Hellfire

[GENTLE COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING OVER STEREO]

Well, you were right, Daddy.

It is the igniter.

Okay.

Just stop what you're doing and let me look at it.

All right?

[SUSPENSEFUL ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]

Owen, hi.

Evening, Clyde.

We just closed up.

Yeah, I know.

Just making a short business call.

You know our parcel arrives tomorrow.

I'm gonna have to ask

you be at the brewery at the usual time.

We're gonna be there.

Well, spread the word.

Lena, look, I know your heart isn't into this.

Makes you feel dirty, ashamed.

So if you want to forego your civil duties

for tomorrow night, I will grant you a free pass,

take you back to my place,

have a nice dinner, then enjoy some time together.

You better slow down, boy.

You know,

you and I are gonna end up together

-whether you like it or not. -

Clyde!

Yes, Owen.

I'm gonna ask you kindly

to take your hands off my daughter.

[DRAMATIC ORCHESTRAL THEME PLAYING]

Now you know what, Owen?

I am being disrespectful.

Yeah.

My apologies.

Ah, hell.

You know me, Owen.

I cross the line sometimes.

Guess I gotta learn to be a little more disciplined, huh?

Now I think we both know that, don't we?

Daddy.

Daddy.

Are you okay?

Look, I shouldn't have done that.

All right?

Let's go.

Are you okay?

[DRAMATIC ORCHESTRAL THEME PLAYING]

[DRAMATIC ORCHESTRAL THEME PLAYING]

Brian, you said you'd send an angel.

If there was ever a time,

it's now.

[GENTLE BLUEGRASS THEME CONTINUES]

[GENTLE BLUEGRASS THEME CONTINUES]

Afternoon.

Afternoon.

Been walking for quite a while.

I'm kind of hungry.

I'm, uh-- I'm strapped for funds,

but, uh, I'm pretty handy.

I thought if you had any jobs need doing,

well, maybe I could earn myself a meal.

You're a vet.

In that case, meal's on the house.

That's very kind of you,

but I'd just as soon earn my meal.

It's not a handout, it's a gift.

I understand,

but all the same to you, I'll do the work.

Well, I got a broken shelf over here.

I'd have fixed it myself,

but my eyes ain't what they used to be.

Yeah, well,

that doesn't look like it'll be a problem.

Well then, we got a deal. Heh.

Name's Vernon.

Vernon.

So you traveling through?

That's right.

That would be my recommendation.

Why is that?

Not safe here for outsiders.

I suggest you head further north.

Why north?

Or south.

Just anywhere but here.

Trust me.

Sheriff Wiley, what can I do for you today?

So who do we have here?

He's, uh, just passing through.

Is that right?

Well, good afternoon.

Afternoon.

So, uh,

Vernon tells me you're passing through.

I haven't decided yet.

Well, heh, let me decide for you.

Now we don't care much for outsiders here

in our quiet little town.

So why don't you just finish up that meal

and find your way out of Rondo.

Clear?

Let me ask you, Sheriff,

am I breaking some kind of law?

I can be real inventive.

Special Forces, huh?

Well, just 'cause you're a war veteran,

don't mean you get any special treatment around here.

Yeah.

I'll pick up the tab for you, my friend.

You have a good trip now.

That one's on me there, Vernon.

[BEETHOVEN'S "MOONLIGHT SONATA" PLAYING ON PIANO]

Hey, Dad.

Yeah?

Just heading out to the brewery.

I want to see if you needed anything.

Just keep your eyes and ears open.

All right, see you later.

[RESUMES PLAYING "MOONLIGHT SONATA"]

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Let's go, quicker.

Come on, hurry up.

Randall.

Let's go.

Jeremiah wants to have a word with you.

What are you gonna do to my husband?

Get in.

Come on, go.

Let's go, back to work.

Come on.

-Go. Quicker. -

[DRAMATIC ORCHESTRAL THEME PLAYING]

-Hello. -Hello.

I'd like a room for the night. How much?

We're, uh...

We're a little filled up at the moment.

I'd like a room for the night.

How much?

It'll be, uh, be $20 a night.

That's fine.

Save a room for me. I'll be back.

Yes, sir.

[GENTLE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC PLAYING]

-Mr. Whitfield. -Randall "The Scandal."

-What have I done? -I think you know.

I don't know what you're talking about.

You broke the cardinal rule of our relationship.

I received a call this morning from our attorney general.

Said his office had been receiving

unsettling news about our activities.

Make this easy on yourself.

Yes, it's true-- I made the call,

but my wife Vivian, she's so scared.

She begged me to call.

Behind every great man is a woman with blood on her hands.

Regardless of who made you do it,

the actions were your own.

Please, Mr. Whitfield.

I promise it won't happen again.

You right or left-handed?

[SUSPENSEFUL ORCHESTRAL THEME PLAYING]

- -

Remember this.