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Some say that he entered his

house to find that his daughter

and her new boyfriend had

murdered his wife and the sight

threw him into a murderous rage.

But that's not the story I believe.

I believe that seeing that his

wife let his only daughter run away

drove him over the edge...

And she became his first ...

but not last... victim.

Now, old pitchfork had a problem. He knew that his daughter had

run off with one of the

neighbors' boys, but he didn't know which one.

So he took his revenge out on everyone.

From house to house, he went searching for his missing daughter. [Music box plays]

When it was over, the police launched a manhunt... largest in state history.

They never found him.

Some people say pitchfork found

his daughter and her boyfriend.

That's why no one ever heard

about them again.

That's not the story my father used to tell. It's not what I believe.

The truth is, he never found them.

They got away somehow, and

people around here all want to

believe everyone involved is dead.

Legend has it... that when the moon's full and everything gets all

quiet-like...

Like it is now...

You can still spot old pitchfork wandering the woods, searching for his

daughter ...

And her boyfriend.

Aaaaaaaaaaah!

God, you kept me waiting long enough.

I was back there for 20 minutes.

Oh, it was worth it.

I knew you were making that sh*t up.

I didn't make it up.

That story is true.

You can look it up when you

go back to school.

- if you get back. -dun-dun-du-u-un

Okay, that's enough beer for him.

Is the couch comfy?

Yeah. It's okay.

You know I can sleep out here if you want

No, I'm fine. It's okay.

Don't worry about me.

You sure?

Yes! I'm okay.

Why don't you just come sleep in my room?

I respect your uncle's wishes.

Although his moral compass

is a little ...

He was only half-serious about that.

You can come sleep in my room if you want.

I am fine.

Don't worry about me. -Okay.

Okay. Sweet dreams.

Good night, gorgeous.

I have to pee!

Lucky bastard. I thought you were in there whacking off or something.

You son of a b*tch.

How was she?

Dude.

Who's there?

You ever find those traps?

No. Think somebody stole them.

It was probably Jeff.

his trucking business

went under, and he is the one who

helped me to put them.

Huh. They'll probably turn up, man. -Mm.

Man, it is gonna be a b*tch

if we have to run all these lights

again tomorrow.

We'll be all right.

No problem, man.

We'll get it done.

Yeah. It's a hell of a ride.

Hell of a ride, bro.

Oh! Oh!

You okay? - Yeah. Just couldn't sleep. - Yeah, me either.

Why not?

Uh... mind racing, I guess.

Whole lot of memories here.

Good ones?

Yeah, definitely.

You know, it's weird, but you

spend half your life pretending

you're not from Alabama, and the rest,

you're pretending you don't miss it.

I think we moved around too

much for me to really miss anyplace.

My dad's job moved us to San Diego once.

That was really nice.

I bet.

How old were you when

moved in with Morgan?

Was your aunt still alive?

Yeah. She... she didn't pass away until I was

In high school.

Were you close? - She was my mom for about six years.

I'm sorry.

Nah, it's okay.

She was probably as close as a person could be to a Saint these these days.

She, of all people, didn't need to hurt anymore. So, it was just me, Corey, and

uncle Morgan.

Somehow, we made it work.

we used to quiz each other on

microwave directions

for TV dinners and chicken pot pies.

We were scary-good at it. You name the item and the brand,

And we could give you the exact time

and heating instruction.

Well, that's a valuable skill.

Well, it comes in handy at

school sometimes.

But only if it's an older microwave.

If the wattage is too high, my

powers are useless.

Well, I didn't exactly have a

normal childhood, either.

And I always said when I got

older and had kids of my own

that our lives would be

perfectly normal and boring, you know?

House, fenced yard, dogs, church on Sundays.

Mortgage, arguing about tile in the

bathroom, family game night.

Exactly.

I'm in.

Really?

That's the plan, isn't it?

Otherwise, what are we working towards? I mean, you've seen the level of

normalcy that I had to grow up with.

Why wouldn't I want that?

So, uh... did you wanna...

Are you serious? -Yeah.

We'll wake everyone up.

I think you overestimate my abilities.

I still don't think it's a good idea.

Are you sure?

I'm half done already.

Was that thunder?

I think so.

That's bad, isn't it?

Yep. That's bad.

This sh*t's coming down. - Yeah. This rain's gonna hurt our

tracking.

Well, we could get, uh,

canoes for everybody to go out in.

- Cause it's raining so hard. - Yeah,yeah. I got it.

Hey, look, first thing in the

morning, I need you to get your boys to do a house-to-house, all right?

Notifying or searching?

Both.

We've got the manpower.

That is, if, uh..

We have enough canoes.

It was funny. - Nope. No, it wasn't.

Good night, Wincer. - You know, when this is all over, we should get our own

buddy-cop show.

All right. Let's huddle up. Come on.

Let's go! Let's go!

Working hard. Well, we gambled, and we lost. All right?

No sense crying about it.

We just have to bust ass, get it done.

All right?

So let's just have some fun.

Got a lot of work to do. Let's do it, all right?

Let's do it.

All right, ready?

Break. Hayride. Hoo!

Let me see, 1, 2, 3, 4 ... 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12. Wow.

We're doing a good job out here.

You haven't worked out in a while, have you?

No. It's been years.

Huh? I don't know.

I heard, you know... Last night,

I heard some sounds.

you're holding up pretty good, right?

Except for the wheezing.

You want an inhaler?

You want me to get it?

I'm good.

Hey, how's school, man?

It's going pretty good.

It is? -Yeah.

You going to class?

Most days.

Yeah, I guess that's enough, right?

So, uh, what do you think of Amanda?

Oh! Whew! I try not to, buddy.

I don't know if it's gonna work between us.

Okay now.

I mean, unless you can say something. Can you say something?

I'm not afraid to take you down, old man.

Oh, really?

Oh, well, maybe you're gonna have to try this.

Okay. Let's see it

Oh! Hell! Oh-ho! Oh!

He's serious! Oh! Ohhh...

you love her?

Why would you ask that?

I don't know.

You're getting to the age where

you're growing hair in all the right places, i guess, you know?

And, you know, liking a woman

is not gonna cut it anymore, you know?

Everything's starting to get

serious around here.

Yeah. I do.

Oh. Let me ask you something.

You know, you graduate, finish school, get a job, you know, and

it comes down to a choice

between your career and Amanda.

Who you betting on?

Hadn't really thought about it.

Do you have to?

No, I guess not.

It's Amanda.

Yeah, it is.

You know, all the years

I've been around, you know,

I'll tell you what I learned.

The career is nothing but a damn

job if you're not working for family.

People are always talking

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