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[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
[HEAVY BREATHING]
- HELLO?
-[MAN] MR. LINCOLN?
- YEAH. -[MAN] ARE
You STILL SINGLE?
- YES. -[MAN] STILL NO IMMEDIATE
TIES VVITH FAMILY CF ANY KIND?
I'M STILL AN ORPHAN, YEAH.
[MAN] NO RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
OR ADVANCEMENTS,
CAREER OR OTHERWISE?
YEAH, NOBODY KNOWS
I'M ALIVE.
[MAN] ALL RIGHT. VVE'VE
MATCHED YOU VVITH A PARTNER.
SHE CAN MEET YOU AT A BUS
STATION, AN HOUR WEST OF CHICAGO
AT 1:00 P.M., A WEEK FROM
TOMORROW. IS THIS ACCEPTABLE?
- SURE. -[MAN] DETAILS
ARE BEING FORVVARDED
ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS.
- OKAY.
-[MAN] DANIEL?
YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO DISCONNECT THIS NUMBER.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[DAN] ALL RIGHT, VVHERE
ARE VVE GOING AGAIN?
MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA.
NO, THE PLACE.
OH...
IT'S A SECRET.
I'LL TELL YOU WHEN WE GET THERE.
- TELL ME VVHEN VVE GET THERE?
- YEAH.
[DAN]
I DON'T REALLY LIKE SURPRISES.
[WOMAN]
TOO BAD.
THE CORN PALACE.
I WAS SAVING I FOR A SPECIAL OCCASION.
YOUR FIRST NIGHT SEEMS
APPROPRIATE ENOUGH.
OKAY, LET'S GO.
WAIT A SECOND.
[WOMAN]
SHIT.
PUT THIS ON.
ALL RIGHT,
LET'S NOT DO THIS.
-[AIR HISSING]
- WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
[GRUNT]
IT'S A CONTINGENCY PLAN.
NOVV YOU GO TELL THE GUYS ON THE BENCH
YOU NEED HELP CHANGING THE TIRE.
YOU CAN'T DO IT BECAUSE
OF YOUR WRIST, RIGHT?
THEN YOU BRING THEM BACK HERE
AND I'LL RUN OUT AND DO IT.
I DON'T WANNA DO THAT.
FINE, THEN YOU'LL
HAVE TO DO IT... BY YOURSELF.
AND YOU REALLY VVANT TVVO DRUNK GUYS
GOING DOVVN SQME STREET VVITH ME?
- I THINK YOU'LL BE FINE.
- I WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT ME.
WHY DON'T WE JUST DO IT HERE?
NOBODY'S GONNA SEE US HERE.
COME ON,
IT'S THE CORN PALACE.
[HEAVY BREATHING]
[CHIT CHAT]
WELL, LOOK AT THIS...
YOU IN TROUBLE, FRIEND?
I REALLY, REALLY HOPE NOT.
[MAN]
COME ON, DAMN IT.
[MAN #2] YOU'RE DOING
THIS THE WRONG WAY, MAN.
[GRUNTING]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
- ALL RIGHT.
- THANK YOU, GUYS.
- NO PROBLEM, MAN. ALL RIGHT.
- THANK YOU.
- DID YOU DO IT?
- YEAH.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
[MUSIC PLAYING]
-[CROWD MURMURING]
-[DAN] [HEAVY BREATHING]
[FIDDLE MUSIC PLAYING]
-[RADIO VOLUME DECREASES]
- HEY, YOU.
THE COLONIAL PINE HILLS
WELCOME YOU.
OR AT LEAST, I THINK THEY DO,
THEY DIDN'T SAY.
WE NEED TO SLEEP.
- IT'S MORNING?
- YEAH.
[YAWNING] I DEFINITELY
NEED TO SLEEP.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
YOU CAN TAKE THE TENT ON ACCOUN OF IT'S YOUR FIRST NIGHT AND ALL.
IT'S EASY TO SET UP.
THANKS.
WHERE ARE YOU GONNA SLEEP?
IN THE BACKSEAT.
IT'S A GOOD THING ABOU WORKING SO LATE.
YOU CAN SLEEP
JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE.
BUT SLEEP, OKAY?
WE HAVEN'T EVEN GONE
OVER THE BASICS. THE WHOLE:
DON'T GET THERE
BEFORE MIDNIGHT,
NEVER PARK WHILE
YOU'RE LAYING THE TILE,
IDEALLY NO ONE SHOULD EVER
SEE US... AT ALL... EVER.
THINK ABOUT WHERE
YOU WANNA GO TOMORROW.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY TOLD YOU
THIS, BUT I REALLY--
I DON'T LIKE SLEEPING.
WE REALLY DON'T HAVE
A ROUTE OR ANYTHING?
WE JUST HAVE TO
CALL EVERY FEW DAYS
TO GET BUDGET APPROVAL,
TELL THEM WHERE WE'VE BEEN
SO WE DON'T CROSS PATHS
WITH ANYBODY.
I CHOSE THE CORN PALACE.
SO, TAG, YOU'RE IT.
THINK ABOUT IT.
[BIRDS CHIRPING]
[LABORED BREATHING]
BAD DREAMS?
I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST HAVE A...
IT'S, LIKE, A HEART THING.
- BROKEN?
- UH...
A LITTLE FAULTY.
ANYWAY, IT JUST GOES, LIKE,
CRAZY WITHOUT WARNING SOMETIMES
AND IT DOESN'T REALLY
RESPOND TOO GOOD TO STRESS.
NOT SUPPOSED TO
OVER-EXERT MYSELF.
YOU SHOULD TRY
TO EXERT YOURSELF.
I MIGHT DIE.
YOU'LL DIE IF YOU DON'T,
I'LL TELL YOU THAT.
ALL RIGHT. EAT.
I'LL BREAK DOWN THE TENT.
HAVE YOU EVER
SEEN IT BEFORE?
NOT THIS YEAR.
DID I SEE I THIS YEAR OR...?
AH, NOT THIS YEAR.
YOU KNOW I'VE NEVER EVEN
BEEN OUTSIDE OF ILLINOIS?
SO WHERE ARE WE
GOING TODAY?
I... DON'T KNOW.
WHY DON'T YOU DECIDE?
YOU HAVE TO VVANNA DO THIS, OTHERVVISE
I MIGHT AS VVELL TAKE YOU HOME.
ARE THE ROCKIES NEARBY?
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
TO SEE THEM.
SOMEONE ALREADY GOT ASPEN.
HOW'S ESTES PARK?
GATEWAY TO THE ROCKIES.
YEAH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD.
- YEAH?
- YEAH.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
- OKAY, LET'S PUT IT HERE.
- HERE?
- HOVV DO YOU FEEL?
- I FEEL GOOD, I FEEL REALLY, REALLY GOOD.
BOTH:
[LAUGHING]
ALL RIGHT, GOOD? WANNA TAKE IT?
OR YOU'RE GOOD?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
LET'S GO.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
I GUESS ALL RIGHT,
I'VE BEEN LIVING IN ILLINOIS
FOR AS LONG AS
I CAN REMEMBER.
I WORKED FOR DIFFEREN NON-PROFITS,
LIKE, SOUP KITCHENS,
LITERACY CENTERS,
SO I GUESS I'M LIKE A PROFESSIONAL,
YOU KNOVV, VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR.
THAT SOUNDS REWARDING...
WHY DID YOU STOP?
UH, I DON'T KNOW, I MEAN, THINGS
SORTA FELL APART A WHILE BACK
AND I REALIZE I DIDN'T HAVE
ANYBODY IN MY LIFE.
OKAY, LET'S DO THIS.
BUT, UH...
BACK IT UP, THOUGH, LET'S...
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR PARENTS.
- NEVER KNEW 'EM.
-ol- | ... UM--
IT'S NOT LIKE THAT, I JUST--
I WAS IN FOSTER CARE FOR
AS FAR BACK AS I CAN REMEMBER
SO I NEVER KNEW 'EM
AND I DON'T NEED TO.
BUT DID YOU HAVE A FAMILY,
LIKE, LONG-TERM CARE?
WELL, FIRST I WAS UH...
HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THIS--?
A NOVELTY BABY.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?
IT'S LIKE A NEW HOME
FOR EVERY BIRTHDAY.
YOU SEE, BECAUSE,
LIKE SOME COUPLES,
THEY ONLY SEEM TO WAN A BABY OF A CERTAIN AGE.
AND THEN WHEN THE KID
GROWS OUT OF THAT AGE,
THEY REALIZE THAT THEY'RE
STARING DOVVN THE BARREL OF,
YOU KNOW,
THE REST OF A LIFE.
WELL, TWO LIVES.
YOU KNOW, THEIRS AND HIS,
WHICH I GUESS CAN BE,
YOU KNOW, ONE THING IN THEORY
BUT IT'S ANOTHER THING WHEN
THAT REALITY REALLY LIKES...
