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This is my story. Literally it all began. That question keeps running through my head. The more I try to understand, the more complicated it gets. I needed to escape. Nora, as my best friend, chose to stick by me.
I knew where she kept it. This was the moment, a moment of revenge. I had it. I stole Nora's gun.
What are you doing?
That's not a part of the plan, Leslie. Do you know what you're getting yourself into?
Give me the gun.
No, I cannot let you do that.
Give me the gun, Nora.
No, I'm here to help, okay? This gun is not the solution.
No, you don't make things worse.
You don't understand.
Leslie, I do understand. I know what he's done to you. I know it's not right, and I know you don't deserve it, but please do not do this.
No, you don't understand, okay? You don't live with him. You're not married to him. He's destroyed everything. So give me the gun.
Or else what, huh? Tell me.
Give me the gun.
Yeah, it's ready. Nice.
I was worn out with all the fights and abuse. Hector was kind enough to accept me and to live with them. That's Nora's fiance. Deep inside, I knew something was bothering him. I just couldn't quite understand it.
Hey, Leslie. Hey, hon. Is everything okay?
I've known Nora for as long as I can remember. She's my best friend. She introduced me to James, and later we got married. But I guess I was too young. Too young to handle a marriage. I couldn't deal with it any longer. Nora was there to help.
Alright.
Hector.
Hector. You've been suspiciously nice to me lately. Is everything okay?
What? I mean, can a guy spend some, you know, quality time with his fiance? Just a tool? Baby, I'm serious. When's the last time you and I were, you know, all alone?
It seems like, you know, we're always getting busy. Look, you and I. Nobody's here to bug you. Nobody's here to bug me.
What I see is, you know, I know that you're a good friend of Leslie. I understand it. And she needs you and, you know, you guys just, she depends on you a lot. But I think that, you know, sometimes you do a little too much. I don't know.
You can kind of let her, you know, do her own thing.
Well, what do you mean, let her do her own thing?
You've been helping her way too much. You've been to her backwards for her. Does she even ask you for the help? Does she reach out to you for it? I don't know. She's a big girl.
How dare you talk about my friend like that. How dare you sound so selfish. Listen to yourself.
Understand.
No, shut up. Okay. I am all she has left. I made a promise to help her get out of the situation she is in. And how dare you tell me that I've helped her enough.
It's the same situation that happened with me and Robert. All right, babe, do you remember that? I ended up in jail, Nora. In jail. Me. As soon as that happened, I had to cut ties with him. I don't even claim him as my step-brother anymore.
The minute that anybody helps somebody out, once you turn your back, they betray you. And that's how it is. Leslie's gonna do the same thing to you, babe.
Good night.
Nora never told me. However, I knew Hector left the next day. She cried all night.
What are we doing here?
Listen to me. I think this guy can help you, okay?
Who?
It's Robert.
No, we should not even be here.
No, no, no. Shhh. Okay, listen to me. Okay, this is between you and me, okay? Hector can't know about this, but he can help you, okay?
I know he can. So we're gonna go in there right now and don't act scared, okay? Try to act like a normal person. Can you do that for me?
Yes.
Okay. Let's do this.
Should I get that?
What do you think, Gus?
Well, well, well. Look who decided to show up. I feel a new smell of trouble already.
Welcome to my chateau.
Some beer?
No, thank you.
You're lost. What can I do for you, my dear?
Nora sent me here. She said you could help me.
Or maybe it was a mistake.
No, no, it's okay. We're family.
I wouldn't let you in if you're some guest.
What can I do for you?
I need you to kidnap my husband and bring him to me.
Oh, she's serious. Where's the money?
Freshly baked, sweet smell, liberty and hard work. Now let me tell you something about hard work.
Hard work is what got me in all this. It was my talents that got everything right here. So I need you to understand something.
This better not be a setup. It better not. Because I don't want to go to jail.
So you need to know that it's better that you lose a minute of your life than you lose your life in a minute.
Are we clear?
Yes.
Where's he at?
I don't know. That'll be part of your job.
Is there something that I should know?
Hey, yo, Rob. You should have asked for more money, man.
It's okay. Alright, she's cool. I know Nora. I just can't stand that stupid bastard Hector.
Man, this is great. I finally get to use my gun.
Hey, shut up. You hear what she said? We're supposed to not harm him.
Man, I don't see the point in me being here if I don't get to use my gun.
I mean, I don't even feel like a true gangster. I never killed anyone.
