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(WOMAN BREATHING HEAVILY)

(SOFT RATTLING)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(CHILDREN CHATTERING IN DISTANCE)

(DRUMS BEATING)

TYLER: (TRILLING) Come on, Mami!

Come on!

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING ON CAR STEREO)

¶¶ Oh, a bridge that someone's fighting over

¶¶ A bridge that someone's fighting over

¶¶ A bridge so old so let it go

¶¶ Where's the bridge that's gonna take me home?

¶¶ A bridge that someone's fighting over

¶¶ A bridge that someone's praying over

¶¶ A bridge so old so let it go

(TYLER VOCALIZING)

Wait. Ready? Ready? Ready?

Trust me? Do you trust me, baby?

Do you trust me? Do you trust me?

Put your fucking... Put your hands on the wheel.

Give me a kiss. Put your...

¶¶ The bridge that someone's fighting over

¶¶ A bridge that someone's fighting for

¶¶ A bridge so old so let it go ¶¶

(BELL RINGING)

COACH WISE: All right. No lazy steps.

Let's go ahead and run it off.

I want constant fluid movement today.

Is that understood? WRESTLERS: Yes, coach!

COACH WISE: And you better come

into every single match with a plan,

because you better believe if you don't have a plan,

your rival does.

(WHISTLE BLOWS) All right!

Go ahead and pair up.

Find your battle buddies right now.

I need you to leave everything on the mat

and keep it in the circle.

Remember, you are future holders

of the great machine. Let's go!

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)

TEACHER: Every time you walk out this door,

you look at that sign,

Carpe Diem. Seize the day.

There are no second chances. There are no second acts.

There is no goddamn motherfucking second place.

You better come in to every single match with a plan.

Because if you don't have a plan,

I can tell you right now,

your rival has a plan,

and it will manifest itself in your defeat.

And you will lose.

Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. And up!

Over your heads. Over your head. Hold it!

CHEERLEADERS: ...five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

One, two, three, four, five, six seven, eight.

One, two...

WRESTLERS: ...cannot be taken down,

I am a new machine.

I cannot be taken down, I am a new machine.

I cannot be taken down, I am a new machine.

(LOUDLY) I cannot be taken down,

I am a new machine.

(DOG BARKS)

I beat you home? That's a first.

Yeah. Today was a long one.

Long, but good? Yeah.

Mmm. I know exactly how you feel, babe.

You want some food? Yeah.

I want what they're having. (CHUCKLES)

It's high protein. Yeah.

RONALD: How was school? It was good.

You do realize there are more words in the English language

you can use to speak with your father, yeah?

School was good. Uh-huh.

But practice went over

and I have a history test tomorrow,

so I need to start homework. Okay.

All right. There you go.

I still need you down here by 9:00.

I know. All right.

(EXCITED CHATTER)

(LAUGHS)

Come on. Okay now I'm gonna

let my hands down. TYLER: No.

Come on. No, I don't trust myself.

I don't trust myself.

I don't trust myself. (SHRIEKS)

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

ALEXIS: Goddess is about to arrive.

TYLER: Don't play like you don't want me right now.

ALEXIS: You're obsessed with me.

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING) (ALL CHEERING)

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING ON CAR STEREO)

(VOCALIZING)

ALL: ¶¶ Shut the fuck up

¶¶ Shut the fuck up

¶¶ Shut the fuck up

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

¶¶ Shut the fuck up

¶¶ Shut the fuck up

¶¶ Shut the fuck up

¶¶ Shut the fuck up ¶¶

STAN: All right, one of y'all put a song on.

Like it was cool, but...

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

(KNOCK AT DOOR) RONALD: Hey, wake up.

Let's go! Yeah, I'm up.

RONALD: Downstairs in five. All right.

You ready? Yeah.

Go.

MINISTER: Love is patient. Love is kind.

Love is not rude. It doesn't boast.

Love also forgets wrong.

If we spent more time loving one another,

hate would cease.

So you have a choice. Love works better.

Love is better for us. It makes the world better,

but we have to be in action. How much...

How do you want to love? How can I love?

Well, you know what, it could be just by a smile.

A smile on your face could... A smile. Amen.

...change somebody's day. CONGREGATION: Yes. Amen.

(APPLAUSE)

MINISTER: Now you choose

whether you use the love correctly.

So I want to remind you that love is

a four-letter word, and so is hate.

We're in a world full of hate right now.

Everybody's pointing a finger at somebody else.

And you're no good. And you're no good.

And we're no good. And they're no good.

Ain't nobody good right now.

(CONGREGATION MURMURING)

So we need love to bring people back.

There used to be an old thing when I was growing up

that says it takes a village to raise a child.

It's gonna take that same village

to bring us back to love as a country.

(SINGING ALONG WITH RADIO) ¶¶ What a difference a day made

¶¶ Twenty-four little hours ¶¶

RONALD: You get in late last night?

Not really.

Not really, huh? You're just falling asleep

in church for no reason? TYLER: No, I mean...

Were you bored with that service today?

No, I mean, it's just...

How's your shoulder, Ty? Still sore?

On and off. I'm gonna call Steve.

Just get an appointment to make sure.

No, it's fine. He's fine.

You're one to talk. I got my eye on it.

You had your eye on your knee, too.

Look where that got you. (SIGHS)

I'm sure he's fine, but we have a whole season ahead.

And I'm sorry again I'm gonna miss this one,

but your dad will be there, and Em will be there,

and I'll be at the next one. No, I can't be there either.

CATHERINE: What?

I told you. Practice got moved.

It's your brother's first meet.

EMILY: (STAMMERS) I have to study.

Everybody else can't meet that late.

And Bethany's mom says that we can't...

CATHERINE: Oh, that's what this is about.

Your friends at Bethany's house.

Mom, he doesn't even care if I'm there!

Very true. Do you care if I'm there?

No, I don't care if you're there.

CATHERINE: You do care. And you should care.

EMILY: He doesn't. Okay. All right.

There's nothing to worry about here. And you know why?

Because the wise and noble father

is gonna be there to hold it down.

(LAUGHING)

Really? Where is he? Where is he?

If you see him, will you send him my way, please?

(LAUGHS MOCKINGLY)

(CHUCKLES) RONALD: Shame on you.

TYLER: If you see him, send him my way too.

RONALD: We can go right now. We can go?

Oh, we can go right now. That's what's up?

RONALD: You think you can take your old man?

TYLER: (LAUGHING) Hold on.

RONALD: You think you can mess with this?

You guys. What's up?

Can we not? What's up?

RONALD: It's that shoulder, right? Come on.

What's up?

RONALD: Did you start? Did I start?

I'm just making sure you started.

No. Did you?

EMILY: (WHISPERS) Dad started. TYLER: Get out my ear.

You let me know when you're ready.

EMILY: Yeah, can you not hit your sister?

(TYLER GRUNTING)

RONALD: You all right? I'm fine, man.

RONALD: You let me know when you're ready.

(GRUNTS) You okay?

You let me know. You let me know.

Can we not scare the people, please?

RONALD: Shh. Quiet. Quiet. Quiet. Quiet. Quiet.

(GRUNTING) RONALD: Come on!

One more.

Let's go. One, one more.

One more? One more.

(GRUNTING)

I see you. I see you. Come on.

What you... What you got? What you got? Get in there.

(GROWLS SOFTLY)

(BREATHING DEEPLY)

(EXHALING)

(RONALD BREATHING HEAVILY)

TYLER: You good, brah? I'm good.

Flex too hard?

(BOTH LAUGHING) You flex too hard?

You got me. You got me. This hurts.

But it all starts with a piece of dirt,

and it turns into something magnificent.

Something that makes

a contribution to your community.

It's a beautiful thing.

You gotta take pride in what you do, son.

(MACHINERY WHIRRING) Never forget that.

Check this out. Show you this master bedroom.

If you could be so lucky one day

to have a bedroom like this bedroom,

then you'd be doing all right.

You'd be doing all right. Check it out.

