Snowbound (2001) - full transcript

- I understand that, but...

Well, how soon can I expect the order?

Yeah, it's a problem.

I promised...

Fine.

Please call me if there
are any more changes.

Hey.

Hey.

- I just got off the phone
with the buyer from Ramati.

He wouldn't crack.

- But you got your price?



- Of course.

- Yeah.

I wish I had a fraction of your nerve.

- Nerve?

Well, you know what I mean.

- You didn't get it?

- Connors.

- Connors?

He's been here half
the time that you have.

What gives them the right to pass you up?

- I didn't ask 'em to explain.

And why not?

- They made their decision.

What's the point?



Barb, you can't let
people just walk all over you.

It's not fair.

You've invested a lot of
years in this company.

- Come on.

We have reservations for seven o'clock.

- What's that?

- Surprise for Gunnar.

- Well, that's nice.

On account of what?

On account
of I'm crazy about him.

Oh.

- I'm parked in a lower garage today,

so I'll met you there.

- All right.

- Ow, ow!
- Hey!

Hey!

Liz,

open the door.

Are you all right?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

- What happened?

- That guy attacked me.

- Oh my God.

We have to call the police.

Are you sure you're okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

- Gonna need more than a
broken foot to make an ID.

- Well, next time I'll ask
him to pose for a photograph.

- We're just doin' our job, ma'am.

- I'm sure you are.

What is that?

- I found it just outside my car door

before the guy jumped me.

- That's a strange kind of a
thing to take to a mugging.

Well, we'll check the emergency wards,

but aside from that, ma'am,

I'm not sure how much more we can do.

- Well, that's comforting.

- Thank you, officer.

We appreciate it.

- No problem, ma'am.

Have a good evening.

- You, too.

I don't know about you,

but I could use a drink right now.

- Yeah, me too.

You know what I'm thinking?

- Time to get a can of pepper spray?

- If that guy really wanted
to do something to me,

I wouldn't be here right now.

- Well then, why would he be...

- He was sent to scare me.

- Sent?

Come on, Liz.

- I'm serious.

Who would do that?

- You know that music
box I found by my car?

It was a gift from my
ex-husband on our wedding day.

He knew I loved Mozart.

When I walked out on him,

I left it behind with everything else.

- Honey, that has to be a coincidence.

There must be thousands of
music boxes just like that one.

- Trust me.

It's Dale's way of letting me know

he knows exactly where I
am and how to get to me.

- Why?

- Because he's nuts.

Certifiable.

That's why I left him.

That's why I got an unlisted
number when I moved back here.

- Then you shoulda told the
police when you had the chance.

- Yeah, but I can't prove anything.

You never met him, did you?

- No.

We weren't in touch in those days.

- Then you can't possibly
know what he's like.

- Do you wanna come stay
with me for a while?

Your
boyfriend would really like that.

- I'll explain.

It'll be fine.

- I'm all right.

- You know I'm here for you.

- I know.

What're you
gonna do if he comes back?

Maybe I'll buy a gun.

I'm only kidding.

- Now you're scaring me.

- Okay.

- Take care.

- Okay, I will, 'kay.

- Promise?

- I'll call you tomorrow.

Okay.

- Promise?

- Yes.

- Bye.

- Son of a bitch.

- Hey.

- Hi.

- Did you have a late dinner?

- Something really
terrible happened tonight.

- What, what happened?

- Liz got mugged in the
parking lot at work.

- Is she all right?

- Yeah, she's lucky.

- Well, what about you?

How 'bout you?

- I'm okay.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

I almost forgot.

What is this?

- Open it.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

- Oh man.

Oh, Barbara.

Hey, look at this.

Whoa.

Barbara, that is, that is very handsome.

- Just like you.

- Well, I, I don't know
what to say, sweetheart.

I mean, I think this is,
this is way too generous.

- I know that we haven't
been together that long,

but, um, I really love what we have.

And I pre-set the alarm,

so that every time it rings,

you'll think of me.

Well,
you wanna know something?

- What?

- I think about you anyway.

- You do?

- All the time.

- Really?

- Oh, are you kidding?

Hi, You've
reached Gunnar and Barbara.

We're not in right now,
so leave a message.

- Hey, Barb, it's Liz.

Listen, I'm still pretty shook up

about what happened last night.

I'm gonna be leaving town.

I just need to be by myself for a while.

I wanted to let you know
in case you tried to call.

- Liz, I'm here.

- Hey!

Um, look I've thought it over,

and I'm just gonna make myself
scarce for a couple of days.

- Honey, if you're that scared,

why don't you go to the police?

Well, I've
already rented this cabin.

By yourself?

Well, I can't stay here,

not after what happened last night.

- Would you feel better if I tagged along?

- Sure.

But what would Gunnar say?

- He'll be okay with it.

And the office?

- Well, it's been a couple years

since I've taken any vacation time,

and it is only a couple days, right?

