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THINK WE'LL GET A COON TONIGHT, DADDY?

WE BETTER.

♪ JESUS, WILL YOU COME BY HERE ♪

♪ OH, JESUS, WILL YOU COME BY HERE ♪

♪ JESUS, WILL YOU COME BY HERE ♪

♪ NOW IS A NEEDED TIME ♪

♪ OH, NOW IS A NEEDED TIME ♪

♪ NOW IS A NEEDED TIME ♪

♪ COME IF YOU DON'T ♪ BE LONG ♪

♪ OH, COME IF YOU DON'T BE LONG ♪

♪ COME IF YOU DON'T ♪ BE LONG ♪

♪ NOW IS A NEEDED TIME ♪

♪ OH, NOW IS A NEEDED TIME ♪

♪ JESUS, WON'T YOU COME BY HERE ♪

[WOOF WOOF]

HE GOT ONE!

COME ON, BOY! LET'S GO!

I HEAR YOU, BOY! COME ON!

[WOOF WOOF]

GIVE ME THAT LAMP, BOY. COME ON.

[WOOF WOOF]

THERE HE IS!

COME ON, BOY, LET'S GO!

GO, SOUNDER! I HEAR YOU. COME ON!

[WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF]

[WHINING]

[WOOF WOOF WOOF]

[HISS]

[WOOF WOOF]

I THINK HE GOT HIM TREED, BOY.

YEAH. IT'S ALL OVER NOW FOR YOU, OLD COON.

THERE HE IS. COME ON. LET'S GO.

[WOOF WOOF]

SWEET MEAT ON THE TABLE!

WE HEAR YOU, BOY!

COME ON!

[HISS]

YOU...

[GUNSHOT]

DAMN!

COME ON, SOUNDER. DON'T GIVE UP.

COME ON, BOY.

THAT DOG DONE FOUND IT ALREADY!

COME ON, SOUNDER. LET'S GO.

[WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF]

SOUNDER!

SOUNDER!

[WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF]

AW, SHOOT.

COME ON, SOUNDER. DON'T GIVE UP NOW.

COME ON, BOY.

[WOOF]

[WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF]

[WHINING]

[WOOF WOOF]

[WHINING]

DAMN IT!

I REMEMBER WHEN A BULL COULDN'T STOP THAT DOG

FROM GETTING THAT COON.

[WHINING]

[WHINING]

IT'S ALL RIGHT, SON.

OLD SOUNDER DID HIS JOB.

IT'S JUST WHEN I REALIZED

THERE WASN'T GOING TO BE NO MEAT ON THE TABLE,

I JUST ACTED FOOLISH FOR A MINUTE.

IF ANYBODY'S TO BLAME, IT'S ME,

'CAUSE I OUGHT TO NAILED HIM ON THAT FIRST SHOT.

IT WAS TOO DARK, DADDY.

[SOUNDER WHINES]

YEAH.

HEH HEH.

ALL RIGHT. WELL...

WELL, I GUESS WE BETTER GET ON BACK TO THE CABIN.

SOUNDER.

[WHINING]

YOU KNOW, SON...

THERE AIN'T NO DOG AS GOOD AS SOUNDER.

IN ALL THE YEARS

WE BEEN TRACKING COONS AND POSSUMS

IN THESE WOODS,

HE AIN'T NEVER TORE ONE OF THEM UP YET.

HE ALWAYS BROUGHT THEM BACK

WHOLE AND HEALTHY.

NOW, YOU SEE...

NOW, THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE

BETWEEN A HOUND DOG

THAT'S MEAN AND DIRTY

TO ONE THAT'S GREAT,

LIKE OLD SOUNDER HERE.

WE HAD ONE CORNERED, BUT HE GOT AWAY.

I BET YOU A TIRED BOY, AIN'T YOU, DAVID LEE?

YES, SIR.

HEH HEH HEH.

YOU OUGHT TO BE TIRED, TOO, SOUNDER,

'CAUSE THAT COON

SURE WHIPPED THE HELL OUT OF YOU TONIGHT.

HE BEAT YOU, TOO, DADDY,

AND YOU HAD A BIG SHOOTING RIFLE.

YOU DON'T MAKE FUNNY WITH YOUR DADDY LIKE THAT, BOY.

DAVID LEE?

YES, SIR?

YOU HAD A ROUGH TIME OUT THERE TONIGHT,

SO YOU STAY HOME FROM THAT SCHOOL TOMORROW.

BUT I WANT TO GO.

YOU LEARNING ANYTHING AT THAT SCHOOL?

YES, SIR.

WHEN NIGHT COMES IN THESE PARTS,

THAT OLD MOON RISE LIKE A SCARED RABBIT.

YOU CAN STAY OUT HERE ALL NIGHT JUST LOOKING

AND NOT SEE A THING OUT HERE YONDER.

WE GOING HUNTING AGAIN TOMORROW, DADDY?

OH, YEAH.

I GUESS YOU WONDER WHY, THOUGH, HUH?

WHAT WITH THE LUCK WE BEEN HAVING.

BUT LIKE I ALWAYS SAY...

YOU LOSE SOME OF THE TIME WHAT YOU ALWAYS GO AFTER,

BUT YOU LOSE ALL THE TIME

WHAT YOU DON'T GO AFTER.

WHO SAYS I DIDN'T PUT MY MARK ON YOU?

DAVID LEE?

TIME TO GET TO BED, SON.

NIGHT, DADDY.

GOOD NIGHT, SON.

DON'T WAKE JOSIE MAE AND EARL, NOW.

IT'S YOUR BEDTIME, TOO, HOUND DOG.

GO ON. GET UNDER THERE.

AHH.

I BET YOU CAN USE A HOT CUP OF COFFEE.

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

I SURE COULD, MISS REBECCA.

MMM.

COME ON, NATHAN LEE.

DAMN IT!

THAT BOY'S DONE BEEN IN MY WALNUTS.

I SKINNED MY FINGERS TO THE BONE

TO PICK 2 POUNDS

THAT'S WORTH ALMOST NOTHING AT THE COMMISSARY.

HE TOOK HALF OF IT.

THE BOY IS HUNGRY, REBECCA.

WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THESE HARD TIMES BEFORE, NATHAN LEE,

AND WE MADE IT.

AND WHAT DID WE MAKE IT TO, REBECCA?

ANOTHER SEASON

SHARECROPPING FOR OLD MAN PERKINS,

WORKING OURSELVES TO DEATH

SO HE CAN GET RICHER

AND WE CAN'T EVEN EAT

WHEN CROPPING TIME IS DONE?

[POURS COFFEE]

NATHAN.

[CHAIR SCRAPING]

[NATHAN'S DEPARTING FOOTSTEPS]

NATHAN?

NATHAN?

NATHAN?

NATHAN?

COME ON, Y'ALL, GET UP!

THERE'S MEAT COOKING IN THE KITCHEN!

COME ON! GET UP!

COME ON.

WHAT'S IN THERE, DAVID?

SAUSAGE AND HAM BONES.

DON'T DO THAT!

WHERE DID IT COME FROM?

WHO KNOWS?

MORNING, MAMA.

MORNING, MAMA.

MORNING.

THERE'S MEAT COOKING ON THE STOVE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

GO WASH UP.

WHERE DID IT COME FROM?

WHERE ALL MEAT COMES FROM.

GO WASH UP. BE SNAPPY.

YOU GOT 6 MILES AHEAD OF YOU

TO THAT SCHOOL.

MORNING, NATHAN.

MORNING.

YOU READY TO EAT?

OH, NO. I'LL WAIT TILL AFTER THE CHILDREN.

REBECCA...

YES?

WHAT'S THE WEATHER LIKE OUT THERE?

IT'S HOT.

IT'S GOING TO BE GOOD BASEBALL WEATHER

FOR OUR GAME TODAY, THEN, HUH?

MM-HMM.

MORNING, DADDY.

WELL, MORNING BACK AT YOU.

NOW YOU SAVE SOME OF THAT FOR ME,

YOU HEAR?

SOUNDER?

HEY, SOUNDER, COME ON.

[WHINING]

THERE YOU GO, BOY.

THAT OUGHT TO PUT YOU IN GOOD SHAPE

FOR TONIGHT, HUH?

NOW DON'T TAKE ALL MORNING AT THAT TABLE.

WHEN CAN ME AND EARL

GO TO SCHOOL WITH DAVID LEE?

