Valley of Bones Page #2

that could happen?

Go up there,

you don't find anything.

I'm still a son of a b*tch.

(LAUGHING)

(SIGHS)

What the hell.

God damn it, Nate.

Is that a yeah?

Yeah.

You're coming with me, though.

Sure.

Somebody's gotta

introduce you

to the ranch owner.

No. Because

when it turns out

to be nothing,

I'm gonna need someone

within swatting distance.

I'll pick you up

tomorrow morning, then.

Tomorrow.

(LAUGHING)

Well, come on.

This is ridiculous.

You just got back.

Dad.

Dad, it's probably

just for the weekend.

Three days, tops.

Well, maybe that's good, then.

'Cause this way,

you'll be back

on Monday, right?

Please, Dad.

I know what

you're gonna say.

That he should come with...

Yeah, that he

should come with...

Of course

I'm gonna say that.

Why the hell not?

ANNA:
You know exactly

why the hell not, Dad.

Because it's the Badlands,

not a playground.

Jesus. There's wild animals,

crap weather.

The list goes on.

This ain't funny, Anna.

You're telling me.

It's a long list.

Anna!

Hey.

Susanna!

Hey.

Morning, Bill.

What do you want from me, Dad?

It ain't what I want.

Now, I went to the trouble

of packing him a little bag.

What about school?

I went to the trouble

of notifying his principal.

Well, you went to quite

a lot of trouble, seems like.

Listen, kiddo,

you're gonna have

to deal

with this sometime.

You can't go running off

with your rocks and bones,

and pretend that

you're raising a son.

Guilt ain't the

same as protection.

(SIGHS)

MAN 1:
Right. But that

doesn't have anything

to do with the cartel.

MAN 2:
It doesn't

have anything to do...

It has everything

to do with the cartel.

The boom brought

overpopulation.

They brought the

trade of crystal meth

to an all-time high,

and now, you got

these Mexican cartels.

They're up here

and they're trading guns.

Or drugs.

MAN 1:
Right, but the cartel

has been here

since the '90s, at least,

Just didn't hear

about it regularly.

MAN 2:
You hear about it now.

Do you realize

that we have gangs

competing for territory

all across the state?

And I'm not just

talking about Williston.

I'm talking about...

MAN 1:
I'm just saying...

MAN 2:
I'm talking

as far east as Fargo.

MAN 1:
You had 'em, right?

If you wanna take

the power away

from the cartel,

you have to take away

their market.

It's just, I mean...

(GRUNTS)

(BLOWS)

(HARMONICA PLAYING)

(VIDEO GAME BEEPING)

Jump. Look out.

Crap.

Hey.

Easy on the language.

Billy can say it,

and he's only seven.

Oh, yeah? Let me get a game.

Show you how the pros do it.

(VIDEO GAME BEEPING)

Crap.

Anything else for you two?

Just keep 'em coming.

Hi, hon.

So, McCoy.

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