- Right.

Well, how soon can you be ready?

I'll start packing now.

- Okay, I'll pick you up at noon, then.

'Kay.

- Okay.

9-1-1 operator.

- Yes, hello.

Uh, someone's been following me,

and now they're parked
outside my window...

Watching.

I can't believe
you're actually thinking

about going with her.

- Gunnar, she thinks her
ex-husband's after her.

It sounds like she's being

a little paranoid to me.

- I still don't want her going by herself.

Jealous?

- No, I'm not jealous.

More like concerned.

- About?

- About you.

- Well, don't be.

I can take of myself.

- Yeah, that's what I am afraid of.

- What's that supposed to mean?

- It doesn't mean anything, Barbara, just,

you know, I care about you.

- Liz is my oldest, dearest friend.

She really needs me right now.

- Okay.

- So you're not mad at me, then?

- How could I be mad?

I actually love you more
you stick by your friends.

Wish I had a friend like you.

You do.

Mm, hey, buddy,.

- Can I see you driver's license, please?

- You know, in a way, if you gotta go,

really isn't a bad time.

Why is that?

- Well, they called a divisional
meeting up north this week,

kinda last minute, but I gotta be there.

They're, uh, introducing new products.

- That was soon.

- Yeah, you know how the higher-ups are.

But let me tell you what I was thinking.

See, I'm not gonna be too far
from where you're staying,

and what I was thinking,
maybe I can come up

for a little visit afterwards.

- Yeah?

- Yeah, get a chance to meet
little Ms. Crisis there.

- Very funny.

- Yeah, let me tell you something.

You know, you're gonna miss me up there.

- Am I?

- Yeah, yeah, it gets,
uh, pretty damn cold

up on them there mountains.

- Well, that's why they
have electric blankets.

- Anything else electric?

- Maybe.

- Huh?

- What's it to ya?

What's it to you?

- All right.

Do me a favor and call me
on my cell phone, okay?

- 'Kay.

- Leave the number to the cabin.

- Soon as I get it from Liz I will.

- Hey, but, uh, seriously,
have a, have a fun trip.

- Good luck with your meetings.

- Thank you.

I go.

- Hey, what happened?

You're late.

- I know.

The car wouldn't start.

I had to get a new battery.

Took forever, I'm sorry.

- Coulda called, you know.

- I know.

I didn't think it would take that long.

- There's a huge storm heading up north.

- Yeah, it's all over the radio.

We'll just have to drive fast.

What are we doing?

- I just have to make a quick
stop before we leave town.

- Okay.

- I'll just be a minute.

- All right.

Sure.

- Hello, I'd like to get
into my safe deposit box.

Uh, here's my ID.

- Do you have your key, Ms. Garnett?

- I do.

- Please sign in.

Thank you.

- Great, thank you.

Please follow me.

- Okay.

- Hey, what's in the case?

- Oh, camera equipment.

It's expensive, so I keep it
in the safety deposit box.

- Oh, that's smart.

Cabin, here we come.

- I can't wait.

So listen to this.

Apparently, Elvis has been
seen in Atlantic City,

renting a house with John F. Kennedy,

and they are both in love
with an exotic dancer

who closely resembles Marilyn Monroe.

- They never know when
to give up, do they?

- Oh my God.

Damn!

What?

Oh, nothing.

- Hey, leadfoot, where's the fire?

- Sorry.

- You all right?

- Yeah, why?

- Because you're driving

like the cops are after us, so slow down!

Yeah, sure,

I'll be with you in a second, Hank.

Now here you go, ladies,
just like you ordered.

- Thank you.

- Thanks.

- Are you sure that you
don't want anything?

- Mm, no, I'm not hungry.

- Liz?

- Mm?

- Relax.

- I will, once we get there.

- Speaking of which, I
don't have an address

or a phone number to where we're going.

- Well, I didn't tell
anyone where we were going.

- Gunnar needs to know where I am.

- Why?

Is he your Svengali?

- I want him to know where I am.

- Well, don't you have a cell phone?

- Yeah, but what if it
doesn't work up there?

- Okay.

The realtor faxed it over this morning.

- 'Kay.

- There you go.

- Thank you.

- Mm hm.

- You know, I'm so sorry,
but we, we should get going.

- We just sat down.

- I know, but I wanna beat that storm.

Really need to relax.

- Can you have him fill it up?

- Yeah.

Hey, it's Gunnar.

Leave a message at the beep.

- Hey honey, it's me.

Uh, we just pulled off the
highway, talk about desolate.

Anyway, the number where we
will be staying is 555-0193.

Okay, I gotta go.

I love you.

- Well, you're about 100 miles south

of Marshall Falls right
now, but if I were you,

I wouldn't stay around here for too long.

- Well, don't worry,
we've got nice warm cabin

waiting for us.

