2. Out of the Closet - PG13
Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2015 9:30 pm
Well, it took long enough, but this it the second in my series of sixteen dialogues between Mick and Josef set after each episode of Moonlight. (My original explanation is here: http://moonlightaholics.com/viewtopic.php?f=865&t=9996)
Disclaimer: I do not own Moonlight or any of its characters. Occasionally one or two of them speak to me and I take dictation. No disrespect or copyright infringement is ever intended.
Rating: PG13.
2. Out of the Closet
“How the hell did this happen, Mick? Instead of 'erasing a regret,' you come out of the closet to Miss ‘Vampire Killing Rocks LA’??”
“I didn’t exactly ‘come out,’ Josef... she walked in.”
“Semantics. You got careless.”
“I got shot.”
“I told you this girl was dangerous.”
“She saved my life.”
“She what?”
“She shot Lee Jay. He pumped me full of silver buckshot, had a blowtorch inches from my face... I should've been ash, man. But— she shot him. She killed him.”
“Just like that?”
“Yeah.”
“Impressive. So she took him out. To save you. Interesting...”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, yeah, you've got a certain appeal... but maybe somewhere under all that blonde ambition, something else is going on.”
“What’re you saying?”
“I’m saying – maybe you're starting to come into focus, Mick. You got a better haircut, but you haven’t changed that much in 22 years. Maybe she’s starting to recognize you.”
“Dammit, Josef! How long have you known?”
“That you and Ms. Turner have history? It's my business to know. She's always been a concern. Since she was a kid. Granted, she was off my radar for a while, but you weren’t in direct contact with her then, were you?”
“All this time…”
“Loose ends, Mick.”
“I know. You don’t like them.”
“So – you OK?”
“Thanks for the overwhelming concern. But, yeah, Guillermo came by after she left....dug out the silver. Restocked the fridge.”
“So now what? You let her out of here with Pulitzer bait. She better not start casting that line or she’s not going to like what bites.”
“Josef—”
“Are we clear?”
“Listen, she was scared, repulsed… I told her to get out. She’s not coming back.”
“You’d better hope not. Because once that door is open, there’s no way to put the monster back in the closet.”
Disclaimer: I do not own Moonlight or any of its characters. Occasionally one or two of them speak to me and I take dictation. No disrespect or copyright infringement is ever intended.
Rating: PG13.
2. Out of the Closet
“How the hell did this happen, Mick? Instead of 'erasing a regret,' you come out of the closet to Miss ‘Vampire Killing Rocks LA’??”
“I didn’t exactly ‘come out,’ Josef... she walked in.”
“Semantics. You got careless.”
“I got shot.”
“I told you this girl was dangerous.”
“She saved my life.”
“She what?”
“She shot Lee Jay. He pumped me full of silver buckshot, had a blowtorch inches from my face... I should've been ash, man. But— she shot him. She killed him.”
“Just like that?”
“Yeah.”
“Impressive. So she took him out. To save you. Interesting...”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, yeah, you've got a certain appeal... but maybe somewhere under all that blonde ambition, something else is going on.”
“What’re you saying?”
“I’m saying – maybe you're starting to come into focus, Mick. You got a better haircut, but you haven’t changed that much in 22 years. Maybe she’s starting to recognize you.”
“Dammit, Josef! How long have you known?”
“That you and Ms. Turner have history? It's my business to know. She's always been a concern. Since she was a kid. Granted, she was off my radar for a while, but you weren’t in direct contact with her then, were you?”
“All this time…”
“Loose ends, Mick.”
“I know. You don’t like them.”
“So – you OK?”
“Thanks for the overwhelming concern. But, yeah, Guillermo came by after she left....dug out the silver. Restocked the fridge.”
“So now what? You let her out of here with Pulitzer bait. She better not start casting that line or she’s not going to like what bites.”
“Josef—”
“Are we clear?”
“Listen, she was scared, repulsed… I told her to get out. She’s not coming back.”
“You’d better hope not. Because once that door is open, there’s no way to put the monster back in the closet.”
I can hear them talking (which always happens when I read your stuff 
). I love this whole conversation, but the part that I love best is that Josef knew about Beth all along! 
And Mick was totally clueless. 
It makes so much sense to me, but we never found out on the show, exactly when Josef knew that Beth Turner, Amanpour wanna-be, was the grown-up version of the little girl Mick killed his wife to save. (Although I suspected that he knew all along, 'cause that's the way Josef is.) 
I'm thrilled you like my take on the next after-episode conversation. 
Josef was very clear about what he wanted to say 
but I had to reconcile for myself that he really did know about Beth at this point. I feel very strongly that he never shows all of his cards, as it were, so I had to look a couple of episodes into the future to make sure that I could justify what he was about to put on the table. 
And also the first part, which I just discovered. 
Thank you!! 
He was always knowing more than he was letting on. You had him reveal it similar to how casually he let the Jean Harlow info slip out.
