Josh and S.A.M. (1993) - full transcript

I GOT IT!
I GOT IT!

[LAUGHTER]

I DID IT!

COME ON!

GOOD JOB!

[SHOUTING]

YEAH!

GREAT GAME!

SAM, IT'S YOUR TURN.

COME ON.

SAM, YOU'RE UP NOW.



COME ON, ALIEN!

GET THE SPACEBOY OUT!

KICK IT, SPACEMAN!

KICK IT, ALIEN.

STOP THAT.
IT'S NOT NICE.

KICK IT, ROBOTMAN.

YES!

[SHOUTING]

MISS FOSTER!

SAM!

THAT'S IT!

STOP THAT NOW!

SAM, STOP THAT RIGHT NOW.

JUST SEND SAM TO FLORIDA.
I DON'T NEED TO GO.



YOUR FATHER WILL
MISS YOU BOTH

IF YOU DON'T VISIT HIM
BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS.

I'M NOT LEAVING YOU ALONE
WITH A DRUG SMUGGLER.

JEAN-PIERRE IS A VERY
HONEST AND RESPECTABLE
BANKER.

YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE IT.

THAT'S WHY
YOU NEED ME HERE.

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING

ABOUT A $200 CHARGE
TO HIS GOLD CARD

FROM THE URBAN OUTLAW
CATALOGUE?

HOW WOULD I KNOW
ABOUT THAT?

I'M NOT ACCUSING,
SWEETHEART.

HE HAD TO CANCEL
HIS ACCOUNT.

I THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT KNOW.

[DOORBELL RINGS]
THE URBAN OUTLAW
CATALOGUE.

THE BABYSITTER.
THANK GOD.

IT'S OBVIOUS.

IT'S HOW HE LAUNDERS
HIS DRUG MONEY.

MRS. WHITNEY,

I'M AFRAID SAM STARTED
ANOTHER FIGHT IN SCHOOL.

HONEY...

WHAT ARE YOU
LOOKING AT?

SEE, MOM? THIS IS WHAT
HAPPENS WHEN YOU DRINK
WHILE YOU'RE PREGNANT.

SAM'S AN INTELLIGENT BOY.

HE'S TESTED VERY HIGH

BUT HASN'T PAID ATTENTION
IN HIS SUMMER CLASSES.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

I'M AFRAID THE SCHOOL

HAS TO HAVE HIM REPEAT
THE SECOND GRADE.

HELLO?

ANOTHER WHOLE YEAR
IN SECOND GRADE?

SO?

WHY CAN'T YOU COME?

I'M LEAVING
IN 15 MINUTES.

NO WONDER YOU GET ALONG
WITH DAD'S STEPSONS.

THEY'RE BRAIN-DEAD, TOO.

ALL RIGHT.

ALL RIGHT. GOODBYE.

SAM WILL BE FINE
WHEN HE GETS TO FLORIDA.

HIS FATHER KNOWS HOW
TO TALK TO HIM.

THEN SEND HIM THERE ALONE.

BOTH OF YOU, GO PACK
YOUR SUITCASES.

WE'RE NOT LEAVING
TILL TOMORROW AFTERNOON.

NOW. I DON'T
WANT YOU MISSING
YOUR PLANE AGAIN.

YOU WOULDN'T KNOW WHERE
TO FIND A BABYSITTER
ON SHORT NOTICE?

NO, I WOULDN'T.

OH.

YOU KNOW, SAM,

I DIDN'T WANT TO MENTION
THIS WITH MOM AROUND,

BUT I KNOW WHERE
THERE'S THIS SECRET PLACE

THAT ALL THE KIDS
WHO FAIL A GRADE
GET TOGETHER.

IT'S WAY OUT
ON THE BLUFFS,

HIGH ABOVE
THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY.

WHAT DO THEY DO THERE?

JUMP OFF.

MOM, WHY ARE WE
IN SUCH A HURRY?

OUR PLANE DOESN'T LEAVE
FOR ANOTHER 2 1/2 HOURS.

JEAN-PIERRE
HAS LUNCH RESERVATIONS.

ME AND SAM HAVE TO
HANG OUT AT THE AIRPORT

'CAUSE HE'S HUNGRY?

IT'S BETTER
TO BE EARLY ANYWAY.

OH, GOD. HE'S HERE.

[ENGINE STARTS]

AND, PLEASE,
NO MORE JOKES

ABOUT JEAN-PIERRE'S
COLOGNE.

IT'S NOT COLOGNE.
IT'S A FIRE HAZARD.

IT'S WHAT KILLED
SAM'S CAT.

BUTTONWILLOW GOT
RUN OVER BY A CAR.

CAN WE REALLY
RULE OUT SUICIDE?

MAYBE J.P.'s FUMES
WERE TOO MUCH FOR HER,

AND SHE FLUNG HERSELF
UNDER THE WHEELS.

HI.

HOW ARE YOU?

FINE.

CAN WE DROP THEM
IN FRONT THIS TIME?

JEAN-PIERRE.

COME ON.

YOU'RE NOT MY BROTHER
ANYMORE.

WHAT?

I JUST DECIDED IT.

THE SAME WAY DAD
ISN'T MOM'S HUSBAND
ANYMORE.

YOU ARE DUMBER
THAN DAD'S STEPSONS.

YOU CAN'T DIVORCE ME.

DAD CAN TAKE YOU
AWAY FOREVER,

LIKE HE TOOK THE LAWNMOWER
AND THE BARBECUE.

THAT WOULDN'T MATTER.

I'D STILL BE YOUR BROTHER
WHEREVER I WAS,

EVEN IF I WAS A THOUSAND
MILLION MILES AWAY.

I WISH YOU WERE.

IS EVERYTHING O.K.?

EXCUSE ME. WHO'S
THAT KID OVER THERE?

WELL, THAT'S YOUR BROTHER.

SEE?

NOT ANYMORE, I'M NOT.

SAY IT ALL YOU WANT.

YOU STILL CAN'T CHANGE
WHO YOUR BROTHER IS.

YOU'RE STUCK
WITH WHATEVER YOU GET...
FOREVER.

WHEN I GET TO FLORIDA,

I'M MAKING CURTIS AND LEON
MY REAL BROTHERS

'CAUSE THEY DON'T
LIKE YOU EITHER.

[SHOUTING]

TIME OUT!

STOP THE GAME!

EMERGENCY SUBSTITUTION!

HO! HO!

HO! THEY'RE HERE.
THEY'RE HERE.

EVERYTHING GO O.K.,
ELLEN?

YEAH, FINE.

AND WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?

WHAT DO WE GOT IN HERE?

WE GOT US A KILLER SAM!

OH, A KILLER SAM.

WHOA, BUDDY.

OH, AND HIS
GRUESOME TWIN JOSH.

SO, SAM, YOU WANT TO GO
OUT FOR A LONG ONE?

HEY, CURTIS.

ALL RIGHT. HERE.
HIKE IT TO ME.

READY?

HIKE!

OH, YES!

YES! OH, THE CROWD
GOES WILD!

OH, GOSH, SAM.

KILLER SAM,
GIVE ME A BIG ONE.

HEY.

SO I HEAR YOU'RE HAVING
A LITTLE TROUBLE IN SCHOOL.

IT'S O.K.,

EXCEPT WHEN PEOPLE
MAKE FUN OF ME...

LIKE JOSH.

WHO'S HE TO MAKE FUN

WITH THESE SKINNY
LITTLE ARMS?

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU
TO PUT ON SOME MUSCLE

BEFORE YOU CAME BACK.

BUT MOM MADE ME
COME ANYWAY.

HEY, THOM,
THROW ME ONE.

NO, NO, NO.

JOSH'S TURN.

CAN'T I JUST
GO INSIDE, PLEASE?

HEY, COME ON, JOSH,
JUST CATCH THE BALL.

LET'S SHOW THESE GUYS
HOW IT'S DONE.

COME ON.

[WHISTLES]

LET'S GO.

RIGHT.

YEAH.

HEY, SAM,

WHY DON'T YOU
TELL JOSH

WHAT WE HEARD
YOUR DAD SAY

HE'S AFRAID
HE MIGHT BE.

YOU TELL HIM.

COME ON, SAM,
DO IT.

WHY? YOU GUYS ARE
THE ONES WHO HEARD IT.

YEAH, BUT YOU'RE
HIS BROTHER.

YOU SHOULD TELL HIM.

A HOMOSEXUAL, O.K.?

[LAUGHING]

YEAH, HE WAS AFRAID
YOU MIGHT BE A HOMO,

BUT WE ALREADY
KNOW YOU ARE.

[CHUCKLING]

ARE YOU GOING
TO CRY NOW?

CURTIS, LEON,
YOU KNOCK IT OFF.

DAD, CAN I BE EXCUSED NOW?

AND FOR GOD'S SAKES,
JOSH, JUST...

CLEAN YOUR PLATE.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK YOUR REAL DAD

IS PROBABLY SOME HOMO
IN CALIFORNIA.

I BET YOUR MOM
DID IT WITH A FAG,

AND THEN
YOU WERE BORN.

