Moonshine County Express

- To much shine around here Leroy.

You better make a run into Springfield tomorrow

sick engine or not.

Yes sir mister Hammer, wish we

could get old JB to drive to drive for us though.

Nah, we don't butter

the bread thick enough for JB Johnson.

What'll this thing do?

What won't it do?

Quart mile at nines over a hundred and sixty.

With doubt that's how we're going

to nationals with this one.

- Where the hell did you get the money for this JB?

Gabe, I owe it all to you.

A couple of weeks ago I was looking everywhere

for you to buy you a drink a whiskey,

I even looked under this wet old smiley rock

and there in a tin can was all that money.

- You running shine again for somebody ain't you JB?

Now Gabe you know I wouldn't

mess around running shine again.

That stuff could get a man killed.

Oh my God.

Betty.

Sis you stay here, you hear me?

- You guys shake a leg, let's got out of here.

- So I know you'll find a place for him lord

and forgive his sins and may his girls

find forgiveness in their hearts

for those strangers that took their daddy away.

And so watch over these innocent children

we pray in the name of the father and the son, amen.

Thanks for coming preach Akin.

- Dorothy it was a real shock, terrible thing.

Must have been hijackers from out

of the county I'd guess.

my sentiments exactly.

Somebody step in something?

- People are curious about what your gonna do Dorothy,

what your plans are and all?

Ain't gonna do nothing.

- You're not gonna stay on the farm?

- It's where we were born, it's our home.

- Well I know but I just can't see you making

a living out of that old stony land.

Well don't you worry about it,

cause we'll make out just fine.

- If you girls decide to move you can call on me.

Just anything I can do, anything at all.

- This is the last of paps whiskey.

I'm afraid it's all I got to pay you with.

- Well Dorothy I'll think of your

old daddy with every sip I taste.

Now you think about what I told you.

I bet he empties

that bottle before he rounds the first bend.

- Oh man I sure hope you girls ain't

planning to go back in business.

And if we decide we want to?

Don't let me catch you at it.

Mind the grease.

I have a job to do you know.

Then put Jack Starkey in jail.

Have you got any proof?

Proof?

We just finished burying it.

- Starkey was in Springfield that whole day,

now I checked up on him.

Sure, of course he was Larkin.

He don't do his own killings.

- Look there are a lot of people didn't like your daddy,

Dotty I'm sorry but that's the truth.

I'm gonna find out who did it

and I'm gonna take care of 'em legal.

That's a promise.

- Well if you don't we'll take care of it the Hammer way.

And that's a promise.

Sissy.

How much money do we have left?

- About 100 dollars in the bank is all.

That's just great.

- But we're not moving off the farm.

We're not going to work for Jack Starkey

and we're not kissing anybodies rear end in this world.

What are we gonna do?

We're gonna borrow some money.

Somewhere.

And we're gonna put that still back together.

- Maybe Mr. Green wants to give us some money?

Lawyer Green?

Yeah he called this morning.

I forgot.

That's okay, what did he want?

- He said to come in and see him as soon as we could.

- Figure that one out, now that's a weird old guy,

what do you suppose he's up to?

- I don't know, but let's go to town and find out.

- Say what are you lovelies in town

without a he man to protect ya?

You know what, we'll hire him.

How about letting me take you

to the fireman's ball Saturday night?

Hi there Sissy, you're looking more gorgeous everyday girl.

Straight ahead sister.

Hey Dotty wanna see my trophy?

- I wouldn't wanna see what every girl in Humphry seen.

- No this here one, best time in Springfield yesterday,

1485 in the quarter.

Well my, my.

- My, my, my you're looking good this morning,

how's that mean old daddy of yours,

he still won't let me on his land?

- When did you say that dance was?

You wanna go?

Saturday, I'll pick ya up at eight.

Well, have a seat ladies.

I try my, woke up anyway.

How's Mrs. Green?

Oh feisty as ever.

Now, did anybody see you come in here?

Why, what's the big mystery?

- I am going to read you this letter.

And when I am finished I want you

to forget that we ever had this conversation.

Agreed?

Alright.

Dear daughters,

if Ovey Green is reading this to you,

then it means things aren't so good for your daddy.

More than likely I haven't left much

money but I did leave you something.

Just the same you will have to dig for it.

Starkey's looking for you.

Where you been?

Busy.

How about you Sweetwater?

Still hanging around the grade school?

You know a fellow can't hardly

drive a car if his eyes are all swol shut.

- That's true, then you can't swol

eyes if your arms are broke.

Thanks anyway.

Hi there JB.

- Mayella, my, my aren't you grown up.

Say you know there's something

I always wanted to ask you Mayel?

What's that?

- What do you call the other one?

You.

You going up stairs?

Uh huh.

Okay.

Mr. Starkey, JB Johnson's here.

He asked you to wait.

- Well I think I'll just go on up anyway.

- Well you do just about any old thing you like, don't you?

Most generally Mayella.

Why, what'd you have in mind?

- They take after their daddy that's for sure.

She must be up to something.

She said they gonna stay on the farm,

well we gotta do something about

that because you said they'd leave

after you got rid of their daddy.

- Preacher why don't you shut your mouth huh?

Honey I think maybe that'll take care of everything okay?

Now you collect you're things, you can go.

I sure did like that massage part, that was good.

Maybe we can do that again sometime huh?

That's really nice.

Okay, I'll tell you what we'll settle up then,

if you know what I mean.

You dumb son of a bitch don't you ever say

anything like that in front of anybody, you hear me?

I know what I said.

- You don't know anything, now you understand?

Now what I want out of you is

to be their friend the preacher to them girls.

Alright?

Yes sir.

- And you go you there every chance you get

and you console them.

Yes.

And you come back and you

tell me everything they say, alright?

I surely will Mr. Stark.

- Yeah, that's for your building fund,

or what ever you call it this month.

- Thank you Mr. Starkey, the lord praise your generosity.

Go on, get out.