trying to get rid of us.

I'm not sure who "they" are.

The only way to fix this is money.

I'm talking beg, borrow, steal.

Time for pride is over, Patty.

Libby? What you're about to tell us

is very, very important.

Did Ben kill your mom and your sisters?

You were in the house

when it happened, so tell us.

It was Ben, he killed them, right?

Listen, I've been thinking.

If I were to look into this case

some more, is that something your club

- would be able to finance?

- You changed your mind?

No, as far as I'm concerned

Ben is the killer, but...

I need money.

And I'm willing to offer your club

three weeks of my life in exchange.

- That doesn't sound very noble.

- Whatever.

No, wait. Libby. Libby.

Do you really have

no contact with Runner?

No.

It might be a good idea

to track him down.

Although, personally

I don't think Runner did it.

- What's your theory?

- I'm not quite ready to share that yet.

Come on! If Ben is so innocent,

why doesn't he try to get out?

Maybe you should go talk to him.

No. We start with other people first.

- What is it? Is it a money thing?

- I just don't like wasting my time, okay?

Okay. How about... $300?

Where do you get this money?

As treasurer, I have a certain amount

of discretionary funds.

This is the project

I choose to use them for.

What? What's so funny?

You're a noble embezzler.

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