Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The Page #3

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band keep quiet./b

bDo what he says, Lou Ann./b

bPut that uniform on/b

band then them handcuffs./b

bYou tell her what you did?/b

bWhat did he do?/b

bHe killed Melquiades Estrada./b

bYou need to try to relax./b

bMight get cold./b

bThere we go./b

bNow, if you call the police,/b

bI'm gonna have to kill him, darling./b

There's rain coming now

through Cincinnati.

We could be looking at heavy rain

through the day on Friday...

... so flash flooding will be a huge

concern in the trib- /bstate area.

bGet out./b

bYou gonna kill me?/b

bGet out./b

bDig him up./b

b- Who?/b

b- Melquiades Estrada.../b

b... you stupid, gringo, son of a b*tch./b

bYou killed him, now dig him up./b

Today's storm that swept Ohio...

... sent dozens of vehicles

sliding on the roadways...

... forced hundreds of stores

and businesses to close.

Good news here is no one

was seriously injured.

bGet him out./b

bGet out./b

bGet around here./b

bTake him in the house./b

bSit him on that bed./b

bTurn that light on./b

bSit down at this table./b

bIn that chair./b

bMelquiades lived here./b

bThat was his bed./b

bKept his clothes right over there./b

bThat was his plate./b

bAnd that was his cup./b

bDrink it./b

bNo./b

bDrink from that cup./b

bThese was his work clothes./b

bPut them work clothes on./b

bThen put them dress clothes/b

bon Melquiades./b

bThe oldest is Elizabeth./b

bShe must be fourteen./b

bAnd Yesenia is probably twelve./b

bAnd this little guy is Aaron./b

bHe's going to be a damn good cowboy./b

bAnd this is Evelia./b

bEvelia Camargo, my wife./b

bHow long since you've seen them?/b

bAbout five years./b

bPromise me one thing, Pete./b

bIf I die over here.../b

b... carry me back to my family.../b

b... and bury me in my hometown./b

bI don't want to be buried on this side/b

bamong all the f***ing billboards./b

bI'll die before you will, I'm older./b

bPromise me./b

bWe're here, right?/b

bGo down to Ojinaga/b

band head south./b

bThen turn east and follow the sierra/b

buntil you come to Coahuila./b

bThen you'll come to a town/b

bcalled El Toston./b

bBetween El Toston/b

band El Nacimiento.../b

b... there's a little place/b

bnamed Jimenez./b

bIt's my home./b

bAsk for Evelia, my wife,/b

band explain things to her./b

bI'll just throw you in the trash./b

bYou take me back to Jimenez, Pete./b

bYou promised./b

bCome here./b

bSit down in that chair./b

bI'll take them boots./b

bOh, sh*t!/b

bAll right./b

bLet's go./b

bOh, f***./b

bYou f***er./b

bWhat did he leave/b

bthat uniform there for?/b

bTell us he's crazy./b

bWhat time did we find/b

bthis guy's wife?/b

bAbout 9:
00 this morning./b

bGoddamn crazy son of a b*tch,/b

bPete Perkins./b

bWhat do you think?/b

bI think the son of a b*tch is crazy./b

bRight now they should be/b

bsomewhere here headed for Mexico./b

bWhat about that/b

bheat-seeking radar y'all got?/b

b- It don't work./b

b- They found four steers.../b

b... in a canyon on the Cross Bar/b

bdiamond this morning at about 3:00./b

b- What about rangers?/b

b- Told them we had it covered./b

bBe over by today./b

bKnow what I mean?/b

bThere's 1000 ways he can go./b

bThat son of a b*tch.../b

b... is so f***ing nuts/b

bhe might head to Canada./b

bWe'll start with the Llano Largo.../b

b... the Sierra Diablo/b

band the Arroyo Negro./b

bWhere y'all going?/b

bThe rest of the/b

bUnited States, I reckon./b

bDue what?/b

bWe'll head southeast/b

bover to Alarid Canyon./b

bWhere are we going?/b

bThere's nowhere to go, man!/b

bWe're not going up there, are we?/b

bShit./b

bWell, hell./b

bThis is Frank Belmont./b

What are you doing?

bI'm at work./b

Am I gonna see you today?

bYeah, all right./b

Same time, same place?

b- Yeah, I guess./b

b- /bGood.