(PIANO MUSIC PLAYING)

BOBBY: You know spaghetti is Alexis' favorite dish, right?

You should have seen the first time that she had it.

We got it on video, okay?

We got to find it. I got to find it for you.

Dad! BOBBY: It's hilarious.

She ate it with her hands, and it got everywhere.

I'm talking chunks of meat and red sauce,

just all over the place like a wild animal.

Dad, shut up! ELENA: So cute!

So cute. (TYLER LAUGHS)

BOBBY: It was adorable. It was the most lovely thing.

Oh, my God.

It's beautiful. It was beautiful.

ELENA: Plus, you were so cute.

(PIANO MUSIC CONTINUES)

What?

COACH WISE: Now in the eye of your mind,

in your mind's eye,

I want you to fixate on your source code,

on your soul's source of pure unadulterated inspiration.

Something that is inspiring to you and you alone.

I want you to look at it. I want you to take it in.

I want it to be your guiding light right now, all right?

And then I want you to repeat after me...

I will not let you down. Repeat.

WRESTLERS: I will not let you down.

COACH WISE: You will not let me down. Repeat.

WRESTLERS: You will not let me down.

COACH WISE: My folks won't let me down.

WRESTLERS: My folks won't let me down.

COACH WISE: My coach won't let me down.

WRESTLERS: My coach won't let me down.

I cannot be taken down. I am a new machine. Say it!

WRESTLERS: I cannot be taken down.

I am a new machine.

COACH WISE: One more time!

WRESTLERS: (LOUDLY) I cannot be taken down.

I am a new machine.

One more time with me!

ALL: I cannot be taken down. I am a new machine.

One more time!

ALL: I cannot be taken down. I am a new machine.

COACH WISE: All right, Mavericks on three.

One, two, three.

WRESTLERS: Mavericks! Mavericks!

(BUZZER SOUNDS) CROWD: (CHANTING) Mavericks!

Mavericks! Mavericks! Mavericks!

(BLOWS WHISTLE)

(CROWD CHEERING)

REFEREE: One, two, three!

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

(CROWD CHEERING)

RONALD: You see it? Yep.

You see it? You feel the difference?

Yeah, I feel the difference all right.

Can you get up? All right. Yeah.

All right. If you did it the way I taught you,

you would have had him 20 seconds earlier, all right?

Get up.

(TYLER GRUNTS)

The kid was a chump, man.

You may have been able to pin him quick

because you're faster and you're stronger,

but your technique...

Getting to State is about technique.

You feel me? You good? Yeah. I'm good.

Your shoulder's good? It's not hurting?

No. You sure?

I'm sure. All right. Come on.

Let me see that fireman one more time.

Come on. Come on.

(UPBEAT ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYING)

¶¶ Clams Casino, nigga

¶¶ ASAP ¶¶

(MUSIC STOPS)

(EXHALES)

(COMPUTER CHIMES)

(MUFFLED THUD)

Emily! EMILY: What?

TYLER: Em! EMILY: What?

Emily!

Hurry up, man. Shut up.

Michael J. Fox looking nigga.

Come on, brah. (CAT MEOWS)

Close my door. EMILY: Close your own door.

Yo, yo, yo. And there... Hello.

How was your day? It was fine.

Could've been better, but it's cool...

I got a suit fitted.

For the Maverick Ball? Yep.

You're gonna look good. Oh, your sister's going.

What group is she going with? You think I would know?

She just better not be going with my ass, all right?

You are your sister's keeper. (SCOFFS) Since when?

It's not like it's your prom. (SIGHS)

Is Alexis excited?

Yeah, I hope so. She's had her dress for long enough.

(CATHERINE CHUCKLES)

How was your day? Exhausting.

Oh, that divorce is happening.

I have some notes for you to do.

RONALD: I keep telling her if she'd spread her schedule out

and worked Fridays, she wouldn't be so exhausted.

My patients have me until Thursday.

Come Friday I want to be with my babies.

RONALD: Kiss?

There's my girl.

Good day?

Yeah. Not bad. (CLEARS THROAT)

You done with your homework? Not yet.

RONALD: What you waiting for?

I just came down to say hi to Mom.

It's a two-second break.

Oh. CATHERINE: How's your knee?

The usual.

Go make your bath. Yes, ma'am.

Hey, you didn't take any of my pain pills, did you?

CATHERINE: No. Why? RONALD: It's all good.

DR. STEVE: SLAP stands for

Superior Labrum Anterior and Posterior.

This top area here is where the biceps tendon

attaches to the labrum.

That's why you are also feeling pain

running up your arm.

Now, in your case,

if you don't remember a specific event,

then you could have aggravated your shoulder

and then over time,

with repetition, made it worse and worse.

Since it's the labrum,

it's not just overhead activities.

Any strenuous activity on the biceps tendon

will enhance it, as well.

TYLER: Okay, um... I'm sorry. So, like, what...

What does that mean?

Well, you've done extreme damage.

You have a level five out of five SLAP tear.

I've never actually seen this level tear in person.

Well, I mean, it's not that bad.

I could easily push through it.

I'm afraid you need surgery or you're running the risk of

permanent, irreversible, damage.

But I'm... But I'm in season right now, so...

I understand. But Tyler, this is very serious.

I highly recommend you stop

all physical activity immediately

and we get you surgery as soon as possible.

Wait, what if... What if we did it, um...

What if we did it at the end of season

and I could, you know,

I could recover over the summer?

And I could be ready for next year for college?

I can't see you making another match,

let alone an entire season.

Then, to be honest, recovery would take much longer

than just the summer.

You're likely never to fully recover to the way you were,

but the sooner we address this, the better.

(SIGHS) You're young and you'll heal very well.

It's going to take time.

I can call your mom if you...

TYLER: No, you don't have to do that.

I'll... I'll talk to her.

DR. STEVE: I'm very sorry, Tyler.

WALLY: That's one bottle of vodka.

There you go.

You got it, bud? Yeah.

(TRAIN HORN BLOWING IN DISTANCE)

(BELL DINGING)

(TRAIN HORN BLARING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(WOMAN PANTING ON VIDEO)

(WOMAN MOANING)

(WATER RUNNING)

(BANGING ON DOOR)

EMILY: Ty, there's water coming through my door!

Ty, there's water everywhere. What are you doing?

Tyler?

COACH WISE: Geez. Every practice.

(GRUNTING)

(STRUGGLING)

TYLER: (WHISPERS) Don't be a pussy.

COACH WISE: Let him up! (GRUNTS)

RONALD: What's the matter, Ty?

Let's do this. I'm right here with you. Come on.

Go.

(GRUNTS) Come on. One.

(GRUNTING) Two.

Three.

Four.

Five.

Six. Come on.

Seven.

Eight. Two more. (GRUNTING)

One more, baby. (GRUNTS)

How you doing? (WEIGHT PLATE CLATTERS)

You done now? Yeah, I'm good.

That's it? I'm done.

(PANTING)

CATHERINE: (ON RECORDING) ...broke down in tears today,

and Linda continues to refuse any type of communication.

(FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING)

RONALD: How's it coming? Good.

How many more you got? Halfway.

What's this format? Why's the date over there?

It's the format she told me to do.

Can you just let me do my thing?

I don't pay you to do your thing.

I pay you to do my thing.

Technically she pays me. You know, there you go again.

What's that attitude about? What do you mean?

You know exactly what I mean. Hey, stop!

Turn it off and look at me.

(BEEPS) (RECORDING TURNS OFF)

Look around here for a sec.

Who do you think keeps all this running, hmm?

Now, your mother may be great with the patients,

but she don't know nothing about running a business.

You think if I quit my job

and stopped running your mother's business,

that you'd have a place to even

lay that big head of yours? Huh?

No. Then what's up?

I mean, I just have a lot going on right now.

Do you really? What, you think me and your mom

don't got a lot going on?

Wait until you get out on your own in the world

and have real responsibilities.

You got to be able to balance it, Ty.

Now, we talked about this, brah.

If you can't keep it going, you can forget about

hanging out with your friends or running around

with that little girl of yours. You...

