Field of Dreams Page #7

rebuilt, and erased again .

But baseball has marked

the time.

This field , this game.

lt's a part of our past, Ray.

lt reminds us of all

that once was good ,

and it could be again .

Oh , people will come , Ray.

People will

most definitely come.

MARK:
Ray,

you will lose everything .

You will be evicted .

Come on , Ray.

l'm not signing .

You're crazy. Absolutely nuts !

l can't do it, pal .

l mean ,

you build a baseball field

in the middle of nowhere,

and you stare at nothing .

lt's not nothing .

Your daughter's turned

into a space case.

Get your hands off her!

AN N l E:
Karin?

AN N l E:
ls she all right?

ls she breathing?

MAN N :
Should l get the car?

l'm going to call Emergency.

Annie, wait.

What?

J ust wait.

What have we got here?

She fell .

G RAHAM:
This child's choking

to death . Get her up .

Hold her steady now.

(KARl N COUG H l NG)

Hot dog . Stuck in her throat.

She'll be all right.

She'll be turning handsprings

before you know it.

Thank you , Doc.

No, son .

Thank you .

Oh , my God . You can't go back.

Hey, it's all right.

l'm sorry.

lt's all right.

l best be getting on home

before Alicia begins to think

l got a girlfriend .

Hey, Doc.

Good work, Doc.

N ice going , Doc.

Going to miss you , Doc.

Win one for me one day,

will you , boys?

Okay, Doc.

Yeah .

When did these ballplayers

get here?

JOE:
Hey, rookie !

You were good .

Do not sell this farm , Ray.

You got to keep this farm .

You've had a rough day.

Go inside and get

something cold to drink.

Yeah . That's a good idea.

Don't sell the farm , Ray.

Ray?

We're going to call it a day.

See you tomorrow.

Okay.

Hey, do you want

to come with us?

You mean it?

No, not you .

H im .

H im?

Come with you?

JOE:
Out there .

What is out there?

Come and find out.

Wait a second . Why him?

l built this field .

You wouldn't be here

if it weren't for me.

Ray, l'm unattached .

You have a family.

l want to know

what's out there.

But you're not invited .

Not invited? What do you mean

l'm not invited?

That's my corn out there.

You guys are guests

in my corn .

l've done everything

l've been asked to do.

l didn't understand it,

but l've done it.

l haven't once asked

what's in it for me.

What are you saying?

l'm saying ,

"What's in it for me?"

ls that why you did this?

For you?

l think you'd better

stay here, Ray.

Why?

There's a reason

they chose me,

just as there's a reason

they chose this field .

MAN N :
l gave that interview.

What interview?

What are you talking about?

The one about Ebbets Field ,

the one that sent you

to Boston to find me.

You lied to me.

You were kidnapping me

at the time.

You lied .

You said

your finger was a gun .

That's a good point.

Ray.

Listen to me, Ray.

Listen to me.

There is something out there,

and if l have the courage

to go through with this,

what a story it'll make.

"Shoeless Joe Jackson comes

to lowa."

What? Are you going

to write about it?

You bet l'll write about it.

You're going to write

about it.

That's what l do.

Good .

AN N l E:
Honey?

Honey, where's he going?

Terry's been invited

to go out with the others.

How are you feeling ,

sweetheart?

Stupid .

You mean out?

Yeah .

Out.

AN N l E:
Far out.

l want a full description .

Take care of this family.

AN N l E:
Be careful .

Bye.

What?

What are you grinning at,

you ghost?

"lf you build it,

"he will come."

Oh , my God .

What? What is it?

lt's my father.

"Ease his pain ."

AN N l E:
"Go the distance ."

RAY:
lt was you .

No, Ray.

lt was you .

RAY:
My God . l . . .

l only saw him years later

when he was worn down by life.

Look at him .

He's got his whole life

in front of him , and l'm not

even a glint in his eye.

What do l say to him?

AN N l E:
Why don't you introduce

him to his granddaughter?

JOH N :
H i .

H i .

l just wanted

to thank you folks

for putting up this field ,

letting us play here.

l'm John Kinsella.

l'm Ray.

My wife Annie.

H i .

This is my daughter Karin .

Karin , this is my. . .

This is John .

KARl N :
H i , John .

H iya, Karin .

Well , we're going to let

you two talk.

l mean , if all these people

are going to come,

we got a lot of work to do.

lt was very nice meeting you .

Ma'am .

Come on , hon .

You catch a good game.

Thank you .

lt's so beautiful here.

For me. . .

Well , for me it's like

a dream come true.

Can l ask you something?

ls. . . ls this heaven?

lt's lowa.

lowa?

Yeah .

l could have sworn

it was heaven .

ls. . .

ls there a heaven?

Oh , yeah .

lt's the place

dreams come true.

Maybe this is heaven .

Well . . .

Good night, Ray.

Good night, John .

RAY:
Hey, Dad?

You want to have a catch?

l'd like that.

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