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I'm really worried about her, Alec. It's

been weeks since I've talked to Tresa. I

just wish I knew what was going on.

Keeping Faith alive is never easy.

Yeah, especially when she's in some

foreign country by herself, thousands of

miles away.

Trusting her strength, Will.

You know, just once. Just once. I wish I

could get a handle on things the way

that you have.

Never downplay your own abilities.

What abilities? I'm barely staying

afloat here.

I mean, the swamp tours ain't exactly

been booming since I took over.

It doesn't mean you don't have the

talents. Yours are more personal. People

feel comfortable when they're with you.

You really think so?

No.

Excuse me.

Something's wrong. We must hurry.

Oh no.

Who is she?

Her Watson,

the eccentric old woman from Carver

Street.

My friend

before you moved here, she and your

brother were the only ones who knew

about me. For many years, she was my

sole human contact.

I owe her so much.

I must give Irma something back.

She's gone.

What could you possibly give back to her

now?

Her daughter

Heat. Heat.

The swamp is my world. It is who I am.

It is what I am. I was once a man. I

know the evil men do. Do not bring your

evil here. I warn you. Beware the wrath

of

Swamp Thing.

225 Batoo now boarding in gate 2.

Hi. Uh Kathy Swanson.

Yes.

My name is Will Kip. Your mother and I,

we shared a close friend. First of all,

I'd like to say how sorry I am that

she's passed away.

Thank you.

147 from New Orleans now.

Can I give you a lift?

Yeah. Yeah, that would be nice.

Obviously, my taxi is never going to

show. I'm staying at the hotel downtown.

I figured as much. It's the only one we

got.

Well, you certainly packed light. I

won't be staying long.

Kathy, if you'd like to stop by the

church, the Reverend Miller says that

he's available to discuss the services

with you.

I'm sure whatever he has planned will be

just fine.

I'd forgotten how far off the beaten

track this place is.

Yeah, that it is. But I don't know. I've

I've gotten used to it. There's There's

something kind of nice about being able

to control your gunshots and traffic

noises with your TV for a month.

So, how long has it been since you've

been back home?

This was never my home.

She was not just one person to us but

many. An independent woman, a friend, a

faithful member of her church, and a

loving mother.

But let us not forget that above all,

Hermas wants it was part of our

creator's plan. Let us not grieve too

long for her. For at a point, we will be

grieving not for her, but for ourselves.

Life is so peculiar, isn't it, Alec?

Things we do over if only we could.

We all have regrets.

The worst for me is knowing I drove my

daughter off the way I did.

But you didn't drive her off. And you

don't have to sugarcoat the truth for

me.

I'm not.

Yes, you are,

Irma. Not every child grows up to stay

at home. Some just can't wait to strike

out on their own.

You're a good friend, Alec. But we both

know that I treated her the way my

parents treated me.

I drove my daughter from my life

single-handedly.

Do anything to take it all back

to be a better mother to her.

You did the best you could at the time.

And that's not sugar coating. That's

fact.

Alec,

Kathy hasn't so much as talked to me.

She hates me.

My own daughter hates me.

She hates me.

She hates me.

Kathy,

your mother's with the Lord now, and

he's the better for it, in my opinion.

Thank you, Reverend. It was a lovely

service.

It won't be the same Sunday mornings

without seeing Irma's face in the front

row. You look so much like her when she

was young.

Fortunately, that's where the

similarities end. Goodbye, Reverend.

Hello,

it's Will. Thought you might like some

help.

I'm managing fine, thanks.

Well, how about some company?

I don't have time to be social.

Well, I meant for me. I mean, let's face

it, home is not exactly New York City on

a Friday night.

The work gloves are over there.

Your mother must have lived here a long

time.

As long as I can remember.

Did you live here?

Well, I was old enough to escape.

She sure did like collecting.

Do you ever wonder where someone gets

all those salt and pepper shakers?

No, I don't.

Really?

My mother and I were not very close.

Yeah, well, my old man and I, we've got

a pretty lousy relationship, too. I know

how it is.

Nobody knows how it is. The only

relationship she and I had ended the day

I left, which, by the way, was none too

soon.

How old were you?

16.

Hey, hey, wait.

I'm sure a lot of work went into keeping

this healthy.

Your mother had quite the green thumb.

My mother was an eccentric old fool. I

mean, look at this place. It's a pigsty.

How can anyone live like this?

You mean alone without a daughter?

That was her choice, not mine. I never

asked her to be strange.

Do you have any idea what it's like

growing up having your mother be the

town joke? Having all your friends make

fun of you because of her?

I used to cringe in fear every time she

came to my school or took any interest

in any of my activities. I could count

on her to do one inappropriate thing or

another.

She never did anything like a normal

mom. She just sat here talking to the

damn cats.

Maybe that's because cats don't judge.

And maybe you should leave.

No argument there.

It's no use, Alec.

The lady is an ice princess.

She's a victim of her own hate and

nothing more.

You kidding me, man? She has not been

nice to one person since she's gotten in

this town. I mean, she didn't even cry

at her own mother's funeral.

Kathy believes she was wrong by her

mother. She's in a great deal of pain.

Yeah. Well, it must be tough lugging

around an attitude like that.

Irma was very troubled, Will. Years ago,

she had an emotional breakdown. And for

a long time, showing love was hard for

her. Even love for her own daughter.

