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**

Telling you it's gonna happen.

Gonna happen.

Sure.

Okay, it's gonna happen.

Hey, Tabby.

Hey, Denny.

What are you doin'?

Nothing, just waitin' for Princess.

(chuckles) You know, I had a dream about you last night.

Yeah?

Yeah.

What about?

Well, um, it was after school... like now, and uh,

I come over to you and I tell you I had a dream about you.

Um, just like now.

That's nice.

Oh, there's more.

Then you uh, well, you take me in the bushes behind the basketball court,

and you uh, pull down my pants, and my cock...

it's the size of California.

God, Denny.

Well, wait. Then you get on your knees in the moss.

I get hard just thinkin' about it, you know.

I'll bet.

So, Tabby, please. Will you make my dream come true?

Will you please, please... suck my cock?

Okay. But I am not kneelin' on any moss.

You're laying you're jacket down so my knees don't get all knobby.

Okay. Well, I will see you two boys later. Bitch poundage. Good day.

MUSIC IN

TABBY: God, I can't believe I was one of those girls who fell for that,

I had a dream about you crap.

But then again, I had a real thing for boys like Denny.

Those dreamy eyes...

made my heart race around the block.

And in my hometown of Catoosa, Oklahoma,

sometimes that's all you had to look forward to--

your favorite boy telling you he had a dream about you...

if you know what I mean.

Anyway... as most people already know,

your hometown isn't always where your heart is.

It's just where your parents got stuck.

So it's where you get stuck...

until somethin' sets you loose upon the world.

The world.

I didn't know anything about the world back then.

Not until, well, you'll see.

To get where I'm coming from, you need to meet someone

whose own knowledge of the world stopped right at her front lawn.

**

**

She's beautiful, right?

That's Mama. And Mama liked to live in fantasy world...

with her fantasy man.

**

Unfortunately... this is Mama's reality.

Hey. Where the fuck's my macaroni and cheese?

Oh, uh, I was uh--

Oh, I was uh--

Get my mo-fo mac and cheese.

There's me again. To this very day, I hate Salisbury steak.

There's my mo-fo mac and cheese.

Say Little Pete. Do you want some of my mo-fo mac and cheese?

Yeah, Daddy.

Well, pass your plate on over here, boy.

Man, my little brother was such a suck-up.

Tabby, what about you?

Yes, Daddy.

Oh, I don't think so.

Daddy?

Not until you give your daddy a special kiss.

Daddy.

Well, Little Pete...

I think this shit's ours.

Okay, okay.

When it came to Daddy...

That's my Tabby. Now hand your daddy your plate.

I guess I wasn't above a little suckin' up myself.

What about you? Want some of my mo-fo mac and cheese?

MUSIC IN

Anora...

you're so beautiful. So beautiful.

(sighs)

Hey. Hey.

Hey.

I said, You want some of my macaroni and cheese?

No. No, thank you.

And when it came to Mama, there wasn't a lot to flatter.

(grunts)

(grunts, screams, sighs)

(sighs)

(sighs)

(sighs) I'm goin' to Spitty's.

Okay.

See ya.

[DOOR CLOSING]

MUSIC IN

Mornin'.

Morning.

I'm your new neighbor, Imogene. Imogene Cochran.

Oh.

What's your name?

Anora.

Hey, come here.

Now... what's your name?

Anora. Fleece.

Well, nice to meet you, Anora Fleece.

Ooh... child, them hands.

You should come over to my house.

I work for Kathy K. Kosmetics.

We got the best moisturizing lotion for hands just like yours.

That's okay.

What, you don't like Kathy K.?

No, uh, I don't really know her.

I'm just playin' wit'cha, fool.

(laughs) Come on now.

I don't really Mama havin' any friends.

Okay.

Not until Imogene came along.

Just, Lord, I know it is here somewhere. Ah, here.

Oh, there you go.

She was so in the dark about pampering herself,

when Mama put on lotion, it was like she was spankin' her hands for bein' bad.

Girl... give me. (laughs)

You gotta be gentle.

Mm-hm. Yeah, I'm goin' across the country selling Kathy K.

I'm just rentin' this house for now.

This is my Catoosa, Oklahoma headquarters.

You know Kathy K.

No. I'm afraid I don't.

Oh Lord, child.

It's just the most delicious make-up you have the pleasure of wearing against your skin.

So, um, was that your husband leavin' the house this mornin'?

Uh, yes. He works at a rubber factory outside of Tulsa.

Rubber? As in condoms?

Oh, uh, no.

They make inner tubes, pool linings, that kind of thing.

Made of rubber?

Uh, yeah.

Huh. Interesting, I guess.

Not really.

Nah. I was just bein' polite.

Uh, what does your husband do?

(sighs) He don't do nothin'. He dead.

Oh. Must be nice.

Mm-hm. Okay, well, there you go. Feel good?

(cries)

Oh. I guess not.