THERE!

THERE! IS THAT CLEAN
ENOUGH FOR YOU, DAD?

JOSH, GO TO YOUR ROOM.

MY ROOM? YOU'RE IN
MY DAMN ROOM.

SAM...

YOU'RE IN TROUBLE,
JOSH,

AFTER WHAT YOU DID
LAST NIGHT,

AND CURTIS HEARD YOU
IN DAD'S OFFICE

AT 3:00
IN THE MORNING.

I DON'T CARE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER EITHER.

HOW COME?

'CAUSE I DISCOVERED
SOMETHING REALLY BAD

THAT I HAVE
TO TELL YOU ABOUT.

I ALREADY KNOW
YOU'RE A HOMO.

NO, SAM,
THIS IS REAL.

I FOUND SOMETHING SERIOUS

ON DAD'S COMPUTER
LAST NIGHT,

SOMETHING HE'S BEEN
KEEPING A SECRET
ALL THIS TIME.

SO?

IT'S ABOUT YOU.

IS NOT.

YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.

WHAT IS IT?

WELL, THE REAL REASON
WHY YOU'RE HAVING
TROUBLE AT SCHOOL,

WHY YOU'RE ALWAYS
FIGHTING WITH KIDS
AT RECESS

AND GETTING
INTO TROUBLE,

AND WHY YOU'RE GOOD
AT FOOTBALL.

WHY?

I FOUND PROOF
ON DAD'S COMPUTER

THAT YOU WERE
GENETICALLY ENGINEERED

AND SECRETLY TRAINED
TO BE A FIGHTER...

A SOLDIER...

A CHILD WARRIOR.

YOU'RE MAKING THIS UP.

NO. WHY DO YOU THINK
THEY'RE ALWAYS
CALLING YOU SAM?

IT'S MY NAME.

IT'S YOUR ACRONYM.

IT'S STANDS FOR...

I TOSSED
SOME SECRET DOCUMENTS
OUT THIS MORNING.

I'LL WATCH OUT
FOR DAD.

GO LOOK UNDER THE WINDOW
OF HIS OFFICE.

GO ON. GET THEM.

THIS IS ME!

THIS HERE SHOWS HOW YOU
WERE GENETICALLY ALTERED

TO BE A FIGHTER.

THIS IS THE ELECTRONIC
AIMING DEVICE

THEY PUT INSIDE
YOUR RIGHT EYE.

AND THIS DESCRIBES
YOUR ENHANCED TACTICAL
MENTAL POWERS

FOR WAR STRATEGY.

BUT I FAILED SECOND GRADE.

ONLY 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T
LEARN LIKE NORMAL KIDS.

YOU ABSORB
INFORMATION ONLY

WITH SPECIAL NUMBERS
AND CODED WORDS.

JOSH...

WHY DIDN'T THEY TELL ME?

'CAUSE THEY WERE ONLY
THINKING OF THEMSELVES.

WHEN THEY DELIVER YOU
TO THE PENTAGON,

MOM'S GOING TO USE THE MONEY
TO GO TO EUROPE WITH J.P.

DAD'S SENDING YOU
TO FIGHT A WAR

SO THE BUTTHOLES
CAN GO TO FOOTBALL CAMP.

I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT

OR GO TO WAR.

HEY, DON'T WORRY.

YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO HAVE TO.

WE HAVE TO KEEP
THIS QUIET,

AND WE HAVE
TO STICK TOGETHER.

NO MORE TEAMING UP
WITH CURTIS AND LEON

'CAUSE THEY'RE IN
ON IT, TOO.

COME ON, WE OUGHT
TO GET BACK.

OH!

HEY, KILLER SAM!

UH, JOSH, SAM...

UH, THERE'S SOMETHING
I GOT TO TELL YOU.

I KNOW THIS IS VERY SUDDEN.

TOMORROW AFTERNOON,
YOU BOYS ARE FLYING BACK
TO CALIFORNIA.

YOU'LL PACK UP YOUR ROOMS

AND SPEND THE LAST WEEK
OF YOUR VACATION
WITH YOUR MOTHER.

SHOULDN'T YOU TALK
TO THEM ALONE?

NO, THIS IS
A FAMILY MATTER.

NOW THAT WE'RE GOING
TO BE LIVING AS A FAMILY,

WE'LL DISCUSS THIS
TOGETHER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, DAD?

YOUR MOTHER
CALLED LAST NIGHT.

IT SEEMS
THAT HER BOYFRIEND,
UH, JEAN-PIERRE,

ASKED HER IF SHE WOULD
LIVE IN EUROPE WITH HIM

FOR THE NEXT YEAR,

AND SHE SAID YES.

NOW? SHE'S GOING
TO EUROPE NOW?

THAT'S RIGHT, SAM.

HOW CAN SHE
PAY FOR THIS?

HOW'S SHE GETTING
THE MONEY?

MAY I BE EXCUSED, PLEASE?

IT'S NOT YOUR BUSINESS
HOW SHE'S PAYING FOR THIS.

JOSH, I'M NOT FINISHED!

JOSH, THIS MUST MEAN
THEY'RE SENDING ME
TO WAR NOW.

HOW CAN YOU SAY
YOU DON'T WANT
TO TALK ABOUT IT?

WHAT CAN YOU DO?
IT SUCKS.

I CAN TELL MOM
I KNOW THE TRUTH.

I CAN SHOW HER
THE DOCUMENTS.

NO! IF SHE SEES THEM,
SHE'LL DESTROY THEM.

THEN SHE'LL SAY
I MADE IT ALL UP.

COME ON, JOSH, PLEASE,
YOU GOT TO HELP ME.

YEAH.

WELL, I DIDN'T WANT
TO TELL YOU THIS

BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT
TO GET YOUR HOPES UP,

BUT I READ
ON THE COMPUTER
ABOUT THE OTHERS

ESCAPING ON THIS THING

THEY CALLED
THE UNDERGROUND ROADWAY.

YOU MEAN
LIKE A BIG LONG TUNNEL?

NO, NOT--NOT EXACTLY.

IT'S, UH...

IT'S LIKE A SECRET
ESCAPE NETWORK

THAT USES BACK ROADS
AND SPECIAL DRIVERS

SO THAT THE ARMY
WON'T CATCH THEM.

TO WHERE?

TO CANADA.

I KNOW WHERE THAT IS.

I CAN GO THERE, TOO.

NO, NOT ALONE.

NOT WITHOUT FINDING
YOUR SUPREME COMMANDER
FIRST.

RIGHT DOWN THERE,
RIGHT NOW,

SHE'S PROBABLY LEADING
A NEW GROUP

TO SAFETY AND FREEDOM.

THEIR COMMANDER,
SHE'S A GIRL?

A WOMAN...

A GREAT WOMAN.

I GOT TO FIND HER, JOSH.

WHAT'S SHE LOOK LIKE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE NEVER SEEN
A PICTURE OF HER...

BUT THE COMPUTER
DESCRIBED HER

AS HAVING LONG
AND WAVY BLONDE HAIR

AND REAL
BEAUTIFUL-LOOKING...

AND SHE WEARS
A RED HAT

WHEN SHE'S OUT ON
A MISSION

LEADING MUTANT CHILDREN
NORTH TO CANADA.

THEY DON'T KNOW
HER NAME

EXCEPT THAT
SHE'S CALLED LIBERTY.

THE LIBERTY MAID.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT
THEY CALL HER.

THE CAPTAIN HAS TURNED ON
THE FASTEN SEAT BELT SIGN.

WE ARE EXPERIENCING
TURBULENCE

DUE TO A STORM
OVER DALLAS.

WHY DIDN'T SHE COME
AND GET ME, TOO?

MAYBE IT'S NOT
YOUR TIME YET.

MAYBE YOU'RE STILL SAFE.

HERE.

I WANT YOU TO CHEW
ON THIS FOIL, O.K.?

IF YOUR BRAIN IS RUNNING
AN EXCESS CHARGE,

YOU SHOULD FEEL
A SLIGHT ELECTRIC
TINGLE

IN YOUR BACK TEETH.

[SIGHS]

OW!

OH, GOD, SAM.

IT HURTS.

YOU'RE ACTIVATED.

IT'S A WIND SHEAR ALERT.

THEY DON'T EXPECT
THE AIRPORT TO OPEN

TILL VERY EARLY
IN THE MORNING.

NO, YOU CAN'T
DO THIS, MOM.

SAM IS BEHAVING
REAL STRANGE.

I DON'T THINK
THIS IS A GOOD IDEA.

IT'S ONE NIGHT
IN A HOTEL.

SAM WILL BE FINE.

NO, MOM, IT'S NOT GOOD
FOR YOU TO LEAVE AT ALL.

SAM IS ACTING EVEN
WEIRDER THAN BEFORE.

HE NEEDS YOU
TO TAKE CARE OF HIM.

YOUR FATHER WILL TAKE
VERY GOOD CARE OF HIM,

BUT I NEED TO TAKE CARE
OF MYSELF NOW.

YOU UNDERSTAND,
DON'T YOU?

