The Big Bend

- I'll trade you three cards-- - No. I know,

but there are eight of us,

so if we wanna go anywhere together...

I understand the problem.

I, I really thought there would be eight seats.

- - I like potatoes.

Let's just strap the kid to the roof.

- We'll be okay. - How about--

Someone can just ride in the middle.

No. Are you kidding me? That is a death seat.

-We'll take two cars. -

- You okay? - Yeah.

Look at that.

The ghost lights, right? I read about those.

Atmospheric anomaly, I guess.

Or aliens.

-Should we wake the girls? -Mm.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

It's the first moment of quiet we have had all day long.

Hey, let's not talk to Mac and Georgia about...

...the situation. Like, any of it.

We're not doing it? I thought we would find a moment.

It'll just bring down the visit.

Okay.

Why are you doing that now?

Oh, 'cause I want the place to look dope.

The place does look dope. The horns bring it all together.

Yeah, those horns are pretty cool.

But this ceiling fan?

This is a, mwah, touch of class.

Aren't they gonna be here soon?

Yeah, they're just passing through Marfa.

Oh. Look, you might have to be the welcoming committee.

What? No, wait. Why? Why? No, no, no, no.

I haven't seen them in, like, forever and ever.

Right? How long?

-It's been a minute. -Mm-hmm. We'll stay up.

-Where the boys? - Playing Fortnite.

I'm gonna go check on them.

-I hope so. -Right, yeah.

Straight to the gravel, straight to the gravel.

-Yeah, that's good. -

-Welcome! -There they are!

- -There they are.

I mean...

-It's a schlep. -Right?

- -We made it easy for you getting here--

- I'm happy to see you. - Yeah, buddy.

Hold on, hold on. I got sleepy ones.

- Who's that? Hey! - Please.

-Hi. -Hi, how are you?

- -Good to see you.

You guys. I-- We had no idea what to expect. This is--

- -We'll have you come in and we'll get you--

-Look at how big you are. -We'll get the bags.

You're almost as tall as me.

You must be so tired. We got snacks and drinks.

And we'll get the kids squared away, so they can go to bed.

Got everything you need.

Hey, what are we gonna start with? Wine?

-Whiskey, weed? -Uh, water?

Oh, my-- Oh, my God.

-What? -You guys, this is amazing.

I had no idea. Girls, are you seeing this?

- It's good, huh? - Yeah, I mean...

-Hi. -Hey.

-Do you play Fortnite? -

Wanna see it? Come on.

Was it like this when you bought it?

Oh, no. You should have seen it.

I'll show you the before pictures.

-Really? -Oh, it was a dump.

Oh, it is absolutely gorgeous now. I mean--

- Thank you. We did all the work ourselves... -Glad you're here.

-To friends. -To friends.

- ...damn horns. -That's right.

- Oh, I like them. - Mm.

- - That was good.

- What kind of stone is this? -Um, it's actually sandstone.

-Sandstone? -Yeah, we imported that, and we actually got

-to match that. - Yes, so we got this place, and, uh,

you know, I wasn't sure if it was gonna rent, but I was happy

to just bring the family here for the weekends, you know?

-But now it's renting and-- -Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

-It's like 70, 80% now. -Wow.

Just so people from Austin or, like--

Yeah. Austin, San Anton, Houston, Dallas.

Every once in a while, somebody from out of state.

-Wow. -You wanna go to Big Bend, you don't want to camp...

-This is the place. -I tell you what, this is it.

I wasn't sure about the beam on top, but--

Oh, no, I like it. I think it's beautiful.

- You do? -

- -

-What's that? -Uh, that is the water heater.

Damn thing's been chapping my ass.

Like, um, what's it called?

Water hammering? When the water pressure backs up?

Dude, I don't even know.

I, I know that it works. I mean, we have water.

It's hot. Right? It's been like that

since we bought the place. I'm, I'm gonna fix it.

I was gonna fix it before our next guests.

Mm, wish you could have gotten it fixed before our current guests.

More whiskey. All right. Baby?

So you got how many acres?

Twenty. Guess what I paid for it.

I truly don't have a clue.

Ninety. Yeah, and that included this house.

But it didn't look like this when we bought it, but still--

-That is insane. -Yeah, right?

I mean, that's like a... that's like a high-end BMW

or like a studio apartment in the shittiest neighborhood of Clifton, New Jersey.

- Oh, yeah. -So, small piece of business before I forget.

- Sure thing. -

Um, do you have a gun in the house?

-Sorry. I know it's super awkward... -No.

-...to ask. -It's a smart question.

Thank you for understanding.

I don't want you to think I'm Texas stereotyping

-or anything like that. -So, yes. Mac has a gun.

It's high up, and the ammo's kept separate in a box.

-It's a lock box. -And there's no ammo anywhere near the guns?

Hey, you gotta have a gun, Mel. It's life in the desert.

Wildcats and weirdos. That's two things we got in the desert,

so you gotta...

Yeah. Of course. No-- no judgment at all.

I can show her. I can show you. Here, I'll show you.

Yeah, but then after that, we really need to let them get some sleep.

- Nah. Sleep? Sleep when you're dead. -

-Come here. This is... -

- Damn! You are so fucking hot. -

- Shut up. Do you think they heard us? -Yes.

- - Oh, my God.

-Kill me. Oh, my God. -

Oh.

It's hot. I can't... .

- -

You smell a little bit.

I took a shower.

-Yeah, well, it didn't take. -

-So mean. -

Why are you so mean to me?

Mac and Georgia seem good, huh?

Yeah. I mean, this house is a score.

-Twenty acres? Jesus. -I know, I know.

It's like your smell has changed, baby.

It's weird.

-I'll try again. -Thank you.

- -

- Don't get it on the sheets. - Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.

-Sorry. -Oh, God.

Fuck.

[crickets and nocturnal animals calling]

F. I am grateful for Fiona.

G. I'm grateful for great friends.

H. I am grateful for health.

For my own and for my children.

Connor, where's Maverick?

-Oh, he's on the potty. -Still?

Okay. Who wants cheese in their breakfast tacos?

-Oh, me. Me. You have to-- -No, please.

You're up. Okay.

Now, the most important question.

Who wants the spiciest goddamn salsa known to mankind?

-No! -No, thank you.

Everybody? Awesome.

So how far is Ghost Town?

About 30 miles from here. Just an old miners town.

-Couple of shops. It's pretty cool. - Um,

what do you call a cow that doesn't make milk?

- I don't know. A broken cow? -A milk dud.

- A milk dud. That makes sense. - Oh, no.

-You remember that one? -Yeah, I remember...