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[ Rustling ] [ Crickets Chirping ]

[ Dog Barking In Distance ]

[ Barking Continues ]

[ Gunshot ]

[ Gunshots ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Man ] Hey, Kyle, why don't you leave that. Come back for it later.

[ Car Alarm Chirps ]

[ Chattering In Distance ] ♪♪ [ Stereo: Rock ]

Hey, what's up? Hey.

You need some help with that? Oh, I got it. Thanks.

You must be Brandon.

I'm Shane.

Pleasure to meet you, man. You too.

I just gotta grab a few more things real quick.

Let me help you. All right, don't you got to bring your own stuff in?

No, I travel pretty light.

If I needed something, I can just buy it, right?

Sure, I guess. I sound like a douche. I know.

Oh, you wrestle? Yeah, man. Fourth year.

Don't tell me you're the scholarship guy.

Yeah. Oh, man, I'm livin' with the enemy!

Howie's gonna flip. What? Who's Howie?

The guy who used to be number one in your weight class.

He kept missing his weight last year 'cause he's such a frickin' drunk.

We lost the championship by this much last year.

I mean, you're like the Great White Hope.

[ Chuckles ] I don't know about that.

If Howie doesn't smother you in your sleep.

Oh, so now I gotta watch my back?

Hey, you think you're ready to run the canyon?

Yeah. All right.

Ten bucks, get to the top first.

You're on.

[ Grunts ]

Hey, wait up, man. It gets dangerous up here.

Later.

Whoo-hoo!

Whoo-hoo-hoo! Whoo-hoo-hoo! Ten bucks, loser.

What'd you do that for, man? Whoa!

- You know I don't have that money! - Whoa, dude!

Just relax, bro.

It's a joke, man.

I'm-- I'm-- I'm sorry.

I get-- I get a little too competitive sometimes, and I overdid it.

Man, I'm sorry.

- A little competitive? - [ Chuckles ]

Dude, the blood vessels in your face were about to pop, bro.

It's all good. You good?

Yeah. You? I'm good. Let's get out of here.

[ Man ] Come on, guys! Shoot in there now! Come on!

Take him down! That's it! Take him down!

That's it. That's it.

Just like that.

[ Clapping ]

- Whoo! Nice job. - Yeah. Oh.

Nice job? You took me down.

Dude, you killed it in there.

What the hell, Howie?

You missed two days in a row already.

Coach is gonna suspend you again.

[ Scoffs ] Let him try.

Let him try? This is your replacement. Name's Shane.

What's up, man?

This is the scholarship guy? [ Chuckles ]

What loophole did you crawl through?

It's called merit. I earned it.

My father endows the scholarship fund, so I know that's not true.

You must fall into the "extreme poverty" category.

- Cut it out. - It's the only way the white trash get in.

Whatever, man. Believe what you want.

Mommy and Daddy on the welfare rolls sucking the state dry?

Maybe, Mommy was sucking something else to get by.

My parents are dead.

Ohh! Ahh!

- Whoa! - Let's get out of here, dude. Let's go.

Next time, I'll do more than lay you out!

I think you broke my nose! Come on. Let's get out of here.

I just had my deviated septum fixed!

♪♪ [ Stereo: Trance ]

The guys on the team are gonna think I'm such a punk.

No. Howie's an ass, man. Dude, it was awesome.

Well, I think I broke my hand.

I got just the thing.

Here. Take one of those.

No. I don't need a muscle relaxant, dude. This is not a pulled muscle.

Take it. Your hand will feel great in a few minutes, and everything else will too.

I wish I had these on my last team. Keep 'em.

I got a whole supply. Howie's brother's a doctor.

I got scrips for anything we want.

Hey, can't drink with 'em though.

Howie and I had a buddy that, uh, went to sleep and didn't wake up.

Booze and those pills don't mix.

Wow.

Thanks.

Dude, I got you.

[ Sighs ]

Good night, man.

Good night.

You know, it's not like I go home every weekend,

but it's Mom's birthday and all.

Thanks for inviting me, man. I'm really looking forward to it.

You're gonna have a great time.

[ Engine Turns Off ]

If you're as good on the tennis court as you are the mat,

you'll give Dad a run for his money.

How much do we get if we win?

It's a figure of speech. What's with the jacket?

I want to make a good impression.

There he is!

Hey. There he is. Oh.

[ Man ] Hey, look who's here. Hey, buddy.

