All language subtitles for Relative.Stranger 2009

DOWN! SET!

GO!

Woman: CLEMONS!
Man: GO, WALTER!

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

TOUCHDOWN!
WALTER CLEMONS!

Cheerleaders:
HERE WE GO BOBCATS, HERE WE GO!

Man: SET! HUT, HUT!

[ GRUNTING ]

Woman: AS EXPECTED,
TOP-PROSPECT WALTER CLEMONS

SIGNED WITH TECH TODAY.

COACH BOCARD SAYS

THE INCOMING FRESHMAN
WILL HAVE TO EARN HIS SPOT,

BUT ODDS ARE HE'LL GET
PLENTY OF PLAYING TIME AND SOON.

[ CHEERING ]

Man: AND GRADY PITCHES IT
TO THE FRESHMAN PHENOM CLEMONS,

WHO GETS A BLOCK IN THE CORNER
FROM THE SPLIT END.

CLEMONS TO THE 40,
THE 50,

AND HE'S OFF TO THE RACES,
LARRY!

Man: WALTER CLEMONS IS SELECTED
FIRST IN THIS YEAR'S DRAFT...

THIS YOUNGSTER
IS UNBELIEVABLE!

...JOINING THE PROS

AS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY
ANTICIPATED PICKS IN YEARS.

CLEMONS AGAIN,
AND HE SLIPPED THROUGH A SEAM,

OFF TACKLE,
MAKES A CUT --

MITCHELL LEVELS CLEMONS
WITH A BLIND-SIDE TACKLE.

CLEMONS IS DOWN,
NOT GETTING UP.

LOOKED LIKE THAT KNEE
JUST BUCKLED.

THE NEWS FOR WALTER CLEMONS
IS NOT GOOD.

THE ROOKIE RUNNING BACK
WILL HAVE TO UNDERGO

COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION
ON HIS INJURED KNEE.

WE'RE HIGHLY DOUBTFUL

THAT HE WOULD RETURN
THIS, OR ANY OTHER, SEASON.

[ CAR HORN HONKS ]

Man: HEY, WALTER.

HEY.

[ SIGHS ]

THERE YOU GO, WALTER.

DON'T SPEND IT ALL
IN ONE PLACE.

I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

TOMORROW?
NO, YOU WON'T.

WHY NOT?

CHECK THE BOARD.
YOU'RE NOT ON AGAIN TILL SUNDAY.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
YOU SAID YOU WERE GONNA HELP
ME PICK UP SOME EXTRA SHIFTS.

I SAID I WAS GONNA TRY.
I TRIED.

THE WEEKEND'S
THE SOONEST I CAN DO.

OH, COME ON, MAN.

I COULD USE
THE EXTRA MONEY.

I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T DO IT.

THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH WORK
TO GO AROUND RIGHT NOW.

YEAH.

[ SIGHS ]

Nicole: "MR. WALTER CLEMONS,
WE REGRET TO INFORM YOU

"OF THE PASSING OF YOUR FATHER,
MR. JAMES ANDREW CLEMONS SR.

"PLEASE ACCEPT
OUR SINCEREST CONDOLENCES.

"AS IS THE CASE
IN SUCH AN EVENT,

"THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF MR. JAMES CLEMONS SR.

SHALL BE READ TO THE MEMBERS
OF MR. CLEMONS' FAMILY."

YOU OKAY?

I'M FINE.

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO BE HERE
FOR THIS, YOU KNOW.

YES, I DID. I KNOW HOW MUCH
YOU LOVED YOUR GRANDFATHER.

YEAH, BUT I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU
TO FEEL OBLIGATED, THAT'S ALL.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT,
OKAY?

BELIEVE ME,
I WANTED TO BE HERE.

James:
HE ALWAYS LIKED YOU.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]
THANK YOU.

GOODBYE, MR. CLEMONS.

SHAWN,
YOU TAKING OFF?
YES, SIR.

THANKS FOR COMING.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU KNOW, I COULD STICK AROUND
A LITTLE BIT LONGER

IF YOU WANT ME TO.
THAT'S OKAY.

WE'RE JUST GONNA BE
CLEANING UP.

[ SIGHS ]

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, GRANDMA.
Pearl:
YOU'RE WELCOME, ANDY.

OOH.

THERE.

DOES GRANDDADDY HEAR US
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT HIM?

I BET HE HEARD
ALL THOSE THINGS

THOSE FOLKS
WERE SAYING ABOUT HIM TODAY.

[ LAUGHS ]

DOES HE KNOW
WHEN WE THINK ABOUT HIM?

OF COURSE HE DOES.

OKAY, GOOD.

HOW?

WELL...

WHEN PEOPLE WE LOVE
LEAVE US...

SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL
HAPPENS TO THEM.

THEY JUST KNOW.

DOES MY FATHER KNOW?

ANDY,
YOUR FATHER'S ALIVE.

BUT HE'S NOT HERE.

NO, HE'S NOT.

[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACH ]

SET THEM DOWN THERE IN THE SINK.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM.

IT'S OKAY.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF THEM.

AND DENISE
IS GOING TO HELP ME.
I AM?

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU NEED ANYTHING?
YES.

I REALLY NEED FOR YOU
TO GO GET SOME REST.

YOU'VE HAD
A REALLY LONG DAY.

CHARLOTTE...

I HAVE JUST BURIED
MY HUSBAND OF 62 YEARS.

THE LTHING
I WANT TO DO

IS SIT IN A QUIET ROOM
BY MYSELF.

[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACH ]

ALMOST HAD A DRINK TODAY,
GARY.

WOULD HAVE BEEN MY FIRST ONE
IN 9 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS.

IT'S A GOOD THING YOU CAME HERE
INSTEAD. WHAT'S GOING ON?

MY FATHER DIED.

I'M SORRY.

WHAT HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
I JUST KNOW HE PASSED AWAY.

I WISH IT WAS
BETTER CIRCUMSTANCES.

BUT AT LEAST
YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE

TO RECONNECT
WITH YOUR FAMILY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

WELL, IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME,
GARY.

BEEN A LONG TIME, MAN.

THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE ME,
ESPECIALLY AT A TIME LIKE THIS.

WHY NOT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "WHY NOT"?

BECAUSE I BLEW IT.
I WALKED OUT ON THEM.

NONE OF US ARE PERFECT,
WALTER.

THE LEAST WE CAN DO
IS TRY.

I'M SURE YOUR FAMILY
CAN UNDERSTAND THAT.

YEAH, WELL...
YOU KNOW WHAT?

WITH JUST MY LUCK,
I'D GET DOWN THERE AND DISCOVER

THAT THEY'RE BETTER OFF
WITHOUT ME, ANYWAY.

MAYBE THEY ARE.

YOU DIDN'T EXPECT ME
TO JUST QUOTE SOME SCRIPTURE

AND LET YOU OFF THE HOOK,
DID YOU?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT I EXPECTED,
GARY, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

A LITTLE MORAL SUPPORT RIGHT NOW
WOULD BE COOL.

WALTER,
THIS IS MORAL SUPPORT.

YOU'RE SCARED,
AND YOU SHOULD BE

BECAUSE THIS
IS GONNA BE HARD.

ASKING FORGIVENESS
IS ALWAYS HARD.

BUT HAVE A LITTLE FAITH
IN YOUR FAMILY.

THEY'RE EXPECTING YOU,
RIGHT?

I'M NAMED IN THE WILL.

I'M SUPPOSED TO BE THERE

TO CLAIM WHATEVER INHERITANCE
HE LEFT ME.

YOUR FATHER HAVE MONEY?
GARY, I DON'T WANT
HIS MONEY.

I'D RATHER GIVE IT TO MY KIDS.
THEY AT LEAST DESERVE THAT.

THEN GIVE IT TO THEM.

THAT'S AN EVEN BETTER REASON
FOR GOING BACK.

[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

HI.

HI.

YOU DOING OKAY?

YEAH.
YOUR GRANDMOTHER
TOLD ME

YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT
YOUR FATHER THE OTHER DAY.

NO, I WASN'T.

SWEETHEART, IF THERE'S
SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR FATHER

YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT,
YOU CAN TELL ME.

I JUST WISH HE WAS HERE,
THAT'S ALL.
I KNOW, SWEETHEART.

AND IT'S OKAY
TO FEEL THAT WAY.

OKAY.

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?

WELL, ANDY...

...I DON'T REALLY KNOW.

HE WENT AWAY
TO LOOK FOR A JOB,

AND EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE,
I WOULD HEAR FROM HIM,

UNTIL ONE DAY
I REALIZED THAT, UM...

HE WAS GONE.

SO YOU...DON'T KNOW
WHERE HE IS NOW?

I'M NOT SURE.

GRANDMA SAYS
THAT HE DOESN'T KNOW

WHEN I'M THINKING
ABOUT HIM...

'CAUSE ONLY DEAD PEOPLE
KNOW THAT.

YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S
A VERY SMART LADY.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHAT?

I BET YOU THAT WHEREVER HE IS,
HE'S THINKING ABOUT YOU.

Nicole: I'M REALLY SORRY
FOR YOUR LOSS.

THANK YOU.

YOU KNOW,
I WAS ACTUALLY SURPRISED

THAT YOU WERE ABLE
TO FIND ME.

UM, YOU KNOW WHAT?

I-I REALLY DON'T WANT TO, UH,
TAKE UP ANY MORE OF YOUR TIME,

SO IF YOU JUST LET ME SIGN
WHATEVER PAPERS YOU HAVE FOR ME,

I'LL TAKE WHAT I'M GETTING
AND BE ON MY WAY.

WHAT YOU'RE GETTING?

YEAH, FROM MY FATHER.

YOUR LETTER SAID
THERE WAS A WILL.

HE DID, BUT IF YOU READ
THAT LETTER CAREFULLY,

YOU'LL SEE THE WILL READING
ISN'T UNTIL NEXT WEEK.

YEAH, BUT CAN'T YOU PUSH IT UP
EARLIER?

YOUR FATHER LEFT BEHIND A VERY
SPECIFIC SET OF INSTRUCTIONS.

[ SCOFFS ]

HAVE YOU TALKED
TO YOUR MOTHER YET?

IT'S, UM --
IT'S A LITTLE COMPLICATED.

'CAUSE THE ONLY PERSON
WHO HAS THE POWER

TO DO WHAT YOU'RE ASKING
IS YOUR MOTHER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I MEAN,
SHE CONTROLS THE ESTATE.

SO IF SHE WERE TO TELL ME
TO HONOR YOUR REQUEST,

THEN I'D DO IT.

SO YOU CAN SPEED
THIS PROCESS UP?

IFTHAT'S WHAT SHE WANTS.

HI, MAMA.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I MISSED YOU.

I DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE.
YOU KNEW WHERE TO FIND ME.

[ LAUGHS ]

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
I DID.

YOU GOT NO IDEA HOW HARD IT WAS
BEING AWAY FROM YOU, MAMA.

OH,
JUST COME ON IN HERE.

[ SOBS ]

HEY.

SIX YEARS IS TOO LONG

FOR A MAN TO BE AWAY
FROM HIS SON AND DAUGHTER.

