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desire to confess to a boy who is

fresh out of the seminary.

8.

9 EXT. WALT’S HOUSE -LATER 9

People are leaving Walt’s house. A mass of shuffling,

stiff-jointed old Pollacks.

Right next door --walking the opposite direction are

more Hmong going up the sidewalk. They laugh and chatter

and carry big dishes of food and fruit. They are a happy

bunch compared to the dour crowd exiting Walt’s home.

The Hmong are going to a birth ceremony. A three-day-old

baby is named and three souls are located for the

newborn.

CUT TO:

ANOTHER ANGLE:

Walt leans over a car that contains two shivering old

ladies from the funeral. He hooks up the jumper cables

to their dead battery.

Mitch, Karen, Ashley and Josh pull up next to Walt in a

brand new Toyota Land Cruiser. Mitch opens the window.

MITCH:

I’d really like to help, Dad, but

we have to get the kids home,

they’re getting restless.

Walt just looks at the TOYOTA EMBLEM on the Land Cruiser

and then gives Mitch a disgusted glance.

WALT:

Fine. Go.

MITCH:

I’ll call in a few, see how you’re

doing.

Walt nods and lights a cigarette as they drive off.

WALT:

Kill you to buy American.

10 INT. LAND CRUISER - SAME TIME 10

MITCH:

Did you see him look at the truck?

It’s always Rice-Burner this or

Jap-Buggy that. Even at Mom’s

funeral, he can’t let it go.

(CONTINUED)

9.

10 CONTINUED:
10

KAREN:

At least he didn’t say anything

this time.

MITCH:

He didn’t have to.

KAREN:

Well, what do you expect? The man

worked at a Ford plant for twenty-

eight years.

MITCH:

And I suppose that’s my goddamned

fault?

11 BACK ON WALT 11

Walt gets his guests’ engine running.

As they drive off, Walt hears faint SINGING. Walt looks

into his neighbor’s backyard and can’t believe his eyes.

The Hmong all sing and chant as three CHICKENS have their

heads sliced off, right there in the yard.

The chickens are held up and everyone chants louder.

It’s a sacrifice. Walt spits in the snow and says to

Daisy.

WALT:

Barbarians. Goddamned barbarians.

12 INT. HMONG HOUSE NEXT DOOR -SAME TIME 12

The house is a buzz of activity. The older Hmong speak

their native language, the younger generation speaks both

English and Hmong.

(NOTE:
Hmong is subtitled when necessary.)

Tao’s Grandmother (PHONG) complains to a MAN.

PHONG:

(subtitled)

There’s no man in this house,

that’s why my daughter should

remarry. Being a second wife is

better than having a woman be the

head of the household. It’s not

our way.

(CONTINUED)

10.

12 CONTINUED:
12

MAN:

(subtitled)

What about Tao?

PHONG:

(subtitled)

What about him?

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