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I was born and raised here.

And my daddy before me.

I seen things in these woods no man's supposed to see.

And I know things no man's supposed to know.

These woods be a strange place.

My grandmama always called this place hole in the wall.

There be two worlds, she told me.

One for men and one for magic.

And betwixt them two, there'd be a hole.

Sometimes, things pass through that hole.

And them things she called the enchanted.

Good quail tonight, Pete.

Hey, good.

Go get something to sip.

Get your nose to the ground.

You bet you do, my boy.

Kill her.

Yeah!

We're going to eat good tonight, Pete.

Come on.

You almost hard -headed, dog.

Come on, let's go.

Get to the next trap.

Come on, Pete.

Here.

That old owl sound like a witch on fire.

There he is.

This rain gonna put that fire out, witch.

Switch out on the house.

Ain't no folks living there anyway.

Let's go. Peace.

on that trail ever since they came.

The trailer should have been burned up a long time ago.

Now it's too late for the fire.

You keep your mouth shut this time.

Come in, Sahala. I'm going to whip you.

You and that scrunch owl.

Both be digging my grave with those stumpy foots of yours.

You keep your big mouth shut here.

Don't want no noise out of you.

Will you be out there?

That's me.

Royce Hagen.

Mr. Booker T.

Pierce Hagen's boy.

You remember?

Sure do favor your daddy.

That's a fact. No lie.

In favor of him, I thought you might be his ghost.

But I reckon no ghost like to feel my skin.

No, I don't reckon it does, Booker.

When you come on in here?

I just came in this afternoon.

Got my Cadillac stuck in a marsh down there a couple of miles back and had to

walk on in.

Ah, the old house is in pretty damn good shape.

I was really surprised.

Tensors now and then.

Besides, we so far back in these woods.

Nobody be messing around with it.

Everything seems to be right there.

A lot of Daddy's old stuff and Aunt Lily's, too.

Uh -huh.

This place be sort of a museum.

But I don't be changing nothing.

I left it be.

I just sweeping dust here and there.

Be your place to do the changing.

Been hoping you'd come ever since your Aunt Lily died.

Been a while back.

What took you so long?

Well, hey, come on, sit down.

I've been out to sea.

We're riding freighters around the world.

Riding those winds a long time, boy.

Yeah.

What would be your plans now that you've got your foot back in the sand?

I've been thinking about cattle ranching.

You've got to. Man, just waiting for those cows to come on.

You know, Booker, I turned down a lot of money for this land.

Can't figure out why I didn't take it.

Anyhow, something brought me back here.

Might as well be cows.

And that beats not knowing why I came or why I want to stay.

Time ain't for wasting on the whys.

Just figuring out those whys is like a dog running after his own tail.

It leads to nothing.

Yeah.

Well, that's just what I've been doing, Booker.

Chasing my own tail around in a big circle.

You reckon your heart told you to stop a while?

Yeah, I guess you could say that.

I'm gonna give it a try anyhow.

Well, I can't tell you about your own self, Royce.

But you're looking for a place to stop.

This here lands as close to your blood family as you're gonna get.

Just follow your instincts, that's all.

And that's good.

Well, I guess we'll see if my instincts do me right.

You reckon you can help me get that old Cadillac out of the marsh tomorrow?

I'll be taking care of Pierce Higgins, boy. You see.

You be home now.

to the end of it, Booker. Uh -huh.

I think about you, Royce. I know Gator gonna beat you to the point.

Yeah, how's that?

You ain't slowed down yet.

I left you in town last week.

All you had was a no -good Cadillac.

Now you got a pasture full of heifers fixing drop calves and a

fine mare in the crowd.

That's something.

It's always something.

Yeah.

Once I make my mind up to do something, I tend to act on it quick.

That way I stay interested.

Want to get a couple of calves in here right away, so as I can weed out the

sorry cows.

Besides, that'll give me time to look around for a couple of high -quality

bulls. Well, that's done.

How's the way on the backpast? That's looking all right.

Surely appreciate you helping me, Booker.

Yeah, any time you need help, you just holler.

Of course.

You don't know about that.

Well, I'd be might pleased that you stand on here.

Yeah?

Well, now knows it.

Come on.

I'm hungry for a nice cold beer.

Now you're talking.

You ever been married, Booker?

I understand keeping my women in town.

I like to tip in love, tip my hat, and walk right out.

Don't want no woman having to die in love for me no more.

You must be lonely out here, huh?

And wish you had some nice lady around? No?

