100:03:21,435 --> 00:03:22,436Morning, sir.

200:03:22,803 --> 00:03:24,771It's a hard life if you can't read.

300:03:25,806 --> 00:03:26,774Pardon?

400:03:30,311 --> 00:03:34,882Sir, Mr. Wiley Starke has...Well, he's passed away, sir.

500:03:35,516 --> 00:03:37,186His funeral is tomorrow,

600:03:37,252 --> 00:03:39,120and I thought that you mightwant to know since...

700:03:39,220 --> 00:03:40,689What got him?

800:03:43,025 --> 00:03:44,693Just got old, sir.

900:03:46,829 --> 00:03:48,365Yeah, well.

1000:03:50,032 --> 00:03:51,034Yeah.

1100:03:58,708 --> 00:03:59,710Well...

1200:07:18,460 --> 00:07:21,764I always thought you'd go first.

1300:08:01,107 --> 00:08:02,108Hey.

1400:08:06,947 --> 00:08:09,216Don't look so disappointed, huh?

1500:08:53,731 --> 00:08:54,865

Buddy?

1600:09:05,477 --> 00:09:07,547What can I do for you, sir?

1700:09:20,026 --> 00:09:21,261That's all right. Come on in.

1800:09:21,862 --> 00:09:23,230Have a seat.

1900:09:30,238 --> 00:09:32,574What's on your mind, sir?

2000:09:33,408 --> 00:09:35,610About time for me to get low.

2100:09:37,078 --> 00:09:39,414- To get what?- Down to business.

2200:09:42,985 --> 00:09:44,387I need a funeral.

2300:09:45,054 --> 00:09:46,789For whom?

2400:09:46,889 --> 00:09:48,224Me.

2500:09:48,959 --> 00:09:51,328For you? You want to buy a funeral for you?

2600:09:51,428 --> 00:09:52,429Am I not talking right?

2700:09:52,829 --> 00:09:54,498I'm sorry, sir. Are you sick?

2800:09:54,598 --> 00:09:57,135- Everybody dies.- All right.

2900:09:57,634 --> 00:09:58,902I see.

3000:09:59,971 --> 00:10:04,342Well, sir, the church can help youget your affairs in order,

3100:10:04,442 --> 00:10:05,676and arrange a service for you.

3200:10:05,777 --> 00:10:07,780Well, what would you say?

3300:10:08,780 --> 00:10:09,981About what?

3400:10:10,281 --> 00:10:11,283Me.

3500:10:11,817 --> 00:10:13,619A eulogy.

3600:10:16,588 --> 00:10:17,923I don't know. What do you want me to say?

3700:10:17,990 --> 00:10:20,292Say what you'd say right now to my face.

3800:10:20,759 --> 00:10:23,630Well, Mr. Bush,I don't know much about you.

3900:10:24,163 --> 00:10:25,298I've heard stories, but...

4000:10:25,398 --> 00:10:26,833What stories?

4100:10:26,933 --> 00:10:28,535Just stories, you know.

4200:10:28,635 --> 00:10:29,636People talking.

4300:10:29,736 --> 00:10:32,807What kind of stories? I mean, say one.

4400:10:33,307 --> 00:10:36,644

Well, sir, my mother used to saythat gossip is the devil's radio.

4500:10:37,478 --> 00:10:41,817What matters is thatwhen you come to the end of your life,

4600:10:42,783 --> 00:10:44,820that you're ready for the next one.

4700:10:46,822 --> 00:10:49,459Now, have you made peace with God, sir?

4800:10:55,598 --> 00:10:56,833I paid.

4900:10:56,899 --> 00:10:59,702Well, Mr. Bush, you can't buy forgiveness.

5000:11:00,838 --> 00:11:03,674It's free, but you do have to ask for it.

5100:11:20,058 --> 00:11:23,329I heard the most awful things about himwhen I was a kid.

5200:11:23,828 --> 00:11:25,498Y'all come on in.

5300:11:41,715 --> 00:11:45,386Hey, hey. That's that old man Bush. It is.

5400:11:55,898 --> 00:11:56,899Hey.

5500:12:04,274 --> 00:12:05,574We know about you, old man.

5600:12:06,208 --> 00:12:07,944You stay out of this diner, you hear me?

5700:12:09,044 --> 00:12:10,413There's women and children in there,

5800:12:10,713 --> 00:12:12,248and we don't want you around them.

5900:12:13,616 --> 00:12:14,617Hey!

6000:12:14,984 --> 00:12:17,453Look at me when I'm talking to you, old man.I know you hear me.

6100:12:18,756 --> 00:12:20,057You hear me?

6200:12:20,123 --> 00:12:22,393You come around here again,there'll be trouble.

6300:12:24,194 --> 00:12:25,396Oh, shit. Whoa!

6400:12:30,969 --> 00:12:32,037Carl!

6500:12:35,173 --> 00:12:36,308Carl, honey!

6600:12:38,544 --> 00:12:40,479I know. It's all right.

6700:12:55,429 --> 00:12:59,299- Frank? There was a fight.- Let me guess.

6800:13:01,169 --> 00:13:03,504- Carl?- Well, yeah,

6900:13:03,605 --> 00:13:05,607but it was with that old man Bush.

7000:13:05,707 --> 00:13:07,308Old man?

7100:13:07,442 --> 00:13:08,943- Is there a body?- No.

7200:13:09,277 --> 00:13:11,513

He was the one that was doing the beating.

7300:13:11,614 --> 00:13:13,515I ain't never seen nothing like itbefore in my life.

7400:13:14,783 --> 00:13:17,853Social event of the year, and I missed it.

7500:13:18,787 --> 00:13:20,123You read the paper today?

7600:13:20,456 --> 00:13:22,659People are dying in bunches.

7700:13:23,326 --> 00:13:25,695Everywhere but here.

7800:13:28,732 --> 00:13:31,968What are the odds of a funeral homegoing broke

7900:13:32,302 --> 00:13:35,806when you have a businessthat everybody on Earth needs?

8000:13:37,441 --> 00:13:40,778If you can't make that work,it's got to be you, right?

8100:13:40,845 --> 00:13:43,314And, yet, I don't know.

8200:13:44,149 --> 00:13:45,684What do you do when people won't die?

8300:13:46,584 --> 00:13:48,153- Well, I guess...- One thing about Chicago,

8400:13:48,353 --> 00:13:49,455people know how to die.

8500:13:50,489 --> 00:13:53,026They drown, get run over, shot.

86

00:13:54,593 --> 00:13:55,895Whatever it takes.

8700:13:55,995 --> 00:13:59,866Well, we get it done around here.It's just we're not in a hurry about it.

8800:14:04,305 --> 00:14:05,905It's them or us.

8900:14:15,050 --> 00:14:17,218I might know of someonewho's looking for a funeral.

9000:14:21,656 --> 00:14:22,892How much did he have?

9100:14:23,192 --> 00:14:24,993It was all wadded up.

9200:14:26,962 --> 00:14:29,398Hermit money. That's good.

9300:14:38,208 --> 00:14:39,676There it is.

9400:14:42,380 --> 00:14:43,747There's his sign.

9500:14:57,529 --> 00:14:58,831What are you doing?

9600:15:00,699 --> 00:15:03,736You've been wanting a shot at sales.

9700:15:03,836 --> 00:15:06,705As of right now, you're on commission.

9800:15:08,374 --> 00:15:13,413Remember, foot in the door, establish trustand drop the hammer.

9900:15:18,586 --> 00:15:19,887I'd rather you go, too.

10000:15:21,288 --> 00:15:24,392

No doubt.But if you don't do this by yourself,

10100:15:25,059 --> 00:15:27,295you'll never know if you're any good.

10200:15:27,395 --> 00:15:30,966And you'll never be goodif you don't know that you are.

10300:16:19,286 --> 00:16:20,486Hello?

10400:16:38,306 --> 00:16:39,874Wanna see inside my house, do you?

10500:16:40,107 --> 00:16:41,142What does it look like?

10600:16:48,183 --> 00:16:49,184Katie.

10700:16:52,120 --> 00:16:55,458I see you at the churchwith your wife and baby?

10800:17:00,463 --> 00:17:01,698Yes, sir.

10900:17:01,798 --> 00:17:03,834What the hell you doing here?

11000:17:09,607 --> 00:17:10,574I heard...

11100:17:10,841 --> 00:17:13,811I heard you were after a funeral, sir.

11200:17:14,011 --> 00:17:15,347- A funeral?- Yes, sir.

11300:17:16,348 --> 00:17:18,216I work at Quinn Funeral Home, sir.

11400:17:18,683 --> 00:17:20,785

I thought I could help you.

11500:17:32,832 --> 00:17:34,401You like rabbit?

11600:17:37,905 --> 00:17:39,506It's how you put things together, see.

11700:17:40,474 --> 00:17:42,877Now, some things go,

11800:17:43,343 --> 00:17:45,213and some things never will.

11900:17:46,481 --> 00:17:48,016And the Indians saidthat everything spoke to them.

12000:17:48,049 --> 00:17:50,885That's how they made medicines,and knew what to eat.

12100:17:50,952 --> 00:17:52,720I mean, things talked to them,

12200:17:52,820 --> 00:17:55,456clear as we talk. You believe that?

12300:17:56,025 --> 00:17:58,059- I don't know, sir.- Yeah?

12400:17:59,395 --> 00:18:02,564Well, you don't listen,you don't hear nothing.

12500:18:06,302 --> 00:18:10,240All right. Be ready here directly.Got forks here. Here you go.

12600:18:10,273 --> 00:18:11,541Did you make this furniture, sir?

12700:18:11,875 --> 00:18:13,743I've never seen anything like it.

128

00:18:14,911 --> 00:18:17,414- Can't tell what's holding it up.- Yeah, well...

12900:18:18,950 --> 00:18:19,951Magic.

13000:18:20,583 --> 00:18:24,622- Yeah. Yeah.- All right.

