All language subtitles for 7th Heaven S05E07 Bye.DVDRip.NonHI.cc.en.PRMNT.EN

It's not easy.

If it were easy, there would
be no troubled teenagers.

But there are
troubled teenagers,

and unfortunately
yours is one of them.

Just admitting that helps,

but admitting it isn't enough... I
mean, you have to take action,

and more than that, you
have to take the right action,

and then you have to
continue to take the right action.

How do you know if
it's the right action?

It works.

And if it doesn't
work, you try again.

And again. Because no
matter how much experience

you have as a parent, and no
matter what all the books say,

no matter what
all the experts say,

sometimes, in spite of all
your informed decisions,

in spite of all
your best efforts

and all your love and support,

that kid that you
love will still continue

to go down the very path that
you know is leading to trouble.

Because that kid is a
person, and every person

has a certain
amount of free will.

Ar-Are you saying it's my
job to straighten this kid out?

Or are you saying it's her job
to be responsible for herself?

What I'm saying is...

you have to quit
talking to yourself

and go home and have dinner.

♪ 7th Heaven ♪

♪ When I see their happy faces ♪

♪ Smiling back at me ♪

♪ 7th Heaven ♪

♪ I know there's
no greater feeling ♪

♪ Than the love of family ♪

♪ Where can you go ♪

♪ When the world
don't treat you right? ♪

♪ The answer is home ♪

♪ That's the one
place that you'll find ♪

♪ 7th Heaven ♪

♪ Mmm, 7th Heaven ♪

♪ 7th Heaven. ♪

One, two, three, four...

What's for dinner?

Oh, just another chicken.

Is that okay?

Oh. "Just another
chicken" is perfect.

Are you still
depressed about Mary?

Yes. I am.

And if I don't figure out
where Mary got the money

to pay her bills, I'm
going to stay depressed.

I know. The more I cleaned
today, the nuttier I got.

I thought by now, the source of
Mary's money would be revealed,

so I just kept trying to let
it go until that revelation.

Unfortunately, the more
I tried, the nuttier I got.

I-I can't let it go.

Neither can I.

I have a feeling that...

wherever that money
came from will...

will give us some
huge insight about Mary.

Or I hope that,
but I hope I'm not

just, you know,
hoping against all hope.

I don't even know
when all of this started.

What's worrying me is
where it's all gonna end.

And yet, you know,

I'm tired of worrying.

I'm tired of being nuts.

I'm tired of being depressed.

We should lift our
moods up, both of us.

Why don't I call the
Hamiltons and ask them over

for, you know,
coffee and dessert?

We could talk to them.
That always helps.

Yes. Talking will help.

Yup. As well as figuring out
where that money came from.

Can't let it go.

Ugh. Mm!

Can't. Just can't.

Is Mary home?

No, she went out at lunchtime.

She hasn't been back.

Where, where do
you think she goes?

I mean, she can't possibly
be looking for a job all the time.

You'll be happy to know
we changed movies today.

Yeah. Thrilled.

You need some help?

I didn't mean to stay
at the library so long.

I didn't realize
what time it was.

I'm just so anxious to
get my midterm done.

I thought you had another week?

I do have another week.

I just think I write better
when I let something sit

for a couple of days and
then go back for a final polish.

It's like when we
finish a house.

Me and my Habitat
friends just sit there in awe

that we've done it again.

The next day, we go back

and add a few things
that make it special.

I just want to do my best
work. It's my senior year.

Thank you.

I forgot to ask.

Is Mary home for dinner?

Oh, I haven't
heard from her yet.

Mom, I'm sure

she's just out there
looking for a job.

Yeah, you sure?

I hope. I hope she's just
out there looking for a job.

And not doing what?

I don't know.

And none of you know
where she got the money

to catch up with her bills?

The answer is still no.

She said someone
owed her a pay check.

And the new job at the
bookstore, what happened there?

It fell through, I
guess. I'm not sure.