I JUST SAW JEAN-PIERRE
ON 60 MINUTES
CONFESSING EVERYTHING.

HE WAS IN THE SHADOW,

BUT I COULD TELL
BY THOSE BIG LIPS
OF HIS.

STOP IT, JOSH.

JEAN-PIERRE IS GOING
TO BE PART OF OUR LIVES.

NOTHING YOU SAY
WILL CHANGE THAT.

JOSH.

JOSH!

MRS. WHITNEY,
YES, WE GOT YOUR NOTE.

EVERYTHING'S
TAKEN CARE OF.

YES, THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, JOSH,
COME ON, LET'S GET
YOUR BROTHER.

WELL, GOOD NIGHT, BOYS.

LET'S BEHAVE OURSELVES,
O.K.?

WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT
AT THE AIRPORT?

AFRICA.

I DON'T THINK
IT'S A GOOD IDEA
TO TALK IN HERE,

BECAUSE I THINK
IT'S BUGGED.

WHAT'S GOING ON
IN AFRICA?

A SECRET AND BRUTAL WAR
THAT THEY WANT YOU
TO FIGHT IN.

THEY CAN'T DO THAT.

I'M NOT GOING
TO LET THEM.

SO, UH, LISTEN.

I'M GOING TO GO
DOWNSTAIRS AND USE
THE PAY PHONE

AND SEE IF I CAN FIND US
A DRIVER

FROM
THE UNDERGROUND ROADWAY.

IT MAY TAKE
A COUPLE OF HOURS,

SO DON'T OPEN THE DOOR
FOR ANYONE.

DON'T TELL ANYONE
WHERE I AM.

WHY CAN'T I GO WITH YOU?

UM, BECAUSE...

THERE MAY BE
A SCOUT DOWN THERE
FROM THE PENTAGON.

THEY KNOW WHAT
A KILLER SAM LOOKS LIKE.

DON'T GO ANYWHERE
OR DO ANYTHING

TILL I COME BACK, O.K.?

[SIGHS]

[BELL RINGS]

SO LONG, SAM.

[BELL RINGS]

[MUSIC PLAYS]

CAN I HELP YOU, BOY?

OH.

WHO ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

MY MOTHER.

WHAT'S HER NAME?

HERE SHE IS.
MICHELLE GEARY.

NO, IT CAN'T BE.

THESE ARE THE ONES
WHO AREN'T HERE BECAUSE
OF THE AIRPORT CLOSING.

SHE'S BEEN GONE
FOR ALMOST TWO HOURS.

SHE MUST'VE FORGOTTEN
TO COME BY AND PICK UP
HER BUTTON.

SHE FORGOT TO GIVE
ME AND MY BROTHER
A ROOM KEY.

THERE SHE IS.

DAMN IT, MOM.

MICHELLE GEARY...

YOU'VE BECOME
A LITTLE BOY.

OH, WELL, UH,
I'M NOT REALLY HER.

YOU'RE RIGHT.
SHE WAS BIGGER.

UH, I KNOW.
SHE'S MY MOM.

MICHELLE IS.

YES!

YES, I CAN SEE IT.

I SURELY CAN.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

JOSH CAN'T COME
TO THE PHONE

'CAUSE HE'S
IN THE BATHROOM,

AND HE'LL BE THERE
A LONG TIME.

[HOTEL MANAGER]
THAT'S FINE.

MAKE SURE YOU PACK
YOUR BAGS TONIGHT.

THEY'RE PICKING YOU UP
AT 7 A.M.

O.K.

I REALLY OUGHT
TO BE GOING.

WAIT A SEC, JOSH.

IS YOUR FATHER HERE?

WHO DID MICHELLE
FINALLY END UP WITH?

I BET IT WAS
SOME RICH GUY.

I DON'T KNOW
WHO MY FATHER IS.

I DON'T EVEN
KNOW HIS NAME.

I REALLY BETTER
BE GOING.

WAIT!

DID YOU MOTHER MENTION
THE NAME DEREK BAXTER?

UH, OH, YEAH, SURE.
SHE TALKS ABOUT YOU
ALL THE TIME.

SHE DID, REALLY?

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

MY GOD,
IT COULDN'T BE HIM.

IT HAS TO BE.
WHO ELSE?

DON'T PAY NO ATTENTION
TO THEM.

IT'S ALL LIES.

YOUR MOTHER AND I,

WE HAD SOMETHING
REALLY SPECIAL.

I REALLY BETTER
BE GOING.

I'M STAYING
WITH MY GRANDPARENTS.

THEY'RE PICKING ME UP.

HOLD ON,
JOSH, JOSH, JOSH.

WE GOT TO TALK
SOMEWHERE.

REALLY? HOW COME?

BECAUSE YOUR
MOTHER AND I--

JOSH, IT'S ME, SAM.

UH, THIS IS
MY BROTHER SAM.

HE HAS PROBLEMS.

YOU DON'T NEED THESE.

IS THIS THE DRIVER?

NO.

YES! I'M DRIVING YOU BOTH
TO GET A JUICY STEAK.

HOW'S THAT SOUND TO YOU?

I WANT TO GO
TO CANADA RIGHT NOW.

UH, MR. BAXTER, MAYBE
WE SHOULD JUST STAY HERE.

AND EAT THIS COLD
CHICKEN CRAP?

WE GOT TO GET OUT
THE BACK WAY.

SAM, WAIT!

YEAH! WHOO-HA!

[HONK]

[BRAKES SQUEAL]

[HORN HONKS]

IT'S TOO BAD
WE'RE DRIVING
THIS RENT-A-CAR.

MY REAL CAR'S
A CORVETTE.

THERE'S JUST
ONE THING I WANT
TO ASK YOU, JOSH.

WHAT DAY WERE YOU
BORN ON?

UH...

UH, JUNE 17th.

THAT'S--NINE MONTHS
BACK...

WELL, THAT'S THE NIGHT
WE BEAT GARLAND.

THAT'S--
THAT'S PERFECT.

HA HA!

THAT'S HOMECOMING
NIGHT.

I KNEW IT!

KNEW WHAT, MR. BAXTER?

DON'T CALL ME THAT,
JOSH.

CALL ME DAD.

THIS IS SO GREAT!

WELL, HERE WE ARE.

WHERE ARE WE?

THIS ISN'T CANADA.

DON'T YOU
RECOGNIZE YOUR OWN
GRANDPARENTS' HOUSE?

OH, YEAH.

LET'S GO IN
AND TELL THEM
THE NEWS.

OH, WAIT. NO! NO!

WE--WE REALLY
CAN'T GO IN
AND SURPRISE THEM

BECAUSE MY GRANDFATHER
HAS A BAD HEART

AND IT MIGHT
KILL HIM.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT, JOSH?

I'LL GO SEE
IF THEY'RE AWAKE.
YOU STAY HERE.

ALL RIGHT.
SUIT YOURSELF.

O.K.

SHIT.

THAT MAN OUT THERE
HAS MY BROTHER.

HE'S DRUNK,
AND HE THINKS
HE'S MY FATHER.

CAN YOU CALL
THE POLICE?

[DOORBELL RINGS]

PLEASE CALL
THE POLICE.

UM, THEY MUST'VE
GONE BACK TO GET US,

BUT YOU CAN LEAVE
US HERE.

LEAVE MY ONLY SON
HERE ON THE STREET?

OH.

I KNOW.
SOMETIMES THEY LEAVE
THE BACK DOOR OPEN.

I'LL GO CHECK.

THIRSTY?

NO, THANK YOU.

COME ON.

COME ON.

YES.

IT'S O.K.

JOSH, WE GOT
TO GET A NEW DRIVER

'CAUSE HE'S NOT
DOING THIS RIGHT.

UH, IT'S O.K., DAD.
YOU CAN GO NOW.

NO, IT'S NOT O.K.,
JOSH.

I HAD SOME GOOD TIMES
IN THIS HOUSE.

RIGHT HERE
ON THIS COUCH, IN FACT.

UH, LISTEN, DAD,

MY GRANDPARENTS
ARE COMING HOME SOON.

IT'S GETTING LATE.

OLD SAM WAS TELLING ME
QUITE A BIT

ABOUT HOW
YOU DISCOVERED

HE WAS REALLY
A GENETICALLY
ENGINEERED SOLDIER,

AND I HAD TO TAKE
YOU TO CANADA

SO'S HE WOULDN'T
BE SENT TO SOME WAR
IN AFRICA.

HA HA HA HA!

KIDS.

YEAH, KIDS.

COME ON. WE GOT
TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE.

AHH.

THIS IS MICHELLE.

NOW, WHO'S THIS GUY?

UH, I DON'T KNOW,
BUT LISTEN, DAD,

TEACH ME HOW
TO PLAY POOL.

DON'T YOU
CALL ME THAT.

THE OTHERS...

THEY PUT YOU
UP TO THIS,
DIDN'T THEY?

NO. I MADE IT UP
MYSELF. I'M SORRY.

I SHOULD'VE KNOWN

YOU WEREN'T MINE,
YOU SCRAWNY RUNT!

