Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The (2005) Movie Script
bThere's some coyotes hopping around/b
bacross the road from that windmill./b
bWhat are they doing?/b
bHell, I don't know./b
bLooks like they're eating/b
bsomething, I guess./b
bWanna shoot a coyote?/b
bHell, yes./b
bThat's a dead son of a bitch./b
bFuck./b
b- When did they find him?/b
b- Sometime this morning./b
bHe was buried on a hill/b
bnear Boracho Peak./b
b- Who killed him?/b
b- No fucking clue./b
bWas he involved with drugs/b
bor smuggling or anything like that?/b
bMelquiades Estrada?/b
bNo./b
bI gotta get a mask./b
bJo Edna, let Earl tend to the/b
bhot dogs and the hamburgers./b
bHe'll bring the charcoal and ice.../b
b... and folding chairs/b
band the whole nine yards./b
bJust be sure Minnie/b
bdon't have to worry.../b
b... about a place to go/b
bto the little girls' room./b
bAnd tell Shawnelle she can forget/b
babout a car on Saturday night.../b
b... if she don't show up./b
bI love you too, baby. Gotta go./b
bThis beauty has two bedrooms,/b
beach one with its own bathroom./b
bCentral AC and heat throughout./b
bAll of our homes come standard/b
bequipped with electric oven.../b
b... washer, drier and dishwasher./b
bYour Waste King garbage/b
bdisposal is optional, of course./b
bIt's a good option because/b
bwe charge the wholesale price on it.../b
b... with no installation fee,/b
band it's top of the line./b
bWe're strictly top of the line./b
bStrictly top of the line/b
ball the time. That's our motto./b
b- How much this house cost?/b
b- Sixty thousand dollars./b
bBut if you're really interested.../b
b... I can get you a/b
b10 percent discount, I think./b
bWhere y'all from?/b
bCincinnati./b
bLong way from home, huh?/b
b- What line of work bring you to Texas?/b
b- Border Patrolman./b
bWe're always/b
ba long way from home./b
bYeah. All right./b
bWell, actually, this mobile/b
bresidence has the highest.../b
b... resale value of any domestic/b
bresidence in its price range.../b
b... in the Southwest/b
btime and time again./b
bI don't know./b
bWell, we also have some excellent/b
bpreviously owned mobile residences.../b
b... in the lower price ranges/b
bif that would be your requirement./b
bCome over here, Sparky./b
bIt's a good thing/b
byou can do something else./b
bI think my horse needs water./b
bWhere'd you come from?/b
bCoahuila./b
bWhat are you doing in Texas?/b
bLooking for work./b
bWhat kind of work?/b
bI'm just a cowboy./b
bHey, Perkins./b
bHere's the stuff that your/b
bfriend had on him./b
b- You know who they are?/b
b- That's his wife and kids./b
b- Any idea how to get ahold of them?/b
b- Well, they live in.../b
b... Mexico./b
bCan I keep this?/b
bYeah, I guess for a while. We're/b
bgonna have to do an autopsy on him./b
bWhen you get through,/b
bI want you to give Melquiades to me./b
b- Hell, I can't do that. Are you crazy?/b
b- No./b
bI'm not./b
bGotta go./b
b- All right, see you tonight./b
b- Come back early, though./b
bI get real bored here./b
bHaven't you made/b
bfriends with the neighbors?/b
bNo, I don't like them./b
bI'm gonna buy you Nintendo/b
bso you don't get so bored./b
bOkay./b
bAnd take me to the mall/b
bthis Saturday in Odessa./b
bOkay, babe. Find out where it is./b
bThe deceased died of a gunshot/b
bwound of an AR-15.223 bullet./b
bEntered 2 inches left of the sternum/b
bbetween the fourth and fifth rib./b
bImpact caused a lung to burst./b
bSevere hemorrhaging./b
bTook 15, 20 minutes to die./b
bI would estimate/b
bhe died seven days ago./b
bThe trajectory indicates that the shot/b
bwas fired from 300 yards away./b
bHe was gunned down./b
bListen, bud, we need/b
bto bury him now./b
bRefrigeration in this dump is broke,/b
band I gotta be in El Paso tomorrow./b
b- Okay, bury him./b
b- I need to notify his relatives./b
bHe ain't got any./b
Twob- /boneb- /bseven, clear.
Threeb- /bfiveb- /bnine, clear.
This is 749.
I have approximately 15 individuals
crossing La Brecha de la Loma Negra.
About a half a mile from me. Over.
bWhere are they?/b
bRight down there in that draw./b
bOn the ground!/b
bGet down!/b
Alto, bgoddamn it!/b
bRun, run, Mariana!/b
bTake her./b
bStay down, bitch!/b
bStay down./b
b- How many got away?/b
b- Three./b
bWell, somebody's gotta/b
bpick strawberries./b
bYou were way overboard there, boy./b
bNo, sir./b
bFuck it. They were/b
btrying to get away./b
bThink about how much trouble I'll get/b
binto if you keep beating these people./b
bI don't like trouble, boy./b
bI don't like it at all./b
bI'm awful sorry about Mel./b
bSo am I./b
bHe's a good Mexican./b
bPete, you been cooped up/b
bin here for two days./b
bYou need to get outside/b
band do something./b
bWhat's that to you?/b
bBrought you some jerky./b
bI found these shells.../b
b... out there where Mel's/b
bgoats was on the loose./b
bThey was about/b
b300 yards up the hill./b
bThey might mean something./b
bYou ladies fine?/b
bHow's your eggs, sweetie?/b
bBob's watching us./b
bIt's been a while since/b
bwe've had some time together./b
bYou dirty bitch./b
bI could see you tomorrow./b
b- Miss./b
b- Just a second./b
bSame place?/b
bSame place./b
bWhat's it gonna be?/b
b- What do you want?/b
b- I wanna talk to you./b
bWe found that stuff where/b
bwe found Melquiades' goats./b
bDon't you wanna look at it?/b
bNo, I don't. I wanna sit here/b
band have my breakfast./b
b- Talk to me during business hours./b
b- It might be some kind of proof./b
bHey, how many.223 shells/b
byou think are laying out there?/b
bHell, some of them gonna/b
bhave your fingerprints on them./b
bThat shit won't mean shit in court just/b
bbecause you found it under a bush./b
bI got a legal system/b
bto think about here./b
bYou goddamn son of a bitch!/b
Bass seek cover from whatever
the local environment offers.
Submerged rock...
You've been late for dinner
the last four nights.
Work. Work is hard.
Real hard. I work hard.
And I'm tired. I'm so tired.
Please, understand.
My boss is not an...
bLou Ann, what's for dinner?/b
bStuffed zucchini and broccoli./b
b- That's it?/b
b- I'm on a diet./b
Someone else paying the bills?
Putting a roof over your head?
Johnny, I know there's
someone else. I know it.
b- /bThat's ridiculous.
b- You're not fat./b
b- /bIt's that girl from the office. Sheila?
b- Yes, I am. A little bit./b
b- No way./b
b- /bI saw you togetherb.../b
b- You're my red-hot mama./b
b- /bShe's pretty.
She's prettier than me. She's free
and happy and has red hair.
b- Stop it./b
b- /bI'm not stupid, Johnny. I've got eyes.
She'll wreck your life and mine
and hers. That's what will happen.
This is ridiculous.
You're throwing your life away,
Johnny. Don't do it. Please don't do it.
I need you. I love you. Please.
You see, right there. That's
exactly what I'm talking about.
It's always the same.
Always the same.
Oh, Johnny.
What's happening to us?
We used to be so happy.
Don't you remember when
we were living in River Valley?
Yes, doll.
I remember River Valley.
We were happy then.
And we'll be happy again.
I know it.
Please, don't cry.
There will always be
a River Valley for us.
I hope so, Johnny.
