I Am (2010) Movie Script | Subs like Script

♪ [Woman singing

foreign language]

[Man, narrating] You were

given Ten Commandments.

[Man]

Today, I made $1.78 billion.

Billion with a B.

[Man #2]

And how do you feel?

I don't feel anything.

And you wonder

why you're not happy.

♪ I got a secret ♪

♪ I gotta keep down ♪

♪ It's complicated ♪

♪ The lies are raging now ♪

♪ Well the burn's so hot

I can't push it away ♪

♪ So I fold you in

just to make it okay ♪

♪ To my house of cards ♪

♪ On fire ♪

♪ Could be too little too late ♪

♪ For you to turn ♪

♪ Is my soul too far gone ♪

♪ Don't run away

Don't run away ♪

♪ Will you stay? ♪

♪ Please don't hide away

Don't hide away ♪

♪ From my pain ♪

♪ Love come down ♪

♪ To fight ♪

♪ The secrets that I hide ♪

♪ Don't run away

Don't run away ♪

[Man] You have metastasized

pancreatic cancer.

You're going to die.

[Woman]

No.

The results are conclusive.

There is simply no cure.

You need to accept this.

I can't.

Angelica.

There is only one God.

And it's not you.

Hello, Angelica.

Hi, Lance.

Missed you at the funeral.

I hope it's cold in there.

He was your father, too.

Don't patronize me.

You didn't ask me to meet you

here just to chat. What do you want?

I'm dying.

I'll be right beside Dad.

Right in there.

Unless I can do something

about it first.

There's a loophole

in Father's will.

States that if I die

before the age of 40,

then you become the sole heir

to his entire fortune.

I'm 39.

I have a deal to offer you.

I'm listening.

Help me survive this cancer,

and I will give you

Dad's entire fortune.

Minus, of course, what it takes

to sustain my life for 500 years

or until they find a cure

or whichever comes first.

How?

It's called cryogenics.

You're gonna freeze yourself.

You're insane.

Nobody has ever frozen themselves

and been brought back to life before.

Well, it's illegal,

so no one's exactly

talking about it.

There's one man

who came very close.

How close?

Close enough that we're

having this conversation.

Is he in?

He will be.

So do we have a deal?

Why? I mean, you're 39.

I'm gonna inherit

everything anyway.

Listen, baby brother,

this is not a negotiation.

If I have to hook myself up

to a ventilator machine

until I turn 50 just to make

sure that you don't get his money,

then I will do it.

I don't care

how much pain I'm in.

Are you in?

Get your scientist.

♪ Regret on the horizon ♪

♪ Waiting ♪

[Angelica] You will receive

$1 million for the procedure

and 500,000 every year I survive

for the rest of your life.

Oh, and I will, of course,

pay for any expenses

that are necessary

to perform the procedure.

Freezing a living human

being is illegal. [laughing]

Come on, Doctor.

Who are you kidding?

You froze those human cells

for a reason.

Because you knew

that it would work.

Now, someone is gonna

go down in history

as the person who discovered

the secret to everlasting life,

and you want that person

to be you.

The process is

completely experimental.

I'd have to say your chances

of surviving the freezing

are 50/50

under perfect conditions.

And given your health... The odds

of me surviving my cancer

without the freezing, Doctor,

are zero.

Dealing with our mortality is

a difficult thing, Ms. Vita.

But we all die.

We can't control when

or how, really, but...

eventually,

death comes to us all.

Says who,

exactly?

These are inappropriate

questions for a doctor, Ms. Vita.

I'd be happy to recommend some

of the best therapists in the business.

You may want to also

consider religious...

Oh, right, God.

You want me to talk

to God about it?

Should I put it in His hands?

Ms. Vita.

I can't help you.

I'm sorry.

Well, I was afraid

you were gonna say that.

Now, I don't think

I have to tell you

what those pictures are.

I think you already know.

[laughs]

I'm not a monster, Dr. Ortus.

But I will do everything

that I have to do

to save my own life.

Sign the papers.

[beeping]

[Man, narrating] When we

play God, we run from the truth.

And the truth is...

some things are bigger

than you for a reason.

Don't mess with what

you don't understand.

[Radio announcer] Billionaire

heiress Angelica Vita

has been reported missing.

According to a source

close to Ms. Vita,

the high-profile socialite has not

been heard from in over two weeks.

The Los Angeles

Police Department

confirmed an investigation

into Ms. Vita's disappearance

is in fact underway.

[phone rings]

Aaron Rossdale.

[Woman] Good thing. I was

about to report you missing.

Pancake breakfast

in Sherman Oaks.

Mm, that sounds fun. Yeah,

you can thank my dad for that one.

So you do still

work here, right?

Because this Thompson brief

has to be filed tomorrow,

and I'm not a lawyer, so I

would really... Speaking of...

got a little surprise for you.

Hmm. A new job?

Yeah, yeah, very funny.

I'm on my way.

Just one more stop.

Thanks for coming.

You know, I'd pour you one of these, but

you and I both know that's a waste of time.

How long are you gonna

keep doing this?

As long as it takes.

Hey, Bill, give me one more.

No. No, no, he's done.

He's done.

So I hear you got

the Angelica Vita case.

Yeah. Yeah.

It's a pretty big deal.

Well, you know,

this buddy of mine introduced

me to her brother Lance.

Angelica Vita's brother?

No. These are bad people.

Right?

These are bad people.

Listen, I didn't

ask for your opinion.

Fine.

Look.

He took

this bottled water company

and, I mean, they couldn't

give the stuff away

to the Sahara.

And the next thing, he gets

involved and the stock doubles,

and they haven't even

put the product out yet.

I figure if he can

do that for water,

he can definitely help Will.

Trevor.

Hey, man, Will's dead.

But his music is not.

Matter of fact,

Will died six months ago today.

Look, in my job,

I see a lot of tragedy.

I mean, I see bad, bad things.

And my job is to find

who is at fault

and hold them into account.

That is my job.

And I am very good at it.

Now, listen to me. Look.

What happened to Will

was an accident.

It is not your fault.

Come on, man.

You know,

it's all good, man.

It's all good.

I'm gonna take you home.

What was the name

of that bottled water company?

Speak of the devil.

We have...

For free, mind you...

The endorsement of the

world's biggest celebrity.

This guy's name I.D.

is off the charts.

A figure who will

never be in a scandal.

Whose reputation is perfect.

I mean, what's

the competition gonna do?

Argue water with the one

who created it?

Come on.

Here's the tag.

"God water."

"Perfect refreshment"

"from the one

who invented perfection."

What do you think, Gord?

I'm curious.

What exactly did you say to

Angelica before she was frozen?

I'm not interested

in discussing my conscience.

Okay.

What would you like to discuss?

Water.

Ah.

You want me to tell you

it's okay

to use God to sell tap water.

I don't think He minds.

Would you?

That depends what my take is.

I thought you knew me

better than that.

Oh! Look out!

Heads up!

I hope you sell a lot

of those things,

'cause I'm not cheap.

So long as you're a

better lawyer than a golfer.

I know you're the best.

Which is why I'm gonna pay

you whatever it takes to win.

Now we're talking.

Have you read the will?

Have I read the will.

You know that sister of yours?

She didn't do you

any favors, did she?

I don't care what she told you.

All right, look, your father's

will's not gonna be an issue, okay?

It's cut and dry.

His estate went into a trust

for your sister, none to you.

Should she die before the age

of 40, you become the sole heir.

Perfect. She's 39.

Right. But she's

not dead, Lance.

No one is gonna find her.

True.

Now she's only missing.

No one is gonna see her for 500

years. What more do they want?

What more do they want?

Did you just ask me that?

They want a body.

That's what they want.

This is Angelica Vita

we're talking about here.

All right? Her disappearance

is the biggest vanishing act

since what, Howard Hughes?

People are gonna want

some answers.

And after one look at that will,

you are gonna be

suspect number 1, my friend.

[grunts]

Yeah, that's not good.

Good afternoon.

Jake Russell,

Los Angeles Police Department.

You've got 90 seconds.

Don't sit.

You're wasting time, detective.

Down to 83 seconds.

Angelica Vita went missing

and hasn't been heard

from since. I have a TV.

Tell me what I don't know.

Two weeks prior

to her disappearance,

she made a series of phone

calls to a Dr. Richard Ortus.

She had cancer. People

with cancer call doctors.

Dr. Ortus

is not an oncologist.

He's a cryogenics expert.

Two days before he arrived, she filed

ten different trusts in the Cook Islands,

all funded with exactly

the same amount of money...

$24.2 million.

The contents of the trusts

are sealed, but we do know

that they all have

the same executor,

Petros Demetrios.

He's a Greek national,

long time confidant.

Demetrios personally runs seven

of her largest companies,

mainly in tourism,

hotels, and shipping.

Three days after

her disappearance,

one of these trusts

transferred $1 million

to a company in Switzerland

known as Endless Horizon.

That company then transferred $1

million to a company in Hong Kong

known as Infinity.

Infinity has made payments

to only one person

since its founding

one year ago. Ortus.

Where's the crime?

The trusts have also

been making payments

to a factory in La Paz, Mexico.

Well, is Ortus on the payroll?

No.

Your 90 seconds

is up, detective.

[grunts]

That one kind of hurt.

I got people.

You got people?

What does that mean, you got

people? What are you, my echo?

Yes, I have people.

That's nice, you have people.

Why don't you go talk

to your people?

Why are we here? What

are we doing here? Selani.

So let me get this straight.

If my sister turns 40 before we

can get her declared legally dead,

I don't get a cent?

Technically, yeah, that's

pretty much how it works.

But that's why you're

gonna hire me, see.

We'll start with the 250 grand from

your holy water deal there as a retainer.

10% of the estate.

Oh, yeah, look at that one.

Look at that one! Yes! Oh.

When it's transferred

into your name, of course.

That's what I'm talking about.

Get a hearing.

Consider it done.

You know, maybe you're a lefty.

Aaron Rossdale actually

completed a brief before it was due.

What's next? An interview

with the L.A. Sun, no less.

Ah, not the Stanton case.

No. Your favorite case

of all. You.

The L.A. Sun wants

to interview me about me.

Well, apparently,

there are people out there

who think

you should be the new D.A.

Hmm.

Nah, I don't want to talk

to a reporter today.

I think you'll want to talk

to this reporter.

And why is that?

She's smart and beautiful

and read by 16 million voters.

No. No, no.

You haven't even gone on a date

since I started working here.

What constitutes a date?

She'll be here

at 3 p.m. today.

You're fired.

How cute is this?

It has leggings.

Ruched leggings.

So you're gonna go off and do

your very first interview

and you're not even gonna

tell me who it is?

Just some prosecutor

that wants to be D.A.

Not Aaron Rossdale.

Yeah.

He's, like, the Atilla

the Hun of lawyers.

That guy would get Santa Claus

15-20 for breaking and entering.

Oh, come on, he's not that bad.

Is he?

Did you even do

any research on this guy?

He has a 98% conviction rate.

The highest of any other prosecutor

in the history of L.A. County.

And since he's joined

the D.A.'s office,

the crime rate

has decreased by 40%,

with the murder rate being three

times lower than before he arrived.

[laughs]

Yeah, well, the fun rate's

dropped to zero.

Well, there's two sides

to every story.

Look, all you

really need to know

is that his daddy

ran for governor

about ten years ago and lost.

And ever since then,

he and Mommy Dearest

have been trying to get Junior

into the seat Daddy couldn't win.

Plus, he's cute.

What?

Alice.

We've been down this road

before, sister.

Okay, that was

kind of out of line.

I am a professional.

God help you.

What?

Your critics say you're too

aggressive in your prosecutions.

Oh, boy, here we go.

In fact, criminals

you've convicted

average 25% more jail time

than other criminals

convicted of similar charges.

How do you respond to that?

Well, it depends

on your perspective.

Is it with the criminal?

Or is it with the victim?

I'm with the victim.

You asked for and achieved

life in prison

for Victor Ramirez

for stealing $150.

Mr. Ramirez did steal $150.

He also beat and tortured

80-year-old Alphonse and Maria Blanco

in their own home.

You see, we as a society

have to make a choice.

Are we gonna tolerate

this kind of garbage,

or are we gonna send a message?

Victor Ramirez got that message.

And the people of Los Angeles

are better off for it.

What about Mrs. Ramirez

and their children?

Mr. Ramirez made a choice.

His children will have to

do the same.

One bad choice?

No second chances?

Depends on the choice.

You like her.

Come here, sit down.

Get a dozen roses

at that address

before she gets there.

I'll take you and Roger to

dinner anywhere you want to go.

Oh, you really like her.

Just get the flowers.

A dozen roses?

Welcome to politics.

I think he's sweet.

So's arsenic.

Oh.

Hi, baby. You're not

gonna call him, are you?

Already did.

Alice. Uh, hey, this isn't

a game. [phone rings]

And that would be him.

Yeah. Don't be mad.

I gotta...

So you must think I'm really

gonna make you look bad.

I don't care what

you make me look like.

I just want you

to go on a date with me.

Do not go on a date with him.

Can't go out on a date with you

until the story comes out.

Okay, fine.

When does it print?

Wednesday.

All right.

How about Thursday night?

Yeah. Thursday night

sounds amazing.

Perfect.

Okay. Hey, you're

being ridiculous.

He's a really nice guy.

I didn't ask for this, you know?

It wasn't like I

woke up this morning

and said, "Today, I'll go out

and have an affair."

I mean, Natalie just never

understood me, you know?

This place can be

the land of the lost.

Where you can go to forget.

Or to be forgotten.

The problem is that

while you can be forgotten,

you can never forget.

I didn't sign up for a baby.

Do me a favor.

Will you sign this?

Is this for your wife

or your girlfriend?

Go home to your family.

You could've signed

that, you know.

I could do a lot of things.

And yet...

you don't.

Why is that?

I don't know.

Isolation feels good

when we're hurting.

Pain is an intimate emotion.

One you don't want to share

or even expose.

Reach out.

If we don't,

we are lost to our own madness.

[heart beating]

You look tired.

Sleep is important.

Keeps us focused.

You're not real.

How many of those

are you taking, anyway?

Acute manifestation

of my subconscious,

as has transferred

into hallucination.

Amn't I worse than that?

Mexico.

It's a little far for our

jurisdiction, don't you think?

It's all right here.

The yacht's in her name,

and he's living on it.

Look at the phone records.

They never even spoke

until a month

before her disappearance.

Now he's living on her yacht.

She is not dead.

So. She's frozen.

That is not a homicide.

Look, if we can prove

that Ortus is taking money

from one of Vita's companies,

then we got a conspiracy

to defraud.

We get Ortus, we find Angelica.

That's huge.

Just need a search warrant.

We'll take it

to the D.A.'s office.

If there's

this much money involved,

there's a conspiracy.

Let's take a look

at the brother.

He's got motive.

You're the boss.

Until you become D.A.,

and then you'll be too big

for us little people.

Don't hold your breath.

You got my vote.

Elizabeth, you're

too good to me.

There is one thing.

You know what? Save it.

I got my parents'

anniversary tonight.

I gotta pick up Alice at 7.

It's about Alice.

You know what?

Don't tell me.

You're destined to be D.A.

You know that.

After that, mayor.

The mayor, the governor.

After that, who knows?

But the one thing that can keep

you from where you want to be

is a scandal.

Let's get something straight.

I haven't done anything.

If there are gonna be

skeletons in your closet,

make sure the bones are yours.

I'm sorry.

[baby crying]

I'll get her.

Thanks.

[crying]

I've got the good news

this time.

I'm pregnant.

I didn't sign up for a baby.

It's okay.

Sorry I'm late.

It was a crazy day at work.

Wow. You look

so handsome.

What's wrong?

You know what?

Let's go inside.

No, it's

your parents' anniversary.

We're gonna be late

to the party. We've... No.

I have never been inside.

Not once.

Is it that big of a deal?

We're gonna fight...

That you have a daughter.

That you never told me about.

Yes, Alice.

It is that big of a deal.

Get in the car.

[church bell chimes]

So what's the problem?

I can't help thinking

she's still in love with him.

Spencer was not a man to her.

He was an object.

A graven image hung on the wall.

And worshipped.

What is it that

really bothers you?

That she worshipped him?

Or that she didn't worship you?

I don't know.

Hi, there.

Is your father home?

How'd you get past the gate?

Your father gave me the code.

Tori, that's enough.

Whatever.

Let's talk in the studio.

Your daughter's a charmer.

Right.

This is a great shot

of your son.

Mr. and Mrs. Evans,

your son has suffered

severe head trauma

from the accident.

Now, we've done all that

we can to stop the bleeding

in the brain itself, but...

the swelling is

at dangerous levels.

It is amazing,

the power of a moment.

Life zooms past us

at the speed of light.

The years fall away

in the blink of an eye.

But in that one,

defining moment...

time stands perfectly still.

I have to return to

surgery. Thank you.

You are immersed in life's

most painful emotion.

Regret.

♪ [rock]

I got to tell you this.

But your kid is better

than his old man.

Hey, Dad, that solo section

still need some work?

No, no, it's good.

You got it.

Okay. Well, then, why don't you

come up and jam with us?

No. You guys go, man.

Go ahead.

Ah, come on, show us

how you old guys do it.

I got too much to do, man.

I told you, go ahead.

I'll get you next time.

All right. Next time.

♪ [rock] He won't

always care what you think.

You know that, right?

The Jews have a word

called "Sabbath."

The idea is that one day a week,

we take rest

from everything else.

So that we can focus

on what really matters.

♪ [guitar]

[no audible singing]

[Doctor] We lost

him. I'm so sorry.

In time, darkness will give way.

And then...

you must live.

Live like you've

never lived before.

I was told that you're the guy,

and for the money I'm paying you,

you better be the guy.

Trevor, what can I do to make

a miracle happen for you?

I was going through his stuff.

I found this raw footage.

It's his last song.

♪ [guitar]

♪ On and on On and on ♪

Oh, this is good.

Yeah, it's good.

This is really good.

Make it a hit.

I wanted to tell you.

What is the point of talking?

Huh? What is the point?

35 years ago today,

my parents stood at the altar

of a tiny church

in Mount Bethel, Texas.

And it was there

that they heard these words.

"Love is patient."

"Love is kind."

"It's not jealous or boastful"

"or rude."

So you're fighting.

It's not what is said.

It's what's not.

I'm curious.

How... How could she say anything

that would change her past?

She can't.

"It does not demand its own way."

"It's not irritable."

"And it keeps no record"

"of being wronged."

Although my sister Eva

never really saw it that way.

Some people are just easier

to love than others.

[All laugh]

Fair enough,

fair enough, fair enough.

"It does not rejoice

in injustice,

"but rejoices whenever

the truth wins out.

"Love never gives up.

"It never loses faith."

"It's always hopeful."

"And it endures"

"every circumstance."

You did it, Mom and Dad.

You lived it.

Every word. Congratulations.

I love you both.

Hear, hear.

I love you, son.

You've been staring

at her all night.

You haven't said a word.

Evie, you wouldn't understand.

Aaron, I'm divorced.

Believe me, I'll understand.

Not this time.

My one regret

is that I didn't give

Scott another chance.

You know, he hurt me,

and I was done.

That was it.

He deserved it.

Maybe.

But I'll never get a 35th

wedding anniversary, will I?

What would your father do

if he were in your shoes

with your mother?

Alice is not my mother.

No.

But your mother's been wrong.

And your father forgave her.

This is different.

How?

Because it's you?

Some people don't have

the freedom to forgive.

Freedom? So you're a slave?

I have a duty

to the public I serve.

Right. The politician.

The lawyer. You can't love

by the letter of the law.

Are you a good man?

I think so.

Are you a compassionate man?

Yes.

I'm sorry.

I know.

Do you love her?

Yes.

Then know this.

People are not perfect.

But love is.

What is it about this doctor

that makes him

so deserving of justice?

He's a killer.

So you're going to arrest him?

That's right.

And if he resists?

You'll kill him?

Without hesitation.

What then?

Right down the line.

I'll get all the criminals

who deserve it.

Judge, jury, and executioner.

All in one.

So what if the brother

gets the money?

The father shouldn't have cut

him out of the will in the first place.

This whole mess

has gotten way too dirty.

I say we wash our hands of it

and move on to real criminals.

I can't do that.

No, you can't, can you?

And why is that?

They think that

they're entitled.

Entitled?

Or is it that you believe

that Ortus killed your wife?

Oh, come on, Jake.

How can I send a bunch

of detectives in the field

if I don't know

everything about them?

She was in grad school.

She was offered

a thousand dollars

to participate in an experiment

with Dr. Richard Ortus.

He told her that it was an

experiment in cryogenic anesthesia.

Using the freezing of tissue

to assist in surgery.

Said they'd just freeze

a little bit of her arm

and bring her right back.

Easy money.

She said, "We could never

afford to have a honeymoon",

and now we can."

And I never saw her again.

I'm sorry.

He covered his tracks,

but I know he killed her.

When setting out on revenge,

one must first dig two graves.

One for the victim,

but the other is for your heart.

All that brilliance

inside of your head.

And you still haven't

figured it out.

Or maybe you do know.

That's it, isn't it?

That deep churn in your soul.

You know you have

a choice to make.

It's you or it's me.

If you want them

to leave you alone,

the money has to stop flowing.

You're going to have to kill me.

[machines whir, beep]

Look at me.

I'm miserable.

End my suffering.

Set yourself free.

[clicking, machine whirs]

No.

Let's do it.

♪ Look at you so jaded ♪

♪ You act like you've

never been someone ♪

♪ Who ended up so wasted ♪

♪ You think you know

the answers for everyone ♪

♪ So breathe another day ♪

♪ To see another way ♪

♪ Convince me there's

a reason to prove to you ♪

Dr. Richard Ortus,

we have a warrant

to search this boat.

He's dead.

What now?

I don't know.

♪ Where are you running to? ♪

[Man] How do you feel when

I mention Spencer's name?

[Alice] Spencer is in the

past. To a certain degree.

I understand now that he had

his life and I had to get mine.

In order to begin something,

you have to end something.

I swear to you, I've done that.

No. There is

unfinished business.

I think you're ready

for a face-to-face.

No. No. I don't ever want

to have to see him again.

Not him. Her.

Why don't we get

going, okay? Okay. Okay.

There's nothing

I can say to her.

Who is your future?

I want it to be Aaron.

And who is your past?

Spencer.

Okay.

You can't have a future

until you've buried the past.

I have done that.

What began as one man

and one woman

has become a wave

throughout this entire city.

A jilted wife turned cold,

an isolated daughter.

A boyfriend discovers a past

that hurts him so deeply

he seeks comfort in his power.

What do you want me to do?

If you want peace,

you have to make it.

Two years ago, I had cancer.

Alice Bordeaux.

Spencer was my doctor.

He was there for me.

Since when do you see

your doctor at lunch?

What's going on?

He was there

every step of the way.

You're cancer free.

In that moment,

he wasn't just a man.

You did it.

He certainly wasn't

a married man.

He was my hero.

The man who saved my life.

It wasn't about taking

away what he had.

It was about having a piece

of this man all to myself,

if only for a moment.

I don't know what to say.

Things got out of control.

But suddenly, it all stopped.

Do I have to tell

her everything?

What does she deserve?

Everything.

How do you feel?

Hollow.

We always feel empty

when we've poured

everything out.

"Sin" is a word from archery.

It means "to miss the mark."

We all miss.

That's not the issue.

What is?

What we do with our next shot.

Don't miss again.

She had an affair.

Before she met you.

Can people not change?

I didn't say that.

No, but you meant it.

Because you're perfect.

Right?

And she's not.

So she's gotta go.

What do you want me to do, Evie?

Give up every single thing

I've ever had?

Just to be with her.

Some girl.

If you love her, yes.

Okay.

Aaron, when I married Scott,

I didn't marry a man.

I married a résumé.

And after ten years

and two kids,

the résumé's not enough.

You can't live

someone else's life.

And chase after

someone else's title.

You've got to live your own.

40-15.

♪ You could search

a thousand hours ♪

♪ And never find out

what to do ♪

♪ It's a curse ♪

♪ Which God has placed

upon you ♪

♪ The suspense of never

knowing if you'll ♪

♪ Ever be any good ♪

♪ Means sometimes doing

the right thing ♪

♪ Isn't doing what feels good ♪

Whew.

40-love.

Man, what got into you today?

You are possessed.

Good playing.

Yeah.

Not much of a liar for a

politician, you know that?

It's good to see you

off that stool.

Listen.

I don't know what

to do about her.

There are a lot

of women out there.

Last I checked, one D.A.

One.

I know. I...

There's more to... Hey.

Hey, listen to me.

You have been waiting your

whole life for this moment.

You don't need anymore baggage.

That's how you end up like me.

What were you guys

talking about?

This song is amazing.

Imagine the roar of the audience

when you play this song.

Just before you finish your set,

you'll take to the piano.

And you'll tell a story

about young Will.

This photograph will appear in

the background on the jumbo screen.

And then,

then you will play the song

that you wrote in his memory.

That's your big idea? You

want me to steal my son's song?

"Steal" is such

a subjective word.

I mean, a harsh, harsh word.

To be brutally honest,

your last album bombed.

Your tours, they

can't even fill a club,

while his... his filled stadiums.

You haven't had

a number 1 single

in what, 18 years?

Yeah, I mean, do you honestly

think you can make this happen?

I can make the sun

rise in the west.

So...

what do you say?

You know what?

Get to work.

Good choice.

Yes, I told him to use his dead

son's song to promote his career.

And no, I don't have

any guilt about that.

So you're not stealing it.

I'm giving Trevor Evans

his wildest dream.

You're telling me his son

wouldn't want that?

You're not being honest with me.

I am the most honest person

you know.

I am the only person

who is willing to admit

what the rest of the world

never will.

I'm in this for me.

But at what cost?

Listen. What goes around

does not come around.

Believe me. If it did,

my father would not

have made billions.

You just don't know.

If you were anywhere on

the planet six months ago,

then you heard all about Will

Evans' tragic death on the 10 freeway

just after his first

big tour date.

Just an amazingly sad story.

Well, tonight, Will's father,

rock legend Trevor Evans,

is here to talk about

and debut his brand-new single,

"On and On."

He's dedicated it

to his son Will.

I've heard it.

It's amazing.

So, everybody, let's

bring out Trevor Evans.

[crowd applauds]

♪ [piano]

♪ These people try

to get inside ♪

♪ My head ♪

♪ Sometimes I think ♪

♪ They'd rather see me dead ♪

♪ Should I get up ♪

♪ And walk away? ♪

♪ A failure's not ♪

♪ What I set out to be ♪

♪ On and on On and on ♪

♪ On and on ♪

♪ It's the little things ♪

♪ That get me through the day ♪

Selani.

Hey, it's Lancey.

He made it.

I thought you got lost in

the traffic. It's about time.

Come on, baby, move. I've

got to talk business. Let's go.

Come on, come on.

Come on. Before you go, come

here for a second. Come here.

Come here a second.

Bend down for a second.

Let me just give you...

Okay, go ahead.

What's up?

Look, I got your text.

Tell me the good news.

Did you want some sunscreen?

'Cause you... I'm good.

Look a little pale.

You sure? Selani.

Hold your horses, man.

We got a hearing.

That's what I want to hear. I

know that's what you want to hear.

[sighs]

It's locked down.

The D.A.'s office has to

do an investigation

and then we have the judge find her

legally dead. Selani, you couldn't tell me

this over the phone? It's a

piece of cake. Over the phone?

Here you go.

Thank you, baby.

I appreciate that. Will you

go away? We got business.

I'm trying to finish up here.

[speaking foreign language]

Right.

Look, these hearings

can be touchy.

All right? It's all

about controlling the risks.

Now, listen to me a second.

Angelica's oncologist was a guy

by the name of Spencer Hamilton.

Okay? Now, his testimony

is gonna be critical

as to your sister's

state of mind

at the time

of her disappearance.

So if...

if he testifies

that she is, say,

suicidal?

Well now,

that would make a

significant difference, yeah.

Yeah. Yeah.

This has been very helpful.

I'm glad, Lance.

I'm glad it's been helpful.

Let's get a drink.

Yo, baby!

Hey! We need

another drink over here.

She's all upset now.

Baby, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Please come back.

[car alarm chirps]

[Lance] It's never easy

to escape our past, Doctor.

The truth is

we are all on the run.

