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No, no, no, no

What?

Oh, what?

- Nice sunglasses - Thanks

- You got a light? - No, no I don't smoke

Alright, I think I have one

You look sad as shit

- It's complicated - Isn't it always?

- Where are you headed? - Anywhere but here

Man, why can't people tell the truth?

I don't even know what's true anymore

Looks like you could use a little more than the truth

Oh, I think, uh, my phone's going off here

Oh, yeah, excuse me

Hello? Yeah hey, how you doing?

No, no, no, no, it's alright Yeah, mm-hmm

Mm-hm, yeah

Mm-hm

Hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey, man

Oh, my God, you just hit my bike

So, oh, sorry bro

- Hey, do you know where Fat Willy's Diner is? - What?

- Fat Willy's Diner - What are you talking about?

- Fat Willy has a Diner - Why'd you hit my bike?

- Uh-- - This is a vintage bike

- Do you know where Uncle Billy's Favorite Things are? - What?

- This was my grandfather's bike - It's a Mexican restaurant

What am I going to do? I can't get these parts

You're going to park in a bike area next time?

- Really? - Too soon?

- It was a joke - Oh, my God

There's no bike shop in this town

How am I going to get this fixed?

So, exactly how far are you going?

I don't know, a couple hundred miles

- What's so funny? - I smell road trip

- Do you want a ride? - With you?

No, with the other person that has a van big enough

for your busted-ass bike

Think of how hot and sweaty you're going to get without me

Mm-hm, it's going to be going down your back

Don't make me offer you a piece of candy

Do you have any room in the back? For you?

Yes I do

Oh, yeah, it's a road trip

Be careful, White Lightning can be a bit delicate,

- but she's full of mysteries you've yet to-- Hey - What is all this stuff?

- The bear's not a mean bear - Do you live in here or something?

He's not going to bite

- What is all this stuff, man? - Ooh A fisherman?

Watch your pole

Well, welcome to White Lightning

Engineered for both pleasure and transportation

My name's Larry

- Cleo - Hey, Cleo

It's okay, it's just Cheeto dust

Seems like you're having a bad day

You just destroyed my bike

And that's one way of looking at it But you know,

I don't think you ride out in the middle of nowhere

with that bike unless you're running from something

So what is it?

I don't want one

I, I got told to take some time off

- from my job, so, just trying to get away for a bit - Ouch

Yeah, that's definitely a second hour

in the car topic, so let's just play a fun little game

- No, I don't want to play a game - I'm gonna ask you a question,

and you tell me an answer

And then we'll be getting to know each other,

just Cleo and Larry

and

if you could give all human being one virtue,

which would you choose?

- I don't know, pay attention to their surroundings - Oh

You know, be more aware of where people are

in the world so you don't run them over

Ooh

What's the last thing you cried about?

That's a bit too personal, I think

Um

Okay

What's the next to last thing you cried about?

You can do either question

Well, the last graduation I went to for some of my students

- So you're a teacher? - No, not a teacher

Math, you look like a math teacher

I'm a youth minister, okay?

- A what? - A youth minister

- I work at a church - Like, you work for Jesus?

Something like that

You work for Jesus?

And I've been sitting here in this car

and you haven't even told me about the Lord

What happens if, uh

your wonderfully interesting answers distracted me

and I like died, like that?

I'd just go to hell or something?

You got to help a brother out

I'm pretty sure it's in your job description

Along with, really probably voting Republican,

not liking gay people, denying climate change, avoiding, I don't know, science

- Hey, hey, you don't know what you're talking about, man - Definitely not a math teacher

Boy I-- Sorry

Uh, that was rude of me

Not as rude as not telling someone

about the precious gift of eternal life

But--

Are you even good at your job?

You're crying at their graduation,

but you can't even save a lost soul

I knew I shouldn't have told you that

Actually, how about this?

I'll help you out: Give me your pitch, Cleo

- My what? - You know, professional religious types,

they always have to have a pitch ready,

because sometimes you encounter the heathen

and you have to be just prepared, uh, to,

to lure our souls into the divine embrace

of, uh, whatever brand of Jesus you work for

- Do you really want to hear it? - No, I asked for no reason

- Alright, so God is holy - Maybe

And, you know, we, we want to be with God,

but we can't, because we do bad things, right?

We sin, we run over people's bikes

- We do bad things - Well-- Okay

And there are consequences to those bad things, right?

And

we deserve

death That's the wages of sin, is death

But, you know, God through Jesus

bore the consequences of those sins and defeated death

Now we can be holy, we can be one with God again

- That's all I got - Ah, it seems a bit awkward

No, it's, I mean, it's about like, sharing in the love of God

That's what it's about, that's what the whole thing is for

Well, I guess

You should do more of the love stuff

People love love

You should, uh

you should work on it

If you're a youth minister,

I'm not talking about God right now,

then you've gone on road trips before

So what do adolescents like to talk about on the road?

So let's imagine

I'm a young lad, let's say 13

Hey Cleo,

how far is too far?

You expect me to answer that?

- If, uh-- - What are you even talking about?

- What about second base? - Oh, my God

If I grab her titties but I

- Okay, okay, alright, man - hold it like this,

so I don't touch the areola,

is it, is it a sin?

When will you shut up? That's my question

Let us consult with the Magic 8-Ball

- And-- - Where did you get that?

Uh, I've had it since I was a kid

It says: Prospects, good

Never

You're laughing

I knew I could do it, I knew I could do it

The last person I talked about stabbing their penis

with a spoon, they laughed too, Cleo

Now, next time it's time for song, you know what to do, alright?

Me and White Lightning have never had an accident

- we couldn't recover from - What's White Lightning?

That would be who you're sitting in

This beast, this beauty,

this road professional

Who names their car?

People that love their automobiles

I know you know what love is

White Lightning is full of love, not so much holiness

She mostly specializes in road trips and

naps, she's really good at naps

And what else does White Lightning do?

Never breaks down

- High quality shortcut, Cleo - This doesn't look like a shortcut

- Well luckily you're not driving - Are you sure about this?

- White Lightning, is it a short cut? - I don't know

- This does not look like the right way to go - He said, yeah

We are going to get so lost

Did you make a wrong turn?

No

I think we're having a problem here

- You went the wrong way, didn't you? - Nope

White Lightning appears to be napping

What do you mean, napping?

- It's off - What?

- Can you stop it? - Well, I can use the brake,

and we can coast all the way this way,

- I guess - Are you kidding me?

- I don't think it's a joke - What are we going to do?

Yeah

We are stuck in the middle of nowhere now

Well, it's not nowhere

It's in the middle of a shortcut

I knew we shouldn't have come down this road

Well, I guess you should've said something

One more time than you did

Ouch

Jesus

There we go

Hey ah--

Cleo?

