All language subtitles for Texas.Twister.2024

- Hey, hey, hey.

Thomas!

The officer has allowed you and I

to have a little time to
talk, if that's okay with you.

- Talk about what?
- Well, we know that Lee

and Rita are inside,

and we need to know if they're safe.

- Are you armed, Thomas?

- No one is safe from what's coming.

- I understand that.

Oh.

Hey, hey, hey.

Thomas, look, we just need
to understand the situation

we're walking into, all right?

- Situation?

- Okay, Thomas, drop the weapon.

Drop the weapon, Thomas.
- Hey, hey, hey.

Please, please.

Let's just talk.

- I'll tell you the situation,

is that there's a tornado coming, okay?

And it's coming fast.

- Okay, fine.

When?

- Soon.
- Soon, soon?

That's not a time, it's
not a place, Thomas.

- Oh, so it's okay for
the big man upstairs

to not put a time or
date on his big return,

but if I do it, then I'm crazy?

- Thomas, you are not well.

- Or maybe I'm the only
one that understands

and can see what's coming.

- Okay, God, God grants his visions.

All right, I understand that.

But this?

I mean, come on.

Lee's a little girl.

She's scared,

and this is not going to
get you back with Junior.

- Don't you talk about my son!

- Okay, okay.

Thomas, listen, you got 30
seconds before I step in.

I will shoot if it means keeping Lee safe.

- Oh, did you keep my
son safe, Evans, huh?

Were you there for him?

- Stand down, Thomas.

I mean it, stand down.

- Thomas, listen to what he is saying.

If you get out of here at all,

you're gonna go to jail

and you're not gonna be
able to save your family

from the tornado.

So listen to the police officer.

Put the gun down,

or all of this is gonna be for nothing.

No, hey, hey, Thomas.

Thomas, you listen to me.

Taking your own life is a sin.

If you do that,

there is no way you are
going to spend any time

with any of your family ever again.

Do you hear me?

- I just want it to end.

- I understand that.

The pain will go away.

Thomas, let us help you.

Let your family help you.

Don't do this.

Put the gun down and let us help you.

No, Thomas, Thomas.

- Here it comes.

- No!

- Oh, hey.

- Hey, hop on in there.

Whew, it's getting chilly.

You all right?

- Oh.

Yeah, I'm fine.

- Fall asleep?

- Yeah, that's it.

I think that's it.

I must have dozed off
while you were inside.

- Aren't you gonna ask me how it went?

- Yeah, aren't you gonna
ask her how it went?

- Well, of course I am.

How'd it go, sweetheart?

- I got third place,

which is actually better
than second or even first,

because now I get to play
the daisy in the play,

which is the part I was
hoping for all along.

- A daisy?

- Yeah, like a flower.

- Wow, that's terrific.

That's fantastic.

You're gonna make a really good daisy.

- Good job, honey.
- Are you guys ready to go?

- Yeah.

Oh, wait, wait, wait.

Did you eat something?

- I'm not hungry.

- Baby bear, I know you're
excited about the sleepover,

but you know you need
to eat before you go.

- I ate carrot stick when we got home.

- Hmm, really?

Because I'm pretty sure
we're out of carrot sticks.

- Mom.

- All right, fine.

Give your dad a hug before you go.

- Hey, have fun.

And nothing with gluten in it.

- Bye, mom.

- Bye.

Love you.

She's like a teenager.

All right.

Looks like dinner will be
ready in about 15 more minutes.

So are you gonna tell me why
you're acting so strange today?

- Strange?

- Yeah, in the truck with Lee.

You look like you had seen a ghost.

- I think I'm
gonna go to bed early.

- Bed?

Right now?

But you didn't eat.

- I'm not really hungry.

- Oh, good, you're up.

I'm volunteering at church this morning

so I need you to pick
up Lee on your way in.

Thomas.

- What?

- Lee, I need you to pick her
up on your way into group.

Are you feeling all right?

You look a little sick.

- I'm fine.

- Well, did you sleep all right?

- Not really.

Bad dream, I think.

- Okay, well, are you up for it?

Do you need me to call Pastor Bill again?

- Oh, Jesus, Rita, I
said I had a bad dream.

- Language.
- Sorry.

It's not a big deal, all right?

- Okay, well, just you didn't
eat dinner last night either.

- I'll make something.

I'll go home and get out of here.

I'll be fine.

- You know, if there's something going on,

if there's something wrong,

you know you can talk to me, right?

- I know that.

- Okay.

I will see you later then.

- Okay.

Who would like to start?

Who wants to share?

- I'll go first.

