I'm sorry.
Oh, no, no. I can't even remember
what got us started, babe.
You're too stubborn, Carter.
Sam, slow down, watch where you're going.
You said you were gonna
clean up that field.
And so, we remember Crayton,
for what he had accomplished,
for his family,
a gift that we would treasure.
You told Aunt Jane you quit.
Yeah, well. I gave up half
of my day to drive you up here.
So, let's call it a truce and go wish your
parents happy anniversary, okay, Bird?
Don't call me that.
Okay, Isabelle.
Look, why don't we pay
our respects real quick?
I don't want you to come.
Fine, but leave the camera
here with me, okay?
You know you can't hide
behind that thing forever.
Okay. Just don't take
any pictures of the service.
Okay.
Here you go.
I'll be right here.
I'm serious about not taking
any pictures, Bird.
Isabelle?
Hi.
I've been taking real good care
of your camera.
I...
And so, we remember Crayton,
for what he had accomplished.
May we leave here
with but one
overarching thought in out minds.
That Crayton will always...
Father?
Please. Please.
Okay! Okay. Please.
I understand it's... it is over but...
Please, I'm asking you...
we can talk about this.
We can sit down. We can make some
kind of a deal. I'm begging you.
I'm begging you to please just don't...
Take a good look.
You only get one.
- I don't know you.
- But you know my employer.
You know you don't challenge
a man in his position.
- Please.
- I've shown you my face.
So you're already dead.
Don't forget your book.
Roger.
Isabelle?
- Isabelle!
- Can I help you?
Yeah, I'm looking
for a little girl in a red dress.
- There's the little angel right now.
- Roger! No!
Roger!
Help! Help me!
Help!
Help me, please!
Help me!
Help!
Help!
Hey.
Hey, hey, hey. It's okay. It's okay.
I can help you. What happened?
Tell me what happened? Somebody hurt?
Oh, fuck.
Fuck.
Hey, you took some potshot, did you?
Get back! Get back!
Give it up, mister!
You ain't getting through to me!
Just making sure you know your place.
My place? Where is that?
I'm sitting pretty on a high ground!
You waste your clip
burying bullets in the furniture.
That 45 ain't gonna cut a hole
through to me and you know it.
Not with that fucking condom it's wearing.
Well, well, well.
That man knows his guns.
So do I.
Pitiful range you got with that candy ass
20 gauge you're riding up there.
You ain't nothing but a quail hunter, boy.
And I damn sure
ain't no small game, you hear?
You know, it's still enough
to tear you apart this close, asshole.
You're right.
You know you're going to need
something damn sizable substantial
- if you really want to rough up with me.
- I've got plenty, buddy!
You just try and come up them
fucking stairs again, okay!
I will blow your fucking head clean off!
I'm getting the police
on the line right now!
Phone's dead.
Looks like I caught you at a bad time.
I got a cell phone, asshole!
I know, dipshit.
I'm looking at it.
Shit!
You really ought to keep this
on you at all times.
You know, for emergency and such.
I'm just saying.
It don't matter anyway. The nearest cop
is at least a half hour away from here
and I won't need
but a few minutes of your time.
- You sound like you're selling me somethin'.
- Maybe I am, maybe I ain't, friend.
Look. Here's the situation.
That adorable little muppet you got
up there, she's seen my face.
Hell, if she was a snake,
she would have bit me.
So, if I don't put a hole in her head,
and I mean like right quick,
somebody's going to do the same thing
to me and I can't allow that.
So, what I need you to do
is send her down,
so I can tidy things up a bit,
you understand?
Yeah. You think she can identify you.
Yes, I know she will,
as quick as a frog can lick flies.
But you, on the other hand you didn't see
fuck all, except the masked gunman.
I can give less than two shits about you.
All I want is the girl.
So why don't you send her on down here,
let me handle my business and I'll be gone.
Look, son. I understand the...
unfortunate and the... complex moral
dilemma that you're facing here.
The wrap is real simple.
The little lady seen my face.
Now, she's got to pay the price,
like everybody else.
That's how it works.
As far as you should be concerned,
she's already dead.
Now the sooner you allow me
to prove that little point to you
the sooner you can get back to your...
perfect little life here.
Now, I know you're bleeding up there.
And that does make time a factor,
so here's what you're going to do.
You're going to send the girl down to me.
Get yourself to a hospital,
get yourself fixed up.