(sobs)

Watch the floor, please. I just mop--

Tabitha?

What?

You okay?

No, I'm not okay.

Do you want some juice?

No, I don't want any fuckin' juice.

Oh, uh, let me know if you need anything.

Fuckin' Denny. Fuckin' hate you, you fuckin' dick.

[KNOCKING]

Hey, girl. Check this out. This is Kathy K. mud mask.

It's good for those puffy crying eyes. Free of charge.

Thank you, Imogene.

Oh, hey. You must be Little Pete.

I'm Imogene. Imogene Cochran. I just moved in next-door.

You're black.

Pete.

That's right, Little Pete. And you're slow.

I'm just sayin'. We don't have any black people in this neighborhood.

Well, God bless Martin Luther King, 'cause I'm here, baby.

You can repay me with a cup of coffee, ten a.m. tomorrow.

Sure.

See you then. Bye, Little Pete.

Bye.

She's your new best friend?

I don't know. Maybe.

What's Daddy gonna say?

He doesn't have to know.

He doesn't have to know that your new best friend's a nigger?

Slut.

Dickwad.

[DOOR SLAMMING]

(to phone) Oh, I'm sorry, Mrs. Bright. Is Princess home?

I love you, Tabby Fleece. I love you 'til my heart hurts.

(groans, gasps)

Where the fuck were you?

Princess.

Princess had a mouth like a box o'nails.

I was with Denny.

Tabby, what the fuck were you doing with that fucker?

You know what he says to me after I got done suckin' him off?

Jesus Christ, Tabby.

He said, "I love you, Tabby Fleece."

"I love you 'til my heart hurts."

Can you believe that shit?

Was that while you still had your mouth around his dick?

No. By that time, his pants were up

and we were layin' on some rock lookin' at a tree he called Hercules,

'cause it was the biggest, strongest tree he'd ever seen or some dumb shit.

Jesus, Tabby, you gotta stay away from that fucker.

He'll have you sorry preggers by the time you're sixteen.

Then he'll dump you for some check-out chick at the quickie mart.

I'm so pissed, I swear. I'm just givin' him head, havin' a good time.

He's gotta get all gushy. Fuck.

Fuck? Well, you gotta end it.

Gotta end it. Just wish I didn't like his dick so much.

Tab there's gonna be plenty of other dick to like. Drop him.

Yeah.

You want to go to the mart and grab some beer?

What time?

Eight. I gotta eat dinner or my fucking mother will have an embolism.

I heard that, young lady.

(sighs) See you later.

See ya.

(moans)

[TRAIN WHISTLE CONTINUOUS]

What the fuck's goin' on here?

Hmm? No one's wearin' a smiley face no more?

Tabby, what's wrong wit'cha?

I don't feel good, Daddy.

That's what your mama's cookin' does to you.

Little Pete, what's your problem?

Nothin', Daddy.

You run today?

Yeah.

How fast?

I beat Grim Taylor and Felton Washbury by fifteen seconds.

That's my boy.

Soon you'll be tryin' out for that football team, huh?

Showin' them how it's done.

May I be excused?

Yes, Tabby.

Don't you tell what she can or cannot do.

Go ahead, punkin'.

Oh, no. That's okay, sugar.

I don't want to kiss whatever the fuck you got.

So, Mama... what'd you do today?

You better have washed my shit-stained shorts, that's for damn sure.

Is that all you did today, Mama? Washed Daddy's shorts?

And mopped the floor.

Is that all?

Boy, what the fuck do you care? Hmm?

All of a sudden, your mama's Liz Taylor?

She's on the cover of National Enquirer or somethin'?

I don't think so.

Hey, Liz fuckin' Taylor, get me another beer, huh?

Mama made a new friend today, Daddy.

Is that right? Who? Piss Face Patty from Shit For Brains Boulevard?

No, this lady's pretty. And she seems kind of smart...

for a nigger.

Huh? You shittin' me?

Nuh-uh. She was in our house today.

You had a nigger in my house?

She was just inside the door, Cheb.

I don't want no fuckin' nigger in my fuckin' house.

Do you understand me, bitch? What'd you say?

Yes, I understand.

That's good. That's real good.

Eat your fucking beans, pygmy.

MUSIC IN

FANTASY MAN Anora. Let's run away, just you and me.

But... but...

Okay.

[KNOCKING]

Hi.

Hi, yourself. You gonna let a lady in?

Oh, uh, I can't. I got the house and the--

It's coffee, girl. It ain't gonna take all day.

I really can't.

Well, okay.

I'm really sorry.

Oh, it's okay. Coffee's like cocktails.

It ain't as fun alone, but I'll make do.

But you don't know what you're missing, 'cause I'm a hoot and a half when I've had my caffeine.

A real party.

**

**

So, have you told the motherfucker yet?

It's just first period, Princess. Give me a chance.

I knew it.

What?

