Original subtitles

CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Man, narrating: PEOPLE ARE ADDICTED TO THE IDEA

THAT THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON.

INGRAINED SINCE INFANCY, IT'S THE FIRST RULE

OF CIVILIZED BEHAVIOR.

TAKE ALL THE BLAME YOU CAN HANDLE.

THERE'S PLENTY TO GO AROUND.

THE POLAR ICE CAP IS MELTING

BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO LAZY TO RIDE A BIKE.

AIDS IS GOD'S PENALTY FOR IMMORALITY.

GIRLS ARE HITTING PUBERTY AT 10

BECAUSE OF GROWTH HORMONES IN FOOD.

THE AVERAGE I.Q. IS PLUMMETING

BECAUSE STUPID PEOPLE HAVE SO MANY KIDS.

YOUR KID'LL TAKE A BULLET BEFORE GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL

BECAUSE MOVIES ARE TOO VIOLENT.

CAUSE AND EFFECT.

YOU CLING TO THIS WAY OF THINKING

BECAUSE-- [GUNSHOT]

DESPITE ALL THE EVIDENCE TO THE CONTRARY,

YOU NEED TO BELIEVE YOU CAN FORCE THE WORLD

INTO MAKING SENSE.

[KIDS SCREAMING]

[GUNSHOT]

TO THE WEAK-MINDED, THIS RATIONALE

CAN BRING CONSIDERABLE COMFORT.

BECAUSE IF THERE ARE REASONS FOR EVERYTHING,

THERE MUST BE A REASON FOR YOU.

[CICADAS CHIRPING]

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYS IN FRENCH]

AH, YES. FOOD.

LITTLE BROTHER COMES THROUGH IN THE CLUTCH.

HE IS THE PRIME-TIME PLAYER.

I DIDN'T GET YOU ANYTHING.

AH. THANKS. APPRECIATE THAT.

I TRIED TO CALL.

YEAH, I KNOW. I GUESS I WAS IN THE SHOWER.

WELL... I CAN'T EAT ALL THIS.

NO, MAN.

GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS HELLHOLE.

CHECK THIS OUT, LITTLE BROTHER.

WHAT?

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS?

YEAH, I WAS, UH...

THINKIN' I MIGHT LIKE TO GO AFTER THAT RHONDA,

HUH?

RHONDA FROM DOWNSTAIRS, RHONDA?

LOOK, MIKE...

THIS IS A GOOD SET-UP WE GOT HERE.

WHY--WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO COMPLICATE THINGS?

I DON'T KNOW. SHE IS A HOTTIE, THOUGH.

JUST MY TYPE.

LONELY, ALIENATED,

1,000 MILES FROM HOME.

MAN, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU EXPECT ME

TO RESIST.

I'M FLESH AND BLOOD HERE, JOHNNY.

NOT A NEIGHBOR. OK, MIKE?

IT'S RULE NUMBER ONE, PRACTICALLY.

DO NOT SHIT WHERE YOU SLEEP.

[SMACKING]

GUESS WE SHOULD HAVE HAD THIS TALK

A LITTLE BIT SOONER, THEN.

[LAUGHING]

OH, MAN! [LAUGHING]

THAT'S JUST GREAT.

YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE-- YOU HAVE NO RESTRAINT.

YOU'RE LIKE A FUCKIN' CHILD.

I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE MY BROTHER.

[LAUGHS] WHERE IS SHE, HUH?

ALL PACKED AND READY TO GO.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?

NOW WE HAVE TO MOVE.

[KEYS JINGLING]

John: WHEN I WAS 10, MY MOTHER DIED.

MY FATHER, WHO HAD BEEN AWAY 9 YEARS,

CAME BACK TO LIVE WITH MY BROTHER AND ME.

THAT WAS WHEN THINGS CHANGED.

[DOOR OPENS]

HOW ARE YOU? WHERE'S THE OLD LADY, HUH?

John: THE FIRST THING HE DID

WAS MAKE US TAKE SUMMER JOBS.

I LASTED 2 DAYS.

WHAT'D I TELL YOU ABOUT TAKING MY CIGARETTES?

John: MY BROTHER LASTED 2 HOURS.

HEY! COME BACK HERE WITH THOSE MAGAZINES,

YOU LITTLE PERVERT!

John: WE HARDLY KNEW HIM.

WE COULDN'T GUESS HOW HE'D REACT.

[ICE CLINKING IN GLASS]

I KNEW IT. I KNEW YOU WERE MY SONS.

THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE, THEY TAKE A JOB,

BLINK! LIKE THAT.

END OF THEIR LIVES.

YOU KNOW WHY? THEY DON'T WANT LIVES.

THEY'D RATHER HAVE SOMEONE ELSE

DO ALL THE THINKIN' AND DECIDIN'.

BOYS,

THEY'RE CATTLE.

AND YOU TWO ARE INVITED

TO HAVE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER

BRANDED ON YOUR ASS

AND JOIN THE HERD.

MOVE OUT! LET'S GO TO WORK!

FUCK THAT SHIT. HA!

I'M AT WORK.

I'M AT WORK RIGHT NOW, SHIT.

THERE ARE OPTIONS.

OPTIONS, SONS, THAT ARE UNDREAMT OF.

John: THIS WAS A PERFECTLY GOOD FOOT LOCKER

I GOT NOT 2 WEEKS AGO. THANK YOU.

YOU'VE GOT FIBER ISSUES LATELY.

THROTTLED HER. SHE'S NOT GONNA LEAK.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO CHOP HER?

NAH. SHE'S A LITTLE ITTY-BITTY THING.

GOT HER CAT IN HERE, TOO.

TOLD YOU THESE FOOT LOCKERS HOLD A LOT.

ABSOLUTELY.

SO PLEASE TELL ME YOU AT LEAST GOT

SOME TRAVELING MONEY OFF OF THAT CHICK.

YEAH. 200 FROM HER PURSE,

300 FROM THE A.T.M.

SHE SEES THE KNIFE, SHE'S, LIKE,

PUKING PIN NUMBERS AT ME.

A.T.M. BY THE PARK?

A.T.M. BY THE PARK.

YES, I WORE THE DISGUISE.

OH, MAN. I GOT A REALLY GOOD SPOT.

THEY'RE NEVER GONNA FIND HER.

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

[LAUGHS]

John: DAD SOLD OUR HOUSE, AND WE MOVED 100 MILES AWAY.

IT WAS FALL, BUT HE NEVER ENROLLED US

IN A NEW SCHOOL.

IT WAS NEVER EVEN AN OPTION.

WE MOVED TOO MUCH FOR THAT.

HE WOULD GO OFF FOR DAYS AT A TIME,

WORKING OUT OF TOWN, HE SAID.

BUT MIKE AND I WERE MORE OR LESS SELF-SUFFICIENT.

AND WHEN HE CAME BACK, HE ALWAYS HAD PRESENTS.

THE ALL-AMERICAN FAMILY.

AWESOME. THANKS.

HUH. I GOT YOU SOMETHING ELSE

THAT'S MY VERY FAVORITE COLOR...

GREEN!

20 BUCKS APIECE.

John: MY BROTHER AND I DID EVERYTHING TOGETHER.

KNEW ALL OF EACH OTHER'S DIRTY LITTLE SECRETS.

THAT'S A HORRIBLE THING WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

THERE ARE NO GUARANTEES THAT YOUR SECRETS ARE SAFE.

YOU KNOW THE FEELING. WELL, TAKE THAT FEELING

AND MULTIPLY IT BY A MILLION,

AND YOU'LL HAVE A CLUE WHAT IT'S LIKE

TO HELP BURY A BODY.

I MEAN, RIGHT THERE IS THIS HOLE ALREADY DUG,

AND ONLY ONE OTHER PERSON KNOWS ABOUT IT.

WHO'S TO SAY MAYBE THAT'S NOT ONE PERSON TOO MANY?

OF COURSE, THIS MIGHT BE A MATTER

FOR IDLE CONSIDERATION.

SOMETHING TO BE RESOLVED LATER AT YOUR LEISURE.

EXCEPT FOR ONE FACT...

THESE THINGS YOU'RE THINKING,

HE'S THINKING TOO.

[GUNSHOTS]

UNH!

[GUNSHOT]

[GUNSHOT]

John: MY BROTHER TRYING TO KILL ME

WASN'T SURPRISING.

IN FACT, IT WAS INEVITABLE.

WE'D HAD SOME GOOD TIMES, BUT THERE'S A REASON

PEOPLE IN OUR LINE OF WORK TEND TO BE LONERS.

YOU CAN'T BE LOOKING OVER YOUR SHOULDER ALL THE TIME.

THAT'S FOR THE RABBITS, NOT THE WOLVES.

THINGS WOULD CHANGE WITHOUT MIKE.

HE HAD BEEN THE ONLY CONSTANT IN MY LIFE.

NO REAL FRIENDS, JUST EACH OTHER.

SOME PLACES, WE'D JUST STAY THE NIGHT,

FULLY FURNISHED WITH A FRIDGE FULL OF FOOD

WE DIDN'T BUY, CLOSETS FULL OF CLOTHES

THAT DIDN'T FIT US.

BUT IT WAS ALL OURS, DAD SAID.

BOUGHT AND PAID FOR.

AND YOU GOT LIFE AND...

[BARREL CLICKS] BAM!

SHIT...

WHY YOU BOYS THINK I TAUGHT YOU

HOW TO PLAY CHESS? HMM?

BECAUSE CHESS IS PERFECT. SEE?

YOU START OUT EXACTLY EVEN,

AND IT DON'T MATTER,

YOU KNOW, WHO COMES FROM A RICH FAMILY.

WHO'S GOT-- WHO'S GOT THE EDUCATION.

SHIT. WHO'S WEARING THAT--THAT SELECT SUIT.

CHESS IS PERFECT BECAUSE IT TELLS YOU

EVERY TIME WHO'S BETTER.

WHO'S SMARTER, WHO'S BETTER.

HUH? AND THOSE PEOPLE OUT THERE?

SHIT.

THEY DON'T WANT TO PLAY A FAIR GAME.

SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST, DARWINISM,

SCARES THE PISS OUT OF 'EM.

AND THEY WORK THEIR JOB, AND THEY PAY THEIR TAXES,

AND THEY WANT US TO DO THE SAME DAMN THING.

I SAY NO TO THAT SHIT.

WE HAVE ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD,

AND THOSE IDIOTS ARE HOLDING IT FOR US.