I don't know where
she got the money,

but I'm pretty sure
she didn't rob a bank.

Only, pretty sure?

Dad, come on.

I just, you know,
find it strange

that, uh, she hasn't
tried to borrow

from "The Bank of Simon."

Well... she may
have approached me.

And?

And I didn't give
her any of my money.

What about you guys?

Did you loan your
big sister any money?

What was that?

Ruthie. Did Ruthie
loan her any money?

Dad, you'd have to ask Ruthie.

I'm asking you!

I'm sorry. I, uh, I'm
just worried about Mary.

We're all worried about Mary.

Hello.

Matt, it's Mom. How are you?

Uh, I'm fine. I was, uh,
just going out the door.

I've been calling you all week.

Well, I-I've been
working and studying,

an-and studying and working.

I'm on my way out to study now.

I won't keep you. I just
want to ask you a question.

Last week it looked like Mary
was behind with all her bills

and then suddenly she had cash.

Did you loan her any money?

Where would I get any money?

Well, you work.

Yes. I work to pay bills.

And I pay my bills.

Do you think Simon
loaned her the money?

Simon says he didn't
loan her the money.

Where could she have gotten it?

Could she be telling the truth?

Could someone have
owed her a check from work?

I doubt it. I've already
asked her former employers,

and... no one owed her money.

Well, it's not
Matt. It's not Lucy.

Or Simon. You don't think

she hit your dad up
for money, do you?

Hello?

Dad, are you okay?

I don't know. I forget.

What?!

Just a little Alzheimer's joke.

Honey, I'm fine.

I just jogged a couple of miles.

Really?

Yes, really.

How are you?

I'm fine.

You don't sound fine.

I can hear it in your voice.

Is everything okay
with Eric and the kids?

Uh...

It's Mary, isn't it?

It seems like she suddenly
came into some money...

Not a lot of money, but
enough money to pay her bills,

and I was just wondering if
you... loaned her any money.

Not that I can remember.

Dad, I'm serious.

Ginger is controlling
all the finances.

So, don't you worry about
my doing anything crazy

like bailing Mary,
Mary, quite contrary

out of whatever debt she's in.

You know I'd love to
help her, but... not like that.

Thanks, Dad.

Let me know if there's anyth...

Well, it wasn't him.

You do realize you
hung up on him?

Oh, no, I told you I'm nuts.

Hello.

Dad, I'm sorry I hung up on you.

Who is this?

Dad, it's me. It's Annie.

I just talked to you.

Did you?

Dad, yes!

I know. I know.

I just couldn't resist.

If you're going to
have a diagnosis,

you might as well
use it for something.

Good-bye. I love you.

Good-bye.

Love you.

I called my Dad, too.

She hit him up for
money while he was here,

but he didn't give it to her.

You don't think her little
buddies, Frankie or Johnnie,

gave it to her, do you?

Nah, they can't afford it.

You know what pot
costs these days?

What about John?

That's good.

Hello?

I thought you were
going to the library?

Uh, I-I am.

Did you call to check?

No. I want to talk to John.

Well, he's not home, but I'll

be happy to tell him
that my mother called.

What?

Do you think he could have
loaned Mary the money?

No.

Are you sure?

Look, I-I'm sure

John wouldn't do that.

Well, could you just
ask him anyway?

I will ask him anyway...

when he gets home.

It wasn't John.

Heather. Maybe it was Heather.

No, I talked to her at class.

She hasn't even heard from Mary.

I want to confess.

I loaned Mary the money.

I gave her $20 and
she paid me back.

Mary needed more than $20,

and she would have
gone to Ruthie last, not first.

Which means she did
hit up the other kids.

I did it. Satisfied?

Good job, but this isn't
gonna hold them for long.

They're gonna keep
digging until they find out.

We were all stupid to think

we could get away
with this. Calm down.

They're not gonna find out.

Have you noticed anything
missing from the house?

