All language subtitles for Some.Things.That.Stay.2004.DVDrip.Xvid.dCd.English

# I doubt you
even remember my name #

# If tomorrow
I feel strong #

# I'll belong #

# Nothing will feel
the same #

# Oh, why do the days
pass by so slow? #

# And why does the bell ring
at someone else's door? #

# Take me where
I've never been before #

# Show you can
love me even more #

# No matter what I do

# There's you
playing parlor games #

# But if the sun
breaks through #

# I wish would never
leave me again... #

[Man] Tamara!
Come on, sweetheart!

Time to go!

What is all
this stuff, kids?

Stop arguing!

Go around the other side.

[Boy]
...bigger than you are.

[Girl]
I'm smarter!

Oh, come on.

There's no room
for all these books.

You don't even
teach anymore.

Tamara.
Wait, wait.

That belongs
in this house,
doesn't it?

No.
Are you sure?

Yes.

# You can love me
even more... #

Liz...

# Why do the days
pass by so slow? #

# Why can't your bell
be ringing at my front door? #

# Take me where
I've never been before #

# Show me you
can love me even more #

# Love me even more

# Love me even more

#...
Iove me even more #

[Tamara, narrating]
We move each year
in the spring,

like birds migrating,

but we don't go back
to a familiar place.

We pack up who we are
and the few things
that we cling to

and leave.

My dad's an artist

and he says that things
look different everywhere,

but it all looks
the same to me.

We're getting good at packing,

and we're getting
really good at leaving behind.

I'm real tired of it.

In the summer of '54,
I found somewhere
that I wanted to stay.

[Humming]

Almost there, kids.

Dad, do you think one day

we could live in a town
where there are sidewalks,

people on porches,
kids on bikes?

Dad?

That's strange.

It should be a mile,
but I don't see it.

Probably getting close.

This must be it, honey.

It's been about
a mile since we turned.

Yep.
I think you're right.

This is it, kids.

Look.

Our welcoming
committee.

Cows.

[Girl]
Let's go upstairs!

[Children laughing]

[Boy]
I'm going to pick my room!

I get first pick!

This is perfect.

I found it really
hard to believe

that someone would want
to leave a place like this.

It was perfect,
just like Mom said.

But the old dumpy house
across the street

gave me the creeps
at first...

until I met
the people who lived there,

the Murphys.

They're Baptists.

The eldest girl Helen
was quite religious.

My mom wasn't keen
on religion.

Then there was Rusty
and his kooky-sweet
sister Brenda.

Tamara?
Yeah?

Can you help me
with this?

Uh-huh.

Who are they?

They're the people
who own this house.

You must be Stuart.

How nice to meet you.

Pleased to meet you.
Dorothy Burns.

Yep.

How are you liking
our new home, sweetie?

It's not our home, mother.

It's just another
place to leave.

We all agreed to do this
for your father

until his work
got established.

Hello!

Hi. You must be Liz.

Hi!
Hi.

Dorothy. Hi.

We just adore this house.

It's wonderful.

We're glad.

Look, I hope we're not
bothering anybody,

but we have a things
we wanted to talk to you about,

if you've got time,
that is.

Absolutely.

I really must get
to the grocery store.

But Stuart...

You go ahead.
I can deal with this.

Liz, I would love to come back

and help you plant
the annuals.

Oh, yeah. Sure.

All right.
I won't be long.

[Girl]
Bye, Mom.

Bye.
Bye-bye!

Bye.

Your wife is quite lovely.

Thank you.
Yes, she is.

Oh, kids.

This is
Mr. And Mrs. Burns,

the people
who own this house.

Hello.

Well, there's a pond
for you to swim in
just that way

as long as there's
adult supervision.

And you can wander
in the meadow.

The cow is friendly enough,
but mind the bull.

And don't tease him, ever.

There's a bull out there?

[Dorothy]
Yes, but he's in a pen.

I wanted to
talk to your wife about
milking the cow,

but maybe I can talk
to you about that.

Oh, sure.

Yeah, you can milk a cow.

Okay.

Let's go.
Okay.

Have fun.

Don't move too fast
or else you'll scare her.

Yeah.

She'll get used to you

and you'll get used to her.

Your dad said
you've been around cows
a little bit,

and apparently your mom
knows how to milk a cow.

No, she...
Yes, she does.

Very well, in fact.

Well, then
you'll be fine, then.

What's her name?

She doesn't have a name.

She's just a cow.

We'd like to come by
and check the cows
if that's all right.

Sundays after church?

No bother at all. No.

We go to
the Methodist church,

but there's a pretty
little Baptist church

and, um,
a Catholic church.

We can give you
directions.

No, we'll be fine.

You folks Jewish, then?

No, we're not Jewish.

Hi.
Hi, Mom.

What's in the box, Mom?

You'll see.

Is it a present
for someone?

Kind of.

It's a present for us.

I'll open it.

Mom, that's glass.

Yes, I know, dear.

Here, you put them in.

But it's glass.

It's pretty,
Mommy.

That's going to be
awfully difficult
to move, sweetheart.

It might not make it.

[Children laughing]

[Liz]
Oh, Stuart.

We have to come here
every day.

Absolutely beautiful.

Now you're it.

Hey, come back!

Kids!

Come here!