What's up? How you doing?

Good to see you. Yeah. Mom, Dad, this is Shane.

Hi. How are you? [ Mom ] Hi.

Welcome, Shane. Good to meet you.

Thank you. Come on inside.

Give me your bag. Oh, thank you.

This is my garden.

Brandon says you do all of this professionally.

No, no, no. If she were a professional, she'd have to take money.

But she would never do that.

Mom's got a bunch of rich friends that just use her for her talents.

I'm not going to charge my friends.

Well, I mean, this is beautiful,

so I can see why they'd want your help.

Thank you. At least somebody's nice to me.

Hey! I'm still your biggest fan.

[ Brandon ] Hey, we're gonna hit it so we can get a run in before tennis tomorrow.

And thank you so much for dinner. It was delicious.

My pleasure. All right. Night.

Not so fast. I need a hug from my son.

Mmm. I love this boy. [ Chuckles ]

- Night. - Good night, Pop.

Good night. One sec.

I like him.

Big improvement over your last roommate.

Hear! Hear! Wait till you hear this.

He's an orphan. Oh, that's so sad.

Why is that sad?

Kid is smart. He's athletic.

He's got a full ride at a great school.

Regardless.

Brandon and I are gonna go out of our way to make Shane feel like family. Right?

Right.

[ Birds Chirping ]

[ Father ] You can tell me about it when I get there.

I'll be there in a few minutes.

You're lucky I'm not in your weight class.

Otherwise, you won't touch the mat. Oh, I'm lucky?

Hey, Mom, we got to hit it. Otherwise, we're gonna hit some traffic.

Hey. Phil, take a picture. The kids are leaving.

All right, real quick. Get in here.

[ Shane Chuckles ] [ Mother ] Come on.

Okay, everybody.

My handsome boys.

All right, pretend you're happy.

[ Shutter Clicks ]

Gotcha. Okay, I'll catch you later.

Drinks for the road? Hey, where you going?

Something came up at the office. I gotta get down there right away.

It's Mom's birthday. I know. I know. But I'll see you later, okay?

You always do this. Hey. Catch you later.

I love you. I love you too.

Mmm. Drive safely, okay? I will.

Thank you so much for everything. This was great.

My pleasure. I have some turkey sandwiches for you guys.

This is perfect. I love turkey.

You really love turkey, you should come back for Thanksgiving.

- Mom's a great cook. - That would be awesome. Thank you.

Okay.

Happy birthday.

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Brandon ] What do you mean you can't? Come on. [ Woman Laughs ]

Oh. [ Chuckles ] I can't. Come on.

[ Woman ] Okay. You know I have class.

Okay, Brandon. Just for a minute. Come on. Let's get out of here.

I heard your new best friend took you home for the weekend. Was it fabulous?

- It was fine. - Mrs. Michaelson invite you to Thanksgiving?

- What if she did? - So predictable. Don't plan on it.

And what's that supposed to mean?

Brandon brings all of his new roommates home.

They're all buddy-buddy, and then-- [ Fingers Snap ]

Flavor of the month just doesn't taste so good anymore.

You're not good anymore. You're nothing.

Whatever. You don't know what you're talking about.

Don't say I didn't warn you. [ Chuckles ]

So, you gonna be somebody?

[ Scoffs ] Is that-- Is that what you think?

Because you're gonna amount to nothing. Nothing.

All right, bro, I'm gonna hit the shower.

Cool.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

[ Printer Whirring ]

I'm Brandon Michaelson.

Hi. I'm Shane Michaelson.

[ Brandon ] Yo.

What's up, brother? Hey.

What's up, man?

Hey, uh, this is Erin.

Erin, Shane. Hi.

So nice to meet you. Uh, Brandon has...

said lots of great things about you.

Oh, well, I feel like I know you already too.

[ Giggles ]

Hey, uh, catch you later, brother.

We'll have a beer.

♪♪ [ Stereo: Hip-hop, Muffled ]

Hey, what's up?

Dude, I never thought you'd get here.

Let me just save this and, uh, we can go.

What are you talking about?

You said you wanted to go have a beer.

Oh. No.

I already got something else going on, man.

You hanging out with Erin again?

Yeah.

So you--

So you missed sociology four times.

You're late to practice.

You're really starting to act like Howie.

Really?

We're going to miss the previews.

Hey.

Hi.

Babe, why don't you go ahead, okay?

