Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken Page #3

Roosevelt received

one of the largest demonstrations

ever accorded

a presidential candidate.

And now, let's return

to the Skylark Ballroom

with Walter Clegg

and his orchestra.

Don't drink out of the bottle.

You better watch yourself.

What's that supposed to mean?

She's young.

She don't know any better.

I don't want you

messing up her life.

I haven't done anything.

Keep it that way.

Hey!

What?

Put the milk away.

Nice day, huh?

Yeah, I suppose so.

Oh, my goodness.

Would you look at that?

What do you think you're doing?

Riding.

Don't suppose you know

anything about this.

I'm as surprised as you are.

All right. So you can ride.

I can dive, too,

if you'd give me a chance.

Don't be ridiculous.

She trained that horse.

She deserves a chance.

- Oh, you do, do you?

- Yeah.

- Can you make a moving mount?

- I've never tried.

If you can mount that horse

while he's moving,

I'll let you train to be a diving girl.

It beats shoveling manure.

Come on.

Reach out, touch the harness.

Get used to the rhythm.

When he passes, I want you to

grab ahold and pull yourself on.

Concentrate. Here he comes.

Get ready.

Whoa. Stay there. Don't move.

Just stay there.

Your nose may be broke.

Does it feel broken?

No. But I don't know what

a broken nose feels like.

That's enough.

Let's get you in the house.

Is that it?

You gonna quit?

Let me look at the nose.

Nose ain't broke. Do it right.

- What? She's not getting...

- Do it again.

- She's hurt. She needs to rest.

- Shut your gate.

Sonora, you don't have to do this.

It's all right. I can do it.

You don't get anything handed

to you in this world. You gotta earn it.

You gonna cry?

You gonna cry?

- I never cry.

- Good. Let's go.

Don't be in a hurry.

Just sense the horse's rhythm.

- Thattagirl.

- We did it, boy.

- We did it!

- All right. All right.

Okay. Good. Now you can train

to be a diving girl.

Come on down.

Go get cleaned up.

What the hell

were you trying to prove?

She did it, didn't she?

You push too hard.

Well, she didn't quit.

What? Like me?

Or like my mother?

No matter how hard anyone tries,

it's not good enough, is it?

Stupid old man.

Come on!

- Come on. Come on!

- Al!

Al? Al, wait.

Where are you going?

I should have left

a long time ago.

I can't keep fighting him.

He doesn't care about me.

He doesn't care about anybody.

The only thing he cares about

is his stupid show.

Please don't go.

I'm sorry.

Write me.

I promise.

Dear Sonora,

I hope you understand

why I had to leave.

I keep thinking about you.

I miss you.

Please write me.

- Is that the mail?

- Yeah.

Did I get anything?

Any letters?

Nope.

Get down.

I'll show you how it's done.

He's used to me.

I don't think you should ride.

- Don't tell me my business.

- She may have a point.

On the top of her head.

Get down.

Now, just watch.

You'll learn something.

Don't use your heels.

- Owww!

- She used her heels.

I hate that horse!

Is it as bad as it sounds?

Marie always did want

to be an actress.

Is she gonna be okay?

She's dislocated her shoulder.

Doctor's putting it in a sling.

I can't take any more of this.

Oh, Lord.

He says she's gonna be

stove-up for six weeks.

- Six weeks?

- Yeah.

We got a bookin'

in three days in North Carolina.

Gee, I wonder where you're

gonna find a diving girl.

Don't worry.

The tower's not as high as it looks.

Honest. I've been there.

- Hi, remember me?

- Yeah, hot dogs.

Not anymore.

My hot dog stand burned down.

- I'm sorry.

- It's okay.

Dr. Carver gave me a job.

I'm your new groom.

- Oh, that's great.

- Hey!

- I heard you're diving today.

- My first time off the tower.

- Nervous?

- Who, me?

Nervous? Heck no!

Sonora?

- Sonora!

- Come in.

- You all right?

- I'm ready. I feel great.

Good. Good.

The bathing suit doesn't fit.

I look like a boy.

- You'll grow into it.

- What if it falls off?

We'll give refunds.

Now, remember, let's do it

just like we practiced.

- Keep your eye on the harness.

- Harness.

And don't forget to...

- Grip!

- ... grip!

And don't forget to put

your head to the side. Right?

All right.

You'll do fine.

- There is one thing.

- Yeah?

Do I have to bow?

I've never bowed before.

I'll feel stupid.

I don't care if you

fall on your head.

You will smile in front of

those people, and you will bow.

- But I just don't...

- Bow.

What if I can't do it?

What if I lose my nerve,

and I can't go through with it?

- You'll do it.

- But what if I can't?

- Will you hate me?

- Mm-hmm.

Oh.

If you feel nervous, look for me.

I'll be in front of the crowd. Okay?

Still don't want to bow.

Sonora...

...and her brave horse,

Lightning!

Sonora, ladies and gentlemen,

and her brave horse, Lightning!

Sonora, ladies and gentlemen.

Sonora!

We got a new diving girl.

And a new diving horse.

- Do we get to be on a poster?

- We'll get some new posters.

It'll be Marie and Sonora,

the diving girls.

I refuse to share billing

with a stable hand.

Marie, she made the dive.

She is not the star of the show. I am.

All right, you're the star.

But we got two diving girls.

Since I'm the star,

I would like more money

and a bigger dressing room.

There's a depression going on...

More money, my own dressing room,

and a better poster.

- Or I quit.

- I can't do that, Marie.

Well, then, I quit.

Marie, don't be stubborn.

You can't quit.

I am an actress,

not a circus performer!

I am going to New York City.

The next time you see me,

I'm gonna be a big star.

And you will still be

shoveling manure.

# I used to dream

# Of highways that seemed

# To lead to silver and gold

# But those old passions...

All that spring

we traveled from one fair to the next,

doing two or three shows a day.

Lightning got better

and better with each dive.

And I got to tell you,

I wasn't bad, either.

Everything was going great.

Except for one thing.

# Now and then it seems to me

# It weren't so bad

what you used to be

# Here and now

it seems so true

# This feeling blue

# Wishing

# Wishing it just weren't true

# My dreams are gone

# Yet I linger on

# As hope drifts into despair

# All around us

# The blues surround us

# Why, Lord, is life so unfair?

# Now and then

# It seems to me

# It weren't so bad

# What used to be

# Here and now

# Through and through

# This sinking down

# This feeling blue

# And I'm wishing

# Wishing it just weren't true #

What ya doing now?

Finishing that letter

to Franklin County.

He promised he'd write me.

Why doesn't he?

- Thanks for your time.

- It's nothing.

We'll see what we can do.

What if we can't book another show?

What are we gonna do?

That's why I'm driving

to Franklin County,

see if I can find work over there.

- What if there isn't?

- Well, I'm keeping the show open.

- I promise you that.

- And if he doesn't, I will.

All right, now, listen.

You keep them horses fed

and watered, ya hear? Very important.

Looks like we won't be back

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