My dad came home from the war in '69. It took him about... twenty years to get right. You...

Maddy Bowen: My dad came home from the war in '69. It took him about... twenty years to get right. Danny Archer: [Scoffs bitterly, Maddy looks at him questioningly] You Americans - you Americans love to talk about your feelings, huh? So, what does that mean? What? You've got a thing for messed up vets now? Maddy Bowen: [Angrily] Shut up. [They stare at each other] Maddy Bowen: You lost both your parents. Danny Archer: That's a - That's a polite way of putting it, ja. Mum was raped and shot and um... Dad was decapitated and hung from a hook in the barn. I was nine [leans back, scrunches his eyes, then laughs] Danny Archer: . Boo-hoo, right? [Maddy stares] Danny Archer: Sometimes I wonder, will God ever forgive us for what we've done to each other? Then I look around and I realize... God left this place a long time ago. [Leans forward, emotional, voice breaking] Danny Archer: It's uh... Ah, What's the point, huh? [Puts his head in his hands] Maddy Bowen: [Maddy reaches forward and takes his hand. He looks up, and they stare at each other, their hands entwined]