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- Leslie, how does it feel to win

such a life-changing sum of money?

- Oh, well, I feel helluvalot better

than yesterday.

- I understand that you had a little help

picking the winner number.

- I picked the same ones I always do.

- And that was your son's birthday?

- Yeah, James, my son James.

You wanna meet him?

- Sure. - Okay, James!

- And what do you plan to do

with 190,000 smackeroos?

- God, I don't know, maybe buy a house,

and buy something nice for my boy.

Just have a better life!

Hey, Lee, what about us?!

What about us?

- Drinks are on me! Whoa!

Leslie, I know you're in there!

- No one pays on time, but Leslie's gotta go?

Leslie's gotta go.

Where am I gonna go?

Where am I gonna take all this stuff?

No one pays on time!

Frank?

Hey, can you help me?

Frank, just for a month.

Just for a month, Frank.

Hey, Frank!

Zach, come here.

Zach! Come Zach, you motherfucker!

Hey, one night, one night, just tonight.

- I'm sorry I couldn't keep helping you.

- You're gonna put me on the street?

You're gonna put me on the fucking street?

Open the door, open the fucking door!

Motherfucker!

Now, I'll be taking my things.

And saying, fuck you!

- Mom.

Hey. - Hey, baby.

- I get coffee there sometimes.

I did some painting for them.

They do a mean ribs.

- You like living here?

- Yeah, sure.

Big city, plenty of stuff going on.

- And where do you stay?

- I thought we take the long way.

Let you see where I'm living.

I'm right around the corner.

It's here.

- Yo, yo, yo!

- Oh hey, bud, how's it going?

- Good, this your moms? - Alright.

- Yeah, this is my mom, Leslie.

Mom, that's Will and Chris, they're next door.

- Pleased to know you. - Nice to meet you.

- So this is it.

Um, you can sleep in my room.

That one's Darren's.

- Oh God, no, I can sleep on the couch just fine.

- No, that's okay.

You wanna tell me what's going on?

- Oh, can't we...

Can I hear about you first

before we start going into my shit?

- Sure.

- You wanna go somewhere or something?

Wanna go out?

- Um...

I'm kinda beat, I came straight from work to get you.

- Okay, well, maybe tomorrow we can go.

- Yeah, yeah, I'll call in sick.

No, you don't have to do that for me.

- They won't mind.

Are you hungry?

You want some Chinese?

- I could eat.

- You still like wonton soup?

- Mm-hmm.

- Okay, I'll run to the corner.

You good?

- Yeah, I'm fine, baby.

- I don't know, she hasn't told me anything yet.

I can't smell it on her.

I won't lie, she doesn't look good.

Yeah, I gotta go.

Grandma, she's not gonna hurt me.

I gotta go, I love you too.

Okay, bye.

Did you find something you like?

Yeah, work is steady.

Pays decent enough most of the time.

Darren's there too.

- You like that kinda work?

- Yeah, I like being outside.

I'm good at it.

- It's funny,

I always thought you'd be a rock star.

- Since when?

- Well, since I bought you that guitar.

You still play it?

- Not so much anymore.

How about these?

- No, I'll get this, I'll get this.

- It's fine.

- I don't need my son buying me underwear.

God, it's always such a mess in here!

God.

Did you call your grandma?

- Yeah.

- I knew you would.

- I told her we were having a nice day, that you were good!

- Did she tell you you're a liar?

- So what's your plan?

- I don't know, I'll spend some time with you.

Why? You want me to get out of here already?

- What about going home?

- To mom and dad? Are you out of your mind?

- No, home.

- Oh, to Dutch and Nancy.

No, they're the reason I am the way I am.

No.

Hey, you wanna go to the zoo?

- The zoo? Those places are terrible.

- I used to take you all time.

- Animals are meant to be in the wild

and we put them in cages.

How'd you like it if people stood around

watching you suffer?

- They do.

- Then don't go to zoos.

Mom! I'm so sorry.

Stop!

What are you doing?

- You on one of them dating apps?

Picking out girls like youse fishing with dynamite?

- I don't have time for that.

Don't have time to have fun?

- I'm working, trying to put back.

- Ah, you're trying to do what I didn't do.

Well, I'm glad I taught you something.

- Before I leave, I wanna go over some ground rules.

- Oh, okay.

- You can stay here as long as you need to make a plan.

Long as you need.

But you can't live here.

You need a plan.

- Okay.

- And no drinking.

- Baby, I don't drink no more.

We can smoke pot, that's fine, but-

- Baby, I don't drink like I used to.

- Okay, see you tomorrow?

- Good night.

I'll be home around 6:00.

Just, we can take a walk or something.

- I'll be just fine.

- Okay.

- How's it going?

- Hi! I'm Leslie, I'm James's mama.

Oh, I remember.

Heading out for the day?

- Well, yeah, he needs some milk.

- Oh, little Jimmy needs milk for his cereal?

Well, have a good one!

- Thank you, ma'am.

- No, no, no, no!

Not in here, not in here!

Take that outside!

