"[Music plays]" "# Oh, the streets of Rome #" "# Are filled with rubble #" "# Ancient footprints #" "# Are everywhere #" "# You can almost think #" "# That you're seein' double #" "# On a cold, dark night on the Spanish Stairs #" "# Gotta hurry on back to my hotel room... #" "Wendell?" "Please hurry." "I can't be late today." "I'm coming, Doreen." "I'm just looking for my boot." "Let's go." "Come on." "# She promised she'd be there with me #" "# When I paint my masterpiece #" "Wendell: [Narrating] They say you don't know what you have till it's gone." "Well, me, I knew what I had." "I just didn't know it was about to be gone." " Hey, Junior." " [Dog whines]" "[Music plays]" "# Oh, the hours we'd spend #" "# Inside the Coliseum #" "# Dodgin' lions #" "#" "And a-wastin' time... # - [Radio switched off]" "I've been thinking a lot about you, Wendell." " Yeah?" " And..." "And us, together." "I just..." "I love you so much, but sometimes I feel like you think the grass is always greener on the other side." "Doreen, there are some things out there I want to do and occasionally I..." "But you won't get, or keep, a steady job." "I'm a venture capitalist." "Wendell." "You're lucky to have me." " I know it." " And I'm lucky to have you." "Yeah." "I mean, I'm not exactly a consolation prize." "I mean, Doreen, I think it takes a certain strength of character to endure the occasional failure." "You know Mozart didn't sell a single album while he was alive?" "If there was a named job out there I could do, I'd do it." "There wasn't, so I had to make my own." "Turns out there's no one else doing it." " So I'm pretty darn successful." " Yeah." "But unfortunately, selling fake I.D. cards to migrant workers isn't a real job." "Texas State certified driver's licenses." "Oh, Wendell." "With the holographic seal of the State of Texas." "Come on." "Right?" "Can I turn the radio back on?" "# ..." "lifornia wanted man in Buffalo #" "# Wanted man in Kansas City #" "# Wanted man in Ohio #" "# Wanted man in Mississippi #" "# Wanted man in old Cheyenne #" "# Wherever you might look tonight #" "#" " You might see this wanted man #" " Goodbye." "# He might be in Colorado... #" " Good boy." " [Sing-song] Take the ribbon from your hair" "Shake it loose and..." "You should really be satisfied with what you have." "I'm not satisfied." "And that's exactly why I'm so optimistic." "Thanks for letting me use your car." "I appreciate it." " Thank you." " Bye, Junior." "Bye, Wendell." "Bye." "Hey!" "You're my gal." " Uh-huh." " You know it?" " Uh-huh." " You are." "I'll pick you up at 5:00." "And thanks for having this talk with me, I really appreciate it." "I'm gonna change." "I'm gonna change." "Woman:" "Larry's pissed you're late." "Was it Wendell?" "He overslept a little." "Then he couldn't find one of his boots." "Don't you get tired of it?" "I mean, I could maybe understand going on, like, a few dates with Wendell." "But what's the point?" "The point is that I love him." "He's a dreamer, yeah, I know, but I'm part of his dreams." "Okay." "I'm just trying to say be careful." "'Cause once a dude like Wendell runs out of dreams to chase, he'll just start to run." "[Music plays]" "Wendell:" "A little early in the day to have her take a chunk out of my ass, Junior." "I mean, I could use a little support from the ol' backup band." "Just came charging out of the gate at me." "No coffee for the kid." "She just decides to light into me." "I mean, Doreen, let me get my bearings at least." "I've always been crazy" "And the trouble that it's put me through..." "Good morning, Travis, my man." " Been busted for things - [Car horn beeps]" " Still can see ya." " That I did and I didn't do" "[Laughing]" "Here you go, man, my man." "Yeah." "Whoo!" " I ain't sayin' I'm proud..." "See you tomorrow, Travis." "...Of all of the things that I've done" "But I can say" "I've never intentionally hurt anyone" "[Music plays]" "Top o' the mornin' to you, Irma." "Good morning, Wendell." "Say, is ol' what's his name still in there hugging the biscuit?" " No." "He's in back waiting for you." " Oh." "I like your dress." "[Car horn plays fanfare]" "[Gravel sprays]" "# So far I ain't found a rhyme #" "# Or a reason to change #" "[Music plays]" "# I've always been crazy #" "# But it's kept me from going insane #" " Morning, Reyes." " Hey, Wendell." "[In bad Spanish] ¿Que paso?" "Feeling good." "You ready to go to work?" " I'm ready." " Let's do it." "[Music plays]" "I love you, baby." "Mwah!" "[Music plays]" "Wendell: [Narrating] Me and Reyes headquartered the home office of Wendell Baker International along a bend of the mighty Rio Grande..." "Tigris of Texas." "It was perfect for border crossings, perfect for new beginnings." "Wendell:" "Crop production predicted to be at an all-time high." "The number of Mexicans coming across the border to work those very crops also predicted to be at an all-time high." "Congress, you know, they just increased minimum wage to 5.60 an hour?" "Farmers can't afford that." "Even if they could, they can't find Americans who'll work for that in the fields." "So they pay half that to our hardworking Mexican brothers and sisters, our clients." "Well, I hear they're increasing the number of border patrols to stop the flow of illegals." " Well, I mean our clients." " Hey, good for them." "But there's enough to go around, if you know what I mean." "More border crossings, more border patrol." "Everybody's working." "It's a pretty good deal." "Both: [Off-key] Can sing it" "I've got to piss like a racehorse." "I'll meet you down there." "[Music plays]" "Yeah." "# Went to a garden party #" "# Reminisced with my old friends... #" "Jesus." "Come on, partner, you need a little help." "Did you have a little orange juice with your Pop Tart this morning?" " [Toilet flushes]" " Wendell:" "Here we go." "Come on." "Come on." "[Howling] Oh-h-h-h!" "What in the hell?" "Sonny Junior." "No!" "It's not what it looks like." "It's not." "Set him loose, goddamn it!" "There you go, stay right there." "Uh, you're Sonny Senior, right?" "Me, I was just helping the boy." "I was just helping him." "You are a godless hound from Hell!" "No, I'm Wendell Baker." "Oh!" "[Grunt]" "Come on, baby." "[Sobbing]" "Pay no mind to the evil man." "Hnnnn..." "Let's go home, baby." "# There was magic in the air #" "# Over in the corner #" "# Much to my surprise #" "# Mr. Hughes hid in Dylan's shoes #" "# Wearing his disguise #" "# But it's all right now #" "# I learned my lesson well #" "# You see you can't please everyone #" "# So you got to please yourself #" " You okay, Wendell?" " Oh, man, mornings can be tough." "Feel good, though." "Feel like a million pesos." "Thanks." "That..." "That's, like, four bucks." "That much, huh?" "Let's get to work, buddy." "[Sighing]" "This coffee's good, Reyes." "It's about to be great." "[Music plays]" "Say, Reyes?" "Can I interest you in a little mezcal?" "A dash of tequila for your coffee?" "Uh, maybe when the day's done?" "Good man." "Take it slow." "Hello." "I'm Wendell Baker." "Mr. And Mrs...?" "We'll get to that." "Are you familiar with holographic technology?" "You're about to find out all about it." "#I fetch my brazos hardcore #" "# Down from the click-hi #" "# Who's that emanating' funk through the speaker?" "#" "# Bass