All language subtitles for White.Line.Fever.1975.1080

In watching television
and going to the movies,

you might get the impression
that the great human dramas

of today happen
only to affluent people.

People who live in
and near the cities.

You might say the
so—called sophisticates.

The truth is that real dramas

are taking place
everyday to real people.

During the recent
truckers' strike, I talked with

some Americans that the
media seems to have overlooked.

Arnold: How long have
you been driving a rig like this?

About 15 years.

Do you work for a company?

No, I'm an independent.
Independentdnven

that means you own your
own rig? Yeah, me and the bank.

What sort of investment
does a rig like this take to own?

About $38,000.

I imagine it puts
quite a bit of pressure

on you making monthly
payments. My wife works.

What kind of work she
do? She's a bartender.

How do you stay
ahead in business?

How do you get
your loads lined up?

Oh, independent
brokers, shippers.

If I don't get
anything, I just sit.

So if someone controlled
the brokers and the shippers

they'd be controlling
the trucking industry.

They do.

You told me before that
you carry a gun with you.

Is that true? Damn right.

Why do you?

To protect myself.

If someone tries to
sneak in your cab,

just show 'em the gun, you know,

and they'll mosey
on down the road.

Just how far would you go

to protect your rig
and your profession?

You never know until
you're put to the test.

J'j' long lonely years
here without you j'j'

j'j' long years to
call out your name j'j'

ii I wandered alone
through the desert j'j'

ii lord, how I
prayed for the rain j'j'

j'j' long years and
finally it came j'j'

j'j' darling, it's so good
to hold you again j'j'

j'j' fear was my
constant companion j'j'

j'j' holding me
sleepless each night j'j'

j'j' memories danced
in the shadows j'j'

j'j' cast by the
first rays of light j'j'

j'j' but how can you
hold a shadow tight? J'j'

ii I wanted to hold you
with all of my might j'j'

n“ friends and
neighbors came to call j'j'

j'j'j' and found me staring
at your picture on the wall j'j'

j'j' they would talk to
me like old friends do j'j'

j'j' but I was drifting
and dreaming of you j'j'

J'j' darling, it's so good
to hold you again j'j'

n“ friends and
neighbors came to call j'j'

j'j' and found me staring
at your picture on the wall j'j'

j'j' they would talk to
me like old friends do j'j'

j'j' but I was drifting
and dreaming of you j'j'

j'j' but I was drifting
and dreaming of you j'j'

Carrol Jo: This kind of
money is out of my ball park.

Well, we got this
wt—9000 Ford down here

I was tellin' you about.
We had to repossess it.

Boy couldn't keep
his payments up on it.

But for the kind of money
we're talking about on it,

ought to be able to make you

a pretty good
piece of equipment.

It's got a ntc—350
cummins in it.

Rpo 9—5—13 transmission.

You're still talking about
an awful lot of money.

Talk it over with your missus
and see what she thinks.

I'll tell you what, I'd
even throw in a paint job

to your specification, just
to help you young folks out.

Fellow shitkickers,

this here's, Carrol Jo Hummer

and I'm commencing broadcasting
to you today from my new bucket.

Which will from now on
be known as the blue mule.

We're in business for
ourselves, me and the mule,

and we aim to get
our butts out of hock.

So all you turkeys better watch
out we don't get all the work.

Amen to that!

Man: Happy honkie to blue mule.

Say, what's that you got
between your legs, Sonny?

It's the blue mule
to happy honkie.

Got a Ford wt—9000 cummins.

What are you, Hummer,
some kind of "outlaw"?

That's right. Owner, operator.
You gotta operate to own.

Amen to that.

You're acting awful blue

for the half—owner of a
brand new truck here.

You're not going
to spend more time

with this rig than
you are with me?

That's not likely.

You know what they say
about drinking and driving?

Then stop driving.

This your bucket?

Till the bank says different.

Hi, honey. Something
I can do you for?

Yeah, I wanna see Duane haller.

What? Hey, Duane,
somebody's here to see you!

That's his office over there.

He's pretty cute too!

Hey, c.J.!

Birdie, what's been
happening? Oh, nothing.

That ain't the same bunch
of boys out on the dock, is it?

That sure ain't.

What happened to Jack? He died.

You going for work?
Yeah, I hope so.

Hey, listen, kid.

Do like I do and
keep your blinders on.

And stay on the highway, yeah?

Duane: This ain't the
ladies' room! Come on in!

Well, bless my ass,
Carrol Jo Hummer!

You little son of a
bitch! How you doing?

Welcome home. How
you doing, Duane?

Ah, dang, I've been expecting
you since last Monday.

