A Son's Promise (1990) - full transcript

- THERE IS ONE GLORY
OF THE SUN,

AND ANOTHER GLORY OF THE MOON,

AND ANOTHER GLORY
OF THE STARS.

FOR EACH STAR DIFFERS
FROM ANOTHER STAR IN GLORY.

SO, ALSO, IS THE RESURRECTION
OF THE DEAD.

IT IS SOWN IN CORRUPTION,

IT IS RAISED IN INCORRUPTION.

IT IS SOWN IN DISHONOR,
IT IS RAISED IN GLORY.

IT IS SOWN IN WEAKNESS,

IT IS RAISED IN POWER.

IT IS SOWN A NATURAL BODY,



IT IS RAISED
A SPIRITUAL BODY.

- DADDY, WHAT DOES
"EVICTED" MEAN?

- HEH. WELL, THAT'S, UH...

THAT'S WHEN
YOUR LANDLORD'S POCKETS

ARE DEEPER THAN YOURS ARE.

- GIVE IT TO HIM!
HE WANTS IT.

- ARGH!
- IT'S HIS BLANKET ANYWAY.

- TERRY! GET THAT BUNCH
UNDER CONTROL BACK THERE.

- COME ON, NOW, QUIT IT.

- I'M GONNA GET YOU NOW, MAN.
- DAVID, SIT DOWN!

YOU'RE GONNA BREAK SOMETHIN'.

- THERE AIN'T NOTHIN' IN HERE
WORTH BREAKIN'.

- SHARE YOUR BLANKET WITH HIM.
QUIT IT, NOW.

I'M GONNA WHOOP YOU.
- I'LL WHOOP YOU.



- [laughs]
YEAH, YOU GONNA WHOOP ME?

[horn honks]

YOU CAN'T WHOOP ME.

- YES, I CAN!
- [laughs]

[indistinct chatter]

- [coughs]

- TERRY, HOW LONG ARE WE GONNA
HAVE TO STAY OUT HERE?

- HELLO, DADDY.

- WAYNE.

- LOOKS LIKE YOU AND THE BROOD
IS ON THE MOVE...AGAIN.

- YEAH. WELL, UH...

WE WAS WONDERING IF WE COULD
PUT UP WITH YOU FOR A FEW DAYS.

OUT IN THE TRAILER.

- SEVEN BOYS
ON A CHICKEN FARM?

YOU JUST ASKIN' FOR TROUBLE,
CECIL.

[chickens clucking]

- JUDY.

HOW YOU DOING, GAL?

- WE'RE MAKING OUT, CECIL.

WAYNE'S GOT A NEW JOB
OVER AT MEDFORD TRUCK,

AND...WE'LL BE GETTING
A PLACE OF OUR OWN BEFORE LONG.

- WELL, LUELLA'S RIGHT,
YOU KNOW.

WHO'S GONNA KEEP
THESE YOUNG'UNS UNDER CONTROL?

- WELL, PAW PAW, THEY WANT
CAUSE YOU NO TROUBLE.

I'LL LOOK OUT FOR THEM.

I'LL GET 'EM TO CHIP IN
AND HELP OUT.

- WELL...

JUST TILL YOU
GET STRAIGHTENED OUT.

- WE'RE MUCH OBLIGED
TO YOU, CECIL.

- YOU BOYS GET THIS STUFF OUT.

HURRY UP, NOW.

[overlapping chatter]

- COME ON.

- NO, I GOT IT.

- HELP YOUR MAMA
GET MOVED IN.

- I HAVE TO GO
TO THE BATHROOM.

- I GOTTA GO TO TOWN.

[engine starts]

- DADDY AIN'T CHANGED MUCH,
HAS HE?

- NO, SIR.
WAYNE AIN'T CHANGED A BIT.

- STOP IT, STOP IT!
- DAVID...

YOU AND MICHAEL
SETTLE DOWN IN THERE.

Y'ALL GOT SCHOOL TOMORROW.

- ALL RIGHT, MAMA.

- SURE IS NICE OUT TONIGHT.

- I LIKE THE OUTDOORS.

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL,
MY MAMA COULDN'T HARDLY

GET ME TO COME IN
AND GO TO BED AT NIGHT.

I USED TO TELL HER I WANTED
TO BE OUT WHERE GOD COULD SEE ME

AND KNOW THAT
EVERYTHING WAS OKAY.

- YOU DESERVE BETTER, MAMA.

- I SUPPOSE THAT'S WHY
I'VE WORKED SO HARD

TO MAKE THINGS ALL RIGHT
WITH YOU BOYS.

- YEAH, BUT EVERYTHING
AIN'T ALL RIGHT.

- IT'S THE BEST IT'S BEEN
IN A WHILE, SON.

YOU BOYS AREN'T SCATTERED
OUT AMONG RELATIVES

OR SLEEPING IN THE BACK
OF THE TRUCK.

YOU'VE GOT A ROOF.

AND EVERYBODY
BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.

- YEAH, AND WAYNE STILL AIN'T
COME BACK FROM TOWN.

IT IS THE SAME
OLD STUFF, MAMA.

- YOUR DADDY
DOES THE BEST HE CAN.

- YOU BEEN HAVING
THEM HEADACHES AGAIN.

YOU LOOK TIRED, MAMA.

[dog barking]

I FOUND THIS EMPTY
TWO WEEKS AGO...

YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE
MEDICINE.

NOW, YOU REMEMBER
WHAT THE DOCTOR TOLD YOU

ABOUT THE MEDICINE.

- HONEY, THERE JUST
HASN'T BEEN ENOUGH...

both: MONEY.
- MONEY. I KNOW, MAMA.

THERE'S ENOUGH MONEY.

BUT WHY--

YOU REMEMBER WHAT HE SAID
ABOUT THIS.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
YOUR HEALTH HERE.

MAMA, I'M GETTING A JOB.

- OH, NO, YOU'RE NOT,
YOUNG MAN.

- JUST AFTER SCHOOL.
NOW, LISTEN TO ME.

I WENT DOWN TO THE HATCHERY
AND TALKED TO LEE REYNOLDS.

AND HE SAID THEY HAVE
AN OPENING ON THE LOADING DOCK,

AND IT PAYS $4 AN HOUR.

- JUST AFTER SCHOOL?

- YEAH, MAMA.
WE NEED THE MONEY.

- I'LL NOT HAVE YOU
QUITTING SCHOOL, YOUNG MAN.

WHAT I LIVE FOR
IS KEEPING US ALL TOGETHER

AND SEEING YOU BOYS
GET AN EDUCATION.

'CAUSE IF ANYTHING
WAS TO HAPPEN TO ME, I DON'T--

- AIN'T NOTHIN' EVER GONNA
HAPPEN TO YOU, MAMA.

- BUT IF IT DID...

THE THING
THAT I WOULD WANT MOST...

IS FOR YOU BOYS
TO STICK TOGETHER.

AND I THINK THAT'D BE
UP TO YOU, SON.

I DON'T THINK YOU COULD
COUNT MUCH ON YOUR DADDY.

NOW, YOU PROMISE ME.

YOU'LL KEEP 'EM TOGETHER.

- I PROMISE, MAMA.

[echoing]
I PROMISE.

- LORD, WE ASK
THY BLESSED COMFORT

FOR THIS FAMILY
IN THEIR HOUR OF SORROW.

AND IN FRONT OF ALL THOSE
GATHERED HERE TODAY.

AND NOW, MAY THE PEACE
THAT PASSETH ALL UNDERSTANDING

REST AND ABIDE WITH US
NOW AND FOREVERMORE.

AMEN.

all: AMEN.

- ARE WE GONNA
HAVE TO LEAVE MAMA HERE?

- NO WAY, SONNY BOY.

WE AIN'T GONNA
LEAVE MAMA HERE.

WE'RE GONNA
TAKE HER WITH US.

BUT SHE'S GONNA BE IN HERE
AND IN HERE AND IN HERE.

OKAY? COME ON.

- DADDY, WE GOT
A PROBLEM HERE.

- YEAH?
WELL, WHAT IS IT?

- SOMEONE ELSE
GONNA HAVE TO TAKE CARE

OF ALL OF THEM YOUNGER BOYS,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

- HEY, DADDY, DADDY...

YOU CAN'T DO THAT TO US.

- CAN'T DO WHAT, TERRY?

- YOU CAN'T SPLIT US UP
LIKE THAT.

- THERE AIN'T NO OTHER WAY.

LORD KNOWS, I CAN'T
TAKE CARE OF ALL YOU BOYS.

I'M A TRUCK DRIVER, SON.
I'M GONE ALL THE TIME.

- I PROMISED MAMA...

THAT I'D KEEP US TOGETHER,
WAYNE.

- WELL, THAT'S JUST FINE,
TERRY.

BUT THERE AIN'T NO WAY
TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

THAT'S A PROMISE
YOU JUST CAN'T KEEP.

- TERRY, YOU AND TOMMY CAN
COME AND STAY WITH ME,

AND YOUR AUNTIE SNUGS
OVER IN BRAZELTON,

THEY TAKE GOOD CARE
OF THEIR RANCH.

THEY'VE DONE IT BEFORE
IN A PINCH.

- BUT, PAW PAW,
THEY ALL WORK,

AND THEY ALL GOT FAMILIES
OF THEIR OWN.

AND THE BOYS AIN'T GONNA GET
NO SUPERVISION, PAW PAW.

IT'S BEST THEY'RE WITH ME.

BEFORE YOU KNOW IT,
THEY'LL BE SKIPPING SCHOOL

AND TAKING DRUGS.

- TERRY, YOUR AUNT AND I
WILL DO THE BEST WE CAN

WITH CHARLES AND DAVID.

LORD KNOWS
THEY'RE A HANDFUL.

- UH, EITHER THAT
OR LET THE COUNTY

TAKE THEM IN FOSTER CARE.

- NO!

NO, PAW PAW,
THERE'S ANOTHER WAY.

- WELL, YOU DON'T THINK
THAT YOU CAN COME OVER--

- PAW PAW, WE CAN STAY
IN YOUR TRAILER.

I'LL WATCH OUT FOR 'EM.
WE WON'T CAUSE YOU NO TROUBLE.

PLEASE, PAW PAW?
I PROMISED MAMA.

I'LL WATCH OUT FOR 'EM.

WE WON'T BE NO TROUBLE.

COME ON, WHAT DO YOU WANT
TO DO, BOYS?

- WE WANT TO STAY TOGETHER.

- AS LONG AS YOU WON'T
BOSS US AROUND.

- WHO'S GONNA COOK?
- YEAH, WHO'S GONNA COOK?

- WE'LL ALL COOK.
- UGH.

- DADDY, YOU'RE CRAZY
IF YOU DO THIS.

- HEY, DADDY,
JUST GO DRIVE YOUR TRUCK.

- CECIL, LUELLA WILL HAVE
A CONNIPTION.

- PLEASE, PAW PAW.

- CECIL, YOU ABOUT READY
TO GO?

- COME ON.

[indistinct chatter]

- CECIL...

WHAT ARE THOSE YOUNG'UNS
UP TO?

- WELL, UH...

LUELLA, WE GOTTA TALK.

[tiller growling]

[tiller shuts off]

[cow mooing]

[kids chattering]

- WHY'D YOU STEP
ON MY FOOT?

- I DID NOT!
- YOU JUST DID!

- DID NOT!
- DID TOO!

[indistinct chatter]

- QUIT MESSING AROUND,
YOU TWO.

PAW PAW IS WATCHING.

- COME ON!

BOYS, PUT YOUR BOOKS UP, NOW,
AND GET TO WORK.

TOMMY, YOU TAKE OVER
THE TILLER.

THE REST OF YOU GOT
CHICKEN HOUSES TO CLEAN.

- I'M GONNA SMELL LIKE CHICKEN
DOOKY FOR TWO DAYS AT SCHOOL.

- YEAH, YOU WON'T BE ABLE
TO GET NEAR A GIRL.

THEY'LL KILL YOU.

- YOU GUYS ARE UP
FOR A COUPLE MORE.

YOU CAN TAKE THIS ONE
WAY IN THE BACK.

- ALL RIGHT.
[indistinct chatter]

- TAKE IT ALL THE WAY BACK.

YOU'RE ON THE LEAD
THIS WEEK, GREG.

- YEAH, WELL, UH...

[indistinct chatter]

- NOT TOO FAST THERE, SON.

[indistinct chatter]

[chicks tweeting]

- WE'RE STILL IN THE FIRST
GO-ROUND WITH THAT.

- WHERE YOU BEEN, TER?

- I BEEN WORKING, PAW PAW.