gets to pumpin,'rucka's get to pumpin' #" "# Who's that rap king got the party start jumpin'?" "#" "# Blastin' too high no need for the boo-ya #" "# My hammer with the one knuckle #" "# I shot through ya #" "#" " Step into the madness" " Madness #" "Wendell:" "So let me talk to some of y'all about some of my past clients." "Jimmy Smits." "I mean, I'm straight, but the guy smoulders." "Never quite broke through like I hoped." "Fernando Valenzuela." "Good guy, great arm." "Not the biggest advocate of physical conditioning." "Ultimately I think it hurt his longevity." "I get out of a relationship with..." "Salma Hayek, the frying pan, and go right into the fire." "Jenny Lopez." "Nice girl." "Dated her briefly." "Said some stuff about me around town." "I hold no ill will." "Chi Chi Rodriguez calls me, says, "Wendell?" "I'm having trouble with my game."" "I watch him swing a couple of times and I give him one note." "One note: "fire the knees." "Fire them right at the flag stick."" "Next week he wins the Greater Hartford Senior Open." "[Crash]" "Goddamn it." "And all this business..." "Slaying the dragon, he saw me do it on the 12th hole of the Laredo Country Club in 1978." "...The backroad but I'm delinquent" "This is how I freak it" " When I'm speaking to the gente" " Gente" "[Music plays]" "Herve Villechaize." "He had more heart in that little chest than..." "Sorry." "Just give me one second, one second." "Phew." "Goddamn it, I miss you, Herve." "I really do." "[Dog grunts]" "So, that's how we do it here at Wendell Baker International, where we've been serving the Southwest since 1971." "So, uh, I just got one question." "Who wants to get American?" "[Music plays]" "Yeah." "[Music plays]" "Thanks." "What do you think, Reyes?" "I think we're drawing too much attention with all these people." "Come on, Reyes." "We're changing the course of people's lives here." "You know, we want more for these people than to just be farm hands." "We want them to own the farms." "These are potential politicians, doctors, lawyers." "And it started right here, this Airstream." "It's the Ellis Island of the Southwest." "Goes all the way back to the pilgrims, Reyes." " All right." "I can dig it." " Huh." "Torres brothers." "Wendell:" "Here's the deal, fellas." "For a short time we're offering flawless reproductions of Texas State driver's licenses with your name" "[Muttering] or name of choice," "[In bad Spanish] con image holographia." "You get one of these, you go anywhere." "You interested?" "That's what I thought." "You guys want a shot?" "I'm going to shoot straight with you." "You get one of these, you're going to be able to go to Houston, San Antone, Dallas." "You ever been to Dallas?" "¿Vamo Dallas?" " No." " Whoo." "Boy, you got a lot to look forward to." "Here, take a look at it." "That there's the upstairs merchandise." "V.I.P. only." "Solamente." "My only question is, what do you want from me?" "Hell, I want you on your feet." "With your hands locked behind your head." "[Mixed yelling]" "[Music plays]" "Sir, for starters, you can call me Wendell." "[Groan]" "You're busted, dumb-ass." "Run, Junior, run for your life!" "[Music plays]" "[Mixed barking/whining]" "Wendell:" "We can beat this thing." "We can beat it!" "Their evidence seems pretty strong." "Are you kidding me?" "They could have done this on some back lot in Burbank, California, man." "Come on." "Same place they did the lunar landing." "Look at it, Otto." "I've finally done it, haven't I, Otto?" "[Heavy sigh]" "Look..." "Can you just make sure that Reyes gets off?" "Don't worry." "I'll get Reyes in the clear." "Good." "[Sigh]" "You're looking at a couple of years at least." "So y-you started drinking again?" "I'm off the wagon." "Okay." "Can I get them to deport me?" "Wendell, you're a U.S. citizen." "Goddamn it." "I should've gone down there a long time ago." "Mexico's what the U.S. could've been." "Oh, God." "[Sniffling]" "[Reading] "Children's photographer." "Can you make children smile?" "Will train right person."" "So they seized your car?" "The police are auctioning it off because it was used to commit a felony." "But it's not the car, Reyes." "It's Wendell." "We've known each other since we were kids, and he doesn't even..." "He doesn't even say he loves me." "And I tell him, "Wendell, I love you."" "And he says, "Doreen, I think about you all the time."" "I know it, Doreen, but..." "But he does." "And he always says you're the reason he works so hard." "I've given him a lot of chances." "And he's deserved them all." "I just always wanted to be with him." "[Music plays]" "# People say that I'm high class #" "# But I'm low-down all the while #" "# People think that I'm crazy #" "# When I flash that California smile #" "Guard:" "On your feet, off the bus." "This is Huntsville." "# But I can still #" "# Paint the town... #" "How're you doin'?" "Wendell Baker." "How's it..." "Oh..." "Ow." "# ..." "Of your evening gown #" "# While I'm waitin' #" "# For your blonde hair to turn grey #" "# People say... #" "Whoo!" " Whoo." " Good shot, Wendell." " Yeah." " [Applause]" "Man:" "It says here that although you were the unwanted child of an unwed mother, you believe that, in your words..." "You have the blood of kings running through your veins." "Mr. Baker." "You can call me Wendell." "Did you say that, Mr. Baker?" ""Blood of kings"?" "Yeah." "#" " Thank God" " Domino!" "20!" "#" "# Forgivin' life to you and me #" "# Wherever you may be #" "Whoo!" "Crips and Aryans together." "Come on, guys." "That's how it's got to be." "# Filled with selfishness and greed #" "# There remains the glory fountain... #" "We're going to get it all done tonight, boss." "I guarantee ya." "# You can find it in the temple #" "# With a welcome on the door #" "# But be sure to count your blessings #" "# Before you ask for more #" " Thank God..." " Man." " Uh..." " Huh." " Hi." " Hi, Doreen." "[Chuckle]" "Can I get you anything?" "Anything at all." "I could use some cleats." "Cleats?" "Yeah." "I worry about you." "Don't." "Boy, you look beautiful." "Really do." "I'd take a month in solitary for just one kiss." "I would." "I would." "Huh." "[Clock ticking]" "Thanks for stopping by." "[Music plays]" "Leon!" "You're out." "Damn." "[Distant shouting]" "[Music plays]" "Guard:" "Dodge, you're up." "You've got a visitor." "Let's go." "Let's go." " Williams, visitor." " Henry." " Hey, Donny." " Donny:" "Mm-hmm." " Hey, Leon." " Guard:" "Come on, George." "Get up." "Visitor." "Keep it in a line, ladies." "In a line." "[Music plays]" "Baker, you've got some love letters here." "They're from yourself, asshole." "Return to sender." "[Music plays]" "I had a dream last night, Leon." "Me and Doreen had a child." "Walked into our room late at night and climbed up in bed beside us." "A son, Leon." "Huh." "Yeah, I have a little boy." "You do?" "Yeah." "We've got to get out of here." "[Sigh] Yeah, I know." "You've got to get back to your family and I've got to start mine." "[Music plays]" "Good morning, Mr. Baker." "Wendell:" "Good morning, Dr. Van Horn." "Do you remember what you used to say to me when I'd say, "good morning, Mr. Baker"?" " Yes, sir." " Mm-hmm." "What was that?" "I'd tell you to call me Wendell." "Why would you do that?" "I..." "I think I did it to..." "Oh, create