MAYBE SOON.

ONE THING WE GOT PLENTY OF IS WOOD.

READY TO GO, MAMA.

TUCK THAT SHIRT IN, DAVID LEE.

WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THAT SCHOOL,

YOU COME STRAIGHT ON HOME, HEAR?

YOU'LL HAVE TO TAKE THIS LAUNDRY WORK

I DONE FOR MRS. BOATWRIGHT TODAY.

BYE, DADDY.

BYE, SON.

WHERE WAS IT YOU WENT LAST NIGHT, NATHAN?

I DID WHAT I HAD TO DO, REBECCA.

♪ ...ON THEE ♪

♪ AND CROWN THY GOOD ♪

♪ WITH BROTHERHOOD ♪

♪ FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA ♪

HUCKLEBERRY FINN, CHAPTER 34.

I'M SORRY, MISS CLAYTON.

YOU'RE LATE.

YES, MA'AM.

WELL, TAKE YOUR SEAT.

NOW, WHERE WERE WE BEFORE WE WERE INTERRUPTED?

OH, YEAH.

HUCKLEBERRY FINN, CHAPTER 34.

THIS CHAPTER IS CALLED, "WE CHEER UP JIM."

HERE WE GO.

"TOM SAYS, WHAT'S THE VITTLES FOR?

GOING TO FEED THE DOGS?

"THE COLORED BOY

"KIND OF SMILED AROUND GRADUALLY OVER HIS FACE

AND SAYS, YES, MARSE, A DOG."

[WOOF WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF]

BROUGHT YOUR LAUNDRY, MRS. BOATWRIGHT!

OH, COME ON IN, CHILDREN.

COME ON IN.

PUT IT RIGHT UP HERE ON THE TABLE, DAVID.

THANKS.

YEAH.

MM-MM!

YOU TELL REBECCA

THERE AIN'T A CHINAMAN IN ALL THIS WORLD

TO BEAT HER IRONING.

HMM.

WELL...

NOW, UH...

HERE'S FOR YOUR MAMA'S WORK,

AND, UH...

HERE'S SOMETHING FOR THE THREE OF YOU.

THANK YOU, MRS. BOATWRIGHT.

THANKS, MRS. BOATWRIGHT.

OH, BY THE WAY, DAVID,

I GOT THAT BOOK I PROMISED YOU.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE THREE MUSKETEERS.

THANKS, MRS. BOATWRIGHT.

AND WHEN YOU'VE READ IT,

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT.

YES, MA'AM. WE GOT TO HURRY.

TELL REBECCA HI FOR ME, HEAR?

MRS. BOATWRIGHT...

WHAT'S A CHINAMAN?

COME ON, JOSIE MAE! WE GOT TO HURRY!

LET'S GO!

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET THEM.

LET'S GET THEM.

HI, DADDY.

LET'S GET THEM. LET'S GET THEM.

HI, DADDY.

LOOK AT YOU! LOOK AT YOU!

ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET THEM!

LET'S GET THEM!

BALL 4!

HI, MAMA. WHAT'S THE SCORE?

3-2, BUT THE OTHER TEAM

GOT THE BASES LOADED.

THERE'S ONLY ONE OUT.

WHAT INNING IS IT?

LAST PART OF THE 9th.

TURN AROUND. WATCH THE GAME!

LET'S GO. LET'S GO. LET'S GET THEM.

LET'S GET THEM.

OUT!

[CHEERING]

TWO MORE TO GO, DADDY!

COME ON!

GET THEM!

COME ON, NATHAN!

COME ON!

COME ON, DADDY!

LET'S GO!

LET'S GO!

LET'S GO, NOW!

HE'S GOING TO RUN IN THERE.

OUT!

YEAH! WHOO!

ONE MORE TO GO, DADDY!

GO, NATHAN! GO, NATHAN!

[CHEERING]

WE WON THE GAME!

WE WON THE GAME!

♪ SPEEDBALL, SPEEDBALL ♪

♪ WON'T YOU PLEASE PITCH THAT BALL TO ME? ♪

♪ SPEEDBALL, SPEEDBALL ♪

♪ PLEASE PITCH THAT BALL TO ME ♪

♪ WELL, THE OTHER TEAM GOT 2 ♪

♪ BUT SPEEDBALL'S TEAM GOT 3, YEAH ♪

YOU TELL THEM, IKE!

♪ OH, SPEEDBALL, SPEEDBALL ♪

♪ I DO BELIEVE BASEBALL IS YOUR GAME ♪

IT'S YOUR GAME, ALL RIGHT.

♪ SPEEDBALL, SPEEDBALL ♪

♪ I DO BELIEVE BASEBALL IS YOUR GAME ♪

IT'S HIS GAME! YES, HIS GAME!

♪ OH, YOU'RE A REGULAR PARTNER ♪

♪ NATHAN LEE MORGAN IS YOUR NAME ♪

NATHAN LEE MORGAN!

THAT'S HIS NAME.

♪ OH, YOU'RE A REGULAR PARTNER ♪

♪ NATHAN LEE MORGAN IS YOUR NAME ♪

NATHAN LEE MORGAN!

HA HA HA!

IF THEY HEARD ME PLAY LIKE THIS UP NORTH,

I'D BE RICHER THAN THE MAN

I SHARECROPS FOR.

IF THEY SAW ME PITCH,

THEY'D HIRE ME JUST TO STRIKE OUT BABE RUTH.

OH, YEAH!

YEAH, YOU KNOW, THAT SURE IS THE TRUTH.

WHAT THEY DO IN THEM WHITE CHURCHES, MAMA?

SAME AS WE DO. THEY PRAY.

ONE TIME BY MISTAKE,

I WENT INTO THIS WHITE CHURCH

DOWN THERE IN RHYLE PARISH, YOU KNOW.

TO THIS VERY DAY,

I DON'T KNOW HOW I EVER GOT OUT OF THERE ALIVE.

THEY PROBABLY THOUGHT YOU WAS CRAZY.

OH, MAN, I GUESS SO.

YOU KNOW ME. I WENT HOME.

I PRAYED TO THE GOOD LORD.

I ASKED HIM ABOUT THIS WHITE CHURCH

THAT I WENT DOWN INTO IN RHYLE PARISH.

I SAID, "ALL I WANT TO KNOW

IS HOW I EVER GOT OUT OF THERE ALIVE."

WHAT DID THE GOOD LORD SAY?

"IKE, YOU DOING BETTER THAN ME.

"I BEEN TRYING TO GET IN THERE FOR 200 YEARS.

I AIN'T MAKE IT YET."

IKE, IF EVER THERE WAS A DEVIL IN THIS PARISH,

YOU'S IT.

HEE HEE HEE!

YOU COULD MAKE A SONG OUT OF THAT,

COULDN'T YOU?

I'LL JUST DO THAT, SPEEDBALL.

HA HA HA!

BYE, Y'ALL.

BYE.

BYE.

♪ GOIN' TO THE COUNTRY ♪

♪ MAMA, DON'T YOU WANT TO GO?

♪ GOIN' TO THE COUNTRY ♪

♪ MAMA, DON'T YOU WANT TO GO? ♪

♪ GOIN' TO THE COUNTRY ♪

♪ MAMA, DON'T YOU WANT TO GO? ♪

OH, YEAH.

ALL RIGHT.

WHOO, YES.

WELL, THIS HERE'S WHERE I'M GOING TO HAVE TO

SAY GOODBYE TO Y'ALL.

IT'S BEEN FUN, MISS REBECCA.

US, TOO, IKE.

OH, YES.

LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE

A NICE WARM NIGHT.

YOU GOING IN THEM WOODS?

OH, YEAH.

THEM COONS AND POSSUMS

BETTER HIDE DEEP FROM US TONIGHT.

♪ THIS IS THE WORD ♪

♪ BETTER HIDE TONIGHT ♪

♪ OH, LORD, HIDE TONIGHT ♪

♪ HIDE TONIGHT ♪

♪ OH, LORD ♪

♪ HIDE TONIGHT ♪

♪ HIDE TONIGHT ♪

♪ OH, LORD ♪

♪ HIDE TONIGHT ♪

♪ HIDE TONIGHT ♪

♪ CRITTERS IN THE WOODS BETTER HIDE TONIGHT... ♪

HE HIT IT SO HARD,

IT WENT THROUGH IKE'S LEGS.

