The Confirmation Page #6

Whip-smart, my ass.

You think he stole your tools?

Get your coat.

(brakes screeching)

Where's your dad?

Vaughn!

(Allen gasps)

What did your dad

do with the tools?

My dad didn't take the tools,

Roger did.

Who's Roger?

The guy that was with my dad.

Why didn't you tell me?

I wanted to,

but my dad would've killed me.

- Walt:
Come here!

- Vaughn:
Whoa!

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Whoa!

I'm the one who was helping you

find the damn tools!

Where are they,

you son of a b*tch?

I told you.

I don't know!

I don't know where they are.

You boys get out of here.

Dad, I think

you should tell him.

What?

Tell him what Roger said.

What Roger said?

Yeah, Roger said

that Vaughn stole your tools.

What?

Now, that's a goddamn lie!

Roger's the one

who stole your damn tools.

Why should I believe you?

Allen:

It's true.

Roger went into your truck

and took them.

Dad told him to stop.

You believe this boy?

Where's he live?

Are you Roger?

What do you want?

I want my tools.

- Okay!

- Where are they?

Okay. I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

Don't be sorry,

just give me my tools.

I don't have them.

I pawned them.

I checked the pawn shop!

No, I took 'em

to Pete's Pawn in Renton.

I figured you'd never go there.

Give me the money.

I don't have it.

How much did you get?

$200, but I spent it.

I want the $200.

I haven't worked in six months.

I got three kids.

We needed food.

Get off of him!

Get off of him!

He's got heart trouble!

(all grunting)

- No, no, no, no!

- Get off!

(all wheezing)

Just give me my money.

We don't have it anymore.

It's gone.

Well, then give me

something to sell.

We've sold everything.

There's nothing left.

Are you okay, honey?

I'm fine.

Look. We're done here.

We're going back to Idaho

to live with my parents.

When we get back on our feet,

I will send you the money.

I need the money now.

That's not gonna happen.

Look, he stole your tools,

and that was wrong,

but we're broke.

Look around here.

Do you see anything

worth selling?

The only thing we got

left is that mower,

and it don't even work!

Come on, Anthony.

Let's go.

Roger:

I'm sorry.

Write down your address

and I'll send you the money.

Walt:

Forget it.

I'm coming with you.

No.

Hey. How you doing?

Hey.

Are you the owner?

Pete!

Yeah?

Got a guy.

Hi.

Yeah?

Those are, uh, my tools.

They were stolen.

Right.

You got a receipt?

They're very old.

They were my dad's.

I don't have a receipt.

Well, that's your problem, then.

Well, I can tell you

everything that's in there

without opening it.

Yeah, I got guys coming in here

all the time,

claiming stuff is theirs.

Those are my tools.

Then call a cop.

Or a lawyer.

Maybe you didn't know

before you bought 'em,

but you know now.

Those are stolen goods.

Well, call the authorities.

We'll have

an investigation, then.

That's how things work

in this country.

Walt:

How much did you put on them?

400 bucks.

- Anthony?

- Hey! What are you doing?

Come back here!

Anthony! Run!

- Run!

- Get out of the way!

Keep running, Anthony!

Anthony, run!

Get the kid, Darren!

(blows landing)

Anthony...

Anthony:
Stop it!

Leave him alone!

Leave my dad alone, goddamn it!

(scuffling continues)

Get away from my boy!

What are you doing, huh?

Get away from my boy!

(grunts viciously)

You!

You don't even think

about coming back here,

'cause I'm not selling you

these tools for any price.

Now, go on.

Get outta here.

Are you sure you're not hurt?

You got blood, Dad.

Oh, I'm okay.

Come on.

Let's go home.

(Gillian Welch's

"Everything is Free" begins)

Everything is free now

That's what they say

Everything I ever done

Gonna give it away

Someone hit the big score

They figured it out

That we're gonna do it

anyway

Even if it doesn't pay

(exhales)

They got pop.

You want anything?

No, thank you.

Me neither.

I'm back!

Hey! Great timing.

We just got home.

- Hi, bud!

- Hi.

How are you?

Good. Um, Dad's here.

Hey.

Hey, Walt!

Hi.

So, how'd it go?

Good.

Wouldn't you say, Anthony?

Yeah.

Good. Nothing happened.

Well, come on in for a minute.

Sit down.

You haven't seen the place,

have you?

Well, I, uh...

I'm sorry, I mean,

since you lived here.

(chuckles)

Yeah, I haven't really

been here since, uh...

- looks good.

- Yeah.

Sit down.

Sit down.

Here.

So what did you two get up to

this weekend?

Um, just messed around.

Played some video games.

At Dad's house.

Really?

You have video games now?

Yeah, I got 'em for Anthony.

But I enjoy 'em, you know.

It's fun to kill aliens.

(laughs)

Ack-ack-ack-ack!

Did you get enough to eat?

Yeah.

We ate some.

How about I'll make a snack,

and we'll have dinner later?

Good?

Hey, Walt, you want

to stay for dinner?

No, I'm good.

Thanks.

Ahem.

Hey, Walt, do you want

to see my ham radio?

No.

I mean, you know,

maybe someday, but not today.

Ahem.

Hey, Walt.

Bonnie tells me

you've run into

kind of a rough patch,

and I want you to know,

that if you need

any money or anything,

don't be afraid to ask us.

That's very nice of you, Kyle,

but, uh...

I'm doing okay.

Great.

I just want you to...

No.

Thanks.

Okay.

(sniffs)

I really like

what you've done

with this house.

It's really nice.

That's much appreciated, Kyle.

And those kitchen cabinets?

Gorgeous.

Well... ahem.

We had a great weekend.

Yeah.

We had a good weekend.

We learned a lot

about, uh, how to show

appreciation for one another.

I don't mean just physically.

(chuckles)

No. No.

It's all about communication.

Telling the truth.

Just be honest with each other.

That's what the experts say.

Isn't that right, partner?

I don't know.

Hey, Walt, do you want a beer?

You have beer?

Yeah, I keep it tucked away

in a little fridge

in the garage.

None for me, thanks.

Would you mind if I had one?

Okay, I'll just go get one,

and I'll be right back.

(door opens, Kyle thuds)

Kyle:

Whoa! Jeez.

What happened to my sticky door?

Walt, can we talk

outside, please?

Buddy.

(door opens)

(door shuts)

What were you doing

in my house this weekend?

When I, uh,

brought Anthony over

for the newspapers,

I had to go to the bathroom.

You always fix the door trim

when you go to the bathroom?

Not always.

I'm sorry, I...

I came in, I saw the bad work,

I couldn't help myself.

Right. And I suppose

that made you so hungry,

that you had to make pancakes?

(scoffs)

Hey.

Why don't you have a seat, bud?

What's the money for?

It's for Dad.

Why?

I don't want to say.

I know he was here this weekend.

I know everything that happened.

That's why I want

to give Dad the money...

for the car.

The car?

For fixing the brakes.

Your dad was driving

my car this weekend?

I thought you knew.

How much were the brakes?

$75.

But then there's labor.

For his time.

So...

$325 for his time?

Yeah.

That's probably fair,

don't you think?

I think so.

Is there anything else

you want to tell me

about this weekend?

No.

That's about it.

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