Rebuilding (2025) Movie Script
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Here you go.
One hundred
sixty-eight, eight on five.
One hundred sixty-eight,
eight on five.
Hey, don't be afraid
to get some today.
We got a lot of good ones
out here.
We got a total
dispersal sale now.
Got a total dispersal sale here
and a lot of good cattle coming.
All right, got a nice set
of yearlings right there.
All right, these will be
Dusty Fraser's.
They're eight-weight, backport,
ready to go out on grass.
These are good set right here.
They're going through
a little bit of a hard time.
Let's see what we can do
to help him.
A dollar 70, 71.
$1.71 is one to two.
Who'll do $1.72, 72.
Now three. A $1.73,
a three and hold. $1.74.
Hold at five, we'll do six.
Make it six, $1.76, 77, 78--
Hold at $1.78. Seventy-eight,
nine, $1.79. Hold at $1.79.
Nine, now eight. You're
holding at $1.80. Make it 80.
Eighty-one, one,
ordered at $1.81.
$1.81, bids a $1.81.
Now twos, a $1.82.
Who'll bid at a $1.82.
Make it two?
Who will make it a $1.82.
$1.82. Buyer number 824 on two.
This is really
a crisis in fast motion.
The way that this has, um,
quickly moved to destroy
close to a thousand homes
and many more damaged,
affecting many more thousands
of people...
...in Colorado and trying
to think out of the box.
And she's a pretty good ally
in helping us do that
in a lower-cost way,
faster way.
Uh, we are...
...the Federal Emergency
Administration
can bring to bear.
Um, to, uh, the families who've
lost everything they have,
uh, we are setting up
everything--
Two, eight,
seven,
six.
Hey.
Hi, Dusty.
Ruby.
How are you holding up?
I'm fine. Thanks. Uh...
-Do you need something?
-I was just passing by.
I figured I... I'd, um...
-It's been a while.
-Yeah, I ought to be off.
Things are busy, so...
Uh, it's good to see you.
-Callie-Rose.
-Oh, no.
Your dad's gonna take you
for a bit.
I don't think
that's a good idea.
Mom has a doctor's appointment
and Robbie's working night.
It actually works out good.
Have a seat on the couch.
She'll be down in a minute.
Dusty.
Bess.
How you holding up?
My, uh, cousin, Lannie...
I think you met her one time.
She's got, uh, 2,500 acres
up in Montana.
Big spread and, uh,
says she could use a hand up
in calving season.
Maybe longer if things work out.
Save up to rebuild the place.
Hm. Can't get no work here?
They... They set me up with some
work in the highway department.
Um, you know
that old dirt road up by 50?
But, I mean, that's not...
That's not who I am, so...
You told Ruby yet?
What, Montana?
Yeah.
Um...
Callie-Rose.
I've got this feeling
I'm gonna
Wake up well tomorrow
I think I'm spending
My last lovesick night
So, uh...
I don't know
how much your mom, um...
-How much you heard about--
-I know about the ranch.
I've been lonely so long
Thinking you and only you
Can make it right
I'm gonna be...
staying somewhere else...
just for the time being.
Till things go back to normal.
Is your grandma all right?
She puts pills in her yogurt.
I believe the worst
Is over now
Got my feet
Back on the ground
Feeling better
I know how to set a fence post.
Yeah?
Feel like slipping on
Some fancy shoes...
It's just temporary.
-Oh, I--
-I can do it.
I can do it.
Do you want something to drink?
I brought some.
You sure came prepared.
Mom says it's like camping.
This one's berry,
this one's kiwi strawberry,
and this one's apple.
Mom's a good camper.
Hey, you know...
I was in advanced reading
back in elementary school.
Mom said you didn't apply
yourself.
Yeah, that's true, I guess.
Mom sent you with that, too?
It's from my school.
There are stories in there
we read,
and then there's questions
about them.
Huh. No kidding.
What's the Wi-Fi?
Wi-Fi?
Robbie usually does a hotspot
from his phone.
What about the neighbors?
We don't need to bother nobody.
Not real neighbors, anyway.
I didn't realize
it closed early.
Internet's in the lot here
if you need it.
Network's written
on the door there.
You want me to read it to you?
No, I need to do it myself.
All right. Lordy.
"The most un-or-di-nary thing
about William's cowboy boots
was this.
They were magic. They weren't
magic in the usual way.
They didn't glow
or throw off sparks.
But when William put them on,
he could go anywhere he wanted.
All he had to do
was think of a place, any place.
And in the blink of an eye,
there he was, just like that."
Can you be a cowboy
even without cows now?
I think so.
I just might have
to travel to do it.
For work, you know...
get the cows back.
But you live here.
I don't live nowhere anymore.
Mom says you just have
too much work with the ranch.
Oh, she said that, huh?
I bet I could be one.
Be one what?
A cowboy.
Thank you
for looking after her.
You know
we like having her around.
Could've been any one of us.
Just a mile down the road.
Yeah.
Listen, uh, I was wondering
if y'all had any work going.
Ditches or haying or something?
Shit, man.
Got lots of work.
Yeah?
Lots of work. Endless work.
Got no money, though, man.
Won't be able
to pay you nothing.
We're going underwater as it is.
Yeah, sorry. Stupid question.
Yeah. Forget I asked.
Tried getting a loan?
From a bank?
Fair enough.
Can't say it worked out for us.
Could try to pull
a few hundred dollars together,
sell some stuff for you.
Oh, no. Come on, man.
-I'll be fine.
-You sure?
Yeah, of course.
Spent a few hundred years,
moving water,
trying to make this place green.
But it's a desert.
That's all it is.
Hey.
Hi.
Thanks.
Just, uh, brought
some of Callie's things.
Some clothes and toys.
She should have stuff here, too.
That's all right, uh...
Glad to see
you finally started unpacking.
Oh, yeah. I was...
I was just gonna...
So, Montana, huh?
Sounds lonely.
Well, what am I doing here?
You really need me
to tell you that?
I heard y'all had fun
at the library.
She won't stop talking about it.
-I'm going, Ruby.
-She said she wore your jacket.
-Ruby.
-She also said
you need a booster seat.
She don't need my help
with nothing.
Of course not.
She's trying to be
just like you.
-I think this needs batteries.
-Ruby.
