Uncle John Page #6

How about you, Kate?

Does it need a woman's touch?

Um... actually,

I've never seen it.

Yeah, we work together.

So, she just moved to New York.

She just moved from New York

to Chicago.

Oh, great.

They buy the cows

when they're three days old,

- put them in there.

- Okay.

And then Mary has to nurse them

with, like, a little formula.

Those blue buckets are

what the formula's mixed up in.

And after they've been weaned...

Look at that cow chasing

that cat.

Can I pet them?

Sure.

These guys are kind

of like adolescents, so...

- In the rebellious stage?

- They're rebellious.

They sneak out. Right?

Whoa, you are aggressive.

Ooh.

And then they move them

into this pen right here.

Number five is not really

into this.

Is he?

He's looking a little

suspicious.

He's still pissed at me 'cause

I beat him in checkers.

- Hi, sweetie.

- Hi, bubba.

- I love how they stand up.

- Oh, my god.

You can pet him.

They like to lick.

And this guy I call crazy eyes.

- Crazy eyes?

- Yeah.

He looks like a cow version

of, like, Peter Falk.

I think they're just friends,

mare.

- What?

- John.

I know you don't believe that.

What?

Those two are already an item,

or they're on their way.

I only know what I'm told, mare.

And I only know what I see.

Hiya, John.

Danny Miller?

Oh!

Well, I thought that was Ben.

How are you, buddy?

Good, you?

Good.

Shoot, you know what?

Let me pull off the road

and do this proper.

- It's been a while.

- It has.

- How you been?

- Great.

- This is Kate.

- Hi.

Hi, Kate, nice to meet you.

I'm Danny.

- Nice to meet you, too.

- So, what's up, man?

- What's new?

- Well, you know,

it's been a rough couple of

weeks with all this Dutch stuff.

Dutch stuff? What's going on?

Well, he's been missing.

I'm surprised your uncle there

didn't say anything.

Well, they just got here.

I haven't caught them up

on the latest.

- He's my brother.

- Oh, no.

So what happened?

Well, actually, I was just

caught up on the latest,

and, uh,

I guess they've been digging

around a lot

in the mud down there

by the lake where Dutch used

to keep his rowboat.

Seems promising,

as far as evidence goes.

Not too promising

as far as an outcome for Dutch.

- Oh, god.

- Sorry, Danny.

That's horrible.

Thanks, guys.

It has been difficult.

I will say that.

Yeah, we've been

pretty worried about him.

Keeping good thoughts, though.

Yeah.

Can I get you a drink,

Danny, or something?

Coffee or a beer or something?

Well, I mean,

it's about that time.

That sounds great, John.

Sure.

How about you two?

Yeah, sounds good.

Check this out.

This is really cool.

You seem all jammed up

in here, bud.

You really should think about

moving out to one of your barns.

Wow, you made this?

Yep.

I rent out the barns.

So you don't do any farming?

Well, you know, when I was

a kid, my folks owned a farm.

And I couldn't quite

make it work,

so I rent out the barns

and stuff.

Here you go, Danny.

Thanks, John.

- Hey, John?

- Yeah?

Did my brother

ever come and see you?

You already asked me that,

Danny.

I... I told you, I haven't

seen him in quite a while.

Yeah, I know, it's just...

I know that he was beating

himself up

and wanted to come talk to you

about that last night

he spent with Dede.

I know that I wasn't ready

for it when he told me.

I just...

I never thought that she

would do that to herself.

I guess that she was feeling

suffocated by being a mom?

She begged him to leave

with her.

They were pretty deep

in the drink up there,

and he said

that he wasn't leaving,

so she just jumped.

You know what, bud?

I really don't want

to discuss it.

Hey, you two, how about

getting dinner started?

There's some of Mary's corn

in that bag there.

I'm on it.

All right.

This is really difficult. Okay.

I'll show you how it's done.

Okay, all right,

so you just start at the top.

Pull it towards you

like you're shucking corn.

Wow.

This one's for you.

I never knew Dede was a redhead.

Shucks, you're good.

Just throw those everywhere.

Go that way.

And then once you get to the

silks, just pull all those off.

I never remember

seeing her with red hair.

Oh, yeah, well, sometimes.

I remember her as a blonde,

mainly.

Yeah, me, too.

Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, when Dutch

and her were going strong,

she was a blonde.

He loved his blondes.

Hey, Ben, it's gonna take me

a minute to get these together.

Do me a favor and get the grill

started for me.

Yeah, no problem.

I'm trusting you with these.

- Don't let me down.

- Okay.

Oh, shoot.

Don't worry about that.

Don't worry about that.

You know, it might be easier if

you peel them out on the deck.

Yeah, agreed.

Now, that's what I'm talking

about.

Would you look at that?

That is how I remember her.

You ever seen Ben's mom before?

No.

No, she's so pretty.

Yes, she was.

She was in the military?

Yeah, the army for a bit.

She was a tough one,

wasn't she, John?

- Yeah, she could be.

- Hmm.

Is that your dad?

Yeah.

Uh, listen, Ben's probably

gonna be needing this.

Could you take this out for me?

Yeah, of course.

- Thank you.

- Mm-hmm.

That Dede

was a good-looking woman.

Yeah, do me a favor and put

that back where you found it.

I mean, you're done

looking at it, right, pal?

Sure thing, boss.

I mean, you know me, Danny.

I like things

a certain way, you know.

Hmm.

You know, John, I been

thinking, I'm gonna go ahead

and start making

funeral arrangements for Dutch.

Well, that's a little premature

don't you think, Danny?

But if you think

it's the right thing to do.

Do you, John?

Well, I just don't think

he's coming back.

Well...

If you think

it's the thing to do, Danny,

then I'd start

by talking to pastor bill.

Maybe for yourself, even.

Get some help.

And put that back on the wall,

like I asked.

All right, pal?

Ta-da!

- How we doing?

- We're close.

A couple minutes.

Good, looking good.

Is this all right?

Oh, look at that.

Look at that. Perfect, perfect.

That's done.

Where you going, Dan?

Where's he off to?

I don't know.

He said he had a shift

starting soon or something.

- Huh.

- It's all right.

Uh, Katie, could you

hand me some corn there?

Sure.

I'll take this one here.

Nice one, huh?

We're gonna make you breakfast

in the morning, okay?

So don't try anything.

Oh, not a chance, buddy.

I don't have the time.

I got to be up and out early.

Got to get some supplies

and head to an install.

Till when?

- Probably 1:
00 or 2:00.

- Oh.

All right.

Well, I think I'm gonna head in.

Do you mind if I take a shower?

Of course not.

You'll find everything

you need in the shower upstairs.

There's fresh towels

in the closet in the hallway.

Perfect, thank you.

It's great meeting you.

You, too, dear.

Is there a certain time you

want to leave in the morning?

No, just whenever we're up.

Okay. Good night.

- Night.

- Night.

So, how's business?

Been good.

Steady.

You?

Ah, same old.

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