I'm just trying to talk to you about it.
I'm just trying to talk to you about it, all right?
I'm not trying to blame you.
Obviously, I'm trying to blame you a little bit.
No! No! No! No!
I gotta finish this.
We don't need to keep talking about this.
But we do need to keep going.
All right. You can have a second to rest up.
- Want some water? - Yes, please. Water would be nice.
Don't! You tried to hit me. You hit me.
- No I didn't. - Yes you did. You hit me.
You see that? You strangled me. You had me in a strangle hold.
You're going to tell me you didn't try to hit me and strangle me?
I think we had a misunderstanding,
but if you thought I tried to strangle you, I'm sorry.
You did.
I'm sorry I broke your cell phone.
How long does it take to get to the everglades?
Four hours.
Maybe five.
We gotta take a route that don't make sense,
if you look at it on paper, but...
We gotta trip 'em up.
- We're going to Tampa. - Why Tampa?
'Cause I got a friend there.And... I think she can help us out.
She?
She got a boat?
No.
- But I gotta be alone with her. - Why?
Why do you have to be alone with her?
So no one knows we're together.
Sun don't shine
where'd you fucking throw that thing?
I'm sorry.
Do you see why we don't want to be putting stuff
on the side of the road like that?
- Yes. I do. I'm sorry. - It's okay, crystal.
- I am sorry. - It's okay, all right?
You ready to go get our sandwiches now?
Yes.
It's okay. You don't need a shirt.
I'll give you mine, all right. OK? Get back up here.
I'll give you my shirt. We'll go eat our sandwiches, all right?
Thank you.
You wanna just wait right here? While I go in for two seconds?
Sure.
- What were you doing over there? - I've gotta buy Marla a present.
Crystal, let's go.
- It's gonna take, like, two seconds. - Can we do this later?
No! I told her I'd buy her a present.
When?
When did you tell her you were going to buy her a present?
- Before! - You just talked to her.
No, I didn't!
Is that what you want? Give me the mermaid.
I didn't call anyone.
I don't think your girlfriend is going to help us.
She's not my girlfriend. I know you talked to your mother back there.
- Was she your girlfriend before? - No. Will you just admit that?
I wanna go to a motel.
I wanna go to a motel and make love.
Did you tell her you were with me?
You don't want to make love to me.
You were supposed to tell her you were at home.
You think I got fat.
Crys, I know you talked to your mom back there on the phone.
- Did you tell her you were with me? - No I didn't! No, I'm not stupid!
Fuck! I'm going to have to stop. Go damn it! I told you, Crys...
You want to take me to this woman's house so you can fuck her,
and you think I deserve it.
For dillydallying around right there, it's going to overheat again.
I gotta stop.
You wouldn't treat me this way if I had big fake tits and lips.
I could get a body like that and then all the men would want me
and you'd be sorry.
You know, that's what you want, isn't it?
You want one of those skinny girls in the magazines.
- I don't like those girls. - Yes, you do. Every man does.
You never would have tried to strangle a girl that looked like that.
I didn't try to strangle you.
You don't want to be with me because I have a daughter.
- That's not true. - Yes, it is.
My hips are big from having Marla and you think it's disgusting.
What do you want me to do? What else do you want me to do?
I never hit you. And your hips aren't disgusting,
and I don't like fucking fake model tits.
Your tits are fine. And your face is pretty.
Alright? If you want to be mad at me for helping you out on your dirty shit.
You know what this situation is?
You know how much I'm helping you on this fucked up situation?
Fuck.
Should we go?
We can't fucking go. We can't go anywhere.
Hey, sir. Y'all having car trouble?
Not much. We're in good shape.
Just had to pour a little water in the radiator.
I was broke down last week, on the side of the road for hours,
until somebody, an angel, pulled over and helped me.
So, when I saw y'all pulled over
I figured it was my turn to return the favor.
Sure, sure, sure.
Unfortunately we don't need anything like that, but thanks for helping.
- Y'all need a jump? - Nope.
Well...
I thought my car had overheated too, and it turns out, it was the battery.
