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When will you be home? It's family dinner night.

I'm workin', and I'll get there when I can.

I've been looking all over for you.

You owe me a lot of money.

- Yeah. - [Tommy] We got a problem

we're gonna have to talk about in person.

I'll come see you tomorrow.

[Nathan] Three widows,

eight dependents, 250 per household.

- Do they have attorneys? - Not to my knowledge.

We're gonna make this deal before they get them.

[tires squeal]

I told you to stay the fuck away.

Now you're playing husband?

[Ariana] Stop it, Manuel, stop it!

That's the second time you've pointed a gun at me.

Third time's gonna be the last.

[Angela] My whole family together

for the first time in ten years.

I'm just so fucking happy.

[Manuel] Up late, huh?

[grunting]

I got to go to Fort Worth.

[Angela] Can I ride with you?

I need to sit down with Victor.

We gotta take a little detour.

♪ "If Today Doesn't Do Me In" by Ian Noe ♪

♪♪♪

♪ In a heavy rain standing

♪ Off an old county road ♪

♪ Beside a high rolling river so swift ♪

♪ There was a hitchhiking stranger ♪

♪ Quite pale from the cold

♪ On a cane, trying to thumb down a lift ♪

♪ Well, I pulled up beside him

♪ Let my window on down

♪ To the rain and the bone-chilling wind ♪

"♪ Said, "You look awful worn

♪ In this late-winter storm

"♪ Which way are you headed, my friend?" ♪

"♪ "Right up to the spotlight

♪ Drinking all that Coke and gin ♪

Hey.

"♪ "And I'll be a suit-wearing man... ♪

We're here.

[sighs]

[yawns]

What time's your meeting?

Now.

I'm gonna head to Victor's.

Have the talk.

Oh, it's ten minutes for an Uber.

Can you leave the truck on so I don't melt?

Well, why don't you just take the truck?

Then you won't melt and you won't need an Uber.

Well, how am I gonna get my car back

if I drive your truck there, hmm?

You don't need to bring your car home today.

I ain't leaving without my Bentley.

Mmm-mm. I don't care if I have to suck his dick for the keys,

you're just gonna have to man up and move past it.

All right. Well, buy a toothbrush on the way home.

[Angela] Love you.

[Cami] Tommy?

How are you?

The world is my oyster, Cami. What can I tell you?

Oh, I remember that oyster.

Yeah, our first divorce was so fun,

we thought we'd try it again.

She can come in the house.

No, she's got to go break up with her husband.

Life is much more interesting

when you two are together. Come in.

♪ Quiet, dramatic music ♪

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- There you are. - How are you?

He's almost done.

Can I get you something to drink?

It's after 5:00.

Just some coffee, if you have any, or...

I can sure make some.

- Go on in. - Okay. All right.

♪ Quiet, dramatic music ♪

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[Monty] I mean, I guess...

I'm gonna say, outside of three weeks?

♪♪♪

[Monty] Somewhere in there.

- [indistinct chatter] - [laughter]

[Monty] Okay.

How are you?

- It's been a week. - Yeah, I bet.

Fill me in on this accident this morning?

He was standing on something he shouldn't have been standing on.

He's probably done it a thousand times. I have.

Am I exposed?

That's a lawyer question.

At this point, you're as much a lawyer as anybody else.

Well, the pipes came in in a mixed bundle,

which is not what we ordered.

He knew better than to be standing up there.

Negligence is his.

But it don't make the pill

his wife's got to swallow any easier.

We'll take care of the family.

Come on, sit.

[door opens]

Hey, you guys spill that

on the carpet, your mother's gonna kill you.

Save some for me.

Girls on break?

Yeah.

Convincing her to go to TCU

is one of my greatest accomplishments.

They want to drink margaritas, mess around with the boys,

they can do it by the pool.

They want to go to the bars, my driver takes them,

- picks them up. - Hmm.

You're coming to that point pretty soon, you got a plan?

Yeah, I'm gonna cement rebar into a cinder block

and chain her to it till she's 30.

She'll chew right through that shit.

Her mother might.

We get this lease thing worked out?