You're not gonna do it.

I am so.

Yeah... that's why you're wearing his jacket?

Oh, don't even. I can smell motherfucker all over it.

Hey, Tabby.

Maybe it wasn't the jacket I fuckin' smelled.

See you later.

What do you want, Denny?

Just walk you to class.

God, you're kidding, right?

No.

You want to walk me to class?

That may-- Don't tell me.

Next, you'll ask me to the dance, and then we'll be steadies.

Okay. Uh, what's your problem?

It was just a blow job, Denny. Get over it.

Hey.

Can I have my jacket back, please?

Fine.

You know, Tabby, you're really fuckin'-- You're fucked up.

God, I loved him.

**

**

* I LOVE TO BE ALIVE.

* ON HUMANITY I THRIVE.

* IT'S A CARNIVAL.

* AND THOUGH WE STRUGGLE IN THIS OVERCROWDED MAZE,

* IT'S STIMULATING TO BE CONSTANTLY AMAZED.

* AND WHEN THE DAY IS THROUGH AND I COME BACK HOME TO YOU...

* I'M ECSTATIC.

(laughs) So...

So I said, Don't pee on my leg and call it cologne.

(laughs) Oh, that's funny.

Wow.

What?

Miss Anora, you have such a gorgeous smile.

No.

Oh yes. Look at you.

That's like Times Square right there.

**

**

FANTASY MAN Anora. You have the most beautiful face I've ever seen.

You make me so aroused.

Don't laugh. It's true.

Oh. You're sweet.

Sweet Anora.

Sweet Anora. You feel so good.

FANTASY MAN Oh my goodness.

FANTASY MAN That's it. That is it.

Oh God. Oh God, yes. Yes.

Me, Anora. You only see me. I'm your lover man, aren't I?

No. Me, Anora. You want me inside you, don't you?

Ooh, yes. It feels so good.

FANTASY MAN What about me?

(grunts)

That's right. That's right. Oh. Good girl.

(sighs, exhales)

No matter how hard she scrubbed,

Mama could not wash Imogene out of her head.

What the fuck time is it?

Well, you needed to sleep, so I packed you a breakfast.

Liverwurst on white toast with mustard.

Coffee's in the thermos.

You better hurry. You'll be late.

Bye.

(sighs)

[BELL RINGING CONTINUOUSLY]

Jesus.

Tabby. Fuck. God, goddammit.

Fuck.

Hey, Tabby, Tabby, Tabby.

What?

You know she's big fuckin' slut right?

That's your excuse? That Princess is a slut?

That's not what I meant. Look, you- you just broke up with me yesterday, okay?

And to heal your broken heart you had to stick your dick in my best friend's mouth?

I mean, sh- she came on to me.

(groans)

Don't worry. Princess will suck it and make it all better.

[WHACK]

In case you were wonderin', beltin' your best friend for suckin' off your boyfriend

makes you feel like a fuckin' rock star.

Hey, you're ditchin'.

I don't give a fuck.

Nice, huh?

Oh yes.

Sorry I didn't have any cucumbers.

I like the pickles.

Me, too. Hmm. (laughs)

LOUDSPEAKER (VO) Fleece to the main office. Fleece to the main office.

See, Daddy never talked about work,

and 'cause we didn't really care about rubber, we never asked.

Come on in, Fleece.

[DOOR CLOSING]

Sorry I was late, sir. Uh...

well, my wife didn't get me up on time.

My wife sleeps at her mother's house.

(laughs) Well, don't just stand there, Fleece.

Have a seat.

Thank you, sir.

So... Fleece. How you think your production's been this month?

I've been workin' OT for the past six weeks.

You know, I'm doin' my best to keep up.

Keepin' up ain't the goal, Fleece.

Goal is to exceed my expectations.

Ain't that right?

Yes, sir.

(sighs)

You know what happens to my boys who can't rise above the average workload.

Please, sir. I--

Please... sir, what?

I--

Now, now... Fleece.

You know you're one of my favorite workers.

Like a son to me.

Thank you, sir.

But you're gonna have to make up for your losses somehow.

Yes, sir.

Now... I want you to take care of the bossman like you done before.

[BELT UNBUCKLING]

Yes, sir.

**

What are you doing?

Why don't you go back to school, pussy?

Fuck you. I'm not a pussy.

**

**

My sandals are in the bedroom.

Oh yeah, you gotta show off those brand new tootsies.

Um...

Come in.

Okay.

Hmm.

I've been waitin' so long to wear these.

Let me see, let me see.

Beautiful.

Thanks a lot, Hank.

(thud)

(moans)

Jesus Christ.

[THUMP]

(grunts)

(screams)

(gasps)

(gasps)

(shrieks)

(screams)

[THUD]

Daddy?

[GUNSHOT]

(screams)

[FIGHT SOUNDS CONTINUOUS]

(screams)

[GUNSHOTS]

I'm so glad he had football tryouts.