a false sense of familiarity between us." "Kind of make you think we were pals, maybe possibly expedite my release." "Well, we've come a long way, haven't we..." "Wendell?" "Huh." "Yes, sir, we have." "I understand you've learned quite a lot about the hotel business in recent months." "Yes, sir, I've tried to." "I mean, uh..." "I like being around people and working with them, and hotels seem like a good place to do that." "Congratulations, Wendell." "Your parole's been approved." "Through our employment program, a job, a room, board have been secured for you at a state-run residential retirement hotel." "Thank you, Dr. Van Horn." "# Well, it's been rough and rocky travelling' #" "# But I'm finally standing' upright on the ground #" "Thanks, Captain.'preciate it." "# And after takin' several readings #" "# I'm surprised to find my mind's still fairly sound #" "# I thought Nashville was the roughest #" "# But I know I've said the same about them all #" "# We received our education #" "# In the cities of the nation, me and Paul #" "Wendell: [Narrating] I was really looking forward to seeing Reyes." "He hadn't gotten a chance to visit me as much as I'd hoped." "It had to have been hard on him." "I understood." "It was probably like seeing a lion or some kind of panther locked up." "And Irma wouldn't allow it." "[Music plays] # But if you're stayin' in a motel there and leave #" "# Just don't leave nothin' in your clothes #" "You seen Doreen lately?" "Not in a long time, Wendell." "What'd she say?" "Did she say anything about us?" "She made it sound like she was moving on." "That she started dating some guy." "Runs a grocery store." "Boy." "Goddamn, I wish I didn't have such a good imagination." "Just vivid as all hell." "[Indistinct]" "# I thought Nashville was the roughest... #" "Reyes, I'm sorry if I caused you and Irma any problems." "I am." "I'll apologize to her when I see her, okay?" "No, we're fine." "I mean, she wouldn't talk to me for a few months after we got arrested." "But we got through it." "But I'm thinking it's probably better that you just don't mention it to her..." " At all." " You bet." "I've just got to thank you for taking Reyes back." "I mean, I'm the one locked up, but this kid was down." "I'd talk to him on the phone, say, "good morning, Reyes,"" "and he'd say, "is it?"" "So, Irma, thanks, 'cause this fella was flying low." "You were." "Nothing beats a home-cooked meal." "Man, this is good." "She's still tough, isn't she?" "Oh, you have no idea, man." "You're a lucky dog that she took you back." " Mm-hmm." " How'd you do it?" "She put a few conditions on me." " Yeah, I bet." " Yeah." "Like, uh, try to get my old job back." " Oh, man." " [Laughing]" "Driving that truck?" " Yeah." " Whoo." "And not to hang out with you anymore." "[Sigh]" "Really?" "Yeah." "I understand." "I do." "'Cause of that whole driver's license deal?" "Ah, that and she was pretty upset about that insurance scam in Lubbock." " [Engine revs] - [Tires squeal]" "[Music plays]" "I got an idea." "Wendell?" "Wendell:" "[Laughing]" "Whoo!" "Yeah!" "[Scream]" "Wendell!" "You okay, buddy?" "Hey." "I got that old pick-up up and running while you were gone." "Really?" "It's yours." " Yeah?" " Yeah." " Really?" " Really." " Huh." "Really?" " Really." "Hot dang, man." "Huh." "Wow." "Hey, you mind if we hang on to Junior?" "Irma got kind of attached to him." "Sure." "Thanks, buddy." "You got it." "[Whining]" "[Music plays]" "# You've been so long #" "# Your blind eyes are gone #" "# Your old bones are on their own #" "# So take off your coat #" "# Put a song in your throat #" "# Let the deadbeats pound all around #" "# We will go nowhere we know #" "# We don't have to talk at all #" "[Birds twittering]" "Wendell: [Narrating] So this was it." "A new beginning." "First day at my second chance." "[Music plays]" "[Birds squawking]" "Man:" "So what's the word, boss?" "The news is..." "Good." "Baker's a three-time loser fresh out of Huntsville." "Just a pure idiot, imminently frame-able, even more than you, McTeague." " I mean, he's perfect." " [Fart]" "Oh, hey, that reminds me." "Get Mr. Baird's estate documents, and then give him the Greyhound Treatment." " Th-the Greyhound Treatment?" " That's right." "You heard me." "Send him up to mother's." "She called." "She did?" " How'd she sound?" " Pissed, man." "She drove all the way out to Western Union." "That money order you were supposed to send..." "Wasn't there." "Damn it, Neil." "Think." "Sports commentator: [On TV] Diaz delivers a fast ball." "That one catches the outside corner." "That'll even up the count..." "Man: [Reading] "Earl Graham Walsh was called home by the Lord on Tuesday the 14th."" "[Chuckling] "Called home by the Lord," Skip." "Well, if the Lord our Jesus Christ himself called looking for me, do me a favour." "Tell him you haven't seen me." "Under any circumstances, I'm not here." "Roger." "[Funk music plays]" "Oof!" "[Music plays]" "[TV chatter]" "Y'all know y'all late." "Let's go." "Everybody out on the lawn." "Whose birthday is it?" "Ain't nobody's goddamn birthday." "It's a wake for Marietta Davis." "Condolences." "But I think we're going to take a rain check on this one." "Thanks though." "Get up." "[Grunt]" "Get your ass out there." "Hi, Reverend." "McTeague." "What the hell you doing, Fullbright?" "Just trying to figure out what to do with the rest of my life, all 15 or 20 minutes of it." "Don't mess with me, old man." "Fullbright:" "McTeague, buddy, me and the boys are just relaxing." "Listening to the ball game." "[Turns radio off]" "I think Marietta would have liked it that way." "I don't give a damn what Marietta would have liked." "She dead." "Neil:" "I didn't know Marietta that great." "The fact that she didn't know my name even after five years made it kind of tough to get to know her." "But I know from the files she was an accomplished seamstress and a singer and a mathematics teacher." "I guess it was Alzheimer's that finally brought the old gal down." " And..." " Stomach cancer." " But didn't she have a little Alzheimer's too?" " Huh?" "Well, sh..." "I thought she had Alzheimer's." "She couldn't remember jack shit." "Okay, well, cancer makes sense also." "She wasn't exactly Larry Csonka there at the end." "She only weighed about 90 pounds." "Now having said that, she would knock you on your damn ass." "If you got between her and her morning medicine, forget it." "You were gone." "Now, I know they say cancer's pretty painful." "I don't know, I've never had it." "But you can't tell me that that old gal wasn't partying just a little bit there at the end." "McTeague would see her coming down the hall and she'd be all hopped up, just a-working her jaw back and fo..." "Woman:" "Excuse me." " What?" " I..." "I'd like to say a word about Marietta." " She was a very go..." " Okay, no." "Unfortunately, the policy is only the staff speaks." "We've let that happen in the past and people that know the deceased have a tendency to get a little too sentimental." "Grab someone after the meeting." "Uh, so we're going to miss her." "God bless her." "That's it for me." "McTeague, you got anything?" "About what?" "Both:" "[Chortling]" "Come on." "Have some respect." "Okay, that's it for me." "Oh, wait." "We'll let the, uh, new member of our