The Good Girl Page #5

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but not with

a whole bunch of them!

Oh, great.

Mr. Last,

would you come with me?

Wish me luck.

Good luck, honey.

Knock 'em dead, partner.

You look nice.

No, I don't.

I know you're angry,

and I can figure why...

but from where I stand...

what happened yesterday

was a wonderful thing.

Nothing happened yesterday,

so drop it.

Well, I'm awful grateful

to you, Justine. I am.

Bubba, I mean it.

Let me just

ask you one thing.

How do I stack up

against Phil...

you know?

How do I stack up

against him where it counts?

Ma'am?

Your husband has made

a request for your presence.

Who's that?

It's Justine.

Come on.

I can't do this on my own.

I need help.

What? You've never

done it on your own?

Not in a place like this.

Not when I have to

hand over the results.

Just...

let me hold your boob.

Here.

Ow! They're sore.

What's wrong with you?

You look like death.

My stomach's cramping.

I feel sore.

Is it your period?

No, it's just stress.

I know,

this job's stressful.

I'm breaking out.

You're breaking out

because you put so much makeup

on your face.

Maybe you're pregnant.

What?

No.

You know, sometimes

I think to myself...

"At least it can't

get any worse."

But it can.

It could get worse.

As long as you can say

you hit rock bottom...

you haven't.

Oh, my God...

blackberries.

A blind man could go deaf...

a widow could

lose her children...

babies starve

and they never get food.

They never get any food!

They just come into the world

and they die.

Holden, calm down,

all right?

I can't calm down!

It'd be easy if

I was a hooker like you...

then I could calm down

all over town.

Hey!

I am not a hooker!

l... I know you're not.

I'm in agony.

Why?

What do you mean why?

I thought you hated your life.

I do. I mean,

I'm depressed, but...

but you are

really depressed.

I'll kill him.

I'll murder him in his sleep.

I'll kill my parents,

I'll steal their money...

whatever it takes...

just... just whatever you want.

Just as long as

it's you and me.

Please don't

forsake me, Justine.

OK.

I can't take it!

All right, I won't.

I won't, I promise.

I won't.

I promise, OK?

I realized then

that Holden was at best,

a child...

and at worst, a demon.

If I was ever

going to go straight...

I'd have to ditch him.

Sometimes to get back

on the road to redemption...

you have to make

a few pit stops.

How much are

the blackberries?

Ah, a tin for $2.00, miss.

Here you go.

Thank you.

Have a blackberry.

We... We need a plan.

We can't keep

living day-to-day.

We got to chart a course,

and we just got to stick...

Have a blackberry,

Holden!

They're... They're dirty.

They're sweet.

If I could only get

my hands on some money.

If someone could just

tell me the answer.

I got to do...

But I never do anything...

'cause I end up

thinking about it instead.

I got to do.

But do what...

Whoa. What?

What was that for?

They looked dirty.

They... like... I saw a bug

in them or something.

Son, I understood

your history.

Your father gave me a call,

I gave you a job.

I even let you

use that name...

even though

it isn't yours...

and I never do that

with other people

in the store, so...

I'm worried

about Holden... Tom.

I'm... I'm

worried about Tom.

I just befriended

Tom recently...

and now...

well...

I think

he's mentally ill.

He's got this idea

in his head

that we've had

some sort of affair...

which is crazy...

because

I'm... I'm married...

And... And he said...

He's been saying

all sorts of strange things

and making threats...

and drinkin'...

and...

and I just think

he would be better off

someplace where people...

professionals...

could take care of him.

Otherwise, l... l... l...

He's going to get

himself into trouble.

What are you

doing in there?

What's that?

It's a home pregnancy test.

Why are you taking it?

Because I still haven't

gotten my period.

What's it say?

Well, I haven't

taken it yet.

Could you give me

a minute, please?

I want to be here

when you find out, Teeny.

OK.

The little plastic

doohickey's turning blue.

What's that mean?

Blue?

Bright blue.

That means I'm pregnant.

All right!

I knew it.

Waste of time going

to that sperm doctor.

We did it!

We're going to have

ourselves a baby.

Maybe.

Tomorrow...

we're going to celebrate

at Senor Tuna.

Yes, we are.

And I'm going

to bring Bubba...

you can bring some of your

friends from work, or...

the Bible-study guy...

whoever.

Too bad Gwen's dead.

The test

could be wrong, Phil.

It's a little early

to be having a party.

Well, let's do it

mellow then.

You sure don't

seem too excited.

Oh, I'm excited.

It's just...

you know, a lot of worries

come along with having a baby.

Now don't think negative.

Think positive.

We could have ourselves

a tiny Phil...

or a tiny Teeny.

Teeny's going to have

a teeny-weeny Teeny.

You think anything's

going to change...

having a baby?

What do you mean?

Everything's

going to change.

Yeah, but I mean...

do you think anything's

really going to change?

What do you mean?

Gentlemen?

Morning.

We found these

out in the road.

Belonged to a fellow

named of Burt Evans.

Tell us

about everything.

Hello?

Hi.

This is Dr. Williams

returning the call

ofJean Worther.

I'm calling from

the Halin County

Psychiatric Hospital.

Who was it, Tom?

It was a wrong number.

Either of you

seen Holden?

That boy

is out on his ass!

Justine,

something's going on.

Something is

definitely happening.

OK, go find out.

What? What is it?

What's happening?

It's big.

What?

It's very big.

Cheryl, come on.

I'm gonna kill you.

Somebody stole $15,000

from the safe.

Yeah. They blew the thing

open with a gun.

Oh, my God.

Not only that...

but the cops

know who did it.

Who?

Somebody who works here.

Oh, Cheryl!

Holden... Holden did it.

Fool left his cashier key

in the door.

Oh, my God.

They can't find him,

though.

They say he robbed

his folks, too...

Took off.

You in on it?

What?!

No.

I know you two played hooky

in the storeroom.

I'll never rat on you.

I done some things myself.

Just tell me...

you in on it?

I don't know what

you're talking about.

Suit yourself.

Justine...

can we talk to you

for a second?

Come in.

Hi, Justine.

Go ahead

and have a seat.

Justine,

you like working

at the Retail Rodeo,

don't you?

You like the company...

and you like

the people?

You wouldn't want

to jeopardize all that

by making some silly

error in judgment...

would you?

Holden stole $15,000

from the safe last night.

Did you have anything

to do with it?

No.

I don't know anything.

'Cause we know you're

very tight with Holden.

I hardly know him.

I've seen you

in the storeroom

with him, Justine...

on many an occasion.

I think you know him

pretty well.

I don't know anything.

Justine!

Justine!

Justine!

I did it.

I finally did something.

The police are

looking for you.

Oh, who cares?

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