I'll catch up.

Okay.

[ Door Closes ]

I really like this girl, okay?

Talk later.

[ Door Closes ]

♪♪ [ Stereo: Rock ] [ Loud Chattering ]

[ Shutter Clicks ]

So, Erin, where are you from? Like, Scotland, what?

Ireland.

Oh, you're hanging with the leprechauns, huh?

Always. Always. I love them.

[ Erin ] And you look like a leprechaun. [ Laughter ]

This guy again.

Hey, babe. [ Laughs ]

Hey, glad you came, brother. Got a beer for you.

Cheers.

Ireland, that's, like, an 11-hour flight, right?

Uh, not counting the trip from Dublin to Limerick.

And the buggy ride from Limerick to "Kullinary." Killarney.

- Kil-Killarney. - [ Laughs ]

It's kind of hard to get home.

It's so very expensive. I-- I just go for the summers.

Holidays must suck, all alone.

Everyone else at home with their families.

Oh, usually I find a sucker who's willing to take me in.

Oh, a sucker now.

That's your ticket to Thanksgiving.

You never should have been born.

You were right.

- You were right. - [ Yells ]

You were right. You were right!

You were right! You were right! You were right!

- You were right. [ Sobbing ] - I'll rip you apart. Do you understand me?

[ Muttering ] I want to find someone to love me.

[ Laughing ]

You're worthless.

You're a waste of space.

[ Birds Chirping ]

[ Door Closes ]

[ Typing ]

[ Howie ] Brandon! Morning, buddy.

Oh, look who it is.

You just getting in now?

Yes, sir, I am.

[ Brandon ] All right. What's going on?

Janie scored a little, uh-- Who am I to say no? You want some?

Dude, come on. You're grinding your teeth. The coach is gonna see that.

Coach. What's he gonna do? I'm paying that guy's salary.

- You or your dad? - Well, my dad. But isn't it the same thing?

Whatever works, dude.

- You need to get some sleep. - Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know.

- [ Howie ] Catch you at practice. Later. - See you in three hours, right?

[ Howie ] Later.

Hey.

What are you doing?

Uh, my Wi-Fi was down. I was just seeing if yours works.

Next time, ask.

Sure.

Sorry.

[ Crickets Chirping ]

[ Chimes ]

I am done.

Where you going?

I'm gonna catch a midnight flick with Erin.

I'd love to see a movie.

Boundaries, dude. Boundaries.

Catch you later.

[ People Chattering ] [ Birds Chirping ]

Hey. Hi.

Hey, I'm really glad I ran into you. Can I talk to you for a second?

I'm cramming for an exam. Two minutes.

Okay. What?

Well, this has to stay confidential.

I can't agree if I don't know what it's about.

Trust me. You need to hear this, but it has to stay between us. You promise?

All right.

I heard some of the guys talking about you and what you like-- sex-wise.

Like what?

Tell me.

That you participate a lot when you and Brandon are--

Participate? What's that supposed to mean?

Shh.

That you're loud.

What?

Are you kidding me?

I'm sorry. I just thought you should know.

[ Door Opens ]

Erin just broke up with me.

Brandon, man, that sucks. I'm-- I'm really sorry.

Apparently, I've been telling everybody about our sex life.

Who said that? How would you know this stuff?

Have you been spying on us?

What? I don't-- I don't know anything. I don't want to know anything.

That's not what she said.

She came to me at the library...

to ask me if you really liked her or if you were just using her.

All I said is what you told me last week.

That's it. I swear.

It sounds like she's P.M.S.'ing. She'll come back to you.

She'll come crawling back, and she'll apologize and it'll all be fine.

[ Door Closes ]

If you believe Shane over Erin, you're an idiot.

How would he know this stuff?

He probably read your e-mail.

After what happened with my mom last year, dude,

I delete everything, like, twice a day.

I'm emptying the trash constantly.

Maybe he hacked in. He doesn't even know how to use Wi-Fi.

Hold on. [ Beeping ]

You have so much crap on your desktop, how do you find anything?

We don't care about his housekeeping. Did that loser hack in?

You know what? This is stupid.

Give me a chance. I haven't even gotten into the hard drive yet.

Check this out.

I knew it.

I told you to be careful with those charity cases.

But no. You had to take him home, show him how rich you are,

rub it in his face.

Wally.

Do you know where Brandon went?

Brandon!

