Original subtitles

[PROJECTOR CLICKING, ♪...]

[Woman] NO! NO! NO!

♪♪[Asie Payton singing I Love You]

[Woman moaning]

OH!

YES.

♪ OOH, BABY

♪ I LOVE YOU

[Woman moaning]

♪ I'VE BEEN WAITING ON YOU, GIRL ♪

♪ HOPE YOU'LL BE BY MY SIDE ♪

♪ LOVING, LOVING EYES

♪ OOH, BABY

♪ I LOVE YOU

[Boy] HEY, YOU GUYS!

♪ OOH

WAIT UP!

♪ BABY

♪ I LOVE YOU

♪ I'VE BEEN SITTIN' ROUND HERE ALL DAY LONG♪

[Woman moaning]

♪ WAITIN' ON YOU TILL DAWN ♪

[Woman moaning]

♪ I DIDN'T LEAVE UNTIL YOU CALLED ME, BABY ♪♪

[Woman] OH, GOD, YES.

OH, GOD.

MMM.

[Woman] NO, NO, NO.

[Honking]

[Honking]

[Woman moaning]

OH, RIGHT THERE.

[Woman] NO, NO, NO!

[Woman] YES, YES...

[Moaning]

OH!

WAIT.

[Woman laughing]

[Woman] WAIT.

[Knock at door]

HEY, BOBBY-BOY!

AAAH.

[Grunting]

HEY, BOBBY!

[Grunting]

BOBBY-BOY.

[Leon] SOME DREAMS RUIN BEING AWAKE,

IF YOU KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

BEST NOT TO KNOW.

[Coughing]

BOBBY!

BOBBY-BOY.

YEAH?

HEY.

HEY.

ARE YOU ALONE?

YEAH.

ARE YOU AWAKE?

NO, I'M AWAKE NOW.

I GOT SOME BEER.

YEAH?

I'LL JUST GET IT.

ALL RIGHT.

"DEAR MR. BARLOW,

"THE SMALL SIZE OF OUR STAFF

"PRECLUDES INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS ON SUBMISSIONS.

"NEITHER THIS, NOR THE RETURN OF YOUR MANUSCRIPT

"REFLECTS ON THE QUALITY OF YOUR WORK.

"THANK YOU FOR THE SUBMISSIONS AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK."

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUBMISSION.

[Coughs]

YOU GOT SOME MAIL.

...HE SAID.

POLITE OF HIM NOT TO CALL IT BATHROOM WALLPAPER.

HEY, HOW THE HELL THEY PULL THAT OFF, ANYWAY?

THESE REFUGEES.

THERE'S HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF THEM.

TAKE 'EM FROM HERE, MOVE THEM OVER THERE.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS JUST TO GET 2 PEOPLE

TO AGREE TO DO THE SAME THING,

SHOW UP AT THE SAME PLACE.

HAVE THE SAME OBJECTIVE.

WELL, YEAH, OF COURSE YOU DO.

NO AMENDS MADE LAST NIGHT, HUH?

WOMEN.

YEAH.

JESUS CHRIST.

HIM, TOO.

YEAH.

YOU WANT A JOB?

I COULD USE A JOB.

I NEED SOME MONEY.

GOT A BIG HOUSE NEEDS PAINTING.

THANKS, MONROE.

VELMA SAID SOME OLD BOY FLASHED HER AND MARILYN

OVER AT THE FOOD WRANGLER THE OTHER DAY.

PULLED IT OUT WHERE THEY WERE PARKED,

BY THE CHARITY CLOTHES DROP.

[Leon] CHARITY TROUSER DROP.

WHERE'S THE HARM?

JUST WHIPPED IT RIGHT ON OUT.

HOW BIG WAS IT?

[Chuckles]

YEAH, I ASKED THE SAME QUESTION.

VELMA SAID SHE DIDN'T LOOK. BUT MARILYN--

COULD PICK IT OUT OF A LINEUP.

SAID IT WASN'T NO BIGGER THAN AN ACORN.

WELL, YOU'RE THE BEST HOUSE PAINTER I EVER SAW, BOBBY.

BUT YOU DON'T REALLY LIKE IT, DO YOU?

SEE, I LOVE PAINTING.

I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.

BUT I GOT NO TECHNIQUE.

OF COURSE, FRANCIS BACON SAID,

"IN PAINTING,

"YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, NOT HOW."

OF COURSE, HE COMMITTED SUICIDE.

[Leon] EITHER ONE OF THOSE DAMES GET A LOOK AT THE ACCUSED?

VELMA. MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, COLOR, PLATE.

SHE'D HAVE GOTTEN HIS SHOE SIZE IF HE HADN'T OF BOOKED OUT OF THERE.

CREAM-COLORED '78 CHEVY PICKUP.

HUH.

WITH A WHITE TAILGATE, KIND OF LIKE A BUNNY.

SHIT. WE GOT HIM, NOW.

VELMA.

HELL, YEAH. SHE'S THOROUGH AS A BY-GOD.

DON'T GET UP.

YOU SAY YOU GOT NO TECHNIQUE.

WHAT'S THAT MEAN?

THAT YOU DON'T THINK YOU'RE ANY GOOD AT PAINTING, OR WHAT?

[Monroe] NO, NO, NO. NOT THAT, SO MUCH.

I--I MEAN, I GOT NO TECHNIQUE

FOR GETTING UP IN THE MORNING, EITHER, BUT HERE I AM.

YEAH, WHY IS THAT?

I MEAN, YOU'RE SITTING ON FORT KNOX.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT HERE, BREAKING YOUR BACK?

[Monroe] AH, FORT KNOX.

EVERYBODY'S GOTTEN A JIG THEY GOTTA DANCE ABOUT WORK.

FORT KNOX, HARD KNOCKS, PLAID SOCKS,

CHINESE FUCKING PUZZLE BOX, IT DON'T MATTER.

[Monroe] IN THE ABSENCE OF

THE BENEVOLENT ARISTOCRACY, THOUGH,

THE OLD COLOSSUS STILL GOT ONE FOOT

PLANTED IN ART, AND THE OTHER IN COMMERCE.

HE'S PISSING ON YOUR HEAD,

WHILE HE'S WEARING YOUR WRISTWATCH.

NOT TO KICK A METAPHOR IN THE WHAT-DO-YOU-CALL.

WORK IS JUST WORK, BROTHER, AND I THANK YOU.

[Man] HOW Y'ALL DOING?

MR. AARON.

YES, SIR.

HEY.HEY.

WHAT YOU GOT TO SAY FOR YOURSELVES?

I CAN'T THINK OF A THING.

[Aaron] NOW, LOOK HERE, NOW.

YOU EVER HEAR OF THIS PLACE?

I CAN'T EVEN SAY IT.

WHAT'S THAT ALL ABOUT?

WELL, LOOKS LIKE A WAR OF SOME KIND OR ANOTHER.

NOW, WHAT THE HELL DO THESE PEOPLE GOT TO BE FIGHTING ABOUT?

DON'T HARDLY NEED MUCH OF A REASON.

YOUR DADDY AND I HAD A REASON.

YOU AND MONROE DID, TOO.

"DID, TOO," WHAT?

TALKING ABOUT RE-ENLISTING.

SHOOTIN' SOME OF THEM BOYS OVER THE SUB-SAHARA.

OH, RIGHT IN THE SUB-SAHARA, HUH?

HOW'S YOUR LEG?

OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

MIGHT HAVE TO CUT THE DAMN THING OFF AND GET RID OF IT.

DID YOU GET THEM WAY BACK WHERE IT'S COOL?

YOU BOYS LOOK LIKE YOU NEED SOME COOLIN'.

HEY, I PUT THIS ONE TO WORK TODAY, MR. AARON.

MMM.

AND WHAT ELSE CAN I DO YOU FOR?

I'LL JUST GET SOME ICE.

ALL RIGHTY.

HERE YOU GO.

YES, SIR.

[Honks horn]

THANKS FOR THE ADVANCE.

LET'S BEAT THE SUN UP TOMORROW.

♪♪[Blues music playing]

[Man] "DEAR CONTRIBUTOR, WE'RE SORRY THAT WE CANNOT

"USE THE ENCLOSED MATERIAL AT THIS TIME."

[Woman] "DEAR WRITER,

"YOUR MANUSCRIPT DOES NOT MEET OUR NEEDS AT THIS TIME."

[Man] "...WE'RE SORRY THAT WE CANNOT ACCEPT

[Woman] "...YOUR SUBMISSION FOR PUBLICATION AT THIS TIME."

[Man] "...IN NO WAY A REFLECTION ON THE

"LITERARY VALUE OF THE WORK ITSELF."

[Woman speaks Spanish]

[Dogs bark]

[Radio DJ] THIS ONE GOES OUT TO LEON BARLOW.

IT'S A REJECTION LETTER, OF COURSE,

BY A NEW YORK AGENT

IN WHOSE HANDS LEON PLACED HIS TRUST

AND A 330-PAGE NOVEL.

♪ DEAR MR. BARLOW

♪ WE ARE RETURNING THE MANUSCRIPT ♪

♪ BECAUSE THE MARKET AT THIS TIME IS NOT AMENABLE ♪

♪ TO NOVELS ABOUT DRUNK PULPWOOD HAULERS ♪

♪ AND REDNECKS IN HUNTING ACCIDENTS ♪

♪ READERS HERE AT THE AGENCY ♪

♪ FOUND YOUR WORK HILARIOUS AND TOUCHING ♪

♪ WITH TERRIFIC CHARACTERS, GREAT DIALOGUE ♪

♪ AND NO TYPOS

♪ BUT WE DON'T FEEL THIS COMPELLING NOVEL ♪

♪ CAN BE PLACED WITH A PUBLISHER ♪

♪ PLEASE CONTACT US IF WE CAN BE OF ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE ♪

♪ WHOO OOOO ♪

"DEAR MOTHERFUCKER,

"YOU, SIR, ARE AN IGNORANT AND SPINELESS CRETIN.

