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( music )
( echos ) DON'T KNOW WHY THEY MAKE SUCH A BIG DEAL
ABOUT PLAYING BASEBALL.
NO !
YOU JUST PUT THE BAT, LIKE SO...
KEEP A STEADY EYE...
AND THEN SWING !
( panting )
( distant chatter )
WE'RE SHUTTING DOWN ?!
YEAH.
BUT I GOT TWO MORE SHOWS TO GO.
HOW WE SUPPOSED TO MAKE ANY MONEY IF WE--
SHUT YOUR GODDAMN TRAP.
DORA MAE'S DEAD.
WHAT ?
MINERS CARVED HER UP.
I FOUND THE BODY.
DORA MAE !
NO, UH-AH.
SHE'S INSIDE, WITH HER DADDY.
NO.
NO, NO, NO, NO...
NO !
LIBBY ?
LIBBY ?!
RITA SUE, I JUST HEARD, IT'S JUST AWFUL.
WHERE'S LIBBY ?
LIBBY ?
OH, JESUS, OH, JESUS.
LIBBY !
YEAH, MOMMA ?
YOU COME HERE, GIRL.
RIGHT NOW !
THEY WEREN'T JOHNNYS, SO IF YOU'RE LOOKIN' FOR YOUR CUT--
( sobbing )
I GOT 500 MEN HERE.
HOW I'M SUPPOSED TO FIND OUT WHO KILLED YOUR WHORE ?
I DON'T CARE IF YOU FIND THE RIGHT GUY OR NOT.
YOU PICK 'EM.
COULD BE THE KILLER, COULD BE YOU.
WE DON'T RIGHTLY CARE,
LONG AS SOMEONE STANDS TALL BEFORE THE WAGON.
AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN, LITTLE MAN.
YOU GOT 'TIL MORNING.
( chuckling )
WHAT'D HE SAY ?
ABOUT WHAT YOU'D EXPECT.
YOU SOBER ?
ENOUGH.
WHEN THE MIDWAY CLEARS OUT, LET'S GET A HEAD COUNT.
MANAGEMENT WANTS TO MAKE SURE WE AIN'T MISSING NOBODY ELSE.
NO MORE OF THIS MANAGEMENT CRAP.
JUST SAY WHAT YOU WANT.
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN ?
YOU WANT ME TO FOLLOW ORDERS, THAT'S DUTCH WITH ME.
BUT JUST STOP SPINNING THESE FAIRY TALES.
THERE AIN'T NO MANAGEMENT.
IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK ?
WHAT I KNOW.
I BEEN IN THE TRAILER.
IN THE TRAILER ?!
AND THERE'S NO ONE IN THERE, SAMSON.
NO ONE.
WELL, IN THE FIRST PLACE, YOU LUCKY TO BE ALIVE.
I'VE TOLD YOU, MANAGEMENT COULD'VE--
AH, BULLSHIT, SAMSON, BULLSHIT !
THERE AIN'T NO MANAGEMENT.
THERE NEVER WAS.
GOT A HEAD COUNT.
NO ONE MISSING EXCEPT HAWKINS AND LODZ.
WELL, MANAGEMENT SAYS WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THEM.
WHAT DO YOU THINK,
THAT I'M LYING TO YOU ALL THESE YEARS ?
THAT I'M SITTING NEXT TO YOU IN THAT CAB TELLING YOU
THESE CRAZY STORIES ABOUT MANAGEMENT,
PULLING THE WHOLE THING STRAIGHT OUTTA MY ASS ?
IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK OF ME ?
I WAS IN THE TRAILER.
THAT DON'T MEAN SQUAT.
LOOK, IF MANAGEMENT...
IF HE DON'T WANT TO BE SEEN, THEN...
THEN HE AIN'T GONNA BE SEEN, I SUPPOSE.
HE, HE CAN DO THAT.
HE CAN DO LOTS OF THINGS...
SAVE IT FOR THE RUBES.
