Simpson Did it

SIMPSON DID IT
SIMPSON DID IT! Simpson did it! He’s in the kitchen. And Simpson did it!
He’s not in the kitchen. There’s no one in the kitchen. I was just in the kitchen. Are you sure he was in the kitchen?
Maybe he’s not in the kitchen. Maybe he’s in the bathroom. Did he go to the bathroom?
Someone check the bathroom.
He’s not in the bathroom.
Kincaid. Ask Kincaid. Kincaid knows. Kincaid knows everything. He could tell us.
Kincaid knows, but would he tell us? Would he tell us the truth? Sometimes he lies, you know, even when he knows the truth.
Everyone lies sometimes. So don’t blame Kincaid. Simpson’s the one who did it.
OK. But let’s find Kincaid first. Kincaid can help.
Let’s find Simpson. Simpson’s the one who did it. Let’s find Simpson before he does it again.
There’s someone in the kitchen.
Is it Kincaid?
Is it Simpson?
No, it’s not Simpson. And it’s not Kincaid either. He says his name is Emerson. But he looks a lot like Hayden.
We haven’t seen Hayden in years. How do you know it’s not Hayden? If you haven’t seen him in years?
He says his name’s Emerson. And I believe him. He looks trustworthy.
That’s what they said about Bateman. Remember about Bateman? When he first came out here to work? He looked trustworthy too, and remember what he did.
But we all do things sometimes. Sometimes you have to. To protect yourself. Or friends.
But you don’t do that to your friends.
Just tell me this: What’s he doing in the kitchen to look so trustworthy, as you say? Did he talk to you? Or did he just look innocent?
I didn’t say he looked innocent; none of us are innocent. I just said he looked trustworthy. There’s a difference, you know. He said he’d earned his stripes.
"Earned his stripes"? That’s a good one. What does that mean? Let’s get him in here.
I think we should keep looking for Simpson. Simpson did it, and if we don’t find him soon, he might do it again.
Which is why I keep saying that we need to find Kincaid. Kincaid’s the key to finding Simpson.
But we haven’t been able to find either Simpson or Kincaid. Maybe this Emerson fellow could help. Could we question him?
He’s got his stripes.
Has anyone checked the closet? People hide in closets all the time.
So you think he’s hiding? Is Simpson hiding? Is Simpson in hiding?
I didn’t say that. But just because I didn’t say it doesn’t mean that he isn’t. I’m no authority.
Is Kincaid hiding? We can’t find Kincaid either.
What’d he be hiding for? He didn’t do anything.
Well, if he knows something and he isn’t telling us, that’s something.
But is it enough?
Enough for what?
For him to get into trouble. Like Simpson. Like Hayden. Like any of us–-if we make a mistake. Or do something wrong.
Well, Simpson’s the only one to have done it lately. Officially, that is. He’d be the one to be hiding.
Wilson said he might be downstairs.
In the basement?
He didn’t say "the basement"; he said "downstairs."
I didn’t even know Wilson was here. Where’s Wilson now?
He’s in the living room. He’s watching TV.
I thought we got rid of the TV.
We did.
And . . . ?
And it’s back.
Hayden’s not back yet, is he?
No, and he won’t be for years. If ever. Remember what he did? It was serious.
Let’s look in the bathroom. Did anyone look in the bathroom? You said that no one’s in the bathroom. But did you look?
I knocked.
You knocked! But you didn’t look? There’s a difference, you know, between knocking and looking. If he’s hiding--or in hiding, as you say--he’s not going to open the door. That’d be stupid. And one thing about Kincaid is: he ain’t stupid.
True.
But Kincaid knows a lot. More than any of us. Sometimes even the truth. He’s smart. He’s really smart.
But Simpson did it. We know that: Simpson did something bad.
I still think we need Kincaid. Kincaid could help us find Simpson--if only he would.
I think we ought to at least ask Emerson what he knows. He’s got his stripes.
That’s what he said.
Anyone here know this Emerson fellow?
I think we should look downstairs--since we are, ultimately, trying to find Simpson.
Are we looking for him, or are we trying to find him?
Is there a difference?
Let’s ask Kincaid.