I want to
show you something.

Come here.

See the golds
and sapphires in
this landscape?

Didn't get that
in Georgia.

And the blues and greens
and ultramarines.

Didn't get those either.

It's why we can never stay
in one place too long.

The wonders of nature
are always different.

It's beautiful.

[Girl]
Hey, I want to ride it!

[Children chattering]

Sure.

[All] Hi, Mom.

[Liz]
Hi!

Where's your father?

Where do you think, Mom?

Getting inspired
somewhere, I suppose.

All right,
you're all registered
at school now.

Oh, good.

Where did you
get the bike?

We found it
in the shed.

The tires need air.

Kind of rusty.

We'll take it
to town later.

Mom, whose bike is it?

Can I have it?

Must have been
the Burns' son's bike.

He died last year.

He was only 17.

It's very sad.

Did he die
in the farmhouse?

Yes, sweetheart, he did.
In his sleep.

In my bed?

Ooh, spooky.

[Girl]
A boy died in
your bed, Tamara?

Mrs. Burns bought
all new sheets

and blankets
for you, honey.

They rented the house
because they couldn't
bear to live in it

after their son died.

Oh, great.

I feel so much better now.

[Coughs]

[Girl]
Wow.

I've always wanted
a hula hoop.

Hi, there.

So you moved into
the Burns' house, huh?

Yeah.

Do you know what happened
in that house?

Yeah, their kid died.

I'm sleeping in his room.

Shit. Really?

You're sleeping in
Timothy's bed where he died?

Goddamn.
I couldn't do that.

I'm Brenda.
I'm Tamara.

What?
Tamara.

Like "tomorrow"
with an "A".

Oh.
I'll be 15
in two weeks.

I'm 14, too!

This is so perfect!

You're going to be
my new best friend.

Do you want to come over
to my house?

I live right over there.

Oh, no thanks.

Why not?

Nobody died in our house.

Actually, I have to help
my mother with things.

Well, wait.
I'll help, too, then.

This is so great
that you moved here?

Are you any good
at math?

We could do our
homework together.

Yeah!

Who is that?

She's beautiful!

And naked!

One of my dad's models.

That's my mommy.

That's your mom?

Wow, she's pretty.

Yeah.

My dad was an art student
visiting from England.

They fell in love
and he stayed.

We move every year.

You move every year?

All right. I got some more
questions for you guys.

All right. You know what's
in the bucket, right?

Yeah.

What else do they
like to eat?

Hay.
Hay, yeah.

Okay. What else?

Oats?

Yes, but that's
in the bucket.

Grass.
They like grass.

Okay, this is
a tough one.

How many stomachs
does a cow have?

Eight.
Two!

Wrong, wrong.

I know.
How many?
One!

12.
No!

4.
16?

One!
No!

You guys are so off.

Four.
Four.

I was gonna say four!

This way, Megan.

Now, the instructions say
that I'm supposed to squeeze
until she's empty.

And that's...

the last drop, then.

Okay.

Who wants to try some?

[All]
Eww.

Mom, can we name the cow?
Even if it's just a cow?

Sure we can.

Let's see...

How about Edith,
after your grandma?

Yeah.
Good!

Thank you, Edith.

[Creaking in attic]

[Bell rings]

Hey.

So, I hear you
don't go to church.

Are you a Communist
or something?

No, I'm an atheist,
not a Communist, stupid.

Hi.

So, where are you
from anyways?

Austria.

Wow! Austria?
Mm-hmm.

So how was school?

[Sighs]
Same kind of dumb questions
as always.

You know what it's like.

So tell me
you saw... some.

Tell me you saw
at least one.

No, Mom.
None.

Saw what?

A Negro.

Oh, dear.

That school in Georgia,
they're gonna think

that we left because of
the end of segregation.

I'll just have to write
and explain.

I mean, what are they
gonna think of us?

Hello?

Hey, teacher.
Come on in.
Hi.

It's so nice outside.

Let's sit at
the picnic table.

Okay.

This is so great of you.

I'll get an "A" next year.

Every math equation has
a formula to solve it...

Or a series
of formulas.

Look, I'll show you.

Take equations,
for example.

In this instance,
X is 4.

Do this one,
Brenda.

It's not so hard,
Brenda. Try it.

Screw this!

Math is like a code.

You just need to know
the rules, that's all.

Forget it.
I can't do this.

You know the girl
in the pink sweater
with the holes in it?

She had lice twice
last year.

And the girl in
the orange sweater?

She has really bad BO,
especially after gym class.

Was Timothy cute?

Uh, the dead boy?

Yeah, kinda cute,
I guess.

Have you seen him?
I mean, since he died?

Are you crazy
or something?

See you, Tamara.

Bye.

[Liz] Oh, honey!
You're such a young lady now.

[Stuart]
I can't believe
how old you are!

Look at all the candles!

I wonder if Timothy
sat here on his birthdays.

I wonder what
he wished for.

Tamara, honey.

We are always sitting
in other people's chairs,
aren't we, Father?

Oh, Tamara.

I wonder what it's like
to die.

Blow 'em out.

Very good.

Hi.
Hi.

Who did your hair?
I did.

Oh.

She's so glamorous.

I wish I could
look like her.

I can try.