No, no, no, get out!

- Oh, thank you, honey.

- Man, my mama whoop me good

if I passed her a joint.

- Where's your mama, Darren?

- She passed away.

I'm sorry.

- Yeah, life sucks.

- Don't you laugh at him, he's sad.

- You like to be around James?

Oh, I love it.

- When's the last time you all saw each other?

- It must been six years.

Damn, six years? How come?

- Hey, will you mind your own business? Jesus.

- He's fine.

He don't need me riding him the way my mama rode me.

- That's James's grandma?

What's she like?

- Baptist.

She said, "Baptist."

- You two are funny.

- I mean, what's wrong with going to Dutch and Nancy's?

- Those people are evil.

- They're fine.

- You don't know 'em like I do.

- You don't know 'em like I do.

Are you good in here?

What?

- I'm just stoned, is all.

Night night, sweetie.

- Good night.

Mom?

Motherfucker.

Hey, you seen my mom?

- No, everything okay?

- Chris? Nothing?

- No.

- Everything alright?

- Just call me if you do.

Yeah.

That's right, okay.

Now,.

- Where have you been?

- Well, you're home early!

- I've been all over town looking for you.

- I was here, baby, watching TV.

- Mom?!

- I was here and I went for a walk

'cause I've been cooped up in here.

So I went looking for a job.

- A job? - Yeah.

Gonna get my plan - you know, figure out my plan.

Hey, what's wrong? Are you okay?

Honey, are you okay?

- What kind of job?

- What kind?

Any kind!

Any kind.

- Were you next door?

Jesus fucking Christ!

- Baby, baby, baby!

Baby? Oh!

Was she in here-

- Hey, man, look- - When I was talking to you?

We was just having a beer.

- You were having a beer with my mother?

I didn't know that was a problem.

No? Then why'd you lie about it?

Because she f1eaked when she heard you.

Okay, I don't know what's going on between you two-

- Don't talk to her again! Don't talk to her again!

- Dude, you need to calm down!

- Oh, come on! - Come on, come on!

- Baby? Baby, baby.

Baby, please, I went out.

I was just trying to have some fun, 'cause it's-

- You stole money from Darren.

- What?

- You stole money from Darren.

- I didn't steal.

Did he tell you that?

- Come on, lie to me again. Lie to me again!

- I'm your mother, I would not steal money from you.

What are you doing?

Get off of me.

- Un-fucking-believable!

- You fucking chicken shit!

Hey! Baby?

Hey, hey.

- What did I say?! No drinking!

- I'm your mother, you cannot talk to me this way, James.

- Mother? Mother?!

- Yes, your momma

stop it. - You're a drunk!

- I am sick.

- I'm not gonna do this again, I'm not.

- You? What about me?

We were supposed to have a good life.

I didn't want this for you.

- I had a good life until you showed up.

I'm not even 20.

I can't even drink yet,

and I have to take care of my mother?

I have to take care of you?

I made one rule, no drinking,

and you couldn't last a fucking day!

- I'm sad.

I can't help it.

But I wanna be a good momma.

I wanna be a good momma again.

Baby, I wanna be a good momma, I do.

I love you so much, baby.

Who are you calling?

Are you calling grandma?

You do not call my mother!

She is my mother!

You do not call my mother!

You leave her out of this!

What are you doing? Why are they here?

- Taking you to the bus station.

- No baby.

I will not go out again, baby.

- I called Dutch.

- Dutch?

- He's gonna pick you up when you get to town.

- Baby don't make me go back there.

No, no.

You're just like your grandma!

Baby

I love you so much.

I love you so much.

Don't do this to me.

- I hope that fills your cup.

- Hi.

Yeah, it's just putting money down on two different places

and never got that back.

My car got fucking stolen and shit just piled up.

- All that time, you weren't working?

- I was.

Well, how are you doing, Nance?

- Alright.

James told us what happened.

Stop!

Go on, go ahead.

Go ahead.

- Help yourself.

You always do.

- The only reason we agreed to put you up is that boy,

and what you did for us.

- Don't you give her that!

- Do you want to do this?

- We put a helluva lot more to this place

than what she gave us.

- The only reason you're here

is James.

But there will be none of that shit you pulled on him.

This is my house, you will follow my rules.

- Dutch, don't talk like that.

- I ain't fucking around, Lee, I'll put you on the curb!

- Dutch, it's me.

What y'all doing tonight?

- We're having a fire.

- Would you do me favor

and you just don't tell anyone I'm here?

- Nance already did.

You're welcome to join, but you will be painting tomorrow,

so you might wanna think about getting some rest.

- I'm painting?

- Yeah, yeah, to start with.

This ain't a charity, Lee.

We ain't them derelicts you spit on,

and we ain't partying no more.

We work, when we come home, we work some more.

So don't expect a repeat.

Ain't no one taking your shit a second time, you got it?

- Is that you talking or is that Nancy talking?

You know where the door is.

Are you fucking kidding me?

- No. - Man, she was a fish.

- Yeah. - You remember that?

