A weed dealer’s 400k retirement fund has been pilfered, and one of his clients volunteers to get it back. How will he do it, you ask? Well, the story is titled KILLER so he probably isn’t going to ask very nicely.

And after the story, we’re talking about the modern crime classic KILLING THEM SOFTLY starring the killer cast of Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, Ben Mendelsohn, and Richard Jenkins. Time has been kind to this mob movie dissection of the great American experiment, and to the dialogue driven book it is based on, COAGAN’S TRADE by George V. Higgins.

So take a listen as Chris and Will shoot the breeze while Brad Pitt shoots…everybody!

Message in a bottle? No, we’ve got severed toes in a bottle! This episode follows a blue collar ne’er-do-well working in a bottle recycling plant who keeps finding rended appendages in growlers and tall boy cans. Who’s missing these digits and why? Take a listen to find out!

And after the story, Will and Chris talk about the movie Stanley Kubrick said was the most terrifying film he'd ever seen, the Dutch flick The Vanishing. They'll also tackle the novel it's based on and the American remake of the same name from the same director starring Hollywood royalty Jeff Bridges, Kiefer Sutherland, and Sandra Bullock. How does the remake measure up? We'll give you a hint... there's a reason you've never seen it.

Can Pavlov’s principle about salivating dogs possibly apply to people? A crew of thieves down by the Jersey Shore aim to find out as they plot to heist not diamonds or jewels, but a stained glass window.

And after the story, Chris and Will catch each other up on books and movies they’ve been enjoying. We’ve got Jim Thompson’s little read Wild Town, Jeremy Saulnier’s new actioner Rebel Ridge, and ugly Colin Farrell’s brilliant turn in The Penguin. Plus, ever wonder where the term Film Noir came from? Take a listen, as Chris pontificates about his love of the Serie Noire crime fiction books from France.