The Nest Page #3

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My dad was ruining that too.

Richard, don't be angry with me.

Glad you're home.

[gunshot]

[gun c*cks]

Take your last poison rat breath!

Ha-ha! [laughs]

[squeaks]

Ahh-hh.

[squeaking]

Show yourself! [laughs]

Death comes slow

to those who run. [laughs]

[squeaking]

[buzzing]

[babbling]

Just leave me alone!

[yells]

[screaming]

[screaming]

Homer?

Whoa! [chuckles]

Hi, sheriff.

Yeah, Homer, look--

Geez, you know, l was reading

the darnedest thing

last night, sheriff.

How long you reckon

a man could last in Alaska,

middle a summer,

buck naked?

l'm not too good at riddles, Homer.

Oh, this ain't no riddle, l read this

in American Entomologist.

- Three days.

- [chuckles] Uh-uh.

l give up.

- Twenty minutes.

- That's swell, Homer.

You know why he's only

gonna last 20 minutes?

Huh, huh, huh?

l don't know, Homer!

'Cause after 20 minutes,

mosquitos woulda sucked out

every pint of blood in him.

Wow!

Listen, Homer,

will you spray my place?

Well, not today, sheriff,

l gotta go spray the cabins.

l'll tell you what l'll do, though--

[recites poisons inventory]

Ah, Kruptonetta.

Here.

You take this,

and you call me

in the morning, okay?

Okay, like to stay,

but gotta go sheriff!

lt was stripped to the bone.

That dog was dead

before it knew it.

Bone?

Fouryears is a long time.

So, how'd the sheriff take it?

Don't let me interrupt you boys.

Hello.

Awfully quiet in here this morning.

Mornin' sheriff.

Say, l hear Elizabeth's back.

Now, how long has it been sin--

Denver omelet.

Yesterday!

[bang]

Sure, well, right away.

[beeping]

Gotta go.

MayorJohnson.

Oh, no, pleasejust call me Elias.

We're not very formal here,

on the island.

Dr. Hubbard.

Of course, we could change that.

Allow me.

Somebody else

supply these units?

No, they're ordered by me.

So, what's up, Elias?

Dr. Hubbard, this is Richard Tarbell.

- Coffee, Mayor?

- Richard is our--

No, thank you.

He's a new sheriff, he sort

of inherited thejob from his father.

Dr. Hubbard is here to check

on the animal bites on the dog.

The carcass.

Well, Simpson is getting ready

to go up and hunt fortracks.

Richard... that's private property,

and l'm sure that lntec

would preferthat Dr. Hubbard

continue the investigation

from here on in.

Have you ever hunted, doctor?

Often.

[flies buzz]

Thank you.

Did you ever have a dog,

Dr. Hubbard?

Not until now.

[beeping]

Let me know what she finds.

[Millie] Richard, l know you're there,

l can hear you breathing.

Listen, Jenny Pennington called,

you know the ditz

working at Perkins market?

She's got some kinda problem

in the meat department.

Millie, get on the horn to lntec Corp.

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