Highway of Tears

Don't Slow Down

INT. LIAM'S VAN (MOVING) - DAY

Nathan, Chloe, Roxie, and Shauna catch their breath. Miles puts the pistol away.

NATHAN

.. We just left his body there.

ROXIE

I can't even remember the last thing I said to him..

SHAUNA

(To Miles)

What the fuck happened back there!? Are we on the fucking run now?!

MILES

(Loud but Calm)

I didn't know the sheriff's car was coming. I thought I had to take my chance. I'm sorry.

ROXIE

Those Sheriffs were shooting at us too..

SHAUNA

(To Miles)

Do you know how the first gunshot happened?

MILES

It was from Dreton, he told me to stab one of them and he'd shoot the other. There wasn't room to debate all the details.

CHLOE

It's okay, after what they did to Mason and what they were gonna do with us. If I could, I would've done the same.

(Beat)

That old guy called you Miles right?

ROXIE

(Conflicted)

Well.. Nice to meet you, Miles.

NATHAN

(To Miles)

How did you just manage to kill that guy?! You fucking pincushioned him.

MILES

That's the only way you put someone down with a small blade like that.

ROXIE

Why do you have that blade? It looked homemade.

MILES

(Lie)

Dreton put it on me when he told me to stab the guy.

(Beat)

They seemed like they were gonna kill us all.

CHLOE

Was it true? What that cop said about you.

MILES

No, he was just trying to fuck with us and turn us against each other. They were gonna make a whole evening of it. You could tell.

ROXIE

We don't know that.

MILES

Look you need to listen to me. Because your friends in the other van, still aren't safe.

SHAUNA

What the hell are you talking about?

MILES

That old guy Dreton. He was gonna kill me before he saw that body at the gas station.

SHAUNA

And you stuck around to help fix his tire?

ROXIE

Why didn't you tell us when we got there, we could've helped you?

MILES