1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Advertise your product or brand here contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today 2 00:01:28,091 --> 00:01:30,165 Happy birthday, honey. 3 00:01:30,757 --> 00:01:33,672 The past, everything that went before, 4 00:01:33,757 --> 00:01:37,537 is a dry leaf fallen from a dead tree. 5 00:01:37,632 --> 00:01:39,753 The tree's been cut down, 6 00:01:39,841 --> 00:01:43,621 the leaf crushed by feet and ground into earth. 7 00:01:43,716 --> 00:01:48,290 So now there is only the memory of trees. 8 00:01:49,882 --> 00:01:53,497 I am the disease that rots the bark of trees. 9 00:01:54,466 --> 00:01:57,499 I am rust and gravity. 10 00:01:59,216 --> 00:02:03,920 In my dreams we are all together again, and my mom is happy. 11 00:02:04,007 --> 00:02:09,423 But then the leaves all fall off the trees, and my dad is gone. 12 00:02:10,466 --> 00:02:15,502 "I call out to him, but wherever he is, he can't hear me." 13 00:02:19,924 --> 00:02:21,749 Mr Clark, please. 14 00:02:21,841 --> 00:02:25,704 This is AP English. If you can't extend a modicum of respect to your classmates, 15 00:02:25,799 --> 00:02:28,204 you are free to go right on down the hall to auto shop. 16 00:02:28,299 --> 00:02:29,460 Sorry. 17 00:02:29,549 --> 00:02:31,789 Thank you. 18 00:02:33,049 --> 00:02:38,121 Miss Denning, how do you feel about that piece of writing? 19 00:02:40,632 --> 00:02:45,622 Anyone else? Praise, criticism for Miss Denning's poem? 20 00:02:50,341 --> 00:02:53,457 It's very nice. Good work. 21 00:02:53,549 --> 00:02:58,420 Anyone interested in vying for the Discovery Award for Young Poets, 22 00:02:58,507 --> 00:03:03,923 we will be discussing the details today after school in Poets' Circle, room 302. 23 00:03:04,007 --> 00:03:08,250 And, just in case the $3,000 scholarship doesn't entice you, 24 00:03:08,341 --> 00:03:11,422 the finals are held in Florida over spring break. 25 00:03:12,757 --> 00:03:15,210 Journals in the box. 26 00:03:24,924 --> 00:03:26,749 Miss Denning... 27 00:03:26,841 --> 00:03:29,459 You can go deeper. 28 00:03:33,257 --> 00:03:36,457 - You're not staying? - I have to take care of my sister. 29 00:03:36,549 --> 00:03:38,872 Do you want me to pick up an application for you? 30 00:03:38,966 --> 00:03:42,627 - They're not gonna pick me. - Auster's judging the finals. 31 00:03:42,716 --> 00:03:44,706 What did he say to you? 32 00:03:44,799 --> 00:03:46,873 Nothin'. 33 00:03:50,299 --> 00:03:56,959 A man in Mexico burst his own eardrums with a pencil and sewed his eyelids shut. 34 00:03:57,049 --> 00:04:00,959 He says because the government is deaf and blind to people's pain. 35 00:04:01,049 --> 00:04:03,004 Lily, shut up. 36 00:04:03,091 --> 00:04:04,797 Look. 37 00:04:05,341 --> 00:04:07,415 Stop it! 38 00:04:25,049 --> 00:04:27,170 You'd better stay in there, you little brat! 39 00:04:36,424 --> 00:04:38,498 Where's Lily? 40 00:04:42,341 --> 00:04:45,836 - Megan... - I didn't do anything. 41 00:04:47,424 --> 00:04:51,085 Lily? Open the door. 42 00:04:56,091 --> 00:04:58,709 What's it gonna take? Huh? 43 00:04:59,966 --> 00:05:02,335 Get ready for bed. 44 00:05:02,424 --> 00:05:03,965 It wasn't my fault. 45 00:05:04,049 --> 00:05:07,461 I expect you to take care of her when I'm gone. 46 00:05:07,549 --> 00:05:10,997 - Get a baby-sitter. - I can't afford a baby- sitter. 47 00:05:11,632 --> 00:05:15,626 You do have a responsibility to this family. 48 00:05:15,716 --> 00:05:18,630 You had her. You take care of her. 49 00:05:20,007 --> 00:05:22,164 What did you say? 50 00:05:25,466 --> 00:05:27,835 Get out of my sight. 51 00:05:52,424 --> 00:05:54,829 It's gonna get infected. 52 00:06:01,632 --> 00:06:05,247 You've gotta stop hurting yourself, Lily. 53 00:06:37,299 --> 00:06:38,189 Mr Blazek. 54 00:06:38,190 --> 00:06:39,078 Mr Blazek. 55 00:06:39,174 --> 00:06:41,460 Channelling Bukowski - very good. 56 00:06:41,549 --> 00:06:43,339 Mr Cappo. 57 00:06:44,382 --> 00:06:47,380 I believe "blow job" is two words. 58 00:06:47,466 --> 00:06:49,871 Or maybe it's a hyphen. 59 00:06:49,966 --> 00:06:52,040 Miss Denning. 60 00:06:56,216 --> 00:06:59,747 Mr Sadler. Another adventure story. 61 00:07:34,174 --> 00:07:36,248 Crap! 62 00:07:47,841 --> 00:07:51,420 - Want a ride? - No, it's OK. 63 00:07:51,507 --> 00:07:53,545 Come on. 64 00:08:12,132 --> 00:08:14,668 So are you starting to look for colleges? 65 00:08:14,757 --> 00:08:18,917 Oh, I think I'm just gonna stay here and go to Sinclair. 66 00:08:20,507 --> 00:08:24,583 Well, there are scholarships, you know. I mean, in addition to the contest. 67 00:08:24,674 --> 00:08:28,205 Well, I just got a job, so I'm kind of busy. 68 00:08:36,049 --> 00:08:38,881 Have your parents ever read your work? 69 00:08:38,966 --> 00:08:44,121 My mom has school after her work, so she's kind of busy, 70 00:08:44,216 --> 00:08:47,214 and I don't really see my dad. 71 00:08:49,507 --> 00:08:50,965 Ever? 72 00:08:51,799 --> 00:08:54,797 Birthdays and Christmas and... 73 00:08:55,966 --> 00:09:01,417 He and my mom don't really get along, so it's kind of... kind of easier that way. 74 00:09:01,507 --> 00:09:03,711 Easier for you? 75 00:09:09,424 --> 00:09:12,541 We're the building up on the... on the right. 76 00:09:19,049 --> 00:09:21,620 I'd like you to enter the poetry contest. 77 00:09:21,716 --> 00:09:24,832 I can give you my lunch hour a few days a week to help you prepare. 78 00:09:24,924 --> 00:09:27,957 - But I'm not a poet. - Not yet. 79 00:09:36,591 --> 00:09:38,830 You miss the bus? 80 00:09:38,924 --> 00:09:42,087 - You see me on it? - No. 81 00:09:42,174 --> 00:09:44,414 Draw your own conclusions. 82 00:09:47,007 --> 00:09:49,247 Where'd you get those? 83 00:09:50,466 --> 00:09:52,835 Did you take them from the storage space? 84 00:09:52,924 --> 00:09:55,792 Draw your own conclusions. 85 00:09:57,716 --> 00:10:00,879 Put 'em away before Mom comes home. 86 00:10:02,674 --> 00:10:04,748 Who's this? 87 00:10:05,507 --> 00:10:08,541 - Dad. - No, the baby. 88 00:10:11,549 --> 00:10:14,037 I wasn't an angel. 89 00:10:14,132 --> 00:10:19,252 It's not me. You have his face. Same chubby cheeks, same eyes... 90 00:10:20,007 --> 00:10:21,962 You look just like him. 91 00:10:53,966 --> 00:10:56,536 Lily, get up. 92 00:11:00,382 --> 00:11:04,755 Lily, you'd better be ready to leave in two minutes. 