I KNOW, MA.

I DIDN'T EXPECT THINGS
TO...TURN OUT THIS WAY.

HOW DIDYOU EXPECT THINGS
TO TURN OUT, SON?

I MEAN, YOU LEFT HERE
TO TAKE THIS BIG JOB IN ATLANTA,

SAYING YOU WOULD SEND
FOR CHARLOTTE AND THE KIDS

AS SOON AS YOU GOT SETTLED, AND
WE NEVER HEARD FROM YOU AGAIN.

THAT'S 'CAUSE
I RAN INTO SOME PROBLEMS.

THE JOB IN ATLANTA
DIDN'T WORK OUT.

SO WHY DIDN'T YOU
COME BACK HOME?

DON'T YOU THINK
I WANTED TO?

I COULDN'T COME BACK HERE
EMPTY-HANDED.

EVERYBODY WAS --
WAS COUNTING ON ME.

Walter: SO I CHECKED AROUND,
AND, UH...

I-I FOUND OUT
ABOUT THIS JOB IN CHICAGO,

THIS SPORTS-ANCHOR JOB.

AND, YOU KNOW,
BUT WHEN I GOT THERE,

THEY WEREN'T INTERESTED
IN ME.

I COULDN'T EVEN GET MY FOOT
IN THE DOOR.

NOW, WHAT HAS ALL THAT
GOT TO DO

WITH YOUR NOT COMING BACK HOME
TO YOUR FAMILY?

MA, EVER SINCE I HURT MYSELF
AND STOPPED PLAYING FOOTBALL...

NOTHING'S GONE RIGHT
FOR ME.

CHICAGO THING
WAS THE LAST STRAW.

JUST NEVER BOUNCED BACK.

THIS, UM...

THIS LETTER
FROM YOUR LAWYER

SAYS THAT DADDY NAMED ME
IN HIS WILL.

IF THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS...

IT'S THE TRUTH.

MA...

...I NEED YOU TO DO SOMETHING
FOR ME, OKAY?

I NEED YOU TO PUSH UP
THE READING OF THE WILL.

SOUNDS LIKE
YOU'RE IN BIT OF A HURRY.

I AM.

IT'S NOT LIKE HE EVER GAVE ME
ANYTHING, ANYWAY.

BESIDES LIFE.

OH, COME ON, MA,
THE MAN HATED ME.

NEVER TREATED ME LIKE A SON,
AND YOU KNOW THAT.

YOU KNOW, HE NEVER SAID IT,
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

MAYBE THIS IS JUST HIS WAY
OF ADMITTING

THAT HE KNOWS HE WAS WRONG,
AND THAT'S WHY HE WANTS ME HERE.

FORGET IT.
NEVER MIND.

FOR YOU.

OH.

OOH.
YOU'RE ON FIRE TODAY.

WAY TO MAKE MY OTHER SALESPEOPLE
LOOK BAD.

THAT WASN'T MY INTENTION, KAREN,
BUT THANK YOU.

HUH. YOU FEEL
LIKE SITTING IN

ON A REGIONAL SALES MEETING
TOMORROW?

I WOULD LOVE TO.

GREAT.
I'LL SEE YOU BRIGHT AND EARLY.

YOU SURE WILL.

[ FOOTSTEPS DEPART ]

YOU JUST JUMPED RIGHT OVER
HIS HEAD AND KEPT ON GOING.

[ BOTH LAUGH ]

HEY, WHAT'S UP, JAMES?

I'M NOT REALLY SEEING THIS,
AM I?

COME OVER HERE
AND HAVE A SEAT, JAMES.

NO, NO, I DON'T --
I DON'T THINK I WILL, MA.

WHAT'S HE DOING HERE, AND,
BETTER YET, WHERE'S HE BEEN?

BEEN JUST TRYING
TO GET BACK ON MY FEET.

I WASN'T TALKING TO YOU.

YOU GOT A LOT OF NERVE SITTING
AROUND HERE LIKE YOU BELONG.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
I WON'T BE HERE LONG.

GOOD, BECAUSE
THERE'S NO PLACE HERE FOR YOU --

NOT AFTER ALL THIS TIME.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DIDN'T THINK THERE WOULD BE.

WELL, WHY DID YOU BOTHER
TO COME BACK, HUH?

THINGS DIDN'T WORK OUT
IN ATLANTA

LIKE I THOUGHT THEY WOULD.

YOU KNOW --
YOU KNOW WHAT?

I DON'T --
I DON'T EVEN WANT TO KNOW.

I-I DON'T CARE, ALL RIGHT?

JUST GET OUT
OF THIS HOUSE NOW.

YOUR BROTHER
ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE I SAID SO.
THAT'S WHY NOT.

OH.

HMM.

I SEE HOW IT IS.

HAVE FUN.

[ FOOTSTEPS DEPART ]

JAMES.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

[ DRAWER RATTLES ]

HEY, ANDY.
HI.

WHERE'S YOUR MOM?
FIGHTING.

SINCE WHEN ARE YOU
ALLOWED TO HAVE BOYS HERE

WHEN I'M NOT HOME?
I DON'T HAVE BOYS OVER,
MOM.

IT'S JUST SHAWN.
YOU KNOW HIM.

YOU JUST LOST
YOUR CELLPHONE.

WHAT?

HEY, HEY, HEY.

LOOK AT THIS --
I THINK I GOT SOMETHING.

YOU GOT TO GO HOME.

OKAY,
JUST LOOK AT IT FIRST.

JUST...

OH.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER,
AND WE CAN GO OVER IT.

NO, YOU CAN'T
BECAUSE SHE TOOK MY PHONE.

THAT'S ENOUGH, DENISE.

UNCLE JAMES,
WOULD YOU PLEASE TALK TO HER?

'CAUSE SHE'S ACTING LIKE THE
WHOLE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END.

[ SIGHS ]

YOU MIGHT WANT TO MOVE
A LITTLE FASTER.

OKAY, FINE. TAKE HER SIDE.
THIS IS SO UNFAIR.

MAYBE IT IS,
BUT WE'RE DONE TALKING ABOUT IT.

I SWEAR I DON'T KNOW WHAT
I'M GOING TO DO ABOUT DENISE.

I THINK SOMETIMES
SHE JUST TESTS ME ON PURPOSE.

SHE'LL BE FINE.

I KNOW. BUT I'M GLAD YOU CAME
WHEN YOU DID.

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY
IF I TOLD YOU WALTER WAS BACK?

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I WOULD SAY.

IS THAT
WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME?

HE'S HERE RIGHT NOW,

WALKING AROUND MY MOM'S HOUSE
LIKE NOT A DAY'S GONE BY.

YOU REMEMBER YOUR HUSBAND?

WALTER HASN'T BEEN
MY HUSBAND

SINCE HE WALKED OUT ON ME
AND OUR KIDS.

WELL, YOU REMEMBER THAT
WHEN YOU GO SEE HIM.

I MEAN, YOU STILL HAVE
A CONNECTION WITH HIM

BECAUSE OF THE KIDS.

THAT'S TRUE.
I DO.

BUT I WANT A FUTURE
WITH YOU.

YOU LET ME KNOW IF ANYTHING
MAKES YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND.

ARE YOU TRYING TO START A FIGHT
WITH ME?

YOU SEE...

I HAVE THIS
SPECIAL HEADLOCK

THAT MY BROTHERS
USED TO USE ON ME,

AND I'VE BEEN SAVING IT

JUST IN CASE YOU GOT
TOO FAR OUT OF LINE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

GOOD MORNING.

MORNING.
SLEEP OKAY?

YEAH.

THE BED WAS JUST THE WAY
I REMEMBERED IT.

A LOT OF THINGS AROUND HERE
JUST LIKE YOU REMEMBER IT.

I WON'T BE ABLE TO SEE
TOO MUCH, REMEMBER?

I'M NOT GONNA BE AROUND
LONG, MA.

[ Sighing ] WALTER...

AREN'T YOU CURIOUS
ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN

AND HOW THEY ARE?

YEAH.

I'M SORRY I LEFT THEM.

BUT AT LEAST I LEFT THEM
IN GOOD HANDS.

I KNOW THEY'RE FINE.

AND I KNOW THEY'RE A WHOLE LOT
BETTER OFF WITHOUT ME.

BREAK YOUR FATHER'S HEART,
HEAR YOU TALKING LIKE THAT.

[ SCOFFS ]
I DOUBT IT.

I SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE
TRYING TO SATISFY HIM,

BUT NOTHING I EVER DID
COULD PLEASE HIM.

SO, YOU KNOW, I --

ACTUALLY, I THINK HE'D ENJOY
SEEING ME FAIL AS A FATHER.

YOU JUST LISTEN TO ME!

YOUR FATHER MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN
THE PERFECT MAN,

BUT THERE'S ONE BIG DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN YOU TWO.

WHEN THINGS GOT HARD --
AND I PROMISE YOU

TIMES WERE HARDER FOR US
THAN THEY EVER WERE FOR YOU --

BUT HE NEVER TURNED HIS BACK
ON HIS FAMILY.

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

I BET I CAN GUESS
WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

I DOUBT IT,

OR YOU WOULDN'T BE STANDING
OUT HERE IN BROAD DAYLIGHT

WHERE I CAN GET
A CLEAN SHOT AT YOU.

OKAY, I DESERVE THAT.

YOU KNOW, UH, CHARLOTTE...

I-I-I CAN EXPLAIN IF
YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

I DON'T NEED YOU
TO EXPLAIN, WALTER.

THERE WAS A TIME
WHEN I DID,

BUT I'VE WASTED TOO MANY YEARS
WONDERING WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU.

OKAY, I UNDERSTAND THAT.

ANYWAY, I HEARD
YOU WERE BACK IN TOWN,

AND I HAD TO SEE
FOR MYSELF.

DO THE KIDS KNOW
I'M BACK?

NO, AND UNLESS YOU PLAN
ON STICKING AROUND, I'D
LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.

YEAH, WELL --
YEAH, I GUESS IT'S BEST.

BUT I'D
REALLY APPRECIATE IT

IF YOU DIDN'T PRETEND TO CARE
ABOUT THEIR FEELINGS.

IT ONLY MAKES IT WORSE.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ FOOTSTEPS APPROACH ]

AHA.

SO, HERE'S YOUR CHANCE.

CHANCE AT WHAT?

TO SAY WHY YOU LEFT.

CHARLOTTE CALLED AND SAID
YOU OFFERED TO EXPLAIN IT TO HER

IF SHE WANTED TO HEAR IT.

SO, HEY, MAN,
I...I WANT TO HEAR IT.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE EXPECTING, JAMES,

BUT IT'S NOT
A VERY EXCITING STORY.

OH, NO,
BUT IT HAS TO BE.

I MEAN, WHY ELSE WOULD YOU
WALK OUT ON YOUR FAMILY

AND NOT COME BACK
UNTIL NOW?

YOU SEE, I FIGURED THAT

YOU STRUCK IT RICH IN ATLANTA
AND YOU FORGOT ABOUT US.