Oh, bank held me up, I
got payments up the wazoo.

You know, you
gettin' fat, Duane.

Oh, shut up! Sit
down, and have a drink.

Hey, tell me you
got your papers.

On the money.

Goddamn, this is a nice rig.

At least it's mine.

Ran into birdie
outside. Where's...

Got a new bunch of
boys working for me.

They get the job done.

Course ain't like it was

when your daddy
and me was a—drivin'.

Just ain't been the same
since he passed away.

Well... hey!

You know what I got?

I got you an Arizona
special to akron.

Duane: I'd appreciate it if
somebody would find my secretary

and send her into the office.

I have a little bit of
work for her to do today.

Here's a present for you.

What's this stuff? I ain't
slated to haul cigarettes.

You ain't nothing but
a little country boy.

You just gotta have a
little more Patience, pops.

Look, I'll see if I can't
slip a haul past buck

to you later in the week.

Duane, don't you ever get tired
of singing that same old song?

Good god almighty,
do my eyes deceive me?

Where have they
been keeping you, boy?

Up in the air, pops.
How you been?

Oh, comme ci, comme
ca. Mostly comme ca.

Been lots of iayin'
off around here.

Later, pops. I got business
with Duane right now.

I'll be across the way here.

Know your obli—goddamn—gation
to buy old pops a drink.

Come in.

You know what's
going on out there?

Boys are packing contraband.

Now what are you
talking about, son?

Cigarettes, slot machines.

What's wrong with that?

That's just a little bit of
untaxed tobacco out there.

When did all this start, Duane?

Shoot. You gotta keep up, son.

What are you telling me?

I'm telling you here's a chance

to pick up a little
easy piece of change.

Get something nice for Jerri.

Hell, Duane, you know they
catch me hauling that stuff

I'm liable to lose my license.

Oh, shit, boy, be sensible.

There ain't nobody gettin' hurt
out yonder except uncle Sam.

And hell, he's getting
too much already.

How about you, Duane?
How much you getting?

Now don't get hot with me, boy.

I ain't askin' you to
do a goddamn thing

that the rest of
'em ain't doin'.

We ain't tryin' to break the
law, just bend it a little bit.

That and a piece of change
supposed to make it all right?

It don't make it
wrong. Hey, Duane!

Good paying work ain't
that easy to come by.

Lucy: You got a
3:00. Yeah, I know.

I'm doing you big favor
just slotting you in here at all.

That mean I don't haul
that stuff I don't drive, huh?

That's right. Keep your mouth
shut and do as you're told.

Know something, Duane?

I think you've gotten
fat in the head too.

Don't sass me, you
little son of a bitch.

Let me tell you something.
Times have changed.

You ain't gonna get any place
pullin' your fly—boy heroics!

Well, I'll tell you what.

Times may have
changed but I ain't.

You can just take
your Arizona special

and shove it right
back up the cow's ass.

You're about to
walk off a cliff, boy!

There's a whole lot more
to this than just you and me!

Unload it! All of it!

J'j' well I'm a—goin' where
the water tastes like wine j'j'

pops.

Double whiskey and a brew.

Hey, you're new
around here, aren't you?

Something sure is.

As one of us sitting
right next to us said...

Pops. Fulfillin' my
obli—goddamn—gation.

Soon as, um...

Oh, you got your father's
good taste for whiskey.

Carnell, you remember
Carrol Jo, don't you?

Yeah, I remember him.

He said, "hey lady"...
Cut that mess out!

Pops, you're not his
daddy's nigger no more.

And I ain't gotta kiss his ass.

Hey, look, man,

the only thing that you
and I have in common

is that we're both competing
for the same job. Understand?

Green: And if you're
waitin' for an invitation,

it ain't coming.

Oh, damn y'all.
Come on, let's go here.

Don't pay no attention to
them amateur mau maus.

We got enough trouble around
here without their foolishness.

So I'm findin' out.

Just shovin' this shit back
up the cow's ass, sugar plum.

Now you learned
your lesson, darling.

Now why don't you
go back to mommy

and tell her when
you growed up some

we'll let you play
with the big trucks.

Take your hand off my shoulder.

What do you say, partner?

Well, Mr. Carrol Jo Hummer.

I heard you were back.

What is this,
Bob, a social call?

Not really. I just
thought I'd take a look

at that new rig you've
been bragging about.

It's mighty nice.

What did it set you back?
I'd rather not say right now.

You in a hurry? No.

That's good. 'Cause I'd hate

to have to give you
a speeding ticket.

I could cite you for
usin' foul language

over that two—way
radio of yours.

You know that, don't you?

Improper inflation.
Now that's dangerous.

You know better than that.

