Mud Page #3

Well, I spent my whole life on that boat.

I don't think it's too much to ask...

Oh, no.

(CLICKS TONGUE)

Oh, I hope no one's hurt.

I'm just sayin' there are two sides to this.

You know, I haven't made up my mind yet,

because I wanted you to be

involved with my decision.

But I need a change, Ellis.

I deserve one.

I think they're searching people.

TROOPER:
How you

doin' today, ma'am?

MARY LEE:
I'm all right,

how are you?

I'm doin' just fine. Have you seen

or picked up any hitchhikers today?

No, sir.

Okay, could you open

the back for me, please?

- It's open.

- Okay.

Ma'am, have you seen this man?

No, sir.

Son, have you?

No.

Okay, well, there's been reports

that he's in the area.

So if you see him,

just call 9-1-1 for us, okay?

- Okay.

- What'd he do?

What'd he do?

Move along, please.

Neck, Neck, pick up!

I knew it!

I told you that crazy

son of a b*tch was trouble.

Did you tell him where he is?

No, that's why I called you.

He needs to know

people are looking for him.

You think he doesn't know that already?

Jesus, Ellis.

Why do you even think he's on that island?

Ellis, I'm serious.

We don't know who this guy is.

He loves her, Neck. He told me.

I don't give a sh*t who he loves.

He's not dangerous.

(SIGHS)

(MOTOR STARTING)

It sounds like a shitload of

state troopers thinks different.

No tellin' where the hell he's been sleepin'.

He might be gone already.

(MUD WHISTLES)

Sh*t.

Sorry, boys, but I'm going to have to go

back on our deal for the boat.

I don't feel good about it,

but I don't see any other way

out of what I'm into.

So you know about the state troopers?

What state troopers?

The ones spreadin'

your picture all over the place.

Stoppin' cars on the 165,

searching for your ass.

No, I don't know about that.

But it don't surprise me,

I got a lot of folks lookin' for me.

Why?

I shot a man.

Killed him.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you boys sooner,

but I was hopin' to be long gone

before anything came of it.

Didn't want y'all involved.

Look, y'all been real good to me.

You're the only friends I got out here.

If troopers got 165 blocked, that means

they got other roads blocked, too.

So I ain't goin' to get nowhere in a car.

I want to try getting this boat down.

See if we can get it in the water.

See, with a boat like this,

I can make it to the Gulf in two days.

Heck, from there, I can get anywhere.

But I need a boat at least this big

to make it on the open water.

It's got no title, no owner,

nobody lookin' for it.

It's my best shot.

Who'd you kill?

Just a bad piece of business.

Y'all don't need to hear about it.

I need to hear about it.

Juniper, she...

She made a mistake.

Hooked up with this guy.

He was no good. His name was...

Hutchins. His family owns a chain of

restaurants down in Texas.

Where were you?

I was around, but

me and Juniper was on the outs.

She met him, he sold her on a pack of lies,

he got her pregnant.

That's when he started

showin' who he really was.

He dropped her down a flight of stairs

after whoopin' her half to death.

She lost the baby, he made it so...

Doctors say she can't even have

children no more.

There are things you can get away with

in this world and there are things you can't.

I tracked him down,

found him in a little motel

outside of San Antonio, he was there

with another woman. That's...

That's where it happened.

So I understand if you boys

don't want to help me no more.

But I need this boat.

And I need to get it into the water, fast.

I made a list of things we're going to need.

What you think?

You did it for her?

To protect her?

Yeah.

What you think?

I think you want us to run around,

stickin' our necks out,

getting everything you need

just so you can take our boat.

That's about it.

What do we get out of it?

What you want?

What about that pistol?

Only two things I got out here

worth anything.

This shirt.

And this pistol.

And I can't give you this shirt,

'cause I need it for protection.

But if you help me get this

boat in the water, the pistol,

it's yours.

What kind is it?

A .45.

Got to get this boat floatin' first.

All right.

(BOTH SPITTING)

All right, y'all scrounge

what you can off this list,

but if we're gonna do this right,

we're gonna need more help.

Can you fetch Tom for me?

Tom Blankenship?

Yeah, I was hopin' to let that

old assassin sit this one out.

We're gonna need him

to get things that y'all can't.

Can you find him?

I know where he lives,

but I've never talked to him.

Just tell him my name, he'll know.

MUD:
Hey, boys.

Thanks.

Don't lose my pistol.

You coming?

Nah, I'll watch the boat.

Why are you huntin' me?

Are you deaf, boy?

I said why are you huntin' me?

I ain't huntin' you.

What's your business here?

I come to find you.

I got a message for you.

You Senior's boy?

Yes, sir.

What you got to say to me

that he can't tell me himself?

It ain't from him.

Mud sent me.

Mud?

Yes, sir.

What you know about him?

He told me to come find you.

Your daddy know about this?

No, sir.

Mud needs your help.

Where is he?

There he is.

You think that's his daddy?

I don't know.

Sir.

Where is she?

In town.

Got here yesterday.

What are you doing out here like this, Mud?

I killed that last man she was with, Tom.

He had it comin', too.

You have been doggin'

this girl your whole life.

She's run you halfway

across the country and back.

And for what? For this!

Be stuck out here on this island like this!

Beggin'!

A murderer now! A thief!

- I ain't no thief, Tom...

- No? What would you call it then?

Not to mention

draggin' these boys into this...

Man, he's really giving it to him.

You got any idea what you're doin'?

I'm right ashamed of you, Mud.

Don't expect any help from me,

'cause there's none to be given.

All right, I'm ready.

Where you goin'?

Hey!

God damn it.

You all right?

Looks like we're on our own, Ellis.

I didn't want to have to ask you to be

the one to do this, but I need

to get this letter to Juniper.

Can you take it to her for me?

Yeah.

All right, now listen up.

You got to be careful, all right?

You can't just

walk up and knock on her door.

You hear me?

You gotta watch yourself.

I can handle it.

(SOFTLY)

Get that to her.

All right.

All right.

Watch yourself, Ellis.

You Mud's daddy?

Mud don't have no daddy.

No mama either, as far as I could tell.

He was livin' in the woods

when I first met him.

Younger than you are now.

You boys need to watch yourselves now.

What Mud's into is somethin'

you don't want to be involved in.

You best forget about him, you hear?

Which one?

Let's start at the top.

Work our way down.

All right.

What you want?

We're sellin' fish.

Would you like to buy some?

Fish? I don't want to buy no damn fish.

(WOMAN SCREAMING)

Keep lyin' and I'll crack your nose open!

Keep lyin'!

You hear me, trash? Where is that guy?

(JUNIPER CONTINUES SCREAMING)

Who are you?

Who the hell are you?

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