- Yeah. - She could drink

all of ya'll under the table.

Hell yeah.

- She just blew all that money?

- Yeah. - Yeah.

- Yeah.

- Where's she been?

- Well, why don't we ask her?

- Yeah.

Go.

- Leslie? - No, don't.

Pete, no, don't you call her out!

- Leslie?

Leslie?

Leslie

I know you're in there

- That was breakfast.

- Oh my God, lower your fucking voice!

- I don't care.

- She fucking hears that.

- I can give two fucking shits!

I hope she fucking does!

- What do you want! You want me to knock her around for you?

Pop her in the mouth?

- No, I want her out of my fucking house!

- Who's fucking stopping you!

- You're the one who let her in here!

- He called me crying, he was begging on the phone.

What the fuck was I supposed to do

- I will not be played for a fool, not again.

No, I will not! Don't you walk away from me, Dutch!

Dutch, get back here you fucking asshole.

- You can set me up.

Thank you.

Howdy. Howdy!

- Yeah.

I think that one was mine.

I think you might be right.

- Gotcha.

- Oh, you did.

- Yeah.

- So where are you boys from?

Are you cowboying for Samson?

- We're in from Jacksonville.

- Just passing through, that's nice.

- Just passing through.

- Just passing through.

And what do you think of our little piece of paradise here?

- It's a fine town.

Well, I was born here

and I can tell you it ain't fine.

- Is that so?

- Yeah, but I did win the lottery here.

Yeah, right here in this bar.

- Did you?

That's pretty lucky.

- Yep, they used to have my picture above the bar,

but I can't see it no more.

Mister? Hey, mister?

Mister, where's my picture?

- We don't serve pitchers, just glass or bottle.

Where's my picture?

My face

I won the lottery.

I was the one who won the lottery.

Obe used to have it up there.

- Yeah, I don't know.

I bought it from Obe.

- What? And you just took it down?

- I'm sure you have plenty of photographs of that day.

Well, thank you, thank you.

Oh,

sweet Waylon.

Do you wanna dance with me?

Come on. Come on.

Come on, let's dance.

Come on, you wanna dance.

- Oh, no.

- Get up! - I insist.

- Have I gotta drag you by the hand...?

Oh, yeah, whoa! Whoa!

- You got some moves.

- Yeah, I used to come here every night.

Had all the boys lining up.

- Thanks for the dance, miss.

- No, you can stay.

Come on, you can stay and buy me a drink.

- Have a good night and be well.

- Hey.

What're you standing around looking at?

Boring.

Boring.

Wah!

- Hey, Nance, guess who I saw?

- You motherfuckers!

You fucking monsters!

Fuck you, Nancy!

- Alright, come on!

I see you over there.

Rise and shine!

Let's go.

Get up and get off the property, come on.

Let's go!

This ain't no place to sleep.

That's it.

Hey man, I found this.

- Oh, yeah?

- I don't know.

- What am I gonna do with that?

- I don't know, go through it and see what you find

and junk the rest, I guess.

- Lost and found now? Okay.

Whoa! - Jesus, Royal.

Come on, man.

- I heard she was back.

- Do I know her?

- She came before you left --

I mean, she left for you came.

Real sad story, real sad.

- Well heya, Lee.

Waiting for someone?

You looking for a drink?

Beer and burgers, I get, but vodka and French fries?

Shit, how's that taste?

Yeah, I remember when I went tits up for you.

Everyone cozying up, all that money.

But you ain't without fault.

I ain't saying nothing you don't know.

I'm on disability now, that's new.

- You look fine to me.

- I look fine?

- I mean, not broken.

Mm-hmm

Hey, what are you doing, Pete?

What are you doing?

Ow. Ow!

Dammit.

- Oh, shit, man.

That lady's back looking for her bag.

You bring it out there, she gonna know you went through it.

Better let her be, man.

Just let her be.

- Shit.

Hey, hey, lady.

- What?

- You're just not gonna quit, are ya?

The reason I'm not returning your calls is because-

- What?

- Shit.

- I didn't steal nothing.

- I know. I know.

I got your calls.

I didn't return them,

but the job is yours if you want it, alright?

Pays 10 an hour.

You know what? Make it seven.

Seven an hour, room and board.

The job is yours if you want it, okay?

It's easy work, $7 an hour.

All you got to do is maintain the property,

run some errands, room and board.

Did you wanna say something?

- You're offering me a job?

- Yeah, the one you've been calling about.

- I was calling?

- I thought so.

- Okay.

- Okay. Shit.

- Why do you keep cussing?

- Just meet me over at the office in an hour

and I'll get you set up.

- Did you just offer her a job?

- I don't know what's wrong with me, man.

- Look, you better go back out there and tell her no.

You go tell her!

- Dammit, Sweeney! Where's she gonna sleep?

In my room.

- Where are you gonna sleep?

In your room?

- And where am I fitting to sleep?

- Right in here.

Now, you got your basic cable.

You got Wi-Fi, most days you got Wi-Fi.

- I think this is yours.

- Oh, I'm sorry, it is mine, yeah.

