Dead Birds (2004) - full transcript

In Civil War-era Alabama, a band of outlaws takes refuge at an abandoned plantation after robbing a bank that held a cache of Confederate gold. Led by William, the group includes Sam, Todd, Annabelle, Clyde and Joseph. They intend to flee to Mexico, but nightfall and a thunderstorm force the robbers to remain in place. As the night wears on, each member of the group begins to have visions of the atrocities that occurred within the house. As supernatural forces begin to manifest themselves, the six turn on one another.

[♪♪]

[INSECTS BUZZING]

[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE]

MAN:

Good morning, Miss Shaw.

WOMAN:

Good morning, Seth.

[BELL TOLLING IN DISTANCE]

Halt.

Prepare to dismount.

Dismount.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

May I help you?

The manager in?

Back there.

Well, go get him.

[KNOCKS ON DOOR]

MAN:

Yes?

There'’s a soldier

out here to see you.

Ma'’am.

SOLDIER:

You MacCready?

Yes, I am.

Fred MacCready'’s the name.

How may I help

you gentlemen?

Corporal Smitherman says

you might have a place

where we can put this.

Did the, uh, corporal, uh,

give you a message for me?

[CLEARS THROAT]

[♪♪]

Hey. Look at that.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

Well, now,

who are they?

[QUIETLY]

I don'’t know.

Well, everything seems

to be in order.

Uh, sorry I had to check,

but, uh, you understand

security these days.

Is there a safe

we should be taking this to?

Best one in the state.

But first, you'’ll have

to sign for it.

Sure.

MAN:

Maggie, you go on home now.

Now, where you men from?

Camp over that way,

about 20 miles to the east,

near a swamp.

GUARD:

Is that right?

Who'’s y'all'’s

lieutenant over there?

We ain'’t got

a lieutenant right now.

Captain Lewison'’s around,

though.

GUARD 2:

What are y'’all doing here

in town?

Oh, we got some business

at the bank.

GUARD:

Well, I'’m afraid you gonna have

to wait a few minutes.

[GUN HAMMER CLICKS]

No.

Can'’t wait.

Now, you hold it right--

[GRUNTS]

[FLESH SQUISHES]

Nobody move!

Yep!

I don'’t think so.

[MAN SCREAMS]

SAM:

Hey there.

Did you get that teller,

Annabelle?

I didn'’t even see that.

The bag'’s heavy, Joseph?

[GRUNTS]

Hell, yes.

About time.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

WILLIAM:

Here they come.

Stop right there!

Halt!

[GUNSHOTS]

[WAILING]

WILLIAM:

Wait up, little brother.

Shit.

WILLIAM:

Y'’all ride on ahead.

We got a ways

to that Hollister place.

[DOG BARKING]

How many do you think

will be after us?

Not many at first.

Those'’d be the only ones

who could catch us.

You'’re hit.

Yeah, I know.

I'’m fine. It's just

in my shoulder.

I can move it around

all right.

It'’s not even close

to the bone or anything.

[♪♪]

Which way now?

This way.

CLYDE:

William, tell us

we ain'’t lost.

WILLIAM:

We ain'’t lost, Clyde.

We got a couple more miles

of this and then we'’ll be there.

Hey, old man.

You get you

some deserters?

Eight...today.

[INSECTS BUZZING]

We was looking for

that old Hollister place.

Hollister.

Never heard of it.

You sure about that?

Should be a large farmhouse

right past

the creek.

There are no creeks

around here,

not for miles.

I'’ve seen servants

upon horses,

and princes

upon the earth.

You'’d best

be moving on.

We'’ll keep heading up

this way.

Can'’t be more

than a couple miles out.

He ain'’t got the slightest

notion where we'’re going.

Yeah, well...

another good plan, huh?

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

[HORSE NEIGHS]

WILLIAM:

Shoot. Crazy old man.

[WILLIAM WHISTLES,

CLICKS TONGUE]

[DOG BARKS]

[DOG BARKING]

SAM:

Do you see a pathway

up to the house anywhere?

WILLIAM:

Must'’ve grown over.

JOSEPH:

Is that it?

I said

it'’d be here.

[MAN WHISTLING]

[INSECTS BUZZING LOUDLY]

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

ANNABELLE:

Hey.

Come look at this.

[♪♪]

Looks like a man.

