Witness Protection (1999) - full transcript

- ( gunshots )
- STAY HERE.

- STAY HERE.
- ( Cindy exclaiming )

- DADDY!
- Cindy: OH MY GOD,
THE BABY!

- DADDY!
- Cindy: BABY, SEANIE!

Bobby:
GET DOWN!

GET DOWN.
STAY IN THE HOUSE.

DADDY!

DADDY!
DADDY!

( muffled gunshot )

- ( Cindy screaming )
- Bobby: STAY IN THE HOUSE.

- ( muffled gunshots )
- DADDY.



Bobby:
GET DOWN.

( Suzie crying )

SHH, IT'S ALL OVER.
IT'S ALL OVER.
IT'S ALL OVER.

SHH SHH SHH.

SUZIE, CLIMB IN AND SIT DOWN,
QUICK QUICK.

( distant dog barking )

( distant siren wailing )

- Bobby: LET ME TALK TO THEO.
- Cindy: WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?

- HEY, JIMMY, JIMMY--
- TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON.

SOMEONE JUST TRIED
TO KILL ME.

I KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS!
WAKE HIM UP.

JUST TALK TO THEO.

- WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT,
HE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK TO ME?
- WHAT?

- JUST PUT HIM ON THE PHONE.
- HE'S GOTTA HELP US.



Bobby:
WAIT WAIT WAIT
WAIT WAIT.

THERE'S BEEN A BIG
MISUNDERSTANDING.

Cindy:
MISUNDERSTANDING?
BOBBY, JUST TALK TO THEO.

JUST PUT THEO
ON THE FUCKING PHONE!

SWEETHEART, JUST--

LOOK, LET ME HANDLE THIS.

JIMMY, ARE YOU THERE?

OKAY, THIS IS ME TALKING.

THIS IS BOBBY.

OKAY?

I PLAY BALL
WITH YOUR SON.

WHO SAID

I WAS DOCTORING
THE BOOKS?

BECAUSE WHOEVER IT IS
IS A GODDAMN LIAR.

SOMEONE CLOSE TO ME?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

HOW CLOSE?

JIMMY, JIMMY.

JIMMY.

LET'S GO.

( Cindy speaking softly )
WE COULD GO TO YOUR
COUSIN FRANK.

( softly )
NO FAMILY.

THEY'LL GO THERE FIRST.

JOE GLINDS
WOULD HELP US.

NO, HE'S INVOLVED.
EVERYBODY I KNOW
IS CONNECTED.

I CAN'T EVEN GO
TO MY OWN CREW--

NOBODY.

ANYBODY EVEN TALKS TO ME--
THEY'RE DEAD.

THEO IS THE LAW.

I'M A LEPER NOW.

WHEN I FIND OUT
WHO DID THIS TO ME--

HEY, SHH SHH SHH.
HEY.

WE JUST NEED SOME TIME,
THAT'S ALL.

YOU'VE ALWAYS PATCHED
THINGS UP BEFORE.

THIS IS DIFFERENT.
THIS IS DIFFERENT.

SO IT'S JUST US?
YEAH?

US AND THE KIDS?
MAYBE THAT'S NOT SO BAD.

THEY'RE AFTER ME,

NOT YOU OR THE KIDS.

I'M PUTTING YOU
IN DANGER.

HEY HEY, DON'T.

- WE HAVE TO STICK TOGETHER.
- I KNOW.

WE'LL DO SOMETHING.
WE'LL SELL THE HOUSE--

SELL THE DAMN HOUSE.
WE'LL GO SOMEPLACE.

THEY WILL TRACE
THE HOUSE SALE.

YOU BUY ANYTHING,
YOU RENT A VIDEO,

THEY TRACK
THE CREDIT CARD.

EVERYTHING IS
COMPUTERIZED--

YOUR SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER.

YOU COULD BE IN IOWA

AND THEY CAN GET YOUR NAME
FROM A SEARS MAILING LIST

AFTER YOU BUY
A FREAKING GARDEN HOSE.

( sighs )

I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S JUST--

( chuckles )
WHAT?

HEY, WHAT DID YOU
DO THAT FOR?

I WAS ON THE PHONE.

HONEY, I LET HIM
CALL DEBBIE.

DID YOU TELL HER
WHERE WE ARE?

YEAH.

YEAH, RIGHT AFTER
I CALLED THEO.

SEAN, THIS IS
NOT THE TIME.

DOES SHE HAVE
CALLER I.D.?

OH MY GOD, NO.

THIS IS THE PLAN?

STAY IN CHEESY MOTELS
AND EAT JUNK FOOD--

THAT'S THE PLAN?

( phone ringing )

YOU GIVE DEBBIE
THE NUMBER?

YEAH.

WE'RE STAYING
ANOTHER DAY.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I HAVE TO GET SOME AIR.

( car engine starts )

( tires screech )

Bobby:
MAYBE I STEPPED
OUT OF LINE.

MAYBE I DIDN'T
THINK IT THROUGH.

BUT I SET UP
THE BUSINESS, NOT HIM.

WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER
ALL THESE YEARS.

YOU KNOW HE'S BEEN
ROBBING ME,

NOT THE OTHER
WAY AROUND.

I THINK THEO'S TIME

IS PASSED.

WHY NOT YOU AND I?

WE HAVE ENOUGH LOYALTY
BETWEEN THE TWO OF US.

BOBBY,

NOW I'VE LISTENED
FOR ALL THE GOOD TIMES,

BUT I'M SORRY.

AND DON'T TRUST ME AGAIN,

FOR BOTH OUR SAKES.

( Bobby whispering )
WHAT ARE THE FEDS DOING
IN OUR HOUSE?!

THE F.B.I.?
WHAT ARE THE F--

WHEN I FIND OUT
WHO GAVE ME UP--

MOTHERFUCKER.

HEY, BABY.

WE CAN'T LIVE LIKE THIS.

THE KIDS HAVE GOT
TO GO TO SCHOOL.

THINGS JUST KEEP
GETTING WORSE.

THERE'S GOTTA BE
SOME WAY OUT OF THIS,

SOMEWHERE WE CAN GO,
SOMEONE.

IT'S OKAY.

JUST MAKE IT GO AWAY.
JUST MAKE IT GO AWAY.

- JUST MAKE IT GO AWAY.
- SHH, I'LL FIX IT.

( sobs )

I'LL FIX IT.

Sharp:
ROBERT FRANCIS BATTON,

A.K.A. BOBBY BATS,
BOBBY B,

BATMAN,

CAREER CRIMINAL

STRAIGHT
OUT OF SOUTH BOSTON,

THREE YEARS
IN JUVENILE HALL,

CURRENTLY THE PRESIDENT

OF STEEL BARREL
DEMOCRATIC CLUB,

A.K.A. THE DONKEY CLUB,
A LOCAL POLITICAL GROUP.

THE FUNNY THING IS

THAT THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
ASSOCIATION

HAS NEVER HEARD OF YOU, BOB,
AND THAT OF COURSE IS BECAUSE

THE DONKEY CLUB IS
A FRONT FOR THEO CRUISE'S

GAMBLING, LOAN-SHARKING
AND EXTORTION ACTIVITIES.

THEO CRUISE
OUT OF CHARLESTOWN.

JUST A COUPLE
OF CRAZY MICKS, EH?

WHAT, DO YOU GUYS SAY
THE ROSARY TOGETHER?

IF YOU HAD
ANYTHING ON ME,

YOU WOULD HAVE
ALREADY ARRESTED ME.

IS THAT RIGHT?

WE'VE GOT A 16-COUNT
INDICTMENT ON YOU, BOB.

WE JUST DIDN'T KNOW
WHERE YOU WERE.

AND THEN BINGO--
YOU COME WALKING
IN MY FRONT DOOR.

IT'S KIND OF IRONIC,
DON'T YOU THINK?

WITHOUT A LAWYER?

I DON'T NEED ONE.

REALLY?

WE AT THE U.S.
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,

AS WELL AS MY COLLEAGUES
HERE IN THE F.B.I.,

WERE ABOUT TO MOVE IN
ON YOUR TIRED ASSES

WHEN THEO DECIDED
TO KILL YOU.

ACTUALLY WE THOUGHT
YOU TOOK OFF ON US, BOB.

BUT WE WEREN'T WORRIED,

'CAUSE GUYS LIKE YOU
ALWAYS TURN UP.

SO ARREST ME.

SEE,

AS MUCH AS I WOULD
LOVE TO DO THAT,

WE WANT THEO MORE
THAN WE WANT YOU.

NO OFFENSE.

BUT WE DON'T JUST
WANT HIM

ON SOME WUSSY LITTLE
GAMBLING INDICTMENT.

WE WANT THEO CRUISE
FOR THE 1989 DOUBLE MURDER

OF LONGSHOREMEN
ASSOCIATION OFFICIALS

FRED O'MALLEY
AND FRANK GWYNNE.

AND I THINK YOU'RE JUST
THE GUY THAT CAN HELP US.

NO NO NO NO.

DON'T YOU FUCK WITH ME!

DON'T YOU FUCK
WITH ME.

YOU WALKED IN HERE.

YOU CAME TO US, REMEMBER?

NOW YOU SHIT
OR YOU GET OFF THE POT

OR, SO HELP ME,
I WILL CUFF YOU FACE DOWN

ON THIS FUCKING FLOOR
RIGHT NOW!