93 00:11:11,174 --> 00:11:13,579 Why are you all dressed up? 94 00:11:13,674 --> 00:11:15,711 Do you have your lunch? 95 00:11:15,799 --> 00:11:19,745 No. I don't want it. Why are you wearing Mom's shirt? 96 00:11:19,841 --> 00:11:21,915 Why are you such a pest? 97 00:11:24,091 --> 00:11:27,042 - That's his house. - Auster's? 98 00:11:27,132 --> 00:11:30,498 Yep. He won some big award for writing a long time ago. 99 00:11:30,591 --> 00:11:34,964 You know that leather book he carries around? It's his novel. 100 00:11:35,049 --> 00:11:39,208 - How would you know? - My parents used to be friends with him. 101 00:11:39,299 --> 00:11:41,870 If he told you to enter the contest, you're in. 102 00:11:45,924 --> 00:11:47,666 Sorry. 103 00:11:47,757 --> 00:11:51,621 Oh, no, please, don't be. Please. 104 00:12:13,799 --> 00:12:17,579 Great poets touch the hidden nerve. 105 00:12:19,591 --> 00:12:24,248 So, we need a map of your nerve centres. 106 00:12:24,341 --> 00:12:29,756 If you're going to reveal them in your work, you need to know where they are. 107 00:12:31,632 --> 00:12:34,037 That's for later. 108 00:12:38,674 --> 00:12:42,620 What was "The Memory of Trees" about? 109 00:12:46,799 --> 00:12:52,168 You said "I am rust and gravity." What does that mean? 110 00:12:53,674 --> 00:12:55,546 That I felt bad. 111 00:12:55,632 --> 00:13:02,209 Was there a particular time when you felt bad, or you just felt bad in general? 112 00:13:03,466 --> 00:13:05,421 I don't know. 113 00:13:09,674 --> 00:13:12,874 All right. What was the poem about? 114 00:13:14,549 --> 00:13:18,459 My dad leaving. 115 00:13:20,174 --> 00:13:23,291 So what happened when your dad left? 116 00:13:25,841 --> 00:13:28,164 Was it day or night? 117 00:13:28,257 --> 00:13:29,964 Night. 118 00:13:30,049 --> 00:13:32,798 Did he say goodbye to you when he left? 119 00:13:35,841 --> 00:13:39,289 Miss Denning, I want you to write about that day. In detail. 120 00:13:39,382 --> 00:13:43,328 Write about the weather, write about what you were wearing, what you were thinking. 121 00:13:43,424 --> 00:13:48,460 Be specific. A whole world emerges from little details. 122 00:13:54,632 --> 00:14:01,873 For example, when we buried my son, I'd forgotten to put in my contact lenses 123 00:14:01,966 --> 00:14:07,121 and I stood over him right before they closed the coffin 124 00:14:07,216 --> 00:14:10,628 trying to fix him in my memory. 125 00:14:10,716 --> 00:14:17,921 I could see the red from his sweater and his blue pants, 126 00:14:18,007 --> 00:14:24,798 and there was a scab on his forehead that hadn't healed - from a bicycle accident - 127 00:14:24,882 --> 00:14:27,252 and I could feel that scab when I kissed him, 128 00:14:27,341 --> 00:14:33,539 but when I looked at him, it was... well, it was out of focus. 129 00:14:35,132 --> 00:14:39,375 So, when your dad left, what were you doing? 130 00:14:42,174 --> 00:14:44,248 I don't remember. 131 00:14:49,341 --> 00:14:52,504 Forget that I'm here. OK? I'm not here. 132 00:14:52,591 --> 00:14:54,747 Now, just close your eyes. 133 00:14:59,299 --> 00:15:01,669 Where are you standing? 134 00:15:04,841 --> 00:15:08,585 By my window in my room. 135 00:15:09,299 --> 00:15:13,956 Did your dad leave in a van, or a taxi, or...? 136 00:15:14,049 --> 00:15:17,877 - A car. - A car. 137 00:15:17,966 --> 00:15:20,289 What colour was the car? 138 00:15:21,299 --> 00:15:23,752 Blue. 139 00:15:24,299 --> 00:15:26,503 OK. Go on. 140 00:15:27,299 --> 00:15:29,870 "You're on a voyage across an uncharted sea." 141 00:15:29,966 --> 00:15:32,632 "You must believe that there is land beyond the horizon." 142 00:15:32,716 --> 00:15:34,836 "What land remains as a question mark, 143 00:15:34,924 --> 00:15:38,336 but that is the mystery, the joy of discovery..." 144 00:15:39,091 --> 00:15:41,247 He doesn't write that stuff to me. 145 00:15:41,341 --> 00:15:44,457 - Maybe he'll ask you to the prom. - Shut up. 146 00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:10,046 Meg, Mom wants to talk to you. 147 00:16:14,549 --> 00:16:16,207 Hi. 148 00:16:17,882 --> 00:16:20,999 She won't. She's on a hunger strike. 149 00:16:23,466 --> 00:16:25,586 Well, I can't make her. 150 00:16:57,549 --> 00:16:58,793 Hello? 151 00:17:02,174 --> 00:17:05,172 I thought your class was only till nine. 152 00:17:10,716 --> 00:17:12,790 Whatever. 153 00:18:10,382 --> 00:18:12,669 Meg? 154 00:18:30,674 --> 00:18:33,341 OK. You tell me. 155 00:18:36,799 --> 00:18:39,583 - I don't know. - Why not? 156 00:18:43,924 --> 00:18:47,124 - What's funny? - Nothing. 157 00:18:47,216 --> 00:18:49,918 Well, why did you laugh? 158 00:18:51,424 --> 00:18:53,415 I don't know. 159 00:18:53,507 --> 00:18:56,920 Are you afraid I'm gonna tell you that your work stinks? 160 00:18:57,882 --> 00:19:01,413 - Does it? - What do you think? 161 00:19:02,132 --> 00:19:04,537 Probably. I don't know. 162 00:19:08,841 --> 00:19:11,127 Come back when you do. 163 00:19:14,299 --> 00:19:16,538 It doesn't stink. 164 00:19:17,632 --> 00:19:20,962 There's a line that I like. 165 00:19:22,507 --> 00:19:24,747 Which one? 166 00:19:26,091 --> 00:19:34,338 "Lost leaves spin past the glass, but the trees don't go, they stay by my window." 167 00:19:35,091 --> 00:19:37,377 What about the rest of it? 168 00:19:37,466 --> 00:19:39,670 I could go deeper. 169 00:19:39,757 --> 00:19:41,831 Good for you. 170 00:19:42,924 --> 00:19:46,870 So, Meg, how are things going over at Seymour and Cedar? 171 00:19:46,966 --> 00:19:49,288 Fine. 172 00:19:49,382 --> 00:19:54,537 - Did they say they were happy with her? - Well, Steve hasn't called. 173 00:19:54,632 --> 00:19:57,121 Well, I guess that's good. 174 00:19:58,299 --> 00:20:01,048 You don't have school tomorrow, do you, Mom? 175 00:20:01,132 --> 00:20:05,588 No, honey, my interview is tomorrow. Why? 176 00:20:05,674 --> 00:20:12,334 Well, I just have this thing, this writing contest, where we're gonna read our stuff. 177 00:20:12,424 --> 00:20:14,296 What time? 178 00:20:14,382 --> 00:20:16,586 After school. 179 00:20:18,091 --> 00:20:23,791 I don't know if I'll be able to make it. I don't know when I'll be done. 180 00:20:23,882 --> 00:20:28,172 - I didn't call to confirm. - It's all right. I talked to him this afternoon. 181 00:20:28,257 --> 00:20:32,251 Oh. Well, did he say who else he was considering? 182 00:20:32,341 --> 00:20:36,002 - Somebody in plastics. - A man or a woman? 