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MEGAN: I left this place
a thousand times in my mind,

but I never actually
went anywhere.

What was the final straw?

I had nothing.

There's the unsupportive family.

No, I don't give a crap
if that's what she wants.

She's not gonna sit in my
goddamn house and do nothing!

MEGAN: The dead-end job.

Jungle Ru went up and down.

On a big adventure.

MEGAN: Then getting fired from the
dead-end job for being hungover.

Yeah...

This isn't working.
I get it.

Megan, it's just, you don't really
connect with people very well.

I'm sorry to be the one
to tell you this.

No, no, no, it's fine.

Really.

(BELL JANGLES)

MEGAN: In the end, you don't leave
because you have somewhere to go.

You leave because there's
nothing keeping you there.

All I know is that
after my best friend died,

there was nothing
left for me here.

I checked out of
life completely.

And I realized if
I didn't leave now,

I wasn't gonna
be far behind him.

(HORN HONKS)

(GENTLE INSTRUMENTAL
MUSIC PLAYING)

ANNOUNCER: Due to heightened
security measures,

please keep bags
with you at all times.

All unaccompanied luggage
will be confiscated.

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Hello?
JACKIE: Yeah.

Uh, what is this pamphlet for the
Marines that I found in your dresser?

I think there's some pot left in the
sock drawer if you keep digging.

Yeah, don't be a wise ass,
this is my house.

And just so you know, running
away isn't gonna solve anything,

'cause that's all you've ever done...
Hang up that phone!

FEMALE MARINE: Let's go!

MALE MARINE:
Let's go, move, move, move.

Let's go, faster,
come on, move, move.

Tuck in that shirt!
My shirt?

Tuck your shirt in!

Fix your hair!

Get in line, move!
Let's go, move.

You have taken the first
step in becoming a member

of the world's
finest fighting force,

the United States Marine Corps.

Tens of thousands of Marines
have begun outstanding service

for our country
starting right here.

You will continue that proud tradition.
Do you understand?

ALL: Aye-aye, sir!

Say it like you mean it.

Do you understand?
ALL: Yes, sir!

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)

FEMALE MARINE:
Right now, right now.

When I tell you to move,
you better move!

(ALL CHANTING INDISTINCTLY)

ALL: Marine Corps!

You're an embarrassment!

(GRUNTS)

I said three, step up.

(SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

FEMALE MARINE:
Get off my wall.

I can make it!

Get off my rope and
get to the back of the line.

DRILL SERGEANT:
Get those arms straight, Leavey!

Get those arms straight!

I want straight arms!

You're gonna die out there,
you hear me?

Have fun at the graduation.
You're a failure. (SPITS)

Get out of my face.
(PANTING)

(PATRIOTIC INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
PLAYING)

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

(CROWD CHEERING)

MAN: Ready, front.

Platoon 5004,

dismissed!

ALL: Aye-aye, ma'am!

(ALL CHEERING)

JACKIE: Megan?

Hello!

(LAUGHS) Hi.
Hi. We made it.

Well, you didn't. You
actually missed it, but...

Ah! You look like
a little toy soldier.

Great, thanks.
(CHUCKLES)

You missed it, the whole
ceremony, but that's okay.

Really?
Yeah, it's over.

Jim... He really
wanted to see you graduate.

Geez, you'd think with all the
taxes we give to the military,

they'd come up with some kind
of street sign situation.

Hey, sport.
Hey.

Honey, we missed it.

We missed it?
Mmm-hmm.

Can you do it again for us?

The United States will not
and cannot run that risk

to the American people.

Leaving Saddam Hussein in possession
of weapons of mass destruction

for a few more months
and years is not an option...

JACKIE:
Well, you don't look terrible.

Thanks.

No, I mean, I thought they were
gonna make you all G.I. Jane,

you know. No hair...

Hey, could we get the check, please?
SERVER: Yeah.

SERVER: You got it.
(SIGHS) I just don't know

why you wanna do this.

Yeah, I know you don't.

So, no one else came today?

No, Dad couldn't get
off work, so lay off.

I'm not talking bad about him,

although he does owe me
two grand in alimony.

You slept with his best friend.

Megan...
So I think you're even.

Megan...

(SCOFFS)

Look, if...

If something bad was to happen,
God forbid, are we on the list?

I mean, just so that
we would get notified?

Yeah, you're on the list.

Okay, so then,
like, with your father?

You wanna know how much
you make if I kick?

Megan, don't be a shit,
no, that's...

(STAMMERING) I just,
I don't know how this works.

Thank you so much
for coming, Mom.

Honey, I'm asking
you because I don't...

Thank you for coming.

No, thanks for coming.
I didn't expect...

Bye, I love you.
Okay, bye, thank you.

Love you!

It's not like we drove
400 hours to get here.

COLIN POWELL: (OVER TV)
Give Iraq one last chance.

MASTER SERGEANT: Jones, is tobacco use
permitted in a government vehicle?

JONES: No, Master Sergeant.

Is your patrol car
a government vehicle?

Yes, Master Sergeant.

Do we tolerate screw-ups,
losers, or laggards?

JONES: No, Master Sergeant.

Do we know the meaning of the
words won't, can't, or late?

JONES: No, Master Sergeant.

We have three new joins
assigned to the patrol section.

Privates Timmins, Lopez,
and Leavey, welcome aboard.

I trust you're gonna
make us all proud.

(LOUD MUSIC PLAYING)

TIMMINS: Whoo!
It was so embarrassing.

Are we not doing it
with salt or anything?

No, no.
Seriously?

This is, like, hard core, okay.

Yeah!

I love this song.

No!

(CHEERING ON TV)

I need another drink.
What do you say you and I...

Back off.
Hey, hey, hey.

You're my hero.
(ALL CHUCKLE)

Huh? What?

No, I prefer the term
"bleeder." How much further...

I love that.
My feet are killing me.

That is so disgusting.

Who even wears stilettos
to duty station?

Screw you,
I'm like Wonder Woman.

Oh, yeah.

(GRUNTS)

What!
Oh!

I should have been
a baseball player.

Oh, my God.

We're gonna get in trouble.
Hold on.

What are you doing?
Oh, God.

Oh, wow, that's hot.
I like that sock look.

(RETCHING)
(LAUGHING)

LOPEZ: You didn't have
anything for lunch.

What is that?

You're gonna make me pee myself,

seriously,
I'm gonna piss myself.

Stop analyzing my puke.
I'm gonna piss myself.

I'm gonna go pee.
Hold onto that.

TIMMINS: Megan, we gotta hurry!
I'll be quick.

Hey!
Actually, let's...

DUTY OFFICER: What's going on?

Just turn around and walk.

We're good,
we're good, it's all good.

Oh, they got her.
It's all good.

(URINATING)

Um, I'm almost done.
(CHUCKLES)

(SIGHS)

What's your problem, Leavey?

Master Sergeant, I'm sorry...

Shut up. Don't mess with me,
it brings out my Irish.

Why are you here in the Marines?

You don't know, do you?
Well, I do.

You think you're
the first entitled brat

with a chip on her shoulder
who's come through my ranks?

This institution is for
heroes, not little punks

all screwed up in the head

because their mommies and daddies
didn't love them enough.

But you're in my corps now,

and I will not see you
disrespect the men and women

who made the Marines great!

