Fargo

Election Day?

I think it's romantic.

An Election Day wedding?

It'll be a nice distraction for Daddio,

what with him having to wait for the dead to vote.

Isn't that right, Mayor Gillis?

Oh, sugar bear, you think of everything.

I was thinking maybe a June wedding.

After.

Why wait?

Maybe we lose the election.

And I got to rethink, are you the right man for my Dessie?

Oh, Daddy.

You're a four-alarm fire sometimes.

We're hopelessly in love. Can't you see?

As hopeless as two turtle doves.

And now that I'm all that stands

between you and a lifetime playing dogcatcher, I say,

let's go ahead and get this American dream started.

Grazie.

You like being a nurse?

Mm-hmm.

Well, I don't just like it.

It's... it's my calling.

Slick.

Oh, by the by, I'm getting married in March.

What?

It's just business.

Shouldn't affect this.

This?

Didn't you say you were in the hospital tons

when you were a kid?

Yeah. Yes. I mean, yeah.

My dear mama, she was...

I was always quite sickly, and she was...

such a saint.

God bless her, she'd keep my spirits up.

She'd put on little plays with my dollies,

have me rolling in the aisle.

And she was very close with the doctors.

That's why I got such excellent care.

Slick.

What was wrong with you?

Oh, it was a...

it was a kind of m-malaise.

"Failure to thrive"

is what I heard the doctors say more than once.

I could barely keep food down.

Sounds rough.

Course, I had it worse.

Are you really getting married?

Oh, sure. It's been on the books forever.

- Mm-hmm. - My pop arranged it.

Do you love her?

Wait, seriously?

She...

sh-sh...

she knits.

I knit.

What kind of saint?

- Huh? - You said your mom was a saint.

What kind, I'm asking.

You know how, like, Jude was the patron saint of lost causes,

uh, Anastasia of Sirmium was the patron saint

of weavers, healers, martyrs and, for some reason, exorcists.

She was just the patron saint of me.

She cared for your sweet Oraetta patiently,

without tiring,

always making me her special juice.

Speaking of special juice...

St. Thecla's Hospital, may I help you?

Ah, hello. This is, uh...

M-Mabel Harvard.

I-I wanted to call to check in on my dear brother.

Fell into a coma three days past, poor boy.

"On the way out" is what I...

Sorry?

When you say h-he made a full recovery,

what-what do you...

Oh, that's...

a joyous day that...

And is, uh... is he, uh...

Wh-What-what r... what room is he in?

I-I-I should visit.

I'm sorry, who did you say you were again?

His sister, like I said.

Uh, well, n-never you mind.

Thank you for your time.

What are you doing?

I want to tell you a secret.

That's... No, you don't have to do that.

Remember how I said my dad gave me to another family

when I was a kid?

- No. You never... - It was a power share.

But here's the thing:

The devil is an Irishman.

I know, because I lived with him for three years.

And he did things to me.

- Things you should never do to a child.

I don't want to hear about this.

I know, I know. It's tough stuff.

But I like you, Minnesota. You get me.

...And you shared all that business

about your failing to thrive.

I'm saying I love you. I think.

Get out!

Come on, beautiful. Don't do this to yourself.

No, I'm serious. You...

You get the... you get the... fuck out of my house!

You make me sick! Do you hear me?

That's love!

What it feels like. Believe me, I know.

I almost puked in your commode just thinking about saying this.

Slow your roll, toots.

Romeo's beginning to feel a little rejected here.

Well, I hope you have fun at your wedding.

I'm afraid Oraetta Mayflower's busy that day.

I see, that's what this is.

I swear, you women and your jealousies.

Don't be here when I get back!

Dames.

What's this, now?

Aspet... Aspettare.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Who murdered a child to have me killed.

What?

You murdered a child...

...to have me killed.

I'm so proud of you.

My brother.

Oh, he...

he's clever, our enemy.

The mulignan.

Yeah. When he let me go, I think,

why does he do this? Hmm?

But then, I... I sit here.

Waiting to kill you.

And I realized

he wants me to do this.

To murder my brother and take over this family.

Because I'm the lion, but...

...you're the snake.

I'm the what?

What is happening right now?

I think I'm-I'm still dreaming.

No.

Hey, hey, no.

Now, um...

Yeah.

I...

I apologize, brother,

because I think you're weak.

But now I know what's true.

I accept...

this oath of poison,

knowing that, from now on,

no men will judge you...

...but that you will judge yourself.

And if you ever betray me

or this family...

I swear.

Come here.

Come on, come on.

Tell me.

It didn't work.

They're a team now, the brothers.

So, what do we do?

Fargo.

We're closed.

I'm here to see my son.

You know who I am.

Of course.

Please, come in.

I've been here before.

Maybe... five years past.

Friend of the family.

Cancer.

Y'all had a real nice service.

We take our role here very serious.

As the shepherd to the sheep.

Got anything stronger?

Thurman keeps a bottle

on the top shelf... Whiskey, I think.

That'd do.

I can't help you.

What?

You're going to pour me a drink, and we're gonna get to talking.

How we grew up on the same street,

know the same people, and then...

you're gonna ask me for help.

And I want to go ahead and let you know up front

that's not going to happen.

This is our home.

Been in my husband's family since the century's turn.

People come to my husband,

looking for money,

at the end of their rope, and...

and they all think the same thing.

"I've got nothing left to lose."

But...