Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King (2006): Season 1, Episode 6 - The Fifth Quarter - full transcript

So you know when you get
back home tonight,

- you're staying with
Mrs. Clausen, right?
- Yes, ma.

- And you'll be
a good boy for her?
- Yes, ma.

And she will put you on
the bus in the morning,

and I will be here after you
get home from school tomorrow.

- Yes, ma.
- All right. Off you go, then.

- I love you.
- I know.

Is dad coming home
this time?

No, sweetheart.
Not this time. But soon.

Why can't
I go with you?

Because it's nowhere
for you to go.



- But I want to see him.
- Soon. Real soon.

Off you go.

Go learn something.

So, how long you
got now, Willie?

6 weeks.

Best keep
your nose clean, then.

A box of kleenex
a day, officer.

How long do you think
you'll be out this time?

Hey.

You all right?

Yeah.

- You want to...
- Sit down? - Sure.

Almost seems like
real life sometimes.

You got the families
living here,



it might even get more
popular than it is.

Hmm.

Barney's gone.

Gone? Gone where?

I don't know.
He just packed up and left.

You and him
have a problem?

No. No problem.

No problem.
Willie, it was fine.

You know Barney.
He's easy to get along with.

He made friends with
a man who worked there.

- Old guy called McFarland.
- Not Cappy McFarland.

I don't know what his
first name was. Who is he?

Cappy is an ex-con. Barney
shouldn't have been hanging.

So they were hanging out
a lot together.

They ate lunch
together sometimes.

One day, I came home
and they were sitting there,
in the kitchen.

- Were they planning something?
- I don't know.

Barney never said anything and...

then about a week later,
he just up and left.

He just left? He didn't
say anything to you?

Well, he called me once.
He said there was something
he had to do.

When he was done,
he'd be in touch.

- And Cappy?
- He had cancer or something.

I heard he died.

- How long ago was this?
- About a month.

Just after my last visit.

I kept thinking Barney'd
come back, you know.

Mom, try out.

Jackson kind of misses him.

How About you?
You kinda miss him?

Yeah.

I kinda miss him, Willie.

It was nice having
somebody around.

Helped with Jackson a lot.

Yeah. I know.

It was your idea
Barney come live with us.

Yeah. I know.

And he was grateful.

He always said
you looked after him in here.

Maybe he...

maybe he didn't want
to involve you in something,
you know...

illegal.

Barney is a damn fool.

Yeah. Well, just so
long as you're not one.

You get out this time.
That's it. You know that, Willie.

I won't do another stretch.

I won't let Jackson
do another stretch.

You get out this time,
you stay out. That's the deal.

That's why I've hung in.

Yeah.
You're my wife.

If you can call it that.

18 months out
of the last 10 years?

That's no wife.

It sure ain't no life.

The park is now closed.

Thank you for coming.
Remember, drive safely.

- Hi, Karen.
- Hiya, Thelma.

Hey, you been
visitin' today?

- Yeah.
- How's Willie?

He's hangin' in.

He's out soon,
ain't he?

6 weeks, god willing.

Guess that's why you had
to get rid of that young fella
used to work here.

What was his name?
Barney. Right?

He was a hunk.

How'd you find
a lodger like that?

Uh, he was
Willie's cellmate.

What do you know.

If I thought I'd get
a cellmate look like that,

I'd rob a bank
in a minute.

Home sweet home.

- Welcome back, Willie.
- Thanks.

Dad.

- Thanks, Mrs. Clausen.
- You're welcome.

Bye, Willie.

You're looking good.

Thanks.

Do you want
to come inside?

Yeah.

- I drew some pictures for you.
- Oh, that's great.

Where you going?

Just gonna, uh...
Check in on Jackson.

See if he slept
through it.

Felt like you got
a load off your mind.

A load of something.
Don't know about my mind.

So, how did you
manage inside?

What kind
of question is that?

Ok. Never mind.

No. No.

You brought it up.

Why would you ask me
something like that?

- 7 years is a long time.
- Tell me about it.

We're gonna get
out of this dump.

I get through my parole,
we'll move out west.

Barney and I used
to talk about it.

Start something legit.

Well...

Looks like Barney
decided not to wait.

I asked around the joint
where he was. Cappy had
a score planned, but...

he got too sick to do it.

So I think he was trying
to get Barney involved.

How's that?

Cappy is dead.
That's what I heard.

Well, let's hope Barney
didn't get past the talk.

Hey...

What are the chances you can
give me a job at the park?

If it doesn't
close down first.

They don't have anything
against hiring ex-cons.

What they don't like
is paying a living wage.

Yeah. Well...

two non-living wages
are better than one.

Yeah.

Yeah, that's the truth.

We're gonna make it.

