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Before we finalize the divorce, Paul would like to reiterate

that he would be willing to sell the co-op property

and divide the proceeds evenly.

Paul, Clair has expressed a strong desire

that you not be compelled to give up your home.

Okay. I think we're almost ready.

Have you read it and understood it?

I've read it. - Clair, have you read it

and understood it?

Now, Laura, If I could direct your attention

to article two, section one...

All right, Chris, turn to your right.

The other right.

Yes, yes. Yes. All right, find your light, diva. Mm-hmm.

All right, we got it. All right, let's reset.

Hey, baby. What's up?

I just, um...

I just signed, and I'm not feeling so good.

Okay. Are you having a panic attack?

You know what to do. Take a deep breath.

Just... just... I need to get out of here.

Clair, calm down. Breathe.

God, I'm so bored. I don't know, man.

I don't know how much longer I can keep shooting this shit.

I've been thinking about grad school again.

Absolutely. You've got options now.

Five years ago, I was thinking about journalism,

but now, I don't know.

Oh, hey, your ex dropped this off last night.

Shit.

Completely forgot about that.

What?

I just... I don't think I want to put it back up.

Seriously?

Yeah. You can have it.

No way. These are your parents.

So?

You got to save this.

I mean, how many pictures do you have of your parents together?

I've never even seen any pictures of your mom.

Thank you.

Mm-hmm.

Oh, yeah.

Paul... Found this in the backing.

Check out your dad.

Look how young he looks.

It's from the year before I was born.

Who's ring o. Stone?

"Ring of stone"...

it was a communal farm. But I can barely remember it.

Hold up. You lived on a commune?

I was born there. - What?

You were born there?

How long were you up there?

A few years...

until my mom died.

Your mom died when you were 6, right?

Yeah. So?

And you don't remember any of this?

A little. - A little?

I think that's odd.

Why? It's not.

You want some tea?

What's your mom's maiden name?

Casey. Why?

And the name of the town in Maine?

Um, uh, port something.

Something port.

Why? What are you doing? - Hm.

Here's a Casey orchard farm in Edgeport, Maine.

It's run by an Alice Casey.

I have a cousin name Alice,

but my dad said she moved to Alaska.

Apparently she's back.

Are you calling her?

Air-ball.

No longer in service. - Forget it.

There's no one out there.

You sure?

There's a public auction notice... foreclosure sale.

I find this intriguing, no?

You used to say your dad rarely talked about Maine, right?

More like never... not to me.

Because of what happened?

Well, obviously.

What's obvious is that there's more to it.

More to what?

What you're going through, Clair.

Okay, I don't need another therapist.

Fine. You're right.

Yeah, let's drop it.

And in three weeks, It's a moot point.

Moot?

I hate that word.

Just... why moot?

Nevermind.

It's dropped.

Moving on.

What's in three weeks?

Oh, the foreclosure.

Where are you going with this?

Not me, we.

Come on.

Let's go on a real adventure.

Do you think this is gonna be cathartic for me or something?

I'm thinking it might be interesting.

And to be honest, I need to shoot some new backdrops.

I've got three new books coming out next quarter.

Where's your stuff?

Listen, I don't think I can go.

Sure you can. Come on.

Uh, I...

I tried packing since we talked, a-and I just... I can't.

I'm sorry.

What is so fucking wrong with me?

Okay, okay.

Listen.

You want to just try?

Just start off and see what happens.

We can do that.

I can't. Don't you understand?

I want to say something,

something we swore we would never mention to anybody, ever.

What?

Kappa phi delta.

Jesus Christ.

Is that healthy, to feel nostalgic

for the single most depraved moment of your life?

If it wasn't last week.

If it gets too rough, We'll come straight back,

I swear.

So, this panic thing... when exactly did it start?

Couple of years ago.

When your dad got sick...

it makes sense.

Does it?

Yeah.

At the hospice, at the end,

I think he was trying to tell me something.

What was it? - I don't know.

I wish I knew. He died that night.

I really loved Carl.

I miss him.

You didn't really know him.

Yes I did.

Why would you say that?

I just mean no one did.

Did you know that Maine has more coastline

than the rest of the contiguous country combined?

No.

But I know it now.

Should we stop?

No way. I'm getting us there.

This is the mission.

I thought it was an adventure.

We passed "adventure" two hours back.

Well, It's not one of those boutiquey tourist traps.

This is the real deal.

Yeah. It's a dump.

No wonder my dad never brought me back here.

The light's gonna be amazing here.

So get a couple shots and let's roll.

I just drove you 600 mother-humping Miles here.

Do not guilt me.

This is your mission.

No, my mission was to sit around for a month

and hear you bitch about how depressed you are.

Yeah, no wonder.

This is the birthplace of depression.

Look, bangor's two hours away. I'll take a flight back.

I'm not driving another block, much less to "bang her."

What kind of name is that?

I need a drink.

You and me both.

Bridge is blowing out.

The rest of the company's on the other side,

waving and yelling, like, "come on, fuckin' swim for it."

So the first guy, who's had his arm shot off, he jumps in.

He makes it all right.

The next guy...

Evening. What can I get ya?

Oh, uh, just a water, please.

Vodka tonic. Thanks.

You got it.

Now he looks up at him, and he Says, "got a crab."

Good evening, ladies.

Excuse me, but, uh, may I be presumptuous?

You strike me as educated people...

sophisticated and American.

Hi. Yeah, um, we just... we took a wrong turn.

Well, If there's anything you need, don't hesitate to ask.

I'm Howard.

These are my colleagues, knights of the realm,

veterans of foreign wars and domestic defeats,

but courageous all.

Nice to meet you.

In five minutes, we are out of here.

Yeah.

Here we are.

I'm sorry, but I feel like I know ya.

Really?

Do you know Alice Casey?

Sure, I've known Alice my whole life.

Wait a minute.

Are you...

Clair, Clair Defina.

Oh, my word.

Of course you are.

Mac, come here. You're not gonna believe.

You're looking for the end of the line, you've found it.

It's Carl and Mary's girl, Clair.

Sweet Jesus.

Look at you.

Well, you've certainly grown up.

How's your old man?

We lost touch...

Christ, It's been 15 years now.

Yep.

H-he died the year before last.

