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You're -- you're

second-generation.

"Joshua tree" generation.

Nothing wrong with that.

How do I look?

♪ 'Cause I went looking for a

trace of something that you

left ♪

♪ And when I saw dried paint

♪ and when I saw dried paint

and your scribbled initials ♪

♪ I acted like I could care less

while my thumb press to the

paper ♪

♪ I wanted to find

your portrait ♪

♪ Wanted to have it ♪

♪ Recalling a piercing voice

in old dreams ♪

In old dreams ♪

♪ And ghostly images of

black trains ♪

♪ Now seeing every page is

turned away ♪

Today is the day.

Oh, you know it's too early

for all that.

You're always grumpy.

Okay. All right.

Okay. All right.

We got a lot done.

Yep, almost out of here.

I love this place on the

corner.

Ain't nobody ever there.

Ever!

Starbucks killed that place.

Coffee's always fresh there

'cause they ain't never got a

pot ready.

Yeah.

Oh! And the wife?

Looking like the ghost of.

Mrs. muir over there.

Dumb.

Dumb.

So... You ready?

You know, the movers will

load everything, and I still got

some... Pick-ups.

So, um, you know, if everything

goes as planned, I'll be out of

here by tomorrow night.

Did you do

anything?

Okay, almost done in here.

If I can get the office and the

dining room done by 1:00 P.M.,

I'm on track.

I can do this.

Is that Evan who keeps

calling?

Yeah.

You know, I just can't have him

in my ear today.

The daily check-in is getting

weak at this point.

Hmm. Yeah. Well, you'll be

there in a few days, doing the

best Carrie and big

best Carrie and big

impersonation again.

And he's no worse for wear.

You're right.

He's weak.

Yeah, he's weak, but he's not a

bastard.

Yeah, but he ain't a prince.

Look, I'm -- I'm not defending

him.

Trust me -- I'm pissed.

Hmm?

I just -- I can't deal with

him right now, and, you know,

I'll deal with it later.

I just have to get home, get

back to my life, and deal with

back to my life, and deal with

it then.

Bye.

No, no, no, no, no.

Come on.

Stay a little longer, please.

I have got to go to work.

You don't have to be at work

till 11:00. It's 10:15.

Look, mama, I love you, but

you and good old cousin Fran and

them kiddies -- y'all really,

really have a nice morning. I'm out.

I hate when you do that.

Out!

Please don't leave me here

please don't leave me here

with her alone.

Just ignore her like I do.

H-how am I supposed to do

that?

Watch and learn, okay?

Hi, raven.

Hey, maye.

Where's the handball?

I don't know.

Yeah, um...

Okay, where is your mother?

I am going to call you later,

and then I will see you in a few

weeks.

You're such a good friend.

Thank you.

Okay, love you.

Mom, there's no handball.

We're gonna need that, okay?

Come on, boo-boo.

Aaah!

Aah!

So, I want the back rooms

done by 1:00 P.M. or so, and

then, you know, we'll move

towards the front.

Oh, great.

That's heavier than it looks.

Thank you.

When you guys moved here, I lost

when you guys moved here, I lost

track of all of her stuff.

Let's see.

Are you looking for something

in particular?

No, just everything in

general.

Did you keep all the sympathy

cards?

I asked you to keep all the

sympathy cards.

Yes, they're in the dining

room on the buffet.

Her room needs some attention,

so you could get started there

if you wanted to.

I waited for you.

Well, you can wait a little

while longer.

Oh.

Whew!

You sound mad.

I haven't said anything.

How do I sound mad?

Yeah, that's -- that's what I

mean.

So, I'm supposed to pack up a

whole life, travel

cross-country, mourn, and carry

the whole conversation, too.

Hey, let me hit you back.

Yeah.

Um, excuse me.

Can you join in?

I don't want to be out here in

the boonies all day, okay?

Maye has to be out of here first

thing, so every minute counts.

Hey, mom.

Hey, mom.

My late aunt gave it to me.

It was very, very special to me,

and now it's gone because.

Mr. hot shot wanted to show off

and do it on his own.

The -- the item.

The item was near priceless to

me.

Some cost is not gonna rectify

this.

I mean, how much are we even

talking here?

Talking here?

So, you're saying that if the

desk is 50 pounds, I may get

$50?

What kind of hell company is

this?

Do you want to be sued, sir?

Oh, no, I'm not gonna sue to

win.

I'm gonna sue to bleed you dry

while fighting me.

Okay.

Okay.

So, what did he say?

I'm to leave you with a claim.

I'm to leave you with a claim

form and, uh, leave you with the

keys for the truck and come back

into the office.

Uh, you're not gonna be charged

for the time that we were here.