Do you understand?

Yes, Master Sergeant.

One more hiccup and I'll see
you kicked out of here,

do you copy me?
Yes, Master Sergeant.

All right, you're on EMI,
shit detail,

until further notice,
so get some rest.

You're gonna need it.
Go on, get out of here.

(DOGS BARKING IN THE DISTANCE)

(DOGS BARKING)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

Gunny Martin, meet PFC Leavey.

She's yours for the day.

Leavey...

Welcome.

Gross.

Ahh!

Ew!

Ugh!

Ugh!
(BARKS)

Yeah, Cindy, I bet you think
that's really funny, huh?

Disgusting.

Who's this?

Rex?

Hey, you handsome boy.

(BARKS)
(GASPS)

Shit.

Okay!

(CONTINUES BARKING)

You done in here?

Uh, almost, I've got two left.

Good, we need you outside.

(DOG SNIFFING)

BENNETT: Sit, sit.

You found it, you found it, good boy.
Come here, come here.

Come here.
Sit down, come here.

This guy loves
having his belly rubbed.

What's he sniffing out?

Explosives.

We go in before the convoy,
sniff out IEDs, make sure no one gets hurt.

You guys on the front lines?

Sometimes we're in
front of the front lines.

Zeus here is a beast, aren't ya?

Is he yours?

No, he belongs to the Corps,
but he's mine for now.

What are you here for, training?

No, I'm cleaning out
the kennels for a week.

How do you get to do that?

Leavey, you up.

I'm up?

(SIGHS)

Attack!
(SNARLING)

Get him!

Ow!

Out!

You grab her?
Yeah, I got her.

Hey, Cindy.
(CLICKING TONGUE)

Okay, Lance Corporal Walters,
you be the handler.

You're still the decoy!

Let's give Cindy a break.

Oh, no, I'm good.
(SIGHS) Sucks, huh?

Yeah.

You know, I usually take the
pants off, just keep the top on.

Really?

Dogs know to aim for the jacket.

Thanks.

WALTERS: Rex, heel. Heel, Rex.

Oh... Shit.

SILLS: Okay,
this one, you approach.

You listen to his spiel
and then start to run, okay?

If Rex attacks,
you call him off.

Sir, I would like
to see some ID.

(BARKING)

Sir, I'm gonna search you,
and if you try to run away

or make any sudden
aggressive moves,

my dog is trained to attack you.

Get him, get him. Get him.

Ah! Get him off!

Get him off!
Out, Rex, out.

Out, Rex, out!

(MEGAN SCREAMING)

MAN: Up.

Up.

Up.

Up.

Good boy, good boy.

Oh, gee.

(EXHALES)

You think I'm afraid of you?

Okay.

I am afraid of you.

But don't think I can't
make you afraid of me, too.

That's right, I'm a badass...
GUNNY: Leavey...

You back for more, huh?

Gunny, how do I become
a dog handler?

You?
Yeah.

What do I have to do exactly?

For starters, you need
to stop screwing up.

Then, you'll need
an expert rifle score,

above 90% on all your exams,
a first class PFT,

and you know who
gets those things?

People who aren't full of shit.

Gunny, I've been dealing with a
lot of shit the past few days,

and I can assure you,
I am not full of it.

Well, that would surprise me,
because unless I heard wrong,

you were just found pissing outside
the Provost Marshal's office.

The Provost Marshal?

And that's definitely the act of a
full-of-shit person, don't you think?

Yes, Gunny.

Crap.

SPORTS ANNOUNCER: Gene Monahan, the
Yankees' veteran trainer, is out.

Looks like one of the doctors
in attendance is out.

Cease fire, cease fire,
unload, all clear.

GUNNY:
There's lives in your hands.

Yes, sir.
And you are the alpha.

It comes from you, bring it from here,
so he knows you mean it.

COLETTA: So, you want us
to run it again?

GUNNY: So we gonna keep running
this till we get it right.

You're gonna save
lives out there.

SPORTS ANNOUNCER: And the Red Sox
come pouring out of their dugout,

the Yankees out of theirs.

They've all met out near the
pitcher's mound in a scrum.

Meanwhile...

(PANTING)

Why does your run
always seem to end up here?

Does it?
I hadn't noticed.

Hey, I've got a PFT
in a couple of weeks.

Just wondering,

you got any openings coming up?

(SIGHS)

Good talk.

ANNOUNCER: Out of the gate,
there's a fly ball deep to left,

it's on its way, there it goes,

and the Yankees are going
to the World Series!

(ALL BREATHING HEAVILY)

SHOOTING INSTRUCTOR: Cease fire,
cease fire, unload, all clear.

Shooters, your prep time
has ended

with a magazine of five rounds.

MASON: I finished
the morning reports.

I need
the trainer's schedule, too.

When do you need it by?
1400.

On it, Gunny.
Enter.

PFC Leavey,

why am I not surprised
to see you in here today?

Yeah, I heard you got
first class on your PFT,

and you shot expert.

Gunny, do you have a dog for me?
No.

Did I excuse you?

But I do got a can, though.

What you say there, Mason?

Think she ready for a can?

I think so, Gunny.

(CHUCKLES)

Carry on.

MEGAN: Let's get to work.

(PANTING)

Hey, cute dog.

What's his name?

I mean, her name.

(ALL LAUGH)

I haven't named her yet,
I'm waiting for us to bond.

Don't forgot to use
your praise voice.

(IN HIGH-PITCHED VOICE)
Good can, good can.

At least my can listens to me.

Hey, she listens to me.
You listen to me, right, baby?

Come on, come on.

SILLS: You hear that?

Huh?

Come on.
You hear that?

Morning.

ALL: Morning, Gunny.

Any DUIs last night?

ALL: No, Gunny.

Good.
It's gonna be a good day.

We gonna train
harder than ever before.

Walters, what was
you doing last night?

Playing Halo, Gunny.

That's what you do all the time?

You shipping out in three weeks.

You better be ready to fight
when it's time to fight.

Mason.
Yes, Gunny.

Are you still a virgin?

No, Gunny.

Are you sure about that?
Because you look like one.

Bennett, did you talk
to your wife last night?

No, Gunny.
You think I give a damn?

Coletta, you wipe that smile
off your face. Yes, Gunny.

Now, on a serious note,

I have somebody that
just came back from Iraq.

He wants to talk to y'all
about the experience,

so you'll know what it is.

He's been where you're going,

and the things that he
tells you will save lives

and save limbs.

This is Sergeant Andrew Dean.

Sergeant, take the floor.
Thank you, Gunny.

Morning.
ALL: Morning, Sergeant.

Are you ready for war?

ALL: Yes, Sergeant.

Everything you've prepared for,

every lesson you've learnt,

everything you think you know

will just go to shit
the moment you're in country.

These homemade bombs
are full of crap

that our dogs
have never sniffed.

You get caught in a sandstorm,
the dogs will be confused,

and they won't be able
to detect the odor cones.

You're about to be running
through shit's creek, literally.

With 50 pounds on your back,

a dog on a leash,

trying not to smack
his head in with your rifle.

And the grunts that
you're protecting?

Well, they'll pretty much
hate you from day one.

Do this job right,
you might save lives.

Do it wrong,
and you'll wind up dead.

