All language subtitles for The.Gift.2000.1080p.BluRay.x264.AAC5.1-[YTS.MX]

Thank you, pretty peaches.

Yes, ma 'am.

So, how you been?

Oh, pretty good, I reckon.

Have you had a health problem since I
saw you last?

Ma 'am?

Have you been sick?

Well, my back's been hurting a little.

No, no, it's not your back.

Is it bleeding somewhere?

Just ma 'am a little.

Have you been to a doctor?

I don't much like going to no doctors.

Well, I think maybe you should go.

It's not an aerial disease. I think it's
some kind of kidney or bladder

infection or something. But it's been
around for a while. It leads to more

serious problems.

Do you want me to call the doctor for
you?

All right.

Okay.

You can get on the bed now.

It's nearly nine.

Oh, Mom, I can't sit just a little bit.
No.

You heard me, mister.

Mama? Hmm?

What does fuck mean?

It's a bad word, hon, for something
nice.

But what does it mean?

It means making love.

It's how your daddy and me made your
brothers and you.

Take your circles off, hon.

Mike, do you hear me?

What? I said get to bed.

Oh, Mike, your lip's dragging the floor.
How can it freeze like that if you're

not careful? Yeah, look, I'm a kid.

You're a kid, honey.

Valerie, you may as well take your
glasses off. I know he's been hitting

again.

I see your lip.

I know.

It just embarrassed me.

It's okay.

He got worse.

I went to the store yesterday.

Because we was out of some things.

And he had got home.

from work early before I could get back.

He was waiting with a razor strap. My
legs were all cut up, and I got welts

inside the footballs on my back and my
legs.

I've been guilty of you paying me money
to tell you to get away from him.

You've got to get help, legal help.

You don't know Donnie Boxdale, Annie.

He'll kill me if I leave him. He'll find
me. He said he would.

No, he's not crazy enough to kill
anybody.

He's just an insecure redneck.

What?

I think he's got a woman on the side.

Yeah, he's been laying out at night.

Excuse me, but the school's on the
phone. They say Mike's in some kind of

trouble.

Mrs. Wilson.

Hi.

Come on in.

Have a seat.

Where's Mac?

He's in the infirmary. Nothing to get
worked up about. He's fine. He's got a

nicks and bruises.

I think he might have a pretty good
black eye by tomorrow, but he's okay.

He was in another fight?

Yes, he was.

His grades are...

Are getting worse too? How's he doing at
home?

Not much better.

He's real distant.

Well, Ms. Wilson, I don't pretend to be
a psychologist, but it's obvious to me

that your boy's got a lot of anger in
him.

Well, it's about this time last year his
daddy passed away.

He's still real messed up over it.

Yeah, I never knew your husband. I
understand he was a fine man.

Yes, he was.

Well, I don't know how you feel about
therapy, but... Mike doesn't need a...

you think Mike needs somebody to talk
to, I'd know a gentleman over and...

doesn't need a therapist, Mr. Collins.
He can talk to me.

Do you think he will, though?

Sorry, Wayne, I didn't know you had
anybody in here. Oh, hi.

Ruby wasn't in her day. Yeah, she's out
sick today. Mrs. Wilson, this is Jessica

King, my fiancée. Nice to meet you.

You too.

We're just going to be a couple of
minutes.

Okay.

I've got to go anyway.

I've got people waiting.

Thanks a lot, Mr. Collins.

I'm real sorry about all this.

It's my job.

He's just a boy, that's all.

You're not that Wilson that's a fortune
teller, are you?

I don't call myself that.

I'd love for you to read my fortune.

I'm pretty booked up.

You think we'll live happily ever after.

What's the matter?

You see something bad?

Of course not.

I'm sure you'll be real happy together.

Hey, Miss Wilson.

How are you getting along today?

I'm fine, buddy.

The fact that I just can't keep my car
door from flying right open. Have you

time to pick it?

I can get to it.

About an hour or two.

You want to wait?

No, I've got to get home. I've got
people coming. You just want to leave it

here, and I'll carry on home. I can have
it to you probably by 6 o 'clock. You

want me all right?

Yeah, yeah.

All right, all right.

Buddy?

Yeah? Look, I'm a little low on money
this week. Oh, no, don't you worry

about... No, really, no, stop it. Oh,
come on. Now, look, for all that you've

done for me, I just think the world of
you is about the only

one I call a friend to me.

Yeah, you know.

I'll get the truck.

Take your time.

How you been, buddy?

I've been having some, uh, bad thoughts
lately.

Like, you know, yesterday I was feeling
so happy.

Yeah? Yeah, I was, I was feeling like,
oh.

Good on you.

I didn't even feel like I needed my
medicine.

I took it anyway.

You know, I'm getting hooked on that
stuff.

Well, I think you're going to have a lot
of happy days, buddy.

Yeah, you're going to get better and
better.

Ma 'am, I believe you when you say so.

I look into a blue diamond and I think a
negative thought.

Am I going to die?

No.

You're not going to die.