I hope so.
bThanks./b
bYou're getting to be a regular/b
bcustomer around here./b
bWell, I don't have/b
ba lot to do right now./b
bLet's go. Come on./b
bBring them. Bring them./b
bGot them, now. She's good./b
b- How many calves left?/b
b- 120./b
bThat's a shitload./b
bWhen's the boss/b
bcoming from Houston?/b
bSaturday afternoon./b
bFucking mama's boy./b
bHe says he's a rancher just because/b
bthey bought him this ranch.../b
b... but I ain't seen him out here/b
bbusting his ass./b
bYou're in a twist because/b
bthe only woman you've had.../b
b... for a while is your own hand./b
bLet's go to Midland this Saturday./b
bThe Border Patrol will nab me/b
bin Midland./b
bBullshit./b
bYou scared of women, or what?/b
bAgustin, shut the goddamn gate!/b
bDon't worry./b
bThis happens to Bob/b
bsometimes too./b
bWell, it goddamn well/b
bdon't happen to me./b
bIt's the first fucking time/b
bit's ever happened to me./b
bI don't give a shit/b
bwhat happens to Bob./b
bYeah, I know./b
bViagra works for Bob./b
bI'll turn truck-stop queer and/b
bblowjob-giver before I use that shit./b
bThat's what Bob says./b
bFuck Bob./b
bHey, man, you still listen to that/b
pinche bwhite-boy candy rapper?/b
bReese's Pieces, Skittles, Eminem./b
bGotta stop listening to that./b
bKumbia Kings. That's who you/b
bneed to listen to, man./b
b- What's your favorite rifle round?/b
b- What?/b
bWhat rifle do you shoot?/b
bAlways the same round?/b
bAR-15,.223 standard. Why?/b
bI was just curious./b
bI always use the.30-30 myself./b
bLever action./b
bOpen sight./b
b- Don't know what you're missing./b
b- Eminem. That's all he listens to./b
bHello./b
bShit. Fuck./b
bFuck./b
bHow do we register him?/b
bWrite down "Melquiades."/b
bMelquiades what?/b
bWhere's he from?/b
bMexico. Maybe Coahuila./b
bCincinnati"s real pretty/b
bin the springtime./b
b- There's lots of malls./b
b- I bet you miss it./b
bWe're glad to be here./b
bYou know, wherever/b
bthe job takes us./b
bBut this is different./b
bYeah./b
bWe were both/b
breal popular in high school./b
bNow it just seems like we/b
bdon't know anybody anymore./b
bWell, living out here takes/b
bsome getting used to, I guess./b
bYeah. I guess it does./b
bIt must seem real different./b
bDo you know where, like,/b
bthe mall's at in Odessa?/b
bSure. It's easy to find./b
bHey, man./b
bYou okay?/b
bNo./b
bThis working hours?/b
bWell, we're about to close./b
bYou need to investigate them/b
bBorder Patrols that use the.223./b
bWant me to investigate the Kennedy/b
bassassination while I'm at it?/b
bBefore you bitch, find out/b
bwhat that fucker was involved with./b
bMelquiades wasn't/b
binvolved with nothing./b
bBy the way, we already buried him./b
bI told you to notify me./b
bIt seemed like you'd at least.../b
b... notify me./b
bYou're not his family./b
bI don't have to notify you./b
bHe was a wetback./b
b- You like him?/b
b- It's the best horse I ever saw./b
bTake him, he's yours./b
bReally, take him./b
bBut it's your horse./b
bMine, yours.../b
bWhat's the difference?/b
bHe's got "Pete" branded in his brain./b
bNo, he cost you a lot./b
bShit, don't even get off of him./b
bHey, Bob, how long/b
bwe been married?/b
bTwelve./b
bHell, I don't know./b
bWhat day is it?/b
bRelax./b
bBut the Border Patrol is everywhere./b
b- It's fine, man, don't worry./b
b- Where are you going?/b
bWhere do you think? To get the girls./b
bHurry up./b
bCould I see some photo ID, sir?/b
bGirls, this is Melquiades./b
b- Lou Ann./b
b- Oh, Lou Ann./b
b- Nice to meet you./b
b- You work with Pete, right?/b
b- That's the one from the cafe, right?/b
b- Yes, genius./b
b- But she's married./b
b- So's the other one./b
bOh, shit./b
bThat's y'all right down there, 205./b
bI gotta be back in two hours./b
bWanna watch TV?/b
bWatch television?/b
bWant to?/b
bI'm sorry./b
bMusic./b
bOkay./b
bWanna dance?/b
b- You're not coming?/b
b- No, I'll wait here./b
b- You've always liked the mall./b
b- I'll wait./b
bBut I don't wanna hurry,/b
bI wanna shop./b
bI will wait for you here./b
bDon't smoke./b
bI love this song./b
bCrazy bitches.../b
bI understand you people./b
bBelieve you me, I do./b
bAnd we are not/b locab. No way./b
b- Shit, what time is it?/b
b- 6:20./b
bFuck. Bob's gonna kill me./b
b- When am I gonna see you again?/b
b- I can't next week./b
b- Sheriff's turn?/b
b- Stop it. You know how things are./b
b- All right, no problem./b
b- Hey, don't mix things up./b
bYou're the one I love,/b
bdarling, only one./b
b- Belmont's something else./b
b- What about old Bob?/b
bThat's different./b
bBob's my husband./b
bYou understand, right?/b
b- Bye, Pete./b
b- Bye./b
bLet's go./b
bHey, man./b
bYou okay?/b
bYou/b buenob?/b
bYou/b buenob?/b
b- How you doing, Sam?/b
b- Just fine./b
b- Morning./b
b- Morning./b
bI need to talk to you about/b
bthat dead Mexican y'all found./b
bWhat about it?/b
b- I'd rather talk outside./b
b- All right./b
bIt's our new officer, Mike Norton./b
bYeah. Little prick./b
bApparently, he was out there/b
bon the Boracho Peak, okay?/b
bShots were fired./b
bAnd he returned./b
bThere was only/b
btwo of them out there./b
bMike Norton, new kid from Cincinnati,/b
band that wetback./b
bShots were fired?/b
bWho fired at who?/b
bHe fired at him first./b
bNow, I don't want any shit./b
b- What are you doing here?/b
b- I need to talk to you./b
bWhat about?/b
b- Belmont came by the caf today./b
b- So what?/b
bBorder Patrol by the name/b
bof Gomez came looking./b
bSo what?/b
bGomez told him who killed/b
bthat Mexican./b
bDon't fool with me, girl./b
bHell, no./b
bHe told Belmont a Border Patrol/b
bkilled him in a shootout./b
b- Did he say his name?/b
b- Yeah./b
bA guy named Mike Norton./b
b- You heard him say that?/b
b- Said his name, like, three times./b
b- What are they gonna do with him?/b
b- They didn't say./b
b- What's wrong with you? Goddamn!/b
b- Arrest him./b
b- Who do you think you are?/b
b- That fellow who killed Melquiades./b
b- Who would that be?/b
b- That Border Patrolman, Mike Norton./b
b- With what evidence?/b
b- You know damn well who killed Mel./b
bI don't know a goddamn thing./b
bYou know damn well/b
bwho killed Melquiades./b
bYou ain't gonna arrest him, are you?/b
bYou better get out of here/b
bbefore I throw your ass in jail./b
bYou ain't gonna arrest him./b
bWho is it?/b
bI'm here for Patrolman Norton./b
bCaptain Gomez sent me./b
bYeah, just a sec./b
bYou scream again, I'll kill you./b
bPut your hands over your head./b
bYou got any handcuffs?/b
b- Yeah. In my uniform belt./b
b- Get them handcuffs in that uniform./b
bBring them back in here/b
band keep quiet./b
bDo what he says, Lou Ann./b
bPut that uniform on/b
band then them handcuffs./b
bYou tell her what you did?/b
bWhat did he do?/b
bHe killed Melquiades Estrada./b
bYou need to try to relax./b
bMight get cold./b
bThere we go./b
bNow, if you call the police,/b
bI'm gonna have to kill him, darling./b
There's rain coming now
through Cincinnati.
We could be looking at heavy rain
through the day on Friday...
... so flash flooding will be a huge
concern in the trib- /bstate area.
bGet out./b
bYou gonna kill me?/b
bGet out./b
bDig him up./b
b- Who?/b
b- Melquiades Estrada.../b
b... you stupid, gringo, son of a bitch./b
bYou killed him, now dig him up./b
Today's storm that swept Ohio...
... sent dozens of vehicles
sliding on the roadways...
... forced hundreds of stores
and businesses to close.
