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( music )
( dog barking )
( music playing )
( female ) NO !
DON'T !
NO, DON'T !
( male ) BITCH !
( crashing sounds )
MAMA !
STOP IT !
( screaming )
STOP IT.
STOP IT !
STOP.
( screaming )
MAMA !
( dog barking )
( music playing )
MAMA, MAMA, WHO WAS THAT MAN ?
YES, I SAW IT.
WHAT'S GOING ON ?
PLEASE, DON'T, DON'T SCREAM.
PLEASE, ANSWER ME.
DON'T SCREAM, DON'T SCREAM.
STOP, STOP !
PLEASE.
( sobbing )
( music playing )
WELL, IS HE STILL AWAKE ?
STILL SITTIN' RIGHT WHERE HE WAS LAST NIGHT.
BEAT TO THE SOCK, BUT WIDE AWAKE.
BOY DOESN'T SLEEP, HE DOESN'T DREAM.
HE DOESN'T DREAM, HE CAN'T BE REACHED.
HE'S GOTTA ROOST SOMETIME, SUGAR.
WHAT'S THE MATTER ?
WHAT CAN LILA DO TO MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER ?
NOTHING.
( bell ringing )
MORNIN', BOSS.
WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT IT ?
( knocking )
ENTER.
HEY, SAMSON.
LILA.
HE WANTS TO SEE ME.
YEAH.
I'LL BE OUT IN A MOMENT.
WATCH YOUR STEP.
GONNA NEED US A SKULL.
A SMALL ONE, DOG, CAT...
DON'T MATTER.
CHRIST...
BURLY, I HOPE YOU LIKE THE TASTE OF PRIDE,
'CAUSE THAT'S ALL THERE'S GONNA BE TO EAT AROUND HERE SOON.
OSGOOD, RUN AND GET ME A TURTLE SHELL.
OKAY.
WHERE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO GET THAT ?
WELL, YOU START WITH THE TURTLES.
THAT DRIES UP, MOVE ON TO THE TORTOISES.
POSSUM, RUSTLE ME UP SOME FRYERS.
DOZEN OR SO.
AWW HELL... WHAT ?
HE'S FIXIN' TO PLAY A FIREBALL SHOW.
DAMN STRAIGHT.
WE GOT NOTHIN' IN THE KITTY.
THINGS ARE TIGHT AROUND HERE, OR HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED ?
WHAT'S A FIREBALL SHOW ?
HOW AM I SUPPOSE TO PAY FOR THE FRYERS ?
YOU WANT I SHOULD JUST SCULPT 'EM OUTTA CORNMEAL ?
SIX BITS ON THE FRYERS.
OSGOOD, FOR THE TURTLE.
WHAT'S A FIREBALL SHOW ?
SHUT UP, OSGOOD.
ALRIGHT NOW GET THE WORD OUT, WE GOIN' WIDE OPEN TONIGHT.
WIDE AS WE CAN GO.
TRIM THE CHUMPS FOR ALL THEY'RE WORTH.
NOW GIT !
JONESY, WHAT THE HELL'S A FIREBALL SHOW ?
RITA SUE.
CLAYTON ?
YES, MA'AM ?
I GOT SOME LIGHTS THAT ARE GIVIN' ME TROUBLE.
THINK YOU COULD COME BY LATER AND TAKE A LOOK ?
NO PROBLEM AT ALL.
THAT WOMAN'S BUILT LIKE A BRICK BEAN OVEN.
SHUT UP, OSGOOD.
YOU LOOKIN' LIKE A CHEWED UP PIECE OF TWINE, HAWKINS.
DOES THAT MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU ?
YOU KICKED UP A BIG CLOUD A DUST STEALIN' SOMETHIN'
JUST LIKE IT FROM BOFFO.
SPIKE THE BACK.
GO ON.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEM INITIALS STAND FOR ?
HENRY SCUDDER.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S YOURS.
TAKE IT.
I DON'T WANT IT.
WAY I SEE IT, IT RIGHTFULLY BELONGS TO YOU.
HOW'S THAT ?
'CAUSE IT BELONGED TO YOUR DADDY.
COME ON BY THE TEN-IN-ONE AFTER LUNCH.
IF YOU WANT TO, WE'LL HAVE A CHAT.
THERE'S A MILLIOHOBOS RIDING THE RAILS.
HOBOS, THAT'S WHAT HE CALLED THEM.
