A Little Prayer (2023) Movie Script
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Yonder come day. Oh day.
Yonder come day, now go day
Yonder come day
Day done broke into my soul
Yonder come day
Oh come on day
Yonder come day
Now come on day
Yonder come day
Oh come on day
Yonder come day
Day done broke into my soul
Yonder come day,
I heard him say
Yonder come day,
I heard him say
Yonder come day
I heard him say
Yonder come day
Day done broke into my soul
Day done broke, come on day
Yonder come day,
now come on day
Yonder come day,
now come on day
Who'll rock the cradle
Who'll rock the cradle
Who'll sing the song
Who'll rock the cradle
When I'm gone
Who'll rock the cradle
When I'm gone
Ain't got no use
for your red rocking chair
Got no sugar
honey baby, there
Talking about
You gotta give an account
at the judgment
You better mind
You better mind how you sing
You better mind
what you singing about
You got to give
an account at the judgment
You better mind
You better mind
Oh! You better mind
You got to give
an account at the judgment
You better mind
Sink em low, boy
Raise them high
Sink em low, boy
Sink em low, boy
Sink em low, boy
Raise them high
I've never laid eyes on her.
Have you?
Nope.
Did you know that last one?
Yeah. I... I think so.
Yeah, I did.
There's times I do
miss us going to church.
The singing.
In Kentucky?
Back in the holler?
Now you say it.
Holler.
I love that.
That's right.
Well,
I don't miss singing
the hymns myself,
but I do like
the Christmas carols.
Un flambeau
Jeanette, Isabelle
Un flambeau,
courons au berceau
C'est Jsus, bonnes gens du
hameau
Le Christ est n,
Marie appelle
Ah, ah,
Ah que la mre est belle
Ah, ah
Ah, que I'Enfant est beau
I'm kinda rusty.
What is that? French?
Mm-hmm.
How in the world
do you know that?
Well, I get around.
You want me
to teach it to you?
Oh.
I couldn't speak French.
Tammy, you could do
pretty much anything
you put your mind to.
Oh, I don't think so.
Hmm.
What?
You ever heard your
mother-in-law Venida sing?
Yeah, you should be glad
we don't go to church no more.
Lord have mercy.
Who can sleep through
that woman
making all that racket
almost every morning?
What are you gonna do about it?
There is nothing to do,
my dear.
It's worse than a rooster.
And what time is it?
- 7:30.
- 7:30.
Oh, good God in heaven.
Tammy, help me.
Thank you, sweetie.
Did it wake David too?
Poor soul.
Is he..?
What time did he get in
last night?
Paw Paw,
why don't you tell him
not to work so much?
You know I can't
tell him nothing.
Well, when I did the books
there,
we had no call for
that kind of overtime.
Just tell him
he needs his sleep.
Oh my god,
this coffee's scalding.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- You wanna ice cube?
Oh, I got it, sweetie.
Excuse me.
What time was it, Tammy?
It was late.
We're gonna do
something about that woman.
Oh yeah?
Your father's
gonna call the police.
I am not gonna call
the police.
Thank you, dear.
You're welcome.
Did you know
he knows French songs?
He sings like a frog.
That's right.
Both father and son
are Veterans.
I tell you,
we have over 60 years
of providing our customers
in the Piedmont Triad
with quality heating
and cooling solutions.
B&B is a name
you can definitely trust.
VFW Wednesday?
Oh, I can't wait.
No, I... I haven't,
no, I haven't been here
for that long.
Not 60 years. Funny.
But our owner,
Bill Brass, has been.
It's a three generation
family owned...
Yes, ma'am. I can...
I can put you through
to his son, David.
Let me just see if he's in.
One moment, please.
Thank you.
Uh, David? Two.
All right, call me right back.
Wednesday?
Uh, Wednesday?
Dancing.
You, me, the whole office again.
There's that same band
at the VFW.
- Sure.
- Yeah.
Narcedalia?
Yes, Bill?
Do we have
a meeting now?
- Yes.
- Are you ready?
- I am.
- Great.
Alright.
- Hey, you look very nice today,
- Narcedalia.
Hmm. Thank you.
This is for you.
Oh, Narcedalia says she can
drop mama's laptop
at the house later today.
She fixed it.
I gave her the address.
Hmm.
What?
What's wrong?
I don't know. You tell me.
Narcedalia?
What are you talking about?
What?
Is there something,
or is it just,
I don't know,
the way you flirt?
David, you know you can't
do that these days.
Okay. It's no big deal.
You're not stupid.
There you go. You're a genius.
Good man.
Yeah, I knew we'd work
the ghost out eventually.
Thank you, Hector.
It's not my business, is it?
Nope, it's not, frankly.
Oh my.
She keeps beating the pants off
of me.
I've never even heard
of that word.
Oh, great God in heaven.
It's Patti.
Patti's here?
- Patti?
- And Hadley?!
I swear to God.
No...
Honey, we're here.
We're here, so stop screaming
at me for Christ's sake.
I don't want to go.
Jesus Christ.
Did she leave him again?
I don't know.
She brought her
metal detector.
Okay.
She left him.
Damn it to hell.
Ohh, thank you.
Thank you so much.
Okay.
Hadley?
Is it okay
if I take your backpack?
Well. Okay.
- Hey!
- Hey sweetie.
- Can you help me with this,
- Mama?
- Oh.
- Okay.
- Oh my God. Here.
- Hey.
Oh my God, here.
Hey. Oh my gosh.
Oh, daddy,
can you get this for me, please?
Thank you.
Oh, oh, oh. Here, daddy.
Oh, careful, careful, careful.
You got the kitchen sink
in there, too?
I had to bring everything.
I gotta pee so bad.
I gotta pee so bad.
Sorry.
Oh my god.
I'm so hungry.
I gotta get something to eat
or I'm gonna faint.
- How was your drive?
- Oh my God.
It was a trip from hell.
I mean, it rained the whole way
from Virginia.
- Well just a call, maybe,
- Patti,
to let us know your plans?
You never listen
to your voicemail.
I mean, how am I supposed
to tell you what's going on?
You know?
Oh, I have to pee
like a racehorse.
Oh, no, not the kitchen towel...
We have the paper towels.
Tammy, can you get this,
'cause I swear to God,
if I don't go right now,
y'all gonna have to
clean me up too.
Hadley, stop.
Hadley, honey,
stop pulling on me.
I swear to God. Stop.
Hadley. I've miss seeing you.
Would you like something
to drink?
Are you tired?
You think there's something
wrong with that child?
No. She's shy.
She should get her tested.
Oh no, she...
she just sees what goes on in
that house and it affects her.
Hey.
Want to come with me?
Ellie has missed you too.
Come on.
Well, she could have called.
I mean, a little warning
would've been nice
if she's planning on staying.
You think she came
without any money again?
Well, why don't you find
a good way to ask her?
Well, what are we going to do
with her?
Leave her alone.
- That was so close.
- I mean, I swear to God.
Do y'all wear adult diapers yet?
- Oh, come...
- What? I swear.
I would wear one
on a long trip.
I would.
Your Paw Paw wants to know if
you have sufficient funds.
Venida!
Well, I don't have shit.
Cassius is such a fucking
asshole to me.
He is so fucked up.
I swear,
he treats me like shit,
and he takes everything,
and I've had it,
so here I am, and fuck him.
- Patti!
- Patti.
Oh, dammit to hell.
I've got her
It's my fault.
See if she's okay.
What'd you do, Princess Grace?
She is always
running into things.
So what's new here?
Y'all still
living out back, right?
Right.
You're not pregnant yet,
are you?
Where's David?
Oh, he's, uh...
he's riding his bike.
- Mm.
- Yeah.
He rode to work.
- On a Sunday?
- Mm-hmm.
He's working on a Sunday?
- That's kind of shitty.
- Oh.
Your parents don't like me
Because I am poor
They say I'm not worthy
Of entering your door
I work for my living
My money's my own
Don't leave.
Shh. Don't wake up.
Diamond Joe
you better come and get me
Diamond Joe
you better come and get me
Diamond Joe
Tammy,
what do you say
we go find her?
What?
Yeah, I wanna meet her.
We got time before work.
Come on.
Who do you think she is?
I don't know.
I'm thinking she works
around here somewhere.
Oh,
I love those rocks like that.
Hmm. Yeah.
Can we get some chickens?