YOU KNOW, CLOTHES AND FOOD
AND ALWAYS WILL.
BUT, I MEAN, I SPENT TIME
IN EVERY CLICHE IMAGINABLE.
ARE YOU AN OPTIMIST, DAN?
AN OPTIMIST...
CAN YOU BE
A CAUTIOUS OPTIMIST?
HOW ABOUT A HOPEFUL OPTIMIST?
- OKAY.
- GOOD.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO DRIVE
TO COLORADO WITH ANYONE
WHO WASN'T A HOPEFUL OPTIMIST.
ESPECIALLY IN THE CASE
OF A DICKENSIAN CHILDHOOD.
YOU KNOW,
WHEN I WAS, UH...
YOU KNOW, 13 I MOVED
IN WITH THIS COUPLE,
WITH A GIRL WHO WAS ABOUT,
YOU KNOW, A YEAR OLDER THAN ME.
SO IT TURNS OU THAT THIS COUPLE,
THEY HAD TWO KIDS WHO DIED,
YOU KNOW, WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG.
SO, SOMEHOW, THIS COUPLE,
RIGHT, THESE PARENTS,
THEY FOUND A WAY TO GET TWO KIDS
THAT WERE THE SAME AGE
AS THEIR KIDS WERE
WHEN THEY DIED.
BUT THEY ALSO FOUND A WAY--
AND DON'T ASK ME HOW--
TO ENSURE THAT THEY GOT KIDS
WITH SPECIFIC BIRTHDAYS.
THE SAME EXACT BIRTHDAYS
THAT THEIR KIDS HAD BUT,
YOU KNOVV, A YEAR LATER TO ACCOUN FOR THE TIME IT TOOK TO FIND US.
- THIS IS BULLSHIT, RIGHT?
- IT'S NOT BULLSHIT AT ALL.
NOVV, THE BIRTHDAYS THING, IT'S IMPORTAN BECAUSE IT MEANT THAT ME AND THIS GIRL
REALLY FELT THIS STRANGE,
SORT OF CONNECTION.
DOES THIS STORY END WITH YOU
KISSING YOUR SISTER?
SHE WASN'T REALLY MY SISTER.
IT WAS LIKE, OKAY--
PICTURE IT THIS WAY...
RIGHT, WE WERE STUDENTS.
OKAY, ROOMMATES, AT SOME REALLY
INAPPROPRIATE BOARDING SCHOOL.
NOVV, THIS COUPLE, THEY VVERE VVELL-OFF
SO VVE COULD AFFORD SEPARATE BATHROOMS...
OH, AND THAT MAKES IT OKAY.
YOU ASKED ME,
I'M TELLING YOU.
I'M SORRY, GO ON. YOU HAVE THE
BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
OKAY, IT'S NOT--
IT'S NOT AS WEIRD AS IT SOUNDS,
I MEAN, WE HIT IT OFF...
AS SOON AS WE MET, RIGHT?
SHE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL,
I WAS IN THE EIGHTH GRADE.
VVE VVERE BOTH NEVV, SO VVE DIDN'T REALLY
HAVE ANYBODY BUT VVE HAD EACH OTHER
AND, YOU KNOW,
WE STARTED TO DATE.
THAT WAS IT. AND I MEAN,
WE TRIED REALLY HARD
TO HIDE IT FROM THIS COUPLE
THAT WE NEVER EVEN REALLY
THOUGHT AS OUR PARENTS ANYWAY.
AND I GUESS
WE DIDN'T TRY HARD ENOUGH.
AND WHEN THEY FOUND OUT,
IT, YOU KNOW, IT WRECKED THEM.
WHAT HAPPENED?
WELL, SHE TURNED 18
AND THEN, YOU KNOW,
YOU NO LONGER APPLY
FOR FOSTER CARE, THEN,
SO THE PARENTS, THEY DECIDE VVHETHER
OR NOT THEY VVANNA ADOPT YOU
AND I THINK THAT,
YOU KNOW, AT THIS POINT, YEAH,
I THINK THEY CONSIDERED IT,
BUT NOW IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.
SO SHE MOVED OUT AND I WAS
NOT REALLY IN LOVE WITH SCHOOL.
BUT I WAS SORT OF IN LOVE
WITH HER SO I DROPPED OU AND MOVED INTO THE CITY
AND IT WAS GOOD FOR A WHILE,
YOU KNOW, BUT I JUST GOT THIS,
YOU KNOW, THIS WEIRD HEART...
WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY
TO YOU IS THAT SOMETIMES,
WHEN YOU DON'T LOVE
ANOTHER PERSON, LOVE--
IT CAN JUST BE A REALLY,
REALLY HARD THING TO FAKE.
BELIEVE ME,
I'VE TRIED.
SO, WHO ARE YOU?
I'M JANE.
RIGHT, AND I'M DAN,
THAT'S DONE.
SO, WHO ARE YOU?
LET'S HEAR IT.
NO, HONEY,
I'M JUST JANE.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
THIS IS JUST WHAT I WAN WHEN I HAVE A HOUSE.
BULLSHIT LEADING UP TO MY...
-[GIGGLES]
="DOOR.
THAT'S IT, JUST HORSE SHIT.
STRAIGHT SHIT.
I THINK IT'S MULE--
MULE...
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[GROANS]
WANNA TRY IT?
- GETTING DOWN IS GONNA THE BAD PART.
-[GRUNT]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
HERE YOU GO.
WANT SOME WEEDS?
[LAUGHING]
HE'S GONNA FUCKING FLIP--
HE'S STOMPING HIS FEET,
HE'S NOT HAPPY.
NO, HE DOESN'T CARE.
[C LEARS TH ROAT]
YOU VVANNA BE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE AND CARVE
YOUR NAME INTO ONE OF THESE VVOODEN THINGS?
NO ONE'S GONNA EVER SEE THIS.
SOMEONE SOME DAY IS GONNA COME
BY HERE AND SAY, "J?"
HERE YOU GO.
THESE ARE FOR YOU.
-[LAUGHING]
- HORSE WEEDS.
OH, THANK YOU!
- NO?
- I LOVE HORSE WEEDS.
- YOU LOVE HORSE WEEDS?
-[LAUGHING] YOU DORK.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
YOU REALLY COULDN'T LIVE LIKE THIS?
I THINK THIS VVOULD BE GREAT.
- REALLY?
- YOU DO NOTHING.
EXACTLY. YOU DO NOTHING.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[DAN]
YOU HAVE VERY--
MANY MISCONCEPTIONS OF ME,
I THINK.
MAYBE YOU HAVE
MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT ME.
LTHINK
I GOT YOU PRETTY MUCH...
- SPOT ON.
- OH, YEAH?
- OH, I THINK SO. - DON'T YOU JUS LOOK LIKE THE CAT THAT ATE THE CANARY.
[DAN mucus]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[GRASS RUSTLING]
HOPE YOU LIKE THESE.
IT'S ALL I EAT ON THE ROAD.
GOT SOME FRUITS, SOME GRAINS,
A LITTLE BIT OF PROTEIN,
IT'S PERFECT.
SO...
WHAT DOES IT MAKE YOU FEEL?
FEEL ANYTHING?
WHAT, THE SANDWICH?
IT'S FINE.
NO, I MEAN...
SEEING THE SAME THING THE PEOPLE
IN THE COVERED WAGONS SAW.
IF YOU HOLD YOUR HAND UP
AND YOU COVER THE ROAD,
YOU SEE PRETTY MUCH
THE SAME THING THEY DID.
DOES IT MAKE YOU
FEEL SOMETHING?
[CHUCKLES]
l GUESS NOT, NO.
I LOOK AT THA AND ALL I CAN THINK OF IS
THANK GOD WE CAN GO
FASTER THAN THEM.
SO...?
WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WHY DID YOU ANSWER THE AD?
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW,
I GUESS I JUST--
I LIKE THE IDEA OF BEING,
YOU KNOW,
PART OF SOMETHING
BIGGER THAN MYSELF.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
NOT BEING JUST ME ANYMORE,
I GUESS IS WHA I'M TRYING TO SAY.
THIS IS WHAT I WANNA DO, YOU
KNOW, TO BE PART OF SOMETHING.
AND THIS IS A
BIGGER SOMETHING?
I MEAN, MAYBE, YOU KNOW,
IT FEELS LIKE IT.
TELL ME, UH...
TELL ME ABOUT YOUR INTERVIEW.
DIDN'T HAVE ONE.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
NOPE, JUST A PHONE CALL.
YEAH, I SAW A, UH...
A FLYER IN A COFFEE SHOP.
- PHONE POLE.
- YEAH.
MM, I MEAN, I HUNG IT ON
MY FRIDGE FOR PROBABLY, LIKE,
I DON'T KNOW, LIKE,
MAYBE TWO WEEKS.