- Ah, it's a good thing, 'cause
this storm that's comin',

it's gonna be a doozie.

- So we've heard!

- Well, you two be careful.

And don't forget your chains,

'cause we'll be ticketing.

- Thanks officer, we won't.

- Do we have chains?

- Of course not.

- Great.

- Oh, would you pay him for the gas?

I'll be right back.

- Now where're you going?

- Gotta pee.

You mind?

- How's she look?

- Oil looks all right.

Might wanna think about
replacing that battery, though.

- Um, how much for the gas?

- $24.50.

- Okay, 25.

- Thanks, be right back with your change.

- 'Kay.

Aren't you beat?

No, why?

You've been
doing all the driving.

Oh, I don't mind.

- Didn't you tell me

that you got a new battery this morning?

- Yeah, why?

- 'Cause I looked under
the hood at the gas station

when you were in the bathroom.

- And it wasn't brand spanking new, right?

- Right.

- Well, that's easy enough to explain.

I, I couldn't afford a new battery,

so I just put in an old one.

- Oh.

How come he scares you so much?

- Who, Dale?

- No, the Easter bunny.

The four years I spent with Dale

were the worst years of my life.

- Did he abuse you?

- Every chance he could.

- Why did you stay with him?

- Why does any woman stay?

Lack of confidence, self-esteem.

I was completely dependent.

- But you got away.

- Only because I finally
stood up for myself.

- He never came after you?

- Oh, he tried, but thankfully,
he had this little problem.

- What little problem?

- Oh, extortion, grand
larceny, racketeering.

He had warrants out on
him in three states.

They finally caught up with him.

- God, Liz, how did you
get caught up in that?

- When we first met, he
was the most charming,

romantic man that I had ever met.

But he changed.

He became mean, twisted.

I could do no right in his eyes.

When I met up with you again,
it was like starting over.

You know, you helped me get my job,

my apartment, my self-esteem back.

I finally thought that everything

was gonna be all right for a change.

- So if he's in prison,
what's the problem?

- Dale was paroled two months ago.

I just found out.

Don't look back.

- What?

Why?

- I mean it, don't look back.

That car's been following us
since we left the gas station.

- It's probably just somebody else

who'd headed up to Marshall Falls.

- I know it's him.

- See?

Nothing to worry about.

It's gonna be fine.

We're gonna have a great time.

Well, here we are.

It's great.

Just like I pictured it.

- Hey!

You made it.

Mrs. Hotchkiss?

- Oh, just call me Sarah.

- Hi, I'm Liz Garnett.

Hey.

- This is Barbara Kates.

- Hi, how ya doin'?

- Good.

- Sarah is the realtor
that rented us the cabin.

- Oh, great.

- So, come on in.

- All right.

- Watch yourself.

Beautiful.

- Oh, thanks.

You gotta be careful,

'cause these steps are icy.

Come on in, girls.

I'll show you around.

Just set your stuff down anywhere.

Kitchen!

I left you some breakfast
stuff to get you started.

Uh, there's phone
numbers on the wall there

that'll help you out.

The market's down the road apiece,

about three miles that way.

This is a real wood-burning fireplace.

You're gonna need wood and matches.

Matches are right here,
but you gotta use kindling

to get it going, okay?

No problem.

- The study, TV, satellite
hookup right there,

so you can get all the sex and violence

you'll ever possibly need.

- Okay.

- And before I forget, please, please,

the owner was very specific about this,

do not go into the gun cabinet.

It's in the lease.

- What if we're attacked by a moose?

- Well, run really fast
and don't wear red.

Okay.

- Um, pick up the phone, call Sam Wattrus.

He's the local sheriff.

- Well, it's just as
nice as you described.

- Oh, good.

- What about the ski resorts?

Are they close by?

- About a mile away, but
the trick is getting there.

- Well, we have four-wheel drive.

- That's fine, but if they
haven't plowed the roads,

uh, your best bet's gonna
be that old snowmobile

over on the back porch.

- You're kidding, right?

- Welcome to the mountains, girls.

Any questions?

- I can't think of anything offhand.

- The MacKenzies live across
the road, but they're away,

and, uh, I'm looking
after their dog, Cody,

so I'll come by periodically,

make sure you two are doing okay.

- Well, I don't foresee
having any problems.

- Oh, you have no idea what
these storms can bring.

- Well, thank you very
much for everything.

We appreciate it.

Okay, anyhoo,
I gotta go, so enjoy,

um, and, uh, have a good evening.

Bye bye.

Thanks.

Bye!

She's a trip.

I liked her.

- Yeah, well, you like everyone.

- Sue me.

- Shit!

Good
morning, Marshall Falls.

The first wave of the storm has passed,

leaving in its wake
plenty of the white stuff,

so get out there and party while ya can,

'cause more is on its way.