I'm going to take care of my business
and that'll be that. What do you say?
Believe me when I tell you, son.
You do not want to fight me on this thing.
This will only devolve
into a battle of wills
and my will is stronger
than anyone you have ever met.
Yeah?
Well, you and me ain't never
been introduced, asshole.
My name is Carter Greene.
This is my house!
And so long as I'm still breathing...
you ain't gonna harm a hair
on this child's head.
Listen, you just send
the little lady down here right now.
This is not the time to play hero
and I am the last individual
on God's green Earth
that you want to butt heads with.
You hear me?
Oh, yeah, I hear you.
I hear you and you sound really scary.
Fuck you, farmer Jim!
You're alone out here on the frontier.
No friends! No family!
No cops! No help at all!
This the wild west, son!
The wild fucking west!
There ain't no guards
coming out here to save your ass!
It's just you and me
and 'em murderer crows
waiting to pick over our dead bones!
So, you take a breather.
You let that sink in.
But don't take too long, yeah?
Wouldn't want to get too much blood
all over your white trash finest.
I need your help.
I want you to go to the bathroom and get
the first aid kit. It's under the sink, go.
Come to Papa.
Alright, set it down. Open it up.
Come here.
You're going to help me, okay?
Okay.
Now, get it real hot, okay?
Just hold it on there.
Alright, let's put it down. Don't look.
More.
Alright, more, more, more. Come on.
Okay.
You're supposed to swallow them.
Not when it hurts as bad as I do.
Go in the other room.
In a box, there are some light bulbs,
okay? Bring me all of them.
And some... water. Bring me some water.
I said all of them, go.
Towels, bring me some towels.
The bathroom, go. Go.
Please.
Good.
Ain't no farmer.
Now, even if we're not here, we'll hear him
if he tries to climb the upstairs.
Cool. What's the water for?
For drinking.
You want some?
So what's your name?
Isabelle. But everyone
calls me Bird, I don't like it though.
Bird?
How'd you get a colorful name like that?
My dad gave it to me.
My mom said he started calling me
his little bird when I was real small
'cause I never wanted to eat.
He died, though.
They both did.
Car crash.
Car.
I'm sorry.
How did you get into this mess anyway?
- He shot Roger at the cemetery.
- Roger?
Aunt Jane's boyfriend.
Jesus. I'm sorry.
You apologize a lot for someone
who didn't do anything wrong.
No. I just, you know,
it's too bad your uncle's dead.
Wasn't my uncle.
I should've been nicer to him.
He's a monster.
He's no monster. Hey.
Don't give him the satisfaction.
He's no monster.
Yes, he is.
You're all alone?
Those big companies moved in and...
this whole valley's a graveyard.
Crops are alive. Houses are dead.
There's nobody here but scarecrows.
And you.
And me.
How many bullets you have?
Just one.
That's it? You don't have anymore
packed in a box or something.
I'm afraid not.
Last shell in the house.
Don't worry.
He doesn't know that.
Can we go out the window?
I may not ever make it with this leg,
you can climb out on your own.
But I won't be there to protect you,
that's just what he wants.
Now we're stuck here
until help comes or...
he leaves.
Thank you.
No, don't mention it, Isabelle.
Just... just doing what's right.
Call me Bird if you want.
I thought you didn't like that name.
Depends on who's using it.
Well, pleased to meet you, Bird.
I'm Carter, in case you missed it.
That's a nice camera you got there.
What are you, taking pictures
of the cemetery or something?
Him. I caught a picture of him
without his mask on.
- Does he know that?
- I think so.
Oh, that's great. Give me the film.
Hey, come down!
Let me ask you.
What's with all the boxes?
Fixing the jump ship?
I bet you wish you'd schedule
the big move a day earlier?
So, hey, man.
What happened to your family?
They up and leave your sorry ass?
Is this a broken home I'm sitting in?
Come on, bad ass, talk to me!
Don't be shy!
Shit, you can confide in me.
Lookie here.
Soldier boy.
You a soldier boy. Damn good one,
from the looks of this photograph.
Look at you, all spit and polish with your
shiny medals and your pretty ribbon.
Hey, where were you?
Hey, look. I'm ex-military too, man.
Black ops, you know, real jackal shit.
Where were you?
Iraq? No, no, no.
Afghanistan. Hey, Sergeant Greene.
Hey, Sergeant Greene,
as one ex-military man to another...
