Two Men in Town Page #3

Stay there.

Don't move.

Buy you another TV.

Yeah, but the game

starts in an hour.

He's still an a**hole.

Well, Allah says that

it's your lucky day.

He's not pressing charges.

Thanks to Allah.

So here's the deal.

You can either go back to jail,

or you buy him a new TV.

- $140?

- Yep.

Ha. Let that be a lesson.

Garnett, go back to your girl

and talk to her.

Been 18 years since I really

talked to a woman.

Tell her that, too.

Tell her everything.

Thanks for coming.

I spent 18 years in prison.

I killed a sheriff's deputy.

I've been away for half my life.

'An.

I didn't know how to talk

that well before I went in,

and I don't know how

to talk that well...

Now that I'm out.

I make these mistakes, you know,

just a stupid mistake.

Why am I here?

I have a simple life.

And I am fine with this.

I like to stay in this way.

I live 10 years in this country.

I got myself a good job.

I took out a loan and bought

a small house.

Maybe nothing

is so unique about this.

But I am happy-

And I intend

to keep it this way.

Excuse me.

Could you bring us

two cups of water, please?

- Yes.

- Thank you.

I pledge allegiance to the flag

of the United States of America.

And to the republic

for which it stands,

one nation, under God,

indivisible, with liberty

and justice for all.

My friends, we are

here today to celebrate

the return of a local hero.

- All right.

- Yeah.

Lieutenant Joe Corrales,

United States Army,

was awarded

the Bronze Star for valor

for actions taken

while under enemy fire

in Afghanistan.

Joe, your community,

and your country

are proud of you.

You epitomize

the American spirit.

And its willingness

to defend and sacrifice

to safeguard those principles

upon which she was founded,

life, liberty,

and the pursuit of happiness.

I am proud to stand here

with you today,

and your family and friends,

and the citizens of Luna County,

to say, "Welcome home."

Thank you for your service.

Okay, it's celebration time.

Enjoy. Everyone.

Now to get everybody plenty

of food, plenty of drink.

Nice to meet you.

- Hello.

- Oh, hey, Sheriff.

Glad you made it.

Emily Smith, my wife, Sheryl.

- Oh, very pleased to meet you.

- You too. Welcome.

- Beautiful party.

- Nice to see you here.

Thank you.

Could I have a word, Sheriff?

- Please?

- Sure.

It's about William Garnett.

I'd like to be notified

the next time the sheriff's office

is going to intervene.

Intervene?

Poor choice of words.

We can do our jobs, Sheriff,

without resorting

to harassment and humiliation.

None of that has happened.

Garnett is trying really hard,

but if he feels cornered,

he's going to get in trouble again.

And surely, that's not what we want,

do we, Sheriff Agati?

It's a party. Have fun.

You went on a field trip?

Where to?

Sears Tower?

You go to the top?

Some trip.

No, I'm just

sitting on the porch

having a beer,

looking at the stars.

It's so beautiful, Dad.

Really beautiful.

Little late for you to be calling.

Okay.

All right, Dad. Night.

Mr. Garnett, congratulations,

you passed the whiz quiz.

You're free to go.

Oh, Ms. Smith?

Can I...

You got a problem?

No.

Can I talk to you for a minute?

Yeah. Want to step outside?

Thank you.

So, what's on your mind?

Teresa wants me to move in

with her, and I do.

Is that okay with you?

Don't you think

that's a little hasty?

No, I don't.

That's a great machine.

Oh, you ride?

Well, maybe I do.

Yeah, you do.

Here. Write down her address.

I need to inspect her house.

No problem.

No problem at all.

Oh, and you're kicking that.

You know what you're doing, huh?

You ride a bike, huh?

Yeah.

Mind how you go on that thing.

You have a nice day.

Hey, Mr. Wayne.

I've spoken to my supervisor.

It's not good news, I'm afraid.

You're going to have to spend

your last year of probation

here in New Mexico.

I'm sorry.

What?

After that, you can

go anywhere you want to.

But you promised me.

No. No, I said I'd look into it

and I did.

I only asked to die

next to my family.

Mr. Wayne, it is not my call.

I'm sorry.

Then you did nothing.

I really tried.

F***ing nothing.

Hey.

You know them?

No.

Ditch her.

We can hang it...

there?

Si.

Mr. Garnett!

Hey!

How's it going?

I guess it's time

for the job report.

I didn't get the message.

But there's about 1,700 cows here.

I work with about 200 of them.

I don't know all their names yet,

but I feed them,

water them,

clean up their crap.

Not a lot of money.

- Well, it's a job, right?

- Yeah, it's a job.

And I'm out in the open air.

How's your family?

I've told you before, Garnett,

no personal questions.

Off limits.

Yeah, well,

since my personal business

is your business,

I guess I want to thank you.

For your advice.

Well, you're welcome.

There it is, right?

There it is.

So...

if you got anything, I got to...

No, you're good.

- Yeah?

- Mm-hmm.

Tell Terence I'm here.

Mira, Willie...

Anchor-baby,

business is booming.

F***ing wetbacks, man,

they pay me 7Gs

just so that the little ones

can be born on this side.

Then shazaam,

the whole Beaner family

gets to come over and stay.

We throw in a free car seat,

a free gift for mamacita,

goddamn,

I love being an American.

I owe it all to you, Willie.

You could've been a punk ass,

you could've ratted us out.

Ed, Fred, and me.

But you stood by your family.

And I owe you.

That's what I came here

to tell you.

I need you to know, Terence,

you don't owe me nothing.

Willie, you spent

18 years of your life

living in total darkness.

I'm willing to offer you

a lifetime of sunshine.

Willie, you're not made

for cleaning sh*t.

And the sheriff, man,

he got you in his sight.

He ain't never going to forgive you

for taking down his boy.

Not until you're dead.

You know how he rolls.

You know what I'm going to do?

I want to send you

to a safe place, Mexico.

Down there you'd be free.

You don't have to worry about

looking over your shoulder

all the time.

Thanks for your concern,

but it's not necessary.

I got a whole new path,

a whole new life.

You know, this...

this new generation,

they have no code of honor,

no sense of responsibility.

Willie, my people in Mexico,

they're stealing from me.

I need you to go down there

and lay down the law.

Put those b*tches in their places

like you did that deputy.

They're going to be

scared shitless of you.

Besides Allah,

she's everything to me.

Allah? Allah?

What are you talking about,

Allah?

What is Allah

going to do for you?

- You're not listening to me.

- I'm your family, Willie.

- You're not listening to me.

- I'm your family.

Okay, okay. No, no, no.

Look, look, Willie.

Look, I didn't mean

to raise my voice.

If you stay here,

they're going to hold you on a leash

for the next three years.

And you know that sheriff, he's going

to try to do whatever he can

to send you back to prison.

Is that what you want?

Is that what you want?

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