Oh. That's a terrible shame.

Mac here and Carl started the paper.

Paper? - The fundy tides...

32 years old this year.

Your father, Carl, got me started in journalism.

Wow.

That's... that's great.

It's... It's great to meet you.

What have you been doing with your life?

Where you been?

It's a lot to catch up on. - Start talkin'.

Hey, come here.

Here.

You see If you can hit that steeple up there.

Go on.

Bubba. - Hey, Eddie.

My married man.

Yeah.

I was just talking to Dickie rivers.

Town board's deliberating, or some shit?

Don't worry. I talked to them all.

Uh-huh? Well, what's with the chitchat?

Get this ink on the fucking paper.

You know, they put that pipeline somewhere else,

we're fucked six ways to Sunday.

These thumpers think that a-a utility

gets deregulated every month?

This is a one-shot deal.

And you said that about the electricity,

and they're still paying off the stranded costs.

Which is what put you through college, baptist boy.

It's where you went wrong in the first place,

far as I'm concerned.

This born-again shit, huh?

That's the icing on the cake, isn't it?

I got to get back.

Hey. Hey, hey, hey.

Come here. Listen.

If we're gonna swing this vote,

I'm gonna need you for the dog and pony.

We're going on our honeymoon.

You know something?

Your grandfather, D.C., was one of them.

That's where you get it.

On Sundays, he'd thump the Bible,

and the other six days, it was my mother and us kids.

I'm just trying to give you something I never had...

a leg up and a clean shake.

I know. - Hey, daddy.

Hey, dad. - Hey!

Here comes the heathen brothers.

Where's your sister at?

Took off.

There's no booze at this goddamn thing.

Oh, that's right.

Forgot about that.

Got to refuel.

Hey.

Whoa!

So, you guys started a commune together?

Most of us moved up here after the war... never left.

This place is like one big eddy...

things flow in, they just don't flow back out again.

Oh.

Is that ring of stone?

Mm-hmm.

That's your cousin Charlie and his goat, "goat."

This was my cabin, here.

And there you are, right there.

So, check this out.

Nice.

Who took these?

That would be the fella in the corner.

You must be a photographer.

Years ago.

H-hi. I'm Isolda.

Isolda? You're kidding.

No, I know, I know.

My mom was all over medieval lit.

She actually majored in Irish mythology.

Mine was all over South Boston and majored in Irish whiskey.

Tristan.

Tristan pace.

Tristan? - Uh-huh.

And isolda.

And this was a 50th birthday party for your Uncle Joe.

And, um, who's that?

Clair, that's Frank.

You were close with my mom?

I was, sweetheart.

We all were.

She was a beauty, inside and out.

Turn right at horse neck road.

Go about four Miles.

You'll come to Alice and Dora's farm.

It's probably too late to drive out tonight.

I don't know. They'd be thrilled to see you.

Oww!

Lamest wedding ever.

Hey, It's the snot club!

Oh, boy.

Been quite the wedding?

Very dairy.

Mr. pace, someone there

said you're not gonna teach next year.

Mm-hmm. - That's right.

He's sailin' out of here.

What? When?

Beginning of next week.

Isolda, Clair, this is Gretchen.

Hi. - Hey.

Welcome to my world.

Well, thanks for having us.

I like your shirt. - Thank you.

I-I like your flower?

Oh, look, you've been deflowered.

I thought that happened long ago.

Oh!

Oh, you watch out, girl!

I'll drive you all the way to bangor!

Oh! Well, there's a toll...

unless you want to take the dirt road.

Gretchen. - Gretchen.

You got to watch out for dirty old men around here.

So, where are you sailing to?

The azores.

Then maybe Morocco.

You said you'd take me.

You promised.

So did you.

Fuck that.

I'm in total control, Mr. clean.

Hey.

Take it with a grain of salt.

These guys never got over it.

The... the war?

Everything... the whole "peace, love, drug trip."

Once you took that ride,

there's no going back.

Well, I came back.

Really?

No shit.

Oh, I'm buying you a drink.

Uh, Brenda, get us two jaegers.

It's okay.

Oh, no, I got to.

I mean, you knew my fuckin' brother.

Couldn't park any further away, huh?

In this light, things...

excuse me.

You're a dumb whore, you skank.

What'd you say?

You deaf? Or dumb?

Come on, come on.

Clair, come on.

Come on, Clair.

Dude.

Are you crazy?

I don't know why I did that.

Whatever.

So, where we headed?

To bang her?

I want to stop at the farm.

Okay.

I think straight here.

Oh, I'm doing a rethink on the holiday inn.

I think this might be it.

How could you forget?

They're probably asleep.

Let's come back tomorrow.

Wait, look.

There's a light.

You got to take this.

Come on, Elvy.

Come back here.

Um, excuse me. - Come here.

Oh. - Hello?

Oh!

Effin' Jesus.

You scared the hell out of me.

I-I'm sorry. I know It's late.

Look, If you've come for the car, It's gone.

No, we didn't.

Um... Are you Alice?

I'm Clair... Clair Defina.

We came from New York.

What you want?

Just, uh, I... Wanted to see...

look, there's nothing left here, okay?

I can come back.

Ah, don't bother.

We're moving next week.

Sh... did you say "we"?

Yeah... my mother.

Moving out of state. Now, good night.

Is... is your mother's name dora?

Look, this ain't New York, dropping by for a chat

in the middle of the night.

I got work to do, here.

Now, good night!

You be from here, or you be from away?

Damn it.

What you doin' out in this weather?

Oh, they singing to me... the voices.

Come on, let's get back to bed.

That's Mary.

She's come back.

No, It's not Mary.

It's her girl, Clair.

Clair? Oh.

I have a great-aunt.

We can come back tomorrow.

I'm making tea, If you want.

I-If It's no trouble.

Not as much trouble as my mother's gonna be.

If she don't get to see you.

You've come home, dear.

It's about time.

I have.

Uh, there's milk... no sugar.

Ooh.

Shut the door, dear.

It's not a barn.

We sold the door.

Uh, last month, a couple of yuppies came by

and bought it for 100 bucks.

I think I remember this place... the smell.

Have you come home to stay, Clair?

No, I-I wish I could.

So, you guys are moving?

Yeah, out west.

