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(J' upbeat country music)

(J' people singing in church) J“ I am deep

j“ in the spirit of the lord I am deep

j“ in the spirit of the lord I am deep

j“ in the spirit of the lord I am deep

j“ in the spirit of the lord j“

"I shall drink."

J“ I shall drink

j“ of the spirit of the lord

j“ I shall drink

j“ of the spirit of the lord

j“ I shall drink

j“ of the spirit of the lord

j“ I shall drink

j“ of the spirit of the lord j“

now let's all hear it, one last one.

This here is a special occasion

and I want everybody to know it now.

And now let's all sing and now...

"I have drunk."

J“ I have drunk

j“ of the spirit of the lord

j“ I have drunk

j“ of the spirit of the lord

j“ I have drunk

j“ of the spirit of the lord

j“ I have drunk of the spirit of the lord j“

amen!

(Crowd cheers)

All right, now.

We are here today to do more than pray.

Yes, siree. We're here for a celebration.

- (Crowd cheers) - Yes! (Chuckles)

Now I want Zachariah sims and Mary Ellen port

to stand up. Come on, now.

(Crowd applauds)

Give it to her, Zeke, she looks like she'll enjoy it.

Matter of fact, she looks like she already enjoyed it.

(Crowd cheers)

(Boone) Now, turnip, you nailed 'em that time, you sure did.

Yeah, but old Zeke, he nailed her first.

(Crowd laughs)

Turnip, you hush up.

That ain't nobody's business except Zeke and mine.

Yeah? Yeah? Well, it's my business, too, cos I've seen it.

(Laughs) If it hadn't been so dang dark outside,

I'd have me some pictures, too.

(Crowd laughs and cheers)

I reckon because this is a special occasion,

we better have us some fruit of the vine.

(Crowd cheers)

Anybody here want any holy spirits?

(Crowd) Yeah!

Cost you a quarter.

(Crowd) Aw.

Preacher Boone, you sure have been hitting us with inflation.

Used to cost a dime when sarvel was preaching.

Yeah, but it used to be a rot gut, too.

Now, ain't anybody curled up and died from my make, right folks?

(Crowd) Right!

We got the best whiskey in the county, right?

(Crowd) Right!

And all you god-fearing folk going to stick by

the one and only whiskey I done authorized, right?

(Crowd cheers)

Oh, phooey. (Grumbles)

Now, folks,

- we are celebrating today. - (Crowd exclaims)

Zachariah sims and marry Ellen port are going to marry up with each other.

(Crowd cheers)

- Now, we all know what the good book say. - (Man) What does it say, father?

The good book says right there in deuteronomy, he says,

and am I quoting,

"if a man meets a virgin

"who is not betrothed,

"and he seizes her and he lays with her..."

(Crowd cheers and laughs)

I mean, "lies with her."

(Man) It's all the same thing, preacher.

- (Crowd cheers) - (Speaking indistinctly)

Direct from the book,

"and lies with her, and they are found,

"then the man who lay with her

"shall give the father of the young woman 50 shekels of silver."

Now, that's what it says, all right.

Now, mind ya, I ain't saying that Zeke done seized Mary Ellen.

No, sir, preacher Boone.

We done seized each other.

(Woman) What?

That's right, preacher.

We've done seized each other.

(Crowd cheers and laughs)

Ok, Zeke?

Ok, Beau.

(Crowd cheers)

(Crowd exclaiming)

(Beau) Ah!

Well, let's get on with it.

I'm hotter than a batch of week-old mash.

But that heat's all for Zeke, there.

That's right, she is a hot one, folks.

So, we better get on with it.

Now, Zeke, you've got to follow the good book.

And according to old deuteronomy, you've got to pay for your sin.

That means you've got to give Mary Ellen's father

50 shekels of silver before you go any further.

- (Man) Aw. - (Zeke speaking indistinctly)

Now, Zeke, you wouldn't want to roast in hell for only 50 bucks now, would you?

I sure wouldn't.

But that's a lot of money.

Well, maybe so, Zeke.

But she's a whole lot of woman.

(Crowd laughs)

(Turnip) You ought to know, Sam, you're her pa.

(Crowd laughs and cheers)

(Boone) All right, now you know, Sam, what the custom is.

We done agreed, "we render unto the preacher that which is the preacher's."

And that's 20 percent.

So, pass up the ten, Sam, so we can keep on going.

But, preacher Boone, all he gave me was 50.

If I give you 10, all that's gonna leave me is 40.

Now, that don't seem right to me.

Leviticus says,

"do not turn your daughter to harlotry,

"lest the lands fall into harlotry and the lands fill up with wickedness."

Now, you wouldn't want that to happen, Sam.

Now, we're going to marry up these two youngins.

You think they're ready, folks?

(Crowd) Yeah!

Colossians done said,

"love your wives and be not harsh with them."

And corinthians done said, "do not refuse one another."

Now, I don't reckon you've done that.

(Crowd laughs and cheers)

Now, friends, while we're on this here point,

I reckon I ought to make sure what the good book done asked.

Gotta give some hope to old Beau there.

(Crowd laughs and cheers)

Old hosea, the prophet.

Now let's hear one for old hosea.

(Crowd) Hosea!

(Crowd) Hosea!

Old hosea, the lord done told him,

"go again and love a woman who is beloved of a paramour

"and who is an adulteress.

"And even as yahweh loves the people of Israel,

"though they turn to other gods

"and love cakes of raisins."

Now, old Mary Ellen there,

she sure is some raisin cake now, ain't she?

(Crowd laughs)

Now, Zeke,

you listen good, cos we're coming to the tight part of this here ceremony.

Old hosea, he done said,

"I will not punish your daughters when they play the harlot,

"nor your brides when they commit adultery."

And I'll tell you something else, it says in the good book.

Why, it says right down here in romans.

In romans, it says, and I'm pointing to it with my finger, right here to the very words,

"he who loves his neighbor has forfeited the law."

Fhends,

I just ain't a whistling Dixie when I tell you, we've got ourselves a situation right here.

And we got us a young lady right here,

who's just as pretty as any of them pictures on the calendars,

down there at the barbershop, yes siree.

(Crowd) Yeah!

And old Zeke, here, he's going to take her off the market.

Been a long time,

since we had us a real old-time, hosea wedding.

(Crowd) Oh.

(Boone) Mary Ellen,

hosea done said,

"if you are willing and obedient,

"you shall eat the good of the land."

Hosea done said,

"I, I am he who blots out your transgressions

"and I will not remember your sins."

Mary Ellen,

you've done sinned already.

And I got me a feeling

that before you're done,

you're going to sin some more.

You want forgiveness, or don't you?

You want forgiveness, or don't you?

You want forgiveness, or don't you?

(Stutters) I want forgiveness, preacher Boone.

You want forgiveness?

You better start right now. This wedding ceremony is underway.

Now, Zeke,

I want you to remember what the good book says.

It says,

"be fruitful

"and multiply."

Now, I know you've been fruitful,

and for all I know, you've been multiplying.

