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POLE GANG'S COMING IN, SIR.

COULD BE WE'RE GOING TO GET US SOME TIME OFF.

REST-UP WOULD DO US BOTH GOOD, I EXPECT.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

WE'LL TAKE THE TRAIN TO MEXICO.

YEAH.

LOOKS OF THIS STORM...

Y'ALL WON'T BE WORKING TOMORROW NEITHER.

Y'ALL WILL JUST BE TAKING IT EASY.

JUST MY LUCK, THEY GOT ME WORKING INDOORS

TILL THE DAY I DIE.

I SHOULD HAVE LEARNED TO WALK BEHIND A MULE

AND I WOULDN'T BE WORKING

ANY DAYS EITHER...

DISHING OUT THIS CHOW TO Y'ALL

ALL DAY LONG, ALL NIGHT LONG

TILL I'M SICK TO MY STOMACH.

MIND IF I KEEP MY LETTER IN YOUR BOX?

"HERE'S WHERE WE ARE HONEYMOONING AT."

WHO'S MISS VERNA WALDRIFT?

SHE YOU GAL?

BEFORE SHE RUN OFF AND GOT MARRIED.

THAT IT?

OH!

COME ON, PETER, NOW.

"JUNE 7, 1927." THAT WAS TWO DAYS AGO.

NEVER MIND. WHAT'S IT SAY?

"CRESTING DOWN BELOW MEMPHIS

22,000 REFUGEES SAFE AT VICKSBURG"

AND "ENGINEERS SAY THE LEVEES WILL HOLD."

THAT MEANS IT'S GOING TO BUST FOR SURE.

ALL RIGHT, OLD THING

GET YOUR HIDES OUT OF THEM BEDS.

MOVE IT NOW. COME ON, LET'S GO.

HEY, COME ON. GET UP OUT OF IT, BOYS.

YOU'RE GOING TO WORK.

FEELING SICK, BOSS.

NEVER MIND THAT.

GET A MOVE ON.

MOVE OFF.

FORM A LINE THERE.

Man THIS IS IT.

Man WHAT?

COME ON, GET GOING!

KEEP YOUR VOICE DOWN AND YOUR EYES OPEN.

I AIN'T GOING NOWHERE.

I ONLY GOT NINE MORE YEARS TO SERVE.

AND I GOT 199 YEARS

AND ANY CHANCE I GOT TO RUN

I'M GOING TO TAKE IT.

Warden GET DOWN THERE. MOVE ON OVER.

Warden ALL RIGHT, HEY, Y'ALL, COME ON.

WAIT NOW.

I WANT EVERY ONE OF THOSE BOYS ACCOUNTED FOR.

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE LOCKED DOWN HERE.

MOVE OUT.

WHAT'S THAT WE'VE JUST COME UP ON?

THE LEVEE, I RECKON.

SEE HOW THE RIVER'S WASHING UP ON IT?

THAT LEVEE'S GOING TO BUST FOR SURE.

HELP ME!

COME ON, DOREEN.

HELP ME!

YOU GOT TO HOLD ON!

LORD, DO YOU SEE THAT?

I SEE IT ALL RIGHT.

SARAH!

THAT LEVEE WON'T HOLD.

DON'T WANT TO BE CHAINED

TO THIS TRUCK WHEN THAT THING BUSTS.

GET US OUT OF HERE!

OKAY, IT'S OVER IN THE BACK.

HOLD IT!

LET ME OUT!

HOLD ON! STOP!

HANG ON.

HOLD ON. NOT YET.

WE'RE GOING TO DROWN IN HERE!

SOMEBODY UNLOCK THESE CHAINS!

TRY AGAIN!

OPEN THE DOOR, HEY!

HEY, YOU, OPEN THE DOOR!

WE'RE GOING TO DIE IN HERE.

LET US OUT!

LET US OUT OF HERE!

HO!

HERE, HERE.

HERE YOU GO.

HERE IT IS.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU GOT IT?

YEAH, I GOT IT.

DON'T DROP IT.

HERE, HERE, TAKE THIS ONE.

WATCH IT.

OVER HERE.

RIGHT HERE.

I'LL TAKE THIS.

GO ON THROUGH.

PARK TO THE RIGHT.

COME ON IN.

TO YOUR RIGHT.

COME ON OUT OF THERE.

COME ON, GET A MOVE ON.

MOVE ON OUT.

THERE'S HOT FOOD STRAIGHT AHEAD.

COME ON OUT OF THERE.

WATCH YOUR STEPS.

KEEP MOVING.

COME ON NOW.

FOLLOW THOSE MEN THERE.

PLATES ARE DOWN NOW.

HOT FOOD STRAIGHT AHEAD.

FOLLOW THOSE MEN.

RIGHT THIS WAY, BOYS.

AND LET ME STAND...

LINE IT UP.

WHAT'S THAT SOUND?

THAT'S THE OLD MAN.

MISSISSIPPI...

YONDER.

JUST OVER THE LEVEE.

STEP ON UP HERE.

I GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT. STEP DOWN.

COME ON, MOVE!

COME ON, SIR.

WE GOT THINGS TO DO HERE.

Woman OH, IT'S THAT ONE RIGHT THERE.

Woman THERE YOU GO. HERE.

EAT UP, BOYS.

COME FIRST LIGHT

YOU'RE GOING TO NEED ALL THE STRENGTH YOU GOT.

THE RIVER'S COME THROUGH THE LEVEE UP NORTH.

WE GOT FOLKS DROWNED...

OR NEAR-DROWNED ALL THROUGH THE BAYOU.

FAR DOWN AS NATCHEZ.

EVERYBODY UNDERSTAND THAT?

YES, CAPTAIN.

YES, LORD...

WATCH YOUR BACK.

EXCUSE ME, MA'AM.

Y'ALL NEED TO MOVE ON DOWN THE ROAD.

ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY.

CERTAINLY.

THE SAME RULES APPLY AS ALWAYS

AND I DON'T WANT ANY FUNNY BUSINESS.