YOU STOP THAT NOW!

I OUGHT TO SNAP
YOUR SCRAWNY
LITTLE NECK!

I WARNED YOU.

AAH!

IT WORKED, JOSH.
MY AIMER'S ACTIVATED.

YOU LITTLE SHIT!

IS HE DEAD?

DID YOU KILL HIM?

YES.

SHIT! YES,
I KILLED HIM.

WE GOT TO GET OUT
OF HERE. NO, WAIT.

SOMEONE WILL SEE US
COMING OUT.

NO, THEY'VE ALREADY
SEEN US

TONIGHT
AT THE HOTEL.

THEY'RE GOING
TO KNOW
I'M THE KILLER.

OH, GOD! SHIT!

FINGERPRINTS.

THEY'RE ALL OVER
THE PLACE
IN HERE.

THEN WIPE
THEM OFF, JOSH.

OH, MY GOD, SAM,
I'M A MURDERER

IN TEXAS,

AND THEY GIVE YOU
THE LETHAL INJECTION
HERE.

IT'S LIKE A SHOT,

BUT IT KILLS YOU.

THEY EVEN GIVE IT
TO MINORS.

YOU GOT
TO GET OUT OF TEXAS.

COME WITH ME
TO CANADA.

CANADA?

SAM, DON'T YOU SEE
THAT THIS IS REAL?

IT'S NOT LIKE
THAT STUFF

ABOUT YOU BEING
A CHILD WARRIOR.

I MADE ALL THAT UP.

YOU LIAR.

I'M SORRY, SAM.

I REALLY AM.

YOU ALWAYS WANT
TO LEAVE ME OUT
OF EVERYTHING.

SAM, I REALLY
MADE IT UP.

THEN FORGET IT.

I'LL GO BY MYSELF.

WAIT. WHERE
ARE YOU GOING?

CANADA. GOODBYE.

BUT...

SAM.

SAM!

SAM, YOU CAN'T
DRIVE A CAR.

I CAN, TOO.
I WATCHED MOM.

I CAN GET TO CANADA
ON MY OWN.

SAM, YOU'RE JUST
A NORMAL KID.

I MADE EVERYTHING UP
ON DAD'S COMPUTER.

YOU DID NOT.

SAM, IT'S NOT REAL.

WHY ELSE WOULD MOM
BE LEAVING

RIGHT WHEN THE WAR
IS STARTING?

THERE IS NO WAR,
SAM.

MOM'S JUST LEAVING,
THAT'S ALL.

LIAR. YOU'RE TRYING
TO GET RID OF ME.

MOVE OVER.

CANADA IS NORTH
FROM HERE.

I KNOW THAT.

[STARTING ENGINE]

PUT YOUR SEAT BELT ON.

YOU GOT TO PUT
THIS THING HERE
ON "D."

[TIRES SQUEAL]

THERE!
PRESS ON THAT!

SHUT UP.

WE'RE NEVER GOING
TO GET THERE.

WHERE ARE WE?

JOSH, WHAT ABOUT
THE KIDS AT SCHOOL?

WHAT? WHAT ABOUT THEM?

THEY KNEW.
THEY KNEW WHAT I WAS.

HOW COULD THEY KNOW?
THEY HAD TO.

I MADE IT UP
BECAUSE I WAS MAD AT YOU.

BUT EVERYONE IN SCHOOL
CALLED ME ALIEN.

MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE
YOU WERE ALWAYS
STARING OFF INTO SPACE

AND--AND PLAYING
BY YOURSELF

AND NEVER PAYING
ATTENTION IN CLASS.

I WASN'T
PAYING ATTENTION

'CAUSE I WAS
ALWAYS THINKING
ABOUT BEING DEAD,

LIKE GRANDMA
AND BUTTONWILLOW

AFTER SHE GOT HIT
BY THE CAR.

NOW I KNOW
IT WAS ALL BECAUSE
I WAS PROGRAMMED

TO GIVE UP MY LIFE

LIKE ALL THE OTHER
KILLER SAMS.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT?
ISN'T THAT
WHAT YOU SAID?

THEN WHY ARE YOU
TRYING TO LIE?

WHY ARE SAYING
I'M NOT WHAT
YOU KNOW I AM?

SAM, I'M SORRY.

WELL, DON'T
DO IT AGAIN.

IF YOU DO, I'LL
TAKE THIS CAR

AND GO TO CANADA
WITHOUT YOU.

MMM.

WHAT? SAM,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

FORGET IT, JOSH.
IT'S MY TURN TO DRIVE.

SAM, YOU'RE GOING
WAY TOO FAST.

I AM NOT.

LOOK, IT GOES UP
TO 120.

O.K., LOOK
AT THE ROAD.

I GOT TO FIND
THE LIBERTY MAID

AND THE UNDERGROUND
ROADWAY TO CANADA,

SO GO BACK TO SLEEP
OR SOMETHING, O.K.?

WE KNOW YOU HAVE
THE ABILITY TO DRIVE,

BUT ANYONE
WHO SEES YOU

THINKS YOU'RE JUST
A REGULAR 7-YEAR-OLD

DRIVING A CAR
WAY TOO FAST.

IF THE POLICE
SAW THAT,

THEY'D SEND YOU
TO THE PENTAGON.

LET ME DRIVE, NOT
BECAUSE I'M BETTER,

WE BOTH KNOW
THAT YOU'RE BETTER,

BUT BECAUSE I DON'T
LOOK AS STRANGE
DRIVING A CAR.

O.K.

GREAT. FIRST,
YOU HAVE TO
PRESS DOWN

ON THE BRAKE

AND PUT THIS
THING INTO "N."

I GOT IT.

HI. JUST
CHANGING DRIVERS.

OH, GOD, SAM,
YOUR HEAD'S BLEEDING.

I KNOW, BUT WE
GOT TO KEEP GOING

AND FIND
THE LIBERTY MAID.

WE GOT TO FIND
A HOSPITAL.

THEY'LL JUST
FIX ME UP

AND SEND ME OFF
TO WAR.

I CAN TAKE CARE
OF MYSELF.

LOOK, I GOT
MY HAND OVER IT.

JOSH!

THERE'S A LIGHT STREAK
IN THE SKY.

OH.

SHOOTING STAR,
PROBABLY.

REALLY?

WELL, IT'S NOT
REALLY A STAR.

IT'S, UH, IT'S
LIKE A ROCK

GOING THROUGH SPACE

AND BURNING UP
IN THE ATMOSPHERE.

MOM SAID
IF YOU MAKE A WISH
AFTER YOU SEE ONE,

IT'LL COME TRUE.

SHE NEVER TOLD ME THAT.

WELL, IT WAS WHEN
YOU WERE LITTLE.

I DON'T BELIEVE IT
ANYWAY.

NO. ME NEITHER.

WE'RE IN COLORADO
NOW.

I'M HUNGRY NOW.

EAT YOUR OTHER
CANDY BAR.

ECCHH! WHY CAN'T
YOU USE THOSE
CREDIT CARDS?

BECAUSE THEY'RE
ONLY COPIES,

AND KIDS CAN'T USE
CREDIT CARDS.

BUT THEY'LL WORK
AT A CASH MACHINE,

'CAUSE
ALL IT DOES IS READ
THE MAGNETIC STRIPE.

I SAW J.P. USE
A CREDIT CARD
OVER THE TELEPHONE

FOR CHINESE FOOD.

SAM, YOU'RE A GENIUS.

YEAH. WELL,
IT'S NOT MY FAULT.

THEY MADE ME
THAT WAY.

[ITALIAN OPERA PLAYS]

IS THAT A LARGE
HALF PEPPERONI,
HALF PINEAPPLE,

AND TWO LARGE
ROOT BEERS?

YES.

GREAT.

[ITALIAN ACCENT]
UH, THIS, UH,
PIZZA...

I MAKE MYSELF.

MYSELF.

YEAH?

MY WIFE...

SHE NO MAKE-A
THE PIZZA.

NO MORE!

NOW
THE CREDIT CARD...

JUST MUST SIGN
JEAN-PIERRE
LATOURETTE.

YEAH.
HE'S IN THE FIELD.

IN THE FIELD?

HE'S OUT THERE
IN THE FIELD.

OUT THERE
IN THE FIELD?

YEAH. HE'S OUT THERE
IN THE FIELD.

HE HAS DIARRHEA.

HE HAS DIARRHEA.

DIARRHEA.

DIARRHEA.

THAT'S NICE.

O.K. MUST SIGN.

MR. DIARRHEA
IS THE FIELD.

YOU KNOW,
IT'S REALLY O.K.

I SIGN FOR HIM
ALL THE TIME.

ALL THE TIME.

ALL THE TIME.

YES...

BUT MUST SIGN
FOR THE DIARRHEA.

YEAH? IS BETTER.

YEAH, YOU'RE
PROBABLY RIGHT.

YES.

YEAH, BECAUSE
LAST TIME I SIGNED...

YES?

I LEFT A $50 TIP.

WELL, MAYBE
YOU CAN SIGN.

O.K.

WHY NOT?

