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since I had my hand on a car.

Let's go.

Plenty of gas?

You take his coat. Give me the shirt.

Let's fight about the pants in Mexico.

I'll tie him and gag him here.

Good Lord.

Hey,

what'd you do it for?

YOU BASTARD!

except let white men take care of white men's troubles.

Hey, Len.

J.L.

Can I report a tire and jackstone from a car?

Excuse me.

Hello?

Yeah, just a minute.

It's long distance.

Tell him I'm sleeping.

I was.

He's sleeping.

I was.

Who is it?

It's Hurst at the state farm.

He says he don't care who you're sleeping with.

All right, I'll take care of you all now.

Where's your car? We'll never take it.

Right on my house.

Call her.

He busted out.

When did he bust out?

Is he talking loud enough for you all?

No, I haven't learned nothing.

Bubba isn't going to be that big a fool to come up around here now.

I'll let you know if we find anything out about that tar.

All right.

Well, I'll go around and see Reeves, but I don't believe he's going to know

anything about Bubba.

All right, I'll call you back.

Hey, Leroy!

Yeah? Bubba Reeves just escaped from camp.

That so?

Hey, Jim!

Bubba Reeves just broke out of the pen.

Bubba Reeves escaped.

Is there any other news I can give you, gentlemen?

Yeah, did you hear how he got out?

No.

I bet he's going to give you some trouble before you get him back.

I'm awful glad you're worrying about it, Lamb. Sure I'm worried about it. He

stole one of my diamond watch from the store, didn't he? How many cars is he

stealing, Rex?

Well, Leroy, Sheriff Calder don't remember anything about that. He just

remembers Val Rogers.

Bubba Reeves smashed up his special Cadillac and he marched him straight off

the jail.

That's cute, but the way I heard it, Bubba got sent up for driving an

airplane drunk.

I believe I like your version a hell of a lot better.

Val Rogers' airplane. Well, we got to keep it all in the family, Leroy. You

know, Jake Rogers and Bubba Reeves, they trade things back and forth like wives

and aeroplanes. Hold on, ma'am.

Listen.

What are you saying, ma'am?

Well, it was Val Rogers' airport.

That's right.

Tell you what.

You buy yourself an airplane and get somebody to borrow it, and I'll come and

arrest him.

no trouble around here tonight.

Them dental boys may not like it. I know what those boys are going to like

tonight, and so do you.

You going out to see Mr. Miller Reeves?

That's nice.

Mighty nice.

I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Mr. Sam.

Oh.

That ain't a good sign.

No, it ain't a good sign.

You always called me mister when I got the mortgage interest payments.

No, that ain't true, Mr. Sam.

See, I'm respectful toward other people, unlike a lot of other people in this

town. Mr. Sam, why don't you sell that little picayune farm of yours?

You know, it's awful hard for a man to make a living these days on just a one

-man farm.

Tell you what, I will cancel your interest payments, I'll cancel your

mortgage, and I'll give you $500.

A man born to love a farm ain't got no place to go when it's gone.

That's what's the matter with the sheriff.

I'll stick with it, Mr. Briggs, and hope to bring you the payment on my next

craft. In that case, Sam, I... In that case, you'll have to raise the interest,

and you don't like to do it, but... Well, I... I don't mind.

See, I may be many other things, Sam, but I ain't no liar.

I, uh, I'd like to raise the interest.

No, sir.

You may be many other things, but you're no liar.

That's no way to talk. Defeatist talk never brings up oil.

Well, you better tell your father that I'd unchecked all the soil tests, and

I'm worried.

When my father smells oil, nature repents.

And there'll be oil when it flows, and flow it will.

My father will be right here with a bonus for everybody.

It'll be Saturday night in a few hours.

I have only one more duty, to see our Mexican workers and wish them a safe

journey home.

You all have a happy weekend and wish me one.

We believe it hard.

Good to see you, Mr. Rogers.

They say to thank your father for the television and all he has given.

No, he didn't. He said my father, the unclean son of a pig, could keep his

television and pay more money.

Cotton's all chopped.

Vaya con Dios.

See you back again at the rice crop.

There, I'm grateful and ignorant, Mr. Rogers.

Are you grateful?

Are you grateful, Mrs. Ella?

Si. We are grateful.

A four-year's job, two healthy children, and a good wife.

You have a very pretty wife, Mr. Rogers.

My. I cut out her picture every time I see it in the newspapers.

And I bet soon you'll have a fine fun.

Well, I don't think so.

You must not be discouraged.

I'm not.

Guess you won't be helping out around here tonight, huh?

You ask me that every Saturday night, and every Saturday night I say no.

Yeah, but what if I should drop dead?

You want me to leave a note with the name of the motel where they can find

you almost every weekend?

Don't bother. I'll be back in time for the funeral celebration.

Look, I'm your father. I got a right to know.

You're not my father.

I married your mother.

That didn't make you my father.

Well, she said sometimes maybe I was.

You're lying.

She told me who he was, and he's dead.

Look, I don't want you around here no more.

As soon as Bubba gets out of the pen, I'm going to ask him to take you away.

Will you just pay me my mother's part of this business, and I will be out of here

in one hour.

Man, I wish I could.

I sat here thinking and...

Sometimes I think I know where I can find that money.

You just try it.

You just try it and you're not going to live an hour past it.

I've got my word.

Howdy, Ms. Reeves.

What is it?

Well, I was wondering if I could come on in and talk to you and Mr. Reeves for a

minute.

Mr. Reeves, the sheriff's here.

Well, what is it?

I got a call a while ago from the state farm, and Hearst says that Bubba's

busted out.

Where is he?

Well, we don't know.