(Crowd laughs)

Now, in ephesians, it says,

"anything that becomes visible, is light."

That's right, folks. Anything that is visible, is light.

(Crowd cheers)

Now, Zeke, you've got to make this gal visible.

So we can save,

so we can redeem her ever-loving soul.

Ain't got all day.

Mary Ellen.

You want to get hitched?

You better let him show you light.

Now we got a meeting of the elders coming up.

And if you ain't married today,

you're going to live your life in sin.

(Boone) Corinthians then said,

"it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion."

Now, you want to get married.

I want every man here who's aflame with passion,

to raise his hand.

Now, you stand aside there, Zeke, you're going to have her for the rest of your life.

Now...

Beau, you've got the hottest flame of all.

I reckon you're first.

Now you other boys with them flames, you just get your passion in line there.

- (Scattered applause) - (Mary Ellen exclaiming)

Now, Zeke,

soon as you're done there,

I'm pronouncing you man and wife.

And from now on, what you do is your own business.

But what the lord has put together,

let no man take apart.

And as soon as we get the right couple put together.

Now, folks,

let's end this wedding ceremony

with a wedding song.

Come on, now. Let's all sing.

J“ here comes the bride

j“ here comes the bride j“

(j' playing upbeat tune)

(Sam) I'll tell you what.

Turnip, ok? This is my view, but it wasn't my command.

(Turnip) Well, it depends on whose view you're looking at, Sam.

Yours or mine. (Laughs)

(Sam) I sure ain't looking at your view.

(Turnip) I thought it was funny, didn't you? (Laughs)

(Elsie) I bet Mary Ellen had a good time...

(Sam) Right. Maybe, so.

(Turnip) He's just got a bad sense of humor.

You're in the old spirits or something? (Laughs)

(Sam) Well, that could very well be, but I... I don't like your attitude.

(Turnip) Hey, here comes Roscoe.

(Elsie exclaiming)

- Hey! - Ranger!

(Turnip) Hey, Roscoe, how're you doing?

(Boone) Here we are. Ah, it's good to see all of you.

You got here ahead of me, huh?

(Elsie) Yeah, we're ready for the meeting.

(Boone) Well, good for you.

Ah, that's nice.

- Well, old turnip, nice to see you. - (Turnip exclaiming)

And old Sam.

Come on in, now. We've got to get to this business meeting.

(Man) Oh, come on.

(Indistinct chatter)

- (J' cheerful music playing) - Whoo-hoo!

(Laughs)

(Man on radio) And that's on your stereo, you've just heard...

Well, let's get this business meeting started.

Been a long day.

(Turnip laughs)

Not as long as it has been for Sam's daughter. (Laughs)

She done took on five boys in the same second. (Laughs)

She's getting a little tired with all that humping she's been getting. (Laughs)

I even heard her say she might tell the sheriff on all of us.

You reckon she'd do that, reverend?

(Boone) I reckon she could.

But I reckon she won't.

Or the lord will strike you down. Now ain't that right, Sam?

That's right, preacher. She ain't going to say nothing about nobody.

No, sir.

Let's get down to business.

According to the records here,

last month, we took in, uh,

$2,200.

(All cheering)

That's not bad, considering all the money we've been losing.

You know, them townsfolk is still buying their stuff from the...

From the store.

It'll be easy enough to get that town store closed down, Roscoe.

It's not the best thinking, Sam.

Why, we close that store down, why?

Going to be a lot of talk.

And there'll be a new store before you know it.

Oh, them townspeople. They don't know any better.

Hell, our stuff is better than store-bought, ain't that right?

(All exclaim)

(Exhales loudly)

Mmm, ain't no taste better than the taste of white lightning,

except maybe the taste of a man.

(Boone and turnip laugh)

(Boone) That reminds me.

Now, Elsie. I'll tell you what you do.

You hand out this here award, now will you?

Make it sure it's all even, cos I don't want nobody to get mad.

How about my share?

Well, I got your share, I'm going to give it to you.

- Now go on and hand out that money, eh? - (Turnip laughs)

Now, Sam,

I'll watch your pile for you.

Go out there and get that stuff ready for the boys, yeah?

(Boone chuckles)

(Door shuts)

J“ I love that white iightnin', indeed I do

j“ that good old mountain liquor

j“ little drink make you drunker, quicker

j“ I love that good old white iightnin' indeed I do j“

here's one to you, turnip, you little creep.

J“ I love that good old white iightnin' indeed I do

j“ it'll make you drunker quicker

j“ like good old country liquors

j“ I love that white iightnin'

j“ indeed I do j“

(whistles)

J“ I love that good old white iightnin' indeed I do j“

(laughing)

(Turnip exclaims)

(Boone) Hey. Turnip!

Looks like you're going to be little out of it on one delivery.

(Laughing) Well, I'll sell fumes.

(Boone laughs)

Now don't you worry none at all, Roscoe.

The lord will protect us and I know he watches over us.

Nothing's going to go wrong.

- Amen, brother. - Amen.

Preacher, are you going to give me a ride back?

No, I... I think I'll stay here a little while

and let, um, Elsie, uh,

entertain me with her...

Stereo. (Laughs)

Yeah, it don't look good.

(Boone laughs)

(Groans) Oh, boy.

(Chuckles)

How much money you going to give me, Roscoe?

I'm going to give you all you can take.

You've done promised me a mink. When am I going to get it?

Well, when you earn it.

What do I got to do to get a mink?

Same thing a mink's got to do to get a mink. (Laughs)

(J' playing upbeat tune)

(J' upbeat country music)

I guess that'll be it, Jerry.

- What about the case of beer? - I'll come back for it.

Don't seem right for a young fellow like you to be in this place of sin.

Now, wait a minute, Mr. Boone.

"Mister"? Reverend Boone!

What are you trying to do, insult the cloth in this place of sin?

Buddy, you'd better get over here.

What's the problem here, Mr. Boone?

Now, I just told your partner, it's not "mister".

It's "reverend"!

Well, according to the church council, it's "mister".

But ok, if you want to be called reverend, it's reverend.

Look, uh, reverend,

we don't want any trouble from you.

We're operating inside the law and there's no reason for you to be bothering us.

"Inside the law"?

What about the lord's law?

Isaiah done said,

"they erred through wine and through strong drink."

Now, this here's strong drink, ain't it?

- Well, then you've done erred. - (Bottle shatters)

Now, Isaiah also said,

that, "they're swallowed up of wine

"and they are out of the way through strong drink,

"and they err through vision,

"and they stumble through judgment.

"And the tables are covered with filth and wickedness.

"And there's no..."

- (Bottle smashes) - "...Place..."

- (Bottle smashes) - "...Clean."

(Bottle smashes)

Now, you just

think about that, boys.

Just...

Just think about that.

Give me the police.

Oh, crap.

