The Beast Within Page #3

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to show he's still fine.

What are you 3

going to do now?

Maybe we better

take you to houston,

Have them really

check you out.

Just to be sure.

No.

Houston?

The astrodome,

8th wonder of the world?

No, i don't

want to go.

What?

I want to stay.

Stay?

I don't know, i, uh...

I like it here

Mr. And mrs. Maccleary?

Pardon me,

i'm deputy herbert.

The sheriff would

like to see you.

You, too, doc.

What for?

Seeing's believing, doc.

Hello.

You're better.

I wanted to thank you

for last night.

What's your name?

Amanda platt.

You saved my life.

Oh no, tipper

wouldn't have hurt you

No, i didn't mean that.

Can i come in?

Uh, no,

Pa won't allow strangers i

the house when he's not home.

I'm sorry.

Um.

Well...

What about outside?

Okay.

I'll go get my coat.

Do you have

a boyfriend?

I don't.

No? You should.

You're beautiful.

Don't you know that?

I just,

Never had nobody

tell me that before.

What's that?

Down there

That's black pine bog.

Nobody ever

goes there, though.

Not even to

pick blackberries.

It's all full of briars.

You don't want to

go there, michael.

Come on.

Let's go.

Look at these bugs.

Aren't they horrible?

No, they're not.

How come you don't

have a boyfriend?

'Cause of pa,

i guess.

He's awful strict.

Hmm.

Is, uh...

Is your father

Horace platt,

lionel curwin's cousin?

Yeah, how'd you know?

Michael?

Michael?

Michael,

what's wrong?

You want me to

go get the doctor?

No!

It's all right

You say that's where

the dog was digging?

It was just down

over there.

Damn.

As if i didn't have

enough trouble already.

What you

doing here, girl?

We was just taking

us a little walk, pa.

I give you permission?

Look, she didn't want to

come. I talked her into it

Get in the truck!

Damn you, boy.

You stay away

from my baby.

You stay away

from my little girl.

Goddamn you, girl!

Is he always

like that?

That was civil

A couple of

years back,

Caught his wife in bed

with another man.

He killed them both.

He wasn't put away?

He's the judge's cousin.

He's going

to hurt her.

No, he isn't,

michael.

Horace platt will.

Ohh.

You're tired, hon.

You're still not well.

Jeff,

Take the boy

back with you.

I don't know

what made you think

You could go

out like that.

Now, i'm putting

you to bed.

And this time,

you are going to stay put.

Go on.

That explains michael's

outburst this morning.

What?

Amanda.

Our michael has

got a crush.

Uh.

You go on back. I'm gonna

stay here for a while.

You want to give us

a hand here?

Oh, sure.

Holy sh*t.

Sheriff!

Sheriff!

Look what i found!

Good god.

Did you find

that here?

Yes, sir.

Right in here.

Oh, wait!

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