You're not going to die, buddy.

because if you said yes, I would have to
kill myself before the sun goes down.

Oh, buddy.

Oh, honey.

You don't have to kill yourself, honey.

You know I'll always tell you, buddy.
Oh, man.

I'll always tell you, buddy. Oh, man.

You're fine. You can always talk to me,
buddy. Always.

Oh, what is that, honey?

No. Here.

Oh, no. I want you to have it.

Buddy, I want you to have it.

This one's Ben's. He wants you to have
him.

Thank you.

You all right?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, I'm all right.

All right.

All right.

I can walk home. You don't have to drive
me.

No, no, I'm good.

I'm good.

Yeah? Oh, yeah.

You sure scared me, huh?

No, I'm all right. I'm all right.

All right.

Just take it nice and slow.

Can I help you?

Yes, ma 'am.

I'm Donnie Barksdale. I'm sorry to
bother you so late, but I believe you

wife Valerie.

Yes, I do.

I know who you are.

Can I come in and talk to you?

It's about my wife.

Something's happened to her.

What's happened?

Is she okay?

Well, no, she's not, ma 'am.

Ma 'am, I promise I'll just take a
minute.

What's happened to her is she's getting
her head filled full of shit by a

goddamn Satan worshiper.

Or a damn good con artist, one of the
two.

I know she's been coming over to see you
and your damn voodoo.

You tell her bad things about me, don't
you?

You ain't no better than a Jew or a
nigger.

You know what this is?

It's a voodoo doll.

I'm gonna use this voodoo doll on you.

Some of your own medicine.

If you don't stop seeing my wife, I'm
sticking me a pin in this thing every

night till you learn to leave folks
alone.

Go back to bed.

Everything's fine.

I bet you love those little children,
don't you?

I bet they need their mama, don't they?

What's your name?

Get your ass out of my house!

Don't you threaten me or my kids.

Now, what I do here is my business.

And if your wife has any sense, she'll
leave you so far behind, you'll never

find her.

Now, you get out of here before I have
you.

Messing with the devil's gonna get you
burned.

Everybody knows that.

I'll see you soon, boys.

Back to bed.

You're not supposed to cuss in front of
an appointment.

Some smells like happy, some smells like
happy, some smells like happy. Be

quiet.

He's got a great sense of humor.

We love you.

Valerie. Oh, honey, you know you
shouldn't be here.

I'm sorry about the other night.

Oh, that's okay. I can take care of
myself.

And I hate coming over here, but...

I really need to talk to you.

Maybe you could read for me.

Under a bridge or something.

All right, well, I'll read for you.

But you've got to start lifting to me,
though. I can't leave him.

Don't you understand?

Hon, he's going to keep hurting you
until he puts you in the hospital.

I don't have anything to look forward
to.

Maybe you can give me some hope. Oh,
Valerie, hon, I don't know how to make

myself any clearer. Mommy!

Oh, Annie.

Annie, it's him. No. Calm down, hon. No.
I'll call the law. No, Annie. No.

You're my friend. You won't. No.

I'll handle you later on, you goddamn
bitch.

Thanks, Anne.

Granny.

Hey, Annabelle.

Granny, what are you doing here?

I brought you some persimmons, hon.

Remember how you liked persimmons when
you was little?

supposed to be here.

How'd you get here?

Oh, it ain't further walk.

Oh, that boy's got your granddaddy's
eyes.

Well, hon, I better get back.

Looks like there's a storm coming.

No, Granny.

It's clear.

Uh -uh.

Always use your instinct, honey.

Now you tell Miss Francis I'll be back
home by 9 .30, okay?

9 .30? All right.

I promise. I love you, too, Mama. I
know. Mama loves you, too, hon. Be good.

Bye.

You ready?

I don't know why I let you talk me into
this.

Because it's time you quit living like a
nun, that's why.

Don't worry, darling. You're going to be
the prettiest girl here next to me.

You're still married, man.

I don't know about that.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Do we pay him now?

Uh -uh. I'll sign for it later.

Is it good? Mm -hmm.

Annie, there he is.

Who? That guy I was telling you about.
Look at him. He's right over there by

bar.

God, don't he look just like Antonio
Banderas? Oh, my God. He saw me. Shit.

He saw me staring at him.

All right. Get your cards out quick.
Tell me if he's going to come over here.

I don't want my car to run.

I'm off duty. Hello, Miss Wilson.

It's Annie.

Wayne, sit down. You're blocking my
view.

Oh.

Thank you. You remember Jessica?

Hi, Annie.

I didn't know you were a member of the
country club.

I'm not. I just kind of tagged along
with Linda.

How nice.

It's a great outfit.

Thank you.

What's Mike up to tonight?

He's moping around his babysitters.

Yeah.

He's a great kid. I was actually
thinking you should have him come down

school. Come on, Wayne. Let's not talk
shop to that, all right? Okay.

Let's just have fun.

Okay. Hi, there.

Fun secret. Hey, there.

Say, how about a dance with Daddy?

