Original subtitles

[insects buzzing]

[animals calling]

[birds squawking]

[animals braying]

[monkey squeaks]

[dogs barking]

[hoots, squeaks]

[wind whistling]

[dogs barking]

[barking continues]

[animals calling]

[cage clatters]

-[Dwayne] You bring the check? -[Carolyn] Yes, sir.

[Dwayne] All right then.

-[squeaks] -[animals screeching]

[Martha] We was busier than a three-dicked goat there

-for a while. -[wind whistling]

We're just a petting zoo at a country carnival,

we ain't hurting nobody. They still hassle us.

So, look,

we got a zebra...

-[camel grunts] -...and a llama, too,

if you're interested.

[monkey squeaking]

[animals braying]

-[squeaking] -[Martha] She's in here.

[chitters]

[door creaks]

[monkey chitters]

[flies buzzing]

Hi, Gigi.

You're feeding her cereal?

[growls]

-[screeches] -Gigi! Gigi! Calm your ass down!

[Dwayne] You're gonna piss her off! Get back!

I got it from here. Please just go.

[Gigi grunting]

Hi, momita.

You hungry? [speaking Spanish]

[speaking Spanish]

[speaking Spanish]

-Mm. -[squeaking]

-[soft music playing] -[squeaking]

[Carolyn] Come here, come here.

You're safe now.

Let's get you out of here.

[music continues]

[birds twittering]

[Nate shouting]

[Nate shouting]

Whoo-whoo-whoo!

[shouts]

[Benji] We got a chicken on the high board!

-[Nate] Chicken? -[Benji] Yeah, you!

Me? Look who's talking, you're the one down there!

-[Benji] Just jump already! -Benji, watch!

This is how the pros do it.

[Benji] Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! Hey. Stop, I was joking!

-Don't do it. Nate! -Come on.

[chuckles, breathes heavily]

[muffled sound]

Whoo! Yeah!

-[laughs] -[Benji] Nate!

Oh, my God, that was crazy.

[muffled sound]

-[muffled] Are you good, dude? -[panting]

[Benji] Yeah. Come on.

-[breathes heavily] -[music concludes]

[birds chirping]

[upbeat music playing]

-[Claire] Annabelle? -[Annabelle] Yeah.

[Claire] Did you do the deviled eggs?

[Annabelle] Um... they're in the garage fridge.

Can you get them, sweetheart?

I wanna make sure we have enough.

-Chairs are done. -[Claire] All of 'em?

-Yeah -Thank you, Benji.

[brakes squeal]

[music playing from radio]

-[Travis] Just two? -[Nate] Yo, what's up?

We forgot to get towels.

Where you going?

The lake. We're gonna rent a boat.

That's a-- That's a great idea.

-[Nate] Great idea. -No. No, no, no, no.

Nate, we want to go alone.

Travis is only gonna be here for a few days.

Well, you don't know how to drive a boat.

[Katy] Travis does.

Mom, can you tell him, please?

Oh, honey, this is not my action item.

Y'all are old enough.

I don't have to referee for you anymore, okay?

But your brother's only gonna be here

for a couple more weeks,

and then he goes off to college.

So... don't you want to have some quality time with him?

[Katy] No,

I've been with him all summer.

[Claire] Okay guys, let me tell it to you.

I've got 14 people coming for dinner.

I have not even started the fried chicken yet,

your dad is not back yet to help me with the fireworks,

and if you're gonna stay here, you're gonna work.

But otherwise, go on to the lake and have a good time

and get out of my hair. Okay? You guys work it out.

Katy, come on, it's not a big deal.

The more, the merrier.

Fine, but you're not driving.

Well, can I come?

[all] No!

Fine.

I'll just stay here and day drink with Grandma.

[chuckles] You always were my favorite.

[Claire] Be back by six o'clock, okay?

The guests are coming, your dad'll be back.

[truck engine revs]

-[Benji] Whoo! -[Nate] Yeah!

[Claire] No seatbelts, nothing! What the hell? I love that boy.

[music concludes]

[indistinct chatter]

[door squeaks]

-[Benji] Yo. -Yo.

[Benji] What took you so long, dude?

Man, I was, uh, busy.

-Also, did you get any-- -Wait for me, wait for me, okay?

[Benji] Where are you going?

[Lori] Whoa.

Hi.

Hi.

-[Nate] Hi. -[chuckles]

-Hey, did they card you? -Got a fake ID, Benny.

[grunts] Not an issue.

[Benji] Uh, actually it's Benji with a J.

[Lori] Right, where you headed?

-Out to lake. Chill on the boat. -Oh, good for you.

We got room if you wanna come.

Hmm. Pass.

I do not do summer people.

Is that right?

You know, I'm a local.

Local, you say? Local, okay. Yeah, well, that's too bad.

I mean, we're gonna break out the main yacht today.

We're gonna land the chopper right on the poop deck.

-[chuckles] What? -No, I'm kidding.

We're just gonna drink some beers

and do a little tubing.

Come on.

Sure you don't wanna come?

I don't even know who you are.

I'm Nate.

Hey, who does this?

Kid's an animal.

Wait, where is he?

He gets easily distracted.

[Travis] Hey!

-Let go! -Hurry up!

Come on!

["Thread The Needles Eye" playing]

♪ Cry little baby You're crying all the time ♪

♪ If you want I'll turn the light on ♪

♪ You try little baby I see you try ♪

♪ These days it's hard To thread the needle's eye ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh You know it's hard ♪

♪ To thread the needle's eye ♪

♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh You know it's hard ♪

♪ To thread the needle's eye ♪

[song continues on radio]

Lori, you got your whole life ahead of you.

You're 17. What do you wanna do with the rest of your life?

What are you dreaming about?

-[muffled voices echoing] -[high-pitched ringing]

[Lori] Um, I have always dreamed of a career in fireworks sales.

[muffled sound]

[Katy] You know, that was pretty badass

how you just quit your job like that.

[ringing fades]

Yeah, I mean, I was just covering for my sister.

She was hungover today.

She's actually hungover every day,

but yeah. [chuckles]

♪ The tides roll in And roll out... ♪

It's way too freakin' hot.

♪ We all crash... ♪

You getting in the water?

Mm-hmm.

♪ But you're showing me that We gotta get back, girl... ♪

I wish I was 17 again.

♪ Oh, baby, it's you... ♪

[both laugh]

♪ Oh, baby, it's you... ♪

-[thunder crashes] -[song stops]

[Claire] Mama, looks like it's gonna rain.

-[Mama Blanche] Yeah. -Nate, come on up!

[breathes shakily]

[sighs]

-They're canceling your flight? -[Dan] No, not yet.

-[Claire] Well, can you ask 'em? -[Dan] Well, I have.

There's a million other people wondering the same thing.

Well, this sucks.

'Cause people are just getting ready to arrive

and I've spent all afternoon preparing everything.

Honey, there's a line of thunderstorms.

There's nothing I can do. It's just nature.

[Claire] You could have waited until after the holidays

to travel.

There were three other firms looking at this project, honey.

If I wasn't here, we'd never have a shot at it.

I know. I'm just...

I'm just frustrated, sweetheart, that's all.

-[line beeps] -Hello? [sighs]

[announcer speaking indistinctly over PA]

-Dad? -[Claire] Yeah.

They're diverting his flight out of Atlanta

'cause of the thunderstorms everything,

but he said to go ahead and start without him.

-[sighs] -Sweetheart.

-Are you okay? -My head hurts like, um...

a lot.

Oh, you're fine, you're fine. [chuckles]

Just get some Aspirin, get a lot of water, okay?

'Cause I'm gonna need you to bring the chicken down.

Mama, guests are arriving. Hello!

Happy 4th.

[Mama Blanche] Dear God, you might not remember me,

but here I am.

Bless this food and bless this family,

and most of these friends here.

Bless our country,

and happy birthday to us and all that business.

And also, if you could light a fire under Marvin over at CVS,

that would be great.

'Cause my prescription still isn't ready

-and my arthritis is killing me. -[guests chuckle]

[thunder rumbles]

[Mama Blanche] Thank you.

See, at least somebody

is listening to me around here. Amen.

[all] Amen.

[guests chuckling]

All right. Bon appétitty, as they say in France.

