Who Loves the Sun (2006) - full transcript
Early thirty-somethings Daniel Bloom and Will Morrison had been best friends since they were children, with Will's wife, Maggie Claire, added to that friendship. Their combined friendship ended five years ago, when Will "disappeared", none of the two hearing from him until now when Will unexpectedly ends up on the lakeside home doorstep of Arthur and Mary Bloom, Daniel's parents, who also have not seen Will since that time, and to who Will does not divulge the reason for his disappearance or return. The only news that Will provides is that he has just finished writing a book which is to be published. Not knowing the issue between the three, the senior Blooms decide to call both Daniel, who is now a New York based magazine writer and one time novelist, and Maggie to come and deal with whatever the reason for their estrangement with Will. Beyond the fact of the aftermath of Will's disappearance for those five years, both Maggie and Daniel are aware of the reason for Will's unilateral decision. In addition, Daniel and Maggie have not seen each other also for the same reason for Will's decision to leave. As the five spend a largely uncomfortable few days together at the lake house, the questions become whether Will, Maggie and Daniel can get over the incident, they can emotionally deal with the reason for the incident, and Maggie can deal with what she felt was Will's desertion of her. Once they find out what's going on, the senior Blooms may be able to provide an interesting perspective on the matter.
(wispy, tinkling music)
(pleasant music)
- [Voiceover] Hey,
count of three.
- [Voiceover] Alright.
- One.
- [Voiceover] Yeah.
- Two.
- Will, Will.
You fucking suck.
- You suck.
- Two.
- Three!
(splash)
- What the fuck?
- Hey, come on!
- I win.
- [Voiceover] What the fuck?
- I win again.
- [Voiceover] Bullshit, man.
You can't do that.
♪ I wish I lived
♪ In the power and the light
♪ I wish it wasn't
Saturday night
♪ Cause I can't raise hell
♪ No, I can't raise hell for two
♪ I wish I had a thousand bucks
♪ I wish I was a Royal Trux
♪ But mostly I wish
♪ I wish I was with you ♪
- [Voiceover] Thank
you very much.
- [Voiceover] No problem.
♪ When I was summoned ♪
- Appreciate it.
♪ To the phone
♪ I knew in my bones that you
♪ Had died alone
♪ We've never been promised
♪ There'll be a tomorrow
♪ So let's just call it death
♪ Of an heir of sorrows
♪ The death of an
heir of sorrows
♪ I've not avoided certainty
♪ It has always just eluded me
♪ I wish I knew, I
wish I knew for true
♪ I wish I had a rhinestone suit
♪ I wish I had a
new pair of boots
♪ But mostly I wish
♪ I wish I was with you
♪ We've never been promised
♪ There'll be a tomorrow
♪ So let's just
call it the death
♪ Of an heir of sorrows
♪ The death of an
heir of sorrows ♪
- So, Will, what are you doing?
- Eating dinner.
It's very good, thank
you, Mrs. Bloom.
- What I meant was,
we've hardly seen
or heard from you in
years, and then you call
from the dock, and
you asked us to come
and pick you up,
so my question is,
what are you doing?
- Arthur, leave the boy alone.
- That's exactly
the point, Mary,
he's hardly a boy anymore.
So, how old are you now?
- I'm 31.
- He's 31 years old, so
he can answer a simple
question by sitting
at our table, he can
tell us where he's been.
- You don't have to answer
any questions, Will,
and you're always welcome here.
- It's okay.
Uh, I've been, um,
I've been away.
- Away.
Where?
- Away, all over.
- [Arthur] All over?
- Yeah, pretty much all over.
- I see, alright.
Uh, so, uh, what have you
been doing all this time?
- I've been, I've been
writing a book, mainly.
- A book?
- Yeah, and, uh, now
that I've finished,
the publisher who's
publishing my book
wanted me to come back here.
- That's wonderful.
- So, what's it about?
- Nothing.
- Nothing?
Uh, what does nothing mean?
- Maybe it means that
he'd rather not talk
about it right now.
- Well, if he doesn't
want to talk about it,
well, then he can say so.
- I would rather
not talk about it.
- Ah, there you go.
So we're not going
to talk about it.
I mean, you have to admit
he does seem a bit crazy.
- Arthur, please.
He's just a little
lost, that's all,
after all he's been through.
- Mm hm.
- He didn't say a
word about Maggie.
Well, he hardly
mentioned Daniel.
What do you think about that?
- Well, how would I know?
How would either of us know?
I've hardly ever seen Daniel
in the last few years,
Mr. New York City.
- And whose fault is that?
- When did I say it
was anyone's fault,
I'm saying we've hardly
ever seen the boy.
- Our son.
- Right, okay, yeah,
thanks very much.
He's not the boy, he is our son.
- Well, maybe if you
treated him more,
with a bit more love.
- Maybe if you
didn't smother him.
Mother's love can
be complicated.
- Of course, it's all my fault,
isn't it?
- Okay.
That's enough for me.
- Uh huh.
- [Arthur] Goodnight.
- Fine, goodnight.
Sweet dreams.
Oh.
- [Arthur] Mm hm.
(solemn music)
(night bird calling)
- [Arthur] Well,
that was delicious.
- Yeah, thanks, Mrs.
Bloom, it was really good.
- Will, you're welcome.
Oh, you know, I,
uh, I almost forgot.
Daniel called last night
after you went to bed
and said that he was going
to come up for the weekend,
so he should be arriving
at some point today.
- Great.
- The big reunion.
- [Will] Yeah.
- Will, I, I don't want
to pry at all, really,
I just, you and Daniel,
you used to be so close.
- Yeah, it seems like all
that was a long time ago.
I guess we just drifted apart.
- Well, maybe now you'll
find you have more in common.
- Yeah, maybe.
You know, I was thinking,
if, uh, you don't mind,
I might go for a little fishing.
- Fishing, now
there's a good idea.
It's been years since
there's been any fishing
around here.
(hum of boat)
(peaceful music)
- I'll just get this out.
And see just how much
we have in common.
Oh, we have plenty
in common, huh?
Yeah, now that wasn't so bad.
You little bastard.
- Will, wait, wait, wait.
Let me get a picture.
That's a big fish.
- Okay.
- That's three or.
That's three or four pounds.
Okay.
Perfect.
- That was Daniel.
He's over at the dock.
You want to go
pick him up, Will?
- Sure.
- Great.
Very nice.
(buzzing motor)
- [Daniel] Hey, there, pal.
You look like shit.
- [Will] Thanks, man,
yeah, you look great.
I can barely remember
the last time I saw you.
- Yeah, I'm sure you can't.
Will, what are you doing?
- Picking you up.
So come on.
Your parents are
anxious to see you.
They say you never visit.
- I'm very busy these days.
- Oh, yeah, that's right.
I heard about that, the book.
That's great, man.
Congratulations, bro,
I'm so happy for you,
that's, that's amazing.
Your parents must be
really, really proud.
I know I am.
- Shut up.
- [Will] You know, it's
so great to see you again,
it really is.
- [Daniel] Yeah.
Move over, I'm driving.
- [Will] It's your boat.
- [Daniel] That's
right, it is my boat.
- You want me to do that?
- Nope.
- You've got to really
pull, just fucking give her,
you know?
- [Daniel] I know how
to start.
(sputtering engine)
Goddamn engine.
- Nice one.
(humming engine)
- Well, hello there, stranger.
- [Daniel] Hello, Father.
- Welcome back.
- Dad.
- So, how was the trip?
- [Daniel] Fine.
- Your mother can't wait
to see you, but first
there's something
I need to show you.
- [Daniel] Okay.
- Rotten to the core.
It's a good old tree,
but, uh, you know,
it's got to come down.
I was going to pay
Duane to do it, but now
that I have you two,
tomorrow, what do you say?
- [Daniel] Do you
have everything?
- Yeah, I have everything.
- Tomorrow okay with you, Will?
Nothing important to do?
Disappear for another
five years, and.
- No, I don't think so.
- Then it's settled.
Tomorrow, we take down the tree.
- Look, not to dwell
on the small things,
but really what the
hell are you doing?
- Nothing, what are you doing?
- Alright, well, I tried.
- Fuck you, you tried.
- [Daniel] Fuck you.
- No, fuck you.
- [Daniel] Fuck you.
- No, fuck you.
- [Daniel] Fuck you.
- Fuck you.
- [Daniel] Fuck you.
- Ah, bass.
Flaky, almost fart-ass
taste, you never,
you know, forget it, do you?
- [Arthur] Nonsense, bass
is a wonderful eating fish.
- [Daniel] Mm.
- [Mary] So, how's New York?
- [Daniel] Hm, busy.
- [Mary] Mm hm.
- Really busy, um,
things at the magazine
are just crazy, you have no
idea the stuff that happens.
Like, you know, just
like the other day, I was
out for lunch, and um,
we had just written this
um.
No, never mind, it's stupid.
- What?
- No, no nothing.
You just, you wouldn't get it.
Anyway, New York, uh, we just
put the new issue to bed,
which is good.
Um, then there's the
book, that whole thing
just keeps going on.
You know, the interviews, and
readings and all kinds of.
- And the movie.
- The movie, yeah, there's a.
- [Mary] The movie.
- Yeah, now there's this movie.
Um, um, things are uh,
things are just very busy,
Mother, very, very busy.
- Mm hm.
Did you know that Will
has written a book?
- A book, really?
What kind of book?
- Traditional,
standard, pocket-sized.
- [Daniel] Oh, that's cute.
- [Mary] And he has sold
it, haven't you, Will?
- That's right.
- Really, so it's going
to be, uh, published,
and sold in stores
just like a real book?
- Just like a real book.
- [Arthur] Ask him
what it's about.
- What's it about, Will?
- Nothing, really.
- [Daniel] Really, so
it's like a special,
secret kind of book?
- I just really don't feel
like talking about it,
that's all.
- Okay, good point,
because the way you've been
going on and on, blah,
blah, blah, it's really
getting tiresome,
so enough about you.
Let's talk about me some more.
- Oh, yeah, your father
was actually wondering
about the title, Summer Babe.
What does that mean?
- That's true.
What does it mean?
- Uh, I forget.
- You forget?
You can't forget.
- Sure I can, people
forget all the time.
- What's wrong with you two?
One forgets, and the
other says nothing.
Will you just answer
a simple question?
- Okay, fine, it's a metaphor.
- For what?
- Uh, I don't know, how
about for a thing you want,
but you can't have.
- So why can't you
have a summer babe?
- Because you can't, because
she's dating the lifeguard.
Or she's visiting her
aunt before school starts,
or, I don't know,
it's not the point.
- Alright, what's the point?
- The point?
- Yeah.
- The point is
you can't always
get what you want.
- Oh, that is so true, Daniel.
You can't always
get what you want.
Isn't it also true that
sometimes, if you try,
you might just
get what you need?
You might get what
you fucking need?
I'm sorry, Dr.
Bloom, Mrs. Bloom.
I'm not feeling too well.
- [Mary] Certainly, Will.
- [Daniel] Leaving so soon?
- Yeah, something's
making me feel sick.
- [Mary] What was
that all about?
- [Daniel] Nothing.
(thud)
Actually, excuse me.
- Well, it wasn't the fish.
- [Daniel] How about some
ping-pong for old times' sake?
- Oh, no thanks.
- How about for old times'
sake you answer the question
Will, what the fuck
are you doing here?
- Hm, what am I doing here?
Hm.
I don't know, what, what could
I possibly be doing here?