♪ That's me, the darling but ♪

♪ There nobody worth a second look ♪

♪ Girl, crumbs on her chin ♪

♪ Forever on the outside can't get in ♪

♪ Yeah, so the story goes ♪

♪ It isn't so ♪

♪ Say it isn't true ♪

♪ Tell me what to do ♪

♪ Yeah, when do I get ♪

♪ Someone wants to come for you ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ La la la la ♪

♪ La la la la la ♪

♪ La la la ♪

♪ La la la la la ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Men throughout, BUT ♪

♪ Somewhere what's been coming to you ♪

♪ Somewhere once been coming to you ♪

- Remember when we were little kids,

how we used to tell each other everything?

- Like the time you told
me Jimmy Worden snuck

into your bedroom that night

and your parents never found him?

- You were the only one
who could keep a secret.

- I never told anyone.

- Jimmy did.

Remember, he told the whole damn school.

I was so embarrassed.

I didn't speak to anybody for weeks.

Except me.

- Except you.

Liz, is there something
that you wanna tell me?

- Like what?

I don't know.

Lately I just get the feeling that you're

kinda holding something back from me.

- I'm probably just stressed
out about Dale and everything.

- Yeah.

I understand.

But you know I'm here if you wanna talk.

- Thanks, Barb.

- That's what best pals are for.

Hardest
hit by last night's storm

was the pass leading into Marshall Falls,

with a pretty good accumulation of snow.

Although residential areas were spared,

this might not hold true
when the second wave

of the storm moves in later
this afternoon and evening.

Gusts up to 50 miles
per hour are expected.

Transportation authorities
have issued a travel advisory.

Hey.

- Coffee?

- Yeah.

We'll
continue to keep you informed.

This has been a storm...

Oh boy.

- You up for some skiing?

- 50-mile-an-hour gusts?

I don't think so.

- Oh, come on, you're the daredevil.

- Daredevil, yes.

Stupid, no.

- Hello?

Hey, it's me.

- Hey, sweetie.

Get there okay?

- Yes, we're here safe.

How are
things going in Siberia?

- You heard about the storm, huh?

Oh God, it's all over the news.

How's it going out there?

Your friend's not wearing a hockey mask

and carrying a chainsaw, is she?

- Be nice.

You know I can rent a car

and be there in two hours.

- That's assuming the roads stay open.

I wouldn't chance it, honey.

It's okay.

What's that?

That was the alarm on my watch.

See, I'm thinking of you.

- I don't like it when we're apart.

Ah, me neither.

I love you, baby.

I love you, too.

Bye.

- Who was that?

- Gunnar.

He was gonna come rescue
us from the storm,

but I told him that we would
tough it out ourselves.

- Good for you.

- See?

- Mm hm.

- You could clear something up for me.

- Sure.

- What's the deal with the battery?

- What do you mean?

- You know you didn't buy it used.

Is this really
worth talking about?

- Yeah, I think it is.

- Look, I don't know why I lie.

Sometimes I just do.

I was running late at the office,

and I didn't want to admit
how disorganized I was,

so I just made up some stupid story.

- Liz, I'm your best friend.

You don't have to do that with me.

- I know.

- 'Kay.

- Where're you going?

- Town.

We need food.

You wanna come?

- No, I'll just stay here.

- Okay.

- Oh, but you could do something for me.

- Sure.

- Could you mail that?

What is it?

- It's just some paperwork from the office

that I forgot to take care of.

- Sure.

- And first class.

- Okay, no problem.

- And Barb?

I'm sorry.

- It's already forgotten.

But no more stories, okay?

- Okay.

- 'Kay.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- Ma'am.

- Hi, I'm glad you're still open.

Yes, ma'am, for about 10 minutes.

- Oh, I just have to
stock up on a few things.

- Good idea.

- On days like this, we make
like bears and hibernate.

- It's not that bad where we are.

- Well, maybe so, but
the pass is still closed.

There's no way in or out
unless you've got a snow cat.

- 'Till when?

Bye, Leo.

Couple o' days.

- Mm.

- Last chance for coffee, folks.

What would you like?

- Coffee, please.

- Great choice.

- I'm Barbara Kates.

My girlfriend and I are renting
the house down the road.

- Yeah, the Howard place.

Sarah Hotchkiss told me about you two.

I'm Sam Wattrus.

- Hi.

You brought some, uh,

pretty interesting
weather up here with you.

- That we did.

- Leo's Market.

Sam, Clay's calling for you.

- Yeah, go ahead, Clay.

Uh huh.

Ah, damn.

How long ago?

How bad is it?

Okay, okay, you stay put.

I'm on my way.

What happened?

- Bad accident.

Big rig ran into a bus.

We can't medevac anyone.

The helicopters are all grounded.

They've put out a call for
all the volunteer deputies.

Doesn't look very good.

- How long will you be gone?

- As long as it takes.

Pleasure, ma'am.

- See, you get to hurrying in a snowstorm,

look what happens.

