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being a family, but...

I can't!

Don't you see that we can't make ourselves right

by forcing ourselves on one another,

by condescending to...

trite emotion that, that...

force us to alter our lives and, and...

give up our dreams.

No, we can't...

lose ourselves in the same lie of love that the whole

world uses as an excuse for survival.

Can we, John?

Love is a lie...

told in story books...

to fuel fantasies...

that are destructive...

and wrong.

I had this idea... - Yeah?

What if the only news that we found...

Well...

What if the only news that we told...

was good news.

That's a fucked idea!

It's really fucked!

Totally fucked! I mean, that's...

That's bad for business.

That's fucking impossible.

Oh, it's really fucking impossible.

You know, it's too bad, too.

Because there's a lot of good shit going on out there

and nobody ever knows about it because

nobody ever tells anybody.

That is fucked! - It's really fucked!

Let's do it! - What?

Let's go! - Where?

Fuck it, let's go do it! - Where?!

No, let's go to your fucking station

and we'll tell 'em all the fucking good news man.

- No, we can't. Why?!

Why not?!

I got no fucking balls.

I got no fucking balls!

Yeah...

I hear you.

This building being demolished

was the best thing that ever happened to us.

It forced us to do something, to make a move.

There are people who spend their whole lives suspended in fear,

waiting for some event to cause them to have to come to grips with reality.

But it never does.

And they die not knowing if they were where they were

because it was easier to drift alone with the tide,

like a corked bottle at sea...

than to move in a direction of their own choosing.

To freedom.

Bon voyage!

Whoa!

[Thick Chinese accent [ What's a-matter you?!

You break my business!

Get out! Get out of here!

Go! - I'm going...

Go! - No, honey...

You know me! - We're sorry, we're sorry!

Go!

No kiss men! No kiss!

Stop! - We can--

Why did we come here?

Because we came to get lucky!

Oh yeah, that's right, we want--

We want five--

I got five dollars and I want five tickets.

Lucky tickets!

I want five...

Five dollar! - Lucky tickets!

Lucky tickets!

"Bi-san" yourself!

I'll clean that up if you want!

No, it's okay.

How you been, baby?

We came to kiss it.

Arigato!

Okay!

Good night!

This would work a lot better for both of us

if you would just get it up.

Hello?

John?

Hi.

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm great.

Um, I was just wondering

If um...

If you'd like to come by

And uh... see Jennifer?

Yeah.

And uh... maybe take her over night,

I know she'd like that.

Yeah.

She misses you.

Me too.

Mr. Madler.

Please, come in.

You're beautiful little girl will be ready in just one minute.

Thanks, Margaret. - You're welcome.

Hi, honey!

Hi, sweetie.

Aw... Want to give dad a kiss?

I think you'll find everything you'll need in the bag.

Okay, thank you, thank you. We'll be fine.

I'm Allison's mother, Patricia Mackenzie.

Hi, I'm Jennifer's father, John Madler.

Nice meeting you all. I'll--

Oh, call if you need anything.

I will but-- I won't--

We'll-- We'll be fine.

Well, nice meeting you all. - Bye

- Bye, bye.

Say bye. - Goodbye

- Goodbye. Oh, yes.

Bye.

Someday you'll know what's going on...

I think.

Someday, you'll understand that...

You're mother and I needed more to than anything to bring you in to this world.

I hope.

Someday.

Can I have you?

You give me mine, and I'll give you yours.

Oh, you're him.

You know, when you do sex like this,

It's like playing Russian Roulette.

Do you always let your dick rule your life?

I don't wanna love.

We both need the same thing...

To be able to forget about everything else.

We're pregnant.

I knew it.

Hey wait a minute. I'll go with ya!

Can hear me...

I know you can hear me!

You can hear me!

You can hear me!

I have to leave her with you.

I'm sorry to bother you!

I just-- There's nothing else I could do!

What's the matter?

Nothing, nothing. I got to catch a flight.

I'm leaving. I'm leaving the country!

Promise me one thing...

Please. Promise me one thing.

What is it?

That you won't do to her what you did to your daughter.

Please, promise me that.

What are you talking about?

What am I talking about?!

I'm talking about the way you made her feel small and unimportant,

I'm-- I'm talking about the way that you allowed her to assume...

All the guilt, for what happened to your son.

I'm talking about the way you, never, ever allowed her

to understand how special she is!

That's what I mean!

Promise me that, lady!

Promise me that!

Before i leave my daughter with you,

promise me, please!

Holy--

Please, you gotta work your ass off to make her feel...

To let her know how great she is.

Hey, Jack!

Let me have a Stoli.

Straight up, a double one.

And one for the captain.

God bless you, my son.

God bless you.

Gettin' a little late start tonight, huh?

Well you know, it's better than no start at all.

The world, my son, is like the contents of a bottle.

Constantly growing

Smaller and smaller...

and smaller.

Yeah, i'll drink to that.

John...

Let me have another one just like that. Make that two.

John, where's Jennifer?

This is my place.

What are you doing here?