(J' upbeat country music playing)

J“ when I was just a half shot my momma saw I had a thirst

(high pitched) J“ "come on, son, drink this milk," she said

j“ I told her, all right, ma, but first

j“ just get me one more swig of moonshine

j“ oh, that's the only kind I like

j“ just get me one more swig of moonshine

j“ then sit back and let the iightnin' strike

J“ trapped in the desert 37 days

j“ every pore was drained clear dry

j“ then I found the clear bright sparkling stream

j“ and as I bent to drink it up

j“ just give me one more swig of moonshine

j“ oh, it's only drink that I like

j“ just give me one more swig of moonshine

j“ then sit back and let the iightnin' strike

J“ I rubbed that Alabama lamp

j“ the genie showed his magic hands

j“ "I'll give you any wish you want," said he

j“ you can guess what I said

j“ just give me one more swig of moonshine

j“ oh, it's the only drink that I like

j“ just give me one more swig of moonshine

j“ then sit back and let the iightnin' strike

J“ grandpa lived to 104

j“ and on the day he was on brew...

J“ I asked if I could ease his pain

j“ he said, "there's one thing you can do."

J“ just give me one more swig of moonshine

j“ oh, that's the only drink that I like

j“ give me one more swig of moonshine

j“ then sit back and let the iightnin' strike

j“ then sit back and let the iightnin' strike j“

(j' drums playing)

(Crowd cheers)

Friends, you all know what happens when we sing

just one more swig of moonshine?

- (Crowd) What? - That means

we're all going to get one more swig of moonshine.

(Crowd cheers)

Now, friends, we're going to have us a draw.

And the winner's going to get a whole case.

Now, come on, now. Ante up, now.

(Man) Giving free samples, preacher?

A free sample would kill you, brother.

- (Elsie laughs) - Ante up, now.

Come on, now. Everybody with them tickets.

Now, Elsie.

Everybody got their tickets?

I'm appointing you official ticket-picker.

She's the best damn ticket-picker there is!

(Crowd cheers)

(Man) Come on, now pick.

(Elsie) Number 31!

(Crowd cheers)

(Man exclaiming)

(Man) Hold it right there.

I reckon you hold it.

These strangers here must want a drink pretty bad.

- (People laugh) - Why, you put that shootin' out of the way.

We're going to give you a drink.

(Laughs) Why, old leviticus said,

- "love thy..." - Clark. Special agent, secret service.

Well, now,

you're here

and we know who you are.

So, can it be said it ain't very secret now, can it folks? (Laughs)

(Crowd laughs)

Special agent markel.

The secret service would like to know if there's federal tax paid on this whiskey.

"Whiskey"?

What whiskey?

The whiskey in that case.

Why, that there ain't whiskey.

That's cough medicine.

(People laugh)

Old Glenn here,

he's got himself a terrible cold.

(Glenn coughs)

(Crowd laughs and cheers)

We have a warrant for that whiskey and we're taking it with us.

Now, I'll tell you, Mr. Secret agent.

I'm a man of the cloth.

Now, what did I do with that dang thing?

And, and that's why I want to help you.

You know, old job said,

"wrath done killed the foolish man."

Now, you sure don't look foolish.

But we're going to find out. You know how?

How?

Whether you wind up dead tonight.

That's sure in a hell a sign that you done been foolish. Right, boys?

(Crowd laughs and cheers)

We're taking that moonshine, mister.

You're no preacher and if that's cough syrup,

so is Jim beam.

(Boone laughs)

Now, old proverbs done said

that, "the way of the foolish man may look right to them."

And ecclesiastes done said,

"there's a time to be born..."

And if you take one more step to old Glenn there,

there's sure as hell going to be a time to die.

Now, I'll tell you what, friends,

we're right here in the house of the lord

with them...

(Crowd) Amen.

And they think that this here is,

is whiskey.

And we know it's cough medicine,

sent to old Glenn here from the lord above.

Like manna from heaven. Right, folks?

(Crowd cheers)

These here secret agents, they ain't bad men.

They're just misguided.

Now, we've got to show 'em some hospitality.

And old leviticus said,

"love thy neighbor as thyself."

Now, we've got to show 'em a little love. Now, marcia, Janet,

show them boys a little love.

(Crowd cheers)

(Crowd hoots and laughs)

Now, boys,

we're just trying to show you a little hospitality.

To me, it's the least you could do is,

do likewise.

Now, them irons ain't going to rust, while I done show you something.

We're just going to keep the crate.

Now,

you've done said that this here

is whiskey, right?

Now, I want to ask you a question.

Get some seats here for them, boys. So, I can hear.

(Turnip laughs)

Now, boys.

You done said that this here

is, is whiskey, right?

I just done asked you a simple question.

You're, you're a guest here.

Seems to me that the guest has to be just as polite as the, as the host.

Now...

Right or wrong?

Is it whiskey?

Is it or ain't it? Yes or no?

You know damn well it's whiskey and you're breaking the law.

(Boone) How about you, young fellow? You think this is whiskey, too?

Come on, what are you up to?

You know what you're getting yourself into? We're federal agents.

(Boone) Is this whiskey or ain't it?

- (Boone) Is it or ain't it? - You know it is!

Well, I reckon we're going to have to prove it to you.

You all might as well stay sitting right there.

Now Glenn, you, you just give me one of them there bottles.

Now, your cold ain't that bad, you can spare one of 'em.

(Sighs)

Boy.

This stuff will sure cure them colds then.

(Crowd laughs)

Give me a glass.

You boys say that this is whiskey?

And we done said it is cough medicine, right?

(Man) Right.

It'll need to be a clean one because this stuff will sure kill them germs.

(Crowd laughs)

All right, young fellow.

Now, you seem to be the...

The noisy one, I...

I reckon you're going to be first.

It's illegal white iightnin', you old faker.

You're all going to be under arrest.

(Crowd laughs)

And you, you're under arrest.

Now, listen, Sonny. I ain't under nothing.

And you're going to taste this stuff now.

Sample it.

You hear me? I done said sample it.

- (Crowd laughs) - Yeah.

White lightning!

Must be about 150 proof.

(Coughs)

How long do you age that stuff, a day or just a couple of hours?

(Crowd laughs)

You're fine stuff, son.

You ain't drank enough to cure an old hooty owl.

(Crowd laughs)

Here, you've got to have some more.

Come on.

We got hospitality here. Drink up.

We've got plenty.

(Crowd laughs)

You must be...

Crazy. Don't you realize what kind of trouble you're getting into?

(Turnip laughs)

(Coughs)

(Coughs)

(Boone) Better get him a refill, boys.

(Coughs) You've got to be crazy.

(Coughs) Don't you realize we're federal men?

(Coughs)

Don't you know what kind of tro... (Coughs)

Well, now you just ain't getting the flavor of this.

Now, we've got to show him a little more of the hospitality.

And it looks like he's coming down with a cold, and...

And we've got to help him, folks.

(Crowd cheers)

(Boone) Yeah.

(Crowd cheers and applauds)

Yeah, he's going to have no cold with all that anti-freeze, ain't he? (Laughs)

What do you expect to gain by all this?

We'll be back tomorrow with 100 men if necessary.

Now, you simmer down. You look like a nice young fellow.

I'd hate to see you go off half-cocked and shoot your gun off in the air.

All right, preacher. (Laughs)

(Crowd laughs)

Now, hold it.

Hold it.

Now, I'm going to give you a choice.

You want to sample this here cough syrup like your buddy done? Or...

Are you going to admit now that this here is cough syrup?

All right, so, it's cough syrup. Now, what?

Now, this.

We're going to take some photographs.

Bubba, you got your camera?

(Stuttering) I have. I got my film also.

Good, then let's get with it.

Take a picture of Mr. Secret agent here with this...

This bottle of cough syrup.

(Crowd laughs)

(Crowd cheers)

Young fellow, you just get in there, right in there with 'em, now.

(Crowd cheers)

What does that prove?

(Boone) Well, that proves that you can learn kind of slow, don't you?

You a married man?

Yes, I am, what about it?

(Boone) Well, you ain't home tonight.

And Janet is kind of keen on you.

(Crowd whoops and laughs)

Now, why don't you go back there in the back room

and take a little...

(Crowd laughs)

(Clark) Are you crazy? I wouldn't do that.

Careful, boy.

I ain't crazy yet.

And you ain't dead yet, either.

Now, I'm just suggesting that if you ain't keen on Janet,

that you must be kind of sick.

And we got just the stuff to cure you.

Janet, he's all yours.

Mmm, a nice fresh shiny man with no turpentine on him.

Now, we've done wasted enough time, you and Janet get on back there.

We wanna get on with our square dance.

And if I don't?

Then I reckon you just take your chances, boy.

Come on, honey. I guarantee you'll like it.

(Crowd) Ooh!

I hate to have all this love-making going on and have nothing to show for it.

Now, bubba,

you take your camera and get on back there and take some pictures.

And boys, you go along there and see that they're not interrupted.

(Crowd laughs)

Now, we're not going to charge you much for these pictures.

And we ain't going to show 'em to your wife unless we have to.

Now, we've done wasted enough time here. Now, get.

Get!

(Crowd cheers)

I'm kind of glad he didn't raise more of a fuss.

Cos old psalm said,

that the meek shall inherit the earth.

That ain't all he's going to inherit tonight, preacher.

(Crowd cheers)

All right. Let's get this boy on the aisle seat here, let's get going.

(Indistinct chatter)

We've had enough of this foolishness.

(J' cheerful music playing)

- (Gasps) - (Thud)

(Screams)

- (Thud) - (Screams)

(Screams)

- (Thud) - (Screams)

(Screams)

- (Thud) - (Screams)

- (Thud) - (Gasps)

(Thud)

(Thud)

(Thud)

(Thud)

(J' guitar music playing)

All loaded, preacher.

Fifty jugs.

All safe and secure?

Don't worry now, preacher.

As long as you and the lord are watching over us,

we're always going to be safe.

Amen, brother. Amen.

(Bubba stuttering) Not with turnip driving.

He ain't such a g... (Stutters)

He is a b... (Stutters)

He ain't such a good driver.

Well, get him over here and where's Sam?

What's the matter, Roscoe? You reckon I'm going to put it in the gas tank?

No. (Laughs)

No, it's just this, turnip.

Your eyes ain't been too good, lately and...

And I'm afraid them federal boys ain't...

They ain't going to cooperate the way they should.

Now, you promise me.

If they get on your tail, you dump that stuff and get on out of there, hear?

You ain't been seeing too good, lately.

Oh, come on, Roscoe, who's a better driver than I am?

I can name a...

(Stutters) Few.

Like a blind woman.

Or... (Stutters)

Youngin.

I've been driving since before you was born, bubba, when was that anyway?

Last week? (Laughs)

Don't worry, folks. I ain't going to spill a drop.

(Chuckles) I'll remember that, turnip.

I'd rather spill a lot, then,

than your blood.

Roscoe, ain't nothing going to happen.

I've made that run 100 times.

Now, you promise now.

Ok, ok, I promise.

- You promise? - I promise.

All right.

Remember what the good book says though,

"a verbal promise ain't worth the paper it's writ on." (Laughs)

(Car screeches)

Hey, turnip! Grind me a pound of that.

(Laughs)

(Man) Preacher Boone.

Preacher Boone.

You've got to get out to Zeke's place, right away.

Somebody done killed Mary Ellen.

Smashed her to death like a grape.

Old Sam and Zeke, they're in an awful shape too, reverend.

Well, Beau, what terrible things you're saying.

Poor little Mary Ellen.

Oh, the lord bless her sweet soul.

Has anybody told the law?

Uh, no, sir.

Zeke, he done found her about an hour ago.

Phooey, you should have seen her.

Somebody done hit her with 20 stones.

The size near your fist, give another inch.

Old Sam, he won't let nobody touch nothing, 'til you get there.

Well, I better get there.

Before somebody loses himself in grief and calls the law.

And of course I want to help old Zeke and Sam, too.

Old job says,

that "wrath killeth the foolish man."

Well, I reckon this time he done kill himself a foolish woman, too.

Let's get on over there.

(J' guitar music playing)

(Brakes screeching)

(Fire crackling)

The good book say,

"who is without sin

"cast the first stone."

Well, that fellow that

done poor Mary Ellen in, he...

He sure figured he were no sinner.

But he were a sinner.

And the lord above knows it better than anyone.

Cos that man is an animal.

And he was marked as an animal.

For he's done yanked out by the roots,

one of our prettiest flowers,

in the prime of her life.

If the law done hear about Mary Ellen,

they're going to come down here to see who's done this.

And might start nosing into something we...

We don't want them to find out about.

Now, Mary Ellen,

she'd be the last to want the law to find out about this.

(Hammering nails)

Even though she had a sassy tongue in her head when she was on this earth.

(Hammering nails)

So little old Mary Ellen...

Won't mind sharing this grave

with another, who passed on before he...

Before he expected to.

Oh, Glenn.

We just got to treat our friend

solemn-like,

and Bury poor old turnip

like we've got to.

Fhends,

we've gathered here

to say goodbye

to an old...

(Voice cracking)

(Sobs)

Old proverbs done said,

"remember all thy offerings

"and accept

"the burnt sacrifice."

Oh, lord.

If this here ain't the...

The most burnt sacrifice you ever done seen?

I reckon it comes close.

The old psalm says,

"thou shalt make as a fiery oven."

Now, old turnip here,

he wasn't the best driver in the world,

but he don't deserve no fiery oven.

Them evil men,

they done chased him.

And turnip flew.

And they chased him some more, and he really flew.

He flew right in the air.

And for about ten seconds,

he was as free as a bird.

And for about ten seconds,

he was one of them astry-nauts,

flying through space.

And set him free.

And the old lord looked down

and he said, "turnip,

"you got to land."

He said, "turnip,

"you're done, boy."

He said, "come on over here

"and we'll end this thing together."

And old turnip say, "lord,

"if you want me to quit,

"that's what I reckon I better do."

And the lord said,

"turnip,

"I didn't say for you to quit flying.

"I said for you

"and me

"to fly together."

(Man) Oh.

So he said, "you come all the way here."

And he done took old turnip by the hand

and together, they flew.