- ALL DAY?
- YES, SIR.

I STARTED FULL TIME
AT THE HATCHERY TODAY.

- WHY?

- WELL, I NEED TO HELP
PAY SOME OF THEM BILLS.

YOU KNOW, MAMA'S HOSPITAL
AND FUNERAL.

- YOU DON'T WORRY...

I'LL SELL THAT OLD TRAILER
TO PAY FOR THAT.

- YOU...
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHERE DO YOU THINK
THOSE BOYS GONNA STAY?

- I DON'T KNOW.
WE'LL ADD A COUPLE OF ROOMS.

- YOU MEAN STAY IN HERE
WITH US?

WHY, THEY'D TEAR THIS PLACE UP
IN TWO HOURS.

YOU CRAZY, CECIL?

- I'M JUST TRYING
TO DO THE BEST I CAN.

- WELL, THEN, WHY DON'T YOU CALL
THAT NO-ACCOUNT SON OF YOURS

AND ASK HIM TO COME HERE
SOMETIME AND HELP!

- LISTEN, PAW PAW, WHAT YOU
CAN GET FOR THAT OLD TRAILER

WON'T BE NEARLY ENOUGH.

- I DON'T WANT YOU
WORKING FULL TIME.

YOU KNOW HOW MUCH STOCK YOUR
MAMA SET BY YOUR EDUCATION.

- YOU CAN'T DO IT
BY YOURSELF, PAW PAW.

AND, BESIDES, THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING TO MY MOM

WAS US BOYS
STAYING TOGETHER.

AND IF I GOTTA WORK
FIVE JOBS,

I AIN'T FARMIN' NONE OF
MY BROTHERS OUT TO RELATIVES.

- WELL...

- HEY, SONNY BOY.

IT'S GETTING COLD OUT HERE.

CAN'T HAVE YOU CATCHING A COLD
NOW, CAN WE?

ANYTHING WRONG?

- I MISS MAMA.

- OF COURSE YOU DO.

WE ALL MISS MAMA.

THERE AIN'T NOTHIN' WRONG
WITH THAT.

REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU
AT THE CEMETERY

ABOUT KEEPING MAMA IN HERE
WITH US?

- YEAH.

- WELL, YOU CAN'T FORGET THAT.

- LUELLA, THE BOYS
IS ABOUT FINISHED

WITH THAT ADDITION.

[chatter and laughter]

- HEY, IT'S MY TURN NOW.

- UH-UH.

- COME ON!

- WELL, THAT OUGHT TO DO IT,
CHUMPS.

NOW WE GOT US
A PLACE TO LIVE.

- ALL RIGHT!
- ALL RIGHT.

- NOT BAD, CHARLES.
NOT BAD AT ALL.

- HELL, I GUESS THAT'S ONE WAY
TO SPEND YOUR SUMMER VACATION.

- PUT 'ER HERE.

- ALL RIGHT.
WHOA, HEY!

WAIT!
[laughter]

WE DID IT.
WE DID IT.

- CECIL STILL KEEPING ALL
YOUR BOYS OVER AT HIS PLACE?

- YES, SIR.

HE'S GOT 14,000 CHICKENS
AND SEVEN BOYS.

- WHEN I HIRED THAT BOY
OVER A YEAR AGO,

I'D HAVE BET MONEY
HE'D NEVER MAKE IT, BRETT.

- MAKES TWO OF US,
MR. REYNOLDS.

NEVER SEEN NOBODY
TRY SO BLAMED HARD.

[metallic clatter]

- HOW'S IT GOING, TERRY?
- OH, FINE, MR. REYNOLDS, FINE.

- HOW 'BOUT STOPPING BY
MY OFFICE BEFORE YOU LEAVE WORK?

- SURELY.

- YEAH, I THINK WE'LL TAKE
THE KIDS TO ATLANTA.

SEE A TECH GAME.
- [knocks]

- [laughing]
OKAY.

YOU GIVE ME A HOLLER
ON MONDAY.

AH.
[sniffs]

THINGS GOING OKAY, TERRY?

- YES, SIR.
JUST FINE.

- LET'S SEE.

[horn honks]

YOU PUT IN
60 HOURS THIS WEEK?

HOW CAN YOU MANAGE THAT?

- I GOT TO.

SEVEN BOYS AIN'T CHEAP,
YOU KNOW.

- YOU GET UP
AT THE CRACK OF DAWN

AND YOU WORK HERE
INTO THE NIGHT,

AND THEN YOU GO HOME
AND HELP YOUR GRANDDADDY.

- YES, SIR.

WE ALL WORK, SIR.

- I DON'T MEAN TO PRY,
TERRY...

BUT I WAS WONDERING
IF YOU SEE MUCH

OF YOUR DADDY THESE DAYS.

- NO.

HE AIN'T BEEN BY
IN A GOOD, LONG TIME.

- JUST YOU AND CECIL
AND THE BOYS.

- YES, SIR.

AND WE'RE DOING
JUST FINE, MR. REYNOLDS.

THE BOYS ARE IN SCHOOL AND
THEY'RE STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE,

AND THEY'RE GETTING
GOOD GRADES, AND--

AND WE'RE ALL TOGETHER,
AND--

AND THAT'S WHAT
MY MAMA WANTED.

- YOU GOT A LOAD ON YOU
FOR A YOUNG MAN, TERRY.

- YEAH, NOTHIN' I CAN'T
HANDLE, THOUGH.

- YOU DONE A GOOD JOB HERE.

YOU DONE A MAN'S JOB
AND MORE.

FOLKS HERE LIKE YOU.

- WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT,
SIR.

- BUT YOU JUST ABOUT WORE
THIS JOB OUT, I'M AFRAID.

- MR. REYNOLDS,
I DO MY JOB WELL.

- AND I WAS WONDERING
IF MAYBE

YOU'D CONSIDER
BEING A SUPERVISOR.

FOR A RAISE, OF COURSE.

- SUPERVISOR?
ME?

- I WOULDN'T EVEN CONSIDER
MOST FOLKS YOUR AGE, TERRY.

BUT, UH, YOU DON'T
ACT YOUR AGE, EITHER.

- MR. REYNOLDS, I THOUGHT
YOU WERE GONNA FIRE ME.

- YOU'LL START MONDAY.

- OH, I-I SURE APPRECIATE THIS,
MR. REYNOLDS.

- YOU'VE EARNED IT.

TERRY, I ADMIRE YOU
FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

AND I HOPE YOU CAN COME TO ME
IF YOU NEED ANY HELP

WITH YOUR BROTHERS
AND EVERYTHING.

- I CAN MANAGE.

- [chuckling] YEAH.
- THANK YOU.

- I BELIEVE YOU MIGHT CAN.

- [grunts]

[muttering]

WHY DON'T YOU JUST
GET YOURSELF A NEW CLUTCH?

- DON'T I WISH?

WE AIN'T MAKIN' IT, TERRY.

I'M GONNA BUST JUST KEEPING
YOUR BOYS IN FOOD AND CLOTHES.

- YEAH, WELL, I CAN HELP OUT
SOME MORE.

I JUST GOT A PROMOTION TODAY.

- HUH?
- I'M A SUPERVISOR.

- A SUPERVISOR?
- YES, SIR.

- WELL, THAT'S GREAT.

YOU SURE ARE PULLING
YOUR WEIGHT, TERRY.

BUT, YOU KNOW,
THERE'S SEVEN OF YOU.

[clang]

- [sighs]

SO I SUSPECT YOU'LL BE
FARMING US OUT NOW, RIGHT,

AND GETTING RID OF US?
- NO, NO, NO.

WE CAN MAKE IT HERE.

WE ALL PULL TOGETHER.

WE CAN MAKE THESE
CHICKEN HOUSES LIKE NEW,

AND MAYBE WE--
WE GET A NEW FEED HOPPER.

SONNY BELL MIGHT GIVE ME
A NEW CONTRACT

IF WE GET PRODUCTION UP.

AND THAT PIECE OF LAND
OVER YONDER

I SOLD
WHEN YOUR GRANDMAMMY DIED.

WE'RE GONNA GET THAT BACK
ONE OF THESE DAYS TOO,

AND FIX IT UP SO YOU BOYS
CAN HAVE IT.

- YOU'RE TAKING
AN AWFUL BIG RISK, PAW PAW.

- WELL, LIFE IS A BIG RISK.

YOU DON'T DWELL
ON THE WAY THINGS ARE,

BUT THE WAY
YOU WANT THEM TO BE.

- YES, SIR.
- HUH?

- I'M GONNA FIX THIS CLUTCH!
- YOU DO THAT!

[indistinct chatter]

- [on PA]
TERRY O'KELLEY,

YOU'RE WANTED IN
THE DISPATCH OFFICE.

- AW, HONEY, I CAN'T.
UH-UH.

- HERE. GOT IT.

[hammering]

- ON THE PILE THERE.

JUST ABOUT GOT IT FINISHED
OVER HERE, PAW PAW.

- HERE, PAW PAW.

- THANK YOU, MICHAEL.

[hammering]

- [grunts softly]

- YOUR SHOELACE IS UNTIED.

- WELL, SO IT IS.

[exhales heavily]

[grunts]

OOH.

[sharp, labored breathing]

- WHAT HAPPENED TO PAW PAW?

- PAW PAW?

PAW PAW?

[heart monitor beeping]

[Paw Paw groaning softly]

- TERRY...WAYNE...

- NOW, YOU JUST REST,
MR. O'KELLEY.

- THERE'S NO TIME.

I GOTTA TALK TO MY BOYS.

I WANT THE BOYS...

TO HAVE THE FARM.
WAYNE...

- I CAN HANDLE IT.

- THE BOYS.

- PAW PAW, NO.

NOW, YOU'RE
GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

JUST--JUST RELAX
A LITTLE BIT.

- NOT THIS TIME, YOUNG'UN.

NOT...

[breathing hard]

DON'T YOU GIVE UP, BOY.

DON'T YOU GIVE UP.

- HUH?
- DON'T...

[gasps]
[alarm buzzing]

- DOCTOR!

[buzzing continues]

[thunder rumbling]

- LUELLA'S TAKING THE TV.

- HOW ELSE SHE GONNA
WATCH HER SOAP OPERAS?

- YOU GONNA TAKE
MY DADDY'S SHOES, LUELLA?

- MIGHT AS WELL.

AIN'T NOBODY AROUND HERE
BIG ENOUGH TO WEAR 'EM ANYMORE.

FIRST TIME I SAW YOU, I KNEW
YOU WOULDN'T AMOUNT TO MUCH.

- YEAH?
THE FIRST TIME I SAW YOU,

I KNEW YOU WASN'T NO MAMA.

[rain pouring down]

YOU GONNA LEAVE US
SOMETHING TO SLEEP ON?

- EVERY STICK OF FURNITURE
IN THIS HOUSE IS MINE, WAYNE.

SAYS SO IN THE WILL.

YOU AND THE BOYS
GOT EVERYTHING ELSE.

I WANT TO JUST SEE HOW LONG
IT TAKES YOU TO SQUANDER IT.

I LEFT Y'ALL
SOME MATTRESSES.

- WELL, DON'T DO US NO FAVORS,
NOW, YOU HEAR?

- WELL, IF I WAS GONNA DO
ANYBODY ANY FAVORS,

I'D CALL THE COUNTY TO COME OUT
HERE AND GET THESE BOYS.

- I CAN TAKE CARE
OF THESE YOUNG'UNS JUST FINE.

- OKAY, I JUST BET.

- I RECKON THAT'S ABOUT IT.

- [scoffs]

[thunder rumbling]

[truck engine revs]

- HEY, MORNIN', LEE.
- MORNIN', TERRY.

- SO DID YOU HAVE A CHANCE

TO LOOK AT OUR CHICKEN HOUSE
THIS MORNING?

- AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I DID.

- WELL, HOW ABOUT
THAT NEW CONTRACT?

THE HOUSES ARE ALL READY.

ALL I NEED
IS SOME LAYERS, LEE.

- HOUSES LOOK GOOD.

BUT, TERRY,
I HEARD YOUR DADDY

IS STILL DRINKING
AN AWFUL LOT.

SONNY BELL JUST CAN'T TAKE
A CHANCE ON CONTRACTING

WITH SOMEBODY LIKE THAT.
- YEAH, BUT, LEE...

HE AIN'T GONNA HAVE NOTHING
TO DO WITH THEM COOPS.

ME AND MY BROTHERS,
WE'RE GONNA RUN 'EM.

- HE'S YOUR LEGAL GUARDIAN...

AND EXECUTOR
OF CECIL'S ESTATE.

