Down in the Delta (1998) - full transcript

Rosa Lynn sends her druggie daughter Loretta and her children Thomas and Tracy away from the big city to live with their uncle Earl in the ancestral home in rural Mississippi. Earl puts Loretta to work in his restaurant, Just Chicken, while also telling them about the generations of their family, the Sinclairs, dating back to their time in slavery before the the Civil War.

[ Woman ]

♪ LITTLE DARLIN' ♪

♪ GOTTA GO NOW ♪

♪ DON'T KNOW WHEN

I'LL BE COMIN' BACK ♪

♪ GOT MY FUTURE ♪

♪ ALL PLANNED OUT ♪

♪ I GOT MY BAGS PACKED ♪

♪ THINGS DON'T

ALWAYS TURN OUT RIGHT ♪

♪ THAT'S JUST

THE WAY IT GOES ♪

♪ BUT BEFORE I LEAVE YOU ♪

♪ THERE'S JUST A FEW

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ♪

♪ DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS ♪

♪ DON'T FORGET TO

SAY YOUR PRAYERS AT NIGHT ♪

♪ REMEMBER

GOD HE MADE YOU ♪

♪ AND ONE DAY HE'LL

MAKE EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT ♪

♪ DON'T CROSS ON THE YELLOW ♪

♪ ALWAYS GOT TO

WAIT FOR A GREEN LIGHT ♪

♪ REMEMBER

GOD HE MADE YOU ♪

♪ AND ONE DAY

HE'LL MAKE EVERYTHING ♪

♪ ALL RIGHT ♪

♪ LA-DA-DOO-DAH ♪♪

THOMAS, I WANT

YOU HOME BY 3:00.

NOT 3:30,

NOT 3:15, BUT 3:00.

Y-YES, MA'AM.

COME ON, TRACY... DON'T!

[ Growling ]

DON'T!

[ Growls ]

DON'T FORGET HER BOTTLE.

[ Growls, Groaning ]

IF YOUR MAMA

ISN'T HOME SOON,

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO

STAY HOME AND WATCH TRACY.

WHY DON'T YOU READ A BOOK OR

SOMETHIN' WHILE YOU'RE WAITIN'?

[ Door Opens ]

[ Woman ] LORETTA?

LORETTA,

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

[ Grunting ]

HOW YOU GONNA FIND

A JOB WHEN YOU OUT

PLAYIN' ALL NIGHT? TELL ME THAT.

COME ON, THOMAS.

WE'VE ALREADY WASTED

ENOUGH TIME THIS MORNING.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

[ Snickers ] GOD!

WHOO!

♪♪ [ Hip-Hop ]

[ Man ]

HEY, MISS ROSA.

HEY, MARCO. EYES

STRAIGHT AHEAD, PLEASE.

YO, THOMAS, YOU ABOUT

READY TO MAKE SOME REAL MONEY?

YOU GET ALONG TO

YOUR BUSINESS. GO ON!

YOU STAY

AWAY FROM MY THOMAS!

YES, MA'AM.

ANYTHING YOU SAY.

BUT IS HE GONNA

STAY AWAY FROM ME?

I CAN DO IT.

[ Man On Tape ]

SAY "I CAN DO IT."

I CAN DO IT.

[ Man On Tape

Continues, Indistinct ]

I CAN DO IT.

[ Man On Tape ] IF A BOY LIKE

ME CAN DO IT, YOU CAN DO IT TOO.

JUST SAY "I CAN DO

IT." I CAN DO IT. I CAN DO IT.

LISTEN, IF YOU SHOW UP,

IF YOU'RE CLEAN AND SOBER...

[ Conversation

Continues ]

LORETTA?

THE DEVIL IS STRONG.

SO STRONG.

[ Bell Rings ]

MORNIN', MISS ROSA.

HOW YOU DOIN'?

[ Woman ] WOULD

YOU LOOK AT THAT?

WE GOTTA CHECK

OUTTA THE HOTEL.

[ Man ] YOU KNOW CHECKOUT

TIME IS NOON.

[ Woman ] OKAY.

THAT'LL BE

FIVE DOLLARS, PLEASE.

SHE'S ALREADY GOT A

WHOLE SUITCASE FULL

OF SOUVENIR JUNK

TO DRAG BACK HOME.

MAN, HOW MUCH

YOU PAY TO SEE CHICAGO?

WHAT'S ANOTHER FIVE DOLLARS

JUST TO TAKE IT HOME WITH YOU?

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

HERE YOU GO.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH, RIGHT.

[ Panting ]

[ Phone Ringing ]

[ Ringing Continues ]

[ Tracy Yells ]

YEAH? [ Woman ] HAVE

YOU GIVEN TRACY HER LUNCH YET?

[ Tracy Yelling ] [ Sputters ]

NO, NOT YET.

I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO.

DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE

JUST WAKING UP.

I WAS GETTING READY TO.

AND WHEN ARE YOU

GOING TO TAKE YOUR

BABY DAUGHTER OUT OF THAT CRIB?

YOU TELL ME THAT. I AM!

I SAID I WAS, AND I AM.

GET OFF MY BACK! YOU

ALWAYS SAY YOU'RE GOING TO...

TRACY, HONEY.

[ Yelling Continues ]

AAH! I'M GONNA

GET YOU SOMETHING.

[ Yelling ]

COME HERE. [ Grunts ]

[ Grunts ]

AHH! CAN YOU SAY "MAMA"?

"MAMA."

CAN YOU SAY...

"MA"?

HMM.

AHH!

[ Belches ]

[ Children Shouting,

Chattering ]

♪ [ Hip-Hop Playing ] ♪

YOUR UNCLE EARL SAYS

COUSIN RANKIN'S

FUNERAL WAS REAL NICE.

[ Distant Gunfire ]

FOLKS CAME FROM

ALL OVER THE COUNTY.

AK-47? NOT ENOUGH SPIT.

THAT BE A BIG MACK.

POW-POW-POW-POW-POW!

SHE WAS HAVING A BAD DAY.

THAT AIN'T A BIG MACK.

EARL SAYS THEY

JUST BOUGHT THEMSELVES

A BRAND-NEW CAR.

MY, THEY

MUST BE DOING WELL.

IF HE'S SO RICH, HOW COME

HE DON'T SEND US SOME MONEY?

WE DON'T NEED

ANYTHING FROM ANYBODY.

WHAT HE DOIN' WRITING YOU?

I THOUGHT

YOU TWO DIDN'T GET

ALONG TOO WELL.

HE'S WRITING 'CAUSE

HE WANTS SOMETHING FROM ME.

WHAT DO WE HAVE THAT HE WANTS?

[ Snickers ]

WHY DON'T YOU GO UP TO RAYMOND'S

AND WATCH TV FOR A WHILE?

Y-YES, MA'AM.

I WANT YOU HOME BY 10:00.

YOU STAY OFF THAT

ELEVATOR, AND DON'T

MAKE ME COME UP THERE

LOOKING FOR YOU.

LORETTA, I HAVE

TO TALK TO YOU.

[ Sirens Wailing ]

DO YOU EVER THINK

ABOUT WHERE WE'RE

GONNA BE FIVE YEARS FROM NOW?

DEAD.

ME FROM OLD AGE.

YOU? FROM DRINKING.

OR WORSE.

THOMAS, SHOT UP IN THE STREET.

YOU DON'T GET IT, DO YOU?

YOU JUST DON'T GET IT.

THERE ARE NO JOBS OUT

THERE, 'CAUSE I HAVE

LOOKED AND LOOKED AND

LOOKED AND LOOKED.

THERE'S GOT TO BE SOMETHING.

I'M TELLING YOU,

SOMETHING NEW HAPPENS

IN THIS WORLD EVERY SINGLE DAY.

YOU JUST

GOTTA KEEP AT IT.

SHE IS NOT YOUR FAULT.

SHE IS A BLESSING.

AND THE SOONER

YOU REALIZE THAT,

THE SOONER YOU'LL

GET ON WITH YOUR LIFE.

♪♪ [ Muzak On P.A. ]

OH, NO. GRANDMA ROSA

SAID GET WHAT'S

ON HER LIST AND NOTHING ELSE.

HOW YOU DOIN'?

LOOK AT THAT.

BOY, I DO NOT DO ADDING

AND SUBTRACTING TOO GOOD.

THAT DOES IT FOR YOU.

AND PLUS, IT'D GET

GRANDMA ROSA OFF YOUR BACK.

MM.

HOW MUCH

SCHOOLING YOU GIVING ME?

ABOUT A COUPLE

YEARS JUNIOR COLLEGE.

IS THAT ENOUGH?

[ Yawns ]

♪♪ [ Hums Beat ]

YOU DON'T THINK

I LOOK TOO FANCY?

NO. THEY EXPECT

YOU TO LOOK PROFESSIONAL.

OH, HERE, MAMA. I

WANT YOU TO LISTEN

TO THIS ON YOUR

WAY TO THE STORE.

HEY!

[ Man On Tape ] I

DESERVE TO HAVE IT.

WHAT IS THAT?

IT'S A POSITIVE THINKING TAPE.

IF

YOU KEEP SAYING IT,

YOU CAN DO IT.

YES. JUST BE SURE

YOU PUT THAT THING

AWAY WHEN THEY'RE

TALKING TO YOU.

[ Snorts ] I AIN'T TAKING

"NO" FOR AN ANSWER THIS TIME.

OKAY. SO, WISH ME LUCK.

[ Rosa ] GOOD LUCK.

LORETTA?

CALL ME THE VERY

MINUTE YOU GET THAT JOB.

[ Guffaws ] [ Yells ]

OH! HMM.

[ Man On Tape ] SAY

"I CAN DO IT." I CAN DO IT.

"I CAN DO

IT." I CAN DO IT.

[ Electronic

Beep ] UM, UH, HEY.

I'M HERE.

I, UH, HAVE MY

APPLICATION FOR THE CASHIER JOB.

THE JOB PAYS MINIMUM WAGE.

IF YOU'RE LUCKY

ENOUGH TO GET IN 30

HOURS, YOU'LL TAKE

HOME ABOUT 110 A WEEK.

THE FIRST TIME YOU DON'T SHOW

UP, YOU'RE OUT OF HERE, OKAY?

AND, UH, ONE MORE THING...

A BASIC MATH TEST

JUST TO MAKE SURE

YOU KNOW YOUR DOLLARS AND CENTS.

UH... I THOUGHT THE

MACHINE DID THE FIGURING.

MOST OF THE TIME,

BUT SOMETIMES IT BREAKS DOWN,

AND THE CHECKOUT CLERKS

HAVE TO DO THINGS MANUALLY.

SO, MISS, UM... SINCLAIR,

WHAT IS $5 MINUS $3.87?

UM...

IS IT SOMETHING

ELSE THAT I COULD DO?

I COULD PUT STUFF ON THE SHELF.

I'LL MOP.

JUST, YOU

KNOW, ANYTHING...

[ Chattering, Shouting ]

AHH!

♪♪ [ Rap Music Playing

] [ People Chattering ]

HEY, LORETTA.

HEY, MARCO.

OOH-HOO!

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS

GOT A LITTLE PARTY GOING ON.

I'M IN ENOUGH

TROUBLE AS IT IS.

♪♪ [ Continues ]

GIVE ME A LIGHT.

♪ YEAH, THIS

IS NO-MAN'S-LAND ♪

[ Tracy Grunting ] YOU

NEED TO WATCH TRACY FOR A WHILE.

DID SHE GET THE JOB?

I DON'T KNOW.

♪♪ [ Rap ]

♪♪ [ Volume Decreases

] HAVE YOU SEEN LORETTA?

[ Inhales

Deeply, Sniffs ]

[ Gulps, Coughs ]

OOH, NO, HONEY.

ONCE YOU START IN ON THAT STUFF,

THERE AIN'T NO TURNING BACK.

[ Knock At

Door, Door Buzzing ]

[ Buzzing ] LORETTA!

[ Knocking,

Buzzing Continues ]

I WILL COME IN

THERE AND GET YOU! OPEN...

[ Shouts ] WHAT? WHAT?

[ Woman Coughing,

Bottle Rattling ]

[ Coughing Continues ]

COME ON HOME.

[ Loretta Gulps ]

[ Sighs ]

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, MISS LORETTA.

PRETTY SOON WE GONNA

HAVE ENOUGH TO BUY A NEW TV.

YOU FIND HER? UH-HUH.

- SHE STILL GOT MY WALKMAN?

- PROBABLY WITH THE TV BY NOW.

WHY DOES SHE

ALWAYS DO THAT?

SEEMS LIKE EVERY TIME

WE GET SOMETHING,

SHE FINDS SOME WAY

TO MESS IT UP.

- SHE'S NOT HERSELF, THOMAS.

- SHE'S NOTHIN'!

[ Yelling ]

[ Yelling Continues ]

[ Tracy Panting ]

[ Yelling Continues ]

[ Line Ringing ]

[ Man ] HELLO?

HELLO. EARL?