What'll they do to him?

Hi, Mr. Reese.

Most likely, they'll catch him and send him back and add to his sentence.

That's too bad, because Bubba just had a few months to go.

And I figure that Bubba isn't gonna... Well, he's got enough sense not to come

back home here, but if he calls, if he gets in touch with me, I ought to try to

talk him into going back, because it'll be a whole lot easier on him.

He escaped with a real hard-notes fellow.

I'm sorry about it, Mrs. Reese.

I don't believe you're sorry.

He won't come home.

No. You think

Anna will hear from Bubba?

I don't want to hear her name. I told you that.

I've been thinking and thinking.

What did I do wrong?

Other people had bad boys. Leroy, Jake Rogers.

Jake Rogers.

They all grew out of their boy meanness.

What did I do wrong?

What are we going to do tonight?

Nothing will be nice.

It's Saturday night.

Why don't you ask Val Rogers to ask us to his party?

When he wants us, he'll ask us.

He'll never ask us.

Never ask his own vice president.

I think it's a disgrace.

Always ask the sheriff and Ruthie.

Now, Emily, it's not our business.

Where's Damon?

Honey, go shopping or something. Mr. Rogers doesn't much like visitors

around.

Everybody ready?

Hello, Damon.

I said hello, Damon.

Hello, Emily.

And now...

Happy birthday to a great gentleman, Mr. Val.

Thank you.

Happy birthday, Mr. Rogers.

Thank you all very much.

I'm really... Thank you.

Well, good day.

Have a pleasant weekend.

Ask him, come on.

Mr. Rogers, before you go...

Edwin would like to invite you to have a little birthday drink with us this

evening. Just a few of us. Thank you.

I'm having guests.

Yes, we all heard that.

Just thought you'd like to see how the lower classes live.

Are you the lower classes?

Goodbye. My wife's a joker, sir.

Don't apologize for me.

I don't like it, Junior.

We all miss you, Damon.

Yeah?

Why the hell haven't you answered my calls?

Because I didn't feel like it.

It's not as easy as it was.

My wife isn't as stupid as... Yes, she is.

Damon, I want to see you tonight.

Now, don't use that tone to me.

Try it on the other vice president. He likes it.

He married you for it.

How is she in bed?

I don't carry a computer to bed.

What are you talking about?

Talking about that girl I saw you with.

You're lying.

You want me to prove it to you?

Or the very moral Val Rogers?

Goodbye, Emily.

I'll see you.

Tonight.

Bubba Reeves escaped today.

Did he win?

I don't know. I just heard about it.

Well, that'll give them something to talk about for a few hours.

Lock their doors tonight.

Pretending Bubba's something to be frightened of.

Maybe you should be frightened.

Emily, I told you about that in secret.

You told me about that in bed.

Yes.

Well, I guess I better tell you.

Remember just before Bubba got sent up last time?

Well, Damon and I, and some other people, of course, were all sitting

around Sol's Cafe, beerin' it up.

Well, Bubba was there, right?

Well, I told it to him.

For a joke.

You didn't. I don't believe it.

Well, I just thought it'd be nice to prove to him that you were sorry after

all these years.

Oh, look at you, upset about anything and everything.

Everybody laughed.

Did Bubba laugh?

No, he didn't.

He just stared.

You know how he does.

That funny stare.

Like everything is going all wrong and he just can't figure out why.

It's dull, but it's nice.

Why, child, you can always come back to Houston with me.

You watch it, young lady. There are a couple of wolves that are old enough to

be your granddaddy. Come on. My, look how they wear their shirts down here.

Pray for us, Miss Anderson.

I'm praying for you, honey. I'm praying for us all. I'm praying for you, too,

honey.

Well, much obliged, ma'am, and bless your old heart.

That's very nice. you, Mrs. Henderson. We sure do appreciate it, but why don't

you go on home and do your prayers?

All right, honey. Thank you very much.

Anna?

So, tell Anna I want to see her, will you?

Tell yourself if you can find a full Monday.

horns much anymore.

How come you got horns, boy?

Who ain't? Like the man said.

Going home?

Mexico?

Mexico?

Mexico?

Where are you going?

Give up, boys.

Have a good shot.

I'll fall you down.

I'm hungry.

You've been sitting there the last hour staring at nothing.

Is there something the matter, Edmund?

No.

There's something the matter with me.

It's funny to have indigestion before supper.

Sweetheart, would you fix this corset?

I'll look up right now.

Mm, that's beauty.

I like a dad like that.

It's not died.

It's new.

It cost a dollar to shorten and maybe a thousand to buy.

Val sent it.

Val sent you that dress?

For his birthday party.

That was nice of him.

Turn around, honey.

Gal sent you that?

Mm-hmm.

What's the matter?

Nothing.

I just wish I had a thousand dollars to buy you dressed like that.

The West called. I want to see him.

Well, I want to see you.

Somebody out here to see you. Hello, Edwin.

Edwin and Ruby. Hi, Ed.

Going out to Rogers for dinner?

Yes.

But we're not invited. Never are.

I wonder why.

Oh, you mean you wonder why he invites poor people like us?

Well, maybe that's because...

We are so beautiful.

So charming.

So witty.

What do you want, then?

Is there any news about Bubba?

No.

You think he's heading for here?

What's the matter with you all? Don't you think there's some way to get

yourself excited on a Saturday night besides all that?

Well, my wife's frightened.

She wants a deputy sent to our house.

What the hell's the matter with you, Adam?

Well, when I was 16 years, Bubba was too, you know.

Yeah.

And that was the year Bubba was sent to reform school.

The first time, I mean.

Listen, we're running real late tonight, man.

