The River's Edge Page #6

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Well, I haven't got a ranch.

I- I sold it.

- Sold it?

- Yeah, to Floyd Barry.

- Sold it when?

- Night I came to town to pick you up.

But-You-You loved

that scraggly old piece of desert.

Nah, I was getting

a bellyful of it.

Besides, I figured

it was either you or the ranch...

and I- I reckon I liked you best.

Oh, Ben, I-I'm scared.

Ben, l-let's tell him

he can have all the money.

Look, honey,

we've witnessed two murders.

He's got to try to kill us.

Money isn't the point anymore.

Except that you think

you're going to end up with all of it.

I'm not gonna leave it there

for the coyotes.

We're all fouled up, honey.

We gotta have money

to stay clear.

Not that kind, Ben.

What-What can you do with it,

except run for the rest of your life?

Me, honey?

I'd buy you things.

Buy you some new shoes.

I'd buy you

300 pink dresses.

Pardon me.

Maybe I should have knocked.

- How's the weather outside?

- Wet.

I think I'll take

a light from your fire.

Hey, that'll cost you 25,000.

A little more than I can afford.

Besides, the storm

is clearing up anyway.

What's so funny?

I was just thinking

what a fool I am...

trying to stay awake

to watch you.

You're the one

who has to do the watching, not I.

Good night, Cameron.

Too bad you can't join me

in pleasant dreams.

Ben, I'm cold.

Is that better?

Look.

It's still raining in San Felipe.

How far away is that storm?

About four miles.

San Felipe's 10 miles south

of the border.

Yeah.

That puts me

in Mexico right now.

Since, uh, yesterday.

- Meg, come down here.

- Stay there.

You think I won't?

I think you will.

But she stays there.

Get away from him.

Get away from him.

No, Nardo!

Don't worry. I'm not gonna use

any ammunition I might need later on.

What do you think your chances

are of getting out of here?

About 60-40...

maybe a little less.

A lot less.

You're through, Cameron.

- So are you, if you stay with him.

- Worry about yourself.

I'll be all right.

I don't have an infected arm.

I don't have

my leg covered in rocks.

But I do have a gun, so I'll eat.

I can't miss so long

as I keep headin' south.

- What do you think?

- Yeah, you stand a pretty good chance.

My chances would be a lot better

if you give me some instructions.

I'll do better

than give you instructions.

I'll give you a choice.

Down this canyon,

about two and a half miles...

you come to a road.

It goes to the left.

You follow that road,

you'll come to a little...

Indian village

called Santa Isabel.

You go there,

you give them $ 10...

tell them where we are.

They'll come and help us.

You'd do as much for me,

I suppose?

That's neither here nor there.

The only trouble

with Santa Isabel, it's...

in the opposite direction

to where you want to go.

That's what I figured.

Your other choice is-

when you get to the road,

you look to the right.

You'll see

the Lagos de Zapitan.

They have an airplane

charter service there.

In two hours you could-

you could be

on your way to Mexico City.

I like that better.

Why don't you tell her to come along

with me? She needs a doctor.

No reason for you both

to die here...

unless you want it

that way.

It makes a crazy kind of sense, Meg.

- Better pack your stuff and go with him.

- No.

- We haven't got a 50-to-1 chance.

- I don't care if it's a hundred to nothing.

I'm staying right here.

You'd rather have him dead

than me alive?

That's exactly what I mean.

I should have killed him

while I had the rifle on him.

Meg, get a-

get a stick or something.

Scoop the dirt

from under the rock.

They haven't counted us out yet.

I'm gonna track him down.

I'm gonna track him down

and kill him.

Can't let a guy like that

go on living.

You'll come to a little Indian village...

called Santa Isabel.

You go there, you give them $ 10,

they'll come and get us.

Your other choice is-

you look to the right.

You'll see

the Lagos de Zapitan.

They've got an airplane

charter service there.

In two hours you could be

on your way to Mexico City.

Some mo- more, Meg.

Under my-

- What's the matter, baby?

- Ben, I've got to stop. I can't go any further.

Oh, come on.

Just-Just a little farther, huh, honey?

Come on. Just-Just-

Just a little ways more, huh?

We'll bed down for the night in

that- that canyon ahead, huh?

Come on.

That's a girl.

Stop!

- I see no one.

- Pa, look. The river's full of money!

- What if the police come?

- The police?

Get into the truck. Into the truck.

Hurry up. Hurry up.

Meg.

- Meg. Meg.

- Hmm? Hmm.

- Look up there.

- Where?

- What is it?

- Meg...

it's a hundred dollar bill.

It's wet.

It came from the stream.

Meg- Meg...

the stream is full of money.

Something's happened to Denning.

Ben!

You're not after the man now,

you're after the money.

Meg, stay back!

It's Denning,

He's- He's all torn up.

There's a road up there.

Then he wasn't heading

for Lagos de Zapitan?

He was headed for Santa Isabel.

He was going for help.

How do you like that?

Probably the first decent thing

he's done in years...

and he gets himself

knocked off for it.

- I'm sorry, Ben, but I just-

- It's all right, honey.

Go on. Go on. Cry.

The guy loved you.

Didn't want you to die.

He deserves a few tears.

It's all right, baby.

Come on, Meg.

Let's go.

Come on.

Let's go home, huh, baby?

Let's go home

and face the music, huh?

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