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– Reggie, I'm in a little bit of trouble here.

I don't know who to turn to. I have to take of something right now …

… but I don't want to leave Sophia alone.

I need someone to look after her for a few hours until I get back.

I know we haven't spoken in a while.

And you know that you are my last choice on earth to actually be responsible for anything …

… but you're my brother, and I thought maybe ...

Look, I'm really fucked right now, ok?

I'm in a fucked up situation, and I can't get ahold of anyone.

You are my absolute dead last option.

Can you just do this one fucking thing for me, Richie?

Please? Say something!

I know you arenät doing anything important.

If you want me to beg over the phone, this is it, this is all I've got.

This is me begging you Richie.

Can you be over here in 20 minutes and watch her for me?

I can't leave her alone. I just can't.

Please.

– Ok.

CURFEW

– Here's a list of appropriate places you are allowed to take me.

If you take me somewhere that's not on that list …

there'll be hell to pay.

Here's some money for you to spend on me …

… and me only.

If you spend it on anything else, like drugs, there'll be hell to pay.

You're not allowed in the apartment …

… until you drop me off at 10:30. If I'm not home by 10:30 on the dot …

… there'll be hell to pay.

– Well, I'm glad we got that out of the way. My name is Richard …

… and I'm your uncle.

– I don't care.

Appropriate List: Bowling Alley

– What grade are you in?

– Fourth. – Fourth? You like it? You have some good friends?

Sophia, huh? You know when I was younger, I used to draw a little bit …

… and I had this cartoon character named Sophia.

I made these little flip books, you know, of Sophie and her little adventures.

You know what flipbooks are?

Anyway, your mother loved them. She laughed at them. She thought they were real funny. She thought they were a real hoot.

You know, I don't know … I don't know if we knew anyone named Sophia, growing up.

I wonder sometimes if she named you after these cartoons I used to to draw, I don't know.

Maybe she mentioned something? – She doesn't talk about you.

Actually, she said you're passive-aggressive.

– Passive ... passive-what?

– Passive-aggressive. – Passive-aggressive?

Passive-aggressive, what does that mean?

Right, you know what, there was a little accident a few years ago.

It was kind of my fault, but … I was never allowed to see you again …

… so I'd like very much for us to get to … … to know each other a little bit.

You know what, we've got to go somewhere. I've got to pick something up.

– Is it on the list?

– Is what on the list? What I got to pick up? No. It will take 2 minutes.

– It's not on the list.

– You know what?

Here's your list.

There! Boom! Now it's on the list. Let's go!

I'll be back in a second.

Just a second. Stay right here! Do not move!

What's wrong? Hey, what's the problem? – I wanna go home.

– You wanna go …why? What's wrong? I'm sorry. – I wanna go home.

– I'm sorry. – You spent the money.

I want my money. – I didn't spe… Hey, I didn't spend the money, Sophia.

I have the money right here, alright. I did not spend the money. What does your mother say about me? Tell me what …

– She doesn't talk about you. – She doesn't talk about me. Would you please stop walking?

I went to get these flipbooks, ok?

I just thought maybe you'd enjoy them, I …

Ok, listen, I did not spend any of the money. I didn't spend a dollar's money, and I don't lie.

I … I … I don't lie.

I just thought maybe ...

– Why were they in there? – Because … because I used to live there, ok. I used to …

Look I'm sorry, alright. I didn't think … I shouldn't have brought you, and …

I'm not clear-headed.

I just thought maybe you'd like to see these, and …

Would you like to see one?

Right. Here you see.

– She got shot by an arrow!

– Yeah. You know, she dies, like Looney Tunes you know, but she always comes back to life.

See, Sophia always comes to life.

– How did you do all this? – I don't do it …

… well, I guess I was bored.

I didn't have a Game Boy or Fragger or whatever it is you're playing.

– How did you know the game I was playing? – I don't know, I know it, you know I … know it.

– You know Fragger? – Yeah, I know Fragger. I know it.

– You know Fragger? – Yeah, I know, it's amazing. Can we not be in the cold anymore, please?

– Favorite number? – 3.

– Favorite color? – Blue.

– What's the accident? – What accident?