And no matter how bad
I'm making it sound,

I'm not even coming close.

(DOGS BARKING)

VET: You need to
keep them calm.

Lie down, Rex, lie down.

That's looking good.

Down.
That's looking good.

Just pull so there are
no wrinkles in the gauze.

You need to practice
all of this before you deploy.

Okay, let's take off
the leashes.

Rex, no, no.

Are you having
a problem over there?

No, I got this.

Good boy.

I said take off the leash.

Come on, buddy, just relax.
(SNARLS)

Good boy, just relax.

You need to muzzle that dog now.

WALTERS: Ahh!

(GRUNTING)

Bad dog!

Shit.

It's gonna happen
when it happens.

Gunny, I'm telling you,
it's gonna heal in no time.

He broke six bones, Walters.

You wanted to see me, Gunny?

You're getting a dog.

What?

You're giving her my dog.

Wait.
He's not your dog.

He's not my dog.
He's a Marine Corps dog.

Rex needs
an experienced handler.

Are you questioning
my authority, Lance Corporal?

She's a Boot. She's
only trained a can so far.

Quit whining and act
like a goddamn Marine.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

You got this?
Think faster.

Yeah, I got this.

Good, you're dismissed.

Remember me?

(SIGHS)

All right, Rex,
get in the house.

In the house, now.

You're not gonna get any food
unless you listen to me.

I will stand here all day, okay?

Yes.

Good, good.

Good boy, stay.

Stay.

MEGAN: Over here, seek.

Seek, seek.

Seek.

That's time, Leavey.
(SIGHS)

Damn it.

You found one out of five.

See this guy?

Dead, dead, dead.

Oh, and your dog,
yeah, he's dead, too.

And you blew off your
legs in the process.

Follow me.

Again, Leavey.

MEGAN: Hey, hey. Hey.

DEAN: Where are you going?

Following the perimeter.
He's pulling towards the desk.

But I thought there
was a search pattern.

Forget the search pattern,
Leavey.

He's showing a change,
all right?

Listen to him.
Okay.

Rex, seek.
Follow him.

Okay, seek.

That's it, that's it.
He's on odor, present higher.

Praise him, Leavey, praise him.

Good boy, good boy, good.

Okay, this is a
good detection dog.

There's nothing wrong with him,

so it must be you.

What are you doing wrong?

Everything you feel
goes down leash, okay?

Everything.

If you're not confident,
then he's not confident.

I could train the heck
out of you, Leavey, but...

I can't teach you
how to bond, okay?

Okay.

Good work.

(BARKING)

Okay, he's just nervous.

These aren't nerves.

Shh!

I've been watching
this dog all year.

He's the most aggressive dog
I've ever treated.

He can't deploy without this exam.
Hey!

I'll have to sedate him.
(SHUSHING)

Rex, calm down, calm down.

Come on.

This door always
stays closed, okay?

Hey, Alice, Tucker.

All right, go find Walters

and tell him I want Tucker's
cleaned out again.

Yes, Sergeant.

Hey, good girl.

Leavey, wrap his leg.
Show him you're not afraid.

Yes, Sergeant.

(SIGHS)

Rex, sit. I mean...

Lay down.

Rex, lay down.

Stay.

I'm just gonna wrap your paw.

Just...

Here you go.

Good, good.

If you ever get into trouble,

you're gonna want me
to know how to do this.

Hey.

I didn't...

I didn't ask for Rex.

I didn't even want him.

Yeah, well, I did want him.

So, don't get him killed.

(GATE CLANGS)

(SOFTLY) Hey.

Hey.

Rex, sit.

Oh, good.

We're shipping out tomorrow.

We are so not ready for this.

But people are counting on us,

and if we do it wrong,
people die, so we gotta do it right.

Okay?

GUNNY: Tomorrow, beginning the
moment you step off that bird,

you must act,
trust your training,

trust your partner,
trust yourself.

ALL: Hoo-ah!

GUNNY: And remember,

everything you see,
hear, taste, and touch

over these next seven months

will remain with you for
the rest of your lives.

Make it count.

You okay, Leavey?

Yeah, I just can't find
my Ka-Bar.

It was in my stuff and now I...
It's behind you.

(SIGHS)

Thank you.

Look, it's okay to be freaking
out right now, all right?

It's normal.

I did, everybody does.

You'll be fine.

You got this.

And I wanna hear about
all the asses you kicked

when you come back.

Not if, but when, okay?

Okay.

Good luck.

Thank you.

(REX BARKING)

Rex, shh, quiet, you're fine.

Hour of silence, Leavey.
I'll settle for 30 minutes.

I'm sorry.

It works for birds.

(CHUCKLES)

(SHUSHING)

Hey, I know.

Hey, it's okay, I know.

You don't know where we're going

or what's gonna happen
when we get there.

I know it sucks, but we're
in this together, okay?

(SHUSHES)

It's okay. It's okay,
buddy, I got you.

We're on final,
be on the ground in 10.

Get your gear together, strap in.
Get ready for landing.

(MARINES WHOOPING)
All right.

Okay, listen up.
Where's Marion and Peters?

Sir.

Your vehicles are
right over there.

You're going to Camp Perditha.

Leavey, Jones.
Yeah.

Your convoy's waiting for you
right over there.

You're going to Camp Ramadi.
The rest of you, follow me.

Hey, don't forget,
no matter how bad it gets,

you could have been out there
sniffing bombs with a tin can.

(CHUCKLES) True.

(CHUCKLES) Be safe.

Okay.
All right?

Hey, good hunting.

See you later, idiots.

MARINE: Adios! (BARKS)

At least we got a single, right?

(DISTANT EXPLOSION)

Sometimes it actually
pays to be a girl.

(WHIMPERING)

(DISTANT EXPLOSION)

(REX WHIMPERS)

Don't be scared.

(RUSTLING)

Hey.

(CHUCKLES)

Oh, great.

You wait to get to Iraq
to find your inner puppy.

(LAUGHS)

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

MORALES: (TUTTING)
Up, up, up, up.

Good boy, good boy.

Yes, that's a good boy,
good boy.

Oh, yeah, yeah,
yeah, yeah, yeah.

Good boy, good boy, yeah, yeah.

(DISTANT EXPLOSION)

That's a good boy.

Relax, Boot.

It's outgoing, not incoming.

Ain't that right, Chico, huh?

Thanks.

Yeah, yeah.

Settle down.
Come on, man.

Let's go.

Yeah, move it along.

Hurry it up, all right?

First day of school, bud.

Wish me luck.

I'm pretty sure they sell
loofahs in the gift shop.

Actually, no,
they bombed the gift shop.

Well, that's too bad.
I like loofahs.

I'm Matt Morales.
I'll be your tour guide today.

Megan Leavey.
Who's that?

This is Chico.
Chico, sit.

I trained Chico to
lick the enemy to death.

(LAUGHS) Nice.

So, where are you from?
New York.

Ah, yeah? Me, too.

You're not a Yankees fan,
though, right?

Born and bred.

Oh, come on.

Dagger to my heart, really?

Well, I guess we'll
never speak again, Megan.

Chico, we don't talk
to Yankees fans, right?

Good boy.

This is Corporal Morales.

Morales, Lance Corporal Leavey.

