"There's some coyotes hopping around across the road from that windmill." "What are they doing?" "Hell, I don't know." "Looks like they're eating something, I guess." "Wanna shoot a coyote?" "Hell, yes." "That's a dead son of a bitch." "Fuck." " When did they find him?" " Sometime this morning." "He was buried on a hill near Boracho Peak." " Who killed him?" " No fucking clue." "Was he involved with drugs or smuggling or anything like that?" "Melquiades Estrada?" "No." "I gotta get a mask." "Jo Edna, let Earl tend to the hot dogs and the hamburgers." "He'll bring the charcoal and ice and folding chairs and the whole nine yards." "Just be sure Minnie don't have to worry about a place to go to the little girls' room." "And tell Shawnelle she can forget about a car on Saturday night if she don't show up." "I love you too, baby." "Gotta go." "This beauty has two bedrooms, each one with its own bathroom." "Central AC and heat throughout." "All of our homes come standard equipped with electric oven washer, drier and dishwasher." "Your Waste King garbage disposal is optional, of course." "It's a good option because we charge the wholesale price on it with no installation fee, and it's top of the line." "We're strictly top of the line." "Strictly top of the line all the time." "That's our motto." " How much this house cost?" " Sixty thousand dollars." "But if you're really interested I can get you a 10 percent discount, I think." "Where y'all from?" "Cincinnati." "Long way from home, huh?" " What line of work bring you to Texas?" " Border Patrolman." "We're always a long way from home." "Yeah." "All right." "Well, actually, this mobile residence has the highest resale value of any domestic residence in its price range in the Southwest time and time again." "I don't know." "Well, we also have some excellent previously owned mobile residences in the lower price ranges if that would be your requirement." "Come over here, Sparky." "It's a good thing you can do something else." "I think my horse needs water." "Where'd you come from?" "Coahuila." "What are you doing in Texas?" "Looking for work." "What kind of work?" "I'm just a cowboy." "Hey, Perkins." "Here's the stuff that your friend had on him." " You know who they are?" " That's his wife and kids." " Any idea how to get ahold of them?" " Well, they live in Mexico." "Can I keep this?" "Yeah, I guess for a while." "We're gonna have to do an autopsy on him." "When you get through, I want you to give Melquiades to me." " Hell, I can't do that." "Are you crazy?" " No." "I'm not." "Gotta go." " All right, see you tonight." " Come back early, though." "I get real bored here." "Haven't you made friends with the neighbors?" "No, I don't like them." "I'm gonna buy you Nintendo so you don't get so bored." "Okay." "And take me to the mall this Saturday in Odessa." "Okay, babe." "Find out where it is." "The deceased died of a gunshot wound of an AR-15.223 bullet." "Entered 2 inches left of the sternum between the fourth and fifth rib." "lmpact caused a lung to burst." "Severe hemorrhaging." "Took 15, 20 minutes to die." "I would estimate he died seven days ago." "The trajectory indicates that the shot was fired from 300 yards away." "He was gunned down." "Listen, bud, we need to bury him now." "Refrigeration in this dump is broke, and I gotta be in El Paso tomorrow." " Okay, bury him." " l need to notify his relatives." "He ain't got any." "Two-one-seven, clear." "Three-five-nine, clear." "This is 749." "I have approximately 15 individuals crossing La Brecha de la Loma Negra." "About a half a mile from me." "Over." "Where are they?" "Right down there in that draw." "On the ground!" "Get down!" "Alto, goddamn it!" "Run, run, Mariana!" "Take her." "Stay down, bitch!" "Stay down." " How many got away?" " Three." "Well, somebody's gotta pick strawberries." "You were way overboard there, boy." "No, sir." "Fuck it." "They were trying to get away." "Think about how much trouble I'll get into if you keep beating these people." "I don't like trouble, boy." "I don't like it at all." "I'm awful sorry about Mel." "So am I." "He's a good Mexican." "Pete, you been cooped up in here for two days." "You need to get outside and do something." "What's that to you?" "Brought you some jerky." "I found these shells out there where Mel's goats was on the loose." "They was about 300 yards up the hill." "They might mean something." "You ladies fine?" "How's your eggs, sweetie?" "Bob's watching us." "It's been a while since we've had some time together." "You dirty bitch." "I could see you tomorrow." " Miss." " Just a second." "Same place?" "Same place." "What's it gonna