THEY'RE PIGGY BANKS.

WE GET HUNGRY, WE BREAK ONE OF THEM OPEN. HUH?

HEY, MIKE. WHAT ARE THEY?

PIGGY BANKS?RIGHT.

WE WANT SOME MONEY. WHAT DO YOU DO?

ASK YOU.

WRONG. [LAUGHS]

REALLY WRONG.

TIME WILL COME...

I'M GONNA TELL YOU NO, BOY.

AND YOU'LL HAVE TO BREAK ONE OF THEM OPEN

FOR YOURSELF. OK...

WE NEED BEER.

WE DO NEED BEER.

DON'T GET ON MY SHIT, NOW.

THEY'RE EMPTY.

LET'S LOOK UPSTAIRS.

John: SOMETIMES, WE MOVED IN

BEFORE THE OLD OCCUPANTS MOVED OUT.

[MUFFLED SOBBING]

John: IT WOULD'VE BEEN EASY TO HELP HER.

BUT IT WAS EASIER NOT TO.

[SOBBING]

John: AS I SEE IT,

SHE WAS MY FIRST.

ALL THE ONES AFTER WERE JUST VARIATIONS ON A THEME.

[GRUNTING]

FUCK! ALWAYS GOT TO--

FUCKIN' BITCH TRIED TO BITE ME.

SHE TRIED TO BITE YOU?

YOU GET HER PIN NUMBERS, AT LEAST?

YEAH, 25-25.

HEY, MAN. YOU THINK WE'LL EVER SEE

ONE OF OURS ON THESE?

MILLION TO ONE.

THOSE GIRLS WE MET ON THE BOARDWALK YESTERDAY

SAID THEY MIGHT MEET US DOWN BY THE PARK, HUH?

THOSE 3 GIRLS? MM-HMM.

NO, DUDE, I VETOED THAT.

YOU KNOW I VETOED THAT.

OH, YOU EXPRESSED SOME RESERVATIONS.

NO WAY, MAN. IT'S NOT HAPPENING.

GIVE ME ONE GOOD REASON.

REASON NUMBER ONE.WHAT?

THERE'S 3 OF THEM, OK?

IT'S FUNDAMENTAL.

TWO AT A TIME IS RISKY ENOUGH,

BUT 3? IT'S TOO MANY VARIABLES, MAN.

REASON NUMBER 6. WHAT ARE THEY, LIKE, 14?

THEY'RE IN COLLEGE, BRO.

YEAH, FUCKIN' KIDDIE COLLEGE.

OK, MAN. NUMBER 7.

ABOUT 500 PEOPLE MUST HAVE SEEN YOU

HITTING ON THEM AT THE BEACH

IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.

OK? REASON NUMBER 8.

THEY COULD HAVE TOLD ANY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

WHERE WE WERE MEETING THEM.

WE'RE JUST 2 BLOCKS AWAY

FROM A DEAD STRIPPER.

REASON NUMBER 9.

THOSE GIRLS WERE WAY MORE TOLERANT OF YOU

THAN ANY GIRLS WITH MONEY IN THEIR POCKETS

WOULD BE. ALL RIGHT.

ADMITTEDLY, THOSE ARE ALL GOOD REASONS.

YES.

BUT I GOTTA DISQUALIFY YOU,

AS A SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR ONLY ONE.

HEY, LADIES!

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ SO WHAT'S THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU? ♪

♪ YOU SAID YOU'D GET ME ALONE ♪

♪ SO WHAT'S THE TRUTH ABOUT YOU? ♪

♪ I SEE YOU'VE CHANGED YOUR MIND ♪

♪ NOW, WHAT'S NEW ABOUT YOU? ♪

♪ I KNOW I CAN'T BE A FOOL ♪

NO, NO! COME ON.

STOP IT!

BACK THE FUCK OFF. GOD!

DUDE, THIS IS A PARTY.

GET OFF YOUR FUCKIN' ASS. FUCK!

♪ CAN YOU MAKE IT

♪ CAN YOU MAKE--

[MUFFLED MOANS]

Mike: YEAH!

STOP!

[DOOR OPENS]

BRANDI WANTS TO GO HOME.

YOU FEEL LIKE DOING IT? HUH?

WHICH ONE IS SHE?

THE ONE WAITING IN THE CAR, MAN.

[PANTING]

[MOANING]

♪ YEAH, BLAST A HOLE

♪ THROUGH THE FLOOR BESIDE YOU ♪

♪ SHOTGUN TRIGGER FRIGHTENED BY YOU ♪

♪ BLAST A HOLE THROUGH THE FLOOR BESIDE YOU ♪

[LOUD MOANING]

[LOUD MUSIC PLAYING]

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

[KNOCKING]

[DOOR OPENS]

JOHN?

JOHN, ARE YOU AWAKE?

YEAH.

WERE WE TOO NOISY?

COULD YOU HEAR ME?

COULD I HEAR YOU? I THOUGHT YOU WERE DYING,

BUT THAT WOULDN'T HAVE TAKEN SO LONG.

UNLESS HANDLED WITH GREAT PRECISION.

YEAH, I'M KIND OF A SCREAMER.

I WAS WONDERING...

MIKE SAID YOU COULD GIVE ME A RIDE TO MY FRIEND'S APARTMENT?

[GROANS]

ABSOLUTELY.

DOESN'T HAVE TO BE RIGHT AWAY.

OH, I THINK IT DOES.

SUN'LL BE UP SOON.

Mike: ANY TROUBLE GETTING RID OF THOSE TWO, OR--?

MY TWO ARE ALL SQUARED AWAY. HOW ABOUT YOURS?

BATHTUB.

WELL...

GUESS WE GOTTA LEAVE TODAY, HUH?

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

HI.

I'M CORABELLE ARCHER. WE MET LAST NIGHT.

BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU REMEMBER.

OH, YEAH. OF COURSE. UH...

CORABELLE?

YEAH. OH, IT'S MY MOTHER'S WAY

OF GETTING BACK AT ME FOR NOT BEING INDIGESTION.

YOU CAN JUST CALL ME ARCHER, THOUGH.

SHUT UP. LET ME EXPLAIN, MAN.

SHE'S REALLY FUCKIN' COOL.

YEAH, WE TALKED FOR FUCKIN' HOURS LAST NIGHT.

HOLD ON, DUDE. HOLD ON. SHE'S COOL?

YEAH. THAT PERSON THERE

COULD TURN MY LIFE INTO A LIVING HELL

BECAUSE SHE'S FUCKIN' COOL.

IT'S REALLY NOT A PROBLEM, MAN.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SHE CALLS HER 2 LITTLE FRIENDS

FROM THE PARTY LAST NIGHT TO TALK ABOUT

THE AMAZING TIME SHE HAD WITH THOSE BROTHERS?

THE PARENTS SAY, "BRANDI AND CINDY?

THEY DIDN'T COME HOME LAST NIGHT."

WHAT THE--WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE

WHEN SHE'S IN THERE BY HERSELF? GET IN THERE.

I KNOW, I KNOW. JUST CONSIDER THIS

FOR A MINUTE, ALL RIGHT?

COMPANY FOR THE ROAD TONIGHT.

HA HA. MIKEY, DUDE, HUH?

GET IN THERE BEFORE-- I SWEAR TO GOD, MAN,

I'M GONNA FUCKIN-- I'M GONNA KILL YOU, OK?

THERE COMES A POINT WHEN--WHEN--

WHEN YOU GOTTA DO WHAT IS RIGHT.

SO GO IN THERE AND JUST FUCKIN' CUT HER THROAT.

NO, BRO! JUST GO.

SO, WHAT? IS THIS SARAH?

WHAT IS HER NAME? SARAH.

SARAH. YEAH, YEAH.

WELL, WHA-- WHO WAS BUYING?

UH, HEY.

I WAS JUST TALKIN' TO ARCHER, HERE.

SHE'S BISEXUAL, YOU KNOW?

I'M AMBIDEXTROUS, TOO. BUT FOR SOME REASON,

NOBODY FINDS THAT AS RICH A VEIN FOR CONVERSATION.

[MIKE LAUGHS] YEAH.

I WAS JUST, UM, TELLING MICHAEL THAT

IT'S GENERALLY MORE WORK TO STAY IN A RELATIONSHIP

WITH A WOMAN.

IT'S A FUCKIN' MINEFIELD.

SEE? I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT FINALLY CONFIRMED.

RIGHT. BUT IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT SEX?

UH-HUH?

GIRL-ON-GIRL IS HOTTER.

THAT'S PROBABLY SUBJECTIVE.

NOT REALLY.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE ANATOMY.

LIKE, YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.

A GUY'S SEXUAL HEADQUARTERS ARE, LIKE,

INCHES AWAY FROM THESE 2 INCREDIBLY DELICATE LUMPS

JUST HANGING THERE, RIGHT?

READY TO PRODUCE, LIKE, AN IMMOBILIZING PAIN

IF SHE SO MUCH AS GRAZES THEM.

NO, SEE. THAT'S NEVER REALLY BEEN A PROBLEM FOR ME.

WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE, USUALLY, A GUY JUST STICKS

TO A COUPLE OF POSITIONS THAT HE KNOWS

HE'S NOT GONNA GET HIMSELF HURT BY.

AND THE GIRL JUST FILLS THE GAPS.

BUT SAY THAT SHE--

FOR SOME GOD-FORSAKEN REASON,

EXPERIENCES THIS, I DON'T KNOW,

UNCONTAINABLE PASSION-- WHICH NEVER HAPPENS

WITH A GUY, ANYWAYS.

SHE COULD FUCKIN' TAKE HIM OUT OF COMMISSION

IN A HEARTBEAT. YEAH.

AND SO WHEN IT'S CHICK-ON-CHICK,

THERE'S NO HOLDING BACK.

YOU CAN BUILD UP THE INTENSITY FOR HOURS,

AND BOUNCE EACH OTHER OFF THE WALLS.

HUH.

YOU MEAN--YOU MEAN, WITH, LIKE, A--

WITH A-- WITH A STRAP-ON?

NO. TELL ME, WHAT'S THE POINT OF THAT?

I MEAN, WOULD YOU FUCK ME WITH SOMEBODY ELSE'S COCK?

WOULD YOU? WELL--

AHEM. WELL, LIKE, HOW DO YOU GUYS, UH--

RE--GET--REACH EACH OTHER'S--

WELL, OBVIOUSLY, MISSIONARY DOESN'T--

HERE.

