Leaves of Grass Page #8

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Anne! Didn't you tell him

that it was a f***ing poem,

that it never happened?

Yes, but he

didn't believe me.

So he went

to the department.

I guess he was

pissed about some

B plus you gave him

on a Lucretius paper

last year.

F***ing hell!

Did you give him a B plus?

I don't remember, Anne.

So that b*tch,

Maggie Harmon,

said she caught us that day

making out with my shirt off

in your office.

Oh.

So I went to her

and I told her the truth

and I begged her.

But since the door

was closed and I was

partially undressed.

And then Professor

Laughlin said that

in the world of phenomena

appearances are truth,

going around quoting

the cynics.

He's such

a f***ing lightweight!

I know. I, I don't

wanna hear anymore.

Bill, when

are coming home?

(Staci)

Stop it.

I told you

to leave Staci alone.

(Gabe)

She's been

on my nerves

since Hebrew school.

Eat sh*t, Gabe.

Right after

you eat mine.

Don't you dare

speak to anyone

that way!

(Staci)

He cusses all the time,

and so do you.

You both

made spectacles

of yourselves back there.

(Gabe)

The pizza there sucks

compared to the pizza

in New York!

Well it is the pizza

that we have!

And by the way,

did I hear you ask

your mother for money?

Honey, I don't

wanna talk about it.

Don't you have

any pride?

Of course I do.

It's your mother!

We're strangling, Suzie.

The credit bills alone.

Now until

I get my practice up...

(Suzie)

When? When?

(Ken)

When the kids

make friends at school

and we meet the parents.

(Gabe)

I hate the kids at school.

Right.

(radio)

The brutal murder

occurred today

after Mr. Rothbaum

attended Sabbath...

(Suzie)

I said when?

Everyone be quiet!

Though sources

close to the investigation

say it was a hate crime

Mr. Rothbaum

was last seen alive

at approximately 1:00 PM

by fellow worshipers

at congregation Nev

Kiddush here in Tulsa.

[Suspense music]

(Suzie)

Wait. Am I supposed

to get 3 kids

out of the car

by myself?

Just give me a minute.

Honey.

I'm just gonna...

don't wait up for me.

(Suzie)

What?

Well, $180

will limit you

but it don't mean can't put

a bullet in there that's

gonna pack a wallop.

Yeah, I, I really don't

need, need the bullets.

None of my business, friend,

but you carry a firearm, you

better be ready to use it.

Uh-huh. Well,

uh, see, it's, it's

really more for protection.

Now, these here

is hollow points.

I appreciate that,

but, uh, like I said,

Dog eat dog,

you wanna be the one

that's chowing down.

I really don't,

I don't plan to chow down.

I'll just take the gun.

Yeah. No.

Well, that's

what I need. You just

gotta trust me on this.

Yes, you're right. Uh-huh.

(Ken)

Tomorrow night,

the latest.

Just, yeah, just give,

yeah, give everyone

a big kiss.

[Suspense music]

(Joe)

And I'm telling you

he was at that rest

home plain as day.

Had a haircut.

Looked like a choir boy.

So, how could

he have been there,

here and in Tulsa?

He was in Tulsa

before he was here.

This is one

big waste of my time.

And I tell you

what else.

I better not

hear about any

vigilante bullshit.

And do you know

why he would have

been in Tulsa?

No, Buddy.

Educate me.

'Cause him and Pug was

fixin' to make a lot more

than grass down here.

Who told you that?

Pug Rothbaum. They was

gonna push me and Jimmy

out of Broken Bow.

He owed Pug over 200,000

for the equipment

in his grow house.

Are you telling

me the truth, Buddy?

(Bill)

You know there's,

there's rumored

to be excellent noodling

in the rivers

around Boston.

I hadn't heard that.

It's something

you might wanna confirm.

Okay.

[Sighs]

Bye.

Hey.

You ain't gonna

stop off and see

Mom one more time?

I don't think so.

Well, I'll see you

when I see you.

Hello, there!

You have got

to be kidding me.

You know this guy?

Sort of.

I'll be damned.

How can we help you?

Okay. Uh,

which of you was it

I met on the airplane?

You.

And you murdered

Pug Rothbaum.

Wha..., ye...!

[Gunshot]

(Bill)

Whoa!

Colleen! Get

in the house!

No, no! Don't go

in the house!

Just get down.

All right.

Just calm down. Calm

down. It's all right.

No, no, you get back.

Give it up. No, no, no.

(Ken)

Back! Back!

I got hollow points!

Hollow points?

Go in. Go on over.

Get in the cluster.

Get in the cluster.

No. This is not happening.

I have got a plane to catch.

Well, I'm afraid

I can't let you do that.

You are not

pointing that gun at me.

Join the group!

This is not happening.

Join the group!

Billy. Billy.

Come on.

Thank you!

Listen. Why don't

you stop waving that thing?

I don't wanna hurt anyone.

(Brady)

No. Okay. Let's just

put the gun down.

I just wanna talk.

Why are you

doing this?

You flew down here

to be his alibi

making him a murderer

and you an accessory.

And this is

a Christian state.

But we're very

Old Testament when

it comes to murder.

He'll get the chair

and you'll get life!

Who the f***

is this guy?

Chris..., I, w...

You're an orthodontist.

I am drowning in debt.

(Ken)

I've been trying

to set up a new practice.

But I still owe

on the insurance

premiums from the last one.

Plus all the equipment!

I have a wife

and three kids!

Why don't you get

to the f***in' point?

Until my kids can make

friends at school...

No, no, no. Listen.

Bill! Hey!

I am a guy

that you met

on an airplane.

Keep back!

(Ken)

I said, keep back.

(Bill)

Really, really...

I really mean it.

Please.

Keep the hell back!

[Chuckles]

Pull the trigger.

Put a bullet in my skull.

I give up. It's perfect.

[Chuckles]

[Grunts and moans]

[Sobs]

[Growls]

[Sobs]

I'm sorry!

(Ken)

I'm sorry.

It's fine.

Just go home.

(Brady)

Billy, we can't

let him go now.

(Bill)

We are.

Just let it go and, uh,

everybody, just go home.

Brady.

Hey, you!

Where do you

think you're going?

[Growl and gunshot]

(Colleen)

[Screams]

Oh, my God!

(Janet)

Bill, no!

[Gunshot]

Ugh!

(Colleen)

Oh!

Oh, Brady.

(Colleen)

Oh, Brady.

[Soft music]

Oh! Janet,

call 911. Oh.

Baby, I think my momma

might have called it.

She might have been right.

[Dogs bark]

Police comin'.

Billy. Billy.

Hey, Bill.

(Joe)

Yeah. We need a EMT.

[Radio walla

and sirens]

(Brady)

Hey, Bill!

(Colleen)

Bill. Bill. Bill.

Gimme that!

Gimme that!

Bill, look at me.

Go see that Rabbi

up in Tulsa

All those drawings

we did at Pug's

tell her we didn't

mean nothin' by 'em.

No, just promise me.

You promise me.

You're gonna

tell her yourself.

(Joe)

Round this side.

Come here.

Okay. Now. Now,

you ain't killed nobody.

(Brady)

Diogenes Laertius

has recorded for us

the Greek philosopher

Epicurus' thoughts on death.

It is irrational

to fear an event

if when that event occurs

we're not in existence.

And since when

death is, we are not

and when we are,

death is not

then it's irrational

to fear death

One might just as well,

Epicurus argued, fear birth.

I was born

just a few minutes

before my brother, Brady.

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