Wait up, man!

Dude-- Get away from me!

What's going on with you? All your stuff's gone from the dorm.

I know what you did, dude. Just back off.

I told you I didn't do anything.

It's Erin. Erin, she's gone crazy, man. She's--

Spy Mirror?

What, are you sick?

Stop, man. What are you talking about?

You're the only one with access to my computer. Don't even try.

Brandon, she was all you thought about, man.

What I think about is none of your business.

You're my best-- What I do is none of your frickin' business!

You were my best friend. We are not even friends.

Don't say that, man. Come on. Look, Erin's gone.

We can go back to the way it was. She's out of the picture.

Don't you get it? I want you out of my life.

Man, come on. You hardly knew her. We're brothers.

We are not brothers. We-- We are.

No. You're a frickin' parasite, man.

And Erin was a slut.

I was just trying to protect you! I was just trying to protect you!

[ Grunting ]

Shane, please, dude, help me.

Please help me. Please help me!

Hold on, hold on. Hold on. Please help me. Please.

I'm sorry, man. Please, dude, I need your help. The branch is gonna break, man.

Please give me your hand.

Okay, h-hold on. Okay, hold on.

Grab my hand. Grab my hand.

Hold on. Just hold on tight. The branch is breaking, dude! I'm trying!

Hold on. Pull me up, dude!

Please. Pull me up.

Please, dude. The branch is gonna break.

God! Come on. Come on.

Wait. Wait, wait. Wait. Brandon--

Brandon, did you-- did you tell your parents what I did?

No, dude. I didn't say anything.

Please help me up, dude. The branch is gonna break.

I don't know, man. I--

Brandon, I don't believe you, man.

You what? Don't do this, please. Don't do this.

I don't believe you, man. Don't do this.

No. Please, please. No, no!

I don't believe you, Brandon.

[ Screams ]

[ Body Thuds On Ground ] [ Wind Whistling ]

[ Birds Chirping ]

[ Sobbing ] I'm here.

Hurts like he was my own.

Thanks for being here.

You're the one who should've died.

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Sobbing ]

It must be hard for you...

being back at school and--

Yeah, it's never been easy for me to make friends.

And even though I didn't know Brandon very long,

he was always making sure I was included.

I feel like I lost a brother.

You know, I can't get that image out of my head of...

him hanging from that branch.

Yeah, me either.

It's like I'm still there.

He-- He went over and--

and I-- and I reach down,

and I-- and I get hold of him.

And we're holding each other.

And I was trying to pull him up.

I'm trying so hard to save him.

But our hands, they were-- they were just--

They were so sweaty.

But Brandon couldn't hold on any longer.

Oh, my God.

Oh, I'm-- I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry. I'm sorry.

No, no, no, no. It's okay.

Well, we should probably go. My-- My bus leaves in 10 minutes.

Oh, yeah. Um--

Thank you so much for bringing his car back up here.

No, I saw him. Oh, yeah?

I didn't know he was going to be there.

All right, you headin' back alone?

Yeah, and I gotta do the whole drive by myself.

Oh, really? In your--

What the hell?

What are you doing here? I thought I'd come see you.

It's Thanksgiving and all.

Yeah, and I, uh, brought some food and...

your favorite.

Thanks.

So how was your food, Dad?

It's okay.

You know, I'm at a new school. Deerfield.

Deerfield?

Well, that explains it.

Explains what?

Why you showed up over here dressed like an ass.

It's a holiday, Dad. I thought a jacket would be good.

Where'd you get this?

I bought it.

Yeah?

It's pretty nice. Do you like it?

Yeah.

When did you change your name?

What are you talking about? What am I talking about?

Well, it says here that this jacket belongs to a guy by the name of Kyle.

Kyle. Yeah. Yeah, that's the guy that I bought it from.

Of course. Well, that explains it.

God, man.

You're a liar!

You know what? You're always gonna be one.

No, I'm not. No?

Oh, yes, you are.

Okay, so how the hell do you get all these scholarships?

I earn them. What?

I earn them. No. No, you don't.

You lie. You give them that "Oh, I'm an orphan."

You make them feel sorry for you with the self-pity.

You know what that is? That's fraud.

You said it was the best way for me to go to college.

The best way to what-- to get what you want?

To do what you want? Huh?

Get off. You know, anything you do--

Get off! No! You're never gonna amount to anything!

You under-- You understand-- You understand me?