Of course, that would be handsome.

Mr. King, I don't know if you know Annie
Wilson.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, I think I've seen you at
church.

That is quite a dress, Miss Linda.

Glad somebody noticed.

You want to give it a try?

Oh, no, no, I don't think so. No, thank
you.

Come on. I asked you to dance, and I
walk on high coals.

When was the last time you danced?

It's been so long, I've forgotten how to
do it.

Well, I'll make you look good, then,
because I'm a terrible dancer.

Wayne, I'll dance.

Good luck. Yeah.

Missed your big chance.

Thank you.

Somebody might come in here.

Guess you better fuck me fast.

You

having

a good time?

Me neither.

You seen Jessica around?

She up and disappeared on me again.

I got a way of doing that.

What do you think of Jessica?

She's very beautiful.

Yeah, the main thing about her, she's
just so full of life.

Well, different in that respect.

I'm used to tanny shoes.

That reminds me of when I was a kid.

I'd sit out on that porch.

I had so many thoughts, I couldn't count
them.

How'd you wind up in Brixton?

My husband.

He's got a job here at the cable plant.

Right.

What?

Did you know something was going to
happen to your husband?

In an ESP kind of way?

Well, I don't know. You don't believe in
it.

I don't know. I guess I just... I don't
believe there are any

great mysteries in life.

You kind of figure what you see is what
you get.

I didn't know that there was going to be
an explosion, but the night before, I

had this real bad, bad dream, you know.
I dreamt that I was all by myself. The

band, they weren't around anymore.

I tried to stop them going to work the
next day.

So you can't keep a good man from work,
right?

Mm -hmm.

I remind me of him.

Wayne?

I've been looking for you everywhere.

I've been right here.

Nothing.

Hi. Hi.

Come on, let's go talk to Daddy.

He's feeling real depressed tonight.
That big deal's working on that. Oh, we

a major crisis here, Annie.

Excuse us.

Go sleep for Mama.

What's that, huh?

Blueberry muffins.

What you doing with muffins in your
pocket?

Mrs. Francis cooked them.

Yeah, but what are they doing in your
pockets?

They're in my pockets because I put them
there when she wasn't looking so I

didn't have to eat them.

Her blueberry muffins is terrible, Mama.

Uh, y 'all wait here a minute.

Pick me up, hon.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Not one.

When God's fighting for you, every
soldier is important.

When God's fighting for you, every
soldier is important.

God does not give one to the devil.

If every child of God obeyed God, the
devil cannot wipe it out.

He cannot take you out before your time.

If you obey God, I don't care what the
devil has placed upon your life. Jesus

came to loose you. Jesus came to deliver
you.

I know I need a squirrel hunting buddy
of mine, but I don't think it's done.

Well, I'm telling you, what's him?

What makes you think he'd want to bust
into your house?

Well, his wife, she's a client of mine,
and he thinks I'm trying to break up

their marriage.

Are you?

Listen, um...

Donnie's high -strung.

Ain't no doubt about that, but I don't
think he's the one that busted into your

house. Listen, I appreciate the coffee
and everything. Take care.

I just can't get through a wall of some
kind in my head or in my soul.

Sometimes I don't even know the
difference between my head...

Or my soul.

I think everybody has that trouble,
buddy.

All right.

Your daddy... He took things away from
you when you...

When you were a little boy.

Do you understand that?

He seen me playing around with something
like a toy or something.

He just take it away from me.

Did he take other things away from you?

But he... You gotta find out, huh, why
you hate him so much.

My daddy's a good man. I don't hate my
dad.

He's good to mom and me.

Yeah, every kid needs a hit with a belt
sometime.

Buddy, you gotta try to get past his
wall that you're talking about.

Hon, you need to talk about your daddy.
Why don't you tell me why I hate him?

You're the goddamn psychic.

Huh? You're the goddamn psychic!

I keep thinking about that blue diamond.
I just keep thinking about it. But if

you think about these things in your
childhood, hon, and you face up to them,

then I will be able to help you.

I don't know, hon. I just... I think
you've got to do some thinking on your

Okay.

Okay,

you put it up there.

You ever see anybody skin a squirrel?

You stick a knife in its belly and zip.

That's what I'm going to do to you and
your children if you ever call the

again.

Mama?

How come you're not asleep?

I don't know.

What's that bad for?

Oh, don't worry, honey. I'm just working
on my swing.

How come we never go to the cemetery and
see Daddy?

Well, we went out there just last month
on his birthday.

Honey, we were busy.

You know that.

Well, it seems like you have time for a
lot of strangers.

Well, we talk about my appointments.
They're not strangers.

They're the ones who put food on our
table.

But how come we don't even talk about
Daddy?

Come on.

Missed!

I know why Kenneth King wasn't in church
today.

It's spelled on.

Why? His daughter disappeared.

Jessica? Mm -hmm. What do you mean she
disappeared?

Well, Kenneth woke up this morning and
Jessica wasn't there. In her bed, hadn't

even slept in.