Yeah.

I understand TTP

is seeing things our way?

This little lawyer's a pit bull, I tell you.

So I hear. How about

the well thing, that working out?

Offering bereavement payments to the families.

- How much? - Got to go

north of 250 per, I think,

to make it stick. Thank you.

Thank you, sweetheart.

[Cami] Staying for dinner?

I wish I could,

but I think I... I should get going.

It's good to see you.

You, too.

[Monty] So,

- you called the meeting... - Yeah.

- The Hermosa Field lease? - Yeah?

That land is a distribution route

for drugs headed north.

Yeah, they stole our plane.

Well, they want compensation

for the product they lost.

[laughs]

Get in line.

They made threats and the crew is spooked.

They don't want to work the field.

Well, that's not an option.

You got any senators in your rolodex?

Maybe the army wants to come down here

and play war games for a few weeks?

Who all is drilling up in that field?

Everybody. BP and Marathon and Chevron, everybody.

- Let me make a few calls. - Can you make them fast?

'Cause we're supposed to

start clearing pads next week.

♪ Quiet, contemplative music ♪

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[buzzing]

♪ Gentle music

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♪ quiet, dramatic music

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[Nathan] You ever done this before?

More than I can count.

Really? You've faced widows and orphans

and tried to assign a monetary value

to their loved ones' lives more times than you can count?

Under these circumstances,

no, I've never done this before.

Let's leave all the lawyer

out here on the porch, know what I mean?

[speaking Spanish]

No.

[speaking Spanish]

I mean, kind of.

[speaking Spanish]

What this means,

this section here,

is that accepting these funds does not nullify

any insurance policy your husbands may have had,

and they each had term policies through the company

with death benefits of $25,000.

What are we supposed to do with $25,000?

It is a nominal amount to cover funeral expenses.

It's standard through your medical insurance.

[speaking Spanish]

What about our medical insurance?

Your policy will COBRA,

which means that you will remain on the policy for 18 months.

Then, you can extend the policy at your own expense.

This is called a bereavement offer.

It means

we recognize the challenges

your families face,

and want to help you overcome those challenges.

[speaking Spanish]

[sighs softly]

What's the catch?

No catch.

What do you want from us?

[Nathan] Nothing.

Just your signature at the bottom

that you received them.

Um...

What does indem... "indemnify" mean?

[Nathan] That refers to liability

and waving assertions of culpability.

What's an assertion? And what's "culpability"?

[Nathan] Those are legal terms.

It just means you can't decide in ten years

that the accident was our fault.

What if it was your fault?

It wasn't our fault.

It wasn't your husband's fault.

It wasn't anyone's fault.

But what if it was?

[Rebecca] Then you'd have to prove it.

You'd have to hand that check back,

go hire a lawyer... one better than our lawyers...

and prove it was our fault.

While we try to prove it was yours.

[Nathan] What she means is,

none of us wants to fight.

This is a tragedy, and we would rather

openly offer money to help you through it

than fight about blame.

But if you're not to blame, why would you offer us anything?

Because it's cheaper than proving it.

Excuse me.

[line ringing]

[buzzing]

Sheriff's department.

Uh... Sorry, I must have dialed the wrong...

Are you calling for Cooper Norris?

Um...

- Yes. - Are you a friend?

I think so.

Did something happen to him?

- What's your name? - Ariana.

[Walt] How do you know him, Ariana?

Uh, he worked on my husband's crew.

Did somebody hurt him?

Someone hurt him really bad.

They beat him.

You know anybody would want to do that?

Uh... Where was this?

In his trailer at a man camp.

I know someone.

- Who would that be? - Manuel Lopez.

He threatened Cooper at my house.

Threatened him how?

With a gun.

Threatened to kill him.

Why would he do that?

Because, um... Because jealousy.

How badly is he hurt?

[sighs] Well, that depends on how the night goes.

Manuel's threat may come true.

What's your last name, ma'am?

- What hospital is he in? - Ma'am, I'm gonna need

your last name.

I'm gonna need a statement from you.

You want a statement?

You come to the hospital and get it.