"HOW THE HELL DO YOU KNOW THAT MY BOOK WON'T SELL

"UNLESS YOU GET OFF YOUR FAT CAN AND TRY TO SELL IT?"

"YOU THINK I CAN JUST SHIT ANOTHER ONE OF THESE OUT?

"I WORKED A SOLID YEAR ON THIS COCKSUCKER.

"YOU KEPT MY MANUSCRIPT 3 GODDAMN MONTHS

"AND DIDN'T EVEN SEND IT AROUND.

"I'D LIKE TO STOMP A MUDHOLE IN YOUR ASS AND WALK IT DRY."

♪ WHOO-HOO ♪

COCKSUCKER!

"SINCERELY..."

[Radio DJ] LEON BARLOW, WHOSE GRITTY FICTION

HAS ENTERTAINED SO FEW, FOR SO LONG,

ISSUED A STATEMENT TO HIS WASTEBASKET TODAY,

WHILE IGNORING A BILL FROM HIS EX-WIFE'S LAWYER.

REACHED FOR COMMENT AT HIS SHITBOX HOME,

THE DEADBEAT GAVE NO EXPLANATION.

IN OTHER NEWS TODAY, A FLASHER TERRORIZED

THE POPULACE NEAR A PIGGLY-WIGGLY.

♪ TAKE THIS HAMMER

♪ GIVE IT TO THE CAPTAIN

♪ TELL HIM I'M GONE

"HIS NAME WAS...

"HIS NAME..."

GODDAMN.

[Rattling noise]

[Crashing]

"HIS NAME WAS MBEMBE, WHICH MEANS 'SMOOTH TALKER'.

"HE COULD GET ANYONE TO DO ANYTHING HE WANTED.

"BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WANTED.

"THE EVIL SPIRIT THAT HAD POSSESSED ONE SIDE OF HIS BODY

"HAD BEEN EXORCISED, AND HAD FLED TO MEXICO.

"BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT LEFT,

"IT HAD TAKEN MBEMBE'S WILL ALONG WITH IT.

"HIS YOUNG BRIDE, HOMESICK FOR THE NORTH--"

[Woman] "YOUR MANUSCRIPT DOES NOT MEET OUR NEEDS..."

[Cow mooing]

BARLOW, BARLOW, I'M TRAPPED.

I'M TRAPPED IN A BOTTLE BEHIND THE BAR AT CINDY'S.

HELP ME, I BEG YOU.

A CRY FOR HELP.

I MUST NOT TARRY.

♪ MAN, WOULD YOU LET MY BABE RIDE ♪

♪ MAN, WOULD YOU LET MY BABE RIDE ♪

♪ MAN, WOULD YOU LET MY BABE RIDE ♪

♪ MAN, WOULD YOU LET MY BABE RIDE ♪

♪ LOVE, YOU'RE THE DEVIL, WELL, YOU WON'T GET ME ♪

♪ MAN, WOULD YOU LET MY BABE RIDE ♪

♪ MAN, WOULD YOU LET MY BABE RIDE ♪

♪ MAN, WOULD YOU LET MY BABE RIDE ♪

♪ MAN, WOULD YOU LET MY BABE RIDE ♪

♪ MAN, WOULD YOU LET MY BABE RIDE ♪

♪ LOVE, YOU'RE THE DEVIL, WELL YOU WON'T GET ME ♪

♪ MAN, WOULD YOU LET MY BABE RIDE ♪

♪ MAN, WOULD YOU LET MY BABE RIDE ♪

♪ MAN, WOULD YOU LET MY BABE RIDE ♪

♪ MAN, WOULD YOU LET MY BABE RIDE ♪

ASSHOLE!

♪ LOVE, YOU'RE THE DEVIL, WELL, YOU WON'T GET ME ♪

♪ GONNA LET MY BABE RIDE

♪ LOVE, YOU'RE THE DEVIL, WELL, YOU WON'T GET ME ♪♪

[Moaning]

AHH.

[Mrs. Barlow] LEON?

GET AWAY.

GET!

[Sighs]

[Mrs. Barlow] WILL YOU GET AWAY FROM THIS HOUSE, YOU MONGREL?

LEON?

ARE YOU GOING TO GET THIS BEAST AWAY FROM ME OR NOT?

LEON?

DAMN IT. LEON?

GET AWAY.

[Mrs. Barlow] GET.

LEON!

ARE YOU GONNA GET THIS BEAST AWAY FROM ME OR NOT?

I'M NOT COMING IN UNTIL YOU DO.

[Leon] "HIS MOTHER YELLED, ALMOST MEANING IT."

[Leon] YELLOW DOG!

YOU DON'T WANNA TANGLE WITH HER. GET!

CAN'T A DECENT HUMAN BEING GET OUT OF A CAR

WITHOUT BEING ATTACKED BY WILD ANIMALS?

[Mrs. Barlow] THIS LITTLE TEA SET.

WHERE'S THE CREAMER?

IT WAS BROKEN.

I DON'T WONDER.

YOU BROKE IT.

LONG AGO...

I?

...BEFORE IT EVER CAME INTO MY CUSTODY.

I?

OH, YES.

A RARE FIT OF SMALL PIQUE.

SO SMALL, SO RARE, INDEED.

LEON,

WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO, LOVE?

I TEND TO DO WHAT I DO.

AFTER ALL IT'S COST YOU?

WELL, IT WOULDN'T MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF SENSE TO QUIT NOW, WOULD IT?

IT IS OF NO SIGNIFICANCE TO YOU

WHAT OCCURS WHEN A DADDY RUNS OUT ON HIS FAMILY?

I CUT MY TEETH...

HOW WILL YOU LIVE?...ON ITS SIGNIFICANCE.

YOU HAVE NO VOCATION.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.

IT'S MY GRANDCHILDREN I WORRY ABOUT.

HOW WILL YOU MEET YOUR SUPPORT OBLIGATION?

WHEN WILL YOU SEE THEM?

HAVE YOU SEEN THEM?

I'LL GIVE THEM ALL THE MAMAW THEY CAN STAND,

BUT IF THEY HAVE NO DADDY--

MOTHER.

I SAT FOR MARILYN, FRIDAY LAST.

HOW WERE THEY?

WHAT DID THEY SAY?

THEY WANTED TO KNOW

WHEN YOU WERE COMING HOME.

[Woman] "DEAR MR. BARLOW,

"'THIS STORY CAME SO CLOSE.

"WE HAD A 2-WEEK BATTLE OVER IT HERE,

"BUT YOU AND I LOST.

"SO DID OUR READERS, FEW THOUGH THEY BE.

"I DID WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE TITLE.

"NO ONE HERE WAS SURE WHAT

"WHITE GIRLS WITH BLACK ASSES ACTUALLY MEANT.

"THE STORY REALLY PUT SOME PEOPLE OFF.

"IT'S THE STRONGEST THING I'VE SEEN IN YEARS.

"I'D NEVER TELL YOU HOW TO WRITE, BUT

"IF YOU CHANGE THE TITLE

"ANOTHER MAGAZINE MIGHT BITE.

"I'D LOVE TO SEE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANNA SEND.

"PLEASE KEEP WRITING, AND DON'T LET THIS BE DISAPPOINTING TO YOU.

"YOU HAVE GREAT TALENT.

"AND WITH MATERIAL LIKE THIS,

"YOU WILL NEED GREAT STAMINA.

"ALL WARMEST WISHES,

"BETTI DELOREO."

[Knocking at door]

HI, DADDY.

HEY, WHAT'S UP?

YOURS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEKEND.

WHAT?

YOU PAYS YOUR MONEY, YOU GETS YOUR KIDS.

PAYS MY MONEY?

GOD. NOT A CLUE WHEN YOU FUCK UP, NOT A CLUE WHEN YOU DON'T.

BILLS PAID.

COURT ORDERS COMPLIED WITH, LAWYERS PAID IN FULL.

CHILD SUPPORT, 3 MONTHS' WORTH.

100-DOLLAR BILLS IN A MANILA ENVELOPE, UNDER THE DOOR.

IS ANY OF THIS RINGING A BELL, LEON? HELLO?

DRUNKEN-DEBT-PAYERS-R-US.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, HONEY.

[Bells ringing]

[Leon whispers] MONROE.

OH, I GOT EXTRA CLOTHES FOR BOTH OF 'EM

AND I GOT EXTRA UNDERWEAR

AND ALISHA'S MEDICINE.

SHE'S ON A NEW STEROID, SO SHE NEEDS A LOT OF WATER.

JUST REMEMBER TO KEEP HER DRINKING.

ALAN, YOU'RE GONNA HELP WITH ALISHA, TOO.

I LOVE YOU. BYE. HAVE A GOOD TIME.

LEON, DO YOU REMEMBER HOW TO DO THIS?

IT'S ALL COMING BACK TO ME, NOW.

[Marilyn] THAT'S GOOD.

I PICKED UP 2 EXTRA SHIFTS AT THE HOSPITAL,

NOT KNOWING OF MY IMMINENT WINDFALL.

C'MON, HONEY.

WE'RE AT DADDY'S.

C'MON.

I'LL BE THERE IF YOU NEED ME, ALL RIGHT?

YOU CALL ANYTIME, OR...

GREAT, MY OWN LOST WEEKEND.

OH, ALL THE MISSED OPPORTUNITIES.

[Leon] ARE YOU SEEING SOMEBODY?

WHAT?

ARE YOU SEEING SOMEBODY?

WHAT?

HUH?

Y'ALL CAN SLEEP IN YOUR OWN ROOM TONIGHT,

OR YOU CAN SLEEP IN HERE WITH ME.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

SO ONE DAY, A TRAIN COME THROUGH THE WOODS.

WILD BOY HISSED TO ALL THE SNAKES.

TOLD THEM TO LINE UP ON THE RAILS.

AND THE TRAIN COME OFF ON NEW SNAKE TRACK.