[laughter]

[rain pattering]

-Dammit. -[thunder rumbles]

I thought that we were gonna make it before the rain,

but looks like not. So, everybody grab your plates.

Plan B, anything, just carry it.

Let's go inside, okay.

-Grab your plate now. -[thunder rumbling]

[high pitched ringing]

[Claire] I got the pie. Nate, come on, honey.

If you don't feel good, you can lay down,

-but grab your plate, come on. -Yeah, okay.

[quiet music playing]

[Claire] What a busy day.

Oh, I can't wait to dip into that cake.

-Canasta, that works-- -No, no, no, no.

-You can't do that. -What?

[breathes heavily]

[quiet music playing]

[retches]

[breathes heavily]

Mom!

Mom! Something's wrong with Nate.

What?

[breathes heavily]

Oh, my God.

Nate. Oh, my God, what's wrong?

Come here, come here. What is wrong?

-[breathes heavily] -Breathe.

-Honey, just breathe. Katy! -[Katy] Mom.

-Breathe. Katy! -[Katy] Mom, what is it?

Yes. Honey, get my car, bring it round front.

Katy, go!

Go! I know what I'm doing. Go.

-[Nate groans] -I got you, baby, just breathe.

Breathe. I got you, I got you. Just breathe.

Oh, my God, please, please, please. Just breathe.

Trust me. It's okay. I've got you.

Please, dear God. Please, dear God.

Oh, my God, please, dear God.

[music swells]

[inaudible]

Help!

Hello!

[music fades]

Why did he need the catheter?

[Dr. Patidar] It's for the urine screen.

I already told you, he is not on drugs.

I just want to know that my son is going to be okay.

Ma'am, I understand.

We're gonna take him for a CT scan.

We should know something soon.

Wait...

[sighs] I've been calling your dad for half an hour.

He doesn't answer.

[breathes deeply] Why doesn't he answer?

[indistinct chatter]

[cell phone chimes]

[cell phone chimes]

[cell phone chimes rapidly]

I'm concerned about the scan.

There's swelling around the brain

and I don't know why.

I'd like to do a lumbar puncture.

-What is that? -[Dr. Patidar] A spinal tap.

To check for signs of a possible infection.

And... you want to do that here?

Uh, yeah, it won't take long

but I need you all to wait outside.

Katy, we're not doing anything else here.

-Uh, I want to go home. -[Dr. Patidar] Mrs. Gibson.

I'm wanna go back to Nashville.

I wanna go to St Celine Hospital.

[Katy] Mom. Mom, that's like a five-hour drive.

We're not driving, honey, we...

I want an airplane or a helicopter,

or whatever it is that's gonna get him there the fastest, okay?

And I want it-- Start dialing! I want it now!

I need to drive two hundred and eleven miles

to Nashville, Tennessee.

I need a car, and I need it right now.

[helicopter blades whirring]

This is a medical emergency.

My son has been in a horrific accident.

He's being Life Flighted right now

to the hospital.

I don't even know how he is.

I'm so sorry.

If you had a reservation maybe I could...

How am I supposed to have a reservation?

I'm not even supposed to be here!

Sir.

Excuse me just for one second, please.

-Sir. -Please, please,

-just one minute, please. -Take my reservation.

It's economy,

probably a little crappy Kia or something,

but it'll get you there.

And, uh... I'm sorry to hear about your son.

[dramatic music playing]

[helicopter blades whirring]

[helicopter blades whirring]

Mom? I'm Doctor Clark. I'm the chief neurosurgeon ITU.

We got him now.

[monitor beeping]

[quiet music playing]

[music continues]

Hello.

Are you the father?

[Nate gasping, spluttering]

-[music fades] -[monitor beeping]

[Nate groans, breathes heavily]

[Dr. Clark] What's presenting is meningitis.

We think it probably came from the water in the lake.

When you dive or jump,

germs can blast into the sinuses and then the bloodstream

before inflaming the brain.

[Claire] And, uh ... that's what's causing the seizures?

I know it's hard to watch,

but we're doing the best we can.

-How do you treat this? -[Dr. Clark] Priority one

is to reduce the swelling around his brain

and maintain his blood pressure.

We're treating with antibiotics

until we know more.

And how long does that take?

Anywhere from 28 to 48 hours.

He could be like this for two more days?

-Most likely. -[Claire] Wait.

Why isn't anyone saying?

Excuse me?

Why isn't anyone saying?

Is Nate going to be okay?

Your son is very sick.

We're doing all we can, but you should know,

mortality rates in his age and profile

are 80 percent.

-[Dan] Oh, God. -[Dr. Steinberg] If he survives,

there's also a significant risk of brain impairment.

Loss of speech, loss of hearing,

cognitive dysfunction.

Even paralysis.

[monitor beeping]

-[siren wailing distantly] -[pen tapping]

Why?

[sighs]

[clipboard clatters]

I can't do this.

[Claire] Give it to... Okay.

Look, remember what the doctor said.

[sighs]

We should be prepared for all possible outcomes.

-Right? -I can't.

[Dan] What if, in three days' time,

he wakes up and he's perfectly normal?

[Claire] That's not possible.

Nate Gibson has never been completely normal.

Yeah.

He's a funny little kid.

You remember the time

he took that little red wagon of his,

loaded it up with all my clothes,

wheeled it around the lake,

and tried to sell it to all my friends?

I mean, that kid is just...

Dan... [sobs]

I'm so scared.

Me too.

[sniffles] Part of it is these...

horrible thoughts I keep having.

[Dan] I know.

Yeah. [inhales]

[sobs]

-[sobs] -[Dan] It's okay.

-[Dan kisses] It's okay. -[sobs]

[Dan] Go ahead.

-Let it go. -[Claire sobs]

-I'm right here. -[Claire sobs]

We'll get through this.

[Claire sobs]

We'll get through it.

[Claire sobbing]

[sobs]

[sobs]

-[monitor beeping] -[clock ticking]

So, do not leave, Nathaniel.

[echoing] You do not have my permission.

You understand?

Nate?

Nate?

Nate?

[instrumental music playing]

[birds chirping]

[thunder rumbling]

[birds chirping]

[thunder rumbling]

[screaming]

[screams] Mom!

[music ends]

[Claire] Dan!

Dan!

[Dan] Nate!

-[grunts] -[breathes heavily]

I got you, honey.

I got you.

-[whimpers] -[Dan] Hold on.

[breathes heavily]

[Nate sobbing]

-[birds chirping] -[wheelchair whirring]

[keypad tapping]

[phone rings]

[receptionist] Cebus For Independence.

[Claire] Hi.

I'd like to follow up about our request

for a service animal for my son.

[instrumental music playing]

[dog barking]

-[dog barks] -[horse neighing]

-[man] Hi. -[Claire] Hey.

[Carolyn] Welcome to Cebus.

Thank you. It's amazing.

How are you doing, Nate? You excited?

-Yeah. Hell yeah, I'm excited. -Yeah?

[dogs barking]

[indistinct chatter]

[Carolyn] Your husband couldn't make it?

[Claire] No, he's at home with my mother.

[Carolyn] And is everything okay?

[Claire] It will be.

Claire, we talked about this. I mean, you're taking on a lot,

and if Dan's having second thoughts--

No. No, he's not. He's not.

He knows that this is what Nate wants, and...

everything will be fine, I promise.

Nate, come on.

Now, remember what we talked about

-in the home visit. -[pig snorts]

That you're gonna go in first.

Frank's gonna be sitting at the table

and we're just gonna

give Gigi a little time to acclimate to you.

-[Nate] Okay. -[Carolyn] Okay?

[squeaking]

There she is.

[chitters softly]

Hey, Gigi.

[squeaking]

[Carolyn] Now remember, this is her first placement.

She has had years of training,

but it takes a little while for her to establish a bond.

[Annabelle] What is that, peanut butter?

[Carolyn] Mm-hmm. It helps with the training.

[blows raspberry]

I don't think she likes you. [laughs]

No, she likes me. She... [chuckles]

She just doesn't know it yet.

-[squeaks] -[laughs]

So cute.

Where did you get her from again?

A petting zoo in California.

It was more like a traveling circus.

They didn't treat her so well.

Well, that is about to change.

Ready?

Yeah.

All right, let's go in slow

so she gets used to you,

and kind of circle around.