– The accident where you never saw me again. – Oh, it doesn't matter.

– But I want to know. – Well, It doesn't matter.

You know what the leading cause of lung cancer is?

– Yes. – Then why do you smoke?

– Because it's not as bad as they say. – Yes it is.

– Not sometimes. – All the times.

You don't look very healthy.

– Do you take vitamins? – I take drugs.

– Those aren't vitamins. – I know.

– Do you have a girlfriend?

– No. – Why not?

– I don't know. – Maybe it's because you don't look healthy.

– Maybe. Can you please finish up eating your fries? – Or it can be because of the bad breath.

– I don't have the bad … breath. – Smoking is one of the leading casues of gingivitis.

– Really? You're giving me a headache right now.

– You don't take very good care of yourself. – You're giving me a huge migraine headache.

– You should get a girlfriend to take care of you. – I can't … – You clearly can't take care of yourself.

– It's amazing, he seemed so normal. He really did!

– Please! There's a little girl in there.

– Not true! This one had a job, it was totally different.

– There is a girl ... – No!

– Oh, my God! – Sorry, this is the third time.

Even opening the New York Times!

– Ok, I open up that page.

– Would you shut … Can you be quiet?

Shut up.

Shut up.

Shut up! Shut up! Shut …

Would you shut the hell up?

Shut up!

Shut up!

Shut your big fat cow mouth!

Shut up! Shut up the f… Shut it!

Just shut it!

Shut up!

– What was the accident? – No.

– What was the accident? – No. I'm not. I dont … I don't remember what … I don't remember …

~Please. Come on. I really want to know.

– Alright, fine. I dropped you.

– You what? – I dropped you on the floor.

– When? – When you were a baby.

I was taking care of you and I don't know how to hold one of those things, ok?

You legs and your arms were flailing all over the place.

You were crying and burping …

… and I lost control. I dropped you. Your mother nearly had a heart attack.

It's not funny.

I thought it did some serious damage, ok?

It's serious. It was a serious thing.

You're just sick … you're a sick person.

– And you're a dumb person. It's the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

– Yeah, laugh it up. Ok. I didn't sleep for a month after that.

– Oh, my god, I love this song!

Dance with me!

Come on. Come on. – No I don't want to dance. I don't like this.

– Please? Come on!

Come on!

What happened? – I didn't. I … nothing.

– What happened? – I …

It was just an accident.

– I think you need stitches.

– I am so sorry.

I'm never going to leave you like that again, ok?

Let's get you to bed, right?

Ok.

I'll be right back.

Restraining order … for protection against aggravated …

… assault and harassment …

– I can see it in her face. She's changed from this morning.

You got her liking you now.

Of course. Five hours, and suddenly you're Mr. Wonderful.

– You don't have to pay me.

– Take the money. – I don't need the money.

– Just take the money. – I don't need the money anymore, Maggie.

– You guys talk about me?

I bet you did, right? I am uptight, I'm strict, I'm no fun.

Who the fuck are you?

This is a one time deal, Richie?

I don't want my daughter having any more false idols.

Can you just please leave?

– Fourth grade, PS198.

Scotty Evans and Timmy Knight.

They got to me.

Sometimes it was a black eye, sometimes they cut me ...

… then you come down there, remember?

You raised your fists up real high. You punch Scotty Evans clear in the chin.

Boom! He goes down like a ton of bricks. I've never seen anything like it. It was …

They said, uh ...

They said “Are you embarrassed that your little sister fight your battles for you?”

I didn't think so.

Just seeing you standing there, you know … “You don't mess with Richie. You don't mess with my brother.”

I … I knew the truth.

I had the coolest sister in the world.

And then we, uh … we grow up.

We change.

I changed.

And uh … you go on, you … you have this … this beautiful girl, you know.

She's one in a million.

Maggie, she's so smart.

And I know you don't get to be like that unless your mother is the best of the best.

And then I realized that, uh …

… some things never change.

You're still the coolest sister in the world.

Maggie?

– Would it be ok if, uh …

… you came over and looked after Sophia, sometimes?

I just … I need some help, you know?

Maybe Friday afternoons.

Or Sundays, or something.

– Ok.