Sadie (2018) - full transcript

[helicopter whooshing]

[thunder rumbling]

- [Sadie Voiceover] Hey Dad,

not much to report.
[somber guitar music]

Francis found some
old bullet shells

in the junkyard last week.

But, I couldn't tell how old
or what kinda gun or anything.

I wish you were here,

you'd know for sure.

[somber guitar music]

The news said we were
scaling back troops.



Do you think you'll be able
to come home for good soon?

Last time it felt like
you were barely here.

Or next time you're back
at base I could visit you?

Maybe?

I'd probably fit
in better there.

Anyway, I guess that's it.

I'll try to do something
exciting this week

so I can tell you about
it in my next letter.

I miss you a lot, Dad.

But, you already know that.

Sadie.

[distant train horn blowing]

- Ha!

- Ha!
[screaming]



- [Francis] Get off!

Come on!

- Francis?

- [Francis] What?

- Did you just get a boner?

It's okay if you did.

I mean, it's nature.

- Sadie!

I'm just saying it's fine,
don't be embarrassed.

- Easy for you to say.

- Fine.

Be embarrassed about your boner.

[somber music]

- You get a job yet?

- [Francis] No, Grandpa.

- [Sadie] Hey.

- Hey.

- Who's that?

- That's, uh,

what'd you say your name was?

- Cyrus.

- That's Cyrus.

- What's his deal?

- [Deak] His deal?

What the hell is that?

- His deal.

What's his story?

Why's he here?

- Oh.

What's your deal?

She tells me that's some kind
of way to ask why you're here.

- [Cyrus] Fuck if I know.

Sorry.

- What?

You can say "fuck"
if you want to.

- Oh yeah?

- I don't care.

- Well, okay then, good to know.

- What's your dog's name?

- Oh.

That lump of fur is Benny.

- Like Benjamin?

- Well, we never really had
that formal of a relationship,

so we just kinda
went with Benny.

She hasn't corrected me yet.

[trailer door creaking]

- I'm Deak.

This is Sadie.

So, are you from here?

- [Cyrus] Nope.

- What brought you?

- Job.

Used to be a pilot.

- Cool.

- [Deak] Used to be?

- [Francis] What do you do now?

- Mechanic.

Anyway, I'm sure we'll
be seeing each other.

Good to know you Deak, Sadie.

And you too.

- Francis.

- You too, Francis.

- [Francis] He's awesome.

- Just because he was a pilot
doesn't make him awesome.

- [Francis] Yes it does.

- Think you're entitled
to become an old coot

at the ripe age of 13?

- What's a coot?

- I'm a coot.

- [Bradley] Hey Sadie!

How's it going?

- [Cyrus] She's not home yet.

- Oh yeah, I know.

She's held up at the hospital,
I told her I'd wait for her.

- So you wanna come
in or something?

- Oh, that'd be great.

If that's all right.

Thanks.

Thank you.

Hey, so did you
like any of those,

any of those clothes from
that box that I brought?

- Um, some of them.

- Yeah, I guess it's
not really your style.

- I'm not really into pink.

- [Bradley] Oh.

My daughter loved
pink at your age.

Oh, is that from your dad?

How's he, how's
he doing, anyways?

[sighing]

- Well, I guess he's doing okay

considering you're over here
trying to sleep with his wife

while he's defending
our country.

- Oh.

Sadie, I'm not,

I mean, me and your mom are--

- [Sadie] Only because
she won't let you.

- Wow.

Hey.

- [Rae] Oh.

- How's it going?

- Hi, good.

Actually, would you help me
with the rest of the bags?

- [Bradley] Yeah.

- How long has he been here?

- Few minutes.

- Sorry babe, we're
just going to a movie.

- Oh, looks like
you got the staples.

- Yes.

- Bread, milk and ba-na-nas.

[somber music]

- [Sadie] Come on, Francis.

- Can you turn up the heat?

- Francis, I'm
sorry, it's broken.

I saw the letter from your dad.

You know, I thought he'd be
coming home this time too.

- You don't have to
act like you're sad.

I know you don't care.

- I care, Sadie.

- Whatever.

- You know what, I'm not
asking him to stay over there.

He's deciding to do that.

Maybe we both need
to think about that.

I shouldn't have said that.

I'm sorry.

Okay, I'm sorry!

Sadie?

[bell ringing]

- Bye, Mrs. Steves!

- [Mr. Lee] These reports
show a dismal lack

of information retention.

We'll be working on this
over the next few weeks

as I highlight methods for your

future reports.

[bell ringing]

- It's like no one's
even paying attention.

They just decide who you are

and then just give you
that one grade forever

so they don't even have
to act like they care.

I don't even get why they're
teachers in the first place.

- Well, Sadie, when
you figure out people,

you be sure to let me know.

- How do you get the
eyes to look so good?

- What else do I
have to do all day?

Is that supposed
to be our neighbor?

- No.

It's just a person.

- No such thing
as just a person.

Everybody's got details.

You gotta know 'em to carve 'em.

- Honestly, Sadie.

I don't know what you
find to talk about

with an old guy like him.

- Don't you think you're a bit

long in the tooth for
that kind of get up?

- Do I have to remind you

that my tips pay for
your room and board?

- They're pity tips!

- Oh, whatever.

Does he harass you too?

- [Cyrus] No, not too bad.

- [Carla] I'm Carla.

- I'm Cyrus.

- [Carla] Cyrus,
nice to meet you.

- You too.

- [Carla] I work at this
bar, Chen's, up the road.

You should stop by sometime

and I'll buy you a shot.

- I have to take you up on that.

- [Carla] All right.

- You can stop sucking it in.

- I love you too, dad.

[laughing]

- I'd keep it simpler.

Frogs, squirrels and whatnot.

Men are tough.

I'd give it a little more
time before starting on them.

[somber music]

- Hey, I'm going
out tonight, babe.

- With Bradley?

- Uh, no.

Not with Bradley.

Just keeping Carla company.

Are you gonna be okay?

- [Sadie] Hmm.

[sighing]

- Hey, about what I
said this morning.

I don't want you thinking that
your dad doesn't miss you.

I know that he thinks
about you all the time.

Okay.

[somber beat music]

I can't hear again that
he's gonna stay over there.

I'm just, it's driving me crazy.

It's making me
crazy at this point.

- Okay, let me stop
you right there.

I don't think you owe
that man another day.

Much less another year, okay?

You put your whole life on hold.

And I know for damn sure
he ain't saving his self

this whole time!

Look, I know you don't
like to hear that, Rae.

But come on, face facts.

Maybe it's time

for you to give
it up to Bradley.

[laughing]

See, this is the
problem, right here

I don't understand why
you're leading him on

if this is how you
feel about him.

- I'm still married, Carla.
[phone ringing]

- I've been hearing you
say that for four years.

I mean, come on.

[phone ringing]

Chen's.

Oh hey, Jake.

Oh, come on, seriously?

No, no, it's fine.

But you should know
you're probably

about the most unreliable
asshole I've ever dated.

And that's a pretty
serious lineup of dudes

we're talking about here.

Come on, like, this is
like the second time

already that you've.

You know what, it's fine.

You just stay at work.

I'll talk to you later.

All right, bye.

- [Carla] Hey!
- [Cyrus] Hey.

- So, you decided
to show up, huh?

Are you here for that
shot I promised you?

- Yes, I am.

- Alright.

You know, this is
your neighbor, right?

Rae, Cyrus, Cyrus, Rae.

- Hi, hello, hi.

- Hello.

- [Carla] You seem like
a whiskey man, Cyrus

- [Cyrus] You have me pegged.

- [Carla] Don't I wish.

- [Cyrus] To neighbors
getting neighborly.

[laughing]

Yeah, let's do that again.

- [Carla] All right.

[somber music]

- [Sadie Voiceover] Hey, Dad.

Got your letter.

I'm disappointed,
but I understand.

I guess you still have more
stuff you need to do over there.

I kinda wish I
could just be there.

That probably sounds
weird, but I don't know.

I guess it just
seems more exciting.

I just don't think anyone
here thinks about things

the way we do.

Everyone gets distracted
by the dumbest stuff.

Whatever.

I think adults just get nervous

when kids are smarter
than they are.

Okay, I should go to bed.

I miss you.

Sadie.

[Cyrus laughing]

[somber beat music]

- [Cyrus] They joined
the mile-high club

in the back of my plane.

- And you didn't,
like, get in on it?

- [Cyrus] What?

Get in on it?

- [Rae] He's flying the plane.

- [Cyrus] I had
to fly the plane.

[laughing]

- You guys good over there?

- Oh, it's nice
to be remembered.

- Oh, hush Jimmy,
what do you need?

- What I need is a
waitress who thinks about

filling up my drink every
once in a while, huh?

- You know what? I
will come to you,

how 'bout that?

- [Jimmy] When in
trouble, go for a double.

- [Carla] Look, you
can rhyme all you want.

But, I will pour you a double

when you pay for
your tab on time.

- [Jimmy] Don't get
technical with me, Carla.

Money shouldn't
stand between us.

- [Carla] You get me every time.

[Jimmy laughing]

- What?

- Nothing.

- [Carla] So, where were we?

- Um.

I think I'm just gonna head out.

- [Carla] Really?

- [Rae] Yeah.

I'm just beat and I gotta
work in the morning.

- That's probably a good idea.

- You too?

- [Cyrus] Thanks for the invite.

- Thanks for coming.

And I'll see y'all later.

- [Rae] Love you.

- Be safe.

- [Rae] Thanks.

- And behave.

It's a school night.

- Did you drive here?

- I walked here.

- Let me give you a ride.

- It's just a few blocks.

- We're both going the same way.

- That's true.

[giggling]

I mean, you just had
a bunch of shots.

I don't know if I should
be getting in the car

with someone who's
been drinking.

- Yeah.

Well, that is a
very responsible way

of looking at the situation.

- That's me.

You wanna walk me home?

- Yeah, okay.

Yeah, it's got character.

I'll give you that.

- This is me.

- Well.

- Yeah.
[giggling]

So.

[moaning]

- I...

I didn't shave.

[laughing]

- Shut the fuck up.

[distant dog barking]

Oh shit, I'm sorry.

- [Rae] Oh yeah, right,
I have a daughter.

- Found that out.

[thudding]

Jesus Christ,

I just flashed my junk at a kid.

Sadie, right?

- You've met?

- Briefly, yeah.

[intense rock music]

- [Teacher] For this
admiration paper,

you should consider
this person's impact

on your personal growth.

Times New Roman, 12-point font.

One-inch margins.
[bell rings]

- Did you hear that Jesse
Durantz got suspended?

I guess he was the one who did
that bomb threat yesterday.

- I hate Mr. Lee's
stupid assignments.

Think about how much more
interesting it would be

if we wrote about somebody
we hate, like Jesse Durantz.

He's beaten you up,
what, how many times?

- Nine.

- Yeah, so what would
you write about him?

- I don't really know
anything about him.

- But how do you feel about him?

Oh, come on, Francis.

You hate him.

- I think he might come from
a broken home or something.

- Don't make excuses for him.

You don't even seem happy
that he's suspended.

I mean, do you know
how risky that was?

- What?

- I took his cell phone
from his bag at lunch

and put it back before he
ever even knew it was gone.

They traced that bomb
threat right to him.

- That's on his
permanent record!

- Permanent record?

We're kids, Francis.

Nobody cares what we do.

- Geez, you're welcome.

- Hey, Sadie, what's up?

How's your day going?

Uh.

[knocking]

Hey, do you mind
if I wait inside?

Yeah, thank you.

Whew.

Your mom said that
she'd go to this

school board thing
with me tonight.

I'll just sit right here.

[Bradley groaning]

[phone ringing]

- Hello.

- [Rae] Hey, Sadie, uh, listen.

I wanted to let you know
that I'm bringing home pizza

and Cyrus is coming
over to eat with us.

So, we can both get to
know him a little better.

- Okay.

- [Rae] Oh, great.

See you soon.

- [Sadie] You want some coffee?

- Wow, what service.

Thank you.

Hello.

Hey.

- Bradley,

I saw your car.

But I didn't know
you would be here.

- Oh, really?

We had our date tonight.

Did you forget?

Oh.
[laughing]

You forgot?

No worries.

- I'm so sorry.

- It's fine, we all forget.

- I just,

you know, tonight is

not good as it turns out.

- Yeah, it's fine,
it's no biggie.

- [Rae] I'm sorry.

- No, please, it's fine.

- Can we maybe meet
for lunch tomorrow?

- Yeah, lunch is great.

Lunch would be great.

- Okay,

I think we should talk,

have a talk.

- Yeah.

Great.

All right.

All right, I'll see you late.

- Okay.

- Hey.

- Oh.

[chuckling]

Hello.

- [Cyrus] Hey.

- All right, well.

- [Rae] I'll call you soon.
- [Bradley] Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- Yeah, yeah.

- Have a good night.

Who was that guy?

- [Rae] Just a friend.

- [Cyrus] Does he know that?

- He does now, I guess.

[chuckling]

- Yeah, it looked like he
might be in love with you.

- Yeah, he's not
in love with me.

We were just not
being alone together.

[plates clinking]

Sadie, come have some pizza!

[knocking]

Sadie?

Guess she's mad at me.

- Maybe I should go.

- [Rae] No, no, don't.

Stay.

She's fine.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

Do you want a beer?

- [Cyrus] Yeah, sure.
- [Rae] Yeah.

- [Rae] Yeah.

- Thanks.
[laughing]

So you lived here long?

- Yeah, you could say that.

11 years.

- Oh, Jesus.

Okay, that's pretty long.

[chuckling]

Thanks.

- Yeah.

I don't know, you think,

you'll grow up and you'll have
a house and have a yard and--

- Hmmm.

- You know, but it's good too.

I mean, we know everyone
around at least.

Couple I wish I didn't.

[chuckling]

Carla and I have known
each other forever.

And, you know, Francis
and Sadie are inseparable.

So, it's not tragic.

- That's nice.

- Where did you move here from?

- [Cyrus] Just across town.

- Just looking for
a change of scenery?

- Yeah.

Yeah, something like that.

[chuckling]

- It's a pretty sad view.

- I think it's all right.

[knocking]

- Hey.

Can we talk?

- I don't wanna
talk with him here.

- Cyrus went home.

Sadie,

did you know I haven't gotten

a letter from your
dad in three years?

- He writes every other week.

- He writes to you
every other week.

He loves you a lot, babe.

He just got over me.

- Well, maybe the letters are
supposed to be to both of us.

- Scoot over.

[somber guitar music]

- [Sadie Voiceover] Hey Dad.

I wrote a paper for class
where I tried to imagine

my life as a soldier with you.

Mr. Lee will probably hate it.

Teachers can't
handle violent stuff,

even though it's
literally everywhere.

I mean, Francis gets
messed with all the time

and he deserves it
less than anyone.

Luckily Francis has me,
and I learned from the best

so we don't need some dumb
teacher to solve our problems.

Seriously, adults
can be so pointless.

Oh, by the way, Mom and I
talked about you last night

and she said she
misses you so much.

I know she wishes
you'd write to her

as much as you write to me.
[bell ringing]

Maybe send something for her
the next time you write, okay?

Miss you.

Sadie.

- [Mr. Lee] Leave your
admiration papers on my desk.

[somber music]

- [Francis] Ready?

[sighing]

- Yeah.

- Let's go out the back way.

- Oh, don't worry
about it, Francis.

He won't even notice you.

[somber music]

[phone ringing]

- Pops, could you get that?

- You can ogle
Cyrus from inside.

Whatcha think windows are for?

[phone ringing]

- Sorry!

I would have got it,

but ours are in there.

[phone ringing]

Sir.

- Thank you.

- Coffee?

- [Cyrus] Thanks.

Do you mind holding
on to it for a sec?

- No, keeps my hands warm.

Did you figure out what
was making that noise?

- [Cyrus] You should have had
this looked at a while ago.

The hose was practically
burned through.

- [Rae] Oh, really?

- [Cyrus] Yeah.

- [Deak] Who was it?

- [Carla] Jake.

- You tell him to bring
that moonshine tonight?

- He can't make it.

He gotta work.

- That boy should be a billionaire
amount of time he works.

- You wanna go out tonight?

- Sadie's making us dinner.

- Right, that's right.

Must have asked real nice
to get her to cook for me.

- It was her idea, if
you can believe it.

- [Carla] Hey, Rae!

Let's go inside.

It's cold as shit.

- Okay.

Okay.

- See ya.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Ow.

- [Francis] Why
don't you like Cyrus?

I think he's nice.

- He's not.

- How do you know?

- Nice people don't
break up families.

- Well he fixed Grandpa's radio.

- You're right, Francis,
that changes everything.

- [Francis] I don't get
why you're cooking for him

if you don't even like him.

- [Sadie] Don't worry
about it, Francis.

- Do you know that bastard

stood me up three
times this week?

- He's, you know how
I feel about him.

- [Carla] I know.

- He's not.

[chuckling]

Cyrus must be doing some
good things to that body

because it's buzzing.
[phone ringing]

[laughing]

I can practically hear it.

Hello?

Yeah, Sadie, I'll tell her.

All right.

Dinner's ready.

- [Cyrus] Yeah.

- [Randall] You didn't
short me now, did ya?

Wanna count this?

- Hey.

Come on over here
and meet my brother.

- Oh.

Hi.

- [Randall] So this is Rae.

- This is Randall.

And this here's Kritch.

- Hey, guys.

So Sadie has dinner ready.

- You really got girls
cooking you dinner?

So what're you bitching about?

- Hey, fuck off.

- Oh, fuck off?

- [Cyrus] Yeah, dude.
- [Randall] Fuck off?

- Yeah.

[groaning]
- Don't worry, Rae.

He steps out of line, you just
gotta show him who's boss.

[groaning]

- Dammit, Randall! Stop it!

Such a fucking asshole.

- Barely touched you.

Come on, let's get out of here.

Good to meet you, Rae.

- Good to meet you.

Oh.

Bye, guys.

- [Randall] I'll
never forget this.

- Asshole.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine.

I'm good.

- Okay.

- Dinner, yeah?

- Yeah, you wanna?

- Yeah.

I'm starving.

- What kind of name
is Kritch anyway?

Oh.

Smells amazing in here.

- My back is giving me
some trouble tonight.

- How come?

- [Cyrus] I tweaked it a bit.

- I already poured milk.

- We're gonna have a beer.

Oh, actually.

Do you want some water?

- Water?

- [Rae] Yeah, it's
probably not good

to mix beer with your pills.

- Oh, no, nah, it's fine.

- You could take
them with your milk.

- I don't remember the last
time I drank straight milk.

That's pretty hardcore.

- Mmmm.

This is so good, Sadie.

- [Cyrus] Where's
the ground beef?

- [Rae] Sadie doesn't eat meat.

- Oh yeah?

How come?

- It's weird.

- [Cyrus] Weird how?

- Like, you wouldn't
go up to your dog

and start gnawing
on her leg, right?

- Well, you'd get all
that hair in your mouth.

- I mean, even if you skinned
it and cooked it, like a cow,

it'd still be weird.

- [Rae] Sadie.

- It's just some
random decision made

by some guy a long time ago

that dogs would be pets
and cows would be dinner.

- [Rae] Do we have to
talk about it though?

- There's no dog or cow in here.

This is tofu.

- Tofu, where?

- [Sadie] It's in the cheese.

- How am I supposed
to pick it out then?

[laughing]

Oh, I'm just teasing, Sadie.

And I can't argue with
your logic either.

I would never eat
Benny, that's for sure.

- Hey, do you think, maybe
you'd wanna come by the hospital

and get your back
checked out sometime?

I think I can get one of
the doctors to look at you.

Like, as a favor.

- Nah.

I don't need a doctor to
tell me what I already know.

- [Rae] Which is?

- I landed on it wrong and
it is now forever fucked.

Oh, it's cool, Sadie
said I could swear.

- Oh, did she?

So, you've never
had it looked at?

- I did once, back
when it happened.

- How do you get
your pills then?

- My brother gets them for me.

I know, I know.

But it would cost
five times that much

to go through the doctor for
'em and I can't afford that.

- How's your brother get them
cheaper than the hospital?

- You know what, I think
I need to go lay down.

Sorry to eat and run.

Thank you for dinner, Sadie.

That was damn good for
some veggie lasagna.

[somber music]

[faucet running]

- [Rae] You know, Sadie.

It wouldn't kill you to
give people a chance.

[somber music]

[groaning]

[knocking]

- Yeah.

Come on in.

- Hi.

I brought, in case.

Oh, gosh.

How's it feeling?

- [Cyrus] Easing
up a little bit.

- Is this okay?

- Yeah, feels good.

- I'm sorry she was.

Takes her a minute
to warm up to people.

- She's a teenager, she's allowed to be
a little bit ornery.

- I guess she is a teenager.

- Don't worry.

Girl always needs her mama.

- [Rae] How'd this happen?

Your back.

- Bar fight.

- [Rae] Really?

- Yeah.

[chuckling]

So stupid.

- That's when you lost
your pilot's license?

- [Cyrus] Yeah.

Grounded me for six months.

- How come you didn't go back?

You must miss it.

- If everybody got to
do what they loved,

then there wouldn't be
any janitors or fry cooks

and the world would just
be a big messy place

without any fried food.

- There's something
I should tell you

that I haven't yet, because, um,

I don't know why.

I'm married.

- Yeah,

yeah, Carla said.

- Carla told you?

- She said he was
out of the picture.

- Well, he's in the service.

He's overseas.

But yes, yeah,

he's out of the picture.

Is this even helping?

- Yeah.

That's nice.

[train horn blowing]

- [Francis] It's kind
of cold to be outside.

- Be a man, Francis.

- Plus, I have to pee.

[train rails clanking]

- Do you wanna try
kissing each other

just to see what it's like?

I think we'd both
learn something.

- Okay.

- Are you gonna kiss me
or should I kiss you?

- What do you think?

- Um, we could do it on three?

- Okay.

- One.

Two.

Three.

[gasping]

Huh.

- Hmm.

- Take this paper
to the counselor.

- Why?

- [Mr. Lee] Use the
pass by the door.

- Hey, how's it going, Sadie?

- [Sadie] Super.

- Oh, yeah.

Mr. Lee, he showed
me this this morning

and I had a chance to read it.

Oh it's, it's intense stuff

and actually really
darn specific.

Uh.

I'm curious, does your dad,

does he talk to you about
these kinds of things?

- Most of that stuff
is just on the news.

- Really?

I personally have not seen
this kind of stuff on the news.

You know why you're here, right?

I mean.

- Well, you probably
think that the paper

is too violent and that a
girl shouldn't be writing

about war and stuff.

- Okay, come on, this is
not because you're a girl.

This has nothing to do
with you being a girl.

- Well, I'm sorry if it
was too much for you.

[Bradley laughing]

- Okay.

Mr. Lee, he's
kinda hard to shock

and he was, this was shocking.

This was pretty alarming.

And I feel like I
need to tell you,

these horrors that
you're writing about,

they've got extreme
consequences.

And what your dad does,

is,

that's not a game.

That's not a game.

Do you understand that?

- Have you ever served
your country, Bradley?

- Okay, when we're at
school it's Mr. Capperchack,

but, no, I have not.

- Well,

Bradley, then I
really don't think

you know anything about it.

- Maybe there's some different
things you can focus on,

like um--

- [Sadie] Like
boys and lipstick?

And when I get my period?

- That's not what I'm saying,
that's not what I'm saying.

I mean, like--

- Like how my mom is
cheating on my dad?

- Okay.

Mr. Lee needs you to
rewrite this paper

and I need to back him up.

So, I'm sorry,
you're gonna have to,

you're going to have
to rewrite this.

Do you wanna tell me what's
going on with you, Sadie?

[bell ringing]

- I'm fine.

I'll just re-do it.

[Francis groaning]

- [Jesse] You think
you can steal my phone

and get away with it?

- Hey!

- [Francis] It wasn't me!

- Let him go!

- [Jesse] You're dead.

- You're just gonna let him go?

- What did he do?

- Just forget it.

Let's go, Francis.

Come on, Francis.

What did he say?

- [Francis] He knows about
the phone thing, Sadie.

He said I'm dead.

[sighing]

- [Deak] You wanna
explain who the hell's

gunning for my grandson?

- Don't worry, I'll
figure something out.

What're you doing here?

- Just trying to see what's new

since I've been
out of the cockpit.

- Great.

[video game commotion]

I can turn off the
sound if it bugs you.

[video game commotion]

- How 'bout I take a
break and join you?

- Okay,

but I'm pretty good.

- Why does that not surprise me?

[video game commotion]

Damn girl, you weren't kidding.

Oh, yeah, well, how 'bout...

No, he didn't do it.

How did you do that?

- Use the controller.

- I'm trying.
[laughing]

Ouch.

What? Okay. Kick. X, kick.

He's not kicking.

[video game commotion]

Oooh.

Oh, I hit you once.

- [Sadie] You hit me once?
- [Cyrus] Did you see that?

- Congratulations.

- Well, it was a
pretty good hit.

[video game commotion]

Ow, ow, ow.

[laughing]

Man, my guy's all messed up.

Man, I can't believe
you've never smoked weed.

- [Rae] Okay, what do I?

- Oh, you just gotta take this.

And you light that.

And just inhale through that.

Simple.

- Don't laugh at me.

- I promise, I won't laughing.

- Oh.

[coughing]

- That's it.

- [Rae] All right.
- [Cyrus] You did it.

- [Rae] I did it.
- [Cyrus] Yeah.

- Now am I supposed
to feel something now?

- It might take a
minute but you will.

- Okay.

- Hey, you know what
I was thinking about?

- What?

- I was thinking about

maybe going to see the doctor,
you were telling me about.

- Oh yeah?

- Yeah.

Randall's on my ass.

I just,

I need out of that shop.

- Okay.

Yeah, I can schedule
something for you.

- You will?

- Of course.

That's great.

- What?

- Nothing, I'm just happy.

I'm just glad you're here.

- Hey, Francis.

- Oh, hey.

- I just have to
go to the bathroom.

Then we can go.

Don't worry.

Jesse's at practice and
I'll just be a second.

[basketball commotion]

- [Coach] Oh yes, Tucker.

Good shot.

- Jesse!

Well, I've been
meaning to talk to you.

- Oh, yeah?

- You know my friend, Francis?

Yeah, well,

lately he's been, different.

He's been talking a
lot about Columbine.

- What's that?

- You know, that place where
those students went crazy

and killed all those other kids.

Francis has been
obsessed with it.

And then

I found this in his bag.

Anyway, I've just been
meaning to warn you because,

since you've been
threatening him.

Okay, I'll let you
get back to practice.

- What did you just do?

- Well,

I don't think you'll have to
worry about Jesse for a while.

- What did you show him?

- Okay, don't freak out.

- [Francis] What is that?!

- My dad gave it to
my mom when he left.

Well, Jesse thinks
you're psychotic now,

so I don't he'll mess with you.

- What if he reports
me or something?