Do you hear me? You're nothing! You're nothing!

You know what?

You know what I'm gonna do?

I'm gonna call that school. I'm gonna tell 'em the truth.

I'm gonna show them who you really are.

That's what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna show them who you really are!

Mr. Fake. Mr.--

[ Alarm Beeping ]

Oh, my God.

Come in.

Who did this to you?

Shane?

Howie.

Howie Biddle?

Yeah.

I ran into him at a party, and we were playing pool.

And I said something about me and Brandon.

About how we were gonna go into business together.

Howie went nuts.

And he said Brandon was never my friend.

And I didn't deserve to be at his funeral.

Well, you know that's not true.

Look, clean yourself up. I'll get you a fresh shirt, okay?

Really, I can take the bus.

I want you to stay. It's too late.

No. I feel like I'm in the way.

No, not at all.

Mrs. Michaelson, you have a huge burden,

and I really don't want to make things worse.

I'm happy to have some company.

This house has always felt too big.

Now it's awful.

[ Chuckles ] Yes, this one was from kindergarten.

I think it might be his first girlfriend.

Holly, I think.

Are you okay?

Look at him. He always tried to act so cool.

All he really ever wanted was to find the right girl.

He mentioned he'd met someone.

I don't remember her name, but, um,

he said he was going to bring her home to meet us.

She didn't come to the funeral.

You must have known her.

Is her name Erin?

Brandon was dating so many different girls, I'm not sure who he was talking about.

It's so odd.

He said they were really getting serious.

Uh, let me go make us something to eat.

You know, I use, actually, my best friend Marta's basil recipe,

which is really easy to make.

You just use a food processor or blender...

and, uh, two cups of basil, three cloves of garlic,

half a cup of olive oil, half a cup of walnuts or pine nuts--

[ Shane Laughs ]

Parmesan cheese. Anything else?

If you can remember all that.

But I have a little thing that I just put some butter in a cup, and pour--

It's kind of cheating, but it works. [ Laughs ]

If it tastes good-- It tastes good.

Good. Right? Yeah.

But I think that's-- If you can cook it-- [ Footsteps On Stairs ]

Wait. Give me a sec.

Hey. Why didn't you come in to say hello?

Ah, you were busy.

We were making you dinner.

Thought you said he was gonna be here for a day or two.

It's been nice to have some company.

I came home to see you.

It'd be great to have more than a weekend together.

I mean, we lost our son. I'm pretty much alone here.

Yeah.

Well, I'm here now.

I'm sorry.

I'm not okay.

Most days, I feel like taking a bottle of Xanax and not waking up.

We'll get Marta to come and stay here with you when I'm not home.

[ Knocking ]

Hi.

I, uh, overstayed my welcome.

Uh, if it were up to me--

Thank you for letting me borrow these. I really appreciate it.

Keep them. They're yours.

Thank you.

Probably best you get back to school.

Actually, I'm not going back there.

I can see that canyon from my dorm room window, and I'm still trying to forget.

You have to get your degree. Mrs. Michaelson,

I know it might seem like I'm okay,

but it was Brandon, you know.

Shane, you-- You've got your whole life ahead of you.

That's true.

But I can't go back even if I wanted to because Coach pulled my scholarship.

What?

[ Scoffs ] Look, we donated $50,000 to that school last year.

I'll talk to the coach. I'm sure, under the circumstances, he'll--

Thank you.

But I've already tried. I went all the way to the dean.

Do they know you have no family to fall back on?

Yeah. Nobody cares about that stuff.

What are you gonna do?

I don't know. But please don't worry about me.

I've been on my own for a really long time.

I can always go back to landscaping or construction. Where are you gonna stay?

I don't know about that either.

But I promise you I will figure it out.

Come with me.

This property is so big.

We have tons of projects around here, starting with this.

Wow. Yeah.

You can work on the gazebo and stay in the guesthouse.

What about your husband?

I'll talk to him.

[ Loud Clattering ]

Aw, come on.

Does he really have to do this on my day off?

You realize you've been begging me to fix that thing for a year.

He's doing it for free.

Fine. I'll go to the club.

You can go upstairs, close the windows.

[ Exhales ]

As soon as he's done with that, I want him gone.

[ Clicks Tongue ]

Yes, sir.

[ Caren ] I know Phil's hurting, too,

and he has to keep the business running, but--

We should be able to help each other through this.