NOW, MOST OF YOU BOYS

ARE GOING TO HELP SHORE UP THE LEVEE HERE.

ANY OF YOU FELLOWS

PADDLE A BOAT?

YES, SIR. ME AND MY BUDDY CAN.

I KNOW ALL ABOUT A BOAT.

THAT RIGHT?

YOU BOYS HANDLE A SKIFF?

YES, SIR.

I GROWED UP ON THE WATER.

MY DADDY TAUGHT ME GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. THE REST

OF YOU BOYS UP ON THE LEVEE.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

THEY SPOTTED A WOMAN CAUGHT UP IN A CYPRESS SNAG

BY THE MOUTH STRAIGHT BACK IN THAT FLOODED BAYOU.

WEST OF THAT, THERE'S A COTTON HOUSE

WITH A FELLOW SITTING ON A RIDGE POLE.

YOU FIND HIM.

BRING HIM BACK--

WITH YOURSELVES INCLUDED.

YES, SIR.

YOU GOT MY WORD ON IT.

AND YOU?

YES, SIR.

GO ON.

TAKE THAT SKIFF DOWN THERE.

HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU GIVING THAT TO ME FOR?

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PADDLE A BOAT.

I NEVER BEEN IN A BOAT.

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO FIRST?

I CAN'T EVEN SWIM.

WHAT'D YOU SHOOT YOUR FOOL MOUTH OFF FOR

TELLING HIM YOU COULD ROW?!

THIS IS HOW WE'RE ESCAPING.

NOT WITH ME.

YOU A DANG FOOL!

MAYBE SO, BUT I GIVE MY WORD.

LET'S GO.

OH!

HELP!

AAH!

HELP ME!

TAKE THE BOAT BACK HERE!

HELP ME!

THROW ME A ROPE!

GET THE BOAT OVER HERE!

HELP ME!

HELP ME!

HELP!

WELL, IT'S TAKEN YOU A TIME.

THEY SENT ME A CONVICT?

NAVY WAS OCCUPIED.

WELL, COULD YOU MAYBE

BRING THE BOAT A LITTLE CLOSER?

I'VE... I'VE TAKEN A RIGHT SHARP STRAIN

TRYING TO GET UP HERE.

YES, MA'AM.

WHICH WAY'S THE COTTON HOUSE?

I DON'T... COTTON HOUSE?

THEY TOLD ME TO PICK YOU UP, HEAD WEST

PICK UP A FELLA ON TOP

OF A COTTON HOUSE.

I DON'T KNOW.

THERE'S A RIGHT SMART NUMBER

OF COTTON HOUSES AROUND HERE

WITH PLENTY OF PEOPLE

ON THEM, I RECKON.

MY DADDY FARMS COTTON ON THE PETER DOUGLAS PLACE

AND WE WERE ALL JUST SITTING AROUND THE HOUSE YESTERDAY

OR DAY BEFORE--

WHATEVER DAY IT WAS--

IN ALL THIS CONFUSION, I JUST GOT ALL TURNED AROUND.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE WE ARE NOW?

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE I USED TO BE.

I NEVER SEEN SO MUCH WATER.

WELL, WHERE YOU FROM?

PRISON FARM NEAR PARCHMAN.

NO, I MEAN BEFORE THAT.

YOU EVER HEARD OF CAROLTON?

NO, MA'AM.

IT'S A TOWN NEAREST TO WHERE OUR FARM IS.

OF COURSE, YOU WOULDN'T CALL IT MUCH OF A TOWN.

ME AND MY HUSBAND

WE USED TO GO THERE EVERY SATURDAY.

THAT IS... BEFORE HE RUN OFF AND LEFT ME.

DADDY ALWAYS SAID HE WAS NO GOOD.

I GUESS HE WAS RIGHT ABOUT THAT.

ARE WE LOST?

WHAT THEY PUT YOU IN JAIL FOR?

DON'T WORRY.

I NEVER KILLED NOBODY OR NOTHING.

HOW LONG YOU IN FOR?

GOT NINE MORE YEARS.

MERCY.

NINE YEARS, THAT'S A LONG TIME.

WE BETTER FIND SOMEPLACE SOON.

DON'T I KNOW IT.

FIRST THE MAN ON THE COTTON HOUSE

THEN YOU IN THE TREE

NOW THAT THING IN YOUR LAP.

WELL, IT WASN'T DUE YET.

MAYBE IT WAS HAVING TO CLIMB THAT TREE QUICK LAST NIGHT

AND HAVING TO SPEND ALL NIGHT IN IT.

SO WHICH WAY, YOU THINK?

ASK THE BOAT.

I BEEN IN IT SINCE BREAKFAST.

I AIN'T NEVER KNOWN WHERE I AIM TO GO

OR WHERE I COME FROM.

WELL... I'VE GOT SOME MATCHES.

IF WE CAN JUST FIND A PLACE...

I GOT TO FIND A MAN

ON THE COTTON HOUSE.

WE ARE MILES AWAY FROM THERE BY NOW.

PROBABLY CLOSER TO VICKSBURG.

BESIDES...

I BEEN IN A TREE SINCE LAST NIGHT

AND YOU'VE BEEN ROWING ALL DAY.

I FIRST GOT TO FIND A MAN ON THE COTTON HOUSE.

JUST HOLD ON.

I'LL DO THE BEST I CAN.

I DIDN'T TRY NOTHING, I SWEAR.

I GOT KNOCKED OUT THE BOAT, I TELL YOU.

YOU CAN TELL YOUR LIES TO THE WARDEN.

SIR, WE FOUND HIM ON THE LEVEE

TRYING TO ESCAPE.

IS THAT SO?

NO, SIR.

WHERE I WAS FOUND, YEAH, BUT TRYING TO ESCAPE, NO.

WELL, WHAT WERE YOU TRYING TO DO

IF YOU WASN'T TRYING TO RUN AWAY?

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, SIR.

I GOT KNOCKED OFF THE BOAT YOU SENT ME OUT ON.

ANOTHER BOAT TOOK ME BACK TO THE LEVEE.

