Lingua Franca (2019) - full transcript

[subway rattling]

[cell phone vibrating]

[groans softly]

[phone continues vibrating]

[party noises on phone]

[Olivia] Hello, Ma?

[mother] Hello, dear?

[Olivia] Hello, Ma?

Ma, why's it noisy where you are?

[mother] I'm at a birthday party
for Edna's granddaughter.

That girl who was a sucker
for dance contests...



[Olivia] How's Edna?

[mother] Still her cranky old self,
hosting a game of mahjong!

Sweetie, when are you sending
my allowance?

It's almost the 25th of the month.

[Olivia] Maybe Wednesday. I'll text you.

[mother] Thank you, dear.

Stay safe.

I dread watching the news
about what's going on there.

Ma, it's way too early.

Let's talk later, okay?

[sighs]

[hangs up]

[water faucet running]

[water turns off]



-[knocks]
-I'm ready.

You're ready for your tour?
Here, put this on your head.

-It's not a fashion show, come on.
-[scoffs]

We've got lamb, goat, beef,
and veal here that we kill.

I've got three coolers.

This is where the lamb and the goats are.

Alex!

This is the beef cooler. Notice the hooks?

They're about seven pounds each.

Don't ever drop one on your foot,
it will break it clean.

-Julio, how's your wife doing?
-Good.

All right.

The mass of these beasts of beef.

Now...

in this cooler, this is where we kill
the animals for our private customers.

This is a halal house,
so each one gets a knife in the throat.

Always a knife.

They get skinned, washed,

the stomach comes out,
and they slide it in here.

This is where you work.

This is where all the accidents happen.

You see that?
You've got seven rails, three lines.

When you push the animal down the line,

always put the safety lock on.

If you don't put it on, it's gonna
fall off and knock your head open.

[chuckles]

Ugh.

One second...

[cell phone vibrating]

Hello.

When can I go home?

You're home, Olga.

Look behind you. Do you see the wallpaper?

I'm looking.

Is that not your wallpaper?

Don't you remember picking out
that wallpaper yourself

when you first had your son Roman?

Yes, yes, I remember it.

I picked this wallpaper out.

[Olivia] Now look at the stove.

Isn't that the stove you cooked borscht in
for your children when they were younger?

Yes, I did. Yes.

You're home, Olga. Do you see that now?

Yes.

[line hangs up]

[line beeping]

So, uh, where were you again?

-Ohio.
-[Murray] Oh, yeah?

How was that?

It was big. Quiet.

-I was on a farm, mostly.
-You liked it?

-It was okay.
-When did you get back?

Three hours ago.

Let me be very clear with you.

You're not here
'cause I'm looking for a new hire.

I'm doing your mother a favor.

So I'm gonna hire you
on a probationary basis only.

Every guy that works here,
they work their asses off.

You understand me?

Damn it.

That won't work.

[Olivia] Can I help?

This is too much work.

It's just going to get easier
once we get started.

But I'm tired now.

I know, but your grandson Alex
is coming back home today,

and I'm sure he would want to see you.

The whole family will be there at dinner.

Imagine what Alex will think
if he doesn't see you there.

But...

But he comes here after, right?

Yes, that's true, but you also
haven't seen Alex in almost a year.

Do you want to make him wait
a few more hours?

I promise, if you wear a nice dress,

you're going to look more beautiful
than Elizabeth Taylor.

No! You think so?

Olga, do you need my help
in getting dressed?

No, no, no, I'm fine.

I'm fine. I'm good. It's good.

Are you sure?

Yes. I'm sure, yes.

-Hi!
-Hi!

Here, let me take that from you.

-You've got that, Ma?
-Yeah.

-Hello.
-Hi.

-How are you?
-Hello.

-Can you say "Hi, Uncle Alex"?
-Remember me?

-No?
-[laughs] She's being a grump.

-Hi!
-Hi.

So good to see you.

-We missed you.
-Thank you. It's good to be back.

-How are you? How are things?
-I'm good. Things are good.

The auto repair shop is doing really well,
keeping your brother busy.

And, um, I quit my job at the salon.

-Oh, you did?
-Two months ago.

-Oh, wow. Congrats.
-To look after this lady.

-Oh, yeah?
-[Olga] Sasha?

[Alex] Babushka!

Oh! My beautiful boy!

My boy, you look just like yourself.

[chuckles]

You get more handsome
every time I see you.

Aw, thank you.

So, tell me...

how many hearts did you break this trip?

Ah. [chuckles] Only seven this time.

-Seven?
-Yeah, slow week.

-[laughs]
-You are here.

-Where are you going to sit?
-Right next to you.

Good, good, good.

-You have to push me in.
-I will.

Okay. Good. All right.

-Here we go.
-Okay?

[laughs]

You sit.

Oh, look. Look.

It's good to see you, Baba.

It's good to see you, my darling.

How did you get to be so grown up?
That's not possible.

-What grade are you in now?
-Third.

-[Olga] I think she's teaching.
-I'm not teaching.

Lucky you look like your mother.

And it is a very special occasion, right?

Babushka?

How was work today?

[in Russian] Good.

[in English] Fine.

It's my first day.

Very nice of your uncle Maxim
to get Alex work there.

And I'm sure he'll do great.

[man] As a butcher? Okay.

You're going to be staying in
what used to be your father's old bedroom

at Babushka's.

We had it fixed up and ready for you.

[man] You sure you can handle that?

[woman]
The caregiver's still gonna be there.

Alex will help look after Babushka,
on his days off.

That was the plan.

The last time you trusted him
with a family matter,

he crashed your car into a bodega,
high out of his mind

and it cost us five grand to bail him out.

[Olivia] But you don't do this anymore,
remember?

Why don't we go back upstairs
and get you cleaned up?

[Olga] I need this for Monday.

I have a suggestion.

Since Janusz is sick,

the earlier you finish work, the better,
so you can go home and look after him.

So why don't I finish this work for you?

But I...

My name is Olga.

[Olivia] So many people
in your grandmother's condition

can feel as though they're losing control.
That feeling can be scary.

It helps to know that certain daily events
will always happen at a certain time.

Just remember that the schedule is there
to help you

and not to control you.

Is that your sister?

That's just the other caregiver of Olga
before you arrived.

I'm not gonna remember all this,
I don't think.

Have you ever looked after
your grandmother before?

No.

You don't have to give her a bath,
if that's what you're thinking.

She doesn't need that kind of help yet.

Just wait for me to do it.

And on my days off...

and you're home here with her,

if you're ever unsure about anything,
you can always give me a call.

Okay, I will be back later today.

[sighs]

All right?

[chime sounds]

Hello. Good afternoon.

Name, please.

Katrina Dela Fuente. K-A-T-R-I...

Actually, can you give me a valid ID?
It'll be easier.

-Uh, is my Philippine passport okay?
-Yes.

Okay, so...
the name in the passport is different.

Yeah, about that, uh...

Can she change it now and use the new one,
since she and I are gonna get married?

No. In her case she would have to do that
through the country of citizenship.

It's fine. That's complicated.

Valid ID, sir?

Ah.

Baba, you sure you don't want me
to help you?

I'm fine!

Okay, Baba. Have a seat.

What? You don't want to sit down?

Please, can you...?

Oh, of course!

Okay?

Thank you.

I may be old,

but I'm smart as a whip.

I didn't say anything.

Yes, you did.

You should eat.

Come on, it's going to get cold.

Baba, come on. I'll help you.

Okay?

Oh, shit, that's hot!

[chuckles]

Oh, really? Nice.
You're gonna laugh at your grandson?

[blowing]

Sorry, girl, but I can't be
of more help with your passport.

My contact has stopped altering passports
with all this immigration crackdown.

I think they're scared.

I tried to reason with them.

I said my friend's been waiting
for a month. They wouldn't budge.

But this isn't me anymore.
Neither my name nor my gender.

To think I wouldn't
have had to alter these...

if they didn't go out of their way
to pass that damn bill back home.

It's so frustrating.

Well, at least you're getting
your green card soon.

I still owe Matthew $5,000, but...

If only I could get this green card now
and stop worrying.

Girl, why not just do what I did?

First fall in love, then get married.

Sis.

And when do you suppose that'll happen?

Fine, pay off your Matthew
for that green card then!

Good thing he's sort of cute.

Well, if I'm working my ass off
to buy a husband,

-then he better be easy on the eyes.
-Damn right.

-Go on, get out of here.
-But, sis, congrats.

Oh, my gosh. Thanks, girl!

[in English] For richer, for poorer,

in sickness and in health,

to love and to cherish,
until death do us part.

I, Daniel Cutler,

take thee, Katrina Dela Fuente,

to be my lawfully wedded wife.

To have and to hold,
from this day forward,

for better, for worse...

-[laughter]
-So... how's work?

-When was the last time I saw you?
-Fourth of July, so two months ago.

Uh, well, I've got a part time server gig
for these corporate events

which is pretty cool.
I can do my sculpture on the side.

Let's, uh, everyone
get together real quick.

-Let's take some group pictures.
-Oh, okay.

-Hold that thought.
-Oh. Okay. Okay.

[photographer] One, two, three.

One, two, three.

There you go.

-Let's do you two separate real quick.
-Okay.

[Olivia] Actually... before I forget.

That's great. I want you to do
a little pose right there.

Oh, my God, it's our wedding photo!

Right there. Now, uh...

-One, two, three.
-Can you do crazy?

-Beautiful.
-Now, your turn.

-Can you get them?
-Yeah, of course.

Actually, can you use this Polaroid?

Sis.

Sis, come here.

You're going to look
beautiful in your photo album.

-[in English] There we go.
-Smile.

On the count of three. One, two, three.

[Olivia] By the power vested in me
by the state of New York...

I now pronounce you...

husband... and wife.

So you're allowed to have a drink?
I won't tell mommy.

Go fuck yourself. Get out.

-All right, what do you have?
-Jesus Christ, Andrei. I'm not drinking.

Seriously?

I'm not gonna have you watch me drink.
Should we go?

We're here, order a drink.

-Shut up and get a drink.
-All right.

I'm gonna get a... boilermaker,
Jack and a Bud.

Damn, that sounds good.

-What do you have, sir?
-Uh, cranberry and club.

Hey, wanna see a magic trick?

-Hey, what the...
-Ta-da!

Give me that. Dick.

Protect your shit, bro.

Since when did you start
drinking, uh, pink shit?

I'm on the program, Andrei.

Just order a beer. Even babies drink beer.

-What babies?
-High school kids.

Hey! It's good to see you.

Get off me, okay?

-You missed me, that's what this is about.
-Honestly, not so much, man.

You being back means
I need to stop fucking your mom now.

She's really upset,
she misses that small dick of yours.

-She's like, "Is it in?"
-Hi.

-That looks good. What are you drinking?
-[Alex] Special recipe.

Can I get a whiskey on the rocks?

Know what, give me a shot of vodka.

[Andrei] My man!

-Thank you.
-Hey.

-[glasses clink]
-Na zdoróv'je!

[siren blares]

Oh, fuck.

Fuck.

[sighs]

Shit.

Okay, Baba!

It's time for your bath. Are you ready?

Ugh. You smell like alcohol.

Uh, yeah, sorry. Uh...

-I'm gonna take you to the bathroom. Okay?
-I don't feel like it. Maybe later.

You gotta have a bath right now,
that's what the schedule says.

I need to get something to eat!

Okay, cool. I'll make you something in
the kitchen while you're in the bathroom.

No, I don't need to take a bath right now.

Let me help you to the bath.

[screams]

[Alex] What the fuck?

Don't you ever grab me like that again.

-Shit... [sighs]
-Ah! No! No!

-Baba, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry.
-No!

-It's okay.
-Stay away from me.

-Don't you touch me.
-Baba, I'm sorry.

I don't care about sorry, not sorry.

-Don't you touch me.
-Let me help you to the bath.

-No!
-I'll just help you walk. Shit!

[sobs]

-It's okay...
-Leave me alone. No!

Take your fucking hands off of me!

Get away from me!
Don't you ever grab me like that.

Please...

Shit!

Baba, I'm... I'm sorry.

Baba, let me in.

[Olga] I need something to eat, okay?

Olga, this is Olivia.

Are you all right in there?

I said, I don't need a bath. Ugh.

Did... Did she ask you
to help her with a bath?

No, I was just trying to give her a bath
'cause it's on the schedule.

You remember what I told you?

That if she needed that kind of help,
you would let me know?

-Do you remember when I told you that?
-Yeah, fine, I fucked up.

Olga, this is Olivia.

You're going to be... okay, all right?

I'm gonna... go in...

and then we're gonna make you breakfast.

-Want me to get some food?
-Okay?

I think it's best
if I just take over from here.

[vocalizing]

[singing]

Yes, Chad!

Yeah!

Yes, Chad! Harder!

Girl, marry him already!

[Olga in English] And when we came here,
to the United States,

he taught himself English right away.

Then he wrote me a love letter.

But I found out later,
he copied it from a famous writer.

Oh, he's such a clever cuss, my Janusz.

[chuckles]

He took me to ballet, on our first date.

Here, have some more food.

[Alex] Hi.

-[Olga] Read this for us.
-No, I stink. I'm gonna have a shower.

[Olga] No!

Read this here now.

-I'll take this back to the kitchen.
-No, you stay.

[scoffs]

[clears throat]

"I cannot write a word without hearing,
knowing how you pronounce it."

[Olga] Ha.

Go on.

"You came into my life
as one comes to a kingdom

where all the rivers have been waiting
for your reflection,

all the roads for your steps."

Baba, I don't think
I should be reading this.

[Olga] "I will cover you with love

when next I see you."

"I will cover you with love
when I next see you.

With caresses.

With ecstasy."

[Olivia] I crave your hands

Their brute hunger

Emissaries of carnage

Wandering in the moonlight

Scorching the earth

Engulfing me in flames

[in Russian] It's so hot.

[in English] Can you turn on
the air-conditioning or something?

-No.
-You fucking suck, Alex!

[video game noises]

Yo, so I went to Queens and met up
with Jay and them last night.

I swear, after this fucking dance,

the stripper's begging me
to fuck her. I had to say no.

-I fucking had to pass it up.
-[man] Oh. Of course you did.

Why?

Didn't have a rubber.

-[man laughs]
-Man, gotta have them.

I was with this one chick, and all
this bitch ever wanted to do was blow me.

-Wouldn't even let me see her pussy.
-Damn, was she a fucking tranny?

Whatever it was...

[man] I don't fuck with strippers.
They're dirty as fuck.

-No! For fuck's...
-Whoa!

[man in Russian]
Relax! What the fuck are you doing?

You're acting like a child
throwing shit around everywhere!

[announcer on radio] In Phoenix,
Donald Trump promised mass deportations,

but did not explain how he would do it.

[Trump] People will know
that you can't just smuggle in,

hunker down and wait to be legalized.

[announcer] Undocumented immigrants
must return to their home country

and apply for re-entry, Trump said,

vowing to subject new immigrants
to ideological tests.

[Trump] It's our right, as a sovereign
nation, to choose immigrants

that we think are the likeliest
to thrive and flourish.

[cell phone ringing]

Hi, Matthew.

[Matthew] Hey.

How's everything?
We can still meet on Friday, right?

I... I can.

But I feel like I should let you know,

so that it doesn't come as a total shock
when I see you Friday.

What? What is it?

I met someone.

Like, over a month ago.

And I've come to really like her
these past few weeks.

But her tourist visa is expiring,
and I think I'm gonna help her out.

Listen, I feel so bummed out doing this.

But I'll return all your money
when I see you Friday.

I couldn't change his mind.

I could ask around for you.

I bet Thelma knows another guy or two
from the restaurant.

You never know, third time's the charm.

Always the bridesmaid...

Remember in sixth grade?

When we tried being altar boys?

When what we really wanted was to be nuns.

Sister Mary Javina and Sister Mary Josefa.
Remember that?

And whenever I'd cry
when the boys would tease me...

you'd buy me a popsicle during recess.

My favorite was the one with two flavors:
chocolate and orange.

And then we'd go to the chapel.

And I'd sing to you.

♪ Take, O Lord ♪

♪ And receive ♪

♪ My liberty ♪

♪ My will ♪

♪ My mind, my memory ♪

♪ All things I hold and all I carry ♪

♪ I surrender ♪

♪ To you ♪

Hi.

Hi.

You need help with that?

Okay. Thank you.

It's a lot of stuff.

I'm sending this to my family back home.

Listen, I'm not doing anything right now.

So, if you want,
I can drive you to the post office.

If that's okay with your boyfriend.
I saw you with that guy, the other night.

He's not my boyfriend.

What do they speak in the Philippines?

We have 86 languages.

Oh, shit.

What do you speak?

Um, I speak two. I speak Tagalog,

which is the national language.

-Taga... Tagalog?
-Tagalog.

Tagalog?

-Tagalog.
-Tagalog.

-Okay.
-And...

the language that I was

raised to speak in is called Cebuano.

I was born in this province called Cebu.

-Cebu?
-Cebu.

C-e-b-u.

Cebu?

-Cebu.
-Okay.

So, how do you say...

How do you say "man" in Tagalog?

Lalake.

Lalake?

How do you say "beautiful"?

Maganda.

So, I would be a maganda lalake?

[laughs]

What? Why are you laughing?

Yes.

-Okay.
-If you say so.

All right.

This is... Who that is?

[sighs]

That's Janusz.

So, this is the Filipino area, huh?

Yes.

You come here a lot?

A few times a month
for Filipino food with friends.

Cool.

I've never been up this way.

-[siren blares]
-[tires screech]

[woman yelling]

It could have been me.

It was Glenda two months ago.

Who's Glenda?

Olga's other caregiver.

That woman in the picture
that you thought was my sister.

Why don't you just become legal?

I mean...

How do you become legal?

That man, from the other night...

I pay him.

I was paying him...

to marry me for a green card.

But that's not happening anymore.

So I have to figure out what to do.

How much time do you have?

I don't know.

A year?

Four months?

A week?

I could wake up in the morning,

and they'll be parked outside
waiting to arrest me.

I'm just gonna check on Baba.

It's late.

You must be tired.

[breathing heavily]

[moans]

[Alex] Shh.

[panting]

[moaning]

[Alex] You're quiet.

What's on your mind?

[Olivia] Nothing.

[Alex] You're thinking about it again.

[Olivia] It's not like it'll go away...

just because I stop thinking about it.

[Alex] You're safe now.

You're here with me.

[Olivia] Am I?

[Alex] If you'll let me keep you safe,
you will be.

[Olivia]
You don't know what you're talking about.

[Alex] You think you know me.

You don't.

[breathing heavily]

[subway rattling]

[both grunting]

[grunts]

Ah! [groans]

[grunts]

["Liturgy No. 2, Op. 29: Otche nash,
'Our Father'" by Holst Singers playing]

[moans softly]

What?

[snickers]

After you take advantage of me,
that's all I get? "What?"

Oh, and physical assault too?

Get in the kitchen!

-Make me breakfast, I'm starving.
-[cell phone vibrating]

And then I want to hear all about you.

Or not.

Hello, Ma?

[mother]
Hi, dear. I just got home from church.

Have you sent the allowance yet?

What was that?

My allowance for my expenses.

Likely next Wednesday.

Thank you, dear.

The electric bill
came in the mail yesterday.

All right, let's talk later.

[Alex in English] Who is that?

It's my mother.

What time is it?

It's breakfast time.

[Murray] Alex!

Raul's a no-show again.
I need you to pick up a shift for me.

I don't know, Uncle.
I've got things going on.

Do you?

-Got a lot of things going on?
-Yeah, it's just...

I don't need to hear
about things you've got going on.

You don't care about this job.
That's what you're telling me.

You don't care about me or this job.

-No, I've just got, you know...
-You know the guys next door?

They would jump at the chance
to get a second shift

and bring more money
home to their families.

Do I really have to ask you to do this?

-No.
-No! I don't have to ask you to do this.

-Because you're a good kid.
-Okay.

-All right?
-Yeah.

By the way, don't call me Uncle
when you're on the floor.

You're at work. Act professional.

I'm your boss. Mr. Murray.

Got it.

-Right?
-Okay.

-You're doing a good job.
-Thank you.

All right.

Bye... Uncle.

[laughter]

Shush. Baba is asleep.

I'm just gonna piss.

-Hey! Wrong room.
-Hey.

Hi. Uh, sorry.

This is Andrei, my buddy. He's very drunk.

-He'll crash here tonight.
-I'm not drunk. He's drunk.

See this fucking man?
It's my motherfucking bitch right here.

Okay. All right, that's enough.

Really sorry.

What the fuck is wrong with you?

Where is Babushka?