Quit shaking your head at me, boy.

This is my house. If you don't like the way

I run things, then you can be up out.

I told you you didn't have to work for me

and you didn't have to train with me.

You asked for that. That was your choice, right?

And I'm not the one who chose wrestling,

but if you're gonna do something,

you might as well do it right.

I said it before, I'll say it again.

The world don't give a shit about you or me.

We are not afforded the luxury of being average.

Got to work 10 times as hard just to get anywhere.

It's... (SIGHS)

Ty, I don't push you because I want to.

I push you because I have to.

Do you hear what I'm saying, son?

Do you hear what I'm saying? Yeah. Yeah.

Good.

Good.

Man, I look at y'all sometimes and think of

all the opportunities you have that I didn't.

Wishing Nana and Three Papa had done for me.

You don't know how good you got it.

(CROWD CHEERING)

(WRESTLERS GRUNTING)

COACH WISE: Pin! Pin!

Get him, Ty!

(CROWD SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

WOMAN: Pin him down! Pin him down!

(BLOWS WHISTLE)

CATHERINE: Yes! Go, Tyler! Come on, Ty!

Let's go! Let's go!

Single leg. Single leg. CATHERINE: Yeah!

RONALD: Get his shoulder down, Ty!

Get his shoulder down.

CATHERINE: Come on. Come on, Tyler!

RONALD: Can't let him work like that, Ty! Come on!

CATHERINE: Come on, babe! Get up! Get up!

(TYLER GRUNTS)

(TYLER PANTING)

(GRUNTS)

(GROANS) (BUZZER SOUNDS)

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

ANNOUNCER: Match. Dragon win.

REFEREE: Get up!

CATHERINE: It's all right, Tyler!

Good job!

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

CATHERINE: It's okay! It's all right, babe!

It's all right!

COACH WISE: (ECHOING) Let's go, Williams!

Let's go! RONALD: You can do better.

You can do better.

COACH WISE: Let's do this, Tyler!

Come on now, Tyler!

Come on now, Tyler!

CATHERINE: Come on, Ty! Come on, you got this!

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

(CROWD SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

(TYLER GRUNTING)

(TYLER GROANING)

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

CATHERINE: Get up, Tyler! Get up, babe!

COACH WISE: Roll out! (GROANING)

COACH WISE: Spring out! Spring out!

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

CATHERINE: It's okay. It's okay.

(SOBBING)

RONALD: Calm down. It's all right. It's all right.

(SNIFFLES)

(PILLS RATTLING)

(INHALES SHARPLY)

(CATHERINE AND RONALD ARGUING INDISTINCTLY)

RONALD: He did this to himself through sheer stupidity!

CATHERINE: Watch your voice. Steve should've told us.

RONALD: So much for a scholarship.

I don't know what the hell he was thinking.

CATHERINE: Steve said he didn't call

because Tyler wanted to tell us personally.

RONALD: So he's been lying to us this whole time?

It's his attitude, I'm telling you. The boy...

(CELL PHONE VIBRATING)

¶¶ Gonna be somebody, oh I follow

¶¶ Oh and it's so cloudy ¶¶ Running showers and the mist so fly

ALEXIS: I feel like I haven't seen you in forever.

TYLER: I feel the same way. (CHUCKLES LIGHTLY)

I missed you. I missed you, too.

Your callouses are getting better, at least.

Yeah, that's because I haven't been lifting.

Oh, right. Shit. Sorry.

I'm not really in the mood right now.

Why not? I mean, it's...

Baby, it's been forever. I mean...

(SNIFFLES)

I know you're under a lot of pressure right now,

but I'm just getting really scared.

About what? What's going on? Are you okay?

I still haven't gotten my period.

What?

It's been like two, three weeks.

I don't know. I'm just...

I have nobody to talk to about it

and I'm just getting really scared.

Don't be... Don't be scared.

First of all, you can always talk to me.

All right? Look, you can always talk to me.

We're in this together. (SNIFFLES)

I don't want you to ever feel like

you should be scared or anything like that.

Look at me. Babe, look at me.

Everything's going to be okay, all right?

All right?

Yeah.

Come here.

¶¶ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

¶¶ I be up to my feet

¶¶ I'll wake up feeling weak

¶¶ Wake me up in a week ¶¶

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

I love you. I love you too.

TYLER: I love you so much.

I think this is it.

Yeah?

ALEXIS: Fucking assholes. Just don't look at them.

ALEXIS: Why do they have to do that?

TYLER: Do what?

You want me to drop you off here?

ALEXIS: Drop me off? I mean, where do you...

What else do you want me to do?

ALEXIS: Are you kidding? Just find... Get parking. Just park.

(PROTESTORS SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

TYLER: Right here cool? Yeah, it's fine.

WOMAN: You know you're going to go to hell!

(TYLER SIGHS)

WOMAN: Don't be a murderer! MAN: Thou shalt not kill!

(DOOR SLIDING OPEN)

(PROTESTORS SHOUTING IN DISTANCE)

GUARD: All right, let me have everybody's attention.

All right.

Look, these people out here are crazy, man.

And these women, they carry guns on them. I seen it.

All right, I also seen them try to convince

a young woman not to go through the procedure,

because they promised her to adopt her child.

And guess what? They didn't.

Didn't help her out at all.

And guess what? She's stuck.

They tell people the worst things

every single day and I got to take it.

But listen, I'm here for y'all, all right?

But all I ask in return

is that you're here for me as well.

So please,

do not go out here and mess with these crazy women.

Okay? All right.

WOMAN: Thanks. GUARD: Thank you.

(DOOR OPENS)

Can we go? Just... Can we please leave?

TYLER: Yeah.

You all right?

ALEXIS: (SNIFFLES) I just want to get out of here.

WOMAN: (SHOUTING) You'll go to hell for what you've done! Murderer!

Thou shalt not kill! GUARD: Hey!

Leave them alone!

WOMAN: Nigger! TYLER: What?

WOMAN: I said "Nigger!" What the fuck

you just say to me? I said "Nigger!"

Don't fucking say shit like that!

You can't say that, bitch! I said "Nigger!"

No, get in the car, Alexis! Get in the car!

Don't be saying shit like... You racist!

ALEXIS: Go! Get in the car! Come on.

Let's go! WOMAN: Nigger!

Fuck you, bitch!

(ALEXIS SOBBING)

(SNIFFLES)

I'm sorry. You shouldn't have had to see that. I'm sorry.

(CONTINUES SOBBING)

(SIGHS)

You okay? What happened?

I couldn't do it.

What? I couldn't do it.

(CAR BEEPING)

What do... What do you mean you couldn't do it?

(SNIFFLES) I don't... I don't know.

I just... I don't know. Babe, why didn't you just

do it while we were there? We could've did it

while we were at... We... I'm just confused.

I'm just confused. I don't have to go...

Confused about what? We need to talk

about it again. Talk about what?

We need to just talk about it again.

We talked about it! What more is there to talk about?

Why are you yelling at me?

I'm not yelling at you. You're yelling at me.

I'm not yelling at you! Yes, you are!

No, I'm not!

God. (BEEPING CONTINUES)

(BEEPING STOPS)

All right, whatever. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry! You don't understand how hard this is.

It's my body. I get it's your body.

Relax! You... No, you don't get it.

You don't get it. And I... You...

I don't know if I can do an abortion.

What the fuck are you talking about?

Huh? (SOBBING) I don't know if I can do it.

What do you...

Stop crying! What do you mean you can't get an abortion?

Fuck you! Don't tell me to stop crying!

This is my body and you have no idea what it's like!

I get it's your body! I know! Whatever.

We're seniors in high school!

We shouldn't be fucking having a baby right now. Like...

Yeah, that's your point of view!

Thank you for caring about mine.

Why would I care about an... What is wrong with you?

What is wrong with you? What the fuck is wrong with you?

What the fuck is wrong with you?

Stupid. God. Stupid what?

Stupid ass bitch! What the fuck... Stop the fucking car!

...are you talking about? I'll stop the fucking car! Fuck you!

