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WHAT FOR? SHE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
NOT YET.
BUT SHE WILL.
NOW THAT YOU LOST THE ONLY STEPFATHER YOU EVER HAD,
I'M THE ONLY THING YOU'VE GOT --
A SOMEBODY NOBODY WANTS.
DON'T SAY THAT, MAMA.
WELL, LOOK AT ME.
I MEAN, JUST LOOK AT ME.
ME, WHO WON THREE BEAUTY PAGEANTS IN ONE YEAR.
AND LOOK AT MY HAIR.
IT BARELY HOLDS A CURL
EVEN IF I THREATEN TO
OF IT.
YOU'RE STILL VERY PRETTY.
EVERYBODY SAYS SO.
YOU'LL BUY SOME NEW CLOTHES,
AND THEN EVERY MAN IN TOWN IS GONNA BE CHASING AFTER YOU,
TRYING TO GET YOU TO MARRY HIM.
I -- NO.
I'M NOT SURE THAT I AM READY FOR THAT FOR A LONG TIME.
I MEAN, PUTT WAS THE ONLY MAN I EVER REALLY LOVED, YOU KNOW.
STILL, HE SHOULD HAVE HAD SENSE ENOUGH
TO GET O OF THE WAY OF A MOVING VEHICLE.
YOU CAN'T BLAME HIM.
HE'S DEAD AND GONE NOW.
Lucy: YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF WOMAN SHE WAS?
NEVER WANTED TO DRAW A LINE BETWEEN MARRIED AND UNMARRIED
WHEN IT COME TO HAVING A GOOD TIME.
YOU GOTTA ADMIT SHE COOLED HER HEELS WHEN SHE GOT MARRIED,
AND THAT WAS YEARS AGO.
WELL, MARK MY WORDS --
SHE'S GOING TO START RIGHT BACK UP WHERE SHE LEFT OFF,
A
JUST LIKE I ALWAYS DID.
WHAT DID I EVER DO?
UGH.
WELL, IF SHE HAD HER WA,
YOU'D BE DOING A WHOLE LOT.
AND I SAW PERRY OVER THEE STARING AFTER LILY
WITH THE *** OF SATAN IN HIS HEART.
WELL, PERRY'S AL
HE CAN'T HELP LOOKING AT GIRLS HIS AGE.
OH, JEEZ.
YOU CALL THAT A DRINK?
[ ICE CUBES CLINK ]
[ LIQUID POURING ]
LIFE'S GOTTA GO ON, HONEY.
I WANT TO SEE HOW MUCH THE INSURANCE POLICY
AND THE BANK ACCOUNT ARE WORTH.
WELL?
WELL, IT'S SAYS THE INSURANCE POLICY'S WORTH $100,
AND DOUBLE IF IT WAS ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
IT SURE WAS THAT.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH ALL THAT MONEY?
I ALWAYS DREAMED OF HAVING MY OWN LITTLE DRESS SHOP.
AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO
PUTT AND I LOOKED AT A LITTLE SHOP OVER IN TRACY
JUST LIKE I WANTED.
THE LADY WAS MOVING TO FLORIDA,
BUT WE COULDN'T AFFORD WHAT SHE WAS ASKING FOR.
BUT NOW, MAYBE.
OH, IT JUST DON'T SEEM RIGHT THAT HE SHOULD HAVE TO DIE
FOR ME TO GET IT.
THINGS ARE HOW THEY ARE.
GOTTA MAKE THE BEST OF THEM.
I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.
GOOD MORNING, LUCY!
IF THE REST OF THE DECENT CITIZENS OF AGRACOLA
LIVED NEXT DOOR TO YOU, THEY WOULDN'T SLEEP A WINK
TILL THEY'D RUN YOU CLEAN OUT OF THE COUNTY.
YOU'RE RAISING THAT POOR LILY TO BE JUST LIKE YOU.
AND YOU'RE DOING IT ON PURPOSE, TOO,
'CAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS SINNERS JUST NEED COMPANY.
WELL, YOU DON'T GOT NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE
UR OWN.
NEITHER GOD NOR I
ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR FRIVOLOUS EXCUSES.
THE SURE HAND OF GOD
IS GOING TO SEND YOU AND LIY STRAIGHT TO HELL,
RIGHT WHERE YOU BELONG.
AND THE QUICKER IT DOES THE BETTER
WELL, MAYBE SHE'S RIGHT.
MAYBE I'M NOT RAISING YOU RIGHT.
DON'T LET HER UPSET YOU, MAMA.
YOU'RE RAISING ME JUST FINE.
MAYBE YOU COULD GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
I HATE SCHOOL.
ALL THE GIRLS THERE HATE ME.