And he thinks she ran off.

I mean, I know her and Wayne were
supposed to be married in June. Maybe

cold feet.

Maybe. Maybe this will clear the way for
you and Wayne.

What are you talking about?

Oh, come on.

I saw the way y 'all were looking at
each other Friday night. Y 'all both

had stars in your eyes.

Oh, Linda, that's nuts. Yeah, Annie,
love is nuts.

Come on, come on.

Listen, I want you to get some rest. You
look terrible, okay?

Bye, boys. I gotta go.

Honey, what am I gonna ice the cake
with?

I can see that, Pumpkin.

Miller?

Miller, come on. You go ask Miss
Bradford. She's got another can of ice

Where you going, son?

You want to ride in the truck?

I got a question for you.

You know my wife, Valerie?

She been around to see your mama lately?

Hey, boy, I asked you a question.

Give me my hat.

You know, I feel sorry for you and your
brothers.

I mean, your mama being a witch and all.

If you don't stop her evil ways, someday
somebody's going to burn her up.

And then your boy's going to be without
a daddy.

Or a mama.

Hey, Miller.

You all right?

He said mama's a witch and not going to
burn her up.

Oh, he did?

Buddy, you better mind your own
business.

I intend to, Donnie.

Fucker!

God damn it! Fuck!

Motherfucker!

Shoot me!

Shoot me!

Shoot me, you motherfucker!

Shoot me!

What was I thinking?

I want to ask him, Mama.

Hon, you've had asking enough to put you
in a coma.

From now on, I want to know where y 'all
are every minute of the day.

All right?

All right, I'm going to start driving
you and Milla to school.

I wish Daddy was here.

Well, he's not, hon.

But Mama is.

Okay?

Hello. This is Kenneth King.

Mr. King.

I imagine you heard about my daughter's
disappearance.

Yes. Well, Ms.

Wilson, I don't believe in what you do.
I'll just be straight with you.

Not only that, I don't like it, but
we've got to the end of the road, and

investigation looked under every rock
there is to look under, and we'd like

to tell us what you can to help us.

Now, no hocus -pocus.

Chanting and carrying on, but we know
you talk to a lot of folks here about,

know a lot of folks' business.

You might have heard something or
something.

The only thing we know is one of Sheriff
Johnson's men found my daughter's car

sitting out on the parking lot of that
honky -tonk called A .J.'s, but nobody

that was there on Saturday night admits
to having seen her.

So I'm afraid that she might have been
kidnapped or something.

Mr. King, I'm sorry I don't know
anything about your daughter's

I think we were just hoping.

Is there anything you can tell us?

I could read for you.

That's about all I could do.

I need you to cut the cards for me.

Thank you.

All right.

You ready?

When are we getting married again,
Wayne?

June 20th.

We're supposed to ask the questions, not
you. Shut up, Pearl. God damn it. Look,

I have a hard time concentrating with
more than one person in the room.

I'm staying right here.

I'm the law, and I need to hear this.

Please, ma 'am, just... Just try to tell
us what you see.

I'm trying.

All right, well, I'm picking up.

It's like a... It's a fence.

A split rail fence.

Do you know how many fences there are in
this county?

And some pillars, like, with an opening
going through.

And there's lots of white flowers that
can... Yes, and, uh...

Is that where Jesse is?

Well,

that's all I'm seeing. This is just
mishmash. I told you this wouldn't lead

nothing.

You're right. It won't. I can't
concentrate.

I can't do this now. I'm sorry, Mr.
King.

I really do hope you find your daughter,
but I'm not the person to help you with

this.

Hey, Butch.

And it was horrible, you know. But that
same chain that was right around her

when she was floating, you know, up in
my tree, it was the same chain that I

in my dream. And I don't know. I just
thought... Dave.

Yes, sir. I could have sworn there was
an eclair in there.

I didn't get it.

Oh.

Tim was in a little earlier.

So, you saw all this in a dream?

It wasn't just a dream.

I don't investigate somebody's dream.

I think she's dead, Sheriff.

And I think she's in a pond.

What do you know about this that you
ain't telling me?

You know, you can get in serious trouble
withholding information.

Does it sound like a place you know?

Yeah, a bunch of places I know.

Split rail fence, pond, stretch of
woods, whatever raw bone old boy in the

county got that.

What about the fiddler?

Well, old Tommy Lee Ballard plays the
fiddler, but he wouldn't kill nobody.

I've known him since he was a kid. No,
no, no, not the fiddler.

Who are his neighbors?

Well, his closest neighbor would be...
Let me see here, I guess.

Well, his property borders Donnie
Barksdale's place.

Do you know Donnie Barksdale?

Ma 'am?

Tim, I'm on the gate.

You did get a search warrant, didn't
you? I want everything to be legal and

proper. Didn't have to.

Got permission from the owner.

Donnie Barksdale gave you permission to
come in? His wife did.

I told her it was routine. We're
checking all the ponds in the county.

Donnie's gone fishing today.

