You know you were railroaded, don't you ? Huh? Boy, when are you gonna wake up and smell...

Andy Beamis: You know you were railroaded, don't you ? Ren: Huh? Andy Beamis: Boy, when are you gonna wake up and smell the coffee? Shaw Moore walked into that meetin' with them votes already in his pocket. You didn't have a prayer. Ren: Bad pun, Andy. Andy Beamis: Well, what are you gonna do now? Ren: It's over. Andy Beamis: What if it ain't? What if you had your dance in Bayson? Ren: Nah... nah, the whole point was to do something here in Bomont. Bayson's, what, 30 miles away? Andy Beamis: Not where it runs up to these tracks, it ain't. Ren: Huh? Andy Beamis: Well, I figure if the Bomont fire trucks can't cross these tracks, then neither can the long arm of the law. Ren: Yeah, what about the long arm of Reverend Moore? Andy Beamis: You remember he said if you could find a way to convince him it wouldn't be a spiritual corruption, he'd think about it? Ren: So? Andy Beamis: So make him think about it.

[Andy] YOU KNOW YOU WERE RAILROADED, DON'T YA? HUH? BOY, WHEN ARE YOU GONNA WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE? SHAW MOORE WALKED INTO THAT MEETIN' WITH THEM VOTES ALREADY IN HIS POCKET. YOU DIDN'T HAVE A PRAYER. BAD PUN, ANDY. WELL, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO NOW? IT'S OVER. WHAT IF IT AIN'T? WHAT IF YOU HAD YOUR DANCE IN BAYSON? NO. UH-UH. THE WHOLE POINT WAS TO DO SOMETHIN' HERE IN BOMONT. BAYSON'S, WHAT, 30 MILES AWAY? NOT WHERE IT RUNS UP TO THESE TRACKS, IT AIN'T. HUH? WELL, I FIGURE IF THE BOMONT FIRE TRUCKS CAN'T CROSS THESE TRACKS, NEITHER CAN THE LONG ARM OF THE LAW. YEAH, WHAT ABOUT THE LONG ARM OF REVEREND MOORE? REMEMBER HE SAID IF YOU COULD FIND A WAY TO CONVINCE HIM, IT WOULDN'T BE A SPIRITUAL CORRUPTION, HE'D THINK ABOUT IT. SO? MAKE HIM THINK ABOUT IT. [Reverend] "AND I BEHELD AND HEARD AN ANGEL... "FLYING THROUGH THE MIDST OF HEAVEN, SAYING... "WITH A LOUD VOICE, 'WOE, WOE, "WOE TO THE INHABITERS OF THE EARTH.' "AND I SAW A STAR FALL FROM HEAVEN UNTO THE EARTH... "AND THE ANGEL WAS GIVEN THE KEY... "TO THE BOTTOMLESS PIT. "AND HE... OPENED THE BOTTOMLESS PIT, "AND THERE AROSE A SMOKE OUT OF THE PIT, "AS THE SMOKE OF A GREAT FURNACE. "AND THE SUN AND THE AIR WERE DARKENED... BY REASON OF THE SMOKE OF THE PIT." - YES? - I USED TO GET SUCH A KICK... OUT OF WATCHING YOU WORK UP YOUR SERMONS. - AND NOW? - IT'S DIFFERENT. I SEE THE STAGE. I SEE COSTUMES. IT'S SHOW BUSINESS, ISN'T IT? WELL, IT'S THE ONLY WAY I KNOW TO... REACH PEOPLE'S EMOTIONS.