Cellmates Page #6

I'm creating a desert rose out of a bar of soap.

You ain't never seen no rose?

Hey, I never thought i'd say

anything like this, but...

There is somethin' special about that woman.

Well, she's a very special woman.

She's smart, she's kind, Unpretentious, and she's a hell of a hard worker.

And her eyes?

Her eyes are as dark as the Texas midnight sky.

- And her hands?

- Her hands are..

Soft like two...

Slices of wonder bread.

And her lips?

Her lips? Well, her lips are darn sugar plums!

Hey, what you got there?

What you got there?

- It's from the Justice Department.

- Really? Let's hear it.

"Emilio Ortiz, We are pleased to let you know that

after carefully reviewing Your complaints of discriminatory practices,

"The United States Justice Department Has launched a civil-Rights investigation

Of the events leading to your arrest."

I have a cause!

Leroy:
dear Madalena, Merry Christmas.

Sure, you can say East Texas look the same all year long--

Great stretches of dirt under a big sky--

But you can smell Christmas in the air when it come.

It's always been my favorite time of the year.

When my Lorna was still alive, we decorated our living room

With all sort of fancy adornments.

We needed four men just to carry

Our Christmas tree into the house.

When lorna died, I became negligent

With my christmas ornamentation.

I guess I was too preoccupied

With other less savory activities

To take the time to reflect on the birth

Of our lord Jesus Christ. A darn shame.

One christmas, Dr. Ben casey fall in love with a woman

Who was in a coma for 15 years.

- The romance last four episodes.

- He what?

Yes. He fell in love with her

when he operates her.

She was so beautiful.

- What's that got to do with Christmas?

- Everything.

During Christmas, love is the most important thing,

Even if you are in a coma.

Madalena:
did i tell you my grandmother

Was born in Deseo?

Her mother was born there, too,

and her mother's mother.

When I was a little girl, my family visited Deseo.

On Christmas day, we all made decorations.

My mother made piatas.

My grandmother painted them.

My aunt filled them with fruit.

Her mother put a rope on them.

And I filled the house

with the decorations we made.

Our christmas was very special.

I hope this Christmas is special for you, too.

Leroy Lowe, get in here!

Can you believe this?

Look at this goddamn place!

Well, it looks like somebody brought some Christmas cheer

Into your office there, warden, huh?

Cheer?!

Have you ever seen such frivolous embellishments in a warden's office?!

This is a serious place, and I have to attend to pressing prison matters.

I don't need no cheerin'!

Oh, I think it looks mighty festive myself, Warden.

I mean, from where I'm sittin'.

It is blatant disrespect for my position,

That's what it is.

I have enough problems to attend to

Without having the distraction

Of these stupid Christmas ornaments!

This winter has been unseasonably warm,

Even for East Texas weather,

And now I'm staring down the dark abyss

Of a bona fide aphid infestation!

You should've seen the look on the warden's face.

( Chuckles ) what a spectacle, I tell ya.

- And all around us, it was Christmas.

- How's your rose?

Almost done.

Just a few more touches.

- Are you going to give it to the beautiful Madalena?

- Next time I'm in the warden's office, I'm gonna try to get it to her somehow.

I just gotta work out the logistics.

I wanna see the look on her face when she see it.

I been workin' on it for two months.

Sure hope she'll like it.

Guard:
Light Out!

- Merry Christmas, Leroy.

- Merry Christmas to you, too, Emilio.

I got a call from the Governor today.

Seems that darn Mexican you share your cell with

Has caused a bona fide heap of trouble.

He has taken it upon himself to undermine my authority,

The authority of the Tuna County Sheriff's Office,

And the authority of every law enforcement...

News of false imprisonment charges

Has traveled all the way up to the Governor's ears.

He's asking me to make these slanderous accusations go away.

He can't afford the scandal.

It's an election year, and he's scared that he just might lose..

the colored constituency.

- Excuse me, Warden.

- What?

Well, I couldn't help but notice

It's 40 minutes past 5:00 and...

Well, I can see that for myself, Leroy.

That's why I have a timepiece on the wall.

What's your goddamn point?

Well, there's a...

( sighs ) Well, there's a woman...

Who, uh...

She straightens up your office punctually at 5:00 every week,

and I...

I--I don't see her here today,

And i was just wonderin', you know...

- You mean the maid?

- Yes, sir, that one.

Well, if you must know,

I terminated her employment in this institution.

You what?

Why?

I've had just about enough of these subversive fence hoppers

Undermining my authority!

One takes it upon himself to file false imprisonment charges,

And the other one takes the liberty

Of decorating my entire office with Christmas ornaments,

Making a mockery of my repute!

Why are you so concerned about the whereabouts of the goddamn maid?!

( Choking )

let's move on, shall we?

Seems you have...

Fallen behind in your potato boxing again.

Thirty-Five crates a day is the expected quota,

As you are well aware.

( Crying )

My beautiful desert rose is gone.

She's...

she's gone.

- Desert rose?

- Yeah.

A desert rose she was.

My sweet desert rose.

- I have good news.

- You do?

- Yes.

I received my parole letter today.

I will be released in a week!

That's a hell of a momentous occasion.

I guess having a cause can do great things for a man.

I think I'm gonna have more causes when I get out.

Well, you go ahead and do that, boy. A man is nothin' without

a cause, you know, nothin'.

- Did she write you?

- No.

- Grand kleagle of Texas.

- Who?

The grand--

Never mind.

What he say?

He says, uh...

"Ratt Sloan, the Grand Dragon

"Of the Texas Knights of the Ku Klux Klan,

"Absconded with klan funds and evaded to Paraguay

- With Ms. Loretta Gale.

the klan's regional secretary."

He's askin' me what I'm gonna do about it.

What are you gonna do?

I guess

I'm gonna think about it.

I will always cherish my new hair and our

time together, Leroy.

And I hope I become a proud American like you.

Lookin' at you right now, I see nothin' but a honest

to god, bona fide American!

Oh, thank you, Leroy.

I feel very American today.

And when I get out, I will take up a cause

For each and every one of my friends

who are still in here Waiting for freedom

and better working conditions.

- How many friends we talkin' about, now?

- Oh, I have many friends!

You do, now?

Oh, I almost forgot.

If you ever visit Mexico, you will need this.

I'll be...

That night, as I laid in my bed,

I pondered long and hard about the last letter I received from the klan.

And I thought back to the heydays,

When I traveled this United States of America

To free the land of socialism, papism, semitism,

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