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Life as a House (2001)
[SEAGULLS SQUAWK, HORN BELLOWS]
Radio announcer: RIGHT NOW, IT'S CURRENTLY AT 65 DEGREES THIS MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES RISING INTO THE LOW 80s IN DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES. EXPECT COASTAL FOG AND A HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM LONG BEACH ALL THE WAY TO LAGUNA. SO, GET YOUR SURFBOARDS OU AND GET READY FOR ANOTHER SOUTHLAND SUMMER DAY. [ALARM CLOCK BUZZES] [GROWLS, WHIMPERS] [DOG BARKS] [BARKS] WOKE UP TODAY TO EVERYTHING GREY AND ALL THAT I SAW JUST KEPT GOIN' ON AND ON SWEEP ALL THE PIECES UNDER THE BED CLOSE ALL THE CURTAINS AND COVER MY HEAD AND WHAT YOU WISH FOR WON'T COME TRUE YOU AREN' SURPRISED, LOVE ARE YOU? Coleen: ALYSSA. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IT'S NOT WHAT YOU WANT [CLOCK BEEPS] IT'S JUST HOW IT IS IT KEEPS GOIN' ON AND ON COME OUT, COME OU WHEREVER YOU ARE WOULD YOU DO IT ALL OVER RIGHT FROM THE START? AND WHAT YOU WISH FOR WON'T COME TRUE YOU AREN' SURPRISED, LOVE ARE YOU? [INHALES] ONCE HAD THIS DREAM CRASHED DOWN AND UP I WANT YOU TO GO GIVE YOUR DAD A HUG. WHY? BECAUSE HE'LL BE GONE FOR HIS BIRTHDAY. CAN WE HAVE A PARTY FOR HIM WHILE HE'S GONE? I HOPE YOU'RE SHOWERED AND READY FOR SCHOOL. I NEVER DREAMED THAT I WOULD LET HER GO AND I SAM WRECKED HIS CLOSET. WILL GET WHAT I DESERVE HEY! SPEEDY! GET! [WHISTLES] SPEEDY! GET OUTTA THERE! WAIT, NO! WAIT. STAY THERE. GOOD BOY. RIGHT. COME TO DADDY. OPEN THE CURTAINS COME TO DADDY. I SAID AND WHAT YOU WISH FOR COULD COME TRUE YOU AREN' SURPRISED, LOVE ARE COME HERE, GUSTER. YOU? [HONKS HORN] [GUSTER BARKS] HAVE A NICE DAY. STAY. THIS HAS GOT TO STOP. HE ESCAPED. NOW HE'S BACK IN. DOES IT GIVE YOU SOME SORT OF PERVERSE PLEASURE TO EXPOSE YOUR PENIS IN FRONT OF MY 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER? MY EXPOSURE DOES NO FACE YOUR WINDOWS. GEORGE, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME. THE PLUMBER'S DUE OUT TOMORROW. WELL, YOU WILL JUS HAVE TO EXPLAIN THA TO THE POLICE. YOU WERE THE ONE NEIGHBOR I COULD TOLERATE. [DOOR SLAMS, CAR STARTS] COLEEN... JUST HOW FAR OUT THAT WINDOW DID YOU HAVE TO STICK YOUR HEAD TO BE ABLE TO SEE MY DICK? I LIKE YOUR P.J.'s. [REVS MOTOR] I WISH YOU'D TALK TO HIM. HE NEEDS A MAN. HIS FATHER'S A MAN. A MAN HE RESPECTS. Man: HE RESPECTS NOTHING. THANKS FOR TALKING ABOUT ME BEHIND MY BACK. IT'S USEFUL IN COURT. ARE YOU WEARING EYE MAKEUP? NO. TAKE IT OFF. IF I JUST WALK OUT THE DOOR RIGHT NOW, WHO'S GONNA BE HERE TONIGH FOR THE FOLLOW THROUGH? HAVE A NICE FLIGHT. QUEER. WHAT DID YOU SAY? Boy: DAD SAID IT FIRST. I GET CHOCOLATE CAKE FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY. GOOD. ARE YOUR HANDS CLEAN? Boy: THERE'S THE FREAK. DON'T NEED NO ANYONE DON'T NEED NO ANYBODY TO TALK TO ME ABOUT DUDE, NICE LOOK. I SAW YOUR DAD THIS MORNING. Boy: HEY, JOSH, WHAT DO YOU SAY? IS HE IN? BEEN THINKIN' ABOUT THE JOB, MAN? NO. YEAH, FORGET HIM. 2 HOURS A WEEK FOR 300 CASH THE WHOLE SUMMER. DO THE MATH. Boy: HE'S NO GONNA DO IT, JOSH. GUESS HE DOESN' HAVE IT IN HIM. THEY CONSIDER THIS A HATCHBACK OR A STATION WAGON? [LAUGHS] Boy: LET'S GE OUTTA HERE, DUDE. Josh: THINK ABOUT IT. I'LL BE AROUND. [LAUGHS] DUDE, I WAS IN TOTAL REM. [TELEPHONE RINGS] Receptionist: BENSON, KIDDER ARCHITECTURE. CAN I HELP YOU? YES, SIR. [TELEPHONE RINGS] DONE? CLOSE TO DONE? I'M DOING THE GRASS. FUCK THE GRASS. BROOK BID OU THE BERLIN PLAZA. DID HE TELL YOU? I WAS GONNA STAR THAT ON MONDAY. WELL, HE LIKES TO LOOK AT THE COMPUTER MODELS BETTER, ANYWAY. YOU TAKE TOO LONG. UH, WHEN YOU'RE DONE MOWING THE GRASS HERE, DO YOU MIND BRINGING THE HOUSE UP TO MY OFFICE? I GOT A PRESENTATION TO MAKE. [TELEPHONE RINGS] Receptionist: BENSON, KIDDER, FINE, SILVER, AND ASSOCIATES. CAN I HELP YOU? [SIGHS] [MUSIC PLAYS] I WOULDN'T MAKE A HABIT OF IT. EVERY TIME I LOOK INSIDE THERE'S NOTHIN' BUT AN EMPTY HEART AN EMPTY HEART I COULD BE ANYONE. [SIGHS] THEN WHY DO YOU STAY YOU? YOU SHOULD LOCK YOUR DOOR. MMM, WELL, RING THE BELL BEFORE YOU TRY THE DOOR. DID SAM CALL TO TELL YOU HE WOULDN'T BE OVER THIS WEEKEND? NO. WHY DID YOU LET HIM PIERCE HIS CHIN? WHAT KIND OF A MOTHER CAN'T STAND HER OWN SON? I DON'T KNOW. [KNOCKS] SAM? SAM. WHY AREN'T YOU COMING FOR THE WEEKEND? WHAT IS HE DOING? GEORGE? GEORGE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? HE DOESN'T ANSWER. HE NEVER ANSWERS. WHY DOES HE HAVE A LOCK ON HIS DOOR? BECAUSE HE PU A LOCK ON IT. DO YOU REALLY THINK I TOLD HIM HE COULD PU A HOLE IN HIS FACE? YOU JUST CLIMB UP THERE AND TELL HIM WHA HE CAN AND CAN'T DO. TAKE HIM FOR THE SUMMER, OK? WHIP HIM INTO SHAPE. MAKE HIM SMILE. LET HIM HATE YOU FOR A WHILE. [MUSIC PLAYS] George: YOU NEED ALL THE BRAIN CELLS YOU'VE GOT. [KNOCK ON DOOR] SAM. [KNOCK ON DOOR] GO AWAY. Robin: I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ANYMORE. YOU TAKE HIM. JUST TAKE HIM. YOU'RE SUCH A GOOD FATHER. WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY ROOM? I DIDN'T GO IN YOUR ROOM. I LOCKED THE DOOR. GET OUT! [DOOR SLAMS] Sam: WHY, WHAT, DO YOU THINK I'M STUPID? I LOCKED THE DOOR. [CRASH] THIS IS MY ROOM! [THUD] YOU HAVE NO RIGHTS HERE. THIS IS MINE! THIS IS STUPID! [THUD] WHY CAN' YOU ALL JUST DIE AND LEAVE ME ALONE? [CLANGING] Receptionist: BENSON, KIDDER, FINE, SILVER, AND ASSOCIATES. CAN I HELP YOU, PLEASE? GEORGE, GOOD MORNING. UH, MR. BURKE WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU IN HIS OFFICE. GEORGE, COME ON IN. HAVE A SEAT. ORANGE JUICE, CROISSANT? NO, I'M GOOD. WHAT ARE YOU ON, GEORGE? I BEG YOUR PARDON? HOW MUCH WEIGH HAVE YOU LOST? OH, I DON'T KNOW. UH, 5, 10 POUNDS. I HAVEN'T BEEN VERY HUNGRY. HOW'S YOUR WIFE? WELL, UM, WHEN WE DIVORCED A DECADE AGO SHE WAS VERY, VERY ANGRY. NOW SHE'S JUST HOSTILE. RIGHT. I DID TELL YOU, DIDN'T I, THAT I WOULD BE READY TO STAR THE BERLIN MODEL TODAY? OK. GEORGE, THIS IS-- THIS IS NOT ME. UH, WE CAN SHOW CLIENTS ENDLESS OPTIONS. WE CAN CHANGE ANYTHING, REALLY, IN A MATTER OF HOURS ON THE COMPUTER, BUT, UH, BUT YOU WON'T CHANGE. [CHUCKLES] I'VE BEEN HERE 20 YEARS. MAYBE THAT'S-- MAYBE THAT'S TOO LONG. MAYBE? IT'S TOO LONG. LISTEN... THEY DECIDED ON A WEEK A YEAR SEVERANCE, BUT I GOT 'EM TO 26, OK? YOU CAN LEARN ALL YOU NEED TO ON THE COMPUTER LONG BEFORE THAT. YOU CAN MAYBE-- YOU CAN MAYBE EVEN FIND A JOB CLOSER TO HOME. I HATE THIS