I only give her
one of these a day
-'cause there's sugar in it.
-Ruby.
Can you pick her up on Friday?
I can get her tomorrow...
-Can you listen to me?
-...but my mom stopped driving.
I know you feel like
nothing right now...
but to her, you're reborn.
You ain't earned it,
but that's how it is.
I gotta go.
Hey there.
I'm Mila.
I live right there.
Dusty.
Is that, like, a cowboy name?
I guess.
You wanna grab a beer?
Oh, that's all right. Thank you.
Oh, come on.
We're roasting chilies.
Have you met Art?
No.
-How's it going?
-'Sup?
And that's Gertie and Esmeralda.
-Hello.
-Good evening.
And that's mine. That's Lucy.
Hey, be careful
around the fire, okay?
And that's Darla and Derrick.
-Hi.
-What's up, man?
Where was your spot?
Up in the hills there.
Yeah, we were all up
in them hills.
Oh, right. Well, um...
Got 200 acres
off County Road 47Z.
Okay.
The place
with the bright blue barn?
Yeah.
I know that place.
My mom loved that color.
Never could quite bring myself
to change it.
You know
that little white place
with all the big
cottonwoods shading it?
Up at the pass.
That sounds familiar.
-That was ours.
-Yeah.
Delicious.
The best.
Where is your place?
We had a spot.
A little spot by the river.
Not far from where
the fire rolled over the ridge.
It was great.
That was your daughter
who was here?
Yeah.
Callie-Rose.
And I assume that was her mom?
Yeah.
We grew up together here.
We went on our first date
when we were 12, supposedly.
Is Lucy's dad around?
He stayed to protect the house.
I'm sorry.
That's Rick.
Where'd he live?
He lived in the woods.
I still like it here somehow.
Even though sometimes I wish...
I didn't.
Let me dig around a bit.
I'll find it.
You want some water
or something?
Your water works?
Yeah, had
all sorts of trouble with it
until Art took a look.
You know he's a plumber?
Or used to be.
How long you been here?
Two months now.
Right after the fires.
Where were you?
I stayed at my neighbor's some.
Slept in my truck, some motels.
Why are you here now?
Oh, just between spots,
you know?
Listen, I'm...
I'm not like these folks.
Some people lost everything.
I still got stuff.
Got some,
some land and stuff, so.
This should work.
Lucy just grew out of it,
but it should fit
Callie-Rose just fine.
Thanks.
"...with the help
of the magic boots,
William traveled the world.
He made new friends.
He learned to see things
from a different point of view.
But then, one day, it happened.
The most horrible, worst thing
William could imagine.
His feet would not fit
inside the boots.
He soaked his feet in ice water,
hoping they would shrink.
They didn't.
His feet were just too big.
He had outgrown the magic boots.
All day long, he moped around,
feeling sorry for himself,
wishing he didn't have
to grow up.
William could never
get used to the idea
that he would never
again explore
the Am-Amaz-Am-Amazon,
walk on the moon,
or visit the Wild West."
What's up?
Nothing.
You want me to help?
No.
Want me to read to you?
No.
What do you want me to do?
I wanna see the ranch.
Ranch ain't there no more.
I wanna see it.
This was the big blue barn here.
Your great-great-grandpa
built it.
You used to help your mom
milk Martha the Moo
when you were little.
You remember that?
Well, I'm gonna build it back
much bigger next time.
Are the trees dead?
I don't know.
Apparently, you just
gotta wait and see
which go green again
and which don't.
This was the kitchen here.
Bathroom there.
Clawfoot tub.
Remember that tub?
This was our room.
Your mom and me.
You came in here all the time
even when you had your own.
Yeah.
I'm gonna build this part back
just the way it was.
Even try and find the same
potbelly stove and everything.
I was thinking of getting
a swing set, too.
That'd be cool, right?
A trampoline or something.
Callie?
You all right?
What's wrong?
Nothing.
I wanna go home.
Okay.
I'll see ya.
Hey, kiddo.
Hey, Robbie.
Son, what exactly
are you asking for here?
A loan.
"Barn, tractors, plow,
seed, fencing."
You know what a mile of fencing
could run you?
-Ten grand.
-That's right.
Oh, at least.
Well, we can irrigate 180 acres.
That's 200 tons of hay.
Enough for 80 head of cattle.
Plus, we always sell eggs, too.
And cream.
I was thinking
about getting some goats, too.
You know, for some kind
of cheese operation,
which, uh, I...
I think could be good--
Son, this was
a high-severity burn.
Do you know what that means?
It means the land is...
You won't have a hay crop
for eight years...
maybe 10.
The way the bank sees it,
there's no farm here
to borrow against for a house.
And no house here to borrow
against for a farm.
Now, these are a selection of
regional and national
aid organizations.
What I would suggest
you do is, uh,
apply to any and all of them
and, uh, see if they can
give you some support
while you're trying
to relocate...
or set yourself up
with new work.
But as far as the bank goes,
there's just no way
that we can step in.
I'm... I'm sorry for that.
You just wanted to show off.
Ha, ha!
You gotta cross your feet.
All right. Good job.
-Give it a whirl, Lucy.
-Ready? Ready?
So, ready? Normally,
then you cross your legs over.
Okay. Watch.
We are thankful for the seasons
that sustain us,
for the winter,
as well as the spring. Amen.
Amen.
Let's eat.
I've been thinking about...
these picture books
that my stepmom drew for me
when I was a kid.
They were really cool, man.
I was the main character,
and we'd go
on these adventures and things.
Sure would like
to have those now.
I think it was the photos
for us, huh?
Oh, yeah.
And all my pressed flowers, too.
Since I was a little girl.
I miss those, too.
Now you go.
That's all right.
Oh, please, Dusty.
Yeah, come on.
Come on, Dusty.
Mm.
Wh... What's weird is...
I keep remembering things
that are gone.
They'll just pop into my head at
the most random times. Like...
Oh, uh, Mom's fiddle
with the rattler in it...
or Callie's artwork
from kindergarten.
It makes me feel like...
There are things we lost
that I'll never remember,
you know?
That I already forgot.
Somehow...
I really miss those things.
Someday I'll meet someone
Who doesn't need someone
Someone who's just like me
And just wants to be free
And so, what's wrong
With that?