Look, I'm coming to you.

We both worked in a grocery store, and $50 was missing.

And old Sunshine was sheriff then, and he blamed it on Bubba.

So to keep my reform school, his mother marched him in there on a Saturday, a

store full of customers.

And made him give that money back and say out loud he was sorry he stole.

And a bunch of boys began to yell things at him and tease him.

And you hate to be different than anybody else, so I began teasing him,

too, and he grabbed the butcher knife off the meat counter. Oh, come on, now.

Edwin, listen. Please listen to me. He never stole that $50.

I did.

Well, that's nice going.

I was scared to say so then.

But a few years later, I went to the sheriff, Old Sunshine.

And he told me not to worry. Yeah.

Well, if it makes you feel any better to come on here and tell me all this, and

you did it, and I don't particularly like it, now it's time to go on home,

Edwin.

We'll see you some other time. Well, I don't like it either.

Well, a lot of years go by, and all right, here it is.

The night before Bubba goes to jail this last time, somebody tells him a story,

and he acted mighty mean when he heard it.

Well, my wife was there and saw him, and she's frightened he's coming around for

revenge. You tell your wife to forget about it, because this is the last place

in the world that Bubba's gonna come to.

Well, if Val Rogers asked for a deputy, you'd send one fast enough.

What do you mean by that?

You mean that there's something I'd do for Val Rogers that I wouldn't do for

you?

Huh?

Good night. Good night, Ruby.

Come on back here, Edwin.

We're late.

So what?

You scared of being late to Val Rogers' party?

No.

Well, take off that dress for being put on the old one.

The one that I paid for.

All right.

Then wrap that one up and give it back to him.

You didn't have to tell me that.

Jeff!

Your agent must have been very painful. But money buys everything.

They put on quite a show, don't they?

I had to invite them here to help raise money for the college.

You didn't like the dress I sent you?

Yeah,

she liked it, but I didn't like it because I didn't buy it for her.

Oh, I'm sorry.

My husband's a proud man.

Sometimes silly proud.

But I can't do anything about it.

Well, you ought to be generous and let me do him a favor.

You've already done me a favor, Val. You've appointed me sheriff.

That was very little.

I know you want to go back to farming.

I want you to pick out some land around here.

Well, I don't want you to give me anything, Val. I think I'll have enough

money pretty soon to buy my dad's farm back.

There's all wells out there.

I don't think they hurt the land any.

Well, if that's what you want, take it. I'll give it to you.

I don't want you to give me anything.

I'll stay on the sheriff long enough so as I'll have enough money to pay for it.

You get along all right wherever you are.

You like the woman you live with?

I wanted that for my son, but... Please, I've got to get

out of here.

Our marriage contract includes getting through a birthday party for my father.

And we will.

What game do they play for my benefit?

Why?

We talk about the land tomorrow.

You're a little edgy tonight.

You having a good time?

But of course, thank you.

Let me see you dance together.

I'd love to see you dance.

I can't stand these people.

I can't stand them either, but we'll just have to put up with them until the

party's over.

Heaven knows how long it'll last.

Planning to meet your friend?

Yeah.

She'll wait for you no matter how late it is?

Yeah, she'll wait for me. We've been waiting for each other all our lives.

What about your friends?

Well, I'm driving to Houston. We'll have breakfast in the morning.

Thank you.

Where are you going?

You're going home.

You're going home.

You just keep telling yourself there's no other place to go.

Your deputy's outside. He says it's urgent.

Flynn? Yes, sir. Thank you.

Be back in a minute.

I don't want you drinking a whole lot tonight, Jake.

I said I don't want you to drink...

I want you to stop

giving me orders, Father.

You're right, Jake.

Ladies and gentlemen, your attention, please.

It is my pleasure to acknowledge a gift to Rogers College from Mr. Theodore

Crane for $500,000.

To endow a dormitory for women.

A dormitory for women?

Why, you old goat.

Are you up to it?

Thank you.

is not.

But to Texas I come.

Americans must... Mr.

Septipius says that we Americans must lead the world's ignorant masses. Only

from the world of books can man become free. And so Mr. Septipius pledges one

million.

Now,

our host,

Mr. Bell Rogers.

It's for you, Dad.

Happy birthday.

Thank

you.

We are building here, in this county, one of the finest colleges that money

can buy, so that our young men and women will never have to leave here.

as my son did, to be educated.

And it is my desire that before my next birthday... Jack, my berets escaped from

prison this afternoon.

...to return my responsibilities over to my son... He'd been seen over to the

Mexican section.

He and his wife, and hopefully their children, will

continue to build all that was begun here years ago.

when he has his 60th birthday, he can say as genuinely as I can, it has been

a wonderful, rich, and fulfilling life.

Jake.

John, I don't want to see her. Now, leave Anna alone.

Listen, I can't leave her alone. She's got nothing to tell you. Leave her

alone, I said.

No one's waiting for you to make a speech. No, I'm sorry, Dad. I can't

stay. So what's happened? There's no time now. Jake, you can't leave the

guest. It isn't the time now.

I've got to go. Stop running away from me, Jake. Father, we can't resolve

something now that we... We can't go on disappointing... Jake!

Stop running away from me!

What's happening?

I've known for a long time, and I've said nothing, hoping it would change.

I love Jake.

Maybe as an only child and only son, I love too much.

Where is he going?

Well, I can't tell you, but Jake doesn't want to tell you. You must tell me.

I demand to know.

Come on, pal.

You owe it to me, Calder.

You owe it to me!

You better think about that, Val.

You better think about that a whole lot.

That's about it, isn't it, Val?

Somehow it always winds up with what's owed you.