Oh..

So what have I got to do for all this?

- Oh, well, nothing! I mean-

- I gotta work, don't I?

- Oh, right, yeah.

Yeah, you gotta work.

Basically, you got to clean up the rooms

after the guests leave and wash the towels, wash the sheets,

maintain the property a little bit

and help guests with their bags.

- That it?

- That is it, really, pretty much it, right.

- Okay.

And nothing tonight, we'll start tomorrow.

Okay!

- Okay.

Royal, the other one of us,

we're about to have supper,

if you wanna join us, you're more than welcome.

- Thank you.

I think I'm gonna settle in.

- Right, of course, I'll leave you to it.

- Alright. Hey?

Yeah.

- When do I get paid?

Right, of course, that's pretty important.

End of the week.

But if you needed an advance, I could probably...

- It would help.

- Right, okay.

Not a problem.

How's 50? Is that...

- No, God.

Thank you!

- Okay, alright. So, great.

Well, good night then.

- Good night, I'll see you tomorrow.

- Yes, you will, you will.

Sleep well. Yeah, good night.

- Damn clock didn't go off.

- Hey, look, it's okay.

You didn't know, I didn't tell you,

but we start at 8:00 AM around here.

- Good to know.

- Alright. You know what?

Let me get you a key so you can get into the other rooms.

Oh, come on, come on.

- Thank you. - Why don't you take that.

- Thank you.

Hi, Royal! You remember me?

I do.

- How you doing?

Okay.

Well, I'll get to it.

- Okay. - Bye.

- If you need anything, let me know.

- Sure.

- Hey, Royal, you seen a pink suitcase about so big?

Hey, she'll get

the hang of it, man.

- Cleaning the room.

Real mountain to climb.

- A good way is to use your finger, okay?

And if there's guck on it, then you need to do it again.

I mean, I don't wanna

be a hard-ass, Leslie- - No.

- But clean is clean.

- Yeah, yeah,

I guess I'm just getting used to

how things work around here.

- Yeah, we do it right the first time around.

- Okay, yes, sir.

- Okay, alright then.

Well, good night.

- Hey, hey, hey, can I...

Could I have the other half of that advance

that you gave me?

'Cause I spent the first half on groceries, and I

was thinking it'd be so nice

to have some flowers for the room.

- Uh huh.

There you go.

Thank you.

- Alright.

- Where's Dutch, Nance?

What, you got the balls to

throw me out you fucking house,

but you can't look at me?

- Little girl, you need to look around.

- Little girl?

You fucking wish.

You don't gotta worry about me

because despite your best effort, I ain't going nowhere.

I got me a job.

I got a place to stay, so you better watch out.

Bang, bang.

- Y'all remember, Leslie, don't you?

Helen and Raymond's little girl?

- That's right, our lucky lotto winner!

- You remember the Brickmans?

Mr. and Mrs. Brickman and Warren Parnell.

He used to play Sunday Oregon.

I'm sure they'd love to hear what's going on in your life.

Why don't you pull up a seat?

- How are you?

You disappeared on us.

- Me? I'm fine.

- And your folks? I do miss them.

- Yeah, they're well.

They're down in Florida.

- Next time you speak to 'em, tell 'em I'm thinking of 'em.

- Oh, I will.

- You know, Leslie,

we still pray for you.

No matter what's been done,

the church is still here for you.

I hope you know that.

- Well, sorry for the interruption.

And I hope you all have a good night and God bless.

And ya know,

I'm just gonna be over here enjoying myself,

if you get tired of ole saddle bags here.

- See you around, Lee.

- Yeah, you will.

- I apologize.

That's what my mama would call rode hard and hung up wet.

- Morning. God, damn alarm didn't go off again.

Royal, will you tell him my alarm didn't go off?

I can't do nothing about that.

- Some people can't see a good thing

when it's dropped on their plate.

- Everything go okay?

- I dare you to find dirt.

- Alright, derelicts, chug it or fuck it -- last call.

Is that a joke?

Hey, buddy.

What are you doing up and out of bed?

I used to live here.

Yeah

- Can I help you?

Do I need to walk you out?

- No, no.

God, this was a good house.

I used to cook and clean.

I used to cook and clean.

And Christmas, we used to have a just wonderful Christmas.

We used to put the tree there in that corner.

Is that where you put your tree?

- Is there somebody that you need me to call?

- No.

- Ma'am, is there somebody that you need me to call?

- Hey, Leslie.

Listen, I'm sorry it didn't work out.

You can just take what I gave you for the time you put in.

Leslie?

- I don't think she in there.

- Hey, Leslie, I need to talk to you.

Come on.

- I'm sorry.

I haven't been myself late-.

for a long time

And this is a good job, I understand that.

And I messed up, I'm sorry.

- If you got people, I can take you to 'em.

- If I had,

I'da called 'em last night.

- I might look stupid to you but-

- You don't.

- Yeah, well, I ain't one for letting people get over on me.

- You could've fooled me there.

Look, it might not be obvious to you,

but I'm asking to stay.