AND THERE WAS SO MANY PEOPLE THERE, I GOT LOST.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR BUDDY?

HE GET LOST, TOO?

I DON'T KNOW.

I WANT THE TRUTH.

I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH, SIR.

LAST TIME I SEEN HIM HE WAS IN THE WATER

AND HE CAN'T SWIM.

PUT HIM TO WORK.

YES, SIR.

WE GOT SQUADS WORKING UP AND DOWN THE RIVER.

THEY GOT ORDERS WHAT TO DO IF THE CONVICTS TRY TO ESCAPE.

I APPRECIATE THAT, MAJOR

BUT I'VE NEVER LOST A MAN YET

AND DON'T PLAN TO START NOW.

IF WE WERE GETTING ANYWHERE NEAR VICKSBURG

WE'D SEE SOME LIGHT, WOULDN'T WE?

I HAVEN'T SEEN A SINGLE LIGHT.

I CAN HARDLY MAKE YOU OUT.

EXCUSE ME FOR TALKING SO MUCH.

DADDY SAYS I ALWAYS DID

TALK TOO MUCH.

MY LORD, DADDY...

I SAID... SOMEBODY'S GOT TO TALK AROUND HERE.

HE'D BARELY SAY GOOD MORNING OR GOOD NIGHT.

OH, MAMA USED TO TALK.

BUT SHE DOESN'T TALK A LOT EITHER, NOW.

"LEAVE HER ALONE," SHE SAID.

"JUST LEAVE HER ALONE.

LET HER TALK ALL SHE WANTS."

"SHE'LL BE QUIET LIKE THE REST OF US SOON ENOUGH."

WHAT'S THAT SOUND?

SOUNDS LIKE OLD MAN.

GET DOWN!

HEY!

HELLO!

WHAT IS IT?

HEY!

HELLO!

PUT THAT THING DOWN.

THIS CONVICT WILL DRAW ATTENTION TO US.

I SURE AIN'T GOING BACK TO NO PENITENTIARY.

GO ON, NOW. STAY AWAY FROM HERE.

IS THERE A TOWN NEAR HERE?

WE GOT TO GET TO SOMEPLACE.

I AIN'T TAKING ON NO CONVICT.

I GOT SENT OUT IN THIS HERE SKIFF

PICKED THIS WOMAN UP

AND A MAN ON A COTTON HOUSE

ONLY I GOT MY BEARINGS LOST.

THEN THESE FLOODS TOOK US OVER.

UH-HUH.

WELL, YOU-YOU-YOU JUST KEEP ON GOING

AND DON'T BOTHER US.

MISTER, I DON'T AIM

TO BOTHER NOBODY.

THEN DON'T ARGUE WITH ME.

I DON'T AIM TO ARGUE.

HOW MUCH TIME YOU GOT?

IT AIN'T DUE TILL NEXT MONTH

BUT, ON ACCOUNT OF ALL THIS EXCITEMENT...

WE GOT TO TAKE THEM ON.

NO, WE DON'T.

I SAY WE DO.

YOU, UH, GET OFF THEM CONVICT CLOTHES

WE'LL TAKE YOU ON.

MISTER, I CAN'T DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

SHOVE OFF.

HO!

THAT'S FINE.

THAT'S JUST FINE.

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

I'LL GET US OUT OF HERE.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

I'LL GET US SOMEWHERE.

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT!

THAT'S ALL RIGHT!

HUH?

DON'T WANT ON YOUR RAGGEDY BOAT NO HOW, ANYWAY.

WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

WE'LL JUST BE FINE.

I THINK I SEE LAND UP AHEAD.

HOW FAR WILL I HAVE TO WALK?

YOU STAY PUT.

I'LL GO GET HELP.

HEY, I NEED HELP!

CONVICT TRYING TO ESCAPE!

WE HAVE ORDERS TO SHOOT.

DON'T SHOOT!

NO, DON'T SHOOT!

DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY.

DON'T SHOOT!

MA'AM!

MA'AM!

MA'AM!

MA'AM!!

MA'AM?

MA'AM, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

MA'AM!

CAN YOU HEAR ME?

YOU GOT A KNIFE?

NO.

I NEED-I NEED THE CAN.

BRING ME THE CAN FROM THE BOAT.

NO, NO, NO.

NO, CUT THE CORD.

CUT THE CORD.

THE CORD NEEDS CUTTING.

TIE IT OFF FIRST WITH A SHOELACE.

IT'S OKAY.

OH, IT'S OKAY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

UH...

YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD.

YEAH, HURRY.

TAKE MY PURSE.

IT'S BY THE SIDE. OPEN IT UP.

OPEN IT UP.

YEAH, POUR IT OUT.

OKAY, RIGHT THERE-- PULL THAT APART.

I NEED A FIRE.

ALL RIGHT.

OKAY.

YEAH.

OH...

OH, YEAH, IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

OH, YEAH.

OH, I DO BELIEVE YOU'RE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BABY.

OH, I DO BELIEVE YOU'RE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BABY.

OH...

WATER'S ABOUT READY.

THANK YOU.

I FOUND A DROWNED RABBIT.

I'M GOING TO COOK IT.

YOU CARE FOR ANY?

LOOK, THERE'S ONE MORE THING.

I TOOK THIS OFF BEFORE.

I NEED YOU TO TEAR IT.

TEAR IT?

INTO STRIPS.

COME ON.

I BET YOU WOULDN'T HAVE COME TO RESCUE ME

IF YOU KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO FIND SOMEBODY...

OH, YEAH.

IF YOU KNEW YOU WERE GOING TO FIND SOMEBODY

ABOUT TO HAVE A BABY.

BET THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT.

NOPE.

THEY JUST SAID, "YOU'LL FIND A WOMAN IN A TREE."

I BET IF YOU COULD, YOU'D TURN THAT BOAT AROUND

AND LEAVE ME SITTING THERE.

WELL, I DIDN'T.

NO.

NO, YOU DIDN'T.

THERE ARE RATS.

RATS.

THEY'S NOT RATS.

THEY'S SNAKES.

