Iowa

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IRV:
Donna"s been

really worried about you.

I"m really sorry, Esper.

He was a good old boy.

And I think if you"d asked him,

I think he would have said

that we were friends.

- What kind of friends?.

- Good ones. I mean that.

Now, he left you

a $200,000 policy.

Pardon?.

Part of it"s from working

at the plant,

and an option that I put

together for him just for you.

And he"s paid up in the full.

Frankly, there are

some questions

as to the manner

in which he died.

I don"t understand.

Was he on any medication at all?.

- I wasn"t his caretaker.

- Uh-huh.

Gosh, you know,

he"s only retired 10 minutes.

He had the RV parked

in the driveway.

He worked in a factory

all his life.

He wanted to go out to the coast

and see the ocean.

- Which one?.

- Not sure.

East, I think.

I"ve always preferred the West.

It"s a lot cleaner

than the East.

I think the only place dirtier

than the East Coast is Mexico.

We"re gonna have to send, uh,

some lab tests up to Des Moines.

What kind of tests?.

Urine.

Now, the only way

that money becomes available...

...is if he was clean.

What about my mom?.

Oh, your mom"s a beneficiary

if you"re not around.

But he wanted you to have that.

Does she know about it?.

She called twice today.

Listen, Irv.

That money

sure would come in handy.

Save me a lot of trouble.

Maybe Donna and I could split

out of here, you know?.

Start someplace else.

I don"t like to talk

about family in the office.

Okay.

- Hi.

- Hi.

I don"t know what it is

with kids today,

but I think too much money

can go to their heads.

We gonna say grace?.

- Amen.

- Amen.

So...

you talk to Esper?.

Just yesterday.

What"s the big dealio?.

I don"t know.

Nothing special.

You have something

you want to tell me?.

Not that I can think of.

I thought you wanted

to tell me something.

No.

You"re not pregnant, are you?.

Sorry

Just...

No, Daddy, I"m not.

- Why would you say that?.

- I don"t know.

Somebody seems to think

you"re gonna up and leave me.

Pardon?.

You know, it broke my heart

when I heard him say it.

I don"t know what I"m gonna do

about that guy.

You"ve been saying that

for three years.

When"s he gonna marry you?.

I finished pressing your shirts

before I came.

Thanks, sweetie.

Sweetie, when your mom moved on

to another world,

I was never

quite the same again.

Please...

Don"t move too far away.

Hi.

What"s your name?.

I already got an old man.

But, uh, I guess

I could tell you my name.

- It"s Donna.

- Donna?.

- Donna.

- Mm-hmm.

Well, Donna.

You want to go take a ride

with a stranger?.

My dad told me to be careful of

boys that drive fast El Caminos

and look like... Bruce Willis.

Bruce Willis?.

You ever heard of Bruce Willis

committing any crimes, huh?.

Hell, he"s a certified hero.

I guess you"re right.

I"ll take a ride with you, then.

I never been in here.

This was his place

away from Mom.

Better to get it over with.

Something smells like cat piss.

You think a stray kitten

got in here?.

- What?.

- Put that cigarette out.

What is it?.

Crank.

You think it"s the real McCoy?.

Well, it ain"t fake.

No wonder

he kept this place locked.

Esper, are you crazy?.

Yeah.

Bitter.

It"s not that bad.

You feel anything?.

A little.

Got to snort it.

Should we?.

Well, we"re free, white, and 21,

ain"t we?.

...another nonstop half-hour.

You think really clear

right now?.

Yeah.

Like God

is whispering in my ear.

I love this gun.

Can we drive to Egypt?.

I wake up every day

and wish we could.

At least New York.

That way we don"t have to

cross an ocean.

Too many of them terrorists.

Princess?.

Yeah?.

Thanks.

For what?.

Not laughing at me

no matter what I say.

You are funny, though.

I know.

You love me a lot, huh?.

I could watch paint dry

if it was a picture of you.

And the workers

fell to their knees

for they had witnessed a miracle

right here

in our own little town.

That"s amazing.

Marriage is

this kind of miracle.

There"s something

about you, Donna.

Hmm?.

You haven"t been here a lot.

No.

But I"m not an antithesis.

It"s atheist, honey.

Sorry.

I meant atheist.

Have you even been baptized?.

I don"t know.

There"s a light around you.

Not a raindrop in sight.

Would you baptize me?.

Do you accept God,

Our Lord and Savior,

as your salvation,

and do you believe in miracles?.

I do.

And I believe in miracles.

Then I baptize you,

Donna Huffman,

for you have accepted God.

Don"t - Don"t you have to

throw water on her?.

Water is not necessary.

How about you, son?.

How could all that money rest

on a person"s bladder?.

Irv says it"s a part of

the policy he made Dad sign.

And why did that prick Leo

leave all that money

in your name and not mine, huh?.

I was married to him

for 20 years.

I plan on covering

all of Dad"s debt

and then sharing it with you.

Donna and I got engaged.

You think you"re pimp rich now?.

Did I say something wrong?.

Eat your supper.

You expecting someone?.

Relax.

I"ll get it.

Evening, son.

I"m with

the Department of Corrections.

I"m your dad"s

probation officer.

Probation officer?.

For what?.

Meth task force.

You ain"t gonna bust

anybody here.

My dad"s dead.

What the hell is that?.

Is he dead?.

I don"t think so.

Hmph!

You"re under arrest.

Anything you say

can and will be used against you

in a court of law.

I"ll be a son of a b*tch.

We don"t even have to do

anything illegal here.

Where you gonna take him?.

To hell.

It"s done.

What"s that?.

You know I don"t drink,

lovergirl.

Sorry.

Get in me.

In a minute.

In a minute.

Don"t you like what you see?.

I want you

to listen to me, okay?.

I want you to wait

at least a week or so

until after Esper"s funeral

before you start calling Irv

about the policy.

Do you understand me?.

I"ll be fine.

And I don"t want you getting

all slut-headed on me

when you see your son

in a pine box.

I"ll do anything you want.

I love you so f***ing much.

Understandably so.

Because...

"Cause I...

I caress...

...like an angel.

Ah!

And I f*** like the devil.

Oh! Oh, yeah.

Take me, Don Juan.

- You like that, don"t you?.

- Yeah!

- LARRY:
Is this Donna?.

- DONNA:
Yes, it is.

Well, hi, Donna.

Uh, this is Larry Clarkson.

Who?.

I"m with the

Corrections Department in town.

- Mm-hmm.

- What do you want from me?.

Well, I need you to come down

to my office...

...to figure out what to do

about your boyfriend.

- Esper?.

- Esper. Yes, that"s right.

Is he all right?.

Well, I arrested him

just yesterday evening.

- I haven"t seen him.

- Uh-huh.

Well, that would explain

why you haven"t seen him.

Well, I figure if you come down

to my office,

we can, uh, maybe figure out

some way to bail him out.

Okay.

Uh, where you at?.

I"m on Sixth Street.

Okay.

I"m on my way.

I"ll see you then.

Hello?.

Can I help you?.

Donna?.

Is that you?.

How did this happen?.

You promise, cross your heart

in front of God,

you won"t say anything

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