I wonder what's going to happen when he finds out just what is going on.

It's so quiet out here.

After all those people and all that noise.

What are we doing now?

What in the hell are we doing there?

We'll make it.

Yes, sir.

Evening.

Setting out in the dark, eh?

Maybe that's the best way.

So we heard about Bubba.

You know, there never was any real meanness in that boy.

No, he was just wild, that's all.

I hope you don't find out about how his wife's been carrying on.

That'll make him sure enough wild.

We never had any children.

It's hard when you don't.

It's hard when you do, I guess.

As you folks sure know.

My.

They're bound to catch him, you know.

So they always do.

What is it? I smell so sweet.

Jasmine and honeysuckle.

You folks sure have done wonders with this garden.

I like this house. I always have.

If ever you make up your mind to sell it.

Just think of me, hmm?

Phone's ringing.

Damn phone.

Yeah.

Barrett, call her.

No, not yet. They claim they saw him up to the Mexican section, but nothing

turned out.

Where? McCormick?

Never heard of him. Once I got through with Bubba.

Are you sure?

Well, I'll try to find out then.

Well, just keep your shirt on until I do.

I got killed up in Siddonsville, and Bubba's fingerprints was all over them.

I don't... I don't believe Bubba.

Listen, run and get my stuff, honey, will you?

Get some drinks for people. You haven't moved from that radio all these...

Lie down, sweetheart.

You'd like that, wouldn't you?

No, sir, loving husband.

I don't close my eyes.

What the devil are you doing in here all evening?

Oh, my God.

You're trying to find out if you're okay. How Bubba Reeves is back.

Oh, honey, I told you to stop worrying about him. Be quiet, Emily.

We'll protect him, won't we, David? Oh, we sure will.

Now, listen, if he comes around here and tries to bother you, I'll just pull out

my pistol.

He's not studying about Bubba Reeves.

He's sitting there watching them little girls dancing with them little boys.

God knows what goes on over there.

Stop looking at them little girls.

You like them younger and younger, don't you, honey?

I sure do.

Come on.

Don't you, son?

Don't you like them younger and younger?

I wasn't thinking about things like Ed Damon.

I was thinking about myself at that age. All the things I wanted to believe would

happen.

Here we go.

My husband, the Saturday Night Philosopher.

Hi, Archie. Welcome to the party.

Oh,

Archie's come to help protect Edwin from Bubba.

I don't need anybody to protect me, Emily. I've told you a dozen times.

Yes, you do.

I wouldn't hurt you.

you get carried away. I'll pretend I'm Bubba Reeves and you come looking for

me. Well, why don't you go hide? Maybe I will.

I'm Bubba Reeves. Get me!

Wow,

look at that. Look at that.

I think I'm going to go hide myself, too, so she can come find me.

What you doing, Edward?

Nothing thinking.

Let's just dance.

Let's show Damon and Emily.

I don't dance, Mary. You know that.

Look at that.

Emily likes to dance and Damon likes to dance.

They call it that.

Listen, Edward, I got something to tell you.

My husband and your wife are having a... I don't like men who slap women.

You don't like men who do anything with women.

A lot of the kids are really rich.

New money, of course.

Old saying, new money dances itself away while old money waits for

them to weary.

Is that so? I never heard that saying before.

It's nice.

Rich ain't serious anymore.

Don't have to be.

Not like us.

People say you're rich, Billy.

People's the biggest liars on earth.

Oh!

Caught you in the eye.

Having a party?

Yes, sir. I caught him out here smooching.

What do you think of that?

Well... Folks don't seem to think much of married couples changing partners

these days.

Of course, Miss Briggs and I are old-fashioned.

Edwin, I've often wondered if Val Rogers knows about his son

and Anna.

You think he does?

Well, how should I know, Mr. Briggs? Mr. Rogers isn't confiding in me.

Well, somebody ought to know. tell him.

If only for the boy's sake.

Barbara Reeves running around loose.

God knows where.

Why don't you tell him?

I think he might appreciate it.

Brewster's sister told me he's in the house here. Would you go on in there and

ask him to come on out? I want to talk to him.

Brewster? Hey, Colton, I want to see you.

Hope I'm not busting up your party, am I?

Anytime, Colton.

Them could have traveling jewelry salesman by the name of McCormick been

on his way here to see you.

No, I never heard of him. Why?

He's dead.

Dead? Yeah.

Did he think he was killed?

Come on. Come on, let's have a party.

I never drink with us, will you, Calder? I don't live in the world right now. No,

you don't drink with poor folks, honey.

I sure do wish that I knew your secret charms for Bal Rogers.

I'll bet you do.

I'll tell you what, you stop around one day and I'll give you a lesson.

You think Bubba Reese had anything to do with killing this McCormick?

No. Don't worry, Edwin. We'll protect him.

Hey, Calder, why don't you stick around and help us protect him?

All you need to come to my party is a pistol, and you got one.

Well, with all the pistols you got there, Emily, I don't believe there'd be

room for mine.

Don't you understand, Emily? He's got to go put a guard around that motel to be

sure Mr.

Jake and Miss Ann aren't interrupted.

How much did Mr.

Val pay you for that, boy?

You know, every year on my birthday, I think, Calder, give yourself a present

and take a sock of Damon Fuller.

And this year, about eight days from now, I think I'm going to treat myself.

Hey, Calder.

If he comes back and you need any deputies, every man here will be glad to

help you. We don't need your help, love.

The state of Texas says anybody can own a gun, and most of you got two, but

deputies, you ain't.

So you just stay drunk and forget about it.

You see, I don't drink myself.

I should possibly be drinking a bottle of beer.

That's good. And I respect the law.

