The Rider Page #4

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Give me 7,000

on a good deal here.

Got 6,800.

- Give me 7,000.

- Nice horse.

- Definitely.

- Sixty-eight hundred.

Now 7,000.

WAYNE:
Hey, Victor, what's up?

Hey, I got a nice

roan gelding for you.

Yeah, Brady and I

will be over soon.

- Hey, Wayne.

- Hey, Greg, how you doing today?

- It's all good.

- How you doing?

Hi. I'm good. How are you?

What would you like?

- I'll have a Crown and water.

- Okay.

(BEEPING)

Come on, d*ckhead.

Pay something.

- (CHIMING)

- All right.

(MACHINES BEEPING)

(WOMAN GIGGLES)

Aren't you one hell

of a bronc rider?

WAYNE:
We don't

talk about that.

(SNORTING)

- How you doing, man? Good to see you.

- Good, Victor. How you doing?

Pretty good. Pretty good.

Here's his paperwork.

All right.

Pretty good bloodline there.

- Just as you said, isn't it?

- VICTOR:
Yep.

Cool.

(SNORTS)

(WHINNIES)

Easy, bud.

Dang, you sure are a

good-looking sucker, ain't you?

Whoa, buddy.

Whoa.

Whoa, buddy.

(SNORTS)

Whoa, buddy.

Hey, Brady,

your dad's looking for you.

BRADY:
Who's this?

That's Apollo.

How well is he broke?

Ah, some dumb f***ers came

down and tried to ride him,

but, uh, he got bucked off,

so they quit, you know.

He gots a lot of bad habits now.

He's starting to buck.

It's a shame.

Good horse like this

going to waste.

VICTOR:
I'll let him

go for seven.

Yeah, I might have to come

back for him someday.

This right here

is gonna save us.

- Save us all.

- Might cure the meth.

There's gas in here.

There's oil in here.

There's clothes in here.

- Yep.

- There's rope in here.

This is the future, boys.

WAYNE:
So, what do you think

about that horse?

VICTOR:
What you think you're

gonna want for him? For real.

WAYNE:
I want $1,250 cash.

I don't know if I got $1,250,

though, man.

Willing to make a deal?

I need a back windshield

for an '82 Camaro.

VICTOR:
What do you say

I throw in that back window

and I got $700?

WAYNE:
Seven hundred?

VICTOR:
Seven hundred

and this bag of weed.

Dad, we need the cash.

We can take that money and buy

another horse and make some money.

You're always

smoking my weed up.

Just as well trade him

for this little bit of grass.

What do you think?

Don't you like the grass?

Yeah.

All right, let's do it.

All right, we got us

a deal, then?

- Yeah, you're damn right.

- All right, sounds good.

Clean up

Clean up,

everyone is clean up

Clean up, clean up

Clean up,

clean up, clean up

Clean up

(MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS)

PAWNBROKER:
Definitely looks

like you got some...

Some wear and tear on it here.

A little rough there and...

You know, one of these new

would run a guy about $2,300.

- Yeah?

- Custom and everything, so...

Um, general rule of thumb,

pawnshops offer

about a quarter on the dollar,

so, you know, if it...

If it's worth two grand,

maybe $500 just to help you out

since you said you're selling it,

you don't want it back.

- All right.

- Do that?

- Yeah.

- All right, perfect, man.

Let me get

some paperwork going.

You know what?

I see a lot of young cowboys

come in with their saddles.

A lot of 'em get rid of 'em. You

can't be rodeoing forever, right?

(KEYBOARD CLACKING)

Okay, partner, what... What'd

you say your last name was?

You know what, man?

I think I changed my mind.

Okay. Well, I appreciate you

bringing it in.

Yeah. Thank you.

WAYNE:
What are you doing

with that bronc saddle?

I was gonna pawn it.

Pawn it for what?

Victor's horse, Apollo.

I think he'd turn out

to be a good one.

(DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

Hey, I just got off

the phone with Victor.

