What the Night Can Do (2020) - full transcript

Sh, sh, sh, sh.

Come on, Lu.

Sweetie, can you get the door.

Seat belt, baby.

How's school?

Lu.

Really?

Pardon?

I said, how's school?

I'm on probation
for two weeks.

You think that's funny?



No, I just haven't
thought it through yet.

Well why don't you
explain it to me.

You just missed

- the turn off.
- That was the turn off.

Okay.

Luana, we made a deal.

That's rude,

- y'all can't just...
- Just put it away

or I'm taking it
away, I'm serious.

Hey, about school,

I'd very much like
an explanation.

Can we please discuss
it at Grandpy's?

How long will that be?

If we don't stop every hour
we'll be there before dark.



Is someone gonna tell me?

Does your mother know?

Marty, I told you I,

wait, are you
talking about Luana?

Yes, of course.

No, I don't wanna give her
anything else to worry about.

Please, that's not
what I'm talking about.

Did you ask Luana?

What if she was to say...

I didn't ask Luana.

What if she was to say

you don't say anything
about us separating?

You wanna make
her a part of this?

Now what the hell did she do?

She made
a stupid choice.

Is somebody gonna tell me,
or do I make a stupid choice?

Hey.

What did you do?

Marty, I said,
let's discuss it at Grandpa's.

What did you do?

Marty!

Marty!

Dad!

Oh my god!

Pull over, pull over!

Oh god, pull over, pull over.

Oh Jesus.

You know what, I'm
gonna keep it a secret

that you snuck out of the
house last night, how's that?

What?

What, who were you with?

Were you with Jalla?

Who else?

Dammit, Luana!

It's not that big a deal.

It is a big deal.

You don't go anywhere for a
year, do you understand me?

Nowhere.

And don't you say
anything to Grammy

about us separating,
do you understand?

Keep your eyes on the road.

Okay, so I'm taking one
dress and one pair of pants,

and your old dirty green KONG.

Maybe Daddy will play with you.

Do you remember Daddy's place?

Two dresses?

Do you remember
Daddy is the question

that we are asking today.

He may be very sick, Aubrey.

So be mindful of that if
he doesn't wanna play,

or if you don't
wanna play, old man.

My god, he may be ,

please in your mercy, I know
he hasn't been observant

but he's a good, good man,
and one of your children,

albeit a lying little piss.

Forgive him.

Two pairs of shoes?

What do you think?

Yeah, oh what the hell, why not?

Why don't
you want her to know?

Duh.

Grandpy's
really sick, he might not,

just remember, we're
still together, okay?

Hi mom.

Hi, honey.

Oh, it's so great
to see you all.

You too.

Mm.

- Hi.
- How are you?

Oh.

Bettye Sue,
you look wonderful.

Oh thanks, Marty.

How is he, is he feeling okay?

Uh well, he may
be a little hungry.

Mom, he'll be fine.

We'll grab a bite when we stop.

Okay uh, are you hungry,
can I fix you something?

- No, no, no, no, no, no.
- No, we're good.

Pretty long drive, six hours.

Yeah, if you speed.

Let me
help you with Aubrey.

No, I'll just
put him on my lap, honey.

Well, you know, Luana
can keep him on her lap.

She loves dogs, right Lu?

Come on baby.

Come on, big boy,
oh, there we go.

There we go.

Hi, Aubrey.

Graham Dietz, Hillary Post,

and Nelson Mahone
send their love.

Marty, you look at little tired.

How are you, honey?

I like your hair.

Aubrey?

He thinks your
hair is beautiful.

Weather's been frightening.

I don't scare easy.

You look beautiful,
how are you, honey?

Thanks.

You know, I dreamed
about this last night,

just last night.

Of you and me and, you
know, autumn splendor,

colors, leaves drifting down,

softly, gently, slowly
like little lives.

It was 80 degrees on Tuesday.

Prodigious, fine,
you don't have to do this.

Yeah well
I said I would, so.

I said a thousand
things I said I'd do.

Never felt actually
compelled to do them.

Not all of them.

You have to make
astute decisions.

No, no philosophy or I
definitely won't do it.

Well, I appreciate your
effort, means a lot to me.

See, and that is
why I'm doing it.

Okay.

They'll get a huge
kick outta this.

And you won't?

You'll be in seventh heaven.

Is Hugh in pain?

He's hinted.

What?

Very strong prescriptions.

I'm not sure he
wants to take them.

Hugh?

What's wrong with his kidneys?

They're shutting down.

Is that for sure?

Did he tell you, or...

I got a from a Dr. Belmaraz.

His doctor?

I guess, or the
nurse, how would I know?

