Catching Dust (2023) Movie Script
1
[Wind howling]
[Heavy breathing]
[Woman screaming]
[Gunshot]
[Sketching]
[Gasps] Oh, shit...
You really think I'm blind,
don't ya?
What?
Clyde, I wasn't hiding nothin'.
[Spraying]
I don't know the point of
putting that stuff over sweat.
Ooh, okay, I get it.
You smell like you
wanna be left alone.
Point taken.
You ready to be useful?
Hey, I was...
I was thinking that maybe
we could get some things
to spruce up the trailer a bit?
Like a... like a TV
or a radio, you know?
Just... somethin' to pass time.
Well, I gotta go
get supplies later.
Maybe I could come into town
with ya this time.
You know
that ain't a good idea.
When will it be?
Whatcha get?
Water, gas, soap, bulbs.
Nothin' different.
Did you get a look
at something for the trailer?
Do you think I can just go
window shoppin'?
Where's our money situation at?
Not good enough for a TV.
Hmm...
How about an even smaller cage
to keep me in?
What?
Nothin'.
Nothin', Clyde.
Go... go hide the truck.
You wanna help me
with these?
You been getting back
later and later these days.
Hmm?
Whatcha up to?
Mmm...
Evenin', cowboy.
I need to wash up.
[Geena] Clyde?
Mmm...
[Sighs]
I wish my momma
could see me now.
She never thought I could
take care of my man like this.
Okay.
There you go, darlin'.
Well, I wouldn't worry
about that mother of yours.
[Geena] Mmm.
Clyde?
Why is my stuff
laying in the trash?
Geena, I...
You're gonna take
this away from me as well?
- No, Geena...
- Clyde!
- Geena...
- Clyde, no. No!
- Geena...
- No, stop it! Listen to me.
- Listen to me.
- Just calm down.
No, you stop!
This has gone too far.
- This has gone too far.
- Baby, Geena, please...
No. No, no, I can't.
- Geena...
- I can't do this, Clyde.
- I-I need things.
- Honey...
I need things that the desert
can't give me, Clyde.
Geena, please, okay?
I don't know
what you're tryin' to do to me.
- Baby...
- I'm done.
- Geena, you don't under...
- No.
Geena!
I'd rather face what's outside
than live another day like this.
Geena, for Christ's sake,
will you just hold on?
Hey, just listen to me
a minute...
No, no! Listening to you
was the worst mistake
I ever made in my life.
Now I'm slowly dying.
Never again.
That's what you said, Clyde!
I knew you wouldn't change.
I knew it.
[Sobbing]
Oh...
[Gentle clattering]
[Truck door opens]
Andy?
Er... Andy, where are we?
[Scoffs]
Andy!
Fuck, okay.
Can you help me?
Thank you.
Do you know where we are?
Andy!
[Andy] Hello?
[Knocking on door]
[Amaya] What are you doing?
[Knocking continues]
[Andy] Hello!
Oh. Hi.
Is this Karl-Madison Commune?
That's what the sign says,
don't it?
Where is the commune?
What business you got here?
We're on vacation
from New York.
It took us hours
to finally find this place.
We thought
it was a thriving community.
Where did you hear that?
A, er... a library.
A directory of communes.
So... y'all came out here
on vacation?
Well, we wanted to get out
of the city for a while.
This isn't
what we had in mind though.
[Amaya] Yeah.
[Geena] Well, um...
my name is Geena.
It's such a pleasure
to meet y'all.
I'm sorry if I came across
as rude earlier,
it's just... it's not often
you get new neighbors out here.
No, we're not...
we're not staying.
Well, we got running water.
we got food.
My husband, Clyde,
he goes huntin' daily,
so it's all fresh.
And we got
some of the best sunsets
y'all find in Texas.
I mean, they'll blow your mind.
They're beautiful.
I mean... this couldn't be
further from New York, right?
[Chuckles] Yeah, that's right.
Hey, why don't y'all come inside
and fix you a drink, hmm?
You're probably parched,
from the trip.
I'm sorry, I... I think
there's been a misunderstanding.
Um... thank you, but I'm gonna
get the driver to drive us back.
- Excuse us for a moment?
- Uh-huh.
Amaya?
This has all been organized.
We can't just turn around.
Are you fucking
kidding me, Andy?
You wanted to reset.
What could possibly
be more different than this?
- [Amaya scoffs]
- Amaya, look at me.
[Indistinct chatter]
- [Andy] Oh, my God!
- Hi!
Clyde, Clyde.
Come on, babe, that is no way
to welcome our new neighbors.
Put it down, baby.
That's right.
[Scoffs]
Who the hell would come here
on vacation?
Well, them obviously.
And you just invited them in?
[Sighs] I can't just chase
them away, Clyde. I can't.
That's exactly what you
should've done.
- How's that?
- [Clyde sighs]
We can't risk being found
out here.
Oh, come on, Clyde.
There's probably two people
in west Texas
that knows this place exists
and they're staring
at each other right now.
What about Copperhead?
Copperhead?
Copperhead?
Oh, my God, you're paranoid.
No, I'm tryin' to keep us alive.
What the fuck is going on, Andy?
Your idea of a sabbatical
is having a redneck
pulling his gun on us?
Do you really think
I need this right now?
I'm gonna have the driver
come pick us up.
- He couldn't have gone far.
- You won't get a signal.
How do you know?
Your phone's still in the bag.
- [Busy line signal]
- What?
I don't see many cell towers
around here.
Okay, let's go find
another phone.
How?
We're in the desert.
Well, when's the driver
coming back?
Twenty days.
Twenty days?
Well, I thought getting away
from everything
would do us some good.
I'm gonna get my truck,
drive 'em to a motel.
No! Clyde, Clyde,
you can't do that.
Why? Why's that?
What the fuck you think
is gonna happen
when they get to town, huh?
They're gonna run
straight to the sheriff.
They're gonna tell him
that they found
a trailer
in the middle of the desert
and... and a roughneck owner
who pulled his riffle on 'em,
who was just itchin'
to run 'em off the patch.
The last thing we want
is Brewster County deputies
sniffing around here.
Clyde, hey, just listen to me.
All we gotta do is play cool.
Don't raise hell
and they gonna wanna leave
all on their own.
Come on, baby,
you know I'm right.
[Sighs]
How is it?
Mmm...
Mmm.
Hey, again,
we're... we're real sorry
about the misunderstanding
earlier.
It's just... in the time
that we've been here
we never seen another soul
on this land
and it-it kinda caught us
by surprise.
- Thank you.
- [Geena] Mmm.
I grew up
about three hours yonder,
and my best friend was a girl
named Dharlene Tannon,
pretty little thing.
I hadn't thought about her
in a while,
but they found oil sittin'
right under her daddy's house
so he took them on vacation
to New York.
And she told me that where
the sky sits you got glass,
that you can't see the ground
for all the feet on it,
and there ain't nothin'
that you can't buy.
I gotta ask, why on earth would
you leave that to come here?
That's a very good question.
What do y'all do for work?
I work in finance,
but I hate it.
I... I teach art lessons
two nights a week
to keep me sane.
Really?
Well, I...
I dabble myself, actually.
[Andy] Oh.
I teach Abstract Expressionism.
[Geena] Abstract?
