Garth [Hub and Garth are standing in a large pond, firing shotguns at catfish when Walter and his mother arrive]
He's runnin' for it!
Garth Damn. Empty!
Get ammo; I'll keep him covered!
Mae Yoo-hoo!
Garth [Hub and Garth look up, staring between Mae and each other in confusion.]
Huh?
Mae Uncle Hub, Uncle Garth- it's me, Mae!
Mae [Hub and Garth stare at her, still confused.]
Mae! Pearl's daughter! And I brought Walter, your nephew!
Garth Relatives.
Ralph Hub, I don't see why you have to drive, it's my car!
Ralph We find that kid he's gonna get a piece of my mind.
Garth There he is.
[Hub pulls in at a closed gas station; Ralph goes to open his door]
Lawyer! Stay in the car!
Garth Hub, come on.
[hesitant]
No, not me. You-
Garth Hub. Get out of the car. [Garth and Hub go over and sit beside Walter] Planning your next move? Where you goin'?
Here. Area code 406, Montana.
Garth How come you're not headin' to Fort Worth, where your mum is?
She's not there. She lied. Again.
Garth Listen, kid, we know you got your heart set on goin' to Montana, but... it's late. Hub, help me out here.
Why? Sounds like his mind's made up. Good luck in Montana, kid.
Garth [Garth gives him a look and points to Walter's map]
We got better maps than that one at the house, right Hub?
Yeah, man needs a good map, that's for sure.
I've been to the orphan home before. I don't wanna go back.
Damn it, kid. It ain't our fault you got a lousy damn mother. [Garth gives him another look]
I guess I should get going. Which way is North?
[Hub points but Garth pushes his hand down; Ralph irritably sounds his car's horn.]
I'll say one thing for this kid, he sure pisses off the relatives!
Garth Listen, kid, do us a favor. If you come back to the house and stay awhile... Why, our relatives are going to hate it. I bet they hate it so much, they go away and leave us all the hell alone.
It's crazy enough, it just might work.
Garth Come on, kid. Help us out here.
See, this here is exactly what I've been talkin' 'bout. Ever since this kid was suckin' on his momma's titty he's been shown everything but discipline. And now his idea of courage is ridin' around botherin' folks too good-natured to put a stop to it.
H1 Hood 1
Hey, who do you think you are, huh?
Garth Just a dumb kid, Hub. Don't kill him.
[Hub suddenly stands up and grabs Hood 1 by the throat]
I'm Hub McCann. I've fought in two World Wars and countless smaller ones on three continents. I led thousands of men into battle with everything from horses and swords to artillery and TANKS! I've seen the headwaters of the Nile, and tribes of natives no white man had ever seen before. I've won and lost a dozen fortunes, KILLED MANY MEN! And loved only one woman, with a passion a FLEA like you could never begin to understand. That's who I am. NOW, GO HOME, BOY! [Throws Hood 1 at the other teenagers.]
H1 Hood 1
Let's show this old bastard who's tough! Get out your knives!
Garth [The boys all open their switchblades, but Garth **** his shotgun and aims it at them.]
Now, boys, you're fixin' to let those teenage hormones get you into a world of trouble. [the thugs immediately drop their switchblades]
Damn it, Garth, did I ask you to butt in?
Garth Hub, you've just come out the hospital.
There's only four of 'em.
Garth Well, look, look. You fight this one first, then I'll let you fight the other three after, okay?
Yeah! [To Walter] Watch this, kid.
Garth [To Hood 1]
Now, you- you better pick that knife up. 'Cause, son, you're gonna need all the help you can get.
S Salesman
[A traveling salesman arrives, but unlike the others immediately takes cover behind his car, waving a white flag.]
Don't shoot! Don't shoot!
Garth He's been here before! This is no ordinary salesman.
S Salesman
Brothers McCann?
Hell, I like me a challenge.
Come out where we can see you!
S Salesman
Put down your guns and I'll come out!
Garth [Grins]
This guy is good.
I'll cover him- you sneak around. [Walter tugs at his arm] What're you-what? What?
Why not see what he's sellin'?
S Salesman
Let me just show it to you!
S Salesman
It's right behind my car!
Well, what's the good of having all that money if you're never gonna spend it?
Garth Could be the kid has a point.
Well. We'll see what the man's sellin'. Then we'll shoot 'im.
Garth Good plan.
So can I keep him? I'll look after him and take care of him and feed him and everything! I never had a pet of my very own before.
So kid, you want to take care of it, nurse it back to health?
[Walter nods eagerly.]
Good. Then we shoot it.
Garth [Hub and Garth walk away.]
That's some lion you bought.
That's some garden seeds you bought.
[Walter begins to close the crate, looks at lion.]
Don't worry, they're not as bad as they seem right at first.
[Hub and Garth are watching Mae and an injured Stan drive away with Walter]
Damn. She doesn't deserve that kid. Maybe we'll get a lawyer.
Garth No judge is gonna take a kid away from his mother, give 'im to two old bachelor uncles.
Well, maybe she'll sell 'im to us. How much money we got?
Garth Hub- there's nothin' we can do. He's gone.