Stop the fucking car. Get out the fucking car

if you wanna get out the fucking car! Ow!

What the fuck is wrong with you? Fuck you!

(SPITS)

Fuck you! Fuck you!

Fuck you!

Fuck you! Fuck you!

(ALEXIS SNIFFLES) You're just going to fucking

walk out of the fucking car like that?

Yeah, I'm going to walk out of the fucking car!

TYLER: Why the fuck... Leave me the fuck alone!

Fuck you! Fuck you!

Come on, Lex! Lex!

I can't... I...

I can't just leave you out here! Just get...

Just get in the car, Alexis! Just leave! Just leave!

Just get in the car! Leave me alone!

I'll take you fucking home and...

It doesn't even make sense! No, just leave me alone!

Just go!

TYLER: Whatever, brah.

You want to walk? Whatever. Fucking walk then!

ALEXIS: Bye!

How she going...

Fuck.

Fuck! Fuck, fuck, fuck! (HORN HONKING)

Fuck! Fuck!

(GRUNTS IN FRUSTRATION) Fuck!

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(GRUNTS)

(GRUNTING)

(GRUNTS)

(EXHALES DEEPLY)

(SIGHS)

(GROANS)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING) Whoa, whoa, whoa.

ALL: ¶¶ Martin had a dream

¶¶ Martin had a dream

¶¶ Kendrick has a dream

Ha!

¶¶ All my life I want money and power

¶¶ Respect my mind or die from lead shower

¶¶ I pray my dick get big as the Eiffel Tower

¶¶ So I can fuck the world for 72 hours

¶¶ Goddamn, I got bitches

¶¶ Damn, I got bitches Damn, I got bitches

¶¶ Wifey, girlfriend and mistress

¶¶ All my life I want money and power

¶¶ Respect my mind or die from lead showers ¶¶

¶¶ I got 25 lighter on my dresser, yes, sir

¶¶ Put fire to that ass Body cast on a stretcher

¶¶ And her body got that ass that a ruler couldn't measure

¶¶ And it make me cum fast

¶¶ But I never get embarrassed

¶¶ And I recognize you have what I've been wanting

¶¶ Since that record...

¶¶ That Adina Howard had pop it fast to impress her... ¶¶

(SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

Come on. Dude, dude, dude. Lay off me, man.

Yo, let's go.

Yo. Let's get the fuck up out of here, bro.

(OVERLAPPING CHATTER)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

He said he can feel my fucking presence.

Yo. Yo.

Yo. Yo.

I can't open my eyes.

(LAUGHING)

Every time I start opening them, they close.

You're fucking faded.

Wow, you're fucking faded, son.

Every time I try to open them, they close.

(CONTINUES LAUGHING)

You want me to open them, brah?

I can't open my eyes! Yo! Get the fuck...

Yo, get back in here, brother! No fucking joke!

Stop! Yo! Get back in... Bro, get back in here!

I can't open my eyes!

(RETCHING)

EMILY: Ty, what is going on?

Ty, what...

Oh, my God, Tyler. I'm sorry.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.

(WHISPERING) You want to get in the bath?

You should be quiet.

You should be quiet because Mom and Dad are gonna hear you, okay?

Okay? Okay.

Yes, yes, yes.

Do you want to take a bath?

Did I wake you?

No, it's fine. You didn't wake me.

I'm sorry. I know.

I just had a really bad night, you know?

I know.

I know, I know.

(SOBBING)

I just had a really bad night, you know?

I know. Shh... And I didn't mean to, like...

I didn't mean to wake you, you know?

(CONTINUES SOBBING)

I didn't mean to... I know.

I didn't mean to... Shh, shh, shh.

I didn't mean to.

Ty, you have to be quiet, please.

I'm sorry. I know, I know.

I know, it's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

I'm sorry. I'm... I'm... It's okay. It's okay.

¶¶ Me

¶¶ Can you focus on me?

¶¶ Baby, can you focus on me?

¶¶ Babe

¶¶ Hands in the soap

¶¶ Have the faucet's running

¶¶ And I keep looking at you

¶¶ Stuck on your phone and you're stuck in your zone

¶¶ And you don't have a clue

¶¶ But I don't wanna give up

¶¶ Baby, I just want you to get up

¶¶ Lately I've been a little fed up

¶¶ Wish you would just focus on me

¶¶ Me

¶¶ Can you focus on me?

¶¶ Baby, can you focus on me?

¶¶ Me

¶¶ Me

¶¶ Can you focus on me

¶¶ Baby, can you focus on me?

¶¶ Lazy and broke?

(LINE RINGING)

¶¶ But I feel alone even when we're alone

¶¶ And that don't cost a thing

¶¶ But I don't wanna give up

AUTOMATED VOICE: Your call has been forwarded...

¶¶ Baby I just want you to get up

(SIGHS)

¶¶ Lately I've been a little fed up

¶¶ Fed up, yeah

¶¶ Wish you would just focus on me

Can you focus on me?

¶¶ Oh, yeah

¶¶ Baby, can you focus on me?

¶¶ Yeah, me

¶¶ Can you focus on me?

¶¶ Baby, can you focus on me?

¶¶ Me

¶¶ Baby, focus

¶¶ Can't you see

¶¶ I just wanna love you, baby

¶¶ Look me in my eyes

¶¶ Ooh ¶¶

(TYLER SCOFFS)

¶¶ I never would've thought that

¶¶ Feelings could get thrown in the air

¶¶ I accidentally caught that

¶¶ I need some new boxing gloves Shit got hectic

¶¶ Whenever I fought back For example

AUTOMATED VOICE: Your call has been forwarded to a...

¶¶ The fucking thought of you with somebody else I don't like that

Fuck!

¶¶ Cellular convos getting left in the wrong

¶¶ 'Cause I get so fucking mad

¶¶ When you don't write back

¶¶ This isn't a song

(GRUNTS IN FRUSTRATION)

¶¶ I just happen to rhyme when I get emo

¶¶ And find time to write facts

¶¶ I fucking hate you (GRUNTING)

¶¶ But I love you

¶¶ I'm bad at keeping my emotions bubbled

¶¶ You're good at being perfect

¶¶ We're good at being troubled...

CATHERINE: Tyler?

I'm fine!

Tyler, what is going on?

¶¶ I fucking hate you

¶¶ But I love you ¶¶ I love you

RONALD: Tyler!

CATHERINE: Tyler! Tyler! RONALD: Hey, man!

¶¶ We're good at being troubled

RONALD: Open the door!

(BANGING ON DOOR) Open the goddamn door, Tyler!

¶¶ Girl, you fucking with my emotions ¶¶

RONALD: Hey!

(INDISTINCT CHATTER AND LAUGHTER)

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)

(PILLS RATTLING)

(EXHALES)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

(GRUNTS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING)

(GRUNTS)

(INHALING)

(PANTING)

Hey. (GIGGLING) Hey.

Girl, you look beautiful. No, you look...

You are. You look way more beautiful.

No, that's not true.

I love your dress.

Thanks.

It's cute.

God, I love that color.

What are you putting on?

Oh, it's just like...

I don't even know what it's called.

It's just, like, this new lipstick.

Do you have anything?

I have... Yeah.

I... (STAMMERS) Put it on. Why don't you have it on?

Well, because I have these stupid freaking braces on.

Oh, my God. Please give this to me.

I feel like it's... It's going to look good.

It'll look silly.

No. Just like...

Yeah, like, press them together.

There you go.

It looks good. Don't worry about your braces.

It looks super cute. I like it.

¶¶ For you I was the flame

¶¶ Love is a losing game

¶¶ Five story fire as you came

¶¶ Love is a losing game

¶¶ One I wished I never played

¶¶ Oh, what a mess we made

¶¶ And now the final frame

What are you doing?

Stop!

Where are you going, Tyler?

TYLER: I need to go to the store.

CATHERINE: You're grounded. You're not going anywhere.

I'm 18 years old. You can't ground me.

Why do you smell like alcohol?

Turn around and answer me.

