Brave New Jersey Page #6

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because there is a spy right here in this town!

Well, we gotta stop the signals

'cause they're still getting data.

Let's find that spy and get some goddamned answers!

Find that spying son of a b*tch!

And get him to talk about his goddamn spying, Peg.

You've hurt me for the last time.

Come on!

Let's find that spy!

Come on!

Come back here!

Get the truck.

Come outside.

-Let's get outta here.

-No, not you, Jimmy.

Just Peter.

How did you get past the old lady?

She's been asleep for an hour.

-Where have you been?

-Oh, you know, out and about.

Out and about where?

You know, you could have been killed out there.

If it ain't Mr. President.

Did you--

Ziggy!

I found the spy!

Yeah, get him!

Who sent you? How do we stop them?

I know you understand me, now answer me!

Stay away from him!

Enough!

That kid ain't no goddamn spy.

He's a polack.

He's a little boy.

Look at him.

This is what everything's been leading to?

Going after some kid who can't protect himself?

It's about making the most of whatever we got left.

Now when they get here, I want--

They're here!

Give it all you got!

This is our moment!

Go! Go! Go!

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

Ma, how?

Were were you?

Lorraine!

Lorraine!

Wait here.

I see the river is white

The banks are overflowing

The fish are darn

near jumping on my line

I'm gonna cast my reel

the way the wind is blowing

And hope I catch

the big one anytime.

Is it uh--

I was growing up

Oh!

I'm gonna jump--

I'm gonna jump ahead if that's all right.

I'm just gonna jump ahead, okay?

I told myself

i'd wait for you forever

but it's turning out much

harder than I thought

I could go on singing

till I'm blue in the face

This is my long, long,

long, story short

Actually, that's my song.

Do you like it?

It needs some work.

I know it does.

But Lorraine, there's been something

I've been wanting to tell you for a very long time

but if I don't tell you right now I'm gonna regret it

for the rest of my goddamn life,

Even if that's only for the next six minutes.

I can't believe it took this much craziness

to pull this out of me,

and I'm sorry that the timing is so inconvenient,

but I got all these feelings,

I got all these feelings and I'm sick--

I am sick

of keeping them bottled up.

No more!

Not tonight.

Not ever again.

I love you.

I love you.

And that's all there is to it.

"I heard the voice of the lord saying,

'Who shall I send and who will go for us?'

Then said I, 'Here am I, send me.'"

Where were you?

I'm so sorry...

I'm so sorry.

You left us here.

There's no Martians.

Wait, what do you mean?

It's a radio broadcast.

There's no Martians.

I don't you to ever feel like--

City and town officials across the eastern seaboard

reported widespread panic

due to last night's,

"War of the Worlds" broadcast.

A representative from the Columbia Broadcasting System

says quote, "We sincerely regret that some listeners

mistook the program's fantastic

elements for fact," end quote.

Apparently many citizens throughout the U.S.,

particularly in New Jersey,

believed that they were facing imminent death.

Quite a hoax, huh?

Well, we assure you you're very much alive.

Sorry I'm late again, everybody.

In this book, it says a great deal of righteous things

and has the answer to many of life's questions.

But you know what?

It also says that no man with crushed testicles

shall enter the assembly of the Lord,

so it probably doesn't have all the answers.

So what do you say today we just put the book away

and we just talk?

Really talk

about whatever's on our minds.

About facing our fears, and looking for answers,

'cause who knows?

Maybe there aren't any.

Maybe we can all find a little peace in that.

Yeah. You know, uh, it's been a long time

since I've felt those things,

and I'll tell you, I feel them now,

here, with all of you.

And say, that reminds me, there is something

I wanted to talk about here.

Look, last night...

Sat down to read,

Of course, I couldn't fall asleep,

and I'm sure I'm not the only one.

Hey there, Chardy!

She took quite a lump before we crashed the car,

but she's gonna be back to normal soon.

Everything's gonna be just like it was,

exactly the same.

-Afternoon.

-Hello, Clark.

-How are you?

-Me, I'm fine.

-How are you?

-I'm fine.

Some people were having problems with their phones

when the lines were crossed

and I was just checking

to see if everything's set here?

-Yes, we're fine.

-Good.

We were about to eat lunch.

-Could you step outside?

-Now's not a good time.

Please.

Um, Lorraine, last night...

-It's a hoax.

-What?

Well, everything that happened, none of it was real.

Some of it was real.

We thought there were Martians coming.

Martians.

You can blame that broadcast if you want, Lorraine,

but if you stay with him, you know what's--

Oh, what am I supposed to do?

Leave my husband, just like that?

Yes, he left you.

He went for help.

That note, Lorraine, that note, that was help?

He explained it.

It wasn't what I thought.

It was a misunderstanding.

I know you're afraid.

I understand that.

But if I were you, I'd be more afraid

of slinking back into your old life.

That's what I'd be afraid of.

He went for help.

Hey, hey! There he is.

Clark, I don't know how to thank you enough

for looking after Lorraine last night.

When I went for help, my first thought was,

"If she gets herself in a pickle,

Clark will lend a hand,"

So thank you.

Seriously.

My pleasure.

Well, come on inside,

Lorraine made a pot roast.

That's one way to start repaying you, right?

Oh, no, thank you.

I have a lot on my plate,

and I-- I--

I was just checking in.

We'll see you around then.

Oh, shucks.

You know what, Clark?

I gotta get back to this rotolactor mess.

The insurance company needs

measurements and photographs,

The whole ball of wax, so get a few men,

a couple shovels, tape measure.

It could be a few hours.

Meet me there?

However long it takes,

I'll wait for you.

Okay.

They're calling it the hoax that terrified a nation.

It says here about six million listening in.

Whole lot of suckers.

About 100 of them right here in Lullaby,

Hey, pepper?

I sure fell for it.

Didn't help goddamn Collins stirring everyone up.

Oughta run him outta town for what

he made happen around here.

At least someone made

something happen around here.

I saw that.

I asked Paul to leave.

He's packing now,

but he packed last night, too,

so it shouldn't take long.

This isn't a hoax, too, is it?

This is real, right?

I need to know.

No.

This is not a hoax.

I promise.

I see the river is wide,

the banks are overflowing

The fish are darn

near jumping on my line

I'm gonna cast my reel

the way the wind is blowing

And hope I catch

the big one anytime

since there ain't no perfect

anything I know of

I won't complain about

the one I never caught

It's better to have loved

and lost I'm figuring out

Sometimes growing up's

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