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All you have to do is drop it off, and you're in for a full cut.

That punk kid of mine never flunked out A&M. He got thrown out!

You really do have a way with words.

The big guy carries a gun.

Sheesh! Sheesh!

Thank you.

Now, Hulk, you know you can't rush a starter generator.

Hey!

Hi, Doug.

Hey, Dom.

There she is, that little beauty.

How are you, sweetheart?

How's it coming for our girl?

Two days.

Two days?

Oh, Frank.

Dom.

Jeez.

Jalapeno?

Have one.

Time to go. Come on, come on, come on.

See you, Frank.

How do you like that?

Hey, Dom, my mom made these.

You know, it doesn't seem right for Frank to do that work all by himself.

Oh, he never did like me looking over his shoulder.

Besides, how often does Dom invite you out to meet his best friend?

What is his best friend anyway, Dom?

A gopher?

Morto, maybe.

A gopher couldn't stand it out here.

I know

you

dad's got a picture you at home. You're that the war hero. I was just there.

That's all

How's Big Cease?

He had this dumb little axe at his home laid up.

Bad? Nah.

Noble Flowers?

Dominique Santini, Dad's best friend. How are you? Glad to meet you.

Hey, you think you can get off and take us to him?

Come on, shift.

Oh, that's okay, Carnes. Catch a rabbit.

Tell the boss I've got everything under control here.

Hey, thanks a lot.

Get up front with me. Aye.

without so much of this scratch.

What happened?

This rack of drill pipe shifted.

Hit his leg, but he's okay.

Dom Santini.

Danged if you ain't still as ugly as a mud fence.

You're looking pretty good yourself.

For you.

What are you doing all for the job?

Dom asked him to show us the way.

Come on, come on, will you? Let's go. Come on. Hey!

Did you make any of that sipping whiskey?

Just like Korea, Santini wins again.

You had fresh gold over there, and all I had was government issues.

Oh, and my special thanks to Little C's.

Seconds three times!

Well, you know, he does eat out of his kitchen all the time. It's probably just

because it was something different.

Sure was.

If the boy hated my cooking that much, it's a wonder he never took his turn at

the stove, ain't it?

Well, you know, I hate to eat and run, but Kate and I have got a real early

morning tomorrow.

Hey, keep in touch now, will ya? And stay on top of that guy, will ya?

What are you folks doing here, anyhow?

You're staying on, Dom.

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

As a matter of fact, I happen to have my overnighter with me.

Got you folks into town. I'm going in anyhow.

Great. Cecil Jr., you stay out of that saloon and get your butt back here

before midnight or I'm gonna kick it so hard you'll be wearing it for a collar.

You know, Carnes, you really do have a way with words.

Much thanks.

Did we come on a bad night?

No.

This is the Carnes house.

You know, Cecil, it's funny that we never met before.

Because you sure do remind me of somebody I knew once.

Yeah, who?

You ought to be ashamed of yourself.

Don't start in on me now.

Oh, he's a good kid.

You can have him for two cents on the dollar. But I don't get it. The last

time I was here, you two were... Things have changed.

Ever. Since Evelyn.

Evelyn? But that was three years ago.

You was at the funeral.

You saw how he looked at me.

But it was the shock and everything.

He got over that.

Well, the last time I was here, he... We was putting on an act for you.

We've got to where we just don't bother no more.

Boy.

If Evelyn knew how you two were tearing at each other... I know.

I know.

What can I do when he keeps a-looking at me like I killed her?

Oh, you've got it all wrong. Oh, the hell I have.

Every time we get into a fight, it always ends up with him talking about

her.

She never should have been there at all.

Driving him to school. It should have been me.

But I took off for the rig.

You won't know what hurts the most.

Dom Not him a blaming me

for her not being here It's

her not being here

I Remember I used

to write her letters every night in Korea

I just don't understand about little Cease.

I mean, he's always been such a good kid.

You think so?

Well, he's such a good boy, how come he didn't reach in there and pull her out?

Instead of hanging back with his tail between his legs.

Ah, you hold it right there, Cease!

You know it wasn't like that at all!

I talked to the police the same as you did.