13100:18:24,956 --> 00:18:29,261Well, sir,if you do want to plan for your funeral,

13200:18:29,928 --> 00:18:32,998which I hope will be a long,long time away from now,

13300:18:33,098 --> 00:18:36,401but we'd treat you with respect,and offer you

13400:18:37,269 --> 00:18:39,304a real good service for...

13500:18:41,274 --> 00:18:44,444What'd everybody say aboutwhat happened in town?

13600:18:44,744 --> 00:18:47,614That crazy son of a bitch tried to kill a manfor no reason, is that it?

13700:18:49,083 --> 00:18:50,451There's two sides to every story.

13800:18:50,550 --> 00:18:52,586People say that,but they don't believe it, no, sir.

13900:18:52,920 --> 00:18:55,756They think what they think,and they don't wanna know anything else.

14000:18:56,490 --> 00:19:00,762I also think that people are so scared aboutwhat they don't know that

14100:19:00,862 --> 00:19:02,731they make things up to feel better about it.

14200:19:02,797 --> 00:19:05,800Like life after dying, you know.

14300:19:06,501 --> 00:19:07,502Heaven.

14400:19:08,804 --> 00:19:10,940Well, I hope that part's true, don't you?

14500:19:11,874 --> 00:19:14,310I don't think we know the actual truthabout anything.

14600:19:14,477 --> 00:19:18,114I know I don't.I'm just guessing most of the time.

14700:19:20,117 --> 00:19:21,851Lord, this is good.

14800:19:27,290 --> 00:19:30,027You boys been coming out hereto throw rocks at my window

14900:19:30,127 --> 00:19:31,795for what, 25, 30 years?

15000:19:32,629 --> 00:19:34,966- No, I...- Know lots of stories about me?

15100:19:38,469 --> 00:19:39,470Well, yes, sir.

15200:19:39,737 --> 00:19:40,872Tell one.

15300:19:40,972 --> 00:19:41,974I'd rather not.

15400:19:42,074 --> 00:19:44,777I'd rather you did. All right?

15500:19:49,481 --> 00:19:54,520Well, when I was a kid, I heardyou killed some fellas in a fist fight.

15600:20:01,362 --> 00:20:02,696Is that all?

15700:20:06,801 --> 00:20:07,835What's your name again?

15800:20:07,935 --> 00:20:09,670Buddy Robinson, sir.

15900:20:10,671 --> 00:20:12,507Well, if I need you,

16000:20:13,174 --> 00:20:14,876I know who you are.

16100:20:56,422 --> 00:21:00,893Yes, ma'am. I do respect your wishes.But, you see, state law requires...

16200:21:02,561 --> 00:21:05,565No, ma'am.We can't bury him beneath the house.

16300:21:08,068 --> 00:21:09,368All right. Well, just for argument's sake,

16400:21:09,435 --> 00:21:11,738how would you get the casketunder the house?

16500:21:14,207 --> 00:21:15,543No casket.

16600:21:19,647 --> 00:21:23,618Well, but you have to have a containerof some kind, ma'am, for

16700:21:24,353 --> 00:21:27,156decency and for sanitation.

16800:21:29,424 --> 00:21:31,493

Yes, ma'am,but there's lots of things that are natural

16900:21:31,760 --> 00:21:33,462that aren't decent.

17000:21:37,065 --> 00:21:38,067Would you like to come in, sir?

17100:21:38,768 --> 00:21:40,135He did what?

17200:21:40,870 --> 00:21:42,071- Good God.- Leave it.

17300:21:42,138 --> 00:21:45,508No, ma'am.I didn't know that about your husband.

17400:21:45,608 --> 00:21:48,678Well, yeah, now I understandwhy you want him under the house.

17500:21:48,779 --> 00:21:50,414But, still... Hello?

17600:21:50,647 --> 00:21:52,917Frank Quinn. This is Mr. Bush.

17700:21:56,921 --> 00:21:58,023Come on in. Pleasure.

17800:21:59,690 --> 00:22:00,759Coffee?

17900:22:01,693 --> 00:22:02,694It's a pleasure.

18000:22:03,461 --> 00:22:04,963She'll call back.

18100:22:05,431 --> 00:22:06,598Are you

18200:22:08,801 --> 00:22:10,335

from anywhere?

18300:22:11,270 --> 00:22:13,338Little bit of everywhere, yeah.

18400:22:13,438 --> 00:22:15,308Get him a chair, Buddy.

18500:22:16,475 --> 00:22:18,177Here you go, sir.

18600:22:28,522 --> 00:22:30,358What can we do for you, sir?

18700:22:30,658 --> 00:22:31,893I'm after a funeral.

18800:22:32,192 --> 00:22:35,330Boy, are you in luck. Follow me, please.

18900:23:25,083 --> 00:23:26,519Solid pecan.

19000:23:27,720 --> 00:23:29,222Steel handles.

19100:23:30,056 --> 00:23:32,091Forget the box. What else?

19200:23:33,059 --> 00:23:34,795Whatever you want.

19300:23:35,229 --> 00:23:36,462- Flowers.- No, no.

19400:23:36,562 --> 00:23:37,598Burial plot.

19500:23:37,698 --> 00:23:39,266- Got it.- A service.

19600:23:39,532 --> 00:23:41,468- Party.- A what?

19700:23:41,568 --> 00:23:42,570A party.

19800:23:45,373 --> 00:23:46,808What kind of party?

19900:23:46,908 --> 00:23:48,243A funeral party.

20000:23:55,583 --> 00:23:57,086We can do that.

20100:23:58,753 --> 00:23:59,989And I wannabe there.

20200:24:00,423 --> 00:24:01,825You will be, I guarantee it.

20300:24:01,925 --> 00:24:04,160I wannabe there now.

20400:24:04,795 --> 00:24:09,266You want to be at your funeral party alive?

20500:24:10,066 --> 00:24:11,134Yes, sir.

20600:24:11,234 --> 00:24:16,574But you can't have a funeral if you're not,you know, deceased.

20700:24:18,910 --> 00:24:23,081Hold on, now. It's a detail. We can look at it.

20800:24:23,147 --> 00:24:24,149Pretty big detail.

20900:24:24,249 --> 00:24:26,184You want to have a funeral party

21000:24:26,617 --> 00:24:29,788while you're alive, so you can go.

21100:24:31,123 --> 00:24:32,190

Yes or no?

21200:24:32,458 --> 00:24:33,492Yes!

21300:24:34,760 --> 00:24:36,195Buddy, get some paper.

21400:24:36,295 --> 00:24:38,365We need to make a list ofwho Mr. Bush wants to invite.

21500:24:38,631 --> 00:24:40,032Well, sit down there.

21600:24:40,132 --> 00:24:44,304I want everybody to comewho's got a story to tell about me.

21700:24:46,440 --> 00:24:47,640All right, say again?

21800:24:47,741 --> 00:24:48,909Probably covers about four counties.

21900:24:49,076 --> 00:24:50,611Then I want four counties worth of people

22000:24:51,411 --> 00:24:52,413at the party.

22100:24:57,084 --> 00:24:59,153Well, sir, the thing is,

22200:24:59,253 --> 00:25:01,823how do you invite people...

22300:25:03,625 --> 00:25:05,160How do you get people to come

22400:25:05,961 --> 00:25:07,696tell stories about you,

22500:25:08,297 --> 00:25:10,298that I'm guessing might get them,

22600:25:11,300 --> 00:25:12,869you know, shot?

22700:25:14,637 --> 00:25:16,640- Now, sir.- You know what? Don't worry about it.

22800:25:17,074 --> 00:25:20,977You go on ahead. Don't worry about it.We'll come up with something.

22900:25:21,077 --> 00:25:23,347- Couple of ideas just came to me.- Like what?

23000:25:25,149 --> 00:25:29,887Felix?

23100:25:31,489 --> 00:25:34,225Felix, say hello to me.

23200:25:37,996 --> 00:25:39,031Hey, Mattie.

23300:25:39,998 --> 00:25:41,399How does she know him?

23400:25:42,168 --> 00:25:43,335I heard you moved off.

23500:25:44,002 --> 00:25:46,672- I've been back awhile.- Yeah, well...

23600:25:50,277 --> 00:25:51,677How are you?

23700:25:54,014 --> 00:25:56,183You look like you always did.

23800:26:07,528 --> 00:26:09,997Do you see the size of that thing?

23900:26:10,698 --> 00:26:11,699What?

24000:26:12,067 --> 00:26:13,235What do you mean, what?

24100:26:14,001 --> 00:26:16,038That goddamn ball of money.

24200:26:21,477 --> 00:26:25,614If he wants a party with pink balloonson his ears, we're going to give it to him.

24300:26:25,714 --> 00:26:27,283But we can't throw him a party if he's...

24400:26:27,383 --> 00:26:31,722I sold 26 of the ugliest cars ever madeone December in Chicago,

24500:26:31,789 --> 00:26:34,358with the wind blowing so hard up my ass,

24600:26:34,425 --> 00:26:37,928I was farting snowflakes in July.So, don't tell me we can't do this.

24700:26:38,195 --> 00:26:41,265- But we can't...- That is going to be the last "but"

24800:26:41,365 --> 00:26:45,269I ever hear from you. You're a salesman now.Sell.

24900:26:55,580 --> 00:26:58,950A thousand years ago, he wasthe most interesting man I'd ever met.

25000:26:59,752 --> 00:27:00,753Get out of here.

25100:27:01,587 --> 00:27:02,655He was.

25200:27:02,788 --> 00:27:04,490Are you serious?

25300:27:04,590 --> 00:27:06,993

And I don't just mean the way he looked.

25400:27:07,093 --> 00:27:09,496- Well, I hope not.- Listen.

25500:27:09,896 --> 00:27:11,265He was beautiful.

25600:27:13,767 --> 00:27:15,970Most people are laid out nice and simple,you know.

25700:27:16,070 --> 00:27:17,938You always know what they're thinking.

