The Chase Page #2

Other people had bad boys.

Leroy, Jake Rogers.

Jake Rogers.

They all grew out

of their boy meanness.

What did I do wrong?

- What are we gonna do tonight?

- Well, nothing would be nice.

It's Saturday night.

Why don't you ask Val Rogers

to ask us to his party.

- When he wants us, he'll ask us.

- He'll never ask us.

Never ask his own vice president.

I think it's a disgrace.

- Always asks the sheriff and Ruby.

- Now, Emily, it's not our business.

- Where's Damon?

- Go shopping or something.

Mr. Rogers doesn't much

like visitors around.

You got it ready?

Hello, Damon.

- I said, hello, Damon.

- Hello, Emily.

And now a happy birthday

to a great gentleman, Mr. Val.

- Thank you.

- Happy birthday, Mr. Rogers.

Thank you all very much. I'm really...

Thank you. Well, good day.

Have a pleasant weekend.

- Ask him. Go on.

- Mr. Rogers, before you go...

Edwin would like to invite you

to have a birthday drink with us.

- Just a few of us.

- Thank you, I'm having guests.

Yes, we all heard that.

Just thought you'd like to see

how the lower classes live.

Are you the lower classes? Goodbye.

My wife's joking, sir.

Don't apologize for me.

I don't like it, Junior.

We all miss you, Damon.

Yeah.

Why the hell haven't you

answered my calls?

Because I didn't hell feel like it.

It's not as easy as it was,

and my wife isn't as stupid as...

Yes, she is.

Damon, I wanna see you tonight.

Now, don't use that tone to me.

Try it on the other

vice president. He likes it.

He married you for it.

How is she in bed?

I don't carry a computer to bed.

What are you talking about?

Talking about that girl I saw you with.

You're lying.

You want me to prove it to you?

Or the very moral Val Rogers.

Goodbye, Emily. I'll see you.

Tonight?

Yes.

Hey, Bubber Reeves escaped today.

- Did he? When?

- I don't know. I just heard about it.

That'll give them something

to talk about for a few hours.

Lock their doors tonight.

Pretending Bubber's something

to be frightened of.

Maybe you should be frightened.

- Emily, I told you that in secret.

- You told me about that in bed.

Yes.

Well, I guess I'd better tell you.

Remember, just before Bubber

got sent up last time?

Well, Damon and I, and some

other people, of course...

...were all sitting around

Sol's Cafe, beering it up.

Well, Bubber was there, right.

Well, I told it to him for a joke.

- I don't believe it.

- I thought it'd be nice...

...to prove to him that you

were sorry after all these years.

Oh, look at you, upset about anything

and everything. Everybody laughed.

Did Bubber laugh?

No, he didn't. He just stared.

You know how he does.

That funny stare...

...like everything has gone all wrong,

and he just can't figure out why.

FROZEN FOODS:

AND MEATS:

Welcome to Terrell.

It's dull, but it's nice.

Why, child, you can always

come back to Houston with me.

Watch it. They're wolves

and old enough to be your granddad.

My, look how they wear

their shirts down here.

What are you doing?

- Pray for us, Ms. Henderson.

- I'm praying for you, honey.

I'm praying for us all.

I'm praying for you too, honey.

Much obliged, ma'am,

and bless your old heart.

That's very nice of you.

We sure do appreciate it...

...but why don't you go home

and pray.

- All right, honey.

- Now, thank you very much.

Bless the strangers within our gates...

Anna.

Sol, tell Anna I wanna see her.

Tell her yourself, if you can

find her before Monday.

Hi, there.

Well...

...you don't see horns much anymore.

How come you got horns, boy?

Who ain't, like the man said.

Going home?

Mexico?

Mexico?

Mexico?

Where are you going?

Give up, boys.

I'm a good shot.

I'll follow you down. All roasted.

I'm hungry.

You've been sitting there

for the last hour, staring at nothing.

- Is there something the matter, Edwin?

- No.

Something the matter with me.

It's funny to have indigestion

before supper.

Sweetheart, would you fix this corset?

Where's my cuff link, now?

That's a beauty.

- I like it dyed like that.

- It's not dyed.

It's new.

It cost a dollar to shorten

and maybe a thousand to buy.

Val sent it.

Val sent you that dress?

For his birthday party.

That was nice of him.

- Turn around, honey.

- Val sent you that?

- What's the matter?

- Nothing.

I just wish I had $ 1000

to buy you a dress like that.

Where's Calder?

I wanna see him.

Well, I wanna see him.

- Somebody to see you.

- Hello, Edwin.

- Evening, Ruby.

- Hi, Ed.

- You going out to Rogers' for dinner?

- Yes.

We're not invited. Never are.

I wonder why.

Oh, you mean you wonder why

he invites poor people like us?

Well, maybe that's because...

...we're so beautiful,

so charming, so witty...

What do you want, Ed?

- Is there any news about Bubber?

- Nope.

Do you think he's heading for here?

What's the matter with you?

Can't you think of some way...

...to get yourself excited

on a Saturday night besides all that?

Well, my wife's frightened.

She wants a deputy

sent to our house.

What the hell's the matter

with you, Edwin?

Well, when I was 16 years,

Bubber was too, you know.

Yeah.

And that was the year Bubber

was sent to reform school...

...the first time, I mean.

Listen, Ed, we're running

real late tonight, now...

Look, I'm coming to it.

We both worked in a grocery store

and $50 was missing...

...and Sunshine was sheriff then,

and he blamed it on Bubber.

So to keep him out of reform school...

...his mother marched him in there

with a store full of customers...

...and made him give that money back

and say he was sorry he stole.

A bunch of boys began

to yell things to tease him.

And you hate to be different,

so I teased him.

He grabbed a butcher knife...

- Come on...

- Please listen to me.

He never stole that $50. I did.

Well, that's nice going.

I was scared to say so then...

...but a few years later, I went

to the sheriff, old Sunshine.

- He told me not to worry.

- Yeah.

If it makes you feel any better

to come tell me all this...

...then you did it, and I don't like it.

Now it's time to go on home, Edwin.

- We'll see you.

- Well, I don't like it either.

Well, a lot of years go by...

All right, here it is.

Night before Bubber

goes to jail this last time...

...somebody tells him the story.

And he acted mighty mean

when he heard it.

My wife was there, and she's

frightened he's coming for revenge.

Forget about it.

This is the last place in the world...

...that Bubber's gonna come to.

If Val Rogers asked for a deputy,

you'd send one fast.

What do you mean by that?

You mean there's something I'd do

for Val Rogers I wouldn't do for you?

- Good night. Good night, Ruby.

- Wait a minute. Come back.

Don't. Don't.

We're late.

So what?

You scared of being late

to Val Rogers' party?

No.

Well, take off that dress, Ruby,

and put on the old one.

The one that I paid for.

- All right.

- Wrap that one up and give it back.

You didn't have to tell me that.

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