I don't know, that... that just
looks like one big mess to me.
[Chuckles]
Yeah, I mean for me at least
it's like seeing someone's soul
spilled onto a page.
Hmm...
[Andy] I'd... I'd love to see
some of your work.
Oh, yeah, that sounds...
That jackrabbit
didn't give its life
so we could watch it
go cold.
Oh, I-I was gettin' to it.
Yeah...
Geena, I...
I picked up some pastries
from this spot
we love in New York.
Would you like to try one?
Oh...
Oh, wow!
I made dessert.
I put the syrup on the junipers,
how you like 'em.
- Oh, er...
- Geena?
Mm-hmm?
When would you ever get
the taste of New York
delivered straight
to your door?
I-I... I mean, it would be rude
not to try.
- Wow...
- That one's really good.
Okay...
Oh, my.
Oh...
[Giggles]
You better keep those
away from me.
No, have some more. There's
plenty where that came from.
[Clyde] Geena.
Night.
- [Clyde] Where you goin'?
- Hmm?
Nowhere. I just...
I wanted to give the-the kitchen
a tidyin', that's all.
[Clears throat]
You not goin' huntin'?
I been out, come back already.
Empty hands though.
Like everything had gone,
buried itself away,
deep as possible.
[Knocking on door]
Hold on.
I was just wondering if you
could show me around?
Like... where things are,
how things work.
This is all really new to us.
[Clyde] Well, I'm busy here.
Okay, well... Geena?
How about you?
Do you mind?
Sure, yeah.
I got you.
[Clyde sighs]
Okay.
If you're planning on hangin'
your clothes up there,
take the one at the back.
How do things stay clean
when it's so windy?
Well, you gotta wash 'em.
Do that over here.
You wanna boil that water if you
plannin' on drinkin' it though.
You get used to that
pretty fast.
- You don't like 'em?
- No, no, I'm...
I'm trying to understand
the mindset behind them.
The mindset...
Um...
I-I just put my pencil
on the paper and...
...that's what comes out.
One thing I try
and teach my students is...
...honesty.
Freeing your voice enough
to let it guide your work.
H-how do you do that?
Don't think about it,
let the brush guide you.
Mmm... okay.
[Clyde] Beets, peppers,
tomatoes, cabbage, greens.
They need water twice a day
or they gonna die on ya
pretty quick.
[Amaya] Do you think you can
make some room for me?
I brought some plants
from New York.
[Clyde] How's that gonna work?
[Amaya] You can just make
a little section.
They're not gonna last
much longer in their pots.
That ain't gonna happen.
And why is that?
Because this here
keeps us alive.
This is the only place
around here
that has fertile soil, Clyde.
Anyway, last time I checked
this was a shared commune.
I don't think
you get to decide.
They ain't goin' on this patch.
Trust your instinct.
Er...
I'm... I-I-I...
Mmm... I'm not... I'm not sure
what I'm doing here, I...
No, no, I don't... I-I don't
understand this, er...
I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
I'm wasting your time.
- Don't apologize.
- I'm sorry.
- This takes time.
- I just...
This is really...
...really nice.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
[Door opens and slams]
- [Clyde] Geena!
- Oh, er...
Thank you.
Thank you for this.
Who the hell
does he think he is
telling me where I can
and can't put my plants?
- Does it really matter?
- Yes. Yes, it does matter.
He's not gonna treat me
the same way he treats Geena.
That's not
what this is about, Amaya.
I mean, you can't blame the guy
for getting his back up
the way you've been behaving.
That's a strange feeling.
What is?
I don't know, Andy,
it just feels like...
...every time I really need you
you're not there.
What?
I was alone.
I was really scared and...
I told you something was wrong
and you weren't there.
Yeah, well...
Maybe there's always
something wrong.
I made 'em
with fresh buttermilk,
just how you like.
I know you get frustrated
with the powdered stuff.
What are you doin'?
Being a good puppet.
Just like you want.
It's just... you're acting
like a spoilt brat.
Andy, you're a rich kid
who walked into LNI
as an analyst while I rotted
away as an assistant
when we both know
that I had the better grades!
I thought we left
all this behind in New York.
You can't just switch it off.
Andy, I'm a shell
wandering around
without purpose or direction.
You think I can just
run away from that?
Okay, I got it wrong.
But you won't even try.
Look at this thing with Clyde.
You won't stop.
It's over.
And over, and over again.
It's like beating your head
against the wall.
It's incessant, Amaya.
You still don't know what
those plants mean, do you?
They're just plants.
They're not
just fucking plants, Andy.
I'm the one thing
that's keeping them alive.
- We need to be invisible!
- Ah, Clyde!
They're about as much
of a treat
as a... as a toothless dog,
and you know it.
This ain't no game, Geena.
I don't want you messin'
with them.
Or what, Clyde?
[Door opens and closes]
Whatcha gonna do?
You gonna hit me again?
[Electric flickering]
[Geena] Shit.
I'll get it.
[Andy] How often
do you refill it?
Er... just every now and then.
Well...
...it'll be our turn next.
Do you want any...
Do you want a hand?
No, I'm fine.
I'm fine, thank you.
[Generator whirring]
[Indistinct chatter]
- [Geena] Thank you so much.
- [Andy] You're welcome.
[Geena] Thank you.
I better head in. There's a pile
of laundry in there
that's formed a small mountain
on the floor.
I hope you enjoy it.
That there is my Bible.
Amen.
[Cell turning off]
[Geena] I can't wait to dig in.
My momma was right.
Always stretching for things
I can't reach.
You know, she said
I should've been born a man.
Why a man?
Well, out here you're...
...you're good for a housewife
or a waitress.
It's just...
It's not like where you're from.
[Door opens and closes]
I'm just gonna hang these.
Hey.
Come here a minute.
[Amaya] What is it?
[Andy] I dreamt about my mother
again last night.
Do you wanna tell me
about it?
No.
- [Geena] Hey.
- [Andy] Hi.
You making some headway
on that laundry?
Well, if I can actually
keep the clothes on the line
I'd be getting somewhere.
[Chuckles]
Yeah, I feel you there.
Hey, I was... I was wondering
that maybe if you're free later
we might have another...
I was worried I'd scared you off
with my abstract theory.
Oh, no.
No, no, no, no, no.
I wanna... I wanna get this.
I do.
Well, I'm glad.
You have real potential.
Are you just saying that?
No.
[Amaya gasps] Guys! Guys!
Oh, I'll-I'll-I'll go. Okay.
- Got you.
- Okay, yeah.
Alright, I got it.
You know your tools, huh?
My dad was a mechanic.
I used to spend all day
watching him when I was a kid.
Alright.
- That should do it.
- Okay.
Well, this better work,
otherwise we're gonna be
in some trouble.
Let's see.
- Hey!
- Yeah!
Okay, let's see.
Yeah, now it seems
to be workin'... just fine.
Geena, don't even think
about it.
Geena, I'm serious!
I'm gonna just get some
for myself,
I need some perking up,
I've been in the heat.
- [Amaya] Geena...
- [Andy laughing]
[All giggle and shriek]
[Andy] Amaya! Amaya, stop.
Have you lost
your goddamn mind?
We've already had a gun
pulled on us.
Amaya, stop this now!
Stop now!
Get your fucking hands off me!
Clyde?
