Whitetail (2021) - full transcript

Tom, I reckon.

Daryl, how are you, sir?

Oh, you know what they say.

About cold as a witch's tit
in a brass bra, but I'm here,

and I'm vertical,
so it ain't too bad.

Who's the young 'un?

That there's Donald.
He's my nephew.

Tom's son.

This is his first huntin' trip.

Afternoon!

Place looks exactly
the same, Daryl.



You gettin' much
business these days?

Oh, time to time.

Yeah, well...

Hell, I hardly been here.

Been over in Waco
with Mary's family.

About all I got left now, so,
you know, need to stay close.

Much obliged.

That will put you in a camper.

About 25 yards the other side
of that, uh, marker there.

You brought propane
and food, I'm assumin'.

Don't worry, Daryl.

I told 'em you weren't
exactly Motel 6.

Yeah, well, nearest town's
about an hour's drive north.

But they got a Walmart
and there's another one.



I think they got a Target.

You still get
whitetail out here?

Well, to tell the truth, uh,

I haven't seen much of anything.

But it's always nice
to get out of the city.

- Brother-in-law?
- Yeah.

Bit of an asshole.

Yup.

But, uh, I try to
take it easy on him.

And the boy.

His wife passed away last month.

She's my sister.

That's a damn shame,
Frank. Sorry to hear that.

With, uh, Donnie and his
condition, we just...

We're trying to work things out.

To be honest, it's overwhelming.

Funny in the head, ain't he?

Slight.

Gifted, for sure.

Boy can draw like Van Gogh.

But not all there.

Yeah.

Well, if y'all need anything,

just follow that
road right up there.

300 yards to my place, huh?

Okay.

Uh...

Y'all be careful out here.

Don't go gettin'
yourself lost, all right?

Propane ain't workin'.

Motel 6.

Donnie, grab your gear
and bring it inside.

Go on, now.

So we wasted money
on the propane.

I thought he had hunters
coming out here all the time.

Should've went to Broken
Bow, like I said.

Well, forgive me for
trying to stay close to home.

Donnie's gotta be
at school on Monday.

Next
time, I'll go alone.

It'll be easier that way.

I'm gonna see if I can
fix the damn propane.

Donnie, come over
here and sit next to me.

You know what we're
doin' tomorrow, right?

- Huntin'.
- Huntin'.

I already gave you
the spiel about deer

and how they're
skittish and all.

But I never spoke
to you about snakes.

And I didn't drive
all the way out here

for you to get end
up bitten by one.

Now, people say that snakes
hibernate in the winter.

Well, that's a
load of horse shit.

They're out here. They're
scarce, but they're out here.

And if you don't
step where I step,

you just might

get bitten by one.

You get bitten by one,

I'm gonna have to drive you
all the way back into town

to see a doctor.

Ain't no doctor out here.

You understand?

Why do we kill?

It's just what we do.

You know I got
the propane workin'?

You're late. It's
damn near seven.

We should've been gone already.

You make us hot chocolate?

He's gonna drink coffee.

What? I packed his hot
chocolate that he likes.

You know...

When I was younger and I
went huntin' with my father,

we drank coffee.

He's gonna drink coffee.

Donnie.

Here.

Swallow it down and let's go.

They got a stock
pond around here?

Yep.

So, you know your way
around here pretty well?

Well
enough to get around.

Stock pond's that way.
It's really easy to find.

Donnie.

Well, if he's got a stock pond,

I expect we'll find
some deer around there.

We aren't wearin' those.

It's safe, Tom.

Jesus, Tom.

Donnie?

You know, when I went
huntin' as a kid,

we didn't have to
wear yellow vests.

Donnie.

Come over here.

Go on, now. Just like
at the gun range.

Slide your hand forward. Right.

Right.

Steady.

Deep breath.

Set your sights on your target.

Exhale.

And slowly squeeze the trigger.

Go on, now.

Donnie, you don't wanna
do it, you don't have to.

You shut up.

Donnie.

Take the shot.

Give me that fuckin'...

Well...

That's that.

Come on.

Thought you said you missed.

I thought I did.

Tom?

Oh, Jesus.

Oh, Jesus.

God.

Hey, he's still alive.

I already checked.

Shot in the gut, though.

Oh, my god.

Oh, my god.

Daryl told me we were the
only ones huntin' out here.

Look at him.
He ain't no hunter.

God help him.

God damn it, Tom,
what're you doin'?