Oh, that's right.
The last time I saw you,
you were in this room.
And you, you were
fucking my wife.
- Alright, it's not that
simple, man, you know that.
- [Will] It's not that simple?
- No.
- Did you or did you
not fuck my wife?
- But you know, this is stupid.
This is, this is stupid.
- Did you fuck my wife?
- [Daniel] Huh, are you serious?
- Yeah, you bet I'm
fucking serious.
- Of course I fucked your wife.
You were there, Will.
You walked in, you saw us, so,
we all know, everybody
knows who fucked who.
What's your point?
- My point is that,
uh, I'm finally going
to fucking kill you!
- Fuck you, stay away.
- [Will] What the fuck?
Come here!
- [Daniel] Fuck.
(scuffling and groaning)
You fucker, you fuck off.
Fuck off!
- [Will] Fuck you.
- Fucker.
(clattering and grunting)
- What are you boys doing?
- Nothing.
- Nothing.
- Right.
Well, Maggie's
waiting at the dock.
- What?
- What's she doing at the dock?
- [Mary] I called her.
- You called her?
- You called her?
- Of course I called her.
- Mrs. Bloom, I can't
believe you did that.
- Really?
Well, believe it, Will.
Now, go on, both of you.
Get going, she's waiting.
Go on.
And Will, I think she's
been waiting long enough.
- [Will] Ah, I can't
believe your mom called her.
- [Daniel] Oh, I
know, what a surprise.
- [Will] Yeah, I'm surprised.
- Yeah, I'm sure you are,
what a surprise that they
would call me, and then
they would call her.
I mean, what a fucking shocker.
- [Will] Shut up.
- You shut up.
Are you coming,
what are you doing?
- Of course I'm coming.
- Well, then untie
the boat, you idiot.
Let's go, come on.
- Jesus Christ.
I'm driving.
- Oh, you're driving right now?
- Yeah, I'm driving.
- [Daniel] Oh, okay.
You drive, killer.
Don't touch me.
(humming motor)
- [Daniel] Hey there, Maggie.
Fancy meeting you here.
- Hello, Daniel.
(slap)
(somber music)
- So?
How's it going?
- I think I'd better
go talk to him alone.
- Uh, yeah, I wouldn't do that.
You know he just
tried to kill me?
- Well, I guess I'll
have to take my chances.
- This isn't a good idea.
- [Maggie] Yeah, I know.
Will?
Will?
Will, where are you?
- [Will] Go away.
- I am so angry.
You have no idea how angry I am.
- Oh, you're angry.
That's funny, because
I'm pretty upset myself.
- Come here, Will.
- What for?
- Because this is it.
Your one big chance to tell me,
to explain what happened.
- I think you know
what happened.
- What?
You got kidnapped by pirates?
Hit on the head, and woke
up with your memory gone,
or did someone cut
out your tongue,
and chop off your hands
so that you couldn't write
or call me in five fucking
years, you motherfucker?
- I had my reasons.
- Daniel was not a reason.
- Oh, no?
Actually, he was a reason,
in fact, he was a very, very
good reason.
- I let him put his cock in me.
And that is the big problem
here for you, that is
the big fucking problem.
- Of course that's the problem,
what else could the
problem possibly be?
- [Voiceover] The scientists
are saying after careful
study of the temperature
of records, they believe.
- Hey, did you pick
her up alright?
- Uh, more or less.
- [Mary] Yeah, how's she doing?
- She's great.
- Come sit down.
- I'm tired, Mother.
It's been a long, strange day.
I'm just going to go to bed.
Night.
- You hardly said a word to him.
- You seem to be
doing such a good job.
- [Mary] How've you been?
- Good.
Pretty good, till now.
- I'm sorry, but I had to call.
- Oh, God, don't be sorry.
No, Mary, I'm glad you called.
- Still, it must be
a bit of a shock.
- Oh, yeah, it's a shock.
- But maybe it could've
been worse, you know.
Maybe, you know, if
he'd never come back, or
I don't know.
- Yeah, maybe I'm just lucky.
- Well, maybe you are.
(sad music)
- Maggie.
Maggie.
Maggie, wake up.
(Maggie gasps)
- [Maggie] Fuck.
- [Daniel] Jesus, you
scared me to death.
- Oh, I scared you.
You scared me.
Sneaking into my room in
the middle of the night.
Like some creepy sex offender.
- [Daniel] Yeah, sorry,
but I thought, you know, with
everything you might need
to talk.
- [Maggie] Well,
that's very thoughtful,
but what I need is for you
to go back to your bed,
and to go to sleep.
- I could do that.
That's definitely one of
the things I could do.
- Of all the things considered,
I think that would
be the best one.
- Okay, if that's what you want.
- [Maggie] It's what I want.
- Night.
Sure you don't need anything?
A glass of water?
- [Maggie] No.
- [Daniel] No?
Extra blanket?
- [Maggie] No.
- [Daniel] A Swedish massage?
- Go to bed!
- Okay, I'm.
You know, I would love
to stay, I really would,
but, I can't so, that's it.
Night.
(birds chirping)
Hey, how about that tree?
- You know, I think it
could wait till later.
- Oh, I don't
know, early to bed,
early to rise, all
that early stuff,
it's very, very important.
(clunk)
- [Will] Morning.
- Jesus, did you get any sleep?
- No, I've been reading Cosmo.
Researching women,
looking for answers.
- How's that going?
- It's good.
Was it the cunnilingus?
Was I just no good down
there working the box?
- No, you were fine down there,
I thought you were dead.
At first I waited.
Everyday, for the phone,
the doorbell, a letter.
And when it didn't come,
when it never came,
I thought, "Well,
he must be dead."
- Yeah, well maybe I was dead.
You ever think about
that, maybe I was?
- Yeah, well, maybe you're
right, maybe you are.
- [Daniel] Willy boy!
Willy boy!
Up and at them.
Hey, my father wants us
to cut down the tree.
Oh, hey, Maggie.
How you doing?
How'd you sleep?
- Like a log, thanks.
- Ah, me too.
Country air, I could
just sleep and sleep.
You know, it's very
refreshing stuff.
Ah, nothing like a.
good night's rest.
In the country.
- Can't you see that
we're talking here?
- Yeah, I'm sorry, but
you know my father,
if he wants to do the
tree now, we've got to do
the tree now, so.
So, come on.
Chop, chop.
Let's do it.
Will, come on, let's go.
(buzzing)
- Ready?
- Yeah.
- [Arthur] Pull it tight,
keep some tension on it.
Ready?
- Yeah.
Let's go.
- [Arthur] Oh, look out!
- [Daniel] Whoah!
(crash)
- What the hell happened?
- Sorry, my fault.
I slipped, sorry.
- Sorry, you're fucking sorry?
- Are you okay?
- No!
Fuck!
- Well, you look okay, and
that's the main thing, right,
I mean, wow, that
was pretty scary.
I'd bet anyone would've
run away like that.
- I didn't run away, I
could've been fucking killed!
- [Will] Wow, I know, that
that, that was pretty close.
- Shut up, you shit
giggle motherfucker.
- [Will] You shut up.
- [Daniel] Shut up!
- [Will] You shut up.
- [Daniel] Fuck you!
- [Will] Fuck you.
- Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Break it up, break it up.
Hey come on, you
slipped, you ran away,
nobody got hurt, no!
We, we've got work to
do, so let's get back
and get it cleaned up,
and watch your language,
around the ladies.
- I'm not the runner
away around here.
- Sure looked like
you were running.
- [Daniel] Shut up.
(shrill scream)
(clatter)
- [Daniel] What happened?
- Oh, a big snake.
- [Daniel] Did it bite you?
- No, but it's in the house.
- How big was it?
- It's really big.
- [Arthur] What's really big?
- The snake that's in the house.
- There's a snake in the house?
Well, uh, you boys,
you better go in and
get it out.
- What's that for?
- For the snake.
- I don't think he plays much.
- It's for guidance.
- You do not guide snakes.
Grab them by the neck,
just behind the jaws.
It takes lightning reflexes,
and nerves of steel,
Willie Boy.
- Don't call me that.
Oh, my God, there it is.
- [Daniel] Where?
Where?
- Right there.
- What'd it look like?
- It looked like an elephant,
like a long, skinny elephant.
- Okay, let's go.
- Good thing you're an expert.
- [Daniel] Shut up.
Okay, um, just help
me move this thing.
- Alright.
- Okay, I'll go in.
While you head
around the other way,
and cut off his
avenue of escape.
Okay.
- Okay.
- [Daniel] Alright.
- How's it going down there?
- [Daniel] I told you,
head around the other side,
cut off his escape route.
- Oh, my God, it's
right on top of you!
(Daniel hollers)
- [Mary] Well, that
doesn't sound too good.
- Hey, in there.
Are you boys alright?
- [Daniel] Yeah, we're
fine, it was just a little
false alarm.
That was hilarious.
- I thought we should test
your snake catching reflexes.
- My reflexes are fine.
- And you said something
about nerves of steel?
- The nerves are steely, okay?
- Good, cause there he is.
- Where?
- [Daniel] I got, I got it.
Get out of my way.
- [Will] Get him.
- [Daniel] I'm getting him.
- [Arthur] Whoah.
- [Mary] Oh, my.
(applause)
- [Arthur] Wow!
- [Mary] Wow.
Fantastic!
- [Arthur] Wow.
- Yeah, I caught it, he was
just on the chair in there.
- Alright, follow.
What up!
(splash)
Sorry, Will.
Ah, yeah.
(shredding)
- You know, I could've
caught that snake.
- Yeah, I'm sure you could've.
- Yeah, I mean,
it's not that hard,
you just got to grab
them real quick,
behind the jaws.
You just got to have
lightning reflexes.
- Well, I don't care
about the snake.
- Look, I'm sorry.
I
just don't know
what to say to you.
- Why don't you start small?
Tell me what you've been
doing the last five years.
- Okay.
I mean, not much, really,
just been travelling
all over the place,
and working a bunch
of equally dumb jobs.
- Did you have a girlfriend?
- Girlfriend?
No.
I mean, you know,
there's been girls, but
no girlfriend.
- Here, take these.
(clunk)
(thud)
Oh, uh.
I'm really going
to have to reach.
Ah!
(clunk)
- You okay?
- [Maggie] Yeah.
No, I'm okay.
- You sure?
- Yeah, really, I'm okay.
Did you, did you, because
it, just before I fell,
it felt like.
- What?
- No, nothing, it just.
Did you kiss my ass?
- No.
I mean, when you fell, maybe,
maybe it hit my
lips or something.
- I don't know, it just,
it really felt like,
all things considered,
you probably should.
- Haha, that's funny.
I should kiss your
ass, very funny.
I mean, if, if that's what
you're thinking about,
if you wanted me to,
I would consider it.
- No, I'm good, thanks.
- Okay.
Well, I'll see you.
- Okay, see you.
(serene music)
- [Daniel] Hey.
- Oh.
- Do you have any cigarettes?
- No, I quit smoking.
- I have one left.
Well, I think we've both
always known that Will's
a little special.
But uh, I think he's
gotten worse, I mean,
five years out there,
sleeping in ditches,
or whatever he's been
doing, he's, I think
he's flipped his wig this time.
- He's not crazy.
- Oh, come on.
I think we should get
him the help he needs.
- Sure, except that
he's not crazy.
- Oh, okay.
