My So-Called Life (1994–1995): Season 1, Episode 15 - So Called Angels - full transcript

Child: ANGEL OF GOD,
BY GOD ENDEARED,

TO WHOM GOD'S LOVE
ENTRUSTS ME HERE...

I HAVE HOMEWORK TO DO.

I'M SO HUNGRY.

DEAR GOD.

IT'S NOT FAIR.

ANGELA GOT A NEW
BIKE WHEN SHE WAS 11.

WHAT DO YOU DO...
KEEP A RUNNING TALLY

OF EVERYTHING WE BUY FOR ANGELA?

WELL, YEAH.

DANIELLE, WE CANNOT
AFFORD THAT... OHH!



A CHRISTMAS CARD
FROM THE LOVETTIS?

SO?

I FINALLY TOOK
THEM OFF THE LIST.

WE HAVEN'T LAID EYES ON THEM
SINCE DANIELLE STARTED SOLIDS.

AND NOW OUT OF
NOWHERE THEY SEND THIS?

PATTY, IT'S A GREETING
CARD, NOT A DEAD FISH.

YEAH, BUT IF I SEND
THEM A CARD NOW,

IT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE
I'M ONLY SENDING A CARD

BECAUSE THEY SENT US A CARD.

ANGELA GOT NEW BOOTS?

DANIELLE, STOP KEEPING SCORE.

THOSE ARE NICE.
THEY MUST BE WARM.

HOW COME WE NEVER GO TO CHURCH?

UH... WELL...



WELL, YOU KNOW, IN THE LAST
FEW YEARS, YOU GIRLS, UM...

HAVEN'T SHOWN MUCH ENTHUSIASM.

SO, DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?

LOOK, JUST BECAUSE...

JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T ATTEND
CHURCH ON A REGULAR BASIS...

EXACTLY. YOU CAN
BELIEVE IN GOD WITHOUT...

YOUR FATHER WAS RAISED
CATHOLIC, AND I... WASN'T.

SO WE HAVE CERTAIN...

CERTAIN... DIFFERENCES,

WHICH DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T...

DO WE HAVE TO KEEP
TALKING ABOUT RELIGION?

IT'S CHRISTMAS.

♪ AWAY IN A MANGER ♪

♪ NO CRIB FOR HIS BED ♪

♪ THE LITTLE LORD JESUS... ♪

BOY, PEOPLE REALLY GET SWEPT
UP IN THIS CHRISTMAS THING, HUH?

YOU MEAN YOU DON'T?

YEAH. BUT MOM AND I LIKE TO
WAIT FOR STUFF TO GO ON SALE.

OH, MY GOD!

OH, IT'S OK.

I'M FINE. I WAS RUNNING
TO CATCH THE BUS

AND I SLIPPED ON A
STUPID PATCH OF ICE.

ALL THESE PEOPLE HAD TO HELP ME.

IT WAS STUPID. I
WAS EMBARRASSED.

WHOA!

SO YOU LANDED ON YOUR
FACE OR SOMETHING?

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW?
ANYBODY HAVE QUARTERS?

I NEED A CANDY BAR BEFORE SOC.

IT'S COOL. I GOT CHANGE.

COOL. SEE YOU LATER.

RAYANNE,

DO YOU THINK THAT WAS
TRUE, ABOUT FALLING?

SURE. PROBABLY.

I DON'T KNOW.

LOOK, ANGEL FOOD, THERE'S...

SEE, RICKIE HAS THIS, LIKE,
TENDENCY TO GET BEAT UP,

AND HE DOESN'T ALWAYS
LOVE TALKING ABOUT IT.

TEEN HELPLINE.

YEAH. WHAT ABOUT IT?

I DON'T KNOW. JUST...

MAKING DEPRESSED PEOPLE
TALK TO SOMEONE LIKE YOU,

COULDN'T THAT, LIKE,

PUSH THEM OVER THE EDGE?

OVER THE EDGE.

THAT'S, LIKE, YOUR
ADDRESS, RIGHT?

KRAKOW. HEY, HERE,
TAKE SOME OF THESE.

SO, WE'RE SET, CHRISTMAS EVE,

YOU AND I REPRESENTING
LIBERTY AT THE TEEN HELPLINE?

LISTEN, CHERSKI, UM...

KRAKOW, YOU SIGNED UP.

SO UNSIGN ME.

YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE WHAT
BERNICE AND BOB KRAKOW DID.

OH, I KNOW, BUT JUST
THAT ONCE, RIGHT,

TO MAKE BRIAN, HUH?

THEY'VE SKIPPED TOWN.

WHAT?

SERIOUSLY. THEY'RE
ON SOME 10-DAY CRUISE.

BERNICE CALLED ME FROM THE BOAT,

WOULD I LOOK IN ON BRIAN.

