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- [BIRDS CHIRPING] - [HORSE WHINNIES]

- [TWIG SNAPS] - [WINGS FLAPPING]

[GROWLS]

[ANIMALS CHITTER]

I heard you light-fingered little bastards

rummage around my yard.

I'll thank you for keeping the owls off of my cats.

[CATS MEW]

[SIGHS]

[GRUNTS]

You sleep okay?

[MAN GROANS]

Sort of.

Hey, God, Jean.

I don't know what happened.

It's like a red mist or

something comes over me.

- And I... - [SCRAPING TOAST]

But I feel... I feel like you back me up in a corner and I...

You do that, and, uh...

I hate it when I'm like that.

I'm sorry.

Can you forgive me?

- [SLAMS TABLE] - What? What...

[DOOR OPENS]

- Fuck! - [ENGINE STARTS]

[TIRES SQUEAL]

[GIRL] You promised.

If it happened again...

You promised.

[WOMAN] Okay, this is last week,

and up to yesterday.

- All right? - Okay.

I stuck an extra 50 bucks in there. Just wish I could do better.

- Kitty, I can't do that. - Yeah, you can. Listen...

- Here, just take it. - No.

I don't want to see you coming around here anymore looking like this.

- You take care. - Thank you.

You take care of that girl. Now get going.

[WOMAN] We have a reciprocity agreement with Kansas.

If you can stay here in the shelter for a week,

I can find you a place in Wichita.

No. Every man in town who beats a woman

knows where this shelter Is.

Do you have someone you can stay with?

[GARY] I don't think you really understand

just how worried I am.

Look, I don't know. Maybe they went shopping. Or something.

If someone in this Goddamn place

would just give me the truth.

Then we could find Jean pretty damn quick.

[GIRL] Tribune, Kansas.

Do you want to go there?

[JEAN] Maybe. I mean, we can go anywhere we want.

How about loving, New Mexico?

- I like that. - [LAUGHS] Me, too.

Topeka.

Santa Cruz.

Oh, my gosh. There's a butt, Montana.

[ENGINE CLANGING]

It's pronounced Butte.

[ENGINE RATTLING]

- Mom? - Oh, no. No.

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

- [ENGINE STOPS] - Hey!

She's not going anywhere.

There's a rod sticking through the block.

I'm heading to Sioux Falls.

- Yeah. - [ENGINE STARTS]

- Just take what you need. - Here.

So, one inch is 83 miles.

Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

Aloha, Oregon.

It's only 10 inches away.

So that's 830 miles,

and we've already gone 300 miles.

We're going to Wyoming.

[GROWLS]

[GIRL] What's in Wyoming?

It's where your grandfather lives.

I have a grandfather?

Not much of one.

When were you going to tell me?

[SIGHS]

No, I'm fine.

Smells like rain.

Not going to rain today.

[CHUCKLES]

You haven't been right about the weather since 1972.

I know what rain looks like.

You got something on your mind this morning?

Goddamn bear's back.

Well, what do you think you're going to do about it?

What I should have done a year ago.

[DOG BARKING]

[GROWLS]

- He was huge! - He was bigger than a car!

Did anyone notice if he had cubs?

Did you see cubs with him? No?

[SIREN CHIRPS]

[GROWLS]

[SIREN CHIRPS]

[SIREN CHIRPS]

- [HORSE WHINNIES] - Whoa.

Okay.

Whoa, whoa.

[GROWLS]

- [COCKS RIFLE] - All right.

I got you.

It's under control, Einar.

You get out of the way, and it will be.

Let's let the fish and game take care of this.

This isn't some pet dog they're after.

I think they can tell the difference, all right?

Says what a college education gets you.

[MAN] Here we go.

- [DART GUN FIRES] - [BEAR GROWLS]

[CAR HORN HONKS]

- Mom. - Welcome to Wyoming.

Come on, this is us.

So is my grandpa nice?

Why didn't you tell me about him?

[DOOR OPENS]

[JEAN] Einar.

I don't want you here.

At least we agree on something.

I don't want to be here, either.

We need a place to stay for about a month or so.

Looks like you need every part of your head examined.

Is this yours?

She's yours, too.

You're telling me I have a grandchild I don't know about?

I'm telling you I was pregnant at Griffin's funeral.

Where you been 'til now?

We've been on the road for two days.

We lived in Iowa.

Now this suddenly seems like home?

What's her name?

My name's Griff.

Griff Gilkyson.

That's an unusual name for a girl.

Einar, please.

Just 'til I can earn enough to get us out of here.

There's a room in the basement.

I'm sorry.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

Hey.

I'm going to go into town and look for a job.

You think you'll be all right here?

All right, well, just... be good.

Love you.

[TOILET FLUSHING]

I used the bathroom.

I heard you.

Are you hungry?

Not yet.

Is there a McDonald's in town?

- You got $5? - No, I don't.

Well, then I don't think going into town for a meal would be a very good idea.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

How was your night?

All right, I guess.

Left or right?

Let's do the right.

Left could use a rest.

[GRUNTS]

Pain bad all the time, now?

Gets my full attention.

Yep.

[SIGHS]

[LIQUID POURING]

What happened with my bear?

He's his own damn bear.

You're telling me he's still alive?

He's fine. He's in that zoo Angie built.

[CHUCKLES]

Dreamed about the sea last night.

Did you get wet?

[CHUCKLES]

Walked right in.

Felt like falling in love.