A friend runs a ranch.

I saw a dragon... green, from the sea.

Drink your tea, then.

Don't mind her.

She's in and out. - What?

We won megabucks, and Jesus is coming.

He is not!

Who are these people?

Oh, Jesus. Okay.

Time for bed, then.

Uh...

Come on, time for bed. Let's go.

She's come back... the girl.

Back.

Come on, mother.

How long's the power been out?

Uh, February.

Uh, nobody's slept in here for a while.

I've been using it for, uh, storage.

Oh, man.

This wallpaper's beautiful.

It must be 100 years old?

Went up the year I was born.

Oh, I am sorry.

You want hot water?

I'll put a pot on the stove in the morning.

We're so good, thank you.

That's Frank's old room.

Who? Frank?

Is he your son? I thought...

Uh, no, no.

Just, uh, a boy we took in.

Is he still around?

Gone a few years now...

for good, I suppose.

Alice, we really appreciate this.

Okay. Well, good night, then.

Look at all this stuff.

My mom.

Looks like we get the mother lode.

You're up early.

How'd you sleep?

Kept having these dreams.

Listen, uh, I'm sorry about last night.

This, uh, move has got me worn to the frickin' bone.

I can imagine. It must be hard.

"Hard" I can handle.

My mother's another story.

Speaking of, uh, here, found some more of Mary's things.

Thank you.

A-Alice, uh, I... I wanted to say,

this really means a lot.

Take it. It's you or the dump.

No, what I mean is seeing you.

I don't really remember you, but still.

Well, you wouldn't.

I was away at college when you was little.

I couldn't sleep last night.

I was wondering... is there anything I can do?

No, It's just muckin' it all out now.

You said something about the bank.

Yep, It's a $90.000 lien,

and, uh, $50.000 more on a reverse mortgage.

How about you?

No family of your own?

I was married for a while.

Listen, I mean, If there's anything I can do to help...

No offense, but, uh,

you don't look much made out for a farm.

Suppose you could stay a few days.

Alice, um... Ring of stone... was it this way?

Uh, yeah, o-out the point, but, uh, there's nothing there now.

I'd like to see it. - Okay.

Well, If you go, don't cross the road.

It's Gast. - Gast?

Neighbors... Gast family runs most of this town.

Growing over there like a fungus,

and gun-happy as all get-out.

Okay. Well, I'll be careful.

Uh, Clair... You wouldn't be coming back here now

out of some kind of crazy guilt thing, would you?

Guilt? No.

W-w-what do you mean?

Well, you weren't responsible for it.

You were only 6 years old.

Responsible?

Responsible for what?

Son of a bitch.

He never told you, did he?

My dad? What didn't he tell me?

The house... you and the boy were playing with matches.

That's how it started.

Started... the fire?

It was an accident. You were just kids.

Just kids, and you... you said, "the boy"?

Was that... was that Frank?

Yeah, yeah, yeah, Frank.

Probably him got you into it.

He's been getting into it his whole life.

Look, uh, I'm sorry to be the one to drop it on you.

Hey, babe.

I'm gonna head to town and get some coffee

and some stuff. - Okay.

You okay? - Take your time.

Uh, I might take a walk.

Aah!

Aah!

Hi. I'm trying to get the power back on at 1 Quoddy neck road.

Casey.

Yeah, I'll hold.

You're on private property. No pictures.

Fine.

I just exposed it.

You satisfied?

You want to satisfy me,

you're gonna have to expose more than that, j. Lo.

Morning, pace.

Hey. Quite the little town you got.

You barely scratched the surface.

I grew up in east orange.

You're east of east orange.

So, who was that?

That's Winston, a. K.A. Worm Gast.

And that's his father, Cyrus, the self-appointed king

of this crooked coast.

Wait, so that's Gretchen's...

Half-brother.

The old man has more common-law wives than cars.

Mm.

Well, thanks.

Where you headed to?

I was on my way to the boat.

Like, the boat?

That's the one.

Mind If I tag along?

Why not? Follow me.

Hello?

Hey.

Sorry to disturb you.

No worries.

I was born disturbed.

Are you okay?

I-I got a little lost.

Well, come on in.

You live here?

Nah, It's just a place I come to.

Used to be my brother's.

You want to sit down? You look a little tweaked.

Oh, no. I'm... I'm okay.

Um, I should get back.

Can you tell me the way to the Caseys'?

Sure, I'll show you.

I got to get back, myself.

So, what's the story? - So, the story is,

40 years ago, my granddaddy, D.C. Gast,

got junk shipped in from all over... the army,

everybody dumped here.

Now my old man's got yards all over.

This one's actually the garden spot.

Just across the road, It's a super fun sight.

Gonna take him five years and 6 million bucks

to clean it up.

Wow.

You said Frank is your brother?

Yeah.

You seen him?

Mm.

He's been gone awhile, which sucks.

What do you mean?

For one thing, I'm the youngest.

Daddy's had 12 kids by 5 different women,

and I'm the only girl.

My friend Dee Says It's 'cause all the toxic shit

cooked his nuts or something,

but I think he wanted boys and got abortions

when he found out.

Here.

My band.

I like the name.

After the poet?

No, my mother, actually, who passed.

Melody?

Sorry. - You knew her?

No.

Me neither.

We're playing tonight down at the bar.

You should come.

Okay.

When's your birthday?

Watch your pretty head.

Coming about.

Probably sail to the azores, there and back.

Small seas... Bread for food.

How's the wild, wild east?

We just came over on his boat.

Oh, my God.

Not so bad in the daylight, is it?

Isolda wanted to see the workings

of a small-town newspaper. - Ah.

I should have been a journalist.

Look, I got to run over to marine supply.

I'll, uh, meet you back at the dock.

Okay. I cannot believe he's gonna sail

that boat across the Atlantic.

Well, he's been trying

to get out of here for a while.

You know, there's a little going-away party

for him down at the bar tonight.

Nice.

So, Clair Says you've been doing this for 32 years?

We've done okay.

Last year, we won an award from the Maine press association.

Oh, my g... is this pace? - Yeah.

He covered the fall of Saigon for a. P.,

then stayed on in Cambodia. - No kidding.

You want to know what that war was about... the real story?

Take a look at this.

Must be at the bar.

