Interrogation

["Keep in the Dark" by Temples playing]

I need an ambulance. Hurry.

My mom-- she's fucking dying, okay?

Just get over here.

Please! Let me out!

I need to see her!

I need to see her.

Fuck!

I need to wash my hands!

I need to wash my fucking hands!

Please.

My mom! My mom! Back away from the door.

Is my mom-- How's my mom?

As soon as we hear anything, I'm gonna let you know.

Okay? Okay.

Now have a seat.

All right, just let me...Okay? Have a seat.

I'm gonna remove those handcuffs.

You think you can handle that?

My name's Detective Russell.

I'm the lead investigator.

I need for you to help me understand what happened.

Talk to me.

I don't know.

I don't know what happened.

When I got there, she was, she was... No. No.

From the beginning of your day.

Take me through it.

Everything,

before you went over there.

Eric... Huh?

Start of your day.

Uh...

I, uh... I, uh, I-I woke up...

It's 6:32 in the a.m.

here in the City of Angels...really, really early.

73 degrees, Thursday, the tenth day of March,

Cloud cover over the entire L.A. basin.

The smog report says if you're gonna be outside today, baby,

do not breathe the air.

["Highway Star" by Deep Purple playing]

Steely Dan, right?

Fusion bullshit, sells like crazy.

You gotta be 18.

I will be, soon.

Okay? And I'm-I'm-I'm, I'm a really hard worker.

I need a job.

Fill out an application.

Bring it back on your birthday.

Thanks a lot.

[David Bowie's "The Jean Genie" playing]

Yeah, rock on! Could I have your autograph?

...was "Come On Eileen"

by Dexy's Midnight Runners.

Killer track.

I could listen to that all day.

That's how I got fired from my last job.

[radio shuts off, rattling grows louder]

Shit, man.

My rear... my...

my rear shocks, uh, broke. So I went back

to my apartment to change

and, um, get some tools.

D-- No.

No.

No, I went back to my--

to my parents' house.You sure?

Uh, yeah. Yeah, yeah. No, my mom,

my mom keeps a, uh, a jack in the garage.

Mom, it's me.

I just need to get into the garage.

I need to fix my car.

Mom, you there?

Mom?

Ow!

Oh, my God, Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom!

Shit. Mom?

Mom, say something.

Oh, shit, okay. No, Mom, oh...

I- I got to, I got to, I got to, uh...

I got to take these knives out of you, okay?

I'm sorry.

Oh, okay.

That's-that's, that's one. I got, I got to

I got to take one more out, okay?

It's gonna help you breathe, okay?

Okay, Mom, you got to breathe!

Mom, you got to breathe! You got to breathe, Mom!

What the fuck is it?

What the fuck?

Oh, shit, Mom!

Yes, uh, help me, please.

I need an ambulance, uh, right now.

No, do not put me on hold!

She's fucking dying, okay? Just get over here!

Dad! Dad, yeah, uh, something-something's happen,

something's happen, something's happened to Mom.

Um, I need, I need you, I need you, I need you to come home.

Is somebody here?!

: What the fuck?

What kind of monster would do that?

Smash her head in for what, like, 150 bucks?

How do you know?

Know what?

How much money she had?

Grocery money, my, every,

every Wednesday my dad gives her 150 bucks cash.

You searched the entire house?

Who would do that to her?

But you didn't go into your bedroom?

You think your mom went in there?

Why? When? When?Today.

You think your mom went into your bedroom today?

She doesn't go in there.

Besides, I said the door was closed.

Why?

What, did you find something?

Stay with me.

After the empty wallet... then what?

Where are you?!

No! Okay... just...

Please, please!

Just hurry, please!

Fuck!

Stop! Stop! Stop! Stop!

Stop! Please!

Where were you?!

All right, hurry, hurry, come on!

Come on, hurry! Come on!

She's over here! You got to help her, come on!

Come on, come on.

Come on, come on, come on, come on! Guys...

What the fuck are you doing? You got to help her!

You want us to save your mom?Yes, I do!

Then back the fuck up and let us save your mom.

She needs fucking air, asshole!

Get the fuck off of me!

What the fuck?!

Help me!

You need to calm down!

Watch your head.

Let me out!

Let me out!

Oh, shit.

Mom? Mom!

Mom! Mom!

Where are they taking her?

Hey! What the fuck?!

I need to go with her!

I need to go with her!

Go with her! Fuck!

Can I help you, sir?Yes, I'm Henry Fisher.

This is my house. Dad!

Dad! Dad!

Why is my son in the patrol car?If you'd like to see him,

I can take you to him.Dad, let me out!

Let me out, get me out.

Eric, what...?

They weren't fucking helping her!

Listen, Eric, I-I've got to go to the hospital.

Okay, I'll go, I'll go. I'll go with you. I'll go with you.

No, you can't. You have to stay here.

Just, just, um, just answer their questions. No.

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

You need to stay here.

Eric!

You're their only witness.