# [Baby, I Wanna Swing]

# Well, he buys me flowers
and he buys me a diamond ring #

# bop bop, shoo-wop

# Oh, but he just
doesn't get it #

# 'Cause all I wanna do
is swing #

# bop bop, shoo-wop

# Don't wanna go to dinner
or to a picture show #

# I just wanna dance with you,
don't say no #

# I got my new dress on
to take me down for a fling #

# bop bop, shoo-wop

# Yes, it's Saturday night
and all I wanna do is swing #

# bop bop, shoo-wop
# Come on, swing

Oh, my God!

Sweet Jesus!
Oh, no!

Brenda, I'm sorry.

I love it!
I love it! I love it!

I look just like
Marilyn Monroe,
don't you think?

Oh, Tamara,
you're the best!

Thank you!

I have to go show mom
and Helen!

Marilyn Monroe!
That's me!

[Cow moos]

Hi, sir.
Hi.

Is Brenda home?

Uh, no. She's gone shopping
with her mother.

That was sure some makeover
you gave her, huh?

Thanks, Mr. Murphy.

See ya.

Hey.
Come here.

Shh.

[Whispering]
What do you want?

You know
what I want.

I've seen you
looking at me.

So?

I want a kiss.

A kiss, huh?

Well, sure.
Why not?

Okay.

That kiss was
really good.

Yeah, it was.

Another?

Later.

# Tell me, tell me,
tell me that you love me #

# Tell me, tell me,
tell me that you love me #

# Tell me, tell me,
tell me that you love me #

# Tell me, tell me,
tell me that you love me #

Is there anything that I can
help you with, Mrs. Anderson?

This isn't necessary,
Helen.

It's my duty
to help, really.

Your duty?

Really?

I'd like to take Tamara,
Robert, and Megan

to our Baptist church
on Sunday...

if it's all right with you
and Mr. Anderson.

I don't think so.

I know you don't
believe in God, Mrs. Anderson,

but I won't preach to them.

I just want
to take them to church.

But you will
preach to them.

You always do.

You're compulsive
about it.

They've burned it
into you.

I don't even think
you realize that
you're doing it.

I merely point out
God's offerings to them.

Like these beans.

Surely you don't think
that these beans don't
come from God

just because you
bought them in a store.

Everything is
a miracle, Helen.

I don't doubt that.

But it doesn't mean
there's a God that
controls it all.

There is scientific
evidence of evolution.

But everything
you believe

comes from
a book of fiction.

I disagree.

You have bright children

because you have allowed them
so much knowledge.

I just want them to learn
something of our religion

so they can make up
their own minds.

Are you afraid of that?

Fine.

They can go
if they want,

and only if they want.

But I'll doubt
they'll wanna go.

[Coughs]

Do you mind
if we go, Mom?

Look at the cows over there.

They look like they're
having a tea party.

How silly am I sounding?

[Chuckles]

You look so lovely.

Go on. Go.

You make up
your own mind.

Okay.

Move over.

[Engine starts]

[Congregation]
# Holy, holy, holy

# Lord God almighty

# Early in the morning
[church bells ring]

# Our song shall
rise to Thee #

# Holy, holy, holy

# Merciful and mighty

# God in three persons

# Blessed Trinity

Is there anyone special
we can include in our prayers?

I'd like to pray for
my brother and his wife
who have moved.

[Whispering]
This guy stands up
every Sunday.

[Pastor]
Thank you.

[Whispering]
Isn't that a small thing
to be bothering God for?

I mean, shouldn't we
ask for world peace
or something?

Shh.

I'd like to pray
for my father

who had a heart attack
last week,

that he'll recover
quickly and come home.

Anyone else?

I'd like to pray for
our new neighbors,
the Andersons,

who have no beliefs
of their own,

that they will find
Jesus and be saved.

[Pastor]
Thank you.

[Woman]
Tamara!

[Snorts]
Aah!

[Tamara]
Aah! Aah!

Mom! Mom!

Aah! Mom!

Aah! Aah!

Did you see me fly
on the porch today?

Do you think God
helped me fly?

You didn't fly, Tamara.

Did you fly?
Really?

Well, you kinda flew
from where I was standing.

It was very strange, indeed.

Your play.

Do you think it's
a message from God
that He exists?

I don't believe in God.

I flew, Mom.

It's good to have
an imagination.

Just don' try
jumping out a window.

Hey.

You don't scare me,
you know.

So, Helen,

um, will you really
be able to help me
with the garden?

I think it's terrific,

but don't you have
school or a job?

No.

I'm waiting for God
to tell me what to do.

You're waiting for God
to tell you what to do?

I'm helping at home
right now,

so that must mean that's
what He wants me to do.

It's hard on my mom,
with two jobs and all.

My dad's a mechanic,
but he's not as fast
as he used to be

because of his injury
from the war.

Hmm.

They should sell seeds there,
Mrs. Anderson.

Mom,

we'd like to go to church
with the Murphys tomorrow.

Why?

Did you find
God there?

No.

I like the angels.

I kinda like looking
at all the people.

And I like
the singing, Mom.

[Laughs]

What?

What?

They're just balancing
the scales, that's all.

Well, I think they're
being brainwashed,

and I find it
frightening.

If you're wrong,
we'll be condemned to hell
for all eternity.