Well, if that makes
you feel better, fine,
he's not crazy, but
when we all end up
decapitated in some shallow
grave with our mouths full
of dirt and sodium toysyl.
- I promise not to mention it.
- Mm.
Alright.
It's good to see you.
You know, I mean
with everything.
- Yeah.
- You never answered my letters.
- I know.
- I just kept writing them.
And, you know, was
sure you'd moved.
- No, I got them all.
I just couldn't write back.
Not after everything.
- It's alright.
There is something
else I've been thinking
about though.
- What?
(forlorn strains of music)
Okay, that's wrong.
- What's wrong?
- You know what.
- No, I don't.
- It wasn't worth it, Daniel.
It wasn't anywhere
near worth it.
- Yes it was.
- No, it wasn't.
(solemn music)
(birds chirping)
- So, when war finally
ends, and Bartholomew's
brigade is disbanded,
most of them light out
for the Indian territories,
but Bartholomew,
he goes back to Kentucky
only to find, yeah,
that Nate is left for
France, never to return,
so, that of course changes
everything, and he's restful.
- [Will] Morning everybody.
- [Arthur] Oh, hi, Will.
Daniel was just telling
us about his next novel.
- Oh, happy day.
- Yeah, so where was I?
Was it the, uh.
- Nate had left for France.
- Right, so, um to
mend his broken heart,
Bartholomew decides to
throw himself into work,
and uh, first starts by uh,
entering into the fur trading
business, and uh, falls in
with this gang of rather
shady French Canadian fur
trappers led by this fierce
matey woman named Marie Jzie
Jalah Castor, uh, Socrate.
- Oh, I mean, don't mind me.
Sorry.
- Who ironically enough
lost her right leg
during a, uh, tragic beaver
trapping, uh, mishap.
Anyway, so Bartholomew,
even though he's gay,
he finds himself kind
of irresistibly drawn
to this fiery
half-breed amputee, and.
- You know, it's like
watching the shit streaming
out of some dead elephant's ass.
- Shut up, Will.
You're ruining Daniel's story.
- Oh, no, Daniel's story.
Ah, God forbid, I
wouldn't want to ruin
Daniel's story, I'm sorry.
Go on.
- Thanks.
- You sick motherfucker.
- Fuck you.
- Hey, that's enough.
- No it's not, it's not enough.
In fact, it's no
where near enough.
- It's enough for me.
- Yeah, of course
it's enough for you,
you've always had enough.
I never had anything.
I never had anything.
The one thing I had,
you had to take it.
- Right, this is where
the violins start
for the poor little
orphan boy, is that it?
- Fuck you!
(clunk)
Fucking, fucking,
fucking piece of shit,
motherfucker!
- I said that's enough.
- What do you know about enough?
You don't know
anything about enough.
You did it again.
You cheating.
(thud)
- That was a nice punch.
- Sorry, but you're
acting like an idiot.
- [Will] Ow.
Yeah, you're right.
Thanks.
- You okay?
- Oh, yeah, I'm great.
- Good, because
we're not done yet.
- [Will] Oh, yes we are.
- Will, stop.
(easy music)
Will!
(slosh)
That fucker.
(humming motor)
Will, get in the boat.
- [Will] No, thanks.
- [Maggie] Get in the boat.
- [Will] No.
- [Maggie] Okay, fine.
Will, give it up, get in.
- [Will] I haven't
even begun to swim.
I saw you with
Daniel last night.
You did it again.
- [Maggie] You saw us?
For that one minute?
- [Will] Just one minute?
That's all it was?
- [Maggie] That's all.
- [Will] You know what, Maggie?
I think I'm starting to
get just a little tired.
I'm sorry.
- Yeah, me, too.
I really am.
- If I don't make it, there's a,
there's this thing for
you in my suitcase.
♪ He almost walked into a wall
♪ Oh, man, she
was a sight to see
♪ And at the party down the hall
♪ He said you are
the highest apple
♪ In the tree
♪ Out the window in
the harbor he saw
♪ A little ship
♪ The moon was
orange just slightly
♪ On the right
♪ And they slow
danced so the needle
♪ Wouldn't skip
♪ Until the room was
filled with light
♪ And I remember you
♪ And I remember me
♪ The sunshine
walking inside you
♪ And the man you
could see in me
♪ So I remember me,
and I remember you
♪ So many beautiful
days in a row now
♪ And the nights
were perfect, too
♪ Hand in hand down a
waterslide in Chatanooga
♪ They did not hide
from love you see ♪
- Okay, true or false.
- Daniel, please.
No, it has been a
long, hard stupid day.
- True, but, uh, as you
remember, the way this
works is, I'll ask, and
then you'll answer either
true of false.
- No.
- No?
Don't you think it's
the least you can do?
- Okay, fine.
- Okay, true or false.
You love me.
- False.
- Right.
Next,
you once loved me.
- I don't know.
- It's technically
not an allowed answer,
but I'll, uh, I'll take it.
Okay, moving on,
you will love me?
- False.
- Really?
Oh.
You're killing me here.
You're really killing me.
(thud)
(ducks quacking)
(thud)
(peaceful music)
- Daniel, what happened?
- Oh, a lot of things.
A whole lot of things
that I don't think
you would understand.
- Why not?
- Why not?
Because they don't really
fall within the scope
of motherly concern.
- Oh, I see.
Well, I think that if
you talked about it,
you'd feel better.
- Oh, you know what?
I would really love
to talk about it, and
I'll bet you it would make
me feel so much better,
but I think at this
point, what I really need,
is a drink.
Here you go, knock yourself out.
Where's the liquor?
- Uh, it's under
the, uh, in the.
Is it already cocktail hour?
- It certainly is.
Want one?
- Uh, no thanks.
- Your loss.
Chin-chin.
- Chin-chin.
(clunk)
(thud)
- What did Daniel say?
- [Arthur] Nothing, he
came in for a drink.
- How did he seem?
- Like he wanted a drink.
- This is a very
difficult time for him.
- What's difficult?
- It is true that you
were trained, that you
make your living understanding
people, and helping
them with their problems.
That is correct, isn't it?
- That is exactly correct.
Why?
(clunk)
Ah, fuck.
(birds chirping)
- Morning.
- Yeah, good morning.
- Will!
Come on over here,
uh, give me a hand.
(crackling and snapping)
Uh, throw some of that
stuff in, I uh, pulled
something in my back.
- You alright?
- Well, yeah, yeah, no
it was just a, you know,
just a little thing.
Now, William, uh, we
have known each other,
you know, a long time.
And I trust you.
- I trust you, too.
- Well, that's good,
that's good that we trust
each other because what
I'm, what I'm going
to tell you, it can never
go any further than us.
Agreed?
- Yeah, sure.
- Here, let's shake on that.
- Okay, let's do that.
This isn't going to be
anything too bad, is it?
- No, no, no.
When we were much younger,
Mary had an affair.
And the uh, scars, you
know, left from that on our
marriage, uh, aside from
being personally difficult,
uh, they complicated
our raising of Daniel.
Some of us, and both of
us, you know, we've always
felt that it was a major
cause of the problems,
you know, Daniel's
relationship with his mother,
Daniel's relationship
with me, and, uh,
so, I mean, do you, you
see what I am telling you?
- Yeah, I think I do.
- I am telling you that
people, and lots and lots
of people, in fact, most people
have been through difficult
times, and yet somehow they
don't go running around like
hysterical jackasses,
making life impossible
for everyone.
And, uh, that's what
I'm telling you.
And I'm telling you that
with the best of intentions.
As if you were my own son.
- Well, I appreciate
it, Dr. Bloom.
I really do.
- [Maggie] So, I read your book.
- [Will] Oh, no,
why did you do that?
- [Maggie] Because
you told me to.
- [Will] I did not.
I was on my death bed,
and I only told you
where it was so you
could destroy it,
in the event of my demise.
- [Maggie] Well, I thought
it was really good.
- [Will] Sure, thanks.
Stop, please.
- [Maggie] Well, you wait
and see when it's published.
- [Will] Come on,
there's no publishers.
It was just something I said.
I mean, you read it.
What kind of idiot is going to
publish something like that?
- [Maggie] Lots would.
And lots of people
will like it because,
because it's good.
- [Will] Good?
Compared to what?
And even if it was
good, who cares?
I mean, take a look around.
By even the most
conservative estimates,
we're a good way half
to the apocalypse.
Just one more school
play on the deck
of the Titanic.
Plus, practically speaking,
with the human race
so busy snuffing itself
out, who's got time to read?
- [Maggie] Well, it's nice
to see that you haven't lost
your cheery outlook.
- [Will] Yeah, I know.
- Hey.
Hey!
Ahoy, Ishmael.
Tell us of your
fascinating travels.
- Well, Ahab, there's
not much to tell.
- Oh, come on.
You've been everywhere,
across oceans,
on the road, out on the
street with the people.
Come on.
Tell us all about it, baby.
- Maybe some other time.
- [Danie] Okay, okay, okay.
Why don't you tell us
about the first time
you and Maggie met?
- You introduced us.
- Exactly.
I introduced you.
I fucking introduced you.
Thank you, thank you very much.
(radio playing and rhythmic
thud of ping pong ball)
You two seem to be
getting along well again.
It's beautiful.
Hey, Maggie.
- Yeah.
- Hey, Maggie.
- Yeah.
- [Daniel] Did you read my book?
- No, no.
Not yet, sorry.
- No?
- No.
- Hey.
Will, Willie Boy.
Willie Boy.
Hey, broheisen, did
you read my book?
- Uh, yeah, I did.
- You did?
He read my book.
So, what'd you think?
- I hated it.
- Shut up, you stupid communist.
Oh, Maggie.
Maggie, Maggie, Maggie.
Maggie.
Why didn't you read my book?
- I don't know, I've
just been busy, I guess.
- Did you know they're
making a movie out of it?
It's a big, big movie.
It's weird, it's a big
movie that big stars
and they got that guy to
do it, the guy, you know,
and the girl, too.
They got that girl, I
had dinner with them,
and that director?
The director, he
directed the big movie,
movie, you saw it, I saw
it, everybody saw it.
It was a big movie, with
uh, it's about a rock.
Not a rock, a rock, like,
a actual rock thing,
people would dance on it,
and they're famous and stuff.
And then, fuck.
Anyway, I'm going to go
in here, because it's like
weird and you're
all full of shit.
- Phew.
You know what's strange?
It's like lately every
time I smoke pot,
it's like I'm getting stoned,
really weird.
(Maggie coughs)
- Wow, that is weird.
- Yeah.
Can I ask you a
personal question?
- Okay.
- Huh?
- Okay.
- Is that Mars?
- It definitely could be.
- What are you doing?
- [Maggie] What
does it look like?
(splashing)
- [Will] How is it?
- [Maggie] Uncomfortably hot.
- [Will] It looks cold.
- [Maggie] Come on in.
- [Will] What, me?
No way.
Ah, it's freezing!
- [Maggie] Yeah, but
it's not that cold.
It's not the cold we
have to worry about.
It's good news.
- Oh, so I think we've finally
come to the big moment.
Why did you sleep with Daniel?
- The truth?
- Oh, hell, at this
point, why not?
- I wanted to.
Of course, afterwards,
it seemed like a terrible
mistake, but,
at the time, I
just, I wanted to.
Maybe I was a bit jealous,
maybe that had something
to do with it.
- Jealous, jealous of who?
- Jagger, who do you think?
- Daniel?
It's not like we're gay.
Not that there's anything
wrong with being gay.
- You seem a little gay.