Stop at the store

and pick up a pack of Kotex.

bShit!/b

bGet out./b

bGet out./b

bShit, sh*t, sh*t!/b

bWhat am I doing here?/b

bWell, it's our duty, sir./b

bShut up./b

bWhere are you going?/b

bHe stinks, man. I can't sleep./b

bGet back over there/b

bwhere you was at./b

bHey./b

bHey, you./b

bMy name's Pete./b

bWell, Pete.../b

b... the ants are eating your friend./b

bFucker./b

bGoddamn!/b

bAll right./b

bGet down and don't try nothing./b

bWho's there?/b

bI don't speak Spanish./b

bWhat do you want?/b

bWe're friends. Wanted some/b

bwater for our horses./b

bWell, help yourself, then./b

bI like listening to this/b

bMexican radio station./b

bI can't understand anything.../b

b... but I like the way/b

bSpanish sounds, don't you?/b

bYes, sir./b

bSounds all right./b

bSmells like something/b

bdead around here./b

bI killed a deer a couple days ago./b

bIt's starting to turn./b

bYeah? Well, you better/b

bthrow it away. It's rotten./b

bI wanna keep the hide. You got/b

bany salt I could use to cure it?/b

bNo, son. I barely got enough salt/b

bto put on the dinner table./b

bYou got any alcohol/b

bor anything like that?/b

bI got a jug of antifreeze./b

bWould that work?/b

bSuck on this hose./b

bThem ants won't eat/b

bhim anymore after this./b

bYou're crazy./b

bYou're totally f***ing crazy, man./b

bY'all come and eat!/b

bLet us pray./b

bDear Lord.../b

b... we thank you for this meal.../b

b... and for bringing me these friends/b

band our daily bread.../b

b... and all the animals/b

band all the beast in the field./b

bAmen./b

bYou live alone?/b

bI've got a son that comes and sees me/b

bevery month and brings me food./b

bBut it's been six months/b

bsince he was here./b

bWhat do you live on?/b

bI got some things stored away./b

bThank you./b

b- I'd like to ask you a favor./b

b- Anything you want./b

bI wanted to ask you.../b

b... if you can shoot me./b

bMy son ain't coming back./b

bOh, he'll come back./b

bNo, he told me he had cancer./b

bAnd he told me to/b

bgo back to town with him./b

bBut I don't wanna go,/b

bbecause I've always lived here./b

bWell, we can't do it./b

bI don't wanna offend God/b

bby killing myself./b

bIt's a problem./b

bWe don't wanna offend God either./b

bIt would be the best thing to do./b

bYou're good people./b

bYou need to go ahead/b

band shoot me./b

bYou know, I'm innocent actually./b

bI didn't mean/b

bto kill your friend, man./b

bHe shot at me, all right?/b

bAnd I swear to God,/b

breally, if I could.../b

bYou let me go and I promise.../b

bI swear./b

bI promise I will not press charges./b

bWhere's that son of a b*tch at?/b

bI don't know./b

bYou ought to,/b

byou've been f***ing him./b

bWe don't talk a lot./b

bGod almighty./b

bGet this horse off of me./b

bGet up, Bill, get up./b

bCome on./b

bCome on, come on, come on. Up./b

bGoddamn, Bill, get up./b

bWhoa, Bill./b

bFucking motherfuck!/b

bShit!/b

bHelp!/b

bHelp!/b

bHelp!/b

b- Good afternoon, sir./b

b- How do you do?/b

bSir, have you seen anyone/b

bcoming through this area.../b

b... or in this general area/b

bon horseback?/b

bLike, maybe two men? Horseback?/b

bMaybe with a couple/b

bpack horses or mules?/b

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