Act 3-1

Question 1

Act 3

Answer 1

This is going to make all the difference in the world grandpa. You don’t mind me calling you grandpa do you? I mean I know you minded when Vince called you that but you don’t even know him

Question 2

He skipped town with my money you know. I’m going to hold you as collateral

Answer 2

He’ll be back. Don’t you worry

Question 3

It’s morning already! Not only didn’t I get my bottle but he’s got my two bucks

Answer 3

Try to drink this OK? Don’t spill it

Question 4

What is it?

Answer 4

Beef Bouillon. It will warm you up

Question 5

… Get that stuff away from me

Answer 5

I just got through making it

Question 6

I don’t care if you just spent a week making it! I ain’t drinking it

Answer 6

Well what am I supposed to do with it then? I’m trying to help you out. Besides it’s good for you

Question 7

You know what would be good for me?

Answer 7

What?

Question 8

A little massage. A little contact

Answer 8

Oh no I’ve had enough contact for a while. Thanks anyway

Question 9

… You’re not expecting him to show up again are you?

Answer 9

Sure. He’ll show up. He left his horn here

Question 10

His horn? You’re his horn?

Answer 10

Very funny

Question 11

He’s runoff with my money! He’s not coming back here

Answer 11

He’ll be back

Question 12

You’re a funny chicken you know that

Answer 12

Thanks

Question 13

… If it’s not a woman then it’s the land or the future of some kind. Some kind a future

Answer 13

I’m glad it stopped raining

Question 14

… No you think everything’s going to be different. Just because the sun comes out

Answer 14

It’s already different. Last night I was scared

Question 15

Scared of what?

Answer 15

Just scared

Question 16

… All you Gotta do is take his leg and throw it out the back door. Helpless. Totally helpless

Answer 16

You’d do that?

Question 17

Me? I’ve hardly got the strength to breathe

Answer 17

But you’d actually do it if you could?

Question 18

Don’t be so easily shocked girlie. There’s nothing a man can’t do. You dream it up and he can do it. anything

Answer 18

You’ve tried I guess

Question 19

… This is my house

Answer 19

I forgot

Question 20

You forgot? Whose house did you think it was

Answer 20

Mine. I know it’s not mine but I had that feeling

Question 21

What feeling?

Answer 21

The feeling that nobody lives here but me. I mean everybody’s gone. You’re here but it doesn’t seem like you’re supposed to be. Doesn’t seem like he supposed to be here either. I don’t know what it is. It’s a house or something. Something familiar. Like I know my way around here. Did you ever get that feeling?

Question 22

No I never did. I get lost in the hallways

Answer 22

Last night I went to sleep up there in that room

Question 23

What room?

Answer 23

That room up there with all the pictures. All the crosses on the wall

Question 24

Halies room?

Answer 24

Yeah, whoever Halie is

Question 25

She’s my wife

Answer 25

So you remember her?

Question 26

… She’s only been gone for a day – day and a half. However long it’s been

Answer 26

Do you remember her when her hair was bright red? Standing in front of an apple tree?

Question 27

What is this the 3rd° or something! Who are you to be asking me personal questions about my wife

Answer 27

You never look at those pictures up there?

Question 28

What pictures?

Answer 28

Your whole life’s up there hanging on the wall. Somebody who looks just like you. Somebody who looks just like you used to look

Question 29

… The whole shooting match, sitting right in front of you

Answer 29

So the past never happened as far as you’re concerned?

Question 30

Past? Jesus Christ. The past what do you know about the past?

Answer 30

Not much. I know there was a farm

Question 31

Farm?

Answer 31

There’s a picture of a farm. A big farm. A bull. Wheat. Corn

Question 32

Corn?

Answer 32

All the kids are standing out there in the corn. They’re all waving these big straw hats. One of them doesn’t have a hat

Question 33

Which one was that?

Answer 33

There’s a baby. A baby in a woman’s arms. The same woman with the red hair. She looks lost standing out there. Like she doesn’t know how she got there

Question 34

She knows! I told her 100 times it wasn’t going to be the city! I gave her plenty of warning

Answer 34

She’s looking down at the baby like it was somebody else’s. Like it didn’t even belong to her

Question 35

… Where are you from anyway?

Answer 35

LA. We already went through that

Question 36

That’s right, LA. I remember

Answer 36

Stupid country

Question 37

That’s right! No wonder

Answer 37

What happened to this family anyway?

Question 38

…… You some kind a social worker?

Answer 38

I’m Vince’s friend

Question 39

… Not to mention grandkids and great grandkids and great great grandkids after them

Answer 39

And you don’t remember any of them?

Question 40

… She’s traced it all the way back to the grave

Answer 40

What do you mean?

Question 41

… Who gives a damn about bones in the ground?

Answer 41

Was Tilden telling the truth? Was he?

Question 42

Tilden? Where is Tilden?

Answer 42

Last night. Was he telling the truth about the baby?

Question 43

What happened to Tilden? Why isn’t Tilden here?

Answer 43

Bradley chased him out

Question 44

… Have I been here all night? On the floor?

Answer 44

He wouldn’t leave. I hid outside until he fell asleep

Question 45

… Got himself into bad trouble. We don’t want any of that around here

Answer 45

What did he do?

Question 46

… Don’t leave me! Promise!

Answer 46

I won’t