We ain't helpin'
him until we know who he is.

The man's been shot!

He's dyin', for god's sake.

He's shot in the gut.

Why?

Who shot him?

Why the hell is
he even out here?

We gotta be smart, Frank.

I'm so sorry.

Please.

Who are ya?

- What happened?
- Please.

Please, I...

I can't feel my feet.

What the
hell are you doin'?

Man's been out
here god knows how long.

We gotta get him warm.

Who shot you?

If you don't answer
me, I swear to god.

Jesse.

The son of a bitch.

I'm fuckin' dyin'!

All right.

I'm gonna see if you got
a bullet in your gut.

You try one god damn thing,

and I'll put another
bullet in ya.

Just, just do it.

Just do it.

Bite down on this.

Okay, are you ready?

I need a fire.

Now.

Hey. I'm a crackerjack
shot with this.

You pull out anything
other than a blanket...

Why are you doing this?

I'm looking for a friend.

I'm pretty sure he wandered
into your property.

I got a lot of property.

Yeah, I know.

I spent the night walkin' in
circles, freezin' my ass off.

I'm assuming that, uh,
he either bled out,

or he's gonna make his way
over here, looking for help.

But until then, you are
I are gonna get comfy.

What's your name, old man?

I'm Jesse.

I'd rather know as little
as possible about you, mister.

Just being honest.

I want you to find your friend.

And then I want you to
get off my property,

as soon as possible.

Oh.

No, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no, no.

I'm afraid it's not gonna
go that way, mister.

Hey.

Just bein' honest.

Winks.

Name's Daryl Winks.

Yeah.

My father used to
read that shit.

Are you kiddin' me?

Louis L'Amour is a legend
in this neck of the woods.

Best western writer
this side of the moon.

Baloney.

So you know how to get
to Daryl's from here?

No.

I do from the camper, but,

out here, at night?

I just walk in circles.

I thought you said you'd
been out here huntin' before?

Well, excuse me for being
a little out of sorts.

I didn't expect to come
across a man shot to hell.

All right, I guess
we'll wait till morning.

Then we head out to the camper.

Well, how're we gonna get
him there? He can't walk.

Did I say anything
about taking him with us?

We can't just
leave him out here.

We get to the camper,
then we can go to Daryl's,

tell him where's he at,
he'll call the sheriff.

Done.

He's gonna either die
from the bullet wound

or freeze to death.

What was that?

Get your gun, Frank.

Shh.

Probably just a critter.

Why don't you relax?

No, I'm all right.

Poor kid.

His first huntin' trip and
we don't even get to hunt.

At least he saw a deer.

More than my first time.

Remember Virginia?

Planned that trip for months.

I quit my job 'cause they
wouldn't let me off for it.

Then we're on the interstate
and the god damn truck dies.

Ashley was so pissed at you.
I could never figure out why.

My sister was an odd
one, that's for sure.

Yeah, that was,
what? 10 years ago?

Oh, no, wait. Donnie
wasn't even born yet.

It must've been more
like 16 or something.

Frank.

Yeah?

Try to rest.

It was oil.

What?

She was mad at me because
I forgot to change the oil.

That's why the truck died.

That's why we missed that trip.

I miss her.

And I don't feel
bad for tellin' you,

I think you could've done
better while she was alive.

You just hunted.

Ate, slept.

She hated you.

So did I.

That boy over there needed
you more than anyone,

especially with his condition.

I worked, Frank.

That's what a man
does in this world.

He provides for his family.

I did what was demanded of me.

And you?

You don't even have
a family, so...

You don't even know what
you're talkin' about.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yep, yep, yep.

Just enough providin'.

You know, you walk around
thinkin' you're a fuckin' cowboy.

Well, I got news for you.

You ain't no cowboy.

You work in a factory.

You drive Ashley's Mazda
when you're not huntin'.

It's the 90s. Wake the fuck up.

You might as well be
dead to Donnie, too,

'cause you sure as hell
ain't here no more.

I know you hate her for it.

I know it's a sin,
the way she did it.

I reckon I'll never
know why she did it.

But I have my suspicions.

So the way I look at it,
it's your fault she's dead.

Not Donnie's.

If that's what you've been
thinking, you're wrong.

It's your fault.

Crap.

Where you goin', old man?

Well, if you want me to help
you find your friend tomorrow

I'm gonna need my sleep tonight.

Mm-mm.

Sit.

You wanna help me
find my friend?

That's awfully nice of you.