COME HERE.

OK. SEE--

SEE, YOU WOULD JUST START

BY RUBBING TOGETHER WITH THIS, RIGHT?

RIGHT.

AND IN 10 MINUTES, YOU'D JUST BE

SLAMMING TOGETHER LIKE THAT.

LIKE JACKHAMMERS. AND AN HOUR LATER,

YOU'D STILL BE GOING AT IT.

I MEAN, IT'S NO PAIN, NO GAIN, RIGHT?

OK, WELL--I LIED. THERE'S A LITTLE PAIN.

BECAUSE WITH A GIRL FUCKING A GIRL,

YOU CAN DRAW BLOOD, BUT NOBODY WANTS TO STOP.

WELL, UNTIL SOMEBODY GETS A CHARLEY HORSE,

'CAUSE SOMEBODY ALWAYS GETS

A FUCKIN' CHARLEY HORSE.

WELL, YOU, UM--

CERTAINLY PAINT A VIVID PICTURE.

Mike: SO, UH, JOHN?

DID YOU KNOW THAT, UH...

ARCHER JUST GOT TO TOWN ON FRIDAY?

SHE'S TRAVELING THE COUNTRY LIKE WE ARE.

OH. SO, UM,

HOW DO YOU KNOW THOSE, UH,

THOSE OTHER 2?

YEAH, I MET THEM YESTERDAY

ON THE BOARDWALK.

UH, GOD. I SPENT HOURS

TRYING TO PICK UP ON THAT CINDY CHICK,

BUT THE GUY AT THE LIQUOR STORE

DIDN'T BELIEVE MY I.D. WAS REAL,

SO YOU GUYS TOTALLY HELPED ME OUT THERE.

THAT'S-- THAT'S MY PLEASURE.

MOST OF IT, ANYWAYS.

[LAUGHS]

SO, WE WERE, UH-- WE WERE

JUST ABOUT TO GET GOING, AND WONDERING IF YOU, UH,

MAYBE WANT TO CATCH A RIDE TO OREGON WITH US.

WELL, LIKE I WAS TELLING MIKE,

THAT'D BE GREAT. YEAH.

DUDE. OH, MY GOD.

SHE'S TOTALLY INTO YOU.

NO, NO.

SHE PROBABLY THINKS I'M SUCH A DICK

AFTER LAST NIGHT.

I TOLD HER YOU BROKE UP WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND,

YOU WERE REALLY BUMMED OUT.

WE'RE COOL, RIGHT, MAN?

WE'RE COOL WITH THE--

SHE'S NEVER GONNA TALK TO THOSE 2 GIRLS AGAIN.

WE'LL BE ON OUR WAY TO OREGON, RIGHT?

YOU'RE RIGHT. YEAH.

WE'LL BE ON THE ROAD ALL DAY TODAY,

MOTEL TONIGHT-- RIGHT, DUDE.

WE'RE NOT GONNA BE WATCHING ANY TELEVISION--

[DOOR OPENS]

HEY!

SORRY. UM, ACTUALLY,

I LEFT MY STUFF IN HERE. IS IT OK? CAN I--

YEAH, SURE.

SHE'S CRAZY.

OH, SHIT. THIS IS CINDY'S BAG.

ARE YOU SURE?

YEAH, IT'S HERS.

SHE MUST HAVE LEFT IT.

SHE'S SUCH A FUCKIN' CHEERLEADER.

MAN, YEAH. THAT'S HER I.D., HER WALLET--

I SHOULD CALL HER.

[PHONE BEEPING]

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

NATURALLY. [RINGS]

HEH.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, SHE SHOWED ME WHERE SHE LIVES.

WE PASSED IT ON THE WAY OUT HERE, SO...

WE'LL JUST BRING IT TO HER.

WE REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO GET, UM,

BEHIND SCHEDULE, ARCHER. YOU KNOW? WE, UM--

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL JUST LEAVE IT AND GO.

SERIOUSLY, IT'S RIGHT ON THE WAY.

AND THERE'S A GAS STATION RIGHT THERE.

I CAN RUN IN AND GO GET FILM FOR MY CAMERA

WHILE YOU GUYS GAS UP.

OK, WELL, WE'LL JUST, UH-- WE'LL LET YOU GET--

CHANGED, YEAH.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

NO WAY DO WE STOP AND DROP OFF THAT PURSE.

I KNOW. WE CAN'T BE DRIVING WITH THAT IN THE CAR.

AND THE FUCKIN' CAMERA. THIS SHIT'S NOT HAPPENING.

UH, CAMERA CAN GET BROKEN.

BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA TELL HER

ABOUT THE BAG.

LET'S SAY, UH--

WE SAY WE MAIL IT BACK WHEN WE GET TO OREGON.

ALL RIGHT? IT'S TOO ODD.

WHY WOULD WE DO THAT? IT'S STUPID.

BECAUSE, UH-- SAY, UH--

SAY I'M SCARED OF CINDY'S FATHER, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, I HAD HER-- HAD HIS LITTLE GIRL'S LEGS

PINNED BEHIND HER HEAD LIKE A FUCKIN' BAKED CHICKEN.

THERE'S NO-- NO LOGICAL REASON

WHY WE COULDN'T LET HER DROP THE BAG.

GET--GET--

NO, I GUESS THERE'S NOT, RIGHT?

DUDE, WE CAN'T HAVE SOME SUSPICIOUS GIRL

IN THE CAR WITH US ALL THE WAY TO OREGON.

HOW LONG TILL SHE PICKS UP A PHONE BOOK

AND FIND'S CINDY'S HOME NUMBER?

I KNOW, MAN. I WANTED TO DO IT THIS MORNING.

I JUST--I JUST COULDN'T, DUDE. SHE'S SO FUNNY.

I DON'T WANT TO DO IT YET.

ME NEITHER!

I ALWAYS DO IT.

YEAH, LIKE THOSE 2 LAST NIGHT, HUH, MIKE?

YOU ARE SO FULL OF SHIT!

SHUT UP! YOU WANTED TO DO IT.

LOOK, WE GOTTA GET BACK IN THERE. SO--

ALL RIGHT. PRETEND YOU GOTTA MAKE

AN IMPORTANT PHONE CALL, OK?

THAT'LL AT LEAST KEEP HER OFF THE PHONE--

YOU MAKE THE PHONE CALL.

I'LL MAKE THE PHONE CALL.

NO, I'LL MAKE THE FUCKIN' PHONE CALL.

WHAT? YOU'VE GOT HER FIXING THE PLUMBING NOW, TOO?

YEAH, SHE WAS, UH-- SHE WAS DOING THAT

LAST NIGHT. IT WAS HER IDEA.

HOW, UH--

HOW'S IT COMING, THERE, ARCHER?

IT'S STILL LEAKING.

UHH. BUT I FIGURED I'D, YOU KNOW,

GIVE IT ONE MORE TRY BEFORE I GOT DRESSED.

BECAUSE YOU REALLY SHOULDN'T LEAVE A LEAK LIKE THAT.

OH. THANK YOU.

THAT'S REALLY ABOVE AND BEYOND YOUR--

YOUR CALL OF DUTY.HA!

OK, THANK OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER.

OH, HEY. I CALLED CINDY'S HOUSE LINE

AND I LEFT THIS NUMBER--

THE NUMBER THAT WAS ON THE PHONE,

SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL CALL BACK

BEFORE WE HAVE TO LEAVE.

HA HA! YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY FUNNY--

WHEN I WAS A KID BACK EAST, I MEAN,

LEAKY PIPES WEREN'T EVEN AN ISSUE.

A LEAK? I MEAN, THAT'S JUST WATER.

PLENTY MORE WHERE THAT CAME FROM, RIGHT?

[WHISPERS] Fuck it!

FUCK, MAN. IT'S LIKE OUT HERE,

A DRIP IS, LIKE, A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY

OR SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW?

[SIGHS] UH...

WHERE--WHERE BACK EAST ARE YOU FROM?

OH. FLORIDA NOW,

BUT ORIGINALLY FROM VIRGINIA.

THAT'S MY FAVORITE.

IS IT NICE THERE? YEAH, UH,

IT'S NOT TOO HOT IN THE SUMMER,

AND, UH--JUST ENOUGH SNOW IN THE WINTER.

UH...YOU LIKE THE SNOW?

UH...DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE EVER REALLY SEEN IT SNOW.

UNH!

[WRENCH SCREECHES] OW!

FUCK!

ARE YOU OK?

YOU KNOW--YOU KNOW, COME OUT FROM THERE.

THE OWNER'S GONNA SEND A PLUMBER

ON MONDAY ANYWAY.

OH. WISH SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT BEFORE.

UHH.

HERE, HERE, HERE. YOU SIT.

OH, IT'S NOT BAD.

YEAH. JUST WANT TO CLEAN IT.

SERIOUSLY, IT--THE SKIN'S HARDLY EVEN BROKEN.

HAVE YOU REALLY NEVER SEEN SNOW?

UH...

YOU KNOW, FLAKES IN THE AIR,

ICE ON THE CARS, SURE.

BUT REAL SNOW? BUILD A SNOWMAN SNOW?

NO. NEVER SEEN IT.

JOHN, I MEAN, THAT'S--

YOU'VE MISSED OUT ON THE...

SINGLE BEST THING IN THE HISTORY

OF THE WORLD... THE SNOW DAY.

REALLY?

YEAH.

YOU WAKE UP FOR SCHOOL,

AND IT'S SO COLD OUTSIDE.

AND IT IS SO WARM IN YOUR BED.

SO YOU TURN ON THE RADIO AND YOU LISTEN

TO SEE IF THEY'RE GONNA ANNOUNCE

IF YOUR SCHOOL'S CLOSED.

BUT YOU CAN'T FALL ASLEEP,

BECAUSE YOU COULD MISS IT.

SO YOU WAIT AND YOU WAIT,

AND ALL HOPE IS FADING,

AND THEN THEY ANNOUNCE IT...

THE SNOW DAY.

AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO

IN THE ENTIRE WORLD

IS GO BACK TO BED.

ALL DAY?

NO, NO, NO.

EVENTUALLY, YOU GET UP BECAUSE

YOU WANT TO LOOK OUT YOUR WINDOW.

AND WHEN YOU DO, YOU SEE THIS...

HUGE BLANKET OF...

WHITE OVER THE ENTIRE WORLD,

AND EVERYTHING SEEMS SO...

QUIET AND SOFT.