be?" " What do you want?" " l wanna talk to you." "We found that stuff where we found Melquiades' goats." "Don't you wanna look at it?" "No, I don't. I wanna sit here and have my breakfast." " Talk to me during business hours." " lt might be some kind of proof." "Hey, how many.223 shells you think are laying out there?" "Hell, some of them gonna have your fingerprints on them." "That shit won't mean shit in court just because you found it under a bush." "I got a legal system to think about here." "You goddamn son of a bitch!" "Bass seek cover from whatever the local environment offers." "Submerged rock..." "You've been late for dinner the last four nights." "Work." "Work is hard." "Real hard." "I work hard." "And I'm tired." "I'm so tired." "Please, understand." "My boss is not an..." "Lou Ann, what's for dinner?" "Stuffed zucchini and broccoli." " That's it?" " l'm on a diet." "Someone else paying the bills?" "Putting a roof over your head?" "Johnny, I know there's someone else." "I know it." " That's ridiculous." " You're not fat." " It's that girl from the office." "Sheila?" " Yes, I am." "A little bit." " No way." " I saw you together" " You're my red-hot mama." " She's pretty." "She's prettier than me." "She's free and happy and has red hair." " Stop it." " I'm not stupid, Johnny." "I've got eyes." "She'll wreck your life and mine and hers." "That's what will happen." "This is ridiculous." "You're throwing your life away, Johnny." "Don't do it." "Please don't do it." "I need you." "I love you." "Please." "You see, right there." "That's exactly what I'm talking about." "It's always the same." "Always the same." "Oh, Johnny." "What's happening to us?" "We used to be so happy." "Don't you remember when we were living in River Valley?" "Yes, doll." "I remember River Valley." "We were happy then." "And we'll be happy again." "I know it." "Please, don't cry." "There will always be a River Valley for us." "I hope so, Johnny." "I hope so." "Thanks." "You're getting to be a regular customer around here." "Well, I don't have a lot to do right now." "Let's go." "Come on." "Bring them." "Bring them." "Got them, now." "She's good." " How many calves left?" "120." "That's a shitload." "When's the boss coming from Houston?" "Saturday afternoon." "Fucking mama's boy." "He says he's a rancher just because they bought him this ranch but I ain't seen him out here busting his ass." "You're in a twist because the only woman you've had for a while is your own hand." "Let's go to Midland this Saturday." "The Border Patrol will nab me in Midland." "Bullshit." "You scared of women, or what?" "Agustin, shut the goddamn gate!" "Don't worry." "This happens to Bob sometimes too." "Well, it goddamn well don't happen to me." "It's the first fucking time it's ever happened to me." "I don't give a shit what happens to Bob." "Yeah, I know." "Viagra works for Bob." "I'll turn truck-stop queer and blowjob-giver before I use that shit." "That's what Bob says." "Fuck Bob." "Hey, man, you still listen to that pinche white-boy candy rapper?" "Reese's Pieces, Skittles, Eminem." "Gotta stop listening to that." "Kumbia Kings." "That's who you need to listen to, man." " What's your favorite rifle round?" " What?" "What rifle do you shoot?" "Always the same round?" "AR-15,.223 standard." "Why?" "I was just curious." "I always use the.30-30 myself." "Lever action." "Open sight." " Don't know what you're missing." " Eminem." "That's all he listens to." "Hello." "Shit." "Fuck." "Fuck." "How do we register him?" "Write down "Melquiades."" "Melquiades what?" "Where's he from?" "Mexico." "Maybe Coahuila." "Cincinnati"s real pretty in the springtime." " There's lots of malls." " l bet you miss it." "We're glad to be here." "You know, wherever the job takes us." "But this is different." "Yeah." "We were both real popular in high school." "Now it just seems like we don't know anybody anymore." "Well, living out here takes some getting used to, I guess." "Yeah. I guess it does." "It must seem real different." "Do you know where, like, the mall's at in Odessa?" "Sure. it's easy to find." "Hey, man." "You okay?" "No." "This working hours?" "Well, we're about to close." "You need to investigate them Border Patrols that use the.223." "Want me to investigate the Kennedy assassination while I'm at it?" "Before you bitch, find out what that fucker was involved with." "Melquiades wasn't involved with nothing." "By the way, we already buried him." "I told you to notify me." "It seemed like you'd at least notify me." "You're not his family." "I don't have to notify you." "He was a wetback." " You like him?" " lt's the best horse I ever