staff," "Wendell Baker, add something." "Thank you." "Wendell:" "A-afternoon." "Uh, I didn't know Marietta Davis, but I can see here by you folks here that she was real loved and even now I'll bet that means the world to her." "I recently lost someone that meant a lot to me." "She didn't pass away." "She just sort of passed by." "And it'll make you realize that there's some people that..." "That you don't forget." "But if you can remember the things that she loved, those things that made her happy, if you see those things and can remember her smile and just know that she's doing fine, you'll be all right." "And so will she." "Thank you." "I have absolutely no idea what he just said." "New age double-talking jive." "Maybe he could get us laid or something." "[Laugh]" "[Chuckling] Check this out." "Our son ain't yours?" " How can you tell?" " I've only been with one person," "Travis, and that's you." " Travis:" "Good." " [Snoring]" "Woman: [On TV] It's only you, and I'm the one" " Two-double jack." " that forced you to marry me?" "I didn't." "You married me." "And you asked me to marry you and you weren't drunk." "Travis: [On TV] The hell if I wasn't." "Woman: [On TV] You don't understand." "You don't." "You don't understand how much I love you and want to be with you." "I gave up everything." "Man:" "[Hacking cough]" "Woman: [On TV] I gave up my family..." "What's he doing?" "He's letting the sunshine shine." "What the hell you talking about, Ms. Oglesby?" "[Cheerful music on radio]" "[Music plays]" "Wendell:" "Just like golf." "Just keep your head down..." "[Indistinct]" "When you get better at it you can learn to fire your knees." "[Music plays]" "Neil, you all right?" "You okay?" "Hey, how's the graffiti business?" "How's that?" "Shut up." "I'm talking to this fossil." "Easy, Tonto." "Hey, I want to get to the bottom of this as badly as you do." "Now, you want to tell me what the hell this is?" ""Neil King..."" "Shut up!" "Now, talk." "Or do you want a little of this?" "'Cause I'll give it to you." "Uh, if..." "If my memory serves me right," "I..." "I saw McTeague in this area with a..." "A magic marker." "[Scoffing]" ""If memory serves"?" "Your memory couldn't serve a cold bowl of chili, Boyd." "Come on." "You know, I actually get a kick out of you, surprisingly." "But listen to me..." "You lovable old has-been." "If you keep messing with me, I'm going to have to bury you." "Literally." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "Would you bury me upside down so it's easier for you to kiss my ass?" "Ooh." "Oh-la-lay." " You got a lot of heart, ese." " Yeah." " Maybe too much." " Wendell:..." "Really tight" " [Door opens]" " Skip:" "Sorry, guys." "I didn't know you were in here." "My bad." "No." "Hey there, guy." "No problem at all." "I don't think I got to meet you earlier." "Neil King, head nurse." "How are ya?" "Hi." "Sorry about putting you on the spot earlier." "Oh, I also spoke to my good friend, Junior Warden Taggert, and we're going to be in close contact throughout your tenure here." "Well, I'm real excited to be here." "This is my first job in the hotel business." "Hey, guy, it's the retirement hotel business." "It's a different animal." "You've got to contend with kooks like this." "[Chuckling]" "That being said, we strive to make the most of their time before they head on to their rewards and..." "I think we do a pretty darn good job." "I guess you can always do better." "I don't know though." "I like to think we do a good job." "Wouldn't you agree, Mr. Summers?" "Mr. Summers?" "Speak honestly." "[Stammering] Absolutely." "Uh, as a matter of fact when I lay down for that eternal dirt nap..." "[Chuckling]" " I'll know..." " That's enough, Mr. Summers." " That my time spent here..." " Ah, we got it." "You're a satisfied customer." "...Be blessed." "[Chuckling]" "God, I just love to see their wrinkled old faces light up with smiles." "Give me one." "You see, Wendell, these two old cooze hounds still have a lot to offer even if they do got sawdust in their balls." "Let me through." "Okay." "Come by my office anytime." "Open door policy." "Okay." "Thanks, Mr. King." "I..." "Thanks for taking me on the tour." "I appreciate it." "So, uh, you lost someone?" "Yes, I did." "I'm Skip Summers." "Boyd Fullbright." "Hello." "And I'm sorry for your loss." "I appreciate that." "[Music plays]" "[Engine ignition]" "Back to work, Baker." "[Music plays]" "[Leaf blower roaring]" "[Music plays]" "[Crickets chirping]" "Man:" "November, 1986." "We're playing against TCU." "I turned to Coach Royal, I say, "put me in the game."" "And he took me by the shoulder pads and said, "listen to me, you big, dumb idiot." "You blow this, I'm going to ship your ass out of Austin."" "Sure enough..." "I got transferred." "Hey, how are ya?" " Good, thanks." " Good." " How you doin'?" " Boy:" "Hi." "I got eight lights here." "Okay." "#Lovin' on a roll #" "# Lovin' on a good roll #" "Man:" "You having a good night?" "[Beeping of cash register]" "# Usually I'm in control... #" "It's going to be, uh, 18.27 for the lights." "# Told me this morning #" "# She said this is my day #" "# The look she gave me #" "# Sent a shiver down into my soul #" "Out of 20." "# Lovin' on a roll #" "# Lovin' on a good roll #" "Ah ah ah" "# Lovin' on a roll #" "Here's your change." "Keep it." "Okay." "Have a nice night." "Wendell:" "Whatever." "[Music plays]" "Grady, get back to work." "[Music plays]" " Hi." " Hey." "There's my favourite customer." "Let me help you." "Great." "# Lovin' on a roll #" "Wendell: [Narrating] Turns out there was something I'd forgotten to put on my grocery list but I really needed to get." "Doreen, my girlfriend." "[Music plays]" "# Ever I chance to meet #" "# An old friend on the street #" "# They wonder how does a man get to be this way #" "# I've always got a smiling' face #" "# Uh, anytime and anyplace #" "# And every time they ask me why #" "# I just smile and say #" "Hmph!" "# You've got to kiss an angel good morning #" "# And let her know you think about her when you're gone #" "# Kiss an angel good morning #" " Hi, handsome." " Hey." "# And love her like the devil #" "# When you get back home #" "Her name's Doreen." "Yeah?" "That so?" "Pretty fine." "Oh, and you just kind of sit there and ogle her all day long?" "That how you do it, kid?" "What are you doing, dude?" "Hey, don't call me dude, bro'." "And another thing, nobody likes a wise ass, kid." "Trust me." "Now, beat it." "# A woman and a man in love #" "# And the answer is in this song #" "# That I always sing #" "# You've got to kiss an angel good morning #" "# And let her know you think about her when you're gone #" "# So kiss an angel good morning #" "Can I help you?" "Nah, I already found it." "Thanks." "Oh, yeah." "Thanks." "Say, uh, where's the cottage cheese at?" "Cottage cheese?" " Yeah." " Oh, just right down over..." "Just tell me if you don't stock it." "You're Wendell Baker, aren't you?" "You're a real character, aren't you?" "God, you're a real character." "Now, look," "I don't want you around, Baker, following Doreen, trying to screw her life up too." "I'm warning you." "You get lost." "Do you hear me?" "You get lost!" "There's trash on aisle six, Grady." "Doreen:" "Wendell?" "Wow." "You look great." "Healthy as a horse." "I