You know what I'm
gonna do to him,

when I find him, don't you?

I'm gonna put him
down like a dog.

That's if he's alive.

You wanna be there when I do it?

You ever seen a man die?

Hey, when's the wife gonna
come and pick you up?

Why do you ask?

Well, I need wheels.

I gotta get off this
shit-smelling property.

Hm?

No bother for me at all.

To put you down.

Tomorrow afternoon.

Good.

Good.

You and I can stay
warm until then.

Maybe we can be best friends
when this is all said and done.

Oh, good.

At least Jesse cracked
his fuckin' skull.

Oh!

Aww, shit.

I don't suppose one of
you good Samaritans could

hand me my property
there, would you?

Holy shit, where are my manners?

My name's Davey.

That backpack that you've
got there is, um...

Well, that's mine.

And it sure would be
nice if you could just

hand it back over here.

Why you got all this money?

So, that...

That right there...

That is what you boys
might call a fresh start.

See...

See, me and my little
brother, we uh,

we lookin' to relocate.

And that is all of our savings.

Looks like you robbed
a bank, if you ask me.

Well, I didn't ask you.

I'm, I'm sorry.

I don't mean to

be so agitated.

I don't know if you fellas
have ever been shot and had

to sleep out in the freezing
cold for two days, but...

I am in a bad way and I
really need your help.

We'll help you just as
soon as you stop lyin'.

That's fair.

I've done enough sinnin'
for one lifetime.

That money is from a bank.

See, me and my little brother,

we just lookin' to start fresh.

You know, we're trying to make
our way to the Philippines.

See that money right there?

That is God's money.

It's true. I'm lookin'
to start a church.

So's I can get out there

and lead all them Filipinos
to God's loving light.

Did you know...

Did you know that in some parts,

they don't even have a religion.

It's, um, it's like their
minds are darkened to it.

A bank-robbin' Christian in
the middle of butt-fuck Texas.

This is the worst huntin'
trip I've ever been on.

Look, why don't I...

Say we do this, why don't
you make it worth your while?

All right?

Hey, what's done is done. The
law don't know we're out here.

You boys could help yourself
to a little of that.

And then maybe help me
and the rest of my money

get out of these woods.

And then me and my brother,

we'll keep you safe.

I don't make it a habit of
helping criminals, mister.

Or savin' 'em, for that matter.

Well, maybe it's not
so much you savin' me

as it is me savin' you.

See...

While I'm here
tryin' to set myself

on the straight and narrow,

and do things according
to God's plan,

my little brother, he's...

Well, he's not
quite so Christian.

Oh.

They, they broke the mold
when they made little Rickey.

Somethin' else.

The way he cuts up a person.

It's like a

artist with a brush.

I tried to save him
from his evil ways,

but he's an uphill battle.

God's love just can't
seem to find his

cold, dark heart.

So...

If you fellas can find a
way to get me and my money

out of these woods,

I will do my best to
keep him off of you.

Tom.

Let's just leave.

We can get to the camper from
here and then get to Daryl's

and call the cops, get 'em here.

Tom?

Is it, is it Tom?

Tom, listen, you really should
think this through hard.

I mean, real hard.

You know, you could
do the right thing.

You boys have a
chance to save me

and walk outta here 10
or I'd say even $15,000

richer than you was
when you came in.

And that's a damn sight better
than an old buck, ain't it?

If we take
him to Daryl's,

him and his brother
will try to kill us.

So, we do what I said.

We get ourselves to
Daryl's, without him.

I couldn't live with that.

He could get away
with what he's done.

His brother could get here
and find the money and...

So? No, this is
none of your business.

Being a father is.

Think about Donnie.

We need to get as far away
from here as possible.

Excuse me, boys.

What is the plan here?

Who's Jesse?

What's that?

Last night you said someone
by the name of Jesse shot you.

That's right.

That is one more
reason why you fellas

need to find a way
to get me outta here.

Jesse is a double-crossin'
son of a bitch.

He's out here
lookin' for me, too.

Between him and Rickey,

you boys have got
yourself into a pickle.

But I...

I can, I can help you.

I wanna he...

Fellas.

I don't have much
longer out here, I feel.

Frank, grab a gun.

This is how it is.

You're a big ol' boy. Too
big for us to carry ya.

So, you're gonna
stay right here.

That'll tide you over till
we're back with the sheriff.

Please don't leave me!

Don't.

Don't take my money.

You poor sons of bitches!

Rickey is comin'!