- When you finish that, go check in with Royal.

There's some crap behind 16, he needs help sorting.

- Royal. We like to keep him around.

Something for the kids to poke a stick at.

How long you been drinking?

Okay, mind my business?

Sure thing.

Royal, that's not even the weirdest thing he does.

You'll see in time.

You'll see for yourself.

He'll get butt-naked and run that field

just screaming like a damn wild man.

It's crazy, man!

He'll just go, just running naked, crazy!

You wait till you'll see it.

Oh, man, the cops don't even bother with him anymore.

He does it so damn much.

Crazy son of a bitch.

You know...

quitting cold turkey, it's a good way to shock your system.

- Well, I don't got a choice.

- Someone making you quit?

Alright, well, you don't seem like you wanna talk

and that's okay,

but we're trying to eat dinner here

and I don't wanna listen to that.

So is there some music you'd like me to put on?

- You can pick.

- Okay, why don't we just play

whatever Royal's got on there?

Just let ol'

D.J. Royal spin it

What is that?

Oh, man, he's out of his mind.

It's not bad, though, it's not bad.

Hey.

Should I be doing something?

You make sure I don't leave!

Hey, do you need anything?

I can bring you something to eat.

Something to throw up.

I'll give you time,

but three and four need to be turned

and the sheets need folding.

- Can't you give me a fucking break?

Hey, don't be yelling at me.

Three and four.

- Three and four.

- Oh, alright, alright, alright.

- I folded all them sheets.

- I'm a one man parade.

What is that?

- I got Salisbury steak with mashed potatoes

and roast turkey breast and stuffing.

What would you like to eat?

- I'll have a Salisbury steak.

Yes, ma'am. How would you like that cooked?

How about just hot?

Thank you.

- So did you want me to stay here again?

Okay.

- Did you eat something?

- I did, thank you.

- Ya know?

I think you'd better leave.

- Oh, come on, I been hearing you all week.

- It's the other end.

- Oh, geez, alright.

Well, if you need anything, let me know.

- Yeah.

- Okay.

- Go away or I'll call the police.

- How's your tummy?

- You know, I don't really wanna talk about that with you.

But thank you for the pills.

- That was Royal's idea.

- Well, I'll thank him tomorrow.

Couldn't sleep, huh?

- Nope, and I wanted to tell you

that you're doing good work.

The place looks real clean and the guests are real happy.

- Thank the Lord, I did it. I'm a maid.

- Yeah, so when Royal's daddy died

and left him the place, I was already staying here.

So he asked me if I would help him run it.

- Wait, this is Royal's motel?

- It is.

Didn't you grow up together?

- Damn, we ain't run in the same circles.

- Well, that's probably better off,

'cause somehow he did so much LSD

that it permanently rewired his brain.

I'm serious.

I mean, he can function, but man,

you ask him to remember to pay a bill?

So, I get a room and a small wage.

- And what'd you do before this?

- I never did much.

I worked the oil field and got divorced.

So run a motel?

Sure, I'll do it.

- And that picture you keep, is that your ex-wife?

- No, that is my daughter, Bernice and her baby.

- Did you leave them?

- No, I left my wife.

I see them as much as possible.

They live about an hour away from here.

- Just didn't work out, huh?

- Well, she drank.

And she beat the drinking.

And the church that helped her, I did not care for.

And she liked the church and like the pastor more.

- No. - Yes.

Preacher stole my wife.

- That's a gold record right there.

- You think Willie would sing it?

- I think he sang about it.

Yeah, I think he did.

- And your girl?

- A good kid.

Had troubles with men, like y'all do,

but she turned out good, though.

Hey, I didn't mean nothing

by saying her drinking led to our divorce.

It did, but she ain't you

and things don't go the same way for any two people.

And I don't think any less of you

for having the problems you do.

So, hey, I wanted to ask you

if you wanted to join me and Royal at a dance.

- Now you don't wanna ask me no more?

- No, I am, I'm asking you, but it's a town thing.

It's- - A town thing?

- Yeah, right.

Meaning, everyone will be there.

The whole town and...

- Oh,

Yeah, no thank you.

- I'm just saying that it's your home too.

And if you're planning on doing something

other than eating TV dinners with me and the space cadet,

maybe you oughta venture out a bit.

That's all I'm thinking.

- Paw-paw!

- Oh, who's that yelling at me?

Hey, Betsey-girl, how you doing?

- Mom said we can play games.

- Oh, she did, did she?

Hey, dad.

- Hey, how you doing? Is your mom coming?

- No, it's Sunday.

Lord forbid she have some fun with her granddaughter.

- That's okay, more for me!

I told Betsey you'd play games with her.

- Where are you going?

- Nowhere.

- Well, good.

Hey Bernice, this is Leslie.

Royal hired her on at the hotel, to host.

Leslie, this is my daughter, Bernice,

and this little dream here, this is Betsey.

- Hi. - Hi!

Well, pleasure to know you both.

- It's nice to meet you.

- Wanna get cracking?