I did manage to dig these out this morning.

They're the back issues when Carl was editor.

I thought Clair might like them.

Hey. - Hey.

Want to see the rest of the town?

I'd love to. - Okay.

Hey, Frank.

Should I set a place for him?

Uh, yeah.

He might just be crashed out in the barn.

Does he want his room?

Uh, Frank don't sleep indoors.

What do you mean? He sleeps outside?

Yeah. For 20 years.

Tents, caves, tepees.

One year, it was a debris shelter...

just your basic fucking hole in the ground.

Alice, watch your mouth.

You said you took him in?

Yeah, he grew up down the road.

When he was 10, his old man kicked him out...

gave him $20, a rucksack, and a gun.

On Christmas day. - Yes.

She would let him go to a foster home.

He belonged here.

He belonged in a hospital.

What do you mean?

When he was 12, I went out and found him in the paddock.

You know, we should have called a doctor right then and there.

The doctors almost killed him.

What was he doing?

He was conversing with the livestock.

Alice, don't start.

I'm warning you.

It's them need warning.

Should we wait?

Uh, no. Let him sleep.

Told me he's been on the road for two months straight.

Sit down, boy.

You remember Clair?

Sorry, uh, I scared you.

No, I-I... Was just surprised.

This is isolda.

She got the power turned on, and got this feast on the table.

Hi. - Hi.

It's vegetarian.

I hope that's okay with everybody.

Boy, eat.

You look good. Where you been?

Been in the mountains.

Where?

Over Katahdin way? - No.

Those are hills.

I was in away places.

These places have names?

Tibet.

Tanzania.

Before that, Yala.

Yala?

Like in Sri Lanka? - Y-yeah.

I almost went there after the Tsunami.

Why did you go, Frank?

Just, um,

I had a... I had a dream.

Dream?

There was water rising and kids running,

and I... Went.

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

You saw that in a dream?

Or you saw the wave?

Both.

Isolda, could you please pass the whatever the hell that is?

It's kale with lemon tahini.

So, where else did you go, Frank?

I've been in the desert.

Well, you've been getting around.

What you been doing down there, welding?

Yeah.

Well, mostly. I was alone.

Did you see things, boy?

Yes. - What exactly have you seen?

Possibilities.

Well, that's pretty effing vague, even from you.

Alice.

I have a plan.

What kind of plan?

It's, uh, a vision.

Vision's not a plan.

Alice, leave it.

Clair, how was your day?

Pretty intense.

Actually, I almost killed myself.

What? - I can't hear you.

I almost went off a cliff.

When?

You didn't tell me.

I get these attacks.

Who attacked you? Gasts?

No, no, no one attacked me.

It's called a panic disorder.

I've been struggling with it recently...

and depression.

Well, thanks for sharing, Clair.

What stopped you from going off the cliff?

Oh, there was... there was a sculpture.

It's pure luck, really.

Not luck.

There was something else.

Um...

This feeling, I...

It's hard to describe.

Try.

It was like this sensation, this presence.

I was lying there, and it was like a physical touch.

You... l-l-like hands?

Yes, like two hands holding me.

How'd you know that?

Frank knows.

You got two of 'em now.

You happy?

Are you taking your medication?

I don't feel like being medicated.

You're recounting suicide attempts to total strangers

at dinner. - They're not strangers.

But definitely strange.

And, speaking of, what is this stuff with the hands?

I told you, I can't explain it.

Like some kind of religious thing?

I don't know. I've never experienced anything

like it.

Your dad's friend gave me these newspapers.

There's an article about the fire.

What?

Kids playing with matches.

Was that you?

Yeah.

Did he seem familiar to you?

Who? Paul bunyan Bundy in there?

Relax.

I might If you took your meds.

I didn't come up here to find a scenic place to off myself.

Give a sister a break.

What this sister needs is a drink.

Yeah, me too.

And now you're driving?

Who are you?

I'm a maniac.

Oh! Rack 'em up.

All right.

Cheers. - Cheers.

There you are.

Wow.

So you weren't kidding. - Unh-unh.

Shoulda won a pulitzer.

In a just world, he probably would have.

Ah, there he is.

Reading your book cover...

overboard in the age ward.

Seriously, he's almost twice my age.

Love of the ancient mariner.

Nice going. I'm gonna leave you two alone.

Addiction is love.

His boat a drug.

Good evening.

I'd like to say a few words to salute two ships

passing here tonight.

One's leaving, and the other has found her way home.

So let's welcome up our first guest of honor.

Come on up here, sweetheart.

She has returned to us after 27 long years...

our very own Clair Defina.

Hi. Um, thank you.

Uh, t-this place is beautiful, and I'm glad to be back.

I'm... A little drunk.

Hey! - Oh, hey, hey, hey. Hey.

What are you doing? Give me my camera.

Give me my fucking camera.

Hey, hey. - Seriously, give me...

we got a monkey in the middle.

Hey, hey, hey. - Fuck you!

Hey, worm, you ass.

Give me my camera. Asshole.

You stealing cameras now?

This nigger has been taking pictures of us.

Hey, worm, cut the crap.

And that bitch has been trespassing on our property.

I got it!

Oh, my God.

Pace!

Come on.

Come on.

Just take it easy, okay?

Who's a bitch now, wigga?

You are so fucking dead!

Excuse me... But isn't that your truck?

Get it, get it, get it, get it! Pull it out!

Fuck, fuck!

Donny, you okay?

Fuck. It's fucking locked!

Where are the fucking keys?

You had 'em!

Holy shit.

Bust the glass!

Not the windshield, moron!

Oh, fuck. Fuck!

Did you do that? - No!

I could use a drink!

It's hard to believe they all lived together there

in the commune.

Yeah, and your dad in the middle of all these nuts.

Look at all this stuff.

Is that weird, that my dad just left it here?

I think "weird" is the operative word up here.

Did you know your dad did a whole series

on illegal waste disposal?

I didn't know that.

Yeah, it was this major criminal operation up here.

Look. This Gast family was being investigated.

No one was ever able to prove anything.

Looks like a father-and-son operation.

Wait, there's the guy.

That's Cyrus Gast, the son. - No, no, no.

Um, from the snapshot... ring of stone.

Oh, wait. I've got that.