I'd look after them.
- Chickens?
- Mm-hmm.
- Are you okay?
- Why? You wanna stop?
Mm. Yeah.
Are you?
I'm fine.
Okay.
Patti wants me or David
to talk to Cassius.
I just don't know
how to deal with her.
And then,
what if Cassius comes around?
She's lucky she has you.
No, mama. I'm not worried.
How could any court
give him custody?
Well...
God no frigging way.
I'm the responsible one.
You're doing all right
for yourself at Zaxbys?
Oh no.
I left there two months ago.
I'm at CVS now.
- What?
- You can just up and leave there?
That's okay?
- Well, I don't care.
- My boss is an asshole.
Well...
Now, what's that?
Is she praying?
She wants another donut.
- Here you are.
- No, do not give her that.
Oh. She's not allowed?
Sorry.
I knew you wouldn't help me.
What?
Nobody seems to care
about my troubles.
Well, I don't know what you
want us to do, really.
Okay. Great.
Well, it's no wonder I am
the way I am with this family.
Patti.
Well you used to say
I was an ugly baby.
You grew out of it.
I can't even sponge off you
like Tammy does
'cause I'm not Miss Perfect.
She's not perfect.
Tammy's got her own problems.
Y'all are just so nice to her.
My mother-in-law looks at me all
the time like I just farted.
Tammy's not all that good.
Not all the time.
I'm off.
Today is your morning?
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
- Yep.
Have a good day.
- Bye, sweetie.
- Bye, sweetheart.
It's five o'clock.
- Hey, it's five o'clock.
- Yay.
Time for the VFW, y'all.
Five o'clock.
Five o'clock.
VFW time.
Hey, it's five o'clock.
It's five.
It's five o'clock.
You said you'd join us at
the VFW finally so come on.
All right.
You promised them a treat.
- Need these?
- Ah, thank you.
Mm, looks good.
What is she hoping to find?
Treasure.
In our yard?
Maybe a tetanus nail
if she's lucky.
And what is she doing?
Killing a tree?
No. No.
No.
Go to mama.
Go on to mama.
It's 5:30.
5:30.
Why don't you come in
and help with supper?
What does she think?
We're her servants?
These tomatoes are delicious.
From the curb market.
Everybody likes Tammy more.
She won't sit
in my lap either.
Hmm. Hey, no, Hadley.
Don't eat one
of Tammy's dinner rolls.
You have one of your own
right here.
Now come back over
here and eat your own.
Come on.
It's right there. Here.
Eat that.
You know her?
You know that woman?
Yeah. That's Bethany.
Is she a, is she a vet?
No.
She's, she works at the ER
at Baptist.
She's my BFF. She's a trip.
Yeah. She sure likes David.
By the way, what's a BFF?
Your best friend.
Well, that's only BF.
- Well, forever.
- Oh, okay.
- Best friends forever.
- Okay.
I dunno,
but I do feel like I can help,
and I feel like that's
a good part.
- Well, it is.
- That's a good part, Bill.
- Good for you.
- Yeah. Thank you.
I was just wondering,
I don't know,
maybe you could,
if you had any insight as to,
uh, how my...
my son David is?
You were talking with him
earlier?
- Yeah.
- How, how he is
with- with Narcedalia?
Oh. Shit.
Yeah.
He's fucked up.
I'm not gonna lie to you.
I got stories,
and them together is,
man, it's not good.
- What do you mean?
- I was over there...
What do you mean,
together?
It's a train wreck.
It's a trainwreck, Bill.
Okay, this is empty.
And I gotta tell you.
Narcedalia, she'll get all in David's face,
and she'll be like,
"I know you're going home
to her, goddammit,
I'm not an idiot,
and tell her she's f'ing lucky
that you're going back home
to her."
And then she'll start crying,
and she can kind of be dramatic
at times.
Really?
Yeah, that's how they are
when they're loaded.
You know?
Her and David
can kind of get batshit crazy
when they're drunk.
And do they drink a lot?
She knows
she needs to let him go.
I mean, she's not stupid.
She knows it's not good.
And then she'll talk like
she's gonna do something
and then she'll get all
het up,
'cause then she'll think,
'Well, then what?"
'Cause she's got nothing.
And, so
it's a big long story.
Does does he give her money?
No.
I don't think so.
I mean, she's got a real
good job. Doesn't she?
Yeah, she works for you.
Right?
She works for you.
Everybody just needs to grow up.
If you ask me.
I hope I don't upchuck.
Shh. Don't wake the house.
I'm okay.
What was that?
The storm.
I think
it was the garden shed.
Vee, was I a bad father?
I had a company to run.
Well, you did what you had to.
I guess.
She doesn't come every day,
does she?
It's special when she does.
And it's special
when she doesn't.
Hey, I'm in here.
Yeah, I know that.
What are you doing here?
Don't have a cow.
I need solution. We're out.
Why can't you
use the kid's bathroom?
Because Patti's in there.
Well, why isn't she using
the guest bathroom?
Because mama's in there
doing her daily "mumu".
You know that.
David, close the door.
David.
Yeah. What?
Should I get a lawyer
for your sister?
And what would you think about
going to see Cassius, yourself?
Look...
What?
What? Say it.
Don't even try.
She needs help.
She needs to deal with it
herself.
Nobody knows what goes
on between, like,
two married people.
I care about her.
You can't stand not having
control.
Let her make her own mistakes.
Let it go.
She, she's gonna be bouncing
off the walls we we don't.
Wait. What are you doing?
Come on, old man. Let's go.
- Bye y'all.
- Bye.
Don't forget that the corporal
service is at two o'clock.
What, are you not going?
You never listen.
I have three tour groups.
Thank you.
- What do you know?
- He got her to laugh.
Come at noon.
I'll take you
wherever your heart desires.
Okay.
David. I want to talk to you.
Please don't butt in, sir.
Hadley, where are you?
- I'm sorry,
- Excuse me.
Hey, can I give you
a little hint?
You can get them much cheaper
at Costco.
That and diapers.
Oh, thank you.
Five?
Yeah.
Same here.
Carly?!
And 12 months.
Will we ever sleep again?
Oh.
Oh my God.
Tam, we can steal mama's Costco
card and get this much cheaper.
Right.
I do it every time
I come home.
- Is she being a pest?
- No.
Hadley, leave Aunt Tammy
alone.
Come on now.
Oh, good Lord.
All right.
10 outta 10. 10 outta 10.
- Oh.
- Oh.
- Sorry.
- No, I'm sorry. Excuse me.
There you are. You ready?
Tammy, you know Narcedalia,
right? Y'all have met?
No, I don't think we have,
but I've seen your pictures.
Nice to meet you.
Oh, this is the good dancer.
Mm-hmm.
Excuse me?
Oh, did y'all have fun
last night?
Hell yeah. Huh?
Yeah, we had a lot of fun
last night.
- Yeah, yeah.
- We gotta get old Paw Paw
to come out with us
- every Wednesday, huh?
- Mm-hmm.
I'm thinking sushi. Hmm?
Let's roll.
- So nice to finally meet you,
- Narcedalia.
I love your name.
Thanks.
Well, this is a surprise.
I told you I was ambitious
when I took the job
back in January.
Yeah, you did do that.
I've got another offer.
They offered me a job
at Wells Fargo, Bill,
and I'm going to take it.
Well, I don't know
quite what to say.
What's to say?
You know,
it's probably for the best.
Fuck.
Okay, listen.
If you want,
I'll call over there
and I'll do what I can
to inflate your salary.
Thank you.
And thank you Dr. Vierling.
Now, we'll keep walking.
And if Dr. Vierling couldn't
cure you
with his apothecary potions,
and dentistry,
and surgical skills,
you might just end up in
God's acre.
The Moravian graveyard.
Now when we go in,
notice that everyone has
the same, simple
grave marker,
and that's because
the Moravians believed
that no matter your status,
we are all
the same in death.
And you weren't buried
with your wife or family.
No. Just in the order you died.
Just 1, 2, 3.
Very practical people.
And let's make sure now
that no one steps on the dead.
Let's go.
We'll just be a little quiet.
Holy shit.
What do you know good?
Sarge.
I didn't see you in there.
Yeah, I came in late.
How you been?
I've been alright.
All right.
Ah, shit.
He was one lucky
son of a bitch.
Well, he didn't win
the Powerball.