Have you been drinking?

Where is your sling?

Did you just take the keys from your dad's office?

Give them to me. No.

Tyler. Give me the keys.

I need to go.

You're not going anywhere. Give me the keys.

Bullshit. Watch me. Watch your mouth!

Hey, what's going on?

Tyler took the keys from your office

and he's been drinking. This is bullshit.

Don't talk to your mother like that.

She's not my mom. All right, you're not my fucking mom.

My real mom is dead!

All right? She doesn't talk to me

like a fucking condescending bitch like you, bitch.

RONALD: Shut up right now. CATHERINE: I am your mom.

No, you're not my fucking mom. All right?

RONALD: Tyler! CATHERINE: I am.

You're pathetic, Catherine! RONALD: Tyler, ease back.

You're pathetic! CATHERINE: I am...

You don't really love me! RONALD: Tyler, you need to...

I am your mother. You're not my real mom!

You can't even have kids. I am your mother, Tyler.

You can't even fucking have kids!

You say one more thing like that to her,

I'm gonna come over there and lay your ass out...

TYLER: Fuck you! Fuck you!

Yeah, fuck you. I fucking hate you, man.

I fucking hate you. I can't stand you, man.

Is that the case? You hate me, huh?

Come at me, brah. Just fucking come at me.

I swear to God. You're drunk?

Yeah, I'm fucking drunk!

What you gonna fucking do about it? (GRUNTS)

CATHERINE: Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!

Stop it!

TYLER: Get the fuck off me, nigga!

CATHERINE: Are you okay, babe?

TYLER: Talking all that shit!

CATHERINE: Don't you leave this house, Tyler.

Don't you leave this house, Tyler!

¶¶ Blazin', mi don't want dem

¶¶ Mi need dem

¶¶ Blazin', blazin', blazin'

¶¶ Yo mi tek har outta bugah red and put her in a tall skirt

¶¶ And now she find out what life is really worth

¶¶ No to X-rated

¶¶ I am a God

¶¶ I am a God

WOMAN: We're here!

¶¶ I am a God

¶¶ Hurry up with my damn massage

¶¶ Hurry up with my damn menage

¶¶ Get the Porsche out the damn garage

¶¶ I am a God

¶¶ Even though I'm a man of God

¶¶ My whole life in the hand of God

CHANG: All right, who's ready to raise fucking hell?

(HIP-HOP MUSIC CONTINUES)

ALL: (CHANTING) Chang. Chang. Chang. Chang.

¶¶ And here's a few snake-ass niggas to bite you

¶¶ I don't even wanna hear about what niggas might do

¶¶ Old niggas mentally still in high school

¶¶ Since the tight jeans they never liked you

Emily, can you please call me back?

It's an emergency.

(ALL CHANTING INDISTINCTLY ON VIDEO)

¶¶ We the Rat Pack

¶¶ Virgil Pyrex, Don C snapback Ibn diamond, Chi-town shining

¶¶ Monop' in this bitch, get a change of climate

¶¶ Hop in this bitch and get the same thing I'm in

¶¶ Until the day I get struck by lightning

¶¶ I am a God

¶¶ I am a God ¶¶

CATHERINE: Hello? Hi, Ryan?

This is Tyler's mom.

Yes, I'm so sorry to bother you tonight,

but we are... We're having an emergency over here.

We're looking for Tyler. Have you heard from him?

(CAR BEEPING) (SNIFFS)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(MUFFLED MUSIC PLAYING)

Tyler. Yo, Tyler. Your mom just called me.

She's talking about, like,

a family emergency or something.

Everything's cool, man. You want a beer?

Yeah, sure. But, yo, are you... Are you good?

I'm good, man. I'll be right there.

RYAN: All right, dude.

(MUSIC PLAYING LOUDER)

(RAP MUSIC PLAYING)

I just texted you the address.

It's like five miles north of here. Yes.

Can you hear me? Yeah.

Yeah, I'm gonna go get him right now.

Okay, hurry! Please, hurry. Yeah.

On my way right now.

(MUFFLED MUSIC PLAYING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(DISTORTED HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING)

¶¶ See things do come around

¶¶ But some things trouble me

¶¶ The people I've met and the places I've been

¶¶ Are all what make me the man I so proudly am

¶¶ But I wanna know one thing

¶¶ When did I become a ghost?

¶¶ I'm most confused about the world I lived in

¶¶ You think that I'm lonely Well, I probably am

¶¶ One thing that still gets me

¶¶ When did I become a ghost?

¶¶ Hey ¶¶

(MUSIC STOPS)

TYLER: Should you be drinking right now?

What are you doing here?

You told your parents without talking to me first?

You blocked me?

I'm trying to talk to you, but you block me?

I mean, did you fuck him? What?

Did you fuck him? Who?

I saw you go upstairs.

I fucking saw you go upstairs. Did you fuck him?

With who? With who? Franky?

Who do you think I'm talking about? Yes!

What the... Franky's one of my

best friends since elementary school.

He's fucking gay, you idiot. Oh, stop lying, Alexis.

I'm not lying. You would know that

if you'd listen to anything that I say!

It's bullshit! It's bullshit!

It's not bullshit.

It's bullshit like... And you would know that

if you listened to anything I ever say.

And the drinks aren't for me. They're for my friends.

The ones upstairs that

you never took the chance to get to know!

Stop fucking lying, Alexis. You don't care about anyone,

but your fucking self! Stop fucking lying.

That's why I can't talk to you!

I care about nobody but my fucking self, right now? (BOTTLE SHATTERS)

Don't fucking walk away from me!

Fuck you! Move! Listen. Listen.

Look, we can keep it, Alexis.

Alexis, Lex. Look at... Look at me.

Look at me. Look at me. We can fucking keep it.

We can keep it. We don't have to get a fucking abortion.

Fuck you! You think I'm gonna raise my baby with you?

Look at you!

What you mean, "Look at me"?

I'm here for you, bitch! I'm fucking here for...

Stop calling me a bitch! You fucking him...

Go fuck yourself! You stupid ass bitch!

Stupid ass bitch! Fucking walk away from me.

Fuck you! You go to the fucking

abortion clinic

and you're getting rid of that shit!

Fuck you!

(SOBBING)

I'm sorry, Alexis. I'm sorry, Alexis.

I'm sorry, Alexis.

Come on. Wake up.

Wake up. Come on. Come...

Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

(MUTTERING)

What did I do?

I'm sorry. Come on.

(WOMAN SCREAMING)

WOMAN 1: What happened? Who is that?

WOMAN 2: It's Alexis. MAN 1: Call the cops!

WOMAN 3: Oh, my God. MAN 2: No freaking way.

WOMAN 1: Oh, my God!

MAN 3: Whoa... WOMAN 1: Is she dead?

(CAR ENGINE STARTS)

(CAR BEEPING)

(BREATHING SHAKILY)

MAN: I don't know the address.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER) (WOMEN SOBBING)

MAN: She's lying there... EMILY: Did somebody...

Did somebody call 911? ...and she's bleeding.

There's blood near her head.

(SIRENS WAILING)

(SIRENS CONTINUE WAILING)

(SOBBING)

(SIRENS CONTINUE IN DISTANCE)

(CELL PHONE RINGING)

Hello?

Who is it?

(TIRES SCREECH)

Are you okay? (WHIMPERS)

Are you okay? Uh-huh.

Okay. You seen your brother? Has Tyler been here?

Hey, Em. Has Tyler been here?

Tyler. What's going on with you?

Talk to me!

What is going on, Tyler?

(INDISTINCT CHATTER) (WOMAN SOBBING)

(SIREN BLARING)

CATHERINE: Open the fucking door, Tyler!

Open the fucking door!

You're scaring me! (BANGING ON DOOR)

What did you do? Open the door!

(SIRENS BLARING)

CATHERINE: Open the door!

Where are you going?

Where are you going?

Stop walking when I'm talking to you!

Tyler, stop!

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

DOCTOR: Young female, blunt force trauma to head.