Wait, you're leaving?

So, you guys screw up and now

you're gonna leave me with this

half-loaded mess?

I'm sorry.

You all right?

Yeah, we -- you know, we need

to get her room done.

Well, I got to go get these

kids some happy meals or

something first because it's

about that time.

Fran, we need to do it.

Are her tapes in there?

What tapes?

Are you talking about her

session tapes?

Um...

I told you that she donated

it to the Seattle museum.

Well, she should have donated

it to the

it to the

African-American museum.

Always following behind some

white folk.

Come on.

You know why she loves Seattle.

It's the one place she got flown

to play, remember?

Do you remember the Barry white

story?

Anyway, the museum specializes

in music.

In music.

Whatever African-American museum

you're advocating for, they're

not gonna appreciate the tapes.

She was on over 100 hit

records.

If she gave people a chance to

care, they'd care.

Seattle's where that, uh, one

rock guy gave her that mink,

right?

Yeah, that "one rock guy."

You know who I mean.

Whatever happened to that mink?

Whatever happened to that mink?

It's, uh, in my closet.

Good.

Uh, actually, that's, um, one

of the only things that I

wanted.

Oh. Well, it's one of the

things that I want, too.

Hell, he could have been my

daddy.

You never know.

Hey.

Listen, um, no movers are gonna

come out the same day you call,

so if you want, I can pick up

some Mexicans from home depot on

my way back.

Kidding.

But you know they know how to

work.

I'll be back.

All right.

Don't be all day, okay?

Okay.

What do you know about

"unforgettable fire"?

A little "new year's day,".

"I will follow," "Gloria"?

You don't know.

You don't know.

What?

All right, uh,

"Sunday bloody Sunday," "pride."

Everybody knows those.

Okay, um, "bad."

"Drowning man," "40."

I've taught you well.

Nice -- very nice.

Those boys have been around so

long, they got generations of

fans.

I'm first-generation.

I'm first-generation.

Mm, clearly.

I'm what would be termed an old

"g."

Is that the old "g" walk?

'Cause that's ridiculous.

You look

ridiculous.

Hello!

Are you moving on?

Uh, yeah.

I never got a chance to

welcome you, and now you're

welcome you, and now you're

leaving.

Oh.

Well, it was a short stay.

I should have come over and

given you a proper "hello."

The ambulance and the limousines

later -- I should have come

over.

Oh, no. Come on.

I-I should have come over and

introduced myself when we first

got here.

Just kind of in my own world.

That's how it goes.

Nobody knows how it is.

Nobody knows how it is.

I-I'd see her out here in the

back a lot at one point.

She was always very nice when we

chatted.

You -- you talked?

Well, small talk now and

then.

She said she was a musician and

she always lived in apartments

but she loved the trees and the

birds and always wanted to live

in topanga.

And here she was.

And she seemed very much home.

She reminded me, uh... Of my

wife -- you know, not in looks

wife -- you know, not in looks

but in that way people have when

they're taking stock, getting

ready to move into a different

way -- a new way.

My wife -- she said that she

would rather have the time to

take stock, sort things out.

She'd rather be able to -- to

think things through and say her

goodbyes rather than have it

real quick and over in a flash.

Real quick and over in a flash.

We never talked about that.

I was so focused on making sure

that she had everything that she

needed -- you know, her

appointments, her meds.

I never asked her that, and...I

should have helped her with

that.

You do what you can do.

What was her name?

Amanda.

Amanda.

A very good woman.

Oh, the best.

You could be sitting next to her

on a bus and not know that you

were sitting next to a

superhero.

She just looked like a

regular lady.

And this is perfect for

goodwill, right?

Nah.

N-no, this is in good shape.

Good shape?

Wh-what do you mean?

Like Michael Phelps good shape

or -- or, uh, mo'nique good

shape?

Because as soon as we pull this

off the wall, it's gonna fall

apart.

No, this is good wood.

Come on.

You know this is plywood.

It's going to goodwill.

Right, goodwill, not

half-ass-will.

You need to take it to

good-won't.

Look, why'd you even buy

look, why'd you even buy

this?

Why don't you just sit it out on

the curb, let somebody come

through and get it?

Look, no one is driving

through this neighborhood

looking for wood.

Have you tried Greg's list?

Greg might want it.

I'll tell you what.

I'll tell you what.

How about we take all the

little, broken-up pieces, stack

them in a nice, little, neat

pile, and leave it out at the

curb for you?

It's not going to break up.

I wish the Jonas brothers

would break up.

Okay. So now I play one

Jonas brothers song, and now you

got something to say about that?

One too many.

One too many?

I feel how I feel, man.