I won't lock up till
you get your groceries.

- Oh, I'll just be a minute.

- Take your time.

The second wave
of the storm has moved in,

causing major accidents on local highways.

Police are working closely
with the Highway Department

to clear the roads, but
there is so much work

to do that, this reportedly,
that there is no chance

of the roads being completely
clear until tomorrow morning.

Prospective travelers are
advised to stay indoors

until further notice, and to check

with the Highway Department
for current road conditions.

The storm is expected to
pass sometime this evening,

clearing the way for warmer temperatures.

In other news, a woman in New England...

- Hi.

- Hey.

- Just thought I'd, uh, come
by and check up on you girls.

- Everything's fine.

- They're expecting
another wave of that storm.

- Oh, I heard.

- Supposed to be worse than last night.

- Well, I'll be building a big fire.

- There's a cord of wood out back.

- I'm sure I'll find it.

- Where's your friend?

- She actually went to the market.

- Oh, I'll be, uh, taking Cody with me.

- Cody?

- The neighbor dog.

Right.

- Well, if there's anything else

I can do for you, let me know.

- I will, thanks.

- See ya.

Bye bye.

- Some weather, huh?

Rice cereal, healthy.

You like alphabet soup?

- I grew out of it.

- Sure picked the last
minute to stock up, huh?

You and your friend.

- That's right.

- I grabbed me a room at the hotel.

Times like these, they
get snapped up quick.

Figure if you're gonna get stranded,

better go for the free satellite
TV, you know what I mean?

So what brings you way up here?

- Vacation.

Some vacation.

What with the weather and everything.

- It's all part of the adventure.

- Cool.

I'm into adventure.

- Excuse me.

Okay.

Oh, I almost forgot.

Um, do you think you can
take care of this for me?

Well, the mail
probably won't be moving

until after the storm.

Oh, that's okay.

$35.36.

- Thanks.

- And you better get where you're going,

'cause we're closing up.

- I'm on my way.

Thanks.

- You know, I think I followed
you partway last night.

That's how I know about your friend.

Get away from me.

- Oh man, you left your lights on.

Hope you got enough juice.

- Start.

- Hey, you know, they're
leaving the lounge open

at the hotel.

Why don't you come by for a drink later?

You and I'd have a lot of
fun, I promise you that.

- Shit.

Come on!

- See?

What'd I tell ya?

Your battery's dead.

Pop the hood, I'll give ya a jump

Now, I can jump ya now,
or you can sleep here

in your car all night.

It's your choice.

- Just go away.

- You know, hotel's only a
couple miles down the way.

- I told you no.

- Oh, come on, don't be like that.

Roll down the window.

Let's talk for a sec.

- What part of no don't you understand?

- I could even come to you.

I know where you and
your friend are staying.

- Yeah, well maybe I'll think about it,

once you start the car first.

- Okay, give her some juice.

- Come on!

Yes!

- Hey!

Hey!

Tell your girlfriend her
hubby sends his love!

- Hey.

What's wrong with you?

- I don't know, Liz.

You tell me.

- What are you talking about?

- Last night I saw a car
outside of the cabin,

and I just saw that same car in town,

then some freak starts hassling me.

He says he know where we're staying, Liz.

- I tried to tell you
someone was following us,

but you wouldn't listen.

- It's Dale, right?

- I think so.

- What've you gotten me into here?

- Oh, look, I didn't invite you.

You did that all by yourself.

- You also didn't explain the situation.

- You can bail anytime, Barb.

- No, I can't bail, Liz.

The roads are closed.

I am stuck here whether I like it or not.

- Hey.

Can we just try and make the best of this?

- What else are you not telling me, Liz?

- What do you mean?

- I mean, I think it's time that I know

exactly what we're dealing with here.

- Barb, you and I,
we're reasonable people.

We know where to draw the line.

We get mad, we might get even sometimes,

but there are places we won't go,

and there are things we won't do.

Dale is not like that.

- Explain.

- When Dale and I were married,
we had a cat named Julius.

It kept scratching the furniture,

so one day Dale grabbed it and
took it out to the hot tub.

He held it under, and
when I asked him why,

he said its tags had expired.

- That's disgusting.

- That's when I knew
something was wrong with him.

I started to question
everything he had ever told me,

like what happened to his parents.

- What happened to his parents?

- He told me they died in a plane crash

when he was a senior in high school,

but after digging around,
I found out different.

There wasn't any plane crash.

It was a home invasion robbery.

- Okay, but why would he lie about that?

One guess.

- It wasn't a home invasion.

- Nothing was missing from the house.

Dale was the key suspect.

The DA was convinced it was him,

but he didn't have enough
evidence to prosecute.

Dale was completely exonerated.

- And you think he killed them?

- I know he did.

And now he's trying to kill me.

- But why?

- I don't know, maybe he
thinks I abandoned him, and...

- And?