Yeah, you know,

for me it's different.

For me it's like a endless wheel

turns in my head, you know.

I tried my best to be a good father.

I did everything with him, you know.

I took him fishing.

We went horseback riding one time.

He almost fell off the horse.

It was...

I tried to picture his face, you know?

And the only way I could see his face.

Is by remembering some of the good times

that we had together.

There was one time that I hit him,

and I don't know if
that was the right move.

And then one day,

you know, I'm here being a good father,

I think I'm doing everything right.

And just like that, he's gone.

I mean, you tell me, you know.

I'm sorry.

I'm trying my best to cope with it.

I just...

But that's why I come
to meetings like this.

I come here to try to find the
best version of my dead son.

- I mean, you just get tired of looking.

Who wants to live that way?

- Yeah.

Sometimes I just wanna
close my eyes, you know,

never wake up

and join him where he's at.

- I know it's hard to believe,

but sometimes just the right Bible verse

can lift your spirits,
can give you comfort,

even in the darkest of times.

For example, in the book
of Matthew, it tells us,

"Let the little children come
to me and do not hinder them

for the kingdom of heaven
belongs to such as these."

So my hope is that this knowledge

that your children have indeed

entered into the kingdom of heaven

can be a comfort to those
who have lost a child

here on Earth.

- Yeah, but he didn't
know what that felt like.

- Excuse me?

- Matthew, he never had to bury a child.

Sam did.

I did.

I dare anybody here to tell me

how I'm supposed to take comfort in that.

- Thomas, the Bible clearly states

that children are inherently worthy

of entering the kingdom of heaven.

You don't find any comfort in that?

- No, I don't.

I would trade a million of
your feel-good Bible verses

every day for the rest of my life

if I could have my son back for one day.

Just one.

Nobody here is gonna
convince me otherwise.

You want a donut or a cookie?

- Thank you, pastor.

- Well, would you look
at you all growing up?

Your mama tells me you
just landed a big role

in the ballet formal.

- Daisy number one.

That's great.

Like a lily among thorns

is my darling among young women.

You go ahead.

You take that.

That's good.

- Hey, I am sorry about that in there.

- Oh, don't worry about it.

I mean, even Jesus got mad once.

- I don't know what got into me.

- I think I do.

I talked to Rita.

She's expressed some concern about you.

- Is she?

- Yeah, she did.

Listen, it's okay to be impatient,

but it's also important to remember

that other folks need their time too.

- It won't happen again.

- All right.

- Can you say goodbye?

Time to go, sweetheart.

Come on.
- Goodbye sweetie.

Bye.

- Here's your coat.

I think it's your heat cartridge.

I'll pick you one up at Ronnie's.

Do you remember the night
the storm come through

when you and me and mom had to
ride it out in the basement?

- You're seven.

Terrified to say the least.

- I remember the rain came down sideways.

Hoppers had all flooded

and there was water just
pouring down the walls.

I remember the sound of the wind.

Scared me straight.

Made me believe in God.

- Mysterious ways.

- The way I saw it,

if we were gonna make
it through that night,

it was gonna have to be God to do it.

It wasn't him.

It wasn't God that boarded up the windows.

It was you.

You built a raft.

You kept our heads above water.

Where was God that night?

I am seeing things, pop.

At least I think I am.

I don't know.

- I didn't raise you to be a nut.

- I'm just saying it reminded
me of that storm is all.

- Does she know?

- Rita?

No.

Last thing I need is
her worrying about me.

- She knows.

- She is asleep.

- Hmm.

How was group?

- Fine.

Your dad?

- Same as always.

Did you tell Pastor Bill there
was something wrong with us?

- No.

Not in those words.

- You know, I really
wish you wouldn't share

our business with everybody.

- He could tell there
was something on my mind.

What was I supposed to do?

Lie to him.

Well...

- Rita, I saw something the other day.

- Okay.

- In the truck when you
and Lee were inside.

It was a tornado.

- Really?

Where was it?

- No, no, no, it wasn't really there.

No.

It's like it was here.

It was in my mind.

And then I saw another one
last night in the backyard.

- You are serious?

So you had a vision

- Nightmare.

- Hmm.

You were awake when you went
outside last night, right?

- That's true.

- So it was a vision.

Baby, this is a good thing.

- How?

How is this a good thing?

- Because visions are sent to you by God.

- Oh, and what is this
one supposed to mean?

That he already took
one member of my family

and now he's coming
back for the rest of us?

- God didn't take Thomas Jr. from us.

You know this.

- No?

Well, have you seen him around lately?

Because I haven't.

And believe me I look.