( Brother Justin ) "AND IT CAME TO PASS AFTER THESE THINGS,
"THAT GOD DID TEMPT ABRAHAM, AND SAID UNTO HIM, ABRAHAM:
"TAKE THY SON, THINE ONLY SON ISAAC
"AND OFFER HIM FOR SACRIFICE
UPON A MOUNTAIN WHICH I WILL TELL THEE OF."
BUT YOU SPED ISAAC, LORD.
WHY NOT MY CHILDREN ?
I KNOW YOU HAVE YOUR REASONS.
PLEASE, TELL ME YOUR PLAN.
HELP ME UNDERSTAND
HOW THEIR DEATHS SERVE YOUR WILL.
( door closing )
YOU'VE BROUGHT THEM BACK !
PRAISE YOUR NAME,
YOU'VE BROUGHT THEM BACK TO ME !
WHAT IS IT YOU WANT ?
I'VE DONE ALL THAT YOU ASKED.
ALL OF IT.
NOW, YOU MOCK ME, WHY ?
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO !
TELL ME WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO ?
TELL ME !
JUSTIN... ?
COME HOME, IT'S LATE.
I MADE YOU SOMETHING TO EAT.
LEAVE ME.
OR, I COULD BRING--
NOW !
( heavy breathing )
( rumbling sounds )
( explosion )
( groaning )
( growling )
( loud growling )
( distant shouting )
HAVE YOU SEEN MY BEAR ?
LODZ !
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING HERE ?
DO I KNOW YOU, SOLDIER ?
SO YOU'RE AWAKE ?
WHAT DID YOU SEE ?
TELL ME, BOY.
( chuckling )
HERE.
NEVER WANTED A SISTER.
NEVER.
ALWAYS WANTED BROTHERS.
TWINS.
BIG-SHOULDERED BOYS NAMED ED AND FRED...
WHO PLAYED FOOTBALL AND JOINED THE ARMY.
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A SISTER ?
JUST FIGHT ALL THE TIME.
BAD THINGS HAPPEN IN THIS WORLD.
MOMMA SAYS THINGS ARE BETTER IN THE NEXT.
I'M LEAVING.
WHEN ?
AS SOON AS WE GET OUT THIS PLACE.
I'M WALKING OUT WITH THE CLOTHES ON MY BACK.
GOING TO HOLLYWOOD.
EASY, THERE, MY FRIEND.
NOW, TELL ME...
WHAT DID YOU SEE IN YOUR DREAM ?
I AIN'T TELLING YOU NOTHIN'.
YOU NEED GUIDANCE.
I CAN HELP YOU.
I DON'T NEED ANYTHING FROM THE LIKES A YOU.
THIS GETS TIRESOME.
WHEN WILL YOU LEARN ?!
HAWKINS ?
AT LEAST HELP ME !
( Hawkins ) YOU KNOW SO DAMNED MUCH, YOU SHOULD KNOW THE WAY BACK.
YOU DRINKING AGAIN ?
LOOKS THAT WAY.
YOU GONNA GIMME THAT PEPPERGUN ?
LET'S SEE YOUR HANDS FIRST.
SHELLS ?
THERE YOU GO, SWEETIE...
WE'LL BE REAL GENTLE WITH YOU...
YOU REMEMBER THIS DON'T YOU, DORA MAE ?
GOT IT FROM THOSE TWO RUBES DOWN IN SWEETWATER LAST YEAR.
THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T PAY,
BUT THEN THEY REMEMBERED THEY HAD A BOLT
OF THEIR GRANDMAMMY'S SILK.
AND ME AND RUTHIE,
WE BEEN CUTTING IT UP AND USING IT EVER SINCE.
REMEMBER THAT LITTLE SILK G-STRING I MADE YOU
WITH THE ROSES ON IT ?
WELL, THAT WAS FROM THIS SILK RIGHT HERE.
DON'T COVER HER FACE !
OH, HONEY, YOU DON'T WANT TO LAY HER TO REST
WITH HER FACE UNCOVERED.
DON'T COVER HER FACE.
AND YOU PULL HER HAIR BACK.