mean, a little horse." "A Shetland pony." "How are you?" "I'm good, Wendell." "How are you?" "Besides your boyfriend jumping me while I'm grocery shopping," "I'm all right, I guess." "He said you were stalking me." "Watching, that's all." "I'd watch out for this Grady kid, though." "So, is this your boyfriend's place?" "Uh-huh." "He runs it with his brothers." "So lunkhead's pretty successful?" "'Cause once I'm back on my feet the money will come." "I've never cared about money, Wendell, and I've always taken care of myself." "You know that." "I'm with Dave because I care about him and he feels the same way about me." "[Clears throat] Pretty vague." "I'm not going to be with someone just for the sake of not being alone." "I've been alone." "It doesn't scare me." "Now, being with someone and still feeling alone, that's a feeling I don't like." "I'm glad you're out of Huntsville." "But I can't be in your life anymore." "You'll find someone else." "You just have to find yourself first and figure out what you want out of your life." "And you found somebody else?" " Yeah." " [Door opening/closing]" "I have." "Doreen?" "You all right?" "Hey, Dave." "Yeah, I'm good." "I'm fine." "Thank you." "Really." "[Mouthing]" "Dave:" "Sure?" "Doreen:" "Yeah." "[Mouthing]" " Yeah." " [Mouthing]" "You know, Wendell." "I went through a hard time, but now I'm happy with my life." "Wendell:" "You could be thrilled." "Doreen:" "That's what you always said, Wendell." "Wendell:" "Yeah, but things are different now." "I-I mean, I can't believe you have as much fun" " with some guy as you did with me." " [Indistinct yelling]" "I mean, for every tough time we had together," "I'll name you five great times we had." "Doreen:" "When you were sent away it was just another adventure for you." "For me, it was the saddest, hardest time of my life." "But I got through it." "And I got through it alone." "And it ended it for me." "I need you to accept that and move on, Wendell." "Will you do that for me?" "I'm not going to tell you that I'm going to forget about you, Doreen." "'Cause I'm not." "Ever." "But I'll stop coming around." "It's good to see your face again." "I'll always be hoping that you're doing fine." "[Music plays]" "[Door opens/closes]" "Neil: [On P.A.] Well, we're shutting it down here at Shady Grove for the night." "Great job, everyone, today." "The yard looks terrific." "The new paint on the upstairs awning, wonderful." "It was a great day." "I'm proud of each and every one of you for staying alive." "I guess that's about it." "This is Neil King, your head nurse, signing off." "[Microphone feedback]" " What a nut." " Yeah." "So you think this guy Wendell Baker's going to be a problem?" "Are you kidding me?" "The guy's too dumb." "Uh, "thank you very much for this job." "This, it's my first job in the hotel business."" "[Laughing]" "What was that at the wake? "I recently lost someone." "They didn't pass away, they just passed me by."" ""Passed me by."" "[Laughing]" "Oh, and I'll tell you this about Baker." "He's the perfect guy to frame." "Like I said earlier, if the heat comes down, we frame Baker so fast it makes his head spin." "That's harsh." "Neil:" "Hey." "Don't go getting soft on me." "You're the only person I trust on this." "And you're my best friend." "[Softly] Don't go chasing waterfalls" "Listen to the rivers" "And the lakes that you used to know" "[Crickets chirping]" "[Clatter of film projector]" "Oh." "Excuse me, sir," "I..." "I noticed the light and I wanted to introduce myself." "I'm Wendell Baker." "I'm Nasher." "It's good to meet you." "Um, you know, uh, uh, I ju..." "I just wanted to introduce myself and, uh, yeah, if you need anything, just..." "Just let me know." "And, uh, yeah, so." " Baker?" " Yes, sir?" "Could you pick up the September "Popular Mechanics"?" "I'll reimburse you." "You bet." "I'll, uh, I'll pick it up tonight and bring it by tomorrow morning." "And by the way, sir, you can feel free to..." "Call you Wendell." "Yeah." "That's right." "And yeah, so I'll pick that..." "You know," "I'll have..." "Have it for you in the morning, sir." "Excuse me." "[Groaning]" "Skip?" "How are your spirits?" "I'm fine." "You sound a little down." "Maybe you want to talk to me." "Is it Lynn?" "Goddamn it." "I really miss her." "I know, Skip." "She was my girl." "Couldn't have loved her more and I damn sure didn't need her to be taken away to appreciate her." "I know it, Skip." "Those trees are lit up." "[Knocking]" "[Door opens]" "Mr. Fullbright?" "Mr. Summers?" "Hey." "It's Wendell Baker." "How you two doing?" "Man down, Baker." "Skip's missing his wife." "I understand." "I'm missing my girlfriend." "Doreen." "Is she alive?" "Yeah." "She is." "Do you love her?" "Yeah." "Yeah, I do." "Does she know it?" "I sure hope so, Mr. Summers." "That's a no." "Well, if she's out there and you love her," " you've got to tell her." " Yeah." "Boyd:" "But only if it's the real love and not just because you don't like the idea of some dude sweating on her." "[Exhale]" "Got a light?" "Will you guys help me with something tomorrow?" "Will you help us get laid?" "We'll help you, Wendell." "[Music plays]" "Hey, Marianna." " Hello." " Hello." " I'm looking f..." " She's not here, Wendell." "If you'll just let me finish, Marianna." "If you could just let me finish what I was going to say." "I'm looking for Doreen." "She's not here." "I'm looking for her because I love her and I want to tell her right now." "Okay." "Well, she's still not here because she doesn't work here anymore." "And to be honest, she's over you." "Look, Marianna." "I know you and I never really hit it off and at times you might not have even liked me all that much." "I don't." "Jesus." "Wow." "Did she get my letter?" "It was a postcard." "Don't be a wise ass, honey." "Nobody likes them." "Trust me." "And I don't expect you to understand, Marianna." "I don't." "Because you have never, ever had somebody feel about you the way that I do about Doreen." " So I'd appreci..." " Wait in the car, big guy." "Boyd:" "I think we got off on the wrong foot." "W-we just need to know where Doreen's working now." "Thank you." "Boyd:" "Or at least her phone number." "Yeah, well, I'm not exactly authorized to tell you that, whoever the hell you are." "Is there anything you're authorized to do?" "Besides not knowing a goddamn thing?" "Yeah." "Rolodex." "Jesus." "What's your story?" "Come on, Skip." "Let's go." "[Ripping]" "I'm glad she wasn't there." "She said she doesn't want to see me." "Told her I'd stop coming around." "The truth is, if I love her, I'll keep my word." "Man, that chick's crazy." "[Music plays]" "Who are you guys?" "This is Skip "Landslide" Summers and I'm Boyd "Flood" Fullbright." "Flood?" "Yeah, baby." "Because when the levee breaks, the river gonna rise." "Hmm." "I'll have three cans of this cold gold" " for me and my pal, Shiloh." " [Mouthing]" "And a carton of those easy gliders." "You need anything, Skip?" "This'll do." "Okay, three beers is 3.11." "May, will you get the price on his t-shirt?" "I don't care who thinks we're silly" "You be daffy and I'll be dilly" "We'll order up two bowls of chili" "Settin' the woods on fire" "Aren't you a little old?" "For what?" "You know." "Too old to..." "Well, that would be wasting a lifetime