It's just a matter of fact
He won't steal
My heart away
And don't you tell me
That you love me
I've heard it all before
And don't you tell me
That you need me
'Cause I don't wanna
Hear it anymore
Thank you very much.
Lucy! Come on.
Let's go. Let's go, let's go!
Come on. Let's go.
We were, um, wondering
if we could, um...
Do a sleepover sometime?
Sure. Not on a school night,
though, okay?
Okay.
You liked things before, huh?
Hm.
I guess I liked
what I did every morning.
Feeding,
milking the cows,
stock count,
rotating pasture.
The little things.
Yeah, I guess.
Thought about
what you're gonna do next?
Mm-hm.
I'm gonna put on my pajamas,
I'm gonna brush my teeth,
and make sure Darla remembers
to take her medications.
I mean, like... big stuff.
The big stuff.
-Have you?
-Of course.
Yeah? You figured it out?
Me neither.
You let me know
when you do, though.
Okay, it looks like
we didn't receive
an initial form from you.
It's called form 4684.
Until we have that, we can't
move forward with the claim.
No one gave us that one.
It's available online.
You can file it all in one place
on the website.
I'm gonna give you an EM number,
which you'll need to type
at the top of the form.
Once that's filed, hopefully,
we can move forward
with some relief, okay?
- Everything all right?
- Um, I don't know.
We don't have a computer.
"Enter EM declaration
number assigned by FEMA."
What was it?
2609.
Date acquired?
Um, 1971, I think.
Yeah, yeah. 1971.
Okay.
One nine seven one.
All right.
Fair market value
of the property
before casualty or theft.
Let me see this.
- Howdy.
- Hey.
There's a problem
with the water.
Awesome. Thank you.
-Thanks, man.
-Not a problem.
I'll send you an invoice.
I'm just giving you a hard time.
I'm just kidding.
Thanks for your help, C.R.
You're a natural.
And your name
is R-U-B-Y?
Mm-hm.
B-Y.
Okay.
And this is your side,
and it should be green.
-And your name is D-U...
-D-U...
Actually, it's Thomas Jr.
Did you know that?
Dusty's a nickname.
Yup, so they tell me.
So, T...
- H.
- O.
O.
...M, ma, A-S. That's it.
Okay, now, you guys have to do
your parents, but they--
You have to use
the right colors.
Okay.
Well, you know my mom.
-Bess.
-Mm-hm.
B-E-S-S.
And she was born in Montrose,
but she grew up around here.
And my dad was
A-R-T-H-U-R,
and he was born in Oklahoma
somewhere.
Uh, Enid.
Yeah, Enid. On the, um,
on the Air Force base.
Now you go.
Oh, okay. Well...
You remember my mom.
What was her name?
Josie.
Josie.
Right.
And, uh, and her parents
came from across the sea
in Scotland.
Yeah, came over on a boat.
I have a picture.
Edna and Argus.
Mm.
I hear they were a hoot.
Some other good ones
in here, too.
Been meaning
to go through these forever.
Aw, little baby Callie-Rose.
Look at you.
You were so tiny.
You were my little baby
and now you're all grown up.
Here's one of the grandmas.
That's me and Josie.
That's at the ranch.
-Robbie.
-Mm-hm.
I've been meaning
to tell y'all something.
I had a brother...
Theo.
Just lived for a couple of days.
Too quick
for a birth certificate and all.
But I had a brother.
Momma.
I just don't want him forgotten,
that's all.
Dusty.
Would you like
to hold on to these?
I'd like that.
Hey.
Just don't bump the chairs
there. Or the counter.
Can we open it?
Uh...
Yeah, okay. Yup.
All right.
-What is that?
-Ooh, what's this?
Oh, that's just a lamp.
It's not anything special.
Well, maybe
we can put something over it.
Over there, so Dad can see it.
So the whole room lights up.
Here we go. Oh, my God.
We can put this over the top.
I think that's your mom's.
We should probably...
Probably get it back to her.
Looks like we're on a planet.
It looks a lot like that, yeah.
What is this?
Oh, boy.
I thought I'd lost this.
This is, uh...
my great-great-grandmother's
autograph book.
Back in the day,
anyone who came by the house
would write something
in the book, something nice.
"Do all the good you can
to all the people you can."
H.B. Newman, 1909.
That's tough to read. Here.
"The cow likes pumpkin.
The pig likes squash.
I love you, I do, by gosh."
No name. I guess it's some
kind of boyfriend or something.
Oh, wow. Can I have those?
It's funny, the...
The what?
Just, uh, funny
the things you pack,
and the things you leave,
you know?
Um, can we do these?
You wanna put them on the walls?
They're glow-in-the-dark.
Okay.
They don't glow yet,
but they'll glow soon.
Looking good.
For me?
Thanks.
You can put them
wherever you want.
You ready?
Ready.
So cool.
Good night.
Good night.
Night-night, Dad.
Before you saddle up, we're
gonna give her some pets, okay?
Just brush off
all the grass and the burrs.
Real firm, like that.
See that, Callie-Rose?
Yeah, that's great.
All right,
next up is the saddle.
So, you stay here.
Just here.
We're gonna go up,
one motion, all right?
One, two, three.
Way to go, cowgirl.
All right.
Now, you wanna get this part?
Just lift that off.
Just like a belt.
You got it. There you go.
Pass me the rear cinch.
This one here.
There you go. Perfect.
This one's nice and loose,
Callie-Rose. All right?
How she doing, Louis?
Looking good.
Hear that?
All right, now,
take this one off,
and you're gonna hand it to me
right here, between the legs.
You got it.
How about that?
Well, how about that?
How about that?
There you are.
You're gonna need a lot of this.
It makes you strong,
and I don't cook so good.
Now take this hose, and then
you put it right up there.
Perfect. Okay, I'll hold it.
-Does it feel tight enough?
-Yeah.
Okay, now, turn it on regular.
Ah.
When did it, um...
Last night.
She went to bed early.
Must have been in her sleep.
How's Callie-Rose?
She's okay.
I don't think
she fully understands.
And Robbie?
He's pretty broken up.
How are you holding up?
I don't know.
-You know?
-Yeah.
Yeah.
-Can I?
-Yeah, of course.
"For Ruby and Robbie
and Dusty and Callie-Rose.
Shoot. Had a feeling
it would end up this way
if I lived long enough.