BRIAN'S A LEVEL-HEADED KID.

HE PROBABLY LIKES HAVING
THE PLACE TO HIMSELF.

AT CHRISTMAS?

THE KRAKOWS ARE
JEWISH, AREN'T THEY?

DIDN'T HANUKKAH ALREADY
HAPPEN OR SOMETHING?

EVEN SO. GIRLS, WE'RE GOING OUT

TO PURCHASE A
FEW... LUMPS OF COAL.

I LOVE THE MALL
THIS TIME OF YEAR.

SO, WHAT DO YOU WANT
FOR CHRISTMAS, SHORTY?

I WANT YOU

TO COME WITH US TO
CHURCH ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

YOU JUST THINK ABOUT IT?

UH, CHURCH ISN'T FOR ME.

COME ON. WE SHOULD GET GOING

BEFORE ALL THAT JUNK
NOBODY NEEDS IS SNAPPED UP.

WAIT. WAIT, LOOK. I KNOW THAT IT
HASN'T BEEN A PART OF OUR LIVES,

AND IT CERTAINLY ISN'T
A PART OF THE GIRLS',

BUT THE THING
IS, I WANT IT TO BE.

THEN YOU SHOULD GO.

WHO IS IT? WHO'S THERE?

IT... IT'S OK.

RICKIE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M SORRY. I... DID I SCARE YOU?

NO. I JUST...

COME IN.

UH, I WAS AT, UH, BRIAN'S.

SO I JUST THOUGHT I'D STOP BY.

TODAY, AT RAYANNE'S,

UH, AMBER'S BOYFRIEND
RUSTY WAS THERE.

BOY, IS HE UNFRIENDLY.

SO YOU WENT FROM
RAYANNE'S TO BRIAN'S?

YEAH. I JUST REALIZED
AMBER AND RUSTY

BOTH LIKE EARTH TONES.

ISN'T IT KIND OF LATE
AT NIGHT TO DROP BY?

DANIELLE!

NO, SHE'S RIGHT.

I SHOULD GO NOW.

GOD, YOUR HOUSE
SMELLS, LIKE, AMAZING.

MY DAD'S TEACHING
HIS COOKING CLASS NOW,

SO HE'S TRYING OUT SOME RECIPES.

ARE YOU HUNGRY OR SOMETHING?

MMM, THANKS.

I GUESS I FORGOT
TO EAT LUNCH TODAY.

IT MUST HAVE SLIPPED
MY MIND OR SOMETHING.

YEAH. IT HAPPENS
TO ME SOMETIMES.

Patty: WHO TRACKED THESE
WET FOOTPRINTS IN THE HALL?

OH, RICKIE'S HERE.

GRAHAM, UH, LOOK, RICKIE'S HERE.

CLEARLY.

HE WAS VISITING
BRIAN KRAKOW, SO...

MY SHOES ARE LEAKY.
I'LL WIPE IT UP. I'M SORRY.

IT'S NO BIG DEAL.

SWEETIE, UM, COULD WE
SEE YOU FOR A MINUTE?

I NEED YOU TO TRY SOMETHING ON.

LOOK, IT'S NO BIG
DEAL, ALL RIGHT?

WHY DON'T YOU JUST
TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE'LL DECIDE IF IT'S A BIG DEAL.

WHAT HAPPENED?
WAS HE IN A FIGHT?

HE SAYS HE FELL.

IN ANY CASE, IT'S AWFULLY
LATE TO BE HAVING FRIENDS OVER.

I DON'T THINK HE HAS
ANYWHERE TO GO.

DID HE SAY THAT?

NO. I JUST HAVE THIS FEELING.

LOOK, SWEETIE, IF HE'S
RUN AWAY FROM HOME

OR IF THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG...

MAYBE YOUR FATHER
AND I SHOULD TALK TO HIM.

NO, THAT'LL JUST
FREAK HIM OUT WORSE.

CAN'T HE JUST STAY
HERE FOR ONE NIGHT?

HONEY, IT'S NOT OUR PLACE.

WHAT IF HIS PARENTS ARE
EXPECTING HIM? WHAT IF...

HONEY, HAVING HIM STAY
HERE IS NOT THE ANSWER.

THEN WHAT IS THE ANSWER?

OH, NO! RICKIE!

HE'S GONE.

♪ OH, THERE'S NO
PLACE LIKE HOME ♪

♪ FOR THE HOLIDAYS ♪

♪ 'CAUSE NO MATTER ♪

♪ HOW FAR AWAY YOU ROAM ♪

HEY.

♪ WHEN YOU PINE ♪

♪ FOR THE SUNSHINE ♪

YOU NEED A RIDE OR SOMETHING?

UH...

SURE.

