Weightless (2017) - full transcript

[WATER SPLASHING SOFTLY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[GRUNTS]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[BULLDOZER WHIRRING]

[PHONE RINGING]

HELLO, FULTON COUNTY.

MM-HM.

HELLO.

[WOMAN ON PHONE] JOEL?

YEAH?



IT'S CAROL.

DID YOU CHANGE YOUR NUMBER?

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU.

WE NEED TO MEET
AND TALK ABOUT WILL.

YOU GOTTA COME AND GET HIM.

ARE YOU THERE?

WHERE'S SARAH?

WE DON'T KNOW.

LOOK, HE'S NOT
MY RESPONSIBILITY.

LEGALLY, HE'S STILL
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

WELL, I CAN'T TAKE HIM NOW.

WELL, WHEN CAN YOU COME?

JESUS, JOEL!

I CAN'T GET HIM NOW.



[WATER SPRAYING]

[LAUGHING]

OH, NO.

[MAN]
DO YOU EVER WANT TO KISS ME,

-BUT THEN YOU THINK,
"FUCK, HE SMELLS LIKE GARBAGE."
-NO!

[LAUGHING]

SOMETIMES I DO.
[LAUGHING]

I'M SORRY.

[MUMBLING]

NOT RIGHT NOW.

YOU SMELL GOOD.

HELP ME TAKE OFF MY BOOT?

AND THIS ONE.

NOW MY COAT.

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SLEEP.

THIS IS GONNA MAKE YOU
VERY POPULAR.

YOU ALL SET?

-YEAH.
-OUT OF 20.

HEY, WHERE'S THE BEST PLACE
TO PICK UP A MATTRESS?

IT'D BE THE WALMART
IN LOWELL FALLS, I GUESS.

BUT, HEY, YOU KNOW
MIKE CALLAHAN, DOWN MASON ROAD?

YOU KNOW,
THAT WHITE HOUSE DOWN THERE
AT THE END THAT'S FOR SALE?

-OH, YEAH.
-YEAH, HE'S SELLING FURNITURE,
SAVE YOU THE TRIP.

SO WHAT,
I JUST GO DOWN THERE AND...

WELL, HE'S ACTUALLY
STAYING WITH HIS DAUGHTER
UP IN MILE HOUSE,

BUT I GOT HIS CELL HERE,
IF YOU WANT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[DOGS BARKING]

[WOMAN]
TA-DA!

WHAT DO YOU THINK, LIKE IT?

IT'S NOT TOO YOUNG LOOKING?

WHAT D'YOU MEAN?

[CHUCKLES] I MEAN...

I'M NOT LIKE ONE OF THOSE...
TRYING TOO HARD?

NO.

YOU PROMISE?

YEAH, IT'S NICE.

OH, OK.

I GOT YOU SOMETHING.

I THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT LIKE THE COMPANY.

THEY SAY GOLDFISH
BRINGS A HOUSE GOOD LUCK.

[BOTH CHUCKLE SOFTLY]

-DOES HE HAVE A BOWL?
-UH...

HE DID, BUT...
[CHUCKLES]

IT SMASHED WHEN I WAS
TAKING IT OUT OF THE CAR.

-WELL, I CAN GET HIM A BOWL.
-I'M SORRY.

YOU WANT ANOTHER BEER
BEFORE WE GO?

OK.

AM I STAYING AT YOURS,
TONIGHT, JOEL?

SURE.

[WOMAN EXHALES]

[WOMAN] WHAT IS THAT?

LEFT YOUR TAG ON.

[WOMAN CHUCKLES]

OH...

[DOOR SHUTS]

[GIRL] PEOPLE SAY I DO, LIKE,
PRETTY MUCH ALL THE TIME.

-[MAN] I'VE SAID IT BEFORE.
-[GIRL] I DON'T CARE,
EITHER WAY.

-[MAN] YOU GOT THE HAIR.
-[GIRL] HER EYES ARE BLUE,
MINE ARE GREEN.

[MAN] SHOW ME.

[GIRL] THEY'RE GREENY-BROWN.

[MAN] I LIKE YOURS BETTER.

AW...

SHE LOOKS LIKE A WHORE, TOO.

[LAUGHING]

ARE YOU SAYING
I LOOK LIKE A WHORE?

-JESUS, NO!
-FUCK YOU!

-[MAN] FUCK, PETE...
-[GIRL]
PETE, I'M SHOCKED, REALLY!

I MEAN, YOU LOOK A LITTLE
LIKE HER, BUT YOU DRESS--

-I DRESS THE SAME.
-[PETE] NO, YOU DON'T!