Every day.

- I lost my appetite.

- The Bible clearly
instructs us to be vigilant,

but it also says that
no one actually knows

whether or not we are
living in the end times.

In fact, Jesus himself said
that no one is to know the day

or the hour of his return.

Now, Peter.

Peter sees it this way.

He says that the end time Christians,

we know the end time Christians
are called to do one thing,

and one thing very, very well.

They are to practice holiness

whenever and wherever they are.

Now, Galatians 10, it reads this.

"Therefore, as we have opportunity,

as we have opportunity,

let us do good to all,

especially," very important word,

"especially to those who are
of the household of faith."

Are you of the household of faith?

Do you do good to all those,

especially to those who
are the household of faith?

Now, I want you to grab your hymnals,

I want you to stand up,

and we are going to sing a
little praise, all right?

We're doing a little praise.

There is peace in the time of trouble.

- Wait.

Why are we leaving early?

- Leanne, baby, come on.

Can you go get in the truck for dad?

- You saw it again, didn't you?

- I don't wanna talk about it.

- Well, you kind of have
to now after all this.

- Not here.

Okay?

Please just,

just get in the truck.

- Well, you got a couple options.

You got a 10 by 10,

10 by 15, and a 20 by 20,

which calls a plumbing.

- How much is that one, the 10 by 10?

- Well, with materials and
labor, you're looking at 15,000.

- Dollars?

$15,000 for a storm shelter?

- Yeah, the box shifts from China.

We gotta dig the hole.

Not that cheap nowadays.

- You think I'd build it myself?

I wouldn't recommend it.

Can't just pull out a
shovel and start digging

unless you know for sure
there's no plumbing,

electrical, piping, or gas
lines buried in the yard.

You'll need to hire someone
to analyze the property.

You'll also need to determine
the chances of flooding.

- I gotta hire you to do that.

- But I'm gonna be frank with you.

You can't do an underground
shelter on a budget.

I mean, a seven by seven

only gets you a few hours of oxygen,

and you need 14 gauge
steel sheets on the walls.

If you can't afford it,

I just recommend you and your family

hunker down in the hallway
bath with a mattress or two.

Number's at the top.

Call me if you change your mind.

- Thanks.

- What was that all about?

- I think about building a storm shelter.

- Not for $15,000, you're not.

- I know.

It's a lot.

I'm thinking we do it ourselves.

- But I thought we're gonna
finish out the garage.

- Garage can wait.

This is important.

- You know, I think I've
been more than patient

up until now.

It's about time you start telling me

what's going on with you.

- I think a tornado's coming to take us.

- Take us where?

- I can't explain it.

- Try.

- Ever since we lost Junior,

and we only had him for three years,

but it feels like we have
missed him our entire lives.

And all I'm left with now
is just anger and emptiness.

- Tommy, you have a beautiful
daughter who loves you

and a wife who stood by your side, always.

- I know.

And I'm afraid that tornado's gonna come

and take all that away.

- And you think God has
something to do with this?

- Yeah.

- Like, he's,

he's trying to punish you?

For what?

- For daring him to finally do it.

- I gotta say,

I was kind of surprised
to get a call from you.

- Well, I tried to reach the 6 O'Clock guy

up at the news station, but
nobody returned my phone calls.

- That's all right.

Retirement can be lonely.

I enjoy the company.

Have a seat.

What can I do for you?

Your message said you had
questions about tornadoes.

- I wanna know how they work.

- Well, it's really pretty simple.

You see, inside a thunder cloud,

there's warm, humid air that rises,

but there's also cool air,

which along with rain or hail, falls.

These conditions cause the air currents

to start spinning inside the cloud.

Now, sometimes the spinning
currents start out horizontal,

sometimes they spin vertical.

But either way, they drop from that cloud.

Got yourself a tornado.

- Hmm.

Is there any way to predict
when they'll happen?

- Not really.

I mean, we can identify the conditions

that are likely to lead to severe weather,

issue warnings and things like that.

But predicting when one of those suckers

is going to touch down,

that's just not a reality.

If you don't mind me asking,

why the sudden interest?

- No reason.

Curiosity.

Actually, my daughter's
got a school project,

so this is me doing research.

- Which is, curiosity?

A school project?

You know what they call tornadoes?

The hand of God.

- Bad one just recently up in grand.

- That was a bad one.

You ought to take a trip
up that way sometime

and see the kind of violence
those twisters are capable of.

Whew.

- Have you discussed
your feelings with him?

- Yeah, I've tried.

He just shuts me out.

You know, just the other day, he,

he told me that he's been having visions

about a tornado that's
coming to take our family.

