Gallows Road: The Path to Gallows Road Page #2

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and gives us the

reason to live again.

"Fear not, for I am with you."

Isaiah 41:
10.

- The last thing

I said to my wife

was, "Trust in God."

It was God that let this happen.

- I could use a little

help around the store today.

- I plan on going fishing.

- I'm going fishing, too.

- Sit down, sweetie.

- May I be excused?

- You haven't

finished eating yet.

- Go.

- Yes, Ma.

- Yeah, go.

What? Tell.

- You know I have nightmares.

I do.

I see that flaming

bottle in my sleep.

Why Bob?

- We can't change the past.

We have to move on.

- You even know where he lives?

- No, I don't.

He wants it that way.

- Is that what

you tell yourself?

- You don't think

I want him to come back?

You don't think I haven't tried?

He hardly talks anymore.

Not even to me.

He comes into the store,

gets what he needs, and leaves.

He's built a wall

around himself,

and ain't nobody gonna

get through that.

- Then, you've got

to keep trying.

- Jake?

Jake.

You need to go home now, son.

- It's early.

- - Yup.

- You were out all night again.

- I'm tired.

- I am, too.

- Yeah, well

I work all day long.

- So do I.

- Yeah, right.

- What, you think I

just sit around all day?

Can't be going out on the town,

spending our money on drinking.

- Yeah, our money.

You mean, my money.

I earned it.

It's my money. I earn it.

I'll do what I wanna do with it.

You could get a job.

You can go out

and pay the bills,

and I'll stay home and

play with the kids.

- You don't even know your kids.

- That rabbit.

If you'd have been there...

you would've caught that

rabbit, and I wouldn't have

to waste time

throwing that knife.

I do miss 'em though.

I miss 'em, boy.

Now, I'm out here by myself.

Ain't nobody but me and you.

You my best friend now.

You're my everything now.

Yeah.

- I got you!

- Who's there?

Man, am I hearing things?

Huh?! What?!

Hey, wait.

Come back here!

Come back here.

I'm gonna get you!

You can't get away from me!

Come here!

Think you can mess with me?

- Had your head spinning.

- That was luck.

Here, give me your hand.

Now, if you don't mind,

I have some fish to catch.

- Wait. Where you going?

Can't you tell me?

- No.

- Is it a secret?

Well, if you ain't

gonna tell me,

then I'm just gonna follow you.

- Here it is.

The best fishing spot around.

- Wow.

I ain't never seen this.

- You just have to know

the right path to follow.

Come on.

- Here, let me help.

First, you need some real bait.

Fresh from the soil.

Deer jerky, take a

little pull of this

to give it some extra muscle.

- Wait, did you just pull

the worm and the deer jerky

out of the same pocket?

- It looks cool when

you chew it, too.

- Did your dad teach

you how to cast a pole?

- I ain't got no daddy.

- Maybe you could meet my dad.

- I got something!

- You did?

- Bay, I

actually got something!

- Hold onto it with two hands!

- Help me! Help me!

Grab it!

Grab it! Grab it!

- I got it.

I got it. Oh!

- Hey, hey!

- - We caught a fish!

- It's slippery.

- Well, duh, it's slippery.

It's been in the water.

- High five!

Give me a high five!

What do you see?

- A Bigfoot and a dog.

- Wait! What?!

- Let me see!

- - Shh!

- We gotta go!

- Run!

- Come on!

Let's get outta here!

Hey, wanna do this

again after church?

- Church?

- - Yeah!

- Don't you go to church?

- I've never been.

- The church is on the

hill, off of Old Route 37,

just past the fork in the road.

You can't miss it.

All you have to do

is just look up.

- Okay, see ya then.

- - Okay, bye.

- Mom says you went fishing.

Bet you didn't catch nothin'.

- Not much.

- Not much?

- What're you two up to?

No good?

- Thinkin' about it.

- Sheriff.

I need to get your

signature on these reports.

- You sign 'em.

- Yes, sir.

- Whatcha need?

A little cash'd be good.

- You boys ever

gonna settle down,

find you a good woman,

maybe a job?

- Why?

- You got me.

Why work, when you can mooch?

- Thank you, Uncle Joe.

Hey, uhh...

You ever hear anything else

about the older Collins brother?

- What older Collins brother?

- Hey, Pete.

- Hey, Jake.

What're you drinking?

- The usual.

- - You got it.

- Where you been, Jake?

Ain't seen you in a while.

- That's five.

- You're not too good

for us now, are you?

- Thanks.

- No, just not, you know?

I been in a mood lately.

- Wanna have a

little fun tonight?

Pop some coyotes?

- Nah, not tonight.

- Gotta get that

fire outta your head, boy.

It's been a while, now.

You startin' to make

me real nervous.

I get a little crazy...

when I get nervous.

- A little crazy?

Now, you know that man saw us.

- What I know...

is that that old man...

way off in the woods.

Which is exactly

where we want him.

Hey, Gibby!

Deputy Gibby!

Be sure to tell this

fine, little lady here

you ain't never kissed no girl.

I mean you're law

man, after all.

You should always

tell the truth.

- Yeah, Snake. Whatever, okay?

Well, you know I've got

my uniform in the car.

I can go put it

on and arrest you.

- You catch yourself another

beatin' like you did last year.

Keep runnin' that mouth.

- Just...

joking.

- A joke.

- Now, you know you ain't

the law around here.

- Well, sure we are!

Don't you forget that.

Law around here...

is what we make it.

What is this, church?!

Who wants to drink with

the brotherhood, huh?!

Fill me up, Matty!

- You been in your

head all morning, Jake.

What's going on?

- I'm good.

- No. No, you're not.

I've known you

long enough to know

when something's

up, so what's up?

- Thinking about leaving Carrie,

moving onto another town.

I don't know.

Just wanna be by myself.

- What about the kids?

Your job? You just

can't run off.

- Why not?

I woke up this morning

doubting everything, Frank.

I got two kids and a

wife I can't relate to.

- Yeah, well no one

said marriage is easy.

You have to work at it.

- I tried, Frank.

I mean no offense.

I'm thankful for the job

you've given me at the stable,

but there's gotta

be something more.

- It's an honest living.

You're providing

for your family.

- Yeah, barely.

- You know that

my wife gave up on me.

Gave up on us.

Thought there was something

better out there, I guess.

Long time, I blamed myself,

but eventually I realized

it wasn't my fault.

She just didn't wanna

be married anymore.

She did the easy thing and

just gave up on the marriage.

See, the problem with

doing that though

is it creates a lot

of pain on both sides.

Trust me.

Think about this, Jake.

Think about what you're doing.

- Well, maybe people

ought not get married.

- You know what you have?

Beautiful wife,

beautiful kids...

I want that.

I'll probably never

have a child of my own.

But I want what you have.

- Thou shalt not covet.

You just broke a commandment.

- Yeah, I think you

know what I mean.

- I'm sorry for throwing

all this on you, Frank.

- Then maybe you should

put those big-boy pants on

and man up.

Be a father.

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