Do you think he made the team?

How the fuck should I know?

You know your brother was almost killed today?

Daddy wasn't trying to kill Little Pete.

**

I think she's-- Well-- I don't know.

You know what? I have an idea.

Imogene, I don't want to ruin your trunk.

It's a Kathy K. car.

Oh, that's okay. I lined it.

Oh, you're so smart.

He's lighter than I thought.

Oh, about eight months ago, I switched whole milk for fat free.

You'd never know the difference.

(cries)

(cries)

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

It's weird. How when you first wake up after your mom shoots your dad...

everything seems so normal.

[DOOR CREAKING]

Then you remember.

Good mornin'.

Mornin'.

Why don't you two sit and have some breakfast.

I have to get ready for school.

Um-- You two aren't going to school today.

Why not?

Well-- Because we're goin' on a little trip.

We?

Where are we going?

It's a surprise.

Shouldn't you be locked up by now?

Your mama's not going to the police.

Nobody's going to the police.

Why not?

Because, Miss Queen, if somebody goes to the police

and they find out your mama's guilty of killing that motherfucker--

Oh, I'm so sorry, your daddy.

They're gonna throw her into prison,

and you two sweet children'll just be separated and taken to CPS.

You do know what that is, right?

That's Child Protective Services, little girl,

and although those lovely people do have good intentions,

they're just gonna toss you from foster home to foster home

where people are gonna do God knows what to you.

You think here is bad?

Try wakin' up in the middle of the night

when your foster daddy has his hands in your down theres without your permission.

And although you cry your pretty little face off

ain't nobody comin'.

'Cause your foster mama's in the next room

countin' up all the money our fine government's

been giving her to take care of you little sorry pipsqueaks

who have no daddy whose mama now lives in a high security state prison

'cause little foster girl went and told the police that her mama,

instead of takin' more shit and abuse than any woman should be expected to take

finally grabbed that forty-five that's been hidin' in the underwear drawer

and emptied it into the dirty chest of that motherfucker.

I'm so sorry, your daddy.

Okay so she had a point.

So... no, pumpkin, we won't be notifying the police.

Is that okay with you?

What about you, Captain Crunch?

(grunts) Yeah.

Well, okay. I'm just gonna trot next-door and pack a few things.

I suggest you guys do the same.

I mean, after you finish your breakfast and all.

(sighs) Alright.

God.

God, I remember that moment so well. Right there.

He was gone. Just gone.

And, of course, I was sad, but there was somethin' else mixed in.

I guess I wasn't scared anymore.

And that made me really freakin' scared.

Wait a minute.

Where are we going?

We're going to take care of your father and that's all I'm telling you right now, okay?

Shit, she was good.

Okay.

Okay.

And, Little Pete, I hope you brought your Gameboy

'cause I don't want to hear no whinin' in the car.

I don't have a Gameboy.

He doesn't like video games.

I do, too.

(whispers) No, he doesn't.

Tabby, sweetie, you need to put your suitcase in the back seat.

What? No, it's huge.

Tabby. Your daddy.

Oh God, oh God, oh God, oh God.

**

I want to see Gully.

Ooh. Oh, me, too.

You just want to go 'cause I want to go.

I do not.

You do, too.

Tabby, I don't think we have time, honey.

Who's Gully?

I'm not going anywhere until I get to see Gully.

Okay.

Wow.

Cheb made him with his rubber- making friends years ago.

We were never very religious, but we'd come here,

and Tabby used to pray... pray to Gully.

Pete just likes the beach.

What beach?

Yeah. See there?

Uh-huh.

I'll be right back.

Oh. (chuckles)

(gasps) Ooh, swings.

Uh, this is Mrs. Anora Fleece. I'm the wife of Cheb Fleece.

Could you please tell Mister Wilder that my husband will not be coming into work anymore.

Oh, uh, this is so painful.

He left me. He ran off.

He said something about the rodeo and he just walked out.

But he told me to have the final check mailed to the following address.

Gully, please watch over us... except for Mama and Imogene.

Make sure that me and Little Pete... especially me,

stay safe and that something really awful happens to them.

Oh, and please have Princess be involved in a terrible car crash that destroys her face.

Amen.

Yes, well, they both came down with a sudden case of mononucleosis.

It might be a couple of weeks or so before they can return back to school.

Mm-hm. Yes. Well, thank you.

Well, I hope you feel better, too. Bye-bye.

What the fuck is that?

Nothin'.

You're a freak.

Where the hell were you?

I had to take a walk. Such a beautiful day.

Whatever.

Shall we?

**

**

SOUNDTRACK (VO) * IF I STAY HERE...

* WILL IT ALL JUST GO AWAY?

* WHAT YOU SAY WON'T COUNT

* IF I CLOSE MY EYES...

* WILL IT ALL JUST DISAPPEAR?

* I WILL HEAR YOU NOW. I AM LEAVING YOU.