BE A LOT OF CRITTERS

ON HERE WITH US, I EXPECT.

RECKON BE BEST IF YOU SLEEP IN THE BOAT.

WERE YOU FIXIN' ON LEAVING TODAY?

I RECKON, UNLESS YOU'RE FIXIN' TO HAVE

ANOTHER ONE THIS MORNING.

NO, SIR.

I'M NOT FIXIN' TO DO THAT.

WILL YOU HOLD HIM, PLEASE?

I'M GOING TO BE RIGHT...

I'M GOING TO BE RIGHT BACK.

IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW.

IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW.

IT'S ALL RIGHT NOW.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

I NEED TO LAY UP A LITTLE WHILE LONGER.

SO MAYBE WE CAN GO TOMORROW.

IS THAT FINE WITH YOU?

OH.

YOU REST.

I'LL GET US SOME FOOD.

HEAT UP SOME MORE WATER.

SIR?

LOOKS LIKE HE'S GONE, SIR.

GONE?

WELL, THERE'S NO SIGN OF HIM.

NO BOAT COME BACK.

THE WOMAN HE WENT LOOKING FOR

NEVER SHOWED UP.

SIR, COULD BE HE DROWNED.

THAT PLUMP CONVICT FRIEND OF HIS

SWORE HE COULDN'T SWIM.

NEVER LOST A MAN IN ALL THESE YEARS.

COULD BE HE DROWNED

TRYING TO SAVE THE LIFE OF THAT POOR WOMAN.

ALL I MEAN IS

THAT WOULD MAKE HIM A HERO, NOW WOULDN'T IT?

A THINK LIKE THAT BOUND TO BRING

A HIGH DISTINCTION TO YOUR OFFICE.

YOU THINK?

OH, YES, SIR.

BOUND TO.

HERO, HUH?

I DREAMT LAST NIGHT I WAS BACK AT THE FARM.

MY DADDY AND EVERYBODY WAS THERE

TO HEAR ABOUT MY TRIP.

THEIR EYES WERE JUST

POPPING OUT OF THEIR HEADS

LISTENING TO ALL I HAD TO TELL.

IT AIN'T OVER YET.

I WAS GOING TO NAME HIM

LUZITA MARIE.

NOT ANYMORE I RECKON.

NO.

I WAS THINKING LAST NIGHT OF GIFFORD

PATTERSON.

MAYBE GERARD.

GERARD IS A GOOD NAME.

MORE OF THIS STEW HERE, YOU CARE FOR ANY.

NO, THANK YOU. I'M FULL.

AND I THINK RESTED ENOUGH

IF YOU WANT

TO GET ON TODAY.

DID YOU SLEEP MUCH

IN THAT MUD?

EVERY TIME I WOKE UP

YOU WERE...

YOU WERE TOSSING ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

HAD ME A DREAM, TOO.

WHAT ABOUT?

JOHN HENRY.

WELL, WHO'S JOHN HENRY?

HE'S THE NAME OF THE MULE

THEY GIVE TO PLOW WITH BACK AT PARCHMAN FARM.

NOBODY ALLOWED TO WORK WITH JOHN HENRY BUT ME

THE LAST FIVE YEARS.

THEY LET ME NAME HIM, TOO.

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED?

IN YOUR DREAM?

HARD TO MAKE SENSE OF, REALLY.

IT DON'T MATTER.

SEEM I WERE BACK AT THE BUNKHOUSE

AT PARCHMAN FARM.

IT WERE COLD.

I WAS TRYING TO PULL THE COVERS UP OVER MY HEAD

BUT OLD JOHN HENRY WOULDN'T LET ME.

HE KEPT PULLING THE COVERS DOWN

AND HE TRIED TO GET IN BED WITH ME.

AND I'D TRY TO GET OUT

HE WOULDN'T LET ME.

HAD MY BELT BY HIS TEETH.

HE... JERKING.

SHOVING ME BACK IN BED.

I WOKE UP...

I WAS IN TWO FOOT OF MUD.

MY.

THAT WAS SOME DREAM.

WELL...

THE SOONER WE SHOVE OFF

THE SOONER YOU GET BACK TO YOUR FARM.

DO YOU HEAR THAT?

I DO.

LOOK, BABY.

WE'RE IN A CHURCH.

I NEVER BEEN BAPTIZED.

HAVE YOU?

I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE BAPTIZED, BUT...

BUT MY MAMA AND MY DADDY

THEY JUST NEVER GOT AROUND TO IT.

MAYBE ME AND THE BABY

WILL BE BAPTIZED AT THE SAME TIME.

WHEN WE GET HOME.

WITH ALL THIS CARGO,

SHE'S RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGH, CAPTAIN.

I KNOW THAT.

I HEAR IT, ALVIN.

I GOT EARS.

DO WE HAVE THIS CHANNEL FIGURED?

YES, SIR.

THERE'S ANOTHER TWO, CAPTAIN-- A MAN AND A WOMAN ON A SKIFF.

LET ME SEE THOSE.

LORD, I'M ALREADY OVERCROWDED.

AH, THEY DON'T LOOK TOO HEALTHY, SIR.

WHERE YOU FROM?

NORTH.

PAST VICKSBURG.

VICKSBURG?

YOU'RE AWFUL FAR OUT OF MISSISSIPPI.

THIS HERE'S LOUISIANA.

LOUISIANA?

YOU EVER HEARD OF CAROLTON?

THAT'S WHERE I'M FROM.

CUT BACK ON THE POWER.

CAROLTON.

LOOK, NEVER MIND.

JUST LAY ALONGSIDE AND COME ABOARD, HEAR?

WILL YOU TAKE MY BOAT?

NO, I WON'T

TAKE YOUR BOAT.

IF I TOOK EVERY SARDINE CAN

YOU MUSKRATS WANTED ME TO

I WOULDN'T EVEN HAVE ROOM FORWARD FOR A LEAD MAN.

NOW, COME ABOARD IF YOU WANT TO

BUT I CAN'T HANG HERE ON STERN ENGINES ANY LONGER.

