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but they look good to me.

Yeah, yeah, looking pretty good.

What've you got?

Certified mail.

Is Sasha around?

She took the girls

to the park.

Just put her stuff

on the porch.

Oh, wait.

One more thing.

My mom said that Macy told

Joanne Bragden

to tell her to tell me

to tell you to get a move on...

something about

"Frank and a tie"?

Oh.

Man:
Mr. Murphy, it's been 120 days

since your last payment.

Murphy:
Frank said we could

work something out...

something about a "forbearance"

till harvest.

I filled out

all this paperwork.

The crop's about 80%

right now.

It's gonna be ready to harvest

real soon.

Were you friends with Frank?

Yeah, kinda.

I played ball with Chris Hall.

- Chris who?

- The football player

who does your ads.

Uh-huh.

Um, Mr. Murphy, I am...

I'm sure that... ahem...

Frank thought he was helping you out,

but he's actually

put you in a pretty bad

situation.

It's not that bad, is it?

To be honest, Mr. Murphy,

based on your equity

and your

employment history, this...

this loan should have never been

approved.

Well, I already got the loan.

I just need the extension.

It's too late for an extension.

The bank's already

called in your loan.

What do you mean?

What do you mean, called in my loan?

The power of sale foreclosure

proceedings have already begun.

Your property will be on the market

in the next several days

unless... unless you can pay

a significant sum here today.

I'm a farmer.

I can't pay you

until my crops are ready.

If you can raise something

before we get any offers,

I'm sure we might be able

to take another look.

Otherwise I'm sorry,

Mr. Murphy.

Well, I'm not asking you

for a bailout.

I can pay you in two weeks,

in less than a month.

Man:
There's nothing I can do.

I'm sorry.

Okay, ladies,

pick your poison.

Girls:

Operation. Operation.

Play this one.

(girls whine)

Nah...

Girl:

Look at this thing.

(girls chattering)

(crowd cheering)

Two guys wide open...

and you run it, like an idiot.

(static buzzes)

(groans)

(knocking on door)

Girl:

Daddy? Daddy?

Sorry, I fell asleep

with the girls.

No, that's okay.

How did it go at the bank?

It went great.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

What did I tell you?

I knew it would work out.

Guess who I ran into.

Who's that?

They wanted to stick around

and say hi.

(loud music playing)

- Oh, there he is.

- (music stops)

"Mr. Football."

Hey, Hall.

Hey, Hall?

What the hell is that?

Hey, Scotty.

Nice to see you.

- How have you been, buddy?

- Good.

I send you tickets.

I don't see you.

I ain't got many years

left in me, you know?

Oh, hey, we got the Steelers

on Monday,

but I wanted to get back

for the ceremony and see the guys.

Check it.

(laughing)

Oh, yeah.

- I don't think mine would fit anymore.

- Like a glove.

Murphy:
Come on, Mace,

the girls are next door.

We really should get going.

Oh, that's right.

You have kids.

Two.

Hey, why don't you guys

come for dinner?

- I can cook and...

- Mace, I'm sure they got plenty of...

- No, you could just catch up.

...people they have to see besides us.

Come on, we really should

get going... the girls.

- Okay.

- It's good seeing you guys.

Yeah.

(engine starts)

- Hall:
Thank you.

- No, it's so good to see you guys.

- I got it.

- Oh, thank you.

Hey, we're doing something

at Pal's after the game.

You'd better be there.

See you guys.

Great.

Yeah.

(country music playing

on radio)

I thought you'd be excited.

You were so close

in high school.

Yeah, well, high school

was a long time ago.

Are you mad

they're together?

No. What kind of question

is that?

You know, if I...

if I saw my high school flame

with my best friend,

I might wonder.

Yeah, well,

I really could care less.

Since when did you have

a high school flame?

Well, we weren't "class couple"

like you two or anything,

but if I hadn't fallen for you

when you were laid up in the hospital,

who knows?

Whatever.

I'm just saying

I wouldn't mind having them over.

I think it'd be good.

Good for what?

So we can talk about how I got laid off

when the plant closed down?

Or good so they can walk in the den

and see the holes in the walls

and the plastic

covering the windows?

If they're so interested

in seeing holes in walls

and plastic covering windows,

they don't have to

walk into the den.

We've got that

right out on the porch.

(chuckles)

You're crazy,

you know that?

Now who the hell

was your high school flame?

Wouldn't you like to know?

Murphy:
So what,

now you aren't gonna tell me?

(knocks on door)

(door opens)

Daddy, can we sleep with you?

- (Macy chuckles)

- We're cold.

Macy:

Okay, come on.

Girl:
Yay.

- Girl:
Are we going under the covers?

- Macy:
Come here, sweetie.

- Macy:
Oh.

- Girl:
Daddy.

Where are you going?

- Macy:
Honey.

- Daddy?

Older daughter:

Dad?

Murphy:
They're frozen.

The damn beans are frozen.

Macy:
It's okay.

It's gonna warm up, right?

No, it's not okay.

If we don't harvest today,

they're gonna rot

off the bush.

What are you looking for?

The phone book. Where's the phone book?

I gotta call Red.

- Wait, wait, it's here. It's okay.

- We're gonna lose our...

we're gonna lose everything.

- No, honey, no. We're not gonna...

- I can't believe the frost. Damn it.

No. Listen to me.

We're not gonna lose everything, okay?

- You said it was 80%, right?

- Yeah.

Okay, so we make 80%.

We harvest sooner

and we get the money

to the bank sooner.

Yeah. Yeah.

- Okay.

- It's okay.

Okay, I gotta call Red.

Okay.

The freeze hit hard all over.

They've been calling from Illinois

to Michigan for one of these...

probably the last soy header

in the area.

Thanks for bringing it

so quickly, Red.

Hey, no problem.

Macy:
Thanks, Red.

You're a lifesaver.

Red:
Better get those beans in

before the rain gets here

or you won't be running that thing

through that field.

I know, Red.

Thanks.

Red:
Hustle up... you can make

the halftime ceremony.

(metal groaning)

Girl:

What was that?

(screeching)

(engine stops)

(mutters)

Damn.

(bangs)

(thunder rumbling)

Honey, I heard the noise

from the house.

Thank God you're okay.

I'm not okay.

Every cent we had,

every penny my mom left us is gone.

It's all wasted.

Oh, honey, calm down.

Calm down? I just broke

the last soy header in the state.

Well, Red can fix it, I'm sure.

Yeah, in two or three days.

The beans will be rotten by then.

- So we pick them.

- Pick them? It's 200 acres, Macy.

Don't be so stupid.

(softly)

Scott...

I'm sorry.

Just go back inside.

I'm gonna go down and see

if Red can find me another header, okay?

- Mm-hmm.

- Okay.

(engine starts)

(thunder crashing)

(rain pattering)

Macy:

Okay, are we ready?

- Girl:
Daddy.

- Macy:
There you are.

Hey. Hey.

Are you guys ready

for the game?

Yeah.

I tried to call the shop,

but I didn't get an answer.

They had an extra one

at Hoover Heights.

Yeah? The rain's not gonna be

a problem?

No, Red said it's gonna

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