WHY, THE SNAKES TOOK THEM ALL THE WAY

THROUGH THE WOODS

TO THE CAVE.

WELL, WILD BOY CALLED OUT TO HIS NUMBER ONE, MAGIC DOG.

[Barks like a dog]

AND OLD MAGIC DOG COME RUNNING UP.

WILD BOY SAID, "I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE PLAN."

THEY WERE GOING TO TAKE ALL THE COAL FROM THE COAL CAR,

AND THE BEAR WOULD SQUEEZE EVERY LUMP WITH A BIG STRONG PAW

UNTIL THEY ALL TURNED INTO DIAMONDS.

HEY, DAD, ME AND MAGIC DOG CAN RUN FASTER THAN A TRAIN!

[Leon] STAY BACK FROM THAT A LITTLE BIT.

COME ON OVER THIS WAY.

♪♪[Robert Belfour singing My Baby's Gone]

♪ MY BABY'S GONE

♪ MY BABY DONE LEFT ME

♪ MY WOMAN IS GONE

♪ I WONDER WHERE SHE'S BEEN

♪ I WONDER WHERE SHE'S BEEN ♪

♪ SHE GONE AND LEFT ME

♪ SHE DONE GONE AND LEFT ME

♪ I WONDER WHERE SHE'S BEEN

"STILL LIFE WITH BOXCAR," HUH?

HEY!

HEY.

I DIDN'T HEAR YOU COME UP.

I'VE JUST BEEN WATCHING. IT'S BEEN A WHILE, LEON.

[Alan] LOOK WHAT I GOT!

HI, HONEY. WHAT DO YOU GOT?

OH, MY GOD, LOOK AT THOSE.

THOSE ARE AS FLAT AS MAMAW'S PANCAKES. YOU KNOW THEY ARE.

LISTEN, WOULD YOU GET ALISHA'S BACKPACK AND HER NEBULIZER

AND YOUR BACKPACK AND PUT THEM IN THE CAR?

GO DO THAT FOR MAMA, ALL RIGHT?

DOES THAT DOG HAVE ITS SHOTS, LEON?

WAIT A MINUTE.

IT'S A MANGY-LOOKING THING.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? IT'S SUNDAY, P.M.

I'M PICKING UP THE KIDS, JUST LIKE THE PAPERS SAY.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET A WHOLE WEEKEND.

I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET A WHOLE WEEKEND, LEON!

IT JUST DIDN'T TURN OUT THAT WAY. WE GOT A LATE START.

I GOT A BARBECUE GOING. SHE'S TAKING A NAP.

SHE'S TAKING A NAP.

I GAVE YOU A COUPLE EXTRA HOURS, ALL RIGHT?

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST LET 'EM STAY? THEY GOT TO EAT.

WELL, I'LL FEED THEM. I WANNA GET BACK HOME NOW. I'M TIRED.

THEY GOT TO EAT. LET ME FEED 'EM.

IT'S GONNA RAIN. I WANNA GET HOME.

PLEASE, DON'T--

WHAT? W-WHY?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "WHY?"

WELL, YOU-- IS SOMEBODY COMING OVER?

WHAT?

[Thunder claps]

WHAT?

ARE YOU SEEING SOMEBODY?

OH, DON'T YOU DO THIS. DON'T DO...

YES. YES. I AM, I'M SEEING SOMEBODY.

[Whispers] I'M SEEING A LOT OF HIM, TOO.

ESPECIALLY OVER AT THE DRUGSTORE DUMPSTER.

COME ON, ALISHA.

COME ON, ALISHA.

OH, BIG GIRL.

THAT FLASHER.

OH, IS HE A FRIEND OF YOURS?

THAT MAKES SENSE.

DID YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME?

BYE-BYE, BABY.

SO, HOW BIG WAS IT?

WHAT?

HOW BIG WAS THIS FLASHER?

YOU'RE NOT SERIOUS? GO. MOVE AWAY.

COME ON, HONEY, ALAN. ALL RIGHT, PUT ON YOUR SEAT BELT.

OH.

WOW!

WHOO! WHOO-HOO-HOO!

♪♪[Robert Belfour singing My Baby's Gone]

♪ I WONDER WHERE COULD SHE BE ♪

♪ I WONDER WHERE COULD SHE BE ♪

♪ I WONDER WHERE COULD SHE BE ♪♪

[Leon] "EVERYTHING HAD UNWOUND,

"AND NOW WOUND BACK AGAIN,

"AS IF THE YEARS HAD STUMBLED BACK

"IN HORROR FROM THEIR OWN REFLECTION.

"AS IF ALL THE WORDS WERE, ONE BY ONE,

"UNSAID, UNTHOUGHT, THE LOVE UNMADE.

"NO DECAY, THEN NO ATTACK, THEN SILENCE.

"SO THAT IF IT WERE POSSIBLE TO DREAM,

"THE DREAM MIGHT BE ALL THAT WAS POSSIBLE AGAIN,

"THE SCATTERED PIECES REASSEMBLED INTO ONE.

"EFFECT STRIPPED BACK TO CAUSE

"AND CAUSE STILL UNCONCEIVED.

"DIM STIRRINGS OF ELECTRONS IN THEIR ORBITS.

"THE GLEAM NOW DRAINING FROM HIS EYE,

"RESTORED TO INNOCENCE OR EMPTINESS.

"BLIND HOPE...

"WITH NO TAINT OF THE FAILURE YET TO COME,

"NO HINT OF THE HIDEOUS STRANGER WHO LAY INSIDE HIM

"WAITING TO BE BORN."

"DEAR MS. DELOREO,

"THANKS FOR TAKING SO MUCH TIME

"TO EXPLAIN THE REJECTION OF MY STORY.

"MOST EDITORS DON'T.

"I APPRECIATE YOUR ADVICE AND QUESTIONS.

"INSTEAD OF ANSWERING THEM,

"I'M GOING TO REORGANIZE MY LIFE

"AND WRITE SOMETHING BETTER FOR YOU.

"SOMETHING THAT'LL MAKE YOU STAND UP

"AND PUT ON THE GLOVES.

"BEST WISHES, LEON BARLOW.

"P.S. I KNOW THE ENCLOSED STORY

"IS NOT YOUR MAGAZINE'S CUP OF TEA,

"BUT IT MIGHT TICKLE YOU."

RUB-A-DUB-DUB.

[Cow mooing]

[Cow mooing]

♪ GONNA FIND ME SOME WEDDING BELLS ♪

♪ GONNA FIND ME SOME WEDDING BELLS ♪

♪ 'CAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TIME

♪ TELL ME BABY WHERE YOU'VE GONE ♪

♪ HEY!

♪ HEY!

♪ HEY!

[Siren blaring]

♪ HEY! HEY!

[Policeman] TAKE HER IN THE HOUSE.

♪ HEY!

♪ HEY!

♪ HEY!

♪ HEY!

♪ HEY!

♪ HEY!

♪ HEY!

♪ HEY!

♪ HEY!

♪ HEY!

♪ HEY!

♪ HEY! ♪

[Door closes]

[Steppenwolf on radio] ♪ ...ALL AROUND, A LOUSY CANDLE WAS ALL I FOUND ♪

♪ WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT ♪

♪ WE CAN FIND

♪ WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH ME, LITTLE GIRL ♪

♪ ON A MAGIC CARPET RIDE

♪ WELL, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT WE-- ♪♪

GOING IN.

♪♪[Steppenwolf singing Magic Carpet Ride]

♪ I LIKE TO DREAM

CORPSMAN. CORPSMAN.

CORPSMAN.

♪ ON A CLOUD OF SOUND I DRIFT IN THE NIGHT ♪

♪ GOES FAR, FLIES NEAR

CORPSMAN.

[Shortwave radio sounds]

DID YOU SEE HIM?

CORPSMAN.

[Screaming]

♪ CLOSE YOUR EYES, GIRL

♪ LOOK INSIDE, GIRL

♪ LET THE SOUND TAKE YOU AWAY ♪♪

[Ringing]

[Crickets chirping]

WHAT?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I JUST... CAN I COME IN?

YOU'RE... NO.

HELL, NO.

HELL, NO, AND A RESTRAINING ORDER, NO.

JUST FOR A MINUTE. I JUST WANT TO LOOK IN ON THE KIDS.

100 YARDS AWAY, YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE--

JUST LET ME COME IN FOR A MINUTE.

I JUST WANT TO LOOK IN ON THEM.

WELL, NEXT TIME THEY'RE AT YOUR PLACE,

YOU CAN LOOK IN ON THEM ALL YOU WANT.

HEY, HEY, HEY! BUDDY!

ALAN, THIS DOESN'T CONCERN YOU. THERE, YOU SAW HIM.

LET ME JUST COME IN.

WHAT THE HELL?

JUST LET ME GIVE HIM THIS. IT'S A MAGIC DOG DOLL.

YOU SMELL WEIRD.

I TOOK A BATH. JUST LET ME GIVE HIM THIS. TELL ALISHA I GAVE--

WHY DO YOU ALWAYS SHOW UP LIKE THIS?

IT'S SHIT LIKE THIS. ALAN!

IT'S FORCED ENTRY.

I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU AND THIS DOG ARRESTED.

WILL YOU JUST... JUST GIVE HIM THE DOG.

♪♪[Piano tinkling]

GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.

"HIS NAME WAS HONED, OR 'HORSEFLY WITH ONE WING,'

"BUT THEY CALLED HIM SMOOTH TALKER.

"HE COULD GET ANYONE TO DO ANYTHING HE WANTED.

"BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HE WANTED.

"FROM THE RED CREEKS AT ANTIETAM,

"TO THE GLAZED GREEN CATHEDRALS

"OF THE RUONG RUONG VALLEY,

"THE MEN IN HIS FAMILY HAD SOLDIERED UP

"AND COME HOME BROKEN,

"TRAILING HOMESICK YANKEE BRIDES IN THEIR WAKE.