* WON'T FIGHT MY WAY OUT OF HERE.

* NOT A THING YOU CAN DO. WON'T FIGHT MY WAY OUT OF

* HERE WHEN IT'S BROKEN INTO TWO.

* WON'T FIGHT MY WAY OUT OF HERE * WRAPPED IN SHADES OF BLUE.

**

**

OH, Red Sneakers.

I used to play this song for Little Pete 'cause he had these little red shoes,

and- and when uh, the song would play, he would dance around like a little firecracker.

He was so cute.

Remember, Little Pete?

No.

Oh. Must be the head wound.

**

**

I got it.

No. Uh--

I got it.

Okay.

FANTASY MAN (VO) Hello, Anora.

Fantasy Man? Where are you?

FANTASY MAN (VO) Right here in your fantasy world.

Oh. Okay.

Uh, listen. I'm sorry about, you know--

That's okay.

You're happy. That's all that matters.

Thanks for everything.

You're very welcome, Anora.

I just wanted to come and say goodbye.

Goodbye.

Fantasy Man?

Yes, Anora?

You're gonna make a lot of women very happy.

Thank you, Anora.

Goodbye.

Hey there.

Hi.

They ran outta ice, so I thought we'd improvise.

Oh, now that looks kind of pretty.

I think I'm gonna be sick.

Not in my trunk. There's a bush over there. Help yourself.

Mind your hair.

My ass is raw, girl. Say, why don't you drive a while?

**

**

Can I give Misty a bath?

Misty can go in right after me. She can even use my conditioner.

Can't believe we're staying in this skank hole.

Believe it, Miss Queen.

I'll uh... I'll run and get us some dinner.

Okay.

Charades, anyone?

No?

Okay.

(hums)

(hums)

Say, that's real good.

You really captured her.

That's what a good artist does, you know.

Captures the spirit of a person.

Mm-hm. Just like cosmetics.

Want to touch it?

What?

My hair, girl. Do you want to touch it?

What'd you think I meant?

Oh.

Come on, I know you want to.

Come on.

It's soft.

Mm-hm. I take care of my looks.

Don't know when they're gonna run out the door.

My company sees to that.

You want to take care of that?

Oh, child. You should have seen me.

Before I started working for Kathy K., I used to run from the mirrors. Hey.

Here. Now, um, you use this every night before you go to bed,

and your skin will be as smooth as a brother's come- on. Okay?

(laughs)

Thanks.

Mm-hm.

Sorry. Sorry I shot you, Cheb.

It was kind of an accident, right?

And the way we were going, it just seemed like one of us was heading to the grave real soon.

I hope you're not too upset with me.

[SIREN]

Oh my goodness, oh my goodness.

Oh my goodness.

Oh my goodness.

Ma'am?

Officer.

Is this your car?

Uh... no, but it's my friend's car. Is there a problem?

Do you have anything with you tonight?

Any thing?

Yeah. See, uh, my- my wife's a big fan of Kathy K., and uh, she can never seem to find it.

So, you selling for your friend tonight?

Oh. Oh. Uh, no, not really, but um... I could take an order.

Really? Oh, great.

I got a catalogue right here.

Oh, excellent. I'll be just a moment. Alright.

Hi, sweetie. Hey. Hey, guess what?

I found a Kathy K. lady.

Yeah. (laughs)

Well, I uh, I kind of pulled her over.

No-no, it's- it's okay. Listen, listen.

Uh, what was that blush that you liked again?

Well, you know which one I like.

Now, Lusty Magenta. Yeah.

Whatcha mean, no?

Oh, Miss Queen. Those cheekbones.

Most girls would give a rib for your bone structure. Woo.

Okay. What do you think?

Oh, I like it.

See, I told you. Now, here's some lipsticks.

Misty want lipstick.

Alright. Bring Misty to make-up.

[DOOR CREAKING]

Hi.

Hi.

We're just playin' Extreme Makeover.

Whatcha' got there?

I got sandwiches for everyone.

Oh.

Oh, and I got stopped by a police officer. He was very nice.

And I got you a sale.

What? Girl, you're just too much.

I wasn't sure what you liked, so I got you egg salad.

That's my favorite. (laughs)

Jesus.

What?

This tuna is fucking covered in mayonnaise.

I hate mayonnaise. You know I hate mayonnaise.

Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't make it.

I can't fucking eat this. It's fucking gross.

Tabby, honey, you can have mine. It's ham and cheese.

I don't fuckin' like ham and cheese.

I like tuna with margarine. You can't fuckin' do anything right can you?

Hey-hey, enough, Miss Queen. You don't talk to your mother like that.

Don't fuckin' talk to me.

Don't any of you fuckin' talk to me ever again.

I'm gonna be with Daddy.

Hey.

Fuck.

My exit was awesome, but then it just turned into a clumsy crapfest.

