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Crystal was in here

the other night, though.

She was showing me pictures

of her chihuahua.

Lucky you.

Them things are freaky.

Hello?

Hi, is Neel home?

This is Neel.

Is this Lauduree?

- Yes.

- Hi.

Do you want to find

some pigtoes tomorrow?

Let's get started, baby!

- Hey, Crystal!

- Whoo!

Hey!

I need to talk to you.

Oh, hey, Greta, I'm workin'.

You wanna come in for a drink?

No, not really.

Are you still working

nights at the V.A.?

Like a rat in a can.

So you got a number

where she's at.

- Who?

- Cut the crap, Crystal...

'Cause you know what

I'm picturing right now?

- I'm picturing her real high

on crank. - Good lord!

In a horse barn turned

into a meth lab

with the lowlife that

you turned her on to.

I'm gonna go

back inside, baby.

Cruiser!

Look, Greta,

I'm in the same

boat you are.

I haven't heard from her in two weeks,

and I'm worried to death.

I can tell when you're

lying, Crystal,

'cause you are the one that

taught Tanya how to do it.

Oh, little ol' me, huh?

I just wanna know

if she's alive.

Okay, I'm gonna

level with you.

Ree thinks she's dead.

She won't eat. She won't sleep.

She won't bathe.

She quit goin' to school.

I been thinkin' about

goin' to a psychiatrist.

Now, where am I gonna get

that kind of money?

Sh*t!

Told her she should have

just let me take her.

She wrote me some

dumbass letter.

It broke her heart, Greta,

honest to god, but you gotta

try and be proud of her.

She thinks she's doing

something right in her life.

You know how old I was

when I had my first beer?

You know where I was?

Your basement.

Hey, I know your daddy.

There wasn't any shortage

at your place.

No pigtoes.

No pigtoes here, either.

Gotta find a spot

with deeper water.

Did you read that

somewhere?

No.

But pigtoes need fish

to reproduce.

It was too shallow over

there for fish to swim.

You gotta get in.

It's just water.

- I found one.

- Where?

- Just kidding!

- Hey!

All right, stop, stop, stop.

You're gonna make

the water cloudy.

Look! I found one!

Really?

Don't touch it!

You need a permit.

Oh.

He's dug in there.

That's it.

I think I got it.

There's no way you're

catching up with me.

Do you want to go in?

No.

Should we wait here

till your mom gets back?

My mom ran away.

What do you mean?

I mean she packed up her

stuff and drove away.

- I thought you said

your mo... - I lied.

I didn't want you to make a big

deal about the whole thing.

We moved here when I was 5.

This was our first

house together.

Before that, we lived

at my grandma's.

Is that where you live now?

What about your dad?

He was a business

student at Rend Lake.

He was killed in a motorcycle

crash when I was 2.

I never met him.

Will you take my picture?

Jesus!

Ree!

You scared me.

Lauduree.

Lauduree.

Honey.

Come on,

you gotta wake up.

You fell asleep in

the kitchen.

For Pete's sake.

Fine. I don't care.

What you drinkin'?

A beer.

How come?

Well, 'cause I like it.

What are you doing up

past your bedtime?

You said I could.

I don't recall that.

You said it was a new

first date rule.

Lauduree, I don't know

what you're talking about.

Mom.

Remember that guy you

dated when I was 9?

He was bald and

had a ponytail?

Good french inhale.

Jim Polecock.

Yeah, that's right.

He called Crystal

Betty Grable,

- and you Gene Tierney.

- I didn't know that.

Yeah, 'cause you were

both beautiful.

But Crystal was an airhead,

and you were tragic.

God, if he only knew.

And he called Gigi Bette.

Bette for...

- Bette Davis?

- Yeah.

Huh.

Hey, do you remember

the nursing home?

Yeah.

They kicked you out, though,

'cause you made all the old

ladies look like movie stars.

God, they loved her there.

That was a great job,

and you know,

I got her that job.

She was at her best then.

Think you'll ever

get married?

No.

Why?

'Cause I stay up late,

and they get up early.

Well, that's sorta dumb.

Yeah, well...

I don't trust men.

Why not?

I met a bad one once.

He kind of ruined the rest.

All right, come on.

Gotta get you up to bed.

It's okay.

It's grandma.

It's Gigi.

- Gigi?

- Yeah.

Is mom here?

No, honey.

I... I was just

talking to her.

Where'd she go?

It's just me.

It's all right.

Come on.

We came down here

in the kitchen,

we had a nice little talk.

Your momma used

to sleepwalk.

I used to find her

all around this house.

It's all right, honey.

You know,

it's gonna be okay.

We just gotta tough it out.

What if we never

see her again?

I want her to come back.

Hello?

Hello?

Hey hey! What's

the banana, popsicle?

I can't do it, Ed.

Darling, I'm on the green here

with lamb and the doc.

Can I call you back

this evenin'?

I can't uproot her again...

and I am through with

this long-distance stuff,

- so we're breaking up.

- Can I call you tonight?

- No, I'm working tonight.

- Call me when you get off.

- You'll be sleeping.

- I'll wake up!

You always say that, Ed,

and you never do it.

I will this time!

Listen, I am trying to find a time

when I can give you my...

I am breaking up with you!

- Made coffee.

- Wonderful.

Want some eggs?

Hon, I don't have

my stomach yet.

I called the realtor,

turned down the offer

on the house.

We're not moving to Florida.

Is Ed moving in with us?

I'm sick of Ed.

Thought everything

was going good.

Same as it's always been.

Do you know that

we had to go

in front of the 'Queens

of Owensboro'

to get a blessing

for this move?

Who are the Queens

of Owensboro?

Ed's daughters.

They practically

disowned him

when he even thought of buying

me an engagement ring.

He is spineless.

That sucks.

Yeah, it does.

It sucks.

But it was my own

goddamn fault

for thinking that this

was gonna work out.

There's a reason we've been

long-distance for 10 years.

But you know what?

You make your bed.

Your mom, when she

was pregnant,

she begged me to

have an abortion,

and I said over

my dead body

because I thought a child

would teach her

how to take care

of herself.

What a joke!

She blows town,

leaves you with me.

Poetic justice.

Isn't that what they call it?

Isn't that what you get?

Where are you going?

Okay, I think it might be...

I think I left it on...

Lauduree.

What are you doing here?

How... how did

you get in here?

Neel and I found

the crescent pigtoe.

Laudur, how did you

get into my house?

What's wrong?

This is my student,

Lauduree.

Lauduree, this is

my husband, Paul.

Hi. Maybe you could

get us some water.

Sure.

You in trouble?

We found the pigtoe in a

stream near little grassy.

Okay. That's great.

It's not extinct,

so we could breed it

and reintroduce it

to a bigger river.

Lauduree.

Florida was a lie.

What do you mean?

I mean my mom's not taking

me there on vacation.

She moved to California.

Oh.

- You know? - Your grandmother

came to school.

She's very worried about you.

I can't stay with her.

Did something happen?

I thought I could

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