OR -- OR YOU MET
ANOTHER WOMAN,

YOU STARTED ANOTHER FAMILY,
AND FORGOT ABOUT US.

NO, WHICH --
WHICH WAS IT?

[ SCOFFS ]

IT WAS NEITHER.

ARE YOU BROKE?

IS THAT WHY
YOU CAME BACK --

BECAUSE OUR FATHER'S DEAD
A-AND YOU NEEDED TO CASH IN?

MAN...

PLEASE TELL ME

THAT YOU ARE NOT
THAT KIND OF MAN.

DID THAT MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER
ABOUT YOURSELF, SON?

IT'S NOT ABOUT ME.

I'D SAY YOU'RE WORKING REAL HARD
AT MAKING IT ABOUT YOU.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME
TO DO, MA, HUH?

YOU WANT ME
TO CLOSE MY EYES

AND PRETEND LIKE
WALTER BEING HERE IS OKAY?

NO.

HE ONLY CAME BACK HERE
FOR MONEY.

AND YOU --
YOU TOOK HIM IN HERE

LIKE HE'S BEEN GONE FOR
SIX WEEKS INSTEAD OF SIX YEARS.

NOW, WHY ARE YOU BEING
SO EASY ON HIM?!

BECAUSE HE'S MY CHILD.

NOW, DON'T YOU THINK
I'D DO THE SAME FOR YOU?

[ ENGINE TURNS OFF ]

WHAT'S THIS?

IT'S A HIGH SCHOOL.
WELL, I KNOW
IT'S A HIGH SCHOOL.

IT'S NOT OUR OLD SCHOOL.
SO WHAT ARE WE DOING HERE?

[ SIGHS ]

LOOK.

Man: RUN IT OUT, BOBCATS,
RUN IT OUT.

THOSE ARE YOUR KIDS,
WALTER.

SHE'S GOT SOME MEDALS,
A LOT OF TROPHIES, TOO.

THEY SAY SHE'S A NATURAL.

I HEAR THAT HER FATHER WAS SOME,
UH -- SOME HOTSHOT ATHLETE,

BUT...NOBODY KNOWS
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HIM.

HOW LONG'S
SHE BEEN RUNNING?

ASK HER.

VERY FUNNY.

I KNOW YOU THINK JUST BECAUSE
YOU BROUGHT ME OUT HERE --
[ WHISTLES ]

HEY!

COME HERE.

[ LAUGHS ]

HEY,
IT'S UNCLE JAMES!

I'M GONNA KILL YOU
WHEN WE GET BACK TO THE HOUSE.

I'M NOT WORRIED.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA LIVE
THROUGH THIS.

SLOWPOKE.
[ LAUGHS ]

HI, UNCLE JAMES.

HEY, WHAT'S UP, ANDY?

WHAT, YOU CAN'T SPEAK
ALL OF A SUDDEN?

WHY DID YOU
BRING HIM HERE?

HEY, DENISE.

DON'T REMEMBER MY NAME.

DON'T EVEN RECOGNIZE ME.

JUST LET ME GO ON THINKING YOU
FORGOT YOU EVEN HAD A FAMILY,

AND THAT'S WHY YOU LEFT
AND NEVER CAME BACK.

HE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW
WHO YOU ARE. LET'S GO.

GO, COME ON.

HEY.
Denise: HEY.

SHOULDN'T YOU BE
IN HIGH SCHOOL RIGHT NOW?

WELL, IT'S LUNCHTIME,
AND I WASN'T HUNGRY,

SO I FIGURED I'D STOP BY.

BUT IF YOU'RE BUSY,
I CAN --
NO, NO, SURE.

I'VE -- I'VE GOT TIME FOR YOU.
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

I WANT TO KNOW WHY
YOU BROUGHT HIM TO MY SCHOOL.

YOU MEAN YOUR FATHER.

DON'T CALL HIM THAT.

YEAH, I SHOULDN'T HAVE SPRUNG
HIM ON YOU AND ANDY LIKE THAT.

I DIDN'T THINK
ABOUT HOW YOU'D FEEL.

IT WAS WRONG.
I'M SORRY.

IT'S OKAY.

I FIGURED YOU ONLY DID IT
'CAUSE YOU HATE HIM, ANYWAY.

I DON'T HATE HIM.

I JUST...

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S A LITTLE COMPLICATED.

RIGHT.
BECAUSE YOU'RE WITH MOM NOW.

YEAH.

YEAH, THAT'S PART OF IT.

Denise: SO, WHAT ARE YOU
THINKING -- THAT ME AND ANDY

ARE GONNA FORGET EVERYTHING
YOU'VE EVER DONE FOR US

AND GO RUNNING BACK
TO HIM?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THAT, YOU KNOW.

I DON'T?

NO, WE LOVE YOU.

THAT'S NOT GONNA CHANGE
JUST 'CAUSE HE CAME BACK.

GOOD,
BECAUSE I KIND OF LIKE

HAVING YOU
AND YOUR BROTHER AROUND.

WELL, GOOD, 'CAUSE
YOU'RE KIND OF STUCK WITH US.

HI.
HEY.

COME IN.
I'M JUST READING THE PAPER.

ALL RIGHT.

UM...I HAVE TO, UH,
TELL YOU SOMETHING.

IT'S ABOUT THE KIDS.

WHAT ABOUT THE KIDS?

WELL, YOU KNOW HOW
YOU DIDN'T WANT THEM KNOWING

THAT WALTER WAS BACK?

YES.

WELL,
THEY KNOW HE'S BACK.

HOW?

BECAUSE I SORT OF TOOK HIM
TO SEE THEM.

YOU SORT OF TOOK HIM?

JAMES,
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

NO, I KNOW IT WAS STUPID,
AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT.

I JUST -- I REALLY WASN'T
THINKING STRAIGHT.

I'M HAVING A HARD ENOUGH TIME
DEALING WITH THIS, JAMES.

I DON'T NEED YOU WORKING AGAINST
ME. I NEED YOU ON MY SIDE.

I AM ON YOUR SIDE, BABY.

AND I PROMISE YOU THAT NOTHING
LIKE THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

GOOD.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER.

ALL RIGHT.

James: ALL RIGHT,
CALL ME IF YOU NEED ME.

WHAT YOU DOING,
SWEETHEART?

READING.

ABOUT ATLANTA.

WHY ATLANTA?

'CAUSE THAT'S WHERE DADDY WENT
WHEN HE LEFT.

I HEARD YOU SAW HIM
YESTERDAY.

YEAH.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
YOU DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD?

I DIDN'T WANT YOU
TO BE SAD.

SWEETHEART,
WHY'D YOU THINK I'D BE SAD?

WELL, YOU SAID THAT
YOU DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS.

SO I THOUGHT
THAT YOU WOULD CRY

IF YOU FOUND OUT
THAT HE WAS HERE.

YOU KNOW
HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU?

GOOD.

BUT YOU DON'T NEED
TO PROTECT ME.

OKAY?

IS THERE ANYTHING
YOU WANT TO ASK ME?

HOW COME
HE DOESN'T LIKE US?

MM.

ANDY, I AM SURE DEEP DOWN INSIDE
HE STILL DOES.

[ DOORBELL RINGING ]
I PACKED YOUR LUNCH.

WAIT, DID I FORGET
YOUR LUNCH?
I GOT IT.

OKAY, GOOD.

HI, GRANDMA.
MORNING, BABY.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL
YOUR MAMA

YOU'RE TOO OLD FOR HER
TO BE FUSSING OVER YOU?

GRANDMA SAYS
YOU'RE LATE FOR WORK.

OH,
YOU JUST GIVE ME A KISS.

I'M SO SORRY,
BUT JAMES WAS BUSY

AND DENISE
HAD TRACK PRACTICE,

AND I COULDN'T GET A SITTER
ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE.

CHARLOTTE, STOP WORRYING.
WE'LL BE FINE.

IS WALTER HERE?

TOOK THE CAR THIS MORNING.
HE SAID HE'D BE BACK IN A WHILE.

I REALLY WISH YOU WOULD HAVE
COME TO MY PLACE INSTEAD, PEARL.

I DIDN'T WANT
TO BRING HIM HERE.

HE'S BEEN COMING HERE
HIS WHOLE LIFE.

TODAY'S NO DIFFERENT.

TODAY ISDIFFERENT.
HIS FATHER IS BACK.

I THINK HE'S GOING TO HAVE
A HARD TIME WITH IT.

YEAH, WELL...

I THINK THEY'LL BOTH
HAVE A HARD TIME.

BUT THEY'RE MEN.
JUST HAVE TO SUCK IT UP.

OKAY, OKAY.
ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

I'LL BE BACK
RIGHT AFTER WORK.

TAKE YOUR TIME, HON.

THE ANSWER'S NOT IN THERE.

IF IT'S NOT IN THE DICTIONARY,
IT'S NOT A WORD.

JUST SAYING, YOU'RE NOT
GONNA FIND IT THAT WAY.

GIVE ME THE CLUE AGAIN.

1960 AND 2008.

HAVE MANY LETTERS?

NINE.

OH,
IT STARTS WITH AN "L."

1960, 2008...

I REMEMBER THEM
AS BEING...

ELECTION YEARS...

AND AS LEAP YEARS.

[ GASPS ]

IS THAT THE ANSWER?

[ LAUGHS ]

LEAP YEARS?

[ DOOR OPENS ]

YEAH!

LEAP YEARS -- L...
[ DOOR CLOSES ]

...E-A-P-Y-E-A-R-S.

YES! YES! YES!

HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?

BECAUSE YOUR GRANDMA
IS A SMART, OLD GRANDMA.

THAT'S HOW.

HEY.

MORNING, SON.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WELL,
I WAS DOING A CROSSWORD PUZZLE

THAT MY GRANDSON MADE UP,

AND I'M GOOD AT IT, TOO,
AREN'T I?

TELL YOUR DAD
HOW GOOD I AM, ANDY.

HERE. WHY DON'T YOU TRY?
COME ON.

UH, NO, NO,
NO, NO, NO.

IT'S -- NO.

Pearl:
WELL, I GUESS WE'LL JUST

LEAVE HIM SITTING THERE
LIKE THAT.

HE USUALLY MAKES A LOT OF NOISE
ONCE HE GETS HUNGRY ENOUGH.

[ SIGHS ]

SO, UM...

...YOU KNOW WHO I AM,
DON'T YOU?

I'VE SEEN PICTURES
OF YOU.

YEAH.

WELL...

[ SIGHS DEEPLY ]

[ SIGHS, CHUCKLES ]

IT'S OKAY.
YOU CAN COME IN. COME ON.

HERE WE GO.

THAT'S WHAT I WANTED
TO SHOW YOU.

YOU REMEMBER THAT?

[ CHUCKLES ] YEAH, WELL,
YOU COULDN'T HAVE BEEN

NO MORE THAN 3 OR 4
WHEN THAT WAS TAKEN.

I LOOK FUNNY.

[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU THINK SO?

OH.

KEYS.

WHOA.

[ CHUCKLES ]

MAN, I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT
SINCE HIGH SCHOOL.

IS IT YOURS?

