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You only got a little while if you want your hundred bucks.
You heard the news.
I hear Twombley got shot.
Yeah.
You see it?
Nope. Heard it. We wasn't far apart. I spotted this buck, then I heard the gun go off and Twombley was gone. I looked over the little cliff we was using for a stand and there the fucker was, deader'n shit. Called it right in.
This is gonna be one fucking mess to clean up. Twombley's soninlaw and daughter are up the weekend. Didn't you say you'd seen him, Wade?
Might as well take the rest of the day off. You look sort of fucked up. You've been paid for the day, anyhow, right?
Not exactly. I mean, he never paid me.
You'll get your money. Don't talk to any newspapers about this. Twombley's a big deal down in Massachusetts, you know. Tell them your lawyer says you shouldn't comment.
Lawyer? I don't need no lawyer, do I?
No, of course not. Just say it, that's all.
He's on to us!
Shit! What are we gonna do?
Maybe I can buy him off. I gotta talk to Mel.
You can't buy Wade off.
We bought you.
That was me.
I screwed up the divorce. I agreed with everything she said. I wanted her to like me. I just want to be a good father.
It would help if you were married, if there was someone at home while you work.
I plan to. Soon.
How soon?
This spring.
Good. It would help if there were some drug or alcohol abuse on the part of your exwife. Sexual problems upsetting to the child.
It looks pretty hopeless, don't it?
No, not exactly. I'll look at the divorce decree, see if we can get it redrawn. Interview your daughter. Jill, right?
Yes.
Fine. I'll need a $500 retainer. You can mail it.
Jesus. How much... how much will the whole thing cost?
Hard to say. If we go for custody, depositions, psychiatric evaluations, it could drag on. Ten or twelve thousand dollars. She could win on appeal. If we just want to get the visitation rights redrawn, assuming they're unduly restrictive, it wouldn't be more than twentyfive hundred.
Oh.
You might be better off legally as well as financially to just go for the
Yeah. I know. The custody suit thing was just my getting back at her. I'm not as dumb as I look. Whatever you say. I love my daughter. I'll send you the five hundred.
What are you boys up to?
Same old shit.
The good news is we haven't got to your car yet. The bad news
Just tell me when you'll have it fixed.
the bad news is there's a problem with Gordon's truck what somebody drove through the ice last night. Figured you'd know something about that, Wade.
Yeah. I know about that.
LaRiviere says he ain't gonna pay for the fixin' of your car. A couple hundred for the clutch. I got some more bad news. Wanna hear it?
Tell me.
Chub says you're fired.
He can't fire me. LaRiviere already did that this morning.
He's a Selectman. The town. He said to tell you to turn your badge in and clean out your office. I'm supposed to pull the CB and police light out of your car. They're town property.
You got yourself a computer, Alma.
Been putting my files into it. You take sugar and milk?
No. Black.
Are you alright, Wade?
Yeah, sure. Why? I got this damned tooth, I got a few things bugging me, like everybody else. But I'm okay.
Well, you look... sad. Upset. I don't mean to pry. I'm sorry about your mother. It was a nice funeral.
Alma, I think there's some dirty business going on in this town.
Always has been.
This is maybe worse than you and I are used to. What I'm talking about, I'm talking about murder. Among other things.
Who?
Evan Twombley, the union boss who got shot. Somebody murdered him.
Who?
You know Jack Hewitt, the kid I work with?
...if Jack told the truth, he could be free by the time he's my age.
Sometimes things are simpler than you think. Let me ask you a question.
You don't believe me?
About Jack? No. Have you checked out the tax bill on your father's farm lately?
I know he's due for the last two years. I was thinking of paying it when the insurance comes in.
Has anybody offered to buy it?
As a mater of fact, yes. LaRiviere.
This is from three years ago. Some difference, huh?
What is the Northcountry Development Association?
I went down to Concord to check it out. The president is Mel Gordon. The vicepresident and treasurer is Gordon LaRiviere. Those boys are buying up the mountain, Wade. $364,000 this year. I believe that's out of LaRiviere's league.
Twombley involved?
No.
He musta found out. They had to get rid of him. And Jack'll get blamed.
All the figures show is that Gordon LaRiviere is going to be a very rich man using his position as Selectman. In a year or two, you won't recognize this town.
My yeoman will show you to your quarters.
Thank you.
See what?
The pattern. Each incident occurred almost precisely a thousand statute miles from the Pole. A line through the points of occurrence makes almost a complete circle...
Well, I'll be !
I'll be another!
Just musing about our 'oneeyed adversary' and the legend of Homer. 'Cyclopes' were the Sons of Heaven, who forged the thunder bolts thrown by Zeus.
Our 'Cyclops' throws quite a thunderbolt, itself!
You plotted the course of Cyclops? Then that's <u>our</u> course! Wherever <u>he</u> goes, <u>we</u> go.....until we get him!
Or, perhaps, until he gets us?
We've asked ourselves that over and over a thousand times.
But <u>answers</u> are what we need not more questions!
Due north. At five knots...no, six!
Toward the Pole!
Cyclops will have to linger at the Pole to recharge his power banks.
All right go to it.
Remove your weapons, Commander. And come here alone!
Come where?
That's a <u>face</u>???
Point of view is everything. To us, <u>your</u> form of life is ugly as we appear to you.
Tell me something: Why can <u>I</u> hear you, when the others couldn't?
My mission is to study various solar systems, and planets select the most suitable for colonization
for horrors like yourself?
Swell!
Your friend was to remain where he was!
He did!
I am afraid not. Therefore
Why not me? What am I the closing act?
On the contrary. I want you unharmed perfect.