You can feel how you want to

you can feel how you want to

feel, but you're gonna be

looking for a place to stay.

What grown man listens to the

Jonas brothers?

That's a little creepy, man.

No, you don't even know.

I -- the movers bailed on me,

and I didn't know how I was

gonna get this on my truck.

Thank you, guys, so much.

Not a problem.

Our pleasure.

No, it really helped me out.

All right, so, you've got the

dresser, the microwave, the two

ironing boards, and the cd

cases.

Just sign right there.

Okay.

Okay.

All right.

Yep.

All right, sis.

Be good.

All right.

Bye, guys.

All right.

Oh, it's that game!

Y'all pull the board from and

the people --

don't pull that way.

Thanks, guys!

♪ I dreamed you were walking

on the edge of town ♪

♪ And I'd been looking for you ♪

♪ And I'd been looking for you ♪

♪ I wanted to tell you

what I finally found ♪

♪ But you were gone when I came

to ♪

♪ Not gonna hide,

I'm open wide ♪

Hey.

It's, uh, maye fisher.

I haven't talked to you in a

while.

Hope everything's good.

I was, um -- I don't -- kind of

wondering if you were gonna be

in the area today.

I'm moving.

I'm moving.

I know we haven't talked in a

while.

I just... Y--

Look, I'm just -- I'm by myself,

and I -- things just aren't

going the way that I'd planned,

and I just thought that maybe if

you were in the area, um...

I'm sorry.

I -- okay, uh, take care of

yourself, and, uh, bye.

Oh, my god.

♪ Like a gypsy lover ♪

♪ Like a gypsy lover ♪

♪ Searching for a little

peace of mind ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Peace of mind ♪

She had a lot of high heels.

I don't even remember her

wearing high heels.

How are you still here?

I thought you went with your

mother.

Huh?

Where is everything?

Where is everything?

You don't even know where

anything goes.

I just put stuff in boxes and

stuff.

Fran.

I told her not to take anything

before we could sit down and go

through it together.

I didn't take anything.

It's all right here.

It's all right here.

I didn't do anything.

Yeah.

I'm...

I'm sorry.

I just...

I wasn't expecting this.

She said that shoes were the one

thing you could fit into even

when your diet wasn't working.

I prefer purses for that.

They always fit.

She, uh...

She really pass away in here?

She really pass away in here?

Yeah.

She was always cool to me.

She really play on "Y.M.C.A."?

Yeah.

You know all the songs she

played on, huh?

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

You know Barry white was her,

uh, favorite to play with.

But she played with

Donna summer, village people,

bee gees.

All those old disco songs had

the greatest music behind them,

and if you really listen, you

can hear her.

Can hear her.

I googled her.

Nothing came up.

That's because session

musicians -- you know, they're,

like, basically invisible.

Everybody knows their music, but

nobody knows their name.

She used to play this...

Little place...

Let's see.

Let's see.

Ah! Here we go.

...called sunray studios.

Look right there.

Hmm?

"Amanda fisher."

If you recorded in L.A.

During those years, you knew her

name, and you hoped that when

you called, she was available.

See it?

If she hadn't been born in the

wrong body, she would have been

in a heavy-metal band because

they had the best solos.

She even had this special gold

kit that she used for her

hard-hitting solos.

She would put her earphones on,

and she would just start

thrashing away.

She loved bands.

Never had a chance to be in one,

though.

Why'd, um, gran and ma fight

so much?

They were just different.

At least that's what Fran

at least that's what Fran

thought.

So, why'd you two get along

so good?

Because I wanted to be just

like her.

She lived life doing what she

loved, so I just did what she

did.

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ You said, "you better ask

somebody" ♪

♪ So I did, but neither one of

us is familiar ♪

♪ With this brand of peculiar ♪

♪ She said, "you already know

what it is" ♪

Hey, I'm here about the ad.

Is there anything left?

Is there anything left?

Oh, yes!

Thank you!

Oh, thank you so much.

Um, uh, one second.

♪ Let's go see the world ♪

♪ Let's go show the world ♪

♪ Baby, let's go take the

world ♪

♪ Show the world what

we're made of ♪

Thanks a lot.

♪ Let's go show the world ♪

♪ Go and show the world ♪

♪ Baby, let's go take the

world ♪

♪ Show the world

what we're made of ♪

♪ A little more ♪

♪ A little more ♪

♪ Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh ♪

Hey, it's the queen!

The eyebrow king! Oh!

Hey.

Ramon, damone, this is my

nephew, raven.

It's a pleasure to meet you.

These are my boys.

Oh, come here.

So formal.

I love that.

So, come on in.

So, come on in.

Come on.

All right.

What's happening?

Where are the movers?

Um, you don't really want to

ask that question.

