351
Hello.
HeIIo, this is Ennis DeI Mar1.
352
Who? Who is this?
353
Ennis Del Mar.
l'm an old buddy2 of Jack3's.
354
Jack used to mention you.
355
You're the fishing buddy
or the hunting buddy,
l know that.
356
Would have let you know
what happened...
357
but l wasn't sure
about your name or address.
358
Jack kept his friends'
addresses in his head.
359
That's why l'm calling,
to see what happened.
360
Oh, yeah.
361
Jack was pumping up a flat
on the truck...
362
out on a back road,
when the tire blew up.
363
The rim4 of the tire slammed
into his face...
364
broke his nose and jaw
and knocked him unconscious
on his back.
365
By the time somebody
come aIong, he'd drowned
in his own bIood.
366
He was onIy 39 years oId.
367
HeIIo? HeIIo?
368
HeIIo.
369
Was he buried down there?
370
We put a stone up.
371
He was cremated,
like he wanted.
372
Half his ashes was
interred here, the rest was
sent up with his folks.
373
He use to say he wanted
his ashes scattered
on Brokeback Mountain...
374
but I wasn't sure
where that was.
375
I thought
Brokeback Mountain might be
around where he grew up.
376
Knowing Jack...
377
it might be some
pretend place...
378
where bluebirds sing
and there's a whiskey spring.
379
No, ma'am...
380
we was herding5 sheep
on Brokeback one summer...
381
back in '63.
382
Well, he said
it was his favorite place.
383
l thought he meant to
get drunk. He drank a lot.
384
ls his folks still up
in Lightning Flat?
385
They'II be there
tiII the day they die.
386
Thank you for your time.
387
I sure am sorry.
388
We was good friends.
389
Get in touch with his folks.
390
l suppose they'd appreciate it
if his wishes was carried out.
391
about the ashes, l mean.
392
[cows lowing]
393
[bird cawing]
394
Want a cup of coffee,
don't you?
Piece of cherry cake?
395
Yes, ma'am,
l'll have a cup of coffee...
396
but l can't eat no cake
just now. Thank you.
397
l feel awful bad about Jack.
398
Thank you.
399
l can't begin to tell you
how bad l feel.
400
l knew him a long time.