183 00:20:36,674 --> 00:20:38,878 Diane, stop. 184 00:20:40,591 --> 00:20:45,580 Then you'll have to take the bus to Mrs Rand's tomorrow, OK? 185 00:20:49,841 --> 00:20:56,003 Maybe when I get this job we can all go out and celebrate, huh? The four of us. 186 00:20:59,799 --> 00:21:02,713 - Have you sent Don a thank-you note? - No. 187 00:21:02,799 --> 00:21:08,001 Well, please do that. He didn't have to help you get that job. 188 00:21:09,674 --> 00:21:11,997 I'd like to read your story. 189 00:21:12,091 --> 00:21:14,165 It's not a story. 190 00:21:14,257 --> 00:21:16,662 - I thought you said... - It's a poem. 191 00:21:16,757 --> 00:21:19,328 Well, I would like to read it. 192 00:21:23,341 --> 00:21:26,292 - Georgia in the contest too? - Yeah. 193 00:21:27,882 --> 00:21:31,165 Well, maybe her mom can drop you off at Mrs Rand's. 194 00:21:31,257 --> 00:21:34,374 I don't wanna go there, Mom. Her house stinks. 195 00:21:34,466 --> 00:21:36,622 Don't start. 196 00:21:37,924 --> 00:21:40,329 Don went to a lot of trouble to get me this interview, 197 00:21:40,424 --> 00:21:45,165 and if I get that job it'll be a lot more money for all of us, so don't be a pill. 198 00:21:45,257 --> 00:21:47,047 Wish me luck. 199 00:21:47,132 --> 00:21:49,751 - Good luck. - Good girl. 200 00:21:59,674 --> 00:22:02,162 This is called "Blue Car". 201 00:22:04,049 --> 00:22:07,000 "I rode my bike past our old house." 202 00:22:07,091 --> 00:22:10,705 "A rusty chair keeps your place on the lawn." 203 00:22:10,799 --> 00:22:15,503 "Lily cuts holes in herself to hurt you, but you just won't bleed." 204 00:22:15,591 --> 00:22:18,044 "Now she won't eat." 205 00:22:19,132 --> 00:22:22,545 "Since you left, Mom doesn't say your name." 206 00:22:22,632 --> 00:22:26,163 "But even gone, I remember your face 207 00:22:26,257 --> 00:22:29,872 The way the sun stays bright when I shut my eyes, 208 00:22:29,966 --> 00:22:34,706 The way a torch whipping the dark leaves a long red scar." 209 00:22:34,799 --> 00:22:39,421 "Some nights when I wake up, I forget where we are." 210 00:22:40,466 --> 00:22:48,583 "From our apartment, I can't see the stars or the horizon, only the road." 211 00:22:48,674 --> 00:22:51,506 "I know it goes to wherever you are." 212 00:22:55,049 --> 00:22:57,716 Miss Denning, do you have a second? 213 00:22:59,216 --> 00:23:01,290 Sure. 214 00:23:14,882 --> 00:23:18,579 Losing a contest doesn't mean you lack talent, 215 00:23:18,674 --> 00:23:24,007 any more than... than winning one makes you Ezra Pound. 216 00:23:24,091 --> 00:23:26,413 Do you understand that? 217 00:23:29,549 --> 00:23:32,216 All of your life you'll be judged. 218 00:23:32,299 --> 00:23:36,542 Some people will love you, some will say you stink. 219 00:23:36,632 --> 00:23:38,623 None of it matters. 220 00:23:38,716 --> 00:23:42,923 The opinions of these judges, your friends, your mother, me. 221 00:23:43,007 --> 00:23:46,337 What matters is the condition of your soul. 222 00:23:46,424 --> 00:23:48,379 That it remain intact. 223 00:23:48,466 --> 00:23:53,206 And that you stay strong and you keep doing the work no matter what. 224 00:23:53,299 --> 00:23:56,499 - I will. - No matter what. 225 00:23:56,799 --> 00:23:59,999 I will. I have to go. 226 00:24:00,507 --> 00:24:03,043 So, congratulations. 227 00:24:05,632 --> 00:24:08,381 - I won? - Yes, you did. 228 00:24:10,299 --> 00:24:13,913 So now we have to talk about how to get you to the finals. 229 00:24:14,007 --> 00:24:16,922 Florida? Are you gonna be there? 230 00:24:17,007 --> 00:24:19,674 Yeah, I'll be there. 231 00:24:22,341 --> 00:24:26,915 OK? Ms Pound, you can... you can go. 232 00:24:29,091 --> 00:24:35,170 I would actually be reporting directly to Don, though Frank would be my boss. 233 00:24:35,257 --> 00:24:37,378 So when do you hear? 234 00:24:38,132 --> 00:24:41,249 Could be as soon as Monday. 235 00:24:45,341 --> 00:24:48,623 I know you've been picking up the slack lately. 236 00:24:48,716 --> 00:24:52,544 How does a sperm get into the egg to fertilise it? 237 00:24:55,174 --> 00:24:58,172 - I have some books at home. - I've read those books. 238 00:24:58,257 --> 00:25:05,083 If the sperm is in the man's penis, and then the egg is in the woman's uretus, 239 00:25:05,174 --> 00:25:07,709 how do they come together? 240 00:25:09,466 --> 00:25:12,084 Did I give you permission to borrow my blouse? 241 00:25:12,174 --> 00:25:14,330 So how does the egg enter the uretus? 242 00:25:14,424 --> 00:25:16,959 Do we have to have another talk with Father Allwart? 243 00:25:17,049 --> 00:25:18,542 No, thank you. 244 00:25:18,632 --> 00:25:21,832 Then keep your hands off of things that don't belong to you. 245 00:25:21,924 --> 00:25:25,420 - How does the egg enter the uretus? - Uterus! 246 00:25:25,507 --> 00:25:28,920 Do you hear me? Don't touch my things without asking. 247 00:25:29,299 --> 00:25:32,083 "So our lives are difficult, and perhaps unpardonable, 248 00:25:32,174 --> 00:25:36,381 And the fey gauds of youth have, as the old men told us they would, faded." 249 00:25:36,466 --> 00:25:39,132 "But still, it is morning again, this day." 250 00:25:39,216 --> 00:25:43,256 "In the flowering trees, the birds take up their indifferent, elegant cries." 251 00:25:43,341 --> 00:25:47,085 "Look around. Perhaps it isn't too late to make a fool of yourself again." 252 00:25:47,174 --> 00:25:50,540 "Perhaps it isn't too late to flap your arms and cry out, 253 00:25:50,632 --> 00:25:55,669 To give one more cracked rendition of your singular, aspirant song." 254 00:26:00,049 --> 00:26:02,798 Is this where they have it? 255 00:26:02,882 --> 00:26:04,375 Yep. 256 00:26:06,216 --> 00:26:09,416 You can hold on to that, if you'd like. 257 00:26:12,466 --> 00:26:15,250 - No lunch? - No. 258 00:26:15,341 --> 00:26:17,710 - Come on, here. - Oh, no, thanks. It's OK. 259 00:26:17,799 --> 00:26:20,999 No, no. I will be offended if you don't. 260 00:26:24,757 --> 00:26:28,537 - What kind of bread is this? - It's rosemary. 261 00:26:28,632 --> 00:26:30,955 You've never had it before? 262 00:26:34,799 --> 00:26:38,378 Tell your mom if she has any questions she can call me. 263 00:26:40,257 --> 00:26:43,042 Do you think she'll be able to come with you? 264 00:26:43,132 --> 00:26:45,502 I haven't asked her yet. 265 00:26:46,216 --> 00:26:49,297 If your family can't afford to send you, the school might consider... 266 00:26:49,382 --> 00:26:51,586 We can afford it. 267 00:26:52,882 --> 00:26:54,956 "Blue Car". 