[shower running]

-Yo, dude.
-Fuck, bro! Leave me alone!

-Wake up. Look what I found in her room.
-Andrei, I'm sleeping.

That's her.

What?

That's the girl taking care
of your grandmother.

It's a fucking tranny, dude.

-Are you messing with me?
-I'm not.

-That faggot's been sleeping here...
-Shut up!

-this whole time.
-Hey, you shitface, go to sleep!

-[laughs]
-Don't say anything about this to anyone!

You understand me?

Yeah.

What the fuck's the matter with you?

[keyboard clacking]

[woman moaning on computer]

[woman] Oh, God.

Yeah. Oh, my God!

Yeah.

[continues moaning]

[man groans]

[woman] You're so nice.

[both moan]

[laptop slams]

["Doing The Most" by Lil Boryy
Ft. Sonny Digital playing on stereo]

♪ Really been doing the most
Thinking about buying a ghost ♪

♪ Thinking about buying an island
So I gotta buy me a boat ♪

♪ I just be doing the most ♪

[Joe Rogan on stereo]
I had his trainer on really recently.

You know,

I hope he doesn't think that in any way
I don't respect him or appreciate him.

Because fighters are like
super, super sensitive.

Like, I've gone...

[reporter] Governor, the White House says
it's focusing these raids

on criminal illegal immigrants.

Tell us why you oppose the way
these raids are being done.

[governor] First, I have a concern as
governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia,

or any governor of their state.

We have reports in our office
that last week, ICE officials

stopped individuals coming out
of a church from a hypothermia center,

it had been cold the night before,

and randomly stopped people
and started asking them questions.

[Murray] Two, three, four,
check that they all go down.

You understand?

Alex, what the fuck are you doing?

[Alex] Sorry.

-You're lucky the USDA is not here!
-Shit!

I didn't know it was open.

What do you mean?
I told you to put the safety on!

Yeah, I know,
I didn't check before I... Sorry.

-You drinking?
-No.

-Are you drunk?
-No.

You smell like a fucking bottle of vodka.
You showing up to work drunk?

-No.
-Are you drunk?

No, Uncle.

-Are you lying to me?
-No, I'm not fucking lying to you!

Get the fuck out of here! You're fired!

-Come on.
-Get out of here!

-See...
-Go!

And get your shit out of the locker!
I don't want to see your face here again!

Idiot!

Randy, come here!

Come here!

[grunting]

[drawer opening]

[objects clattering]

[closes drawer, opens second drawer]

[switch clicking]

[toilet flushing]

-The power. What happened?
-I have no idea.

But the other houses have their lights on.

Okay.
I'll go check the breaker in the basement.

The breaker's fine.

But why is it just us?

Why do the other houses
have their lights on?

I have no idea.

I know what you're thinking.

That it's ICE.

I didn't tell you this before,
because I didn't wanna worry you.

-Tell me what?
-The other night...

when you were out.

I came home and I saw a guy
in a ski mask coming out of your room.

What?

It looked like he was carrying
some of your stuff.

I don't know. I couldn't really be sure.

[breathing shakily]

It's okay.

Hey, it's okay.

Hey, relax.

Have some water.

I'll try to figure out the lights.

[continues breathing shakily]

[sighs]

Is he sure that whoever
broke into the house was an ICE agent?

Was it really an ICE agent?

That's what he suspects.

But without the ICE vest?

He can't remember clearly.

It happened the night we were with Thelma.

And why would the ICE agent
bother wearing a ski mask,

just to break into your house
and take your things?

Maybe Alex is mixing things up?

Was he drunk? Is that why he can't recall?

I don't know, Trixie.

How many times
do you think I should ask him?

Well, why not ask him to marry you then?

Ask him.

But he's a good person.

He's a good person.

Wait, aren't you supposed to meet that
new guy who Thelma said was interested?

[police siren wailing in distance]

[news anchor on TV] A video showing
an illegal immigrant being arrested

south of San Diego

has gone viral tonight.

The way the arrest happened in front
of her children has angered many.

The authorities say the mother
is involved in human smuggling.

Jamie Yuccas has this story.

-[man yelling]
-[woman screaming]

[Yuccas] In a video seen
more than ten million times,

a woman is pushed into an SUV
by customs agents.

