A Little Trip to Heaven

After 20 years of payment, Mr. Fender,

this can't be!

Considering the circumstances,

I think the death benefit is more than generous.

But we only missed a couple of payments toward the end!

You know, a lawyer could probably get you a bigger settlement.

But in the long run, he's gonna cost you.

After the policyholder's Paramed came back clean,

he signed up for a Preferred Best Rate.

Essentially, this means we lowered his monthly premiums,

because he didn't drink, and he didn't smoke.

Now, if I can just draw your attention

to the highlighted section right here.

But Hector, he quit the smoking years ago.

Perhaps you would turn and look at the screen behind you.

As you can see,

the policyholder was not exactly honest with you.

You spied on my husband?

You bastard!

I'm afraid that I'm gonna have to take this check back.

But you can't! You just gave it to me!

No,

maybe not.

Maybe if I told them

that you had already accepted it.

¶ Little trip to heaven ¶

¶ On the wings Of your love ¶

¶ Banana moon Is shining in the sky ¶

¶ Feel like I'm in Heaven When you're with me ¶

¶ Know that I'm in Heaven When you smile ¶

¶ Though we're stuck here On the ground ¶

¶ I've got something That I found ¶

¶ And it's you ¶

¶ You're my North Star ¶

¶ When I'm lost And feeling blue ¶

¶ The sun is breaking Through the clouds ¶

¶ Don't you know, Know it's true ¶

¶ Honey, all the other stars Seem dim around you ¶

¶ I'm thanking my lucky stars That I've found you ¶

¶ When I see Your smiling face ¶

¶ I know nothing's Gonna take your place ¶

¶ And it's you ¶

¶ I'd shout like that old fly ¶

What are you drinking, sugar?

Give me a Bud.

You gonna need a room?

No. Just passing through.

Well, ain't that a crying shame.

You want another shot, honey?

On the house.

Not tonight, hon. 'Night.

Shit!

Thanks, man.

Do I know you?

It's pretty slick out there. You really should slow down.

What the...?

It's stuck. The belt's stuck!

Slow down and stop the car! Let me out!

Hey!

No. No!

Thanks.

All right, then.

Now,

I've originally guessed that about half of you

climbed aboard this bus after the accident.

You all know that this Huntsville community bus

is owned by the city.

And you're thinking that the city

might pay out big bucks.

A nice juicy settlement if you were to file a medical claim.

Well, I'm here to tell you

that you're breaking the law.

In the past, you could get away with this for sure.

But what you might not know,

is that behind that mirror is a video camera.

You all have been videotaped.

Now, I'm gonna sit right here,

I'm gonna close my eyes,

and I'm gonna count to ten.

I strongly advise those of you who would like to remain free citizens to leave

before I get to the count of nine.

One,

two,

three,

four,

five,

six,

seven,

eight,

nine,

ten.

Did you give them the video speech?

The city ought to install those things.

It'd make our jobs a hell of a lot easier.

I've got a doozy for you,

up in North Hastings.

Our contact down at the Police Department,

he heard that a guy named Kelvin Anderson died in the car accident.

There's a woman named Isold,

his sole beneficiary, Kelvin's sister.

Kelvin busted out of prison a few years back, nobody's seen him since.

Until now.

Who the hell insured a con man

with a million dollar death benefit?

One of our bureaus down south.

He did it before he went to prison.

You want it, then?

North Hastings?

It's a couple hours.

Come on, the drive will do you good.

Can't this wait till Monday?

Actually, Weaver called ahead, and the local yokels are kinda expecting you.

He's a big scam artist, Abe.

Weaver wants you to get on it right away.

A weekend in Hastings.

You're the man, Abe.

Yeah, I'm the man with no wife and no kids.

Geez, Frank.

It's a lot of money, Abe.

Make sure this guy is really dead.

And if he is dead,

dig up some dirt on him.

About time you got here.

Hello, fella!

Hi.

Name's William. My son, Russle.

Hey. Abe Holt.

Nice to meet you.

How was the drive?

Long.

The car is registered to one Kelvin Anderson.

Which came as quite a surprise.

How's that?

At first, we thought it was Fred's Malibu.

Fred?

Fred McBride. He's married to Isold.

They, drive the same car.

We ran the plates, checked the VIN number,

it all checks out.

We also found Kelvin's driver's license in the glove box.

Yeah?

Yeah. Poor sap. Burned to a crisp.

He must have been drunk.

Let's hope so, for his sake.

Great, we can nail him for drunk driving.

That'll teach him a lesson.

What's on the other side?

His sister, Isold.

I reckon he came to hide out with her.

You fellas know Kelvin?

No, they're not from around here.

What do you think?

You gonna have to pay out on this one?

Yeah. Looks like that.

How much you reckon to lose?

A lot.

The death benefit's worth a million dollars.

Death benefit.

Damn! A million bucks?

Who gets all that money?

Isold's the sole beneficiary of this.

Shit! Fred's gonna be drunk for a decade.

Yeah, it's like you hit the jackpot.

It came at a pretty high price.

She lost her brother.

Some might say that. Yeah.

Let's get the hell out of here.

When are you gonna break the news to the sister?

You're in a hell of a rush.

How about we ID the body before we start upsetting people?

Geez!

No! Sorry!

Can I talk to you?

Geez.

Hello.

Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.

Well, you sure did.

There's been an accident.

An accident? No, no, it's just that time of the month.

No, I mean by the tunnel, there was a car wreck.

Was anybody hurt?

Were you expecting anybody last night?

No. Why?

I, I was just trying to establish a time

and if you were expecting...

No, I mean, why would I be expecting somebody?

Are you a cop?

I'm Abe Holt, nice to meet you.

Who was in the car?

We haven't IDed the body yet.

My husband's asleep inside, do you want me to wake him up?

No, no, that's OK.

You sure?

Yeah, I'm sure, I,

are you gonna be okay?

Yeah.

Okay.

It was nice to meet you.

Jesus!

You scared me, little fellow.