TERRY, I'M SORRY.

BUT THIS IS BUSINESS.

- YEAH, I UNDERSTAND, LEE.

IT'S BUSINESS.

[bell rings]

I UNDERSTAND.

HE DID WHAT?

- SOLD 'EM.
FEED HOPPER, TRACTOR, LUMBER.

GOT $3 A SHEET
FOR THE ROOFING.

[pounds countertop]
- MY GOD, WHAT IS HE DOING?

HE'S PRACTICALLY
GIVING EVERYTHING AWAY!

- TERRY, THEY JUST
CHICKEN HOUSES.

AIN'T YOU TIRED OF CHICKENS?

- HEY, PAW PAW DIED
BUILDING THEM CHICKEN HOUSES.

[bell clanging]

- THIS IS PRETTY IRREGULAR,
TERRY.

JUDGES DON'T USUALLY SEE
THE WALK-IN TRAFFIC.

- NO, SIR, I REALLY DO
APPRECIATE YOU

TAKING YOUR TIME
TO SEE ME, THOUGH.

CAN YOU HELP ME?

- IT'S ALL THERE, TERRY.

YOUR GRANDFATHER
NAMED YOUR FATHER

EXECUTOR OF THE STATE.

- YEAH, BUT PAW PAW WANTED
ME AND MY BROTHERS

TO OWN THE FARM, JUDGE.

HE TOLD ME AND WAYNE THAT
WHEN HE WAS DYING.

- MAYBE SO, BUT HE NEVER
CHANGED HIS WILL.

THE WAY THIS READS,

IT'S UP TO YOUR FATHER
TO HANDLE THINGS.

- YEAH, BUT HE'S GONNA
THROW IT ALL AWAY.

YOU SEE, PAW PAW LEFT ME
A LITTLE MONEY IN THE BANK

AND A GOOD FARM TO WORK.

BUT NOW THE MONEY'S GONE,

AND THE FARM'S
GONNA BE NEXT, JUDGE,

UNLESS YOU CAN STOP HIM.

- WHAT YOU GOT HERE, TERRY,
IS A FAMILY PROBLEM.

NOW, THEY'RE
THE TOUGHEST KIND.

FAMILIES CAN GET ALL CROSSED UP,
AND NOBODY WINS.

THE ONLY THING I CAN SUGGEST
IS THAT YOU HIRE A LAWYER.

GO THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM.

- "THE SYSTEM."

JUDGE, BY THE TIME
"THE SYSTEM"

GETS OFF ITS REAR END
AND DOES SOMETHING,

THERE'LL BE NOTHING LEFT.

THERE'LL BE NO FAMILY,
THERE'LL BE NO FARM.

IT'S NOT FAIR.

- CHECK IT OUT.

DADDY GOT HIMSELF
SOME NEW WHEELS.

- I DON'T BELIEVE HIM.

- DADDY GOT A NEW CAR, TERRY!

- BE CAREFUL WITH
THEM BREWS THERE.

YOU'RE GONNA
SPOIL THE PARTY.

- HEY, LISTEN, WAYNE,
YOU GOT NO RIGHT TO DO THAT.

- I GOT EVERY RIGHT, BOY.

- YOU'VE THROWN AWAY EVERYTHING
PAW PAW'S WORKED FOR, WAYNE.

AND FOR WHAT?
A NEW CAR TO SHOW YOUR WOMAN?

- HEY, WATCH IT, BOY.

[both grunting]

- HEY, YOU AIN'T GONNA--
- THAT'S IT FOR YOU!

THAT'S IT FOR YOU, BOY!

[chatter and truck engines
rumbling]

BRING 'EM OVER HERE NOW.

- SEAL 'EM ALL OVER HERE.

I'LL GIVE YOU A HAND.

[indistinct chatter]

[Terry shaking container]

- GETTING YOUR SHOPPING DONE,
MR. O'KELLEY?

- HEY, BRETT.
HOW YOU DOING?

LONG TIME, NO SEE.

HOW'S YOUR NEW JOB
AT WESTON'S GOING?

- SELLING LOTS
OF APPLIANCES, BOY.

HEY, COME ON
DOWN-- I'LL FIX YOU UP
WITH A NEW REFRIGERATOR,

DOES EVERYTHING EXCEPT
WHISTLE DIXIE.

- YEAH, THAT'S
JUST WHAT I NEED.

YOU HAVING A PARTY?

- OH, HEADING UP
TO THE CABIN.

HEY, WANNA COME?

- NAH, I GOTTA FIGURE OUT
HOW TO BAKE A CAKE

FOR MY BROTHER.
IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY.

- MAN, YOU NEED TO TAKE
A LITTLE TIME OFF.

GET A BURGER, GO TO A MOVIE.
CHASE GIRLS.

- I HAVE NO TIME FOR THAT.

- SUIT YOURSELF.

- YEAH.

- EVERYTHING GOING ALL RIGHT?

- YEAH, WE'RE MAKING DO.

- WELL...HEY,
COME BY WESTON'S.

LET ME SELL YOU
THAT REFRIGERATOR.

- YEAH, SURE THING.

- ALL I DID ALL NIGHT
WAS FIGHT BED BUGS.

- AND ALL YOU DO ALL DAY
IS DELEGATE.

- JUST EGGS AGAIN?

CAN'T WE HAVE SAUSAGE?
BACON? OR MAYBE EVEN TOAST.

- IF YOU WANT SOME MEAT,
WHY DON'T YOU CATCH

SOME OF THEM BED BUGS
AND STIR 'EM UP FOR BREAKFAST?

- WE GOT WET SHEETS AGAIN.

- WELL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT,
SONNY BOY.

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GUY,

I WET MY BED
A FEW TIMES TOO.

- YOU DID?
- SURE.

IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYBODY.

I REMEMBER WHEN
OL' JEFF THERE

USED TO WET HIS BED,
DIDN'T YOU?

ALL RIGHT, NOW,
EAT YOUR EGGS.

YOU GOTTA GO TO SCHOOL
ON A FULL STOMACH,

SO YOU CAN LEARN SOMETHING.

BUS WILL BE HERE
IN 20 MINUTES.

EVERYBODY'S
GOT THEIR HOMEWORK?

- MM-HMM.
- CHARLES?

- MOST EVERYTHING.

- OH, YEAH?
WHAT DIDN'T YOU DO?

- BOOK REPORT.
SOME STUPID OLD HISTORY.

AND I DON'T SEE WHY I CAN'T GET
ON FULL-TIME AT THE HATCHERY,

LIKE TOMMY DID.

- BECAUSE THAT'S
JUST TEMPORARY,

TILL WE GET
SOME OF THESE BILLS PAID

AND GET A LITTLE BIT AHEAD.

NOW, DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT MOM
TOLD YOU ABOUT SCHOOL?

- I'M BETTER OFF
AT THE HATCHERY.

ME AND OL' MR. HISTORY
NEVER DID GET ALONG.

- YEAH, WELL, AT LEAST I CAN
KEEP AN EYE ON YOU THERE.

- OH, YEAH, RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT I NEED.

YOU KEEP AN EYE ON ME.

- ALL RIGHT,
HERE'S SOME LUNCH MONEY.

Y'ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY
AT SCHOOL.

- MOM USED TO MAKE
GOOD LUNCHES.

- YEAH, MAMA WAS A GOOD COOK,
WASN'T SHE?

- YEP.

- Y'ALL SAYING YOUR PRAYERS
FOR HER, RIGHT?

- UH-HUH.
- YEAH.

- ALL RIGHT, NOW,
YOU RENEGADES LISTEN UP.

WHEN YOU GET HOME
FROM SCHOOL,

I WANT THEM CHORES
DONE IMMEDIATELY.

AND--AND, JEFF,
NO SNEAKING OFF.

AND, MICHAEL, YOU STAY
AWAY FROM THE CREEK.

- ALL RIGHT, IT'S TOO COLD
TO FISH ANYHOW.

- AND, JASON AND DAVID,
YOU DO SOME OF THIS LAUNDRY,

ALL RIGHT, HEAR?

THIS PLACE IS A PIGSTY.

- THAT BOY'S GONNA
WIND HIMSELF UP SO TIGHT,

HE'S GONNA BUST
ONE OF THESE DAYS.

- YEAH, OR BUST US.

[typing]

[adding machine clacking]

- THAT'S NEARLY $30,000
WORTH OF BILLS, TERRY.

- YES, MA'AM,
THOSE ARE BILLS

FOR MY MAMA'S AND PAPA'S
FUNERAL, HOSPITAL.

SOME BILLS MY DADDY RUN UP.

I BEEN PAYING ON 'EM ALL ALONG
AS MUCH AS I COULD,

AND KEPT THE BOYS
FED AND CLOTHED.

- ABOUT YOUR FATHER...

- HE'S ON THE ROAD A LOT.
HE DRIVES A TRUCK.

SEE, THAT'S WHY I CAME IN
ABOUT THESE FOOD STAMPS.

JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE,
IT WOULD HELP OUT.

- I'M SORRY, TERRY.

BUT ACCORDING
TO THESE FIGURES,

YOU AND TOMMY TOGETHER
MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY

TO QUALIFY.

- TOO MUCH MONEY?

WELL...

HOW ABOUT WITH SEVEN BOYS,

AND I GOT ALL THEM BILLS
TO PAY.

- THE COUNTY CAN'T TAKE BILLS
INTO ACCOUNT

WHEN INCOME EXCEEDS
THE ALLOWED AMOUNT.

I'M SORRY, TERRY.

BUT IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE
I CAN DO,

PLEASE CALL ME, OKAY?

- IT DOESN'T MAKE NO SENSE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT.

DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

- CHARLES CAME TO SCHOOL

FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT DAY
WITHOUT HIS BOOK REPORT.

- CHARLES IS GONNA STAND UP
IN FRONT OF HIS CLASS

AND APOLOGIZE
TO HIS TEACHER.

RIGHT--RIGHT THIS MINUTE.

AREN'T YOU, CHARLES?

CHARLES, AREN'T YOU?

- YEAH, I RECKON.

- AND THIS WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN,
WILL IT, CHARLES?

- NO.

- TELL THAT TO MR. ROBERTSON.

- IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

- IT BETTER NOT, CHARLES.

I'M GETTING TIRED
OF SEEING YOU IN HERE.

- STUPID DUMMY.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU

IF YOU KEEP DOING THIS,
CHARLES?

FOSTER HOMES!

AND I AIN'T GONNA LET THAT
HAPPEN, YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

- YEAH, YEAH, ALL RIGHT!
NOW LET ME GO!

- [groans]

- TERRY, YOU ALL RIGHT?

- YEAH.

JUST MY DAMN STOMACH
ACTING UP AGAIN.

[tearing medicine package]

- YOU'RE TEARING YOURSELF UP,
TERRY.

WHY DON'T YOU EASE UP?

- [slurping]

'CAUSE I PROMISED MAMA.

AND I AIN'T GOING BACK
ON THAT PROMISE.

AND I DON'T WANT NONE OF US
TURNING OUT LIKE DADDY.

- TERRY, I...

- WANT TO KNOW WHY I'M SO HARD
ON YOU, CHARLES?

IT'S BECAUSE, CHARLES,
YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE

THAT'S GOT A CHANCE TO MAKE
SOMETHING OF THEMSELVES.

YOU GOT GRADES
TO GO TO COLLEGE.

YOU CAN BE SOMEBODY,
YOU UNDERSTAND?

- YEAH.

YEAH, TERRY.

- ALL RIGHT, NOW GO APOLOGIZE
TO THAT TEACHER.

HERE YOU GO.

GO.

- TAKE IT BACK!
- HECK I WILL!

- YOU WAIT!
I'LL GET YOU!

DARN!

- HE ALMOST BEAT YOU.

- LET GO!
- YOU'RE SUCH A BABY.

- FAMILY SERVICES.
SARAH HALL, PLEASE.

- I'M STILL HUNGRY.

- WELL, THAT'S IT.

THERE'S NO MORE SOUP
FOR TONIGHT.

- WHERE'S TOMMY?
- HE'S WORKING LATE.

WHAT HAVE YOU
BEEN DOING AGAIN?

FIGHTIN'?

- HE CALLED ME
CHICKEN BRAINS.

- YEAH, HE CALLED YOU
CHICKEN BRAINS, DID HE?

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU
WHAT A CHICKEN BRAIN IS.

IT'S SOMEBODY THAT FIGHTS
FOR NO REASON,

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE.
- BUT YOU FOUGHT WITH DADDY.

- WHAT AM I GONNA DO WITH YOU,
DAVID?