Dispatcher: Four—eleven
in progress at speedway.

Well, that's mama calling me.

And when mama calls,
I gotta come running.

What the hell are you
doin', Bob? You know me.

Just hold it right there.

Now you stay put.

Ah!

Pick him up.

Pops: What you got?

I got some apples
and some tangerines.

I bet you you got them hard
apples. You know I hate 'em.

No. I got some soft ones
for you. You can gum these.

Yeah, well, get one out for me.

Pops: Hey, did I ever tell you
the one about the peach picker?

Oh, yeah, yeah,
you told me that.

You know there
was this peach picker.

He was supposed to be
the expert squeeze, you dig?

Now this farmer had this wife.

She had titties on
her big as cantaloupe.

Pops, I already
heard that joke before.

And wasn't it funny?
Yeah, it was funny.

What's wrong with
hearing it a second time?

It won't be funny a
second time. Why not?

Because I already
heard the joke.

I know the punch line,

there's not gonna
be any surprise to me

and I won't laugh. Why not?

Because it won't be funny.

Look, I laugh at your
jokes when you tell 'em.

Yeah, well I'm not
gonna laugh at this joke.

Oh. I'm gonna tell it anyhow.

This farmer had this
wife and she had titties...

Both: On her as
big as cantaloupes.

I know already. Yeah, well,

I think you're losing
your sense of humor.

Yeah, well, I think
you're getting senile.

Watch your mouth, boy.

Ain't that Carrol
Jo's rig up there?

Carnell: Hey, pops,
listen, let's just get out of here.

Whatever it is, it's
between him and them.

You ain't got
nothing to do with it.

I happen to like
the kid, all right?

Business or broads?

Buck, what the hell do
you think you're doing?

Slow down. Just slow down.

Don't get your
bowels in an uproar.

Now what's the idea
of bustin' that boy's ribs?

Oh, clem just kind of took

a personal interest
and that was all.

Well, damn it, you've
gone too far this time.

What's eating you?

Never bothered
you them other times.

Well, hell, the boy's
practically family.

Why me and his daddy used to...

Oh, oh. Now I understand.

I see what you're drivin' at.

Now what do you
figure them ribs is worth?

One hundred? Two
hundred? Now tell me, Duane.

Two—fifty? Duane!

I don't think you ought to
be socializing with that boy

while he's nursing them ribs.

J'j' you'll be back in
my iovin' arms again j'j'

man: Driver Bob
herbs requested that one for Nadine,

who makes that mm—mm
good trucker's stew.

And now for all you truck...

Woman: Hummer!

You're paid to work!
Relax on your own time!

Another tough one, huh? Mmm—hmm.

Damn supervisor,
another speed—up.

Bitch doesn't know
what she's doin'.

Humans can't work
that fast. I mean, she...

Come here, honey.
Come on, Sadie.

Hello, you're so lucky
you don't have to work, yes.

Just gets too
confusing around there.

I gotta get a job where
I can use my brain.

This assembly line stuff...

Ohh, spaghetti again.

I'm going for work tomorrow.

Honey, the doctor
said... I don't give a damn

what the doctor says.
He doesn't have to

come up with a $2000
payment for the bank this month.

It's not gonna heal
your ribs any faster.

Hon, look, if we
lose that rig out there,

we lose everything
we've been hoping for.

Not gonna go back to that
place red river, are you?

Good paying work's
more important right now.

Not hungry, huh?

Woman: Would the
fellas that came in on canyon

please report to the office.

Howdy. Oh, good morning.

I hear you're hiring.

Carrol Jo Hummer.
Then you heard wrong.

We ain't got no loads
today. None all week.

You know anybody
who might be short?

Sure don't.

Howdy. I'm an
owner—operator lookin' for work.

Well you've come to
the right place, mister.

See Mr. Vogel in
the office. Thank you.

Woman: Will the
owner of the light green '66

rambler station wagon
please come to the receptionist.

Yes, sir?

Yeah, I'd like to
lease out my truck.

Henry Vogel. Carrol Jo Hummer.

Oh, well, we only,
uh, lease by the year.

Girl out there said you
was lookin' for drivers.

She don't run this company.

Well, who does?

I do.

I see.

Hey.

Where's that trailer goin'?

Bless my ass! Ain't
that right, Duane?

Be careful with
that goddamn thing!

Now look, boy, I was
the dirty son of a bitch

who had 'em muss up your rig,

but I never had nothing
to do with the rest of that.

You just sign me
that Dallas load.

I can't. Buck, he'll kill me.

Come on, higher.

Come on, higher.

Hey, you ain't got nothing
there to be ashamed of.

You wait outside for
us, will you, Janie?