And they flew

right over this earth...

Together.

What we have here,

this ain't old turnip.

This is just what he left behind.

(Tearfully) But you all know the best part?

He's in heaven.

Old Matthew done said,

"lay up your treasures in heaven."

You've got a treasure here.

You hear me?

A treasure.

Two treasures.

A treasure.

You hear me?

(Weakly) A treasure.

(Sobbing)

J“ I am deep

j“ in the spirit of the lord I am deep

j“ in the spirit of the lord I am deep

j“ in the spirit of the lord I am deep

j“ in the spirit of the lord

j“ I shall drink of the spirit of the lord

ilshahdnnk

j“ of the spirit of the lord

j“ I shall drink of the spirit of the lord

j“ I shall drink of the spirit of the lord

j“ I have drunk of the spirit of the lord

j“ I have drunk of the spirit of the lord

j“ I have drunk of the spirit of the lord

j“ I have drunk of the spirit of the lord j“

(thunder crashing)

(Door closes)

(Man) Are you looking for somebody?

Yes, Mr. Boone, I am.

I'm looking for you.

Well, I reckon you damn well found me.

- (Chuckling) - Mr. Boone.

Reverend Boone, if you don't mind.

Reverend...

That's just the point, isn't it?

Just before the demise of your predecessor here, at this...

Congregation.

We, of the church council, called on Mr. Sarvel

to try to persuade him to stop this...

This defilement of the cloth.

But really, Mr. Boone, sarvel was no reverend, any more than you are.

You think the world depends upon

the reverends that are appointed by the other reverends?

Why, I'll bet I can match quotes with you

or any member of your church council.

Why, what do you reckon old job would say about you?

I reckon he'd say,

"almost. Almost thou hast persuaded me to be a Christian."

(Laughing) Ain't that funny?

(Man) Mr. Boone, I'm not here to argue scripture with you.

I'm here to plead with you to, to do whatever you wish,

but do not do it in the guise of the clergy.

The old romans say,

"if god be for it, who can be against it?"

I think you're just trying to break up this here congregation.

In all honesty, I wish I could.

Unfortunately, I'm not asking for miracles.

Old philippians done said,

"work out thy own salvation."

You know, I think that might be a good idea for both of us.

(Thunder rumbling)

And Amos done said,

"can two walk together

"except when they be agreed?"

Mr. Boone, let me leave you with this additional quotation.

It's from Atticus.

"The lord is in his holy temple.

"Let all the earth keep silence before him."

Doubt that quotation gonna beat all hell. (Laughs)

(J' country music playing)

(J' music ends)

(Crowd cheers)

Friends, we've got a mighty important announcement.

We got a very important guest here with us tonight.

And we want him to know

that we loved his daddy

just as much as he did.

Now, folks, meet old Carter Thomas, here, turnip's son.

(Crowd applauds and cheers)

Now, Carter, this here is yours.

Now, folks,

we're mighty happy to have Carter and his little lady with us here tonight.

- Ain't that right, folks? - (Crowd cheers)

Now, Carter, I...

I don't want to talk you into anything.

And I don't want to talk you out of anything.

But, we'd be mighty proud to have you take your daddy's place in our business.

Right, folks?

(Crowd) Right!

Why, old turnip, he done told me a...

A whole bunch of times, he said,

"the day I retire,

"that's the day that I'd like to have old Carter take my place in the business."

- Now, he done said that, didn't he, folks? - (Crowd) Yeah.

I know my, my daddy thought a great deal of you all.

But, I told him, this isn't, just isn't for me, Mr. Boone.

(Chuckles) Well...

Call me...

Call me...

Reverend Boone. It's a...

It's a little more business-like.

Excuse me, reverend Boone.

But, Carter's already told you that he is not interested.

He's going back to college.

Well, little lady,

I see you've done got your claws into him already.

- Now, Matthew done said... - Oh, come on.

Matthew done said,

"of what man is there of you,

"who if his son asks bread,

"will you give him a stone?"

(Crowd) Yeah!

(Boone) Little lady.

How do you think Carter got into them fancy schools to start with?

Because of old turnip. He put up the money.

And you know where he got the money?

He got it right here.

- Ain't that, folks? Right here. - (Crowd) Right.

Now, you...

You think about that.

Was kind of hoping that you...

You was a chip off the old block.

Well, folks,

let's show Carter here and this little lady how to have a good time. Right, boys?

(Crowd cheers)

I appreciate it Mr... Uh, reverend Boone.

But we've got to be going. Thanks anyway.

Well, I...

I'm sorry about that, you know?

And there'll always be a place for you, now...

If you should change your mind,

let me know.

You let me know.

(Door closes)

Old apocrypha said,

"wine, women and song can make men of judgement fall away."

I think as long as old Carter there got that little woman,

I think he's going to fall away from our wine.

(Laughter)

Preacher Boone,

maybe we lost our guest of honor,

but iookey what we found just spying outside the door?

And if these ain't the two prettiest little spies I ever did see,

then my name ain't Glenn roundo.

(Boone) Well, I better look into this situation.

Spies, you say, Glenn?

Well, now, what would two pretty little things like you just be doing spying?

When all they needed to do was

open the door, walk right in and join the party. Right, folks?

(Crowd) Right!

We're not spies.

And mister, will you please tell these characters to take their hands off us.

Ow. Ah.

(Laughs) I bet that's the first time you ever had a handful of

poontang that ever bit you back.

(Crowd laughs)

Now, now, now. Simmer down, now.

Let 'em loose. I'll handle this.

Now, ladies...

If you gals ain't spies,

why do old Glenn and bubba say you is?

Well, we're on our way to New York from Miami.

And our car broke down about a mile off the road.

So, we walked into this tavern of yours here,

saw these two inside

and tapped on the window.

That's not all we saw.

These two lunatics were pulling jugs from a still.

If we don't get out of here quick, I'm going to make sure everybody in this

cold, miserable place gets busted.

(Crowd exclaiming)

I don't rightly know about this moonshine business,

but I don't cop to nobody

bearing false witness against any member of this congregation.

- That right, folks? - (Crowd) Right!

Look mister, all we want is out of here.

For all I care, you can be distilling horse manure and selling it for soda pop.

My friend just got upset. Of course we won't go to the police.

Your friends just made us mad, grabbing us like that.

Can't someone just give us a hand with our car?

And we'll be on our way.

We think you're really nice people, don't we, Lizzie?

Well, I reckon we can settle this kind of peaceful like.

But we don't want nobody

going around to any policemen around here, hear?

Damn it, Sandy. Why should we promise these animals anything?

(Crowd grumbles in disapproval)

Look, buddy, you seem to be the big mouth around here.

So I guess you're in charge of things, including the still I saw in that cabin.

If anybody promises anything, it better be you.

And the promise I want is that we get out of here now.

You better hold that viper tongue,

before you get somebody mad enough 'round here to yank it out. Right, folks?

- (Crowd) Right! - Listen, mister.

Sir, preacher, whatever you are.

I apologize for my friend.

Please, just let us go and we'll forget about the whole thing.