Everyone grieves differently.

This isn't just about Brandon.

Phil hasn't really been interested... in a while.

What do you mean interested?

You mean interested interested?

Are you kidding me? Why didn't you tell me?

It's embarrassing.

You guys were maniacs.

If you're not doing it, there's no hope for the rest of us.

Yeah. Now on the rare occasion he decides to bless me with sex,

he barely looks at me.

I don't know, maybe-- maybe it's time.

Time for what? To split up.

Are you out of your mind?

Caren, you can't get a divorce the same year you lose your son.

You'd wind up in a loony bin.

It hurts.

The guy you've devoted your whole life to, you know.

I have a solution.

- Have an affair. - [ Laughs ] I could never do that.

Yes, you can. No way!

Have you seen the new tennis pro?

Ah. Pretty freakin' hot.

[ Laughing ] Shut up. Yes.

And you know you'd never get caught, 'cause Phil is never here.

[ Laughs ]

[ Chuckles ]

[ Engine Starts ]

Hi. [ Laughing ] Hi.

Whoo.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Shane-- Shh.

No.

Are you okay?

I don't know.

Are you gonna make me leave?

No.

[ Chuckles ]

I love seeing you this happy.

[ Sighs ]

Let's just go away someplace... forever.

[ Engine Stops ]

[ Gasps ]

[ Footsteps On Stairs ] Hey.

Hey.

Hey, Mr. Michaelson.

Let me just get a replacement lightbulb and I'll be right back.

What's he doing in our room?

He's replacing a bulb, the one that's been out for months.

Hey, how was your trip?

We've gotten a lot done while you've been gone.

The gazebo's almost finished.

The gutters have been cleared. That new garden is coming together.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Phil.

[ Birds Chirping ]

It's best if Phil and I eat alone tonight.

You don't have to worry about me.

I'm not gonna ruin things for you guys.

[ Chattering ]

Could be better. Could be better.

Hi. Hi.

Would you also like to smell the wonderful tuberosas?

Oh, sure. It smells like jasmine.

We only have them a couple of times a year.

Mmm! So, it's very rare.

Um, I don't know.

I'll be right back.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

How are you doing over there? [ Chuckles ] I'm good.

Was that a friend of yours from school?

Who?

That girl that you were just talking to.

No. I, uh-- I just met her.

She's pretty.

She's okay.

What is it? Tell me.

I think you should be dating girls your own age.

What are you talking about? I'm-- I'm with you.

Shane, this is crazy.

This isn't crazy.

Caren, I-- I love you.

And I have never felt like this about anyone, ever.

At some point, you're gonna realize...

that you want to be with people your own age.

No. The only thing that I want...

is to be connected to another person--

to be connected to you.

[ Sighs ]

You're too young to know what you really want.

I'm so sorry.

Phil will be home in a couple of hours.

It would be best if you were gone when we wake up.

I want you to keep the car.

[ Birds Chirping ]

Shane? Shane.

I thought you understood--

[ Gasps ] Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Oh, no.

This wasn't a faint-hearted attempt to get attention.

Take these pills with alcohol, a lot of people become vegetables.

It shuts your muscles down for good.

The boy's lucky that he didn't go into respiratory arrest.

Okay, so he will need to see our psych team a couple of times a week...

until he's out of danger.

I'll get you the information.

Okay.

[ Caren ] All I'm asking for is two weeks to get him stronger.

Two weeks for you to get him stronger?

Why is he your responsibility? Why do you have to fix him?

It's not your job.

There's no one else.

No one.

I promised the hospital that we would take care of him.

Oh, really? Yeah. What's he gonna do?

Hmm?

Can't we... just be kind to each other for two weeks?

[ Sharp Inhale ]

Wow. This looks great.

Thank you. There you go.

No one's ever taken care of me like this before.

You really make people seem good.

I want to finish that work on the gazebo...

before I go.

[ Mouths Words ]

[ Chattering ]

[ Vehicle Approaching ]

[ Engine Stops ]

[ Doors Closing ]

I've got some frozen things, so don't be very long, okay?

- Mrs. Michaelson? - Yes.

I'm Erin. I was your son's girlfriend right before he died.

What brings you up here?

I had a job interview. And I saw Shane?

He's been staying with us. Why?

Brandon's death was really hard on him,

and he couldn't go back to school, so--

Brandon and Shane weren't even friends when Brandon died.