BOBBY,

LISTEN.

WE JUST WANT TO GET THE GUY

THAT'S TRYING TO KILL YOU.

THAT'S ALL WE'RE DOING.

NOW COME ON.

( sighs )

Bobby:
I was there
when Theo Cruise

told Jimmy Sticks to--

Sharp: Louder.

TO CUT
FRED O'MALLEY'S THROAT,

BUT NOT ENOUGH
TO KILL HIM.

THEN THEO PUT A HANDGUN
INTO O'MALLEY'S MOUTH

AND FIRED THREE TIMES.

THEO THEN TOLD JIMMY
TO HANG FRANK GWYNNE

BY THE NECK FROM A BEAM,

BUT AGAIN,
NOT ENOUGH TO KILL HIM.

UM...

THEN THEO PERSONALLY
BEAT FRANK--

BEAT HIM
WITH A TIRE IRON

UNTIL HE DIED.

HOW LONG
DID HE BEAT HIM?

TWO HOURS.

THAT'S JUST A COUPLE
OF REGULAR BUSINESSMEN

LIKE ANYBODY ELSE, HUH?

ALL RIGHT.
SIGN THIS CONTRACT

SAYING THAT YOU'LL REPEAT
THAT STATEMENT IN COURT

AND WE'LL MOVE YOU
INTO A SAFE HOUSE

AND FROM THERE INTO
THE WITNESS PROTECTION
PROGRAM.

IS THERE
A CHOICE OF--?

DO I TAKE
MY FAMILY OR--?

YOU KNOW WHAT, BOBBY?

I DON'T CARE IF YOU BRING
YOUR WIFE, YOUR GIRLFRIEND

OR A SHEEP NAMED VIRGINIA.

( distant dogs barking )

( police radio chatter )

WHY COULDN'T DEBBIE
COME AND SAY GOODBYE?

SWEETHEART,
WE TOLD YOU BEFORE,
SHE'S NOT FAMILY.

HONEY, THE FEDERAL MARSHAL
SAID STAY AWAY FROM
THE WINDOWS.

GOD FORBID HE SHOULD BE SHOT
AND THIS NIGHTMARE
WOULD BE OVER.

PLEASE, HE'S MY HUSBAND.
WE'RE A FAMILY.

AND WHO ARE WE?

WHAT ARE WE?

I CAN NEVER
SEE MY DAUGHTER AGAIN
OR MY GRANDCHILDREN

FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE
BECAUSE OF THAT BASTARD?

SHH, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.

COME ON, WE SAID
WE WEREN'T GONNA DO THIS.

LET'S BE NICE
JUST ONE LAST TIME.

GRANDPA.

THEY WON'T
LET US TAKE ANYTHING
WITH OUR NAMES ON IT.

I'LL KEEP THEM FOR YOU.

THANKS.

I WON THIS ONE
FOR DEBATE.

THIS ONE
WAS EXCELLENCE
IN JOURNALISM.

AT LEAST LET SEAN
STAY WITH US.

HE'S ALMOST GROWN.

BOTH CHILDREN
SHOULD LIVE WITH US
AND HAVE A NORMAL LIFE.

THEY'RE HERE.

( doorbell buzzes )

FOLKS, YOU HAVE
ONE BAG TOO MANY.

- THEY SAID SEVEN.
- A SUIT CARRIER COUNTS
AS A BAG.

AND THE PUPPY
WILL HAVE TO STAY.

BUT DADDY,
IT'S MY PUPPY, RIGHT?

YEAH YEAH.
IT'S OKAY, HONEY.

I'D LIKE TO ASK YOU
ONE FINAL TIME

TO SURRENDER ANY
WEAPONS YOU MAY HAVE
IN YOUR POSSESSION.

( crying )

OH MY GOD.
FRANK, DID YOU SEE THAT?

- IT'S OKAY.
- IN FRONT OF THE CHILDREN.

HE'S LIKE A KILLER.

BUT DADDY, YOU SAID
WE COULD KEEP THE PUPPY.

YOU SAID.
YOU SAID.

- OH.
- GOD DAMN IT. SEE?

NOW THERE'S SEVEN BAGS.
NOW THERE'S SEVEN BAGS.

CINDY, HOW COULD
YOU LIVE WITH THIS?
YOU SON OF A BITCH!

- MOM, NO. MOM, STOP.
- COME ON, GET IT ALL OUT.

- YOU THROW AWAY YOUR FAMILY.
- GET IT ALL OUT!
GET IT ALL OUT!

FILL MY KIDS FULL OF POISON
SO THEY HATE THEIR FATHER!

- GOD!
- HELP ME WITH SUZIE.

PLEASE PLEASE DON'T GO
WITH HIM.

- PLEASE.
- BYE, NANA.

BYE.

FOLKS, WE GOTTA GO.

- SEAN.
- PUT SUZIE'S COAT ON.

ALL RIGHT, MY DARLING,
MY DARLING.

- MY PUPPY!
- I'LL TAKE THE PUPPY.

- SWEETIE, GET UP.
- I PROMISE I'LL TAKE
GOOD CARE OF IT.

- PUT YOUR COAT ON, DARLING.
- I PROMISE.

I PROMISE, SWEETHEART,
I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF IT.

IT'S GONNA BE OKAY,
SWEETHEART.

YOU'LL SEE.
IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

- MY PUPPY.
- I PROMISE YOU.

OH, MY DARLING,
IT'S GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

AREN'T YOU GONNA
KISS ME GOODBYE, DAD?

BYE, DADDY.

Officer:
STAY CLOSE TOGETHER.

THAT'S IT, SWEETHEART.

- Mother: OH MY GOD, DON'T GO!
- ( Suzie crying )

- DON'T GO WITH HIM!
- BYE, MOM.

WE'LL BE OKAY.
WE'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

COME ON, LET'S GO,
LET'S GO, LET'S GO.

OKAY, WHEN
WE'RE ON THE FLIGHT,
KEEP TO YOURSELVES.

DON'T SAY WHO YOU ARE
OR WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

MOM'S GONNA PUT YOU
DOWN, DARLING.

HELLO.
SEAN.

HI, SWEETIE.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

SUZIE.

HELLO.
I'M INSPECTOR STEVE BECK.

PLEASE COME THIS WAY.

WATCH YOUR STEP, PLEASE.
WATCH YOUR STEP.

FOLLOW ME.

INSPECTOR BECK.
YEAH, I'M AT FOUR--

MM-HMM, THANKS.

THIS WAY.

HERE YOU GO.

GO AHEAD, MA'AM.

CAN SUZIE HAVE
SOME CANDY?

MAKE A GROCERY LIST
AND WE'LL PICK UP
WHAT YOU NEED.

LET US KNOW OF ANY
DIETARY RESTRICTIONS.

THERE'S A FEW CHILDREN'S
VIDEOS BY THE V.C.R.

A VIDEO MOVIE LIST IS
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

I'LL GIVE YOU FOLKS
A MINUTE TO SETTLE IN,

BUT WE HAVE LIMITED TIME.

WE'LL NEED TO GET
RIGHT TO WORK.

WHAT IS--
IS GOING ON?

I'M MISSING
SKATEBOARD MAGAZINES.

I'M MISSING SOME BOOKS.

IF YOUR NAME WAS
IN THEM--

BUT THEY'RE MINE.

SOMETIMES WE CAN
REMOVE THE NAME,

AND THEN THEY'LL BE
RETURNED TO YOU.

WHILE YOU'RE IN THESE
LIVING QUARTERS,

YOU'LL BE LOCKED IN
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY.

THE APARTMENT TELEPHONE
HAS NO OUTSIDE LINE,

BUT IF YOU NEED US,
JUST PICK IT UP.

ALL SECURITY MEASURES ARE
HERE FOR YOUR PROTECTION.

THERE IS
A SURVEILLANCE CAMERA

IN THE LIVING ROOM

AND ONE IN THE KITCHEN.

THAT'S IT.

BE BACK IN A MINUTE.

( lock buzzes, beeps )

( beeps )

( sighs )
OH GOD.

HONEY.

HEY.

HEY.

DON'T LET HIM
UPSET YOU.

OH, IT'S NOT HIM.

IT'S NOT HIM.

WE'RE SAFE.

- YEAH.
- OH CHRIST, WE'RE SAFE.

EVERYTHING IS OKAY NOW.

( sobbing )

- WE'RE ALL RIGHT NOW.
- OKAY.

( phone ringing )

HELLO.

( lock buzzes, clicks )

( beeps )

( song playing )

And I'll just dump the whole
package in because--

Woman:
Introdu--

SUZIE, WE'RE NOT WATCHING
THIS STUPID THING.

WE'VE SEEN IT A MILLION TIMES.
IT'S STUPID.

Woman on TV:
Well, she doesn't
look like that now.

- Becky, come back out here.
- ( audience cheering )

AND STOP BITING
THAT DISGUSTING THING.

IT'S GROSS.

I DON'T KNOW
WHY YOU BROUGHT IT.

CARTOON CHANNEL.

NO.

WATER? WOULD YOU
LIKE SOME WATER?

I'M NOT GONNA
LIE TO YOU.

THIS IS ONE
OF THE TOUGHEST THINGS

THAT YOU'RE EVER
GONNA DO.