25800:27:18,305 --> 00:27:22,777And he was like this big old cavethat just went deeper and deeper and...

25900:27:25,547 --> 00:27:26,949There's still nobody like him.

26000:27:34,924 --> 00:27:37,526You hungry? Let me help you with that.

26100:27:40,462 --> 00:27:41,464Hey.

26200:27:42,799 --> 00:27:46,804It's okay. It's okay. Hey, are you hungry?

26300:27:47,270 --> 00:27:49,674I might have a little hissy fitcoming on soon, too.

26400:27:50,808 --> 00:27:51,809Is that right?

26500:27:51,876 --> 00:27:53,611Feeling a little weepy.

26600:27:55,279 --> 00:27:56,447You boys.

26700:27:57,816 --> 00:28:00,152

I can maybe do somethingreally good for us, Katie.

26800:28:01,420 --> 00:28:03,989- You already have.- Money-wise, I mean.

26900:28:05,457 --> 00:28:07,159About Mr. Bush?

27000:28:07,693 --> 00:28:09,562Yeah. I get half of what we make off of him.

27100:28:10,762 --> 00:28:12,298So why aren't you happy about it?

27200:28:13,899 --> 00:28:15,201I didn't know I wasn't.

27300:28:20,040 --> 00:28:22,175I guess I was for a minute.

27400:28:23,510 --> 00:28:27,748But the whole thing about making a carnivalout of someone's death,

27500:28:28,149 --> 00:28:30,184I just don't know if it's right.

27600:28:31,052 --> 00:28:32,586Well, is it what he wants?

27700:28:32,686 --> 00:28:34,055He says it is.

27800:28:34,322 --> 00:28:37,759Then you are not responsiblefor what other people do, Buddy.

27900:28:37,859 --> 00:28:38,860Just you.

28000:29:00,350 --> 00:29:01,419We have a plan.

28100:29:01,719 --> 00:29:03,253

All we need is a little bit of your time.

28200:29:12,831 --> 00:29:13,965It moves, don't it?

28300:29:14,065 --> 00:29:15,734This is nothing.

28400:29:17,568 --> 00:29:19,772Fancy car, for the dead.

28500:29:20,607 --> 00:29:22,608I didn't buy it for them.

28600:29:24,077 --> 00:29:27,747I was thinking about your funeral partybefore I went to sleep last night.

28700:29:28,580 --> 00:29:30,784I think I understand it a little now.

28800:29:32,419 --> 00:29:36,656When I was a kid,my folks died in a bad car wreck.

28900:29:38,359 --> 00:29:41,228And the people at the funeral home, well...

29000:29:41,996 --> 00:29:45,266They did the impossible,as far as I was concerned.

29100:29:45,901 --> 00:29:49,171I don't know what I would've donewithout them.

29200:29:49,271 --> 00:29:52,974I remember wishing thatmy mother and daddy was there

29300:29:53,075 --> 00:29:54,577so they could see how beautifulthey had made it.

29400:30:24,042 --> 00:30:26,277- Where'd he go?- I don't know.

29500:30:35,822 --> 00:30:36,856Don't leave me naked here.

29600:30:36,956 --> 00:30:38,558I wish you wouldn't do that yet.

29700:30:39,493 --> 00:30:41,228Mr. Bush, you can cut all the hairs you want

29800:30:41,328 --> 00:30:43,497after we've taken your picture. I'll pay for it.

29900:30:43,598 --> 00:30:44,798Well, why you want my picture made?

30000:30:44,865 --> 00:30:47,868We're going to run an ad in some papersabout your party.

30100:30:47,968 --> 00:30:49,002Hang some posters up of you.

30200:30:49,069 --> 00:30:50,638And you want me to look like this.

30300:30:50,671 --> 00:30:51,705- Yes.- Why?

30400:30:51,805 --> 00:30:52,940Why?

30500:30:53,641 --> 00:30:56,844Well, it's how people recognize you, sir.

30600:30:57,011 --> 00:30:59,213And you want as many peopleto come as possible,

30700:30:59,514 --> 00:31:01,283- so...- So?

30800:31:01,483 --> 00:31:04,653A crazy old nutter draws more.

30900:31:05,955 --> 00:31:06,955Don't you think?

31000:31:08,290 --> 00:31:10,292You ever say what you mean?

31100:31:44,463 --> 00:31:45,698Take it.

31200:31:47,401 --> 00:31:48,868Do you want him to smile?

31300:31:48,968 --> 00:31:50,571That is his smile.

31400:31:54,974 --> 00:31:57,177Well, all right.

31500:31:57,244 --> 00:32:02,083Now, Mr. Bush, on the count of three.One, two...

31600:32:12,828 --> 00:32:15,397Damn. You look pretty good.

31700:32:19,835 --> 00:32:21,071He pays.

31800:32:28,912 --> 00:32:31,581- Well, what do you think?- I wouldn't know you, sir.

31900:32:31,682 --> 00:32:33,750Well, maybe the devil won't, either.

32000:32:34,585 --> 00:32:35,753This just might work out.

32100:32:36,386 --> 00:32:38,956Wait, now where are the shoes?

32200:32:39,056 --> 00:32:42,493Normally, people don't wear shoesin a casket.

32300:32:48,232 --> 00:32:49,801What are you, about 1 0-D?

32400:32:49,902 --> 00:32:52,905A suit coat and trousers,that's going to be $13.19.

32500:32:52,971 --> 00:32:55,440And the shoes another $6.50.

32600:32:55,540 --> 00:32:57,744It'll be $19.69 total.

32700:32:59,244 --> 00:33:02,582- How are you fixed for underwear?- I don't wear none.

32800:33:05,286 --> 00:33:06,786One question too many.

32900:33:13,093 --> 00:33:17,265Well, I don't mean to be nosy,but how do you know Mattie?

33000:33:21,136 --> 00:33:22,637We had a go.

33100:33:36,819 --> 00:33:37,820Call.

33200:33:38,922 --> 00:33:40,856A funeral party?What the hell's a funeral party, Frank?

33300:33:40,958 --> 00:33:41,959You're giving him a party?

33400:33:42,025 --> 00:33:44,561If he wants to come to his own funeral,what am I going to say?

33500:33:44,661 --> 00:33:48,632I wish my ex-wife would come to my funeralso I could tell her to kiss my ass.

33600:33:48,699 --> 00:33:50,068

What makes you think she'd show up?

33700:33:50,168 --> 00:33:51,835That big wad of money of his you're after.

33800:33:52,503 --> 00:33:53,671Felix has money?

33900:33:53,771 --> 00:33:56,307Yeah, he came to me looking for a funeral.

34000:33:56,774 --> 00:33:58,677Had a big, old greasy ball of money.

34100:33:59,010 --> 00:34:00,913Talked like he thought he couldbuy his way to heaven with it.

34200:34:01,013 --> 00:34:02,081Is he sick, Gus?

34300:34:02,348 --> 00:34:04,083Sick? He ain't sick.

34400:34:04,416 --> 00:34:06,585Ain't nobody going to go to a funeralfor that old son of a bitch.

34500:34:06,685 --> 00:34:08,220- Language.- They might.

34600:34:08,320 --> 00:34:12,392He's invited everyone to comethat has a story to tell about him.

34700:34:12,993 --> 00:34:15,195You could tell about himkicking your ass, Carl.

34800:34:16,529 --> 00:34:17,565Keep it up, Frank.

34900:34:18,531 --> 00:34:19,632You all say what you want to,

350

00:34:19,867 --> 00:34:22,102but if somebody hadn't been therethe other day, he'd have killed me,

35100:34:22,168 --> 00:34:24,038and I guaranteeit wouldn't have been the first time, either.

35200:34:24,538 --> 00:34:25,506So y'all go on.

35300:34:25,539 --> 00:34:28,210Have your little partyfor the devil and his money.

35400:34:30,678 --> 00:34:32,680I'm going to dance on his grave some day.

35500:34:42,558 --> 00:34:44,292You kind of hate to admit itwhen it comes to Carl,

35600:34:44,393 --> 00:34:46,262but he's got a point.

35700:34:46,629 --> 00:34:48,264And you don't know what Bush is doing.

35800:34:48,431 --> 00:34:50,199What if he just wants to get everybodyin one place

35900:34:50,267 --> 00:34:51,634so he can turn his shotgun on them?

36000:34:51,834 --> 00:34:52,902He wouldn't do that.

36100:34:52,969 --> 00:34:54,438I looked in his eyes.

36200:34:54,838 --> 00:34:57,274Now, the truth is,nobody knows what he's capable of.

36300:34:57,374 --> 00:34:58,810Maybe even he doesn't know.

36400:35:06,384 --> 00:35:10,955You still there?

36500:35:12,792 --> 00:35:14,225You better be.

36600:35:19,899 --> 00:35:24,271I want you close to me, hear me?I want you close to me.

36700:35:30,410 --> 00:35:31,478Night, Miss Mattie.

36800:35:31,578 --> 00:35:33,246- Good night, Gus.- Night, Frank.

36900:35:40,922 --> 00:35:42,256I'll walk you home.

37000:35:42,323 --> 00:35:44,592- No, thank you.- You sure?

37100:35:45,026 --> 00:35:46,161Yeah.

37200:35:47,429 --> 00:35:48,931You're never going to play anymore,

37300:35:48,997 --> 00:35:51,467- are you?- It's not that. I just...

37400:35:55,938 --> 00:35:58,108You came because you don't knowwhat to do with yourself.

37500:36:00,643 --> 00:36:04,180I slept on the same side of the bedmy whole life.

37600:36:05,850 --> 00:36:07,852Right after my wife left,

377

00:36:08,452 --> 00:36:10,386I switched sides, just like that.

37800:36:12,323 --> 00:36:14,625And I've never been able to go back.

37900:36:40,820 --> 00:36:42,189For heaven's sakes.

38000:37:05,047 --> 00:37:08,717Friends, we have a specialtreat for you today on WCGM.