Doesn'’t look like

no scarecrow.

Do you want me to take

it down, Miss Annabelle?

No.

Just scared me a bit.

Let'’s move on, shall we?

[HORSES NEIGH]

[DOG BARKING]

[NEIGHS]

[ROARING]

Good shot, Sam.

WILLIAM:

What the hell is that?

Jesus, Joseph.

JOSEPH:

Somebody shaved the skin

right off that boy.

TODD:

Don'’t look like any kind

of mountain cat I ever seen.

JOSEPH:

Looks like a wild boar

or something.

Let'’s get

to that house.

Sooner we get inside,

the better.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

Big storm coming in

tonight, William.

WILLIAM:

Listen up. Let'’s get

that gold inside.

And bring your lanterns.

We head out for Mexico

in the morning.

CLYDE:

Who'’d you say runs

this house?

WILLIAM:

No one.

No one.

It belonged to a soldier

I knew once,

but he'’s dead now, so...

the place is empty, I reckon.

SAM:

Place looks deserted.

No shit.

I think we got

that figured out.

[GROUND SQUELCHES]

What the hell?

Just stepped on a bird.

Yeah, come on.

I want to get that bullet out

of you before it gets infected.

Yeah, all right.

[DOG BARKS]

Phweet! Dog!

[♪♪]

Oh, hell.

TODD:

What'’s going on?

It'’s probably

just some tramps.

Let'’s look around

and find '’em.

There'’s only two of 'em.

All right,

but let'’s all be careful.

It'’s real.

It'’s real.

Don'’t chew on

the gold, Joseph.

You and Clyde go have

a look upstairs.

Todd and I will

check this floor.

JOSEPH:

I ain'’t never been

in a house this big.

So many rooms.

Whoever built it must'’ve

been pretty damn rich.

I guess we'’re richer

than him now, though.

We ain'’t richer than nothing.

Not yet, anyhow.

How you mean?

Don'’t hurt yourself trying

to think or nothing,

but right now

that gold'’s downstairs.

That ain'’t mine

until it'’s in my pocket.

That'’s for true.

I'’m gonna feel a lot easier

when we'’re in Mexico

holding our shares.

And if William thinks

we'’re taking the same share

as that nigger,

he'’s got another thing coming.

You check that room,

and I'’ll look in this one.

You hear me holler,

you come running, get it?

You too.

[♪♪]

[RATTLING]

[DOOR HANDLE RATTLING]

Todd?

TODD:

I think I heard something.

You can'’t get it open?

[SIGHS]

No, it'’s stuck good.

Doorknob turning.

It ain'’t locked.

[SIGHS]

Well...

we'’ll find something

to pry it open.

Let'’s come back to it.

[WIND WHISTLES]

[GASPS]

Anyone here?

Come on.

Come on, get out.

Oh![LAUGHS]

Why'’d you do that?

Hey, I like to breeze

through the trees, corporal.

Anything in here?

No.

Did you find anything?

CLYDE:

Just some clothes.

Looks like a guest room

or something.

The bed'’s still made.

Let'’s check the barn

out back next.

Yeah.

[GROANS]

[GROANS]

There.

You'’re done.

[COUGHING]

Oh!

Goddamn it,

Annabelle!

That'’ll do.

Could'’ve told me

you were gonna do that.

Stop whining.

Ow.

What is this place?

TODD:

Slave quarters.

There'’s a book over here.

WILLIAM:

Any of this mean

anything to you?

TODD:

They'’re spells...

for raising the dead.

How much you figure

our share to be,

looking at that gold?

Less than it should.

Sure would be easier

if we was to divide it by two,

instead of...

We got...

That kid already got

a bullet in him.

I reckon you could take care

of our lady friend.

WILLIAM:

You find anything in here?

CLYDE:

No. It'’s empty.

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

Might not be a bad time

for a storm.

It could wash away

any tracks we left.

Uh-uh.

Ground'’ll be muddy tomorrow.

Leave tracks

that'’ll last for days.

You hear me

ask your opinion, boy?

'’Cause I didn't.

Ain'’t no boys in here,

speculator.

I wouldn'’t speculate on you.

I wouldn'’t have

no use for you, none at all.

I don'’t see any pine trees

for you to hide behind

up in here.

Oh, boy, I'’ll knock those eyes

straight in your head.