THEY GOT A LITTLE BABY IN THE BOAT, CAPTAIN.

IT MAY NEED A DOCTOR.

WHERE YOU TRYING TO GET TO?

RED CROSS CAMP NEAR CAROLTON.

YOU SAY CARNARVON?

WE'RE HEADED THAT WAY.

SIR, I CAN'T COME WITH YOU WITHOUT MY BOAT.

UH... OH, HANG ON.

ALL RIGHT, YOU CAN COME ALONG.

AND TAKE MY BOAT?

YES, YES, WE'LL TOW THE BOAT.

DON'T TAKE ALL DAY, YOU HEAR?

WE'RE BURNING FUEL

JUST TALKING TO YOU.

DON'T WORRY.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.

HOW OLD'S THIS LITTLE ONE?

JUST BORN, SIR.

INDEED HE IS.

HOW MANY DAYS?

TWO, SIR.

YOU DELIVER IT?

HELP BRING IT INTO THE WORLD, THAT IS.

THE BABY.

NO, SIR, IT COME IN ALL BY ITSELF.

I JUST CUT THAT...

WHATEVER THAT IS THERE

AND TIED IT OFF.

I SEE.

WELL, YOU BOTH COULD DO WITH A LITTLE CLEANING UP.

HOW LONG YOU HAD THOSE ON?

LOOK. IT'S ON.

WHEN WE GET TO CARNARVON, YOU'LL STOP BITCHING.

DO YOU THINK I'M RUNNING A STREETCAR?

HOW MANY TRIPS HAVE WE MADE BACK AND FORTH

PICKING UP WHAT YOU CALL MUSKRAT?

OH, I'VE LOST COUNT.

SO HAVE I, BUT ISN'T THIS THE FIRST TIME

WE'VE HAD TWO PEOPLE WHO KNEW THE NAME

OF SOMEPLACE THEY WERE GOING TO

AND WERE TRYING TO GET THERE?

I SUPPOSE.

ALL RIGHT THEN, LET'S HELP THEM.

CARNARVON'S NOT SO FAR DOWNRIVER.

THEY'VE TAKEN A TERRIBLE BEATING

AND THERE'S NO NEED FOR THEM

TO GO ALL THE WAY TO NEW ORLEANS

WITH A TWO-DAY-OLD BABY.

ALL RIGHT!

WE'LL DROP THEM OFF.

GOOD.

WHAT KIND OF TALK IS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

THEY'RE FOREIGNERS OF SOME KIND.

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND A WORD THEY'RE SAYING.

DO YOU?

NO.

OH! THANK YOU, SIR.

MMM.

I'D SUGGEST YOU STAY OUT OF SIGHT OF THE CAPTAIN.

YES, SIR.

YOU CAN ALWAYS GO DOWN BELOW LATER.

IT'S WARMER.

I'LL STAY UP HERE.

KEEP AN EYE ON MY BOAT.

MMM.

I'M SURE GLAD YOU'RE HERE WITH ME.

NOW, ALL'S I MEAN IS

I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'D BE.

IF YOU DIDN'T KILL NOBODY

WHAT'D THEY PUT YOU IN JAIL FOR?

ROBBED A TRAIN.

YOU DID?

WELL, MORE LIKE TRIED TO.

YOU'RE A TRAIN ROBBER?

I WAS A FOOL.

WELL, WHAT'D YOU DO

BEFORE THAT?

BEFORE YOU DID...

WHAT YOU DID?

FARMED COTTON...

A FEW HOGS.

YOU GOT YOUR OWN PLACE?

MY DADDY AND I WORKED A PLACE.

HE DEAD NOW.

MY BROTHER AND HIS WIFE STILL WORK IT.

THINK YOU'LL EVER GO BACK TO IT?

HARD TO SAY.

YOU BETTER START GETTING YOURSELF READY.

COMING INTO CARNARVON.

CARNARVON?

MM-HMM.

WE'RE...

WE'RE HEADED SOUTH, NOW.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE'RE ON THE MISSISSIPPI NOW.

ANOTHER DAY, WE'LL BE IN NEW ORLEANS

BUT NO POINT IN GOING ALL THAT WAY IF YOU WANT OFF

IN CARNARVON.

YOU MEAN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO CARNARVON?

THIS BOAT IS STOPPING AT CARNARVON

'CAUSE I ASKED FOR IT TO

'CAUSE I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO GO THERE.

OH.

I SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER THAN TO

TRUST A CONVICT.

I DID YOU A BIG FAVOR

TELLING THE CAPTAIN WHAT I DID.

I DON'T LIKE LYING.

WE SAID CAROLTON.

I DON'T MEAN TO LIE.

THIS BOAT IS GOING TO NEW ORLEANS.

I DON'T WANT TO GO THERE.

SO, YOU DON'T PLAN TO GO TO NEW ORLEANS

YOU DON'T EXACTLY PLAN TO GO TO CARNARVON

BUT YOU WOULD TAKE CARNARVON

IN PREFERENCE TO GOING ALL THE WAY TO NEW ORLEANS.

NO, WE ARE GOING TO CAROLTON.

WE JUST HEARD YOU WRONG.

OH, IS THAT SO?

WELL, IF YOU WERE IN DOUBT ABOUT WHERE

THIS BOAT WAS GOING, WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK ME BEFORE?

OH, NO, YOU CAN'T DO THAT, CAN YOU? NO.

ASKING A QUESTION IS ASKING A FAVOR.

AND YOU DON'T ASK FAVORS OF STRANGERS.

OH, I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOU, MY FRIEND.

I BEEN STUDYING YOU AND YOUR KIND

FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.

YOU THINK YOU CAN DO ANYTHING, DON'T YOU?

BRING BABIES INTO THE WORLD, RIDE UP AND DOWN

FLOODS IN A SKIFF.

CAPTAIN,

WE'LL PUT THOSE THREE NEW PASSENGERS ASHORE HERE.

IT'S ALL SWAMP OUT THERE.

I DO BELIEVE THAT'S WHERE THEY BELONG.

BONJOUR.