38100:37:08,819 --> 00:37:11,855Our guest is going to tune usinto the event that everyone's talking about.

38200:37:12,189 --> 00:37:15,525And here he is, Mr. Felix Bush,the mysterious hermit from Caleb County.

38300:37:15,625 --> 00:37:17,528How are you today, sir?

38400:37:18,361 --> 00:37:19,529I am.

38500:37:21,232 --> 00:37:24,535Now, sir, exactly, how did you come upwith the idea of throwing a funeral party

38600:37:24,635 --> 00:37:26,103before you die?

38700:37:27,371 --> 00:37:28,607I dreamed it.

38800:37:28,707 --> 00:37:29,740Really?

38900:37:30,708 --> 00:37:34,513I have to say, sir, you don't lookquite like you do on the posters.

39000:37:34,580 --> 00:37:36,048I got pruned.

39100:37:37,049 --> 00:37:38,617Well, you're a bit of a local legend, sir.

39200:37:38,717 --> 00:37:42,555I was a little nervous about our interview.I've heard some pretty wild stories.

39300:37:43,523 --> 00:37:44,858Like what?

39400:37:45,358 --> 00:37:47,927Well, just from what I understand,

39500:37:48,027 --> 00:37:50,731you want everyone that has a storyto come out and tell it, is that right?

39600:37:50,831 --> 00:37:53,234- Well, you come and tell yours.- Thank you, sir.

39700:37:54,335 --> 00:37:57,771Now, how long you been livingout there by yourself?

39800:37:57,872 --> 00:37:58,873Forty-some years.

39900:37:59,506 --> 00:38:01,509Forty years with nobody to talk to.

40000:38:02,143 --> 00:38:04,346The first 38 are the hardest.

40100:38:06,081 --> 00:38:07,282Now, why would you do that, Mr. Bush,

40200:38:07,382 --> 00:38:09,217shut yourself off like that?

40300:38:10,585 --> 00:38:11,586Why?

40400:38:15,858 --> 00:38:18,060You come to the funeral,maybe you'll find out.

40500:38:19,228 --> 00:38:21,465We'll find out the answer to the mysteryFebruary 16th.

40600:38:21,565 --> 00:38:22,598One more thing, boy.

40700:38:24,735 --> 00:38:25,868There's going to be a drawing.

40800:38:26,436 --> 00:38:27,904What kind of drawing, sir?

40900:38:28,005 --> 00:38:30,040You buy a ticket for $5.

41000:38:30,774 --> 00:38:33,877The day of the funeral, we draw names.Then when I die,

41100:38:34,211 --> 00:38:36,247the winner gets my place.

41200:38:37,414 --> 00:38:41,419Three-hundred acres of timberthat hasn't been touched in 40 years.

41300:38:42,420 --> 00:38:44,255Send it to the Quinn Funeral Home.

41400:38:45,089 --> 00:38:46,425For $5?

41500:38:47,059 --> 00:38:48,928You heard him say it.If you want a chance to win

41600:38:49,028 --> 00:38:52,131three-hundred acres of virgin timberworth thousands and thousands of dollars,

41700:38:52,231 --> 00:38:54,434please send your nameand address along with $5

418

00:38:54,501 --> 00:38:56,936to Mr. Frank Quinn at Quinn Funeral Home.

41900:39:00,440 --> 00:39:01,441I'll take a ticket.

42000:39:01,508 --> 00:39:03,243You're betting on a man dying.

42100:39:03,610 --> 00:39:04,577I didn't mean it like that.

42200:39:04,644 --> 00:39:08,249- I was just saying since he...- No, no, it's his idea.

42300:39:08,482 --> 00:39:10,117That's what you want, right?

42400:39:11,919 --> 00:39:15,289Buy a ticket, son. Tell a story.

42500:39:38,314 --> 00:39:41,452Save some for me now. Don't eat it all.All right.

42600:39:45,322 --> 00:39:49,126Who's this?

42700:39:49,193 --> 00:39:50,328Felix?

42800:39:52,997 --> 00:39:54,032Mattie?

42900:39:56,735 --> 00:39:58,037Look at you.

43000:39:59,337 --> 00:40:01,674I wondered if you were still under that beard.

43100:40:01,741 --> 00:40:04,643Well, I wouldn't know where else to go.

43200:40:07,346 --> 00:40:09,216I heard you on the radio.

43300:40:09,349 --> 00:40:10,716Yes, ma'am.

43400:40:11,685 --> 00:40:14,054You've gotten downright chatty.

43500:40:14,454 --> 00:40:16,223Yeah, reckon so.

43600:40:18,725 --> 00:40:21,496Well, this is it. This is my barn.

43700:40:22,229 --> 00:40:24,699Yeah. This here's my mule, Gracie.

43800:40:26,067 --> 00:40:27,835Say hello?

43900:40:28,202 --> 00:40:29,737Well, would you like to feed her?

44000:40:31,240 --> 00:40:33,708Go ahead. She'll love you for it.

44100:40:33,876 --> 00:40:35,544There. Come on, Gracie. Come.

44200:40:36,378 --> 00:40:39,181This here's Mattie. Yeah.

44300:40:39,616 --> 00:40:41,383Give her some more.

44400:40:42,719 --> 00:40:46,623Yeah.

44500:40:48,058 --> 00:40:53,062Would you like to see the rest of my place?

44600:40:55,765 --> 00:40:57,068Do you want me to?

44700:40:58,402 --> 00:41:00,070Yes, ma'am, I do. Yeah.

44800:41:02,541 --> 00:41:06,578Yeah. You always knowwhere you stand with a dog.

44900:41:06,745 --> 00:41:09,916Keeper of Charlie and Maude. Yeah.

45000:41:12,919 --> 00:41:16,923I wanna lay here with them someday,if they'll have me.

45100:41:18,558 --> 00:41:19,559Yeah.

45200:41:21,462 --> 00:41:23,329Well, it really is beautiful.

45300:41:23,429 --> 00:41:25,665It probably looked like this everywherea hundred years ago.

45400:41:25,765 --> 00:41:28,969Well, you leave things alone,they know what to do.

45500:41:30,104 --> 00:41:31,738- Like you?- No, ma'am.

45600:41:31,805 --> 00:41:33,607I don't know what to doabout anything much.

45700:41:34,408 --> 00:41:36,678Well, you've been alone a long time.

45800:41:36,777 --> 00:41:40,615Well, I guess some people are more suitedto it than others, I reckon.

45900:41:40,982 --> 00:41:43,419Funny, I never thought it would suit you.

46000:41:43,486 --> 00:41:46,188No one to talk to. No one to be with.

46100:41:46,288 --> 00:41:49,825- How you sleeping these days, girl?- How am I what?

46200:41:50,259 --> 00:41:51,260Yeah.

46300:41:52,094 --> 00:41:54,197You sleep good?

46400:41:54,297 --> 00:41:57,134No, not lately. How did you know?

46500:41:57,234 --> 00:42:00,537Well, looky here. Yeah.

46600:42:01,505 --> 00:42:04,141Yeah. This is Valerian.

46700:42:04,975 --> 00:42:08,179It'll help you nod offwhen the nights get long.

46800:42:12,083 --> 00:42:14,318Now, you wanna go on aways?

46900:42:15,319 --> 00:42:17,489- Yes.- Okay. Yeah.

47000:42:19,324 --> 00:42:22,361Would you stay for supper?

47100:42:24,496 --> 00:42:26,165I don't wannabe any trouble.

47200:42:26,265 --> 00:42:30,336Well, a supper guest every 30, 40 yearsis not much trouble, girl.

47300:42:31,538 --> 00:42:33,139All right, then.

47400:42:34,941 --> 00:42:37,043Well, you better stay close.

47500:42:37,877 --> 00:42:42,683Because some big old wildcathas been eating my chickens.

47600:42:44,186 --> 00:42:45,920Or maybe it was me.

47700:42:48,656 --> 00:42:50,725Now, you take that root, and you mash it...

47800:42:55,063 --> 00:42:56,431Here we go.

47900:43:00,135 --> 00:43:01,404Go on in.

48000:43:02,872 --> 00:43:05,408- Give me your coat there.- Thank you.

48100:43:06,343 --> 00:43:09,846It's a little cold here.

48200:43:19,623 --> 00:43:20,692Would you care for tea?

48300:43:20,758 --> 00:43:21,892Oh, I'd love some, thank you.

48400:43:22,492 --> 00:43:23,561Okay.

48500:43:28,233 --> 00:43:32,738This is a beautiful table.You were always good with your hands.

48600:43:35,641 --> 00:43:36,942Thank you.

48700:43:40,380 --> 00:43:41,780Miss Mattie.

48800:43:59,533 --> 00:44:02,371- You still play the piano?- I teach a few girls.

48900:44:03,038 --> 00:44:05,641I got a good feeling when you played.

49000:44:06,074 --> 00:44:07,909Remember that time you was playing,

49100:44:07,976 --> 00:44:10,380and the lamp burned out,and you went right on in the dark?

49200:44:11,613 --> 00:44:14,150I hear that song sometimes at night.

49300:44:18,755 --> 00:44:19,822I do.

49400:44:20,590 --> 00:44:22,492Sure is quiet out here.

49500:44:23,593 --> 00:44:25,262I said, it sure is...

49600:44:29,700 --> 00:44:32,102I tried to write you a few times, but

49700:44:33,537 --> 00:44:35,006I didn't know what to say.

49800:44:35,407 --> 00:44:37,942- Well, I heard you married.- Yeah.

49900:44:38,410 --> 00:44:40,979To a doctor. A good man.

50000:44:41,780 --> 00:44:44,183We lived in St. Louis for a while.

50100:44:45,784 --> 00:44:51,792He died about a year ago.So I came back here because...

50200:44:54,828 --> 00:44:56,762I've no idea why.

503

00:44:57,397 --> 00:45:00,434The list of people who are gone is gettinglonger and longer, and it seems like

50400:45:00,967 --> 00:45:04,304all I'm doing is just waitingfor my name to be called.

