The Leftovers (2014–2017): Season 1, Episode 3 - Two Boats and a Helicopter - full transcript

This is the story
of a... a little boy.

I'd say, "stop me
if you've heard this one

Before," but you have, and I
don't really want to be stopped.

This boy, he's a good kid;
not perfect, but good,

And when he's about
10 years old,

His mom and dad tell him he's
gonna have a baby sister.

And the baby sister comes,

And of course
he loves her very much.

But... She's getting attention.

His attention.

So he wishes...



Actually... He prays

For that attention back and...

A month later, he's diagnosed

With acute lymphatic leukemia.

And the... ... cancer
eats away at the boy

Until there is almost
nothing left.

But he fights it.

He survives and...

Now he has a choice to make.

Does he decide

That he was punished

Or that he was rewarded?

Will he be angry for
having been made to suffer,

Or will he be grateful



For that suffering because...

It changed him?

This is the story
of a little girl.

She's 8 years old, and

Just over a week ago,
she's playing in the park.

She loves to go high
on the swings,

Up to the point where you hang
there for a moment, suspended,

Before the chains clink
and gravity pulls you back down.

She's been asleep...

In a coma,

For 9 days now.

Her brain activity
is negligible.

Her outcome is undetermined.

The girl's name is emily...

And so that little boy is asking
for attention again now.

For emily,

Let us pray.

Heavenly father,

You invite all who are
burdened to come to you.

Allow your healing hand
to touch this girl.

Fill her heart
with your courage

And infinite love
for all that you create...

Please.

Oh! Oh! Please!

Oh...

Well, it's probably not
a concussion.

Doctor will want to take a
look at you before you can go.

Thanks.
Mm-hmm.

"mrs. Amber johnson,

"a local pharmacist trainee,

"secretly stole
significant quantities

"of percocet,
oxycodone, and vicodin

And sold it to community
college students."

I know what it says.

Amber here, she poofed?

She was a departure,
yes, mm-hmm.

So you think our
assailant knew amber,

Maybe didn't appreciate
your little newsletter?

I got this one, lou.

Chief, I was just taking his statement.
There's no need for...

All right.
Press charges, matt?

No.

There you go.

Father.

Here we are again.

Ahem.

Occupational hazard.
What are you gonna do?

Stop pissin' people off.

They need to hear the truth.

Your dad understood that.

Look where that got him.

You know, me and jill are living
in the old man's place now.

Come over tonight, I'll
grill up some steaks,

Do a Sunday dinner
like old times.

Nights are tough for me.

Mmm.

Sorry.

See you next time, chief.

Guess you and me are
going to the same place.

You need help?

Emily.

The girl who was in here... do
you know what happened?

She woke up,

Asked for a sprite.

Well, she's ok?

I guess so.
You know her?

No, I visited with her, but

My congregation...

This morning,
we prayed for her.

Well, she woke up last night.

Hello. You've reached the
administrative offices of our savior.

Please leave a message
at the sound of the tone.

Matt, hi.
It's jim lewis from fdr.

You're a hard man to reach.

I'd really love to talk
to you, in person,

Preferably,
as soon as possible.

I'm here at the bank
all day. Talk soon. Bye.

Hey, hi.

Um, are you open?

Sure. Yeah. Come in.

I don't know
if you remember me.

I used to come all the time.
Craig, right?

Mcnary.

Yeah. Sorry I haven't
been in a while.

My wife, ever since
the 14th, she's not

Really into, you know...

Anyway, she's over
getting a manicure,

And I told her to get
her feet done, too,

You know, just to take
some time for herself.

I'd take the baby and come
back, pick her up later,

So...

How long does it take to do a,

You know, a baptism?

We... we have that
confidentiality thing, right?

I'll try to keep my mouth shut.

Oh, I... I don't know what the
appropriate contribution is...

Please.

It's on the house.

You sure?

How about you ask
your wife to join

You and your son for
services this Sunday?

We'll call it even.

I don't think
that's gonna happen.

Heh! Had to try.

If I don't, who will?

This guy I worked with...

He used to get loaded
and drive out

To the indian casino
in connecticut.

Gambled away his paycheck
every other Thursday.

And when that was gone,
I heard he...

I heard he cleaned out
his kids' college account.

He went on the 14th.

What was his name?

Andrew sasaki.

We don't discuss personal
information about our clientele.

Sure.
Of course not.

This man, mr. Sasaki,
he was a departure,

And the reason I'm asking
about him is, uh... I'm sorry,

I know this is personal, but did
you lose anyone close to you, sir?

My niece.

She was 9.

May I show you something?

This...

Is albert wayne studdard.

He abducted a young girl
walking home from school.

Violated her sexually,
strangled her to death.

On October 14th,
he disappeared,

Right out of his jail cell.

And this man, this monster,

Is on the same list along
with all the others

Who left us, along with the
innocent and the good...

Along with your niece.

