Mud Page #5

I'll go tomorrow.

You want me to come and get you?

No, I can manage.

Hell, I made it out here, didn't I?

It's a hell of a thing, ain't it?

It's a hell of a thing.

Time to get up.

It's too early.

I'm going to Wal-Mart

and I need you to come with me.

Mom.

Come on.

Ellis, I know what

your father told you last night.

That's... That's not what I wanted.

I wanted to sit you down and talk about it.

What do you want to talk about?

You want to leave and that means

they can tear up our house.

Well, I spent my whole life on that boat.

I don't think it's too much to ask...

Oh, no.

(CLICKS TONGUE)

Oh, I hope no one's hurt.

I'm just sayin' there are two sides to this.

You know, I haven't made up my mind yet,

because I wanted you to be

involved with my decision.

But I need a change, Ellis.

I deserve one.

I think they're searching people.

TROOPER:
How you

doin' today, ma'am?

MARY LEE:
I'm all right,

how are you?

I'm doin' just fine. Have you seen

or picked up any hitchhikers today?

No, sir.

Okay, could you open

the back for me, please?

- It's open.

- Okay.

Ma'am, have you seen this man?

No, sir.

Son, have you?

No.

Okay, well, there's been reports

that he's in the area.

So if you see him,

just call 9-1-1 for us, okay?

- Okay.

- What'd he do?

What'd he do?

Move along, please.

Neck, Neck, pick up!

I knew it!

I told you that crazy

son of a b*tch was trouble.

Did you tell him where he is?

No, that's why I called you.

He needs to know

people are looking for him.

You think he doesn't know that already?

Jesus, Ellis.

Why do you even think he's on that island?

Ellis, I'm serious.

We don't know who this guy is.

He loves her, Neck. He told me.

I don't give a sh*t who he loves.

He's not dangerous.

(SIGHS)

(MOTOR STARTING)

It sounds like a shitload of

state troopers thinks different.

No tellin' where the hell he's been sleepin'.

He might be gone already.

(MUD WHISTLES)

Sh*t.

Sorry, boys, but I'm going to have to go

back on our deal for the boat.

I don't feel good about it,

but I don't see any other way

out of what I'm into.

So you know about the state troopers?

What state troopers?

The ones spreadin'

your picture all over the place.

Stoppin' cars on the 165,

searching for your ass.

No, I don't know about that.

But it don't surprise me,

I got a lot of folks lookin' for me.

Why?

I shot a man.

Killed him.

I'm sorry I didn't tell you boys sooner,

but I was hopin' to be long gone

before anything came of it.

Didn't want y'all involved.

Look, y'all been real good to me.

You're the only friends I got out here.

If troopers got 165 blocked, that means

they got other roads blocked, too.

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