Close the door.

Who the hell are you?

Give him the work order.

Find a roost, Duane.

Sign it.

Sign it!

All right, boy.

You want work?

You got it.

Set up the, uh...

What's the name of your rig?

Set up the blue mule for Dallas.

Now we pay on delivery.

You're damn right you do.

Up on the truck!

Get down. Come on, move!

Get over there!

Get! Get up!

Stand on the
beer! Go on, get up!

Buck: You,
uh, drive careful now.

You hear?

Let's go.

Looks like we got a visitor.

Silver thunderbird.

You gotta get out of state!

They got people all over.

They'll be lookin' for you!

Little bit late to be
puttin' much stock

in what you got to say, Duane.

Be careful, boy.
They're mean bastards.

It ain't likely!

Maybe we ought to call
the police for protection.

No, buck's got enough
protection already.

Hey, I ever tell you the
one about the peach picker?

And the farmer's
wife with the jugs?

What's goin' on?

I don't know.

But I think we got company.

Pops, get over here
and do some driving.

Be careful, son.

Well, you have
yourself a good time?

Not bad. Let's get going.
We got a load to deliver.

Oh, man.

Buck: Ain't nothing wrong with
the way you're getting paid, is there?

Lucy: Oh, I don't know.

It's just getting so there
ain't enough pay anymore

to keep on iayin' that old goat.

Everybody ain't lucky enough
to enjoy his line of work.

Adelaide, I told
you to hold the calls.

Adelaide: Glass
house on 5, Mr. Wessle.

Thank you.

You got buck.

Uh, could you hold on

just a minute, Mr. Cutler?

Yeah, sure thing.

Get clem in here.

How are things to the house?

Fine, fine.

What's going on up there, buck?

That order of cigarettes
ain't got to galveston.

You never been late before.

Now I hope it's nothing
you can't handle.

Oh, I can handle it.

Jiggerboos and
white trash is all.

I'm getting on it right now.

Bob: Yes, sir. What we got here

is a sure case of
improper inflation.

And I'm an expert
on the subject.

You truck drivers never learn.

Now, take this tire.

Now, that's dangerous.

Aw, come on, Bobby, them
tires are fine, and you know it.

I sure do. Now don't
you quote me on that.

Ah, ah, ah. Temper, temper.

You know, Bob, it's
guys like you that give

the police department
a bad name.

Bob: Ain't that the truth?

Well, iookie who's here.

Howdy, clem.

How you sitting, Bob?

You know, these peckerwoods
left part of their load

down by the road a piece?

Thought we'd bring it to them.

That's mighty nice of you
to help the boys out like that.

Hey, I got some
stuff in the trunk.

You wanna help me load it up?

No. You got your
job, and I got mine.

What are you on, a vacation?

All right, that's enough.

That's enough, I said!

Pops: Clem,

I think it's time you went home.

What do you say we have
a smoke on buck wessle

and the rest of
them turkeys, huh?

Man: All right!

You boys enjoying the party?

Good. That's good.

And this must be, uh,

Mrs. Hummer.

That's right.

Come on, let's play some pool.

Hey, you know that guy
buck is more afraid of you

than you are of him.

What you sitting over
here mopin' about?

Why don't you come over
and join us for a drink?

Nigger's day in
the sun, huh, pops?

Heh—heh. It's been
20 long years coming,

and I aim to enjoy it.

Even though he gave it to you.

Oh, I ain't as
particular as you is.

You stupid old man!

You think that he's
gonna get you work?

He's only gonna
get you dead, man!

Carrol Jo: They
got the four—ball.

And upjumps the
scotsman and he says,

"walk proudly,
man. Walk proudly."

Mighty hot in that
formal attire, ain't it?

Don't see how you stand it here.

It's a hell of a place
to hold meetings.

So what's all this you
got up there, buck?

Some kind of
rigger's revolution?

What I got up there is

cigarettes and
slots out the ass.

First some hero
goody—goody ain't trucking 'em.

Next thing you know, he got
an old nigger and some crackers

carrying on like
they above the law.

I tell you, Duane's behind this.

And Duane's runnin' scared.

He's got more respect
for that old nigger

than he has for the glass house.

Why don't you throw
me the ball on this one?

What you got in mind, Roy?

A little friendly persuasion.

Now, buck, what did you say
this hero's name was again?

Hummer. Carrol Jo Hummer.

Honey, what college did I go to?

Pima.

You gotta be careful. They
check on that sometimes.

No, they never check.

Previous experience.

What kind of previous
experience you supposed to have

to be a nursery school teacher?

I don't know, but
you ain't got any.

I could say that I
worked in an orphanage.