Why did you bring him here?

Where is Jennifer. Is she safe?

She's with your mother.

Is there a problem here?

A problem?

No, there's no problem,

Inspector.

We're just conducting a little, business meeting.

This is Jennifer's father.

John Medler.

He's an old friend of mine.

Donald-- Donald Walters.

Donald?

Donald!

Why, ain't you dead?

I mean, cause that's really funny.

Cause i heard,

that you fell down on your little bicycle,

Got a boo-boo on your head,

and you died.

What is this asshole talking about?

It's a fucking resurrection, Captain!

A fucking miracle and it ain't even Easter!

Jerry, I got to drink to that.

Oh, me too!

So, now you're into fucking the dead, huh?

Who I fuck, and what I fuck is my business.

Is he your way of making you feel good about yourself again, huh?

Has he forgiven you?

Have you guys forgiven each other?

Nice mouth.

I think I'm gonna have to shut this mouth.

Hey, that's a nice new motorcycle you got there...

Did she buy it for you?

Son of-- - Take it outside!

Come on, fuckhead!

Kick him in the nuts, Johnny! Kick him in the nuts!

You know, Allison, you're an easy mark for abuse!

Come on! - Oh, I'm coming!

I am coming!

Start the bike!

Allison! - Start it!

Start it! - Did he ever find himself after he made you the kid?

Huh? Huh?!

Stop it! Stop it!

Don't hurt him!

Kick him in the nuts! In the nuts!

Let go of me! He needs my help!

He needs me to help him!

Which one are you talking to?!

Stop it!

Someone get some help!

God! - What a cheap shot, huh?

It's the best thing you've ever done.

It's truly remarkable, John.

It's gonna spin your career around like a top!

I think I'm talking the really big bucks, here!

Mark...

You're a scumbag.

It belongs to Ed Morley and Greenscene.

They commissioned it...

It's a charitable contribution...

A tax write-off.

Right?!

Don't you see it?!

The whole problem with the world today is...

We think we know everything!

And therefore, we can't learn shit!

And on any given issue,

any given time,

there's only one truth...

And it doesn't come in shades and variations.

And ultimately it's the only thing that matters.

Are those real?

Hey, hey! - Are you crazy?!

This isn't your lease.

These freaks--

These freaks in my place, man!

They're gonna mess up the place!

Arnie, Arnie, Arnie!

The bulldozers are gonna be here in a couple of days.

Any damage we do is gonna save you money on the back end!

Think of it as good business, man!

You been drinking? - Yeah!

I think you're right, though. - All right, man.

I want you to-- introduce you to...

Luella and Susan. This is Arnie.

He owns the place. - I own the place.

You wanna-- You want a drink, man?

Yeah, scotch no ice. Ice spoils the drink.

How you girls doing? I own the place--

Friend of down the street.

Do a lot of business together.

I'm thinking about a lot of exciting things for this area.

Gonna tear it down and go about three high.

You guys enjoy condos? You ever been down to...

John, the radio tomorrow at 12...

Tune into the station. I got a surprise for you.

Yeah? What is it?

It's a secret.

It's your going away present.

All right.

Cool.

Go on now, girls.

Go on!

Today, I've got some good news for everyone.

Instead of the usual stuff, we're gonna talk about some

of the other interesting things that're going on in our city.

More than 3.5 million people didn't die today in LA.

They were not involved in traffic accidents, earthquakes,

plane crashes, fires or crime.

Now that's what I call "news."

A Hollywood man...

What the hell is going on here?!

Freddy?!

Freddy, what does he think he's doing?!

...dedicated to helping provide housing for the homeless.

Jake is on the phone. Get him off! - In Pasadena...

Paul! - ...a 14-year-old put together

A group of teenagers to visit the elderly.

To learn from them. To learn to respect them...

Paul, I swear to God!

A business exec in Century City decided that by pooling

the various individual talents of the poor...

You did it, you son of a bitch! You did it!

...manufacture profits and well-being for its participants.

A retired grandmother decided to fund a group,

dedicated to instilling a sense of accomplishment--

Listen, I want this stopped!

...even in the most desperate of our citizens.

The balls, man. The beautiful balls!

The phones are ringing off the hook!

I've never seen anything like this!

All right, all right, that's it! Just cut him off!

Pull the plug! We're off the air!

What are you talking about?!

They love it!

They're all saying they love what he's saying!

I'd like to end this first edition

of "The Good News Report" with an excerpt from a letter

that was written in 1852 by Chief Sealth,

in response to an inquiry made by the US government

about buying tribal lands.

Chief Sealth said,

"The Earth does not belong to man...

Man belongs to the Earth.

All thing are connected, like the blood that unites us all.

Man did not weave the web of life....

He is merely a strand in it.

What he does to the web, he does to himself."

Uh, can I come in?

Something happened the other night when you were--

When John dropped Jennifer.

Something important.

Allison, I-- I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

What happened?

He loves you so much.

It opened my eyes.

His love for you made me see--

Mother, what are you talking about?

