The Confirmation Page #2

Where'd you hear

anything like that, Mark?

At school.

Some of the girls...

Aren't you going to eat?

Nah. I'm not hungry.

Mark:

About being a hussy.

What's it mean?

Well, Mark, it, uh...

it means a worthless woman.

You mean shiftless

and no account?

That's right.

So what are we going to do?

What do you mean "do"?

This weekend?

They were probably repeating

something they heard, son.

(phone rings)

Uh, I don't know.

Maybe go to Otto's?

Yeah?

Uh-huh.

Yes, I can.

Yeah, I got all those tools.

I got joinery, staircase...

Yeah, I use

the antique carving...

Uh-huh?

Behind the Pastime.

Monday morning, 9:00.

Great. Thanks.

Here's something to do.

I got a job Monday.

Go to the truck,

unlock the big box,

and bring me my wood tool box.

The one with the old chisels

and knives?

You can help me sharpen 'em.

Okay.

It's gone.

What do you mean, it's gone?

The lock was on?

Yeah, but it was unlocked.

You left the truck

alone at the tavern.

Just for a few minutes.

Yeah. I told you

to stay in the truck.

You forgot to lock it.

Sometimes, when you're drunk,

you forget things.

Can't you get new ones?

Those are specialty tools.

They're hard to find.

They cost a lot of money.

If Otto doesn't have

some to borrow,

I've got to find

the son of a b*tch

who stole mine,

or I'm screwed.

So we are going to Otto's.

Anthony!

Hey, Otto.

How you doing?

Walt!

Hey.

We don't see you guys enough.

How you doing?

Good.

Excellent.

Come on in!

No, I'm sorry.

Otto, we can't stay.

I just wanted to see

if you've still got

your Swiss files.

I got a job Monday.

Mine went missing.

Not that nice, old set?

Yeah, they knew

what they were after.

Went right for 'em,

left everything else.

All right, well, let's see

what we got in the back.

There we go.

Oh, wait.

I sold mine a while back.

Well, how long?

Maybe I can find them.

Not long.

Maybe 10 years.

(sighs)

I gotta find mine, then.

You know who you should talk to

is Guy Bishop

over at Swift Creek Tavern.

Is he the owner?

No, he...

But he's always there.

He's a good guy.

Retired.

He knows just about everybody.

He might know who would

steal tools like yours.

Was he a cop?

No, a thief.

But he's a good guy now?

Better than most.

Better than most thieves

or better than most guys?

Thieves.

But he's a good guy now.

He found Jesus.

Well, if he found Jesus,

maybe he can find my tools.

- All right.

- See you, Otto.

- Thanks, Otto.

- Good hunting.

Dad?

Why don't you have a job?

What do you mean?

I have a job.

I'm a finish

carpentry specialist.

Well, I mean,

like, all the time.

Oh, I'm what's called

a freelancer.

I pick what jobs I want to do.

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