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they all have in common?

Hey, Martin Luther King.

You know what they all

had in common? (Ward) What?

They all wear pants.

Every goddamned man

in here wears pants!

How am I supposed to tell

you apart from them?

Don't talk to her like

that! Sit down, Jack.

(officer)

Sit the f*** down.

Mr. Van Wetter, we don't

have a lot of time, all right?

We got to move on.

You're gonna move

on one way or another, Ward?

Ward's in charge!

He's gonna get his way...

till he don't.

Maybe that's how he got

his scars on the face.

You mentioned in one of

your letters to Miss Bless

that you was working

Turn around, b*tch!

An Uncle Tyree...

Yeah, yeah.

at the time

of the murder.

What kind of work you doing? Lawn work.

Lawn work.

You wear a dress

in here next time

or you don't bother coming!

B*tch, look at me!

And stop bringing

that f***ing n*gger

think he

Muhammad Ali with you!

Mr. Van Wetter,

come have a seat.

Cassius Clay, n*gger.

We can get a dress

here in five minutes.

Why don't you

have a seat?

Go home, boy!

I don't know...

Charlotte, where does one get

pants like that from anyway?

Well, I think we got

the case licked.

This is

a f***ing circus!

(Ward, off)

In this town,

Weldon Pine helped get

Sheriff Call re-elected.

(Anita, off) Tension

was brewing in the house.

Jack was getting jealous

of Hillary and Charlotte.

[indistinct]

And he was getting jealous

of Ward and Yardley, too.

Ward wasn't somebody who

attached himself to just anybody.

((Yardley) Your dad's

girlfriend, what's her name?

Jack couldn't understand why he

was so attached to that Yardley.

N o, you didn't.

(Ellen) What is the hottest temperature

that you've

ever been in?

(Jack)

(Ward)

How about you?

Just put your hand out

and it burns off

The hottest was when I lived

in Florida. How about you?

It doesn't bother me. I

never pay attention to it.

Cold and wet just goes f***ing

through you like a knife

but... I don't know.

So how's Mr. Van Wetter

today? He still innocent?

I don't know.

If he is...

he sure as hell didn't

have no help proving it,

not from that

Weldon Pine guy anyway.

Could I have a fork

or something?

The chicken legs, you

eat those with your hands.

Maybe at your house.

(W. W.) This is the South, sugar.

Anyway, you know

how I feel about that.

Do you eat your mashed potatoes with

your hands? Do you really want to...?

Do you really want to...? Do you really

want to...? Bring me some chopsticks, Anita.

Do you really want

to take the shot...

on putting to death

a man or a woman

when maybe they're

innocent? I mean, I don't.

I don't want to try to

have to live with that.

On the other hand... Are you

gonna eat that or torture it?

T old you,

I'm not hungry.

That's 'cause

you're in love.

I know who you're

sniffing around, too.

Anita, please don't

tease him at the table.

On the other hand,

if somebody's guilty,

well, you want to pay

their room and board 365?

(Ellen) Absolutely. Ah!

Whoops.

I'm so sorry.

Anyway, it's just iced tea.

It ain't even gonna stain.

(Anita) You'da thought Jack

would had a girlfriend by now,

but all he did was jerk

off to the pictures

in those nudie magazines

that was under his bed.

Now she was all he could

think of night and day.

Oh, yeah, he was

definitely in love.

He needed her.

What you reading?

You give it to me.

What is this sh*t?

" Lolita. "

Porno, I bet.

Oh.

You need a girlfriend.

[laughter]

[lively chatter]

Look at them girls

over there.

Go on and introduce yourself.

Go on.

I'm just fine

right here.

You want me to blow you,

don't you?

You don't have to answer.

I know it's true.

I'm not gonna blow

a friendship...

over a stupid

little blowj*b.

You hear me?

Look, why you talking to me like that?

See that one in blue?

She'll blow you.

I don't want someone

like that blowing me.

It's a good thing

you're not in prison

because you wouldn't have

a choice there.

F*** you.

[pop music,

male voice sings]

[laughs]

??????

Jack, come back here.

??? Well, well???

??? I passed the corner

Where we first met???

??? Yes, I did???

??? Memories of our love

Linger there yet???

??? Oh, I'm sitting

On top of the world???

??? Just to know

That you're my girl???

??? I'm just lucky???

??? I'm lucky, lucky,

Lucky in love???

[bubbling]

??????

[gasping]

[bubbling]

[muffled shout]

??????

??? Our love is here...???

[bubbling]

[muffled shout]

[gasping and panting]

??? Lucky, lucky, lucky

In love...???

[coughing]

[panting]

??? Oh, I'm sitting

On top of the world???

??? Just to know

That she's my girl???

??? That makes me lucky???

(girl No. 1 ) Oh my God. Pam.

??? I'm so lucky lucky

Lucky in love???

??? Let me sing

One more time??????

(girl No. 1) What is that? Is he okay?

Is he having

an allergic reaction?

A jellyfish sting

or something?

(girl No. 3) A f***ing

jellyfish did that.

You're supposed to piss

on a jellyfish sting.

We're gonna have to do

something embarrassing.

You got to hang in there. Hey!

Well, you're gonna...

You'll piss on him?

(Charlotte) What are you doing to him?

Call an ambulance.

He's having a reaction!

Shut the f*** up!

Don't push me!

You're supposed to piss...

Get the f*** out of here!

I can see this.

I can see he's poisoned.

You don't pee on...

Don't push me!

I will slap your face.

Get the f*** out of here. All right.

I said, I will kick your ass!

I'm going to call the police.

Move it!

Fine.

If anyone's gonna piss

on him, it's gonna be me!

(girl No. 2)

Fine, f*** you!

He don't like strangers

peeing on him!

Come on. Come on.

Come on, baby come on!

Wake up!

Come on! Sh*t!

??? La la la???

[grunt]

[groan]

??? Zippeydoo da???

Come on.

Come on!

[gasp]

??? No matter

What people say???

??? I know our love

Is here to stay???

??? And I'm so lucky???

You're gonna be okay!

??? Lucky lucky in love???

??? I'm mister lucky???

??? I'm so lucky

Lucky lucky in love??????

(Anita)

Jack.

What are you doing here?

What do you think

I'm doing here?

Told you to knock

on my door

before you come

in my room.

Oh, hush up.

Here, I brought

you something.

Take these pills.

I smell awful.

That's because that blond

lady peed all over your face.

Ugh. Here,

drink this.

Does it hurt?

[gulping]

I'm cold, I'm cold, I'm cold.

[groan]

(Yardley) Congratulations,

Jack. We 're in the paper.

" Fast action saves

Lately man at beach.

"Miss Charlotte Bless

of Mobile, Alabama

apparently saved

Mr. Jansen's life

by urinating over the areas of his body

where he was attacked.

These included the victim's

arms, genitals and face. "

(Charlotte)

Jack, I had no idea.

I had no idea

that your own father

would print

something like that.

It made the AP wire.

You're famous

all over the country.

" Home Remedy. "

Good title.

What's Dad trying to do to me?

It's called the newspaper

business, Jack.

[gagged shouting]

Oh, sh*t.

[choking]

Let him go, Jack!

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