Sins of the Father (an Hommage to the Night of the Hunter) Page #3

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...find you somewhere else to live,

somewhere with fewer distractions.

Lucy's better.

She's off the pills.

The kids are fine too.

I don't think you need

to come round so much.

- Hello.

- This is Jack Mindy from Tasmania.

- Yes Jack?

- You said to call if there was any problems.

Go on.

Well, this scientist of yours... he's...

he's becoming a problem.

A beer please.

Didn't think you'd be

back in here.

Why aren't you up there with all

your other greenie mates, huh?

You know I dropped him, mate.

The whole f***in' town

knows about it.

It's a bloody waste of taxes.

You and that f***in' Armstrong b*tch

deserve each other.

- Let him go!

- F***.

F***.

Okay.

Good boy.

My dad was gonna fix those.

I'm just helping him out,

while he's away.

Can I help too?

- Sure.

- Thanks.

- Hey.

- Hey. Thanks. Thanks.

What kind of work was your

husband doing up there.

I don't know if you'd call it work.

Was he working for Red Leaf?

I saw the name on the back of some

of the drawings. On the fridge.

I thought he'd burnt it all.

He got very paranoid about them.

Why?

He was hunting a tiger up there.

He told me that the tiger had some...

unique toxin to paralyse its prey,

and that Red Leaf wanted to own it.

The DNA.

Jarrah was trying to stop them.

It's probably better off extinct.

If it's alive, people will

always want to find it,

hunt it down.

Mum.

- I can't sleep.

- What's the matter, Katie?

I'm scared. I wanna sleep in

your bed with you.

Okay, I'm coming.

Listen.

If it's a nice day tomorrow...

you wanna go on a picnic?

Yeah!

- Goodnight.

- Night.

- Can we bring the chooks?

- No.

Well why not?

Because...

I don't even know what

a chook is.

Chooks.

The chickens.

Oh my Lord, look at you!

You sure you want to

be seen with us?

Hello.

Oh, okay. You want him?

It's for you.

He's coming.

What do you want in

your sandwich?

- Martin David.

- I'm hearing reports.

- What reports?

- You're attracting too much attention.

Getting involved with locals.

That's not true.

You need to focus on the job,

or someone else will get there first.

I found a cave.

A...a kind of den.

I've been there.

Why aren't you up there now?

You need a result.

You'll get your result.

Excuse me.

What are you doing?

I have to go back up.

I have to finish my work.

- I have no choice.

- And what about the kids?

These are my coordinates.

If I'm not back in twelve days...

Don't bother.

Get down on your knees and

face away from me.

Where's the cave?

What cave?

Hands by your side, palms up.

Where is the cave?

- Up there.

- How far?

Two-hour climb.

You're gonna take me there.

Let's go.

Um, I can't navigate like this.

Jack!

Jack?

You stay there!

You stay there!

Don't you make me...

Where are they?

It was an accident.

Police...

said it was an accident.

All the candles and...

...lanterns, open fire up at that place;

Was bound to happen sooner or later.

Where are they now, Jack?

Lucy and the girl, they're dead. They're...

...they're dead.

And the boy?

They took him away. I couldn't look

after him, not at my age.

They'll find him a place.

Somewhere good.

Was someone paying you to follow me,

to keep an eye on me?

No, I thought you were a scientist,

like Jarrah.

No one was paying me.

You should never have come here.

What did you tell him, you idiot?

They'll send someone to replace me.

They'll send someone to replace him,

and they'll keep on sending people

until they get what they want.

What you want is gone forever.

Don't bother looking for me.

I'm going to see the sights.

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