Morales will drop you
at the ECP,

then he's off to Sadr City,
so you'll be on your own

till we can get
another team out there.

Just try and keep your
dog from overheating.

Okay.

Last female handler
got her panties in a pretzel

'cause we don't allow girls on
missions, just checkpoints.

That gonna be
a problem with you?

Not at all.
Good.

Dismissed.

"Panties in a pretzel."

Hmm. (CHUCKLES)

Thought we weren't
talking anymore.

Well, I was talking
to myself right there,

but, you know,
I'll give you another chance,

and if you mention the
Yankees again, we're done.

Staff Sergeant Jarvis
is a real charmer, though.

Last week he told me
he always liked my people.

My dad's Puerto Rican,
my mom's Scandinavian.

Who do you think he was
talking about, huh?

The Scandinavians, obviously.

Right, that's what I thought.
(CHUCKLES)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

MORALES: Welcome
to the capital of shit.

MEGAN:
What's with all the dogs?

Strays, full of diseases.
Keep 'em away from your dog.

Shoot 'em if you have to.

Here's all you need to know.

Don't search till
they're out of the car.

Make sure they open everything.

Remember, Iraqis,
they don't like dogs.

It's in their
religious teachings,

and they damn sure
don't like ours.

There's a bounty
on canine handlers

and an even bigger bounty
on female canine handlers.

Which means they'll
probably wanna kill you.

Well, actually,
unless they wanna bone you.

Or they might wanna bone you
and then kill you.

And if one of them pulls out a
cell phone, boom, you're dead.

Aside from that,
it's pretty chill.

Seriously, be smart,

keep your head on a swivel,
heightened awareness.

Okay.

Go, go, go, get to the line.

MORALES:
You need to have fun.

DRIVER: No complaints, bro.

MARINE: See ya.

(DISTANT SHOUTING)

MARINE: Hey,
keep everybody moving.

Jones, move his truck.

Rex, you want some water?

MARINE: Bandini, tell that guy
to cut his engine.

Turn your engine off.

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

Let's go, let's go,
let's go, let's go.

Ask him the reason
for traveling today.

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

I'm heading to Baghdad
for business.

You speak English.

Yes, better for business.

(ENGINE BACKFIRES)

Hey! Cut your engine off.

I told you to
turn that bike off.

Lift your shirts.

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

Come on, turn around, come on.

Leavey, clear the car.

Open the trunk please, sir.

(ENGINE BACKFIRES)

MARINE: Jesus, Bandini.

I told you to
turn that bike off.

Get up, get up.

Stand over here.
Lift your shirt.

Damn straight,
better for business.

Stay back.

You want me to shoot you next time?
Pick your bike up.

Don't touch it, though.

No.

(PANTING)

Come here.

(SNIFFING)

Clear.

What is his name?

MARINE: Hey, kid,
we ask the questions here.

Sir, could you get in the vehicle
and proceed to the checkpoint?

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

His name is Rex.

FATHER: Here,

let me give you
my card, X-box.

MEGAN: No, no, no.

Back in your vehicle now.
MEGAN: Rex!

Come on.

What are you doing?

You never tell
a Haji your dog's name.

He's just a kid.

Yeah, and I've seen
kids not much older

call a dog over with
a detonator in hand.

You wanna keep your dog alive?
Sort your crap out.

Hey, let's go.

Next.

Keep these people moving.
Let's go, let's go!

We'll get better at this,
I promise.

Good boy.

Seek.
RECON GUY 1: You sure?

RECON GUY 2: All right.
Oh, what is it?

You did it.

Good boy, good boy,
come on, come on.

Seek, come on.

Could be a full suit.
Check it out.

MEGAN: Good boy, good boy.
Did he find it?

Those guys ever take a break?

No.
MEGAN: Come here.

I guess so.

MEGAN: Good boy.

You wanna play, boy?
You wanna play? Go get it.

Good boy, Rex.
Come here, Rex.

(POUNDING ON DOOR)

JARVIS: Leavey, Recon needs you
on a mission, five minutes.

I thought I wasn't
allowed to go on missions.

There's no one else.
Get your gear.

Yo.

They blew up five of our guys. Let's
get in there and smoke them out.

One of you check the road.
The house is over here.

I'll take the road.
You get the houses.

Okay, hey, sweep the dogs.
They might be stuffed with IEDs.

(SNIFFING)

Clear.

I just wish this
guy had a couple rugs.

Ask him why so many rugs?

They're prayer rugs.
Ask him.

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

They're a religious family.

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

They're not
enemies of the States.

(CONTINUES IN ARABIC)

And they thank
Americans for helping

in the fight against insurgents.

Oh, we thank you
for your bullshit.

Hey, open this cabinet.

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

Open it! (CONTINUES IN ARABIC)

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

Get back.

(SNIFFING)

RECON GUY: What's he got?
He got something?

MEGAN: We need some room,
step back.

Move these rugs.

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

His sons put 'em there.
We don't care.

Move them!
(SPEAKING ARABIC)

He's not a well man.

Tell habibi we don't
care about his health

and he needs to move them.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

Move them now.

RECON GUY: Today!

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

(SNIFFING RAPIDLY)

Okay, gonna need someone to check that.
RECON GUY: I got it.

Oh, my God.

Don't move! Don't move!
(BARKING)

Hey! Stop!

Stop!

Don't move! Don't move!

RECON GUY 1: Nice work, cleared
out quicker than we found it.

All right. More bad luck.

MORALES: Look at this.

This is you?

Well, it's him.

Well, don't get all
big-headed on me now.

Shit, you just
saved a bunch of lives.

Outstanding work.
Both of you.

Thank you.

Come on, Chico.

(HIP HOP MUSIC PLAYING)

(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

Three, two, one.

You cheated!

I won!

I won! I won!

It's okay, they're fine,
they're fine.

(ALL WHOOPING)

(ALL CHEERING)

Yeah, we shook 'em up.
Chico.

MORALES: Oh, you're slick, 'cause
I already know what card that is.

There we go, pick up some more.

Keep going,
you still don't have it.

Oh, my God.
Keep going.

Keep going.
Relax.

MORALES: He looks like he's
actually trying to decide

which of my body parts
he wants to eat first.

MEGAN: Yeah, he is.

Oh!

The moment has come.
Mmm-hmm.

(GASPS)
(BOTH CHUCKLE)

You set that up.

Totally didn't.
(GROANS)

That was good.
Thank you.

So, Mets fan,

did you ever play?

I did, high school, third base.

I thought I was
actually pretty good,

but college scouts disagreed,

so here I am.

Screw 'em, I'm not really a
sit-in-the-classroom kind of guy anyway.

Me neither.

So, what's your story?

Why'd you join?

I wanted to get the
fuck away from my life.

That was a downer.

Does it have
anything to do with Jesse?

I saw your tattoo.

Um...

Yeah.

I mean, he was my best friend.

We used to spend every
weekend at his house.

I mean, not like that.
We were...

He was like my brother.

His family was amazing,

unlike mine.

I spent Christmases there,

and one weekend we were
drinking and taking pills,

doing stupid high school stuff,

and we took
the exact same amount.

I mean, I probably took
even more than he did, but...

Well, I woke up.
He didn't.

His family keep trying to reach out,
but I can't even...