Come here

Man, I don't know anything about cars

That's why I ride a bike

I'm-- I don't really know that much either

Could you just, I just need you to put your hands right there

Why is that? Ow, gee, that's hot

- Why, why did you just ask me to do that?

It would have worked either way Do it like this

No, I'm not doing that

Come on, just do it, we're trying to get out of here

- How is that going to help? - You're going to pray for my car

White Lightning's sick, I don't know anything about cars

You just said you don't know much, Mr Bikes-A-Lot So

Do your thing

God, please heal this engine

White Lightning

Help us get out of here safely and quickly

And help White Lightning get back on the road

- Amen - Amen

Hopefully it works better than your bike after this

I'm sure Jesus doesn't want you

stuck out on a road all alone with me

Um--

- Nothing - - You're going to have to talk to God

- about the efficacy of your prayers, Cleo - Come on, Larry

What are we going to do?

Don't worry

We are in the middle of nowhere

No, no, no, Cleo, don't worry

You are looking at a human Britannica

There's a reason I don't have a smart phone

I'm the app for that

That doesn't help to fix the car

No, but it helps me remember how to get to the shop we passed

Up and around

I'm going to go to the shop, I'm going to get us some help and

your prayers will be answered

- Just go - You really got to learn to smile some

Oh, yeah So, don't let anyone mess with White Lightning

- Get out of here - I'll take that as a yes

And you're a little dirty, don't get on my couch

- Jabez? You're Jabez? - Oh, you're a genius, huh? Look what you made me do

- My name's Larry - Yeah, that's great, Larry How are you?

I think you're the perfect person

- The man I'm looking for - You're a thinker

That'll be helpful

I guess Um, so, I have a little problem

- Yeah, go ahead - Okay

So I have this new friend named Cleo

- I hit his bike, he was on-- - So many details

Well, so we were in my van, White Lightning,

we're going down the road, and then it did one of those

clunk, clunk, clunk, clunk

- And so-- - Boy, that's really easy to figure that out

It is? So you're saying you can help me?

Friday afternoon, 4:30, I can't help anybody

But-- Uh--

We're kind of in a bit of a predicament

- We don't really know anyone here - Can you hand that to me?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah - No, no, no

I can't drink that, right over there

- Oh - Yeah Yeah, yeah - I understand

- Now you're being helpful - It's five o'clock somewhere

It's at 4:30

So are you just going to leave me stranded here?

Uh, you're going to have to file that under "not my problem"

I mean, is there even a place to sleep in this town?

Look around, does it look like it? No

So Jabez, come on, when can me and you agree

that you could bring your mechanic skills

down to White Lightning?

Monday morning around 8:30, how's that?

- Like there's no time before that? - No

Let me get a pinky promise, Jabez

Alright, I'll take that See you then

The anticipation is killing me

Hey, Cleo

So, can we get out of here?

Oh, yeah, we can get out of here on Monday

On Monday? Why on Monday?

Well, I met, I met a new friend

His name's Jabez, the mechanic

And see, I get there and it's like 4:30

and he gets off at five and he doesn't really work on the weekends

Healthy boundaries

What are we going to do until Monday?

Do we have to see it as stuck or an opportunity to be seized?

Wait, wait, wait, wait Was there a hotel back there?

- Or any place to stay? - Good question Same one I had

Not really

So there's not technically a mechanic

- or a place to stay - What are we going to do, man?

We are stuck out here

This is not what I expected, okay?

I just got on my bike, and I wanted to go for a ride

and get out of here, and then you come and you hit my bike

and now I'm stuck with you in the middle of nowhere

Uh--

I don't want to be pushy, but

I feel like there's half this story I don't know

I mean, this isn't ideal but--

They just told me I had to go for two weeks

And what was I supposed to do?

I was just trying to clear my head

and then you go and you hit me with your stupid van

Who told you to go where?

The church that I work for They--

They told me to take two weeks off

I was just trying to get out and clear my head

and whatever, figure some stuff out

And then you come and you hit my bike

- I hear you - If it wasn't for you

we would not be in this situation right now

Well, that's one way to look at it

But, Cleo, and I know we just became friends,

- but it's good to know-- - We are not friends

Yet It is good to know all this animosity

wasn't just about that old-ass bike

So,

suggestions?

I don't know, man

Good thing I brought my camping gear

I guess I could find a place to pitch my tent around here

Yeah

I like you, let's camp

- No, no, no I don't want to camp with you - Here's the thing,

you get that side, I get this side

- No, no, no, no - With those guns

and these looks we can move on down

The river's just around the edge

We at least need to get the van out of the road

Yep, but don't you think camping near water's a little bit cooler?

And somebody is a little steam pot and needs to cool down

Let's move this thing, geez

Alright, Cleo, on three give it the big old heave ho

One, two, three

Oh, my God

So why are you on Jesus break for two weeks?

I'm trying to concentrate here, man

Why did they get rid of you?

- Just push the car - Come on, Cleo

Give me just a hint

You know Christians don't get all pissy for no reason

- Oh, God - It's usually about money, sex,

- not being a Republican - Okay, stop, stop, stop

Just stop for a second Let's just take a break for a second

Oh

- What are you doing, man? - Ah, take a guess

But while you're doing it, just say cheese

Will you put that away and just keep pushing, please?

- I want to get there before dark - You have to save

- the memories - Just come on, let's go

- Get this over with - Alright

Let's do it like a game

Twenty questions

I'm going to try to figure out why they put you in Jesus timeout

- Just push the van, come on - Does it have anything to do with money?

- No - Ah, banging?

- What? - Is it about sex?

- Maybe, kind of - I'm going to take that as a yes Is it a woman?

- Well, not exactly - A girl?

- A boy? - No, not a boy

- A man - Not a man

Um

- Did you have your clothes on? - Yes, I had my clothes on

- What are you talking about? - Everyone has their own style, it's okay

Do you regret it?

I don't know, I don't think so

Woo, second base or more?

That is not, you're, you don't know what you're talking about, man

Um Were you acting or watching?

- Acting? - Oh, my God

Just push, please

Do you, do you think Jesus would be happy with you?

- I hope so - What?

So if Jesus is happy with you, Cleo,

then why are they so mad at you?

Listen, man

There was this girl, she's 15,

in my youth group

And she came out to me

And the church didn't like it

I told her that God loved her just as she was

You were her minister

and told her what?

Man, you heard me

Pretty sure that's what they pay you to do

Let's just-- I don't want to talk about it anymore

Let's just keep pushing, please

You got in trouble for telling someone God loved them?

- Yes - And they sent you to timeout?