of experience, wouldn't it?" "I'm serious." "So am I. Many a fine tune has been played on an old guitar." "[Giggling]" "I'll find your G-spot, five seconds." "[Gasp of disbelief]" "Ten max." "May?" "7.99." "Girl:" "Thank you. 19.98's your total." "[Music plays]" "Here, hold this." "Be right there." "Wendell:" "Mr. Summers, what's going on?" "We're coming!" "[Music plays]" "May." "My friend Skip would like your phone number." "May, don't." "You'll get hotter than a poker" "You'll be broke but I'll be broker" "Tonight we're settin' the woods on fire" "We'll sit close to one another..." "Thanks, May." "Hey, mister?" "Yeah?" "Did you really mean what you said about being able to find my, um...?" "Every word." "To fix a flat or two" "My tires and tubes are doin' fine..." "Here you go." "What's this?" "May's phone number." "Wow." "Gee, thanks, Boyd." "We'll do all the law's allowin'" " Tomorrow I'll be right back ploughin'" " May?" " Huh?" " Setting the woods on fire" "I used to come on a little stronger in my younger days." ""Hey, baby, let's jam right now."" "Simple." "Direct." "Uh, w-with all due respect, I'm not here to drive you two around while you play grab-ass." " I really..." " Skip just had a connection with this girl." "So take it easy, okay?" "The guy hasn't been laid in 20 years." "I'm sorry." "I-I apologize." "Good morning, ladies." "Hmm." "Put the rake down, Draper." "I'm taking you on an errand." "Buzz off." "Drop it." "I'd think twice before tangling with me." "Or we can get it on..." "Guadalcanal style." " Give me that thing." " [Grunt]" "Put him in the car." "[Grunting]" "Mind your business!" "Back to raking." "[Radio turns on]" "Get down" "Man:" "[Speaking French on radio]" "Hello, Mr. Nasher." "Talk to anyone interesting?" "A young woman from Iceland said her country's very beautiful." "She said it's Greenland that's cold and icy." "Well, I wouldn't know." "I haven't been to either place and probably never will, so I should probably, you know, get one of those radios." "Where'd you come here from?" "Huntsville." "Uh, I was, uh, I was actually, uh, incarcerated down there." "You learn anything?" "Think I figured out what I want to do." "What's that?" "Uh, r-run a hotel or a motel, someplace down around Galveston or Padre Island, just a real nice place for people to stay." "Yeah, I mean, that's all way down the road though, or if it even happens at all." "It's an interesting business." "Skip:" "[Singing softly]" "Hey-ya, Baker." "No, no, come here." "I want to talk to you." "Come here, have a seat." "No, no, no." "No, no." "Come here." "My voice is shot." "I don't want to have to yell." "How're you doin', Baker?" "I'm pretty good." "I've been watching you." "I like the way you carry yourself." "Thank you." "Pervert." "[Chuckling]" "Ah-h, you got time to hear my story?" "Sure." "Here's the deal." "This is a state-run place, and like the prison system, it's overcrowded." "You know about that." "So, I take a select few of these folks and I give them the Greyhound Treatment." "I send them up to mother's farm in Oklahoma." "Now, it's a beautiful Georgian home that she has." "It's right in the middle of God's country and she welcomes them." "But I do take a..." "A reasonable percentage of their Medicare cheques." "And I sell their medication on the black market." "Neil, why..." "Why are you telling me this?" "Because I want you to know me." "You think I'm a piece of shit, don't you?" "No, I don't." "Anyway..." "I think you can help me." "McTeague is..." "Frankly, he's not carrying his weight anymore." "I don't like him and I don't trust him." "I mean, you just look into his eyes, you see how stupid he is." "[Sigh]" "So, you're either with me or you're against me." "Oh, and if the cops come a-callin'," "I wonder who they're going to believe, young man who spent his life trying to help the elderly or..." "A lifelong crook?" "Did you ever not get caught?" "[Music plays]" "[Crowd cheering]" "[Thunder rumbling]" "[Panting]" "[Music plays]" "[Dog growling]" "Junior." "You're back." "So am I." "[Music plays]" "Wendell:" "Times change, Reyes." "But not me." "I came to the end of the road late last night." "You know what I found there?" "A mirror." "Yeah." "Did you get born again..." "Again?" "Well, I've rededicated my life, yeah, but it's a different ball game this time." "'Cause you look like you got a lot on your mind." "A lot on my mind, a lot on my plate, a lot to do and not a lot of time." "Not a lot of time for what?" "Well, I'm going to turn this place around, Shady Grove, and then I'm going to get my girl back." "Then she and I are going to start a family." "Want some eggs?" "Thanks." "Irma:" "How are you, huh?" "Did you sleep?" "Or did you stay up all night?" "I pretty much tossed and turned all night." "I don't know that I slept at all." "But I did have a real moment of clarity around dawn." "Wendell Baker?" "Who's that?" "I don't know who that is." "People that gave me that name gave me away." "Look at that face." "Where'd you get such pretty eyes?" "Uh, they're just green, but thank you." "In answer to your question, though..." "I don't know." "I never met my dad." "The only picture I got of my mom's black and white." "See, Reyes," "I came over here to let you know that, uh, Wendell Baker International's back in business and you're going to be getting called back to active duty." "So, uh, I'd get ready to get pulled off the bench." "Maybe you ought to stay out of it." "Just think about it." "Just think about it, that's all I'm saying." "You remember Miss Rand back at the state home in Carthage?" "Took us in." "Taught you how to read, tried to teach me?" "Well, she's real old now." "And wouldn't you hope she's being treated like she should, which is great?" "I mean, where will she be tonight?" "And if she wasn't doing all right, wouldn't you do something about it?" "You know I would." "[Approaching footsteps]" "[Music plays]" "Thanks for the eggs." "May I make a call?" "It's local." "Sure." "Hi." "Wendell Baker for Mr. Fullbright or Mr. Summers, please." " What's going on?" " I don't know." "Here, want some eggs?" "Hey, Mr. Summers." "It's Wendell." "Wendell: [On phone] Wendell Baker." "Hey." "It's Wendell." "Wendell:" "I'm calling 'cause I'm worried about your friends at Shady Grove." "See, Neil King's got this scheme called the..." "Greyhound Treatment." "You know about it?" "H-hell." "We're prime candidates for it." "Yeah, well, Lily McCoy, Mr. Draper and a couple of the others are already gone." "We've got to go get them." "What?" "Wh-wh-what do you mean, all of them?" "Yeah!" "All of them." "Wow." "Hold on." "Boyd, Wendell thinks we ought to go out to Wanda King's farm and get everyone that's got the Greyhound Treatment." "You up for it?" "I can't be ready any sooner than two minutes." "We're on." "All right." "I'm on my way." "[Knocking]" "Wendell:" "Hello, Mr. Nasher." "I'm just going to be gone for a couple of days, but I'll have those magazines you asked for on Monday." "It's "Forbes" and "National Geographic", right?" "I know the coordinates of Wanda King's farm in Oklahoma." "You do?" "It's nine miles due south of Durant." "Goddamn." "All right, well, c-can you write that down for me, sir, because I..." "I've got to get going." "I got a lot of driving ahead