Shut up,

the both of you.

[JOSEPH LAUGHING]

Yeah, I wonder how

they got up in there.

There ain'’t no ladder.

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

CLYDE:

This place is going

to turn me into a little girl.

Well, if there was anyone here,

they'’re long gone by now.

Come on.

JOSEPH:

Ante up over there.

That'’s it.

I swear...

Five...

Hit a winner.

Mmm...

It'’s me, isn't it?

How much you got?

And don'’t lie.

Two.

Two.

Two and one,

that'’s it.

You holdin'’?

They said there were

some beds upstairs.

Want to go lie down

for a while?

[CHUCKLES]

Damn.

Come on,

what is it now?

[GRUNTS]

[BED CREAKING]

[ANNABELLE MOANING]

JOSEPH:

Three.

Another three.

My bet.

Joseph, come on,

now, boy.

JOSEPH:

I got a...

I'’ll go five.

[♪♪]

[WOLF HOWLS]

ANNABELLE:

Do you remember the hospital

where we first met?

First time we talked

after you woke up?

You, me,

Jeffy Hollister...

when he told us

about this place.

Did he ever say anything

about the folks

that he inherited it from?

Yeah, some great-uncle

or something.

Had he ever been out here?

I don'’t think he had.

Carried around

all those maps.

Mmm.

It was awful

watching him go.

He called me "Belle."

I wanted you

the first time I saw you.

Annabelle...

I think I killed a kid

in town today.

Did you see it?

[SIGHS]

I'’m out. I'm done.

Wise decision, nance.

Wiser than

our friend here,

who'’s looking to lose

his share of the gold

afore he gets to count it.

SAM:

You know, Clyde,

you'’d be a lot better

at bluffing

if you played it

down a bit.

See your three.

I'’m up five.

[THUNDER CRASHES]

JOSEPH:

Hell, I best to get

these horses in...

before that storm hits.

You do that.

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

JOSEPH:

Yeah, I bet you tired as I am.

[HORSE NEIGHS]

It'’s been a rough day,

hasn'’t it, boys?

Nothing to worry about,

now you in here.

Storm ain'’t gonna

hurt you none.

You did good today,

Passion.

I'’m gonna get you

all fed and watered now.

I guess you don'’t need this.

I do.

Be right back.

[SNORTS]

[♪♪]

[WATER TRICKLING]

[FROG CROAKING]

[WATER SPLASHES]

Hmm.

BOY [FAINTLY]:

Please, help me!

Get me out of here!

Is somebody down there?

BOY:

Please, mister, hurry!

Let me outta here!

Can'’t see you.

My daddy threw me

in here!

Oh, hell!

My-- My Lord!

I'’m gonna throw

a bucket down to you.

Hurry!

Damn!

Hurry! I'’m cold!

Just grab hold on it.

I'’m gonna pull you up

out of there.

Hurry!

You got it?

All right.

All right, grab hold,

both hands.

Uh-huh.

Come on.

[GRUNTING]

Well, damn!

[GRUNTS]

Damn! What...?

[JOSEPH YELLS]

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

You okay there, Sam?

Mmm...

I don'’t know.

This thing'’s

itching me.

Means it'’s healing.

Yeah.

I guess so.

SAM:

How long do you think

Joseph'’s been gone?

[THUNDER CRASHES]

[♪♪]

[WOOD CREAKING SOFTLY]

[MAN COUGHING]

[GURGLING & GAGGING]

[MEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

[MEN COUGHING]

MAN [IN DISTANCE]:

There'’s more Injuns coming.

[GUNSHOT IN DISTANCE]

[HORSE NEIGHS]

[MAN COUGHING]

Belle...

ANNABELLE:

I'’ll be back for you,

Jeffy.

Isn'’t she beautiful?

I think she'’s the most

beautiful girl I'’ve ever seen.

Soon as I heal up

and get out of here,

we'’re going to get married.

She told me so.

[COUGHING]

JEFFY [WHISPERS]:

Bastard...

Bastard!

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

What is it?

Joseph'’s gone.

What do you mean,

he'’s gone?

He'’s gone. He disappeared.

He went to take

the horses to the barn,

and he hasn'’t come back yet.

We'’re all out

looking for him.

I'’ll be right down.

Todd and Clyde are out back.

Are you coming?

Yeah, I'’ll be along

in a minute.

