In a Violent Nature

- Yo, check this out. - What is that?

- A necklace or something. - Looks like gold.

Hey. Maybe it's here for a reason.

Oh, yeah? What reason, Colt?

I don't know.

This whole place freaks me out.

Well, we are in the middle of a graveyard after all.

Oh, don't start with your crap, Ehren.

What, you guys never heard of the White Pine slaughter?

- The what? - The White Pine slaughter.

I thought that was the whole reason we were here.

Ehren, we're not in the mood for your shit today.

Fine. Whatever. I'm leaving.

Yeah. Seriously, though, he's right. We should probably get back.

Yeah. I figure we got, like, 20 minutes...

...before Brodie claims all the girls for herself.

Right. 'Cause you'd be rolling in it if she wasn't there, right?

Hey, those girls from the gas station seemed pretty into me.

They were not flirting. They were terrified.

Hey, Troy, you coming?

Yeah.

Come on! You want to be tough? You got 15 seconds...

...before I come back with the sheriff!

Chuck!

Jesus Christ.

Got no patience for a man to pinch off a piece?

Tough shit, Chuck.

I think that's what I was just trying to do.

I told you what would happen the next time I found...

...one of your fucking animal traps in that park.

I've never seen those before in my life.

When you first moved here, I said, "You know, I'm gonna be neighborly,...

...give you the benefit of the doubt."

But you are fucking testing me, boy!

Jesus, man. You got to lighten up.

Come on inside. Take a load off.

I'll buy you a beer.

There are people in the park, Chuck.

Got college kids just coming for the weekend.

If they step in one of these, then what?

I gotta go.

So I go back there, I'm not gonna find any more of these.

You go in that fucking barn,...

...you might not find your way out again, boy.

Are you threatening an officer of the law, Chuck?

Don't play tough with me, Ranger.

Your authority ends right there at them trees.

I'm not gonna ask you again. You stay out of that park.

Or one of these days, you're gonna find something...

...that's gonna walk right through your traps.

And trust me, you don't want to find that out.

- That's a threat. - Are you threatening me?

- Stay out of the park. - I know my rights, Ranger.

You step one foot on this property again...

...and all my rifles will blow you a kiss goodbye.

If I see you in the park again, Chuck, I'm coming back with the sheriff.

Oh, yeah. That's what you need, you coward.

Another man to do your dirty work.

Get the fuck out of here!

Take out the trash while you're at it.

Soft cock, motherfucker.

Lane reduction to continue into the afternoon.

Those who need to travel along Highway 427...

...west of Kennedale are encouraged to find a detour.

Today marks the 135th day...

...since North Fort Steel and Milford Haven has closed its doors.

And John Gibbs, president of UVS107,...

...is appealing to Mayor Joe Mancini for help.

Gibbs met with the mayor last night to discuss the possibility of utilizing...

...the city's Emergency Measures Act...

...to provide relief for the hundreds...

...of laid-off steelworkers in the community.

Gibbs says...

This was your mother's, John. I want you to have it.

That way, it will always be with you no matter what happens.

You'll always be our little boy, John.

The school board has announced their plans...

...to amalgamate their intermediate secondary school...

...into the newly designated...

Over the last 10 years has made the continued operation...

...of both buildings feasible.

The new school is scheduled to open this fall.

In sports, it looks like the Milford Haven Rangers...

...will once again conclude a hard-fought season in defeat.

Coming up...

You son of a bitch.

I told you what would happen if you came back here.

You were gonna make me fucking do this,...

...you stupid son of...

What the fuck?

What do you want? Say something!

I didn't do anything to you.

Get away!

Get away! Leave me alone!

Help me, somebody!

Jesus Christ!

Oh, no!

No!

What do you want? Fuck.

No!

Don't fucking touch me. I didn't do anything to you.

Get away from me! I didn't do anything to you!

It happened at Townline Storage at approximately 2:15 last evening.

Thieves making off with various pieces...

...of medical equipment being stored at that facility...

...from Portlock General Hospital.

Anyone with information on this or any other incident...

are encouraged to call the Kennedale Police Department's tip line...

...at 248-3245...

Good news for campers and outdoor adventurers this weekend.

What?

Crazy.

Which one? In there?

Yeah.

- Jesus Christ. - Yeah!

Okay, you two. We get it. Your dicks are fucking huge...

...and you're not compensating for anything.

You don't get shit, baby. But keep it up.

You'll get it later.

Baby.

What, are you hiding a wedding ring somewhere or something?

Yes.

It's behind my zipper.

Wow. My boyfriend, ladies and gentlemen.

You can't help but think that's his actual wedding proposal.

Nothing but the best for my girl!

Wait. When you said "Behind my zippers,..."

...does that mean the ring is on your dick?

As in your dick is the size of Kris's finger?

Yeah, like, sometimes it gets that big.

No shit.

Yeah. My girl's pretty funny.

Isn't she, Colt?

You're a lucky man, Troy.

Hey, can I get that lighter off you, bud?

Yeah.

Smoked a bug.

- You good? Cough it up. - Yeah, I'm good.

Hey, what were you talking about earlier?

- What was that? - The slaughter thing.

Oh, the White Pine slaughter?

Wait, wait. A slaughter? Like a murder?

Yeah. My uncle used to live around here. He told me the whole thing.

All the locals know about it but they'll never talk about it.

Come on, then, Soft Serve. What's the story?

Well, my uncle said it all started with this...

...slow kid named Johnny.

A slow kid. What does that mean?

You know. Slow.

So what? The kid didn't win a race...

...and then a slaughter happened? I don't get it.

He was mentally hindered.

No. Hindered doesn't sound right.

It sounds like there's another word maybe for that.

You know what the word is, asshole.

- Why don't you just say it? - No, don't say it. Aurora is filming you.

Oh, so you're gonna cancel me. Cool.

Okay. Cancel culture doesn't exist, you fucking ableist.

Cancel culture does exist because I'm canceling storytime, you fucks.

- Oh, my God. - Fuck off, Ehren.

Just tell us the goddamn story.

You guys really want to hear it?

Come on, tell the fucking story.

- Are you sure? - Yes! Tell the fucking story!

Alright. Buckle up.

So, like, 70 years ago,...

...everywhere, 100 miles in every direction...

...was leased out by this logging company.

And everything was way more remote back then.

So they would set up shops in the camp...

...and sell shit like razors and soap to the loggers...

...but they would jack up the prices like a motherfucker.

Johnny's dad was the guy that ran these stores...

...and they hated him for it.

And they used to take out their anger on Johnny.

It all came to a head one day when one of the drunk loggers...

...tripped and broke his ankle on one of Johnny's toy cars.

He was out of work for months. They would blame Johnny for it.

So they decided to teach him a lesson.

They told Johnny they found a bag of toys...

...and that he should meet them at the old fire tower.

So Johnny snuck out camp at night,...

...an eager and keen and naive as he was,...

...he climbed up the top of the tower. But there were no toys.

Just one of the men in a creepy old firefighter's mask...

...waiting to scare him. And he did.

Johnny fell from the tower.

His neck snapped as soon as it hit the ground and the men freaked out.

So they put one of the firefighter masks on him...

...to make it look like he was playing up there by himself...

...and tripped and fell.

So are you saying that was the same fire tower from earlier?

It could be. Hard to say.

When Johnny's dad found the body a day later,...

...he knew those guys had something to do with it.

So he confronted them in the mess hall and a fight broke out.

And when the dust settled, Johnny's dad was dead...

...and the guy that killed him claimed self-defense.

And the company not wanting any issues,...

...made sure that no charges were laid.