Walker Payne Page #2

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I gave you the house. You got the girls.

What more do you want from me?

I want child support!

I want my life back!

You think this is all I wanted, huh?

You dragged me away

from my friends, my sister.

You dragged me here and you dumped

me off in this sh*t-hole town.

I had plans before you and the girls.

I was going to do

something with my life!

Then do it!

With what, Walker?

With two kids and my goddamn tips?

Can't start over with that.

I'll take the girls.

Oh, yeah, you're good at taking.

You gonna take the time

to sew their hand-me-downs, huh?

You gonna pack their lunches, huh?

You're going to stay up with them

all night when they're sick, huh?

You're gonna take the humiliation

of standing in line

waiting for shots at the free clinic?

I want the girls!

I want the girls!

That is exactly why

I won't give them to you.

Why can't we be with you?

The judge tells people what they

can do and what they can't do.

He says I can see you,

but I can't keep you.

But you're our daddy.

And, chipmunk,

sometimes Daddy's got no choice.

Can't we just go somewhere,

without Mommy?

We don't need to do all that.

I told you, we're gonna move away.

Daddy's got a plan,

have his own business,

gonna be his own boss,

and we'll have ourselves that house.

The one with a swing set?

And a swimming pool?

Swimming pool, swing set, tree house,

anything you want.

How are you gonna get that?

Well, they're building thousands of

miles of highway out west. Thousands.

And they're gonna

need a lot of concrete,

and they're gonna have to

buy that from your daddy.

But you don't have any concrete.

I'm working on it.

All right, now get in the truck.

Let's get you back to your mama.

Oh. Well, hello.

Brute.

You know,

he looks like a gentleman,

but he's really a dog.

I hear he gets it from his daddy.

Oh, yeah?

Oh, you've been asking about me.

Oh, I know about you.

You've slept with every girl

in this town but me.

You live from check

to check without a care,

or a bank account for that matter.

Someday, you're gonna knock up

one of these girls

and there'll be another one of you

to hassle the next generation.

Luckily, I won't be here to see it.

This town's a pit stop.

I have?

Have what?

Slept with every girl

in this town, but you.

You've been asking about me.

Hold on.

I'm coming.

It's early.

Why two kids? Hmm?

Why Beth?

Why Beth, what?

Sarah was an accident,

but why Beth?

Is that why you came over here?

Look, I can't be late,

so just answer the damn question.

I wanted kids.

I always wanted kids.

But not a wife.

You got pregnant.

I did the right thing.

For you.

You're not getting a fight.

It's nice.

I ain't in it.

You promised them a life they want,

and I ain't in it.

I can't do this anymore, Walker.

Do what, Lou?

I want out of this town.

I decided I'm going to

go to nursing school.

It's what I should've had.

And tuition and a few months rent

for an apartment comes to $4,980.

And I can't get that together.

You give me $5,000,

I'll let you have the girls.

Lou, I don't have $5,

let alone $5,000.

Well, get it.

I'll have it notarized

through the lawyer, everything.

There's proof the truck's paid up.

And Chester even wrote

a letter of reference.

Lou in nursing school?

Yeah. Better hope you don't get sick.

Neither one of you is solvent.

If Lou Ann sold the house, she'd barely

have enough to pay the second mortgage.

That's why I'm here.

I want you to give me the loan, Thompson.

You have no job, Walker,

no bank account.

Job? I got three job offers yesterday.

There aren't three open jobs

in the whole town.

Hey, October the 17th, the Carmi game.

Down five, fourth and long,

and I throw a tight,

straight spiral and you...

Dropped it. Yeah, I know.

This ain't about high school, it's about

right now, and it's about money.

And I can get Beth and Sarah.

Come again?

I give Lou 5 grand,

she gonna give me back my babies.

Now, I know that

you can get me the money...

That's illegal.

- How can you even ask...

- Don't talk legal...

I need your help.

For Christ's sake,

Sarah's practically your goddaughter.

This is a business, a financial business,

and financially you don't exist!

I'm good for it and you know that.

There is no bank in

the world that's gonna

loan you $5,000, least of all mine.

Not in my bank, Walker.

- Let's go.

- Is everything all right?

Lou is out of line.

You don't need a loan,

you need a lawyer.

F*** lawyers and f*** bankers,

'cause you're all back-stabbers,

every single one of you.

You're right, I have nothing,

and I am nothing.

Maybe I don't exist, but my daughters do.

And I'll get them back without you.

You f***.

Get that dog out of my bank, Walker.

You might need these.

I'm sorry about your daughters.

Just two more of me to hassle

the next generation, right?

Can you get those

bugs off the windshield?

Yes, sir.

It must take a lot of money to keep

an old wreck like this rolling, huh?

Or just a little hard work.

You should try it.

Now look it,

I'll tell you what I'm gonna do, Coal.

I'm gonna give

you $400 for that pit bull.

How's that?

He's not for sale.

Everything's for sale, Coal.

Pit bull's born to fight.

Now you wasting that dog

on beer and laziness.

He knows he's not

living up to his potential,

just like you know

you're not living up to yours.

You should get going.

I'll get by.

Too poor to paint

and too proud to whitewash.

- How much?

- A quarter.

- Thank you.

- Bye.

$15 from Mrs. Murphy there.

She bought the dresser.

I'm gonna help her load it up.

Over here, Chester.

Hi.

Well, all my fancy

stuff went this morning.

Thompson told me where you lived.

I wanted to apologize

for misjudging you.

You stay in the car, okay?

- Okay.

- Okay.

Daddy. Hi, Daddy.

Making money or wasting time, huh?

Well, you think I can kiss my girls

before you start...

You don't go near them, Walker,

not until you pay.

- Got a big customer.

- Excuse me.

Thank you.

- Hey, hey. There's my two little angels.

- Hi.

- How are you?

- Good.

You sure as hell ain't gonna

get my money selling this junk.

I'll give you $20 for this lamp.

Sold.

Don't go trying to keep stuff from me.

- Bye-bye, baby.

- Bye, Chester.

Bye.

I don't even think this thing works.

Good.

It'll look better in the dark.

We do have an exchange policy.

It's Drexel. 3575.

This'll almost cover what you owe me.

What are you gonna do

about next month's rent?

I use to come here

as a kid all the time.

Those monster movies

were my favorite.

Probably because

you were a monster yourself.

Choirboy, all the way.

I used to be able

to sit by myself for

hours and not get into

any kind of trouble.

I find that hard to believe.

My dad used to take me here.

He'd disappear

as soon as the movie started.

I had my Coke, popcorn,

eat one piece at a time,

perfectly still,

until he'd come stumbling back

in the middle of the second feature,

smelling of beer or perfume,

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