YOU BACKTALK
EVERYTHING I SAY.

I'M TIRED OF YOUR MOUTH.

[sighs]
WE'RE UP AGAINST IT, GUYS.

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT,
TERRY?

WE'RE DOING ALL RIGHT.

- ALL RIGHT? DOES THIS
LOOK ALL RIGHT TO YOU?

EMPTY, EMPTY, EMPTY, EMPTY!

EVERYTHING IS EMPTY, AND I'VE
RUN OUT OF CREDIT AT THE STORE!

- WE'D ALL BE ALL FINE
IF YOU HADN'T RUN DADDY OFF.

- NO, IT WOULDN'T!

DADDY TOOK EVERYTHING WE HAD,
AND THEN SOME.

HE LEFT US WITH BILLS
THAT'S KILLING US.

HE HASN'T SHOWN HIS FACE
IN FOUR MONTHS.

I'VE HAD TO ASK
FOR SOME HELP.

NOW, IT'S JUST
SOMETHING TEMPORARY.

- HELP? WHO FROM?

- SOME LADY AT THE COUNTY.

WE ALL GOTTA GO DOWN
TO THE COURTHOUSE TOMORROW.

- WHAT ARE THEY GONNA DO?

- I DON'T KNOW.

SOMETHIN'.

SOMEBODY'S
GOTTA DO SOMETHIN'.

- THE SEVEN DWARVES.
- [chuckles]

I THINK THEY'RE
RATHER INCREDIBLE.

- GOOD MORNING, BOYS.

- HI.
- HI, HOW ARE YOU?

THIS IS DOROTHY DONALDSON.

SHE'S GOING
TO REPRESENT YOU.

- YEAH?
HOW YOU GONNA DO THAT?

- WELL, I'M KNOWN AS
A GUARDIAN AD LITEM,

WHICH MEANS I REPRESENT
BOTH THE JUVENILE COURT

AND YOUR MINOR BROTHERS,
TERRY.

- SO YOU'RE A LAWYER?
- OH, I'M BETTER THAN THAT.

I CAN DO SOME THINGS
LAWYERS CAN'T.

LIKE BE YOUR FRIEND.

BESIDES THAT, I'M FREE.

- AH, I HOPE SO.

- [chuckles]
COME ON.

- AND THE FATHER?

- HE'S AN INTERSTATE
TRUCK DRIVER.

NEVER AROUND.
SHOWS NO INTEREST.

- $30,000 WORTH OF BILLS.

SEVEN MOUTHS TO FEED.

NO HELP.

I'M AMAZED YOU'VE DONE
THIS WELL THIS LONG, SON.

- YEAH, WELL, I JUST NEED HELP
FOR A LITTLE WHILE, JUDGE.

JUST TILL I CAN
GET US BACK ON OUR FEET.

SEE, I PROMISED MY MAMA
I'D KEEP US TOGETHER,

AND I'M GONNA SEE I DO THAT.

- WELL, YOU'VE DONE
THE BEST YOU CAN.

BUT, UH...

I'M AFRAID YOU'RE IN
OVER YOUR HEAD.

WHY DON'T YOU FOLKS SET DOWN
AND LET ME TALK TO THESE BOYS?

WHAT DO YOU FELLAS THINK?

- TERRY DID THE BEST HE COULD,
I RECKON.

WELL, WE GIVE HIM A HARD TIME
SOMETIMES.

BUT HE MAKES US MIND, JUDGE.

- JUDGE...

JUDGE, WE LOVE EACH OTHER.

WE DON'T WANNA BREAK APART.

ALL WE WANT
IS TO BE A FAMILY.

THAT'S ALL.

- I FEEL ANY MINUTE
MARY POPPINS WILL COME

WALTZING INTO THIS COURTROOM
AND MAKE EVERYTHING OKAY.

THIS IS THE REAL WORLD:
FOOD, DISCIPLINE,

AND EDUCATION
ARE THE REAL WORLD.

NOW, I'M PLACING TOMMY
AND CHARLES

IN TEMPORARY CUSTODY
OF THIS COURT.

AND WHEN THINGS SETTLE DOWN,

I'LL LET YOU GO BACK
TO THE FARM WITH TERRY.

DAVID AND JEFFREY,
MICHAEL AND JASON

WILL BE PLACED IN FOSTER CARE.
- FOSTER CARE?

- AND I'LL REVIEW THE CASE
IN SIX MONTHS.

- SIX MONTHS?

JUDGE, I JUST NEED
SOME TEMPORARY HELP.

NOT THIS.

- WHAT WE NEED HERE
IS STABILITY, TERRY.

- I CAME AND I ASKED YOU
FOR HELP, SARAH HALL,

AND LOOK WHAT I GOT,

MY BROTHERS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME
FOR SIX MONTHS.

- TERRY, I'M SORRY--I DIDN'T
KNOW IT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

- I DON'T CARE
WHAT THE JUDGE SAID.

I'M NOT GOING WITH IT.
- TERRY...

NOW, TERRY,
IT'S BEEN WORKED OUT

THAT THE BOYS WILL BE PLACED
AT THE PALMER FARM.

NOW, YOU KNOW THAT'S JUST
DOWN THE ROAD FROM YOU.

- THE NEED TO BE WITH ME,
L RIGHT?

- IT'S THE LAW, TERRY.

IT'S SIX MONTHS.

NOW, THEY'LL HAVE
EVERYTHING THEY NEED.

YOU CAN SEE THEM EVERY DAY.

- I AIN'T GOIN'!

- LISTEN, GUYS,
I DIDN'T KNOW

IT WAS GONNA TURN OUT
LIKE THIS, EITHER,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

- I AIN'T GOIN'.

- LISTEN...
LISTEN TO ME.

SOMEBODY'S GOTTA
TAKE CARE OF THE LITTLE GUYS,

AND IT'S--
I CAN'T DO IT THIS TIME.

ALL RIGHT? SO PROMISE ME
YOU'LL WATCH OUT FOR 'EM.

PROMISE ME.

- I PROMISE.

- THAT'S A BOY.

- ALL RIGHT, BOYS.
COME ON.

- SEE YOU, TERRY.

[engine starts]

- SEE YA.

- SEE YA.
- BYE-BYE, TERRY.

- BYE-BYE, GUYS.
- BYE, TERRY.

- BYE, TERRY.

- GOOD-BYE, GUYS.

AW, MAMA, I'M SO SORRY.

[sighs]
I'M SO SORRY, MAMA.

OH, MAMA.

[cheeping]

- ALL RIGHT, GUYS,
LET'S GO BACK INSIDE NOW

AND GET THE REST OF THOSE.
COME ON.

- HOW'S IT GOING, PARTNER?

- OH, JUST FINE, LEE.

THIS HERE MAKES $70,000
ON THE DAY.

WE HAD A GOOD ONE.
- OH, TERRY,

YOU'RE MAKING US BOTH
LOOK GOOD.

FOLKS AT THE BIG OFFICE
ARE STARTING TO TAKE NOTICE

OF OUR OUTPUT.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

WE'RE DOING SO DARN GOOD,

WE MAY JUST LOSE YOU.
- WHAT?

- WELL, THERE'S TALK
OF A MANAGER'S JOB

AT SONNY BELL'S
OTHER HATCHERY.

- MANAGER'S JOB?

LEE, YOU KNOW IF I GOT
THAT MANGER'S JOB,

I'D GET MY BROTHERS BACK.

- NOW, DON'T COUNT
YOUR CHICKENS JUST YET.

THEY KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE

AND HOW HARD YOU'RE
WORKING WITH YOUR FAMILY

WITH TWO JOBS AND ALL.

[indistinct radio chatter]

MORNIN'.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

- TERRY O'KELLEY?

- YES, SIR, THAT'S ME.

- GOT A WARRANT HERE
FOR YOUR ARREST, SON.

- MY ARREST?
- BAD CHECK CHARGE.

- I HAVEN'T WRITTEN
ANY BAD CHECKS.

- THERE MUST BE SOME KIND
OF MISTAKE HERE.

- THIRD TIME TODAY
I'VE HEARD THAT.

- I FIGURED OUT REAL QUICK
IT WAS WAYNE.

NOW THAT I HAVE A RECORD,
THE JUDGE WILL NEVER

GIVE ME MY BROTHERS BACK.
- TERRY...

- I'M GONNA GET EVEN WITH THAT--
- STOP IT!

NOW, CALM DOWN AND THINK.

THIS ISN'T GONNA
GO ON YOUR RECORD.

WE'LL TAKE IT TO COURT,
SHOW YOUR SIGNATURE,

GET THE CASE THROWN OUT.

IT'S YOUR FATHER
WHO'S IN TROUBLE, NOT YOU.

- MS. DONALDSON,
EVERY TIME I GET AHEAD,

WAYNE SHOWS UP
AND RUINS IT.

- TERRY, FOR EVERYONE
LIKE YOUR FATHER,

THERE ARE TEN MORE
PULLING FOR YOU,

TRYING TO HELP.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO
EVERYTHING YOURSELF.

- I CAN'T TRUST NOBODY
BUT MYSELF.

- I KNOW WHAT YOU WANT.

I WANT TO HELP YOU.

TERRY, I KNOW
HOW TO DO THINGS.

- I THOUGHT YOU REPRESENTED
MY BROTHERS, NOT ME.

- I DO REPRESENT THEM.

I REPRESENT
THEIR BEST INTERESTS,

AND THAT CLEARLY
INVOLVES YOU.

- YOU MEAN THAT?
- ABSOLUTELY.

NOW...HERE'S MY PHONE NUMBER.

IF WAYNE CAUSES YOU
ANY MORE TROUBLE,

OR YOU NEED ANYTHING,
CALL.

ALL RIGHT?

- ALL RIGHT.

[camera clicking]

- CECIL HAD A BIG
VEGETABLE PATCH OVER THERE,

AND TWO LAYER HOUSES
BACK THAT WAY.

HE MADE A GOOD LIVING.

TOOK GOOD CARE OF THE BOYS.

WAYNE DRANK IT UP THREE MONTHS
AFTER CECIL HAD DIED...

THEN LIT OUT.
[vehicle approaching]

MUST BE THEM.

- HEY, BRETT,
WHATCHA DOIN'?

- HEY.
- HOW YOU DOIN'?

YOU BRING ALL THOSE
NEW APPLIANCES WE ORDERED?

- NO, GOT SOMETHING BETTER.

THIS IS MY BOSS,
DAN WESTON.

WESTON APPLIANCE.

AND ROBERTA CARVER
FROM THE JOURNAL.

THIS HERE IS TERRY
AND TOMMY O'KELLEY.

- TERRY.
HI, TOMMY.

- WHAT ARE YOU,
A NEWSPAPER REPORTER?

- YEAH, I'D LIKE TO DO
A STORY ON YOU...

AND YOUR BROTHERS
AND YOUR...SITUATION HERE.

- MY SITUATION?

- I'VE BEEN TELLING DAN
ABOUT YOU, TERRY.

HE'D LIKE TO HELP.

- OH, YEAH?

HOW YOU GONNA DO THAT?

- MY CHURCH, ACTUALLY.

UH, MAYBE SOME CLOTHES
AND FOOD AND, UH,

MAYBE WITH ROBERTA'S HELP HERE,
SOME PUBLICITY.

IF FOLKS KNOW ABOUT YOU,
THEY'LL PITCH IN.

- YEAH, WELL, I DON'T WANT
NO HANDOUTS, MR. WESTON.

YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT
MY BROTHERS BACK.

- YEAH, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

- I APPRECIATE YOUR OFFER,

BUT I DON'T THINK SO.
I DON'T KNOW.

- I PROMISE YOU,
WON'T BE ANY HANDOUTS.

NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

- TERRY...
- OKAY?

COME ON.

- OKAY.
- THAT'S GREAT.

- LISTEN, WHY DON'T I
GET A PICTURE WHILE I'M HERE.

TERRY, YOU AND--
YOU AND TOMMY,

WHY DON'T YOU STAND OVER HERE
IN FRONT OF THE STEPS?

OKAY, GREAT.

UM, WHY DON'T YOU PUT YOUR ARMS
AROUND EACH OTHER, BOYS?

AND SMILE.

- WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS

IS A PICTURE OF
A GOOD-LOOKIN' DUDE

AND HIS UGLY BROTHER.

- YEAH, WHICH ONE IS THAT?

[camera clicking]

- GREAT. DAN, HOW ABOUT ONE
WITH YOU IN IT?

WHY DON'T YOU
GET IN THE MIDDLE?

BETWEEN THE BOYS.

THERE WE GO.

THAT'S GREAT.

OKAY...