O—r—p...

Day—care center.

You ought to say
day—care center.

Carol Jo? This is Duane.

Hey, something come up
and old buck and them's

up in scottsdale.

Yeah, what you got this time?

A double rigger of
Mexican avocados

coming through here jack—knifed.

They wanna get somebody
to haul 'em to salt lake city.

It's plumb whipped—cream.

What kind of money
we talkin' about?

Two grand and some
change if you can

land in there by noon
tomorrow. Pay on delivery.

Better be on the level, Duane.

Oh, honest to god, boy.

Uh, meet 'em out east on
I—10.Tow will help you hook up.

I promised them that you'd
haul ass and get that stuff

in there before it goes soft.

All right, you got your boy.

Hey, have a good trip.

Driver: Hey,
cowboy, you're all over the road.

Little case of white
line fever, huh?

Time for a coffee break?

How far to the next truck stop?

You got a triple—t about
a mile down the road.

Carrol Jo: Hey,
hon, would you get me

a cup of coffee to go
in a great big hurry?

Waitress: You betcha.

Man: What are you carrying?

I got 5000 pounds of avocados

gotta get into salt lake
city by noon tomorrow,

else tonight's just a
big sight—seeing tour.

Damn, brother. Someone's
sure bustin' your balls.

I ain't got me no
inheritance, you know.

Uncle Sam's not gonna
give you one either.

He sure ain't. Here
you go, Carrol Jo.

Thank you, hon. Uh—huh.

You Hummer? Mm—hm.

Ah, this is on me, Hummer.

Thank you. See you later.

Jamie: You haven't
told c.J. About this, huh?

Please don't tell him, Jamie.

The last thing I
need is him working

20 hours a day,
seven days a week,

and that's exactly what he's
gonna do when he finds out.

Sooner or later
you gotta tell him.

You know that.

I want to borrow some
money from you, Jamie.

I think that I want
to get an abortion.

And I think it's the best thing.

There's lots of time
for us to have a family.

Just gonna have to
wait till things get better.

See, if I have the baby,

I'm gonna have to quit my job.

Now, how am I gonna
get by if I'm not working?

You can't do this
all by yourself.

You've got to talk
to c.J. About it.

But see, if I tell Carrol Jo,

he's gonna want
to keep the baby.

He wants a family
so bad. I know.

And now is just not
the right time. It's...

I'm not gonna have him
on the road all the time.

Man: Hi, how're you doing?

About a half—hour
late, aren't you?

I've been pushing
her awful hard.

It's still pretty good time.

You like them avocados, huh?

I can't stand them myself.

My wife, she,
uh... she likes 'em.

She makes that
green Mexican stuff

they put them fritos in.

Tastes like green piss to me.

Hey, Joe Bob,
get a load of this.

Joe Bob: Goddamn, they
must have been picked a year ago.

What a waste of diesel.

I don't know what
Duane's doing down there.

Oh, Duane, watch the road!

Good night!

I'd whole lot rather
watch you, sugar.

Hey, you know
what I got for you?

No, what you got for me?

Let me show you. Oh, Duane, gee!

How about that?

Well, you know I'm on a diet.

Come all the way from Europe.

Well, big deal. That
don't make it good.

No, but it sure
makes 'em expensive.

The inside's is good.

The rest just tastes
like ol' hershey.

That's the biggest
cherry I ever ate.

Hey, you still got your cherry?

Oh, Duane.

I bet you got the
box it come in.

Ha, ha, ha.

Hey, tell me, honey,

why'd you bring
me clear out here?

What's the matter, Duane?
Don't you like surprises?

I sure do.

Well, it's going to
be a real surprise.

Goddamn.

These guys don't seem to know

what they're doing, do they?

It's a goddamn convention.

Lucy: Come on, Duane.

Why don't you just
pull over and stop?

Have another on the house.

You're all right, rube.

Hey, how'd it go, man?
Well, they set me up.

Oh, what happened? Thirty hours

hauling rotten
produce for nothing.

And I sucked it up
like a two—bit Turkey.

Oh, god. Why don't
you go on home?

I ain't leaving here
till I see Duane haller.

Hi, baby. Hi.

Jerri thinks I'm coming home

with $2,000 in my
pocket, I got nothing.

Thought that fat son
of a bitch was a friend.

Let's go home. Jerri's
waiting to talk to you.

You need rest. I ain't going.

It's no good...
You're under arrest.

What is it this time,
Bob? Get back.

Hands on the bar.
Spread your legs.

What the hell is
this? Head on the bar.

You're under arrest for
the murder of Duane haller.

What the hell? Are you crazy?
And we got an eye witness.

