Landman

There was no miracle

involving my mother other than her managing

to die of old age.

And he was too weak to leave her,

so I left all of them.

What happened?

One of your drivers ran into a pickup

parked on the easement.

I am sorry.

I didn't ask for your dreams.

You can't make my dreams come true.

Only I can do that.

Your company invests in drilling expeditions?

We finance exploration, yes.

Well, I need to drill an existing well.

It's a offshore rig

that was damaged in the hurricane.

Your husband, he left you quite a mess, didn't he?

It wasn't intentional,

but, yes, he did.

Head up. There we go.

How come I can't see?

-Let me go get the doctor. -Doctor! Doctor!

Your father.

He's rotting away in some miserable excuse

for a nursing home with nobody.

What are you doing here?

We were thinking about bringing you home.

Let me go grab my things.

I already got them.

-Tommy. -Morning, Nate.

Tommy, what is your father doing on the porch?

He's gonna stay with us a while.

How long is a while?

Till he dies.

-Tommy. -Don't get all worried about it.

If he makes it a week without me drowning him

in that fucking swimming pool, I'll be shocked.

Tommy, you should really be in Fort Worth, for one.

Well, who's gonna do what I do here?

I mean, who's gonna fix all the messes,

manage the camp and the crews and the contractors

-and all that shit? -I don't know.

But you can't be a land man and the president.

Why not?

There's lots of land men out there.

Hire one.

Then get him his own house.

Morning, Nathan.

Morning, baby.

Hey, b... Goddamn.

You look like a Mexican wrestler.

Morning, Daddy.

Hey, sweetie.

Are y'all having a little spa day or something?

I want to glow for my birthday party with the old folks.

Your birthday's in February, babe.

They don't know that.

They need little things to look forward to and plan.

You know, like little projects,

-little chores. -Oh.

It's so cute, Daddy.

They've been working so hard decorating the party room.

Oh?

But we're not supposed to know.

Big surprise.

This nursing home sounds like a really nice place.

Could be somewhere your father might like.

Family stays at home, Nate.

In fact, we're gonna throw

a welcome dinner for your dad tonight.

Oh, good.

What's the theme tonight, hon?

Hold that thought.

T.L., honey.

If you were on death row

and today was the day of your execution,

-what would your last meal be? -What the fuck

-kind of question is that? -I'm just trying

to get to the bottom of your favorite meal.

If I ask what's your favorite,

you're gonna hem and haw about it.

"Maybe it's steak, but I sure love pizza.

Maybe it's fajitas."

But when I cut it down to "You get one meal

and then you're getting electrocuted,"

people get real decisive.

Best food I ever had in my life

was at the marina in Sabine Pass.

-So, seafood. Mmm. -Mmm.

Barbecued blue crab.

Crawfish boil.

-Crabs. -Mm-hmm.

Fried catfish.

Oysters.

A man who knows what he wants.

I like that.

The theme tonight...

...is pirates.

Isn't that cute, honey?

You get to dress like a little buccaneer.

What's a buccaneer?

Another name for "pirate."

-Why do pirates need two names? -That's a question

for your history teacher, honey.

Pirate's a general term, honey.

Buccaneer is specific to the Caribbean

and the Gulf of Mexico.

"Gulf of America" now, baby.

I don't give a fuck what they call it.

You know, the salt water out east of Galveston.

You all right, Nate?

-Tachyarrhythmia. -Nate,

you speak another language?

Matter of fact, it does sound kind of like Dutch

or Scandinavian or something, honey.

Just breathe, Nate.

Morning, everybody.

-Morning, Dale. -Morning.

There ain't no more coffee?

We didn't know if you could have it on your diet.

I'm not on a diet.

Can you eat seafood, Dale?

I ain't on a fucking diet.

Oh, good, because the theme tonight is pirates.

So wear your best pirate outfit.

Oh, great.

Think I'll dress up as a railroad commissioner.

Not trains.

That's a different night, though I got no idea the cuisine.

Baby, we should look up train food.

What would train food be?

-I don't know. -Tommy, would you please

pass these on to your son?

What are they?

Uh, drilling invoices,

pipe suppliers, camp rentals.

-Why did they send them here? -I would love

the answer to that question, Tommy.

Honey, we got to go. We're gonna be late.

Bye, honey.

Bye, baby. I'll see you later.

-Love you, Daddy. Mwah. -Love you. Love you, sweetie.

-Bye, Dale. -Bye. Have a good day.

Do you want some breakfast?

Busy day?

Every day's the same, Pop.

Anyhow, just make yourself at home.

There's all kinds of shit in the fridge.

Who those horses belong to?

Whichever old man owns that field.

Thinking the subdivision stops with him.

Stops with him for now.

Till he dies and his kids sell it off so fast

it burns the grass off the son of a bitch.

Then we're staring at houses.

I'll see you tonight.

Yep.

Supper around here can be kind of an event.

So I'm just warning you.

An event?

You just have to see it to believe it.

There ain't no fucking way to describe it.

Hey.

Hey back.

What time do you have to be at work?

Don't.

No particular time.

Wells run just fine on their own.

Must be nice being rich.

I haven't found the downside yet.

Course, I haven't gotten a check yet either, so...

really not much different than yesterday at the moment.

What will you do?

I don't know.

Maybe...

buy a little place we can visit on the weekends.

Give Miguel a place to run around.

Someday...

maybe have some more kids that need to run around.

If we're gonna do this,

then let's do it.

Both feet.

I don't need a roommate.

I'll do whatever you want.

Okay then.

What do you want?

What do you think I want?

Well, if I knew, I wouldn't be asking the question.

Well, I'm Catholic.

Catholics don't exactly shack up.

You want to get married?

Do you want to get married?

Why do women always answer questions with questions?

'Cause we already know what we think.

I'm just trying to gauge what you're thinking.

I'd marry you tomorrow.

Today.

If a priest lived next door,

I'd make him do it right now.