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Byron Smith.

- Yeah.

- How's you get here today?

- I drove.

- Got insurance on the vehicle?

- Yeah.

- You wanted to work on a farm.

- I need a job, don't I?

- I'm gonna give you work

to do as part of my program.

You're gonna turn up

on time and hand it in.

I got no interest in sending

you back inside unless you do.

You know what constitutes

a violation for you?

- I think so.

- They're listed in that pack.

General rule,

if you think something

might be, then it is.

- What're you doing down here?

- It's easier when

that's working.

I would fix it, but

I think Flea should.

Because last time I tried,

I broke it even worse.

Wanna see something cool?

Daddy put this up

here for the winter

so that it wouldn't freeze.

This is my favorite place

because all the old stuff.

I saw a snake in there once.

- Enough said.

- Julia!

How many times do I have to

tell you not to play down here?!

Did it look safe on

that stuff to you?

Get in the house.

I am not taking you

to the emergency room.

- You have one unheard message.

- Yo, Byron, it's Marquis.

Look, we've been

working on some things

we might be able to

get you in on, up there

sooner than we thought.

Nothing solid yet, though,

but you know.

Anyway,

pick up the phone if you

need anything, you hear?

Bye son.

- F***!

- Real interesting stuff?

- I don't think I've ever

seen a cow up close before.

They're bigger than you think.

- Heard you ran into the guys.

- They your friends?

- The one who stayed at

the car is my ex-boyfriend.

- The guy with the gun.

- Yeah.

He's a f***ing a**hole.

I told him to leave

you alone, though.

It's getting kinda cold.

I'll see you inside.

- I didn't mean to snap earlier.

Bits of that old barn keep

coming down after bad weather.

It's a hundred years old.

We're going to church tomorrow

if you wanna come with us.

- I don't go to church.

- Okay.

Well, sleep well.

28, 32, 34, 36.

Sh*t.

- Sorry.

- Cow got through

some broken fence.

She might be in the woods

behind the house, there.

When you're done

with your chores,

maybe see if you can find her.

- Why doesn't Byron

have to come, momma?

- Because he doesn't

believe in God.

- Why not?

- Some people just don't.

- They're smart.

- Seat belts.

- Come on.

Sh*t!

Hello?

No damn cow out here.

Don't shoot!

Please, don't shoot!

Please, don't shoot!

- What're you doing?

- I'm looking for a cow.

- Well, I don't see any cows.

- My aunt,

Beth Larson, she

said one got loose

in these woods.

- Larson's ain't colored.

- My stepbrother's family.

- Oh.

Well, I hit a few this way.

There we go.

- Scared the sh*t out of me.

- Looks like an egg, right?

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