PETE, YOU GO NEED TO GO,
YOU NEED TO GO.

-YOU ARE NOT KATY PERRY!
-[GIRL] FINE!

YOU LOOK A LITTLE LIKE HER,
BUT YOU'RE NOT A PROSTITUTE.

THAT'S HOW I SEE IT.

[GIRL] SHOTS?

-ABSOLUTELY.
-ON THE HOUSE?

PETE, YOU'RE HAVING WATER.

-SWEETHEART, I'M SORRY.
-[LAUGHING]

I'M SORRY.

ARE YOU STILL SEEING
THAT WOMAN FROM ASHFORD?

-YEAH.
-SHE USED TO COME IN HERE

AND DRINK ALL THE TIME
WITH BEN ABBOTS.

DO YOU KNOW HIM?

-NO.
-HE'S A DICK.

-CERTIFIED.
-SHE SEEMS NICE.

SHE IS. SHE'S NICE, JOEL.

ARE YOU GOING TO MARRY HER?

[MAN]
STOP FUCKING TEASING HIM!

JENNECE.

-[GIRL LAUGHING]
-[PETE] JENNECE.

[GIRL] JENNECE.

[LAUGHING]

I THINK YOU SHOULD STOP.

[MUTTERING] ...TROUBLE.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, HEY!

[MUFFLED DIALOGUE]

[MAN] JOEL...

IT'S A REAL STRAIGHT-FORWARD DISH, WHICH...

AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT'S EASY TO DO,
YOU CAN DO THIS AT HOME.

YOU'RE DEALING WITH ABOUT
A HANDFUL OF INGREDIENTS,

THE FLAVORS VERY, VERY GOOD,
VERY BALANCED.

WE'RE GONNA PUT
SOME YOUNG ARUGULA,

IT'S GONNA ADD
A LITTLE SPICE TO THIS,

YOU KNOW,
ARUGULA'S A LITTLE SPICY.

[PHONE BUZZING]

AND LAST TIME I SAW HER
WAS AT THE DINER.

SHE WAS ACTING REALLY STRANGE,
LIKE...

LIKE SHE ALREADY KNEW
OR SOMETHING.

THINKING BACK ON IT NOW,
SHE PROBABLY DID ALREADY KNOW.

SHE PROBABLY ALREADY DECIDED,
AND THAT'S WHY SHE PROBABLY

BROUGHT HIM BACK UP HERE
TO DUMP HIM ON ME.

SHE WAS TALKING A LOT, YOU KNOW,

BUT YOU CAN NEVER REALLY TELL
WITH SARAH, YOU KNOW?

TALKING A LOT ABOUT
WHEN WE WERE KIDS

AND... HOW CLOSE
WE WERE AS SISTERS.

AND HOW SHE LIKED GOING UP TO
THE LAKE HOUSE ON THE HOLIDAYS.

AND THEN WE SAID OUR GOODBYES,
AND MADE A LITTLE PLAN

TO SEE EACH OTHER
IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS,

AND I GAVE HER
SOME MONEY FOR THE BILL...

AND THE POLICE
SHOWED US THE FOOTAGE

AND IT WAS REALLY STRANGE,
IT WAS LIKE SHE KNEW.

SHE WAS STARING
RIGHT AT THE CAMERA.

IT WAS WEIRD.

AND THEN THE GIRL SAID
SHE JUST WENT OUT

AND THAT WAS... THAT WAS IT.

SHE DISAPPEARED.

AND WILL WAS ALONE

IN THAT APARTMENT
FOR THREE WEEKS.

[BABY CRYING]

AT NIGHT HE CRIES OUT,

SAYS "SARAH"
OVER AND OVER AGAIN,

BUT HE DON'T TALK TO ME,
HE DON'T TALK TO NOBODY.

HE WON'T GO OUTSIDE,
SO I THINK HE'S PROBABLY

EMBARRASSED
OR ASHAMED OR SCARED.

BUT I CAN'T DO IT NO MORE, JOEL.

I CAN'T LOOK AFTER HIM.

IT'S NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY,
IT'S YOURS.

RIGHT?

HE'S YOUR BOY.

[BABY CRYING]

[CLATTERING]

[KNOCKING]

HEY, HEY, DIDN'T YOU
GET MY CALLS EARLIER?

YEAH...

[SCOFFS]

I'M SORRY...

I KNOW, I SHOULD HAVE CALLED.

YEAH, OR LEFT A MESSAGE
OR SOMETHING.

I GET WORRIED
ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT.

CAN WE TALK IN THE CAR?

OK.

