Fields
Moff... We were right.
Moffet
Should have seen it from the start.
Moffet
Still have an open line of communication?
Fields
Yeah, texting him from Hope's phone.
Fields
He's more dangerous than we thought. Hope's life is at stake.
Moffet
Where is he? I'll call in the back up now.
Fields
I don't think it's going to be that easy.
Fields
Listen, I have a plan, but we're going to have to do this one alone...
Hope
...And you must be Ethan.
Unlisted Number
Listen detective, it's best if you stay out of this.
Hope
Where's Hope? Get her back to us and maybe we can make a deal.
Unlisted Number
I think it's too late for that.
Hope
It's not too late. No one else needs to get hurt.
Unlisted Number
I don't want to hurt her. But she made a mistake calling you.
Unlisted Number
I'm serious detective. Stay out of this and no one gets hurt. I've come too far to stop now.
Hope
unlisted numbers, the elaborate staged kidnapping... You've been planning this for a while.
Unlisted Number
She's dead.
Hope
The same way you are "dead"?
Unlisted Number
Listen to me, by the time the sun comes up, I will be long gone. You're going to make sure of it.
Unlisted Number
Otherwise, things won't end well for Hope.
Hope
Did she know about your affair with Jessie?
Unlisted Number
Stop changing the subject detective. You can either find Hope alive or with her brains on the pavement.
Hope
I mean, he was your partner. Was sleeping with his wife really not enough for you? You had to kill him too?
Unlisted Number
You don't know what you're talking about! Don't test me!
Hope
That part wasn't your idea. That's what Jessie wanted you to do, wasn't it?
Unlisted Number
I WILL KILL HER. Try me!!
Hope
Your own wife? What happened to you?
Unlisted Number
Don't act like you know me. If you want her back, you can have her.
Unlisted Number
But if you call for backup or try anything, I kill her. Right here, right now.
Hope
Where is right here?
Unlisted Number
Do you think I'm stupid?
Unlisted Number
Here is the deal. From now on, Jessie is dead. Ethan is dead. You drive to the house on Kingswood, park in front of the house, and smash this phone on the pavement.
Unlisted Number
Then, you get Hope back.
Hope
And then what? You and your mistress ride off into the sunset?
Hope
How do I know you'll hold up your end of the bargain?
Unlisted Number
you don't.
Unlisted Number
But if you show up alone, smash the phone, and don't try anything stupid, you can have Hope. Alive.
Unlisted Number
But if you don't do EXACTLY as I say, she is dead, and I still ride off into the sunset.
Unlisted Number
Do we understand each other?
Hope
Deal. I'm on the way now. Alone.
Unlisted Number
Don't lie to me. I will know if you do. And you will hear that gunshot ringing in your ears for the rest of your life. Like you pulled the trigger yourself.
Hope
Just bring the girl.
Fields
I'm 2 minutes out. Are you in position?
Moffet
Yes, you're sure this will work?
Fields
Yes, just keep texting me and keep your phone on silent.
Moffet
You're lucky I didn't make it far from the house in the first place. Walking back here was a bitch.
Fields
Is the car well hidden? He has to see that I'm alone.
Moffet
Yes, 2 blocks away.
Moffet
You realize this is obviously a trap right? He hasn't shown up yet.
Fields
He won't. This is his chance to take me out and skip town.
Moffet
Heads up, stay sharp. Looks like a woman walking down the road to the east.
Moffet
Headed towards you, walking slow. Maybe a block away.
Fields
message from him. He says she dies if I don't smash the phone.
Fields
I have to stall him if you're going to find him.
Moffet
I'm heading her direction, staying low in the woods, north side of the street. Lots of tree cover. Making a wide loop behind her.
Fields
Don't get spotted. He can see me typing, need to keep short so he thinks I'm only texting him.
Moffet
Keep him occupied, I only get one shot at this.
Fields
I told him I have to go make sure she's ok, then I smash the phone.
Moffet
I'm behind her now, still no sign of him.
Moffet
Keep stalling him, I can find him.
Moffet
No no no, not yet, I can still find him!
Fields
When I smash the phone, get ready.
Moffet
Shit... Don't screw this up.
Fields, now only feet from Hope, lunges towards her, tackling her to the ground.
Clutching the confused woman tightly to his chest, he rolls quickly behind the nearest car just as a bullet narrowly misses them both.
Moffet turns quickly as three more shots ring out in quick succession, bullets ricocheting loudly off the compact car shielding the killer's targets.
As he searches for the source of the sound piercing the early morning silence on Kingswood Avenue, he suddenly sees him.
With a hunting rifle tucked firmly under one arm, Ethan fires off 4 more shots at the pair struggling to find cover on the street.
He never sees the other detective as Moffet draws his gun and aims...
The sound of one final, thunderous gunshot echoes off the trees as the man falls backwards onto the wet ground, blood covering the tree he had used for cover...
As the sound of the final shot fades away, Moffet lowers his gun and walks slowly toward the man that, only hours ago, he and Fields had been trying to rescue.
In the end, no one could truly save Ethan from himself...
Fields
Still rattled, but she's hanging in there.
Moffet
Just finished my report. Just can't believe we didn't see it sooner.
Fields
What's done is done. We saved Hope and stopped Ethan before anyone else got between him and his adulterous fantasy.
Moffet
The things we do for love.
Fields
Speaking of Ethan, any update on his condition?
Moffet
Medical says he's still in critical condition. They think he will make it, but he won't be the same.
Moffet
No, I mean like he will never walk again. I think my shot got him in the spine.
Fields
Well, it was your only choice.
Moffet
Either way, we're still missing a piece to this puzzle.
Fields
This isn't over until we find Jessie.
Moffet
We can assume she was behind it as much as he was. And she's still out there.
Fields
We're going to find her Moff, and she's going to answer for her part in this.
Moffet
She could be anywhere in the world by now.
Fields
She'll be home soon.