Good news here is no one
was seriously injured.
bGet him out./b
bGet out./b
bGet around here./b
bTake him in the house./b
bSit him on that bed./b
bTurn that light on./b
bSit down at this table./b
bIn that chair./b
bMelquiades lived here./b
bThat was his bed./b
bKept his clothes right over there./b
bThat was his plate./b
bAnd that was his cup./b
bDrink it./b
bNo./b
bDrink from that cup./b
bThese was his work clothes./b
bPut them work clothes on./b
bThen put them dress clothes/b
bon Melquiades./b
bThe oldest is Elizabeth./b
bShe must be fourteen./b
bAnd Yesenia is probably twelve./b
bAnd this little guy is Aaron./b
bHe's going to be a damn good cowboy./b
bAnd this is Evelia./b
bEvelia Camargo, my wife./b
bHow long since you've seen them?/b
bAbout five years./b
bPromise me one thing, Pete./b
bIf I die over here.../b
b... carry me back to my family.../b
b... and bury me in my hometown./b
bI don't want to be buried on this side/b
bamong all the fucking billboards./b
bI'll die before you will, I'm older./b
bPromise me./b
bWe're here, right?/b
bGo down to Ojinaga/b
band head south./b
bThen turn east and follow the sierra/b
buntil you come to Coahuila./b
bThen you'll come to a town/b
bcalled El Toston./b
bBetween El Toston/b
band El Nacimiento.../b
b... there's a little place/b
bnamed Jimenez./b
bIt's my home./b
bAsk for Evelia, my wife,/b
band explain things to her./b
bI'll just throw you in the trash./b
bYou take me back to Jimenez, Pete./b
bYou promised./b
bCome here./b
bSit down in that chair./b
bI'll take them boots./b
bOh, shit!/b
bAll right./b
bLet's go./b
bOh, fuck./b
bYou fucker./b
bWhat did he leave/b
bthat uniform there for?/b
bTell us he's crazy./b
bWhat time did we find/b
bthis guy's wife?/b
bAbout 9:00 this morning./b
bGoddamn crazy son of a bitch,/b
bPete Perkins./b
bWhat do you think?/b
bI think the son of a bitch is crazy./b
bRight now they should be/b
bsomewhere here headed for Mexico./b
bWhat about that/b
bheat-seeking radar y'all got?/b
b- It don't work./b
b- They found four steers.../b
b... in a canyon on the Cross Bar/b
bdiamond this morning at about 3:00./b
b- What about rangers?/b
b- Told them we had it covered./b
bBe over by today./b
bKnow what I mean?/b
bThere's 1000 ways he can go./b
bThat son of a bitch.../b
b... is so fucking nuts/b
bhe might head to Canada./b
bWe'll start with the Llano Largo.../b
b... the Sierra Diablo/b
band the Arroyo Negro./b
bWhere y'all going?/b
bThe rest of the/b
bUnited States, I reckon./b
bDue what?/b
bWe'll head southeast/b
bover to Alarid Canyon./b
bWhere are we going?/b
bThere's nowhere to go, man!/b
bWe're not going up there, are we?/b
bShit./b
bWell, hell./b
bThis is Frank Belmont./b
What are you doing?
bI'm at work./b
Am I gonna see you today?
bYeah, all right./b
Same time, same place?
b- Yeah, I guess./b
b- /bGood.
Stop at the store
and pick up a pack of Kotex.
bShit!/b
bGet out./b
bGet out./b
bShit, shit, shit!/b
bWhat am I doing here?/b
bWell, it's our duty, sir./b
bShut up./b
bWhere are you going?/b
bHe stinks, man. I can't sleep./b
bGet back over there/b
bwhere you was at./b
bHey./b
bHey, you./b
bMy name's Pete./b
bWell, Pete.../b
b... the ants are eating your friend./b
bFucker./b
bGoddamn!/b
bAll right./b
bGet down and don't try nothing./b
bWho's there?/b
bI don't speak Spanish./b
bWhat do you want?/b
bWe're friends. Wanted some/b
bwater for our horses./b
bWell, help yourself, then./b
bI like listening to this/b
bMexican radio station./b
bI can't understand anything.../b
b... but I like the way/b
bSpanish sounds, don't you?/b
bYes, sir./b
bSounds all right./b
bSmells like something/b
bdead around here./b
bI killed a deer a couple days ago./b
bIt's starting to turn./b
bYeah? Well, you better/b
bthrow it away. It's rotten./b
bI wanna keep the hide. You got/b
bany salt I could use to cure it?/b
bNo, son. I barely got enough salt/b
bto put on the dinner table./b
bYou got any alcohol/b
bor anything like that?/b
bI got a jug of antifreeze./b
bWould that work?/b
bSuck on this hose./b
bThem ants won't eat/b
bhim anymore after this./b
bYou're crazy./b
bYou're totally fucking crazy, man./b
bY'all come and eat!/b
bLet us pray./b
bDear Lord.../b
b... we thank you for this meal.../b
b... and for bringing me these friends/b
band our daily bread.../b
b... and all the animals/b
band all the beast in the field./b
bAmen./b
bYou live alone?/b
bI've got a son that comes and sees me/b
bevery month and brings me food./b
bBut it's been six months/b
bsince he was here./b
bWhat do you live on?/b
bI got some things stored away./b
bThank you./b
b- I'd like to ask you a favor./b
b- Anything you want./b
bI wanted to ask you.../b
b... if you can shoot me./b
bMy son ain't coming back./b
bOh, he'll come back./b
bNo, he told me he had cancer./b
bAnd he told me to/b
bgo back to town with him./b
bBut I don't wanna go,/b
bbecause I've always lived here./b
bWell, we can't do it./b
bI don't wanna offend God/b
bby killing myself./b
bIt's a problem./b
bWe don't wanna offend God either./b
bIt would be the best thing to do./b
bYou're good people./b
bYou need to go ahead/b
band shoot me./b
bYou know, I'm innocent actually./b
bI didn't mean/b
bto kill your friend, man./b
bHe shot at me, all right?/b
bAnd I swear to God,/b
breally, if I could.../b
bYou let me go and I promise.../b
bI swear./b
bI promise I will not press charges./b
bWhere's that son of a bitch at?/b
bI don't know./b
bYou ought to,/b
byou've been fucking him./b
bWe don't talk a lot./b
bGod almighty./b
bGet this horse off of me./b
bGet up, Bill, get up./b
bCome on./b
bCome on, come on, come on. Up./b
bGoddamn, Bill, get up./b
bWhoa, Bill./b
bFucking motherfuck!/b
bShit!/b
bHelp!/b
bHelp!/b
bHelp!/b
b- Good afternoon, sir./b
b- How do you do?/b
bSir, have you seen anyone/b
bcoming through this area.../b
b... or in this general area/b
bon horseback?/b
bLike, maybe two men? Horseback?/b
bMaybe with a couple/b
bpack horses or mules?/b
bI ain't seen anybody in 30 years./b
bAll right. I am sorry, sir./b
bHave you heard anyone come this way/b
bin the past few days or hours?/b
bAre y'all cops?/b
bNo, sir, we're actually/b
bwith the Border Patrol./b
bAin't no Mexicans/b
bcome through here./b
bWe're not looking for Mexicans./b
b- No one come through./b
b- Are you sure?/b
bHell, no, I'm not sure./b
bBut I don't think so./b
bOkay. Do you need anything?/b
bNo./b
bAll right, we're moving out./b
bThis way, hurry up!/b
bWatch out./b
bThat's a rattlesnake./b
bHe's not gonna bite anybody./b
bA dead guy!/b
bHe's still breathing./b
b- I think that snake bit him./b
b- He sure did./b
b- Is he a gringo?/b
b- He looks too fucked up to be a gringo./b
bHas he got money?/b
bI think it's too late./b
bTake it easy. I'm a friend./b
b- We didn't do nothing, mister./b
b- I know it./b
b- What happened to him?/b
b- He was bite by a snake./b
bHe's dying./b
bYou know where/b
bwe can get some help?/b
bI know a girl who is good with herbs./b
bMaybe she can cure him./b
bBut she lives across the border./b
bIs it far?/b
bThe border is not far./b
bBut/b la Migra bis all around./b
bThey are looking for a gringo/b
bwho kidnap a/b Migra bagent./b
bYou're the gringo/b.