AND THEN I GOT CURIOUS,
YOU KNOW, SO I CALLED.
AND MOSTLY I THOUGH I WAS JUST GONNA GET,
YOU KNOW, SOME ANSWERS
AS TO WHAT WAS GOING ON.
AND I GUESS, YOU KNOW, PART OF
YOU ALWAYS HOPES THAT MAYBE
THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU COULD ACTUALLY DO.
[MAN]
HELLO AND THANK YOU FOR CALLING.
[DAN] AND I LITERALLY KEP EXPECTING THE GUY TO TELL ME
THAT I WAS "NOW ENTERING THE
TWILIGHT ZONE."
[JANE] WHY? WHAT m0 HE ASK YOU?
SOMETHING-- SOMETHING STRANGE?
[MAN] VVHAT VVAS YOUR
EARLIEST DISAPPOINTMENT?
NO, I MEAN, NOT REALLY, YOU KNOVV,
ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
THERE WERE MOSTLY, LIKE,
PERSONAL QUESTIONS.
YOU KNOW, LIKE,
THE KIND OF THING,
IT'S A LITTLE HARD TO,
YOU KNOW, LIE ABOUT.
[MAN] WHAT SINGLE FACTOR HAS
MOST SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTED
TO YOUR ASPIRATIONS?
[DAN] AT THE TIME I THOUGHT THERE
VVAS SOME SORT OF, YOU KNQVV,
LIKE A COMPLEX
MATRIX TO SORT OF
ASSESS MY SUITABILITY
BUT, I DON'T KNOW.
[MAN] ARE You FAMILIAR
WITH THE TROMSQ TILES?
YEAH, I MEAN, IT'S HARD NO TO BE. I DO LIVE IN A CITY.
[DAN] BUT, I MEAN, THEY'RE
POPPING UP EVERYVVHERE.
YOU KNOW, THEY'RE NOT JUS IN MAJOR US CITIES ANYMORE.
THERE'S ONE
IN VANCOUVER. RIGHT?
AND I HEARD A GUY SAY
THERE'S ONE IN PANAMA.
CUBA, THEY GOT ONE.
YOU KNOW?
SO WE ALL SEEN THEM,
WE WONDER THAT THEY MEANT.
I DON'T KNOW,
THAT'S WHY I'M OUT HERE.
[MAN] I'M NOT AT LIBERTY To
mscuss ANY SPECIFICS VIS-A-VIS,
LARGER GOALS... I CAN DIVULGE
THAT I REPRESENT AN ORGANIZATION
FOR WHOM THE TILES ARE
AN IMPORTANT PROJECT.
VVE'RE CURRENTLY AIDING IN THE RECRUITMEN OF NEVV MEMBERS FOR THE GROUND TEAM.
LOOK, I CAN TELL YOU THINK I
KNOVV SOMETHING ABOUT THE TILES.
BUT, UH...
IF THERE'S SOME
EXPLANATORY BROCHURE,
MY COPY HASN' ARRIVED YET.
I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE
THAN YOU DO.
YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
BUT I MEAN, THERE HAS TO BE SOME
TYPE OF A MEANING TO THE MESSAGE.
YOU KNOVV, IN THE FIRST PART-- OKAY,
BREAK DOVVN THE FIRST PART FOR A SECOND,
RIGHT, THE FIRS PART IS A RIDDLE.
AND I REMEMBER FROM LOOKING
AT THE TILE IN CHICAGO,
IT SAID, "WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN A LIFE'S...
...TIMECARD
AND A CHILD-ESTIMATED FEAR?"
THAT'S IT SO THERE HAS
TO BE SOME SORT OF AN ANSWER.
OH, HERE'S AN ANSWER.
I WORKED IT OUT.
UH... THE TWO PHRASES,
"A CHILD-ESTIMATED FEAR"
AND "LIFE'S TIMECARD"
HAVE ALL THE SAME LETTERS
EXCEPT THE FIRS ONE CONTAINS FIVE MORE.
IIE'II IIAII'
A IIT'II IIHII A llD-ll
SO THE ANSWER IS
"D-E-A-T... AND H."
[MUSIC PLAYING]
SO, THE TOP LAYER...
IS BLACK AND WHITE LINOLEUM.
AND BELOW THAT IS A COMBINATION
OF PLAIN LINOLEUM
AND THIS CRACK-FILLING STUFF
THEY USE FOR PAVEMENT.
YEAH, THE ADHESIVE IS REALLY JUS THERE FOR FIRST FEVV DAYS, THOUGH.
ONCE IT'S THERE THE TILE IS NO GOING ANYWHERE, I PROMISE.
WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS TO MAKE SURE
YOU POSITION THE THING
SO THAT THE TIRES HIT IT.
'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT DRIVES
INTO THE PAVEMENT.
AND IT JUST MELTS
INTO THE STREET.
LIKE A FOSSIL.
IT'S WEIRD, I KNOW,
IT'S SOME SORT OF COMBINATION
OF THE WEIGHT OF THE TIRES
AND THE CRACK-FILLING STUFF.
SO WHAT SHOULD
WE PUT ON THE BORDER?
THEY GIVE US
SOME FREEDOM THERE.
SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO USE QUOTES,
LYRICS,
POLITICAL FRINGE IDEAS.
I LIKE TO USE POETRY,
UNLESS
YOU HAVE A BETTER IDEA.
"FULL FATHOM FIVE
THY FATHER LIES...
OF HIS BONES ARE CORAL MADE.
THOSE ARE PEARLS
THAT WERE HIS EYES."
IT'S "THE TEMPEST."
I KNOW WHAT IT IS.
AND IT'S AN AWFULLY
A GOOD IDEA.
COME ON, YOU GOTTA HELP ME
CUT OUT THIS STUFF
IF WE'RE GONNA
FINISH IT IN TIME.
[GROANS]
- IT'S REALLY TOUGH STUFF,
- YOU JABBED MY KNEE.
- I'M SORRY.
- OH, MY GOD.
- IT'S REALLY HARD. LOOK.
- OKAY.
[LAUGHS]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
DOES IT MAKE
YOU FEEL SMALL?
MORE THAN SMALL.
IWAS JOKING.
SO WAS I.
REALLY?
YOU KNOW WHAT THE WEIRDEST THING
IS? LIKE, IF YOU REALLY--
YOU SIT AND YOU THINK ABOU BEING DEAD FOREVER.
YOU KNOVV? YOU CAN-- YOU HAVE AN
IDEA IN YOUR HEAD OF VVHAT THAT IS,
BUT SOMETIMES WHEN YOU STOP
AND YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES
AND YOU REALLY THINK ABOU THAT-- LIKE, THINK ABOUT,
LIKE, JUST FOREVER.
AND HOW LONG
THAT GOES ON FOR.
I MEAN, lF--
IF YOU HAD--
IF EVERYTHING LASTED FOREVER,
YOU WOULDN'T APPRECIATE IT.
[CHUCKLES]
MAYBE.
OR YOU THINK YOU WOULD.
NO, I THINK
YOU'RE RIGHT.
Ol= COURSE l'lvl RIGHT.
[GIGGLES]
THIS IS A GOOD ONE.
[CHUCKLE] DON'T DISTRAC ME WITH THE ROCKS.
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE,
SIX, SEVEN, EIGHT, NINE.
ALL RIGHT, READY?
- Two, Tw0-- OH, SHIT, MAN, I'M BAD.
-[LAUGHING]
DON'T YOU FEEL JUST A LITTLE
BIT SAFER AROUND WATER?
A LITTLE MORE COMFORTABLE?
NO?
- WHERE DO YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE?
- I LIKE THE DESERT.
-[DAN] You LIKE THE DESERT, YEAH?
- YEAH.
MY BUTT'S COLD.
MY ASS IS FREEZING.
[DAN]
[GRUNTING]
[HEAVY BREATHING]
J' 50 NIFTY UNITED STATES
J' FROM 13 ORIGINAL COLONIES...
-[MUFFLED] J' SHOUT 'EM SCOUT 'EM.
TELL ALL ABOUT 'EM -[HEAVY BREATHING]
[PANICKED BREATHING]
YOU FEELING PATRIOTIC?
I'M DOING A STAR FOR EVERY STATE
I'VE LAID A TILE IN.
DON'T LOOK SO IMPRESSED.
YOU CAN GET MOST OF
NEW ENGLAND IN ONE NIGHT.
AND...
I WANT ALL THE STARS.
[COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING]
SO HAVE YOU SEEN
THE TILE IN CHICAGO?
YEAH, THERE'S A BAR. VVELL, ACTUALLY,
IT'S LIKE A COCKTAIL LOUNGE.
THEY SAY IT WAS--
YOU KNOW AL CAPONE?
THEY SAY IT WAS
HIS FAVORITE PLACE.