You're right.

It is him.

What was Cyrus doing at the commune?

I don't understand.

Why didn't your dad tell you about any of this?

I wish I knew.

I keep thinking about my dad.

Clair.

You girls look a little bit under the weather.

The demon was here.

The curse of the Caseys.

I used to take some pictures.

Those tri-x pictures upstairs? - Yep.

Those are great, Alice.

Printed them myself.

It was pace first taught me.

Hey, I've got another camera upstairs.

No, thanks.

When we go, I'd just as soon leave all the memories behind.

Hey, forget it, Frank.

Those valves are shot.

Seems a shame, letting this place go.

To be honest, I don't think I got it in me

to go on fighting it alone out here.

I shoulda gone into exotics years ago.

Exotics? - Yeah, mama's potbelly pigs.

They coulda kept us going all year 'round.

So-called alternative farming...

they're getting the big subsidies these days.

How are hands so gifted with a mind all trash?

Maybe minds are overrated.

No offense, but that kind of stupidity you hear only

from the highly educated.

Hey, Frank!

Those brakes are trash, too! Careful!

Alice, next month, I'm getting a settlement from my divorce.

It might be enough to pay off the mortgage.

Is that a possibility at this point?

Listen, Clair, If you can help Braze the bank debt,

you can run around here naked making mud pies for all I care.

I was wondering about Frank.

How sick was he?

Well, he never raised a hand to a living creature,

which is remarkable, considering the abuse he took around here.

But, uh, I wouldn't put it past him to wreak havoc.

Thought I might try and talk to him.

About what?

I had this dream.

We were close when we were young, weren't we?

Yeah, you were, but, you know,

there was a bunch of you hippie kids running around here.

There was so much.

How could I lose it?

Well, It's... It's probably that,

uh, false memory repression thing, you know?

Hell, you lost your mom.

Who could blame you?

And then you and your father left so quick.

Where were you?

College, Portland.

I had to quit to come back to take care of you know who.

I'm so sorry.

Um, I must sound really narcissistic.

You know, I don't dwell on the past.

You want to dig into it, that's fine,

but, uh, you're on your own.

Hello?

Hey.

You hungry?

Thank you.

It's nice being here.

I didn't think it would be.

Hmm. Why? Why not?

This place always felt haunted to me.

Well, it still is.

Hey, do you want to... do you want to see some things?

Want to see some stuff? I could show you some...

Yeah.

...some things.

Did you save these?

My rainbow phase.

Yeah, I was happy.

Are these more?

N-no. Those...

Are these yours?

Those are old.

Fifth grade.

Bible study.

It's amazing.

These are wonderful.

Frank, these are...

My mom.

It's beautiful.

Is this...

Frank?

I was talking to Alice about, um, maybe staying here

and helping out on the farm.

Ah.

I was wondering what you thought of that.

Uh.

I... I used to think that...

that... I'd stayed here too long,

that this place made me like I was.

W-what were you?

People called me lots of things.

The doctors say I'm schizophrenic.

I hate that word.

There's so much...

It's difficult for me to speak to you about it.

It's important you've come.

Why?

Can I show you?

How's Clair doing?

Between the batty aunts and the drunk cousin,

she's doing okay.

Alice is drinking?

Let's just say she puts the noir back in the Pinot.

Oh, and there's boo Radley in the barn.

Do you know him? - Frank? Yeah.

He was there last night.

The party?

Uh-huh.

The truck?

That creeps me out a bit.

Frank's not dangerous.

This from a man who interned with the khmer Rouge

and sails solo across the Atlantic.

Can I try?

Yeah.

Like a pro.

I'm gonna build here.

Build what?

A place, a special place.

Did you put that there?

It's to bring them, and us, back.

Back... In time?

Back... back home.

You want to build a memorial of some kind?

No.

Uh, the ring of stone, our home.

No.

It's just... It's not possible for me.

Not for me, either... not alone.

I have to go.

I get... Get these attacks.

You won't. You won't.

Not here.

Please just let me go. I...

They, uh, they di...

they died together here.

I don't need to see it.

They held each other he... here, and then the fire passed over.

The air was taken.

They suffocated. - No. No, no.

They're here. You felt that.

You say... you're saying that they're ghosts.

No.

We're ghosts.

It's not a grave.

I-It's an opening.

Fear is just in love. Lost.

I should go. I don't know what you want from me.

They... they... they said, "take care."

Remember?

Who? I-I don't understand.

You felt them. You know.

You said you felt them!

I-I don't. Um...

Frank, I... I should go.

I have to take dora to church.

I'll get back on my own, okay?

Frank, um... Thanks for this morning.

And It's a better word in Greek.

What?

Schizophrenia.

It means "shattered heart."

Here.

Come on, I want to show you something.

Okay.

Show me.

TV?

Seriously?

I'm sorry.

Look, I, uh... I want you to see this.

Hey, that's Carl.

Mm-hmm.

Is that really the same guy we saw at the garage?

Yeah. Cyrus Gast.

Cyrus was a founder of ring of stone.

He and John and Howard bought the place together.

But wasn't he named in the investigation,

working for his father?

Yeah. He was.

But back then, Cyrus had broken off

all contact with the old man.

That's Clair's mom, Mary.

And Gretchen's mom, melody.

Whoa.

What the hell?

They were together?

They'd known each other all their lives.

But Carl is right there.

She and Carl met each other in Boston that spring.

When Carl came up, most of us could see it coming a mile away.

Mary told Cyrus a few days after this.

He left... never spoke to any of us ever again.

So, wait a minute.

Who's the little boy?

That's Frank.

No way.

So Frank was Mary and Gast's son?

Mm-hmm.

Cyrus took it hard.

He'd always had a drug problem,

and it got worse when he went back to work for his old man.

He started dealing, sleeping around.

Hm. Summer of love.

We should build that pipeline.

Do it one way or another.

You have to know that.

You can't have them environmentalists

coming around here.

You need help sticking around, you come to me,

not damn nature cunt service.

You talking alone, or what?

The supplier wants to build a depot,

an lng depot, on the property.

I can see to it that you get the lease.

A depot?

A gas tank.

It's in the ground, mostly.

And the lease... how much?

- $10.000. $12.000.

A year?

A month.