- Alright, but not
like physically gay
with sperm all over everything.
Maybe a little queer,
I'll give you that.
- Thanks.
Okay, your turn.
- Truth?
- Don't stop now.
- I guess at first, I just
wanted to make you pay.
Or something.
But then, as I kept going,
I just didn't want to stop.
So I kept going and
going and going,
till I wasn't there anymore.
I guess it was kind of
like trying to commit
suicide, without
actually doing it.
And that would hurt.
- Okay, well, that
was depressing.
- Yeah, I know, it's
killing my buzz.
- Change of subject.
- Oh, guess what
Arthur told me earlier?
He told me Mary had an affair.
- [Maggie] Wow, why
would he tell you that?
- [Will] I don't know,
something about not being
so stupid all the time.
- [Voiceover] Yeah, oh, oh.
- [Voiceover] Yeah, yeah.
(pleasurable moaning)
(gasps, panting and moaning)
(moaning and groaning)
- I saw him in the kitchen.
He's a little drunk.
He's emotional.
We're going fishing
in the morning.
- You two are going
fishing in the morning?
- Yes.
- I'd better go check on him.
What are you doing?
- I really, really like
this new satellite dish.
- Turn it down!
What is wrong with you, Daniel?
This is just outrageous
the way you're carrying on.
- I'm in love.
In love, Mother, that's
what's wrong with me.
What's wrong with you?
The way you've carried on?
Hm?
(stumbling steps)
(thud)
- He's gone.
He must've gone up to bed.
- Yep.
- Yeah.
- I should go, too,
and get some sleep.
- You could sleep here, I mean,
technically, we
are still married.
- No, we're not.
- What, you divorced me?
- Five years, buddy, you
better believe I divorced you.
- Well, goodnight.
- So?
- He's fine.
Night.
- Night.
- [Daniel] Hey, Willie Boy.
Will?
Will?
- Hey.
- Hey, come on, I have
marshmallows, and scotch.
Just like when we were kids.
- Right.
I'll be right down.
(clunk)
Daniel?
Daniel?
- Hey, am I in the right hole?
Shoot off.
The legs are my rivals,
just stand still, man.
(clunk)
Aw.
- You okay?
- [Daniel] Yeah.
- Come here, give me your hand.
- [Daniel] Jesus,
be careful, man.
- [Will] Sorry.
Where are those marshmallows?
- [Daniel] Yeah.
I'm sorry.
I really am sorry for, you know,
fucking your wife.
I'm not just saying
that, I, I'm, I'm,
I really mean it.
- Well, thanks.
Yeah, I'm sorry, I, uh, I
tried to kill you and all that.
- [Daniel] That's alright.
(laughter)
I'd do it again
though, in a second.
- [Will] Yeah, me too.
- [Daniel] You would?
- [Will] Why'd you do it?
- [Daniel] I loved her, from
the first moment I saw her.
I think about her all the time.
- [Will] You still
think about her?
- [Daniel] No.
Well, yeah, but, you know,
not a lot, just a little.
You?
- [Will] Yeah.
All the time.
- [Daniel] Yeah.
- So, now, you and
I are going to talk.
- [Daniel] Oh, Father, please.
- Well, these things,
they need to be discussed.
- I'll throw up.
- [Arthur] Nevertheless,
I'm going to have to insist
we talk about your problems.
- My problems, why don't we
talk about your problems?
- What problems?
I don't have any problems.
- [Daniel] Sure you do.
- No, I don't.
- Look, I know all
about it, okay?
Mother's affair?
I know everything.
Here, you'll feel better.
- Hey, no, it's six o'clock
in the morning here.
- Exactly.
Come on.
Alright.
Alright.
Well, let's begin.
Tell me, tell me all about it.
- Have you been
talking with Will?
- No, I totally hate that guy.
- [Arthur] Well, then, who?
- I've been talking to Mother.
- [Arthur] Your mother told you?
- That's right, Mother
told me, last night.
- I don't believe that.
- Well, believe it, Father,
because she told me the
whole, crazy mixed up story,
just not your crazy
mixed up side of it.
So, come on.
Let it all out.
- Alright.
Uh, we'd only been married
a, it was a short time,
it was, you know, it
was a year, maybe two,
um, I was still interning
at the hospital, you know,
I was, I was working
very long hours.
Very long hours, and, uh,
we weren't having regular,
relations, at the time, and,
it, it was a lonely time
for both of us, it was
very, it was very lonely.
And I don't blame your mother
for what happened, Daniel,
and I've always loved you,
as you were my own son.
And no father has ever loved
his son more, and it's,
it's very, very important
that you know that.
- Wait, what are
you talking about?
- The affair.
And the, then your.
(clatter)
Last, last night, your
mother, she told you?
The affair, and the,
then everything?
- Wait.
You're not my father?
Is that, is that what
you're telling me?
- Isn't that what she told you?
- No.
(slosh)
- [Arthur] Daniel,
get back in the boat.
Get back in the boat.
- Maggie, what happened with
you and Will and Daniel?
- I think that's probably
something you should hear
from someone else.
- Married couple?
And their best friend?
And they're all very
close, and then one day,
it's too close.
- Yeah, that sounds about right.
It happened here.
I mean, I mean, not
here in this room, but,
Will went fishing, and,
Daniel and I,
were in the boathouse,
and Will came back early,
and he walked in,
and there we were.
And then he was gone.
I can't believe that I'm crying.
(Maggie sobs)
- [Mary] It's okay, don't worry.
It's going to be okay.
- Hey, what's cooking?
- Oh, my God, Daniel,
what happened to you?
Where's your father?
- Well, that's a good question.
Where's my father?
And, another good
question would be,
who's my father?
- Don't be crazy I
don't want you to.
Your father is your father,
now you go on and dry off.
- [Daniel] Oh, no, no,
no, no, no, Mother.
That's not what I mean.
What I mean is who is
my actual real father?
- You know what, I don't know
what you're talking about.
- Well, I know, Mother.
Father just told me everything,
except who's my father, so,
I really think the
best thing would be
for you to tell me the truth.
- It's Tom.
- Tom?
- It's Tom Morrison.
Will's.
- Will's dad
is my father.
- Yeah.
- Well, that's awesome.
That's um, that's
fucking awesome.
- [Maggie] Mary.
- What?
- Mary.
(rippling water
and birds chirping)
- Hey, there.
- Well, don't you look nice.
- [Maggie] Tell
me about your dad.
- [Will] You know the story.
- [Maggie] Tell me anyway.
- [Will] They got
married, had me.
And one day, he went
out and never came back.
- [Maggie] Why do
you think he left?
- [Will] Well, I've always
suspected alien abduction.
- [Maggie] So you
don't have any idea?
- [Will] No, not really.
- [Maggie] That
could've been you.
- [Will] Yeah, I suppose.
- [Maggie] Did you
ever think that,
when you were out there?
Did you ever think,
"Hey, look at me,
"I turned out just like my dad?"
- [Will] It crossed my mind.
- I know why your dad left.
- No you don't.
- [Maggie] Do you
want me to tell you?
- You don't know.
- Do you want me
to tell you anyway?
- [Will] Well, sure,
since you don't know,
go ahead, tell me.
- That affair that Mary had?
That was with your father.
- My dad and Mrs. Bloom?
- [Maggie] And she got pregnant.
And that was Daniel.
- So, Daniel's my brother?
Is that what you're saying?
- That is what I'm saying.
And he just left,
never told your mother
a thing, just disappeared.
- So that's why he left?
That's why I never knew him?
God, I'm such an asshole.
I've been an asshole
my whole life,
I'll probably always
be an asshole.
- [Maggie] I know.
(smooth music)
- [Mary] Was Daniel
out with you?
- No.
No, I, I haven't seen
him since this morning.
- Well, let's just hope
he's not at the bottom
of the lake.
- He's not at the
bottom of the lake.
- [Mary] Maybe we should
just call the police.
- Well, they won't do
anything until he's been
missing for two days.
- So what, we're just
supposed to sit here and wait?
- Or we could play a game.
Like strip poker,
or naked Twister.
See if we can't keep the
old family fornication
traditions alive.
- Fuck you.
I have lived with a broken
heart for what happened,
but I can't do
anything about it,
and I can't help it if your
father disappeared like
a scared little boy.
(clunk)
- Am I going to have to
knock you on your ass?
- No, Sir, I'm sorry.
You see him?
- [Maggie] No.
He's not up there?
- No.
I really screwed that one
up with Mrs. Bloom, huh?
- Yeah, you sure did.
- Yeah, well, she
did ruin my life.
- [Maggie] Oh, yeah,
but then everyone ruined
your life, didn't they?
- [Will] Thank God, finally
we're seeing the big picture.
- Daniel!
- [Mary] Daniel!
- [Maggie] Daniel!
This is useless.
- He can hear us.
He just does not
want to be found.
- I know, I know,
I know, I just.
- He'll come back.
When he's ready.
Come on, time to go home.
- Then the next morning,
we were heading out,
then we were going
around this bend,
I saw a little
wisp of smoke, and,
at the end of it was Daniel,
curled up around this
little fire.
We had forgotten him all
night in the freezing cold.
And uh, I jumped out,
and I went over to him,
and uh, he got up very
slowly, as if his bones
were made of ice,
until he was
standing straight up,
he punched me right
in the mouth, and
knocked me back.
He broke my tooth, this
one, it's, it's a cap.
So, I guess, what I'm
trying to say is uh,
you know, don't worry
too much about Daniel.
He'll be okay.
- Thank you, Will.
- He'll be alright.
- No, I know.
I just worry will we ever
see him again after this.
- Did it hurt when
he punched you?
- What?
Oh, that, no, I made that up.
- Shut up.
- Well, make them feel better.
- Daniel will be okay, won't he?
- Yeah, he'll be fine.
- Well, that was
nice of you, then.
To tell them a story to
make them feel better.
- Yeah, I guess.
- I love you.
- I love you, too.
(soft music)
- [Daniel] You going somewhere?
- Jesus, Daniel.
You scared the shit out of me.
- Sorry.
- You okay?
- Yeah.
- Good.
I'll leave the boat at the dock,
you can pick it up later.
- Okay.
What am I going to tell him?
- I don't know.
Make something up.
You're good at that.
- Alright, I'll
make something up.
- [Maggie] Goodbye.
- Bye.
(rumbling motor)
- [Will] Good morning.
- [Daniel] You know it's not.
- Yeah, you're right,
it's a terrible morning.
Maggie's gone.
- I know, I saw her.
- You did?
- Yep.
- So, did you talk to her?
- Yeah.
- Did she say anything about me?
- Yeah.
- Alright, well, come
on, let me have it.
- She said um, she said
you should call her.
You should call her and
try to make a fresh start.
- Okay.
Oh, thanks, thanks for
sharing that with me.
- You're welcome.
I guess you heard
the other news.
- Yeah, I sure did.
Little brother.
- What the fuck are
we supposed to do now?
- I don't know, you tell me.
Stupid bastard.
- [Mary] Will, pass
the syrup please.
- [Will] Sure.
The pancakes are great.
- [Daniel] Yeah,
they're wonderful.
- [Arthur] They are
delicious.
