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I am not even sure

I can locate the same car...

- you had before.

- I know, I know.

Uh, my brother left something in the car.

we hope we can search the car and find it.

Oh well, I'll just contact the

lost and found department...

- for you, if that's the case sir.

- No, no, we have to have the very same car.

Well I can't do that!

There's no way I can trace that car for you.

Why not? You got the license

number right on your form there.

- Well, yeah.

- Just give us the license number, We'll find it.

But I can't allow you on the lot, sir.

Why not? We're already on it!

I just have to ask you

to come back to the office with me.

- Travis!

- What?

I don't think we're gonna get the very same car.

But I can rent you mile

that just like the one you rent before, sir.

We need the same car, Walt.

How are we gonna go on another car?

Give us the number, will you please!

Come on, Pretty please!

All right, that number is 667-DJP.

- Remember that? 667-DJP.

- That's right.

- It's-it's got a bump on the hood.

- Yes, it does.

- What's that?

- What?

That you got in your hand.

A picture.

A picture of what?

A picture of...

of uh... Paris.

Paris? Really?

Yes. A picture of a piece of Paris.

Where did you get a picture of Paris?

Can I see it?

Yes.

This is it? This is Paris?

Looks just like Texas to me.

It is.

Paris, Texas?

It's right here on the map.

Is there really a place called "Paris, Texas"?

It's right here!

How come you get a picture

of a vacant lot of Paris, Texas?

It's mine.

I know that, but how come you got it?

I purchased it, in the mail,...

a long time ago.

You bought a picture of a vacant lot in the mail?

No, I bought the land.

Oh you bought that lot.

- Yes.

- Oh, let me see it again.

There's nothing on it.

Empty.

Why in hell would you want to buy a

vacant lot in Paris, Texas for Christ's sake?

Um...

I forgot.

Here, Trav.

Do you remember our Mama's very first name was?

Mary.

No, I know.

I mean, uh her... before she found Daddy.

- Her maiden name?

- Yeah.

You don't remember her maiden name?

No.

Sequine.

Sequine.

Spanish?

Her father was.

Yeah.

I don't believe it!

You finally decided to eat!

Eating and talking!

Before you know it,

you'll be back in the land of living, Trav.

You want me to drive?

Sure.

Think you remember how?

My body remembers.

You can sleep while I drive.

OK.

Well Trav,

think maybe you're ready to...

tell me what the hell happened to you

over the last four years?

No, not yet.

Travis!

What?

Where are we Travis?

What happened?

Why did we get off the highway?

Jesus Christ!

I can't even sleep for five minutes

without some crisis!

Why did you turn off?

I don't know where I turned off.

It didn't have a name.

That's great.

That's just dandy.

Here we are in the middle of the Mojave Desert,

in a place that doesn't have a name!

I can find the highway again.

Trav, I need to talk to you

a little bit about Hunter.

How old is he now?

He's eight in January.

He's seven then.

Yeah.

But see what I want to talk about is uh...

well, he's-he's like part of the family now.

Anne and me are like his parents now.

Anne's your wife?

Yeah. You remember her, don't you?

No.

Does he think that you are his father?

Well...

Anne told him you were coming.

Well who does he think I am?

I- I told him you are his father.

But see...

well you've been gone a long time, Trav.

How long have I been gone, do you know?

Four years.

Is four years a long time?

Well, it is for a little boy.

It's half his life.

Half a boy's life.

I remember now!

What?

Why I bought that land.

Oh, Why?

Well...

Mama once told me that uh...

that's where she and Daddy... first...

made love.

Oh, in Paris, Texas?

Yeah.

- She told you that?

- Yeah.

So... I figured that

that's where I-I have began.

I mean me, Travis Clay Henderson.

They named me that.

I started out there.

- Paris, Texas huh?

- Yeah.

So you think maybe you were conceived there?

- Yeah.

- You could be right, Travis.

Daddy always had a joke about it.

What was the joke?

He's uh... he would introduce Mama

as the girl he met in Paris.

Then he'd waited uh...

before he said "Texas" till

everybody thought that...

he meant...

he would wait before he said

"Texas" till everybody thought...

after everyone thought he was

talking about Paris, France.

He always laughed real hard about it.

So you live in Los Angeles, huh?

Yeah, well we live in the suburbs

but I got my business in town.

What's your business?

I make billboard signs for advertising.

Oh, yeah?

So you're the one who makes those, huh?

I love those.

Some of them are beautiful.

I'm not the only one in the world

that makes them, Trav.

Trav? This way.

Nice, huh?

Just been in here three months.

I really like it. But I took a beating

on the financing, I'll tell you.

Like everybody else in L.A., I guess.

Hi, baby.

Is everything OK here?

Oh sure, we just missed you a lot.

Yeah, I missed you too.

- Come on in.

- Travis.

My God!

We were beginning to wonder

if we'd ever see you again.

It's been so long.

Did you have a good trip?

Yeah, it was fine.

Hunter?

Hunter, this is Travis.

Hi.

Hi.

I bet it was really hard

coming across the Mojave Desert.

Yes.

Too bad you have to drive.

What happened?

Well, Travis just... didn't feel like flying.

Oh, I don't blame you.

I can't stand airplanes any more.

Especially since we live in this house.

All we hear is planes,

day in and day out.

I like them.

You used to fly, didn't you Travis?

No.

Oh, I thought I remember Jane

telling me once that you

flew to Dallas together...

or elsewhere.

Um...

Maybe I'm mistaken.

Honey, he hasn't slept in a bed

since we started for here,

I swear to God.

I don't think that's even necessary.

Where has he been sleeping, then?

Well, he doesn't sleep.

He has to sleep somewhere!

OK!

I don't think he's even gonna use it.

He's got to get tired sometime!

Oh.

There is a towel for you, Travis.

And some underware and socks from Walt.

Good night.

Thank you.

OK, get some shuteye.

OK.

- Sweet dreams.

- All right.

You polished them!

That's very nice of you, Travis.

Would you like to come in

and have some breakfast?

Aren't you hungry?

We are going to have strawberry waffles.

Do you like them?

Do you want some?

Well,

there is hot coffee on the stove,

if you want some.

Look at that truck!

Hi.

- Decided to rough it, huh?

- Yeah.

How did you do? Spitshine these?

I can get you a job in the airport doing that.

You want to trade these new boots

for those old boots?

Yeah, you can wear them.

Thank you.

Travis.

I have to rush out to get

Hunter to school on time.

We will be back this afternoon.

Walt's office number is on the dining room table.

See you later.

- OK.

- Bye.

- Anne.

- Yeah?

I was just think maybe uh...

I could meet Hunter after school

and we could walk home together,

if he wants to.

Uh, that sounds like a great idea, Travis.

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