MAYBE YOU BUNDLE UP AND GO OUTSIDE,

BUT THAT'S ONLY SO YOU CAN

COME BACK IN AND GET BACK

INTO YOUR FLANNEL PAJAMAS,

AND DRINK THE HOT CHOCOLATE

THAT YOUR MOTHER BRINGS YOU.

WITH THE LITTLE MARSHMALLOWS?

OF COURSE WITH THE LITTLE MARSHMALLOWS.

THAT ALL SOUNDS SO WONDERFUL.

YEAH, IT IS.

AND WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT IT IS...

YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.

AND YOU CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN

NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU WANT IT TO.

BECAUSE IT JUST APPEARS.

YOU KNOW? IT'S A GIFT.

IT'S A SNOW DAY.

[FAUCET DRIPPING]

JOHN, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

HOW'S YOUR FINGER FEEL?

DOESN'T HURT A BIT.

DID YOU HURT YOUR TOE, TOO?

[INHALES] GOD, I DON'T KNOW.

UNH!

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

John: FOR MY BROTHER AND ME,

THE LONG TOUR OF AMERICA STARTED WHEN DAD WENT OFF

ON ONE OF HIS TRIPS AND NEVER CAME BACK.

JOHN, YOU'RE DRIVING.

I'M THE FUCKING MUSIC MAN.

I LIKE THIS STATION. UHH!

OUT OF MONEY, WE DID THE ONLY THING

WE KNEW HOW TO DO.

[MIKE HUMMING]

WE BROKE OPEN EVERY PIGGY BANK ON THE BLOCK.

MADE THE PAPERS.

YOU PROBABLY READ ABOUT IT.

IN THE YEARS THAT FOLLOWED,

WE DEVELOPED A PRETTY STEADY ROUTINE.

THERE.

THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE, THERE.

THERE, THERE. PULL OVER, PULL OVER.

SHE LOOK LIKE SHE HAS MONEY?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

MAN, WE'RE DOWN TO A QUARTER TANK, OK?

IT'S A WORK DAY.

SHE'S CUTE AS HELL.

I DON'T STOP FOR CUTE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE A FREAKIN' ROBOT.

SHE WAS CUTE AS HELL.

MAN DOES NOT LIVE BY BREAD ALONE, JOHNNY.

HE JUST...DOESN'T.

GOD!

John: MIKE WAS GOOD COMPANY,

BUT A LOUSY BUSINESS PARTNER.

HE COULD WORK AT IT 5 NIGHTS A WEEK,

AND I STILL HAD TO PICK UP THE CHECK.

♪ YOU'RE IN FOR A GOOD TIME... ♪

HE WAS, AT BEST, A HOBBYIST.

[INDISTINCT]

YOU CAN PLAY WITH THOSE FOR AN HOUR.

HEY, BOYS. MIKEY!

SO, MEET THE LOVELY, LOVELY LORRAINE.

LORRAINE.

AND, UH, YOUR FRIEND WOULD BE...

OH. [LAUGHS] HI. I'M JERRY.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

OH, CHARMED, I'M SURE.

SO, WE ARE GOING TO NEED THE KEYS

FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS AT LEAST.

I CAN GIVE YOU A RIDE. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

I'M NOT A STALKER OR ANYTHING, SO...

OH, WELL, THERE YOU GO.

THERE YOU GO.

THANKS. UH, SO, YOU KIDS HAVE FUN.

YEAH, YOU HAVE FUN YOURSELF.

[INDISTINCT]

I AM SUCH A LIGHTWEIGHT.

ARE YOU?

YEAH. ONE DRINK, AND I'M LIKE, AAH!

2, AND I'M NAKED.

[BOTH LAUGH]

WATCH OUT! [CHUCKLES]

MMM.

HI. 5 MORE, DARLING.

John: BARS ARE THE MOTHERLOAD.

NO ONE KNOWS YOU. NO ONE WANTS TO.

THEY DON'T WANT THE TRUTH.

THEY COME TO THESE DARK, NOISY PLACES

AND SPEND HOURS TALKING TO LIARS

IN THE HOPE OF FINDING REFUGE FROM THE TRUTH.

THEY LOOK TO STRANGERS TO GIVE THEM ESCAPE

FROM THEIR LIVES JUST FOR A FEW HOURS

OR, DEPENDING ON THE STRANGER,

MAYBE A LOT LONGER.

EVERY ONE OF THEM IS MISSING SOMETHING,

OR THEY WOULDN'T BE HERE.

MOST TRY TO HIDE IT BEHIND A BIG SMILE

OR LOTS OF GOLD OR A GERMAN SPORTS CAR.

THESE THINGS MATTER BECAUSE AT EVERY WATERING HOLE,

THERE'S A HIERARCHY,

AND HAVING AN EDGE ON THE NEXT GUY

MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.

BUT BEING TOP ZEBRA DOESN'T MATTER A WHOLE LOT

WHEN THE LION SHOWS UP.

AHH. THERE YOU GO.

[SIGHS]

CHEERS. CHEERS.

[COUGHS]

John: THEY MAKE IT SO EASY.

THEY'RE FISH IN A BARREL, DUCKS IN A POND...

[GRUNTS]

ONLY THESE DUCKS HAVE THE COURTESY

TO SEDATE THEMSELVES FIRST.

DO ONE MORE. ONE MORE.

[GASPS]

John: IRONICALLY, IT'S THE SIMPLICITY OF IT ALL

THAT MAKES MY JOB SO BORING.

AND THIS CAN MAKE EVEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL PREDATORS

VULNERABLE TO A SLIP.

[MUFFLED DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]

I'M JUST GOING DOWN THE ROAD A LITTLE WAYS.

FUCK YOU!

SHIT.

[LAUGHING]

OK. VERY FUNNY. OK.

PACK UP YOUR SHIT SO WE CAN GO.

John: THAT'S THE THING ABOUT FAMILY--

THEY KNOW THE REAL YOU. THEY KNOW ALL THE STORIES,

LIKE HOW YOU WET YOUR PANTS IN KINDERGARTEN,

OR THE TIME THE FAGGOT GOT AWAY WITH YOUR WALLET,

AND THEY'RE NOT ABOVE REMINDING YOU.

PACK UP YOUR SHIT SO WE CAN GO!

[LAUGHING]

[BIRD CRYING AND INSECTS BUZZING]

John: I NEVER EXPECTED I'D MISS MIKE'S COMPANY...

SOMEONE TO SHARE THE LITTLE THINGS,

THE LITTLE ADVENTURES.

[TIRE THUMPS AND SQUEALS]

[FLAT TIRE RUMBLING]

[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]

[METAL RATTLES]

WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS?

WHAT THE FUCK?

John: THERE WERE QUITE A FEW LITTLE SURPRISES MIKE LEFT ME--

MOSTLY, LETTERS FROM DAD ADDRESSED TO BOTH OF US.

THE LAST ONE TOLD US TO MEET HIM IN A MOTEL

IN EL PASO,

DATED A YEAR AFTER WE'D SEEN HIM LAST,

WHICH MEANT MIKE HAD BEEN SECRETLY IN TOUCH WITH HIM

THAT WHOLE TIME.

THE MOST SHOCKING THING WAS THAT DAD,

FATHER OF THE YEAR,

PATRIARCH OF OUR HAPPY LITTLE CLAN,

HAD SPEND THE FIRST 9 YEARS OF MY LIFE

WITH HIS OTHER FAMILY.

AND WHILE HIS 2 DARLING BOYS HAD SQUEAKED BY ON WELFARE,

HE WAS OFF PLAYING SANTA DAD TO HIS DAUGHTER,

MY HALF-SISTER GERTIE.

[SIGHS]

[MUFFLED GRUNT]

QUIET, PLEASE.

THE ONLY THING I WANT TO HEAR OUT OF YOU

IS THE COMBINATION TO THAT SAFE, OK?

AND NO MORE OF THIS "I DON'T KNOW" SHIT, EITHER.

YOUR STOVE WORKS ABOUT AS GOOD AS YOUR DEADBOLT.

[KNIFE CLATTERS]

HEY!

DON'T TRY TO LOOK AT ME, OK?

I WON'T HURT YOU IF YOU DON'T SEE ME.

YOU UNDERSTAND?

GOOD.

John: THERE WAS A KEY AND A MENTION OF

A LOCKER IN A BUS TERMINAL IN CARSON CITY.

SO I DECIDED TO CROSS THE WASTELANDS OF NEVADA

ON THE REMOTE CHANCE THAT DAD'S LOOT,

AND MAYBE A CLUE AS TO HIS WHEREABOUTS,

WOULD BE WAITING FOR ME AFTER 10 YEARS.

John: I NEVER HAD THE ENERGY

TO BREAK INTO WHAT YOU'D CALL STALKING, PER SE,

BUT I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT MODERN TECHNOLOGY

HAS ELIMINATED A LOT OF THE LEGWORK.

STALKING IS A GROWTH INDUSTRY.

IN MY SUCCESSFUL DEBUT, IT REQUIRED ONLY

THAT THERE WEREN'T TOO MANY WOMEN

NAMED GERTIE VANDERSLIP OUT THERE.

♪ SOMEONE

♪ BEFORE TOO LONG

♪ THE THINGS ABOUT YOU THAT WOULD DRIVE ME WILD ♪

♪ STILL DRIVE ME WILD

♪ BUT NOW, IN A DIFFERENT WAY... ♪

[SONG FADES]

[ENGINE SHUTS OFF]

[DISTANT TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]

[DOOR SHUTS]

[ZIPPER ZIPS]

John: I COULD TELL BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD

THAT I WASN'T IN FOR MUCH OF A PAYDAY.

BUT THIS WASN'T A BUSINESS TRIP--

THIS WAS PERSONAL.

THE ONLY CHALLENGE WOULD BE GETTING HER TO LET ME IN.

BUT I HAD A FOOLPROOF RAP READY TO GO.

UH, HI. MY NAME'S JAY.

I WAS HERE TO TALK TO YOU A BIT

ABOUT THE BOOK OF MORMON.

I KNOW YOU PROBABLY KNOW

A LOT ABOUT THE BOOK OF MORMON.

IF I COULD JUST HAVE

A FEW MINUTES OF YOUR TIME--

YEAH. COME IN.

[THUMPING]

[WOMAN GRUNTING]

[MAN GROANS]

[PANTING]

[PANTING]

[GRUNTS]

[LAUGHS]

SORRY. I TOTALLY INTERRUPTED YOU...BEFORE.

