C.O.G. Page #2

-Thank you.

-Do you want another one for the road?

-Nope.

-JON:
You sure? Okay.

-Yep.

JON:
All right. Here we go.

Hey, I like that shirt.

(BELL CHIMES)

Oh.

Hey, there. You need some help?

-No, I'm good, thank you.

-Are you sure?

Yeah. (GRUNTS)

-Not one to ask help, are you?

-Nope.

I can tell that.

You're gonna do it all by yourself, aren't you?

Yeah.

-Well, we'll see how far that gets you.

-Okay.

Looks like it might get you

to the end of the block.

-Yeah, I'm good. Thank you. Yep.

-Yeah?

-Okay. I could push it for you.

-No, I'm fine, thank you.

Okay.

(PANTING)

(PANTING)

(EXHALES LOUDLY)

Ahem. No more breaks.

Sure.

I got it.

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

Hey. (SPEAKING IN SPANISH)

Yes, my school.

Mi "eschoolio."

(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)

What?

(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)

Oh, girls. Yeah. There are girls there.

(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)

I don't understand.

Mujer.

Girl.

(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)

(CHUCKLES) A daughter?

No, I don't have a daughter.

No, no.

Oh, God, no. Pedro, no.

Jesus.

-No mujeres?

-No mujeres, okay?

Definitely no mujeres.

-Oh, hey.

-(MOOING)

Hey, cows.

Hi.

Are you hungry?

(CLICKING TONGUE)

Come on. (KISSING)

Go get it.

Stupid f***ing cow.

DAVID:
Do cows look forward to anything?

They must be so bored.

(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)

I mean, what do they even do all day?

Do they regret things?

Like, "I should've gone to that side

"of the field today

because this side is a mess."

JENNIFER:
Hey! David!

DAVID:
(CHUCKLING) Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, Jennifer.

-Oh, my God!

-At last!

-Oh!

-Oh!

Look at you.

Johnny Appleseed.

It's only been six days and it looks like

you've been working up here for years.

It is such a relief to see you.

Why are you wearing that sweater?

And why does everyone here

think your name is Samuel?

I don't know, I thought it'd be fun to be

called something different for a change.

(LAUGHS) You retard.

I cannot tell you

how bad it's been without you,

but now that you're here,

we're gonna have fun.

What's he doing here?

-You're not staying?

-David, it's not like that.

(LAUGHS) You know this was her idea, right?

She was reading Grapes of Wrath

and said, "Let's go work in the fields."

So I gave up everything,

my credit cards, my cell phone.

You said, "Let's see how the real people live."

Well, Jennifer,

why did you even come?

I had no way to reach you.

Hobbs doesn't even answer his phone, and...

And I thought that maybe you would

want to come down with us.

It just felt right to come and visit.

This isn't a visit, it's an execution.

You took a detour to come here

and f*** me face-to-face.

(STUTTERING) Okay, hey, man,

you know, you don't have to be so mean.

Oh, Rob, could you give us a moment?

-I mean, could you leave?

-David!

Okay. Where do you want me to go?

The bathroom or something.

Just get out of here.

-I'm sorry.

-It's all right.

That guy?

-He's your boyfriend now?

-Yes.

-You've f***ed already?

-Yes.

In his car?

-Yes.

-You're a slut.

-(SCOFFS)

-I'm not kidding.

It won't last. You'll see.

Will you stop being

such a little b*tch about this?

You're abandoning me in Shitsville, Oregon.

-So come with Rob and me to San Francisco.

-(SIGHS)

David...

I mean, these people are trash.

They're more trouble than they're worth.

I think I fit in here just fine.

You don't have to do that to yourself.

Playing whatever

sadomasochistic victim card,

it isn't going to help you.

It's just masochism, not sadomasochism.

Hmm.

I know what this is really about,

and just because you avoid them,

it doesn't mean that

they're going to miss you.

Just stop being so prideful.

Get over it.

It's not like anything that bad

really happened anyways.

This thing with that guy will end,

and then you're going

to come running to me in tears.

'Cause you're never going to find

anyone as good as me.

I know.

JENNIFER:
(SIGHS) I love you.

It's fine. Just leave me here.

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

(SIGHS)

(GROANS)

(CHUCKLING)

(APPLES THUDDING IN BASKET)

Pedro, where are you going?

(SIGHS)

(SPEAKING IN SPANISH)

(BANGS TRUCK)

He said he's leaving picking season early

to go down to Los Angeles,

to try and find better work.

He'll end up like all the rest,

Home Depot roadkill.

Guess you won't be around long

now that girl of yours is leaving.

Actually, I was thinking

I might stay a little longer.

HOBBS:
Clifford died.

-The dog?

-No, my nephew.

That big fat-ass that used to live

in the trailer home out there?

I don't think I ever met him.

That's because he'd been in the damn

hospital for the last three months.

Clifford worked at the packing plant,

and they called looking for someone

to take his place on the night shift.

I figured I could, you know,

put in a good word with the manager.

For me?

-I...

-Yeah.

Well, no, I figured it wasn't worth asking you.

You've got better things to do in life

than sorting apples.

(LINE RINGING)

WOMAN:
Hi. We can't get to the phone,

so leave a message after the beep,

and we'll call you back. Thanks.

(BEEPS)

Hey, Mom.

It's me. David.

I was just, uh...

Calling to say hi and see how things are.

Everything here is good.

I'm just, uh, you know, working a lot,

experiencing a lot. (CHUCKLES)

I was just thinking I might stay on

a couple more months.

I'm having such a great time,

and they could still really use my help here.

On top of that, I hear

it's really beautiful in the winter, so...

Anyway, Mom, I will, uh...

I'll talk to you later.

Say hi to Dad for me.

Excuse me.

HOBBS:
Well, the job's only good

for a few months,

and after that I guarantee

you won't want to see another goddamn apple

the rest of your natural life.

They'll be expecting you at the plant at 8:00.

It's just a couple of miles down the road.

Okay. Sounds good.

HOBBS:
Well?

(WATER RUNNING)

Hi.

Hey!

It's my first day here.

Ever, actually, in a factory.

How many years have you done this?

You're going too slow!

What?

Get back to work!

(INDISTINCT TALKING)

Oh, thanks.

(OVERLAPPING BEEPING)

(BEEPING CONTINUES)

(BUZZER SOUNDS)

(SNIFFS)

(SIGHS)

No.

No?

(BOTH SPEAKING IN SPANISH)

Okay, I don't know what you just said,

but you're not gonna

let me have any, are you?

(DAVID SCOFFS)

(SNIFFING)

(BUZZER SOUNDS)

-(RETCHING)

-Oh, f***! God, those apples are in pesticide!

-(COUGHING)

-Ah, Jesus!

(COW MOOS)

Alls I can tell you about the union,

is they better lay off my f***ing benefits,

or else they'll find themselves

picking their teeth

-from between my bleeding knuckles.

-(LAUGHING)

I will knock that f***er union rep

all the way to Japan.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Hey, so have any of you

ever actually been to Japan?

(LAUGHS)

It's a really beautiful place.

I lived there when I was

learning the language.

I studied it for a year back at Yale.

All right. Tell me, Einstein.

What's the Japanese word for "Blowhard"?

-(LAUGHING)

-I didn't mean...

Yeah, Einstein, I could tell

that you were so smart

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