Which hospital?

Midland General.

♪ Slow, somber music

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[speaking Spanish]

Wait, just...

Everything okay?

I don't think so.

♪ Slow, dramatic music

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- [doorbell rings] - [clears throat]

Who are you?

I'm an associate with Brown,

Mayer, and Hammond, Mrs. Ramsey.

Please, come in.

So, I can come in my own fucking house now?

- Thank you. - [Nelson] Mrs. Ramsey?

I'm Nelson Means with Brown, Mayer

- and Hammond... - I know, Nelson

and what-the-fuck, and hamster.

- Where's Victor? - [Nelson] Victor has asked us

to assist in the dissolution of the marriage.

Would you like to have a seat?

I'd like to speak to him.

[Nelson] Victor would prefer the prenup to be fully executed

prior to any contact.

- Would he? - [Nelson] Yes, he would.

I'd like you to focus on this clause here,

paragraph nine.

This is the infidelity clause of the agreement,

which states should you engage in adultery,

the settlement portion of the agreement will be nullified.

Who did I commit adultery with?

Is it your statement that you did not engage

in sexual relations with a Mr. Thomas Norris?

Oh. That's not adultery. He's my ex-husband.

That is the very definition of adultery.

Based on your efforts to travel to him,

the affair was premeditated.

- What do you mean by that? - I mean, you were

thinking about it before you did it.

[scoffs] That's a crime now?

I mean, I've thought about fucking Tommy

while I was fucking Victor.

None of this is criminal.

But pursuant to the agreement,

all community property reverts to Mr. Ramsey.

Define "community property."

This residence, the house in Aspen,

the ranch outside of Morgan, the residence in Cabo,

all liquid investments,

all cash in the joint accounts

and all access to joint credit cards

and automobiles.

- Which automobiles? - [Nelson] The Range Rovers,

there's an Audi A8, a Lincoln Navigator...

Just get to the fucking Bentley.

The Bentley was a gift.

All gifts are your separate property.

Hey, well, now we're getting somewhere.

Define "gifts."

[Nelson] Any jewelry,

clothing, accessories

such as handbags, luggage.

You have a personal banking account

with just over $300,000...

those funds he will concede to you.

We have calculated child support payments for Ainsley

through her 18th birthday.

He's also written a letter.

He asks you deliver it to Ainsley.

[sighs]

Anything else?

Signature here, please.

Keys to my fucking car.

Keys are in the vehicle.

I'd like to get my things.

[Nelson] Your clothing has been shipped

to Mr. Norris's residence in Midland.

The rest has been packed inside the vehicle.

Madison will show you to the garage.

I know where the garage is.

Fuck are you looking at?

[chuckles] You the one who left him?

I hope it's true love, 'cause... [grunts]

You're a little long in the tooth

to come crawling back and try to kick me out of his bed.

I'd just pull you out by your fucking hair.

That could be fun.

[chuckles]

♪ Slow, intriguing music

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[sighs]

[birds singing]

[Monty] How many years is it?

Almost nine.

And not one drink.

Not one whiskey.

Miss it?

I'm too scared of it to miss it.

[chuckles]

So, how worried are you about these green initiatives?

You're not buying into that shit now, are you?

Well, don't matter what I buy into,

it matters what the lawmakers buy into.

Do you know who the two biggest financial backers

of green initiatives are?

Saudi Arabia and Russia.

Why is that?

We reduce our output, we're more reliant on their output.

And once that happens, there's a huge demand

for output from us, and then we're right back

in the middle of an oil boom.

Or the administration changes

and the oil boom comes two years later.

It's manipulating supply to increase demand

and they have been doing it since they've been

harvesting sorghum from the fields

- in the Nile River Valley. - [phone buzzing]

Why is Nathan calling my phone?

I don't know.

Shit, I left my phone in the truck.

Hey, do you want me or Tommy?

Hey, Nate. Sorry, I left my phone in the truck.

How'd it go?

Listen, I got news and it's not good.

Well, shit, Nate, it wasn't a difficult presentation, what...

Cooper was attacked last night.

He's in surgery at General.