(MACHINE BEEPING)

(SIRENS BLARING)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

OFFICER: Freeze! Right now! Get on your knees!

Put your hands behind your back, now!

Huh? Was that his girlfriend?

Was that his girlfriend in the ambulance?

It was? Yeah?

But you don't know what happened?

Was he here?

Was he here?

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYING)

(SNIFFLES)

(SIGHS)

(CATHERINE SNIFFLES)

JUDGE: This is State of Florida vs. Tyler Williams.

Mister Williams, will you please stand?

Tyler Williams, for your conviction of the crime of

murder in the second degree, upon your plea of guilty,

it is the order of this court that you be sentenced

to the State Correctional Institution of Miami

for the rest of your natural life.

Consistent with the requirements

of the Florida Constitution,

this sentence is technically with mercy,

which makes you eligible for parole

after you have served 30 years.

(HANDCUFFS CLICKING)

(CATHERINE WHIMPERING)

(DOOR BUZZES)

(SOBBING) (DOOR OPENS)

(DOOR CLOSES)

(CATHERINE CONTINUES SOBBING)

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

MR. STANLEY: This is your last shot of this. All right?

Sign up for the tournament, get those credits in.

Don't embarrass your parents.

You're not gonna go home

and forget everything I taught you?

I'm going to miss you all. It's been a great year.

BOY: Hey. Sorry.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(INAUDIBLE CHATTER)

(LAUGHTER)

BOY: Hey. Hello?

Hi. Sorry, I... I don't mean to bother you.

Did I, um... Did I bump into you the other day?

What?

Did I bump into you earlier?

Uh, yeah, outside Mr. Stanley's fifth period?

Oh, yeah, it's fine. It's cool.

I'm so sorry about that.

Um...

Uh... Sorry to have bothered you too.

Um, are you here to judge or...

The lip sync final? Yeah.

Mmm-hmm.

Nice. Yeah, I'm just doing the improv final.

I just put it off, uh,

all semester, so now here I am.

(DOOR OPENS) (INDISTINCT CHATTER)

What... Do you have a lot left today or is it just this?

Just the lip sync final. Nice. Yes, nice. Nice, nice.

Same for me. I'm just...

Got this one left and then I'm done.

(SIGHS)

Um...

Total shot in the dark. Uh... Would you maybe want to, like,

grake something to eat with me later?

What?

"Grake something"? What did you just say?

Would you maybe want to grab something

to eat with me later?

Um...

Um... Sure.

Awesome. Uh...

Where? I don't know.

Where do you want to eat?

Um...

There's a diner down the street that we could go to.

Great.

Cool. Awesome.

Well, I'm Luke, by the way. Emily.

What's your name? Emily? Emily.

Okay. When do you get out?

Um...

I don't... I'm not completely sure yet. I don't know.

Okay. But before 3:00, I guess.

Okay, well, I'll, uh... Then when I get out,

I'll just come wait outside here and we can go.

(SIGHS)

Yeah. Do you want one of these?

(LAUGHS) Um...

I don't know what flavor it is. Blue raspberry.

There you go. All right, I'll see you later.

LUKE: I'm not gonna lie.

I actually didn't think you were going to show up.

Really? No.

Why?

Um... I don't know. I've just never...

I've never asked somebody to hang out like that before.

Someone... Someone like you.

Like me? I don't... What does that mean?

No, it doesn't mean... You're just really beautiful.

And, uh...

I don't know. I don't know. That's all.

(JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING)

¶¶ What a difference a day made ¶¶

I love this song. Yeah? I don't know it.

I mean, I'm sure I've heard it,

but I don't know what it is.

My grandparents used to play this stuff all the time.

Really? Mmm-hmm.

Oh.

My grandpa used to stay up all night

and listen to records,

sometimes dance with my grandma.

(CUTLERY CLATTERS)

Well, that... That's cool.

Yeah. Yeah. They're gone now, though.

Oh, I'm sorry.

No, it's okay. That sucks.

I still see my other grandma all the time.

Yeah?

Do you talk to your grandparents?

Um, yeah, on my mom's side. Oh, not on your dad's side?

No, I don't know anybody on my dad's side really.

Do you want to, um...

Do you want to split a burger?

Um...

I'm eating burgers at breakfast, lunch and dinner

since the season ended.

Right. You're in wrestling?

Yes, I am. How did you know that?

Well, I may have Insta-stalked you

after the lip sync final. Really? Oh, nice!

And maybe Twitter.

I'm not... I'm actually...

I actually am not gonna lie, I did the same thing to you,

but I couldn't find anything.

Yeah, I deleted everything. Why?

Um...

I don't know. Why do you think?

I don't know. That's why I asked.

Um... You know

who my brother is, right? Yes.

Well, people would just, uh... (CLEARS THROAT)

Just send me really horrible messages all the time.

Oh, fuck. (EXHALES)

(SOFTLY) Terrible, so...

I'm sorry.

You know, people can be such assholes.

Fuck 'em.

Fuck 'em.

Fuck 'em.

Fuck 'em good. Fuck 'em good.

(LAUGHS)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

(CAT MEOWS)

(KISSES) Okay.

(CAT PURRING)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

(LAUGHTER)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

(CELL PHONE VIBRATING)

EMILY: Hello? LUKE: Hey!

EMILY: Hi. LUKE: Where are you?

EMILY: Um, I'm in my bedroom. LUKE: Oh, nice.

EMILY: Where are you?

LUKE: I'm in the, um... My living room.

EMILY: Nice. LUKE: Sitting on the sofa.

EMILY: Comfy sofa? LUKE: Scrumfy.

EMILY: (LAUGHS) Scrumfy.

LUKE: So I have a few questions for you.

EMILY: Oh, wow. Okay, I'm nervous now.

LUKE: I thought I'd get to know you better.

You know, I wrote a... I typed up some questions

I thought I wanted to ask you.

Um, are you excited for college?

EMILY: Um... Whoa. I mean...

Fuck! Holy shit! Do you see that?

That's a manatee. I fucking love manatees.

They're like if a cow and an elephant

had a baby in the water.

You know what they're more like is, uh,

like, they move so slow like a sloth.

Yeah, kind of. Yeah. You know?

We should go see them.

We should go, like, up north

and swim with them. Have you ever been?

Do you know the springs? Um, no.

We should go. Do you want... Would you be down to go?

Yeah, but how would we do that?

We'd just take my car. It's summer.

We can just take my car. Whatever.

EMILY: (ON PHONE) When I was little,

I wanted to be a vet.

That was one of the things I wanted to be,

which I still really care about.

LUKE: Would you then want to, like, work at a zoo or something?

EMILY: Well, if... Yeah. I mean...

I like emergency, um, vet clinics.

Like that always... LUKE: Right.

...excited me just because

I felt like if I can help this animal in its...

In its moment of intense need...

(SINGING INDISTINCTLY)

Do you sing? No. I mean, I do sing

but I'm not a good singer for sure.

It hurts my heart.

That you can't sing? No, totally.

Everybody can sing in the shower though.

Not me.

I sing Vampire Weekend in the shower,

shit don't sound right.

(TRAIN HORN BLARING)

¶¶ How great is our God

¶¶ Sing with me How great is our God

¶¶ And all will see How great...

¶¶ Is our God ¶¶

Yeah. I was raised... I was raised Christian, so...

LUKE: Oh, yeah?

Yeah. My dad's dad is a minister.

Okay. Um, that's cool.

I'm sorry, I don't mean...

I hope I didn't offend you by making this...

Why would you offend me?

I don't know. I really shouldn't have.

No, it's fine. I... I think it's weird when people are

judgmental or think people are evil because they're not...

Exactly. ...Christian or Catholic,

or whatever they may be. Completely.

I completely agree.

Here, check the... Wait for this part.

This shit's fire.

This is fire.

Give it a second.

(R&B MUSIC PLAYING ON CAR STEREO)

(HONKS HORN)

Whoo-hoo!

MAN: The first is that God is better

than the world's best thing.

(INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT ON PA)

MAN: God is better than...