Well, that makes two of us in town.

He's not always a sweet-tempered man.

No, he isn't.

Fell asleep.

You're early.

How are you shaking?

Oh, look what I have.

For a whole year?

No, for tonight.

You've got the jitters.

Was it bad at all?

No, no worse.

Like always.

I can't take much more of it.

How many times did I see that?

Every Saturday night.

You're the only woman I ever knew who never asked to talk.

First thing I ever noticed about you.

Even when you're a little girl.

I got a present for you.

Well, open it, darling.

How much do they cost?

$500?

$800? $900?

Why do you have to know?

Two thousand.

Jake, where am I going to wear them?

You keep giving me things like that, they're just going to sit in my lousy

room in a rotten drawer and I'll stare at them.

I didn't marry first, Anna. You did.

I didn't marry first. You did.

Oh, Jake, I heard you.

Come on, stop talking foolish.

Stop talking anything.

Next year, this time, maybe even tomorrow, we'll be far away.

Why do you talk like that, Jake? I don't ask you for it. No, you don't ask me for

anything. Why don't you?

Because I wouldn't get it.

Don't be sure.

Don't be sure that if you'd ever said leave, leave, leave now.

I said it once years ago.

I was very young. I thought it wouldn't hurt us to wait.

Jake, you talk too much.

Tell me that you love me.

I love you.

I've always loved you, you've always known it. Tell me that you love nobody

else. I love nobody else as I love you.

He escaped this afternoon.

Where is he?

Carla said he's headed home.

Oh, poor Bubba.

Where are you going?

I'm going to find him.

Tomorrow. No.

Annie, you won't find him at night. You don't know where to start. Tomorrow.

He's come this way because he needs help.

And he needs it.

He's gonna need money.

I like Bubba, Jake.

I love Bubba, Jake.

So do I.

I love you as I've never loved anybody else.

I waited all those years and all these years.

Bubba had a bad time, Jake, and so did I.

And there isn't any time to say all the things I don't need to say.

Give me the keys, Jake.

Go away, Jake. It's Bubba's trouble.

Leave me alone.

I'm coming with you.

Lester! It's me, Bobber. What are you doing here?

I'm in trouble.

When you ain't been.

You got a car?

Ain't none here that runs.

You got any money?

Lester, I'm in trouble.

Yeah, yeah.

So you got to get away from him fast.

That's right.

Now, look, Lester, this time it's big.

Now, if I'm running in the luck I'm used to, I'm gonna get blamed for a murder I

didn't do. Now, you gotta help me.

But I can't.

I ain't got nothing.

Bubba, go away, please. No.

Now, Lester, you owe me a favor.

I took a rap for you once, Lester. You swore you'd pay me back someday.

Yeah.

I remember.

But just four bits I got here in my pocket won't take you far.

Does my wife still live above the place?

Alas, I heard.

All right.

You go find her.

Just go. Bring her back here and have her bring me some money and some

clothes.

You can trust her?

You know any reason why I can't?

No, I... I guess not.

Now, you stay here. And somebody come by.

They'll think it's me. Okay.

I'll be at the wharf. Now, just go. Go fast, Lister. All right. Go on.

The morning when my office was informed by the warden of the State Farm of the

escape was Simmons and Reeves. And we went into immediate action.

We set up a little block surrounding the entire area.

We got dogs tracking the town land down there.

That's how we discovered McCormick's body about an hour ago.

There's no doubt about it that they killed him.

Their fingerprints have been identified.

That is the kind of officer we need in this camp.

That McCormick was a fine man. He said you never saw him, didn't even know him.

Prince of a fellow.

Oh, Lamb, you just said you never saw him before.

I remember him now. I see him on TV.

Oh, hell, I don't believe you.

I don't. You're a clown.

All of you are clowns.

Clowns!

God, I'm sick of this.

and looking at dead men on a Saturday night.

Damn fine way to spend a Saturday night. Come on, honey, let's go down to

Southern Day. Come on.

Dancing. Is that what they call it now?

Archie.

That McCormick.

He had a wife.

And she had a little baby.

Going after me with a gun, mister.

Somebody thought you were somebody else, that's all.

That's enough to go running after me with a gun?

Listen, boy, now get.

You were snooping around white kids' parties.

That's not true.

I was taking a walk.

Why don't you walk where you belong?

You got a private street with a white sidewalk?

I was taking a walk, Mr. Calder.

All of them put the damn gun away. Come on.

Go on home now.

Roy, go on home.

Come on.

Good to see you patrolling.

I'm not patrolling. I'm just looking for an ice cream cone.

Taxis will just come.

Pay your salary. Call her to protect the place.

Well, if anything happens to you, Len, we'll give you a refund.

I felt sure he'd be here.

I thought I'd walk in here and find him like I used to when we were kids.

Where are we looking now?

He's not going to come to my place.

If he tries to get to me, he'll see all the people and be frightened away.

Have you ever written to him about us?

What for? To make it worse for him in prison?

I'm afraid I'm going to lose you.

And I don't want to lose you. I want to marry you.

I waited all these bad years to hear you say that.

It's just like you to say it at the wrong time.

Just like you.

Now, look, you.

I want to find Bubba tonight, and that is all I want.

It's... Bubba, who is in trouble, Jake, not you.

You and I can wait as you made us wait so many years.

Things come so late.

I guess for most people.

They found a traveling salesman dead.

And they say that Bubba and the man he escaped with murdered...

My boy never murdered nobody.

Don't you come around here saying that. But I didn't come to upset you. I come

to pray for you and to pray for Bubba. We don't need your prayers, thank you.

Blessed assurance,

Jesus is mine.