How much longer y 'all gonna be?

Long as it takes.

All right. I mean, you just said you
were gonna be a few minutes, and we're

going on two hours. Hey, Pearl!

I think I got something.

Just an old bicycle.

None of y 'all brought a thermos of
coffee out here?

at school.

You look kind of strange at me and
Jessica.

Do you think something bad then?

Go on.

Donna, he called. I told him I got him
from work. Shut your mouth.

What are you doing on my property?

I'm on sheriff's business, Donnie.

I got permission from your wife.

Oh, you think I let that little ninny
talk for me?

How'd your arm get all scratched up?

Stray cat.

She didn't like it when I killed her.

Now what brought you here?

Just routine investigation.

Checking all the pawns in the county.

I knew you. No, you...

I'm on county business,

Donnie. Don't fool with me.

Hey, Paul!

What?

You need to take a look at this.

Watch him.

Get those hooks out of my baby!

You want some coffee?

Ms. Wilson?

You want some coffee?

No.

Have a seat.

Why did you call me here?

Ms. Wilson, tomorrow Donnie Barksdale
goes on trial for murder, and I feel

we have a powerful case.

In fact, today the coroner verified
Donnie's tissue under the victim's

fingernails. Now, I only have one weak
link I gotta worry about.

What?

You.

You see, you're how we found out where
the victim's body was.

And how you found out, well, that might
open up a real can of worms for us.

Psychic phenomena, ESP, dreams,

visions. The defense could go to town on
you.

And if that's not bad enough, I
understand that there was bad blood

and Donnie Marksdale.

Yeah. He threatened my kids.

That's what I heard.

I also heard that you threatened him
right back.

You told his wife to leave him.

Donnie's quite a lazy man.

Were you involved with him?

What? I can deal with any revelation
right now.

But at the trial, there can't be any
surprises.

So is there anything I need to know
about you or Donnie or Donnie's wife or

victim? No.

Will that be all?

You know, Mr. Duncan,

the victim had a name.

With Jessica King.

Mr. Hawkins, how long have you worked
out at A .J.'s? About ten years.

Now, were you working at A .J.'s on
Saturday night, April 8th?

Yes, sir.

And did you see the defendant, Donnie
Barksdale, there that night?

Yes, sir.

Could you describe the circumstances
when you saw him?

The circumstances were I come outside to
throw out some trash.

And do you recall what time it was?

About midnight, I reckon.

Anyhow, I seen Donnie Barksdale out
there by his truck having an argument

this white lady.

She scratched his arm, and he slapped a
tar out of her.

About that time, I go back inside.

Is this the woman you saw with Donnie
Barksdale?

Yes.

Your Honor, let the record show that I
have just shown Mr. Hawkins a photograph

of Jessica King.

You just said that your attention was
drawn to the defendant's pawn.

Drawn in... Well, drawn in what way?

Being Wayne Collins and Kenneth King,
went to see a woman named Annie Wilson.

What made you think this woman would be
able to help you?

Well, word around town was that she was
a... Well,

I don't know what the right word is.

Isn't it fortune teller?

I guess so.

What did this fortune teller see when
she looked into her little crystal ball?

Well, she didn't have no ball.

She had these special cards.

What did she see when she looked into
her little special card?

She didn't actually see nothing then,
but next day she come to see me and told

me she'd had this dream.

She had a dream?

Yes, sir.

She'd seen this.

that looked a lot like Donnie
Barksdale's, and then she woke up from

and she went outside and looked up in
this tree.

I'm all in.

She's seen Jessica King floating in the
tree, half naked with a

chain wrapped around her.

Floating around a tree.

Yes, sir.

Floating in a tree.

Half naked.

Chain wrapped around her.

Thank you, Sheriff.

That little squirrel, Gerald Wayne, he's
mean and skinny. Never have known a

Wayne worth a damn. Oh, well, he was
just doing his job.

Miss Wilson, can I talk to you for a
minute?

Um, uh, just call me later on, okay?

Okay, okay, bye.

Look, buddy, I got a lot on my mind,
hon. It's not a good time, okay?

Uh, Mr. Wilson, uh, you've been telling
me to do something. You've been talking,

and I've been thinking.

What was?

Can you tell me why I do things to
myself when I think about my daddy?

All right, well...

But you call me later, hon, and we'll
talk, all right?

Buddy.

I've been thinking about my daddy, and
I've been touching myself.

You're touching yourself?

Why do I do that?

Why do I do that? Oh, buddy, hon. Why do
I do that? It's not a good time.

There's something bad wrong with me.

And I keep thinking about that blue
diamond.

Buddy, if you look into a blue diamond,
you won't think a negative thought, all

right? I promise.

Now, hon, I'm going through a hard time
myself.

I can talk to you now, okay?

Now,

Mike, I know you skipped school and you
went to that trial.

How'd you know?

No matter how I know, Little Bird told
me.

It's about time you started making
things easier on me, Mike, instead of

Very disappointed in you. The phone's
ringing, Mama.