Brandon wanted nothing to do with him.

No. They were like brothers. They were going to open a business together.

No. No, Brandon had already moved out of their room.

What? Shane became this obsessed freak.

And he hacked into Brandon's computer. He lied.

I-- I don't understand.

Ask Howie Biddle. He told me everything.

I've got to go. Wait. Why should I believe you?

Check Brandon's credit card bill.

He bought us plane tickets to Dublin for Christmas.

Sorry.

She's a pathological liar.

That's why Brandon broke up with her in the first place.

You told me Brandon was dating a bunch of girls.

If they were so close, why didn't she introduce herself at the funeral?

I didn't know she was at the funeral.

She told me to talk to Howie. What do you suppose that's about?

Um, I'll put these things away.

Why don't you take that stuff out to the gazebo?

[ Door Opens ]

[ Door Closes ]

[ Cell Phone Buzzes ]

Hey, Mrs. Michaelson, how's it goin'?

Hi, Howie. Listen, um, I need you to tell me what you know about Shane.

Why do you want to know? Somebody else fall off a cliff?

I'm sorry. Please, Howie.

He's come to visit, and I need to know what I'm dealing with.

Um, a freaking psycho?

The guy attacked me for no reason.

[ Man ] Howie! You comin', or what?

Yeah. Hold on.

At-At Thanksgiving? Because he said you attacked him.

Thanksgiving? [ Scoffs ]

- I was in Cabo. - Dude, get up here.

Howie, I need to talk to you.

Mrs. M., I gotta go.

Get that wack job out of your house.

Howie?

[ Beeps ]

- It's time for you to leave. - No.

No?

Caren, do you want to tell Phil...

that you've been sleeping with your son's best friend in his bed?

If you do, let's tell him together.

[ Stereo: Trance ] [ Woman Laughing ]

♪♪ [ Continues ] [ People Chattering ]

- Mm-hmm, mm-hmm, mm-hmm. - Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[ Howie ] There you go. Yes, for me.

What do you mean what? It's not for you.

I'm gonna drink that. What are you doing?

[ Howie ] My family practically owns this place.

My father and grandfather were brothers,

and my son will be a brother.

A brother.

Uh... wait here.

- Why? - You'll see.

- It's a surprise. - I love surprises.

[ Water Running ]

Did you turn on the water?

Maybe. Come on.

[ Laughing ]

Ew! What is that?

Oh! You threw up in here, didn't you?

[ Howie Laughs ] Uh, yesterday, I think.

You're horrible.

Mmm. Mommy doesn't think so. Yeah?

[ Buttons Clattering On Floor ]

This is my favorite shirt, Howie!

[ Laughing ] You're such a jerk when you drink.

Don't go. Drop dead!

I'll buy you three more just like it.

[ Lighter Clicks ]

[ Water Running ]

[ Water Stops ]

Ah!

[ Sighs ]

I am not a wack job.

And I am not a psycho, Howie.

All I wanted... was a new life.

And you had to ruin it.

But I am not gonna let you ruin what I have with Caren.

Ho-Howie? It's Mrs. Michaelson.

I'm trying to get together with you and maybe Erin.

I-- Uh, I'll be on campus in about 15 minutes.

I really need to talk to you.

Give me a call as soon as you get this, okay?

Thank you.

[ Radio Chatter, Indistinct ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

Hey, what's going on? I don't know.

Collin?

What-What's happened?

- Howie drowned in the bathtub. - What?

Oh, my God.

It's not a coincidence. He just told you.

Shane hated Howie. They fought all the time.

Lots of kids fight. That doesn't make 'em homicidal.

My son and his best friend...

both killed in a matter of months?

We've questioned every kid here.

And everyone, including Collin, says that Howie was abusing prescription drugs...

and drinking every night.

That's a toxic combination.

What are you doing?

I'm not your trash. You can't just throw me out.

I'm calling the police.

Do it, and I'll call Phil while you're at it.

You're making a huge mistake.

Caren, he doesn't love you the way I do.

I've been sleeping with Shane...

in the house while you were gone.

[ Breath Quavering ]

I'm--

I'm-- I'm--

I'm so sorry. I-- I'm s--

I'm so-- I am so sorry.

You're sorry?

Is that all you have to say-- you're sorry?

[ Crying ]

I needed someone.

And he was there.

- You needed somebody and he was there? - Yeah.

So it could've been anybody,

but it just happened to be our son's best friend.