I WANT EVERYBODY TO SEE WHAT THEY DID TO MY LITTLE GIRL.
TIME TO GO.
YOU'RE GONNA BRING SOMEONE BACK, FELIX.
SOMEONE TO STAND TALL BEFORE THE WAGON.
YOU UNDERSTAND ?
WE AIN'T COMING BACK EMPTY-HANDED !
EVERYONE CLEAR ON THAT ?
YES, SIR.
( sobbing )
ALRIGHT, POSSUM, YOU TAKE YOUR MEN THAT WAY,
PEARL, TAKE A HANDFUL THAT WAY, GABE, FOLLOW ME.
COME ON !
WHERE YOU BEEN ?
THOUGHT MAYBE YOU'D TOOK A POWDER.
WHAT'S WRONG ?
EVERYTHING.
"... AND JESUS BEING FULL OF THE HOLY GHOST
"RETURNED FROM JORDAN,
AND WAS LED BY THE SPIRIT INTO THE WILDERNESS..."
"AND WAS LED BY THE SPIRIT INTO THE WILDERNESS."
( tapping piano keys )
GODDAMNIT !
GOT ANYTHING ?!
NOTHIN', SORRY, JONESY.
NOTHING !
WHOLE TOWN'S HIGHTAILED IT.
YEP.
SO, HOW IS THAT ?
WHOLE TOWN CLEARING OUT IN ONE NIGHT.
DON'T MAKE SENSE.
NO, IT DON'T.
SO WHAT'S GOING ON ?
WHY YOU ASKING ME ?
'CAUSE YOU'RE THE ONE WHO BROUGHT US HERE.
LOOK, IT WASN'T ME.
DON'T SAY IT'S MANAGEMENT.
YOU BROUGHT US HERE.
YOU !
WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS LATER.
WHY ?
N'T WANT TO LOOK STUMPY IN THE EYE
AND TELL HIM YOU'RE THE ONE GOT HIS GIRL KILLED ?
NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME YOU SONOFABITCH AND YOU LISTEN GOOD !
YOU CAN GO DRINK YOURSELF STUPID.
YOU CAN GO ON AND CALL ME A LIAR.
BUT DON'T YOU HOLD ME UP
FOR WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT LITTLE GIRL !
NO ONE HERE, SAMSON.
I CAN SEE THAT, GABRIEL.
AIN'T IN THE BUNKHOUSE, AIN'T IN THE MINES.
WHOLE TOWN CUT AND RUN.
WELL, WHAT'RE WE SUPPOSED TO DO NOW ?
I WANT TO BURY MY GIRL.
WANT TO BURY MY LITTLE GIRL.
HELL, STUMPY.
WE CAN'T LET 'EM GET 'WAY WITH THIS.
SOMEBODY GOTTA PAY !
JUSTIN... ?
JUSTIN...
JUSTIN ?
( grunting )
IS THAT DEEP ENOUGH ?
IT'S ALL SET.
'BOUT 200 YARDS SOUTH, ON A RISE.
AFTER WE PACK UP...
I'M MOVING ON.
WHERE TO ?
TULSA, MAYBE.
DAILY BROTHERS CARNIVAL
SHOULD BE HEADING THROUGH THERE IN THE NEXT MONTH.
DAILY BROTHERS', IT'S A GOOD OUTFIT.
SO I HEAR.
JONESY.
THERE'S MEN YOU TRUST AND MEN YOU DON'T TRUST.
I TRUSTED YOU,
EVEN WHEN NO ONE ELSE WOULD.
I'D LIKE TO THINK IT'S WAYS GONE BOTH WAYS.
LORD, I KNEW THIS GIRL.
HER NAME WAS DORA MAE DREIFUSS.
SHE WAS LIKE KIN TO ME...
AND EVERYONE STANDING HERE.
YOU KNOW HER, LORD.
YOU KNOW SHE HAD A HARD LIFE.
SOME OF WHAT SHE DONE, YOU MAY NOT APPROVE OF.
SOME OF WHAT SHE DONE YOU MAY CALL SIN.
