The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada Page #4

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F*** you!

F*** you!

F***!

-Dona Adriana, is Mariana at home?

-Yes, she is.

What's going on?

ls this the one that got snakebit?

Get this gringo out of here.

He's the one that broke my nose.

You sure?

Hell yes,

he's got a face like a white rat.

-He'll probably die.

-Let him die.

Please...

...heal him.

Why?

Because...

...l need him alive.

Will he get well?

From the poison, yes.

But if he gets gangrene,

we'll have to cut his foot off.

Your call is ready.

Sands Restaurant, how may

l help you? This is Rachel.

Rachel.

Pete?

Where are you?

I'm in Mexico.

You know the Border Patrol

is on your ass?

What's Belmont doing?

He went on vacation. He said he

had nothing to do with this.

Said it's between you and the Border

Patrol, and he wanna go to SeaWorld.

Rachel...

...l want you to come to Mexico.

What for?

Marry me.

Be my wife.

Are you crazy? l can't do that.

Why not?

Because l love Bob, Pete.

You said l was the only you loved.

Pete, you don't understand.

l have to go. Take care.

We'll get you home pretty soon,

Melquiades.

Any day now.

You look like hell, son.

Good morning.

Where am l?

Mexico. Sh*t.

-Who are you, man?

-Your private 91 1 , dude.

The gringo a**hole woke up.

She's gonna check you up.

Easy. Easy.

Drink.

-ls there hot coffee?

-Fresh made.

Bring me the pot.

Now we're even, a**hole.

You want to help us?

We'll have to walk it from here.

Sh*t.

Come here.

You try to run away again, l'll kill you.

l guess you know that by now.

Yes, sir.

Do you even know how much

new tires cost?

Do you even know what the mileage

on your little foreign car is?

Do you know when the oil change

is due? Tell me. I want you to tell me.

Johnny, is there someone else?

What do you mean?

Someone else what?

Someone else putting

a roof over your head?

-Someone paying the bills--?

-Johnny.

You've been so distant,

so far away. I cook. I clean house.

I wonder what your mother

would say. I do.

My mother has no say.

Do you think she cares about me?

You think she cares about you?

No, it's not.

She is addicted to vodka

and Valium, and she is....

-You want some coffee?

-Yes, sir. Please.

No, she is not. She is not.

Oh, yes, I do care.

Sit down.

I gave up a scholarship

to State University to take this job--

Can you sell us some food?

l'll give it to you.

We have fresh meat.

Take what you want.

We had to kill him.

This f***ing bear was killing

too many goats.

No, it's not.

It's that girl from the....

-ls this Coahuila?

-Yes, you're right here in Coahuila.

Do you know how to get to El Toston?

Twenty kilometers that way.

I'm not stupid, Johnny.

I've got eyes in my head.

When you hit the sierra,

head south and you'll get there.

You're throwing your life away,

Johnny.

Don't do it. Please don't do it.

l've seen that. l know this one.

Please. Please. Please.

You see, that's it.

That's exactly it, right there.

That's what I'm talking about. It's

always the same, always the same.

Johnny.

What'd the guy on TV say?

We used to be so happy.

Let's go.

Take it...

...for your troubles.

We were happy then.

And we'll be happy again.

I know it.

Please, don't cry.

There will always be

a River Valley for us.

I hope so, Johnny.

I hope so.

-Yes, it's $2.

-You speak English.

Yeah, everyone here speak English.

We were worked on the other side.

-What are you doing here?

-Looking for a town called Jimnez.

Jimnez?

No, there's no place like that here.

Do you know of a place

called Jimenez?

Manuel...

...you ever hear of Jimenez?

Jimnez?

No, not around here.

They said it was a little village

about 1 0 kilometers away.

No, the only village around

here is called Los Chilicotes.

Do you know this woman?

Her name is Evelia Camargo.

Yeah, l know her.

But her name's not Evelia.

lt's Rosa.

Do you know that man?

He's the one lived in Jimnez.

His name is Melquiades Estrada.

No, we don't him.

What's he doing with that woman?

l don't know.

Why you don't ask her?

She lives around the corner.

You speak English?

Well, seora...

...Melquiades was a good friend.

l'm sorry to tell you he's passed away.

Who is Melquiades?

Melquiades, your husband.

He's passed away and l've brought

his body back from Texas.

l don't know anyone

named Melquiades.

Well, this is you and that's him.

What are you doing

with a photo of me and my kids?

Melquiades gave it to me.

Please, seora,

you can tell me the truth.

He was a good friend of mine.

You were married to him,

weren't you?

Don't talk foolishness.

Because you'll get me in trouble

with my husband, Javier Martinez...

...and we don't know any Melquiades.

Excuse me, ma'am.

l didn't want to offend you.

But Melquiades was my friend.

Go see Don Casimiro.

He knows everybody

that comes through town.

Maybe he can help you.

No.

l don't know him.

You know anything about

a little town called Jimnez?

No.

lt doesn't exist around here.

l know for sure.

lt doesn't exist.

Why?

Your friend lied to you.

-No, he didn't.

-Sure he did.

There's no Jimnez, man.

Wake up.

-That place doesn't exist.

-Yes, it does.

There is no f***ing Jimnez, man!

Don't you see? There's no Jimnez!

lt exists.

Jimenez is a beautiful f***ing place.

lt sits between two hills.

The air is so clear there...

...you feel like you can hug

the mountains with your arms.

A stream of clear clean fresh water

bubbles up right out of the rocks there.

lf you go to Jimenez...

...l swear to you your heart will break

with so much beauty.

This is Jimenez.

lt's just like Mel said it was.

Got good water.

And...

...that's the house.

Store's right over yonder.

Graveyard.

Garden.

Right there.

See?

Just like that right there.

See?

Yeah.

This is it.

You found it, Pete.

Well...

...get down.

You got a grave to dig.

Ask Melquiades for forgiveness.

-What?

-Ask for forgiveness.

Ask for forgiveness right now

or go to hell right now.

l don't believe in hell.

l'm sorry!

l swear to God, l'm sorry.

l swear to God. l swear to God.

l did not mean to kill him.

lt was a mistake.

l didn't want it to happen.

lt hurts me, and l regret it...

...every single day.

Forgive me.

Forgive me...

...Melquiades...

...for taking your life. Forgive me.

Forgive me.

Forgive me.

You can go now.

Where?

To your wife.

Wherever.

l always. . . .

l always thought that

you'd end up killing me.

You can keep the horse...

...son.

You gonna be all right?

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