AND THERE'S ONE RIGH OUTSIDE OF THERE.
I MEAN, I WORKED
AT A SHELTER NEARBY
AND I WALKED PAS THERE EVERY DAY.
AND I DIDN'T SEE I AT FIRST...
AND ONE DAY IT WAS JUST--
IT WAS THERE.
YOU KNOW,
I WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET.
AND I STEPPED INTO THE STREET,
AND MY FOOT TOUCHES SOMETHING,
YOU KNOW, AND IT DOESN'T REALLY
FEEL LIKE STREET.
AND...
I GOT STUCK THERE FOR,
LIKE, 15 MINUTES.
JUST READING IT,
TOUCHING IT, FEELING IT,
OVER AND OVER.
J' 'CAUSE YOU ONCE
BELONGED TO ME
J' WHEN I LOST YOU,
I DIDN'T LOSE
J' YOUR MEMORY
WHY DO YOU THINK THEY MEAN
SO MUCH TO PEOPLE?
WHO SAYS THEY MEAN
SOMETHING TO PEOPLE?
WELL, I MEAN,
THEY MEAN SOMETHING TO ME.
THEY MUST MEAN SOMETHING
TO YOU IF YOU'RE HERE.
AND THEY MUST MEAN SOMETHING
TO SOMEBODY ELSE,
OR ELSE IT WOULD HAVE
NEVER MADE THE NEWS.
THE TILES
ARE INTERESTING BECAUSE
AMBIGUITY IS INTERESTING.
NOBODY KNOWS
HOW IT GOT THERE
SO WE FILL IT WITH
AN EXCITING, SHADOWY MYSTERY.
I HAD A FRIEND
WHOSE GRANDFATHER--
HE USED TO PUT ON
MAGIC SHOWS AT CHRISTMAS,
FOR HER AND ALL HER COUSINS.
AND SHE TOLD ME SHE HATED I UNTIL ONE YEAR
HE, UH...
LET HER BE THE
MAGICIAN'S ASSISTANT.
AND AFTER HE MADE HER
SWEAR UP AND DOWN
NOT TO TELL
THE LITTLE ONES THE SECRETS.
SHE SAID IT WAS THE MOS FULFILLING, HAPPY EXPERIENCE
SHE'D EVER HAD.
YEAH, I GET THAT, BUT I THINK
THAT IT IS SOMETHING--
I DON'T KNOW, IT'S NOT JUS THE MYSTERY.
I THINK IT HAS SOMETHING
TO DO WITH THE MESSAGE.
I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY THERE'S
SOMETHING COMFORTING IN IT.
I MEAN, DEATH IS THE ONE FEAR WE
ALL HAVE IN COMMON, RIGHT?
AND THE TILES
ARE ABOUT DEATH.
THE DEAD DIE BACKWARDS,
TROMSQ POLARSIRKEL,
WHATEVER THAT IS.
THEY CAN COME BACK.
DO YOU EVEN KNOW
WHAT TROMSQ IS?
NO.
IT'S A TOWN IN NORWAY.
THE LAND OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN.
THAT'S WHAT POLARSIRKEL MEANS.
IT'S JUST NORWEGIAN FOR
"ARTIC CIRCLE."
TROMSQ IS THE SEVENTH
LARGEST CITY IN NORWAY.
IT'S NOT AS BIG AS TRONDHEIM,
BUT BIGGER THAN TQNSBERG.
IT HAS THE LARGEST NUMBER OF VVOODEN
HOUSES IN ALL OF NORTHERN NORVVAY.
IT HAS A BUSY ELECTRONIC
MUSIC SCENE
AND I HAVEN'T CHECKED
BUT CAN VIRTUALLY GUARANTEE
THAT NOBODY IN THAT TOWN IS
EXPERIMENTING SUCCESSFULLY
OR OTHERWISE
IN RESURRECTION.
LOOK, I THINK IT'S GOOD THA YOU BELIEVE IN WHAT WE'RE DOING.
I MEAN, I THINK WHA WE'RE DOING IS GREAT.
IT BRINGS SOME WHIMSY
BACK INTO THE PICTURE.
I JUST DON'T THINK
YOU SHOULD PUT...
ANY MORE MEANING INTO I THAN IT HAS.
DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING ELSE
ABOUT THE TILES IN CHICAGO?
UH...
I THINK
THERE WAS SOME POETRY.
MAYBE SOME T. S. ELIOT,
YEAH, IT WAS T. S. ELIOT.
"PHLEBAS THE OF PHOENICIAN,
A FORTNIGHT DEAD,
FORGOT THE CRY OF THE GULLS
AND DEEP SEAS SWELL
AND THE PROFIT AND THE LOSS.
A CURRENT UNDER SEA PICKED
HIS BONES IN WHISPERS.
AS HE ROSE AND FELL,
HE PASSED THE STAGES
OF HIS AGE AND YOUTH
ENTERING THE WHIRLPOOL."
J' YOU'RE DRIFTING
TOO FAR FROM THE SHORE...
[COUNTRY SONG CONTINUES]
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
- I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING.
- I'LL LET YOU PRESS.
SHIT, SHIT, SHIT.
[JANE]
SHIT.
-[MAN] HEY!
- HEY, l-l0w's IT some?
- VVHAT'S GCING ON HERE?
- UH, NOTHING, SHE'S JUST HAVING--
SHE JUST NEEDS A
MOMENT TO HERSELF.
SHE HAS-- A FRIEND OF HERS GOT HI BYA CAR, HE VVAS RIDING HIS BIKE
UP THIS ROAD AND
SHE'S KINDA JUST TRYING TO,
YOU KNOVV, GET PAST IT. A LITTLE
CATHARTIC MOMENT, YOU KNOVV?
VVE'RE ALL RIGHT, REALLY, BUT VVE
DON'T VVANT ANY OTHER CAR STOPPING
'CAUSE IT COULD BE A LITTLE
DANGEROUS FOR HER,
SO, REALLY, WE APPRECIATE
YOU CHECKING IN ON US.
-[MAN] ALL RIGHT. BE CAREFUL.
- HOW ARE YOU DOING?
I'M SORRY, WE DIDN'T MEAN
TO STARTLE YOU.
-[WOMAN] YEAH, BE CAREFUL OUT HERE.
- ALL RIGHT.
-[WOMAN] THEY DRIVE REAL FAST.
- THEY DO?
I BET THEY DO.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
[THUNDERING]
-[LAUGHING]
- WHAT WAS THAT?
IT WAS A CONTINGENCY PLAN.
HOW DOES A DAY OFF SOUND?
REALLY?
OF COURSE.
ALWAYS TAKE ONE DAY OFF A WEEK
FOR YOUR MENTAL HEALTH.
O KAY.
MAYBE I'LL EVEN, UH...
LET YOU TAKE ME OUT TO DINNER.
I'D LIKE THAT.
BUT I HAVE NO MONEY.
OR... CREDIT CARDS.
OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES,
OR IDENTIFICATION,
OR ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF A
STORAGE UNIT IN HUMBOLDT PARK.
IT'S OKAY.
WE'LL, UH, CHARGE IT TO THEM.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[DAN]
CH-CH-CH-CH-CH...
HOW LONG ARE YOU
GONNA RUN FOR?
[JANE]
[SIGHs]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU'RE VERY MUCH
LIKE JANE.
YOU'RE A DOG.
NUMBER ONE.
YOU SHED, NUMBER TWO.
-[LAUGHS] - AND YOU'RE
A LITTLE BIT SKITTISH.
GET THAT THERE.
GET YOUR EYEBALL
AND YOUR MOUTH.
IF YOU COULD'VE LIVED IN ANY
OTHER TIME, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
ANY OTHER TIME?
- YEAH.
- I WOULD LIVE IN...
I WOULD LIVE IN,
I DON'T KNOW, PROBABLY lN--
I WOULD LIKE TO RIDE IN A WAGON
AND STUFF, BE LIKE A MINER--
- REALLY? - BACK IN THE DAY,
VVHAT DO THEY CALL THOSE GUYS?
- PROSPECTOR?
- PROSPECTOR.
- SEE?
- WOW.
THAT ACTUALLY IS PRETTY GOOD.
NICE.
I HAVEN'T SAID
ONE LIE TO YOU.
YEAH?
WELL, ONCE I SAID
A HALF LIE.
THAT WAS IT.
YOU'VE-- COME ON,
YOU'VE SAID SOME LIES TO ME.
HAVEN'T YOU?
I'VE NOT LIED TO YOU.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU-- I DON'T KNOW
HOW TO WORD THIS
WITHOUT IT COMING OUT WRONG.
I THINK YOU'RE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL
THAT EVER REALLY PAID ATTENTION TO ME.
AND I KNOVV THAT YOU'RE ONLY PAYING ATTENTION
TO ME BECAUSE OF OUR SITUATION, BUT...