I salute you
and thank you for your service.
Damn.
Nice looking woman you had there, boy.
Real nice looking.
You don't mind if I get her number
when this is all over, do you?
- Just shut up!
- Hey.
Shut your fucking mouth!
Oh, come on, Sergeant Greene.
I'm just fucking with you a little bit.
Ain't no need for you to get
all furiously articulate on me.
Hey.
Just want to thank you.
Took the liberty of...
dipping into your little reserve.
I've been feeling nice and warm,
I hope you got something up there
to keep the chill away too. Oh, and...
all bullshit aside...
just between you and me.
I understand where you're
coming from with all this.
I understand, I got a little girl myself.
She ain't but...
Well, she can't be no older than...
the little lady up there and...
she means the world to me.
Nothing I wouldn't do for that little girl.
That's why I'm in this line of work.
I got a family that depends on me and I can't
let one little loose end with a pony tail
take them away from me, can I?
You can't let her get in the way
of you taking care
of your responsibilities either.
Right? I mean...
What's more important?
The life of a stranger or...
or the future of your family. You feel me?
- Take this.
- Am I right?
- Put it at the back of the toilet.
- In the toilet?
- In the tank. Put it in the tank.
- Okay.
Hey, let me ask you this.
You want to see your son again, right?
I mean, am I right?
Well, you ain't wrong, mister.
What you think I got to lose, man,
I already lost.
The kid stays with me. All right?
Why don't you just go home
to your own daughter?
No can do, partner.
No can do.
Once I sink my teeth into something
I don't pull them out...
- until the thing is dead.
- Yeah, you sure about that, pal?
I wouldn't bet on you lasting too long
with that buckshot in your gut.
Oh, shit, man. By my standard,
this ain't nothing but a flash wound.
Well, mine's a flash wound
by anybody's standards, so...
we'll just see who drops first.
Well, I got a feeling
that that's gonna be you
once I burn this motherfucker
to the ground.
- What you got to say to that?
- I'm way ahead of you, asshole.
Now, you know, just as well as I do,
the kid's got a picture of you without
your mask on. You see, I got you, man.
Film's in a safe place. It's in a Ziploc
bag under the fucking water.
You know damn well there's a decent
chance that film will survive
the fire for the cops to find.
I got to think, man. That's well past
the level of acceptable risk!
For such a tiny professional as yourself!
You know, your sneering condescending act
really sucks right about now, soldier boy.
You should've stuck to that pure-hearted
yokel bit. That shit was working for you.
Whatever you say, chief.
I'm gonna break you into
a million pieces, motherfucker.
A million tiny fucking pieces.
You want to play with me? Alright, then.
It's feeling to get ugly after this bitch.
All quiet on the western front, kid?
That's right. Same as yesterday.
Same as every yesterday.
I tell you, I don't know how this place
keeps itself together between my rounds.
It's either gets and like it.
Just swallow and smile, kid.
Ed, I got a question for you.
When you old dogs are
going to stop calling me kid?
Till you earn your wings.
Don't take offense.
That's just how it is around these parts.
And how do I earn my wings?
Well, you can start by getting
your ass over to Clem Sagers' place.
Them teenagers been
messing around on his land.
Again?
You see something, kid?
It's probably nothing,
I'll get back to you.
Bird.
Bird, I need a drink.
More water?
No.
There's some other bottles
up in the attic.
Aunt Jane gets angry when she drinks.
Yeah, well, I get angry
when I don't drink.
Hey. Listen.
Go get me a bottle.
Where did you get that?
- I'm sorry, I'll put it back.
- Where did you get that? Put it back.
Put it back now.
Mara.
I could never say this,
to you face to face.
Even though you told me
over and over again that...
it wasn't my fault.
Your eyes never hid the truth.
I killed our son.
I let him die.
I want you to know that you did
the right thing leaving me.
You motherfucker.
I hope one day you find it
in your heart to forgive me.
I'm so sorry I was so weak...
Carter.
Goddamn, Sergeant Greene.
That sure is a whole lot of apologies.
Exactly how many kids did you get killed?
Don't look at me.
Don't look at me!
Well, now I know why you
had that cannon so handy.
You packed the place up...
got drunk, then you stopped
and thought about it.
Decided that life wasn't worth
living anymore, was it?
What the hell.
Don't let this little fiasco with the kid
ruin you whole afternoon.
