Do you know why you're here?
Did you find out who killed my mother?
You killed your mother, Jerome.
[stunned] Me?
You killed her up on that hill, and Mr. Cicero let you clean up in his trailer. He told you to scratch the Satanist stuff on the hatchet, and throw it off the bridge.
Sir, that's absurd, and offensive.
But it's the truth. [looking at Cicero] What I don't know is why this man risked so much to help you. I think he's your father.
You don't know what you're talking about. My father was a sea captain.
Am I wrong, Mr. Cicero?
Yes.
He was a sea captain. His name was Sven Carlson, and he died at sea.
What was the name of his ship?
He worked on a lot of different ships.
The one he went down in.
[pause] She never said.
We can do a blood test to prove I'm right. It takes only half an hour to get a foolproof result. Isn't that right, Dr. Thompkins?
That's right.
Save yourself a needle.
I do hate needles. I'm sorry, Jerome.
What are you talking about?
He's right. I am your father.
No you're not! Why would you say that?
You must have suspected the truth.
You're not my father. My mother would never have...
Your mother was a cruel woman. She was often unkind to me. But she did once love me, in her way. And she loved you very much. That's why she gave you a better father.
[Jerome starts crying; then, suddenly, he begins laughing, and looks at Cicero with a sadistic smile on his face]
My mother was a coldhearted whore who never loved anyone, and she'd never touch a pathetic old creep like you.
All these years, do you think I was kind to you because I'm such a good man? If I wasn't your father…would I would have helped you as I have after what you did?
[pause] My father. Hmmm, I’ll be damned. That’s very funny. [laughs and makes a rimshot noise] Looks like the bitch got me with the zinger in the end.
Why did you kill your mother, Jerome?
Oh, you know how mothers are. She just... kept... pushing. And I’m like, "Fine, mom, be a whore. Be a drunken whore, even. But don't be a nagging drunken whore" ...you know? "Don't come yell at me to do the dishes, if you've been banging a clown in the next room! [punches the table] You know? [laughs maniacally]
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