I done told you I tried that before.

And I find it worse being lonely and not alone than being lonely with just

myself. You hear what I'm saying?

Yeah, I know what you mean about that.

Never get used to that kind of pain.

Hey, what's this going on out here?

What you mean?

What do you reckon this is all about?

They come to work.

Done the same with me.

They just come.

Yeah? Well, where'd they come from?

They're living out there on your land, ain't they?

Ask no questions.

They come.

They work hard.

They don't want much.

Well, you sure don't sound too happy about it.

How come you let them stay on?

They ain't got no choice in the matter.

Don't ask me no more.

It's all that stuff about you ain't got no choice in the matter.

You just hide in the fact you got a soft heart.

They got a name?

Them's perjuries.

A what?

They call themselves perjuries.

And if I was you...

I wouldn't get too friendly with them.

How's that, Booker? Could they wear them weird clothes?

You heard what I said.

Well, I'm gonna go on out there and see what they're up to.

You coming?

I'm going home now.

I'm tired.

One thing more, Royce.

They'd be different.

You go slow on them, you hear?

Royce Higgins, my name.

It is a pleasure.

Well, I see you have everything under control out here.

There is little for my children to do here.

And we're good workers, you know.

We thought we could help you on occasion.

Surely you can benefit from our assistance.

I don't doubt that for a second, Mr. Perjury.

Looks like you got a pretty good crew out here.

Oh, yes, yes.

I don't suppose to do any harm y 'all working if you want to.

Plenty to do around here.

All right. Y 'all are welcome anytime.

You know, I must have cat blood in me.

Never get tired of fishing.

And today I'm going fishing.

I can catch fish anywhere.

All I want to know is any water.

Fact is, it's pretty low down by the creek.

Oh, that's nothing.

Catch fish out of a water bucket.

Well, here. Take that with you.

I'll keep the skeeters off your neck.

And you can smoke it, too, for my first two casts down coming.

Is that so?

Yeah. They doing good?

Yes, they're real good.

Them perjuries.

You run them off the place?

No.

As a matter of fact, I kind of hired them on.

They helped me get that old orange grove out there back in shape.

You're right about them working hard.

You ain't getting too friendly with them, is you?

Booker, I don't know nothing about those folks.

Except they dug and planted me a great garden.

Now they're working out there like something I ain't never seen before in

orange trees.

So before you go warning me off of them again, I know they're, uh, what, a

little strange, I guess.

But I like that about them.

They're real shy, quiet.

Like real backwoods, you know?

Too backwards is a problem.

I ain't saying you ought not work with them.

Just stay your distance.

And don't get too personal.

You hear what I'm saying, boy?

All right, Booker.

I wasn't thinking on it anyway.

I'll try not to get too personal with them perjuries.

Well...

Can't come on.

He's on in the town.

I'll see you later.

Get your stuff up, Pete.

Let's go on fishing.

It sure was nice of y 'all to bring us food all the way over here.

Haven't had this good since I can remember.

All she do is pick flowers all day.

And you know why?

Because all she thinks about is Royce. Royce, Royce, Royce, Royce.

How about some more bread, Mr.

Hagen? Yes, ma 'am.

Help us after more greens.

I don't mind if I do.

I made them.

You cook them in hog jowl?

It could not be pork, Mr. Hagen.

We eat no meat.

You don't? How come?

We don't like the taste of meat.

Well, if you don't like it, you have no idea.

Have a good day.

How are you making out?

Excellently well.

We finished for the day.

You sure have done a fine job, Mr. Ferguson.

I figure this is just about what I owe you.

I sure do appreciate you working so hard.

Oh, no, Mr. Hagen. You owe us nothing.

Oh, please take it.

Please call me Royce.

That goes for you, too, you gigglers.

I'm going to go out and look over my cows. You want to come?

Oh, no.

Boy, these two are a case, ain't they, Mr. Perjury? Hey, look, there's Twyla

Sugar.

Sugar. Here you go, Twyla, here you go.

I'd better not.

Oh, come on.

Maybe she's scared, just like you.

I'll go.

I'll have her back just after dark. Don't worry.

Have you spoken to her yet?

No, I did not think it necessary.

She seems to be following her natural instincts. That's good.

You know, I've sensed that she knows it's time for her to leave us.

Are you scared?

No.

Can we rest a bit here?

Sure.

Yeah. See them?

They seem to be doing all right.

They look so sad to be alive.

So frightened.

They must know they're in.

Nah.

I don't think they're pondering over their future.