[GROANS]

[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE]

[SAM WHISTLES]

Dog!

[WHISTLES]

Joseph?

[BRANCHES RUSTLING]

BOY:

Over here.

You seen him?

No. I thought I heard Dog

out in the cornfield.

I went out after him, but...

I must'’ve gotten turned

around in there or something.

Well, you couldn'’t find

your way out there in daylight,

much less at night

with a storm coming.

Yeah.Joseph!

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

He'’ll either come back

or he won'’t.

Let'’s all keep

our pistols handy.

I got to take care

of something.

I'’ll be around

in a minute.

[♪♪]

WILLIAM:

We shouldn'’t leave

the gold unattended again.

We'’ve been lucky so far,

especially

with those two around.

Do you think they'’re

playing at something serious?

Things are different now.

From now on,

one of us three

stays with the gold

at all times,

no matter what,

at least until we figure out

what'’s going on here.

Got that?

Yeah.

All right.

[GROANS]

[SCRATCHING]

Dog?

[WOOD RATTLING]

Shh!

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Hey. Hey. Hey, now.

[THUNDER CRASHES]

[FOOTSTEPS]

[DOOR CREAKS]

BOY [WHISPERS]:

Anna...

[PATTERING]

[GASPS, SCREAMS]

WILLIAM:

Stay with the gold.

What is it?

There was a boy

in here.

A boy?

He ran out.

You all right?

Yeah, I'’m fine. It just--

It just scared me, that'’s all.

Maybe it was the light.

Was this a young kid?Yeah, he was young.

He was small.

If there was a boy here,

Sam will find him.

We'’re the only ones

on this floor.

WILLIAM:

Could he have

gone out a window?

SAM:

I don'’t see how.

He didn'’t go downstairs.

We would'’ve passed him.

Yeah.

You sure you weren'’t dreaming?He was here!

He could'’ve gone out

another way.

If there was a boy here--

It wasn'’t a dream, William.[GROANS]

Sam?

Sam? Sam.

On your feet.

You all right?

Yeah, I'’m fine.

I just got queasy after running

up all those goddamn stairs.

Okay, you need to lie down

and get some rest.

No, I'’m all right.

Just give me a minute.

Lie down.

Come on.

[GROANS]

Annabelle...

I believe you

about the boy.

Get some rest.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[♪♪]

[RAIN FALLING]

[VOICES WHISPERING]

I didn'’t say that

I don'’t believe you.

No, you just said

I had a bad dream.

I heard you

the first time.

Ah, Christ, Annabelle.

Sam'’s wound's infected.

He'’s not gonna be

in any condition

to ride if it gets much worse.

All right, fine.

You got any suggestions?

It'’s just that...

there'’s something wrong

with this place.

There was something awful

about that boy upstairs.

Why can'’t

we just leave now?

Well, there'’s no chance of us

going anywhere tonight,

not in this.

And we can'’t

just leave Joseph here,

he could just be

passed out somewhere.

What'’ve you been doing?

You see Joseph come by?

Could'’ve sworn I saw him

moving around in there.

WILLIAM:

You sure it was him?

I saw a head and shoulders

moving through the rows, but...

WILLIAM:

What?

Then I didn'’t

see it no more.

It'’s either him

or something pretty big.

[VOICES CHATTERING]

[FOOTSTEPS SCURRYING]

[SOFTLY]

Our Father,

thou art in heaven...

[ECHOING EERILY]

My parents used

to lie together in this bed.

This is where my mother was

when the consumption took her.

Though I walk through the valley

of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil...

[CONTINUES SPEAKING

INDISTINCTLY]

I had to do it.

I put the children...

where they'’ll never be found...

by anyone.

I tried to bring my wife back,

but they tricked me.

They changed

my children into demons.

Who are you?

Where is my wife?

Where is she?!

Where is she?!

[METAL CLANGS]

[COINS CLINKING]

Clyde here says he saw

Joseph and Dog.

At least it was

some kind of animal.

We planning on keeping

this gold out all night?

We'’ll stand watch

over it. Why?

I say we divide

the gold up now,

so we'’re each carrying

our own shares.

Seems safer.

And I said...

we divide the gold up

when we get to Mexico,

not before.

Doesn'’t make

any sense, William.

Joseph'’s missing,

we don'’t know where.

Way it is,

Clyde.

