Sins of the Father (an Hommage to the Night of the Hunter) Page #3

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Did you find anything?

It's not my dad's.

- What are you doing?

- We're getting in!

- No, you can't!

- But we always do.

- Wait until I'm finished.

- No, the water'll be cold.

And besides, Dad says when we

have a bath,

it's a shame to waste

all the hot water.

But I'm not your dad, and I don't

think your mum would like this.

- He tells us a story.

- I don't know any.

- None.

- No.

- Not even one story.

- No.

What's she singing about, then?

She's...

just singing.

About what, though?

People never sing about nothing.

Nobody has ever wrote a

song about nothing.

So you can't sing a

song about nothing.

So, what's she singing about?

He's back.

- I'd better come in.

- I'll be fine.

I'll see you soon.

Thanks.

Hi. Want some water?

- Hi.

- Hi Mum.

They don't like to waste

the hot water.

- You guys hungry?

- Yeah.

I'll get dinner ready.

A tiger in the trees.

Which trees?

There are lots of trees up there.

Winters up here are something else,

especially when the snow comes.

Shiraz?

No.

He, um, drinks tea.

Jamie?

Dinner's ready.

Jamie?

- His new name's Bike.

- Bike?

Bike. Mm, I suppose that's not

too bad.

What about you, Katie?

You have a new name?

- Sass!

- Oh.

- From "sassafras".

- It's very pretty.

Jamie?

I'll go get him.

Hey. Time to eat.

- So, Mr David...

- Call me Martin.

Martin. How's the study going?

Those devils giving you much trouble?

No, not too much trouble.

- I'm getting...

- Oh, Katie, that's disgusting! Sorry.

- He likes it stronger.

- Oh, like Jarrah.

My husband only liked tea if

it was the colour of rust.

- Have you read his book?

- No, I haven't. But it's on the top of my list.

Run and get Daddy's book.

So what do they teach in

zoology these days, Martin.

Same stuff; hasn't changed much

in the past ten years.

Do you know Jude Morris?

He's from your neck of the woods.

Columbia, right?

I couldn't find it.

I'm finished. Can you tell

us a story?

Martin and I will just have to have

a little chat. After that...

- You promised... Mum...

- After we've had a talk.

Katie says that you washed me,

in the bath.

The children helped.

I am not a bad mother. It...

It's just hard.

What are those...

speakers in the trees?

Up there.

Um, Jarrah.

He wanted to have concerts up here

when he first moved.

Ah, he had this idea that everyone could gather

here:
artists, scientists, town's people...

...like a little Woodstock.

Yeah, he had lots of ideas.

Too many.

Too many to hold in his head at once.

We're lucky Jack sent you.

- Hey everybody. This is Martin David, like I told you.

- Hi.

Hello.

What happened to your eye?

- Ah! Caught a stick in it.

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