JOB. AH, GEORGE, WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT? YOU LOVE YOUR JOB. NOPE. FROM THE DAY I STARTED TO TODAY... CAN'T STAND IT. WELL, GOOD. THEN IT SOUNDS LIKE I'M DOIN' YOU A FAVOR. YOU KNOW WHAT? I, UH, I FEEL BETTER ABOUT THIS. GOOD. I WAS HOPING YOU WOULD. YEAH. UM... CAN I ASK YOU ONE FAVOR? WHAT CAN I DO FOR YA? WELL, I BUILT MY FIRS MODEL HERE WHEN I WAS 25. THERE MUST BE HUNDREDS OF 'EM AROUND THE OFFICE. I WAS WONDERING IF I MIGHT, YOU KNOW, PICK A FEW TO TAKE HOME? YOU KNOW, JUST THE ONES THA REALLY MEAN SOMETHING TO ME. WELL--WELL, UM, THOSE-- THOSE--I MEAN, GEORGE, WE CAN'T REALLY KEEP OUR WORK. I--I CAN MAYBE ASK THEM IF YOU COULD CHOOSE ONE, BUT THEY'RE A PART OF THE FIRM. LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU GO OUT THERE AND LOOK THEM OVER, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM, OK? YOU PICK THE ONE YOU LIKE THE BEST. TAKE IT WITH YOU. NOW, RUN IT BY ME FIRST, JUST IN CASE, YOU KNOW. I'M SURE IT'LL BE OK. [WOMEN SCREAM] [WOMAN SCREAMS] OH, MAN! OH, NO! Woman: GEORGE, GEORGE. GEORGE, MR. BURKE WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU... FINE. IN HIS OFFICE, WHEN YOU'RE ABLE. SURE. I'LL KEEP THIS ONE, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU. YOU'RE A GREAT ARCHITEC AND A MISERABLE HUMAN BEING. THAT'S MINE. NO! GEORGE! OH, SHIT! SHIT! YOU'RE NOT EVEN A FUCKIN' ARCHITECT, AND YOU'RE A MISERABLE HUMAN BEING. YOU'RE RIGHT. YOU WIN. Receptionist: WHOA! GEORGE? SIR, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? CAN YOU HEAR ME? GEORGE? CAN YOU HEAR ME? GEORGE, CAN YOU HEAR ME? Woman: IS THERE A DOCTOR-- SOMEONE CALL 911. THAT TOOK CARE OF THE PAIN? George: OH, I COULD KISS YOU. OH. OH. NO FOOD. OH. I'M PAINLESS. WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAD 3 OR 4 MONTHS TO LIVE? UM, I'D EA A LOT OF RED MEAT. [LAUGHS] GOOD FOR YOU. WHAT WOULD YOU DO? BUILD A HOUSE. YEAH, WHAT KIND OF HOUSE? YOU KNOW WHA MORTISE AND TENON IS? MM-MMM. I'VE GOT EVERY PART OF IT READY. IT'S LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE, ALL IN PIECES NOW WAITING TO MAKE SENSE. I'VE BEEN THROUGH DESIGN REVIEW, THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THE CITY COUNCIL... NO ONE'S REALLY SAID THAT 4 MONTHS IS ALL YOU HAVE, HAVE THEY? NOBODY'S EVEN, UH... PRETENDED TO OFFER TREATMENT. SO YOU TELL ME, WHY WOULD YOU STAR UH, EATING RED MEAT? CAN YOU BUILD A HOUSE IN 4 MONTHS? I CAN DIE TRYING. GOOD FOR YOU. I HAVE NOT BEEN TOUCHED IN YEARS. REALLY? NO, I MEAN, NOT A FRIEND... YOUR--YOUR MOTHER? I MEAN... PEOPLE HAVE TO BE TOUCHED. EVERYONE GETS TOUCHED BY SOMEBODY THEY LOVE. I KNOW. IT'S WEIRD, ISN'T IT? I KNOW MY SON, WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER... 10 OR 11 EVEN, HE, UH, USED TO RUN UP AND THROW HIS ARMS AROUND ME. MMM. I'M SORRY. I'M SCARED. [HONKS HORN] GEORGE! [HONK HONK] GEORGE! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? I CALLED EVERYONE EVERYWHERE. YOU JUST VANISHED. YOU COULD BE DEAD. LOUD TODAY. YOU ARE INCONSIDERATE, AND ABSOLUTELY DEVOID OF EMOTION. YOU'RE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN I HAVE EVER KNOWN. WHAT? I DON'T MEAN JUST PHYSICALLY, EVEN YOUR ANGER IS PERFECT. AND WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN FOR A WEEK? 4 DAYS. I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU. WHY WOULD THEY TOW YOUR TRUCK? I'M GONNA TEAR DOWN THE SHACK AND BUILD THE HOUSE. OH... YOU'VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR 20 YEARS. WHILE WE WERE DATING YOU SAID IT. WELL, NOW THERE'S NOTHING TO STOP ME. OH, MONEY? SEVERANCE PAY, AND I'M GONNA CASH IN MY LIFE INSURANCE POLICY. WHERE WILL YOU LIVE? IN THE GARAGE. LOOK, I WASN'T SERIOUS ABOUT YOU TAKING SAM, SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO GET INTO ANY ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION TO GET OUT OF IT. WHEN DOES SCHOOL LET OUT? FRIDAY. TOMORROW. OH, GOD. I HATE THE THOUGH OF HIM HOME ALL DAY. I'LL BE BY SATURDAY TO PICK HIM UP. HE DOESN' WANNA SPEND THE WEEKENDS WITH YOU ANYMORE. NOT FOR THE WEEKEND, FOR THE SUMMER. ONE OF YOU WOULD END UP DEAD. YEAH, BUT AT LEAS WE'D HAVE A HOUSE TO SHOW FOR IT. FORGET IT, REALLY. I'LL SURVIVE. I WANT HIM WITH ME. NO, YOU DON'T. TRUST ME. I WANT SAM FOR THE SUMMER. OK. AAH! JESUS. WELL, I AM MARRIED. OK. HMM. THE WHOLE SUMMER, SAM. PARTY IN TAHOE. I DON'T KNOW, COREY. LET ME THINK ABOUT IT, OK? ALL WE GOTTA DO IS SAND AND PAINT THE CABIN. MY DAD IS GONNA LET ME USE HIS BOAT. MY CHARM'S GONNA LET ME USE MY ROD, AND YOU KNOW THAT INCA VILLAGE IS THE PLACE TO HOOK UP WITH SOME HUMP. OK, I'LL ASK. ALL RIGHT. I'M JUST SAYIN' IT BEATS LETTIN' TOWN FOLK GO DOWN ON YOU FOR THE SUMMER. YO, I HAVEN' DONE ANYTHING. UH, I KNOW WHAT THE DEAL IS. JOSH IS A PIMP. I'M NOT STUPID. OBVIOUSLY, YOU DON' KNOW WHAT THE DEAL IS BECAUSE THERE IS NO FUCKING DEAL. LIGHTEN UP, DUDE. [BELL RINGS] GOOD MORNING, MR. GEORGE. HI. MRS. KIMBERLY'S IN THE BACKYARD. AND, UH? PACKING. GOOD. SOME OF THEM WANT TO USE YOU George: SAM! SOME OF THEM WANNA GET USED BY YOU SOME OF THEM WAN TO ABUSE YOU ALMOST READY? SOME OF THEM WANT TO BE ABUSED YOU MIND TURNING THIS DOWN? I'M GONNA USE YOU IT WON'T BE ALL WORK, YOU KNOW. AND ABUSE YOU I'M GONNA KNOW WHAT'S INSIDE... IT WON' BE ALL WORK! [MUSIC STOPS] I HEARD YOU ALREADY. AND YOUR MOM AND THE BOYS CAN COME BY ANY TIME. WHAT, TO CHECK UP ON ME? I'LL BE THERE TO CHECK UP ON YOU. WHY WOULD YOU BE THERE? WELL, I LIVE THERE. YOU LIVE IN COREY'S PARENTS' CABIN IN TAHOE? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? WHO'S COREY? COREY'S MY FRIEND. I'M GOIN' TO SPEND THE SUMMER, OK? NO, YOU'RE NO GOIN' ANYWHERE. YOU'RE SPENDING THE SUMMER WITH ME. George: ROBIN! SHIT! NO FUCKIN' WAY! ROBIN, DID YOU TELL SAM HE WAS SPENDING THE SUMMER WITH ME? WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO? I TRIED TO CALL. YOUR PHONE ISN'T WORKING. I DON'T HAVE A PHONE ANYMORE. WHO ARE YOU, ANYWAY? I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU. YOU'LL KNOW ME BY THE TIME WE'RE THROUGH. I'M NOT GOING. I'LL GET YOUR BAG. WOULD YOU TELL HIM THAT I'M NOT GOING? YOU ALREADY PROMISED ME. GEORGE, I DID SAY HE COULD GO. IS THIS EVERYTHING? MOM, PLEASE TELL HIM. GEORGE. UH... HE IS NOT SPENDING THE ENTIRE SUMMER WITH SOME KID IN TAHOE. HE CAN HATE ME. YOU CAN HATE ME. HE CAN TRY TO KILL ME WHILE I'M SLEEPING. I DON'T CARE. SAM IS SPENDING THE SUMMER WITH ME, OK? HE'S MY SON. HE'S 16. THAT'S IT! Boy: CAN I HATE YOU, TOO? YOU CAN DO ANYTHING YOU WANT. GO GE IN THE TRUCK. Sam: THEN GO FUCK YOURSELF! SAM. SAM. LISTEN TO ME. LISTEN! I WANT THAT THING OUT OF YOUR CHIN, OK? IF YOU GOT NIPPLE RINGS AND NAVEL RINGS, THOSE COME OUT, TOO, AND THERE'S NO MAKEUP IN MY HOUSE. NO GLUE SNIFFING, HUFFING, NO PILLS, NO GRASS. YOU'VE WORN OUT YOUR WELCOME AT THIS HOUSE, SAM. THIS MAY WELL BE THE WORS SUMMER OF YOUR ENTIRE LIFE, BUT YOU'VE EARNED IT. NOW, GO PICK UP THE SUITCASE, AND GET IN THE TRUCK NOW. I'LL HATE YOU FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. BOY, YOU CAN'T EVEN BEGIN TO KNOW HOW MUCH I HATE MY FATHER. THINK OF IT AS A FAMILY TRADITION. YOU LIKE GARLIC? YOU LIKE GARLIC BREAD? DO YOU LIKE GARLIC BREAD? THINKING OF JUMPING? PUSHING. WELL, DON'T JUMP TILL YOU HEAR THE WAVE CRASH AGAINST THE CLIFF. THE WATER'LL TAKE YOU OUT. LET IT. FIRST TIME I DID IT, YOUNGER THAN YOU, I THOUGH I'D BREAK MY NECK AND JUST SORT OF FLOA OUT TO CATALINA. YOU DON'T ALWAYS GE WHAT YOU WISH FOR, SAM. YAAAAAAAAAH! Sam: SHIT. HELLO? HELLO? UHH. OH, MY GOD. WHOO-HOO-HOO! I DON'T BELIEVE THIS. ARE YOU TOTALLY INSANE?! HA! YEAH! AH HA HA! I DON'T BELIEVE THIS. I GOT A TOTAL WACKO FOR A FATHER. George: I ALMOST SAW CATALINA! HA HA HA HA HA HA! AH HA HA HA HA! WHAT HAVE YOU GOTTEN ALL OVER YOURSELF? WHAT IS THIS? IS THIS PASTA SAUCE? YOU CRAZY DOG, GUSTER. COME HERE, LOOK IT. YOU'RE CRAZY, YOU KNOW THIS? DO YOU KNOW THIS? HEH HEH. HEY. HI. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? UH, THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE ME SPEND THE SUMMER HERE, BUT I'M LEAVING IN THE MORNING. OH. WHERE TO? I'M SUPPOSED TO BE IN TAHOE. WELL, I GUESS IF YOU STAY, I'LL SEE YOU AROUND? YOU SHOULD STAY. WHERE'S YOUR DAD? HE JUMPED INTO THE OCEAN. WELL, TELL HIM I SAY HELLO. [SINISTER LAUGHTER] PLEASE, GOD. THIS... IS GOD. AAAAAH! HA HA HA HA HA! I'M NOT TAKING A DUMP WITH YOU IN HERE. MY BROTHERS SAY THA IT'S THE WORST SMELL THEY'VE EVER SMELLED. WHICH SIDE OF THE BED DO YOU WANT? I'M NOT-- JUST KIDDING. THE SOFA'S A PULLOUT. JEEZ. YOU KNOW, I THINK YOU HAVE TO HAVE A DOOR BETWEEN WHERE YOU COOK AND WHERE YOU CRAP. EVEN IN THE BUSH, TRIBAL PEOPLE ARE LIKE THAT. THEY HAVE A PLACE FOR BOTH. PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S--IT'S LIKE A LAW. HMM. GOD! PROBABLY IN THE BIBLE. IT'S AT LEAS A BUILDING CODE VIOLATION. GOOD NIGHT. I HAVE TO TAKE A DUMP. HELP ME, PLEASE! HELP ME! AAAH! TINA! ARE YOU WEARING SUNSCREEN? ARE YOU WEARING SUNSCREEN? I WONDER WHERE HE'S LIVING. ABOUT TIME. THEY'RE FINALLY TEARING DOWN THIS-- THIS PILE OF JUNK. YEAH. OH. HEY, GEORGE. GEORGE. BARBARA, TOM. GUESS HOW MANY LOW-INCOME APARTMENTS THE CITY APPROVED FOR THIS LOT. BALLPARK FIGURE. NO, NO. NOT TODAY. YOU KNOW, THERE WAS ALSO SOME TALK ABOUT A DRUG REHAB CENTER. JERK. SAM. SAM. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? DON'T TOUCH ME. I WARNED YOU YESTERDAY. YOU CAN'T TOUCH ME. HEY. YOU STAYED. RUB HIM DOWN, WILL YOU, ALYSSA? [LAUGHS] HE'S INSANE. YOU LOOK BETTER WITHOUT MAKEUP. I CAN'T EVEN TAKE A SHOWER. COME OVER TO MY HOUSE WHENEVER YOU WANT. I'LL TELL MY MOM. WELL, I MIGHT NO EVEN STAY ANYWAY. WELL, I'LL GET YOUR BACK. NO, THAT'S OK. THANKS. HAVE YOU EVER HAD ANYONE BESIDES YOUR MOM OR DAD PUT IT ON FOR YOU? IT'S, UH, IT'S WEIRD HOW DIFFERENT IT IS. TURN AROUND. JUST LAY DOWN. DO YOU REMEMBER ME FROM WHEN YOU LIVED HERE BEFORE? YEAH. SO, I'VE DECIDED THA I'M NOT GONNA SHAVE MY LEGS OR MY PITS THIS SUMMER. YEAH? I MEAN, PAULA COLE ISN'T A VERTICAL KISSER. REALLY? SO, YOUR DAD'S REALLY GONNA BUILD HIS HOUSE, HUH? I DON'T KNOW. YOU KNOW YOUR DAD DATED MY MOM AFTER HER DIVORCE. REALLY? YEAH, I WANTED HIM TO MARRY HER. WHY? [BOTH LAUGH] TURN OVER. [CAR HORN HONKS] HEY, UM, JOSH AND I ARE ACTUALLY GOING TO SOUTH COAST, IF YOU WANT A RIDE. MAYBE SEE A MOVIE? NO, THANKS. [CAR HORN HONKS] ALL RIGHT. WELL, DON'T FORGET YOUR FRONT. I'LL SEE YOU AROUND. PRETTY, ISN'T SHE? FOR A GIRL. FEEL FREE TO PITCH IN ANYTIME. JUST THINK ABOUT IT LATELY I'VE BEEN SKEPTICAL SILENT WHEN I WOULD USED TO SPEAK DISTANCE FROM ALL AROUND ME WHO WITNESS ME FAIL AND BECOME WEAK LIFE IS OVERWHELMING HEAVY IS THE HEAD THAT WEARS THE CROWN I'D LOVE TO BE THE ONE TO DISAPPOINT YOU WHEN I DON'T FALL DOWN BUT YOU MIGH NEED MY HAND WHEN FALLING IN YOUR HOLE YOUR DISPOSITION I'LL REMEMBER WHEN I'M LETTING GO YOU AND ME WE'RE THROUGH AND REARRANGED SAM, DO YOU EVER, UM, GET, LIKE, THE SLIGHTEST INKLING THAT YOU MIGHT WAN TO HELP ME INSTEAD OF DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING? HERE. I HATE TURKEY. [SIGHS] NO, YOU DON'T. IF I SAY I DO, I DO. PLEASE, TAKE THAT THUMBTACK OUT OF YOUR FACE. LET ME--LET ME JUS GET IT OUT. WHY? COME ON. WHY? IT BUGS ME. YOU SNORE AT NIGHT. THAT REALLY BUGS ME. CAN I TAKE YOU OUT? YOU KNOW, YOUR BROTHERS ARE RIGH ABOUT THAT SMELL. THAT WAS THE MOS GOD-AWFUL THING I'VE EVER HAD MY NOSE AROUND. TOLD YOU. IT'S TOXIC. HEY. I THOUGHT YOU GUYS MIGHT BE HUNGRY. WE'RE FINE. TURKEY SANDWICHES. OH, WELL, FOR LATER, THEN. OH. WOW. MAKES ME SAD. WHY? WE USED TO LIVE HERE. YEAH, YOU HATED 4 OUT OF THE 5 YEARS THAT YOU DID. I WAS HERE 6 YEARS, AND I ONLY HATED 2. WHICH 2? THE FIRST AND THE LAST. I DON'T EVEN LIKE TURKEY SANDWICHES. WHAT'S, UH, WHAT'S THIS PIZZA? SAM'S FAVORITE. SURE YOU DON'T WANT ANY? [DOG BARKS] GEORGE, YOU'RE TOO THIN, FROM WHAT YOU USED TO BE ANYWAY. WHY THE FIRS AND THE LAST? THE FIRST BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE YOU REALLY LOVED ME, AND THE LAST BECAUSE I WASN' SURE I REALLY LOVED YOU. I WAS UP ON THA ROOF THIS MORNING, TEARING IT DOWN. IT STRUCK ME, STRONG AS ANYTHING EVER HAS. I'M HAPPY TODAY. AND WHAT WERE YOU BEFORE TODAY? I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. THE WAY THE SUN STRUCK THE OCEAN OR THE SOUND OF THE WAVES. IT WAS SIMPLE, WHATEVER IT WAS. THEN I STARTED THINKING WHEN THE LAST TIME WAS THAT I FELT LIKE THIS. DO YOU REMEMBER? THE ONE TIME I REMEMBER FOR SURE. I WAS WITH, UH, SAM, IN THE OCEAN, SAVING HIM FROM THE WAVES. HE HAD HIS HEAD ON MY SHOULDER AND WE WERE LAUGHING. I FEEL HIS HEAR POUNDING AGAINST MY CHEST. I REMEMBER I HAD KISSED HIS HAIR. THAT WAS BEFORE IT WAS BLUE. YEAH. WE HAVE IT ON VIDEO. IT WAS WHEN MY PARENTS WERE DOWN FOR HIS SIXTH BIRTHDAY. I REMEMBER THAT. I GOTTA GO. WHAT IS IT? OH, NOTHING. I'M FINE. I'LL DROP OFF YOUR LUNCH