Part of this gold is mine.

And you'’ll get it...

when we'’re out of the country.

It'’s the way

I say it is.

That'’s final.

Ah, doesn'’t make

any difference, I guess.

I'’m gonna

go get some rest.

You do that.

[CHUCKLES]

[♪♪]

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

[THUNDER CRASHES]

[WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

[SPEAKING STOPS]

[SPEAKING RESUMES]

[VOICE SCREAMS]

[METAL THUMPS]

[GUN HAMMER CLICKS]

[ROARS]

Sam!

Sam!

[CREAKS]

[FAINT CRY]

Who'’s there?

How'’d you get in here?

[CRYING]

Hey.

Listen, kid...

you need to tell me

if there'’s someone else

in this house.

Did something happen?

[SCREAMS]

[WOMAN WHIMPERS]

How'’d you get

in here?

[SOBBING]

Oh, please.

Please help me.

Please let me go!

I didn'’t

do nothing.

I won'’t tell nobody

about the others.

The others?

You a runaway?

I didn'’t see nothing.

I didn'’t.

I didn'’t see nothing.

Damn it.

They used rawhide on you.

They used rawhide

on you.

Oh, God, it hurts!

Yeah, I know. I know.

Please help me.Shhhhh.

Hurry!

Hold tight.

I'’m gonna cut this off you.

[SOFTLY]

Oh, God, he'’s here!

What?

[WAILS]

He'’s here!

Oh, God, he'’s here!

He'’s here!

Oh, God, he'’s here!

Help me!

I don'’t see anything.

Shh.

[QUIETLY]

Hold on now. Just hold on.

Hold on.

[SCREAMING]

No! No, God!

I don'’t see anybody.

[SCREAMS]

Joseph?

Sam...

The gold.

Clyde.

[GRUNTS]

Clyde!

You stay here with Annabelle,

you understand?

Sam...

Where'’s William?

Where'’s the gold?

Will'’s taking care of it.

What'’s that?

A door.

Page from that book.

What are you

talking about?

It'’s no door

that you would understand.

It'’s for sacrifice.

First, all the slaves...

all the cheap ones and

the females past their prime.

You have to follow

certain rituals to be heard.

Most think of them

as spirits

and ghosts.

But they have

always been here.

They exist

in a world around our own.

Sam--

They want to change

what is in this world.

They wanna...torment us.

I don'’t understand.

[GASPS]

Annabelle...

this really hurts.

I think something'’s wrong.

All right, let me--

Let me look at it.

[PANTING]

[WHIMPERS]

Ah!

[QUIETLY]

What is that?

I don'’t know.

Sam, we have

to get you to a doctor.

You have

some sort of an infection.

I may be able to get you

something for the pain.

No.

It don'’t hurt

no more, Belle.

What?

What did you just call me?

I want to show you something.

Here. Come on.

Come on.

Don'’t you want to see

what they did to me?

You were shot, Sam.

I was there, remember?

No! Preacher said

shooting'’s too good for me.

They just left me out there

to rot for what I did.

Sam, what'’re you talking about?

[GROANS]

Sam?

Sam...

Sam...

I can'’t see--

Stop calling me that!

[SCREAMS]

[MEN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

Stop this!

Where did you put

the bodies?

Where are

your children?

Where they belong!

Hoist him up there!

I'’ve opened the door.

They'’re here forever!

PREACHER:

Fine.

We'’ll see you get

a taste of hell in this world

before you pass on

to the next.

[LAUGHING]

You'’ll see!

Just wait!

MAN:

Come on, Jeffy.

You'’ll know,

neighbor!

Hollister!Just you wait and see.

You have no idea.

[MUFFLED SCREAMS]

[SCREAMS]

[GASPING]

Todd! Joseph!

Where the hell

are you, goddamn it?

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN,

CLOSES]

What is it?

I saw everything.

What exactly

did you see?

What'’s wrong with Sam?

I don'’t know.

Sam?

He'’s dead.

What the hell

happened here?!

I don'’t know.What, was it his wound?

No, it'’s this place!

This place

did something to him!

What do you mean,

"this place"?

Why would Jeffy Hollister

send us here?

What do you know

about this farm?

What are you

talking about?

It was a trap, William!

TODD:

The farmer that lived here,

he sacrificed

his slaves...

in some sort of ritual...

to bring his wife back.