- I helped send him to
prison this last time.

- Oh, God, Liz, that's just great.

Great.

What are you thinking?

You have to ask?

Damn.

- Hey, let me try this.

There goes
your security deposit.

Well, let's see what we got.

There's only one thing missing.

- What's that?

- Ammunition.

Check the other cabinets.

- Okay, come on, Cody.

Oh, come on this way.

Cody!

Cody, come on!

Cody!

Ah, brother.

Cody!

- Who in their right mind would own a gun

and not have bullets?

Hello?

Liz?

- Yes.

It's Sarah.

I just got home, and wouldn't you know it,

Cody bolted out of the car,

and I have a feeling he's gonna be headed

straight back to you guys.

If something happens to him,
I'll never forgive myself,

and anyways, if you see him,

can you please give me a call?

- If I see him, I'll call you.

- Okay, well, you girls bundle up,

'cause this storm is gonna be bad.

- Okay, bye, now.

Bye.

Who was that?

- Sarah Hotchkiss.

The dog got out.

We're supposed to keep an eye out for him.

- Oh, 'cause we don't have
enough to worry about now.

- What are you doing?

- What I shoulda done
first thing this morning.

Sheriff's office.

- Hello, may I please speak
to Sheriff Sam Wattrus?

Ma'am, he's been called away

to the scene of an accident
and isn't available.

- Um, who'm I speaking with?

- This is Clay Tomlin.

I'm his deputy.

- Deputy, hi, uh, my girlfriend and I

are renting the Howard
place near Marshall Falls.

We believe that we are being stalked.

We need to get some protection from you.

- Well, I can fill out a report,

but that's the best I can do right now.

- No, you don't understand.

We need somebody here right away.

It's gonna be dark soon.

- Well, I'm sorry, ma'am, but
everyone's been called away

on account of that
accident on the highway.

Now it's an awful mess.

We got a road closed, people killed.

They've even had to send for a crane.

- Well, what are you doing right now?

- Someone's gotta man the phones.

There's people having
problems over three counties.

- Yeah, I'm, I'm sorry about that,

but what are we supposed to do?

Lock up, stay by the fire,

and I'll send somebody when I can.

- Thank you, that's very reassuring.

- No police?

- Not even a forest ranger.

You know what?

I'm calling Gunnar.

Hey, it's Gunnar.

Leave a message at the beep.

- Gunnar, it's Barbara.

Please call me as soon
as you get this message.

It's very important.

Hey, I found some.

That's all?

- That's all.

- We've only got two.

- That's if they're even any good.

- You get one, I get the other.

Do you have a better idea?

- Well, yeah, I think the
best shot should get both.

- Have you ever used one of these before?

- No, have you?

- Oh, I used to shoot tin
cans at Camp Brownlee, but...

Well, then, you're elected.

- Me?

Liz, shooting tin cans and
blowing away your husband.

- Look, whatever happens, we
can say it was self-defense.

- It is self-defense.

- Exactly.

- So that no accidents happen,

we will leave these
here until we need them.

- Stopped snowing.

- It's about time.

- Do you hear that?

- What?

Listen.

- Sounds like that dog.

Yeah, but I don't see him.

- He'll come in out of the
cold when he gets hungry.

- Mm.

- I'll get it.

Hello?

It's Gunnar,
I got your message.

Are you okay?

- No, it's not okay.

Uh, Liz's ex-husband has turned

into Charles Manson, and
he's trying to kill her.

Are you kidding me?

- Yeah, he followed us up here.

I talked to him, I, I saw him, Gunnar.

I'm scared.

I'm on my way.

- I'm sorry, honey.

Yeah, okay, I'll see ya soon.

- Bye.

- Cody!

- Cody!

- One whiff o' this,
and he'll come running.

- It smells terrible.

Cody, come here.

- Where are ya, buddy?

- Crummy dog.

- Cody!

You see that?

I think he's over in the trees.

Aren't you coming?

- I'll just wait here.

- What are you, the Cowardly Lion, now?

Dale might be out there.

Hey Barb, do you wanna take this?

- Just watch my back.

Cody!

Cody, come get your beef
stew, ya pain in the ass.

Cody, come here, boy.

Cody?

Cody!

Come here, boy.

Where are ya, ya mutt?

Cody!

Cody.

Cody, here boy.

Where are you?

Ah, shit.

Cody!

Cody, where are you?

Cody, come here, boy.

Cody, here, boy.

Liz!

Liz, run!

- What?

Get in the house!

- What?

What?

What happened?

- I found the dog.

- And?

- He's dead.

- Oh my God.

- Liz, he was butchered.

Oh my God.

- What is it you said he did to your cat?

- Did you see him?

- No, I saw fresh tracks in the snow.

He's out there.

He's out in the woods.

- If he comes through that
door, you blast him with this.

- It's probably just the trees
banging against the house.

- Probably.