Well, can't hurt to try. Y'all got jumper cables in the trunk?
No. There is nothing in the trunk.
Don't got any jumper cables in the trunk. Like I said,
I appreciate you're helping out, but this is a normal problem I have.
I just gotta put some water in the radiator and let it cool off.
I hear you. I got a tow truck guy.
I don't need a tow truck guy. If you can just put up your phone.
Just gonna sit here and let it cool off. Appreciate your help, but...
Suit yourself. I'll stick around at least until y'all get it started.
No good being stuck in this heat.
I'm in real estate and I was taking some clients to a property.
Had them in the car, the car starts making this weird rattling sound.
Eight weeks, since I had a sale. My first sale in eight weeks.
And I could not believe it, the car just craps out,
just totally shits out on me right there...
With the clients, in the car, in the heat.
I had a dog die on me once in the heat in the car.
They, uh, they got a zoo up therein Atlanta.
It's a real piece of shit. I mean, it was a piece of shit.
Olympics came through and cleaned it up.
They have this thing there called the cyclorama.
- Y'all ever been? - Nope.
It's this big piece of fabric.
They've got all these civil war battles painted on 'em.
Appomattox, all these other ones, anyway.
My parents took me there, 'bout five years old.
Got our dog in the back seat of the car. A big great Dane named Rommel.
I need to talk to my girlfriend alone.
No sweat. Go right ahead.
Crystal, get in the car.
Appreciate your help, sir.
Good luck.
- That man's going to call the police. - I'm sorry.
- I didn't know what to do. - It's not your fault.
You were acting a little bit alarming, but it's not your fault.
Put this shirt on I bought you. We gotta get out of here.
- Baby? - Yeah?
I think that maybe we should go to a motel.
Just so we can get off the road.'Cause if that guy called the cops
maybe they wouldn't be looking for us there, you know?
We can't go to a hotel. We've got too much to do.
We've got to get to Terry's bar by sunset.
I don't want to go to Terry's bar.
I just want to lie down in a bed with you.
I just want to go to a motel and sleep with you.
- Did you put the shirt on? - Yeah.
We can't go to a motel, hon.
What are you doing?
I need to get this out.
Do you want help?
Yeah.
- Why are you doing that? - I have to get all the blood out.
Help me.
I love you.
Do you think your plan is gonna work?
I do. I think your plan is gonna work.
I'm not good at making plans. I'm better at being spontaneous and stuff.
I think that's part of why we're so good together.
I need to know what you told your mom when you dropped Marla off.
I told her that Greg and I needed some time alone, like a vacation.
Where did you tell her you were going?
I told her I didn't know yet.
But I told her that people were after him, like you said to say.
You called her when we were at the store?
No.
I thought about it.
I just missed her little voice so much,
and I picked up the phone...
But I changed my mind, because I knew that you really didn't want me to.
And I knew that you were right.
It's not that I don't want you to.
It's just that we gotta be smart right now.
I know.
When we build our house in Mexico or north Carolina,
like you wanted, near your mom's,
I was thinking that maybe you could plan the whole thing
and you could build it, but I could be in charge of decorating it.
And everything will be nice and clean, and there will be tile and everything,
and nice white walls, and I'll keep it clean, everyday,
with bleach, if you wanted me to.
Then I was thinking that you could have some room in the backyard
for all of your tools and things.
And you could do everything that you like to do back there.
But then I could have a special room for Marla and myself
to do what we like to do,
and to decorate it with, you know, things that she likes.
Like, baby dolls and mermaids, and princess things. And then, also,
she's really into dinosaurs right now for some reason.
I don't get it. I don't know.
I guess they're doing some lesson at school or something.
I mean, she can come later, once everything is safe.
She's better with your mom right now.
I want to go on a boat with you, or an airplane.
We've never been grocery shopping together, that'd be nice.
What made you think of that?
Boats?
That made you think about grocery shopping?
No. I just thought of that on my own.
We should probably stop and get terry nice bottle of wine.
- Why? - I don't know.
Isn't it normal when you go somewhere
to show up with a nice bottle of wine?