You're risking
our souls.

Damn that Helen!

Mom?
Are you in here?

Mom?

Dad?
Hmm?

Have you seen Mom?

Uh, no.
No, I haven't.

Oh! Hi, Mom.

So how was church?

It was okay.

Did you find God?

No, not yet.

Are you mad at me
for going, Mom?

No, sweetheart,
I'm not mad.

Little disappointed,
that's all.

I'm tired.
Just very tired.

[Coughs]

[Coughs]

Are you all right?

I have a doctor's
appointment tomorrow.

And I'll take you.

[Boy]
Seen anything like this?

[Man]
Just once,
when I was a kid

This is another one of
God's gifts to us.

[Whispering]
It's very nice.

[Whispering]
Yes, it is.

So many.

Will heaven be like this?

It'll be
like this for me.

[Exhales]

[Boy]
Hey, Maggie,
come look at this.

[Maggie]
Oh, neat!

This is a special night,
isn't it, Mom?

Mom?

We'll be a couple of
hours, all right?

You'll be okay with
Robbie and Meg?

I'll be fine, Mom.

Go on.
Bye, sweetie.

Oh! Uh, Mom...

I'll make dinner
for you tonight.

Tuna casserole and peas?
That's my favorite.

Bye.
Bye, sweetie.

Hey.
Hey.

You wanna come see my fort?

Sure.

There it is.

Neat.
It's real neat.

You know, I don't bring
no one up here.

"I don't bring
anyone up here."

That's what I said.

Anyway, you're the first.

Come on in.

Did you know that boy?

The Burns kid?

The kid who died?
Yeah.

Yeah, I knew him.

What was he like?

Smart, like you,
I guess.

Wanted to be a scientist.

Probably would have been, too,
if he hadn't died.

Were you friends?

I guess. I mean,
I read his comic books.

He helped me build
this fort here.

Never got to see it
finished, though.

Doctor said he couldn't
come up here. He was too sick.

How did he die?

Leukemia.
Cancer of the blood.

The Burns' got so sad
when he got sick.

It was like...

Almost like they got old
real fast, you know?

They just...
stopped laughing and...

They used to be so much fun.

I saw Timothy
the day he died.

I saw him dead in his bed.

I went up to his room.

He was just laying there,
you know, white.

Nobody told me
he was gonna die.

Sometimes I don't think
he's dead.

He's still there,
in the house.

What?

His ghost is stuck
in the attic.

[Scoffs]
Shit, Tamara.

You're crazy.
You're nuts.

So, now that you
think I'm nuts,

do you still
want to kiss me?

Yeah.
Yeah, I do.

Rusty...

Um, I think that
we should stop
before...

I wasn't gonna do nothing
you didn't want to.

"Anything."

Anything?

No, I mean...

the kiss was good,
but...

I better go.

Tamara.

Can I at least see 'em?

Oh, my God.

Hi, Dad.

Where's Mom?

Dad?

Dad, where is he?

Where's Mommy, Daddy?

She couldn't
come back with me.

What do you mean by that?

Let's all go through
to the living room.

I need to sit down.

Listen, your mother
has tuberculosis.

Now, it's extremely
contagious,

which means that she can
pass it on to all of us.

It's in her lungs,
but it may well have
spread by now.

When is she coming back?

Well, they don't
know that yet.

Um, right now,
she's in a special wing
in the hospital,

but they're gonna have
to transfer her to
a sanatorium.

That's a place just for
tuberculosis patients.

But...

the doctor who's
treating her

says that he might
be able to get her

into one that's only about
an hour away from here.

So he's gonna do his best
to make that happen.

Right now, we're just
gonna have to wait.

[Crying]
You just let them take her?

I didn't have
a choice, Robert.

They needed to keep her
in for our protection.

It wasn't just
the hospital.

Your mother was so...

concerned about
the three of you
getting infected

that she refused
to come back.

There really wasn't
anything I could do
about it.

It's all your fault!

If you'd taken your eyes
of your darn canvas
for one second,

you would have realized
she was sick!

Uhh!

Uhh!

Uhh!

My God!
What have you done?

I tried to fly.

I didn't make it.

Just try
and be still.
Ow!

You look like
a goof.

Ow!
Hey, hey!

That's enough.
Stop it.

Right.
Finish your breakfast.

We're all going
to the hospital.

Yay! Are we going
to get Mommy back?

No, sweetheart,
we all have to have
tuberculosis tests.

Will you just go
upstairs

and pack some things for
your mother, please?

What happens if
I have it, too?

Well, then you'd have
to stay at the hospital.

Oh, goodie!
I'm going to pack
my suitcase, too!

Uh, hi.
The Andersons,

Megan, Tamara, Robert.

Who wants to go first?
Me! Me first!

Okay, come on.
Up you go.

Oh! Oh, you're
a brave girl.

I have tuberculosis.

[Laughs]
My, oh, my, oh, my,
I certainly hope not.

But I have to have it,

so I can stay here
with my mommy.

Well... ahem...

We need to do some
blood tests.

I'm going to...

inject this needle
into your arm.

Now, do you wanna watch,
or do you want to look away?

I think I'll watch.

Okay. Who's next?

Oh, dear.
What happened to you?

I fell.