YOU KNOW, SAM,

MOM MUST BE
PRETTY WORRIED
WITH US MISSING.

I'M NOT EVEN
A HUMAN BEING
TO HER OR DAD.

BUT THEY'RE STILL
YOUR FAMILY.

I DON'T HAVE
A FAMILY ANYMORE,

AND I NEVER DID.

WELL, WHAT ABOUT ME?

WHAT AM I TO YOU?

YOU'RE MY DRIVER.

YOUR BANDAGE
IS FALLING OFF.

YOU KNOW, SAM,
AFTER I DISCOVERED
THIS THING ABOUT YOU,

UH, I DID
A LOT OF THINKING,

AND IT SEEMS TO ME

THAT MOM AND DAD
REALLY DID
BEGIN TO LOVE YOU

AS A NORMAL KID,

AND THEY WERE GOING
TO CHANGE THEIR MINDS

ABOUT SELLING YOU
TO THE PENTAGON.

THEN WHY IS MOM--

YOUR MOM LEAVING
WITH J.P.?

WELL, MAYBE
SHE ISN'T ANYMORE.

MAYBE SHE'S WAITING
TO HEAR ABOUT YOU

AND KNOW THAT
YOU'RE O.K.

IT MAKES ME SAD
TO THINK THAT YOU
DON'T CARE

ABOUT ANYBODY ANYMORE.

I MEAN, DOESN'T
IT MAKE YOU
FEEL SAD INSIDE?

I'M GENETICALLY
ALTERED INSIDE.

I'M ALL METAL
AND WIRES.

IT'S COLD.
I DON'T FEEL THINGS
LIKE YOU DO.

SAM, DON'T YOU THINK
WE SHOULD GET IN THE CAR?

I'LL SLEEP
ON THE GROUND.

BUT, SAM,
THIS ISN'T HOME.

SOMEONE COULD
GET US OUT HERE,

YOU KNOW,
AND HURT US.

DON'T WORRY.
THEY WON'T TOUCH US.

NOT WITH ME HERE.

SAM, I WON'T
TELL MOM
WHERE WE ARE.

I JUST WANT
TO TELL HER
WE'RE O.K.

SHE'S ONLY WORRIED
'CAUSE SHE WON'T
GET HER MONEY.

TURN AROUND!

THAT'LL JUST MAKE
HIM MORE SUSPICIOUS.

HE'LL SEE ME
IF WE PASS HIM.

SIT UP HIGH
IN YOUR SEAT

AND HOLD UP
THAT MAP

LIKE YOU'RE
READING IT.

HE DID SEE US.

YOU GOT TO TURN AROUND.

JOSH!

KEEP THE MAP UP,
SAM!

THERE. WE PASSED HIM.

STOP! STOP THE CAR!

WHY?

IT'S HER.

IT'S THE LIBERTY MAID.

SAM, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

IT IS NOT.
I WISHED FOR HER

ON 10 SHOOTING STARS
LAST NIGHT.

YOU SAID YOU
DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT.

I DON'T, BUT IT WORKED.

COME ON. HURRY UP!

THANKS.
THAT WAS CLOSE.

WHERE ARE YOU ALL
HEADED?

SAME AS YOU. CANADA.

OH? HUH.

DID THAT POLICEMAN
KNOW WHO YOU WERE?

NO.

I TOLD HIM
I LIVED UP THE ROAD,

AND HE BELIEVED ME.

THEY'RE REAL DUMB
AROUND HERE.

YOU'RE THE LIBERTY MAID,
AREN'T YOU?

LIBERTY MAID?

WELL, WHAT MAKES YOU
SAY THAT?

BECAUSE YOU LOOK
EXACTLY THE WAY
THE PENTAGON SAID.

YOU HAVE THE RED HAT.
YOU CUT YOUR HAIR.

OH, JESUS.

LET ME OUT
OF HERE NOW.

WAIT A MINUTE.
I CAN EXPLAIN.

WHY DO YOU WANT
TO LEAVE?

I'M LEAVING BEFORE
DAD FINDS HIS CAR GONE.

OUR DAD'S
IN FLORIDA.

WE'VE BEEN DRIVING
FOR TWO DAYS.

DON'T YOU GET IT?
I'M SAM WHITNEY.

"STRATEGICALLY
ALTERED MUTANT."

SAM, I TOLD YOU,
SHE'S NOT
THE LIBERTY MAID.

THE PENTAGON
WAS GOING TO SEND ME

TO FIGHT IN AFRICA,

SO MY BROTHER AND ME
HAD TO ESCAPE
TO CANADA.

NOW YOU CAN BRING US
TO THE OTHERS

IN THE UNDERGROUND
ROADWAY.

IF YOU DRIVE
THE CAR FOR US,

WE'LL PAY
FOR FOOD AND GAS.

I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.

WE'LL TAKE YOU
WHEREVER
YOU'RE GOING.

YOU HAVE
TO BELIEVE IT.

YOU HAVE
TO HELP ME.

I MEAN I DON'T BELIEVE
THEY HAVE THE NERVE.

THEY'RE USUALLY,
WHAT--18--

WHEN THEY MAKE THEM
KILL PEOPLE.

I'M NOT
KILLING ANYONE.

NO WAY.

GOOD. IT'S WRONG
TO KILL PEOPLE.

W-WAIT A MINUTE.

HOW COME
YOU DIDN'T STOP THEM

AND COME GET ME?

BECAUSE SHE'S NOT
THE LIBERTY MAID.

SHE IS, TOO.

MAYBE IT'S 'CAUSE
WE MOVE BACK
AND FORTH A LOT.

MY PARENTS GOT DIVORCED
AFTER THEY SOLD ME

TO THE PENTAGON.

I'M NOT SURPRISED.

THEY USUALLY
SPLIT UP

AFTER THEY PULL
SOMETHING LIKE THIS,

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

IT REALLY
PISSES ME OFF.

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T
RECOGNIZE YOU, SAM.

I'LL DRIVE YOU
TO CANADA.

JESUS, GIRL!

THE NAME IS LIBERTY.

LIBERTY MAID.

SEE? I TOLD YOU
IT WAS HER.

KEEP AN EYE
ON HIM, LIBERTY.

MAKE SURE HE DOESN'T
DO ANYTHING.

DON'T WORRY.
I GOT HIM COVERED.

WHY DID YOU TELL HIM
ALL THAT?

IT'S NOT TRUE.

WHO SAYS
IT'S NOT TRUE?

GIVE ME THE KEYS.

GIVE ME A DOLLAR.

I WANT A SODA.

I ONLY GOT 18 CENTS.

HOW ARE YOU
GOING TO PAY
FOR EVERYTHING

WITH 18 CENTS?

I GOT CREDIT CARDS.

I JUST NEED TO FIND
A CASH MACHINE.

I SHOULD'VE KNOWN.

YOU LOOK LIKE THE TYPE
TO CARRY PLASTIC.

HEY, KOTEX HEAD,

DON'T YOU KNOW
THIS IS A PAY TOILET?

YEAH. YOU FORGOT TO
GIVE US OUR 5 BUCKS.

YOU'RE MAKING
A BIG MISTAKE HERE.

I'M NOT WHAT
YOU THINK I AM.

DON'T YOU GET IT?

I KNOW IT'S NOT TRUE.
I MADE IT UP.

ALL THAT ABOUT SAM
AND THE PENTAGON.

AND THE LIBERTY MAID?

GOT YOUR BLONDE HAIR
AND RED HAT
OFF A JUICE BOX.

LORD ALMIGHTY.

I'VE MET MY MAKER.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

HELLO. JEAN-PIERRE HERE.

UM, CAROLINE WHITNEY,
PLEASE.

I'M SORRY.
MY WIFE CANNOT
COME TO THE PHONE.

YOUR WIFE?

JOSHUA?

JOSHUA!

IS THAT YOU?

LIBERTY, STOP HIM!

I JUST WANT
TO CALL DAD

AND FIND OUT
WHAT'S GOING ON
WITH MOM.

AND TELL WHERE WE ARE
SO HELICOPTERS
WILL GET ME?

I WON'T TELL HIM.

HE WON'T.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

HELLO?

DAD?

JOSH? WHERE ARE YOU?

WHERE'S SAM?

IT'S NONE OF
YOUR DAMN BUSINESS

WHERE I AM, MISTER.

SAM?

GOOD, SAM.
BE FIRM.

DAD, WHEN DID MOM
GET MARRIED?

BEFORE
YOU WERE MISSING, O.K.?

SHE WANTED TO
TELL YOU HERSELF.

NOW, LISTEN,
CALL THE POLICE

RIGHT NOW.
YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

NO, DAD.

I CAN'T.

I KILLED A MAN.

OF ALL THE CRAP
THAT'S COME FROM
YOUR MOUTH...

HE WAS DRUNK
AND GOING AFTER SAM,

SO I BEAT HIM TO DEATH
WITH A POOL STICK.

NOW I'M RUNNING
FOR MY LIFE.

JOSH...

YOU COULDN'T EVEN
KILL A SQUIRREL.