I sent Ainsley over there so we've got someone on the ground.

In surgery for what?

Don't know. Call the sheriff. He's expecting you.

[Tommy] Yeah. Okay, okay.

Monty, I've got to go.

Problem?

Always.

♪ Tense, dramatic music

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Call Sheriff Joeberg.

Fuck. Honey, I need

five minutes, okay?

Just start heading to Odessa.

I feel like a whore.

Honey, please.

[Angela] A fucking whore.

And I got to meet

my whore replacement on the way out.

Little bitch was so young, she had those little dimples

above her ass cheeks.

- Honey, honey... - Ass dimples.

[Tommy] There's an emergency, okay?

I'm gonna have to call you back.

[call chimes off]

[gasps]

[whimpers]

Fucking cherry on the cake of my day.

♪ Thrilling music

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- [Walt] Tommy? - [Tommy] Walk me through it.

[Walt] Found him unconscious in his trailer.

Took a real good beating.

EMS said he had a collapsed lung.

They're worried about the shots to his head.

He was still out when they got him on the chopper.

They Care-Flighted him out?

It was bad, Tommy.

I ain't gonna lie.

You got any suspects?

You know a Manuel Lopez?

Yeah, he works on Cooper's crew.

[Walt] Threatened him with a pistol earlier in the day.

[Tommy] Over what?

A girl, what else?

I know you like to handle this in-house,

but this one's on the radar.

Yeah, well, we'll both handle it, all right?

[Walt] Just leave me something to arrest.

[buzzing]

[Angela] Oh, don't mind me.

I'm just schlepping my whore ass back to Midland

to make a new life with the man of my dreams who hangs up on me

when I needed some fucking compassion.

Honey?

Cooper's in the hospital.

He's in surgery.

I don't know for what and I don't know for how long.

But I'll let you know when I know.

I'm heading to the hospital right now

and you need to do the same, honey, okay?

You understand?

♪ Somber music ♪

Okay, I'm headed that way now.

I love you, honey.

I'll call you if I hear anything else.

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[indistinct chatter]

Cooper Norris?

He's in recovery.

His right lung collapsed,

so we inserted a chest tube

between the ribs, in order to drain the air

and allow the lung to expand.

We'll need to leave that in for several days.

There's some brain swelling.

It's something we'll monitor.

Okay.

Thank you.

[Dale] Tommy?

Yeah, he's out.

Who are you?

Who are you?

Uh, I'm-I'm his sister.

Mm.

Your turn.

I'm harder to explain.

You just explained it.

♪ Contemplative music

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[sighs]

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[indistinct announcements over P.A.]

[Ariana] Mm-hmm.

[speaking in Spanish]

[indistinct chatter]

[breast pump sucking]

[nurse] Norris?

We've taken him to his room.

I can show you the way.

[ringtone playing]

Hey.

What do you know?

Well, Dale says he's out of surgery.

Punctured a lung, got a concussion, some broken ribs

and a pile of bruises.

[Angela] Car wreck?

A fight.

Did you say "a fight"?

Yeah, a fight.

Bunch of guys jumped him in his trailer.

This is why I didn't want him working out here, Tommy.

I mean, it's all felons and thugs and...

I don't wanting him working out here, either,

but if he's gonna work out here, he's gonna work with me.

It's the only way we can protect him.

Well, you're doing a bang-up job of that.

Second week here, second week in the fucking hospital.

Trust me, honey, I'll handle this, okay?

And if you want to talk him out of working

at the patch, be my guest.

How far out are you?

30 minutes. How about you?

[Angela] I'm in the parking lot.

[Tommy] In the parking lot?

Did you fly?

[Angela] Bet your ass I did.

Well, why aren't you in the hospital with our son, then?

'Cause if the kid lost a fucking leg,

I want to know before I see it.

I need to be strong for him, Tommy.

He doesn't need to see his mother freaking the fuck out.

Oh, yeah, that'd shock the shit right out of him.

I'm waiting for you, so hurry the fuck up.

Okay, I'm on my way.

♪ Intense music

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Call Theodore Ramone.