You see if we don't.

Who'd that be?

I don't know.

Barney...

Karen, towels.

Hey, Willie.
Glad to see you made it out.

Hurry.

Let me see this.
Let me see this.

- Yeah.
- Nice.

- Yeah. No, I'm fine.
- Barney, let me look at it.

- Willie, Willie. I'm fine.
I've got to talk to you.
- What?

- Hey, Karen.
- Hi, Barney.

Go see if Jackson woke up.
Go on. It's all right.

What?

Huh?

Cappy McFarland
come to see me.

- You remember Cappy?
- Yeah.

He put this
proposition to me.

I thought we was going clean, Barney.
What happened to that, Barney?

Willie, look.
This was a biggie, Willie.

A biggie. We're talking
3 and a half mil, split 4 ways.

Beats serving cokes
at the park.

All right. Just let me
look at this.

- Oh.
- Oh, god.

We gotta call 911.

Oh, no, no, no.
No, no cops. Willie.

I'm not going back in.

Willie, he's hurt bad.

Let me get another towel.

I thought Cappy
was a goner.

Yeah.
Yeah, he's a goner.

He's got the team
together and drove.

Who else?

Ok.

A guy called Keenan.

Rich son of a bitch.

And another guy
by the name of Sarge.

Gulf war vet.
He's a bad mother.

And Jagger.

Jagger. He's even worse.

3 and a half mil.

New bills. Numbered.

Have to be held.
You can't spend.

What happened to it?

Cappy hid it.

Why Cappy?

Why, he was on
his way out, you know.

His last job. He, uh...

He went to bury it
before they buried him.

He didn't tell nobody where
and he made this map.

4 quarters.

Each piece had a letter
on it with a name.

Buttercup...

Camellia...

Anemone...

Rosebud.

Hey, babe.

Oh.

You want something
for the pain?

Let me see if I can find
something for the pain. All right?

- Yeah.
- Hold onto that. - Ok.

- She's the best, Willie.
- Yeah.

So, how'd this happen?

She just took pity on me, Willie.
That's all it was.

Who shot you, Barney?

Keenan.

Keenan. He calls me up.

Says he's got a proposition.

Said he'd, uh...
he'd buy my quarter.

Cash.
Cash I could spend.

How much?

100,000.

Against 3 quarters of a million.
That's a pretty big markdown.

Yeah. But, Willie.
Karen deserves it, you know.

She deserves it, Willie, like
you always said, you know.

So, you went
to this Keenan's?

Yeah. I went to his place.

It's a big place up
on Ridge Road. 811.

He asked me if I got it
with me. My quarter.

I was stupid.

I said, yeah,

and he, uh...

he plugs me.

He plugged me, Willie.
Just like that. You know?

Like a little pop gun,
or else I'd be dead already.

Man, she's the best, Willie.

I owe you, Willie.

Looking out for me
in the pen.

Owe Karen,
looking out for me.

- I'm giving you mine, Willie.
- What?

I'm giving you mine.
You and Karen.

All right?

You go see him.

Take what's me
and yours and Karen's.

Hear me, Willie?

Yeah, I hear you.

Willie, can you hear me?

Yeah. I'm right here, buddy.
I'm right here.

I'm right here, buddy.
It's all right.

No hard feelings
about me and Karen. Ok?

No hard feelings.

- Willie.
- Ok.

Ok.

Barney.

Is he...

Yeah.

What was he saying?
I heard him say my name.

He was just rambling.

What are you doing?

What is that?

It's a part
of a lottery ticket.

All right.
We should call the police.

Karen.

I don't want to go
back, either.

And you had nothing
to do with this.

It's not how
they'll see it.

This is about money
from a robbery, isn't it?

Did you mean it
about a lottery ticket?

You think these people are
going to share it with you?

It's not theirs to share.

These people are dangerous.
Willie.

They killed Barney.

And you don't think I should
do anything about that?

What can you do?

Mom?

I told you he tried
to hold me up.

He had a gun. He said
he'd shoot me if I didn't give
him my quarter.

I keep a gun
in my safe.

When he made me open it up,
I got the drop on him.

Yeah. Well, it surprised
the hell out of me, too.

No. He ran off.

I was too shocked.

I don't know where he went.
That's why I'm calling you.

I called Jagger, too.
But he wasn't there so
I left him a message.

He's out there
somewhere is all I know and
we've got to find him.

Yeah, sure, I'm scared.
I never shot anybody before.

No, I'm not going anywhere.

Put your hands on the counter
and leave them there.

Who are you?

Just think of me
as the fifth quarter.

You're a friend
of Barney's.

He just tried
to kill me.

- Not the way Barney tells it.
- He's lying.

He came around, and tried to
sell me his quarter of the map.

