The Scent of Rain & Lightning Page #5

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come here.

I'm feeling very cuddly.

I know the evidence,

and I know the holes:

the guys at the gas station...

money missing at Flat Rock.

I know my mom

was sleeping around.

People thought

it was Chase too.

I'm not saying he did it.

Anyone could have.

But you, with your...

infinite wisdom...

had to sweep

it all away, didn't you?

That's what you discovered

in your detective work?

You got to be careful, Jody.

Chase didn't kill his brother.

He couldn't do it.

He didn't do it.

[ominous string music]

Oh, I run a blue streak

when I'm cold.

- [door slams shut]

- Whew!

- Oh.

- [laughs]

[both laughing]

Oh. [laughs]

The sky is falling.

- [laughs]

- We made it.

We made it.

Hey.

Hey, uh, are you sure

you're gonna be all right

tonight on your own?

Mm-mm.

No.

Afraid of thunderstorms.

Oh.

I don't know what

I'm gonna do on my own.

Is Laurie drunk?

I think Laurie's

a little bit drunk.

[laughs]

[whispering] I might be drunk.

Yeah.

[whispering] Oh, that-that...

that ain't...

- that ain't a good idea.

- What's not a good idea?

- That is not a good idea.

- [whispers inaudibly]

Well, you know

it's not fair to...

[stammers]

I should get going.

- I should get going.

- Yeah, you should go.

How about a kiss?

Think I could get one of those

without anyone seeing?

Hate for anyone to think

we're a thing or nothing...

or something.

I have a question for you.

Shoot.

You were with Billy

that night.

Was he too drunk

to leave the house?

[quickening music]

Sh*t, I don't know.

All I remember

is being so tired,

I fell on that couch,

and I was out cold.

Is that it?

That's it.

I mean...

I remember Val

telling me

I couldn't drive home,

and that boy of theirs

was sitting on the floor

and... just watching me

like a hawk.

Police!

Everyone on the ground!

- On the ground!

- Other than that, I was out.

[all shouting at once]

- Collin... where's my boy?

- We're bringing him to you.

- Keep your hands up.

- [shouts indistinctly]

I didn't kill no cow!

It ain't about

no f***ing cows.

Get him out of here.

What the hell?

Hey!

- Hands behind your back.

- What the hell?

[inhales deeply, whimpers]

[sobbing]

Huh.

[chuckling]

Huh.

Chase Linder... drinking

in the middle of the day.

What would your dear

brother say?

[laughing]

[bellowing]

What would he say?

[chair squeaking]

[laughing]

Ooh, ooh.

Can't nobody take a joke

in this bar.

Take my business elsewhere.

[fists slam table]

Hey, hand it over.

But I was just checking...

I'll check it.

Okay?

Little lady.

Oh, she gets to decide when

she doesn't need it anymore.

- Give me a kiss.

- Bye.

Laurie? Laurie.

[thunder rumbling]

Think we'll have to go

to the storm cellar?

I hope not.

[banjo and string music]

That's Chase's room.

I want you to go down there

and wake him up.

[pounding on door]

Wake up.

- [bell jingling]

- Hey.

- [all chatting indistinctly]

- How you doing?

We're going to breakfast.

What, are you crazy?

- Where's Belle?

- All right, she's down there.

[speaking indistinctly]

[door clicks open]

Well, there's the best

little alarm clock

I ever seen.

You think your mama's

still sleeping?

[laughs] Yeah.

You know your mama.

- Dad?

- Oh, my God.

Oh, my God!

[thunder claps]

[low, suspenseful music]

[gunshot]

[dogs barking]

What happened?

Val?

[shouting, grunting]

Son of a b*tch!

[panting]

What happened? [panting]

Baby? Baby?

Oh, Jesus Christ!

Oh, sh*t!

Oh, sh*t!

[sirens wailing]

[grunting]

[siren blaring]

[indistinct shouting]

I got it.