I'm managing okay without them.

No movers?

You're serious?

I'm making progress along

with the help of my nephew and

other occurrences.

We're almost... Finished -- kind

of.

Are you sure about this?

You always loved it so much.

You always loved it so much.

If it, uh, brings you that much

joy, then you should have it.

It's beautiful.

I remember when you first bought

it.

I thought to myself, "my girl --

She's doing it."

It's beautiful.

I was. Glory days.

There's more glory days

ahead.

You know, you're the best at

what you do, and everybody

understands, so don't fret.

Can we not talk business?

I mean, every make-up artist

in this town wants what you

have.

You created something pretty

you created something pretty

magical, but it's time to get

back out there.

I mean, you just up and

disappeared.

Look, I'm just trying to

clear my head.

I understand that, but

friends don't let friends throw

away their careers when they're

at the top of their game.

Look, you're tired.

You're sad.

You're drained.

And, truth be told, you've been

doing this for a year.

That's work.

So, it's okay to go slow.

Right, damone?

Yeah.

I'm just worried for you, that's

I'm just worried for you, that's

all.

Don't listen to me.

I won't.

You never do anyway.

Come on.

Come over here and steal my

painting.

All right.

Take my keys.

Girl, if I didn't have to go to

this wedding, you know I'd have

this house packed for you in a

minute.

I know.

I know.

I really don't want to go to

this thing.

Yeah, well, when the bride

owns a global cosmetic company

and the groom is the head of a

network, you go.

You smile.

You laugh.

You dance.

Yeah, I got that.

But what you don't do is give

them your best champagne, 'cause

you save that for a real

celebration.

Let me get glasses.

Get glasses.

Here you go, sir.

Love that sound.

It's okay, right?

Mmm. You -- what?

Stop!

Oh, yeah.

Just a little bit.

All right.

All right.

Thank you.

To my dear friend maye and to my

husband, to this young man

raven, to me, to the lovely

raven, to me, to the lovely

woman who brought us to this

room together, dear Amanda, to

today, and to what's next.

May we all be well.

Do -- do, uh, "Joshua tree."

You don't know nothing about

them, so don't even go there.

I love bono!

The edge -- what are you

talking about?

The fact that you didn't

mention Larry first lets me know

where you stand.

Plus, I'm not trying to hear the

iPod-commercial,

friend-of-Bill Gates bono.

I want the thick-Irish-brogue,

mullet-wearing bono, 1985 bono.

And you forgot Adam.

I know that bono.

I know all of them.

Please!

Okay, what you know about "war"?

What you know about

"unforgettable fire"?

"Unforgettable fire"?

A little "new year's day"?

"I will follow"?

"Gloria"?

You don't know.

Oh, here, babe.

No, I got it.

You got it, huh?

I got it.

So, what you into?

Like what?

Like what?

You know, like, you know,

music, sports, video games?

Hmm. I'm a cliché, I guess.

I like basketball, rap.

Lebron or d. Wade?

Lebron, gaming.

And d. Wade -- in real life, he

seems hecka cool, but lebron is

6'9" with the body of a power

forward who plays guard.

Lebron gaming, all day.

Lebron gaming, all day.

Okay, best punchline emcee --

Weezy or fabolous?

Oh, man.

Uh...

You got to choose.

Okay.

I say fabolous.

Uh-huh. Okay.

Best... All-time N.Y. Emcee

post-biggie, post-rakim -- nas

post-biggie, post-rakim -- nas

or Jay-Z?

Nas.

So, no hesitation, no

thought, just wrong answer,

front and center?

Jay-Z's a little overrated,

don't you think?

Oh, you know what?

You gonna have to go.

Come on.

Come on.

Nas killed him on "ether."

You can't debate that.

I-I can't?

Are you saying "takeover," the

greatest dis record of the last

20 years, is not debatable?

Are those actually the words

coming out of your mouth?

Nas went harder.

He killed him on that one

line -- "I rock hoes.

Y'all rock fellas."

Oh, so you're leaning on the

homophobia argument.

No, no, I'm just saying that

no, no, I'm just saying that

was a great burn.

He used his own company name

against him.

He murdered him through that

whole song.

Precisely.

Nas needed a whole song to get

his licks in -- Jay-Z, one

verse.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

One verse directed at nas

that was so sick, we are still

debating it to this day.

One verse versus one song, and

it goes down as one of the

greatest hip-hop battles of all

time.

'Nuff said.

But he sounded like he was

rhyming in some cushy leather

chair or some penthouse office.

Nas sounded like he was gonna

murder somebody.

Murder somebody.

Uh, what?

W-w-wait, wait.

That is what Jay was going for.

That's the point.