[CAR DOOR SHUTS]

DO YOU HAVE SOMEONE IN THERE?

YEAH.

WHO?

-OH, FUCK IT, JOEL,
IF YOU'RE BREAKING UP WITH ME--
-NO, HE'S MY...

HE'S MY SON.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

HE...

HE GOT HERE...
I PICKED HIM UP TODAY.

WELL, DON'T YOU THINK
THAT'S THE SORT OF THING

YOU WANT TO SHARE
WITH THE PERSON YOU'RE WITH?

WELL, YOU KNEW I WAS MARRIED.

YEAH, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW
YOU HAD A FUCKING CHILD!

WHY WOULDN'T YOU TELL ME
YOU HAD A BOY?

HE... HE AIN'T BEEN IN MY LIFE!

YOU HAVE A SON!

I NEVER SEEN HIM BEFORE TODAY.

-BUT YOU KNEW HIS NAME, RIGHT?
-YEAH... [SCOFFS] OF COURSE.

SO WHAT IS IT?

WILL.

SO YOU'VE BEEN
CARRYING AROUND HIS NAME

AND YOU WOULDN'T GO
VISIT HIM EVEN?

AND YOU'VE GOT ME
SITTING IN A FUCKING CAR?!

[DOOR OPENS, CLOSES]

-WILL?
-[KNOCKING]

CAN I COME IN?

HI.

CAN I GIVE YOU A HAND HERE?

CAN I MAKE THIS FOR YOU?

YOU GOT IT.

THESE CAN BE TRICKY, RIGHT?

GOT IT?

[DOOR CREAKS]

[HORN HONKS]

WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR A WHILE.

SO, ISN'T THERE SOME
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT ALLOWANCE?

SINGLE PARENT STUFF,

CAN YOU GET SOMEONE
TO HELP YOU WITH THAT?

IT'S FINE, ED, I CAN DO IT.

I CAN GET APRIL
TO HELP YOU WITH IT.

NO, I GOT IT.

ALL RIGHT.

[MAN ON PA]
JOE ORLANDO, LINE TWO.

ARE YOU STILL SEEING THAT DOCTOR
OVER IN GLOVERSVILLE?

YEP.

SO MAYBE TAKE WILL UP THERE
AND GET HIM REGISTERED,

CHECKED OUT AND EVERYTHING.

YOU GOT HIS MEDICAL RECORDS?

YEAH, I'LL TAKE HIM...
I'LL TAKE HIM THIS WEEK.

GOOD.

SO, LOOK, I CAN GET YOU HALF
YOUR TAKE HOME FOR THIS WEEK

AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE TIME
TO SORT THINGS OUT.

THAT'S THE BEST I CAN DO.

I APPRECIATE IT.

[CHATTERING]

[CAR DOOR SHUTS]

YOU WANT TO COME ON OUT?

[KIDS CHATTERING]

[BOY 1] HOLY SHIT,
LOOK AT THAT KID.

[BOY 2]
WHAT IS THAT, A WALKING BEAR?

[MUMBLES]

[BOY INDISTINCT]

FUCKING GET THE BALL!

-[DOOR OPENS]
-[BOY YELLING]

GET OFF OF ME!

GET OFF!

GET OFF ME! GET OFF ME!

[BOY] OW!

YOU ALL RIGHT? YOU ALL RIGHT?

[BOY] YOU SHITHEAD!

-WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
-SHITHEAD!

YOU LIVE AROUND HERE?

I SAW WHAT YOU DID.
I SAW WHAT YOU DID.

DON'T EVER FUCKING--

[BOY] GET OUT OF HERE!

-FUCK YOU, YOU LITTLE BABY!
-HEY, QUIET!

-[BOY]
OH, YOU THINK YOU'RE TOUGH?
-QUIET! HEY, HEY, HEY!

COME HERE, COME HERE, COME HERE!

DO YOU LIVE AROUND HERE?

WHERE DO YOU LIVE?
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

YOU GONNA FUCKING
TELL MY PARENTS?!

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

-[KIDS YELLING]
-PATRICK, SEB, LET'S GO!

-[BOY] FUCKING LOSER!
-FUCK YOU!

HEY! GO HOME, GO HOME.

GO ON! GET ON HOME!

[BOY]
MY DAD SAYS YOU'RE A WACKO,

A WACKO WITH
A FAT FUCKING FREAK.

WHAT HAPPENED?

[DOOR SHUTS]

[BOY COUGHING]

[BUZZING]

[JENNECE SCREAMS]
OH, MY GOD!

-[JOEL] ROLL YOUR WINDOW DOWN!
-DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING?

LET HIM OUT!