No.

And I think it's totally creepy

to think that she might steal
something from the house.

On the other hand, you know,

it's nice to think that we have

anything that's worth any money.

Aha.

How about Hank and Julie?

Maybe they loaned her money.

Hello?

Hi, uh, Julie. It's
Annie. How are you?

Oh, I'm fine. Good
to hear from you.

How's Hank?

Oh, Hank is fine.

Just getting ready
to have dinner.

It's Annie.

Hank says hello.

No, I didn't.

Um, Erica?

Oh, the baby's fine.

Did you guys loan
Mary any money?

No. No. No, we didn't.

What didn't we do?

We didn't loan Mary any money.

No.

No.

They didn't. I
didn't think they did.

Annie?

Did we get cut off?

No, no, um...

you haven't noticed
anything valuable

missing from your
house, have you?

No, we haven't.

She hung up again?

Are we missing
anything valuable?

The only thing we have
of value is our daughter.

And I can hear her breathing.

Let's eat.

Has it really come to this?

Interrogating family
and friends to find out

where our daughter
is getting money?

I tell you it's making me
nuttier than a fruitcake.

Robbie.

He works, he has a
job. He has money.

He loaned her the money.

I don't think so.

Why don't you think so?

Well, I paid him a visit

and he's back with
his old girlfriend

and as Robbie says,
"You've seen my girlfriend.

I want to live."

But he lies.

We know he lies.

Yeah, I hate to say it,

but I think he's
telling the truth.

And I think that it's our
lovely bunch of coconuts,

here, who are lying.

All of them.

Matt, Lucy, Simon, Ruthie...

Sam and David would
jump in if they could.

You think they're
all lying, all of them?

Yes, I do.

But Ruthie just ran
in here and confessed.

That was a smoke screen.

That's what that was.

You're right, they're onto us.

We've only got 24 hours
to get the money back

in the banks. Mom
always puts it in

on the same day every month.

We have to move quickly.

You really think
they're that devious?

I think they're that protective.

And they love Mary.

They don't want to
see her in any trouble.

I love Mary, too. As do I.

We don't want to
see her in any trouble.

But, truth is,
she is in trouble.

And we have to do
something about it.

The question is what
are we going to do?

And how soon are
we going to do it?

Thanks for coming over.

Sorry we never got
together this summer.

We kept meaning to...

Hey, hey, we were
busy all summer, too.

So good to see you guys.

You, too. How are the kids?

Well, Lynn's doing great.

She's practically a grown woman.

She's the easiest kid we have.

Ruthie?

Oh, she's not easy,

but she's doing well in school.

We just transferred her
to Eleanor Roosevelt.

Yeah, she seems

to really love school and
she's challenged by it, so...

It is such a joy when
a kid loves to learn.

Keisha, she's taking
courses at a junior college

while she's finishing
up her requirements

for senior year of high school.

Oh, well, Lucy is determined

to make her senior
year the best year ever.

Yeah, she and a friend are, um,

they're doing like
a buddy system

for applying to colleges early.

She did well on her SATs.

She's got an excellent
grade point average.

And John?

Well, sending him away

to college that first year

was the best thing we ever did.

Well, no, we didn't
send him away,

he maneuvered
that one on his own.

Yeah, yeah, and he
slipped up on his own, too.

But he came back
with a vengeance.

He made up his mind

he wasn't going to fail
again and he hasn't.

He's been good for Matt.

And we're not
really sure that Matt

will actually get
into med school,

but we love that he's taking up

the challenge. And
he finally has a goal.

And a job that he's held
for more than a year.

Who would have thought?

How's Nigel?

Fine. He's fine.

And Mary?

Oh.

Yeah, she's...

Well, you know... Yeah.

She's...

Mary.

Hello?

Matt?

Luce?

Why did you answer
the phone like that?

No, I keep forgetting
and picking up the phone

and every time I do, it's Mom.

What's going on and why
haven't you called me?