Hmm.

Smelled like a woman.

Tasted like one, too.

Your memory's not that good.

Hey.

Lift up.

I see Jean kept her looks.

See she brought her daughter with her.

She says it's Griffin's.

A granddaughter.

That's a nice thing for a man to have.

Might go into town for breakfast.

All right.

Taking the girl with you?

Anything else you need?

Yeah, look in on the bear.

What?

Check on the bear.

Check on the... Why the hell would I do that?

'Cause I asked you to.

[DOOR OPENS]

Are those my dad's things?

Yeah, they are.

Where does he live now?

He's dead.

Didn't your mother tell you that?

Yeah. But she said you were dead, too.

[SCOFFS]

Are you confused about why they call a room

with a table in it a dining room?

No, sir.

Since it looks like you didn't have any trouble

making that sandwich,

I'd like you to make another one at 11:30.

- Can you do that? - Yes, sir.

Then take it out to that man that lives in the little house.

And a glass of milk.

Yes, sir.

Check on the bear. Goddamn it.

Supposed to give a report card or something?

Go check on the bear.

[ENGINE SPUTTERING]

[ENGINE SPUTTERING]

Oh, God damn it.

[WHEELS SQUEAKING]

Nice wheels, Einar.

Where'd you get the rig?

Nancy Sidewell had this shipped up

from that retirement village where Ernie died.

Maybe it was the bike killed Ernie.

What killed Ernie was a lifetime of Nancy's cooking.

[CHUCKLES]

Your pick-up broke down again?

Oh, hell, no, pick-up's fine.

I'm just out here training for a Goddamn marathon.

I like the flag.

Without an orange flag like that,

you might look ridiculous.

[SHOP BELL RINGS]

- Hello, Kent. Catherine. - Einar.

What we got here? Oh, bills.

Good morning, Einar.

Morning yourself, Nina.

Geez, can you believe they're still sending junk mail to my boy?

Well, maybe the dead are flattered to get a letter. Ever think about that?

I'll let you know when I'm gone.

Maybe I'll send you a postcard from the other side.

[CHUCKLES] Hey, how's Mitch doing?

Mitch, he's dreaming about the sea.

Oh, yeah?

I used to live by the ocean.

Up in Oregon for about a year.

Yeah, too much rain if you ask me,

but I sure like the sound it makes.

- Grandma. - What's up?

You ever get depressed, just pull up a chair

to your kitchen sink and turn on the tap.

Well, if I ever get depressed,

remind me not to come to you for advice.

- [MAN] Hey. - [LAUGHING]

[NINA] I wonder if it's hard

being that drunk this early in the morning.

No, it's easy

if you don't stop drinking all night.

Hmm. You'd know.

How do you want your eggs?

- Scrambled. - [MAN] I want some breakfast!

Hey there, boys. What can I get you this morning?

You can get down on this table

and I can see if I can stay on you until the buzzer sounds.

Ow! I hope you're having a lot of fun, Chris,

because as soon as I get one arm free,

I'm going to kick your sorry ass.

- Oh, yeah? Oh, yeah? - Yeah.

Oh, now look what you went and did.

Watch out, Chris, that's some rough stock you got a hold of.

Good morning, fellas. I'm going to be your new waiter.

Want some coffee?

Why don't you screw right off, you old bastard?

- What? - [GRUNTS]

Oh!

Son, I don't want to work myself short of breath.

You want to continue this? It can be over all at once.

Because that's how Goddamn fast your life can change.

Do you believe me?

Sorry for the mess.

[SHOP BELL RINGS]

- Hi. - Hi.

My name's Griff.

My name is Mitch. That for me?

Thank you.

Yeah, I know.

I almost threw up first time I looked at it.

You feeling a little queasy?

I'm fine.

Okay.

I got queasy first time I saw a man eat a snail.

You ever eat a snail?

- No. - Me, neither.

This looks good.

What happened to you?

I was mauled by a bear.

I saw a bear in a cage yesterday.

Yeah, that was my bear.

About a year ago,

he was eating one of your grandfather's calves.

And, well, we sort of interrupted his dinner.

You know, and...

He thought we were going to take it away from him.

You know bears. They don't like to share.

Did the bear bite Einar?

No, I was closer.

- I didn't know anyone ate snails. - O h, yeah, sure.

In those fancy restaurants up in Cheyenne,

eat them all the time.

Like there's nothing to it.

Once I saw this kid eat a moth.

- Ew. - You could hear the crunch.

Oh, no, no!

[LAUGHING]

[PEOPLE CHATTING]

[BEAR GROWLS]

[WOMAN] Oh, my gosh, look at that!

[GROWLS]

Einar.

Hey, Angie.

Didn't expect to see you in this crowd.

I guess at my age,

it's good to be seen just about anywhere.

[ANGIE CHUCKLES]

[ANGIE] Fish and game said he'd settle down in a few days.

Of course, he also said he'd eat anything,

which he doesn't.

I don't get it.

Nobody wanted to pay $5 for the mountain lion

I used to keep in here.

How's Mitch?

He's dreaming about the sea.

Oh. I always wanted a boat.

My dad used to take us out. It was so great.

What happened to the lion?

He died.

Lucky lion.

[GROWLS]

Hello, Griffin.

[MUMBLES]

It says here you might have already won $15 million.

Probably ought to send it in for you, though.

Probably the same damn odds as losing a kid early.

I got that done.

You should know your wife came back.