When that drunk ran that light and rammed her car, little Cease was thrown

out. The car went up like a matchbox.

He could not have gotten her out.

And the report said she died on impact.

I just hate it when you get those stubborn streaks.

Did anybody besides me ever tell you that you're half mule and two-thirds

jackass?

Evelyn did.

All the time.

Ah.

So don't worry about little Cease.

Look, it's just a phase that he's going through, just like all kids his age.

He gets a fewer days of hard work under his belt, he'll know how much easier

college is than real life.

Next year when he goes to A&M, he'll crack those books. You'll see.

If you're gonna keep telling fairy stories, I think I'll hit the sack.

This old leg of mine's aching up a storm.

You gonna stay up?

There's a quart of that sipping whiskey in that cabinet over yonder, wrassling

on the cable.

Texas holiday, huh?

Well, I'll sample some of that sipping whiskey.

But on the educational channel, they've got Rigoletto.

Dom,

you never was like regular folks.

Better things to do than to walk a mile through snakes and mesquite.

Let's see the goods.

Está muy bueno.

Bueno.

I'll have it to my main man for testing tomorrow.

When do we get the rest of the hundred keys?

I can't carry 120 pounds on my back.

I have to bring them by four-wheel drive.

Well, when do we get it?

Tomorrow afternoon.

Six o'clock.

Six o'clock.

What the hell are you doing? It's freezing.

That punk kid of mine never flunked out A&M.

He got thrown out.

You want to know for what?

For selling marijuana.

They figured he was selling for somebody on the outside, but he wouldn't tell

them nothing.

I wasn't called in. It's because I got friends down there... didn't want to see

the family name drug through the mud.

I should have let them throw him so far back in jail... they'd had to shoot his

beans to him with a 12-gauge!

Oh, Cease.

I'm really sorry.

I gotta take some of the blame my own self.

I knew he was into something that he couldn't handle.

But all I done was crack down on him harder.

You know how I am.

He looks up to you, Dom.

Always has.

I want you to see if you can't straighten him out for me.

Sure.

But I'm only here for a couple more days.

Take him back to California with you.

Put him to work. Get him back in school.

And if he gives you one little bit of trouble, you got my permission to kick

his hind end clear up and twist his shoulder blades.

You just can't help it, can you?

You know what I mean.

I'll talk to him, and I'll tell him how you really feel.

And if it'll do you any good, I'll stay over a few more days.

But will you do me a favor?

Lay off Little Cease, will you?

Something I left out, this busted leg.

Little Cease let a rack of pipe slip.

I couldn't get out of the way of it.

Are you telling me he did it on purpose? Oh, no, no, no. No, just butterfingered.

But I was so dang mad, I said he did.

So when you talk to him, tell him I didn't mean that.

You must

be Cecil Carnes, Jr.

I'll rub it in.

Flower said we might find you here.

We need you tomorrow.

I know we show up for work.

He wants to make sure you don't take the day off.

We got a special job.

Delivery.

Sorry, fellas, I'm not in grass anymore.

Neither are we, kid.

We graduated.

It's candy now.

Nose candy.

You can count me out.

A flower said, you're in.

And a flower said, you're in.

You're in.

You want a flyer?

Didn't the old man tell you never solo before?

We can tell you that. No, he didn't.

You ever figure you maybe got them all wrong?

All right, you got her.

I'll take over in case you get in too deep.

There is something your dad told me about the accident.

Yeah, he said it on purpose, didn't he?

No, he said you were butterfingered.

And he said he was sorry that he flew off the handle when he said you did it

on purpose.

My old man said he was sorry.

Heh, that's a first.

Well, you know, he's smart-headed.

What I've seen so far, you ain't pretty bull-headed yourself, you know.

Hey, watch those birds!

I gotta talk to you later, Carnes. Get over here and help Moose out.

Mr. Santini?

Hey, if he's late, it's my fault.

No, no, nothing like that.

I was just wondering if you could do us a big favor.

Sure, what is it? Well, with Cease being out, it's really put us in kind of a

bind. He's the only one that flies a chopper.

Probably glad to help. What is it?

Well, we got some instruments that really need to go into the shop, and

also we got a test sample.

