"ɪ’ᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴀ ᴍɪʟʟɪᴏɴ ᴘᴏʟᴀʀᴏɪᴅs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴛᴇs ᴘᴇɴɴᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʀᴇᴅ ɪɴᴋ. ɪ sɴᴇᴀᴋ ᴀ ᴡᴀʟᴋɪᴇ-ᴛᴀʟᴋʏ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴛᴏ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜ sʟᴇᴇᴘ."

"ʏᴏᴜ ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ɪᴛ ʏᴇᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ. ɪ'ʟʟ ʙᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ."

"ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ. ᴡᴀsʜɪɴɢ ᴍʏ ʜᴀɪʀ, ᴅᴏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀᴜɴᴅʀʏ. ʟᴀᴛᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ ᴛᴠ, ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴏɴ ᴍᴇ."

"ᴀʟʟ ɪ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴇ sʜɪɴᴇs ʜɪs sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴏɴ ᴍᴇ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ'ᴍ ᴀʟʟ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅɪɴɢ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀɴʏ. ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ's ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴍᴀɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴄᴀɴ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ꜰᴇᴇʟ."

"ʏᴏᴜ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ɪ ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ sᴍɪʟᴇ ᴀʟᴏᴛ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ’ᴍ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ꜰʀᴏɴᴛɪɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴅᴏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴀ ɢʜᴏsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴀsᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ’s sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ."

"ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏᴛ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ǫᴜɪᴛᴇ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ, ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏᴛ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ."

"sᴀʏ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴘʀᴀʏᴇʀ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴅᴀʏ ɪɴ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴡᴀʏ. ɪᴛ's ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ."

"ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ? ɪs ɪᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴄᴇᴀɴ? ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴇᴠᴏᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ? ʜᴏᴡ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ɪs ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ?"

"ɢᴏᴏᴅʙʏᴇ ᴍʏ ꜰʀɪᴇɴᴅ, ɪᴛ's ʜᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪᴇ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʙɪʀᴅs ᴀʀᴇ sɪɴɢɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴋʏ. ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ..."

"sʜᴇ sᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏɴ ᴀ ǫᴜᴇᴇɴ-sɪᴢᴇᴅ ʙᴇᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ sᴀɪᴅ, ᴅᴀʀʟɪɴɢ, ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟᴏᴏᴋs ᴄᴀɴ ᴋɪʟʟ, sᴏ ɴᴏᴡ ʏᴏᴜ’ʀᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴅ."

"ʜᴜsʜ, ᴍʏ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ. ᴅʀɪꜰᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ sʟᴜᴍʙᴇʀ. ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍs, ʏᴏᴜ’ʟʟ ʀᴜɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʟᴀʏ ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴀᴅɪsᴇ."

"ꜰᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇʙᴏᴅʏ ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴍʏ sᴀᴠɪᴏᴜʀ, ʏᴏᴜ sᴜʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴅᴏ ᴀ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏꜰ ʟᴀʙᴏᴜʀ."

"sʜᴇ sᴀɪᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴠɪʟ ʜᴀs ʜᴏʀɴs?ᴡᴇʟʟ, sᴏ ᴅɪᴅ ɪ. ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴀs ᴡʀᴏɴɢ, ʜɪs ʜᴀɪʀ ɪs ᴄᴏᴍʙᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ᴡᴇᴀʀs ᴀ sᴜɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛɪᴇ."

"ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏᴏ, ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʙᴀʙʏ. ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏᴏ. ɪ'ᴍ ʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɢɪʀʟ"

"ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴀʀᴅʟʏ ᴡᴀɪᴛ. ᴛᴏ sᴇᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴀɢᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ɢᴜᴇss ᴡᴇ'ʟʟ ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴛ."

"ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ɢᴏɴɴᴀ ᴡɪsʜ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴍᴇ. ᴡᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ'ᴠᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ɪᴛ ᴀʟʟ."

"ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ ʀᴜɴ, ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜɪᴅᴇ. ʙᴜᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ᴇsᴄᴀᴘᴇ ᴍʏ ʟᴏᴠᴇ."

. . .

"ɪ sᴀɪᴅ, ᴅᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴋɪʟʟ ꜰᴏʀ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ?"

"ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ sᴀᴄʀɪꜰɪᴄᴇ ɪɴ ʜɪs ᴀʙᴏᴅᴇ, ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪɴs ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ sᴇᴇɪɴɢ ɪᴛ.'"

"ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀ ᴛᴀsᴛᴇ, ᴄᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴇʟʟ ᴍᴇ, ᴡʜᴀᴛ's ᴍʏ ꜰʟᴀᴠᴏʀ? ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ ᴍʏ sᴀᴠɪᴏʀ."

"sᴏ ᴡʜʏ ᴅᴏ ʏ’ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʙᴀᴅ sᴛᴜꜰꜰ ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴ? ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴡʜʏ ᴄᴀɴ’ᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴊᴜsᴛ ʙᴇ ᴀʟʟ ɴɪᴄᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs?"

"ʟᴏʀᴅ, ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ. ɪs ᴛʜɪs ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴏɴᴇ, ɪ ᴡᴏɴᴅᴇʀ? ʟᴏʀᴅ, ɢɪᴠᴇ ᴍᴇ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇ. ɪ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢs sᴏᴍᴇʜᴏᴡ."

"ɪ ᴡɪsʜ ɪ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ɪs, ɪ ᴡɪsʜ ɪ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ꜰᴀʟʟ ᴀsʟᴇᴇᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴘᴘʏ ꜰɪᴇʟᴅ. ᴛʜᴇ sᴄᴀʀʟᴇᴛ ᴅᴀᴡɴ ᴡɪʟʟ ꜰɪɴɪsʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ sᴏɴɢ."

"ɪ'ᴍ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴜɴ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ, ᴍʏ sᴡᴇᴇᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇ. ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ's ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡʀᴏɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴇᴍᴘʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɢᴏᴅ. ᴜɴᴅᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴇᴍᴛʀᴀɪʟs ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ᴄʟᴜʙ."

"ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ sᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ? ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜᴇᴀʀ ᴀ ᴛʜɪɴɢ. ᴛʀʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛᴀʟᴋ sᴏᴍᴇ sᴇɴsᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏsᴇʟꜰ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴ. ɪ'ᴍ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɢᴏᴅ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇ."

"ᴛʜᴇ sᴏɢɢʏ ᴅᴀʀᴋɴᴇss ᴄʀᴏᴜᴄʜᴇᴅ ᴅᴏᴡɴ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ɪꜰ ᴡᴇ sʜᴀᴋᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅs, ɪᴛ's ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴛʜᴇ sᴀᴍᴇ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ. ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʀᴇᴀᴄʜ ʏᴏᴜ, sᴏ ɪ ɪᴍᴀɢɪɴᴇ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ."