The Hero

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Can you just run it a few more times, Lee?

Lonestar Barbecue Sauce, the perfect partner for your chicken.

Lonestar Barbecue Sauce, the perfect partner for your chicken.

Lonestar Barbecue Sauce, the perfect partner for your chicken.

You got it?

Can you do one more?

You want something different?

Just do one more.

Lonestar Barbecue Sauce, the perfect partner for your chicken.

Yeah?

And do one more?

Lonestar Barbecue Sauce...

Hey, Peter.

Hey, Lee, how are you?

What's up?

Have you ever heard of a group called.

The Western Appreciation and Preservation Guild?

No.

Well, I just got a call from them,

they want to give you a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Okay.

Lifetime, huh?

Yeah.

Is there anything else?

I don't know, there's some sort of award ceremony.

I figured that. I mean, is there anything else? Like...

Uh, I don't know. A job offer? A script?

Not at the moment.

But we're expecting some things soon, Lee.

Right.

Lee. Sorry to keep you waiting.

It's fine.

I know we were all hoping to get good news about this biopsy.

But... I'm afraid I don't have good news.

Shit.

Goddammit.

Lee.

Shit. You trying to give me a heart attack?

I'm trying to get you to open the god damn door.

That was a cop-knock.

You know, like you're a cop knocking. That's how cops knock.

You wanna smoke some joints?

Yeah.

Are you okay?

You seem a little...

off.

The thing is...

I got some news.

What news?

I wanna make a movie.

- Oh, yeah? - Mm-hm.

I had this dream last night...

Mm... stop right there.

Why?

Question?

Do you like hearing about other people's dreams?

I don't know.

Sure.

- Really? - Yeah.

Because for me...

hearing about other people's dreams is...

You telling me you don't wanna hear about my dream?

Yeah.

Fuck you.

It just doesn't interest me, man.

Think about it, I mean, it's your dream.

What about movies?

Do they interest you?

Yeah. I love movies.

Movies are other people's dreams.

So...

You got an ounce of this shit, or what?

I need it.

An ounce?

Yeah.

One ounce of the devil's lettuce.

That's gonna clean me out, man.

I don't why you just can't go to the store like everybody else.

I like coming here.

Yeah?

You are a creature of habit, if ever there was one.

It's called Platinum Cookies.

It's a blend, it's real good shit.

Platinum Cookies.

Platinum Cookies, the real good shit.

Say that, just... just that.

Platinum Cookies.

The real good shit.

Oh, my God.

That voice could sell a shit ton of weed, my friend.

What's this?

Shrooms.

Break in case of emergency.

Who's that?

Oh, hey.

Charlotte, come on in.

- Hey, man. - Hey.

God, it... place smells like fish sells in here.

Yeah, we're just finishing a little afternoon snack.

Lee, Charlotte. Charlotte, Lee.

Hey.

Hi.

I'll be right back. Don't worry, he's cool.

You're staring at me.

Sorry.

I didn't say I had a problem with it, I was just simply...

pointing it out.

I like trying to figure people out.

I think you can figure out a lot about a person by just looking at them.

Okay.

So, what'd you figure out about me?

Not a thing.

How do I know you?

I know you from something.

If you say so.

Are you an actor?

Yeah.

All the actors I know are self-centered and insane.

Sounds about right.

You're staring at me now?

Yeah.

Seeing if I can... figure you out.

Can you?

You seem sad.

There you go.

Thanks.

It's all here, but... count it.

Don't drink too much with these.

Thanks.

Jesus! Get some sun, man.

Nice to meet you, um...

Sorry, I forgot your name.

- Lee. - Right. Lee.

They say that memory is the second thing to go.

And what's the first?

I can't remember.

How do you two know each other?

We were on a TV show together.

Nothing you've ever heard of.

It's called Cattle Drive. It ran for 13 episodes.

Lee was the lead.

Ben Horn, a gun slinger.

Whoa.

I was a cocky kid who stole the wrong man's horse.

- You mean you had a real job once? - Yeah.

Had a wife too. So did he.

Now, we just have each other.

Well.

Nice to meet you, Lee.

This one, and this one.

What a nice surprise.

A nice surprise?

Good to see you, Val.

Sure it is.

You getting ready for another show?

Yes, at the end of the month.

Have you seen Lucy recently?

Yes, she came over for dinner, we watched some TV on Sunday.

What'd you watch?

You wanna know what we watched on television?

I haven't seen Lucy in a long time.

Call her.

She doesn't want me to call her.

Don't do that.

I don't blame her.

You should call her.

I've got something I wanna tell you.