Bug

I'll be working late tonight.

Can somebody drive you home?

Oh, Mr. Tacker will drive me home.

Jesus, it's so hot.

You can hardly catch your breath.

Hm.

Don't work too late.

You need your rest.

Mm hm.

You know, maybe I'd better come back and pick you up.

Oh, don't be silly.

You'll be working.

Hm.

Well, you better go in.

You'll miss the show.

Oh, don't make fun.

Bye bye.

Bye.

Brothers and sisters.

I want you to get out the map of these United States.

An X on one will do.

And trace out the path of hell soling these nation.

Our cities are in pain and torment.

The pestilence of Babylon is everywhere.

You didn't miss much Carrie.

It's the same old song.

Just take a little red pencil,

and mark your X on map where you've read

of a riot or a murder or a rape.

The courage and basic goodness of our lovely,

sun washed land is a wash...

Can I borrow your handkerchief, Henry?

Oh yeah.

200 years of accumulating virtue

my friends lie quivering under the lashings of sin.

- Can I get a ride - There's confusion.

Get a ride with you home tonight?

James is working.

- Kenny's pickin' me up. - The blood of Jesus.

- You can ride with us. - Raging.

I don't wanna be a bother.

- Oh, it's on our way. - There are people

No trouble. - In this land

who once united Shh!

- As brothers and sisters. - Shh!

The blood of Jesus mingles with the hate and rage.

Where people in this land where once united

as brothers and sisters.

Today, their lives are filled with suspicion and hate.

They ask if God is dead.

Well every time you folks get a check

for the fruits of your labors,

you get a kiss from God.

That such a question should even be asked,

is an indication of how far from God's gentle caress,

the hairy heads of our children have wandered.

Stay calm folks!

Please, calm down and stay put.

You're safer that way.

No time!

Oh my God!

Oh.

I better call James.

You...

Will you wait here for me?

Go ahead, I'll be outside.

Dad, Dad!

Quake hit us real bad.

The place is all torn up.

Where is Norma and Tom?

They're okay.

They're waiting for us.

Let's go.

Part of the north field cracked wide open.

I was in the house when it happened.

Tom went running out.

Dad, I was scared shitless.

Ah, come on.

Let's go.

There's gonna be another one Tommy, I know it.

Usually the first one's the worst,

then it's just aftershock.

I've never seen anything like it.

The whole damn field is split open.

Where's Daddy?

And Kenny?

Jesus, that's deep.

It never stops.

I wish Dad and Kenny would get back here.

I know, the quake hit the church.

Shit dad, it's dead.

Easy Son, you're fluffin' it.

Come on, move over.

Let me get it started.

Daddy!

Daddy!

Oh no!

Daddy!

Daddy, no!

Oh, Daddy!

I can't!

Kenny please!

Daddy no!

Norma!

Norma!

Shit.

Ah, shit!

Tom, when Norma wasn't home I really got worried.

I was takin' her back to your place

and the car just stalled.

I couldn't get it started.

Honey, it's all right.

We'll get it started.

Dad and Kenny are dead.

I saw 'em and I couldn't do anything.

I just stood there watching it.

Oh Met!

Met, take me back there please.

They need me.

Please take me back there.

Please Met! - Okay, okay baby, okay.

You gonna take her back to the farm Met?

You'll give us a ride won't you?

Yeah, yeah, okay.

- Oh please baby... - Just hang on to me baby.

Just hang on.

I couldn't do anything.

We were sitting here eating when it happened.

I tell ya, I never heard

such a noise in all my life.

The whole damn place started to shake.

Honey, why don't you try and get some sleep, okay?

Come on, let's get you to bed.

She's tryin' to sleep.

I think I'll turn in too.

I'm really bushed.

Okay.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

Shit!

God damn it.

God!

Oh, Jesus.

Earth, soil, wind, food, temperature

and all things relating to them

are all part of an exact pattern

and that pattern is relative to what we're discussing here.

Patterns intermingled with behaviorism's.

Now there are symbols of behavior,

that are more basic than human speech or maybe,

no, maybe mannerisms would be a better word.

Coincidental.

Our little visitor here will demonstrate

what I'm talking about.

I want absolute silence.

What makes a flock of birds or a swarm

of bees take off at precisely the same moment?

That sense of communication.

And man used to have that gift we're told.

He could talk to the Earth and all the creatures on it.

Somewhere along the line, he lost the gift.

Well, I hope that proves something to you.

I'll see you all again Wednesday morning

barring another earthquake of course.

Metheim?

Baum, Metbaum.

Metbaum, that's it, sure.

You were in Bio Four last spring and hated it.

I remember.

No, it was Bio Seven and I didn't hate it.

I, I just couldn't get interested in frogs.

You know, I was just wondering that was

a neat trick you did with that squirrel.

Yeah, it's a party tick.

I just wanted to see if I could still do it.

Well, it's lunch time.

Wouldn't you rather join me than just stare at me?

I was on the Tacker farm last night.

It's on Route Four.

I heard it on the news.

That's where the quakes centered.

Yeah.

Is there, is there any kind of an insect that can make fire?

There's a Florida beetle that scalds its enemies.

No, I mean fire like burning things.

No, not possible.

Well, is there any kind of insect

that just sits there and let you pick it up?

I mean, it doesn't try to run away

when you start to step on it.

It doesn't do anything when you pick it up.

It does nothing?

Well, except for burnin' the shit out of you.

Definitely not.

There's one right there.

Here's one.

God damn!

Were they all this big last night?

Yeah, just about.

Well look at that.