What happened the night
before we came out here?
What's that?
That night that you turned up
at my momma's house and...
...told me we had to disappear.
What happened exactly?
You know this.
Indulge me, Clyde.
I needed one last job.
Copperhead told me
about a truck.
I hit it, it was empty.
Copperhead didn't believe me.
[Geena] No, no.
That's bullshit, Clyde.
[Clyde] I don't know what
the hell you want me to say.
[Geena] The rest of it, Clyde.
What you're tellin' me
don't make no sense.
Oh, how's that?
You know that them being here
don't mean nothin'
to Copperhead finding us.
So it must be the police
that you're scared of.
Now, you told me that they
probably wanna question you
about the bank truck,
but that they had nothin' on ya.
Well, that's what I said
and that's the truth.
It can't be. It can't be, Clyde,
because those two,
those two got your tail up
like I have never seen.
They must have a warrant on you.
[Clyde] There ain't no warrant!
Or... or the crime carries more
time than you're lettin' on.
Geena, what the hell are you
tryin' to say? This is me, okay?
Can't you see
what they're doin' to us?
Goddammit!
This is them gettin' into you.
Damn it, Clyde!
It ain't them, it's you!
[Door slams]
Come with me.
[Geena] What the hell
is goin' on?
[Clyde] We're here.
[Geena] What...
I was hopin' to have it
a little further along
before I showed it
to you, but...
I positioned it
so we get that nice morning sun.
I was thinking that the bathroom
could be right here,
you know, with a full tub,
maybe like a... separate
shower or somethin'.
Maybe the bedroom
could be up here.
You know,
nothin' set in stone,
so we... pretty much design it
however we want.
Whacha think?
What does this mean?
It's a home, Geena.
For us.
I mean, I know how much
being in that tired trailer
gets you down and...
We could make our own rules
out here.
Out here?
Out her... Clyde.
You told me
that we were just layin' low
until Copperhead
stopped lookin'.
That's what you said.
You know...
My momma used to...
to bring me out to this place
when we was staying
on the commune and...
You know,
this is beautiful country.
You know?
And I was tryin' to have
the damn roof done by now.
Fell behind schedule
when those two...
I mean, if you could only
see it.
No, no, no, I see it.
I-I do,
I see it perfectly, Clyde.
I knew it.
I knew that you were lyin'
when you said we would move
into town when we got married.
I knew it.
But we out here now.
Okay? That's all that matters.
Whether it's another month
or... a year, I mean...
Wouldn't you rather have a place
you can call home
than be stuck in that trailer
another day? I mean...
I don't know what's going
through your head,
but that's all
I'm thinkin' about.
Well, tell me you like it,
at least.
I mean, I-I-I've been workin'
like a dog to fix it up for ya.
I...
Geena!
You okay?
Yeah.
You sure?
Yeah.
Hmm...
It's a matcha.
Japanese green tea.
They were my fix
when I was pregnant.
There's this little
Japanese grocer downtown
in the Lower East Side.
I used to go all the time,
it was like... my little ritual.
I didn't know y'all had a child.
We don't.
Knowing my body failed me
is something I'm gonna have
to live with
for the rest of my life.
Geena...
If Clyde is in trouble
with the police
that's not your fault.
But if he hurts somebody
and you don't stop him...
...then that's on you forever.
[Geena] I-I don't know
what you're talkin' about...
I know, Geena.
Okay, Amaya, you must...
You must be confused
about somethin'.
I heard Clyde talking
about the robbery, okay?
Do you really believe
he's as innocent as he says?
Amaya...
Clyde would break locks
and drive, that's it.
That's it.
He ain't never hurt nobody.
And you believe him
because that's what he told you?
Okay, you and I
could go to the police together.
Police?
Police? What...
What are you talkin' about?
That's my husband.
I've seen the way he treats you!
Trust me,
it's not gonna get better.
No... Clyde loves me.
Well, he has a really
strange way of showing it.
Don't you wanna be free
of all this?
You know what?
Clyde was right about y'all.
Tainting us with your ideas.
I need you to leave now.
Please.
[Door opens and closes]
Shit.
Shit.
Oh, shit.
[Scrubbing]
[Sobbing]
When I was
12 and a half years old
I walked my momma
to the bus station
up here in Alpine.
She put ten dollars
in my hand
and told me
to... look after myself.
Then she got
on that big silver bus
with the blue strip
on the side.
I wasn't too much concerned
where she was going,
just... when she be comin' back.
Sat there and waited
for three days and three nights
before I realized she wasn't.
But I did as I was told.
I looked after myself.
The only way I knew how.
You told me
that your momma died.
My gut tells me no good can come
from those two.
[Geena] Clyde? Clyde!
Clyde, what are you doin'?
What are you doin'?
Hey, don't you fuckin' dare.
Clyde? Clyde, please don't...
please don't do this.
Shit.
Oh, fuck...
Oh. Hi, Clyde.
Look, er...
I just wanted to come over
and apologize
for the way I've been actin'
since y'all got out here.
You know, I think...
I think we've been out here
on our own for so long
I just, er... I-I forget
what's like to... to share.
And... we'll invite you all over
for a drink
and... introduce ourselves
properly.
Well, that means a lot, Clyde.
Thank you.
That, er...
Sure, that sounds great.
I'm actually pretty tired.
I... I think it's the least
we can do.
Look, I know I don't deserve it
but, er...
...sure would appreciate
the chance to do right by you.
Well, give us five minutes.
We'll be right over.
- Yes, sir.
- Okay.
Maybe my instinct's
been off lately.
Thank you, baby.
Y'all ever drink Tiswin before?
[Andy] Mm-mm.
It's a kind of Injun' beer.
folks around here been drinkin'
it for thousands of years.
Ain't no better drink in Texas.
I can't wait to try it.
[Clyde] It's always made
with fermented corn.
But you can kinda spice it up
with whatever you like,
you know.
Some folks
use orange and cinnamon.
I like to stick
to the traditional ways,
just usin' the fruit
of the cactus.
Just like my momma made it.
Clyde, thanks again for this.
I, er...
I hope this can be
a fresh start, for all of us.
Yeah, well, um...
let's drink to that.
Is, er... is your mom
close by, Clyde?
- Oh, she passed.
- Oh.
I'm sorry.
We... we just lost
our first child.
Andy.
What?
I...
I just appreciated it if you
didn't bring that up right now.
[Andy] Just feel like...
in the spirit of honesty,
Clyde and Geena
are being kind enough
to invite us
into their home,
I think the least we can do
is be open
about... why we're here.
Y'all lost your child?
Yeah.
[Gasps]
- Clyde!
- Get out.
Get the fuck outta my house!
- Get out!
- You motherfucker!
Get out of my house now!
Andy, get off me.
Andy, stop!
Andy, I'm done.
We have to get the fuck
out of...
[Knocking on door]
[Knocking continues]
Geena.
[Heavy breathing]
[Door opens and closes]
[Clears throat]
I...
I just...
I wanted to tell you that...
...I've decided to move
to the city.
To be somebody
and start all over again.
And just do all the things
that you said I can.
Well...
[Clanking]
[Panting]
Oh, fuck.
I was just headed
to the plains.
Hey.
There's nothin' out that way.
Keep up.
[Clyde] Over here.