- Go on.

- I dunno, it's like,

ever since the funeral, he's
like a different person.

He used to be so funny

and he was so full of life.

And now he's just angry all the time

and quiet, just keeps to himself.

- Your family's been
through a whole lot, right?

- Yeah, I know.

And I mean, to be honest,

I don't know how much more I can give up.

- I get it, okay?

And I'm more than happy to talk to him.

But you need to understand that grief,

it always causes, you know,
strain between couples.

But the important thing
for you to remember

is that it's gonna pass.

Okay?

It will pass.

Think of it like,

you break your leg, okay?

You break your leg.

It doesn't heal properly, okay?

So it hurts.

It hurts when the weather gets cold.

Ah.

So what do you do?

You learn to walk with a limp.

- Yeah.

Yeah, I like that.

Learn to walk with a limp.

Thank you.

- You're welcome.

- You must think I sound
like a crazy person.

- No, I don't.

I don't think you're a crazy person.

Listen, in the Bible, God
uses visions all the time

to get people's attention.

But what we have to remember
is the Bible's finished.

Everything we already need
to know is already in it.

- Hmm.

So you think he's making it up?

- No, no, I don't think he's making it up,

but what I think is that
God would never give

someone a vision and not tell
them what it actually means.

- Yeah, but, I mean, tornadoes.

What does that mean?

- Think about weather.

They're kind of like our emotions.

The emotions of the soul.

So rain is tears and sorrow.

Thunder is fear.

Tornadoes, they're grief, they're anxiety,

all spinning out of control.

Get it?

- It's interesting.

And I can see that with him.

- Good.

Think about it that way.

It's not all that scary, right?

God doesn't want you to be scared,

god wants you to be comforted.

Get some coffee.

You want some coffee?
- Sure.

- Nothing is more comforting than coffee.

- Thank you so much, pastor.

- Absolutely.

I'll be right back.

- Yeah.

Okay.

Hmm.

- Hey, mister.

We're taking donations for the school.

- What happened at your school?

- Same thing that happened here.

- That's something.

- Thanks, mister.

- You're welcome.

- Thanks.

- God bless you, man.

- Yeah, no problem.

So you guys got hit pretty good?

- Yeah, we all got hit pretty bad.

But by the grace of God,
we're all still together.

This is devastating.

- Yeah.

- I'm sorry.

I'll tell you what, man,

it's worth a couple thousand dollars.

- Nah, I can't accept that.

- Come on, please take it.

I would want somebody to do it for me.

- Appreciate you, man.

- Thanks.

- Come on.

- Sir.

Is everything all right?

- Did you hear that?

- Hear what?

- A minute ago.

Did you not hear the siren?

- No, I didn't hear it.

- You didn't,

you didn't see the cloud.

Did you feel the wind?

You felt it.

You didn't hear the siren?

- No sir.

I'm sorry.

He's coming back, you know.

- Who?

- My Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

- Jeez.

Wow.

So where'd you go today?

- Library.

- Hmm.

Pick up some books?

I saw him in the truck on my way in.

- Just some research.

- On what?

Tornadoes?

You saw it again, didn't you?

- Thomas, you still
think that God is coming for us?

You think he would do
that to us and to Lee.

- He can do whatever he wants.

He's God, right?

- Who are you?

Because this version of Thomas,

he's not good.

And to tell you the truth,

I'm at the point where I don't want him

under this roof anymore

unless he's gonna really start telling me

what is going on with him.

- I told you what I saw.

What else do you want from me?

- I want you to start
believing in things again.

I want the husband that I married,

the one who makes me feel safe.

- Safe?

Thomas Jr's death is not
something that I can get over.

Now, I've told God more
times than I can remember

that it should have been me
in that box instead of him,

but still every day I wake up right here

in this reminder, just drowning.

How are you supposed to
reason with someone like that?

It's a test.

God's testing me.

- This isn't a test, Thomas.

- Yes, it is.

- No, it's not.

- Yes, it is!

Do you want me to sit here hands folded?

Oh, thank you, God.

Thank you.

For what?

I won't spend one more
day on my knees for him.

Not one.

I couldn't save him.

Even when his body gave out
on him, I couldn't save him.

He took our son from us.

God, he took our boy from us
and you couldn't care less.

- That is not fair, and that's not true.

We have another child, Thomas.

I can't do this.

Not like this.

It's too hard.

- You're in luck you won't have to

'cause when that storm comes,

we'll be wiped off this piece
of dirt like we never existed.

Rita sighs

- I love you.

- I love you

- Here.