To what? Come back and be like, "God loves everybody" Unless you're gay

You don't get it, man It's more complicated than that

Let's-- I-- We need to get this off the road

Well I mean, all means all

Unless you like chicks and are a chick

- Ready? - I think so

Okay, to the left Straighten out, straighten out,

- straighten out - Shit

Something just flew out from underneath here

Probably a grasshopper Or a snake

You can feel it, can't you?

- Push - Shut up

Oh, yeah

- Almost there - Yeah, we are

Little bit more

What's so funny?

Oh, well, what do you mean?

That's the hill

Feel like that hill was, uh, a sign from God

Perfect place to camp for the night

You, me, White Lightning,

and memories

Oh, come on, Cleo

We're going to have fun

Me and White Lightning are camping masters

We don't take in guests very often

Only special ones like you

- Hey, be careful with that - And your grandfather's bike

I know, I'm going to be delicate

Going to put it right here in our designated

bike parking spot

I don't need your help, Larry

Well, alright

I was wondering, Cleo

are you mad they axed you?

What are you talking about? They didn't ax me

I can't be mad with them You know, I told them that

I would believe certain things and

you know, I agreed with the Statement of Faith,

this is what we believe and you promise to uphold this

and all that stuff, and promised, and it's not their fault

So you told them you would believe

that the girl who said she was a lesbian

shouldn't be a lesbian?

But you think you did the right thing

by telling her God loved her?

- I don't know, Larry - I don't know, either This is a bit confusing

So, so what do you believe then?

Should you have done something different?

I don't know

What else is on that list?

Does it like, got the good stuff too?

You know, like about the virgin?

Larry, she's like, 15

- No, no, no, the BVM - What?

- Blessed Virgin Mary - Oh, my God

What, do you not even have Catholic friends?

Are they not real Christians or something?

Even I know BVM is Blessed Virgin Mary

She's like the second most popular person in your religion

- Whatever, Larry - Are you allowed to watch Ellen DeGeneres?

- I don't really watch much TV - Will and Grace? Modern Family?

- You're a Seventh Heaven kind of guy? - Shut up, Larry

- I think I lost a tent pole - Jessica Biel's fine

- I mean, when she grew up - Oh, man

- So what am I going to do? - What about, uh

you got any apocalyptic horses?

- What are you talking about? - On the stuff that you believed,

when you signed it

- You don't know what you're talking about - Is there--

Blood?

Crosses

Um Look, if you need some help,

- I can help you out - Just shut up, Larry

Alright, I don't know Alright, I don't know

No, no, I meant help with the tent

I left the tent pole somewhere; I don't know where it is

Oh, don't worry

We're on a road trip, we're friends

Me and White Lightning got this covered

One, two, three, cuddle party

Big spoon

Yeah I'm growing on you Give me that smile

You can hold it till morning

Hey, Cleo?

- What? - Cleo?

Do you like Chumbawamba?

Larry, I just want to go to bed, man

Do you know that song?

About getting knocked down

I was thinking more of it about you,

not your bike necessarily but,

it could be like, your theme song

Whenever I have bad days, I pick theme songs

We should pick your theme song

- I don't really want to play this game right now, Larry - Well

I just kind of feel a little bit bad

Not just for the bike bit, that was an accident

But probably should stop making it a habit

of listening with headphones while I'm driving, but--

White Lightning says she has my back You know what I mean?

Is this your attempt at an apology?

Well, I was working up to it

Whatever, man

Can we just go to sleep?

I kind of gave you a little bit of a too hard of a time

Alright, we can hug it out

Get off of me, man Just go to sleep

Well, just-- It's night time, we're camping with new friends

We're just supposed to like, you know,

get tired, tell intimate stories you weren't planning on sharing

And then we wake up in the morning a little closer together than we were before

That kind of thing

Larry, I am tired of talking to you

And I really just want you to go to sleep

Um, one question

What?

Who are they?

This is my youth group

- You know, from back home - Mm-hm

Yeah, so this is, this is us at a lock in

- Mm-hm - And, uh, this is at a big community event we had

They're all like family to me, you know?

You know what I mean, Larry?

Larry?

Larry?

The truth will set you free

God, what am I even doing here?

Give me some kind of sign, make it clear

Woo

Hey, friend

- What are you doing? - Oh, what's up, Cleo?

- What are you doing? - Uh--

Uh, I believe you call it digging in to the Word

- What? - You're getting sticks

I'm getting some Jesus

Is that my-- did you take that out of my bag?

I think the Bible's for everyone

You're the professional here but,

you know, the one with like, the shepherd

and the lost sheep and he's like,

here's a dude, he has 100 sheep

One of 'em gets lost, and who wouldn't go get the lost sheep

and leave the 99 behind?

- You heard that one? - Yeah

Well, that's a horrible idea

if you're actually like, a shepard, right?

You don't leave 99 to a giant wolf buffet

to go find the other one unless

you're that kind of shepherd, you know?

- Yeah, but you know-- - It says, "He went

and searched until it was found"

Yeah, yeah, but, you know, it's our responsibility

to come back to God You know, that's what the parable's about

It's about us repenting and returning to God

Exactly how does a sheep repent?

Is it like "baaa", and in sheep that's like, "My bad, God"

- It's not literal, it's a story - Oh

I was hoping you were going to baa at me

It seems that if you tell the story

to a bunch of sinners, they might think

the shepherd just keeps looking until found

No, no, no, you're telling it to the sinners

because you're trying to express to them

that they need to repent and ask for forgiveness

Turn from their sinful ways, you know,

and, and then be welcomed back

I, I guess

I mean, he throws lots of parties

He just has a party, and what's funny

is it doesn't say it's a vegan party

So he might've even ate one of the other sheep for the party

What about the coin one?

There's like, ten pieces of silver

And this chick loses one

And she, just like the shepherd says,

I'm not going to bed till they're all found

And she's like, sweep here, sweep there,

sweep-ity sweep, sweep, sweep, and then she finds it

And what's she do? Party

What's with you and the parties?

The coin was lost That's the point

Well, I thought the point was God throws parties

when every time something lost gets found

No, no, no, no, the coin was lost,

and now, after God seeking it,

we can choose to come back to God

And then maybe I guess, there's a party if you want I don't know

Really feel like you're missing the party part

Well, everything's not a party, Larry This is serious stuff, okay?

This is life and death stuff

So, so who's the shepherd?

God

So who's the chick with the broom?

- Well, that's also God - Oh

That could get you fired

Um--

So, if everybody is like, lost,

and they have to get found,

then why does the third story begin with two very found sons?

Like, so found, I guess they were conceived that way

We're all sinners, Larry

We all need to be found, we all need to be saved

Yeah, but, I agree we're all sinners

That seems to be

uh, the easiest little bit of the game you're spitting to believe

But why,

why is sin the thing

that's like most true about you?

Like, isn't the most true thing about the prodigal son

who his dad is and not the situation he gets in?