It should have been me,
and we all know it.

I gotta get up early.

I'm gonna go to sleep.

Good night.
MORALES: Night.

Good boy, good boy.

We need one dog team for a road
sweep and surrounding area check.

But you requested two teams.

Things change.

We only have
the room for one team.

Hey, it's going down leash.
I'll go.

BROWN: Leavey.

I got this.

BROWN: Line up!

You heard him, let's go.

Move it.

GOMEZ: You're from New York?

MEGAN: Yeah.

Me, too.

My first time in country.

What about him?

Germany.

Germany.
(BOTH CHUCKLE)

German shepherd, I like that.

You know what I heard?

I heard the enemy likes
to steal the dogs, right?

Strap bombs on them,

send them back to their owner.

Well, since Rex can break
someone's arm with his teeth,

I'm not too worried.

Leavey, dog up.

It's okay.

(SNIFFING)

MARINE 1: They've been spending
a lot of time together.

MARINE 2:
I'm glad I'm not them.

Stop talking!

Good boy, good boy.

Found something!

Hey, Leavey, does he really
need another break?

With all due respect,
it's been two hours,

and it's 120 degrees,
so yeah, he does.

It's not like
he hasn't earned it.

(VEHICLE APPROACHING)

MEGAN:
Vehicle approaching.

MARINE: Guns up.

(REX BARKS)

Rex.

Gomez, warning shot, one round.

GOMEZ: He's not slowing.

Stand by to light him up.

(REX BARKS)

(SPEAKING ARABIC)

Gomez, O'Connor,
secure the Haji.

Get on the ground,
get on the ground.

Get on the ground.

Get on the ground.

Get on the ground now,
get on the ground.

Lay flat on the ground now.

Put your hands behind your back.

Hands behind your back.

Rex!

(REX PANTING)

Clear!

Leavey, check the vehicle.

Hey, come on, let's go.

Okay, okay.

(GROANING)

Rex, Rex!

Rex, no, no, no.

Rex.

I'm not leaving without my dog.

MARINE: Come on, come on.

BROWN: Hey!

How did your dog miss that?

You could have
got us all killed.

GOMEZ: I never seen
an IED buried this deep.

You gotta see this.

They must have triggered
the bomb from those houses.

I don't know, maybe
they were targeting Rex.

BROWN: No, they were
targeting Leavey and Rex.

GOMEZ:
Let's get those cowards.

Radio Morales, get him and
his dog down here now.

No, if we wait for Morales,
the spotters will be gone by then.

We can do it.
No way, forget it.

Do you see how many
IEDs we found today?

How are you gonna make it
through the field without us?

God damn it, Leavey,
you're injured.

Yeah, because those assholes
waited all day watching us.

CORPSMAN: She's got
a concussion, Sergeant.

She may be confused,
disoriented.

They almost killed us.

How are you gonna make it through
the field and the house without us?

What about your dog?
He's injured, too.

He's fine.

We can do this.

Let's go!

I'm gonna check
with Air Support.

In the meantime, Gomez,
get your team together.

Get in there, check it out,
do it fast.

We'll cover you from here.
GOMEZ: Yes, sir.

BROWN: Go, what are you
waiting for? Move, move!

The first house,

150 meters.

It's a little too quiet,
but it's up to you.

We don't have all day.

We'll follow you, Leavey.

Let's move out.

GOMEZ:
He found another one?

Yeah.

It's a pressure plate.

Good boy. Seek.

GOMEZ: Okay, Leavey,
we're ready for you.

GOMEZ: Clear!

Clear!

Leavey, you're up.
MEGAN: Seek.

JOHNSON: This is a school.

That's messed up.

Seek.

Okay, Leavey.

GOMEZ: Whoa, shit...

Looks like they were just here.

MEGAN: Jackpot.

(BARKING)

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Leavey, Leavey, Leavey!

Hey. It's okay.

It's Gomez.
What do you want me to do?

I don't know,
something's not right.

He just got blown up, man.
I don't know what's going on.

Leavey, I gotta move,
I gotta move.

MEGAN: Get down!

GOMEZ: Johnson, Johnson!

JOHNSON: Move it!
Let's move!

MEGAN: We gotta move!

Wait!
(GROANING)

JOHNSON: Covering, move!

Come on. Let's go.

GOMEZ: Johnson!

JOHNSON: Go, go, go, go!

BROWN: Let's go, let's go.

Suppress the fire, let's talk, boys, talk.
I wanna hear talk!

Point and shoot,
point and shoot.

Move it, move it.

JOHNSON: Leavey, Leavey!

BROWN: Johnson, Johnson, go!

MEGAN: We gotta move!

Go, go, go.

GOMEZ: Move!

O'Connor, O'Connor.

Covering. Move!

Move, move!

Move, Johnson!

Covering, move!

Go, Leavey, Leavey, move!

Moving, moving!

We gotta go, let's go, let's go!

Suppressing fire, right flank.
Let's move, boys.

Light 'em up.

Let's go, let's go!

Let's go, move it, move it.

Come on, come on, let's go.

Covering!

Shriner, where's Leavey, Gomez?

Johnson, move!

Covering, move!

Leavey, ready?

Come on, let's go, let's go.

Let's go, let's go.
Okay.

Hurry up.

Winchester running low on ammo.

BROWN: Go, go, go.
MEGAN: Wait.

Let's go, let's go, get in.

Move it, move it, Leavey.

Gomez, come on, get in.

GOMEZ: Leavey!

MEGAN: Stop.

GOMEZ: I think
she didn't make it.

She didn't make it!
Hold it right now.

(GRUNTS)
It's okay, it's okay.

I'm okay, I'm okay, I'm okay.

On the right flank, right there.

GOMEZ: She didn't make it.

BROWN: Hold it.
Leavey!

Let's go, let's go.
Move it, move it.

GOMEZ: We're leaving.
MEGAN: Wait!

GOMEZ: Slow down,
slow down, she's not in.

Okay, let's go, let's go.

Yeah, we got her.
BROWN: Move, move!

BROWN: Leavey,
you're Medevac ASAP.

Hey, I'll take care
of him, okay?

I promise.

Listen to me.

It should have been me,
all right?

PILOT: This is helo zero niner
departing Ramadi with one wounded

en route to
Baghdad hospital, over.

DOCTOR: Okay, Corporal.

Uh, you've got ruptured
eardrums, so hearing loss

and even short-term memory
loss are gonna be normal,

but you should fully recover.

Where's my dog?
He's okay.

He's fine, he's at Blue Diamond.

(GASPS) I need to see him.
Oh, no, no.

Uh-uh, Corporal, no, no.
Lay down.

He's okay, he's fine.

The important thing is we look
after you, make sure you're okay.

And just so you know,
they're sending you home

for Christmas, Corporal,
three weeks,

then back to Pendleton
for training and rehab,

and you'll see your dog when
you get back to base, okay?

Uh, we notified her commander,
so he's aware of what's going on.

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

MEGAN: Dad.

I'm glad you're home.
You okay?

Mmm-hmm.

You look good.

(SCOFFS) Okay.

(BOB GRUNTS)

Um...

I gotta work on Christmas.

It's okay, Dad.

You sure?
Yeah.

You're okay?
Yeah.

She'd probably
rather if I didn't...

