The first 200 lines.
I think he's dead.
Never, ever, under any circumstances known to God, speak about this again.
What are you waiting for, huh?
When you leave a man for dead, make sure he's really dead.
Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.
It's been a year since my last confession.
I've never told anyone this.
Not my mom, not the police, not even my friends.
Except for the ones who were there...
and, well, they're not around anymore.
You see, I...
Yes?
I killed a man.
But it was an accident.
A terrible accident. And I've tried to get past it, but I can't.
- Go on. - I have these dreams.
Really horrible dreams.
This man is always there with me.
He was a killer.
He murdered Barry and Helen,
and he would have killed me too, but I got away with it.
I guess I just need to deal with it, you know?
Face the fear and the guilt.
Finally say his name.
Ben Willis.
- Ben Willis. - I know.
You know? How could you?
I know what you did last summer.
Nice to see you find political science so stimulating, Miss James.
Sorry.
- Julie, wait. You okay? - I'm fine.
- You sure? - Yeah, I'm fine.
- You don't seem fine. - I had another dream, Will.
- The one in the shower? - No, in a church.
God, it was so real. I mean, I could feel his breath on me.
- I'm sorry. - I thought the dreams were over.
I hadn't had one for months.
- It takes time. It'll get better. - It can't get much worse.
That's not the first time that I freaked out in class.
I can't study, I don't get any sleep, and I am this close to failing.
Happy Fourth of July!
It was one year ago.
It's the anniversary, that's what it is. You just gotta take it easy on yourself.
Yeah, I'm trying, but you know what?
Sometimes I wonder why I came up here in the first place.
- To get out of Southport? - Right, and then I remember.
So are you getting out of town for the 4th?
No, I'll probably just be here studying for finals.
- The joys of summer school. - Right.
- Are you okay? - I'm fine.
- Are you sure? - Yes.
- You're definitely okay? - Yes, I am definitely okay.
Look, thanks for the talk, Will. You're good to me, you know that?
- I am? - Yeah.
Okay, I'll see you later.
Okay. Bye.
- Julie. - Ray.
Hi. But...? What...? God, what are you doing here?
I got in early. Who was that guy?
That's Will. He's a friend. You'd like him.
- Yeah. - Ray, we're just friends.
Every guy in history who tried to pick up a girl
did the good-friend thing first.
Are you ready to go? Look, I got my truck.
You know the drill. There's a crab boil at Ollie's, the Croaker queen pageant.
It's small-town fun, but it's still nice.
- Ray, I can't. - You can't what?
I feel like there's this small part of me that hasn't healed enough to go back.
So please understand.
- Yeah, I understand. - No, it's not like that, Ray.
It's not you, okay? It is not you. It's all me, in my head.
You know, I wanna go back. I wanna be fine, I wanna be with you.
And I want everything to be like it was.
It just isn't. Why don't you stay up here?
Fireworks over the river, a million little things to do...
Look, I have to work, Julie. My boat's in Southport, remember?
But, hey, it's cool.
You need your space from Croakerland...
and probably from me too.
- Ray? - Just forget it.
Ray.
Ray!
I'm scared, that's all.
First down, here we go. Go, go, go!
Shit.
- What are you doing in my closet? - I thought you were out of town.
What the hell are you doing in my closet?
I wanted to borrow your black skirt. But I'm not ready to die for it.
- Jesus, that was heart-attack time! - Can I have the knife now, please?
Julie, I really think you should come out with me tonight.
I don't think so. I just tried to stab you with a knife, Karla.
I hardly feel like dancing.
What's the matter?
I think I just hurt Ray's feelings.
Julie, listen to me, okay?
Ray is a great guy.
Nothing against old Ray, but he's so...
Ray.
I mean, he lives in Southport, Julie.
Will's a nice guy, and he lives down the street.
But there's nothing between Will and me.
Yet. Nothing yet.
You know what, we gotta keep moving.
I'm working at the club tonight and you are coming with me.
- No, I'm not. - Yes, you are.
- No, I'm not. - Yes, you are.
- No, I'm not. - What did I say?
Now, you know what I want to do to you, right? Right?
No, I'm not aware of that.