♪ FOR THE HOLIDAYS ♪

♪ YOU CAN'T BEAT
HOME, SWEET HOME ♪

SO, WHERE WE GOING?

UH...

UH, LET ME THINK. UM...

LOOK, YOU NEED SOME PLACE
TO CRASH, I KNOW A PLACE.

THANKS.

MY OLD MAN USED TO
KNOCK ME AROUND, TOO.

HE DID?

HASN'T DONE IT IN A
COUPLE OF YEARS THOUGH.

HE'S TOO SCARED.

'CAUSE THE LAST TIME...

I... I THREW A CHAIR AT HIM.

I'M GOING TO LIGHT A CANDLE
FOR YOU ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

OH, YEAH? YOU THINK
THAT CHANGES ANYTHING?

UH-HUH.

♪ FOR THE HOLIDAYS ♪

♪ YOU CAN'T BEAT ♪

♪ HOME ♪

♪ SWEET ♪

♪ HOME ♪

WERE WE WRONG DOWN
THERE ABOUT RICKIE?

NO, WE WEREN'T WRONG.

I MEAN, WHAT DO WE REALLY
KNOW ABOUT THAT BOY, YOU KNOW?

UH, VIRTUALLY NOTHING.

WE'VE NEVER MET HIS FAMILY.

HOW ON EARTH ARE WE SUPPOSED
TO KNOW WHAT THE SITUATION IS?

I KNOW. YOU'RE RIGHT.

EXCEPT I THINK HE DOES MAKE
YOU KIND OF UNCOMFORTABLE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
BECAUSE HE WEARS MAKEUP?

I'M JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW,

WHAT IF THAT WAS BRIAN KRAKOW

WITH THAT BRUISE ON HIS FACE?

WELL,

THAT'D BE A DIFFERENT
STORY, WOULDN'T IT?

GRAHAM, YOU CAN'T COMPARE THEM.

I'VE KNOWN BRIAN KRAKOW
SINCE HE WAS 5 YEARS OLD.

I KNOW. SO HAVE I.

ALL I'M ASKING IS, SHOULD
THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

WELL, MAYBE NOT,

BUT IT DOES.

I KNOW.

ANGELA, GOD, CHILL.

WHERE IS HE? WHY
ISN'T HE AT SCHOOL?

MAYBE HE'S COMING IN LATE.

MAYBE HE'S AT SOME
SAL MINEO FILM FESTIVAL.

I SHOULD HAVE
HIDDEN HIM IN MY ROOM.

STOP ACTING SO GUILTY.

HE PROBABLY WENT
TO HIS COUSIN'S.

HE STAYS THERE SOMETIMES.

ANGELA, YOU CAN'T, LIKE, BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WHOLE WORLD.

WHAT IS THIS BIG THING
ABOUT CHRISTMAS?

EVERYONE TALKS ABOUT IT LIKE IT'S
THE SECOND COMING OR SOMETHING.

KRAKOW, THIS IS WHEN
PEOPLE NEED THE HELPLINE, OK?

PEOPLE GET SO STRESSED
OVER THIS HOLIDAY STUFF,

THEY EXPERIENCE ACTUAL
SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION

OR WHATEVER, LIKE, TOTAL
HOPELESSNESS AND DESPAIR.

OH, YEAH? SO WHAT?

WHAT DO I CARE?

AND, LIKE, LOSS OF
APPETITE OR WHATEVER.

CHRISTMAS COOKIE?

I'M NOT HUNGRY.

BUT I PROMISED THE
SUPERVISOR, BRIAN.

YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE I CAN ASK.

IT'S CHRISTMAS EVE.
PEOPLE HAVE, LIKE, PLANS.

OH, EXCEPT ME, HUH?

I KNOW, GET BRIAN. HE
NEVER HAS ANY PLANS.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS.

THE DAMN SANTA CLAUS
PIN. THE STUPID NOSE BROKE.

I'M JUST GOING TO LET
THAT ONE GO. IT'S TOO EASY.

SO BRIAN KRAKOW
COMPLETELY SCREWED ME OVER.

OH, REALLY? HOW NON-UNUSUAL.

SO YOU, LIKE, KNOW HIM?

NOT REAL WELL. WE
SLEPT TOGETHER ONCE.

IT'S A JOKE, CHERSKI. BUBBLES?

I TOLD THE HELPLINE TWO
VOLUNTEERS FROM LIBERTY HIGH

ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

HOW DO I GET MYSELF
INTO THESE SITUATIONS?

WILD GUESS... STUPIDITY?

NO. NO, YOU'RE RIGHT.

BECAUSE I DO IT
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

I AM, LIKE, SO OVEREXTENDED.

BESIDES THE HELPLINE, I HAVE
THIS WHOLE HOLIDAY BASKET THING

I SAID I'D MAKE FOR
THIS NURSING HOME.

