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My rep will have

it out by Mon--

I can have it to

you within the hour,

not even charging you

to bring a vet out here.

I can't afford to

lose any of my stock,

but I can't lose my

contract with Gigas neither.

BETTY:
If you're

worried about money

then you should stop your

increase injections for a time.

It'll be a waste

because you're gonna

have to throw this milk out.

SCRATCH:
No, my rep

didn't say anything--

Well, they don't want you

throwing out your milk,

even if it is tainted.

Each day their treated

with an antibiotic,

you need to discard your

milk for 36 hours.

That's roughly 10

days worth of milk

that you're going to

have to throw out.

Probably some sort of

contamination in your lines,

you're gonna have to clean

out all this equipment.

But your supplier

can tell you that.

I'll have some trucks out later

today to pick up your milk,

shouldn't affect your output.

BETTY:
No one will

know, so why worry?

We all have to be a little

bit flexible to keep working.

Course, you wouldn't think

twice about taking that milk

to market.

SCRATCH:
Let me

walk the lady out.

Give me the sale, Scratch.

I was here first and I

can get you that drug now.

You know I can't do that.

You're gonna unload

all this milk,

I get 20 more loads like

this one going out today.

He's not going to rest until my

boys are begging in the street.

I got inspectors coming out.

I came across some old

stuff in one of the barns.

I need someone to dispose of it.

I can't do it officially.

You know how much it'd

put me in the hole.

I need someone I

trust, someone I know.

I can't have it

coming back on me.

What is it?

More than likely something you

and Frank sold me a while back.

Same damn stuff we're

using right now,

but an hour past

it's expiration.

I can't afford any fines,

getting shut down even

for a day.

What?

You got some kind of a problem?

You sell this stuff, Betty.

This is what you do.

I mean, don't go getting

all knotted up about it.

It all ends up in the

water table anyhow.

Not by my hands.

That's right.

It was legal when

you sold it to me.

I trust you, girl.

The money is good.

It's real good.

Do me a favor and I can find

you some work, real work.

Maybe we'll talk about

setting up regular shipments

for the crop duster.

Think about that.

BETTY:
Sam?

Sam?

[phone ringing]

[music playing]

[car honking]

[man's voice in background]

SAM:
Mom.

OK.

OK.

BETTY:
Paco?

[speaking spanish]

What happened?

I don't know.

OK.

Come on, come on.

Sometimes, when she's playing,

she has trouble breathing.

Can I help?

OK, Elena.

Get in the truck.

Ow, Mom.

What were you doing?

You think that you can just take

off, go wherever you please?

DOCTOR:
I've looked

over the results.

We have run all the tests.

I know this is tough.

There are standard

courses of treatment

and there are newer

experimental ones

that are primarily

hormone therapies

that we can try on you.

They tend to be well

tolerated, although there

are side effects with either

type of treatment course

you decide on.

And there are other

medications I can put you

on if the side

effects get to a point

where they're causing

you too much discomfort.

'Course, with either

treatment, there

will be out of pocket

cost that you will--

Why aren't you saying anything?

Yeah, they took some blood.

It's fine.

And-- and the boys, we'll

just-- we'll just-- we'll

have to be there for them.

We will.

We will.

All right?

Get someone, Frank.

I can't do this alone.

Doctor wants a few more tests.

They'll come back clear anyway.

It's a waste of money.

Right, honey?

We'll get those tests.

We'll pay for 'em.

Money comes in from

McKibbin, I'll do it then.

I'll go see him tomorrow.

Heh, no.

I need to deal with him.

Just give me a few days.

Finley?

What happened?

Fin?

Is it bleeding bad?

Got in.

Got in?

College?

Don't tell Dad, please.

I'm in awe of you, Fin.

Even if I got a

scholarship, we'd still

have to pay for something.

We could never really afford it.

I want this.

Fin?

I want this for you.

I'll wait a year, see

if things get better.

Another year's not going

to make a difference.

BETTY:
You can't stay here, Fin.

I'll be OK.

Hey, Betty.

Hey, I see you're all

set for Halloween.

Yeah.

You know, you kind of caught

me in the middle of supper.

I'm sorry about that.

It's just, ah-- you

paid the deposit

and I don't mean

to pressure you,

but we need the

rest of the money.

What?

The balance on the

delivery system?

That was a loan.

You wrote Frank a

check, a deposit.

I think you should talk

to your husband about this.

I need the rest of the

money and then I can go.

Look.

I don't expect Frank's

ever going to pay me back,

but I just can't

give you anymore.

I'm not running a charity.

Go home, Betty.

[door closing]

[music playing]

OK, put that in.

Where's Frank?

On a run.

How are you gonna

manage on your own?

He'll give me a hand later.

Sure wish I had a black

briefcase to put that in.

This band's just the same.

You should wear

gloves, maybe a mask.

Couldn't be that bad.

Like you said,

it's probably stuff

that you bought from us anyhow.

It'll be fine, long

as it's diluted.

'Course it will.

Make sure you bring

those jugs back.

That didn't come out right.

This is half.

The other half when you

bring the empties back.

I got to make sure this comes

out right, you understand.

No, you never said anything--

I need the money now, Scratch.

All of it.

You'll get your money.

What about the

regular shipments?

You do this job,

you do it right,

and there's more

where that came from.

Good girl.

[music playing]

WOMAN:
Betty?

Betty?

Ooh.

Ooh.

Ooh.

Where you been?

Are you scared?

Very.

Still fits.

I'm not going as the same thing.

Well, you don't have to.

Show it me, I want to see it.

FRANK:
Sam, cut it out.

BETTY:
You'll have

your costume, babe.

Fin, I want to talk to your dad.

FRANK:
(IN MONSTER VOICE) ROAR.

Let's do this

thing for Scratch.

(IN MONSTER VOICE) Put it

out of your mind, Betty.

It's probably something

that we sold him.

(IN MONSTER VOICE)

I be your friend.

You be my bride.

You be my bride.

Hey.

Oh, remember these?

Come on, you always get

wild when you wear these.

Put 'em on.

Come on, just for a minute.

Don't.

FRANK:
Just-- oh, come

on, p*ssy, p*ssy, p*ssy.

BETTY:
Frank.

FRANK:
Come on.

Oh, come on.

What about the tests?

We do this thing

right for Scratch,

he's got more work for us.

This isn't what we do.

How're you gonna pay the bank?

We'll find another way.

I need you to open

your eyes, baby.

We've got everything we need.

People lose their homes, their

kids don't go to college,

they survive it.

They survive it.

I don't want anything to do

with this thing from Scratch.

Whatever he's got, we're

not going to be a part--

We're already in it, Frank.

This is what we do.

Why do I feel so bad?

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