Boy, you can see you're way clear to take them on in. The company will pay

your hours, whatever it is.

You know, I'd be embarrassed to admit what Santini here gets.

So I better just do it for nothing.

We sure appreciate that, Mr. Santini. Listen, Carnes can go with you. He knows

where everything's supposed to go back in town.

And I'll give him the rest of the day off after.

Hey, that's great.

Listen, why don't you grab yourself a cup of coffee? I'll get the boy

organized. I'll do that.

What you mean, putting those goons on me last night? Shut up and listen.

We got in some high-grade sample last night, and it has to go in pronto.

Alvin tell you. Yeah, he tried to, but I wasn't listening.

All you have to do is drop it off, and you're in for a full cut.

Yeah, like with the grass?

No thanks.

I'm not looking for thanks.

Santini's gonna fly you in.

I don't believe that.

He'll never know what he's carrying.

It'll be mixed in with the other drops. All you have to do is follow the

checklist and make sure you hand Alvin the right package.

There's no way in hell I'm gonna be messing with cocaine.

Or let Uncle Don. You don't go along, Alvin's not gonna like it.

There's nothing he and Carlos like better than hurting folks.

And hey, I don't want to see either one of you get hurt.

Either one of us?

You or your daddy.

You are scum.

So what are you going to do on your unexpected day off?

Ah, you got a girl.

I didn't like my hours. Huh.

So, uh, why don't you take me fishing?

Maybe your pop will come too.

Not if I was alone.

Watch out! Piper six o'clock!

What the hell's going on?

Careful, Cease. The package is jammed between the rudders.

Hold her steady.

Hold her steady.

Damn.

Oh, Stiesel, how could you be so stupid?

Who else was in this? Flowers?

Keeping quiet's not going to get you anywhere.

You'd be a lot better off if you gave me something to work with.

Now, where was this stuff going?

Where was the next stop on your list?

I'm going to find out where this poison goes to and why.

And without your help.

Well, now, I know I screwed up bad.

But I just can't rat on it. That's when you're not ratting. And don't call me

Uncle Dom.

I'll find it without you.

When the punk gets here, I'm about to bust something for being late, huh?

If he gets here, I'm calling flowers.

I thought the big guy carries a gun.

When we sit down, you don't open your mouth. You understand?

business with strangers.

Show me some ID.

Who is this joker? You want the goods?

You gotta show me something.

That's me, all right.

That's you, all right.

Who's Albert Brock and the other goon? I don't know.

Honest. They just came up to me in the shy Texan.

You expect me to believe that?

No.

You are just like him.

I suppose you're going to turn me in now, right?

Then you give me three good reasons why I shouldn't.

But don't worry, I'm going to get you some company. You're not going to take

this rap alone.

And yes, I am just like him.

Because neither one of us want to see you ruin your life.

Hello.

What's going on, Flowers? Your crew just took off my stuff.

What? It's not my doing, Alvin, I swear.

I figure they're either going in the business for theirselves or they're

going to the cops.

What do we do?

Listen and get this right.

Carlos and me are going after your people. If we get them, I'll call you.

If you don't hear from me, you'll have to meet the mule yourself.

Tell them the heat's on.

I understand.

I'll take care of it.

What's happening?

Well, Moose, we may be going to do some traveling.

Oh, you couldn't wait to give the old man his crack at me, could you?

For your information, we're getting your pop out of there until I decide what to

do. It'll be the first place your buddies will look.

They're not my buddies.

See, get some things together and come on. What's happening? I'll explain

later.

Wait a minute, I forgot something!

Come on, Big Cease, hurry up!

I'm most glad your mama ain't here to see what you're mixed up in.

You happy now?

I finally proved I ain't any good.

Oh, shut up, both of you!

Is there any more stuff back there at the refinery?

Answer him! I said shut up!

I don't have to take that off of you or nobody else.

Look, son, I'm not asking you to name names.

But if there are any more drugs out there that you haven't told me about,

the police will get it out of you. Don't you understand?

I checked all three motels. Nobody there with a broken leg.

There's only one other place they could be.

Read this.

Out loud.

Dearest Evelyn, I can't wait till this year's job is over to see you and my

little guy.

