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Why don't you

Sit this one out?

I'll take it from here.

Oh, yoo-hoo!

I got a new name for you.

Mr. Pig knuckle.

Are you havin' a little trouble

With your hog-leg there?

Ohh!

There's a fly

On the ceilin'.

Come on.

Won't you dance with me?

It's all right. Come on.

? Now i just found a game

That i can't play?

? And this is where

The cowboy rides away?

? And my heart is sinkin

Like the settin' sun?

? Settin' on the things

I wish i'd done?

? It's time to say good-bye?

He's for you, caleb.

? This is where the cowboy

Rides away? - No!

Go.

Bartender, set 'em up.

Yo!

Here. Whoo!

This'll do. All right.

Allow me.

Please. Wait. Please.

Get in here!

- You f***ed up

For the last time, boy. - Sorry.

Yeah? Why don't you do

Your sorry ass a favor? Take care of him later.

Black out them

Bulkheads and fantail. The sun is on the rise.

We should leave your boyfriend

In the road and let him Get himself a suntan.

- good idea.

- We better move our ass. Here she comes.

Come on, little boner.

We got five minutes Before sunup.

And we ain't found us

A place to stay yet.

That goddamn kid you let go

Is goin' straight to the law.

And they're gonna be

Combin' the area For this shitbox.

You both f***ed up.

Gonna keep talkin', jess,

Or you gonna get us Out of the sun?

Okay.

I'd like to rent

One of your bungalows, sir. Huh?

I'd like to rent

One of your bungalows.

Oh.

The key.

Uh, here's...

You were here once before, Wasn't you?

Lots of years back?

Yes, i get through here

About once every 50 years.

Make me a reservation.

It's the police.

Honey, wake up.

Jesse, wake up.

Wake up.

Come out with your hands up!

F***in' daylight!

God!

Daylight! No!

Please, no!

Pull yourself together,

Old man!

Leave him alone, jess. Shh.

I'll give you this end of it.

Give him the piece, severen.

Severen, Give him the gun!

Don't shoot

Your pecker off, boy.

Back!

We got the place surrounded!

Come on out!

This is your last warning!

Checkout time.

Aah!

How you doin', jess? Like sh*t!

How you doin'?

I'm down to

My last inch of skin!

Now, boys, it ain't over

Till it's over!

Goin' after the van, jess.

That's a good one, sh*t bug!

You go outside, they're gonnaBe servin' you in a

- you got a better idea?

- It's the only chance we got.

Give me the keys, grandpa.

Go ahead.

We'll cover you, son.

Sh*t bug's gonna

Get himself killed.

What have we got to lose?

Just a pretty face.

- Get a move on.

We'll cover you. - See you in hell!

You did it!

Goin' home.

Let me in!

Let me in!

Let's get out of here!

Whoo-whoo! -

Jesse.

Come on, you little boner. Hurry your ass.

Wait! Get up here!

Wait up. Wait up!

Back there,

You did good.

Thanks.

Catch.

All right.

Shake?

Thanks.

You bought yourself

Some time, son.

Jesse, there's somethin'

I've been meanin' to ask you.

- Yeah? What might that be?

- How old are you?

Let's put it this way:

I fought for the south.

The south?

We lost.

Hey, caleb, let's go out

And look at the night.

All right.

How about a little five-card

Russian roulette?

Why not, severen?

It almost feels like

You're one of us now.

Yeah, it does.

So what does that make me?

I ain't exactly sure.

It's good, right?

I guess so, yeah.

Do you miss the sun?

It's been so long,

I can't really remember.

How long?

Spring, four years back,

And i was in high school. Mmm.

Homer said he was in fifth grade

And he needed help With his homework.

Little weasel.

- Do you miss he day?

- The day?

Nah. I can see better at night.

Here we go.

I don't want this.

Three cards.

How many you want, Little boner?

How many for you,

You old saddle bum?

Three. Three. There you go.

One for her.

Three for the dealer.

Are you cheatin', Severen?

I ain't cheatin'.

What's this then?

Deal the cards.

I fold. I'm gonna taste the air.

Watch the time, boy.

Deal the cards.

It's impolite to stare.

Howdy.

My name's homer. What's yours?

Sarah.

What are you doing down here

All by yourself?

I do what i wanna do

When i wanna do it.

Wanna watch tv?

- What's on?

- Whatever you want.

Is it a color television?

Uh-huh.

Beautiful morning

Coming up here.

Looks like

Another sunny day also. And folks...

I'd like to introduce you

To... Sarah.

Boy, you people

Sure stay up late.

We keep odd hours.

Who ordered pizza?

Homer, sweet darling?

I tell you what.

I'll play you for the pizza.

Homer, you look at me when

I'm talkin' to you, now.

What?

Deal 'em.

Sarah, you here

With your family?

- Just my daddy.

- And what room are you Stayin' in, honey?

Uh, number three.

There'll be something else on.

There'll be something. Wait.

No, that's okay. I better be going now

No, wait! Wait, sarah.

Sarah. I oughta punch

Your lights out.

I guess you oughta. Oh!

Oh, god, honey.

She's my sister.

What the hell's she doin'

Up at 5:
OO in the morning?

I tried callin' you.

We've been out a lot

Drivin' in the truck,

Tryin' to track you down. Dad.

Son.

Son?

Son?

'Round and 'round

And 'round she goes.

And where she stops,

Nobody knows.

It's about time For that big old wheel

To stop rotatin'.

Who are these people?

I'm with them now.

Jesse, you let them go.

It's my family.

Go on, now.

You comin'?

Caleb.

No. But you're goin'.

No!

She's mine.

You're gonna have to Give her back, son.

She's not yours.

- I'm gonna nip her.

- You can't do that.

I chewed mae.

She went off

And chewed on you.

Now i'm chewing

Your little sister.

That makes us even-steven.

You let her go or

I'm gonna have to hurt Your body, homer.

- You're gonna have to hurt My body first.

- Hold on a second, pilgrim.

Remember which side Of the bread

Your butter's on.

Goddamn, this is my family!

Let 'em go!

The question is whether

They'd let us go.

They've been trackin' us.

Now they know our faces. I say kill 'em.

I've had about Enough of this sh*t.

Let go of my boy.

And y ou, let go

Of my little girl.

Daddy, put that away.

Ain't gonna do no good.

What do you mean, It ain't gonna do no good?

I'd listen to your son.

- I'd stop right there

If i was you, mister. - Not likely.

For you.

Sh*t!

- Go on, daddy! Go!

- What the goddamn hell's Goin' on, son?

I can't expect y ou To believe it.

I can't believe it myself.

I ain't a person anymore.

I don't know what i am. I'm sick!

- We're gonna get you to The hospital right away.

- You do and i'm dead! No!

Caleb, Those people back there,

They wasn't normal.

Normal folks, They don't spit out bullets

When you shoot 'em.

I got bit.

I got a bite.

We're gonna get you to

The hospital right away.

No! Goddamn,

You want me killed?

I ain't goin' to

The goddamn hospital!

Hospitals fix this?

Damn it, daddy,

Take me home!

Daddy? Daddy?

You ever... You ever transfuse a person?

Daddy?

I'm all right.

Oh, god, honey.

Whoo!

You okay? Yeah, i am.

Sarah, i'll tell you

About it one day.

Just promise you won't

Ask me about it till then, All right?

Okay. Wanna go ride a horse?

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