YOU WERE SAYING...

JESUS IN NORTH AMERICA OR SOMETHING?

[EXHALES]

HERE.

EASY. IT'S FOR YOUR FINGERS.

IT'S ANTI-BACTERIAL.

OH.

THANKS.

YEAH.

HERE. TRY THIS.

IT'S TEA WITH A LITTLE LEMONADE.

IT'S GOOD.

MAYBE LATER.

OK. [ICE CLINKS]

[GRUNTS]

[SIGHS]

SO...

YOU'RE JOHN.

YES?

JOHN VANDERSLIP?

I'VE GOT PICTURES OF YOU AND MICHAEL FROM DAD.

COME ON. I'M NOT GOING TO SCREW

A TOTAL STRANGER AT MY DOOR, AM I?

JOHN, IT'S OK.

OR JAY? DO YOU GO BY JAY OR JOHN?

JOHN. JOHN OR JAY. I GO BY EITHER ONE.

WAIT. SO...YOU KNEW?

YEAH. WELL,

YOU MAKE A REALLY LOUSY DOOR-TO-DOOR BIBLE SALESMAN.

AND BESIDES, I TOLD YOU MY NAME WAS TRUDY,

AND YOU CALLED ME GERTIE.

ONLY MOM CALLED ME GERTIE.

TRUDY. TRUDY. TRU-- OK. I'LL REMEMBER.

OR GERTIE. EITHER ONE.

OK. SO YOU KNEW.

NO. NO. IT'S GREAT.

IT'S JUST KIND OF SURPRISING, LIKE...

I JUST--

I STOPPED SURPRISING MYSELF YEARS AGO.

THEN YOU WERE OVERDUE.

[SIGHS]

[ICE CLINKS]

ON SECOND THOUGHT, LET ME TRY SOME OF THAT TEA.

Gertie: SO, WHERE'S MICHAEL THESE DAYS?

WE DON'T REALLY KEEP IN TOUCH.

IT'S HARD. I TRAVEL A LOT FOR WORK.

YEAH? ME, TOO. WHAT DO YOU DO?

I WRITE COPY FOR TRAVEL BROCHURES--

YOU KNOW, LIKE, VACATION GUIDES.

SEE THE SIGHTS. THAT KIND OF THING.

GOOD GIG?

IT'S NOT WHAT I DO ALL THE TIME.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? WHAT'S YOUR STORY?

I DRIVE A TRUCK. LONG HAUL.

BULLSHIT!

NO! YEAH.

LIKE, A DIESEL TRUCK? LIKE, A SEMI TRUCK?

YES. LIKE, A HUGE SEMI TRUCK.

I LOVE IT.

[SIGHS]

[LIQUID DRIPPING]

[DRIPPING CONTINUES]

HAVE YOU REALLY NEVER SEEN SNOW?

[PANTING]

[WATER DRIPPING]

[WATER RUNNING]

[FAUCET SHUTS OFF]

[PANTING]

[EXHALES]

OK.

THIS IS A NICE SPOT.

IT'S YOUR MOVE, RIGHT?

YOU GONNA TAKE THAT PAWN OFF THE RESPIRATOR?

YEAH. I SUPPOSE I'VE BEEN TOYING WITH IT

LONG ENOUGH.

DO YOU KNOW, IN THE 1800s,

ONE OF THE MOST COMMON FEARS IN AMERICA

WAS PREMATURE BURIAL?

YEAH. IT STARTED

WHEN A COUPLE OF COFFINS WERE DUG UP

AND THE CORPSES INSIDE WERE ALL STREWN AROUND

AS IF THEY'D WOKEN UP,

TRIED DESPERATELY TO GET OUT--

BROKEN BONES, EVEN.

ANYHOW, TURNS OUT

THAT THE GASES CAN BUILD UP IN THESE UNEMBALMED CORPSES,

CAUSING THEM TO EXPLODE,

WHICH CAN MOVE THE BODY AROUND,

EVEN BREAK BONES,

MAKING IT LOOK AS IF THERE WAS

THIS DESPERATE EFFORT TO ESCAPE.

WHEN I GO, I WANT PEOPLE TO SAY

I'M METABOLICALLY RELAXED.

I'LL REMEMBER.

I'M KICKING YOUR ASS.

I KNOW YOU ARE.

[INHALES]

AHH. YOU THINK THAT WILL HELP?

FRESH PERSPECTIVE CHANGES EVERYTHING.

MMM.

OK. NOW, THAT, I FIND DISTRACTING.

YEAH? YOU'RE A FOOL FOR ADMITTING IT.

[GRUNTS]

MMM. SO,

ARE YOU GOING TO LET ME UP, OR...

[SIGHS] AT SOME POINT.

YOU HAVE TO PERSUADE ME.

HOW?

THAT'S THE QUESTION, ISN'T IT?

FLATTERY?

YEAH, VERY POSSIBLE. GIVE IT A TRY.

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

YOU SMELL GOOD.

YOU USE BISHOP AND PAWN COMBINATIONS

VERY EFFECTIVELY.

TELL ME SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW.

YOU'RE THE BEST LOVER I'VE EVER HAD.

MM-HMM. BUT I SAID SOMETHING I DON'T KNOW.

OK.

ALL RIGHT.

EVERYBODY'S MISSING SOMETHING, YOU KNOW,

AND FOR ME,

THAT SOMETHING HAS BEEN...

I KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT--BUT--

WHEN I TRY TO THINK OF A WORD TO SAY,

I GET THESE-- I GET PICTURES INSTEAD.

OK? IT'S LIKE--

IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THE SHOWER

AND YOU'VE GOT THIS BIG, THICK TOWEL

AND SOFT LIGHT AND CLEAN SHEETS

AND A LITTLE BREEZE

AND NO NOISE

AND NOWHERE TO BE EXCEPT FOR WHERE YOU ARE.

MM-HMM.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN FEELING

THESE LAST FEW DAYS WITH YOU.

YOU'RE THIS...

YOU'RE THIS FUN, AMAZING,

TOTALLY EFFORTLESS PERSON.

YOU'RE THIS...

ONE TOTALLY CLEAN PLACE, YOU KNOW? YOU'RE A...

YOU'RE A SNOW DAY.

YOU ARE. YOU'RE A SNOW DAY.

[SIGHS]

THAT MAY BE THE NICEST THING ANYONE'S EVER SAID TO ME.

OR IT MAY NOT BE.

IT WAS ALL KIND OF GIBBERISH.

BUT IT WAS GOOD TO HEAR.

[LAUGHS] DID YOU MEAN IT?

I'M PRETTY SURE I DID. YEAH.

I'M LIKE THE GREAT PUMPKIN--

I AWARD EXTRA POINTS FOR SINCERITY.

I GIVE YOU YOUR FREEDOM. DON'T SQUANDER IT.

[SNIFFS]

I'M DOING THE WHITES NOW. YOU GOT ANYTHING?

UH, YEAH, I GOT SOME WHITES.

I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT.

OK.

Young John: THAT'S A LOT OF BELTS.

Dad: DAMN STRAIGHT, IT'S A LOT OF BELTS--

A WHOLE LOT OF BELTS.

I HAVE A BELT. I JUST NEVER USE IT.

SON, LOOK...

SON, YOU MUST WEAR A BELT, NOW.

IT MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE A GENTLEMAN.

NOW, LOOK AT THESE BELTS.

SEE? LOOK. THESE ARE GOOD BELTS.

FEEL THAT. THAT'S REAL LEATHER.

THIS ONE. LOOK.

IT'S A LITTLE BIG, BUT...

YEAH, IT'S A LITTLE BIG, BUT...

YOU'LL GROW INTO IT, HUH?

THERE. FIND SOME MORE.

WHY DO I NEED MORE THAN ONE?

WELL, YOU NEVER KNOW. THE UNEXPECTED.

YOU CAN USE A RAG AND A BELT

TO PATCH UP A BROKEN RADIATOR HOSE.

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

UH-UH.

TIE ANYTHING DOWN--

TIE A PERSON DOWN, EVEN. HUH?

AND THE WOMEN,

THEY LIKE THAT KIND OF THING SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW?

LIKE A FUN THING. RIGHT? [CHUCKLES]

I GUESS SO.

YEAH. DAMN STRAIGHT THEY LIKE IT, YOU GUESS.

AND LOOK, IF THERE'S TROUBLE,

IF YOU'RE IN TROUBLE OR SOMETHING,

YOU JUST TAKE IT OFF HERE... LIKE THIS HERE.

GIVE ME YOUR RIGHT HAND.

AND YOU WRAP IT AROUND YOUR HAND

LIKE THIS,

REALLY GOOD AND TIGHT, OK?

AND THAT WAY, YOU CAN THROW A PUNCH

WITHOUT BREAKING A KNUCKLE. OK.

RIGHT THERE.

SEE? THAT WORKS, SERIOUSLY.

AND BUCKLES. LOTS OF BUCKLES.

YOU PROBABLY NOTICED MINE, RIGHT?

YEAH.

NOW, YOU THROW A PUNCH WITH THIS BAD BOY...

BOOM!

NOW, THAT GUY IS NOT GETTING UP. EVER.

CAN I HAVE A BELT LIKE THAT?

Gertie: I REMEMBER NEXT TO NOTHING FROM BACK THEN.

I MEAN, YOU KNEW DAD A LOT BETTER THAN I DID.

I SHOULD BE ASKING YOU THE QUESTIONS,

EXCEPT I DON'T CARE.

I DIDN'T KNOW HIM.

I MEAN, HE WAS AROUND A COUPLE OF YEARS

AFTER MOM DIED, BUT EVEN THEN,

HE WASN'T HOME A LOT.

I MEAN, THOSE 9 YEARS HE WAS WITH YOU WAS--

9 YEARS?

I SAW THE DENTIST MORE THAN I SAW HIM.

HONESTLY, A TOTAL OF, LIKE, 50 NIGHTS,

HE SLEPT HERE.

ONE TIME, I CAME BACK FROM CAMP

AND HE SAID HE WAS GOING TO STICK AROUND,

BUT, LIKE, A WEEK LATER, HE WAS GONE.

NOW, I HARDLY NOTICED-- NO OFFENSE--

EXCEPT FOR MOM DROWNING HERSELF IN GIN

AND CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DOUGH.

AND EVEN THEN, DAD DIDN'T COME BACK.

HE DIDN'T CARE.

SHE TOOK IT HARD, HUH?