50500:45:04,805 --> 00:45:07,474You have a tender heart.You always did, you know.

50600:45:08,976 --> 00:45:10,811You can't wait for anything, Mattie.

50700:45:11,312 --> 00:45:13,047Close your eyes, hold your breath,

50800:45:14,249 --> 00:45:17,886stay in one spot your whole life,but you're still moving.

50900:45:18,653 --> 00:45:22,658Like the world is, you know,moving under you. There's no waiting.

51000:45:27,864 --> 00:45:30,700And there's no getting over some things,is there?

51100:45:33,002 --> 00:45:34,471Reckon not, Little Bit.

51200:45:34,537 --> 00:45:35,906Little Bit.

51300:45:36,607 --> 00:45:39,343Oh, my God. I haven't been called that...

51400:46:23,892 --> 00:46:24,893Jesus, kid.

51500:46:24,959 --> 00:46:26,194Yeah, but it's not our money.

51600:46:26,261 --> 00:46:30,031Well, yeah, I know,

but some of it's going to be.

51700:46:30,098 --> 00:46:32,134I mean, we're putting this thing on.

51800:46:34,403 --> 00:46:36,907Well, he should be here.I'm going to go get him.

51900:46:52,923 --> 00:46:55,593I'm not exactly surehow much your land is worth.

52000:46:55,693 --> 00:46:58,930It looks to me like you could get10 times that, more.

52100:46:59,264 --> 00:47:03,935I mean, it's yours to do with what you want,but it makes me a little nervous.

52200:47:04,435 --> 00:47:07,271I never thought I'd see enough moneyto make me nervous.

52300:47:08,774 --> 00:47:10,943We should probably talk aboutthe price of everything.

52400:47:12,277 --> 00:47:13,580The clothes, the ads,

52500:47:14,113 --> 00:47:15,480our price for everything.

52600:47:16,115 --> 00:47:18,318We'll be fair about that.I'm not worried about it.

52700:47:18,451 --> 00:47:20,119Well, what do you think, boy?

52800:47:25,925 --> 00:47:27,661Well, money makes people do funny things.

52900:47:29,129 --> 00:47:30,431I'd probably put it in the bank, sir.

53000:47:30,498 --> 00:47:32,032This bank, here,

53100:47:33,400 --> 00:47:36,705you can't trust. That's all I'm going to say.

53200:47:37,973 --> 00:47:39,140Can I trust you?

53300:47:42,143 --> 00:47:43,813Every name and every dollar is on this table.

53400:47:43,913 --> 00:47:45,780That's not what I asked.

53500:47:47,116 --> 00:47:48,885I've done a hell of a job for you.

53600:47:50,520 --> 00:47:51,822I don't see why...

53700:47:51,922 --> 00:47:53,022- Mr. Bush, I didn't mean to imply.- Hush.

53800:47:53,122 --> 00:47:54,658I've sold horses, cars.

53900:47:54,758 --> 00:47:56,225I mean, I've sold watches that were

54000:47:56,325 --> 00:47:58,161pinned to the inside of my coat.I'm not ashamed of it.

54100:47:58,529 --> 00:48:00,364I don't rob banks. Don't cheat at cards.

54200:48:00,464 --> 00:48:02,499I sleep all right, nights I sleep.

54300:48:02,834 --> 00:48:05,402Take out for the expenses you already have,and give me the receipts.

54400:48:05,502 --> 00:48:07,371When the bills come in for things,you give them to me.

54500:48:08,038 --> 00:48:09,073I'll pay them.

54600:48:09,173 --> 00:48:10,408You put this money in a box.

54700:48:10,508 --> 00:48:12,544The boy and I will take it someplacein the morning.

54800:48:12,644 --> 00:48:14,812Whatever new comes in... Listen to me.

54900:48:14,879 --> 00:48:16,916Whatever new comes in,you keep it in the bottom of one of them

55000:48:17,016 --> 00:48:19,385ugly caskets in there until I come get it.

55100:48:19,985 --> 00:48:21,754When the party's over, you name a fair price

55200:48:21,854 --> 00:48:23,522for what you've done, and we'll settle up.

55300:48:25,191 --> 00:48:26,225A fair price.

55400:48:42,710 --> 00:48:46,514Is it just me, or is he extremely articulatewhen he wants to be?

55500:48:46,714 --> 00:48:48,549I don't know who's sellingwho to what anymore.

55600:48:50,652 --> 00:48:52,520It's not clear, is it?

55700:48:56,224 --> 00:48:57,693Here you go.

55800:48:59,928 --> 00:49:01,764- Where to, sir?- North.

55900:49:03,433 --> 00:49:06,537- How far?- Till I say, son.

56000:49:11,674 --> 00:49:13,544Step on it. Step on it.

56100:49:35,101 --> 00:49:36,402Mr. Quinn.

56200:49:56,256 --> 00:49:57,825How much further?

56300:49:59,060 --> 00:49:59,994What?

56400:50:00,094 --> 00:50:02,164How much further you want to go?

56500:50:48,314 --> 00:50:50,883- Don't say nothing.- To who?

56600:50:51,751 --> 00:50:53,886You can say "hi." That's it.

56700:50:55,489 --> 00:51:08,570Hi.

56800:51:09,504 --> 00:51:10,672Hello.

56900:51:18,180 --> 00:51:20,416You sure you're in the right place?

57000:51:20,516 --> 00:51:22,585Not expecting a funeral.

57100:51:22,685 --> 00:51:23,819Hi.

57200:51:29,559 --> 00:51:30,559Hey,

57300:51:30,961 --> 00:51:32,362Charlie.

57400:51:41,072 --> 00:51:42,106Felix?

57500:52:01,728 --> 00:52:03,530Yeah. Yeah.

57600:52:04,898 --> 00:52:06,566Still standing.

57700:52:06,867 --> 00:52:08,034Yeah.

57800:52:12,071 --> 00:52:14,575- Reverend Charlie Jackson.- Hi.

57900:52:15,576 --> 00:52:18,380That's Buddy Robinson. He don't talk much.

58000:52:18,446 --> 00:52:20,080Well, somebody better talk.

58100:52:20,448 --> 00:52:23,485A ghost pulls into the driveway in a hearse,

58200:52:23,585 --> 00:52:25,754you expect a little bit of a story.

58300:52:28,590 --> 00:52:29,592Well...

58400:52:32,228 --> 00:52:34,931You know, my hearing's not what it was.

58500:52:35,431 --> 00:52:38,968Sounded like you said you want meto preach at your funeral party,

58600:52:39,502 --> 00:52:41,437

with you sitting there.

58700:52:42,605 --> 00:52:43,941Yes, sir.

58800:52:45,876 --> 00:52:49,079I've talked to God a lot about youover the years.

58900:52:49,413 --> 00:52:51,816He said he broke the moldwhen he made you.

59000:52:51,916 --> 00:52:56,120Said you're sure entertaining to watchbut way too much trouble.

59100:53:02,595 --> 00:53:05,598What would you want me to sayat this funeral?

59200:53:06,665 --> 00:53:09,201Say anything you wanna say, Charlie.

59300:53:13,306 --> 00:53:15,341Could you give us a minute?

59400:53:15,441 --> 00:53:16,643No, sit still.

59500:53:16,743 --> 00:53:18,545What's the matter?You scared to be alone with me?

59600:53:18,646 --> 00:53:21,348- No, he can hear what's said.- All right.

59700:53:22,383 --> 00:53:24,485After you left here,did you do the right thing?

59800:53:27,154 --> 00:53:30,491I felt that I did the right thing, yes.

59900:53:32,628 --> 00:53:35,864You confessed? Asked forgiveness?

60000:53:39,668 --> 00:53:41,803Did you tell her, Felix?

60100:53:47,377 --> 00:53:50,380- You've come a long way for nothing, then.- You self-righteous no...

60200:53:50,480 --> 00:53:53,583- Don't you dare.- No, hey. You listen to me now.

60300:53:53,683 --> 00:53:56,419I built my own jail and put myself in it.

60400:53:56,519 --> 00:53:59,356And I stayed in it for 40 goddamn years.

60500:54:00,391 --> 00:54:01,692No wife.

60600:54:02,426 --> 00:54:04,862No kids, no friends, no nothing.

60700:54:05,496 --> 00:54:07,198No grandchildren.

60800:54:12,537 --> 00:54:16,007I wouldn't even know how to hold a baby.You hear me?

60900:54:17,810 --> 00:54:19,044Forty years.

61000:54:20,146 --> 00:54:22,048Now, that's not enough?

61100:54:23,849 --> 00:54:25,519You know it's not.

61200:54:28,322 --> 00:54:31,358Well, why don't you cometo say that then, Charlie?

61300:54:31,425 --> 00:54:34,695Hell, tell it all if you wanna. I don't care.

61400:54:35,329 --> 00:54:38,565But just come and say something.

61500:54:40,935 --> 00:54:42,570Not on your life.

61600:55:04,260 --> 00:55:06,563How much do you know about him?

61700:55:08,465 --> 00:55:11,634Almost nothing.I just work at the funeral home.

61800:55:14,939 --> 00:55:17,575Do you know that he built this church?

61900:55:19,877 --> 00:55:20,912No.

62000:55:22,580 --> 00:55:26,252How could a man like thatbuild something like this?

62100:55:27,786 --> 00:55:30,889I mean,I knew he was a good carpenter, but...

62200:55:32,759 --> 00:55:34,627- But this is...- Magic?

62300:55:36,295 --> 00:55:38,431Maybe it's the best of him.

62400:55:39,665 --> 00:55:41,101Maybe...

62500:55:42,502 --> 00:55:45,471Maybe he put his soul into it, I don't know.

62600:55:46,974 --> 00:55:49,243What y'all were talking about.

62700:55:50,778 --> 00:55:52,313What did he do?

62800:55:53,614 --> 00:55:55,150Who was he supposed to tell?