He will find you!

And he will kill all of you!

Don't leave me!

"Riches do not profit
in the day of wrath

where righteousness
preserves us from death."

Don't leave!

God.

May my faith keep me alive.

May my faith

keep me alive.

Sleep in?

God damn.
Tastes like shit.

God damn it.

How far a walk is it
to the next property?

Well, if you're going
to Jeremiah's, it's, uh...

Maybe 25 minutes to the north.

Steve's land's a good
hour from here on foot,

if you're going to
his house, that is.

Mm-hm.

Mm-hm. Mm-hm.

Awfully looking forward
to meeting the missus.

She's pretty.

For an old lady,
you know.

You ain't going
anywhere near her.

Is that so?

Yeah.

I'll get the truck from her.

I don't even want her
knowing you're here.

Tell me somethin'.

Why is it you do
the things you do?

Is it upbringing?

Are you angry with somebody?

There's always a
reason why you people

turn so damn rotten.

Not really.

I just like money.

I don't like people.

So, robbin' shit,

it's a perfect career.

Hey, hey, hey!

Take it easy.

I don't just read westerns.

I like readin' this
book from time to time.

It seems to set me straight.

When I was a young man,
newly married to my wife,

I had the wandering eye.

Not proud of it.

I worked in the oil industry
and traveled quite a bit.

Faced temptation
everywhere I went.

Mm. Mm-hm, yeah.

I can see that with your rugged
good looks and everything.

And one day, I
didn't like who I was.

I didn't like what I'd become.

So, I opened this book
and started readin' it.

And now you're the
perfect gentleman.

No one is without sin.

No one is perfect.

But the verse that
really got me...

The one that dug right in
there and changed me was, uh,

Ephesians 4:32.

Let all bitterness,

wrath and anger,

and clamor and slander
be put away from you,

along with all malice.

Be kind one to another,

tenderhearted,

forgiving one another, as God

and Christ has forgiven us.

That's the New
Testament, right?

Yep.

Well, I grew up with
the Old Testament.

Yeah, I bet.

I ain't gonna help
you find that man.

You got anger in you, son,

and I see you struggling
with who you are.

You don't have to be this way.

Mr. Preacher...

I think I'll take
that tea instead.

Quiet, quiet, quiet, quiet.

Shit.

Maybe it's Daryl.

Whoever's in there,
you slowly come on out!

We got two rifles aimed
right at that door!

All right! Comin' on out!

Don't shoot!

I, uh, reckon this
be your camper?

Uh, oh, well, we were just
renting it for the weekend.

We're actually just
out here huntin'.

Yeah, huntin' up a
lot of deer, I expect.

I haven't hunt me
a deer in a good long while.

Why are you in our camper?

Oh, I'm awfully
sorry about that.

Mighty rude of me, I guess.

See, I'm just looking for my
brother and friend of his.

I thought maybe
they wound up here.

This is private property.
Why would they be out here?

Oh, well, just down yonder
down the road on the main road

across from the plains, they
got themselves in an accident.

Right outside this property.

Is that right?

Yes, sir.

Vehicular.

That is, he ran his
damn car right into a tree.

And I was awfully lucky
to stumble up on that car.

I'm just tryin' to
track them down.

I'm awfully worried
about their wellbein'.

Oh, hey! Where's my manners?

The name's Rickey.

And, uh, you gents are?

I think it's best
you look elsewhere

for your brother
and your friend.

So you just take your ass
back to the main road.

We haven't seen 'em, so,
I'm sorry, we can't help you.

We're actually just leavin'.

You, sir.

You need to learn
some god damn manners.

See, I ain't said nothin'
deserve that kinda talk.

And I'm bein' just about
as kosher as I can be.

Kosher?

Is that what you call it

when you go through
other people's things?

Now you hold it right there.

You need to put your
hands up, right now.

Hey!

How you doin', son?

Hey, you look a
little bit scared.

Y'all not to be. Nothin'
to be worried about.

See, I'm just lookin'
for two fellas.

Now, one of 'em, he's a big
Sasquatch son of a bitch,

and the other one, ah, he's this

ratty, heavy metal
lookin' motherfucker.

Now, you wouldn't
happen to have seem him,

would you, little man?

Huh?

Hey!

You stop talkin' to him.

I'm gonna tell you right now.

You pull that gun
out, real slow,

and you place it on the ground.

Now, this pistol,

my daddy gave me
this here pistol.