[girls screaming]

Her three young daughters,
all US citizens,

are heard screaming as she's taken away.

Judith Castro posted the video.

[girl sobbing]

[Castro] How many more videos of young
children do we have to see screaming?

You can't keep living like this.

Every corner I turn...

I think I see a black van.

I feel them following me.

Watching my every move.

It doesn't matter where I go.

They will hunt me down

and take me away.

And I have to wake up to that every day.

And I'm exhausted.

[sobs]

[continues sobbing]

Hey.

-Look, I fucked up.
-No shit.

I don't wanna make excuses, okay?

Then don't make excuses.
Be a man about it.

You're right. I was drinking.

I wanna work hard.

I wanna work every day for you,

so you see you're not making a mistake
taking me back.

-I don't need any drunks around here.
-I'm working on that.

One mistake, Alex.

One fucking mistake.

Go change.

[keyboard clacking]

Okay, I'm sorry.

-I think they make her in Jersey.
-Oh, really? That's good.

["Yellow" by Eddy playing]

[laughter, indistinct conversation]

[cell phone chimes]

-Oh, aren't you fucking cocky.
-[all laughing]

[laughter, indistinct conversation
continues]

♪ Change the idea of hate
It's a love ache ♪

♪ Done with being gloomy
All my rainy days are done ♪

♪ They just out here hating
'Cause I'm shining like a star ♪

♪ You know I got the light
You know I got the light ♪

♪ You know that I'm gonna go shine
You know that I'm gonna go shine ♪

♪ I'm gonna keep on shining
Like every day ♪

♪ I don't know why
They won't take my light away ♪

Let's go somewhere.

Just one night.

Take your mind off things.

[Olivia] You seem different
since we got here.

[Alex] How so?

[Olivia] I don't know. Just...
Just different.

[Alex] Is that a good thing
or a bad thing?

[Olivia] I'm just making an observation.

[Alex] Well, you seem different yourself.

It's a good thing.

[Olivia] So, when are you
going to tell me?

[Alex] Tell you what?

[Olivia] Everything.

Everything that happened that night.

Exactly as you remember it.

[Alex]
I don't wanna put you through that again.

[Olivia] I need to know.

-You look nice.
-Do I?

Gorgeous.

I've got to head out for a sec.
I'll meet you at the bar, okay?

Hurry.

Excuse me, miss.

You look like you've had a rough day.
Want some company?

[chuckles]

Black Label, straight.

I'm just passing through overnight.

I'm a businessman. Thank you.

I'm Josh, by the way.

Isabel. My name is Isabel.

Okay.

Another.

[sighs]

So, Isabel.

-Tell me about you.
-Well, Josh, what do you want to know?

Everything.

["Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"
by Moonlight Orchestra playing]

I'll marry you.

-I need to tell you something.
-Doesn't matter.

It does.

[kisses]

I know what it is.

It doesn't matter to me.

Let's do it.

Let's get married tomorrow.

Come on.

Tomorrow?

I don't have my passport.
I can't get married without my passport.

I have your... Don't worry about that.

Let's get married.

[song continues]

Your mom and dad and younger sister...
Yeah, let's do that.

Will we start a family? Huh?

How many kids do you want?

Come on. Play along.
I wanna know how many you want.

-Two.
-Two?

Not enough. We need at least four.

Two boys and two girls.

That's a family.

And in the winter, we'll go to Cancún,
and it'll be amazing.

And if it were up to me, you wouldn't
have to work another day in your life.

[chuckles, sighs]

Two...

Night.

[sighs]

[lock clicking]

Hey.

Listen, last night, I...

Can I have my passport?

Why didn't you tell me?

Can I have my passport?

[Alex] I didn't mean to hurt you.

I... I wanna make this right.

I wanna marry you.

Isn't that what you want?

But I can fix this.

Please, let me fix this.

[subways rattling]

[Olivia]
Ma, I received your text messages.

Sorry I wasn't able
to get back to you sooner.

Been so busy with the new job.

I've been working overtime
to save money for everyone's presents.

The package should arrive
before the new year.

Oh, and the new guy...

the guy who Trixie introduced to me
is interested.

We just started the payment arrangement.

It might take another year, more or less.

But don't worry about me.

We'll make it eventually.

[mutters]