YEAH, BUT SHE HAD THE SENSE TO KNOW

SHE WAS BETTER OFF.

SO WHERE WAS HE THE REST OF THOSE 9 YEARS?

I MEAN, WE DIDN'T GET ONE PHONE CALL FROM THE GUY,

NO POSTCARDS, NOTHING.

HE PROBABLY HAD FAMILIES IN 5 STATES,

FOR ALL I KNOW.

WHY IS THIS SO MYSTERIOUS TO YOU?

HE WAS A GUY WHO LIED,

HE WAS SELFISH, LIKE PEOPLE ARE,

AND HE'S GONE.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOTHING YOU DID.

IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TO YOU

A LONG, LONG TIME AGO.

YOU NEED TO TRY AND FORGET ABOUT IT.

I DON'T KNOW, BUT...

IT'S JUST THAT I CAN'T WRITE HIM OFF

LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW? I MEAN,

YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO SIMPLE, BUT...

IT'S FAMILY, YOU KNOW?

FAMILY'S COMPLICATED.

[SITAR PLAYING]

NOW--NOW, DON'T YOU WORRY,

BECAUSE THAT DEATH, THAT DOESN'T MEAN DEATH.

THAT JUST MEANS THAT THERE'S SOME CHANGES

COMING YOUR WAY.

[DOOR SHUTS] DON'T WORRY.

HEY, JOHNNY BOY.

HEY, BUDDY.

THIS IS WILLOW-- SHE'S REALLY GOOD.

YOU'RE NEXT, MAN. YOU'VE GOT TO TRY THIS.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE READY TO GO.

NO, NO, NO. NO. IT'S COOL. YOU KNOW,

I THINK I'M COMING DOWN WITH THE FLU AFTER ALL.

WILLOW HERE,

SHE SAYS SHE'S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF ME.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

HOW ABOUT YOU FINISH UP WITH HER

SO WE CAN GO, HUH?

I'M TIRED OF THIS LAST-MINUTE BULLSHIT.

SHIT, MAN. WHY DON'T YOU BACK OFF?

WE'LL BE DONE IN A COUPLE OF MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT? WE CAN LEAVE THEN.

WE'RE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF SOMETHING.

ARE YOU REALLY GOING?

YOU SAID YOU CHANGED YOUR MIND.

OH, FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST.

JOHN, JUST 'CAUSE YOU'RE ON THE RAG,

IT DOESN'T MEAN I CAN'T FINISH MY THING,

ALL RIGHT? FINE!

WHAT'S THIS ONE?

WHAT'S THAT SIGN MEAN?

[INDISTINCT]

I STILL WANT MAGIC--

[CHOKING]

OH, THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S JUST GREAT.

LOOK AT THE BIG MAN, EVERYBODY.

THAT'S BEAUTIFUL. WELL--

AAH!

I GUESS IT'S TIME TO GO

BECAUSE JOHNNY WANTS TO LEAVE.

YOU KNOW, I REALLY AM COMING DOWN

WITH SOMETHING, MAN.

I SPIKED HER FUCKING TEA.

IN 20 MINUTES, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN

A LOT EASIER.

BUT I GUESS YOU WANTED TO BREAK A SWEAT.

LET ME APOLOGIZE FOR MY BROTHER, SWEETHEART.

YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE ASLEEP FOR THIS.

DOES EVERYBODY HAVE TO KNOW WE'RE FIGHTING?

IT'S FRIGGIN' EMBARRASSING.

HEY, MIKE, SHE GOT--

SHE GOT A PURSE OR SOMETHING?

[CLANKS]

[GASPS]

HEY. LOOK WHO'S UP BEFORE NOON.

I GOT LOTS OF GOODIES.

WE'LL DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONS FOR THANKING ME IN A MOMENT.

IT'S NOT ENOUGH I CLEANED OUT THE FRIDGE?

YEAH? OK.

I WILL NOT BE LIED TO.

I HAVE NO REASON TO LIE TO YOU.

BUT YOU DO HAVE REASON TO HIDE THE EVIDENCE FROM ME?

I KNOW IT'S EARLY, BUT I COULD USE A DRINK.

DO YOU KNOW IF WE HAVE ANY LEFT?

WHY DO YOU HAVE PICTURES OF MIKE? HUH?

WHY DO YOU HAVE PICTURES OF MIKE HAVING BREAKFAST

IN THIS HOUSE?

OBVIOUSLY, BECAUSE HE CAME HERE.

LOOK, THESE ARE A LOT OF PICTURES

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, GERTIE, OK?

THIS WASN'T JUST A CASUAL HELLO--

OR DO YOU HAVE ALL OF YOUR GUESTS

STRIP DOWN TO THEIR UNDERWEAR AT THE DOOR?

OR IS IT JUST BLOOD RELATIVES?

I THINK WE BOTH KNOW

YOU DON'T REALLY BELIEVE WHAT YOU'RE IMPLYING.

AND YOU SHOULDN'T, EITHER.

WHY? BECAUSE IT WAS ALL INNOCENT, HUH?

IS THAT WHY YOU HID THEM FROM ME?

I WAS HIDING IT FROM MIKE, YOU IDIOT.

WHAT?

HE JUST SHOWED UP HERE ONE DAY, OUT OF THE BLUE,

A LITTLE AFTER THE LAST TIME I SAW DAD.

WHEN WAS THIS?

LAST SUMMER.

WELL, WAIT. OH, YEAH.

I REMEMBER WHEN THIS MUST HAVE BEEN.

HE SAID THAT--

HE SAID HE SAW DAD'S CAR AND HE FOLLOWED IT.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WENT. HE--

HE SAID--HE SAID HE NEVER FOUND HIM.

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW.

IS THAT WHAT YOU REALLY THINK

HE WAS DOING?

WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

HE DIDN'T EXPECT TO FIND ANYBODY HERE

BUT MOM AND ME.

HE EVEN SAID AS MUCH, JOHN, LIKE,

"I'LL DO AS I PLEASE.

YOU THINK DAD'S COMING TO STOP ME?" STUFF LIKE THAT.

I DEFINITELY GOT THE IMPRESSION

MIKE HAD SEEN HIM.

HE DIDN'T COME HERE LOOKING FOR HIM.

HE WASN'T EXPECTING TO HAVE TO ANSWER TO HIM.

OHH...

YOU'RE KIDDING.

[REFRIGERATOR DOOR SHUTS]

YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT--

YOU'RE SAYING THAT MIKE KILLED DAD.

I DON'T KNOW.

HE AS MUCH AS ADMITTED IT.

GOD, JOHN. HE WAS SOME KIND OF SOCIOPATH.

I'M SORRY, BUT HE REALLY WAS.

EVEN TO IMPLY HE'D DONE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

[GROANS]

I HAVEN'T SEEN DAD SINCE. HAVE YOU?

NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM.

IT SOUNDS CRAZY, KILLING HIS OWN FATHER.

[SIGHS]

DO YOU THINK HE COULD HAVE DONE

SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

ABSOLUTELY. YES.

YEAH, I FEEL THE SAME WAY.

SO THAT'S WHY I TOOK THOSE PICTURES.

YOU KNOW, IF HE WAS ON THE RUN,

THE COPS COULD USE THEM,

AND IF HE CAME BACK HERE TO CAUSE MORE TROUBLE

FOR US, OR WORSE.

I PUT THEM IN A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX

TO SHOW HE'D BEEN HERE.

YEAH, YOU EVEN GOT HIM READING THE NEWSPAPER,

TO SHOW HE WAS IN THE AREA

THE TIME THAT DAD GOT KILLED.

THAT'S SMART.

WELL, NOT ENOUGH TO CONVICT HIM.

NO, BUT ENOUGH TO SCARE HIM.

SERIOUSLY, MIKE HATED ANYBODY

HAVING PICTURES OF HIM.

DO YOU THINK I NEED TO WORRY HE'LL COME BACK HERE?

MIKE WON'T EVER BOTHER YOU AGAIN, OK?

I PROMISE.

HEY, YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME THIS BEFORE.

YOU SEEMED SO FRAGILE...

SENSITIVE.

MEANING YOU FUCKED HIM?

HMM?

WHAT HAVE I SAID TO MAKE YOU THINK THAT?

LIKE, IT'S OK IF YOU DID.

[INHALES]

IT WAS MOSTLY HIM DOING STUFF WITH MOM.

BUT HE WAS REALLY SCARY, JOHN,

AND I JUST FELT LIKE I HAD TO PACIFY HIM.

SO I DEFINITELY FLIRTED WITH HIM.

HE WAS HERE A WHOLE WEEK.

[SOBS] I DID WHAT I COULD.

[SNIFFLES]

WHAT--WHAT EXACTLY DID YOU DO?

[SNIFFLES] IF YOU WANT DETAILS,

I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO IT.

IF YOU WON'T GIVE ME DETAILS,

IT HAS TO BE BECAUSE THEY'RE BAD.

I WON'T GIVE YOU DETAILS

BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO REMEMBER IT.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

IT WAS A LONG TIME AGO.

IT WAS A LIFETIME AGO. I JUST WANT TO FORGET IT.

I'M SORRY. OK, I'M SORRY.

I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M OBSESSING ABOUT THIS, OK?

I JUST CAN'T HELP IT.

ANYBODY ELSE, AND--

ANYONE ELSE BUT MIKE, OR ANYONE ELSE BUT ME?

[SNIFFLES]

I'M NOT SURE. BOTH?

I DIDN'T LIKE ONE THING ABOUT HIM.

HE DIDN'T SMELL RIGHT.

[DISTANT TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS]

I WAS REALLY GLAD WHEN HE LEFT.

[HEAVY BREATHING]

[SIGHS]

[PANTING]

[MOANS]

[SIGHS]

[DISTANT BIRD CHIRPING]

SERIOUSLY, DOES IT ALWAYS GET THIS COLD

AROUND HERE THIS TIME OF YEAR?

GIVE ME YOUR HANDS.

WE'LL FIX THAT.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[SIGHS]

THESE HANDS GIVE ME SO MUCH PLEASURE.

HEH. THAT'S RIGHT. THANK YOU.

I'M SERIOUS.

YOU HAVE TO APPRECIATE THIS STUFF.

VERY FEW THINGS ARE PERFECT, YOU KNOW?

CHESS IS PERFECT--

CANDLELIGHT, CERTAINLY,

THE WAY THE AIR SMELLS BEFORE A BIG STORM--

IT'S PERFECT.

