The Big C (2010–2013): Season 3, Episode 10 - Fly Away - full transcript

♪ It's so hard ♪

♪ to turn your life over ♪

♪ step out
of your comfort zone ♪

♪ is this some kind
of a joke? ♪

♪ will someone
wake me up soon ♪

♪ and tell me this was just
a game we play ♪

♪ called life? ♪

[Panting]

Oh, God.
That was amazing.

I know.
The fish are so beautiful.

While you were watching
the fish,



I was watching you
watch the fish.

You were so intent and--
and soulful

and completely unaware of how
perfectly formed your ass is.

And you are number nine.

What is your name?

- Sean Tolke.
- Is this your buddy?

Here's hoping.

What do you mean?

- Who is your dive buddy?
- Uh, Cathy.

I'm surprised she's not
back here by now.

She likes to win.

Do you remember when I told you

what the number one rule was?

Uh, never leave your buddy.



And the number two
and three rules?

- Never leave your buddy?
- And what did you do?

I left my buddy.

Look, she gave me the finger
underwater.

Okay, I--
I didn't feel safe.

Well, she may not be safe now.

She's the only one not back.

She--she's a swim coach,
dude, I--

She likes following rules
as much

as she likes making lists.

If she isn't back yet,
it is--

it is really specifically
just to piss me off.

We fuck around with each other
like that.

Where did you leave her?

Um, uh--

you know, there-ish.

One missing.
Look for bubbles.

[Garbled scream]

[Gasps]
Oh, God! Oh, shit!

Oh, God!
Aah!

Aah!
Oh, my God.

Oh, my God.
Oh, God. Oh, God.

I thought I was being
sucked into something.

Where the hell
is the dive boat?

[Speaking Spanish]

Did I--did I break that?

I--really, I'm sorry.

- [Speaking Spanish]
- Do you speak English?

- [Speaking Spanish]
- Okay, I'm sorry!

It's a hole, not a tumor!
Get over it!

Hi.

First of all,

I would like to share with you

how much I regret taking
four years of French.

[Grunts]

Aah!

My name is Cathy.

What is your name?

Look, I'm sor--
look, I--

I need--I need to get back
to the dive boat,

or just at least to...
San Juan.

I'll--I'll figure it out
from there.

No San Juan.
Esperanza.

I don't know
where Esperanza is.

I don't know who Esperanza is.

I need to go to San Juan.

No.
No, no, no.

Please.

[Speaks french]
Shit, that's French.

[Speaking Spanish]

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

You take me to San Juan,
I promise--

I promise I will send you some...
[Speaking Spanish].

[Speaking Spanish]
Look, oh, another word I know.

For your net and for the gas
and for the time.

No, no.

Lots and lots and lots of
[Speaking Spanish].

Or is it "de Niro"?

De Niro?
R-Robert de Niro?

"You talking to me?"

Okay.

[Speaking Spanish]

- San Juan?
- San Juan.

Ah! San Juan!
Thank you.

San Juan.

What's your name?

Angel.

"Onhell"?

Angel. Angel.

Oh.
[English pronunciation] Angel.

[Engine starts]

Beautiful name...

For such a nice guy.

[Engine backfires] Ah!

- Thank you.
- Thank you very much.

- Hello.
- Hello.

Can I take a picture?

Of course you can.

[Beep, shutter clicks]

[Giggling] Thank you.

Do you mind if I post this
on my Facebook page?

You can put it up
on your hometown billboard.

[Laughter]

- Thank you. You were great.
- You're welcome.

[Slurping]

Mmm, loving this stuff.

If I become a wino,
I'm only drinking rum.

I'm gonna be a rum-o.

We should skip that
good Friday parade

and go on a rum tour.

No, I told Jessie I'd take
a video of the parade.

It's supposed to be sad.

It supposed to be really
important here--thank you.

Oh, wh--No, no, no, no.
Give that back.

I'm cutting you off, okay?

I'm legal here in Puerto Rico.

You are still considered
a naive little baby child.

Uh, they served me.

Okay, so clearly
no one here cares but you.

Your mom is gonna care
if I bring you back

all loosey goosey.

Actually, she tried to get me
to smoke pot the other day,

so she'd probably
jump for joy if I got drunk.