268 00:26:56,299 --> 00:26:58,585 Do you think I could win? 269 00:26:59,132 --> 00:27:04,169 The girl wants to win. Maybe I should write that here on the application, huh? 270 00:27:04,257 --> 00:27:06,793 Well, no, maybe I should change my poem. 271 00:27:06,882 --> 00:27:09,453 Write about America, write about something nice. 272 00:27:09,549 --> 00:27:11,255 No. 273 00:27:11,341 --> 00:27:13,580 You write what you care about. 274 00:27:18,174 --> 00:27:21,291 Can you read me some of your novel? 275 00:27:21,382 --> 00:27:25,246 - What do you mean, my novel? - Georgia told me. 276 00:27:26,466 --> 00:27:31,253 I'm not gonna copy you or anything. Just for inspiration. 277 00:27:42,757 --> 00:27:47,995 "In one creative thought, a thousand nights of love revive, 278 00:27:48,091 --> 00:27:52,831 filling it with sublimity and exaltation." 279 00:27:52,924 --> 00:27:57,213 "And those who come together in the night, in a rocking delight, 280 00:27:57,299 --> 00:28:02,040 do an earnest work, and gather sweetnesses, gather depth and strength 281 00:28:02,132 --> 00:28:05,130 for the song of some coming poet 282 00:28:05,216 --> 00:28:10,667 who will arise to speak of ecstasies beyond telling." 283 00:28:10,757 --> 00:28:17,252 "And though they err and embrace blindly, the future comes all the same." 284 00:28:18,549 --> 00:28:20,753 It's beautiful. 285 00:28:23,799 --> 00:28:26,631 - Sorry. - No... What's up? 286 00:28:27,549 --> 00:28:30,381 Can I have some money for lunch? 287 00:28:33,216 --> 00:28:37,588 Meg, this is my son Rob. This is Meg. 288 00:28:37,674 --> 00:28:39,250 Hi. 289 00:28:39,341 --> 00:28:41,415 Thanks. 290 00:28:44,424 --> 00:28:47,126 I never realised he was your son. 291 00:28:47,216 --> 00:28:49,420 That's my son. 292 00:28:49,507 --> 00:28:52,707 Ready or not, the future comes all the same. 293 00:28:59,674 --> 00:29:01,665 Where's Mom? 294 00:29:01,757 --> 00:29:03,913 She took me to the doctor. 295 00:29:05,049 --> 00:29:08,461 - What did he do? - The usual. 296 00:29:10,841 --> 00:29:13,507 We met Don afterwards. 297 00:29:13,591 --> 00:29:15,913 Did she get the job? 298 00:30:17,882 --> 00:30:20,715 I don't look like anyone. 299 00:30:20,799 --> 00:30:23,122 Not even myself. 300 00:30:25,466 --> 00:30:29,625 He said not to indulge her. When she gets hungry enough, she'll eat. 301 00:30:29,716 --> 00:30:33,460 He's a quack, Mom. She hasn't had anything but water in two weeks. 302 00:30:33,549 --> 00:30:36,547 She's probably eating at school. 303 00:30:37,424 --> 00:30:40,671 Maybe we could take her to Florida. Over spring break. 304 00:30:40,757 --> 00:30:42,831 It's a really good place for sick people. 305 00:30:42,924 --> 00:30:47,332 I cannot afford the bills I have, Megan. I can't take you on a vacation. 306 00:30:47,424 --> 00:30:52,046 - Well, if you get the job, then... - I'm not getting the job. 307 00:30:53,799 --> 00:30:58,042 Angels don't fall out of the sky. They emerge from within. 308 00:30:58,132 --> 00:31:04,247 There is an angel within each one of you, and he is your personal bridge to heaven. 309 00:31:04,924 --> 00:31:07,377 This is the body of Christ. 310 00:31:08,841 --> 00:31:11,459 This is the body of Christ. 311 00:31:15,132 --> 00:31:18,213 Blessed are the pure at heart, for they shall see God. 312 00:31:18,299 --> 00:31:22,458 - I'm an angel. - The Lord knows you are, my child. 313 00:31:25,841 --> 00:31:28,045 The body of Christ. 314 00:31:31,632 --> 00:31:33,836 The body of Christ. 315 00:31:42,549 --> 00:31:44,255 Lily... 316 00:31:47,049 --> 00:31:49,668 - Lily? - Oh, God... 317 00:31:49,757 --> 00:31:51,333 Honey? 318 00:31:51,424 --> 00:31:54,505 Lily? Lily? Honey? 319 00:31:55,841 --> 00:31:58,507 Is the hurt new? Yes? 320 00:32:00,132 --> 00:32:04,505 I'm gonna get the nurse to fix it. What do you think? 321 00:32:25,257 --> 00:32:28,670 Mr Auster? It's Meg Denning. 322 00:32:29,841 --> 00:32:32,127 I'm sorry to bother you. 323 00:32:33,716 --> 00:32:36,121 Well, I just wanted to talk. 324 00:32:37,466 --> 00:32:40,250 My sister's not doing very well. 325 00:32:40,882 --> 00:32:45,504 Mr Kastran? I have a family emergency. Is it OK if I go home early? My dad's here. 326 00:32:45,591 --> 00:32:47,711 - Are there any customers upstairs? - No. 327 00:32:47,799 --> 00:32:50,334 - Go ahead. - Thank you. 328 00:32:53,466 --> 00:32:57,246 - Megan, she's gonna be OK. - I don't know. 329 00:32:57,341 --> 00:33:03,622 No, she will. She's in the hospital now, and they're gonna take very good care of her. 330 00:33:07,341 --> 00:33:10,090 It's OK. She's gonna be fine. 331 00:33:11,799 --> 00:33:16,871 I wanna take her to Florida. Everything's gonna be fine. 332 00:33:16,966 --> 00:33:20,497 I'm not gonna listen to my mom any longer. 333 00:33:32,549 --> 00:33:35,120 - You gonna be OK? - Yeah. 334 00:33:38,632 --> 00:33:42,626 Sorry if I got stuff all over your shirt. 335 00:33:43,424 --> 00:33:45,710 It's not a problem. 336 00:33:49,841 --> 00:33:52,874 Why are you so nice to me? 337 00:33:55,424 --> 00:33:57,663 I mean, I'm glad. 338 00:34:00,882 --> 00:34:03,549 Thanks for coming. 339 00:34:03,632 --> 00:34:05,422 Anytime. 340 00:34:16,674 --> 00:34:19,542 - Where the hell have you been? - I forgot my backpack. 341 00:34:19,632 --> 00:34:22,547 - Where were you? - Work. 342 00:34:22,632 --> 00:34:25,998 I called work. They said that you left with your father. 343 00:34:26,091 --> 00:34:28,875 How did you get home? 344 00:34:28,966 --> 00:34:31,040 A friend. 345 00:34:31,674 --> 00:34:35,715 I have been driving around for two hours looking for you. 346 00:34:36,466 --> 00:34:40,376 I called your father. He had absolutely no idea what I was talking about. 347 00:34:40,466 --> 00:34:43,666 You wanna go to Florida? I can't even trust you two miles from home. 348 00:34:43,757 --> 00:34:45,878 Get in there. 349 00:34:47,174 --> 00:34:52,792 You can go to school and to work and to the hospital. That's it. 350 00:34:52,882 --> 00:34:57,338 You will come straight home after work, and if you don't, then you don't get to work. 351 00:34:57,424 --> 00:35:00,790 Do you understand me? And when I find out who your little boyfriend is, 352 00:35:00,882 --> 00:35:05,670 I'm gonna tell his parents he's an inconsiderate little brat. 353 00:35:10,424 --> 00:35:13,920 Unfortunately, we do need your mother to co-sign for any withdrawals. 