AND THAT'S WHY I WOULD LIKE
TO KNOW JUST...
YOU KNOW,
A LITTLE BIT MORE.
[DAN] I DON'T KNOVV
VVHAT I'M SAYING.
I DON'T KNOW WHA TO SAY TO YOU.
[JANE]
YOU'RE A WHOLE LOTTA TALK.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
LISTEN, I'M, UH...
I'M SORRY. I SHOULD'VE...
-[LAUGHS]
-...KNOCKED LOUDER.
[LAUGHS]
- SORRY.
- SURE. WHATEVER.
GO GET US A TABLE.
I HAVE TO CALL GROUND CONTROL.
O KAY.
O KAY.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
WHO ANSWERS THERE?
WHAT WILL YOU TALK ABOUT?
I'M JUST GONNA TELL THEM
WHAT TOWNS WE HIT. THAT'S IT.
- THAT'S ALL?
- THAT'S ALL.
O KAY.
ALRIGHT. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
I CAN DO FOR YOU?
- GET OUT OF HERE!
-[LAUGHS] ARE YOU SURE?
- YES!
- ALRIGHT, TABLE FOR TWO?
- YES!
- OKAY.
[JANE GIGGLES]
[DAN]
ALRIGHT.
[JANE ON PHONE]
KAREN LATUILIPPE.
04-26-170.
- WHAT?
- WELL? WHAT DID THEY SAY?
[SCOFFS]
WELL, NOTHING.
JUST, "THANK YOU
FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
COULDN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU."
- THAT'S IT.
- I PROMISE. THAT'S ALL.
YOU THINK I VVAS UP THERE LONG
ENOUGH FOR SOME SORT OF, UH...
SECRET TRANSMISSION?
SOMETHING IN CODE?
H EY.
WHY DO YOU NEED
TO BELIEVE IN THIS SO BADLY?
IT'S JUST--
YOU KNOW IT'S JUST GIVING
PEOPLE SOMETHING
TO WONDER ABOUT.
IT'S UH...lT'S A JOKE.
A CAPER.
THAT'S IT,
SOMETHING TO JUST, YOU KNOW,
BREAK UP THE MONOTONY
OF LIFE.
- THAT'S IT.
- THAT'S IT?
YEAH.
THAT'S IT?
IT'S A JOKE TO YOU?
WHO IN THEIR RIGHT MIND,
WOULD GO THROUGH
ALL THIS TROUBLE,
TO DO ALL OF THIS STUFF,
IF IT WAS JUST A JOKE?
THERE'S NOT.
THERE'S JUST--
I DON'T KNOW.
I MEAN, THERE'S, LIKE--
I JUST ALWAYS ASSUMED IT WAS
SOME ECCENTRIC BILLIONAIRE.
YOU KNOW, PROBABLY
A LITTLE BIT INSANE.
YOU KNOW,
"WIZARD OF OZ."
LOOK. I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE
ABOUT THIS THAN YOU DO.
I'VE--I'VE JUS BEEN DOING IT FOR LONGER.
THAT'S IT.
BORED. SORT OF LIKE,
HOWARD HUGHES,
UP IN HIS, I DON'T KNOW,
XANADU TEMPLE.
[LAUGHS]
I'LL GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE.
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO
BELIEVE IN THIS SO MUCH?
BECAUSE...
BECAUSE, I DON'T--
I DON'T BELIEVE
IN ANYTHING ELSE.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
THEY'RE TELLING ME SOMETHING
THAT I WAN TO BELIEVE IS TRUE.
YOU KNOW, IF THERE COULD BE
ANYTHING ELSE,
THEN MAYBE EVERYBODY
ENDS UP ALRIGH AND SO WILL I.
I MEAN, I'VE NEVER
FELT ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW?
I ALWAYS FELT LIKE, UM,
I DON'T KNOVV, LIKE A JIGSAVV
PIECE FROM THE VVRONG PUZZLE.
THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU?
YOU FEEL LIKE
A PUZZLE PIECE?
WELL, I FEEL,
I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE WE'RE
ALL JUST PIECES, YOU KNOW?
PIECES FROM DIFFERENT PUZZLES.
RANDOM ONES.
AND THERE'S NO POIN IN FIGURING IT OUT AT ALL.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT...
THEY GIVE ME
A CHANCE AT...
MAKING ME NOT FEEL
THAT WAY ANYMORE.
DO YOU FEEL LIKE A LO OF PUZZLE PIECES,
-[CHUCKLES]
- OR JUST ONE PUZZLE PIECE?
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
YEAH,
I WISH I DIDN'T.
I MEAN...
MAYBE WE'RE ALL JUST...
AND WE DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE PICTURE'S OF.
MAYBE. I THINK YOU'RE ONTO
SOMETHING THERE.
- YEAH?
- YEAH, I DO.
THIS IS AS FAR AS I GO. YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO COME THE REST OF THE VVAY.
[CHUCKLES]
FINE.
DON'T...
EVER TELL ME
YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ME.
[WHISPERS]
EVER.
WHAT IF IT WERE TRUE?
[slel-ls DEEPLY]
THAT WOULD BE TOO BAD.
HI.
WE'RE GIVING PEOPLE
SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN?
MAYBE. BUT, I THINK
AT THE END OF THE DAY
IT'S GONNA BE UP TO THEM
WHETHER OR NO THEY WANNA BELIEVE IT.
WHAT IF...
[SIGHS]
VVHAT IF VVE GAVE THEM SOMETHING TO
BELIEVE IN VVITHOUT NEEDING TO...
WHAT IF WE LET THEM
IN ON THE SECRET WITHOUT...
KEEPING IT FROM THEM.
JUST...
BUT WHAT'S THE SECRET?
DO YOU WANNA GO
TO THE GRAND CANYON?
- REALLY?
- YEAH.
YEAH, ALWAYS.
I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE.
- OKAY.
- IS IT CLOSE?
- YEAH!
- YEAH? GIVE ME FIVE MORE MINUTES.
LET'S GO!
[GROANING] ALRIGHT! I'M UP!
I'M UP! I'M UP!
-[JANE LAUGHS]
-[DAN GROANS]
- COME ON.
- ALL RIGHT.
- I'M TERRIFIED OF HEIGHTS.
- I LOVE THEM. I REALLY DO.
- YOU LIKE HEIGHTS?
- YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW.
L--l LIKE, LIKE, SOR OF THAT TINGLY SENSATION.
- REALLY?
- YEAH.
- YOU DON'T?
- NO, I REALLY DON'T.
- WHY?
- I DON'T KNOW.
IALWAYS FEEL LIKE
SOMETHING'S GONNA HAPPEN
AND I'M GONNA JUST HEAVE
MYSELF OVER THE EDGE--
-l'LL PUSH YOU.
- DON'T! PLEASE! DON'T DO IT!
[LAUGHS]
DON'T DO IT.
- YOU JUMPED SO BAD!
- I WILL LEAVE YOU HERE.
I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY,
I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.
- I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU.
- YOU'RE FORGIVEN.
- YEAH?
- MM-HM.
- YOU GONNA KISS ME?
- YOU WANT ME TO KISS YOU?
- You LOOK LIKE You WERE some To.
-[LAUGHS]
I THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
NO, I'M NOT.
NO?
I'M GOING TO EXFOLIATE
ON YOUR STUBBLE.
[LAUGHS]
- THAT WORKS.
- YEAH?
- IT'S LIKE A SHOE MAT.
-[LAUGHS]
- YOU'RE SAYING MY FACE IS DIRTY?
- IT LOOKS LIKE A SHOE.
[LAUGHS]
- I'M KIDDING.
- LIKE A NICE SHOE, OR LIKE A HIKING BOOT?
LIKE A...
LIKE A BIG MOTORCYCLE BOOT.
MY FACE LOOKS LIKE
A MOTORCYCLE BOOT?
YEAH, SOMETIMES.
- VVHAT?
- IN A CERTAIN LIGHT, IT ALL DEPENDS.
- WHAT?
- NO, I'M KIDDING.
YOU LOOK LIKE
A STRAPPY SANDAL.
[BOTH LAUGH]
- COME ON.
- YEAH.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL, IF I LOOK LIKE
A MOTORCYCLE BOOT,
- IF MY FACE LOOKS LIKE A MOTORCYCLE
BOOT... - NO, IT DOESN'T.
-[GASPS]
- YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FACE.
-[THUNDER RUMBLES]
- SHUT UP.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
I KEEP MISSING THESE.
YOU'RE DISTRACTING ME.
- YEAH?
- I FEEL LIKE THIS IS COMING TOVVARDS US.
I'M DISTRACTING YOU
FROM THIS?
YOU'RE DISTRACTING ME
FROM ALL OF THIS.
YES?
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
AH.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[wmn BLOWING]
WHAT'S WRONG?