- Yeah. - Alright, let's go.

- Are you from around here?

Yep, born and raised.

And what about you?

- We're just outside of Abilene.

- Ah, yeah, it's nice.

- Not too bad.

- Yeah, I'm winning.

I'm winning.

- I'm winning.

- Oh, no.

Oh, yeah.

- Man.

- It's nice. - Your girls are great.

- I did alright, huh?

- Yes, you did.

- You cheated. - Yeah, they are cheaters.

- Hey, I didn't cheat. - Come on.

- Come on. - Come on.

Let's go to the next game.

What is this?

- Hey, Betsey, look what Leslie got ya.

- Can you catch?

- Yeah. - Can you catch?

Oh!

- What was that?

- Shit! - What was that?

- Here you go. - Thanks there, Dutch.

- Sweeney, how are ya?

- Just hanging out with my girls. And you?

- Can't complain.

Lee.

- Hey, Dutch.

- The shovels of shit her mama made him eat

just to be there for his kid.

- He deserves a medal, huh?

- Men ain't what they was.

My daddy worked whole life to give us a roof.

He had eight fingers.

- Well, mine had 10, but he worked.

- Now everyone thinks they should be living

some life out the movies.

Life is hard, stop acting like it ain't.

Just do what you gotta and don't hurt no one.

What do you think about the moon landing?

- What?

- We only went there one time.

Hey.

- You wanna take a picture, it'll lasts longer.

- Is it true you won the lottery?

- Yes, I did.

- What did you do with all the money?

- I bought a pettin' zoo.

- I heard you put it up your nose.

- Is it true you won the lottery?

- Someone tell you to come say that?

- Get outta here.

Before I tell your mama what you're doing.

Pete's girl.

- Yeah?

- Hey, you wanna dance?

- I think I'm gonna go.

But thank you for a nice day.

- Wait, we just got here.

Did something happen?

♪ Saw your picture in the paper Pete's been teasing her

- Hey, mind your business.

- Come on, who cares.

Let's dance.

Well, I do like this song.

- That's it.

- I know what you think about it.

- It's not so bad, right?

- What? Dancing with you?

We ain't done it long enough for me to form an opinion.

Whoa!

- Don't worry about me.

- Alright.

- I'm talking about being out.

- Yeah, I suppose I'll survive.

- I won ya'll!

I just won.

I won!

What you gonna do with all that money?

- I'ma drink my ass off with half of it

and wipe my ass with the other!

What about your kids?

Kids? I got drinks to drink!

Come on, I'll come with you.

- That's good, Pete.

Real good.

- This bitch is clapping!

- Yeah, I don't know what you're talking about, Les.

See, I just won the lottery.

Not everything's about you.

- You did? What you gonna do with the money?

- I'll figure something, don't you worry.

- I just wanna make sure you don't waste it

like you wasted your goddamn life.

- Oh, you got jokes, huh?

You blew 180,000, you dumb bitch.

- 190, and it ain't that much.

And what about you, Pete?

When I first met you, you were fucking 18.

You were ready to see the world.

Look at you now.

You could've did anything, Pete, but you fucking did this.

So don't give me your shit.

- Hey, hey, why don't we all just go back

to having a good time?

Huh? Come on.

- You know what she did, Sweeney?

- It's not my business,

it's not yours to be doing this here.

I mean, have some sense, alright?

I mean, we're having fun.

- You oughta know if you're gonna be laying down with her.

- Where's Dutch?

Someone needs to take her home.

- You know she left her kid?

- He don't know anything. - Hey.

- Hey, hey, hey, no, no, don't get mad at Royal.

He's just trying to help you out.

Did she tell you she drank all that money away?

Had every chance, pissed it down the gutter,

and her son- - Nancy.

- Left him, no note, nothing.

That boy was 13.

Ain't have food, he's just scared.

He's all alone without his mama.

Just so you could go out drinking, thinking you're hot shit.

- That ain't fucking true.

- Good Christian people raised you right.

And you ruined that sweet boy's life.

- And what did you do to fucking stop me?!

- Fuck you. - Fuck you! Fuck you!

- Get her outta here. Bitch.

- Hey, hey, was all that true?

- So what? You wanna fire me?

- Leslie.

- I don't blame you.

It's fine. You tried.

- Just stop. - I don't blame anyone.

- Just stop. - Why?

I was happy to have a break.

Okay, I partied and I didn't mean to spend it all.

I lost everything and I had to file for bankruptcy.

- Okay. - Fucking everyone hated me.

I lost my place.

And so yeah, I left him.

Okay.

- I left him.

- Okay, let me just say bye and I'll drive you.

Yeah.

- Hey, it's fine.

- Just, I don't think you should be alone, Leslie.

- What's that?

- Do you mind if I lift your spirits?

Got a buddy who works down at the station,

and he dug this up for me.

And it was here at Obe's honky ton-

- Look at you.

- That a single mother picked the winning numbers

which after taxes, will be sending her home

with a life-changing sum of money.

- Whoa, whoa! Whoa!

Leslie, how does it feel?