- Settle down, it's not loaded.

What's to report.

I mean, you didn't do anything.

I'll put it back
when we get home.

Come on, let's go.

[hospital commotion]

- Wow, sexy.

[laughing]

- I think I'm pulling it off.

- Yeah, I think you are too.

Don't tell me you're
scared of needles.

- I thought he was just
going to x-ray my back.

- No, I've gotta
draw your blood,

it's just part of the work up.

Don't worry,

I'm really good at it

and you're not even
gonna feel anything.

You just have to loosen up.

[laughing]

Cyrus, what?

- Babe, we just smoked pot.

That shit stays in
your system for weeks.

- Come on, the doctor
is not gonna care

about some marijuana.

It's not even illegal.

- You guys had me waiting
here for like an hour.

I need to get back to work.

- I really think you're
overreacting, okay?

- Look, I'll see
you later, okay?

I'll see you tonight.

- Hey.

[distant police siren alarming]

Hey!

Hey, can you stop for a second?

I know what's going on.

- What?

There's nothing going
on, I need to be at work.

- Cyrus, I'm a nurse.

You think I haven't seen someone

with a pain killer
problem before?

[chuckling]
- What?

- Hey, I'm not judging.

- I have pain, I
take painkillers.

It's what they're for.

- Listen.

It's a small town.

Every third person who comes in

has something in their system.

Whatever.

But if you want to fix
this thing long-term,

you're going to have to
stop with the pills, okay?

There's stuff you can
do, physical therapy

and maybe you need surgery.

- How am I supposed to
get by in the meantime?

How am I supposed to work?

- We can figure it out.

- Jesus Christ.

I can't even afford any
of this in the first place

and now you tell me that I
have to stop taking the pills,

which means I have to stop
going to work and gettin' paid.

Now, does that make
any sense to you?!

- Can you just come back inside?

- I can't be this guy
that you want me to be.

- What do you think?

What guy?

- This is fucking stupid.

[sighing]

[phone buzzing]

- Oh, God.

Sorry, Bradley.

[somber music]

[groaning]

[airplane zooming]

Oh, thanks hon.

- I'll be out until late.

Deak's taking us
to a gory movie.

- Ugh, better him than me.

- Is Cyrus coming over?

- [Rae] I don't think so.

- How come?

- We had a fight.

Hey,

how come I'm getting calls
from Bradley about you?

- Maybe he misses you.

- What did you do?

- I didn't do anything.

I did my English assignment.

- Have fun at the movie.

[somber beat music]

- Here you go.

Well, isn't this
a nice surprise.

- What do you got
that cheap and potent?

- Bad day?

- [Cyrus] Pretty shitty, yeah.

- You wanna talk about it?

Well, my asshole boyfriend
just got back with his wife.

[pills rattling]

You can take that with whiskey?

- Numbs the fuck outta ya.

- Why not, I get off in an hour.

Oooh.

[laughing]

Bad boy, Cyrus, huh?

[action movie explosions]

- [Deak] Can't believe
we paid for that garbage.

- What, you didn't like it?

- [Deak] It was disgusting.

- [Sadie] Yeah.

- [Deak] What'd
you think, Francis?

- It was okay.

- It wasn't "okay."

You liked it or you didn't.

- I guess I didn't like it then.

- How could you not like it?

- Why don't you just
tell me what I think,

instead of making me guess?

[laughing]

- Fine, don't like it then.

I thought it was great.

I'm just gonna get some
ice cream for my mom.

- Hold on a minute.

Pick me up some
hemorrhoid cream.

[giggling]

What? I need it!

You're gonna need some too
when you get my age, here.

And hurry back.

[thunder rumbling]

[woman laughing]

[man moaning]

- [Cyrus] Where you going?

- [Carla] I have to pee.

- [Cyrus] Oh, fuck.

Shit, Carla.

- [Carla] Just come
inside and have a drink.

- [Cyrus] No, I gotta go.

Fuck.

- [Carla] Just wait for me then.

[door slamming]

- [Cyrus] Oh, shit.

[dramatic music]

- Sadie, you're sopping wet.

- I have to talk to you.

- Okay.

Just put dry clothes
on first, okay,

and then we'll talk.

[somber music]

[thunder rumbling]

Hey, babe, can
you sit for a sec?

I have to tell you something.

- I need to tell
you something too.

- Okay.

Let me go first, okay?

It's kinda big.

I got a call tonight
about your dad.

He's at a military
hospital in Jordan.

It's okay, babe.

He's, he's, he's gonna be okay.

Yeah, I talked to him.

- Dad, what'd he say?

- Well,

he said that he just has to stay

under observation
for a few weeks.

And then,

he's, he might be coming back.

- He's coming home?

- That's what he said.

That's what he said but, you
know, he's said that before.

[thunder rumbling]

And babe, he also said that
you told him that I missed him.

- Well,

don't you?

- You know what I think?

I think that all I need is you.

Well, you and Carla.

My girls.

You thought I didn't
see there was ice cream?

Hey, what did you wanna tell me?

- Oh,

I was gonna tell you
about a scene in the movie

but I think it's
too gross for you.

- If you think it's too gross,

I think it's gonna be too gross.

You know I can't stand it.

- I know.

- You like the movie?

- Mhmm.

It was good.

[somber music]

[clock ticking]

[engine rumbling]

- You bring me my
hemorrhoid cream?

- Guess what?

- You got something you
wanna say to me, spit it out!

Making me guess.

- My dad's coming home.

He got injured but he's okay.

Isn't that good news?!

- Sure it is, sure it is.

- What?