You know I couldn't call there.

You could if you
use your girly voice.

Really?

Really.

No.

This is the first
opportunity I've had.

Mom and Dad are
downstairs with the Hamiltons.

Why are they with the Hamiltons?

I don't know,

but they never have
company on a school night.

Mom made a cake, a chocolate
cake, on a Monday night.

Whatever they called
them for, it's something big.

Where's Mary?

That's the
million-dollar question.

No one knows where she is.

No one ever knows where she is.

And whenever she comes home,

she just claims that she's
been out looking for a job.

I thought she'd
have a job by now.

In fact, I thought she'd
have a paycheck by now,

and I thought she would
have put the money back

in the baby banks by now.

At least some of it.

Look, I think they're onto us.

I don't think they know
where we got the money,

but I think they're onto us.

And we have to get some
cash into those piggy banks

and we have to do it ASAP.

Look, I don't have any cash

and I'm in the middle
of studying for a test.

I don't have time for this.

I don't have time
for this either.

I have a paper to write!

I don't know why we're
yelling at each other

when we should
be yelling at Mary.

We can't yell at Mary.

We can't find her.

Right.

One.

You're going to see that again?

Yeah, it was funny.

Do you have a problem with that?

No, I was just thinking that if
you're planning to see this one

every day this week
like the last one,

you might want to give yourself
24 hours between screenings.

Just give me the ticket.

I can't. It's five bucks.

But I just saw it for a buck.

Yeah, that's the day rate.

At night, it's five bucks.

If it's already started,
I'm going to want a refund.

I'll just put some coffee on

and then we can take
a peek at the boys.

I hate I've been so busy

I haven't spent any
time with those boys.

Doesn't it seem like time
speeds up as you get older?

I'm so sorry Mary's giving
you such a hard time.

Eh.

Oh, honey.

Well, it helps to talk about it.

I feel better. I really do.

I'm sure you don't
want to hear this,

but you know it's the truth.

You shouldn't wait
to do something.

Do it now.

I know, I've said it
to parents myself.

But when it comes to my
own kids, it's just so hard to act

because it's so unbelievable.

My girl who excelled

in school for 12 years and was
a champion basketball player

is falling completely apart.

She may be coming undone,
but she's not undone yet.

Where could she have
gotten that money?

I have no idea.

Oh...

Ooh.

Eric!

Oops.

Think I just found out
where Mary got the money.

You know what, we're
going to let ourselves out.

This has nothing
to do with Mary.

I've been taking
money out of their banks

for practically
their whole lives.

Go on, we're listening.

I was just filling the
bank up with rice,

so you wouldn't
notice it was empty.

And so is the other one.

I'll pay them back, I promise.

You stole $500 from your
own brothers, from babies?

I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.

Punish me any way you want.

And just what did you
do with the money?

Uh...

I bought a horse.

What's going on?

What does it look like?

You're ten-year-old sister is
lying about stealing money,

so the four of you
can cover up for Mary.

Is that it?

Is that the truth?!

No, you're wrong. I took it.

I'm very bad.

I'm a very bad girl.

No, you're not, Ruthie.

I'm a very bad big brother
for letting this happen.

Mary asked us all for money.

No one had as
much as she needed,

so we took it from
Sam and David's banks.

Gave it to her.

She was supposed
to get a job this week

and start paying it back.

She's broke.

They were going to take her car.

They cancelled her insurance.
And we felt sorry for her.

Go downstairs and take
a seat in the living room.

We'll be down in a minute.

This is pathetic...

really pathetic.

What are we going to do?

We're going to
talk to our children.

We're going to ask them what
they know and how they feel.

And then we're all going to

confront Mary when
she comes home.

And then?

I don't know,

but I have an idea.

I think I heard a car.

Why is everyone
in the living room?

We're waiting on you.

Sit down. We all have
something to say to you.

And what if I don't
want to sit down?

What is this?