IT'S RIGHT...
IT'S COMING RIGHT ON ME!

OUT?

[LAUGHING]

ARE YOU OK?

SORRY.

I'M TRYING...

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

[DOCTOR] ONE MORE TIME...

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

[DOCTOR] AND OUT.

-[BREATHES DEEPLY]
-[DOCTOR] ONE MORE TIME.

[JOEL CLEARS THROAT]

AND YOU'VE BEEN FINE, JOEL?

YEAH.

IT'S JUST THAT
I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SEEING YOU

A FEW TIMES OVER THE YEAR,
THAT'S WHAT WE AGREED.

HAVE YOU BEEN GETTING MY CALLS?

YOU DON'T HAVE
A CELLPHONE, RIGHT?

NO.

651-3828, THAT'S YOUR HOME?

YEAH.

OK, WELL, IT'S GOOD
THAT YOU GOT WILL INTO US,

UH, WITH HIS DIABETES
THERE ARE COMPLICATIONS

THAT CAN HAPPEN IF HE'S NOT
MONITORED REGULARLY,

IF HE MISSES HIS MEDICATION.

A 10-YEAR-OLD BOY
NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AFTER.

UH, I HOPE YOU DON'T
MIND ME ASKING,

BUT ARE YOU TWO LIVING TOGETHER?

-NO, WE'RE NOT.
-BUT YOU LIVE IN JOHNSTOWN,
CORRECT?

I LIVE IN ASHFORD.

OK.

LOOK, WE'RE NOT HAPPY, JOEL,

AND I HOPE YOU'LL UNDERSTAND,
BUT THERE ARE
A LOT OF PRESSURES...

PARENTS ARE PUT UNDER WHEN
DEALING WITH A CHILD LIKE WILL,

WITH HIS CONDITION...

AND NATURALLY WE'RE CONCERNED

THAT YOU WON'T BE ABLE
TO COPE WITH THAT, OK?

SO WE WOULD LIKE
TO SEE WILL PLACED IN A HOME

CLOSER TO GLOVERSVILLE
WITH A MORE STABLE FAMILY.

BUT HE'S HIS SON.

OUR CONCERNS ARE FOR WILL'S
WELFARE RIGHT NOW.

AND FROM WHAT WE KNOW,
MY RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, JOEL,

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE DO
WHAT'S RIGHT BY WILL, OK?

BUT NOTHING CAN BE DONE
WITHOUT YOUR CONSENT,

BUT WE CAN
TALK OVER THE PROCEDURE,

AND LOOK AT
A POTENTIAL PLACEMENT

FOR FOSTER CARE
HERE IN GLOVERSVILLE.

HOW ABOUT
I COME AROUND ON TUESDAY

AND GO THROUGH THE DOCUMENTS
AND WHAT YOU NEED TO SIGN?

GET WILL SORTED QUICKLY.

THAT SOUND OK?

ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

-ARE YOU OK WITH ALL OF THAT?
-YEAH.

GOOD, SO, ARE YOU
GONNA DO ANYTHING SPECIAL

FOR WILL'S BIRTHDAY TOMORROW?

YEAH.

[GIRL] WHAT ARE YA DOIN'?

CAN YOU HEAR UNDER THAT?

[WILL] A LITTLE.

[GIRL]
ARE YOU PLAYING SOME GAME?

[WILL] NO.

I KNOW WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE.
I SAW YOU THE OTHER DAY.

I KNOW THAT.

SO WHY DO YOU HAVE
A BAG ON YOUR HEAD?

CAN YOU SEE THROUGH THAT?

[WILL] I CAN'T SEE A THING.

[GIRL] HERE, GIVE IT.

NOW LET'S SEE.

HM...

YOU GOT BLUE EYES, RIGHT?

-YEAH.
-PERFECT.

CAN YOU SEE NOW?

YEAH, IT'S GREAT.

[GIGGLES]

[BULLDOZER WHIRRING]

OOH, NICE BOAT.

YEAH, THANKS.

SO WHEN WILL PATTY SEE IT?

AH... AFTER THE LEAVING PARTY,
I GUESS.

YEAH?

[BOTH LAUGHING]

DO YOU EVEN FISH?

WELL, I BETTER LEARN.
SHE'S GONNA KILL ME, OTHERWISE.

[LAUGHING]

WHAT'S UP WITH HIM?

HM, HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE OFF.

[MAN INDISTINCT]

[CAR DOOR OPENS]
[BEEPING]

[CAR DOOR SHUTS]

-HEY.
-[GIRL] HI.

I'M JENNECE, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

I'M CARLA.