JODIE FOSTER--SHE'S PERFECT.

AND IT MUST BE SAID--

YOUR BEAUTIFUL HANDS ARE PERFECT.

TAKE CARE OF THEM.

YOUR FLATTERY IS DULY NOTED BUT WILL NOT SAVE YOU.

CHECK!

OHH.

OHH.

YOUR KUNG FU IS WEAK. YOU CARE TO CONCEDE?

I'LL MAKE YOU WORK FOR IT.

AND CHECKMATE.

DIDN'T I JUST ASK? HUH?

DIDN'T I JUST ASK YOU?

YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO GO.

YOU DO THIS TO ME EVERY TIME, JESSICA.

I'M GONNA GET YOU SOME PAMPERS,

'CAUSE YOU'RE ACTING LIKE A BABY.

WE WERE INTHE STORE...

GOD. I USED TO GIVE PEOPLE LIKE HER A PIECE OF MY MIND.

IT'S JUST A WASTE OF TIME.

'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, THEY GET 'EM HOME

AND GIVE IT TO THE KID JUST TWICE AS HARD.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE GONNA TEACH HER A LITTLE LESSON.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? CALL FOR SOCIAL SERVICES OR SOMETHING?

MM-MMM. THEY NEED A WHOLE PILE OF PROOF

BEFORE THEY CAN DO ANYTHING.

BUT IF I GET HER LICENSE-PLATE NUMBER,

GET HER NAME AND ADDRESS,

AND ONE PHONE CALL

AND HER WHOLE LIFE'S BEING SCRUTINIZED.

SO...

PUT THOSE IN THERE, LIKE THAT...

SHE WON'T SEE THOSE.

AND I'LL CALL THE D.U.I. HOT LINE

WHEN WE GET HOME.

WHO KNOWS WHAT A SEARCH COULD TURN UP?

BUT THE COP WILL SEE SHE'S NOT DRUNK.

YEAH, WELL,

DRIVING WHILE A RAVING BITCH IS JUST AS BAD.

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE THE COP WILL SEE THE KID'S ARM'S BRUISED.

MAYBE SHE'LL WONDER WHAT SHE'S PUTTING INTO THIS UNIVERSE

THAT SHE'S GETTING SHIT ON SO MUCH.

I DON'T KNOW. I'LL BE BACK.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

HI, DIXIE. THESE ARE FOR YOU.

HAVE YOU BEEN WELL?

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

HEH!

ARE THEY OUT? HEH! THEY ARE?

SO, YOU DECIDE WHETHER YOU'RE GONNA SELL THE PLACE?

[SOFT ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

UH, CAN'T BE WORTH MUCH.

MOM BOUGHT IT WITH HER FATHER'S LIFE INSURANCE.

HE WASN'T RICH.

WELL, I'M THINKING I COULD RENT IT.

OH, YEAH? HOW MUCH?

HEY, CAN YOU GRAB ME THE MASKING TAPE

OVER THE FRIDGE?

HEY, DOES IT HAVE TO BE MASKING TAPE?

'CAUSE THERE'S NOT MUCH LEFT.

IS THIS ENOUGH?

TSK.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'LL GO TO THE STORE. YOU KEEP PAINTING.

I'LL, UH, STEAM THE VEGGIES WHEN I GET BACK.

LISTEN, I START BACK DRIVING MONDAY MORNING.

SO, I WANT TO GET ALL THIS FINISHED BEFORE I LEAVE.

BUT I WAS THINKING WE COULD HAVE A SPECIAL LAST DINNER

SATURDAY NIGHT. YOU HAVE ANY REQUESTS?

SATURDAY--LIKE, TOMORROW, SATURDAY?

MM-HMM.

UM...I DON'T KNOW.

LET ME THINK ABOUT IT...

DEFINITELY SOME CHAMPAGNE.

YEAH. I HAVE A BOTTLE SAVED.

YEAH. GREAT.

SO, BACK TO WORK, HUH?

IT'S A LONG TRIP, OR...

UM...

WELL, IT'S 3 MONTHS GOING BACK AND FORTH

BETWEEN SALT LAKE AND SEATTLE.

SO...

WOW, 3 MONTHS ON THE ROAD-- THAT'S A LONG TIME.

YEAH. IT WILL BE A SHAME GOING OUR SEPARATE WAYS.

BUT I'M SURE OUR PATHS WILL CROSS AGAIN.

YEAH, NO DOUBT. I MEAN...

IT'S BEEN A HELL OF A NICE VACATION, THOUGH.

THAT'S FOR SURE.

I'LL GO, UM...

I'LL GO GET THE TAPE NOW.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE MY TRUCK?

AND, UH, IF YOU COULD, WOULD YOU, UH,

FILL UP THE GAS CANS IN THE BACK

FOR THE KID WHO'S GONNA BE MOWING THE LAWN?

YEAH, NO PROBLEM.

YOU HAVE CASH?

YEAH, I GOT PLENTY OF CASH.

ALL RIGHT.

[FLIES BUZZING]

[MOTOR CHUGGING]

[BRAKES SQUEAL]

UHH!

UNH.

UNH!

WHEW.

[MERRY-GO-ROUND MUSIC PLAYING]

[GUNSHOTS]UHH.

John: A SHOVEL...

WHY DIDN'T HE PULL A GUN?

AND WHY DID HE GIVE ME THE CHANCE TO PULL MINE?

WHY DID HE WAIT SO LONG?

[GUNSHOT]

WHOSE IDEA WAS IT, ANYWAY?

HAD MIKE BEEN TRYING TO GET RID OF ME?

OR WAS IT THE OTHER WAY AROUND?

HOW COULD MY MEMORY OF SOMETHING SO IMPORTANT

BECOME SO CONFUSED?

AND IF I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED THAT NIGHT,

COULD I REALLY KNOW ANYTHING?

I HAD MANAGED TO GO YEARS ON END WITHOUT REFLECTING.

NOW I WAS TURNING ON THE LIGHTS, AND I DIDN'T LIKE WHAT I SAW.

I HAD ENDED HUNDREDS OF, I GUESS YOU'D SAY,

HUMAN LIVES.

WHAT GOOD DID IT DO?

I WASN'T RICH, AND I WASN'T SATISFIED.

EITHER THERE WAS SOME INVISIBLE PURPOSE TO MY LIFE,

OR THERE WASN'T.

I NEEDED TO FIGURE OUT IF THINNING THE HERD WAS PART OF IT

OR IF I COULD STOP IF ONLY I HAD AN ENDLESS SUPPLY OF CASH.

SO, I WOULD PUT GOD TO THE TEST.

UH, NOW, WHAT'S THE LOTTERY UP TO? 32 MILLION?

[WOMAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ON P.A.]

AND ONE LOTTERY TICKET, PLEASE.

Child: HEY.

HEY! HOW'S IT GOING, LITTLE BUDDY?

GOOD.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

YOUR MOM INSIDE SHOPPING?

MM-HMM.

YEAH? YEP.

HEY, IF YOU SMILE, I'LL TAKE YOUR PICTURE.

OK. HERE, HOLD THIS.

OK. LEAN OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE, OK?

SMILE.

[SHUTTER CLICKS]

GOOD JOB. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

CHRIS. CHRIS.

I LIKE THAT NAME, CHRIS.

LET ME GRAB THAT FROM YOU.

ONE MORE SECOND, CHRIS. PICTURE'S ALMOST DONE.

THAT'S RIGHT, BUDDY.

[CLICK]

THAT'S RIGHT.

HEY, IS THAT YOUR MOM?

LOOK AT THIS. THE PICTURE'S DONE.

I WANT YOU TO GIVE THIS TO YOUR MOM, OK?

TELL HER IT SHOULD BE GOING ON A MILK CARTON.

TELL HER I GOT MY EYE ON YOU. OK, CHRIS?

OK. BYE.

BYE.

[SIGHS]

[HEAVY BREATHING, KISSING]

John: IN A FEW SHORT HOURS,

I WOULD TOUCH HER FOR THE LAST TIME.

SHE'D GIVE ME A KISS, AND THEN NEVER AGAIN.

I'D SMELL HER, TASTE HER,

FEEL HER SKIN, HEAR HER VOICE,

AND THEN I WOULDN'T, EVER.

UNH. OHH.

John: IT USED TO BE THAT I COULD READ PEOPLE RIGHT AWAY--

KNOW WHAT THEY WANTED ME TO BE,

AND I COULD BE THAT THING.

BUT GERTIE WAS DIFFERENT.

I WAS TRANSPARENT TO HER.

SHE COULD GLANCE INTO MY SOUL AND KNOW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS.

BUT NOW, SHE WOULD SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

SHE WOULD SEE THAT I COULD COMMAND GREATER THINGS.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

THE LOTTERY WOULD GIVE ME THE PROOF I DEMANDED--

THE MATHEMATICAL CERTAINTY OF A LUCKY BREAK

TOO LUCKY TO BE RANDOM.

[DOG BARKING]

I'D PICKED AN ESPECIALLY UNLIKELY BUNCH--

THE FIRST 6 EVEN NUMBERS, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, AND 12.

EVERY ONE OF MY NUMBERS WAS OFF BY ONE DIGIT--

THE FIRST 6 ODD NUMBERS.

I HAD WANTED MATHEMATICAL CERTAINTY,

AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I GOT.

THERE WAS A GOD,

AND THAT SON OF A BITCH HAD IT IN FOR ME.

[WATER DRIPPING]

[WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY]

[GLASS SHATTERING]

UHH!

FUCK!

UHH.

HEY.

SORRY.

IT'S OK.

WHAT HAPPENED?

UH...

HEY, LISTEN, UM,

I THINK I SHOULD GO WITH YOU, OK?

IN YOUR TRUCK, YOU KNOW?

I KNOW THAT PART OF THE COUNTRY,

AND--AND I'M USED TO LONG STRETCHES IN THE ROAD,

[STAMMERING] AND I CAN SHOW YOU THINGS.

THAT'S PROBABLY TRUE.

BUT YOU KNOW-- LOOK,

THERE'S EASIER WAYS TO MAKE A LIVING

THAN DRIVING THAT TRUCK, YOU KNOW?

I KNOW.

I LIKE DOING HARD THINGS.

[SIGHS]

I COULD PROBABLY RENT THIS PLACE FROM YOU, YOU KNOW,

AND KEEP MY STUFF HERE WHILE YOU'RE GONE.

HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK, YOU KNOW, FOR RENT?