Yeah. I know.

Go near there, so...

Merry Christmas.

Yeah, Merry Christmas.

I love you.
I love you.

Thank God you're okay.

Bye, you.

You're sure
you're okay with that?

Yeah, I got it.
All right.

Thank you.
Yeah.

Merry Christmas.

Hi, baby.

Hey, Mom.

Okay, I am sorry,
but I'm just...

What do you mean
Rex isn't back yet?

He was supposed to be back a
week ago, and every time I call,

someone says that
he's gonna be back soon,

he's gonna be back soon.

I'm just a little bit confused.

REYNOLDS: I'm just telling you
what I know, Corporal...

(SIGHS) And please,
don't call again.

I'll let you know as soon as I
have something to report, okay?

Okay, wait just one second.
If somebody could just...

(PHONE DISCONNECTS)

JIM: This is wonderful, honey.
Did you see this, Megan?

Oh! This is wonderful.

Here, honey, this is for you.

Thank you, Mom.

JACKIE: I would have liked
to get you more, honey,

but the salon's been slow so...

That's okay.

So, that's the one, honey.

JIM: I'm, like, so happy,
you can't even imagine.

MARINE 1: Just double check
with Wilkins, all right?

MARINE 2: Yes, sir, will do.

Reynolds?

Hey, I'm Corporal Leavey.

Leavey?
Yeah.

Wow.

You do know your phone style
is a bit aggressive, right?

DEAN: Actually,
I don't think she does.

Hey.
Hey, what's up, Leavey?

Hi.
How you doing?

You all right?
Yeah, I'm okay.

I heard you got a little
rattled up out there.

Everything okay?
I'm fine.

When did you get back?

Uh, last week.

I'm just here for a couple
days, then I'm going back.

How's Rex?
Where is he?

I don't know. I haven't
seen him in a while.

Is he okay?

I don't know how he is,
but I've been crap without him.

Yeah, yeah, I can't imagine.

I haven't left Bruno
for what, 12 hours?

Who's a good boy, Bruno?

REYNOLDS:
Yes, sir, I'll tell her.

Hey, you can go and cuddle,
too, if you like.

Rex just pulled up to the gate.

Bruno, Bruno.
Bye, sir.

All right.

MEGAN: Hey, hi!

Come here, come here, good boy.

Careful, careful.

Good boy, good, hi, good.

Oh! Good boy.

Okay.

Good boy, good boy, good boy,
good boy, good boy.

Good.

Good, good, come on.

Come on, stop, this way.

Rex, come, it's okay.

Hey, what's going on?

They told me I didn't
need the bottoms.

Yeah, well that depends on
how much you like keeping

both halves of your ass.

Keep them on.

Ha-ha!

You guys are very funny!

Okay, slow down,
slow down, slow down,

it's just some flowers,
it's okay.

MORALES: It's... (STUTTERS)

The crazy part, then they
ended up having loofahs,

but they said they
couldn't deliver a loofah.

It was sweet,
that's really sweet.

I mean, I like flowers, too.

Cool, but the loofah
would have been, come on.

That would have
been funnier, yeah.

The loofah would have worked, right?
Yeah, yeah.

I know. Um...

So, hi.

Hi.
Hey.

(MEGAN CHUCKLES)

Wow, you're really strong.

MORALES: They're like college
beds, like dorm room beds.

MEGAN: It's awful.
Yeah.

Well, the good news is
you probably don't have

to pay for drinks anymore

now that you're a war hero
and everything.

You think I'm a hero?

Well, that's the word
on the street.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

So what have you been up to?
What's going on?

Um, mostly just physical therapy.
It's the worst.

The nurse is an absolute
witch, so that's not fun.

Ai!
Yeah.

So, what hurts?
Where does it hurt?

Um...

Mostly my head.

My back, my neck,

and I just...

It feels like the bomb
blew out my arches.

So everywhere.
Mmm-hmm.

Well, no more
high heels for you.

I know, so bummed about that.

Hey, let me get your foot.

Let me do some magic.

A massage?
Yeah.

Just 'cause you're a hero.
(LAUGHS)

Lucky me.

Heroes get massages.

I should get exploded
more often.

Yeah, I should
fly back more often.

How's your boy, Rex, doing?

MEGAN: He's good.

He's doing better,
it's just slow.

I think that I'm gonna be able
to start training with him again

in a couple weeks.

Hmm.

How long do I have you for?

Well, that depends.

How long do you want me for?

I'm a young man, we live into
our 80s in my family. Oh!

Yeah, we get divorced in mine.

Mmm.

I could possibly make
an exception, though,

if you were all of a sudden,
say, a Yankees fan,

went to a lot of Yankees games.

That's a lot, you see,
that's a lot to ask for.

Yeah, that's what I thought.

I'm being serious.

Well, so am I.

I don't do the whole
forever and ever thing.

Look, trust me,
neither do I, usually.

Okay, well,
so stop being so serious.

Let's just...
Let's just make out.

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

MAN: Inspection, 20 minutes.

This is...
Don't say anything.

We could get in trouble,
though, right? Yes.

I think we should relocate...

But not now.
(CHUCKLES)

MARINE: Detail, attention.

GUNNY: I'm sorry to inform
you that Andrew Dean,

Sergeant Andrew Dean,

was killed by a suicide bomber
at 1537 yesterday.

He tried to stop him,
but he couldn't in time.

Bruno survived.

They found Bruno
lying on top of him.

Andrew Dean was a good Marine,

and he was a very good man.

God bless his soul.

Bruno, up, Bruno, Bruno.

Bruno, here boy, here, up.

Bruno up, Bruno,
Bruno, here boy.

Bruno, here, Bruno.

GUNNY: He's looking for him.

He'll never stop.

Sometimes we don't realize,

as much as they our family,
we theirs, too.

Come on, come on, come on.
Come on, come on, come on.

(SIGHS) Come on, baby.

Okay, come on, gonna try again.
Let's try again.

Ready? Ready?

Rex, come.

Come on, come on.

(SIGHS)

Come on, come on.

(REX WHINES)

I know.

It's okay.

(CLATTERING IN DISTANCE)

(BARKING)

Rex, Rex.

Hey, it's okay.

Rex, come, it's okay, it's okay.

(SHUSHING)

It's okay.

I'm gonna keep you safe.

I don't know
what we're gonna do,

but we're not going back there.

So, I've been thinking,

I don't think
I'm gonna re-enlist.

How do you feel about that?

You wanna come live with me?

Did you just fart?

That's disgusting.

And now you're falling asleep
while I talk to you?

GUNNY: I mean,
do you have any plans?

Um...

My plan is just to figure
it out as I go along.

The civilian life.

You wanna live that pop life?

Mmm-hmm?
(LAUGHS) What is that?

You're gonna be the fourth
member of Destiny's Child?

Not exactly, no.

That wasn't my plan.

Now, I'm gonna
give you two weeks,

and you're gonna be
bored out your mind.

I bet you'll be back in my office
begging for your job back.

Yeah, but I was blown up, so...

Boring sounds
really great right now.

I know it's been some
rough times recently,

but I just don't want you
to rush into something

that you're not
ready to get into,

especially when this
is something you love.

It is what I love, but I...

Pretty sure I found something, someone
that I love even more, and, um...