Look at that out there.

All the grass they can eat.

Water to drink.

Nah, they don't have it so bad.

They're living for now.

They're lucky.

You okay back there?

Yes. Just checking. Felt that shiver run up your backbone.

It's that owl and the whale in the woods. They're screaming like they know

something.

Well, what is it that they know? I can't say. I just know some danger.

Hey, you ain't one of them psychic people, are you?

You know, one of those people who say they can see things before they happen?

I told you before, I know nothing of the future.

I can't see things before they happen.

I'm glad of that.

I only know the moment.

I feel it.

It's a sense.

Like fear, it just comes.

You know what it is I like about you, Twyla?

You are scary.

You mean I frighten you?

Well, I don't know if that's the right word for it, but whatever it is, I like

it.

Hey, isn't that Booker's truck pulling out of there?

It is.

Does he come by here often?

He doesn't come to visit, but he leaves for us things that he brings from town.

He does, does he?

Don't you folks ever go into town?

No, we don't want to.

So it's a big help to us that he brings these things.

Still, my family and I are afraid of him.

Booker?

Why in hell be scared of Booker?

He wouldn't harm anything and wouldn't bite back.

I don't know why.

He frightens us.

But he knows us, so he doesn't get too close.

Yeah, I've noticed that.

I better get on in now.

Must happen that I see you again soon.

Alone.

This be a clean killing.

Yes, it do.

Ain't a natural thing, Royce.

Something very strange going on here.

Come out of nowhere.

Just like out of the air.

Well, whatever it is that killed this calf, you think it'll be back?

Hmm. Can't say.

Something like this would be hard to predict.

Yeah. Could be he's just passing through.

That's right.

I passed through here my own self yesterday.

And I saw that perjury girl sitting up on the horse with you.

Yeah, you reckon that's got something to do with this, do you, Booker?

I done told you to stay clear of them people.

Ain't no joking on it.

I've been living out here in these woods all my life.

And I tell you, there's something strange going on here.

These woods have the reputation of the power.

When I was a young 'un, there used to be a conjure doctor.

Us called him Swamper.

Used to come all the way from New Orleans to gather roots out of these

And the word passed on.

And my grandmama used to send Rooster Khan to doctors all over the country.

That's where the name hole in the wall come from.

The hoodoo put his name on these woods.

Pierce and Lily knew about the strange power of these woods, hole. Ain't that

so?

Yeah.

Yeah, I heard some of those stories, Booker, but that stuff's like folk

That never really happened.

Anyway, what's all this got to do with the perjuries?

What be a folk tale, be the truth turned and shaped by time.

What you got here looks like a wolf that killed your calf.

And there ain't been no wolves in Florida in over 40 years.

Now, these poetry people, they come in here just like the wolf out of them

woods.

I've been living here all my life.

And I've seen some strange things going on.

And these purges be one of them.

Yeah. Well, Booker, if they be so strange to you, how come it is you bring

supplies in from town?

What, you be a hound dog snooping around?

Now, I ain't saying not to help the purges get along in the world.

I'm just telling you not to let them get close to your heart. That's all.

Well, I always watch out for that anyway.

I'll be bringing you my own gun to use.

You don't be owning one, does you?

No, but it looks like I'm gonna have to get one.

I sure do.

Bad enough to catch, Ted.

It'd just be a nasty killing here.

Last night I heard the wind a -howling and a witch owl a -squinting.

And I know something was happening in these woods.

Come out of the air.

Out of nowhere.

Do you understand, child?

I think so, Mama.

But why?

We were given the power to choose a new life.

And that, my dear one, is a rare gift.

Is it really true?

It's so hard to believe that we were once... Hush, child.

You must never let the words of our secret pass through your lips.

You must remember this.

Never.

Do you understand?

Do the others know?

No, only you and your father and I know.

We've told you because you're the first to leave.

Are you frightened?

No, I don't feel afraid.

That's good.

Because the choice we have made may be too difficult for us to live by.

And we must know if we have made the right decision before the fall comes.

How will you know it's right, this choice?

You, Twyla.

It will depend on you.

We will wait to see if you can survive in this new life you're about to enter.

What if he won't take me, Mama?

He will take you.

I know.

I see it in his eyes when he looks at you.

He sees you, a woman, and a man who lives alone needs a woman.

There'll be no problem with this union.

You'll both follow your natural instinct.

Now go to sleep.

You must wake early to prepare yourself.

What in the hell are you doing hiding up there?

Watching you work.