PLUS, I HAVE 2 MILLION
PRESENTS TO WRAP,

NOT TO MENTION THE
50,000 SOCIAL EVENTS

I SAID I'D GO TO, AND...

I HAVE TO SAY, YOU'RE A
PRETTY GOOD LISTENER.

WELL, I SHOULD BE.

I SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE LISTENING
TO MY MOM RAG ABOUT HER PROBLEMS,

OF WHICH SHE HAS, LIKE, MANY.

NOW TO TOP IT ALL OFF,

SHE'S GOT HER LOW-LIFE, SEX
MANIAC BOYFRIEND STAYING WITH US.

IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT
I JUST CAN'T HANDLE IT.

I MAY JUST AS WELL BE
SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR CHRISTMAS.

LIKE THEY'D NOTICE.

I KNOW WHERE YOU
COULD BE ON CHRISTMAS.

WE'RE RIGHT OVER HERE.

Girl: ♪ DEEP IN THE NIGHT ♪

♪ I THINK ♪

♪ ALL THE TIME ♪

♪ ALL ♪

♪ IS BRIGHT ♪

♪ HERE IN THIS DARK PLACE ♪

♪ I SEE IN YOUR FACE ♪

♪ ALL ♪

♪ IS NOT RIGHT ♪

♪ MAKE IT ♪

♪ MAKE YOUR WAY HOME ♪

♪ BETTER FIND THE LIGHT ♪

♪ BRAVE IT ♪

♪ BRAVE IT ALONE ♪

♪ TAKE A SECOND CHANCE ♪

OH, SORRY.

OH, NO. KEEP GOING. I MEAN...

I WAS JUST LEAVING.

'CAUSE OF ME? I'M NOT EVEN
SUPPOSED TO BE IN HERE.

ME, NEITHER.

I HANG OUT HERE SOMETIMES.

IT'S FUNNY. BEFORE, I'D
NEVER GO TO SCHOOL.

AND NOW THAT I DON'T GO
TO SCHOOL, I'M ALWAYS HERE.

WHAT WAS THAT SONG?
THAT WAS... BEAUTIFUL.

IT'S JUST THIS SONG
I FOOL AROUND WITH.

I'LL PROBABLY BE
WORKING ON IT FOREVER.

I HATE TO GO BACK OUT THERE.

I CAN NEVER GET WARM.

IT'S 'CAUSE OF MY SHOES.

SEE, THEY'RE WORN CLEAN THROUGH.

I HAD A DECENT PAIR, BUT
SOMEBODY SWIPED THEM.

SERIOUSLY?

WHILE I WAS SLEEPING.

YOU'RE ANGELA, RIGHT?

YOU'RE A FRIEND OF RICKIE'S?

Y-YOU KNOW RICKIE?

UH-HUH.

WAIT. WHERE IS HE?
I'VE BEEN REALLY...

I KNOW. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY.

I'VE BEEN LOOKING OUT FOR HIM.

OH, THANK GOD.

WAIT!

YOU HAVE TO TELL
ME WHERE RICKIE IS.

OH, SORRY.

DID YOU SEE THAT GIRL JUST NOW?

WHAT GIRL?

WITH THE GUITAR.

W-WHAT'S HER NAME?

I DON'T KNOW. SHE KNOWS RICKIE.

HE STILL CRASHING AT THAT PLACE?

WHAT PLACE?

THAT OLD WAREHOUSE ON TENNESSEE.

I BROUGHT HIM THERE.

YOU BROUGHT HIM SOMEWHERE?

YEAH. HE WAS LIKE, "I'M GONNA
LIGHT A CANDLE FOR YOU,"

AND I'M LIKE, "DON'T
WASTE YOUR MATCH."

I KNOW I SHOULDN'T
SAY STUFF LIKE THAT.

I DIDN'T EVEN
COMPLETELY MEAN IT.

WHAT? DO YOU MISS HIM?

COME ON. I'LL BRING YOU THERE.

OH, THANKS.

Graham: HELLO? CAN
SOMEONE GET THE DOOR?

OH, I'M SORRY.

CAREFUL, CAREFUL,
CAREFUL, CAREFUL.

NOW, SWING IT AROUND.

SORRY. SORRY.

WELL, I DIDN'T REALLY
LIKE THAT ANYWAY.

SET IT DOWN.

GOT IT? GOOD.

SO ANYTHING ELSE
YOU NEED HELP WITH?

I DON'T THINK SO. THANKS.

BUT IF I THINK OF ANYTHING...

OH, JEEZ. OH!

HI.

HI.

WHERE'S ANGELA?

MAN, YOU GOT A SMOKE?

YEAH. YEAH, HERE.