62900:55:56,284 --> 00:55:58,686Between him and God, I guess.

63000:56:00,955 --> 00:56:04,526I will say that he showed up here half dead.

63100:56:06,228 --> 00:56:08,164Can I ask you something?

63200:56:08,998 --> 00:56:10,534Do you have to?

63300:56:12,902 --> 00:56:15,137Yeah. What are we doing?

63400:56:16,540 --> 00:56:18,375Ever since the dayyou came to the funeral home,

63500:56:18,475 --> 00:56:22,313I don't think anything has happenedthat you didn't want to happen.

63600:56:22,413 --> 00:56:24,715I just don't know where it's going.

63700:56:24,816 --> 00:56:27,050There's a whole lot of thingsyou don't know,

63800:56:27,318 --> 00:56:30,721like what a dog dreams.

63900:56:31,489 --> 00:56:34,525You can make up a story about himchasing rabbits.

64000:56:34,625 --> 00:56:38,230But you don't knowif there's rabbits in there or not.

64100:56:38,330 --> 00:56:40,732

And he can't tell you now, can he?

64200:56:43,135 --> 00:56:45,971People don't say what they mean, either,so you don't know anymore about them

64300:56:46,038 --> 00:56:48,341than you do about that dog's dream.

64400:56:50,176 --> 00:56:54,147That day you left my house,I saw you stop and look back.

64500:56:54,214 --> 00:56:57,350You wanna knowwhat could make somebody like me.

64600:56:57,885 --> 00:57:01,255Well, here you are, son. Here you are.

64700:57:20,209 --> 00:57:22,745I better stop and tell Frank we're back.

64800:57:22,845 --> 00:57:26,350He's probably throwntwo or three hissy fits by now.

64900:57:26,416 --> 00:57:29,786You can stay in the house with me tonight.I can take you back in the morning.

65000:57:29,887 --> 00:57:33,190Well, I haven't stayed with nobodyin a long while.

65100:57:33,725 --> 00:57:35,459- Well, it's fine if you want to.- Yeah.

65200:57:36,394 --> 00:57:39,464Wait. Stop. Let me out. Stop the car.

65300:57:39,564 --> 00:57:41,232- What?- Stop it. Let me out.

65400:57:42,433 --> 00:57:43,801

Let me out!

65500:57:46,371 --> 00:57:48,107Put the money in a casket.

65600:57:48,207 --> 00:57:50,876You can't walk. It's too far.You might as well get back in.

65700:57:50,943 --> 00:57:55,548- I'm gonna follow you the whole way.- Get the hell out of here, boy. Go on!

65800:58:20,943 --> 00:58:25,581They keep talking about forgiveness,ask Jesus for forgiveness.

65900:58:28,784 --> 00:58:30,852I never did nothing to him.

66000:58:57,616 --> 00:58:58,817Frank, I'm back here.

66100:59:04,623 --> 00:59:06,025Frank?

66200:59:46,335 --> 00:59:48,371Frank. In here.

66301:00:01,052 --> 01:00:02,687Here, follow it.

66401:00:06,658 --> 01:00:07,925I'm okay.

66501:00:09,394 --> 01:00:11,430I was putting the money in,

66601:00:12,331 --> 01:00:14,634and I heard some glass breaking.

66701:00:15,901 --> 01:00:18,571I locked up the casket and then, boom.

66801:00:23,343 --> 01:00:24,811You did good.

66901:00:26,346 --> 01:00:28,114It didn't feel good.

67001:00:49,337 --> 01:00:51,207Please, Ma'am. Please.

67101:01:26,945 --> 01:01:28,080Thank you.

67201:01:31,817 --> 01:01:33,286What are you doing here?

67301:01:35,755 --> 01:01:36,923Can I sit down?

67401:01:38,291 --> 01:01:39,659Yes, Ma'am.

67501:01:45,766 --> 01:01:46,901Now.

67601:01:53,541 --> 01:01:57,245You wanna know whyI have your sister's picture on my wall.

67701:01:57,813 --> 01:01:59,147I'm not stupid, Felix.

67801:02:01,049 --> 01:02:02,652I take that back.

67901:02:04,120 --> 01:02:05,621How long was it going on?

68001:02:06,456 --> 01:02:08,191She was already married when I met you.

68101:02:08,291 --> 01:02:10,961Were you just making up to meto get to her?

68201:02:14,731 --> 01:02:17,134If you're not gonna talk, leave.

683

01:02:21,138 --> 01:02:23,340Can you help who you love?

68401:02:24,742 --> 01:02:28,279I've had 40 years to think about it.I still don't know.

68501:02:29,681 --> 01:02:33,853Now, I'd like to tell you how it was.Now, if you don't want me to, I'll go.

68601:02:34,053 --> 01:02:35,888- Don't lie to me, Felix.- No, Ma'am.

68701:02:45,865 --> 01:02:48,301When did you take up with her?

68801:02:51,771 --> 01:02:53,406I came to see you.

68901:02:54,341 --> 01:02:58,212And she was there, hanging clotheson the line with your mama.

69001:02:58,880 --> 01:03:00,715She turned around.

69101:03:01,148 --> 01:03:06,588I promise you, I did not knowthat I had a heart until right then.

69201:03:10,692 --> 01:03:12,728You was a fine, fine girl.

69301:03:12,828 --> 01:03:15,398I didn't know why you wantedanything to do with me.

69401:03:15,498 --> 01:03:19,568But I was gonna keep comingto see you till my luck run out.

69501:03:19,668 --> 01:03:20,937And then...

69601:03:21,037 --> 01:03:22,705

- She was married.- Yeah.

69701:03:22,806 --> 01:03:25,509And she wasn't just my sister.She was my best friend.

69801:03:25,576 --> 01:03:27,844We told each other everything.

69901:03:28,879 --> 01:03:29,914I can't...

70001:03:35,886 --> 01:03:37,722How long did it go on?

70101:03:42,827 --> 01:03:44,062How long?

70201:03:48,901 --> 01:03:50,636It's still going on.

70301:04:02,749 --> 01:04:05,452Did you have anything to do with her death?

70401:04:06,219 --> 01:04:07,455Her what?

70501:04:12,259 --> 01:04:13,561Tell me.

70601:04:18,701 --> 01:04:19,934Felix.

70701:04:22,137 --> 01:04:24,840Felix, get out of my house.

70801:04:27,943 --> 01:04:29,111Now!

70901:04:32,182 --> 01:04:33,783You go to hell.

71001:04:37,454 --> 01:04:39,956Felix. Felix.

71101:04:42,792 --> 01:04:44,295Take a breath.

71201:04:50,801 --> 01:04:52,804You need to see a doctor.

71301:05:44,728 --> 01:05:45,728Whoa.

71401:05:45,828 --> 01:05:47,330What the hell?

71501:05:52,870 --> 01:05:56,040- What? They get it?- Buddy sealed it in a casket.

71601:05:56,973 --> 01:05:59,077- Took a crack on the head though.- Is he all right?

71701:05:59,177 --> 01:06:00,445- Yeah.- You sure.

71801:06:00,545 --> 01:06:03,281I was an army medic. He'll be fine.

71901:06:03,381 --> 01:06:07,753But you ought to take those clothes backand get something in your size.

72001:06:08,719 --> 01:06:10,556They get the whiskey?

72101:06:23,003 --> 01:06:24,471Well, I've been thinking.

72201:06:24,571 --> 01:06:27,040What if we had the party at your place?

72301:06:29,243 --> 01:06:31,746You know, people will wanna seethe land they're getting.

72401:06:31,846 --> 01:06:34,149I don't know. Don't know.

72501:06:34,249 --> 01:06:35,783Well, it's something to think about.

72601:06:35,883 --> 01:06:38,385- Yeah, well. Don't know.- We could...

72701:06:39,921 --> 01:06:42,089Don't know that I'm doing it.

72801:06:44,092 --> 01:06:45,328What?

72901:06:46,294 --> 01:06:48,498I'm thinking of calling it off.

73001:06:48,598 --> 01:06:50,165No. You can't.

73101:06:50,265 --> 01:06:51,501I can do any damn thing I want.

73201:06:51,601 --> 01:06:53,669- No. No.- I say no, you don't say no.

73301:06:53,770 --> 01:06:55,738Now, goddamn, you send that money back,all right?

73401:06:55,805 --> 01:06:57,006- You're killing me.- Oh, yeah?

73501:06:57,106 --> 01:06:59,610I bought things. I've hired people.

73601:07:00,644 --> 01:07:02,012Promised money.

73701:07:02,112 --> 01:07:04,782Everybody in town is hoping to get...

73801:07:05,482 --> 01:07:07,185You know, this thing going. It's big.

73901:07:07,285 --> 01:07:10,622I care about this townas much as they care about me.

74001:07:11,756 --> 01:07:14,192It's what you said you wanted.

74101:07:14,292 --> 01:07:18,798And I busted my ass for you.So now, why don't you want it anymore?

74201:07:22,635 --> 01:07:27,373It was the end-of-the-line, tell-it-all,get-out-of-jail party.

74301:07:28,440 --> 01:07:31,110But I guess I haven't got the goddamn gutsto speak for myself.

74401:07:31,177 --> 01:07:34,414And I can't find nobody elseto talk for me, so...

74501:07:35,115 --> 01:07:37,317Hell with it. The hell with me.

74601:07:38,652 --> 01:07:40,454Step back. Thank you.

74701:08:02,779 --> 01:08:04,280Can't you see?

74801:08:05,180 --> 01:08:06,516I see that you're mad.

74901:08:06,649 --> 01:08:08,818I'm not mad. I'm concerned.

75001:08:12,322 --> 01:08:13,824No, you're mad.

75101:08:16,226 --> 01:08:20,531If I could get my hands on whoeverdid that to you, you could see mad.

752

01:08:22,767 --> 01:08:23,968Buddy, you up?

75301:08:25,103 --> 01:08:26,171Yeah.