[Andy] Actually, I'm...
I'm good here. You go ahead,
I'll find my own way back.
[Clyde] I said, over here.
[Andy] I got one.
[Clyde] Start diggin'.
[Andy] What?
I-I don't know
if I can do this.
You don't realize
what I stand to lose here.
You don't. Turning in
my husband, that's one thing.
But-but what am I left with?
Go back to town and...
and wait tables
and wear push-up bras
and bat my eyelashes for tips?
I just... I-I-I can't.
I can't.
I spent too long
doing that already.
You know, Clyde...
...he ain't perfect, but...
...I got a man.
And out here
that means something.
Even if it's all I have.
Do you... do you know
how ridiculous you sound?
So what, you're just gonna
let him push you around?
You just gonna...
nod and do what he says
like a good fucking housewife?
It's pathetic.
They can't keep getting away
with this, Geena.
Cly... Clyde-Clyde can't keep
getting away with this.
Now, listen to me.
Let's just get out
of this truck.
You got this, okay?
Trust me.
[Andy groaning]
[Cell chimes]
[Amaya] Geena.
Let's get back in the truck.
What?
We shouldn't do this.
What...
But... but you... you just said
that it was
the right thing to do.
I was wrong, okay?
Now let's get back in the truck.
We can't go back now.
Clyde will know.
Well, then we better
beat him back.
Ma'am, is everything okay?
Ma'am?
Everything is fine, sir.
What the fuck is goin' on?
[Amaya] I should never
have brought you out here.
You don't need to do this.
Okay?
We'll go.
We'll go.
We'll go away.
I promise you we'll go.
We'll never find this again.
We'll be invisible, okay?
You'll never...
you'll never hear from us again.
Clyde.
Get out of my way.
What we leave in the distance...
...stays in the distance...
...buried in dust.
That's what I said to Geena
when we first came out here.
It don't mean a damn thing to me
to bury whatever out here
if it come between me
and my wife.
You understand?
Shit.
[Sighs]
Geena, baby, I'd...
really love to talk to ya,
and if you'll hear me.
Sure.
Whatcha doin' down there?
Nothin'. I... I was...
Nothin'.
Nothin'.
[Gasps]
What are you looking for?
My cell.
We gotta get outta here
right now.
Right now, okay?
I'm gonna load up
on some water,
I'm gonna trek out
far enough to get a signal
and then I'm gonna get us
the hell outta here.
Now.
Amaya, did you hear
what I said?
Clyde almost killed me.
Did you hear me?
Are you gonna help me
find my cell?
I don't know
where your cell is.
But I did find mine earlier
in your sneaker.
Oh.
Where are we going?
Er...
Just anywhere, anywhere.
Anywhere but here.
Home?
Er...
No, let's...
You know, let's find
a nice hotel somewhere.
You know?
With a pool.
Yeah?
Just you and me.
Just you and me.
Anywhere but here,
but... not home.
I got some service earlier
on my phone.
Yeah?
There were
a bunch of messages waiting.
Okay.
Apparently there was a leak
in 805.
And so they wanted to get
into our apartment
to check the damage.
The super was trying to get
ahold of us but he couldn't,
and so he called my mom.
She said there was woman
waiting there.
Blonde.
Blue eyes.
Not a day over 22.
With a stomach...
...out to here.
She said she wanted me to know.
Is that why
you don't wanna go home, Andy?
- What's goin' on?
- Clyde...
You know what I've just done?
What I left behind?
What the fuck you doin'
with 'em keys?
I left!
[Geena sobbing]
I...
I left, Clyde.
But you came back.
You came back.
Hey, hey, hey, hey...
I just wanna go back
to them nights in the truck.
The whole world would pass
'em windows by
and all that mattered in there
was you and me.
I wanna feel that again.
I wanna feel that again.
Do you wanna feel that again?
Clyde...
Did you really think
that you can get away with this?
All those moments we had
together after I lost the baby.
And all the time,
you had another woman pregnant.
Say something!
It really is beautiful out here.
[Clyde] Ain't no country
like Big Bend Country.
The only place
that ever felt like home.
Town did somethin' to me.
I knew it wouldn't be easy
to convince her,
but, er... I thought
if I could just show Geena
the man I could be out here...
I guess there's no runnin'
from what's inside.
[Heavy breathing]
[Amaya] I don't really know
what's real anymore.
After I had the miscarriage,
I developed an infection
that... destroyed my womb.
Now I realize
that it was Andy...
...that took my chance of being
a mother away from me.
But he'll be fine.
He'll land on his feet
like he always does.
It does make me wonder
what else I've missed.
Clyde, do you think
that there's...
No. No, no, no.
Never mind.
- Come on with it.
- No.
Geena!
Geena, stop.
What are you doing?
Clyde, Clyde!
- Geena, stop.
- No, no. Don't touch me.
Don't. No, no.
Andy, Andy, Andy!
Don't, stop. Andy, no.
[Amaya] I'm sorry.
[Andy] It was just a fling.
She followed me home
one night and...
...threatened
to... to tell Amaya.
And you would've...
you would've just carried on
with Amaya,
like... like nothin' happened?
Since when do you care
about Amaya's feelings?
Didn't seem to cross your mind
when you grabbed me
behind the trailer.
You're no better than me.
[Sighs]
I thought...
I thought you wanted me.
I thought that you would take me
outta here.
[Andy laughs]
You really thought that?
Where?
Where would I take you?
No, you are gonna take me
outta here.
You are.
You think you can just treat me
like that and disappear?
Uh-uh, you tried that
with the wrong gal.
Enough now, Geena.
- Now...
- Enough.
Hey.
Look at me.
Look at me.
You're gonna do
exactly what I say
and when I say it,
until I'm satisfied.
Otherwise, we're gonna find out
what Clyde thinks about you
putting your hands
all over his wife's body.
What did you just say?
You listen to me,
you fucking hick.
- You open your goddamn mouth...
- Uh-uh.
What the hell
are you gonna do, huh?
[Chuckles]
You gonna hit me? You?
I'm gonna get the keys
to the truck,
and then you're gonna drive me
outta here,
and then I'll decide
if I'm done with you or not.
You don't need me to do that,
you can drive it yourself.
I know. You're damn right
I don't need you,
but you're gonna do it
because I'm tellin' you to.
Do you understand?
Say, "I understand."
I understand.
You better.
Or God help you,
you'll find yourself
in the middle of the desert
covered in six feet of dust.
[Heavy breathing]
[Geena screaming]
[Gunshot]
[Wind howling]
Just as beautiful as Clyde said.
Can I help you?
You know who I am?
Y'all really scared
those city couple off some, huh?
Clyde...
...was one of the most
stand-up guys I'd ever met.
Never struck me as the kind
to turn a gun on himself.
What do you want?
Well, I was born
Laura Rose Oakley.
But you ain't never heard
that name.
Copperhead
you might know better.
There was a little debt
between Clyde and myself.
[Geena] Clyde is dead.
He's dead.
What do you want from me?
This has nothing to do
with me.
He's gone,
you got what you want.
After we hit the truck...
...he asked me
to hold on to his money.
Said he'd come get some
from time to time.
I asked him
why he was leavin'.
He said...
"The west has been hell
on horses and women.
"And I don't own a horse."
You take care, darlin'.
