Under the Influence - Part 5
by Joe Tripician
Dad, just tell the truth.
You made a deal with the Senator:
He pays you some money,
and you take the blame for the accident.
You sold out your freedom and family for some petty cash.
That's not true, not at all.
Dad, we have the video of you getting into the back of the car
and Sen Roy getting behind the wheel.
What are you talking about?
We got the surveillance video from the Centerville Bar.
The Senator's thugs beat up the bartender to try to get at them.
That's absurd. Stop making up stories.
It's not too late for you. The story is going to explode.
Sweetie, this is wishful thinking.
It's the truth. We know about Lisa. You sat next to her in the car.
Did you know that Roy's thugs beat her up too?
That can't be.
Try to call her. She's gone.
What do you think Roy will do when he discovers what I know?
Are you willing to sacrifice me to save your criminal friend?
Please, Jane, don't say any more, don't tell anyone.
We needed the money.
What good will money do us if you're in jail and I'm dead?
a little bit later
Son? Are you awake?
Dad, is that really you?
Yes. I need to speak with you.
How do I know it's you and not Claude?
When you were four, you had a pet rabbit named Bobby.
One day he ran away, got lost and never returned.
And every day thereafter for months you made a bowl of lettuce and carrots...
and set it out on the front porch, hoping he'd come back home.
But he didn't. And you wouldn't buy me a new one.
That's not true. I offered to buy you another rabbit, but you refused.
You said that you knew he'd return one day, because he needed you to be his daddy.
OK. What do you want to talk about?
You must stop speaking with that reporter.
Keep your damn mouth shut.
I'm sorry, but this is what I have to do.
You're going to put me in jail to prove a point?
I'm not the one who drove drunk and killed that man.
You're choosing between me and him, and he's already dead.
Nothing you do can change that, son.
You must stop now! You will stop now!
How far will you go to stop me, Dad?
Have me kidnapped?
Beat up?
Killed?
It's not me, son. You must understand.
It was Claude. He was pushing me. Taking matters into his own hands.
But I can't fire him. He'll reveal what happened. And more.
That's why you must remain quiet.
I'm not choosing between you and and the man you killed.
I'm choosing between you and Jane.
I have a future. You already destroyed yours.
you can't go through with this!
I am going through with this!
You're no son of mine!
Sometimes I wonder about that, too...
a little bit later
We won!!!
What how when???
Lisa negotiated a deal for immunity, and turned witness against my dad and Claude.
you're shitting me!
She confirms that her non-profit was laundering illegal campaign donations!
isn't she scared?
Of course, but now she's got police protection.
What a relief! I was sitting here sweating
wondering when they would discover we were bluffing about the video.
but that's not all...
U got better news than that?
My dad's gonna confess that he coerced your dad to take the fall.
You're dad is now free.
Did you hear me?
😭
too much emotion... thank you...
We can be together now, without worry.
💞
We will never give up the ship!
a little bit later
ready dude?
Coming to pick u up now...
will Jane be with?
No she's still recovering from the news
don't know bout u but i'm ready to par-tay!
later that night
Tom?
I'm okay. Don't worry.
Is it true? You both were drunk?
Yeah but don't worry. No one got hurt
and Zach is gonna take care of it.
What do u mean?
You and I are gonna be together.
Nothing will split us apart.
Tom, were u driving?
It's ok now. Zach told the cops he was driving.
Is that the truth?
It's what will keep us together.
Besides, he already has some friends in jail.
You wouldn't want to see me in the can, would u?
Jane?
We're done.
JANE??!!!
a little bit later
sorry to tell u dude
but the cops busted us
they got a traffic cam video
shows us switching seats
guess we gonna be cell buddies now...
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