Well, I feel helluvalot better than yesterday.

- I understand that you had a little help

picking the winning numbers?

- I picked the same ones I always do.

And that was your son's birthday?

- Yeah, James, my son James.

You wanna meet him?

- Sure. - Okay.

James! Come here.

This is my boy.

Yeah, he's twice as lucky, half as cute.

And what do you plan to do

with 190,000 smackeroos?

- God, I don't know.

Maybe by a house, buy something nice for my boy.

Just have a better life!

Hey, Lee, what about us?

What about us?

- Drinks are on me!

And you James, is there something special

that momma owes you now?

- What? Being born ain't enough?

- A guitar, so I can be the next Waylon.

Oh, yeah.

- And I want her to open a diner.

She always wanted a diner.

- Hey, well, would you call it Leslie's?

Well, I hope to be there on opening day.

Well, we're looking forward to ya.

- Alright, well, from all of us at Channel 10 News;

here's to Leslie!

We wish you all the best.

- Oh, I'm gonna watch that again, you look so good!

- No, no.

- Just gonna rewind it.

- I said I don't wanna watch it again, goddammit.

I said no, if you just listened the first time,

then you wouldn't get your feelings hurt.

- I just thought it'd be nice to...

- Get out.

- Hey, come on, I just thought it'd be nice

if we watch it together just to remind you

that you're not the piece of shit

that everybody says you are.

Right, what I saw was a good mama loving on her boy,

but I guess I wasn't thinking.

- No, you weren't thinking.

You're shoving your way into my life and you know what?

It's my life.

Jesus Christ, this fucking week!

- Well, I'm sorry I got the fucking tape thing.

- Don't you fucking swear at me!

He --

He ain't never gonna speak to me again.

My folks don't wanna fucking speak to me,

and everyone in town tries to avoid me like the plague,

and my boy doesn't wanna see me.

And I'm fucking stuck here with you and Royal,

pair of fucking hilljacks like the shit icing

on my shit fucking life.

Ya know?

- Me and Royal are the best thing that happened to you.

So don't call us names.

And your family won't talk to you

because they shouldn't after what you did.

But you're living, right?

I'm sorry it ain't a fairy tale.

We all should have done things differently.

But you're what's wrong with your life, not anyone else.

- Fuck you.

- Okay

Alright, just sit down, Leslie.

Fuck you.

Come on, let's just talk about it.

Where are you gonna go? What are you gonna do?

I know where you're gonna go.

And everything you did to get better

is just gonna be gone.

- Well, it ain't you're concern.

'Cause I fucking quit!

Hello, no one is available

to take your call at this time.

Please leave a message after the tone.

- James, it's me.

I'm so sorry for what I did to you.

I love you so much, and uh...

I love you sweetie.

How much?

Seven, but for you we'll say seven.

- I think drinking alone's a mortal sin.

We toasting to something?

- Nothing good.

You are gorgeous.

- I'll drink to that.

- Go ahead.

Why did you come and talk to me?

- What do you mean?

- Did you see something in me you like?

- I do. Me, in about an hour.

- Oh, that's good.

- If you ain't interested, you just say so, lady.

- Come on, tell me.

Did you see something special in me?

Or did you see a sure thing?

- I think you're...

I think I'm waiting on someone else.

- Lots of fun until I got something on my mind, huh?

- I guess, I can talk to you if you want.

- Oh, I bet you can talk real good.

I bet you can tell me how beautiful I am.

- If you want.

- Tell me I'm good.

Tell me I ain't a piece of shit.

- You ain't.

You're good.

- You got a car, mister?

- Well, where did she go?

- How the hell I know, Sweeney?

- Goddammit!

- Sweeney, how are you?

- Get out of my way.

- If you're looking for Lee, this is the place.

- What is wrong with you, woman?

- You ain't gonna change her.

- Just get out of my way, Pete.

- Why don't you get out of my way?

- Watch it, boy.

- This boy'll whoop your ass.

- Hit him! - Goddammit!

- Hit him, Pete. Hit him.

- Damn it, get!

Shit! I'll kill him!

- You ain't gonna do shit, you little pissant.

Sit down and shut up.

- Fuck you!

Fuck all y'all, I was standing up for y'all

- Guess what y'all? Next round's on Pete!

- Yeah, drink your Coors Light on me, assholes!

- Hey Bert,

if she ain't coming back,

you mind if I give these lovely children a home?

Goddamn it, woman!

- Have you been drinking?

- No.

- Well, I don't even know what you think you're doing

because there's no conversation between us

till you start apologizing.

- I want the ice cream shop.

- What? That?

Mmhmm

- I spent too much of my life

hiding with people I don't even know.

And I'm done with hiding

and I'm sure as shit done with being run off.

- So you're gonna live in there?

- I'm gonna make something out of it and you're gonna help!

- Why are you yelling at me?

- Because I'm excited! Get me a hammer!

- Wait, you think you can just tell me what to do

after you called me names-

- Get me a hammer.

- Okay.

Watch out!

Oh, watch out for nails.

