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how I should handle it.

Reverend, if you'll excuse

my saying so...

when we got rid of that young

English teacher at the school...

we didn't get

any support from you.

Because I didn't think we had

any grounds for his dismissal.

Around here, it caused

a lot of folks some worry.

A lot of folks worry

a little too much.

Doesn't take much time

for corruption to take root.

How long is that, Roger?

About as long as

it takes compassion to die?

- Do I get a cookie?

- No!

- Did you drink all the milk?

- Yeah!

- I wanted to talk to you.

- You don't have to tell me nothin'.

I know why

you don't call me.

I wanted to tell you myself.

I know why you don't want

to see me anymore.

I'm not stupid!

I'm not blind.

It's MacCormack, ain't it?

You're just dying to screw

MacCormack, aren't you? Aren't you?

You're so stupid!

Stupid?

Think I don't see you looking at him

like some b*tch in heat?

You'll wrap those skinny legs

around anybody.

Shut up!

Is that what I get? Huh?

I treated you decent!

Sh*t.

Put that down!

Don't even think about that.

- Jesus!

- You think about it!

Stop it, Chuck!

'Bout through with you anyway.

I'm sorry you have

to see me like this.

I'll be okay. I'll sneak in

at home. I'll be fine.

- Do I look okay?

- You'll pull through.

Thanks for coming for me.

I don't understand.

There's nothing to understand.

It's for taking on my father.

Wait a minute.

I got no beef with him.

No, wait. This is my fight, it's

with the town, not with one guy.

You don't get to turn my fight

into a "screw you" to your old man.

Hey, look...

maybe...

Maybe you shouldn't try so hard

to forget your brother...

or to try to make your father

forget him, you know?

- It's not that easy.

- I know.

Do I still get the box?

Gimme the box.

Nice.

Think you might ever kiss me?

Harvey and Bernie

were here for a long time.

They still talking

about that dance?

Yeah.

- What did you decide to do?

- It's not gonna happen.

That's one more thing Ariel is not

going to forgive me for, but...

Can you step out of the way enough

to realize she's doing this for you?

Me?

I don't see that.

I just know that

when kids dance together...

they become sexually irresponsible.

I can't take the chance...

What's so funny?

You talk like that's the only thing

that gets them excited.

Don't you remember when we used to

look at each other and get excited?

It's just the same with them.

You're not gonna put

their eyes out.

None of this is gonna undo

one stupid accident.

I'm responsible for

the spiritual life of this community.

Shaw, you can't be

a father to everybody.

You can't do that.

I thought that at least

you believed in me.

I never stopped.

Be at the town council meeting

tomorrow night.

Only fairies dance.

I'll lay you flat, Ariel.

Support Ren MacCormack at

the council meeting tomorrow night.

You can make a difference!

I'm calling to remind you

to come to the town council meeting.

Hi.

- Still hurt?

- Naw.

Good.

- Nervous?

- No. Uh-uh.

Look, I...

Yeah.

Yeah, I'm nervous.

I don't know what

I'm gonna say to the council.

There's only seven of them, right?

- Who else is gonna be there?

- Everybody.

Take a deep breath.

You ready?

What is it? The Holy Bible?

Ah, this is great.

This is great! What...

How'd you know where

to find all this?

Are you kidding?

I wanna tell you something.

Thanks.

Come on.

What the hell is that?

- Oh, my God!

- Amy? What is it?

"Burn in hell"?

This says, "Burn in hell. "

- Ren, what the hell is going on?

- Somebody's trying to make a point.

Do you see now?

You don't wave flags here

without people taking shots at them.

This is not the first time.

My business was off, but people

are taking business away from me.

Your aunt's gotten ugly phone calls

and today your mother lost her job.

Mom, is that true?

Mr. Collins said

he heard things about you.

He thought I ought to stay home

and be a proper mother.

- What did you say?

- I told him to shove it.

Damn it, Ethel, this is serious.

- There's other jobs!

- Where?

- Shouldn't you call the police?

- I don't know if it'll do any good.

I'll get Jim Earlhaus over here.

Will you stop?

Now will you stop?

I don't understand this town.

It's like something's

choking everybody...

only they don't know

they're choking.

Let me ask you something.

Why this dance in this town?

Let me ask you something.

Why this dance in this town?

It's not just about a dance.

Not anymore.

I know.

That's what I mean.

I watch you, I see.

- You're not gonna understand this.

- Try me.

When Dad first threatened to leave,

I thought it was because of me.

I thought it was something

that I wasn't doing right.

And I figured there was something

I could do to make it like it was...

and then he'd want to stay,

you know.

But when he left

just like that...

I realized that everything I'd done

hoping that he'd stay...

everything I'd done,

it didn't mean sh*t.

Didn't matter.

And I felt like,

"What difference does it make?"

But now...

Now I'm thinking...

I could really do something,

you know.

I could really do something

for me this time, you know...

otherwise I'm just gonna disappear.

All right, Virginia, that ends

the discussion on this issue.

So the price of a dog license

will go from $3.50 to $4.50.

A licensed pet is a happy one.

That takes care of old business.

Burlington?

Thank you, Virginia.

It was real good.

Now we can consider

any new business.

Excuse me.

Before we begin, I want

to remind all you kids...

we're conducting

an official meeting.

We're not gonna tolerate

any disturbances.

The floor is now open

for any new business.

My name is Ren MacCormack and

I would like to move on behalf...

of most of the senior class of

Bomont High School that the law...

against public dancing within the

town limits of Bomont be abolished.

Mr. Chairman,

could I address myself to this?

You bet.

Even if this was not a law...

which it is...

I'm afraid I would have difficulty

endorsing an enterprise...

which is as fraught

with genuine peril...

as I believe this one to be.

Besides liquor and drugs, which

seem to accompany such an event...

the thing that distresses me

even more, Ren...

is the spiritual corruption

that can be involved.

These dances and this kind of music

can be destructive.

And, Ren, I'm afraid

you're gonna find...

that most of the people in

our community will agree with me.

I do.

- That's all I have to say.

- A vote is in order on the motion.

- Will all those opposed...

- Excuse me, I...

- I would like to say something.

- Please sit down.

This is outrageous!

- If you think that we're...

- Eleanor, sit down.

I think Mr. MacCormack

has a right to be heard.

I just wanted to say a few words

about this motion...

so that you wouldn't think

that we were...

encouraging destruction

with this idea.

"From the oldest of times, people

danced for a number of reasons.

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