HI, CARLA. HI, WILL.

UH, WHERE'S WILL'S DAD?
HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?

-NO.
-NOT AT ALL?

HE'S AT WORK.

HE SAID HE'D BE BACK AT 6:00.

HE'S BEEN GONE ALL DAY,
HE LEFT YOU HERE?

[CARLA]
IS THAT A PRESENT FOR HIM?

UM, NO, NO, THAT'S FOR WILL.

THANK YOU.

[JENNECE]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, WILL.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.

THANKS.

[DIALOGUE INDISTINCT]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

FUCK!

[WILL]
I'VE GOT THREE GOLD ONES IN ALL.
MY FAVORITE IS POW.

I'VE GOT HIM IN GREEN...
AND YELLOW.

BUT THIS IS THE RAREST
I HAVE NOW.

THANK YOU.

DO YOU KNOW HIS NAME?

NO, THE GUY IN THE STORE
DIDN'T KNOW IT.

HE'S A GOLD NASAKO.
HE'S REAL SPECIAL.

IS JENNECE COMING BACK?

NO.

IS IT MY FAULT?

[CHUCKLES]
NO... IT AIN'T YOUR FAULT.

SO YOU'RE TALKING NOW?

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT,
I GOTTA WORK TOMORROW, SO...

YOU GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?

I'LL BE FINE.

ALL RIGHT.

[ED] WHAT'S GOING ON?

HE IN SCHOOL?

NO, HE'S AT HOME.

IS HE OK?

HE LIKES THIS WOMAN
WHO'S LOOKING AFTER HIM?

YEAH.

AND THIS ISN'T
COSTING YOU ANYTHING?

NO.

ALL RIGHT.

WELL, I DIDN'T EXPECT
TO SEE YOU BACK SO SOON,

GLAD IT ALL WORKED OUT.

HEY!

YOU COMING TO MY
LEAVING PARTY TONIGHT?

YEAH, SURE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S PLANNED?

'CAUSE PATTY AND HER SISTER
ARE GONNA BE THERE,

AND THERE'S NOTHING CRAZY,
RIGHT?

MAYBE ASK PETE.

OH, PETE'S ORGANIZING IT? SHIT.

WELL, I'M GONNA
SEE YOU THERE, RIGHT?

-YEAH.
-ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU LATER.

[CAROL] IS SPIDERMAN
YOUR FAVORITE SUPERHERO?

MINE'S HUNTRESS.

WHO'S SHE?

SHE WASN'T
BORN SPECIAL OR ANYTHING,

BUT SHE CAN FIGHT
BETTER THAN MOST.

SHE'S GOT KNIVES AND A CROSSBOW
STRAPPED TO HER WRIST

POWERED BY CARBON DIOXIDE.

IT CAN RIP THROUGH METAL.

SHE'S AWESOME.

IF YOU COULD HAVE A SUPERPOWER,
WHAT WOULD IT BE?

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE TURN OFF
GRAVITY OR SOMETHING.

GRAVITY GIRL?

YEAH. WHAT WOULD YOURS BE?

-THE SPEED OF A BULLET.
-BULLET BOY!

YEAH,
THAT OR SOMETHING INVISIBLE.

OR BOTH, LIKE THE WIND.

WIND BOY SOUNDS LAME.

[CHUCKLES]

WHERE'S YOUR MOM?

SHE DISAPPEARED.

-WHY?
-DON'T KNOW.

DO YOU THINK
SHE'S STILL ALIVE OUT THERE?

I HOPE SHE IS.

DO YOU WANNA SEE HER?

[KNOCKING]

[CAROL WHISPERS]
WHO ARE THEY?

[WILL WHISPERS] THE ENEMY.

[KNOCKING]

[CHATTERING]

[KNOCKING CONTINUES]

[WOMAN] HELLO...

[CAROL] PERFECT.

WOW, IT'S GREAT.

YEAH.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

TO THE MAN OF
THE HOUR, AND THE MAN
WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE...

NO, NO, NO, I'M NOT SINGING!

[MUSIC PLAYING]
[CHEERING]

[MAN] COME ON, ED!

[MAN 2] YEAH!

YEAH, ALL RIGHT, UM,

LOOK, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS
FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT

FOR ALL THIS FREE FOOD
AND ALCOHOL WHICH I PAID FOR.

SHUT UP AND SING, ED!

HEY, HEY, OTHER PEOPLE'S CRAP

HAS BEEN MY LIFE FOR 20 YEARS,

AND I COULDN'T HAVE ASKED FOR

A NICER BUNCH OF PEOPLE
TO WORK WITH.

