Don't Come Knocking Page #5

I haven't seen

him in so long.

Of course, I guess

we've all gotten

a bit little longer in

the tooth, now, haven't we?

I guess so, Charlie.

It happens.

Bye-bye.

Yes, it happens.

Did you have any fun

out there last night?

Fun, yeah.

Nah.

Girls? Drinking

and gambling?

No, Mom.

Well, it's supposed

to be fun, isn't it? I mean,

that's what they claim.

People come from miles

around to have fun.

That's what I thought

it was, anyway.

It's just designed

to be fun.

Yeah, I don't know.

I don't know what to

do with myself anymore.

Aren't you gonna

eat your eggs?

Yeah, I'm not feeling so hot.

Well, hand them over then.

No sense in wasting them.

They look good.

Mm-hmm.

Thank you.

Fork.

You don't happen to

have any pictures of

your little family, do you?

My family?

The child you never told

me about. My grandson.

I mean, I had to find

it out from his poor

mother back then.

What child?

Now, don't tell me

you gave it up for adoption

or something stupid like that.

I don't know about any child.

You don't know?

No.

How'd you get to be

such a mess, Howard?

A woman called me years ago--

Back,

just after you'd finished

that big motion

picture of yours

up there in Montana,

the Western.

--said she was pregnant

with your baby.

What woman was this?

I don't know. A woman.

You're the one who got

her pregnant.

I ne-- I never got

anybody pregnant!

Well, she said that you did.

She had a pretty

strong notion about it.

What did she want?

She wanted to

know if I'd seen you.

Of course, I hadn't.

I never saw you

again after that.

You were just

a total stranger.

She called from

somewhere up in Montana.

I remember that.

Montana?

I got-- I gotta lie down, Mom.

Oh, uh-- Don't you want

your orange juice, then?

No. Thanks.

SUTTER:

Mrs. Spence,

I'm looking for your son.

LULU:

My son? I haven't seen

him in over 30 years.

Ever since he became

a big movie star.

You'd think he'd at least

drop his mother a card

now and then, wouldn't you?

SUTTER:

Yes, you would. So you haven't

heard from him in 30 years?

LULU:
Mm-mm. No.

Not a phone call?

Not an e

LULU:

What's an e

Oh, you must be

from the movie-company

outfit, is that it?

SUTTER:

Sort of.

Well, uh, Mrs. Spence,

here's my card.

And if you do happen

to hear from your son,

could you give me a call?

My numbers are all there.

LULU:
Oh, I'd be glad to.

LULU:
Yeah.

SUTTER:
I appreciate that.

Bye-bye.

Goodbye, now.

LULU:

Howard, the coast is clear.

I remember your father

barrelling down those long

dusty roads in this thing...

heading back from

the cattle auctions.

You could see him

from miles away.

Just a plume of dust

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