Okay?

You guys can stay with me here,

-so we give them a little space. -[squeaks]

-[chitters] -[wheelchair whirring]

How you doing?

[Gigi squeaks]

Sorry we're late.

It was... it was crazy out there.

[hoots softly]

Yeah, I know you're supposed to allow 15 minutes

to account for traffic, but...

it takes me a little while to get ready these days.

[squeaks]

-[chuckles softly] -[Gigi squeaks]

I haven't...

seen him smile

in months.

[chittering]

-Hey. -[squeaks]

Hi.

[squeaks]

[squeaks]

[uplifting music playing]

-[Nate] Oh, Dad's waiting. -[Claire laughs]

Okay.

-Did you take care of the dog? -Yes, he's behind the gate.

[Claire] And is the monkey cage ready?

-Yes, we're all set. -[Claire] Okay. [chuckles]

-[Nate] I'm good. I got it. -Good?

-[Nate] Yeah. -All right.

Monkey in the house, people!

Oh, lucky us.

How you doing?

Good. I got a passenger here.

-[Dan] I-- I can see. -[Claire chuckles]

[squeaks, chitters]

She's a lot smaller than I thought.

This is Father. He likes beer.

-[shushes] -[Dan] You should let her out.

[Claire] She has to go straight to his room.

She has to imprint the environment first.

[dog barks]

-[barking] -This is Banjo.

He likes barking.

[Gigi chittering]

-[Banjo barking] -[squeaks]

[Claire] Quiet. Quiet. [shushes] Quiet.

-[Gigi squeaking] -Ah.

[Mama Blanche] Get used to it.

This is a crazy town around here.

Here we go.

And you're in.

[music concludes]

This is it.

This is where you're gonna live.

[squeaks, chitters]

[Nate] This is my sling chair.

I sit in it when they need to move me

'cause I'm really heavy.

And these... these are my paintings.

This is where I do my physical therapy.

AKA weakly torture. [chuckles]

It's pretty boring, but it's not like I can go to the gym, right?

And over here...

This is your house.

[squeaks, chitters]

[Nate] You wanna come out?

-You know, chill for a while? -[squeaks, chitters]

[exhales]

You ready?

[gasps, chuckles]

[Banjo barking in distance]

[Nate] Yeah, they call it monkey college.

They train for like five years

before they can come to the house.

[Benji] Is the monkey cool?

She's great. She's hanging out in her cage right now.

Annabelle. Come help with the dishes.

[Annabelle] Nate's not finished eating yet.

[Claire] It's okay, Nogo's here.

Top left!

-[Nate] Take him out! -[Claire] Has she come out?

Uh-uh.

Like I said, you just ignore her and do your own thing, okay?

I mean, she has to learn your routine.

Does she bite?

-[screeches] -Oh, no.

[Nate] Hey, Nogo, this is Gigi.

[Benji] Uh, Nogo's there? What's she wearing?

[Nate chuckles] She's wearing scrubs.

[Nogo] You need to get a life, Benjamin.

-Bye, Benji. -Seriously?

-I was in the middle of a game. -[Nogo] No, you weren't.

He was playing, you were just watching. Come on.

[groans]

[Nogo] Mm-hmm. Come on, you're okay.

[Nate groans]

[exhales]

-Okay. -[Nate yells]

-[screeches] -[Nogo] You're good.

["Absolute Loser" playing]

[Nogo] Right, let's get these pants off.

-She likes to undress me. -[Nogo] Oh, be quiet.

♪ Your long-distance van driving In the waning day... ♪

[announcer over TV] Macy Gray, come on down!

♪ Feeling absolute heartache In the purest way... ♪

[announcer] Thomas Brown, come on down!

♪ So seasick and waiting ♪

♪ For the storm to break ♪

♪ An absolute loser On the verge ♪

♪ Of something great ♪

♪ Just waiting, waiting Waiting ♪

♪ For the storm to break... ♪

[Nate groans]

Come on.

-[squeaks] -[Nate] Come on, Gigi.

♪ Your long-distance driver... ♪

[Nate] "The weather was clear

and the strongest of the survivors

were able to dig a tunnel in the snow

out of the back of the plane."

"Later that morning..." Page.

♪ Absolutely broken ♪

♪ In almost every sense... ♪

Nogo, page.

You're not supposed to look at her.

[Nogo] I can't help it.

I can't tell if she's cute, or if she's gonna eat my soul.

♪ Your heart's sinking weighing The two sides of you... ♪

[groans]

[Jay] All right.

Left hand.

-Seriously? -[Jay] Mm-hmm.

You have to work these neural pathways.

The right hand's dominant

because you use it on the joystick.

You gotta train this left hand

twice as hard for it to catch up.

[Nate] Okay, okay. [groans]

-That hurt. [breathes deeply] -[Jay] Pain is good.

That means the nerves are working.

-So, the monkey's name is Gigi? -[Nate] Yeah, she's a capuchin.

-Banjo. Banjo. -[Banjo barking]

Banjo, I love you, I do. Shut the hell up!

-[barking] -It's only a monkey!

Hey, Nogo. D'you hear about the bar on the moon?

-Great drinks, no atmosphere. -[chuckles]

She likes that one.

♪ Just waiting, waiting, waiting For the storm ♪

♪ Just waiting, waiting, waiting For the storm... ♪

[Claire] How's it going?

She's not coming out.

[Claire] Well, let's try the peanut butter again.

[exhales] Come on, Gigi.

-[squeaks] -[Nate] Check it out.

[song concludes]

Come on, you better come and get this

before I eat it myself. Come on.

This is tasty.

Snack time.

[chitters, squeaks]

Oh, look at that.

Come on.

[Gigi squeaks]

-[Claire chuckles] -[chitters]

Mom, she's supposed to be helping me.

[Claire] Carolyn said it would take time.

[screeches]

[Gigi chitters]

Hey, buddy.

Yeah, I'm awake.

I don't sleep.

I pretend so she doesn't worry.

Yeah.

Sucks to be in a cage.

I know what that feels like.

-[squeaks] -[cage clangs]

[soft music playing]

[Banjo barking]

-You wanna put it on the spoon? -No, I'm good. I got the fork--

[Annabelle] Mom, who eats tomatoes with a spoon?

-Annabelle. -I'm gonna do it.

-[Banjo barking] -Pathetic, wow.

[barking]

[Claire] Banjo, hush!

[talking quietly]

Hello, happy family.

[Claire] I thought you had classes

on Thursdays?

I'm a senior. Nobody goes to class anymore.

[Travis] Speak for yourself.

I have Mock Trial tomorrow I'm just taking a break.

For the record, none of this is mine.

And her sheets are disgusting.

-Hey. -Hi, Nana.

[chuckles] Oh, darling.

[Katy sighs]

Where's Dad?

-[Katy opens can] -He had to work late.

-[Banjo barks] -Since when?

Since the monkey moved in.

[barking]

What monkey?

[Banjo barking]

Nate got a pet monkey.

Katy, I was gonna tell you

that we have decided that what we--

No. Mom, you said

that you were just thinking about it.

-[Banjo barking] -She's not a pet,

-she's a service animal. -Right.

You can't keep a freaking monkey in the house.

Says who? You don't live here anymore.

Where is it?

Katy!

Katy, there is a protocol to all this

and you are not supposed to just go up there.

You're gonna freak her out.

Katy, are you listening?

-Oh, my God. -[Claire] Never mind.

You keep her in a cage?

It's not a cage,

It's her house. She likes it.

Hi.

-Hi. -[hoots]

[Katy] Are you okay? No, you're not.

[Nate] Uh, I wouldn't do that if I were you.

-[chitters, screeches] -[groans]

[Annabelle chuckles, gasps]

Look! See, you don't disturb her when she's eating.

Basic Monkey 101. [chuckles]

-[groans] It went in my mouth. -Oh, my God! [laughs]

I told you not to do that.

I'll get it. It's okay. Come here.

What is wrong with you people? Monkeys are primates.

They're supposed to be in the wild,

not kept in cages.

[Claire] Gigi is here for Nate. She is not here for you.

Nate doesn't need his own monkey slave.

Travis, can you tell them?

-You know that I'm right. -I'm Switzerland here.

-[Annabelle laughs] -Smart lawyer. Very smart.