I call it the, um,

"executive" flow.

Right, I've named it.

The "executive" flow?

Wow.

Hello?!

Long lunch.

Well, you know how kids are.

Uh, well, kids come first.

Um, I dropped them off with Ron,

um, I dropped them off with Ron,

and then I had a few errands to

run for my family.

Whoa! You two sure got a lot

done.

See, you had the muscle right

here.

He was the best person to do it

anyway.

Um, so... Now I guess we just

have to do... Her room.

Um...

It's done, mom.

Oh. W-well... Good.

Um...

Um...

Good.

I mean, because maye has to be

rolling out of here first thing,

so this is good.

This is primo.

Who was here?

Damone and Ramon.

Roberts?

Roberts?

I love that show.

Oh, I'm sorry I missed them.

Um, wow.

Wait a minute.

You drank?

Yeah, as much as we drink in

mass.

That is for me to decide,

maye, not you.

Maye, not you.

Oh, you know what?

You're -- you're right.

Hey, I'm sorry.

I wasn't trying to --

is this -- is this all that's

left?

Is this... All I get?

Is this... All I get?

What else do you want?

Listen, I-I apologize.

I took liberties.

He's not my son.

I-I don't know how be with kids.

I'm sorry.

Take -- take whatever you want.

I'm sure you already got all

the good stuff.

What -- what stuff, Fran?

Whatever she had, whatever it

was -- papers, pictures, tapes.

It's my legacy and my kids'

legacy, not yours.

I'm the daughter.

You're the niece.

Remember that.

Remember that.

I told you that she gave all

of that stuff away.

Call them. It's there.

Why am I doing this?

I said I wasn't gonna do this

with you.

Why? Why am I doing this?

Whatever you're pissed off

about, Fran, I'm sorry.

You know, you're only sorry

because you're sad right now.

Any other time, you wouldn't

give a damn how I feel.

How could I let this happen?

It was her choice, Fran.

It was your choice.

That's not true.

No, you pushed her into a

place in her head where I

couldn't get to her.

Making peace and meditation --

All that bullshit out here in

all that bullshit out here in

the middle of nowhere.

She should have been on chemo

that whole time.

You should have told her to

fight!

I needed

time.

I needed time with her.

It was always you two.

And all this nonsense about --

About you waiting for me to do

the room.

You never waited for me ever.

You just got into her head, and

that was it.

That was it.

The way you were with her,

Fran, was not my fault.

Oh, how I was with her or how

she was with me?

I don't know, Fran.

You know, all the things that

you admired about her so much

are the same things that made

her not the greatest mother.

Did you ever think about that?

You got a different person.

You think you are so great.

No, I don't.

You do.

You do.

Really, deep down, you do.

But I know you, and I know that

you know that you were wrong to

bring her here to get into her

head.

I did not get in her head.

Well, you didn't stop her!

And you were the only person

that could have!

And why was that, Fran?

Where were you?

Where were you?

I wasn't here as much because

she didn't want me here as much,

period.

Period.

I didn't like it that way, I

didn't want it that way, but

that's the way it always was.

She always wanted you -- her own

little personal groupie.

You know, she, um...

She used to cry your name out at

night.

I'd wake up, and...

I'd wake up, and...

On the bad nights, I'd hear her

calling your name...

Not mine.

And I'd say, "I'll call her, you

know.

Fran will be right here."

And she said, "no, don't call.

Don't call her."

That's 'cause you make things

ugly.

Everything is negative.

Everything is negative.

She didn't want that.

She didn't want chemo again!

You didn't have to go through

it.

She did.

She didn't want jell-o and

hospitals.

She wanted -- she wanted her

music and she wanted fatburgers.

And she wanted trees.

She didn't want to fight.

She just wanted some peace and

quiet.

She wanted --

I'll bet you on my children's.

I'll bet you on my children's

lives that she would have rather

have had drama aboveground than

peace underground.

I guarantee you that.

She could have had six more

months... A year.

Hell, she could have -- she

could have gone into remission.

You don't know.

So, you can spin it however you

want, but you let her do this.

You could have told her to keep

fighting.

You could.

You could

have told her to talk to me.

You could have called me in the

middle of the night, but you

didn't.

You didn't.

It is the most selfish thing I

have ever heard.

I want her stuff.

I want... My... Mother's... Stuff.

I want... My... Mother's... Stuff.

Mom, look.

Can you put those things in

gran's room in the truck for me?

Can you do that for me, please?

Yeah, but, mom -- mom, look!

What happened?

It's, um -- it's just time to

go, honey.

How are you gonna finish?

How are you gonna finish?

I'll be fine.

I can, um, ask her to, uh,

come get me later, or you can

drop me off.