USED TO BE.

HEY, YOU WANT IT?
YEAH.

YEAH?
ALL RIGHT.

HOLD ON,
I'LL MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU.

YOU LET ME WALK YOU HOME,
IT'S ALL YOURS.

OKAY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

GOTCHA.

ALL RIGHT,
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL.

HERE WE GO.
GO, GO, GO, GO.

GOT IT.

[ DOOR OPENS ]

HEY, BEAN-HEAD,
YOU'RE JUST IN TIME FOR DINNER.

I ATE ALREADY,
WITH DADDY.

ARE YOU COMING IN?

UH, YEAH,
YEAH, IF IT'S OKAY.

JUST DON'T EMBARRASS ME.
I HAVE COMPANY.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

HEY, MAN, WHAT'S UP?
I'M WALTER.

I KNOW.
I'M SHAWN.

UH, I-I BROUGHT
ANDY HOME.

PEARL CALLED ME AND TOLD ME
YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY.

HE'S A GREAT KID.

I KNOW THAT ALREADY,
WALTER.

YEAH, YOU WOULD.

DENISE IS SO OVERPROTECTIVE
OF HIM.

SHE CAN BE DIFFICULT
AT TIMES,

BUT SHE REALLY STEPPED UP
AFTER YOU LEFT.

I THINK SHE FEELS THE NEED
TO TAKE YOUR PLACE IN HIS LIFE.

AND SHE'S OBSESSIVE
ABOUT SPORTS,

JUST LIKE YOU ALWAYS WERE.

WHAT DID SHE SAY WHEN SHE KNEW
I WASN'T COMING BACK?

SHE DIDN'T SAY A WORD.

AND I COULDN'T HELP HER
MAKE SENSE OF IT

BECAUSE I NEVER GOT
AN EXPLANATION MYSELF.

YEAH.

YEAH.

YOU COULD HAVE COME BACK,
WALTER.

WE WOULD HAVE
WORKED IT OUT.

PART OF ME BELIEVED THAT.

I THINK A BIGGER PART OF ME
JUST GOT LOST, THOUGH.

AND I STARTED DRINKING,
AND...

I, UH -- I BLEW THROUGH
WHATEVER LITTLE MONEY I HAD,

AND THEN...

YOU KNOW, STUFF JUST GOT
[SIGHS DEEPLY]

JUST CRAZY.

TRUTH BE TOLD, CHARLOTTE...

I ALWAYS KNEW MY LIFE
WAS GONNA END UP LIKE THIS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, YOU KNOW...
FOOTBALL ALWAYS CAME EASY TO ME.

IT WAS THE ONLY THING
I EVER DID.

BUT EVER SINCE I WAS, UM,
I DON'T KNOW, WHAT -- 14...

I KNEW
IT WASN'T GONNA LAST.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, MY FATHER
PUSHED ME LIKE A MADMAN,

AND I SPENT ALL THOSE YEARS
BACK THEN

JUST TRYING
TO ACCOMPLISH SOMETHING.

YOU NEVER TOLD ME THAT.

HUH.

I NEVER TOLD ANYBODY THAT.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]
WHAT IS IT, SHAWN?

UH, I THOUGHT
I SHOULD TELL SOMEBODY

THAT DENISE
WENT UPSTAIRS,

AND I DON'T THINK
SHE'S COMING BACK DOWN.

UM, YOU MIND IF I TRY
TO GO TALK TO HER?

BE MY GUEST.

WHERE'S HER ROOM?

DOWN THE HALL ON THE --
SECOND DOOR
ON THE LEFT.

UH, I-I THINK...THINK IT'S
THE SECOND DOOR ON THE LEFT.

I HAVEN'T ACTUALLY...
BEEN UP THERE.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

HI.

CAN I COME IN?

IS THAT YOUR BOYFRIEND
DOWNSTAIRS?

[ SIGHS ]

SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
HE HASN'T EARNED ANY TITLES YET.

HE'S NOT BAD-LOOKING.

DID HE SAY HIS NAME
WAS, UH, SHAWN?

HISNAME?
IS THAT WHAT YOU CARE ABOUT?

SHOULDN'T YOU BE ASKING ME
ABOUT ME?

DENISE --
"HOW'S YOUR GRADES,
DENISE?"

"I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU RAN TRACK, DENISE."

"OH, I REMEMBER WHEN YOU
WAS THIS BIG, DENISE."

LOOK, I JUST THOUGHT I GAVE UP
THE RIGHT TO ASK YOU

THOSE KIND OF QUESTIONS,
THAT'S ALL.

OH, YOU DID.

BUT YOU SHOULD STILL
WANT TO KNOW.

WHY DID YOU COME UP HERE?

BECAUSE I WANTED TO SEE
MY LITTLE GIRL.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES, YOU DON'T
SEE SOMEBODY FOR A LONG TIME,

YOUR MEMORY OF THEM
BECOMES BLURRY, YOU KNOW?

YEAH, I DO.

BUT I THINK I'D RATHER
REMEMBER YOU THAT WAY.

AND WHY'S THAT?

BECAUSE EVEN
A BLURRY IMAGE OF YOU

HAS GOT TO BE BETTER
THAN THE REAL THING.

DENISE ALL RIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW.
I HOPE SO.

AT THIS POINT, YOU PROBABLY KNOW
HER BETTER THAN I DO, ANYWAY.

HMM, I WOULDN'T BE
SO SURE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

SHE PUSHES ME AWAY
ALL THE TIME...

LIKE SHE'S WAITING FOR ME
TO DO SOMETHING WRONG.

YEAH, WELL, DON'T BLAME
YOURSELF ON THAT ONE.

IT PROBABLY HAS MORE TO DO
WITH ME THAN YOU, ANYWAY.

YEAH,
I KIND OF FIGURED THAT.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER,
SHAWN.

GOOD NIGHT,
NUMBER 33.

YOU KNOW MY NUMBER?

OF COURSE.

YOU WERE A STAR IN HIGH SCHOOL,
EVEN BIGGER STAR IN COLLEGE,

AND YOU RUSHED FOR MORE YARDS
THAN ANYBODY IN THE LEAGUE

YOUR FIRST SEASON.

YEAH, BUT YOU WERE, UH, WHAT,
PRACTICALLY A BABY THEN?

YEAH, BUT THERE'S FOOTAGE OF YOU
ALL OVER THE INTERNET.

YOU GOT A LOT OF FANS,
MAN.

YEAH, WELL, NOT AS MANY AS
I USED TO HAVE, THAT'S FOR SURE.

HEY, HOW'D YOU KEEP
ALL THE -- THE FAME

FROM GETTING
TO YOUR HEAD?

[ LAUGHS ]

[ Laughing ]
WHO SAID I DID?

ONLY PROBLEM WAS
I DIDN'T REALIZE IT
UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE.

ONE DAY,
I SNAPPED MY KNEE,

AND, UH, THE DOCTOR SAID
I'D NEVER PLAY FOOTBALL AGAIN.

NEXT THING YOU KNOW,
SIX YEARS GO BY,

AND I DON'T EVEN SEE
MY FAMILY.

[ SCOFFS ]

HEY, MAN, SORRY.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO LAY ALL THAT
ON YOU, YOUNGBLOOD.

I UNDERSTAND, MR. CLEMONS.

MY FATHER ACTUALLY RAN OUT
ON ME AND MY BROTHERS, TOO,

SO, UH...
I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.

[ CELLPHONE DIALING ]

[ Ringing ]

This is Father Gary Hoover, and
you've reached my private line.

Please leave a message,

including a number
where I can call you back.

[ Beep ]

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

[ CHUCKLES ]

GETTING A LITTLE CHILLY
OUT HERE.

[ LAUGHS ]

SO, THANK YOU FOR DINNER.
IT WAS DELICIOUS.
ANY TIME.

WILL I SEE YOU TOMORROW?

OF COURSE.
JUST CALL ME.

CALL YOU?
YEAH.

MM, YOU KEEP THAT UP,

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU
TO COME INSIDE.

James: DON'T TEMPT ME.
YOU KNOW I WILL.

WALTER,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I GUESS
THIS IS WHAT I GET

FOR LEAVING THE TWO OF YOU
ALONE, HUH?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I'M TALKING ABOUT
STANDING HERE,

WATCHING MY BROTHER
KISSING ON MY WIFE.

THAT'S WHAT
I'M TALKING ABOUT.

SHE'S NOT YOUR WIFE ANYMORE,
ALL RIGHT?

SHE'S YOUR EX-WIFE, AND THIS
HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOU.

SHE ISMY WIFE!

WAIT, STOP!

LISTEN, I DON'T NEED YOU TWO
OUT HERE MAKING A SCENE.

AND I'M NOT GOING
TO STAND HERE

AND LISTEN TO YOU
ACCUSE ME OF ANYTHING.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE.

I CAME HERE 'CAUSE I NEEDED
SOMEBODY TO TALK TO.

EVIDENTLY,
I CAME TO THE WRONG PLACE.

YEAH, YOU DID.
YOU CAME TO THE WRONG PLACE.

YOU KNOW WHAT, JAMES? AIN'T
NOBODY EVEN TALKING TO YOU, MAN!

YEAH, NO, NO, YOU --

JUST GO!

[ SCOFFS ]
YEAH.

I'LL CALL YOU LATER.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

I'M REALLY SORRY
YOU HAD TO SEE THAT.

IT'S OKAY. WE DON'T
EVEN HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

I THINK WE SHOULD
TALK ABOUT IT.

OKAY.

I SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS
COMING.

HOW? YOU DIDN'T THINK
YOU'D EVER SEE HIM AGAIN.

NONE OF US DID. IT WAS LIKE
HE WAS DEAD OR SOMETHING.

HONEY, I KNOW, BUT IT
DOESN'T MAKE IT ANY EASIER.
WELL, IT SHOULD.

HE HAS NO RIGHT TO COME BACK
HERE AND JUDGE ANYBODY.

HE'S THE ONE
WHO WALKED OUT ON US.

WE CAN DATE
WHOEVER WE WANT.

"WE"?

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

YOU -- YOU CAN DATE
WHOEVER YOU WANT.

UNLESS...

UNLESS WHAT?

WELL, YOU ARE...
WITH UNCLE JAMES

BECAUSE YOU REALLY LIKE HIM,
RIGHT?

OF COURSE I AM.

OKAY.
[ CLEARS THROAT ]

WAIT A MINUTE.

NOW, YOU DIDN'T THINK
THAT MY RELATIONSHIP WITH JAMES

WAS BECAUSE OF SOME KIND
OF REVENGE AGAINST YOUR FATHER?

WELL, I DID AT FIRST.

BUT, WAIT, I KNOW HOW MUCH
YOU LOVE UNCLE JAMES.

AND EVEN THOUGH THIS IS ALL...
A LITTLE BIT WEIRD,

IT'S NOT LIKE YOU GUYS STARTED
DATING RIGHT AFTER DAD LEFT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WE HAVEN'T EVEN
BEEN TOGETHER A YEAR.

NO, ACTUALLY, IT'S MORE LIKE,
UM, A YEAR AND A HALF.