Girl: ♪ OPEN A WINDOW ♪

♪ LET IN THE SUN ♪

♪ COLD IS ALL I KNOW ♪

♪ GO TO THE FIRE ♪

♪ STIR IT AROUND ♪

♪ THERE'S REALLY NO
PLACE FOR ME TO GO ♪

♪ SO MAKE IT ♪

♪ MAKE YOUR WAY HOME ♪

♪ BETTER THAN YOU HAD ♪

♪ BREAK IT ♪

♪ BREAK THEE ALONG ♪

♪ LEAVE IT IN THE PAST ♪

♪ OH, LOOK ♪

♪ AND YOU'LL FIND IT ♪

♪ SOMEONE WANTS TO ♪

♪ LOVE YOU ♪

OH.

HI AGAIN.

RICKIE?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

JORDAN BROUGHT ME.

RICKIE, ARE YOU
OK? WHAT HAPPENED?

NOTHING!

THEN WHY CAN'T YOU GO BACK HOME?

OK, COME ON.

WHAT?

I MEAN IT. COME ON. YOU'RE
STAYING AT MY HOUSE.

I'M NOT SPONGING
OFF YOUR FAMILY!

SHUT UP. IT WOULDN'T
BE LIKE THAT.

ANGELA, YOUR PARENTS
DON'T WANT ME AROUND!

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

RICKIE, PLEASE.

RICKIE, YOU CAN'T
BE HERE. YOU CAN'T.

TOMORROW'S CHRISTMAS EVE.

YOU THINK I'D STAY
HERE FOR CHRISTMAS?

I'M GOING TO MY
COUSIN'S TOMORROW.

YOU... YOU'D BETTER GO HOME.

THEY'RE GOING TO START
WONDERING WHERE YOU ARE.

I MEAN, FACE IT. YOU
DON'T BELONG HERE.

YOU DON'T BELONG HERE, EITHER.

I CAN'T TALK ABOUT
THIS, NOT WITH YOU!

IF YOU WANT TO HELP
ME, LEAVE ME ALONE.

ANGELA, IS THAT YOU?

UH, YEAH.

WOW.

THE TREE LOOKS...

REALLY GREAT.

HI.

HI.

WE SAVED YOU THE ANGEL.

THANKS.

WE WAITED AS LONG AS
DANIELLE COULD STAND IT, BUT...

I KNOW. I'M SORRY.

I LOST TRACK OF TIME.

CAN I TRIM MY ROOM?

WHY NOT?

SO WILL YOU CALL
NEXT TIME, PLEASE,

IF YOU'RE GOING TO
STAY OUT THIS LATE?

I KNOW. I'M SORRY.

RICKIE'S FINE, BY THE WAY.

GOOD.

I'LL START DINNER.

I'LL HELP.

SO... WHAT WAS
WRONG WITH RICKIE?

EXCUSE ME, BUT WHY ARE YOU HERE?

EXCUSE ME...

YOUR DAD ASKED ME
TO HELP WITH THE TREE.

SO...

SERIOUSLY, IS... IS RICKIE OK?

IF I TELL YOU,

WILL YOU PROMISE NOT
TO BLAB IT TO EVERYONE?

YES.

SEE, HE NEVER SPELLED IT OUT,

BUT I THINK HIS PARENTS, LIKE,

BEAT HIM UP OR SOMETHING,

BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON,

HE'S SCARED TO GO HOME.

OH, MY GOD.

YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE
WHERE HE'S BEEN SLEEPING.

SEE, THERE'S THIS PLACE,

THIS...

BIG, ABANDONED WAREHOUSE.

BRIAN,

IT'S SO SCARY AND SO STRANGE.

ALL THESE KIDS JUST, LIKE...

LIVE THERE.

WHAT KIDS?

KIDS, BRIAN.

THERE ARE KIDS WHO,
LIKE, HAVE NOWHERE TO LIVE.

DON'T YOU KNOW THAT?

YOU GO TO ONE
ABANDONED WAREHOUSE,

AND SUDDENLY YOU'RE THIS, LIKE,
EXPERT ON HOMELESS PEOPLE?

SHUT UP.

IT'S JUST THAT...

THEY'RE, LIKE, NORMAL.

THEY'RE LIKE US.

LIKE THERE'S THIS ONE GIRL,

AND WHEN YOU'RE
TALKING TO HER, IT'S...

IT'S LIKE YOU FORGET THAT...

YOU KNOW.

THAT THERE'S ANY
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOU.

IS THIS THAT PLACE ON ROSCOE

BY THE BOWLING ALLEY?

NO. IT'S ON TENNESSEE AVENUE.

OH, MY GOD.

GRAHAM.

HEY, JUST...

THAT'S WHERE SHE WAS!

DO YOU REALIZE WHAT
COULD HAPPEN TO HER

IN A PLACE LIKE THAT?