[Darius] This is where all your dreams about to die, Dad.

No, this is where I put my foot all in your ass.

- [Darius scoffs] Whatever. - Ain't no way Tampa Bay

is gonna stop Zeke on the five yard line.

Look, look.

Just like... that!

- [laughing] - [phone buzzing]

Sup, Tommy?

Nothin' much, just driving to the hospital

to see my beat-to-shit son.

Do what?

Yeah, and guess who did it?

Who?

Manuel and Antonio, for starters.

My Manuel?

What the fuck are your fucking boys doing

putting my son in the goddamn hospital?

Do you not run a tighter crew than that?

I'll have this handled before dawn.

No, you've had your chance to handle it.

You find me five thumpers that

don't play in their side of the sand box,

and keep your goddamn phone on.

♪ Tense music ♪

♪ somber music ♪

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[knocking]

How you feeling, slugger?

Been better.

Yeah, them damn ribs is the worst.

You know,

try like hell not to laugh and try

like ever-loving hell not to sneeze.

Oh, my God.

What are you doing here?

Well, I was waiting for five hours

to see if you lived through surgery.

Sorry to disappoint.

We're gonna wait outside, amigo.

Okay?

You need anything? Hmm?

- Want a pack of cigarettes? - [chuckles]

- [chuckles] - [winces]

[groans] You said, "Don't laugh."

Sorry. My fault.

Broke my own rule.

We'll be right outside, bud, okay?

Maybe give 'em some space.

To think, I missed my first patch party for you.

I'm sure there'll be plenty of chlamydia at the next one.

Not your fault.

I'm sorry anyway.

[sniffles]

♪ Gentle music

You don't deserve this.

"Deserve" doesn't factor into it.

He didn't do this for Elvio.

He did this for himself.

About time.

Drive here in reverse?

I'm sorry, honey.

Shit, I don't have a fucking Batmobile like you do.

Hey, honey.

- [Ainsley] Hi. - Is he asleep?

He's talking with his girlfriend.

Who's his girlfriend?

Well, I-I don't know.

Shouldn't eat that shit, Dale.

They sell it in a hospital, Angela.

How bad can it be?

[indistinct P.A. announcement]

Your boy's either real tough or real lucky, Tommy.

You been in with him yet?

He's talking with his girlfriend.

Figured I'd give him that after all he's been through.

Who is this fucking girlfriend?

He's sleeping.

Yeah, I can see that.

[sighs]

How you holding up, honey?

How's your boy?

He's good.

How are you?

[sniffs] Well, you know.

No, I-I don't know, but I can imagine.

[footsteps approaching]

[gasps]

[sobbing] Oh, my God.

Look at my little angel. What the fuck?

- I know. Wh... - Look at him, Tommy!

What happened to "don't freak him out"?

You better find the fuckers that did this.

[inhales] Mom?

- I'm here, baby. - [Tommy] We know that, honey.

The whole hospital knows.

I know you got a Xanax on you,

so go out in the hallway and take it.

[sniffles]

And wait till it kicks in 'fore you come back, okay?

How 'bout that?

Mm-hmm.

[sobbing] I'm gonna...

I'm gonna be right outside, baby, okay?

- Okay. - [Cooper] 'Kay.

[Angela crying]

Oh, my God!

Sorry about that. She-she gets worked up over the kids.

I'm Mexican. No explanation needed.

I need a minute alone with Cooper.

Yeah, I should get back to my son.

Call me if you need anything.

I'll be back tomorrow.

Thank you.

[sighs]

Nothing's going on.

Her husband just died.

I'm trying...

She called and asked for help, and I gave it.

She's not my concern. You are.

And at the moment,

the fuckers that put you in this hospital are my main concern.

If my father steps in...

This is not your dad talking.

This is the general manager of an oil company talking.

And when my employees break into another employee's

company-provided housing

and beat the dog shit out of him to the point where a surgeon

has to re-inflate his lung, I step in.

Manuel and Antonio.

Who else?

You can tell me, or I'll beat it out of the first two.

I don't know their names.

Maintenance crew for the buffalo field.

That's all you had to say.