BUT SHE WAS A GOOD GIRL, LORD,
AND WE LOVED HER.
AND WE WANT YOU TO WELCOME HER INTO YOUR ARMS.
AND WE KNOW YOU WILL.
DORA MAE...
YOU WAS A REAL GOOD DANCER.
LIB !
( singing in French )
THIS IS FROM MANAGEMENT.
HE GOT IT IN THE OLD COUNTRY.
HE SAID IT'LL NEVER NEED WINDING.
WALK ME BACK ?
SURE.
EVERYTHING'S CHANGING.
NOTHING'S THE WAY IT USED TO BE.
THAT IS A FACT.
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE HOME, EITHER.
IT FEELS LIKE A PRISON.
AND I CAN'T LEAVE MOMMA.
I CAN'T KEEP GOING.
I'M TRAPPED.
SOPH...
SAMSON !
STILL ONE MAN LEFT IN BABYLON.
( sighing )
READY ?
EASY...
GABE, LET'S DO IT.
EASY.
THING'S ANCIENT.
GO.
( sniffing )
I KNOW YOU'RE HERE, BOY.
GOOD FOR YOU.
WOULD THAT BE THE SOUND OF A DECREPIT WAGON
THAT LOOKS AS IF NOAH HAD IT ON THE ARK ?
YEAH, GABRIEL'S HAULING IT TO THE TEN-IN-ONE.
THEN YOU'RE IN LUCK, HAWKINS.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO PARTICIPATE IN AN OBSCURE,
BUT FASCINATING, RITUAL, KNOWN AS...
CARNIVAL JUSTICE.
NOT TO BE MISSED.
CLOSE THE FLAP !
WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SON ?
YOU KNOW MY NAME.
PROTOCOL.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME ?
STANGLER.
YOU LIVE IN BABYLON ?
"LIVE" AIN'T THE WORD I WOULD USE.
DO YOU RESIDE THERE ?
YEAH, I GUESS I DO.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED HERE LAST NIGHT ?
I HEARD SOMEONE DIED.
SHE WAS KILLED.
DEFILED AND KILLED, ACTUALLY.
TERRIBLE THING.
CERTAINLY IS.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THAT WE WANTED JUSTICE,
BUT WHEN WE ROLLED INTO TOWN TODAY,
THERE WASN'T A SOUL THERE.
AM I BEING FUNNY ?
I GUESS NOT.
BUT TRUTH IS, THERE'S A LOT OF SOULS IN BABYLON.
A LOT OF 'EM.
WELL, WE DIDN'T SEE NO ONE THERE THIS MORNING.
OH, THEY'RE STILL THERE.
WELL, I GUESS IT'S JUST YOUR BAD LUCK THEN THAT WE FOUND YOU,
ISN'T IT ?
GET ON WITH IT, SAMSON !
BRING IT IN.
WHAT'S HE DOING ?
THE WAGON IS CIRCLED THREE TIMES AROUND THE ACCUSED,
WHY THREE TIMES ?
I DOUBT ANYONE HERE EVEN REMEMBERS.
BUT THAT'S THE WAY IT'S ALWAYS DONE.
SPEAK THE NAME OF THE DEAD.
( all ) DORA MAE DREIFUSS.
ONE OF OURS IS DEAD.
ONE OF THEIRS IS GONNA ANSWER FOR IT.
PICK A NUMBER, ONE THROUGH SIX.
WHAT DO YA MEAN ?
I MEAN, PICK A NUMBER ONE THROUGH SIX.
WHY ?
IF YOU DON'T PICK ONE, WE'LL PICK ONE FOR YOU.
SIX SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
THREE.
THREE !
THE NUMBER IS THREE.
HE'S JUST GONNA SHOOT 'EM DEAD RIGHT HERE ?
HE'LL HAVE A CHANCE.
MORE OF A CHANCE THAN DORA MAE DID.
Y'ALL DON'T EVEN KNOW IF HE'S THE ONE WHO EVEN DID IT ?
THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
THERE'S TIMES WHEN WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR OWN JUSTICE.