Okay. Mom, this is cruel.

-[Annabelle] Come on. -[Katy] It's inhumane, crazy...

-Get off of your soapbox. -I'm not gonna be a part of it.

Literally no one is asking you to!

[Mama Blanche] Don't open the gate, Travis!

-[Travis] Banjo, stop! -[Mama Blanche screams]

[Claire] Oh, no, no! Get him, get him, get him!

-[dramatic music playing] -[Nate] Hey, grab him!

-[Annabelle] Banjo! -Banjo!

-Somebody get him! Banjo! -[barking]

-[screeches] -Gigi! Gigi!

[Claire] Annabelle, shut the door!

-[barks] -[screeches]

[Claire] Banjo! Banjo, no!

[shrieks]

[Claire] Banjo!

-[growls] -[Annabelle] Banjo, get down!

[grunts]

-[Annabelle] Gigi! -[screeches]

[Claire] Stay! Stay!

[Katy] He's gonna eat the monkey!

[Annabelle] No, no, no, no, no, Gigi! Gigi!

Gigi, Come here.

-[screeches] -[growls]

[all clamoring]

[Annabelle] Banjo, come back! Banjo!

[screeches]

-[growls] -[screeches]

-Gigi! Get the dog! -[Travis] I got him.

Hey, Gigi, it's okay.

[music concludes]

-[Nate] Gigi! -[Travis] It's okay, boy.

Travis, man, how could you let Banjo out the gate?

It's not his fault that our dog's psycho!

Like the rest of this family!

-[overlapping clamor] -That is rich coming from you!

-It's not his fault? -I didn't mean to, I--

[Nate] I specifically said don't go in there, you're gonna...

What the hell's going on here?

[overlapping clamor]

One person at a time.

-[overlapping clamor] -[Banjo growls]

One answer.

-One person at a time. -[squeaks]

[groans]

This is getting a little ridiculous, Claire.

We got a junior in high school, we got a son in a wheelchair,

we got your eighty-year-old mother here,

and you wanna bring a monkey into the mix?

And train it, and feed it, and clean up

after it tears the house apart?

I thought you were on board with this.

I was. I am.

[Claire] Doesn't seem like it.

[Dan] I just wanna be able to come home and relax

at the end of a long week, that's all.

Great. Fine. Go relax.

Not like you ever help me out with anything anyway.

Okay. [sighs]

-What's going on? -Come on.

When is the last time that you

got up at three in the morning to turn Nate?

Claire, I work. How do you think we pay for our health insurance?

Yeah. Why? You can't get up, I don't know, maybe once a week

to help me out?

[Dan] I need my sleep, Claire.

[Claire] You need your sleep? [scoffs]

[Dan] If you had a job, you'd understand it.

[Claire] I do have a job! It just doesn't pay!

[Dan] You think you're the only one

who makes sacrifices around here?

What else do you want, Dan, huh?

You want your perfect life back.

You want your perfect son back.

And your country club membership,

and your house on the lake.

You were the one that sold Happy Days.

Because I had to.

How else were we gonna afford Nate's bedroom?

You know what? We had plenty of money when you were working.

[Claire] Yeah, we did.

[Dan] Well then, why don't you go back to the studio?

-Do some cleaning-- -I don't have any time!

I take care of Nate day and night.

[Dan] Come on.

Claire, you can't fix everything!

I mean, if you think that this monkey's

gonna be some magic bullet that's gonna

get Nate out of that wheelchair and walk again,

you are wrong!

[Gigi chitters]

You wanna get rid of Gigi?

-No, I didn't say that. Cla-- -No, no, it's okay. Come on.

-Now don't get this way with me. -But you tell him. You be the..

-Claire-- -Go on up there!

And you tell Nate, "I'm here to take away

the one good thing that's happened to you

in the last four years"!

Claire.

Dad's right.

What?

We should take Gigi back. It's too much.

No, it's not. Your... your dad and I were just venting, honey.

Everything's gonna be all right.

You sold Happy Days because of me.

You haven't...

painted or sculpted in years 'cause of me.

I don't want to be more of a burden

than I already am.

[Claire] Nate, you are not a burden, okay?

I am your mother.

-There will never be a time-- -Oh, Mom, stop. Mom! Get off me!

I just wanna sleep.

It's the only time I don't have to think about it.

[door closing]

Uh, can you please let her know

that I will be at this number all day.

Okay. Thank you.

Was that Cebus?

Mm-hmm.

[soft music playing]

[Jay] Each finger, one at a time.

-[Nate groans] -Has anybody said anything?

About what?

[Jay] I know some people aren't into having, uh,

monkeys being used as service animals.

[Nate groans softly]

[Nate] Well, it doesn't matter. We're taking her back anyway.

[Jay] Why?

It's, um...

you know, it's just not working out.

[Jay] Table roll.

[sighs]

-Backing it up. Thumb. -[Nate groans]

[Nate groans]

-Oh, man. -[Jay] That was good.

Just open up some extension, all right?

[Nate groans]

-[screams, groans] -[chitters]

-[groans] -[squeaks]

[music concludes]

It's okay.

[squeaks softly]

[sighs]

Hey.

[Nate] "...something like finding gold

when the piece of aluminum

which acting as a shovel, uncovered the..." Page.

[squeaks]

That is how you do it.

[piano playing]

-[Annabelle] All right. Okay. -[Nate groans]

[Annabelle] So, it's across these four ones,

-and then it starts on this one. -[plays note]

-[Nate] Okay. All right. -Okay. So, I'll start over.

-[Nate] Yeah. -[piano playing]

[Annabelle] Nice.

-[deep note plays] -[Nate chuckles]

[Annabelle] She wants to help.

-[Nate groans, winces] -[deep note plays]

-[Nate] That-- that is helping. -[Annabelle] Oh, really good.

-[both chuckle] -[discordant notes playing]

[Annabelle] She's throwing me off.

[both laughing]

-[squeaks] -[both laugh]

[chitters]

["If You Got A Problem" playing]

♪ When the light is gone ♪

♪ And you're on your own... ♪

[squeaks]

♪ You've been tryin' But the fight never goes away ♪

♪ And you don't know when ♪

♪ The sun will shine again ♪

♪ All you gotta do Is look my way ♪

♪ If you got a problem ♪

♪ I got a problem too ♪

♪ If you're standin' At the bottom... ♪

[groans]

♪ I'll reach out for you ♪

♪ If you need someone to lean on Baby, I can be strong ♪

♪ I will carry you through... ♪

[laughs]

♪ If you got a problem ♪

♪ I got a problem too ♪

♪ Everybody needs ♪

♪ Somethin' to believe ♪

♪ If you want, you can always Put your faith in me... ♪

[squeaks]

♪ I don't know it all ♪

♪ But I know How it feels to fall... ♪

Yes! [chuckles]

♪ With a helpin' hand ♪

♪ You'll find your feet... ♪

-[Mama Blanche] Come on, baby. -Nana, what are you doing?

[shushes]

-[barks] -[chitters]

-[Mama Blanche] Sit! -[squeaks]

-Lay down. Good boy. -[whimpers]

Behold...

nature.

♪ If you got a problem ♪

♪ I got a problem too... ♪

[slurps]

♪ If you're standin' At the bottom... ♪

[slurps]

♪ I'll reach out for you... ♪

♪ If you need someone to lean on Baby, I can be strong ♪

♪ I will carry you through ♪

♪ If you got a problem ♪

♪ I got a problem too ♪

[seagulls calling]

[Claire] Whoo!

[seagulls squawking]

[song concludes]

[groans]

[Jay] All the way now.

Horizontal adduction. Open it up.

-[groans] -[Jay] Next one.

Both hands, tight grip, smooth figure eight.

[Nate breathes heavily]

[Jay] Nice.

[Dr. Falerias] I've been treating patients

with quadriplegia my whole career,

and I've never seen anyone make such fast progress.

[Nate] Well, it wasn't me, it was her.

I was determined to pet her.

[Dr. Falerias] You should be proud of yourself, Nate.

You've worked hard and it's paying off.

How's your pain these days?

It's there.

Is the gabapentin helping?

Sometimes.

It kinda makes me a little loopy.

These days I-- I prefer to go with tail therapy.

What's that?

Gigi. Neck.