HE BENT DOWN TO GET THE BALL.

IT WENT ON IN-BETWEEN THERE!

NATHAN LEE,

YOU REALLY DID HIT THAT BALL,

DIDN'T HE, JOSIE MAE?

HA HA HA!

OH, LORD!

I THOUGHT I WOULD DIE!

I NEVER SAW ANYTHING SO...

[WOOF WOOF]

DADDY, THERE'S TWO MEN IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.

WHO IS THAT?

NATHAN?

[BARKING]

HUSH UP, SOUNDER.

[WOOF]

[GRR]

I GUESS WE BETTER SEE WHO IT IS.

[GRR GRR]

WE'VE BEEN IN YOUR HOUSE, NATHAN.

HOLD THAT DOG.

FOUND WHAT WE WAS LOOKING FOR, TOO.

[GRR GRR]

NOW, YOU TOOK SOME FOODSTUFF

FROM JAMES' SMOKEHOUSE LAST NIGHT.

MY DEPUTIES AND ME

GOT TO TAKE YOU DOWN TO COUNTY HOUSE.

WHAT THEY DOING, MAMA?

QUIET, SON. QUIET.

[WOOF WOOF]

GET HIM IN THE TRUCK.

SHERIFF YOUNG...

YOU'VE KNOWN NATHAN FOR A LONG TIME.

YOU KNOW THE KIND OF MAN HE IS.

YOU KNOW THE TROUBLES WE'VE BEEN HAVING

IN THESE HARD TIMES.

[SHERIFF] ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.

[WOOF WOOF]

[YELP]

DAVID LEE!

[WHINING]

[WHIMPERING]

[HOWLING]

SOUNDER!

SOUNDER!

SOUNDER!

SOUNDER!

SOUNDER!

SOUNDER!

SOUNDER!

SOUNDER!

I'M FIXING TO GO SEE ABOUT YOUR DADDY.

DAVID LEE'S IN CHARGE.

YOU AND EARL DO JUST LIKE HE TELL YOU.

YES, MOM.

DAVID LEE, WATCH THE FIRE,

AND FIX THEM THEIR CORN MUSH TO EAT.

DON'T GO TOO FAR, NOW, LOOKING FOR SOUNDER.

ANY STRANGERS COME ASKING YOU QUESTIONS,

DON'T SAY NOTHING. HEAR?

I WON'T.

BYE, SON.

BYE, MAMA.

I WON'T BE GONE TOO LONG.

BYE, MAMA. BYE, MAMA.

[HORN HONKS]

HOW DO?

GOOD MORNING, REBECCA.

I SORT OF EXPECTED YOU THIS MORNING.

I COME TO SEE NATHAN.

WELL, I WISH I COULD,

BUT I CAN'T LET YOU.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT, SHERIFF YOUNG.

WELL, IT'S SIMPLE...

THAT'S THE RULES. I FOLLOW 'EM.

AIN'T NO VISITING EXCEPT SUNDAY AND HOLIDAYS.

NO WOMENFOLK NO TIME.

I CAN'T SEE MY OWN HUSBAND?

WELL, THAT'S THE WAY THEY DO THINGS

HERE IN LANDSDOWN.

I JUST FOLLOW ORDERS.

BUT I GOT TO SEE HIM, SHERIFF.

I GOT TO SEE NATHAN.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO HELP YOU,

BUT THAT WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING

BUT GET US BOTH IN TROUBLE.

THEY GOING TO GIVE HIM A TRIAL?

PROBABLY SOMETIME NEXT WEEK.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO--

AS SOON AS I FIND OUT WHAT DAY,

I'LL DRIVE TO YOUR PLACE AND LET YOU KNOW.

REBECCA.

YOU GOT YOU A LOWLIFE JOB, MR. SHERIFF.

[HONK HONK]

REBECCA, YOU JUST THE ONE I WANT TO SEE.

I BROUGHT THESE WALNUTS TO TRADE.

THAT'S $1.20.

I'M GOING TO GET SOME THINGS.

I CAN'T GIVE YOU NO MORE CREDIT

UNTIL CROPPING SEASON,

THAT IS, IF NATHAN MAKES IT.

I DIDN'T SAY NOTHING ABOUT CREDIT.

WHAT YOU WANT?

I NEED ME SOME FLOUR...

AND NUTMEG...

CHOCOLATE...

EXTRACT...

OH, AND SOME SUGAR.

AND GIVE ME TWO EGGS.

WHAT I WANT TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT IS NATHAN.

HE OUGHTN'T HAVE DONE WHAT HE DID--

SNEAKING IN JAMES' PLACE AND TAKING THEIR GOODS.

THAT LOOKS BAD ON ME.

I'VE BEEN GOOD TO Y'ALL.

DIDN'T I GET THE PEOPLE OF LANDSDOWN

TO LET DAVID LEE GO TO THEIR SCHOOL?

DIDN'T I?

AND ANOTHER THING--

WITH NATHAN IN JAIL AND ALL,

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO CROP FOR ME WHEN SPRING COMES?

HUH?

DAMN IT, I'M TALKING TO YOU, WOMAN!

I GOT A FARM TO WORRY ABOUT,

AND I NEED SOME ANSWERS.

CROPPIN' SEASON'S A LONG WAY OFF.

BY THAT TIME, NATHAN OUGHT TO BE HOME.

IF HE AIN'T,

THE CHILDREN AND ME WILL DO THE CROPPING.

WE HAVE TO...

BECAUSE WE OWE YOU ALL THAT MONEY.

MR. PERKINS.

DO YOU THINK SOUNDER'S DEAD?

WILL HE STAY DEAD?

HE AIN'T DEAD. STOP ASKING CRAZY QUESTIONS.

DON'T GET MAD

'CAUSE YOU DIDN'T FIND HIM.

HE'S NOT DEAD!

DAVID LEE.

MAMA! MAMA! MAMA!

MAMA. MAMA.

LORD, IT'S HOT.

HOW Y'ALL BEEN?

ANYBODY BEEN HERE?

NO, MA'AM. YOU SEE DADDY?

NO, SON.

HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE HOLIDAY COME.

ANYWAY...

WON'T LET WOMENFOLK SEE THEIR MEN NO TIME.

CAN I SEE HIM

WHEN THE HOLIDAY COMES?

YOU SURE CAN, SON.

ANY SIGN OF SOUNDER?

NO, MA'AM.

I LOOKED ALL OVER THESE PARTS.

I THINK MAYBE HE WAS SCRAPED ON THE HEAD

BY THAT SHOT. I DON'T THINK HE'S DEAD.

JUST GONE OFF TO HEAL HIMSELF.

NOTHING IN HERE.

NO. I'M FIXIN' TO BAKE A CAKE

FOR DAVID LEE TO TAKE TO YOUR DADDY.

MAKE IT CHOCOLATE CAKE, MAMA.

DADDY LIKES THINGS THAT'S CHOCOLATE.

DEFENDANT WILL RISE AND COME BEFORE THE BENCH.

NATHAN LEE MORGAN...

YOU HAVE BEEN FOUND GUILTY

OF UNLAWFUL TRESPASS AND ROBBERY.

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WISH TO SAY TO THE COURT

PRIOR TO THE COURT PRONOUNCING SENTENCE ON YOU?

NO, SIR.

THE SENTENCE OF THE COURT

IS THAT YOU BE IMMEDIATELY REMANDED

TO THE CUSTODY OF THE SHERIFF

OF THIS PARISH

AND THAT YOU BE TRANSFERRED FORTHWITH

TO SERVE A TERM OF ONE YEAR AT HARD LABOR

AT A PARISH PRISON CAMP

TO BE HEREAFTER DESIGNATED.

CLERK, CALL THE NEXT CASE.

SOUNDER!

SOUNDER!

SOUNDER!

SOUNDER!

SOUNDER!

SOUNDER!

[CLOCK CHIMES]

DAVID LEE, BE SURE TO ASK YOUR DADDY

WHAT CAMP THEY'RE SENDING HIM TO.

LOOK PERKISH, NOW, SO YOU DON'T GRIEVE HIM.

O.K., THAT'S ALL, SON.

DON'T FORGET WHAT I TOLD YOU, NOW.

WHAT YOU GOT THERE, BOY?

A CAKE FOR MY DADDY.