You could have steered her someplace else.

Just because you're dead doesn't mean you can't be useful.

See you tomorrow, boy.

Kid sure looks... looks a whole lot like you, though.

Top to bottom.

[GRIFF] Mom!

Hey.

- I missed you. - Guess what? I got a job.

- Really? - I'm starting tomorrow.

So how was your day?

Not so great, huh?

[BANGING]

[SIGHS]

Man, I'm tired.

I think half the people we served this morning

came in just to take a good look at you.

- Yeah. - Here you go.

- What's this? - Your half of the tips.

I thought you said you were used to being on your feet.

I'm not used to telling everyone I meet

where I've been the last 10 years.

Well, tell 'em you went crazy.

Tell them you've been locked up.

That's what I've been telling 'em.

[NINA] Looks like we did real good today.

Guess I got you to thank for that.

Maybe I'll have some music on Saturday night.

Of course, then again, you'd have to dance

with Billy and Wayne.

Oh, that'd be a sight.

Can I help you?

I'm Einar Gilkyson's daughter-in-law.

Yes, I know.

Did you want to come in?

Thank you.

- Any calls? - Nothing.

Homemade lunch, you know.

You got something there you want me to see?

It's a police report.

But I didn't press charges.

A shelter worker in Iowa thought

I ought to check in with authorities when I got settled.

He was my boyfriend.

But...

The report's not for this time.

It's for another time.

I'll make a copy.

[SPLASHING]

Oh, that's it?

[GRIFF] What are their names?

- Who? - Your cats.

They don't have any names.

How do you tell them apart?

I don't tell them apart.

[METAL CLANGING]

Ah, Goddamn cheap-ass, Mickey Mouse, foreign Goddamn part.

Oscar and Charlie. Hi, Charlie.

Is that the water pump belt?

Why don't you use the one out of the tractor?

Why don't I use the one out of the tractor?

You mumbling over there something?

The tractor belt's twice this size.

- Really? - Yeah.

Oh.

Hi.

[MITCH] Don't we have some spare belts in the barn?

Such a good cat.

I got a great idea. Why don't you go back in the house?

Well, damn. I was...

Just trying to be helpful.

Don't want my help, I'll just sit over here and shut up.

With you pulling all that stuff out the truck,

don't look like you know what you're doing.

- Just shut up, okay? - What?

Shut up. You don't know what I'm doing.

You don't know anything about the truck.

- Who you talking to? - stop being a philosopher

who doesn't know what he's talking about.

Second generation immigrant, I bet I could come over there

and hang my bad foot in your ass.

[CAR HORN HONKS]

- Thanks. - Anytime.

- See you tomorrow? - Yep, see ya.

- Hey, kiddo. - Hey.

- How was it? - All right.

See you, Einar.

Got some groceries for dinner.

Okay.

Go on, take these inside, sweetie.

Sure.

- Got it? - Yup.

- Hey, Mitch. - Hey there.

What happened here? Why'd you stop running cows?

When Griffin died, I ran out of help.

And I got older, Mitch got mauled,

I sold the stock to still own the place.

Dinner will be ready in an hour.

Come here, Sarah.

Yeah. Nope, stay here.

You finished?

Yeah.

Tell your kid to come down out of that tree.

[GRIFF] Come on, Charlie.

Come on. Don't be a fraidy-cat.

- [GLASS BREAKS] - [JEAN] Oh, damn it.

Oh, Jesus.

I'm sorry.

You're sorry?

Well, that's just fine, then.

I'll buy you a new one.

Oh, it's just that easy?

Maybe I liked that plate.

In fact, maybe that was my favorite Goddamn plate.

- It's just a plate. - That's it, huh?

Did it ever occur to you that not everything can be replaced?

[SIGHS]

Come down out of that tree.

[DOOR OPENS]

[JEAN] You want this on the table?

No, over here, thank you.

I'm so glad you're back, Jean.

What happened to Nellie?

Nellie left

about a year after we buried Griffin.

Einar just never got a handle on it.

And then when he hardly even noticed Nellie anymore,

why, she found another man who would.

I think they're living in Colorado.

Do you think he blames me for losing his wife, too?

I imagine he does.

[JANGLING]

I don't want to stay here.

[JEAN SIGHS]

What's wrong with him?

Well, it's not you.

He just never got over it.

He really loved your dad.

You should know that.

- Did you? - Of course.

You do have a plan, though, right?

I mean, we don't have to stay here forever.

Sure, I do.

As soon as I earn enough money,

I'm going to get us right out of here.

You know what?

What do you think about

butt, Montana?

[GIGGLES]

Come on, let's play.

You don't know how to read, anyway.

[MITCH] Where'd the bottle come from?

The granary.

It's been there for a while.

Sometimes I just like to look at it.

15, two.

You going to open it?

Not sure yet. 25.

31 for two. Go.

Did you check on the bear?

Eight. Yeah, you asked me to, didn't you?

There's a pair for two.

I want you to feed him.

What?

I want you to feed the bear.

I don't trust Angie to feed anything much past herself.

Feed the bear. Please, feed the bear.

Bear, would you like a pair of shoes?

What kind of food do you like, bear?

A little steak? Chicken?

- Einar? - What?

Is her being here going to ruin you?

The woman killed my son.

No. Come on.

It was a car accident.

They call them accidents because it's nobody's fault.

No, they call them accidents to make the guilty feel better.

Is that so?

Mitch, I don't give a Goddamn what they call 'em.