He said you can go get Apollo

tomorrow if you want him.

I sold that buckskin

to some people from Arizona.

Told him I'd pay him

when I got the money.

(REFRIGERATOR DOOR OPENS)

- I think I'm gonna go to the bar.

- (BOTTLE OPENS)

There's pizza

in here for Lilly.

VICTOR:
Got a ways to go?

- Yeah.

- All right, man.

Good luck

to the both of you.

- Thank you.

- Yeah.

(SNORTING)

(WHINNYING)

Whoa, whoa, buddy.

Whoa. Whoa.

(WHINNYING)

It's okay, buddy.

You're okay.

Hyah! Hyah! Hyah!

Go on, then, you f***er.

Hyah!

Go ahead, f***er!

Ha!

(WHOOPING)

(WHINNIES)

Good job, Apollo.

(WHOOPS)

Hyah, hyah, hyah!

Hyah!

Hyah, hyah, hyah, hyah, hyah!

Yee-haw!

Good boy.

You did a good job.

You're a good boy.

Yeah.

Whoa.

Good boy.

Come on.

Let's go for a cruise.

How does that sound, bud?

- You know, Lil...

- What?

It's hard

not rodeoing anymore.

I know it's hard, but can't

you please more careful?

I know I need

to be more careful.

But it still have

A-through-Z adventure.

At least I can

ride again now.

Train horses.

I know.

We'll seize this time.

I can take in

a whole bunch of colts,

make some money,

and maybe get you all those presents

you want for your birthday.

Really?

Yeah.

Wow, I can't wait

to see this.

Good night, sun.

See you in the morning.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

- I'll take care of you, Lil.

- I'll take care of you, too.

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

(WHISTLES)

Hey, Brady. What the f***

you doing here?

You still need me

to train those horses for you?

You want another hole

in your head?

(CHUCKLES) Sure. Why not?

(WHINNYING)

Whoa. Whoa.

Whoa! B*tch.

- (WHINNIES)

- Hey, hey, hey.

Come on, Crystal.

Get in there.

Hey!

(WHINNYING)

Whoa!

Whoa!

Whoa!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

Smell it.

- (CLICKS)

- (SNORTS)

- (GUNSHOTS)

- (WHINNYING)

Whoa.

(GUNSHOT)

Whoa.

F***.

(SNORTING)

Whoa, Crystal.

Whoa, whoa.

Whoa.

Whoa, Crystal, whoa.

Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.

Whoa, girl.

FRANK:
You all right, Brady?

Yeah, I'm all right.

Looking pretty wild

over there.

(WHISTLES)

Come on, Apollo!

(HOOVES CLOPPING)

(COUGHING)

WOMAN:
(ON P.A.) Dr. Nyman,

reception area, please.

Dr. Nyman.

(EKG BEEPING)

DOCTOR:
What's going on

with your hand

is called a partial

complex seizure.

The brain is sending

these signals too fast,

and your hand can't keep up,

so it just stays clenched.

And your dad says you haven't

been resting at all?

- Is that right?

- WAYNE:
I told him to rest.

He never listens, though.

DOCTOR:
If you don't stop, your

seizures are gonna get worse.

And you can't afford

another head injury

on top of the one

that you have.

Think about it, okay?

No more riding,

no more rodeos.

(HORSE WHINNYING)

(BEEPING)

(MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

Most of the time

I can keep myself distracted

You know, I'm your dad.

You can talk to me.

Well, Brades, we have to

play the cards we're dealt.

Sometimes dreams

aren't meant to be.

Should've never let you go

I'm hanging on...

It's too bad

your mom ain't here.

You and her could

be stubborn together.

You still cross my mind

Cross my heart

All right, when he goes up in the

air, throw that shoulder back.

Stay back in your saddle.

He's gonna kick.

Like that. Perfect.

Just like that.

So, then, after that, I...

- Yeah, just...

- Throw my shoulder back?

Yeah, to get rid

of that range.

And then up in the air,

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