OH, I'M NOT READY TO RENT IT.

AND I DRIVE ALONE, JOHN.

I'M NOT UP FOR...

WHATEVER IT IS... COUPLE-HOOD.

BELIEVE ME, YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

I'M A HORROR SHOW. I'D DRIVE YOU CRAZY.

NO, NO, SEE, Y-YOU DO THAT WITH OTHER PEOPLE,

BUT YOU AND ME, WE...

WE JUST--WE CLICK. YOU KNOW WE DO.

OK? IT'S...

LOOK, IT ONLY...STARTED GETTING WEIRD BETWEEN US

WHEN WE--WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT SEPARATING, OK?

'CAUSE THAT IS JUST

SO COMPLETELY NOT THE RIGHT THING FOR US.

RIGHT OR WRONG, I'M LEAVING, JOHN--

MONDAY, ALONE.

I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE,

BUT THAT'S NOT FUCKING HAPPENING, ALL RIGHT?

UNH.

YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY PUT A LOT OF THOUGHT INTO THIS.

NO, I HAVEN'T. I'M WINGING IT.

[SOBS] LOOK, UH...

THIS IS REALLY HARD. I HAVEN'T SLEPT.

UM, LOOK, I'M SORRY, OK?

I JUST--I JUST WANT TO MAKE YOU SEE

WHAT IS JUST SO COMPLETELY OBVIOUS TO ME, OK?

IN A WEEK, YOU'LL SEE. I PROMISE.

BUT FOR NOW, I'M JUST--

I'M ASKING FOR A LEAP OF FAITH, OK?

BUT Y-YOU'LL SEE,

I PROMISE YOU.

OK. [SIGHS]

OK.

BUT IT'S NOT SOMETHING WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT

TIRED OR DRUNK.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT LATER.

BUT I'M NOT DRUNK. HEH.

MAYBE THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

COME ON.

WE'LL DRINK.

YOU'LL SLEEP.

WE'LL TALK. SIT.

OHH.

WHEW.

GOD.

I'M NOT USUALLY THIS... DRAMATIC.

I'M ACTUALLY VERY CALM, BORING SOMETIMES.

YOU DO SOMETHING TO ME. MY...BRAIN CHEMISTRY--

I DON'T KNOW, PHEROMONE POISONING

OR SOMETHING.

I'LL HAVE TO BUILD UP MY TOLERANCE TO YOU.

MANY HAVE TRIED. GOOD LUCK.

YEAH, JESUS. DON'T YOU LIKE ME ANYMORE?

OH, I LIKE YOU.

I LIKE YOU FOR A HUNDRED REASONS,

AND YOU PROBABLY DON'T KNOW HALF OF THEM.

FOR INSTANCE?

DID YOU MEAN IT WHEN YOU SAID

I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MIKE ANYMORE?

I--I MEAN EVERYTHING THAT I SAY TO YOU.

SO, HE'S DEAD?

LOOK...

YOU WON'T EVER SEE HIM AGAIN, OK?

BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS IN THE BACK OF MY MIND.

[SIGHS]

I'M NOT AFRAID OF MUCH. BUT HE SCARES ME, JOHN.

HE'S WHY I NAILED THE BACK WINDOW SHUT.

HE'S WHY I HAVE SUCH GOOD LOCKS ON THE DOORS.

IT DRAINS YOU, ALWAYS HAVING YOUR GUARD UP LIKE THAT.

AND I JUST WANT TO KNOW

IF I DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT ANYMORE.

I SHOT HIM...OK?

HE WAS GONNA--HE WAS GONNA KILL ME SOONER OR LATER,

SO I SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD.

[PANTS]

OK? YOU CAN FORGET HIM.

[VOICE QUIVERING] I CAN'T TELL YOU

THE WEIGHT YOU JUST LIFTED.

I'M GLAD I COULD PROTECT YOU.

OK? I'LL KEEP IT UP.

YOU SAID YOU LIKE IRISH CREAM, RIGHT?

DRINK IT FAST. COME ON. 1, 2, 3.

UNH.

UGH.

GOD, I WOULDN'T MAKE A GOOD DRUNK...

WHEW. NO MORE FOR ME, PLEASE.

THAT ONE SHOULD DO YOU.

SO, WHY WOULD MIKE KILL YOU?

WHY--WHY NOT?

I MEAN, WHY DID HE KILL DAD?

HE'S JUST FUCKING... NUTS.

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW THAT HAPPENED.

BESIDES, DAD DESERVED IT.

I MADE SUCH A MESS IN HERE.

DAMN, I'M SORRY. ARE YOU MADE AT ME?

I'D HATE FOR YOU TO BE MAD AT ME.

DO I SEEM MAD?

UH, YOU REALLY-- YOU REALLY RESENT DAD.

WHY IS THAT?

I GUESS BECAUSE IT'S JUST WRONG

TO COME AND GO THROUGH PEOPLE'S LIVES

WHENEVER YOU FEEL LIKE IT.

MOM COULD NEVER MOVE ON 'CAUSE HE KEPT COMING BACK.

THEN THE LAST TIME, IT SEEMED LIKE HE MIGHT STAY.

BUT HOW COULD WE BE SURE?

YOU CAN'T LIVE YOUR LIFE THAT WAY...

JUST WAITING.

EVEN SHE COULD SEE THAT, AND SHE WAS CRAZY ABOUT HIM.

OHH, SHE MISSED HIM.

BUT SHE KNEW...

IT'S BETTER TO MISS SOMEBODY

THAN TO WASTE YOUR LIFE WAITING.

I'M GONNA GO BACK TO BED.

[CHAIR CREAKS]

[SOBBING]

[SIGHS]

[GROANING] COME ON.

LAY DOWN.

COME ON.

WHAT'S HAPPENING, GERTIE?

YOU JUST NEED TO REST.

GIVE ME YOUR HANDS.

WHAT ARE YOU DO--

JOHN...

[CLANK]

WHERE'S YOUR MONEY?

IN...THE FIRST-AID KIT.

I'M SORRY. I HAD NO CHOICE.

UNH.

IT'S JUST LIKE MOM SAID... [SNIFFLING]

"YOU WANT 'EM TO STAY, THEY LEAVE.

YOU WANT 'EM TO LEAVE, THEY STAY."

WHERE'S DAD?

HE DESERVED IT, JOHN,

JUST LIKE MIKE DID.

MIKE CAME HERE LOOKING FOR DAD, AND HE WOULD HAVE DITCHED YOU

IN A MINUTE IF HE'D FOUND HIM.

UNH.

BUT INSTEAD, HE FOUND US,

I KNEW, TO KILL US.

BUT HE WANTED TO SLEEP WITH US FIRST,

AND HE WAS ARROGANT ENOUGH TO BELIEVE WE ENJOYED IT.

HE WANTED ME TO LEAVE WITH HIM, JOHN.

BY THE TIME HE FIGURED OUT IT WAS A BAD IDEA

TO HAVE LET ME TAKE ALL THOSE PICTURES OF HIM,

ALL HE COULD DO WAS DISAPPEAR...

AND STAY THE HELL OUT OF MY FIELD OF VISION.

[DOG HOWLS IN DISTANCE]

AND HE DID.

HE WAS A SUCKER FOR A PRETTY FACE.

BUT HE HAD A FAIRLY SHARP INSTINCT

FOR SELF-PRESERVATION.

[GROANING]

YOU DID A REAL SERVICE, JOHN.

THE WORLD'S A MUCH BETTER PLACE WITHOUT HIM.

AND DAD WAS SUCH A BASTARD.

BUT YOU, I LIKED.

[DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE]

I BLAME MYSELF FOR THIS.

YOU, I LIKED.

ARE YOU STILL WITH ME?

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

John: IT WOULD BE HARD TO ARGUE I DESERVED BETTER THAN THIS.

MAYBE THERE WAS A PURPOSE AFTER ALL.

THE UNIVERSE HAD SENT ME TO A LOT OF PEOPLE.

COULD I SIMPLY HAVE BEEN GIVING THEM WHAT THEY DESERVED,

JUST AS GERTIE HAD NOW DONE TO ME?

AND WOULD SOMEONE ELSE DO THE SAME FOR HER?

IS THERE AN UNPLEASANT FATE FOR HER OUT THERE,

HOMING IN, KNOWING ITS MOMENT?

OR DOES IT ALL END WITH ME?

IT'S OK IF IT DOES.

BUT I KIND OF DOUBT IT.

♪ STOP THE SEASON, STOP THE STING ♪

♪ A PLASTIC MIC

♪ A BROKEN STRING, OH ♪

♪ INFECTED WOUND FROM A RUSTED RING ♪

♪ SO WHAT?

♪ SOON

♪ YOU'LL BE THERE, TOO

♪ SOON

♪ YOU'LL BE THERE, TOO

♪ KISSING FAMILIES CAN'T RECALL ♪

♪ A PROGRAM TO DERAIL US ALL ♪

♪ FORGOTTEN PRISON, IT'S BEEN SAFE TILL NOW ♪

♪ IT'S NO WONDER THAT WE DID IT THIS WAY ♪

♪ KEPT LOOKING FORWARDS ON PATHS SIDEWAYS ♪

♪ IT'S EVERYTHING THAT IS CONNECTED AND BEAUTIFUL ♪

♪ AND NOW I KNOW JUST WHERE I STAND ♪

♪ MOVE ON

♪ ROLL ALONG

♪ NOT TODAY

♪ IT'S EVERYTHING THAT IS CONNECTED AND BEAUTIFUL ♪

♪ AND NOW I KNOW JUST WHERE I STAND ♪

♪ THANK GOD YOUR HEART IS TOO CLOSE ♪

♪ THIS CAN BE THE BITTER END ♪

♪ I KNOW IT WON'T

♪ WELL, SOMEONE SAID I MADE A MISTAKE ♪

♪ KEPT LOOKING FORWARDS ON PATHS SIDEWAYS ♪

♪ IT'S EVERYTHING THAT IS CONNECTED AND BEAUTIFUL ♪

♪ AND NOW I KNOW JUST WHERE I STAND ♪

♪ WELL, SEASONS ALWAYS SHIFT TOO LATE! ♪

♪ SPENT TOO MUCH TIME NOW ON PATHS SIDEWAYS ♪

♪ IT'S EVERYTHING THAT IS CONNECTED AND BEAUTIFUL ♪

♪ AND NOW I KNOW JUST WHERE I STAND ♪

♪ THANK GOD IT'S OVER!

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