[Robert]
She tried
to fly.

Well, that would do it.

But you're...

you're healing up
nicely.

No, Daddy!
I wanna stay here with Mommy!

Megan...

Sweetheart, you have
to come home with us.

I wanna stay here
with Mommy!

Please! I have it, too!

[Yelling and crying]

Well, Megan won't talk.

Why don't you go
paint something!

Something pretty!

It's not my fault.

[Sighs]

[Liz]
"Dear Tamara.
I miss you.

"I'm not allowed
to do much here.

"Only lie or sit in bed.

"They are believers in
fresh air, though,

"so the windows
are always open.

"It's absurd they took me
away from where I got
plenty of fresh air.

"There are
so many rules here.

"Times to eat,
go to the bathroom,
to take pills.

"I must obey to get well.

"I'm sorry I have to
rely on you to take care
of the children...

"and your father, too.

"It is much to ask,
but there it is.

I must believe
that I'll get better."

[Sighs]

[Sighs]

[Footsteps
approaching]

Are you crying?

No, it's just the onions,
you idiot.

You're not making
those awful egg things
again, are you?

Come here and say that!

[Vase shatters]

[Gasps]
You stupid jerk!
That was Mom's!

What is going on here?

Oh, Jesus!

Don't let your mother
know about this.

[Knock on door]

It's Helen.
She brought us a pie.

Finally
something
good to eat.

I'm sorry.
Come in. Come in.

Um, we can't.

Our... our parents are afraid
that we'll catch what
Mrs. Anderson has.

Helen, the doctor told us
that we didn't have it.

This house
is bad luck.

I'm sorry, sir.

Megan?

Ow! Shit!

Tamara!

Get over here
right now!

Now!

Dad!

I will not have you
talk like this.

Do you understand?
Yes!

Rusty can wait.

Now get upstairs
and write a letter
to your mother, now!

Now!
Fine!

But it's private.
Don't read it.

[Chair creaks]

[Door closes]

[Thunder]

[Boy's voice]
It's no one's fault.

[Thunder]

[Liz]
"Dear Tamara.

"I was so glad to get
your letter today

"after the confusing one
yesterday.

"I understand
how angry you are.

"But it's important
for you to know

"that these medicines
are new

"and that TB
is curable now.

"We're living in
a modern age,

"and I intend to get cured
and come home.

"So tell your father
he can't move

"until I'm ready
to come home, too.

"I miss you all terribly.

"I'm tired now.

"I love you so much.

Mom."

I wanna talk to her
right now.

I have to tell her
something right now.

If you do that, Robert,

you'll upset her
and make her even more sick.

Is that what you want?

Hey, Tamara.

Whatcha doing?

[Whimpers]

God, it's hot.

You can take
your shirt off.

That must be nice.

No cops in here
saying you can't, too.

Well, it is hot.

Go on, do it.

Okay.

Hi, Tamara.
Hello.

We're real sorry to hear
about your mother.

How is she doing?

She's okay.
That's good.

You give her
our regards, huh?

Where's your dad?

Off painting somewhere.

And Megan's locked herself
in her room.

Who's milking the cow?

I am.

Really?
Yeah.

I think I better go
check on her.

Do you wanna come in
the house for some lemonade?

Uh, no, thanks,
I'm fine.

A beer, then.
What about a beer?

This time of day,
sweetheart?

You're very kind
to ask, though.

Honey, why don't you
get a basket

and we'll take care
of some of those beans
in the garden.

Okay.

Robert, have you been
milking Edith?

No way!

Have you seen her?
Nope.

Great. She's probably
burst by now.

Are you okay,
Mrs. Burns?

I know it's silly,
but I just can't go in there.

I just can't.

You know, when I decided
I had to move out,

I, uh...

picked up
a glass of water,

and then I realized
it was...

the same glass Timothy
had drank his last glass
of water out of.

And I remember because

all our glasses
don't match.

I just couldn't
look at it again.

So, I, um, I packed up
Timothy's things
and I, uh...

put them in boxes
and put them in
the attic and...

we moved to my sister's
with just our clothes.

That way we could
pretend we were
coming back.

I don't think
I can come back.

Well, what are you ladies
up to in here?

Just girl talk.

The cow's fine.

[Sighs]

[Sighs]

Shit! Shit!

Tamara! Get down here
this instant!

I can't right now, Dad!

You can and you will.
Now get down here now!

[Sighs]

I've just about had enough
of this foul lang...

[Robert]
What's that?

I have my curse.
I need napkins.

I see.

Well, don't we have any?

Obviously not, Dad!

Can't you go across the road
and ask...

Brenda or Helen for some?

No, not like this
I'm not.

I'm not asking
for girlie stuff.

Okay, I'll drive to town
and get you some.

Maybe I should get
a few for next time.

What do you think, hmm?

Yeah, that's what I'll do.

I'll get a couple
of boxes.

It's okay.

We'll survive.

Dear God.

I don't know if I really
believe in you or not.

Our mother's very sick
and I just want her
to come home.

Are you punishing her
because she doesn't
believe in you?

I don't know if I'm
an atheist or not, but...

I'd like to make
a deal with you.

If you make my mother well,

I not only promise
to believe in you,

but I'll go to church
with the Murphys for
as long as we live here.

Amen.