saw." "Take him, he's yours." "Really, take him." "But it's your horse." "Mine, yours..." "What's the difference?" "He's got "Pete" branded in his brain." "No, he cost you a lot." "Shit, don't even get off of him." "Hey, Bob, how long we been married?" "Twelve." "Hell, I don't know." "What day is it?" "Relax." "But the Border Patrol is everywhere." " lt's fine, man, don't worry." " Where are you going?" "Where do you think?" "To get the girls." "Hurry up." "Could I see some photo id, sir?" "Girls, this is Melquiades." " Lou Ann." " Oh, Lou Ann." " Nice to meet you." " You work with Pete, right?" " That's the one from the cafe, right?" " Yes, genius." " But she's married." " So's the other one." "Oh, shit." "That's y'all right down there, 205." "I gotta be back in two hours." "Wanna watch TV?" "Watch television?" "Want to?" "I'm sorry." "Music." "Okay." "Wanna dance?" " You're not coming?" " No, I'll wait here." " You've always liked the mall." " l'll wait." "But I don't wanna hurry, I wanna shop." "I will wait for you here." "Don't smoke." "I love this song." "Crazy bitches... I understand you people." "Believe you me, I do." "And we are not loca." "No way." " Shit, what time is it?" "6:20." "Fuck." "Bob's gonna kill me." " When am I gonna see you again?" " l can't next week." " Sheriff's turn?" " Stop it." "You know how things are." " All right, no problem." " Hey, don't mix things up." "You're the one I love, darling, only one." " Belmont's something else." " What about old Bob?" "That's different." "Bob's my husband." "You understand, right?" " Bye, Pete." " Bye." "Let's go." "Hey, man." "You okay?" "You bueno?" "You bueno?" " How you doing, Sam?" " Just fine." " Morning." " Morning." "I need to talk to you about that dead Mexican y'all found." "What about it?" " l'd rather talk outside." " All right." "It's our new officer, Mike Norton." "Yeah." "Little prick." "Apparently, he was out there on the Boracho Peak, okay?" "Shots were fired." "And he returned." "There was only two of them out there." "Mike Norton, new kid from Cincinnati, and that wetback." "Shots were fired?" "Who fired at who?" "He fired at him first." "Now, I don't want any shit." " What are you doing here?" " l need to talk to you." "What about?" " Belmont came by the café today." " So what?" "Border Patrol by the name of Gomez came looking." "So what?" "Gomez told him who killed that Mexican." "Don't fool with me, girl." "Hell, no." "He told Belmont a Border Patrol killed him in a shootout." " Did he say his name?" " Yeah." "A guy named Mike Norton." " You heard him say that?" " Said his name, like, three times." " What are they gonna do with him?" " They didn't say." " What's wrong with you?" "Goddamn!" " Arrest him." " Who do you think you are?" " That fellow who killed Melquiades." " Who would that be?" " That Border Patrolman, Mike Norton." " With what evidence?" " You know damn well who killed Mel." "I don't know a goddamn thing." "You know damn well who killed Melquiades." "You ain't gonna arrest him, are you?" "You better get out of here before I throw your ass in jail." "You ain't gonna arrest him." "Who is it?" "I'm here for Patrolman Norton." "Captain Gomez sent me." "Yeah, just a sec." "You scream again, I'll kill you." "Put your hands over your head." "You got any handcuffs?" " Yeah. ln my uniform belt." " Get them handcuffs in that uniform." "Bring them back in here and keep quiet." "Do what he says, Lou Ann." "Put that uniform on and then them handcuffs." "You tell her what you did?" "What did he do?" "He killed Melquiades Estrada." "You need to try to relax." "Might get cold." "There we go." "Now, if you call the police, I'm gonna have to kill him, darling." "There's rain coming now through Cincinnati." "We could be looking at heavy rain through the day on Friday so flash flooding will be a huge concern in the tri-state area." "Get out." "You gonna kill me?" "Get out." "Dig him up." " Who?" " Melquiades Estrada you stupid, gringo, son of a bitch." "You killed him, now dig him up." "Today's storm that swept Ohio sent dozens of vehicles sliding on the roadways forced hundreds of stores and businesses to close." "Good news here is no one was seriously injured." "Get him out." "Get out." "Get around here." "Take him in the house." "Sit him on that bed." "Turn that light on." "Sit down at this table." "In that chair." "Melquiades lived here." "That was his bed." "Kept his clothes right over there." "That was his plate." "And that was his cup." "Drink it." "No." "Drink from that cup." "These was his work clothes." "Put them work clothes on." "Then put them dress clothes on Melquiades." "The