By all means, go ahead,
act like the two of us ain't even here
and blow your goddamn brains out!
But no, seriously, man.
I know where you're coming from though.
I do.
Shit, she ain't your kid.
Can't turn back time.
Believe me, I've tried.
But you know I'm going to win this thing.
Even tombstone courage runs out.
You need to go head on
and give in to the beast.
Send the little lady down here to me.
Come and get her.
Hello!
Hey!
You guys wanna order some pizza?
I'm sorry.
No, don't be sorry. I...
I shouldn't have yelled at you.
What was your son's name?
Sam.
You miss him?
Everyday.
I missed my parents too.
There ain't no quitting me.
What?
"There ain't no quitting me."
Just something my dad used to say.
It always made me feel safe.
You think I'll see him when I die?
Hey, don't talk like that, okay?
Help will be here soon.
Don't say that, Carter, I'm not stupid.
Alright.
Maybe help ain't coming.
But I can promise you this.
I won't let him get you.
You hear me?
I won't let him get you.
You believe me?
Why did your wife leave?
Me.
This place.
Reminded... her of him.
I just wish...
just...
wish...
I believe you.
Just keeping you on your toes, buddy.
Here, have another one.
How you all doing up there?
I could ask you the same question,
you little sack of shit.
You know you sound like a sick animal.
Just hunting around
for a corner to die in.
You feeling kind of cold? Kind of weak?
Yeah.
You're going into shock, pal.
You're gonna die, soon.
Unless you get to a hospital.
Fuck you, I'm fine!
I ain't going nowhere till that little
bitch's pushing up daisies, period!
That suits me just fine, mister.
Nothing bleeds forever.
Another few hours,
you'll be lying face down
in a puddle of your own fluids.
Hey, you don't worry though!
I'll let your daughter know you died
defending the future of your family.
Oh, outstanding, Sergeant Greene,
out-fucking-standing!
You beat me at my own game!
You're master of psychological warfare!
Next thing you know,
you'll have me tidying up the place
and giving you a blowjob on the way out!
Brilliant!
- Sorry.
- What are you doing?
No film in that camera.
Yeah, it just makes me feel safe.
Stupid, I know.
We all got our ways in dealing with stuff.
What? What is it?
Shit.
Just reminds me. We got a problem.
How big?
It's big.
There's a generator in the basement
that runs the whole power, you see.
I haven't filled it up in days.
It's running on fumes.
- I don't understand.
- It'll be night soon, Bird.
Without any power,
the whole house would be pitch black.
There's no way I can keep him
from trying something in the dark.
Not with one shot.
What does that mean?
It means I got to get you out of here.
While it's still light up.
But your leg.
I'm not going with you. I'm gonna help you
climb out a window so you can run for help.
But you said that's what he wants.
I know what I said, Bird,
but things are different now, okay?
You got to trust me on this.
This is your best chance.
Okay.
Oh, fuck.
Hey, is the... shooting range
in Red Pepper open for the fall yet?
What's that, kid?
The shooting range
on Red Pepper, is it open now?
No. Why?
I'm not sure. I'm...
I'm at the cemetery and I heard...
What's that? What did you hear, kid?
Kid?
Nothing.
I'm looking into something,
I'll get back to you.
And stop calling me kid.
Alright, let's go.
What if he realizes
you aren't guarding the stairs anymore.
We got the broken glass,
we'll hear him, come on.
Now, I want you to climb down
on this roof, right?
There's a crate, jump down on it
and run like hell. Alright?
Hey, hey. Even if he hears you,
you'll be a little speck on the horizon
- by the time he gets outside.
- I don't want to do this.
Neither do I, Bird, but we have to.
We don't have a choice.
- Come on, give me the camera.
- No.
Come on. I'll take good care of it.
Don't you trust me? Come on.
Bird, I...
Okay, keep the camera. Come on, go.
That's it.
Stay low.
Okay, go. Come on.
That's it. You got it.
Afternoon, officer.
What the fuck?
Shit.
Shit!
Carter.
- What?
- He hid the police car in the hangar.
What? Where is he now?
He's far.
He's walking back around the front.
Freeze! Put your fucking hands
up in the air.
Hands up. That's right.
It's over. It's time for you to leave.
I ain't got my glasses on but that looks
that same candy ass 20 gauge
you been counting on this whole time.
Heavy on power. Shit for range.
That's all you got, ain't it?