My son's dead.

Your granddaughter's not. And neither are you.

Have you thought about how she's going to remember you?

You know, come to think of it,

I don't feel like playing cards tonight.

And put that bottle someplace where I don't have to look at it.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[MILK SQUIRTING]

[CATS MEOWING]

You know anything about pickup trucks?

Oh, shit.

Hand me that half-inch socket wrench, would you?

No, no, no. The shiny one on the top.

Yep.

You want to see what I'm doing?

That's it.

Okay, see these screws here?

- Mm-hmm. - This one I'm tightening?

This holds this thing up, which holds the pan up.

If this thing comes loose

if you're driving, you'll be sitting on the road.

And that's not where you want to be.

How come you and Einar don't get along?

You're practically his daughter.

What I am is his dead son's wife.

He's always been really good to me.

He's the first friend I met here. Oh...

I am not in the mood for their crap.

I'll take 'em.

The special today is the enchilada plate.

Thank you.

They're good enchiladas.

Served by good people.

I'm a good person.

I'm also a woman who's taken more

then her fair share of shit off of men.

Don't push me. I mean, I couldn't even take a pinch of crap

from two little cheesedicks like you.

[EINAR] Okay, crank it.

[ENGINE SPUTTERS]

- Again. - [ENGINE SPUTTERS]

- Again. - [ENGINE STARTS]

[ENGINE REVS]

Okay, take your foot off the gas.

Take your foot off the gas.

Is that for lunch?

It's for a bear.

Who the hell knows what a bear eats, anyway?

Did I ask you to do that?

Don't bears like honey?

Winnie the pooh does.

- Oh, hey. - Thought you were sick.

Haven't seen you for a few days.

Eh, it's only a two-restaurant town, so...

I try to spread the county's money around.

- [CHUCKLES] - I'll have the meatloaf.

Can you ask her if I can have onion rings instead of mashed potatoes?

Onion... Sure, I'll ask.

Order up.

Could you give me a ride home after work?

Sure.

He looks like he's dancing.

Well, maybe he's just happy to see a girl with a sack of meat. Here.

We'll give him some here. Why don't you toss this?

He likes the honey.

I think he does.

Is that really the bear that hurt Mr. Bradley?

He's the one.

[JEAN] I don't want to go right home,

- not just yet. - You don't?

Can't we just drive a little?

Here's the thing. I'm going to be here about three more weeks,

and I'm afraid I'm not going to get through it.

Three weeks, huh?

And I don't want to be in love, Crane.

[TIRES SQUEAL]

[MOANING]

Don't start without me.

What's that?

A flower.

That's not a flower. It's a weed.

It's pretty, though. Don't you think it's pretty?

Yeah, I think it's lovely.

[MITCH] You want to wait a little longer for your mother?

- Just a little bit. - Okay.

I had a music teacher who was a lesbian.

You guys are gay, right?

[COUGHS]

[LAUGHING]

Oh, my.

I think after almost 40 years of working together,

one of us would have noticed, don't you, Mitch?

[MITCH] Well, Einar,

I always thought you had really lovely hands.

- You did? - Yeah.

You never told me that.

I mean, it's cool. Everybody needs love.

You got that part right, little girl.

[EINAR] Dear God, what's next?

Hey!

Hey, yourself.

- How are you doing? - Good. How are you?

Good.

There's somebody I want you to meet.

Griff, this is sheriff Curtis.

Nice to meet you, Griff.

- Are you hungry? - There isn't enough.

I gotta swing back through town, anyway.

- So I'll see you? - Okay.

[JEAN] Thanks for the ride home.

Take care of yourself, Crane.

- I don't like him. - I don't remember asking you.

I don't remember you ever asking me.

Hey, I don't need your permission.

You confused about how to treat a guest in my house?

He's just some guy my mom brought home.

I expect you to be pleasant to whoever comes to my door.

Yes, sir.

Unless it's some guy looking to sell his angle on God.

There's no excuse for that bullshit.

Well, all right, then.

Let's give a try at these good-looking sandwiches.

[DUCK QUACKING]

There you go.

Hold it right about here just below the Honda.

Okay.

Don't worry about his foot. It's not going to go anywhere.

Oh, yes, it Is. Look at that calf run.

[MITCH] Oh, he's off and gone.

Oops. That's a little bit low.

- Yeah! - I got it.

- Look at that. - Oh, yeah.

Go on, try it again.

Here you go.

You got any more improvements you want to make around here?

I just thought I'd straighten some of this mess.

I thought maybe Mitch might want to work on something.

Did you ask him about it?

[MITCH] Well, of course she did.

Now that we've got interesting company around here,

I... I feel inspired.

Excuse me, I gotta go to work.

You want to know what I dreamed last night?

What?

I dreamed you weren't such a miserable son of a bitch.

That's not dreaming. That's wishful thinking.

Did you hear anything unusual last night?

Yeah, somebody poking around down by the river.

I found some footprints.

And this.

I sure do miss smoking.

So do i.

[SHOP BELL RINGS]

- Hey. - Hey.

What are you doing here?

We're going to Angie's zoo.

- Really? - Yeah.

What kind of pies you got today, Nina?

Hey.

I got three kinds of berry and chocolate pecan.

Guaranteed to make your teeth ache.

Chocolate pecan, please. With ice cream.

Two chocolate pecans, one with ice cream.

Kid's got Young teeth.

Coming right up.

