The Preacher's Daughter Page #6

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John?

What's going on?

I don't know.

But I'm going to find out.

[PHONE RINGS]

Hello?

Lanette, this is Maxine.

I have an urgent prayer request.

[TELEPHONE CHATTER ABOUT HANNAH]

Poor preacher and Maxine...

...Hannah's run off again...

...I heard she was in jail...

...with Mary Lou's daughter...

[PHONE RINGS]

Hello?

This rainbow should be a token

of the covenant between me...

I just got a call from the Prayer Chain.

Looks like Hannah's run off again.

[CELL PHONE]

Yeah.

I just got a call from the prayer chain.

Hannah is here at the motel.

[KNOCKING]

Hello!

This is the motel manager!

I don't think anybody's in there.

Can we make sure?

Oh, my Lord...

Call the police!

What the f***?

Get the f*** out of my room, ass hole!

All right, Zane.

It's confession time.

Now you tell me where

my daughter is right now

or I swear to you boy,

I will rip your arm off!

[SPLASH]

Drowning in sin...

drowning in sin...

drowning in sin...

[SPLASH]

Oh my Heavens...

She's okay.

She just passed out I think.

Let's get her upstairs to her bed.

I'll get her a wet rag.

John?

Hey.

I, um,

I found her at church.

In the Baptistery.

The Baptistery?

Here we go...

Thank goodness you found her when you did.

As far as I'm concerned. John

nobody needs to know about this.

The last thing I...

I want to see her is in prison.

She doesn't deserve that.

You know.

For the longest time, I've tried to

tried to figure out where...

where I went wrong

for Hannah.

You know... I mean...

How could somebody change

so [SNAP] suddenly.

I guess I always

blamed it on the drugs.

But now...

I need to ask you something, Neal.

Your leaving our church.

It wouldn't have anything to do

with my daughter, would it?

Oh, John.

Why?

Why?!

You listen to me. Ok?

Just hear me out, all right?

I uh...

I wish I had an explanation

that would make this

easier for you, but I...

I don't.

I never meant for any of this

to happen.

I loved her.

No!

I love her!

Neal...

I trusted you!

You son of a b*tch!

Caleb... Caleb! Caleb, no!

No, Son, that's in not the way we do it...

You!

You get out of my home!

No, son.

It's all right son, it's all right...

This is...

a blow to our church family.

We will not be disrupted in our choir

practices and our Sunday services.

We'll be able to get assistance from

our sister churches, and have somebody...

fill in for Neal.

On a temporary basis.

Now...

You thinking you should

have left me in jail?

I was uh, thinking about

when you were little.

You used to love to come in here.

You'd to sit at that piano all day long

and play the same song over and over again.

Drove me crazy.

This Little Light of Mine.

You remember that?

It was the first song I ever learned.

Neal resigned.

He's leaving the ministry

and going back to Oklahoma.

Gotta let it go, Sweetheart.

Just let it go.

I'm so sorry.

Shhh...

I thought I could protect you.

But I couldn't.

I failed you.

No... please don't think that.

You never gave up on me.

Even after

everything I put you through.

Sweetie, I could never give up on you.

You're my child.

You're my little girl.

You're a part of me.

But I'm not you.

I know.

I know.

So, are you back for good or just visiting?

Just visiting.

You know, I got a internship

lined up when I get back.

That's cool.

I always wonder what it would have

been like if I'd gone to college.

Just another one of my

countless f*** ups, I guess.

You could still go.

There aren't many music

schools around here.

There's tons in New York.

New York?

Why not?

I really missed you, Rache.

- I did try to call.

- I know.

I know, and I meant to call you back.

It's all good.

You don't gotta explain.

I get it.

You know what's funny?

I was supposed to be the

good influence on you.

What do you say we get out of here?

Lead the way.

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