- The man died.
- Come on, man.
He ate pasta.
He went to sleep.
Never woke up.
Sounds nice to me.
Shit, sweet dreams.
I had a dream the other day,
about Martin O'Casey
of all things.
Whoa.
Man.
There's nothing we could do.
Yeah, well,
that was a long time ago.
Yeah. Shit,
some things you never forget.
Did you,
did you speak with Tom's ex-wife
in there?
It's surprising she came.
She looks so old.
Kind of shocking.
Well, now that he's gone,
none of it has any
significance.
All that bad blood
is in the past.
There's nothing left
of his torment.
I envy him.
- Well...
- Well,
- it's good to see you, Captain.
- You too.
- All right.
- You take care of yourself.
You do the same.
Hadley. Try this.
Here.
No, honey, don't do that.
No, that, that's dangerous.
- Come on, get down.
- No.
Get down off of there, please.
You can hurt yourself.
Get down now.
No.
What the hell?
You get down from that.
You're not supposed to stand
on that, you dummy.
Patti. Don't hit her.
Well, you want her to kill
herself?
I mean, sometimes you
got to, and that's my job.
And you listen to your Paw Paw.
We can play really hard later.
I got her.
Did it wake Patti?
I don't think so.
We're gonna play
so hard after we get some rest.
We'll find your favorite toy.
Oh my God.
I can't believe you're
having that this late.
It's herbal.
You'll pee the bed
all night long.
I will not pee the bed.
You will.
Oh, this tea smells like pot.
Oh, I wish.
You do not.
You never liked the stuff.
You know, he's hooked
on drugs.
Cassius.
Those oxy drugs.
Patti told me.
He's cooking them in their
basement.
Or growing them or something.
Opioids. Opium?
I mean, that's what she says.
Vee.
Hmm?
I'm gonna give Patti
some money for a lawyer,
and I'm gonna ask her
to come live with us.
Wh...
Do you think she's using too?
No.
- How do you know?
- I know.
- How?
- I know.
She's just gotta pick herself up
and get a-hold of things.
I know she does,
but I don't think she can do it
by herself.
It's immature of her to expect
someone else
to solve her problems.
And stop feeling bad
that we can't do enough
and go to sleep.
That child's gonna be up and
running at the crack of dawn.
I don't know why Hadley's feet
are so loud.
They're not even that big.
Yeah, but she's our
granddaughter
and I'm worried about her
and Patti,
in that house with him.
Well,
go on and give her money again
if you want to.
But you know what she's gonna do
with it.
And if she comes here,
I bet our precious Tammy
might move.
Tammy?
Well,
well she likes Patti. What?
Tammy and David.
Patti's gonna want that place.
Uhn.
Well, we've got room.
Has Tammy been talking to you?
I'm asleep.
Go to sleep.
Lunch soon?
- Sit down, David.
- All right.
David,
you've got to straighten up
and fly right.
You do.
And you know that,
don't you?
Yes sir.
Listen,
if the drinking has gotten
out of control again,
find someone.
You know what to do.
I want you to call the V.A.
and and take action.
Figure it out.
Simple.
You know,
what you do has consequences.
- It affects others.
- Jesus.
All right.
So you understand
everything we've gone over?
Second day,
take your second round,
the Misoprostol.
Now some people get cramping,
and a little bit of bleeding,
but you'll be fine.
If it does happen, just make
sure you wear your pad
and you'll follow
the same protocol we went over.
You set up
your follow-up appointment?
Yeah? With Rachel?
That's good.
And you might have some spotting
up to your first period.
Ok? I can go on and on
if you don't stop me.
Is there anything you wanna say?
That's okay.
Take your time, baby.
I don't know what to say.
That's fine, too.
I guess you can ask me
in three weeks.
All right.
Let's see.
I don't see anyone down here.
Did you drive yourself?
I'm okay.
I'm...
I'm just gonna go home now.
- That's right.
- You go lay down and relax
Okay, and if anything goes haywire,
a nurse will be on-call.
Okay.
Okay.
Now, I don't expect anything
like that to happen,
and you do know
that there's a 5% chance
the pill won't work,
but we won't know any of that
until you come back
in three weeks.
Can I escort you to your car?
I didn't see anybody out there.
No.
There was no one.
Yeah,
people always have
their strong opinions.
Goodness gracious.
I'm...
I'm not just doing this for me.
I know.
I know.
It's not that simple.
But you're strong.
Thank you.
You're strong.
There.
Hmm?
It rang again.
Oh.
How about you?
You hear that?
Oh, of course I heard it.
Oh, there it is.
I heard it.
Good.
You think it's happy?
He's just happy
he's not deaf.
They must get tired
of pulling that rope
or whatever.
It's a recording.
It's Konnoak Moravian.
It's sad.
- Who died? Do you know?
- Flower. Flower.
Dandelion.
I think it stopped.
Well, I know baby.
Well, I mean I will if I can.
Jesus.
What? No,
I have never wired money before.
Well, no, not yet. No.
Did nobody get my peanut butter?
Shit.
No.
Well, yeah, I do too.
Mm-hmm.
Well, I always miss you.
On fire.
Okay, hold on just one second.
Hadley. Hadley.
Let's brush teethies.
Come on, now.
No, don't gimme that.
Bring your book,
and I'll finish reading to you
if you promise
to go straight to sleep.
Okay. Thank you.
Night night.
Okay, let's read the book
and go night night.
Hey. Hey.
Do you wanna talk to somebody?
Batten down the hatches.
She's gonna go back to him.
Wouldn't you be better off
in bed too?
Don't wait up for David.
- Oh...
- Who knows when he'll be.
Thanks to someone I know.
Did you chain him
to his desk?
What's that?
He's a "martinet".
Go on dearie.
You're dead on your feet.
- I am kind of droopy.
- Go on.
Good night, Paw Paw.
Good night.
Well, what, is she sick?
Not sick.
She had an abortion.
What?
An abortion.
Don't say anything.
What? What are you saying?
- She had...
- Are you kidding?
Be quiet. Shh.
Just come over here.
Tammy had an abortion?
You can't be serious.
I am.
When?
I don't know exactly.
Did...
did she tell you about it?
How do you know?
I pay attention.
You think she did?
No, she did.
And I saw this little paper
she had
about what to do
when she comes home.
Huh. Jesus.
People these days,
they're just,
they're just too much for me.
Don't say a word to her.
Okay?
And don't mention it to David.
All right?
This is between them.
We don't know a thing.
It's not just between...
Did you know
that she was finally pregnant?
I mean, was something wrong?
Why would she do that?
And- and I can't just not say
anything.
Yes you can.
If they don't want us to know,
then we don't know.
And- and what are we supposed
to do?
Just play dumb?
Well, no... yeah.
Play dumb.
Well, you're good at that.
Oh, stop it.
Venida, this isn't funny.
Well, of course not,
but you can be still,
and if you can't be still,
and you've got to do something,
then do something useful,
and don't make David stay
at work till all hours.
I spent 35 years doing the books
and I never had cause
to work that much overtime.
It's not me.
He does what he wants.
What are you not telling me?
Oh.
"Need To Know"?
All right, well...
We understand that,
don't we. Captain?
My heartbreak,
and your heartbreak...
They're just not
the most important things here.
Oh.
And don't stay up all night
worrying about this either.
Does nobody any good.
You're just gonna have a stroke
and drop dead
like that friend of yours.
We'll just be here
when they need us.
You're gonna do what you want
anyway.
Can you get that, Daddy?
Yep, I'll get it all.
That right there.
- I don't know...
- Put that in there.
Where?
Do you just wanna like,
- I don't know.
- Big stuff first.
- Hadley?
- Hadley, can you come over here
and tell Grandma
and Paw Paw bye?
- Bye bye, sweetheart.
- Give them kisses.
Hadley, stop being a pill.
Oh.
Where's my purse?
Oh honey.
It's okay.
Put it up front.
You might need your license.
You're gonna see your daddy,
and all your toys,
and we're not going
anywhere.
You'll come back.
You'll see Aunt Tammy
real soon, okay?
Just think, when your daddy
gets to feeling better,
maybe he'll come back with us.
And look, we got Ellie,
and we got a mermaid.
Thanks, sis.
Please just take care
of yourself.
I will.
Bye, pumpkin.
You take care of your mama.