But maybe...

- Liz, can you please try
not to scare me all the time?

- I'm sorry.

- Forget it.

Gunnar's gonna be here soon anyway.

- Well, I doubt it.

Well, I mean, just with
the weather and everything,

it'll take him a while to get here.

Just don't worry.

- Well, that's easy for
you to say, thank you.

- Gin.

- Again?

You know what, Liz, I
can't play right now.

I can't, I can't think.

- Barb?

- Uh huh?

- For the things I said earlier

that weren't exactly true, I'm sorry.

- Let's just forget about it, okay?

- You're my best friend, you know.

You always have been.

- I know.

- Hey.

- Yeah?

- There's something else you should know.

- Oh, God.

- I can't let you go into this

without knowing exactly where you stand.

- Meaning?

- Dale is coming tonight.

- How do you know he is?

- I know because I planned it.

- You planned what, Liz?

- We have to kill him.

He wants his money.

- What money?

- The money from his last score.

He knows I have it.

That's why we're here.

- Why doesn't that surprise me?

Is that what was really
in that silver case?

- $2 million.

- You stupid bitch!

- Barb, I had to!

I had to!

I had to get something for all
those years I was with him.

- Cash, maybe.

Ambush, definitely not, Liz.

- Look, I've thought it all out.

- Oh, thank God, 'cause for a minute,

I thought we were winging it.

- Listen to me, it'll be
better if you pull the trigger.

Let him get close, and
then let him have it.

And don't miss.

- You are my best friend,

but I am not gonna do this for you.

- I'll cut you in.

- No way!

- He's here.

- Oh, shit.

Okay.

- Where are you going?

To get some candles.

- No, don't go back there!

Why not?

- I unlocked the door!

- You what?

God!

Oh, shit, okay.

It's dead.

- He cut the lines.

Here, take the gun.

- Oh, God.

Hurry, hurry.

Liz?

Liz?

Liz!

Where are you?

Liz!

Damn it, where did you go?

Liz!

♪ Take me out to the ballgame ♪

You take one more step,
and I will shoot you.

- You ain't gonna shoot me.

- I mean it, don't come any closer.

- I think you got a problem.

I think you got a big problem.

You and your friend are stuck
out here all alone, ain't you?

No phone, no one to come get you.

Now where's the money?

- It's in the silver case.

Just take it and get outta here.

- Case already been dug up.

It's empty.

Where's the money?

- Liz, you wanna help me out here?

- I ain't gonna ask you
again, now where's the money?

- I don't know!

- You better start talking, baby,

or I'm gonna hit me a home run!

- Are you okay?

- No, Liz.

I'm not okay.

I can't believe you did this to me.

Damn!

What?

- This isn't Dale.

- What do you mean?

No, this is the man I told you about

in town this morning
that was harassing me.

- Wiley H. Prevost.

- Oh my God!

- Parole card.

It's probably one of
Dale's prison buddies.

This is the guy from the parking garage.

- His, his shoes don't match the tracks

that I saw in the snow today.

- What?

That means Dale's out there.

Come on, we have, we
have to check the doors.

- No, no!

- Liz?

- Hey, wait, stop!

Come back!

Hey!

Hey!

Oh, Gunnar.

Gunnar.

- Hey, hey, what are you doing out here?

You're freezing, here.

Here.

What are you doing out here?

- She's dead.

- Who?

Who, who's dead?

- Liz.

Dale killed her.

- Barbara, what, what're
you talking about?

- We should've gotten out of that cabin

when we had the chance, and we didn't.

- Well, I think I should go check.

- No, no, I'm not going
back there, Gunnar.

- Barbara, she could still be alive.

- She's not, she's dead.

I saw her myself.

Please don't make me go back, please.

- Oh, man.

- I can't.

- I should call the police.

Hello, police?

Yes, uh, I'd like to report
a, uh, well, an assault.

A possible fatality may be involved here.

You're not
going out there, are you?

- No, no, no, of course not.

I'm gonna stay here right here

with you until police get here.

I'll keep the motor running
so we keep the heat on, okay?

- 'Kay.

- Why don't you close your
eyes and rest a while?

- Gunnar!

Gunnar!

Gunnar!

Where are you?

Gunnar?

What is going on?

Oh, come on.

- Sheriff's office, Deputy
Clay Tomlin speaking.

- Why aren't you here?

Where would that be, ma'am?

- The Howard place.

My boyfriend called and reported a murder.

- Well, no one's reported
anything like that, ma'am,

and I've been on duty here

since 10 o'clock yesterday morning.

- I don't understand.

Why don't you
tell me what happened?

- Two people are dead, and
now I think maybe something

happened to my boyfriend,
that's what happened.

- Slow down, tell me your name.

- Barbara Kates.

- I remember you.

You stay put.

I'll get someone over there right away.

- Please hurry.

There you are.

- You scared me.

- Sorry about that.