You got... until the count of five...
to turn around and get
the fuck off my property!
You got to be kidding me.
You probably couldn't even nick me
with that potty trainer from up there.
Let alone make a kill shot, hell.
- How many bullets you got left, Jethro?
- I got plenty!
Alright? Don't you worry about it.
I got six reloads waiting on your ass!
Good. God damn! Six reloads!
You practically swimming
in ammunition up there.
Well, why no go ahead and try you luck.
You might sink a pellet in my eye,
take me down.
Come on, what's you waiting on? Fire away!
I'm not going to kill you
if I don't have to.
When I first go to this dump
you spit fire at me just to say howdy-do.
Now you want to play trigger shy,
I don't buy that for a minute.
Are you riding on just one shell
up there, partner?
You are, aren't you?
And if you take a shot at me
at this range and miss... it's over.
I don't think you could afford to take
that risk. Let's ask the little lady.
Five.
I ain't going nowhere. You might as well
save your breath go on and shoot.
Four.
I'm betting if I pull my pistol out
I can shoot you now.
Three!
I suggest you ought to shoot me
or get your ass back inside.
- Two!
- One!
Shit!
I ain't calling you a liar,
Sergeant Greene.
But you got to the most merciful man
I've ever met. Hey, little lady.
I just want to shoot you.
Yeah, you made the right call,
soldier boy. Yes, indeed.
Who are you to gamble
with that little girl's life.
Let's see if you gamble
with somebody else's.
Roll call!
As you is. Come on.
- Tell us a little bit about yourself.
- You sick son of a bitch.
Don't you disappoint me, hillbilly.
I said, speak up!
So the man upstairs can hear you.
- My name is officer Jerry Baker.
- Jerry Baker!
Come on, tell us about...
about the wife, kids, two car garage.
- I have a wife and a son.
- Names, damn it! Give the man names!
My wife's name is Linda. My son's name...
Alright! Cut it out!
It ain't going to work.
Just save yourself the effort!
You need to think about it,
Sergeant Greene.
You need to think about it real hard.
Get your mind right, you see.
Jerry here, ain't seen my face
just like you, which means...
technically, he's off the hook.
Also, he's not hurt too bad, which means
you can probably get him to the hospital.
But you're going to have to do it
right quick, like, pronto.
You don't have the leverage
that you think you do, asshole.
Fuck leverage! Do the math, dipshit!
You send the little lady
down to me right now,
You're saving two lives
in exchange for one.
Not to toot my own horn,
but that's a hell of a bargain.
Fuck you!
Okay. You heard him, Jerry.
Have it your way.
Oh, quit your whining.
Hold on. Hold on.
I got something here for you.
- Here we go.
- No, no, no.
- Alright.
- No.
That's it. Oh, yeah. That's it. Alright?
What are you doing?
Stand back now.
Oh, God!
What's he doing?
Get out of here. Go, go upstairs.
Get upstairs, now! Go.
Don't listen.
Four down, four to go!
- Your thumbs getting past.
- Oh, you shit fuck.
Listen up, soldier boy!
What's it gonna be?
Me and Jerry Baker are waiting
for you to send her ass down.
You piece of shit. You're a piece
of fucking shit, you know that?
Sticks and stones, my friend.
Alright, have it your way.
- Please.
- Stay with me now. Just you and me.
Please, stop.
I was going to start with the toes, but...
I guess I lost the stomach
for the hard stuff.
Hey. Listen, partner.
It's decision time.
Please, don't.
Please.
Listen, man!
If you don't send
that little girl down here
with that film, and I mean right now...
I'm fixing the Jackson Pollock,
Jerry Baker's brains
all over the motherfucking floor.
Man... you kill that guy
is 'cause you want to!
You're just looking for an excuse!
You want to kill somebody?
You go ahead!
You got fucking brain damage!
You're a sick fuck! And you want to!
Not because...
A simple yes or no would've worked.
But you know...
you really piss me off, Jethro.
A matter of fact, you've lost
all your conversation privileges.
Yeah! Radio silence starts right now!
And it ends when you're ready
to send the little girl down!
Now that suits me just fine, asshole.
I'm sick of hearing
your goddamn voice anyway.
Just do me a favor when you drop dead,
just do it real loud, okay?
So, I can hear it from up here.
Hey, asshole?
I don't hear him walking around anymore.
What's he doing?
Let's find out.
Alright, cocksucker.