NOTHING.
- WHY ARE YOU CRYING?
- I'M NOT CRYING.
- YOU'RE UPSET.
- I'M NOT.
IT'S JUST WINDY.
[MUSIC PLAYING
ON CAR STEREO]
[RAINDROPS PELTING WINDOW]
I THINK WE SHOULD
GO TO PHOENIX TODAY.
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO GO THERE.
NOT WANTING TO,
BUT I THINK WE SHOULD GO.
ALL RIGHT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY
SOMETHING EARLIER?
I MEAN, WE COULD'VE REALLY
BEEN THERE DAYS AGO.
I'VE BEEN AIMING US THERE
SINCE WE GOT TO COLORADO.
REALLY?
THANKS FOR MENTIONING IT.
LOOK, DANNY, IF YOU WANTED
TO TRAVEL WITH SOMEONE
WHO WOULD GIVE YOU ACCESS
TO HER EVERY THOUGHT,
YOU SHOULD'VE GOTTEN IN SOMEONE
ELSE'S CAR IN ILLINOIS.
WHO'S KAREN LATUILIPPE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T LIKE HER NAME.
I HEARD YOU SAY THAT NAME
THE OTHER NIGHT ON THE PHONE.
- I TOLD YOU NOT TO LISTEN TO THAT CALL.
- VVELL, YOU KNOVV VVHAT?
YOU SHOULD'VE GIVEN ME
JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME
TO GET DOWN THE HALLWAY
BEFORE YOU DECIDED--
GIVEN YOU MORE TIME?
HCVV VVAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOVV YOU
VVERE, LIKE, SNOOPING BY MY DOOR?
- I TOLD YOU TO GO DOWN.
- I WASN'T SNOOPING BY YOUR DOOR.
I LEFT YOUR ROOM,
I WAS STANDING RIGHT THERE.
WHO IS IT?
IS IT YOU?
SO I HAVE AN ALIAS.
YOU HAVE AN ALIAS. VVHICH ONE
IS IT, OR IS IT BOTH OF THEM?
WHAT-- WHAT DOES IT MATTER?
IT MATTERS TO ME.
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GET--
I'M A LITTLE BIT SICK OF THIS,
BECAUSE EVERY TIME
YOU ASK ME SOMETHING,
I'M PRETTY FORWARD WITH IT.
I MEAN, YOU KNOW MOSTLY
EVERYTHING ABOUT ME.
YOU KNOW THE BLUEPRINTS
AND STUFF.
[TURNS VOLUME UP]
J' ROLL ON
J' ROLL ON
J' ROLL ON, LITTLE DOGIES,
ROLL ON, ROLL ON
J' ROLL ON
J' ROLL ON
J' ROLL ON, LITTLE DOGIES,
ROLL ON.
SO THIS IS WHERE
WE'RE LAYING IT?
- OUTSIDE?
- YEP.
- OKAY, LET'S GO.
- ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
YOU KNOW, I NORMALLY
SUPPORT YOU 100%,
BUT I THOUGHT THAT WE WERE
SUPPOSED TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW,
STAY OUT OF AREAS
WHERE PEOPLE MIGHT SEE US.
IF YOU WANT TO LAY A TILE
ACROSS TOWN, BE MY GUEST.
THIS ONE'S GOING HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
[SIGHS]
I HATE MYSELF TONIGHT.
I'LL BE BETTER TOMORROW.
- GET A FRESH START.
- ALL RIGHT.
- JUST LET ME DO THIS, OKAY?
- OKAY.
SHIT.
SHIT!
- YOU ALL RIGHT?
-[MAN] HEY!
WHAT THE HELL?
WHAT'S SHE DOING
OVER THERE?
UM, JUST-- HER FRIEND
DIED ABOUT LIKE A YEAR AGO
OR THREE YEARS-- HE GOT HIT BYA
BIKE AND HE VVAS, YOU KNQVV--
AND SO SHE'S JUS PAYING HER RESPECTS.
- WHO'S THIS?
-[WOMAN] WHAT'S GOING ON?
NOTHING, WE WERE
DOING SOMETHING
AND WE'RE LEAVING,
WE'RE DONE.
- ARE WE LEAVING?
- NO, WE'RE NOT LEAVING.
- YOU STAYED.
- YEAH.
YOU KNOW, I THOUGH YOU MIGHT'VE STAYED,
BUT I DIDN'T THINK
YOU'D STAY HERE.
- VVHAT'S GOING ON? - CAN YOU STOP
ASKING VVHAT'S GOING ON, PLEASE?
WHY DID YOU COME BACK?
I STILL NEEDED
TO GET ARIZONA.
OH, OH, THIS IS
MY REPLACEMENT, HUH?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
SCREW YOU.
NO, DON' INTELLECTUALIZE IT.
DON'T MAKE
A NARRATIVE OF IT.
VVHAT NARR-- l'M NOT MAKING A NARRATIVE.
VVHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
- YOU'VE GOT TO STOP.
- FINE, I'LL STOP. FUCK YOU.
I'M NOT YOUR
FUCKING SCHOOL GIRL.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
HAVE FUN WITH HIM.
WATCH HIS NOSE.
IT CRINKLES WHEN HE'S LYING.
- THAT'S HIS TELL.
- THAT'S A TIC.
-[BREATHING HEAVILY]
- THAT'S REALLY SAD.
YEAH, HAVE FUN TOGETHER.
COME ON, DAN, LET'S GO.
- WHAT'S HAPPENING TO HIM?
- I DON'T KNOW. COME ON.
- WHAT THE HELL?
- COME ON.
-[GIRL] WHAT THE--?
-[MAN] JUST GET IN THE CAR.
- I'M ALL RIGHT.
- I GOT THIS.
- HEY, I'M RIGHT HERE.
-l'M SORRY.
IT'S OKAY.
NO, I'M SORRY.
I'M REALLY SORRY.
JUST BREATHE.
JUST TRY TO BREATHE.
-[HYPERVENTILATING]
- OKAY, LOOK.
OKAY, HEY.
I'M SORRY.
HEY, HEY, WE'LL GO HOME,
WE'LL GO HOME, OKAY?
[RAPID BREATHING CONTINUES]
ALL RIGHT, WHAT WAS THAT?
HUH? WHO WAS HE?
YOU KNOW,
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
IT'S A FOOTNOTE,
NOT A STORY WORTH TELLING.
ALL RIGHT, BUT WHY WON'T YOU
JUST TELL ME ANY STORY?
ANYTHING?
ONE THING.
[SIGHS]
DO YOU REMEMBER THE ONE
ABOUT MY FRIEND, THE--
MY FRIEND WITH
THE MAGICIAN GRANDFATHER?
YES.
I'LL TELL YOU A STORY
ABOUT HER, IF YOU WANT.
O KAY.
SHE'S NOT AROUND ANYMORE
SO SHE WON'T MIND.
WELL, WHAT WAS SHE LIKE?
SHE LIKED FIRE.
NOT LIKE AN ARSONIST DOES
BUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE,
THE WAY IT JUMPED,
THE WARMTH, THE GLOW.
WHERE DID SHE LIVE?
IN A VERY NICE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SHE LIVED IN THE SORTA OF HOUSE
WHERE A FAMILY COULD GO
AN ENTIRE WEEKEND WITHOU SEEING EACH OTHER, YOU KNOW?
SORT OF LIKE A HOUSE,
NOT A HOME.
WHAT? THERE WASN' ANY LOVE IN THE HOUSE?
NO, THE PARENTS LOVED
THE CHILDREN, IT'S JUST...
THE KIND OF LOVE THA YOU HAVE TO GIVE
WHEN YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
GIVEN ANY LOVE, YOU KNOW?
I THINK SO.
AND WHEN THAT'S THE
KIND OF LOVE A GIRL GETS,
THE KIND OF LOVE SHE HAS TO GIVE IS
BOUND TO HAVE A FEVV KINKS IN IT.
SO WHAT WAS HER LOVE LIKE?
IT WAS BIG,
THAT WAS THE PROBLEM.
AND SOMETIMES
THAT'S WONDERFUL, BUT...
IT ALSO MEANT THA THERE WERE LENGTHY PERIODS
WHEN...
BEING HIGH WAS NORMAL
AND...
SOBER WAS HELL.
IT WAS A ROUGH FEW YEARS
AND AT THE END OF IT,
SHE WAS PREGNANT.
AND...
[SNIFFS]
WHEN SHE DECIDED
NOT TO KEEP THE BABY...
ALL THAT MATTERS
IS SHE KNEW.
SHE REALLY KNEVV THAT SHE
COULDN'T BE THIS CHILD'S MOTHER.
AND THAT MADE IT ALL
THE MORE CHALLENGING
WHEN HER PARENTS TOLD HER
IT WASN'T HER DECISION AT ALL.