[Wind howling]
[Heavy breathing]
[Woman screaming]
[Gunshot]
[Sketching]
[Gasps] Oh, shit...
You really think I'm blind,
don't ya?
What?
Clyde, I wasn't hiding nothin'.
[Spraying]
I don't know the point of
putting that stuff over sweat.
Ooh, okay, I get it.
You smell like you
wanna be left alone.
Point taken.
You ready to be useful?
Hey, I was...
I was thinking that maybe
we could get some things
to spruce up the trailer a bit?
Like a... like a TV
or a radio, you know?
Just... somethin' to pass time.
Well, I gotta go
get supplies later.
Maybe I could come into town
with ya this time.
You know
that ain't a good idea.
When will it be?
Whatcha get?
Water, gas, soap, bulbs.
Nothin' different.
Did you get a look
at something for the trailer?
Do you think I can just go
window shoppin'?
Where's our money situation at?
Not good enough for a TV.
Hmm...
How about an even smaller cage
to keep me in?
What?
Nothin'.
Nothin', Clyde.
Go... go hide the truck.
You wanna help me
with these?
You been getting back
later and later these days.
Hmm?
Whatcha up to?
Mmm...
Evenin', cowboy.
I need to wash up.
[Geena] Clyde?
Mmm...
[Sighs]
I wish my momma
could see me now.
She never thought I could
take care of my man like this.
Okay.
There you go, darlin'.
Well, I wouldn't worry
about that mother of yours.
[Geena] Mmm.
Clyde?
Why is my stuff
laying in the trash?
Geena, I...
You're gonna take
this away from me as well?
- No, Geena...
- Clyde!
- Geena...
- Clyde, no. No!
- Geena...
- No, stop it! Listen to me.
- Listen to me.
- Just calm down.
No, you stop!
This has gone too far.
- This has gone too far.
- Baby, Geena, please...
No. No, no, I can't.
- Geena...
- I can't do this, Clyde.
- I-I need things.
- Honey...
I need things that the desert
can't give me, Clyde.
Geena, please, okay?
I don't know
what you're tryin' to do to me.
- Baby...
- I'm done.
- Geena, you don't under...
- No.
Geena!
I'd rather face what's outside
than live another day like this.
Geena, for Christ's sake,
will you just hold on?
Hey, just listen to me
a minute...
No, no! Listening to you
was the worst mistake
I ever made in my life.
Now I'm slowly dying.
Never again.
That's what you said, Clyde!
I knew you wouldn't change.
I knew it.
[Sobbing]
Oh...
[Gentle clattering]
[Truck door opens]
Andy?
Er... Andy, where are we?
[Scoffs]
Andy!
Fuck, okay.
Can you help me?
Thank you.
Do you know where we are?
Andy!
[Andy] Hello?
[Knocking on door]
[Amaya] What are you doing?
[Knocking continues]
[Andy] Hello!
Oh. Hi.
Is this Karl-Madison Commune?
That's what the sign says,
don't it?
Where is the commune?
What business you got here?
We're on vacation
from New York.
It took us hours
to finally find this place.
We thought
it was a thriving community.
Where did you hear that?
A, er... a library.
A directory of communes.
So... y'all came out here
on vacation?
Well, we wanted to get out
of the city for a while.
This isn't
what we had in mind though.
[Amaya] Yeah.
[Geena] Well, um...
my name is Geena.
It's such a pleasure
to meet y'all.
I'm sorry if I came across
as rude earlier,
it's just... it's not often
you get new neighbors out here.
No, we're not...
we're not staying.
Well, we got running water.
we got food.
My husband, Clyde,
he goes huntin' daily,
so it's all fresh.
And we got
some of the best sunsets
y'all find in Texas.
I mean, they'll blow your mind.
They're beautiful.
I mean... this couldn't be
further from New York, right?
[Chuckles] Yeah, that's right.
Hey, why don't y'all come inside
and fix you a drink, hmm?
You're probably parched,
from the trip.
I'm sorry, I... I think
there's been a misunderstanding.
Um... thank you, but I'm gonna
get the driver to drive us back.
- Excuse us for a moment?
- Uh-huh.
Amaya?
This has all been organized.
We can't just turn around.
Are you fucking
kidding me, Andy?
You wanted to reset.
What could possibly
be more different than this?
- [Amaya scoffs]
- Amaya, look at me.
[Indistinct chatter]
- [Andy] Oh, my God!
- Hi!
Clyde, Clyde.
Come on, babe, that is no way
to welcome our new neighbors.
Put it down, baby.
That's right.
[Scoffs]
Who the hell would come here
on vacation?
Well, them obviously.
And you just invited them in?
[Sighs] I can't just chase
them away, Clyde. I can't.
That's exactly what you
should've done.
- How's that?
- [Clyde sighs]
We can't risk being found
out here.
Oh, come on, Clyde.
There's probably two people
in west Texas
that knows this place exists
and they're staring
at each other right now.
What about Copperhead?
Copperhead?
Copperhead?
Oh, my God, you're paranoid.
No, I'm tryin' to keep us alive.
What the fuck is going on, Andy?
Your idea of a sabbatical
is having a redneck
pulling his gun on us?
Do you really think
I need this right now?
I'm gonna have the driver
come pick us up.
- He couldn't have gone far.
- You won't get a signal.
How do you know?
Your phone's still in the bag.
- [Busy line signal]
- What?
I don't see many cell towers
around here.
Okay, let's go find
another phone.
How?
We're in the desert.
Well, when's the driver
coming back?
Twenty days.
Twenty days?
Well, I thought getting away
from everything
would do us some good.
I'm gonna get my truck,
drive 'em to a motel.
No! Clyde, Clyde,
you can't do that.
Why? Why's that?
What the fuck you think
is gonna happen
when they get to town, huh?
They're gonna run
straight to the sheriff.
They're gonna tell him
that they found
a trailer
in the middle of the desert
and... and a roughneck owner
who pulled his riffle on 'em,
who was just itchin'
to run 'em off the patch.
The last thing we want
is Brewster County deputies
sniffing around here.
Clyde, hey, just listen to me.
All we gotta do is play cool.
Don't raise hell
and they gonna wanna leave
all on their own.
Come on, baby,
you know I'm right.
[Sighs]
How is it?
Mmm...
Mmm.
Hey, again,
we're... we're real sorry
about the misunderstanding
earlier.
It's just... in the time
that we've been here
we never seen another soul
on this land
and it-it kinda caught us
by surprise.
- Thank you.
- [Geena] Mmm.
I grew up
about three hours yonder,
and my best friend was a girl
named Dharlene Tannon,
pretty little thing.
I hadn't thought about her
in a while,
but they found oil sittin'
right under her daddy's house
so he took them on vacation
to New York.
And she told me that where
the sky sits you got glass,
that you can't see the ground
for all the feet on it,
and there ain't nothin'
that you can't buy.
I gotta ask, why on earth would
you leave that to come here?
That's a very good question.
What do y'all do for work?
I work in finance,
but I hate it.
I... I teach art lessons
two nights a week
to keep me sane.
Really?
Well, I...
I dabble myself, actually.
[Andy] Oh.
I teach Abstract Expressionism.
[Geena] Abstract?
I don't know, that... that just
looks like one big mess to me.