MM. THIS IS ROSA LYNN.

MM-HMM.

EARL? MM-HMM. I'M HERE.

IT'S TIME TO TALK.

I WANT TO SEND LORETTA AND THE

CHILDREN TO YOU THIS SUMMER. NO!

NO! NOW, YOU LISTEN

TO ME, ROSA LYNN...

SHE'S YOUR NIECE, EARL!

I KNOW SHE'S MY

NIECE, EVEN THOUGH I

HAVEN'T SEEN HER SINCE

HER FATHER DIED.

EARL, I KNOW YOU'VE

NEVER FORGIVEN ME...

FOR BURYING CLAYTON

UP HERE INSTEAD OF IN

THE FAMILY CEMETERY

DOWN IN THE DELTA,

BUT WE'RE TALKING BLOOD

FAMILY, YOUR OWN

BROTHER'S DAUGHTER, AND

THEY NEED YOUR HELP.

YOU GONNA SEND

NATHAN WITH THEM?

I MOST CERTAINLY AM NOT.

WELL, HE BELONGS HERE.

BELONGS RIGHT HERE IN

THIS HOUSE, AND YOU KNOW IT.

NEVER SHOULD'VE BEEN KIDNAPPED

TO CHICAGO IN THE FIRST PLACE.

HE WAS NOT KIDNAPPED, EARL!

AND YOU KNOW

THE FAMILY TRADITION.

NATHAN GETS PASSED DOWN FROM

OLDEST CHILD TO OLDEST CHILD,

SO HE STAYS RIGHT UP

HERE UNTIL THOMAS COMES OF AGE.

NOW, THAT'S SOMETHING

WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT.

IF IT COMES DOWN TO IT,

I'LL SELL NATHAN IF I HAVE TO.

SELL NATHAN? WHAT ARE

YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOU CRAZY?

IF I HAVE TO CHOOSE

BETWEEN SAVING NATHAN...

AND SAVING MY FAMILY,

YOU KNOW WHAT I'LL CHOOSE.

WELL... ONLY FOR THE SUMMER.

AND THEY GOTTA

BE QUIET AROUND ANNIE.

YES, EARL, I

UNDERSTAND, AND THEY WILL TOO.

GOOD-BYE, EARL. MM.

OH, AND, EARL? MM.

THANK YOU.

HM.

ANNIE?

MM. MM. ANNIE!

NO.

NO. NO, NO, NO.

COME ON. SIT DOWN.

[ Grunting ]

COME ON, COME ON.

THATAWAY.

[ Moans ] COME ON.

OH, LOOK.

OH! [ Chuckles ]

LOOK AT THAT. HUH?

HMM? THERE. HUH?

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

MM-HMM. THAT'S RIGHT.

MM. MM.

♪♪ [ Humming ]

NO. NO, NO.

NO, NO.

NO. NO, NO.

OH...

[ Clears Throat Loudly ]

I... [ Clears Throat ]

I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.

WE GOT TO TALK.

I'M THROUGH TALKING.

I'M THROUGH TALKING FOREVER.

I CAN'T RAISE YOUR CHILDREN,

AND THEY CAN'T RAISE THEMSELVES!

SO, YOU'RE GONNA

DO EXACTLY AS I TELL YOU,

OR I AM CALLING CHILD

WELFARE IN THE MORNING.

I'M SORRY. I'M SO...

AIN'T THAT MUCH SORRY

IN THE WORLD, MAMA.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

AND DOWN IN THE DELTA, THERE ARE

GREAT BIG FIELDS TO

RUN AND PLAY IN,

AND NOBODY'S CHASING

AFTER YOU BUT YOUR OWN SHADOW.

THEM FIELDS GOT BIG SNAKES,

TOO, THOMAS. BIG OLD SNAKES.

THEY GOT MORE KINDS

OF SNAKES THAN WE GOT RATS.

THEY REALLY GOT LOTS OF SNAKES

DOWN THERE? DON'T LISTEN TO HER.

SHE'S JUST MAD BECAUSE

IT'S A DRY COUNTY. GOOD.

BESIDES, IF YOU DON'T

WANT TO PLAY IN THE FIELDS,

YOU CAN

LEARN HOW TO SWIM.

THEM SNAKES CAN SWIM.

[ Laughing ]

WH-WHAT ARE WE

DOING AT THIS PLACE?

WE'RE GETTING

MONEY TO BUY BUS TICKETS.

[ Door Buzzing ]

HEY, LORETTA! YOU

GOT SOMETHING FOR ME TODAY?

[ Rosa ] I

MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING.

NATHAN!

[ Pawnbroker ] SILVER PLATE.

MAYBE A HUNDRED.

SOLID STERLING.

NOTHING LESS THAN $500.

CAN'T BE ANY

OLDER THAN 1950s.

MAYBE I GO AS HIGH AS 200.

MAYBE.

ANTIQUE SILVER,

I'LL HAVE YOU KNOW. 1852.

LOOK CLOSE

HERE ON THE BOTTOM.

SILVERSMITH, SIGNED,

ENGRAVED AND DATED.

WH-WHERE HAS

HE BEEN ALL THIS TIME?

HE'S BEEN UNDER SAFE

LOCK AND KEY AT THE CHURCH.

EASILY 450.

AMERICAN, 300.

BRITISH, FOUR.

ALL RIGHT, 350.

FINAL OFFER, OR ELSE

YOU CAN GO SOMEPLACE ELSE.

THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-FIVE,

AND IT'S DONE. DONE.

NO, NO, YOU CAN'T DO IT.

NATHAN IS TOO IMPORTANT.

MORE IMPORTANT

THAN WHAT, LORETTA?

WHAT'S THE POINT IN

SAVING NATHAN FOR THE

NEXT GENERATION WHEN

THE NEXT GENERATION...

ISN'T GONNA BE THERE?

HE BEEN IN OUR

FAMILY FOREVER, MAMA.

AND HE CAN STAY

IN THE FAMILY TOO.

IT'S ALL UP TO YOU.

[ Scoffs ] $375.

YOU GOT

UNTIL SEPTEMBER 5.

THOMAS, DID YOU

BRING THAT CAMERA?

YES, MA'AM.

MAY I STAND IN THERE?

YOU HEAR THAT, LORETTA?

YOU'VE GOT UNTIL SEPTEMBER

5 TO MAKE ENOUGH MONEY...

TO BRING YOURSELF

HOME AND RESCUE NATHAN.

NOW, THOMAS.

YOU TAKE GOOD

CARE OF MY NATHAN.

WE'LL BE BACK

WITH YOUR MONEY.

[ Pawnbroker ]

I HOPE NOT.

THIS'LL MELT DOWN REAL NICE.

HERE. THIS BELONGS TO YOU.

I AIN'T TAKING IT.

FINE.

COME ON, THOMAS. WE

HAVE TO GO BUY BUS TICKETS.

DON'T YOU DARE LOOK BACK.

SHIT.

BE SURE TO CALL ME COLLECT WHEN

YOU'RE CHANGING

BUSES IN MEMPHIS.

AND EAT ONLY THE FOOD

I PACKED FOR YOU.

DON'T TAKE FOOD FROM STRANGERS.

THOMAS. THOMAS.

BE SURE YOU SHOW

YOUR UNCLE EARL RESPECT.

BYE, GRANDMA.

DON'T LOOK SO DOWN.

YOU ARE GOING

TO HAVE SUCH A NICE SUMMER,

AND YOU'LL BE

HOME BEFORE YOU KNOW IT.

[ Man On P.A. ] MAY I

HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.

THE SOUTHERN TRAVELLER,

BOUND FOR BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI,

WITH TRANSFERS TO NASHVILLE

AND MONTGOMERY,

BYE-BYE, TRACY.

IS NOW BOARDING.

ALL PASSENGERS ARE ASKED

TO BOARD AT THIS TIME.

LORETTA.

LORETTA, DAUGHTER...

I WANT YOU...

HAVE A WONDERFUL JOURNEY.

AND BE SURE TO

GIVE EARL THAT PICTURE.

AND DON'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT

NATHAN BEING IN THE PAWN SHOP.

YOU HEAR ME?

I HEAR YOU. THE WHOLE

DAMN WORLD HEAR YOU. BYE.

[ Whispers ] BYE-BYE.

♪ FIGHTIN' JUST TO

STAY ALIVE ♪ [ Tracy Yelling ]

♪ DAILY

STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE ♪

♪ CAN'T WIN FOR LOSIN'

SO IT SEEMS ♪ [ Tracy Yelling ]

♪ SOMETHING'S ALWAYS

DARK IN YOUR DREAMS, YEAH ♪

♪ NO ONE

EVER SEEMS TO CARE ♪

♪ FEELS LIKE MORE THAT

YOU CAN BEAR ♪ [ Tracy Yelling ]

♪ UH-HUH-HUH AH ♪

♪ JUST LIFT YOUR

HEAD UP ♪ ♪ LIFT YOUR HEAD ♪

♪ EVERYTHING IS GONNA

GET BETTER ♪ ♪ EVERYTHING ♪

♪ GOTTA KEEP ON KEEPING

ON NO MATTER WHAT ♪ ♪ KEEP ON ♪

♪ HEY ♪ ♪ DON'T LET

NOTHING KEEP YOU DOWN NOW ♪

♪ DON'T LET

NOTHING KEEP YOU DOWN ♪

♪ DON'T LET NOTHING

KEEP YOU DOWN NOW ♪

♪ DON'T LET

NOTHING GET YOU DOWN ♪

♪ DON'T LET NOTHING TURN YOU

ROUND NOW ♪ ♪♪ [ Vocalizing ]

♪ DON'T LET NOTHING GET YOU

DOWN NOW ♪ ♪ NO, NO, NO, NO ♪♪

[ Yelling ] [ Man ]

SOMETHING WRONG WITH HER.

[ Yelling Continues ] SISTER!

HOW WAS YOUR TRIP?

OH, YOU MUST BE SO TIRED.

JUST GET ME OUTTA HERE.

YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE

THE KIND OF TRASH

THEY'RE LETTING ON

BUSES NOWADAYS.

[ Tracy Yelling ]

WHAT YOU CAWING ABOUT?

COME ON. GET OUTTA THERE.

ARE YOU UNCLE EARL?

SO WHAT'S IN HERE, ANYWAY?

THAT'S TRACY'S CRIB.

HUH?

WELL, NOW, WHAT'S

A BIG GIRL LIKE YOU...

DOING STILL

SLEEPING IN A CRIB?

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.

DON'T WORRY

ABOUT HER. SHE DO

THAT ALL THE TIME.

JUST NEVER STARE

AT HER STRAIGHT IN

THE EYES LIKE THAT.

MAKE HER CRAZY.

[ Grunts ]

THAT'S SO... ANNIE WON'T

TRY TO GET OUT WHEN I'M DRIVING.

WE USED TO

HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL,

BUT THEY CLOSED

THAT DOWN WHEN, UH...

WHITE FOLKS STARTED

SENDING THEIR

CHILDREN TO PRIVATE SCHOOL.

WE'RE TRYING TO PUT

ENOUGH MONEY TOGETHER TO...

TURN IT INTO

A COMMUNITY CENTER.

Y'ALL GONNA

HAVE A POOL TABLE?

[ Tracy Babbling ]

HERE'S MY RESTAURANT.

[ Thomas ]

TRACY, DON'T DO THAT.

DO YOU SERVE BEER?

[ Tracy Stops ]

AND THERE'S

THE CHICKEN PLANT.

THAT'S ABOUT THE BIGGEST

BUSINESS AROUND HERE...

SINCE THEY CLOSED

DOWN THE BLUE JEANS MILL.

MY SON WILL'S GOT TWO BOYS

JUST ABOUT YOUR AGE, THOMAS.

[ Thomas ] DO

THEY LIVE AROUND HERE?

[ Earl ] NO. HE'S

A LAWYER IN ATLANTA.

HE'LL BE HERE FOR

YOUR AUNT ANNIE'S BIRTHDAY.

[ Grunts ]

WE'RE HERE.

LET ME OUTTA HERE.

MAN, THIS IS BIG.

[ Chuckles ]

WELL, BACK IN THE OLD DAYS, THEY

USED TO CALL IT "THE BIG HOUSE."

IT WAS BUILT

BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR.

COME ON. WE'LL

GET YOUR THINGS LATER.

WE BOUGHT IT IN '72

FROM THE WHITE SINCLAIRS.

[ Chuckles ]

IT WAS A MESS.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING

ON IT EVER SINCE.

COME ON AND MEET

YOUR AUNT ANNIE AND ZENIA.

WHO'S ZENIA?

WELL, SHE'S,

UH... SHE KIND OF HELPS US OUT.

WHY DON'T YOU

CALL A MAID A MAID?

HERE WE GO.

COME ON. COME ON IN. COME ON.

ANNIE, WE'RE HERE!

WHICH WAY IS THE BATHROOM?

IT'S, UH, RIGHT AROUND

HERE THROUGH THAT DOOR THERE.