How come you got your face all painted up like that?

Don't like it?

I never said I didn't like it.

It's just that you sure have a

different way of... Well...

You know, you do

look strangely nice like that.

You know, you look, uh... Well, you know, you,

uh, if you want to watch me work, you don't have to hide.

I was waiting until I was ready.

Ready for what?

To attract you to me.

Well, now, I'd say you've done that.

And now what are you going to do?

There's only one room left to paint.

Yeah, which one?

That little one with all the pretty things.

That's my Aunt Lily's room.

My daddy's sister.

Hey, you look great.

You don't mind that I wear the Aunt Lily thing?

Nah. Do whatever you want with that stuff in there.

Now, and that's your room.

Want to go for a ride?

Great. I'll get the heck of them.

You heard Pete. You were there.

Told him about messing with that gal.

Now he's living with her.

No, sir.

It ain't likely.

No good's gonna come out of that situation.

Hey, I can tell by that look that you ain't all that pleased to see my smiling

face today, Booker.

It ain't you I ain't pleased to see.

It's who you've got.

Looks like you've been seeing me and I ain't been seeing you.

That's why you ain't been by lately, huh?

That's right.

Boy, this don't be funny business.

You ain't heading for a good time like you're thinking.

You're getting yourself messed up with something that you don't know nothing

about.

Best be considering on these things hard, like I tell you. Come on now,

You're really starting to sound too much like a preacher.

Sometimes a cranky old preacher at that.

You listen to what I say, boy.

I've warned you.

I've told you.

Now, I ain't going to condone the fact that you're living with that clergy

No, sir.

Hey, now.

Let's just hold this up a minute right here.

Are you telling me what I can do and what I can't do?

Royce, I'm just telling you what you can't see with your own eyes.

You'll still be a boy in some ways.

And I see you winding up on the inn and finding yourself looking like sucker

bait.

Who the hell do you think you're talking to here?

You're telling me where I can get on and get off.

What you condone.

You ain't my daddy.

Let's just say that I want things right for you.

You'd be Pierce's boy.

And I cradled you in my arms when you were this big.

I may not have got you, but I damn near raised you.

Now, if that don't mean jack shit to you, well, that don't matter.

Of course, you'd be part of my history, and that do matter.

All I want is what's good for you. And that don't include those perjuries.

Well, could be you're right.

Maybe I am, in fact, getting mixed up in something I don't know all that much

about.

But on the other hand, I think that's just what I like about it.

There be some responsibilities people never get freed of.

Things gonna happen to happen.

That be the way it will.

Well, I see you don't be understanding what I'm saying.

So I'm going to say one more word.

I hope I ne 'er need to say what comes betwixt you two.

That's all.

All right, that's fair enough.

All right, that's a promise.

I won't be asking you about it.

Oh, hell, why don't you just, you know, come on and take a ride in town with me.

No, you go on.

I've got to tend these greens.

I'll be busy.

Come on by the house sometime when you can.

She ain't so scary.

I just want to tell you I'm going to go on out to Grove now.

Oh, yeah, so you're getting ready to paint up this room, huh?

You going to use all that paint in this one room?

I don't know yet. I was just looking at the colors. They're all so nice.

I don't know which one to use.

Well, hell, use them all if you want to.

Well, I'll see you later.

Royce? Yeah?

Who are they?

Well, it seems to me that must be Booker's granny, Meg.

That one's of my daddy, Pierce.

That might be Aunt Lily. I don't know.

Who did them?

Beats me.

Booker might know.

May I ask you?

Sure. I would like it that you not look in this room until I bring you here,

after the walls are painted.

Yeah.

Okay.

I'll catch you later.

I believe $49 .95 is too much to pay for those cars. I tell you, I went out

there, and I had them mounted up on my Ford rims, and they're not wide enough.

What happens is, is a mud packs in them like that, and they get in that mud, and

they just spin and turn and throw mud and throw frogs and everything else out

there. I don't know what to think about them, I tell you.

I think they're too much money.

What do you think about it? I don't think I believe it. What?

Hey, damn, aren't you Royce Hagen?

Is it?

Hey, Charlie.

Hey, boy.

Been a long time.

Remember Garcia?

Hey, how you been, man?

Wonder why old Booker didn't bother to tell me you boys were still around these

parts. Ah, Booker. Well, don't see much of Booker anymore.

Booker don't like the fact I don't get my rocks off killing animals much.

Tends to be the Herman he always was, you know, living out there in them

backwoods.

