Bruno & Earlene Go to Vegas Page #4

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- Wow.

- Yeah.

Sounds tough.

It sure wasn't easy, let me tell ya.

Especially with a little rugrat

running around, you know?

The worst part was when he

found out what I was doing.

Oh, God.

It was OK at first, but...

I never saw the sun.

F*** it. What's your story?

Oh... I'm fine.

- Is that your son?

- Is that my son?

- Is that your son?

- Oh, my...

Don't tell me I look that

f***ing old. Come on!

Hey, man, it can happen.

It can happen, alright?

I had mine at 16.

- True, that.

- OK?

You haven't seen the dark-haired

one around here, have you?

- Yeah, that girly looking one?

- Yeah.

Yeah, he's out back

with the Scottish dudes.

So, what happened to your kids?

I'm still trying to figure

out what happened to me.

I left a shitty situation,

changed my name, never looked back.

Well...

Do you miss them?

They're in a better place.

- Jean Goodsprings.

- Goodsprings. Isn't...

It's about seven miles

west of Jean, Nevada.

- You picked a good one!

- I like it! It fits, you know?

You know, everybody's

been someone else before.

The question always is,

who are you gonna be next?

- Cheers.

- Cheers.

Planning on staying long?

I don't know. I like it here, though.

You like being alone, don't you?

Me too. Not him, though.

He thinks Mr Right's

gonna blow on through,

sweep him off his feet and take

him back to bonny Scotland.

- Is that not you?

- Are you kidding me? Pair of numpties.

What are you two

grannies moaning about?

F*** off. He thinks

I'm a poof. With you.

Hurry up, you Scottish faggots.

Some of us have mouths to feed!

It's worse than that.

Oh, it's f***ing garbage,

but it gets you drunk.

When you're f***ing 14. F***!

So anyways, we get to the park

and buy all this f***ing sh*t.

"Get your picture taken."

We get the beanie hats with the names,

you know what I'm talking about?

- You remind me of my son.

- Where's he?

When he was 19,

he went to live with the Lord.

He was a force of nature.

A catalyst. Like you.

- What do you mean?

- Look around.

You come into my town

and you bring us change.

Life.

You bring me life.

Thank you.

You're a good kid.

Eat up.

We were in Colorado, right?

- We needed to score some pot, right?

- As you do.

So I pretended I was

a high school kid...

Listen up, friends. Family.

I have an announcement to make.

You know, you could have

told me to my face...

instead of me hearing it from

somebody I don't even know.

- I thought we were in this together.

- Yeah. Well, I like it here.

What about Vegas, huh?

And the Eiffel Tower?

What's gotten into you?

Where did you get that?

From the last a**hole

who let me down.

We're runaways, Earlene.

It's not about the destination.

Yeah, well, it still would have

been nice to get there.

I think I've found

what I'm looking for.

And what's that?

A family.

They're not your family, Bruno.

- Look, I know what you're thinking.

- No, you don't!

I'm so sick of people f***ing telling me

what I'm thinking! What I'm feeling!

It's like I've got it wrong

for so f***ing long.

It's like I'm finally

getting it right.

Oh, look, there's someone.

I say, cooee! Cooee!

Do you happen to know where

we are? We're awfully lost.

Our sat nav sent us to

this godforsaken place.

We're parched. Could you

tell us where a pub is?

A gin and tonic should do the trick.

- Then we'll be on our way.

- We don't take no euros.

- Neither do we.

- Oh! Welcome!

My name is Jessie. Y'all go on inside.

We'll be right with you, OK?

Y'all go on right up in there.

See? I told you it

pays to be welcoming.

- Come on, lovey.

- I'm liking the concept.

OK!

Now I don't know about you folks,

but I'm getting pretty

damn tired of this heat.

The weatherman tells me there's a big

depression heading up from Phoenix

that's carrying a lot of water,

so be prepared to get wet,

and enjoy some home alone time with me,

hostess with the mostess, Artie Duke,

providing some light for

when it all gets dark.

There's somebody...

I think somebody wants a drink.

The bar's covered. Trust me.

Come in.

I couldn't help but notice

the lovers' tiff back there.

We're not lovers.

You know, it's funny how you

always leave with more.

You're always welcome to stay.

Hey. Some alone time

will do you good.

And I can get you off the hooch.

I need the hooch.

No, you don't.

- I can't stay.

- Where you gonna go? Home?

I don't know. I... I'll go somewhere.

Anywhere but nowhere.

Well... Send me a card.

- When's your birthday?

- Middle of November.

Like my dad.

Hey.

Hey.

You're not the chatty type, are you?

Not when it's expected of me.

A bit of a man of mystery, then. We get

plenty of them coming through here.

Do you work 'em out?

Not usually, no.

Funny, how people try

to figure each other out.

They don't always

like what they find.

Do you... do you have a lighter?

Thanks.

Sheriff! The township needs...

And you were doing so well.

Earlene is leaving.

She reminds me of when we

first got here. Should we stay?

Should we go?

I'm almost done in here. Is there

anything else I can get you?

Make me look pretty tonight.

OK. Only if you wear

my Christmas present.

Ooh.

Polyester makes me itch.

Oh, you ungrateful cow!

You know how much this thing cost me?

A penny? A thousand?

700?

- I'm sorry. I'm just cranky today.

- You're cranky every day.

- I remember when I wore this.

- At the Bellagio in '97.

The Bellagio was a bowl of

dust in '97. Check your facts.

Or was it at the Flamingo?

Or was it the Golden Nugget?

It was the Debbie Reynolds.

Oh! The Debbie Reynolds! Look at us!

She still has that same hairdo.

We were so young then.

You know what they say.

Time heals all wounds.

Not all wounds.

All your wishes

Your wishes come true

All your wishes

Your wishes come

Yeah, Freebird!

OK. So, next time he goes

off at me like that...

Oh! Look at you!

Just gonna do a little

something for you guys, OK?

This town! I just need... I need...

You come here looking for

Your hopes and dreams

The funny thing is you leave here

On your knees

I've seen better people than you

Go and tear their lives away

Cos they can't tell

the difference between

If it's night or day

Be yourself

Nobody else

Are you coming?

- Hey.

- Be yourself

- I need to ask you a favour.

- Name it.

I need a ride.

- Give me five.

- I'll be in my cabin.

Nobody else

Be yourself

Nobody else

Happy memories.

Yeah, well, I guess I've been lucky.

I've never been to Scotland.

I've never even left the USA.

You're a traveller. You should...

You should visit.

Is that an invitation?

It could be one of the destinations.

Go to a lot of interesting

places along the way.

- Where are you from, anyway?

- Oklahoma.

That would be a good place to start.

You wouldn't like it.

- Tell me about this.

- I got that done years ago.

It's... It's just a lighthouse.

It's on fire.

I just like the fact

that it's on fire.

Sometimes things that seem

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