Officer, I got it.

I got it.

I got it.

Collin, I need you stand back.

- Collin, stand back.

- What... what did he do?

What did he do?

What the...

- What the hell's going on?

- Collin, Where's your dad?

What did he do?

What did he do?

- Tell me.

- Where's he going?

What did he do?

Red?

Red?

Oh, my God.

Red?

Red, no.

No, come on.

Wake up.

No, come on.

You're gonna be fine.

Come on.

Come on.

Red, come on.

Yoo-hoo.

Peek-a-boo.

- [grunts]

- [screams, gasps]

You f***ing killed him!

You f***ing killed him!

What?

What the f*** you saying, huh?

Red is not dead.

Red is sleeping

'cause I needed Red's gun.

- [growling]

- [panting, shouting]

- Get the f*** off me.

- What?

Get the f*** off me!

You got

a smart f***ing mouth.

You know, I'm getting tired

of your goddamn...

If you're gonna f***ing

kill me, do it.

F***ing kill me.

Do it!

Oh, not yet, huh?

Huh?

And I ain't going back

to Leavenworth

without a little payback.

Oh, no, granddaddy.

- [grunting]

- All right, stand.

Stand.

All right.

Ow! Walk.

Goddamn it.

- [muffled] F*** you.

- Come on, b*tch.

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.

Don't you f***ing

look at me like that.

Put this in your...

Come here, huh?

Put it in your goddamn mouth.

Huh, huh, huh?

That's what you get

if you don't play nice.

[muffled shouting]

[straining]

I'll picture you

when I burn this house.

[building string music]

[muffled shouting]

It's Billy!

It's Billy!

[grunts]

- [door squeaks open]

- Jody?

Jody?

Jody?

Hey, old man.

[gunshots]

[grunts, groans]

[groaning]

- Get off him, you little c*nt.

- Leave her alone!

- It's between you and me!

- Look at me!

You did this to me,

you piece of sh*t!

[both coughing]

Billy!

Watch your head explode

right before your very eyes

like a goddamn magic trick,

like putting somebody away

for 12 years for something

they didn't f***ing do!

Get out of here, Jody!

[groaning]

[gunshot]

You okay?

Shh.

Hey, hey, shh.

[sirens wailing]

[labored breathing]

It's gonna be okay,

all right?

It's fine.

Just keep breathing.

Don't you leave me!

Don't you dare leave me!

- Don't you dare!

- Ma'am...

[eerie resonant music]

Hey.

I'm staying.

[talking indistinctly]

Okay... okay.

All right.

Let's get you looked at

too, all right?

[labored breathing]

[phone vibrating]

[thunder rumbling]

- I'm gonna go.

- Okay.

Yeah.

I'm gonna get going.

Oh...

I'm s... I'm sorry.

I don't want to get...

You should go.

Yeah, I'm...

I'm gonna get going.

[footsteps receding]

[door squeaks open]

[softly] Hey.

Hey.

- I'm so sorry.

- Hey.

- I'm sorry.

- You don't need to apologize

for nothing.

Don't do that, okay?

You're family.

Hey, Mom.

How you holding up?

Huh?

When was the last time

someone was out here?

I don't know.

- What time is it?

- It's been a while.

All right, I'm gonna go

find somebody, okay?

Yeah.

[ominous music]

[thunder claps]

[glass shatters]

[machines beeping rapidly]

- I drank too much gin.

- Mm-hmm.

- That'll pass too.

- All right.

- You're gonna sleep right here?

- Mm-hmm.

You promise?

Promise me, right?

Okay.

[both panting]

[panting]

[bedsprings squeaking]

[both panting]

[faint moaning]

[murmurs]

We have... we have to go.

[talking indistinctly]

[sobbing]

What are you do...

- It's all right.

- [whimpers]

It's all right.

Just get dressed.

[retching, coughing]

- [pants]

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