One of your creepy
interventions?

No.

Nope,

it's not an intervention.

In fact, we may be inventing
something new here.

It's kind of a "prevention."

We just want you to
hear what we have to say.

No, I'm going to my room. Mary, if you go
to your room, we're all going to your room.

Because we all
feel you're too close

to getting into real trouble
here, not to hear us out.

We're your family.

We love you.

Look, if this is
about the money...

Sit down.

I was taught that
life was a school.

And some lessons
are harder than others.

What I've learned
over this past year

is that you aren't as strong
and determined to succeed

at this school of
life as I thought.

And so, I haven't given you as
much help as I now realize you need.

I talked to the manager
of the Pool Hall.

You must have known I would.

He told me that you quit.

He told me that you
were consistently late,

had a bad attitude

and were on the phone too
much, so he had to let you go.

I talked to Pete
at Pete's Pizza.

You told me business fell
off and he had to let you go.

He told me...

that he let you go
because he knew

you were hanging out after
work with Frankie and Johnnie,

drinking beer with them.

He was afraid they were
a bad influence on you

and he was worried

about your drinking
and then driving home.

Oh, please.

I talked to Sergeant Michaels.

He told me that
you were pulled over

for not stopping at a stop sign.

And he said that the officer

who issued you
that warning ticket...

was worried that
you'd been drinking.

He was afraid that he
hadn't done you any favor.

I'm afraid he didn't do
you any favor either.

None of us has.

We just kept
looking the other way

because I don't think we
wanted to see the truth.

And the truth is, Mary, that

we just love you so much.

You're a wonderful, young woman,

and you have a lot
to offer to the world.

You're really special.

You're really kind.

And I love the way
you just love life.

But, again, life has some
hard lessons to learn.

And I think I'd rather
confront you tonight

then continue to let you learn
those lessons on your own.

Now, I know that you
know your two new friends,

Frankie and Johnnie
smoke pot and drink.

And that they're irresponsible.

Do you also know
that he hits her?

They have serious problems.

And we don't want
their serious problems

to become your serious problems.

I'm sure you haven't forgotten
that you're still on probation.

If you get arrested
for drunk driving

or possession of marijuana,

you could go to jail.

I can't let you
go to jail, Mary.

I can't, especially not

because you're just mixed up

about what you
want to do in life.

You know, I thought if
we gave you some time

to figure that out,
maybe you would, but...

I'm afraid time's up.

I think in trying
to find yourself,

you've actually lost yourself.

You're not the first person
that's had that happen,

but before you get too lost
and confused, we want to help.

I was hoping that you
would ask for our help,

but maybe that's just too
hard for you to do right now.

You must know how much
I love you Mary, I really do.

I love you.

I'm, I'm sorry I haven't
been around much.

You're important to me.

What happens to
you is important to me.

What happens to you is
important to everyone in the family.

But I've been watching you,

and I really haven't been
interested in being a part

of what's going on in your life.

So, I've pretty much avoided you

and maybe I should
have cornered you

and given you my take on
what you're doing a lot sooner.

I see so many young
women who are losers.

Mostly in the emergency rooms

or checking in to the
drug rehab at the hospital.

I don't want you to be a loser.

It's too easy to
be the bad girl.

You're better than that.

I know I'm not perfect.

I know I don't have
all the answers,

but I can tell you this.

The most powerful
thing I ever did for myself,

was to make up my mind to
become a responsible person.

And I still haven't built
up to being responsible

24 hours a day, but
I'm getting better at it.

And I'm hoping
sharing this with you

will help you to just
make up your mind

to become a responsible person.

If you can't do it for yourself,

maybe you could
consider the rest of us,

and how much we need
you to be responsible.

Whatever you do affects us all.

I know you know that, yet
you act like you don't care.

All of us have to strive
to be the best we can be.

Not because anything
less is unacceptable,

but because anything
less is pure misery.

I can see you're miserable.

You are.