He's always the son

I don't know, I guess I hadn't thought of it like that

'Cause like, he's sitting there feeding pigs

And he thinks, "Maybe I can be a servant"

But the dad's like, finally you're coming home

We should have a pa--

Don't say it, Cleo might get upset, party

You know what I mean?

That could be like, high-quality new material

I don't think I need any new material

I don't know

- Ask me to give you a pitch - What pitch?

Oh, my goodness, I thought we were friends

- You don't even remember like, just a little bit ago? - So you got a pitch now?

- Yeah - Is that what you're telling me, you've come up with a pitch?

- Yeah, no I'm just trying to-- - Alright let's hear it Let's hear it

- I'm going to rock it like JC - Alright, come on bring it

Everybody is important

If you're a lost sheep or a lost coin,

or even an angsty little teenager who's like,

screw you, dad, I'm going to take your money

Like no, God's throwing a party

and it don't start until all are there

Everybody, so do you want to party, Larry?

In fact, let's party in White Lightning

'Cause I think we're going to have a great road trip

Me, you, and guess who?

JC

I think you need to work on your pitch

One, two, three

Five, buddy

Here she is

Check it, Jabez, this is White Lightning

Whoa, looks like you need to enlarge your territory,

stretch out your tent and strike--

Hey, who the hell is this?

This is Jabez, our savior

The mechanic, my new friend

You obviously know how lucky it is

to have me as a new friend

Now this, this guy Cleo,

he's the one with the sweet bike I told you about Check it

Wow, beep, beep

Please be careful with that

That is really something special

Oh yeah

Here we go, camping time

New friends, good drinks

- I thank you - Let's rock it

So are you going to fix the van while you're here?

Oh yeah, absolutely 'Cause Saturday nights I wander around and I look for work

Then what are you doing here?

Can't you just make a friend?

It's like, we're camping and stuff

- And what are you wearing? - My beer-go

You want one?

No thanks

Alright Remember, sharing is caring

You like fish?

It looks weird with their eyes all sticking out,

bugging at you

It seems a little offensive just to chomp on something

just sitting there staring at you and such

- You want to eat, don't you? - No, I mean,

I'm not going to say I'm not going to eat it

Well, friends, it is a custom of mine

to play a little game, a get-to-know-you game

- A question game of sorts - Not this again

What do you mean, this again?

Think of all the things we learned about each other

Our burgeoning friendship was formed

over just answering a few simple questions

And that was your dull personality

We have a very interesting new friend here

- Mr Personality, you might say - Yeah

- That's what I'm talking about - Oh, God

I asked him if he wanted to party, he said,

"It's the weekend, I'm not working"

I asked you if you wanted to go for a road trip

and you're like

When you were young, Jabez,

what did you want to be when you grew up?

Well I wanted to be a fireman, of course

Isn't that what everybody wants to be?

I mean, look at me I'd fit the part, wouldn't I?

- Hell yeah, you would - I'd go save some lives

Save some little babies

Make their mommies real happy

Yeah, what about you, Cleo?

Did you want to save souls or something?

No, I mean, I guess I wanted to be an architect

What's with your personality?

Why are we so open and outgoing

and what are you, a Republican?

What, what do you mean?

What kind of a question?

I haven't even met you and you sit down

and start asking me these weird questions

What do you want me to do for ya?

I want you to fix the van

Tell him why you were being all like,

"Oh, I'm upset, I've got to go on a bike ride"

- Tell him - Sounds like you're on a bit

of a victim trip right now

Oh, poor me, my bike, my van

He got axed, but he's not wanting

to talk about it that way

Oh, he's a miserable son of a bitch?

No, no, no, this is just a speed bump on life's journey

- I see - And so he thought he would

torture two fish in the fire

You know, I'm trying to help you eat

Quit your whining

Ah, the great provider's here

I don't see you doing anything either

We're all so thankful

What do you most enjoy or miss about being single?

Spreading my talent throughout the world

Oh, man, what are you doing? You're killing me with this smoke

- You okay? - You're killing me

Is it the fish, or what?

You're like, wussing out about smoke?

Well, you know, I'm sensitive over here

Jabez is not feeling too good

- Hold on, hold on I'll get some water - Oh, you're killing me

- Is it the fish? - Flush your eyes out

Flush his eyes out?

Look, if this is serious, I've watched TV

I know how the holy workers do this

Just let me prepare

Stand up, Jabez

Okay Yeah, that was helpful

You see that?

I healed him, I healed him

I can't see

Larry?

Larry?

Larry?

Ha

Be healed

What are you doing?

- Spritzing - Oh, man

- And slipping - What?

Spritzing and slipping

You spray them each day, it keeps the stench away

- Alright - Then why do you smell so bad? Huh?

It's Sunday, let's get ready

- I found us a church - What?

I found us a church

It's a worshiping institution

with a sanctuary and the people and the hymns

and the singing and the songs and the preaching

I thought you'd want to go to church, Cleo

Come on, get dressed, holy man Let's ride

Man, it's hot out here

Hey, do everything without complaining

Are we almost there?

Yeah, it's you know, up there,

yonder, around and stuff

- You have no idea where we're going, do you? - I know exactly

where we're going and we'll be there at the appointed time

You don't trust me?

I have to trust you at least a little bit

I know I mean, what kind of sane,

like good, talented, integrity-filled youth minister

would spend the night with some dude with a beard

in a van if he didn't trust him?

That would be a horrible example for all those teenagers

Just saying I saw that brown suitcase in there last night

What's up with that? I mean, you got all your clothes hanging up in the van

- I've never seen you use it, what's in there? - Uh--

It's just a bunch of stuff

Uh, my mom sent it to me

It's like, trinkets and things from my dad

Are you going to give 'em back or?

No, it's complicated Like--

- He died two weeks ago and then-- - Two weeks ago?

Yeah

I mean, I haven't talked to him for a long time

And then mom sends me this letter

And she's like, your dad died

I really hope you could do this for me

And like, take these things,

go back to where the memories are,

and maybe you two can work it out

Even though he's not there to go with you

Which is kind of like, I don't know

But I didn't want to tell my mom no

- So-- - Yeah, I get that

I'm off to Edmond

- That sucks - Two weeks?

Yeah

I got nothing, man, I don't know what to say Sorry

I'm glad you're with me, Cleo

- Well, well, well, Cleo What do you think? - Not bad

- A church - Where'd you find it?

Well, Jabez and I were talking, and he had that like,

one hot cousin She sings in the choir

And then, uh

There's a potluck after church

- Oh, my God - I love fried chicken

Oh, hey, did you see that? Are you jealous?

Why would I be jealous of that?

It's not rusted out

I'm assuming it runs

Speaking of running,

- I'm going to have to hit the porcelain prayer time - - What?