BONJOUR, MONSIEUR.

BONJOUR, MADAME.

BONJOUR.

COMMENT ÇA VA?

BONJOUR, MONSIEUR.

BONJOUR, MADAME.

WHAT'S HE SAYING?

COMMENT ÇA VA?

I DON'T KNOW.

S'IL VOUS PLAÎT

ON VENAIT, ON VENAIT.

HE JABBERS LIKE THEM PEOPLE ON THE BOAT.

ON VENAIT, TOUT DE SUITE.

HOWDY-DO?

HOWDY-DO.

C'EST BIEN, C'EST BIEN.

VOICI...

HE SOUNDS FRIENDLY.

VOILÀ, MADAME...

HE KEEPS POINTING INSIDE HIS HOUSE.

ON VENAIT, S'IL VOUS PLAÎT.

ON VENAIT. C'EST BON.

S'IL VOUS PLAÎT.

YEAH.

YEAH, HE WANTS US TO COME IN.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO BE IN SOMEPLACE

OTHER THAN THIS BOAT.

ALL RIGHT.

ON VENAIT.

BONJOUR.

C'EST BON, C'EST BON.

S'IL VOUS PLAÎT.

C'EST BON, MONSIEUR?

OOH, C'EST CHAUD?

C'EST TRES CHAUD.

I GUESS SO.

IT'S HOT, ALL RIGHT.

IT'S HOT AS...

HO!

HEY, LOOK AT THAT.

MUST BE HE HUNTS THEM AROUND HERE.

WELL, IT MAY BE WHAT WE'RE EATING.

VOILÀ, MADAME.

S'IL VOUS PLAÎT.

GIVE ME THAT THERE.

UH-UH. NO.

I WONDER WHAT HE'S DOING WITH ALL THAT.

VOULEZ-VOUS VIENT A LA CHASSE AVEC MOI CE SOIR, MONSIEUR?

UNE BONNE LUNE AVOIR FAIRE UNE BONNE CHASSE.

I THINK HE WANTS YOU TO GO WITH HIM.

HMM?

LES ETOILE EST CLAIR.

WHEREVER HE'S GOING.

...BON TEMPS SI TU VIENS AVEC MOI.

ALLONS ALLEZ.

I'LL BE BACK... I RECKON.

ICI EST MON BATEAU LA.

I'LL GO WITH YOU.

ON VA ICI, DANS LE BATEAU

POUR AVOIR UNE BONNE CHASSE.

C'EST UNE BONNE LUNE CE SOIR.

ALL RIGHT.

DON'T TELL ME LIES, NOW.

YOU'RE GOING TO TELL ME LIES.

YEAH, UH-HUH.

THAT'S RIGHT.

HE COME OFF THE HOOK AND GOT AWAY, DIDN'T HE?

MM-HMM.

ATTENTION.

THAT'S THE CRITTER YOU WANT, RIGHT THERE?

C'EST LA, OUI.

ALL RIGHT.

CA C'EST LUI.

I'LL GO GET HIM.

NON, NON, NON, NON.

NON, NON, NON, NON.

NON, MONSIEUR, NON.

AVEC LE BATEAU, AVEC LE BOOM-BOOM.

OH, NON, NON.

OH, NON, MON AMI.

OH, NON, NON.

PAS COMME ÇA, PAS COMME ÇA.

AVEC LE BATEAU, AVEC LE BOOM-BOOM.

VIENS, MONSIEUR.

OH, NON. MON DIEU.

LA BOOM-BOOM, MON AMI

LA BOOM-BOOM.

MON DIEU!

C'EST INCROYABLE.

C'EST INCROYABLE.

FILL IT ALL THE WAY UP.

THAT'S IT.

I'LL NEED YOUR HELP DOWN HERE.

FILL THAT IN THERE.

Man THAT'S IT.

Man THERE YOU GO.

GOOD. DON'T TIP IT.

YOU'RE TIPPING IT.

YOURS SINCERELY...

NO.

YOURS TRULY, ANCIL.

AH.

"STATE OF MISSISSIPPI...

GRAVE CONTRIBUTIONS..."

EXCUSE ME, SIR.

MAJOR ASKED ME TO COME BY FOR A DOCUMENT

YOU WANTED DELIVERED TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

I'LL BE RIGHT WITH YOU, SON.

UH, "HE LOST HIS LIFE..."

UH, LET'S SEE...

"...FOR HEROIC DEEDS BEYOND THE...

IN THE GREAT FLOOD OF 1927."

NOW, THAT, MY FRIEND, IS A FINE TOUCH.

"GREAT FLOOD."

KIND OF MAKES YOUR HAIR

STAND ON END, DON'T IT?

OH, YES, SIR.

I DO BELIEVE THIS BOY IS BOUND FOR GLORY.

YOU JUST RUB IT IN?

COMME ÇA, S'IL VOUS PLAÎT.

COMME ÇA.

ÇA C'ETAIT MAGNIFIQUE, MAGNIFIQUE, MAGNIFIQUE.

ÇA C'ETAIT BON, MON AMI.

VOILÀ.

I SMELL BAD?

I BEEN UP ALL NIGHT, YOU KNOW?

I SWEAR.

IF I UNDERSTAND RIGHT...

THAT'S THE CRAZIEST STORY I EVER BEEN TOLD.

WELL...

RECKON YOU HEARD RIGHT.

THE WAY I FIGURE...

A HOG'S A HOG, LONG AS YOU GOT A KNIFE.

VOILÀ, MON AMI.

ÇA C'EST POUR VOUS.

C'EST POUR VOUS.

THESE YOUR CLOTHES?

YOU WANT ME TO WEAR YOUR CLOTHES?

OUI, MON AMI.

GRAND CHASSE DE ALLIGATOR.

"GRAND."

BIG, GRAND.

EH, MON AMI!

MON DIEU.

WHAT'S HAPPENED?

I DON'T KNOW.

THEY LOOK SCARED.

OH, WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THE MATTER?

BOOM, BOOM...

WHAT IS HE TRYING TO TELL US?