[Sighs]

[Telephone rings]

[Ring]

Hello?

Hey!

Uh-huh.

Really?

Oh, that's great.
That's wonderful news.

Yeah. Of course.
I can arrange something.

Yeah.

No. I will see you
very soon.

Bye. Thanks.

That was about Mom,
wasn't it?

She's coming home,
isn't she?

No, no, no.
It was my agent.

Apparently,
the new pictures

have turned out
to be very popular,

and there's a gallery
in New York

that's interested in
showing my work.

They want me to come out
day after tomorrow.

You said you couldn't,
right, Dad?

Dad, you said no,
didn't you?

No, I didn't.

Listen, the sanatorium
isn't cheap.

Tamara, this is what
I've been working towards
all these years.

We need the money,
sweetheart.

You're gonna
leave me
here alone?

Listen, are you gonna
be okay with this?

I don't wanna stay
in that house.

I'll get cockroaches
in my ears at night.

Tamara, that is
a terrible thing to say.

The Murphys are
good people.

They don't have
to put themselves
out like this.

If they're such
good people,

how come you and Mom never
invited them over here once?

You're right.
We should have.

We'll invite them over
as soon as I get back.

But right now,
I have to go.

Be good.

You be good.

Sweetheart, it's only
for three nights.

All you're gonna do
is eat there
and sleep there.

That's it.

Come on.

[Starts engine]

Don't forget to write
to your mother.

Bye, Dad.

Bye, sweetheart.

I wanna thank you
for helping Brenda
with her math, Tamara.

Oh, you're welcome,
Mrs. Murphy.

The kids are really
glad that you're
staying here with us.

[Telephone rings]

Would you?

How is it?

How comes there's
no siding

on the outside
of your house?

Well, you know, Tamara,
siding costs a lot of money.

It's more than we have
at the moment.

But the rain stays outside,

and we stay nice and warm
and dry inside.

We can thank
the good Lord for that.

You know, sometimes
it's a waste to be cross

about things you can't
do anything about.

[Rooster crows]

[Whispering]
Let's go for a swim.

We'll catch hell
if my dad finds out

we snuck out
to go skinny dipping.

Scared?
No, it'll be fun.

Rusty will see you naked,
you know.

Oh, yeah.
I forgot!
Silly me!

Oh, well!

[Megan]
Eww! It's muddy! Yuck!

Wow, this water's cold.

Christ!
Look at you.

You're flat
as a board.

Bug off!

[Brenda]
Oh!

It's cold!

Guys, come on in!

Guys, come on!

Oh!

[Laughing]

[Laughing]

Rusty! Brenda!

Oh, shit.

Get out, now!

What the...

Get your clothes on
and meet me at home,

all of you!

[Laughing]

Did you see the look
on his face?

Yeah.
[Laughs]

He never lets us
have any fun.

"Go to church.
Eat your peas.

Do the dishes."

Shit!

You got your father
really upset today, Brenda.

Now say your prayers
and lights out.

I'm sorry
I got you in trouble.

It's not your fault.
I'd do it anytime.

Your brother was
trying to feel me up

under the water
today.

Can you believe it?

[Both laugh]

Shh.
[Laughs]

[Tamara]
"Helen's milking Edith,

"and Brenda's a really
good friend now.

"She's gonna pass
her summer school course.

"She says it's all
because of my help.

"Are you feeling
any better?

"I'm trying to do
a good job looking
after things here, but...

"I miss you.

"I'm making your favorite
tuna casserole tonight.

"I wish you could come.

"I tried making your
meat loaf last night,
but...

"it didn't turn out
so good.

"I hope this is
okay with you,

"but we're going
to church tomorrow.

I need to pray for you."

[Weeps]

[Telephone rings]

Hello?

[Man]
Hello.
Is your father home?

No.

Um, well, when will
he be home?

Maybe tomorrow.
Maybe a week.

What do you want?

Uh... well, I'm a Federal
veterinarian,

and we received a report about
your mother's tuberculosis.

Now, we receive such reports
when the infected

have been working
with farm animals.

We need to test the cow
for tuberculosis.

The cow?

Well, cows carry
the disease, too.

It might be how your mother
contacted the disease.

Do you drink the milk?

No, we didn't,
but my mother did.

Okay, I better come by tomorrow
and test the cow,

It's positive.
I'm sorry.

Damn.
Are you sure?

What's that mean,
positive?

She's gonna die.

You're killing Edith?

They're gonna
take her away,

like they took away
my mommy?

Come on, kids.
Let's go outside.

Come on.

It's your fault
my mom's sick, isn't it!

It's your cow!

It's all your fault!

Tamara, honey, wait!

Oh, my God.

Did my cow
make Liz sick?

Oh, my God, no.

[Stuart]
"I just mailed you
a letter yesterday...

"to cheer you.

"But now this one
speaks the truth,

"and you cannot read it
until you come home.

"I keep saying that.
'Until you come home.'

"Life is really awful
without you.

"Robert is crying
all the time,

"and Tamara has cloaked
herself in anger.

"Sometimes I want
to shake her and tell her
no one is to blame.

"But she won't believe me.

"She needs you.

"My paintings are nothing
like I've ever done before,

"because you used to ease
the demons out of me

"by listening to me
and holding me every night.