I leave the house to Ruby.
The plants, too.
May she and Robbie
build a world here of their own.
I have $10,250
at the Conejos Credit Union.
$5,000 goes to...
$5,000 goes to Dusty to build
a home however he feels best.
The rest goes to Callie-Rose
for college
'cause she's such a smart girl.
And that's about it.
You got what you got,
and it was always enough for me.
Dusty, if you're amenable...
I'd like to be buried
in the plot on the ranch."
"It's got a lovely view.
I love you all. Bess."
Come here.
Where does she go now?
I don't know, really.
My mom said that...
we put people in the earth
when they die
so they can come back as trees.
Real big ones.
But what about
when the trees die?
Well, uh...
they come back, too. One day.
Even if it takes a long time.
Oh.
Can you read it to me?
Of course.
We're around here? Okay.
"That night,
he cried himself to sleep,
thinking about all the places
he would never see again.
Suddenly, he was back
on the Chisholm Trail,
saving the princess
from the Black Knight
and hang-gliding
over the Grand Canyon.
When he looked down, expecting
to see the magic boots,
all he saw
were his own bare feet.
At that moment,
he realized it wasn't the boots
that were magic.
It was him.
In the morning,
he bounded out of bed,
brushed his teeth
until they sparkled,
gave Bob a big hug
and put on his new high-tops.
Then as William
stepped out the back door,
he thought of a place far away.
And in the blink of an eye,
he was there."
Hey.
Hey.
That for Rick?
Yeah.
What'd you make?
Uh, it's, uh...
It's not exactly a hamburger.
It's not exactly a steak.
Something in between.
-How about you?
-Pozole.
Just pork, blue corn,
red chiles, and spices.
Huh, that sounds better.
Yeah, it does.
Guess Rick has a feast.
I heard about your...
Callie-Rose's grandma.
Yeah.
Elias.
That was my husband.
He made jewelry,
like little metal sculptures.
He made this.
It's nice.
Sounds like a special guy.
He was.
Quiet type, huh?
Oh, yeah.
She's got a ten of spades.
Uh-oh.
That's why chalk is easier.
Twelve days.
I guess that's
their legal obligation.
There's fires in California,
Idaho, Oregon.
Floods in Mississippi.
And they're overstretched.
Budget got cut,
blah, blah, blah.
And there's some trouble
with the county
about septic or something.
Can't renew the lease
on the land.
Where will you go?
Arizona, maybe.
Um, my sister-in-law
has an apartment in Phoenix.
Might be able to stay
with her for a while.
See if Lucy can finish up
her school year there.
What about you?
Um...
Montana, maybe.
Um, cousin has a ranch there.
Maybe she can use a hand
in calving season.
Maybe longer. I don't know.
Montana. Sounds nice.
Did you tell Callie yet?
No, not yet.
After the service maybe.
You know
you gotta tell her now, right?
Come in.
Real book.
-Robbie got it for me.
-Yeah?
It's about these kids
who travel through time,
and they gotta save these,
um, wild horses.
Okay. That sounds great.
Listen, I wanted
to let you know...
I'll be leaving
after we bury your grandma.
How long?
Well, a while.
Kind of...
Kind of hard to say.
To be a cowboy?
Yeah, I guess.
What about your home?
It's not there.
The other home.
That's not a real home,
Callie-Rose.
Oh.
Hey, you all right?
I'm fine.
You sure?
Everything can go back
to normal now.
Like you said.
Blue sky moon on the rise
Stubborn light
In a fading sky
Easy wind is blowing
Caked in clay
At the water line
Dusty branches hanging high
Riverbanks are glowing
Between two lines
In the middle of the road
My mom was brought up
good and tough.
And she raised me that way, too.
And as a grandma,
she found a softness
that life hadn't allowed before.
And that's how she went.
Gentle.
She loved and she was loved.
And she knew that was enough.
So, here she is.
She liked it here.
And she's happy.
You got what you got.
Okay, Robbie?
Well, ol' Bess
always liked this one.
What about the trailers?
I'm sorry?
We gotta leave the land.
-Can we take the trailers?
-The trailers are not intended
for permanent occupation.
Let us keep them.
Let us keep them.
The department sometimes
puts decommissioned
mobile homes on auction,
-but I can hardly--
-How much do you think?
I got... I got $5,000.
I'll buy them all.
That wouldn't change
the need to vacate this land.
I know.
Yeah, I know.
Please.
Uh...
I got 200 acres
off of Country Road 47Z.
And, um...
There's nothing there.
But if anyone
wants a place to stay,
I don't see why we can't
put these trailers on it.
I know I'd like that.
It's got a lovely view.
How long would we have?
Till what?
Until it burns again.
Keep the brush cleared.
Stay on the edge of the property
away from the woods.
Ten years, probably.
Maybe twenty.
That's probably what we got.
And then what?
I don't know.
I don't know.
Begin again?
Do you allow dogs?
Yes, indeed.
I'm in.
You're gonna need me to hook up
water connections anyways.
You have a spot
for a flower garden over there?
As much as you want.
Okay.
I think
we're gonna hit the road.
See what we find. Day by day.
Even after everything...
I don't like anywhere better.
Yeah?
Okay, then.
Begin again.
You think he's out there?
He'll be all right.
Today I walked
Down the street
I used to wander
Yeah, shook my hand
And made myself a bet
There was all these things
That I don't think I remember
Hey, how lucky
Can one man get?
Yup. Keep it going.
That ought to do it.
I know what you got.
I bronzed my shoes
And I hung them
From a rearview mirror
Bronzed admiration
In the blind spot of regret
Oh, thank you so much.
There was all these things
That I don't think
I remember
Hey, how lucky
Can one man get?
Looking good, Louis.
I'll be damned.
Today I walked
Down the street
I used to wander
Yeah, scratched my head
And lit my cigarette
Well, there was
All these things
That I don't think
I remember
Hey, how lucky
Can one man get?
Callie-Rose.
Would you, uh...
Would you help me
with something?
Today I walked
Down the street
I used to wander
Yeah, shook my hand
And made myself a bet
Well, there was
All these things
That I don't think
I remember
Hey, how lucky
Can one man get?
Hey, how lucky
Can one man get?
Hey, how lucky
Can one man get?
It's pretty, ain't it?