LET'S NOT PANIC.

WELL, MAYBE PANICKING
IS THE ANSWER.

YOU REALIZE WE
CAN'T IGNORE THIS.

WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

WE HAVE TO... DO
THE RIGHT THING.

WHO ARE YOU, SPIKE LEE?

GRAHAM.

OK. YEAH. I KNOW.

WE HAVE TO DO THE RIGHT THING.

DINNER!

DOUGHNUT?

COFFEE?

MOONLIT DINNER FOR TWO?

UH, WE'D LIKE TO REPORT...

A SITUATION.

BE MY GUEST.

SEE, OUR DAUGHTER
HAS A FRIEND WHO IS...

APPARENTLY LIVING IN AN
ABANDONED WAREHOUSE...

WITH SOME OTHER
KIDS. SO, OF COURSE...

OF COURSE.

WHERE DID YOU
SAY THIS PLACE WAS?

TENNESSEE AVENUE.

OH, YEAH.

TENNESSEE.

SEE, THE POINT IS,
THIS IS A GOOD KID.

WE'RE HERE BECAUSE...

BECAUSE WE WANNA...
YOU KNOW, HELP.

YEAH. AND WE THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.

UH...

WAS THERE SOMETHING ELSE?

WOULD YOU EXCUSE US?

SURE.

WHAT ARE WE DOING?

I DON'T KNOW.

IS THIS RIGHT? IS
THIS THE RIGHT THING?

WELL, THESE ARE THE PEOPLE

WHO SUPPOSEDLY
HANDLE THESE SITUATIONS.

I DON'T KNOW.

HE SEEMS LIKE A DECENT MAN.

HE'S FINE. HE'S ADORABLE.

IT'S JUST THAT WE...

UM, WHAT, EXACTLY, WILL HAPPEN?

DEPENDS ON THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

IS THIS KID A RUNAWAY
OR A THROWAWAY?

A THROWAWAY?

SEE, A RUNAWAY LEAVES
HOME OF HIS OWN VOLITION.

A THROWAWAY, A PUSH OUT IS...

PUSHED OUT.

OH, MY GOD.

LOOK, FIRST OFF,

EVERY EFFORT IS
MADE TO RESTORE...

DEAR GOD, PLEASE HELP ME.

HELP ME, GOD.

PLEASE HELP MY DAUGHTER, GOD.

GOD, I'M SCARED.

MAMA, COME GET ME.

PATTY, WE SHOULD GO.

THANKS FOR BEING GOOD CITIZENS.

YOU GOT A DAUGHTER, YOU SAID.

YES.

YOU KEEP HER CLOSE, OK?

OK.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

AT THIS FESTIVE SEASON
OF THE YEAR, MR. SCROOGE,

'TIS MORE THAN USUALLY DESIRABLE

WE SHOULD MAKE SOME
SLIGHT PROVISIONS...

DANIELLE, I ASKED
YOU TO SET THE TABLE.

ANGELA SAID SHE'D DO IT.

OF WANT OF COMMON COMFORT, SIR.

OH!

AHH!

MOM, DON'T LOOK YET.

I'M NOT FINISHED.

SWEETHEART, IT'S BEAUTIFUL!

OH, ONE THING I
FORGOT TO TELL YOU.

GRANDMA AND GRANDPA
ARE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

I... I KNOW.

AND NEIL AND MARLA ARE WITH
HER PARENTS IN ROCKPORT, SO...

MOM, I KNOW. LISTEN.

MOM, I REALLY
WANT TO DO THIS, OK?

PLEASE SAY IT'S OK.

SAY WHAT'S OK?

I WANT TO BRING RICKIE
AND THAT GIRL OVER HERE

FOR CHRISTMAS EVE DINNER.

THAT'S RIGHT. I DIDN'T
EVEN TELL YOU ABOUT HER.

MOM, THIS GIRL HAS
THE MOST AMAZING VOICE.

SERIOUSLY. WAIT TILL...

ANGELA, LISTEN...

YOU CANNOT GO
BACK TO THAT PLACE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THAT PLACE?

SWEETIE, LOOK...

DON'T, MOM.

WE HAD TO DO SOMETHING.

WE COULDN'T JUST...

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

YOUR FATHER AND I...

OVERHEARD YOU AND
BRIAN TALKING, AND...

OH, MY GOD. YOU DIDN'T...

YOU CALLED THE
POLICE OR SOMETHING?

ANGELA...

MOM, DON'T YOU REALIZE?

WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
WE HAVE TO WARN THEM.

ANGELA, LISTEN TO ME.

YOU ARE NOT GOING
BACK TO THAT PLACE.

THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER.

I KNOW THAT! WHY DO
YOU SPEAK LIKE THIS TO ME,

LIKE I'M A CHILD?

