Max frowned. If she didn’t know better, she would’ve sworn Mike’s eyes were shining. “I’m sorry you had to hear this”, she said carefully.
“Yeah” Mike said. “Thank you. I’ll take care of it. I’ll see you tomorrow”
“Really? I thought I was fired” Max muttered surprised.
“Just don’t pull out your gun” Mike warned her. “Unless it is to protect her, of course” He thought about that for a second, and added: “Don’t tell her I said that. I don’t think she would appreciate it”
“My lips are sealed” Max commented dry. “See you tomorrow, then” She walked out of the door, and closed it.
After Mike locked the door, he took a deep breath, and headed upstairs, to their bedroom. Deb was already curled up in bed, but Mike knew she wasn’t sleeping.
He crawled into the bed, and folded his hands underneath his head. “Now, I know you gave me an indication on how things were going to be between you and Max, but I didn’t think it was going to be this bad”
“It’s not her fault, Mike” Deb mumbled, into her pillow. “It’s mine. And those annoying episodes”
Mike nodded. “Have you-and don’t take this the wrong way-thought about talking to someone? You’ve been through quite a hell. It’s tough to deal with that on your own”
Deb lifted her head, and frowned a little. “I’m not on my own. I have you”
“That’s not the same” Mike replied. “I think it would be a good idea if you talked to someone, who’s used to deal with…”
“People like me?” Deb finished, grim. “You can’t deal with people like me? I’m too much for you to handle? Duly noted” She started to get out of bed, but Mike grabbed her arm and wouldn’t let her.
“Don’t put words in my mouth, Parker” Mike warned, and Deb gasped a little. It had been so long since Mike had called her by her last name. “I want you to talk to someone, who you don’t have to hide for, who you can completely be honest with, because, clearly, I’m not that person”
“What are you talking about? I am completely honest with you” Deb protested, crossing her fingers behind her back.
“Oh, really?” Mike raised his eyebrows skeptically. “So, your back’s not covered with scars from a whiplash?”
Deb half-closed her eyes. “You weren’t supposed to know. Max shouldn’t have told you”
“Let me guess” Mike sighed. “You didn’t tell me, because you think you deserved it?”
“It was my punishment, for leaving” Deb told softly, ashamed. “Every line, every scar, will remind me how I abandoned my baby sister. She needed me, and I left her there to rot. Truth is, Mike, it’s not that I don’t want help. I just don’t believe I deserve it. My episodes, the nightmares, the scars…it’s a burden. But it’s my burden. I’m the one who has to carry it”
“I know” Mike whispered, and he took her hand. “I’ll let you carry your burden, if you let me carry you”
“Yeah” Mike said. “Thank you. I’ll take care of it. I’ll see you tomorrow”
“Really? I thought I was fired” Max muttered surprised.
“Just don’t pull out your gun” Mike warned her. “Unless it is to protect her, of course” He thought about that for a second, and added: “Don’t tell her I said that. I don’t think she would appreciate it”
“My lips are sealed” Max commented dry. “See you tomorrow, then” She walked out of the door, and closed it.
After Mike locked the door, he took a deep breath, and headed upstairs, to their bedroom. Deb was already curled up in bed, but Mike knew she wasn’t sleeping.
He crawled into the bed, and folded his hands underneath his head. “Now, I know you gave me an indication on how things were going to be between you and Max, but I didn’t think it was going to be this bad”
“It’s not her fault, Mike” Deb mumbled, into her pillow. “It’s mine. And those annoying episodes”
Mike nodded. “Have you-and don’t take this the wrong way-thought about talking to someone? You’ve been through quite a hell. It’s tough to deal with that on your own”
Deb lifted her head, and frowned a little. “I’m not on my own. I have you”
“That’s not the same” Mike replied. “I think it would be a good idea if you talked to someone, who’s used to deal with…”
“People like me?” Deb finished, grim. “You can’t deal with people like me? I’m too much for you to handle? Duly noted” She started to get out of bed, but Mike grabbed her arm and wouldn’t let her.
“Don’t put words in my mouth, Parker” Mike warned, and Deb gasped a little. It had been so long since Mike had called her by her last name. “I want you to talk to someone, who you don’t have to hide for, who you can completely be honest with, because, clearly, I’m not that person”
“What are you talking about? I am completely honest with you” Deb protested, crossing her fingers behind her back.
“Oh, really?” Mike raised his eyebrows skeptically. “So, your back’s not covered with scars from a whiplash?”
Deb half-closed her eyes. “You weren’t supposed to know. Max shouldn’t have told you”
“Let me guess” Mike sighed. “You didn’t tell me, because you think you deserved it?”
“It was my punishment, for leaving” Deb told softly, ashamed. “Every line, every scar, will remind me how I abandoned my baby sister. She needed me, and I left her there to rot. Truth is, Mike, it’s not that I don’t want help. I just don’t believe I deserve it. My episodes, the nightmares, the scars…it’s a burden. But it’s my burden. I’m the one who has to carry it”
“I know” Mike whispered, and he took her hand. “I’ll let you carry your burden, if you let me carry you”
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James Purefoy (Rome) plays the flawed character, and continues to do extremely well in that department. He has a knack for being bad without making you hate him. This may seem weird when you discover that he's playing the role of a serial killer.
The story starts by you thinking it's a normal cop tracks down serial killer type story but there are a number of twists along the way, which make the show engaging and different.
If you liked Silence of the Lambs then I think this will be perfect weekly viewing for you.
I have to admit that I am totally stoked for this Kevin Williamson project! This is the first time Kevin Bacon has ever done a TV series (except for guest appearances in the likes of Will and Grace etc) and he's an awesome actor.
James Purefoy (Rome) plays the flawed character, and continues to do extremely well in that department. He has a knack for being bad without making you hate him. This may seem weird when you discover that he's playing the role of a serial killer.
The story starts by you thinking it's a normal cop tracks down serial killer type story but there are a number of twists along the way, which make the show engaging and different.
If you liked Silence of the Lambs then I think this will be perfect weekly viewing for you.