-[audience chuckles, applauds] -[Dr. Falerias] Amazing.

[all] ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

♪ Happy birthday, dear Nate... ♪

Oh, guys, thank you.

♪ Happy birthday to you ♪

[Nate chuckles]

-[Dan] There you go. -[Mama Blanche] Make a wish.

[Dan] Yes.

[blows weakly]

I got two.

Okay, just let me do it. I got it.

-[blows] -[all cheer]

Bravo!

Here's a little something

long overdue.

[Nate] Mm-hmm.

[chuckles, exclaims]

-Outstanding. -Yeah?

Should have done this a long time ago.

-Except I never went anywhere. -Well...

you couldn't use it.

Now, you can.

[chuckles] Thank you.

-[Annabelle] So cute. -Yeah?

You guys look great.

-What do you think? Good? -I think that's good.

-You wanna post it? -I wanna post it.

-Right there. -All right, here we go.

I am online. [chuckles]

We're online, Gigi.

["Happy Little Bluebird" plays on radio]

♪ There's a bluebird Sitting on my shoulder ♪

♪ There's a blue sky High up above me... ♪

[cell phone buzzes]

♪ And the world's My lucky star ♪

♪ 'Cause a little bit Of where you are ♪

♪ There's a bluebird... ♪

[chuckles]

♪ Sitting on my shoulder... ♪

[squeaks]

♪ There's a bluebird ♪

♪ Sitting on my shoulder ♪

♪ And I'm flying High up on a cloud ♪

♪ All the dreams I had came true ♪

♪ 'Cause I know You love me too... ♪

[chuckles]

♪ There's a bluebird Sitting on my shoulder... ♪

[Nate] Monkey Monet.

♪ Happy bluebird Sitting on my shoulder... ♪

-[cell phone chimes] -[song fades]

Okay. All right.

Next, we gotta get some cereal. Okay.

[pop song playing over speakers]

[squeaks, chitters]

Frosted Flakes?

Hey, Annabelle won't be happy.

Not a fan of tigers?

[squeaks]

Oh, look at you, you charmer.

Leprechauns. I understand.

[chittering]

Yeah? [chuckles]

All right. Here we go.

Come on, don't fail me now, hands.

Come on. There you go.

[Lori] Hey, do I...

Do I know you?

That a trick question?

Oh. Oh, my God, you're...

It... it's me. Lori. We went swimming on 4th of July, and...

[Nate] Yes, right. Oh, my--

-[chitters] -[chuckles] Sorry, um...

Oh my God, you look different.

Me? God, what the hell happened to you?

-[chuckles] -Oh, my God, I am so sorry.

-[Nate] It's okay. -No, it's not. It's not okay.

That's like the worst thing I've ever said in my entire life.

I am so sorry. I really didn't-- I didn't mean to...

Let me get it out the way for you, okay?

Yes, I'm paralyzed.

Yes, it hurts.

No, I can't go to the bathroom.

Yes, I can feed myself.

And no, I don't need you

to get me anything off the shelf.

[chuckles] So, the, uh, the... the monkey. [chuckles]

What monkey?

-No. [chuckles] Yeah. -[chuckles]

This is Gigi.

-My service animal. -[chitters]

Can I pet him?

Her. And, uh, no, sorry, I'm not supposed to let you.

Why, does she... Does she bite or something?

No, no, she's... She's super friendly.

But, uh, it's just kinda what I have to do.

Although, uh...

she likes fruit.

Like a lot.

So, uh, you got any blueberries lying around?

Uh, yeah. Yeah, for sure. Um, one second.

You hungry? Please be hungry. You better eat right now.

[squeaks]

-[Nate] Oh, look at this. -[chuckles]

Okay, one at a time, in the palm of your hand.

[Lori] Want it? Maybe not.

-[Nate] Go on. -Okay. [chuckles]

Oh, you like that?

-Aren't you lucky. -[chuckles] She is so cute.

So, this is kinda crazy.

You-- you live in Nashville now?

Uh, yeah. Yeah, I'm a... I'm a senior at Belmont.

Theater program. People say I am very dramatic.

[squeaks]

I'm sorry, can I get a picture?

[chuckles]

-[Nate] Hey, smile. -Smile, little monkey.

-[camera shutter clicks] -[chuckles] Ah, that's awesome.

'Cause I totally have to post this,

so what's your, uh, what's your handle?

You know, now I have to say it out loud,

it's kind of embarrassing, but, uh..

"itsthemonkeyguy."

-[chuckles] -[Nate chuckles] Yeah.

No, it's, it's cute.

-[chuckles] -[Lori] All right.

I love it. All right. Um...

Uh, I...

I have to get back to work, but, um...

it was really nice to see you, Nate.

Yeah, you, too.

We should, um, we should hang out sometime.

Yeah, that-- that could be cool.

-Um... All right. Bye. -All right. [chuckles]

Bye.

Nice job, Gigi. [chuckles]

You know that girl?

Yeah, yeah. Her name's Lori.

Young man? Young man.

Hi.

Hi. Is that your monkey?

Yeah. This is Gigi.

-You wanna get a picture? -He can't be in here.

-Excuse me? -It's against the law.

[Claire] Oh, no, actually, it's not.

This is a service animal for my son.

Service animals are only allowed

in places of public accommodation.

That doesn't include grocery stores.

Thank you very much. But we come here all the time.

It's not sanitary.

Monkeys carry diseases and it's a public health risk.

You could get everybody in here sick.

[Claire] Excuse me, lady--

Mom, forget about it.

-Okay, we were just leaving. -No, I won't forget about it.

-We have every right to be here. -Not with that monkey.

Should I get the manager?

[birds chirping]

[quiet music playing]

[doorbell rings]

[Sgt. Ellis] Got this from the manager.

Now, he says he didn't even know y'all were there.

Then what is he complaining about?

-Yeah. -[Sgt. Ellis] Well, he's not.

Call we got

came from this lady here.

Y'all ever heard of Americans For Animal Protection?

-Mm-mm. -Um, vaguely.

That there is Chloe Gaines, Tennessee chapter president.

-Wait, you know her? -[Sgt. Ellis] Oh, yeah.

Everyone in Animal Control does.

Chloe's the reason you can't keep live chickens

in Davidson County anymore.

Or snakes, or exotic birds.

There's a whole long list. Now--

[overlapping clamor]

I can't get anything off the shelves without her.

Guys. Officer, I'll take it. This is on me.

Um, Officer,

Gigi is a service animal,

so we all thought that we could just bring her anywhere.

Well, you can, except...

for grocery stores, or restaurants.

Basically, anything around food handling.

Okay, got it. Now we know. Never happen again.

Mm. Yeah.

So... [sighs]

I've seen the animal.

ID'd the owner.

Investigated the environment.

Nothing inhumane or unsanitary going on around here, right?

Come back for dinner. [chuckles softly]

[Claire] We've been going to that store

for over a year now

and no one's ever said a thing.

[Carolyn] Claire, I get it

and I know it's frustrating, but trust me,

it's not worth picking a fight over.

Just please, next time, leave Gigi at home.

She's a busybody.

And I wanted to punch her right in her botoxed face.

[Carolyn] Remind me never to get on your bad side.

[chuckles]

[Claire] ...has enough food, and then Nate, uh,

his exercise balls are right over here, okay?

-Yeah, watch out, on your left. -You got them right here.

And then here's his schedule.

Annabelle, she has a sleepover right after school.

Then Nogo's coming in at 5:30, just a little bit early.

Katy promised she'd be here no later than ten o'clock.

Here are all of Nate's meds.

Oh, don't forget he has to recline at two o'clock,

then again at four o'clock.

And here are the emergency medical numbers

-just in case you need them. -Claire, I get it.

-I've raised two kids. -But we weren't special needs.

Hmm. Debatable.

Mama. Okay, here are the numbers

of where we're gonna be, all right?

My cell phone number--

Mom, nothing is gonna happen. Okay?

You got Dan's cell phone number, okay?

You just call us and we will come right back.

-My mom's gone crazy. -Any questions?

When are you gonna leave?

This is the longest goodbye in history. [chuckles]

Mama, it is a five-hour window until Nogo gets here,

so I just wanna make sure you can handle it.

-I can handle it. -[Claire] Okay.

Goodbye, sweetheart. I love you.