Listen, I'm -- I'll pull my

wallet out.

I'll have this truck packed and

loaded.

She, um -- she asked me to

get the drums and stuff from the

room.

I know. That's fine.

Go ahead.

I, um -- I wanted to show you.

I, um -- I wanted to show you

guys this.

I searched "sunray"...

And there she was.

Thank you.

How do I look?

Can I go with you?

You know, what if you need...

I'll call you.

Where you going?

Where you going?

I feel good today, sweetie.

It's beautiful out, and I'm

going.

How do I look?

See you, kiddo.

Hey, you.

Hey.

What's going on?

Why didn't you ever come

here?

Okay, we've talked about

this.

No, I-I know I've heard your

excuses.

I want to know the real reason.

I don't know, maye.

It was just never the right

time.

For a year, Evan?

For a year, Evan?

We don't have to do this on

the phone.

We don't have to get into this

on the phone.

I want to know why you never

came.

I supported you the best way

I could, maye.

Yeah, half-hearted phone

calls?

Yeah, I guess so.

You know, everybody's not you,

maye.

What does that mean?

It means everybody's not you.

Everybody doesn't...

Everybody doesn't deal with

everybody doesn't deal with

things like you.

Wow.

You know, I got you so wrong.

That-- that's what really stuns

me -- how wrong I was about who

you are.

Well, that goes both ways.

You're the one who left this

relationship.

You're the one who left our

home, our life, without any

discussion.

What is there to discuss when

someone is dying?

Someone is dying?

There are things to discuss!

Okay.

You're mad at me because I

didn't... Just drop my job and

abandon our place and pick up

and follow you into an awful

situation.

You expected me to just be right

behind you?

You didn't for a second stop to

think how it affected me.

I'm selfish, okay?

No, no.

You're not...

You're not...

Like I said, we shouldn't be

doing this on the phone.

You know what?

I don't think I want to do this

anymore at all, to be honest.

Fine.

Oh, good.

I'm sorry I'm late.

Um, are you sure you're in

the right place?

Yeah.

Uh, you're recycling your

uh, you're recycling your

satellite?

Oh, my -- yes.

I forgot.

I was trying to get here

before dark.

I hate leaving a straggler.

Um... So, what do you have to

do -- just unhook it and take

it?

Yeah, I'm just gonna unhook

the box here before I get all

the equipment.

I'm gonna take a look real quick

before I go up.

It should take about 10 minutes.

All right. "Up"?

To the roof.

Oh, all -- all right.

I'm gonna lose this, huh?

What's that?

Well, I'm gonna lose all this

stuff.

Yeah, I-it goes with the box.

If there is anyone out there

who still doubts that America

is a place where all things are

possible...

I didn't know that she saved

this.

I don't really want to lose her

shows.

Whose?

My aunt.

She, um -- she died, so that's

why I have to move.

It's real nice up here.

How long did she live here?

A year.

A year.

This was our place.

But, um, you know, she's gone,

so I got to go back.

Uh-huh.

...in numbers this nation has

never seen, like people who

waited three hours, four hours,

many for the first time in

their lives...

I should have watched more TV

with her.

She'd be in here.

I'd be in my office trying to

keep everything.

I should have been in here.

...millions of others who

stood in line to make their

stood in line to make their

voice heard in this election,

except for one thing.

How long you been on the job?

Uh, since 9:00 A.M.

No, I mean how long have you

been working for them doing

this?

Oh, since, uh, '03.

I used to be a postal carrier.

I like being outside, but this

pays better.

Pays by the house.

That's why I make sure I always

finish my list, even if the last

finish my list, even if the last

one's by moonlight.

Well, you got to do what you got

to do, girl.

Oh.

What?

It's a hell of a view from up

here.

So, how'd your aunt pass?

Breast cancer.

9-year survivor.

The, uh -- the hair.

Yeah, well...

It fell out, and I decided I

it fell out, and I decided I

liked it.

I didn't have to curl it, dye

it, perm it, blah blah blah, all

that stuff.

I was like, "I got cancer, okay?

I don't have time to be dealing

with all of this."

Have you ever, uh, tried wing

tips?

The shoes?

No.

No, it's a -- it's an eyeliner

trick.

You just, um, tip up the, uh,

edge of the outer corner of your

eye.

You make, like, a small wing --

You know, a cat eye.

Yeah, I've seen that.

Yeah, I've seen that.

Yeah.

No, that would really look good

on you.

It looks fabulous with

close-cropped hair.

You think?

Oh, absolutely.

I mean, your face is so open.

It's a perfect canvas to try

good things on.

Mm-hmm, and the lipstick --

Banging.

Perfect choice.

Thank you.