More than your little cousin could ever come up with.

I'll give you the lien on your property, as well.

That's $140.000.

It's worth it to keep the tree huggers out.

Speaking of tree huggers, you suppose Carl told her?

No.

You sure? - Yeah.

Let's seal the deal.

Hm? - Get your fucking hands off me.

It's a pretty good deal. Come on.

Come on, we got time. - Come on.

"Come on" is right.

You know you like it.

Aah!

Hey.

Hey, little barn swallow.

How are you?

Just fly on down here.

Wow.

Welcome back, stranger.

What, have you come back looking for work?

I'll put you on the wrecker.

No, I don't need a wrecker.

I got a reckoning.

Well, you watch it.

"Wrecked" runs in your family.

Sweet pea,

I hear from Alice you're gonna be working around here.

I'll tell you what... you need tools, you come to me.

Or lumber.

Maybe a shovel...

good place to dig.

Or a spade.

You got a spade working on it already.

Hey, sweet pea, nice to see you again.

By the by, having a little shindig up at the house.

Why don't you stop by and meet some of your fellow neighbors?

So, what was it my father never told me?

I'm not the angel of truth... not my job.

Oh! - What is your problem?

I got more than one, cuz.

What's the deal you were cutting out there?

You want to know about deals?

How the hell do you think Carl managed

to get you down to plush hills, New Jersey,

and buy a house flat-out, not to mention

put you through all those fine private schools?

You saying my father took a payoff from Gast?

Come on, don't play dumb.

You show up here with your nosy friend,

asking questions all over town, doing your wounded-Doe act.

Let me tell you something.

Around here, people don't talk about their problems.

They're too busy living 'em.

What the hell you tell her, huh?

You leave the boy alone, Alice!

Get to your room, and mind your own fucking business!

Oh!

You want it, you fucking...

stop it!

Stop it!

It's okay, Clair.

No, it ain't okay.

I want you both out of here, you hear me?

Out.

What did I tell you about boots on the rug?

Take 'em off.

They're clean, I swear.

Off. In the corner. Now.

Where the hell's Eddie?

And keep your grubby hands off the walls.

Sorry I'm late.

All right, listen up, all of yous.

Alice Casey's cousin

is talking to her about trying to hold onto their place.

What?

You said that farm was mine.

You may have to wait. - What the fuck?

I knew they was up to something.

Gretchen had them down to the yard,

was showing them around.

It was me that saw her, not you.

Hey, go find your sister right now.

I need to know everything she said.

Don't worry, I'll get it out of her.

Keep your ears up, all of yous.

Frank's back.

Gonna need to man up tonight.

I want three cars in town, two cars out here.

Bring him in? - If he pushes, you shove.

I'll shoot that crazy bastard, he gets in my way.

Hey, I don't need any more goddamn trouble.

I got a million-dollar feed bag on tonight, remember?

Like your granddaddy D.C. always said,

"everybody's gonna get their chunk."

Now go, all of yous.

That pipeline isn't going through

anywhere near the Caseys'.

You never know.

It's a loose end.

Once that pipeline comes through,

we can do whatever we want with the land.

Ain't you late for church?

Yeah, I am.

Hey. I see why you like it here.

The real world seems so far away.

Not that far.

Carl and Mary were getting ready to file a class-action suit.

Most of us were helping them.

Would have been one of the biggest environmental cases

in state history.

Whoa. You shot these? - Mm.

We'd been collecting evidence for over a year.

But it was all destroyed in the fire.

There were hundreds more in that house when it burned.

You shot these, too? - No, no.

Most of us were at a selectmen's meeting that night.

These were left in my darkroom in town.

No accident. Look.

There's a truck there. And now It's gone.

And here is the shot from the newspaper, all in sequence.

Are there negatives?

I think Carl took them with him when he left.

Left?

So he just dropped this?

We all did.

A few days after the fire,

a couple of detectives showed up.

We thought they were gonna investigate.

They barely looked at the site.

Now, the next morning,

Carl was cited for storing flammables next to the house.

They were gonna charge him with negligent homicide.

Unbelievable.

We got to find Clair.

What the hell is this?

What's with the stemware?

We didn't talk about this.

They're gonna think we're the fucking federal reserve.

Cyrus, I assumed this was what you wanted.

Why are you wearing suits?

Get these t-shirts on.

What's the matter with you people?

Here. Here.

And where the fuck have you two been?

Nowhere.

Yeah, well, set the beer down and help these people.

It's a barbecue!

It was great. - So inspiring.

What is wrong with her? What is going on?

Who's that on the tractor?

Who is that?

Is that Gretchen?

Okay, guys,

it was a low-resolution scanner, but...

Can you get any more detail?

Some.

And noise reduction.

Ahh, see?

Uh-huh.

Yeah, that's D.C. - Mm.

No question.

That Cyrus?

Hard to tell.

There's not enough grain structure.

This went down 30 fucking years ago.

It's over. - Is it?

If somebody took these pictures,

there's at least one eyewitness.

There was Eddie. - Who's Eddie?

Come on, you mess with the gasts,

you take your life in your hands.

Carl knew that.

So he just takes off with evidence like this?

What am I missing, here?

He had a family to think about.

Some of us still do.

She wasn't that bad When I left.

Bullshit!

Pete said she had two broken ribs, her nose,

her jaw, ruptured spleen.

No! She'll talk to legal services,

and this retard will end up right back in jail.

Get her across the border.

St. John's.

I know a nurse up there.

Come on.

You get in the back. - Oh, come on, dad.

Get in the fucking back!

Son of a bitch.

Jinx, meet us at the clinic.

Now.

You guys are a mystery to me.

How do you manage to sit on this all these years

and not go completely fucking nuts?

Isolda, disengagement was not an easy decision,

but it was a mutual one.

We'd all lost our home, but Carl, he lost his world,

and he was not about to risk the most precious thing he had left.

D.C. Gast's brother was chief of police.

Half the county was in his back pocket... judges, politicians.

Hey. Hey, sweet pea.

Daddy's here.

Grab us a dose for the road, doc.

We got to go.

Cyrus, I'm gonna have to file a report.

These injuries were, uh, accidental?

Drinking and driving.

I've warned her 100 times.

So she crashed her atv?