Be right back.

Crane.

Einar.

She capture your interest?

Have you thought about the girl? They're a set.

Can I get you anything else, Crane?

No. Just a check.

Okay.

How's the law stand on shooting somebody on your property?

Well, if you didn't want to go to prison,

they'd pretty much have to be in your house.

That's what I thought.

You think you got a problem?

I'll let you know.

[HORSE SNORTS]

Hey, you want to hand me that rasp?

No, no. No, those are pliers.

The rasp, next to it.

- This? - that's it, yup.

Are there really cowgirls?

Haven't you ever ridden a horse before?

No.

There weren't any horses around Gary's apartment.

He was my mom's boyfriend.

We lived with him for two years.

My mom had another boyfriend before Gary.

His name was hank.

He didn't have any horses, either.

Hank didn't hit my mom like Gary did.

He was just mean with his words.

Like you.

Yeah, well, I can see where not learning to ride a horse

would be a disadvantage for a cowgirl.

- You want to try? - Yeah.

Here, grab that blanket.

[GRIFF] What's that?

Do you want to have a look?

Hup.

Afternoon, boy.

Your father was sure first-rate.

I miss him.

I wish I missed him.

You would've if you'd known him.

Stay.

Your mom's boyfriend in Iowa, he smoke?

Yeah, a lot.

Did he hit you?

Mostly my mom.

Jimmy. Jimmy, no. No.

My parents scraped and saved to get us out of El Passo.

To get a quiet place far away from everything.

[CRANE] And then they put an interstate right through it.

[JEAN] Oh, this would have killed them.

- [DOOR RATTLING] - I remember your parents.

You do?

Yeah, they were good people.

[JEAN] What a mess.

Did you know Griffin?

Yeah, he was...

two years behind me in high school.

Do you know how he died?

Yeah, it was up in Calgary at the stampede.

A car accident.

Guess everybody in town knows that.

Well, it was a long time ago.

I was driving, you know.

Guess everybody in town knows that, too.

[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING]

Well, hello.

Hello.

I'm not so sure I'm happy to see you in here, Einar.

How about a club soda, Eileen?

I can do that for you.

Here you go.

So I hear you have a granddaughter.

Yeah, by God, I do.

How old is she?

She's still shiny.

She still expects everything's going to turn out all right.

- [GARY] Shit! - That's a good age.

[GARY] Here, buy yourself a fucking drink.

You're one lucky son of a bitch.

You know those guys?

[EILEEN] The one in the hat is Jess Spear's boy, Josh.

[EINAR] And the other guy?

Some dude from the Midwest.

[POOL BALLS CLACKING]

Einar.

Her ex-boyfriend's in town.

Yeah, I know he is.

He's staying down at the sage creek motel.

Why in the hell didn't you arrest him?

Because I can't do anything, Einar,

except keep an eye on him unless he bothers her.

Does she know he's here?

No, I haven't told her yet.

Look, if he'd been out at your place, I could make that enough.

You'd let me know if he'd been out there bothering you, right?

Oh, he doesn't bother me one little bit.

- [PRINTER HUMMING] - Jesus.

Come here.

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

Bad news. Bad news.

That's 15, two.

15, four.

That's two runs of three

and a pair, which puts me out.

Haven't had a decent hand all night.

Oh, don't growl. You dealt half of them.

I'm not growling. Here, give me.

You want some help getting to bed?

No, I'll manage that.

[GROANS]

I always thought this was one of your best.

Well, thank you.

You ever wish you had lived a different life

rather than living up here and working the place with me?

No.

I was always happy that I found work that suited me.

Since I was a kid,

all I ever wanted to be was a cowboy.

How about now?

Now, too.

You mind if I leave Griff here with you

for a while until her mother comes home?

There's an errand in town I'd like to run.

Be all right with me if she stayed up here all the time.

Hey.

Be careful with that errand.

[TV PLAYING]

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

Yeah?

[COCKS RIFLE]

Take it easy, buddy. What do you want?

I'm helping you pack.

You don't know how much I love her.

Your love was written all over her face when she got here.

You know, there's nothing more useless

than some simple son of a bitch

that runs after a woman that doesn't want him.

She wanted me to find her.

If she didn't, she wouldn't have come back here.

Pull over.

Here.

Keep going.

I see you back here again, I'll kill you.

You've seen too many westerns, old man.

That doesn't exactly work in your favor.

You need a ride?

A ride would be fine.

- That man threaten you? - Yeah, he sure as hell did.

Jean Gilkyson's a friend of mine.

She doesn't want you here.

You don't know her like I do.

No, you're right. I don't.

I'll make this simple for you:

I don't want you here.

Now get going.

Is this something we're going to have to talk a lot about?

No, Einar.

We never have to talk about this again.

- [ENGINE STARTS] - [EINAR] Jean?

Jean?

- What? - Get dressed.

I want to talk to you.

What is it?

I just had a chat with your ex-boyfriend.

Thought you ought to know he was in town.

- You mean Gary's here? - He was.

- Gary's in town? - He left.

Well, we should call Crane.

Crane knows all about it.

- I'm sorry... - Tell me something.

I'm a little confused right now

by bachelor number one and bachelor number two.

Are you screwing Crane Curtis

for protection or sport?

Would you like to ask your daughter how she feels about it?

Don't you bring Griff into this. You don't know anything about her.

- And whose fault is that? - Oh, it's my fault,

Einar, right? Isn't it my fault?