- Oh, no, she didn't.
- Yeah, she did.

Look, she's really starting
to freak me out lately.

Well, if you're worried
about her,

why don't you act like
the Christian you say you are

and try to talk to her,
maybe help her?

Mmm. Rum, rum, rum.
[Slurping]

Uh, somebody should help
you out, Ababuo Jackson,

if that's even your real name.

- [Scoffs]
- Oh, yeah, wait. It's not.

It might be.

I'm gonna change it legally
when we get back.

Fine, let's drink to that.

Mmm. Mm-hmm.

What's wrong with it?

Has it ever done this before?

Oh, do you have a telephone?

A--a "tell-a-fo-no"?
"Tell-a-fo-no."

[Speaking Spanish]

Ahh!
Oh, there's no signal.

Oh, is that what you just said?

Look, I really, really--

I need to get in touch
with my family

because I'm sure all the other
divers are back by now.

I don't want them to think
that something terrible

has happened to me.

I mean, not that this
isn't great,

because under
any other circumstance--

Ay ay ay!
[Speaking Spanish]

Shh!

Yeah.

Oh, God, I'm hot.

I'm hot, and I don't...
Feel good.

I feel like I'm being
squeezed to death.

Ugh!

Ah!

[Panting]

Please don't look
directly at my thighs.

I wish I had some heels
to elongate my legs right now.

Oh, thank you.

Thank you.

That's nice.
[Sniffs]

Smells a little fishy,
but can't blame you for that.

[Speaking Spanish]

[Sighs]

[Speaking Spanish]

You you want me to fish?

My family is somewhere
out there,

probably thinking I am dead.

I'm sure that they have
called out

a search crew for me by now.

I'm going to owe the government
of Puerto Rico

thousands and thousands
of dollars.

And you--
you want me to fish.

You know what, angel?

It's an excellent point.

What the hell else
am I gonna do?

Hey, my friend got swept
out to sea on a dive once,

and it took the rescuers
an hour and a half

to find her, but they did.

They never give up.

Oh, and she was alive
when they found her

because she told me the story.

I shouldn't have left my buddy.

Hey, I really think
they'll find her.

Everybody thinks it's my fault.

They probably think I lured her
out here to murder her.

You know, people do that.

I wouldn't, but people do.

Okay, in just a few minutes,

we're going to take
everybody back.

Wait, wait, wait, you--
you can't just

leave her out here somewhere.

A rescue diver is in the water.

Another boat is on its way.

Oh, f--
[Sighs]

[Thunder rumbling]

I love the sound of rain
hitting the roof,

especially at night.

When Paul's snoring,
it really drowns that out.

You know, early in my marriage,

I started fantasizing
about living alone in a cabin.

Not because I didn't love Paul

or want to be married,
I just...

Missed alone time.

And then we had Adam,
which was amazing, but...

You know, it was like
I was always a fly on the wall,

watching myself play
all these different roles.

"I am doing my wife thing now.

"I am cooking a meal
for my family.

"Oh, I'm doing my mother
thing now.

I am a teacher teaching."

And then I'd go into my mind

to this little, tiny cabin
in the woods

where I wouldn't
have to hear Adam fart

and then laugh about it

or hear Paul's pee
hit the water in the toilet

before he came to bed.

And I could just--
I could read.

And I could write.

And I could figure out
how I could...

Be happy.

You know, I think I've been
low-grade discontented

for a long time.

[Speaking Spanish]

Ah!
Oh, I got one.

Oh, I think I got one.
Yeah.

I got--I got--
I did. Ah!

I did! I got one!
Look! Hoo-hoo!

Oh, hooray for me!

Oh, I did it!
Oh!

Oh, why did I ever
stop fishing?

I gotta be honest
with you, angel.

I feel incredibly useful
right now.

Like my sole purpose
in this very moment

was to catch that fish
and I nailed it.

[Chuckles]
No! No--

No.

[Speaking Spanish]

[Latin music]

♪ ♪

Stranger, please get
these plantains away from me

before I balloon up
and float away.

Don't worry, I will--

I will grab you by the toe
and pull you back down.

[Giggles]

Now--now I appreciate that.

Oh, could I have one
of the specialties of the--

of the house, please?

[Speaking Spanish]

I'm Brandy.