This is footage of the last F5 tornado

that came through here a few years back.

Look at the size of that thing.

Ah, it's a baby compared
to what we saw in Joplin.

I saw two super cells
collide over Kansas one time.

It's the only thing that saved the state

from becoming a hole in
the middle of the country.

The two deadliest
tornadoes of the century.

The Great Natchez tornado tornado of 1840

and the St. Louis tornado of 1896.

200 mile an hour winds.

The aftermath,

it led Americans to rely

on theological reflection
and soul searching.

- Last time I came by, you
told me it was impossible

to predict when these things would happen.

- That's right.

- What about this group in Sweden?

They invented that laser beam?

- I don't follow.

- There's a group of scientists in Sweden

that have developed
this kind of laser beam

that sits on top of a satellite,

and it can heat or cool
the earth's surface

from up above the atmosphere.

So if they can manipulate

the temperature of the earth's surface,

then they can stop these things
from ever developing, right?

- That's a long shot.

- To stop a tornado from developing,

all you have to do is heat the downdraft.

- How?

I mean, we're not talking

about just nuking last night's
leftovers in the microwave.

- The satellites will convert
solar energy into microwaves

and they shoot it back to earth in a beam.

- I am not sure I understand
what you're saying here.

You wanna try to stop
a tornado from forming?

- Yeah.

You know, I also read

that you can spread a thin
layer of oil over the ocean.

You know, if you heat or cool

the ground in front of a storm,

you can actually divert its path.

- Okay.

Okay.

And And how do we do that again?

- From the satellites in Sweden.

- Sweden.

I wanna thank you for coming by

and keeping an old man company,

but I think I'm gonna have
to ask you to leave now.

It's nothing personal.

- Sure.

It's personal because if I'm right,

then you look like a fool.

- But you weren't right, Thomas.

Jeez.

- Thomas.

Thomas.

Thomas.

Thomas.

- It's here.

It's here.

I told you.

- Thomas.
- Daddy, no.

- Ugh.

Hey, baby.

Everything's all right.

Daddy's just having a nightmare.

Let's go back to bed.

- Is she all right?

- Wrists are a little sore.

- And Leanne?

- She won't even look at me.

- Yeah, well she'll,

she'll come around, Thomas.

Give her time.

- What's happening to me, Bill?

- Thomas, we're a storytelling species.

Our brains have this natural proclivity

for grandiose narratives with
overreaching center points

and a very definitive ending.

What we have to know

is that we kind of require
everything to make sense,

to have a beginning, a middle, and an end.

God gave us this brain that
is not happy with randomness.

So, it has to make sense,

but that's, you know, not always easy.

- So you're saying that these
visions, these tornadoes,

God sent them to me for a reason.

- Well, I,

I don't know.

- Well, that's what you
just said, isn't it?

- No, I'm talking about your son.

- Please don't talk about my son.

- In the book of John, Jesus wept.

- "And if I go and
prepare for you a place,

I will come back for
you and take you with me

that you may be where I am."

Yeah, I know.

I know the verse.

My problem with that, Bill,

is that my son's already
out there, and I'm not.

- I think it's fantastic
that you can quote

all that scripture, Thomas.

I really do,

but are you honestly telling me

that you think you're not
gonna be back with your son,

you're never gonna see him again,

unless this storm takes you there?

Is that what you're saying?

- Sure, feels like it.

- Well then, how come God
doesn't just come right in

and blow your house down right now?

Get it over with.

Hmm?

- The way I see it, Leanne
will never know the difference.

But Rita, she's gotta know.

Rita has to know what I know.

- And what do you know, Thomas?

- I know that God wants the
three of us to be with Junior.

And when that storm comes,
that is what will be.

- Look, I'm from the Midwest, okay?

And my mind, my sleeping
mind would conjure up dreams

of tornadoes and things to get
my attention and to scare me.

All the time.

Now, I understand that it's
also a natural phenomenon

in other parts of the world
for these things to happen.

It's not that unusual, even in places

where people don't live
in fear of cyclone season.

- Inner turbulence.

- Yes.

- You think I'm bracing for impact

for something that's probably
never gonna affect me.

- I think it's a distinct possibility.

- See, the problem is,
though, with tornadoes,

you never know when they're coming.

You never know where they'll hit.

You know, you can't stop 'em.

You can't beg 'em to change their mind.

They just come and they
take whatever they want

like a thief in the night.

Sounds a lot like God to me, doesn't it?

You want me to go inside with you?

- No.

- You sure?

- You don't have to.

- I know I don't have to.

I want to.

Hey, you know, the other
night with your mom,

I didn't mean to do that.