FROM THE MOMEN SHE TOLD THEM, IT WAS VERY CLEAR
THAT SHE VVOULD BE RAISING THIS
CHILD, THAT THE LEAST SHE COULD DC
IF SHE GOT PREGNANT WAS AC LIKE SHE MEANT TO BE.
SO SHE HAD THE CHILD AND
IT WAS A BOY, INCIDENTALLY.
- A BOY.
- YES.
BUT WHEN SHE HAD DECIDED
NOT TO KEEP HER SON,
HER LOVE FOR HIM DRIED UP.
AND FOR ALL THOSE MONTHS
HE GREW IN HER
SHE COULDN'T FIND HER LOVE FOR HIM
AND IT SCARED HER SO DAMN MUCH.
BUT HE WAS BORN...
AND HE WAS ABSOLUTELY
EVERYTHING TO HER.
HE BROUGHT ENOUGH LOVE
TO THE TABLE TO MAKE HER
VVANNA FORGET SHE'D EVER QUESTIONED
HER ABILITY TC) LOVE HIM.
I'M SO TIRED, IT'S BEEN
A REALLY LONG NIGHT.
[SIGHS]
IT WAS LIKE
A FIRST BREATH OF AIR
AFTER BEING SURE YOU'D DROWN.
AND THAT WAS SO PERFECT.
ITS TIMING WAS SO SYMMETRICAL
BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENED NEXT...
I MEAN, HAD TO CONFIRM HER
BELIEF IN SOME HIGHER POWER,
EVEN IF THAT HIGHER POWER
WAS AT THE VERY LEAS DEEPLY AMBIVALENT ABOUT HER
AND EVERYONE SHE KNEW.
I...
I MENTIONED SHE LIKED FIRE.
AND THAT'S APPROPRIATE
BECAUSE...
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED
NEXT WAS FIRE.
SHE WALKED OUT OF THE ROOM...
AND WHEN SHE WALKED BACK,
SHE WAS ALONE.
HE WAS THERE, BUT...
STILL.
AND SHE DIDN'T SCREAM BECAUSE
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE DO...
AND...
SHE WAS MADE OF FIRE NOW.
AND SO SHE WALKED
INTO THE DESERT...
AND THE FOOTSTEPS SHE LEF BEHIND WERE ON FIRE, TOO.
AT LEAST THAT WAS
HOW SHE SAW IT.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[JANE slsl-ls]
AREN'T YOU TIRED OF BELIEVING
IN SOMETHING
YOU CAN'T EVEN DESCRIBE?
BUT I CAN DESCRIBE THIS.
WHAT IS IT? THE--
YCU GONNA TELL ME THE PICTURE'S COMPLETE?
PUZZLE'S COMPLETE?
AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, YOU'RE ALONE
IN THE DESERT VVITH A VIRTUAL STRANGER.
THEN WHAT SHOULD I BE DOING?
- I'M SORRY, I JUST--
- WHAT SHOULD I BE DOING?
[SIGHING]
YOU KNOW, YOU COULD COME UP WITH
SOMETHING BETTER, SOMETHING...
MORE AMAZING.
MAYBE.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT ARE WE DOING?
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
I DON'T KNOW. YOU TELL ME.
YOU PICK.
I DON'T CARE, YOU DECIDE, I PICKED THE
LAST TIME. DIDN'T I PICK THE LAST TIME?
I DID.
- FINE.
- YOU DECIDE.
HOW ABOUT THE FOUR CORNERS?
THAT SOUNDS LOVELY.
- YEAH?
- YEAH, LET'S DO THAT.
WHAT'S THE FOUR CORNERS?
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT ARE THE FOUR CORNERS?
- VVHAT ARE THE FOUR-- -[GIGGLING] IT'S
VVHERE-- IT'S VVHERE THE FOUR STATES MEE - AT RIGHT ANGLES.
- WHAT FOUR STATES?
UTAH, COLORADO,
ARIZONA, AND NEW MEXICO.
J' WEST OF HER
THERE'S A PLACE I KNOW
J' NEVER HAVE BEEN
BUT I'D LIKE TO GO
[JANE]
TELL ME SOMETHING TRUE.
J' SOMEWHERE OUT THERE
I BELIEVE IN ME
J' AND WEST OF HER
IS WHERE I'D LIKE TO SEE
I THINK... THAT I MIGHT BE
FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU.
J' WEST OF HER
THERE'S ANOTHER PLACE
[JANE] You CAN'T SAY You THINK
YOU'RE FALLING m LOVE WITH SOMEONE.
LOVE IS AN ABSOLUTE.
YOU CAN LOVE SOMEONE
A LITTLE OR A LO BUT IF YOU ONLY THINK YOU'RE
FALLING IN LOVE WITH THEM
THEN YOU'RE NO IN LOVE WITH THEM.
J' ROLL ON
J' ROLL ON
ROLL ON
I LOVE YOU.
I'M NOT IN LOVE WITH YOU.
IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL,
I'M SORRY.
COME ON, DANNY, TELL ME
SOMETHING TRUE, JUST...
YOU KNOVV, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT YOU
BELIEVE YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN ANYTHING.
I MEAN, YOU... YOU BELIEVE IN
MORE THAN YOU KNOW YOU DO.
YOU BELIEVE IN SOMETHING,
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW.
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW IT.
J' ROLL ON,
I JUS J' ROLL ON, ROLL ON
IF YOU NEED TO GO LAY THAT TILE,
I CAN'T GO WITH YOU.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
YOU CAN'T COME WITH ME?
I'M DONE.
I CAN'T KEEP DOING THIS.
IF YOU WANNA SPREAD SOMETHING
TOGETHER, SOMETHING ELSE,
I WILL, WE'LL COME UP
WITH SOMETHING.
I'LL SPREAD IT ALL OVER
THE WORLD, BUT I'M... DONE.
I CAN'T-- I CAN'T...
SPREAD A RIDDLE
AND AN EMPTY PROMISE.
I THINK THAT I MIGHT BE FALLING
IN LOVE WITH YOU.
YOU'VE BEEN SAYING THIS
FROM THE BEGINNING.
BUT IT'S NOT EMPTY.
NOTHING ABOUT THIS IS EMPTY.
THEN...
TELL ME SPECIFICALLY
WHAT IT MEANS.
RIGHT, SEE?
J' ROLL ON
J' ROLL ON
- AND, UM, HERE...
-[PAPER WRINKLING]
YOU TAKE YOUR ORDERS
FROM THEM NOW.
IT'S MAINE.
[slel-ls]
WHAT AN ANTI-CLIMAX, RIGHT?
J' ROLL ON
J' ROLL ON,
ROLL ON
[JANE]
YEAH, YOU KNOW.
J' ROLL ON, I JUS J' ROLL ON,
ROLL ON
STAY HONEST,
MR. LINCOLN.
[HEAVY BREATHING]
[POUNDING FOOTSTEPS]
STOP IT.
[EXHALES SHARPLY]
[LABORED BREATHING]
[swans DEEPLY]
[Lowme]
[MUSIC PLAYING]
THIS IS WHAT YOU WANTED
ME TO DO, HUH?
THIS IS WHAT YOU...
LEFT ME TO DO BY MYSELF?
SOME HORSE SHI FUCKING NO-NAME TOWN.
ALL RIGHT.
AH, FUCK ME.
[GROANING]
[TV MOVIE]
[MAN] NO, EVANS.
I CAN'T FIGURE OUT VVHY YOU KEEP
STEPPING CN MY TOES ALL THE TIME.
OF COURSE THAT'S YOUR BUSINESS.
I'M A GOOD LOSER.
[JOHN WAYNE]
l LIKE A GOOD LOSER.
'COURSE I LIKE ANY KIND OF A
LOSER BETTER THAN A WINNER...
[MUSIC PLAYING]
[CROWD MURMURING]
[LAUGHTER]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[CROWD CHATTER]
[MARCHING BAND
DRUMLINE PLAYING]
[DRUMMING CONTINUES]
[HEAVY BREATHING]
HELLO?
WHAT'S IN THAT BAG?
[GROANING]
WHAT DO YOU WANNA KNOW?
WHAT'S IN THE BAG?
- SECRETS.
- TELL ME THE SECRET.
I'M REALLY GOOD
AT KEEPING SECRETS.
ALL RIGHT. YOU LOCK LIKE A GUY I CAN
TRUST SO I'M GONNA LEVEL VVITH YOU.
THE SECRET IS, I THINK,
THAT EVERYBODY
ENDS UP ALL RIGHT.
AND SO WILL YOU.
OH... OH...
OKAY.
THAT'S KIND
OF A STUPID SECRET.
HEY, EXCUSE ME...
THIS IS GONNA SOUND REALLY BAD,
WEIRD, I'M SORRY.
I NORMALLY DON'T DO
THIS TO PEOPLE
'CAUSE I HATE IT WHEN
THEY DO IT TO ME, BUT...