All right.

It's gonna be fine, okay? Dad's gonna be surprised.

Go have fun. I love you.

[Claire] Hey, turn that thing off,

or maybe play with your grandma.

-Bye. -[Gigi squeaks]

Does that monkey know where she hides the vodka?

[squeaks]

-[snoring] -[birds chirping]

[indistinct chatter over TV]

[Nate] "Don't know who's cuter, the monkey or the boy. "

You hear that?

We got fans, Gigi.

"Primates are not pets."

"Capuchins are vicious."

"They can hurt you."

[cell phone chimes]

Oh, my God, look who messaged me.

[chuckles]

[cell phone chimes]

-[hoots quietly] -[cell phone chimes]

["Hello Operator" playing]

-Gigi, you wanna go to a party? -[squeaks]

♪ Hello, operator ♪

♪ Can you give me number nine? ♪

♪ Can I see you later? ♪

♪ Will you give me Back my dime? ♪

♪ Turn the oscillator ♪

♪ Twist it with a dollar bill ♪

♪ Mail man bring the paper ♪

♪ Leave it on my windowsill ♪

-[snoring] -[song stops abruptly]

[Nate] All right, Gigi, all right.

No, don't. Just stay there. Gigi, stay.

-[snoring] -[Nate] Don't wake her.

[song resumes]

Hey! Wait up!

[wheelchair lift beeping]

He has a monkey.

[song concludes]

What?

I said, that boy has a monkey.

[chitters]

Well, what do you want me to do about it?

It's a free country.

["Impact" playing]

♪ Eyes closed While I ride the wave ♪

♪ They love it ♪

♪ I'm in the haze ♪

♪ Thirty thousand feet, no sleep I've been tripping for days ♪

♪ Shit, man ♪

♪ Your impact ♪

♪ Still won't help, Still won't help ♪

♪ Why should I try that That shit just fails ♪

♪ I had to turn to God, man... ♪

Oh, my God, awesome. He actually came. [chuckles]

Itsthemonkeyguy in the house.

-[chuckles] -Oh, my God. How are you?

I'm good. How are you?

I-- I am great.

-Yeah? -Hey, Paul.

Leonard. Sophie. Come here.

This... this is Nate and Gigi.

Gigi's the monkey. I'm-- I'm the Nate.

[chuckles] You are the helper monkey guy.

-Mm-hmm. -Uh-huh.

That's me.

And, um, how do you know Lori?

Oh, she stocks a mean produce section.

-[chuckles] -[Sophie] Mm. Crazy good.

Mm, really good with her hands.

[Leonard] You're actually the new guy around town.

Hate to say it, but you gotta take a shot. House rules.

Oh, man, you don't scare me.

[Lori] Got it? All right, let me get mine.

-[Leonard] Let's do it. -[Lori] All right, everybody.

-[chuckles] All right. -[all cheer]

To the monkey!

["Kitty Kitty" playing]

♪ Big deal maker Orange entertainer... ♪

-[Lori] Feeling good? -[guests cheer]

♪ Swamp it up, gator ♪

♪ Gang of undertakers Make the new news faker ♪

♪ Swearing me in, hater... ♪

[chuckles] She's gone. Not coming back.

[Nate] She's never had this much attention in her life.

[Lori] She's showing off now.

-[laughing] -[Lori] Oh my God,

she is so cute.

-[laughs] -Yeah, she is.

I'm really glad you came. You having fun?

Yeah.

Yeah, your friends are cool.

They are.

[camera shutters clicking]

[guests cheer]

[phone ringing]

Hello?

[Mama Blanche] It's your grandmother.

We got a jailbreak.

What?

Well, see, I took a short nap, and when I woke up,

-well, Nate was gone. -[Katy] What do you mean, gone?

As in, not here. And neither is the monkey.

[Lori] Wait, wait, wait. My turn, my turn.

[guests cheer]

Okay, well, where's Nogo?

[Mama Blanche] She's at the movies.

She said Nate called her,

and he told her to take the night off

because he said you'd be home early.

[guests chuckle]

-[guests groan] -[blows raspberry]

[guests cheer]

Don't worry about it. I'll handle it.

Just don't go anywhere, and don't call anyone yet.

Especially not Mom or Dad.

Honey, I'd rather eat a shit sandwich right now

than talk to your mother.

[jazz music playing]

I miss you.

We should do this more often.

["I Remember Dying" playing]

♪ 'Cause I heard you hide... ♪

-Whoo! -Whoo!

♪ And I know ♪

♪ What the earth is like... ♪

Whoo!

♪ Break the sky... ♪

[chuckles] Hey, you know the last time

I had fun at one of these parties?

Never.

-It is all because of you. -Really?

[music continues]

♪ I remember dying ♪

[Katy] Nate!

What the hell are you doing?

[Nate] How did you find me?

-Oh, my God. -[squeaks]

You're drunk.

Gigi, in. We have to go.

-Why do we need to go? -Because I said so!

I gotta go.

-[song concludes] -[Katy] Unbelievable.

I had two 8-tops with huge tips coming

and I had to walk out in the middle of my shift,

and get into this dork minivan,

in my dork uniform,

and walk into that dork party to try and find you.

-That is a dork uniform. -[Katy] This isn't funny!

Katy, it's not a big deal.

Yes, it is a big deal!

You're not a normal person.

You can't just leave the house whenever you feel like it.

What if something had happened to you?

What if you'd fallen out of your chair,

or you'd gotten so drunk that you passed out?

Those idiots couldn't help you.

Well, I had Gigi with me.

Great, what is she gonna do?

It's a freaking monkey.

You lied to Nogo,

who knows what you told Nana,

but you know who you really screwed here? Me.

The one night that I'm in charge,

and that's when you decide to pull this shit?

Look at you.

You're a complete mess! What the hell were you thinking?

I just wanted to go to a party.

[rap song playing over radio]

[Nate] Oh.

Oh, my God, this is officially the best burger I've ever had.

Ever.

I think that's the booze talking, maybe.

Hopefully all that grease will soak it up.

So, um...

I actually got a job offer yesterday.

The problem is, it's in Atlanta.

What is the problem with that?

Because I'd have to move.

And you don't want to?

Nate, I feel...

like I have a responsibility

to take care of you,

and I'm worried...

if I leave,

-that you won't be okay. -[Nate sighs]

Okay.

First of all, that's insane.

Second of all,

since when have you ever taken care of me?

-[Katy] Yeah, that's my point. -Ever. [laughs]

[Katy] I was already in college when you got hurt.

And I went through the whole thing

being so selfish,

and self-centered, and I fully admit that.

But I'm older now.

-I... I feel like it's my turn. -[Nate] Turn?

What turn? There is no turn.

-I'm being serious. -So am I.

You can't change your life because of me.

You don't think I...

already feel like a burden all of the time?

It's not a burden. I just-- I wanna be here if you need me.

Why is it so wrong?

Because.

You already gave me what I needed.

Come on. I was-- It was in the hospital,

I was lying in the bed.

It was cold, there were all these nurses.

I know I looked like I was out of it, but I wasn't.

I was awake.

And it hurt, a lot, and I couldn't tell anyone.

And then you came in.

And you said...

"Don't leave, Nathaniel. You don't have my permission."

I heard you.

I fought.

I didn't leave.

[train horn blaring]

You already saved me once. You don't have to do it again.

[birds chirping]

-[Nate] This is so bad. -[Katy] It's everywhere.

I asked them not to post that online.

-Didn't you see this happening? -[Nate] No.

[Katy] So, I think they found your name.

-Hi, guys. -Hey.

-What's going on? -Nothing.

Nate!

What?

We have to show her.

Show me what?

[wheelchair whirring]

Oh, my word.

When was this?

Last night.

Last night?

Oh, my God.

-[dramatic music playing] -[bus engine revving]

[brakes squeal]

[indistinct chatter]

-Mom, it's not his fault. -Oh, my--

My friends were having a party and I wanted Nate to go.

Why?

Because he never leaves the house!

He leaves the house all the time!

Yeah, not for anything fun!

[protestors clamoring]

Let's go, people. Come on.

Everybody with their signs in front of the property.

Come on, everybody, let's do this.

Don't go into the private property.

Keep it on the fence. This is a home, everyone.

