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LONG SHOT

The miners fall in a few yards behind the marching strikebreakers. Guards drop back to protect their rear, rifles ready --

TRACKS

Looking down over the shoulders of the guards at the machine gun. We TRACK IN tight as Few Clothes steps up to the muzzle of the gun and looks down on…

HICKEY
We got this from Mr. Turley here, and this from our boss, Mr. Thomas Felts.

SID
I've met Mr. Felts.

HICKEY
(smiles) Well then, we don't have any problem --

SID
I wouldn't pee on him if his heart was on fire. Neither of these'll do for a writ. You'll have to see the judge in Char…

JOE
-- they had strikebreaker written all over them.

SEPHUS
Down here hit's the Baldwin-Felts that they use. They's just gun thugs, though.

JOE
They'll have the chief of police deputize them and all the company's mine guards -- so we won't just have to fight the operators, we'll have to fi…

ELMA
I don't want you usin Danny on no crazy union business.

JOE
A man has to stand up for what he believes.

ELMA
Danny aint no man. Look, Mister, you gonna be movin on. Win or lose, you'll be walking outa this holler. We got to stay here.

JOE
I intend to leave a union when I go.

EL…

Sounds like a smart fella. (smiles) I think you're real pretty, you know that, Bridey Mae?

BRIDEY
Thank you.

HICKEY
Int she pretty, Griggsy? Best lookin mountain trash I seen in a long while.