Starfish motel. Buccaneer's way. Pirate's cove. Weeki Wachee.
- You ever been there? - No.
My mom took me once when I was little.
We couldn't afford to get in the front, so we snuck around this back entrance.
And then we went on this boat, I remember, and there was, like,
an underwater show that we went to in this big place,
and there were all these mermaids swimming around under water.
It was... I don't know, it was just a really fun place.
I always told Marla that was going to take her there,
but I can't afford that, so... I don't know, maybe someday
we'll sneak around back again, something like that.
Do you think that we could maybe go there on the way back?
No.
Did you know that mermaids live forever?
No, they don't.
The sand dollar. Briny deep.
Beachcomber. Coconut inn.
Tropical shores.
Crystal, will you please stop reading all the signs?
- I have a really bad headache. - I'm sorry.
Crystal palms. Crystal palms!
That's nice for you.
Shit. That cop's been following us.
Crystal, do not look back. Look straight ahead, okay?
- What should we do? - Just relax, okay?
Crystal, if he pulls us over, will you please just act normal?
Maybe we could drive off down an alleyway and...
What are you doing?! Don't open that thing!
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry... - That's a terrible idea.
Not going down an alley and using that gun!
All right, we're just gonna calm down, and if he pulls us over,
we're going to relax and act like nothing is wrong, okay?
There's nothing wrong, there's nothing in the trunk. Just relax.
Oh, shit... He didn't follow us.
I thought that was gonna Bethe last time I saw you.
It's okay. He's gone now. It's okay, it's okay, just relax.
Let's be good together. Let's be good to one another from now on, okay?
Crystal, relax. Crystal, you don't need to do that right now.
- Get off of my pants. - Okay.
See, Terry's house is right there. See it?
That's good, 'cause that's even closer than I thought.
It's closer than I remember.
Fuck! The door is jammed again. Will you come out and get me?
I'm sorry.
Crystal, come on. Come help.
- Try to do this quickly. - I don't know how to build a tent.
It's not building a tent, it's just popping it up, alright?
And let's try to be a little careful about how we deal with this.
If we don't fuck it up too bad, we might be able to take it back.
See, it's set up.
Grab that.
We need to put the stakes in.
Come on.
It smells like smoke.
That's disgusting.
- So you built these cabinets for her? - Yeah.
- Then what happened? - That was it.
You can tell me. I'm not going to get mad at you.
What else do you want to know? I built her cabinets.
I went into her bar, we got to talking.
I was at a job, just down the beach, and she said...
When she asked what I was doing, I told her I just did some construction.
She said if I could build cabinets for her, and I told her no sweat.
So you met her the same way you met me?
You didn't tell me that.
'Cause you met me when you were working a job nearby the bar
where I work, and then you built cabinets for me and Greg,
so, that's the same.
- No, that's different. - How's that different?
Alright, I think you should stop giving her a hard time.
She's our alibi here.
Alright? You're in Jacksonville.
And I'm here alone with her, and neither of us are in the everglades
dumping your husband into the swamp.
Will you change out of those clothes,
and see if she's got anything else that fits you?
You really shouldn't be walking around in those clothes.
Does that make sense?
Stupid.
What are you doing?
I was just trying to find something that fits.
Take that off.
- You want me to take it off? - Yes.
- She ever wear this for you? - No.
That's too bad.
What did she wear for you?
- Nothing. - Nothing?
- No, she just wore normal clothes. - Oh...
- Did you have fun with her? - No, I didn't.
That's too bad too.
You okay?
He wanted to make love to me.
That's how it started, because...
He wanted to make love to me, and I told him I didn't want to,
because I only wanted to make love to you.
- So he beat me. - He beat you for a lot of reasons.
He knew I was cheating on him.
Did he tell anyone?
There weren't any marks on me or bruises or anything,
but it hurt really bad.
And I wanted there to be bruises,
because I wanted there to be proof that it had happened.
'Cause I'd been lying so long to myself.
Crystal, if he told anyone, they're going to be coming to me.
I just wanted to know that it was as bad as I was telling myself it was.
The first time I stabbed him,
he opened his eyes and he looked right at me,
and I was so sad and so scared.