No, you just finish it up

with a perfectly groomed eye --

You're ready.

Okay, you need to make a Youtube

video or something, 'cause you

made that sound real easy.

I know.

Sorry.

Sorry.

Hello?

Maye.

Yeah?

It's Troy.

It's Troy.

Hi.

Hey, sorry I'm just now

calling you back.

Oh, no, it's, um -- that's

fine.

I-I shouldn't have called you

anyway.

No. Actually, I'm really glad

you called me.

So, you still need help?

Um... No, I'm good.

You sure?

No, I'm -- I'm through.

Are you sure?

Yeah, no, I'm done.

Yeah, no, I'm done.

Well, uh, you want me to

close the truck door?

What?

♪ Do I make you happy? ♪

♪ Do you look down

and smile on me? ♪

Troy.

I guess we should probably

hang the phone up now.

♪ Am I the girl you hoped I'd

be? ♪

♪ Am I the girl? ♪

♪ Am I the girl? ♪

♪ Tell me, do I, do I ♪

♪ Do I make you happy? ♪

♪ Do you look down

and smile on me? ♪

Sure you're done with all of

this?

Huh?

The moving.

Sure you don't need... More help?

Oh.

Uh, I think I could use some

muscle.

I can help.

♪ Tell me, do I, do I, do I ♪

♪ Tell me, do I, do I, do I ♪

♪ Do I make you happy? ♪

♪ Do you look down

and smile on me? ♪

It's nice inside.

♪ Tell me what

you're thinking ♪

♪ Am I the girl... ♪

Yeah, I think I can handle

all of this -- no problem.

You're like my dark knight in

shining armor.

Yeah, kind of... Batman meets

yeah, kind of... Batman meets

prince charming.

Yeah.

I'm with that.

So, how you been doing?

I been good, working hard,

you know?

So, work's good?

Yeah. I can't complain.

So, how come you never told me

you were such a... Big deal?

You were such a... Big deal?

You're, like, a really important

person.

You -- you weren't gonna tell me

anything, were you?

I wasn't even -- I wasn't even

thinking about work.

You know, spending time with

you was just like a

treat during a dark time.

Well, I guess we should get

this party started.

Oh!

Woman, what are you doing?

Voilà.

What's up with the swing set?

Why?

What you mean, "why"?

Don't get on that swing set.

I'm getting on that swing

set.

This house is incredible,

man.

You're gonna fall off that

swing.

Probably so -- if you push

me.

You're so crazy.

Come on.

Come on.

Am I doing it right?

Okay, fine.

Push!

Whoo!

You got swings on trees,

and...

Grown-ass man on a swing set.

You remember this.

Come on.

Okay.

Yeah, there we go.

Ah!

You want on?

You sure?

You sure?

I want on.

I'm gonna hit the tree!

Ah!

How about that?

♪ ...the emptiness ♪

♪ I'm trying to hold on till you

return ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Till you come home ♪

♪ Till you come home ♪

♪ Till you come home ♪

♪ I'm just sayin' ♪

♪ Ooh-ooh-hoo, oh, oh, oh,

oh, oh, oh ♪

♪ Till you come home ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

I am so tired.

Well, you been doing this all

day.

No, I've been doing this all

year.

Yeah.

You know, part of me really

you know, part of me really

wants to get out of here.

And part of me doesn't want to

go.

What you doing?

What you doing?

Oh.

Why don't you stay?

You don't know how many

nights I parked out front just

waiting to hear you say those

words.

All you had to do was invite a

brother in.

My aunt was here.

And, you know, I would have

loved to meet her.

What you want me to tell you?

I told you things were

I told you things were

complicated.

I told you that when we met.

And I heard you when we met.

I wasn't trying to lock it down.

But, you know...

You even know my last name?

Edwards.

Yeah.

Okay.

Where do I stay?

Um, inglewood somewhere?

Ah, inglewood -- close.

Gardena.

Oh.

Where am I from?

Where did I grow up?

Gardena?

Not close.

Not close.

Montgomery.

Hmm.

Okay, well, I flunked a quiz.

Yeah, you think?

But I liked you a lot.

A lot.

I just wanted a regular date,

maye.

Way before the motel, I just

wanted to take you to dinner, a

movie.

But that was then, right?

[ Little dragon's "twice"

[ plays ]

♪ Twice I turn my back

on you ♪

♪ I fell flat on my face

but didn't lose ♪

♪ Tell me where would I go ♪

So, what if I came back?

So, what if I came back?

You know, what if I'm supposed

to be here?

I have friends here.

I could work here.

I mean, this could be my base,

and I could travel when I needed

to.

We could date, you know?

Normal stuff.

