White of the Eye Page #3

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She didn't want to call your house.

Oh... give me another beer.

She wants you to go up

there, fix the dish.

- It needs maintenance, she says.

- Fix the dish...

Six months ago I installed a

maintenance-free unit up there.

You made your bed, pal...

Jesus, you kids!

I explained to Joanie, nothing

happened up there... nothing!

You can lead a horse to water,

but you can't make him drink.

But I'll tell you who

needs maintenance...

- It's Anne when Vernon leaves town.

- What horse?

Never mind, Fred. If I'm going up

there, I don't wanna go sober.

Keep it down, keep it down...

It's just Stu.

Ruby, those BLTs ready?

No, the toaster's busted.

Ever since I stopped working

here. Look at this place!

How are you doing, Dad?

So, how's it going, big Stu?

I'll tell you.

It's a goddamn ant farm

up at that office.

A bunch of jokers from

Tucson came down here,

sliding around, looking for

that psycho of theirs.

Call themselves CID.

They had me mimeographing

today, for God's sake!

- No...

- Yeah!

How's your ma?

You should go visit her, Dad.

- Sure.

- Poor Sarah.

So, I guess you heard

about those tyre tracks.

What tyre tracks?

Oh yeah, seems they're looking for

a truck with Mickey Thompson Bajas.

- The new kind.

- Sh*t, I got Bajas. Brand new.

- Fifteen tens?

- Hell, no. Mine are jumbos. Big suckers.

I got mud up where I live, Paul.

Well, I guess that lets you off

the hook, Stu, doesn't it?

Yeah.

God damn! What the hell did you put

in this, Freddy? Formaldehyde?

No, we're all out of

formaldehyde, son.

Phew!

Howdy!

- Do you still have regular?

- You bet.

OK, and can you tell me if I can get to

Stope's Creek from here... Mrs Galloway's?

Yes, you sure can, lady.

Go right down here to the

first road and take a right.

I don't know what the hell you're

gonna do when you get back there.

- Can I use your bathroom?

- You bet.

It's right around the

garage there, in the back.

OK, thanks.

Where you're from, you sexy thing

I believe in miracles.

Yes, I do.

You sexy thing.

Hold me, you sexy thing.

Ow!

Kiss me, doll.

You sexy thing

I believe in miracles

Mike?

Come up here!

Where?

You know where.

How long you been out here, Mike?

You see that motel?

I call that home now.

I always liked it around here,

remember that? I always did.

You know... it's weird.

We were just talking about you.

Wondering how you were.

Been to New York?

I was there.

I had an accident.

Fell down the stairs.

Stairwell B, cell

block five, Attica.

I was dumb. I was D-U-M,

"dum", and I turned my back.

Now I'm dumber.

You know, I feel good, I really do.

A lot different.

But good.

- What seems to be the trouble, Anne?

- Come here and take a look.

Just what kind of satellite

system did you sell Vernon?

It's not worth sh*t, you know that?

How long has this been going on?

You know, I just got

back from Florida, Paul.

This is the reception I got.

That's funny.

'... this number toll free

to order this beautiful... '

It's the satellite

on and off switch.

Keep your kids from

watching the blue movies.

Might wanna hit that before

you call me next time.

Really? Well, I don't have

any kids, now, do I, Paul?

Look, I'm sick of the

sight of the damn thing!

It's ugly, and it's got too many...

too many knobs.

You look great!

Dynamite, just like always.

Here. Try some of this.

I made it. It's health food.

It's real good.

Thanks. It looks good.

Oh, Mike, how long you been out?

You just got out, I can tell.

I'm recycling myself.

There's gotta be

something I can do.

You need money?

Come here!

Now, close your eyes.

Come on! Close your eyes.

Turn around, turn around...

Now... I want you to

imagine over there...

- Mm-hmm.

- Mm-hmm.

A nineteen thirty-ish

English mahogany

clothes closet, OK?

Big enough for a humongous TV.

The biggest they make.

And I press my little

remote control,

which is right by my bed, OK?

Which is about here...

No... maybe here...

Oh, here it is!

And...

Oh...

- Right there, OK?

- Hold it, Anne!

I'd love to hold it, Paul!

I always loved you, Joanie.

And then he came along and

he laid his eye on us.

The Apaches call it the white of the

eye, Joan, what he laid on you and me.

Relax, will you! Come on!

Oh, it wasn't his fault.

It just... it just happened.

It's part of life. I don't know...

No, you don't understand.

Tell me why you think

you're up here, then. Hmm?

Wanna do something for me, Joanie?

OK?

Wanna do something for me?

Don't tell Paul you saw me.

Please, no, you gotta promise me.

Don't tell Paul you saw me.

- Please.

- OK.

This is just stupid.

It's f***ing stupid.

I can't do this.

I knew you'd come by.

I knew you'd come by, Joan.

Sooner or later.

I swear to God, I saw it all up

here in this television set.

And you look good. No... excellent!

Excellent, man!

I believe in miracles.

You stupid hillbilly!

From now on I'll listen to any

proposition that you make...

business proposition...

but I wanna hear it from Vern first.

Do you understand?

- Oh God, I wish I was back in Florida.

- I think that's a good idea.

TV in your bedroom closet.

That's you, Anne.

You like that?

I don't know.

- A Cuban kid did it.

- He's an artist.

Wanna get me a beer?

Step right up, come on in.

If you'd like to

take the grand tour.

Of a lonely house.

We once called home, sweet home...

I had to go to Tucson to see a guy.

Didn't happen to be a

cop by any chance?

There was a message from Officer

Bulldozer or something.

And then Stu called and said he wanted

to come by later and talk to you.

Some things that

just might chill you.

Oh, to the bone

I suppose you didn't remember

to pick up my copper-steel

frying pan set from Goldwaters?

Six cake pans included,

only $29.95?

Oh, baby, I'm sorry. I forgot.

Great! Now I'm cooking

with one pan.

She brings the paper to me.

Sit down on my knee

I would like to talk to Stu.

Oh yeah, I was right there in the

office with those CID fellows.

Oh, you should have

heard Harry holler.

"Tires, tires, tires. You've been rambling

about tires for half an hour, Mendoza."

"You know, I've been sheriff of Gila County

since you were directing traffic, son."

He mentioned something about how he

was engaged to your ma's sister.

I didn't know that.

Er, yeah, he quoted some

scriptures at him, and er...

He said they had a f***ing nerve

pulling your juvy hall record.

They're not supposed to do that.

You can take them to the court.

Good for him!

Yeah, he said, "Yeah, so the kid

had a couple of wild years."

So what? So did I. So did

a lot of kids around here.

"What... Well, I tell

you what, Mendoza."

"You can take that psycho

analyzing and shove it!"

"Anal-izing?"

"Anal-ize!" Never heard

him talk like that.

- Er... do you mind if I use your bathroom?

- No. No, go ahead.

Poor thing. Why didn't you tell me?

What's a juvy, Mom?

Danielle, honey, get out on that porch

and clean up the mess you made.

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