FORGET THE STATE POLICE.
AFTER TODAY, WE'LL HAVE AN ARMY LOOKING FOR HIM.
WELL, THEN I GUESS OUR BABY WILL BE BLESSED.
( laughing )
JOIN US TOMORROW FOR ANOTHER CHAPTER OF
"THE ROMANCE OF ERICA S."
BROUGHT TO YOU BY CREAM OF WHEAT.
COME ON, WE'RE ON.
( music )
( male on radio ) No matter what your age,
a nice bowl of Cream Of Wheat
is a perfect way to start any morning.
It has all the essential vitamins necessary
to get the get up and go you need
to get through your busy active day.
So remember, next time you're in your grocers,
please be sure to ask for it by name.
Nutritious, delicious, Cream Of Wheat.
NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, WE PRESENT A SPECIAL BROADCAST
OF "TRUE TALES FROM ON THE ROAD".
A PROGRAM DEVOTED TO TRUE TALES AND MUSIC OF THESE HARD TIMES,
REPORTED BY OUR OWN TOMMY DOLAN.
GOOD MORNING, FRIENDS.
TODAY IN THE CONTINUING SAGA OF BROTHER JUSTIN,
WE HAVE
a wonderful treat.
With us is a remarkable woman.
Brother Justin's sister, Miss Iris Crowe.
HELLO.
Folks, believe it or not, this is the lovely Miss Crowe's
first time on radio.
She's here to send a message to her brother.
A man we've spoken about many times on this program.
A man who is still missing...
still out there, somewhere.
Justin...
IT'S ME...
IF YOU CAN HEAR THE SOUND OF MY VOICE...
I WANT YOU TO KNOW
that I'm praying for you.
everyone in Mintern is praying for you
Norman, the migrants,
even some we used to count as enemies...
I love you.
God will grant you peace...
if only you will return home.
C'MON !
( buzzer )
HEY, JONESY.
HEY.
I'D GIVE YA A HAND, BUT I WOKE UP WITH A CRICK IN MY NECK.
OH NO, IT'S OKAY, I GOT IT.
TURTLE BOY ?
SAMSON IS CLAWING A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL.
MAN EATIN' CHICKEN.
( laughing )
OH, JESUS.
THAT IS JUST...
SO, HOW WAS IT ?
I MEAN, WITH RITA SUE, DID YA HAVE A GOOD TIME ?
SURE, IT WAS FINE.
PARDON.
YOU DO THAT EXTRA SPECIAL THING SHE DOES ?
THE ONE WITH THE FEATHER ?
AW HELL STUMPY, WHAT DO YA WANT, A BLOW BY BLOW ?
SHE WAS SWELL, OKAY ?
WHAT, JUST SWELL ?
HELL, WITH RITA SUE, THAT'S PRACTICALLY A COMPLAINT.
SHE WAS GREAT, FANTASTIC.
I GOT A HELLUVA LOTTA THINGS HERE...
YOU KNOW.
I'LL SEE YA LATER, STUMP.
SEE YA LATER.
HEY.
I'VE BEEN LOOKIN' ALL OVER FOR YOU.
SAMSON'S BEEN DRIVIN' US LIKE A DEMON.
JONESY.
WHAT ?
WANT TO TAKE A WALK OR SOMETHING LATER ?
YEAH.
SURE, THAT'D BE FINE.
GOOD.
( crashing noise )
YOUR SLEEPING HABITS ARE OF GRAVE CONCERN TO THE MAN
IN THE TRAILER.
THAT'S REAL SWEET.
YOU CAN TELL HIM I APPRECIATE IT.
THERE'S NO NEED TO BE AFRAID.
AFRAID OF WHAT ?
HAWKINS, PLEASE.
THERE IS MUCH I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU,
BUT I'VE NEVER LIED TO YOU.
NOT ONCE.
I'M ONLY INTERESTED IN TRUTH AND THE TRUTH IS,
YOU'RE AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT MAN.
NOT JUST TO ME.
WHAT ?
THE GIFT,
IT MUST BE PRACTICED IF YOU WISH TO ATTAIN THE SKILL
NECESSARY TO CONTROL IT.
IF YOU DON'T,
YOU RISK PLACING EVERYONE YOU KNOW,
EVERYONE YOU LOVE
IN MORTAL DANGER.
AND THAT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO SCUDDER.
YOU MUST SLEEP.
