Messengers 2: The Scarecrow Page #2

that I already owe the bank.

And what if you could? I may have a buyer,

and I think I can convince him

to make an offer

that would allow you to walk away debt free.

I don't know.

Man, come on, John.

Listen, I'm here as your friend.

I have a meeting with the board tomorrow,

and I have no option

but to recommend foreclosure.

You're gonna lose your farm, John,

and I'm doing everything I can

to soften the blow.

- Lf I sold, how much would you make?

- Come on.

Will you quit being so stubborn? It's over.

Think of your wife and kids.

Don't mention my family. We're not moving.

My crows are dead. My luck is changing.

I'll bring the harvest in on time.

Okay, John. We'll see.

Hey, you got the irrigation working.

Supper's on the stove.

Kids are out, so it's just you and me tonight.

John.

John.

John, dinner's gonna...

John, come on.

I should go down.

Don't.

John. John!

Stop it. John, you're hurting me!

Stop. Stop. John.

John.

What is wrong with you?

I'm sorry.

Listen, if he won't sell,

I'll convince the board to foreclose.

Well, relax.

I've known guys like Rollins before.

Yeah. He's stupid,

and he's easy to manipulate.

Well, yeah.

Right.

Yeah.

Yeah, well,

when he sees these foreclosure signs,

he'll be bending over backwards to sell.

Yeah.

Right. Right.

Tell him to draw up the papers.

I'll have them signed by tomorrow morning.

Right. Okay.

Okay. Yeah.

Sounds good.

No, everything's under control.

Yep.

Hey, I gotta call you back.

- Milton.

- Hey, John.

- You have a minute?

- Yeah, come on in.

I understand George Chapman

paid you a visit yesterday.

- Yeah, that's right.

- Can I ask what you two talked about?

We talked about the money I owe the bank.

Why?

Where were you last night between, say,

He was here with me.

- And you were here all night?

- Yeah.

Yeah, he was here all night.

What is this about, Milton?

- George Chapman is dead.

- He's dead?

- Oh, dear.

- Found him this morning.

You knew he was foreclosing.

Well, he threatened as much yesterday but...

- John.

- I didn't think he'd pull it off.

You didn't see him at all last night?

You can't possibly think

that John had anything to do with it.

Look, don't jump the gun here.

I'm just following procedure.

It's probably an accident anyway.

What do you mean probably?

Hit-and-run, sort of, 18-wheeler.

Driver thought he hit an animal,

kept on rolling.

Didn't realize what he'd done

until he got to Valentine truck stop

and found Chapman wedged

beneath his truck.

Oh, dear Lord.

Yeah, but Valentine's,

that's three hours from here.

What makes you think he came here?

Found his SUV parked on the highway

near a foreclosure sign,

them Calvin Co shoes

he always boasted about in the road.

Figure that's where he was struck.

Well, I'm just following procedure.

I should get back.

- You know where to reach me.

- Yeah.

I wonder how Peggy and the kids are.

I can't even imagine.

Maybe I should fix them something.

Make them a roast or some French bread

and bring it over there.

- John.

- What?

I was just saying, maybe I should

fix something for Peggy and the kids,

- French bread and a roast.

- Why?

- Why? What do you mean, why?

- Why you gotta make them food?

- Well, I don't have to. I want to.

- I don't think they need our food.

He was one of the richest men in town.

I think they're gonna be all right without us.

- You could show a little more compassion.

- Look, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry he's dead.

At least he's not calling in the note

on the farm anymore, will he?

Hello?

This I know

For the Bible tells me so

Good God, man. What's gotten into you?

You lost? What's the matter?

You look like you seen a ghost.

- You believe in ghosts?

- Ghosts?

Are you serious?

You mean, like haunted houses and such?

Like fields, corn fields.

Well, I don't reckon

I've ever heard of no haunted corn field.

Now, what exactly did you see, anyway?

It's not what I saw. It's what I heard.

I heard screams,

and I heard a little girl singing, chanting.

Is that all?

I've heard me some voices plenty of times.

A man works in his field, gets tired...

Listen, that's not fatigue. It's...

I heard voices.

Okay, okay. Calm down.

And this.

Belonged to a man that was killed yesterday.

- George Chapman? That's his watch?

- Yeah. You know him?

You sure that's his?

There's a lot of fancy watches in the world.

Not out here. He was here visiting yesterday.

Well, there's your answer, then.

He must have lost it out there is all.

What about the voices?

John, you done found the silver lining.

Stop focusing on the cloud.

If it was me, I'd take that watch

and find me the nearest pawn shop.

No, my wife's gonna make me

give it back to his family.

Well, then we can see

who wears the pants in your house.

I tell my wife everything, Mr. Weatherby.

It's Jude. And suit yourself.

You know, she's probably right.

I'm sure that Chapman's millionaire widow

needs that watch more than you do.

You planted the seeds, John.

A smart man would consider it good fortune

or karma or whatever you want.

Pawn the watch, John.

Buy that wife of yours a dozen roses

or that daughter of yours a new dress.

You deserve it. We all do.

You mind telling your son

to stop playing on the tractor?

Why? He can drive it just fine.

I don't want him driving it at all.

And where are you going?

I need you to get rid of the throw rug

in the living room.

Call Tommy.

Throw it in the barn with the rest of the junk.

No, I can't sell it. It's filthy.

I need you to throw it out.

Well, you wear the pants in the family.

You decide.

Hey, Randy.

Mr. Rollins, please don't make this harder

than it has to be.

Right.

How much do I owe you?

- You're not gonna take a guess?

- Yeah, sure.

- That's right.

- Really?

Hey, everybody.

Mr. Rollins here just guessed it right.

Thank you for coming.

I don't know what to do. He's changed.

He stopped going to church.

He started cursing. He started drinking.

The way he reacted to Chapman's death

today, it was so cold.

Mary, Chapman was about to toss you all

to the curb.

I mean, I can't say for sure,

but I probably would have reacted

the same way he did.

No.

No, I don't think you would have.

You should have heard

the way he talked to me today.

The man that I married

never would talk to me that way.

- Have you tried counseling?

- No.

John would never even consider that.

It's just not his thing.

You deserve better.

John hasn't exactly

kept his end of the bargain, has he?

Please don't.

I've seen you there, Cherry Tree Park,

where we first met.

I mean, I know you wonder

what could have been.

I think you should go, Tommy.

Yeah.

You and the kids have a place to stay

if you need one.

Thanks.

- Night.

- Night.

- Hey, you.

- Hi.

- I saw Tommy.

- Yeah.

- Did you guys talk?

- No.

He just stopped by

to see how we were doing.

We've been better, right?

Look, I know you've been

under a lot of pressure,

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