WITH MY MOVIN' ON,
I HOPE MAYBE A FEW OF YOU

WILL COME DOWN
TO ARKANSAS WITH ME.

THERE'S PLENTY
OF FREE CHEESE DIP

AND BEER DOWN THERE, TOO,
YOU BASTARDS.

[ALL LAUGHING]

I'M GOING TO MISS YOU GUYS.

[ALL] CHEERS.

[CHEERING]

♪ NOT ON YOU

♪ ONLY YOU CAN SEE

♪ THE CHANGES
THAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH ♪

♪ HAVE LEFT THEIR MARK ON ME

DON'T BLAME ME,
PATTY PICKED THIS PLACE.

I AIN'T NEVER BEEN HERE BEFORE.

[CHUCKLES]
GODDAMN MOOSE LODGE.

YOU ALL RIGHT,
YOU ENJOYING YOURSELF?

MAYBE A LITTLE
TOO MUCH TO DRINK?

[SOFT CHUCKLE]

I'M DRUNK.

[LAUGHING]

THE PROBLEM IS THE WHISKEY,
BUT I LOVE IT.

I THINK I NEED ONE OF THEM
ENERGY DRINKS OR SOMETHING.

I DON'T... I DON'T THINK
IT'S GONNA WORK OUT WITH MY KID.

[ED] WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

ARE YOU OK, MAN?

COME HERE.

COME ON, WE'RE GONNA
SORT THIS OUT.

DON'T BE GETTING
ALL FUCKING SAD ON ME.

EVERYTHING'S GONNA BE OK,
I PROMISE.

[WILL] WHO LIVES HERE?

[CAROL] NOBODY.

[WILL] WHERE'D THEY GO?

[CAROL]
DON'T KNOW. THEY JUST... LEFT.

[WILL]
WHAT ABOUT ALL THEIR STUFF?

[CAROL]
MAYBE THEY DISAPPEARED.

[ED]
WE'RE ALL JUST GETTING BY...

ALL A LITTLE BIT SCARED.

SEEMS LIKE THE BEST PART
OF YOUR DAY SOMETIMES

IS WHEN YOU'RE JUST AWAKE
WHEN YOU'RE NOT YET UP

AND YOU'RE JUST WALKING AROUND.

YOU KNOW, NO DECISION
TO BE MADE, NO WORRIES.

I HAD A COUPLE WEEKS LIKE THAT,
WHERE I JUST WANT TO STAY PUT,

OR I DIDN'T WANT TO BE
OUT HERE IN THIS WORLD,
JUST STAY INSIDE.

NOW, PATTY,
SHE KNEW WHEN TO LEAVE ME ALONE.

BUT THERE'S NO SHAME IN IT,
YOU UNDERSTAND?

YEAH.
IT'S JUST LIKE...

IT'S A LOT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN,

AND IT'S A LOT OF LIFE
TO TAKE IN,

BUT THERE'S NO SHAME
IN YOU TAKING TIME OUT FROM IT

TO FIX YOURSELF ON OCCASION.

YOU UNDERSTAND, BUDDY?

YEAH.

-ARE YOU SURE?
-YEAH.

ALL RIGHT, OK.

WELL, HELL, MAN,
I THINK BOTH OF US

NEED ONE OF THEM ENERGY DRINKS,
A LITTLE PICK-ME-UP.

[MAN] TAKE CARE OF HIM!

OH, COME ON, NOW.
WHAT... WHAT THE HELL YOU...

[CHEERING]

[MAN]
ALL RIGHT, BUDDY, OVER THERE.

[MAN] HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING
TOUCHING MY KID?

I'M TALKING TO YOU.

GET THE FUCK UP!

HEY! HEY, HEY, HEY!

HEY, CUT IT OUT!

[GRUNTING]

-[WOMAN] STOP!
-JOEL! JOEL, COME ON, MAN!

COME ON, MAN!

[MAN] SOMEBODY CALL THE COPS.

[MAN 2]
JOEL, COME ON!

[GRUNTING]

[MAN 2] GET OFF! GO, GO!

[MAN 1]
GET HIM OFF, GET HIM OFF, MAN.

[OVERLAPPING CHATTER]

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

[SOFT CHUCKLE]

SO, WHAT, YOU HUNG
ALL THOSE UP BY YOURSELF?

I HANDED THEM UP TO CARLA,
AND SHE PUT THEM UP.

BUT IT WAS MY IDEA.

WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO
DO WITH THEM ANYWAYS?

THERE'S AN ANTIQUE SHOP IN TOWN,
I WAS GONNA TAKE IT OVER

AND SELL IT TO THE GUY THERE.

