Sweet Virginia Page #2

People want answers, Marty.

- Am I interrupting?

- No, not at all.

Just on my way.

Once again, Bernie,

my condolences.

- Cheryl gives her love.

- Thanks.

- Sam.

- Yeah.

Christ, Bern, I..

Don't know what to say.

You don't have to say anything.

Yeah.

Your hair's gettin' long.

I need to cut it again.

Yeah.

You think I could

come by tonight?

I don't know, Bern.

You think that's a good idea?

Elwood?

Ever been to California?

- What?

- California.

My mom was from there.

El Cerrito or some sh*t.

Born in 1949.

You ever been there?

- No.

- No.

Think I wanna go there.

Why did you kill those men?

I did my job.

It was supposed to be

just Mitchel. That's all.

I sent miles a picture. From..

The one from last Christmas

with the beige sweater,

uh, cause I remember...

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.

This isn't miles' deal anymore.

I did what had to be done.

I... I didn't ask

for this.

Those other men

didn't deserve...

Your husband wasn't

comin' out of the bar.

It is as simple as that.

I was told he was gonna

be out by midnight.

So whose fault is it?

They think it was a robbery.

F***! You should

be celebratin'.

Tell me when

I'm gonna get my money.

You don't have

to worry about it.

It's all,

it's all taken care of.

Okay. When?

- Didn't miles expl...

- When?

This week!

I'm gonna go see a..

Our la..

Mitchel's lawyer.

I'm owed 50.

You remember that.

There's plenty. Mitchel

was good with money.

Why did you want him dead?

Did he beat you up?

Something like that?

No.

No.

- He was always cheating on me.

- Oh.

Mitchel was a f***ing pig.

There you go.

I'll give you my number.

Call me if you need.

Maybe if all,

this all works out, I..

I'll take you to dinner.

Movie, somethin' like that.

What? No.

I'm just kiddin'.

I don't need to tell you

what's gonna happen

if I don't get the money

that I'm owed.

You understand?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

Okay.

Hmm.

I brought you a book.

No one saw me.

I really wanna cut this hair.

For what?

You just wanna put me

in a beauty contest

don't you? Huh?

It's a lost cause, Bern.

- No, you're not.

- Mm.

I love you.

You're out of your mind.

You're a good man.

Tom was a good man.

Right?

Yeah.

I don't know, Bern, it's just..

- I liked him, you know?

- Yeah.

Where do you think he is?

I don't know, Bernie.

Heaven.

You really believe that?

No.

I think he's still here.

- I can feel him.

- Yeah.

He'll always be with you, Bern.

We hadn't made love

in five years.

I don't know.

You get weighed down

by convenience..

I guess.

You can't overlook

somethin' like that.

Hi.

How ya doin'?

Oh, sorry.

Uh, my name is Elwood.

Uh, 'Kay. Sam.

- Hi, Sam. Nice to meet ya.

- Yeah.

I'm stayin' in room 125.

A pretty girl checked me

in a few nights back.

I said that I'd be out

by this evening, but, uh..

There's been a slight

change of plan.

Yeah, no problem, lemme just

just check the book.

You said, uh..

- You said, uh, what, 1... 125?

- 1..

1-2-5.

Yep, that's the one.

I was hopin' I could

just hold on to it

for a couple more days.

Okay. Yeah.

Yeah, room's

all yours. It's..

Oh, great.

Just doing my job, is all.

- You a Nazi?

- Sorry?

Oh, the, uh..

Used to belong

to my grandfather.

He took it off a German soldier

there in the, in the war.

He use to tell us

that he used it too.

He never would've made it

home without it, he said.

Oh, what happened to the

man that it belonged to?

The German did, uh.. Did

your grandfather shoot him?

Uh, he said he didn't.

I guess he just,

uh, found the guy there.

You know, he... he was

slumped under a tree

and, uh, he was... he was

holdin' on

to a picture of

his... his sweetheart so..

How'd he die then?

I don't know.

Broken heart, I guess.

Better than a bullet.

Yeah, maybe, maybe not, right?

Look, I'm real glad we

got this worked out..

Holy f***!

- Holy f***in' sh*t!

- What?

I knew it.

I knew it as soon as I saw you outside.

That's you!

You're, you're the

young rodeo champ.

The bull rider, Russo.

Uh, well,

ro... uh, Rossi.

Rossi.

That's what it is.

Not... not... not so

young anymore, but, yes..

Oh, man, my daddy

would have a heart attack

if he could see you

right now, you know that?

- Is that right?

- Yeah.

He's a Virginia man

too, like yourself..

Okay, okay. Which part?

Uh, he raised me in lynchburg.

- Okay. Okay.

- Yeah.

Wow, he use to drive out

to all your shows.

- He used to go out of state too.

- Wow.

- Wyoming, Tennessee.

- Okay.

He used to save all

your newspaper clippings

with your pictures,

he... he worshipped

the ground that you walked on.

Okay.

- Wow.

- Yeah.

Hey, uh, you must get

recognized here. Right?

It must get on your

nerves all the time.

- People comin' up to you and everything.

- No.

I mean, up here people they

don't know about that.

If they did, they forgot. Doesn't

really bother me either way, so..

They're f***in' idiots.

Well, you know,

it's just, it's far away

from Virginia is all, so..

No, no.

- It's really not.

Alright.

Yep.

See you tomorrow, Sam.

Well, I'm glad we,

uh... Get to..

Holy sh*t.

Do me a favor,

say hello to the old man

for me, alright.

- What?

- I just..

Pass my regards

to your, to your father.

I can't do that.

He's dead, so..

- Sorry to hear that.

- Nah. I'll see ya.

Yeah.

Sorry about the wait. Uh, can

I get you somethin' to drink?

Hmm? No. No, thank you.

- So, miss McCabe...

- Lila, please.

Lila.

I don't really know if

it's my place to discuss

such a formidable matter, but..

Were you aware of your husband's

financial difficulties?

"Difficulties?"

His troubles?

As you're probably aware, I hadn't

seen Mitchel in a number of years

so this is relatively

new information

for both of us.

Anyway, I,

I ran some credit checks

and I called the

taxation department...

The taxation?

Wait, w..

I don't understand.

Your husband was bankrupt.

I'm sorry to be the one

to lay that on...

No, no, Mitchel

was an entrepreneur.

A businessman. He had

thousands of dollars.

How much did you

really know about

your husband's businesses?

Two former partners

were suing him.

He's had run-ins with the

IRS for several years.

What about the will?

The insurance?

He showed me papers, I..

Those policies don't exist.

I have bills.

I have expenses.

I'm sorry, but..

None of that carries any weight.

I... I... it's of no

consequence and now..

The bank owns your home.

But I..

I still need to make

a payment on the casket.

It was solid mahogany.

I can't give that back.

If..

If I had known about..

Any of this, then..

I would have Th...

thrown that monster out

with the trash.

Thanks.

Close the door behind you.

- Hey, hey.

- Sh*t.

Hey.

Been paintin' the town?

Somethin' like that, it's

a, uh, retirement party.

Oh. Hope it

wasn't your own.

How 'bout you? What are

you doin' up so late?

- Causing mischief?

- No, not at all. Just can't sleep.

Was thinking about going to that diner

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