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Blackthorne
Cinemagenic 153
Healing
“The barn is burned down--now I can see the moon.”
--Mizuta Masahide.
1(sound cue) Piano and fiddle.
2(medium close up) interior of the cabin. Buck is
sitting up, propped with several pillows, drinking
coffee.
3(medium wide shot) The door opens and Salina
comes in, beating some of the trail dust off her
leather skirt. She wears a man’s hat, and a bright red
scarf. The yellow leather fringes on the bottom of the
skirt twirl as she moves. She had on a sparkling
white blouse, two buttons open at the bodice,
revealing the swell of her breasts. She pushed the
hat onto her back. The strap ran through a silver
heart. Her eyes sparkled.
4(sound cue) soft guitar strumming.
5(two shot) Buck: Hey, babe, how are things in town?
Salina: As you can imagine, chaos rules--but actually
some good things are developing.
Buck: How do you mean?
Salina: I hardly know where to begin.
Buck: Let her rip.
Salina: Well, for one thing, you are no longer
considered an outlaw.
Buck: But I shot the Sheriff and stole a horse.
Salina: One of the vaqueros found the horse while
we were at Bronson’s, and returned it to the owner.
Buck: Really?
Salina: Turns out the owner is someone who likes you,
and he isn’t filing charges.
Buck: What about the other horse, the one that got shot
out from underneath me?
Salina, chuckling: That was one of Bronson’s, so nobody
gives a crap about it.
Buck: Damn, I don’t know what to say.
Salina: Start by congratulating Dad who is the newly
appointed mayor.
Buck: No shit?
Salina: Most folks hated Cash Bronson. Now
Blackthorne has changed its stripes--and we owe it
all to Paul Bronson.
Buck: Come on, you’re joshing.
Salina; Yup, leaving him alive was a lucky choice.
You might say he’s had his coming to Jesus moment.
He sobered up, got his nose stitched up, and he had
a pow-wow with Dad and the new city council. The
first thing he did was clear you of any wrong-doing.
He feels terrible about the sins of the past, and has
decided to do penance, wanting to help the town.
Buck: Is Joe Hop buying into this new deal?
Salina: Since you took Bronson out of the picture,
the Sheriff is in a forgiving mood. He hired two
young brothers as deputies, and he seems a
changed man. People are looking forward to a
brighter future. The Union Pacific is talking about
running a line through here. We are going to be
a railhead!
Buck: I’ll be smothered in cow pies.
Salina: Not today. I haven’t told you the best part
yet. The town has decided on throwing us a big
wedding, and for our wedding present they are
going to rebuild the house and barn out at
Antlered Buck!
6(sound cue) piano and harmonica.
7(tighten the shot to a close-up) Salina sat on the bed.
Buck just sat there with his mouth open, overwhelmed.
His eyes moistened, and he couldn’t say anything.
Salina: All you gotta’ do, Darling, is get well, and get
the hell out of that bed as soon as you can. I miss my
man.
Buck said hoarsely: I can do that.
Glenn Buttkus
Posted over at d'Verse Poet's Pub OLN
8 comments:
"1(sound cue) Piano and fiddle." starts on quite a lively note
the ending a little more sombre. Another nice one. As a teenager i saw a lot of Western movies. Ever time i read one of your , takes me back.
much❤love
I liked all the detail. It was good to see Buck so emotional at the end.
Oh yayyy a wedding!❤️❤️ Finally the two lovebirds are going to get hitched. I loved this episode. Everything is falling in place especially the fact that there are no charges against Buck! Beautifully done, Glenn!
That was definitely a twist of fate for the better. Love how you film a scene with words. I do hope no one comes to ruin the wedding. Always, wonderful to read these episodes. You know I am still a fan.
I sense a bit of trouble around the corner...(there always is, isn't there?)
So fun to read, Glenn! I enjoy the fast pace, the sound effects, the punchy to-ing and fro-ing. You're so good at dialogue!
And it was great to hear you read tonight. I'll be sure to watch you and enjoy it again as I always wish to hear everyone's poems a second time to really take them in.
Have a great weekend! :-)
Sorry I missed your reading of this lovely piece.
So alive! You know, dialogue is definitely the most real, most vivid, and all the nuances are there in the imagery, the tone literally being tones one hears, especially towards the finale. I must look up what a cow pie is exactly.
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