Misty is lookin' really good, Little Pete.

Thanks.

There may be a job opening for you at Kathy K.

Really?

Mm-hm.

So, where the hell are you both taking us again?

I told you, we're going to take care of your beloved daddy, Miss Queen.

Stop calling me that.

Why? That's how you be actin' all like a queen.

Like we're all here to kiss your ass.

Margarine on tuna, that's disgusting.

You let her talk to me like that? I don't even know her.

You're my mother, and you don't even have the guts to make her shut up.

Shut up?

Who does she think she is?

I'm her daughter, which is more than I can say for you.

Who are you, anyway?

Tabby, please stop yellin'.

I will not stop yellin', not until I get some answers.

Oh please. You want some answers?

Well, let me tell you somethin'. If you were my daughter, I would whup you from here to Cheyenne.

What what's that on the road?

Please, you just try it.

Imogene, you just gotta let her be.

Come here. Come here, I'll hit you.

I'll smack you útil you can't recognize midnight from the middle of Sunday.

It looks like a bunny or- or a porcupine.

Who invited you?

Tabby, please.

I invited myself. Who invited you?

[THUMP]

Oh shit. Miss Queen, look what you made me do.

Me? You're the one who can't drive to save your life.

You're gonna need some life savin' here in a minute.

Can I get out? I have to pee.

Oh, a squirrel.

That's sad.

Mm-hm. Well, well, bye, little man. We gotta go. Let's go.

No.

Excuse me? What do you mean, no?

I mean, no. We have to bury him.

There are people who get decent wages to scrape up crap like that off the road.

You killed him.

We killed him.

Fine, we killed him, and we're gonna bury him.

He deserves that.

Anyone who dies a horrible, gruesome death deserves that.

I think it's a fine idea.

Okay. What do think, L.P.?

I think he needs a eulogy.

Mister Squirrel, we didn't know you very well.

In fact, we didn't know you at all.

Perhaps you had a family and cozied up with them in the evenings to count your nuts.

We are terribly sorry that we ran over you with Imogene's giant purple car.

See, she sells make-up, and the company lends her the car,

and, well, it's a long story.

But finally, Mister Squirrel,

we hope you find peace in your journey to meet the god of rodents.

Not to be rude, but you are in the rodent family.

I'm sure you ran and climbed and lived an important life.

Amen.

Amen.

Now we all have to cover him with dirt or he won't go to squirrel heaven.

Uh, okay. Come on.

Oh, dear God.

(grunts)

**

**

So do you think Daddy's okay?

Sure, sweetie. We parked in the shade.

But we haven't buried him.

Does that mean he hasn't gone to heaven yet, like Little Pete said?

That man ain't goin' nowhere near what resembles heaven, Miss Queen.

I told you to stop calling me that.

How would you know? You didn't know him.

I know his kind.

What kind is that?

Mad at life, mad at the world.

Daddy wasn't mad.

He was just sad.

That's deep.

Miss Queen, you got that learners permit on you?

Yeah.

Is it okay if she drives, Mama?

**

**

Immie, is that you?

It's me, Lovey.

Well, get your black ass over here, so I can give it a squeeze.

I'm surprised that that laugh didn't wake Daddy from the dead.

(LAUGHTER)

I missed you, lady.

Oh, me, too.

Let me introduce you.

This is Tabitha, this is Pete

and this is Miss Anora.

Nice to meet you.

Hi.

Ladies and gentlemen, just in case you haven't guessed already

this is Miss Kathy K. of Kathy K. Kosmetics.

Well, come here.

Give Aunt Kathy K. a squeeze. Come on.

Oh. Oh, you're both too cute for color TV.

I feel like I'm meeting a celebrity.

Oh, Miss Anora.

Immie has told me so much about you. You are a goddess.

(squeals) But come on now. I have a yummy lunch waitin' for y'all.

Get your gorgeousness inside.

(laughs)

I'm so happy you made it to little Miss Imogene's home town.

I didn't know you were from Savannah.

I'm just full o'mystery.

Well, like the place itself.

Peter you must try the paté. It's to die.

What's paté?

It's just like liverwurst with a fancy French name.

Tabitha, you and your mother are spitting images of each other.

I mean look at those delicious cheekbones.

Identical.

Don't you think, Immie?

Mm-hm, I do, I do.

I'm just so tickled you all are here.

By the by your daddy is resting in my powder room.

I had a couple of my boys bring him in.

Wouldn't want him meltin' in this Georgia sun.

Thank you.

Don't you just love her?

Mm-hm.

Now, you said your boys--

Students from Savannah's fine arts college.

They come and help me with this and that around the house.

So is it okay that they know about Cheb?

Oh, darling, of course. They're artists.

Oh.

(laughs)

(whispers) That's so sick.

Wonderful. Thank you, Rodney.

He's yummy, ain't he?

Uh-huh.

All my boys they're easy on the eyes.