You're out of your
god damn mind,

you think I'm gonna
give it to ya.

I don't want it.

I just don't want you
to have it right now.

So, slowly, pull it out,

put it in the dirt.

Seems to me like, uh,

we've just gotten off on
the wrong foot here, boys.

All right?

See, I'm just looking
for my brother.

And his car was in a bad
way when I come up on it.

I just wanna make sure
that he's still alive.

I'm gonna go on this way,

and I'll leave you
boys to your huntin'.

And I'm taking my
pistol with me.

On account of wild
creatures and such.

I might just need it
to protect myself.

You boys have a good day now.

Whoa, now.

Now, that backpack.

That looks an awful
lot like my brother's.

Well, it ain't.

He's had that since
we was in high school.

Yeah, we used to sneak beers
into the cafeteria with it.

So I'm pretty
god damn sure it is.

Now, if you just stumbled
on it, that's fine!

Give it on over here, I'll
take it from you, be on my way,

go reunite that with my brother,

'cause he is awfully fond of it.

We ain't givin' it to ya,
so you just keep on walkin'.

Well, now I'm guessing

that you took a look
at what's inside.

You know what's inside that
there bag there, sneaky peaky?

Huh?

No!

Oh, yeah. I think so.

Hey, you point that gun at me!

No.

I think I like it pointed
right where it is.

Sir?

Please don't.

You boys think this
is the O.K. Corral?

Well, let's make it the
god damn O.K. Corral.

Now, I don't know how many
times you boys have pointed guns

at people, but I know for me
this makes it a good two-dozen.

And sure, some of those times
was me just fuckin' around,

but most of the
time, I had a reason.

And I can tell you
that in all my years

of pointin' guns at people,

you don't hesitate
to pull the trigger!

Fuck!

Oh, you motherfucker.

Get to the truck!

Keys!

Shit.

They're in the camper!

Get to Daryl's! I'll
keep him pinned down!

You tell me where
my brother's at!

You cowpoke motherfucker!

Shit!

Fuck me.

Shot my motherfuckin' foot!

Oh, he's a dead
motherfucker now.

Fuck!

Motherfucker!

Shit.

Fuck.

Fuck.

Oh, thank god.

Oh, shit.

Hey, come here.

Okay, you're okay.

What happened?

He ran off that way, but
I expect he'll be back.

Couldn't find the damn
keys to the truck, though.

That doesn't matter. Daryl's
just 10 minutes up this road.

We get there and get safe.

We stay on this road,
we're out in the open,

- and I don't like that.
- If we run, we can make it.

The way I see it,

there are two men looking
for this backpack.

That psychopath back there,

and that other guy
that shot Davey.

Jesse.

So even if we make
it back to the house

and call the
authorities,

it's gonna take 'em
at least an hour

for someone to get out here.

Your point?

My point is I don't like
havin' this backpack on us.

Because if they find us,
they're gonna kill us to get it.

But...

If we hide it and they don't
know where it is and we do,

I don't think they're
gonna touch us.

Okay, well, what if
they touch us to find out?

It seems like he's the kind
of guy who would do that.

Yeah, I suppose you're right.

But I'd rather have some kind
of advantage than none at all.

First thing we need to
do is get off this road.

If we head in the
same direction,

we're gonna run into
that house, right?

Hey!

You gotta get your
shit together.

We are down in this and
you need to get out of it.

You gotta be smart.

You hear me?

Yeah, I hear you.

Whoa!

Davey!

Davey, shout if you can hear me!

Davey!

Where the fuck are you, boy?

Daryl?

Daryl!

Stay here.

Don't come in here.

Frank, Donnie, I
told you to stay...

Good afternoon, fellas.

Was about to have me some lunch.

Why don't you put your guns
down and you can join me?

I'm a crackerjack
shot with this.

Yeah.

Attaboy.

Look what they done
to you, big brother.

These motherfuckers.

I don't know what
to do now, Davey.

What do I do now, Davey?

Fuck!

God!

Damn!

You're goin' to meet Momma
now. You gotta look your best.

There you go.

You go with God. Just like
you intended, big brother.

This is a sign
from you, ain't it?

You want me to go find
our money, don't you?

I'm gonna get our money,

and I will do with
it what you wanted.

Yeah.

I want you to hold
onto that for me.

I'll be back with
the rest of it.

Oh, I promise.

Mm?

Suit yourself.

You guys hunting?

Where's Daryl?

Oh.

Daryl.

Well...