YOU MUST LISTEN TO WHAT YOUR DREAMS TELL YOU,
BUT...
NO MATTER HOW TERRIBLE...
THEY WILL GUIDE YOU.
THEY WILL TEACH YOU TO FACE YOUR OWN POWER AND CONTROL IT.
I CAN'T. YOU MUST !
THE COST OF COWARDICE IS FAR TOO HIGH, YOU KNOW THAT !
YOUR MOTHER, SHE WAS ONLY THE FIRST VICTIM.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT ?
I KNOW YOU COULD HAVE SAVED HER,
AND YET YOU LET HER DIE.
HOW MANY MORE, BEN HAWKINS ?
HOW MANY MORE MUST DIE, HMM ?
GO TO HELL.
YES, I SUPPOSE I WILL.
DID YOU EVER KNOW ANYBODY THAT WENT CRAZY ?
CRAZY ?
LIKE JUST WILD, OR FULL ON BASKET-WEAVIN',
EYES-ROLLIN' NUTS ?
NUTS.
OH YEAH, I DO.
HOMER GRIFFIN.
SHORTSTOP.
A REAL BRIGHT PENNY.
WAS IT SLOW OR DID HE JUST GO BATTY ?
GRADUAL-LIKE.
LITTLE THINGS HERE AND THERE.
LIKE WHAT ?
LIKE SOMETIMES WE'D CATCH HIM STARIN' OFF INTO SPACE.
REAL HOOGLY EYES LIKE BELA LUGOSI.
WHAT ELSE ?
STARTED TAKIN' REAL LONG SHOWERS.
SCRUBBIN' HIMSELF BLOODY ONE DAY SINGING
"TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME".
AH, THEY TOOK HIM OUT ALRIGHT.
WHAT ?
I THINK MAMA'S GOING CRAZY.
IT'S BEEN GRADUAL, LIKE YOU SAID.
BUT LAST NIGHT...
GO ON.
LAST NIGHT, I SAW SOME THINGS...
THINGS I GUESS SHE USED TO BE ABLE TO KEEP FROM ME.
AND NOW SHE CAN'T.
( dogs barking )
SORRY.
WHERE ARE YOU GOIN' ?
SAMSON SAID THE CARNIVAL WAS SHORT-HANDED, I WAS GONNA--
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO, I'LL DO IT.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO DO ANYTHIN'.
I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE RED PIG.
YEAH, ME NEITHER.
SIT DOWN.
JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT THIS--
PLEASE !
WHERE'D YOU GET THAT FOB ?
FUNNY.
YOU DIDN'T SEEM THAT INTERESTED IN IT THIS MORNING.
WHERE'D IT COME FROM ?
WHAT'S IT MEAN TO YA ?
SOMETHIN' HAPPENED WITH YOU AND BOFFO'S RING, DIDN'T IT ?
MAYBE.
THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE SNIFFIN' AROUND YOU.
LODZ, APOLLONIA.
THE MAN IN THE TRAILER.
CARE TO TELL ME WHY ?
NOT A CLUE.
NO.
I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING.
WE DIDN'T PICK YOU UP THAT DAY BY CHANCE.
THAT A FACT ?
THAT IS A FACT.
FROM THE DEEPEST, DARKEST BAYOU OF LOUISIANA,
TURTLE BOY.
I LIED TO YOU.
I SAID I DIDN'T KNOW HER.
THAT'S YOUR MAMA ?
AND FURTHERMORE, I'LL RECKON HACK SCUDDER IS YOUR DADDY.
HE LEFT US FLAT.
I WOULDN'T GIVE TWO CENTS FOR THAT NO-ACCOUNT.
WHEN HE LEFT YOUR MAMA HE BROKE IT.
BAD.
HE DIDN'T SAY NOTHIN'.
HE DIDN'T HAVE TO.
IS THIS YOURS ?
MANAGEMENT'S.
HOW COME HE NEVER COMES OUT OF THAT TRAILER ?
WELL, I AIN'T AT LIBERTY TO SAY.
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT THOUGH,
HE'S A GOOD MAN.
WHICH IS MORE THAN I CAN SAY FOR YOUR FRIEND, THE PROFESSOR.
LODZ ?
I WOULDN'T CALL HIM A FRIEND.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD.
I WOULDN'T TRUST THAT EEL WITH HIS OWN MOTHER.
BUT EVEN EELS...
HAVE CERTAIN...
TALENTS.