bYes./b
bCan you help me get him across?/b
bI don't want him to die./b
bTomas, keep going with them./b
bI'll take the gringo to get cured./b
bI'm leaving./b
bYou're leaving./b
bYes./b
bI hate this place./b
bMaybe he'll come back./b
bI don't care./b
bHe'll come back, honey./b
bI don't care./b
bThe son of a bitch/b
bis beyond redemption./b
bI'm leaving him./b
b- Can you get us across?/b
b- Yes./b
bBut I've never crossed people/b
bfrom this side to that side./b
b- Much less on horses./b
b- Okay, take us./b
b- What about the price?/b
b- What price?/b
bThe price to cross you./b
bIt's 1000 a person./b
bI don't have $ 1000./b
bThree-thousand dollars./b
bA thousand for you./b
bAnd 1000 for the gringo./b
bAnd 1000 for the dead guy./b
bShit./b
bI'll find a way to get across./b
bOkay, let's make a deal./b
bGive me your rifle.../b
b... and your horse./b
bNo./b
bAll right, I'll give you the horse./b
bBut not my horse./b
b- The other horse./b
b- And the rifle./b
bJust the horse./b
bOkay, done deal./b
bOkay./b
bThis is where we cross./b
b- Is the water deep?/b
b- A little./b
bNo! No, goddamn it! No!/b
bFucking gringo bit me./b
bSonofabitch./b
bFuck you!/b
bFuck you, sons of bitches!/b
bWhat the hell is this on me?/b
bYou sons of bitches!/b
bFuck you!/b
bI don't need this bullshit!/b
bI mean it! I'm serious.../b
bFuck you!/b
bFuck you!/b
bFuck!/b
b- Dona Adriana, is Mariana at home?/b
b- Yes, she is./b
bWhat's going on?/b
bIs this the one that got snakebit?/b
bGet this gringo out of here./b
bHe's the one that broke my nose./b
bYou sure?/b
bHell yes,/b
bhe's got a face like a white rat./b
b- He'll probably die./b
b- Let him die./b
bPlease.../b
b... heal him./b
bWhy?/b
bBecause.../b
b... I need him alive./b
bWill he get well?/b
bFrom the poison, yes./b
bBut if he gets gangrene,/b
bwe'll have to cut his foot off./b
bYour call is ready./b
bSands Restaurant, how may/b
bI help you? This is Rachel./b
Rachel.
bPete?/b
bWhere are you?/b
I'm in Mexico.
bYou know the Border Patrol/b
bis on your ass?/b
bWhat's Belmont doing?/b
bHe went on vacation. He said he/b
bhad nothing to do with this./b
bSaid it's between you and the Border/b
bPatrol, and he wanna go to SeaWorld./b
Rachel...
b... I want you to come to Mexico./b
What for?
bMarry me./b
bBe my wife./b
bAre you crazy? I can't do that./b
Why not?
bBecause I love Bob, Pete./b
bYou said I was the only you loved./b
bPete, you don't understand./b
bI have to go. Take care./b
bWe'll get you home pretty soon,/b
bMelquiades./b
bAny day now./b
bYou look like hell, son./b
bGood morning./b
bWhere am I?/b
bMexico. Shit./b
b- Who are you, man?/b
b- Your private 911, dude./b
bThe gringo asshole woke up./b
bShe's gonna check you up./b
bEasy. Easy./b
bDrink./b
b- Is there hot coffee?/b
b- Fresh made./b
bBring me the pot./b
bNow we're even, asshole./b
bYou want to help us?/b
bWe'll have to walk it from here./b
bShit./b
bCome here./b
bYou try to run away again, I'll kill you./b
bI guess you know that by now./b
bYes, sir./b
Do you even know how much
new tires cost?
Do you even know what the mileage
on your little foreign car is?
Do you know when the oil change
is due? Tell me. I want you to tell me.
Johnny, is there someone else?
What do you mean?
Someone else what?
Someone else putting
a roof over your head?
b- /bSomeone paying the billsb.../b?
b- /bJohnny.
You've been so distant,
so far away. I cook. I clean house.
I wonder what your mother
would say. I do.
My mother has no say.
Do you think she cares about me?
You think she cares about you?
No, it's not.
She is addicted to vodka
and Valium, and she is...
b- You want some coffee?/b
b- Yes, sir. Please./b
No, she is not. She is not.
Oh, yes, I do care.
bSit down./b
I gave up a scholarship
to State University to take this jobb.../b
bCan you sell us some food?/b
bI'll give it to you./b
bWe have fresh meat./b
bTake what you want./b
bWe had to kill him./b
bThis fucking bear was killing/b
btoo many goats./b
No, it's not.
It's that girl from the...
b- Is this Coahuila?/b
b- Yes, you're right here in Coahuila./b
bDo you know how to get to El Toston?/b
bTwenty kilometers that way./b
I'm not stupid, Johnny.
I've got eyes in my head.
bWhen you hit the sierra,/b
bhead south and you'll get there./b
You're throwing your life away,
Johnny.
Don't do it. Please don't do it.
bI've seen that. I know this one./b
Please. Please. Please.
You see, that's it.
That's exactly it, right there.
That's what I'm talking about. It's
always the same, always the same.
Johnny.
bWhat'd the guy on TV say?/b
We used to be so happy.
bLet's go./b
bTake it.../b
b... for your troubles./b
We were happy then.
And we'll be happy again.
I know it.
Please, don't cry.
There will always be
a River Valley for us.
I hope so, Johnny.
I hope so.
b- Yes, it's $2./b
b- You speak English./b
bYeah, everyone here speak English./b
bWe were worked on the other side./b
b- What are you doing here?/b
b- Looking for a town called Jimnez./b
bJimnez?/b
bNo, there's no place like that here./b
bDo you know of a place/b
bcalled Jimenez?/b
bManuel.../b
b... you ever hear of Jimenez?/b
bJimnez?/b
bNo, not around here./b
bThey said it was a little village/b
babout 10 kilometers away./b
bNo, the only village around/b
bhere is called Los Chilicotes./b
bDo you know this woman?/b
bHer name is Evelia Camargo./b
bYeah, I know her./b
bBut her name's not Evelia./b
bIt's Rosa./b
bDo you know that man?/b
bHe's the one lived in Jimnez./b
bHis name is Melquiades Estrada./b
bNo, we don't him./b
bWhat's he doing with that woman?/b
bI don't know./b
bWhy you don't ask her?/b
bShe lives around the corner./b
bYou speak English?/b
bWell, seora.../b
b... Melquiades was a good friend./b
bI'm sorry to tell you he's passed away./b
bWho is Melquiades?/b
bMelquiades, your husband./b
bHe's passed away and I've brought/b
bhis body back from Texas./b
bI don't know anyone/b
bnamed Melquiades./b
bWell, this is you and that's him./b
bWhat are you doing/b
bwith a photo of me and my kids?/b
bMelquiades gave it to me./b
bPlease, seora,/b
byou can tell me the truth./b
bHe was a good friend of mine./b
bYou were married to him,/b
bweren't you?/b
bDon't talk foolishness./b
bBecause you'll get me in trouble/b
bwith my husband, Javier Martinez.../b
b... and we don't know any Melquiades./b
bExcuse me, ma'am./b
bI didn't want to offend you./b
bBut Melquiades was my friend./b
bGo see Don Casimiro./b
bHe knows everybody/b
bthat comes through town./b
bMaybe he can help you./b
bNo./b
bI don't know him./b
bYou know anything about/b
ba little town called Jimnez?/b
bNo./b
bIt doesn't exist around here./b
bI know for sure./b
bIt doesn't exist./b
bWhy?/b
bYour friend lied to you./b
b- No, he didn't./b
b- Sure he did./b
bThere's no Jimnez, man./b
bWake up./b
b- That place doesn't exist./b
b- Yes, it does./b
bThere is no fucking Jimnez, man!/b
bDon't you see? There's no Jimnez!/b
bIt exists./b
bJimenez is a beautiful fucking place./b
bIt sits between two hills./b
bThe air is so clear there.../b
b... you feel like you can hug/b
bthe mountains with your arms./b
bA stream of clear clean fresh water/b
bbubbles up right out of the rocks there./b
bIf you go to Jimenez.../b
b... I swear to you your heart will break/b
bwith so much beauty./b
bThis is Jimenez./b
bIt's just like Mel said it was./b
bGot good water./b
bAnd.../b
b... that's the house./b
bStore's right over yonder./b
bGraveyard./b
bGarden./b
bRight there./b
bSee?/b
bJust like that right there./b
bSee?/b
bYeah./b
bThis is it./b
bYou found it, Pete./b
bWell.../b
b... get down./b
bYou got a grave to dig./b
bAsk Melquiades for forgiveness./b
b- What?/b