He was a persnickety
son of a bitch.

A funny one.

But a tad self-righteous
to boot, so...

Jesus.

Yeah, he mentioned him a lot.

Yeah. That's all he ever
talked about over breakfast.

I figured since he
loved him so much,

I'd let him see him,
sooner or later.

Your nose.

Don't talk to him, Donnie.

No, go ahead, son.

Oh, well.

A friend of mine did this.

No, actually...

It was a car, but he caused it.

That's a lie.

I shot him in the gut.

We wreck.

So I guess I caused it.

Broke my own damn
nose.

Damn good kicker.

Well, it's gettin' late.

I was waiting for a ride, but,

you lovely gentlemen showed
up, so I'll just take yours.

So how about handing
over that key?

We have the money.

Money?

What the fuck you
know about money?

I know you touch
one hair on his head,

you ain't ever gonna see it.

So I see you've
met my ex-partner.

Is he dead yet?

Don't know. We
left him out there.

But we got that money.

And we know there's some
other fella out there,

lookin' for it, some guy
by the name of Rickey.

Rickey?

He's here?

You met him?

Yeah. Blew the bottom
of his god damn ear off.

Frank here shot him in the foot.

But I know he's lookin' for us.

And he's lookin' for you, too.

Where's the fuckin' money?

We hid it.

You're gonna tell me
where that money's at,

or you're gonna be seeing
Jesus before sunset,

just like old Daryl there.

Tell this one to
shut the fuck up!

We buried...

Keep your mouth shut, Frank.

We ain't tellin' you
a god damn thing.

And there's a lot of land
out here to bury things.

And if you hurt any one of us,

I swear to god, you will
never be touching that money.

Well...

That Rickey, that
son of a bitch.

What a character.

I mean, seeing
him work is like watching-

- An artist with a brush.

Like me.

Quiet down, Donnie.

Fuck me.

I'll make you deal.

You let these two go, I'll take
you to the money right now.

We will hike out
there, dig it up.

When we get back, I'll give
you the keys to the truck

and you can just drive
off into the sunset.

You're too sweet.

It's the only
deal I'm gonna make.

Well...

I'm about to put a
bullet in your son's leg.

Let it bleed for a while.

I'll leave him and your boy.

But they don't leave this
house till we get back.

Got me?

Hey.

That's a nice jacket.

Hey, let's go.

I'll come back to get ya.

You boys sit tight.

Hey, you know it
ain't gonna go down

the way you told
your boy, right?

I mean, that's sweet an' all,

givin' the little guy
somethin' to hope for.

But I know Rickey's gonna
stumble upon that house

and he's gonna find them.

You seem to be pretty
scared of this man.

I ain't scared of nobody.

I'm just smart.

I swatted at the hornets
nest and there's hell to pay.

Doesn't sound too smart.

You taking money from
a crazy man like that.

Rickey don't give
a shit about money.

Now, killing his brother.
That's a whole different story.

Davey goin' all soft,
turning into a religious nut.

Can't work with
people like that.

Time to split up.

So he was really
gonna start a church?

Yeah.

It's all he kept talkin' about.

That's why I took the money.

I don't wanna see it
go to waste like that.

Supposed to be
goin' to Brownsville

to meet his crazy-ass brother.

That's why I did what I had
to do with that car.

You know, Davey's the only one

that could put a leash on
that boy, and now he's off it.

And I ain't stickin'
around to see what happens.

Come on, let's go. Come on.

I'm so sorry about
all this, Donnie.

I'm sorry about your mom.

I'm sorry about your dad.

He just doesn't know how
to deal with all of it.

This whole god damn
huntin' trip was my idea.

I'm so tired, Donnie.

I'm tired of all of it.

I just...

Nothin' about this is fair.

And I just...

You don't deserve any of this.

I love you, Uncle Frank.

You're somethin' else,
kiddo. You really are.

You know that?

I'm gonna get us loose. I'm
gonna get us outta here.

If I just rub these ropes.

He didn't know how to
tie a knot.

Hello?

Help! Help us!

Oh, it must be Christmas.

Holy shit.

Now which one of you
motherfuckers killed my brother?

Was it that cowpoke who shot
my ear, huh? Where's he at?

No, no, no, he's not
here! No, but it wasn't him.

No, no, no, no!

Your brother, he was like
that when we found him.

It was an accident. We
didn't mean to shoot you.

Please don't, please, please.

We didn't mean to
shoot you.

It's all right.

