Promised Land Page #7

F*** you, payments.

The bank's gonna come and

forclose on your family farm?

F*** you, bank.

F*** you money is the

ultimate liberator.

And underneath your town

is f*** you money.

So think long and hard about

all those brutal days workin'.

Andandand the goddamn checks you get

from whatever frozen peas

company's buying.

Think about how much

you made on your best day,

and then you think real hard about

how much you made on your worst.

Cuz let's be real honest with each other,

they're all looking like that

more and more nowadays, right?

These people? This town? This life?

It is dying or damn near dead.

And you all see it coming, and you just

don't get the f*** out of the way.

Why?

Why?

Pride? Of what?

What have you got?

Sh*t, how much of it is even yours?

I bet all four of you are getting

subsidy checks from the government. Right?

Now, when they stop comin',

When all that help stops comin',

and you've got nowhere to go,

you're gonna remember this conversation,

and remember the guy who came in

and looked you in the eye,

and said F*** you.

You're an a**hole.

Absolute Madness.

Alice?

No, but I'm in room 23

if you're desperate.

Jesus, Sue

I just called to make sure

you're behaving yourself,

we got a big day tomorrow.

Yeah. I got it.

You gotta get some sleep, Steven.

I got it! I

because we have a big day tomorrow.

Alice!

Thank you.

Hello there.

Are you the owner of this place?

No!

No? Well, how come

you're doing all the work?

Set in stone, now.

That's it.

No turning back.

No.

Hey, hold on. I got something for you.

Don't jerk us all.

With this, no Ma'am.

Hey look, this right here, huh?

Special occasions.

It's only time it comes out.

Yeah.

Oh yeah. This right here, is good stuff.

Thank you.

Hey. Dustbin partners.

I've been passing out these flyers for

two and a half hours, I'm gonna die.

I don't know how that Athena guy does it.

Got a donkey?

Hey, where're you going?

Hell, dig out the courses.

What courses?

The pig races.

I don't like that you just said that

without a smile on your face.

Are you okay?

I just wanna finish

and get the hell out of here.

This is gonna close them.

Don't drink that!

Hey!

Hey!

You guys I bet you could use some help.

Yeah. Yeah, great, uh

Ifif ya all could help with the

food tents, that'd be great.

Got it.

Thanks.

You want a beer?

Lots of beer.

Hey, Steve.

Hey Jesse, how ya doing?

Can I get a couple of pitchers?

Sure

Nice work, Steve.

That town fair idea, that was

that was smart.

Well thank you, Dustin.

Sure that was pretty hard for you to say.

You like your job, Steve?

You love what you do?

Yeah.

On days like this, yeah, I do.

Thanks Jesse.

Hey, get my friend a beer as well,

one of those fancy imported ones.

Sure.

Yeah, maybe like a granola bar,

if you have it.

I see you there.

You have what it takes, Steve?

Hmm?

Thank you.

You think you have what it takes?

Oh, to beat you? Yeah. Absolutely.

Well. You just might

Hey man, I'll drink to that.

Okay.

Hey, there she is! You ready to go?

Yeah.

Alright.

Hey Steve, thanks again for

the beer, that was really sweet.

I'm gonna take it to go.

Hope you guys have

a great night, thanks Jesse!

I'm really looking forward

to the fair tomorrow.

Should be fun.

Yeah.

Yeah!

Steeeve!

Well old man!

Hey, what d'you think bout my new ride?

I figured I'd treat myself.

That's your car?

Yeah, it's my car.

I went all the way to Barton to get it.

Com'on, I'm buying. I got it.

We lost.

Let's just go, huh?

Stop.

It'll ruin out the cranking!

Stop it, Steven!

Goddammit!

Oh, isn't that good.

Nice day!

That was so good.

I'm stuffed.

It's great. Thank you.

You're more than welcome.

I'd love the recipe for this.

This cake.

Would youwould you let me take

that home, it would be great, Arlene.

You cook, Sue?

Hmm. My son. My son's a cooker.

He used to pull the chair up to the

counter when he was little and help me

strip things up, now he is

the chef and I'm the sous-chef.

Uhm Where I put it, where I put it?

Here's the picture.

Like II get him down andand

sometimes he talks to me about stuff.

Look at that.

Hey, hell. Oh, hey. Wow!

You know, Frank's Dad died

when Frank was only 8.

And his mom always talked about

the clarity of purpose.

He would understand exactly

what he'd have to do every day.

What about you, Steve, where did

you say you were from? Iowa?

Eldridge.

Oh yeah?

You still have family up there?

No.

Wait a minute, did you say Eldridge?

They had a plant up there?

A Caterpillar plant.

Yeah, that's right.

I had a friend there

from Boeing who lived up there.

I remember that.

Wasn't pretty.

Yeah when they closed that,

that, you know was it, really.

The town was just

hollowed out.

What, and no pretty lady to hand

out free money to save you?

Yeah, what would you

have done then, Steven?

I'd move so f***in' fast.

I'd just take the money, and leave

Just leave.

And where would we all go?

Excuse me.

Miniature horses.

Oh my God, we

thought we were losing our minds.

A lot of us breed them up here.

Some people consider them an abomination.

Big industry here.

What do they get for em?

Not enough, Steve.

You're a good man, Steve.

You have so many of the qualities

we need more of these days.

I just wish

I just wish you weren't doing this.

You came here and offered us money

Figured that you were

helping us.

All we had to do to get it was be willing

to scorch the earth, under our feet.

We have nothing left to sell.

And we can't afford to buy anything.

Don't get me wrong.

I'm not better than my neighbors.

Hell, I need the money too.

I guess I'm lucky

Lucky to be old enough to have

a shot at dying, with my dignity.

I'm worried for us, Steve.

Let me know when you're

ready to head back.

Excuse me, sir. Steve?

There's a package here for you.

Holy sh*t.

Sue.

We got him, we win.

We win, we win!

The guy whole sob story

is f***ing bullshit.

Well, research did a whole check. Look.

This guy is f***ing lying.

Okay.

What did they say?

What is that picture of?

A picture of his family's farm.

Okay. Where is the farm located?

What?

Where is the farm?

Uh, Nebraska.

Great. what's that?

A silo.

Look again.

Holy sh*t!

It's a f***ing lighthouse!

Holy sh*t!

Yeah!

Now geography was never

really my strong suit, but

I'm pretty sure there are

no oceans in Nebraska.

He made the whole thing up.

He made the whole thing up.

And when the town finds out,

that he lied to them,

that he was manipulating them

in order to get their vote,

well they're gonna have

f***ing field day with this guy!

We win.

Gerry Richards.

Yeah Steve.

What?

Jesus!

I've already been to see Richards.

Everyone in town's gonna know by morning.

I justI wanted you to hear it from me.

You deserve someone

who tells you the truth.

What are you doing here, Steve?

I'm not a bad guy.

Good night.

Alice

if I had asked you out

I would have said yes.

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