Just Before Dawn

Now pay attention now,

I'm getting ready to start my sermon.

- Okay Uncle Ty you get started, I'm listening.

Vachel get your ass back in here,

you're my only flock.

Baa!

- Oh Lord, I wanna thank you for making me

such a damn good shot.

Leave me be will you Uncle Ty.

Now that buck would still be bleeding

if I didn't grab your rifle and finish him off.

- Now don't you go belittling your minister.

Lord, Lord they have all deserted your old church but I,

am bringing back the holy spirits.

- Can't really blame you for getting a little shaky

from all that blood though.

Hey ask the Lord above if he minds us taking

a little souvenir.

Vachel.

Look.

Ah it's getting light already.

Vachel, something is up there.

Amen Uncle Ty, amen.

You got a beat on another 12 part Uncle Ty?

This thing's really out here for keeps.

I know Barbara would go nuts over it though.

She don't mind me going hunting

as long as I bring her something back.

Vachel you didn't pull the brake.

Vachel!

Vachel!

Vachel?

Vachel?

More Gemini.

Wonder why there's so many twins around here?

Maybe something in the water.

- Or something to do with making out with your sister.

Where we're going is no summer camp, take a look.

- Have we ever gone up anything quite this high?

I don't think so baby.

Woo would you look at that.

4000 feet of granite, water and wood.

You know in climbing the idea is to become

part of the mountain.

Try and find its soul.

Stop!

- Jesus Christ, Warren didn't you see the poor thing?

No I didn't see it, it just, I...

Maybe it's still alive.

I'll get out and take a look.

Ah sit tight, I'll do it.

Oh it must've been a pretty tough little buck.

Took right off.

You saw him run away?

As good as new.

Hey Warren.

Yeah.

- Maybe we could make some more noise

so the deers know we're coming, uh?

- Come on and have a God damn outing here.

God damn outing!

- See one of the most critical things in eye surgery

is to avoid shock.

Shock can upset nature's delicate balance

and ruin everything that you're trying to do.

But in your case my dear Lucille,

your respiration is normal.

I'll be right back,

you stay right there.

Agatha!

Quiet up!

I got a good mind to whup you till Tuesday.

What is the matter with you?

Don't you realize I'm involved in delicate surgery in there.

You are out here fussing and...

Shut that thing off you're scaring my plants

and my horse to boot.

Sorry.

Ah that's better.

I guess you're looking to find your way out of here.

No sir we're doing just fine.

We're going up the mountain to do some camping.

Only a fool would do that.

We got five of them in here.

But there's no campsite up there,

especially with ladies along.

Oh we don't have to worry

with the big strong forest ranger to protect us do we.

Yeah.

Well I can't let you go up there.

Sir, hold on, hold on a second.

See the boy here's a land bearer and we're going up

to look over the back 40.

That deed don't mean nothing.

That mountain can't read.

Any of you done any serious climbing before?

Yeah, 10 years, it's okay.

I'll steer them away from the poison ivy.

Yeah.

It ain't just poison ivy I'm talking about son.

At least tell me where you're going

so that when you don't come back

I'll know how to fill out the report.

Silverlake.

I ain't just singing a tune.

I warned you and I ain't coming after you.

You hear me?

- What's with Silverlake, that's not on the property.

- I know what do you want, Smoky the Bear coming around

showing us how to pee out our camp fires?

Warren stop a second.

Hawkeye, spot another deer?

I don't know.

What is it?

I don't know.

Hey Daniel, what's happening?

Ssh shh.

What?

I saw somebody.

Somebody?

Yeah somebody over there.

Just as we passed that tree.

- No maybe it was a bear or something,

maybe it was bigfoot.

Could've been.

I saw somebody I swear,

just as we went past there.

Well where is he Danny?

I don't know.

- So what was it an animal or what?

Ssh quiet.

Daniel what do you see?

Ssh.

What is it?

I don't know.

Aah!

Let go.

- Take it easy man, what happened?

Help me.

My nephew's still up there.

I couldn't save.

It's trying to get me too.

What is trying to get you man?

Come on, I can't read your mind.

What?

The mountain.

Get it away from me.

Get what away from you?

Demons.

You've got to take me with you.

Can we take him with us?

Oh ah, look look

mister, I'm sorry but we're on the way up.

- You've got to... - No no we're.

Look just calm down okay, huh.

What do you think?

I think he's totally sauced.

I agree I agree what are we gonna do?

We can't take him back down

we gotta pitch camp before dark or we don't make it.

Okay let's go.

- If he just sticks to the road he'll be fine.

Connie come here.

I'm sorry.

- Look just stay on the road, you'll be all right.

I won't be all right.

Hey!

You can't leave me out here with that thing.

Hey.

Would you let me in please?

Thing's gonna kill me.

Hey!

You wanna take him with us'?

- We can't just leave him here, he'll starve.

He won't starve.

He might die, but he won't starve.

Stop will you!

Please!

You gotta stop.

- Reminds me of the time I downed five vodka martinis.

Talk about demons.

- Sure looks like he's being chased by demons.

Hey come on I need that to drive.

Why there's no traffic up here?

No people either.

Who'd you expect to run into up there?

- Oh I don't know, maybe some demons.

I hear some of them are kinda cute.

Whoa!

You okay?

Yeah I'm fine.

What was that?

That's it folks, end of the line.

We should be on the property but we're gonna have to

hoof it from here.

Here Megan.

Oh thank you.

Here we go.

Johnny.

What?