I would never hurt you or your mom.

You know that, right?

- Yeah.

- Lee, hey, little bear, look at me.

You know I would never hurt you, right?

- Just give her some time.

- She thinks I'm a monster.

- She's a kid.

She's confused.

- Let me know if you need anything else.

- Thank you.

- You know, she didn't even
want me to go in with her today.

- Really?

Has it happened again?

Today, I mean.

- It feels like it's
getting closer though.

- What is?

- The storm.

- What makes you say that?

- Visions are more intense,

like the other night.

- What did Pastor Bill have to say?

- Same thing as you that I'm going crazy.

- Bill said that?

- More or less.

- I doubt that.

And I never said you
were going crazy, honey.

You know, all this tornado talk
made me remember something.

When I was 17, I had a nightmare
that a tornado was coming,

so I hid in the basement of our home.

And I told my dad about the dream

and he said that what it means,

he said there's something
that happened in that home

that I haven't fully processed yet.

As you know, my mom died when I was 11.

- Wallet, now.

- Whoa, calm down.

- Come on.

Come on.

- Okay, easy.

I will.
- That's right.

- Please don't hurt us.

- Whoa, calm.

Hey, you got what you wanted, okay?

- Stop!

Stop, please.

- Oh.

- No.

- Where's Lee?

She's at the neighbor's.

She's fine.

- How are we feeling?

- Like I got my ass kicked.

- Rita told me about what happened.

I tell you, this area used to be so safe.

- Yeah, right.

We're gonna fill out a report
as soon as he's up for it.

- Good.

Good.

Well, it doesn't look like that punk

gave you anything made
you to be concerned about.

So, what's the problem?

- What do you mean what's the problem?

- Well, the results of
your scan came back.

Your blood pressure's high.

You're normally pretty healthy.

How's your sleep?

Are you having trouble at night?

- No.

- So how long have you
not been able to sleep?

- A couple of weeks.

- Well, Rita tells me
you've cut back on the beer,

but also on the daily exercise.

- Is there just something you can give me?

- Absolutely.

But when you can't sleep at night,

are you having bad dreams?

- Sometimes.

- You still going to group?

- He goes a couple times a month.

- Does it help?

- Not really.

- The reason I ask is you
might be showing some signs

of post-traumatic stress disorder.

You've heard of it.

- That's what soldiers get.

- Well, no, it's actually
more common than that.

It's not fun stuff,

but you are showing some signs of it.

For now until I can run some more tests,

I can certainly start you
on a pretty mild sedative.

If it's non-habit forming.

You just take one an hour
before bed and see if it helps.

I'll get you a script.

How's Lee?

- Oh, she's doing great.

Yeah, that new diet you put her on

has really helped with her
allergies, so, thank you.

- Good, good.

I'm glad to hear that.

Give her my love.

- I will.

- I'll get you a script.

Just let me grab my bag.

- I'll see you out, doctor.

- Yeah, I'll be right back.

So you think he's gonna be all right?

- Yeah, I think he's fine.

I've known him for 20 years.

He's always been very strong.

But I am a little concerned.

I mean, I've never seen him
in this condition before.

This sort of hangdog depressed

and his sleeping patterns
are a real concern.

- He's that way a lot.

- Yeah?

- And there's something else going on.

He's been having these visions.

I don't know how else to explain it,

but he's seen tornadoes.

I know it sounds crazy, but-

- This sounds psychological.

Like, he needs a different kind of doctor.

It's not my expertise.

But I can,

I know some good therapists.

I can give you a referral.

- Oh, okay.

Yeah.

- But, yeah, I'll give you this reference.

And hopefully, if he talks
to someone professional

in that regard, they will
be able to help him out.

- All right.
- Yeah.

And I'm just gonna phone in
that prescription, all right?

- Okay, yeah, sounds good.

- All right.

- Okay, thank you so much, doctor.

- You too, Rita.

Take care.
- Drive safe.

- Okay, thanks.

- Bye.

I sent Lee to the neighbor's house.

She can stay there tonight
so you can get some rest.

- I'm okay.

- Thomas, you were mugged.

It's okay for you to be
vulnerable with me sometimes.

- I saw something else.

- What was it?

- Before I woke up, I saw another tornado.

Only this time,

it destroyed every house
on the street except one.

- Whose house?

- It didn't look like ours,

but I think it was supposed to be.

- Are you sure?

- I haven't been sure about anything

since this whole thing started.

- Maybe you should just
try taking the pills.

Maybe it'll make it all go away.

You never know.

It could help.

- We need to find shelter now.