Yeah.
Here you go.
One hundred
sixty-eight, eight on five.
One hundred sixty-eight,
eight on five.
Hey, don't be afraid
to get some today.
We got a lot of good ones
out here.
We got a total
dispersal sale now.
Got a total dispersal sale here
and a lot of good cattle coming.
All right, got a nice set
of yearlings right there.
All right, these will be
Dusty Fraser's.
They're eight-weight, backport,
ready to go out on grass.
These are good set right here.
They're going through
a little bit of a hard time.
Let's see what we can do
to help him.
A dollar 70, 71.
$1.71 is one to two.
Who'll do $1.72, 72.
Now three. A $1.73,
a three and hold. $1.74.
Hold at five, we'll do six.
Make it six, $1.76, 77, 78--
Hold at $1.78. Seventy-eight,
nine, $1.79. Hold at $1.79.
Nine, now eight. You're
holding at $1.80. Make it 80.
Eighty-one, one,
ordered at $1.81.
$1.81, bids a $1.81.
Now twos, a $1.82.
Who'll bid at a $1.82.
Make it two?
Who will make it a $1.82.
$1.82. Buyer number 824 on two.
This is really
a crisis in fast motion.
The way that this has, um,
quickly moved to destroy
close to a thousand homes
and many more damaged,
affecting many more thousands
of people...
...in Colorado and trying
to think out of the box.
And she's a pretty good ally
in helping us do that
in a lower-cost way,
faster way.
Uh, we are...
...the Federal Emergency
Administration
can bring to bear.
Um, to, uh, the families who've
lost everything they have,
uh, we are setting up
everything--
Two, eight,
seven,
six.
Hey.
Hi, Dusty.
Ruby.
How are you holding up?
I'm fine. Thanks. Uh...
-Do you need something?
-I was just passing by.
I figured I... I'd, um...
-It's been a while.
-Yeah, I ought to be off.
Things are busy, so...
Uh, it's good to see you.
-Callie-Rose.
-Oh, no.
Your dad's gonna take you
for a bit.
I don't think
that's a good idea.
Mom has a doctor's appointment
and Robbie's working night.
It actually works out good.
Have a seat on the couch.
She'll be down in a minute.
Dusty.
Bess.
How you holding up?
My, uh, cousin, Lannie...
I think you met her one time.
She's got, uh, 2,500 acres
up in Montana.
Big spread and, uh,
says she could use a hand up
in calving season.
Maybe longer if things work out.
Save up to rebuild the place.
Hm. Can't get no work here?
They... They set me up with some
work in the highway department.
Um, you know
that old dirt road up by 50?
But, I mean, that's not...
That's not who I am, so...
You told Ruby yet?
What, Montana?
Yeah.
Um...
Callie-Rose.
I've got this feeling
I'm gonna
Wake up well tomorrow
I think I'm spending
My last lovesick night
So, uh...
I don't know
how much your mom, um...
-How much you heard about--
-I know about the ranch.
I've been lonely so long
Thinking you and only you
Can make it right
I'm gonna be...
staying somewhere else...
just for the time being.
Till things go back to normal.
Is your grandma all right?
She puts pills in her yogurt.
I believe the worst
Is over now
Got my feet
Back on the ground
Feeling better
I know how to set a fence post.
Yeah?
Feel like slipping on
Some fancy shoes...
It's just temporary.
-Oh, I--
-I can do it.
I can do it.
Do you want something to drink?
I brought some.
You sure came prepared.
Mom says it's like camping.
This one's berry,
this one's kiwi strawberry,
and this one's apple.
Mom's a good camper.
Hey, you know...
I was in advanced reading
back in elementary school.
Mom said you didn't apply
yourself.
Yeah, that's true, I guess.
Mom sent you with that, too?
It's from my school.
There are stories in there
we read,
and then there's questions
about them.
Huh. No kidding.
What's the Wi-Fi?
Wi-Fi?
Robbie usually does a hotspot
from his phone.
What about the neighbors?
We don't need to bother nobody.
Not real neighbors, anyway.
I didn't realize
it closed early.
Internet's in the lot here
if you need it.
Network's written
on the door there.
You want me to read it to you?
No, I need to do it myself.
All right. Lordy.
"The most un-or-di-nary thing
about William's cowboy boots
was this.
They were magic. They weren't
magic in the usual way.
They didn't glow
or throw off sparks.
But when William put them on,
he could go anywhere he wanted.
All he had to do
was think of a place, any place.
And in the blink of an eye,
there he was, just like that."
Can you be a cowboy
even without cows now?
I think so.
I just might have
to travel to do it.
For work, you know...
get the cows back.
But you live here.
I don't live nowhere anymore.
Mom says you just have
too much work with the ranch.
Oh, she said that, huh?
I bet I could be one.
Be one what?
A cowboy.
Thank you
for looking after her.
You know
we like having her around.
Could've been any one of us.
Just a mile down the road.
Yeah.
Listen, uh, I was wondering
if y'all had any work going.
Ditches or haying or something?
Shit, man.
Got lots of work.
Yeah?
Lots of work. Endless work.
Got no money, though, man.
Won't be able
to pay you nothing.
We're going underwater as it is.
Yeah, sorry. Stupid question.
Yeah. Forget I asked.
Tried getting a loan?
From a bank?
Fair enough.
Can't say it worked out for us.
Could try to pull
a few hundred dollars together,
sell some stuff for you.
Oh, no. Come on, man.
-I'll be fine.
-You sure?
Yeah, of course.
Spent a few hundred years,
moving water,
trying to make this place green.
But it's a desert.
That's all it is.
Hey.
Hi.
Thanks.
Just, uh, brought
some of Callie's things.
Some clothes and toys.
She should have stuff here, too.
That's all right, uh...
Glad to see
you finally started unpacking.
Oh, yeah. I was...
I was just gonna...
So, Montana, huh?
Sounds lonely.
Well, what am I doing here?
You really need me
to tell you that?
I heard y'all had fun
at the library.
She won't stop talking about it.
-I'm going, Ruby.
-She said she wore your jacket.
-Ruby.
-She also said
you need a booster seat.
She don't need my help
with nothing.
Of course not.
She's trying to be
just like you.
-I think this needs batteries.
-Ruby.
I only give her
one of these a day
-'cause there's sugar in it.