ANNIE!

DO I

NEED A KEY TO GET IN?

NO. ONLY OUTSIDE

DOORS HAVE LOCKS.

ANNIE!

AH, ZENIA!

THIS IS THOMAS.

HI, THOMAS. HOW ARE YOU?

ALL RIGHT, I GUESS, MA'AM.

AND THIS IS TRACY. HI.

AND THIS...

IS AUNT ANNIE.

YOU'VE BEEN A GOOD

GIRL TODAY, ANNIE, HMM?

NO, NO. GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME.

THAT'S RIGHT.

GET IT RIGHT.

GET IT RIGHT.

[ Whispers ]

WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?

WELL, SHE HAS ALZHEIMER'S.

NOW, THAT'S A DISEASE

THAT SOME OLDER PEOPLE GET.

IT JUST MEANS THAT

SHE'S A LITTLE

SLOWER THAN OTHER

PEOPLE, THAT'S ALL.

I AM TELLING

YOU, HE IS CRAZY.

MAN THINK HE'S SOME

KIND OF PRISON GUARD.

[ Rosa ] WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

FIRST OF ALL, HE

HAD US LOCKED IN THE CAR.

HE GOT US LOCKED

IN THE HOUSE NOW,

AND HE GOT SIGNS TELLING

YOU WHAT TO DO...

EVERYWHERE. [ Keys Jingle ]

[ Rosa ] I DON'T

UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE AN EXTRA

SPECIAL EFFORT TO GET ALONG.

I HAVE TO GO.

WAIT A MINUTE.

DON'T YOU WANT

TO MEET YOUR AUNT ANNIE?

YES.

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO!

NO, MISS ANNIE. WHOA!

HO, HO, HO, HO.

SWEET BABY JESUS.

MAMA?

MAMA. [ Chuckles ]

IT'S ALL RIGHT. SHE DOES THAT

ALL THE TIME, MISTAKING PEOPLE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

WELL, GO AHEAD.

GIVE YOUR AUNT ANNIE A HUG.

GO AHEAD.

SHE WON'T HURT YOU.

COME ON, ANNIE. COME ON.

COME ON.

[ Earl ] YOU EVER

WAIT ON A TABLE BEFORE?

NO. UM...

I'M NOT TOO GOOD...

AT FIGURING OUT THE BILL.

WELL, WE'LL

FIND YOU SOMETHING.

THERE'S PLENTY

TO DO IN A RESTAURANT.

MAMA WANTED

YOU TO HAVE THIS.

AH, THERE HE IS.

THERE'S NATHAN.

[ Laughs ]

THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF FAMILY

HISTORY IN THIS CANDELABRA.

ROSA LYNN TOLD YOU ABOUT IT?

- YES.

IT CAME UP TO

CHICAGO WITH HER AND DADDY.

LONG BEFORE THEN.

IT WAS BEFORE

THE CIVIL WAR.

MY GREAT-GREAT

GRANDDADDY JESSE...

WAS A SLAVE,

THEN A

SHARECROPPER AFTER THAT.

THE ONLY TWO THINGS

JESSE HAD IN THIS WORLD WERE...

A BIG FAMILY... THAT

WAS IMPORTANT TO HIM...

AND THIS CANDELABRA

HE CALLED NATHAN.

WHEN HE WAS DYING, HE,

HE PASSED IT

ALONG TO HIS OLDEST SON,

AND HE TOLD HIM...

AS LONG AS IT WAS

IN THE SINCLAIR FAMILY...

THE FAMILY WAS

GONNA STAY TOGETHER.

AND IT WAS PASSED DOWN FROM

MY GREAT-GREAT GRANDDADDY...

TO GREAT

GRANDDADDY, TO GRANDDADDY,

AND MY FATHER,

AND THEN YOUR FATHER.

WHEN I WAS IN KOREA,

ROSA LYNN TALKED

YOUR FATHER INTO

GOING UP TO CHICAGO,

AND THEY TOOK

NATHAN WITH THEM.

WASN'T A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING

UP TO CHICAGO IN THEM DAYS?

YEAH, A LOT OF PEOPLE, BUT THEY

DIDN'T HAVE TO TAKE

NATHAN WITH THEM.

ANYWAY, THEY WERE SUPPOSED

TO SEND HIM ON BACK DOWN HERE...

AFTER YOUR

FATHER, UH, PASSED.

BUT, OH, NO, NO.

THAT WOMAN HAD TO

TAKE IT ON UP THERE WITH HER.

THAT WOMAN SCRUBBED

HOSPITAL FLOORS

AND EMPTIED BED PANS

FOR 40 YEARS...

TO KEEP FAMILY

TOGETHER AS SHE HELD ONTO HIM.

MM.

WELL...

I'LL GIVE HER

CREDIT FOR THAT.

BUT SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO

KEEP HIM UP THERE IN HER HOUSE.

[ Rustling Sound ]

WHAT'S

GOING ON OUT HERE?

I SAW SOME KIND OF ANIMAL. I

DIDN'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS.

WELL, YOU GOTTA REMEMBER

TO KEEP THIS DOOR LOCKED,

EVEN IF YOU'RE JUST COMING OUT

HERE FOR A MINUTE,

YOU UNDERSTAND?

UH-HUH.

WELL, IT'S PROBABLY

A COW OR DEER OR SOMETHING.

THEY LIKE TO COME OUT EARLY IN

THE MORNING TO EAT UP MY BUSHES.

YOU REMEMBER ABOUT

THAT DOOR, HUH?

YES, SIR.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU GO ON UPSTAIRS,

AND TELL YOUR MAMA

IT'S ALMOST TIME TO LEAVE...

FOR THE RESTAURANT, HMM?

[ Sighs ]

MAMA? HMM?

MAMA!

[ Groans ]

- GO AWAY.

UNCLE EARL'S ABOUT READY

TO TAKE OFF FOR THE RESTAURANT.

HE SAID TEN MILES IS

AN AWFUL LONG WAY TO WALK.

[ Grunts ]

[ Grunts, Pants ]

OH, SHIT.

- WHAT YOU LOOKING AT, ANNIE?

- WHAT TIME IS IT?

OH, LET'S SEE.

IT'S, UH, 7:22.

7:22.

[ Zenia ]

GOOD MORNING!

HELLO. GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING. 7:22.

OKAY, I OVERSLEPT.

SHOOT ME.

[ Annie ]

WHEN DO WE EAT?

[ Earl ] YOU

WANT SOME MORE BREAKFAST?

GOOD

MORNING, AUNT ANNIE.

AH. SO WHAT'S

YOUR JOB TODAY?

TO LOOK AFTER TRACY.

MM-HMM.

AND YOU MAKE SURE

SHE STAYS QUIET

AROUND YOUR AUNT ANNIE. OKAY.

[ Earl ] OKAY.

YOU READY?

OH. [ Laughs ] MM-HMM.

BYE-BYE, ANNIE.

BYE-BYE. BYE-BYE.

BYE-BYE.

THAT'S RIGHT. BYE. BYE.

BYE-BYE. BYE-BYE.

BYE-BYE.

THAT'S RIGHT. BYE-BYE.

HOW LONG'S

SHE BEEN LIKE THAT?

WELL, ABOUT

FIVE, SIX YEARS AGO...

SHE'D FORGET WHERE

SHE PUT HER CAR KEYS, AND...

THEN SHE FORGOT

WHAT THE KEYS WERE FOR.

MAYBE SHE OUGHT TO

BE IN A HOME SOMEPLACE.

SHE IS HOME.

THERE YOU GO.

THERE YOU GO.

MORNING, EARL. MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

THAT'S, UH, LORETTA. SHE'S THE

NIECE I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT...

THAT'S GONNA BE

WORKING WITH US FOR

THE SUMMER. [ Cash

Register Beeps ]

THAT'S GINA

AND THAT'S ISABELLE.

SO, UH, COME ON.

NOW, THE ONLY THING WE

SERVE HERE... IS JUST CHICKEN,

JUST LIKE THE NAME SAYS.

THAT'S 'CAUSE WE GET IT

AT A GOOD PRICE FROM

THE PLANT, 'CAUSE I

USED TO WORK THERE.

NOW, YOU PUT THE

SAUSAGE IN THE HOPPER.

YOU HAVE THE

CASING ON THE SPOUT THERE.

THEN YOU GRIND IT OUT,

AND IT COMES OUT LIKE THIS.

HERE'S HOW YOU MAKE A SAUSAGE.

SEE, YOU GO ABOUT FOUR FINGERS,

AND THEN YOU SQUEEZE IT.

AND THEN YOU SQUEEZE

IT AND THEN YOU TURN IT.

FOUR FINGERS, YOU SQUEEZE

IT AND THEN YOU TURN IT.

AND THEN YOU SQUEEZE IT.

FOUR FINGERS, SQUEEZE

IT, AND THEN YOU TURN IT.

ALL RIGHT. NOW, YOU TRY.

I SQUEEZE IT,

THEN I TWIST IT.

MM-HMM.

THEN I SQUEEZE

IT... [ Squeals ]

I'M S... MM-HMM. TRY

IT AGAIN RIGHT DOWN THERE.

RIGHT.

TRY ANOTHER ONE. SQUEEZE IT.

SQUEEZE IT.

TWIST IT. [ Muttering ]

WELL, I GUESS IT'S GONNA TAKE A

WHILE TO GET THE HANG OF IT.

SO YOU WORK AT THAT.

I SQUEEZE IT...

I SQ...

[ Gasps ]

SEE, ROCKY.

ROCKY! ROCKY.

THAT'S IT, ROCKY.

HONEY, TURN THIS

ON CHANNEL FOUR AND LEAVE IT ON.

THAT'S THE ONLY

STATION SHE'LL WATCH

LONG ENOUGH FOR ME

TO DO THE LAUNDRY.

WE GOT TO SWITCH ROOMS.

[ Yelling ]

COME ON, THOMAS. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. TAKE YOUR SISTER.

TAKE HER IN THERE.

[ Yelling Continues ]

LOOK, ANNIE. THOSE

ARE YOUR THINGS.

YOUR BEADS, YES.

AND ROCKY.

ALL RIGHT, ROCKY.

UH-HUH. [ Rocky

] THIS IS AN EMERGENCY.

[ Man Narrating ] AND

ROCKY SQUIRREL MARCHED

PAST THE SIGNS AND

INTO THE ROOM...

THEN STRANGELY ENOUGH, HE HEARD

A FAMILIAR VOICE. [ Laughs ]

[ Man ] I'LL HAVE THE FORECAST.

[ Rocky ] GEE, THAT SOUNDS...

- [ Glass Shattering ]

- [ Yelling ]

WHAT DID YOU DO THAT FOR?

TRACY, COME BACK HERE!

[ Yells ] [ Zenia ]

WHAT IS GOING ON?

OH, MY GOOD... COME ON.

[ Yelling ] COME ON. NO, NO.

MISS ANNIE, DON'T HOLD ONTO HER.

COME ON, TRACY.

WHAT IS ALL OVER HER?

[ Thomas ] FLOUR. DON'T HOLD

ONTO HER, MISS ANNIE. COME ON.

COME ON. WHAT'S GOING...

HONEY, TAKE YOUR CHILD.

STOP THAT!

LABOR DAY CAN'T GET

HERE QUICK ENOUGH

FOR ME! YOU GOT THAT ONE RIGHT!

IT'S ALL RIGHT. I NEED

TO GIVE HER A BATH.

COME ON, MISS ANNIE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. COME ON.

COME ON. COME ON, ANNIE.

COME ON. [

Whispers ] YOU PROMISED.

- COME ON.

- ZENIA, YOU

KIND OF LETTING

THINGS GET OUT OF HAND HERE.

NO, SIR. I'M SORRY. IT'S FINE.

COME ON, MISS ANNIE.

THOMAS, YOU'RE LETTING ME DOWN.

I THOUGHT YOU

TOLD ME YOU WERE GOING

TO TAKE CARE OF TRACY.

SHE DOES THIS ALL THE TIME!

WELL... HMPH.

I GUESS WE GOTTA EXPECT

SOME CHANGES AROUND HERE.

[ Crickets Chirping ]

WHEN WE GET BACK

TO CHICAGO, WE'RE

GONNA BE MAKING MONEY AGAIN,

AND WE'RE GONNA

GET BIG AND FAT.

WHAT IS THAT?

THAT'S CILANTRO

HORSERADISH CREAM.

YES.

HERE. I WANT

YOU TO TRY THIS.

OH, NO, I AIN'T

EVEN ABOUT TO TOUCH THAT.

YOU NEED TO SHUT THAT PLACE

DOWN AND OPEN YOU UP A POPEYE'S.

COME ON, ANNIE. OH, YOU

GONNA TURN SOME HEADS TODAY.

[ Chuckles ] COME ON.

ANYBODY THAT DOESN'T

GO TO CHURCH TODAY...

IS GONNA MISS A

MIGHTY FINE SUNDAY DINNER.