THIS IS WHO WE ARE, BEN.
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SAY,
NOW WOULD BE THE TIME.
I SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
AND I UNDERSTAND, I REALLY DO.
CAN'T SAY I BLAME YOU NONE, EITHER.
BUT...
SHE'S GOT A LOT OF SNAP IN HER GARTER, THAT ONE.
SHE WEREN'T NO GOOD GIRL.
( shouting )
IF ONE'S TAKEN, IT'S BEST IT'S HER.
YOU GOTTA UNDERSTAND...
WE AIN'T GOT NO WOMEN HERE IN BABYLON.
BE RIGHT NICE TO HAVE SOMEONE TO DANCE WITH EVERY NIGHT.
WHAT'RE YOU SAYING ?
YOU KILLED HER SO YOU COULD DANCE WITH HER ?
SHE'LL BE FINE...
WELL, MAYBE NOT FINE,
BUT I'LL WATCH OUT FOR HER AS BEST I CAN--
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS, HE DID IT.
HE'S THE MAN THAT DID IT.
PULL THE GODDAMN TRIGGER, SAMSON !
OKAY, OKAY.
BUT DON'T DO IT HERE, NOT HERE.
I DIE HERE, I STAY HERE, JUST LIKE THE REST OF THEM.
JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE SINCE SCUDDER LEFT.
WHAT'S THAT ?
JUST TAKE ME OVER THE HILL BEFORE YOU DO IT.
THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING.
JUST TAKE ME OVER THE HILL, PLEASE.
WHY ?
WHAT'S OVER THE HILL ?
NOTHING.
NOTHING AT ALL.
IT JUST AIN'T HERE.
PULL THE TRIGGER ON THE SONOFABITCH.
ONE !
TWO !
PULL IT AGAIN.
PULL IT AGAIN, SAMSON.
( all shouting ) PULL IT AGAIN !
THAT AIN'T THE WAY !
THAT AIN'T THE WAY WE DO THIS !
WE GOT RULES.
HE CONFESSED, SAMSON !
HOW CAN YOU STAND THERE AND--
FELIX !
I BURIED THREE CHILDREN BEFORE TODAY.
INFLUEA, TOOK TWO,
AND ONE WAS STILLBORN.
BUT ME AND FELIX, WE GOT THROUGH THAT
BECAUSE IT WAS GOD'S WILL.
BUT LAST NIGHT...
LAST NIGHT WAS NOT GOD'S WILL !
IT WAS THIS MAN !
AND HE IS GONNA PAY FOR IT.
NOW, I WOULD LIKE MY HUSBAND'S GUN BACK.
THE MAN PICKED HIS NUMBER.
THAT'S THE END OF IT.
RITA SUE, STUMPY, LIBBY, I'M SORRY.
BUT WE AIN'T DOING THIS.
THE MAN PICKED HIS NUMBER.
WE GOT A CODE HERE.
WE BREAK THE CODE, WE GOT NOTHING LEFT.
NOW YOU TWO TAKE THIS SONOFABITCH
AND BRING HIM BACK TO TOWN,
SAFE AND SOUND.
HEY !
NOT A HAIR FROM HIS HEAD OR YOU ANSWER TO ME.
YOU GOT IT ?
GO !
OKAY, IT'S LOW TIME, WE'RE PACKING UP.
MANAGEMENT WANTS US ON THE ROAD BY DAWN !
OKAY, YOU HEARD THE MAN.
MANAGEMENT GIVES THE ORDERS, WE JUMP !
THEM'S THE RULES !
ABE, GET THAT WAGON OUTTA HERE, BRING THIS CANVAS DOWN !
HAWKINS, YOU AND SCHMIDT ARE ON COLOSSUS !
LET'S GO.
BUT I NEVER SAW HER AGAIN.
SHE LEFT WITH MY MONEY, WITH MY BEST FRIEND,
WITH MY CAR EVEN, SHE LEFT WITH MY CAR.
SO I STARTED RIDING THE RAILS.
I DECIDED, HEY, THIS IS THE LIFE.
