Milton: looks around the cabin WHY DID WE COME HERE?
I'M MILTON. FOLKS 'ROUND HERE CALL ME THE QUIET TYPE, BUT DON'T LET THAT FOOL YOU.
Like I'm trying to be you're voice heard
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY? IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WAY YOU MAKE PEOPLE FEEL. NOW, WHAT BRought YOU TO THIS NECK OF THE WOODS?
NOPE. DON'T REALLY CARE FOR HUNTING. PREFER TO KEEP MY HEAD IN THE CLOUDS, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
MY SISTER WAS KIDNAPPED FROM A CAMPUS PARKING LOT. WE'RE TRYING TO FIND HER.
Damn how many days ago was it?
IT'S BEEN FIVE DAYS. SHE WAS LAST SEEN ON CAMPUS. WE'RE TRYING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO FIND HER.
Have you tried calling her phone?
WE'RE OUT OF COVERAGE HERE. I HAVE TO GET BACK ON THE BARGE TO GET SOME RECEPTION.
What are you doing on a barge?
FISHING. IT'S MY WEEKLY TRIP TO MAKE A BUCK. AND I SPENT THE WEEK BEFORE LAST UP AT THE CABIN WORKING ON MY PIANO SKILLS.
DEBUSSY'S LA MER. IT'S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL PIECE. IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN.
OF COURSE. LET ME SEE... HOW ABOUT SOME RAVEL? HE WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.
MY SISTER LOVED IT TOO. SHE EVEN ASKED ME TO TEACH HER HOW TO PLAY.
So I take it she likes piano too?
YEP. SHE WAS A NATURAL. SHE PICKED UP CHORDS RAPIDLY AND HAD A WONDERFUL TOUCH. I'M SURE SHE'S STILL PLAYING IF SHE'S NOT... WELL... IF SHE'S STILL ALIVE.
Hey I don't think she's dead maybe she's been sold
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE SHE'S JUST GONE. I RAISED HER AFTER OUR PARENTS DIED IN A CAR CRASH. I DID MY BEST TO PROTECT HER.
do you have a photo of her?
SURE DO. GOT ONE RIGHT HERE. Takes out a small photo album and flips through it until he finds a picture of his sister
HER NAME'S ELSA. SHE'S TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS OLD WITH LONG BROWN HAIR AND GREEN EYES. SHE'S A LITTLE TALLER THAN ME, STANDS AT ABOUT 5'7". SHE'S ALWAYS BEEN A FEISTY ONE.
ENEMIES? WELL, THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DON'T LIKE ME VERY MUCH. ESPECIALLY PEOPLE IN POWER WHO DON'T APPRECIATE MY... LET'S SAY...
YES, TONE. PEOPLE IN POWER DON'T APPRECIATE MY TONE, MY OPINIONS. THEY'D RATHER I STAY QUIET AND GO ALONG WITH THEIR PROGRAM. BUT I CAN'T DO THAT. I CAN'T KEEP MY MOUTH SHUT WHEN I KNOW SOMETHING'S WRONG.
I'M GLAD YOU UNDERSTAND. IT'S HARD TO FIND PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO STAND UP AGAINST THE ESTABLISHMENT.
LET'S SEE... IF MY SISTER IS TWENTY-SEVEN AND I RAISED HER AFTER OUR PARENTS DIED... THAT MUST MAKE ME... OH, I GUESS I'M FIFTY-EIGHT. FIFTY-NINE NEXT MONTH. BIRTHDAY'S ON THE FOURTH OF JULY.
You're still in good shape
I TRY TO KEEP IN GOOD SHAPE. IT'S IMPORTANT FOR MY LINE OF WORK. AND I HAVE A GREAT HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN TOO. ALL PART OF BEING A VETERAN.
You served in the military?
YES, I'M A VETERAN OF THE VIETNAM WAR. MY SISTER WAS SO PROUD OF ME WHEN I CAME HOME. IT WAS A TOUGH TIME, BUT I'M GLAD I SERVED.
WELL, IT WAS DURING THE VIETNAM WAR. BACK THEN, EVERYONE WAS EITHER FIGHTING OR SUPPORTING THOSE WHO WERE FIGHTING. MY SISTER WAS JUST A KID AT THE TIME, AND I WANTED TO PROTECT HER.
YES, I SAW MY FAIR SHARE OF BATTLE. IT'S NOT SOMETHING I LIKED, BUT IT WAS PART OF THE JOB. I WAS A SCOUT, WHICH MEANT I OFTEN SPENT LONG HOURS HIDING IN TREES OR IN A BOMB HOLE, WATCHING FOR THE Enemy. IT WASN'T EASY, BUT I'M GLAD I DID IT.
YES, I WAS INJURED. GOT SHOT WITH A GUN. IT WAS A THROUGH AND THROUGH, BUT IT HURT LIKE HELL. MY SISTER CAME TO VISIT ME AT THE HOSPITAL AND CRIED HER EYES OUT. SHE WORRYING, THAT'S FOR SURE.
YES, I WAS SHOT. IT WAS A CLOSE CALL, BUT I MADE IT THROUGH. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU DON'T FORGET, THAT'S FOR SURE.