THAT WAS GOOD.
JUST...
TALKIN'.
YEAH.
WE SHOULD DO IT AGAIN, MAYBE.
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.
RITA SUE...
LISTEN, WE GOTTA TALK.
I CAN'T.
FELIX IS IN THE TENT.
COME BY TONIGHT...
BEFORE THE COOTCH.
IT'S BEEN QUITE A WHILE SINCE I HAD A GOOD WOMAN WAIT ON ME.
RITA SUE.
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT WHOLE DEAL WITH JONESY.
I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKIN'.
IT'S OKAY.
HE WAS JUST ANOTHER TRICK.
WHAT SHOULD I DO IF HE WANTS TO COME BACK ?
YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO.
YEAH.
( laughing )
YOU HAD FUN.
I WAS TERRIFIED.
BUT YOU WERE GOOD.
YOU WERE. WELL, I--
IT WAS AN EXPERIENCE.
THANK YOU.
FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE FOR JUSTIN.
WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER.
THAT'S WHAT JUSTIN ALWAYS USED TO SAY TO ME.
HE'S A HERO TO ME, TOO, IRIS.
THANKS TO YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING ?!
WHAT--
YOU JUST OUGHT TO BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF !
HEY, HEY, HOLD ON, IRIS.
IRIS, HEY, I DIDN'T--
STEP RIGHT UP, STEP RIGHT UP.
COME ONE, COME ALL.
REAL, ALIVE AND ON-STAGE
10 ACTS FOR THE PRICE OF ONE !
THERE'S LODZ THE MENTALIST.
HE CAN READ YOUR MIND.
PROBE YOUR DEEPEST, DARKEST THOUGHTS.
'CAUSE YOU'RE SUCH FINE, HARD-WORKING FOLK,
TELL YA WHAT I'M GONNA DO...
TONIGHT, ALL THE TICKETS ARE FREE !
THAT'S RIGHT, BELIEVE YOUR EARS, BELIEVE YOU ME, FREE !
WHY DON'T WE GO ON THE FERRIS WHEEL ?
( chattering )
I'LL BE RIGHT BESIDE YOU,
THERE'S NOTHIN' TO BE SCARED ABOUT.
OKAY ?
EASY, PARTNER THERE, LET 'EM GET SETTLED IN.
YOU AIN'T GONNA BE SCARED UP THERE ARE YA ?
ALRIGHT, CLIMB ON THEN.
THERE YOU GO.
THEN JUST AS SHE WAS ABOUT TO GIVE BIRTH...
THE POOR WOMAN WAS SCARED-SPITLESS
BY A GIANT TURTLE...
( gasping )
UN, DEUX, TROIS, QUATRE, UNO, DUE...
STEP RIGHT UP, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
AND BEHOLD !
THE MAN-EATING CHICKEN !
GUARANTEED TO BE ALIVE, ALIVE, ALIVE !
WHEN THIS VICIOUS PREDATOR IS FINISHED WITH HIS VICTIM,
NOTHING REMAINS BUT BONES !
( gasping )
STEP RIGHT UP, FOLKS.
STAY AS LONG AS YOU CARE...
OR DARE !
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN...
THE MAN-EATING CHICKEN !
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT, FOLKS.
THE MAN-EATING CHICKEN.
WE BEEN GYPPED !
WE WANT OUR MONEY BACK !
YA PAID TO SEE A MAN EATING CHICKEN,
YA GOT A MAN EATING CHICKEN.
HO, HO, HO...
HOLD ON THERE, FRIENDS.
HOLD ON NOW.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN...
IF YOU ALL WENT OUT
AND TOLD YOUR FRIENDS TO COME SEE THE...
MAN...
EATING...
CHICKEN... ?
COST THEM A NICKEL TOO.
( laughing )
I'M RECEIVING A STRONG MENTAL VIBRATION FROM THE OWNER
OF THIS ITEM...
IT'S A WOMAN.
HECK, EVERYONE KNOWS A WOMAN'S WATCH IS SMALLER THAN A FELLAS.
YOU'RE RIGHT, YOU'RE RIGHT.
EXCUSE ME.
ALLOW ME TO TRY HARDER.
THIS WAS PURCHASED FROM A TRAVELLING SALESMAN.
OUTSIDE WACO.
HE'S RIGHT.
AS A WEDDING PRESENT.
IT'S TRUE.
OH MY LORD, THAT'S TRUE !