♪ Troubles, no troubles
♪ I'm alive
♪ And I can't stand to see you
♪ I can't stand to see you
♪ When you're crying at home
♪ Scotch and penicillin
♪ Please try Carlton
♪ A cold black maple hangar
♪ And husbands on the run
♪ I just got back
from a dream attack
♪ That took me by surprise
♪ And in there I met a lady
♪ Her name was Shady Sides
♪ And she said
♪ It's been evening all day long
♪ It's been evening all day long
♪ And how can something so old
♪ Be so wrong
♪ Sin and gravity
♪ Drag me down to sleep
♪ To dream of trains
across the sea
♪ Trains across the sea
♪ Half hours on earth
♪ What are they worth
♪ I don't know
♪ In 27 years
♪ I've drunk fifty
thousand beers
♪ And they just wash against me
♪ Like the sea into a pier
♪ Mm hm
♪ Mm hm
♪ Mm hm ♪
(gentle guitar music)
(pleasant music)
- [Voiceover] Hey,
count of three.
- [Voiceover] Alright.
- One.
- [Voiceover] Yeah.
- Two.
- Will, Will.
You fucking suck.
- You suck.
- Two.
- Three!
(splash)
- What the fuck?
- Hey, come on!
- I win.
- [Voiceover] What the fuck?
- I win again.
- [Voiceover] Bullshit, man.
You can't do that.
♪ I wish I lived
♪ In the power and the light
♪ I wish it wasn't
Saturday night
♪ Cause I can't raise hell
♪ No, I can't raise hell for two
♪ I wish I had a thousand bucks
♪ I wish I was a Royal Trux
♪ But mostly I wish
♪ I wish I was with you ♪
- [Voiceover] Thank
you very much.
- [Voiceover] No problem.
♪ When I was summoned ♪
- Appreciate it.
♪ To the phone
♪ I knew in my bones that you
♪ Had died alone
♪ We've never been promised
♪ There'll be a tomorrow
♪ So let's just call it death
♪ Of an heir of sorrows
♪ The death of an
heir of sorrows
♪ I've not avoided certainty
♪ It has always just eluded me
♪ I wish I knew, I
wish I knew for true
♪ I wish I had a rhinestone suit
♪ I wish I had a
new pair of boots
♪ But mostly I wish
♪ I wish I was with you
♪ We've never been promised
♪ There'll be a tomorrow
♪ So let's just
call it the death
♪ Of an heir of sorrows
♪ The death of an
heir of sorrows ♪
- So, Will, what are you doing?
- Eating dinner.
It's very good, thank
you, Mrs. Bloom.
- What I meant was,
we've hardly seen
or heard from you in
years, and then you call
from the dock, and
you asked us to come
and pick you up,
so my question is,
what are you doing?
- Arthur, leave the boy alone.
- That's exactly
the point, Mary,
he's hardly a boy anymore.
So, how old are you now?
- I'm 31.
- He's 31 years old, so
he can answer a simple
question by sitting
at our table, he can
tell us where he's been.
- You don't have to answer
any questions, Will,
and you're always welcome here.
- It's okay.
Uh, I've been, um,
I've been away.
- Away.
Where?
- Away, all over.
- [Arthur] All over?
- Yeah, pretty much all over.
- I see, alright.
Uh, so, uh, what have you
been doing all this time?
- I've been, I've been
writing a book, mainly.
- A book?
- Yeah, and, uh, now
that I've finished,
the publisher who's
publishing my book
wanted me to come back here.
- That's wonderful.
- So, what's it about?
- Nothing.
- Nothing?
Uh, what does nothing mean?
- Maybe it means that
he'd rather not talk
about it right now.
- Well, if he doesn't
want to talk about it,
well, then he can say so.
- I would rather
not talk about it.
- Ah, there you go.
So we're not going
to talk about it.
I mean, you have to admit
he does seem a bit crazy.
- Arthur, please.
He's just a little
lost, that's all,
after all he's been through.
- Mm hm.
- He didn't say a
word about Maggie.
Well, he hardly
mentioned Daniel.
What do you think about that?
- Well, how would I know?
How would either of us know?
I've hardly ever seen Daniel
in the last few years,
Mr. New York City.
- And whose fault is that?
- When did I say it
was anyone's fault,
I'm saying we've hardly
ever seen the boy.
- Our son.
- Right, okay, yeah,
thanks very much.
He's not the boy, he is our son.
- Well, maybe if you
treated him more,
with a bit more love.
- Maybe if you
didn't smother him.
Mother's love can
be complicated.
- Of course, it's all my fault,
isn't it?
- Okay.
That's enough for me.
- Uh huh.
- [Arthur] Goodnight.
- Fine, goodnight.
Sweet dreams.
Oh.
- [Arthur] Mm hm.
(solemn music)
(night bird calling)
- [Arthur] Well,
that was delicious.
- Yeah, thanks, Mrs.
Bloom, it was really good.
- Will, you're welcome.
Oh, you know, I,
uh, I almost forgot.
Daniel called last night
after you went to bed
and said that he was going
to come up for the weekend,
so he should be arriving
at some point today.
- Great.
- The big reunion.
- [Will] Yeah.
- Will, I, I don't want
to pry at all, really,
I just, you and Daniel,
you used to be so close.
- Yeah, it seems like all
that was a long time ago.
I guess we just drifted apart.
- Well, maybe now you'll
find you have more in common.
- Yeah, maybe.
You know, I was thinking,
if, uh, you don't mind,
I might go for a little fishing.
- Fishing, now
there's a good idea.
It's been years since
there's been any fishing
around here.
(hum of boat)
(peaceful music)
- I'll just get this out.
And see just how much
we have in common.
Oh, we have plenty
in common, huh?
Yeah, now that wasn't so bad.
You little bastard.
- Will, wait, wait, wait.
Let me get a picture.
That's a big fish.
- Okay.
- That's three or.
That's three or four pounds.
Okay.
Perfect.
- That was Daniel.
He's over at the dock.
You want to go
pick him up, Will?
- Sure.
- Great.
Very nice.
(buzzing motor)
- [Daniel] Hey, there, pal.
You look like shit.
- [Will] Thanks, man,
yeah, you look great.
I can barely remember
the last time I saw you.
- Yeah, I'm sure you can't.
Will, what are you doing?
- Picking you up.
So come on.
Your parents are
anxious to see you.
They say you never visit.
- I'm very busy these days.
- Oh, yeah, that's right.
I heard about that, the book.
That's great, man.
Congratulations, bro,
I'm so happy for you,
that's, that's amazing.
Your parents must be
really, really proud.
I know I am.
- Shut up.
- [Will] You know, it's
so great to see you again,
it really is.
- [Daniel] Yeah.
Move over, I'm driving.
- [Will] It's your boat.
- [Daniel] That's
right, it is my boat.
- You want me to do that?
- Nope.
- You've got to really
pull, just fucking give her,
you know?
- [Daniel] I know how
to start.
(sputtering engine)
Goddamn engine.
- Nice one.
(humming engine)
- Well, hello there, stranger.
- [Daniel] Hello, Father.
- Welcome back.
- Dad.
- So, how was the trip?
- [Daniel] Fine.
- Your mother can't wait
to see you, but first
there's something
I need to show you.
- [Daniel] Okay.
- Rotten to the core.
It's a good old tree,
but, uh, you know,
it's got to come down.
I was going to pay
Duane to do it, but now
that I have you two,
tomorrow, what do you say?
- [Daniel] Do you
have everything?
- Yeah, I have everything.
- Tomorrow okay with you, Will?
Nothing important to do?
Disappear for another
five years, and.
- No, I don't think so.
- Then it's settled.
Tomorrow, we take down the tree.
- Look, not to dwell
on the small things,
but really what the
hell are you doing?
- Nothing, what are you doing?
- Alright, well, I tried.
- Fuck you, you tried.
- [Daniel] Fuck you.
- No, fuck you.
- [Daniel] Fuck you.
- No, fuck you.
- [Daniel] Fuck you.
- Fuck you.
- [Daniel] Fuck you.
- Ah, bass.
Flaky, almost fart-ass
taste, you never,
you know, forget it, do you?
- [Arthur] Nonsense, bass
is a wonderful eating fish.
- [Daniel] Mm.
- [Mary] So, how's New York?
- [Daniel] Hm, busy.
- [Mary] Mm hm.
- Really busy, um,
things at the magazine
are just crazy, you have no
idea the stuff that happens.
Like, you know, just
like the other day, I was
out for lunch, and um,
we had just written this
um.
No, never mind, it's stupid.
- What?
- No, no nothing.
You just, you wouldn't get it.
Anyway, New York, uh, we just
put the new issue to bed,
which is good.
Um, then there's the
book, that whole thing
just keeps going on.
You know, the interviews, and
readings and all kinds of.
- And the movie.
- The movie, yeah, there's a.
- [Mary] The movie.
- Yeah, now there's this movie.
Um, um, things are uh,
things are just very busy,
Mother, very, very busy.
- Mm hm.
Did you know that Will
has written a book?
- A book, really?
What kind of book?
- Traditional,
standard, pocket-sized.
- [Daniel] Oh, that's cute.
- [Mary] And he has sold
it, haven't you, Will?
- That's right.
- Really, so it's going
to be, uh, published,
and sold in stores
just like a real book?
- Just like a real book.
- [Arthur] Ask him
what it's about.
- What's it about, Will?
- Nothing, really.
- [Daniel] Really, so
it's like a special,
secret kind of book?
- I just really don't feel
like talking about it,
that's all.
- Okay, good point,
because the way you've been
going on and on, blah,
blah, blah, it's really
getting tiresome,
so enough about you.
Let's talk about me some more.
- Oh, yeah, your father
was actually wondering
about the title, Summer Babe.
What does that mean?
- That's true.
What does it mean?
- Uh, I forget.
- You forget?
You can't forget.
- Sure I can, people
forget all the time.
- What's wrong with you two?
One forgets, and the
other says nothing.
Will you just answer
a simple question?
- Okay, fine, it's a metaphor.
- For what?
- Uh, I don't know, how
about for a thing you want,
but you can't have.
- So why can't you
have a summer babe?
- Because you can't, because
she's dating the lifeguard.
Or she's visiting her
aunt before school starts,
or, I don't know,
it's not the point.
- Alright, what's the point?
- The point?
- Yeah.
- The point is
you can't always
get what you want.
- Oh, that is so true, Daniel.
You can't always
get what you want.
Isn't it also true that
sometimes, if you try,
you might just
get what you need?
You might get what
you fucking need?
I'm sorry, Dr.
Bloom, Mrs. Bloom.
I'm not feeling too well.
- [Mary] Certainly, Will.
- [Daniel] Leaving so soon?
- Yeah, something's
making me feel sick.
- [Mary] What was
that all about?
- [Daniel] Nothing.
(thud)
Actually, excuse me.
- Well, it wasn't the fish.
- [Daniel] How about some
ping-pong for old times' sake?
- Oh, no thanks.
- How about for old times'
sake you answer the question
Will, what the fuck
are you doing here?
- Hm, what am I doing here?
Hm.
I don't know, what, what could
I possibly be doing here?
Oh, that's right.
The last time I saw you,
you were in this room.
And you, you were
fucking my wife.
- Alright, it's not that
simple, man, you know that.
- [Will] It's not that simple?
- No.
- Did you or did you
not fuck my wife?
- But you know, this is stupid.
This is, this is stupid.
- Did you fuck my wife?
- [Daniel] Huh, are you serious?
- Yeah, you bet I'm
fucking serious.
- Of course I fucked your wife.
You were there, Will.
You walked in, you saw us, so,
we all know, everybody
knows who fucked who.
What's your point?
- My point is that,
uh, I'm finally going
to fucking kill you!