YOU GUYS TRIED TO KEEP IT
SECRET AT FIRST.

HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?

MOM, PLEASE.

YOU ARE GOOD
AT A LOT OF THINGS,

BUT BEING SNEAKY
IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

YOU'RE A PRETTY SHARP COOKIE.
YOU KNOW THAT?

YEAH, I DO KNOW THAT.

YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO ME
MORE OFTEN.

OH.

HEY...

SO, DOES THIS MEAN
I GET MY CELLPHONE BACK?

NOT YET.

BUT ALMOST.

I SPENT A LOT OF TIME

THINKING HOW MY LEAVING
AFFECTED CHARLOTTE.

BUT THE TWO OF YOU
GETTING TOGETHER?

[ SCOFFS ]
NEVER SAW THAT ONE COMING.

NEITHER DID WE.

[ SCOFFS ]

WHAT DID YOU EXPECT US TO DO,
WALTER --

JUST SIT AROUND
AND WAIT FOR YOU TO COME BACK

AND FIND US
JUST LIKE YOU LEFT US?

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I EXPECTED, JAMES.

[ SIGHS ]

[ DIALING ]

[ Ringing ]

[ TELEPHONE RINGING ]

HELLO?

HEY, GARY, WHAT'S UP, MAN?
IT'S WALTER.

Walter,
are you back in town?
NO. I'M STILL HERE.

So, how's it going?

[ Sighing ] OH, MAN,
I SHOULD HAVE NEVER COME BACK.

YOU KNOW, WHATEVER
MY FATHER HAS WAITING FOR ME,

IT CAN'T BE WORTH ALL THIS.

LET ME GUESS -- YOUR FAMILY'S
GIVING YOU A HARD TIME?

[ LAUGHS ]

THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

ARE YOU IN A BAR
RIGHT NOW, WALTER?
NO.

Are you thinking
about going to one?
NO, GARY.

THEN HOW HARD CAN IT BE?

WELL, UH, LET'S SEE.

UM...MY DAUGHTER HATES ME,
MY SON BARELY KNOWS ME,

AND SINCE I'VE BEEN GONE,

MY BROTHER'S STARTED DATING
MY WIFE.

THAT'S IT?

THAT'S ALL?
[ LAUGHS ]

DEAL WITH IT.

DEAL WITH IT?
THAT'S IT? THAT'S --
They're your family.

YOU ABANDONED THEM. THEY'RE
SUPPOSED TO BE MAD AT YOU.

Look, just stick
with the original plan.

GET YOUR INHERITANCE CHECK,
GIVE IT TO YOUR KIDS,

AND GET OUT OF THERE.

UH, I-I MEAN,

I GOT TO WAIT A COUPLE OF DAYS
BEFORE THE WILL READING.

Well...

I GUESS YOU'LL HAVE TO,
YOU KNOW...

YEAH. DEAL WITH IT.

Thanks a lot, Gary.

[ CHUCKLES, SCOFFS ]

[ CELLPHONE BEEPS ]

[ ENGINE SPUTTERS ]

HAVEN'T HEARD THAT SOUND
IN A LONG TIME.

DON'T YOU EVER GO HOME?

[ SIGHS ] MAN, I GOT
BIG PLANS FOR THIS THING.

YEAH, WELL,
DON'T GET YOUR HOPES UP.

WELL, SOME OF US FINISH
WHAT WE START.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
FORGET YOU, JAMES.

[ LAUGHS ]
WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? HUH?

YOU ARE.

I MEAN,
BESIDES THE OBVIOUS,

YOU KNOW, YOU WALK AROUND HERE
JUDGING ME LIKE YOU WHO I AM.

YOU DON'T KNOW ME.
WELL, HOW CAN I, HUH?
YOU'RE NEVER AROUND.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU, MAN?

NO, REALLY, I WANT TO KNOW.
WHAT HAPPENED?

SEE, Y-YOU --
YOU GOT NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE

KNOWING YOUR ENTIRE LIFE

THAT IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME
BEFORE YOU BLOW IT ALL.

LIKE THAT DAY I GOT HURT,

I DID A MOVE I DID
A HUNDRED TIMES BEFORE.

ALL OF A SUDDEN, I END UP
WITH A BUNCH OF GUYS ON ME,

MY KNEE
GOES IN ONE DIRECTION,

AND THE REST OF MY BODY
GOES IN ANOTHER,

AND YOU WANT TO KNOW
THE FUNNY THING?

EVER SINCE I WAS A KID, I KNEW
THAT MOMENT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.

THAT'S WHO I AM.

YEAH, WELL, YOU MIGHT HAVE
ENDED YOUR CAREER,

BUT YOU STILL HAD
A FAMILY.
OH, RIGHT.

I-I COULD JUST HANG AROUND HERE
AND LET YOU ALL SEE ME FAIL,

ESPECIALLY MY KIDS?

NO, MAN.
THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T COME BACK.

THERE WAS A TIME
WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP

WHEN I WOULD HAVE GIVEN ANYTHING
TO BE YOU.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?

SLEEPING WITH MY WIFE
DOESN'T MAKE YOU ME, JAMES.

YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY

HOW YOU CAN CALL HER YOUR WIFE
WHENEVER IT SUITS YOU,

BUT WHAT WAS SHE TO YOU ALL THE
YEARS THAT YOU WERE GONE, HUH?

WAS SHE YOUR WIFE THEN?
NO, SHE WAS OFF-LIMITS TO YOU.
THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS.

YOU GAVE UP A GOOD WOMAN,
WALTER --

A WOMAN WHO DEVOTED
HER ENTIRE LIFE TO YOU,

GAVE YOU TWO AMAZING KIDS,
AND YOU BROKE HER HEART.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT'S A GOOD THING
THAT SHE HAD GOOD OLD,
RELIABLE JAMES TO LEAN ON.

YOU'RE RIGHT
IT'S A GOOD THING SHE HAD ME.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?
NOW SHE'S OFF-LIMITS TO YOU.

WHAT?

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU AIN'T EVEN WORTH IT,
MAN.

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ DOOR OPENS ]

I CAN'T BELIEVE
THEY'RE SERIOUS.

WHO?

JAMES AND CHARLOTTE?

SEEM PRETTY SERIOUS TO ME.

SO, HOW LONG DID SHE WAIT

BEFORE SHE LET HIM,
YOU KNOW, MAKE HIS MOVE?

OH, CHARLOTTE
WAITED FOR YOU.

WE ALL WAITED.

SHE WAITED FOR YEARS.

THEN SHE GOT FED UP

AND SUED FOR DIVORCE
BASED ON ABANDONMENT.

SO...YOU DON'T GET THE RIGHT
TO ASK THOSE QUESTIONS.

OH, COME ON, MA,

YOU GOT TO ADMIT,
I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF CRAZY.

SHE'S GONNA END UP
WITH MY BROTHER?

SHE COULD HAVE HAD
ANY MAN SHE WANTED.

THE ONE SHE USEDTO WANT
ACTED THE FOOL

AND PRETTY MUCH MESSED UP.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT YOU
THEN.

YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
I GOT THAT.

I KIND OF CRACKED
YOUR LITTLE CODE THERE.

[ LAUGHS ]

YOU THINK THEY'RE IN LOVE?

IT'S NOT FOR ME TO SAY.

I DO KNOW ONE THING,
THOUGH.

ABOUT A MONTH AGO,

JAMES GOT A CALL
FROM A UNIVERSITY IN GERMANY,

OFFERING HIM SOME BIG JOB
TO TEACH FOR ONE SEMESTER.

HE TURNED IT DOWN.

WHY?
SO HE COULD STAY CLOSE TO HER?

SAID HE WANTED TO BE HOME
WITH HIS FAMILY

AND NOT ACCEPT ALL THE MONEY
THEY WERE OFFERING HIM.

YEAH, RIGHT.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO BE
WITH HIS FAMILY.

HE WANTED TO BE WITH HER.

WELL, I WOULD HAVE,
IF I WERE HIM.

[ CHUCKLES ]

DID YOUR DAD
GIVE YOU THIS?

HE SAID I CAN KEEP IT.

THAT WAS NICE OF HIM.

HI.
HI.

YOU OKAY?

I'M FINE.

WELL, WHY -- WHY YOU
LOOKING AT ME LIKE THAT?

I JUST REALIZED SOMETHING,
THAT'S ALL.

ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME
WHAT?

NO.

[ CHUCKLES ]

OH.

LET'S GET MARRIED.

WHAT?

YOU KNOW WHAT?

UM, YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'M DOING THIS ALL WRONG.

JAMES, WAIT.
GET UP.

NO, NO, I'M NOT GETTING UP.
I'M NOT GETTING UP, OKAY?

NOW...I REALIZE THAT THIS
IS A LITTLE CLUMSY...

[ SIGHS ]

THIS IS MY FIRST PROPOSAL,
AND I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS,

SO JUST BEAR WITH ME.

CHARLOTTE...

WILL YOU PLEASE MARRY ME?

I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

IT'S JUST...

...THINGS
ARE VERY COMPLICATED.

CAN I THINK ABOUT IT
FOR A LITTLE WHILE?

WELL, THAT'S --

THAT'S NOT A "NO," IS IT?

IT'S NOT A "NO."

[ SIGHS ]

WELL, YOU TAKE ALL THE TIME
THAT YOU NEED.

DO YOU KNOW
WHAT AN AMAZING MAN YOU ARE?

OH, WELL, IN THAT CASE,
YOU KNOW,

YOU BETTER MAKE A DECISION FAST
'CAUSE I COULD GET SCOOPED UP.

I WILL, I PROMISE.

I WILL NOT...
KEEP YOU WAITING, WALTER.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]

OH, EXCUSE ME.

WALTER,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

THERE ARE SOME THINGS
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.
WHAT THINGS?

WELL, YOU AND MY BROTHER,
FOR STARTERS.

WALTER, YOU ARE AT MY JOB.
WE CAN'T DISCUSS THAT HERE.

YOU KNOW, CHARLOTTE,
MAYBE I'M NOT THE ONE

TO TALK ON CERTAIN THINGS,
BUT --
THEN DON'T TALK.

YOU HAVE CAUSED ENOUGH CHAOS
SINCE YOU'VE BEEN BACK.

CHARLOTTE, MY OFFICE.
NOW.

OKAY.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT THIS
LATER.

LISTEN, SINCE YOU'RE HERE,
MAYBE YOU CAN WATCH ANDY
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

HE'S WIPED OUT.

I'M MAKING YOU A PUZZLE.
IT'S A HARD ONE.

HOW COME I NEVER SEE YOU
HAVE FUN?

IT'S NICE OUTSIDE.
I AM HAVING FUN.

YOUR MOTHER'S GONNA BE BUSY
FOR A WHILE.

COME ON.
COME WITH ME.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?
WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO?

I WANT TO GO
WHERE YOU WANT TO GO.

WELL, WE'LL GO SOMEWHERE,
OKAY?

HEY, SHAWN.

HEY, ANDY.
WHAT'S UP?

HI.
HEY.

ANDY SAID WE'D PROBABLY FIND HER
OUT HERE.