"ONE SHELL-SHOCKED UNCLE

"HAD IMPORTED KUDZU TO THE SOUTH

"AS A PROMISE TO END SOIL EROSION

"AND MAYBE A FEED CROP TO BOOT.

"BUT IT SWALLOWED THE LAND

"AND THE LIVESTOCK WOULDN'T TOUCH IT.

"NOW HIS HOUSE HAD BEEN ENGULFED BY IT,

"HIS FAMILY LOST, ALL OF THEM, SEARCHING FOR EACH OTHER,

"BLIND AMONG THE VINES.

"'IF I EVER ESCAPE,' HE THOUGHT,

"'I THINK I'LL GO TO MEXICO AND JOIN THE CIRCUS.'"

YOU DON'T CALL. YOU DON'T WRITE.

MR. AARON.

YOU BOYS LOOK LIKE EXTRA-STRONG VAMPIRES.

THAT SUN DON'T QUITE KILL YOU, BUT IT SURE

MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE HOMEMADE SHIT.

OH, WELL, HOW YOU DOING, MR. AARON?

TAKE THE HIGHWAY, SON.

WHEN A LADY CAN'T GO TO A BEAUTY SHOP

WITHOUT SOME SICK BASTARD JUMPING OUT FROM BEHIND A DUMPSTER.

HOW BIG A PECKER WE TALKING ABOUT?

FEW INCHES SHY OF MEMORABLE, I THINK.

HAVING A LITTLE DICK IS LIKE HAVING A MEXICAN-MADE VOLKSWAGEN.

YOU CAN DRIVE IT AROUND THE HOUSE,

BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO TAKE IT ON THE ROAD.

[Laughing]

OUGHT TO FIND THAT FELLOW AND SLAP SOME MANNERS INTO HIM.

WELL, THAT'LL HAVE TO WAIT.

ME AND BOBBY GOT A DATE WITH VELMA.

GOD, LOOK AT HER. SHE'S AMAZING.

[Leon] SHE'S A HELL OF A GARDENER.

YOU SEE WHAT I'M SEEING HERE?

WELL, YEAH, OF COURSE YOU DO.

SO, UH, ABOUT HER COMING OUT WITH US, SEE--

THAT'S FINE. THAT'S FINE.

WELL...

I BEEN LOOKING AT HER A LONG TIME, YOU KNOW?

BUT INSTEAD OF IT WEARING OUT,

IT SEEMS LIKE LATELY IT'S GETTING STRONGER.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M SEEING HERE. I'M TOO OLD TO BE INFATUATED.

LOOK AT HER.

[Chuckling]

JUST, YOU KNOW, LIKE

OBSERVE US. OK?

JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU SEE ME AND HER.

OK?

OK.

HI.

MISS VELMA, HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU.

AND WHAT A PLEASURE THAT IS THIS EVENING.

♪♪[Marching band plays]

[Velma] CINDY, HONEY,

TAKE ONE OF THEM POLAROIDS.

TAKE ONE OF THEM POLAROIDS WITH--WITH ME AND MY BABY BABY BROTHER BROTHERS.

THANK YOU.

JIMMY.

[Monroe] THE LIMMAT RIVER RUNS ALL THE WAY THROUGH TOWN

ALL THE WAY OUT TO LAKE ZURICH.

SEE? AND THERE'S ALL THESE RIVERBANKS

AND A LOT OF BANKS, TOO.

A LITTLE WORDPLAY FOR YOU THERE.

YOU WANT A RIVER? YOU TRY THE AENEID, BOOKS 7, 8.

GOD OF THE TIBER SHOWS UP IN A DREAM--

WE'RE A FEW CLICKS NORTH OF THE TIBER HERE, BOBBY.

HE SAYS, "AENEAS, YOU GO DOWN TO THE RIVER,

"YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A BIG WHITE SOW."

THE WHOLE DREAM TURNS OUT TO BE A PROPHECY

ABOUT WHITE SWINE ON THE TIBER.

NO, NO. THE LIMMAT. AND THERE'S THESE 2 CATHEDRALS,

UH, GROSSMUNSTER AND FRAUMUNSTER.

FUCK IT. YOU KNOW, VIRGIL STOLE ALL THAT FROM HOMER ANYWAY.

START WITH THE ILIAD.

NOW THERE IS A BOOK YOU CAN WEAR LIKE BY-GOD HIP WADERS.

THERE'S THESE WINDOWS PAINTED BY CHAGALL.

I MEAN, YOU CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT.

♪♪[Playing jazz music]

[Woman giggling]

[Man laughs]

WHOO....

LOOK, SHE'S GOT...

SHE'S A HELL OF A PROM QUEEN.

LOOK AT HER.

OHHH... I LOVE HER.

[Velma] SAYONARA.

SHE'S A HELL OF A DANCER.

[Leon] JUMP OUTSIDE.

DOWN THE WORMHOLE PILGRIMAGE OF TIME

AS TIME BENT BACK AND TURNED ON ITSELF.

COMET GAS FIERY TRAIL OF EXHAUST.

IT'S WAKE OF DARK ROWS AND YOUR SEA RIVERS.

ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME? EARTH OF AMERICANS.

DARK MOTHER!

CROSSED YOUR WIDE SEA OF AMERICA TO BE BORN.

[Leon] YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE A KID

DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH YOUR FOLKS?

YOU'RE LYING IN THE BACK. YOU FEEL SO SAFE.

THIS IS NOT LIKE THAT.

THIS IS NOT LIKE THAT AT ALL.

[Monroe] THEY GOT MY LADDER, BOBBY.

WHERE'S VELMA?

[Man laughing]

WHERE'S VELMA?

[Monroe] OHH!

[Monroe] SATURDAY!

♪♪[Radio music playing]

[Leon] I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

WELL,

WE HAVE HAD A NICE LONG CHAT

ON THE PORCH HERE, HAVEN'T WE?

WE TALKED ABOUT THE GARDEN CLUB MEETING

I HAD TO CANCEL,

ABOUT THE PHONE CALLS I HAD TO MAKE TO CANCEL IT.

HOW MANY CALLS DID WE MAKE ON THIS PHONE, ALAN?

12, MAMAW.

12.

AND AS THE SUN

WENT FROM A FRIENDLY- MORNING SMILEY FACE OVER THERE

TO A HOT, ANGRY BLAZE UP THERE,

WE DISCUSSED THE SUMMER WEATHER

AND BEING HERE IN IT

WITH NEITHER A HOUSE KEY NOR A DADDY IN SIGHT.

[Mrs. Barlow] WHAT ELSE DID WE DISCUSS?

BIKES, MAMAW.

BIKES.

WE SAW A BICYCLE RACE, RIGHT OUT HERE.

AND WE COUNTED THEM AS THEY WENT BY.

ONE OF THE GROUPS OF CYCLISTS

WAS SO LARGE, WE LOST COUNT.

AND WE WONDERED, WHAT DO YOU CALL A GROUP OF CYCLISTS?

A... A CLUSTER?

A HERD?

A GAGGLE.

PELOTON.

A PELOTON OF CYCLISTS.

YOU KNOW A WORD LIKE THAT,

AND YOU DON'T KNOW THE MEANING OF "MORNING."

I'VE BEEN PRETTY BUSY.

AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO, GETTING THEM FED,

MAKING AN EMERGENCY RUN TO THE DRUGSTORE.

EMERGENCY RUN?

NEVER MIND.

HOT, BLAZING SUN HALF THE DAY.

I SAID I WAS SORRY.

NO, YOU DIDN'T.

NOT A WHIFF OF IT.

I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY I'M LATE.

[Marilyn] THE POINT IS THAT YOUR MOTHER

BROUGHT THE KIDS TO YOUR HOUSE

AND SHE HAD TO CANCEL HER ENTIRE DAY

WHILE YOU WERE, I DON'T KNOW,

CRAWLING OUT OF SOME DITCH SOMEWHERE, NO DOUBT?

SO WHY ARE YOU CALLING ME? HMM?

DO YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS THE FIRST NIGHT

THAT I'VE HAD TO MYSELF IN 2 WEEKS?

HERE YOU ARE, CHATTING ME UP.

YOU IN THE BATHTUB?

NO.

NO.

THAT'S JUST THE SOUND OF YOU PISSING UP A ROPE.

[Giggles]

WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER?

MARILYN?

MARILYN?

[Sobbing]

MONROE.

♪♪[Jazz music playing]

THAT'S ME AND MONROE.

THAT'S ME AND MONROE.

I'VE GOT TO MEET MONROE.

MONROE.

[Men laughing]

[Car approaches]

[Car door opens]

[Monroe] WHAT DO YOU THINK?

CAN'T THINK AT ALL WITH YOUR JACKET TURNED UP SO LOUD.

[Monroe chuckling]

LITTLE PARTY OUT AT THE RANCH TONIGHT.

UH, WELL, UH, IT'S NOT REALLY A PARTY.

IT'S MORE LIKE A RECEPTION.

WE WENT OUT TO VEGAS TO MAKE IT LEGAL ON THE CHEAP.

WELL, SHE DIDN'T WANT HER OLD MAN PULLING

SOME CRAZY SHIT DURING THE VOWS, AND

I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU TO STAND UP WITH ME, BUT...

WHEN YOU'RE IN THE FUNERAL GAME,

LIKE VELMA'S FAMILY, IT'S HARD FOR HER TO SEE A WEDDING

AS ANYTHING BUT BUSINESS.

BUT NOW THIS PARTY--

[Leon] SORRY,

I CAN'T TAKE ANYTHING YOU SAY SERIOUSLY

WITH THAT HAT ON.

[Sighs]

SAID VOWS, HUH?

YEAH, YEAH. I DID. NOW LOOK--

NOPE, NOPE, CAN'T LOOK.

I CAN'T EVEN SEE YOU.

YOUR FACE IS SO SUNNY.

SO EBULLIENT.

HEY, I PUT THE "BULL" IN "EBULLIENT," BROTHER. COME ON.

LITTLE DRINKING, LITTLE DANCING,

LITTLE MARIACHI BAND.