-Ruby.
Can you pick her up on Friday?
I can get her tomorrow...
-Can you listen to me?
-...but my mom stopped driving.
I know you feel like
nothing right now...
but to her, you're reborn.
You ain't earned it,
but that's how it is.
I gotta go.
Hey there.
I'm Mila.
I live right there.
Dusty.
Is that, like, a cowboy name?
I guess.
You wanna grab a beer?
Oh, that's all right. Thank you.
Oh, come on.
We're roasting chilies.
Have you met Art?
No.
-How's it going?
-'Sup?
And that's Gertie and Esmeralda.
-Hello.
-Good evening.
And that's mine. That's Lucy.
Hey, be careful
around the fire, okay?
And that's Darla and Derrick.
-Hi.
-What's up, man?
Where was your spot?
Up in the hills there.
Yeah, we were all up
in them hills.
Oh, right. Well, um...
Got 200 acres
off County Road 47Z.
Okay.
The place
with the bright blue barn?
Yeah.
I know that place.
My mom loved that color.
Never could quite bring myself
to change it.
You know
that little white place
with all the big
cottonwoods shading it?
Up at the pass.
That sounds familiar.
-That was ours.
-Yeah.
Delicious.
The best.
Where is your place?
We had a spot.
A little spot by the river.
Not far from where
the fire rolled over the ridge.
It was great.
That was your daughter
who was here?
Yeah.
Callie-Rose.
And I assume that was her mom?
Yeah.
We grew up together here.
We went on our first date
when we were 12, supposedly.
Is Lucy's dad around?
He stayed to protect the house.
I'm sorry.
That's Rick.
Where'd he live?
He lived in the woods.
I still like it here somehow.
Even though sometimes I wish...
I didn't.
Let me dig around a bit.
I'll find it.
You want some water
or something?
Your water works?
Yeah, had
all sorts of trouble with it
until Art took a look.
You know he's a plumber?
Or used to be.
How long you been here?
Two months now.
Right after the fires.
Where were you?
I stayed at my neighbor's some.
Slept in my truck, some motels.
Why are you here now?
Oh, just between spots,
you know?
Listen, I'm...
I'm not like these folks.
Some people lost everything.
I still got stuff.
Got some,
some land and stuff, so.
This should work.
Lucy just grew out of it,
but it should fit
Callie-Rose just fine.
Thanks.
"...with the help
of the magic boots,
William traveled the world.
He made new friends.
He learned to see things
from a different point of view.
But then, one day, it happened.
The most horrible, worst thing
William could imagine.
His feet would not fit
inside the boots.
He soaked his feet in ice water,
hoping they would shrink.
They didn't.
His feet were just too big.
He had outgrown the magic boots.
All day long, he moped around,
feeling sorry for himself,
wishing he didn't have
to grow up.
William could never
get used to the idea
that he would never
again explore
the Am-Amaz-Am-Amazon,
walk on the moon,
or visit the Wild West."
What's up?
Nothing.
You want me to help?
No.
Want me to read to you?
No.
What do you want me to do?
I wanna see the ranch.
Ranch ain't there no more.
I wanna see it.
This was the big blue barn here.
Your great-great-grandpa
built it.
You used to help your mom
milk Martha the Moo
when you were little.
You remember that?
Well, I'm gonna build it back
much bigger next time.
Are the trees dead?
I don't know.
Apparently, you just
gotta wait and see
which go green again
and which don't.
This was the kitchen here.
Bathroom there.
Clawfoot tub.
Remember that tub?
This was our room.
Your mom and me.
You came in here all the time
even when you had your own.
Yeah.
I'm gonna build this part back
just the way it was.
Even try and find the same
potbelly stove and everything.
I was thinking of getting
a swing set, too.
That'd be cool, right?
A trampoline or something.
Callie?
You all right?
What's wrong?
Nothing.
I wanna go home.
Okay.
I'll see ya.
Hey, kiddo.
Hey, Robbie.
Son, what exactly
are you asking for here?
A loan.
"Barn, tractors, plow,
seed, fencing."
You know what a mile of fencing
could run you?
-Ten grand.
-That's right.
Oh, at least.
Well, we can irrigate 180 acres.
That's 200 tons of hay.
Enough for 80 head of cattle.
Plus, we always sell eggs, too.
And cream.
I was thinking
about getting some goats, too.
You know, for some kind
of cheese operation,
which, uh, I...
I think could be good--
Son, this was
a high-severity burn.
Do you know what that means?
It means the land is...
You won't have a hay crop
for eight years...
maybe 10.
The way the bank sees it,
there's no farm here
to borrow against for a house.
And no house here to borrow
against for a farm.
Now, these are a selection of
regional and national
aid organizations.
What I would suggest
you do is, uh,
apply to any and all of them
and, uh, see if they can
give you some support
while you're trying
to relocate...
or set yourself up
with new work.
But as far as the bank goes,
there's just no way
that we can step in.
I'm... I'm sorry for that.
You just wanted to show off.
Ha, ha!
You gotta cross your feet.
All right. Good job.
-Give it a whirl, Lucy.
-Ready? Ready?
So, ready? Normally,
then you cross your legs over.
Okay. Watch.
We are thankful for the seasons
that sustain us,
for the winter,
as well as the spring. Amen.
Amen.
Let's eat.
I've been thinking about...
these picture books
that my stepmom drew for me
when I was a kid.
They were really cool, man.
I was the main character,
and we'd go
on these adventures and things.
Sure would like
to have those now.
I think it was the photos
for us, huh?
Oh, yeah.
And all my pressed flowers, too.
Since I was a little girl.
I miss those, too.
Now you go.
That's all right.
Oh, please, Dusty.
Yeah, come on.
Come on, Dusty.
Mm.
Wh... What's weird is...
I keep remembering things
that are gone.
They'll just pop into my head at
the most random times. Like...
Oh, uh, Mom's fiddle
with the rattler in it...
or Callie's artwork
from kindergarten.
It makes me feel like...
There are things we lost
that I'll never remember,
you know?
That I already forgot.
Somehow...
I really miss those things.
Someday I'll meet someone
Who doesn't need someone
Someone who's just like me
And just wants to be free
And so, what's wrong
With that?