DIFFICULT.
I NEED YOUR HELP.
WILL ALL OF YOU PLEASE CONCENTRATE ON THIS WATCH ?
"TO SPEND ALL TIME WITH YOU."
( screaming )
DOES THIS PHRASE HAVE ANY MEANING TO YOU ?
IT'S WHAT ORVILLE SAID WHEN HE GAVE ME THE WATCH !
HIS EXACT WORDS !
( applause )
HOW'D HE DO THAT ?
IT'S WHAT HE DOES.
ANOTHER ITEM, PLEASE.
( chanting )
( speaking Latin ) IN HOC SIGNO VINCES...
IN HOC...
"BY THIS SIGN, WE CONQUER."
BY THIS SIGN WE CONQUER.
HEY, HOW DID YOU KNOW WHAT HE WAS SAYIN' ?
WHERE THE HELL DID YOU LEARN LATIN ?
LATIN ?
YOU BETTER HURRY UP AND GET BORN, KID.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO TRUST SOMEBODY SOMETIME.
THE WAY THINGS ARE SHAPING UP AROUND HERE,
IT'S EITHER GONNA ME OR THAT ONE IN THERE.
YOUR CALL, BOY.
NOW GO ON.
GO HELP RUTHIE.
WELL, THAT SHOULD DO IT.
YOU'VE MADE REAL PROGRESS HERE.
YES, CONSIDERABLE.
WELL...
GOOD LUCK.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
( distant screams )
BE STILL.
( screams stop )
( music )
( chattering )
RITA SUE ?
COME ON IN.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS... I WAS JUST THINKIN'...
YOU GO AHEAD.
I WAS JUST GONNA SAY,
I DON'T WANT YOU TO TAKE THIS PERSONAL OR NOTHIN', BUT...
LAST TIME, WELL...
IT'S GOTTA BE THE LAST TIME.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYIN' ?
I KNOW.
SO, YOU AIN'T STEAMED OR HURT OR NOTHIN' ?
GOOD, THAT'S REAL GOOD.
YOU ARE A DAMN FINE MAN, JONESY.
WELL, YOU AIN'T TOO BAD YOURSELF.
GOOD.
I'M GLAD THAT'S SETTLED.
( moaning )
NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL SNAKE CHARMIN' !
( cheering )
SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION FOR RUTHIE NOW !
THERE YOU GO !
( cheering )
C'MON NOW, GENTLEMEN.
THAT'S THE IDEA !
I NEVER SEEN NOTHIN' LIKE THAT BEFORE.
IT WAS RAININ' SILVER.
YOU ARE SOUNDIN' MORE LIKE A CARNY EVERY DAY.
YEAH ?
YOU'RE FLAXED OUT, BOY.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU GOT SHUT-EYE ?
I'M OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
NO.
BEN...
I'M SORRY.
SOFIE.
ISN'T IT A LITTLE LATE TO BE SITTIN' OUT HERE
SMOKIN' A CIGARETTE ?
I CAN'T GO IN THERE.
WHY NOT ?
SOFIE ?
SHE...
MY MOTHER ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT MY FATHER LEFT HER.
BUT HE DIDN'T.
HE RAPED HER.
SHE TOLD YOU THAT ?
NO, I SAW IT.
I SAW IT IN MY HEAD LIKE I HEAR HER VOICE.
SINCE WHEN ?
LAST NIGHT.
SHE SEES THINGS THAT NO ONE ELSE DOES.
MEANING THE PRESENT, AND THE PAST.
IT'S ALL THE SAME TO HER.
AND I'M STARTING TO SEE IT TOO.
AT LEAST NOW WE KNOW WHY WE'VE HAD SO MUCH TROUBLE
WITH YOUNG HAWKINS.
( voice ) I SEE, WE SHOULD'VE KNOWN THAT FROM BABYLON.
( laughing )
SO I TAKE IT WE'RE MOVIN' ON.
FIREBALL SHOWS.
THEY LEAVE US WITH NO OTHER CHOICE.
WELL, THAT'S GOOD, I'LL GET SOME SLEEP THEN.
REST EASY.
OH.
I ALMOST FORGOT.
WELL PLAYED, LITTLE MAN.
I WOULDN'T KEEP HIM WAITING.
( dogs barking )
I WONDER IF THAT POOR BABY'S
EVER GONNA GET TO THE LAND OF NOD.
HE WILL.
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