YOU CAN SLEEP IN THE BARN LIKE YOU LIKE.

I'M BUSY.

LITTLE TECHNOLOGICAL FIX TO A SPIRITUAL PROBLEM.

WELL, THAT SOUNDS REAL PROMISING.

WELL, NOTHING TO IT, JUST A LITTLE...

TINKERING, A LITTLE SOLITUDE,

NAVEL-GAZING.

"MEN MET EACH OTHER WITH ERECTED LOOK

"THE STEPS WERE HIGHER THAT THEY TOOK

"FRIENDS TO CONGRATULATE THEIR FRIENDS

"MADE HASTE"

THAT SHIT NEVER HAPPENED! BUT THOSE WERE THE DAYS!

INCOMING, BROTHER.

♪♪[Music playing on radio]

♪ BROKEN LINES, BROKEN STRINGS ♪

♪ BROKEN THREADS, BROKEN SPRINGS ♪

♪ BROKEN IDOLS, BROKEN HEADS ♪

♪ PEOPLE SLEEPING IN BROKEN BEDS ♪♪

[Leon] NOW, YOUR CHEST FREEZER

CAN GO DOWN IN YOUR BASEMENT.

NOT IN YOUR GARAGE.

IT'S SUB-SUBTERRANEAN.

BUT YOUR--YOUR UPRIGHT FREEZER GOES IN YOUR KITCHEN

OR TUCKED IN BEHIND YOUR DOOR

IN YOUR DEN OR SOMETHING.

WHY IS THAT?

[Panting]

[Coughs]

OH.

OH.

THANK GOD.

IT FELL OUT.

DIDN'T EVEN KNOW.

TRUCK'S ON UP THE ROAD. WENT TO TURN AROUND.

RAN OUT OF GAS. FUCKING STUPID! RUN BACK HERE.

MUST HAVE BEEN HALF A MILE.

YOU GONNA WATCH IT FOR ME?

UH... NO.

GIVE ME YOUR KEYS. GIVE ME YOUR KEYS.

I'LL BORROW YOUR CAR.

I'LL GO GET SOME GAS. THEN I'LL COME BACK HERE.

YOU GOING TO HELP ME LOAD IT, RIGHT?

NO.

HERE. YOU GO GET SOME GAS.

ALL RIGHT. I'LL GO GET SOME GAS.

YOU WEREN'T GOING TO TAKE IT, WERE YOU? DON'T TAKE IT.

DON'T TAKE IT, ALL RIGHT?

[Leon] CHEST FREEZERS SEEM LIKE IT'S SEPULCHRAL.

IT'S SEPULCHRAL.

"SOME SAY

"AND SOME FEW MAY STILL BELIEVE IS LOST...

"SOME SAY.

"IS LOST A PLUMMETING OF SUNS."

"SHADOWS PAST... "

SO LOVELY AREN'T THEY?

DON'T THEY DRIVE YOU MAD?

THEIR SELF-CONTAINED, IMPLACABLE GREEN CALM.

YOU WANT TO PICK ONE. UPROOT WORLDS.

YOU'VE HAD YOUR HAND OUT NOW FOR 8 YEARS...

[Woman] ...TOWARD DARKENED POOLS OF EVENING.

YET IF THE BLOOD TIDE RISES,

THE MOON DRAWS BACK THE SILVER MYSTERIES.

IF HANDS REACH UPWARDS

TOWARDS THE BREAST OF LIFE DESIRES PARABOLA.

DESIRES PARABOLA.

PARABOLA. PARABOLA.

[Woman] HOPES. EARTHWARD.

PLUNGE, DESCEND...

...COMES THE FALL OF NIGHT.

[Man] COMES THE FALL OF NIGHT.

[Man] HEY, MOTHERFUCKER, GET OUT OF THE ROAD!

[Incoherent reciting]

[Leon] MEN'S TONGUES DROWN IN THE HONEY OF YOUR NAMES.

CORPSMAN!

CORPSMAN!

CORPSMAN!

[Heartbeat pounds]

CORPSMAN!

[Creaking]

[Car engine starts]

[Trickling]

[Groans]

[Birds singing]

THERE'S POEMS, AND THERE'S POEMS.

I NEVER READ ANYTHING LIKE IT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

I WISH YOU BOTH THE BEST.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S ENOUGH.

ALL RIGHT.

HERE'S LOOKING AT YOU...

[Both] ASKANCE!

OH!

I REMEMBER THIS LITTLE EXPERIMENTAL PIECE OF CRAP.

I BET THEY DO, TOO. THEY JUST DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO HANDLE IT.

WITH RUBBER GLOVES.

"DEEP IN THE DREAM OF ANDROMEDA,

"THE QUEEN OF THE VOID MOUNTS HER HORSE

"OF FIRE AND DUST, HER NEBULOUS MAYFLOWER STEED

"FULL CARGO OF LONG-AGO LIGHT."

"FULL CARGO."

"FULL CARGO OF LONG AGO LIGHT!"

YEAH.

"DRINK DEEP, DREAMER, AND TAKE THE BURNING ONE INSIDE YOU.

"HOLD HIM UNDER, HOLD HIM, MAKE HIM SHOUT, 'I SURRENDER!'"

[Siren blares]

♪♪[Music playing]

YOU BOYS GO ON HOME NOW.

AND MONROE,

DON'T LET BARLOW GET BEHIND THAT WHEEL.

[Monroe] "THE ANNUNCIATION OF VIRGINS,

"OF MAIDEN VOYAGES.

"MAPS THAT CURL AT THEIR EDGES LIKE SPACE"

[Monroe] THE WHOLE BASEMENT'S A STUDIO.

I TOOK ALL THE FURNITURE OUT AND IT'S ALL SET UP.

I GOT SOUNDPROOFING OUT THE ASS DOWN THERE.

IF I HAD YOUR ASS, I'D SOUNDPROOF IT, TOO.

THE BOARD'S A MONSTER, TOO. IT'S ALL DIGITAL.

I CAN RECORD MAJOR ARTISTS, ONCE I FIGURE OUT WHAT I'M DOING.

ANYWAY, I'LL GET A CD PLAYER IN HERE,

I WON'T HAVE TO FUCK WITH THESE TAPES. LOOK AT THIS.

HEY.SHIT.

HEY LOOK--LOOK HERE.

IS THAT... THAT'S THAT GUY.

WHAT GUY?

THAT GUY, THE FLASHER. MR. POINT-AND-SHOOT.

YEAH?

TURN AROUND.

LET'S JUST HAVE A RUN AT THAT FELLOW.

TURN AROUND. TURN AROUND.

YEAH. OK, PENIS-BOY.

LEGION OF DECENCY IS ON YOUR ASS.

SICK BASTARD.

YOU KNOW, HE JUST CAN'T GET ANY.

CLEAN HIM UP, A NEW PAIR OF LEVI'S, A LITTLE EDUCATION,

WHO'S TO SAY HE COULDN'T QUALIFY FOR A BLOWJOB IN ATLANTA?

JUST NEEDS A WARM PLACE TO PUT IT.

GIVE ME A BEER, WON'T YOU?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW,

I KIND OF FEEL SORRY FOR HIM.

KIND OF, BUT NOT THAT MUCH.

THAT'S RIGHT. LET'S KNOCK HIS DICK RIGHT IN THE DIRT.

LITTLE DICK,

LIKE A MEXICAN-MADE VOLKSWAGEN.

[Laughs]

NO, NO, NO. IT'S LIKE AN INDOCHINESE CUSTOMS AGENT.

YOU WAVE ENOUGH MONEY AROUND, HE'LL JUST LOAD THE DUFFLE BAG HIMSELF.

LIKE A CLARKSDALE BLUES JOINT.

IT'S TOO DARK TO SEE THE MUSIC, YOU GOT TO HEAR IT TWICE.

HUH?

LET'S LIGHT HIM UP. THERE WE GO.

PULL AROUND, BOBBY. PULL AROUND. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HIM.

LET'S TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT HIM.

HEY, YOU LITTLE SHIT!

PULL UP! PULL UP!

[Tires squeal]

DID YOU SEE HIS FACE? DID YOU SEE WHO IT WAS?

NO. I CAN'T TELL.

TURN AROUND. NO, BACK UP.

HE GO DOWN ROBERT FORD ROAD? DID YOU SEE HIM?

NO, HE'S GONE.

HE'S GONE, BOBBY, YOU LOST HIM.

NO, I DIDN'T LOSE HIM. WE GOT HIM NOW.

THERE WE GO. ALL RIGHT.

A LITTLE DICK--

A LITTLE DICK'S LIKE A-- A FOREIGN EXCHANGE STUDENT ON CRACK.

IT DON'T MAKE FOR MUCH OF A SLIDE SHOW WHEN YOU GET BACK HOME.

THERE HE IS NOW!

RIGHT. BACK UP. BACK UP. BACK UP.

I'M GONNA KNOCK HIS ASS OUT.

THERE HE GOES.

OOH, YOU CAN GET HIM. YOU CAN GET HIM.

OOH, TURN AROUND.

WE GOT HIM NOW.

HE'S GOING. SEE HIM?

ALL RIGHT.

GOT HIM NOW.

STEP ON IT!

NO, NO, STEP ON IT!

[Car stalls]

WHAT THE HELL?

[Laughs]

WE OUT OF GAS?

[Laughs]

WELL, SHIT THE BED.

[Laughs]

I'M GOING TO TAKE ME A TRAVELER.

I'M GONNA GET SOMETHING TO READ,

I'M GONNA WALK OUT OF HERE, GET SOME GAS.

NO, YOU GOT TO HELP ME.

WE GOT TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE STREET.

[Monroe] IT WON'T OPEN LIKE THAT.

YOU CAN'T REACH OUTSIDE. OPEN THE...

[Laughs]

ALL RIGHT, I'LL JUST GO OUT.

[Laughs]

[Monroe] WHERE YOU GOING?