TOMORROW. I'M GOING FOR A WALK. I NEED SOME MONEY. YOU'LL HAVE MONEY WHEN YOU WORK. YOU'RE PREDICTABLE. YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HAPPY IN 10 YEARS? I'M NOT DOING IT. IT'S GONNA BE GOOD. YOU KNOW, NOBODY WOULD BLAME ME IF I LEFT. I'D BLAME YOU. I WANT YOU HERE. WHY DON'T YOU JUST GO AND BEG SOME MONEY OFF MY DAD SO YOU CAN MOVE INTO SOMEPLACE DECENT, WITH A REAL KITCHEN AND A REAL BATHROOM. I'D RATHER SELL MY NUTS TO A CASTRATI. I DON'T BEG. AND I DON'T TAKE A SHOWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YARD. I CAN PROMISE YOU COMPLETE PRIVACY. NO, YOU CAN'T! YOU CAN' PROMISE ME ANYTHING BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO PROMISE. YOU LIVE IN A GARAGE, OK? YOU DON'T HAVE CABLE, YOU'RE NOT HOOKED UP FOR THE INTERNE BECAUSE YOU DON'T EVEN OWN A COMPUTER. AND YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB. George: JUST TRY IT. ALL I'M ASKING, JUST TRY IT. COME ON, SAM. I'M BEGGING, OK? I'M BEGGING. GO FUCK YOURSELF. IS ALYSSA HOME? SHE WENT OU WITH A FRIEND. OK. SAM? UH-HUH. AH. I--I DIDN' RECOGNIZE YOU. UM, ALYSSA SAID YOU TWO DON'T EVEN HAVE PLUMBING OVER THERE. NOT A SHOWER. COME ON. COME ON. I HOPE YOUR EX-HUSBAND'S EQUIPPED FOR THE HAVOC OF SAM, 'CAUSE IT SEEMS ABSOLUTELY BLISSFUL HERE TONIGHT. DO YOU THINK IT'S ODD YOUR KIDS DON'T HUG YOU? SHOULD I? IT WOULD WORRY ME. IF I LET EVERYTHING THA SHOULD WORRY ME WORRY ME, I'D BE DEAD FROM WORRY. WHAT WOULD YOU BE IF YOU ASKED RYAN AND ADAM TO RUN IN HERE RIGHT NOW AND HUG YOU? I'D BE YOU. I'LL DO I IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT. WHOO! WHOO! GEORGE? KURT, IS THAT YOU? THERE HAS TO BE A LOGICAL EXPLANATION. NO HOT WATER! AH-AH-AH-AH! YOUR BUDDY, MR. DOKOS, CALLED TO COMPLAIN THAT YOU AND A BOY ARE SQUATTING ILLEGALLY IN YOUR GARAGE. CHECK THE PERMIT. IT WAS BUIL AS A GUEST HOUSE. IT'S A LEGALLY RENTABLE UNIT! NOW, THAT'S GOTTA BE ILLEGAL. DOKOS, HUH? I'LL PISS ON HIS LAWN. [CHUCKLES] BRO, I NEED YOU TONIGHT. I LOCKED THE DOOR. IT'LL TAKE YOU 20, 30 MINUTES. DOES ALYSSA KNOW? NO. NOTHING. SHE SENT ME UP HERE TO SEE IF YOU WANTED TO HANG OU WITH HER AND HER MOM, WATCH A MOVIE. YOU GOT ANY MORE WEED? YOU GOT ANY MONEY? 300 CASH, 2 HOURS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO A THING. JUST GET IN, GET OUT. AS QUICK AS YOU CAN. CLOSE YOUR EYES. THINK OF WHATEVER. SO, WHAT'S THE DEAL BETWEEN YOU AND ALYSSA? DON'T EVEN. I'M THERE. I DIDN'T KNOW. SORRY. SHE WOULDN'T EVEN FUCKIN' GO OUT WITH ME UNTIL SHE WAS 16. THAT WASN'T EVEN A RULE. THAT WAS JUS HER OWN THING. SHE, LIKE, FIGURES THINGS OUT ON HER OWN AND THAT'S IT. [CAR HORN HONKS] IF THIS RINGS, RUN. HE ALREADY KNOWS ABOU EVERYTHING YOU CAN'T DO, AND YOU CAN TELL HIM NOT TO LOOK AT YOU IF YOU WANT. IT FEELS TOO WEIRD NOW. I DON'T--I DON'T LIKE IT. [HONK HONK] BEATS WORKIN'. YEAH. I'M NOT SCARED I DON'T EVEN TRY I KNOW I HAVE SEEN THE BEST I'LL HAVE I DON'T EVEN TRY NOW THEY WANT TO TAKE MY CHANCES I DON'T EVEN TRY HEY. YOU WANT TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW PLEASE? LOOK AT ME. WHAT'D YOU JUST TOSS INTO THE BRUSH? NOTHING. HEY! HEY, YOU, KID! STOP RIGHT THERE! HOLD IT, KID! HOLD IT! STOP RIGHT THERE! HEY! TURN OFF YOUR ENGINE. LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE ON A RAINY DAY SUN STARTS SINKING CAN'T SEE MY SHADOW LOOKS LIKE TROUBLE ON A RAINY DAY HOLES UNCOVERED WALLS WILL CRUMBLE ALL SPELLS TROUBLE ON A RAINY DAY GEORGE? GEORGE? GEORGE. LUNCH. LUNCH? IT'S NO BREAKFAST YET. OH, I DREAMED ABOU YOUR HOUSE LAST NIGHT. FINISHED OR UNFINISHED? NO, IT WAS PERFECT, GEORGE. IT WAS AMAZING. HMM, AND SO REAL. DIDN'T YOU ONCE DREAM THA YOU COULD LICK PEOPLE WELL? THAT WASN'T A DREAM. THAT WAS SAM. OH. RIGHT. HIS EAR INFECTION. MY TONGUE AROUND THE EDGE OF HIS EAR IS WHAT CURED HIM. CAN YOU GO IN THAT GARAGE AND LICK HIS ATTITUDE? THE ANTIBIOTICS WEREN'T WORKING AND THAT IS WHA I BELIEVE, GEORGE. YOU WERE WRONG ABOUT THAT FIRST YEAR. I'VE BEEN WRONG A LOT IN MY LIFE. HINDSIGHT... IS LIKE FORESIGH WITHOUT A FUTURE. I HAVE 3 HOURS BEFORE I GO GET THE KIDS. WHERE WILL I BE MOST USEFUL? WITH YOUR HANDS OR YOUR TONGUE? YOU'RE NOT WELL. I JUST HIT IT? HIT IT AS HARD AS YOU CAN. THAT'S IT. YES. I SHOULD GO. George: GOOD MORNING. SAM, RYAN HAS A GAME LATER. HE ASKED IF YOU'D GO WATCH. GEORGE MONROE? George: ROBIN? EXCUSE ME. MR. MONROE. OH, I'VE BEEN DREADING YOU. BOB LARSON CITY INSPECTOR. HI, BOB. YOU HAVE AN UNENCLOSED TOILE IN PROXIMITY TO A KITCHEN. A VIOLATION? OH, YES. UH-HUH, AND IF I ENCLOSE IT? AN EXHAUST SYSTEM OR A WINDOW IS CODE. HEY. WHERE IS IT? FRIEND OF YOURS IS HERE. DID YOU GO THROUGH MY PANTS? I WANT IT BACK. WHERE'D YOU PUT IT? I THINK I MAY HAVE A SOLUTION. WHERE'D YOU HIDE IT, HUH?! YOU'RE UNBELIEVABLE, YOU KNOW THAT?! WHERE IS IT?! WHAT?! DID YOU PUT I IN THESE SHIRTS? JUST TELL ME WHERE IT IS! I'LL LOOK FOR IT MYSELF. YOU DON'T HAVE TO-- [CHAINSAW BUZZES] I WANT TO KNOW WHERE IT IS NOW! YOU GOT NO RIGH GOING THROUGH MY THINGS, YOU KNOW THAT? IT'S AN INVASION OF PRIVACY! I NEED THAT BACK! DOORS. I HATE TO ASK ABOUT THE WINDOW. WHERE IS IT?! I FLUSHED I DOWN THE TOILET. NO! OH, MY GOD. [CHAINSAW BUZZES] IF I HAD A GUN, I SWEAR TO GOD I'D KILL YOU. WHAT'S IN MY PANTS IS NONE OF YOUR FUCKING BUSINESS! LOOK, I'D SAY YOU'RE IN COMPLIANCE. I HOPE THIS MAKES THE PAIN IN THE ASS THAT CALLED YOU HAPPY. YOU AND ME BOTH. George: BYE! EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU IS MY BUSINESS. WHAT YOU SMOKE, WHAT YOU SNIFF, WHAT YOU SWALLOW-- IT'S ALL MY BUSINESS. I'VE BEEN USING SINCE I WAS 12! YOU'RE ALSO UNBELIEVABLY STUPID. YOU KNOW THAT? YOU DIDN'T GIVE A SHI ABOUT ANYTHING I DID UP UNTIL NOW. I'LL APOLOGIZE FOR EVERYTHING BUT TODAY. TODAY I GIVE A SHIT! YEAH? YOU'RE TOO FUCKING LATE. THESE GLOVES ARE FOR YOU. YEAH, YOU CAN'T MAKE ME DO A THING. SIT DOWN. NO! I'LL CALL THE COPS. SIT! SIT DOWN! GET OFF! SIT DOWN! THAT'S CHILD ABUSE! YOU'RE IN BIG SHIT NOW. PEOPLE GO TO PRISON FOR WHA YOU JUST DID TO ME. MY DAD USED TO PLAY THIS GAME. I NEVER REALLY EVEN UNDERSTOOD WHAT IT WAS TILL AFTER HE WAS GONE. I WAS HOLDING FOR SOMEBODY ELSE. IT WASN'T EVEN MINE. THE GAME WAS TO MAKE ME SMALLER THAN HE WAS-- SMALLER, ALWAYS SMALLER. NO MATTER WHAT. HE COULD BE ALMOST INVISIBLE AS A HUMAN BEING, BUT I STILL HAD TO BE SMALLER, SO THAT IF I GO GOOD GRADES IN SCHOOL, THAT I WAS A PUSSY FOR NOT PLAYING FOOTBALL, OR IF I CUT MY HAIR