I'M USED TO
TOUGH THINGS.

NOT LIKE THIS.

WELCOME, PEOPLE.

YOU'RE IN THE WITNESS
PROTECTION

SECURITY SAFE SITE
AND ORIENTATION CENTER

WHERE YOU'LL BEGIN
THE PROCESS OF
REDOCUMENTATION

FOR YOUR NEW
LEGAL IDENTITY.

THIS IS DAY ONE.

YOU LEAVE
FOR YOUR RELOCATION SITE

ON THE MORNING
OF DAY FIVE,

NO EXTENSIONS,
NO EXCEPTIONS.

- ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE BEGIN?
- WHERE ARE WE GOING?

I'LL GET TO THAT.
WE HAVE LOADS TO COVER

AND AN EXTREMELY
TIGHT SCHEDULE.

EVERY DAY WE'RE GONNA HAVE
VERY SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES

THAT WE HAVE TO COMPLETE:
EMPLOYMENT COUNSELING--

WHERE ARE WE
GONNA LIVE?

THAT'S THE MILLION-DOLLAR
QUESTION, ISN'T IT?

YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST
WE'RE VERY ANXIOUS

'CAUSE WE'VE BEEN
THROUGH SO MUCH.

NO, I UNDERSTAND.
IT'S-- YOU'RE CURIOUS.

THE CONTRACT
IN FRONT OF YOU

IS THE MEMORANDUM
OF UNDERSTANDING

BETWEEN US--
THE U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE--

AND YOU.

IN THEIR FERVOR
TO GET YOUR TESTIMONY

THE F.B.I. MIGHT HAVE
MADE PROMISES

LIKE A BIG MANSION
WITH DANCING GIRLS.

THE ONLY REAL AGREEMENT
BETWEEN US

IS IN THAT CONTRACT.

I'VE READ IT,

AND THERE ARE NOT
ANY DANCING GIRLS IN IT.

THEY DIDN'T PROMISE US
ANY DANCING GIRLS.

HE'S JUST MAKING
A LITTLE JOKE, SWEETHEART.

READ, SIGN AND
DELIVER IT BY TOMORROW.

THEN WE CAN
START THE PROCESS

OF REDOCUMENTATION

FOR YOUR NEW CLASSIFIED
NAME CHANGES.

THE NEW NAME YOU CHOOSE

SHOULD BE ETHNICALLY
COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR OWN.

CHANGING YOUR FIRST NAME
IS OPTIONAL.

CHANGING YOUR CHILDREN'S
FIRST NAMES

- IS USUALLY MORE TROUBLE
THAN IT'S WORTH.
- LOOK.

WHEN I ASK
AN HONEST QUESTION,

I WANT
AN HONEST ANSWER.

HONEY, I THINK HE JUST HAS
A LOT OF INFORMATION
TO GET THROUGH.

SEATTLE.

YOU'RE BEING RELOCATED
TO SEATTLE, BOBBY.

HERE'S INFORMATION
ON SEATTLE:

THE SCHOOLS, EMPLOYMENT,

CLIMATE.

I KNOW THE CLIMATE.
IT RAINS.

- LOOK, STAN.
- STEVE, HONEY.

HIS NAME IS STEVE.

YEAH, YOU KNOW,

THAT'S A FUNNY
LITTLE SPEECH

YOU GOT THERE, STEVE.

BUT HOW DO I PUT THIS?

FUCK YOU.

NOT GOING TO SEATTLE.

YOU HAVE A CHOICE--

ONE CHOICE.

YOU EITHER ROLL
WITH THIS PROGRAM

OR YOU PACK YOUR BAGS
AND YOU LEAVE, BOBBY.

IF YOU SPOKE TO ME

THIS WAY OUT THERE--

BUT WE'RE NOT OUT THERE,
BOBBY, NO.

WE'RE IN HERE.

AND I DID SPEAK TO YOU
THAT WAY.

I DON'T REALLY CARE
HOW MANY PEOPLE

USED TO JUMP WHEN YOU
SPOKE, BOBBY BATS.

IT'S NOT GONNA
BE THAT WAY ANYMORE.

IT'S NOT GONNA BE
THE WAY YOU PLANNED.

IT'S RAINING WHETHER YOU
LIKE IT OR NOT, BOBBY.

WE UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER?

( insects chirping )

( man on tape )
Surrounded by mountains
and water,

Seattle is a city
growing and changing
in all directions.

Everywhere you look,
Seattle is growing.

Two new sports stadiums,
the new Benaroya Concert Hall

the new Seattle Art Museum
and lots of trendy
new stores

are all part of
an invigorated downtown.

Our ports reach out
to the burgeoning trade
in the Pacific Rim

and our airplanes
rule the sky.

Boeing, the area's largest
single employer--

HEY, HOW ABOUT COOPER?

THAT WOULD BE
EASY TO SPELL.

COLLINS?

BANKS?

NOT BANKS.
I'LL THINK OF ROBBING ONE.

( both chuckle )

SMITH OR JOHNSON?

NO, THEY SOUND
LIKE ALIASES.

O'BRIEN.

COME HERE.

- THERE'S NO CAMERAS OUT HERE.
- YEAH?

- YEAH.
- HOW DO YOU KNOW?

( laughing )
I'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

OH REALLY?
WHO WITH? AL CAPONE?

IT'S NOT SO BAD, IS IT?

KIND OF PRETTY.

( Suzie crying )

WHAT IS IT, HONEY?
WHAT IS IT? ARE YOU OKAY?

THE BAD MAN.

OH, I GOT YOU.

THE BAD MAN'S GONE.
THE BAD MAN'S GONE.

IT'S OKAY.
DADDY'S HERE.

COOPER--
SOMETHING EASY.

YOU KNOW, NOT SOME
HUNGARIAN NAME

THAT NONE OF US
CAN SPELL.

SO WE WOULD BE
THE COOPERS AND--

LOOK AT YOUR FACE.

- AND THAT WOULD MAKE YOU WHO?
- SUZIE COOPER.

- GOOD JOB.
- RIGHT ON, HONEY.

SEAN COOPER.

BEAUTIFUL.
HAS A NICE RING TO IT.

OKAY?
SO WE'RE THE COOPERS?
THE COOPER FAMILY?

AND DAD'S NAME
IS WILLIAM.

WE'RE GONNA
CALL HIM BILL.

CAN I STILL
CALL HIM DADDY?

( laughs )

AND I'LL BE CALLED JOAN.

( laughing )

YOU'RE KIDDING, RIGHT?

NO. NO,
I LIKE THAT NAME.

JOAN, LIKE JOAN OF ARC.
I USED TO LOVE HER
WHEN I WAS A KID.

YEAH, BECAUSE SHE WAS NUTS.
SHE HEARD VOICES

TALKING IN HER BRAIN.

MAYBE. NO.

IT'S GOOD TO HEAR YOU
LAUGH AGAIN.

YEAH-- NO,
EVERYTHING'S GREAT.

SHE GETS TO START OFF FROM
SCRATCH WITH SUZIE COOPER.

WHAT ABOUT ME?

STEVE SAID THAT HE'S GONNA
TRANSFER YOUR GRADES
UNDER YOUR NEW NAME.

JUST MY GRADES?

NONE OF MY EXTRACURRICULAR
ACTIVITIES ARE GONNA BE
COUNTED, RIGHT?

LIKE EDITOR
OF THE SCHOOL NEWSPAPER,

LIKE STUDENT GOVERNMENT,
LIKE DEBATE CLUB.

- LOOK--
- SEAN.

SEAN, COME ON.
I KNOW THIS IS TOUGH,

BUT YOU'RE GONNA DO
WELL AT YOUR NEW SCHOOL.
YOU WILL.

YOU WILL. YOU ALWAYS HAVE.
YOU'LL DO IT AGAIN.

THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE
ANYTHING CLOSE

TO THE LEVEL OF
THE LATIN SCHOOL
IN SEATTLE.

SEATTLE, SEATTLE.

SEATTLE IS RETARDED.

YOU KNOW THAT ONE THIRD
OF LATIN SCHOOL GRADUATES--

ONE THIRD GET SCHOLARSHIPS
TO HARVARD--

ONE THIRD.

NOW I'M GONNA GRADUATE
FROM SOME CRAP

PUBLIC SEATTLE
HIGH SCHOOL.

AND NONE OF MY TEACHERS
CAN WRITE COLLEGE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ME.

NOT FOR SEAN COOPER.

WHO IS SEAN COOPER?
SEAN COOPER IS NOBODY.

( door slams )

JOAN.

Steve: COOPER,

C-O-O-P-E-R,

WILLIAM AND JOAN.

J-O-A-N.

RIGHT, YEAH.

AND SUSAN AND SEAN.

NO, S-E-A-N.

PUT A RUSH ON THAT,
PLEASE.

WHY IS IT THAT EVERY TIME
I CALL YOUR STATE,
I GET THE RUNAROUND?

THANKS.

I NEED THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE
TO ORIGINATE THERE.

AND I NEED IT NOW.

THANK YOU.

YOU EVER HAD A GUY
WHO JUST RUBS YOU
THE WRONG WAY?

EVERY FREAKING DAY,
CHAMP.

- ( phone rings )
- INCOMING. RAMIREZ.