[Chuckles]
Yeah, I mean for me at least
it's like seeing someone's soul
spilled onto a page.
Hmm...
[Andy] I'd... I'd love to see
some of your work.
Oh, yeah, that sounds...
That jackrabbit
didn't give its life
so we could watch it
go cold.
Oh, I-I was gettin' to it.
Yeah...
Geena, I...
I picked up some pastries
from this spot
we love in New York.
Would you like to try one?
Oh...
Oh, wow!
I made dessert.
I put the syrup on the junipers,
how you like 'em.
- Oh, er...
- Geena?
Mm-hmm?
When would you ever get
the taste of New York
delivered straight
to your door?
I-I... I mean, it would be rude
not to try.
- Wow...
- That one's really good.
Okay...
Oh, my.
Oh...
[Giggles]
You better keep those
away from me.
No, have some more. There's
plenty where that came from.
[Clyde] Geena.
Night.
- [Clyde] Where you goin'?
- Hmm?
Nowhere. I just...
I wanted to give the-the kitchen
a tidyin', that's all.
[Clears throat]
You not goin' huntin'?
I been out, come back already.
Empty hands though.
Like everything had gone,
buried itself away,
deep as possible.
[Knocking on door]
Hold on.
I was just wondering if you
could show me around?
Like... where things are,
how things work.
This is all really new to us.
[Clyde] Well, I'm busy here.
Okay, well... Geena?
How about you?
Do you mind?
Sure, yeah.
I got you.
[Clyde sighs]
Okay.
If you're planning on hangin'
your clothes up there,
take the one at the back.
How do things stay clean
when it's so windy?
Well, you gotta wash 'em.
Do that over here.
You wanna boil that water if you
plannin' on drinkin' it though.
You get used to that
pretty fast.
- You don't like 'em?
- No, no, I'm...
I'm trying to understand
the mindset behind them.
The mindset...
Um...
I-I just put my pencil
on the paper and...
...that's what comes out.
One thing I try
and teach my students is...
...honesty.
Freeing your voice enough
to let it guide your work.
H-how do you do that?
Don't think about it,
let the brush guide you.
Mmm... okay.
[Clyde] Beets, peppers,
tomatoes, cabbage, greens.
They need water twice a day
or they gonna die on ya
pretty quick.
[Amaya] Do you think you can
make some room for me?
I brought some plants
from New York.
[Clyde] How's that gonna work?
[Amaya] You can just make
a little section.
They're not gonna last
much longer in their pots.
That ain't gonna happen.
And why is that?
Because this here
keeps us alive.
This is the only place
around here
that has fertile soil, Clyde.
Anyway, last time I checked
this was a shared commune.
I don't think
you get to decide.
They ain't goin' on this patch.
Trust your instinct.
Er...
I'm... I-I-I...
Mmm... I'm not... I'm not sure
what I'm doing here, I...
No, no, I don't... I-I don't
understand this, er...
I'm sorry, I'm sorry,
I'm wasting your time.
- Don't apologize.
- I'm sorry.
- This takes time.
- I just...
This is really...
...really nice.
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
[Door opens and slams]
- [Clyde] Geena!
- Oh, er...
Thank you.
Thank you for this.
Who the hell
does he think he is
telling me where I can
and can't put my plants?
- Does it really matter?
- Yes. Yes, it does matter.
He's not gonna treat me
the same way he treats Geena.
That's not
what this is about, Amaya.
I mean, you can't blame the guy
for getting his back up
the way you've been behaving.
That's a strange feeling.
What is?
I don't know, Andy,
it just feels like...
...every time I really need you
you're not there.
What?
I was alone.
I was really scared and...
I told you something was wrong
and you weren't there.
Yeah, well...
Maybe there's always
something wrong.
I made 'em
with fresh buttermilk,
just how you like.
I know you get frustrated
with the powdered stuff.
What are you doin'?
Being a good puppet.
Just like you want.
It's just... you're acting
like a spoilt brat.
Andy, you're a rich kid
who walked into LNI
as an analyst while I rotted
away as an assistant
when we both know
that I had the better grades!
I thought we left
all this behind in New York.
You can't just switch it off.
Andy, I'm a shell
wandering around
without purpose or direction.
You think I can just
run away from that?
Okay, I got it wrong.
But you won't even try.
Look at this thing with Clyde.
You won't stop.
It's over.
And over, and over again.
It's like beating your head
against the wall.
It's incessant, Amaya.
You still don't know what
those plants mean, do you?
They're just plants.
They're not
just fucking plants, Andy.
I'm the one thing
that's keeping them alive.
- We need to be invisible!
- Ah, Clyde!
They're about as much
of a treat
as a... as a toothless dog,
and you know it.
This ain't no game, Geena.
I don't want you messin'
with them.
Or what, Clyde?
[Door opens and closes]
Whatcha gonna do?
You gonna hit me again?
[Electric flickering]
[Geena] Shit.
I'll get it.
[Andy] How often
do you refill it?
Er... just every now and then.
Well...
...it'll be our turn next.
Do you want any...
Do you want a hand?
No, I'm fine.
I'm fine, thank you.
[Generator whirring]
[Indistinct chatter]
- [Geena] Thank you so much.
- [Andy] You're welcome.
[Geena] Thank you.
I better head in. There's a pile
of laundry in there
that's formed a small mountain
on the floor.
I hope you enjoy it.
That there is my Bible.
Amen.
[Cell turning off]
[Geena] I can't wait to dig in.
My momma was right.
Always stretching for things
I can't reach.
You know, she said
I should've been born a man.
Why a man?
Well, out here you're...
...you're good for a housewife
or a waitress.
It's just...
It's not like where you're from.
[Door opens and closes]
I'm just gonna hang these.
Hey.
Come here a minute.
[Amaya] What is it?
[Andy] I dreamt about my mother
again last night.
Do you wanna tell me
about it?
No.
- [Geena] Hey.
- [Andy] Hi.
You making some headway
on that laundry?
Well, if I can actually
keep the clothes on the line
I'd be getting somewhere.
[Chuckles]
Yeah, I feel you there.
Hey, I was... I was wondering
that maybe if you're free later
we might have another...
I was worried I'd scared you off
with my abstract theory.
Oh, no.
No, no, no, no, no.
I wanna... I wanna get this.
I do.
Well, I'm glad.
You have real potential.
Are you just saying that?
No.
[Amaya gasps] Guys! Guys!
Oh, I'll-I'll-I'll go. Okay.
- Got you.
- Okay, yeah.
Alright, I got it.
You know your tools, huh?
My dad was a mechanic.
I used to spend all day
watching him when I was a kid.
Alright.
- That should do it.
- Okay.
Well, this better work,
otherwise we're gonna be
in some trouble.
Let's see.
- Hey!
- Yeah!
Okay, let's see.
Yeah, now it seems
to be workin'... just fine.
Geena, don't even think
about it.
Geena, I'm serious!
I'm gonna just get some
for myself,
I need some perking up,
I've been in the heat.
- [Amaya] Geena...
- [Andy laughing]
[All giggle and shriek]
[Andy] Amaya! Amaya, stop.
Have you lost
your goddamn mind?
We've already had a gun
pulled on us.
Amaya, stop this now!
Stop now!
Get your fucking hands off me!
Clyde?