I'm Brian.

So we're just gonna
let the engine rest

and hope that it
self-corrects.

Is that right...
[Spanish pronunciation] Angel?

Angel.

Angel.

[Speaking Spanish]

Angel.

Do you have any kids, angel?

Any [Speaking Spanish]?

[Speaking Spanish], eh!

That's my second Spanish word.
[Chuckles]

Might be speaking fluently
by the time

I get off this boat.

Any [Speaking Spanish]?

Mm.

A baby.

Aww.

You have a baby.

That's great.

[Speaking Spanish]

[Speaking Spanish]?

That's still a baby.

Your wife, oh.

She is
[Speaking Spanish] beautiful.

[Chuckles]

[Speaking Spanish]

I have a son.

Um, son.
[Laughs]

He's older.

You know, I read something
a long time ago

that said children of divorce
are more likely

to get divorced themselves,

unless the parents split
after the kid turns 12,

because that's when
their moral center is formed.

I never thought
Paul and I would split,

yet for some reason,

that logged in my mind.

"Just get Adam to 12."

[Chuckles] He's 16 now.

In some countries, he's a man.

He can run a country.
He can fight a war.

He can raise a family.

He's turned into
his own person.

I think now I probably need him

more than he needs me.

Slow down.

You're killing my rum buzz.

[Speaking Spanish]

[Speaking Spanish]

Uh, either they wanna
beat me up,

or they want me
to play with them.

- Do you care?
- Go for it.

I'll sit here
and work on my tan.

What's up, man?
Adam.

Adam.
Nice to meet you.

Hello.

Hello.

Are you here
for the Viernes Santo?

If that's
the good Friday parade,

then I guess so.

I want to tour the rum factory,

but my friend
is a religious freak.

I'm just
regular religious myself.

Where are you from?

Africa.

You do not sound like
you are from Africa.

Well, I'm currently living
in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

My name is Miguel.

Nice to meet you.

It's amazing how weightless
you feel in the water.

You know, it's just, like,
like flying.

I can remember hoping
every night

before I'd go to bed
that I'd have a flying dream.

It's just amazing
how realistic they are.

I can remember thinking
in my dream,

"Wow, I have to remember
when I wake up

that I can fly."

Okay.

Done peeing now.

Ah.

[Speaking Spanish]

Ahh!

[Sighs]

Oh!

Thank you for not doing that

while I was in the water...

Like, over my head
or something.

We are living a strange reality
out here, angel.

[Sighs]

You know, we're, uh,
just down here

shooting our commercial
for a couple of days.

And I own the company,
so you know,

I try and take work in tropical
locations whenever I can.

Hmm.

So since you're
traveling for work,

is your wife missing out
on all the fun?

[Exhales]

My wife...died of cancer
last month.

Oh, my God.
I'm so sorry.

Well, look on the bright side,

it's better than going through
an ugly divorce.

Oh, my God!
[Laughing]

Why did I possibly say that?

I'm still reeling
from my own divorce.

I'm so sorry, Brian.

I'm mortified.

Don't even think about it,
seriously.

Look, I mean,
at least you tried.

Most people just sit there,

you know, and say nothing.

Sir, this man's next
ten drinks are on me.

Oh.

[Laughs]

[Latin music]

♪ ♪

And then when it rains
in the winter,

the water covers the trees,
and then it freezes,

so it looks like
they're made of ice.

I'm actually designing
a line of dresses

loosely based on icicles.

There's a really great
design school in Minnesota

I'm trying to get into.

So you're from Minneapolis,

but your name is Ababuo,
and you wear a scarf

on your head like
an African princess?

Well, my people
are from Africa,

and so this just reminds me
of where I'm from.

But you were born in America.

Why not wear a wig
like George Washington?

Are you giving me shit, Miguel?

Or--or a robe
like Christopher Columbus?

That slave trader?

You're definitely
giving me shit.

I'm just saying,

everyone has more history,
good and bad,

than they can wear
on their bodies.

Why not wear it in your heart?

It's easier.

- Just my advice.
- Miguel!

Oh, excuse me.

[Panting]

God, those guys play soccer
ten times better

than anyone back on my team.

Well, that can't be hard.

Uh, why's your new boyfriend
taking off his clothes?