You could come inside -- no

motel.

I promise.

♪ So frightening ♪

♪ Was it two wills? ♪

♪ Was it two wills? ♪

♪ One mirror holding us... ♪

I'm with somebody... Now.

I can't stay tonight, maye.

Can't stay tomorrow night, can't

stay the night after.

I shouldn't even be here right

now, but I had to come see you

before I let it all die, you

know?

♪ Colossal signs so I got

lost ♪

All those dudes at work just

wishing they could... Pull up on

some beautiful woman who needs

help with a flat tire on their

shift.

I thought you were regular --

Just a regular girl.

Just a regular girl.

I liked you before I knew what

you did or who you knew.

I liked you then.

All right, you're all set.

Thank you.

I couldn't have done it without

you rescuing me.

All good.

Take care of maye.

♪ Was it the blue night

gone fragile? ♪

♪ Was it both men ♪

♪ In wonder steady gone under? ♪

♪ Was it the light ways

so frightening? ♪

♪ Was it two wills? ♪

♪ One mirror holding us dearer

now? ♪

Hey.

You done?

Yeah, pretty much.

Tired?

Very.

I know.

Uh...

I should have been there.

I-I know -- I know that doesn't

mean much now, but...

...I should have been there.

So, what you gonna do when I

get sick, huh?

My hair falls out and I'm

vomiting and I need to be fed

and bathed?

Someone to pick me up off the

someone to pick me up off the

bathroom floor?

That's not you.

Could be. You don't know.

And you don't know, either.

I know... That if anything

ever happened to you -- as much

as a scratch or a cough -- I

would shut it all down and be

there.

There.

I wouldn't dare let anybody even

think about touching you.

I would take care of you because

you're mine.

Who's gonna take care of me?

I am.

I am now.

I'll be there.

She's gone.

It's just me here now.

And that's gonna have to be

okay.

Good night, honey.

Good night, honey.

Good night.

Morning.

Hi.

Hi.

I, uh, was on my way into work.

I saw the light on, and, uh, I

thought you might have left the

Dolly out that I left you.

You left it on purpose?

You left it on purpose?

Well, it's the least I can

do, leaving you high and dry

like that.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Well, it looks like you got it

all done, huh?

Helped by some miracles, it's

done.

I'm sorry about that

yesterday.

I, uh, just need to keep this

job, you know?

No, it wasn't your fault.

I-I was... Crazy.

No, no.

No, no.

Can I help you with this?

These yours?

Oh, they were, uh -- they're

my aunt's.

You play?

One song.

Uh, a silly song called

"rock lobster."

Drums aren't hard, but when you

play it, everyone's impressed.

That's a good trick.

Your aunt -- she taught you?

Yeah.

Could I see them?

Could I see them?

See what I can do, okay?

I'm gonna take it easy on these,

though.

These are a nice set of drums.

Thank you.

Hi.

I'm maye fisher, make-up artist

to the stars, but today I'm just

a chick who knows a few tricks

about makeup.

Sometimes you got to bring it

back to the basics, so at the

encouragement of a pal, I am

going to show you how to do a

wing tip, or cat eye.

It's classic, yet still edgy.

Angelina rocks it very

successfully.

It works for her.

No reason it can't work for you,

too.

Too.

Okay, so...

♪ There's a song... ♪

My aunt Amanda actually got

me hooked on makeup, especially

eye makeup...

Lashes, liner...

Mascara, the whole nine.

She said that if your eye makeup

looked great, you'd always be

happy 'cause you'd never want to

cry and mess up all that hard

cry and mess up all that hard

work you did.

Good one, huh?

♪ ...hunger ♪

♪ Beneath, beneath ♪

♪ Beneath ♪

And there you go.

♪ Means everything, everything ♪

♪ Never go, waiting ♪

♪ Never go, waiting ♪

♪ Never go, waiting ♪

♪ Never go, waiting ♪

♪ Never go, never go ♪

♪ Never go, waiting ♪

♪ Never go, waiting ♪

♪ Never go, waiting ♪

♪ Never go, never ♪

♪ There's a word that silence

breathes when the whole world ♪

♪ Turns away ♪

♪ There's an angel keeping you

from everything you need ♪

♪ There's a lie that drowns ♪

♪ There's a lie that drowns ♪

♪ But you're still holding,

holding, holding, holding ♪

♪ There's an end if you please,

but don't choose it ♪

♪ Never go, waiting ♪

♪ Never go, waiting ♪

♪ Never go, waiting ♪

♪ Never go, waiting ♪

♪ Never go, never go ♪

♪ Never go, waiting ♪

♪ Never go, waiting ♪

♪ Never go, waiting ♪

♪ Never go, never go ♪