THAT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE JEALOUS, HONEY.
BUT YOU CAN'T LET THEM PREVENT YOU
NOW, THERE'S NO FUTURE WORKING AS A CASHIER IN A BOOKSTORE.
I LIKE IT THERE JUST FINE.
I JUST DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE TO LIVE
THE KIND OF LIFE I'VE HAD TO LIVE.
I'LL BE OKAY.
I HOPE SO.
I HOPE TO GOD SO.
[ TEA KETTLE WHISTLING ]
OH, HOWDY, MISS BOWSER.
SURE IS HOT TODAY, HUH?
YEAH, BUT THE BREEZE FEELS GOOD, THOUGH.
IT'S A PUNY OLD BREEZE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO STEP INSIDE?
I GOT SOMETHING ON THE STOVE.
I WAS MIGHT SORRY TO SEE PUTT GO.
HE WAS AN OUTSTATANDING GENTLEMN IF I EVER SAW ONE.
AND HE WAS A MAN WHO WOULD NEVER LET HIS DEBTS RUN PAST DUE.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE RENT, MR. DENTON?
WELL, I GUESS I WAS GETTING AROUND TO THAT.
I DIDN'T WANT TO RUSH AROUND AND MENTION IT TO YOU
WITH ALL YOUR SUFFERING AND ALL.
BUT YOU KNOW I CAN'T WAIT FOREVER.
THAT WOULDN'T BE BUSINESSLIKE.
I JUST NEED A LITTLE TIME.
YOU KNOW, NOTHING IN THE WORLD HURTS PROPERTY VALUE
MORE THAN A WIDOW LIVING WITH A GROWING DAUGHTER
WITH NO MEANS TO PAY THE RENT.
SEE, I THINK THE BEST THING FOR EVERYBODY
WOULD BE FOR YOU TO JUST MOVE OUT
WHERE THE RENTS AIN'T SO BURDENSOME.
LIKE WHERE?
OH, I HAVE SOME MIGHTY FNGS
IN THE SOUTH PART OF TOWN THAT I COULD LET YOU HAVE
FOR HALF OF WHAT YOU'RE PAYING HERE.
AND YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE SAY.
IF YOU'RE WILLING TO DO THAT,
I'M WILLING TO LET THE RENT THAT WAS PAST DUE GO.
YOU MEAN MOVE BACK TO THE HOLLOW,
WHERE MRS. HAWKINS HAS HER BOARDING HOUS?
I THINK THAT YOU'D BE RIGHT AT HOME THERE.
I JUST HATE TO UPROOT MYSELF AFTER THREE YEARS HERE.
IF YOU COULD JUST LOWER THE RENT HERE A LITTLE,
I WOULD BE MIGHTY GRATEFUL, MR. DENTON.
NO, NO, NO, NO. I COULDN'T AFFORD TO DO THAT.
NO, NO, NO.
NO, AS A MATTER OF FACT, IF YOU DON'T PAY THE RENT,
YOU LEAVE ME NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THE LAW MOVE YOU.
GOOD DAY.
YOU'VE HAD ENOUGH.
YOU ARE FAST BECOMING A ROYAL PAIN IN MY ***, YOU KNOW.
$174.11.
WHAT'S THAT?
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IN THE BANK ACCOUNT.
BUT THE INSURANCE POLICY, THAT'S WORTH --
ZILCH.
HOW CAN THAT BE?
BECAUSE HE CASHED IT IN THREE MONTHS AGO.
TO DO WHAT?
REMEMBER HIS FRIDAY NIGHTS WITH THE BOYS?
WELL, IT SEEMS HE WAS A POKER PLAYER.
HOW COULD HE DO THAT TO US?
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
I GOTTA FIND OUT A WAY TO PAY THE RENT
AND PUT FOOD AND GIN ON THE TABLE.
ACCEPT MY SYMPATHY, MOLLY.
THANK YOU, SAM.
WELL, WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU TODAY?
JUST UNPACKED A WONDERFUL SHIPMENT OF NEW SPRING CASUALS.
WELL, WHAT I CAME IN FOR
IS TO SE
THERE'S
WELL, NO.
I ONLY HIRE EXPERIENCED SALESWOMEN,
YOU KNOW, AND BESIDES, THIS IS THE SLACK SEASON.
I KNOW A LOT ABOUT DRESSES,
AND
ANDY
THERE MIGHT BE SOME ALTERATION WORK LATER ON,
BUT RIGHT NOW --
ALTER D
WELL, THAT'S WHAT I'M BEST AT, SAM.
I CAN DO ANYTHING WITH A DRESS.
MRS. BILLINGS USED TO SAY I COULD TAKE AN OLD FEED SACK