"Now no one listens

"and all the fears come out
in my fingertips.

"And my painting speak
of love and loss.

"They are my best work.

"And I'm afraid
to tell you

"because it means
that I am profiting
from your illness.

"But I suppose I have
profited from you
in every way.

"You are my compass.

"I need you.

Please come back."

It's not their fault.

It's nobody's fault.

Tell her.

[Telephone rings]

Hello?

Yes, Stuart,
she's here.

I don't want
to talk to him.

You must speak to
your father, Tamara.

Yeah?

We will.

All right.

Bye.

What'd he say?

He's coming home Tuesday
to take us to see Mom.

[Humming]

Tamara!
Dad's here! Come on!

Hey!

Ugghhh!

I missed you.
Daddy!

Come here.

Hi.

[Door opens]

Mr. Anderson?
Dr. Gordon.
Hi.

First off,

there's to be absolutely
no physical contact
with your mother at all.

No touching.

None.

I'm breaking the rules
just letting you visit her.

Do you understand?

Now, we are seating her
outside in the fresh air.

You are to sit
in the seats provided.

And please be very careful
not to exhaust her, okay?

All right.

All right.

There.
There, she is.

She's doing
much better today.

She's a very
charming woman,

and we all love her.

Can I take that for you,
little one?

No, thank you.

Listen, thank you.

There's Mom.

Hello!

Come on.
Sit there.

Grab a chair.

I'm so glad you could come.
I've missed you so much.

Daddy's been away
for a long time, too.

Yes, sweetheart,
he's been in New York.

So? How's the garden?

And Edith?
How's she doing?

And you kids, are you going
to church with the Murphys?

I wanna know everything.

Well, Edith has
tuberculosis.

Now they're gonna kill her
for making you sick.

I started feeling bad
weeks before
we got here.

[Coughs]

[Coughs violently]

Megan, can Mommy
have her blanket?

And you, my grown-up
young lady.

What have you been up to?

Listen, the doctor
wanted to speak to me.

I'll be right back.

Well, I've been
cooking a lot

and taking care
of the garden.

What about church?

I think I'll give it up.

She just
fell asleep,

right in the middle
of a sentence.

Can you two leave me
alone for a couple minutes?

I just need
to be with your mother.

Okay.
Sure.

Don't wander too far.

Can we go now?
It's spooky here.

What's up with Dad?

Maybe he talked
to some vampires.

You read too many
stupid comic books.

Yeah, well,
did you see him?

You really think
she's getting better?

I need clothes
for school.

Who's gonna take me
shopping, huh?

I will.

I'll take you.

Liz.

Hey.

Did I fall asleep?

Just for a minute.

We have to go,
sweetheart.

So soon?
Yep.

Thank you.

Thank you so much
for coming to see me.

[Both crying]

Mommy, when are you going
to come home?

Come on, kids.
Your mother needs to rest.

Oh, my poor boy.

He's so sensitive.

Take care of him
for me, Tamara.

Come here, sweetheart.

When I lost my father,
your grandpa,

I was only Megan's age.

But I still remember...

how much love
he had inside him.

I don't know why
these things happen.

And I'm sorry.

I'm counting on you, honey.

Be brave.

I love you.

I love you, Mom.

Don't come close.

Bye, Mom.

Bye, baby.

Bye, babies.

I love you.

Listen, I need
to tell you something.

You're mother
does not have
Bovine tuberculosis,

which is the type
that you get from cows.

She has regular TB,
which means that Edith
caught it from her.

Now, the doctor thinks that
it must have been lying
dormant for a while

and then became
active again,

probably due to stress.

Stress?

Well, not from you kids,
but, uh...

they don't know
exactly.

From moving
all the time maybe?

Anyway, he says
it's a miracle that
we didn't catch it,

and, uh...

Your mother
is very sick.

The drugs aren't helping
much anymore,

and he's pretty sure the TB
has spread to her bones.

But the main problem is
that the sanatorium she's in

is about to close down.

So... we're gonna
have to move her
to another one.

We're just moving mom,
right, Dad?

Well...

We're moving again? When?

Dad, I'mso tired of this.

As soon as I find a
place, maybe next week.

I'm not moving again.
I don't care if you go.

I'm staying here.

Tamara, we have to be
near your mother.

[Starts engine]

I'm going for a walk.
Can I come?

No, I wanna be alone.

She's not so good.

They have to move her
to a place near Kingston.

Kingston?

God, that's a
far ways away.

Yeah.

You think they're gonna
make her better there?

I don't wanna talk about
my mother anymore.

Okay.

What's it like to have a room,
that's just your room,

that has always
been your room
with your own stuff

and your own bed and not some
stranger's things in it?

I don't know.
It's... good, I guess.

You know, it's... good.

Tamara?
Yeah?

I just want you to know that
I really like you, okay?

I'm really gonna
miss you.

I'll miss you, too.

[Weeping]

[Creaking]

Timothy, is that you?

[Car approaching]

[Mr. Burns]
Hello?

Oh! Hi.

Nobody home yet?

No, they just left,
actually.

How's your mother?
Is she any better?

No.

I'm gonna go and check
on the gate.

I might as well go
take a look at the garden.

You wanna come with me,
Tamara?

Sure.