75401:08:26,771 --> 01:08:27,806Trouble.

75501:08:27,872 --> 01:08:29,507What's the matter?

75601:08:30,242 --> 01:08:32,143Bush is pulling out.

75701:08:32,177 --> 01:08:33,679- What?- What happened yesterday?

75801:08:33,779 --> 01:08:36,415Well, I told you.We went to Illinois to see a preacher.

75901:08:36,515 --> 01:08:37,550Yeah, but what happened?

76001:08:37,683 --> 01:08:40,686Well, he wanted the preacherto come to the funeral. And he said no.

76101:08:40,786 --> 01:08:43,055Son of a bitch. That's gotta be it.

76201:08:46,025 --> 01:08:48,095Sorry. Sorry.

76301:08:49,029 --> 01:08:51,865- All right, where's the preacher?- It won't do you any good.

76401:08:51,965 --> 01:08:53,201Why not?

76501:08:53,667 --> 01:08:57,838Well, he knows something about Bush,and it's something bad, I think.

76601:08:57,905 --> 01:09:00,541Well, if Bush wants him,by God, Bush is gonna get him.

76701:09:00,642 --> 01:09:03,077You want eggs, Frank, or will the skillet do?

76801:09:03,679 --> 01:09:04,712What?

76901:09:04,812 --> 01:09:06,047My husband has his head bashed in,

77001:09:06,415 --> 01:09:07,783and all you care about is this party.

77101:09:07,850 --> 01:09:09,885That's not how it is, Katie.

77201:09:09,985 --> 01:09:11,854It's not like that. This is for all of us.

77301:09:12,221 --> 01:09:14,223You're like family to me.

77401:09:14,691 --> 01:09:16,792Well, this isn't how family acts.

77501:09:22,565 --> 01:09:23,900I'm sorry.

77601:09:26,003 --> 01:09:27,537I haven't had any practice.

77701:09:40,218 --> 01:09:42,754Stay out of her way today, partner.

77801:10:14,055 --> 01:10:16,691That's good. Do it one more time, honey.

77901:10:28,938 --> 01:10:29,940Reverend Jackson?

78001:10:31,340 --> 01:10:33,744Frank Quinn. Quinn Funeral Home.

78101:10:33,844 --> 01:10:36,813I was gonna play some dominosthis afternoon.

78201:10:37,314 --> 01:10:40,283But something told me to stay home.

78301:10:41,352 --> 01:10:42,853I should have played dominos.

78401:10:45,156 --> 01:10:47,492- Is he out there?- Bush? No, sir.

78501:10:48,826 --> 01:10:50,128You sure?

78601:10:50,895 --> 01:10:52,064Pretty sure.

78701:10:52,164 --> 01:10:54,032Did you check the back?

78801:11:04,943 --> 01:11:06,713You told Bushyou wouldn't come to the funeral?

78901:11:06,846 --> 01:11:10,083If he got that, why are you here?

79001:11:10,150 --> 01:11:12,685First off, Bush doesn't know that I'm here.

79101:11:12,852 --> 01:11:15,322I wouldn't be so sure about that.

79201:11:15,823 --> 01:11:18,058He has a way of making people dowhat he wants.

79301:11:20,961 --> 01:11:23,531Is he really a hermit?

79401:11:34,243 --> 01:11:38,014He came to see me after he'd been here.

Wants to cancel the party.

79501:11:38,047 --> 01:11:39,082I don't care.

79601:11:39,215 --> 01:11:42,685He said he wanted an end-of-the-line,tell-it-all, get-out-of-jail funeral.

79701:11:42,819 --> 01:11:45,956But that he didn't have the gutsto open his mouth.

79801:11:46,055 --> 01:11:48,926And he couldn't get anybody to talk for him.

79901:11:49,693 --> 01:11:53,364At first, he wanted anybody with a storyabout him to come.

80001:11:53,398 --> 01:11:56,701But he didn't wanna heartheir bullshit stories.

80101:11:56,768 --> 01:11:58,303Pardon my language.

80201:11:58,403 --> 01:11:59,537He wants to tell one.

80301:11:59,604 --> 01:12:00,973About time.

80401:12:01,072 --> 01:12:05,443Whatever he did has been locked upin him for 40 years. He can't get it out.

80501:12:06,044 --> 01:12:08,613I think he told you,and he wants you to tell it for him.

80601:12:08,746 --> 01:12:09,748Because he won't.

80701:12:09,915 --> 01:12:10,916Or can't.

80801:12:11,584 --> 01:12:12,952Or won't.

80901:12:14,720 --> 01:12:16,055Or can't.

81001:12:17,557 --> 01:12:19,825At least he wants to get the truth out.

81101:12:20,627 --> 01:12:21,761Give him that.

81201:12:22,762 --> 01:12:24,664I'll think about it.

81301:12:26,634 --> 01:12:29,337- Is there a boarding house near here?- I said I'd think.

81401:12:29,437 --> 01:12:32,440But if you're not coming, I'm not going back.

81501:12:33,374 --> 01:12:36,310I made promises I can't keepto people I care about.

81601:12:37,946 --> 01:12:40,816This falls apart,nobody's gonna blame Bush.

81701:12:43,318 --> 01:12:45,455Bank will take my business.

81801:12:47,656 --> 01:12:51,895If I'm gonna have to start over again,it might as well be from here.

81901:13:56,332 --> 01:13:57,499What are you doing, sir?

82001:13:59,468 --> 01:14:02,037Getting me a suntan.

82101:14:08,378 --> 01:14:09,479You stuck?

82201:14:09,713 --> 01:14:12,416You have no goddamn ideahow right you are, boy.

82301:14:16,020 --> 01:14:17,188I'll sit here a minute.

82401:14:17,521 --> 01:14:18,756How's your head?

82501:14:21,826 --> 01:14:23,928- It's all right.- Yeah?

82601:14:24,028 --> 01:14:25,897Well, we're a pair, ain't we?

82701:14:29,601 --> 01:14:31,536You know who hurt you?

82801:14:31,603 --> 01:14:32,871No, sir.

82901:14:33,238 --> 01:14:34,874Sons of bitches.

83001:14:40,046 --> 01:14:41,281You sick?

83101:14:42,582 --> 01:14:44,283Just going through the motions.

83201:14:45,052 --> 01:14:48,455- What does that mean?- There's alive and there's dead.

83301:14:49,056 --> 01:14:51,892And there's a worse place in between them

83401:14:53,028 --> 01:14:55,029that I hope you never know nothing about.

83501:14:59,801 --> 01:15:02,737Listen, Frank went somewhere,

836

01:15:03,906 --> 01:15:05,740and the money's gone.

83701:15:11,247 --> 01:15:12,915You figure he took off with it?

83801:15:13,115 --> 01:15:15,085I don't wanna think that.

83901:15:16,119 --> 01:15:18,322But the money's not in the casket.

84001:15:18,422 --> 01:15:20,757He said he was gonna call,and I ain't heard from him.

84101:15:26,130 --> 01:15:28,766Well, what do you wanna do?

84201:15:36,040 --> 01:15:38,776I wanna make you a funeral,if you still want one.

84301:15:47,986 --> 01:15:50,155Well, do it if you want to.

84401:15:54,627 --> 01:15:57,331I guess, for everyone like me,

84501:15:58,398 --> 01:16:00,434there's one like you, son.

84601:16:02,803 --> 01:16:04,605I 'bout forgot that.

84701:16:41,679 --> 01:16:43,581I'm glad you decided to come, sir.

84801:16:44,215 --> 01:16:46,718Free will is not all it's cracked up to be.

84901:16:47,018 --> 01:16:49,822Did you take the money out of the casket?

85001:16:51,122 --> 01:16:52,091Yeah.

85101:16:52,458 --> 01:16:54,425Well, why didn't you tell me?

85201:16:55,895 --> 01:16:57,229I forgot.

85301:16:58,998 --> 01:17:00,400You forgot?

85401:17:02,701 --> 01:17:03,870Well, where is it?

85501:17:03,937 --> 01:17:06,339It's in the hearse under the floorboards.

85601:17:09,075 --> 01:17:11,746What? Nobody steals a hearse.

85701:17:13,547 --> 01:17:16,583Now, all we gotta dois get the preacher over to Bush and...

85801:17:16,683 --> 01:17:20,421Yeah, I forgot to tell you,Bush already said he'd do it.

85901:17:22,056 --> 01:17:23,891Where can I catch a train?

86001:17:23,991 --> 01:17:25,627You can't leave. You just got here.

86101:17:25,727 --> 01:17:27,362Watch and learn.

86201:17:29,064 --> 01:17:30,532You might need two canes.

86301:17:30,599 --> 01:17:32,067Where's the train station?

86401:17:32,167 --> 01:17:34,270Sure you wouldn't rather have a drink first?

865

01:17:34,370 --> 01:17:35,971I am out of here.

86601:18:04,704 --> 01:18:06,404Expecting a crowd?

86701:18:48,818 --> 01:18:52,822You asked for it,you old ornery son of a bitch. Yeah.

86801:18:53,623 --> 01:18:56,159But what are you gonna do now?

86901:19:56,692 --> 01:19:58,361Pretty nice jail.

87001:20:00,096 --> 01:20:02,064Why'd you change your mind, Charlie?

87101:20:07,337 --> 01:20:08,673Thank you.

87201:20:10,507 --> 01:20:11,576How do you wanna do this?

87301:20:11,676 --> 01:20:13,010I don't.

87401:20:14,645 --> 01:20:16,546I'm gonna try and tell it, Charlie. I really am.

87501:20:16,647 --> 01:20:18,716But if I can't get it done, would you do it?

87601:20:19,350 --> 01:20:21,119I want it said, so...

87701:20:21,753 --> 01:20:23,188Please, sir.

87801:20:29,695 --> 01:20:31,364Tell them the box is in the barn.

87901:21:20,084 --> 01:21:22,119Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen.