THIS GIRL, WHOEVER SHE
IS, HAS SERIOUS PROBLEMS!

YOU HAVEN'T EVEN TALKED
TO HER. I'VE TALKED TO HER.

THIS GIRL...

SHE COULD BE ME.

OH, DON'T SAY THAT!
SHE COULDN'T BE YOU.

HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT?

BECAUSE IT'S TRUE.

FINE. I'LL PUT BACK
THE EXTRA PLATES.

HEY, SHORTY.

WHAT IS THIS WITH SHORTY?

SHOOT!

NEED HELP? NO.

NO, I CAN DO IT MYSELF.

GOD, I JUST HAD...

THE MOST UPSETTING
FIGHT WITH ANGELA.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS
ONE OF THOSE FIGHTS

WHERE IT DOESN'T EVEN SEEM REAL.

IT SEEMS LIKE THE
FIGHT IS HAVING YOU.

YOU'D BETTER GO SPEAK TO HER.

DANIELLE SAID SHE
WENT OUT FOR A WALK.

WHAT WAS THE FIGHT ABOUT?

PATTY?

PATTY?

RICKIE!

HEY, YOU THERE.

DON'T BE SCARED.

YOU'RE COMING WITH US.

WHAT WAS I THINKING?
WHAT HAVE I DONE?

YOU WERE JUST TRYING
TO HELP. WE BOTH WERE.

WILL SOMEBODY TELL ME WHAT'S
GOING ON FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE?

I'LL EXPLAIN IN A MINUTE.

STAY HERE, WON'T YOU,
IN CASE SHE PHONES?

PATTY, IT'S OK.

SHE'S GOING TO COME HOME.

UM... HI.

I WAS JUST, YOU KNOW...

HAD... HAD NOTHING,
LIKE, PLANNED,

SO I, S-SO...

SO WHAT?

SPIT IT OUT!

I'M SOR... I'M SORRY. IT'S OK!

GO, GO, GO.

SHE JUST... SHE'S...

IN A HURRY.

DON'T ASK ME. I JUST LIVE HERE.

TELL ME...

ARE THESE THE SHADOWS
OF THE THINGS THAT WILL BE,

OR ARE THEY THE SHADOWS

OF THE THINGS THAT MAY BE ONLY?

EBENEZER SCROOGE!

AM I THAT MAN WHO
LAY UPON THE BED?

NO, SPIRIT! NO!

I'LL NOT BE THE MAN I WAS.

AND A MERRY
CHRISTMAS TO YOU, TOO.

THANKS FOR CALLING THE HELPLINE.

OH, CAN I GET THIS ONE? PLEASE?

WELL... OK.

BUT DON'T LET THE
SUPERVISOR SEE YOU.

HELLO. HELPLINE.

HI.

MY NAME'S...

STEVE.

HI, STEVE.

IT'S BRIAN KRAKOW!

SEE...

IT'S NOT LIKE I ENJOY SPENDING
TIME WITH MY PARENTS OR ANYTHING.

SO...

WHEN THEY FIRST TOLD ME
THEY WERE GOING AWAY...

THEY ASKED ME

IF I WANTED TO GO TO DENVER

TO MY SISTER AND
HER HUSBAND'S HOUSE.

BUT...

I... I SAID NO, BECAUSE...

I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW,

IT'LL BE GREAT.

I'LL...

WORK ON MY PSATs.

IT'LL BE, LIKE...

PEACEFUL.

BUT...

I JUST...

DIDN'T EXPECT TO
FEEL THIS, LIKE...

LONELY.

LIKE EVEN NOW, I'M
AT MY NEIGHBOR'S,

AND...

MY GOD, HE'S, LIKE, CRYING.

GET OUTTA TOWN!

MY HAND TO GOD!

DO YOU WANT ME TO
GET THE SUPERVISOR?

NO.

NO, I'LL HANDLE IT.

SO, STEVE,

YOU NEVER ASKED ME MY NAME.

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

JADE.

JADE?

DO YOU GO TO LIBERTY?

NEGATIVE, STEVE.

THANK GOD.

SO, STEVE...

WHAT ARE YOU WEARING?

WHAT?

UM...

RIGHT.

MY RED FLANNEL SHIRT

AND MY BROWN CORDUROYS.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO
KNOW WHAT I'M WEARING,

STEVE?

UM...

SURE.

I'M WEARING A TANK TOP.

IT'S REALLY LOW CUT.

I'M PRACTICALLY
POPPING OUT OF IT!

AND THESE SUPER
TIGHT SHORTY CUTOFFS.

OH, THEY ARE SO TIGHT!

I BETTER UNZIP THEM.

OOH...

MMM.

THAT'S SO MUCH BETTER.

