Sonny Page #3

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-Shoplifting.

Why are you getting upset? He's been

in jail for that more times than I can count.

I know.

I just get so worried sometimes.

Henry's getting too old

to be going to jail every week.

He's all I got. Anything happens to him,

I don't know what I'd do.

All right. Did you call the bondsman?

He's gonna meet us down at the jail...

as soon as Carol gets back.

Why when Carol gets back?

Sonny, you've been gone over three years.

Things change.

The bondsman knows I got a girl with me.

Henry won't get out till Monday morning...

unless Carol comes with us

and spends a few minutes with him.

I'm sorry I didn't ask you first

about Carol coming with us.

I just kept thinking of poor old Henry

laying up in that jail for three days.

That's all right, Mama.

If that's how you've been dealing with it...

nothing we can do about it now.

-I love you, Sonny-boy.

-I love you, Mom.

What's the matter?

Shut up, God damn it.

I don't want Sonny to hear.

Hear what?

Henry's in jail.

-So? What else is new?

-I want him out tonight.

Call the bondsman, like you always do,

and tell him to send a runner for the money.

I'm going to shower. It's been a long day.

Now you listen to me, b*tch.

You better listen good.

You don't know Sonny like I do.

You spend one night with him,

you think he'll do anything for you.

He's that way

because I trained him to be that way.

So don't you go getting no fancy ideas...

about running off

and living happily ever after in Texas City.

Because he don't care a damn thing

about you.

You still belong to me, girl.

And you still do as I say.

If you don't...

I'll have you cut and thrown out

into the street for the winos.

Sonny won't even notice you're gone.

Do I make myself clear?

What's the matter with you?

I never seen you like this before.

You better hope

you never have to see me like this again.

The bondsman says he wants

to spend a little time with you tonight...

or he won't pull Henry till Monday.

So after we get him out of jail,

I want you to take the money to his office...

and give him what he wants, you hear?

He's never wanted a date before.

Why does he want one all of a sudden?

Because I told him he could have one,

that's why.

You'll wait for me back at the house?

Go on and get Henry.

I'll see you in a couple of hours.

I wanna have me a baby.

Doing this whole thing,

you ever see Mama accept you?

I can't afford to be that realistic.

If I look too close in the mirror,

I might see me.

I don't think I'm quite ready for that.

Hand me that smoke?

Can I have a light?

Where's everybody at?

Your mama took Carol

up to Ponchatoula to work.

She's booked for a week

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