Ain't Them Bodies Saints Page #3

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got a mind to see you dead but

that it'd be more fun to sit

back and take bets on who gets

you first.

You f***ed over your share of

people in your day.

Yeah, and then I got caught.

Not by them, you didn't.

Well, they might as well quit

looking.

Old Bob Muldoon's about to

disappear.

And where's old Bob Muldoon

gonna disappear to?

I'm thinking about settling

down, build a little house,

open a shop. I don't know.

Get old. Like you.

On your own?

Oh. So, I heard you bought

Ruth a house.

I'm letting her stay in one

of my old places.

It's got a big old yard where

her little girl can play.

Hey, that's my little girl,

too.

Man, I'll tell you... she's about

cute enough to make

you want to give up.

You did one thing right.

I'll give you that.

I do what I can to look after

both of them. Yeah.

Well, I guess I'll handle it

from here.

Oh, you think so? Yes, sir.

Well, I'll tell you what.

You do whatever you want.

You take all your money and you

get yourself as far away from

here as you possibly can.

But you listen to me when I tell you...

You leave those girls alone.

I can't do that. Yeah, you can.

And why would I?

Well, now, think about it, Bob.

If you got any trouble

coming your way...

They sure as hell

don't need that.

What trouble is that?

You got out.

What more do you want?

I want my family.

So do I. But I don't got it.

Now, this is how it works.

I will never hurt you more than

I'm hurting you now.

I will never lay another hand to

you or prick your finger or

pinch your cheek.

I won't call the sheriff, and I

won't tell them where you've

been. But if I hear that

old Bob Muldoon has been talking

to Ruth Guthrie...

You asked me about trouble.

I will make sure you got some.

Freddy was the one

who shot first that day.

Nobody would have gotten

hurt if he hadn't done that.

Go on, Bob.

I got to unlock my door.

Get out of here before someone

sees you.

Find yourself someplace safe.

Where are the keys?

In the truck. The keys?

I'm gonna give her trouble?

I'm gonna give her trouble?

He thinks he can buy her a

house?

No, sir.

I don't think that's how it

works.

Ruth will walk away from that

house like it was on fire.

Pen... I need a pen.

Give me a pen.

No damn sense.

Excuse me.

Come here.

I was thinking...

Maybe we could go on a trip...

After your birthday.

What do you think about that...

going someplace new?

Just get in the car

and drive and drive.

Be real fun.

Hey!

Hey, hold on.

Let me see that. Give it here.

There you go. Come on. Go.

What do you think about me

closin' up... take you for a

ride somewhere...

Get away for a little bit?

Hmm?

Hey, sweetie.

How you been? Just fine.

Break the law or something?

No.

I just hadn't seen you around in

years, it feels like.

I stay put.

You want something to drink?

No, sir. Thank you.

We're looking for an old friend

of yours.

I'm sure you heard the news.

Yeah. Yeah.

A couple cops came by from

Monroe's asking questions.

All right. Have you seen him?

Sure haven't. Look, all right.

You mind if I take a look

around?

Billy, mind the bar?

Hope we can make this quick.

Don't want to rile up my

customers.

Haven't heard from him since

last winter.

He sent me a letter.

You write him back? Nope.

Weren't you part of his old

gang... Bob Muldoon,

Ruth Guthrie, Freddy?

Nope. Got out of that racket.

Got myself this business.

Hell.

Left the darn key downstairs.

Well... Hold up.

I'm gonna need to get back to

the register before too long.

Been using it as a bookmark.

I guess I lost my place.

Ruth give it to you?

She mailed it.

Asked me, uh... asked me to send

it on to Bob.

You never did.

Like I said, I'm bad with

correspondence. How long ago?

How old's the little girl?

3, going on 4.

About that long, then. Okay.

Uh, mind if I hang on to this?

By all means.

I'm sure you'll call us if

you hear anything.

Sure bet.

Look at this.

This is the first thing you ever

wore, the day you were born.

You were so tiny.

Look how small it is.

I brought you home, and you

slept and slept for hours.

You were such a good little

girl.

I'll bring this with us just

because...

We might need it someday.

"And the little horse picked up"

his shoes and ran until he was

out of the dark woods.

He came to the river where the

fish had been.

The fish was gone now, and there

was no one there to stop him

from crossing.

He crossed the river and climbed

the hill, and before too long,

he could see home. "

What's wrong, sweet girl?

Why are you so quiet?

Everything's gonna be fine.

You just wait and see, okay?

Have you heard from Bob?

Why don't you come in? No.

I know Bob's been around.

Will you see to it that he gets

this? What is it?

You can read it if you want.

I figure you will anyway.

If you see him...

Can you tell him...

Just... just give it to him.

Dear Bob...

I hope you never get this.

I want you to come

through that door,

take us away just

like you always said.

But you can't.

You can't come here...

not right now.

And I can't go with you.

If you come here, they'll catch

you.

If we go with you, they'll find

us. It can't end like that.

I can't let it end like that,

not for us...

And not for Sylvie.

I can't let that happen.

So, we're gonna go. If you come

looking for us here, we'll be gone.

I'll go somewhere where

no one knows who we are,

or we can wait for the

time to be right and the

world to forget about us.

I don't know how to

explain this any better,

but I know you know

what I'm talking about.

We've waited so long.

We've just got to wait a little longer.

Come find us. I know you will.

I hope you will.

We'll find each other.

I love you so much. I do.

It's time to wake up, baby girl.

Sweet pea...

Good morning. Happy Birthday.

You seen him?

We stopped by his girl's place.

Hartigan said to tell you

something if we ran into you.

What's that?

Sh*t, I forgot. Oh.

Let me tell you something.

You take that and do what you

will.

And if you don't find him...

That don't give you cause to

come back here.

You understand?

Don't think I'm washing my hands

of all this.

And if you set foot in this town

again...

If you even think about bringing

those girls into this...

I'll kill you.

And that'll be that. Dude.

Warren Miller.

Who makes up the names?

They ain't made up.

They're real folks.

I mean, they're dead, but...

They're real.

Oh, really? Mm-hmm.

So I'm told.

Ruth and Sylvie, too?

Yep.

Nobody's gonna be

asking after us?

Not anymore.

Good job.

You make a wish?

What did you wish for?

I'm not telling. All right.

You keep your little secret, huh?

How do I look?

You look like you.

Then that'll do.

The way I see it, I didn't waste

my time.

You remember old Joe cranston?

Yep.

Remember that time he and I

went up to St. Louis? Mm-hmm.

He spent about three hours

getting prettied up before we

got in the car to go up there.

I said, "Joe, what are you"

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