A Family Thing

Now, let me run this by you

one more time real slow

so you can understand it.

If you rent a piece of equipment,

you are liable for it

if you bust it.

I don't think I'm responsible for faulty

equipment. The thing just flew apart.

I didn't rent it to you

to bust up a building.

It's none of your business

what I rented it for.

I paid good money. I'm the customer,

and I'm not being treated like one.

It damn well is my business.

I own this place,

and every piece

of equipment in it.

And you ain't gonna cost me

any money, by God. Yes, ma'am.

Where'd you say you were

from again? Wisconsin.

Wisconsin? There's

your trouble, Junior.

I've never seen a damn yankee yet

could operate more than a wheelbarrow.

I paid the rental,

and that's all I'm paying.

Earl, it's aunt Ruby on the phone.

Tell her I'll call her back.

It's about granny.

She's fixing to...

it's almost time.

Oh. Come on, daddy.

Let's go to the house.

Lock up, Sonny.

Where you going? Let's get this settled.

We're closing up.

I got things to take care of

- besides hoohahing with you. - Well,

I'm not leaving until we get it settled.

I'll talk to you tomorrow.

You better sign something

saying I'm not responsible.

You comin'? I'm locking this door. I'm

not leaving till you sign something.

Very funny.

Hey.

Hey!

Unlock this door!

Hear me?

Hey!

Hey! Get back here!

She's been talking

out of her head, Earl.

She's been calling for you.

All right.

Mama.

Why don't you make some

coffee or something?

That crying ain't helping any.

Carrie, how you feeling?

Tolerable, I reckon.

How you all doin'?

I'm kind of down in my back,

but I reckon I'll do.

You want me to get you

something or other to eat?

Naw. I don't feel much

like eatin' nothin'.

I seen your daddy today,

Sonny.

Daddy's dead, granny.

No, he ain't no such a thing.

He's out there in the back,

building me a little ol' shed

to keep things in.

Carrie, I'm gonna get

me some coffee.

You want some?

No. I don't believe I do.

I been kinda thinking

about going to church sunday.

You want to?

All right.

Good.

Well, we'll do that.

Reckon why your daddy's

playing I'm all right?

You are all right, mama.

Doctor says you're liable

to live to be 100.

Said you're too ornery to die yet.

You're having a spell, that's all.

You never was too good

at storyin', Junior.

I'm 85 years old.

That's plenty of stayin' alive to do.

You take care of things, Earl.

You do things right.

Yes, ma'am.

I don't want you laying here

some of these days like me

wishing you'd done different.

You done real good, mama.

Real good.

You take care of

your family, Earl.

Yes, ma'am.

Use my memory to help you do that.

I always do. That's the first

thing. I always take care.

That's what you taught me.

I had a dream.

I was hanging a load of wash

on a tree limb down by the river.

Ain't that the silliest thing?

Earl.

Sheriff just called.

He said some man

called him from the store,

hollering you'd locked him

up inside of it.

Hey, daddy. What's going on?

I bought you a new cap today.

It says "Hunters do it

with both barrels. "

Well, she's gone.

Mama's gone.

Gone to heaven.

So you better call

whoever you're supposed to call, Ruby,

to take care of it.

When's that coffee

gonna be ready?

And when Jesus

came to the place

where Lazarus was buried,

Martha said unto him,

"Lord, if you had been here,

"my brother would not have died.

"But even now I know

God will give you whatever

you ask him. "

Jesus said unto her,

"Your brother will rise again. "

How about you, reverend?

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