Excuse me, excuse me, got to go

- Whew - Oh geez, Larry

- That stinks - I rocked it

Hey, when did we eat corn?

We didn't eat corn, we had fish last night

- Wait, wait, you looked? - Yeah

- Golden nugget surprise, man - Oof

Are you feeling okay?

Yeah You don't know this, but you drink it,

you drop it, and then you rock it New day

- So when was the last time you were in a church? - Yeah, it's been a few

So when was the last time?

Um October 21st, 2009

Wow, that's really specific

- What happened then? - Next question, Cleo

- Hey Larry What was your favorite song? - The last one

- Sorry about that - That's okay

I'm just pissed off

All that crap about my dad, bringing him up

before I have to go to a church

And then I had to go to a church

- Have you thought about where you're plannin' on steppin'? - What do you mean?

- What do you mean steppin'? I'm steppin'-- - The preacher

You going to take a step out on faith

- for the glory of God? - I don't know

I thought he was talking to you

- Why? - All that stuff

with your dad, man

What, did my mom call you?

Yeah, we were talking back there

Did she want me to step out on faith?

Yeah

She would

She's not nearly annoying as my dad

But how 'about this, Cleo?

I take a step out in faith, for the glory of God, of course

And you do, too

I don't know, I think spending some time

with you in your van is a pretty big step

No, no, no, on something else

Maybe,

I don't know, what's something you've never done before?

There's a lot of things I haven't done before

Uh Are you still a virgin?

- No, not with me - Next, next topic

Have you done a keg stand?

No, I haven't done a keg stand

Hey, when you stub your toe, what do you say?

I don't know

Shit, shit is the correct answer here

If you give me a high-quality shit,

I'll give a shit about my dead dad,

and I'll let you finish our little journey to Edmond

Shit

Oh, no Yeah, that's really--

- I would think, just saying, with all your Jesus repression - What do you want me to do?

- I just did it - I need a high-quality shit

That's like a step out on, yeah, give it to me

Come on

Do it, I believe in you

Take a step out in faith

You know what I mean?

Shit

Oh yeah

- Is that good enough for you? - That's what I'm talking about, yes

Alright now, let's go for the big one, the doozy

The F-Bomb, right here,

- right now - Nah, no, forget it

- Taking steps - Forget it

Come on, don't be a quitter

I'm not doing that, Larry

- What is your problem? - It's just words

I don't know what your dad did to you,

that's making you want to play these stupid mind games with me,

but I'm not going to play along Enough

Fuck

You feel better?

I bet it does

You feel great, don't you, Cleo?

How you doing, Cleo?

I'm alright

Today was a doozy,

but tomorrow,

White Lightning's fixed, and we're out of here

To somewhere

You know how I said yesterday

that I thought that the church did the right thing

- Yeah - by giving me two weeks

to think about

my commitment to

the Faith Statement and blah blah blah

I don't know, I-- maybe they're wrong

Maybe

maybe I did do the right thing

Maybe

I don't know

That's a big question

Just,

it's got to be more

than just believing the right things

You know?

I don't even know what--

I don't even know what I believe anymore

I mean,

I feel like I'm doing the right thing

I just don't know

It's--

It's got to be more than just getting saved, right?

Like,

why is it always about us having to ask for forgiveness?

Yeah

I don't know

You know,

there's some real shitty things that happen

And saying that it's all God's plan,

it just doesn't work anymore

I mean, think about that girl, right?

Think about how hard it would be

to say that to someone, to your family, to your community

And then to have them reject you,

turn you away, and say that you're not important,

you're not loved

They all didn't, Cleo

You were there

I'm not there now

How do you know what the right thing to do is?

I figure if I'm going to be friends

with a minister, it's at least one

that is hung up on good questions like this

I've met enough of 'em to know

that they could just repeat the shit they were told,

over and over and over again,

and then not even pay attention

to the fact that their unexamined questions

actually lead to people hurting themselves,

hating themselves, denying themselves,

and wondering whether or not they really matter

Look, dude,

one of the reasons I'm just so pissed off today

is 'cause my dad did that to me

And I

He was an asshole and always added God on

to the end of the sentence as if it made sense

And you know what?

They are just like, screw you, Cleo

But there's one girl who didn't get thrown under the bus

because you loved her, I think that's great

And honestly, I don't know what God has to do with it,

but God should start supporting people

who care about like,

just these people becoming adults that have questions

I don't think it should be that big of a deal

And I'm sorry if this is like, flimsy or something,

but honestly, dude, I rarely respect a human

And I like you

And if--

If I was gonna go to a church every week,

not once every seven or eight years,

and my daughter had a youth minister,

I'd be glad it was you

Questions, doubts,

emo vibe and all

Pretty surprised to hear you talk about God so much,

especially after earlier today

I have no problems with God

I guess I'm not sure she's a Christian

I'm not sure I am

Well, if you're not,

that tanker's going down fast

My dad was an asshole about this

Like, if you had a question about God,

then he had a question about whether or not you belonged

in the family and should even be there

"Larry, this is a Christian home,

and in a Christian home, questions and doubts

are not accepted"

See, if you were my youth minister,

it might've gone down differently

I can't answer the questions that they're asking

What am I supposed to do when they come to me

with these real questions about life?

And I don't have any answers

I don't know

Well, what if life isn't about

having the right answers all the time?

What if it's just about asking better questions?

I think we got to separate who God is

from what happens in our life

Life is sometimes arbitrary

Stupid, horrible things just happen

And that doesn't mean that it's just a picture

of who God is

Life is arbitrary, God isn't

And so we have to have questions

We just have to ask questions

If God is going to be good and loving and real and involved

So let me ask you something

Are you going to do this?

Are you going to take all this stuff,

the experiences you had with your dad,

memories, places you've been,

are you going to go on this trip?

Are you going to do this?

I don't know how this is going to go

But if you and White Lightning want to roll,

- we can do it - I'll go with you

I mean, I wouldn't have trusted you except,

now don't hear this as too big of a compliment,

I don't need this brought up again later

But I've been present for a number of people's first F-Bomb

and yours was pretty legit

Like, you flipped the whole thing around

And then like, you dropped an F-Bomb

like it was your favorite curse word

You're like, I'm flipping the script and fuck, fuck, fuck Like that

- It felt so good - I won't tell Jesus

He's always watching

Well, I hope he wasn't watching then

You're on a roll

A roll of firsts tonight

And I don't know

necessarily if the Lord provided

The Lord provided what?

A way for you to continue your roll of firsts

What do you mean my roll of firsts?

- Like, to roll - What are you talking about?

Oh, my God, Christians

Oh, man, what is this?

Is that what this is?

Where did you get this?

You're the cutest youth minister

- I've ever met - Oh, my God

So cute, and that's why--

Is that my Bible?