I THINK HE WANTS US

TO GO WITH HIM.

I DON'T WANT TO GO, NOT YET.

I WANT TO STAY RIGHT HERE.

I WANT TO STAY HERE.

ÇA C'EST POUR VOUS.

CA C'EST POUR MOI.

I BELIEVE HE'S DIVIDING

THESE HIDES UP.

HE'S GOING TO GIVE ME HALF.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MISTER.

WE'RE GOING TO STAY HERE.

WE-WE'RE GOING TO STAY HERE.

YOU GO ON... YOU GO ON THERE.

WE'RE GOING TO STAY HERE.

THERE MUST BE AN EMERGENCY SOMEPLACE.

WHATEVER IT IS, WE OUGHT TO

GO ON THROUGH IT.

AH... MON DIEU.

S'IL VOUS PLAIT, S'IL VOUS PLAIT...

AU REVOIR.

GOOD LUCK, MISTER.

SURE WISH I KNEW WHERE HE SOLD THEM HIDES.

IF I CAN GET ME A FEW MORE HIDES...

RECKON WE CAN FIND US A BOAT.

WE CAN GO ANYWHERE WE WANT ON THIS OLD RIVER.

ANYWHERE AT ALL.

Man ALLO!

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YOU SPEAK ENGLISH, HUH?

OH, WH-WHAT'S THE MATTER?

THAT OLD RIVER'S DONE GOT SO HIGH

THEY GOT TO BLOW THE LEVEE UP TO SAVE NEW ORLEANS.

YOU GOT ANY PERSONAL ITEMS YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT?

NO... YES.

JUST ONE.

WRAP THAT BABY UP GOOD.

HOW ABOUT A HUSBAND?

YOU GOT ONE OF THEM AROUND SOMEPLACE?

NO. I... UM... WELL, UM...

HE'S JUST GONE OUT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU COME OUT THIS MORNING

LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE?

I GOT NO TIME FOR TRIPS. I GOT WORK TO DO.

THEY'RE GOING TO BLOW UP THE LEVEE

SO'S THE RIVER DON'T FLOOD NEW ORLEANS.

I DON'T CARE IF IT FLOOD

THE WHOLE COUNTRY.

YOU COMING WITH US, MISTER.

THERE'EASY WAY

AND THE HARD WAY.

THE ONLY PLACE I'M GOING

IS RIGHT HERE.

AAH!

ARRETE, ARRETE, MONSIEUR!

I WANT MY HIDES

AND MY BOAT.

FORGET YOUR HIDES.

WE GOT NO ROOM FOR HIDES.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

BUT PLEASE, SIR

YOU GOT TO LET HIM KEEP HIS BOAT.

IT MATTERS SOMETHING AWFUL TO HIM.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TOW YOUR BOAT.

COME ON, LET'S GO.

YOU'RE GOING TO NEW ORLEANS

WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

AAH, COME ON!

I TELL Y'ALL, I DON'T SEE THE POINT.

THERE AIN'T NO WAY THIS OLD BARGE

IS GOING TO GET YOU BACK UP THAT RIVER.

MA'AM, LET ME HELP YOU.

NATCHEZ, TWO DOLLARS.

NATCHEZ!

NATCHEZ!

NATCHEZ!

THE NEW ORLEANS ARMORY

IS JUST OVER THE LEVEE.

WORK. I GOT WORK.

NATCHEZ...

WE HAVE A PLACE FOR YOU TO SLEEP.

KEEP IT MOVING, KEEP IT MOVING.

THE NEW ORLEANS ARMORY IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE LEVEE, PLEASE.

WHO'S GOING TO MEMPHIS? SEVEN DOLLARS.

ROOM IN THE BACK.

THANK YOU.

ALL THE WAY AROUND TO THE LEFT.

YOU AND THE BABY, TO THE RIGHT.

THERE ARE SOME QUIETER PLACES

OUT NEAR WHERE THE LAUNDRY TUBS ARE.

TO THE LEFT, PLEASE.

HERE'S SOME WATER FOR YOU.

LET ME SEE THAT BABY.

I'M SORRY, SIR.

I WAS WORRIED.

THE CHILD JUST LOOKS SO SMALL.

OH, HE'S NEWBORN.

IS HE NOW?

MM-HMM.

MAY I SEE HIM?

I'LL GO LOOK FOR MY FRIEND.

MAYBE HIS PEOPLE ARE HERE, TOO.

STRONG MEN'S WORK.

FAIR WAGES.

STRONG MEN.

FAIR WAGES.

EARN YOUR WAY UPRIVER.

GET BACK HOME.

NEED HARD WORKERS.

FAIR WAGES.

STRONG MEN.

EARN YOUR WAY BACK HOME.

FAIR WAGES.

STRONG MEN.

EARN YOUR WAY BACK HOME.

Man I THINK THE MAGNETO'S BURNED OUT OF IT.

TRY AND TAKE IT OUT.

Man NO WAY. THERE'S NO WAY YOU CAN TAKE IT OUT.

DO YOU READ, BOY?

YES, SIR. I READ REAL GOOD, SIR.

BET YOUR DADDY TAUGHT YOU THAT, TOO, HUH?

ALONG WITH THOSE BOAT SKILLS AND WHAT-ALL.

LOOKS LIKE YOUR PARTNER GOT HIMSELF FREE

LIKE YOU WERE AIMING TO

AND WOUND UP A STATE HERO, TOO.

SEE THERE?

HE'S GOING TO GET HIMSELF A CITATION

FROM THE GOVERNOR

OF THE GREAT STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.

IF THAT'S FREE, HE CAN HAVE IT.

I'LL TAKE THEM TEN YEARS

YOU TACKED ONTO MY TIME ANY DAY OF THE WEEK.

YOU WATCH YOUR MOUTH, MISTER,

OR I'LL TACK ON TEN MORE.

COME TO THINK OF IT,

THAT WOULD MAKE YOU PRETTY DARN OLD

BY THE TIME YOU GOT OUT.

ABOUT 251 YEARS, SIR.