She didn't crash. She was beaten.

And you saw that, sweetheart?

Look at her, doctor.

I'm not in any position, here, to...

Pete, I got a little girl in pain, here.

Now, let's go.

Help me get her up, daddy.

You're not seriously gonna...

you've got to get her to a hospital!

It'll be all right.

Yeah, that's Frank.

No.

Gretchen's a mess.

Time to carpe diem.

Donny, the day is done.

The fuck are you guys doing?

You can't fucking arrest him!

He didn't do anything!

Shit. - Isolda, get back in the car!

Clair! Somebody help her!

Get your hands off him!

Hey!

We didn't do anything! - Hey!

Let me go!

All right. All right.

You want to watch your city mouth, there, little girl.

Get your hands off of her!

Aah!

There's children present, aren't there?

Aah!

Clair!

Get... no!

Clair! Clair!

Aaah!

Come on! Right now!

Cyrus, don't do this!

Help!

Just stay down there, okay? - No!

Frank, you take care of her, okay?

Clair.

Where are we?

We're in jail.

You've been out for over an hour.

My dream... it was so weird.

There's that word again.

All right, Clair, listen to me.

There is some major shit going on here.

That fire was arson.

There was a cover-up.

Half the town knew about it.

The family that gave them toxic waste

is now bringing in natural gas.

It's getting late.

Let's head for home.

I thought we were going to St. John's.

After the party.

She's sleeping fine.

That's my girl.

You hang in there, okay?

Plenty more painkillers when you need them.

I can't believe you.

You just drive.

Donny. Donny.

Donny, wake up. Wake up.

Where's pace?

He ditched us.

He took off the minute the shit hit the fan.

What's that?

The fan.

What is that smell?

That would be the shit.

He's coming.

All right, Clair, listen to me.

Kappa phi delta.

Got it?

Okay.

Put your hands through the bars, skank.

What If I don't?

We can do this easy or hard.

Hey, Frank.

If I do, you will leave her alone.

Ready for a taste, grace?

'Cause I got what you're jonesing for.

Hey.

You want her, or you want me? - Clair.

Well, well. - What the hell are you doing?

Decisions, decisions.

I think I'll save my dark meat for seconds.

Hey, you piece of shit.

Get over here and be a man.

Keep your panties on, Beyoncé.

You're next.

He's not gonna hurt you.

He's all talk.

Winston!

Shut the fuck up.

Throw that runt in the river!

He's no fucking good!

I'll come in there and put a bullet in your head,

you fucking bastard!

Your name is Winston?

Shut the fuck up. - I had a dog named Winston.

Screw your fucking dog.

We brought him to New Jersey.

I had him for 14 years.

Do I look like I give a shit?

He was a runt.

Someone gave him to us, and...

Never had no runt.

I think you did.

I remember you used to come play with that dog.

One day, you had a gash from falling on some metal.

Right here. My mom, she stitched it up.

Remember?

Stop.

Stop. Frank.

S-stop it.

That was not kappa phi delta.

Whatever. Let's go.

You're passed out, I get the pants around the ankles.

It's not that complicated.

Better late than never. - I'll say.

Where the hell have you guys been?

Reinforcements were in order.

Come on, come on. Frank, come on.

Hop in. - Come on, Frank.

Get in the car. Frank?

We're working on a plan.

Wait a minute. Are you talking

about some kind of confrontation with these people?

More like a stealth operation, isolda.

Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Whoa.

I-I-I'm sorry.

I know you guys had a rough time back in the day

and you'd like another chance to get out there

and kick some ass, but we are not equipped, here.

Wait. I-I want to hear it. - Clair!

We are up against the junkyard

Nazi clan who run this whole county.

And no offense, but this is not the a-team.

Some taken.

Here's the plan.

We want to get the hell out of here.

The roads won't be safe above machias.

We can take the cutoff to 95 and then down to Portland.

Okay.

I-I need to say goodbye to dora.

I'll get your stuff.

Dora?

It's me.

I'm going to New York.

You want to come with me?

Babylon.

We got to go.

Come on.

You're okay. Breathe.

He was there with me the whole time.

I know. He's a stalker.

The whole state's a fucking Stephen king novel.

Come on. Let's get the hell out of here.

No more.

Frank.

I found the paintings.

You've been following me.

I need to know why.

I...

I paint...

I needed t-t-to cure my s... my sister.

Needed to...

She said... she said to care for you.

Who did?

Our m... our mother.

Our mother.

There's nothing here.

I told you that.

Yeah, there is.

It's buried, but It's definitely here.

Sweetheart, you haven't a clue.

Then you're gonna tell me.

It's time to move on.

Family time's over.

No, It's never over.

You lied, and you made everyone afraid of Frank.

Oh, he took care of that all on his own.

Gast is afraid of him, and he's worried about me.

Why?

Did Gast set that fire?

No, he didn't.

But he's done worse, and he'll do it again,

and that's the last warning I'm gonna give you.

So that's it?

Your dirty little deal in the barn, for what, for money?

Oh, It's different down there in New York, is it?

Get off the pulpit, sweet pea, and get out of my house.

You're sitting on it.

You and Gast and everyone here.

You're just like your ma.

She used to say it was about the Indians

or killing the fish,

that it was under us all, like a curse.

And that's lifted.

I'm done lifting.

Now go home.

I am home.

Well, I never could tell a hornet from a honeybee.

What is it? What are you sitting on?

Are you gonna shoot me, city girl?

Or this bee's buzzing right up your fucking ass.

Well, you're actually starting to sound like a Casey.

Alice shot these?

That explains a lot.

She had a boyfriend that lived across the bay.

Alice was the first one to see the fire start.

She called the fire department, but it was too late.

What's this?

That's your birth certificate.

But my birthday's in may.

Look at the date.

Why would they change your birthday?

One thing is you're gonna get new windows for your trailer.

And I'll tell you another thing that's gonna happen.

Washington county is gonna crawl

out from the bottom of the fucking heap.

You watch. How you doing, sweetie pie?

Good to see you again.

Hey, welcome, welcome.

How you doing?

Sweetie! Great to see you.

Good to see you, too!

You!

Welcome! Welcome, all!

Sunshine from '69, the holy grail.

Show them the light.

