Walker Payne Page #4

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Just make sure he

didn't break nothing else.

Hell, he hardly broke a sweat.

Yeah, you got yourself a tussler here,

a real stud dog.

Well, we can't stand him at stud

till he takes the champion.

Old Coal here's only interested

in the quick money.

Isn't that right, Coal?

Too quick?

That's a lot more than 250.

Side bets, Coal, side bets.

That's where the real money is.

You're on your way, son.

What the hell was that?

That's what the losing dog gets.

- To the lounge, Walker.

- Got you, JL.

Would you like another round?

- Are you trying to get me drunk?

- Damn right!

Time to go.

- I'm having a drink, Walker.

- Yeah, we're having a drink.

- Wanna lose your teeth this time, Stew?

- Easy, buddy.

You wanna tell me what's going on?

It's my business.

Mine alone.

Oh, my God!

Let me down.

God damn it!

Don't you ever touch me like that!

Who the hell are you

to touch me like that?

You got everybody

else touching you.

- Hey, Walker!

- Get inside!

- You don't step out on me!

- I wasn't!

Hush, Brute!

You don't step out on me!

There are other banks

and better towns, Walker.

I don't need to share my bed with

someone who's half in it.

I've wasted enough of my life

worrying about men.

Tell me what you were doing.

I was in Kentucky.

This is for my girls.

Are you sure he's okay?

He's fine.

We looked him over.

No, I mean in here, with us.

He's still Brute.

Would you let your girls around him?

If you're afraid

he's gonna turn on you,

he's completely loyal.

Come on, give me your hand.

He should sleep in the living room.

Maybe you should, too.

You have to know what you're

doing with Brute is wrong.

People don't do this.

How would you know?

You'd be surprised what people will

do when they can't run away.

Brute will never hurt you,

and neither will I.

Daddy, Daddy!

Daddy, Daddy!

Over here! Over here!

Who's that?

Who?

Oh, that's my dog, Brute.

- No. Her.

- What?

Her?

That is my friend, Audrey.

What's the big secret?

She's the hussy that works at the bank.

Excuse me, young lady.

I think someone knows better

than to talk like that, no?

Audrey's a very nice person,

and that's why I brought her here.

'Cause I...

Well, I wanted her to see you two.

Is she your girlfriend?

Well, she's my good friend.

- Do you kiss her?

- What?

All out of kisses now.

Does Mom know?

We got to go before we get caught.

Bye.

Hey!

Love you.

Don't need a speech.

I ain't giving you one.

- Well, he's good at it.

- Too good, judging by the grapevine.

- I didn't know he had it in him.

- It was bred into him.

And you shouldn't have brought it out.

Easy looking from the outside, ain't it?

This man is hustling you, son.

The man doesn't care about you.

He doesn't care about your dog.

I'm gonna get the 5,000

and then that's it.

He doesn't care about anything.

And the dog is gonna lose his humanity,

and you are gonna have to put him down.

You never had kids, Chester.

So don't f***ing tell me

how to do right by mine, okay?

You stick with your goddamn strays.

I'm done picking up strays!

Cost too much.

Hey.

It's Wednesday.

Marlene decided she had a headache

this morning.

Wait. No, please.

What with the sitter,

I'm barely gonna break even today.

I need the tips, even yours.

Hey, you don't need that.

Nick, two eggs scrambled,

biscuit and gravy,

coffee, black.

She too busy to cook you breakfast?

Never trust a woman that doesn't cook.

What else won't she do for you?

I cook breakfast for her.

Excuse us.

- You're a real piece of sh*t, Walker.

- Lou Ann, get back here.

How dare you parade that whore

- in front of the whole school!

- I'm not parading anybody.

Showing her to my girls!

Both.

We made them!

And you keep forgetting

that they're my girls, too!

Not until you pay me, they ain't.

Now, you steer clear, and you keep

that whore away from my girls!

Audrey.

Her name is Audrey.

You don't actually care

about this one, do you?

F*** you.

Come on, Brute. Come on, boy!

Get that motherf***er!

Two hours and they're

both still game.

Sea of green, Coal.

Sea of green.

Who's in now?

Who's in? Come on.

- Come on!

- Come on, come on.

Anybody else?

Get him, boy, get him.

Yeah! Yeah!

- 80.

- 85!

Turn!

They got her!

All right, last chance.

Get your money down here.

Last chance. Get your money down.

Get that water in him.

All he can take.

- I think he's going into shock!

- Not with my money on him, he ain't!

Pit!

Stay down, stay down!

Get him on the concrete, Curt!

Get him! Come on!

- You're the winner!

- Yeah!

Hey, hey, hey. Okay, okay.

He needs an IV.

Get Doc!

I got to settle up these bets.

I'll get Doc to meet you out back.

Keep that dog warm. Doc!

Vein's collapsed. I can't get it.

Just f***ing find one!

Keep a level head, Coal.

Police! Police!

The police are coming!

Leave the dog.

Hey!

Hey!

- Get the dog in the car now.

- This is an Italian shirt.

Bring the money.

- Got it, got it.

Sh*t, he's gone cold.

We got to go under the skin

and hope it takes.

I'm pulling over.

Look, you do that,

they kill him, we all go to jail.

I got family across the river in Ohio.

If you get us over there,

he might make it.

- I don't know my way!

- You're the one who wanted to drive.

Come on, stay awake. Stay awake.

Turn left.

Left. Turn!

Just relax.

It's all part of the game.

Don't say a f***ing word,

Syrus, not one.

- Might as well hold back, Coal.

- You would've left him half dying.

Coffee's coming up shortly.

Keep it quiet down here, will you?

- Thank you, ma'am.

- Thanks, Anita.

Come on with that, half-dying.

It's just a little shock, is all.

All he needs is

some tender loving care.

Hell, I heard about a man

who took his pit bull to town,

skin him alive.

Bulldog's indestructible.

Okay. It's okay, buddy. That's it.

It's over now.

It's over now.

Come on, don't get him worked up.

Just let him rest.

He's gonna be all right.

Whiskey?

Game takes a steel spine, Coal.

You'll get used to it.

Did you ever care about

another living thing

didn't have a price

on its back, Syrus?

God damn, you are money hungry.

Only kind of hungry to be.

I'm helping you get your girls back,

isn't that what I'm doing? Hmm?

This little town's too small

for secrets, you know.

Now, you came to me about this.

I didn't twist your arm or nothing.

But I do take care of my partners.

You scratch my back,

I'll scratch yours.

$2,000, right there. 2,000.

It's chicken feed.

There's big money down the road.

And your dog's getting a reputation.

Now all we got to do

is challenge a champion.

Big money.

You think about it.

And you just rest up.

We'll get your dog fixed up.

You just think about it, all right?

Jesus, Walker.

How can you do this?

I made a promise to my girls,

to myself.

I can move away,

start my own business,

buy a real house,

with a backyard and a swing set.

I got to keep that promise,

or I'm nothing.

Nothing.

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