But I kept going, because I knew I couldn't stop.
I just needed him to stop strangling me.
- You didn't tell me he knew! - He didn't know for sure.
He didn't know for sure. He was always saying shit like that.
You just said he knew you were cheating.
No, I know I said he knew I was cheating,
but he always said that he thought I was cheating.
- It didn't mean that he knew for sure. - What the fuck did he say, crystal?
He said he thought I was fucking somebody else,
but that doesn't mean anything. He was always saying shit like that,
he was always saying I was fucking somebody else.
He was crazy. It didn't mean that he knew.
I didn't mean that he knew for sure.
I just meant that he was saying stuff like that.
Please don't leave me.
- Is your hand okay? - It's okay.
You really shouldn't be here with me right now.
Let's just find a bar or something to go to.
Just put something else on and let's go. Quick.
I was just thinking about the last time I got into a fight.
I don't think I ever told you about it.
You know how people think I'm stupid sometimes,
because I'm quiet and I don't talk a lot...?
- Yeah. - Well...
You know that woman Charlene that works at the bar with me?
She's kind of tall, she's got a gap between her two front teeth.
Well, I bought this lipstick, this was, like, last year, sometime.
I came in wearing it and she said that she liked the color.
So, I told her that she could borrow it if she wanted.
And she went into the bathroom and she tried it on.
And she came out wearing it, but she never gave it back to me.
And so, it was busy and I just figured that maybe
she would give it back to me later, but she never did.
And then, like, everyday, for something like three weeks,
she would come in wearing this stupid color.
And I just wasn't saying anything Andi guess she probably thought I forgot,
because everyone thinks I'm so distracted all the time, but...
So, finally, one day I had gotten into a fluster...
I was just in a really bad mood before I went to work.
I was so pissed off. And I came in and she was wearing the lipstick.
And so, I said to her, "charlene, can you give me that lipstick back?"
"You've had it for three weeks now."
And she said she didn't know what I was talking about,
and tried to pretend that it was hers. And then...
- Can I have a whiskey? - Another whiskey for you?
I told her that she was a liar, and then she called me a bitch.
And I don't know what got into me, but I told her that she was a bitch,
I told her right back.
- And then she said that I was... - Just keep that.
For some reason, she told me that I was a bad mother,
and that just drove me over the edge and I slapped her in the face.
And so we were rolling around on the ground,
and I was getting my ass whooped because it turned out that
she was a pretty good fighter, actually.
- And then, my boss... - Thank you.
- Keep it. - Had to drag us off one another.
And it turned out that neither one of us got fired, for some reason,
so we still work together, and we get along fine.
- It's a pretty funny story, I guess. - It's not a funny story.
Hey, what's a guy like you doing in a bar like this?
Say, you're pretty cute.
Will you quit following me for a second?
You know, my mama always told me never to talk to strangers,
but I never really listened to her anyway.
You seem pretty nice.
You know, you can buy me a drink if you want to,
but I have to be honest with you.
I'm totally in love with somebody else.
But he and I get into fights all the time,
because he's always pretending that he knows what he's talking about,
when really...
I don't think he really knows shit-all about what he's talking about.
But I love him, I really love him.
I think he's the only person in the world that understands me.
- I know what I'm talking about. - You do?
I don't think you know shit about some things.
- You understand me? - I think so.
You know what I like about you, Crys?
You make it so I don't have to think about what to say.
I don't even think too much about it. You just... get me talking.
I think it's 'cause you ask questions about how I used to be, my interest.
It's hard to get to talking, the way you make me talk.
Did you ever have a swimming pool?
No.
Yeah, me neither.
When I was real little, I remember my cousin.
She used to be able to go into the pool and hold her breath
for something like two minutes.
I know that sounds crazy, it doesn't seem like it's possible,
but now that I think about it,
that's just one of those things you have in your head...
- I can do just about anything. - You always think it's true...
I'll run your electric, run your plumbing,
lay down your concrete, build your roof, your walls, your whole house.
This one guy, I raised his roof up about four feet.