What happened the night
before we came out here?
What's that?
That night that you turned up
at my momma's house and...
...told me we had to disappear.
What happened exactly?
You know this.
Indulge me, Clyde.
I needed one last job.
Copperhead told me
about a truck.
I hit it, it was empty.
Copperhead didn't believe me.
[Geena] No, no.
That's bullshit, Clyde.
[Clyde] I don't know what
the hell you want me to say.
[Geena] The rest of it, Clyde.
What you're tellin' me
don't make no sense.
Oh, how's that?
You know that them being here
don't mean nothin'
to Copperhead finding us.
So it must be the police
that you're scared of.
Now, you told me that they
probably wanna question you
about the bank truck,
but that they had nothin' on ya.
Well, that's what I said
and that's the truth.
It can't be. It can't be, Clyde,
because those two,
those two got your tail up
like I have never seen.
They must have a warrant on you.
[Clyde] There ain't no warrant!
Or... or the crime carries more
time than you're lettin' on.
Geena, what the hell are you
tryin' to say? This is me, okay?
Can't you see
what they're doin' to us?
Goddammit!
This is them gettin' into you.
Damn it, Clyde!
It ain't them, it's you!
[Door slams]
Come with me.
[Geena] What the hell
is goin' on?
[Clyde] We're here.
[Geena] What...
I was hopin' to have it
a little further along
before I showed it
to you, but...
I positioned it
so we get that nice morning sun.
I was thinking that the bathroom
could be right here,
you know, with a full tub,
maybe like a... separate
shower or somethin'.
Maybe the bedroom
could be up here.
You know,
nothin' set in stone,
so we... pretty much design it
however we want.
Whacha think?
What does this mean?
It's a home, Geena.
For us.
I mean, I know how much
being in that tired trailer
gets you down and...
We could make our own rules
out here.
Out here?
Out her... Clyde.
You told me
that we were just layin' low
until Copperhead
stopped lookin'.
That's what you said.
You know...
My momma used to...
to bring me out to this place
when we was staying
on the commune and...
You know,
this is beautiful country.
You know?
And I was tryin' to have
the damn roof done by now.
Fell behind schedule
when those two...
I mean, if you could only
see it.
No, no, no, I see it.
I-I do,
I see it perfectly, Clyde.
I knew it.
I knew that you were lyin'
when you said we would move
into town when we got married.
I knew it.
But we out here now.
Okay? That's all that matters.
Whether it's another month
or... a year, I mean...
Wouldn't you rather have a place
you can call home
than be stuck in that trailer
another day? I mean...
I don't know what's going
through your head,
but that's all
I'm thinkin' about.
Well, tell me you like it,
at least.
I mean, I-I-I've been workin'
like a dog to fix it up for ya.
I...
Geena!
You okay?
Yeah.
You sure?
Yeah.
Hmm...
It's a matcha.
Japanese green tea.
They were my fix
when I was pregnant.
There's this little
Japanese grocer downtown
in the Lower East Side.
I used to go all the time,
it was like... my little ritual.
I didn't know y'all had a child.
We don't.
Knowing my body failed me
is something I'm gonna have
to live with
for the rest of my life.
Geena...
If Clyde is in trouble
with the police
that's not your fault.
But if he hurts somebody
and you don't stop him...
...then that's on you forever.
[Geena] I-I don't know
what you're talkin' about...
I know, Geena.
Okay, Amaya, you must...
You must be confused
about somethin'.
I heard Clyde talking
about the robbery, okay?
Do you really believe
he's as innocent as he says?
Amaya...
Clyde would break locks
and drive, that's it.
That's it.
He ain't never hurt nobody.
And you believe him
because that's what he told you?
Okay, you and I
could go to the police together.
Police?
Police? What...
What are you talkin' about?
That's my husband.
I've seen the way he treats you!
Trust me,
it's not gonna get better.
No... Clyde loves me.
Well, he has a really
strange way of showing it.
Don't you wanna be free
of all this?
You know what?
Clyde was right about y'all.
Tainting us with your ideas.
I need you to leave now.
Please.
[Door opens and closes]
Shit.
Shit.
Oh, shit.
[Scrubbing]
[Sobbing]
When I was
12 and a half years old
I walked my momma
to the bus station
up here in Alpine.
She put ten dollars
in my hand
and told me
to... look after myself.
Then she got
on that big silver bus
with the blue strip
on the side.
I wasn't too much concerned
where she was going,
just... when she be comin' back.
Sat there and waited
for three days and three nights
before I realized she wasn't.
But I did as I was told.
I looked after myself.
The only way I knew how.
You told me
that your momma died.
My gut tells me no good can come
from those two.
[Geena] Clyde? Clyde!
Clyde, what are you doin'?
What are you doin'?
Hey, don't you fuckin' dare.
Clyde? Clyde, please don't...
please don't do this.
Shit.
Oh, fuck...
Oh. Hi, Clyde.
Look, er...
I just wanted to come over
and apologize
for the way I've been actin'
since y'all got out here.
You know, I think...
I think we've been out here
on our own for so long
I just, er... I-I forget
what's like to... to share.
And... we'll invite you all over
for a drink
and... introduce ourselves
properly.
Well, that means a lot, Clyde.
Thank you.
That, er...
Sure, that sounds great.
I'm actually pretty tired.
I... I think it's the least
we can do.
Look, I know I don't deserve it
but, er...
...sure would appreciate
the chance to do right by you.
Well, give us five minutes.
We'll be right over.
- Yes, sir.
- Okay.
Maybe my instinct's
been off lately.
Thank you, baby.
Y'all ever drink Tiswin before?
[Andy] Mm-mm.
It's a kind of Injun' beer.
folks around here been drinkin'
it for thousands of years.
Ain't no better drink in Texas.
I can't wait to try it.
[Clyde] It's always made
with fermented corn.
But you can kinda spice it up
with whatever you like,
you know.
Some folks
use orange and cinnamon.
I like to stick
to the traditional ways,
just usin' the fruit
of the cactus.
Just like my momma made it.
Clyde, thanks again for this.
I, er...
I hope this can be
a fresh start, for all of us.
Yeah, well, um...
let's drink to that.
Is, er... is your mom
close by, Clyde?
- Oh, she passed.
- Oh.
I'm sorry.
We... we just lost
our first child.
Andy.
What?
I...
I just appreciated it if you
didn't bring that up right now.
[Andy] Just feel like...
in the spirit of honesty,
Clyde and Geena
are being kind enough
to invite us
into their home,
I think the least we can do
is be open
about... why we're here.
Y'all lost your child?
Yeah.
[Gasps]
- Clyde!
- Get out.
Get the fuck outta my house!
- Get out!
- You motherfucker!
Get out of my house now!
Andy, get off me.
Andy, stop!
Andy, I'm done.
We have to get the fuck
out of...
[Knocking on door]
[Knocking continues]
Geena.
[Heavy breathing]
[Door opens and closes]
[Clears throat]
I...
I just...
I wanted to tell you that...
...I've decided to move
to the city.
To be somebody
and start all over again.
And just do all the things
that you said I can.
Well...
[Clanking]
[Panting]
Oh, fuck.
I was just headed
to the plains.
Hey.
There's nothin' out that way.
Keep up.
[Clyde] Over here.