HE DID IT, AND I HELPED,
BECAUSE I'M A KILLER.

YOU MADE ME,
SO I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY.

MR. WHITNEY?

YEAH, THIS IS
YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE--

THE LIBERTY MAID.

I GOT A MESSAGE FOR YOU

AND YOUR PENTAGON CRONIES.

[HIGH-PITCHED NOISE]

YOU SEE?

YOU GOT TO DO
WHAT I DID, JOSH.

YOU GOT TO FORGET
ABOUT YOUR MOM AND DAD

AND ONLY THINK ABOUT
GETTING TO CANADA.

I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY,
'CAUSE YOU STILL
HAVE FEELINGS.

IT'S WHAT
YOU GOT TO DO.

YOUR CARDS HAVE ANY
OF THESE SYMBOLS?

UH, I DON'T KNOW.

I DIDN'T COPY THEM DOWN.

THOSE ARE THE CARDS?

WELL, THEY'RE COPIES,
BUT THEY SHOULD WORK.

YOU EVER TRIED THEM?

COME ON.

THIS IS A COMPUTER, JOSH.

MAYBE I CAN
TALK TO IT
WITH MY HEAD.

YES.

YES.

SEE, JOSH?
IT WORKS.

SHH, SHH.

BE QUIET.

COME ON.
LET'S GO.

WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO?

WE CAN GO.
I GOT IT.

GOOD.

OH, BY THE WAY,

SAM,
WHEN I TALKED TO DAD,

HE TOLD ME TO GIVE YOU
YOUR ALLOWANCE.

IT'S FOR THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE.

[SAM]
THANKS.

[LIBERTY MAID]
SO, DID YOU REALLY
KILL A MAN?

[JOSH]
HE WAS GOING
TO HURT US.

I HAD TO DO IT.

[SAM]
HE KNOCKED HIM
OVER THE HEAD,

HE WAS SO MAD.

MUST FEEL BAD
TAKING SOMEONE'S LIFE.

YEAH...

KIND OF.

WELL, DON'T WORRY.

YOU GUYS
ARE SAFE WITH ME.

HERE YOU GO.

MMM.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WHAT'D YOU
DO THAT FOR?

FOR BEING SUCH
A GOOD PROVIDER.

WELL?

ALISON.

MY NAME IS ALISON.

ALISON.

THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.

EVER SINCE I STARTED
LEADING CHILDREN
OVER THE BORDER,

PEOPLE CALL ME LIBERTY.

IT'S O.K., JOSH.
I'LL SAVE YOU, TOO.

YOU'RE JUST MAKING
WHAT I DID TO HIM WORSE.

HE'S NEVER GOING TO STOP
BELIEVING IT NOW.

IF YOU DON'T
THINK IT'S TRUE,
TELL HIM.

I TRIED,
BUT HE WON'T
BELIEVE ME.

IT'S LIKE

IT MAKES EVERYTHING
MAKE SENSE FOR HIM.

IT EXPLAINS
ALL THE BAD THINGS.

BUT...

WHAT CAN I DO?

I'M A WANTED MAN
WITH A SCREWED-UP BROTHER.

I'M A MURDERER.

JOSH!

WE'RE HERE--

CANADA.

SAM, WAIT A SECOND.

ALISON,
WHERE ARE WE?

I TOOK A SHORTCUT
AROUND SALT LAKE,

AND I GOT STUCK HERE.

GOT STUCK?

HOW?

[ENGINE RUMBLING]

I RAN OUT OF GAS.

HERE YOU GO, SON.

AND I'LL
HOLD YOUR CHANGE

TILL YOU BRING
THE CAN BACK.

O.K. THANKS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WE GOT TO GO.

WE'VE BEEN WALKING
ALL MORNING.

IT'S TIME TO REST.

HERE.
EAT YOUR BREAKFAST.

YOU EAT.

I'LL TAKE THIS
TO THE CAR

AND DRIVE BACK
AND GET YOU.

YOU'RE NOT.

I HAVE TO.

HUH?
WHY'S IT SO IMPORTANT?

COME HERE.

YOU'VE GOT US HERE.

SAM, WHAT'S WRONG?

OH, GOD.

IT'S O.K., SAM.
HE DOESN'T KNOW.

YOU'RE JUST
A NORMAL BOY.

HE DOES KNOW.

HE DOES NOW.

SAM, YOU CAN'T
LOOK AT PEOPLE
LIKE THAT.

MORNING, OFFICER.

HI.

I'M THEIR BABYSITTER.

PARENTS HIRED ME
TO TAKE THEM OUT

FOR A LITTLE
MORNING DRIVE,

TOUR THE DESERT.

MMM...

YOU SEE, OUR CAR
RAN OUT OF GAS, SO...

YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE--

CAN I SEE IT, PLEASE?

SURE.

HANNIBAL, MISSOURI?

THAT'S A LONG
MORNING DRIVE.

WELL, WE JUST
MOVED HERE...

TO UTAH...OGDEN.

ME AND MY PARENTS DID.

I WANT TO CALL
THE BOYS' PARENTS.

WELL, THEY DON'T HAVE
A TELEPHONE.

YEAH,
OF COURSE THEY DO.

THEY JUST GOT ONE.

THEY CAN TELL YOU
ALL ABOUT ALISON.

GOOD. I'D LIKE TO HEAR
ALL ABOUT ALISON.

OH, WAIT.

I'M GOING TO NEED
THE TDD MACHINE
FROM YOUR CAR.

HUH?

YOU KNOW,
THE TDD MACHINE.

BOTH MY PARENTS
ARE DEAF.

I DON'T HAVE
ONE OF THOSE.

HOW DO YOU TALK
TO DEAF PEOPLE
OVER THE PHONE?

I DON'T TALK
TO DEAF PEOPLE.

MOM AND DAD TOLD ME

THERE'D BE PLACES
LIKE THIS.

PEOPLE LIKE THEM
WEREN'T WANTED,

WHERE THEY COULDN'T
EVEN USE THE PHONE

IF A BURGLAR WAS AROUND.

THEY'D JUST DIE,
AND NO ONE WOULD
EVEN CARE,

ESPECIALLY
NOT THE POLICE

WHO DON'T CARRY
TDD MACHINES

SO THEY CAN HEAR
THEIR CALLS FOR HELP.

THIS IS SOME KIND
OF JOKE, ISN'T IT?

OH, YEAH. SURE.

MAYBE IT'S A JOKE
TO YOU, MISTER.

MAYBE THAT'S ALL
YOU DO AROUND HERE

IS JOKE ABOUT
DEAF PEOPLE
BEHIND THEIR BACKS.

BUT LET ME
TELL YOU ONE THING.

THEY CAN DO
THE SAME THING TO YOU.

COME ON. LET'S GO.

I'M REALLY GOING
TO MISS YOU GUYS.

WHY?
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

[SIREN]

COME ON.
LET'S RUN FOR IT.

WE CAN'T RUN.
IT'S TOO LATE.

I CAN TALK
TO THIS GUY.

I KNOW I CAN TALK HIM
OUT OF THIS.

HEY, BACK AT THE STATION,
WE GOT A TDD MACHINE.

OH.

GREAT. UM...

UH, I'LL GO CALL THEM.

YOU GUYS
STAY HERE, O.K.?

NO. ALL OF YOU.

WHERE'S HE GOING?

SAM, WAIT!

NO, SAM!

ALISON, THE FLAT CAR!

COME ON!

ALISON, COME ON!

COME ON!

GET OFF THAT NOW!

I LOST THOSE KIDS!

THEY'RE ON FOOT,

AND THEY'RE HEADING
FOR THE LAKE.

SAM!

UHH!

STOP IT!
DON'T MAKE ME
HURT YOU!

YOU COULD'VE
GOTTEN KILLED
BY THAT TRAIN!

I WAITED TILL
THE WHEELS WENT BY.

YOU COULD'VE GOTTEN
CHOPPED IN HALF!

GET! GET IN THE CAR!

NOW!

COME ON.

[SIREN]

O.K. IT'S SAFE NOW.

WHY ARE YOU
SO MAD AT ME?

YOU KNOW WHAT I AM.

HERE. SIZE 8.

SIZE 12.

WHO WAS THAT GUY?

HEY, ANYBODY HERE
GO BY LIBERTY 005?

YEAH.

HONEY, THAT'S
THE STRANGEST NAME
I EVER HEARD OF.

FIGHT OR FLIGHT
TO THE 49th.

YEAH, IT'S ME.

O.K.

BYE.

WHAT HAPPENED?

WHAT'S WRONG?

WHO WAS THAT?

THE SECRET WAR
IN AFRICA...

IT'S OVER.

YOU CAN
GO HOME NOW.

[ALISON] IT'S JUST THAT
SOMETHING HAPPENED

THAT THE PENTAGON
NEVER EXPECTED.

WHAT? WHAT HAPPENED?

IT'S HARD TO EXPLAIN,

BUT YOU KNOW
HOW YOU HAVE
ENHANCED MENTAL POWERS

LIKE YOU CAN
REMEMBER THINGS?

YEAH.