But today is the day when it

has all caught up to you.

Right now, right now, you're

feeling that electric sting

running down your spine.

The shock, the regret.

How does he know?

What should I do?

None of that matters now.

All that matters now

is whether you want

everyone you've ever met

to learn that you

fathered a child

with one of your patients,

only to abandon them.

Or let that secret

stay a secret forever.

What do you want me to do?

Testify.

What?

My sister wanted to die.

Why do you care?

You've got far bigger

problems than that.

Don't you, Doctor?

See you in court.

It doesn't matter what he said.

It doesn't matter

what he offered you.

Perjury is a crime.

And you will be prosecuted.

He got to the doctor.

How do you know?

Should've seen his face.

Whatever they got

on him, it's good.

So what's the doctor's story?

He says that Vita was depressed

from the terminal cancer.

Most likely went

to an exotic destination

and committed suicide or

died of the cancer in private.

What if he's telling the truth?

He's not.

Are you willing to bet

your career on that?

She's in Mexico.

You know it, and I know it.

And she did it to herself.

And we're never gonna be able

to do anything about that.

You coerced a man

into lying under oath.

I convinced a liar

to tell more lies.

Hello, Lance.

The detective is no liar.

Detective Russell

lacks perspective.

One million dollars.

It'll attract too much

attention all at once.

But after a couple years,

you'll get everything.

I don't want your money.

Come on.

That's rash.

Who'll get the money

if it doesn't go to me?

Hmm?

No one.

Is that what you want?

Losing a wife, that

changed you, didn't it?

Because something has

to make sense, doesn't it?

It can't be so random

that someone like me

has everything

while someone like you

has to suffer so much.

Something has to balance

it out, doesn't it?

It's justice.

Right, detective?

Feels good to make this

about her, doesn't it?

This is about her.

It's about you.

I'm not the one who's dead.

No. But if you

keep this up,

you will be.

Do you know my father

cut me out of his will?

He was abusive.

My father.

In just about

every way possible.

I decided enough was enough.

Angelica didn't.

I'm not a shrink.

Ever remarry?

No.

One million dollars.

I get my money,

and you get a new life.

[balls clank]

How'd you know about my wife?

I can't stop thinking about her.

The painting she was working on.

I never took it down.

Clothes are still in the closet,

exactly where she left them.

She's still there.

No. She's gone.

The problem is...

so are you.

God help me.

Thanks, Bill.

Have fun.

To the new tour.

Been a long time.

Too long.

Taking these with you?

Eh, I'm good.

Is that so?

So tell me.

Late at night,

when you're all alone

in that big hotel suite,

and the adrenaline of

the cheers from the crowds

have long subsided,

and all you are left with

are the haunting sounds

of your son singing

"On and On"...

what then?

[Man]

Truth is like water.

It washes away the dirt

and the filth of lies

and deception.

But we can't live

on water alone.

Peace is what sustains us,

like a warm meal.

[Russell]

Everett was in on it.

You have been lied to.

And you have been deceived.

The truth will wash that away.

But, Jake, you must find peace.

And in that absolution

you will be healed.

You've got 90 seconds.

That's a bit dramatic,

don't you think?

You could ask for a transfer.

Why didn't you tell me?

Because you have yet

to understand

the difference

between what is legal

and what is justice.

This is not justice.

Really? For Lance, it was.

He got what he should have

been given a long time ago.

It was a good deal

he offered you.

You should have taken it.

You tipped off Ortus.

Then you tipped off Lance.

Then you undermined my

testimony after I left, didn't you?

What about you?

What did you want?

Absolution.

[door closes]

I see that the party wants to

nominate you for the D.A.'s office.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

What does Alice think

about all of this?

I don't know.

I see.

And why is that?

It's complicated.

[Lance]

Today, I made $1.78 billion.

Billion with a B.

And how do you feel?

I don't feel anything.

And you wonder

why you're not happy.

When a stone falls into a pond,

it's not one act.

It's the beginning

of a thousand ripples.

One simple act

creating a wave that can

drown this entire city.

What do you want me to do?

Make it right.

Get out.

Jake, this is final.

This cannot undo

what has been done.

[phone rings]

[rings]

Pick up the phone, Jake.

[ringing continues]

Answer the phone, Jake.

[ringing]

Answer the phone, Jake.

Jake, answer the phone.

Answer the phone, Jake.

[rings]

[ringing]

Hello.

Hi, this is Charlie Lewis.

We have a special show today.

Joining us will be

rock legend Trevor Evans,

who's here to tell us

the exclusive story

that he did not write

the hit song "On and On."

Tune in to find out who did.

You know, why does anybody

do something

that they know

they're going to regret?

What now?

This is not the end.

Not even close.

When you debuted the song "On

and On" on my show a few months ago,

there was real emotion there,

you weren't faking it. ♪ [piano]

Yeah. You know what?

There was emotion.

See, it's never really over.