-[GIGGLING] OKAY. -...l HAVE TO
MAKE JUST A SMALL PHONE CALL.
- LIKE, TWO SECONDS.
- YEAH, YOU NEED TO USE MY PHONE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I DON'T HAVE MY PHONE.
- YEAH, NO, IT'S NO PROBLEM. HERE...
- IT'S JUST IMPQRTANT.
-[MAN] HELLO?
- WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TROMSQ?
AND WHEN IS IT GONNA HAPPEN?
[MAN] FIRST...
LET ME ASK You SOMETHING.
HOW DOES OUR MESSAGE
MAKE YOU FEEL?
I DON'T THINK
THAT MATTERS ANYMORE.
JUST TELL ME SPECIFICALLY VVHA IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN NORVVAY.
[MAN]
THAT'S VERY COMPLICATED.
THERE ARE-- THERE--
WELL, IT SHOULDN'T BE.
IT SHOULDN'T BE COMPLICATED A ALL, JUST TELL ME ONE THING.
ANYTHING.
JUST ONE SMALL THING
YOU KNOW THAT I DON'T KNOW.
OKAY. LISTEN, I LEFT--
I LEFT A CAR NEXT TO THE GIBSON
GUITAR FACTORY IN MEMPHIS.
[MAN]
WHAT?
AND IT ISN'T LOCKED, SO YOU'RE GONNA
VVANT SEND SOMEONE SOON, OKAY?
-[MAN] THIS ls HIGHLY UNUSUAL.
HELLO? -[PHONE CLICKS OFF]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TROMSQ?
YOU KNOW WHAT, I DON'T THINK
ANYTHING IS HAPPENING IN TROMSQ.
MAYBE LIKE ELECTRONIC MUSIC.
- OKAY.
- NOTHING TOO BIG.
LISTEN, IS THERE A--
IS THERE A HOTEL SOMEWHERE?
- IN EITHER DIRECTICN? - OH, YEAH, YEAH.
THERE'S ONE, LIKE, A BLOCK THAT VVAY.
SO IT'S WALKING DISTANCE?
YEAH, I THINK IT'S LIKE A MOTEL, IT'S
LIKE, $60 BUCKS A NIGHT OR SOMETHING.
$60 BUCKS A NIGHT?
[MAKES SUCKING SOUND]
- AH...
- OH, MAN.
ALL RIGHT, HCVV ABOUT COFFEE? IS THERE--
IS THERE A COFFEE PLACE AROUND?
YEAH, I'M GOING TO GET COFFEE
RIGHT NOW ACTUALLY.
- YOU VVANNA COME?
- YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO GET COFFEE?
- YEAH, I'LL SHOW YOU.
- YEAH?
- YEAH, COME ON.
- IT'S NOT WEIRD OR ANYTHING?
- NO, NO.
- AM I CREEPING YOU OUT?
- NO, NOT YET [LAUGHING] - | NO NORMALLY LIKE THIS. NORMALLY, I'M...
- NQ, YEAH... YOU LOOK A LITTLE
DISHEVELED, I'M NOT GONNA LIE. - CLEAN...
DO I LOOK A LITTLE MANGY
YEAH?
[CELL PHONE VIBRATING]
HELLO?
[MAN]
DANIEL?
WE RECEIVED A VERY DISTRESSING
CALL FROM THIS NUMBER.
I THINK WE NEED
TO SPEAK ABOUT YOUR BEHAVIOR.
[WOMAN]
HEY, WHO WAS THAT?
UHH...MOVING COMPANY.
THEY SAID THAT THEY'RE GOING
OUT TO THE STORAGE UNIT TODAY
AND THAT MY STUFF SHOULD BE
READY BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
YOU'LL GET THIS JOB AND THEN
YOU'LL GET A BIG PROMOTION.
AND THEN YOU'LL GET OU OF MY PLACE.
AND THEN YOU'LL
GET OUT OF MY HAIR.
- GET OUT OF YOUR HAIR?
- YEAH.
YOU KNOVV VVHAT? I DON'T THINK YOU COULD
HANDLE YQUR HAIR VVITH ME OUT OF IT.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'D SHAVE IT OFF IN MOURNING.
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
YOU OKAY?
WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?
PUZZLE PIECES.
WHY ARE YOU THINKING
ABOUT PUZZLE PIECES?
BECAUSE, SOMETIMES...
I FEEL LIKE...
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUST FROM THE WRONG PUZZLE.
- YEAH?
- YEAH.
AND SOMEBODY TOLD ME
ONCE THAT...
MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE MAYBE VVE JUST DON' KNOVV VVHAT THE BIG PICTURE'S OF.
YOU KNOW?
BUT I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOVV IF THAT'S TRUE. I DOESN'T REALLY SEEM QUITE RIGHT TO ME.
YOU KNOW?
I THINK THAT MAYBE,
IN THE END,
I'M JUST, YOU KNOW,
MORE LIKE A TILE.
OR LIKE A...
I DON'T KNOVV, LIKE A TINY
POINT IN A BIG MOSAIC.
- YEAH?
- YEAH.
AND YOU'RE ONE.
AND SO'S EVERYONE
I'VE EVER KNOWN.
YOU KNOW, OR LOVED.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S UP TO US
WHETHER OUR PICTURE IS...
A BEAUTIFUL ONE, YOU KNOW,
OR AN UGLY ONE.
-Il= THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE INTO.
-[CHUCKLES]
YOU KNOW, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES
WHEN I'VE KNOWN
MY PICTURE WAS HAPPY
IN THE MOMENT.
AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW,
IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.
HMMM.
BUT I THINK I'M STARTING
TO REALIZE
THAT, YOU KNOW, I'M THE ONE
WHO GETS TO DECIDE
WHERE MY TILES LIE.
WELL, THAT'S VERY
PHILOSOPHICAL.
- IS IT PHILQSOPHICAL? I THOUGHT SO.
- YEAH.
THAT'S WHY THEY CALL ME SPINOZA.
YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?
- NOBODY CALLS YOU THAT.
- THEY DON'T?
SORRY. NO. MM-MM.
- VVELL, YOU COULD BE THE FIRST.
- HMM.
- I BETTER GET GOING.
- GOOD LUCK, SPINOZA.
THANK YOU.
LIKE MY BROTHERS ALWAYS SAY,
BEST ADVICE BEFORE A BIG GAME:
- MM-HMM?
-"WIN."
-[CHUCKLES] wm.
- YES, so GET THE JOB, OKAY?
JUST DON'T EXERT YOURSELF TOO MUCH.
I VVANT YOU AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.
- WHY? NEFARIOUS PURPOSES?
- UH, YEAH.
- I COULD SEE IT.
- SURE.
I SEE HOW YOU WORK.
YOU KNOVV I AM TRYING TO EXERT MYSELF
AT LEAST ONCE A DAY THESE DAYS.
- OH, YEAH? OH, GOOD.
- MM-HMM.
GOOD. SO YOU VVANT TO GET YOUR
EXERTION OUT OF THE VVAY EARLY TODAY?
- DO I?
- MM-HMM. YEAH.
MMM, I GOTTA GO.
WHY DO YOU ALWAYS DO THIS TO ME?
- COME ON. - AS SOON AS I'M
READY TO VVALK OUT THE DOOR
- COME ON. JUST FIVE MINUTES.
- THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]
[MAN]
"...AND THEN TAKE HANDS."
"THESE ARMS ARE TIRED."
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT,
I GUESS.
YEAH, I GUESS SO. HUH.
"...CURTSY WHEN YOU HAVE
AND KISSED."
[GUITAR PLAYS]
J' WOKEN BY A FAULTY HEAR J' HORSES DRAWN
BEHIND YOUR CAR J' DROWNING
IN THE RIVER BLUE
J' THE ONLY VES J' IS STRAPPED TO YOU
J' WHEN YOU HAVE
YOUR PIECES SE J' SOMEONE WILL GLUE YOU
J' AND SELL YOU
TO AN ANTIQUE STORE
J' BUT SHE DIDN'T WANT YOU
J' OR NEED YOU
J' AS YOU ARE
J' TYPING UP
HANDWRITTEN NOTES
J' CARRYING THEM
LIKE TALLIED VOTES
J' OF THOSE WHO HAVE
ABANDONED YOU
J' AND BRUISED THE ROOTS
J' FROM WHICH YOU GREW
J' STEALING THE MEMORIES
J' OF THOSE YOU ADMIRE
J' BUYING WOOD
TO BUILD A HOME
J' WHEN WHA YOU BUILD IS FIRE
J' SHE HAS BURNED
J' ALL THAT'S INSIDE YOU
J' AND SHE WOULD FIGH J' RIGHT ALONGSIDE YOU
[GUITAR AND FIDDLE PLAY]
[MUSIC FADES]