FOR HIM, IT WAS NEVER SHORT ENOUGH, OR IF I SHAVED MY HEAD, THEN I LOOKED LIKE A PSYCHO. I NEVER WON THE GAME. NEVER. AND IF HE COULDN'T MAKE ME SMALLER WITH WORDS... I'LL HAVE TO PAY HIM BACK. SAM... I WON'T EVER HIT YOU... EVER. I DON'T WANT YOU SMALLER. I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY. YOU'RE NOT. NOT HERE WITH ME, NOT HOME WITH YOUR MOTHER, NOT ALONE, NOT ANYWHERE. YOU'RE WHAT I WAS MOST OF MY LIFE, SAM. I SEE IT IN YOUR EYES, IN YOUR SLEEP, IN YOUR ANSWER TO EVERYTHING. YOU'RE BARELY ALIVE. I'M NOT EVEN LISTENING. YOU KNOW THE GREAT THING, THOUGH? IT'S THAT CHANGE CAN BE SO CONSTAN THAT YOU DON'T EVEN FEEL THE DIFFERENCE UNTIL THERE IS ONE. IT CAN BE SO SLOW THAT YOU DON'T KNOW THAT YOUR LIFE IS BETTER OR WORSE UNTIL IT IS. OR IT CAN JUS BLOW YOU AWAY. MAKE YOU SOMETHING DIFFERENT IN AN INSTANT. IT HAPPENED TO ME. BUILD THIS HOUSE WITH ME. COME ON. FUCK. I HAVE TO PAY BACK WHAT YOU FLUSHED DOWN THE TOILET. I WANT $10 AN HOUR, THEN I'M DONE. THIS ALL HAS TO COME DOWN BEFORE WE CAN START AGAIN. KNOCK IT DOWN. I HAVE HATED THIS HOUSE FROM THE MOMENT MY FATHER PUT IT IN MY NAME. 25 YEARS OF HATING WHAT YOU LIVE IN-- HATING WHAT YOU ARE! THIS IS AN END OF IT, SAM. I'M FINALLY GONNA BUILD SOMETHING OF MY OWN... SOMETHING I CAN BE PROUD TO GIVE YOU. DON'T. I DON'T WANT IT. FINE. YOU CAN DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH IT. ALL I WAN IS FOR YOU TO REMEMBER THAT WE BUILT A HOUSE TOGETHER. WE HAVEN'T BUILT SHIT. YOU'RE JUS TEARING YOUR FATHER DOWN. TRY IT. FEELS GOOD. George: YES! GO! George: AFTER YOU. ARGH! George: THAT'S IT. YES! MORNING. YOU'RE UP EARLY. [SHOWER RUNNING] SAM, DID YOU HEAR JOSH GOT ARRESTED? HIS PARENTS TOOK HIS CAR AND THEY'RE MAKING HIM RIDE A BIKE ALL SUMMER. IS THIS LIKE A PASTIME WITH PEOPLE? GO AWAY. LOOK, I'VE SEEN LOTS OF PEOPLE. IT'S NOT A BIG THING FOR ME. OK, COULD YOU HAND ME A TOWEL? I'M GETTING OUT. I'M COMING IN. I DON'T WANT YOU TO. WHY ARE YOU SO UPTIGHT? I'M NOT. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. LOOK, IT JUST MEANS I'M GONNA SHAMPOO MY HAIR, AND, UM, STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY. HAND ME A TOWEL. PLEASE. UM... YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY. I THOUGHT YOU'D BE UP WITH THE SUN. IT'S MY STUPID BACK. OH. WELL, CAN I DO ANYTHING? RUN TO THE PHARMACY? I HAVE SOME DEMORAL AT HOME. I, UH, TOOK SOMETHING. I'M FINE. WHERE'S SAM? HE'S, UH-- HE WON'T USE MY SHOWER. I DON'T GET IT. YOU BROUGHT YOUR KIDS. YEAH. I KINDA SAID THAT MAYBE THEY COULD, LIKE, DO SOMETHING. YOU KNOW, HELP. THEY REALLY WANTED TO COME. I REALLY WANTED TO COME. THEY WANTED TO BE WITH ME. I DON'T THINK THEY'LL BE TOO MUCH TROUBLE. I'LL FIND SOMETHING THAT WON'T KILL 'EM. OR WOUND. LET THEM KEEP THEIR EYES AND FINGERS. YOU'RE A GOOD MOTHER, ROBIN. DO YOU NEED HELP? NO, NO. YES. COME ON. HOLD ON. OH, GOD. PUT YOUR ARM AROUND ME. THERE WE GO. YOU DON'T WAN TO EAT BREAKFAST? NO, THANKS. Alyssa: GUSTER, COME HERE. SAM! WHAT WAS THAT FOR? MOM SAID I SHOULD. OH. I WOULD HAVE ANYWAY. WHO ARE YOU? WHO ARE YOU? I'M HIS BROTHER. I'M HIS FRIEND. MOM SAID WE COULD BUILD A HOUSE. HI, ALYSSA. YOU WAN TO BUILD A HOUSE? HI, MOM. MORNING. YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS? THANKS FOR LETTING HIM USE YOUR SHOWER. HE'S GO A STANDING INVITATION. SO YOU WANT TO BUILD A HOUSE, HUH? THINK IT WILL STAY UP? I DON'T KNOW. ON MY SIGNAL. OK. SLOW. Alyssa: ALL RIGHT. IT'S FINE. IT'S GOOD. THROW ALL YOUR BODY WEIGH AGAINST IT. GOING...GOING...GOING. THERE IT IS. HA HA! OK! HOLD ON. PERFECT. Alyssa: ALL RIGHT. OVER HERE. George: GOOD, SAM. Robin: GEORGE! GEORGE! HEY, WHAT'S GEORGE DOING? YEAH, SURE. NOT FUNNY. WHERE DO YOU WANT THIS ONE, DAD? RIGHT UP HERE. WHOA! George: OK, HAND IT UP. Alyssa: LOOKING GOOD. LOOKING GOOD. HI, MOM. OVER HERE. [MAN YELLING] HEY, MOM, DID YOU KNOW GEORGE BEFORE YOU KNEW DAD? LONG BEFORE. TELL THEM HOW YOU MADE ME FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU. I SMILED AT HIM. WATCH OU FOR THE SMILE, BOYS. WHO'S UP FOR A DANCE? NOT ME. OK, SAM. LET'S SEE IF YOU REMEMBER THIS. ROWS AND FLOWS OF ANGEL HAIR... I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE. AND ICE CREAM CASTLES... IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. IN THE AIR... I USED TO ROCK YOU TO SLEEP TO THIS. USED TO DANCE YOU TO SLEEP. COME ON. WHO'S GONNA DANCE WITH ME? I GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO. GEORGE? OH, NO, THANKS. ME! OH, YOU?! FROM BOTH SIDES NOW... OH, NOT TOO TIGHT! STILL SOMEHOW IT'S CLOUD ILLUSIONS I RECALL... OK, THAT'S ENOUGH FOR TODAY. I GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO. I REALLY DON'T KNOW CLOUDS COME ON, GEORGE. SEE IF YOU'VE GOTTEN ANY BETTER. OH, NO, NO, NO. WORSE. WORSE. AT ALL TEARS AND FEARS AND FEELING PROUD TO SAY "I LOVE YOU" RIGHT OUT LOUD WELL, SOMETHING'S LOST BUT SOMETHING'S GAINED IN LIVING EVERY DAY I THINK I'M GONNA GO HOME. SEE YOU TOMORROW. I'VE LOOKED AT LIFE FROM BOTH SIDES NOW FROM WIN AND LOSE AND STILL SOMEHOW IT'S LIFE'S ILLUSIONS I RECALL I REALLY DON'T KNOW LIFE AT ALL I TOOK SOME OF YOUR VICODIN. I KNOW. WHY? I LIKE HOW IT FEELS NOT TO FEEL. I KNOW THE FEELING. HOW DO YOU BECOME SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE NOT? WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE? WHAT I'M NOT. WHAT ARE YOU NOW? I'M NOTHING. IT'S NOT TRUE. YOU SEE, THAT'S THE THING, THOUGH, IS THA I AM WHAT I SAY I AM. I GAVE UP ON YOU. NO, NO. IF YOU'D GIVEN UP ON ME, I'D BE IN TAHOE RIGHT NOW. WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING THERE RIGHT NOW? GETTING HIGH, I GUESS. IF I ASKED YOU TO STOP, WOULD YOU? I HAVEN'T USED ANYTHING IN 2 DAYS. I'M TRYING. I'M PROUD OF YOU. YEAH, WELL, DON'T BE. AND HIDE THOSE... THEY--WHATEVER THA NEW DRUG IS YOU HAVE. I LIKE IT. I PUT A GUN TO MY FATHER'S HEAD ONCE. YOU EVER THINK LIKE THAT? HE WAS PASSED OUT. JUST BEEN YELLING A MY MOM OVER NOTHING... UNDER-COOKED MEAT. I WENT TO MY ROOM. I HELD THE BARREL RIGHT UP TO HIS EAR... AND THEN I CHICKENED OU AGAIN. 