The Paperboy Page #8

[gospel music]

(Anita) And that was

their declaration of love.

So Hillary took

Charlotte to the swamp.

(female voice) So did you

hear about old man Henry? No.

He got drunk in his

back yard by the water,

and the alligators came out

and took a big chunk of his leg.

Ha. Just joking.

[laughing]

My daddy rooster,

he got jumped

by three of his sons,

so I need to find a

home for three of them.

So he's

in my house sitting,

so I need... I know

you only have hens.

That's why I was wondering, you

know, if you want to babysit,

you know, adopt three

of them for you.

But they'd be good though,

because you have hens. No.

You're my only hope.

No! I don't want any.

Come on, Charlotte.

I need you

to do me a favor.

I need you to post

this thing for me.

It ain't got

a stamp on it.

What's wrong with you

today? It's real important.

You think you can do

that for me?

You're not acting

yourself today.

[door opens

and closes]

[sigh]

Why's your door open, huh?

[indistinct]

Smells like piss

in here.

Ward Ward said

you might show up.

Left him a note.

You stink.

I can smell you

from over here.

Come here, boy.

Come sit down.

What you doing

back in Miami?

Yardley's gone.

He quit?

N o.

[slurping]

He's in New York.

Signing some book deal.

Hero of the new journalism or

some kind of sh*t. I don't know.

W.W. moved Ellen

into the house, huh?

Whatever.

Whatever makes him happy.

(Ward) There wasn't no developer, Jack.

All right, let's move.

[claps hands]

Come on,

go shower, Ward.

I'm tired.

Come on.

Jeez.

[turns shower on]

I keep thinking

I missed something, Jack.

Like I missed something

I was supposed to see

that was right

in front of me.

Like what?

The point of it.

Doesn't matter.

Things got out of hand.

You got hurt,

Yardley got

his f***ing book deal.

Hillary got Charlotte

in the swamp.

The idea... is that...

you run the water

while you're

in there with it.

[chuckles]

Come on, man.

[claps four times]

Hey.

What if we didn't get

it right, huh?

[sigh]

Makes no difference.

It makes no difference,

Jack?

You don't know

what it feels like

to get it

exactly right now.

To get it down just

the way it happened.

You're going

back to see Hillary.

F*** yeah, I am.

Do you ever hear

from her?

N o.

Miss Bless?

N o.

I wonder what she

thinks of him now, huh?

Can't see her sitting

on the porch stoop

holding a silver spoon

and waiting for the ice cream

carton to come her way, can you?

I dug around.

There wasn't no proof,

no how, nowhere

that they was ever

stealing sod that night.

They want me

to keep my mouth shut.

Don't want me to tell my

story. Well, f*** them.

I'm gonna tell my story.

I'm gonna write my story,

and they can publish it

wherever the f*** they want to.

Yeah, Mama always said

you better be...

right and be last before you

gonna be first and be wrong, boy.

Be right and be last before you

go gonna be first and be wrong...

Yeah, I know!

[wedding march begins]

[loud voices]

[loud chatter]

I heard...

They said things about...

Oh, yeah.

It's all true.

Just kidding. You

should see the other guy.

Smile.

Smile.

Thank you.

[music continues]

(Ellen, shouting) Everyone,

please. We 're cutting the cake!

Where's the photographer?

(Anita) Hey, Claire, can you hand me

that salt over there?

Thank you.

Hi.

You ain't supposed

to be in here.

You gonna get me in...

I got you a drink.

You know

W. W. fired me.

I'm gonna talk

to your boss

and tell him you're a

friend of the family.

No, Jack.

Yeah.

All I ever did was cook

and clean for you boys.

I wasn't never no family.

Anyway, go on back outside.

Well, Ward's out there.

You gonna come see him?

Are you trying

to get me fired?

I miss you.

I got something for you.

Wait a minute.

This came for you

about a month ago.

She told him to tell-

She told him

not to let you see it.

(Charlotte, reading off)

"Dear Jack, I can't believe

I'm finally writing you

this letter

or if it will get to you

or whether

you'll even read it.

Jack, I think I've really

messed up this time.

Don't misunderstand me.

Hillary loves me,

in his way.

It's just me that isn't

made for this place,

for this lifestyle.

I hope I can make it

to your father's wedding

so I can hear you tell me,

'I told you so. '

Take care for now.

Sweetly, your Charlotte. "

Is that from Blondie?

Thank you.

Where's your hat?

Oh, I forgot.

Get out of the kitchen.

I'm sorry.

Excuse me. I'm Jack

Jansen. I'm the groom's son.

My father wants to know what

exactly is taking dinner so long.

It'll be ready in a

minute, sir. Thank you.

Put the hair

under the hat.

I don't want your black hair in my food.

You can put your black hair in my food.

[choked laughter]

Cheers.

Bye, Anita.

Bye, Jack.

(Ward) You wouldn't leave

without me, would you?

Drop you off at the

motel. I'm going somewhere.

(Ward) Mind me asking where

you're going afterwards?

Going to Charlotte's.

Well, it gotta be tonight?

I got to get her

the f*** out of there.

I got to get her

out of there!

Charlotte's acting

on her own free will.

What do you want me

to say? Move.

I got to go

to the Van Wetters' anyway.

Come with me

tomorrow morning.

We're going now. It

ain't the right time.

Get the f*** out my way. You

ain't driving drunk like this.

What the f*** are you

gonna do about it, huh?

What?

Charlotte must be

a good piece of ass.

You look like a pirate.

I know. [chuckling]

Do this for me

one time. Go "Aargh. "

uh-huh.

Hey, you're driving

all squirrelly, man.

Hey, Jack,

sit on down. Hey.

(Jack) You sure it's this way?

(Ward) I'm sure it's this way.

Ain't a good time to be drinking

too much out here, J ack.

(Jack)

Yeah, you're one to talk.

Keeping your promise

to Dad, did you?

Not to drink

on his big day?

How you holding up?

Let's see your hands.

Are they shaking?

They shaking, Ward, huh?

Don't drink.

Well, why do you take

after the worst of me, Jack?

'Cause you're my brother.

[switching radio stations]

Wedding party, Charlotte?

(Charlotte) I'm going to the wedding.

Don't be difficult.

I told you...

I don't want you to go.

No. I told you. I'm

going to the wedding.

Watch out.

God, it smells

like sh*t.

[loud crackle]

[groaning]

Electric fence.

You all right?

You all right?

[groan]

Goddamn.

You let me lead.

[distant thunder]

(Hillary) I don't want

to quarrel with you.

You're my little pony.

I just want to climb

up on you one more time.

I can't believe

she'd live here.

Charlotte!

[thunder]

[sniff]

(Jack)

Charlotte?

Charlotte!

( Hillary)

What you want?

[machete sliding]

She not here.

She gone.

What is it you want

with my wife?

Huh?

What is it you want

with my wife?

Just wanted

to say hello.

A quick hello and a quick

poke while you're at it?

How about you?

What you up to, Ward?

I know what you came for.

I got what you want.

Where is she?

How should I know? I'm not

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