It's just a matter of fact
He won't steal
My heart away
And don't you tell me
That you love me
I've heard it all before
And don't you tell me
That you need me
'Cause I don't wanna
Hear it anymore
Thank you very much.
Lucy! Come on.
Let's go. Let's go, let's go!
Come on. Let's go.
We were, um, wondering
if we could, um...
Do a sleepover sometime?
Sure. Not on a school night,
though, okay?
Okay.
You liked things before, huh?
Hm.
I guess I liked
what I did every morning.
Feeding,
milking the cows,
stock count,
rotating pasture.
The little things.
Yeah, I guess.
Thought about
what you're gonna do next?
Mm-hm.
I'm gonna put on my pajamas,
I'm gonna brush my teeth,
and make sure Darla remembers
to take her medications.
I mean, like... big stuff.
The big stuff.
-Have you?
-Of course.
Yeah? You figured it out?
Me neither.
You let me know
when you do, though.
Okay, it looks like
we didn't receive
an initial form from you.
It's called form 4684.
Until we have that, we can't
move forward with the claim.
No one gave us that one.
It's available online.
You can file it all in one place
on the website.
I'm gonna give you an EM number,
which you'll need to type
at the top of the form.
Once that's filed, hopefully,
we can move forward
with some relief, okay?
- Everything all right?
- Um, I don't know.
We don't have a computer.
"Enter EM declaration
number assigned by FEMA."
What was it?
2609.
Date acquired?
Um, 1971, I think.
Yeah, yeah. 1971.
Okay.
One nine seven one.
All right.
Fair market value
of the property
before casualty or theft.
Let me see this.
- Howdy.
- Hey.
There's a problem
with the water.
Awesome. Thank you.
-Thanks, man.
-Not a problem.
I'll send you an invoice.
I'm just giving you a hard time.
I'm just kidding.
Thanks for your help, C.R.
You're a natural.
And your name
is R-U-B-Y?
Mm-hm.
B-Y.
Okay.
And this is your side,
and it should be green.
-And your name is D-U...
-D-U...
Actually, it's Thomas Jr.
Did you know that?
Dusty's a nickname.
Yup, so they tell me.
So, T...
- H.
- O.
O.
...M, ma, A-S. That's it.
Okay, now, you guys have to do
your parents, but they--
You have to use
the right colors.
Okay.
Well, you know my mom.
-Bess.
-Mm-hm.
B-E-S-S.
And she was born in Montrose,
but she grew up around here.
And my dad was
A-R-T-H-U-R,
and he was born in Oklahoma
somewhere.
Uh, Enid.
Yeah, Enid. On the, um,
on the Air Force base.
Now you go.
Oh, okay. Well...
You remember my mom.
What was her name?
Josie.
Josie.
Right.
And, uh, and her parents
came from across the sea
in Scotland.
Yeah, came over on a boat.
I have a picture.
Edna and Argus.
Mm.
I hear they were a hoot.
Some other good ones
in here, too.
Been meaning
to go through these forever.
Aw, little baby Callie-Rose.
Look at you.
You were so tiny.
You were my little baby
and now you're all grown up.
Here's one of the grandmas.
That's me and Josie.
That's at the ranch.
-Robbie.
-Mm-hm.
I've been meaning
to tell y'all something.
I had a brother...
Theo.
Just lived for a couple of days.
Too quick
for a birth certificate and all.
But I had a brother.
Momma.
I just don't want him forgotten,
that's all.
Dusty.
Would you like
to hold on to these?
I'd like that.
Hey.
Just don't bump the chairs
there. Or the counter.
Can we open it?
Uh...
Yeah, okay. Yup.
All right.
-What is that?
-Ooh, what's this?
Oh, that's just a lamp.
It's not anything special.
Well, maybe
we can put something over it.
Over there, so Dad can see it.
So the whole room lights up.
Here we go. Oh, my God.
We can put this over the top.
I think that's your mom's.
We should probably...
Probably get it back to her.
Looks like we're on a planet.
It looks a lot like that, yeah.
What is this?
Oh, boy.
I thought I'd lost this.
This is, uh...
my great-great-grandmother's
autograph book.
Back in the day,
anyone who came by the house
would write something
in the book, something nice.
"Do all the good you can
to all the people you can."
H.B. Newman, 1909.
That's tough to read. Here.
"The cow likes pumpkin.
The pig likes squash.
I love you, I do, by gosh."
No name. I guess it's some
kind of boyfriend or something.
Oh, wow. Can I have those?
It's funny, the...
The what?
Just, uh, funny
the things you pack,
and the things you leave,
you know?
Um, can we do these?
You wanna put them on the walls?
They're glow-in-the-dark.
Okay.
They don't glow yet,
but they'll glow soon.
Looking good.
For me?
Thanks.
You can put them
wherever you want.
You ready?
Ready.
So cool.
Good night.
Good night.
Night-night, Dad.
Before you saddle up, we're
gonna give her some pets, okay?
Just brush off
all the grass and the burrs.
Real firm, like that.
See that, Callie-Rose?
Yeah, that's great.
All right,
next up is the saddle.
So, you stay here.
Just here.
We're gonna go up,
one motion, all right?
One, two, three.
Way to go, cowgirl.
All right.
Now, you wanna get this part?
Just lift that off.
Just like a belt.
You got it. There you go.
Pass me the rear cinch.
This one here.
There you go. Perfect.
This one's nice and loose,
Callie-Rose. All right?
How she doing, Louis?
Looking good.
Hear that?
All right, now,
take this one off,
and you're gonna hand it to me
right here, between the legs.
You got it.
How about that?
Well, how about that?
How about that?
There you are.
You're gonna need a lot of this.
It makes you strong,
and I don't cook so good.
Now take this hose, and then
you put it right up there.
Perfect. Okay, I'll hold it.
-Does it feel tight enough?
-Yeah.
Okay, now, turn it on regular.
Ah.
When did it, um...
Last night.
She went to bed early.
Must have been in her sleep.
How's Callie-Rose?
She's okay.
I don't think
she fully understands.
And Robbie?
He's pretty broken up.
How are you holding up?
I don't know.
-You know?
-Yeah.
Yeah.
-Can I?
-Yeah, of course.
"For Ruby and Robbie
and Dusty and Callie-Rose.
Shoot. Had a feeling
it would end up this way
if I lived long enough.
