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The truth is I'm tired of everybody's troubles.

Here.

What's this?

It's your friendship ring.

I know that. What does it mean?

I don't... it means I'm confused.

If you're wondering why

I'm not throwing a sh*t fit

over this it's because I really don't think you mean it.

You're just acting crazy again.

You know what I'm going to do with this ring?

I'm gonna throw it in the lake.

Because I don't want any other girl wearing it.

Do you hear me?

Want me to take you home?

You can take me home if you don't hate me.

I don't have you.

Moonpie.

Where is he Moonpie ?

Go on, go find him.

Emmett? Emmett?

Jesus Emmett!

You didn't have a heart attack and die down here did you?

Sam? Sam?

Mom!

Sam what are you doing?

I'm looking for Emmett.

Honey, I got him in the car with me.

Come on out of there.

I just want to look at you.

Why didn't you call me?

You must have known I'd be worried.

He showed up at my place

in the middle of the night

so drunk he was about to pass out.

Hey Pumpkin.

God,

I've had to put up with this ever since we left Lexington.

You little fatty head.

A pickup left him off.

Larry was asleep. Don't cry baby.

I know you're hungry baby.

Larry was asleep and I was watching

Invasion of the Body Snatchers.

Did you see that?

New one, not the old one.

It was real strange.

I never got to see how it turned out.

They all get snatched.

Well, it seemed like it was headed that way

but it didn't seem right.

You had to pierce them ears again didn't ya?

Look at this house.

It's a dump.

I should sell it.

I'd be happy if I never saw it again.

Don't want to see me?

Not if you're gonna leave hurtful messages

on my answering machine.

Did you read those letters?

Every one.

What'd they say?

I forget.

Sam, I was married to him for a month before he left

and I never saw him again.

I hardly even remember him.

Well, if I loved somebody

I'd cherish everything about them.

Forever.

Well, life goes on.

Grandma's got some diaries of his if you want them.

Didn't have the heart to read that diary.

If you want the truth, it hurt too much.

I doesn't matter the way that I does to you.

That baby's hungry, yeah.

Can you tell me how you died?

They don't tell you that, Sam.

They just say in the line of duty or some such.

They don't want you to really know.

I want you to come up and go to college with me.

You've got to register by next month

or you'll lose you chance.

What's Lorenzo up to?

Do you have to call him Lorenzo?

Larry's with his brother.

Promised he'd help fix the roof.

God, I don't see what keeps you here.

You still seeing that basketball boy?

Y'all telling stories on me again?

Emmett, you want to explain yourself?

Anita and me were both worried sick.

Anita Stevens!

Is she on the loose again?

Well, sir...

I believe my body was entered into by aliens

and I was transported.

You stinky baby.

No, I.. I mean it.

I was going to call the National Enquirer.

I was materialized right on Irene's doorstep.

She rescued me

so it wasn't such an unhappy ending.

Will you listen to him?

Sam, are you sure all of those bodies

got snatched in that show?

Usually they think of a way out.

Nobody got saved.

Goddamn it Emmett.

Why can't you ever tell a straight story?

Well, there ain't nothing to tell.

Anita and me and Pete and Cindy

met up at the McDonalds

and messed around there for a while.

Little later I ran into Earl.

And he said he was going up to the lake.

Had a six pack and a piece of a bottle of Jim Beam

and I said what the Hell

I didn't know he was going to stay up there for a week

so he dumped me off.

Da da da, da da da da,

that's all folks.

Where's Moonpie?

He went out looking for you.

Why don't you go get him washed up.

I'll make up your bed for ya.

You don't want to drive back tonight.

Thanks hon.

Hello stinky baby.

Are you stinking baby?

Uh, look at this place.

I wish you'd clear this all out

and have a yard sale.

What did you do with the flag on his casket?

God.

Emmett made a cape out of it.

That's when Emmett's crazy friends were here.

I was so mad at him.

Hello.

That friend of Emmett's you went to Lexington with.

Uh ha.

Well, did you love him?

I thought I cared for him at the time.

Everybody was mad at me

like they thought I should stay an old maid forever

in memory of your daddy.

Emmett was pitching fits.

Well, Grandpa went to war

and well he never came back all twisted out of shape.

Well, that war was different.

Sam, those were just different times.

Hi.

Come here.

Oh, oh.

Sh*t.

There.

Listen, Sam.

Larry has a friend that was in Vietnam.

And he killed a whole family of people in a hut.

Do you want a baby?

A mother, a father, three children.

Some uncles and aunts and a grandmother.

He killed everyone of 'em.

And he said it took two years

to hit him what he did.

But, it worked out that all he could do

was live his life in the most productive way.

He's married. He's got kids.

He's joined the church

and he tithes.

It's all he can do.

Did Daddy kill like that?

I don't know

but it wouldn't be unusual if he did.

It's what they were sent there to do.

Come here.

Don't let 'em load ya up baby.

I had a lot of years of Emmett

to thing about this.

You don't owe anybody anything

just because they love you.

Hi, Tom. This is my mom.

Is my car ready?

How ya doing?

Great.

Is that it?

600 dollars? Is it OK to drive?

Mom!

Well, I overhauled the transmission myself.

I'll guarantee it.

She don't have to buy it if she don't want to.

No, I didn't mean to infer anything.

It's just not what I expected.

Oh Mom, it's exactly what I want.

Well, alright.

Thank you.

Let me go get the papers.

I got them all made out.

Did you go out with him?

God, Mom. What a question.

Well I hope it's just a passing fancy.

He's too old and too full of trouble.

How can you see that?

I just do.

Oh God, I'm gonna be late.

Larry's gonna throw a sh*t fit.

Sam?

You don't have to live with me to go to college.

I mean it.

You don't have to move because I bought the car.

Just come up and visit.

OK, Mom.

All you gotta do is sign it.

Nice to meet you, Tom.

Be careful now, hear.

Yes, ma'am.

Drive safely.

I will.

Alright.

Thank you, thank you, thank you

. Goodbye.

Goodbye.

Goodbye, Heather.

Pumpkin, Bye.

Uh, keys are in the car.

Here's your pick slip here.

So, do you want to take a test ride

and check me out?

Your boyfriend might see us.

Oh, well, I got rid of him.

Why are you giving me such a hard time?

I had a good time the other night.

I think you just need to get used to me.

You drive careful you hear?

Dawn!

Yes! Yes!

Yes! Oh my God! When did you get it?

Got it today.

It's beautiful.

And convertible too!

God, did you mom really buy it for you?

It's Pink! Pink! Pink!

It's Pink! Yes!

Do you like?

I love it!

What's the matter?

I don't want to talk about it.

I'm sorry. I know that this is hard but I have good news.

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