But someone has
to expose these people

For who they truly were
and what they truly did

Because if we can
no longer separate

The innocent from the guilty,

Everything that happened to
us, all of our suffering,

Is meaningless.

I think I know what
happened to your face.

Can you help me?

Well, we don't keep the security
cam data past 6 months,

But I'll see what I can do.

Jesus
fucking christ!

Come on!

What about the bet?
What about the bet?

Get outta here!
Get outta here!

I have to deal with this.
Get down to pit 4.

There's fuckin' birds
on the table.

Oh.

I'm sorry. I don't
have any in white.

I know you have a job to
do, but please tell patti

She's wasting your
time sending you here.

I've made it this far.

I'm not gonna turn around now.

Oh, lord.

what?

Hello, matt?

Hey!
Jim, is that you?

I'm sorry. My phone's
been acting up.

Uh... How are you?

Good. I'm good.

Matt, I'm sure you're busy,
but can you come by the bank?

Sure.

It's important.
Yeah.

I'll... Come
right over.

Thank you!

There's been an offer
on the church.

But... I don't understand.
You... you said I could stay.

I said you could stay

As long as no buyers
came forward.

I... I'm sorry, matt.

I've been trying to tell you
for at least two weeks now.

Now, you always knew
this could happen

Once you stopped
making payments

And we had to foreclose.

Who's the buyer?

Corporate llc,

Probably a hedge fund.

They can't really remodel,

But the land is
worth something.

They probably want to knock it
down and throw up some apartments.

Knock it...

Well, it's not some restaurant.
This is a house of worsh...

I'm sorry.
I have to take this.

Hey.

Can I call you back?
I'm in the middle of a...

We're out of bleach.

What? Which kind?

Doesn't matter.
Yeah.

Ok, I'll grab some
on the way home.

Bye.
Bye.

How is mary?

Tell me how
I can keep my church.

With, uh, no other offers

On the table, we have
to accept theirs.

But, now, if you can come in,

All cash, even one dollar

Above their price,

I can get your name
back on the deed.

What was their price?

$135,000.

How much time do I have?

Tomorrow,

End of day.

Oh...

Hey, you.
Hi.

Hey.

Bar fight?

Am I interrupting anything?

No, I was just watching tv.
Come on in.

doug won't mind. I promise.

Is mary ok?

She's... she's great.

Then... What?

I need to borrow $135,000.

What?

They're gonna sell the church.

I'm sorry.

I know it's a lot of money,

But it'd just be a loan.

Things are changing, people
are ready to come back.

I just performed a
baptism this morning.

I hate coming to you,

But this is our family church,

Mom and dad's...

No, matt, it's your church.

They left it to both of us.

They didn't leave it to anyone.

They died in a fire when I was
7, and then it was given...

Please don't...
don't get upset.

Why do you always have to do that?
What?

Make me upset and then
tell me not to get upset.

You can't just knock on my
door and ask for $135,000...

Do you not have it?

I thought the benefit money...

That money was for my
husband and my children.

I'm sorry.

You're right.

I shouldn't have
asked. I just...

Didn't know where to go.

Will you stop
making your paper?

What?

You're asking me for something.

I'm asking you for something.

Stop making your paper and
I'll give you the money.

I can't do that.
Why not?

People need to hear the tru...

People need to
punch you in the face!

I didn't say
it was easy to hear.

Then deliver the truth
in your church.

That's what you're asking
me for, right, your church?

That's not what this is about.
No!

It's about the accident!
It's about the judge!

And it should have ended
there, but you kept going!

You dug up your dirt, and people
called you crazy behind your back,

And I defended you because
I knew you were in pain,

But then you decided
it was your calling,

Your... your purpose, like you were
personally selected by god...

Don't say that word!
Don't say that word.

You don't get to talk about
something you don't believe in.

I don't get to?

What do you believe in, matt?

Do you know where
my family went?

Do you know what it was?

It was a test.

oh.

Not for what came before,

But for what came after.

It was a test
for what comes now.

Well, if it was a test,

Then I think you
may be failing it.

I love you, matt...

But what you're doing...

Your paper, the church...

It's not working anymore.

It's not making things better.

Maybe it's time to let it go.

Hmm.

Doug was having an affair.

The kids' preschool teacher.

They usually did it
at her apartment.

But a couple of times,

He brought her to
the plaza in the city.

He was smart enough
to use cash, but...

I have the receipts from
the atm in their lobby.

It's the one story
I will never publish.

I love you.
I love you, too.

Ok.

They're gone, but
so much of them is still here.

You've tried to move on, tried
to live a normal life,

But you haven't let go

Because you haven't known how.

Loved ones bereavement figures
allow you to say that good-bye.

With as little as
a single photograph,

Loved ones can create a tangible
likeness of your departed,

A bereavement figure
for burial or cremation,

Allowing you and your
family to finally...

Hey.
Begin to feel hope again.

Visit with a loved ones
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Or visit us online
to receive this...

