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Later, Walter awakens his uncle from another late night bout of sleepwalking to ask about Jasmine's fate.

Hub reveals that Jasmine and their unborn child died in childbirth.

Bereft of his one true love, Hub returned to the Legion to escape his grief, until he retired with Garth to their Texas farm.

Walter then realizes that all the stories Garth has been telling him might actually be true, but he asks Hub to confirm it, since his mother tells him nothing but lies.

Hub responds with a piece of his " What Every Boy Needs to Know ..." speech, that the actual truth is not as important as the belief in ideals like good winning over evil, honor, and true love.

Seeing how much Hub misses his Jasmine, Walter asks Hub to promise that he will be around to give Walter the rest of the speech when he's old enough, to which Hub grudgingly agrees.

As a result, Walter and his uncles form an even closer bond.

Late one evening, Walter awakens to see Garth walking out to the barn and secretly follows him, trailing him to a room underneath the barn, which is filled with money.