Runoff Page #4

Because you're just better

than the rest of us, Frank.

Everything you do is

like planting a seed.

Seed's gonna grow, gonna become

something else in your life.

Hey.

Come in.

It's nice.

Field hands used to

have-- well, it's

lovely how you've done it up.

Excuse me.

[voices on tv]

ELENA:
[speaking spanish]

PACO:
[speaking spanish]

ELENA:
[speaking spanish]

PACO:
[speaking spanish]

How's she feeling?

Better, I think.

It's difficult

raising her here alone.

Yes.

Must be.

Elena's sick.

You can talk to me.

She has asthma, allergies.

But why now?

I need help too.

I can pay you.

Take her to a good doctor,

get her the medications

that she needs.

Can I have a drink of water?

No one will know.

[thunder]

I wanna know what it is.

Some sort of

herbicide or pesticide.

I mean, it's expired.

That's all.

You work with the

stuff in the fields.

We have certain

standards, regulations.

It just cost too much

to do it officially.

This is not for me.

Keep it.

Please.

(WHISPERING) Fin?

Did I miss a day?

Is it Halloween yet?

Almost.

What do you wanna do now?

Smoke?

Fin, I need your help.

OK.

OK.

[grunts]

Put some leaves over the top.

Why don't you put

'em in the barn?

Uh, your father.

It's high, moving

at a good lick,

let the current take it away.

It's the middle

of the night, Fin.

There's no one here.

Is this about me?

It'll stay hidden here.

All right?

What's in these, Mom?

I know you're scared.

BETTY:
Carnival's tonight.

You should get more rest.

I'm scared too.

I'm going to go see Ed Kroger.

I'm going to tell him that

I need to go to the doctor.

He has to give us more time.

The bank has to

give us more time.

BOTH:
(SINGING) Ghosts

may walk, skeletons talk.

Halloween, strange things seem--

We need to get

rid of those drums.

I don't want you getting--

I took care of it.

I asked him to get rid of 'em.

He did it?

He's taking care of it.

[engine roaring]

Hey, you taking Elena to

the Halloween carnival?

I don't think so, no.

Is she feeling all right?

Yeah.

It's a gift.

Sam, come on.

I don't want you to be late

for your Halloween party.

Fin, put that out.

What is with you?

SAM:
Wait.

Sam, right this minute.

What are you doing, Bear?

I'm not going as a robot.

OK, come here.

You'll be a pirate, OK?

Where's your costume?

Don't have one.

Aw.

Hey, I've been going as

Frankenstein for as long

as-- yeah, I don't even know how

long and that's-- a long time

and everybody always loves it.

I'm sure your mother would

let you borrow her cat suit.

I'm a kid, you're a dad.

Nobody cares what

you're dressed up as.

Get some food in your belly.

Don't worry, Sam.

There be smooth

waters ahead, matey.

I didn't forget you, Bear.

FRANK:
You thank your mother.

It's OK.

You thank your mother.

Put that thing on right now.

Leave him be.

FRANK:
Put that

thing on right now.

Wanted to make

it with you, Mom.

You know the whole

town's going to be there

and you're going to

be stuck in your room.

[door slamming]

You should go on

ahead without us.

Carnival's already started.

What?

It's already started.

The whole town's already there.

Betty?

[music playing]

[crowd chatter]

[voices on tv in background]

FRANK:
Don't even think about

coming out of your room, Sam.

[grunt]

[music playing]

Hey, Finley,

where's-- where's Sam?

Hey, stick 'em up, partner.

PACO:
Elena?

Elena?

Elena?

You're big enough

to leave home.

You must be brave enough

to swim in the water.

That has nothing

to do with anything.

Wah-wah, I want my mommy.

I'm a scared little chicken.

At least I have a mom.

Don't leave.

Come on.

I'm getting in.

[coughing]

This is the sheriff speaking.

You are under arrest.

You-- you are breaking the law.

This is the sheriff speaking.

You are under arrest.

You are under arrest.

Run, they're on to us.

STEPHEN:
You are under arrest.

Sam-- Sam, it's--

Wait, it's Stephen.

Wait.

Sam, it's me.

It's Stephen.

[coughing]

SAM:
Dad, I'm sorry.

It's not their fault.

He was in his room.

What'd you do to him?

I found him in the woods.

He was in the river.

No, no, no, no.

Get him a blanket.

Are you all right?

Did you swallow any water?

No.

Did you swallow any water?

No, I don't think so.

We should take him

to the hospital.

FRANK:
Jesus, Betty, let's

just get him upstairs.

No.

Get into some warm

clothes, all right? -It's fine.

That could've been

Elena in the water.

I just thank god it wasn't.

FRANK:
Your daughter's

outside waiting.

[door closing]

What are you doing?

Talk to me.

Wait, put that down.

It's Betty Freeman.

Tell Sheriff Silas

something's happened,

something's in the creek about

a quarter mile downstream of us.

You need to send someone now.

Where's Finley?

He's at the carnival.

Right?

[MAN'S VOICE ON POLICE RADIO IN

BACKGROUND]

Finley?

Finley?

Stephen, it's Stephen.

Tell me you don't have

anything to do with this.

Thank god you called, Betty.

He's got burns

all over his body.

Probably some of the kids.

There's always

something on Halloween.

[crying]

[music playing]

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