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thing when I'm not here.

If I get it working,

I can sell it.

I don't care. Don't use

that thing when I'm not here!

Rent-to-Own called.

They said they're

coming to get the TV

if you don't pay

by 4:
00 tomorrow.

Did you find him?

No.

Where was the car?

At the bus stop

on the rez.

I bet he went

to Atlantic City.

You don't know that.

Yeah, well,

you can find out.

Go to the bus station, see what

buses came through last night.

And what?

Chase him across the country?

Miss work? No.

What happened

to your head?

Nothing.

What, did you get

in a fight with somebody?

It was no big deal.

Wait.

You got in a fight?

Some Indian chick

tried to steal your dad's car.

No way. I say we go back there

and kick some Mohawk ass.

It doesn't matter.

Where's your car?

I'll get it tomorrow.

Did you and Ricky eat?

That would be

kind of miraculous,

since there's

no food in the house.

There's food.

Popcorn and TANG?

Hi, Lila.

- Hi, Mick.

How's life

at the Bingo Palace?

Good. How's business?

Oh, you know.

It's okay.

How much for the Sierra?

Come on, Lila.

What? I've been saving up.

You know what.

Does Bernie Littlewolf

run your whole life?

No, but he told me

not to sell you a car.

I got to walk up 37 with

semis kicking up snow and mud

in my hair just

to get to work.

For you, all's I got is

the Civic and the Sundance.

I don't like Civics.

I figured.

Look, I'll give you

$1,000 for the Sierra.

Nothing with a trunk.

That thing's been sitting

out there for six months.

I don't want Bernie

in my face. Okay?

He doesn't have to know.

EVELYN:
Chance!

Come back in here before

you freeze your ass off!

Chance!

Mommy?

What's going to happen to our old

house when we get our new house?

They're going to flatten it

and send it to China.

Then what?

They're going to melt it down

and make it into little toys.

Then what?

Then they're going

to send them back here

so I can sell them

at Yankee Dollar.

Can you get me some?

That's right.

- Yes!

I'm not eating

this again for dinner.

We just have to make it

till my paycheck on Friday.

What about Rent-to-Own?

What about them?

They said they're

coming to get the TV

if they don't get

a payment by 4:
00.

You told me that already.

I know.

Here.

Lunch money.

I still don't see why you won't

just let me get a job with Mitch.

Who's Mitch?

He's got this whole business

he runs at school.

He sells pot to kids?

No, Mom, it's computers. Okay?

He fixes computers.

You're 15.

It's not going to happen,

so forget it.

This is so stupid!

We're going to lose the TV,

while I'm sitting in some Christmas

assembly when I could be out...

Your job is looking

after your brother.

Who's going to

take care of him?

T.J.:
Come on, we're going.

Take them with you, honey.

You need them at recess.

I still say we go

down to the rez,

get the Sentra and

kick some serious butt.

Matt? Could I talk

to you for a minute?

I need to come

on full-time.

I see you

as a short-timer.

What is that?

Not here for long,

not really committed.

When I started working here, you

told me it would be six months

before I could

come on full-time.

That was almost

two years ago.

That's my opinion.

You know, I mean,

at least I show up.

Pat's always late.

She's late now. Late every day.

See you tomorrow.

- See you.

I want my half.

You hear me.

I want my half.

I'll give you the money

if you give me the car.

No way.

The money's gone.

Then I want to get

more of those Chinese.

It's going to cost me

to get that hole fixed.

I froze last night.

Look, I just need enough

for the balloon payment

for my doublewide, and then I'm

out of this. I'm no criminal.

It's not a crime.

You people can call it

what you want.

I just want my double.

I don't usually

work with whites.

How many bedrooms?

Three. I got kids.

How old?

Five and 15.

I got a boy.

Almost one.

He lives with

my mother-in-law.

She stole him from me.

Stole him?

Yeah. Right out

of the hospital.

Did you call the cops?

Tribal Police don't get

involved in stuff like that.

Get under there!

Bernie was asking if I'd

seen you. I told him no.

Thanks.

I don't want any

trouble from him, Lila.

Don't worry about it.

This guy's been

calling all morning.

He's got two

by the old tires.

Okay.

What's going on?

We got to pick them up.

What the hell

is going on?

Keep that thing down.

Roll down the window.

See what he wants.

RAY:
What's going on here?

LILA:
Just roll it down.

They don't like

the women driver.

Count it.

BRUNO:
Pop the trunk.

Pop the trunk!

BRUNO:
Hey!

Get in.

Open it.

This should keep

them from running.

Why would

they want to run?

To get away

from the snakeheads.

What's that?

The snakeheads pay

to get them here,

and then they got to

work off what they owe.

How much does it cost?

where they're coming from.

Sometimes they got to work

for years to pay it off.

To get here?

No f***ing way.

Yes. Yes. Hello.

Is this Mrs. Irene

Three Rivers?

Mrs. Three Rivers,

I have good news.

I am the business manager

of Mr. E.F. Three Rivers,

and I have been authorized

to inform you that you

have inherited money.

$26,750.

No, no, you have no obligation

whatsoever, Mrs. Three Rivers.

Just a small

processing fee of $29

will authorize me to send

your first installment

of $13,375.

You can place it on

any major credit card.

Sure, I can hold.

Yes.

Oh.

Okay.

Yes. Which credit card?

Are they always there?

Yeah.

They won't stop you unless

you give them a reason to.

You ever been caught?

Once.

What happened?

They gave me the choice of paying a

fine or spending three months in jail.

What did you do?

I paid the fine.

I made it back in two

nights of smuggling,

but back then it was

cigarettes and everybody did it.

Some of the troopers

were into it, too.

Smuggling?

Yeah.

LILA:
Count it.

- Right, I know.

Make sure it's right.

I don't want to get stiffed.

Then why don't

you count it?

I got bad eyes.

Looks good.

Sh*t.

You're welcome.

What about mine?

Now we're even.

Um...

My mom told me to give you

her credit card number.

We only take cash

or money orders.

Well, she's going

to be a little late.

She's got three minutes.

Hey. It's okay, guys.

I got it right here.

It's $255.50, right?

Fifty-five.

RICKY:
Mommy!

Hey! Come here!

Who wants to go to PC, huh?

Me.

- Mmm-hmm.

You want to go

to the Chopper?

Where'd you get that?

Matt made me

assistant manager.

Buckle you in.

No way.

That so hard to believe?

It's been, like, two years.

Exactly. That's why

he gave me a bonus.

Do you want to go

to the Chopper or not?

Yeah.

But you better not

blow it all

on that bubble bath stuff,

which you never even open.

I'm going to use that

sooner than you think,

in a big fancy tub.

MAN ON TV:
Some big changes in

the weather department here.

A clipper system is going

to zip on down from Canada.

Temperatures are going to

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