When I refused,
he pulled a gun.

Tried to make me
hand mine over.

And you got the drop
on him, right?

Who were you on the phone to?
Jagger or Sarge?

He told you
about... everything?

He told me what he could
before he died.

Hands. Leave them
where I can see them.

He's dead?

Them gut shots
will do it every time.

So, where's the gun
you shot him with?

- It was self-defense.
- All right.

Where's the self-defense
weapon you shot him with?

Thought you kept
it in the safe.

I didn't put it back.

All right.
The way we do this...

You open the drawer,
you don't put your hand in.

You step away.

All this is real slow.
Got it?

Oh, that's fine.

Hang on.

Turn around.

It's a lady's gun, Keenan.

You ain't got a lady there?

You don't want to mess
with these people.

I wouldn't be messing
with anyone if you
hadn't shot Barney.

I told you it
was self-defense.

Listen, Barney just died on me
in my house, on my couch.

And he told me you tried
to screw him out of his share.

I don't think he would have
told me that with his last breath
if it wasn't true.

So, you can cut
this self-defense crap.

Let's just get
your quarter of the map
and we'll call it quits.

And what if I refuse
to give it to you?

Now think about what one
of those feels like in the gut

and tell
me you won't give me
what I'm asking.

Hey. Hey.
What are you doing?

Take it easy.
Hey. Stop.

All right.
Keep going.

There you go.
Put it on the...

That's right.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Easy. Let me see
those hands.

Who is that?

I don't know.

Well, find out.

- Who is it?
- It's me.

What?
Who is it?

It's Sarge.

Buzz him in.

Buzz him in.

Now, get behind
the bar and stay there
until he's in the room.

You try to warn him
and I'll kill you.

You hear me?

Shut up.

Keep your hands
where I can see them.

Say, man.

Barney's car is still
parked outside.

Now, he's got to be
around here somewhere.

Keep them in the air, Sarge.
Save me from shooting you.

And who the hell are you?

The way we play this
is the guy with the gun
gets to ask the questions.

Open your jacket with your
left hand one button at a time.

Quit that whimpering, Keenan.

Uhh.

It's a pretty big gun.

So, now you got two guns.

Still haven't told me
who the hell you are.

I'm a friend of Barney Mars.
The late Barney Mars.

I told you, Sarge.
He came around.

Shut up about
that bullshit, Keenan.

Didn't believe you
the first time.

So I guess you know the kind of
scumbag you're dealing with.

Yeah. But you're
the scumbag I don't know.

So Barney is dead,

and you want his piece
of the map.

I already got
Barney's piece...

and his.

Don't make me
do it, Sarge.

You haven't told me where
your piece of the map is yet.

You're a pretty tough mother...

- For white trash.
- Uhh.

Shut up.

Go check on him.

Keep those hands
in the air.

Well?
Is he dead?

Getting there.

I think I'm gonna get
a second opinion. Move away.

Look. You've got his piece of
the map, and you've got Barney's.

Ain't that enough?

That's more than
I started with.

The way I see it,
you and this other guy, Jagger,
you won't let me take half.

You won't even let me take
Barney's quarter. So that means
I'm gonna have to take it all.

That's greedy.

What makes
the world go around.

And what if I don't
give up my piece
of the map?

Then I'll shoot out your kneecaps,
make you get down on them
and clean up the blood.

You're Willie Gansen.

Barney's bunk buddy
from stir.

You know what's funny?

It didn't stop him
from poking your wife.

I got a real
good look at her once.

Not bad for
a hoochie mama.

I don't have it on me.

Well, then we best go get it.

Uh, where you going?

Just going to get
my crunchies.

No, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no.

It's the middle of the night.
Come on.

- No. Go to sleep.
- Mom.

Listen carefully.

I let you go...

you scream...

you'll be
gargling blood.

And then I do the boy.

Understood?

Now, tell me...

and don't hold
anything back...

'Cause I can feel a lie
starting before it even comes
out of your mouth.

Tell me about Barney.

Let's now we got Rosebud.

I'd say this is shaping up
to be an island, Sarge.

How you supposed
to know which one?

Huh?

Cappy said when the 4 quarters
come together,

we'd figure it out.

There's an awful lot
of islands in Maine.

Cappy didn't head off
to Polynesia, did he?

No.

Not the shape he was in.

It's around here someplace.

Yo-ho-ho on a dead man's
chest, right?

Jagger.

How come you're such a
hard ass all of a sudden, Willie?

I mean, Barney told me
you two were going to go straight
when you got out.

Well, it's not everyday
you get out of the pen

and find 3 and a half million bucks
bleeding to death on your couch,

telling you he was
screwing your old lady
but no hard feelings.