My boy hasn't killed anybody.

$285.43.

Brick says he wants to buy the house.

I'll find him.

I'll tell Coulter we'll have 5,000 by Monday morning.

I'm not going to sell the house.

I'm not going to.

It's all I have.

I've saved for it all these years.

I'm not going to sell the house.

He's our son.

No matter what happens.

He's our son.

Now, what's our hard-working sheriff doing in here?

Well, I think he's still looking for my daughter.

But he ain't gonna find her till Monday morning, just like always.

You don't want to wait that long, Sheriff, do you?

She'll be here before Monday and you'll tell her I'm looking for her.

Anna, the sheriff wants to see you.

Guess why.

Well, what the... Who's up there? What's going on?

Well, come on down here, boy.

All right, this is all.

What in the hell's going on?

What are you doing up there?

Well, I was walking by and I just thought maybe Anna was... Anna!

He says Anna.

Maybe he's got the right to leave out the miss before a white girl's name.

Mr. Saul, don't you remember me?

I'm Lester Johnson.

I just come along to... Just come along to visit in a white girl's room?

Go in that room?

Make yourself a home?

Make yourself a drink?

No, no, no. I didn't come to visit nobody.

You expect white men to stand by while you carry on like that? No.

Cut the talk.

Now, come on down, boy.

Then put your knife away.

Knife?

I got no knife.

Oh, yes, you have. So put it away and put your hands up.

Hey!

Hold it!

Who's doing all that damn firing and why? Is that you, Damon?

Hell yes, I'm firing.

We caught him in Anna's room.

Sheriff, I ain't done nothing.

I was gonna leave a message.

I was just stopping by to say hello. He was just stopping by to say hello to a

white woman.

Hello, Pappy.

Hello, Grandpappy.

You turned over in your nice graves?

Where you from, boy?

Up north?

I was born right here.

And you all know that.

Well, Lester, didn't you have a little trouble a long time ago with Bubba

Reeves? Bubba Reeves? Are you tied up with Bubba Reeves? Come on, now, Damon.

Get in the car, Lester. Go on. Hey, hey, hey, officer in the office. Go in the

car.

You boys go on home now.

You really love his kind, don't you?

Come on, Calder. Now, let us talk to him a little while.

I bet we could get some news about Bubba out of him.

Why don't you go on home and open another bottle and get back in bed with

your friend's wife?

Yeah, well, you go on back to Val Rogers' dinner party and you tuck him in

bed, kiss his hand or something.

Well, you're a real lucky fellow, Johnson.

A real fortunate fellow.

Where's Bubba?

I don't know.

Where's Bummer Johnson?

I don't know.

What messenger are you going to leave Anna?

There was no message. There was nothing.

I just come on by to say hello. Now, if you just stop here, please, I'll get out

and go on home.

Well, I'm going to have to lock you up anyway.

For what?

I've done nothing, Chef. You've got no right to do that.

You can't lock a man up for... For not telling me what I want to know.

That's right, but I'll get you a lawyer on Monday who can tell me all about

that.

I'm sorry to have to do it, gentlemen. That's for your own protection.

Come on, Lester.

It's not a bad jail.

Good grub.

You can have the whole place to yourself, and, uh... we won't have none

of our citizens bothering you.

He's just gone, uh...

Wait a sec, and I'll get you the key, and you can lock yourself up, make it a

little easier.

My wife will bring you some coffee later on. It's right down to the left there.

Go ahead, Johnson. You'll be all right.

Keep going out there.

Patrol. I'm going to hang around here for a while.

Yes, sir.

Some of those people out there are just nuts.

They're just nuts.

I've got some coffee on the stove. I've got a lot of men up here who didn't do a

damn thing just to keep those maniacs from killing them.

They're not interested in doing nothing but getting drunk and making trouble.

I'm sick of it.

I'm sick of living here.

I'm sick of this job.

I just wish we had adopted some children. I'm not going to bring

children up over a jail.

Mr. Rogers? Yes, Ed.

Well, congratulations on your birthday. Thank you. What is it? What's the

matter? Well, it's kind of hard to say, but I felt it was my duty.

Well, there it is.

There what is?

Well, I found it very difficult to come here, Mr. Rogers.

Edmund, if it's business at the bank, it can wait till Monday. No, it can't wait

until Monday.

If it had been about the bank, I would have hardly interrupted your party and

uninvited guests.

Edwin, will you get to the point?

I've been telling you that for years. Yes, sir.

You know, Jake's been having an affair of the heart with Anna Reeves for a

long, long time.

Bubba Reeves escaped from jail today.

And he's roaming around outside in the country, and they think he killed a man

today.

And, well, I thought you ought to know, because...

Bubba ain't gonna like Digg having an affair with his wife.

If you see what I mean.

I mean a murderer.

If you see what I mean, Mr. Rogers.

Yeah, I see what you mean.

Johnson.

He's been looking for you, Anna.

I think he's got a message from Bubba.

Cell two downstairs.

Yeah,

I read a book.

How do you feel about Boomer being back? Are you scared?

No, you?

Why don't you go on home, Jake, before your father finds out about you and

Anna?

I'm going to tell him tomorrow.

One of the best things about turning over a new leaf on Saturday night is

that it disappears with a Sunday morning hangover.

Well, this one will last.

You like the girl?

I love the girl.

Well, that's going to be kind of tough.

Is there anything I can do for you, Jake?

Let me know.

Thanks. I won't need it.

Well, I might need you before this night's over.

Anna?

Where's Boulder?

Well, Lester just came by to see me, he called her.

You see, we've known each other ever since we were kids, and sometimes when

he's broke.

I'm gonna go home, Jack.