Second of all, I'm going to have to
testify at that trial tomorrow.

The phone's ringing, Mama. I'm not deaf,
Miller.

We'll let the machine get it.

Now, Donnie and Barksdale's side,
they're going to try and give me a hard

okay? They're going to call me names,
and I just want you all to be prepared,

okay? If you hear any bad stuff about
me, all right?

Now we're all going to have to really be
sticking together on this one.

a criminal and he's gonna be punished
buddy

buddy you shut up you shut up all right
get away where were you i'm

sorry you knew everything and you did
nothing you

ruined me you ruined me i'm just a
little boy

How could you do that to your little
boy?

No, but you put that down.

No, but I'm... You put that down, buddy.
You put that down, buddy.

Nobody! Nobody!

I'm gonna kill this thing.

damn thing you tell me what kind of
thought you have you look you look at it

that day

Ms. Wilson.

Ms. Wilson.

Ms. Wilson, your husband, Ben Wilson
Sr., was one of the men killed last year

the explosion out at the Reinhold cable
plant.

Yes, that's right.

And you were left with three small
children to raise on your own.

Yes, sir.

How do you provide for you and your
sons?

I get a little bit of money from...

Social Security as a result of my
husband's death.

And I also give readings.

Psychic readings?

Yes, sir.

What does being psychic enable you to
do?

Well, I see things and I sense things
that, well,

they hadn't happened yet or they would
happen someplace else.

My granny told me that I had a gift.

It runs in my family, and she told me
that I shouldn't be afraid of it. I

just always use my instinct, and I'd be
all right.

So you're swearing before this court
that you didn't get your information

this tragedy from any other means than
your special ability, your gift?

Yes, sir.

I'm swearing that. Yes.

Thank you, Mrs. Wilson.

Sorry. I have no further questions. Mr.
Williams.

How many fingers am I holding up

behind my back?

Objection, Your Honor.

Your Honor, McCline is sitting in this
courtroom on trial for his life partly

because of powers that this woman claims
to have.

Now, in all fairness, I believe I should
be given the opportunity to test the

alleged powers instead of having to
stand here and take her word for it. You

have a good point.

Objection overruled.

Can everyone in the jury box see how
many fingers I'm showing?

How many fingers, Ms. Wilson?

You don't know?

Seven.

Seven fingers.

Look, that doesn't prove anything.

Your Honor, I can't do this. You know,
the drop of a hat. Well, then, ma 'am,

how about doing it at the drop of a
dollar bill?

What are you trying to say?

I'm trying to say maybe this special
gift of yours doesn't work unless you're

being paid for it. You know, like saying
the Army, no money, no honey.

Are you aware that in Hatcher County
it's against the law for a psychic to

up shop and charge people money?

Well, I don't charge money. You just
testified that you do charge money. I

accept donations.

People give me gifts.

Oh, a distinction worthy of a lawyer.

Ms. Wilson, are you a rich woman?

No. Why not?

I mean, if I had psychic powers like
yours and could read the future, I'd be

filthy rich.

I'd be...

Playing the stock market, I'd be over at
Mobile betting on the dogs.

I'd certainly warn my husband not to go
to work on the day I know the rhino

plant's going to blow up, leaving three
little old children to be raised in a

carnival sideshow.

Well, it doesn't work that way, sir.

I can't use my gift for personal gain.

Except for those, what do you call them,
donations?

You've had some personal trouble with
Donnie Barksdale, haven't you, Ms.

Yes, I have.

Just a few weeks ago, you stood right in
front of him. You told him, I believe

the exact word was that you were going
to have his ass thrown in jail. Yes, but

he was threatening my kids.

Isn't it also true that a few weeks ago,
in one of those famous readings of

yours, when you were doing your so
-called ESP, you told Valerie Barksdale,

Donnie's wife, that Donnie was just an
insecure redneck and that he wasn't

really crazy enough to kill anybody?

Well, then why today are you saying he
did kill somebody?

Oh, wait a second. No, I've never said
that. Well, you might as well have, ma

'am. You wanted his ass in jail, and
here he sits on top of his life. I just

told the sheriff what I saw. And how
could any of us ever forget that?

Jessica King just floating up in that
tree, naked, with a chain

wrapped around her.

Must be so much fun for you.

You must be having a time of your life
entertaining yourself with your dreams

and your vision.

Do you think it's fun seeing decomposed
bodies in my tree, dear sir? Do you

think that's fun?

Do you think it's fun that I have people
trying to strangle me in my sleep? Do

you think that's fun?

I'm sitting here and I'm blaming myself
because some poor crazy man is trying to

burn his daddy half to death and you
think I'm sitting here having fun?

Well, I'm sorry, sir. You're crazy if
you think that.

No more questions, your honor.

Like they say in Hollywood, let's just
cut to the chase. Did you or did you not

kill Jessica King?

I did not. Did you or did you not see
Jessica King on the night that she was

killed?

Yeah, I seen her.

Would you describe the circumstances,
please?