oldest is Elizabeth." "She must be fourteen." "And Yesenia is probably twelve." "And this little guy is Aaron." "He's going to be a damn good cowboy." "And this is Evelia." "Evelia Camargo, my wife." "How long since you've seen them?" "About five years." "Promise me one thing, Pete." "If I die over here carry me back to my family and bury me in my hometown." "I don't want to be buried on this side among all the fucking billboards." "I'll die before you will, I'm older." "Promise me." "We're here, right?" "Go down to Ojinaga and head south." "Then turn east and follow the sierra until you come to Coahuila." "Then you'll come to a town called El Toston." "Between El Toston and El Nacimiento there's a little place named Jimenez." "It's my home." "Ask for Evelia, my wife, and explain things to her." "I'll just throw you in the trash." "You take me back to Jimenez, Pete." "You promised." "Come here." "Sit down in that chair." "I'll take them boots." "Oh, shit!" "All right." "Let's go." "Oh, fuck." "You fucker." "What did he leave that uniform there for?" "Tell us he's crazy." "What time did we find this guy's wife?" "About 9:00 this morning." "Goddamn crazy son of a bitch, Pete Perkins." "What do you think?" "I think the son of a bitch is crazy." "Right now they should be somewhere here headed for Mexico." "What about that heat-seeking radar y'all got?" " lt don't work." " They found four steers in a canyon on the Cross Bar diamond this morning at about 3:00." " What about rangers?" " Told them we had it covered." "Be over by today." "Know what I mean?" "There's 1000 ways he can go." "That son of a bitch is so fucking nuts he might head to Canada." "We'll start with the Llano Largo the Sierra Diablo and the Arroyo Negro." "Where y'all going?" "The rest of the United States, I reckon." "Due what?" "We'll head southeast over to Alarid Canyon." "Where are we going?" "There's nowhere to go, man!" "We're not going up there, are we?" "Shit." "Well, hell." "This is Frank Belmont." "What are you doing?" "I'm at work." "Am I gonna see you today?" "Yeah, all right." "Same time, same place?" " Yeah, I guess." " Good." "Stop at the store and pick up a pack of Kotex." "Shit!" "Get out." "Get out." "Shit, shit, shit!" "What am I doing here?" "Well, it's our duty, sir." "Shut up." "Where are you going?" "He stinks, man. I can't sleep." "Get back over there where you was at." "Hey." "Hey, you." "My name's Pete." "Well, Pete the ants are eating your friend." "Fucker." "Goddamn!" "All right." "Get down and don't try nothing." "Who's there?" "I don't speak Spanish." "What do you want?" "We're friends." "Wanted some water for our horses." "Well, help yourself, then." "I like listening to this Mexican radio station." "I can't understand anything but I like the way Spanish sounds, don't you?" "Yes, sir." "Sounds all right." "Smells like something dead around here." "I killed a deer a couple days ago." "It's starting to turn." "Yeah?" "Well, you better throw it away. lt's rotten." "I wanna keep the hide." "You got any salt I could use to cure it?" "No, son. I barely got enough salt to put on the dinner table." "You got any alcohol or anything like that?" "I got a jug of antifreeze." "Would that work?" "Suck on this hose." "Them ants won't eat him anymore after this." "You're crazy." "You're totally fucking crazy, man." "Y'all come and eat!" "Let us pray." "Dear Lord we thank you for this meal and for bringing me these friends and our daily bread and all the animals and all the beast in the field." "Amen." "You live alone?" "I've got a son that comes and sees me every month and brings me food." "But it's been six months since he was here." "What do you live on?" "I got some things stored away." "Thank you." " l'd like to ask you a favor." " Anything you want." "I wanted to ask you if you can shoot me." "My son ain't coming back." "Oh, he'll come back." "No, he told me he had cancer." "And he told me to go back to town with him." "But I don't wanna go, because I've always lived here." "Well, we can't do it." "I don't wanna offend God by killing myself." "It's a problem." "We don't wanna offend God either." "It would be the best thing to do." "You're good people." "You need to go ahead and shoot me." "You know, I'm innocent actually." "I didn't mean to kill your friend, man." "He shot at me, all right?" "And I swear to God, really, if I could..." "You let me go and I promise-- l swear." "I promise I will not press charges." "Where's that son of a bitch at?" "I don't know." "You ought to, you've been fucking him." "We don't talk a lot." "God almighty." "Get this horse off of me." "Get up, Bill, get up." "Come