- Fuck you, stay away.
- [Will] What the fuck?
Come here!
- [Daniel] Fuck.
(scuffling and groaning)
You fucker, you fuck off.
Fuck off!
- [Will] Fuck you.
- Fucker.
(clattering and grunting)
- What are you boys doing?
- Nothing.
- Nothing.
- Right.
Well, Maggie's
waiting at the dock.
- What?
- What's she doing at the dock?
- [Mary] I called her.
- You called her?
- You called her?
- Of course I called her.
- Mrs. Bloom, I can't
believe you did that.
- Really?
Well, believe it, Will.
Now, go on, both of you.
Get going, she's waiting.
Go on.
And Will, I think she's
been waiting long enough.
- [Will] Ah, I can't
believe your mom called her.
- [Daniel] Oh, I
know, what a surprise.
- [Will] Yeah, I'm surprised.
- Yeah, I'm sure you are,
what a surprise that they
would call me, and then
they would call her.
I mean, what a fucking shocker.
- [Will] Shut up.
- You shut up.
Are you coming,
what are you doing?
- Of course I'm coming.
- Well, then untie
the boat, you idiot.
Let's go, come on.
- Jesus Christ.
I'm driving.
- Oh, you're driving right now?
- Yeah, I'm driving.
- [Daniel] Oh, okay.
You drive, killer.
Don't touch me.
(humming motor)
- [Daniel] Hey there, Maggie.
Fancy meeting you here.
- Hello, Daniel.
(slap)
(somber music)
- So?
How's it going?
- I think I'd better
go talk to him alone.
- Uh, yeah, I wouldn't do that.
You know he just
tried to kill me?
- Well, I guess I'll
have to take my chances.
- This isn't a good idea.
- [Maggie] Yeah, I know.
Will?
Will?
Will, where are you?
- [Will] Go away.
- I am so angry.
You have no idea how angry I am.
- Oh, you're angry.
That's funny, because
I'm pretty upset myself.
- Come here, Will.
- What for?
- Because this is it.
Your one big chance to tell me,
to explain what happened.
- I think you know
what happened.
- What?
You got kidnapped by pirates?
Hit on the head, and woke
up with your memory gone,
or did someone cut
out your tongue,
and chop off your hands
so that you couldn't write
or call me in five fucking
years, you motherfucker?
- I had my reasons.
- Daniel was not a reason.
- Oh, no?
Actually, he was a reason,
in fact, he was a very, very
good reason.
- I let him put his cock in me.
And that is the big problem
here for you, that is
the big fucking problem.
- Of course that's the problem,
what else could the
problem possibly be?
- [Voiceover] The scientists
are saying after careful
study of the temperature
of records, they believe.
- Hey, did you pick
her up alright?
- Uh, more or less.
- [Mary] Yeah, how's she doing?
- She's great.
- Come sit down.
- I'm tired, Mother.
It's been a long, strange day.
I'm just going to go to bed.
Night.
- You hardly said a word to him.
- You seem to be
doing such a good job.
- [Mary] How've you been?
- Good.
Pretty good, till now.
- I'm sorry, but I had to call.
- Oh, God, don't be sorry.
No, Mary, I'm glad you called.
- Still, it must be
a bit of a shock.
- Oh, yeah, it's a shock.
- But maybe it could've
been worse, you know.
Maybe, you know, if
he'd never come back, or
I don't know.
- Yeah, maybe I'm just lucky.
- Well, maybe you are.
(sad music)
- Maggie.
Maggie.
Maggie, wake up.
(Maggie gasps)
- [Maggie] Fuck.
- [Daniel] Jesus, you
scared me to death.
- Oh, I scared you.
You scared me.
Sneaking into my room in
the middle of the night.
Like some creepy sex offender.
- [Daniel] Yeah, sorry,
but I thought, you know, with
everything you might need
to talk.
- [Maggie] Well,
that's very thoughtful,
but what I need is for you
to go back to your bed,
and to go to sleep.
- I could do that.
That's definitely one of
the things I could do.
- Of all the things considered,
I think that would
be the best one.
- Okay, if that's what you want.
- [Maggie] It's what I want.
- Night.
Sure you don't need anything?
A glass of water?
- [Maggie] No.
- [Daniel] No?
Extra blanket?
- [Maggie] No.
- [Daniel] A Swedish massage?
- Go to bed!
- Okay, I'm.
You know, I would love
to stay, I really would,
but, I can't so, that's it.
Night.
(birds chirping)
Hey, how about that tree?
- You know, I think it
could wait till later.
- Oh, I don't
know, early to bed,
early to rise, all
that early stuff,
it's very, very important.
(clunk)
- [Will] Morning.
- Jesus, did you get any sleep?
- No, I've been reading Cosmo.
Researching women,
looking for answers.
- How's that going?
- It's good.
Was it the cunnilingus?
Was I just no good down
there working the box?
- No, you were fine down there,
I thought you were dead.
At first I waited.
Everyday, for the phone,
the doorbell, a letter.
And when it didn't come,
when it never came,
I thought, "Well,
he must be dead."
- Yeah, well maybe I was dead.
You ever think about
that, maybe I was?
- Yeah, well, maybe you're
right, maybe you are.
- [Daniel] Willy boy!
Willy boy!
Up and at them.
Hey, my father wants us
to cut down the tree.
Oh, hey, Maggie.
How you doing?
How'd you sleep?
- Like a log, thanks.
- Ah, me too.
Country air, I could
just sleep and sleep.
You know, it's very
refreshing stuff.
Ah, nothing like a.
good night's rest.
In the country.
- Can't you see that
we're talking here?
- Yeah, I'm sorry, but
you know my father,
if he wants to do the
tree now, we've got to do
the tree now, so.
So, come on.
Chop, chop.
Let's do it.
Will, come on, let's go.
(buzzing)
- Ready?
- Yeah.
- [Arthur] Pull it tight,
keep some tension on it.
Ready?
- Yeah.
Let's go.
- [Arthur] Oh, look out!
- [Daniel] Whoah!
(crash)
- What the hell happened?
- Sorry, my fault.
I slipped, sorry.
- Sorry, you're fucking sorry?
- Are you okay?
- No!
Fuck!
- Well, you look okay, and
that's the main thing, right,
I mean, wow, that
was pretty scary.
I'd bet anyone would've
run away like that.
- I didn't run away, I
could've been fucking killed!
- [Will] Wow, I know, that
that, that was pretty close.
- Shut up, you shit
giggle motherfucker.
- [Will] You shut up.
- [Daniel] Shut up!
- [Will] You shut up.
- [Daniel] Fuck you!
- [Will] Fuck you.
- Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Break it up, break it up.
Hey come on, you
slipped, you ran away,
nobody got hurt, no!
We, we've got work to
do, so let's get back
and get it cleaned up,
and watch your language,
around the ladies.
- I'm not the runner
away around here.
- Sure looked like
you were running.
- [Daniel] Shut up.
(shrill scream)
(clatter)
- [Daniel] What happened?
- Oh, a big snake.
- [Daniel] Did it bite you?
- No, but it's in the house.
- How big was it?
- It's really big.
- [Arthur] What's really big?
- The snake that's in the house.
- There's a snake in the house?
Well, uh, you boys,
you better go in and
get it out.
- What's that for?
- For the snake.
- I don't think he plays much.
- It's for guidance.
- You do not guide snakes.
Grab them by the neck,
just behind the jaws.
It takes lightning reflexes,
and nerves of steel,
Willie Boy.
- Don't call me that.
Oh, my God, there it is.
- [Daniel] Where?
Where?
- Right there.
- What'd it look like?
- It looked like an elephant,
like a long, skinny elephant.
- Okay, let's go.
- Good thing you're an expert.
- [Daniel] Shut up.
Okay, um, just help
me move this thing.
- Alright.
- Okay, I'll go in.
While you head
around the other way,
and cut off his
avenue of escape.
Okay.
- Okay.
- [Daniel] Alright.
- How's it going down there?
- [Daniel] I told you,
head around the other side,
cut off his escape route.
- Oh, my God, it's
right on top of you!
(Daniel hollers)
- [Mary] Well, that
doesn't sound too good.
- Hey, in there.
Are you boys alright?
- [Daniel] Yeah, we're
fine, it was just a little
false alarm.
That was hilarious.
- I thought we should test
your snake catching reflexes.
- My reflexes are fine.
- And you said something
about nerves of steel?
- The nerves are steely, okay?
- Good, cause there he is.
- Where?
- [Daniel] I got, I got it.
Get out of my way.
- [Will] Get him.
- [Daniel] I'm getting him.
- [Arthur] Whoah.
- [Mary] Oh, my.
(applause)
- [Arthur] Wow!
- [Mary] Wow.
Fantastic!
- [Arthur] Wow.
- Yeah, I caught it, he was
just on the chair in there.
- Alright, follow.
What up!
(splash)
Sorry, Will.
Ah, yeah.
(shredding)
- You know, I could've
caught that snake.
- Yeah, I'm sure you could've.
- Yeah, I mean,
it's not that hard,
you just got to grab
them real quick,
behind the jaws.
You just got to have
lightning reflexes.
- Well, I don't care
about the snake.
- Look, I'm sorry.
I
just don't know
what to say to you.
- Why don't you start small?
Tell me what you've been
doing the last five years.
- Okay.
I mean, not much, really,
just been travelling
all over the place,
and working a bunch
of equally dumb jobs.
- Did you have a girlfriend?
- Girlfriend?
No.
I mean, you know,
there's been girls, but
no girlfriend.
- Here, take these.
(clunk)
(thud)
Oh, uh.
I'm really going
to have to reach.
Ah!
(clunk)
- You okay?
- [Maggie] Yeah.
No, I'm okay.
- You sure?
- Yeah, really, I'm okay.
Did you, did you, because
it, just before I fell,
it felt like.
- What?
- No, nothing, it just.
Did you kiss my ass?
- No.
I mean, when you fell, maybe,
maybe it hit my
lips or something.
- I don't know, it just,
it really felt like,
all things considered,
you probably should.
- Haha, that's funny.
I should kiss your
ass, very funny.
I mean, if, if that's what
you're thinking about,
if you wanted me to,
I would consider it.
- No, I'm good, thanks.
- Okay.
Well, I'll see you.
- Okay, see you.
(serene music)
- [Daniel] Hey.
- Oh.
- Do you have any cigarettes?
- No, I quit smoking.
- I have one left.
Well, I think we've both
always known that Will's
a little special.
But uh, I think he's
gotten worse, I mean,
five years out there,
sleeping in ditches,
or whatever he's been
doing, he's, I think
he's flipped his wig this time.
- He's not crazy.
- Oh, come on.
I think we should get
him the help he needs.
- Sure, except that
he's not crazy.
- Oh, okay.
Well, if that makes
you feel better, fine,
he's not crazy, but
when we all end up
decapitated in some shallow
grave with our mouths full
of dirt and sodium toysyl.
- I promise not to mention it.
- Mm.
Alright.
It's good to see you.
You know, I mean
with everything.
- Yeah.
- You never answered my letters.
- I know.
- I just kept writing them.
And, you know, was
sure you'd moved.
- No, I got them all.
I just couldn't write back.
Not after everything.
- It's alright.
There is something
else I've been thinking
about though.
- What?
(forlorn strains of music)
Okay, that's wrong.
- What's wrong?
- You know what.
- No, I don't.
- It wasn't worth it, Daniel.
It wasn't anywhere
near worth it.
- Yes it was.