Well, I've been seeing her for quite a
while. Would you clarify what you mean

seeing?

I mean her and me had been having sex.

Okay.

Go ahead.

Well, she called me about 11 o 'clock.

So I told her I'd meet her out at Ajax.

And I told my wife I was going out for a
beer.

What happened after that?

Well, we got in an argument.

She told me she didn't want to see me no
more.

Did she tell you why?

She said she was getting married in a
couple of months and she wanted to stop

playing around.

At least until after the wedding.

And during the course of this argument
you had with Miss King, did you at any

moment strike her?

Yes, sir.

What happened to AFT's truck?

Well, she banged her head pretty hard
when she went down, so I decided to take

her to the hospital.

Did you reach the hospital?

No, sir.

Feel okay?

It's fine.

I want to go back.

I want to go to the hospital.

You might see me.

They said she was feeling better anyhow,
so I took her back to AJ's. I dropped

her off, and then I went on back home.

And that was the very last time you saw
Jessica King alive?

Yes, sir. The very last.

Donnie, are you guilty of the charge
against you?

I'm guilty of cheating on my wife, of
being a bad husband, a bad Christian.

But I ain't guilty of killing Jesse.

I swear to God.

No more questions, Your Honor.

Mr. Doctor.

Mr. Barksdale, you're a wife -beater,
aren't you?

I've swore to tell the truth here today.

Yeah, I've hit Valerie before.

Guess it ain't no secret.

So, you admit to having a history of
violence against women.

And you also admit to having beaten up
the victim on the night that she was

murdered. I wouldn't exactly say that I
beat her up. Well, you're the expert.

You tell me, just how badly do you have
to beat a woman before it fits your

definition of beating up?

Now, your story is that you've been
having an affair with the victim.

But tell us why a beautiful young woman
like Jessica King from one of the finest

families in Brixton...

Just about to be married to a good,
decent, professional man and with a

shining future in front of her. Why
would a woman like that get involved

something like you?

I asked her that myself one time.

Said I was the only man in town who knew
how to fuck.

You're really disgusting.

You know that?

Objection, Your Honor.

Objection sustained.

Mr. Duncan, you are refrained from
making those personal comments.

I apologize, Your Honor.

Won't happen again.

So let's get this straight. Let's
clarify this.

You're saying it was just a coincidence
that on the very same night that you

physically assaulted Jessica King,
someone else put her body in your palm.

I'm not saying it was a coincidence.

What are you saying? I'm saying I got
framed. Oh, well, what an original

defense.

Did you think of Jessica King as a stray
cat?

No. Did you tell Sheriff Johnson that a
stray cat had clawed your arm?

Yeah. And didn't you just tell the court
that Jessica King had scratched your

arm? Yeah, but... Didn't you tell
Sheriff Johnson that you got scratched

stray cat because she didn't like it
when you killed her? Yeah, but I was

My wife was standing right there. I
don't even know you're not lying, man.

not, goddammit!

It's her, goddammit!

She's the reason I'm up here!

She's a goddamn witch! She puts spells
on every damn pony in town!

Witch! Witch, get you wrong!

Everything's gonna be alright now, Mum.

Yeah, hon.

I guess I'm the last person you want to
see.

How you been?

Terrible.

Annie, you tell me to get going and I
will. I wouldn't blame you.

I need you to read for me.

Give me a hug.

I feel like I can't hold on any longer.

I mean, I know Donnie's mean and
everything, but I feel real lost without

You know, I ain't ever been on my own
before.

I'm scared, Annie.

You don't need to be scared, hon.

You're gonna be fine.

You see that in the cards?

Mm -hmm.

Right through here.

Can you see what I'm thinking? Can you
see that in the cards?

What do you mean?

Well... I've been thinking some real
bad, bad thoughts.

Un -Christian thoughts.

Like what?

Like... I'm glad that girl's dead.

Jessica. She was messing around with my
husband and she deserved what she got.

No one deserves that.

Like I said, I know it's unchristian.

What?

What, are you seeing something bad?

I don't know.

Not clear.

Wayne?

It's not normally like this.

Thank you, Annie.

This is a good idea.

It's not.

I just thought we could forget all this
for a while.

You want to, don't you?

You know there's something between us.

I can't.

I guess I still feel married.

You're not, though.

He's gone.

I know.

You gotta let me deal with that.

I wanted to deal with the fact that
Jessica's gone.

She's dead.

Oh, Wayne, I'm so sorry.

It's okay.

No, it's not okay.

I don't think Donnie Barksdale killed
her.

Danny, I can't do this. It's finished.

I know. I want to let that bastard rot
in jail. He's guilty.

No, Wayne.

I see it.

I see he didn't do it.

Do you see what did?

I'm trying, but I don't know yet.

What are we going to do?

Well, if you have a piece of clothing or
maybe I could go out to the pond or see

if I It's not over

Well, I'll bring you out here.

I'll just come straight out and say it.

I don't think Donnie Barksdale killed
Jessica King.