- Shelter?

Why?

- Come on.

I'm gonna call next door
and get Lee out of there.

It's here.
- What's here?

- I told you the storm is coming,

and now we're not prepared.

- Ow, you're hurting my arm.

There's nothing here.

Look outside.

There's no tornado.

There's no storm.

It's completely quiet.

yourself.

- I heard the wind.

- Oh.

You only thought you heard it.

This is all in your mind.

- Treatment.

- I'm sorry?

What does that mean exactly?

- Your husband appears to
be suffering from delusions.

In my expert clinical opinion,

Thomas needs to be in treatment.

- You mean like therapy?

- That, and possibly checking
into a long-term center.

There are a few places I like nearby.

This way, your family can visit.

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

Visit?

- You want Thomas to leave home?

- I want your husband to get better.

Look, if I were talking
to my own son here,

my diagnosis and treatment
plan would be exactly the same.

I read your file.

Your son's death is taking
a toll on Thomas's psyche.

If you don't deal with this,

we can't stop the delusions.

They do it directly related.

- But I already go to group.

- It's your local church, is that right?

- So?

- No offense, but if
that would be working,

it would be working.

The act of shedding
light on someone's fears

is often curative of them.

For anyone who has trouble sleeping

and have terrible dreams,

it's often helps to write
them down in a journal.

Or you can try and interpret
them to make better sense.

You can try and communicate these ideas

with your friends and loved ones.

You know, understanding is
often times is most of the cure,

but it all takes time and treatment.

- Nobody reads anymore.

Guess that's what they call a lost art.

What happened to your face?

- Why'd you stop going to church?

Hey, I ask you a question.

When mom died, why did
you stop going to church?

All those years,

yelling and screaming to get your way,

and now look at you.

You know, that's why he did it.

God got tired of hearing
you run your mouth.

18 years I lived with you
and never a kind word.

And now when I need you the most,

you got nothing left to say.

- We can't go back.

Only forward.

- No, we can't go back.

- Trust he who forgives.

I know I'm a broken man,

but you don't have to carry
this around like some disease.

It's my cross, not yours.

- You all right?

- Yeah, fine.

- I'm gonna go inside and check on Lee.

You hungry?

- Sure.

I'll make us something to
eat after I pay the sitter.

Remember, seven o'clock sharp.

So no staying up late or sleeping in.

- I know.

- Okay.

And no TV before bed.

We know that keeps you awake,

and we need you to be rested.

- I know.

This recital is a big deal, honey.

You've been practicing for months.

We don't want you to be tired on stage

or show up late, okay?

- You're not eating?

- Leanne, baby, can you take your food

and go eat in the bathroom?

- Thomas.

- Leanne, please do as I say.

- What do you think you're doing?

- I lost a son.

I'm not gonna lose Lee

- Thomas.

- I was wrong.

That twister's not coming for us.

It's coming for everybody else.

We are meant to survive.

- How could you possibly know that?

- That's what I saw.

One house withstood the storm,

all the others were destroyed.

That's how God was showing me the path.

- You said you didn't know
if that was our house or not.

- I know what I saw.

It just didn't make
sense until now, is all.

- You were right.

You are crazy.

- I knew you'd be like this.

I knew you wouldn't believe me.

You said it yourself.

It was a vision from God.

- What are you gonna do to us, huh?

- Protect you.

You'll see.

You are ruining us.

Don't you see that?

You have a gun, Thomas.

There's no coming back from that.

- Won't matter soon.

There won't be anyone left.

And then you'll see I was right.

- Thomas.

- Go get in the bathroom with Lee.

- Don't do this.

- Go get in the bathroom with Lee.

- You hurt her, you are dead.

Oh.

- Mommy, I'm scared.

- Oh, it's gonna be okay, sweetheart.

I'm not gonna let anything
happen to you, okay?

Don't you worry, okay?

All right, mommy's gonna
call for some help.

- Oh.

- Bill.

- Rita.

- Bill, I need your help.

Thomas, he has a gun and he
made us go into the bathroom.

- Hey, hey, slow down, slow down.

Say that one more time.

- Thomas, he says that
the tornado's coming,

so he made us get into the bathroom.

He thinks he's protecting us or something.

But he pulled out a gun and,

I don't know, I'm afraid he might use it.

- Yeah, I thought he was convinced

the storm was there to
take you and Lee away.

- Yeah.

Yeah, he was, but he said that he's...

I don't know.

He saw something else and
he's not listening to reason.

- All right, listen, have
you called the police yet?

- Yes.

I mean, I will.

I will.

