The Lucky Ones by Analog Lions Page #5

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I figured it out. You don't want full custody

any more than I want you to have it.

You can try and take him,

but I will fight you.

I will fight you and your family's lawyers.

- Okay, calm down.

- I am a damn good mother.

Okay, just...

You know that.

Everybody knows that.

You wanna go back to court,

you just tell me when.

Otherwise, you stay the hell out of my life.

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[DOOR CREAKS]

[LAUGHS]

BETH:

Why did you come here?

To find you.

LOGAN:

Aah. Come on.

[LOGAN YELLING INDISTINCTLY]

[BEN LAUGHING]

Oh, sh*t. Damn Mary Carlson fell

and broke her wrist, bless her heart.

Fifty cents to the swear jar, Nana.

ELLIE:

Who's gonna play for the choir now?

- Probably sound better without her.

- You could do it.

- I could.

- Could you?

- Maybe.

- Maybe? It's only a few hymns.

- I'm gonna need your help.

- No way.

I can't do it alone, though.

I said I don't wanna do it.

[DOGS BARKING]

[BRIDGE CREAKING]

- Hey, can I join you?

- Sure.

What if I screw up?

That's the best part about

performing in a church.

Forgiving audience. Right?

I can't get up there alone.

I need you lo be the guy next to me.

What do you mean?

It's how Marines work.

We watch each other's backs.

You don't worry about yourself.

You think about the guy next to you.

All right?

All right.

[MIMICS COCKING GUN]

LOGAN:

How many moves do I have left'?

BEN:

You're done.

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

Let's move. Come on.

Hey, hey. Give it.

Come on, come on. Hey.

CHOIR [SINGING]:
And o'er

Jesus, Jesus

Precious Jesus

Oh, for grace

To trust Him more

And now, we'll have

a special musical offering.

- He's so scared.

BOY:
He can't play that.

[PIANO PLAYING HYMN]

[VIOLIN & PIANO PLAYING HYMN]

[PLAYS OFF-KEY]

[CONTINUES PLAYING]

[WHISPERS]

He can play.

JUDGE:
You know, I had no idea

he could play like that.

I'm gonna have him play my victory song

come November.

- He'll be ready.

- Thank you,

I was wondering if you've found anybody

to take over for Julie's class next semester.

I don't know. Have I?

BETH:

I'll call you tomorrow.

- Keith, Hey, Keith.

- Hmm?

Remember I told you about that guy

showing Beth's picture around?

- Yeah, so?

- Yeah, so, that's the guy.

BEN:

I wanna run home with Zeus.

[DOGS BARKING]

What's up?

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

[DOGS BARKING]

- What do you want now, Keith?

- I gotta talk to you.

It's Sunday night.

Can't this wait?

No, Beth. Look, this is just

strictly police business.

Come on, Keith.

Where did you get that?

Your boy Logan had it.

I take it you didn't give it to him.

This was Drake's.

[KEITH SIGHS]

He didn't wander into town by chance,

Beth,

He came here to find you.

When he first got here,

he was asking all around about you...

...showing that picture to everybody.

You know what they said

about friendly fire...

No.

I'm not accusing anyone.

I'm just saying that a guy like that...

No friends, no people, just shows up here

with something so personal?

I mean, now, that just don't

smell right to me.

I've seen stalkers,

I've seen how they think.

And once they fixate on somebody...

...they're capable of anything.

[DOG BARKING]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

- Where did you get this?

- I found it.

This was Drake's. He took it

everywhere with him. He told me.

LOGAN:
Listen to me.

BETH:
No, you listen to me.

[VOICE BREAKING]

You didn't come here by accident.

You came here to find me.

I know I should have told you.

I tried. I didn't know how.

Try telling me now.

[VOICES WHISPERING

IN LOGAN'S MIND]

[SIGHS]

LOGAN:

Move! Move, move, move!

[SOLDIERS YELLING]

It was in the morning...

...after a night raid.

I just found it.

In the middle of nowhere.

I tried to find out who lost it.

I never stopped trying,

but nobody claimed it.

Finding something like that...

...in a war...

...was like finding an angel in hell.

So I kept it with me.

Then I survived a lot of things.

Things that I had no right to.

I promised myself that if I made it out...

...I would find that girl...

...and thank her...

...for saving my life...

...when others weren't so lucky.

But I couldn't find the words.

How do you explain something that you

can't even understand yourself?

Understand this:

This was Drake's.

It was meant to keep him alive.

I wish it had.

I wish it had.

You should go.

Now.

BEN:

Logan, wait.

[DOGS BARKING]

Oh, man. You sure?

You need it more than I do.

Take care of your mom, all right?

BEN:

I thought I was the guy next to you.

LOGAN:

You're my best buddy.

I'll always be next lo you.

Tell Zeus I said bye.

[ENGINE REWING]

- Here you go.

- You're welcome.

[OVER SPEAKERS]

That's when you know

KEITH:

I tried to warn her.

I tried to tell her he was no good.

She didn't wanna listen to me.

- About ready here, bud?

KEITH:
Mm'

That's when you know

Let's do it.

MOORE:
You ain't driving nowhere.

KEITH:
Oh.

- And here's your change.

KEITH:
Yep.

- Get your coat.

- All right.

Appreciate it, J.D.

BARTENDER:

Hey, no problem, man.

- Thank you.

KEITH:
Whoo.

[CHATTER OVER RADIO]

Hey, hang on, man. Stop the car.

- I think you need to let it go-

- Hey, stop the goddamn car!

MOORE:

He ain't worth it.

Sh*t.

Hey. Hey, soldier boy.

Don't you walk away from me

when I talk to you.

[ZEUS BARKING]

Mm.

MOORE:

Keith, come on.

You ain't got nothing to say for yourself?

[ZEUS BARKING]

LOGAN:
Zeus!

- Jesus.

- Easy, boy. Easy.

MOORE:
Stand back. Stand back.

Man, easy.

MAN:
Are you crazy?

- Easy,

MOORE:
Come on, Keith. Put it down.

- Shut up. Ah!

MOORE:

Hey. Hang on, bud.

Hang on.

You're not a bad guy, Keith.

Zeus.

Okay, folks. Let's go, let's move along.

Everything's fine.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

Could have killed him.

I talked to Sheriff Grey.

He gonna look the other way.

Now, come on, Keith. Hey.

You pull yourself together now, all right?

Gonna be fine.

Gonna be fine.

Yep.

It'll all blow over by the time

the election rolls around.

[DOGS BARKING]

You're not the only one whose life

got better when he came here.

You might not believe it, but I think

he was meant to find that photo.

Right. Right. Of course.

It was all part of a plan.

None of us are in control of anything

that happens. It's all down to fate.

Well, you call it what you like,

but I think it happened for a reason.

[VOICE BREAKING]

So you're saying."

...Drake died so that Logan could live?

No. Honey.

Oh, sweetheart.

It's not Logan's fault that he survived.

CASTRO:

I'm on it, Aces.

LOGAN:

"Aces"?

[GUNFIRE]

LOGAN:

Zeus, stay here. I'll be right back.

[DOG BARKING]

Keith?

What are you doing?

[DOOR CLOSES]

[SIGHS]

KEITH:

I always loved these plates.

What do you want, Keith?

What do I want?

I want...

I just want us to be a family again.

Please.

Can we be a family again?

I can change.

I have, I've changed.

I can make you happy, Beth.

I can. I can make you happy again.

Keith...

I know you care about Ben...

...but it's not gonna happen for us.

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