YOU CAN TAKE THEM DOWN
IF YOU WANT.

NAH, LET'S KEEP THEM UP THERE.

IT'S NICE.

DO YOU WANT SOME MORE
POSTERS FOR YOUR ROOM?

[WILL] LIKE WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW, WHAT DO YOU WANT?

A PICTURE... BUT I'M NOT SURE.

ALL RIGHT.

DO YOU HAVE... DO YOU HAVE TO
GO TO WORK TODAY?

[JOEL] NOPE,
THERE'S NO WORK TODAY, WILL.

I DON'T MIND IT WHEN YOU GO.

I CAN BE BY MYSELF.

[PHONE RINGING]

[ANSWERING MACHINE BEEPS]

JOEL, IT'S DR. MCLEOD.

ELIZABETH CAME BY
YOUR HOUSE AS WE AGREED,

I WAS TRUSTING YOU'D BE THERE.

WE'VE GOT A FOSTER FAMILY
SORTED FOR WILL.

I HAVE TO TELL YOU
THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE

CONSEQUENCES IF YOU SLOW UP
THIS PROCESS, JOEL,

IT'S URGENT THAT YOU C--

[AUTOMATED VOICE]
YOU HAVE NO MESSAGES.

OPEN UP!

WILL, OPEN UP.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

-[CAROL] STOP!
-OPEN THE DOOR.

[CAROL]
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.

OPEN UP THE DOOR, WILL.

[CAROL]
LEAVE HIM ALONE!

-OPEN THE DOOR, WILL!
-STOP IT!

-I WANT TO TALK!
-LEAVE HIM ALONE.

OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR, WILL,
I WANT TO SEE HOW FAT YOU ARE!

-[CAROL] LEAVE HIM ALONE!
-OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR, WILL!

[CAROL] LEAVE HIM ALONE!

OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR!

[MUTED DIALOGUE]

[CRYING]

WILL?!

[CRYING]

HEY, KID...

HEY...

YOU OK?

THERE, THERE, IT'S OK.

IT'S OK.

HI.

-HEY.
-I NEED TO SPEAK TO WILL.

HE'S TIRED.

BUT I NEED TO SPEAK TO HIM.

MAYBE I COULD COME LATER?

NO, YOU CAN COME BACK TOMORROW,
ALL RIGHT?

[MAN ON PA INDISTINCT]

[ENGINE REVVING]

-HI.
-HEY, HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD, CAN I GET
TWO HELMETS, PLEASE?

SURE. I NEED DRIVER'S LICENSE,
CREDIT CARD AND $10, PLEASE.

[ENGINE REVVING]

[REVVING LOUDLY]

READY TO TRY IT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
WHAT DO I MEAN?

THIS IS IT!
THIS IS THE BIG TIME!

I GOT A NEED FOR SPEED.

[MAN ON PA] '55 CHEVY...
TURBOS UNDER THAT ONE.

AND ANOTHER TURBO TRUCK
OVER ON FAR SIDE.

THAT ONE A DIESEL DOG...
[INDISTINCT]

CHEVY IS JUST BOOKIN' IT
ON DOWN TRACK.

11:43! 126 MILES PER HOUR
ON THAT CHEVY.

DODGE.

[REVVING]

[MAN ON PA INDISTINCT]

[BOTH YELLING]

WHAT'D YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?

HUH?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

SHOULD WE GO AGAIN?

-SURE.
-YEAH.

[KEY RATTLES]

[ENGINE STARTS]

[SNIFFLING]

[CRYING]

[WATER SPLASHING]

[KNOCKING]

[CAROL] WILL?

[KNOCKING]

[KNOCKING]

WILL!

[SIGHS]

HEY, JOEL, GOT A SECOND?

WILL, ARE YOU THERE?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

ARE YOU OK?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

UH...

I DON'T KNOW,
SOAP AND WATER?

THAT'S WHAT I SAID, MOM.

ISN'T THAT DANGEROUS?

IF YOU GOT A BIG HOSE
AND BLASTED IT.

[JOEL] WELL, AS KIDS,
WE USED TO BURN 'EM.

[WOMAN]
WELL, WE ARE NOT DOING THAT.

[BOY] YEAH, LET'S BURN IT!

-[BOYS CHANTING]
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
-[WOMAN] NO! WE DON'T DO THAT!

-FIRE! FIRE!
-NO!

[JOEL] WILL?

[DOOR CREAKS]

DO YOU THINK HE SAW IT?

WHO?

NEMO.

WHO'S NEMO?

OUR GOLDFISH...

HE'S PROBABLY
FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT BY NOW.