I leave the house to Ruby.
The plants, too.
May she and Robbie
build a world here of their own.
I have $10,250
at the Conejos Credit Union.
$5,000 goes to...
$5,000 goes to Dusty to build
a home however he feels best.
The rest goes to Callie-Rose
for college
'cause she's such a smart girl.
And that's about it.
You got what you got,
and it was always enough for me.
Dusty, if you're amenable...
I'd like to be buried
in the plot on the ranch."
"It's got a lovely view.
I love you all. Bess."
Come here.
Where does she go now?
I don't know, really.
My mom said that...
we put people in the earth
when they die
so they can come back as trees.
Real big ones.
But what about
when the trees die?
Well, uh...
they come back, too. One day.
Even if it takes a long time.
Oh.
Can you read it to me?
Of course.
We're around here? Okay.
"That night,
he cried himself to sleep,
thinking about all the places
he would never see again.
Suddenly, he was back
on the Chisholm Trail,
saving the princess
from the Black Knight
and hang-gliding
over the Grand Canyon.
When he looked down, expecting
to see the magic boots,
all he saw
were his own bare feet.
At that moment,
he realized it wasn't the boots
that were magic.
It was him.
In the morning,
he bounded out of bed,
brushed his teeth
until they sparkled,
gave Bob a big hug
and put on his new high-tops.
Then as William
stepped out the back door,
he thought of a place far away.
And in the blink of an eye,
he was there."
Hey.
Hey.
That for Rick?
Yeah.
What'd you make?
Uh, it's, uh...
It's not exactly a hamburger.
It's not exactly a steak.
Something in between.
-How about you?
-Pozole.
Just pork, blue corn,
red chiles, and spices.
Huh, that sounds better.
Yeah, it does.
Guess Rick has a feast.
I heard about your...
Callie-Rose's grandma.
Yeah.
Elias.
That was my husband.
He made jewelry,
like little metal sculptures.
He made this.
It's nice.
Sounds like a special guy.
He was.
Quiet type, huh?
Oh, yeah.
She's got a ten of spades.
Uh-oh.
That's why chalk is easier.
Twelve days.
I guess that's
their legal obligation.
There's fires in California,
Idaho, Oregon.
Floods in Mississippi.
And they're overstretched.
Budget got cut,
blah, blah, blah.
And there's some trouble
with the county
about septic or something.
Can't renew the lease
on the land.
Where will you go?
Arizona, maybe.
Um, my sister-in-law
has an apartment in Phoenix.
Might be able to stay
with her for a while.
See if Lucy can finish up
her school year there.
What about you?
Um...
Montana, maybe.
Um, cousin has a ranch there.
Maybe she can use a hand
in calving season.
Maybe longer. I don't know.
Montana. Sounds nice.
Did you tell Callie yet?
No, not yet.
After the service maybe.
You know
you gotta tell her now, right?
Come in.
Real book.
-Robbie got it for me.
-Yeah?
It's about these kids
who travel through time,
and they gotta save these,
um, wild horses.
Okay. That sounds great.
Listen, I wanted
to let you know...
I'll be leaving
after we bury your grandma.
How long?
Well, a while.
Kind of...
Kind of hard to say.
To be a cowboy?
Yeah, I guess.
What about your home?
It's not there.
The other home.
That's not a real home,
Callie-Rose.
Oh.
Hey, you all right?
I'm fine.
You sure?
Everything can go back
to normal now.
Like you said.
Blue sky moon on the rise
Stubborn light
In a fading sky
Easy wind is blowing
Caked in clay
At the water line
Dusty branches hanging high
Riverbanks are glowing
Between two lines
In the middle of the road
My mom was brought up
good and tough.
And she raised me that way, too.
And as a grandma,
she found a softness
that life hadn't allowed before.
And that's how she went.
Gentle.
She loved and she was loved.
And she knew that was enough.
So, here she is.
She liked it here.
And she's happy.
You got what you got.
Okay, Robbie?
Well, ol' Bess
always liked this one.
What about the trailers?
I'm sorry?
We gotta leave the land.
-Can we take the trailers?
-The trailers are not intended
for permanent occupation.
Let us keep them.
Let us keep them.
The department sometimes
puts decommissioned
mobile homes on auction,
-but I can hardly--
-How much do you think?
I got... I got $5,000.
I'll buy them all.
That wouldn't change
the need to vacate this land.
I know.
Yeah, I know.
Please.
Uh...
I got 200 acres
off of Country Road 47Z.
And, um...
There's nothing there.
But if anyone
wants a place to stay,
I don't see why we can't
put these trailers on it.
I know I'd like that.
It's got a lovely view.
How long would we have?
Till what?
Until it burns again.
Keep the brush cleared.
Stay on the edge of the property
away from the woods.
Ten years, probably.
Maybe twenty.
That's probably what we got.
And then what?
I don't know.
I don't know.
Begin again?
Do you allow dogs?
Yes, indeed.
I'm in.
You're gonna need me to hook up
water connections anyways.
You have a spot
for a flower garden over there?
As much as you want.
Okay.
I think
we're gonna hit the road.
See what we find. Day by day.
Even after everything...
I don't like anywhere better.
Yeah?
Okay, then.
Begin again.
You think he's out there?
He'll be all right.
Today I walked
Down the street
I used to wander
Yeah, shook my hand
And made myself a bet
There was all these things
That I don't think I remember
Hey, how lucky
Can one man get?
Yup. Keep it going.
That ought to do it.
I know what you got.
I bronzed my shoes
And I hung them
From a rearview mirror
Bronzed admiration
In the blind spot of regret
Oh, thank you so much.
There was all these things
That I don't think
I remember
Hey, how lucky
Can one man get?
Looking good, Louis.
I'll be damned.
Today I walked
Down the street
I used to wander
Yeah, scratched my head
And lit my cigarette
Well, there was
All these things
That I don't think
I remember
Hey, how lucky
Can one man get?
Callie-Rose.
Would you, uh...
Would you help me
with something?
Today I walked
Down the street
I used to wander
Yeah, shook my hand
And made myself a bet
Well, there was
All these things
That I don't think
I remember
Hey, how lucky
Can one man get?
Hey, how lucky
Can one man get?
Hey, how lucky
Can one man get?
It's pretty, ain't it?
Yeah.