Makes me wish I had a big fat penis.

Now Cheb? Eh, is that right?

Does sound like the name of a rat bastard.

Did you love him? I mean, when you shot him.

Uh, well no.

Oh, that's good. Oh, that's very good.

When I killed my first husband I was mad about him. Simply over the moon.

Well, what did he do?

Oh, he was screwin' the chief of police.

No.

Oh yes. Oh, Chief Knowles could have booked me, but then what would Mrs. Knowles think?

Oh my.

Oh yes. But still to this day, on Jeffrey's birthday,

the chief and I share a sherry in Jeff's honor.

It's sweet, really. Now we're just great chums.

Oh, that's nice.

A man has to understand that when he marries a woman oh, he's takin' an awful chance.

Amen.

Ooh, yeah.

He was mad at Mama all the time.

Yeah, but she made him mad.

I know it was gross.

I thought he'd like that.

But I couldn't begrudge Little Pete his goodbye.

So, why do you think Immie brought you and your husband to me?

Honestly, I'm not sure.

She only told me that you'd be able to help.

But please tell me if having my husband's corpse lying in your bathtub is an imposition.

Nonsense. I'm more than happy to assist any way I can.

Oh.

**

**

(moans) You're nice.

[CHUCKLING AND MOANING SOFTLY]

SOUNDTRACK * ARE WE ALONE OR ARE WE ALL ONE?

* ON THIS PERFECT STONE WE CIRCLE THE SUN.

(laughs) You're smashed.

[LAUGHING]

No, bloody no.

(cries)

Tabby, honey. I think I'm gonna leave you guys.

Yeah.

Tabitha.

I think I need a little assistance.

Uh, Rodney?

That Tabitha is a stunning girl.

She's probably beating the boys off with a sledge hammer.

That girl's got more bits and pieces inside of her,

and she ain't sharin' with nobody.

Fifteen? When I was that age, I was livin' under a rock.

No tits, braces.

And look how you turned out.

And as the saying goes there ain't no such thing as natural beauty.

Amen to that.

The first sip's a doozy, then you just have to give it a chance.

It's disgusting.

You were- you were kissing Imogene.

Yes.

That's gross.

Well, that depends.

On what?

On what you think is gross.

You don't think that- that what you were doing was totally fucking gross?

No.

Little Pete.

Please don't call me that anymore.

I'm thirteen now.

Yeah, but you're still a midget.

Well, you're a slut.

I'm a slut?

Mama had her tongue in the mouth of some nigger lady, and I'm a slut?

You shot Daddy.

Yes, I did.

I don't get it.

Why would the three of you-- Why did Daddy have his gun?

Oh my God.

You were with Imogene, weren't you?

In your and Daddy's bed, you were with her.

Yes, I was.

My God.

So are you and Imogene like normal?

No, they're not normal dick brain. They're totally fucked up.

Tabby.

What are you gonna do, hit me again?

No. If you didn't understand why I slapped you the first time,

you won't ever understand, and that's your problem.

I don't know what we are, Pete. I just know that I love Imogene.

I love her far more than I can ever love your dad.

I'm sorry I didn't love your father.

He was a difficult man.

He hit you sometimes, didn't he?

Yes, he did. But like Tabby said, he was a sad man and that made him angry.

He he hit me once.

Well, so did I, once.

Yeah, but with him it was different.

That time he came to my game and I dropped the foul ball,

I told you I ran into third base and smacked into Billy Foster's elbow.

Yeah, I remember.

He never did anything to me.

Well, come on, Tabby. What- what about that time--

Shut up, dickweed.

You're such a liar.

She doesn't need to know about that.

Need to know about what?

Nothin'.

Come on, Tabby. He's dead. What difference does it make?

It's no one's fuckin' business.

Tabby. Now, you tell me what your father did to you right now.

No.

Did he touch you inappropriately?

God, no. Jesus, what is this, an after school fuckin' special?

Then what?

Tabitha. If you don't tell me what your father did,

I'm going to assume that he molested you right under my nose

and I didn't do anything about it.

Okay.

One time when you had the flu, Daddy took me to Spitty's with him.

We met a bunch of his friends there,

and he let me have a couple drinks.

Mm-hm.

There's more.

Oh, okay.

I didn't feel too good. I guess I got kinda drunk.

And one of his friends, I think his name was Hank.

He kept starin' at me.

And then he came over and started talkin' to me.

Oh God.

You want me to stop?

No, no. I think I'm gonna need this. Go on.

All of a sudden Hank was all over me.

His tongue was in my mouth, and I couldn't get him off 'a me.

And then he um--

Oh God.

I just remember Daddy just laughin'.

(laughs)

He wasn't really doin' anything, just laughin'.

And then I um, I puked, right in Hank's mouth.

And he was so pissed.

And Daddy just kept on laughin'.

(laughs)

I think Hank would have hit me if he hadn't gone outside

to spit all that puke out of his mouth.