Said his price is going to go up to priceless
if you get these up a little bit.
At the end of the day, those ceilings were up 15 feet,
and that man was talking about how I took too long.
Well, maybe I did take too long, but...
I just wanted to go swimming.
I always loved building.
I'd always find a piece of wood. Look for another piece of wood.
Start putting those things together.
Build a fort... Build a fort for my friends.
We'd go up there, not saying much,
but at least we were out of the sight of my mom.
I know that I haven't been easy to be around,
and I feel really bad about it, because...
I think you're so good. I think you're so kind.
I wish that you didn't have to deal with anything bad.
Alright.
Okay, if you need to go to the bathroom or anything...
- Will you come in and sleep with me? - Honey, I can't.
- I'm so sorry, but I can't. - Can you give me a kiss?
I'll give you a kiss, but I have to get going.
- I'm so sorry. - Give me another kiss?
Just a quick one.
Will you slide in there? I'm so sorry.
I will be back in three hours.
I hope she's gonna be home. I'm so sorry.
She's on her way home. She's going to be home very soon.
I'll be back in three hours. I'm so sorry.
Hello?
Hey.
- Somebody's been sleeping in my bed. - Yeah, I was sleeping in your bed.
You want a drink? I need a drink.
Fucking bar fight broke out in there just as I was kicking people out.
Oh, jeez. Sorry about the mess in here.
I just wanted a little pizza, you know?
I passed out and nearly killed myself. The place was filled with smoke.
It's that stupid doctor.
He gave me some sinus medication or something.
It didn't mix with the glass of wine. Not my fault.
There you go, baby bear.
I got something for you. I got a present for you.
It's in my car though.
- Did you change your clothes? - Yeah, just getting comfortable.
Okay. What is it?
It's a mermaid sitting in a shell.
Aw, she's so sweet.
Thank you, Leo. That's so sweet.
Can I get through here? I just need to use the restroom. Just one second.
What the fuck?
- You need any help in there? - No.
You want to watch some TV or something?
No, I don't want to watch some TV or something.
So why'd you come here?
Just wanted to say hi. Had a couple of days off.
So you just wanted to say hi, drove four hours, came to see me?
Yeah.
Are you playing games with me?
Because if you are, I do not need that shit.
Why are you acting so fucking weird?
Alright, I'm just... I've been trying to quit smoking.
That's all. I'm sorry I am acting so weird. It's not easy.
So you just wanted to see me?
Yeah.
Okay. You want to see a little more of me?
- Get the fuck off me, Leo! - Calm down!
I'll explain this in the car. Calm down.
- You gave her the fucking mermaid?! - I'm calling the cops!
Get the fuck out of here!
I didn't think this was going to happen. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I didn't think this was going to happen.
Under other circumstances, I could have had a nice time with you, OK?
And I have in the past, but I can't anymore.
I told you I didn't want to come here. I said I don't want to come here
and you told me that we had to come here.
I told you I didn't want to come here and you told me
you build fucking cabinets for her.
You told me you built cabinets for her!
I hate you both so much. I hate you both so fucking much!
I told you I didn't want to come here!
- Drop the knife. - I told you not to bring me here.
And you said you didn't... You lied to me! You fucking lied!
Stop!
We're gonna leave.
Alright, we're gonna leave.
I just need to figure out a couple things, okay?
I'm gonna step outside for a minute.
Okay, okay... I'm not going to hurt you.
That's not what this is about.
I'm going to try not to hurt you, okay?
I never thought I'd be in this situation.
So I have no idea what to do.
I'm not asking for advice, I just...
It's a good thing I don't know how to do this, right?
- I don't know what you're doing. - No, you don't.
OK, right, so...
OK, so, crystal...
We're in a bad position, OK? Once we leave, will you not call the cops?
I know you're probably going to want to call the cops.
Please don't call the cops.
We need a boat.
We're not going to make it to the everglades,
we probably wouldn't have either way.
I'm sorry I lied. I didn't get this for you.
Just get out!
- Shit! - Get in the car.
I heard scratching.
- I heard scratching. - You didn't hear scratching.
He's dead. He's very dead.