354 00:35:14,007 --> 00:35:18,665 - But it's my account. - That's the way the account was set up. 355 00:35:59,382 --> 00:36:00,817 I wish that you could stay with us. 356 00:36:00,818 --> 00:36:02,252 I wish that you could stay with us. 357 00:36:02,341 --> 00:36:04,746 - Do you guys drive? - No, we fly. 358 00:36:04,841 --> 00:36:09,545 Unless Pat goes. But he's on parole, thank God. 359 00:36:09,632 --> 00:36:12,998 The four of us in one car for ten hours is basically hell. 360 00:36:13,091 --> 00:36:15,377 You know, you probably could stay with us. 361 00:36:15,466 --> 00:36:18,333 I don't think Tampa's very far from Siesta Beach. 362 00:36:18,424 --> 00:36:21,872 That way all you'd have to do is pay for the airline ticket. 363 00:36:23,382 --> 00:36:28,205 - I don't know these people. - They're really nice. 364 00:36:28,299 --> 00:36:31,581 Did they invite us, or is this just Georgia? 365 00:36:32,632 --> 00:36:36,756 Georgia said that she was gonna ask her family. 366 00:36:36,841 --> 00:36:41,628 If you need to work, then I could take Lily and you can have a break. 367 00:36:41,716 --> 00:36:44,832 I don't know, Megan. I just... 368 00:36:46,966 --> 00:36:48,791 Hello? 369 00:36:49,382 --> 00:36:52,297 Could you close that door, honey? 370 00:36:52,382 --> 00:36:53,756 Yeah. 371 00:36:53,841 --> 00:36:56,708 Because I don't believe you. 372 00:37:00,257 --> 00:37:02,793 Well, what about my family? 373 00:37:16,007 --> 00:37:17,879 Here. 374 00:37:19,591 --> 00:37:23,536 I got you some chocolate, too. Your favourite. 375 00:37:27,799 --> 00:37:31,958 They can make you disappear in the night. 376 00:37:32,049 --> 00:37:36,920 They break the doors and windows, and then they amputate the wings. 377 00:37:37,882 --> 00:37:41,746 - Can you see them? - What? 378 00:37:42,299 --> 00:37:44,420 Wings. 379 00:37:44,507 --> 00:37:49,841 They won't grow because there's invisible food in the tubes. 380 00:37:51,716 --> 00:37:54,500 Lily, you don't need wings. 381 00:37:54,591 --> 00:37:58,038 We're gonna fly to Florida. In a plane. 382 00:37:58,674 --> 00:38:01,672 The ceiling's too low. 383 00:38:17,257 --> 00:38:21,417 - What did they say? - They're gonna move her. 384 00:38:21,507 --> 00:38:23,581 Where? 385 00:38:24,757 --> 00:38:27,080 The psychiatric wing. 386 00:38:34,341 --> 00:38:37,623 - Hey. Everything OK at home? - Oh, yeah. Everything's fine. 387 00:38:37,716 --> 00:38:42,124 Um, I was just wondering if it would be possible to get my pay in cash this week. 388 00:38:42,216 --> 00:38:44,964 - That could probably be arranged. - Thanks a lot. 389 00:38:45,049 --> 00:38:46,921 You bet. 390 00:38:58,507 --> 00:39:00,794 When did you purchase these? 391 00:39:00,882 --> 00:39:03,963 Couple of weeks ago. They were, like, $40 each. 392 00:39:04,049 --> 00:39:06,917 - You bought them here? - Yeah. 393 00:39:07,007 --> 00:39:10,171 This isn't our stock. Perhaps if you can find your receipt? 394 00:39:10,257 --> 00:39:12,828 I got 'em at the Beermans in Oakmeadow. 395 00:39:12,924 --> 00:39:15,543 I'm afraid I can't help you. 396 00:39:34,466 --> 00:39:36,752 Oh, God, no... 397 00:39:40,424 --> 00:39:42,331 It's Lily. 398 00:39:43,674 --> 00:39:46,921 The window was open, and she fell. 399 00:39:48,882 --> 00:39:51,797 Oh, Jesus, God, no! 400 00:39:51,882 --> 00:39:56,421 We deliver her up to you, O Lord, to your arms and your mercy. 401 00:39:56,507 --> 00:39:58,462 The 23rd Psalm. 402 00:39:58,549 --> 00:40:00,954 "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." 403 00:40:01,049 --> 00:40:05,587 "He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters." 404 00:40:05,674 --> 00:40:11,753 "He restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name's sake..." 405 00:40:37,257 --> 00:40:40,919 I don't belong here? For God's sake, she's my daughter! 406 00:40:41,007 --> 00:40:42,914 You wouldn't know it! 407 00:40:43,007 --> 00:40:46,918 - You don't come around... - And whose fault is that, exactly? 408 00:40:47,007 --> 00:40:50,171 Am I the one trying to turn the kids against you? 409 00:42:13,382 --> 00:42:15,669 I'm going to work. 410 00:43:03,549 --> 00:43:05,705 Yeah. 411 00:43:05,799 --> 00:43:10,006 Yeah, all right, fine. That's how we'll handle it, then. Bye. 412 00:43:10,924 --> 00:43:13,210 Do you have any personal belongings here? 413 00:43:13,299 --> 00:43:14,496 No. 414 00:43:14,591 --> 00:43:20,125 Good. Clear out. Your pay should just about cover the cost of the ties. 415 00:43:21,049 --> 00:43:23,751 - Get out of my store. - I need my money. 416 00:43:23,841 --> 00:43:26,329 You should've thought of that before you stole from me. 417 00:43:26,424 --> 00:43:28,580 - I didn't steal anything! - Get out of here anyway. 418 00:43:28,674 --> 00:43:32,170 I didn't steal anything! Asshole! 419 00:43:48,882 --> 00:43:53,089 - What are you doing? - Where are they? The things you stole. 420 00:43:53,466 --> 00:43:57,791 - I didn't steal anything. - I thought we were done with this. 421 00:43:58,882 --> 00:44:00,423 Get out of my room. 422 00:44:00,507 --> 00:44:05,745 When you contribute to the rent of this place, then it'll be your room. 423 00:44:05,841 --> 00:44:08,957 Hey! Hey, that's my stuff! 424 00:44:09,049 --> 00:44:10,956 Go ahead, ground me. 425 00:44:11,049 --> 00:44:14,959 You're never even home. What are you gonna do, hire an armed guard? 426 00:44:15,049 --> 00:44:19,671 I'm going to Florida, or wherever else I wanna go. It's none of your business. 427 00:44:19,757 --> 00:44:24,000 Then maybe you better find someplace else to live. 428 00:44:24,091 --> 00:44:26,875 - Fine. I'll go live with Dad. - Oh, good. 429 00:44:26,966 --> 00:44:30,627 You do that. You think he's so wonderful? You go see how you like it over there. 430 00:44:30,716 --> 00:44:32,955 At least he doesn't try to control everything I do. 431 00:44:33,049 --> 00:44:36,082 Your father doesn't give a shit about you. 432 00:44:36,882 --> 00:44:39,453 How many times did he come around here last year? What, three? 433 00:44:39,549 --> 00:44:41,207 He doesn't come here because of you! 434 00:44:41,299 --> 00:44:46,086 He can't even manage to pay the lousy $60 a week in child support he owes me! 435 00:44:46,174 --> 00:44:50,582 I am up to here in debts trying to give you a life I can't afford! 