They Live by Night Page #6

Chickamaw was always talking

about them cities.

He said people don't big-eye you so much.

I guess Alvin won't get his sweater

for Christmas.

I left it on the radio.

He'll find it.

Bowie...

I'm gonna have our baby.

No matter what, I'm gonna have it.

That's right.

He'll just have to take his chances,

same as us:

Bowie.

- What, honey?

- Try and sleep.

Sure. Sure.

- Honey.

- What's happening?

- What's wrong?

- Look.

- What is it?

- It's the Mississippi.

We're almost there.

It's a big river, isn't it?

It's the biggest.

Someday, I'd like to see some of this

country we've been traveling through.

By daylight, you mean? That'd be nice.

Won't be long now.

You want me to drive?

No, you go back to sleep.

It's good to wake up

and see the sun for a change.

Good morning, darling.

Mm.

I like opening my eyes and seeing you.

How do you feel?

Every time I wake up,

I feel just like a cat.

You're like a little kitten.

Soft and warm.

- And you purr too.

- Do I?

You don't mean snore, do you?

Yes?

It's me, Mrs. Havilland.

Just a second.

I thought you might like some breakfast.

I made some sweet potato pie.

I know you'd mostly rather sleep

than breakfast.

- I'm glad you thought of us.

- Then I'm glad too.

Thank you.

Say, honey, you're sure getting chubby.

Don't you like it?

You could get as big as the side of a barn,

and I'd like it.

- Sweet potato pie.

- Yeah.

Mm.

How'd you like to really make a day of it,

eat someplace fine?

With music and all that,

just like other people?

Oh, Bowie, that's just what I would like.

I'll wear my gray flannel suit.

I'll strut out my double-breasted.

Well, start strutting.

Ain't that some way to ride?

Bobbing your bottom up and down

like that?

Uh-huh.

Why do they do it?

They're not going anyplace.

- I guess they got nothing else to do.

- Far as I'm concerned, it's a waste of time.

Trees are so old,

they're growing whiskers.

That's something else

I never could figure.

How anybody could get interested

in patting a little ball around.

If they stood on their heads,

it wouldn't bother me

if they were having a good time.

People sure do act funny, though.

- You having a good time?

- Such a good time, Bowie.

I don't see anything

to that dancing out there, do you?

I never did care much for dancing.

Look at them.

I think it's silly switching around like that,

getting all het up.

You didn't think it so silly

when that Mexican girl was.

Me? What did I do?

You didn't even find time

to light my cigarette.

Ohhh. I don't remember that.

- Want to try something a little stronger?

- No.

- Are you having a good time?

- Wonderful.

You?

- The more I think of that Mexico--

- And those Mexican girls?

The more I think of Mexico,

the more I like it.

- Remember the gent who married us?

- I remember. It wasn't that long ago.

They was another one

who was that way about Mexico.

You and me, honey,

with what we got salted away,

we could live down there

like real people.

Maybe in a little while,

I could get lined up with one of them

big mining companies, and maybe we--

No trouble, Bowie, come on. Come on.

Are you all right? Are you hurt?

- Oh, we shouldn't have come out.

- I'm all right. Cigarette?

- I'll get some.

- I'll be in the car, out in the air.

- Any cigarettes? - You get them

from the porter in there, sir.

- Just cigarettes.

- Yes, sir.

Bowie the Kid?

Don't be corny, Bowers.

Papers say you carry a .45.

- They say a lot of things.

- Yeah, I know.

Using this would be a bad idea.

These things make a lot of noise.

What are your plans, Bowers?

I'll tell you what your plans are.

You're leaving town tonight.

Nothing against you, you understand?

We don't want a lot of

trigger-happy hillbillies around here.

This is a nice cool town.

Business is good.

We don't want it heated up. You're hot.

I'd say you got about an hour,

maybe less, to get out of town.

Here.

- Keechie.

- What is it?

A detour.

I don't know. Might be a road block.

- Better not take a chance.

- All right.

- You all right?

- I'll be all right in a minute.

Hello, Mattie.

How'd you get here?

T-Dub told me

about you having this place.

Keechie's sick.

I'm sorry about your man not getting out.

If you're looking to stay here,

I got no room.

Your sign says vacancy. We gotta stay.

I got no room.

- She's sick bad. If it's money you want--

- I don't want your money.

I want you to get off this place

and leave me alone.

I don't like you, I don't like her,

and I don't like the both of you together.

You listen to me.

You're a thief just like me.

And you ain't gonna go yellow on us.

Keechie's gonna stay here.

And if you or anybody else don't like it,

it's just too bad.

All right.

The one at the end on the left.

- Is it open?

- Yeah.

Honey.

- Where's there a doctor?

- Back down the road, about half a mile.

- Will you get him for us?

- Go get him yourself.

In the best interests

of the people of this state,

it is hereby agreed

that Robert Mansfield,

husband of the informant,

shall be released

at the earliest possible opportunity.

- It is further--

- Wait a minute.

That could mean next to never.

I wrote it just how we said it.

"The order for Robert Mansfield parole

will be given

as soon as information required

for the apprehension of Bowie Bowers

is proven true

and results in his capture or death."

- You've got that, Floyd?

- Yes, sir.

They're in Cabin 8.

- I'll show you when you get there.

- Warden.

- Yes, sir?

- You'll release Mansfield

- upon receipt of word from me.

- Yes, sir. Let's go.

Other people have done

what you're doing,

and then they're sorry afterwards.

You needn't be.

Sooner or later, Bowers'll be committing

other robberies, killing maybe.

He'd have to.

It's the only way he can live.

Perhaps that's our fault.

Probably is.

But it's too late. He hasn't got a chance.

You've saved a lot of people

a lot of grief.

I don't think

that's gonna help me sleep nights.

Here, wet your lips with this.

I want you to remember one thing.

Don't talk like that, honey.

Doctor said you'd be okay.

Doctor's afraid for me, I can tell.

Let that medicine put you to sleep

and ride with it, don't fight it.

Do you know some people

don't have anybody...

of their own?

We're lucky.

Honey, try and get some sleep.

And I'll always be around,

no matter what happens.

I'll always be your little old girl.

Bowie, what would you like our baby to be

when he grows up?

Just your son, that's all.

Just want him to be your son.

Don't go.

What made you think I was going?

I like us together.

I like us so much.

I'm gonna get us out of here, honey.

It's gotta be Mexico.

There ain't but one person in this world

that can get us down there, just one.

Fellow who married us.

He can fix anything

if there's money in it for him.

Oh, but say it worked, honey.

Say I went over there to that man now.

I'd be back before you woke up.

And then I'd like to see anybody

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