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Nathan takes the box and immediately opens it --

NATHAN LEE
Aw, don't make no difference, son. If I know your mama, a few knife holes ain't gon' destroy the soul she put into this cake. Come on, have a piece with your daddy.

Nathan breaks a piece for himself and passes another on to David. David takes a bite out of the cake. 

DAVID LEE
We didn't find Sounder yet.

NATHAN LEE
He'll show up one day.

DAVID LEE
Do you think he's dead, Daddy?

NATHAN LEE
Naww -- he'll come back to you, soon as his wounds heal. This cake shore is tasty, son.

He walks away from the cell door and moves to the window of his cell, looks up with his back to David.

NATHAN LEE
It's a shame they won't let 'em come in here. If I had the strength I'd knock down these damn walls -- if I could just git my arms 'round your mama right now -- is they on this side of us, son?

DAVID LEE
I think so...

Nathan jumps up to the window a couple of times until his hands can get a grip around the bars of the small window -- he strains and pulls, trying to get his eyes up to the window level -- 

NATHAN LEE
Dammit! I'm gon' see 'em if I have to break my arms!

Nathan finally gets his eyes up to the window -- he looks down -- he can see them --

NATHAN LEE (CONT'D)
I can see them! I can see them!

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