[Andy] Actually, I'm...
I'm good here. You go ahead,
I'll find my own way back.
[Clyde] I said, over here.
[Andy] I got one.
[Clyde] Start diggin'.
[Andy] What?
I-I don't know
if I can do this.
You don't realize
what I stand to lose here.
You don't. Turning in
my husband, that's one thing.
But-but what am I left with?
Go back to town and...
and wait tables
and wear push-up bras
and bat my eyelashes for tips?
I just... I-I-I can't.
I can't.
I spent too long
doing that already.
You know, Clyde...
...he ain't perfect, but...
...I got a man.
And out here
that means something.
Even if it's all I have.
Do you... do you know
how ridiculous you sound?
So what, you're just gonna
let him push you around?
You just gonna...
nod and do what he says
like a good fucking housewife?
It's pathetic.
They can't keep getting away
with this, Geena.
Cly... Clyde-Clyde can't keep
getting away with this.
Now, listen to me.
Let's just get out
of this truck.
You got this, okay?
Trust me.
[Andy groaning]
[Cell chimes]
[Amaya] Geena.
Let's get back in the truck.
What?
We shouldn't do this.
What...
But... but you... you just said
that it was
the right thing to do.
I was wrong, okay?
Now let's get back in the truck.
We can't go back now.
Clyde will know.
Well, then we better
beat him back.
Ma'am, is everything okay?
Ma'am?
Everything is fine, sir.
What the fuck is goin' on?
[Amaya] I should never
have brought you out here.
You don't need to do this.
Okay?
We'll go.
We'll go.
We'll go away.
I promise you we'll go.
We'll never find this again.
We'll be invisible, okay?
You'll never...
you'll never hear from us again.
Clyde.
Get out of my way.
What we leave in the distance...
...stays in the distance...
...buried in dust.
That's what I said to Geena
when we first came out here.
It don't mean a damn thing to me
to bury whatever out here
if it come between me
and my wife.
You understand?
Shit.
[Sighs]
Geena, baby, I'd...
really love to talk to ya,
and if you'll hear me.
Sure.
Whatcha doin' down there?
Nothin'. I... I was...
Nothin'.
Nothin'.
[Gasps]
What are you looking for?
My cell.
We gotta get outta here
right now.
Right now, okay?
I'm gonna load up
on some water,
I'm gonna trek out
far enough to get a signal
and then I'm gonna get us
the hell outta here.
Now.
Amaya, did you hear
what I said?
Clyde almost killed me.
Did you hear me?
Are you gonna help me
find my cell?
I don't know
where your cell is.
But I did find mine earlier
in your sneaker.
Oh.
Where are we going?
Er...
Just anywhere, anywhere.
Anywhere but here.
Home?
Er...
No, let's...
You know, let's find
a nice hotel somewhere.
You know?
With a pool.
Yeah?
Just you and me.
Just you and me.
Anywhere but here,
but... not home.
I got some service earlier
on my phone.
Yeah?
There were
a bunch of messages waiting.
Okay.
Apparently there was a leak
in 805.
And so they wanted to get
into our apartment
to check the damage.
The super was trying to get
ahold of us but he couldn't,
and so he called my mom.
She said there was woman
waiting there.
Blonde.
Blue eyes.
Not a day over 22.
With a stomach...
...out to here.
She said she wanted me to know.
Is that why
you don't wanna go home, Andy?
- What's goin' on?
- Clyde...
You know what I've just done?
What I left behind?
What the fuck you doin'
with 'em keys?
I left!
[Geena sobbing]
I...
I left, Clyde.
But you came back.
You came back.
Hey, hey, hey, hey...
I just wanna go back
to them nights in the truck.
The whole world would pass
'em windows by
and all that mattered in there
was you and me.
I wanna feel that again.
I wanna feel that again.
Do you wanna feel that again?
Clyde...
Did you really think
that you can get away with this?
All those moments we had
together after I lost the baby.
And all the time,
you had another woman pregnant.
Say something!
It really is beautiful out here.
[Clyde] Ain't no country
like Big Bend Country.
The only place
that ever felt like home.
Town did somethin' to me.
I knew it wouldn't be easy
to convince her,
but, er... I thought
if I could just show Geena
the man I could be out here...
I guess there's no runnin'
from what's inside.
[Heavy breathing]
[Amaya] I don't really know
what's real anymore.
After I had the miscarriage,
I developed an infection
that... destroyed my womb.
Now I realize
that it was Andy...
...that took my chance of being
a mother away from me.
But he'll be fine.
He'll land on his feet
like he always does.
It does make me wonder
what else I've missed.
Clyde, do you think
that there's...
No. No, no, no.
Never mind.
- Come on with it.
- No.
Geena!
Geena, stop.
What are you doing?
Clyde, Clyde!
- Geena, stop.
- No, no. Don't touch me.
Don't. No, no.
Andy, Andy, Andy!
Don't, stop. Andy, no.
[Amaya] I'm sorry.
[Andy] It was just a fling.
She followed me home
one night and...
...threatened
to... to tell Amaya.
And you would've...
you would've just carried on
with Amaya,
like... like nothin' happened?
Since when do you care
about Amaya's feelings?
Didn't seem to cross your mind
when you grabbed me
behind the trailer.
You're no better than me.
[Sighs]
I thought...
I thought you wanted me.
I thought that you would take me
outta here.
[Andy laughs]
You really thought that?
Where?
Where would I take you?
No, you are gonna take me
outta here.
You are.
You think you can just treat me
like that and disappear?
Uh-uh, you tried that
with the wrong gal.
Enough now, Geena.
- Now...
- Enough.
Hey.
Look at me.
Look at me.
You're gonna do
exactly what I say
and when I say it,
until I'm satisfied.
Otherwise, we're gonna find out
what Clyde thinks about you
putting your hands
all over his wife's body.
What did you just say?
You listen to me,
you fucking hick.
- You open your goddamn mouth...
- Uh-uh.
What the hell
are you gonna do, huh?
[Chuckles]
You gonna hit me? You?
I'm gonna get the keys
to the truck,
and then you're gonna drive me
outta here,
and then I'll decide
if I'm done with you or not.
You don't need me to do that,
you can drive it yourself.
I know. You're damn right
I don't need you,
but you're gonna do it
because I'm tellin' you to.
Do you understand?
Say, "I understand."
I understand.
You better.
Or God help you,
you'll find yourself
in the middle of the desert
covered in six feet of dust.
[Heavy breathing]
[Geena screaming]
[Gunshot]
[Wind howling]
Just as beautiful as Clyde said.
Can I help you?
You know who I am?
Y'all really scared
those city couple off some, huh?
Clyde...
...was one of the most
stand-up guys I'd ever met.
Never struck me as the kind
to turn a gun on himself.
What do you want?
Well, I was born
Laura Rose Oakley.
But you ain't never heard
that name.
Copperhead
you might know better.
There was a little debt
between Clyde and myself.
[Geena] Clyde is dead.
He's dead.
What do you want from me?
This has nothing to do
with me.
He's gone,
you got what you want.
After we hit the truck...
...he asked me
to hold on to his money.
Said he'd come get some
from time to time.
I asked him
why he was leavin'.
He said...
"The west has been hell
on horses and women.
"And I don't own a horse."
You take care, darlin'.