Chattahoochee

When you come back a certified hero...

it kind of raises people's expectations.

Makes them think you're a big guy.

It started off like any other Sunday, as far as I could see.

I can't even remember what I did that morning.

You always think, I guess, that if you'd seen it coming...

you could have done something.

But I don't know what it would have been.

He seemed normal enough the last time I seen him...

a little tight around the eyes, but nothing worth mentioning.

Like maybe he looked right after he came back from Korea.

Wondering what makes the body do things?

Especially family. And he's your brother and all.

Anyways, all I know is...

that right after church, everything went to blew it.

What the...

What's going on?

Oh, my God!

Y'all better get the police!

Hey, come on!

You better get out of here. Come on. Get!

I'll hold you up, Ella.

I made myself keep thinking, "I gotta do it. Gotta keep going. "

"Gotta provide for them."

Goddamn that fucking showoff son of a bitch!

- Where the hell did he put it? - I don't know. Did you look in the...

That asshole.

- Here he comes again. - He's coming out again.

Get your head down.

Call the police!

Get back in there!

Hello?

Hi, honey. It's Earlene.

I can't talk now.

Emmett, what happened?

Hey, you guys! He's in there!

This was it. This was the moment.

Look out!

- Is there anybody with him? - How the hell do I know?

Son of a bitch. Are we going to get him?

What do you think?

We better get him.

Why don't he duck?

- Is Leonard coming? - I don't know.

Hey, people! Y'all stay back, now!

Stay back. I mean it!

Is anybody hurt yet?

He shot my wife! He dropped her!

Jesus Christ.

She called the ambulance.

Mason, get on that thing. Find out what's happening and who's coming.

- You trying to kill him? - Yes, I'm trying to kill him!

Oh, my Lord. Would you look?

All them police cars. Lord save us! What's happening?

Mae, what's happening?

- What in the world... - Please, just shut up!

Now, y'all stop just there. Stop it.

You stay here with the baby, Mama.

Look out, he's shooting again!

Don't roll that up. It's hot.

What's he doing?

He's shooting up the whole neighborhood. That's what he's doing.

He ain't gonna get a medal for this one, not for shooting out folks' windows.

This ain't Korea.

Is Earlene here yet?

All right, people. Back behind those barricades.

Stay there. We don't want anybody hurt here.

I don't know what to think.

He never done nothing like this before.

Ever.

Hi, I got here as quick as I could.

I had to stop by and get Mama and Daddy.

Your brother's gone crazy!

Blazing away like this is Korea.

They're going to kill him.

Hey, you police! Don't shoot him.

- He ain't hurting nobody. - He shot my wife!

She's bleeding, everybody!

- She's just laying here bleeding! - How bad is it?

I'll kill him!

You gonna come out now? Once and for all!

I ain't coming out.

Lord God, am I ever gonna get it.

Honey, it's me.

We're all waiting out here for you, darling.

Come on out nice, now.

Everything's gonna be all right now, honey.

She's right, Emmett.

You come out now, so all these nice folks can get home to their supper.

Mama's here, and Daddy!

They're real eager to see you.

You come on out, now!

Let's all just forget what's happened.

Put down that gun and go home.

All right, Mr. Foley?

I'm going to die now.

What's happened? What's he done?

Emmett, what've you done?

He shot himself.

Lord God, he shot himself!

It's locked, Earlene.

I have the key right here.

I keep it locked because of the dog. He let it out once.

He was so scared.

He's always come back.

Here, ma'am, let me help you.

Mama Foley, won't you come in?

I can't see a thing.

Get over here!

Damn.

Nurse!

What is that? Are you trying to kill yourself?

We ain't going to make it, are we?

Oh, God, what's going to happen?

Dr. Debner says you'll never get out of here...

until you come to and remember why you did it.

Try, Emmett.

Don't you love me?

Do you remember ever loving me?

Help me.

Whatever went wrong between us, whatever happened, it don't matter now.

I just don't know what I'm going to do.

I don't. I truly don't.

Please help me, honey.

Where am I?

It appeared to the officers, at the time...

that you were trying to get them to kill you.

Where is the heart, anyhow?

Here, Mr. Foley.

It's here only on Valentine cards.

Your lung is healing very nicely.

He knew about the insurance, knew I shot myself.

Why did you do it, Mr. Foley?

Why did you want to be dead?

What could I say?

I couldn't bring myself to tell him the real reason.

Couldn't even tell you, my own sister.

The neighbors.

They're real pushy.

Always asking Mae to take them everyplace.

All the time.

Which is all right.

They began to do it regular.

I mean, almost every day.

Two or three times, "Take me here, take me there."

Got to where she had no time at all, like being some kind of taxi.

Finally, I put my foot down. I told her, if she wanted to do it...

she'd have to charge them gas.

It got to be over a tank a week.

So, she did.

And?

And they stopped talking to her.

Stopped asking for rides?

Then their kids...

put tacks in the driveway.

Ruined a whole set of tires.

And let the dog out.

Is that all?

I was real upset.

I can tell you that.

These charges are very serious.

Assault with a deadly weapon, with intent to commit murder in the first degree.

You're going to be locked up,

until we find out if you are sane or insane.

So... whichever.

I'd suggest you save us both a lot of time,

and let me know right now.

The insurance.

What about it?

I did it for it.

I get killed, Mae gets $25,000.

If I kill myself, she only gets $10,000.

So you tried to make it not look like suicide?

I ain't crazy.

Pack up. You're leaving in 10 minutes.

- You boys are sure making a show. - Procedure.

You're in maximum security.

Well, I'll be damned.

Excuse me.

I'm going away now, Baker.

How are you feeling?

Not good.

I'm going away now.

To a nice place where he can get well, and come home real soon.

Where?

Chattahoochee.

Maximum security.

I got one for you, Baker.

There's these two goldfish, see, having this argument.

And then one of them gets madder than hell.

He gets so mad, he just swims away...

and sits there for a long time in the corner of his goldfish bowl,

sulking.

And then all of a sudden, he gets this real smirky look on his face.

So he sidles up to this other fish...

and real smart-like, he says:

"Oh, good."

"If there's no God, then who changes the water?"

So you just keep saying:

"God can cure cancer."