- What? What?

You want me to start
whoopin' and hollerin'?!

- I guess it'd just be
nice if someone else

besides me was happy.

[door opening]

- [Deak] You look like roadkill.

- Good morning to you too.

I guess you don't want
this coffee I made you.

- You'll be amazed at
my ability to insult you

and drink your
coffee all at once.

- Morning, Sadie.

- [Cyrus] Morning.

- Have Mom and
Carla ever fought?

- Oh, my daughter's
thoughtless enough to piss off

just about anyone if you
give her enough time.

But they've been the steadiest
thing in each other's lives

for coming on twenty years.

Like you and Francis.

Can you imagine that little
fella getting along without you?

[distant train whistling]

- [Cyrus] I'm not really used to

getting called out on my shit.

I know that I've been making

some boneheaded
decisions lately,

but I don't wanna
fuck it up with you.

- [Rae] Well, what
about the pills?

- [Cyrus] It's over.

- [Rae] It's over?

- [Cyrus] Yeah.

Yeah, I'm stopping, It's done.

- Do you think it's
gonna be that easy?

- [Cyrus] I don't know
what it's gonna be like,

I just know that I can't, I
can't do it anymore, you know.

I'm not kidding
around here, Rae.

I think, uh,

I think I love you.

I just, I do.

- Well, I do too.

Yeah.

[Cyrus and Rae laughing]

[ominous music]

[somber guitar music]

[mixer buzzing]

- [Rae] Do you need
some coffee, babe?

- No, I practically had
a whole pot at home, so.

- Wow.

Must've been some night.

Okay, I need to talk to you.

John is coming home.

- Whoa.

- And Cyrus

said that

he loved me.

- Wow.

- Yeah, I know.

I actually gotta
go take a shower

because he's making me dinner.

I know.

[laughing]

- And here I am this
whole time thinking

you're making this
fancy mousse for me.

- Sorry.

[door closing]

[door creaking]

- Hey, baby girl.

What's wrong with you?

You alright?

Oh, you ain't gonna talk to me?

You, ain't, gonna, talk, to, me?

Hey, your mom's going
to Cyrus' for dinner.

If you want to, you can
come over to the house.

We're gonna have something on
the stove around seven, okay?

["Show Your Colors"
by Molly Sides]

♪ Lead my ♪

♪ Close your eyes ♪

♪ Falling faces ♪

♪ Sliding by ♪

♪ Hands up ♪

♪ Giving in ♪

♪ Future wishes ♪

♪ Stand by ♪

[somber rock music]

- Ow!

♪ Show your colors ♪

♪ Show your colors ♪

♪ Show your colors ♪

[gasping]

[knocking]

- Hey.

- [Rae] Oh, yeah.

- Oh.

Is this a bad time?

I'm sorry.

- I mean, kind of.

- Yeah, sorry.

- Bradley, I'm sorry that
I didn't return your calls.

It's been so crazy.

- No, it's fine.

I thought it might
be less awkward

meeting here than at school.

But now I'm realizing that
was probably a bad instinct

on my part.

- I mean, is it important?

- Yes

but you obviously have plans.

- You know what,

let me just get dressed

and you can come
in and talk to me

while I finish doing my makeup.

- Okay, thank you very much.

- [Francis] Hey.

- Not now, Francis.

- I had the worst nightmare
from that movie last night.

Someone trapped me in
a room full of meat

and then, it wasn't meat at all.

It was dead rats!

- Francis, can we please
just hang out later?

Okay, I'm busy now.

- Why you wearing a dress?

- Francis!

I'll come over for dinner.

- All right.

[knocking]

- [Cyrus] Yeah, come in.

Oh hey, Sadie.

[chuckling]

Come on in, I'm a
hobbled right now

or I'd get up to
welcome you better.

[chuckling]

Why are you all dressed up?

- I wanted to see if people

would look at me
differently in a dress.

- People like a pretty
gal in a pretty dress.

- You think I look pretty?

- I do think so, yeah.

- And what if I wasn't
wearing the dress?

- Well, you'd look fine

in your old jeans
and a sweatshirt too.

[ominous music]

Whoa, hey!

Ah!

Damn it, Sadie,
put that back on!

- You said I didn't
need the dress.

- Jesus, I didn't
meant it like that.

Your mother's gonna
be here any minute.

- Don't you think
she should know?

I don't think my mom would
want to be with someone

who likes to look at little
girls without their clothes on.

[chuckling]

[ominous music]

- You want your
mother to see this.

This is really low, Sadie.

I know you're not my biggest fan

but this is not okay.

- I saw you and
Carla last night.

[ominous music]

- Sadie, what would your dad
say if he could see you now?

- Don't talk about him.

- [Cyrus] Do you think he would
be proud of you right now?

- Don't you talk about my dad.

You don't know
anything about him.

- I know that his wife

is spending just about
every night with me

and I know that his daughter
is standing here right now

without her goddamn
clothes on, in my RV,

and he's nowhere to be found.

- You need to stop
taking about my family.

You don't know anything about us

and you don't know anything

about sacrifice!

Okay, my dad is a hero!

- Your dad's a deadbeat, Sadie.

He left you.

He left you and he
never looked back.

Who does that?

- You know, they
needed him over there.

Okay, they needed
him more than us!

He wanted to be with me!
[crying]

- Shit, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry I said that.

- Yeah, well,

when he comes back

you'll really be sorry.

[ominous music]

And if you tell
my mom about this,

I'll tell her about Carla.

- [Rae] Bradley,

it really makes me feel better

knowing you're at that
school looking out for her.