OVER IN CLARKSDALE,

THEY DON'T SERVE

MY KIND OF CHICKEN,

BUT THEY GOT...

HELP, THOMAS... HELP

YOUR AUNT ANNIE THERE.

WHAT I NEED IS A

MIGHTY FINE SUNDAY DRINK.

SO EVEN THOUGH WE BELIEVE

IN THE LORD TO WORK MIRACLES...

YES, WE DO!

SOMETIMES

THEY DON'T HAPPEN...

IN THE WAY

THAT WE EXPECT.

NO, THEY DON'T.

SO THEN,

WE PRAY FOR THE LORD...

- WHAT TIME IS IT?

TO WORK HIS

MIRACLE... SHH, SHH!

IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR

THE SINGING, ANNIE.

I WANNA SING NOW.

[ Scattered Laughter ]

COME ON, COME ON.

LET IT WAIT.

LET US TURN OUR

HYMN BOOKS TO PAGE 42,

AND LET US SHOW THE LORD...

HOW MUCH WE

BELIEVE IN MIRACLES.

BROTHER GREENE,

LEAD US IN SONG.

[ With Congregation

] ♪ THERE IS A GOD ♪

♪ IN GILEAD ♪

♪ TO MAKE THE WOUNDED WALK ♪♪

SURE IS GOOD TO SEE

YOUNG PEOPLE IN CHURCH AGAIN.

THANK YOU, REVEREND.

THANK YOU.

YOU GOT A BIG

STRONG VOICE, SISTER.

WE COULD USE A VOICE

LIKE THAT IN THE CHOIR.

I AIN'T GONNA BE HERE THAT LONG.

YOU GIVE IT SOME THOUGHT.

OH!

THANK YOU, BABY.

THANK YOU.

COME ON.

[ People Chattering ]

YOU KNOW, THAT'S A WHOLE

LOT OF SINCLAIRS. MM-HMM.

THAT'S FIVE GENERATIONS

OF THEM OUT THERE.

RIGHT OVER THERE'S

MY MAMA AND DADDY,

YOUR GREAT GRANDPARENTS.

AND RIGHT

OVER THERE IS JESSE,

YOUR GREAT-GREAT-GREAT

GRANDPARENTS.

COME OVER HERE. SEE

THIS STUMP RIGHT HERE?

NOW, THIS STUMP

WAS A BIG OLD OAK TREE...

EVEN WHEN JESSE

WAS A LITTLE BOY.

EACH ONE OF THESE RINGS

IS A YEAR IN THIS TREE'S LIFE,

AND EACH TELLS A STORY

OF OUR FAMILY'S HISTORY.

AFTER THE CIVIL

WAR, JESSE WAS A FREE MAN.

RIGHT ABOUT DOWN IN

HERE, THAT'S ABOUT, UH...

1878,

AND THAT'S WHEN THEY STARTED

BUILDING THAT CHURCH OVER THERE.

THAT'S ABOUT 1951,

AND THAT'S WHEN I

WENT OFF TO THE KOREAN WAR...

AND YOUR GRANDPARENTS

WENT OFF TO CHICAGO.

WHERE IN

THIS WAS I BORN?

OH, WHEN WERE YOU BORN?

ABOUT 1985?

MM-HMM.

WELL, THIS OLD

TREE DIED ABOUT 1980,

AND THEN WE HAD

TO CUT IT DOWN, BUT...

SEE THAT TREE OVER THERE?

NOW, I PLANTED THAT TREE JUST

ABOUT THE TIME YOU WERE BORN.

HMM? SO MAYBE ONE DAY...

YOU AND MY SON WILL...

WILL TELL YOUR CHILDREN

ABOUT OUR FAMILY HISTORY.

HMM? MM-HMM.

MM.

GRANDMA ROSA?

[ Rosa ] IS THAT YOU, THOMAS?

YES, MA'AM, IT'S ME.

- ARE YOU KEEPING YOURSELF BUSY?

- UH-HUH, LOOKING AFTER TRACY.

FIRST THING IN THE MORNING,

YOU OUGHT TO GO RIGHT OUT...

IN THE MIDDLE OF

ONE OF THOSE GREAT

BIG FIELDS AND RUN

AROUND AND YELL,

JUST LIKE A

WILD, CRAZY FOOL.

OKAY? NOW, YOU PROMISE

ME THAT YOU'LL DO THAT.

YES, MA'AM, I PROMISE.

OKAY, NOW LET ME SPEAK

TO YOUR MOTHER AGAIN. BYE-BYE.

YES. ARE YOU DOING

SOMETHING WONDERFUL DOWN THERE?

- I WENT TO CHURCH, YOU KNOW.

- OH. AND HOW WAS IT?

IT WAS LOVELY.

[ Chuckling ]

IT'S LOVELY EVERY TIME.

DON'T YOU KNOW THAT?

OH, RIGHT.

OH, AND PLEASE

DON'T FORGET ABOUT NATHAN.

OKAY. BYE, MOM.

AAH! WHOO!

WHOO!

[ People Chattering ]

MM, BUSY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT, MAMA. HOW

MANY NICKELS IN A DOLLAR?

♪ YOU FEEL YOU CAN'T GET

THROUGH ♪

[ Gum Pops ] TWENTY.

♪ THESE TRYING TIMES ♪

♪ JUST BECAUSE

NO ONE'S AROUND YOU ♪

HOW MANY QUARTERS IN A DOLLAR?

♪ YOU THINK YOU'RE ALONE ♪

[ Yelling ]

♪ I'LL BE HERE

FOR YOU ♪ [ Grunting ]

♪ IF YOU BELIEVE ♪

[ Earl ] YEAH. ALL RIGHT.

[ Thomas ] ALL RIGHT. COME ON.

RIGHT. ALL RIGHT? ♪

NO MATTER HOW HIGH YOU FLY ♪

♪ NO MATTER ♪

[ Thomas ] AH!

[ Earl ] ALL RIGHT.

HOW MANY

PENNIES IN A DOLLAR?

I GOT THE PENNIES DOWN.

A HUNDRED. ALL RIGHT.

♪ THIS TIME ♪

THANK YOU. UH!

♪♪ [ Continues ]

THIS IS NOT VERY MUCH MONEY

FOR STUFFING A MILLION SAUSAGES.

MAYBE YOU OUGHT TO BE

PAYING ME BY THE LINK. HUH. MM.

OR AT LEAST LET ME DO A LITTLE

WAITRESSING SO I CAN

MAKE SOME TIPS.

MM, WE COULD TRY THAT,

BUT I'M STILL GONNA

NEED YOU TO STUFF THE SAUSAGES,

WHICH MEANS YOU GOTTA GET UP

EARLY ENOUGH TO DO THAT FIRST.

THINK YOU COULD DO THAT?

I'LL THINK ABOUT IT. HM.

[ Chuckles ] GETTING

UP EARLY'S GONNA GET TO YOU.

FRICASSEE CHICKEN,

BARBECUE CHICKEN. [ Muttering ]

FRIED CHICKEN, GRILLED CHICKEN,

BAKED CHICKEN, BOILED CHICKEN.

HEY, MAMA,

WHAT'S FOR DINNER?

JUST CHICKEN.

CHICKEN

STEW, CHICKEN HASH,

CHICKEN ON A STICK.

UNCLE EARL, IS THERE

ANY FOOD ON THIS

PLANET THAT DON'T CLUCK

WHEN YOU BITE IT?

WHAT HE BRING HOME THIS TIME?

THEM DAMN TARRAGON

CHICKEN BURGERS.

WHY DON'T THE TWO OF YOU

COME TO MY HOUSE FOR SUPPER?

WHAT WE GONNA HAVE?

- STEAK, FRIED PORK

CHOPS, SMOTHERED

PORK CHOPS,

- CAN WE, MAMA?

BARBECUE RIBS, SHORT RIBS,

WINGS, REAL HAMBURGER...

OH, MAMA, CAN WE GO, PLEASE?

[ Thomas ] TRACY'S UPSTAIRS.

I PUT HER TO BED ALREADY.

ALL THE RED MEAT YOU CAN EAT.

SHE'S

SOUND ASLEEP. REAL HAMBURGERS.

- I'M GOING, EARL.

- WE CAN GO.

[ Loretta ] WE'LL

BE BACK LATER, UNCLE EARL.

[ Sighs ]

[ Laughs ] HOW LONG YOU

BEEN TAKING CARE OF ANNIE?

I'VE BEEN WORKING HERE FULL-TIME

GOING ON ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW.

I DON'T SEE HOW YOU CAN DO IT.

IT MAKES YOU CRAZY, DON'T IT?

NO, I MEAN THAT...

LIKE AT FIRST I WAS

WONDERING WHAT KINDS

OF DRUGS YOU WAS ON.

- YOU'S ALWAYS PATIENT.

-NO, I'M NOT LIKE THAT ALL THE

TIME.

SOMETIMES IT EVEN TAKES ME A

WHILE TO GET BACK TO NORMAL.

I FINALLY FIGURED THAT

IT'S BETTER TO GO WITH

THE MADNESS INSTEAD OF

TRYING TO FIGHT IT.

YOU KNOW, YOU COME

UP WITH BETTER

WAYS OF DEALING WITH HER.

- LIKE WHAT?

IF SHE GETS ON YOUR NERVES, GIVE

HER SOMETHING IMPOSSIBLE TO DO.

TELL HER TO GO TO

THE REFRIGERATOR

AND FETCH A RED GRAPEFRUIT.

THAT'S GOOD FOR ABOUT

A HOUR OF PEACE AND QUIET.

HERE WE ARE. [ Sighs ]

THIS LOOK NEW.

OH, IT IS NEW.

THREE YEARS AGO, EARL GAVE

ME THE MONEY TO BUY THE LAND.

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

CAME IN AND BUILT THE HOUSE.

IT AIN'T MUCH, BUT

IT'S ALL MINE.

I EVEN HELPED BUILD IT.

[ Sighs ] CASSANDRA,

YOU AND YOUR

BROTHER GET YOUR BUTTS OUT HERE!

GIRL, NOW YOU KNOW

I WORK EVERY DAY

KEEPING SOMEBODY ELSE'S HOUSE.

I DON'T WANT TO COME

HOME, AND MY OWN IS

LOOKING LIKE SOME

KIND OF TRASH DUMP!

GET THIS STUFF OUTTA HERE.

COME ON, NOW. HURRY UP.

GO ON, BABE.

YOU WANT A BEER?

WOULD YOU LIKE A BEER?

M-MM-HMM.

OKAY. I'LL

GET US A COLD BEER.

[ Thomas ] YOU GO

STAND OVER THERE. THANKS, BABE.

HERE YOU GO.

[ Chuckles ] MMM!

[ Boys

Chattering ] [ Sighs ]

LEON, HE'S NOT A BAD GUY.

HE GIVES ME MONEY...

WHEN HE CAN.

HE COMES TO SEE THE

KIDS ALMOST EVERY WEEKEND.

AT LEAST HE'S

STILL IN THE PICTURE.

MINE TOOK OFF AS

SOON AS TRACY WAS BORN.

WE WENT TO

MOVE WITH MY MAMA.

OH. I KNOW THAT

COULDN'T HAVE BEEN EASY.

[ Coughing,

Laughing ] SH...

NO, MA'AM, IT

MOST CERTAINLY IS NOT.

WE'RE ALL DONE WITH

THE DISHES, MOM.

CAN WE WATCH TV NOW?

YES, YOU CAN. MAKE SURE

THOMAS CHOOSES THE SHOW, OKAY?

TWO HEALTHY KIDS.

MM, PRETTY KIDS.

[ Chuckles ]

LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT TRACY...

WHAT DO YOU SEE?

WELL, UH...

WELL, SHE LOOKS LIKE

SHE COULD BE A CRACK

BABY. YOU KNOW,

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

YOU AND THE REST OF THE WORLD,

BUT R-REALLY SHE IS AUTISTIC.

OH.

DOES THAT MEAN SHE'S

GONNA BE LIKE

THAT FOREVER?

- YEAH, BASICALLY.

I LOOK AT YOUR

DAUGHTER, AND I...

I TRY TO IMAGINE

TRACY AT THAT AGE, AND...

LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

WHEN TRACY LOOKS AT YOU,

WHAT DO YOU

THINK SHE SEES?

HER MOTHER.

SHE SEES YOU, HER MOTHER.

OH, IT'S HER BIRTHDAY.

WILL, YOU GOTTA COME.

WHAT IF WE COME RIGHT

AFTER LABOR DAY? WHAT? NO, NO.

SHE'S NOT GONNA BE

WITH US MUCH LONGER.

WE GOTTA TAKE

ADVANTAGE OF ALL...

DAD, SHE DOESN'T

EVEN KNOW WHO I AM ANYMORE.

WELL, NOW... NOW, YOU'RE WRONG.

YOU'RE FLAT WRONG.

SHE DOES KNOW WHO YOU ARE.

NOW, SHE JUST

MAY NOT SHOW IT, BUT

SHE'S YOUR MOTHER.

