Nadine Page #5

I remember the first time

I set eyes on you.

It was a Friday night,

over at the Dairy Queen.

You was wearin'

a pink sweater.

Vernon,

don't do this to me.

I saw you standin' there

and I said to myself,

"Vernon Hightower,

you are a goner."

I can't be here

If you've got

the money, honey

I've got the time

We'll go honky-tonkin'

and dance to the music fine

Anytime

Dance to the music fine

If you've got the money

Honey, I've got the time

There ain't no use

to carry

Let's start out tonight

(COWS MOOING)

If you've got the money

Honey, I've got the time

Vernon!

Vernon.

(KNOCKING)

Sug, it's me, Renee Lomax.

Soon to be

Mrs. Vernon Hightower.

What the hell...

Renee, what are you

doin' here this early?

RENEE:
I got

a surprise for you.

Oh, all right.

I'll be right there.

I talked to my boss.

Ow! God damn it!

What, is somethin'

the matter, honey?

No, no,

everything's fine.

Well, hurry up, sug.

I got to be to the

office by 9:
00.

(WHISPERS)

Vernon Hightower.

Don't worry.

I'm on top of

this whole situation.

(MOANING)

Mornin', mornin'.

Good mornin'.

Oh, darlin',

what happened?

Huh? Oh,

it's a long story.

Uh, so what'd

your boss say, hmm?

Oh, Mr. Schmidt?

He said no.

He says as far as

he was concerned,

you were no-good,

shiftless white trash,

and you were getting

what you deserved.

Oh, God.

So this mornin',

I went to his office

real early,

and I snuck this bill

that shows all what you owe

out of his filing cabinet.

Uh-uh!

I think I'll keep it

just to be sure you

behave yourself.

Unless, of course,

you want to come

lookin' for it.

Honey, now come on.

You got to be

at work by 9:
00, now.

I guess you're right.

(BOTH EXCLAIM)

Uh, hold on now.

I can explain everything.

It's from Scarborough's.

I swear, this has to be

the most beautiful thing

I've ever set my eyes on!

I'm gonna try it on

right now.

No, no. Uh, honey,

you don't wanna be

late for work, do you? Hmm?

Hey, I got an idea.

Why don't we leave

this here, hmm?

You can come back

later and try it on.

Uh-uh, I wanna

take this with me.

I'm not gonna let this

out of my sight. Mmm.

Baby, wait out

in the pickup, hmm...

All right.

...while I get my jacket.

Vernon Hightower,

I'm standin' back here

buck-naked.

If you

let that dimwit

walk outta here

with my

favorite nightgown,

you gotta be kiddin' me.

Trust me!

I got a plan.

(ROOSTER CROWING)

(DOG BARKING)

(RATTLING)

(SHRIEKING)

(GUN FIRES)

Hey, Dwight?

Yeah, it's me.

You got the money?

Great. Now then, I got

this little errand to run

and then

I'll get the map

and be right there.

Oh, Dwight?

I swear,

you won't regret this.

For the first time

in your life, Vernon,

you're probably right.

He's on his way.

Shouldn't be long now.

Vera, I gotta

ask a favor of you.

But you gotta

promise me one thing.

No questions, okay?

Okay. Now I know

payday ain't until

tomorrow and everything,

but I gotta

get out of town real fast.

So can I have

my money today? Please?

$5, $10, $15,

$16, $17, $18.

Does this have

anything to do

with Vernon?

As a matter of speakin'.

Well, did you tell

him about the baby?

Oh, Vera, please!

All right, all right.

$19, $20, $21...

VERNON:
Nadine?

Damn it,

where the hell

have you been?

I been lookin'

all over town for you.

Please inform

Mr. Vernon Hightower

that how he spent his

morning is no concern

of mine?

I swear,

none of that

was my fault.

Would you please

tell my ex-husband

that I couldn't care less.

The man is tryin'

to explain.

If you'd just let him speak.

"Trust me," he said.

"I've a plan," he said.

Okay, I said I'm sorry.

Sorry just don't

get it done, Vernon.

Damn it, Nadine, that was

nothin' but business

back there.

Don't look like

no business I ever saw.

Well, whatever it was,

I'm sure the man has

a perfectly good reason.

You hit the nail

on the head.

Just listen to...

Where's my damn nightgown?

Look, here this poor man's

been traipsin' all around

town lookin' for you

just so he can settle

this little misunderstanding.

It ain't no little

misunderstanding, Vera.

Nadine, now the least

you can do is listen.

All right, Vernon.

Thank you, Vera.

Now, darlin', I swear,

that woman don't

mean a thing to me.

What woman?

His fiancee.

She is not

my fiancee!

Vernon, how dare you!

You got a hell of

a lot of nerve

chasin' around this

town with some floozy.

You got

a wife here

that's pregnant.

Vera!

How come?

I ain't ever

talkin' to you again.

How come everybody in the

whole goddamn world knows

I'm gonna be a daddy

except me?

If you hadn't been so busy

with that nymphomaniac

you're gonna marry...

Oh, damn it, Nadine,

I keep telling you...

Let me give

you some advice,

purely as a friend.

When you do tie

the knot with Renee,

don't plan on spendin'

your anniversary

at the Blue Bonnet.

She won't appreciate it

one bit.

I keep on

trying to tell you,

I am not gonna marry...

I am not the least bit

interested in your

future plans.

Doris Isabelle

and me are gonna...

Doris Isabelle?

My daughter.

Don't I get a say

in the matter?

I mean, I'm the daddy!

It's not the same.

Listen, you don't know

any more about being...

(CAR BRAKES SCREECHING)

(NADINE SCREAMING)

(POUNDING ON DOOR)

MOUNTAIN:

Floyd, go around back.

See if you can get in.

FLOYD:

Come on, you little

rat sh*t! I want my car!

They didn't come out

the back,

so they must be

in here someplace!

All right, Hightower!

Might as well come on out.

Sooner or later,

we're gonna find you.

(STEPS CREAKING)

There ain't no sign

of 'em down here.

(FOOTSTEPS PATTERING)

Come on.

This is gonna be like

shootin' fish in a barrel.

Come on!

I'll be right back.

Where you goin'?

I'm gonna find us

a way out.

You comin'?

Mountain, in here!

Watch out, now.

We can't go down that way.

It won't reach that far.

We ain't goin' down.

Then where?

Uh-uh.

I ain't gettin'

on that thing. No.

No way! No way, Jose.

Vernon, I can't.

I'm afraid of heights.

Do you know that?

That ought to do the trick.

Uh-uh.

I'd just as soon

you shot me right here

and be done with it

than set foot on

that thing.

Nadine, you've got

a baby to think about.

Now haul ass.

Doris Isabelle, this whole

mother deal ain't workin'

out like I expected.

I got an idea.

Whatever you do,

don't look down.

(NADINE EXCLAIMS)

Oh, God, Vernon. Vernon!

You go first.

(GRUNTING)

Come on. It was easy.

Doris Isabelle, oh, if we

get out of this thing alive...

(NADINE PANTING)

Hon, whatever you do,

don't you ever fall in love

with a man on account of

his looks.

You learn from

your mama's mistakes.

(GRUNTS)

(EXCLAIMS)

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(BOTH PANTING)

(LADDER CREAKING)

No.

(SHRIEKS)

Oh! Oh, my God.

My God.

Oh, God.

(PANTING)

(SCREAMS)

(LADDER CREAKING)

Darlin',

if I don't make it...

God, don't talk like that.

But if anything

should happen...

Please don't

talk like that.

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