Amish Abduction

Caleb?

Get up, my boy.

Help your mother in the kitchen.

Caleb?

Caleb!

Caleb!

Caleb!

-But I already gave you 20 dollars.

It's not enough.

I don't need the best kind, Mr. Wilson.

Any whiskey will do.

Well, then give me another 20.

Why?

Because, it's a helluva job

gettin' booze for you all the damn time.

Hell, I do this for you, kid.

But earlier you said it was just gonna be ten more.

Yeah? It's called inflation...

You know, you're not the only person we can use.

Oh... so, it's gonna be like that?

Mr. Wilson--

Don't you Mr. Wilson me, you little weasel.

When you come back to me, and I know you will,

I want you to know my fee just doubled.

Farm boy playing hardball...

Ain't that something?

Damn fool.

Poppa!

Hello, Caleb.

Welcome home, Jacob.

Annie.

It's been a long day... I'm starving.

Well, dinner's ready.

Honey, could you please...

What?

Your hands...

My apologies.

Jacob?

Caleb, would you please say grace?

Let's make it short and sweet tonight, son.

I'm hungry.

Dear Blessed Father...

Thank you for this delicious meal tonight, amen.

Amen!

That's it?

We said amen.

Give me your plate.

So how was work today, Poppa?

Long, tiring.

But meaningful and important, and--

Boring.

Excuse me?

What? It is boring.

Same thing, every blessed day.

Caleb, don't listen to your father...

What he's saying is not proper.

Not proper?

Did you get a chance to fix the support beam in the barn?

I'm afraid it's going to fall any minute now.

No, I didn't.

Poppa asked you to.

I'll get to it, Annie.

Poppa asked you two weeks ago--

For God's sake woman, enough!

You're worse than your father.

Your father's just tired, honey.

Yes, I am tired.

I'm tired of the same routine.

Every day: fix this, plow that...

There's a big world out there, Annie.

Jacob Baker!

Don't you...

Don't you ever look out on the highway?

Don't you ever wonder?

No, I don't.

I don't believe you.

There's more to life than just this village.

Annie, out there with the English...

I believe if we had an English doctor,

our baby would still be alive.

Your son is right here.

So what?

It's good for him to hear me speak honestly.

Isn't that right, son?

It's okay, Momma.

No, it's not okay.

What your father is saying is devil talk.

Annie--

Plowing the fields and fixing the barn is God's work.

We count on one another in this village, do you hear me?

It's a righteous thing.

Right, Jacob?

Your mother's right, Caleb.

She's always right.

Where are you going?

I forgot to tie up Sally, she's loose in the barn.

But we're still eating.

I've got more of God's work to finish.

Caleb, eat your dinner.

Momma?

I'll be right back.

Annie?

Everything all right?

Momma, Poppa, would you mind watching Caleb

for a few minutes?

Yes, of course.

What is it?

I just need to check on something.

I'll be right back.

Caleb!

Grandma and Grandpa want to see you.

Caleb, dear, come inside.

Your Momma will be back in a minute.

Come on!

Jacob?

Oh, look who's come crawling back.

Samuel, is that you?

I see you brought Farmer Ted with you as well.

My name is Jacob.

Well, Farmer Ted, as I told your little friend here,

my prices are double now.

Which is why I'm here.

It isn't fair.

I've got the money.

Let me do the talking, Samuel.

Do you have the bottle?

Not so fast.

This stuff is top shelf.

You got the money?

What is the meaning of this?

Half of it is gone.

I had a little taste.

What? Why?

Because I felt like it.

Samuel, give the bottle back. The deal is off.

Samuel?

Samuel!

The deal is off, we're not paying for half a bottle.

Mr. Baker, it's...

it's still better than nothing.

Give me back the money.

I said give me the money back.

No sir...

Don't stand between your friend and his whiskey.

See that? The boy likes it.

Let's go, Mr. Baker.

It's fine...

I'm not gonna tell you again. Give me the money back.

Or what?

You gonna hit me?

You fight and drink now?

Mr. Baker?

Go on back to the village.

Perhaps I haven't made myself clear.

You aren't leaving until I get that money back.

I will not stand for anyone taking advantage of my friends.

You Amish don't realize how hard it is to get whiskey out here.

And you are trying to cheat honest men.

Honest men?

You sure don't seem like an honest man.

I think you're a bad Amish.

You ain't even supposed to drink,

you're supposed to do chores and make babies.

You're Farmer Ted, the deadbeat daddy.

My name is Jacob.

Your name is Farmer Ted!

You do not know the first thing about me,

but I will tell you this: my name is Jacob Baker

and you will not call me Farmer Ted again!

Farmer... friggin'... Ted!

Hey...

Get up!

I said, get up!

Where have you been?

I told you...

I was tying up Sally in the barn.

Jacob, I checked the barn--

Annie!

It's been a long day...

Caleb is asleep.

Can you please be quiet?

I'm going to bed.

Do you still love him?

I don't know anything anymore, Momma.

We all know that Jacob is not perfect,

but dear, who are we to judge?

Only the Lord reserves that right.

But, I'm his wife.

And an Amish wife has a duty to serve her husband.

Haven't I taught you anything?

So just ignore his transgressions?

Is that what I do?

No, not ignore them. Help him.

Help him see the error of his ways.

I've tried, Momma...

Well, you need to try harder.

I try every day,

but whatever I do, it's just not enough.

Jacob is becoming more and more disconnected...

I'm at wit's end, Momma.