Cold Comes the Night
I don't wanna go to school.
I said I don't wanna go to school.
Oh, is that what that was?
Mom.
You can't stay here with me
all day, Sophia.
But I can help you. I know how
to pick up the phone when it rings.
You know how to do a lot of things.
You are very smart.
Smarter than me, definitely.
Then why do I have to go to school?
I'll make you a deal.
This weekend, I'll show you
how to use the washing machine.
I can help you fold the sheets?
Yes, you can.
Go finish getting ready for school.
Car pool will be here in a second.
You're listening to Greene
County Public Radio.
In today's weather,
it's gonna be cold and cloudy.
High temperature's gonna reach 30.
Overnight low's dipping down to 20.
Watch out tonight
on some of the roads.
Warming tomorrow,
but not too much, high around 40.
Gonna stay that way
for the rest of the week.
Lake Festival gets under way Saturday.
Hope you can join us.
We'll have a booth there...
Don't forget to brush your teeth.
Hey.
Sorry.
We fell asleep.
Billy said it was fine.
Mom, I'm ready.
Come on down.
She said all right
She said all right
- Hi, Stella.
- Hi.
Okay, babe.
Let's get this off.
Mom, I forgot to feed Mr. Jones.
Oh, that's okay, baby. I'll do it.
- Denise will pick you up at 3.
I love you. - I love you too.
- Bye, Stella.
- Bye.
Thanks, Barb.
Shit.
The last two times we spoke,
I told you a concern had been
raised about the suitability
of an environment like this
Her name is Sophia.
Given the high rate of turnover of a
mostly transient, mostly male population.
And the local girls.
We're leaving but the winters are
slow here. There's nothing I can do.
Unfortunately it is still unacceptable by
the legal standards enforced by the state.
What's that?
You have two weeks
to relocate Sophia
to a suitable location.
Failure to do so will
result in her being removed.
What do you mean?
This is a commercial property
drug use and prostitution.
Your choice to use it
as your place of residence cannot...
We're leaving, I told you that,
but I can't afford it.
There's always placement until
you get your feet back on the ground.
We have families who'd be
happy to take Sophia...
Could you stop it?
These are good families.
Would you stop it? Please.
It will only...
I'd rather be dead.
Then you have two weeks.
Was dating this chick,
and she's Russian, right?
And I understand every eighth
word, right? Ha-ha-ha.
Her dad bought her tits for her,
ever heard of something like that?
They're big and they're hard,
got them done back in the homeland.
It was, like,
fucking hilarious.
Ugh.
It's cold, right?
My stomach's been eating itself
for the last hour.
We should probably
fill up again anyways.
You never know when the next
gas station's gonna be out here.
That cool, right? Yeah?
All right, cool.
Mom?
Mm?
Stella Bradshaw says no one's
really supposed to live at a motel.
You're supposed to stay
one or two nights
and then leave and go
back to your real house.
Stella Bradshaw said that?
Yes.
How many bathrooms do you think
Stella Bradshaw has at her house?
I don't know.
Maximum two.
You know how many bathrooms
you have? Twenty-two.
More than they have in Buckingham Palace.
You know what that makes you?
A princess.
Mom, you're crazy.
Crazy like a fox.
I love you, baby.
I love you too, Mom.
Close your eyes.
I wish someone were laying here
Here you go. Find everything you need?
Yeah, totally.
Mother-f*ck, it's cold outside.
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