436 00:44:50,674 --> 00:44:55,248 I work 12 hours a day and go to school at night so that I can make life nice for you, 437 00:44:55,341 --> 00:44:58,788 and all that I ask is that you respect the few rules that I lay down. 438 00:44:58,882 --> 00:45:01,335 And when I stick my neck out to get you a job, 439 00:45:01,424 --> 00:45:04,920 you don't embarrass me in front of my friends. 440 00:45:05,007 --> 00:45:07,247 - That's all you care about, isn't it? - What? 441 00:45:07,341 --> 00:45:09,829 Your stupid friends! Stupid Don! 442 00:45:12,049 --> 00:45:14,620 You're an ungrateful brat. 443 00:45:36,466 --> 00:45:38,337 What do you think you're doing? 444 00:45:38,424 --> 00:45:42,169 You can't just pack her away into a storage unit like you did with Dad. 445 00:45:42,257 --> 00:45:46,251 - Put that back in there. - She's not yours, you fucking bitch! 446 00:46:22,716 --> 00:46:27,373 I'm sure your mother feels a tremendous grief. 447 00:46:29,049 --> 00:46:32,082 And to lose a child is... 448 00:46:32,799 --> 00:46:35,713 Well, my son Lucas was only four. 449 00:46:40,632 --> 00:46:43,002 You wanna tell me how you feel? 450 00:46:46,216 --> 00:46:48,289 I don't know. 451 00:46:53,216 --> 00:46:57,956 How do you think your sister would feel if she lost you? 452 00:47:00,882 --> 00:47:02,458 Sad. 453 00:47:02,549 --> 00:47:04,374 Yeah... 454 00:47:05,841 --> 00:47:07,878 I don't know... 455 00:47:09,632 --> 00:47:11,836 Mad? 456 00:47:11,924 --> 00:47:14,543 Well, who would she be mad at? 457 00:47:16,591 --> 00:47:18,711 My mom. 458 00:47:19,716 --> 00:47:22,583 Why would she be mad at your mom? 459 00:47:26,174 --> 00:47:29,421 Do you think your mom could've saved her? 460 00:47:31,341 --> 00:47:33,414 Maybe I... 461 00:47:34,674 --> 00:47:36,499 Maybe I could have. 462 00:47:36,591 --> 00:47:38,795 This is not your fault. 463 00:47:39,799 --> 00:47:42,999 It's not your... Oh, come here. 464 00:48:15,591 --> 00:48:18,873 You are very beautiful. 465 00:48:19,299 --> 00:48:21,373 And you are... 466 00:48:24,007 --> 00:48:26,163 and you are very... 467 00:48:31,882 --> 00:48:35,958 Listen, why don't you take some time, take all the time you need, 468 00:48:36,049 --> 00:48:38,751 and, you know, you can stay here... 469 00:48:54,424 --> 00:48:57,754 OK. All right. We'll be home in a half an hour. 470 00:48:57,841 --> 00:48:59,961 All right. Bye. 471 00:49:00,049 --> 00:49:02,039 It's OK. You can stay with us. 472 00:49:02,132 --> 00:49:05,166 Every time we have a break, he comes... 473 00:49:06,132 --> 00:49:11,501 You ladies have a full evening planned? Huh? Sex, drugs and rock'n'roll? 474 00:49:11,591 --> 00:49:15,880 - Pat's a delinquent. - Pat's a delinquent. 475 00:49:15,966 --> 00:49:18,833 Do I detect a fellow fuck-up? 476 00:49:19,674 --> 00:49:23,502 So I was lifting credit cards, cos nobody ever checks that shit. 477 00:49:23,591 --> 00:49:27,419 I'd buy some stuff, OK, then I'd sell it for cash. 478 00:49:27,507 --> 00:49:31,667 Yeah. I've done a bunch of fucked-up shit that I'm not really proud of in my life, 479 00:49:31,757 --> 00:49:35,703 but now I'm really trying to make it up to the people I hurt, like my parents. 480 00:49:35,799 --> 00:49:38,548 They're so fuckin' cool. Sorry... But the fuckin' feds, OK, 481 00:49:38,632 --> 00:49:41,879 bust my ass in Vegas because some chick at the bank is supposed to tell the casino 482 00:49:41,966 --> 00:49:46,042 that I got some sort of line of credit set up, but instead she fuckin' bones me. 483 00:49:46,132 --> 00:49:49,829 Yeah. Can you believe that shit? Excuse my fuckin' French. 484 00:49:49,924 --> 00:49:54,498 But these motherfuckers - I'm sorry - cuff me, haul my ass down to jail, 485 00:49:54,591 --> 00:49:56,628 and my parents gotta fuckin' bail me out. 486 00:49:56,716 --> 00:49:59,998 Now let me tell you something: you put that shit out there, it's comin' back. 487 00:50:00,091 --> 00:50:03,005 You gotta set it straight. Seriously. It's like a boomerang. 488 00:50:03,091 --> 00:50:07,250 Well, I've done some things. Stole some things. 489 00:50:07,341 --> 00:50:10,007 Yeah? Well, you just gotta try and find a balance. 490 00:50:10,091 --> 00:50:14,380 You see a hungry guy, you give him some food. You know? 491 00:50:14,466 --> 00:50:19,372 Now, if I gotta take something from somebody, you know, 492 00:50:19,466 --> 00:50:22,380 I just gotta try and find a way to give something back. 493 00:50:22,466 --> 00:50:24,919 It's a give-and-take sort of thing. 494 00:50:25,007 --> 00:50:27,875 Yeah. I was trying to go to Florida. 495 00:50:27,966 --> 00:50:29,755 You goin' with my folks? 496 00:50:29,841 --> 00:50:33,704 No. No, I was trying to get the money so I could take a bus. 497 00:50:33,799 --> 00:50:36,548 You ever been on a bus before? Huh? 498 00:50:36,632 --> 00:50:42,499 You'll sit beside some fat fuckin' bast... Sorry, some fat guy, OK, for 14 hours. 499 00:50:42,591 --> 00:50:46,287 Forget about it. I'll take you up. I'm headin' down to the Bahamas, so... 500 00:50:46,382 --> 00:50:48,088 When do you need to go? 501 00:50:48,174 --> 00:50:51,006 Well, I have this thing, this contest, in a couple of days. 502 00:50:51,091 --> 00:50:52,797 OK. I'll take you. 503 00:50:52,882 --> 00:50:55,584 I don't have any money, but I could share the driving. 504 00:50:55,674 --> 00:50:58,162 Don't worry about it, OK? 505 00:50:58,257 --> 00:51:02,666 If I need a favour, you know, you'll do it for me, right? 506 00:51:02,757 --> 00:51:07,498 - What's the name on the prescription? - Gross. G-R-O-S-S. 507 00:51:08,882 --> 00:51:11,086 Her first name is Doris. 508 00:51:11,174 --> 00:51:14,421 - Do you know when he called it in? - This morning. 509 00:51:15,549 --> 00:51:17,705 Hang on. 510 00:51:31,341 --> 00:51:32,917 - You all right? - Yeah, yeah. 511 00:51:33,007 --> 00:51:35,792 You sure? Let's see what you got here. 512 00:51:35,882 --> 00:51:38,750 All right. Show me the goods. 513 00:51:38,841 --> 00:51:41,708 We got Vicodin. Nice. Good score. 514 00:51:41,799 --> 00:51:43,671 People pay a lot of money for it. 515 00:51:43,757 --> 00:51:49,457 Oxycontin. Oh, man, this stuff is so good. You know why? It fucks you up, OK? 516 00:51:49,549 --> 00:51:51,919 Xenocal. Fat people love this stuff. 517 00:51:52,007 --> 00:51:55,871 And Vicana... What the...? I have no idea what the hell that is. 518 00:51:55,966 --> 00:51:58,371 What's in here? 519 00:51:58,466 --> 00:52:03,455 We got Viagra and contraception. Diaphragm. Nice. 520 00:52:03,549 --> 00:52:06,120 Wonder what these people are up to, huh? 521 00:52:06,216 --> 00:52:09,628 Good job, partner. Let's go to the bank. 522 00:52:27,799 --> 00:52:32,124 The day I started GA, some dude says to me "Goin' straight takes balls." 