Now, that's better.

(Crowd) Yeah.

This gal feels like she could stand some working up.

(Crowd jeers in approval)

- Beau. - (Beau) Right here.

Come up here.

(Crowd yelling)

Need you to work these gals up a little bit.

Wait a minute...

Yeah!

(Crowd cheers)

Away you go, now.

- Away, you two. - (Crowd whooping)

(Stammers) My turn!

(Screams)

Just stop for a sec. You're pulling my good sweater.

(Laughing) I tell you, this one's got on underwear.

(Crowd laughs)

(Yelling indistinctly)

Well, that little old gal got a mouth like an oven full of hotcakes, yeah!

(Crowd laughs)

All right, we'll dance to that.

(J' country music playing)

(Footsteps approaching)

Beau?

Beau, where are you?

Come on back and teach me to promise...

Oh, my god!

Beau, where are you?

(Screams)

(J' playing upbeat tune)

(Boone) Lord, have mercy! Would you look at that?

One wall done passed,

and two more walls come up here after.

Just cos we spiked them last night,

wasn't no need to spike 'em for real today.

Old Jeremiah done said,

"oh, that my head were water,

"and that my eyes were a fountain of tears

"that I might weep day and night

"for the dead daughters of my people."

Well, out here, it's going to be underwater.

And we're going to weep a whole bottle of tears if we don't get 'em down out of there

and Bury 'em before the police done stop in.

(Boone) But, you know,

we got even a bigger problem.

Somewhere in our midst,

the devil is done lurking.

Now, somebody done killed them two girls.

Now, we've got to find 'em and we've got to stop 'em.

Before he brings the law down on all of our heads.

Ready?

You tell the boys that

I'm going to that town store tomorrow.

Well, boys, we've got work to do.

Hey, now you should be finding work.

- Oh, come on. - Wait a minute, I didn't ask for a performance.

You're thinking of reverend Boone and that moonshine deal, aren't you?

Well, what do you want me to do?

I looked all over today.

I'm too old to mow lawns.

I don't know enough to be a mechanic.

If I'm going back to school in the fall,

I've got to do something now.

But, daddy's already said you could have a job, Carter.

(Carter) Oh, stop it, Lynn, your father can't stand me.

Not so!

Daddy, well...

He just knew what your father was doing and he thought it was wrong, that's all.

Carter, if we're gonna get married,

I don't want you doing the same thing for the summer.

Besides, daddy's already said you could have a job on his construction crew

for the whole summer if you wanted it.

I'm so desperate I'd even work for him.

Thanks a lot, Carter.

(Laughs) All I mean is, I'm glad I'm marrying you and not him.

Love me, love my dog.

(J' dramatic, fast-paced music)

Call the police, buddy.

You call the police and this thing's going to quit being a private argument.

You know, I've got friends.

And my friends got friends.

This here outpost of sodom and gomorrah,

going to have more trouble than lot's life.

You know what apocrypha says?

- He says, "how..." - Apocrypha isn't a person.

It's a book.

You're trying to tell the man of the lord about the holy book?

Apocrypha says,

"how exceedingly strong is wine

"and it causes all men to err

"who drink it."

You know what that means?

Ok, ok. What does it mean?

It means that

when you sell this stuff,

you're offending the lord.

And the lord don't like it.

- (Boone) And you know what? - What?

The lord can be

forgiving.

And as a servant of the lord,

I reckon I can be forgiving, too.

Meaning what?

Well, you know, I...

I don't rightly know what it means.

But, don't worry, boys.

I'll think of something. Yeah, I'll think of something.

- Why you... hey! - Hold on.

(J' guitar playing)

J“ for he gave us the fruit of the vine

j“ for he gave us the fruit of the vine

j“ and the whiskey is stronger than wine

j“ oh, he gave us the fruit of the vine j“

(Boone) Oh, he told us to drink and be gay.

J“ oh, he told us to drink and be gay

j“ oh, he told us to drink and be gay

j“ and we all need to keep it that way

j“ oh, he told us to drink and be gay j“

(crowd cheers)

Yes, yes. Well, I reckon it's time for the benediction.

(Crowd) Amen.

Old Matthew, he done said,

- "he took the cup..." - (Crowd) Amen.

- "...and he gave thanks..." - (Crowd) Hallelujah.

"And he said, 'drink ye all of it.'"

I'm wondering if there's some here that ain't cooperating with old Matthew.

Now, I ain't pointing a finger at anybody,

but I'm wondering when the role is called up yonder,

whether you're going to be there.

(Crowd) Yeah.

Now if anybody here that has a comment

to make before I end this service...

I'll go ahead and start your delivery again.

(Crowd cheers)

Hallelujah, another soul is saved!

(Woman) Praise the lord!

(Crowd) Amen!

Amen.

(Crowd) Amen.

Oh, amen.

(Man) Give me a drink...

(Laughter)

(People chattering)

Yeah, you too.

Well, you bring your folks next time.

Bring 'em along.

Bring 'em along now.

Bye, everybody.

Be gone. Bye, see you.

Bye, now.

(Woman) Bye.

- You ready? - Yeah.

(J' country music)

(Indistinct chatter)

(Door closes)

(Laughs)

- Any trouble? - Nope.

Did the p...(Stutters)

Cops... follow you?

Nope.

Here.

Hold it, Carter.

You know, old ecclesiastes done said,

"money answereth many things."

Well, we got plenty of answers right here, huh? (Laughs)

Yeah, you know,

we pay every day.

Not like some of them road gangs, huh? (Laughs)

What you going to spend all that money on, Carter?

Nothing.

- Now. - (Boone and bubba laugh)

When?

Oh, day after tomorrow.

Right.

(J' playing upbeat tune)

This is completely legal. You guarantee it?

I guaranteed it. As a matter of fact, the government guarantees it.

See? All you have to do is put your name in there.

And we'll be returning any we don't sell, right, Mr. Jameson?

Of course.

Missing the point here.

The government and we at hardgrade distilling are working in cooperation.

Let's put it this way.

Suppose you had your choice

of drinking UN-aged moonshine at $3 a bottle,

or UN-aged whiskey at $2.

No contest, I'd buy that for 2.50. But is it the same stuff?

Better.

Filtered.

So that you have no iron filings.

And no bits of mash in the bottom.

It's strong, same stuff as your fellow Boone makes.

It's guaranteed to taste the same all the time.

And it's cheaper.

Who'd pay more for illegal white lightenin',

when he can get it legally and not have to worry about going to jail?

Point is, gentlemen,

the government can't hope to close down every illegal still in this part of the country.

But, we can make it unprofitable.

And if we make it unprofitable enough, they'll go out of business.

Yeah, but what happens to us when Boone finds out we're selling that stuff?

What happens when he comes in here and starts busting things up?

- Yeah. - If that happens,

I'd suggest that you swear out a warrant for his arrest.

Mr. Clark, you don't know Mr... I mean, reverend Boone.

Oh, yes, I do.

What the hell. Let's give it a shot, buddy.

Any damage we can do to that Bible-thumping maniac is all for the good.