'COURSE, IT WAS A BB GUN, BUT STILL, IT WOULD HAVE HURT LIKE HELL. ARE YOU TALKING? I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT MY MOM. SHE WOULDN'T LEAVE MY DAD. I REMEMBER ONCE SHE MADE DINNER FOR US WEARING SUNGLASSES. MIND YOU, IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE... AND IN. AND NOBODY SAID A THING ABOUT IT. WHY WOULDN'T SHE JUST LEAVE? I THINK SHE WAS TERRIFIED TO LIVE WITH HIM, BUT, UM... MAYBE EVEN MORE TERRIFIED OF LIFE WITHOUT HIM. I WOULD HAVE KILLED HIM. WOULD HAVE BEEN SO MUCH BETTER IF YOU HAD. THEN MAYBE HE WOULDN' HAVE DRIVEN DRUNK... MAYBE HE WOULDN'T HAVE KILLED MY MOM IN THE CAR CRASH... THE WOMAN IN THE OTHER CAR... HURT A LITTLE GIRL IN THE BACKSEAT, TOO. YOU WOULD HAVE LIKED YOUR GRANDMOTHER. SHE WAS PRETTY COOL. I STILL THINK ABOUT THAT LITTLE GIRL. THEY COULDN'T FIND HER FATHER, AND HER MOTHER WAS DEAD. YOU EVER WISH YOU'D DONE IT? WHAT? KILLED MY DAD? I LOVED HIM TOO MUCH. THAT'S WEIRD. YEAH, I GUESS IT IS. YOU KNOW WHAT I'VE DECIDED? WE SHOULD TAKE A VACATION... JUST THE TWO OF US. I'D LOVE TO DRIVE THROUGH NEW ENGLAND IN THE FALL. SOONER THAN THE FALL. I'M HELPING GEORGE WITH HIS HOUSE. WHAT? I'VE BEEN HELPING HIM THE LAST FEW DAYS-- WEEKS, ACTUALLY. SAM'S WORKING. WELL, GOOD. THAT'S GREAT. THAT WAS THE PLAN. WE COULDN'T STAND HIM, AND GEORGE NEEDED HELP. I CAN'T GO RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN'T GO BECAUSE OF SAM? WE HAVEN'T BEEN AWAY TOGETHER FOR 3-- 3 YEARS. WHAT DIFFERENCE IS A FEW MONTHS GONNA MAKE? YOU CAN'T GO WITH ME BECAUSE OF SAM. SAM'S WORKING AT SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS ENTIRE LIFE. ONCE IN A WHILE HE EVEN TALKS TO ME. I WANT TO BE AROUND FOR THAT. SO AM I, ROBIN. I'M WORKING AT SOMETHING, TOO. I'M EVEN TALKING. YOU WAN TO BE AROUND FOR THAT? I DON'T KNOW. [GUSTER BARKING] HEY! THAT IS MINE! PUT THAT DOWN RIGHT NOW! PUT THAT DOWN RIGHT NOW. [GROWLING] YOU ARE IN BIG TROUBLE, MISTER! YOU DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND. GEORGE! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU FOR THIS! I PROMISE YOU. I'M GOING TO SUE YOU! I'M SUING YOUR DOG! GEORGE! YOU SON OF A BITCH! THIS IS YOUR FAULT! THESE CLOTHES ARE WORTH A FORTUNE--A FORTUNE! WHAT'S THE POINT OF THIS? DOES EVERYTHING HAVE TO HAVE A POINT? ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU'RE TOTALLY INTO GUYS? I DON'T KNOW WHA YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. JUST--JOSH KINDA SAID-- I'M NOT GAY. I MEAN, HELLO! YEAH, I WAS--I WAS WONDERING. YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY, YOU KNOW THAT? YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TRYING TO JACK OFF IN AN ARMOIRE? NO, NOT REALLY. NO, YOU'RE OFF, YOU KNOW? YOU'RE... YOU'RE WAY OFF. LOOK, I THOUGH I WAS HELPING YOU. IT WOULD HELP ME IF I COULD KISS YOU. NO. LOOK, I THOUGH WE WERE JUST FRIENDS. WELL...WHAT YOU THINK YOU KNOW DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE MUCH TO DO WITH REALITY. I MEAN, I HOPE I'M NO THE FIRST TO SAY THIS ABOUT YOU. ALL RIGHT. BUT THEN WE'RE JUS GONNA BE FRIENDS, OK? YEAH, OK. AHHH! OH, YUCK! OH, YOU'RE SCRUBBING DOWN THE SHOWER. Alyssa: YOU MUST HAVE A REALLY GREAT HUSBAND. Robin: WHY IS THAT? WELL, NO, IT'S JUST-- I MEAN, YOU'RE HERE EVERY SINGLE DAY. HE'S AT WORK WHILE I'M HERE. I GUESS I WOULD JUST BE JEALOUS, IF I WERE HIM. HE HAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. HE'S NOT THE TYPE TO WORRY. HERE YOU GO. ALL RIGHT, LET'S EAT. GEORGE? GEORGE! LUNCH. OHH. WHO WANTS CHEESE? ME! THANK YOU. [SEAGULL CAWS] WHAT? NOTHING. NOTHING "R," OK? ENOUGH FOR DRINKS, POPCORN, AND CANDY. AND VIDEO GAMES AFTER! HOME AFTER. WILL YOU COME IN AND SAY HI? MAYBE. SEATBELT. SHE HAVE TO COME? DEFINITELY. HERE, BUCKLE UP. I SHOULD GO. [BREATHLESS] [GUSTER BARKS] IT WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU DIDN' COME EVERY DAY. WHY? I LIKE BEING WITH SAM. BUT THERE'S LESS AND LESS FOR RYAN AND ADAM TO DO AND... I'D HATE FOR THE BOYS TO BE BORED, YOU KNOW. WELL, I KNOW THEY DON' HELP MUCH ANY MORE, BUT THEY LOVE COMING HERE, GEORGE. BUT, UH... HOW MUCH TIME DO THEY GE TO SPEND WITH THEIR DAD? WHAT IS THIS? YOU KNOW, ALYSSA THINKS SOMETHING'S UP WITH US. SHE KEEPS GIVING ME CRAP ABOUT BEING AWAY FROM PETER, AND NOW YOU'RE DOING IT, TOO. NO ONE REALIZES THAT HE'S NOT THERE. HE'S NEVER THERE. EVEN WHEN HE IS, HE ISN'T... SO IF YOU DON' WANT ME HERE OR YOU DON'T WAN MY CHILDREN HERE, THEN... SAY IT. I'LL STOP COMING... BUT IT WON'T BE BECAUSE OF PETER. IT'LL BE BECAUSE YOU TOLD ME TO. SO SAY WHA YOU HAVE TO SAY, BECAUSE I'M NOT LEAVING TILL I HEAR IT. I'D RATHER YOU NOT BE HERE. I THOUGH WE WERE HELPING. [CAR BEEPS] [KNOCKS] HI. HEY. IS ALYSSA HOME? OH, NO. SHE WENT OU WITH SOME FRIENDS. WHAT FRIENDS DID SHE GO WITH? I DON'T KNOW. YOU CAN COME IN AND WAI IF YOU LIKE. OK, THANKS, MRS. BECK. Coleen: CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING TO DRINK, JOSH? Josh: NO, THANKS. ALYSSA MAY BE A WHILE, YOU KNOW. YOU SURE YOU DON' WANT ANYTHING? GOT A BEER? A BEER? A BEER. WHAT HAPPENED? NOTHING IS GOING ON WITH US, IS IT? GOING ON? WHEN I PICKED YOU UP FROM THE TRAIN, WHAT YOU SAID, WHAT--WHAT WAS THAT? WHAT DID I SAY? OH, YOU KNOW. WHAT? YOU... THE THING ABOU ME BEING THE-- THE MOS BEAUTIFUL PERSON. WHAT WAS THAT, HMM? THAT WAS THE TRUTH. YOU'VE NEVER SAID THAT BEFORE. I--I MIGHT SAY A LOT OF THINGS I'VE NEVER SAID BEFORE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A PICKUP LINE. I CAN'T PICK YOU UP? I'M MARRIED. YOU GET MY THINKING. IF I WEREN'T MARRIED? SHOULD WE DO THIS? I NEED TO KNOW. WHAT? DO I STILL LOVE YOU? ABSOLUTELY. [SIGHS] THERE'S NO A DOUBT IN MY MIND. THROUGH ALL MY ANGER, MY EGO, I WAS ALWAYS FAITHFUL IN MY LOVE FOR YOU. THAT I MADE YOU DOUBT IT... THAT IS THE GREAT MISTAKE OF A LIFE FULL OF MISTAKES. THE TRUTH DOESN' SET US FREE, ROBIN. I CAN TELL YOU I LOVE YOU AS MANY TIMES AS YOU CAN STAND TO HEAR IT, AND ALL THAT DOES, THE ONLY THING IS REMIND US... LOVE IS NOT ENOUGH. NOT EVEN CLOSE. I--I--I'VE GOTTA... OH, GOD. HEY. OH, NO, NO, NO, NO. THESE AREN'T FOR YOU. NO. NO. NO. Peter: ALL I AM IS WHAT I HAVE. GOD, THAT SOUNDS PATHETIC, DOESN'T IT? WHAT ARE YOU DOING HOME? I ALWAYS FELT THA I COULD NEVER MARRY YOU WITHOUT FIRST SHOWING YOU WHAT A FABULOUS LIFE YOU COULD LIVE, DESPITE ME. [LAUGHS] YOU NEVER REALLY TRUSTED ME. YOU HAVE A FABULOUS LIFE, ROBIN. DESPITE YOU. WHERE ARE THE KIDS? SAM TOOK THEM TO A MOVIE. WELL, I'LL BE, UH... IN THE BEDROOM. I FELL ASLEEP. I NEED TO ASK YOU SOMETHING, MR. MONROE. DO--DO YOU NEED TO ASK ME LIKE THAT? I WANT YOU TO TRY SOMETHING WITH ME. I'M ON A LO OF MORPHINE RIGHT NOW-- ORAL MORPHINE FOR MY BACK. CAN I WAIT TILL I CAN SAY NO AND SOUND CONVINCING? DID YOU FEEL ANYTHING? UH... MAYBE A TONGUE. MY MOUTH IS NUMB. I'M NOT SURE. [SIGHS] WHY DID YOU DO THAT? WHEN YOU WERE DATING MY MOM, I SAW YOU KISS HER ONCE, AND... YOU LOOK LIKE SUCH A GOOD KISSER. MY MOM WOULD DIE. [LAUGHS] George: LET'S SHUT UP AND LET HER LIVE. OH, MRS. BECK! MY GOD. Alyssa: IT'S NOT WHA I WAS EXPECTING. George: WHAT DID YOU THINK IT WOULD BE? I DON'T KNOW... MORE LIKE WHEN I KISS SAM. YEAH, MORE LIKE THAT. OH. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME, THOUGH. HEY, PFFT. [DOOR CLOSES] [LAUGHS] AH. [ALARM BLARES] Alyssa: MOM? [GASPS] OH, GOD. OH, GOD. GET DRESSED. Alyssa: MOM? GET DRESSED. WHERE ARE MY CLOTHES? NOW! DO YOU KNOW THE ALARM IS ON? [BEEPS, STOPS] Alyssa: MOM! WHERE ARE YOU? [GRUNTS] MOM! MOM? Coleen: UH, IN HERE, HONEY. HI. HI. JOSH. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS DOING? I PUT HIM TO WORK. GOOD. OH, GOOD. IT'S FIXED. [TOILET FLUSHES] Adam and Ryan: NO, NO, NO! I'M GOIN', I'M GOIN', I'M GOIN'! I GOT TO PLAY ONE VIDEO GAME FOR 3 HOURS STRAIGHT! THERE WERE NO PGs, SO I JUST GAVE 'EM MONEY FOR VIDEO GAMES. GO TELL YOUR DAD DINNER'S READY. HE'S IN THE BEDROOM. ARE YOU STAYING FOR DINNER? IT DEPENDS ON WHA I'D GIVE UP ON. LASAGNA. OH, SEE THAT? THAT'S A TRAP. HE'S NOT THERE. YEAH. NO, HE'S NOT. PETER? Man: HEY, WAIT! [BARKS] GET! GOD, I'M GONNA GET YOU! Woman: THE MAN WHO HAS NEVER CHANGED FROM THE DAY WE MOVED IN. MIND YOUR OWN FUCKING BUSINESS. TOM, GET IN THE CAR. YOU BELIEVE THAT? [SIGHS] [TELEPHONE RINGS] [RING] HELLO? Josh: I DON'T SEE ALYSSA. JUST PLEASE OPEN THE DOOR WHEN I KNOCK. JUST COME ON UP. JOSH. ALYSSA. Alyssa: WHAT ARE YOU DOING? Josh: I WAS WONDERING, YOU KNOW... IF YOU'D LIKE TO GO FOR A RIDE? WELL, DO YOU WANNA HELP US OUT? GEORGE IS PAYING SAM, LIKE, $10 AN HOUR. 300 CASH, 2 HOURS. THAT'S IT. WHAT? JUST A JOKE. JUST A STUPID JOKE. VERY FUNNY. Robin: OH, IS YOUR BACK STILL KILLING YOU? UH, YEAH. I DIDN'T, UH... I DIDN' EXPECT YOU TODAY. I KEPT THINKING ABOU WHAT YOU SAID, AND... I HOPE YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE ME STAY AWAY FOR MY OWN SAKE. NO, IT WAS ACTUALLY MORE FOR ME. OH. PETER LEFT ME. LEFT YOU? MMM. NO "FUCK YOU." NO "GOOD-BYE." NO... "ARE YOU IN LOVE WITH GEORGE?" WHAT DID HE SAY? "I'LL BE IN THE BEDROOM." UM, I COULDN' WALK IN THERE, SO HE... HE LEFT. HEY, DAD, THE ELECTRICIAN NEEDS TO-- KNOW... AH, I, UM... YOUR MOTHER, UM... I HAD A KINK IN MY... IN HIS NECK. IN MY BACK. NECK. IN HIS BACK. THE DOOR WAS OPEN. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING. UM, I WOULDN' LET ADAM OR RYAN SEE YOU DOING THIS. NO. George: IT WON' HAPPEN AGAIN. YEAH, UM, WELL, DALE WANTS TO KNOW IF, UH, IF WE SHOULD RUN AN OUTSIDE LINE FOR CHRISTMAS LIGHTS WITH A SWITCH INSIDE? George: ABSOLUTELY. YEAH, AND PUT IT ON A SEPARATE LINE. WE'LL, UM, CHRISTMAS TIME, WE'LL PACK I SO FULL OF LIGHTS, THE NEIGHBORS WILL NEED SUNGLASSES. [CHUCKLES] OH, GOD, I COULD DIE. [LAUGHS] YEAH, ME, TOO. ARE YOU GONNA KISS ME? IT'S, UM... IT'S NOT MY BACK THAT'S KILLING ME. OH, HELLO. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD. GEORGE, I'VE RECRUITED, UH, HELP FOR THE ROOF. HI, GEORGE MONROE. JOSH GREY. ME, TOO. NEXT. GRRR. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHERE MY MOM WAS. I THINK SHE, UH, NEEDS TO BE ALONE RIGHT NOW. BECAUSE DAD LEFT? SHE'S JUST A LITTLE SAD, THAT'S ALL. I DON'T CARE IF HE EVER COMES BACK. Alyssa: HERE YOU GO. JOSH, YOU LOOK LIKE YOU NEED A HUG. I'M OK. THANKS FOR HELPING US. DALE. DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT. THEY GOT ME STARTED. LOOK, I WILL SHOCK YOU SO BAD YOUR TONGUE WILL TURN BLACK. [CELL PHONE RINGING] WOULD YOU GET THA FOR ME, PLEASE? JUST LET MINE RING. [CELL PHONE RINGING] UH--UH... I DON'T KNOW, UH-- HELLO? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? YOU ARE DRIVING ME CRAZY, WAITING LIKE THIS. I WANT YOU IN MY BED NOW. COLEEN? GEORGE? IS IT MINE? I HOPE NOT. COLEEN? HELLO? AAH! OH, SHIT! AAH. AAH! WHOA. HEY. OH, JOSH. ARE YOU OK? I'M OK. AAH! DON'T MOVE. DON'T MOVE. NO, I'M FINE. I'M OK. WATCH OUT. Coleen: I HEARD A SCREAM. JOSH FELL. IS THAT A BONE STICKING OUT? George: DON'T MOVE. DON'T MOVE YOUR NECK. I'M GONNA CALL AN AMBULANCE. Josh: I WANNA JUST STAND UP. OW. OW. NO, I'M FINE. I'M OK. [SIREN BLARING] A LEG, 2 FINGERS, ONE RIB, AND A MILD CONCUSSION. NOT BAD, CONSIDERING THE HEIGHT. NOT A PERFECT DAY. SHOULD GET THE KIDS HOME. COME ON. SEE YA. SEAT BELT. OK. YOU LOOK LIKE SHI LATELY, YOU KNOW? YOU'RE LOOKIN' BETTER THAN EVER. YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK MOM CARES THAT MUCH THAT PETER LEFT. SHE SEEMED UPSET. WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOUR BACK? I MEAN, DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY ON IT OR WHAT? BECAUSE THOSE PILLS THAT YOU'RE TAKING ARE FOR A LOT OF PAIN... AND YOU SEEM TO BE GOING THROUGH 'EM PRETTY QUICK, THAT'S ALL. YOU'RE NOT STILL TAKING ANY, ARE YOU? NO. NO, BUT I COUNT THEM. IN A SOCK ISN'T EXACTLY NEW, YOU KNOW. I'M HAVING A PROBLEM WITH CANCER. I DON'T, UM-- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. WHAT KIND OF A PROBLEM? THE KIND WHERE THERE ISN'T ANY ANSWER. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IT MEANS. SAM, I WANTED US TO-- GOD, YOU KNOW, SPEND A FEW MONTHS TOGETHER... HERE. SOMETIMES THINGS HAPPEN FOR A REASON. YOU KNOW, SOMETHING BAD TO FORCE SOMETHING GOOD. SO, YOU'RE DYING. AND YOU TOLD MOM TODAY. [WHISPERING] Fuck you...OK? FUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! YOU KNEW YOU WERE DYING FROM THE START? WE'RE ALL DYING FROM THE START. I JUST GOT MOVED TO THE HEAD OF THE LINE. BUT YOU LIED TO ME. I WOULD HAVE LIED TO MYSELF IF I THOUGH I'D BELIEVE IT. SO, THIS WHOLE THING-- THIS WHOLE SUMMER HAVING ME HERE WAS FOR YOUR SAKE. YOU SELFISH FUCK. HAVING ME HERE, TRYING TO GET ME TO LIKE YOU? NO, SAM. I WASN'T TRYING TO GET YOU TO LIKE ME. I WAS TRYING TO GET YOU TO LOVE ME. WELL, CONGRATULATIONS... 