This is not the best you
can be. You can do better.

I want you to do better.

I'll do anything I can
to help you do better.

You just have to
make up your mind

that's what you want to
do, and I'm there for you.

We all are.

We love you.

I love you.

I love you, too.

This is hard.

I want to do this...

You're my big sister.

And I look up to you...

or I did.

You've always been
better at school than I am.

You've always been better
at everything than I am.

And that at times has
made me feel inferior.

Yet most of the time it's given
me something to work toward,

because I wanted to be like you.

But I don't want to
be like you anymore.

And I can only say that

because I know that you
don't want to be like you.

You don't want to get fired
from one bad job after another.

You don't want to lie to Mom
and Dad and the rest of us.

You don't want to
have bill collectors

calling trying to find you.

That's not you.

You're that tall,
beautiful, smart woman

with a basketball in her
hands and a brain in her head.

I know you don't play basketball
anymore, but maybe you could.

Or maybe you could
play some other sport.

Because it seems that
when the team went down,

you went down with it.

Basketball has always
been your identity.

And maybe having
the team fall apart

may have caused you to
lose your identity for a while,

but come on, you're more

than a former high
school basketball player.

You're an athlete.

And that's an identity you
can use your whole life.

You need to compete.
You need to be physical.

You... you need the
discipline of training.

You thrive on all that stuff.

No one's locking you out of
every sport in the community.

You have to get back out there,

and I'm willing to help
you in any way that I can.

But I think this is something
you have to do on your own.

You can do it.

You've come from
behind to win before.

And you still got what
it takes to be a winner,

if that's what you want, I mean.

Okay, I think that's
all I wanted to say.

Wait...

I did say I love you, didn't I?

I know I'm known as
"The Bank of Simon"

and you all laugh
at that, but...

here's what I like about money.

It tells you right who
you are in numbers.

Not words that can hurt your
feelings or make you mad.

Numbers are undisputed facts.

And the fact is, your
numbers say trouble.

It's simple, you don't make
as much as you spend,

and you don't make enough
to meet your obligations.

You'd see that if you
looked at the numbers.

But I know you
don't like to do that.

But you have to.

I can help you set up a budget

and a payment
schedule, if you want.

But even if you don't
want, take my advice...

Don't spend anything else
until you pay off your debt,

and then don't
get into debt again.

And the first thing you have
to pay off is your personal debt.

The money you owe Sam and David.

Now, I know a lot of people
would put that off till last,

and maybe a
professional finance guy

would tell you to pay your
institutional lenders first,

but I'm your brother, and
I'm telling you that morally

the right thing to do
is to pay people first,

especially relatives.

And when you see that
little column of debt marks

for Sam and David
reaches a zero balance,

that zero is going to
say right who you are.

Just like I said, it's going to
say that you, Mary Camden,

care more about your
family than anything else.

It's going to say that you keep
your promises to your family

more than anyone else.

And when you start seeing
the rest of those little columns

of debt go down week after week,

the pages are going to tell
the facts of your debt recovery.

It's a beautiful thing.

And I want you to
have a beautiful thing,

because I love you.

I must be at the wrong meeting.

I don't know where

all this chummy advice and
gushy stuff is coming from,

because I thought we
were all suppose to tell you

how mad we are. 'cause
I'm mad, really mad.

You're selfish.

You don't care anything
about the rest of us.

So, I don't know why

we're all supposed to
care so much about you.

You act like you're the center
of the entire Camden universe.

I'm tired of eating a
cold dinner every night,

because we're all hoping you'll
come home and eat with us.

I'm tired of you waking
me up every night

when you clump up those stairs.

I'm tired of Mom and
Dad fighting about you.

I'm tired of covering for you,

and I'm not doing it anymore.

You made me lie to Mom and Dad.

You never came home to have
pizza with me like you promised.

All you care about is you.

Matt... Lucy, Simon,

would you go
upstairs with Ruthie?