[speaking indistinctly]

Yeah, let's get that banner up.

And you guys took Gigi?

You took Gigi to a party.

And you took pictures of Gigi drinking!

-Oh, my God. -[squeaks]

-Oh, my God. -[squeaks]

[Chloe] Let's get some footage here.

Let's have our signs.

Come on, everybody, let's come. Let's come up this way.

Don't go into the private property.

So, let's start the chant.

Okay. Um, where was Mom?

-Asleep. -Where was Nogo?

I gave her the night off!

-You don't give her-- -Holy shit! You're trending.

-Where? -[Annabelle] Twitter. look.

-Yeah, and also TikTok. -[sighs] It's not good.

[crowd chanting] Shame! Shame! Shame!

It's cruel and inhumane!

Shame! Shame! Shame!

It's cruel and inhumane!

Shame, shame, shame!

Monkeys aren't slaves!

-[cell phones chiming] -[Nate] Oh, no.

Okay, guys, would you get off your freaking phones

and just talk to me?

-Claire. -Not now, Mother.

In what universe do you think it is--

-Claire! -Mom,

you are so on my shit list right now.

Duly noted.

But you might wanna see this. Come on.

Come on.

[Claire] I'll go round. You stay safe, Mama.

[protestors chanting]

[crowd chanting] Shame, shame, shame! Monkeys aren't slaves!

Shame, shame, shame!

Monkeys aren't slaves!

Shame, shame, shame! Monkeys aren't slaves!

Shame, shame, shame! Monkeys aren't slaves!

Shame, shame, shame! Monkeys aren't slaves!

Shame, shame, shame! Monkeys aren't slaves!

Shame, shame, shame! Monkeys aren't slaves!

Shame, shame, shame! Monkeys aren't slaves!

-A-F-A-P! AFAP! -[protestors] A-F-A-P! AFAP!

What the hell's going on?

Exercising our right to peaceful protest.

[Claire] Okay. Well, let me tell you something.

I've got an eighty-year-old mother inside,

I've got a disabled child, a 17-year-old daughter.

This is disturbing.

You guys need to back up and go home.

This is a public sidewalk.

[tires screech]

I remember you.

I remember you from the store.

Chloe, right?

[protestors cheer]

If you've got an issue,

why don't you just talk to me like an adult?

-Excuse me, please. -[crowd chanting] Shame! Shame!

I am recording this.

And I am calling the police.

[dramatic music playing]

Shame, shame, shame!

[chanting echoes]

Katy!

Oh.

[protestors clamoring, chanting]

Mom, are you okay?

Katy, call the police.

Katy, call the... Go, go, go!

[protestors] Shame, shame, shame!

Shame, shame, shame!

What the hell is...?

[car horn honking]

[Nogo] Are you people crazy?

Hey!

I work here. Oh my God. Stop!

-[car engine revs] -[tires screech]

-[pants] -[tires screech]

-Come on, are you okay? -Yeah. Jesus.

[protestors chanting] Shame! Shame! Shame!

You people are insane!

What's going on?

Well, Nate went to a party last night, took Gigi.

-What? -Yes. And the video went viral.

-[Nogo] Oh, my God. -Now we've got AFAP on our hands

and we've got all these-- Mama, what are you doing?

[Mama Blanche] Protecting your property.

You're disgusting!

Sidewalk only. Not on our lawn.

-Mom. -You hear me?

You wanna take my picture? Cheese.

You wanna take my picture? Cheese.

[quiet music playing]

-[Carolyn] I can't believe this. -[Claire] I know.

I know. It's pretty bad.

So, you said there was gonna be a hearing?

-Yeah. -When?

Two days.

These people are very powerful, and they've been lobbying

to change the service animal laws

for years

and Tennessee was always on their list.

Change them how?

[Carolyn] By making capuchins illegal.

They've already done it in Kansas and Florida.

And now, with all this...

What, you're saying they're doing this because of me?

They see an opportunity, Nate.

All we did was take her to a stupid party.

It's not like she hurt anybody.

I know, but it's not about that.

Look, once Animal Control gets involved,

it changes things.

There's a lot of people

that don't agree with what we do.

Okay, so what happens if they change the law?

You guys, what, you're gonna take Gigi away

and I'm never gonna see her again?

[wheelchair whirring]

[dramatic music playing]

[reporter 1] And after several complaints to Animal Control

involving a local man and his monkey helper,

the legislature is scheduled to take up the issue tomorrow.

[reporter 2 over laptop] Today, in Nashville news, public outcry

after a young man brought his service monkey

to a local grocery store and then to a college party.

Meet Chloe Gaines, long time animal activist

and member of Americans for Animal Protection.

On a recent visit to her local supermarket,

she encountered 23-year-old Nate Gibson

and his capuchin companion Gigi.

[reporter 4 over TV] And finally tonight,

the tale of a Tennessee man and his capuchin monkey

that went viral over the weekend.

It's re-igniting the debate over what constitutes

a service animal in this country.

[doorbell rings]

Hi, um, Mrs. Gibson. I'm-- I'm Lori.

[chuckles softly] I know who you are. Um...

well, uh, Nate is just in the other room.

We weren't expecting company, so...

Yeah, I'm not actually here to... to talk to Nate.

[crickets chirping]

I'm... I'm so sorry.

I'm the person that invited Nate to the party,

and... and I'm the one who told him to bring Gigi,

so all these videos coming out, that's kind of my fault.

And I've been watching the news and it... it sucks.

I... I really don't wanna see anything bad

happen to Nate or... or Gigi.

Well...

it's a little bit too late for that.

I mean, they're already talking about changing the law tomorrow,

so that we can't have a service monkey.

Look, you-- you have to fight.

You can't just let them do that.

And I swear to God, I'm not here to make things worse,

but you just-- you gotta promise me

that you're gonna talk to Nate, okay?

You're gonna tell him.

You're gonna tell him that he just can't give up.

Look, just, please, I-- I have to go.

[footsteps receding]

[dramatic music playing]

-[reporter speaking over laptop] -[Claire breathes deeply] Nate.

You are speaking to that Committee tomorrow.

Ten a.m., Capitol building.

[Nogo] Doesn't he have to be invited?

[Claire] He will be.

Start writing.

[keyboard clacking]

[siren blaring]

[indistinct chatter]

[reporter] Nate. Mr. Gibson. What are you doing here?

Um, I'm testifying to the Committee.

What are you going to say?

I'm gonna say the truth.

[Dan] Right, thank you. Thank you very much.

Capuchins are highly intelligent and social.

They're among the smartest of all the primates.

And the idea

of trying to make them subservient to humans

is not only unnatural, it's immoral.

Morality isn't the question.

It's whether or not they pose a danger to the public.

Well, that goes back to the bond with the mother

that I talked about.

When you take a baby capuchin away at a young age,

you remove any chance they have for normal development.

And that's a ticking time bomb.

We're not making a decision in a vacuum, are we?

What about the well-being of this young man here?

Don't we owe him a duty of consideration?

Certainly, we have sympathy

for Mr. Gibson and his situation.

We wouldn't be human if we didn't.

But the unfortunate truth here is that this isn't about him.

It's about protecting the public.

Simply put,

no amount of training

can ever remove the risk of attack by a capuchin.

And it's not their fault.

They belong in the wild and not in our homes.

That's why we urge you to pass this bill.

It's the right thing to do

and it's the right time to do it.

-Thank you. -[audience cheers, applauds]

[Chairman Filling] Order!

Order!

Order, please!

Next on the list is Nate Gibson.

[scattered applause]

[Nate clears throat]

My name is Nate Gibson.

Uh, I'm 23 years old.

I've been in this wheelchair since I was 18.

When I got paralyzed,

I was six weeks away from college.

I ran track, and then I couldn't.

My body was a wreck.

I couldn't feed myself, I couldn't go to the bathroom.

I had nurses take care of me around the clock.

My mind was a wreck, too.

I actually tried to kill myself at one point, but...

luckily my parents were there to save me.

Though, at the time, it did not feel so lucky.

And then one year ago, my life completely changed.

That's when I got Gigi.

She is eight-year-old capuchin,

trained by the amazing people at Cebus.

And they taught her to look after me.

The only reason I can move my arms now

is... is because of Gigi.

But that's not the best part about her.