I SWEAR TO GOD,
THIS GUY

IS GONNA SET UP A RACKET
IN TWO WEEKS' TIME.

- YEAH.
- HEY, LET THE FIELD AGENTS
DEAL WITH IT.

YOU KNOW WHAT?
JUST PROCESS HIM
AND FORGET ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE THIS GUY
COULD FAIL HIS PSYCH EVAL.

( laughing )

YEAH, LIKE JOEY GRASSO.
THE GUY HAD HOW MANY HEADS?

WHAT, HE BUTCHERED,
LIKE, 20?

YEAH, NO PROBLEM.
HE'S MENTALLY STABLE.

LET'S GET HIM A JOB
SELLING CHAIRS AT KMART.

IF I WANTED TO BE DEAD,
WOULD I BE HERE?

NO, I'M TOO BUSY TO GET
DEPRESSED, DOC,

TOO BUSY MAKING MONEY.

HOW'S YOUR RELATIONSHIP
TO YOUR FATHER?

WHAT RELATIONSHIP?

THE LAST TIME I SAW HIM
WAS AT MY MOTHER'S FUNERAL.

LOOK, I GREW UP
IN A TOUGH NEIGHBORHOOD.

SOME GUYS BECAME PRIESTS,
SOME COPS

- LIKE YOU, STAN.
- STEVE.

STEVE. WHATEVER.

THE REST WENT
INTO THE BUSINESS.

BUT IT HAD NOTHING TO DO
WITH MY PARENTS.

Steve:
WHY DO THEY CALL YOU
BOBBY BATS?

THAT'S MY NAME--
BATTON,

BATS.

NOTHING TO DO
WITH BASEBALL BATS?

SPORTS WAS NEVER
MY FORTE.

I MEANT ON PEOPLE.

NO, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
I WANT TO BE HONEST.

THAT'S WHAT THIS IS
ALL ABOUT, RIGHT?

WHEN I WAS YOUNGER,
MAYBE I WAS A LITTLE WILD,
YOU KNOW.

MAYBE A FEW PEOPLE THOUGHT
I WAS A LITTLE BATS,

but that was
a long time ago.

I mean,

I'm a family man now.

I mean, really.

I'm in love
with my wife.

I love my children.

Everybody's happy.
I mean, I'm very happy.

I'm very positive.

In a weird way,

I think this is

the best thing
to happen for us--

kind of forcing Bobby
to go legit.

Don't tell him
I said that.

This is confidential,
right?

LOOK, I'M FINE.

IT'S SUZIE THAT NEEDS
THE COUNSELING.

THIS ISN'T COUNSELING.
IT'S SIMPLY AN EVALUATION

TO ANTICIPATE ANY
ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS.

SUZIE DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE SCREENED.

ADJUSTMENT TO MOVING
TO THE NEW CITY?

IT'S MORE
LIKE THIS, JOAN:

CAN YOU--

CAN YOU LOVE A GUY
NAMED BILL COOPER

WHO WORKS THE LATE SHIFT
AT BOB'S BIG BOY

JUST AS MUCH AS YOU LOVED
BOBBY BATS

WHO WEARS ARMANI SUITS
AND GETS OUT OF CADILLACS?

I'LL ALWAYS LOVE BOBBY.

MONEY DOESN'T MATTER.

I SEE YOU LIKE
GETTING YOUR NAILS DONE.

THEY'RE VERY NICE.

YES, I DO.
I ENJOY IT.

IT RELAXES ME.

WHAT IF,
WITH THE ECONOMICS,

YOU CAN'T GET ANY
MANICURES ANYMORE?

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN BE
VERY RUDE, OFFICER.

YOU THINK I'M PAMPERED?

WE HAVE MONEY.

WE HAVE MONEY
BECAUSE WE'VE EARNED IT.

WE'VE WORKED
VERY HARD FOR IT.

BUT I WOULD TAKE
THE SAFETY OF MY KIDS
OVER MONEY ANY DAY--

ANY DAY OF
THE FREAKING WEEK.

AND I'LL CLUE YOU IN
ON SOMETHING ELSE,
MR. MARSHAL.

BOBBY IS NOT
SWEEPING FLOORS
AT BOB'S BIG BOY.

THE GOVERNMENT
WILL SELL YOUR HOUSE,

TWO CADILLACS,

ALL THE FURNITURE
AND THE HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

FOR MARKET VALUE
OR BEST PRICE.

THEY'LL LIQUIDATE
YOUR ASSETS

AND THEY'LL DELIVER
THE BALANCE TO YOU

ONCE YOU'VE SETTLED
IN SEATTLE.

BUT DUE TO WHAT'S OWED
ON THE SECOND MORTGAGE--

WE DON'T HAVE
A SECOND MORTGAGE.

DUE TO WHAT'S OWED
ON THE SECOND MORTGAGE,

THE REVOLVING
CREDIT LINE,

THE CREDIT CARD DEBT
OF $80,000,

WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE,
THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

ESTIMATES YOUR NET WORTH
TO BE AT A $7,000 DEFICIT.

WHAT?

WHAT-- WHAT CREDIT LINE?
WHO CAME UP WITH THIS REPORT?

IF AFTER THE SALE
OF YOUR ASSETS,

A SMALL DEBT REMAINS

THE U.S. ATTORNEY'S
OFFICE

WILL PAY THE DEBT

SO THAT YOU CAN
START OUT EVEN.

IS THIS A JOKE?

IS THE GOVERNMENT TRYING
TO PULL SOMETHING?

WE HAVE STOCKS.
WE HAVE MUTUAL FUNDS.

THIS IS RIDICULOUS.

TELL HIM.

SO WHAT'S OUR BALANCE?

ZERO.

Cindy: WHERE DID IT GO?

( Cindy and Bobby arguing )

I KNOW, I KNOW, I KNOW.
IT WAS STUPID OF ME.

I CASHED OUT THE INVESTMENTS
AND I PUT THEM INTO
DEALS WITH THEO--

- LEGIT STUFF, BUT IT'S ALL
TIED UP TO THE CLUB.
- DADDY.

THEO HAD FINANCIAL INCENTIVE
TO COME AFTER ME AS WELL.

CAN'T THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
DO SOMETHING?

- THEY CAN'T GET ANY
OF IT BACK. IT'S GONE.
- DADDY.

- WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
- LISTEN.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU DIDN'T LET ME KNOW
WHAT WAS GOING ON.

YOU WANT THE PRESSURE? FINE.
I THOUGHT I'D PROTECT YOU
FROM THIS.

- THIS IS PROTECTING ME?
- DADDY.

WHAT?

WHAT, SUZIE?

MOMMY AND DADDY ARE HAVING
A SERIOUS DISCUSSION.

DON'T YELL AT HER.

I DIDN'T YELL AT HER.

DON'T YELL AT HER.
LOOK AT THE PICTURE.

SHE'S FIVE.
LOOK AT THE PICTURE.

I DIDN'T YELL AT HER.
I'M JUST--

OKAY. WHAT? A PICTURE?

IT'S GREAT, HONEY, OKAY?
NOW LISTEN--

OH, COME ON.
LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

OH BABY.

I TOLD HER IT WAS GREAT.
HEY, SEAN!

SEAN, WOULD YOU
KNOCK IT OFF?

I CAN'T EVEN HEAR
MYSELF THINK.

GREAT.
LET'S YELL AT HIM TOO.

GREAT. THANKS.
JESUS CHRIST.

SOMEONE GIVE ME A GUN
SO I CAN BLOW MY HEAD OFF.

YOU KNOW, DON'T EVEN
JOKE LIKE THAT.

WHO'S JOKING?

You had
no fucking right

to tell her
about my finances.

We have to be
open here, Bill.

Everything's gotta be upfront
between you and your wife
from now on, okay?

Bullshit.
You don't tell me
how to run my family.

YES, WE DO.

IN FACT THAT'S
A GOOD DEFINITION
OF WHAT WE DO DO.

WE TELL YOU HOW TO RUN
YOUR FAMILY

SO YOU DON'T END
IN THIS SITUATION AGAIN.

LOOK, I COULDN'T
GIVE A SHIT, OKAY?

BUT CINDY'S USED
TO MONEY, OKAY?

SHE GREW UP WITH IT.

THAT WAS NOT THE WAY
TO BREAK IT TO HER.

I WAS GONNA TELL HER
IN MY OWN WAY.

THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A--

WE HAVE
AN EXPRESSION HERE--

"READJUSTMENT
OF EXPECTATIONS."

YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS?

NO.

READJUSTMENT OF
EXPECTATIONS MEANS

SELLING COCAINE
MAKES A LOT MORE MONEY

THAN WORKING NIGHTS
AT 7-ELEVEN.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

IT'S A SITUATION, BILL.

IT'S A SITUATION
THAT REQUIRES SOME
HUMILITY FROM YOU.

BILL, YOU HAVEN'T HELD

A LEGAL JOB
THAT YOU ACTUALLY WORKED

SINCE YOU WERE
A TEENAGER.

YOU DIDN'T GRADUATE
FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU HAVE
NO OFFICE SKILLS.

THE MARSHAL'S SERVICE
DOESN'T PROVIDE

A FALSE RESUME
OR WORK HISTORY

OR LETTERS OF REFERENCE.

TERRIFIC. THEN HOW AM I
SUPPOSED TO GET A JOB?

