Deliverance Page #4

We're not gonna move you, Lewis.

Lewis, we're trapped in this gorge.

What're we gonna do, Lewis?

You're the guy with the answers.

What the hell do we do now?

Now you get to play the game.

You're ruined! Lewis, you're ruined!

Listen.

He's hurt bad, isn't he?

What're we gonna do?

The guy must know exactly where we are.

Well, if he knows where we are...

...then we sure as hell know

where he's gonna be.

Right up there.

Christ!

What a view!

Goddamn it!

You'll never get out of this gorge alive!

Goddamn it!

Pull yourself together.

Release.

I don't believe it!

You did it, Ed.

You killed him!

Good.

Lewis had a bad night.

More than once I thought he'd die.

You did it, Ed. Good.

You sure it's him?

That's the guy with the gun, huh?

I think so.

He wasn't just some guy...

...up there huntin' or something?

- You tell me!

Was he shot?

What about here? What about right there?

Could have been a rock.

What are you gonna do with Drew?

If a bullet made this,

there are people who can tell.

Oh, God!

There's no end to it.

I didn't really know him.

Drew was...

...a good husband...

...to his wife Linda.

You're a wonderful father

to your boys, Drew...

...Jimmy and Billy Ray.

And if...

...we come through this, I promise...

...to do all I can for 'em.

He was the best of us.

Amen.

Christ! Look at that! God help us.

We made it. We made it, Ed.

We made it.

- We're back, Ed!

- Yeah.

- We gotta get Lewis to a doctor.

- Right, Ed.

Gotta get Lewis to a doctor.

We're back! We made it!

Everything happened...

Listen, everything happened right here.

Everything happened right here.

Lewis broke his leg in those rapids there.

- And Drew drowned here. In this place.

- No, no, Ed.

- No, nothin' happened here.

- Bobby, listen to me!

We got to stop them from lookin' upriver.

It's important that we get together

on this thing.

You understand?

I understand, Eddie, I understand.

That's right, Lewis. That's our story.

Lewis, we're back.

- It's all right.

- Get Lewis to a doctor.

All right, Ed.

All right.

We'll find a place to put it.

We're not out of this yet!

They brought the cars.

You come for the cars, sir?

Yes.

Do you have a phone?

Phone?

Telephone?

Yes, sir.

You're gonna be all right.

What in the world happened to you guys?

Drew Ballinger.

Did you look for him?

A long time.

Could you show us where it happened?

How'd you manage to shoot yourself

with your own arrow?

Didn't think it could be done.

This is nice.

What's that?

Chromium, paper tissues...

...hot water... That's nice.

You fallin' asleep?

Don't forget to phone your wife.

Let her know how you are.

Yes, I will, thank you.

Hello. Come on in.

We saved you a seat.

Do you feel like eating something?

Please.

Some corn?

Would you like some peas?

This corn is special, isn't it?

I love good corn.

We need that cucumber

I got out of the garden last night.

You know how long it was?

- Tell me.

- Twelve-and-a-half inches long.

Then I measured it around,

and it's ten-and-a-half around.

That's the darndest lookin' cucumber

you'll ever see.

I tell you, I'll send it over

and let you see it, if you doubt it.

I think you're crazy sometimes.

We can show you the place.

Now I know where you told me it was.

We just wanna cooperate.

You recognize that piece of canoe?

Now, we lost one. That could be it.

But you ain't sure?

Yeah, I think so, but it's kind of confusing.

I'd think you'd recognize your own canoe.

I'd appreciate it if you'd show me

that spot.

Ed, we're in trouble. They don't believe us!

What did you tell him, Bobby?

What we agreed on.

I heard you. I was in that room, Bobby.

What did you tell him?

They found part of the green canoe, right?

Upstream, and you got scared.

Didn't you, Bobby? I know you.

You told him the truth, didn't you, Bobby?

- You told him the truth!

- I didn't do that!

I told 'em...

...like we said.

But I don't think they believed me.

Ed, I think they found that other canoe...

...upstream, above where we told him.

I never said that.

Yes, you did.

- No, I didn't.

- I know damn well you did.

I know what I said.

Yeah, well, that's a goddamn lie.

Sheriff, that ain't what he said

this morning.

You tell me how a canoe can drift upriver.

Now what about this?

Look, Sheriff...

...we been through quite a lot.

I don't know what's wrong

with your man there.

Mr. Queen's got a brother-in-law...

...back up in there somewhere.

He took off huntin' three days ago and...

...nobody's heard from him since.

Mr. Queen thought maybe you all...

...might've happened up on him

somewhere.

Well, we didn't.

Don't let 'em go. These boys is lying.

We got nothin' to hold 'em for.

We don't have a thing.

Let's just wait and see

what comes out of the river.

That there's the town hall.

Right over there's the old fire station.

Played a lot of checkers over there.

All this land's gonna be covered

with water.

Best thing that ever happened

to this town.

We may have to stop just a minute

for the church to get out of the way.

Christ.

Doctor, how's our boy?

We're doin' everything we can for him.

But there's a chance he might lose the leg,

so take it easy on him, okay?

I'll talk with you later.

Officer?

Has he been awake yet?

No, we're still waitin' for him

to come around.

Lewis, listen, we had to change our story.

How you feeling?

Never better.

Did you hear me?

What happened on that last set of rapids?

I don't remember nothing.

Nothing.

- Want me to drive Drew's car back?

- No.

Talk to his wife?

I'll do it, Bobby, thank you.

You all about ready to leave?

Yeah.

The Griner boys brought these cars

down to you from Orie, is that right?

Right.

You happen to see another man

with 'em up there?

There was someone, wasn't there?

I think so, yes.

Before you go, buddy,

let me ask you something.

How come you all ended up

with four life jackets?

Didn't we have an extra one?

No.

Drew wasn't wearin' his.

Well, how come he wasn't wearin' it?

I don't know.

Don't ever do nothin' like this again.

Don't come back up here.

You don't have to worry

about that, Sheriff.

I'd kinda like to see this town die peaceful.

I hope Deputy Queen

finds his brother-in-law.

He'll come in drunk probably.

Good-bye, Ed.

'Bye, Bobby.

I don't think I'll see you for a while.

Hey, Charlie.

What you got there, guy?

What's the matter?

It's all right.

It's all right.

Go to sleep.

Go to sleep.

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