SHOULD I TRY
AND GET YOU OUT AGAIN?

I'M STILL SORE.

I WANT TO STAY IN HERE
A BIT LONGER.

DO YOU HAVE TO
GO TO WORK AGAIN, DAD?

NO.

CAN I WATCH SOME TV?

HOW MUCH PER GALLON?

[MAN]
UH, REGULAR IS $2.17.

GOT IT EASIER OVER HERE,
I GUESS.

BIG DIFFERENCE.

-CAN I GET $30 OF THE REGULAR?
-SURE.

[MAN] YOU PAY YET?

NO, NOT YET.

[MAN] ALL RIGHT, HOLD UP,
GIVE ME A PACK OF SMOKES.

YOU GOT HERE JUST IN TIME, BEN.

-YOU GOTTA BE QUICK.
-YEAH.

[BEN] SO HOW YOU DOING, OLD MAN,
YOU ALL RIGHT?

AH, THINGS ARE OK, I GUESS.
HAD A GOOD SUMMER.

OH, YEAH,
YOU MAKE A LOT OF MONEY?

[CHUCKLES]
NOT LOTS.

-THANK YOU.
-ALL RIGHT.

THANKS, TIM.

HEY...

CAN WE GET RID OF THE NEST?

THEY'RE GETTING INTO THE CELLAR.
AND MOM SAID WE COULD.

ME AND PATRICK MADE A TORCH.

WE GOT OLD RAGS
AND TIED THEM ON WITH ROPE.

-IT LOOKS AWESOME.
-NOT NOW!

BUT YOU SAID YOU WOULD!

HEY!

JOEL.

JOEL.

[KNOCKING]

JOEL,
THIS IS DR. MCLEOD AGAIN.

I'M OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE.

COME ON, JOEL, IF YOU'RE THERE, YOU BETTER OPEN THE DOOR.

WE NEED TO TAKE WILL
RIGHT THIS MOMENT.

THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE
BEFORE I HA--

[CAROL] THEY WON'T ANSWER.

THEY LEFT AN HOUR AGO
WITH A FRIEND.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE HE WENT?

YOU SURE?
THEY DIDN'T TELL YOU ANYTHING?

[CAROL]
YEAH, BUT...

WHAT'D THEY SAY, HONEY?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'M A DOCTOR, SWEETIE.

I NEED TO SEE WILL.

HE MIGHT BE SICK.

[CAROL]
I DON'T KNOW.

YOU SURE?

[SIGHS]

FUCK.

GOTTA CALL THE POLICE.

[WOMAN] JESUS.

[CAR DOORS SHUT]

[WILL] HOW MANY PEOPLE DO YOU
THINK THERE ARE IN THE WORLD?

[JOEL]
I DON'T KNOW, BILLIONS.

DO YOU THINK THERE'S
ANOTHER PLACE LIKE EARTH?

WITH CREATURES AND THINGS?

[JOEL]
WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK IT'S JUST US HERE.

[JOEL]
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

WHAT DOES THE DOCTOR WANT TO DO?

HE WANTS TO TAKE YOU AWAY.

[WILL] WHY?

BECAUSE OF ME.

ARE YOU SICK?

WHAT'S WRONG?

[SOFT CHUCKLE]

THINK I'M A LITTLE BIT
SICK IN HERE.

SOMETIMES I GET THESE THOUGHTS
AND MY HEART STARTS
GOING REAL FAST

AND MY CHEST GETS ALL TIGHT
AND I CAN'T SEE...

AND THEN I CAN'T DO NORMAL,
EVERYDAY THINGS,

LIKE TAKE CARE OF YOU...

BE YOUR DAD.

I WISH YOU COULD STAY.

[WILL]
COULDN'T YOU CLOSE THAT DOOR?

WE COULD STAY IN HERE FOREVER.

-WHAT, IN THE BATHROOM?
-I DON'T CARE.

I GOT A PLACE WE COULD GO.

[BOY] COME ON... BURN IT.

BE CAREFUL.

[BUZZING]

[BOY] YEAH.

[CLATTERING]

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

[CAR DOOR SHUTS]

[CHAIN RATTLES]

[WILL]
SOMETIMES I WAKE UP,
AND MAYBE I WAKE UP

JUST BEFORE
MY HEAD'S REALLY WOKEN.

DO YOU KNOW THAT FEELING?

[JOEL]
YEAH, I DO.

[WILL] IT'S ONLY
FOR A FEW SECONDS,
BUT IT FEELS PERFECT.

I FEEL LIKE THAT NOW...
DON'T YOU?

[JOEL]
I DO.