[camera clicks]

- "TERRY CONTINUED TO TRY
TO RUN THE FAMILY,

"A MAJOR LOAD
FOR A FULL-GROWN MAN,

"BUT A MONUMENTAL UNDERTAKING
FOR A 17-YEAR-OLD.

SADDLED WITH BILLS
TOTALING $33,000..."

[sniffles]
- $35,000.

SOUNDS TO ME LIKE
YOU'RE CATCHING A COLD.

- YEAH, JUST SNIFFLES.
ALL RIGHT.

UH, "THE THREE OLDEST O'KELLEYS
STRUGGLE TO MAKE ENDS MEET."

HOW ABOUT THAT?

- HECK, IF EGGS WAS GOLD,

WE'D BE RICH.

- YEAH, VERY FUNNY.

LISTEN, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE
A COUPLE ASPIRIN

BEFORE YOU GO TO SCHOOL?

- YOU WANNA KEEP THIS OR...

- YEAH, I'LL PUT 'EM
IN THE ALBUM.

AND SHOW THE YOUNGER BOYS WHEN
WE TAKE 'EM FISHING TOMORROW.

- IT'S A GOOD PICTURE
OF YOU AND TOMMY.

WISH I'D HAVE BEEN HERE.

- DAN WESTON SAYS THERE'S
PLENTY OF CHANCES FOR THAT.

SO YOU'D BETTER START PRACTICING
YOUR AUTOGRAPH, HOUND BOY.

- YEAH, WE GONNA BE REGULAR
TV STARS, BROTHERS.

THIS STUFF DON'T MEAN DIDDLY.

AND THE ONLY REASON
I LET THIS HAPPEN

WAS FOR A LITTLE HELP.

DON'T FORGET THAT.

- BOY, THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL
HOUSE, MS. DONALDSON.

- YOU KNOW, MOST PEOPLE
CALL ME DOROTHY.

- WELL, THEN, YES, MA'AM,
IF YOU'D PREFER THAT.

UM...
DOROTHY...

[both chuckle]

WAYNE CALLED ME TODAY.

AT WORK.

AND HE WAS REAL ANGRY
ABOUT WHAT I SAID

ABOUT HIM IN THE PAPER.

- WELL, HE'S, UH,
GOT THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

TO DEAL WITH NOW.

SARAH HALL AND ME.

SO DON'T YOU WORRY
ABOUT YOUR DADDY.

GOT OTHER FOLKS IN YOUR CORNER
TO DO THAT.

- WHAT--WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT THIS?

WHAT DO YOU--
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

- WELL, I'M NOT SURE.

- DO YOU KNOW DAN WESTON?

- OH, YES.

HE'S A GOOD BUSINESSMAN.

HE'S HELPED A LOT OF PEOPLE.

I JUST WOULDN'T WANT THIS
PUBLICITY TO GET OUT OF HAND.

- ME NEITHER.

- I CAN'T BELIEVE DAN JUST
GAVE US THIS STUFF.

- YEAH, AND HE LOANED US
THE TRUCK TOO.

- AND THE FOOD AND CLOTHES
HE BROUGHT OUT YESTERDAY.

- YEAH, I THINK IT'S BEST
IF YOU CALL HIM "MR. WESTON."

- WELL, HE SAID
TO CALL HIM DAN.

SAID HE'S GOT A JOB
FOR CHARLES AFTER SCHOOL--

HELP DELIVER APPLIANCES.

[siren wailing]
HEY.

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHERE THEY GOING?

[indistinct shouting]

- WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHAT'S GOING ON?

- I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
- WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

- WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
- LET ME THROUGH! GO!

- SO MUCH STUFF IN THERE, TER.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

I GOTTA GET IN THERE!
- THERE'S NOTHING YOU CAN DO!

THE FIRE'S TOO HOT!

- IT'S NOT FAIR,
IT'S NOT FAIR.

- COME ON, MAN.
COME ON!

IT SHOULD BE STOPPED.

- WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO,
TERRY?

- OH, MY...

[fire roaring]

- HERE'S WHAT STARTED IT.
- THE HEATER?

- Y'ALL MUST HAVE GONE OFF
AND LEFT IT ON.

IT SHORTED OUT.

[clattering]

WERE YOU ABLE
TO SAVE ANYTHING AT ALL?

- NOT MUCH.

IT WAS PRETTY WELL GONE
WHEN THEY GOT HERE.

- IT'S OUR FAMILY ALBUM.

[sobbing]

- COME ON, TERRY, THERE AIN'T
A THING YOU CAN DO HERE.

COME ON, Y'ALL COMIN' HOME
WITH ME.

COME ON.

- Y'ALL GET ENOUGH?

- OH, YEAH, MRS. WESTON.

THAT SURE WAS GOOD FOOD.
WASN'T IT?

- YEAH, IT WAS DELICIOUS.
- WASN'T IT?

- OH, YEAH, IT WAS GREAT!
- OH, IT WAS WONDERFUL!

- RIGHT?
- WONDERFUL FOOD.

- SURE WAS.
- THANK YOU.

- OKAY.

DESSERT...

AND THEN CLEANUP TIME.

YOUR ROOMS ARE A MESS.

- OH, YEAH, LISTEN.

I KNOW BOYS'LL BE BOYS
AND ALL THAT,

BUT DIANE NEEDS
A LITTLE HELP HERE.

- OH, YEAH, WE'RE GONNA
PICK UP, RIGHT?

- SURE.
- MM-HMM.

- BOY, THAT LOOKS GREAT.

- I'LL TELL YOU WHAT ELSE
LOOKS GREAT

IS ALL THE MAIL THAT'S BEEN
COMING IN FOR YOU BOYS.

DID YOU KNOW THAT
YOUR STORY'S BEEN PICKED UP

BY NEWSPAPERS
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY?

- I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY MAIL
EXCEPT FOR ONE OR TWO LETTERS.

- WELL, THERE'S NO NEED
TO CONCERN YOURSELF WITH IT.

THE CHURCH IS OPENING IT
FOR YOU,

AND THE MONEY'S GOING STRAIGHT
INTO THE FUND THE CHURCH HAS
SET UP.

BUT Y'ALL CAN WRITE THANK YOU
NOTES LATER, IF YOU WANT.

- WELL, IS IT A LOT
OF MONEY?

- WELL, A COUPLE THOUSAND
ALREADY.

BUT MONEY'S NOT ALL.

- WHAT IS IT, TERRY?

- ORLANDO?
- DISNEY WORLD.

HOW 'BOUT THAT?

- [laughs] OH HO.
- WOW.

- A WEALTHY BUSINESSMAN
HAS INVITED Y'ALL DOWN

FOR SEVERAL DAYS,
AND IT'S ALL FREE.

- HOW NICE.
- [chuckles]

- ALL RIGHT!
- NO, NO, I CAN'T GO, GUYS.

WE CAN'T GO, ALL RIGHT?
I'M SORRY.

I GOT A MANAGER'S JOB
COMING UP,

AND LEE, AND TOMMY,
YOU JUST STARTED--

- NO, IT'S NO SWEAT.

I ALREADY TALKED
TO JACK KOBOL,

THE HEAD OF SONNY BELL.
- NO.

- HE'S GONNA CLEAR IT
FOR BOTH OF Y'ALL TO BE OFF.

- TERRY, COME ON.

- I DON'T KNOW.
- AW, COME ON, TERRY.

HECK, EASE UP.

YOU'RE SOUNDING
LIKE AN OLD MAN.

THIS IS A CHANCE
OF A LIFETIME.

- KICK BACK A LITTLE, TERRY.

- THERE'S GONNA BE LOTS OF EXTRA
PUBLICITY IN THIS, TERRY.

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE NEWSPAPERS
AND TV IN ORLANDO,

AND WHEN Y'ALL
GET BACK THIS WEEKEND,

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A TV CREW HERE
TO DO A STORY.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE
ALL YOU BOYS TOGETHER.

- THE TV CREWS,
AND IT'S JUST SO FAST, DAN.

I DON'T KNOW.

- TERRY, YOU GOT
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS, SON.

THE MORE PUBLICITY,
THE MORE MONEY.

AND THAT JUST
BRINGS THE DAY CLOSER

WHEN YOU GET
THE BOYS BACK.

THE BOYS, TERRY.
THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT.

- TERRY.
- MORNING.

HEY, LEE, MORNIN'.

- WELL, BACK FROM
THE MAGIC KINGDOM.

- YEAH.

- COME TO GET
YOUR LAST PAYCHECK, EH?

- QUIT FOOLIN' AROUND.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

I'M READY TO START WORK.

- WE THOUGHT YOU QUIT, TERRY.

- QUIT? NO.
I DIDN'T QUIT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

- WITH ALL THE PUBLICITY
ABOUT THE FUND,

WE FIGURED YOU JUST DIDN'T
NEED THE JOB ANYMORE.

- WAIT...WAIT.

DAN WESTON SPOKE
TO JACK KOBOL DOWNTOWN...

AT--AT SONNY BELL'S.

- I DIDN'T HEAR NOTHIN'
FROM KOBOL, NOTHIN'.

IF I HAD ANY IDEA, BUT...

WITH YOU GONE A WEEK...

THE FOLKS DOWNTOWN TOLD ME
TO FILL THE JOB.

- THAT WAS MY JOB, LEE.

- TERRY, I CAN...
PUT YOU IN A DRIVER POSITION

UNTIL SOMETHING BETTER
COMES ALONG.

- THAT WAS MY JOB, LEE.

- MY HANDS ARE TIED, TERRY.

I'M SORRY.

[sighs]

- WELL--WELL, WHEN DO YOU
EXPECT HIM BACK?

OH, ALL RIGHT.
UH...YES.

PLEASE TELL HIM
THAT DAN WESTON CALLED.

YEAH.
THANK YOU.

- WELL...SOMEHOW,
THE WORD JUST NEVER GOT ALONG

TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE,
AND NOW KOBOL'S OUT OF TOWN

AND NOBODY KNOWS
WHAT HAPPENED.

- YEAH, I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED,
DAN. I LOST MY JOB.

- TERRY, I'M SORRY,
BUT IT'S JUST A JOB, SON.

- HOW WOULD YOU FEEL
IF THEY TOOK AWAY

YOUR APPLIANCE STORE, DAN?
- OH, COME ON NOW, TERRY.

LOOK--LOOK,
I GOT A PLACE FOR YOU.

YOU CAN LEARN
THE APPLIANCE BUSINESS.

- DAN, THEY WERE GONNA
MAKE ME A MANAGER!

ALL RIGHT?
NOW I'M NOTHING.

- TERRY.

OHH.

- [crying]
THEY TOOK AWAY MY JOB.

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

- WHEN WE WENT TO FLORIDA,

THEY WERE SUPPOSED
TO WORK IT OUT,

BUT THEY DIDN'T.
- HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

THEY CAN'T JUST
TAKE YOUR JOB AWAY.

- BUT THEY DID!
- WHO TOOK YOUR JOB?

- IT'S EVERYTHING
I WORKED FOR!

IT'S ALL GONE.

NOBODY CAN KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANT TO ME.

- I KNOW WHAT THAT JOB
MEANT TO YOU.

I KNOW WHAT IT MEANT.

- [crying]

- DAN!

- HEY THERE.

THANK YOU, MA'AM.

[engine starts]

HOW'S IT GOING?

- ALL RIGHT.

BUT, UH, FRANKLY,

I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED
ABOUT TERRY.

THAT JOB AT THE HATCHERY
MEANT A GREAT DEAL TO HIM.

- YEAH, IT WAS A COMEDY OF
ERRORS, I'M AFRAID.

PARTLY MY FAULT
FOR NOT CHECKING

TO MAKE SURE THINGS
GOT COVERED, BUT, UH...

I THINK HE'LL FIGURE OUT

AIR CONDITIONERS SMELL
A LOT BETTER THAN CHICKENS.

- WELL, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED
ABOUT THE PUBLICITY TOO.

NEWSPAPERS, MAGAZINES,
TELEVISION--

IT'S ALL
A LITTLE MINDBOGGLING.

I'M NOT SURE
IT'S GOOD FOR THE BOYS.

THEY'RE NOT
SOPHISTICATED KIDS.

- BUT, DOROTHY,
IT'S WORKING.

IT'S GETTING RESULTS.

MONEY IS POURING IN.
FOLKS WANT TO HELP.

YOU KNOW ABOUT THE PLANS
FOR THE NEW HOUSE?

- NO.

- YEAH, PLANS FOR A NEW HOUSE
FOR THE BOYS.

IT'S 1,600 SQUARE FEET,
FOUR BEDROOMS.