I wanted to call you first

'cause I think if you come to
the house and you talk to him,

I think he'll listen to you.

- Okay, I'm headed there right now,

but I want you to call the police

and I want you to stay calm
until I get there, okay?

- Okay, I will.

Please hurry.

- You stay calm until I get there.

- Okay.

Everything's gonna be just fine.

Everything's gonna be fine, okay?

We're just gonna wait here.

- Your move.

Rita, open the door.

- I called the police.

They're on their way.

- You what?

- Just leave us alone, Thomas.

- I don't need any help, Rita.

Come on, the storm is coming.

It's close.

Open the door.

- They're gonna be here soon.

Just let 'em take you in.

They can get you the help that you need.

- I don't need any help!

- Thomas, please just leave us alone.

- What are you doing?

I'm doing this for you, for your own good.

Now, come on, open the door.

Rita!
- Please.

- Rita!

This is a test, Rita.

He's testing me.

He's testing me.

Now, come on.

The storm is coming.

Open the door.

- It's not a test, Thomas.

Please just leave us alone.

- Okay, fine.

You leave me no choice.

I'm gonna do what I've gotta do.

- Hey, hey, hey.

Thomas.

Thomas!

Thomas.

The officer has allowed you and I

to have a little time to
talk if that's okay with you.

- Talk about what?

- Well, we know that
Lee and Rita are inside

and we need to know if they're safe.

- Are you armed, Thomas?

- No one is safe from what's coming.

- I understand that.

Whoa.

Hey, hey, hey.

I understand that, Thomas,

but we need to know if you
have harmed them in any way.

- They're my family, Bill.

Why would I hurt them?

- Thomas, look, we just need
to understand the situation

we're walking into, all right?

- Situation?

- Okay, Thomas, drop the weapon.

Drop the weapon, Thomas.

- Hey, hey, hey, please, please.

Let's just talk.

- I'll tell you the situation,

is that there's a tornado coming, okay?

And it's coming fast.

- Okay, fine.

When?

- Soon.
- Soon, soon?

That's not a time, it's
not a place, Thomas.

- Oh, so it's okay for
the big man upstairs

to not put a time or
date on his big return,

but if I do it, then I'm crazy?

- Thomas, you are not well.

- Or maybe I'm the only
one that understands

and can see what's coming.

- Okay, god, God grants us visions.

All right, I understand that.

But this?

I mean, come on.

Lee's a little girl.

She's scared.

And this is not going to
get you back with Junior.

- Don't you talk about my son!

- Okay, okay, Thomas, listen,

you got 30 seconds before I step in.

I will shoot if it means keeping Lee safe.

- Oh, did you keep my
son safe, Evans, huh?

Were you there for him?

- Stand down, Thomas.

I mean it, stand down.

- Thomas, listen to what he is saying.

You have kidnapped your family

and you are now pointing a
firearm at a police officer.

How do you think this is gonna go down?

If you get out of here at
all, you're gonna go to jail

and you're not gonna be able

to save your family from the tornado.

So listen to the police officer.

Put the gun down or all of
this is gonna be for nothing.

- No.
- Hey, hey, Thomas.

Thomas, you listen to me.

Taking your own life is a sin.

If you do that,

there is no way you are
going to spend any time

with any of your family ever again.

Do you hear me?

- I just want it to end.

- I understand that.

The pain will go away.

Thomas, let us help you.

Let your family help you.

Don't do this.

Put the gun down and let us help you.

- No, Thomas, Thomas.

- Here it comes.

- No!

- Tom.

- You stay here.

I'll be right,

I'll be right back, baby.

Stay here.

Don't leave.

- The little girl's inside.

She's in the bathroom.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

It's all right.

It's okay.

It's all right.

- Thomas!

Thomas!

- Fear not for I am with you.

I am sorry.

How is he?

- Sounding good on the phone.

I've been thinking about
taking Lee to see him,

but, I just don't know.

- Rita.

Rita, she's strong, just like her mother.

The right time will reveal itself.

It always does, always.

- I've been coming here for three weeks

every single day since it happened.

As good as those words sound,

I feel more alone than ever.

- Grief takes time.

It waxes, it wanes.

But believe me when I tell you,

you will find joy again.

- You know, every single night I,

I walk outside and I
just look up in the sky

and just hope that I see something,

anything that would prove
to me that he's not crazy.

- Rita, Thomas is a good man.

He's a good man.

And as his pastor, my fervent
prayer is that right now

he's in the father's hands.

- Well, the weather
report says rain's coming.

- Well then,

then you better pack your
umbrella, young lady.

- I will see you tomorrow.

- Okay.