- Maybe - Did you take that

out of my bag again?

So,

you know, there's this page with the, man shall not lay

with another man like he lays with a woman,

abomination thing It's an excellent selection

Selection for what?

- What, what are you doing? - For our rolling paper

What? No, no, no, no, no

- Put that back - Puff, puff pass Leviticus

No, no, no, no, leave that alone, man

Come on

- Ow - Did you tear that out?

Don't ask, don't tell

Jabez,

any chance I could get your help

- you know, moving him? - You realize I'll be

- adding this to your bill? - I'm not surprised

If you grab his feet

Touch his nasty-ass feet

Let's try it like this

Alright, maybe not

Come on, you're a big boy

Oh yeah, that looks comfortable

Your end first?

I got to take a break for a second

Is your mangina hurting or what?

Fit him like that

He's a heavy son of a bitch

Grab his legs

This one first

Alright, mom

I guess that's one way

to finally lose some weight, Pops

I can't believe I got talked into doing this

A letter

He never wrote me a letter

Larry,

I'm sorry

I know you might not believe me,

but I'm really sorry

And I'm disappointed in myself

because I walked away from you

on the day you needed a dad,

more than any other

I have failed you

I was too stubborn

to say I'm sorry

Or maybe I was just too weak

I'm happy to have been your dad

But every day since you've been gone

I regretted what I said and I did

I don't deserve to be your dad I hope you can forgive me

When I think of you, I think of

memories that make me smile

From the days

I got close to being the dad you deserved

They've been by my bedside

till the end

You're my boy

Dad

Look, Dad, I said I'd do this

So I'm going to do it

Dad, since you can't talk back right now,

it's probably a good time to tell you

I didn't even like baseball

When I started,

I did it 'cause you said you'd coach

I just wanted

some day, some time on the schedule,

where I knew I got your attention

And if I did good

I could get you to smile and know that you're proud of me

And you'd say, "That's my boy"

And I always imagined that's what you were thinking,

but you didn't say anything

You'd think, that's my boy

I guess,

I guess I am

It was my birthday

And I had been asking and asking

and wondered if you'd listened

And then you gave it to me,

my first camera

And when I opened it I looked at you as if

there was something wrong had happened

Like, why is this in the box?

And you said,

"You're not a boy, you're a young man

And I'm proud of you"

The reason I wanted it is,

it was always weird that you only had

that one picture of your dad

You don't even have any stories that you tell

I never knew him

And it's like, whatever you remember isn't worth sharing

Dad, I love you

I do

But right now I really miss you

Here we go

Let's make some memories, Pops

Man, where are we?

Hey, Cleo

How did I get in here?

Uh Me and Jabez put you in there

You know, you had a rough night

- So he came and fixed the van then? - Oh yeah, yeah, yeah

Sometimes I forget, my gas gauge doesn't actually work

And if I forget that, then I forget to put gas in it

Whoa, whoa, whoa You're telling me, we just ran out of gas?

He brought the gas

You mean to tell me that we spent three days,

in a van, down by some river,

because you forgot to put gas in the van?

Yeah, but three days with a friend

Oh, my God, Larry

What are you doing?

Three days is enough, man, I don't want to do that again

We don't have to We're going to Edmond

Check it out, Cleo

What is this?

- A big whale - Look at it

That's nuts

But, who would build something like that?

God, you know, the big one

Swallowed Jonah and stuff

Come on, Pops

Here we go

So you've never been here before?

No, can't say that I have

Well, everybody needs a first time

This is super weird

Seen this before?

Once or twice

The ten doozies

Or the don't-sies, I guess

He and mom made us read a Bible story every night

And he always wanted to read the Old Testament

Jonah and the big fish was my favorite

You know, this became a regular family pit stop

on road trips and things

And we'd play, jump in the water and stuff

- You played in there? - Yeah

It doesn't look very clean

That's not really a question you ask yourself

- when you're a kid - I guess that's true

Well, I'm sure you know this, holy man

- I'm familiar - But God's like, go to Nineveh

Jonah says, "No, no, no, no"

Gets on a boat going the opposite way

and then God's like, "I told you what to do

You're not obeying, go to timeout"

And then they throw him overboard, fish timeout

I would start to get out of hand, not listening

to my parents, my dad would go,

"Larry, you're going to end up riding the whale" It was a joke

I find it really hard to believe that your dad made Bible jokes

You don't pick your family

Come on, it's kind of funny

It's pretty funny

Come on, Dad, stay steady

You almost spilled your dad, man

Well, he won't be able to yell at me about it

Alright, you ready?

- Yeah, I'm ready - Alright

- Say cheese - Cheese

This thing still creeps me out

Not as creepy as two billion people thinking

Jonah literally spent three days inside of a fish

Genre confusion

Whatcha think, Cleo?

- Man, this is nuts - Bishop's Castle

Did somebody build that? That is crazy

No, it's just a natural land formation

Man

So you ready to play?

- What do you mean, ready to play? Play what? - Uh--

We would always play hide and go seek here as a family

Dad's here, I'm here, you're kind of like

the substitute for the rest of the half

- So-- - No, I don't want to play hide and seek

I mean, it does look pretty cool I kind of want to go inside

Uh, the way I see it is, I have the keys to the car,

and if we're going to leave, we have to honor

the old dead dad, so we're going to play some hide and seek

You go look around, I will disappear

And when you find me, we can leave

I'm just going to go look around

Don't get lost, alright?

I'm not the one that's going to get lost

I'm a professional

hide-and-seeker

Alright

- Dude, Larry - Finally

- Where were you? - Finally You are not good at this game

For a youth minister, who I assume actually

has fun with their kids,

uh, you should know how to play hide and seek

I've been looking for you forever

Yeah, but it's a basic sneak attack

You hide where you start, no one thinks of looking there

I mean, you pick up that in middle school

Alright, so I need you to take a picture

Hold that, and me, Dad and Snookems

- What's with the bear? - You know, sometimes

hide and seek goes bad We start playing,

Dad's apparently hiding, but he just goes

into the restaurant and there I am,

crying up high, looking for him

And he felt so bad, he bought me Snookems

Alright, let's do this Are you ready?

Cheese

Do you remember when I first got in,

and you started giving me a hard time,

- and asked for my pitch? - Yeah

Wasn't the nicest part of our trip

Do you remember what you said?

Well, I mean, you gave the whole Holy Love thing

And where, while God is loving,

God's also holy

And holiness isn't down with us filthy sinners and stuff

So in order for God to really love us,

God has to get the holy wrath out on something,

and obviously it should be His child,

who didn't do anything

What if God's holiness is the perfection

of God's love, you know?

Like, what if what sets God apart

is His perfect and complete love

for everyone in every situation?