Well, actually, I was wondering,

I was hoping that you
would write me a letter

supporting me to adopt him.

Well, of course
I will, Corporal.

MEGAN: You think I'm crazy?

Oh, is that
a trick question? Like...

(CHUCKLES) No,
I'm being serious.

What, for leaving the Marines?

Yeah.

No, absolutely not.

You did your time.

MEGAN: Hey,
when's your tour up?

It was up...

A week ago.

Now, I'm theirs for another 51.

Uh...

Okay, so...

You re-upped?

Yeah, I mean,

what, is that a problem?

Yeah.

That's a problem.

Whoa, whoa, whoa,
hold on, Megan.

Megan, what are you doing?

Look, you didn't ask
me when you decided

to leave the Marines,
and I wouldn't expect you to.

Look, it's your decision.
I'm happy...

Don't pretend like you didn't
know this would piss me off.

You act like we
talked about this.

I mean, how the hell
could I know that?

I don't know,
but it sucks that you didn't.

(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)

He's tender, he's tender.
(BARKING)

It's okay.

You want to adopt this animal?

Do you have any idea
what you're doing?

He's scared and he's tender,
like I said.

Please don't write that.

Are you listening to me?

He's just scared and he hates
this muzzle that he's wearing,

and no offense, but he's not a massive
fan of being at the vet's either.

I'll see him again in a week.

Okay, but please don't
leave that on his chart,

'cause they'll
never let me adopt him.

That's the point.

Are you having some sort of
like a power trip or something?

Are you not supposed to be
helping these animals?

You poked him where he's hurt.

He reacted.

Let's set off 40 pounds of
explosives five feet under you

and see how you like
being poked afterwards.

Please, I'm begging you.
Please take it out of his file!

(DOGS BARKING IN DISTANCE)

Where's Rex?
No idea.

Hey, Forman.
Come on.

What's the deal?

I'm getting him ready.

What do you mean?

They want him in Afghanistan.

What? What are you
talking about?

They're redeploying him.

No, no, they took
him off active duty.

Well, I guess they
changed their minds.

Are you his handler?

I'm sorry.

MARINE: Hey, jerks. Let's go.

MEGAN: Gunny.

(SIGHS)

(CLATTERING)

Jesus, Leavey,
what are you doing here?

Gunny, I...

I came to say that I am sorry
for messing up your office.

Now that's the weakest
apology I ever heard.

Rex is not ready
to be redeployed.

It's not my call.

The vet disagrees with you.

He's a different dog.

He has changed.

I can't help you.

Please, please just
change his classification

so that I can adopt him
when he gets back,

if he gets back.

Your concern for
the animal is honorable.

You're devoted to him,
and I understand that,

and I understand
why you're angry.

I'm not angry, I am trying

to give a war hero a home for
the last few years of his life.

How would you feel
if we had to put Rex down

because he bit the hand of a
four-year-old he passes on the street?

Just because the boy
was holding a toy gun?

Hmm?

It happens.

I've...

I've looked into
the parents' eyes before.

I know what that feels like.

They aren't pets.

They aren't even dogs anymore.

They're warriors,

and they come back with
all the same issues we do.

We're not being cruel, we're being
intelligent and responsible.

No, no, not to Rex.
I'm sorry.

I really am.

Please.

Leavey, just let this one go.

Please. Gunny.

Please.

Look, Leavey, I'm sorry.

(CAR ENGINE STARTS)

Look,

he's being flown out
in a couple of days.

If you wanna say goodbye to
him, I can arrange that.

(DOOR OPENS)

Hey.

(WHINES)

(SOBBING) I'm sorry.

(DOOR OPENS, CLOSES)

(WHINING)

(SOBBING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(CONTINUES SOBBING)

(SNIFFLES)

JACKIE: Megan.

Megan, honey.

Megan!

What?

JIM: Megan,
put some clothes on.

What?
Who loves you?

MEGAN: What's going on?

Come over here and meet her.

I didn't name her because I wanted
you to, but if you don't call her.

Lover Girl,
I think you're crazy.

You've gotta be kidding me.

No, I'm not kidding you.

You thought you
could just replace him?

Honey, I'm not trying
to replace him, I just...

Look, I know you love him, but...
Jesus Christ,

Megan, you're a mess.
You can't let your whole life

fall apart over some dog.

Some dog?

That dog saved my life.

Go to hell.
Hey, now, Megan,

you can't talk to
your mother like that.

She is trying to help you.

MEGAN: Get a job, Jim.

We are not finished here.

You cannot come back to my
house like some big war hero

and talk to me like that
just because you got hurt.

Back off, Mom!

You can screw up your life
as much as you want.

You cannot take it out on me.

Go in there right now
and apologize to my husband!

Apologize?
Yes!

Apologize to this guy?

Yes.

I can't believe you left Dad
for this douchebag.

You have no goddamn right to...

You know what...
Go be with your father.

I am done!
Gladly!

Hey.

Baby.

(MOTORBIKE DRIVES BY)
(CAR ALARM BLARES)

(CAR ALARM CONTINUES BLARING)

Son of a bitch.

(CAR ALARM CONTINUES BLARING)

Don't open it!

BOB: Jesus, baby, baby.

It's okay, it's okay.
It's just a car.

It's the alarm,
sweetie, it's okay.

It's all right.

(TV PLAYING INDISTINCTLY)

(SIGHS)

(DOG BARKING)

(BARKING)

Hey, what the hell
are you doing?

You have any idea
how hot it is in there?

How hot it is?

Take care of
your animal, asshole.

My animal is fine.
What are you, crazy?

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

MAN: Lunatic.
(EXHALES)

Hi. Hi, yeah,
can I talk to Forman?

It's about Rex.

Yeah, I know I keep calling.

(PHONE CLATTERS)

THERAPIST: Megan,
how are you doing?

We haven't heard much from you.

I'm okay, I'm better.

In what ways?

Well, I...

I don't flip out as much when
I see or hear certain things.

I still can't quite...

Tolerate any real,
um, human interaction.

Even you guys
are kind of a drag.

(ALL CHUCKLE)

How are you sleeping?

Um...

Just a few bad dreams.

About?

Mmm. Mostly imagining
what he's doing.

Just hoping he's not in pain.

He could die any day.

He could be dead
right now, and...

What would you say to Rex
if he were here right now?

Well, you know
he's a dog, right?

(ALL CHUCKLE)

(MEGAN SNIFFLES)

This is gonna
sound so cheesy, but...

Um...

(SNIFFLES)

(SOBS) Sorry.
THERAPIST: It's okay.

(SIGHS)

I'd probably, um...

I'd thank him for...

Trying to teach me what love is.

What do you mean, trying?

It sounds like
he taught you a lot.

(SNIFFLES)

(KNOCK ON DOOR)

BOB: Hey.
Hey.

Is that dinner?

Well, they always said breakfast
is the most important meal.

How was your day?

You go to group?

How was it?

Uh, so, uh, this came for you.

Who is Morales?

Why is he sending you Mets crap?

He's just some guy
I used to know.

Yeah, some guy I'm gonna have to
be chasing off with a shotgun?

Mm-mm.

Baby,

I know that you feel
like you lost everything.

I know what that feels like.

But the thing is,
you gotta keep living.