Carrol Jo, I brought
you a lawyer.

This is Floyd Anderson.

He won that big
case up in Prescott.

Might as well give a
listen to what I got to say.

Look, son, what money we payin',

Perry Mason ain't likely
to walk through that door.

Scum who calls himself
a public prosecutor wants

to make a deal with you, Hummer.

He'll get the grand jury

to indict you on
involuntary manslaughter.

Means you'll spend six months

chuckin' bricks
on the county farm.

But if you ain't buyin' that,
you're looking at murder one.

And that means 30 years

punchin' license
plates at Florence.

What about the trial?

That comes after the grand
jury sets the indictment.

You got an ice
cube's chance in hell

of getting justice
in that court.

The last thing they
want is your ass

back out on that highway
organizing them drivers.

What the hell are you
talking about, "organizing"?

It ain't gonna do no one
no good you going to jail

for 30 years, least of all me.

If I go away for six
months, we can forget

about the family and everything
else we've been planning.

The bank ain't
gonna wait. The bank?

You're talking as if
the bank runs our lives.

Well, don't they?
Jerri: No, they don't.

Just take the deal, please.

Take the deal and let's
get the hell away from here.

There's a lot more to this

than just what happens to us.

What about this grand jury?

They like a regularjury?

Anderson: Sixteen of your peers.

Signed, sealed and delivered.

Anderson: Just like
the constitution says.

Prosecutor: In your
practical opinion, Mr. Davidson,

you would say that
Mr. Hummer had been drinking

long before he entered
the bar where you work?

Rube: I certainly would.

Prosecutor: And
once again, he was speaking

threateningly of Mr. Haller?

That's what I said.
Prosecutor: Thank you.

Mrs. Forelady,

and members of the jury.

You heard four witnesses who saw

Mr. Hummer enter
Duane haller's office

and threaten him with a gun.

You've heard the
arresting officer's testimony

as to the violent
nature of Mr. Hummer.

And you just heard

that he'd been drinking
heavily on that evening.

Now, we'll present
an eye witness

who saw Duane haller
run down by the accused.

Prosecutor: You
saw the running down

of Duane haller, did you not?

I did, sir.

How did you happen to be riding

on that stretch of
road that afternoon?

Oh, I recently received
a rather large inheritance,

and I was investigating
the land in your area

for potential investment.

Describe what you saw.

A man was trying
to fix a flat tire.

And as he was
waving down a truck

to give him a hand,

he stepped out onto the road.

And the truck ran right into
him and continued on the road.

Prosecutor: What did you do?

I made a mental note of
the license number and then

I went directly to the police.

It was obvious there was
no helping the poor man.

Can you identify
these, uh, photos?

Miller: This looks like
the man with the flat tire.

That is definitely the
truck that ran him over.

I couldn't help
but note the name.

Thank you, Mr. Miller.

You may step down.

Forelady: I
think I'd like to ask

Mr. Miller a question or two.

What kind of property

around here were you
looking for, Mr. Miller?

I was looking at land

primarily as an
investment for the future.

Prosecutor: I hasten to remind

our distinguished
forelady that the purpose

of this proceeding is
not to establish the guilt

or innocence of the accused,
but rather to determine

whether or not there is
probable cause to warrant a trial.

Finally, we'll call Mrs.
Hummer to the stand.

Do you swear to tell
the truth, the whole truth

and nothing but the
truth, so help you god?

I do.

Forelady: Please be seated.

I remind you that
Mrs. Hummer was told

that she did not have to
testify against her husband.

Now, Mrs. Hummer,

all of us understand
how difficult it is

for you to give evidence,
and the court appreciates

your desire to get
all the facts out,

no matter how
painful they might be.

In your own words,
will you tell us

about the phone conversation

between Duane haller
and your husband?

Duane called,

offered Carrol Jo...
Excuse me, Mrs. Hummer.

Speak up, please, Mrs. Hummer,

so the jury can hear you.

Duane called and
offered Carrol Jo a load,

'cause a rig jackknifed
down the road

and they needed someone
to drive it on through.

And what exactly
did your husband say?

He said that Duane
better be on the level.

Those were his exact words?

Well, I can only tell
you what I heard.

Uh, just a simple yes or no.

Thank you.

My husband didn't kill anybody.

Carrol Jo had a right
to be wary of Duane.

It was Duane had
Carrol Jo come to him

in the first place for a job.

And when he come home,
it was with busted ribs.

He couldn't work and I was
working double shifts and...

Thank you, Mrs. Hummer.

Please, I'd like to say
something else if I can.

Certainly, go right ahead.

You see, I didn't want this.

I didn't want to come here.