Kathy felt rejected.

At least you tried.

Alec,

how come you never mentioned Irma to me

before? I mean, we're as close as

friends can get, and

you never once even told me about her.

Everyone is a part deep inside. They

never show anyone.

Okay, I can take a hint.

When I crawled from the swamp,

disfigured and confused, Irma found me.

I wanted to die, but she brought me back

mentally and physically. I was so

bitter, anybody would have given up, but

not Irma. She saw past my pain.

So, how are you going to turn Kathy

around?

I'm not. Irma can do that better than I

ever could.

Heat. Heat.

What are you gawking at? You never seen

a war hero before?

I didn't know it was Halloween.

Mom. Mom.

So, why are you dressed like this?

I enlisted, babe.

You what? I'll tell you on the way to

Mel.

I used to play around

at my

when I met that little girl knew that I

would fall for the fool. Oh yeah,

I was

Well, she told me that she cared for me

that we never

so the very first time I gave away my

heart for you.

I was

I'm telling you guys, somebody's got to

do something about the communist.

Oh, what are you going to do? Bore him

to death?

I'm talking peace and freedom, pizza

face. I mean, McCarthy was right. We

should have kicked tail when we had a

chance.

Glad I thought we were going to talk.

Talk? That's all he's been doing is

talking. Talking and talking. I bet you

he's a lot of fun to drive in, huh?

Hey, knock it off, guys.

Hey, how you doing?

What's wrong, babe?

I don't like all this kidding around.

There's nothing funny about this.

Don't you think I know that?

I'm not sure what you know anymore. Why

didn't you tell me you were going to

join the Air Force?

It was a surprise.

Oh, it sure was. You wrecked everything.

No, I didn't.

What happened to all our plans? What

happened to us getting married after

school? Look, you know my father's been

sick. I had to do something to help out.

There are other ways to make money.

Yeah, I could have got a job here. A

handful of nickels and all the fries I

could eat.

What am I supposed to do? You're all

I've got. You know what my parents are

like.

Well, well, attent.

You know, you ought to be on Arthur

Godfrey.

Say it ain't so, Griffith. Say you ain't

really shipping out.

So, what if I am? What happens to the

title? Are we all supposed to just sit

around waiting for you to get done

playing Soldier?

You know, maybe you should have thought

about that when you lost to me.

Yeah. Well, it's a little tough to think

when your car ain't right.

Hey, Tony, when are you going to accept

the fact that you're not the racing king

you thought?

When I get my rematch.

There ain't going to be no rematch. I

got more important things to do.

You're saying you're better than me?

Get out of my face, Tony.

Race me or take me, Soldier Boy. Your

choice.

Brad.

What's within?

Mom.

Mom. Mom.

Mom. Mom, are you here? I know. I saw

you.

It wasn't her.

I mean, you no harm. I only want to

talk. This is as close as I'll come.

Who are you?

You've been given a gift, Kathy. The

chance to be where you never could and

to see all that your eyes have been

closed to.

What are you talking about? And how do

you know my name?

Your mother began adulthood like most

teenagers, alive and full of dreams. You

saw that for yourself tonight.

So what if I did? What do you want from

me?

Only a little more of your time. There

are reasons people change, Kathy. And

some of the reasons are quite tragic.

No.

No.

Time to get the weapon you deserve,

Griffith.

That's what you said last time. All you

did was eat my dust.

I can't believe you're going to do this.

Honey, there's nothing else I can do.

You can say no.

I owe him this one.

Oh, for God's sake. Mom, don't let him

talk to you like this. What about what

you owe me? You said no more races.

Come on now. Don't get so upset. It's

just a stupid race.

I hate this. Everything's changing so

fast. You're going off for God knows how

long. And all I want to do is be with

you.

Take this with you. Now step back. It's

going to be okay. It's okay. We'll be

right back.

Oh, Mom. You can't let him do this.

Something terrible is going to happen. I

know it is.

Let's go, Tony.

Come and get me.

Listen to me. YOU CAN'T RAISE EACH

OTHER. EVERYBODY,

please listen to me.

go.

Oh no.

No.

Dang it.

No.

No.

NO.

THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO.

I HAVE TO HELP HIM.

YOU CAN'T HELP HIM NOW. NOBODY CAN HELP

HIM. HE'S GONE.

NO, HE CAN'T BE.

It's all right.

What am I going to do? We were going to

get married.

I know. I know.

I love him so much.

And he loved you. But he never knew

I'm going to have his baby.

What? I was going to tell him tonight.

All right, let it out.

You've been given a gift, Catherine. The

chance to be where you never could and

to see all that your eyes have been

closed to.

My mother and I were not very close. She

was an eccentric old fool. This was

never my home.

There are reasons people change,

Patrick.

Do you have any idea what it's like

growing up having your mother be the

town joke? I'm going to have this baby.

Mom,

I don't know where to start.

There was so much I never knew,

and I I let that get in the way.

We both did.

I can't imagine what you went through

losing Brad.

Dad,

and then raising me all by yourself.

I talked to Reverend Miller

and he told me that your parents threw

you out.

Mom, no wonder you were so private about

everything.

I really did love you deep inside

and I always will.

I I can't tell you how pleased I am that

you came. I knew you would eventually

Heat. Heat.

Heat. Heat.