Shh. It's all right.

It's okay.

It's gonna be all right.

Well, why don't you, uh...

Why don't you tell
me what happened?

- Okay, well...
- Yeah.

We got here to call-

- Call? Call the sheriff?

The sheriff, yeah.

Oh, I figured that.
That's awfully nice of you.

Now, was this, um,

after you took my money and
you left my brother to die?

No, no, no, no.
We didn't leave him.

We were coming here to help him.

We were gonna call the
sheriff so he could help him.

- Oh!
- He was too-

- Ain't that a story.

- No, no, no, no!
- Yeah, ain't that story.

- We were coming-
- Now, tell me!

Why didn't you just
take him with you?

I mean, he was in need of help.

Fuck sake, he took a bullet
in the motherfucking gut!

I know! No, we...

We were coming here because we
were gonna get help for him,

because he was too heavy,
we couldn't carry him.

We were gonna go
back to get him,

and then that's when we
got here and Jesse was here

and he, he was, uh...

He's the one who shot him and
he was looking for the money.

Jesse.

You gave him my
money, didn't you?

No.

Our motherfucking money!

No, no, no, no, no!

No! No, we didn't!

We didn't give it to him!

No!

- Where's my money?
- We buried it.

We hid it, we hid
it. Please stop.

Shh, shh! What did you
just say, you did what?

- We hid the money, we hid-
- Yeah?

Yeah, we buried it.

Well, hey, that's good!
That's good news, buddy.

That's all good.

You just, you tell
me where you hid it,

and I'll leave you boys to
your little bonding time here.

Okay, um, Tom hid it.

I don't know where he...

I was there, but I didn't
see where he hid it.

- You don't know?
- Yeah, he did it, I...

- Tom did, Tom...
- Shh, shh.

You fuckin' with me?

I just saw the same
damn tree 10 times!

You walking me in
circles, wasting my time?

- Huh?
- No, no.

All the trees out
here look alike.

Listen.

The pond's right
up over that ridge.

I promise you it's like
two, three minutes, tops.

I promise.

Hey.

That's a nice hat.

♪ The sun is shining
bright today ♪

♪ I'm feelin' all right today ♪

♪ The birds are singin'
a tune, hooray ♪

♪ Oh, what a glorious day ♪

- No, no, no, no!
- Come on, now.

There you...

- You like that?
- No.

Yeah.

This kinda reminds
me of my first time.

And now you're gonna tell
if you're fibbin' or not.

What do you think, boy?

Huh?

Think this old boy
here is fibbin'?

Gee, uh, I don't know.

I mean, I got your
pecker in my hand.

I'm about to cut it off.

You'd think any old boy'd be
sayin' somethin' but you ain't!

That kinda gets me thinkin'.

Maybe you don't know
where my money is.

Or maybe you do.

And you just want me to...

No!

Oh, I'm just fuckin'
with you, old boy.

It's all right.

Hey. I'm not gonna hurt you.

I'm not, all right?

You done good.

Now, what about you?

You, uh...

You some kind of retard
or somethin', boy?

What's your deal?

He's autistic.

He's all what?

Autism.

So, yeah. So,
he's a retard, then.

That's why he won't look
at me and he's all...

He has sensory issues.

It makes him feel safe
to avoid eye contact.

Oh.

Oh, is that right?

I want you to look at me, boy.

Hey. Hey.

You get your god
damn eyes on me, boy!

- I said look at me!
- Stop it!

You look at me
right now. There you go.

- Stop it!
- Hey, it's all right!

I'm just trying to help the boy!

Hell, I was a retard
when I was a kid!

I ain't no more, though.

That's
not how it works.

You don't just outgrow it.

I never said I
grew outta nothin'.

No, you see, let me
tell you a story.

See, I used to be stupid.

Oh, one stupid motherfucker.

Then I got my ass beat.

Then after that, well, I
weren't retarded no more.

You hear me, boy?

All right!

Ah!

I think that we should
all go for a little walk.

Oh-wee!

Hey, uh, how long ago
did you say they left?

About 10 minutes or so?

All right, then.

Just grab me a can and
kick back the bubbly pop.

God damn, Jesse.

You outdone yourself this time.

Go. We gotta get outta here.

You're gonna be okay.
You're all right.

Here we go.

No, no, no!

Donnie, Donnie, Donnie!

No!

No, don't.

That your daddy?

I'm awfully sorry about the
way that had to work out.

He left me no choice.