AND YOU ALSO KNOW

HOW YOU'RE NOT
AFRAID OF DANGER
LIKE OTHERS ARE.

YEAH.

WELL, WHAT HAPPENED
IN AFRICA WAS

THAT WHEN
THE FIGHTING
BROKE OUT,

THOSE TWO QUALITIES

THAT ALL
THE KILLER SAMS HAVE

COMBINED TOGETHER

TO MAKE THEM
STOP FIGHTING.

AND SO
THEY PUT DOWN
THEIR WEAPONS

AND ALL
STOOD UP TOGETHER

AND SAID THEY WERE
MORE WILLING TO DIE

THAN TO KILL
ANOTHER PERSON.

AND THAT'S IT?

THAT'S HOW IT ENDED?

UH-HUH.

MY CONTACT TOLD ME

THAT ALL THE KILLER SAMS
WERE DEACTIVATED

BY SATELLITE LAST NIGHT,

AND IT WAS ALL OVER

BY THE TIME YOU WOKE UP
THIS MORNING.

STOP THE CAR.

POINT TO A LETTER.

UH...

THE "P" IN PASS.

MMM.

THERE.
WHAT ABOUT THAT?

WELL, MAYBE
THEY HAVEN'T
DONE IT YET.

OR MAYBE THEY HAVEN'T
'CAUSE THEY'RE NEVER
GOING TO.

MAYBE IT'S ALL A LIE.

HAVE YOU EVER
THOUGHT ABOUT THAT?

SHE'S GONE BAD, JOSH.

SHE MADE THAT UP
SO SHE CAN
GET RID OF ME.

NO ONE'S
GETTING RID OF YOU.

WE'RE GOING
TO CANADA TOGETHER.

YOU DON'T
HAVE TO GO HOME
UNTIL YOU'RE READY.

HOW CAN I BELIEVE THAT

WHEN YOU'RE THE ONE
TELLING ME?

UM...

I'LL SLEEP
ON THE FLOOR, O.K.?

NO. THERE'S
PLENTY OF ROOM.

GOOD NIGHT,
LITTLE BROTHERS.

HE'S GOING
TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT.

HE'S GOING TO
DRIVE THAT CAR
OFF A CLIFF.

HE'S BEEN GONE
ALL MORNING.

YOU CAN BET
THE POLICE HAVE
CAUGHT HIM BY NOW.

GREAT.
THEY'LL SEND HIM
BACK TO FLORIDA.

IT DOESN'T
SOUND SO BAD THERE.

IT WILL BE
IF HE THINKS
MY DAD SOLD HIM

TO THE PENTAGON.

I STARTED THIS.

I SCREWED UP
HIS THINKING.

I HAVE TO FIND HIM
AND MAKE HIM BETTER.

HOW?

YOU CAN'T DO EVERYTHING,
JOSH.

YOU'RE JUST
A 12-YEAR-OLD KID.

THAT'S WHAT
YOU THINK OF ME?

HEY...

LISTEN, I REALLY
LIKE YOU, JOSH.

I DO.

I MEAN,
YOU'RE SMART,

AND YOU'RE
REAL FUNNY,

AND YOU'RE BRAVE.

I WANT YOU
TO COME WITH ME.

HUH?

LISTEN...

THIS IS ALL ABOUT
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

THIS MAGAZINE RATES IT
AS THE MOST LIVABLE CITY

IN THE COUNTRY.

SEE?

LOOK AT THESE HOUSES
BY THE WATER DOWN THERE.

I CAN'T GO THERE.

YOU KNOW THAT I CAN'T.

MAYBE YOU DIDN'T
REALLY KILL THAT GUY.

IF YOU JUST HIT HIM
ON THE HEAD ONCE,

YOU PROBABLY
KNOCKED HIM OUT.

I TOOK HIS PULSE--
NOTHING.

WELL, MAYBE
YOU TOOK IT WRONG.

HUH?

I GOT TO FIND SAM.

STAY SAFE,
LITTLE MAN.

GOODBYE.

[HORN HONKS]

SAM?

SAM!

DAMN IT.

[ENGINE RUMBLES]

[ENGINE RUMBLES]

YES, DADDY,
I SAW THE TRUCK,

BUT I DIDN'T SEE
ANYONE ON TOP OF IT.

I SAW HIM
BEHIND THAT THING
UP THERE

LESS THAN
A MINUTE AGO.

MM-HMM.

O.K., DEAR,

WELL, I'M SURE
HE'S FLOWN AWAY BY NOW.

LOOK.
THERE HE IS AGAIN.

DADDY, PLEASE.

OH, MY GOD.

SAM?

SAM!

SAM!

GET BACK TO YOUR SEAT.

B-BUT MY BROTHER'S
IN THAT TRUCK
RIGHT THERE.

GET BACK.

YOU HAVE TO
STOP THAT TRUCK.

SAM!

SAM!

YOU CAN TELL IT ALL
TO THE BORDER GUARD.

HEY!

SAM?

SAM?

SAM.

SAM.

SAM?

GET DOWN NOW.
COME ON.

SAM.
HEY!

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING UP THERE?

HEY!

COME ON.

WE GOT TO GET
TO CANADA.

WE'RE IN CANADA, SAM.

THERE'S THE BORDER.

IT'S NOT ANY DIFFERENT.

THE DIFFERENCE IS
THAT YOU'RE SAFE NOW.

HERE. HOLD THIS.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
GO WITH LIBERTY?

BECAUSE I HAD TO
COME AND FIND YOU.

OH.

SHE WASN'T
THE LIBERTY MAID,
WAS SHE?

NO.

SHE WAS JUST A GIRL...

RUNNING AWAY
FROM SOMETHING,

LIKE US.

SOMETHING BAD,
I THINK.

I THINK I KNEW IT
ALL ALONG,

BUT I DIDN'T WANT
TO BELIEVE IT.

[URINATING]

SOMETHING WRONG,
SAM?

WHAT IS IT?
YOU CAN TELL ME.

NO PLACE TO GO.

I KNOW,
BUT GUESS WHAT.

WHAT?

I DON'T HAVE
ANY PLACE TO GO,
EITHER.

THANKS FOR THE RIDE.

OPEN 24 HOURS.

COME ON.

COME ON.

IS EVERYTHING
ALL RIGHT HERE?

IT WILL BE
IF YOU LET US STAY.

YOU STAY AS LONG
AS YOU WANT.

THANKS.

I'M SORRY, JOSH.

WHAT FOR?

YOU'RE ONLY HERE

'CAUSE YOU SAVED ME
FROM THAT DEREK GUY.

WELL, YOU...
YOU SAVED ME, TOO,

BY THROWING
THAT POOL BALL
AT HIM.

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN

YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE
LET THEM SELL ME.

AND IF I HADN'T BEEN
GENETICALLY ALTERED,

I NEVER WOULD HAVE BEEN
SUCH A PROBLEM TO YOU...

AND YOU'D BE AT HOME NOW.

I THINK WE WOULD HAVE
BEEN FRIENDS ALL ALONG.

YEAH.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
WHO EVER HELPED ME.

WHAT'S GOING ON?
WHERE ARE WE GOING?

WHAT WOULD YOU THINK
ABOUT FLYING BACK TO ORLANDO

AND LIVING AT DAD'S HOUSE

LIKE A NORMAL BOY?

I'M NOT
A NORMAL BOY.

IT'S NOT SAFE FOR ME
IN THAT COUNTRY.

YOU KNOW THAT.

LOOK, SAM.

I WAS READING
YOUR PAPERS
LAST NIGHT.

I DISCOVERED
I COULD MAKE IT
SAFE FOR YOU

BY BURNING OUT
YOUR CIRCUITS--

EVEN IF YOU COULD
BURN OUT MY CIRCUITS,

THEY'D PUT NEW ONES IN.

I ALREADY
THOUGHT OF THAT.

BUT THE PROBLEM
IS THEY ALTERED ME
EVERYWHERE,

MY CELLS AND ALL THAT.

THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO ALTER CELLS BACK

AND
BURN OUT CIRCUITS
AT THE SAME TIME.

HOW IS THAT?

RADIATION.
IONIZING RADIATION.

HUH?

OH, DON'T WORRY.
THIS IS JUST
A FRONT.

HEY!

I SAID NOT THE FRONT DOOR.

JESUS, I COULD
GO TO JAIL FOR THIS,

GIVING GAMMA RAYS
TO AN AMERICAN,

ESPECIALLY A MINOR.

YOU EVER
DONE THIS BEFORE?

OH, YEAH.

I GET AN ALTERED MUTANT
HERE EVERY WEEK.

MOST OF THEM ARE
ON THE UNDERGROUND RIVER.

YOU MEAN THE ROADWAY.

RIGHT, BUT AFTER
THE EXACT AMOUNT
OF RADIATION,

THEY'RE JUST LIKE
EVERYBODY ELSE.

YOU CAN'T TELL
THE DIFFERENCE.

ARE YOU READY, SAM?

YES, READY.

LISTEN, HAVE YOU GOT
A WORD PROCESSOR?

I GOT
A TYPEWRITER.