on." "Come on, come on, come on." "Up." "Goddamn, Bill, get up." "Whoa, Bill." "Fucking motherfuck!" "Shit!" "Help!" "Help!" "Help!" " Good afternoon, sir." " How do you do?" "Sir, have you seen anyone coming through this area or in this general area on horseback?" "Like, maybe two men?" "Horseback?" "Maybe with a couple pack horses or mules?" "I ain't seen anybody in 30 years." "All right. I am sorry, sir." "Have you heard anyone come this way in the past few days or hours?" "Are y'all cops?" "No, sir, we're actually with the Border Patrol." "Ain't no Mexicans come through here." "We're not looking for Mexicans." " No one come through." " Are you sure?" "Hell, no, I'm not sure." "But I don't think so." "Okay." "Do you need anything?" "No." "All right, we're moving out." "This way, hurry up!" "Watch out." "That's a rattlesnake." "He's not gonna bite anybody." "A dead guy!" "He's still breathing." " l think that snake bit him." " He sure did." " ls he a gringo?" " He looks too fucked up to be a gringo." "Has he got money?" "I think it's too late." "Take it easy. I'm a friend." " We didn't do nothing, mister." " l know it." " What happened to him?" " He was bite by a snake." "He's dying." "You know where we can get some help?" "I know a girl who is good with herbs." "Maybe she can cure him." "But she lives across the border." "is it far?" "The border is not far." "But la Migra is all around." "They are looking for a gringo who kidnap a Migra agent." "You're the gringo." "Yes." "Can you help me get him across?" "I don't want him to die." "Tomas, keep going with them." "I'll take the gringo to get cured." "I'm leaving." "You're leaving." "Yes." "I hate this place." "Maybe he'll come back." "I don't care." "He'll come back, honey." "I don't care." "The son of a bitch is beyond redemption." "I'm leaving him." " Can you get us across?" " Yes." "But I've never crossed people from this side to that side." " Much less on horses." " Okay, take us." " What about the price?" " What price?" "The price to cross you." "It's 1000 a person." "I don't have $ 1000." "Three-thousand dollars." "A thousand for you." "And 1000 for the gringo." "And 1000 for the dead guy." "Shit." "I'll find a way to get across." "Okay, let's make a deal." "Give me your rifle and your horse." "No." "All right, I'll give you the horse." "But not my horse." " The other horse." " And the rifle." "Just the horse." "Okay, done deal." "Okay." "This is where we cross." " ls the water deep?" " A little." "No!" "No, goddamn it!" "No!" "Fucking gringo bit me." "Sonofabitch." "Fuck you!" "Fuck you, sons of bitches!" "What the hell is this on me?" "You sons of bitches!" "Fuck you!" "I don't need this bullshit!" "I mean it!" "I'm serious" "Fuck you!" "Fuck you!" "Fuck!" " Dona Adriana, is Mariana at home?" " Yes, she is." "What's going on?" "is this the one that got snakebit?" "Get this gringo out of here." "He's the one that broke my nose." "You sure?" "Hell yes, he's got a face like a white rat." " He'll probably die." " Let him die." "Please heal him." "Why?" "Because I need him alive." "Will he get well?" "From the poison, yes." "But if he gets gangrene, we'll have to cut his foot off." "Your call is ready." "Sands Restaurant, how may I help you?" "This is Rachel." "Rachel." "Pete?" "Where are you?" "I'm in Mexico." "You know the Border Patrol is on your ass?" "What's Belmont doing?" "He went on vacation." "He said he had nothing to do with this." "Said it's between you and the Border Patrol, and he wanna go to SeaWorld." "Rachel I want you to come to Mexico." "What for?" "Marry me." "Be my wife." "Are you crazy?" "I can't do that." "Why not?" "Because I love Bob, Pete." "You said I was the only you loved." "Pete, you don't understand." "I have to go." "Take care." "We'll get you home pretty soon, Melquiades." "Any day now." "You look like hell, son." "Good morning." "Where am I?" "Mexico." "Shit." " Who are you, man?" " Your private 911, dude." "The gringo asshole woke up." "She's gonna check you up." "Easy." "Easy." "Drink." " ls there hot coffee?" " Fresh made." "Bring me the pot." "Now we're even, asshole." "You want to help us?" "We'll have to walk it from here." "Shit." "Come here." "You try to run away again, I'll kill you." "I guess you know that by now." "Yes, sir." "Do you even know how much new tires cost?" "Do you even know what the mileage on your little foreign car is?" "Do you know when the oil change is due?" "Tell me." "I want you to tell me." "Johnny, is there someone else?" "What do you mean?" "Someone else what?" "Someone else putting a roof over your head?" " Someone paying the bills--?" " Johnny." "You've