Isn't everything my fault?

[SIGHS]

Griffin flipped a coin.

What are you talking about?

Griffin flipped a coin and I lost.

So I was the one driving.

It was 3:00 in the morning and we were both tired.

We wanted to make it down to the rodeo in Great Falls.

It was a flipped coin?

Is that... What was it? A quarter? Was it a nickel?

I don't remember what it was.

I want to know what killed my boy.

I killed him, Einar.

Is that what you want to hear?

It wasn't the change in our pockets.

Or the weak-ass coffee or the rain.

It was me.

I fell asleep and I flipped the car six times.

I killed Griffin.

You got no argument from me.

You think it's something I forget?

You think that I'm undefined not sick with it

every day of my life?

But I tried to keep living,

and you haven't.

Is that why you hate me so much?

You know, you act like I killed you the day Griffin died.

Well, great.

Lie all the way down, and we'll bury you.

What's the matter? You afraid no one will come to the funeral?

We'll talk about your leaving in the morning.

We're done talking.

[CLATTERING]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Just so you know...

I have been trying.

But forgiving...

Just isn't... Isn't easy for me.

Mitch. What the hell does he know?

What's he think, he's a preacher

or some Goddamn thing?

[JEAN] I'm sorry we woke you up so early.

That's okay.

I'm not a great sleeper, anyway.

Hey, I got a regular mattress out in the storage shed.

Maybe you and I can wrestle it in here after work.

Did you drink the whole bottle?

She left.

She walked out of here and took the kid.

That her idea or yours?

I didn't drink the whole thing.

Which side of your ass you want the needle in this morning?

Left.

[GRUNTS]

Well, what'd you dream about last night?

I didn't dream at all.

I lay awake all night wondering

if you would ever stop blaming the world for whatever.

Wondering if you'd be able to hold on

to the family you've got.

I managed to hang on to you, didn't I?

You ever wondered why I'm the only one left?

Well, I have my boy.

I have his memories.

Yeah.

Well, maybe you'll remember how desperately

he wanted to get the hell out of here.

How bad he wanted a life of his own.

If you weren't a cripple, I'd jerk you out of there and kick your ass.

Talk sense. Never saw the day

you thought you could kick my ass, Einar.

Ah!

- Einar? - What?

I want to go see the bear.

You've seen the bear.

- I want you to take me to Angie's. - You're not up to it.

I'm not asking permission, God damn it.

- I want a ride. - Well, then, call a taxi.

I'm going back.

- What? - I'm going back.

I'm staying with my grandpa and Mr. Bradley.

- The hell you are, Griff. - Yes, I am.

No, you're not. You're not going anywhere.

- You're staying right here. - I'm going back, okay?

You make decisions like they don't matter

for anybody else but you.

That is not true.

I always think about you first.

Then it should start to show.

Griff!

Get back here. I'm not going to say it again.

[NINA] Let her go.

Let her go be with her grandfather for a while.

Do you think I'm a shitty mother?

I think you're doing the best you can.

That's her second grade picture.

Your daughter?

Yeah.

We were having a picnic at the river and, uh...

She went for a swim. She wanted to practice.

She was a great swimmer.

And I...

I looked away for a minute...

And she was gone.

She was...

I would do anything to have that minute back.

But I'm never gonna.

Nina, I'm...

We're not supposed to outlive our children.

You have to understand that about Einar.

[DOOR OPENS]

Where's your mother?

She's staying with Nina.

You walked all the way out here by yourself?

I got hungry.

Want one egg or two? We got a lot to do today.

How about two?

What are we going to do with that?

Gonna spread it around

so we don't have to walk in it.

Slide on over here and take the wheel.

- Come on. - I can't drive.

You're not going to be driving.

You're gonna be steering. Come on, you can do it.

Turn it before you get to that fence.

Don't touch anything else.

- [GRUNTS] - Yeah.

Okay.

- All set. - Yeah.

6:00 in the morning, I wake up to gunfire.

And I look out the window

and everything's shot to hell in the yard.

- Jonesy, it's pottery. - Still, man.

I mean, shouldn't you be catching people

who are shooting the neighborhood up? Come on.

Why the hell didn't you tell me Gary was in town?

- Excuse me. - Rodney.

All right, Jones.

I didn't think you'd want to see him.

Well, I had a right to know.

I just... I would have thought you'd had enough of him.

Come on, Crane. Why don't you ask me what you really want to know?

Why didn't I just walk away the first time he hit me?

Why didn't I just call the police?

Right? I mean, it's so simple.

Crane, are you going to deal with this, or what?

Just give me a second here, Jones.

I mean, this... Jean.

[JONESY] I couldn't care less about his personal problems.

[SNORTS]

[GRIFF] There's a buffalo over there.

His name is Ronnie.

And then there's two wolves.

Tom and Jerry.

Come on.

Look. Food.

Come on.

Aren't you hungry?

You had enough?

Yeah.

Yeah, I've had all I need.

No, no, no, no. That's okay.

I've got to run to the feed store for a minute.

Think you could fix Mitch some lunch?

Sure.

Okay, then.

[MITCH] Einar?

Einar?

- Mitch? - Griff.

Get Einar for me.

He went to town.

Oh, no.

Do you know where he keeps my medicine?

- In the refrigerator. - Go get it for me.

- Right now? - Quick as you can.

Okay.

- Okay. - Okay. Good girl.

Do you... You know how...

You know how to load it?