I guess you're right.

Love that white lightenin'.

(J' country music playing)

J“ oh, my pappy fiddled his sill

j“ on a clearing on the hill

j“ and he turned out 40 gallons every day

j“ every day j“

(singing indistinctly)

J“ it was also used for gasoline in pappy's Chevrolet

j“ oh, I love that white lightenin' indeed I do

j“ oh, I love drinking good old mountain fruit

j“ a sip of country liquor will make you drunker quicker

j“ will leave you plastered for a month or two j“

(singing indistinctly)

J“ oh, I love that white lightenin' indeed I do

j“ oh, I love drinking good old mountain fruit

j“ a sip of country liquor will make you drunker quicker

j“ will leave you plastered for a month or two

j“ on the day my pappy died he was filled with booze inside

j“ when he said, "goodbye" his brain turned off my ear

j“ and my pappy he went south with a wick stuck in his mouth

j“ he was so full of white lightenin' that he burnt for about a year

j“ oh, I love that white lightenin' indeed I do

j“ oh, I love drinking good old mountain fruit

j“ a sip of country liquor will make you drunker quicker

j“ will leave you plastered for a month or two j“

Hold it! Hold it!

- (J' music stops) - I said, "hold it!"

Where'd you get that devil brew, Zeke?

I see.

I done told everybody!

I won't have this stuff around.

- (Woman screams) - Hey, that cost me 2.50!

I know what it cost. You bought it down at the store, now, didn't you?

Oh, so what?

Cheaper than yours. Tastes better, too.

Why you young... I'll hit you.

Now, let me go.

I said, let go.

You want to hit him?

Or you want to kill off this stuff?

Decide, reverend.

Carter, that's where the car came from, isn't it?

(Footsteps)

- (Door closes) - Got an idea, son?

Sure, I've got an idea.

Well, let's hear it.

You want the whole world to hear?

Play something.

All right, everybody dance.

You, too. Especially you.

(J' country music playing)

(Inaudible)

Go on, it's there. It's right there.

Right there, yeah.

Go on, use your telephone, boy. I hope you're calling your lawyer.

Listen, we don't want any trouble here.

And if you don't want any trouble, too, you better leave.

(Laughs) "Trouble"?

Why, I ain't got a trouble in this world.

But boys, your trouble is just starting.

All right, what's your game this time?

"Game"?

"A game," he calls it.

You see how careless are the enemies of the lord?

Old Matthew done said,

"he that is whole, need not a physician.

"But he that is sick..."

Oh, what's that got to do with anything?

And psalms done said,

"keep thy tongue from evil

"and thy lips from speaking guile,"

I reckon you never heard that before.

(Chuckles)

I reckon you boys have tried to brazen this out.

So I'm gonna...

Introduce you to somebody.

Mr. Samuel b grimes.

Attorney at law.

Yeah. Charmed, I'm sure.

(Shopkeeper) Ok, ok. What's it all about?

Uh, I represent mr, uh, Mr...

Mr. Samuel port. Yes, Mr. Samuel port.

Uh, Mr. Samuel port.

You've done said that, now get to the point.

Yes, yes. Well, Mr. Port is gravely ill from, uh...

From, uh, ingestion. Yes...

Uh, poisoned, improperly aged alcohol spirits purchased from this establishment.

He therefore...

Yes.

Uh, serves you this writ of suit

demanding damages of $100,000.

(Grimes laughs) Plus legal costs. Yes.

- You nitwit. You're full of... - Take it easy, Jerry.

This is just another load of, uh, nonsense.

(Door opens)

(Footsteps approaching)

Are these men bothering you?

Well, howdy, George.

Howdy.

Well, Mr. Secret agent.

You know, I've got some photographs that your family might like to have.

I'll see that they get 'em.

Officer, arrest that man.

(Boone laughs)

What for?

Charmed, I'm sure.

Elmer, you stupid, idiot.

Mr. Secret agent, I think you should know Mr. Elmer b grimes, attorney at law.

Charmed, I'm sure.

You should be warned, yes, of your rights.

Uh, false arrest is a serious charge. Very serious.

However...

However, you may witness...

This is an injunction.

The honorable,

marius Dale fullwider,

magistrate of the municipal court.

Now, this injunction, yes,

is issued by an official of the court.

It prevents you from

distributing, advertising or selling

a product of the, uh, hardgrade distilling corporation

called, "white lightenin'."

An injunction?

Now, George,

you're an officer of the law.

You've got to see that this injunction is kept.

You know, we've had a potful of complaints. Yes, sir.

A potful.

And as for you, young fellow,

we've seen too much of you around here.

And it's going to cost me some money to get some photographs printed to

get rid of you, but I...

I reckon, it's going to be worth it.

Old corinthians done say,

"evil communications makes bad manners."

(Boone) Now, I've done kept my manners,

but you got to admit that

you've been kind of evil around here.

Right, boy?

(Laughs)

George? (Clears throat)

(Exhales loudly)

I want you to take this along.

In case these boys here

start breaking the law.

- All right, I'll be thanking you, Roscoe. - Yeah.

Now, boys,

I'll see you in court.

And you better bring along a pile of money, cos you're going to need it.

Cos old Sam port

is, mighty, mighty sick now.

Ain't that right, counselor?

Uh, yes. He is gravely ill from ingesting improperly aged alcohol spirit.

Come on, now. We've got to be getting.

(Grimes) Oh, well, charmed, I'm sure.

You know, he ain't quite bright, but...

(Laughs)

He's only a lawyer. (Laughs)

I thought I'd die

when Elmer handed them two boys that injunction.

Why, I thought that secret agent's eyes were going to pass right out of his head.

- (All laugh) - And old Elmer, he was saying,

"charmed, I'm sure." (Laughs)

I'm not sure it's a good thing the federal government is involved.

They can pour a lot of money into finding things out.

Why then, figure they're just going to pull themselves right into the ground.

Why, they ain't going to bother us

as long as we got these here pictures.

Why, they ain't going to get in our way.

He knew you had these

and still cracked down on you.

Wish I had guts like that.

You got 'em all right, boy. I've seen you fly.

Here's my suggestion.

Don't use those pictures.

Get word to Clark.

Let him know if everything goes along quietly,

you'll leave well enough alone.

Well, now, see here, Carter.

Hear me out. Hear me out.

You can still keep the pressure on.

Since the judge is in your hip pocket,

let's get somebody else poisoned by that white lightenin'.

That'll start a panic.

The whole store might go out of business.

(Laughs) Boy, I've got to admit, you're...

You're sure some thinker. Yeah.

Yeah and he's got muscles, too, Roscoe.

Yeah, but you ain't going to use them.

(Boone) Now, let's see.

Who can we get poisoned by white lightenin'?

(Laughs)

Meet old beat-up bubba, here.

He's done got poisoned by white lightenin'. (Laughs)

Oh, no, you don't, Roscoe. I ain't no victim.

Oh, yes, you are. You're sick of that stuff, right?

Right?

Sick in hell, Roscoe.