We sit around here all day acting like we're tough when really we're not.
We use the same guns all the time and we never get new shit. I mean, who are we?
Hey, man, shut up. Put that away before you kill yourself.
Now, CJ, let me grab the wheel.
Give me the gun. Or else what, huh?
Hold me. It's getting off good.
I don't see the point in me being here if I don't get to use my gun.
Dude, what the hell'd you do? What'd you do? Man, let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Get out of here. Let's go.
Let's go.
CJ! No!
Call 911!
CJ! No!
CJ!
Wait, somebody's on the shot. We need someone right now.
CJ!
I don't know. I don't know. He's bleeding from the head. I don't know. I don't know what happened.
No. No!
CJ!
I think it's time we got to the truth.
Those are the three guys who killed Mr. James. Is that right?
Yes.
Say what?
Yes.
So you're telling me you hired these thugs to shoot your husband?
It wasn't part of the plan.
Why not? What was the plan?
The plan was for this guy, Robert, to bring us James since we couldn't talk to him in person, but...
But what?
They came back and they shot him.
Don't insult my intelligence, little lady. You're the one who shot that man, and you're the one who thought you could get away with it.
And now you're trying to put the blame on other people you don't even have any connection with.
Robert is my fiance's brother!
I mean stepbrother. Look.
You can believe whatever you want, but that is exactly what happened.
I am responsible for everything. I'm to blame.
We have your fingerprints imprinted on that pistol? Why hire these guys if you have the power to carry one?
Why not shoot him yourself?
I don't know what I was thinking.
I love James with all my heart. This isn't something I would do.
That's my husband. I don't even have a gun, please. I'm scared.
You're damn right. You have every reason to be scared.
There is a lot of evidence against you, so I need the truth.
That's the truth for Christ's sake, okay?
The main reason why we did that is because he beats her.
She was a scared caged animal, and he was a monster that wouldn't stop.
So I had to find a way to step in and stop that.
She lost everything, and I was the only thing she had left.
He couldn't care less. He spent days outside sleeping with other women while she was at home weeping.
We didn't plan to shoot him. They did. They planned it.
Can I please go see my husband now?
Hi.
This is Legman?
Yes.
How are you doing? How was that?
Very good.
You mean the life of James Legman?
Yes.
The bullet? Country skull, most certainly the brain.
We're very sorry.
There's nothing we could have done.
No.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry for the loss.
Very sorry for the loss.
If you'd like, I can take you to see him.
James.
Please, I'm sorry.
James.
James.
Please.
Please.
Are you okay?
I came as soon as I could.
I should have never brought her to Robert.
It happened all so fast.
I just, I didn't think it was going to happen this fast.
It's okay. It's all right.
Look, you got to stop putting the blame on yourself.
I know we've been through a lot these past couple of weeks,
especially the last few days.
I should have been there for you.
You know, I just, I miss you.
I miss everything.
I miss your smile,
miss your hair,
miss your scent,
neck rubs, your massages, everything.
But why should I take you back?
Because we're meant to be together.
Who else is going to be here supporting you
and is going to be apologizing after you got smacked all crazy?
I just...
I love you.
I love you more.
I miss you so much.
I'm so sorry.
Well, I mean, eventually,
Nora and Hector got married the following year,
and I'm happy for them, but...
it's hard not to realize this emptiness, this absence,
my own absence.
It's all I can think about.
It's all I can think about is feeling this emptiness
just eating at me and spothering me.
So they could do about it.
And I know I'm selfish for feeling that way.
I should be happy for them.
How could you be happy when you feel like something's missing?
I'm just feeling selfishness, and I know that.
I'm just feeling selfish.
Sorry for a little too long.
That's all right.
Well, Leslie, I must say it has been quite a fascinating session for me.
Not once in my eight years have I had a patient
completely divulge herself in only one session.
Oh, I'm sorry. Not you. You're such a good listener.
I'm sorry for your loss and to have to go through such a traumatic incident.
But let me ask you this.
Do you think it is possible that she could have left the gun there intentionally
with the purpose of making it easier for you to discover?
You guessed it as good as mine.
Well, in life we should always strive to avoid making decisions
with fierce anger in our hearts.
It only leads us to actions that we will always regret.
You should always try and stick with your first instinct.
Unfortunately for you, you now have the chance to start fresh
and learn from this unfortunate and unpleasant experience.
So I wish you the best in life.
Good luck.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