I'D SAY YOUR BEST SHOT
IS BECOMING A LABORER.

YOU WORK FOR A FEW YEARS.
YOU GET A TRADE.

THEN YOU BECOME
A SKILLED LABORER

AND THEN YOU CAN JOIN
THE UNION

AND YOU CAN GET SOME
FAMILY HEALTH BENEFITS.

- YOU'RE SAYING
THE BEST I CAN DO...
- NO, HE'S NOT GOING TO DO THAT.

...IS TO HAUL SHIT
IN A BUCKET, RAIN OR SHINE?

THE PAY IS
$20,000-$25,000 A YEAR.

- WE CAN'T LIVE ON TWICE THAT.
- WE CAN'T LIVE ON THAT.

THAT'S WHY I'VE NEVER
BEEN A NINE-TO-FIVER.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND?
WE DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.

NINE-TO-FIVERS
DON'T GET WHACKED, BILL.

JOAN...

DID YOU TYPE
IN HIGH SCHOOL?

YOU WERE AN ADMINISTRATIVE
ASSISTANT AT A LAW FIRM.

YEAH.
1000 YEARS AGO, YEAH.

YOU TAKE SOME
PARALEGAL TRAINING,

YOU CAN MOVE THAT UP TO
$35,000-$40,000 A YEAR.

WE THREW A PARTY LAST YEAR
THAT COST THAT MUCH, MAN.

WHO LOOKS AFTER SUZIE
WHILE I'M AT WORK?

YOU'RE BOTH GONNA
HAVE TO WORK.

Cindy:
WELL, THEN WHO LOOKS
AFTER THE KIDS?

- IT'S OKAY.
- NO.

FINE. LET'S SAY
I GO ALONG WITH--

EMPLOYMENT IS MANDATORY.
THERE IS NO "IF" HERE.

FINE FINE. I'M IN SEATTLE
WITH THE LUMBERJACKS

WITH NO WORK HISTORY
FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS.

NOW HOW DO I GET A JOB?

YOU OFFER TO WORK
FOR FREE FOR A MONTH,

SHOW THEM WHAT A GOOD
WORKER YOU ARE.

WORK FOR FREE.

( laughs )
IS HE SERIOUS?

YOU'RE SERIOUS?
THAT'S YOUR ANSWER?

THIS IS THE HELP
THE MARSHALS SERVICE GIVES--
WE WORK FOR FREE?

WHAT WERE YOU EXPECTING--
THAT THE TAXPAYERS

WERE GONNA PAY YOUR WAY
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIVES?

NO, OF COURSE NOT.
BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT YOU

TO CUT MY LEGS OUT
FROM UNDER ME.

I BUILT MY BUSINESS UP
FROM SCRATCH, OKAY?

I'M AN ENTREPRENEUR, RIGHT?

NOW LET'S SAY I START A NEW
BUSINESS, LEGIT THIS TIME.

WHAT BANK IS GONNA GIVE ME
A START-UP LOAN

WHEN I'M PUMPING GAS
WITH NO WORK HISTORY?

NO BANK.

AND MY CHILDREN ARE NOT
GONNA SEE THEIR FATHER

AS SOME DOWN-AND-OUT
LOSER.

YOU THINK THE GOVERNMENT
OWES YOU A BUSINESS LOAN

AFTER YOU'VE RIPPED
THEM OFF FOR YEARS?

HOW LONG
HAVE YOU BEEN WORKING
FOR THE GOVERNMENT, STEVE?

ARE YOU HAPPY
WITH YOUR HONDA,

YOUR 80 GRAND A YEAR,
YOUR PENSION?

WELL, THAT DOESN'T
WORK FOR ME, OKAY?

AND THIS-- THIS ISN'T
WORKING FOR ME EITHER.

Cindy:
THAT'S A PRIVATE
SCHOOL, HONEY.

WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE
TO SWING THAT FINANCIALLY.

WHAT ABOUT A GREAT
CATHOLIC SCHOOL?

UGH.

ALL RIGHT,
HANG ON.

STEVE SAID
THAT THIS HERE

WAS A GREAT
PUBLIC SCHOOL.

HEY, WHO ATE THE LAST

OF THE CHOCOLATE CHUNK
COOKIES, HUH?

WHO ATE THE LAST OF
THE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES?

YEAH YEAH, I TOOK ONE,
BUT IT WASN'T THE LAST ONE.

HEY, LOOK,
YOU TAKE A COOKIE,

THERE'S NONE LEFT--
THAT'S THE LAST.

- I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE.
- MAYBE YOU'RE A SNEAK.

IT WAS A COOKIE.
I DIDN'T KNOW
IT WAS YOURS.

I'M WATCHING YOU, SEAN.

WHAT'S WRONG, BOBBY?
WHAT, NO CLUBS AROUND?

NO FRIENDS TO BLOW DRINKS ON?
NO YOUNG GUYS TO SHOW OFF TO?

THERE'S NO DEALS GOING DOWN,
NO HORSES TO BET,

NO CARD GAMES TO LOSE,

'CAUSE THERE'S
NO MONEY TO FLUSH DOWN
THE FUCKING TOILET.

IT'S ALL GONE.
SEE, YOU'RE STUCK WITH US,
SO GET USED TO IT.

- YOU DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'VE BEEN--
- WE'RE POOR.

THAT'S WHAT I KNOW.
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE.

NO. JUST DON'T.

Steve:
SUZIE, SEAN.

SUZIE, SEAN.

COME HERE.
COME HERE FOR A SECOND.
SUZIE, HEY.

SEAN, COME ON, JOIN ME.
JOIN ME.

TODAY WE TACKLE
ROLE-PLAYING

WITH OUR NEW
IDENTITIES.

BILL, JOAN, READY?

LIKE WE SAID,
I'M A NEIGHBOR

OVER FOR A BARBECUE.

JOAN, THERE YOU GO.

LET'S JUST HAVE SOME
FUN WITH THIS, OKAY?

SUZIE, YOU KNOW
WHAT WE'RE DOING?

IT'S PRETEND.

THAT'S RIGHT.
IT'S MAKE-BELIEVE.

OKAY, JOAN.

HE CALLED MOMMY JOAN.

( Bobby laughing )
HE DID.

I CAN'T BELIEVE
WE HAVE TO CALL HER JOAN.

HEY, SEAN,
WHY DON'T YOU HELP

YOUR DAD WITH
THE BARBECUE?

HEY, BILL,
HOW'S IT GOING?

HEY, KIDS.

JOAN,

WHERE ARE YOU
FOLKS FROM?

UH, CH-- CHICAGO.

CHICAGO.

- CHICAGO?
- MM-HMM.

USED TO BE
ON A ROUTE OF MINE
WHEN I WAS A SALESMAN.

OH.

WHAT BEACH YOU
HANG OUT AT, SEAN?

UH, JUST THE ONE
ON THE COAST.

YOU MEAN LAKE,
DON'T YOU?

THAT'S RIGHT, LAKE.
THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.

WELL, WHAT BROUGHT YOU
TO SEATTLE?

UM...

THE RAIN

AND THE COFFEE.

( chuckles )

- AND BOBBY WAS--
- BOBBY?

( stuttering )
BILL.

BOB'S HIS MIDDLE NAME.

- I USED TO CALL HIM
WHEN WE WERE DATING...
- ( Sean laughing )

...BOBBY BA-- COOPER.

BILL COOPER.

I-- I USED TO
CALL HIM BOB.

HEY, KIDS.
HEY, KIDS.

HOW'S THE NEW SCHOOL?

Sean:
IT'S GREAT.
IT'S GREAT.

WHAT SCHOOL DID YOU
GO TO BEFORE, SUZIE?

ST. ANNE'S.

WHERE'S ST. ANNE'S?

WEST ROXBURY.

WEST ROXBURY?
IN BOSTON?

OH.

WELL...

THAT'S IT.
I'M NOT TESTIFYING.

HEY, WAIT WAIT WAIT.
LET'S JUST CALM DOWN.
CALM DOWN, ALL RIGHT?

NO HARD FEELINGS,
AND CUT THAT BILL CRAP.

NO, I'M JUST TRYING TO SHOW YOU
HOW EASY IT IS TO GIVE
YOURSELVES AWAY.

I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU'RE
TRYING TO SHOW US, OKAY?

I'M NOT TESTIFYING.

PERIOD.

THANK GOD.

HE'S NOT TESTIFYING.

HEY HEY, BILL.

LET'S GO, CINDY.
GET SUZIE.

LET'S GET PACKED.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.

OKAY.

Sharp:
YOU SIGNED A CONTRACT
WITH THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT.

WE HAVE YOU ON TAPE SAYING
YOU WITNESSED THEO CRUISE

MURDER FRED O'MALLEY
AND FRANK GWYNNE.

THAT CARRIES
THE SAME SENTENCE

AS IF YOU KILLED
THEM YOURSELF.

PLUS THE 16 COUNTS
OF EXTORTION AND
RACKETEERING.

YOU'RE LOOKING AT
A LIFE SENTENCE, BOBBY.

I WAS THREATENED BY YOU GUYS,
COERCED INTO SAYING IT
UNDER DURESS.

YOU PUT ME IN COURT,
I'LL DENY EVERYTHING.

I'M NOT A SNITCH.
I NEVER WAS. I NEVER WILL BE.