I didn't want this
in the first place.

See, they offered
Carrol Jo a deal that

if he went to jail
for six months,

then we could leave here

and we could start
our family elsewhere.

That's what I wanted.

But you see, Carrol
Jo, he figured that

six months or 30 years,

it wouldn't make a
difference to them.

They wanted him so
bad that they wouldn't quit

until they had him in a place
where he couldn't fight back.

Birdie: Blue mule!

You big, dumbjackass!

Hey, pops, this is birdie.

Carrol Jo is free.

He's free? Ha—ha!

Pops: You mother
truckers, he's free!

Man 1: What's that about Hummer?

Pops: He's free! My
boy, Carrol Jo Hummer!

Man 1: Didn't believe them lies!

Man 2: Bet the
bank! Man 3: Damn!

Man 4: Grand
jury didn't indict him.

Man 5: Carrol Jo's
out of jail. Ha—ha—ha!

Man 6: Yeah, boy, go get
'em! Man 7: He's out of jail.

Honk your horn for Hummer.

He's free.

Go get 'em, Carrol Jo!

All right, what is it?

You were lucky today, Carrol Jo.

Damn lucky. I was innocent.

Christ!

Who the hell do you think
got you off, the tooth fairy?

The truth got me off.

I got you off!

And next time, you just
might not be so lucky.

I ain't looking fonnard
to raising our kid alone.

Hon, don't you understand
that we're finally making

a place for ourselves with
all that happened here today?

We have a place for ourselves!

Being together
and raising a family

was what was
most important to us!

Hell, yes, it is!

Look, I don't want to
raise our kids knowing that

their daddy left
a fight half fought.

You're just so damn
impressed with yourself

you can't even
hear what I'm saying!

What the hell are you saying?

Stop the car.

Will you quit acting
so damn crazy?

Stop the car, I said!

I don't want to be with you!

Stop the goddamn car!

Get in here!

Damn it, I said get in here!

Why don't you get
out and kick my ass?

That seems to be your style.

Watch the car, buck.

What's the idea of
blowing my game?

I got a 500 buck Nassau going
with the governor's nephew.

Roy almost blew our game today

at that so—called
trial. Now, look,

I scraped our cathouses
clean lining up cow—brains

for the jury, but norm
couldn't get his story straight.

It wasn't my idea to put that
Hummer lady on the stand.

Oh, shut up, norm!
Who the hell are you?

He was the witness for
us in the Montana case.

Get him out of here! This
isn't getting us anywhere.

Look, we got a problem.

Pretty soon every
trucker's gonna

start believing in
that goddamn union.

They think they
got the right to haul

what they want to,
when they want to.

This is gonna give the green
light to a lot of horse's asses

think they can
run their business

without dealing with
the glass house.

Cutler: This Hummer
business has gone far enough.

I'm sorry.

I know things must have
been pretty awful in jail.

It's not that.

I always thought of
myself as a strong man,

but I can't be fighting
the whole world

and you at the same time.

I know.

And I don't mean it
to be that way. I just...

You don't have to say anything.

I do.

I'm pregnant, Carrol Jo.

And I've been
thinking I wish I weren't.

We was always planning
on having a family.

Just getting started a
little bit early, that's all.

The money'll come.

I'm just not gonna have
you working all the time.

The bank ain't gonna keep me
away from you and our family.

I don't give a damn if
I'm in debt till the day I die.

Clem: Hey, buck, iwouldn't
have brought my girl to this party

if I knew there was gonna
be a tar—baby coming.

Buck: Hell, ithinkl
know why he's here:

Revenge.

Ain't that right, boy?

Yeah, only we call it justice.

Gentlemen of the road,

before you go jumping
to any conclusions,

let's take a look at the facts.

Fact one:

We're responsible for
more housing development

and land reclamation
in this here area

than a lot of outfits
you think are real big.

Fact two:

You can't drive
down a highway...

Perhaps we could
share a few words

in private, Mr. Hummer?

Sure.

Hy: That hasn't been partially
paid for by this here company.

Fact three:

Our interest in oil and minerals

help keep your trucks movin'
on down the road, I can say.

We all admired the way you
handled buck and his boys.

They play rough.

So can we.

Clearly, Mr. Hummer.

That's why we'd like to
offer you a proposition.

Well, we came here to
talk to you, Mr. Cutler.

That you will.

But hear me out.

We had a very profitable
arrangement with buck.

We'd like to see the
same kind of thing with you.

And I can tell you, it'd be
very beneficial to your drivers.

Now don't decide right away.

Why don't you stay
here with us a few days,

get to know some of the boys?

And gals.

I believe we've already
decided, Mr. Cutler.

