Down in the Delta (1998) - full transcript

[ 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 ♪♪