b- Ask for forgiveness./b
bAsk for forgiveness right now/b
bor go to hell right now./b
bI don't believe in hell./b
bI'm sorry!/b
bI swear to God, I'm sorry./b
bI swear to God. I swear to God./b
bI did not mean to kill him./b
bIt was a mistake./b
bI didn't want it to happen./b
bIt hurts me, and I regret it.../b
b... every single day./b
bForgive me./b
bForgive me.../b
b... Melquiades.../b
b... for taking your life. Forgive me./b
bForgive me./b
bForgive me./b
bYou can go now./b
bWhere?/b
bTo your wife./b
bWherever./b
bI always.../b
bI always thought that/b
byou'd end up killing me./b
bYou can keep the horse.../b
b... son./b
bYou gonna be all right?/b
bacross the road from that windmill./b
bWhat are they doing?/b
bHell, I don't know./b
bLooks like they're eating/b
bsomething, I guess./b
bWanna shoot a coyote?/b
bHell, yes./b
bThat's a dead son of a bitch./b
bFuck./b
b- When did they find him?/b
b- Sometime this morning./b
bHe was buried on a hill/b
bnear Boracho Peak./b
b- Who killed him?/b
b- No fucking clue./b
bWas he involved with drugs/b
bor smuggling or anything like that?/b
bMelquiades Estrada?/b
bNo./b
bI gotta get a mask./b
bJo Edna, let Earl tend to the/b
bhot dogs and the hamburgers./b
bHe'll bring the charcoal and ice.../b
b... and folding chairs/b
band the whole nine yards./b
bJust be sure Minnie/b
bdon't have to worry.../b
b... about a place to go/b
bto the little girls' room./b
bAnd tell Shawnelle she can forget/b
babout a car on Saturday night.../b
b... if she don't show up./b
bI love you too, baby. Gotta go./b
bThis beauty has two bedrooms,/b
beach one with its own bathroom./b
bCentral AC and heat throughout./b
bAll of our homes come standard/b
bequipped with electric oven.../b
b... washer, drier and dishwasher./b
bYour Waste King garbage/b
bdisposal is optional, of course./b
bIt's a good option because/b
bwe charge the wholesale price on it.../b
b... with no installation fee,/b
band it's top of the line./b
bWe're strictly top of the line./b
bStrictly top of the line/b
ball the time. That's our motto./b
b- How much this house cost?/b
b- Sixty thousand dollars./b
bBut if you're really interested.../b
b... I can get you a/b
b10 percent discount, I think./b
bWhere y'all from?/b
bCincinnati./b
bLong way from home, huh?/b
b- What line of work bring you to Texas?/b
b- Border Patrolman./b
bWe're always/b
ba long way from home./b
bYeah. All right./b
bWell, actually, this mobile/b
bresidence has the highest.../b
b... resale value of any domestic/b
bresidence in its price range.../b
b... in the Southwest/b
btime and time again./b
bI don't know./b
bWell, we also have some excellent/b
bpreviously owned mobile residences.../b
b... in the lower price ranges/b
bif that would be your requirement./b
bCome over here, Sparky./b
bIt's a good thing/b
byou can do something else./b
bI think my horse needs water./b
bWhere'd you come from?/b
bCoahuila./b
bWhat are you doing in Texas?/b
bLooking for work./b
bWhat kind of work?/b
bI'm just a cowboy./b
bHey, Perkins./b
bHere's the stuff that your/b
bfriend had on him./b
b- You know who they are?/b
b- That's his wife and kids./b
b- Any idea how to get ahold of them?/b
b- Well, they live in.../b
b... Mexico./b
bCan I keep this?/b
bYeah, I guess for a while. We're/b
bgonna have to do an autopsy on him./b
bWhen you get through,/b
bI want you to give Melquiades to me./b
b- Hell, I can't do that. Are you crazy?/b
b- No./b
bI'm not./b
bGotta go./b
b- All right, see you tonight./b
b- Come back early, though./b
bI get real bored here./b
bHaven't you made/b
bfriends with the neighbors?/b
bNo, I don't like them./b
bI'm gonna buy you Nintendo/b
bso you don't get so bored./b
bOkay./b
bAnd take me to the mall/b
bthis Saturday in Odessa./b
bOkay, babe. Find out where it is./b
bThe deceased died of a gunshot/b
bwound of an AR-15.223 bullet./b
bEntered 2 inches left of the sternum/b
bbetween the fourth and fifth rib./b
bImpact caused a lung to burst./b
bSevere hemorrhaging./b
bTook 15, 20 minutes to die./b
bI would estimate/b
bhe died seven days ago./b
bThe trajectory indicates that the shot/b
bwas fired from 300 yards away./b
bHe was gunned down./b
bListen, bud, we need/b
bto bury him now./b
bRefrigeration in this dump is broke,/b
band I gotta be in El Paso tomorrow./b
b- Okay, bury him./b
b- I need to notify his relatives./b
bHe ain't got any./b
Twob- /boneb- /bseven, clear.
Threeb- /bfiveb- /bnine, clear.
This is 749.
I have approximately 15 individuals
crossing La Brecha de la Loma Negra.
About a half a mile from me. Over.
bWhere are they?/b
bRight down there in that draw./b
bOn the ground!/b
bGet down!/b
Alto, bgoddamn it!/b
bRun, run, Mariana!/b
bTake her./b
bStay down, bitch!/b
bStay down./b
b- How many got away?/b
b- Three./b
bWell, somebody's gotta/b
bpick strawberries./b
bYou were way overboard there, boy./b
bNo, sir./b
bFuck it. They were/b
btrying to get away./b
bThink about how much trouble I'll get/b
binto if you keep beating these people./b
bI don't like trouble, boy./b
bI don't like it at all./b
bI'm awful sorry about Mel./b
bSo am I./b
bHe's a good Mexican./b
bPete, you been cooped up/b
bin here for two days./b
bYou need to get outside/b
band do something./b
bWhat's that to you?/b
bBrought you some jerky./b
bI found these shells.../b
b... out there where Mel's/b
bgoats was on the loose./b
bThey was about/b
b300 yards up the hill./b
bThey might mean something./b
bYou ladies fine?/b
bHow's your eggs, sweetie?/b
bBob's watching us./b
bIt's been a while since/b
bwe've had some time together./b
bYou dirty bitch./b
bI could see you tomorrow./b
b- Miss./b
b- Just a second./b
bSame place?/b
bSame place./b
bWhat's it gonna be?/b
b- What do you want?/b
b- I wanna talk to you./b
bWe found that stuff where/b
bwe found Melquiades' goats./b
bDon't you wanna look at it?/b
bNo, I don't. I wanna sit here/b
band have my breakfast./b
b- Talk to me during business hours./b
b- It might be some kind of proof./b
bHey, how many.223 shells/b
byou think are laying out there?/b
bHell, some of them gonna/b
bhave your fingerprints on them./b
bThat shit won't mean shit in court just/b
bbecause you found it under a bush./b
bI got a legal system/b
bto think about here./b
bYou goddamn son of a bitch!/b
Bass seek cover from whatever
the local environment offers.
Submerged rock...
You've been late for dinner
the last four nights.
Work. Work is hard.
Real hard. I work hard.
And I'm tired. I'm so tired.
Please, understand.
My boss is not an...
bLou Ann, what's for dinner?/b
bStuffed zucchini and broccoli./b
b- That's it?/b
b- I'm on a diet./b
Someone else paying the bills?
Putting a roof over your head?
Johnny, I know there's
someone else. I know it.
b- /bThat's ridiculous.
b- You're not fat./b
b- /bIt's that girl from the office. Sheila?
b- Yes, I am. A little bit./b
b- No way./b
b- /bI saw you togetherb.../b
b- You're my red-hot mama./b
b- /bShe's pretty.
She's prettier than me. She's free
and happy and has red hair.
b- Stop it./b
b- /bI'm not stupid, Johnny. I've got eyes.
She'll wreck your life and mine
and hers. That's what will happen.
This is ridiculous.
You're throwing your life away,
Johnny. Don't do it. Please don't do it.
I need you. I love you. Please.
You see, right there. That's
exactly what I'm talking about.
It's always the same.
Always the same.
Oh, Johnny.
What's happening to us?
We used to be so happy.
Don't you remember when
we were living in River Valley?
Yes, doll.
I remember River Valley.
We were happy then.
And we'll be happy again.
I know it.
Please, don't cry.
There will always be
a River Valley for us.
I hope so, Johnny.