Alright, you win. I got to...
I got to get to a hospital, man.
You can have her.
You can have the girl, okay?
You hear me? You win.
I'm sending her down, alright? Just...
just get the fuck out of here
when I do, okay?
He ain't down there.
He must've gone outside again.
I'm gonna sneak down there, wait for him
to come back in and blow him in half.
- It's a trick.
- No, no.
I just offered you up like he won, so that
drops anything else he got cooking.
He ain't talking back
'cause he ain't down there.
No, he's waiting for you.
Get in the bathroom, lock the door.
Carter, don't go.
No time to argue.
You get in there. Go, now!
Don't come out.
Bird.
Carter, are you back?
Hey, now, little lady, come on out.
Shit!
Fuck!
Fuck.
Damn, that kind of hurt!
This really ain't your day, pal.
Hey, you want to think about...
packing it in, heading to the hospital?
Before somebody gets hurt.
Man.
Think it ain't looking
too good for you, buddy!
This is a lousy place
for the end of the road.
You think this shit is funny?
Okay, hillbilly.
Alright.
I'll show you how funny this shit is.
That ain't nothing.
Fuck the film. I'll take my chances.
What are you doing?
Wouldn't you like to know?
Yeah, that's good, man.
Keep moving around,
keep that blood pumping.
Wouldn't want you to lay down...
close your eyes and never open them again.
Go fuck yourself.
What?
Trying to help you.
Believe me,
that's not such a bad way to go.
You just kind of... drift off.
Yeah? What dead motherfucker
did you hear that from?
You know, I'm surprised
you haven't called for backup.
Backup?
That little girl IDs me...
it's my ass, not my employers.
My witness. My problem.
I'm a contractor, mister. A professional.
I don't lose. I don't ask for help.
That's what keeps me employed.
Yeah, well...
it just gonna put you in the ground too,
you know, throw in the towel soon, buddy.
I mean, what the fuck are we doing, man?
This is like a pissing contest for you?
Life ain't nothing but one big fucking
pissing contest, soldier boy.
Ain't you been paying attention?
Shit.
I don't die unless the motherfucker
trying to kill me... earns it.
You ain't earned it.
Be damn if I let some chicken shit
like you take me out.
You saying about me...
I'm not the guy you're fighting, am I?
Yeah.
I'm starting to understand.
You'll never understand
a man like me, chump.
Are you really the monster
you want me to think you are?
You don't have a daughter, do you?
Yeah, I got a daughter.
What, you think monsters don't breed?
But how did you get to be what you are?
Oh, what the fuck is it with you?
You want to be my friend?
You want to be my shrink?
Or you did just fall in love
with the velvet baritone of my voice.
Come on, man.
You want to know?
Tough guy?
How you get to be like me?
Jesus.
Let's see.
Oh, yeah.
First guy I killed...
brought me up a bit.
No, a lot.
I couldn't eat, couldn't sleep.
Couldn't even look myself in the mirror.
Then something strange happened.
Killed another fellow,
I felt a little better.
Killed another fellow,
I felt a little better.
The fellow after that, better.
Pretty soon, the more jobs
I got under my belt...
the easier I slept at night.
How many people would that take?
I don't know, I don't count.
Let's just say...
these days I sleep like a baby.
I don't know... I don't know how you
could live with something like that.
There's something I read once...
stuck with me.
He who makes a beast of himself...
loses the pain of being a man.
We all got our ways of dealing with stuff.
Guess for you, it's killing people.
I kill 'cause it's my job, I take orders.
You were a soldier,
you know what that's like.
Don't pull that card, pal.
We don't kill kids.
I kill for two reasons,
money and necessity.
I don't kill for pleasure.
I never have, I never will.
Well, why don't we roll out Jerry Baker
and ask him how he feels about that?
That was... an intimidation tactic,
pure and simple.
But I'm going to do whatever is necessary
to get ahold of that girl, you know that.
She's got to go.
You don't look the devil in the face
without taking the ride to the bottom floor.
The devil.
You really are fucked in the head,
you know that?
So, now I'm crazy?
Well, one of us must be.
Carter.
What? You okay?
What's the matter?
I'm sorry I got you into this.
Got me into this.
Bird.
Hey. Hey.
We were put together for a reason.
Lucky.
What took you so long?
Hey, partner!
Got somebody down here who wants
to talk to you. Go on, speak up, darling.
- Carter.