Well, just think...
y'all get to go back to sleeping
late in the mornings.
Except for that crazy singer.
I mean, Jesus Christ,
y'all have got to do something
about that.
Cassius thinks you ought to lock
her ass in jail
for disturbing the peace.
You be careful
on the road now.
We will.
Don't fall asleep.
- I'm about to go to Starbucks,
- Mama.
- Good.
- Love y'all.
- Love you.
- Love you.
You ready, girly?
- See y'all soon.
- All right.
Don't pick up any strangers.
Five o'clock, Larry.
Okay, great.
Five o'clock.
Five o'clock.
I hope you're coming.
It's Wednesday.
Five o'clock.
Yeah, I'm not gonna be able
to do the VFW tonight.
Sorry.
- Why not?
- Can't.
- Well come on.
- It's for everybody.
No, I'm busy.
Doing what?
I'm staying here.
I have calls to make.
Hmm.
I'll drive myself.
David?
Yeah. What?
How's Tammy?
She's fine.
No, how is she?
She's fine.
Your mother said
she's in bed today?
Yeah, Mama left me a text
saying that.
Everybody's all "woo"
just 'cause she slept in.
You coming?
Yeah.
Hey, we'll be right along.
You start us a tab? Yeah.
Alright.
Did you make her do it?
No.
Are you lying to me, son?
No, it's the truth.
Well then why,
why would she?
She's stubborn as hell.
You don't know.
Did you even try
to talk her out of it?
Don't you love her anymore?
Why don't you leave us alone?!
Hell, at least now
we know she can get pregnant.
Mama should be happy.
Well, she's not.
David, what is happening to you?
Stop making such a big deal
out of this.
It's not a good time
for a baby, so...
and that's what Tammy
thinks too.
Well that's a situation
you can fix.
- Yeah, maybe I will.
- Maybe I've been trying.
Well then do it.
Damn it.
You screwed up big time, son,
and you lost a child
as a result,
and you stand to lose a lot more
than that.
Well, okay. Thanks.
You've invited people to party,
so let's go
have some beers with 'em.
Let's go have us a good time.
He was there same time as us.
- Is that right?
- Yeah.
- Same time?
- Yeah.
He was at C-Med in Da Nang
exactly same time as us, Bill.
Well, why isn't he here
with us now?
He should come out and join us.
Yeah, well, he's one
of those ones
that don't want to talk
about it, you know?
- Okay. Yeah.
- I mean,
some men, it's still there.
Yeah, I know. I know.
I mean, no matter if it's
50 years, you know,
they wanna keep the door closed.
'Cause, you know,
you came home
and nothing was the same
as when you went
and it never would be.
I tried... goddammit...
I tried to tell him.
I said, "You wear this hat,
man, you get free drinks.
You know, dinners, movie passes.
People are nice.
Well, they can be.
Them that know.
Yeah, some of them.
Well, it's...
I'm afraid it's that hour, gentlemen.
- Yeah.
- Thanks for the drinks, Bill.
- No, that's my pleasure...
- We appreciate it.
- It was great to see you guys.
- Yeah.
You scared me.
I couldn't imagine who would be
ringing at this hour.
- Do I have the wrong house?
- I don't know.
I mean, I'm staying here with
Narc 'cause my condo flooded.
So, is that who you're
looking for?
Are they... is he here?
No, he's not.
Is- is she?
No, but I thought
you were her.
She was at an all-day retreat,
but she should be back soon.
Do you want to come in?
- No. No. I... I, uh, no,
- I... I don't.
Come on.
Do you like cocoa?
Because sometimes I just have
to have cocoa
no matter the season.
I don't know why.
I love it.
Come on, come on in.
It's good cocoa, isn't it?
Narc, is that you?
What's left of me.
This is not right
to be in these all day.
Oh, we have a visitor?
- He didn't...
- No, his daddy.
Bill?
What is he doing here?
You're gonna come in, too.
Hi, hi.
I'm... I'm sorry
about this late hour.
It's fine.
Okay, well, you can sit down
if you want.
Do you want some?
No, I don't want any cocoa.
- Can I get you anything else?
- I don't want anything.
It's...
Okie-dokey.
Okay. This is weird.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
You know, I'm... I'm... I'm sorry
about the intrusion.
I... I just...
We ended our relationship.
Okay?
You have? Oh, oh, okay.
We did.
Okay.
You don't have to worry
about me
causing any more trouble
with your family.
No, I... I... I just didn't know.
There.
Did I do that right?
Yeah. But...
What about the... the...
About what?
It's none of your business.
Oh my God.
Are you pregnant?
Is it... is it David's?
It's my concern.
- Is it my grandchild,
- Narcedalia?
I don't see
that there's any difference
as long as I don't want anything
from you.
Oh, well, excuse me,
but if David fathered a child
it's my business.
It's not David's, it's mine.
Hmm.
And did you know
that my daughter-in-law
was pregnant?
That has nothing to do
with me.
This is what I want.
Me.
I don't have a husband.
I don't have a family.
I want this baby.
It's mine to care for.
And I can.
I can be a good mother.
Can you imagine
what she's been through?
Excuse me?
Did David send you?
No.
Did you know
he wanted me to get rid of it,
and he hit me
and beat the shit out of me?
No. He... he what?
Yeah, he told me to
go somewhere and find someone.
He has a wife, Tammy.
He's a sick motherfucker.
Oh my God.
I mean, most of them are,
in my experience,
'cause they get so fucked up
over there,
I mean,
maybe they can't help it,
and then they come back home
and we have to deal with it.
I'm not just
thinking of myself here
I know it was fool and I got
caught up in something stupid,
but I'm not a stupid person.
I'm thinking about me
and my baby,
and I will not, I swear,
I am not putting up
with this shit
ever again in my life.
Jesus Christ.
I thought he had killed it.
I got home
from my doctor's office,
"It's definitely not yours",
and he hasn't been back since.
So it isn't his?
It's really over. Okay?
You want something to love
that's all your own.
Hmm?
Something that's all yours?
Well, you've never had children.
They don't belong to you.
And they will break your heart.
Have you accomplished
everything you wanted?
I don't know.
Nothing I've done has helped
anyone, I don't think.
Amen.
Oh.
Oh God.
If you feel sick,
I'll get the trash can.
No. No.
Hi, how are you?
Oh, that's good.
Today?
Well, that...
that sounds real nice.
Yeah, it's supposed to be a nice day
out, too.
Okay.
Yeah, well,
I'll meet you there at noon.
Thanks.
The infinite
botanical detail,
the terrifying depths
of the valleys,
and the overwhelming sense
of unlimited space
in the open panorama
combined to communicate
a powerful sense
of the sublime.
What's panorama mean?
Well here, um,
it's the whole picture.
How far you can see.
How have you never been here?
I don't know.
Oh my goodness.
I know just the place for this.
I'm so glad you called.
Thank you for this.
Nice to see you smile.
You're such
an important part of our family.
You know that.
You've been so good to us,
Venida and me.
I'm just sorry we couldn't do
more for you.
Please, Bill.
Are you ever,
ever afraid of David?
What are you talking about?
Well,
Davey's not in a good place
right now.
It's- he's kind of broken.
He needs help.
I try to help him.
- I know.
- I... I know you do.
But he needs more than
what all of us are able
to give to him.
I know.
He knows.
And Tammy, you've,
you've got to, um...
God, I never thought
I was gonna say this.
For yourself.
You need to go.
You gotta leave him.
I can tell you now.
I made up my mind to leave
a long time ago.
I love David.
I do.
Everyone thinks
I'm so meek and mild,
like a mouse.
I'm not.
Not inside.
I'm as terrible as anyone.
I've done bad things.
I feel sorry for David, but...
I have to, like you said...
What's been making it
really hard...
Is you.
No one has ever paid as much
attention to me in my life.
You know where I came from.
I met David
and he took me out of there.
I couldn't believe
he'd cotton to someone like me.
And then he was deployed,
and you let me come live
with you... both times.
You and Venida looked after me.
You fixed up the house
out back,
and you looked at me.
You sit with me.
You make me feel
I'm worth something...
And...
that's what'll hurt the most.
That's almost the hardest part,
to leave your love.
Aye, aye, aye.
This may sound silly to you,
but you know what I think
we are you, and me,
what they'd call us back home?
Uh-oh.
What?
Kindred Spirits.
An open panorama.