FINE. FINE.

THE LENGTH OF THE SENTENCE
DOESN'T MATTER,

'CAUSE YOU'RE NEVER GONNA
MAKE IT TO TRIAL.

YOU'RE GOING TO PRISON,
MY FRIEND, UNPROTECTED.

YOU THINK THEO CRUISE
IS GONNA GO EASY ON YOU

BECAUSE YOU CHANGED
YOUR MIND?

YOU'RE A SNITCH
WHETHER YOU TESTIFY OR NOT.

HE'S GONNA MAKE
AN EXAMPLE OF YOU

IN PRISON OR OUT.

YOU RECOGNIZE YOUR PARTNER
NIKOS "THE GREEK" STEPHANOS?

OH CHRIST.

WE DIDN'T,

NOT AT FIRST.

HIS MOLARS TOLD US
WHO HE WAS.

BOBBY, WE HAVE
3,500 HOURS

OF TAPE
ON THEO CRUISE.

WE DUG THIS ONE UP
SPECIAL FOR YOU.

YOU RECOGNIZE THEO'S VOICE?

'...cause I know Bats
how many years now?

He's gonna screw up.
And when he does,

we're gonna bring him
in here.

We'll have a nice
little talk with him,

just like we did
with the Greek.

Sharp:
"I KNOW BATS HOW MANY YEARS?
HE'S GONNA SCREW UP."

I HEARD IT, OKAY?

- "HE'S GONNA SCREW UP."
- WHY DO WE HAVE MY WIFE HERE?

WHY DOES SHE HAVE
TO LISTEN TO THIS SHIT,

LOOK AT THIS
GODDAMN GARBAGE?

BOBBY, PLEASE PLEASE.
I HAVE TO BE HERE.

I HAVE TO KNOW WHAT'S
HAPPENING FROM NOW ON.

YOU DON'T THINK I KNOW
YOU SET ME UP?

YOU THINK I'M STUPID?
YOU WERE ALL OVER
ME AND THEO--

SURVEILLANCE,
WIRETAPS,

UNDERCOVER GUYS
INFILTRATING.

YOU DISCOVERED
WHAT I WAS DOING

AND LET IT DROP TO THEO
THAT I WAS CLIPPING HIM

TO FORCE ME INTO
THIS SITUATION.

YOU DON'T THINK
I KNOW

WHAT YOU HAVE DONE
TO ME

AND MY FAMILY,

YOU MOTHERFUCKER?

I WISH I DID
SET YOU UP, BOBBY.

I REALLY DO,

'CAUSE I'D RUB YOUR NOSE
IN IT IF I HAD.

BUT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO LOOK ELSEWHERE

FOR THE PERSON THAT
GAVE YOU UP TO THEO.

Steve:
VINNY "THE FIX" BUONGIORNO.

JIMMY CHOW.

JESUS LOPEZ.

SUSAN FIORE.

THESE 30 WITNESSES

LEFT THE PROGRAM,

ALL FELL BACK
INTO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY

AND GOT KILLED.

WITHOUT THIS PROGRAM,

YOU'LL SET UP SHOP
WITHIN TWO DAYS.

YOU'LL NATURALLY BE
DRAWN BACK

INTO THE BUSINESS
THAT YOU EXCEL AT.

YOU'LL BE OPERATING
IN THE SAME CIRCUIT.

SOMETHING WILL GIVE YOU AWAY.
WORD TRAVELS FAST.

THEO'S MEN ARE
IN THE BATHROOM STALL
OF YOUR FAVORITE DINER.

YOU THINK I'M STUPID?

I THINK
YOU'RE HUMAN, BILL.

WE WILL NOT PROTECT
YOUR FAMILY.

THEY'LL STILL BE
IN DANGER.

HELL, JOAN KNOWS ENOUGH
ABOUT THEO TO TURN EVIDENCE
ON HER OWN.

THAT'S BULLSHIT, STEVE.
YOU KNOW THAT.

FINE FINE, BUT DOES
THEO KNOW THAT, HMM?

THEO MAY JUST WHACK HER
TO BE SURE.

OR THEO MIGHT
THREATEN HER

TO GET YOU
OUT IN THE OPEN.

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?

THEO.

CHECKING ON SUZIE'S
SCHOOL SCHEDULE.

WHAT?

KNOWING WHAT THEO DID
TO NIKOS,

WHAT WOULD YOU DO

IF YOU KNEW HE HAD SUZIE

OR SEAN?

SEAN'S TALKING TO THEO.

NO NO.

HUH-UH,
HE'S JUST WALKING BY.

NO, HIS MOUTH IS OPEN.

NO.

HE'S JUST WALKING BY.

BILL,

WE'RE JUST TRYING
TO SAVE YOUR LIFE HERE.

YOU WANT TO LIVE?

THEN EMBRACE YOUR FAMILY

AND LEARN HOW TO LIVE
IN THIS WORLD LEGALLY,

PERIOD.

WHY DO YOU CARE?

I DON'T CARE.

THEN WHY ARE YOU GOING
TO ALL THIS TROUBLE
TO SAVE MY ASS?

IT'S MY JOB
TO SAVE YOUR ASS.

BUT THAT'S A LIE, MOMMY.
YOU SAID LYING IS BAD.

WELL, IT IS.
IT IS.

BUT THIS ISN'T.
THIS IS MORE LIKE--

LIKE PRETEND,
LIKE A GAME, OKAY?

AND I THINK
IT COULD BE FUN.

WILL DADDY PLAY?

UH-HUH. AND SEANIE'S
GONNA PLAY TOO.

BUT THIS IS
THE TRICKY BIT--

ONLY WE KNOW
ABOUT IT, OKAY?

JUST OUR FAMILY, OKAY?

SO WE'RE JUST
GONNA PRETEND

THAT WE'RE NOT
FROM WEST ROXBURY.

I DON'T WANT TO PLAY
THIS GAME.

HONEY, LOOK AT MOMMY.

IF WE DON'T PLAY
THIS GAME,

THAT BAD MAN
IS GONNA COME BACK.

IF WE PLAY MAKE-BELIEVE,
THE BAD MAN WON'T FIND US?

THAT'S RIGHT.

SUZIE-Q.

OKAY.

OKAY, THAT'S MY GIRL.
RIGHT?

DON'T FORGET.
DON'T FORGET, OKAY?

Steve:
NOW WE'RE GOING TO WORK
ON POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

THAT WE IDENTIFIED
THIS MORNING, OKAY?

SEAN?

BILL?

I'M SORRY. I'VE ALWAYS
BEEN A TERRIBLE LIAR.

YOU PLAY
WITH YOUR COLLAR.

NO, I THOUGHT
YOU DID GOOD, MOM.
THIS STUFF'S HARD.

- WHAT?
- YOU DO HAVE A TELL, JOAN.

YOU PLAY WITH YOUR COLLAR
AND YOU TOUCH YOUR NECK.

NOW THAT
YOU'RE AWARE OF IT,

JUST MAKE IT GO AWAY.
THAT'S IT.

ALSO, JOAN

AND EVERYBODY,

DON'T SURPRISE THE FAMILY
WITH INFORMATION

THAT YOU HAVEN'T
AGREED UPON, LIKE--

LIKE YOU'RE FROM CHICAGO.

- OH RIGHT.
I'M SORRY. IT'S STUPID.
- IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.

IT'S JUST YOU GUYS
DON'T KNOW CHICAGO.

REMEMBER, LESS IS MORE.

YOU'VE GOT TO BECOME MASTERS
IN THE ART OF EVASION.

RIGHT?

WHAT'S THE BEST WAY
TO SIDESTEP A QUESTION?

I DON'T KNOW.

THROW IT BACK AT 'EM.

WHAT BRINGS YOU
TO SEATTLE, BILL?

( sighs )

I DON'T KNOW.
I JUST GOT TIRED OF WINTER.

- HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE?
- THAT'S GOOD.

HEY, SUZIE,
WHAT'S YOUR MOM'S NAME?

JOAN COOPER.

AND YOUR DAD?

BILL. IT'S SHORT
FOR WILLIAM.

( all chuckle )

THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S GREAT.

IT TAKES A LOT
OF ENERGY TO LIE,

SO YOU WANT
TO TRY TO DO IT
AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE,

ESPECIALLY JOAN.

IF IT MAKES YOU
FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE

JUST MINIMIZE THE INFORMATION
THAT YOU GIVE OUT.

KEEP THE PAST
REALLY SIMPLE.

BLEND IN.

MA'AM, WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

UH, JOAN COOPER.

UM, HONEY,
YOU'RE DOING THAT THING
WITH YOUR COLLAR AGAIN.

- I CAN'T HELP THAT.
- YOU'VE GOT TO HELP IT.

YOU KNOW,
SHE WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO IT
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU.

ALL RIGHT?
REMEMBER THAT.

WHAT?
WHAT DID YOU SAY?

- SEAN, STOP.
- HEY HEY, LET'S JUST--

LET'S JUST KEEP FOCUSED
HERE, ALL RIGHT?

- WHAT DID YOU SAY TO ME?
- LET'S JUST FOCUS ON
THE EXERCISE, OKAY?

HEY, WHAT I SAID WAS

WE WOULDN'T HAVE
TO DO ANY OF THIS SHIT
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU.

