The Indian Runner Page #2

Kid's got me smoking again.

I will.

Yeah, I will. I know, I will.

I love you.

Okay. Bye-bye.

Little sister, that you?

Big brother do?

How about Winnie the Pooh?

He's in the zoo.

This I knew.

- He don't like the view.

- 'Cause he sniffs glue.

Open your damn door.

Are you sore?

How the hell'd you find me here?

Nice guy.

Are you gonna invite me in?

Owe you 40 bills.

So pay me.

Repeat:
How the hell did you

find me here today?

I followed you from the jail.

I've been across the street.

Smoking, which I had quit, but...

You followed me?

What you got there?

Got some squares for me?

Mommy's gone.

Bye, Mommy.

Where the hell is she?

The funeral was a month ago.

I was in f***ing jail, Joe.

I know where you were.

What difference does it make?

You still wouldn't know.

What are you doing here?

You come here to guilt me to death?

Meet my old lady, Dorothy.

Or Dotty, or Doe, or Dute...

...or whatever.

Not "whatever."

Hi, Dorothy. I'm Joe.

I'm Frankie's brother.

Nice to meet you.

Joe followed us.

Like a common criminal.

Well, here's your beer and stuff.

Joe come here to tell me...

...that my mother died.

What do you say we all

go for some chow?

- Pinatas are from Spain.

- Mexico.

Catch you smoking in the motor home,

I'll shave you.

That woman has a beard.

That woman has a beard.

You think we can't hear,

or see, or what?

I'm gonna go say hello.

You do that.

How do you do? My name's Dorothy.

Is it real?

A way-out lady I got.

She used to be one of them

flower children.

All right, come on. Come on.

Bigger they come,

the harder they fall, right?

I want you to come back with me.

- What?

- I knew you were gonna say that.

Come back with me.

Live at the house a while.

Oh, yeah. Maria'd love that.

Joe, I got...

I got Dorothy. I'm cool.

- You live in a motel.

- No. Just until I find another place.

She's staying at her folks' till then.

Why don't you come back

spend time with me, Raffael?

Spend time with family.

- How's he doing?

- He's okay.

She let me touch it.

She's just a little squirrel,

ain't she?

Bring her with you.

Bring her with you.

What would I do there?

- Have a few laughs with Pops?

- No.

Yeah.

You stay out of trouble,

get yourself a damn job.

I don't want a damn job.

I got a deal where I'm

scamming G.I. Bill checks.

As far as Mr. Trouble, he ain't

in no less one place than another.

Why is that, Frankie?

I always figured it was because

Trouble had a car. Know what I mean?

The law is here.

Never smoke this in front of the law.

- The law gets upset.

- I'm home!

Dispose of the evidence.

Woman.

Man.

- Hey, there.

- Hey, there.

- He didn't come?

- No.

- I'm sorry, Joe.

- No surprise.

Where's the boy?

In there shooting heroin?

Thank you, Lord, for the gift

of this woman's cooking...

...for the food to cook...

...and for the family we have

to share it.

Amen.

Amen.

- You want some?

- Yeah.

Gonna sell the house, I think.

- Are you?

- Think so.

Where you thinking of living?

There's a trailer park

over on Bright's. Pretty good deal.

It's nice there.

They have a vegetable garden

where you can rent a plot.

Grow your own vegetables.

- That's right, "vegables."

- "Vegables."

Vegables, that's right.

Did you know your Daddy

grew vegables, Raffael?

Your daddy was a farmer

before he was a...

...policeman.

Very good, Raffael.

You miss the farm, Joe?

Sometimes.

It's a b*tch, ain't it?

Same thieves who took your farm

now have you work for them.

We get by fine.

- We get by fine.

- Sure, of course you do.

- Of destruction has pushed us

to the brink of disaster...

- Joe Roberts.

- Hey, boy. Did I wake you?

- No, that's all right.

- I'll tell you why I called.

You know that strip of moulding...

...that you have between

the kitchen linoleum...

...and the carpet in the living room?

- Yeah.

I noticed it was loose.

You might want to tighten it

before somebody trips and falls.

Okay, Dad. I'll take care of it.

- Good night, son.

- Good night, Pop.

- Who is it?

- It's me, Joe.

How you doing?

It's pretty early, Randall.

What's going on?

Got your paper.

Joe, your daddy shot himself

last night.

Is he dead?

Yeah.

Can I use your john?

Yeah.

Mr. Roberts?

Mr. Roberts?

I just took a telephone call

from someone claiming to be your kin.

I think there's been

some kind of a family emergency.

Mr. Roberts?

Did you have a nice walk up here?

I don't understand.

- No?

- No.

- What are you doing here?

- I told you. Your family...

...needs to reach you.

There's been...

- "Family emergency."

- Right.

Thank you.

- Did you like that?

- Yep.

Joe! Frankie's girl just called.

- He didn't want to talk.

- You tell her?

I told her.

I don't know how much got through.

Well...

...at least he knows.

Have you been to my place lately?

Seen those...

...hippies with their tents?

They have fires at night, you know.

I sent Randall down there.

- Why don't you talk to them?

- I will.

- Pardon?

- I said I will. I'll talk to them.

Well, you know...

...if you need some moral support

about your dad, stop by.

I appreciate that.

Well...

...you just can't

carry that stuff alone.

I've got a family helping.

Sometimes you can talk

to another person...

...a lot more openly than your family.

You know, let it out.

So if you could come over

on the property...

...I could even have

something to eat there.

Thank you. You're a lovely lady.

Well...

...you afraid of me?

- What?

- You afraid of me?

- What do you mean?

Can't you open up and talk to me

a little bit?

What do you mean?

I'm offering to share some time

with you while you're up there.

I don't like them there.

I do own the land.

I don't really want

to prefer charges.

- They're just kids.

- Well...

I don't want to cause problems, but...

...with fires and stuff

and then at night...

...them pop cans and everything.

Cryin' out loud!

How's your pig?

- Pardon?

- How's your pig?

He's fine.

- He still living in that old pickup?

- Yes, he is.

- He's a good guy, that pig.

- You want to come play with him?

- That's a nice colour.

- Thanks.

- You're welcome.

- Did you...?

You missed a spot.

- Nice hat.

- You missed a whole spot.

- The whole fender.

- I'll take care of the hippies.

- Need a lift?

- To my house.

To your house. Just get in.

In the front or the back?

Can you squeeze in there?

- Adios, Mrs. Roberts.

- What did you say?

- I don't speak no Mexican.

- Goodbye.

And please give for me

prayers to Mr. Roberts.

Thank you. I will.

- Work on your past tense.

- Okay.

Lucy George Washington.

Glow in the dark.

- Are you Joe Roberts' wife?

- Yes. Who are you?

Me?

I'm Dorothy.

You in there, Frank?

It's me, Joe.

You in there, kid?

- That you, Joe?

- It's me, kid.

- What are you doing in there?

- Working on my draw.

Working on my draw.

- All right if I come in?

- Sure, Joe. Come on in.

Bang. Gotcha.

So I had a bit to drink.

Somebody was boring me.

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