523 00:52:32,216 --> 00:52:34,336 So I got me some. 524 00:52:34,424 --> 00:52:37,624 There you are. Mad money for the lady. 525 00:52:39,174 --> 00:52:40,548 Give and take. 526 00:53:18,341 --> 00:53:24,171 You have the hour to write, then please put your journals in the box. 527 00:53:24,257 --> 00:53:27,670 And bonnes vacances, 528 00:53:43,632 --> 00:53:45,919 I was gonna leave you a note. 529 00:53:55,966 --> 00:53:58,833 Guess I'll just see you in Florida. 530 00:54:07,007 --> 00:54:09,211 Is something wrong? 531 00:54:13,007 --> 00:54:15,128 I tell you everything. 532 00:54:21,716 --> 00:54:24,002 Did I do something? 533 00:54:25,841 --> 00:54:27,914 Come here. 534 00:54:57,632 --> 00:55:00,121 I wish I could show you how I feel. 535 00:55:16,549 --> 00:55:18,705 - Hey. Here. - Whoa... 536 00:55:18,799 --> 00:55:20,873 Thank you for helping me. 537 00:55:20,965 --> 00:55:26,962 That's great... A tie... It's so nice I'm gonna have to get myself a shirt. 538 00:55:27,049 --> 00:55:29,205 - So when are we leaving? - Crack o' dawn. 539 00:55:29,299 --> 00:55:31,420 Yeah. So why don't you get your bony ass to bed? 540 00:55:31,507 --> 00:55:33,332 All right. Good night. 541 00:55:50,340 --> 00:55:54,085 - When was the last time you saw him? - Last night. 542 00:55:54,174 --> 00:55:59,045 Did he give you any indication as to where he was going? 543 00:55:59,132 --> 00:56:00,957 No. 544 00:56:01,049 --> 00:56:06,583 So just the jewellery, coins and the car. Anything else? 545 00:56:07,257 --> 00:56:09,331 Some silver. 546 00:56:11,757 --> 00:56:14,293 - My stupid idiot brother! - What happened? 547 00:56:14,382 --> 00:56:17,001 He skipped his parole. 548 00:56:17,090 --> 00:56:19,923 - So maybe he's gonna come back. - He's not coming back! 549 00:56:20,007 --> 00:56:24,795 He took my dad's watch collection and my mother's heirloom silver. 550 00:56:24,882 --> 00:56:27,086 What time are you guys going to the airport? 551 00:56:27,174 --> 00:56:29,413 We're not going. 552 00:57:25,132 --> 00:57:28,379 I'll give you $ 75. That's with the jacket and the bike. 553 00:57:28,465 --> 00:57:30,207 That's a diamond. 554 00:57:30,299 --> 00:57:34,672 Yeah, but see that little brown spot? That ain't worth nothin'. 555 00:58:16,132 --> 00:58:17,708 Just a Coke. 556 00:59:14,174 --> 00:59:16,840 - Is this where the poetry contest is? - Yes, it is. 557 00:59:16,924 --> 00:59:19,294 - How much are the rooms? - They start about $189. 558 00:59:19,382 --> 00:59:24,419 - The front desk is this way. - Oh, no, it's OK. I'm at another hotel. 559 01:00:30,382 --> 01:00:32,871 Oh, it's great. You guys should go in. 560 01:00:32,965 --> 01:00:35,205 - We will. - It's great. 561 01:00:35,299 --> 01:00:37,289 - I can do it. - No, you never do. 562 01:00:37,382 --> 01:00:39,207 Hi. 563 01:00:39,299 --> 01:00:41,787 - Hey. - Miss Denning. 564 01:00:43,840 --> 01:00:45,831 You all know one another? 565 01:00:45,924 --> 01:00:48,412 Miss Denning's in my AP English. 566 01:00:48,507 --> 01:00:51,540 - Oh. You're here for the contest? - Yeah. 567 01:00:51,632 --> 01:00:54,334 Would you like to join us? 568 01:00:54,424 --> 01:00:56,710 Yeah, come on. Here, pull up a towel. 569 01:00:56,799 --> 01:01:01,337 Is that allowed, Tony? Fraternising with the contestants before the big event? 570 01:01:01,424 --> 01:01:03,829 I am the very soul of objectivity. 571 01:01:03,924 --> 01:01:06,045 Yeah, right. 572 01:01:06,132 --> 01:01:08,537 I'm Delia. Pleased to meet you. 573 01:01:08,632 --> 01:01:11,037 - Come along, little fish. - No... 574 01:01:11,132 --> 01:01:13,537 Get your water wings on. Come on! 575 01:01:22,424 --> 01:01:26,085 - When did you get here? - Just last night. 576 01:01:27,049 --> 01:01:31,836 Well, you missed the gala opening-night festivities. 577 01:01:32,590 --> 01:01:34,830 I missed seeing you there. 578 01:01:38,590 --> 01:01:42,454 - You don't like the sun? - I like it too much. 579 01:01:45,424 --> 01:01:47,877 Your wife seems nice. 580 01:01:47,965 --> 01:01:50,039 She can be. 581 01:01:51,840 --> 01:01:55,336 - You little wimpy boy! - It's fucking freezing! 582 01:01:55,424 --> 01:01:57,747 OK, let's have some drinks. 583 01:01:59,549 --> 01:02:03,080 - Rob, beverage? - I'll have a beer. 584 01:02:04,590 --> 01:02:07,873 - Oh, I'm sorry, what's your name? - Meg. 585 01:02:07,965 --> 01:02:13,381 Here. Why don't you and Meg go in search of drinks? And Meg can change. 586 01:02:44,174 --> 01:02:50,253 Let the relaxation begin. Who wants to play a game? 587 01:02:50,340 --> 01:02:53,706 - Are you gonna cheat, like you always do? - Oh, I never cheat. 588 01:02:53,799 --> 01:02:58,752 I have never cheated in my life. I am constitutionally incapable of cheating. 589 01:02:58,840 --> 01:03:01,210 - Of course, I am a sore loser. - Yeah. 590 01:03:01,299 --> 01:03:03,420 But that's different. 591 01:03:05,924 --> 01:03:08,412 So what kind of things do you write? 592 01:03:08,507 --> 01:03:10,414 Poems. 593 01:03:10,507 --> 01:03:12,877 - Pomes? - Poems. 594 01:03:13,465 --> 01:03:16,132 Dear, it's pronounced "po-em". 595 01:03:16,215 --> 01:03:20,920 - Delia. - What? I thought she'd wanna know. 596 01:03:21,007 --> 01:03:24,040 Oh, I'm sorry. You're her teacher. 597 01:03:26,715 --> 01:03:31,538 Well, I'm sure Meg would like to go swimming with you, darling. 598 01:03:45,715 --> 01:03:47,955 Would you like me to walk you home? 599 01:03:48,049 --> 01:03:49,625 Sure. 600 01:03:49,715 --> 01:03:53,163 - OK. Just let me get a sweater. - OK. 601 01:04:07,257 --> 01:04:10,089 What time are you going out tonight? 602 01:04:10,174 --> 01:04:11,999 Nine. 603 01:04:12,799 --> 01:04:16,627 - You boys gonna behave yourselves? - Probably not. 604 01:04:26,924 --> 01:04:28,796 You OK? 605 01:04:32,965 --> 01:04:36,876 Right as rain. Fine as wine. Fit as shit. 606 01:04:39,632 --> 01:04:41,706 All right. 607 01:04:51,340 --> 01:04:53,746 You're a lovely girl. 608 01:04:54,590 --> 01:04:56,083 Thanks. 609 01:04:56,590 --> 01:05:01,331 You're welcome. Good luck in the contest tomorrow. 610 01:05:03,674 --> 01:05:05,131 Thank you. 611 01:05:06,507 --> 01:05:08,996 I'm sure you'll do very well. 612 01:05:16,299 --> 01:05:18,669 I might do a little work. 613 01:05:19,840 --> 01:05:21,878 Bravo. 614 01:05:24,715 --> 01:05:27,251 Your wife seems really smart. 