I can't take much more of this.

Yeah. That's exactly
how your father and I feel.

Look, I get it, all right?

I'll do better.

No, Mary. I don't
think you do get it.

See, that was the portion
of the program I would rate

"G" for General Audiences.

Now we're moving
on to the adult stuff

that your mother and I want
to talk about with you alone.

I searched your
room. Found this.

Okay, so you found a joint.

But it hasn't been lit. I
haven't smoked any of it.

But why else would you
have it, except to smoke it?

And where did you get it?

From Frankie and Johnnie?

You're not supposed
to be hanging out

with Frankie and Johnnie.

And how long have you had it?

Too many questions too fast?

Can't think of a lie?

How about Frankie must
have borrowed your jacket

and left it in there?

Oh, but then life
gets so complicated

when you don't tell the truth.

I can't believe you
searched my room!

What, are you Communists?

I have rights, you know.

I guess I just can't
explain this often enough.

A right is something that can
never be taken away from you.

For example, you have
the right to be indignant now,

and I can't take that away.

But privacy? Well,
privacy is a privilege

when you live with your parents.

And privileges get taken away.

Now, we knew you
were headed for trouble,

but we had no idea that you
were this far down the road.

I'm not in trouble.

It depends on your
definition of trouble, I suppose.

When Hank and Julie told us
about your babysitting fiasco,

they told us you had your
friend's baby at their house,

and there was a beer
sitting on the table.

I don't know. That
sounds like trouble.

I think having
a joint is trouble.

Have you tried
smoking marijuana?

Well, even if I did,

what is so wrong with
just experimenting?

I mean, what's the harm

in just trying it?

Everyone is going
to try it sometime.

First of all, not everyone.

For example, not me.

Secondly,

let me see if I can answer the
"What's the harm?" question.

I suppose, for some people,

nothing ever comes from the
fact that they tried smoking pot.

But, for other people,

plenty comes from the fact
that they tried smoking pot.

Lifelong, illegal habit.

The need to try
other harder drugs.

Addiction to those drugs.

Arrest, conviction, jail
time... Those kinds of things.

The question really is, to
which people do you belong?

There's no way of knowing.

But experimenting to find out?

That's quite a risk,
don't you think?

I think it is.

Especially for someone
who's on probation.

Mary,

we've given this
a lot of thought.

We see that you don't
know what to do for yourself.

And we're not surprised.

It took us a long time to
come up with a plan ourselves.

A plan?

I know that the Colonel
offered to help you,

and you turned him down.

We have decided to accept.

What are you talking about?

We're talking about
winter in Buffalo.

That's what we're talking about.

Your grandparents are
finding that George's real father

is taking up a lot of his time,

and they now have enough
free time to focus on you.

What? I don't know if
you've noticed lately,

but you have six
brothers and sisters.

You've gotten more
than our fair share

of attention and energy.

We have to do what's
best for everyone.

So what is best for everybody

is to ship me off to Siberia
to live with old people?!

Yep. That's basically it.

You'll live with
your grandparents.

George will move
into the guesthouse

with his dad for the time being.

You'll work at the Community
Center for the Homeless,

with your first
couple of paychecks

going to Sam and David.

Then, starting in January,

you and Grandma Ruth
will take a course together

at the community college there.

Okay, what are my other choices?

You don't have
any other choices.

We're taking you to the airport.

You're catching the
red-eye to New York tonight.

What about my car?

As of today, the
car is in my name.

We'll keep making the payments

until we decide to
do something else.

And what am I going
to drive in Buffalo?

Well, that is the
least of my worries.

Once he feels he can trust you,

I'm sure the Colonel
will make you a deal

on driving his Impala.

It's a classic.

Yeah, and what if I say no?

What if I don't want to do this?

What if I am not
going to do this?

You tell us. I mean, you
come up with a better plan

before it's time to
leave for the airport,

and we'll consider it.

I put two suitcases
in your room.

