The Harrow Page #3

- I'm all right where I am.

Just 'cause somewhere's

different don't make it better.

- Well...

You might look around a bit

first, before you decide.

I heard the state

fair's in town.

- What about it?

- Nothin', just I ain't

never seen one before.

- It's funny workin'

along side you.

It's like you don't even

know the time's passin'.

What goes through your mind

all these days you're alone?

- I can see her sometimes,

when I look at you.

- It's nice if that were

true, I know it ain't.

She's much prettier

than I'll ever be.

- For you.

- You givin' this to me?

- If you want it.

- Thank you.

You know, you think

you know yourself,

who you are, where

you came from.

I ain't got a clue no more.

Can you understand that?

I guess it's late.

Suppose I should go.

- All right.

- I was thinkin'

about what you said.

You uh, you think

people can change?

- I think if you do

good, you can be good,

no matter what you done before.

- Good night, Miller.

- Well, like I told

you, ain't much to see.

- Looks like time stood still.

They kept cows here?

- So I'm told.

- Pretty sparse.

- Well, they're

just here to die.

They don't need much else.

They killed 'em in there,

hung 'em up to bleed out,

and then they'd freeze

'em, store 'em in here.

- Do you think they knew

they were gonna get killed?

- Well now, there's a question.

- Jesus, look at that old relic.

Does it work?

- I ain't tried it.

- Moment of truth.

- Oh.

- Don't you know how to dance?

Well, all right, I'll show you.

Hang on, I'll make

it easy for you.

- Okay.

- What time is it?

- About five.

- He'll be back soon.

Don't play with me

now, I gotta go.

- Don't go.

- I'm serious.

- So am I.

- You're crazy.

Come on Miller, let go.

- You could come with me.

- What?

- I said you could come with me.

I'll take you so far from here

you wouldn't ever

have to come back.

- You don't know much, do you?

Ain't no simple thing, a

wife leavin' her husband.

Come on now, let me go.

- Take from someone what's his,

well, you best think

twice about that.

Comes a time, though, you

can't see past what you want.

Desire...

Can't feel nothin' else.

Like steppin' into a river.

Water rushin'...

Your feet leavin' the earth.

- I never made love

to no one before.

Just had men take

what they want.

Ain't the same thing.

When you go, I'd go with you.

If you still want me to.

Do you, still?

- Where you been?

- I didn't know you were back.

I woulda made you somethin'.

- Come here.

I asked you a question.

Where you been?

- Nowhere, just walkin'.

- Walking where?

I said walkin' where?

- I told you, just walkin'.

- You wouldn't make a

fool out of me, would ya?

You ever did, I don't

know what I'd do.

- Uriah, please.

- You're so pretty.

Take your dress off.

Take it off.

Do it!

Keep goin'.

- Shoulda harvest

like two weeks ago.

- I want you to.

- I'll get him.

I promise I will.

- Shhh...

- I dream I walk

through this door,

and you're there,

same as you were,

same as I was, time,

everything played out different.

- Ma'am, my name is Ruth young.

Uh, I left you a message already

about your brother, Uriah.

You please call me?

Uh, my number is 9...

- Hey Ruth.

- He speaks my name.

- What's that?

- They told me this

was the good stuff.

What do you think?

- Well, we'll find out.

- I guess you think this

is some kind of tactic.

Get you drunk, get

the truth outta you.

I hope you're a happy drunk.

- I can't get drunk no more.

- Huh?

- Drink don't make me feel

nothin', one way or the other.

I tried it often enough.

- God help you.

Well hey, look at that.

This looks god damn amazing.

- Yeah?

- Are you kiddin'?

It's great.

Wow, beautiful.

Did you uh, go through the

night to get this done?

- Somethin' like that.

Look, I'm grateful to ya.

- What for?

- You bought me a little

piece, for one night at least.

- Well, now how

'bout we celebrate.

Pour me another.

- Don't go gettin'

all stupid on me, now.

- Oh, don't you worry about me.

I'm tougher than you think.

- Are ya?

- Hell yes, I am.

Hey, Miller?

I gotta ask you one more thing.

- What's that?

- You tell me

about her last day?

Please, just everything

you remember.

- Well, what good's

that gonna do?

- Oh, just tell me, please.

Just tell me, and I won't

ever ask you for nothin' else.

- You know, you're somethin'.

Comin' here askin'

all these questions,

like I oughta bare

my sole to you,

like I owe you somethin'?

- I never said that!

- But you ain't

told me a whole lot.

How 'bout you talk some?

- About what?

- I suppose you

tell me why she'd

just up and leave

her daughter behind.

She didn't seem the type to me.

- I don't know.

- Oh, you don't know?

- How should I?

- Well I wonder,

there's somethin'

in that strange family of yours,

you musta given it some thought.

I bet you got a pretty

good idea, actually.

- You're a real

bastard, you know that?

- Am I?

- Who are you to judge?

- Mommy, mommy.

How come daddy doesn't

love me just like Gale?

- What are you

talkin' about, honey?

He loves you just the same.

- How come daddy doesn't

kiss me just like Gale?

- What'd you just say?

- I didn't want

to mama, he made me!

He made me!

- You're own father!

- He ain't my father.

He's just some a**hole

you let into our home.

- You get the hell out!

- If I go, I'm

takin' her with me.

- Like hell you will!

You leave her be, Gale.

I mean it.

How's a little tramp

like you, with a baby.

- You can go to hell, mama.

- She'd a kept her

secrets to stay with us,

but I brought it all to light.

I made her go.

- There's somethin'

I want you to know.

I did my best to care for her.

I want you to know that.

- Care for her?

Why would you?

- I wanted...

I wanted more than anything to

be the man that was good to her.

I wanted to be the one

that treated her kind.

I did her no harm.

She was real to me.

She's all that ever was.

- Is that why he killed my mama?

Is that why you never said

nothin' about you and her?

God damn it, tell me!

- What's it matter now?

- 'Cause it does,

'cause it's the truth.

- Oh, like that's

some precious thing.

- What do you think?

That I'm some little girl,

you gotta shield my eyes?

You're the one all

caged up in here hidin'.

You're the one scared!

You tell me why he did it.

Tell me! Was it 'cause of you?

Is that why she's dead?

- Watch your mouth.

- That's why he

killed her, ain't it?

Because you f***ed her!

- I'm sorry, Ruth.

I didn't mean that.

Jesus, we were so careful.

We were so god damn careful.

I told her, don't be scared.

I said I'd take care of her.

She said I'd be scared

too if I knew him.

- He'll come lookin',

I know he will.

- She said we oughta wait 'til

he goes off again on

another highway job.

But each day seemed

like forever.

I was goin' crazy

thinkin' of her

sleepin' in the same bed as him.

But Uriah, well,

he needed me then,

just to get through the season.

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