I hope so.
bThanks./b
bYou're getting to be a regular/b
bcustomer around here./b
bWell, I don't have/b
ba lot to do right now./b
bLet's go. Come on./b
bBring them. Bring them./b
bGot them, now. She's good./b
b- How many calves left?/b
b- 120./b
bThat's a shitload./b
bWhen's the boss/b
bcoming from Houston?/b
bSaturday afternoon./b
bFucking mama's boy./b
bHe says he's a rancher just because/b
bthey bought him this ranch.../b
b... but I ain't seen him out here/b
bbusting his ass./b
bYou're in a twist because/b
bthe only woman you've had.../b
b... for a while is your own hand./b
bLet's go to Midland this Saturday./b
bThe Border Patrol will nab me/b
bin Midland./b
bBullshit./b
bYou scared of women, or what?/b
bAgustin, shut the goddamn gate!/b
bDon't worry./b
bThis happens to Bob/b
bsometimes too./b
bWell, it goddamn well/b
bdon't happen to me./b
bIt's the first fucking time/b
bit's ever happened to me./b
bI don't give a shit/b
bwhat happens to Bob./b
bYeah, I know./b
bViagra works for Bob./b
bI'll turn truck-stop queer and/b
bblowjob-giver before I use that shit./b
bThat's what Bob says./b
bFuck Bob./b
bHey, man, you still listen to that/b
pinche bwhite-boy candy rapper?/b
bReese's Pieces, Skittles, Eminem./b
bGotta stop listening to that./b
bKumbia Kings. That's who you/b
bneed to listen to, man./b
b- What's your favorite rifle round?/b
b- What?/b
bWhat rifle do you shoot?/b
bAlways the same round?/b
bAR-15,.223 standard. Why?/b
bI was just curious./b
bI always use the.30-30 myself./b
bLever action./b
bOpen sight./b
b- Don't know what you're missing./b
b- Eminem. That's all he listens to./b
bHello./b
bShit. Fuck./b
bFuck./b
bHow do we register him?/b
bWrite down "Melquiades."/b
bMelquiades what?/b
bWhere's he from?/b
bMexico. Maybe Coahuila./b
bCincinnati"s real pretty/b
bin the springtime./b
b- There's lots of malls./b
b- I bet you miss it./b
bWe're glad to be here./b
bYou know, wherever/b
bthe job takes us./b
bBut this is different./b
bYeah./b
bWe were both/b
breal popular in high school./b
bNow it just seems like we/b
bdon't know anybody anymore./b
bWell, living out here takes/b
bsome getting used to, I guess./b
bYeah. I guess it does./b
bIt must seem real different./b
bDo you know where, like,/b
bthe mall's at in Odessa?/b
bSure. It's easy to find./b
bHey, man./b
bYou okay?/b
bNo./b
bThis working hours?/b
bWell, we're about to close./b
bYou need to investigate them/b
bBorder Patrols that use the.223./b
bWant me to investigate the Kennedy/b
bassassination while I'm at it?/b
bBefore you bitch, find out/b
bwhat that fucker was involved with./b
bMelquiades wasn't/b
binvolved with nothing./b
bBy the way, we already buried him./b
bI told you to notify me./b
bIt seemed like you'd at least.../b
b... notify me./b
bYou're not his family./b
bI don't have to notify you./b
bHe was a wetback./b
b- You like him?/b
b- It's the best horse I ever saw./b
bTake him, he's yours./b
bReally, take him./b
bBut it's your horse./b
bMine, yours.../b
bWhat's the difference?/b
bHe's got "Pete" branded in his brain./b
bNo, he cost you a lot./b
bShit, don't even get off of him./b
bHey, Bob, how long/b
bwe been married?/b
bTwelve./b
bHell, I don't know./b
bWhat day is it?/b
bRelax./b
bBut the Border Patrol is everywhere./b
b- It's fine, man, don't worry./b
b- Where are you going?/b
bWhere do you think? To get the girls./b
bHurry up./b
bCould I see some photo ID, sir?/b
bGirls, this is Melquiades./b
b- Lou Ann./b
b- Oh, Lou Ann./b
b- Nice to meet you./b
b- You work with Pete, right?/b
b- That's the one from the cafe, right?/b
b- Yes, genius./b
b- But she's married./b
b- So's the other one./b
bOh, shit./b
bThat's y'all right down there, 205./b
bI gotta be back in two hours./b
bWanna watch TV?/b
bWatch television?/b
bWant to?/b
bI'm sorry./b
bMusic./b
bOkay./b
bWanna dance?/b
b- You're not coming?/b
b- No, I'll wait here./b
b- You've always liked the mall./b
b- I'll wait./b
bBut I don't wanna hurry,/b
bI wanna shop./b
bI will wait for you here./b
bDon't smoke./b
bI love this song./b
bCrazy bitches.../b
bI understand you people./b
bBelieve you me, I do./b
bAnd we are not/b locab. No way./b
b- Shit, what time is it?/b
b- 6:20./b
bFuck. Bob's gonna kill me./b
b- When am I gonna see you again?/b
b- I can't next week./b
b- Sheriff's turn?/b
b- Stop it. You know how things are./b
b- All right, no problem./b
b- Hey, don't mix things up./b
bYou're the one I love,/b
bdarling, only one./b
b- Belmont's something else./b
b- What about old Bob?/b
bThat's different./b
bBob's my husband./b
bYou understand, right?/b
b- Bye, Pete./b
b- Bye./b
bLet's go./b
bHey, man./b
bYou okay?/b
bYou/b buenob?/b
bYou/b buenob?/b
b- How you doing, Sam?/b
b- Just fine./b
b- Morning./b
b- Morning./b
bI need to talk to you about/b
bthat dead Mexican y'all found./b
bWhat about it?/b
b- I'd rather talk outside./b
b- All right./b
bIt's our new officer, Mike Norton./b
bYeah. Little prick./b
bApparently, he was out there/b
bon the Boracho Peak, okay?/b
bShots were fired./b
bAnd he returned./b
bThere was only/b
btwo of them out there./b
bMike Norton, new kid from Cincinnati,/b
band that wetback./b
bShots were fired?/b
bWho fired at who?/b
bHe fired at him first./b
bNow, I don't want any shit./b
b- What are you doing here?/b
b- I need to talk to you./b
bWhat about?/b
b- Belmont came by the caf today./b
b- So what?/b
bBorder Patrol by the name/b
bof Gomez came looking./b
bSo what?/b
bGomez told him who killed/b
bthat Mexican./b
bDon't fool with me, girl./b
bHell, no./b
bHe told Belmont a Border Patrol/b
bkilled him in a shootout./b
b- Did he say his name?/b
b- Yeah./b
bA guy named Mike Norton./b
b- You heard him say that?/b
b- Said his name, like, three times./b
b- What are they gonna do with him?/b
b- They didn't say./b
b- What's wrong with you? Goddamn!/b
b- Arrest him./b
b- Who do you think you are?/b
b- That fellow who killed Melquiades./b
b- Who would that be?/b
b- That Border Patrolman, Mike Norton./b
b- With what evidence?/b
b- You know damn well who killed Mel./b
bI don't know a goddamn thing./b
bYou know damn well/b
bwho killed Melquiades./b
bYou ain't gonna arrest him, are you?/b
bYou better get out of here/b
bbefore I throw your ass in jail./b
bYou ain't gonna arrest him./b
bWho is it?/b
bI'm here for Patrolman Norton./b
bCaptain Gomez sent me./b
bYeah, just a sec./b
bYou scream again, I'll kill you./b
bPut your hands over your head./b
bYou got any handcuffs?/b
b- Yeah. In my uniform belt./b
b- Get them handcuffs in that uniform./b
bBring them back in here/b
band keep quiet./b
bDo what he says, Lou Ann./b
bPut that uniform on/b
band then them handcuffs./b
bYou tell her what you did?/b
bWhat did he do?/b
bHe killed Melquiades Estrada./b
bYou need to try to relax./b
bMight get cold./b
bThere we go./b
bNow, if you call the police,/b
bI'm gonna have to kill him, darling./b
There's rain coming now
through Cincinnati.
We could be looking at heavy rain
through the day on Friday...
... so flash flooding will be a huge
concern in the trib- /bstate area.
bGet out./b
bYou gonna kill me?/b
bGet out./b
bDig him up./b
b- Who?/b
b- Melquiades Estrada.../b
b... you stupid, gringo, son of a bitch./b
bYou killed him, now dig him up./b
Today's storm that swept Ohio...
... sent dozens of vehicles
sliding on the roadways...
... forced hundreds of stores
and businesses to close.