- Mara?
Bingo! Found her number in your phone.
Gave her a call.
I told her I was a friend of yours.
And I was really worried about you.
That you needed to see her bad, but you
couldn't bring yourself to make the call.
That's where I come in.
Being the close loyal friend that I am.
This poor woman drove half the night
to get here, ain't that right, ma'am?
Carter, I'm sorry.
He told me you were drinking,
I was worried about you.
- You hush now, you hear?
- I'm sorry.
So, what's it gonna be, Sergeant Greene?
Looks like we got our tie breaker?
If you fucking hurt her, man,
I swear to fucking Christ,
you'll never get this kid. You understand?
Somehow, I doubt that, soldier boy.
Well, besides, she ain't seen my face yet.
Have you, darling?
No. Just like our old friend,
Jerry Baker, you remember him?
That's right. If you don't send the kid down
here, she's going to get the same thing.
This time I'm not going
to be soft about it.
You understand?
I'm gonna do some real exploring.
Really open her up, see what she can do.
So, you get your mind right, you send
the girl down here with that film...
and you can have your wife back,
and you all can get on back
to your happily ever after.
- How do I know I can trust you?
- You can't.
But if she was my wife,
I'd take the chance just the same.
And seeing this how
we're here on your property,
I'm gonna be real courteous
and I'm gonna give you to the count of five.
Carter.
Here we go.
Carter, you promised.
Five!
Clock's ticking.
Carter, please.
Carter, please. You promised.
- Four!
- You promised you wouldn't...
- Please.
- Shut up!
Here... you take this.
Don't take too long.
If he tries to come up them stairs,
you shoot him.
It'll knock you on your ass,
but you'll hit him
if you just aim downstairs, okay?
- It aims real wide.
- Three!
What? No. What are you doing?
I'm going to go see my son.
Carter.
Two!
Come on, Sergeant Greene, don't be stupid.
Alright, that's it. One.
Alright! Okay.
You made the right choice.
I'm proud of you. Now you come on.
You send her down.
You can have your wife.
Carter.
Are you okay?
Are you okay...
Well, not that it ain't nice
to see your ugly mug...
but what the fuck are you doing?
I couldn't do it, man.
I can't send that little girl down here.
- I can see that! Where's the 20 gauge?
- She's got it.
You want her?
- Go get her.
- Are you fucking kidding me?
All she's got to do...
is aim down that stairwell
and pull the fucking trigger, man.
You're drunk, you're slow.
It'll be like shooting a fish in a barrel.
That's brilliant.
That's fucking brilliant, soldier boy.
Just go home. Go home to your daughter.
I don't have a fucking daughter!
I fucking hate kids!
What the fuck does it matter, man?
You win.
You fucking coward! You didn't have
the balls to make the call, did you?
No! You gave up the responsibility
to the little girl.
And you came crawling down here
with your dick in your fucking hand
to grovel like a dog for mercy! Fuck you.
I don't do mercy!
I'm gonna do you both a favor
and end your miserable
fucking lives right now!
Hold on! Oh, come on, man.
What the hell is that gonna solve?
- I thought you didn't kill for pleasure.
- Ain't you been listening?
Have I been talking on my ass
all motherfucking day...
I'd have told you I have prostate cancer,
if I thought it would help.
- We haven't seen your face,
- Oh, no?
Well, here! Now, you have.
Nice to fucking meet you.
Carter!
Time's up, kid.
You need to bring your ass down here,
before I kill your brand new daddy.
No, Bird, no. You stay! You stay!
Your choice, princess.
How many people got to die because of you?
She's just a kid for Christ sake.
There's no way.
Thatta girl, come to papa.
Bird, no! You stay up there. Go back!
Oh, my God.
Damn, girl. You know, you're about
the toughest mark I ever had!
- Bird, don't!
- What...
Come on, honey.
Honey, get back here. Where are you going?
We need help right away.
Please come right away.
He's been shot.
We need an ambulance right away.
Hi, pumpkin.
Scary, ain't it?
No.
Do it.
Do it.
A fucking dud?
All this goddamn time...
a fucking dud.
Just do it.
What do you think I am?
Some kind... of monster?
Carter?
Carter, please.
Please.
Please what?
Where's your camera?
I guess I took it off.
I guess you did.
You saved me.
I just returned a favor.
You're going to be okay, right?
Don't you worry.
There ain't no quitting me.