There's gotta be a place in here we can be alone.
I don't think so. It's pretty crowded in here.
Come on, don't be like that. I just wanna talk to you for a minute.
If you can say all you have to in one minute, then I don't wanna hear it.
Hey, I'll talk real, real slow.
Not at work. You know what? Do me a favour, ask Julie to dance.
You know, Jules, you're the most beautiful woman in the bar tonight.
You know, Ty, you are an unstoppable force of nature.
You better recognize.
See, that's how my species survives. You'll never convince me otherwise.
- So, what's up? Wanna dance? - Say yes.
- No. - "No" means yes. Don't listen to her.
I appreciate it, but have you seen my people dance?
We do the: The mouth thing, snap the fingers.
If worse come to worse, you can just stand there and watch me.
You know what? I have an idea.
Why don't we all take a break and go dance, okay?
- Leave the tray. - Come on, let's go.
What do you know? Will Benson, looking fine.
Karla, did you tell him I was gonna be here?
No, I told him that you would absolutely not be at this bar between 10 and 11.
Then he came anyway. Hi, Will. What's up?
- This wasn't my idea. - What?
- I said, this wasn't my idea. - Come on, let's go.
- You'll be fine. Do your thing. - Be good, Julie.
You wanna get a drink?
- Yeah. - Okay.
Go, Ty. Go, Ty.
Hey.
- You see something back there? - Yeah. You know what?
I'm really sorry, Will, but I've gotta go home right now.
I'm really sorry.
Morning.
- I love when they do that. - Okay, that could break the machine.
Oh, please, Julie.
- That's Ty, thanks. - My number's unlisted.
Julie, will you relax?
We've been dating for three months and he is not a stalker.
Hi, Ty.
This is Mark in the Morning from Magic 96.7 radio station.
- Who am I speaking with? - Oh, my God! It's Mark in the Morning!
Oh, my God. Hold on. Put on the speaker phone.
Oh, my God. Mark in the Morning. Hi.
Hi, Mark. I'm Karla. Karla Wilson.
Karla, what are you doing at home on the long Fourth of July weekend?
Well... I'm actually in school...
Well, how would you like to win the Magic 96.7 quickie getaway?
- Hell, yeah. Oh, my God! - Hope you remember your geography.
All you have to do to win is tell me the capital of Brazil.
Okay, Brazil. The capital of Brazil...
Come on, Karla. One easy question, one great getaway.
Karla, we need an answer. No looking it up.
- Okay, Karla, five seconds. - Okay, five seconds.
- Four... - Rio.
- ...three... - Rio, Rio.
- ...two... - Okay, Rio de Janeiro.
- Oh, no. Did you say, "Rio"? - No.
Yes? Yes.
You just won the Magic 96.7 quickie getaway!
A trip for four to Tower Bay Island in the fabulous Bahamas!
Shut up, I can't hear. Okay, hello?
We'll call you back with the details. What's your favourite station?
- Magic 96.7! - Magic 96.7!
That's what I thought.
Okay, okay, okay, who am I gonna take? Okay, let's see, Tyrell.
- Wait a second, me. Me, me. - Or my parents, cousins...
Okay, Julie, but you know what? Mark said four tickets.
So you have to think of someone to bring.
Hey, Ray! Phone.
...Yeah?
Hey, I'm really glad you called.
- I'm sorry. - Well, you shouldn't be sorry.
Yeah, but I... I shouldn't have left so fast. I just...
- It's okay. Ray, listen. - Fuck off.
Karla just won a trip to the Bahamas, this island called Tower Bay,
and she wants us to go with her.
The Bahamas, really?
And it would be a great chance for us to just hang out for the weekend.
You know, just sitting in the sun, drinking fruity drinks, swimming,
and, well, you know.
Wait, this weekend?
Yeah.
You can go away with your college friends, but you can't go away with me?
Ray, it's not you, it's Southport. And, God, it's the Bahamas.
You know, free.
Damn, you have to sell his ass on the Bahamas?
Ray, listen. I... I really want us to be together.
Julie, listen.
We're in the middle of a really big run up here.
It's been crazy. I think we gotta go back out again tonight.
I don't think I can make it up.
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