[Truck approaches]

[Tires squeal]

[Shortwave radio] DR. CLAYBURN'S GONNA HAVE TO REFUEL,

SO HE'LL BE BREAKING STATION SHORTLY.

I JUST WANT YOU TO CHECK FOR PROBLEMS, SEE IF HE CAN, UH,

PUT AN ADJUSTMENT ON THIS OR TELL HIM THAT WE GOT PROGRAM...

[Man, distorted] ♪ CRAZY

♪ I'M CRAZY FOR FEELING

♪ SO LONELY

♪ I'M CRAZY

♪ CRAZY FOR FEELING

♪ SO BLUE

♪♪[Song speeds up]

[Woman] ♪ I KNEW

♪ YOU'D LOVE ME AS LONG AS YOU WANT ME ♪

I'M PISSING.

♪ AND THEN SOMEDAY

♪ YOU'D LEAVE ME...

WHEN IT GETS TO $28, SELL IT.

♪ WORRY

♪ WHY DO I LET MYSELF WORRY? ♪

♪ WONDERING

♪ WHAT IN THE WORLD DID I DO? ♪

GET UP, FUCKER!

GET UP!

♪ CRAZY

STAY RIGHT HERE.

♪ COULD HOLD YOU

GO OVER THERE.

♪ I'M CRAZY FOR TRYIN'

♪ AND CRAZY FOR CRYIN'

♪ AND I'M CRAZY FOR LOVING YOU ♪

MONROE?

MONROE?

MONROE?

MONROE?

I NEED SOME HELP, HERE.

MONROE?

MONROE?

MONROE!

MONROE!

♪ AND CRAZY FOR CRYIN'

♪♪[Song resumes normal speed]

♪ AND I'M CRAZY

♪ FOR LOVIN'

♪ YOU ♪

MY HAT.

MY HAT.

YOUR HAT?

I LOST MY HAT.

[Woman] LEON BARLOW?

MY HAT.

IT'S MISS MURPHY.

MISS MURPHY, FROM THE 3RD GRADE?

LEON, LEON! SHH! WE NEED TO GET YOU HOME. ALL RIGHT?

M-I, A CROOKED LETTER? CROOKED LETTER?

I... CROOKED LETTER.

CROOKED LETTER. I...

HUMPBACK. HUMPBACK. I...

LOOK, LISTEN TO ME. MONROE'S ALIVE.

ALL RIGHT? HE'S BREATHING ON HIS OWN. HE COULD WAKE UP ANY TIME.

MONROE?

LET'S KEEP HIM BREATHING, BREATHING.

LET'S GO! HURRY UP, DAMN IT!

GET SOME REST. THAT'S THE BEST YOU CAN DO.

I'M DOING IT!

YOUR EX-MOTHER-IN-LAW'S ON THE PHONE.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL GET BACK TO HER. STOP IT.

WH-WHAT? GOD, LEON!

[Woman giggling]

LEON?

SHE'S GOT CF. SHE'S ASTHMATIC. SHE'S GOT A PORT ON HER RIGHT SIDE.

LEON, MOVE!

SHE DIDN'T EVEN CR-- SHE DIDN'T EVEN CRY WHEN SHE WENT TO SLEEP.

[Marilyn] ALMA, I NEED YOU! LEON, GET ALAN.

GO GET ALAN!

[Mrs. Barlow] SHE WAS FINE.

[Marilyn] WAS SHE BREATHING WHEN YOU FOUND HER?

DID SHE DO HER TREATMENT?

[Woman on radio] ONE-BETA-12? DID YOU GET THE BARLOW GIRL?

ONE-BETA-12, DO YOU COPY?

DID YOU GET THE BARLOW GIRL?

[Marilyn] WHERE ARE HER SHOES?

[Priest] "SEE THEY RISE

"AND BECOME THE FIRST FRUITS OF THEM THAT SLEPT.

"FOR WE ARE BORN OF WOMAN AND LIVE BUT A SHORT TIME.

"WE COME UP LIKE A FLOWER. WE FLEE AS SHADOW.

"SO GRANT TO THE CHILDREN A TABERNACLE IN THE SUN.

"AND THE DISCIPLES CAME UNTO JESUS

"AND SAID, 'WHO SHALL BE GREATEST?'

"HE SET A CHILD IN THEIR MIDST

"AND SAID 'EXCEPT YE BECOME AS LITTLE CHILDREN,

"'YE SHALL NOT ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.

"'SO SUFFER THE LITTLE CHILDREN TO COME UNTO ME AND FORBID THEM NOT.'

"FOR OF SUCH... FOR OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM.

"FOR WE ARE BORN OF WOMAN

"AND LIVE BUT A SHORT TIME.

"WE COME UP LIKE A FLOWER.

"WE FLEE AS SHADOW. SEE THEY RISE.

"AND ARE BECOME THE FIRST FRUITS OF THEM THAT SLEPT.

"BLAH, BLAH, SHE SHALL SUFFER NO MORE. BLAH, BLAH.

"PLATITUDE ABOUT THE MYSTERIOUS WAYS IN WHICH GOD WORKS.

"PLATITUDE ABOUT FAITH.

"PLATITUDE ABOUT GRIEF.

"CLICHE ABOUT GOD CALLING HIS CHILDREN HOME.

"CLICHE ABOUT ANGELS. BLAH, BLAH.

"SHE SHALL SUFFER NO MORE, BLAH, BLAH.

"IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE, BLAH.

"FOR THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND, BLAH, BLAH.

"AND THE DEAD SHALL BE RAISED INCORRUPTIBLE, BLAH, BLAH.

"BLAH.

"AND WE SHALL BE CHANGED."

[Television playing]

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

MUCH OBLIGED.

GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.

[Mrs. Barlow] I JUST LOVE THE SMELL OF FRESH-CUT LEMONS.

I REMEMBER I WAS ON A TRIP

IN A BEAUTIFUL HOTEL IN PORTUGAL AND...

AND THIS YOUNG MAN BROUGHT IN MY BREAKFAST.

AND RIGHT THERE,

HE CUT THE LEMON FOR MY TEA,

AND I SHALL NEVER...

[Sighs]

EXCUSE ME.

AUNT SALLY,

MISS HARRISON, MISS GRACE,

AUNT BETSY, I...

Y'ALL OUGHT TO COME OUTSIDE.

PRETTY NICE OUTSIDE.

[Church bell chiming]

[Alan] BIG BLACK CAR ON A GRAVEL ROAD.

BIG BLACK CAR ON A GRAVEL ROAD.

BIG BLACK CAR ON A GRAVEL ROAD.

BIG BLACK CAR ON A GRAVEL ROAD.

BIG BLACK CAR ON A GRAVEL ROAD.

BIG BLACK CAR ON A GRAVEL ROAD.

BIG BLACK CAR ON A GRAVEL ROAD.

[Coughs]

OH, HEY.

IT'S NOT RAINING, IS IT?

NO.

WERE YOU SAYING SOMETHING?

NO.HUH?

WHAT WERE YOU SAYING?

STORY.

WHAT?STORY.

WHAT STORY?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT WAS YOUR STORY?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU DON'T WANT TO TALK TO ME?

NO.

TELL ME YOUR STORY.

NO.

WHAT?

THIS IS BROKE.WHAT?

ALAN.

ALAN.

ALAN!

[Thunder claps]

ALAN.

[Voices whispering]

[Children giggling]

HEY.

[Woman sobbing]

MAMA?

MOTHER?

VELMA AND HER FRIEND ARE HERE.

[Car approaches]

FIRST WOMAN IN SPACE, MY ASS. I BEEN THERE ALL MY LIFE.

SO SORRY WE DIDN'T MAKE IT TO THE CEMETERY.

I'M SO, SO SORRY WE'RE LATE.

MONROE?

HE WON'T GET OUT NOW.

MADE ME HAUL HIM ALL OVER, ALL UPSET ABOUT ALISHA.

HALFWAY HERE, HE CAN'T REMEMBER WHY HE'S IN THE CAR.

THEN WE PULL UP AND HE SAID THE PLACE IS HAUNTED.

NOW HE'S ON ABOUT, "GOING TO GET BACK IN THE DOPE BUSINESS.

"GOING TO SELL THAI STICK TO RUSSIAN COSMONAUTS."

BE NICE IF WE COULD BE A LITTLE SUPPORTIVE, YOU KNOW.

DID I TELL YOU HOW SORRY I AM?

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO?

OH!

BLEEDING WOUNDS OF THE MARTYRS.

AW, SWEETIE.

HEY, VEL. THANKS FOR COMING.

HOW'S THE BIG GUY DOING?

WELL, YOU KNOW, HIS BRAINS ARE ALL MIX-MASTERED ALL TO HELL.

YOU GOT TO HELP HIM, BARLOW!

HE'S GOT NO... WHAT DO YOU CALL IT?

EQUILIBRIUM.

COME ON NOW.

COME ON.

LET GO.

OH, CHRIST.

STOP IT! JACOB BITES GABRIEL. STOP IT!

SHOULD WE STOP IT?

NO, NO, NO. WHY?

YEAH.

SEE, THIS IS IT.

THIS IS IT, EXACTLY.

SEE, YOU ALWAYS, ALWAYS THINK THAT SOMETHING ELSE IS MEANT TO HAPPEN.

TINY LITTLE COFFIN, TINY LITTLE GRAVE.

GET ALL DRESSED UP.

YOU'D THINK THAT THE TWO OF THEM COULD JUST SIT TOGETHER AND,

I DON'T KNOW, MURMUR?

BUT INSTEAD, THIS.

WE'VE LIVED FOR 4 YEARS KNOWING SHE'LL DIE.

BUT WHEN THE DAY COMES, YOU JUST DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.

YOU'D THINK, ON A DAY LIKE TODAY,

HE COULD JUST STOP AND TAKE A BREATH.

BUT INSTEAD, THIS.

STOP TELLING US THIS STORY.

STOP--

STOP TELLING US THIS.

STOP

TELLING US THIS!

