Heart of the Country

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Hey, Mama.

# He said,

"I know I'm not the man

# That he imagined for his daughter

# I'm not what he had in mind"

# He said

"Her daddy probably dreamed

# About some lawyer or a doctor

# But I never was that kind

# We were in love

and that's all that mattered

# You know her heart was all

that I was after"

# He said, "I'm a dandelion

# She was my buttercup

# I'm the clover

# She will always be my luck

# Now I'm going crazy

# As she was my everything

# She had faith

Now I'm without her

# Oh, our love goes on forever

# How I long to be beside her"

Hey, sugar.

# "Just like weeds and wildflowers" #

Hey, Dad.

Come here.

I know.

Well, come on inside.

It's cold out here.

I was out in the barn

when you called,

otherwise I'd have

cleaned this place up a little bit.

No, it's, uh...

It's perfect.

No, it's not.

But it's home.

I did get a big screen TV.

Fella down there tried to sell me

one of those 3D ones,

but then he told me about

those glasses you gotta wear,

and I said to hell with that.

But everything's pretty much

the way you left it.

Of course, here's your mama.

Yeah.

Let's go see your room.

Here we are.

I didn't know how you'd feel

about me coming here.

You're my baby girl.

This will always be home.

You hungry?

Just as well.

I didn't have much anyhow.

I'll let you get settled in.

Holler at me if you need anything.

I came to New York

to be a singer...

...but I ended up falling in love.

His name is Luke...

...and he's my husband.

Is everything OK?

- Yeah, it's just Jake being Jake.

- Hmm.

It's all good.

The Securities and

Exchange Commission announced

a flurry of arrests stemming from

a series of alleged frauds

involving the Michov brothers'

investment firm.

How did this happen?

Listen, I didn't do

what they're accusing me of.

But I did know what was going on.

The charges

shook Wall Street to the core

as nearly 14 billion dollars invested

with Michov are unaccounted for.

Among the arrests

is Luke Carraday,

the youngest son of Manhattan

real estate mogul Austin Carraday.

Dad just called.

Warrants have been issued.

They're coming.

Today.

What am I gonna tell Faith?

It's too late now.

Mr. Carraday was charged with

seven counts of securities fraud

and conspiracy to defraud,

and is currently in federal custody.

A federal judge

today upheld the freezing

of all of Luke Carraday's assets.

Carraday and his wife, Faith,

have held a high profile in Manhattan's

elite circles in recent years.

And why didn't you tell me?

Because you would be in here too.

The accounts are frozen, Luke.

Um... I don't have any money.

I don't know where to go.

Go home.

Where?

Carolina.

I want you to go.

You can't be running around the streets.

There's nothing else for you to do.

Go home.

If you're not gonna go for you,

please, just...

...go for me.

I love you.

I know.

Where's Lady?

Lady died.

Couple winters ago.

Old Silver out there's

been hanging tough, though.

Olivia and I always said

he was the son you never had.

That apple sure didn't fall

far from the tree.

You're not gonna ask me

why I'm back?

We don't have to talk

about anything, ever,

if you don't want to.

You know, I don't...

I don't know who I feel more sorry for,

Silver without Lady

or you without Mama.

You say hi to her yet?

- I stopped.

- Good.

That's good.

I think you spent half your high school

years brushing that horse.

Someone had to know

all my secrets.

How long has it been?

I know it was Christmas,

but I can't remember...

- Four.

- Four.

Well, then... four years.

Whew.

- Who's that?

- Probably your sister.

- Olivia?

- Hey, Daddy!

You got another one?

Hey, honey.

Listen, I just wanted

to bring you this casserole.

I want you to eat it this time.

Take it, Daddy.

- Well, look who's here.

- Hey, Olivia.

Olivia brought me a casserole.

I won't eat it,

but it's sweet of her to bring it.

You need to eat it.

He never eats his vegetables.

I never eat them in a casserole.

So, is Luke here?

Why don't we go inside,

we can catch up.

No, no. I've got

a women's meeting at the church

and Hardy's got his mind made up

to jam with his band, so...

Then why don't we

come over later?

OK.

It's so good to see you.

It's good to see you too.

- I'll see you soon.

- Yeah.

Don't look at me like that.

She's your sister and we're going.

OK.

She hates me.

She does not.

When I was 14, she put hair remover

in my shampoo bottle.

Yeah, but only a little bit of it fell

out, even that came right back in.

- See, you always defend her.

- Yeah, I do.

What do you think

I say to her about you?

Kind of a father's role in life,

to be that yellow flag

at the race track,

keep on racing, but no passing,

no trading paint.

Wouldn't hurt to make

a pit stop and refuel.

Is there anything you can't explain

with a car racing analogy?

I haven't found it yet.

Now, listen, this is the first time

I've had both my girls

under the same roof for some time.

So... if you can't get along for

her sake, do it for mine, all right?

That's my girl.

Watch yourself in there.

Whoa!

- Gotcha!

- Oh! Good shooting, Jack.

- Got me right in the leg.

- Jack, don't listen to your grandpa,

you know you're not supposed to be

shooting people.

- Come on.

- Hey. Sweetheart.

- Hey.

- It's good to have you back.

Hey, Olivia,

your daddy and sister's here.

Olivia told me you were back,

I couldn't believe it.

- Yeah.

- It's really good to see you, Faith.

It's good to see you, too.

- And is this Baby Maddie?

- Yeah.

You're so pretty.

Can I hold her?

- I don't know...

- Gimme baby! Gimme, gimme, gimme!

- Hi.

- Say hey to your Aunt Faith?

Hey. Are you still

playing in the band?

A little bit. What about you?

You still singing?

Hey. Sorry, I was just helping Victoria

with her dance costume.

You wanna come on in

and I'll get you a drink or something?

- You sure it's a good time?

- It's always like this.

Oh, uh... Faith, a little bit

of a problem.

- Oh! Hey.

- I'm sorry.

- Honestly, Hardy.

- Sorry.

- Honestly, Daddy.

- What're you yelling at me for?

When was the last time

you changed her?

You're supposed to change her?

Well, at least as often

as the oil in your truck.

Now where'd that boy go? Jack?

I told him to go shoot a rooster,

we'd have it for dinner.

Hey, Jack.

One, two, back, front, left.

You are so much better than me at this.

I am so not good...

- I am really sorry about your sweater.

- Don't be.

She's a precious little baby.

- Gosh... how do you do all this?

- This is just life.

And you're so thin,

after three kids.

You try chasing around

three kids every day.

It beats Pilates,

liposuction, spin class.

Well... maybe not liposuction.

What's liposuction?

Victoria, you are so grown up.

You know what?

You are so beautiful.

You look just like your mama.

Come on, let's go play.

# I will be by your side

I'm coming too.

# If you ever fall

deep in the dead of the night

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