HOW ABOUT A FAX MACHINE?

YEAH, SURE,
BUT YOU KNOW...

THANK YOU.

PLEASE, THIS WAY.

SO HOW DOES IT FEEL,
SAM?

STILL COLD
AND METALLIC INSIDE?

NO, IT FEELS
GOOD AND WARM
LIKE HUMAN FLESH,

BUT I DON'T HAVE
A TICKET.

DON'T WORRY.
I ALREADY TOOK CARE
OF THAT.

YOU JUST LOOK SAD,

REAL SAD.

REALLY? HOW COME?

BOTH HIS PARENTS
WERE KILLED LAST NIGHT

IN A CAMPING ACCIDENT.

HIS UNCLE, THOMAS WHITNEY,
FAXED THIS

AND PREPAID
A ONE-WAY FARE
TO ORLANDO.

A PROPANE STOVE EXPLOSION?

IS THAT WHY HIS FACE
LOOKS LIKE THAT?

YEAH, HE'S PRETTY
SHOOK UP ABOUT IT.

IS ALL
THE PAPERWORK HERE?

YES, IT'S ALL HERE.

YOU KNOW, JOSH,

YOU'RE REALLY GOOD
AT MAKING UP STUFF.

OH, WELL, YOU BETTER
KEEP THAT TO YOURSELF.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GUYS
WAIT RIGHT HERE.

I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE

AND GET YOU
A REALLY GOOD SEAT, O.K.?

YOU FORGOT ALL ABOUT
MY SPECIAL MENTAL POWERS,

MY ENHANCED MEMORY
AND ALL THAT.

THAT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN
ALTERED BACK

'CAUSE I HAD THAT THING
ON MY FACE.

KEEP THEM. YOU
DESERVE SOMETHING

FOR ALL THE STUFF
THEY PUT YOU
THROUGH.

I WISH THERE WAS SOME WAY

YOU COULD TAKE BACK
THE MURDER,

MAKE IT BETTER
SO YOU CAN COME BACK
WITH ME.

YEAH, I WISH THAT, TOO.

BUT EVEN IF I COULD,

I DON'T THINK
I'D GO BACK
TO FLORIDA.

WHY NOT?

YOU KNOW
WHAT IT'S LIKE
FOR ME THERE,

HOW DAD THINKS
OF ME.

I'D DO BETTER
BY MYSELF.

YEAH, BUT I'LL BE THERE,

AND NOW I LIKE YOU.

WOULDN'T THAT BE ENOUGH?

MAYBE. EITHER WAY,
THERE'S NO POINT
IN WONDERING.

I STILL CAN'T GO.

YEAH, WELL, EVEN THOUGH
I'M GOING BACK TO LIVE
WITH DAD,

I ALREADY DECIDED
I'M NOT GOING TO
TALK TO HIM.

YOU'VE GOT TO TALK
TO HIM.

AFTER WHAT HE DID TO ME?

SOMETIMES
PEOPLE DO STUFF

BECAUSE THEY DON'T
KNOW ANY BETTER,

AND THEN LATER
THEY FIND OUT

THAT IT WASN'T SUCH
A GOOD IDEA
AFTER ALL.

BUT DAD STILL DID IT,

AND I CAN'T EVER FORGET

BECAUSE I STILL HAVE
ENHANCED MEMORY.

O.K.

BUT YOU ALSO HAVE
SOMETHING

THAT CAME ALONG
WITH THAT

THAT I BET
YOU DIDN'T EVEN
KNOW ABOUT.

IT'S A REAL STRONG
MENTAL POWER

THAT LETS YOU
FORGIVE PEOPLE,

EVEN IF YOU CAN'T
FORGET WHAT THEY'VE
DONE,

AND IT'S ALSO
THE POWER TO TRUST

AND NEVER BE WORRIED
OR EVEN SCARED.

WHEREVER YOU ARE NOW

AND HOWEVER BAD
IT IS,

YOU CAN ALWAYS
MAKE IT BETTER

JUST BY USING
THIS POWER.

SAM, WE HAVE TO BOARD NOW.

WHEN AM I GOING TO
SEE YOU AGAIN?

I DON'T KNOW.

I CAN'T TELL YOU
WHERE I AM

UNTIL I'M SURE
THEY WON'T COME
AFTER ME.

THIS ISN'T WORKING.

I WANT TO STAY WITH YOU.

COME ON.

JUST REMEMBER
THAT I'LL ALWAYS BE
YOUR BROTHER,

AND I'M STILL
GOING TO BE
YOUR BEST FRIEND

NO MATTER
WHERE I AM.

SO GO BACK AND DO
WHAT I SAID, O.K.?

BYE, SAM.

REMEMBER YOUR POWER.

OW!

OH, NO.

OF COURSE IT HURTS.

THE FOIL REACTS
WITH THE SILVER
IN YOUR FILLINGS.

YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?

EVERYONE DOES,

EVERYONE WHO HAS FILLINGS.

SAMMY.

SAM?

[RINGING]

[RING]

[RING]

YEAH.

UM, IS THIS
DEREK BAXTER?

THIS IS THE KID,
ISN'T IT?

THIS IS THAT DAMN KID,
ISN'T IT?

CALM DOWN.
I CALLED TO SAY
I'M SORRY,

AND I'M GLAD
YOU'RE ALIVE.

DON'T YOU TELL ME THAT,
YOU LITTLE SHIT!

HE DIDN'T TELL ME

'CAUSE HE KNEW THE POLICE
WOULD COME AFTER HIM,

THEN HE'D HAVE TO DIE
BY THE LETHAL INJECTION.

SAM, JOSH
DIDN'T KILL ANYONE.

I TALKED
TO THE POLICE
IN DALLAS.

HE ONLY KNOCKED
THE MAN OUT.

I HAVE TO GO BACK
AND FIND JOSH

AND TELL HIM THE TRUTH.

IF YOU GOT ANY IDEA
WHERE JOSH IS,

YOU HAVE TO
TELL ME.

DID HE SAY ANYTHING
AT ALL?

WHY DO YOU CARE, DAD?

YOU NEVER LIKED JOSH,
ANYWAY.

SAM, OF COURSE
I LIKE JOSH.

I LOVE JOSH.
HE'S MY SON.

BUT HE WASN'T THE WAY

YOU WANTED HIM TO BE

'CAUSE YOU WERE ALWAYS
TRYING TO MAKE HIM
DIFFERENT.

SAM, NOTHING
IS EVER THE WAY

WE WANT IT TO BE.

I ALWAYS WANTED
TO HAVE ONE FAMILY

AND MY CHILDREN
TO HAVE ONE HOME,

BUT I GUESS
YOU'RE RIGHT.

I ALWAYS WANTED JOSH

TO BE TOUGHER
AND STRONGER
THAN I WAS

BECAUSE I KNOW
WHAT A CRUEL AND
MEAN WORLD IT IS.

I JUST WANTED JOSH
TO BE READY FOR THAT.

THEN YOU MUST HAVE DONE
A GOOD JOB.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

'CAUSE I THINK JOSH LIKES
THE CRUEL AND MEAN WORLD

BETTER THAN HOME.

THERE YOU GO,
SWEETIE.

YEAH, HE WAS WEARING
A BLUE DENIM JACKET.

JOSH REALLY DID
KILL A GUY?

MY DAD'S JUST TRYING
TO COVER FOR HIM,

BUT I SAW IT.

HE BEAT HIM
OVER THE HEAD
WITH A POOL STICK,

HE WAS SO MAD.

WHAT FOR?
WHY WAS HE SO MAD?

The guy
called him a homo.

SEE THAT?

I CAN STILL AIM A FOOTBALL

AFTER YOU BURNED OUT
ALL MY CIRCUITS,

AND I USED
MY SPECIAL MENTAL POWERS

TO PASS ALL MY TESTS,

SO I DON'T HAVE TO BE
HELD BACK,

SO I'M GOING TO START
THE THIRD GRADE TOMORROW.

OH, THAT'S GREAT.

DON'T YOU THINK?

YOU LIED TO ME, JOSH.

IT WAS ALL A LIE.

I COULD HAVE GOTTEN KILLED
BY THAT DRUNK GUY

AND CRASHED THE CAR

AND GOTTEN RUN OVER
BY THAT TRAIN

AND FALLEN OFF
THAT TRUCK

AND GOTTEN BEATEN UP
BY THOSE BIG KIDS

'CAUSE YOU MADE ME WEAR
A KOTEX ON MY HEAD!

I TRIED TO TELL YOU
THE TRUTH, SAM,

BUT YOU WOULDN'T
BELIEVE ME.

WHY'D YOU COME BACK?

BECAUSE YOU'RE HERE.

I CAME BACK
TO BE WITH YOU.

I'M SORRY, SAM.

JOSH, THERE'S SOMETHING
I HAVE TO TELL YOU.

WHAT'S THAT?

WELL, WHEN I GOT HOME,

DAD LEFT HIS SAFE OPEN,

AND I FOUND
THIS BIG FILE INSIDE.

SO?

IT WAS ABOUT YOU.

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