WE'RE ALL TRYING
VERY HARD HERE,
SO BACK OFF.

- DON'T SPEAK
TO YOUR FATHER THAT WAY.
- Suzie: STOP YELLING AT DADDY.

YOU THINK 'CAUSE THESE GUYS
HAVE ME, YOU CAN JUST SPEAK
TO ME LIKE THIS?

- HONEY, HE DOESN'T
MEAN IT. HE'S A KID.
- YOU DON'T TELL ME HOW TO TALK.

YOU DON'T GET TO TELL ME
HOW TO DO ANYTHING ANYMORE!

HEY, SEAN, COME ON.
LET'S DEAL WITH THIS
LATER ON.

WHAT, YOU THINK
NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN
YOU RUN THIS FAMILY?

YOU DON'T RUN THIS FAMILY.
YOU HAVE NOT BEEN HERE!

AND WE'VE BEEN BETTER OFF
WITHOUT YOU.

YOU HAVE NOT BEEN HERE.
THE ONLY THING YOU CARE
ABOUT IS YOURSELF.

YOU WANT
TO SAVE YOUR OWN NECK.
I WISH THEY HAD SHOT YOU,

'CAUSE IF THEY HAD SHOT YOU,
THEN YOU'D BE DEAD

AND WE WOULDN'T BE IN THIS
FUCKING SITUATION!

YOU WISH I WERE DEAD?

HUH?

YOU THANKLESS LITTLE PRICK.

NO! NO, BOBBY!

- NO, BOBBY! STOP!
- HEY HEY HEY.

- ( Suzie crying )
- ( all shouting )

I'M YOUR FATHER!
I'M YOUR FATHER!

I KNOW YOU TOLD THEO ON ME!
I KNOW YOU TOLD!

ARE YOU CRAZY?
GET OFF OF HIM!

HE TOLD ON ME!

- YOU LITTLE MOTHERFUCKER!
- CALM DOWN.

- GOD DAMN IT!
- JUST CALM DOWN.

- I'M YOUR FATHER!
I'M YOUR FATHER!
- Cindy: GO GO GO.

GO GO.

I QUIT.
I'M OUT OF THE PROGRAM.

( lock buzzes, beeps )

I GAVE YOU EVERYTHING
YOU EVER HAD, YOU SPOILED
PIECE OF SHIT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.

LET HIM GO.

STAY HERE, OKAY?
STAY HERE.

( Suzie crying )

ARE YOU OKAY?

LOOK-- LOOK, I KNOW
YOU'RE UPSET RIGHT NOW,

SO WHY DON'T WE
JUST TALK ABOUT THIS
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING?

I'M LEAVING.

I CAN GET YOU A SINGLE UNIT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT TODAY.

NO.

I'M NOT AFRAID OF HIM.

AND I DON'T WANT HIM
ALONE WITH MY MOM.

( lock buzzes, clicks )

( insects chirping )

WE HAD A MOMENT.
THAT'S ALL.

NOBODY'S ASKING YOU TO--

YES, YOU ARE.

I THOUGHT THIS WOULD
BRING US TOGETHER,

THAT WE'D BECOME
A FAMILY--

A REAL FAMILY,
LIKE OTHER PEOPLE.

I'VE NEVER HAD

ONE OF THOSE REAL
FAMILIES, SO...

NO, WE ARE.

WE'RE YOUR FAMILY.

AND WE DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE NOW.

WE ONLY HAVE
EACH OTHER, BOBBY,

AND NOW YOU DON'T EVEN
WANT US TO HAVE THAT.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED. I--

CHRIST, LOOK AT US,
HOW WE LIVE.

I'VE NEVER BEEN
SO EMBARRASSED

FOR HOW YOU TREAT
YOUR SON

WHO LOVES YOU

AND WANTS
YOUR ATTENTION

AND YOU WON'T
GIVE IT TO HIM.

I'M EMBARRASSED
FOR MYSELF,

FOR ALL THE THINGS I'VE DONE
AND ALL THE THINGS
I DIDN'T DO,

JUST PRETENDING
THAT THIS WAS ALL NORMAL.

AND NOW LOOK WHERE
IT'S GOTTEN US.

PLEASE, HONEY,
PLEASE CALM DOWN.

DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN
AFTER WHAT YOU JUST DID!

I HAVEN'T GOT UPSET ENOUGH
ALL THESE YEARS.

THE SHIT I PUT UP WITH--

LOOK AT US.

MOMMY, WHY ARE
YOU YELLING?

IT'S OKAY, SUZIE.

WHAT, ARE YOU THE ONLY ONE
WHO CAN GET UPSET?

ARE YOU THE ONLY ONE
WHO CAN EXPLODE, BOBBY,

TAKE IT OUT
ON OTHER PEOPLE?

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
DO NOW?

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA
DO NOW THAT YOU CAN'T
SHOVE PEOPLE AROUND?

- ARE YOU GONNA
START PUSHING US AROUND?
- YOU KNOW I WOULD NEVER--

- I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ANYMORE!
- HONEY, PLEASE.

STAY AWAY FROM ME!

MOMMY, DON'T YELL
AT DADDY.

I AM A SINGLE PARENT.

YOU COULDN'T TELL ME WHERE
SUZIE'S PLAYGROUND IS.

YOU DON'T KNOW
ONE OF THEIR TEACHERS.

YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN
TO ONE OF SEAN'S DEBATES.

AND NOW LOOK WHAT
YOUR SON THINKS OF YOU.

HE WISHES YOU WERE DEAD.

I JUST HAD TO TAKE IT,

LET IT GO, LET IT GO,
LET IT GO--

FOR THE KIDS, FOR BUSINESS,
FOR NIKOS, FOR THEO.

I WON'T LET IT GO NOW.

LET WHAT GO?

YOU DON'T THINK I KNOW
WHERE YOU WERE

FOR SUZIE'S
THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTY?

I TOLD YOU, ME AND NIKOS
WERE IN NEW YORK.

YOU DON'T THINK
I FIND RECEIPTS

FOR JEWELRY
I NEVER GET?

IT'S BUSINESS.
I SWAP MERCHANDISE.
YOU KNOW THAT.

SHUT UP!
SHUT UP.

DO YOU THINK
I'M AN IDIOT?

YOU DON'T THINK

THAT RIPS MY FUCKING
GUTS OUT?

YOU THINK I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA DO
WHEN WE GET TO SEATTLE?

BECAUSE YOU THINK
YOU CAN FOOL THESE GUYS.

YOU'RE GONNA GO BACK TO
PLAYING YOUR OLD GAMES.

BUT YOU ARE NOT
FOOLING ME!

YOU'LL START MAKING BETS--
WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT, EH?

THAT'S LEGAL
IN ATLANTIC CITY.

THEN IT'LL BE RUNNING
NUMBERS FOR SOME GUY
THAT NEEDS A FAVOR.

I'M SORRY, HONEY.
PLEASE, I'M SORRY.

YOU SAY IT'S FOR ME.
YOU SAY THAT I NEED
A NECKLACE OR A NEW CAR,

WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT I NEED?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT
I REALLY NEED?

I LOVE YOU, CINDY.
I LOVE YOU.

NO!

I'M GONNA WIND UP
ALL ALONE OUT THERE,

ALONE AT NIGHT
IN SEATTLE

TELLING EVERYBODY

I'M SOMEONE ELSE
WITH A NEW NAME.

AND THE SAME
STUPID STUPID--

( screams )

I JUST WANTED
TO GET OUT.

OH JESUS.

IT WAS YOU.

WHAT DID YOU DO, HONEY?

WHAT DID YOU DO?

YOU TOLD THEO.

YOU SON OF A BITCH!

( crying )

DADDY!

SHUT UP.

SHH.

I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.
I'M SO SORRY.

( insects chirping )

( birds chirping )

- GOOD MORNING.
- DAVE, A PACKAGE COME FOR ME?

NOT YET.

HEY, YOU OKAY?

NO, NOT REALLY, DAVE.

NOT REALLY.

Steve:
SEAN, YOU LEAVE,
WE CAN'T PROTECT YOU.

THESE ARE CHILDREN
OF THE WITNESSES

THAT LEFT THE PROGRAM.

I'M GOING BACK
TO BOSTON.

I WON'T LET YOU, SEAN.
I WON'T LET YOU.

IF YOU GO BACK
TO BOSTON,

YOUR FAMILY CAN'T
GO TO SEATTLE.

THEY'LL HAVE TO CHOOSE
NEW NAMES,

PREPARE FOR A NEW
RELOCATION AREA.

I WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU UNDERSTAND ME, SEAN.

IF YOU GO BACK
TO BOSTON,

THE NEXT TIME
YOU SEE YOUR MOTHER

MAY BE AT HER FUNERAL.

YOU MAY NEVER SEE
YOUR LITTLE SISTER AGAIN.

ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY
CERTAIN, SEAN?

I'M GOING BACK
TO BOSTON.

OKAY.

WE'LL RING THE APARTMENT
TOMORROW MORNING
AT 8:00 A.M.,

SAY YOUR LAST GOODBYES,

WALK OUT THE DOOR.

THAT'S IT.

( sobbing )

IT'S OKAY.

( lock buzzes, beeps )

- SEAN.
- Steve: I STRONGLY
ADVISE YOU

NOT TO FORCE HIM
TO GO WITH YOU.