It's just all about

second chances.

[Tori]

Daddy. Daddy.

Will you teach me

how to play "On and On"?

You know what, sweetie?

Hang on, I'll be right there.

"On and On," now that's a song.

The investigation's over.

You're free and clear.

Clean slate.

How long were you

married, detective?

Seven months.

What's this?

When things happen to you,

when people do things to you,

you look back and you ask yourself

how do they get away with that?

Well, today, I got

justice for my father.

But I didn't get peace.

So what's in the bag, Lance?

Answers.

I found that

at my sister's place.

Looks like Angelica

blackmailed Ortus

with the details

of your wife's death.

I thought you might want

to know what happened.

Once and for all.

Thank you.

Ask yourself, detective,

if tomorrow is gonna be the day

that changes everything.

That's absolution.

[Man] Hey, folks,

look, I'll tell you,

people have come after Rossdale

with everything they've got,

but absolutely nothing

will stick.

They tried to stick him with the lack

of arrests in the Vita investigation.

They blamed him

for his hard sentences.

They called him

a spoiled daddy's boy.

They even criticized

his dating habits.

But what these clowns

don't understand

is that Aaron Rossdale is exactly

what the voters have been screaming for.

The only mistake that he's

made in this entire campaign

is that he should've

skipped the D.A.

and run straight

for the governorship.

[Everett]

You're destined to be D.A.

After that mayor.

The mayor, the governor.

[Trevor] You've been waiting

your whole life for this moment.

Rock, paper, scissors.

Hey, Aaron, come over here, boy.

Want you to meet the future

governor of California, my son Aaron.

Nice to meet you.

[Assistant]

You like her.

[Alice] One bad choice,

no second chances?

[Eva]

If you love her, yes.

[Alice] What's wrong? [Trevor]

You don't need anymore baggage.

That's how you end up like me.

[Man]

The politician. The lawyer.

You can't love

by the letter of the law.

Are you a good man?

Hello? Hello?

Where are you?

You're not here.

You are not here.

I have done everything

you have ever asked of me,

and you are not here.

That's how it's going

to be, huh?

Where are you?

[knocking]

Hey.

I'm gonna go grab lunch.

Yeah. Yeah, sure thing.

You know, listen.

The Sun wants a comment

about that God Water guy

getting the inheritance.

Sun.

Yeah.

I can't talk to her.

No. Alice quit.

She's moving to Chicago.

This is the new guy.

He seems like a real

pit bull from New York.

Do you want to call him, or should I

schedule something when I get back?

When did she quit?

I don't know. I...

I just found out

when the new guy called.

I didn't really think you'd

want me to tell you.

No. No, it's okay.

Okay. She's leaving on the

5:40 flight to Chicago, TransAir.

What? I couldn't

help it. I had to know.

So she's moving

back with her parents.

They drove the furniture

back last week,

and now she and the baby are

meeting them there this afternoon.

Aaron, this is your last chance.

We are now boarding

all rows for flight 712

nonstop service to Chicago.

[baby fusses]

Once again, this is

your final boarding call

for flight 712,

nonstop service to Chicago.

Boarding all rows.

Don't go.

I can't.

They're calling for us.

She's beautiful.

I can't do this.

This is not real.

I can't have drama anymore.

My parents are in Chicago. I

have a daughter to think about.

And I owe it to her

to give her a normal life.

Alice, I'm sorry. Aaron, you

can't just come here and expect...

Alice, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

All my life,

I wanted to be somebody.

But how can I be somebody

if I can't be

with the someone I love?

It's too complicated.

I'm sorry. I can't do this.

I have to go.

No.

Me, too.

I'm going to Chicago, Alice,

whether you like it or not.

We are closing the gates, ma'am.

Well, close them, then.

And put that ring away.

Okay.

But not too far away.

What does that mean?

It means you better

have a stroller.

Because ours is

on its way to Chicago.

Okay. We're not

gonna rush into this.

Good.

We're gonna get married.

Yes, you are.

Why'd you help me?

Why did you ask me to help?

Hey, who are you?

I am.

What do you want me to do?

In the end,

the one thing

you've always wanted...

was the only thing

you've always had.

For I am with you,

always.

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Salvation is here ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Salvation is here ♪

♪ Now by faith we sing ♪

♪ The light has come

Give praise to the King ♪

♪ In Him we find our life ♪

♪ Illuminate the darkest

of nights ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Salvation is here ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Salvation is here ♪

♪ Oh hallelujah ♪

♪ Halle... ♪

♪ ... lujah ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Hallelujah ♪

♪ Halle... ♪

♪ ... lujah ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Salvation is here ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Salvation is here ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Salvation is here ♪

♪ Come on ♪

♪ Salvation is here ♪

♪ I feel like screaming

at you something ♪

♪ Just to hear my own voice ♪

♪ I fear my screaming

will do nothing ♪

♪ You've made your choice ♪

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