615 01:05:27,340 --> 01:05:29,627 She is. 616 01:05:29,715 --> 01:05:32,548 She's also extremely unhappy. 617 01:05:34,799 --> 01:05:38,129 We've known each other for a long time. 618 01:05:39,132 --> 01:05:42,165 Well, since we were children really. 619 01:05:42,257 --> 01:05:44,413 Younger than you. 620 01:05:47,632 --> 01:05:50,630 Does that make you feel uncomfortable? 621 01:05:50,715 --> 01:05:52,505 No. 622 01:05:52,590 --> 01:05:56,880 You should put this sweater on. You look cold. 623 01:06:10,549 --> 01:06:12,338 Thank you. 624 01:06:12,424 --> 01:06:14,414 All right. 625 01:06:23,507 --> 01:06:26,540 - What's funny? - I don't know. 626 01:06:29,465 --> 01:06:31,503 Just feels funny. 627 01:06:32,590 --> 01:06:34,830 Good funny? 628 01:06:39,590 --> 01:06:44,710 I have a friend who is going to come down tomorrow. He edits the Arden Review, 629 01:06:44,799 --> 01:06:50,796 I'm gonna talk to him about publishing your new improved "Blue Car". 630 01:06:50,882 --> 01:06:53,371 - I have something for you. - What? 631 01:06:54,382 --> 01:06:56,953 It's kind of stupid, but... 632 01:06:58,090 --> 01:07:00,247 What is this? 633 01:07:03,299 --> 01:07:05,124 A tie? 634 01:07:05,215 --> 01:07:08,830 You probably don't even wear ties. 635 01:07:23,257 --> 01:07:25,331 Is this OK? 636 01:07:27,132 --> 01:07:29,253 Are you sure? 637 01:07:56,174 --> 01:07:58,627 Is this where you write? 638 01:08:02,882 --> 01:08:04,540 No. 639 01:08:06,049 --> 01:08:07,790 You OK? 640 01:08:07,882 --> 01:08:10,086 - Yeah. - Yeah? 641 01:08:16,007 --> 01:08:18,081 Oh, God... 642 01:08:27,757 --> 01:08:29,913 - You warm now? - Yeah. 643 01:08:30,007 --> 01:08:31,879 Yeah? 644 01:08:41,965 --> 01:08:44,501 Oh, you are so beautiful. 645 01:09:01,507 --> 01:09:03,581 Come here. 646 01:09:07,174 --> 01:09:09,745 - You all right? - Yeah. 647 01:09:37,840 --> 01:09:40,127 Will you lie down with me? 648 01:10:00,799 --> 01:10:02,671 - Are you OK? - Yeah. 649 01:10:06,549 --> 01:10:09,037 Do you want me? 650 01:10:10,715 --> 01:10:12,920 Do you want me? 651 01:10:16,340 --> 01:10:19,125 Say yes. Say yes. 652 01:10:21,257 --> 01:10:23,331 Say yes. 653 01:10:24,632 --> 01:10:26,753 Do you want me? 654 01:10:36,257 --> 01:10:38,544 Oh, come on... 655 01:13:01,590 --> 01:13:03,913 Do you need me to walk you home? 656 01:13:04,007 --> 01:13:06,081 No, it's OK. 657 01:13:11,799 --> 01:13:14,370 What's your book about? 658 01:13:17,632 --> 01:13:21,163 It's about an old man who falls for a young girl. 659 01:13:22,465 --> 01:13:24,421 Really? 660 01:13:25,424 --> 01:13:27,628 You don't believe me? 661 01:13:28,632 --> 01:13:30,587 How does it end? 662 01:13:35,257 --> 01:13:38,919 They make love and he is transformed. 663 01:13:42,215 --> 01:13:44,834 Make me proud tomorrow. 664 01:13:44,924 --> 01:13:47,708 No. Strike that. 665 01:13:49,340 --> 01:13:53,334 Make yourself proud. And fame and fortune will follow. 666 01:14:08,340 --> 01:14:11,208 - Night, Debbie. - Good night. 667 01:14:14,924 --> 01:14:18,455 Are you sure you don't want something to eat? 668 01:14:18,549 --> 01:14:20,338 No, thanks. I'm fine. 669 01:14:20,424 --> 01:14:25,496 Hey, Ricky! Make me some pancakes, will you? And put some bacon on the side. 670 01:14:25,590 --> 01:14:27,960 - Do you like bacon? - It's OK. I'm not hungry. 671 01:14:28,049 --> 01:14:31,663 And real syrup too. None of that fake crap. 672 01:14:40,132 --> 01:14:42,455 - Oh, I need that. - The napkin? 673 01:14:42,549 --> 01:14:47,005 I'm sorry, honey. I'm just trying to get some of this stuff out of your way. 674 01:14:47,090 --> 01:14:51,131 - I never got a check. - Oh, don't worry about it. 675 01:14:54,257 --> 01:14:56,331 Meg Denning. 676 01:15:00,757 --> 01:15:02,831 Sally Janin. 677 01:15:39,215 --> 01:15:41,372 Good luck. 678 01:15:43,882 --> 01:15:48,539 "So do not look up to me, my friend, for now I realise 679 01:15:48,632 --> 01:15:53,420 That growing up is nothing more than knowing your own size." 680 01:16:22,049 --> 01:16:24,123 This poem... 681 01:16:26,840 --> 01:16:29,045 po-em... 682 01:16:29,840 --> 01:16:32,459 is for Mr Auster. 683 01:16:34,257 --> 01:16:37,670 It's called "Now That I've Read Your Book". 684 01:16:38,465 --> 01:16:42,957 "I've memorised the lines. It was easy." 685 01:16:43,049 --> 01:16:47,291 "The dirty white pages, a margin of fancy designs." 686 01:16:48,257 --> 01:16:51,255 "You draw outlines of inverted hearts." 687 01:16:51,340 --> 01:16:54,671 "But mine's real, not a valentine." 688 01:16:58,299 --> 01:17:00,918 "As for the details..." 689 01:17:12,340 --> 01:17:16,797 "As for the details, fiction, fiction, lies, lies, 690 01:17:16,882 --> 01:17:19,999 I am the coming poet who will arise." 691 01:17:20,674 --> 01:17:24,750 "Crippled phoenix, I fly up from your bed of ashes." 692 01:17:24,840 --> 01:17:31,418 "When my dad left, I cut off my hands and sewed up my eyes." 693 01:17:32,257 --> 01:17:36,500 "But that didn't keep me from reaching for you." 694 01:17:36,590 --> 01:17:41,082 "Thank you for the gold star and your leaving." 695 01:17:41,174 --> 01:17:44,006 "Blue car, gold star." 696 01:17:44,965 --> 01:17:49,587 "The leaving is a gift I will always hang on to." 697 01:19:03,049 --> 01:19:05,123 This is it. 698 01:19:38,507 --> 01:19:41,256 Hi. Is my dad there? 699 01:19:43,049 --> 01:19:44,956 Hello? 700 01:19:45,049 --> 01:19:50,085 Hi, Dad. It's Meg. 701 01:20:06,799 --> 01:20:09,334 I called Dad. 702 01:20:09,424 --> 01:20:11,379 I know. 703 01:20:12,465 --> 01:20:15,796 Maybe it'll be better for a while. 704 01:20:16,882 --> 01:20:19,205 I'm sorry. 705 01:20:20,674 --> 01:20:23,079 Me too. 706 01:20:52,465 --> 01:20:57,336 I know he's not perfect, but I need him too. 707 01:22:20,715 --> 01:22:22,505 That it? 708 01:22:22,590 --> 01:22:24,380 Yeah. 709 01:22:27,174 --> 01:22:31,961 Do you remember when we drove into the country that one time? 710 01:22:32,049 --> 01:22:35,580 To the place where they sell penny candy? 711 01:22:36,549 --> 01:22:39,749 And it was you, me, Lily and Mom. 712 01:22:41,674 --> 01:22:48,121 And we were driving over the bumps on the road so fast it felt like we were flying. 713 01:22:50,424 --> 01:22:52,710 I like this car. 714 01:22:58,174 --> 01:23:01,088 This old car likes you, too. 715 01:23:02,305 --> 01:24:02,644 Please rate this subtitle at www.osdb.link/4sp85 Help other users to choose the best subtitles