I am living.
No, you're not.

This isn't living.

You gotta figure out
what it would take

to make it worth it.

Rex would be worth it.

(SIGHS)

You know what you gotta do?

They won't talk to me.
I have abandoned him, I left.

Then you gotta find a way.

There are a few people
in life, not many,

that you gotta find a way for.

If you needed something,

I would do whatever it took,

not because I'm any
kind of great dad,

but because how I love you
is stronger than what I'm not.

I want you to be
a person who shows up

for work,

for your friends' funerals,

for life.

I've tried, I failed.

So fail again.

And just keep failing until they're
tossing dirt on your corpse.

(SNIFFLES)

Baby, all you gotta do is fight,

and you know how to fight.

You're a frickin' Marine.

Right?

I love you.

Can I toss this, please?

(CHUCKLES)
Maybe burn it?

Please.

It's disgusting.

Actually, maybe just
keep the card.

You don't need it.

I can't wait another three weeks
for someone to call me back.

Can I just talk to him
for five minutes?

Well, it's actually not.
It's an Air Force decision.

The Air Force
oversees the canine program.

Well, then, can you tell me
exactly where he is?

Okay, look, I know
I sound like a stalker here,

but I'm calling for a war hero.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(CELL PHONE RINGS)

Hello?
Corporal Leavey.

It's Sergeant Forman.

I've been getting
your messages all week,

figured I better call you back,

seeing as you're the only reason

I still have a complete
set of butt cheeks.

Hey, yeah, I have been
calling all week.

I guess I just wanted
to know, how's Rex?

He'd love to see you.

Wait, what?
Rex.

You there?
Yeah, uh...

They finally decided
to retire him.

I just thought you might want
to come to the ceremony.

Yes, I'm...

Does this mean that
I can adopt him now?

I don't think so. I'm looking at his
file and it says he's unadoptable.

I know what it says,
I know, but, uh...

I mean, hasn't he
been reassessed?

I have no idea,

but it still says unadoptable
on his paperwork,

and, uh...

He's pretty sick, Megan.

How bad is it?

If you're gonna try and do
something, I'd do it fast.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

SENATOR: All right,
then after that, we open.

MEGAN: Senator?

Senator Schumer?

Excuse me, can I just have
a moment of your time?

I'm in the middle of something.

I've been calling for weeks.

It's about my partner
in Afghanistan.

He's not doing well.
He needs your help.

All right,
I'll get back to you later.

Uh, his name is Rex.
He's a bomb sniffer.

He saved thousands
of lives in Iraq.

Here we are in Fallujah.
He found all those AK-47s.

And here we are in Ramadi,

and, uh, here he is today.

He's 10 years old,
and if I can't adopt him,

then they're gonna
put him to sleep.

What did you say your name was?

Uh, Megan, sorry.

Corporal Megan Leavey.

Oh, Very nice to
meet you, Corporal.

My pleasure.

Um, sir, sir, excuse...
Excuse me!

Sir!

Finn, don't yell at people.

How else am I supposed
to get his attention?

You're literally
scaring him away.

Just be quiet.

Have a conversation
with someone.

MAN: Hi, sign my petition
to adopt a veteran war dog?

So, what is this for?

This is a petition for me
to adopt my Marine war dog.

He's very sick and his
retirement ceremony's coming up,

so I'm really hoping
I get to bring him home.

You're the Marine?
Mmm-hmm.

Thank you.

Thank you for your service.

It's not that hard.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

We're live in five,
four, three...

Hi, I'm Kristine Johnson.

Today, we're joined by
a very special guest.

Thank you, Megan, for being here,
and tell us your story.

Why is Rex so important to you?

Well, he's just
an amazing animal,

and I want him to be able
to live the rest of his life

in a happy home with someone
that he knows and loves.

KRISTINE: And why can't he?

MEGAN: Um, because a while ago,
they thought he was unsafe,

but really, he was just scared,

and probably confused,

probably just as confused and
scared as I was at the time.

And you were hit by an explosion
together, an IED, isn't that right?

Yeah, in 2006,
we were injured in Iraq.

But despite your injuries,

the two of you
continued the mission.

That's right.
That's amazing.

Oh, thank you.

NEWS ANCHOR 1: Now,
I read that you have 22...

NEWS ANCHOR 2:
Twenty-two thousand.

NEWS ANCHOR 1: Twenty-two
thousand names on your petition.

Yes!

That kind of support,
is it helping?

Well, we hope it is,
but it's too early to tell.

Good luck, Megan,
we're really pulling for you here.

I appreciate it.

GUARD: Go ahead.

Hold there.

I'm here for
the retirement ceremony.

Head to the fields, Corporal.

There you go.

(HELICOPTER WHIRRING)

MORALES: Hey, I know you.

Yeah, you're, uh, that famous
war hero, right, that's on TV?

(CHUCKLES)

Big-time Mets fan.

What are you doing? Hey.

You're back.

Yeah, yeah.

I'm, uh, here for
Chico's retirement,

then I ship back out in two
days, Camp Leatherneck.

Can't get enough of that place.

After that, that's it.

Time to come home.

Wow.

So, I hear Rex is
retiring today, too.

Yeah, I...

Trying to get signatures,
still trying to bring him home.

(CHUCKLES) Are you gonna
get in some faces again?

Start a couple brawls, maybe?

Put someone in a choke hold,
knock someone out?

Yeah, yeah, if I have to, yeah.

Sorry, I haven't
called you back. I...

It's all good.

Look,

it wasn't our time.

At least one Marine
gets the girl in the end.

You know, you rattled every
chain in the command, right?

I get to be the one
to break the big news.

Better take him home before
they change their minds.

(CHUCKLES)

(CHUCKLES SOFTLY)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(CHUCKLES)

Rex!

Hey.

Hi.

(SOBBING)

(SNIFFLES)

Welcome home!

What do you think?

You like it?

Sit, good boy, what's that?

What is that?
What's that? (TOY SQUEAKS)

What about this?
You like a football?

You like that, you like that?

Oh, this is your favorite one.

(TOY SQUEAKS)

Here's your girlfriend.
Here's your girlfriend.

Yeah, yeah.

You've got my hand,
you've got my hand.

You don't look so tough
right now, war dog.

God, you're spoiled.

There you go.

It's okay.

Don't be scared.

(CROWD CHEERING IN DISTANCE)

ANNOUNCER:
Ladies and gentlemen,

today is
Veterans Appreciation Day,

so please join us in welcoming
two very special Yankees fans.

Purple Heart recipient
Corporal Megan Leavey,

and Sergeant Rex.

(CROWD CHEERING)

ANNOUNCER:
Sergeant Rex, Echo 168,

was recognized for his
superior performance of duty

while serving as a patrol
explosive military working dog.

Go Marines!
Yeah! Whoo!

No!

MORALES: Get this off me!

Sergeant Rex and
Corporal Leavey,

through their
sacrifice together,

saved countless human lives,
and so today,

we thank them.

(ALL CHEERING AND APPLAUDING)

Famous, baby, you're famous.

MEGAN: Hey, Rex.

(BARKS)

Get that toy.
(BARKING)

(CHUCKLES)
I'll get it for you.

(BARKS)

MEGAN: What you barking at?

Hi, buddy.
(BARKS)

Good boy.