'CAUSE YOU FUCKING PULLED IT OFF! YEAH. HI, IS ALYSSA HOME? IT'S REALLY LATE. WHAT'S THE MATTER, SAM? NOTHING. MY DAD'S DYING. I REALLY NEED TO TALK TO ALYSSA. SAM, YOU OK? THAT THERE THAT'S NOT ME I'M NOT HERE THIS ISN'T HAPPENING I'M NOT HERE I'M NOT HERE MY DAY OFF. THOUGHT I'D HELP OU WITH THE PLUMBING. MAYBE I'LL FIX THAT SHOWER FOR YOU. THANKS. I HAVE A FAVOR TO ASK. YOU LOOK LIKE CRAP, GEORGE. I WANT YOU TO FIND SOMEBODY FOR ME. FIND SOMEBODY? YEAH, I HAVE SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS. MR. MONROE? MR. MONROE? YOU'RE RELENTLESS. MR. MONROE, ONE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS IS ADAMAN THAT YOUR HOME EXCEEDS ITS APPROVED HEIGHT, AND HE'S FILED TO HAVE CONSTRUCTION STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. IT'S 25 FEET. WELL, IF IT IS, WE HAVE A PROBLEM. I HAVE THE PERMIT. AFTER YOUR LAS EXTENSION REQUEST, AND YOUR APPEALS TO CITY COUNCIL, WAS THERE AN AMENDED PERMIT? YES, FOR THE PATIO, THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT... AND 6 INCHES TO THE HEIGHT. OH. DAVID DOKOS? WHY DO YOU LET YOUR DOG CRAP ON HIS LAWN DAY AFTER DAY? I DON'T LET HIM. HE JUST LOVES TO. HE'LL MAKE YOU TEAR THE ENTIRE ROOF OFF BEFORE HE'LL GIVE YOU ANY SATISFACTION. UH, LOOK, I'M AFRAID YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO STOP ALL THIS UNTIL YOU GET THINGS SETTLED. YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK AND FILE AN APPEAL. THAT'LL TAKE WEEKS. MONTHS. JUST SO YOU KNOW, WE WILL BE WORKING ON THIS HOUSE TOMORROW AND THE NEXT DAY AND THE DAY AFTER, UNTIL IT'S FINISHED. HE'LL CALL US AGAIN, AND THEN HE'LL CALL THE POLICE. HE HAS AN ATTORNEY ON RETAINER. JUST SO YOU KNOW. IF HE HEARS A HAMMER, HE'LL HAVE YOU ARRESTED. THERE'S--YOU HEARD THE LADY. I'M GONNA GO TO BED. HAS HE EATEN ANYTHING AT ALL? NO. I'D BE MORE COMFORTABLE IF HE SLEP IN THE GUEST ROOM. WELL, I'D BE MORE COMFORTABLE IF YOU HADN'T SLEP WITH JOSH. GEORGE WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE IF HE WASN'T DYING. [HAMMERS POUNDING] SAM, THERE'S, LIKE, 20 PEOPLE WORKING ON YOUR DAD'S HOUSE RIGHT NOW. IF IT WAS MY FATHER, I'D WANT TO SPEND EVERY SINGLE SECOND WITH HIM. YOU HATE YOUR FATHER. IF HE TRICKED ME INTO LOVING HIM IS WHAT I MEANT. YOU'D HATE HIM FOR THE TRICK. NOT IF WHAT HE LEFT ME WAS REAL. HE PULLED HIS CREW OFF THE TRACT AT NEWPORT. THEY'RE THE BEST. THEY'LL STICK WITH I TILL IT'S DONE. WHAT'S GOING ON? I HIRED SOME HELP. WHY? ATONEMENT. MOM. WHERE'S GEORGE? I THINK HE'S STILL SLEEPING. WHO ARE ALL THESE PEOPLE? I THOUGHT HE NEEDED SOME HELP. GEORGE. GEORGE! GEORGE, WAKE UP. WAKE UP! GEORGE, YOU'RE STILL WARM. WAKE UP. STOP LICKING ME. SAM... THEY'RE TAKING YOUR DAD TO THE HOSPITAL. SAM? SAM? [SIREN WAILING] Boy: GUSTER. HE IS SHEDDING. HEY, GUSTER. HEY, BOY. I JUST THOUGHT, UH-- I MEAN, IF YOU'RE HUNGRY, MAYBE WE COULD, UH... YOU DOIN' OK? AND WE GOT TO TAKE ALL THE OLD PAINT OFF, EVEN LET ME CHOOSE THE COLOR I LIKE BEST. HE SAID HE LOVED ME. AND I GOT TO DRILL A HOLE FOR A BOARD TO PUT THE WIRE THROUGH. NEVER SEEN YOU SO EXCITED ABOUT ANYTHING. WELL, MAYBE YOU CAN HELP, TOO. I'D LIKE THAT. AAAAAAAAAAAH! EXCUSE ME. I'M AFRAID NO ONE'S ALLOWED IN THERE NOW. THAT'S MY FATHER. [MOANS] HEY. HOW ARE YOU FEELING? HOW ARE YOU? YOU'RE WET. YEAH, I KNOW. WHY? WHY? I WENT FOR A SMALL SWIM. OH. I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING. WELL, IT'S ALMOST FINISHED. FINISH IT, SAM. [CAR DOOR CLOSES] I WANT YOU TO GO STRAIGHT TO BED. IT'S LATE. OK. DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT BUILDING A HOUSE? NOPE. I GUESS I COULD TEACH YOU A FEW THINGS. OK. SWEET DREAMS. [SOFTLY] Keys, hon. THE KEYS, YES. YOU'RE NO DIFFERENT. THAT WAS MY PLAN. BE HARDLY RECONIZABLE TO YOU...AS ME. I FELL IN LOVE WITH GEORGE AGAIN. I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. [HAMMERING] Alyssa: SAM. HEY. HEY. WHERE WERE YOU? FLOATING TO CATALINA. WHAT? YOU GOT SOMETHING. HE, UH, SAID HE HEARD HAMMERING. WHO? MY ATTORNEY'S DRIVING DOWN FROM NEWPORT BEACH, AND I JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT IF I HEAR SO MUCH AS ONE MORE NAIL BEING HAMMERED, I SWEAR TO GOD BY THE TIME THIS WHOLE THING'S OVER, I'M GONNA OWN THIS HOUSE. MR. DOKOS CLAIMS YOUR FATHER MISSED HIS HEIGH ENVELOPE BY 6 INCHES. HE WANTS THE WHOLE ROOF TAKEN DOWN AND LOWERED. WAIT A MINUTE. DO YOU DRIVE A, UH, A BLACK LEXUS? NO. THAT'S NOT YOUR CAR OU IN THE DRIVEWAY RIGHT THERE? I'M GOING BACK TO MY HOUSE TO WAIT FOR MY LAWYER. ARE YOU SURE WE NEED LAWYERS? I MEAN, ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS 6 INCHES, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, OFFICER, I THINK WE SHOULD JUST FORGE ALL ABOUT THIS. WHAT THE FUCK? EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. THAT'S WHAT MY FATHER SAYS. WANNA GIVE ME A HAND? YEAH. ALL RIGHT. Robin: A WAVE, HE'S-- HE LOVES IT. [GASP] THERE'S A BIG ONE. OH, HE'S HOLDING ON SO TIGHT. OH. HE'S HALF SCARED AND HALF LOVING IT. HO HO. HE HAD SAL IN HIS EYES. THERE. YOU'RE KISSING HIM. YOU'RE SPINNING HIM RIGHT NOW. HE LOVED THAT. YOU WERE HAPPY. HERE COMES A BIG ONE! A REALLY BIG ONE. SAM! IT'S ALMOST DONE. I THOUGHT MAYBE I COULD HELP, BUT, UH, LOOKS LIKE YOU GO ALL YOU CAN HANDLE. WE COULD ALWAYS USE AN EXTRA SET OF HANDS. YOU SURE WE CAN' CALL ANYONE? NO, THANK YOU. [DRILL WHIRRING] HI, MOM. IS GEORGE OK? George: I ALWAYS THOUGH OF MYSELF AS A HOUSE-- I WAS ALWAYS WHAT I LIVED IN. IT DIDN'T NEED TO BE BIG, IT DIDN'T EVEN NEED TO BE BEAUTIFUL-- JUST NEEDED TO BE MINE. I BECAME WHA I WAS MEANT TO BE. I BUILT MYSELF A LIFE. I BUILT MYSELF A HOUSE. THE SECOND TRAILER ON YOUR RIGHT. THANKS. THANK YOU. ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS? YES. YOU COULD KEEP I AND RENT IT OUT. THIS IS WHAT HE WANTED. I READ THE LETTER, YOU READ THE WILL. HE WANTED YOU TO KEEP I AND LIVE IN I SOME DAY. ALL RIGHT, MAYBE IT'S NO WHAT HE WANTED, BUT IT'S WHA HE WAS HOPING FOR. MAYBE IT'S WHAT I WANT. George: 29 YEARS AGO, MY FATHER CROSSED A DOUBLE LINE. EXCUSE ME. CHANGED MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF A LITTLE GIRL FOREVER WITH THAT MISTAKE. JUST CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT HER. UH, DO YOU MIND IF WE STEAL JUST A MOMEN OF YOUR TIME? UM, OK. HAVE A SEAT. THANK YOU. MY FATHER BUILT YOU A HOUSE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. UH, WELL, MY, UH... WELL, MY-- MY FATHER'S FAMILY DIED IN A CAR ACCIDENT, REAL BAD. George: WITH EVERY CRASH OF EVERY WAVE I HEAR SOMETHING NOW. I NEVER LISTENED BEFORE. I'M ON THE EDGE OF A CLIFF, LISTENING. ALMOST FINISHED. IF YOU WERE A HOUSE, SAM, THIS IS WHERE YOU WOULD WANT TO BE BUILT-- ON ROCK, FACING THE SEA. LISTENING. LISTENING. CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY NEW LINE HOME VIDEO CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL |
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