WELL, PUT IT ON THIS TABLE

AND WAIT TILL I CHECK IT.

CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL, BOY.

JUST MIGHT BE A STEEL FILE

OR A HACKSAW IN IT.

WHAT'S YOUR DADDY'S NAME?

NATHAN LEE MORGAN.

O.K., BOY.

THIRD CELL DOWN ON YOUR RIGHT.

WELL, LOOKY HERE.

HI, DADDY.

HI BACK AT YA.

MAMA'S OUTSIDE WITH JOSIE MAE AND EARL.

THEY IS?

WELL...

IT SURE IS GOOD TO SEE YOU, SON.

THIS WAS A REAL CAKE

BEFORE THE MAN OUTSIDE PUT ALL THESE HOLES IN IT.

HA HA HA. THAT DON'T MAKE NO DIFFERENCE.

I KNOW YOUR MAMA.

A FEW KNIFE HOLES

AIN'T GOING TO DESTROY THE SOUL

THAT SHE DONE PUT IN THIS CAKE.

HERE. NOW, HAVE A PIECE WITH YOUR DADDY.

MMM.

HA HA.

DADDY...

WE DIDN'T FIND SOUNDER YET.

WELL, HE'LL SHOW UP ONE DAY.

THINK HE'S DEAD, DADDY?

NO, SON.

HE'LL COME BACK

JUST AS SOON AS HIS WOUND'S HEALED.

NOW, YOU'LL SEE.

OH, THIS CAKE SURE IS TASTY.

IT'S A SHAME THEY WON'T LET THEM COME IN HERE.

IF I HAD THE STRENGTH,

I'D KNOCK DOWN THESE DAMN WALLS,

JUST SO I COULD GET MY ARMS AROUND YOUR MAMA

JUST...

THEY ON THIS SIDE OF US?

I THINK SO.

I'M GOING TO SEE THEM

EVEN IF I HAVE TO BREAK BOTH MY ARMS.

SON, DON'T EVER LET YOURSELF GET CAUGHT

IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.

DADDY...

CAN YOU SAY WHAT CAMP THEY'RE SENDING YOU TO?

NO. THEY DON'T TELL US THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT I DON'T WANT Y'ALL TO COME HERE NO MORE.

WHY, DADDY? YOU WON'T BE HERE?

JUST DO LIKE I TELL YOU.

[DOOR OPENS]

TIME'S UP.

COME ON, BOY.

SON...

♪ OH, I'D RATHER BE A FISHING POLE ♪

♪ DOWN IN THE CREEK ♪

♪ THAN WORKIN' IN THE SUN OUT HERE ALL WEEK ♪

♪ BUT I EXPECTS TO GET OUT OF HERE, LORD ♪

♪ EXPECTS TO GET OUT OF HERE ♪

♪ I GOT TO KEEP ON WORKIN' ♪

♪ KEEP ON PULLIN' ♪

♪ KEEP ON HAULIN' IN THE HOT SUN ♪

♪ LORD ♪

♪ LORD, CHILDREN ♪

♪ LORD ♪

♪ LORD, CHILD ♪

♪ YEP, EXPECTS TO GET OUT THE WAY I LIVE ♪

♪ GOT TO PUSH AND PULL AND DEAL AND GIVE ♪

♪ EXPECTS TO CHANGE MY WAY SOMETIME ♪

♪ I GOT TO DO WHAT I'M DOIN' NOW ♪

♪ I GOT TO DO WHAT I'M DOIN' NOW ♪

♪ I GOT TO DO WHAT I'M DOIN' ♪

♪ OH, LORD ♪

♪ OH, LORD ♪

♪ SOMEDAY THERE'LL BE A CHANGE, LORD ♪

♪ SOMEDAY THERE'LL BE A CHANGE ♪

"YES, SAID D'ARTAGNAN,

"BUT WE SHALL... INEVITABLY BE SHOT.

"YES, REJOINED ATHOS,

"BUT YOU KNOW VERY WELL

"THAT THE BULLETS MOST TO BE FEARED

"ARE NOT THOSE OF THE ENEMY.

"YET IT SEEMS TO ME, SAID PORTHOS,

"THAT FOR SUCH AN...

"EXPEDITION,

"WE SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST BROUGHT OUR MUSKETS.

YOU ARE A SIMPLETON, FRIEND PORTHOS..."

♪ GIVE ME THAT ♪

♪ OLD ♪

♪ TIME ♪

♪ RELIGION NOW ♪

♪ GIVE ME THAT ♪

♪ OLD ♪

♪ TIME ♪

♪ RELIGION NOW ♪

♪ GIVE ME THAT ♪

♪ OLD ♪

♪ TIME ♪

♪ RELIGION NOW ♪

♪ LORD, IT'S GOOD ♪

♪ ENOUGH FOR ME ♪

♪ YES, IT'S GOOD ♪

♪ IN THE TIME OF DYIN' ♪

♪ YES, IT'S GOOD ♪

♪ IN THE TIME OF DYIN' ♪

♪ YES, IT'S GOOD ♪

♪ IN THE TIME OF DYIN' ♪

♪ LORD ♪

♪ IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME ♪

LORD, IF THIS WASN'T A SUNDAY,

I DO BELIEVE I'D DO A DANCE.

GO ON. SHAKE THEM FEET. GOD AIN'T LOOKING.

I MIGHT BE A COUNTRY WOMAN,

BUT I AIN'T NO FOOL.

COME ON, HARRIET.

WELL, YOU CAN'T BLAME A GIRL FOR TRYING.

WHOO! HA HA!

HA HA HA HA!

GOOD EVENING.

REBECCA.

DAVID LEE, GIVE REVEREND A SEAT.

WORD FROM NATHAN?

NO, I HAVEN'T GOT ANYTHING.

I WENT TO THE COURTHOUSE YESTERDAY TO SEE ABOUT IT.

THEY WOULDN'T TELL ME NOTHIN'

AS TO WHAT LABOR CAMP NATHAN WAS SENT TO,

AND I'M SORRY.

IT'S A DAMN SHAME, REVEREND.

IT'S A DAMN SHAME.

LET US NOT TAKE TO BITTERNESS,

SISTER MORGAN.

IN THIS SAME CHURCH,

WE HAVE WOMEN WITH THE SAME TROUBLE

YOU ARE HAVING,

BUT I TELL THEM...

WHATEVER MISERY...

OR TRIALS...

TAKE IT TO GOD.

TAKE IT TO GOD.

IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE, REBECCA.

GOD WORKS IN A MYSTERIOUS WAY.

WE BROUGHT NOTHING INTO THIS LIFE.

WE CARRY NOTHING OUT.

IS THAT A BLESSING, REVEREND?

IT'S A BLESSING.

THANK YOU.

[DOG WHIMPERING]

[WHIMPERING]

[WHIMPERING]

EASY, BOY.

EASY, NOW.

IT'S O.K.

IT'S O.K.

HE EATS ALL RIGHT.

HIS THROAT AIN'T SCARRED.

THEN WHY DON'T HE BARK LIKE HE USED TO?

AW, HE WILL.

GET DOWN AND ACT LIKE A POSSUM.

I DON'T LOOK LIKE NO POSSUM.

ACT LIKE ONE.

GET HIM, BOY. GET HIM.

DON'T TELL HIM TO GET ME.

OH, SHUT UP.

WHY DON'T YOU GET YOURSELF A NEW DOG?

[RADIO] ...AFTER DR. ANTHONY LORING

BELIEVED A LIE ABOUT HER

AND DISCARDED HER

AND WAS TRICKED INTO MARRIAGE

BY HIS WIFE MILLICENT.

BUT ELLEN HAS JUST SAID TO MICHAEL...

MICHAEL, OVER AND OVER,

YOU'VE ASKED ME TO NAME A DAY FOR OUR MARRIAGE,

AND NOW I'M READY TO DO IT.

I'LL MARRY YOU THIS VERY AFTERNOON...

MRS. BOATWRIGHT!

I'LL GO AWAY WITH YOU...

MRS. BOATWRIGHT!

WHENEVER YOU WANT ME TO.

HALF AN HOUR AGO,

ELLEN AND ANTHONY LORING

AND HIS VINDICTIVE WIFE MILLICENT,

WHO HATES ELLEN

AND HAS SWORN TO DESTROY ELLEN AND ANTHONY...

MRS. BOATWRIGHT!

