Home Fries

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Welcome to Burger-Matic.

Can I take your order?

The usual.

Vanilla milkshake.

Very tall...

...very cold.

$ 1.03. Drive through.

It's me, honey.

Drive through!

$ 1.03.

Honey, I did it, like you wanted.

Made a clean break.

My wife knows about us.

How?

She asked me if I was having an affair

and I said, "Yes."

Did you tell her about this?

$ 1 .03.

Here.

Keep the change.

You're closing up tonight, aren't you?

Let me give you a ride home.

I don't need a ride home.

I need a father for my baby.

Tonight, how about just letting me

give you a ride home?

All you want to do is poke dents

in the top of my baby's head.

Why don't you go home, you old fool?

Back to your wife.

- Someone will see, I tell you.

- Look at this guy!

Goddamn, what a driver!

- Who's doing all that talking?

- I got him!

Sounds like truckers.

Sally, you clean

the shake machine tonight.

There he goes! Don't lose him.

Don't lose him!

I cleaned the shake machine yesterday,

and I've got seniority.

- Who is that?

- And I've got a baby.

What's that have to do with it?

I almost cut my knuckles open

on that stirrer last time.

I was bleeding like a stuck pig.

We're losing him.

What's traumatic...

...is all that hillbilly music

you be listening to.

It's traumatic to him, and to me.

Where'd he go?

Talk to Billy.

Goddamn it, who is that?

- He's at your 3 o'clock.

- I'm on him.

That's enough.

Let's get out of here.

Who is this?

Who's on this channel?

Who is on this channel?

Roy, clean the shake machine.

You're newer and she's pregnant.

I'm lactose intolerant, man.

These headphones are messed up.

It's like a war movie.

I'm not shooting.

I'm not shooting!

Disarm it!

You disarm that.

I'm not doing it!

Disarm it!

Stop!

Disarm it!

It'll put the fear of God in him.

Stop!

Get a shot of the two of us.

I'll probably go

straight to hell for that.

I just couldn't pass it up

with him sitting like that.

What do you got?

His name is Henry Lever.

Works up at the cigarette factory.

I seen his car halfway

in the ditch over there.

Found these pills in the woods.

They're heart pills.

Got his name on them.

I figure he died of a heart attack.

I don't know why

he come out here to have it.

No sign of funny business?

Not that I could see.

Stop wasting that film then.

His wife been contacted?

No, sir.

Why don't you get on over there?

This is Roger in car 6.

I have a heart attack victim

at the Borderline Camp.

I need to notify the next of kin

of a Henry Lever.

Can you verify the address

at 1017 North Maple?

10-4.

You going to need a mortuary vehicle?

I think we can just fit

the body in the front seat.

You get the shell casings?

See y'all next month.

- Take care.

- See you next month.

You know, I think this went

a little too far.

You said we would just scare him.

We did just scare him.

Dead.

Did you get the shell casings?

Dorian! Did you get the casings?

I got the damn shell casings, Angus.

They're in my duffle bag.

We have some loose ends

we might have to deal with.

We got a woman and we got two guys.

Willie and Ray.

Not the people on the radio.

Or was it Roy?

I'm telling you, it's just

run-of-the-mill interference.

It's no big deal.

How big a radius is it?

What else is out there?

There's a sawmill.

There's Ted's Plumbing.

There's a Burger-Matic on 601.

I mean, there's nothing out there.

What?

That'll be $ 6.40, please.

- Ask her about the...

- Nice headphones.

- Are they VHF?

- She can't hear.

Find out if they're VHF.

- We were noticing your headphones.

- My headphones?

These! You know,

they are a real timesaver.

Saves a lot of running around.

I bet you sometimes catch

a little interference on them.

Shoot, you should've heard last night.

- A lot of talking?

- Yes, sir.

You know what?

Don't let any kids put

these toys in their mouths...

...because a baby girl in Texas

choked on one of these balloon racers.

Yes, ma'am.

Rest assured.

Y'all come back now.

Absolutely.

Radio headphones.

Hell, that is funny.

I mean...

...isn't it?

Mrs. Beatrice Lever?

I regret to inform you that we found

the body of your husband.

He's dead.

It looks to have been a heart attack.

Here we go.

You okay?

Heart attack?

Yes, ma'am.

But I always tell him to take his pills.

He always does.

He's very good about remem...

About remembering things.

Mom!

Gentlemen...

...are you members of the family?

Mom, are you all right?

Take it easy. What happened?

Are you all right?

Hello, Mrs. Vaughn.

You shouldn't walk in your condition.

My mama's car broke down.

I would appreciate a ride.

I'm just glad I saw you.

You heading home?

Yes, ma'am.

Do you remember where it is?

It's been a long time,

but I reckon I do.

When's the baby due?

Less than a month.

They still letting you work?

They're short-handed at the restaurant.

I work at the drive-through.

That way, customers can't

see my stomach...

...through the window.

Where's the father?

He's around...

...somewhere.

With his wife.

His wife?

Oh, child!

I didn't know he was married

until after I conceived.

He lied to me.

And he's been lying to her too.

She needs to know all that.

She needs to understand.

Honey...

...don't hold your breath

waiting for understanding.

I'm not going to do any waiting.

Thank you, Sheriff, for your...

...consideration.

Mom?

Can you wash these?

I'd appreciate your getting

that dog out of my kitchen.

He's clean. I just washed him.

So, your cheating stepfather

finally had his coronary?

It was a thing of beauty.

We had the timing down to the second.

It was perfect. I think I have

a head for logistics. Seriously!

- You did it.

- There was no bullets.

Just blanks.

No shell casings.

There was no tracks.

There's no signs of violence whatsoever.

There was no clues.

It was great.

You killed him.

Well, yeah, that's...

...what you wanted, wasn't it?

Angus, I never actually

used the word "kill."

Dorian, did I?

No, ma'am.

But he's dead?

Yes, ma'am.

Yes, ma'am.

He's dead.

No one will have to know.

What?

I mean, there's no real witnesses.

Maybe one.

The girl at Burger-Matic?

She doesn't know anything.

Maybe someone else there does.

Get a job there and we can

figure it out for sure.

I've successfully avoided

working there this long. You do it.

- You look perfect.

- Absolutely not.

- You've got that youthful look.

- I've got calls to make.

Sorry, Mom.

We'll make sure there's no loose ends.

Dorian!

Your hat.

Helmet, Mom. It's a helmet.

Get your helmet off my table.

I got to wear a hairnet and a paper hat?

Nobody over 14 works in a Burger-Matic.

I'm 24 years old.

Settle down!

Hi, Mary.

It's Beatrice.

I know, it's been awhile.

Just thought I'd let...

Henry's dead.

Henry's dead! I don't know!

Thank you, Mrs. Vaughn.

Mama?

I've made a decision.

Henry didn't tell his wife,

so I'm going to tell her.

- You can't go over there today.

- Why not? I'll find a ride.

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