(APPLAUSE) (BOTH WHOOPING)

(ANNOUNCER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY)

¶¶ Magnify, magnify Lift it on high

¶¶ Spit it Spotify to qualify a spot on His side

¶¶ I cannot modify or ratify My momma made me apple pies

¶¶ Lullabies and alibis

¶¶ The book don't end with Malachi

¶¶ Devil will win employee of the month by the dozen

¶¶ 'Till one score and three years

¶¶ From the third when he doesn't

¶¶ My village raised 'em a child Come through the crib

¶¶ And it's bustin' You meet anyone from my city

¶¶ They gon' say that we cousins

¶¶ Shabach, Barak Edify, electrify

¶¶ The enemy like Hedwig 'till he petrified

¶¶ Any petty Peter Pettigrew

¶¶ Could get the pesticide 79th, 79th

¶¶ I don't believe in science I believe in signs ¶¶

BOY: All right.

You got it. GIRL: Come on, you got it.

BOY: You got it! Go on. Yeah, you got it.

Go! You got it. Come on. LUKE: Don't drop...

Just don't drop straight down.

GIRL: Come on!

EMILY: But I'm jumping down! LUKE: Jump that way.

BOY: Go, like, forward. EMILY: Like, jump out?

LUKE: Yeah, like a little forward.

GIRL: Yeah, you got it. Take a leap. Come on.

Take a leap of faith. GIRL: Yeah, there you go.

(LUKE LAUGHS)

ALL: Jump. Jump. Jump! Jump! Jump! Jump!

Jump! Jump! Jump! Jump! Jump! Jump!

Jump! Jump! Jump! Jump! Jump! Jump!

(EMILY LAUGHS)

(GASPS)

(SIGHS)

(GROANS SOFTLY)

(MUFFLED CONVERSATION)

RONALD: So when can you? When can you do it?

CATHERINE: You really want to start this fight right now?

With everything?

RONALD: We both know that this started before, okay?

It's just gotten worse. CATHERINE: Unbelievable.

RONALD: What? What's unbelievable?

Will you say something to me? Tell me. What is it? What?

What's unbelievable? Catherine, please.

I'm right here. I'm all ears. What is it?

CATHERINE: I'm sorry I don't want to fuck you right now.

Okay?

We are in crisis here. Remember?

Mmm-hmm.

It's so much. There's so much to push through.

We shouldn't have to think about that.

It's not just about the sex, Catherine.

You're not here. Like, you're not here.

You're not. It's not a family anymore.

I...

(SIGHS)

We still have other things to think about. All right?

We still have a daughter. We still have a daughter?

Where are you?

What do... What have you done for her?

What's that supposed to mean? What are you doing for her?

What are you talking about? You have... (LAUGHS)

You're not there for her. You were never there for her.

Even before. What? No.

You show up,

you play Mr. Nice Guy, and you leave all the work for me.

Is that what you want me to do?

What in the hell are you talking about?

You want me to go take care of her again for you?

What are you talking about?

You pushed him!

(SHOUTS) You pushed him!

You pushed him!

That's not...

You were not there for her.

It was different with Tyler, and you know that.

You know that I raised... You don't listen.

...these kids the best way that I know.

You're not listening to me. You don't listen to anyone!

Well, at least I'm here, Catherine!

I'm the one that's trying to hold this family together.

Where are you?

There's a little black boy going out into this world...

I'm grieving!

I'm just asking you, can I grieve in my way, please?

Yeah. That's not fair.

I've done nothing but be here for you.

That's all I've done. I'm just trying to be a good...

I can't be around you. God.

Oh, God, you make me sick.

Wait... I make you sick?

What did I do to make you sick?

Like, honestly, I just want to be here for you, with you.

We're going through this together.

We're going through this together.

(WHIMPERS) Hey.

(SNIFFLES) I can't.

I can't.

I can't look at you and not think of him.

(WHIMPERS)

I'm sorry.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(BREATHES DEEPLY)

LUKE: You'll love my mom. She's the fucking greatest.

She drives me crazy, but she's the best.

What about your dad?

My dad? Mmm-hmm.

Um...

He's not the best dude.

Do you want to talk about it?

Um, sure, yeah. Uh...

Well, when I was a kid, he was just drunk

and on drugs a lot and, um...

Just did some pretty terrible stuff to me and my mom.

I mean, especially my mom.

And I couldn't do anything about it,

because I was just a kid.

But, yeah, eventually my mom cut us off.

(SIGHS)

And you haven't talked to him at all since?

No. No, he actually has cancer.

Really? Yeah, he has cancer.

I'm sorry. No, it's all right.

He's a piece of shit. He deserves it.

So... He's not in my life. I don't know him.

I really wish I could talk to my mom.

You don't talk to her? No, she's dead.

Really? Oh, my God. I'm so sorry.

No, it's fine. It's okay. Um...

My stepmom is really my mom.

I mean, she's the one who raised us, so...

Yeah, I haven't seen my biological mom

since I was, like, a little girl.

Oh, no. Um... How'd she die?

She overdosed.

Really? Mmm-hmm.

I'm so sorry. It's fine.

I'm sorry too.

(CLICKS TONGUE)

What are you going to do?

What are you going to do?

(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING ON CAR STEREO)

Do you know this song?

Is it Blood Orange?

(CHUCKLES) Mmm-mmm.

I don't... No, I don't. Who is it?

Animal Collective.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC GROWS LOUDER)

¶¶ But you claw me like a cat

¶¶ I'm beaming ¶¶

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(LAUGHING)

You totally don't have to do that.

Wait, what is it?

It's X. But seriously, there's no pressure at all.

Whatever you want to do, I'm up for it.

EMILY: Okay.

What do you think? Um... Like, want to do it?

Yeah. Yeah, of course. Really? Okay, cool.

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

EMILY: I like this.

Like, your lips are so soft. LUKE: I know.

EMILY: So fucking beautiful. LUKE: Yeah.

(BOTH MOANING) (SPRINKLERS WHIRRING)

Whoa! Whoa!

¶¶ When you're alone I wanna say

¶¶ "Let's just stay in"

¶¶ No one's here in our apartment, babe

¶¶ Put on the dress that I like

¶¶ It makes me so crazy

¶¶ Though I can't say why

¶¶ Keep on your stockings for a while

¶¶ Some kind of magic in...

¶¶ The way you talk about your LUKE: Look, look, look! It's a rainbow.

¶¶ Blue eyeshadow ¶¶ It'll come back!

Look, look, look!

Look, look, look!

Way too cold!

(EMILY LAUGHING)

¶¶ You are but a phoenix among feathers

¶¶ You're broken by the waves among the sea

¶¶ They'll let you die They'll let you wash away

¶¶ But you swim as well as you fly

¶¶ Pretty little bird Pretty little bird

¶¶ You've hit the window a few times

¶¶ The window a few times

¶¶ You pretty little bird Pretty little bird ¶¶

LUKE: You got so much schmutz on your face.

¶¶ You still ain't scared of no heights

¶¶ When the spiral down feels as good as the flight up

¶¶ When hating you feels good for the night

¶¶ When the morning comes I hope you're still mine ¶¶

Okay.

Yeah?

Oh, yeah!

(EMILY MOANING) (CHUCKLES)

Okay. I'm sorry.

Hey, baby. I think...

I'm sorry. I think... I'm sorry.

(PANTING) It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.

Okay, fuck. I'm gonna cum.

Fuck. Okay. Sorry.

(BREATHING HEAVILY)

Did... Did you cum? Yeah.

Okay. I'm so sorry.

No, it's okay. It's okay. It's okay.

Jesus Christ. No, no, no. Don't get...

No, it's fine. It's fine. It's really fine.

We can go again if you want, maybe?

Yeah, of course.

Yeah, it's okay. You can take your time.

It's okay. Don't worry. Okay.

(AIRPLANE PASSING OVERHEAD)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(BIRD CHIRPING)

(BIRD CHIRPING)

(AIRPLANE PASSING OVERHEAD)

RONALD: I don't think you've been fishing with your daddy

since you was a little girl.