Good news here is no one
was seriously injured.
bGet him out./b
bGet out./b
bGet around here./b
bTake him in the house./b
bSit him on that bed./b
bTurn that light on./b
bSit down at this table./b
bIn that chair./b
bMelquiades lived here./b
bThat was his bed./b
bKept his clothes right over there./b
bThat was his plate./b
bAnd that was his cup./b
bDrink it./b
bNo./b
bDrink from that cup./b
bThese was his work clothes./b
bPut them work clothes on./b
bThen put them dress clothes/b
bon Melquiades./b
bThe oldest is Elizabeth./b
bShe must be fourteen./b
bAnd Yesenia is probably twelve./b
bAnd this little guy is Aaron./b
bHe's going to be a damn good cowboy./b
bAnd this is Evelia./b
bEvelia Camargo, my wife./b
bHow long since you've seen them?/b
bAbout five years./b
bPromise me one thing, Pete./b
bIf I die over here.../b
b... carry me back to my family.../b
b... and bury me in my hometown./b
bI don't want to be buried on this side/b
bamong all the fucking billboards./b
bI'll die before you will, I'm older./b
bPromise me./b
bWe're here, right?/b
bGo down to Ojinaga/b
band head south./b
bThen turn east and follow the sierra/b
buntil you come to Coahuila./b
bThen you'll come to a town/b
bcalled El Toston./b
bBetween El Toston/b
band El Nacimiento.../b
b... there's a little place/b
bnamed Jimenez./b
bIt's my home./b
bAsk for Evelia, my wife,/b
band explain things to her./b
bI'll just throw you in the trash./b
bYou take me back to Jimenez, Pete./b
bYou promised./b
bCome here./b
bSit down in that chair./b
bI'll take them boots./b
bOh, shit!/b
bAll right./b
bLet's go./b
bOh, fuck./b
bYou fucker./b
bWhat did he leave/b
bthat uniform there for?/b
bTell us he's crazy./b
bWhat time did we find/b
bthis guy's wife?/b
bAbout 9:00 this morning./b
bGoddamn crazy son of a bitch,/b
bPete Perkins./b
bWhat do you think?/b
bI think the son of a bitch is crazy./b
bRight now they should be/b
bsomewhere here headed for Mexico./b
bWhat about that/b
bheat-seeking radar y'all got?/b
b- It don't work./b
b- They found four steers.../b
b... in a canyon on the Cross Bar/b
bdiamond this morning at about 3:00./b
b- What about rangers?/b
b- Told them we had it covered./b
bBe over by today./b
bKnow what I mean?/b
bThere's 1000 ways he can go./b
bThat son of a bitch.../b
b... is so fucking nuts/b
bhe might head to Canada./b
bWe'll start with the Llano Largo.../b
b... the Sierra Diablo/b
band the Arroyo Negro./b
bWhere y'all going?/b
bThe rest of the/b
bUnited States, I reckon./b
bDue what?/b
bWe'll head southeast/b
bover to Alarid Canyon./b
bWhere are we going?/b
bThere's nowhere to go, man!/b
bWe're not going up there, are we?/b
bShit./b
bWell, hell./b
bThis is Frank Belmont./b
What are you doing?
bI'm at work./b
Am I gonna see you today?
bYeah, all right./b
Same time, same place?
b- Yeah, I guess./b
b- /bGood.
Stop at the store
and pick up a pack of Kotex.
bShit!/b
bGet out./b
bGet out./b
bShit, shit, shit!/b
bWhat am I doing here?/b
bWell, it's our duty, sir./b
bShut up./b
bWhere are you going?/b
bHe stinks, man. I can't sleep./b
bGet back over there/b
bwhere you was at./b
bHey./b
bHey, you./b
bMy name's Pete./b
bWell, Pete.../b
b... the ants are eating your friend./b
bFucker./b
bGoddamn!/b
bAll right./b
bGet down and don't try nothing./b
bWho's there?/b
bI don't speak Spanish./b
bWhat do you want?/b
bWe're friends. Wanted some/b
bwater for our horses./b
bWell, help yourself, then./b
bI like listening to this/b
bMexican radio station./b
bI can't understand anything.../b
b... but I like the way/b
bSpanish sounds, don't you?/b
bYes, sir./b
bSounds all right./b
bSmells like something/b
bdead around here./b
bI killed a deer a couple days ago./b
bIt's starting to turn./b
bYeah? Well, you better/b
bthrow it away. It's rotten./b
bI wanna keep the hide. You got/b
bany salt I could use to cure it?/b
bNo, son. I barely got enough salt/b
bto put on the dinner table./b
bYou got any alcohol/b
bor anything like that?/b
bI got a jug of antifreeze./b
bWould that work?/b
bSuck on this hose./b
bThem ants won't eat/b
bhim anymore after this./b
bYou're crazy./b
bYou're totally fucking crazy, man./b
bY'all come and eat!/b
bLet us pray./b
bDear Lord.../b
b... we thank you for this meal.../b
b... and for bringing me these friends/b
band our daily bread.../b
b... and all the animals/b
band all the beast in the field./b
bAmen./b
bYou live alone?/b
bI've got a son that comes and sees me/b
bevery month and brings me food./b
bBut it's been six months/b
bsince he was here./b
bWhat do you live on?/b
bI got some things stored away./b
bThank you./b
b- I'd like to ask you a favor./b
b- Anything you want./b
bI wanted to ask you.../b
b... if you can shoot me./b
bMy son ain't coming back./b
bOh, he'll come back./b
bNo, he told me he had cancer./b
bAnd he told me to/b
bgo back to town with him./b
bBut I don't wanna go,/b
bbecause I've always lived here./b
bWell, we can't do it./b
bI don't wanna offend God/b
bby killing myself./b
bIt's a problem./b
bWe don't wanna offend God either./b
bIt would be the best thing to do./b
bYou're good people./b
bYou need to go ahead/b
band shoot me./b
bYou know, I'm innocent actually./b
bI didn't mean/b
bto kill your friend, man./b
bHe shot at me, all right?/b
bAnd I swear to God,/b
breally, if I could.../b
bYou let me go and I promise.../b
bI swear./b
bI promise I will not press charges./b
bWhere's that son of a bitch at?/b
bI don't know./b
bYou ought to,/b
byou've been fucking him./b
bWe don't talk a lot./b
bGod almighty./b
bGet this horse off of me./b
bGet up, Bill, get up./b
bCome on./b
bCome on, come on, come on. Up./b
bGoddamn, Bill, get up./b
bWhoa, Bill./b
bFucking motherfuck!/b
bShit!/b
bHelp!/b
bHelp!/b
bHelp!/b
b- Good afternoon, sir./b
b- How do you do?/b
bSir, have you seen anyone/b
bcoming through this area.../b
b... or in this general area/b
bon horseback?/b
bLike, maybe two men? Horseback?/b
bMaybe with a couple/b
bpack horses or mules?/b
bI ain't seen anybody in 30 years./b
bAll right. I am sorry, sir./b
bHave you heard anyone come this way/b
bin the past few days or hours?/b
bAre y'all cops?/b
bNo, sir, we're actually/b
bwith the Border Patrol./b
bAin't no Mexicans/b
bcome through here./b
bWe're not looking for Mexicans./b
b- No one come through./b
b- Are you sure?/b
bHell, no, I'm not sure./b
bBut I don't think so./b
bOkay. Do you need anything?/b
bNo./b
bAll right, we're moving out./b
bThis way, hurry up!/b
bWatch out./b
bThat's a rattlesnake./b
bHe's not gonna bite anybody./b
bA dead guy!/b
bHe's still breathing./b
b- I think that snake bit him./b
b- He sure did./b
b- Is he a gringo?/b
b- He looks too fucked up to be a gringo./b
bHas he got money?/b
bI think it's too late./b
bTake it easy. I'm a friend./b
b- We didn't do nothing, mister./b
b- I know it./b
b- What happened to him?/b
b- He was bite by a snake./b
bHe's dying./b
bYou know where/b
bwe can get some help?/b
bI know a girl who is good with herbs./b
bMaybe she can cure him./b
bBut she lives across the border./b
bIs it far?/b
bThe border is not far./b
bBut/b la Migra bis all around./b
bThey are looking for a gringo/b
bwho kidnap a/b Migra bagent./b
bYou're the gringo/b.