THE HOMEBUILDERS ASSOCIATION
WANTS TO DONATE

ALL THE MATERIALS,
AND RIGHT NOW,

WE'RE LOOKING
FOR FREE LABOR.

- A HOUSE?
WHERE?

- RIGHT THERE
ON THEIR OWN LAND

TO REPLACE THE ONE
THAT BURNT DOWN.

IT'S THE BEST SHOT THEY'VE GOT
AT GETTING BACK TOGETHER.

WE'VE GOT A SNOWBALL
ROLLING HERE, DOROTHY.

- YEAH?

WELL, DON'T LET THAT SNOWBALL
GET AWAY FROM YOU, DAN.

AND DON'T LET TERRY
GET LOST IN THE SHUFFLE.

- THERE'S A BIG BREAKFAST AREA
RIGHT HERE NEXT TO THE KITCHEN.

- UH-HUH.
- AND RIGHT BACK HERE

IS A LAUNDRY ROOM,
SO Y'ALL WON'T HAVE TO TOTE

EVERYTHING UP
TO THE WASH-A-TERIA.

- WELL.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?

- A HOUSE?
- YEAH.

- MAYBE THE JUDGE'LL GIVE ME
MY BROTHERS BACK.

- WELL, THIS WILL
CERTAINLY HELP.

I MEAN, TO HAVE A NICE PLACE
THAT'LL HOLD ALL OF YOU.

IN FACT, I'VE GOT LAWYERS
WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW

WITH JUDGE MCLAUREN.

AND--AND THIS'LL HELP TOO.

- WAIT, WAIT.
WHAT'S THIS?

- THIS MAKES US
CO-GUARDIANS OF THE BOYS.

- "US"?

- YEAH, ME AND YOU.

- BUT WHY "US"?

- WELL, IT'S SO THAT
YOUR DADDY CAN'T JUST BARGE IN

AND, UH,
MESS EVERYTHING UP.

- WAYNE CALLED ME YESTERDAY.

I THINK HE'S GETTING ITCHY
ABOUT ALL THE MONEY

IN THE CHURCH FUND.

- YEAH, WELL, THIS'LL STOP HIM
DEAD IN HIS TRACKS

BECAUSE NOW HE'LL HAVE
ME TO DEAL WITH.

I MEAN, ME AND THE COUNTY.

SO YOU WANNA GIVE ME
YOUR AUTOGRAPH THERE,

MR. O'KELLEY?

- UNIT TWO,
THIS IS TO CONFIRM

A CHECK
ON THAT LICENSE NUMBER.

OUTSTANDING WARRANT
FOR CHILD ABANDONMENT.

- THAT'S A 10-4.
BRING HIM ON IN.

[indistinct radio chatter]

- LOOKS LIKE BUSTED TAILLIGHT
AND SPEEDING

AREN'T YOUR ONLY PROBLEMS,
MISTER.

THERE'S A WARRANT
OUT FOR YOUR ARREST

ON CHILD ABANDONMENT
CHARGES.

- I DON'T KNOW NOTHIN' ABOUT
NO CHILD ABANDONMENT.

- TELL IT TO THE D.A., BUBBA.

[overlapping shouting]

- YEAH, LET'S GET THIS TRUCK
UNLOADED FIRST.

OKAY, COME ON.

- HERE YOU GO, CATCH!

- AH, YEAH.
- COME ON.

- GOOD.
- YEAH, NICE.

[laughs]

- GIVE ME THAT HEADER NOW.

- ALL RIGHT.
- THE 4x6.

[indistinct chatter
and hammering]

- WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT ALL THIS, TERRY?

- I SUPPOSE IT'S PRETTY GOOD.

SIX MONTHS AGO, I DIDN'T HAVE
A FRIEND IN THE WORLD.

NOW I GOT MORE THAN
I CAN SHAKE A STICK AT.

- AND BY DARK, YOU'LL HAVE
THE BEGINNING OF A HOUSE.

- YEAH, I JUST WISH MY MAMA
WAS AROUND TO SEE IT.

SHE'D HAVE NEVER DREAMED ABOUT
LIVING IN ANYTHING THAT PRETTY.

- THANK YOU, TERRY O'KELLEY.

- HEY, THAT WAS GREAT.

WHATCHA SAY WE GET SOME SHOTS
OF THE CONSTRUCTION NOW.

- GOOD IDEA.

- OH, THIS MANY GUYS
WORKING AT ONCE,

THE FRAMING OUGHT TO
COME ALONG PRETTY QUICKLY.

- HEY, TERRY.
- HEY, WHAT'S UP, DAN?

- TERRY, I'D LIKE YOU
TO MEET DOUG BARRON,

FROM THE HOMEBUILDERS
ASSOCIATION.

- MR. BARRON,
IT'S MY PLEASURE.

I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT THIS MEANS
TO ME AND MY BROTHERS.

- AH, GLAD TO HELP, TERRY.

DAN HERE HAS TOLD ME
A LOT ABOUT YOU BOYS.

- YEAH, WELL,
FOLKS WE DON'T EVEN KNOW

HAVE BEEN GIVING US
A LOT OF HELP.

- THAT'S TRUE.
ROBERTA, DID YOU KNOW

WE HAVE $57,000
IN THE TRUST FUND ALREADY?

BUT, UH, THIS HERE IS ALL
DONATED MATERIALS AND LABOR.

- YEAH, WE OUGHT TO HAVE
THE ROOF ON BY DARK.

OF COURSE, THE INSIDE IS GONNA
TAKE A LITTLE WHILE.

- THAT'S AMAZING.

- NOW, WHAT'S AMAZING
IS TWO BATHROOMS,

'CAUSE CHARLES COULD SPEND ALL
DAY SLICKING DOWN HIS HAIR.

- YEAH, YOU COULD PRACTICE
SHAVING IN ONE OF 'EM.

[laughter]

- GET A SAWHORSE.

- BRING ME UP A PIECE
OF SKIM WOOD!

- TERRY!
- TERRY!

TERRY!

[all shouting]

TERRY!
- OHH!

[laughing]
HOW YOU GUYS DOING?

WHAT'S UP, PAL?
- HOW YOU DOING?

- HOW YOU DOIN'?
HEY.

- WE'RE GONNA BE ON TV.

- OH?
- YEAH, YOU BETCHA.

- LORD, Y'ALL GROWN A FOOT
SINCE I SEEN YOU LAST WEEK.

LOOK AT OL' RUNT THERE.

- HEY, LOOK AT THIS PLACE
RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS OUR NEW HOUSE,
BROTHERS.

- AWESOME.

- DOESN'T HAVE NO BED BUGS,
DOES IT?

- NOT UNLESS YOU
BRING 'EM WITH YOU.

- CAN I HAVE A GOAT?
- SURE YOU CAN.

YOU CAN HAVE A GOAT.
YOU CAN HAVE A DOG.

YOU CAN HAVE A HORSE.
ANYTHING.

- CAN WE STAY WITH YOU NOW,
TERRY?

- YEAH, THIS WEEKEND'S
OURS, GUYS.

WE'RE STAYING THE NIGHT
AT THE WESTON'S.

[all cheer]
ALL RIGHT, COME ON.

COME ON, LET ME
SHOW YOU AROUND.

- AH.
- THEY LOOK GOOD.

- IT'S GREAT SEEING Y'ALL
TOGETHER AGAIN.

- YEP.

- TERRY, THIS
IS VERY EXCITING.

WELL!
LET'S GET TO WORK.

- IT'S TWO Ps IN "APPRECIATE,"
JASON.

- HOW DO YOU KNOW SO MUCH?

- 'CAUSE I STUDIED HARD,
LIKE YOU BETTER DO.

BESIDES, TERRY SAYS I MAY BE
A COLLEGE BOY SOMEDAY.

- [laughs]

- HEY, GET YOUR FEET
OFF THE SOFA. COME ON.

GET 'EM OFF.
GET 'EM OFF!

HEY, WHERE'D YOU GET THOSE?

- WELL, DAN BOUGHT 'EM
FOR ME.

YOU LIKE 'EM?

- SINCE WHEN DO YOU
NEED FANCY SHOES?

- OH, CHILL OUT, TERRY.

- I'M SERIOUS, TOMMY.

- HEY, HERE'S A GUY THAT WROTE
ALL THE WAY FROM ENGLAND.

- DON'T ANSWER THAT ONE.
YOU DON'T SPEAK THE LANGUAGE.

- HOW'S IT GOING IN HERE?

- FINE.

AS SOON AS
THEY FINISH UP HERE,

I'M ORGANIZING
A CLEANUP DETAIL.

THEY TRACKED MUD
IN THE FRONT DOOR,

AND THE HALLWAY IS A MESS.

- WELCOME TO O'KELLEY LAND.

HEY, TERRY, I NEED
TO SEE YOU A SECOND.

- LET ME HELP THE GUYS FINISH
WRITING THANK-YOU NOTES FIRST.

- OH, THOSE DON'T CONCERN YOU.
COME ON.

COME ON.

- DAN, WHAT DO YOU MEAN
THOSE LETTERS DON'T CONCERN ME?

FOLKS WROTE THOSE LETTERS
BY HAND.

PEOPLE JUST LIKE US, 'CEPT
THEY GOT A LITTLE MORE MONEY.

- OH, I'M NOT SAYING
THEY'RE UNIMPORTANT.

I'M JUST SAYING LET THE KIDS
TAKE CARE OF THAT.

THIS IS WHAT
YOU NEED TO SEE.

- WHAT'S THIS?

- IT'S, UH,
NEW GUARDIANSHIP PAPERS.

- YEAH, BUT YOU'RE ALREADY
THE CO-GUARDIAN.

- YEAH, BUT THIS WILL INCLUDE
YOUR PROPERTY,

SO WE CAN KEEP YOUR FATHER
FROM GETTING HIS HANDS ON IT.

THE FARM, THE TRUST FUND,
ALL TOTAL

IS GETTING TO BE
A SIZEABLE AMOUNT.

- YEAH, WELL,
WAYNE'S ALREADY IN JAIL.

- IT DON'T MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE.

HE'S STILL
YOUR NATURAL FATHER.

HE'S GOT THE FINAL SAY.

- DAN, I'M NOT SIGNING THAT.

- TERRY, YOU NEED TO SIGN THIS
SO THAT I CAN PROTECT YOU

FROM YOUR FATHER.

- NO, DAN.
THIS IS GONE TOO FAR.

I DON'T NEED YOU
TO PROTECT ME FROM WAYNE.

HE'S ALREADY SIGNED AWAY
HIS HOLD THROUGH HIS LAWYER.

BUT YOU'VE GOT ME TO GIVE AWAY
MY CHECKING ACCOUNT,

YOU BUY MY BROTHERS
NEW SHOES, FANCY SHOES.

AND NOW YOU WANT ME TO SIGN AWAY
EVERYTHING I OWN.

- LOOK, TERRY...
I AM PAYING LAWYERS GOOD MONEY

TO WORK THIS OUT
FOR YOU, SON!

- YOU'RE PAYING LAWYERS,
YOU'RE BUILDING THE HOUSE,

YOU'RE DOING THIS,
YOU'RE DOING THAT!

I DON'T EVEN WANT THIS PUBLICITY
FOR ME AND MY BROTHERS!

OKAY?
I'M LOSING CONTROL.

NOW, COME ON.
PACK YOUR STUFF.

WE'RE GETTING OUT OF HERE.

- WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT, TERRY?

- I SAID MOVE IT!

NOW, COME ON.
LET'S GO.

- WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
- COME ON, GO.

- WHAT'S HAPPENING?
- MOVE IT.

- TERRY...TERRY,
DON'T BE STUPID, NOW.

TERRY, YOU'RE GONNA MESS
EVERYTHING UP.

I HOPE YOU KNOW THE HOUSE
MAY NOT GET FINISHED.

PEOPLE WON'T WANT TO HELP
AN INGRATE.

- DO WHAT YOU GOTTA DO, DAN.

- [sighs]

- TERRY?
- DAN AND ME,

WE HAD A BLOWUP.

IT WAS OVER THE PUBLICITY
AND OVER THE MONEY, AND...

IT'S JUST GOTTEN
WAY OUT OF CONTROL.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE ELSE
TO GO, DOROTHY.

- HERE.

TERRY, I DON'T HAVE
ANY AUTHORITY

TO KEEP YOU BOYS.

THE COUNTY'S PLACED YOU.

UHH!
[sighs]

- THE HECK WITH THE COUNTY.

COME ON IN.
WE GOT PLENTY OF ROOM.

- THANK YOU.
- BLESS YOU.

