All language subtitles for The Road to Edmond 2019

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