In the summer of 1965,
...I thought I knew everything
Our parents died when we were little.
My brother, Wiley, and I lived way
We'd hardly ever been off the place...
...but we were happy.
Then one day...
...Aunt Lucille blew into town...
...and nothing was ever the same.
He said, "Kiss my butt, Lucille.
He said that I couldn't go,
He said he would come and find me,
All I'm asking is for you to look
You know, I've never asked you
And I've been waiting my whole life
And now...
...I'm gonna take it.
Do you hear me?
I'm gonna take it.
He said no...
...when he should've said yes.
Mama...
...I killed him.
Cut his head off.
So when did you do it?
Last night.
I put rat poison in his coffee.
You must be crazy.
He said that it was the worst coffee
And I offered to pour it out
And he said no.
...and he just drank it right down.
You must be crazy, Aunt Lucille.
All I know is you only got
You can't sit around waiting
Not when you see your big chance
-But did you have to--?
I shouldn't have told you
I don't want anybody to know
So you just forget all about it.
Thattaboy.
You've always been
Aunt Lucille said the only good thing
... was her kids, all seven of them.
And now she meant to leave
Poor old Meemaw, all in a tizzy,
...because he was used to dead people.
Mama, there's nothing to do.
Come here, babies.
Dove is the coroner.
And maybe you won't
You can tell them--
You can tell them
They won't even try to understand.
They will put me in the electric chair
But they're not gonna catch me.
Meemaw said Aunt Lucille's life
... with herself in all the best parts.
That was one reason
Honey, you really need
You try and get some rest, Mama.
Peejoe, remember?
I promised, all right.
But keeping her secrets
when I was 13..
about life and death.
out in the country with our meemaw.
You're not going anywhere. "
that he would never give me a divorce.
and he would knock some sense into me.
after my kids for one lousy month.
for anything.
for this chance.
that I ever made.
and make fresh.
I was always wasting his damn money...
one life, Peejoe.
for your next life to start.
about to pass you by.
-I had to make sure he was dead.
all this, Peejoe.
what I did or where I'm going.
Just block it out of your mind. Okay?
I knew I could trust you.
my special buddy, you know?
Uncle Chester ever gave her...
them all here.
running to call Uncle Dove...
He'd know what to do.
It's already been done.
He's got connections.
have to go to jail.
it was self-defence, honey.
Come here, Nana. Don't be ridiculous.
if they catch me.
I love you, my baby, so much.
was one long dream of the movies...
I was in love with her.
to see a doctor.
You promised. Bye.