OH, YEAH, SHE'S ALWAYS
DOWN HERE, EVEN DURING SCHOOL.

WIN TWO STATES IN A ROW,
THEY PRETTY MUCH LET YOU
DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.

YEAH,
I KNOW THAT FEELING.

[ LAUGHTER IN DISTANCE ]

HEY.

YOU MIGHT NOT WANT
TO HANG AROUND FOR THIS.

OH, IT'S OKAY.
I DON'T MIND.

WHAT ARE DOING HERE,
LITTLE BOY?

DADDY BROUGHT ME.

HEY.
TAKE HIM HOME.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WE CAME A LONG WAY TO SEE YOU.

DIDN'T WE, ANDY?
STOP USING HIM
TO GET AT ME.

I'M NOT USING --
THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS.

OH, REALLY? WELL, THEN,
WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT?

WELL, I --
I JUST BOUGHT US SOME LUNCH.

I THOUGHT --
WELL, ACTUALLY, I WAS HOPING

WE COULD JUST SIT DOWN AND
TALK FOR A WHILE, THAT'S ALL.

IT'S A LITTLE LATE
FOR THAT.

HEY,
HAVE HIM TAKE YOU HOME

'CAUSE HE'S NOT GONNA LISTEN
TO ME.

OKAY.

SORRY.

HEY.
GO EAT YOUR LUNCH.

ALL RIGHT.

Shawn: I KNOW YOU'RE MAD
AND EVERYTHING,

BUT I WOULD ACTUALLY TALK TO HIM
IF I WERE YOU, YOU KNOW?

HE MIGHT SURPRISE YOU.

IT'S A GOOD THING
YOU'RE NOT ME.

LOOK, DON'T TAKE THIS
THE WRONG WAY,

BUT WHY DO YOU THINK
HE KEEPS COMING AROUND,

EVEN THOUGH HE KNOWS
YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE HIM?

I DON'T KNOW, SHAWN. MAYBE
HE'S MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME.

WHERE ELSE
IS HE SUPPOSED TO START?

YOU GOT ABOUT TWO SECONDS
TO TELL ME WHOSE SIDE YOU'RE ON.

I DON'T NEED TWO SECONDS, OKAY?
I'M ON YOUR SIDE.

YOU CAN'T BE MAD AT HIM
FOR LEAVING

AND BE MAD AT HIM
FOR COMING BACK.

DON'T TELL ME HOW TO FEEL.

BUT DEEP DOWN,

I KNOW YOU WANT HIM
TO KEEP CHASING AFTER YOU

SO YOU CAN KEEP
SLAMMING THE DOOR IN HIS FACE.

AM I RIGHT?

I MEAN, HOW ELSE ARE YOU
GONNA BE ABLE TO HURT HIM
THE WAY HE HURT YOU?

AND, YEAH,
IF YOU DO IT ENOUGH TIMES,

HE'S GONNA SAY, "HEY,
SHE DOESN'T WANT ME ANYMORE."

AND THEN
HE'S GONNA LEAVE AGAIN.

AND THEN YOU GET TO BLAME HIM
FOR THAT.

IT'S NEVER GONNA END.

SO YOU CAN DO
WHATEVER YOU WANT, OKAY,

BUT I HAVE PLAYED EVERY
DADDY GAME YOU COULD THINK OF.

BELIEVE ME.
I KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.

[ SIGHS ]

SO, DO YOU MISS
PLAYING FOOTBALL?

Walter: NOT REALLY.

IT WAS NEVER MEANT
TO LAST FOREVER.

THEN WHY'D YOU DO IT?

'CAUSE IT MADE
MY FATHER HAPPY.

YOU SEE,
THE MORE FAMOUS I GOT,

THE MORE HE SEEMED
TO CARE ABOUT ME.

THAT ALL CHANGED
THE DAY I BLEW OUT MY KNEE.

I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL
STILL THEN.

I REMEMBER HE TOLD ME, UH...
[ LAUGHS ]

HE SAID I HAD BLOWN
THE ONE OPPORTUNITY I HAD

TO MAKE MYSELF USEFUL.

SO I SPENT THE NEXT FEW YEARS
TRYING TO PROVE HIM WRONG,

BUT NOTHING I DID
EVER SEEMED TO WORK OUT.

I REMEMBER SEEING YOU ON TV
ONE DAY,

PLAYING A BIG GAME.

YOU SCORED
THE WINNING TOUCHDOWN,

AND EVERYBODY
WAS GOING CRAZY.

I WAS JUST A LITTLE GIRL
THEN, BUT...

I'LL NEVER FORGET HOW PROUD
I WAS THAT YOU WERE MY FATHER.

SEE? THAT'S --
THAT'S WHAT I MEAN.

A LOT OF PEOPLE
HAD THAT REACTION TO ME.

THAT WAS MY PROBLEM.

NO, NO,
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THAT'S NOT WHY
I WAS PROUD OF YOU.

I WAS PROUD
BECAUSE AFTER THAT GAME --

AFTER ALL THOSE PEOPLE MADE
SUCH A BIG DEAL ABOUT YOU --

YOU STILL MADE IT HOME
TO PUT ME TO BED THAT NIGHT

AND READ ME A STORY.

I NEVER CARED THAT
YOU WERE A BIG FOOTBALL STAR.

I ONLY CARED THAT YOU MADE ME
FEEL MORE IMPORTANT

THAN ALL THOSE CHEERING PEOPLE
IN THE STANDS.

HEY, GRAB A SEAT.

A FEW MONTHS AFTER I LEFT,
IT WAS YOUR 10th BIRTHDAY.

I KNOW YOU HAD A PARTY
THAT DAY

AND THAT YOU WORE
YOUR FAVORITE DRESS --

BLUE-AND-WHITE STRIPED
ONE.

HOW DID YOU KNOW THAT?

WELL, YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S
BEEN FILLING ME IN

ON A FEW THINGS THAT I MISSED
SINCE I'VE BEEN GONE.

THAT'S HOW I KNOW YOU SAVED ME
SOME OF YOUR BIRTHDAY CAKE.

I BET YOU IT WAS CHOCOLATE
WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

'CAUSE THAT'S THE ONLY KIND
YOU LIKED.

YOU WRAPPED THAT CAKE UP,

AND YOU WOULDN'T LET
ANYBODY TOUCH IT.

IT JUST SAT THERE

TILL YOU FINALLY TOLD
YOUR MOTHER TO THROW IT AWAY

BECAUSE IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT
I WASN'T COMING BACK FOR IT.

NOT FOR THE CAKE...

AND NOT FOR ANYTHING ELSE,
THER.

I'M SORRY I MISSED
YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY, DENISE.

YEAH, WELL...

IT DOESN'T MAKE
A DIFFERENCE NOW.

[ BAG RUSTLES ]

HERE.

I, UH...

...I'D LIGHT IT,
BUT I DON'T HAVE A MATCH.

I-I'M SORRY.

YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW,
I'M NOT 10 ANYMORE.

I-I-I KNOW THAT.

I...

BUT YOU'RE STILL
MY DAUGHTER.

TO BE HONEST,
ALL THE MISTAKES I'VE MADE,

I NEVER STOPPED LOVING YOU --
NOT FOR ONE MINUTE.

I DON'T THINK
I NEED YOU NOW.

HMM, YEAH, WELL...

FOR THE LONGEST TIME,
I DIDN'T THINK YOU NEEDED ME.

DENISE, LOOK AT ME.

IT'S KILLING ME,
KNOWING THAT I MISSED

HALF YOUR LIFE
AND MOST OF YOUR BROTHER'S.

BY CHOICE.
YEAH, OKAY.

BUT I CAN'T MAKE IT UP TO YOU
IF YOU WON'T LET ME.

WELL...

AT LEAST YOU CAN ADMIT WHEN
YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT SOMETHING.

I CAN'T EVEN GET MOM
TO DO THAT.

[ LAUGHS ]

YEAH, WELL...
NEITHER COULD I.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU SURE
YOU WANT HIM TO STAY HERE?

YEAH. HE'LL BE FINE.

OKAY, UM, I GUESS
I SHOULD GET GOING THEN.

OKAY.

LISTEN, HE USUALLY SLEEPS
THROUGH THE NIGHT,

BUT YOU SHOULD STAY WITH HIM
JUST IN CASE 'CAUSE --

DENISE...

HE'LL BE FINE.

I'LL TAKE OF HIM,
I PROMISE.
OKAY.

SO...

I GUESS
I'LL SEE YOU LATER?

YEP. YOU WILL.

WOW.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I DON'T EVEN REMEMBER
THIS.

OH, YEAH.

IT'S MY FAVORITE PICTURE
OF THE TWO OF YOU.

DID GRANDMA
DIG IT OUT FOR YOU?

NO.

HOW'D YOU FIND IT, THEN?

I DIDN'T FIND IT.
I TOOK THIS WITH ME WHEN I LEFT.

AND I HAVE THIS PICTURE
EVERYWHERE I GO.

GOOD NIGHT.

[ PEARL MUMBLING ]

[ KEYBOARD KEYS CLACKING ]

WHAT YOU DOING, GRANDMA?

WHAT IS A SIX-LETTER WORD

FOR "ANGEL"?

UM...
I HAVE NO IDEA.

HONESTLY...

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOUR BROTHER
COMES UP WITH THESE THINGS.

NEITHER DO I.

I GAVE UP TRYING TO FIGURE
THAT ONE OUT A LONG TIME AGO.

[ SIGHS ]

WELL...

LOOKS LIKE
YOU AND YOUR FATHER

ARE GETTING CLOSER TOGETHER,
HMM?

HMM?

YEAH.

YEAH, A LITTLE, I GUESS.

HE MIGHT NOT BE AS BAD AS
I BUILT HIM UP TO BE IN MY MIND.

NOBODY IS.
JUST REMEMBER THAT.

YEAH. I WILL.

[ SIGHS ]

HEY, ANDY'S GONNA SPEND
THE NIGHT.

OKAY.
IS JAMES IN THERE?

NO, I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM.

COME ON, GET IN.

[ DIALING ]

IS SOMETHING WRONG?
EVERYTHING'S FINE.

WELL, THEN CAN WE GO?
IN A SECOND.

James: This is James.
I'm not here. Leave a message.

OKAY, I GET IT.
I GET IT.

IS THERE,
LIKE, SOMETHING GOING ON

BETWEEN YOU
AND UNCLE JAMES?

IT DOESN'T MATTER,
SWEETHEART.

ALL RIGHT, YOU NEED
TO GIVE ME MY PHONE BACK.

DENISE, LOOK AT MY FACE.

DOES IT LOOK LIKE
I'M IN THE MOOD

TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION
AGAIN?

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THAT, MOM.
JUST LET ME SEE IT.

PLEASE, JUST FOR A SECOND.
I'LL GIVE IT RIGHT BACK.
OKAY.

HURRY UP.
YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LEARN

ABOUT HOW TO GET A MAN
TO ANSWER HIS PHONE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M CALLING HIM.

WHEN HE SEES IT'S MY NUMBER,
HE'LL PICK IT UP.