I gave him the twist to end
it fast like, so no sufferin'.

You know...

Most people think that an
unsavory fella like myself

is the product of bad parenting.

That ain't so.

Naw, Davey and me, we had
model citizens for parents.

Yeah, Momma and Daddy,
they were just so...

We just...

We just didn't quite turn out
the same as them.

Davey.

He tried to be
like Daddy, but uh,

oh, it just weren't
in the cards.

Mm-mm.

Uncle Frank, wake up.

Uncle?

Well, now.

That's another story altogether.

Our uncle was a
mean son of a bitch.

I never did like him.

I hated that motherfucker.

Well, if this here's your uncle,

that must mean

that that cowpoke who shot
off my ear is your daddy.

I want my book.

I want my book.

I want my book, I want
my book, I want my book!

I want my book! I want my book!

Uncle Frank!

Wake up!

I want my book, I want
my book, I want my book.

I want my book.
Uncle Frank, wake up!

Hey, hey. Sit your
ass down and shh.

How about we go find
that daddy of yours?

Yeah?

That tire.

It's buried underneath it.

Okay.

Well...

Get diggin'.

Come on.

All right, come on. Which way?

I'm embarrassed in letting
a retard show me the way.

- I'm not a retard.
- Oh, excuse me.

Come on, you slow ass.
Move your ass, boy!

The fuck are you doin'?

Snake.

Snakes.

What? Well, maybe
in the summer.

There ain't no snakes
out here in this cold.

Hell.

My dad said they're here.
They're scarce but they're here.

Well, that's 'cause
your dumb shit daddy

don't know what he's
talkin' about, boy.

Now, let's go to
the pond. Come on.

Woo! Here we go!

Game on, boy!

I'm comin', buddy!

I got you.

Motherfucker.

I want you to know, the only
reason I ain't gut you yet

is 'cause I want your daddy
to see you one last time.

I just think that'd be the
kosher thing to do, don't ya?

You're fuckin' fast, boy.

You run track or some shit?

Come on, let's go. Get up.

Hey! This way, dumb shit.

Come on.

Oh-wee!

That's a lotta money.

Well, well, well, my friend.

That's that.

Guess so.

Hey. Now, you got
the high ground.

Stay
way the fuck back.

You got the high ground,
you can see him comin'.

You take that rifle right there,

and you could take
him out, right now.

No need to hurt anybody
else, you have the money,

and then you can just let us go.

Well...

You want the good
news or the bad news?

The good news is
your son's with him.

The bad news, looks like
the uncle didn't make it.

Hey, uh, you and your
daddy go huntin' much?

Pretty dangerous goin'
huntin' with the likes of you.

I mean, run off, shoot your
daddy in the head or some shit.

Isn't that what people
like you do, huh?

You ever get spells?

You know, like you
wanna hurt someone?

Huh?

Yeah.

I reckon we ain't so
different, you and I.

I get spells.

I get 'em bad.

Hey, don't look now.

Gotta drain the main vein. Woo!

Always said I was
a crackerjack shot.

And I...

Can't usually hit the
broad side of a barn.

Hey! Get back,
you little fuck!

Get your ass back here, boy!

Shit!

God damn, get out here.

Where are you, you
son of a bitch?

Oh, shit!

Donnie!

Donnie! Where are you?

Bingo.

Come on out, cowpoke!

You throw your rifle
over that ridge

and I'll let your boy go!

I gutted his uncle back
at the house, you know.

Comes easy to a fella
like me. Killin'.

Makes no difference
what age they are!

Donnie here.

What, he's 16?

Don't matter!

That rifle don't
end up down here,

Donnie ain't gonna see 17.

I ain't fuckin'
with you, cowpoke!

Where's my...

Where's my son?

Oh, he ran off.

Ain't that somethin'?

Yeah, I didn't
think that dumb shit

was smart enough to
save his own ass.

Tell me somethin'.

Was it worth it?

Bein' a do-gooder?

Please.

Let my son go.

Just let him go.

I'm guessin' his momma
be dead and his uncle.

Soon, his daddy.

He all alone in this
world, just like me.

Maybe I'll be his daddy.

Hell, I ain't got no family.

My brother's gone.

He's up in heaven,
meetin' his maker.

What did you say?

What did you say?

I said

he ain't in no heaven.

Come on.

Donnie.

Good, you...

You, I've got you.

God, have you?

God.

Good.

I couldn't kill it.

I'm sorry.

I couldn't take the shot.