I don't know

That's a significantly better pitch, Cleo

Maybe

Pull up, more, more, more, more, more

More, more, no, no, no, not so far over

No, no, you're, Jesus right there

Come on

Whoa

- What is this? - This is the one place

my dad was cool We had a small bet around the NBA finals

I won, and I got to pick one thing to do with him

And I said, "Break the law"

We spray-painted my rally finger

- over here - Well, I'm really

- uncomfortable with that - We're not painting again

We're taking a picture Come on

I'll bet you've never spray-painted a wall before

No, no I have not

Can you pass me my dad?

It's pretty amazing that that's still there

after all this time

Serendipitous, providential, you might say

Alright, say cheese

Cheese

- Yeah - This is pretty crazy

My dad was obsessed with space Like, a lot

We always came by here and he would always start to like,

"One small step for man," that kind of junk

Then I would say like, well,

if there's life on other planets,

does the same Jesus roll there?

Or does Jesus show up there like the type of alien they are?

And then die and raise from the dead again?

Or does he have to take a whole new tactic?

'Cause maybe dying and rising

is different or something I don't know

That is stupid Those are stupid que--

- It's not a stupid question - It's stupid questions

- It's totally ridiculous - No, Jesus floats up

in the Bible, he has to go somewhere or he's nowhere

Let's say, they're like,

in 50 years got a little zapper zaps,

and they need missionaries

And they holler at you

They're like, Cleo, we need you to be our space missionary

- to the planet-- - Okay, I'm going to

- take your picture, just stop - No but,

but I mean, are you going to tell 'em about Jesus,

or are you just going to show up and--

- Are you ready to do this? Say cheese - Cheese

Alright

- Oh come on, Cleo - Whoa

- This place is pretty cool - Oh yeah

You stay right there, Pops

- Are you ready - I'm ready

to drive?

My dad's a cheap-wad, so we started going

to this campground over there

And we had so much fun, we came every year

Well so when I got into high school,

my dad was like, "Hey Larry, here's a roll of quarters Take your brother"

And I'm like, "This is awesome, this is awesome"

Years later I find out he's only doing that

so he and mom could hook up in the camper

God

The human has been neutralized

What do you want me to say? I don't know, I've never played this

Just go get the joystick, we've got to take a picture

- Okay, this? What do you-- - Yeah

So, you know, eventually my tight-wad of a father

finally gets us a home system,

which is important, because we were the worst at having conversations

So from like high school on if we had to have a father-son

talk we'd play video games and he'd be like,

"So how's it going, Larry?" And I'd be like, "Good"

"Alright, I'm glad we had this talk"

And then we'd just keep playing But it was like, you know

- So grab the camera - Okay

You stay right there, Pops Hold that smile

Alright, say cheese

Cheese

- Did you get it? - I don't know,

what do you think?

Well, we'll find out

Alright, Pops

Let's ride

Hey, Cleo?

Yeah?

I forgot to mention something to you

Do you have any pants?

I don't know, maybe Why?

Well, I hope the answer's yes

'cause we're going to a wedding

- A wedding? What do you mean a wedding? - It's a very sacred and solemn--

I know what a wedding is Who's wedding? Why are we going to a wedding?

Uh, well, I promised I would be there

I didn't bring any wedding clothes

- Well I didn't know when you got in the car - Oh, God Larry

- What? - I'm going to look like an idiot

- No, you're a minister - I don't know anybody here

You know me

And by the time we get done today,

- I'm going to have you dancing - Well, I don't know about that

- Oh, you're one of those type of Christians? - No, I don't dance at weddings

Is it like, all of your kind don't dance? Or just you personally?

I just don't like dancing

Alright, are you ready to change clothes?

No, I don't know if I have any

Oh, my God, this is going to be so embarrassing

There's only one way to find out

Are you wearing that?

Of course not, I have my suit underneath my chair

- Are you kidding me? - Yeah, I keep it there

for like in emergencies like this

- Who do you think I am? - I'm going to go to a wedding

- March in to a wedding - to people I don't know

- wearing jeans and no suit - in this?

I actually care about other people

If I would have known, I would've brought something

Proper planning prevents poor performance

Really?

- What are we doing? - Cleo, this is a wedding

So put some pants on

- I didn't even know I was going to a wedding - I thought

- you were a minister - I didn't pack pants

- What are you doing? - Putting pants on

You can't take your pants off in front of a church

Well, where else am I going to take 'em off?

My bad

Congratulations

Hi, thanks

Let us rise

Who brings this woman to be married to this woman?

Her mother and I

So, I don't know if you've seen pictures

of just how adorable she was in seventh grade,

but when she was in confirmation,

you picked your own like, favorite Bible verse

And I don't know if she remembers this

As a youth minister, I hope she does

It was at the end of Jesus' ministry

when he turns to his Disciples and says,

"Greater love has no man,

or woman, then they that lay their life down

for their friends"

So I don't know if you've thought about this,

but you're kind of signing up to know the name,

the person who's going to hurt you more

than anyone else in the whole world

There's a bright side This is also the person that's going to give you more joy

than you'll ever find words to put to

And in the midst of that, day-to-day,

what's going to hold you together between the extremes

and topsy-turvy parts of life, is that you're friends

Those of us that have been married a while,

have learned you're not always lovers

But you can always be friends

And if you learn to lay your life down

for one another when it's most difficult,

then you'll have that person with you

till the end of your time

So when you think it's more important

to be heard than to listen,

lay your life down for your friend

And when you think anything is more important

than listening to her, lay your life down for your friend

And on the days where you have no words

to speak for each other, be with each other

And lay your life down for your friend

Hello family and friends

My wife and I welcome you to our daughter's wedding

Sarah, I have never seen you so happy

And we have Crystal to thank for that

Welcome to our family

Let's raise a glass for many years

Looks like I'm not the only one flying solo tonight Claire

- Cleo - Nice to meet you

- You too - So, who do you know?

- Uh, just Larry - Larry, really?

How do you know Larry?

That's a funny story

About a week ago, he hit my bike

- Really? - And now he's giving

- me a ride - Oh, are you okay?

No, no, no, I'm okay

He just hit my bike, so I'm fine

So why did you get in a van with a total stranger?

That's a good question

So, I had this job at a church

I did some things they weren't too happy about

And I decided I just needed to get away

You know, I've been really wrestling with my faith

after that, and somehow I ended up here

So, you know Crystal, right?

How'd you guys meet?

Well, we actually grew up together

And when we were kids, she invited me

to her youth group Larry was the pastor

It was like nothing I'd ever experienced before

- Yeah, I can imagine that - He's amazing

Like, very unconventional, for sure

Yeah, I mean, I just found out he's a pastor today

- Really? - I had no idea

Yeah, he's a strange guy, but he just loved us,

no matter what we were going through

Yeah, I think I'm starting

to catch that side of Larry

Okay

Claire, come join us

Hey, keep asking questions You're on the right track

What?