There's gonna be the usual bullshit

from the environmentalists,

and I'm not saying the environment isn't

important, but people got to control their own destiny.

Hello. - Give me a second.

Just got a call from down at the station.

Fucking jailbreak.

Tell worm to get back here pronto.

And I want everybody after them.

Everybody. Hear me?

Is this thing on?

Hello, everybody. I-I'm Tim Ford.

Now, many of you know me as a board member.

I-I-I serve, uh, as one of the selectmen here in Edgeport.

And I'd like to welcome you all here tonight.

So, without any further ado,

I'd like to introduce our host of tonight's event,

Mr. Cyrus Gast.

Thank you.

Thank you very much, Tim.

Tim!

Um, Tim Ford.

Welcome, everybody.

Please put your forks down.

Get them out of your mouths for a minute.

Put your hands together for the Montell corporation,

who put on this fine feast for us.

You know, the...

the way this bunch is eating, here, in a little while,

we're gonna have enough natural gas in this area,

we're not gonna need any kind of pipeline,

as far as I can see.

Uh...

So... Get on with your meals.

Enjoy yourselves.

We'll be back with you in a minute.

Thank you, everyone. Cyrus.

Enjoy the barbecue.

Thank you.

Cyrus!

You see that, there?

That's a sign from the God of gas.

Be right back.

Okay, galahad.

Let's roll.

Eddie Gast.

Drinking on a sabbath?

I'm aghast.

Actually, I'm not a Gast.

You're a Gast.

I'm simply aghast.

It's apple juice.

Oh!

Well, then that's all right.

How about a toast? To absolution.

Here.

Okay, little gal.

You can come out.

You want me?

Here I am.

Nothing to hide.

You looking to blame?

Or vengeance?

I just want to hear it...

why you did it.

That little black snake friend of yours off in the woods,

holding a parabolic mic?

No one here.

I just want to hear it.

Well, you don't seem the lying type.

In that way, you're more like Carl than your mother.

You wearing a wire, June bug?

No bugs.

Just us.

I like that.

We're close.

I felt that the minute I saw you.

You were there that night of the fire.

Oh, hey, I was one axle on a runaway truck.

I didn't load that rig,

and I sure wasn't the son of a bitch at the wheel.

I don't know what that means.

Half of our families would have gone away.

My old man would have died in prison.

Carl and Mary knew that.

They didn't care who they put in harm's way, either.

And that includes you, by the way.

Get that fucking light out of my face!

Aah!

I...

That's a good one, little girl.

Stop fucking calling me that.

Hey!

Aah!

Hey!

What's this?

You gonna burn me?

Oh.

Hold on.

Hey, I didn't choose it.

They chose it.

They walked into that fire hand in hand.

And now you're gonna know how they felt.

Clair, no.

Yes.

No!

You can't. You can't.

We have to go.

And we need to hear this.

Your mother...

she went out praying.

And her prayers was answered.

Look at you. Look at the both of you.

I mean, she gave you life.

Don't throw it away here, on me.

Don't waste it.

You wasted everything.

You two been down too long.

Now, I take some blame for that.

I do.

But you got to move on.

I mean, you could... you could run this whole damn county.

It's not too late for that.

Is it too late for you?

You want to do unto me?

Then do it.

I'm not an atheist.

There's a net, some kind of shape, to this mindless shit.

Just stop.

You know I feel something for you, and him.

He doesn't hate me.

He knows.

Knows what?

Oh, come on.

Read between the lines.

You know who I am.

Your old man's trying to set you straight.

Not straight.

Crooked.

No, hey. Hey.

Aah!

Oh!

Oh.

What do you think you're doing?

Look up... the fire.

You know, you got yourself a pretty bad habit, there.

Who are you, the fucking surgeon general?

Yeah, I'm the surgeon.

How about that? Enough of this bullshit.

Cut you up like bait. Come on!

You got your toy.

Oh! Shit!

Ah.

Aaah! Fire!

Hey!

Aah!

Get it off me, you fuckers!

Get it off of me! Aah!

Aah!

Gretchen.

Gretchen. - Mm. Mm.

Hey. Hey.

It's me, John.

Get your ass in the truck!

Eddie, stay right there.

Watch Gretchen.

Watch your sister.

Cyrus! - Cyrus, help!

Mary, melody, come on. Bring the kids, right now.

Mary broke her leg.

Help me, please. She can't move.

Let's go. I got you. - Come on.

You fucking hippies want to come after me?

I'll blow your heads off!

Aaah!

Here's something for yous! Here!

Cyrus, please!

Come on. - Go on, take her up.

No way! No!

Cyrus, take Clair, please! - No!

Come here.

Go! Go and take Clair! Come on!

Let's go! Come on! Come on, right now!

We're going. It's okay. Go!

Aaaah!

The root cellar! Get in it! - What?

The root cellar's airtight!

You can stay in there till It's over!

Cyrus, for God's sake, they're your children.

Not anymore.

You saw to that.

Your one stupid, pussy-whipped motherfucker.

Go! Go! Go down this way.

Please, come on.

Come on.

This way. This way. - Melody.

What? - Stop.

What is it? - Stop.

It's too small. - We can fit.

Melody, there won't be enough air.

Oh, my God.

Take this, okay? - Oh, my God.

There's not enough air. - No!

No, no, no. No, no, no. We're okay.

It's okay. - We'll be right here.

You're okay. - No!

We'll be right here, okay? - Mom!

Frank, you take care of her, okay?

It's okay. Frank... Frank's with you.

We love you.

Jesus Christ.

Gretchen.

Gretchen, It's Clair.

Come on.

It's done, buddy. Let's go outside, okay?

Come on, Eddie. Let's go. Redemption.

Let's get out of here.

As a great philosopher once said,

"crooked is the path to eternity."

Mary and melody have returned to us today in spirit.

Or maybe they never left.

So we gather here to honor their strength, their sacrifice,

and their passionate love,

a love that his lived on in the hearts of their children

forever and ever.

Amen.

Frank.

Um...

We chose these words...

Clair chose these words.

No was the night.

Yes is the present sun.

Out of a thing believed, a thing affirmed.

It can never be satisfied, the mind, never.

But after the final no, there comes a yes.

And on that yes, the future world depends.

Amen. - Amen.