I KNOW SHE FEELS IT.

THERE'S NOT EVEN

ENOUGH SPACE FOR

EVERYBODY RIGHT NOW.

SPACE? WHAT DO YOU MEAN, SPACE?

WE GOT PLENTY OF SPACE.

HUH! NOW, HERE'S A MAN,

WALKS INTO A POST

OFFICE IN SHAKER HEIGHTS,

PULLS OUT A

GUN, SHOOTS EVERYBODY,

THEN TURNS THE GUN ON

HIMSELF AND SHOOTS HIMSELF.

YOU DON'T THINK

THAT'S TERRIBLE?

OF COURSE I THINK

IT'S TERRIBLE. HUH.

WHERE WE LIVE, THAT KIND

OF SHOOTING HAPPEN EVERY DAY,

AND NOBODY'D BE ON THE

NEWS AND THE PAPER

TALKING ABOUT WHAT

A TRAGEDY IT IS.

WHAT KIND OF GUN YOU

SUPPOSE IT WAS?

HE GOT EVERYBODY.

[ Loretta ] MUST'VE

BEEN SOMETHING AUTOMATIC.

PROBABLY

A DEUCE FIVE.

YEP, DEUCE FIVE.

IT'S A GOOD SUMMER GUN.

WHAT'S A SUMMER GUN?

YOU DON'T NEED

A BIG COAT TO HIDE IT.

HOW COME YOU

KNOW SO MUCH ABOUT GUNS?

THAT'S 'CAUSE

EVERYONE BACK HOME HAS ONE.

WELL, EVERYBODY

EXCEPT ME, THAT IS.

- YOU WANT ONE?

- NOT EXACTLY.

BUT I WILL NEED ONE.

WHEN EVERYONE ELSE

GETS STRAPPED,

YOU GOTTA GET STRAPPED TOO.

LORD.

WHAT'S THE WORLD COMING TO?

[ Horn Honks ] OH,

THERE THEY ARE.

[ Chuckles ] YOU COMING?

UH... NO, NO. I'LL

STAY UP HERE WITH ANNIE.

[ Earl ] WELL, COME ON.

HEY! HEY!

COME ON. AHH!

OH, MY BOY. MY BOY.

- HOW YOU DOING, POPS?

- ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

HELLO! GIVE

YOUR GRANDPA A HUG.

OH, GOOD TO SEE YOU BOYS.

HELLO, DARLING.

HI. YEAH!

OH, AND THIS IS THOMAS.

THOMAS, I'M YOUR COUSIN WILL.

HOW YOU DOING, COUSIN WILL?

ALL RIGHT.

AND THIS IS COLLIN AND JUSTIN.

HI. HI.

AND THIS IS COUSIN MONICA.

HELLO.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

YOU TOO.

WELL, MOTHER'S WAITING.

YOU BOYS GET THE

LUGGAGE OUT OF THE

CAR, OKAY? THOMAS,

YOU CAN HELP THEM.

SO WHAT GRADE

ARE YOU GUYS IN?

SEVENTH.

- ANNIE, LOOK WHO'S HERE.

IT'S ME, MAMA.

WILL, YOUR SON? MAMA?

WE'LL BE RIGHT OVER HERE.

IT'S WILL,

MAMA, YOUR SON.

MAMA, I WANT TO INTRODUCE

YOU TO... WELL, YOU ALREADY MET.

THIS IS MONICA, MY WIFE.

REMEMBER HER?

[ Gasps ]

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

SHE DOESN'T, UH...

IT TAKES HER A

LITTLE WHILE TO...

I UNDERSTAND.

BABY, GO AHEAD.

TAKE A SEAT, IF YOU WANT.

I'M FINE.

LORETTA.

COUSIN LORETTA.

- OH, OH, OH, OH. HOW DO?

- HEY, HOW YOU DOING?

HOW'RE YOU DOING?

NICE TO MEET YOU.

- THIS IS TRACY.

- HEY THERE, SNOOPY POOPIE.

DON'T TOUCH HER.

SHE OKAY, BUT JUST

DON'T PUT YOUR

HANDS IN HER FACE.

WELL! EVERYBODY'S HOME.

MM-HMM.

...IN THE WORLD THAT THEY

ALL THOUGHT... ALL RIGHT, BABY.

I WANNA EAT! ALL RIGHT.

LET US BLESS THE TABLE...

ROUND TWO. THERE YOU GO.

I DON'T KNOW HOW

SHE GONNA RECOGNIZE ME...

WHEN SHE THINKS SOMEBODY

ELSE IS HER OWN DEAD MOTHER.

OH, YEAH.

MAYBE SOMETHIN' WOULD

COME BACK IF SHE SAW MORE OF YA.

DAD, HOW MANY TIMES

WE GOTTA TALK ABOUT THIS?

I'M NOT MOVIN'

BACK TO MISSISSIPPI.

BUT YOUR ROOTS ARE HERE.

YOU TAUGHT ME

THAT MY ROOTS ARE HERE.

MM.

WHOSE... WHOSE MOVE IS IT?

YOU ALWAYS DO THIS.

WHY YOU ALWAYS START TALKIN',

AND THEN YOU... YOUR MOVE.

[ Chuckles ]

YOUR MOVE.

HOW LONG YOU THINK YOU GUYS

WILL BE HERE? [ Boy ] TOO LONG.

YOU BOYS GOT ENOUGH SHEETS

AND BLANKETS IN THERE? YES, DAD.

THOMAS IS SLEEPIN'

UPSTAIRS WITH US TONIGHT.

GIVE EVERYBODY THEIR SPACE.

GOOD MORNIN'.

YOU ALWAYS WAKE UP THIS

EARLY ON A SUNDAY MORNING?

JUST LATELY.

[ Sighs ] IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS

SINCE I BEEN IN THIS SWING.

YOUR DADDY FIXED

IT UP FOR THE KIDS.

UH, NEVER DID

THAT FOR MY KIDS.

NOT THAT THEY

WOULD USE IT ANYWAY,

GIVEN ALL THE COMPUTER

GAMES AND THE 50 CHANNELS.

WEB-TV.

THAT'S A LOT OF STUFF.

YEAH.

I KNOW HE WISHES HE

COULD SEE 'EM MORE OFTEN.

TOO BAD YOU

ALL LIVE SO FAR AWAY.

WELL, TOO BAD I GOTTA

CHARGE A HUNDRED

BUCKS AN HOUR JUST

TO BREAK EVEN.

LET ME ASK YOU

SOMETHIN', LORETTA.

YOU EVER WORK HARD

ALL YOUR LIFE FOR SOMETHIN',

AND THEN WHEN YOU

FINALLY GET IT, YOU JUST...

NO, I HAVEN'T.

AND, NO, I

HAVE NOT GOTTEN IT.

WELL...

YOU KNOW HOW TO SWING?

- WHAT?

- DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SWING?

OH! [ Spits

Coffee ] UH-HUH.

- COME ON, CITY GIRL.

- ALL RIGHT. DON'T LET ME FALL.

I AIN'T GONNA LET YOU FALL.

WELL, BOY...

READY? HERE YOU GO.

YEAH.

[ Laughing ]

[ Man ] ♪ GIVE YOU

ONE THING WITHOUT A TIME ♪

♪♪ [ Continues

] [ Boys Chattering ]

I KNOW, I...

IT'S, IT'S HARD ON HIM.

IT'S HARD ON ALL OF

US SEEIN' HER LIKE THIS.

SHE'S NOT THE WAY

SHE USED TO BE, BUT...

MAYBE HE SEES HIMSELF.

HMM?

I THINK HE'S WORRIED ABOUT

IT BEING... NOT CATCHING, BUT...

I DON'T KNOW, HEREDITARY

OR SOMETHING. I DON'T KNOW.

A MAN HIS AGE

WORRIED ABOUT ALZHEIMER'S?

EVERY TIME HE FORGETS

SOMETHING, HE GETS THIS...

LOOK.

OH, I CAN FIX THAT.

NO, PLEASE.

DON'T SAY ANYTHING.

IT'LL ONLY MAKE IT HARDER.

YOU TWO DOIN'...

ANY BETTER THESE DAYS?

WORKING

HARDER AT IT, ANYWAY.

[ Boy Laughing ]

TECHNICALLY, IT'S

BIG-TIME CORPORATE LAW.

BUT, UH, MY PRACTICE,

WE, WE FOCUS ON...

A SMALLER, MORE

ENTREPRENEURIAL BASIS.

LET ME DO IT.

I... I ALWAYS DO IT.

AUNT ANNIE, COULD YOU FETCH

ME FROM THE REFRIGERATOR...

A RED GRAPEFRUIT,

PLEASE, MA'AM?

HERE.

[ Whispers ] GRAPEFRUIT.

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT

THE HELL IS A "RED GRAPEFRUIT"?

YOU DON'T FIGHT

HER, YOU JOIN HER.

TELL ME WHAT

IS "ENTREPRENEURIAL."

IT'S HELPING PEOPLE RISE ABOVE

THEIR ECONOMIC SURROUNDINGS...

BY TEACHING THEM HOW TO START

SMALL BUSINESSES OF THEIR OWN.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS

FIND OUT WHAT PEOPLE WANT.

AND THEN YOU FIGURE OUT A WAY TO

GIVE IT TO 'EM... FOR A PROFIT.

UNDERSTAND? UH,

I KNOW ALL ABOUT THAT.

DON'T LET HIM GET IT.

[ Laughs ]

LOOK AT HIM. LOOK AT HIM.

WAY OFF.

[ Thomas ] COME ON, Y'ALL.

[ Collin ] NICE TRY, NICE TRY.

SO, BASICALLY, YOU'RE SUPPLYING

PEOPLE WITH WHAT THEY NEED.

MM-HMM. MM-HMM! THAT'S IT.

THAT'S IT EXACTLY.

LORETTA, WHAT

I'M TALKIN' ABOUT...

IS CREATING JOBS.

CREATING JOBS

FOR THE COMMUNITY.

HMPH.

SO THIS MARCO...

WHAT DOES HE SELL?

OH.

AND IN FRONT

OF HIS LITTLE SISTER.

WHY'D YOU DO THAT FOR?

TRACY!

[ Thomas ] TRACY,

DON'T GO IN THERE.

HOW YOU DOIN' IN THERE?

I GUESS I'LL MAKE IT.

COME ON, TRACY.

SNAKE! SNAKE!

OH, NO! OH!

THAT'S JUST A LITTLE

OL' GARTER SNAKE.

THAT WON'T HURT NOBODY.

ERA UNA

CULEBRA, STUPIDO. OH.

HEY! HEY,

DON'T YOU TOUCH HIM!

YOU GOT SOMETHIN' TO

SAY, YOU SAY IT TO ME!

I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU!

YOU DON'T TALK TO MY KIDS.

I TALK TO MY

KIDS. THAT'S MY JOB.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

SEE WHAT I'M

TALKING ABOUT, WILL? WHAT?

WE DON'T BELONG HERE.

COME HERE. [ Sighs ]

HMM.

HMM.

YOU'RE STILL COMIN'

LABOR DAY, HMM? [ Sighs ]

THINK ABOUT IT. HMM?

I LOVE YOU, POP. AHH.

BYE, EVERYBODY.

[ Monica ] BYE.

ALL RIGHT. [

Justin ] BYE, GRANDPA.

[ Clears Throat ]

[ Thunderclaps ]

[ Earl Chattering, lndistinct ]

JUST CALM YOURSELF DOWN.

[ Continues Indistinct ]

THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO.

[ Annie ] WHY ARE YOU JUST

STANDIN' THERE?

DO SOMETHIN'! TELL

ME WHAT TO DO.

I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.

WE GOTTA DO SOMETHIN'!

WE CAN'T JUST LEAVE

THEM THERE. THEY'LL

GET WASHED AWAY!

[ Earl ] NO, NO, NO.

I'M SURE SHERIFF

ODOM IS OUT THERE

WITH HIS MEN, AND...

COME ON. SLOW DOWN. PLEASE,

SIT DOWN. [ Nervous Crying ]

COME ON AND SIT DOWN.

CALM YOURSELF, NOW.

SLOW DOWN.

SLOW DOWN, ANNIE.

IT'S ALL RIGHT, BABY.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

SIT HERE. SIT RIGHT HERE.

COME ON.

ALL RIGHT, THAT'S IT.

THAT'S IT. DON'T WORRY.

JUST GO IN.

YOU CALL ZENIA...

AND TELL HER ANNIE'S

HAVING A BAD NIGHT.

TELL HER TO CALL BACK.

WHEN THE PHONE

RINGS, LET ME ANSWER IT.

GO AHEAD.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT

WAKING HER UP OR ANYTHING.

ANNIE, I'M SURE

SHERIFF ODOM IS OUT

THERE DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN.

HE'LL GET 'EM ALL OUT OF THERE.

HE CAN'T GET TO 'EM!

[ Earl ] HE'S BEEN DOIN'

THIS STUFF A LONG, LONG TIME.