Right here.
Yonder come day. Oh day.
Yonder come day, now go day
Yonder come day
Day done broke into my soul
Yonder come day
Oh come on day
Yonder come day
Now come on day
Yonder come day
Oh come on day
Yonder come day
Day done broke into my soul
Yonder come day,
I heard him say
Yonder come day,
I heard him say
Yonder come day
I heard him say
Yonder come day
Day done broke into my soul
Day done broke, come on day
Yonder come day,
now come on day
Yonder come day,
now come on day
Who'll rock the cradle
Who'll rock the cradle
Who'll sing the song
Who'll rock the cradle
When I'm gone
Who'll rock the cradle
When I'm gone
Ain't got no use
for your red rocking chair
Got no sugar
honey baby, there
Talking about
You gotta give an account
at the judgment
You better mind
You better mind how you sing
You better mind
what you singing about
You got to give
an account at the judgment
You better mind
You better mind
Oh! You better mind
You got to give
an account at the judgment
You better mind
Sink em low, boy
Raise them high
Sink em low, boy
Sink em low, boy
Sink em low, boy
Raise them high
I've never laid eyes on her.
Have you?
Nope.
Did you know that last one?
Yeah. I... I think so.
Yeah, I did.
There's times I do
miss us going to church.
The singing.
In Kentucky?
Back in the holler?
Now you say it.
Holler.
I love that.
That's right.
Well,
I don't miss singing
the hymns myself,
but I do like
the Christmas carols.
Un flambeau
Jeanette, Isabelle
Un flambeau,
courons au berceau
C'est Jsus, bonnes gens du
hameau
Le Christ est n,
Marie appelle
Ah, ah,
Ah que la mre est belle
Ah, ah
Ah, que I'Enfant est beau
I'm kinda rusty.
What is that? French?
Mm-hmm.
How in the world
do you know that?
Well, I get around.
You want me
to teach it to you?
Oh.
I couldn't speak French.
Tammy, you could do
pretty much anything
you put your mind to.
Oh, I don't think so.
Hmm.
What?
You ever heard your
mother-in-law Venida sing?
Yeah, you should be glad
we don't go to church no more.
Lord have mercy.
Who can sleep through
that woman
making all that racket
almost every morning?
What are you gonna do about it?
There is nothing to do,
my dear.
It's worse than a rooster.
And what time is it?
- 7:30.
- 7:30.
Oh, good God in heaven.
Tammy, help me.
Thank you, sweetie.
Did it wake David too?
Poor soul.
Is he..?
What time did he get in
last night?
Paw Paw,
why don't you tell him
not to work so much?
You know I can't
tell him nothing.
Well, when I did the books
there,
we had no call for
that kind of overtime.
Just tell him
he needs his sleep.
Oh my god,
this coffee's scalding.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
- You wanna ice cube?
Oh, I got it, sweetie.
Excuse me.
What time was it, Tammy?
It was late.
We're gonna do
something about that woman.
Oh yeah?
Your father's
gonna call the police.
I am not gonna call
the police.
Thank you, dear.
You're welcome.
Did you know
he knows French songs?
He sings like a frog.
That's right.
Both father and son
are Veterans.
I tell you,
we have over 60 years
of providing our customers
in the Piedmont Triad
with quality heating
and cooling solutions.
B&B is a name
you can definitely trust.
VFW Wednesday?
Oh, I can't wait.
No, I... I haven't,
no, I haven't been here
for that long.
Not 60 years. Funny.
But our owner,
Bill Brass, has been.
It's a three generation
family owned...
Yes, ma'am. I can...
I can put you through
to his son, David.
Let me just see if he's in.
One moment, please.
Thank you.
Uh, David? Two.
All right, call me right back.
Wednesday?
Uh, Wednesday?
Dancing.
You, me, the whole office again.
There's that same band
at the VFW.
- Sure.
- Yeah.
Narcedalia?
Yes, Bill?
Do we have
a meeting now?
- Yes.
- Are you ready?
- I am.
- Great.
Alright.
- Hey, you look very nice today,
- Narcedalia.
Hmm. Thank you.
This is for you.
Oh, Narcedalia says she can
drop mama's laptop
at the house later today.
She fixed it.
I gave her the address.
Hmm.
What?
What's wrong?
I don't know. You tell me.
Narcedalia?
What are you talking about?
What?
Is there something,
or is it just,
I don't know,
the way you flirt?
David, you know you can't
do that these days.
Okay. It's no big deal.
You're not stupid.
There you go. You're a genius.
Good man.
Yeah, I knew we'd work
the ghost out eventually.
Thank you, Hector.
It's not my business, is it?
Nope, it's not, frankly.
Oh my.
She keeps beating the pants off
of me.
I've never even heard
of that word.
Oh, great God in heaven.
It's Patti.
Patti's here?
- Patti?
- And Hadley?!
I swear to God.
No...
Honey, we're here.
We're here, so stop screaming
at me for Christ's sake.
I don't want to go.
Jesus Christ.
Did she leave him again?
I don't know.
She brought her
metal detector.
Okay.
She left him.
Damn it to hell.
Ohh, thank you.
Thank you so much.
Okay.
Hadley?
Is it okay
if I take your backpack?
Well. Okay.
- Hey!
- Hey sweetie.
- Can you help me with this,
- Mama?
- Oh.
- Okay.
- Oh my God. Here.
- Hey.
Oh my God, here.
Hey. Oh my gosh.
Oh, daddy,
can you get this for me, please?
Thank you.
Oh, oh, oh. Here, daddy.
Oh, careful, careful, careful.
You got the kitchen sink
in there, too?
I had to bring everything.
I gotta pee so bad.
I gotta pee so bad.
Sorry.
Oh my god.
I'm so hungry.
I gotta get something to eat
or I'm gonna faint.
- How was your drive?
- Oh my God.
It was a trip from hell.
I mean, it rained the whole way
from Virginia.
- Well just a call, maybe,
- Patti,
to let us know your plans?
You never listen
to your voicemail.
I mean, how am I supposed
to tell you what's going on?
You know?
Oh, I have to pee
like a racehorse.
Oh, no, not the kitchen towel...
We have the paper towels.
Tammy, can you get this,
'cause I swear to God,
if I don't go right now,
y'all gonna have to
clean me up too.
Hadley, stop.
Hadley, honey,
stop pulling on me.
I swear to God. Stop.
Hadley. I've miss seeing you.
Would you like something
to drink?
Are you tired?
You think there's something
wrong with that child?
No. She's shy.
She should get her tested.
Oh no, she...
she just sees what goes on in
that house and it affects her.
Hey.
Want to come with me?
Ellie has missed you too.
Come on.
Well, she could have called.
I mean, a little warning
would've been nice
if she's planning on staying.
You think she came
without any money again?
Well, why don't you find
a good way to ask her?
Well, what are we going to do
with her?
Leave her alone.
- That was so close.
- I mean, I swear to God.
Do y'all wear adult diapers yet?
- Oh, come...
- What? I swear.
I would wear one
on a long trip.
I would.
Your Paw Paw wants to know if
you have sufficient funds.
Venida!
Well, I don't have shit.
Cassius is such a fucking
asshole to me.
He is so fucked up.
I swear,
he treats me like shit,
and he takes everything,
and I've had it,
so here I am, and fuck him.
- Patti!
- Patti.
Oh, dammit to hell.
I've got her
It's my fault.
See if she's okay.
What'd you do, Princess Grace?
She is always
running into things.
So what's new here?
Y'all still
living out back, right?
Right.
You're not pregnant yet,
are you?
Where's David?
Oh, he's, uh...
he's riding his bike.
- Mm.
- Yeah.
He rode to work.
- On a Sunday?
- Mm-hmm.
He's working on a Sunday?
- That's kind of shitty.
- Oh.
Your parents don't like me
Because I am poor
They say I'm not worthy
Of entering your door
I work for my living
My money's my own
Don't leave.
Shh. Don't wake up.
Diamond Joe
you better come and get me
Diamond Joe
you better come and get me
Diamond Joe
Tammy,
what do you say
we go find her?
What?
Yeah, I wanna meet her.
We got time before work.
Come on.
Who do you think she is?
I don't know.
I'm thinking she works
around here somewhere.
Oh,
I love those rocks like that.
Hmm. Yeah.
Can we get some chickens?
I'd look after them.