I don't know what to say
to tell you how sorry we are
about your mother.

No, Mrs. Burns...
We didn't know
our cow was sick.

No, Mrs. Burns,
I'm sorry.

No, honey,
it's all right.

I'd be angry, too, if somebody
made my mother ill.

No, Mrs. Burns,
it's not all right.

Because I was wrong.

Edith didn't make
my mom sick.

The truth is my mom
made Edith sick.

So... we're sorry.

And I shouldn't have...

You are so much like him.

He was so mad at himself
for being sick and...

and making us sad.

I blame myself
for waiting so long
to take him to the doctor.

If he'd been
diagnosed sooner...

There are a lot of things up
there that you kids
could make use of.

You'll bring those things
down from the attic, won't you?

Um... only if
you want me to.

Yes, I do.

Mrs. Burns, I brought
his clothes out because
he wanted me to.

He didn't want
to be boxed up.

I just wish I could
hold him once more.

I can hug my mother
and she's not even dead.

We better...

finish picking
the tomatoes now, huh?

We're moving again.

My dad won't let us pack
glass jars of tomatoes.

You're leaving?

He didn't tell you?

Yeah.

They're moving my mom
to a sanatorium near Kingston.

Well, that's
a nice place.

Can I stay with you?

Can you adopt me so I don't
ever have to move again?

Oh, honey, that's sweet
of you to ask,

but you can't.

Your father needs you.

Robert and Megan
need you.

You may not realize it
right now,

but you need them, too.

I don't ever want you
talking to your dad
about this.

Okay.

And I have
one more thing
I wanna say to you.

I am so flattered
by what you asked me

that I'm gonna go home
and have a good cry
myself.

You go and play with
Brenda, okay?

Mrs. Burns?

I saw him, you know?

Twice.

And he kept saying,
"It's not her fault" at me.

I thought the message
was for me about mom.

But maybe it was for you.

You are such
a sweet girl.

I think I saw him, too.

Thank you for that.

Thank you.

Bye, Tamara.

See you Sunday.

Bye.

Hey.

I brought you something.

Well, why don't you go
and take some pictures?

Go on.
I can finish this.

Hmm.

[Robert and Megan laughing]

I know that you
read my letters.

And I wish that
you hadn't.

Who I am,

the bad guy that you
think I am,

is not all of who I am.

And even though I know
that you can't see that now,

I know that
one day you will.

No matter what happens,

I know that
you love me...

and I love you.

Oh, Dad,
this one's for you.

Thank you.

Now, I've had a long
talk with your mother

and I've promised her
something.

Now, she's told me
that when she finally
comes home,

she's not gonna
have the strength
to travel very far.

So she's asked that I find
a house in Kingston.

Not in the middle
of nowhere,

but somewhere in town
where all of you can
walk to school.

But I've promised
that we'll stay there

at least until Megan
finishes high school.

Okay?

So...

Really?
Really.

Yes!

Dad?
Uh-huh?

Let's go to the hilltop
one last time.

You guys go ahead.
I need to finish this, okay?

Come on,
let's go.

You really think we'll stay
at the next house for very long?

Dad promised mom.

Yeah, but what if
she dies?

Yeah.

Will we have to move
if mommy dies?

A promise is a promise.

But if she dies,

she won't know
if we move or not?

Oh, yeah.

She'll know.

She'll be watching us
and watching dad,

so he can't
break his promise.

We've had
a wonderful time.

You've been
great neighbors.

We thank you.

The kids are lovely.
Thank you.

There's lots of
nice girls.

It's not the same.

Keep working on
your math, Brenda.

You'll do fine.

I wish you didn't
have to move.

But, hey, thanks for
the hula hoop.

Bye.

Hey.

Maybe if I, uh,
buy a car,

I'll come up
and see you, huh?

Really?

Yeah.

Okay, sure.

All right.

[Stuart]
Come on, kids.
Get in the car.

[Starts engine]
Bye.

Bye!

[Talking, indistinct]

[Robert]
Say hi to God for me.

[Tamara]
After years of moving around,

we are finally in a place
that we can call home.

I understand now that
just because we leave people,

or they leave us,

doesn't mean we love
each other any less.

# All the stars tonight

# Are shining like this

# Only shine for us

# And when I dream

# I don't see the ceiling #

# Everyone stays

# Nobody leaves

# But it's all
in my dream #

# One last look down

# Then I'll fly
with the stars #

# Straight to the edge
of my heart #

# No one can know
what the morning will bring #

# So look once more
and don't look down #

# So when you're hurt
and scared #

# It's your turn to cry #

# It's your turn to learn
to say good-bye #

# Dry your eyes

# And know
even the angels #

# Fold their wings
and dance and fly #

# For it's not
in your dream #

# One last look down

# Then you'll fly
with the stars #

# Straight to the heart
of your heart #

# No one can know
what the morning will bring #

# So look once more
then don't look down #

# It doesn't matter
what you do #

# I'll still love you #

# Always love you

# Ohh

# Ohh

# It's not just
in your dream #

# One last look down,
then I'll fly with the stars #

# Straight to the heart
of your heart #

# No one can know
what the morning will bring #

# So look once more
and don't look down #

# Look once more

# Then don't #

# Look down

Done by (c) dCd / September 2011