You're a very charismatic
man, Mr. Hummer.

What you want is
gonna go a long way

to deciding what they want.

As a member of the glass
house, you'll be in a position

to help truck drivers
all over the state.

You get my meaning?

We know of the things you
have to have to have the good life.

You take your children.

You want to send
'em on to college.

Name any school
house in america.

I think we can offer you
some additional advantages

other than I've already
discussed with you.

First, we've got...
Hold it a minute, hy.

We all came here
today to tell these fellas

to stay the hell
out of our business,

that we want to make our livings
without anyone from the state,

uncle Sam or the glass
house telling us what to do.

But Mr. Cutler here has
seen fit to offer me a job,

'cause he feels like I have
some influence over you.

So I'm asking you, do
we want to go to work

for the glass house and
surely make a lot of money,

or do we want to
work for ourselves

and take our chances?

I guess you all know
what mind I'm of.

Anybody here
feels any different,

now's the time to speak up.

Well, gentlemen,
it's a big state.

Fourteen counties.

I don't suppose
it'll hurt very much

if we was only
operating in 13 of 'em.

We don't aim to go

into competition
with you, Mr. Cutler.

You're a fine, sensible
man, Mr. Hummer.

I can see that.

There won't be any
more buck wessles,

I can assure you.

And remember, our
door will always be open

for you down here
at the glass house.

I almost wallpapered
the hall with your head.

The next time I'll throw
my hat in the door first.

Any trouble?

Nah.

So tell me, did they give
the hero a big welcome?

Red carpet treatment.

That don't mean much.

Well, that don't mean shit.

I know that a bunch of scum,

they'll slip another
buck wessle in on us.

That don't mean they're
gonna mess with us though.

Jamie: I'll see you later.

And what about me?

Can I still mess with you?

Anytime you want.

Woman: Doctor
arby to obstetrics, please.

Jerri.

Honey?

Mr. Hummer,

I think you should
speak with the doctor.

Doctor: Mr. Hummer,
you were advised to talk to me

before you went
in to see your wife.

I don't need no
permit to see my wife.

Well, we could have explained.

You see, she's under
heavy sedation now,

but we do expect that she'll
be able to lead a normal life.

The baby aborted.

I'm sorry,

but I'm afraid that
your wife's not going

to be able to have
any more children.

Deputy dog,

you know who this is.

You call 'em and tell
'em I'm comin', you hear?

Cutler: Yeah.

Yeah, sorry about your car, Bob.

Dusty, what are my appointments?

The usual with Roy this evening.

I've confirmed
your reservations,

and with Joe Dante at 5.

Yeah, fine. Get Sam nedrose.

Tell him that Tucson
trouble's on the way.

Tell him to get on it,
take care of it personal.

And honey, be sure and
tell Sam I said personal.

Got that?

Sam: Gentlemen, you're
standing in front of $30 million

of private property, and
you're here to protect it.

Now, when that truck comes
down that drive, it's trespassing.

Anything you do then is legal.

Stop him.

Do whatever it takes.

Take your positions.

Health and money and
love and the time to enjoy it.

Jeffers: On a normal day,
this truck stop would be loaded

with the big diesels
carrying food to the markets,

steel to the factories,
lumber to the mills and more.

But this is not a normal day.

Today, Arizona's
truckers are on strike.

But they're not on
strike for wages,

or for hours, or for benefits.

They're on strike for a man,

Carrol Jo Hummer.

Woman: Dr. Tish,
you're wanted in administration.

Dr. Tish, you're wanted
in administration, please.

Listen, let's go
outside for a minute.

There's something
you ought to see.

Woman: That's him.

J'j' long lonely years
here without you j'j'

j'j' long years to
call out your name j'j'

ii I wandered alone
through the desert j'j'

ii lord, how I
prayed for the rain j'j'

j'j' long years and
finally it came j'j'

j'j' darling, it's so good
to hold you again j'j'

j'j' fear was my
constant companion j'j'

j'j' holding me
sleepless each night j'j'

j'j' memories danced
in the shadows j'j'

j'j' cast by the
first rays of light j'j'

j'j' but how can you
hold a shadow tight? J'j'

ii I wanted to hold you
with all of my might j'j'

n“ friends and
neighbors came to call j'j'

j'j' and found me staring
at your picture on the wall j'j'

j'j' they would talk to
me like old friends do j'j'

j'j' but I was drifting
and dreaming of you j'j'

j'j' drifting and dreaming j'j'

j'j' drifting and dreaming j'j'

j'j' drifting and dreaming j'j'

j'j' drifting and dreaming j'j'

J'j' but I was drifting
and dreaming of you j'j'