I know he's dead, but I heard scratching.
Shut up! Do not talk. You can't be talking right now.
- I need to figure this out. - That's fine.
- I hate you so much right now. - Okay. I understand that.
And yes, I've had sex with her. That's all I do when I get there.
She'd knew something was up when I didn't go through with it.
Get out.
You wanted to come here! Get out!
Come on, come on, come on.
Oh, shit.
These your boats?
Not open.
I was hoping I could rent one of these boats off of you.
- Not open. - Well, what time y'all open?
You need to go, please.
Sir, I'm not trying to cause any trouble.
I just need to rent one of these boats off you.
Just going to goon a little canoe trip.
I've seen enough.
You need to leave. Now, please.
Now.
Fuck! God... it's gonna be okay. It's gonna be okay.
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck... It's okay. It's okay.
A lot of people forget that, but we'll find a snake in their yard
and they'll kick it out, send it over to their neighbors.
We really don't want to do that.
They do help out greatly with the rodent population and diseases.
So, at the same time you're kicking out the snake,
you'd only be inheriting a lot more of those.
- So, you're definitely better off. - Fuck!
I'm fucked, I'm fucked, I'm fucked. It's okay. It's okay.
Just calm down. Just calm down. It's okay. Oh, Jesus Christ.
Imagine a place, serene, tranquil, and peaceful.
A place of weightlessness,
a world as old as time and as new as a dream.
Behold this beauty as our story unfolds.
Far out on our sea, the water is as blue
as the loveliest corn flower, and as pure as the clearest glass.
Do I gotta pay to get in there? I just gotta go in there two seconds.
Yes, for one.
- How much does it cost? - 13 dollars.
- How much? - 13.
But the reason why we do the research on diamond backs
is we want to make something really cool.
And then, also, a lot of people are not very familiar with their snakes.
They'll go out in the wild, they'll come across this species
and they'll mistake it for being one.
Is this a human, or maybe, a prince? He doesn't swim very well.
In fact, he looks so helpless.
Immediately, the little mermaid wanted to help him.
- I need you to not ask questions. - He will surely die.
The little mermaid rushes to his rescue
and gives him the breath of life. She kisses his brows, his eyes open.
He is surprised.
Do you believe in love at first sight? They do.
They spin and twirl, and play together in the sea.
What happened?
- What's the matter? - Don't play sweet with me.
- Sorry. - Don't touch me.
You're a fucking liar.
You've always been a fucking liar! And you see what happened.
You'll know this is your fucking fault.
All this is your fucking fault!
You can leave me, it's fine. I can do this by myself.
No, I can't.I can't fucking leave you.
Get out of the car. Go! Go!
Grab his legs.
Tip him out.
- Go that way. - Okay.
Come help me flip him over.
Would you come help me flip him over?
You did this. You did this. You did this. You see that?
This is your fault. Do you understand that?
This your fault. Now help me fucking turn him over!
Grab his legs and let me flip it over.
- We gotta lift him in the boat. - Okay.
Alright, tip... tip it over.
- Can you tip the boat? - Yeah.
Alright, now flip him out.
Do you think they're gonna sink?
You think I've ever done this before?
Answer me.
Say something. Say something.
Say something. Say something! Say something. Say something!
You deserve all of this. Marla is going to be better off...
Marla... the whole world is going to be better off...
Shit.
Crystal?!
Crystal!
I was thinking about it, and I don't think if I lived forever
I could ever meet anybody else who would do anything like this for me.
Parents are supposed to do it, but I don't even know if my mom would.
She was always saying things,
like raising me was something that messed up her life,
or she gave up her life to raise me. And my dad, I don't even know.
He didn't stay around long enough to get to know me,
or I didn't have a chance to mess it up.
And I guess I'd like to think I'd do it for Marla, but...
I think you're the only one.
I'm not going to let anything happen to you.
- Really? - Yeah, you're mine.
- You mean it? I'm your girl? - Yeah, you're my girl.
- I'd do anything for you. - I'd do anything for you.
I'd do anything for you.
Do you want me to call the police?
Not yet.