FACED THE YOUNG PLAYBOY BRUCE CAULFIELD

IN HIS HOSPITAL ROOM

AND HEARD BRUCE REVEAL THAT MILLICENT,

ONCE SECRETLY MARRIED TO HIM, IS--

[RADIO TURNS OFF]

DAVID.

WOULD YOU LIKE A COOL DRINK?

NO, THANK YOU.

GOT SOME WORK TO DO IN THE FIELD.

MRS. BOATWRIGHT.

YES, DAVID?

WOULD YOU HELP ME FIND OUT

WHAT CAMP THEY SENT MY FATHER TO?

WELL, THE COURTHOUSE HAS RULES

ABOUT THINGS LIKE THAT,

BUT I'LL ASK AROUND TOWN ABOUT IT.

SEE YOU TOMORROW, MRS. BOATWRIGHT.

DAVID.

I'LL FIND OUT WHERE YOUR DADDY IS FOR YOU.

THANKS, MRS. BOATWRIGHT.

DON'T MENTION THIS TO ANYBODY, DAVID!

DO YOU HEAR ME?

I CAN'T DO THAT, RITA.

WE HAVE A POLICY HERE ON COLORED PRISONERS.

I AIN'T ABOUT TO CHANGE THAT,

EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GOOD FRIENDS.

JUST BECAUSE A MAN AND HIS FAMILY

ARE COLORED--

I DON'T MAKE THE RULES,

AND YOU'RE PUTTING YOURSELF OUT ON A LIMB

ASKING ME TO DO THIS.

I'M DAMNED IF I'LL JEOPARDIZE MY JOB

JUST BECAUSE YOU IN LOVE WITH A LITTLE COLORED BOY.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

EXCUSE ME.

SHERIFF YOUNG HERE.

SHERIFF YOUNG HERE.

YES, SIR.

YES, SIR.

YOU BET YOUR LIFE, SIR.

I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.

THAT WAS JUDGE ELLIOT.

WHEN JUDGE ELLIOT CALLS ME, I JUMP.

GOODBYE, RITA.

BUT, CHARLIE...

NO!

N-O, NO!

YOU FIND WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR?

WELL, I...I DID LOOK, CHARLIE, BUT--

NO BUTS ABOUT IT, RITA.

YOU HAVE NO LEGAL RIGHT

NOT TO TELL THAT BOY WHERE HIS FATHER IS.

YOU AND THIS WHOLE DAMN COURTHOUSE--

WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS WRONG.

YOU TELL ME ABOUT WRONG.

NOW, YOU COME IN HERE AS A FRIEND,

AND I FIND YOU GOING THROUGH THE FILES?

I COULD HAVE YOU ARRESTED FOR THAT.

IF YOU GIVE THAT INFORMATION OUT,

THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'LL DO TO YOU.

AND I'LL TELL THIS WHOLE TOWN

HOW YOU GOT THAT INFORMATION AND WHO YOU GIVING IT TO.

YOU WON'T HAVE A FRIEND LEFT IN THIS PARISH

TO BRING YOU A PIECE OF CANDY.

YOU WOULD DO THAT, WOULDN'T YOU?

NOW YOU'RE GETTING THE POINT, MRS. BOATWRIGHT.

LET'S GET OUT OF HERE, DAVID LEE.

MRS. BOATWRIGHT.

YOU KNOW WHERE MY FATHER IS, DON'T YOU?

NO. HE WAS WRONG, DAVID. I DIDN'T FIND OUT.

MRS. BOATWRIGHT, I SAW YOU.

YOU LOOKED IN AND FOUND OUT WHERE MY FATHER IS.

IF I SAY I DIDN'T, THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.

I DON'T KNOW A DAMN THING.

NOW, STOP BOTHERING ME ABOUT IT.

COME...

I'LL TAKE YOU HOME.

I'LL WALK.

DON'T POUT NOW, DAVID.

IT'S A LONG TRIP.

I'M USED TO IT.

WELL, YOU CAN'T SAY I DIDN'T TRY.

HELLO, DAVID.

HI, MRS. BOATWRIGHT.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THE WAY I ACTED THE OTHER DAY.

WELL, THERE'S NO NEED TO BE SORRY, DAVID.

WHERE'S YOUR MAMA?

HERE I IS, MRS. BOATWRIGHT.

THE CAMP WHERE NATHAN IS AT

IS CALLED WISHBONE LABOR CAMP.

AND, UH... IT'S IN NOLAN TOWN.

YOU SURE IS A CRAZY-ACTIN' WOMAN SOMETIMES,

MRS. BOATWRIGHT.

NOW, UH, WE GO FROM A-2 TO, UH...

NOW, LET ME SEE WHERE WE GO FROM HERE.

YOU HAVIN' TROUBLE, MRS. BOATWRIGHT?

OH, NO, NO. THESE MAPS ARE EASY TO READ, BUT, UH...

THERE IT IS, RIGHT THERE.

HOW DO YOU GET THERE, MRS. BOATWRIGHT?

WELL, UM, THERE ARE NUMBERS AND LETTERS ON HERE

TO SHOW YOU WHERE TO LOOK ON THE MAP.

BUT, UM...NOLAN TOWN ISN'T UNDER A NUMBER,

BUT WE KNOW THAT IT'S IN NORTHERN LANDSDOWN,

AND THE NUMBER FOR NORTHERN LANDSDOWN IS H-7.

BUT SINCE LANDSDOWN IS THE LARGEST PARISH,

IT ACTUALLY STRETCHES ACROSS INTO A-2,

AND, UH...A-2 IS, UM...

AM I MAKING MYSELF CLEAR?

OH, YES, IT'S CLEAR, MRS. BOATWRIGHT.

I'M SURE WE'LL FIND IT.

WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR US TO FIND IT,

WE'LL FIND IT. WON'T WE, CHILDREN?

YES, MA'AM. YES, MA'AM.

YOU CERTAINLY WILL.

HA HA! HEY, BOY!

OH, YOU'RE GETTING HEAVY.

HEY, SOUNDER....

BOY, YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD.

HEY, I'LL RACE YOU TO THAT TREE STUMP.

YOU READY?

GO! COME ON!

YOU CAN RUN FASTER THAN THAT. COME ON.

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

AND AFTER YOU GO BY NOLAN,

THE FIRST ROAD YOU'LL COME TO

IS JORDAN ROAD.

YOU GO ALL THE WAY DOWN

TO THE END OF JORDAN ROAD

TO THE LABOR CAMP.

THAT'S WHERE IT IS.

LOOK. THIS WILL BE A LONG TRIP.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

THANKS, MR. IKE.

DAVID LEE, HERE'S YOUR FOOD AND THINGS.

YOU GET TIRED,

GO TO A RAILROAD STATION OR A CHURCH TO REST.

DON'T GO TO NOBODY'S HOUSE, HEAR?

YES, MA'AM.

AND TELL YOUR DADDY TO SEND WORD

ABOUT WHEN HE'S GOING TO BE HOME.

TELL HIM I LOVE HIM.

TELL HIM I SAID HI.

ALL RIGHT. GET A MOVE ON.

YOU'RE LOSING DAYLIGHT.

COME ON, SOUNDER. COME ON.

♪ JESUS, WILL YOU COME BY HERE ♪

♪ OH, JESUS, WILL YOU COME BY HERE ♪

♪ JESUS, WILL YOU COME BY HERE ♪

♪ NOW IS A NEEDED TIME ♪

♪ OH, NOW IS A NEEDED TIME ♪

♪ NOW IS A NEEDED TIME ♪

♪ COME, IF YOU DON'T BE LONG ♪

♪ OH, COME, IF YOU DON'T BE LONG ♪

♪ COME, IF YOU DON'T BE LONG ♪

♪ NOW IS A NEEDED TIME ♪

♪ OH, NOW IS A NEEDED TIME ♪

♪ NOW IS A NEEDED TIME ♪

♪ DOWN ON MY KNEES A-PRAYIN' ♪

♪ I'M DOWN ON MY KNEES A-PRAYIN' ♪

♪ JESUS, WON'T YOU COME BY HERE ♪

♪ JESUS, WON'T YOU COME BY HERE ♪

♪ OH, JESUS, WON'T YOU COME BY HERE ♪

♪ JESUS, WON'T YOU COME BY HERE ♪

[MOOING]

COME ON, SOUNDER.