SORRY.

OK.

IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FRUIT SALAD.

COME ON, LET'S GO INSIDE.

WE'LL HELP ALMA RUN THE SHOW.

WE'LL SIT WITH THE MATRIARCHY AND WHISPER.

WE'LL WHISPER OURSELVES INSANE.

[Aaron] WHAT DO YOU BET, WHEN IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD,

SOME DAMN FOOL'S GOING TO SAY, "WELL, IT AIN'T THE END OF THE WORLD."

PEOPLE USED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO TO GET YOU THROUGH IT.

LITTLE CEREMONIES, YOU KNOW?

LIGHT A CANDLE FOR THE DEAD.

PIN A MEDAL ON YOU FOR BRAVERY.

DUNK YOU IN THE RIVER TO SAVE YOUR SOUL.

[Leon] I JUST GO THROUGH THE GODDAMN MOTIONS.

YOU GOT A GOOD HEAD ON YOUR SHOULDERS.

YOU GOT TO START USING IT.

GOT TO THINK BEFORE YOU TALK TO YOUR BOY.

YOU GOT TO THINK BEFORE WE FIND SOME

CROW PICKING WHAT'S LEFT OF YOU OFF THE PAVEMENT.

OR SHOVELING YOU OFF SOME

COUNTY 2-LANE LIKE YOUR...

LOST, DRUNK DADDY.

FAMILY'S NOT YOUR ENEMY, BOY.

YOUR FAMILY'S NOT THE ENEMY.

[Man] SHE HAD GERANIUMS.

GERANIUMS.

[Horn honks]

GERANIUMS. LITTLE BLACK NOTEBOOKS CRAMMED FULL OF THEM.

DON'T KNOW HOW MANY. STARTED COUNTING ONE DAY AT 11:45 P.M.

I GOT UP TO 372, DOORBELL RANG.

I GO TO THE DOOR, I'M THINKING 372.

372.

372.

372.

372.

BORN WRONG.

372.

DROWNING FROM DAY ONE.

FELLOW FROM CLARK'S, LITTLE BLACK MUSTACHE, LITTLE SLEAZY EYES...

CRACKED LITTLE HEART.

HE'S LOOKING ALL AROUND BEHIND ME,

TRYING TO SEE IN THE HOUSE.

[Leon] BORN WRONG.

I STABBED HIM WITH MY PENCIL.

CHILD OF GOD.

[Man] A BAKER'S DOZEN CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR MRS. ROSE DALE BOURDEAUX.

WAFTING...

INTO SPACE.

[Man] ...GERANIUMS.

I STABBED HIM WITH MY PENCIL.

[Man #2] 9 SHOTS OUGHT TO BE ENOUGH.

KEEP IT IN SINGLE DIGITS.

I'M NO STRANGER TO UNDERACHIEVEMENT, DADDY.

WHAT'S-HIS-NAME SAYS YOU'RE A PRETTY GOOD WRITER.

THAT FRIEND OF YOURS. MONROE.

HE HAD A BRAIN INJURY.

NO, BEFORE.

HE SAID THAT WAY BEFORE YOU DID THAT NUMBER ON HIM.

I'D LIKE TO READ SOME OF YOUR STUFF SOMETIME.

NOBODY READS MY STUFF.

EXCEPT MONROE.

TAKE THE HIGHWAY, SON.

I'M SORRY.

[Car approaches]

[Siren blares]

BARLOW.

BARLOW? BARLOW? YOU ALL RIGHT?

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU DONE COME BACK FROM THE DEAD ONCE.

YOU OUGHT NOT PUSH YOUR LUCK.

[Man] I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR LITTLE GIRL.

I WAS FISHING UP NORTH.

DIDN'T GET A SINGLE BITE.

HOW'S YOUR MAMA?

SHE'S STEADY.

YES, SHE IS.

WELL, SON, YOU'RE LOOKING AT 30 DAYS.

IF I WERE YOU, I'D TAKE THE COMMUNITY SERVICE OPTION.

CUT YOUR TIME IN HALF.

GET OUT OF JAIL DAYTIME.

IT'S UP TO YOU.

WORST PART FOR YOU IS BEING RIGHT UP THE ROAD

FROM THAT DEVIL'S DEN, AIN'T IT?

IT DOES SEEM BOTH CRUEL AND UNUSUAL.

WAKE UP, MAURICE!

DON'T YOU SMOKE IN MY KITCHEN.

WELL, LORD HAVE MERCY.

CLEANEST POTS I'VE SEEN IN 135 YEARS OF GOVERNMENT COOKING.

COULD I...

COULD I TROUBLE YOU TO USE YOUR PHONE?

NO.

I LOST SOMEBODY ONCE, TOO.

I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.

ALL THOSE SURPRISE VISITS IN YOUR MIND.

OOPS, LOOKY THERE.

ME TURNING MY BACK,

NOT KNOWING IF YOU STEP OUT FOR ONE COLD BEER

AND ONLY ONE ON SUCH A HOT DAY.

WORKING SINCE DAWN. MM!

MM, MM, MM.

♪♪[Humming]

[Woman] HEY, THERE! WHERE YOU BEEN SO LONG, STRANGER?

[Leon] JAIL.

SO WHAT'D YOU DO?

JUMP THE FENCE JUST SO YOU COULD COME SEE ME?

COMMUNITY SERVICE, UP THE ROAD.

BY THE WAY, YOUR CAR KEYS WERE TURNED IN HERE.

SOME GUY FOUND THEM IN THE PARKING LOT.

AND I HAD THEM HERE, BUT, UH,

THIS GIRL SAID SHE WOULD KEEP THEM FOR YOU.

UH, WHAT'S HER NAME? UM,

YOU KNOW, THE ONE WITH THE TWIN BROTHERS?

WHAT'S HER NAME? UH...

VELMA! VELMA HAS YOUR KEYS.

HEY!

GODDAMN IT, YOU TWO! CUT IT OUT!

YOUR CAR IS STILL IN THE PARKING LOT.

CUT IT OUT! QUIT FIGHTING IN HERE!

YOU KNOW I DON'T ALLOW FIGHTING IN HERE!

QUIT IT! STOP IT! I MEAN NOW!

♪ I REMEMBER

♪ HOLDING ON TO YOU

♪ ALL THEM LONG AND

♪ LONELY NIGHTS I'VE

♪ PUT YOU THROUGH

♪ SOMEWHERE IN THERE

♪ I'M SURE I MADE

♪ YOU CRY

♪ WELL, I

♪ CAN'T REMEMBER

♪ IF WE SAID GOODBYE

♪ WELL, I RECALL

♪ ALL OF THEM NIGHTS

♪ DOWN IN MEXICO

[Sobbing]

♪ ONE PLACE I MAY NEVER GO ♪

♪ IN MY LIFE AGAIN

[Sobbing]

♪ WAS I

♪ JUST OFF SOMEWHERE

♪ OR JUST TOO HIGH

♪ BUT I

♪ CAN'T REMEMBER

♪ IF WE SAID GOODBYE

[Barlow sobbing]

[Barlow] OH, GOD.

[Sobbing]

[Sniffles]

♪ I ONLY MISS YOU

♪ EVERY NOW AND THEN

♪ LIKE THE SOFT BREEZE

♪ BLOWIN' UP FROM THE CARIBBEAN ♪

♪ MOST NOVEMBERS

I HEARD YOU WAS GETTING OUT TODAY.

I NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO TELL YOU,

I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR LITTLE GIRL.

I KNOW WHAT THAT'S LIKE.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU.

♪ IF WE SAID GOODBYE

♪ BUT I RECALL

♪ ALL OF THEM NIGHTS

♪ DOWN IN MEXICO

♪ THAT'S ONE PLACE I'LL NEVER GO ♪

♪ IN MY LIFE AGAIN

♪ OH, WAS I

♪ OFF SOMEWHERE

♪ OR MAYBE JUST TOO HIGH

♪ BUT I

♪ CAN'T REMEMBER

♪ IF WE SAID GOODBYE

♪ BUT I

♪ CAN'T REMEMBER

♪ IF WE SAID GOODBYE

♪ GOODBYE

♪ GOODBYE ♪

[Birds sing]

[DeLoreo] "BRAVO, LEON BARLOW.

"BACKWARDS WEDDING KNOCKED US ALL OUT.

"HOW'S IT FEEL NOT GETTING THE STORY BACK?

"WINTER ISSUE, FRONT AND CENTER.

"NEED A BIO TO PRINT, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO PAY.

"SEND THOSE A.S.A.P. BUT YOU NOW HAVE BIGGER FISH TO FRY.

"THAT NEW YORK FRIEND OF MINE

"WANTS TO SEE THE REST OF THE BOOK.

"IF IT'S ALL GENUINE BARLOW,

"YOU'RE OUT OF THE SLUSH PILE. ARE YOU READY?"

AM I READY?

"CHEERS. BETTI D."

♪♪[Tom Waits singing Long Way Home]

♪ WELL, I STUMBLED IN THE DARKNESS ♪

♪ LOST AND ALONE

♪ THOUGH I SEEN HER GO BEFORE ♪

♪ SHOW THE WAY BACK HOME

♪ IS THERE A LIGHT UP AHEAD?

♪ CAN'T HOLD ON VERY LONG

♪ FORGIVE ME, PRETTY BABY

♪ BUT I ALWAYS TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME ♪♪

IT'S SOMETHING, AIN'T IT?

GET IN, I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT.

HE'S REALLY OUT OF IT.

YOU KNOW HOW HARD IT IS TO REPLACE SOMETHING SO OLD AND BEAT-UP?

YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE.

A FEW DETAILS ARE OFF, BUT,

IT'S CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE ORIGINAL TO BE A MINOR MIRACLE.

ISN'T IT, HONEY BOY?

HE WAS SO HYPER ABOUT GOING FOR A DRIVE.

I HAD TO GIVE HIM AN EXTRA DOSE.

I MIGHT'VE OVERDONE IT.