- No, it wasn't.
(solemn music)
(birds chirping)
- So, when war finally
ends, and Bartholomew's
brigade is disbanded,
most of them light out
for the Indian territories,
but Bartholomew,
he goes back to Kentucky
only to find, yeah,
that Nate is left for
France, never to return,
so, that of course changes
everything, and he's restful.
- [Will] Morning everybody.
- [Arthur] Oh, hi, Will.
Daniel was just telling
us about his next novel.
- Oh, happy day.
- Yeah, so where was I?
Was it the, uh.
- Nate had left for France.
- Right, so, um to
mend his broken heart,
Bartholomew decides to
throw himself into work,
and uh, first starts by uh,
entering into the fur trading
business, and uh, falls in
with this gang of rather
shady French Canadian fur
trappers led by this fierce
matey woman named Marie Jzie
Jalah Castor, uh, Socrate.
- Oh, I mean, don't mind me.
Sorry.
- Who ironically enough
lost her right leg
during a, uh, tragic beaver
trapping, uh, mishap.
Anyway, so Bartholomew,
even though he's gay,
he finds himself kind
of irresistibly drawn
to this fiery
half-breed amputee, and.
- You know, it's like
watching the shit streaming
out of some dead elephant's ass.
- Shut up, Will.
You're ruining Daniel's story.
- Oh, no, Daniel's story.
Ah, God forbid, I
wouldn't want to ruin
Daniel's story, I'm sorry.
Go on.
- Thanks.
- You sick motherfucker.
- Fuck you.
- Hey, that's enough.
- No it's not, it's not enough.
In fact, it's no
where near enough.
- It's enough for me.
- Yeah, of course
it's enough for you,
you've always had enough.
I never had anything.
I never had anything.
The one thing I had,
you had to take it.
- Right, this is where
the violins start
for the poor little
orphan boy, is that it?
- Fuck you!
(clunk)
Fucking, fucking,
fucking piece of shit,
motherfucker!
- I said that's enough.
- What do you know about enough?
You don't know
anything about enough.
You did it again.
You cheating.
(thud)
- That was a nice punch.
- Sorry, but you're
acting like an idiot.
- [Will] Ow.
Yeah, you're right.
Thanks.
- You okay?
- Oh, yeah, I'm great.
- Good, because
we're not done yet.
- [Will] Oh, yes we are.
- Will, stop.
(easy music)
Will!
(slosh)
That fucker.
(humming motor)
Will, get in the boat.
- [Will] No, thanks.
- [Maggie] Get in the boat.
- [Will] No.
- [Maggie] Okay, fine.
Will, give it up, get in.
- [Will] I haven't
even begun to swim.
I saw you with
Daniel last night.
You did it again.
- [Maggie] You saw us?
For that one minute?
- [Will] Just one minute?
That's all it was?
- [Maggie] That's all.
- [Will] You know what, Maggie?
I think I'm starting to
get just a little tired.
I'm sorry.
- Yeah, me, too.
I really am.
- If I don't make it, there's a,
there's this thing for
you in my suitcase.
♪ He almost walked into a wall
♪ Oh, man, she
was a sight to see
♪ And at the party down the hall
♪ He said you are
the highest apple
♪ In the tree
♪ Out the window in
the harbor he saw
♪ A little ship
♪ The moon was
orange just slightly
♪ On the right
♪ And they slow
danced so the needle
♪ Wouldn't skip
♪ Until the room was
filled with light
♪ And I remember you
♪ And I remember me
♪ The sunshine
walking inside you
♪ And the man you
could see in me
♪ So I remember me,
and I remember you
♪ So many beautiful
days in a row now
♪ And the nights
were perfect, too
♪ Hand in hand down a
waterslide in Chatanooga
♪ They did not hide
from love you see ♪
- Okay, true or false.
- Daniel, please.
No, it has been a
long, hard stupid day.
- True, but, uh, as you
remember, the way this
works is, I'll ask, and
then you'll answer either
true of false.
- No.
- No?
Don't you think it's
the least you can do?
- Okay, fine.
- Okay, true or false.
You love me.
- False.
- Right.
Next,
you once loved me.
- I don't know.
- It's technically
not an allowed answer,
but I'll, uh, I'll take it.
Okay, moving on,
you will love me?
- False.
- Really?
Oh.
You're killing me here.
You're really killing me.
(thud)
(ducks quacking)
(thud)
(peaceful music)
- Daniel, what happened?
- Oh, a lot of things.
A whole lot of things
that I don't think
you would understand.
- Why not?
- Why not?
Because they don't really
fall within the scope
of motherly concern.
- Oh, I see.
Well, I think that if
you talked about it,
you'd feel better.
- Oh, you know what?
I would really love
to talk about it, and
I'll bet you it would make
me feel so much better,
but I think at this
point, what I really need,
is a drink.
Here you go, knock yourself out.
Where's the liquor?
- Uh, it's under
the, uh, in the.
Is it already cocktail hour?
- It certainly is.
Want one?
- Uh, no thanks.
- Your loss.
Chin-chin.
- Chin-chin.
(clunk)
(thud)
- What did Daniel say?
- [Arthur] Nothing, he
came in for a drink.
- How did he seem?
- Like he wanted a drink.
- This is a very
difficult time for him.
- What's difficult?
- It is true that you
were trained, that you
make your living understanding
people, and helping
them with their problems.
That is correct, isn't it?
- That is exactly correct.
Why?
(clunk)
Ah, fuck.
(birds chirping)
- Morning.
- Yeah, good morning.
- Will!
Come on over here,
uh, give me a hand.
(crackling and snapping)
Uh, throw some of that
stuff in, I uh, pulled
something in my back.
- You alright?
- Well, yeah, yeah, no
it was just a, you know,
just a little thing.
Now, William, uh, we
have known each other,
you know, a long time.
And I trust you.
- I trust you, too.
- Well, that's good,
that's good that we trust
each other because what
I'm, what I'm going
to tell you, it can never
go any further than us.
Agreed?
- Yeah, sure.
- Here, let's shake on that.
- Okay, let's do that.
This isn't going to be
anything too bad, is it?
- No, no, no.
When we were much younger,
Mary had an affair.
And the uh, scars, you
know, left from that on our
marriage, uh, aside from
being personally difficult,
uh, they complicated
our raising of Daniel.
Some of us, and both of
us, you know, we've always
felt that it was a major
cause of the problems,
you know, Daniel's
relationship with his mother,
Daniel's relationship
with me, and, uh,
so, I mean, do you, you
see what I am telling you?
- Yeah, I think I do.
- I am telling you that
people, and lots and lots
of people, in fact, most people
have been through difficult
times, and yet somehow they
don't go running around like
hysterical jackasses,
making life impossible
for everyone.
And, uh, that's what
I'm telling you.
And I'm telling you that
with the best of intentions.
As if you were my own son.
- Well, I appreciate
it, Dr. Bloom.
I really do.
- [Maggie] So, I read your book.
- [Will] Oh, no,
why did you do that?
- [Maggie] Because
you told me to.
- [Will] I did not.
I was on my death bed,
and I only told you
where it was so you
could destroy it,
in the event of my demise.
- [Maggie] Well, I thought
it was really good.
- [Will] Sure, thanks.
Stop, please.
- [Maggie] Well, you wait
and see when it's published.
- [Will] Come on,
there's no publishers.
It was just something I said.
I mean, you read it.
What kind of idiot is going to
publish something like that?
- [Maggie] Lots would.
And lots of people
will like it because,
because it's good.
- [Will] Good?
Compared to what?
And even if it was
good, who cares?
I mean, take a look around.
By even the most
conservative estimates,
we're a good way half
to the apocalypse.
Just one more school
play on the deck
of the Titanic.
Plus, practically speaking,
with the human race
so busy snuffing itself
out, who's got time to read?
- [Maggie] Well, it's nice
to see that you haven't lost
your cheery outlook.
- [Will] Yeah, I know.
- Hey.
Hey!
Ahoy, Ishmael.
Tell us of your
fascinating travels.
- Well, Ahab, there's
not much to tell.
- Oh, come on.
You've been everywhere,
across oceans,
on the road, out on the
street with the people.
Come on.
Tell us all about it, baby.
- Maybe some other time.
- [Danie] Okay, okay, okay.
Why don't you tell us
about the first time
you and Maggie met?
- You introduced us.
- Exactly.
I introduced you.
I fucking introduced you.
Thank you, thank you very much.
(radio playing and rhythmic
thud of ping pong ball)
You two seem to be
getting along well again.
It's beautiful.
Hey, Maggie.
- Yeah.
- Hey, Maggie.
- Yeah.
- [Daniel] Did you read my book?
- No, no.
Not yet, sorry.
- No?
- No.
- Hey.
Will, Willie Boy.
Willie Boy.
Hey, broheisen, did
you read my book?
- Uh, yeah, I did.
- You did?
He read my book.
So, what'd you think?
- I hated it.
- Shut up, you stupid communist.
Oh, Maggie.
Maggie, Maggie, Maggie.
Maggie.
Why didn't you read my book?
- I don't know, I've
just been busy, I guess.
- Did you know they're
making a movie out of it?
It's a big, big movie.
It's weird, it's a big
movie that big stars
and they got that guy to
do it, the guy, you know,
and the girl, too.
They got that girl, I
had dinner with them,
and that director?
The director, he
directed the big movie,
movie, you saw it, I saw
it, everybody saw it.
It was a big movie, with
uh, it's about a rock.
Not a rock, a rock, like,
a actual rock thing,
people would dance on it,
and they're famous and stuff.
And then, fuck.
Anyway, I'm going to go
in here, because it's like
weird and you're
all full of shit.
- Phew.
You know what's strange?
It's like lately every
time I smoke pot,
it's like I'm getting stoned,
really weird.
(Maggie coughs)
- Wow, that is weird.
- Yeah.
Can I ask you a
personal question?
- Okay.
- Huh?
- Okay.
- Is that Mars?
- It definitely could be.
- What are you doing?
- [Maggie] What
does it look like?
(splashing)
- [Will] How is it?
- [Maggie] Uncomfortably hot.
- [Will] It looks cold.
- [Maggie] Come on in.
- [Will] What, me?
No way.
Ah, it's freezing!
- [Maggie] Yeah, but
it's not that cold.
It's not the cold we
have to worry about.
It's good news.
- Oh, so I think we've finally
come to the big moment.
Why did you sleep with Daniel?
- The truth?
- Oh, hell, at this
point, why not?
- I wanted to.
Of course, afterwards,
it seemed like a terrible
mistake, but,
at the time, I
just, I wanted to.
Maybe I was a bit jealous,
maybe that had something
to do with it.
- Jealous, jealous of who?
- Jagger, who do you think?
- Daniel?
It's not like we're gay.
Not that there's anything
wrong with being gay.
- You seem a little gay.
- Alright, but not
like physically gay
with sperm all over everything.
Maybe a little queer,
I'll give you that.
- Thanks.
Okay, your turn.
- Truth?
- Don't stop now.
- I guess at first, I just
wanted to make you pay.
Or something.
But then, as I kept going,
I just didn't want to stop.
So I kept going and
going and going,
till I wasn't there anymore.
I guess it was kind of
like trying to commit
suicide, without
actually doing it.
And that would hurt.
- Okay, well, that
was depressing.
- Yeah, I know, it's
killing my buzz.
- Change of subject.
- Oh, guess what
Arthur told me earlier?
He told me Mary had an affair.