88001:21:22,219 --> 01:21:24,922I'm Frank Quinn of Quinn Funeral Home.

88101:21:25,656 --> 01:21:27,325Welcome

88201:21:27,425 --> 01:21:29,360to the live funeral party

88301:21:30,662 --> 01:21:31,963of Mr. Felix Bush.

88401:21:35,500 --> 01:21:39,270I've done a lot of things in my life,but I've never done this.

88501:21:39,337 --> 01:21:41,640I bet none of you have, either.

88601:21:42,308 --> 01:21:43,642I bet no one has.

88701:21:44,477 --> 01:21:48,815The person that made all this happen for usdoesn't like the spotlight.

88801:21:49,449 --> 01:21:51,318But Mr. Buddy Robinson

88901:21:51,985 --> 01:21:54,055is the heart of Quinn Funeral Home,

89001:21:54,855 --> 01:21:56,189and I'm proud to know him.

89101:21:58,792 --> 01:22:00,862Many of you have heard storiesabout Mr. Bush.

89201:22:02,964 --> 01:22:06,200But today, I'm told that we're going to hearanother kind of story.

89301:22:10,304 --> 01:22:11,306His.

89401:22:59,058 --> 01:23:00,126Yeah.

89501:23:06,266 --> 01:23:08,035I'm Reverend Charlie Jackson.

89601:23:11,405 --> 01:23:13,040We like to imagine that

89701:23:13,774 --> 01:23:15,243good and bad,

89801:23:16,311 --> 01:23:18,446right and wrong

89901:23:19,915 --> 01:23:21,583are miles apart.

90001:23:22,016 --> 01:23:23,619But the truth is,

90101:23:24,285 --> 01:23:28,290very often, they're all tangled upwith each other.

90201:23:29,124 --> 01:23:30,759Some 40 years ago,

90301:23:31,494 --> 01:23:33,964Felix dropped into my life.

90401:23:36,900 --> 01:23:39,903And then he dropped out.

90501:23:41,037 --> 01:23:42,406In Between,

90601:23:44,074 --> 01:23:46,910he built the most beautiful

90701:23:48,713 --> 01:23:52,383sanctuary that I have ever seen.

90801:23:59,625 --> 01:24:02,227A lot of wonderful things happened

in that church.

90901:24:04,096 --> 01:24:07,166That's it, Charlie. Thank you, Charlie.Thank you very much.

91001:24:07,267 --> 01:24:10,136You're a good man, Charlie. Thank you.

91101:24:10,603 --> 01:24:11,671Yeah.

91201:24:19,546 --> 01:24:24,618I had to go clear to Illinois to find somebodywho had anything good to say about me.

91301:24:24,718 --> 01:24:26,588Hell of a thing. Yeah.

91401:24:31,792 --> 01:24:32,794So.

91501:24:40,636 --> 01:24:41,804Now...

91601:24:43,139 --> 01:24:47,710I'm not a smart man or a wise one.I don't know what kind of man I am.

91701:24:47,810 --> 01:24:50,980I was always restless.Thought I'd see the world.

91801:24:52,482 --> 01:24:55,285But I didn't go nowhere on purpose because

91901:24:56,119 --> 01:24:58,488I did something I was ashamed of.

92001:25:00,325 --> 01:25:02,493Something I could never fix.

92101:25:03,394 --> 01:25:05,663Y'all probably think you knowwhat you'd do, or what you wouldn't,

922

01:25:05,763 --> 01:25:08,834and I wish you good luck with that.I really do.

92301:25:09,867 --> 01:25:12,338When I told Charlie what I'd done,

92401:25:13,472 --> 01:25:16,842he told me to confess to God and the law...

92501:25:16,942 --> 01:25:20,313You know, somebody else,so I could get forgiveness.

92601:25:21,413 --> 01:25:24,184But I didn't want forgiveness. No.

92701:25:26,152 --> 01:25:28,588I needed to hold on to what I did,

92801:25:28,688 --> 01:25:31,192to be sick from it every day of my life.

92901:25:31,258 --> 01:25:34,528So that I never told nobody else, you see.

93001:25:36,330 --> 01:25:37,531Nobody.

93101:25:56,352 --> 01:26:00,356I fell in love with a married lady,and somehow, she fell in love with me.

93201:26:05,396 --> 01:26:08,098The only time that I have been in love.

93301:26:10,334 --> 01:26:13,771We made a plan to run offand start a new life, a family.

93401:26:14,371 --> 01:26:15,740But somehow,

93501:26:16,708 --> 01:26:19,577she didn't show up when we said we'd meet.

936

01:26:20,379 --> 01:26:21,913And I got a funny feeling.

93701:26:29,021 --> 01:26:32,258Her husband answered the door.He had blood on him.

93801:26:33,559 --> 01:26:36,462I hit him pretty hard and knocked him down.

93901:26:37,264 --> 01:26:41,635I can't remember going upstairs.I remember there was a hammer on the steps

94001:26:41,735 --> 01:26:44,371that was covered with blood and hair.

94101:26:45,873 --> 01:26:49,477And I found her in the Bedroom,crawling across the floor.

94201:26:50,078 --> 01:26:52,580Before I could get to her and help her up,

94301:26:53,682 --> 01:26:56,485a kerosene lamp hit the wall and exploded.

94401:26:57,553 --> 01:26:59,655And then her husBand,he jumped on my back.

94501:26:59,788 --> 01:27:03,292Boy, I had him. Boy, I had... I had him.

94601:27:09,099 --> 01:27:11,768But it's funny what happens, sometimes,when things go wrong.

94701:27:11,868 --> 01:27:13,903It's like the clock stops.

94801:27:15,473 --> 01:27:18,609And you have all the time in the worldto think.

94901:27:20,244 --> 01:27:24,416I could see that her husband set

the downstairs on fire before he came up,

95001:27:24,482 --> 01:27:25,916you see.

95101:27:25,983 --> 01:27:30,188And as I was slamming his headinto the wall, trying to get shed of him,

95201:27:30,288 --> 01:27:32,624it came to me clear as anything,

95301:27:35,094 --> 01:27:38,297that this was all my fault.

95401:27:40,466 --> 01:27:41,834If I'd just

95501:27:43,536 --> 01:27:45,304never spoke to her.

95601:27:47,240 --> 01:27:50,143And as I was thinking about that,I could see the lamp that he threw,

95701:27:50,244 --> 01:27:54,382it set the room we were in on fire, too.And then I realized that...

95801:27:55,682 --> 01:27:57,485That I was on fire.

95901:28:03,458 --> 01:28:04,993Tried to put myself out. I couldn't.

96001:28:05,093 --> 01:28:09,198I dropped him, I turned around,and I was so confused.

96101:28:10,165 --> 01:28:13,168And I looked down,and I saw her lying on the floor,

96201:28:13,334 --> 01:28:15,571and I called out her name.

963

01:28:15,671 --> 01:28:17,806You know her name, Mattie.

96401:28:18,173 --> 01:28:21,677Mary Lee.Sometimes I called her Mary Lou for fun.

96501:28:24,513 --> 01:28:27,418And then I called out her name again and...

96601:28:33,057 --> 01:28:34,525I could see

96701:28:43,068 --> 01:28:44,736that my only love,

96801:28:45,537 --> 01:28:47,105and your sister,

96901:28:48,340 --> 01:28:49,709was on fire.

97001:28:50,876 --> 01:28:51,877And...

97101:28:53,846 --> 01:28:58,351I'm so ashamed.

97201:29:02,722 --> 01:29:06,427I reached down, and I tried to help her up.

97301:29:08,062 --> 01:29:10,064And the next thing I knew,

97401:29:11,933 --> 01:29:14,468I was flying, you see.

97501:29:15,937 --> 01:29:17,038Yeah.

97601:29:18,907 --> 01:29:20,376I was flying.

97701:29:24,180 --> 01:29:26,816I don't know how I got out the window.

97801:29:26,916 --> 01:29:30,920No matter how many times I play itin my mind, I can't rememberjumping.

97901:29:31,020 --> 01:29:35,092I thought I killed him.But maybe he pushed me. I don't know, see.

98001:29:37,094 --> 01:29:38,829But I swear to you,

98101:29:42,132 --> 01:29:44,001if I left her in there,

98201:29:45,303 --> 01:29:48,106everything I know about myself is a lie.

98301:29:49,607 --> 01:29:51,309But that don't matter.

98401:29:51,609 --> 01:29:53,278That don't matter.

98501:29:56,415 --> 01:29:59,852I didn't get her out, Little Bit, I didn't.I'm sorry.

98601:30:04,791 --> 01:30:06,091And that's my story.

98701:30:08,828 --> 01:30:12,299I would like forgiveness now, if possible.

98801:30:13,833 --> 01:30:15,135And then,

98901:30:17,004 --> 01:30:19,807I don't mind dying for real next time.

99001:30:23,344 --> 01:30:25,212But please forgive me.

99101:32:09,093 --> 01:32:10,394I wonder

992

01:32:17,736 --> 01:32:19,905if her hair would be white.

99301:32:22,741 --> 01:32:25,912I wonder. Yeah.

99401:33:30,949 --> 01:33:34,353My funeral, and everybody's in there but me.

99501:34:14,664 --> 01:34:18,901Well, Felix, I guess this one's for real.

99601:34:20,037 --> 01:34:23,407Now, I didn't see themput you in that box, actually.

99701:34:23,707 --> 01:34:24,840So...

99801:34:29,479 --> 01:34:31,349So wherever you are...

99901:34:33,418 --> 01:34:35,887Probably giving someone a hard time,

100001:34:36,721 --> 01:34:40,725or something wonderful

100101:34:41,426 --> 01:34:44,563or priceless. Just to confuse them.

100201:34:46,332 --> 01:34:47,633I wish you

100301:34:49,401 --> 01:34:50,570peace

100401:34:51,071 --> 01:34:54,574from the burdens of your mind and heart.

100501:34:56,743 --> 01:34:58,579I wish it for us all.