(Laughs)

Bubba, this means you've got to get in bed and stay there couple of days.

(Speaking indistinctly)

And if anybody, anybody asks you anything at all,

moan and groan, and tell 'em to see your lawyer.

You mean, I've got to stay in bed for days? Alone?

(Boone) Well, maybe we can find somebody to make your misery easy.

We don't want him to get too, uh, itchy. (Laughs)

(Stutters) Yeah, a nurse. A pretty one.

- One who can... - (All laugh)

(J' plays upbeat tune)

Lynn!

Your father said I'd find you here. I want to talk to you.

I'm not interested in anything you have to say, Carter.

Look, would you be as happy

if your father hadn't done everything he could to make money?

I said, I'm not interested. I don't care. Would you please just leave me alone?

For god's sake, hear me out.

I love you.

I want to marry you.

(Scoffing) Oh, that is really funny.

And I suppose your dear reverend Boone will conduct the ceremony?

(Sighs)

You're right, you know?

No matter what you've done, I still love you.

And if that doesn't make me stupid, I don't know what does.

I'm going to hate to kiss that car goodbye.

Would you rather kiss me goodbye?

I'd rather kiss you alone.

Yeah, somebody's coming up the road.

(Woman laughs)

Yeah, I tell you, I wish I was younger, that's all.

Oh... (Speaking indistinctly)

(Man) Hey.

Hello, Carter.

(Boone) Hello, Carter. Yes, yes.

Well, now.

(Woman laughs)

(Boone and woman laugh)

Look at that, he's a gentleman. (Laughs)

Well.

Hello, Carter.

I see you've brought Ms. Goody two shoes along. (Laughs)

Well, how are you?

You're looking mighty pretty.

You know, old proverbs done said,

that "a Jewel of gold,

"in a swine's snout

"is as a fair woman, without discretion."

Carter dear, you know old reverend Boone here kind of reminds me of something.

He has the jawbone of an ass.

(Laughs)

Carter, if you done keep this up,

you're going to wind up one poor, miserable hen-pecked son of a bitch. (Laughs)

You know, old apocrypha said...

Uh, the apocrypha isn't a person. It's a book.

Oh, well.

Now, the apocrypha say,

"know ye, that women have dominion over you.

"You work and you toil,

"and you bring it all to the woman."

What's wrong with that, Roscoe? (Laughs)

- Mr. Boone. - Yeah?

Well...

- You're out? - I'm out.

He says he's out.

Hell, he ain't even in, yet. (Laughs)

Why, old Jeremiah said,

"the father eateth the sour grape

"and the children's teeth are set on edge." (Laughs)

- Mr. Boone. - Yeah?

With the talent you have, it's a shame to waste it all out here.

You ought to have your own television show.

Well, maybe I ought to.

But, you know,

where there is no vision,

people perish.

Now, I wouldn't want to have that on my head.

Hey, that were a good one, Roscoe.

Let me give you a good one, Mr. Port.

Old aesop, he done said,

"never trust a friend who deserts you in a pinch."

Well.

Well, now. What does that mean, son?

It means, you better get back to bed, or you're going to get pinched.

And not by Elsie.

My last advice

as a sort of farewell to arms...

You better get both of those buzzards back to bed

and teach 'em to moan.

Well, Sam,

what're you waiting on? Get on in there and get under them covers.

Hell, I ain't taking orders from you, Roscoe.

I'll get in there soon enough.

Now, Sam.

Old Samuel says that, "rebellion

"is a sin of witchcraft

"and stubbornness is iniquity and idolatry."

What in the hell's name mixed up mash is that supposed to mean?

Beats the hell out of me, Sam,

but it's your funeral.

You coming?

Are you asking or telling me to come, Roscoe?

Well, I'm...

I'm asking you.

Then, I'll come.

Bye, Sam.

Brew...

I'm going to tie one off.

(J' playing upbeat tune)

(J' guitar continues playing)

Boone! (Knocks)

Boone!

Come on out here.

It's d-day, you've got to get the hell out of here.

You can't talk to the reverend like that.

Take it easy there, Grady.

What're you talking about, Carter?

Why, you're as jittery as a flee on a kangaroo.

Bubba and... bubba and Sam have been picked up, you're next.

Well, you mean we're...

We're all done, boy?

What I mean is,

if by some miracle here, I can get you out of this...

You've got to, you've got to give me your word you'll close down that still.

- Well... - Don't listen to him.

He's siding with 'em.

I don't care what you think, Grady. I'm trying to help.

- (Car humming) - Here they come.

What's your answer?

Well, if you can put oil under water, I ain't going to set that oil on fire.

All right, arrest him.

Warrant?

I've got enough on you and your two cronies to give me a perfect case of fraud.

Well, you better get that case cured, boy,

or we're going to be in a photographic business.

Before you do this,

take a look at these.

And don't think I'm on Boone's side. But, consider this.

He's given me his promise.

If you lay off,

let bubba and Sam go,

he'll close the still.

Boone might win in court. And he's still got the negatives.

Ok, you've made your point.

You've got a good point, too.

Here's a suggestion.

You promise to drop that fraud charge,

I'll get the negatives from Boone and we'll close the still.

(Inaudible)

George,

take the cuffs off him.

Come on, hurry up.

If we ain't going to arrest anybody,

what did we come all the way out here for?

George, you sound like you've got a terrible cold.

I think you need some cough medicine. Doesn't he, reverend?

I reckon I get the idea.

George...

You know, this is rare stuff.

Amen.

And it's going to get rarer.

(Laughter)

I'll be thanking you, Roscoe.

(Car starts)

I don't know.

(Laughs)

Well, boy.

I don't know whether to praise you,

or to cuss you.

But, I reckon all good things have got to come to an end.

You know, old job said,

"the lord giveth

"and the lord taketh away."

Well, I reckon we all had a good time taking while

the lord was a-giving.

If you are planning to keep that still going, reverend,

I hope you remember old proverb,

"as a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool returns to his folly."

Well, he also says,

"love covers all sins."

See you in ecclesiastes.

I think he means exodus.

What do you mean,

"the lord giveth and the lord taketh away"?

Are you saying our lightning business is finished?

I reckon so.

So, you boys better

start thinking about something else.

No, it can't end.

Our lightning business can't end.

Not after all I did.

I saved you, reverend.

I saved you every time the law was on your tail.

I'll kill you, son of a bitch!

(Gun cocks)

Like you killed those two girls?

Reverend Boone done said,

"an eye for an eye."

Yeah.

Like I killed them.

And that no good Mary Ellen, too.

Let go! I'm going to kill him like he killed off our business.

Now, Grady, remember what I said?

I'm remembering all right!

I said, "wrath killeth the foolish man."

Are...

Are you calling me a...

Foolish man, Roscoe?

Now, you ain't got any right

to take anybody's life, Grady.

You, you give me that gun.

Not 'til I give him part of this first.

No, give me that gun!

(Screams)

I say, I said...

- (Gunshot) - Ah.

Oh, my god.

My god.

The lord is my Shepherd.

I shall not want.

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures.

He restoreth my soul.