CAN YOU VISIT HERE, MISTER?

YOU HAVE TO COME BACK ON VISITING DAY.

WHEN'S THAT?

SUNDAY.

YOU KNOW MY FATHER, NATHAN LEE MORGAN?

NEVER HEARD OF HIM, BOY.

WE GOT LOTS OF MEN IN THAT PRISON.

MISTER!

BOY, WHERE'D YOU COME FROM?

I WANT TO SEE ABOUT MY DADDY,

NATHAN LEE MORGAN.

IS HE HERE?

GIT!

WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE, BOY? MOVE!

MISTER, IS NATHAN LEE MORGAN HERE?

THERE'S NOBODY HERE NAMED MORGAN.

GET AWAY FROM HERE BEFORE YOU GET US IN TROUBLE.

AAH!

[MOOING]

[WOOF WOOF]

COME ON, SOUNDER.

[WOOF]

[WOOF]

COME ON, BOY.

2 x 3 ARE?

6! 6!

6 x 6 ARE?

36! 36!

HOW MANY?

36! 36!

36 - 12 ARE?

24.

24.

HOW MANY?

36 - 12?

YES.

24.

THAT'S RIGHT. 24.

24 x 2 ARE?

48. 48.

HOW MANY?

48! 48!

48 + 48 ARE?

UM, 96.

96. 96.

96--

EXCUSE ME.

YES? COME IN.

COME IN.

STAY, SOUNDER.

YES?

CAN I PLEASE WASH MY HAND?

IT'S GOT BLOOD ALL OVER IT.

LET ME SEE THAT.

SIT DOWN OVER THERE.

YOU DON'T LIVE AROUND HERE, DO YOU?

NO, MA'AM.

I COME A LONG WAY.

ME AND MY DOG WAS TRYING TO FIND MY FATHER.

WE GOT LOST.

IS HE HERE IN BORDERDALE?

I DON'T KNOW.

HE'S IN A PRISON CAMP.

MY NAME IS CAMILLE. CAMILLE JOHNSON.

I'M THE SUPERVISOR OF THIS SCHOOL.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

DAVID LEE MORGAN.

MY DOG'S NAME IS SOUNDER.

THAT FEELS BETTER.

YOU KEEP LOOKING AROUND, DAVID.

DON'T YOU GO TO SCHOOL?

SOMETIMES...

BUT NOT LIKE THIS.

IT'S A GOOD THING THIS HAND DIDN'T BECOME INFECTED.

HOW DID YOU HURT IT?

ME AND SOUNDER WENT TO THIS PRISON CAMP

LOOKING FOR MY DADDY,

AND THE GUARD HIT ME ON MY HAND.

DID YOUR MOTHER KNOW

YOU WERE GOING TO SEE YOUR FATHER?

YES, MA'AM.

THAT DOES IT.

THANKS, MISS JOHNSON.

DAVID.

WHY DON'T YOU STAY UNTIL SCHOOL IS OVER?

I DON'T LIVE FAR FROM HERE.

YOU AND YOUR DOG CAN COME HOME WITH ME

AND HAVE YOURSELVES A HOT MEAL.

THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW TO GET YOU BACK HOME.

YES, MA'AM.

TAKE A SEAT BACK THERE.

STAY, SOUNDER.

[WHIMPERING]

YOU GOT A PRETTY HOUSE, MISS JOHNSON.

I TRY.

YOU GOT A LOT OF BOOKS, TOO.

HERE. LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THE BOOKS

ON THESE SHELVES.

THIS BOOK IS ABOUT A WOMAN WHO HELPED TO FREE SLAVES.

HER NAME IS HARRIET TUBMAN.

SHE DIED IN 1915.

THANKS, MISS JOHNSON.

THIS ONE'S ABOUT A MAN CALLED CRISPUS ATTUCKS.

HE WAS THE FIRST BLACK MAN TO DIE

IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION,

THE WAR THAT WAS FOUGHT

TO HELP THIS COUNTRY BECOME THE UNITED STATES.

MISS JOHNSON,

DON'T YOU TEACH ABOUT FOLK WHO AIN'T DEAD?

SURE.

HERE'S ONE ABOUT A MAN WHO IS VERY MUCH ALIVE...

DR. WILLIAM E.B. DuBOIS.

WHAT DID HE TALK ABOUT?

I'LL READ SOMETHING HE SAID.

"THE LONGING OF BLACK MEN MUST HAVE RESPECT."

WHICH MEANS MEN AND WOMEN ARE HUMAN

AND MUST BE TREATED THAT WAY.

"THE RICH AND BITTER DEPTH OF THEIR EXPERIENCE,

"THE UNKNOWN TREASURES OF THEIR INNER LIFE,

"THE STRANGE RENDINGS OF NATURE THEY HAVE SEEN

"MAY GIVE THE WORLD NEW POINTS OF VIEW

"AND MAKE THEIR LOVING, LIVING, AND DOING

"PRECIOUS TO ALL HUMAN HEARTS

"AND TO THEMSELVES

"IN THESE DAYS THAT TRY THEIR SOULS.

"THE CHANCE TO SOAR IN THE DIM-BLUE AIR ABOVE SMOKE

"IS TO THEIR FINEST SPIRITS,

"MOON ENGIRDENED,

FOR WHAT THEY LOSE ON EARTH BY BEING BLACK."

YOU'RE A NICE LADY, MISS JOHNSON.

[LAUGHING]

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

LET'S STOP THE LAUGHING.

WHO ELSE HAS A STORY TO TELL US?

I GOT A TRUE STORY THAT HAPPENED TO ME.

YOU KNOW THE CLASS IS GOING TO CHALLENGE YOUR STORY,

DON'T YOU, CLARENCE?

YES, MISS JOHNSON.

ALL RIGHT. GO ON.

ME AND MY LITTLE SISTER

WENT TO THE WATER HOLE LAST SATURDAY.

YOU DIDN'T TELL US THE NAME OF YOUR SISTER.

ME AND MY SISTER LAURA

WENT TO THE WATER HOLE LAST SATURDAY.

WE WAS PLAYING ALONG THE EDGE OF THE WATER.

LAURA SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE WATER.

I STARTED TO RUN HOME,

BUT I TURNED AROUND, RAN BACK,

DOVE IN, AND GOT HER OUT

BEFORE SHE COULD DROWN.

HOW WAS YOUR SISTER AFTER YOU PULLED HER OUT?

SHE WAS DIRTY AND WET.

WHAT MADE YOU RUN?

I WAS GOING HOME TO GET MY DADDY.

WHAT MADE YOU STOP AND GO BACK?

IF I HAD RAN HOME,

BY TIME I GOT BACK,

MY SISTER WOULD HAVE DROWNED.

WHY DIDN'T YOU KNOW THAT AT FIRST?

I WAS SCARED.

HOLD IT!

ME AND CLARENCE WENT TO THE RIVER MANY TIMES.

I KNOW HE CAN'T SWIM.

CLARENCE, WOULD YOU TELL US A STORY THAT WAS NOT TRUE

AFTER TELLING US IT WAS?

NO, MISS JOHNSON.

CAN YOU SWIM?

YES, MA'AM.

CLARENCE, YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T SWIM.

EVERY TIME I TRIED TO SHOW YOU,

YOU FELL DOWN.

I HAD TO ALWAYS PULL YOU OUT.

IS THAT TRUE?

YES, MA'AM.

BUT WHEN I SAW MY SISTER

ABOUT TO DROWN IN THE WATER,

I TRIED BECAUSE I WASN'T SCARED ANYMORE.

I WAS JUST SWIMMING AND KICKING.

I DON'T KNOW HOW I WAS DOING IT.

BUT I WAS,

'CAUSE MY SISTER WAS DROWNING.

SHE WAS DROWNING.

I BELIEVE CLARENCE'S STORY.

DO YOU WANT TO STAND UP AND TELL US WHY, DAVID?

WELL, SOME PEOPLE CAME AND TOOK MY FATHER AWAY...

AND OTHER PEOPLE SAID WE COULDN'T WORK THE FARM.

BUT WE HAD TO...

ELSE WE WOULD'VE LOST THE FARM.

SO WE PLANTED THE CROPS, AND THEY GREW.

I BELIEVE CLARENCE'S STORY BECAUSE OF WHAT HE DID.

HE COULDN'T SWIM, BUT HE HAD TO...