[ Phone Ringing ] HE'S GOT

A LOT TO DO. OH, LISTEN TO THAT.

I'LL BET THAT'S WHO

IT IS RIGHT NOW. HELLO.

AH, SHERIFF ODOM. I

WAS HOPING YOU'D

GIVE US A CALL. WE

WERE VERY WOR...

UH-HUH. UH-HUH!

EVERYBODY?

OH! YOU GOT EVERYBODY

SAFE FROM THE FLOOD, HUH?

THANKS SO MUCH.

THANK YOU.

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

EVERYBODY GOT OUT.

SHERIFF ODOM RESCUED THEM ALL.

YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID?

HE SAID WE OUGHTA GO OVER THERE

TOMORROW AND SEE FOR OURSELVES.

THAT'LL BE NICE, WON'T IT?

THAT WOULD BE LOVELY.

NOW WE CAN GO BACK TO BED.

HMM? THAT'S IT.

MORNIN'! MORNING.

OH, THANK YOU.

HOW'S AUNT ANNIE DOIN'?

[ Chuckles ] SHE'S

SLEEPIN' LIKE A LITTLE BABY.

SHE WON'T REMEMBER

NOTHIN' ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

YOU KNOW, LORETTA,

I GUESS YOU'VE, UH,

BEEN THROUGH A LOT OF

THINGS THAT HAVEN'T

BEEN TOO EASY FOR

YOU IN YOUR LIFE,

AND I GUESS YOU'VE

SEEN AND DONE SOME THINGS...

THAT I NEVER

WILL EVER UNDERSTAND.

YOU'RE A SINCLAIR.

AND THAT MEANS

SOMETHIN' TO US.

I HOPE IT MEANS

SOMETHING TO YOU.

WE BETTER GET DOWN

TO THE RESTAURANT.

A LOT OF CHICKEN WAITIN'.

HEY, EARL. HEY, CARL.

HEY, CARL. HOW YOU DOIN'?

SAME OL', SAME OL'.

YOU DON'T

LOOK TOO HAPPY TODAY.

THEY TALKIN' ABOUT

CUTTING BACK AT THE PLANT.

WHAT THE HELL'S

"HORSERADISH-CILANTRO

CREAMED CHICKEN"?

EXACTLY WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.

ON TOAST.

THINK I'LL STICK WITH

THE FRIED DINNER. GOOD IDEA.

WAIT A MINUTE.

HOW'S MY FIGURIN'?

WH-WHAT DO YOU REALLY

THINK OF THOMAS HAVING A GUN?

WELL, I'LL TRY TO

HOLD IT OFF AS LONG AS I CAN,

BUT ONCE HE STARTS

HANGIN' AROUND THE OLDER

BOYS IN SCHOOL, HE

BASICALLY GONNA NEED IT.

MAYBE I CAN USE THAT,

UH, THAT TIGER

HE'S ALWAYS CARRYING AROUND...

TO SHOW HIM WHAT

GUNS REALLY DO TO PEOPLE.

I DON'T MIND, BUT

THEY LOVE THAT THING.

WELL, I'LL GET

'EM ANOTHER ONE THEN.

OH-HO.

HUH? HUH!

HOW CLOSE YOU

RECKON YOU'LL BE TO

SOMEBODY IF YOU

HAD TO SHOOT 'IM?

I GUESS ABOUT TEN FEET.

HMM. [ Cocks Rifle ]

ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS BASIC,

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT.

YOU WANNA STAND

WITH YOUR FEET APART.

[ Coughs ] YOU WANNA

PUT THE STOCK HERE...

HARD AGAINST YOUR

SHOULDER SO YOU CAN STEADY IT.

AND YOU AIM

DOWN THE BARREL.

AND WHEN YOU'RE READY...

[ Chuckling ]

YOU BLOWED IT AWAY.

MM.

HERE. YO, DUDE.

LOOK AT ME. I

GOT MYSELF A "SHOTTIE."

WHAT'S THE

FIRST THING YOU DO?

FEET APART. STEADY IT.

MM-HMM. AND

WHEN YOU'RE READY...

[ Rifle Fires ] AAH!

[ Chuckles ]

DID YOU SEE THAT?

DID YOU SEE THAT, MAN?

I DID HIM!

I DID HIM GOOD!

WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

NOW, I WANT YOU TO SEE

WHAT GUNS CAN DO TO PEOPLE.

NO. NO! WHAT

DID YOU DO THAT FOR?

HE'S GONNA BUY ANOTHER ONE.

WHOA!

WHERE DID THAT MONEY COME FROM?

ANSWER ME! WHERE DID

THAT MONEY COME FROM?

IT'S MINE, YOU UNDERSTAND?

I MADE IT TAKING

PICTURES OF PEOPLE DOWNTOWN.

WHAT WAS YOU THINKIN' 'BOUT,

STUFFIN' IT IN THE

BACK OF A LION?

'CAUSE I KNEW IT'D

BE THE ONE THING YOU

WOULDN'T SELL AWAY

FOR DRUGS OR LIQUOR.

[ Sighs ]

DID YOU, UH,

REALLY GET THIS

MONEY TAKIN' PICTURES?

YEAH.

HMM.

[ Door Opening ]

WHEN WE GET BACK TO

CHICAGO, WE GOIN' TO THE BANK.

WE GONNA OPEN YOU

UP A SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

AND CAN'T NOBODY

TOUCH THAT MONEY.

NOT ME, GRANDMA ROSA, TRACY.

NOBODY. THAT'S YOURS.

WAIT. IF YOU DON'T

PUT IT PERFECT,

THEY AIN'T GONNA TAKE IT.

THEN, AFTER I GET ME

A JOB WAITRESSING,

I'M GONNA GET ME AN ACCOUNT...

TO SAVE SOME MONEY.

DO WE HAVE TO GO BACK?

YES! THAT'S

WHERE WE LIVE.

AND WHAT ABOUT YOUR GRANDMA?

[ Sighs ]

THOMAS, WE CAN

MAKE US A GOOD HOME.

I GOT BUSINESS

TO TEND TO, BROTHER.

WHAT ABOUT NATHAN?

[ Laughing ]

[ TV Indistinct ] OKAY.

BYE-BYE, ANNIE.

BYE-BYE. BYE-BYE.

BYE-BYE. OKAY.

BYE-BYE, AUNT ANNIE.

BYE-BYE.

YEAH. BYE-BYE.

BYE-BYE.

TRACY! OOH!

BYE-BYE. BYE-BYE.

[ Yelling, Laughing ]

COME HERE! [ Kisses ]

BYE-BYE. OH, ANNIE!

BYE-BYE. BYE-BYE.

[ Yelling, Laughing ]

BYE. OH! BYE.

BYE-BYE, GIRL. BYE-BYE!

BYE-BYE, MY LADY DOLL.

[ Laughing ] BYE-BYE.

OH, GIRL!

YOU KNOW,

I BEEN THINKIN'.

WHAT YOU BEEN THINKIN' NOW?

HOW 'BOUT PUTTING

IN A SUGGESTION BOX?

IS IT TIME

FOR YOUR BREAK YET?

YOU ASKED ME THAT

FIVE MINUTES AGO. HMM.

WHY DON'T YOU GO WALK AROUND

AND VISIT WITH THE CUSTOMERS?

- WHAT?

- ASK THEM

IS EVERYTHING OKAY.

COM... TRY IT.

TRY IT.

[ Man ] HEY, EARL.

HOW YA DOIN'?

[ Chuckles ]

OH, UH, HOW IS IT?

OH, WELL, I-IT'S JUST FINE.

UH-HUH.

I NEVER HAD HORSERADISH-CILANTRO

CREAMED CHICKEN BEFORE.

MEXICO. I GOT THAT FROM MEXICO.

[ Laughing ]

IT'S HORSERADISH

WITH, UH... LIKE IT?

[ Woman ]

OH, IT'S GOOD.

HEY, CARL. SAME OL', SAME OL'?

NOT EXACTLY, LORETTA.

I GOT SOMETHING FOR EARL.

I THINK

YOU BETTER TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

YEAH? ALL RIGHT.

WELL, THERE GOES THE TOWN!

[ Sighs ] THEY'RE GONNA

CLOSE THE CHICKEN PLANT.

WHAT ABOUT SETTIN' UP A PICKET

LINE IN FRONT OF THE PLANT?

Y'ALL OUGHT TO PICKET.

THEY CAN'T DO THAT.

UNCLE EARL? [ Mumbles ]

YOU, UH... THANK YOU.

HERE. LATER.

CLOSE UP FOR ME, GINA.

CONSOLIDATION!

TAKIN' THE

FOOD OFF THE TABLE...

OF OVER 200 FAMILIES

JUST TO SAVE SOME MONEY.

ARE YOU OKAY?

[ Sighs ]

TIMES LIKE THESE,

IT'S HARD TO REMEMBER

ALL THE GOOD

THINGS THAT HAPPENED

IN YOUR LIFE.

GOOD WIFE.

SUCCESSFUL,

WELL-EDUCATED SON.

GOOD BUSINESS.

THERE'S OVER 150 YEARS...

OF FAMILY

HISTORY RIGHT HERE.

JESSE BROUGHT NATHAN

OUT HERE, AND HE BURIED HIM...

RIGHT UNDER

HIS FAVORITE TREE.

WHY?

WELL, IT WAS

DURING THE CIVIL WAR.

THERE WERE NO REAL LAWS...

TO PROTECT ANYBODY.

NORTHERN SOLDIERS, SOUTHERN

SOLDIERS AND FREED SLAVES...

ALL RUNNIN' AROUND,

TRYIN' TO GET THEIR HANDS

ON ANYTHING THEY COULD FIND.

[ Earl ] JESSE TOOK

NATHAN OFF THAT MANTELPIECE...

RIGHT IN THAT

HOUSE WE'RE IN NOW.

OLD JESSE'S HEART MUST'VE

BEEN BEATIN' A MILE A MINUTE...

WHEN HE WAS CARRYIN' NATHAN IN

THAT SACK PAST ALL THOSE PEOPLE.

TO JESSE, IT WAS

HIS PAST AND HIS FUTURE.

JESSE STOLE HIM.

NO, NO, NO, NO.

HE WAS PROTECTIN' HIM.

HE TOOK HIM OFF THE

MANTLE, AND HE BROUGHT

HIM OUT HERE AND HE

BURIED HIM DEEP...

RIGHT HERE

UNDER THIS TREE.

THEN HE TOOK

OFF FOR A WHILE.

BUT THINGS SETTLED DOWN,

AND IN A COUPLE

OF YEARS, HE CAME BACK.

HE DUG NATHAN UP,

HID HIM UNDER HIS BED.

YOU KNOW, MAMA

HIDE NATHAN AWAY TOO.

SHE BEEN KEEPIN'

HIM THE LAST FEW

YEARS LOCKED UP AT HER CHURCH.

JESSE WOULD TAKE

NATHAN OUT AND TALK TO HIM.

TALK TO HIM?

- MM-HMM.

YEAH, I GUESS HIS WIFE AND KIDS

THOUGHT JESSE WAS A

LITTLE BIT CRAZY,

BUT THAT'S WHAT HE'D DO.

HE'D TAKE NATHAN RIGHT OUT FROM

UNDER HIS BED, AND

HE'D SIT DOWN...

AND HE WOULD TALK TO HIM.

EVER SINCE...

ANNIE GOT SICK,

I'VE BEEN THINKIN' HOW

I COULD GET NATHAN AND WILL...

BACK DOWN HERE IN THE DELTA...

SO WE COULD TALK TO NATHAN.

THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHIN'

YOU CAN DO, UNCLE EARL.

LOOKS LIKE I'VE

GONE JUST ABOUT AS FAR AS,

AS I WAS MEANT TO GO.

[ Grunts ]

[ Camera Shutter Clicks ]

[ Creaking ]

[ Whispering ] COME ON.

[ Rustling ]

[ Annie Cries ]

ZENIA?

ZENIA!

ZENIA!

WE'RE ALL GONNA

MISS YOU VERY MUCH.

[ Phone Ringing ]

NO, YOU AIN'T. JUST CHICKEN. [

Zenia ] I NEED EARL RIGHT AWAY.

HANG ON. EARL,

ZENIA SAY HURRY UP.

HELLO.

- ANNIE'S TAKEN

A FALL, AND I HAD TO...

SLOW DOWN.

+ I CALLED

AN AMBULANCE.

THEY'VE TAKEN HER

TO COUNTY HOSPITAL.

[ Loretta ] THOMAS,

IT'S NOT TOO BAD. IT'S OKAY.

[ Thomas ] I'M SORRY.

IT'S OKAY. I'M...

UNCLE EARL TOLD ME NOT

TO LEAVE THE DOOR OPEN.

-DON'T WORRY.

I WILL CALL YOU.

- IS SHE GONNA BE OKAY?

- YES. OKAY.

[ Crying ] OKAY.

BYE, MAMA.

- BYE-BYE.