Booker, he thinks he knows everything there is to know about everything.

I see him every once in a while. He comes into town chasing women or selling

greens or something.

I heard he got land rich off that piece your Aunt Lily gave him. Oh, yeah.

I reckon he did.

Hey, you all want some beers?

Yes. All right.

So where you been anyway, boy?

Well, I tell you, I've been around a few blocks.

South America a lot.

Out of Miss Florida.

Nothing like it. It's good.

Oh, man.

You know, don't you, that your daddy and mine are... Probably two of the finest

hunting guides the state of Florida has ever known.

Except for Booker.

That old leg of his never kept him out of the woods. But he's old now.

Folks around here are still big on hunting, you know.

You don't tell us that well. Oh, yeah. Don't believe it. They say he's the

hottest hunting guide that they got around here now.

Ain't nothing hot about him. He's got some hot dogs. That's about all he's got

that's hot.

Except his wife.

And I'm about ready to go see her out right now. I'll see you all later.

Have you always lived with your folks?

Till you came here?

Yes, we've tried to stay together.

Thought you didn't remember your past.

I know, I've always stayed with my family.

You never have been, uh...

You never have been with a man before?

No.

I've never known a man before you.

Where did you live before you came here?

I've always lived here.

You won't let me know too much about you, will you?

I'm ready to show you my room now.

Hey, isn't there any light in here?

Wait.

What is this?

Did I do wrong?

Are you kidding?

I didn't know you were in here doing all this. I thought, you know, you were

painting the wall.

Is that Pete? That's Pete, isn't it?

That must be Booker.

Let's turn on the light.

I've never done anything like this before. It just happened.

There's something about this room. I felt it the first time I came in.

Some special feeling.

You really don't mind?

No. Why would I mind?

Come here and hush. I need to... This must have taken you a lot of

work to do all this.

What's all that?

How come the guy's arm around that bird like that?

Is this your folks over here?

This is beautiful.

Why'd you quit?

We got a whole wall here left to paint.

You take all that stuff down.

Well, I have no more pictures to paint now.

Get on out of here.

There'll be another calf killing.

What?

Any tracks?

Rain, don't treat us this time.

Rain, be proper force, you know, if it ain't working for you.

Come on, Booker, where's the calf at?

A while yonder.

You know, what do you think old Ferry done think about rain when Moses

to pawn frogs on the kingdom?

If nature ain't working for you, you's in trouble, Jack.

I guess I'll go see Tellis about some traps.

Mm -hmm.

I got two that might work.

Tellis, he has a rig for this.

He got some bad -ass trappings done.

Hey, Killis. Oh, hi, Royce. How you doing?

We're good.

Hey, you got a minute? Let me talk to you. Sure.

Hey, Roy.

Yeah. You think you can take over for a while here? Yeah.

Oh, I want you to meet Royce Higgins. You know, Pierce Higgins, sir.

Yeah. All right. All right.

Let's get a drink.

Hey, how you been making out, hotshot?

I need to borrow some traps, Killis.

Well, you've got them.

What you got, foxes?

No, worse than that.

Some kind of huge dog been killing my calves.

Booker see the kill?

Yeah. Yeah, he thinks it's a wolf.

A wolf?

Yeah, old Booker, he's, uh, tends to be superstitious lately.

What you figuring, a stakeout?

Yeah.

Well, I don't believe you're going to catch him in a trap.

I ain't got much choice.

Well, I'll tell you what you do.

You set you in a trap.

And when you get hit again, call me, and I'll bring out my dog.

Might be 3 o 'clock in the morning.

Don't worry about it, hot shot.

We'll catch him.

better, Charlie?

You have natural fears, as we all do.

But you'll learn to beat those fears in order to survive.

Do you really believe this, Papa?

I was so frightened.

I feel I've failed.

You have not failed.

You have adjusted well.

I hope so, Mama.

I've been so happy with Royce.

And he with you.

Look, he comes for you now.

Does not want him to see me so frail.

Maybe he's angry with me. No, he's concerned for you.

He's confused by your disappearance.

Go to him now.

Yes, and believe in your strength.

Hey, how y 'all folks?

He is a good man.

I hope she can make it to pass her fears.

He seems to be understanding in his ways.

We will wait to see what happens.

Then we must make a move for the other children.

They're growing fast, you know.

Yes. I don't like it when you leave the woods to go to town.

I feel really safe here.

Next time, why don't you leave me a note before you disappear?

I don't know how to write words.