ELSE HIS SISTER WOULD'VE DROWNED.

AND THAT'S HOW HE DID IT.

THAT WAS A GOOD THING YOU DID FOR CLARENCE

IN CLASS TODAY.

I BELIEVED HIS STORY,

BUT I WAS AFRAID

THE OTHER CHILDREN WOULDN'T.

I KNEW HE WAS SCARED NOBODY WOULD BELIEVE HIM

AS SOON AS HE STOOD UP.

YOU DID? HOW?

I'VE BEEN LIKE THAT SOMETIMES MYSELF,

THINKING NOBODY WOULD BELIEVE ME.

YOU WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER STORY?

NOT NOW, DAVID. IT'S GETTING LATE.

YOU HAVE A LONG TRIP IN THE MORNING.

WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT OUT THERE?

THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE.

DADDY ALWAYS LOOKS OUT INTO THE DARK.

EVEN WHEN THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE.

HE SAYS IT'S WHAT YOU HEAR.

YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR FATHER A LOT, DON'T YOU?

YES, MA'AM.

YOU SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT HIM TOO MUCH, DAVID.

WHAT DO I TELL MAMA WHEN I GET HOME?

TELL HER I DIDN'T SEE DADDY?

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO.

BUT YOU DID ALL YOU COULD.

NOT MANY BOYS COULD HAVE MADE THE JOURNEY YOU DID.

BUT WHERE IS DADDY?

I CAN'T ANSWER THAT FOR YOU.

BUT IT'S NO FAULT OF YOURS

THAT YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.

TELL ME WHAT YOU DID

THAT KEPT YOU FROM FINDING YOUR FATHER.

COME ON, TELL ME.

NOTHING.

SO YOU DID YOUR JOB, RIGHT?

YES, MA'AM.

BOY, YOU SURE KEEP MY MIND JUMPING.

WHAT DO THAT MEAN?

THAT MEANS YOU KEEP ME USING MY HEAD,

AND THAT'S GOOD.

MISS JOHNSON...

DO YOU THINK I CAN COME BACK HERE

AND STUDY SCHOOL WITH THE OTHER CHILDREN?

ALL FINISHED?

COME ON.

MAMA, MAMA! JOSIE MAE! EARL!

DAVID LEE! DAVID LEE!

DAVID LEE!

DAVID LEE!

LORD, BOY, WHERE YOU BEEN?

YOU HAD ME WORRIED OUT OF MY LIFE.

DID YOU FIND YOUR DADDY?

NO. I DIDN'T SEE HIM.

THE MEN SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW DADDY.

THEY MUST'VE SENT HIM OFF TO ANOTHER CAMP.

WHY'S YOUR BAG SO HEAVY?

WHAT'S IN HERE?

SOME BOOKS MISS JOHNSON GAVE ME.

WHO'S MISS JOHNSON?

UH, SHE'S A TEACHER.

I STAYED AT HER HOUSE SOME OF THE TIME.

SO WHEN I LEFT...

SHE GAVE ME THESE BOOKS.

WELL...MISS JOHNSON MUST BE A RIGHT NICE LADY.

OH, SHE IS, MAMA.

MAMA, WHEN THE FALL COMES,

MISS JOHNSON WANTS ME TO GO TO HER SCHOOL.

HOW CAN YOU DO THAT?

YOU DON'T LIVE NOWHERE NEAR THAT SCHOOL.

SHE SAYS I CAN LIVE WITH HER

WHILE SCHOOL'S GOING ON.

AND WHEN SCHOOL'S NOT GOING ON,

I COULD COME BACK HOME.

WHO'S GOING TO HELP ME HERE IN THE HOUSE...

AND IN THE FIELD?

WELL, MAYBE BY THAT TIME YOUR DADDY BE BACK.

IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH HIM,

IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH ME.

GIDDY-UP, MULE.

GIDDY-UP! GIDDY-UP! GIDDY-UP!

YEAH.

THIS FINISHES YOUR SHARE.

YOU DID A GOOD JOB CROPPING, REBECCA.

GIDDY-UP, MULE.

[SPEAKING LOW]

"DEAR MISS JOHNSON,

"HOW ARE YOU?

"I AM DOING O.K.

"I TOLD MY MAMA, MY BROTHER,

"AND MY SISTER ABOUT YOU,

"AND THEY LIKE YOU, TOO.

"I CAN'T MAKE THIS LETTER TOO LONG

"BECAUSE I HAVE WORK TO DO.

BLESS YOU. DAVID LEE MORGAN."

YOU SURE WRITE A GOOD, FINE LETTER, SON.

A GOOD, FINE LETTER.

[WHIMPERS]

[WOOF]

[BAYING]

WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU, SOUNDER?

[AWOO]

[WOOF]

[WOOF WOOF WOOF]

OH, MY GOD.

IT'S NATHAN.

NATHAN!

NATHAN!

MAMA! WHAT'S THE MATTER?

NATHAN!

DADDY!

DADDY!

DADDY!

NATHAN!

DADDY! DADDY!

DADDY!

DADDY!

DADDY!

NATHAN!

DADDY!

DADDY!

DADDY!

REBEC--

REBECCA.

DADDY!

DADDY!

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA!

HEY, HEY.

OH.

OH, IT'S GOOD TO LOOK AT YOU.

HA HA HA!

HEY!

OHH.

WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOUR LEG, DADDY?

OH, I GOT IT HURT IN A DYNAMITE BLAST.

WHEN I WASN'T NO MORE USE TO THEM,

THEY TOOK SOME TIME OFF MY SENTENCE

AND LET ME COME HOME.

OOH-WHEE.

THAT WAS SOME MEAL YOU FIXED FOR US,

MISS REBECCA.

I SURE WANT TO THANK YOU.

I'M GLAD YOU LIKED IT, NATHAN LEE.

I MISSED THEM DUMPLINGS

ALMOST AS MUCH AS I MISSED YOU, EARL.

ALL RIGHT, CHILDREN, IT'S PAST YOUR BEDTIME.

GET A MOVE ON. COME ON.

GOOD NIGHT, DADDY.

MMM!

GOOD NIGHT, YOU PRETTY LITTLE THING.

HA HA HA.

GOOD NIGHT, DADDY.

GOOD NIGHT BACK AT YA.

THAT WAS SOME JOURNEY YOU WENT ON, BOY.

DADDY, I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HOME.

WELL...

ME, TOO, SON.

WE GOING HUNTING AGAIN?

WHY, SURE, WE GOING HUNTING AGAIN.

I CLEANED AND OILED YOUR STUFF

WHILE YOU WAS GONE.

REAL GOOD.

YOUR TURN NOW, DAVID LEE.

GOOD NIGHT, DADDY.

UM...

GOOD NIGHT, SON.

DADDY, YOU HOME NOW. THAT'S ALL I WANT.

I DON'T WANT NOTHING ELSE,

JUST YOU TO BE HOME.

COME HERE, BOY.

OH!

HOW ARE YOU, REBECCA?

TIRED.

SOMEBODY TOLD ME NATHAN'S BACK.

HOW IS HE?

WHY DON'T YOU PAY HIM A VISIT?

HE'LL TELL YOU HOW HE IS.

I'LL DO THAT, REBECCA.

I'LL DO JUST THAT.

[CAR DRIVES OFF]

WHAT DOES THAT OLD PECKERWOOD WANT NOW?

WELL...

HE WANTS YOU TO PAY HIM A VISIT.

THE TWO OF YOU COULD SIT UNDER A SHADY TREE,

DRINK ICE-COLD WHISKEY, AND SHOOT THE BREEZE.

I HOPE YOU TOLD HIM

I WAS TOO BUSY FOR THAT KIND OF STUFF.

GOOD MORNING.

YEAH.

NOW, Y'ALL HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB

WITH THIS CROP.

WELL, THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

WELL, COME ON! LET'S GET TO WORK.

YOU SURE YOU FEEL UP TO IT, NATHAN?

YEAH, I FEEL UP TO IT. WHY NOT?

ALL RIGHT.

COME ON, MULE.

HERE, COME ON.

COME ON, MULE.

LET'S GO.

YEAH, I SURE AM PROUD OF THE WAY

YOU HELPED YOUR MAMA KEEP THIS PLACE GOING.

THANKS, DADDY.

YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE THINK THIS IS HARD WORK,

BUT IT SURE IN THE HELL BEATS GOING TO JAIL.