Well, Anna Reeves and Jake Rogers are on their way out here, and I want you to

get on their tail and stay on it till I tell you to quit.

You don't have a chance of meeting Bubba, Anna.

Not a chance.

Where is he?

I don't talk to sheriffs, Calder. You ought to know that.

Do you know that a fellow was murdered up in Sittingsville today and I told him

he was being accused of it?

Bubba never murdered anybody.

I don't believe he would either, but his fingerprints are all over the body.

It'd be a whole lot better if he came in here voluntarily.

And be punished for something he didn't do.

Jake, you got enough money that's not your father's so you can get Bubba a

good lawyer?

Yes, I've got enough money that isn't my father's.

Well, then maybe he's got a good chance.

Listen to me, and listen to me real good.

I haven't asked for any outside help here tonight, and I should have the

first time they spotted Bubba here.

I've just been stalling around here waiting for you, hoping you'd help me to

get him here before those damn people in town find out where he is.

If you'd been over to Saul's Cafe tonight, you'd have seen them... Them

monkeys wouldn't like nothing better than to get a hold of a man that they

thought was a murderer.

I'm the only chance that he's got of going back safe.

And I think I've risked something getting that chance.

I'm going to give you one hour to find Bubba and talk him into surrendering.

And when you do, I want you to call me.

I'll go get him and get him back here safe.

And don't be a damn fool enough not to call me.

Because it'll just take a little bit longer and then I'll get him.

Okay.

You got far to go?

Some.

Well, you better walk to where you're going.

Walk fast.

There's a little luck that Bubba's got coming to him, but not long before

tonight.

What's happening?

I don't know.

Well, if you don't, nobody does.

Where do you want me? Forget it. Just keep driving around and turn off that

party hat.

I'd like to see your wife.

Ruby, Miss Reeves wants to see you. Do you want to see Miss Reeves?

Come in.

I'm scared to death. Please help me.

How can I help you?

Ask your husband not to harm Bubba if he catches him.

I know he'll have to send him back to the penitentiary, and I want him to go

back, but I don't want him hurt.

He's sometimes wild, but Bubba's not bad.

And maybe I'm to blame for how he is.

Now, Monday I can bring some money. My husband does not want to harm your son.

But Pete will save him. Call her. She's been told you'll hurt Bubba if he comes

back here.

Who's been saying that?

Everybody. On account of Jake Rogers and Anna Reeves.

You know and I know and the town knows that Bubba's wife is Jake Rogers' whore.

Everybody says that. Well, everybody's wrong, Miss Reeves.

I want to help you, son, and I'd just give Anna an hour to go find Bubba so

that he could come back here and surrender.

Where is he?

I don't know.

Calder, where is Bubba? I want to go to him.

I've done so many wrong things to him. Give me a chance to go to him and help

him. I can make him surrender. He won't trust that whore.

I'm telling you, I don't know where he is, Mrs. Reeves. You're lying to me.

Look, I can pay you.

Now, this is all I have now.

But Monday, I'm selling the house to Briggs for $5,000, and I'll give that...

Go on, Mrs. Reeves. Get on home now.

What's the matter?

Isn't my money good enough for you?

If it were Val Rogers' money, you'd take it.

Well, my money is as good as his money, and I love my son as much as he loves

his son. Go on.

Val Rogers has bought you. He owns your very soul. You're going to kill Bubba to

protect Jake Rogers. Shut up, you damn crazy woman.

You're a murderer.

Get...

and where Bubba is.

Hello, Mr. Rogers.

Mr. Rogers, honey, why don't you come down to the club and have a drink with

me? You look tough.

No, thank you. Oh, hello, Mr. Rogers.

Do you believe in the sexual revolution?

My husband does.

Keep it up, kid. You just keep it up.

Remember when we invited you to our wedding? How many ice ages ago that was.

Where's all this?

Well, I can figure it out. There must be a Negro man here in jail who knows where

Bubba Reeves is.

Because... Well, because Anna, Anna comes here and called her, tells her

he'll give her one hour to find Bubba.

I've heard a strange story.

Is it true?

Well, I'm guessing right that it is.

Yes.

That you gave the Reeves boy an hour to escape.

No.

I gave Anna an hour to find Bubba and try to get him to surrender.

I heard tonight that Jake and Bubba's wife...

Is that where he went when he left the party?

Do you know where he is now?

Yeah, I know where he is. He's out with Anna trying to find Bubba.

Why aren't you out looking for him instead of sending my son?

Because this damn county's 200 miles long and 40 miles wide.

And they know where he is and I don't.

And I don't have to answer those questions.

You do.

You are my friend.

And I have been good to you and I would have been better and I will now. Hold

on.

Hold her right there, Val.

You go home and I promise you I'm going to sit in this chair and ask myself what

the hell I ever did to get so many people to believe that they could buy me

off. I have been told there is a Negro in this jail who knows where Reeves is.

Go on home, pal. Is that true?

That's none of your damn business.

I want to talk to that man.

Come here.

I want to see that nigger.

$100 will make him talk. I don't care if you got $500 in your pocket. Now, don't

be bold.

Gentlemen,

gentlemen, please.

I think hitting the sheriff is against the law.

I don't know. I ain't seen it. You need $100?

You bet. Who don't? Come on, come on. I'm in a hurry. I tell you, I don't

know. She's going to take the money. There's more money.

She's even more. Come on, stop the foolishness. I'm in a hurry. This man's

in jail. Nobody has a right to come in.

We'll see Lester.

Where's Bubba, Lester?

Take it easy, boy. Take it easy.

Val Rogers already knows where Bubba Reeves is hiding.

Down by Lester's place, down by the wharf.