of me and I don't have much time." "I'll come back and get it." "I can get you there faster." "Faster how?" "In a plane." "Whose plane?" "My plane." "[Mouthing]" "I know where everyone is." "Nasher's going to fly us to Oklahoma." "This Nasher?" "Yeah." "That Nasher." "Are you kidding?" "No." "I'm not." "Let's go." "Jesus." "[Music plays]" "Hey, Nasher." "I'm ready." "Okay." "[Music plays]" "# In the time of my confession #" "# In the hour of my deepest need #" "# When the pool of tears beneath my feet #" "# Flood every newborn seed #" "#" " There's a dyin' voice within me #" " Let's go, partner." "It's all right." "# Reaching out somewhere #" "# Toiling in the danger... #" "Hey, Nasher, when was the last time you were outside, anyways?" "Seven years, four months, nine days." "# Don't have the inclination #" "# To look back on any mistake #" "# Like Cain I now behold... #" "[Music plays]" "Whoo!" "Yeah!" "Nasher, baby, you still got it." "[Music plays]" "[Funk music plays]" "# I got it #" "# I got it #" "# Got the funk #" "# Funky funk #" "Hey." "Guess who died tomorrow?" "[Laughing]" "[Music plays]" "Fort Worth Center, this is Beechcraft N-6-11, whiskey Romeo." "Transitioning into an area of five miles north." "Over." "[Music plays]" "Feel good?" "I always loved to fly." "You know, I don't know you too well, Mr. Nasher, but I think you might enjoy getting out of Shady Grove and seeing the world a little bit." "I seen it." "What about family?" "I raised myself." "So did I. I mean, with help from Reyes and a girl named Doreen." "Where is she?" "She left me before I realized she's the one for me to marry." "I thought to get married meant you'd found what you were looking for and I hadn't." "I didn't realize it was about searching together." "And in a life full of mistakes that's the biggest one I ever made." "[Music plays]" "[Airplane roaring]" "[Music plays]" "Skip:" "Bob." "How goes it?" "Boyd:" "He's chained to the damn billboard." "What happened?" "Neil King sent you here." "Bob:" "Somebody's always a-sendin' me someplace." "I just want to go home." "That's why we're here." "[Horn honking]" "Man:" "Hey, that look Wendell Baker from Tejas." "Man:" "Maybe that is Wendell Baker from Tejas." "Hola, Wendell." "Oh, hey!" "Torres brothers." "How's it goin'?" "All right." "Hey, you guys mind giving me a hand with something?" "Both:" "You got it." "[Music plays]" "Wendell: [Narrating] I can't say I was looking forward to meeting the woman who'd spawned Neil King, but I had a job to do." "[Music plays]" "[Knocking]" "Howdy." "Stuart Axelrod, county geological survey." "I'm, uh, here to check the mineral content of your soil." "[Lock turning]" "Where's your vehicle?" "My vehicle is parked..." "Uh, right out there in the distance there." "Just a sec, hon, I got a pie in the oven." "How sweet." "[Music plays]" "[Mixed shouting]" "[Inaudible]" "[Music plays]" "# I looked for trouble and I found it, son #" "#" " Straight down the barrel of a lawman's gun #" " Oh, Wendell." "Yes, ma'am." "I mean, who?" "You make one move and you're a dead man, friend" "You want some pie, mother..." "# Can't live at all like this #" "# Can I, baby?" "#" "All right." "My name is Wendell." "# He slipped the handcuffs on behind my back #" "# And left me reeling on a steel reel rack #" "# They got 'em all in the jailhouse, baby #" "[Music plays]" "# Ain't living long like this #" "[Music plays]" "Come on, come on." "# Can't live at all like this, can I, baby?" "#" "# Grew up in Houston off of Wayside Drive #" "# Son of a carhop at some all-night dive #" "# Dad drove a stockcar to an early death #" "# All I remember was a drunk man's breath #" "# Ain't living long like this #" "Neil:" "W..." "You got g..." "Woman:" "What are you doing?" "Neil: [Laughing] I don't know." " Well, am I?" " [Disco music plays]" " [Turns off radio] - [Muttering]" "Neil:" "What were you saying?" "I don't have the faintest idea." "[Laughing]" "What is it?" " King!" " What?" "I can't find Fullbright, Summers or Nasher." "Okay, Nasher..." "Well, where's Baker?" "I don't know." "He said something about a family commitment." "That's bullshit." "Wendell Baker's got no family." "You better get down here." "[Music plays]" "# I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia #" "# California on my mind #" "# I straddled that Greyhound #" "# Rode him into Raleigh #" "# And on across Caroline #" "# We stopped in Charlotte but we bypassed RockHill #" "# Never was a minute late #" "# And 90 miles out of Alabama by sundown... #" "Back off." "Just a second." "You're not coming back, are you?" "No." "I'm not." "That's good." "When you get where I am, late in the day, late in the game, you got yesterday, today and tomorrow all in the same room." "I never cared much for advice, Wendell." "And you helped me without even talking." "But I just don't want you to have..." "Regret in your life, that's all." "I'm going to miss you, Mr. Nasher but I know you were meant to be up here." "It's hard to hold on to your idealism after you lost your innocence." "That's what I like about you, Wendell." "[Music plays]" "My friend." "[Music plays]" "Wendell: [Narrating] We were going to miss Mr. Nasher, but we didn't have time to dwell on it." "Messieurs Fullbright and Summers had devised a plan to take down Neil King." "Good news, McTeague." "Baker, where you at?" "The old gas station out on Ranch Road 12." "Stay put." "Neil:" "Well, all I can say, Baker, is I'm glad you found these guys 'cause I know I get down on you two, but..." "You're old, but you got a lot of wisdom and I learn a lot from ya, even though you do got sawdust in your balls." "[Laughing]" "Well, I found these two wandering around out in the middle of nowhere." "I don't even know where Mr. Nasher is." "Mr. Summers here, he says he's looking for some land that he's been thinking about selling." "I..." "I'm just glad I found them, Neil." "Oh, I feel funny." "Neil:" "Funny?" "Funny how?" "I feel like I'm sitting in a bathtub full of warm water." "Well, you're not, man." "Aw, he's urinizing all over himself!" "Come on." "Cross your legs!" "Act like a man!" "Stop!" "Not on the car!" "Stop yelling at me." "I wanted to stop ten minutes ago so I could go to the bathroom." "I'm not yelling at you!" "McTeague:" "Glad it's not my car." "It's going to be your job to clean it up, I can tell you that." "McTeague:" "Come on, King." "Hey, Neil." "Are these seats heated?" "Oh, he sprung a leak too." "Both of them." "Now, come on, stop the car." "Pull over." "Get out." " Neil:" "Out." " Boyd:" "Okay." "Neil:" "Come on." "Have a little pride." "All right." "All right?" "My back!" "I fell on my back!" "Wendell:" "You okay, Mr. Summers?" " Come on!" " Wendell:" "You okay?" " Ow!" "McTeague!" " I got you." "Ow!" "McTeague!" "McTeague!" " No, no." "Easy." " Okay, okay." "Boyd:" "Hit it!" "McTeague:" "Hey!" " Get your ancient asses back here!" " Whoa!" "Whoa!" "[Music plays]" "Will you tell me what the hell is going on?" "We got jacked by some 90-year-olds." "Skip:" "[Laughing]" " [Car approaching]" " What's that?" "Wendell: [Narrating] So far, so good." "Now it was up to Lucy and May to do their part." "Whoa, whoa, what do we got here?" "Hey, fellas, need a lift?" "I can only think of a couple things to do in this sort of