Winter's Bone
1
Way down in Missouri
Where I heard this melody
When I was just a little baby
On my mama's knee
The old folks were humming
The banjos were strumming
So sweet and low
Hushabye my baby
Go to sleep on mama's knee
Journey back to these old hills
It seems like your mama
Was there once again
And the old folks were strumming
That same old refrain
Way down in Missouri
Where I heard this lullaby
When the stars were blinking
And the moon was shining high
And I hear mama calling
As in days long ago
Singing hushabye
Come on, Let's go.
[Wind blows]
[bluegrass on radio]
[Ree, softly]
Ashlee darling.
Hm?
Wake up.
Hm.
[grunts]
Wake up.
[grunts]
[Male Weatherman]
Temperatures are going
to do nothing but go down.
We'll have another very cold day tomorrow.
Morning.
...to freezing rain.
The Freewill Baptist Church
is having a fundraiser,
a covered-dish event,
that's coming up here
on Thursday evening,
so they're having a band concert.
That will be on Friday night
at the high school.
Better than nothing.
[Whines]
[distant gunfire]
[gunfire]
- [Water dripping]
- [country on radio]
Who's this?
Peanut Butter.
Where'd you find Peanut Butter?
In the woods.
He's sweet.
Spell "house."
- H-O-- [laughs]
- [laughs]
H-O...
A-woo.
U-A?
- Uh-uh.
- U.
Ssssss.
S-E?
H-O-U-S-E.
7 plus 2.
Good.
[children chattering]
Transfer.
Careful.
Cradle the head,
and then take him to your shoulder...
so he's up a little bit higher
but you're still supporting the head.
Make sure you hold this right under--
[Woman on P.A.]
Could I have your attention, please?
Forsyth, Missouri chapter
of the Family, Consumer,
and Career Leaders of America--
[Girl]
Hey, Ree.
...will meet this Friday at 3:00 p.m.
in Mrs. Boyer's room.
Truman University will be here--
Forward, march!
If you would like to attend,
please sign up in the counselor's office.
[Drill Leader]
March time.
[Drill Leader]
Forward, march.
The Marine Corps Birthday Ball
will be this Saturday in the men's--
All other P.C. cadets and their families
are encouraged to attend.
All right.
Hi, Sonya.
Hey, Ree.
You and the kids all right?
We're just a little short on cash right now.
How long's it been since the horse ate?
About four days.
That hay gets kind of expensive, don't it?
Yes ma'am.
Actually, l was wondering
if you could keep her with yours.
[gate clattering]
All right, Ginger, come on.
That's a girl.
There you go. There you go.
Have a little bit of that.
Come on. Get going.
Thank you, Sonya.
All right.
[chopping wood]
[barks]
[car approaching]
[barks]
[other dogs barking]
How are you today?
Ask me inside.
I need to talk some with your mama.
She don't talk much.
[Officer]
Ma'am?
I was wondering
if I could ask you a few questions.
Ma'am?
You better just tell me.
You know your daddy's
out on bond, don't you?
So what?
Looks like he's been cooking again.
l know that's the charges you laid on him,
but you ain't proved it on him.
You got to prove it every time.
Well, that won't be no hard thing to do,
but that ain't even why l'm here.
His court date's next week,
and l can't seem to turn him up.
Maybe he sees you and ducks.
That could be,
but where you all come into this is,
he put this house here,
and your timber acres, up for his bond.
He what, now?
Jessup signed over everything.
Now, if he doesn't show at trial, see,
the way the deal works is,
you all gonna lose this place.
You got some place to go?
l'll find him.
- Girl, I've been looking.
- I said I'll find him.
You make sure your daddy
knows the gravity of this deal.
[Boy]
Maybe they'll share some of that with us.
[Ree]
That could be.
Maybe we should ask.
Never ask for what ought to be offered.
[log thumps]
Evening, Ree.
- Evening.
- [Sonja] Kids. Hey, Connie.
Didn't want you to think
we'd forgot you all.
Brought you some meat, some potatoes,
and some stuff for a good stew, anyway.
Thank you. We can use it.
I seen your woodpile's low out front.
We got that splitter up there in the yard.
You should use it.
l'll do that.
We seen the law was
out here this afternoon.
Everything all right?
He's huntin' for Dad.
Hunting Jessup, is he?
You know where he's at?
No.
You sure about that?
Yes.
All right.
All right, well l guess you didn't have
nothing to tell him then, did you?
I wouldn't tell him nothing if l did.
Honey, we know that.
I'm going to let you get to it, all right?
[sighs]
How about some deer stew.
That sound good?
Mm-hm.
Both of you need to get over here
and watch how I make it.
[knocks]
Thank God it's you, Sweet Pea,
and not Floyd's
mommy and daddy again.
Them two watch me
like I done something wrong.
[Floyd]
Hush your mouth about them.
They put a roof
over your head, ain't they?
Hey, Floyd. You gonna invite me in?
Or I could just stay
out here and talk to you.
Yeah, you can come in.
Hey.
[cooing]
Sh*t.
Don't start.
C'mon.
It's been a while, Sweet Pea.
Things stack up, is all.
What's going on?
The Sheriff came by looking for Dad.
If he don't show up for his court date,
we're gonna lose the house.
I gotta get down to the Arkansas line.
l gotta ask him.
lt's his truck.
[coos]
[cooing]
He said no.
Did you tell him I'd spring for gas?
l told him. He still won't.
Why not?
He never says why not to me, Ree.
He just says no.
Man, that's so sad to hear you say
he won't let you do something
and then you don't do it.
lt's different once you're married.
lt really must be because you ain't
never used to eat no sh*t.
Ned needs his nap.
Come here.
[door opens]
[dog barks]
[door opens]
What brings you here?
Somebody dead?
l'm looking for my Dad.
Come on in. Shake off the chill.
Let's keep it quiet.
Teardrop's still laying up in bed.
The law came by today.
Dad signed over everything to his bond.
Victoria, I really gotta run
Dad down to get him to show.
- [cigarette lighter clicks]
- [Teardrop] You ought not do that.
Don't go running after Jessup.
Show or don't show,
that choice is up to the one going to jail,
not you.
You know where he's at, don't you?
Where a man's at ain't necessarily
for you to know, neither.
- But you do.
- I ain't seen him.
Could be running around
with Little Arthur and them, you think?
Don't you ever go down
around Little Arthur's
they ain't offering to talk about.
That's a real good way
to end up bit by hogs...
or wishing you was.
[clip snaps into pistol]
We're all related, ain't we?
[chuckles]
Our relations get watered kind of thin
between here and Little Arthur's.
You know all those people, Teardrop.
- You could ask--
- Shut up.
None of them's gonna be
in a great big hurry to tangle with you.
l said shut up once already
with my mouth.
Jesus. Dad's your only brother.
Hm?
Jessup and me run together
for coming on 40 years,
but l don't know where he's at,
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