I DON'T THINK SO.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

YEAH, GOT SOME FRESH ONES OVER HERE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU, SIR.

THAT'LL GET YOU BACK UPRIVER.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

MY...

THAT'S THE FURTHEST AWAY FROM HOME

I EVER PLANNED ON GOING.

I WAS JUST THINKING

I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER GET BACK HOME.

JUST SEEMS WE GET FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY.

NOT EVEN IN MISSISSIPPI ANYMORE.

NEXT THING YOU KNOW, WE'LL BE IN TEXAS.

OH, MY DADDY...

MY DADDY, HE HAD A BROTHER

LEFT HOME FOR TEXAS, AND MY DADDY SAID...

I'LL CARRY YOU BACK.

I'LL GET YOU BACK.

I SAID I WOULD.

I WILL.

WELL, I FEEL SURE YOU WILL.

WOULDN'T IT BE FUNNY...

IF OUR FRIEND HAD BEEN THERE IN THE ARMORY?

IF YOU FOUND HIM, HE SAID HE'D SHOW YOU

HOW TO BUILD A HOUSE IN THE SWAMP.

AND WE COULD STAY THERE

AND YOU COULD HUNT

AND YOU WOULDN'T NEVER HAVE TO GO BACK.

HMM.

I WAS 19 YEARS OLD WHEN I TRIED TO ROB THAT TRAIN.

READ IN A DETECTIVE MAGAZINE

ABOUT DOING IT.

THOUGHT I KNEW ALL ABOUT IT.

I SOLD SUBSCRIPTIONS TO FOLKS LIVING AROUND ME

TO GET MONEY TO BUY A PISTOL, A LANTERN

A MASK LIKE THEY WORE IN THE STORIES.

COME TIME...

THE LANTERN WENT OUT.

HANDKERCHIEF DARN NEAR CHOKED ME.

NEVER EVEN GOT TO GO THROUGH THE COACHES

TO COLLECT THE RINGS AND GOLD WATCHES.

CAUGHT ME AS SOON AS I

SET FOOT INSIDE THE EXPRESS CAR.

CAUGHT ME.

YEAH.

THEY SENT ME BEFORE A JUDGE.

GIVE ME 20 YEARS.

I'VE DONE SERVED 11.

GOT NINE MORE TO DO.

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO EVER THANK YOU FOR RESCUING ME

AND FOR ALL THE KINDNESS THAT YOU'VE SHOWN ME AND MY BABY.

I JUST DONE WHAT THEY ASKED ME TO, WHAT I SAID I WOULD.

I KNOW THAT.

I DO.

SIR.

I THINK YOU'D BETTER TAKE A LOOK AND SEE.

IN THE NAME OF HEAVEN, TELL ME IT AIN'T

WHAT I THINK.

I THINK IT IS, SIR.

HE AIN'T DROWNED

AND HE COME BACK WITH THE WOMAN AND THE BOAT.

LORD HAVE MERCY, TELL ME I'M DREAMING.

I DO BELIEVE WE GOT OURSELVES A SITUATION.

YOU-- GO GET HIM.

YOU-- OUT.

OVER YONDER YOUR BOAT, SIR.

THIS HERE THE WOMAN YOU SENT ME FOR

BUT I NEVER DID SEE THAT FELLOW ON THE COTTON HOUSE.

GET IN THAT TRUCK.

MA'AM.

WAIT. HE GOT ME OFF THAT TREE

LIKE HE SAID.

THEN HE HELPED BRING LITTLE GERARD INTO THE WORLD

AND SAVED OUR LIVES TILL NEW ORLEANS.

MAYBE SO, BUT HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE DEAD.

MOVE OUT.

SIR!

GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FINALLY SENT THAT CITATION

THEY PROMISED.

YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN

THE COMPLICATION OUT OF THIS

WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE.

YOU COULD HAVE SOLVED OUR PROBLEM.

SIR?

YOU SAW HIM COMING UP THAT ROAD, DIDN'T YOU?

WELL, YES, SIR.

THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU SHOOT HIM ON SIGHT?

SHOOT HIM? YOU CAN'T GO SHOOTING NO GOVERNMENT HERO.

LEAST I CAN'T-- I'M ONLY A DEPUTY.

WELL, HE DIDN'T DROWN, AND HE DIDN'T TRY TO ESCAPE.

WHERE'S THAT LEAVE US?

I DON'T KNOW, SIR.

THAT'S THE TROUBLE WITH CONVICTS.

THE LEAST LIKELY ONES

ALWAYS END UP DOING WHAT YOU DON'T EXPECT

AND SPOILING THINGS FOR EVERYBODY ELSE.

THAT'S MY BROTHER OUT IN THE WAGON.

I TOLD HIM TO COME IN, BUT HE WOULDN'T.

HE SAID HE WAS SCARED OF CONVICTS.

I TOLD HIM THERE'S NOTHING TO BE SCARED OF.

WELL, YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HIS FACE AND MAMA'S FACE

AND DADDY'S, WHEN I WALKED UP THE ROAD WITH THE BABY.

"HOLY GOD," MAMA SAID.

"IT'S A MIRACLE.

MY BABY GIRL'S ALIVE AND HOME."

GOD, I'M TALKING TOO MUCH AGAIN.

DON'T... DON'T... I DON'T MIND.

YOU SURE?

IT TENDS TO BOTHER AN AWFUL LOT OF PEOPLE.

NOT ME.

GO ON AND TALK AS MUCH AS YOU WANT.

FINISH UP WHAT YOU GOT TO SAY.

THIS MAN HAS TO GET BACK OUT TO THE FIELD.

YOU WANT TO HOLD THE BABY?

HE'S GETTING HEAVY NOW.

WHY, HE REMEMBERS YOU.

WELL, HE'S KIND OF A MESS, ISN'T HE?

SO, HOW MUCH LONGER YOU GOT NOW?

EIGHT YEARS...

NINE MONTHS, SEVEN DAYS.

I GUESS THAT'S NOT SO LONG.

BE A FAIR WHILE YET.

NO.

IT'S NOT SO LONG.