Kind of changes your
perspective on things.

Uhh.

Got anyone else here?

Huh?
Up against the wall.

Middle of the room.

That's fine.

All right. Where is it?

Make me an offer, Willie.

I'll let you live.
How about that?

How about
I don't believe you?

Aah. Aaah.

I told you, I'd shoot
off your kneecap.

All right.
All right.

It's over there.

Over there.

- Where?
- Inside the vase.

That wasn't so hard,
now was it? Camellia.

You're out of your
depth, Willie.

Way out.

Hell, man.

Get yourself shot
sneaking up like that.

You know who
this is, Willie?

Anemone.

It's just you and me now.

Had a word
with your old lady.

We had a real good
understanding, me and her.

She told me what I wanted
to know and I didn't cut her throat.

Cross my heart.
Hope to die.

You can feel a lie
starting in the heart.

Did you know that, Willie?

Yeah.

She told me you dumped
Barney Buttercup,

then went to see Rosebud.

I didn't see you there.
So I figured either Sarge got you

or you got Sarge.

Either way...

it's all coming back here.

Now, I could say why
don't we split this, Willie.

Two ways.

But you wouldn't need to
have your hand on my heart
to know I was bullshitting you.

So why don't we just
get up on our hind legs,
count to 10.

Last man standing
takes all.

1...

2...

3...

4...

5...

6, 7, 8, 9.

Karen.

- Karen.
- Willie?

- Are you ok?
- Oh, my god. You're shot.

- Did he hurt you?
- No. He just scared me real bad.

- Where's Jackson?
- I took him to Mrs. Clausen's.

Oh, god. Come on. Come on.
Let me, uh... come here. Come here.

Gotta get this seen to, Willie.

And the bullet is
still in there.

Ex-cons with bullets in them
got a lot of explaining to do.

Well, ex-cons
with bullets in them die.

Listen, we have to figure out
where this island is.

All right? It's got
to be somewhere close.

Eastern seaboard at least.
Cappy had to get there
with the money

and he was on his last legs
from the sound of things.

It might not be the ocean?

It could be an island
on a lake somewhere.

There's lots of them.

Listen...

This thing
with Barney and me.

I don't want to hear...
I don't want to hear about that.

Listen to me, Willie.

We just gave each other
a little comfort.

In 7 years,
that was the one and only.

And it wouldn't have
happened if you hadn't
have sent him here.

And it wouldn't have
happened even then if...

if it wasn't that Barney
really liked you.

Oh, there's a theory.

He told me
about you and him.

About how you
looked out for him...

How it went
down between you.

And I understood, Willie.

I did and I didn't
think bad of you...

or of him. That's all
I'm asking.

Don't think bad
of Barney or...

or of me.

Hold on.

It's the cops, Willie.

All right.

Hide this.

Look, if they can't connect us
to the robbery, we're ok.

And there's no reason they should.
I was in the can when it went down.

Hey.

You sure
it's safe in there?

Yeah.
Till you get out.

All right. Listen to me.
You don't know nothing.

I went out last night.
You got no idea where.

I came back
this morning shot.

All right. All right. All right.
I'm coming. I'm coming.

Willie?
How you doing?

Detective.

Hi, mom.

Hey, babe.

I'm hungry.

What would you like?

Honey crunch.

- Wet or dry?
- Dry.

Ok.
Have a seat.

Where's dad?

Dad's had to go away
for a little bit.

They, uh...

They made a mistake.

About when he's
supposed to get out.

Does that mean
he won't be coming back
for another while?

Yeah.

Yeah, but just
for a little while this time.

What is this?

It's a word game
I've been playing.

Like a crossword puzzle?

Yeah. Kind of.

Buccaneers of the Caribbean
Adventure Ride?

B-C-A-R.

Buttercup, Camellia,
Anemone, Rosebud.

- What you saying?
- Jackson, don't talk with
your mouth full.

I want you to go over
to Mrs. Clausen's for a bit.

- I haven't finished my cereal.
- Well, then, uh... take it with you.

Just tell her I need her to look
after you for a little bit, ok?

- All right.
- All right, babe.

So, that's
your story, Willie?

Barney's banging your old lady
while you're in the can.

You have it out
with him.

He shoots you, you grab
the gun off him,

plug him, and then
get rid of his body.

That it?

'Course you'd have
to produce the body.

Don't get cute.
Doesn't become you.

Our dogs sniffed out
Barney the dead guy

not 200 feet
from your trailer.

Self-defense.

Justifiable homicide.
Involuntary manslaughter.

- Somewhere in there.
- Whatever.

Looks like it's
bye-bye, Willie.

Must be a record
for recidivism, though.

How long you been out,
24 hours?

Seems like a lot longer.

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