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Stan, your friends need you. They are in trouble and you must help them.
Wait, you're supposed to tell me how to get Wendy to like me.
There are more important matters right now...
NO WAY, DUDE! I'VE LOOKED ALL OVER FOR YOU, AND NOW YOU HAVE TO TELL ME HOW TO GET WENDY TO LIKE ME!!
Dude, she's eight years old, just get her some ice cream or something.
Of COURSE!! Ice cream!!
Now go, your friends are in danger... The USO show is a mile east of here, just over that ridge. The clitoris has spoken.
Howya do, Rebecca. I sorta been expectin' you this mornin'.
I wanta see Nathan.
I wish I could, Rebecca, but I can't let you.
I don't understand that, Sheriff Young.
It's the rules and I gotta follow 'em. No visitin' 'cept holidays and Sunday and no womenfolk anytime.
You mean to tell me I can't see my own husband?
That's the way they do things here in Landsdown. I just follow orders.
I got to see my husband, Sheriff Young!
I'd like to help you, Rebecca. But all that would do, is git us both in trouble.
Will they give him a trial?
Shore thing next week sometime, and as soon as I git the day, I'll ride out and let you know 'bout it.
You gotta lowlife job, mister sheriff!
No, I ain't got no word yet, Rebecca. I went to the courthouse yesterday to see 'bout it, but they just won't tell me nothin' about what labor camp Nathan was sent to. I'm sorry, Rebecca.
It's a shame, Reverend. It's a damn shame.
I hope you don't take to bitterness, Sister Morgan. I tell you like I tell all the women in this church who got the same trouble you got. No matter what the trial or what the misery is, I tell 'em to stay with God.
Yeah, he'll crawl into my bed tonight, lie close to my body and keep me warm and rectify the evil in the men who live over us in this valley.
It's not that simple, Sister Rebecca the Lord works in mysterious ways we come into this life with nothin' and we'll leave it with nothing.
Is that a blessing, Reverend?
Night, son!
And don't wake up Josie Mae and Earl!
I bet you could use a hot cup of coffee, Nathan Lee.
I shore could, Miss Rebecca.
The boy done went into my walnuts! I skin my fingers to the bone to pick two pounds that's worth almost nothing at the commissary and he done took almost half of what I pick!
The boy is hungry, Rebecca.
We been through these offseasons before we made it.
What we make it to? The next season to work ourselves to death, share croppin' for ol' man Howard, so he can get richer and we can't even eat when the croppin' time is done?
Good mornin', Nathan.
Mornin'...
You ready to eat?
I'll wait till after the children.
How's the weather out there?
Little chilly.
Hope it don't freeze out our baseball game today!
If there ever was a devil in this county, Ike, you is it!
Ike, you could make a song outta that!
The most important thing is that you're home! We was gonna have cold eatin' tonight, 'cause of the heat, but now, I'm goin' to cook!
Well, let's get to it, Miss Rebecca,'cause I been waitin' too long a time for your good cookin'!
What did he want?
To invite you to his house the two of you could just sit under the shade tree, drink ice cold whiskey, and just shoot the breeze!
Did you tell 'im I was too busy for that kinda stuff?
Well, let's get to work!
You sure you feel up to it, Nathan?
Yeah. I feel real up to it right now. Come on, David Lee, you and me'll do the loading.
This done happen before. It ain't nothin' I just have to wait a minute or two.
Is there something I can do to help you?
Yeah, just stay where you is...
There, you see?
I see, all right It's time for us to get out of this field.
I just got out here!
It's lunchtime, and I wanna have a talk with you, Nathan Lee. Come on, children...
Where you goin'!?
To the commissary to get this boy some clothes! I'm gon' get everybody somethin'!
But, Nathan
Don't tell me nothin' 'bout what we owe ol' man Howard! I'll do the owing, and let him worry 'bout the collecting! Come on, David Lee!
Rebecca, you jest the one I wanta see.
I brought these walnuts to trade.
That's one dollar an' twenty cents.
I wanta get some things.
I hope it ain't a lot,'cause I can't give you no more credit till the croppin' season gits back, that is if Na
I didn't say nothin' 'bout credit, Mr. Howard.
Whatcha wanta order?
I need some nutmeg, flour, eggs, sugar, and...
Dammit, I'm talkin' to you, woman! I gotta farm to think about and I need answers.
The season is a long way off, Mr. Howard, and by that time, Nathan oughta be home. If he ain't, believe me the children and me we will grow the crops. We have to because we owe you all that money Mr. Howard.
Hi ya, Rebecca...
Tired.
Somebody told me Nathan was back. How is he?
Why don't you pay him a visit, Mr. Howard? He'll tell you all about it.
Don't take all day at that table, David Lee.
Mama, when kin me and Earl go to school with David Lee?
Maybe soon
Mama, why did they take Daddy away?
Because he cared so damn much about you and me, child.
Is he gon' be gone long?
Might be...
Mama, what was we laughin' for?
At the way you ask funny questions, Josie Mae!
If they heard me sing like this up North I'd be richer than the man I sharecrop for.
And if they saw me pitch the way I did today they'd hire me just to strike out Babe Ruth!
You know, one time by mistake I went into a white church down in Row County and to this day I don't know how'n the devil I got outta that church alive.
They probly thought you was crazy.
I guess so but I went home and did me some praying to the Lord. I said, Lord, I went into this white church down in Row and all I want you to tell me is how I ever got outta there in one piece.
What did the Lord tell you, Ike?
He said, I don't know, Ike you doin' better'n me, I been tryin' to git in there for 200 years and ain't make it yet!
Hi ya doin' there, Ike?
Any time it's Saturday and I don't hafta do any work, I'm doin' okay!
Whatcha got there?
Seems this piece of mail came to Mr. Howard's place this mornin' and he had me to bring it over here.
Well, let me have it.
Don't belong to you! It's for the little important man, here!
We brought your laundry, Miss Boatwright.
Come in, children.
This is for your mama's work, and here's something for the three of you.