I think we should look upstairs.
In the bedrooms?
I didn’t say the bedrooms. I said upstairs.
There’s a bathroom upstairs, too, right?
Two.
This is a big house. Simpson could be anywhere.
I’ve heard that Simpson can be dangerous.
I’ve heard that too. And that’s why I think we need to find Kincaid first. Kincaid would know all about that. Kincaid knows everything, and he could tell us whether or not Simpson’s dangerous. That would help. Then, even if Kincaid refused to help us any further, at least we’d know that: whether Simpson is armed or not.
If Simpson’s armed, you can count me out.
I don’t mind dangerous. But armed is another thing altogether.
It all depends on whether or not Kincaid will tell us the truth. He’s been known to lie.
We all lie.
We’re all dangerous.
That’s why I think Wilson could help. Wilson would help us. That’s the kind of person he is.
Wilson? You’ve got to be kidding. Wilson doesn’t know a thing. Remember the last time? Sure, he’d tell us something, but Wilson doesn’t know anything. Certainly not the truth. Not that he means to be lying. He just says things even if he doesn’t know them. He wants to be helpful. But he doesn’t know. And he cries a lot.
We all cry.
That’s not the point.
Tell Wilson to turn off the TV. We need him in here.
We need someone.
We need Kincaid.
I think we keep getting away from the Simpson issue. Bottom line is: We need to find Simpson. If we don’t, it might happen again. Something terrible this time.
Maybe worse.
Maybe we need someone new and inexperienced. A new angle. Someone young. Someone who isn’t afraid yet.
We’re all afraid.
Which is why, as I was saying, I think we ought to talk to this Emerson fellow. He’s got his stripes, he’s in the kitchen, and that’s where we last saw Simpson. Simpson did it, and if Emerson’s in the kitchen, he might know something. He may have even seen Simpson.
I still think Emerson’s Hayden. We haven’t seen Hayden in years, and just because this Emerson says he’s Emerson doesn’t mean he is Emerson. He could very well be Hayden. I don’t care if he says he’s got his stripes or whatever he’s got. The fact is: We don’t know who he is. All we’ve got to go on is what he tells us. And people can say anything. If we’re going to bring him into the picture, we need to check him out first. Find out who he really is. And not just his name. Hayden. Emerson. Anyone can change a name.
We need to know his core.
I’m going to check the bathroom.
You can never know anyone’s core.
I’ll go with you.
That’s OK. I’m all right.
Let’s stick to the point: How do we check this guy out?
It’s hard. All we can ever really know is what people tell us.
Or what we see.
Or feel.
Which is why we need Kincaid.
But Kincaid’s been known to lie.
We all lie.
So, given that, how can we ever know anything?
You’ve got to have trust.
Don’t be naive.
I’m not naive.
We’re all naive.
Not all of us. At least not all of us all of the time.
Not even most of the time.
But still, some of the time.
In fact, a lot of the time.
What would you know about it?
You’d be surprised to know what I know.
Surprise me.
How much time have we got?
It’s running out.
So what do we do? What do we know? What do we need to know?
We need to know where Simpson is. It’s a matter of self-preservation. Of dealing with pain.
We’re all in pain.
Where’s Wilson? Tell him to turn off the TV and get in here. We need his input.
Wilson! Turn off the TV and get in here! We need your input.
I’ll be there in a minute.
There’s no one in the bathroom. Not Kincaid. Not Simpson. Not anyone.
I guess that leaves the downstairs.
And the upstairs.
That’s right.
OK. Williams. Larsen. You check upstairs. Jacobs. Henderson. Wilson. You go downstairs. And comrades: Don’t leave one stone unturned. We have got to find Simpson.
We have got to find Kincaid.
We should probably find them both. And quick. They might even be in this together.
Together?
Don’t tell me that.
That’s a whole ’nother matter.
We have got to find them immediately.
Like, muy pronto, man.
OK. Let’s get going.
What are you going to be doing while we’re out looking for them?
Me? Me and Jensen’ll stay put and try to talk to Emerson. See what he has to say. See what he knows. If he’s still in the kitchen. Otherwise, we’ll just be holding down the fort here.