bYes./b
bCan you help me get him across?/b
bI don't want him to die./b
bTomas, keep going with them./b
bI'll take the gringo to get cured./b
bI'm leaving./b
bYou're leaving./b
bYes./b
bI hate this place./b
bMaybe he'll come back./b
bI don't care./b
bHe'll come back, honey./b
bI don't care./b
bThe son of a bitch/b
bis beyond redemption./b
bI'm leaving him./b
b- Can you get us across?/b
b- Yes./b
bBut I've never crossed people/b
bfrom this side to that side./b
b- Much less on horses./b
b- Okay, take us./b
b- What about the price?/b
b- What price?/b
bThe price to cross you./b
bIt's 1000 a person./b
bI don't have $ 1000./b
bThree-thousand dollars./b
bA thousand for you./b
bAnd 1000 for the gringo./b
bAnd 1000 for the dead guy./b
bShit./b
bI'll find a way to get across./b
bOkay, let's make a deal./b
bGive me your rifle.../b
b... and your horse./b
bNo./b
bAll right, I'll give you the horse./b
bBut not my horse./b
b- The other horse./b
b- And the rifle./b
bJust the horse./b
bOkay, done deal./b
bOkay./b
bThis is where we cross./b
b- Is the water deep?/b
b- A little./b
bNo! No, goddamn it! No!/b
bFucking gringo bit me./b
bSonofabitch./b
bFuck you!/b
bFuck you, sons of bitches!/b
bWhat the hell is this on me?/b
bYou sons of bitches!/b
bFuck you!/b
bI don't need this bullshit!/b
bI mean it! I'm serious.../b
bFuck you!/b
bFuck you!/b
bFuck!/b
b- Dona Adriana, is Mariana at home?/b
b- Yes, she is./b
bWhat's going on?/b
bIs this the one that got snakebit?/b
bGet this gringo out of here./b
bHe's the one that broke my nose./b
bYou sure?/b
bHell yes,/b
bhe's got a face like a white rat./b
b- He'll probably die./b
b- Let him die./b
bPlease.../b
b... heal him./b
bWhy?/b
bBecause.../b
b... I need him alive./b
bWill he get well?/b
bFrom the poison, yes./b
bBut if he gets gangrene,/b
bwe'll have to cut his foot off./b
bYour call is ready./b
bSands Restaurant, how may/b
bI help you? This is Rachel./b
Rachel.
bPete?/b
bWhere are you?/b
I'm in Mexico.
bYou know the Border Patrol/b
bis on your ass?/b
bWhat's Belmont doing?/b
bHe went on vacation. He said he/b
bhad nothing to do with this./b
bSaid it's between you and the Border/b
bPatrol, and he wanna go to SeaWorld./b
Rachel...
b... I want you to come to Mexico./b
What for?
bMarry me./b
bBe my wife./b
bAre you crazy? I can't do that./b
Why not?
bBecause I love Bob, Pete./b
bYou said I was the only you loved./b
bPete, you don't understand./b
bI have to go. Take care./b
bWe'll get you home pretty soon,/b
bMelquiades./b
bAny day now./b
bYou look like hell, son./b
bGood morning./b
bWhere am I?/b
bMexico. Shit./b
b- Who are you, man?/b
b- Your private 911, dude./b
bThe gringo asshole woke up./b
bShe's gonna check you up./b
bEasy. Easy./b
bDrink./b
b- Is there hot coffee?/b
b- Fresh made./b
bBring me the pot./b
bNow we're even, asshole./b
bYou want to help us?/b
bWe'll have to walk it from here./b
bShit./b
bCome here./b
bYou try to run away again, I'll kill you./b
bI guess you know that by now./b
bYes, sir./b
Do you even know how much
new tires cost?
Do you even know what the mileage
on your little foreign car is?
Do you know when the oil change
is due? Tell me. I want you to tell me.
Johnny, is there someone else?
What do you mean?
Someone else what?
Someone else putting
a roof over your head?
b- /bSomeone paying the billsb.../b?
b- /bJohnny.
You've been so distant,
so far away. I cook. I clean house.
I wonder what your mother
would say. I do.
My mother has no say.
Do you think she cares about me?
You think she cares about you?
No, it's not.
She is addicted to vodka
and Valium, and she is...
b- You want some coffee?/b
b- Yes, sir. Please./b
No, she is not. She is not.
Oh, yes, I do care.
bSit down./b
I gave up a scholarship
to State University to take this jobb.../b
bCan you sell us some food?/b
bI'll give it to you./b
bWe have fresh meat./b
bTake what you want./b
bWe had to kill him./b
bThis fucking bear was killing/b
btoo many goats./b
No, it's not.
It's that girl from the...
b- Is this Coahuila?/b
b- Yes, you're right here in Coahuila./b
bDo you know how to get to El Toston?/b
bTwenty kilometers that way./b
I'm not stupid, Johnny.
I've got eyes in my head.
bWhen you hit the sierra,/b
bhead south and you'll get there./b
You're throwing your life away,
Johnny.
Don't do it. Please don't do it.
bI've seen that. I know this one./b
Please. Please. Please.
You see, that's it.
That's exactly it, right there.
That's what I'm talking about. It's
always the same, always the same.
Johnny.
bWhat'd the guy on TV say?/b
We used to be so happy.
bLet's go./b
bTake it.../b
b... for your troubles./b
We were happy then.
And we'll be happy again.
I know it.
Please, don't cry.
There will always be
a River Valley for us.
I hope so, Johnny.
I hope so.
b- Yes, it's $2./b
b- You speak English./b
bYeah, everyone here speak English./b
bWe were worked on the other side./b
b- What are you doing here?/b
b- Looking for a town called Jimnez./b
bJimnez?/b
bNo, there's no place like that here./b
bDo you know of a place/b
bcalled Jimenez?/b
bManuel.../b
b... you ever hear of Jimenez?/b
bJimnez?/b
bNo, not around here./b
bThey said it was a little village/b
babout 10 kilometers away./b
bNo, the only village around/b
bhere is called Los Chilicotes./b
bDo you know this woman?/b
bHer name is Evelia Camargo./b
bYeah, I know her./b
bBut her name's not Evelia./b
bIt's Rosa./b
bDo you know that man?/b
bHe's the one lived in Jimnez./b
bHis name is Melquiades Estrada./b
bNo, we don't him./b
bWhat's he doing with that woman?/b
bI don't know./b
bWhy you don't ask her?/b
bShe lives around the corner./b
bYou speak English?/b
bWell, seora.../b
b... Melquiades was a good friend./b
bI'm sorry to tell you he's passed away./b
bWho is Melquiades?/b
bMelquiades, your husband./b
bHe's passed away and I've brought/b
bhis body back from Texas./b
bI don't know anyone/b
bnamed Melquiades./b
bWell, this is you and that's him./b
bWhat are you doing/b
bwith a photo of me and my kids?/b
bMelquiades gave it to me./b
bPlease, seora,/b
byou can tell me the truth./b
bHe was a good friend of mine./b
bYou were married to him,/b
bweren't you?/b
bDon't talk foolishness./b
bBecause you'll get me in trouble/b
bwith my husband, Javier Martinez.../b
b... and we don't know any Melquiades./b
bExcuse me, ma'am./b
bI didn't want to offend you./b
bBut Melquiades was my friend./b
bGo see Don Casimiro./b
bHe knows everybody/b
bthat comes through town./b
bMaybe he can help you./b
bNo./b
bI don't know him./b
bYou know anything about/b
ba little town called Jimnez?/b
bNo./b
bIt doesn't exist around here./b
bI know for sure./b
bIt doesn't exist./b
bWhy?/b
bYour friend lied to you./b
b- No, he didn't./b
b- Sure he did./b
bThere's no Jimnez, man./b
bWake up./b
b- That place doesn't exist./b
b- Yes, it does./b
bThere is no fucking Jimnez, man!/b
bDon't you see? There's no Jimnez!/b
bIt exists./b
bJimenez is a beautiful fucking place./b
bIt sits between two hills./b
bThe air is so clear there.../b
b... you feel like you can hug/b
bthe mountains with your arms./b
bA stream of clear clean fresh water/b
bbubbles up right out of the rocks there./b
bIf you go to Jimenez.../b
b... I swear to you your heart will break/b
bwith so much beauty./b
bThis is Jimenez./b
bIt's just like Mel said it was./b
bGot good water./b
bAnd.../b
b... that's the house./b
bStore's right over yonder./b
bGraveyard./b
bGarden./b
bRight there./b
bSee?/b
bJust like that right there./b
bSee?/b
bYeah./b
bThis is it./b
bYou found it, Pete./b
bWell.../b
b... get down./b
bYou got a grave to dig./b
bAsk Melquiades for forgiveness./b
b- What?/b
b- Ask for forgiveness./b
bAsk for forgiveness right now/b
bor go to hell right now./b
bI don't believe in hell./b
bI'm sorry!/b
bI swear to God, I'm sorry./b
bI swear to God. I swear to God./b
bI did not mean to kill him./b
bIt was a mistake./b
bI didn't want it to happen./b
bIt hurts me, and I regret it.../b
b... every single day./b
bForgive me./b
bForgive me.../b
b... Melquiades.../b
b... for taking your life. Forgive me./b
bForgive me./b
bForgive me./b
bYou can go now./b
bWhere?/b
bTo your wife./b
bWherever./b
bI always.../b
bI always thought that/b
byou'd end up killing me./b
bYou can keep the horse.../b
b... son./b
bYou gonna be all right?/b