Well, we know you can make pictures, so next time leave me a picture then of

where you are.

Good for nothing.

Look at you.

Lying there like you're the prince while I'm killing the flies around.

Leave my stuff down.

I hope you haven't been caught.

Y 'all ain't no witchcats.

What are you gonna come for?

I know it's bad luck to get rid of you.

So it looks like I'm gonna have to raise you on us.

A cat to come at the full of the moon.

It'd be a sign of something.

What many lives you got left with?

I reckon the way you look, you think you's up to most of them already.

This here's Pete.

That dog gonna be snapping his jaws around, nothing less than home cooked.

Don't you be worried.

Maybe you'd be gracious enough to kill a few flies around here.

Yes, sir.

They'll be buzzing around all the summer.

Flies on the ceiling, flies on the floor.

I hope you like greens.

I probably won't be back till suppertime.

I gotta get the growth spray.

I thought I'd see you folks about that.

I should have mentioned it to them last night, but I spent my mind.

The main thing is I gotta get up with Booker and get those traps set for a

nightfall.

Do you want to come along?

No. I have work to do here.

I'll wait for you.

Yeah, all right.

You lot will spoil me, girl.

I'll see you later.

Hey, don't lay there too long drinking that coffee.

Too much of it will give you the shakes.

What happened? You dropped something?

I'm sorry. I forgot to prepare food tonight.

Don't worry about it.

Ain't that one star of chicken ears, that one don't lay no eggs?

Well, I thought maybe you might cook her up for me tonight.

Maybe you could brawl some night.

There's been another attack. He got by the traps. We're going out after him.

Keep on back asleep.

No, please don't go.

Don't leave me alone, Royce. Twyla, listen, I gotta go.

Now, look, you just need some rest.

Come on, lay yourself down. Try to get some sleep. No.

No, please.

Please don't go.

Twyla, I got no choice.

Now, he's killing my cares.

I see blood in your eyes. It scares me.

Twyla, Twyla, I know you'll be frightened.

You're just tired.

What you need is some sleep.

I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

When you wake up, if you're still feeling shaky, just go on over to your

Looks like you're going to need some more dogs.

I'll take the horses on back and find you one.

No.

No.

No.

You'll be tired, Tos.

Too hot out here.

Need to rest.

I've got the way.

Put him in the truck.

Stay close to Pete.

He'll make no sound.

Get the tree up.

Get the tree up.

You're going to have to move fast and quiet.

No noise with the walking.

Maybe you just sink right up on it.

I'm going around the back in the hole in the wall.

Over by the oak grove. You know where that is? Yeah.

I'll be there.

Maybe you chase him to me.

And I get the shot.

You stay close to Pete.

Don't let Pete away from your eyes, or he'll sing.

Go on.

Missed my shot too, Royce.

I ain't missing nothing.

There he is, Booker.

Can't talk no ghost talk.

These words can birth another just like him.

They're off that way.

Let's get Tildes.

Get him out of here.

I'll be damned if he don't be acting like he's deserving the honors.

Who'd you hear being manipulated?

I got that bottle of whiskey tucked away somewhere.

You sit down. I'll see if I can find it.

Hey, Twyla.

There's something I've got to tell you.

Elise.

Paint pictures in this bedroom.

She'd be gone, Royce.

I know Lily's gone, Booker.

What are you saying?

You ain't talking about Lily gone.

Oh, you're talking about Twyla, right?

Yeah, I'm sure she's gone. I told you, she'd probably be over at her folks'

place.

They'd all be gone.

You sure of that, are you, Booker?

Just what is it you know that I don't know?

Now, I want to know what's going on between you and them.

You got something to tell me, you say it to me straight.

Ain't nothing straight about it, except this.

The pictures tell the story.

You see?

She be gone.

They all be gone.

Yeah, you're talking crazy, Booker.

She was here when you brought the horses back, right?

Yes.

You probably took the mare out.

Is everything hidden in the fire?

Yes, Father.

And have we all agreed on the choice that we have made?

Yes, Father.

Twyla, we cannot leave unless it is the choice of all.

Yes, Mama.

You must believe in your choice, my child.

Otherwise, it will not be possible for us to return to our natural life.

Now, Papa.

Now, Papa.

No.

I knew them purgies would have to go back to being what they was before.

It was too weak to live with us.

Too much fear.

But these woods be a strange place.

Maybe someday something else will come out of these woods to try and live in

world.

Something strong.

Not afraid.

Wise to the ways of men.

Hopes we don't have no more trouble.