- [Maggie] Wow, why
would he tell you that?
- [Will] I don't know,
something about not being
so stupid all the time.
- [Voiceover] Yeah, oh, oh.
- [Voiceover] Yeah, yeah.
(pleasurable moaning)
(gasps, panting and moaning)
(moaning and groaning)
- I saw him in the kitchen.
He's a little drunk.
He's emotional.
We're going fishing
in the morning.
- You two are going
fishing in the morning?
- Yes.
- I'd better go check on him.
What are you doing?
- I really, really like
this new satellite dish.
- Turn it down!
What is wrong with you, Daniel?
This is just outrageous
the way you're carrying on.
- I'm in love.
In love, Mother, that's
what's wrong with me.
What's wrong with you?
The way you've carried on?
Hm?
(stumbling steps)
(thud)
- He's gone.
He must've gone up to bed.
- Yep.
- Yeah.
- I should go, too,
and get some sleep.
- You could sleep here, I mean,
technically, we
are still married.
- No, we're not.
- What, you divorced me?
- Five years, buddy, you
better believe I divorced you.
- Well, goodnight.
- So?
- He's fine.
Night.
- Night.
- [Daniel] Hey, Willie Boy.
Will?
Will?
- Hey.
- Hey, come on, I have
marshmallows, and scotch.
Just like when we were kids.
- Right.
I'll be right down.
(clunk)
Daniel?
Daniel?
- Hey, am I in the right hole?
Shoot off.
The legs are my rivals,
just stand still, man.
(clunk)
Aw.
- You okay?
- [Daniel] Yeah.
- Come here, give me your hand.
- [Daniel] Jesus,
be careful, man.
- [Will] Sorry.
Where are those marshmallows?
- [Daniel] Yeah.
I'm sorry.
I really am sorry for, you know,
fucking your wife.
I'm not just saying
that, I, I'm, I'm,
I really mean it.
- Well, thanks.
Yeah, I'm sorry, I, uh, I
tried to kill you and all that.
- [Daniel] That's alright.
(laughter)
I'd do it again
though, in a second.
- [Will] Yeah, me too.
- [Daniel] You would?
- [Will] Why'd you do it?
- [Daniel] I loved her, from
the first moment I saw her.
I think about her all the time.
- [Will] You still
think about her?
- [Daniel] No.
Well, yeah, but, you know,
not a lot, just a little.
You?
- [Will] Yeah.
All the time.
- [Daniel] Yeah.
- So, now, you and
I are going to talk.
- [Daniel] Oh, Father, please.
- Well, these things,
they need to be discussed.
- I'll throw up.
- [Arthur] Nevertheless,
I'm going to have to insist
we talk about your problems.
- My problems, why don't we
talk about your problems?
- What problems?
I don't have any problems.
- [Daniel] Sure you do.
- No, I don't.
- Look, I know all
about it, okay?
Mother's affair?
I know everything.
Here, you'll feel better.
- Hey, no, it's six o'clock
in the morning here.
- Exactly.
Come on.
Alright.
Alright.
Well, let's begin.
Tell me, tell me all about it.
- Have you been
talking with Will?
- No, I totally hate that guy.
- [Arthur] Well, then, who?
- I've been talking to Mother.
- [Arthur] Your mother told you?
- That's right, Mother
told me, last night.
- I don't believe that.
- Well, believe it, Father,
because she told me the
whole, crazy mixed up story,
just not your crazy
mixed up side of it.
So, come on.
Let it all out.
- Alright.
Uh, we'd only been married
a, it was a short time,
it was, you know, it
was a year, maybe two,
um, I was still interning
at the hospital, you know,
I was, I was working
very long hours.
Very long hours, and, uh,
we weren't having regular,
relations, at the time, and,
it, it was a lonely time
for both of us, it was
very, it was very lonely.
And I don't blame your mother
for what happened, Daniel,
and I've always loved you,
as you were my own son.
And no father has ever loved
his son more, and it's,
it's very, very important
that you know that.
- Wait, what are
you talking about?
- The affair.
And the, then your.
(clatter)
Last, last night, your
mother, she told you?
The affair, and the,
then everything?
- Wait.
You're not my father?
Is that, is that what
you're telling me?
- Isn't that what she told you?
- No.
(slosh)
- [Arthur] Daniel,
get back in the boat.
Get back in the boat.
- Maggie, what happened with
you and Will and Daniel?
- I think that's probably
something you should hear
from someone else.
- Married couple?
And their best friend?
And they're all very
close, and then one day,
it's too close.
- Yeah, that sounds about right.
It happened here.
I mean, I mean, not
here in this room, but,
Will went fishing, and,
Daniel and I,
were in the boathouse,
and Will came back early,
and he walked in,
and there we were.
And then he was gone.
I can't believe that I'm crying.
(Maggie sobs)
- [Mary] It's okay, don't worry.
It's going to be okay.
- Hey, what's cooking?
- Oh, my God, Daniel,
what happened to you?
Where's your father?
- Well, that's a good question.
Where's my father?
And, another good
question would be,
who's my father?
- Don't be crazy I
don't want you to.
Your father is your father,
now you go on and dry off.
- [Daniel] Oh, no, no,
no, no, no, Mother.
That's not what I mean.
What I mean is who is
my actual real father?
- You know what, I don't know
what you're talking about.
- Well, I know, Mother.
Father just told me everything,
except who's my father, so,
I really think the
best thing would be
for you to tell me the truth.
- It's Tom.
- Tom?
- It's Tom Morrison.
Will's.
- Will's dad
is my father.
- Yeah.
- Well, that's awesome.
That's um, that's
fucking awesome.
- [Maggie] Mary.
- What?
- Mary.
(rippling water
and birds chirping)
- Hey, there.
- Well, don't you look nice.
- [Maggie] Tell
me about your dad.
- [Will] You know the story.
- [Maggie] Tell me anyway.
- [Will] They got
married, had me.
And one day, he went
out and never came back.
- [Maggie] Why do
you think he left?
- [Will] Well, I've always
suspected alien abduction.
- [Maggie] So you
don't have any idea?
- [Will] No, not really.
- [Maggie] That
could've been you.
- [Will] Yeah, I suppose.
- [Maggie] Did you
ever think that,
when you were out there?
Did you ever think,
"Hey, look at me,
"I turned out just like my dad?"
- [Will] It crossed my mind.
- I know why your dad left.
- No you don't.
- [Maggie] Do you
want me to tell you?
- You don't know.
- Do you want me
to tell you anyway?
- [Will] Well, sure,
since you don't know,
go ahead, tell me.
- That affair that Mary had?
That was with your father.
- My dad and Mrs. Bloom?
- [Maggie] And she got pregnant.
And that was Daniel.
- So, Daniel's my brother?
Is that what you're saying?
- That is what I'm saying.
And he just left,
never told your mother
a thing, just disappeared.
- So that's why he left?
That's why I never knew him?
God, I'm such an asshole.
I've been an asshole
my whole life,
I'll probably always
be an asshole.
- [Maggie] I know.
(smooth music)
- [Mary] Was Daniel
out with you?
- No.
No, I, I haven't seen
him since this morning.
- Well, let's just hope
he's not at the bottom
of the lake.
- He's not at the
bottom of the lake.
- [Mary] Maybe we should
just call the police.
- Well, they won't do
anything until he's been
missing for two days.
- So what, we're just
supposed to sit here and wait?
- Or we could play a game.
Like strip poker,
or naked Twister.
See if we can't keep the
old family fornication
traditions alive.
- Fuck you.
I have lived with a broken
heart for what happened,
but I can't do
anything about it,
and I can't help it if your
father disappeared like
a scared little boy.
(clunk)
- Am I going to have to
knock you on your ass?
- No, Sir, I'm sorry.
You see him?
- [Maggie] No.
He's not up there?
- No.
I really screwed that one
up with Mrs. Bloom, huh?
- Yeah, you sure did.
- Yeah, well, she
did ruin my life.
- [Maggie] Oh, yeah,
but then everyone ruined
your life, didn't they?
- [Will] Thank God, finally
we're seeing the big picture.
- Daniel!
- [Mary] Daniel!
- [Maggie] Daniel!
This is useless.
- He can hear us.
He just does not
want to be found.
- I know, I know,
I know, I just.
- He'll come back.
When he's ready.
Come on, time to go home.
- Then the next morning,
we were heading out,
then we were going
around this bend,
I saw a little
wisp of smoke, and,
at the end of it was Daniel,
curled up around this
little fire.
We had forgotten him all
night in the freezing cold.
And uh, I jumped out,
and I went over to him,
and uh, he got up very
slowly, as if his bones
were made of ice,
until he was
standing straight up,
he punched me right
in the mouth, and
knocked me back.
He broke my tooth, this
one, it's, it's a cap.
So, I guess, what I'm
trying to say is uh,
you know, don't worry
too much about Daniel.
He'll be okay.
- Thank you, Will.
- He'll be alright.
- No, I know.
I just worry will we ever
see him again after this.
- Did it hurt when
he punched you?
- What?
Oh, that, no, I made that up.
- Shut up.
- Well, make them feel better.
- Daniel will be okay, won't he?
- Yeah, he'll be fine.
- Well, that was
nice of you, then.
To tell them a story to
make them feel better.
- Yeah, I guess.
- I love you.
- I love you, too.
(soft music)
- [Daniel] You going somewhere?
- Jesus, Daniel.
You scared the shit out of me.
- Sorry.
- You okay?
- Yeah.
- Good.
I'll leave the boat at the dock,
you can pick it up later.
- Okay.
What am I going to tell him?
- I don't know.
Make something up.
You're good at that.
- Alright, I'll
make something up.
- [Maggie] Goodbye.
- Bye.
(rumbling motor)
- [Will] Good morning.
- [Daniel] You know it's not.
- Yeah, you're right,
it's a terrible morning.
Maggie's gone.
- I know, I saw her.
- You did?
- Yep.
- So, did you talk to her?
- Yeah.
- Did she say anything about me?
- Yeah.
- Alright, well, come
on, let me have it.
- She said um, she said
you should call her.
You should call her and
try to make a fresh start.
- Okay.
Oh, thanks, thanks for
sharing that with me.
- You're welcome.
I guess you heard
the other news.
- Yeah, I sure did.
Little brother.
- What the fuck are
we supposed to do now?
- I don't know, you tell me.
Stupid bastard.
- [Mary] Will, pass
the syrup please.
- [Will] Sure.
The pancakes are great.
- [Daniel] Yeah,
they're wonderful.
- [Arthur] They are
delicious.
♪ Troubles, no troubles
♪ I'm alive
♪ And I can't stand to see you
♪ I can't stand to see you
♪ When you're crying at home
♪ Scotch and penicillin
♪ Please try Carlton
♪ A cold black maple hangar
♪ And husbands on the run
♪ I just got back
from a dream attack
♪ That took me by surprise
♪ And in there I met a lady
♪ Her name was Shady Sides
♪ And she said
♪ It's been evening all day long
♪ It's been evening all day long
♪ And how can something so old
♪ Be so wrong
♪ Sin and gravity
♪ Drag me down to sleep
♪ To dream of trains
across the sea
♪ Trains across the sea
♪ Half hours on earth
♪ What are they worth
♪ I don't know
♪ In 27 years
♪ I've drunk fifty
thousand beers
♪ And they just wash against me
♪ Like the sea into a pier
♪ Mm hm
♪ Mm hm
♪ Mm hm ♪
(gentle guitar music)