Well, sure he did. It was an open and
shut case. No, no, I'm telling you he

didn't. The person that killed Jessica
is still out there someplace.

Oh, what's the deal? The Barksdale's
been threatening you? No.

I'll talk to Pearl Johnson.

No, it had nothing to do with the
Barksdale's.

Listen.

I know that Donnie didn't kill Jessica
the same way that I knew that her body

was in his pond.

And do you know who did kill her?

No. So what do you care? Son of a bitch
is in jail.

I got a warning today.

I think somebody's going to try and kill
me.

So what do you want me to do?

I want you to reopen the case and find
out who really did it. I can't. He's

convicted. Well, you could talk to
somebody.

I've got no patience to open this case.
I'd look like a fool. I don't give a

damn how you look.

Now, you listen to me.

I know you had an affair with Jessica.

How do you think you're going to look if
people find out you had sex with the

victim the night before she was killed?

You want it?

No, I want you to reopen the case.

There's a saying about letting sleeping
dogs lie.

You think you're in danger now?

Look at it logically. The real danger
begins if this case gets reopened and

someone starts worrying that you're
gonna have another one of your damn

All I know is the wrong man's in jail. I
don't care how awful he is, and I

helped put him there.

I can't live with something like that.

So you find a way to reopen this case,
sir.

Or I will.

Hi, Miss Francis. I'm back.

How are the boys?

All good.

No, no, listen.

Could we stay over at your house
tonight?

Oh, yeah, I'm fine.

All right.

I'm just going to lock up.

Thank you.

How do you know? I thought it was the
hospital up in Benton.

Oh, yeah.

Are you okay? Oh, maybe I'm mad.

I don't know what I'm going to do.

Ever since you told me what you told me
today, I feel like I'm going crazy.

Annie, I can't stand another night of
this.

I need you to read for me.

I can't make it happen.

How about what you said today?

What?

The pond.

What if we did go back out there?

Do you think that might help you?

I don't know. Yeah, maybe.

Yeah, okay. Well, then it's worth a try,
right?

You mean tonight?

No, Wayne. I can't do that. I got my
kids. It's dark.

You know, it's a police matter now.

How long do you think that's going to
take, Annie?

They're going to sit in somebody's desk
for three or four months and nothing's

going to happen. It's over for them.
They've got their man. It's up to us. I

know that, Wayne, but I'm telling you, I
don't see anything.

Can't keep running from things.

Maybe if you just sort of walk around.

You all right?

You OK?

What are you doing here?

You seeing something?

I'm thinking some real bad, bad
thoughts.

Annie? I'm glad that girl's dead,
Jessica.

She was messing around with my husband
and she deserved what she got.

I couldn't sleep.

That girl's for a drink.

Take off your clothes.

She taking yours off too?

There's a saying about letting sleeping
dogs lie.

You just fucked him, didn't you?

Donnie Barksdale.

So?

Why would you do this to me?

I love you.

Maybe I wanted to be with a man for a
change. Watch your mouth. Watch your

mouth. Fuck you.

I'm sorry.

We're through.

I don't like being fired on.

The only reason I'm with you is because
my daddy likes you.

I think we'd better go back.

Nothing's coming to you?

No.

Nothing.

You know... I knew if I got you close
enough to it that

you'd see it.

Why not? I told you. No, no, it's okay.

I swear to God, Annie.

It's okay.

It's okay. I wanted you to. I swear to
God. I wanted you to see it so bad.

I mean, that's why we're here.

I'm not some killer, Annie.

I'm not. You don't... I mean, do you
know what it was like with her? She was

so... She was so fucking hurtful and
spiteful and all of it... I know, I

but all of it just happened in this
flash of a moment.

Listen to me. Listen to me. I'm a good
man.

All right? If it had been you with me
instead of her, then none of this would

have...

It's all right, you know.

I won't tell.

I won't tell anybody.

Ms. Wilson.

I thought you were supposed to be in the
hospital.

I escaped, Ms. Wilson.

I'm free.

Buddy, I'm so sorry I went there for
you.

I should have not told you.

The soul of this town is Wilson.

And you just need to keep doing what
you're doing.

I lost it.

have to go back.

Yes, ma 'am, I know.

May I have your keys, ma 'am?

Well, I just talked to Wayne.

He pretty much admitted to everything.

I've known him, boy, half my life.

This goes to show you can know somebody
and...

not know him.

How's his, um... How's his head?

Well, you put a pretty good dent in it.

Oh, no, Sheriff. I told him.

I told the deputy.

It wasn't me who did that. It was Buddy
Cole.

No, ma 'am, it weren't Buddy.

Well, yes, it was.

I mean, you went and asked Wayne.

I did.

He don't remember what happened.

Head injuries is funny.

Sheriff, I'm telling you, it was Buddy
Cole.

What I'm trying to say is it couldn't
have been Buddy.

I just called up at the state hospital.

He told me he escaped.

Ma 'am.

Buddy Cole is dead.

He hanged himself in the shower room.

Six o 'clock this evening.