You're gonna have to move slow with this girl.

She's hurting in a way that you can't understand,

and she's trying to find somewhere to put it.

It's not like that.

How many other widows do you think

are sitting in this hospital tonight with their helpers?

This ain't the first time you took a beating over this girl.

This is the kind of beating you get

when the first one didn't take.

[phone buzzing]

Yeah?

He just got to his trailer.

[Tommy over phone] Alone?

- With his roommate. - All right,

I want you to turn those cameras off

and don't cut 'em back on till I tell you, all right?

Yes, sir.

♪ Intense, dramatic music

Can we talk to him now?

No need.

Meet me at the man camp. Give me a ten minute head start.

[indistinct P.A. announcement]

I'm really relaxed now. Can I go see him?

He's all yours.

You got plans tonight?

Soon as you give 'em to me.

Let's go.

Hey, don't let her drive.

♪ Suspenseful music

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Mm.

♪ Tense, suspenseful music

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[truck doors close]

You want something?

Don't leave home without it.

We might not even get to use it.

[crowd cheering over TV]

You should just cut that fucking thing off.

Ain't your hand that got smashed.

[indistinct commentary over TV]

[knocking on door]

- You got a bitch coming over? - Not till I get paid.

[chuckles]

Fuck. It's the boss.

Don't answer. Make like we're asleep.

I can fucking hear you.

What's up? [Grunting]

This seem familiar, motherfucker?

Hey, man...

[grunting]

You get on your fucking phone and call your friends.

You know, the ones that you called that put

my fucking son in the hospital.

[panting]

No?

He don't want to call his friends, Boss.

Me and my boys will take him in the back.

[Tommy] Okay, I'd appreciate that.

Oh, we'll convince you.

- Come on. - No. No, fuck.

[groaning]

[Boss] Let's talk.

[Antonio] No!

- [yelling] - [blows landing]

- [grunts] - Nobody said "get up," Manny.

[Antonio cries out]

[groans]

Have a seat, Manuel.

[coughs]

[Tommy] Here's how this is gonna go.

Needless to say, you're fired.

By noon tomorrow, you'll be on a "no hire" list

for every fucking oil company in the Permian Basin.

Sheriff's gonna be here in about five minutes,

and he's gonna toss this fucking place.

And I'm just guessing he'll add

felon in possession of a firearm,

possession of a controlled substance,

and maybe possession of a controlled substance

with intent to distribute.

And any goddamn one of those violates your parole.

And then you add

on top of that shit,

aggravated assault charge and kidnapping,

'cause when you shut the door on him,

that's kidnapping.

I ain't a goddamn mathematician,

but that's, like, 30 years.

- [Antonio shouts] - [Tommy] That's what I do

to people who hurt my family.

You fucked with the wrong hillbilly.

[siren whooping]

I'm gonna take 30 years of your life away from you.

And if you ever come back to this place,

I'm gonna take the rest of it.

♪ Tense, dramatic music

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[indistinct radio chatter]

[Antonio groaning]

[Tommy] Have you met the sheriff?

[sighs] Stand up and turn around.

[grunts]

They're having a confession in the back room.

Tommy.

Did he have anything to say?

He gave up the names.

Even wrote 'em down for you.

You think he'd repeat 'em to me?

Sure he would if you asked.

Would you confirm the names of the other assailants?

[panting]

You-you gonna take me with you?

[Walt] Well, that depends.

You gonna say something give me a reason?

I'll give you a reason.

You boys give us a minute?

[Antonio panting]

[crying]

♪ Tense, dramatic music

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[Dale] Haven't done anything like that since...

2016.

Place is getting wild again.

I got to get my boy out of here before somebody kills him.

Nah, we run the killers off.

There's something about that boy, just draws trouble to him

like bugs to a light.

He ain't mean enough for this place, Dale.

He just ain't mean enough.

♪ "Sunshine" by The Red Clay Strays ♪

♪ There's no shame in being broken-hearted ♪

♪ Though I try to do more to fix my soul ♪

♪ I'm trying to be more than when I started ♪

♪ There's no path before me ♪

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