- Chickens?
- Mm-hmm.
- Are you okay?
- Why? You wanna stop?
Mm. Yeah.
Are you?
I'm fine.
Okay.
Patti wants me or David
to talk to Cassius.
I just don't know
how to deal with her.
And then,
what if Cassius comes around?
She's lucky she has you.
No, mama. I'm not worried.
How could any court
give him custody?
Well...
God no frigging way.
I'm the responsible one.
You're doing all right
for yourself at Zaxbys?
Oh no.
I left there two months ago.
I'm at CVS now.
- What?
- You can just up and leave there?
That's okay?
- Well, I don't care.
- My boss is an asshole.
Well...
Now, what's that?
Is she praying?
She wants another donut.
- Here you are.
- No, do not give her that.
Oh. She's not allowed?
Sorry.
I knew you wouldn't help me.
What?
Nobody seems to care
about my troubles.
Well, I don't know what you
want us to do, really.
Okay. Great.
Well, it's no wonder I am
the way I am with this family.
Patti.
Well you used to say
I was an ugly baby.
You grew out of it.
I can't even sponge off you
like Tammy does
'cause I'm not Miss Perfect.
She's not perfect.
Tammy's got her own problems.
Y'all are just so nice to her.
My mother-in-law looks at me all
the time like I just farted.
Tammy's not all that good.
Not all the time.
I'm off.
Today is your morning?
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday.
- Yep.
Have a good day.
- Bye, sweetie.
- Bye, sweetheart.
It's five o'clock.
- Hey, it's five o'clock.
- Yay.
Time for the VFW, y'all.
Five o'clock.
Five o'clock.
VFW time.
Hey, it's five o'clock.
It's five.
It's five o'clock.
You said you'd join us at
the VFW finally so come on.
All right.
You promised them a treat.
- Need these?
- Ah, thank you.
Mm, looks good.
What is she hoping to find?
Treasure.
In our yard?
Maybe a tetanus nail
if she's lucky.
And what is she doing?
Killing a tree?
No. No.
No.
Go to mama.
Go on to mama.
It's 5:30.
5:30.
Why don't you come in
and help with supper?
What does she think?
We're her servants?
These tomatoes are delicious.
From the curb market.
Everybody likes Tammy more.
She won't sit
in my lap either.
Hmm. Hey, no, Hadley.
Don't eat one
of Tammy's dinner rolls.
You have one of your own
right here.
Now come back over
here and eat your own.
Come on.
It's right there. Here.
Eat that.
You know her?
You know that woman?
Yeah. That's Bethany.
Is she a, is she a vet?
No.
She's, she works at the ER
at Baptist.
She's my BFF. She's a trip.
Yeah. She sure likes David.
By the way, what's a BFF?
Your best friend.
Well, that's only BF.
- Well, forever.
- Oh, okay.
- Best friends forever.
- Okay.
I dunno,
but I do feel like I can help,
and I feel like that's
a good part.
- Well, it is.
- That's a good part, Bill.
- Good for you.
- Yeah. Thank you.
I was just wondering,
I don't know,
maybe you could,
if you had any insight as to,
uh, how my...
my son David is?
You were talking with him
earlier?
- Yeah.
- How, how he is
with- with Narcedalia?
Oh. Shit.
Yeah.
He's fucked up.
I'm not gonna lie to you.
I got stories,
and them together is,
man, it's not good.
- What do you mean?
- I was over there...
What do you mean,
together?
It's a train wreck.
It's a trainwreck, Bill.
Okay, this is empty.
And I gotta tell you.
Narcedalia, she'll get all in David's face,
and she'll be like,
"I know you're going home
to her, goddammit,
I'm not an idiot,
and tell her she's f'ing lucky
that you're going back home
to her."
And then she'll start crying,
and she can kind of be dramatic
at times.
Really?
Yeah, that's how they are
when they're loaded.
You know?
Her and David
can kind of get batshit crazy
when they're drunk.
And do they drink a lot?
She knows
she needs to let him go.
I mean, she's not stupid.
She knows it's not good.
And then she'll talk like
she's gonna do something
and then she'll get all
het up,
'cause then she'll think,
'Well, then what?"
'Cause she's got nothing.
And, so
it's a big long story.
Does does he give her money?
No.
I don't think so.
I mean, she's got a real
good job. Doesn't she?
Yeah, she works for you.
Right?
She works for you.
Everybody just needs to grow up.
If you ask me.
I hope I don't upchuck.
Shh. Don't wake the house.
I'm okay.
What was that?
The storm.
I think
it was the garden shed.
Vee, was I a bad father?
I had a company to run.
Well, you did what you had to.
I guess.
She doesn't come every day,
does she?
It's special when she does.
And it's special
when she doesn't.
Hey, I'm in here.
Yeah, I know that.
What are you doing here?
Don't have a cow.
I need solution. We're out.
Why can't you
use the kid's bathroom?
Because Patti's in there.
Well, why isn't she using
the guest bathroom?
Because mama's in there
doing her daily "mumu".
You know that.
David, close the door.
David.
Yeah. What?
Should I get a lawyer
for your sister?
And what would you think about
going to see Cassius, yourself?
Look...
What?
What? Say it.
Don't even try.
She needs help.
She needs to deal with it
herself.
Nobody knows what goes
on between, like,
two married people.
I care about her.
You can't stand not having
control.
Let her make her own mistakes.
Let it go.
She, she's gonna be bouncing
off the walls we we don't.
Wait. What are you doing?
Come on, old man. Let's go.
- Bye y'all.
- Bye.
Don't forget that the corporal
service is at two o'clock.
What, are you not going?
You never listen.
I have three tour groups.
Thank you.
- What do you know?
- He got her to laugh.
Come at noon.
I'll take you
wherever your heart desires.
Okay.
David. I want to talk to you.
Please don't butt in, sir.
Hadley, where are you?
- I'm sorry,
- Excuse me.
Hey, can I give you
a little hint?
You can get them much cheaper
at Costco.
That and diapers.
Oh, thank you.
Five?
Yeah.
Same here.
Carly?!
And 12 months.
Will we ever sleep again?
Oh.
Oh my God.
Tam, we can steal mama's Costco
card and get this much cheaper.
Right.
I do it every time
I come home.
- Is she being a pest?
- No.
Hadley, leave Aunt Tammy
alone.
Come on now.
Oh, good Lord.
All right.
10 outta 10. 10 outta 10.
- Oh.
- Oh.
- Sorry.
- No, I'm sorry. Excuse me.
There you are. You ready?
Tammy, you know Narcedalia,
right? Y'all have met?
No, I don't think we have,
but I've seen your pictures.
Nice to meet you.
Oh, this is the good dancer.
Mm-hmm.
Excuse me?
Oh, did y'all have fun
last night?
Hell yeah. Huh?
Yeah, we had a lot of fun
last night.
- Yeah, yeah.
- We gotta get old Paw Paw
to come out with us
- every Wednesday, huh?
- Mm-hmm.
I'm thinking sushi. Hmm?
Let's roll.
- So nice to finally meet you,
- Narcedalia.
I love your name.
Thanks.
Well, this is a surprise.
I told you I was ambitious
when I took the job
back in January.
Yeah, you did do that.
I've got another offer.
They offered me a job
at Wells Fargo, Bill,
and I'm going to take it.
Well, I don't know
quite what to say.
What's to say?
You know,
it's probably for the best.
Fuck.
Okay, listen.
If you want,
I'll call over there
and I'll do what I can
to inflate your salary.
Thank you.
And thank you Dr. Vierling.
Now, we'll keep walking.
And if Dr. Vierling couldn't
cure you
with his apothecary potions,
and dentistry,
and surgical skills,
you might just end up in
God's acre.
The Moravian graveyard.
Now when we go in,
notice that everyone has
the same, simple
grave marker,
and that's because
the Moravians believed
that no matter your status,
we are all
the same in death.
And you weren't buried
with your wife or family.
No. Just in the order you died.
Just 1, 2, 3.
Very practical people.
And let's make sure now
that no one steps on the dead.
Let's go.
We'll just be a little quiet.
Holy shit.
What do you know good?
Sarge.
I didn't see you in there.
Yeah, I came in late.
How you been?
I've been alright.
All right.
Ah, shit.
He was one lucky
son of a bitch.
Well, he didn't win
the Powerball.
- The man died.