Oh no, no, no

What?

Oh, my God

- Larry - Yeah, Cleo?

Did you write this?

- Kind of - What do you mean, kind of?

I was kind of like, your voice to text

If Pastor Don were here, what would you want to tell him?

That no good, son of a bitch

- Never cared about me - Screw Don

Why did you do that?

Shit, Larry, I was just starting to trust you

Hey, Cleo, we playing hide and seek or something?

You don't get it, dude You don't get what you did

- I'm sorry - Sorry isn't good enough

You don't really have anywhere else to go

That's not taking you anywhere

With enough miles and a lot of enough awkward silence

I'm glad you got back in

Not that you had like, a lot of options or anything but

I like driving with you

So when are we going to stop for the night?

We're not going to really stop

What?

Well, we got to get to Edmond

tomorrow 'cause it's my dad's birthday,

and I told my mom I'd be there

If you weren't here, I don't know how I would drive

all night long

So just think, Cleo, you're my mom's answered prayer

Geez, Larry

It's called stopping

I'm going to pump the gas

I'll just chill here

"Dear Cleo,

we anticipate that your time of soul-searching

and prayerful reflection has been fruitful

After much prayer, the Board of Elders would like to give you the opportunity

to change your approach to the situation at hand

While we appreciate your positive intentions,

we cannot ignore the expectation of God's Word

nor our Statement of Faith

We will maintain your status as youth pastor

contingent on your willingness to intentionally guide

the student in question toward repentance

and Christian counseling

Her parents are rightly concerned about the situation,

and they are anticipating your call

Please contact us once you've been in touch

with their, in Christ, the Board of Elders"

Oh, my God

God

What do you want from me?

Just trying to do the right thing

And you give me this, "in Christ"?

Pastor Don, oh God, I can't deal with this

- You take this - Um

Okay I heard what the Board is asking of you

What's the Board asking of you?

They're asking me to call the girl's parents

and make her repent and go to counseling

"I heard what the Board is asking of you

and I don't envy your situation

Honestly, I am proud of what you did

I would've done the same thing,

but I can't just risk my job as senior pastor

Whatever you decide, I'll support you

You have tremendous courage,

and I'll be praying for you"

- What a coward - A coward?

What a scumbag He--

He's proud of you, he would have done the same thing as you

But, oh, you would hate, you would hate

for your religious convictions to cost you anything

This is why I can't stand Evangelicals

They say stupid shit like that

And you know who's completely missing from his text?

The girl, the girl who came to you wanting

to know if she is loved by God

because she's exactly who God made her to be

And you know where she got those ideas?

From her church, where he's in charge

And he honestly agrees with you and thinks you're courageous

He can't think you're courageous and did the right thing,

and then sit there while thousands of kids hate themselves,

cut themselves, and some of them kill themselves

There are so many teenagers who ask those questions

and assume God hates them, doesn't love them,

they have to change

Parents, grandparents, friends, family,

because of God assume their kids and friends

and grandkids aren't good enough

and aren't loved as they are

So it's just bullshit to hear that kind of stuff

from a preacher No one thinks about it

And they are so cowardly

It's like they can't think about the dignity of the kid

It's his job and your job, and Jesus

That's the only thing on his mind

I can't even deal with this shit

I'm sorry, dude

You deserve better

Let's just get out of here

At least he's right about one thing You're courageous

He on the other hand

- Cleo, you awake? - What?

- It's morning - I know, I'm so tired

Well, we're not there yet Don't worry

Can you get the hat out?

It's my dad's birthday, I need his birthday hat

Right, Pops?

What birthday hat?

There's only one birthday hat in our family

Dad rocked it every birthday He thought it was funny

- Are you talking about this? - Yes

He thought it was funny

I found it endearing

Look at that beauty

He considered himself a bit of a

historian, he loved all the frontier stories

Lewis and Clark, Daniel Boone, all that kind of stuff

So he wore it on his birthday

Couple more hours and we'll be there

How are you feeling?

I just can't stop thinking about that email

I don't know what to do

What would I even say?

Call her parents? What--

What do you say in that situation?

I have no idea

What a parent wants in any mentor,

is someone who's trying to love their kid

as much as they love them

And you do that

It's alright Trust yourself

Man, it doesn't matter anyway

My phone's dead

Unless you have one I could use?

No, I don't have a cell phone

You mean you've been driving around

all this time without a cell phone?

Seems a little

- reckless - I'm old-school

I got a map

Look, we're going to pass a pay phone

And when I see it, we can pull over

And when you get on the phone, just remember,

trust yourself

Honestly, if you were my kid's youth minister,

I would be thrilled You're a really nice guy

And at no point have I thought you didn't care about her

And if I'm a parent, I want someone who's going

to try to love my kid as much as I do

No parent knows the right thing to do all the time

So some 20-year-old trying to tell 'em God loves 'em

might not either

Give yourself a break

We're close, we're almost there

Oh yeah

Check it out

Welcome to Edmond

Uh huh, what kind of place is it?

It's a great place to grow

Yeah

Ah so, remind me why we're here again?

This is the last place I saw my dad

- Here? - Yeah

It was--

It was my last day

as a minister

at a church

It was the worst day of my life

I woke up that day and my wife was gone

It was the last day I'd ever see my dad

I haven't seen my mom or my family since then

And then after the funeral, my dad pulled me aside,

he just looked at me and said, "Larry,

this family doesn't believe in first marriages

And neither does the Church

Don't come back alone"

I'm

I really got to do this by myself

Are you sure?

Me

and Dad have a little bit to work on

So wait, who's funeral was it?

Hanna's

My daughter's

Do you remember what you said?

"Everything happens for a reason

No matter how horrible you feel right now,

Larry, God intended this for good"

You have no idea what it's like

To go to bed one night with the family you dreamed of,

and go to bed the next night without your daughter

"Larry, you're sitting

where I should have said nothing

I should've

held my son,

and you shouldn't have been left to shake your fists

at God alone

Hannah was your joy

Like you are mine"

"I don't know what it's like

to watch your child die,

and be abandoned by the ones you love, but God does

Forgive me,

my son and my joy

Dad"

Well Cleo,

you ready to go home?

I think so

Holy shit, Larry

Hey,

pay phone

Ah, kind of loud, though

Hmm, that's what hands are for

Just cup it

Ready?

I guess

- Hello - Yeah, Mr Baker

- Yeah, this is Cleo - Oh hey, Cleo

Hi, yeah, I just wanted to call

and you know, I don't know what the Board told you

Yeah, I haven't heard from the Board

I just want to do the right thing

and I'm going to support her through this

Alright, alright, bye

I did it