Turn The River Page #5

What are you nervous about?

I'm going to get him back.

Kai, you don't even have

visitation rights

let alone custody.

I know.

It would be kidnapping.

I know.

Eventually,

they'll come looking for you.

Not eventually.

I'll be the first person

they come looking for.

I'm his mother.

And I have a record.

You do?

Yep.

- What for?

Running a card room.

They put you in jail for that?

F***!

Small town.

And one b*tch came in

and made a huge racket.

Who?

Gulley's grandmother, Abigail.

I worked in

a town bar,

and I, uh...

had a card game in back.

One side of town

was a little college

with a bunch of rich kids

who couldn't play for sh*t,

but they could drink.

And the other side

was a... seminary

with a few young men

who could do both,

usually pretty well.

Gulley's dad was from

the seminary side.

You were dating a priest?

He got kicked out.

I got pregnant,

and he proposed and...

For a couple weeks

it was fantastic.

I had this...

funny, handsome

and I was going to be a mother.

Then a shitstorm named

Abigail rolled in.

Next thing I know,

David disappears,

I get brought up

on a whole load of charges,

and I'm now three months

pregnant.

And Abby made me a deal.

Give up the baby,

get a divorce,

she'd do whatever she could

to make things easier.

I couldn't say no.

I mean, I was 25 years old.

I was going to lose the kid

either way.

So while I appreciate the cash,

it isn't going to be enough.

You can't tell me

anymore about this.

I know.

I own the pool hall,

the rent here is cheap.

I'm just too old to start

f***ing things up now.

Can you help me

set up some games?

How much you need?

I-I don't know yet.

I, uh...

thinking around $60,000.

Jesus!

You going to offer me

a drink, or what?

You can't raise that

by just grabbing games.

Okay.

Did you think

you could?

I hadn't really

thought that far.

Ah, crap.

What about that guy I you off?

Duncan.

Yeah.

Maybe him.

Okay.

- Yeah.

Maybe.

Listen, I don't want to know

anymore about it.

Okay.

Gulley, come set the table.

Okay.

Use the nice napkins.

Your grandma's

coming over.

I know.

I'm coming.

Abby hasn't seen you for awhile

so maybe put on a nice shirt.

Okay.

Remember how I had

to work last weekend?

I don't know.

Well, I did

and we couldn't get to mass.

Yeah.

Well, Abby may ask,

and let's just...

avoid it, okay?

Sure.

Okay.

Go help Ellen.

Okay.

Ellen, this is good.

What is this?

It's called escarole.

How's the world

of real estate?

Busy. People always want

to buy new apartments.

I wouldn't want people coming

and going through my house.

It feels like snooping.

I don't go through

their drawers.

You look in their

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