Don't walk.

Don't walk around.

Sit down.

Sit down.

I'm all right.

Slim. Slim.

Don't move.

Yeah, Ruby.

Slim, get back to the jail right away. Colin needs you.

Don't go.

Don't go. Wait for Slim.

I'm all right. I need your help. Please don't make it harsh for me now.

Sure.

Did you tell him?

Yeah. Where is he?

The wall.

Back of the junkyard.

Get my coat, then. Get my hat.

Wait, wait.

No, don't drive.

Don't try to drive.

Carl, please.

Go on in there.

Get on in there.

Now, lock the door.

Lock the door.

It's been a long day.

It's been a long two years.

You all right?

Are you?

Look good.

You look good.

Guess I don't look so good.

I missed you, Anna.

Like a lifetime.

I wish we could go home.

Right now.

No, no sense to that kind of talk. What is it?

So, uh... Uh... Lester got to you all right, huh?

No, Bubba, Lester's in jail.

What? No, wait a minute. He didn't tell Calder where you were.

He waited for me.

What are you talking about? What is this? Calder's given me an hour.

Bubba, he says you haven't got a chance. The whole state's out looking for you.

Calder?

He says he'll get you back safe.

You've got to trust me, Bubba. There isn't any other way.

Since when do you bring messages from Calder? Bubba.

I guess it's big this time.

Yeah.

It's really big. But you didn't do it. You can't be convicted.

No?

Don't matter that I didn't do it.

Something can go wrong.

Listen, I gotta move.

How did you get... You got a car?

No. And I need a car.

Bring me some clothes. Go find Jake and have him bring me a little money and a

car. Baba.

Come on.

Who's that?

Jake?

Jake? Jake!

God, Jake.

Hi.

So... I guessed. It doesn't take much sense to guess. I always knew.

No, hey, don't.

Why not? Sure don't matter. Doesn't make any difference.

Jail took things like that away from me.

And for good.

Hope not.

But maybe.

I'll write when I get someplace.

I'm going to get someplace.

A little luck this time?

Just a little.

I'll send for you when I get there. You come if you want, don't if you don't

want. I will want.

Okay.

Okay, Jake, Jake, come on. Where's your car?

You won't make a mile, Bubba. The whole state's looking for you. Well, you know

me and cars, buddy. The whole state won't find me. Where is your car? Car's

in town.

No, Bubba, that's all we could do. We would have been followed here.

Okay, okay, come on then. Now, Bubba, now, get it. Go on, Jake. Listen to me,

Bubba. You've got to have some sense.

Now, you can't get away. You didn't kill that guy, and you'll say that. Say it.

Say it, huh? You think I believe in truth and things like that? That's for

you, kid. It ain't for me. You ain't been to no jail.

This time we're going to get you lawyers.

Lawyers? No, they're nothing.

You're not going to get me nothing.

Mm-mm.

was coming to the end of me.

I don't know how I knew it, but I knew it.

And I was holding on so tight.

Just a year and three days more, I said to myself, anybody can stand that.

And the pork was on the plate.

And he said, eat it.

And I said, no.

He said, you know what this means?

I said, nobody's gonna make me. It smells.

And it's rotten.

And up I got.

I got right up.

And I didn't care what they'd do.

Because I'd come to the end of me.

I said, the next time anybody talks to me and tries to make me do anything,

they're gonna be talking to Bubba Reeves when he's dead.

I said, all right.

All right, boy, you're free.

Because when you're willing to die, nobody can make you do anything anymore.

That was not before last.

So I'm not going back.

There's no chance.

I'm not going back.

Now you do what you want, the both of you.

But that's the way it's gonna be.

Okay. You wait here.

Jake!

Jake! So Calder gave you an out, huh?

You, your father, and who else?

Jake!

Jake!

Jake!

Jake, answer me!

I know you're out there.

I want you to come with me now.

Please answer me.

I know about you and Anna.

Let Jake walk forward.

And if he's all right, I'll give you my car and see that

you get away from here without anybody bothering you.

He can do that?

Why don't you answer me?

Yeah, he can do that.

What a world.

Mother! What a world.

I warn you, there's not much time!

I'm coming.

Send Jake out first.

Mr. Bell?

Damon, what the hell?

We were just worried about you, Mr. Bell. Just get the hell out of here fast

and leave me alone. Go on, get out. Get them out of here, too.

You and Bubba will go by the abatement across the way.

When I get there with my car, make a run for it. And I'll take Bubba out by the

dirt road.

You sweetheart, I'm gonna drink.

He's here!

Let's give him as much time as we can.

Girl, Dad, when I was very young, I tried to tell you.

So many years wasted.

We've got plenty of time now.

Plenty of time now.

Haven't we, Anna?

Haven't we, Anna?

We've got plenty of time now.

cutie bits. Remember my sister?

Please help me, Leroy.

They say that Bubba shot Dick Rogers because he was sleeping with his wife.

Shoot a man for sleeping with someone's wife? That's silly. Half the town would

be wiped out.

You sure give them a run for their money.

He's going to need a good lawyer.

Maybe he can hire my daddy.

He's going to need a better lawyer than your daddy.

Charlie. Charlie, your mother wants... Papa.

Papa, we're going to sell the house tomorrow.

So this time we can get you a lawyer.

Son, I'll do everything I can.

I'm sorry.

Say you forgive me.

Please.

Say you forgive your mama.

I'm going to pray for you now, Bubba Reeves. I'm going to pray for you. I'm

going to pray for you. I'll pray for you. I'll pray for you.

There's a son of a bitch that's caused everything.

Amen.

Calder let's go come on

My son died at five o'clock.