I haven't seen him
in three years.

Oh honey, honey, he's peeing.

Oh my god,

- shit, shit, shit.
- No, no, no.

Luana, do not use that word.

Look what he did!

Okay, I see it.

- I'm sorry, honey.
- Just pull over, Marty.

- I'm so sorry.
- Right here.

- Just pull over right here.
- Okay, okay, okay.

- Ah!
- Leave the window

- down a little bit.
- Look at this.

Ew.

Hun, it's
just a little pee.

- Oh, it's the worst.
- Get you cleaned up.

Wash the dress.

It's fine.

- Thank you.
- Let me have him.

Okay, come on baby.

Thank you.

Hi, we need uh, bathrooms.

Right down there.

Mom, I can do it.

Okay.

Uh, table for four, please.

Okay,
right this way.

Great breed,
y'all take care now.

Thank you, bye bye.

Yes, what a nice man, isn't he?

Are you feeling a little better?

Yeah, a little calmer.

That's it, just
breathe, breathe.

Hey, do you know
who she was with?

Jalla and some kid.

I think it was one
of Belamy's sons.

Who?

They own the dairy,
whatever, the ice cream place.

Do you know how
old he, nevermind.

So, you don't
want her to know?

Definitely not.

It was
good last night.

I'm having second
thoughts about including her

in our little charade.

She likes being in on it,
sharing with us, anything.

Anything.

You know what I mean.

Was it as good as Gretchen?

Did you?

Did you?

Whoa.

Hi, what can
I get for you today?

Um, I will have
the um, ooh yes,

the country ham and
biscuits and gravy,

- and unsweetened tea.
- Okay.

Yeah, no um, I'll
have ice tea sweet.

Okay.

Oh, speaking of sweet.

Um, on the mirror...

Honey,
order something.

Give her a chance to
look at the menu first.

Yeah it's just...

Rush, rush, rush.

Forget it, forgive
me, Luana, read.

Um, grilled cheese
and root beer.

Okay.

What, honey?

Nothing.

We met the nicest man
out there, he has a corgi.

Oh, save your leftovers.

Are you wearing lipstick?

What?

Oh,
it's very subtle.

Nice.

It's,

wipe it off.

Oh, it's just...

- Just leave it.
- She's just...

Just leave it.

Aubrey, country ham.

Mm, mm, yes little doggie.

- Where're your other clothes?
- Country ham.

Luana.

Oh, yes.

We're making good time.

She's upset.

Mm,
mm, mm, oh yes.

Luana, come on baby.

Where's your stuff?

Don't look down,
and don't get tangled.

Don't look up and I
won't spit in your eye.

I'm serious.

I am too, daddy jacker.

Language like that'll get
you tossed off the mountain.

Oh, I'd
like to see you try.

Chill, Captain, I'm
just pullin' your chain.

Pull my heartstrings instead.

Stay alert, do your job.

Hey, you wanna come up here?

Okay.

Superb.

Lu, do you remember Grandpy?

I think you were only about
six the last time you saw him.

Five.

You remember
him, don't you Lu?

Remember what he looks like?

Kind of.

Well he's gonna be very
happy to see you.

I'll be happy to see him too.

How long till we get
back to his house?

Probably be dark.

You could have a
drink, go to bed early.

You can text Jalla
and let her know

I'm gonna be calling her mother.

Actually, dancing,
we all danced.

You and Grandpy danced.

Am I right?

Yeah, impeccably,
we danced, always.

Until we danced away
from each other.

So Marty, you think it will
be dark when we get there?

I do, yep.

I think maybe we better stop
so I can walk Aubrey again.

I just don't want him to have
another accident in the car.

Okay.

He's all
she's got left.

What about us?

As a companion,
honey, you know what I mean.

Would anybody else
love an ice cream?

Um, yeah, I'd love one.

Tell 'em the
other vans have left.

Thanks.

Two cherry?

Grandma wants cherry.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Um, two cherry.

No cherry.

Uh, okay, two vanilla cones,
one chocolate milkshake,

and let's see, one
strawberry cone.

- Awesome.
- Thank you.

How old is he?

Oh, he's a rescue.

You mean Hugh?

Oh well, this one's
old, Hugh's 76.

How much did he tell you?

Is he, is he scared?

You know, I believe so.

I never would've
thought so before.

He's so cool, I
mean, you know him.

But he wants me there, he
wants all of us there, so.

I'm sorry.

Yeah.

Luana.

Bathroom.

Oh.

He
wants the ice cream.

It's right there.

So you said you haven't
seen Dad in three years?

When was the last
time that you saw him?

Mom.

Yeah?

Listen, listen, when we
stopped at the other restaurant

before I lost my clothes.

- Yeah?
- What?

Some girl wrote, "He broke
my nose, he broke my teeth,"

with lipstick on
the mirror, "crazy."

What do you mean, what girl?

I don't know,
that's the point.

Who broke her nose?

How would I know?

But she wrote again on this
bathroom mirror at this place.

It said, "He's gonna
kill me, help."

The same song was playing.

Mercy.

What're we gonna do?

Luana, why didn't
you say something?

Mom, right now,
we need to help her.

Well, what do you
think we should do?

I don't know, call
somebody, the police maybe.

You know, I'm just
saying, it's 4:15,

your dad's expecting
us, just take that...

- Marty.
- Hey, stop!

Okay, okay, take
this, show me.

Come on.

I'm sorry, there just
wasn't any other place.

Oh, that's all
right, don't be silly.

Been there, done that,
this one's my baby.

Did you wipe some
writing off the mirror?

- Huh?
- Honey.

It was written in lipstick.

Luana.

It said, "He's gonna kill me."

I'm sorry.

What are you doing?

It was there two minutes
ago, Mom, I just saw it.

Honey, it's okay...

It's not okay.

Somebody wiped it off,
some girl's in danger.

She's gonna be
killed, Mom, murdered.

What are you, hey, wait.

Wait, wait, wait.

Luana.

- Luana, listen!
- What?

Don't shout,
what is, calm down.

Oh god.

Hey, Luana, hey.

I'm not your baby,
don't treat me...

I know how you feel
about your father and me.

What?

This has nothing to
do with either of you.

I know.

I keep thinking it's
gonna get better as well.

We're trying, we're hoping.

I want it to, but honey, I
can't do anything right now.

Mom, I, just don't, please.

Listen to me, just...

Don't.

Why did you sneak out?

Dad spent the night.

Honey, I'm
sorry, but that doesn't mean

that you sneak out, okay?

Who's the boy you were with?

You don't know him.

I don't want Jalla and
some boy that I don't know

to be who you listen to, okay?

Who should I listen to?

Luana, hey, honey.

Hey, hey, hey.

You okay?

Mom, I'm fine.

Oh my god.

Hey.

Hey, don't hog
all the hot water.

Come on.

Did you
solve the mystery?

No, and I don't
wanna talk about it.

Somebody washed
the lipstick off.

I know they did.

Okay.

It was there.

Do you think I'm making it up?

Did anyone else see it?

There was a girl
at the first place,

she thought it
was messed up too.

Did she tell anybody?

I don't know,
how should I know?

But I saw it again
just now back there.

I'm not saying you didn't.

Did anybody that worked
there know anything about it?

Or did anybody say anything?

Whether you think so
or not, I'm on your side.

Okay, we ran out
of there so quickly,

we didn't get a chance
to ask anything.

Oh shit.

Lu.

Are you listening to this?

You okay with this profanity?

No, I'm not.

Don't ask me to go back.

There comes an end to summer.

To spring showers
and a hoar rime.

His mumming to each mummer
has somewhere end in time.

Hm.

I think it's right here.

No, no, no.

Are you sure?

Yeah.

You've been here before?

Mm-hmm.

You have been here before?

Yes.

Really?

Yeah, three years ago.

Right before he left
for the holy land.

Dad went to the holy land?

Yes.

Come on, you're kidding.

- No.
- Why?

He was searching.

For what?

Nay, sweet,
let's leave unspoken,

the vows, the fates gainsay,

for all vows made are broken.

We love but while we may.

You are lucky
they're running late.

Lucky, my middle name.

Oh yeah?

Well what if they don't
show up till really late?

Or what if they don't even
show up till tomorrow?

Oh.

What pleasure do you derive

from all that endless pessimism?

Bugs you.

That's a perk.

So, how long were you there?

Two days.

Was it pleasant?

I mean, you know what I mean.

Does he have wifi?

Oh, goodness no.

Cable, satellite?

Grandpy wasn't even
sure he wanted a phone.

It was classic, you know,
hopelessly pleasant.

Ah, there it is, there it is,
we're right up there, yep.

Mom, was he sick
the last time you were here?

No, well, the usual,
nothing different.

You know he used
to write to me?

I mean, he never mentioned
the holy land, but.

No, he wrote to you, he did?

Ah.

I'll be doggone.

He was finally doing
what he wanted to do.

DJ to the universe.

Good for Hugh.

What's the music?

That's our song.

Mercy, Mom.

Hugh, you look great.

You look tired.

Come on out.

Do you remember him now?

Yes, we're here.

Hey, baby.

You
remember Daddy, don't you?

- Hi, Daddy.
- Hi.

Got him?

- Oh yeah.
- Okay.

Yeah, she's
unequivocally a young lady,

a beautiful young lady.

Just
like her mother.

And so much like
her grandmother.

Come on in, I'll
show you your rooms.

Place looks different.

Well, we've been working.

We?

Oh yeah.

Looks good.

Oh ,
do you have a dog?

I'll introduce you to
the captain and her dog.

Oh, okay.

Come on.

- This is Jimmie.
- Hi.

Jimmie, this is my wife,
Bettye Sue, my ex-wife.

Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.
- And this is

our daughter, Tasha.

Hi there, hi, how are you?

And this is her
husband, Marty.

- Pleasure.
- Hi.

And this is our
granddaughter, Luana.

Hi, it's so nice
to meet all of you.

I've heard so much about you,

and Luana is a wonderful name.

Thank you.

And this Aubrey.

Hi, Aubrey, hi.

And this is Sybil.

She's having her
second birthday tonight

and she's thrilled to have
all of you at the party,

as am I.

Well, grab a drink.

Champagne?

Sparkling apple cider.

Sorry, Tash.

Happy to participate.

Luana, you can drink
all you wanna drink.

Cheers.

Here's to the people and
the dogs that I love most

in this world, and in the next.

How long?

Both two years tonight,
celebrations galore.

Well, congratulations.

He looks like he's hanging in.

How 'bout you?

You've done a lot.

There you go.

Okay, here you go.

Which is your room, Jimmie?

I am on the house on the hill.

The old hunting lodge.

Place looks great.

- Yeah.
- Um-hm.

Well, you guys have
a good evening.

Oh, you're not gonna join us?

No, it's family night.

I am into the woods, but
I'll see you tomorrow.

Come on, girl.

Thanks, buddy.

Of course, come on.

Uh Hugh,
you want any help?

Sit down, relax, be at home.

Red beans and rice,
got gumbo, fried okra,

cornbread, pineapple.

Um-hm, looks great, Luana.

I can do it.

Okay honey, just
be careful, it's hot.

If you guys wanna pass
your plates around.

It
sure smells good.

Mm-hmm,
it looks great too.

Oh great spirit, we
are ever so thankful

for our swell
provisions and dwelling,

and beyond bliss to
be brought together

in this, our family circle.

Amen.

Okay.

Luana, have you ever
had gumbo before?

No.

I hope you like it.

Me too.

That's really good.

What a treat.

Did Jimmie cook?

No, Jimmie's the
captain, I'm the cook.

You?

Yeah.

When'd you start cookin', Dad?

When no one else
would.

I heard about your
expedition to the holy land.

Is that where you
learned to pray?

Never completely
forgotten, or lost.

That's new.

People change.

Okay.

A good day to uh...

Mm, not at dinner.

Thank you, Hugh.

My greatest pleasure.

Mm, coconut, Mom's favorite.

Mine too.

Yeah, well you
gotta come back.

I don't know how you lost
weight, eating like this.

Nevermind.

Hugh, how'd you
find this place?

On the job, '62 or
'63, I can't remember.

Anyway, it was the biggest
deal in Appalachia.

They used to move maybe
hundred barrels every week

by mule train,
thousand gallons a run.

It was a family business,
back to the '20s.

It was New Year's Eve, the
good stuff was being served.

Allegheny moon, snow
piled high, beautiful.

Anyway, 2009, the
property came up for sale.

Well you've done a
wonderful job with it.

Looks very different than
the last time I was here,

well done.

Jimmie helped a lot.

Was Jimmie um, ATF?

No no, no, we uh,
we met at a meeting in D.C.

She had met me at
another one somewhere.

Do we get to meet the doctors?

Is there a hospital nearby?

Oh, world class.

Dr. Bellmaraz?

Yeah.

Dad, what's the prognosis?

While we're having dessert?

I'll tell ya later.

Good?

Chickens, rabbits, and
even if I do say so myself,

a decent, very serious garden.

Vegetables, herbs, flowers.

Oh, look at that.

A little uh.

What?

Nothing, honey.

Yeah right, what?

I just, I broke
up, thinkin' of Hugh

raising chickens and
rabbits, that's all.

Since when?

Year and a half.

Rabbit meat's the
leanest there is.

Wait, you eat them?

Yeah, tomorrow night
we're gonna have stifado.

Ooh, I'd go anorexic
before I eat a rabbit.

Lu.

Dad, is, is that
for your condition?

No.

Well um, can we
discuss your health now?

Shoot.

What do you know?

What do you wanna do, I
mean, what should we know?

That you're loved.

Hugh, we're all worried.

Don't worry.

That's why we
drove here, together.

Mom said you called, um, that
a doctor had suggested that...

That I'm getting old.

That's not exactly
how we understood it.

How did you understand it?

That your kidneys are failing,

that you're on strong
prescription medicine.

Sometimes it hurts,
I don't feel good.

Dialysis?

No, not yet, Marty.

Dad, are you dying?

Honey.

Are you?

Every day.

Tasha.

What?

Dad, can you just tell
me, how you're feeling,

how you're doing?

Dad, can you just tell
me how sick you are?

Okay, that's enough.

We're all exhausted.

You had me on check anyway,
you checkmated me, see?

Oh, I did.

Come on, come on old man,
let's go beddy-bye, sleepy head.

- Come on.
- Here we go.

Come on, okay.

I don't know if he's
gonna make it up the stairs.

I'll help ya.

Dad, I really
hope you come back down

so we can understand
this better.

Every time.

Why are you angry
at your father?

Sweetheart, your grandpa
was a much different man

when I knew him.

We just need to
get to the bottom

of his condition, the truth.

He's got a way of slowly but
surely avoiding the truth.

Um, when can I
go to get online?

Not tonight, honey.

I'll drive you tomorrow.

You know
what, why don't we

get you ready for bed, come on.

Now?

You can read a book,
you've got a whole library.

Can I ask you a question?

- Mm.
- Sure, honey.

Don't avoid the truth.

Are you two getting
back together?

Sweetheart, we're
workin' on it.

Yeah.

You just need
to know that we love you.

Hey, more than
anything in the world.

Love you too.

I wanna know what's
gonna happen.

Of course, come on baby,
let's get you to bed.

Sh, sh,
sh, sh, sh, sh, sh.

He's breathing's gotten poor.

Oh, I know,
I know, I'm scared for him.

I know, B.

Tasha and Marty are having
troubles with each other.

It's conspicuous, I
noticed it immediately.

I mean, she said they
drove here together.

What about Luana?

She's reacting
a lot of different ways,

not all of 'em good.

But Tasha has been just
seized by the furies,

that's why she so.

Why does everything
happen at once, huh?

Huh?

I have something I
wanted to say to you.

What?

Oh god, oh Hugh,

- oh no.
- No, no, no, no, no,

I'm okay, I'm fine,
in fact, I'm better.

I've been craving this moment

and I just didn't expect it
to materialize so quickly.

What are you?

I want you to come back, I
want us to be together again.

Oh god, you are much
worse, aren't you?

Oh, it has nothing to
do with my health, I just,

with whatever time we have left,

I wanna spend it
with each other.

I love you.

I've always loved you, always.

Whatever has happened,
whatever will happen,

I have never and I never
will make a fool of you,

but I won't let you make
a fool of yourself either.

Is that what you
think I'm doing?

You're
still drinking.

Two years, I've not...

Don't, don't.

Do you know how many
times I've heard that?

I mean, I'm happy for
you, if it's true,

I hope it goes on and on.

Thank you for the
prayer at dinner,

from the bottom of my heart.

And from that same place
, no, thank you.

How sick are you?

God willing, I'll
tell ya tomorrow.

She's so sweet.

Marty.

We can't, we can't.

You want me to
sleep on the chair?

You want me to tell
you where to sleep?

Jesus Christ.

What I want is for
you to remind yourself

that what you say and do has
an affect on my daughter.

Our daughter.

Our.

Thanks so much.

I'm aware of that.

She sounds like trash,
it's embarrassing.

What do you think my
mother is gonna think...

She's imitating you.

Marty, she was sneaking.

In the street with who knows
who all hours of the night.

And I'm to blame for that?

Sure as shit didn't seem
to bother you at the moment.

You didn't even
mention it to me.

More importantly, you
didn't say a word to her.

She's you daughter, and
you just ignored it.

Then, the ever Mr. Clever
shows up, and what,

you decided to use it
to cut a deal with her.

Like you were
selling real estate.

Which you went along with.

I'm not gonna fight.

'Cause even you
know when you're wrong.

- Wrong?
- Yes.

Wrong, what a bitchin'
tattoo on her back.

You're doin' such a bang up job

- with our daughter.
- Oh, nice.

Teaching her.

Sh, sh, sh, sh, sh, it's okay.

- Right.
- You got it.

Guess what, Luana
is still suffering,

she's still confused.

Why do you think that is?

Her delirious mother.

No, Martin, face it.

It is her lying, cheating...

Bullshit, blinded,
one-way mind, just shut it.

Oh, you are in my dad's house.

He is dying.

Luana's having some
sort of breakdown.

You're having a breakdown.

Fuck off.

Calling me delirious,
no, no, no,

you don't get to do that,
you don't, not this time.

You don't get to just wave
your hands and walk away

not talking because things
get tough or uncomfortable.

You deal with it,
Martin, deal with it.

You're driving us away.

You're driving our
daughter and me away

because you can't make a choice.

Make a choice.

Make a choice.

Make a choice!

Stop.

What are you gonna
do, huh, huh, Martin?

I'm gonna stop.

I'm gonna quit.

What?

I'm gonna leave.

We should, I know.

I know, baby.

Honey.

It's okay, sh, sh, sh, sh.

Bad dream.

- Bad.
- What, what, what, baby,

what, what, what?

It was um, it was
the guy with the truck,

and the tattoos around
his eyes, he killed her.

The girl who wrote with
lipstick on the mirror.

What'd she say?

Dad, please.

I'll warm some milk.

It's okay.

It's okay.

What's all that
stuff about a truck?

Oh, it was something
that happened on the way.

She saw something,
said she saw something,

it was alarming.

She's
hurting, me and her.

Tasha will
get her to sleep.

Do you think this is about
that lipstick on the mirror?

No, no.

It's about Tasha and me.

We've been separated
for a couple months now.

Three to be exact.

And we weren't gonna, we
were gonna not talk about it

under the circumstances.

But, Luana knew.

Yeah, Luana of course knew.

And I stupidly talked
her into not telling you

because of something
that she did.

But we're broke it off and,

looks like it'll
probably be permanent.

I'm sorry to hear that.

I'm so sorry.

Kiddo.

It's over.

It's really over.

I'm so
sorry, I'm so sorry.

Hugh, at the risk of being
even more of an asshole

than I've already been,

do you have anything to drink?

You sure?

Sure, I'm sure that
if I was young enough

I'd probably try
to kick your ass.

That was pretty ugly up there.

She was hitting me, I,

never again.

Go ahead, open it,
it's good bourbon.

I'm not young enough.

It has nothin' to do
with you or Tasha,

I'm two years sober, man.

You got a lotta nerve
asking me for a drink.

- I'm sorry.
- Yeah.

Well tell that to Tasha.

Ah?

You're sober?

Once a week I go
into town and shop,

get a haircut, see a doctor.

And the last thing I do is
I go by the liquor store

and I pick up a pint of booze,

I keep it in the
cabinet right there.

And it lives with me
here, three, four days,

and then one night I take
it out and I smash it

against a tree, a rock,
tractor, I destroy it.

And as I do that, I howl
at the moon like a dog,

and that coordinated
effort proves to me

that I am in control of my life.

I don't drink alcohol.

And I know that may sound
like some demented ritual

of an unbalanced individual,
but then stupidity

is the most natural of
all human qualities.

Like body sweat.

That's your message
from the holy land?

Amen, sister.

Since we're doing revelations
night on the mountain,

why don't you just tell
us how sick you are, Dad.

My kidneys are in a
permanent state of anarchy.

My liver, however,
God only knows why,

is steadfast, my
ticker's strong.

So basically, you
lied to get us here.

No.

When can we meet
with doctor um...

Belmaraz.

Belmaraz?

When she's back in town.

She, I thought it was a, oh,

when is she back?

Any day now, I'll call her.

Well, at least one
purpose was served.

Hugh, I can leave now if you...

Brilliant, that's good.

Why don't you do that, Marty?

Why don't you drink and drive
at night in the mountains.

- Sh, sh, sh, sh.
- That's a really

- good thought, smart.
- Sh!

Could you guys stop this.

How's Luana feeling
about all this?

Luana wants to go into
town and text her friends,

that's all she wants, period.

She obviously knows
about us breaking up.

She honored it by getting
a tattoo on her back.

Of what?

Oh, you know,
I would never say

that I liked you
better drunk, but...

What, it's on her
back, what is it?

A bird.

What do you mean a bird?

What, an eagle, a parrot, what...

- Dad, what does it matter?
- A seagull.

12-year-old girl.

Well somebody
oughta go to jail.

Who, maybe Luana?

Mom.

Well, it's her back.

She's 12 years old.

It's her back.

Okay, well, she also
snuck out last night.

Last night?

Yes, she and her friend
and some boy I don't know

snuck out and they
snuck back in.

You caught her?

She's already on
probation for foul language.

And the
lipstick on the mirror?

I don't know, that's even,
that's even more disturbing,

- I, I don't...
- Mystery truck and lipstick.

No good.

Shut up, Marty.

She was wearing lipstick.

Well maybe, could it
have been in her purse

or maybe in her suitcase?

Yeah.

I'm not gonna go
through her things,

I'm just gonna ask her.

Goodnight.

Will I see you in the morning?

Son of a bitch.

Here you go.

Okay.

Edward, Ed, Eddie.

Come on
Sybil, come on girl, hey.

- Hey, how are ya?
- Hey there, Aubrey.

Good
morning, Sybil.

Here you go.

Oh.

Hey, good morning, Luana.

Hey, beauty.

Good morning.

- You hungry?
- Yeah.

Um, is Dad okay?

In the pink, he's fine.

Wanna scramble some eggs?

Yeah.

Yeah, I told you that
you could scramble eggs.

She said, "No, she can't,

"but even if she
could, she wouldn't."

I hear you wanna get online.

Yes.

Okay, so at the
bottom of the drive,

you're gonna turn left.

And after awhile there's
a Mexican restaurant

all by itself on the
highway called Mona's.

Thank you.

Morning.

Hi.

Sweetheart, were you able
to get back to sleep okay?

Yes, I'm, I'm sorry for...

Oh, honey.

Nothing worse than a
nightmare in a strange bedroom.

Well, I beg to differ.

Yeah?

Yeah.

Scramble, scramble,
scramble, scramble.

One, two, three, four,

one, two, three, four,

one, two, three, four.

I think um, maybe
you should go.

I can drive Luana and
my mom back tomorrow.

Rent a car, take a
bus, catch a train.

I know how.

Goodbye, Bettye Sue.

Take
care of yourself.

I'm gonna pick up
some.

Hey.

I know you're upset.

I just want you to know
how much I love you.

I know, Daddy.

Hey, you've never ridden
a train before have you?

No.

No.

Well, you know what?

I used to love to ride.

I can't wait to take
a trip with you.

When Grandma Marcie and
I, and Dad used to go

from Eugene to Los Angeles,

I would sleep in the upper
bunk, it was so much fun.

And I would go to the last car,

stand there and I'd just
watch the track disappear.

The conductor would
let me stand there

and I'd just watch
the tracks disappear,

around a bend or
on a straightaway,

and think about all the
places that I'd been and,

I couldn't wait to
see where we'd land

when the train stopped
and we all got off.

Sweetheart, I'm sorry.

You're gonna see
me a lot more now

than you have in that
last few weeks, I promise.

By phone, text, Skype.

We'll take a train trip.

Good.

You are my angel.

You're the only one
that I've ever met,

the only one I ever will meet.

Promise me you'll
be good, always.

- I promise, Daddy.
- I love you.

Thank you.

You okay?

I'm fine.

You wanna go home,
I mean to my place?

Um, I wanna go to
Mona's, get online.

How far is it?

Do they have wifi?

Yep, hang on.

Look at how they strut.

Hm, and some of 'em look lost.

Where am I?

Where am I going?

I know you like chicken, buddy,

but some of 'em seem
to love life so much.

Hey.

Oh, hi.

I asked Tasha if she
wanted to check out the place

but she just wanted to
hang out in the house.

She's pretty much a city girl.

Yeah, me too
before I met Hugh.

Where, where did you meet him?

AA, D.C. and Charlottesville.

Ah, we lived in
D.C. a long time.

That's pretty much where
we raised our kids.

Yeah, Hugh told
me all about it.

And, I know how much he
misses you, and family.

How's he doin', Jimmie?

He's superb, how 'bout you?

Good.

Is your last name Belmaraz?

No.

How are you doin'?

Do you know the password?

Cantina.

Thanks.

Please, I need to make a
call, it's an emergency.

No, no.

It's a matter
of life and death.

Si.

Hugh,.

Si,.

Si, si, si.

Thanks, Grandpy.

We're sorry,
you have reached a number

that has been disconnected
or is no longer in use.

Guys,
put the vehicles in position,

trucks and police cars.

Come on
guys, we gotta shoot.

Thank you, come right out.

John, are you
ready, we gotta shoot.

Guys, talk to me,

are you in position?

Guys, we got
vehicles in position.

Bring the back hooks in.

All right, guys, put yours up.

Very good, let's roll sound.

Let's roll sound.

And roll camera.

Let's roll camera.

Rolling.

We're set
then, call it to her.

Action.

Action!

Let
me see your hands!

Drop the weapon.

Drop the weapon!

Drop
your weapon, now!

- Drop the weapon, now!
- Do it!

Do it now.

Back off!

- Drop the weapon.
- Drop your weapon.

Back
off or she's dead!

Drop it.

And that's a cut!

Well, we still have it though.

Did you write on the
mirror with lipstick?

What?

Did you write on the mirror

that he broke your
teeth and nose?

Luana.

Super.

Worked out great.

Was he gonna kill you?

Is this a gag?

Mistaken, mistaken identity.

Hey, are you following me, hm?

Are you following me, huh?

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, we're
old friends, remember me?

I'm an actor.

Well, that's weird.

Don't leave her.

I won't.

Who?

Everybody's going away.

I'm not, I'm here with ya.

What's going on?

Oh they're making a
movie, sure, great,

but I, I wanna know,

I wanna know why my
parents are breaking up.

I can't tell what,

I don't know, I
don't know anymore.

It's not easy, Luana,
it's not graceful,

and they're making a movie but,

the girl's the nose,
her teeth aren't broken.

I mean that guy's
not gonna kill her,

he's just an actor
playing his part.

My friend, Jalla,
is going away.

She's really leaving me, really.

My best friend in
the whole wide world

and there's nothing
I can do about it.

My parents are
really breaking up,

and I can't do
anything about it.

You can't control
other people's lives.

Why?

That's just the way
the world is made.

I mean, there's no guarantees,
you never know, ever.

You know, I, I wanted
Bettye Sue, Grammy,

to come be with me.

I could see us, I can see
us together forever but,

she can't, she
doesn't, she won't.

I mean you just, you never know.

That's sad.

Well, it's not happy.

I want things to be happy.

I wanna know what
that would be like.

You'll make things
so happy, so groovy.

How would I?

Well it's not even a
question of how would you,

you just, you go with the
flow, which you learn to love.

I mean, when you're young,
you dream of the future.

When you're old, you
dream of the past.

Hey, making a movie, huh?

Yeah, you saw what
I wrote on the mirror?

Uh, yeah.

Props or set dressing
didn't wipe it off.

It's just a flick, girl.

I'm so sorry
for the confusion.

Please accept my apologies.

Yeah, I hope we
didn't ruin the take.

No, we got exactly
what we wanted.

Well, if you wanna come back

we've got a couple more scenes.

Yeah, and then come
to the wrap party, eh?

Uh, we're, we're,
we're gonna go home

and see what the family
wants to do and then,

or see what Luana wants to do.

And, thank you.

Thank you.

That could
be a lot of fun.

Yeah.

Thanks.

You kept saying back
there, "Don't leave her."

Who is that, her?

Is that your friend, Jalla?

Listen to me, you have
things inside of you,

nobody knows what
you've got but you.

That's the one thing
you can be sure of.

Me too, I got things
you don't know.

I mean, you, my granddaughter,

don't know what I
got inside of me.

Maybe I'm not that sick.

Maybe I'm not quite
ready to ride.

We all keep secrets,
we all hide.

But if we hide all the time

and we pretend to be somebody
else all of the time,

how can anybody find us?

Nobody knows what I got,

except a lot of
love for Luana Cole.

Wow, a movie.

I feel so stupid.

Oh.

Honey, will you forgive me?

I completely doubted you,
I hate that, I'm sorry.

That's okay.

I once believed the moon
in the river was real.

Trust me, you may be
a lotta things, darling,

and you'll grow up to
be a whole lot more.

But stupid, isn't one of 'em.

Maybe the moon was in the river.

Tash, don't put my stuff
in the car for tomorrow, um,

I think I'll stay,
for awhile anyway.

What'd I tell you?

What did I tell you?

Oh my god, oh my god.

Everything okay?

Uh, perfect.

Grammy, could I
ask you a favor?

You can ask a favor of me.

Could you say something,

could you say something to Mom

so I could go to a
movie on Saturday?

By yourself?

With a friend.

Boy?

Boy.

Mm, maybe.

Maybe we'll introduce
him to your mom.

Hi.

Would you like to come
dance with everyone?

It's okay.

You've come a long way for
this flood of pain, all shared.

I have to get back to the
looney tune that I love.

And you didn't drown, but you
have told many, many lies.

I was very sick, love sick.

Now I'm better.

All's fair in love and war.

Well, I'm glad to hear
it, and I'm proud of you.

But precious man, if you
ever decide to quit me,

don't throw me up against
a tree or a tractor, okay?

I won't.

And I won't.

If I ever decide to quit you,

I'll keep it a secret.

- Bye-bye now.
- Bye, Grammy.

- Now you got reason
- Love you.

To come more often, love you.

- It's great to meet you.
- Thank you, take care.

Bye sweetie.

- Bye, take care.
- Bye.

Come on,
Aubrey.

All
right, drive safe.

How old is he?

13.

What's his name?

Edward.

Edward.