- Alright, this is it.

You need help?

No, I got it.

You know this is Royal's daddy's, right?

- Yeah. - He thought it'd

be a real hit with the kids, but didn't work out.

Now it's just been sitting here, like, 40 years

just waiting for someone to give it shot.

- Yeah, like a tetanus shot or a hepatitis shot.

Look, I saw that video and I know you're excited about this,

but I mean, what do you know

about running a place like this?

- Well, what'd you know about running a motel?

- No, I'm serious, alright?

I mean, unless you're hiding some

other jackpot somewhere,

I mean, you gotta get a fryer, you gotta get a grill.

That's expensive.

And then you gotta hire a cook and you gotta make menus,

you gotta get a soda machine, you gotta get-

- Hey, that's very good, do you wanna work here?

- All right. I mean, I understand that you're excited,

but honestly, how are you planning on paying for this?

I mean, you can't ask us for a raise 'cause we can't,

we don't have it.

What?

- I'm gonna move in with you.

I can save.

I can work on weekends.

Hey, it might take 10 years, but let's do it.

- Okay.

Yeah?

- Well, I mean, I gotta ask Royal.

- But you gonna ask him?

- Yeah, yeah, I'll ask him.

- Damn

Why are you so good to me?

- Well

I think it's pretty obvious by now.

Okay.

So we got work to do?

- Later. - Okay.

Alright, floors are lookin' good.

- I don't know, I think we should mop em again.

- Oh, you're stalling.

Royal, we're doing this!

- I'm shakin' like a goddamn leaf.

- Still think we shoulda called the place "Royal's."

Put on some costumes, do it up big.

- I ain't dressing up like a goddamn princess.

- I know, a couple of knights and a bridge troll.

I like it.

- People like themes.

- I said no, okay? Shut up.

Here we go.

- Order up!

- Here we go.

- Well, it's pretty quiet.

- We've been open a minute,

not even.

Fuck 'em.

- Well, I don't know why I'm doing this, anyway.

Why it even matters.

- They're just being mean.

They'll have to eat.

They'll come, they'll see.

I need a cigarette.

We're closing up!

What the...

- Oh, here we go, it's about time.

Royal, we got one.

Well, tell 'em we're closed.

- Lee, it's a customer.

- No, they've had all day, I'm going home.

- Hey, Lee. - What?

- Maybe you oughta slip out the back.

I'll take care of it.

- You go to the back.

- No, I got it, it's fine.

- Go on. - No, I got it.

Go on.

- Okay.

- Take this.

Welcome to Lee's, how can I help you?

- Two please.

- Just right here.

- What's wrong with a table?

- Well, that's reserved. For members.

So will Dutch be joining you tonight?

- No. - Okay.

Well, I'll just get a menu for you then

I'll just...

You're a little late, so you wanna be quick

before we close the grill.

- Lee, you wanna pull it back just a little?

- You did it, Nance.

No one came.

Congratulations, you sure fucking showed me.

- Little girl-

- I mean, Jesus fucking Christ,

couldn't you done this like a year ago?

You watched me do all this

knowing you're gonna take it away from me.

We was family.

How fucking mean are you?

- I'm sorry for what happened.

Do you hear me? I'm sorry.

And you were right, I could have stopped you.

I saw what was happening,

I could have stopped it and I didn't.

'Cause I was having fun.

But for all the nights you made me hold that little boy,

all the times you made a liar out of me

when I was the only one telling him,

"Don't you listen to them people.

I know your mama.

She loves you too much to do you like this."

You shouldn't have left.

I don't care how bad you fucked up, how stupid you looked,

that little boy loved you.

We all did.

I ain't never gonna forgive you for that.

And I don't ask you to forgive me,

but I think we've all done enough suffering.

- Thank you.

- Yeah.

Now

wipe your face and

turn your head.

- What?

Oh my God.

I'll take two of them specials and

I'd appreciate it if you didn't spit in 'em.

- Two specials, hold the spit.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah. - Yeah?

- Hi. - Hi.

- I guess I'll sit here.

- Sure, yeah.

- Hey, how you doing?

Sweeney.

- James, nice to meet you.

- Yeah, nice to meet you.

So did you drive all the way down here?

- I did.

- Okay.

Are you hungry?

- I am.

Okay, alright.

Well, I'm just gonna fix this fryer,

but maybe we can chat it up later.

What do you think?

- Yeah. - Alright.

Just made that pot of coffee.

- Okay, thanks.

- Well, would you like some coffee?

- Please. - Yeah, okay.

It's nice and hot.

Makes it good.

Sugar's here.

- Alright, thanks.

- Thank you.

- Okay, two specials comin' in hot.

- Okay, pasta fazool.

- You got any silverware?

- Oh God, yes.

Got it.

I'll just leave you to it.

This is salt and pepper.

- Yeah, thanks.

Mom.

- Yeah?

- It's great.

I missed you, baby...

I've got pasta on my shirt.

Oh, God, I missed you.

- Yeah.

- Oh, baby.

Thank you for coming.