HE ALWAYS DOES.
Hello?

UNCLES JAMES.
HI, IT'S ME.
What's up?

HEY, LISTEN,
I WANTED TO ASK YOU SOMETHING,

BUT HOLD ON A SECOND.

I'M GONNA TRY
AND GET A BETTER SIGNAL.
Okay.

HI.

[ Click, dial tone ]

WHAT DID HE SAY?

NOTHING.

[ INHALES DEEPLY ]
WELL, WE TRIED.

THANK YOU.

IT'S OKAY.

I'M JUST SORRY
THAT IT DIDN'T WORK OUT.

SO AM I.

ALL RIGHT,
WHAT DID YOU DO, ANYWAY?

'CAUSE IF HE'S NOT TALKING
TO YOU,

IT MUST BE SOMETHING,
LIKE, REALLY WRONG.

OH, REALLY?
[ LAUGHS ]

I OPENED MY BIG MOUTH
WITHOUT THINKING.

OH, THAT MUST BE
WHERE IGET IT FROM.

YEAH,
YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

[ GASPS LIGHTLY ]
YES.

WHAT'S THE MATTER, ANDY?

I HAD A BAD DREAM.
YOU WERE GONE AGAIN.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
I'M RIGHT HERE.

I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU,
AND I COULDN'T FIND YOU

BECAUSE YOU LEFT
AND DIDN'T WANT TO COME BACK.

YEAH, WELL...

OBVIOUSLY IT WAS A DREAM
'CAUSE HERE I AM, RIGHT?

ARE YOU GONNA BE HERE
WHEN I WAKE UP?

OF COURSE I AM.
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

GOOD. I DON'T WANT YOU
TO GO ANYWHERE.

SO...
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, HMM?

I'M SORRY. WHAT?

YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO TALK
TO ME ABOUT SOMETHING.

WE'VE BEEN SITTING OUT HERE
ALL THIS TIME,

AND YOU HAVEN'T
SAID A WORD YET.

JAMES ASKED ME
TO MARRY HIM.

[ LAUGHS ]

WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

JUST YESTERDAY.

HE GOT DOWN ON ONE KNEE
AND EVERYTHING.

OH, MY!
[ BOTH LAUGH ]

WELL, YOU KNOW HE WASN'T
ALWAYS THE ROMANTIC TYPE,

BUT WHERE'S YOUR RING?

HE HAD ONE --
TRIED TO GIVE IT TO ME,

BUT I TOLD HIM I NEEDED TIME
TO THINK ABOUT IT.

THINK ABOUT WHAT?

I CAN'T MARRY JAMES...
AT LEAST NOT YET.

WHY NOT?

BECAUSE I'M KIND OF
STILL MARRIED TO WALTER.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

TECHNICALLY, YOU COULD SAY
I'M STILL FULLY MARRIED...

IN THE LEGAL SENSE,
AT LEAST.

BUT, CHARLOTTE,
HOW CAN THAT BE?

I SAW THE DIVORCE PAPERS
YOU FILED.

NO.

YOU SAW THE PAPERS
I FILLED OUT.

BUT I NEVER FILED THEM.

CHARLOTTE!
I KNOW.

I KNOW.

IT'S HORRIBLE,
BUT, PEARL, I CAN EXPLAIN.

IT TOOK ABOUT A YEAR
AFTER WALTER LEFT

BEFORE I COULD FILE
FOR DIVORCE.

SO I MET WITH NICOLE
AND HAD HER DRAW UP THE PAPERS.

BUT THEN SOME TIME WENT BY, AND
I THOUGHT, "WHAT'S THE POINT?"

HE WAS GONE.

HE WASN'T COMING BACK.

AND OUR MARRIAGE WAS OVER IN
EVERY WAY THAT REALLY MATTERED.

THE PAPERWORK
JUST SEEMED LIKE A FORMALITY.

I DIDN'T THINK I'D EVER
GET MARRIED AGAIN, ANYWAY,

SO I JUST GOT ON
WITH MY LIFE.

AND THEN JAMES
COMES ALONG.

IT JUST NEVER SEEMED LIKE
THE RIGHT TIME TO BRING IT UP.

ARE YOU STILL IN LOVE
WITH WALTER?

IS THAT THE REAL REASON
WHY YOU NEVER FILED THE PAPERS?

NO.

NO, PEARL,
JAMES IS THE ONE.

TELL HIM EVERYTHING.

EXPLAIN IT TO HIM JUST LIKE
YOU EXPLAINED IT TO ME.

I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN DO THAT, PEARL.

I'D GIVE HIM MORE CREDIT
THAN THAT.

IF HE'S SMART ENOUGH
TO CATCH YOU,

HE'LL BE SMART ENOUGH
TO WANT TO KEEP YOU.

[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

I DIDN'T KNOW
HE WAS GOING TO BE HERE.

OH, PEARL,
I CAN'T DO THIS YET.

PROBABLY CAN DO MUCH MORE
THAN YOU THINK.

JUST START TALKING.

[ UP-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]

[ DRILL WHIRRING ]

[ MAN SINGING IN SPANISH ]

[ MUSIC STOPS ]

HEY.

YOU'RE STARING.

I KNOW.

I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU
FIX ANYTHING IN MY LIFE.

OH, YEAH.

YOU KNOW, I-I CAN BE
PRETTY HANDY WHEN I WANT TO BE.

MAYBE THAT'S WHAT IT IS.

I'VE JUST NEVER SEEN YOU
WANT TO BEFORE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

HEY, CHARLOTTE,
YOU KNOW,

THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I SHOULD
HAVE SAID A WHILE AGO THAT --

DON'T SAY IT.

I THOUGHT I NEEDED TO HEAR IT,
BUT I DON'T.

OKAY.

THAT'S FAIR, BUT, UH...
I STILL NEED TO SAY IT.

LISTEN, I, UM --

LOOK, I KNOW I TOLD YOU
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN I LEFT,

BUT I REALIZED I NEVER...
APOLOGIZED TO YOU.

AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY
I'M SORRY.

I REALLY AM.

THANK YOU.

ANYWAY, I'M SURE YOU
ARE THINKING ABOUT TOMORROW.

YOU'LL GET YOUR FATHER'S MONEY,
AND YOU'LL BE FREE TO GO.

I FIGURED
YOU'D BE PACKING BY NOW.

[ SCOFFS ]

SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE IN A RUSH
TO SEE ME LEAVE.

YEAH, I THINK I AM.

[ LAUGHS ]

OUCH.

OKAY.

[ DRILL WHIRRING ]

BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.

IT'S OKAY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING.

I JUST NEED YOU
TO LISTEN TO ME.

YOU NEED
TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND.

I HAVE.

WELL, IF YOU WANT TO BE
WITH WALTER,

THEN THAT'S WHO
YOU SHOULD REALLY BE WITH.

THANKS FOR PUTTING UP
SUCH A FIGHT.

WHAT DO YOU EXPECT FROM ME,
CHARLOTTE?

YOU WERE MARRIED TO THE MAN.
YOU'VE GOT TWO KIDS.

I CAN'T COMPETE WITH THAT.

THIS ISN'T A COMPETITION.

I'M SORRY
FOR WHAT I SAID.

IF I COULD TAKE IT BACK,
I WOULD.

BUT YOU CAN'T.

I NEED YOU TO TRY TO LISTEN
TO ME AS MY FRIEND

'CAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING
I NEED TO TELL YOU.

[ METAL CLINKS ]

YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL
ABOUT THE WAY MY MARRIAGE ENDED.

A LOT OF THINGS
NEVER GOT RESOLVED,

AND I FIGURED
IF I JUST DIDN'T DEAL WITH IT,

EVERYTHING WOULD WORK
ITSELF OUT.

BUT I WAS WRONG.

I KNOW YOU STILL
WANT TO BE WITH HIM.

I DON'T.

THAT'S THE TRUTH.

THE REAL REASON WHY
I DIDN'T ACCEPT YOUR PROPOSAL

IS BECAUSE
A FEW YEARS BACK...

...I DIDN'T FILE
THE DIVORCE PAPERS.

WHAT?

I NEVER FILED.

YOU'RE MARRIED?

WE ARE DIVORCED IN EVERY WAY
EXCEPT ON PAPER.

JAMES, I'M SORRY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

NEITHER DO I.

[ SIGHS ]

WHY DID YOU REALLY
COME BACK HERE, WALTER?

HUH?

I WANT TO KNOW.

I MEAN -- I MEAN,
WERE YOU OUT THERE SOMEWHERE,

SAYING, "YOU KNOW, MAYBE I
DIDN'T DAMAGE MY FAMILY ENOUGH

"BY RUNNING OUT ON THEM.

I SHOULD -- I SHOULD GO BACK AND
DISRUPT THEIR WORLD EVEN MORE."

YOU GOT SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND,
JAMES?

YOU GAVE ALL THIS UP,
AND YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BACK!

'CAUSE THAT WOULD JUST KILL YOU,
WOULDN'T IT?

YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT
TO PROTECT THIS FAMILY,

AND YOU COMING BACK
AFTER SIX YEARS --

ALL YOU'RE DOING IS --
IS RIPPING OPEN OLD WOUNDS!

WHY IS IT THAT EVERYBODY
SEEMS TO BE COOL

WITH ME BEING BACK HERE
EXCEPT YOU?

BECAUSE WHEN YOU
DISAPPEAR AGAIN --

OH, AND WE ALL KNOW
THAT YOU WILL --

THEY'LL STILL HAVE ME
TO DEPEND ON.

BUT I'M TIRED, MAN.

I'M TIRED OF CLEANING UP
AFTER YOUR MESSES.

I'M TIRED OF BEING THE --
THE STABLE, DEPENDABLE ONE

WHO IS HERE
FOR THE EVERYDAY WORK

WHILE YOU'RE OFF DOING
WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO!

SO WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, JAMES,
HUH? I OWE YOU SOMETHING?

I'M SAYING THAT A REAL MAN
TAKES CARE OF HIS OWN

NO MATTER
WHAT HE HAS TO DO.

THAT'S WHAT I DO,

AND YOU COULDN'T EVEN HANDLE
THE SACRIFICES I'VE MADE!

YOU KNOW WHAT?
FORGET YOU.
NO, SEE, LOOK.

LOOK -- NO, NO, NO.
YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE, MAN.

YOU ARE WEAK, WALTER,

AND YOU CAN'T EVEN FACE UP
TO WHAT YOU REALLY ARE.

ALL THOSE FEARS YOU HAD
ABOUT BEING A FAILURE,

WELL THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT YOU'VE BECOME.

YOU ARE A FAILURE,
AND YOU KNOW IT,

AND I KNOW IT,
AND THE KIDS KNOW IT.

MAN, DENISE REMEMBERS
YOU WALKING OUT!

AND ANDY -- HE'S SMART ENOUGH
TO KNOW, TO UNDERSTAND,

THAT HIS OWN FATHER
DOESN'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT HIM!

[ GRUNTS ]

WHAT DO YOU WANT
FROM ME?!

I DON'T WANT ANYTHING FROM YOU.
NONE OF US DO.

