DEVIL'S DUE
Matt Candelario for Walt
60s, male, and 30s male in flashbacks. Traveling Wild West-era professional gambler. Tired. A bit crusty. Good guy with a tough past. He’s made choices. Now he’s paying for them. (227 lines) (Lead character)
We've always heard this character as a bit of the cliche man of the West. Raspy. Looks as rough as he sounds. But, we're open to other interpretations. Remember, though, he's worn out. And, he never was the gunslinger type. In fact, he carries a gun...but, it's not loaded. So...lean more fatherly than cowboy. Also...at this point in his life...his regrets are coming front and center. He's questioning himself more than ever.
- english
- male senior
- texan
- american (midwest)
- male adult
- general american (midwest)
- radio drama
(Confronting a pair of bandits.) You boys strike me as the something- for-nothing type. Just the type I’m looking for. That preacher--converting the town’s guilt into money--it’s a shakedown, plain and simple, but it’s a good one. Very lucrative. I need you boys to help me nip that big bag of shame he carries.
(Upon waking from being overcome with snake venom.) WALT: (GASPS) Holy hell! (COUGHS) Did you see that? Did you-- That damn snake wanted to kill me. Like it was personal. Yes, the snake. What do you think we’re talking about here? Damn thing bit me at least five times. Don’t you think if I was gonna die, I’d a done it already? No. Gather up the money. You take half, I’ll take half.
(At the site of his brother's death. 30+ years of guilt, shame. Walt's big emotional moment.) I’m sorry, brother. I tried. I tried to do the right thing. I tried to give you peace. I tried to be a father to your beautiful little daughter. I tried. I tried to give her a good home when I couldn’t. I tried to watch over her. Protect her. I just--failed.