HOW'S THOMAS HOLDIN' UP?

[ Crying ] OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

[ Sobbing ] I'M SORRY.

ALL RIGHT. MM, MM.

[ Man ] MR.

SINCLAIR? HMM?

FROM THE IMMEDIATE MEDICAL

PERSPECTIVE, IT WENT VERY WELL.

[ Loretta ] THANK GOD.

IT WAS A VERY CLEAN BREAK,

SO BASICALLY ALL WE

HAD TO DO WAS RESET THE HIP.

IT'LL TAKE A FEW HOURS

OF OBSERVATION TO SEE

WHAT HAPPENS AFTER THE

ANESTHESIA WEARS OFF.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW

THE MINUTE THERE'S

A CHANGE. THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

YOU'RE WELCOME, SIR.

[ Sighs ]

NOW, I GUESS I

BETTER GO CALL WILL.

[ Sighs ]

WHAT'RE YOU THINKIN' ABOUT?

YOU.

YOU AND AUNT ANNIE.

HOW YOU ARE WITH HER.

I GUESS IF IT WAS THE OTHER WAY

AROUND, HER LOOKIN' AFTER YOU,

I COULD SEE IT EASIER.

EVERYBODY ALWAYS

TALK ABOUT WOMEN

STANDIN' BY THEIR MEN, BUT...

[ Scoffs ] MOST

OF THE MEN I KNOW, THEY...

WHEN WE WERE LITTLE,

ANNIE WAS A SKINNY,

SKINNY LITTLE THING.

AND ALWAYS

GETTIN' IN THE WAY,

AND FOLLOWIN' BEHIND.

THEN ONE DAY...

SHE SHARED

HER LUNCH WITH ME.

AND SHE WASN'T

SO SKINNY ANYMORE.

I'VE BEEN LOOKIN'

AFTER HER EVER SINCE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S OKAY...

TO LET SOMEBODY

LOOK AFTER YOU SOMETIMES.

I KNEW YOU'D COME.

[ Sighs ]

I WAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE JUST GOT WORD THEY'RE

GONNA CHANGE HER MEDICATION.

SO IT'LL BE A WHILE

BEFORE WE KNOW HOW THAT WORKS.

IN THE MEANTIME, I

WANT WILL TO TAKE YOU HOME.

NO, I'M FINE. WHY DON'T

YOU GO LAY DOWN?

NOW, DON'T FIGHT ME ON THIS.

YOU GO HOME AND GET SOME SLEEP.

WILL, YOU'LL TAKE

HER, WON'T YOU?

WHATEVER YOU SAY, POP.

ALL RIGHT.

PLEASE GO DOWNSTAIRS AND GET

SOME BREAKFAST. I WILL, I WILL.

HE AIN'T GONNA LISTEN TO YOU.

YOU KNOW HE'S HARDHEADED.

SORRY, MAMA. I KNOW

YOU ARE, BABY. I KNOW IT.

UNCLE EARL KNOWS IT.

IT'S OKAY. REALLY.

AUNT ANNIE'S GONNA BE FINE.

WHAT YA GOT THERE?

LET'S LOOK AT THIS.

THIS IS AN AMAZING PICTURE.

I WAS SHOOTING THIS

WHEN I LEFT THE DOOR OPEN.

MAMA USED TO WAKE

UP EARLY IN THE

MORNING TO SIT ON THAT PORCH...

AND WAIT FOR

THE DEER TO COME BY.

I THINK SHE'S

GONNA LOVE THIS PICTURE.

- DON'T YOU?

- I DO.

I REALLY DO.

MM-HMM.

- YOU REALLY THINK SO?

OH, I KNOW SO.

SO, WE GOT A

PHOTOGRAPHER, HUH?

-YEAH.

- ARE YOU HUNGRY?

- IMMENSELY.

LET'S FRESHEN UP. I'LL COOK.

- SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.

[ Sizzling ]

WELL, SORRY. ALL WE GOT

AROUND HERE IS CHICKEN STUFF.

I'LL TELL YA. IF

THERE'S ANYTHING I

MISS ABOUT MARIANNA, THAT IS IT.

WHAT? LIKE YOU CAN'T GET

A DECENT SAUSAGE IN ATLANTA.

OH, YEAH, PORK SAUSAGE.

BUT CHICKEN

SAUSAGE... OH, NO, NO, NO.

ONCE YOU HAVE ONE PORK SAUSAGE,

THEY ALL START TO

TASTE THE SAME.

TELL YOU A

LITTLE-KNOWN FACT.

THE OLDER YOU GET,

THE MORE DIFFICULT

IT IS FOR YOUR

TASTE BUDS TO

DISTINGUISH FLAVORS.

THAT'S WHY ALL THE SPICY

FOOD IS SO, UH, TRENDY NOW.

SO THEY'RE TRENDY, HUH?

MM-HMM.

YEAH. AND WITH CHICKEN

TAKIN' THE PLACE OF RED MEAT,

IT'S JUST A MATTER

OF TIME BEFORE

EVERYBODY'S GONNA GET TIRED...

OF ALL OF THAT

WATERED-DOWN CHICKEN.

AND THEY GONNA BE

WANTIN' MORE KINDS

OF SPICY CHICKEN TO EAT, HMM?

I WISH SOMEBODY WOULD

TELL THE WORLD ABOUT

MY DADDY'S 20 FLAVORS

OF CHICKEN SAUSAGE.

WILL,

WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT

ENTREPRENEUR SAUSAGE?

[ Chuckles ]

[ Loretta ] I NEVER

HAD ANY DREAMS BEFORE.

I GUESS IT JUST

ROLLED UP INTO ONE BIG ONE.

[ Will ] AIN'T

NOTHIN' WRONG WITH THAT.

YOU KNOW, WILL, I...

YOU'RE THE

ONE THAT... I MEAN,

YOU MADE ME FEEL

LIKE, LIKE I COULD...

[ Chuckling ] TAKE

OVER THE CHICKEN PLANT.

[ Laughing ]

DON'T BE EMBARRASSED.

I'M ON YOUR SIDE.

YEAH. I'D LIKE TO THINK I

COULD SOMEHOW HELP THE TOWN...

AND DO SOMETHING

GOOD FOR MY DAD.

YOUR DADDY IS SO GOOD.

THAT HE IS. THAT HE IS.

WELL, WE'LL SEE WHEN

WE TALK TO HIM.

I MEAN, HE MAY FLIP.

NO, I THINK HE'LL... HE'LL

GO ALONG WITH IT PRETTY WELL.

WHAT I'M THINKING IS

THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD

ALSO TALK TO THE

PEOPLE OF THE TOWN.

YEAH, A GOOD IDEA.

BUT YOU...

I AIN'T GONNA

TALK TO 'EM. WHY?

THEY... THEY THINK I'M...

YOU DON'T KNOW ME.

WELL...

YOU TALK BETTER

THAN ME ANYWAY!

"I."

- YOU WHAT?

- YOU TALK BETTER THAN "I."

NO, YOU TALK BETTER THAN ME!

THAT'S WHY I SUGGESTED YOU.

AH.

[ Will ] PEOPLE TODAY,

THEY'RE EATING TWICE

AS MUCH CHICKEN

AS THEY EVER DID TEN YEARS AGO.

AND THAT PLANT IS JUST AS

GOOD FOR PROCESSIN' CHICKEN...

INTO READY-TO-HEAT-AND-EAT

AS IT IS FOR CUTTIN' IT UP.

- DO YOU ALL LOVE THIS TOWN?

- [ All Mumbling ] MM-HMM.

- DO YOU WANT TO SAVE THIS TOWN?

- [ Together ] YEAH. SURE.

THERE'S A WAY YOU CAN

DO IT IF YOU GOT VISION.

SEE NOW... JUST FOLLOW ME HERE.

CAN YOU IMAGINE...

"JUST

CHICKEN" RECIPE BOOKS?

A WHOLE NATIONWIDE CHAIN

OF "JUST CHICKEN" RESTAURANTS.

I'M TELLIN' YOU,

THIS THING, IT COULD

BE BIGGER THAN KING

COTTON EVER WAS.

LORETTA, COME UP.

TALK TO THESE PEOPLE.

YEAH, COME ON, COME ON.

THEY'RE TIRED OF HEARING ME.

GO AHEAD.

YOU KNOW, UH,

LIKE WILL WAS SAYIN',

[ Sighs ] UM,

I WASN'T BORN HERE, BUT,

UH, I KINDA GOT REBORN HERE.

[ Will ] THAT'S RIGHT.

AND, UH, LEARNED...

TO APPRECIATE "JUST

CHICKEN."

- THAT'S RIGHT.

AND, UH, I ALSO

FOUND OUT HERE THAT YOU...

NOBODY'LL DO STUFF FOR YOU.

YOU GOT TO DO IT YOURSELF.

[ Together ]

THAT'S RIGHT.

EVERYBODY SIT AROUND WANTIN'

SOMEBODY ELSE TO

DO STUFF FOR 'EM.

YOU GOT TO DO IT FOR YOURSELF.

[ Man ] FOR YOURSELF!

THAT'S RIGHT!

SO I'M ASKIN' YOU.

CAN WE DO THIS

FOR OURSELVES AND

FOR OUR CHILDREN?

- CAN WE DO IT?

- [ Together ] YES, WE CAN.

- CAN YOU DO IT?

- YES, WE CAN! WE CAN DO IT!

[ Mumbling Agreement ]

HELL, YEAH, WE CAN DO IT!

- WE CAN DO IT.

- UNCLE EARL!

[ Crowd Mumbling Agreement ]

CAN WE DO IT?

[ Earl ] MAMA'S LOOKIN'

PRETTY GOOD, AIN'T SHE?

[ Will ] SHE'S LOOKIN'

BETTER THAN I EXPECTED.

BUT I'M NOT TOO

SURE ABOUT THIS BUSINESS.

NOW, NOW. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

YEAH, IT'S NOT GONNA BE EASY

FINDIN' A GOOD FOOD COMPANY.

BUT, WE'LL KEEP OUR HOPES UP.

HELL, THERE'S...

I'LL DO WHAT

I CAN FROM ATLANTA,

THEN YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIND A

GOOD LAWYER HERE IN MARIANNA.

SOUNDS COMPLICATED.

I GUESS THE GOOD

PART IS, YOU'LL BE

COMING BACK HERE

MORE OFTEN, HUH?

YEAH, IT LOOKS THAT WAY.

- ALL RIGHT.

YOU... YOU KNOW, YOU REALLY

SHOULD COME TO ATLANTA TO VISIT.

I MEAN, SPEND SOME TIME TO GET

TO KNOW US A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

BEIN' THAT WE DO HAVE THAT

FANCY HOUSE WITH ALL THAT SPACE.

SOUNDS GOOD.

I'M GETTIN' READY

TO GO BACK TO CHICAGO SOON.

BUT IF YOU AND

THE BOYS GET UP THERE,

Y'ALL CAN BRING MONICA.

CHECK INTO THE RITZ, AND

I'D COME STAY WITH YOU UP THERE.

[ Chuckling ] ALL RIGHT.

I'LL KEEP THAT IN MIND.

ALL RIGHT, POP. YEAH.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. OKAY.

I'LL BE TALKIN' TO YOU SOON.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD-BYE.

BYE, WILL. THANKS.

BRAINS DO RUN IN THE

FAMILY, DON'T THEY? [ Chuckles ]

WELL,

THERE HE GOES.

HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT?

HE'LL BE BACK.

YOU KNOW, I COULD

USE YOU DOWN HERE.

IT HAD CROSSED MY MIND.

AND?

WHAT ABOUT ROSA LYNN?

YOU KNOW MAMA AIN'T

GOIN' NOWHERE. YEAH.

PLUS I GOT UNFINISHED BUSINESS

TO ATTEND TO IN CHICAGO.

WELL,

WHAT IF I JUST SORTA LET YOU...

RUN THE RESTAURANT?

WELL, IT'LL GIVE

YOU A STRONG START,

AND I'D HAVE

MORE TIME WITH ANNIE.

[ Gasps ]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

WELL, THINK ABOUT IT.

ANNIE?

MAMA.

MAMA!

YES, IT'S MAMA.

MAMA. [ Chuckling ]

YES, ANNIE.

[ Chuckling ] MAMA.

YEAH, IT'S YOUR MAMA.

YOU HAVE TO

BE CAREFUL, GIRL!

[ Whimpering ]

OH, PRETTY GIRL!

- MAMA.

YES, IT'S YOUR MAMA.

I'LL SAY HI TO DANIEL.

I'LL SAY HI TO NICK FOR YOU.

YOU PLEASE TELL ZENIA HOW MUCH I

APPRECIATE HER LOOKIN'

AFTER TRACY FOR ME.

YES, I WILL. AND

LET REVEREND FLOYD

KNOW HOW GRATEFUL YOU ARE...

HE'S MAKING ROOM IN

THAT CLASS FOR YOU. OKAY.

SING TO ANNIE.

SHE REALLY LIKES TO JAW.