Holy Bible!
I was talking to Jesus.

[Latin music]

♪ ♪

[Speaking Spanish]

[Laughs]

[Speaking Spanish]

Whoo!
Ah!

Hey!
[Speaking Spanish]

[Both laughing]

Whoo!

Well, Brian...

It been a real pleasure
meeting you.

Oh, no.
You're leaving me?

Mm, I have to get out
of the sun and the heat.

But you're, um,
welcome to join me

for another drink in my room.

Um...

I-I like drinking.

And I like you.

So why not?

- They'll find her.
- Oh, yeah.

You keep saying that,
but you don't know.

I believe in focusing
on the positive,

otherwise life is so negative.

Oh, Jesus Christ.
Fuck your positive energy!

And fuck you.

It's your ass's fault
that I left her.

It's also my--my--
my dick's fault.

I should have been
protecting my buddy,

but I was following
my dick instead.

I hate my dick!

And I hate your ass!

What are you--
what are you doing?

I'm gonna find her myself!

- No! Get the fuck--
- What are you doing?

I need to borrow your boat!

Get the fuck off, man.

Shit.

Gah! Ah!

[Church bells ringing]

This is, like, the lamest
parade I've ever been to.

We're supposed to be reflecting

on the death of Jesus,

although that's who
I really feel bad for--

Jesus's mama.

She birthed him in a barn
with no place

to clean herself up.

She sacrificed herself for him.

And what does she get
in return?

Front row at his crucifixion.

Hey, Mary.
Hey, girl.

You need somebody
to wipe your brow?

I am right here.
I'm Andrea.

[Speaking Spanish]

No--oh, I see, you busy.
I get it.

I thought you were Ababuo,
birthed of Africa.

I am, baby, in my heart.

In my heart.

Sh--here, here, here.
Let me help you.

[Speaking Spanish]

[Speaking Spanish]

What?

[Speaking Spanish]

Oh.

Oh, my tattoo.

Eh? My tat?

Yeah, it's a--

It's a "C".

"C" for "Cathy."

And for "cancer."

Cancer?

What do you know?

It's the same
in every language.

I have cancer.

I wanna say I had cancer,
but I can't.

[Speaking Spanish]

I'm sorry for your dad.

Can I tell you something
I haven't told anyone yet?

My doctor called me yesterday.

He told me my tumors
are growing again.

[Crying] Which really sucks.

Because I've been doing
this treatment

and everything was
going so well and I really--

I really thought that
I was gonna beat this thing...

That my tumors
were gonna disappear,

and in some weird world,
I was gonna live forever.

Do you know what I think,
angel?

I think I'm gonna die
within a year.

[Speaking Spanish]

It feels good to cry.

I've been trying so hard
just to find my joy

'cause I thought I was
supposed to be happy,

or I was supposed to make
other people happy,

or I was supposed to make
my kid think I'm happy,

but...I just should have
cried more.

I should just cry more.

[Speaking Spanish]

[Engine sputtering]

[Engine starting]

[Speaking Spanish]

Do you have a pen?

A pen so I can get your address

and send you some money.

[Speaking Spanish]

[Speaking Spanish]

[Speaking Spanish]

[Indistinct chatter]

[Group cheering]

[Overlapping chatter]

Drink, drink, drink, drink!

Not on my fucking vacation.

You know where it is.
Go look it up in the file!

[Overlapping chatter]

I don't wanna go!
I wanna play!

I hate you! I hate you!
I hate you!

[Theresa Andersson's
birds fly away]

Angel!

Angel!

Angel!

Angel!

Angel!

♪ I'm sitting on my stoop ♪

♪ just thinking about
the friends I used to know ♪

♪ summers we spent outside ♪

♪ slapping time on our thighs ♪

♪ smiling as the boys walk by ♪

♪ then a breeze
begins to blow ♪

♪ and I know it's time
to go inside ♪

♪ but wait ♪

♪ birds fly away ♪

♪ they seek shelter ♪

♪ trees stand strong ♪

Esperanza.

- [Speaking Spanish]
- Esperanza.

♪ They don't falter ♪

♪ I'm walking down the street ♪

♪ the people I pass ♪

♪ we nod our heads and go ♪

♪ shuffle our feet away ♪

♪ never more than hello ♪