Paris, Texas Page #5

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Travis in position two.

We got it covered.

I told you these weren't toys. Over.

Ten-four, over and out.

Dad, she's just leaving the bank!

Get over here!

Dad, can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

She's leaving the bank!

Get over here!

Dad!

Come on!

Dad! Wake up!

Wake up! She's leaving.

She's leaving the bank!

Dad! Wake up!

Is... she... where is she...

I'm... I'm on my way.

Oh, no.

She went that way!

Which way did she go?

Sure it's her?

Come on. Come on. Come on. Let's move.

Hunter, did... did you really get

a good look at her or what?

It must've been her.

I know it was her.

Oh God, I hope we haven't lost her.

Can't this piece of junk go faster?

There's ten thousand cars here, Hunter.

- How are we gonna find which one is it?

- Go faster, Dad, go faser.

Wh-what color?

The car was red, right?

Yeah, a little red Chevy.

Did you see anything?

Yeah, I don't know which

one it looks like, Hunter.

You have to help me.

Can you see it?

No, not yet.

- I see her! I see her!

- Where? Where?

- Over in that lane! In that lane!

- Which, which lane?

- The right one!

- All right, all right. Settle down, I see it.

Is that her? Look, see if it's her?

Can you tell?

I... can't tell.

Wait a minute!

There's two red cars now.

Which one is it?

- Huh?

- Uh... the right, the left one.

- You sure?

- Yeah, the left one.

- You sure this is the one now?

- Yeah.

I hope you are right, Hunter.

We're following the wrong car,

we're gonna have to wait a whole other month!

I will be eight then.

You will be what?

I will be eight then.

Let's get closer.

We could wave.

No, no, no.

We don't want to get too close.

We might scare her.

She'd have a wreck or something.

- OK.

- OK, I guess so.

Well, I wonder where she's going.

Maybe to work.

What do you think?

Yeah, could be.

Looks like a girl's car to me.

Could it be hers?

Could be. Get in the truck.

I'll tell you my plan.

OK.

Roll the windows up, lock the doors.

And if anybody talks to you,

you tell him your dad is inside,

and he will be right back.

- OK?

- OK.

- You OK?

- Yep!

Sergeant Jojo, call me in booth 22.

Sergeant Jojo, booth 22.

The girls here spent so much time with a guy,

that most of them live alone.

Tell me they live alone in a city like this.

A lot of violent things happen here.

Stuff like rape, like murder...

especially from the police force.

Nurse Bibs, you are needed in booth 7.

Nurse Bibs, booth 7.

- Again?

- Lots of patients out there...

Let's hear some rock&roll.

How is it going?

Sir?

Sir, you are in the wrong place.

It's too early,

All the girls are downstairs.

Yeah? Who do you want?

Yeah, I want to see a blonde girl,

with kind of short, straight hair,

about 25 years old.

OK.

She's coming down. Stay on the line.

Hello, honey.

Oh, mercy.

You know, 23. I've worked 23

of the 24 booths of this place.

Poolside will make 24.

What can I do for you today? Mm?

I have an idea.

How about water polo?

It will be fun.

Uh, well, I'll tell you what.

Why don't you just tell nurse Bibs

where the pain is, so I can find a cure.

Why don't you look at me?

I am looking at you!

Yeah, but I'm over here!

Can't you see me?

Listen, sweet heart. If I could see you,

I wouldn't be working here.

What do you see?

See what you see:

nurse Bibs.

Nurse Bibs

and a rubber horse.

- Oh, oh I see. Thank you, nurse Bibs.

- Thank you.

Hi.

Are you out there?

Well, I see your light's still on,

so I guess you must be out there. Mmm?

'Cause it's OK

if you don't want to talk, you know.

I don't want to talk, either, sometimes.

I just like to stay silent.

Do you mind if I sit down?

Do you mind if I sit down?

No.

Thanks.

Legs got a little tired

from standing all the time.

Is this your first visit here?

Yes.

Well, this whole thing

must seem kind of strange to you, huh?

You realize that I can't see you,

even though you can see me.

Well that takes a little

getting used to.

Oh, well.

Am I... am I looking at your face now?

Oh God, it don't matter.

If um... if there's anything

you want to talk about,

I'll just listen, all right?

I'm a real good listener.

Is there something... I don't know,

is there something

I can do for you?

Do you mind if I take off my sweater?

I'll just take off my sweater.

No! No! No! Don't...

Please, please leave it on!

I'm sorry.

I just don't know exactly

what it is you want.

I don't want anything.

Why did you come here, then?

I want to talk to you.

Is there something you want to tell me?

No.

You can tell me,

I can keep a secret.

This um...

is that, all you do, is just talk?

Well... yeah,

yeah, mostly.

And listen.

What else do you do?

Why are you laughing?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

So, what else do you do?

Nothing, really.

Oh well, we are not allowed to see

the customers out of here.

When do you see them,

do you... do you go home with them?

No, sir. We don't.

We're not allowed to have

any outside relationships with the customers.

Yeah, but you can really see them

if you want to, can't you?

I mean, you can go home with them if you want to.

All these places say that.

I mean, how much extra money do you make,

how much money do you make on the side?

I'm sorry.

Sir, I think you'll maybe want to

talk to one of the other girls.

I'll see

if I can find one for you.

NO! NO! NO! NO!

Please, please...

please don't go.

I just don't think

I am the one you want to talk to.

Please!

Please don't go. I'm sorry.

All right.

Uh... I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

That's OK.

You know, I know how hard it is

to talk to strangers sometimes.

Just relax.

Relax and tell me

what's on your mind.

I'll listen...

to you.

I don't mind listening.

I do it all the time.

She was there, wasn't she?

What's that?

A vacant lot.

I bought that land when we were all together

with your Mom.

I thought we might live there someday.

Where?

Paris...

Texas.

Where is that?

It's close to the Red River.

Do you like it?

You mean we'd live on dirt?

Why do you drink that stuff?

It stinks!

Wait a minute,

where are you going?

To the truck.

Can I have another one?

Here, Dad.

It is not a place

to bring a fancy woman.

What would you say? If you have a fancy woman,

would you bring her in a place like this?

What's a fancy woman?

Oh...

My mother,

not your mother,

but my mother,

was not a fancy woman.

She was...

she never wanted to be a fancy woman,

she never even pretended to be a fancy woman.

Then what was she?

She was just... plain.

Just plain good.

She was very good.

But my Daddy...

see, my Daddy, had uh...

he had this idea...

he had this idea in his head

that was kind of

kind of, kind of sickness.

What idea?

He had this idea about her.

And...

he looked at her,

but he didn't see her.

He, he saw this idea.

And he told people that

she was from Paris.

It was a big joke.

But he started telling everyone all the time,

finally it wasn't a joke anymore. He s- ...

He started believeing it.

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