Conviction

Betty Anne Waters?

Please define "contract" for us.

Um.

A contract is a promise or a set of promises

that the law in some way recognizes as a duty,

and when it's breached, the law provides a remedy.

Ma. Ma.

What time is it? 8:15.

Shit. I didn't finish my paper!

Thanks, sweetie. You did your math?

No, I left my book at Dads.

Richard!

I'll do it in school. Eat, Mom.

Mmm.

Did you finish your poem, Ben?

Yeah.

Thanks to me.

You get yourselves ready, we're going to leave in a minute.

"If There Was Peace in the World by Ben Currente."

Here, here. Come over here. Read it over here.

"If There Was Peace in the World by Ben Currente.

"Children would no longer have bad dreams

"of guns, bombs and deadly screams."

"Deathly." I wrote that line.

You did not!

It's beautiful. Come on, read me the rest.

Wait, wait. One more.

It's 10:00. You're late.

Shit.

Can't believe it.

Whack for my daddy-0

whack for my daddy-0

There's whiskey in the jar

You keep watching my ass, Aidan, I'm going to have to clock you!

You keep wearing those jeans, I'm going to have to marry you.

Here you go.

Hey, I know you!

Hi.

She's the other old lady in my class.

Still thirsty?

A Bushmills, please.

You her boss?

Well, technically.

But she's the one who's a little bossy. Hmm.

Bummer about your paper.

I'm Abra Rice.

Oh, yeah, well.

Ok, now you're starting to hurt my feelings.

What?

We're going to be friends

'cause we're the only ones in class who've been through puberty.

I'm just. I'm really busy.

Ok, I'll start. So, I got these lefty parents

and they're always telling me I should put my big mouth to good use

and try to change the system.

So, I ignored them, of course.

And after partying for a few too many years,

I finally figured out what I wanted to be when I grew up.

And it turned out my parents were right, God damn it!

So, here I am.

What about you?

Look, I'm not trying to be rude,

I just don't really have time for a friend right now.

Oh Yeah, you do. I mean, I'm all you got!

I don't want anyone in school to know what I'm doing there.

Oh.

Well, I mean, I do have a big mouth,

but I know how to keep a secret.

My brother Kenny, he got screwed by the system.

He's been in prison for 12 years, life without parole.

Whoa.

He's innocent.

Ok.

Yeah, I'm going to find a way to get him out.

Ok.

He's innocent of what?

Kenneth Waters?

Mr. Waters?

Hey.

Finally someone who looks good in a uniform.

I'm Officer Nancy Taylor. I need you to come with me.

I'd love to, but I'm already spoken for.

Where'd you get those scratches?

Look around you, sweetheart. See the branches?

Sir, I need you to step into the patrol car.

Uh Well.

My grandpa needs this tree out of here.

Now, Mr. Waters. Put down the chainsaw.

I tell you what, buttercup, why don't you go give out some parking tickets

and then come back when I'm done. How's that?

Put down the chainsaw, now.

Get the fuck off my grandpa's property. You're trespassing.

Drop the weapon.

You're shitting me, right?

I said drop your weapon.

Take it easy there, Angie Dickinson, it's ok.

I'm putting it down, I'm putting it down.

Every time something happens in this godforsaken town,

you have to pick him up?

You know the drill, Betty Anne.

He's got a record, we got to bring him in.

That just sucks. I mean, he would never hurt Mrs. Brow.

Hey! Hey, Tommy, Boisseau finally got my clothes off.

He's been wanting to get me alone naked for years.

You have to make an honest man of me now, you know that.

Let's go.

What's going on?

I'm picking you up.

You're picking me up? I love you. Look at my sis.

Isn't she beautiful? No.

Here she is to save the day. She's got her cape on.

Hey, listen.

No hard feelings, ok?

And may I say that you are one of my absolute favorite arrests.

What, you think this is a joke?

She was stabbed 30 times

and her head bashed in till her brains flew out.

You think that's funny?

No, I don't think it's.

Listen, don't leave town for a while, all right?

We might have some more questions for you.

There goes my trip to Aruba. Ok.

So long, gentlemen and lady.

You an right? Yeah, you an right?

Carry you? No, I don't want.

Kenny, I'm.

Good one, Kenny.

No, don't ring it till the end.

Get him, Betty Anne.

Come on, Kenny.

Someone's got to talk to her.

They ain't my fucking kids.

She won't listen to me.

How'd you get so filthy?

Elizabeth, you treat them like trash,

they're going to grow up to be trash.

You go to hell. I work day and night for these kids.

Everything I do is fol' them.

Get upstairs and take a bath.

And you're going to school tomorrow, you hear me?

Hey, where the hell are you going?

I don't have to answer to you.

The fuck you don't.

Elizabeth, get back here. They're your kids.

Who's supposed to look after them?

He got down on his knee in the middle of the freaking restaurant.

It was so sweet.

Yeah, it was totally, what do you say, conventional,

Talking about marriage?

Traditional. Traditional is what I meant.

Thank you. Don't give Brenda any ideas.

I love you, baby.

I love you.

Mmm.

Mandy, you want to dance?

Congratulations. Thanks.

Congratulations.

Down along the tracks

She lost her home and her family

She won't be coming back

Without love

Where would you be now

Without love

He's such a good dad, isn't he?

You'll be a good dad.

I will.

Well, the Illinois Central

And the Southern Central Freight

You got to keep on pushing, Mama

You know you're running late

Without love

Where would you be now

God, I'm sorry, man. I'm sorry. You ok?

Who the hell brings a baby into a bar?

She likes the band!

Well, if you can't take care of your kid,

you should keep your dick in your pants.

What did you say?

You heard me.

Absolutely, I'm sorry, man. I'm sorry.

Here, hold Mandy for a second.

What are you doing?

Kenny.

Kenny!

You ever say another word about my daughter and I'll fucking kill you.

I'll take your fucking eye out.

You understand me, motherfucker?

Kenny, get off him. You understand me?

Hey, hey, Kenny, easy. Come on.

Enough. He's ok, all right.

No, he's all right, he's all right.

We clear? We're clear, right? Mano a mano, huh?

Come on.

Hey, we're Cool.

We're cool, he's all right. Get some Wild Turkey.

Wild Turkey for my buddy here. You ok, man?

Get some ice for my buddy here. Sit down. Sit down.

This one's ok. He's fine.

No.

We're sitting here having fun and you had to go and do that.