OH, HEY, MY CAR'S BACK THAT WAY.

SLIDE OVER.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE ME WHERE I TELL YOU?

[Velma] TRY GETTING US THERE IN ONE PIECE.

[Velma chuckling]

[Pig squeals]

I THOUGHT WE'D TAKE A DRIVE OUT TO THE BOULEVARD OF BROKEN HUMAN HEADS.

YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME WE COME OUT HERE?

NO.

I SWEAR, NOTHING'S REAL TO YOU, EXCEPT WHAT'S IN YOUR HEAD.

YOU GET RAPED IN JAIL?

MET A COUPLE OF NICE GUYS, IT NEVER WENT ANYWHERE.

[Laughs]

GUESS IT'S NOT EXACTLY STATE PEN.

BUT YOU KNOW,

YOU EVER NOTICE HOW,

YOU KNOW, THERE HE IS?

YOU EVER HAVE A JOB HE DIDN'T GET FOR YOU OR WORK RIGHT ALONGSIDE YOU?

EVEN PULPWOOD AND LUMBERJACKING.

BET YOU NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH HE HATED THAT.

IF YOU'D HAVE JUST LET HIM GIVE YOU A MILLION OR 2,

NEITHER ONE OF YOU WOULD HAVE HAD TO WORK SO HARD.

COURSE NOW, HE MIGHT NOT EVEN REMEMBER HE'S RICH.

YOU KNOW, HE'S MISSING WHOLE CHUNKS OF HIS LIFE.

I KNOW HE REMEMBERS THE WAR, 'CAUSE I QUIZ HIM.

BUT, YOU KNOW, HE MIGHT NOT REMEMBER OWING HIS LIFE TO YOU.

NO. NO.

HE SAVED MY LIFE.

HALF OF ONE, 6 A DOZEN THE OTHER.

I DON'T THINK HE'S EVER COMING BACK.

I MEAN...

HE'LL PROBABLY BE BETTER THAN HE IS NOW,

BUT IF HE WAS COMING ALL THE WAY BACK,

HE'D BE WAY FARTHER ALONG BY NOW.

IT'S ONLY PEOPLE WHO KNEW HIM BEFORE WILL REMEMBER THAT HE...

WASN'T ALWAYS LIKE THIS.

THEN AFTER A WHILE,

WE WON'T REMEMBER EITHER.

IF...

OK, OK, HERE'S THE THING.

I--I CAN'T ASK NOBODY ELSE.

IT'S GOT TO BE YOU.

WHAT I REALLY WANT

IS FOR THE KIND OF MAN HE WAS TO BE KNOWN.

WILL YOU TELL THE STORIES? WRITE SOME THINGS,

SO THAT WE DON'T EVER FORGET.

[Crying]

[Leon] FRIENDLY PERSUASION.

WE SAW HALF THE SHOW.

[Velma] IT EVENTUALLY ALL COMES BACK TO YOU, DOESN'T IT?

♪ WATER'S JUST SOAKING THROUGH ♪

♪ OFF THE BACK OF A TRAIN

♪ THOUGHT WE'RE HEADED FOR LIGHTENING ♪

♪ HAT FULL OF RAIN

♪ AND I KNOW THAT I SAID

♪ I'D NEVER DO IT AGAIN

♪ I LOVE YOU, PRETTY BABY, BUT I ALWAYS TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME ♪

[Marilyn] YOU'D BETTER GET UP HERE BEFORE YOU SINK.

GOD, THIS IS HOW BEAT I AM.

I WENT OUT TO TAKE THE LAUNDRY IN.

JUST LAID DOWN HERE.

I BEEN WATCHING THE STORM.

DO YOU THINK IT'S OVER?

YOU KNOW, YOUR BOY, HE WOULDN'T SETTLE FOR A BOOK TONIGHT.

NO, HE WANTED A REAL STORY.

I TOLD HIM, "ALAN, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TELL ME ONE. I'M JUST OUT.

"MY BRAIN'S..."

SO HE STARTS RIGHT IN, "ONCE UPON A TIME..."

AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, HE'S SHAKING ME.

HE SAYS, "YOU CAN'T FALL ASLEEP YET. IT'S NOT OVER."

I OPEN MY EYES.

THAT COWBOY LAMP.

THE SHADE'S RIPPED. I'M STARING RIGHT AT THE LIGHT BULB.

AND IT BLEW.

USUALLY IT'S WHEN YOU FLIP THE SWITCH, BUT...

I'D NEVER SEEN ONE JUST GIVE OUT LIKE THAT.

JUST A TINY LITTLE POP.

I COULD FEEL IT RIGHT DOWN MY SPINE, LEON.

INTO MY BONES.

IT'S LIKE THAT CARTOON LIGHT BULB, YOU KNOW?

ABOVE YOUR HEAD, ONLY THIS ONE WENT OFF.

NO IDEA.

NO IDEA I COULD BE THIS TIRED.

NO IDEA ABOUT ANYTHING.

I JUST SAT THERE, AND HE TOLD THE REST OF THE STORY IN THE DARK.

SOMETHING ABOUT...

OH, GOD, HE WORKED IT IN JUST THE WAY YOU...

THE ARMY SHOT OUT THE SUN WITH A BAZOOKA

OR SOME DAMN THING LIKE THAT.

JUST GOT UP AND CAME OUT HERE.

IT MUST BE LATE.

[Thunder claps]

I'LL LET YOU GO TO BED.

[Marilyn] WHY...

WHY'D YOU COME HERE?

[Sighs]

SOME...

SOMETHING HAPPENED TO ME, BUT, UH...

I FORGOT WHAT IT WAS.

[Thunder claps]

GOOD NIGHT.

[Tom Waits] ♪ I'LL PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE

♪ AND A ROOF OVERHEAD

♪ BUT I'D TRADE IT ALL TOMORROW ♪

♪ FOR THE HIGHWAY INSTEAD

♪ WATCH YOUR BACK, THE ASH IS MADE ♪

♪ AND LOVE'S THE ONLY THING I'VE EVER KNOWN ♪

♪ ONE THING'S FOR SURE, PRETTY BABY ♪

♪ I ALWAYS TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME ♪♪

[Marilyn] HIS NAME WAS LEON, OR BARLOW,

OR ANY EPITHET THAT MIGHT APPLY.

LIKE A LOT OF WORDS, THE NAME DIDN'T MEAN MUCH.

HE COULDN'T GET ANYONE TO DO ANYTHING HE WANTED.

BUT AT LEAST HE KNEW WHAT HE WANTED.

HE REMEMBERED WIND, THE MUSIC IT MADE.

HE THOUGHT IT MUST SOUND THE SAME IN HIS OWN LUNGS

RUSHING THROUGH THE DARK CORRIDORS OF THE BODY.

HIS CURSE WAS REMEMBERING.

IT WAS ALSO A BLESSING.

THAT WAS EASY TO FORGET.

HE WAS SURE THAT WHATEVER IT WAS,

BACK THERE IN THE DISTANCE,

IT COULD CHASE ANYONE DOWN IN TIME.

NO ONE WOULD BE SPARED

AND FEW SPARED THE GRIEF

OF LOSING THOSE WHO WOULD GO BEFORE.

THERE WAS NO BLAME, THEN,

TO LAY AT THE FEET OF THE LIVING.

POINT TO YOURSELF, YOU GOT TO POINT TO YOURSELF,

SO HE KNOWS WHO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

MONROE, WHY DO YOU CALL HIM BOBBY?

WHY DOES HE CALL YOU BOBBY?

I DON'T KNOW, SON.

[Marilyn] THERE WAS ONLY THE OLD STRUGGLE

TO HOLD ON OR TO LET GO.

THERE WAS ONLY THE STORY OF THE LOST FAMILY

RUNNING ALONG IN THE NIGHT STREETS,

RUNNING FOR HOME.

WHATEVER THEY WERE RUNNING FROM,

HE KNEW HE HAD TO SAVE THEM FROM IT

AND THAT HE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO COULD.

[Train chugging]

THEY WERE RUNNING.

RUNNING.

RUNNING.

THE WIND WAS BLOWING

AND HE COULD FEEL THE COLD NIGHT AIR.

HE COULD SEE THE ROAD.

TO FIND OUT WHERE IT LED, HE HAD ONLY TO GO THERE.

AND HE RAN AS FAST AS HE COULD,

NOT KNOWING HOW IT WOULD END,

KNOWING HE HAD TO KNOW.

♪♪[Tom Waits singing Long Way Home]

♪ MMM

♪ MMM

♪ MMM

♪ MMM

♪ YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, BABY

♪ MORE THAN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD ♪

♪ YOU'RE MY WOMAN

♪ YOU KNOW YOU WERE MY PEARL ♪

♪ LET'S GO OUT PAST THE PARTY LIGHTS ♪

♪ WHERE WE CAN FINALLY BE ALONE ♪

♪ COME WITH ME

♪ AND WE CAN TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME ♪

♪ MMM

♪ COME WITH ME, TOGETHER

♪ WE CAN TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME ♪

♪ MMM

♪ COME WITH ME, TOGETHER

♪ WE CAN TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME ♪♪

♪ THE SKY HOLDS ALL OUR WISHES ♪

♪ THE DISH RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON ♪

♪ CHIMNEY SMOKE TIES THE ROOFS TO THE SKY ♪

♪ THERE'S A HOLE OVERHEAD

♪ BUT IT'S ONLY THE MOON

♪ WILL THERE EVER BE

♪ A TREE

♪ GROWN FROM THE SEEDS

♪ OF SONG

♪ LIFE IS A PATH

♪ LIT ONLY BY

♪ THE LIGHT OF THOSE

♪ I'VE LOVED

♪ THE LIGHT OF THOSE

♪ I'VE LOVED

♪ LIFE'S A PATH

♪ LIT ONLY BY

♪ THE LIGHT OF THOSE

♪ I'VE LOVED

♪ THE LIGHT OF THOSE

♪ I'VE LOVED ♪