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20. EXT. THE FRONT YARD - NIGHT 20.

She looks down under the edge of the porch to see Sounder fast asleep. She turns and tries to see through the darkness down the road - she slowly moves up on the porch and stands in the doorway looking out into the night. She begins to hum - the kind of hum to relax the nerves - to move the thoughts away from the mind - thoughts that were plaguing her.

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21. INT. THE MORGANS' KITCHEN - DAY 21.

It is about six a.m. the following morning and hot food is piping on the stove.

22. INT. THE CHILDREN'S ROOM - DAY 22.

David Lee awakes first and catches the aroma of the food floating into their room. He jumps out of bed and arouses Josie Mae and Earl.

DAVID LEE
Come on y'all, git up, somethin's cookin' in the kitchen! Come on, Earl!

They all jump into their clothes and rush for the kitchen.

23. INT. THE KITCHEN - DAY 23.

They head straight for the stove where David takes the lid off one of the pots and then the other.

EARL
What's in there, David!?

DAVID LEE
Sausage and hambones!

Earl tries to put his hand in one of the pots but David slaps it away.

DAVID LEE
Don't do that!

JOSIE MAE
Where did it come from!?

Josie Mae is a tall, pretty girl for her nine years - with a sort of brooding air about her.

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