YOU WON'T BE GOING TO JAIL, WILL YOU?

THEY'D HAVE TO KILL ME

BEFORE I GO BACK TO THAT PLACE.

COME ON, BOY.

AIN'T NOBODY GOING TO JAIL,

AND AIN'T NOBODY GETTING HURT.

GO ON, GET ME SOME MORE OF THAT CANE.

OH!

WHOA, MULE!

WHOA! WHOA!

DADDY! WHOA!

YOU HURT, DADDY?

I'M ALL RIGHT. JUST--

DAMN LEG JUST WON'T ACT LIKE IT USED TO.

YOU SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT. I JUST HAVE TO...

I JUST HAVE TO REST FOR A MINUTE.

HERE, LET ME HELP YOU.

NO, YOU JUST STAY WHERE YOU IS.

OHH...

YOU FEEL ALL RIGHT, DADDY?

YEAH,

I FEEL GREAT.

JUST GREAT.

YOU LET IT GO,

JUST SLIP OFF THAT FINGER THERE.

YOU GOT IT?

YEAH.

LET'S SEE.

CLOSER. YEAH, THAT'S IT.

ALL RIGHT.

ZIP IT RIGHT IN HERE, RIGHT OVER HOME PLATE.

HEY!

HA HA!

STRIKE 1!

COME ON, JOSIE MAE.

HEY, IKE. HOW YOU DOING?

ANYTIME IT'S SATURDAY

AND I AIN'T GOT NO WORK TO DO,

I'M DOING FINE.

HA HA HA!

[REBECCA] HEY, IKE.

HI.

WHAT YOU GOT THERE?

MM.

THIS PIECE OF MAIL COME THIS MORNING

OVER AT MR. PERKINS' PLACE.

HE SAID FOR ME TO BRING IT OVER HERE.

WELL, GIVE IT HERE.

IT AIN'T FOR YOU.

IT'S FOR THE LITTLE IMPORTANT MAN

OVER HERE.

DAVID LEE.

AIN'T YOU GOING TO OPEN IT AND READ IT TO US?

[IKE] O.K., I GOT TO GO NOW.

I'LL SEE YOU ALL IN CHURCH ON SUNDAY.

YEAH, IKE. THANK YOU FOR THE TROUBLE.

HAVE A GOOD DAY, NOW.

BYE.

WHO'S IT FROM, DAVID LEE?

IT'S FROM MISS JOHNSON, DADDY.

WELL, READ IT TO US.

"IF YOU ARE COMING TO SCHOOL HERE,

"BE SURE TO BRING SOME WARM CLOTHES.

"THE SCHOOL TERM WILL BEGIN SEPTEMBER 8th,

"BUT IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR YOU TO BE HERE

"BY THE 4th OR 5th OF THE MONTH.

"I HOPE EVERYTHING IS FINE AND YOU WILL BE HERE.

"GIVE MY HELLO TO YOUR FAMILY.

YOURS TRULY, MISS CAMILLE JOHNSON."

SEPTEMBER 4.

HOW FAR AWAY IS THAT?

ABOUT A WEEK.

COME ON, CHILDREN, LET'S GO!

WHERE YOU GOING?

TO THE COMMISSARY

TO GET THIS BOY SOME CLOTHES.

IN FACT, I'M GOING TO GET SOMETHING

FOR EVERYBODY.

NATHAN, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

WE OWE MR. PERKINS TOO MUCH--

DON'T TELL ME WHAT WE OWE OLD MAN PERKINS.

I'LL DO THE OWING.

LET HIM WORRY ABOUT THE COLLECTING.

COME ON, DAVID LEE.

BUT, DADDY, YOU JUST GOT HOME.

I WANT TO STAY HOME AND BE WITH YOU.

I WANT TO BE WITH YOU, TOO,

BUT THIS SCHOOL IS SOMETHING YOU NEED,

SOMETHING GOOD FOR YOU,

LIKE, UH...

LIKE GOOD AIR TO BREATHE.

I WANT YOU TO HAVE IT.

AND THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE.

BUT, DADDY, WHO'S GOING TO HELP YOU IN THE FIELD?

YOUR LEG IS HURT.

YOU CAN'T WORK LIKE YOU USED TO.

WHO'S GOING TO HELP YOU AROUND THE HOUSE?

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

IF I HAD BOTH MY LEGS CUT OFF,

I COULD DO MORE WORK IN THAT FIELD

THAN YOU COULD IN A HUNDRED YEARS.

I WON'T GO, DADDY.

JUST A MINUTE! YOU DON'T TELL ME

WHAT YOU AIN'T GOING TO DO!

I TELL YOU!

IF I SAY YOU'RE GOING TO THAT SCHOOL,

YOU'RE GOING! NOW COME ON!

DAVID LEE!

DAVID LEE, COME BACK HERE!

NATHAN!

PLEASE.

LEAVE HIM BE.

HE MISSED YOU A GREAT BIT WHILST YOU WERE GONE.

HE SWEATED AND WORRIED

TO FIND OUT JUST WHERE YOU WERE

AND MADE THAT LONG JOURNEY.

YOU'RE HOME, AND IT'S ONLY NATURAL

FOR HIM TO WANT TO BE WITH YOU NOW.

Nathan: DAVID!

DAVID LEE!

DAVID LEE!

DAVID LEE!

DAVID!

DAVID!

DAVID LEE!

DAVID!

DAVID LEE!

CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE, SON?

WHEW!

YOU KNOW, WHEN I GOT THIS LEG HURT,

I WAS DOWN IN THIS ROCK QUARRY,

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,

THERE WAS THIS DYNAMITE BLAST COMING AT ME

WITH THE KIND OF FORCE TO KILL 10 MEN.

WELL, SIR, I GOT OUT OF THE WAY

OF MOST OF THEM ROCKS

FASTER THAN THE LIGHTNING IN GOD'S MIND

'CAUSE I MADE IT UP IN MY HEAD,

JUST THAT QUICK,

THAT I WAS GOING TO BEAT THE DEATH

THAT WAS COMING AT ME.

THAT'S WHAT I'M GOING TO DO

WITH THIS TROUBLE IN MY LEG.

I'M GOING TO BEAT IT.

AIN'T NOTHING LEFT FOR ME TO DO

BUT TO BEAT IT.

BUT THAT'S WHAT I WANT YOU TO DO.

I WANT YOU TO BEAT THE LIFE

THEY GOT ALL LAID OUT FOR YOU.

THERE AIN'T NOBODY HERE BUT THEM BASTARDS

THAT SENT ME TO...

WELL...

SON, DON'T GET TOO USED TO THIS PLACE,

'CAUSE WHEREVER YOU IS,

I'M GOING TO LOVE YOU.

ME, YOUR MAMA, JOSIE MAE, AND EARL,

WE GOING TO LOVE YOU EVEN MORE.

WE'LL COME AND SEE YOU AT THAT SCHOOL

EVERY CHANCE WE GET.

I LOVE YOU, SON.

DON'T EVER THINK THAT I DON'T LOVE YOU.

WELL, HEY...

DO YOU THINK WE GOING TO GET TO BE FRIENDS?

BOY...

ALL RIGHT, GET A MOVE ON, BAG BOY.

YOU CARRY YOUR OWN BAG.

I'LL CARRY IT.

NO, I WILL.

THANKS, JOSIE MAE.

ALL RIGHT, NOW, YOU BE GOOD.

AND YOU BE SMART, YOUNG MAN.

O.K.?

I OUGHT TO BE BACK TOMORROW EVENING.

CAREFUL, NOW.

GIDDY-UP!

BYE.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING, DADDY?

WHAT'S THAT, SON?

I'M GOING TO MISS THIS OLD RAGGEDY PLACE.

BUT I SURE AIN'T GOING TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

HA HA HA! HEY!

HA HA HA HA!

HA HA HA! HEY!

HA HA HA HA!

BOY, YOU SEEN ME PICK 'EM OFF AT THIRD BASE.

I TELL YOU,

MY SPEEDBALL MAKE THEM ALL STAND UP AND LOOK.

HA HA HA!

HA HA HA HA.

I THINK I REALLY COULD'VE MADE IT IN THE BIG LEAGUES

IF I REALLY WANTED.

HA HA HA! HEY!

HA HA HA HA HA!

HA HA! WHOA!

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