You only got a little while if you want your hundred bucks.

You heard the news.

I hear Twombley got shot.

Yeah.

You see it?

Nope. Heard it. We wasn't far apart. I spotted this buck, then I heard the gun go off and Twombley was gone. I looked over the little cliff we was using for a stand and there the fucker was, deader'n shit. Called it right in.

This is gonna be one fucking mess to clean up. Twombley's soninlaw and daughter are up the weekend. Didn't you say you'd seen him, Wade?

Might as well take the rest of the day off. You look sort of fucked up. You've been paid for the day, anyhow, right?

Not exactly. I mean, he never paid me.

You'll get your money. Don't talk to any newspapers about this. Twombley's a big deal down in Massachusetts, you know. Tell them your lawyer says you shouldn't comment.

Lawyer? I don't need no lawyer, do I?

No, of course not. Just say it, that's all.

He's on to us!

Shit! What are we gonna do?

Maybe I can buy him off. I gotta talk to Mel.

You can't buy Wade off.

We bought you.

That was me.

I screwed up the divorce. I agreed with everything she said. I wanted her to like me. I just want to be a good father.

It would help if you were married, if there was someone at home while you work.

I plan to. Soon.

How soon?

This spring.

Good. It would help if there were some drug or alcohol abuse on the part of your exwife. Sexual problems upsetting to the child.

It looks pretty hopeless, don't it?

No, not exactly. I'll look at the divorce decree, see if we can get it redrawn. Interview your daughter. Jill, right?

Yes.

Fine. I'll need a $500 retainer. You can mail it.

Jesus. How much... how much will the whole thing cost?

Hard to say. If we go for custody, depositions, psychiatric evaluations, it could drag on. Ten or twelve thousand dollars. She could win on appeal. If we just want to get the visitation rights redrawn, assuming they're unduly restrictive, it wouldn't be more than twentyfive hundred.

Oh.

You might be better off legally as well as financially to just go for the

Yeah. I know. The custody suit thing was just my getting back at her. I'm not as dumb as I look. Whatever you say. I love my daughter. I'll send you the five hundred.

What are you boys up to?

Same old shit.

The good news is we haven't got to your car yet. The bad news

Just tell me when you'll have it fixed.

the bad news is there's a problem with Gordon's truck what somebody drove through the ice last night. Figured you'd know something about that, Wade.

Yeah. I know about that.

LaRiviere says he ain't gonna pay for the fixin' of your car. A couple hundred for the clutch. I got some more bad news. Wanna hear it?

Tell me.

Chub says you're fired.

He can't fire me. LaRiviere already did that this morning.

He's a Selectman. The town. He said to tell you to turn your badge in and clean out your office. I'm supposed to pull the CB and police light out of your car. They're town property.

You got yourself a computer, Alma.

Been putting my files into it. You take sugar and milk?

No. Black.

Are you alright, Wade?

Yeah, sure. Why? I got this damned tooth, I got a few things bugging me, like everybody else. But I'm okay.

Well, you look... sad. Upset. I don't mean to pry. I'm sorry about your mother. It was a nice funeral.

Alma, I think there's some dirty business going on in this town.

Always has been.

This is maybe worse than you and I are used to. What I'm talking about, I'm talking about murder. Among other things.

Who?

Evan Twombley, the union boss who got shot. Somebody murdered him.

Who?

You know Jack Hewitt, the kid I work with?

...if Jack told the truth, he could be free by the time he's my age.

Sometimes things are simpler than you think. Let me ask you a question.

You don't believe me?

About Jack? No. Have you checked out the tax bill on your father's farm lately?

I know he's due for the last two years. I was thinking of paying it when the insurance comes in.

Has anybody offered to buy it?

As a mater of fact, yes. LaRiviere.

This is from three years ago. Some difference, huh?

What is the Northcountry Development Association?

I went down to Concord to check it out. The president is Mel Gordon. The vicepresident and treasurer is Gordon LaRiviere. Those boys are buying up the mountain, Wade. $364,000 this year. I believe that's out of LaRiviere's league.

Twombley involved?

No.

He musta found out. They had to get rid of him. And Jack'll get blamed.

All the figures show is that Gordon LaRiviere is going to be a very rich man using his position as Selectman. In a year or two, you won't recognize this town.

My yeoman will show you to your quarters.

Thank you.

See what?

The pattern. Each incident occurred almost precisely a thousand statute miles from the Pole. A line through the points of occurrence makes almost a complete circle...

Well, I'll be !

I'll be another!

Just musing about our 'oneeyed adversary' and the legend of Homer. 'Cyclopes' were the Sons of Heaven, who forged the thunder bolts thrown by Zeus.

Our 'Cyclops' throws quite a thunderbolt, itself!

You plotted the course of Cyclops? Then that's our course! Wherever he goes, we go.....until we get him!

Or, perhaps, until he gets us?

We've asked ourselves that over and over a thousand times.

But answers are what we need not more questions!

Due north. At five knots...no, six!

Toward the Pole!

Cyclops will have to linger at the Pole to recharge his power banks.

All right go to it.

Remove your weapons, Commander. And come here alone!

Come where?

That's a face???

Point of view is everything. To us, your form of life is ugly as we appear to you.

Tell me something: Why can I hear you, when the others couldn't?

My mission is to study various solar systems, and planets select the most suitable for colonization

for horrors like yourself?

Swell!

Your friend was to remain where he was!

He did!

I am afraid not. Therefore

Why not me? What am I the closing act?

On the contrary. I want you unharmed perfect.