He killed them because

they turned into beasts...

demons.

I saw it.

We need to get outta here,

William.

Sam'’s dead, Todd.

WILLIAM:

Where the hell have you been?

We need to get as far away

from this farm as we can.

We'’re not leaving here

without the gold.

The gold?

Yeah.

The gold, remember?

We left you here

watching it.

ANNABELLE:

Two against one, Todd.

What are you

thinking about?

TODD:

I'’ll kill him, Miss Annabelle.

You ain'’t that quick.

Maybe.

He won'’t be

lonely long if you do.

Should'’ve left

when I had the chance.

You watch yourself.

I'’ve ridden

with you a long time.

I saved your life

more times than I can count!

That don'’t make it yours.

Put the gun down,

Todd.

WILLIAM:

You had no part in this?

That gold

don'’t mean nothing now.

It'’s gone.

No.

We find Joseph and Clyde,

and we find that gold.

[VOICES CHATTERING]

Did you hear that?

What?

Now it'’s gone.

Todd.

Forget about

Joseph and Clyde.

Your brother'’s dead.

Let'’s just get on our horses

and get the hell

outta here, right now!

I don'’t care what you decide.

It don'’t matter what you do.

[THUNDER CRASHES]

WILLIAM:

Todd!

Wait just a goddamn minute!

[TODD LAUGHING]

ANNABELLE:

Look at that.

What could'’ve done this?

Looks like

I'’m walking!

What the hell could have done

this to the horses, William?!

[VOICES CHATTERING]

WOMAN:

You are damned.

Do you hear that?

WOMAN: You are damned. Hear what?

[CHATTERING CONTINUES]

WOMAN:

Drop them here. Bring me back.

My husband will...

Your new nature

will be revealed.

[TODD GROANING]

No more.

TODD [SOBBING]:

I can'’t trust

my eyes anymore.

There are worse things

than dying, you know.

I'’m not leaving here

without that gold!

I am.

Annabelle, if you want to leave,

you go with Todd.

I'’m staying here.

[♪♪]

Sam'’s not dead.

He walked outta here.

It didn'’t look like

he was walking anywhere.

Well, he'’s not here now!

He was dead, William!

Whatever took his body

took it to keep us here.

We have

to find him.

William--

Listen to me!

[UNEARTHLY ROAR]

[PANTING]

[ROAR INTENSIFIES]

[ROAR]

[SCREECHES][SCREAMS]

[ENERGY ZAPS]

What is it?

WILLIAM:

Someone must have

come through here.

Let'’s keep moving.

No. Hold on a minute.

ANNABELLE:

Let'’s go.

WILLIAM:

No, wait!

That'’s Clyde

up there!

[MUFFLED GROAN]

Here!

WILLIAM:

He'’s all tied up with hemp.

[WHISPERS]

Let'’s go.

Hold on.

ANNABELLE:

Oh, my God!

What'’d they do

to him?

Have you got your razor?

[BOTH SCREAM]

Slow down!

Annabelle!

William!

[RUSTLING]

William!

William, where are you?!

[RUSTLING]

[CREATURE GROWLS]

Who'’s out there?!

William!

Where are you?!

W-- William!

[♪♪]

[YELLS]

[WHOOSH]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[GROWLING]

[BARKING]

Dog?

[DOG WHIMPERS]

[BARKING]

What in God'’s name

is that?

SOLDIER:

Hold up, back there!

SOLDIER 2:

That is the ugliest

damn thing I'’ve ever seen.

Thing just jumped right out

at us, didn'’t it?

Gave me a bit

of a scare.

Unless y'’all

are fixing to eat it,

just leave it alone, goddamn it.

We need to get. Mount up.

SOLDIER:

Captain.

Maybe some of us

should check the house, sir.

They came this way.

Johnson and I can check the area

and catch up with you later.

All right.

But I want you back with us

before sundown.

Move it out, men. We'’ve wasted

enough time on this.

What'’s this all about?

Here, look at this.

Is that gold?

Mm-hmm.Where'’d you find it?

Get off me, will ya?

Right here.

Must'’ve dropped it.

All right.

Come on.

SOLDIER:

Johnson?

JOHNSON:

What?

Here'’s another one.

Another one?

Mm-hmm.

Damn, he'’s ugly.

[♪♪]