YOU'LL ALWAYS REGRET IT

AND IT'LL TEAR AT YOUR FAMILY
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

LOOK, SEAN IS A MINOR.
HE HAS TO COME WITH US.

I CAN'T LIVE
THE REST OF MY LIFE
WITHOUT SEEING MY SON.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
NOW OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR!

SEAN, SEAN.

( lock buzzes, beeps )

Once we get
to Seattle,

if things don't
work out,

can I leave?

CAN I TAKE SUZIE
AND GO BACK TO MY PARENTS?

IF YOU LEAVE BILL IN SEATTLE,
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.

YOU CAN KEEP
YOUR IDENTITY OR NOT.

WE'D HAVE TO RELOCATE HIM,
CHANGE HIS NAME AGAIN.

I MEAN, I TRIED TO HELP YOU
AS MUCH AS I CAN,

BUT YOU LEAVE BILL--

YOU LEAVE THIS PROGRAM.

YOU SUBMITTED
THE ALTERNATE NAMES

OF JAMES AND MARGARET
STRATTON.

DOES SEAN KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THAT?

OKAY. OKAY.

CHANGE WILLIAM COOPER--
WILLIAM COOPER

TO JAMES STRATTON.
JAMES, RIGHT.

AND YOU NEED
TO CHANGE JOAN COOPER
TO MARGARET STRATTON.

MARGARET STRATTON.
THAT'S RIGHT.

WE GOT THE OKAY.
WITHOUT SEAN, WE MOVE
THEM TO PHOENIX.

CHAMP, I KNOW
THE SUPERINTENDENT IN PHOENIX.

I CAN HOOK YOU UP WITH
THE SCHOOL RECORDS, OKAY?

GREAT. NO, GREAT.
YEAH, GREAT.

THANKS.
I NEED THIS YESTERDAY.

WHAT'S UP?

IT'S AN IDEA.

IT'S A LONG SHOT.

( Theo on tape )
And then the Greek, Nikos,

tells me that Bats
is holding out on me.

So what, am I a moron?

I'm supposed to believe
the Greek ain't in on it?

How else would he know?
See what I mean?

No, Nikos didn't think it
through, my friend.

YOU PARTNER NIKOS TOLD THEO
THAT YOU WERE FIXING THE BOOKS

AND HOLDING BACK MONEY
FROM HIM.

IT WAS YOUR PARTNER
WHO GAVE YOU UP.

YOU HEARD IT RIGHT HERE
FROM THEO'S MOUTH.

NOT SEAN, NOT THE FEDS,
NOT CINDY-- NIKOS.

HE THOUGHT HE'D BE
REWARDED FOR HIS LOYALTY.

HE WAS MISTAKEN.
IT COST HIM HIS LIFE.

NOW NIKOS--
HE FUCKED YOU OVER.

HE PAID FOR THAT.
THAT'S DONE NOW.

THERE'S NO REVENGE HERE.

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE
SCREWING YOURSELF RIGHT NOW.

YOUR FAMILY--
THEY'RE THE ONLY ONES

IN THE SAME SITUATION
THAT YOU ARE.

THEY BELIEVE IN YOU.

THEY FOLLOWED YOU HERE.

THEY'RE THE ONLY PEOPLE
THAT YOU CAN TRUST.

CAN'T YOU SEE IT IN YOUR
LITTLE GIRL'S EYES?

THEY'RE GIVING YOU
ONE HUGE CHANCE

TO UNFUCK YOURSELF.

BRING THEM WITH YOU, HMM?

HEY.

YOU DON'T LIKE US
ANYMORE?

WELL, OF COURSE I DO.

IT'S JUST THAT
I'M GROWN UP NOW

AND IT'S TIME
FOR ME TO GO.

YOU'LL COME FOR MY
BIRTHDAY, RIGHT?

NO.

I'D LIKE TO,
BUT I DON'T THINK I CAN.

OKAY. BYE.

BYE.

( insects chirping )

( footsteps )

( clears throat )

( clears throat )

I UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU THINK

I DIDN'T MAKE

THE RIGHT CHOICES
WITH MY LIFE.

BUT I DID WHAT I FELT
I HAD TO DO,

COMING FROM WHERE I DID.

I WON'T APOLOGIZE FOR IT.

BUT BECAUSE OF MY CHOICES

YOU'RE LIKE
A SUBURBAN KID,

GREW UP IN A NICE
NEIGHBORHOOD,

HAD WHAT I DIDN'T.

MAYBE HOW I WAS
WITH MY FATHER--

MY OWN FATHER--
MAKES ME NO GOOD WITH YOU.

YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE

WHO'S GONNA MAKE IT
TO COLLEGE.

AND I'M PROUD OF THAT.

MAYBE I DON'T SHOW IT.

I DON'T KNOW.

EVERYONE WANTS ME TO BE

THIS STRAIGHT GUY
FROM SEATTLE.

I DON'T SEE HOW I CAN
PUT YOU THROUGH COLLEGE

IF I DO THAT.

BUT...

IF YOU LEAVE NOW,

THIS IS HOW
IT'S GONNA END

BETWEEN ME AND YOU.

AND MAYBE THAT'S OKAY.

BUT YOUR SISTER,
YOUR MOTHER--

DON'T HURT THEM

OR YOURSELF

TO GET BACK AT ME.

BUT IF YOU'RE SURE

YOU THINK YOU CAN
SURVIVE BETTER

BY YOURSELF LIKE I DID,

THEN...

I WISH YOU LUCK, SON.

I REALLY DO.

OKAY.

( water running )

( water continues running )

BOBBY, ARE YOU ALL R--?

OH MY--

BO-- BOBBY.

BOBBY.

SWEETHEART.

HEY.

OH NO. NO NO.

OH, BABY.

BABY.

SWEETHEART.

( groans )

( phone ringing )

OH GOD. SEANIE.

( continues ringing )

( lock buzzes, clicks )

( beeps, clicks )

Suzie:
WHY IS SEAN CRYING?

I'M NOT.

YOU DON'T THINK SEAN WOULD
LET YOU GO TO SEATTLE

WITHOUT HIM,
DO YOU, SUZIE?

NO WAY.

( Suzie laughing )

NO NO,
I'M NOT GOING,

NOT IF YOU TAKE
THAT DOG.

- Suzie: WE'RE ALL GOING.
- ( mouths )

( Sean laughing )

NO WAY.
I HATE THAT THING.

THE CLOTHES YOU HAVE ON
WILL GET YOU THERE.

YOU'LL HAVE INITIAL
CLOTHES PURCHASE ALLOWANCE.

YOU WON'T HAVE YOUR
DRIVER'S LICENSE AND OTHER I.D.
FOR ANOTHER SIX WEEKS.

YOU'RE KIND OF
A LEGAL NONENTITY RIGHT NOW.

YOU'LL BE IN LIMBO
IN A MOTEL WITHOUT A CAR

SO I'LL MAKE SURE
IT'S WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE
OF A GROCERY STORE.

OKAY.

THIS IS THE BALANCE
OF YOUR PER DIEM.

ONCE YOU FIND
AN APARTMENT

YOU'LL GET
$1800-A-MONTH STIPEND
TILL YOU GET A JOB.

YOU'RE ALSO GONNA GET
A FURNITURE ALLOWANCE

AND THREE GRAND
TO PURCHASE A CAR.

OKAY.

WELL, IT'S NOW
OR NEVER, BILL.

I MEAN, I THINK IT'S GREAT--
ALL YOU GUYS TOGETHER.

REALLY I DO.

YEAH, ME TOO.
ME TOO.

- HEY, ARE YOU OKAY?
- YEAH YEAH.

I HAD THESE HIDDEN.

YOU GOT THESE BY ME?

IT WASN'T TOO HARD.

YOU CAN NEVER WRITE
OR CALL HER.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT,
RIGHT?

OR ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS.

YEAH.

THIS IS FOR DEBBIE.

IT'S GOODBYE.

IF YOU COULD
GET IT TO HER...

YOU'RE MAKING
THE RIGHT DECISION.

YOU ARE.

( exhales )

HI. I'M--

HI. I'M JOAN COOPER.

OH.

GOODBYE, CYNTHIA

O'CONNOR

BATTON.

LOOKING FORWARD
TO THAT FRESH AIR?

YOU BE GOOD, SWEETHEART.

AND YOU LISTEN
TO YOUR MOM

AND LISTEN TO YOUR
DAD, OKAY?

BYE.

JOAN,

TAKE CARE.

THE FIELD INSPECTOR
IS GONNA MEET YOU GUYS
AT THE AIRPORT.

HE'LL COME BY
TO SEE YOU

EVERY DAY
FOR THE FIRST MONTH,

MAKE SURE EVERYTHING
STAYS STRAIGHT, ON TRACK.

THAT'S IT.

GOOD LUCK, BILL.

THANKS.

BOBBY BATS.

BANG. YOU'RE DEAD.

TAKE IT AWAY.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU
GIVE 'EM?

I DON'T KNOW.

I GIVE 'EM A 50/50 SHOT.

ALWAYS THE OPTIMIST.

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HI. I'M JOAN COOPER.
THIS IS MY HUSBAND BILL.

- YOU WANT TO COME
WITH US, PLEASE?
- RIGHT THIS WAY, FOLKS.

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