Walking Out Page #4

Where's the beaver pond?

The pond, dad.

Do you see it?

Yes. A bull pine.

The snag, dad, the snag.

I can't tell

if it's the right one.

I don't know where the pond is.

I... I don't know

which way down is.

I don't know

where the canyon ends.

There.

That way. Are you sure?

Yeah. Yeah.

Okay. Okay.

Okay, just talk to me, dad.

Just tell me what I need to do.

You're doing what needs doing.

Finish your story, dad.

Oh. You need

to know this.

You need to know.

Sir moose, he knew he'd be safe

if he could cross the river..

But the current was heavy.

He was swept within

20 yards of my father.

My father said he never

saw more personality

come into the face

of a wild animal.

He said that he and

the mountain were one.

Hey!

I wasn't gonna let him get away.

I got him! I got him!

- What are you doing?

- I got him! I got him!

What do you think you're

doing? What are you doing?

Why didn't you shoot him?

You had him dead to rights.

That's because

he looked me in the eye.

He knew I could kill him,

but I couldn't take him.

The river was gonna take him.

What you did..

That isn't hunting, Cal.

That's killing.

That was the last day

my father and I

hunted together.

I should have known better.

I should have known.

I should have known.

I never killed another animal

I didn't need for meat.

I'm sorry, David.

Shh. Dad.

We never should have

gone back for that elk.

We'll get to the tree

and the creek.

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

Then we can talk

some more, okay?

Yeah, yeah.

Yes.

The bull pine.

Is that it, dad?

Is that gonna lead us

to the creek?

Just talk to me, dad.

I can't find it.

I've crossed the goddamn Meadow

I found the goddamn tree

I can't find the creek, dad.

It's okay, dad.

We'll just, we'll just

keep going, right?

I get it. We'll just..

We'll just keep going.

Running water.

Okay, walk one..

Wait five.

Quiet yourself.

Just breathe.

Aah! Aah!

Okay.

No, no, no, no, no.

Oh, okay.

Come on, David.

Come on.

Oh, sh*t.

You can't possibly get lost.

You can't possibly get lost.

Landmarks.

Landmarks.

Go to high ground and find 'em.

Alright.

Go to high ground.

That's..

That's the wrong creek.

This is the wrong creek

going the wrong way.

Ours ran to the right.

This one's going to the left.

I know that much.

I don't care.

This will lead us to

the Shepherd's hut

right, dad?

Or to a river?

All water leads to water.

All rivers lead to men.

Yeah. We'll follow

the creek then.

At least it knows

where it's going.

Hey, dad. Wake up.

Come on.

Dad, dad.

Dad.

Here. Come on.

Here. Come on.

There you go.

Okay, just chew on it.

Okay? Just chew.

Just chew. Chew.

Dad. Dad, come on.

You gotta eat, dad. Okay?

Come on.

Here.

Come on.

No.

That's good.

Hey, dad.

Don't... don't you worry.

We'll make

it ho... home.

I'll get you home.

I promise you.

I promise. I promise.

See that sky there?

That's, that's

tomorrow's sky. Yes.

Cold tonight

and, and clear tomorrow.

It's gonna be, it's gonna be..

It's gonna be

b*tch cold tonight.

It's, it's gonna be b*tch cold.

Just, just, just..

Here.

This is yours.

All of it.

It only forever belongs to you.

Hope you're hungry.

We're cooking elk steaks.

Our elk.

How's your hand?

Hm.

Uh, son..

Love.

It's so cold.

It's so cold.

Burning daylight.

I'm burning daylight.

Yes. Best get a move on.

I said I'd get a grouse

and I did.

I'm damn sure I did.

We had a, uh, a Land Rover..

Parked somewhere, but..

I can't find it.

This is my father.

Oh! I've got you.

We need a doctor.

A man's been shot.

Yes, it's bad.

That's right.

Very end of river road.

Thank you.

Hey.

Here. Drink this.

Slowly.

- He what?

- Carried him out.

"Carried him out?"

- On his back. I saw it.

- How could he?

I don't know,

I suppose he couldn't..

But he did.

I'm sorry, son.

I'm gonna have

to take a look at you.

What's your name, son?

David.

David, I'm sorry.

Your father is dead.

He's been dead for some time.

Probably since

early this morning.

I know.

I know that.

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