Betrayed Page #3

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I'm afraid I'm being sent

on a wild-goose chase.

A car like his was seen

speeding away from Kraus's garage.

A half-drunk witness identified two digits

in a licence plate in a car similar to his.

All right.

Now, whose side are you on, anyway? His?

Don't start that sh*t with me, Michael.

My loyalties are perfectly intact.

No one mentioned your loyalties,

but we've heard a lot about his family,

his fondness for white cake,

his fondness for horses...

Hey, what are we doing here?

Are we targeting him?

- On what basis?

- On my gut's basis, OK?

I've a very sensitive gut.

Comes from a long-time-standing

proximity to certain erogenous zones.

What about the Chicago PD?

What are they coming up with?

- Marty?

- We got over 100 people on the case, sir.

We got nothin'. As far as we're concerned,

Gary Simmons is a real long shot.

See any guns?

Duffin, they got more guns

in that part of the country than people.

If you're talkin' about Mac-10s, no.

Look, Kraus was a lightning rod.

- Anyone with a radio coulda killed him.

- So Gary's got a radio, right?

Dog-lovers, left-wingers, right-wingers.

Anyone coulda done it.

You skipped the fat ladies.

You wanna know what my gut instinct is?

- The fat ladies got him.

- They certainly had cause.

Let me know what you decide.

That's his ex-wife.

OK, guys, that'll do it for today, thanks.

- I think what you're doing is great.

- Thank you.

- Al Sanders, in from DC.

- Nice to meet you.

Catherine Weaver, first time undercover,

acting like 16-year-old on first date.

- I love 16-year-olds.

- You're sick, Duffin.

All you yuppies are sick.

Anyway, it's nice to see ya.

I missed you.

- You look great.

- Thanks, Michael.

- Well, I always did like this view.

- Oh, Michael, you really piss me off.

- Good. We still feel the same.

- No, we don't.

Come on over here.

I really, really did miss you.

The Reverend.

Wes. Shorty.

And Dean, he's the sheriff's deputy.

And the guy is a war hero.

- Are you gonna hold all that against him?

- Not in the '80s. It's back in style.

Gary's no more violent

or racist than anyone up here.

- What does that mean?

- It means they tell black jokes.

Whaddaya got on this guy?

It's a beautiful baby, don't you think?

- What about ZOG?

- What'd you expect, Michael?

That I'd see "ZOG" painted on the side

of the barn next to "Duane loves Mary"?

Who's Duane?

Think there's any reason

to consistently muddied licence plates?

Yes. When it rains, farm fields get muddy.

He smells too good. He's the kind of guy

who needs an Alamo to defend.

- He's perfect for the part.

- We want him to be perfect for the part.

He's a good-looking guy, right, Cathy?

You want something?

I'll give you something.

- He named his dog after Ronald Reagan.

- Well, he ain't all bad.

(CHILDREN PLAYING)

- Hi. Hi, Catherine.

- Hi, Jasper.

Your mother had her operation

in St Joseph's Hospital in Dallas.

She's in room 320. Her name is Emma.

She'll be home in a week in Wells.

We'll have an agent there. Your home

phone number is 214-817-1701.

Memorise that. If you need me,

I can be there in 1 hours.

You're paranoid.

I didn't recruit you off that campus

to lose you now.

You already lost me.

I thought maybe you were gonna ask me up.

- Let it go.

- I don't want to.

I do.

Don't you think you like this guy

just a little bit too much?

I like him. Ain't that the shits, huh?

It is, where I come from.

I like you too.

- What's your mother's phone number?

- 214-817-1702.

- 01.

- 01.

Rachel! Joey!

Hello? Rachel?

They've all gone to church!

REVEREND:
We are mugged on our streets,

and our neighbours are afraid to help us.

Our children's minds

are poisoned with filth.

And our judges are afraid to cast that filth

into the fires of righteousness!

Our schools can teach

that we come from apes,

but can't teach

that we are created by God.

- How's your mom?

- She's fine.

Our cities are dying of sexual disease.

- CONGREGATION:
Amen.

- Amen.

The Lord's wrath comes down on those

who live by promiscuity and perversion!

Amen.

Listen to me, Americans. We are the true

descendants of the lost tribes of Israel.

We are God's chosen people!

We are the sons of Abel.

We must awaken.

The time is comin'.

A long-forgotten wind is starting to blow.

ALL:
Amen.

GARY:
Right behind you, Grandma.

He preaches with

the devil's own pitchfork.

- The devil hasn't got a pitchfork.

- How do you know? You seen him?

- A pitchfork.

- Hold on. I got somethin' for ya.

You gonna come to Grandma's for dinner?

We're gonna watch a cowboy movie.

Daddy loves cowboy movies.

- You will come, won't you?

- Well, I gotta go check the fields.

What for? They're still wet

even with this wind.

You ain't gonna be weed-whackin' today.

Why don't you guys ride home

with Grandma? We'll go get the beer.

I love your family.

It's sweet of you to say that, Katie.

You know what? I do too.

What are we doing?

I think we're lookin' for beer.

No.

Go slow.

And take off your watch.

That's the first time since my wife died.

How did she die?

Oh, she left me.

She went out to California.

She got hit by a car.

Maybe it was that goddamn war.

Maybe I worked the farm too hard. Maybe

I didn't pay enough attention to her.

Maybe she read too many magazines.

It was my fault.

But I learned from it.

RACHEL:
I don't wanna play Zog!

I wanna play dolly!

JOEY:
You always wanna play dolly!

- No, I don't!

- Yes, you do!

I don't wanna play dolly!

I wanna play Zog!

No! Stay here and play dolly with me!

It's real easy. Here, take one.

- I wanna play with my dolls.

- What are you playin'?

- He never wants to play dolly.

- What do you wanna play?

- I don't like dolls.

- What's Zog?

- I don't know.

- Come on.

Dog. It's a game. I'm the dog.

She's the cat. It's real dumb.

- Morning.

- Morning.

- Didn't you sleep good?

- No, I slept OK.

Can you take me on the ride

on the combine now?

- Sure.

- Hot sh*t, Dad, we're goin' on a ride!

After breakfast.

Hey, you wanna go huntin' with us tonight?

- I'm truly tired.

- I'd really like you to come. It's important.

Can I go huntin', Dad, please?

- Maybe when you're bigger.

- I'm big, Dad.

Yeah. Goddamn, it's hot today.

Maybe we oughta

look for some beer later on.

OK.

GARY:
Goddamn grain elevator.

It's always breakin' down.

They get the parts in Aba Dabba

or some goddamn Arab place.

Get the parts in Aba Dabba, send

the wheat to Russia, feed the commies,

so they can sell the goddamn

equipment to the Aba Dabbas,

so they can turn around and sell it to us,

so we can sit here

and goddamn boil ourselves to death.

I sure as goddamn sh*t don't get it.

Goddamn it, Elmer!

What the goddamn sh*t is goin' on?

Coke machine works. Least anyways

they don't make that in Aba Dabba.

I don't think.

Aw!

- When we goin' huntin'?

- Told you. I don't like huntin'.

Hey, you'll like this.

How you doin', Del?

Have a good crop this year?

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