I'M OUT OF HERE TOMORROW.

GOOD!

IF EVERYONE'S READY,
WE CAN GET STARTED.

FOR THOSE OF YOU
WHO AREN'T AWARE,

MR. CLEMONS HAS INCLUDED
A FORFEITURE CLAUSE IN HIS WILL.

THIS MEANS
THAT IF ANY ONE OF YOU

WERE TO CONTEST THE WILL
IN ANY WAY,

INCLUDING ANY ASPECT OF OR
EVEN THE VALIDITY OF THE WILL,

YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
REMOVED AS A BENEFICIARY

AND LEFT WITH NOTHING.

THESE WERE HIS EXPRESS WISHES,
AND IT'S OUT OF MY HANDS.

WELL, CAN HE DO THAT?

I MEAN, I-I'M JUST ASKING.

I'M NOT CONTESTING ANYTHING --
JUST ASKING.

"I, JAMES ANDREW CLEMONS SR.,

"BEING OF SOUND MIND AND MEMORY,
REVOKE ALL PRIOR WILLS

"AND PUBLISH THE FOLLOWING
AS MY LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT.

"TO MY WIFE OF 62 YEARS,
PEARL MAY CLEMONS,

"I GIVE THE SUM OF $380,000.

"TO MY YOUNGEST SON,
JAMES ANDREW CLEMONS JR.,

I GIVE THE AMOUNT
OF $90,000."

"TO MY FORMER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW,
CHARLOTTE JOYNER CLEMONS,

"I GIVE THE PARCEL
OF REAL ESTATE I OWN

"LOCATED AT 5330 HASKELL STREET,
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA,

"WHERE SHE CURRENTLY RESIDES
WITH HER CHILDREN.

"TO MY GRANDCHILDREN,
DENISE AND ANDREW CLEMONS,

"I GIVE THE SUM OF $10,000

TO BE DIVIDED EQUALLY
BETWEEN THEM."

"AND FINALLY, TO MY ELDEST SON,
WALTER KENNEDY CLEMONS,

"I LEAVE THE CONTENTS
OF THIS ENVELOPE,

WHICH CONTAINS THE GREATEST GIFT
I HAVE TO GIVE."

WHAT'S THIS?

THAT'S YOUR INHERITANCE,
WALTER.

THISIS WHAT HE LEFT ME?

WHAT IS THIS --
SOME KIND OF JOKE?

IT'S NOT A JOKE.

THIS IS WHAT HE BROUGHT ME
BACK HERE FOR, HUH?

SLAP ME IN THE FACE
ONE MORE TIME,

AND I JUST WALKED RIGHT INTO IT,
DIDN'T I?

WALTER, SIT DOWN.

WHAT FOR?
BECAUSE
I ASKED YOU TO, PLEASE.

WHY, MA, SO WE CAN PRETEND
THAT I BELONG HERE, HUH?

WILL THAT MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER?
I DON'T BELONG HERE.

HE JUST SHOWED ME
THAT.

[ VEHICLE APPROACHES ]

[ CAR DOOR OPENS ]

I MADE IT BACK HERE

BEFORE I REALIZED
NOBODY EVER GAVE ME A KEY.

YEAH, WELL,
YOU NEVER ASKED FOR ONE.

YEAH, WELL,
IF YOU LET ME IN,

I'LL PACK
AND BE OUT OF EVERYBODY'S WAY.

[ CHUCKLES ] I FIGURED
YOU'D SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

WELL, YOU WERE RIGHT, JAMES,
AS USUAL.

YOU KNOW...

IT'S TOO BAD
DADDY WASN'T HERE TODAY.

HE WOULD HAVE HAD A BIG LAUGH.

NOTHING MADE HIM HAPPIER
THAN SEEING ME FALL ON MY FACE.

WALTER, YOU NEED TO STOP
BEING SO ANGRY WITH YOUR FATHER.

I GOT TO PACK.

YOU DON'T WANT
TO FORGET THIS.

IF YOU WALK
OUT OF HERE AGAIN,

THERE WILL BE
NO COMING BACK.

HOW COME IT FEELS LIKE
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU IN A MONTH?

I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S ONLY BEEN A DAY.

WANT TO GET IN?

GUESS WE'RE NOT FIGHTING
ANYMORE.

NO.

I GUESS WE'RE NOT FIGHTING
ANYMORE.

GOOD.

BUT DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO LET
YOU OFF THE HOOK THAT EASILY.

YOU SAID SOME PRETTY MEAN THINGS
TO ME.

YEAH. YEAH, I KNOW.

I THOUGHT
YOU WERE SLIPPING AWAY,

AND I, UH -- I WAS JUST TRYING
MY HARDEST NOT TO CARE.

YOU KNOW, CHARLOTTE, IF YOU
REALLY WANT TO GET BACK TOGETHER

WITH WALTER,
I'LL STEP ASIDE.

JAMES,
THAT IS THE LAST THING I WANT.

GOOD.

'CAUSE I-I DIDN'T MEAN
A WORD I JUST SAID.

YOU DIDN'T?

[ Chuckling ] NO --
NOT THE PART ABOUT WALTER.

OKAY.

HE'D HAVE TO FIGHT ME
FOR YOU,

AND HE WOULD --

HE WOULD LOSE, CHARLOTTE,

'CAUSE I REFUSE TO LIVE
WITHOUT YOU.

YOU WANT TO GO INSIDE?

NO.

I'D LIKE TO STAY
OUT HERE.

YEAH,
THAT'S MY VOTE, TOO.

[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]

[ ZIPPER ZIPS ]

GO AHEAD,
GIVE IT TO HIM.

HEY.
WHAT IS IT, ANDY?

[ Voice breaking ]
DON'T GO.

I HAVE TO.

HOW COME?

[ SIGHS ]

IT'S KIND OF HARD
TO EXPLAIN.

HE'S NOT STAYING, ANDY,
BECAUSE HE DIDN'T GET ANY MONEY.

GO ON,
TELL HIM THE TRUTH

SO I DON'T HAVE TO BE
THE ONE TO EXPLAIN IT TO HIM

WHY HIS FATHER CHOSE MONEY
OVER HIS SON'S LOVE.

COME ON, ANDY, GIVE IT TO HIM.
WE GOT TO GO.

THIS IS FOR YOU.

I PUT IT BACK THE WAY
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE.

YEAH, YOU DID.

HE WOULDN'T LET US TAKE
HIM HOME UNTIL HE MADE
SURE THAT YOU GOT IT.

YOU KNOW, ANDY, MAN,
THIS IS --

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS
I'VE GOTTEN IN A LONG TIME.

IF I GAVE YOU SOME MONEY,
WOULD YOU STAY?

WHAT?

ANDY.

ANDY,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

PUT YOUR MONEY
BACK IN YOUR POCKET.

I HAVE $33 --
$33.50.

ANDY, TAKE YOUR MONEY.

[ Sobbing ] I DON'T WANT IT.
I WANT YOU.

YOU CAN HAVE EVERYTHING
IF YOU JUST STAY.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT.

LOOK, ANDY, I'M GONNA HAVE
YOUR SISTER TAKE YOU HOME, OKAY?

WHY DO YOU KEEP LEAVING?
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO CARE
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO ME.

WHY DID YOU BRING HIM
HERE?!

BECAUSE HE NEEDS
TO SEE THIS.

I HAD TO SIT THROUGH IT ONCE,
SO NOW IT'S HIS TURN.

I KNEW IT. I KNEW IT.
YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT US.

EVERYTHING THAT YOU WERE DOING
ALL THIS TIME WAS JUST A LIE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
JUST GO. JUST GO.

AND PLEASE DON'T COME BACK HERE
SIX MORE BIRTHDAYS FROM NOW

WITH ANOTHER ONE OF
YOUR STUPID CUPCAKES AND CANDLES

WITH NO MATCHES.

I'M NOT FALLING
FOR THAT STUFF AGAIN.

IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.

[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]

I NEED A RIDE.

IT'S THE LAST THING
I'LL ASK FROM YOU.

[ SIGHS ]

[ CAR DOORS CLOSE ]

[ SIGHS ]

YOU SURE YOU WANT THEM
TO REMEMBER YOU LIKE THIS?

WHO SAYS
I WANT TO BE REMEMBERED?

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

OKAY.

[ SIGHS ]
WHICH WAY?

LOOK, I REALLY DON'T CARE
WHERE I'M TAKING YOU

BECAUSE I DON'T EXPECT
TO EVER SEE YOU AGAIN.

I JUST NEED TO KNOW --

AM I TAKING A RIGHT
OR A LEFT HERE?

MY SON TRIED TO BRIBE ME.

YEAH, WELL,
HE'S A FAST LEARNER,

AND YOU'RE TEACHING HIM
THAT YOUR LOVE CAN BE BOUGHT.

THAT'S EASY
FOR YOU TO SAY, JAMES.

YOU JUST GOT HANDED
90 GRAND.

I GOT NOTHING.

BUT YOU HAVE EVERYTHING,

AND YOU'RE ABOUT TO LEAVE IT
ALL BEHIND.

THE TRUTH IS, I JUST WANTED
THE MONEY FOR THEM.

IT WAS MY ONE CHANCE
TO...

YOU KNOW,
FINALLY DO SOMETHING RIGHT.

I COULDN'T
EVEN MANAGE THAT.

WHY ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT MONEY, WALTER?

THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY WANT
FROM YOU.

[ Voice breaking ]
YEAH, BUT I DON'T KNOW...

I DON'T KNOW HOW TO BE THE KIND
OF FATHER THEY NEED, MAN.

JAMES, I DON'T --
I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO IT.

AND DO YOU WANT THEM TO FEEL
THE WAY DADDY MADE YOU FEEL?

[ SIGHS ]

[ SIGHS ]

NO, NO! STAY HERE.
LET HIM COME TO YOU.

GIVE YOUR FATHER A CHANCE.
LET HIM GO.

DAD!
HEY.

I DIDN'T THINK
YOU WERE COMING BACK.

YEAH, WELL, ME EITHER.

WAIT, I NEED TO GO GET
YOUR MONEY.

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, COME HERE.
LISTEN TO ME.

I CAME BACK HERE FOR YOU.

HUH?

IT'S ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY, MA.

YOU BETTER SAY SOMETHING.

YOU GOT US OUT HERE WITH ALL
OUR BUSINESS IN THE STREET.

COME ON NOW.

THIS IS MY FAMILY.
I...

THIS IS WHERE I BELONG.
I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

NEVER?

NO. NEVER.

DID YOU HEAR
WHAT HE SAID?

DENISE?

HEY.

I-I NEED YOU
TO WANT ME TO STAY.

[ Voice breaking ]
I ALWAYS WANTED YOU.

[ CRYING ]

YEAH!

YEAH.

HEY.
HOW'D I DO?

YES! THAT WAS GOOD!

[ ALL TALKING ]

NO, NO, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK, LOOK.
LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

THIS -- I CAN DO BACKWARDS.
WATCH.

HO HO HO
HO HO HO!

AHH!

[ PRINTER BEEPS ]

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