Yeah, just... That's it.

Okay.

[GROANING]

Pull the pants down,

stick it in me, and push the plunger down.

[GROANS]

Was that okay?

Yes.

It was so smooth

I thought my momma'd done it.

Thank you.

Hey.

Jean.

As it turns out, you're right. I'm a complete asshole.

I never judged you for being with him, though.

You're wrong about that.

You made it stop. You left him.

You want to know the ugly little truth?

You stay because you don't think you deserve any better.

'Cause you think it's the best you can do.

It's Mr. Bradley.

[DOOR OPENS]

How you doing?

We can't just leave him there, Einar.

We walked into his business.

Hell, he was just doing what bears do.

We can't punish him for that.

Got to let him go, Einar.

Get him out of that cage.

Don't you lie here and think I'm going to do that.

You know, I can get myself shaved in the morning.

- All the way dressed, too. - Okay.

Could probably manage to stick myself

in the butt with one of those syringes if it came to it.

But what I can't do

is continue to lie here every day

and watch you mourn for a life you think you should have had.

There are people everywhere who think

they got dealt a bad hand, Einar.

Hey.

Did I give him too much?

No.

You did great today.

[GROWLS]

Gonna need a Goddamn miracle.

I don't know what I'm gonna do.

I never do anything right.

Well, what do you think?

Lift. Attagirl.

[EINAR] All right, now, let's try third.

- Let the clutch out. - [GRIFF] Third?

All right, now let's cut her left.

Not too hard.

There it Is.

Okay, that's good.

You're getting the hang of it.

There you go.

I think we're going to get this thing done.

Hey, Griff. How's life on the ranch?

It's good.

Jean, you got two customers out here.

Hey.

- We're just visiting, okay? - Okay.

I miss you.

What have you been doing?

Einar's been teaching me how to drive his truck.

Now, why don't you go look

to see what Nina's got in the kitchen for a special, okay?

Okay.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Would you care if I took her camping?

Thanks for bringing her in, Einar.

Did she say driving?

- It's a ranch. - She's 11.

I know, I know. She...

She's a good girl.

Good kids don't get that way by accident.

Is that a compliment?

Just the way it Is.

What else you been teaching her?

I don't know enough

to know what to teach a girl.

What I'm saying...

is if you want to come back to the ranch,

that's... that's going to be okay.

Maybe tomorrow, then, when you get back.

Tomorrow would be fine.

I think camping would be great.

She'll love that.

- Do you want all of these? - Yep, all of them.

- Hold on to those. - What's the medicine for?

When we get that bear in the cage, I'm going to give him a shot.

That way he can sleep all the way up the mountain.

[GASPS]

I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you.

Jesus Christ, Gary.

How are you?

God, you look great.

I thought you left town.

Well, I wanted to see you.

You know I miss you.

I don't want you here, Gary. Can't you understand that?

Must be nice for Griff living up here with her grandfather.

Country living and all.

Of course, it's not for you.

Just give it up, Gary.

I'm not coming back to you.

Can we just at least sit down,

have a drink or some kind of... Offer me a coffee?

It's pretty country up here.

Might stick around awhile.

We're going to get caught.

These are government guys

we're stealing this from.

They went home to dinner a long time ago.

I thought you said we're just borrowing it.

As long as I pay my taxes,

it's the same thing. Let's go.

[CHAIN RATTLES]

Okay, now scoot on over and get ready to back it up.

Come on, ahead. Easy.

Come on.

Whoa.

Okay.

[GROWLS]

Here.

Hold that still.

When I tell you, you start cranking.

Okay.

[GROWLS]

I'm a little bit scared.

That makes two of us. Start cranking.

[GEARS SQUEAKING]

Okay, now, get in the truck.

[BEAR GROWLS]

Okay, you son of a bitch.

Come on.

- [GROWLS] - [GASPS]

[GRUNTS]

Einar!

- Einar, I'm sorry. - Get, get...

Get behind me. Get in the truck.

Walk slowly and don't look right at him. Get in the truck!

Go on.

- Look here. - [GROWLING]

[GRUNTS]

- [ROARING] - [HONKING]

Einar!

Wait a minute. Oh, shit.

- Are you okay? - Yeah.

I just think it knocked the wind...

Knocked the wind out of me.

I think we better get me to a hospital.

- Ow. - Sorry.

[PHONE RINGS]

Hello?

What?

I was just trying to pull... Ugh!

Pull the... The loft door down.

You know, to keep the bats out,

because once those bats get in the rafters,

then you can't hardly get them out.

And that's when he fell.

Right, that's when I fell.

Just dumb. I mean, what the hell was I doing?

- Let's try this again, Einar. - Oh, Jesus, no.

Get this... I can't take this.

Ah.

I hit the gear shift.

I didn't mean to.

Wasn't your fault.

It was an accident.

You did everything just right tonight,

as well as your dad could have done.

[HORSE WHINNIES]

I guess God kept me alive to bring her into the world.

But every day I wish...

I wish it was me that died in that car instead of Griffin.

I wish you both had lived.

I was falling-down drunk

the night that Mitch got mauled.

That's why I couldn't get the bear off him

before I did.

He never said anything about it.

He never would.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

You.

[GROWLS]

I'm not just going to lie down here.

[GROWLS]

[SNORTS]

[ROARS]

[MITCH] Just keep going.

[BEAR PANTING]

[EXHALES]

[DOOR OPENS]

Heard you made a hell of a fall, Einar.