heat, and standing by the side of the road ain't one of them." "Oh, really?" "Okay." "Yeah." "Yeah." "Make way for ducklings." "Here we go." "McTeague:" "This is why I go to church." " [Giggling]" " What a blessing." "Uh, hey, 911." "It's Bobby Culpepper, concerned citizen here." "Yeah, I just witnessed some real strange activity out on Ranch Road 12." "Define strange?" "Uh, okay." "Underage girls and men of questionable character." "That strange enough for ya?" "Just going to take my pants off here 'cause it helps me relax." "Oh, I'm already relaxed." " Damn-near butt naked." " He's already relaxed." "Look at that." "I have a dream." "Let me see this little blouse you got on." " Yes indeedy, feed the needy." " Oh, it's like a rainbow colour." " You like it?" " Oh, my lord, I love it." "I need to see some I.D.s." "Scoot over, scoot over." "You two go back and wait by my bike." "I.D.s." "My I.D. is in my pants, sir." "Uh, mine too, sir." "You gentlemen aware these young ladies are 16 years of age?" "Is that wrong?" "Neil:" "McTeague!" "You okay, Wendell?" "I've got to make one last try for Doreen." "We're coming with you." "[Music plays]" "[Brakes squealing]" "[Music plays]" "Here." "What's this?" "A wedding band." "You know where it needs to be." "You just have to see that it gets there." "I'll try." ""I'll try." You'll try." "Say that again." "Say it." "I'll try." "Now say "I'm doing it."" "I'm doing it!" "Now you say "this is for your stuff." "pack what you need, 'cause you're going with me." "Right now."" "Skip:" "Wendell, it's a rare thing for a man to reveal his heart." "But any woman with substance will demand just that, because it shows strength." "[Music plays]" "Listen." "I grew up thinking somebody had it in for me 'cause some of the cards I was dealt, and I ended up realizing somebody was looking out for me 'cause I met you." "And the stronger I felt about you the more I braced myself for the day you'd be gone." "[Tires squealing]" "Loneliness was always the wolf at the door in my life and I let him right in on both of us." "I'm so sorry you ever felt lonesome." "I think this is Dave." "You're going to miss her." "I'm sorry?" "He said you're going to miss her." "It'll probably get pretty bad sometimes." "Yeah." "What they call a high lonesome in the Old West." "I love you." "I love you, Doreen." "You're where it all starts and ends for me." "[Music plays]" "You guys are with Wendell Baker, aren't you?" "We're his compadres." "Good.'Cause you can take him to the emergency room when I get done with him." "I don't know about all that, dog." "Did you just call me dog?" "That's ridiculous." "It's absolutely ridiculous." "Classic asshole." "Loser." "[Music plays]" "What's he doing here?" "We can try it again, Wendell." "No, Mr. Summers." "I said what I was feeling and she listened to me." "She really did." "I'm lucky that I ever even met Doreen..." "Much less that she once loved me too." "I'll never get over her, but I'll never regret it." "The crazy thing is, is we're the victims." "These two sick old men, they stole our car, exposed themselves to those poor girls." "Pissed on us." "That's why we had to take our clothes off." "Back to the car." "[Music plays]" "Wendell: [Narrating] Sometimes things don't work out perfectly, they just workout." "So it was an elaborate kidnapping scheme." "[Music plays]" "Are you Wendell Baker?" "Nope." "We'd like to talk to you, Mr. Baker." "I'll, uh, I'll let him know if I see him." "It concerns Mr. Nasher." "[Music plays]" "Man:" "Nasher's real name was William Harris Rayburn." "Among other things, he's an international financier, a shipping magnate, a casino owner and a producer of motion pictures." "He made the bulk of his fortune in 1948 with the discovery of what was called the Black Ocean." "In actuality, it was an enormous basin of crude oil spreading from West Texas to Southeastern New Mexico." "All right." "Mr. Rayburn..." "Nasher to you..." "For lack of a better term, dropped out of conventional society in 1967." "I met him one time." "The day he hired me." "From 1967 on he lived anonymously in hotels, communicating only by handwritten memos." "He made a request that you take over the management of his line of luxury hotels, the flagship hotel being the Lake Travis Villa and Spa." "[Music plays]" "# I'm gonna live forever #" "# I'm gonna cross that river #" "# I'm gonna catch tomorrow now #" "# You're gonna wanna hold me #" "# Just like I always told you #" "# You're gonna miss me when I'm gone #" "# Nobody here will ever find me #" "# But I will always be around #" "# Just like the songs I leave behind me #" "# I'm gonna live forever now #" "[Music plays]" "McTeague?" "Was it ever tough for you being such a hard-ass back at Shady Grove?" "No, not really." "You just get in kind of a groove." "Truth be known, I kind of enjoyed it." "You know, it was kind of like playing a part." "Though I now realize that I was a very unhappy person." "[Chuckling]" "Well, I've got to go find Wendell." "Wendell." "I was just looking for you." " Yeah?" " I need you to go down to the beach with me and show me how to set those tables up and..." "Yeah?" "Just set them up like I showed you last week." " Thanks." " And you mind, uh, buttoning that up?" "Oh, no problem, Wendell." "Tuck, tucking it in too." "Oh, yes." "I got you covered." "I..." "I want you to show me." "A successful manager has got to be involved in all aspects of his business." "I.." "I understand that, Mr. Summers." "It's just I'm kind of busy, is all." "Yeah, well, too busy to see that it's done right?" "No, Mr. Summers, it's just that I thought you and Mr. Fullbright could handle it." "I mean, where is Mr. Fullbright?" "I don't know." "Girls." "Have you seen Boyd?" "No, I haven't." "Hi, Wendell." "You know, I don't mind helping you guys every now and then, Mr. Summers, but I just..." "I can't do it every day." "I got a lot of stuff to do here." "And come to think of it," "I didn't even see Mr. Fullbright all day yesterday either." "[Music plays]" "# When we come to the place #" "# Where the road and the sky collide #" "# Throw me over the edge #" "# And let my spirit glide #" "# They told me I was gonna have to work for a living #" "# But all I wanna do is ride #" "# I don't care where we're going from here #" "# Honey, you decide #" "# Well, I spend my time at the bottom of a... #" " Skip:" "Wendell." "# -..." "Wishing well #" "# And I can hear my dreams #" "# Singing clear as a bell #" "# I used to know where they ended and the world began #" "# But now it's getting hard to tell #" "# I could be just around the corner from heaven #" "# Or a mile from hell #" "# I'm just rolling away from yesterday #" "# Behind the wheel of a stolen Chevrolet #" "# I'm gonna get a little higher #" "# See if I can hotwire reality #" "[Music plays]" "# But can you see those dark clouds gathering up ahead #" "# They're gonna wash this planet clean #" "# Like the Bible said #" "# Now you can hold on steady #" "# Try to be ready #" "# But everybody's gonna get wet #" "# Don't think it won't happen #" "# Just because it hasn't happened yet #" "# I'm just rolling away from yesterday #" "# Behind the wheel of a stolen Chevrolet #" "# Gonna get a little higher #" "# See if I can hotwire reality #" "[Music plays]"