ALL RIGHT, COME ON.

WE'RE GONNA MISS

THE BUS. ALL RIGHT, HERE I COME.

BYE. BYE-BYE.

OH! [ Kisses ]

HEY. GIVE ME A HUG. OOH!

I'LL KISS YOU FOR GRANDMA.

OKAY. Y'ALL BE CAREFUL.

BYE. YOU HAVE FUN.

[ Loretta Laughing ]

I SWEAR. HE WAS SCREAMIN' AND

HOPPIN' 'ROUND LIKE

A LITTLE WOMAN.

IT WAS A LITTLE OL'

BITTY, JUST DEAD GARDEN,

NO BIGGER THAN A PENCIL SNAKE.

[ Laughing ]

OH, I'M MISSING THAT BOY!

THERE AIN'T NO REASON YOU CAN'T

COME DOWN AND STAY WITH US.

MM. IT ISN'T ME

EARL WANTS DOWN THERE.

IT'S YOU. THE ONLY REASON

HE WOULD WANT ME AROUND...

IS SO HE CAN GET

HIS HANDS ON NATHAN.

WELL, I GUESS HE FEELS

LIKE IF NATHAN WAS DOWN THERE,

THINGS MIGHT START TO

LOOK FOR THE BETTER AGAIN.

HE TELL YOU TO SAY THAT?

NAH. I

JUST... I COULD TELL.

WELL, MAYBE NATHAN

NEEDED TO STAY UP HERE

TO LOOK AFTER US AFTER

YOUR FATHER DIED.

EARL EVER STOP

TO THINK ABOUT THAT?

AND WHO DO YOU THINK

NATHAN IS GONNA BE PASSED

ALONG TO IF HE GOES

BACK DOWN TO THE DELTA?

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THAT?

OKAY.

OKAY.

MOM?

- HMM?

WHY DIDN'T YOU EVER TELL

ME THE WHOLE STORY OF NATHAN?

WELL,

WHEN YOUR FATHER DIED,

YOU WERE TOO YOUNG

TO REALLY UNDERSTAND IT.

AND LATER ON, I WASN'T

SURE THE TIME WAS

EVER RIGHT FOR YOU TO

REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

I THOUGHT IT WAS BEST TO

JUST KEEP HIM SAFELY PUT AWAY...

UNTIL THINGS GOT BETTER.

SO, EARL TOLD

YOU ALL ABOUT NATHAN.

ABOUT HOW JESSE

TOOK HIM FROM THE

SAME FAMILY THAT

KEPT HIM AS A SLAVE.

NO WONDER IT

MEANT SO MUCH TO HIM.

BUT DID HE TELL YOU

ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO JESSE...

WHEN HE WAS A LITTLE BOY?

MM.

JESSE WAS JUST A LITTLE BOY...

WHEN THE WHITE SINCLAIRS

FIRST CAME OVER FROM ALABAMA.

AND THEY DIDN'T

COME OVER WITH MUCH,

JUST WITH THEIR

ANIMALS AND THEIR SLAVES.

AND TO GET THE LAND

AND THINGS THEY NEEDED,

THEY HAD TO SELL

OFF A FEW OF THEIR SLAVES.

JESSE WAS

ONLY SIX YEARS OLD...

WHEN HE LOST

HIS FATHER THAT WAY.

SOLD AWAY...

RIGHT BEFORE HIS VERY EYES.

HIS MOTHER

NEVER GOT OVER IT.

AND JESSE...

JESSE... NEVER,

NEVER EVER FORGOT IT.

SO TAKIN' NATHAN WAS HIS

WAY OF GETTIN' BACK AT 'EM?

IN A WAY.

HE TOOK THAT CANDELABRA...

AND HE SET OFF, SET

OFF TO FIND HIS FATHER.

BUT HE DIDN'T FIND

HIM, NOT EVEN A CLUE.

AFTER A WHILE,

HE DECIDED IT WAS

TIME TO GET ON WITH THINGS.

SO HE WENT HOME

AND STARTED A NEW FAMILY.

AND ALL HIS LIFE, HE

DID EVERYTHING HE COULD...

TO KEEP HIS FAMILY TOGETHER.

BUT SOMETIMES...

SOMETIMES THAT ISN'T EASY.

I CAN

APPRECIATE THAT, MAMA.

WAS JESSE'S

FATHER NAMED NATHAN?

MM-HMM.

YES. HIS

NAME WAS NATHAN.

AND HE WAS TRADED OFF,

TRADED AWAY...

FOR THIS SILVER CANDELABRA.

[ Woman Singing ]

♪ HEY, HEY, HEY ♪

♪ WHOA, WHOA-O ♪

♪ WHOA, WHOA-O ♪

♪♪ [ Woman Vocalizing ]

♪♪ [ Chorus Vocalizing ]

♪♪ [ Continues ]

MY, MY, MY.

MM-HMM.

LOOKS ABOUT THE SAME, BUT

WE MADE A LOT OF CHANGES INSIDE.

I'VE NEVER EVEN BEEN

INSIDE THE BIG HOUSE BEFORE.

- GRANDMA ROSA!

- [ Laughing ]

OH! AREN'T YOU A SIGHT

FOR THESE TIRED OLD EYES!

WHERE'D YOU GET THOSE

FANCY SNEAKERS?

MAMA BOUGHT 'EM FOR ME.

WHAT ABOUT MAMA?

DID YOU GET ME A PRESENT?

IS THAT ALL THE WELCOME I GET?

GIMME, GIMME, GIMME?

COME HERE! TELL ME

WHAT SCHOOL'S LIKE DOWN HERE.

IT'S DIFFERENT.

THEY DON'T SEARCH YOU OR YELL AT

YOU OR NOTHIN'.

IT'S HARD, THOUGH.

HMM. TAKE THIS

ON UP TO THE HOUSE.

AND DON'T YOU DARE LOOK

IN THERE TILL I GET THERE. HEY!

MAKE YOURSELF

COMFORTABLE.

THANK YOU.

WHERE'S TRACY?

BYE-BYE. BYE-BYE.

WELL!

AREN'T YOU

LITTLE MISS AMAZING!

[ Laughing, Kisses ]

BYE-BYE. BYE-BYE.

BYE-BYE. BYE-BYE.

[ Laughing ] HEY, GIRL!

- I MISSED YOU.

I BET YOU DID.

- I SURE DID.

OH, FOR ME?

YOU GOTTA COME TO

THE HOUSE TONIGHT.

YOU GOT A NEW BED?

YEAH. I GOT A NEW BED

WITH LEON COMIN' OVER. WELL, NO!

COME ON. HE'S BRINGIN'

FRIENDS WITH HIM. OH, YEAH!

[ Both Laughing ]

YOU'RE LOOKIN' GOOD.

THOMAS!

YES, MAMA? FOR YOU.

THANK YOU. UNCLE EARL!

WHOA! LOOK AT THIS.

IT'S PHAT NEW!

NEVER BEEN

USED BY ANYBODY.

GOT SOMETHIN' FOR YA.

HMM? WELL...

WELL.

MY, YES.

NATHAN RIGHTFULLY

BELONGS TO YOU,

LORETTA.

WHY DO YOU

CALL IT NATHAN ANYWAY?

LET ME TELL

YOU A STORY...

ABOUT A FAMILY

STAYIN' TOGETHER.

REMEMBER WHEN YOUR

UNCLE EARL TOLD YOU ABOUT...

YOUR GREAT-GREAT-GREAT

GRANDDADDY JESSE?

MM-HMM.

WELL, WHEN

JESSE WAS A BOY,

JUST A FEW YEARS

YOUNGER THAN YOU,

HIS FATHER...

[ Woman ] ♪ THEY

UNFOLDED YOUR LIVES ♪

♪ ONE BY ONE ♪

♪ THEY LAID

OUT YOUR PATCHWORK ♪

♪ UNDER THE SUN ♪

♪ AND PEOPLE GATHER ♪

♪ FROM MILES AROUND ♪

♪ TO WITNESS YOUR QUILT ♪

♪ SPREAD ON THE GROUND ♪

♪ AND THEN THEY

CALL OUT YOUR NAME ♪

♪ OH YES, THEY

CALL OUT YOUR NAME ♪

[ Chorus ]

♪ CALL YOUR NAME ♪

♪ OH, AND YOU LIVE FOREVER ♪

♪ YOU KNOW THAT

I'LL BE LOVIN' YOU ♪

♪ JUST LIKE A PATCHWORK QUILT ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ DO-DO-DO-DO ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO ♪

♪ WELL, THERE

WERE MEN AND WOMEN ♪

♪ AND MOTHERS AND FATHERS ♪

♪ SISTERS AND BROTHERS ♪

♪ AND DAUGHTERS AND SONS ♪

♪ AND CHILDREN AND BABIES ♪

♪ AND LOVERS AND FRIENDS ♪

♪ THEY ALL LAY BEFORE ME ♪

♪ SEWN INTO ONE ♪

♪ AND THEN THEY

CALL OUT YOUR NAMES ♪

♪ OH YES, THEY

CALL OUT YOUR NAME ♪

♪ CALL YOUR NAME ♪

♪ OH, AND YOU LIVE FOREVER ♪

♪ YOU KNOW THAT

I'LL BE LOVIN' YOU ♪

♪ JUST LIKE A PATCHWORK QUILT ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH

♪ ♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH

♪ ♪ DO-DO-DO-DO-DO ♪

♪ DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO ♪

♪ OH, YOUR LIVES HAD MEANING ♪

♪ AND YOUR LIVES HAD JOY ♪

♪ YOU TOUCHED SO MANY PEOPLE ♪

♪ MANY MORE THAN YOU WILL KNOW ♪

♪ AND YOU'LL WRAP

YOURSELF AROUND ME ♪

♪ AS I WALK DOWN THESE ROADS ♪

♪ YOU'RE LETTING ME FEEL ♪

♪ YOUR BEAUTIFUL SOULS ♪

♪ I FEEL THE WARMTH ♪

♪ OF YOUR LIVES ♪

♪ I FEEL THE WARMTH ♪

♪ OF YOUR LIVES ♪

♪ OH, AND YOU

WILL LIVE FOREVER ♪

♪ YOU KNOW THAT

I'LL BE LOVIN' YOU ♪

♪ JUST LIKE A PATCHWORK QUILT ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH

♪ ♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH

♪ ♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ DO-DO-DO-DO-DO-DO ♪

♪ MY HEART SPILLS OVER ♪

♪ FLOWING WITH TEARS ♪

♪ I CRY FOR YOUR SUFFERING ♪

♪ AND FOR YOUR SHORTENED YEARS ♪

♪ AND I'LL TAKE YOU WITH ME ♪

♪ AS I WALK AWAY ♪

♪ REMEMBERING YOU ♪

♪ WHO HAVE DIED WITH AIDS ♪

♪ YES, I REMEMBER YOUR NAMES ♪

♪ YES, I REMEMBER YOUR NAMES ♪

♪ OH, AND YOU

WILL LIVE FOREVER ♪

♪ YOU KNOW THAT

I'LL BE LOVIN' YOU ♪

♪ JUST LIKE A PATCHWORK QUILT ♪

♪ OOH-OOH-OOH ♪

♪ I'LL BE LOVIN' YOU ♪

♪ LIKE A PATCHWORK QUILT ♪

♪ OOH-OOH ♪ ♪

I'LL BE LOVIN' YOU ♪

♪ LIKE A PATCHWORK QUILT ♪

♪ I'LL BE LOVIN' YOU

♪ ♪ I'LL BE LOVIN' YOU ♪

♪ LIKE A PATCHWORK QUILT ♪

♪ AAAH ♪♪

♪♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ I TOOK YOUR PRESENT ♪

♪ FOR GRANTED ♪

♪ I NEVER STOPPED

TO THINK HOW GOOD ♪

♪ I HADN'T KNOWN ♪

♪ THAT EVEN THROUGH

MY UPS AND DOWNS ♪

♪ YOU WERE THE MOST

CONSISTENT ONE AROUND ♪

♪ I KNOW THE SUN WILL

SHINE ♪ ♪ SHINE ON, SHINE ON ♪

♪ EVERY DAY ♪

♪ WHEN TIMES ARE

BAD YOU FIND A WAY ♪

♪ TO MAKE IT BETTER ♪

♪ I'M IN DEBT

TO YOU FOREVER ♪

♪ YES ♪ ♪ WHO

WILL I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ WHO WILL I BE WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ HOW WOULD I

DO THE THINGS I DO ♪

♪ WITHOUT YOU

♪ ♪ WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU UNDERSTAND ♪

♪ NO ONE IS AN ISLAND ♪

♪ WITHOUT YOU ♪

♪ OOH, YOU ARE MY

LIFE YOU ARE MY WATER ♪

♪ YOU'RE MY BREAD

♪ ♪ WHAT WOULD I DO ♪

♪ WHERE WOULD I

BE ♪ ♪ WHERE WOULD I BE ♪

♪ WITHOUT YOU ♪♪