- Come on, man.
He ate pasta.
He went to sleep.
Never woke up.
Sounds nice to me.
Shit, sweet dreams.
I had a dream the other day,
about Martin O'Casey
of all things.
Whoa.
Man.
There's nothing we could do.
Yeah, well,
that was a long time ago.
Yeah. Shit,
some things you never forget.
Did you,
did you speak with Tom's ex-wife
in there?
It's surprising she came.
She looks so old.
Kind of shocking.
Well, now that he's gone,
none of it has any
significance.
All that bad blood
is in the past.
There's nothing left
of his torment.
I envy him.
- Well...
- Well,
- it's good to see you, Captain.
- You too.
- All right.
- You take care of yourself.
You do the same.
Hadley. Try this.
Here.
No, honey, don't do that.
No, that, that's dangerous.
- Come on, get down.
- No.
Get down off of there, please.
You can hurt yourself.
Get down now.
No.
What the hell?
You get down from that.
You're not supposed to stand
on that, you dummy.
Patti. Don't hit her.
Well, you want her to kill
herself?
I mean, sometimes you
got to, and that's my job.
And you listen to your Paw Paw.
We can play really hard later.
I got her.
Did it wake Patti?
I don't think so.
We're gonna play
so hard after we get some rest.
We'll find your favorite toy.
Oh my God.
I can't believe you're
having that this late.
It's herbal.
You'll pee the bed
all night long.
I will not pee the bed.
You will.
Oh, this tea smells like pot.
Oh, I wish.
You do not.
You never liked the stuff.
You know, he's hooked
on drugs.
Cassius.
Those oxy drugs.
Patti told me.
He's cooking them in their
basement.
Or growing them or something.
Opioids. Opium?
I mean, that's what she says.
Vee.
Hmm?
I'm gonna give Patti
some money for a lawyer,
and I'm gonna ask her
to come live with us.
Wh...
Do you think she's using too?
No.
- How do you know?
- I know.
- How?
- I know.
She's just gotta pick herself up
and get a-hold of things.
I know she does,
but I don't think she can do it
by herself.
It's immature of her to expect
someone else
to solve her problems.
And stop feeling bad
that we can't do enough
and go to sleep.
That child's gonna be up and
running at the crack of dawn.
I don't know why Hadley's feet
are so loud.
They're not even that big.
Yeah, but she's our
granddaughter
and I'm worried about her
and Patti,
in that house with him.
Well,
go on and give her money again
if you want to.
But you know what she's gonna do
with it.
And if she comes here,
I bet our precious Tammy
might move.
Tammy?
Well,
well she likes Patti. What?
Tammy and David.
Patti's gonna want that place.
Uhn.
Well, we've got room.
Has Tammy been talking to you?
I'm asleep.
Go to sleep.
Lunch soon?
- Sit down, David.
- All right.
David,
you've got to straighten up
and fly right.
You do.
And you know that,
don't you?
Yes sir.
Listen,
if the drinking has gotten
out of control again,
find someone.
You know what to do.
I want you to call the V.A.
and and take action.
Figure it out.
Simple.
You know,
what you do has consequences.
- It affects others.
- Jesus.
All right.
So you understand
everything we've gone over?
Second day,
take your second round,
the Misoprostol.
Now some people get cramping,
and a little bit of bleeding,
but you'll be fine.
If it does happen, just make
sure you wear your pad
and you'll follow
the same protocol we went over.
You set up
your follow-up appointment?
Yeah? With Rachel?
That's good.
And you might have some spotting
up to your first period.
Ok? I can go on and on
if you don't stop me.
Is there anything you wanna say?
That's okay.
Take your time, baby.
I don't know what to say.
That's fine, too.
I guess you can ask me
in three weeks.
All right.
Let's see.
I don't see anyone down here.
Did you drive yourself?
I'm okay.
I'm...
I'm just gonna go home now.
- That's right.
- You go lay down and relax
Okay, and if anything goes haywire,
a nurse will be on-call.
Okay.
Okay.
Now, I don't expect anything
like that to happen,
and you do know
that there's a 5% chance
the pill won't work,
but we won't know any of that
until you come back
in three weeks.
Can I escort you to your car?
I didn't see anybody out there.
No.
There was no one.
Yeah,
people always have
their strong opinions.
Goodness gracious.
I'm...
I'm not just doing this for me.
I know.
I know.
It's not that simple.
But you're strong.
Thank you.
You're strong.
There.
Hmm?
It rang again.
Oh.
How about you?
You hear that?
Oh, of course I heard it.
Oh, there it is.
I heard it.
Good.
You think it's happy?
He's just happy
he's not deaf.
They must get tired
of pulling that rope
or whatever.
It's a recording.
It's Konnoak Moravian.
It's sad.
- Who died? Do you know?
- Flower. Flower.
Dandelion.
I think it stopped.
Well, I know baby.
Well, I mean I will if I can.
Jesus.
What? No,
I have never wired money before.
Well, no, not yet. No.
Did nobody get my peanut butter?
Shit.
No.
Well, yeah, I do too.
Mm-hmm.
Well, I always miss you.
On fire.
Okay, hold on just one second.
Hadley. Hadley.
Let's brush teethies.
Come on, now.
No, don't gimme that.
Bring your book,
and I'll finish reading to you
if you promise
to go straight to sleep.
Okay. Thank you.
Night night.
Okay, let's read the book
and go night night.
Hey. Hey.
Do you wanna talk to somebody?
Batten down the hatches.
She's gonna go back to him.
Wouldn't you be better off
in bed too?
Don't wait up for David.
- Oh...
- Who knows when he'll be.
Thanks to someone I know.
Did you chain him
to his desk?
What's that?
He's a "martinet".
Go on dearie.
You're dead on your feet.
- I am kind of droopy.
- Go on.
Good night, Paw Paw.
Good night.
Well, what, is she sick?
Not sick.
She had an abortion.
What?
An abortion.
Don't say anything.
What? What are you saying?
- She had...
- Are you kidding?
Be quiet. Shh.
Just come over here.
Tammy had an abortion?
You can't be serious.
I am.
When?
I don't know exactly.
Did...
did she tell you about it?
How do you know?
I pay attention.
You think she did?
No, she did.
And I saw this little paper
she had
about what to do
when she comes home.
Huh. Jesus.
People these days,
they're just,
they're just too much for me.
Don't say a word to her.
Okay?
And don't mention it to David.
All right?
This is between them.
We don't know a thing.
It's not just between...
Did you know
that she was finally pregnant?
I mean, was something wrong?
Why would she do that?
And- and I can't just not say
anything.
Yes you can.
If they don't want us to know,
then we don't know.
And- and what are we supposed
to do?
Just play dumb?
Well, no... yeah.
Play dumb.
Well, you're good at that.
Oh, stop it.
Venida, this isn't funny.
Well, of course not,
but you can be still,
and if you can't be still,
and you've got to do something,
then do something useful,
and don't make David stay
at work till all hours.
I spent 35 years doing the books
and I never had cause
to work that much overtime.
It's not me.
He does what he wants.
What are you not telling me?
Oh.
"Need To Know"?
All right, well...
We understand that,
don't we. Captain?
My heartbreak,
and your heartbreak...
They're just not
the most important things here.
Oh.
And don't stay up all night
worrying about this either.
Does nobody any good.
You're just gonna have a stroke
and drop dead
like that friend of yours.
We'll just be here
when they need us.
You're gonna do what you want
anyway.
Can you get that, Daddy?
Yep, I'll get it all.
That right there.
- I don't know...
- Put that in there.
Where?
Do you just wanna like,
- I don't know.
- Big stuff first.
- Hadley?
- Hadley, can you come over here
and tell Grandma
and Paw Paw bye?
- Bye bye, sweetheart.
- Give them kisses.
Hadley, stop being a pill.
Oh.
Where's my purse?
Oh honey.
It's okay.
Put it up front.
You might need your license.
You're gonna see your daddy,
and all your toys,
and we're not going
anywhere.
You'll come back.
You'll see Aunt Tammy
real soon, okay?
Just think, when your daddy
gets to feeling better,
maybe he'll come back with us.
And look, we got Ellie,
and we got a mermaid.
Thanks, sis.
Please just take care
of yourself.
I will.
Bye, pumpkin.
You take care of your mama.
Well, just think...
y'all get to go back to sleeping
late in the mornings.