I DON'T NEED A JOB.
AND SO I'M A HAPPY MAN.
THAT'S IT ?
THAT'S THE END ?
THAT'S IT.
BUT I COULD TELL ANOTHER STORY, THOUGH.
'BOUT THE TIME I WAS IN--
NO, LET'S, UH...
LET'S LET SOMEONE ELSE TALK FOR A CHANGE.
HOW ABOUT YOU, FRIEND ?
YOU GOT A STORY TO TELL AROUND THE CAMPFIRE ?
FRIEND ?
YOU GOT A STORY TO TELL ?
YOU KNOW, LOST YOUR JOB, LOST YOUR GIRLFRIEND,
LOST YOUR DOG ?
I LOST MY GOD.
NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE PRESENT AT THIS TIME,
"TRUE TALES FROM ON THE ROAD,"
REPORTED BY OUR OWN TOMMY DOLAN.
GOOD EVENING, FRIENDS.
TONIGHT, I'D LIKE TO TELL YOU ANOTHER STORY
I FOUND ON THE ROAD IN THGREAT SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.
IT'S THE STORY OF A PREACHER
WHO TRIED TO BRING HOPE TO THE HOPELESS,
TRIED TO LIFT UP THE DOWNTRODDEN,
TRIED TO BRING LIGHT
TO THOSE LOST IN THE DARKNESS.
IT'S THE STORY OF A MAN NAMED BROTHER JUSTIN
AND A TOWN CALLED MINTERN...
... and so, six innocent children
perished in the flames of hate.
This was no accidental fire, my friends.
Oh, no, this was the work of evil men...
The same evil men who dared to block the good work
of Brother Justin because he dared to minister
to the poor and destitute.
The city fathers of Mintern
called them Okies and wanted them out.
And when Justin stood up to them,
someone burned down his church
and murdered his children.
What kind of world is this, friends ?
What kind of world where people burn down churches
in the dead of night ?
And what of Brother Justin ?
Where is he ?
When this reporter last saw him, he was out there somewhere,
walking alone, looking for a sign
from God that his work was not in vain.
Where are you, Brother Justin ?
WHERE ARE YOU ?
HOW LONG ?
20, 30 MAYBE.
I'LL BE BACK.
WHERE YOU GOING ?
( wind whistling )
( piano music )
WHISKEY, PLEASE.
HELL, I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU HERE.
THIS ONE'S ON THE HOUSE.
I SURE APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DID YESTERDAY.
COULDN'T HAVE BEEN EASY GOING AGAINST ALL YOUR FOLK LIKE THAT.
I RESPECT A MAN WHO LIVES BY A CODE.
I AM GRATEFUL LET ME TELL YOU.
WELL, I KINDA THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE.
THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU'D DO ME ONE IN RETURN.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HENRY SCUDDER ?
STRANGE FELLOW THAT ONE.
CAME HERE TO WORK THE MINES, BUT PEOPLE KNEW RIGHT OFF
THERE WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT ABOUT HIM.
THEN HE KILLED OLE' CARLTON WITH A PICK-AXE,
AND, THAT WAS IT.
PEOPLE WERE MIGHTY UNHAPPY, LET ME TELL YOU.
NO LAW HERE OF COURSE, SO THE MINERS THEY SET OUT
TO TAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.
THEY WERE GONNA STRING SCUDDER UP.
BUT HE WASN'T GONNA HAVE NONE OF THAT, NO SIR.
THAT'S WHEN IT HAPPENED.
CAVE-IN.
WIPED OUT THE WHOLE COMPANY.
TERRIBLE THING.
I WAS THERE, I SAW IT.
AND THEN, THE NEXT NIGHT...
THEY CAME BACK.
EVERY ONE OF THEM.
EVERY ONE OF THEM, THEY CAME BACK.
AND THEY JUST KEEP COMING BACK.
SOUNDS CRAZY, DON'T IT ?
NOT THAT CRAZY.
THANKS FOR THE WHISKEY.
LET'S GO.
WE STILL HEADING SOUTH ?
YEP.
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