Thanks for coming.

I, uh...

I just wanted to apologize.

I feel like we haven't spoken in some time

and I'm responsible for that.

Well... (SNIFFLES)

I don't even really know what's going on with you.

How you doing with everything?

I'm good.

Yeah?

Yeah.

You know it's okay if you're not.

You can tell me anything. You know that, right?

Yeah, I know.

I worry about you.

(CHUCKLING) Dad, you don't need to worry about me.

Okay.

Okay? I'm fine. All right. All right.

How are you doing with everything?

Me?

It's been hard.

Hasn't it?

(SIGHS)

Don't know how to connect with your mother anymore.

What do you mean? She won't look at me.

She won't talk to me.

I think she hates me. I really do.

Dad, she doesn't hate you. No, she might.

She's just shutting down, you know?

She won't go to work.

Couldn't even if she wanted to.

The business will not recover. We're just losing money.

Just...

I just love her so much

but I'm losing her, and I don't know what to do.

I'm sorry.

Dad, don't apologize.

I shouldn't be telling you all this. Dad, don't apologize.

No, it's okay.

It's just... (SNIFFLES)

I don't have anyone else to talk to.

I know. It's okay. Dad.

Dad. Yeah?

Look, I'm really happy you're telling me this stuff.

I promise, okay? Okay.

Thank you. (SIGHS)

Thank you.

(SNIFFLES)

(EXHALES)

(SIGHS)

You know, I could've stopped it.

Stopped what? What do you mean?

Well... (CLEARS THROAT)

I was there that night and... (SIGHS)

I saw him following her. And I...

I had that sick feeling in my stomach.

Um...

I don't know what happened. I kind of just froze.

Baby.

It's just so crazy,

'cause if I just would've gotten up...

You know? No. No.

If I just would've gotten up, then...

I would've went up to him and stopped him,

and she would still be here. Wait. Listen to me.

This is not your fault. So I just... Yeah, it is.

No, it's not. It is.

Because I was there. No, and you can't blame yourself for it.

I could've done something... You understand me?

...and I just didn't. You didn't do this.

Your brother did it. It's not...

I chose not to do anything.

Sweetheart, you didn't do it. This is not...

And I don't know why I did that.

This is not your fault.

It is.

It's not your fault. (SOBBING)

Emily, hey.

And I hate him so much.

I hate him so much! I know.

What he did is evil, Dad! He's evil.

He's a... He's a monster! I understand that...

He's a monster for doing that to her! I don't...

I understand that you're angry.

How does somebody do that? You have every right to be.

Do you hear me? But your brother?

He's not a monster. He's not evil.

He's just a human being.

I know the pain that you're feeling right now.

Believe me, I know it.

I think about your brother every day

(SNIFFLES) and the things that I could've done differently.

But we can't change it, you know?

All we have is now.

All we have is now.

And I'm telling you this because I love you.

Holding on to that much hate will destroy a person,

and I'm not about to let that happen to you.

You have so much love to share with the world.

And so much life yet to live.

Hey, you remember Papa's favorite scriptures?

It said, "Hatred stirs up strife,

"but love, love covers all offenses."

And I love you so much, baby girl. Come here.

(SNIFFLING)

It's okay.

I love you too. I know you do. I know.

(EMILY SOBBING)

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING ON CELL PHONE)

What are you thinking about?

(SIGHS)

Uh, the hospital where my dad's at called today.

Really? What did they say?

They don't think he has much longer.

Oh, um...

Do they know how long?

Um...

I don't know. Like, not long at all.

They said he doesn't have more than a week.

Um, what are you going to do?

What do you mean?

Well, you have to see him. Why?

Because he's your dad.

Okay, I don't want to see him. And besides,

my car's in the shop and he's in Missouri.

Well, we can take my car.

You have to see your dad.

You will seriously regret it if you don't.

Okay, it says it's gonna take two days to get there,

but we can leave tomorrow. We could...

We could stop and we could break it up along the way.

Do you think you could make up an excuse for your mom?

(SIGHS) Are you serious? Yes.

Can you make up an excuse? Yeah, yeah.

I guess I could make up an excuse.

Do you think... Could you?

(SIGHS)

I think we should do it.

¶¶ This is not my life

¶¶ It's just a fond farewell to a friend

LUKE: Unreal!

¶¶ It's just a fond farewell to a friend

¶¶ This is not my life

¶¶ It's just a fond farewell to a friend

¶¶ It's not what I'm like

¶¶ It's just a fond farewell

LUKE: Yeah! Whoo!

(EMILY SHRIEKS)

¶¶ Speaking of Nirvana

¶¶ It was there

¶¶ Rare as the feathers on my dash

¶¶ From a phoenix

¶¶ There with my crooked teeth and companions sleeping, yeah

¶¶ Dreaming a thought that could

¶¶ Dream about a thought

¶¶ That could think of the dreamer that thought

¶¶ That could think of dreaming and getting a glimmer of God

¶¶ I be dreaming a dream in a thought

¶¶ That could dream about a thought

¶¶ That could think of dreaming a dream

¶¶ Where I cannot

¶¶ Where I cannot ¶¶

EMILY: Hey, I think this is it.

LUKE: This is the slowest fucking elevator.

Yeah.

(MACHINE BEEPING)

Hey, Dad. Hi.

(BILL BREATHING DEEPLY)

(SNIFFLES)

(SIGHS DEEPLY)

BILL: I missed you.

(BILL WHIMPERS)

This is my girlfriend, Emily.

EMILY: Hi. It's nice to meet you.

BILL: Beautiful.

Thank you.

(COUGHING AND RETCHING)

DOCTOR: Well, he's fighting. Everyone is different.

Sometimes it's rapid, sometimes it takes time.

He might be holding on more because you're here now.

However, this is taking longer than usual

and longer than we had anticipated.

Obviously, he's not ready to go yet.

And the best thing that you can do

is to help him feel peace and comfort when he's lucid.

So if there's anything that you need,

please let us know.

And I'll be back tomorrow to check in.

EMILY: Thank you very much, Doctor.

LUKE: Thank you very much, Doctor. I appreciate it.

(MACHINE BEEPING) (BILL BREATHING RAGGEDLY)

Babe.

Baby, baby, wake up.

Wake up. What's up?

It's your dad. Your dad. Baby, your dad.

Hey. Do you have to go to the bathroom?

Bathroom?

(BILL COUGHING)

(COUGHING CONTINUES)

(BILL RETCHING)

(COUGHING)

(GROANS)

(SIGHS)

What are you holding onto, Dad?

What's going on? What are you feeling?

Talk to me.

Or not.

(SIGHS) You know, um...

You don't need to fight anymore.

I just want you to be at peace.

Um...

You know you're going to someplace better.

Right? (QUIETLY) I know.

Yeah. You know.

You don't have any regrets?

Kind of.

Yeah?

Yeah? Well, you don't have to.

(SOBS) You don't need to.

You're okay.

(CONTINUES SOBBING)

LUKE: Yeah, Dad. Just let it out.

(BILL CONTINUES SOBBING)

(EXHALES)

(INDISTINCT ANNOUNCEMENT ON PA)

(ELEVATOR RUMBLING)

(SOBBING)

(BREATHING DEEPLY)

(PHONE CLICKING)

(EKG FLATLINING)

(SOBBING)

(SOBBING)

(SIRENS BLARING)

(MELANCHOLY MUSIC PLAYING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(CELL PHONE CHIMES)

(SIGHS)

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

GUARD: Okay, folks. 15 minutes.

(ALARM BUZZES)

MINISTER: God wants us...

MINISTER: Amen. Amen.

MINISTER: It doesn't matter what happened.

What I'm talking about...

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(DOOR OPENS)

(MUSIC STOPS)

(EMILY PANTING)

(BICYCLE WHEELS WHIRRING)

(CONTINUES PANTING)

(R&B MUSIC PLAYING)

TYLER: I love you.

ALEXIS: I love you too.

TYLER: I love you so much.

(BIRDS CHIRPING)