- THANK YOU.

- ALL RIGHT, THANKS.
BYE.

WELL...

JUST TALKED TO SARAH HALL.

SHE SAYS IT'S ALL RIGHT
FOR THE BOYS TO STAY HERE

THE WEEKEND.
- GOOD.

- LITTLE ONES GO BACK
TO FOSTER CARE TOMORROW ANYWAY.

SO...DID YOU FIND
ENOUGH SHEETS FOR THE BEDS?

- OH, YEAH.

AND EVERY SLEEPING BAG
WE OWN.

- [laughs]

- COME HERE, I GOT SOMETHING
I WANT YOU TO SEE.

[thunder rumbles]

[rain falling]

[thunder rumbles]

- GREAT DAY
FOR A SWIM, HUH?

- YEAH, I FEEL LIKE JUMPING IN
AND NEVER COMING BACK.

- DON'T BE SO HARD
ON YOURSELF.

- I BLEW IT.

- SOME OF IT, MAYBE.

DAN WESTON'S GIVING UP
HIS CO-GUARDIANSHIP.

IN FACT, HE'S WASHING HIS HANDS
OF THE WHOLE BUSINESS.

CHURCH FUND, EVERYTHING.

- [sighs]

HOW 'BOUT THE HOUSE?

- SUBCONTRACTORS
HAVE STOPPED WORK.

- I SHOULDN'T HAVE RUN OFF.

HE WAS JUST TRYING
TO HELP ME.

BUT...

I DON'T KNOW,
IT WAS LIKE

I WAS LOSING CONTROL
OF EVERYTHING.

DECISIONS WERE BEING MADE
FOR ME,

AND--AND I WASN'T EVEN
INVOLVED ANYMORE.

AND ALL I COULD
KEEP THINKING WAS,

IT WAS ME
THAT PROMISED MAMA.

I PROMISED HER.
AND I GOTTA ANSWER.

- I KNOW.

- BUT ALL I DID
WAS LET HER DOWN.

AND THEN I GO RUNNING OFF
BY MYSELF.

I'M STUPID.

I'M REALLY STUPID.

- NO.

YOU ARE AN 18-YEAR-OLD BOY

WHO WAS TRYING TO HANDLE
A SITUATION

THAT WOULD BUFFALO
MOST 40-YEAR-OLD MEN.

TAKE IT FOR WHAT
IT'S WORTH, TERRY...

AND LEARN FROM IT.

- DOUG.

- GOOD MORNING.
- HI.

- JUST PICKING UP
SOME PERMITS.

BUSINESS IS BOOMING.

- OH, GLAD TO HEAR IT.

UH, DOUG, I'M SORRY TO HEAR
ABOUT THE O'KELLEY HOUSE.

I-I WAS HOPING
IT'D GET FINISHED.

- WELL, TO BE PERFECTLY
FRANK WITH YOU,

THE GUYS JUST DIDN'T SEE
MUCH POINT IN IT.

I MEAN, AFTER ALL DAN WESTON
DID FOR THOSE KIDS,

AND TERRY TO RUN OFF
LIKE THAT.

HE'S A HOTHEAD, DOROTHY.

AND HE DOESN'T
APPRECIATE MUCH OF--

- NO, NO, NO.

HE DOES APPRECIATE
WHAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE FOR HIM.

AND HE'S NOT A HOTHEAD.

HE'S...THE MOST SINGLE-MINDED
PERSON,

YOUNG OR OLD,
I'VE EVER MET.

AND HE IS TOTALLY DEDICATED
TO GETTING THOSE BOYS

BACK TOGETHER.

HE AND DAN JUST DIDN'T AGREE
ON HOW TO DO IT.

- WELL...IT'S A SHAME
WHAT HAPPENED.

- YES.

I HOPE THE ASSOCIATION
WILL RECONSIDER...

AFTER THINGS
DIE DOWN A LITTLE.

- MAYBE. WE'LL SEE.

- DOROTHY, WHAT ARE WE
DOING HERE?

- YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS PLACE?

- YEAH, MY PAW PAW SOLD IT
WHEN MY NANA DIED.

- HOW WOULD YOU LIKE
TO HAVE IT?

- HAVE IT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"HAVE IT"?

- THERE'S A MAN I KNOW

THAT'S WILLING TO BUY IT
AND LEASE IT TO YOU

FOR A DOLLAR A YEAR.

HOUSE AND CHICKEN SHEDS.

- WHO? WHY?

- WELL, HE WANTS
TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS.

HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT YOU.
WANTS TO GIVE YOU A CHANCE.

- A HOUSE?

HEY, WE CAN PUT SOME LAYERS
IN THEM CHICKEN HOUSES.

I KNOW ALL ABOUT CHICKENS.
- [chuckles]

- AND SONNY BELL,
THEY'D GIVE ME A CONTRACT

IF WAYNE WASN'T HERE.

BUT I DON'T WANT IT IF I CAN'T
HAVE MY BROTHERS BACK.

- OH, WE'LL
WORK ON THAT TOO.

I HAVE SOMEONE
I WANT YOU TO MEET.

[phone ringing]

- MR. O'KELLEY?
- YES, MA'AM?

- MR. KINCAID
CAN SEE YOU NOW.

IT'S THE LAST DOOR
ON THE LEFT.

- THANK YOU.

- IS WILLING TO ADMIT
SEVERAL ERRORS IN PROCEDURE.

[knock at door]
MAKE THAT...

- YEAH, MR. KINCAID.

- YOU'RE TERRY.
COME IN.

HAVE A SEAT, TERRY.

DOROTHY, UH, DOROTHY'S
TOLD ME A LOT ABOUT YOU.

SHE SAYS YOU'RE MADE
OF PRETTY GOOD STUFF.

- YEAH, I OWE DOROTHY
A GREAT DEAL, SIR,

MORE THAN I COULD
EVER TELL YOU.

SHE'S THE BEST FRIEND
I HAVE RIGHT NOW.

UM, THIS SUBPOENA,
THE ONE CHARGING MY FATHER.

UH, I DON'T HAVE
TO GO TO COURT, DO IT?

- OH, YEAH.
YOU HAVE TO HONOR THE SUBPOENA.

- BUT DO I HAVE TO TESTIFY?

- NO...UNDER THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO TESTIFY

AGAINST ANY MEMBER
OF YOUR FAMILY.

- SIR, I DON'T WANT
NOTHIN' TO DO WITH IT.

YOU KNOW, WHATEVER HE'S DONE
TO ME AND MY BROTHERS...

HE'S STILL MY DADDY.

- I UNDERSTAND.

- DOROTHY SAID YOU CAN HELP ME
GET MY BROTHERS BACK.

IS THAT TRUE?

- OH, I WOULDN'T BE
SO SURE ABOUT THAT.

IT'S NEVER HAPPENED IN THE STATE
OF GEORGIA BEFORE, TERRY.

A TEENAGER IN CHARGE OF A LARGE
FAMILY OF MINOR CHILDREN.

- YES, SIR, IT HAS.

I WAS IN CHARGE OF THEM
FOR A LONG TIME AFTER MAMA DIED.

I KEPT 'EM IN SCHOOL
AND I KEPT 'EM FED AND CLOTHED,

AND STAYING OUT OF TROUBLE
WITH DRUGS.

- I DIDN'T REALIZE THAT.

- I'D STILL
BE IN CHARGE OF 'EM

IF IT WASN'T
FOR THE COURTS.

- I CAN'T GUARANTEE
THE OUTCOME.

BUT I'M PREPARED TO TRY.

- THANK YOU, MR. KINCAID.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

I HAVE NO MONEY
TO PAY YOU, THOUGH.

- YOU DON'T NEED ANY MONEY.

THIS ONE'S ON ME.

- YES, SIR.

I REALLY
APPRECIATE THAT, SIR.

[distant train whistle]

- BUYING A CAR LIKE THAT

WAS A REAL STUPID THING
TO DO, TOMMY.

- YEAH, WELL,
YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS

'CAUSE YOU'RE STILL
DRIVING THAT OLD HEAP.

- NO, NO, TOMMY.

JUST THAT I GOT SOME
BETTER THINGS TO DO WITH
MY MONEY, THAT'S ALL IT IS.

- WELL, MY MONEY
IS MY MONEY,

AND YOU CAN'T BOSS ME AROUND
ABOUT EVERYTHING ANYMORE.

- YEAH.
- HEY, RICH BOY!

GOT ANY MONEY FOR US?

[car horn honks]

- HEY.
- HI.

HOW'S IT COMING?
- UH, PRETTY GOOD.

WITH ALL THE STUFF
THAT WAS DONATED,

MOST OF THE HOUSE
IS FURNISHED.

- [laughs]

- SOME YOUNG PUNKS
JUST DROVE DOWN THE ROAD

BEFORE YOU CAME,

HOLLERING AND SHOUTING
AT US.

- YOU GET MUCH OF THAT?

- YEAH.
A BELLYFUL.

THE GUYS GET A LOT OF IT
AT SCHOOL.

- WELL, THERE'S...

BOUND TO BE JEALOUSY
AND RESENTMENT.

ALL THE PUBLICITY
AND THE MONEY.

TRY NOT TO LET IT
BOTHER YOU.

LOOK...I BROUGHT YOU
A HOUSEWARMING PRESENT.

- THIS IS GREAT.

I NEED SOME BLANKETS.

- HOW ARE THE LITTLE GUYS?
- OH, THEY'RE JUST FINE.

I'M BRINGING THEM BACK
TO THE PALMERS IN A MINUTE.

WHY DON'T YOU COME ON IN
AND VISIT FOR A WHILE?

- AH, NO, I--
TOM'S WAITING SUPPER.

I HAVE SOME NEWS
FOR YOU, TERRY.

YOUR FATHER PLED GUILTY
TO THE CHARGES OF ABANDONMENT,

STEALING THE INHERITANCE,
AND FORGERY.

HE GOT A THREE-YEAR
ACTIVE SENTENCE

AND TEN MORE PROBATION.

- IS HE GOING TO PRISON?

- YES.

- [sighs]

- I NEVER, EVER THOUGHT
IT WOULD HAVE COME TO THIS.

ALL RIGHT, I DON'T WANT
THE LITTLE GUYS TO KNOW.

I'LL TELL THEM...LATER.

- NO, I UNDERSTAND.

THE QUESTION NOW IS...

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BOYS
WHILE HE'S GONE?

- WHAT DOES HAPPEN TO US?

- WELL, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK UP
A RECOMMENDATION

FOR THE JUDGE,
THE TWO LAWYERS,

THE DEFENSE PEOPLE,
AND ME.

- WHAT DO THEY WANT TO DO?

- WELL...

I'M RECOMMENDING ALL THE BOYS
LIVE HERE WITH YOU.

- YOU MEAN THAT, DOROTHY?
- [chuckles]

YES.

[kids laughing]

- LOOK AT YOU BUNCH
OF LAZY BUMS.

COME ON, TOMMY, YOU WERE
SUPPOSE TO SET UP

THIS BOX SPRING
AND MATTRESS.

- IT WAS TOO MUCH LIKE WORK.

- OH, YEAH?
WELL, YOU CAN EITHER WORK

OR YOU CAN FIX THE DINNER.

- [grunts]

NO, NOT THAT.
BEAT ME.

CUT OFF MY HAIR.
ANYTHING BUT TOMMY'S DINNER.

- HEY, PIPE DOWN,
I CAN'T HEAR THE CARTOON.

- COME ON, YOU GUYS.
COME ON. HE'S RIGHT.

COME ON, WE GOT A LOT
TO WORK TO DO NOW.

- GETTING WHERE YOU SOUND
JUST LIKE TERRY.

[cartoon music playing]

- GROW UP A LITTLE, HUH?

- NOW, LISTEN, I'M SERIOUS,
ALL RIGHT?

WE GOT A COURT DATE
COMING UP, ALL RIGHT?

LET'S GET THIS PLACE
A LITTLE BIT SHAPED UP.

TOMMY, GET UP
AND HELP CHARLES.

I'M TAKING THE LITTLE GUYS
BACK TO THE PALMERS.

- BUT WE HAVEN'T FINISHED
WATCHING THE CARTOON.

- OH, 'SCUSE ME.

OH, I WAS THINKING ABOUT
COOKIES AND ICE CREAM,

BUT, YOU KNOW--
- NO! NO, NO, NO!

[overlapping shouting]

- WELL, WHAT'S FOR SUPPER?

- WELL, WHY DON'T YOU LET JASON
FINISH HIS COOKIE?

I DON'T WANT
MRS. PALMER THINKING

THAT I'M RUINING
YOUR GUYS'S MEALS.