It's the second best thing I ever did right next to marrying you.

Things sure have changed, haven't they?

I read this.

It's just last week.

Sorry I missed my visit yesterday.

I had this fool accident and I broke my leg.

But I'm doing fine now.

Cecil Jr.

is doing real good out at the refinery, and... I'm proud of him.

You would be, too.

He's gone through a bad spell, but I think he'll be okay.

We both know when you come right down to it, he's...

He's the best kid in the world.

What's the matter?

Swallow a bug?

You still got nothing to say to me?

Flowers said something about the real shipment coming in this afternoon.

Where?

I don't know.

Probably the oil field.

String? It's Dom.

You copy?

String?

String, are you there?

I got you, Dom. Go ahead.

String?

We need the lady.

Hey, Dom, I think it should be later on tonight.

Tonight's not good enough.

Look, meet me at that refinery as soon as you get her buttoned up.

I'm going with you.

With a busted leg?

Ain't nobody else here in this room that's man enough to help.

It's all over for him, ain't it?

He asked for it.

Serves him right.

I don't believe you mean that.

Now, look, if we can nip that shipment before it gets into town, maybe, just

maybe, we can get Little Cease a separate deal than that scum who used

him.

How do you tell him from the rest of the scum?

Oh, come on, will you? We're wasting time. Let's get moving.

You're leaving him here.

Ain't you afraid he's gonna duck out on us? No, he's coming with us. Little

Cease!

Little Cease!

What the...

Where's the stuff?

Where's the kid?

He got my goods with him?

Oh, was that your box?

I'll get it for you.

Kind of reminds me of that time at the Golden Dragon Bar in Yon-Chan.

Don't it, you, Dom?

Help! Hope! Heap! Help!

Did you hear from Alvin? Nope.

We're taking off with the mule.

Good.

The day shift's finished.

We're going to give them something to take their mind off of us.

We found your

letters.

So?

He read them too.

Well, you didn't have no right. If you had said some of the things to him that

you wrote in those letters, maybe he'd have turned out different.

Now it's all my doings, huh?

I didn't say that.

But you don't exactly come off smelling like a rose, either.

By the time she blows, we'll be on our way.

What about that dynamite? Is it going to go, too? Who knows? Who cares?

Hey.

That's Big Cease's chopper.

Let's get out of here.

You're coming with me, both of you. Get in the chopper. Ah, you're making a big

mistake, son.

Let's take it easy. Simmer down. Let's talk it over.

No, now. Come on. Let's go.

Better get him inside before somebody sees us.

office.

of time.

I keep juggling until I fall into the dynamite shack.

News took off with someone in a four-by.

You gotta stop, and they set the fire.

Let's go.

Oh, shake that fire spreading past.

I think I just broke my good thing.

God. All right, let's get him out of here.

If we don't get that fire out, the whole refinery's gonna go.

I'm gonna put out that fire.

Come on, you guys, give me a hand!

Hurry up!

Come on, Nick!

Put the string out!

Now my boy just flat took charge.

Listen, give me a hand. Put him in here.

Let's take a closer look.

Dom,

I've got the firepower.

We'll just dig a trench and divert it.

Sequential firing, lock to red.

Let's do it.

Nobody's around.

Sounds like they made a switch.

Checking. Nothing on the ground.

Hold it!

There it is. It's a helicopter headed due south.

On our way.

Mexico's a great country, Moose, if you get a few bucks.

We're taking you in, Flowers.

Tell the pilot to land that ship. Now.

If you don't want to rot in jail, I suggest you take him down.

Hellfire ready.

I got a letter from the railroad commissioner of Texas and a get well

card from the lieutenant governor.

And old Red Adair sent me this, his own cell.

All right.

I don't know what all's in here.

Incidentally, your pop says you can come live with me and go to college in Los

Angeles. Los Angeles?

The prosecutor tells me that he's willing to let you do your probation in

California.

I bet you could even get a part-time job with Santini. Oh, no.

No, he ain't going to no California.

He's just staying right here in Texas with me.

We got our own schools, and if he wants to take up flying again, you tell me a

better teacher than this old man.

Thank you.