Uh...

This is the only kind they had,

But bleach is bleach, right?

Fine.

Is everything ok?

When you gonna pay me
again, mr. Matthew?

Oh, uh... Right.

I'm sorry
about that. I...

I'd write you a check, but, uh,

I've been moving money
between accounts and...

Three weeks I work here
for nothing.

I know, I know.
Uh, here.

Take this.

Uh...

And I'll give you
the rest when I can?

Great. Thanks.

If you can't pay me,
I can't do this anymore.

You understand, yes?

Yeah. I understand.

She needs her bath.

Hello, sweetheart.

Help me.

Thanks so much
for doing this, roxana.

I... I never would have called
if it wasn't an emergency.

Nights are overtime.

Right, of course.
Thank you.

Mary's asleep upstairs. I just didn't
want to leave her here on her own.

How long will you be?
Three, maybe 4 hours.

Morning at the latest,
and when I get back,

I'm gonna pay you
everything I owe you,

All of it, tonight included.

I'll come through this time.

I swear.

Uh, kevin's dad,

Your father-in-law,

He left something here.

For me.

He said I could get it
whenever I want it.

I won't say anything
if you won't.

Hello.

Hello.

How would you like it, sir?

In chips.

What denomination?

Oh. Does it matter?

20,000. Good luck.

Would you like to bet?

Yes.

On red.

Right there, sir.

Uh, sir, our high-limit
tables are in the back.

If you'll allow me to
escort you... no, I...

I want to play on this table.

Please.

20,000 on red.

No more bets.

Winner. Red.

40,000.

Aw, shit!

We got a player here.

Again, please.

Uh, heh heh!

40,000 on red.

No more bets.

Awoo!

Winner. Red.

That is insane!

Congratulations.

Jesus.
80,000.

Once more, please.

Jesus, man.
Hey, whoa, whoa.

You know something
that we don't know?

Gee, what the fuck
are you doing, tina?

You're gonna jinx the guy.
That's a fucking jinx.

No, you bet with him. No, no, no.
Black is due.

Sorry.

What do you need me to do?

80,000 on red.

Good luck.

No more bets.

$160,000.

Congratulations, sir.

Oh.

Hey!

Winner, winner, chicken
dinner, right?

Heh!
Yeah.

Yeah, congrats, man.

Thanks.
You were on fire.

I never seen balls like that.

I was trying to get my
girl over there not to bet

Against you, but she
fuckin' ignored me.

I... I have to... hey, listen,
here's the thing, though.

We dropped our last hundred,

And we got to be in niagara
falls in the morning

And that's at least two tanks
of gas, so I was just wondering

Maybe you could help
us out, you know?

Unless you're short on cash.

sure. Uh...

Thank you.

Uh...

Here's two.

Gas is expensive.

You know what, man?

Why don't you hang on to that,

And I'll just take
that envelope?

No!

No!

Get in the fucking car!

Jesus! Stop!

Aah! Aah!

please stop! Please!

Oh, my god!
Oh, my god!

Are you ok? Huh?

What'd they throw?

Yes, uh, there has been
an attack.

A man was hit with a rock.
He's... he's bleeding.

We're on, uh, cedar lane and...

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Am I too late?

Of course not.
All are welcome.

I'm sorry, matthew,

But it's spreading.

Are they burning in there?

Yes, nora, they are.

Why isn't anybody
doing anything?

Daddy!
Daddy, where are you?!

Help me!

sam!

Sam!

Sam!

Hey!

Honey?

Do you hear me?

Help!

Please! I need help!

Honey?

Kevin!
Where did you go?

Help me!

My wife is hurt!

Please! Help!

Matt, matt.

Why do you persist?

Why isn't
anybody doing anything?

Oh! My god!

God.

Hey, you shouldn't be up.

What time is it?
You need to sit down.

What time is it?

4:30.

Please, I need you
to call the bank.

Fdr, the one on beekman.

Ask to speak to jim lewis.

Tell him not to close.

Tell him matt jamison is
coming over right now.

Wait a minute.
I don't know now. You...

Just call him!

no, no!

Someone called! We're sorry.
We're closing.

Wait! I need to
see jim lewis.

We open tomorrow at 8:00. But wait!
He's expecting me!

Hey! Step back!

Jim! Jim! It's matt!

It's ok, frank.
Let him in.

Jesus! Matt!

What... what happened?

I was, uh... I'm fine.

I'm fine.

Here it is.

All of it, in cash.

Well, I...

I'm sorry, matt.
It's...

It's too late.

No.

No, it... you said

End of day, and it's
only...10 minutes.

I... I have the money.

We made a deal.

That was 3 days ago.

What?

You came in on Monday.

This is... Thursday.

Now, I tried calling you
on your cell phone, but...

I'm, uh,
I... I'm sorry, matt.

No one here wanted
them to have it,

But they paid
all cash, no escrow.

They, uh,

They took possession yesterday.

"they"?