And then Daddy and me we just left.

We just left and that was it.

(sniffles) And the next day, Daddy just said to me

CHEB (VO) That'll stop you from goin' to bars.

(laughs)

[GUNSHOTS]

Why don't we get outta here for a little while?

**

SOUNDTRACK * SOMEONE ONCE TOLD ME THERE'S * TWO SIDES TO EVERY HEART.

* YOU SEE NOW WHAT ONCE WAS * IMPOSSIBLE CAN BE.

* I TOOK A WALK DOWN THE HILL.

* NOW I'M DOUBLING TOWARDS * THE SEA NOW WHAT ONCE WAS

What's with y'all? You act like never seen an ocean before.

We haven't.

SOUNDTRACK * I'M RUNNING TOWARDS THE SEA.

Come on, Mama.

* I'M RUNNING TOWARDS THE SEA.

**

Thank the good Lord I never had children.

Mm-hm. (laughs)

It's not so bad.

[LAUGHTER]

**

So, we'll do it at dusk.

Why dusk?

'Cause then when I look the most gorgeous.

[LAUGHTER]

Anora, you ready?

Oh, yes. Mm-hm. Yes. Yes, yes.

Okay.

Little Pete, let's go to bed. Come on.

Come on.

Now as Imogene here can attest,

make-up is an art form and must not be taken for granted.

Take me, for example.

I wasn't always this bewitching.

I've had a little help from Miss Mascara, Lady Lipstick

and the golden mistress of them all foundation.

Now let us begin.

(squeals) Preach.

**

**

And there she was. Mama.

[KNOCKING]

Come in.

You alone?

Yes.

So, Pete and I have been talkin'.

Yes?

And we decided that we want to do Daddy.

I think that would be very thoughtful.

Let's make this quick.

**

**

SOUNDTRACK * NIGHT SKIES ARE FALLIN'.

* THE MOON HANGS SO LOW.

* I DON'T COME HERE TO ASK YOUR FORGIVENESS.

* AND SO I WILL SAY I AM SORRY

* FOR ALL THAT I'VE DONE.

* IT'S THE LONG ROAD TO SAYING GOODBYE.

* I WAS THE DREAMER AND YOU WERE THE SUN.

* NO, DON'T ASK ME YOUR QUESTIONS OF HOW WE'RE UNDONE.

* I COULD TELL YOU THE STORY

* BUT WE WERE SO YOUNG

* IT'S A LONG ROAD TO SAYING GOODBYE.

You know you two made your daddy look the very best he's ever looked his entire life.

* CLOUDY DAYS ARE BEHIND ME... THE RAINDROPS WON'T FIND ME.

And there he was. Daddy.

* YOUR TROUBLES AREN'T GETTIN' IN MY WAY.

*

*

I was wonderin'.

How would you two like to stay here for a while?

Finally.

Finally.

Dear Gully. Forget everything I said about Mama and Imogene.

Please look over them and all of us.

Oh, and take care of Daddy, 'cause without him,

we never would have been set loose and ended up here.

Amen.

* AND IN KNOW IT JUST MIGHT BE TOO SOON TO SAY

* THAT I'LL FOLLOW YOU ALL AROUND ANYWAY.

* WHAT ARE YOU THINKING WITH MY HAND'S UPON YOUR HEAD.

* WHAT ARE YOU DREAMING OF IN YELLOW, GOLD AND RED?

* I COULD BE YOUR BLUE AND VIOLET IN THE SKY.

* I COULD CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO NEVER DIE.

* I'M COMING HOME.

* DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE HERE ANYMORE,

* DRIFT IN THESE HERE WATERS WITHOUT YOU TO PULL ME,

* TIGHT INTO THE SHORE.

* I DON'T WANT TO BE AROUND HERE ANYMORE.

* I'M COMING HOME. I'M COMING HOME.

* WHAT ARE YOU MISSING?

* WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR HAND IN MINE?

* WOULD IT BE OKAY IF I CALLED YOU UP TONIGHT?

* I COULD TELL YOU EVERYTHING AND HEAR YOU SAY

* THAT YOU'LL FOLLOW ME ALL AROUND ANYWAY.

* I'M COMING HOME.

* DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE HERE ANYMORE,

* DRIFT IN THESE HERE WATERS WITHOUT YOU TO PULL ME,

* TIGHT INTO THE SHORE.

* I DON'T WANT TO BE AROUND HERE ANYMORE.

* I'M COMING HOME.

* I'M COMING HOME.

* LET'S PULL THE WORLD APART AND PUT IT BACK TOGETHER.

* WE'LL DREAM IN COLORED SPARKS AND LIVE LIKE THIS FOREVER.

* I'M COMING HOME TO YOU.

* OH, I'M COMING HOME TO YOU.

* I'LL COME.

*

* WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

* TELL ME WHERE YOU'RE RUNNING TO.