There Will Be Blood Page #4

...who might help get us started.

How do you feel about this, Abel?

Yes. What Eli says.

Well. Good. Let's draw up some

contracts and let's give it a try.

Appreciate your help with this, Eli.

-Good afternoon.

-Good afternoon.

-Real estate?

-Yes.

I'd like to talk to you.

I'm looking for some land,

I just bought the Sunday ranch.

And... Well, where's the map?

Where are the hills behind the Sunday ranch?

That's here, it's the Bandy tract.

He has over 600 acres.

What about this?

AC Maude, Blodget, Redlick, Carr...

-What's it held at? -Six dollars an acre.

What about this?

That's the Belvins and that could be got, I'm sure.

-Can everything around here be got?

-Sure.

Paul Sunday turned out to be a good friend of ours.

That's right.

You get here as soon as you can.

Bring Fred English.

Good enough.

Thank you, porter.

-H.W., how are you?

-Fine, and you?

-Pretty good, where's your dad?

-You fellows are a long way from Signal Hill.

-Hello Plainview.

-Hello G.

-Good to see you.

-On your way somewhere else?

Passing through, looking around.

Funny to see you.

-Funny isn't it.

-You boys are a regular family business.

You boys are a little late.

-What'd you find?

-I found some interesting prospects.

-Did you hear Standard bought up?

-It's in the north so far.

That's what I hear.

I'm gonna tell you Gene,

if you're gonna make a play: look east...

I'd rather it would be you than someone else.

There's a lot around here that's been taken.

Life must be easy when you've got such

a cute face to carry around with you.

Are you telling me how handsome my son is?

-Well then I am.

-That's very nice, thank you.

Good luck, Gene.

I said:
go east.

I'll be your lawyer if you

need to draw up a contract...

...make sure you don't get swindled, boy,

get half of what your dad is making.

What are those men doing?

They're just guys that are working for us.

They're just looking around.

How much money can we make?

I don't know, depends...

One thousand dollars?

Mary said that her father beats her,

if she doesn't pray.

Mary, she is the smaller one?

Yes, she is.

-Everyone here?

-Very successful.

-But?

There's one who is holding out.

-Who?

-William Bandy.

-Who is he?

He's an old man, who homesteaded here.

He lives with his grandson...

He said he'd like to speak with you.

-Was he here?

-No, he'd like you to come visit with him.

He's boosting his price?

He said he'd like to speak with

whoever was doing the buying.

Well, let him wait He'll come around.

Let's go.

Ladies and gentlemen.

Thank you so much for

visiting with us this evening.

I've traveled across half our state to

be here and to see about this land.

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