I work 30 weeks a year. I'm on the road 30 weeks a year.

I have never once cheated on you.

You own the company.

You don't need to be on the road.

You choose to be away from me.

You do. You choose it. Okay?

I-- I had Brandon. Now I have no one.

I have no one!

I have no one!

But I didn't humiliate myself sleeping with some kid!

Shame on you.

Oh, God.

Where are you going? To the club. What do you care?

Phil. He's dangerous.

You should've thought of that before you slept with him.

You know, you're not so perfect yourself.

You're always gone and--

And what?

When you're here, you're not so nice to her.

We've all heard the comments.

[ Scoffs ]

Mario.

Mr. Michaelson, you need to take it easy.

Mario, I would like another drink.

Mr. Michaelson, please. I could lose my job.

Hey, Phil, look, you can't get pulled over again, okay?

I don't need this.

Okay, Phil, no, let me give you a ride home.

Come on. I am fine.

Pal, look, you could hurt somebody. How?

I'm fine.

Come on, Phil.

It's all right.

Hey! Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

[ Monitor: Rhythmic Beeping ]

[ Man ] And this is the kid that's been living with you?

He's been living in our guest house.

He was her handyman. Are you gonna help her, or what?

I can bring him in, but I don't have anything to hold him on.

Phil drove that road a thousand times. There's no way that was an accident.

Listen, ladies, I have to go by the facts. All right?

It's a dangerous road. His blood-alcohol content was .14.

Detective, if you're wrong, what's to keep Shane from getting to Phil in here?

Please, could you just get us some protection?

Put somebody outside the door. Something.

He's not gonna stop, you know.

I'm sorry, ma'am. It's not my call.

- You'll have to talk to the captain. - I already did.

Apparently, he's as eager to help me as you are.

[ Cell Phone Rings ]

Excuse me. I have to take this.

Yeah. What is it?

[ Monitor: Rhythmic Beeping ]

Caren? Caren, they're here.

Oh. Yeah.

Here. Let me get this.

Hey. What are you guys doing?

I'm discharging my husband. What?

I'm taking him home. But that's foolish.

He'll get much better care here. Not unless you've got a gun.

Look, if anybody finds out about this,

I can get in a lot of trouble for this.

I didn't have a choice. It's all right.

Robert-- It's all right. Just do it.

[ Man ] Just let us know. It's okay. Just let us know.

Just-- Listen, my order--

What are you doing here? I want you off my property.

You don't have to do this.

Don't make me call the police.

Remember that first week when Phil came home and you missed me so much...

you had to sneak into my room in the middle of the night?

And you didn't care how dangerous it was.

Shane, I need you to leave.

Please remember.

I belong to you, and you belong to me.

Shane, please.

Caren, you cannot cut me out of your life.

Do you know how hard this is?

It's like half of me is missing.

Then let's go away like you said. Let's start our own life.

You don't understand. Phil's obsessed.

I know Brandon's death was an accident,

but he's convinced that you-you made it happen.

The second he gets better, he's gonna hunt us down.

That's a problem we can solve. How?

No. No, I can't.

He's Brandon's father. It would be horrible.

You don't have to do anything.

It's too dangerous.

You can't take that risk. Why?

I was never happy a day in my life until I met you.

Being with you is the only thing that matters to me.

You'll never get away with it.

I saw how he was hooked up at the hospital.

You were there?

I'll take care of it.

[ Whispering ] No one will know.

We put him in the library.

He has a nurse.

She takes a break at 10:00.

Okay. But, Shane, I-- I can't know about any of this.

Just unlock the library door.

Okay?

Okay.

I love you.

[ Monitor: Rhythmic Beeping ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Crickets Chirping ]

[ Beeping Continues ]

You killed my son, you son of a bitch.

- No, you need to die. - [ Gasping ]

You need to die. Die!

- [ Caren ] Get away from him! - [ Gasping ]

- Caren, what are you doing? I'm-- - Get away from him!

- What are you doing? - Shut up!

What are you do-- What's going on?

I have an intruder in my home.

Intru--

- 267 Jamison Lane. - You tricked me. You lied to me.

You lied to me. I love you, and you--

you lied to me!

[ Gasps ]

[ Gunshots ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Crickets Chirping ]

[ Police Radio Chatter ]

[ Man ] Uh, dispatch.

[ Monitor: Rhythmic Beeping ]