Except for that crazy singer.
I mean, Jesus Christ,
y'all have got to do something
about that.
Cassius thinks you ought to lock
her ass in jail
for disturbing the peace.
You be careful
on the road now.
We will.
Don't fall asleep.
- I'm about to go to Starbucks,
- Mama.
- Good.
- Love y'all.
- Love you.
- Love you.
You ready, girly?
- See y'all soon.
- All right.
Don't pick up any strangers.
Five o'clock, Larry.
Okay, great.
Five o'clock.
Five o'clock.
I hope you're coming.
It's Wednesday.
Five o'clock.
Yeah, I'm not gonna be able
to do the VFW tonight.
Sorry.
- Why not?
- Can't.
- Well come on.
- It's for everybody.
No, I'm busy.
Doing what?
I'm staying here.
I have calls to make.
Hmm.
I'll drive myself.
David?
Yeah. What?
How's Tammy?
She's fine.
No, how is she?
She's fine.
Your mother said
she's in bed today?
Yeah, Mama left me a text
saying that.
Everybody's all "woo"
just 'cause she slept in.
You coming?
Yeah.
Hey, we'll be right along.
You start us a tab? Yeah.
Alright.
Did you make her do it?
No.
Are you lying to me, son?
No, it's the truth.
Well then why,
why would she?
She's stubborn as hell.
You don't know.
Did you even try
to talk her out of it?
Don't you love her anymore?
Why don't you leave us alone?!
Hell, at least now
we know she can get pregnant.
Mama should be happy.
Well, she's not.
David, what is happening to you?
Stop making such a big deal
out of this.
It's not a good time
for a baby, so...
and that's what Tammy
thinks too.
Well that's a situation
you can fix.
- Yeah, maybe I will.
- Maybe I've been trying.
Well then do it.
Damn it.
You screwed up big time, son,
and you lost a child
as a result,
and you stand to lose a lot more
than that.
Well, okay. Thanks.
You've invited people to party,
so let's go
have some beers with 'em.
Let's go have us a good time.
He was there same time as us.
- Is that right?
- Yeah.
- Same time?
- Yeah.
He was at C-Med in Da Nang
exactly same time as us, Bill.
Well, why isn't he here
with us now?
He should come out and join us.
Yeah, well, he's one
of those ones
that don't want to talk
about it, you know?
- Okay. Yeah.
- I mean,
some men, it's still there.
Yeah, I know. I know.
I mean, no matter if it's
50 years, you know,
they wanna keep the door closed.
'Cause, you know,
you came home
and nothing was the same
as when you went
and it never would be.
I tried... goddammit...
I tried to tell him.
I said, "You wear this hat,
man, you get free drinks.
You know, dinners, movie passes.
People are nice.
Well, they can be.
Them that know.
Yeah, some of them.
Well, it's...
I'm afraid it's that hour, gentlemen.
- Yeah.
- Thanks for the drinks, Bill.
- No, that's my pleasure...
- We appreciate it.
- It was great to see you guys.
- Yeah.
You scared me.
I couldn't imagine who would be
ringing at this hour.
- Do I have the wrong house?
- I don't know.
I mean, I'm staying here with
Narc 'cause my condo flooded.
So, is that who you're
looking for?
Are they... is he here?
No, he's not.
Is- is she?
No, but I thought
you were her.
She was at an all-day retreat,
but she should be back soon.
Do you want to come in?
- No. No. I... I, uh, no,
- I... I don't.
Come on.
Do you like cocoa?
Because sometimes I just have
to have cocoa
no matter the season.
I don't know why.
I love it.
Come on, come on in.
It's good cocoa, isn't it?
Narc, is that you?
What's left of me.
This is not right
to be in these all day.
Oh, we have a visitor?
- He didn't...
- No, his daddy.
Bill?
What is he doing here?
You're gonna come in, too.
Hi, hi.
I'm... I'm sorry
about this late hour.
It's fine.
Okay, well, you can sit down
if you want.
Do you want some?
No, I don't want any cocoa.
- Can I get you anything else?
- I don't want anything.
It's...
Okie-dokey.
Okay. This is weird.
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
You know, I'm... I'm... I'm sorry
about the intrusion.
I... I just...
We ended our relationship.
Okay?
You have? Oh, oh, okay.
We did.
Okay.
You don't have to worry
about me
causing any more trouble
with your family.
No, I... I... I just didn't know.
There.
Did I do that right?
Yeah. But...
What about the... the...
About what?
It's none of your business.
Oh my God.
Are you pregnant?
Is it... is it David's?
It's my concern.
- Is it my grandchild,
- Narcedalia?
I don't see
that there's any difference
as long as I don't want anything
from you.
Oh, well, excuse me,
but if David fathered a child
it's my business.
It's not David's, it's mine.
Hmm.
And did you know
that my daughter-in-law
was pregnant?
That has nothing to do
with me.
This is what I want.
Me.
I don't have a husband.
I don't have a family.
I want this baby.
It's mine to care for.
And I can.
I can be a good mother.
Can you imagine
what she's been through?
Excuse me?
Did David send you?
No.
Did you know
he wanted me to get rid of it,
and he hit me
and beat the shit out of me?
No. He... he what?
Yeah, he told me to
go somewhere and find someone.
He has a wife, Tammy.
He's a sick motherfucker.
Oh my God.
I mean, most of them are,
in my experience,
'cause they get so fucked up
over there,
I mean,
maybe they can't help it,
and then they come back home
and we have to deal with it.
I'm not just
thinking of myself here
I know it was fool and I got
caught up in something stupid,
but I'm not a stupid person.
I'm thinking about me
and my baby,
and I will not, I swear,
I am not putting up
with this shit
ever again in my life.
Jesus Christ.
I thought he had killed it.
I got home
from my doctor's office,
"It's definitely not yours",
and he hasn't been back since.
So it isn't his?
It's really over. Okay?
You want something to love
that's all your own.
Hmm?
Something that's all yours?
Well, you've never had children.
They don't belong to you.
And they will break your heart.
Have you accomplished
everything you wanted?
I don't know.
Nothing I've done has helped
anyone, I don't think.
Amen.
Oh.
Oh God.
If you feel sick,
I'll get the trash can.
No. No.
Hi, how are you?
Oh, that's good.
Today?
Well, that...
that sounds real nice.
Yeah, it's supposed to be a nice day
out, too.
Okay.
Yeah, well,
I'll meet you there at noon.
Thanks.
The infinite
botanical detail,
the terrifying depths
of the valleys,
and the overwhelming sense
of unlimited space
in the open panorama
combined to communicate
a powerful sense
of the sublime.
What's panorama mean?
Well here, um,
it's the whole picture.
How far you can see.
How have you never been here?
I don't know.
Oh my goodness.
I know just the place for this.
I'm so glad you called.
Thank you for this.
Nice to see you smile.
You're such
an important part of our family.
You know that.
You've been so good to us,
Venida and me.
I'm just sorry we couldn't do
more for you.
Please, Bill.
Are you ever,
ever afraid of David?
What are you talking about?
Well,
Davey's not in a good place
right now.
It's- he's kind of broken.
He needs help.
I try to help him.
- I know.
- I... I know you do.
But he needs more than
what all of us are able
to give to him.
I know.
He knows.
And Tammy, you've,
you've got to, um...
God, I never thought
I was gonna say this.
For yourself.
You need to go.
You gotta leave him.
I can tell you now.
I made up my mind to leave
a long time ago.
I love David.
I do.
Everyone thinks
I'm so meek and mild,
like a mouse.
I'm not.
Not inside.
I'm as terrible as anyone.
I've done bad things.
I feel sorry for David, but...
I have to, like you said...
What's been making it
really hard...
Is you.
No one has ever paid as much
attention to me in my life.
You know where I came from.
I met David
and he took me out of there.
I couldn't believe
he'd cotton to someone like me.
And then he was deployed,
and you let me come live
with you... both times.
You and Venida looked after me.
You fixed up the house
out back,
and you looked at me.
You sit with me.
You make me feel
I'm worth something...
And...
that's what'll hurt the most.
That's almost the hardest part,
to leave your love.
Aye, aye, aye.
This may sound silly to you,
but you know what I think
we are you, and me,
what they'd call us back home?
Uh-oh.
What?
Kindred Spirits.
An open panorama.
Right here.