- [Bradley] Yeah, wow.

That's nice to hear, thank you.

- [Rae] Thank you for
bringing that paper.

- [Bradley] Yeah, sure.

- I'll take a look at it.

[ominous music]

[knocking]

Sorry I'm so late.

I got held up.

[thudding]

[ominous music]

I don't know, I guess I felt
sorry for him, you know?

But he's a good guy though.

He's pretty worried about Sadie.

- [Cyrus] How come?

- [Rae] I guess
she's been writing

some inappropriate papers.

- Inappropriate?

Inappropriate like,

like what, like sexual?

- Sexual?

No.

[door clicking]

Hi.

- You forgot this.

- Oh my gosh,

you did this whole thing
with the cups and everything.

You saved me a trip.

I was gonna have to
go back for that.

Where have you been all day?

- Just been walking around.

- Just walking around.

Well, do you wanna
have some, I'll share.

Come sit with us.

- No, I'm gonna go see Francis.

- [Rae] Okay.

- Yep.

Bye.

- Well, thanks.

I think she's warming up to you.

[chuckling]

[knocking]

Hey.

- Hey.

- Cyrus crashed out early.

Hey, I need to talk to
you about some things.

- Does it have to be now?

I'm doing homework.

- Um.

I guess not.

But soon, okay?

- Okay.

- Can I lay down
here for a minute?

- Yeah, that's okay.

- [Rae] I love you.

- Love you too.

[train horn blowing]

[ominous music]

[car engines]

[police radio commotion]

- [Carla] I couldn't
get him to wake up.

Is he gonna be okay?

[police radio commotion]

- [EMT] Dispatch
medical team on scene.

We have an unconscious male.

[ominous music]

[gasping]

[birds chirping]

[phone ringing]

- [Rae] Hello?

Oh, hey.

Wait, what?

No, I'll come right
there, I'm leaving now.

[door clicking]

- Oh my God.

Oh, I'm so glad you're here.

- They said the doctor will
be out soon, so we can just.

- Okay, just?

- Yeah, sit.

- Okay.

Wait, why are you here?

Did they call you?

- No, I found him.

- You found him?

- In his RV.

He was, he was out cold.

- Why were you in his RV?

- [Dr. Ross] Hey, Rae.

- Hi, Dr. Ross.

How is he?

- Not great.

He overdosed.

All right.

Go ahead and come with me.

[video game commotion]

- Sadie, was I a good kisser?

- Um,

I don't really
know much about it.

- But did you like it?

- It was okay.

- Would could I do
to make you like it?

[video game commotion]

- I don't know if I could really
like kissing you, Francis.

I mean, you're still a kid.

- I saw Cyrus when they
put him in the ambulance.

He looked all grey.

What do you think
happened to him?

- He took too many pills.

- [Francis] Why would
he take too many pills?

- His back probably hurt.

[video game commotion]

I don't know, Francis.

It's not like they
write on the bottle

how many it takes to put
someone in the hospital.

[facet running]

- Hey.

Did you eat?

- [Sadie] Yeah.

- Yeah?

Sadie,

I have to tell you

that Cyrus

is, he's dead.

[crying]

He died.

At the hospital.

He went into a coma and they
couldn't get him out of it.

Did you hear me?

- Yeah.

- Just thought I should
tell you, and, you know.

If you have questions or if
you wanna talk to me about it.

- [Sadie] Not really.

- But you understand
what I'm saying, right?

- Yeah.

When dad comes
back I was thinking

that I could take some walks
with him to help him recover.

Like physical
therapy or whatever.

- When your dad comes back?

Sadie, he's not going
to be living with us.

- What?

- He's going to live with your
grandpa when he comes back.

- But that's an hour away.

- I know it's not
what you wanted, okay?

But it's what is
going to happen!

- But Cyrus is gone now.

- Yeah.

Yes.

That doesn't make
it any different.

What?

I don't understand
what's going on with you?

[ominous music]

[distant train horn blowing]

[thunder rumbling]

[dog whimpering]

[door closing]

- I'm sorry.

[whimpering]

[crying]

[somber music]

- Okay.

Okay.

It's gonna be okay.

[Sadie crying]

It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

[sobbing]

[somber music]

It's gonna be okay.

[thunder rumbling]

[somber electric guitar music]

[thunder rumbling]

- [Sadie Voiceover] Hey Dad.

I thought when you came home

we'd be able to get things
back to how they were.

But, I don't know.

Maybe they were broken then too.

You probably gave up on
fixing them a long time ago.

Because I'm thinking the
stuff you do to fix things

over there doesn't work here.

Maybe it doesn't really
work there either.

Anyway, I guess I just
wanted to say I love you.

Still.

Sadie.

[thunder rumbling]

["Show Your Colors"
by Molly Sides]

♪ Fear for mine ♪

♪ Close your eyes ♪

♪ Falling faces ♪

♪ Sliding by ♪

♪ Mistakes were made ♪

♪ Won't fade away ♪

♪ Hold your breath ♪

♪ Come right me ♪

[somber beat music]

♪ Show your colors ♪

♪ Show your colors ♪

♪ Show your colors ♪

♪ I'm a liar ♪

♪ Believe my ways ♪

♪ Broken secrets ♪

♪ Shadowed frames ♪

♪ Don't lie ♪

♪ Don't cry ♪

♪ Show your colors ♪

♪ Show your colors ♪

♪ Show your colors ♪

[somber beat music]

♪ Don't cry ♪

♪ Don't cry ♪

♪ Don't cry ♪

♪ Don't cry ♪