A-ARE... ARE YOU SURE
THIS IS THE HELPLINE?

IT'S THE HELPLINE, ALL RIGHT.

MMM, IT'S GETTING

REALLY WARM IN HERE.

I THINK I SHOULD
TAKE OFF MY TANK TOP.

LOOK, I BETTER GET OFF.

I MEAN...

HANG UP.

I MEAN...

I'M AT MY NEIGHBOR'S, SO...

WELL, THINK OF IT
THIS WAY, STEVE.

YOU STILL FEEL LIKE CRYING?

EXCUSE ME.

IS THIS TENNESSEE AVENUE?

WE'RE LATE.

HELLO?

IS IT HER?

ANGELA?

DAD.

ANGELA.

DAD, I'M SORRY. I'M SO SORRY.

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

JUST TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO BELIEVE THIS,

BUT I'M IN THE BASEMENT
OF THIS CHURCH.

THEY BROUGHT ALL THE KIDS
FROM THE WAREHOUSE HERE.

JUST GIVE ME THE ADDRESS.

YEAH, OK.

I KNOW WHERE THAT'S AT.

RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

YOU STAY THERE, AND
WE'LL COME GET YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO CHURCH.

ANGELA!

OH.

NEVER MIND.

UH...

UH, I... I'M SORRY.

I'M, UH...

MY DAUGHTER HAS... HAS
BOOTS JUST LIKE THOSE.

YOU SEE, I'M TRYING
TO FIND MY DAUGHTER,

AND, UM...

I KNOW.

BECAUSE I'M NO
DIFFERENT FROM HER.

NO. NO, UM...

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

SURE, I DO.

I HAD A MOM...

CLEAN SHEETS, ALL OF THAT.

ANOTHER TOSS OF THE DICE,

I COULD BE IN HER SHOES,

SHE COULD BE IN MINE.

THERE BUT FOR
THE GRACE OF GOD...

GO I.

GO AHEAD. ASK ME.

WHY DID YOU LEAVE HOME?

MY MOTHER AND I HAD A FIGHT...

THE KIND OF FIGHT
WHERE IT SEEMS LIKE

THE FIGHT IS HAVING YOU.

SO WHAT ELSE DO
YOU WANT TO KNOW?

HOW DID YOU DIE?

I FROZE.

OH...

GOD.

PLEASE HELP ME.

♪ OH ♪

♪ LORD, I FEEL LIKE ♪

♪ OOH, OOH ♪
♪ GOING HOME ♪

♪ MMM, MMM ♪

♪ I TRIED AND I FAILED ♪

♪ AND I'M TIRED ♪

♪ AND I'M WEARY ♪

♪ MMM ♪

♪ EVERYTHING I DONE ♪

♪ IS WRONG, LORD ♪

♪ MMM ♪

♪ AND I FEEL LIKE GOING ♪

♪ GOIN' HOME ♪

♪ HOME ♪

♪ LORD, I TRIED ♪

♪ OOH ♪
♪ TO SEE IT THROUGH ♪

♪ OOH ♪
♪ BUT ♪

♪ IT WAS TOO MUCH FOR ME ♪

♪ HEY, YEAH ♪

♪ YEAH ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ NOW I'M COMING HOME ♪

♪ OOH ♪
♪ TO YOU ♪

♪ YEAH, YEAH ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ YES, I FEEL LIKE GOING ♪

♪ GOIN' HOME ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ CLOUDY SKIES ♪

♪ CLOSE ME IN ♪

♪ WELL ♪

♪ NOT A FRIEND ♪

♪ AND NOT A FRIEND AROUND ♪

♪ TO HELP ME ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ ALL THE PLACES ♪

♪ I HAVE BEEN ♪

♪ GOING HOME ♪

♪ OH ♪

♪ BUT I FEEL LIKE ♪

♪ GOIN' HOME ♪

♪ DON'T IT FEEL LIKE ♪

♪ GOIN' HOME? ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ TRIED AND I FAILED ♪

♪ AND I'M TIRED ♪

♪ AND I'M WEARY ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ EVERY PLACE I'VE EVER GONE ♪

♪ OOH ♪
♪ OH, OH ♪

♪ AND I FEEL LIKE ♪

♪ GOIN' HOME ♪

♪ ALL IS CALM ♪

♪ ALL IS BRIGHT ♪

♪ ROUND YON VIRGIN ♪

♪ MOTHER AND CHILD ♪

♪ OH, OOH ♪

♪ HOLY INFANT ♪

♪ SO TENDER ♪

♪ OH, OH ♪
♪ AND MILD ♪

♪ SLEEP IN ♪

♪ HEAVENLY ♪

♪ PEACE ♪

♪ SLEEP IN ♪

♪ HEAVENLY ♪

♪ PEACE ♪

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