Saving Shiloh Page #3

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It's from when you took me

to the zoo in Wheeling.

I remember.

Shiloh.

Here we go.

Where's Shiloh?

Shiloh?

Come here, boy.

Shiloh!

Shiloh!

Dad, I'm a little scared.

He'll find his way back, son.

Let's go on in now. Come on.

Come on.

- Did Shiloh come home?

- No, not yet.

Don't worry, we'll find him. Come on.

We'll start looking down by the bridge.

Shiloh!

Now what have you got?

- Why do you pick up this weird stuff?

- Shiloh's back.

- Good. Marty?

- Yeah?

Come on in, have your breakfast.

Come on, boy.

Come on.

- Hey, Marty, guess what?

- I don't know. What?

No, no, no, just guess.

They found the man from Bens Run

with a bullet in his head.

There wasn't any bullet,

but they found him.

- And he's dead.

- No way.

- What did I tell you?

- What happened?

The guy's name was Nate Fowler.

They said he died from

a blow to the head.

They found the body along the Ohio River.

It was a cleaning crew that found him.

And get this:
The man's

shoes were missing.

Are there any suspects?

Yeah.

Judd Travers.

- They think Judd did it.

- Who thinks?

- Everybody.

- The sheriff's questioning lots of people...

...and one of them is Judd.

It don't mean he did it.

How come you keep sticking up for him?

I mean, you used to hate him

worse than poison.

Well, maybe he's changed.

Oh, have you heard anything

from your dad at the newspaper?

Yeah, yeah, they brought Judd in, but...

But they released him.

It doesn't mean he's innocent,

just they haven't charged him...

...yet.

Okay, everybody,

let's come to order, please.

The guy was murdered around

the time of Judd's accident.

It could've been a week before

or a week after.

We ought to turn

that boot over to the sheriff.

- I don't have it.

- What? Where is it?

Judd said it was his.

So I gave it to him.

You believe him?

It was probably Nate Fowler's.

We could've been on the

witness stand, solved the case.

Just be quiet about it.

Come on, people.

This class is not a courtroom.

Let's stop talking

about rumors and gossip.

That Ed Holt came up

with 20 different versions...

...of how that guy got killed,

and one of them had Judd as the killer.

And I told him, a man is

innocent till he's proven guilty.

- You talk to the sheriff yet?

- Yeah.

He's guessing this happened

after Judd's accident.

Well, can they tell that for sure?

Gotta do a few more tests on the body.

Till then, people are gonna

think Judd did it.

Well, that in itself can make

a man crazy, being hated so.

- I think he did it.

- So do I.

Well, you two keep

your opinions within this family.

We are not a family that goes around

saying bad things about people.

You know anybody with old chicken wire

that we can use to fence in Judd's dogs?

- What?

- Well...

...I thought I'd help Judd's dogs out.

Show him we don't all think he's guilty.

You don't think there's any way

he could've done that?

- No.

- lf you have even the slightest doubt...

...I don't want Marty near that man.

- I've known Judd to be a lot of things.

- But he's not a killer.

- So I can help him with a fence for his dogs?

You'll need something

stronger than chicken wire.

Oh, there you are.

- How are you two?

- Good, thanks, Mrs. Wallace.

I'll just never forget how you helped

Sam and me after Doc passed.

You were like a grandson to him, honey.

He really loved you.

- Thanks.

- I'm embarrassing you, aren't I?

- I'm sorry.

- Yeah.

What can I do for you, sweetheart?

I was wondering if I could

take down the old fence...

...so you can plant new flowers

right over the postholes.

That's not a bad idea.

Why'd you wanna do it?

It's for Judd's dogs,

to keep them happy.

I'll tell you what.

I'll have Joe and Earl,

my handymen, take it out.

You and your dad are gonna have

to come and haul it tomorrow.

- Is that a deal?

- We'll pick it up in the morning. Come on.

Does Judd like the idea of a fence?

Oh, he don't know about it yet.

Neither does my dad.

You dogs hush up now, you hear.

I said, hush.

What you want?

Everybody seems to think I killed a man.

- Is that what you come here to say?

- No. Of course not.

Then why was you messing around in the

back of my truck last time you were here?

Trying to find the other boot of yours.

Why should you care?

Just wondering, that's all.

Well, I threw it out.

Long time ago.

One ain't much good without the other.

Your dogs are all chained up.

Yeah.

So?

The way I hear it,

happy dogs make the best hunters.

And who says they ain't happy?

Would you be happy all chained up?

Well, I wouldn't know about that.

I ain't no dog.

My pa always said,

"Keep them lean and keep them mean."

Maybe your pa wasn't always right.

All I know is that Doc Collins says

chaining dogs is no good for them.

Well, ain't that a pity.

I ain't got no fence.

Well, I heard Mrs. Wallace

is giving away her fencing...

...so I said I'd ask you

to see if you want it.

Oh, yeah?

Well, I can't be doing much with

no fence with a bum leg like this.

Well, me and my dad can bring it.

We'll set it up for you ourselves.

There ain't nothing for nothing.

We're not asking for anything.

- We wanna do something for those dogs.

- What about those dogs?

You already got one of them, Shiloh.

- You got your eye on the rest of them?

- What? No. We're just being neighborly.

Yeah.

My dogs can get along fine without you.

If you don't want it,

I know folks who do.

What's the name of the man with those

fine hunting dogs over in Little?

He'll like that fence for them, I bet.

All right, then.

See you around.

He don't care about those dogs any more

than I care about this grass here.

He's weird, Marty.

Don't beat up on yourself.

Right now your grandma is

having that fence taken down.

Tomorrow me and my dad

are gonna go pick it up.

Although my dad don't

even know about it yet.

And Judd doesn't want it.

Yeah.

It's all because of you.

You know, Marty,

every minute of every day...

...there are folks just like Judd...

...trying to think of ways to be worse

than they were the day before.

Yeah.

Why should I care about him...

...or his dogs either?

You care because

you got a good heart, Marty.

Yeah?

Yeah.

- Hey there.

- Hi, honey.

- Hi, Dad.

- Hey, guys.

I am just so tired.

I think I'm gonna sleep

until tomorrow afternoon.

- How's it going, Marty?

- I went to see Judd today.

I can't stand him.

Then you shouldn't be

going over there, then.

Did you two have a fight?

No, I didn't have no fight.

- Hello.

- What kind of fence you say it is?

Wire with wood posts.

Well, I don't want no gate.

Don't want somebody sneaking in

letting my dogs out again.

All right.

Come after 10 a.m.

See you tomorrow, then.

Ground's pretty soft.

Good time to work in the yard.

Well, then, son, you got

my permission to work in the yard.

What if you was to find out

that tomorrow was your day...

...to do a really good, fine deed

for someone?

- And what if I said I'd help?

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