- Where you been?

- I've been out here looking around,

but, uh, I couldn't find nothing,

no bodies, no blood, nothing.

What do you think happened?

- I don't know.

Baby, can we get outta here, please?

This place makes me very nervous.

- Yeah, sure, come on.

What do you think this guy
Dale was after, anyway?

- Liz stole some money from him.

- Any idea where it is?

- The money?

Yeah.

- No, no, she didn't tell me.

- Well, you know, you would
think that best friends

wouldn't keep secrets
from each other, you know.

- Yeah, well it turns
out I didn't know Liz

as well as I thought I did.

- Funny how that happens.

- So, what do you think
happened to the police?

- I don't know.

- Because you called them from the car.

- Well, yeah, but, I mean, you know

how crazy cell phones can be, you know,

I mean, I don't know, I probably had

a crazy connection, something
like they could hear me,

I couldn't hear them, something like that.

- That's okay, 'cause I called them,

so they're, they're really coming now.

- How'd you do that?

- Uh, I found Liz's cell phone.

- Well, you know, Barbara,

sometimes you're a real pain in the as.

- Yeah, well, I'm sorry
to disappoint you, Dale.

Dale, no!

Let go of me!

Get off me!

- Come on, honey.

Come on, darling.

Let go of me.

- Unless you tell me where that money is,

I'm gonna do a lot more than that.

Get in!

- No, no!

- Ah, don't mind them.

They don't talk much anymore.

- Why me?

- Well, Liz took all my
money and cut out on me,

went to LA, that much I knew.

Rest was a dead end.

Until I remembered her lifelong friend,

good old Barbara Kates, the
one she always talked about.

So what'd I do?

Changed my name to Gunnar,
gave myself a new history,

sold you the whole bag of groceries.

- You miserable piece of...

- Hey, come on, if the shoe fits.

- I was in love with you.

Well, you are only
human, after all.

So why the phony mugging?

- Well, the trick was to get Liz

to cut and run with the money.

I couldn't break my cover, so, uh,

that's what ol' Wiley
was about back there.

To keep her scared.

- Hey, the blind leading the blind.

Don't you even think about
running away from me.

I'll break one of your legs if I have to.

You hear me?

Watch your step.

All right, here we go.

Okay.

Start digging.

I'm serious, start digging.

Start digging.

Dig.

You know, something's
been really bugging me.

- Ask me if I care.

- Well, you know, I saw
you guys at the bank,

I saw Liz here walk out with the case,

and I followed you guys up here,

and I know she didn't stash it

in the restaurant or the gas station,

because she never took
the case out of the car.

- So you were too stupid
to find it in the cabin.

- Yeah, you were too stupid
to find it in the cabin.

That's impossible, 'cause I tore

the whole place apart,
and it's not in there.

- Then it's outside, you moron!

- Nah, I don't know, our
little friend Liz there

only ventured outside once by herself,

the night she buried the case
in the snow to goad me on.

- God, I wish she'd killed you.

- One thing you have to realize, Barbara,

is that, uh, luck has
always been on my side.

- Come on.

Come on!

- Hey!

Open up, you bitch!

You ain't getting away from me, baby.

Come on!

Through playing games, Barbie.

Yahoo!

- Oh, damn it.

I'm coming for ya, Barbara!

You hear me?

I'm coming for you!

I see you!

- I just called 9-1-1.

They know where we are!

- Don't lie to me.

You don't even know where we are.

Look, Barbara, all I want is my money.

- How many times do I have
to tell you I don't have it?

- Do I look stupid to you, sweetheart?

Huh?

You were with her the whole time!

- Okay, all right, let's
say I do know where it is

and I tell you, then what?

- Well, maybe I'd let ya live.

- Oh, go screw yourself, Gunnar,

or Dale, whatever your name is.

- I'll tell ya what.

Don't move.

Stay right there.

I'll be right back.

God.

- You wanna play that way with me?

All right.

Have it your way, honey.

Have it your way.

Little surprise for ya, Barbara.

Little surprise!

I love the smell of gasoline
in the morning, don't you?

All right, Barbara, honey,

I'm through playing around with you.

Now I'll fry ya if I have to.

- Okay, okay.

Uh, you win.

I'll tell you where the
money is, all right?

Liz took the stuffing of the car seats out

and she replaced it with the money.

It's here.

It's been here the whole time.

- Well, if it's really in there,

why don't you throw it out to me?

- No, you want it so bad, you come in here

and get it yourself.

- Okay, all right.

All right.

- Oh, Gunnar.

Missing something?

- Man, I am going to kill you.

- Then I guess we have nothing
left to talk about, do we?

- Damn!

- This is all of Liz's mail.

- Ah, thank you.

Hi, I'd like to get into my
safe deposit box, please.

Here's my ID.

- Do you have your key, Miss Garnett?

- Yes, I do.

- Please follow me.