You can't keep living on our terms,

because they're wrong.

Brandon?

There is a phase of our lives...

that has to come to an end...

as of now.

Patricia, you can't change the world in a single conversation.

I need more happiness in my life.

And so do you.

So does our daughter and our granddaughter.

Now, we have talked about this...

Yes...

We talked about it.

We're going to fix what's wrong with this family...

Once and for all.

Your father couldn't understand the difference between...

running a corporation...

and allowing the love of a family to--

He felt, he couldn't show softness...

and vulnerability.

This thing about males...

is a carry-over from some...

distant tradition that your father inherited

and foisted upon us.

And I let him.

Your husband was right.

We never worked our asses off to make you feel great about yourself.

And that was a terrible mistake.

I told myself, "Someday. Someday, I'm gonna do it!

I'm gonna do it!" But I never did it!

You know, because it gets stuck!

You get stuck in the rut and then you don't know what to do!

We just get stuck! You know what I mean, huh?!

You know what I mean? Really what I'm talking about here, huh?!

You know what I'm talking about here or what, huh?!

Can you believe this?!

No, I can't believe it!

All right, change it before I miss my flight!

I can't!

What do you mean you can't?!

The spare is flat, too!

Great!

No, it happened this morning!

It happened this morning

and I did not have a chance to get it fixed!

I mean, whoever heard of two flats in one day, huh?!

I mean, sometimes--

Sometimes you just don't get lucky!

And sometimes you make your luck!

No, I'm not lucky! I'm never lucky!

Why?!

What did I ever do to you, huh?!

Why, why are you doing this to me?!

Hey! Hey, hey!

What about my fare?!

Sometimes...

You get what you deserve!

You motherfucker!

This she is,

Allison McKenzie...

Insecure, deeply unhappy.

Not possessed of a great sense of self or self-worth...

Capable of buying people off and not admitting that she did it...

Scared...

Resentful of her situation and her family...

Hides in sex, fakes enjoyment of sex.

Doesn't cum...

So she says...

There his is...

Wolfgang Amadeus Madler...

Self-centered, a pushover,

scared...

overwhelmed by the prospect of the mark he can leave on the world...

at the same time, not convinced

of the uniqueness of his talents and their value...

In love with money and what it can do,

in love with sex, and the way it conforms

his sense of power and control over things.

There he is...

running away.

Tell me what you want!

I want you to stop giving up!

I want you to become aggressive...

Determined to shape your own destiny!

I want you to stop being a submissive victim!

Oh, look who's talking?!

The volunteer!

You think the world's a place to go through in camouflage!

Always seeking the path of least resistance.

I'd rather be a volunteer than a victim.

There's a penalty for all this!

It's called "being lonely!"

Being alone!

What, are you fucking crazy?!

I don't need this shit!

I'm by myself!

I wanna do something, I do it!

I need something, I get it!

It's simple! It's so simple!

What are you afraid of?

What?!

What are you afraid of?!

Crazy rich bitches and fancy cars!

Why don't you get outta here?!

Go back to your dead man!

Let him dazzle ya!

Let him fuck your brains out!

Come on, come on!

Being faithful was never part of the deal, you know that!

At least I didn't sell a painting that was part of our lives,

part of who we are!

Did he help you go back?!

Did he help you forget?!

Did he help insulate you from the realities of the world?!

We all have our fantasies to run to, to escape to!

You have your island. You untouched wilderness to use up!

Did he make you cum?!

Throw your stuff in.

I'll take you to the terminal.

If I could change the world, you know what I'd do?

No, what would you do?

I'd get a lot of story books,

and I'd research my subject well.

And I'd make sure that all the princes and princesses dressed well...

And that all the knights ride white horses.

And that heaven extended to Earth.

And that love was a magic breath that lasted forever.

And that lovers who fell madly in love with each other,

even if it happened against their wishes and their wills,

would be able to admit that they needed each other...

And they'd become empowered by each other's presence.

And they'd contrive to make the world what they wanted

and needed it to be.

That's what I'd do.

We can do it.

I know we can.

Do what?

Make heaven on Earth.

Need help with your bags?!

It can't be done.

Together...

We could do it together.

Yeah, well if you folks get it together enough to decide

whether or not you need help with your bags, let me know!

Mommy, push me faster! Push me higher!

Not too high, Jennifer. Mommy doesn't want you to get hurt, okay?

Daddy, daddy, push me higher!

You wanna go high? How high you wanna go, baby?

John, be careful. - She'll be fine.

I wanna go up to the sky and touch the sun.

You know-- - I was wondering--

Go ahead!

What?

No, I want you to go first.

Go! - No, you go first.

You know, you're always doing this.

Go ahead!

I want you to go first.

I was wondering if you would ever like uh...

consider, you know, like ever...

getting married again.

You know what? - What?!

No, it's very funny.

What do you mean "funny?"

What do you mean it's like "ha ha" funny or peculiar funny?

What's so damn funny?!

Oh, no it's amazing

No, no, I was just um...

I was just wondering the exact same thing.

Flying!