She gave me a reason to wake up...

every day.

To take care of her.

To, um, pet her, play with her.

Gigi is a vital member of our family.

She provides a service.

She allows me to live my life to the fullest every single day.

And if the idea is to somehow make that against the law...

well, then something is truly, truly wrong.

Mr. Gibson, you heard Ms. Gaines testify, correct?

Yes, Ma'am.

So, you understand our job here

is to protect the health and safety of the public.

Do you think capuchins are dangerous?

No.

But you can see the same statistics we do.

Over 300 people injured with pet monkeys

over the last 20 years in this country.

Gigi's a service animal, not a pet.

No different than a guide dog for a blind person.

[Senator Parsons] But she is different, isn't she?

She's much smarter, isn't that right?

Yes, she... yes, she is. She...

Actually, I had to put a password on my phone

'cause she figured out how to order

pizza on my Domino's app.

[audience laughs]

But isn't that the problem?

We have these highly intelligent animals

that live in groups in the wild.

We put 'em in cages,

and they become frustrated and bored.

Then they lash out and someone gets hurt.

Then their owners abandon them

and the state has to deal with it.

Well, shouldn't you be going after the owners?

It's like when a parent abuses their kid.

You don't arrest the kid, do you?

And... and... and Gigi wasn't taken from her mother.

She's a rescue.

She wouldn't even be alive

if it weren't for the people at Cebus.

I have to say, I think it's inhumane

to let people put these animals in cages.

Well, what about a zoo? What about a circus?

What about a wildlife park?

Every single one of those is legal.

[Senator Barnes] I suspect if they get their way

we'll outlaw those, too.

That is what I don't understand. Why do they get to say

what is right for an animal they don't even know?

-Who died and made them God? -[audience muttering]

[Chairman Filling] Order please.

Mr. Gibson.

No, like, if you wanna be vegan or whatever,

and not wear leather, that's fine. It's your choice.

But you do not have the right to make that choice for me.

It's not fair.

I think we're getting off track here.

The law already bans gorillas,

orangutans, chimps, and gibbons.

The question is

whether to expand it to include all primates.

Excuse me, Ma'am. Yes, I have read the statute.

It says you can't own

inherently dangerous animals.

Lions, tigers, hippos, bears.

[soft music playing]

I get that. Their instinct is to hunt and to kill.

You know what Gigi's instinct is?

It's-- It's to help.

It's to scratch an itch I can't reach, or to, um...

turn the pages of a book that I'm reading, or... or, uh,

turn the TV off when she thinks I'm watching too much.

She's not some screen that I stare at, or some robot

that I order around to do things for me.

She's-- She's a... She is a living, breathing...

creature who has value.

She... she has rights, she has thoughts.

She's far more similar to us than we think.

Um...

I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for her.

I wouldn't.

And you were right earlier when you said it's not about me.

Like, it's... it's not. It's about something much bigger.

It's about our connection, it's about our interaction,

it's about our evolution.

[sniffles]

-[indistinct chatter] -[Annabelle] How much longer?

-[camera shutters clicking] -[Dan] Oh, I don't know, honey.

[Katy] Hey. You okay?

Think I went on too... too long?

No, you didn't.

I've never heard most

of that stuff before and I just...

I didn't understand.

It's okay.

You're amazing, and I'm so proud of you.

-Thanks. -[door opening]

[indistinct chatter]

[wheelchair whirring]

Two to one in favor of advancing the bill.

[crowd cheering]

Great job.

[Claire] Excuse me, excuse me.

I just wanted to say congratulations.

I don't really know what all just happened in there, but...

I'm sorry.

It's not personal.

Oh, yes, it is personal.

It's very personal.

And I don't want you to ever forget that.

We will be fighting this.

We will. We will be fighting this.

Thank you so much. Thank you for your service.

Thank you for being here. God bless you.

[clapping echoes]

[birds chirping]

[wheelchair whirring]

-[squeaks] -[growls]

[softly] Okay, let's do it.

-[soft music playing] -[birds chirping]

[Gigi squeaking]

Here we go.

[screeches]

[chuckles] Oh, Gigi, I'm gonna miss that.

[sighs]

Gonna miss that a lot.

[birds chirping]

[softly] Gigi, you gotta go. You gotta go.

Yeah, you do.

[squeaks, chitters]

[sobs softly]

I know, but you're gonna be okay. [sobs]

Take care of yourself, Gigi.

It's gonna be okay. You're gonna be all right.

[Gigi screeching]

[music swells]

[water running]

-[sobs] -[music concludes]

[sobs, sniffles]

Since when do you cry so much?

Won't do any good, you know.

You have to fix it.

-[sobs] I can't. -[Mama Blanche] Sure you can.

-[sobs] I can't. -[Mama Blanche] Sure you can.

[chuckles]

What... [sniffles] You want me to make turkey chili? [chuckles]

[chuckles] No. It's on the other side.

[Claire] That's very nice, Mama. [sniffles]

That's not gonna solve anything.

[softly] I disagree.

Capuchins are legal in North Carolina.

[uplifting music plays]

You... you're frickin' kidding me.

I can't believe it's for sale.

[Dan] He didn't beat it up too bad.

It needs a little work. I mean,

we'd have to sell the house in Nashville to afford it,

but I think it's worth it. Don't you?

["Wave Me On" playing]

[newsreader over radio] Hello and good afternoon.

-[Gigi squeaking] -Thanks for tuning in to WQDA

for your North Carolina news.

-I'm Elizabeth. -[Paul] And I'm Paul.

[Elizabeth] There are many ways to celebrate

the 4th of July tonight,

-with fireworks and... -[Dan talking indistinctly]

[squeaking]

All right.

Gigi, come over.

You know, Mom, I was thinking.

Some point in your life,

you're gonna have to stop worrying about me.

That'll be the day.

-What is this? -[squeaks]

Thank you.

You're going to college?

[Nate] Better late than never, right?

[chuckles]

I didn't even know you were applying.

Well, that's not the best part.

You know, I got a full ride on tuition,

books. Gigi can come.

They have ramps and everything. Everything's accessible.

I am so proud of you.

[Gigi squeaks]

[Nate] Sometimes I wonder what might have happened

if I'd never gotten meningitis.

-[Dan] Dear God, thank you... -[Nate] I mean... [chuckles]

Come on, I'm not an idiot.

-That would've been awesome. -[Dan] Thank you for our family.

And thank you for all the fish...

[Nate] But in terms of the path I got put on...

I think I made the best of it.

As for Gigi...

It's funny, we thought we were rescuing her.

[all laughing]

[Nate] The truth is,

she gave us the one thing we needed most.

-Hope. -[all] Cheers!

♪ A better time ♪

♪ Between the turn of the tide ♪

♪ Between the lows And the highs ♪

♪ Somewhere between hello And goodbye ♪

♪ Everybody walks In the valley ♪

♪ Everyone got something To carry ♪

♪ The young and the old ♪

♪ The things that we hold ♪

♪ Everybody going and coming ♪

♪ Everybody searching For something ♪

♪ For something beyond ♪

♪ For something unknown ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Wave me on ♪

♪ Wave me on ♪

♪ Till you feel God ♪

♪ Wave me on ♪

♪ Wave me on ♪

♪ Wave me on ♪

♪ Till you feel God ♪

♪ Wave me on ♪

-♪ Wave me on ♪ -♪ Oh wave, wave me on ♪

-♪ Wave me on ♪ -♪ Oh wave, wave me on ♪

-♪ Till you feel God ♪ -♪ Oh wave, oh wave ♪

-♪ Wave me on ♪ -♪ Oh wave, wave me on ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Oh, oh ♪

♪ Wave me on ♪

♪ Wave me on ♪

♪ Till you feel God ♪

♪ Wave me on ♪

-♪ Wave me on ♪ -♪ Oh wave, wave me on ♪

-♪ Wave me on ♪ -♪ Oh wave, wave me on ♪

-♪ Till you feel God ♪ -♪ Oh, wave ♪

-♪ Oh, wave ♪ -♪ Wave me on ♪

♪ Oh wave, wave me on ♪

♪ Wave me on ♪

♪ Wave me on ♪

♪ Till you feel God ♪

♪ Wave me on ♪

[song concludes]

[uplifting music playing]

[music concludes]