I'M PROUD OF YOU, DAVID.

- YOU ARE?

- YES, SIR.

YOU'RE TAKING GOOD CARE
OF THE LITTLE BOYS.

YOU GUYS MINDING HIM?

- WELL, MOSTLY.

- THAT'S GOOD.

THAT'S GOOD.

COME HERE.

- YUCK.

[all snickering]

- WELL, GUYS,
GET ON IN THERE.

YEAH.
GOOD NIGHT, GUYS.

[grunts]

[smooching]

[bell clanging]

- ATTORNEY FOR THE FATHER.

- EDWINA WYLIE,
YOUR HONOR.

- YES, ALL RIGHT.

TERRY, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN
MAKE A LIVING

OFF THAT CHICKEN FARM?

- WELL, YES, SIR.
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

IF THERE'S ONE THING
I KNOW, IT'S CHICKENS.

AND NOW THAT I
GOT ENOUGH MONEY,

I CAN GET THEM CHICKEN COOPS
FIXED UP,

AND SONNY BELL'S GONNA
GIVE ME A CONTRACT.

- UH, MS. WYLIE, IS THE FATHER
IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS?

- HE'LL GO ALONG WITH IT
AS A TEST, YOUR HONOR,

SINCE YOU'LL KEEP THE CASE
UNDER YOUR JURISDICTION.

- ALL RIGHT.

NOW, ALL THE PARTIES INVOLVED
HAVE RECOMMENDED

THAT, UH, TERRY GET CUSTODY
OF TOMMY, CHARLES,

DAVID, AND JEFF,

AND THAT MICHAEL AND JASON
REMAIN IN FOSTER CARE.

NOW, UH, TERRY, THERE ARE
TEN RULES SET DOWN HERE

REGARDING FOOD, CLOTHING,

ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL,
AND DISCIPLINE AND SO FORTH.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THEM?

- YES, SIR.

- YOU'LL BE CLOSELY MONITORED.

WE'LL SEE.

[bangs gavel]
COURT'S ADJOURNED.

[hammering]

- DANG IT, TOMMY!
WHY DON'T YOU KEEP IT TIGHT?

- I'M DOING THE BEST I CAN!

- YEAH, WELL, IT AIN'T
GOOD ENOUGH.

THE ELECTRICIANS
ARE COMING ON MONDAY,

AND THIS HAS GOT TO BE FINISHED
BEFORE SONNY BELL

BRINGS THE LAYERS.

HEY, WHERE YOU GOING?

- I'M LEAVIN', BY GOSH!

- OH, YEAH?
WHERE YOU GOING?

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

- I'M GONNA BE 18 IN JUNE.

I GOT MY OWN CAR,

AND NOW I'M GONNA HAVE
MY OWN PLACE.

- LISTEN, I NEED YOU HERE.

- NOW, WHAT YOU NEED
IS TO LET GO A LITTLE,

OR ELSE YOU'RE GONNA RUN
THE REST OF 'EM OFF TOO.

I JUST GOTTA HAVE
SOME BREATHING ROOM, MAN.

YOU'RE SMOTHERING US.

- YEAH, GO AHEAD, TOMMY.
THROW IT ALL AWAY.

YOU ALREADY SPENT YOUR MONEY
ON A CAR,

WHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN
SAVING IT FOR SCHOOL!

- IF YOU WANT TO SINK YOUR MONEY
INTO CHICKENS, GO AHEAD!

I'M SICK OF CHICKENS!

SICK OF PEOPLE
CALLING ME "CHICKEN BRAINS"!

I GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO!

- COME ON, TERRY.
TERRY, COME ON.

IT'S SUPPERTIME.
- NOT NOW, NOT NOW.

GIVE ME A BOARD.

- YOU JUST NEVER QUIT,
DO YOU?

- YEAH, LIKE I CAN QUIT.

I GOTTA THINK ABOUT TOMORROW
AND THE DAY AFTER THAT

AND THE NEXT YEAR.

AND THAT'S WHAT YOU BETTER
START DOING TOO.

AND PRETTY DARN SOON.

- I AM, TERRY, I AM.

ABOUT NEXT YEAR, I--
I PLAN TO--

- WHAT ABOUT COLLEGE?

YOU GO TOOTIN' OFF
LIKE TOMMY?

- COLLEGE, MAYBE.
YOU KNOW, IF THE MONEY'S THERE

AND I--
- THE MONEY WILL BE THERE.

NOTHING WILL
MAKE MAMA PROUDER.

- I KNOW.
I KNOW, TERRY.

LET ME GIVE YOU A HAND.

- OH, NO. NO.
NOT AGAIN.

[fire roaring]

NO!
- OH!

- OH, NO!
NOT AGAIN, NOT AGAIN!

[all shouting]
GET BACK, GET BACK!

- TERRY!
- NO, GET BACK!

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

WHY?

WHY?

- [crying]
TERRY, WHAT WENT WRONG?

PLEASE, STOP!
PLEASE.

- IT'S ALL OVER.
IT'S GONE. IT'S RUINED.

OHH.

[fire roaring]

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

- TALKED TO THE INSURANCE
COMPANY THIS MORNING.

THEY'RE GONNA SEND AN ADJUSTOR
OUT LATER IN THE DAY.

BUT YOUR INSURANCE JUST COVERS
THE HOUSES THEMSELVES,

NOT YOUR IMPROVEMENTS.

- ALL THAT WORK.

$8,000 WORTH OF MONEY
FROM THE TRUST FUND,

JUST UP IN SMOKE.

- COULDN'T HAVE COME
AT A WORSE TIME, EITHER,

WITH THE HEARING
IN LESS THAN A MONTH.

- IF YOU WANT TO POSTPONE IT,
TERRY,

I'M SURE HE'D UNDERSTAND.

- I CAN'T THINK ABOUT
HOW THINGS ARE, DOROTHY,

BUT HOW I WANT THEM TO BE.

I WANT MY FAMILY BACK.

I GOTTA FIND TOMMY.

- WHERE'S TOMMY?

- HE TOOK OFF.
HE'S GONE.

HE'S GETTING HIS OWN PLACE.

HE SAYS HE'S 18,
AND I'M SMOTHERING HIM.

- I GOTTA GET HIM BACK HERE.

- WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?

- TOMMY DIDN'T GET HERE YET.

- HMM.

[man coughing]

- [sighs]

[child coughing]

[horn honking outside]

[door bursts open]

- [whispering]
YOU FOUND HIM.

- [whispering]
OH, YEAH. I SURE DID.

- ALL RISE.
THIS COURT IS NOW IN SESSION.

THE HONORABLE JUDGE MCLAUREN
PRESIDING.

[pounds gavel]
- COURT'S IN SESSION.

WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT
WE HAVE HERE.

TERRY, YOU'VE HAD
QUITE A SETBACK OUT HERE.

SECOND FIRE IN TWO YEARS.
- YES, SIR.

BUT I'M GONNA GET
THAT CHICKEN COOP REBUILT, SIR.

WE STILL GOT OUR HOUSE,
AND I GOT ME A NEW JOB.

- WHAT KIND OF JOB?

- I'M DRIVING A TRUCK
AT THE HATCHERY, SIR.

- ALL RIGHT.

MS. WYLIE, DO YOU HAVE
A COMMENT FOR THE COURT?

- YOUR HONOR,
TERRY HAS TRIED HIS BEST,

BUT NO LONGER HAS
THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES

TO COMPLY WITH YOUR ORDER.

THE BOY'S FATHER WANTS HIM
IN FOSTER CARE.

- I SEE.
- YOUR HONOR...

- YES?

- I'D LIKE TO RECOMMEND
TO THE COURT JUST THE OPPOSITE.

GIVE TERRY CUSTODY
OF ALL THE BOYS.

HE'S MET ALL THE REQUIREMENTS
OF YOUR EARLIER ORDER.

FOOD, SHELTER,
DISCIPLINE, EDUCATION.

- THE FATHER IS CONCERNED
AS TO HOW TERRY

WILL FINANCIALLY
CARE FOR THE BOYS.

- I'M GETTING TO THAT.

NOW, I HAVE SUPPLIED YOU ALL
WITH COPIES

OF THIS TRUST AGREEMENT
FROM THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

THEY'RE ACCEPTING THE FUND
FOR THE BOYS

THAT WAS SET UP BY
THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

THE BANK WILL
INVEST THE MONEY

AND PAY OUT $200 A MONTH
FOR EACH MINOR CHILD.

- THE FATHER WAS NOT A PARTY
TO THAT TRUST AGREEMENT.

- WELL, HE DOESN'T
HAVE TO BE!

HE'S ALREADY
SIGNED AN AGREEMENT

ALLOWING THE FUND
TO BE MAINTAINED FOR THE BOYS.

DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER
THE CHURCH DOES IT

OR SOME OTHER
RESPONSIBLE ENTITY.

- BUT, YOUR HONOR--
- PLEASE.

JUST A MINUTE.

MS. DONALDSON,
WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND?

- YOUR HONOR,
THEY'VE GOT FREE HOUSING.

AND WITH THE RETURN
ON THE INVESTMENTS

THAT THE BANK'LL MAKE,

THEY CAN MEET
THEIR OTHER EXPENSES.

AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM,

I RECOMMEND THE BOYS
BE TOGETHER.

- THANK YOU.

TERRY, I THINK YOU'VE, UH,

DONE AWFULLY WELL
WITH WHAT YOU'VE HAD TO FACE.

UNFORTUNATELY, UH...

I'VE NEVER AWARDED CUSTODY
TO SOMEONE AS YOUNG AS YOU ARE.

- JUDGE MCLAUREN,
I'VE BEEN TRYING REAL HARD

AND FOR A LONG TIME TO KEEP
THE PROMISE I MADE MY MAMA

BEFORE SHE DIED.

LORD KNOWS I HAVEN'T DONE
EVERYTHING RIGHT, SIR.

BUT I'VE GROWN.

AND THEY'RE MY BROTHERS, JUDGE,
AND I LOVE 'EM.

AND I WANT 'EM BACK.

I CAN HANDLE IT.

I PROMISE.

- THIS HAS BEEN A VERY DIFFICULT
DECISION TO MAKE.

BUT I'M GONNA RULE
IN YOUR FAVOR.

CUSTODY GRANTED.

[pounds gavel]
DISMISSED!

[kids cheering]

[overlapping chatter]

- OH, CONGRATULATIONS.

- SARAH, THANK YOU.
MR. KINCAID.

- OH, YOU DID IT.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH.

[overlapping chatter
and laughter]

- HEY, WHERE'S MY LUG--
HEY, GIVE ME BACK MY LUG NUTS,

JEFF AND DAVID.
- COME AND GET IT.

- HEY.
- YOU AIN'T THE BOSS, TERRY.

- HEY, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT
IF I WERE YOU.

- YOU GUYS ARE GETTING
TOO BIG FOR YOUR BRITCHES.

COME ON.

- I WOULDN'T SAY THAT
IF I WERE YOU, BUDDY.

- HEY, TERRY!

[playful grunting
and laughter]

TOMMY!

GUYS, IT'S TOMMY!

[indistinct chatter]

- CAN I GO FOR A RIDE?

- WELL, SURE.

EVERYBODY GETS A RIDE.
- WOW, IT'S SO SHINY.

- STICK YOU RIGHT HERE
IN THE SADDLE BAGS.

- WHERE'S YOUR CAR, TOMMY?

- WELL, UH...

A TREE RAN INTO ME.

[laughter]

WELL, I GUESS I THOUGHT
I WAS RICHARD PETTY.

- HOW FAST DOES IT GO?

- WOW.

- IT'S SO SHINY!

- LOOK AT THE COLOR.
- WOW!

- GOSH, IT'S NEAT.
- IT'S COOL.

- YOU JUST VISITING?

- WELL, I THOUGHT I MIGHT
STAY FOR A WHILE,

IF THAT'S OKAY.

I GOT A HANKERING
FOR SOME OF CHARLES' MEATLOAF.

- YEAH, WE CAN FIT ONE MORE.

- YEAH.
- YEAH.

- YEAH!
- LET'S GO GET SOME MEATLOAF.

- YEAH!
- COME ON, TOMMY.

[overlapping chatter]

- GO AHEAD, GIVE 'EM TO HER.

- WELL...MAMA...
I DID IT.

WE'RE ALL TOGETHER.

I LOVE YOU, MAMA.

- I LOVE YOU TOO, MAMA.

- LOVE YOU, MA.

- I LOVE YOU, MOMMY.

- ME TOO.

- ME TOO, MA.