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for the police to find it. And when they do, they're gonna trace it back to me.
And then I'll be up on an attempted murder charge. Oh, God !

Richie: This is why most of us only use one shot.

Bethany: Shut the hell up. I'm trying to think.

S he sits d o w n.

Bethany: Richie, you were supposed to take care of me.

Richie: Kid, you're trying to be a contract killer, a hired assassin. It'll always be
dangerous. I can't take the blame.

Bethany: Oh, Jesus. (Gets up again) I was born for this, you know. You taught me to
fire a gun, you taught me to shoot to kill. I blew a puppy's brains out when I
was eight.

R ichie slides a can over th e m etal ta b le. It hisses as B ethan y o pens it an d takes a
d rin k. S he is still pacing but her steps have slo w ed.

Richie: Afraid puppies ain't people, Beth. If they were that easy to kill, they wouldn't
hire us, would they?

Bethany: I guess not.

Richie: Guessed right then. Listen, you said you were born for this. You wouldn't be
doing anything else?

Bethany: What else would I do?

Richie: You're smart enough to do anything, but anyway.

Bethany: I'm sixteen, got everything going for me, I know. I told you, I was meant to
do this. This is what my whole life has been about.

Richie: I should never have taught you to shoot. You're just a kid.