Mud Page #2

GALEN:
Come on, baby!

I'm a goddamn princess!

That's uncalled for.

Hey, a lot of people are comfortable

with that kind of thing in the bedroom.

Some people aren't.

We know that about you now, okay?

WOMAN:
What do you

think I am?

Pearls.

Galen finds 'em in the mussel shells.

Come on, let's get that book.

- GALEN:
You weren't havin' any fun?

- WOMAN:
No!

- No fun at all?

- No!

Please don't go.

I don't want you goin' back

out there by yourself.

That river's scary enough with two people.

I don't trust that guy.

Here it is.

Galen said that really turned

things around for him.

Thanks.

Watch out for that dog.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

You really goin' back out there?

Yeah. I think it's the right thing to do.

NECKBONE:
All right.

I'll be over in the mornin' then.

GALEN:
Hey, that's a good book.

Be sure you do the worksheets in back.

Let's get some dinner, Neck.

Hey, I'll call before I come.

ELLIS:
All right.

(INDISTINCT YELLING)

(DOOR CLOSES)

(WATER RUNNING)

You okay, Mama?

Yes.

Are you hungry?

You want me to fix you something?

I'm all right.

Well, then, I'm going to turn in.

(CREAKING)

ELLIS:
Hey, Dad.

What do you know about Tom Blankenship?

What?

Mr. Blankenship,

what do you know about him?

Why?

I don't know. He just looks lonely

over there all by himself.

Some people move to

this river to work on it,

and some people move here to be left alone.

I want us to try and sit down

for dinner tonight, okay?

Ellis?

Be home by 7:
00.

Yes, ma'am.

Where do you think he's at?

Let's try the boat.

ELLIS:
Looks like

he made camp.

You think he's up there?

(WHISTLING)

What are you doin'?

I try to never sleep in the same spot twice.

- What you got there?

- ELLIS:
Brought you some food.

Here, take it.

(UNZIPPING BAG)

I owe you boys.

I was gonna try and run

a trotline this afternoon.

See where that got me.

Mmm.

Green beans never tasted so good.

Why you have that pistol?

Protection.

Y'all needn't be afraid of me.

I've got two ways to protect myself

out here, this shirt

and this pistol.

There are fierce powers

at work in the world, boys.

Good, evil,

poor luck, best luck.

As men,

we've got to take advantage where we can.

Y'all comin'?

ELLIS:
So who's this guy

you're waiting on?

Oh, I'm not waitin' on no guy.

I'm waitin' on my girlfriend.

- Juniper.

- Is she hot?

She's beautiful.

(COUGHS) Bullshit!

Prettiest girl I've ever seen, hands down.

Blonde hair, long legs.

I tell you, she's like a dream

you don't want to wake up from.

She's got these birds tattooed

on her hands here.

Nightingales.

(IMITATES WINGS FLAPPING)

Good luck birds.

That a good luck snake?

No, it is not.

I hate snakes.

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