been so distant, so far away." "I cook." "I clean house." "I wonder what your mother would say." "I do." "My mother has no say." "Do you think she cares about me?" "You think she cares about you?" "No, it's not." "She is addicted to vodka and Valium, and she is..." " You want some coffee?" " Yes, sir." "Please." "No, she is not." "She is not." "Oh, yes, I do care." "Sit down." "I gave up a scholarship to State University to take this job" "Can you sell us some food?" "I'll give it to you." "We have fresh meat." "Take what you want." "We had to kill him." "This fucking bear was killing too many goats." "No, it's not." "It's that girl from the..." " ls this Coahuila?" " Yes, you're right here in Coahuila." "Do you know how to get to El Toston?" "Twenty kilometers that way." "I'm not stupid, Johnny." "I've got eyes in my head." "When you hit the sierra, head south and you'll get there." "You're throwing your life away, Johnny." "Don't do it." "Please don't do it." "I've seen that. I know this one." "Please." "Please." "Please." "You see, that's it." "That's exactly it, right there." "That's what I'm talking about." "It's always the same, always the same." "Johnny." "What'd the guy on TV say?" "We used to be so happy." "Let's go." "Take it for your troubles." "We were happy then." "And we'll be happy again." "I know it." "Please, don't cry." "There will always be a River Valley for us." "I hope so, Johnny." "I hope so." " Yes, it's $2." " You speak English." "Yeah, everyone here speak English." "We were worked on the other side." " What are you doing here?" " Looking for a town called Jiménez." "Jiménez?" "No, there's no place like that here." "Do you know of a place called Jimenez?" "Manuel you ever hear of Jimenez?" "Jiménez?" "No, not around here." "They said it was a little village about 10 kilometers away." "No, the only village around here is called Los Chilicotes." "Do you know this woman?" "Her name is Evelia Camargo." "Yeah, I know her." "But her name's not Evelia." "It's Rosa." "Do you know that man?" "He's the one lived in Jiménez." "His name is Melquiades Estrada." "No, we don't him." "What's he doing with that woman?" "I don't know." "Why you don't ask her?" "She lives around the corner." "You speak English?" "Well, señora Melquiades was a good friend." "I'm sorry to tell you he's passed away." "Who is Melquiades?" "Melquiades, your husband." "He's passed away and I've brought his body back from Texas." "I don't know anyone named Melquiades." "Well, this is you and that's him." "What are you doing with a photo of me and my kids?" "Melquiades gave it to me." "Please, señora, you can tell me the truth." "He was a good friend of mine." "You were married to him, weren't you?" "Don't talk foolishness." "Because you'll get me in trouble with my husband, Javier Martinez and we don't know any Melquiades." "Excuse me, ma'am." "I didn't want to offend you." "But Melquiades was my friend." "Go see Don Casimiro." "He knows everybody that comes through town." "Maybe he can help you." "No." "I don't know him." "You know anything about a little town called Jiménez?" "No." "It doesn't exist around here." "I know for sure." "It doesn't exist." "Why?" "Your friend lied to you." " No, he didn't." " Sure he did." "There's no Jiménez, man." "Wake up." " That place doesn't exist." " Yes, it does." "There is no fucking Jiménez, man!" "Don't you see?" "There's no Jiménez!" "It exists." "Jimenez is a beautiful fucking place." "It sits between two hills." "The air is so clear there you feel like you can hug the mountains with your arms." "A stream of clear clean fresh water bubbles up right out of the rocks there." "If you go to Jimenez I swear to you your heart will break with so much beauty." "This is Jimenez." "It's just like Mel said it was." "Got good water." "And that's the house." "Store's right over yonder." "Graveyard." "Garden." "Right there." "See?" "Just like that right there." "See?" "Yeah." "This is it." "You found it, Pete." "Well get down." "You got a grave to dig." "Ask Melquiades for forgiveness." " What?" " Ask for forgiveness." "Ask for forgiveness right now or go to hell right now." "I don't believe in hell." "I'm sorry!" "I swear to God, I'm sorry." "I swear to God. I swear to God." "I did not mean to kill him." "It was a mistake." "I didn't want it to happen." "It hurts me, and I regret it every single day." "Forgive me. ...Melquiades for taking your life." "Forgive me." "Forgive me." "Forgive me." "You can go now." "Where?" "To your wife." "Wherever." "I always...." "l always thought that you'd end up killing me." "You can keep the horse son." "You gonna be all right?"