You're lucky you only cracked two ribs.

It was the soft part of the yard.

- Am I finished? - Not yet.

I'm going to keep you here for a little bit,

make sure your spleen's okay.

I'm fine.

Well, I'll check back on you this afternoon.

So you can double-bill me?

Seems fair to me. You are twice the trouble.

Let's give it a day or two, okay?

Give it a couple days. That's bullshit.

[GIGGLES]

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

[MITCH] Einar?

- Okay? - Yeah, I'm fine.

- Got clumsy. - [GRIFF] Mitch.

Mitch, we set the bear free.

I know.

Thank you.

You want me to run some breakfast out to Mitch?

No, usually coffee's enough for him in the morning.

You know...

She could go to school here.

Not a bad school.

Whoa, Jimmy.

[CAR APPROACHING]

[DOOR SLAMS]

Stay there.

What do you want, Gary?

It's time to come home, baby.

I love you, Jean.

You love me?

[GRUNTS]

That's what your love feels like.

- You bitch! - Mom!

- Don't you ever hit me! - [SOBBING]

- Don't you hit me. - Mom, are you okay?

- [GARY] Come on! - Mom!

- No! - Mom, Mom!

- Let her go, Gary. - Get in the car.

- Let go of me! - Are you coming or staying?

Hey! Take your hands off her!

- What the hell... - [RIFLE SHOT]

Get in the car. Get in there!

- Mom! - Griff, get out of the car.

Griff! Griff, God damn it!

- [JEAN] Griff! - Mom!

- [ENGINE SPUTTERING] - Mom!

[GARY PANTING]

[GARY] Come on.

Mom!

Come here.

[GRUNTING]

- Mom, Mom. - It's enough, Einar.

[GRIFF SOBBING]

[GROANS]

[CATS MEWING]

[EINAR] You leave her alone.

Now, come on here. Come on, get.

Get out of here. Get away, you greedy little bugger.

She didn't do anything to you.

That's Mitchell. He's a boy.

Yup.

Come on.

Get out of... God damn it.

[DRIVER] Loma. Loma, Nebraska.

[GROANS]

[CRANE] What about you, Mitch?

You know anything about this?

About what?

So you don't know anything about it?

I just drove him home from the hospital.

Mm-hmm. Right.

Hello, officer Curtis.

Good afternoon there, Griff.

Einar.

Would you stay for lunch today?

Yeah, I might.

I've got to speak to your grandfather for a second, though, first.

Aw, heck. It can wait. Here, let me grab that for you.

So how was she today? Looks good, huh?

- Yup. - Yeah?

- Do you do the milking? - Yeah. It's my job.

Think it might rain today.

Nah, it's going to stay warm.

I didn't say anything about the temperature. I said it might rain.

Would you bury me next to Griffin?

Don't you think you ought to die first?

It's going to happen, you know.

Where the hell else do you think I'd bury you?

It's where my family lies.

[EINAR] Do you think the dead really care about our lives?

[MITCH] Yeah, I think they do.

I think they forgive us our sins.

I even think it's easy for them.

Griff said you had a dream about flying.

Yeah.

I got so high, Einar,

I could see where the blue turns to black.

From up there, you could see all there is.

And it looked like

there was a reason for everything.

♪ Don't ♪

♪ Don't you wish we tried? ♪

♪ Do you feel what I feel inside? ♪

♪ You know our love is stronger than pride ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ No, don't ♪

♪ Don't let your anger grow ♪

♪ Just tell me what ♪

♪ You need me to know ♪

♪ Please talk to me, don't close the door ♪

♪ 'Cause I want to hear you ♪

♪ I want to be near you ♪

♪ Don't fight, don't argue ♪

♪ Give me the chance ♪

♪ To say that I'm sorry ♪

♪ Just let me love you ♪

♪ Don't turn me away ♪

♪ Don't tell me to go ♪

♪ Don't ♪

♪ Don't give up on trust ♪

♪ Don't give up on me, on us ♪

♪ If we could just hold on long enough ♪

♪ We can do it ♪

♪ We'll get through it ♪

♪ Don't fight, don't argue ♪

♪ Just give me the chance ♪

♪ To say that I'm sorry ♪

♪ Just let me love you ♪

♪ Don't turn me away ♪

♪ Don't tell me to go ♪

♪ Don't pretend that it's okay ♪

♪ Things won't get better that way ♪

♪ And don't do something ♪

♪ You might regret someday ♪

♪ Don't ♪

♪ Don't give up on me ♪

♪ Don't ♪

♪ We can do it ♪

♪ We'll get through it ♪

♪ Don't fight, don't argue ♪

♪ Just give me the chance ♪

♪ To say that I'm sorry ♪

♪ Just let me love you ♪

♪ Don't turn me away ♪

♪ Don't tell me to go ♪

♪ Don't ♪

♪ Don't fight, don't argue ♪

♪ Don't give up on me ♪

♪ Give me the chance to say that I'm sorry ♪

♪ Say that I'm sorry ♪

♪ Just let me love you ♪

♪ Don't give up on me ♪

♪ Don't turn me away ♪

♪ Don't tell me to go, no ♪

♪ Don't fight, don't argue ♪

♪ Give me the chance ♪

♪ To say that I'm sorry ♪

♪ Just let me love you ♪

♪ Don't give up on me ♪

♪ Don't turn me away ♪

♪ Don't tell me to go ♪