We're pulling out of
the driveway at 9:00.

I thought I told you
to stay out of here.

Look, I'm going to
be out soon enough,

and then you can have
the whole place to yourself.

Please don't leave like this.

How did you think I
was going to leave?

I am being sent off

to live with the Colonel and
Grandma Ruth in Buffalo!

You know what Buffalo is like!

And you know what they're like!

What made you think I was
going to be happy. Huh? What?

I didn't know anything
about it, okay?

And maybe Mom and
Dad are more concerned

with your safety
than your happiness.

Get out!

Is that how you're
going to say good-bye?

Yeah. Yeah, this is how
I'm going to say good-bye.

And you can tell the rest
of them to stay out of here

because I don't want
to talk to any of you!

Mary's really,
really angry at us.

I know, and I don't care.

I'd rather have an
angry kid than a dead kid.

Just tell me that we're
doing the right thing again.

We're doing the right thing.

She needs to be somewhere safe.

She'll be somewhere safe.

The Colonel and Ruth can
provide a safe environment.

And we can't?

Evidently, we live
close to her new friends.

And her friends work
in our community.

So, it's not that
safe around here.

Besides, sometimes it's easier

to start fresh in a new place.

And it's not really Siberia.

You know, and they
have a beautiful home

with a security system.

George's dad was in the CIA,

so he's probably much better
at espionage than we are.

She loved going there as a kid.

But should we really push our
problems off on someone else?

Shouldn't we try to do
this ourselves? Do what?

What are we going to try
that we haven't already tried?

I don't know, but there
must be something.

Maybe, but... I
feel like a surgeon

who's been asked to
invent a lifesaving surgery

for his own daughter.

You know, it's best

if someone more
objective gives it a shot.

My dad is really great

at working with
undisciplined kids

who need a stern,
loving force in their lives.

Despite the fact that Mary
is his own granddaughter,

believe me, he can
be a lot more objective

than either one of us.

I know, I just needed to
hear you say all of this again,

and you may have
to say it one more time

as we drive away
from the airport.

I'll say it as many times
as you need to hear it.

I really do think that
this is the best thing

for Mary and for
our family right now.

And I feel very fortunate

that my parents are
willing to do this, you know?

Mom feels it'll be
good for them, too.

They've been kind of
weaning themselves off George

because George and
his dad are doing so well.

And the Colonel
and Ruth are feeling

a little less needed right now.

Well, they won't be
feeling that way for long.

I'll meet you at the car!

Mary wouldn't just leave
without saying good-bye

to her brothers and
sisters, would she?

Don't be surprised if
she gets on the plane

without even saying
good-bye to us.

I hate this.

I have to say I don't.

I feel relieved that
we're doing something.

And it's the right thing, Annie.

Now, in my heart of hearts,
I know this is the right thing.

Then I'm with you.

Okay.

Let's go.

She's a real piece of work.

I can't believe she
didn't say good-bye.

We should be back
in about an hour.

Ruthie, you should go to bed.

I'll come in and check on you

when we get home.

Good luck.

Yeah. Good luck.

I'll stick around
until you get back.

Okay. Thanks.

A real piece of work.

It feels so weird.

It's like there's this big
empty space in the house,

and she's not even gone yet.

She might not have said
good-bye, but she's gone.

It's hard to believe.

It's sad.

Really sad.

Who wants cake?

You were right.

I didn't know how to
get myself out of trouble.

I actually tried
praying for some way

to get out of the mess I was in.

If this is the answer
to my prayers,

then I'm never praying
about anything again.

Final boarding
call for flight 1326,

departing for
Buffalo at Gate 10.

Don't blame your father.

He didn't do this
alone. I did it, too.

Forget it. I know
it was his idea.

It's time to go.

I love you.

Just remember
what you always said.

It's better to have an
angry kid than a dead kid.

This is the right thing to do.

And I know you know,
in your heart of hearts,

this is the right thing to do.