The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 5, Episode 20 - Fathers & Sons - full transcript

( girl )
HI, GRANDMA.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

ARE YOU FEELING
BETTER TODAY?

WHAT?

I ASKED IF YOU WERE
FEELING BETTER TODAY.

I FEEL FINE.

BUT I'D FEEL
A WHOLE LOT BETTER

IF SOMEONE WOULD TELL ME
WHO YOU ARE!

GRANDMA, IT'S ME.

IT'S TARA.

I DON'T KNOW YOU.



HELP! HELP!

GRANDMA, IT'S OKAY.

HELP! HELP!

WHAT'S HAPPENING
TO MY GRANDMOTHER?

WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE
FOR A FEW MINUTES?

HELP! HELP!

HELP! HELP!

SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER ME ANYMORE.

I KNOW.

ALZHEIMER'S IS CRUEL
THAT WAY.

WHO A PERSON IS,

THE THINGS THAT
MAKE THEM SPECIAL,

IT ALL GOES AWAY.

YOU HAVE TO FOCUS



ON EVERYTHING
SHE GAVE YOU

AND HOLD ONTO
THOSE EXPERIENCES.

THAT'S HOW
YOU KEEP HER ALIVE

INSIDE OF YOU.

BUT IS SHE HURTING?

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

WE WON'T
LET THAT HAPPEN, TARA.

THAT'S A PROMISE.

WE WILL ALWAYS
TAKE CARE OF HER

AND MAKE SURE
SHE FEELS SAFE
AND COMFORTABLE.

THANK YOU,
DOCTOR ADLER.

I WISH WE COULD
DO MORE FOR HER.

I'LL BE BACK
TOMORROW.

OKAY,
YOU TAKE CARE.

COME ON PEOPLE,
MOVE IT.

LET'S GET MR. LEWIS
SET UP IN HERE.

I'M SORRY TO RUSH YOU ALL

BUT HIS FAMILY'S GOING
TO BE HERE AT 3:00.

ARE THOSE ALL
OF MR. LEWIS'S PHOTOS?

I'D SWEAR HE HAD MORE.

IS MR. LEWIS HERE?

BRING HIM IN, PLEASE.

EASY NOW,
MRS. VENADDER.

WHERE AM I?

( Mrs. Venadder screaming )

( whimpering )

WHAT... WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME?

BREATHE IN DEEPLY,
EDNA.

COME ON.

IT'S JUST A BAD DREAM,

MRS. VENADDER.

GO BACK TO SLEEP.

( Control Voice )
THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH
YOUR TELEVISION.

DO NOT ATTEMPT
TO ADJUST THE PICTURE.

WE ARE NOW CONTROLLING
THE TRANSMISSION.

WE CONTROL THE HORIZONTAL

AND THE VERTICAL.

WE CAN DELUGE YOU
WITH A THOUSAND CHANNELS

OR EXPAND ONE SINGLE IMAGE
TO CRYSTAL CLARITY

AND BEYOND.

WE CAN SHAPE YOUR VISION

TO ANYTHING OUR IMAGINATION
CAN CONCEIVE.

FOR THE NEXT HOUR,

WE WILL CONTROL ALL THAT
YOU SEE AND HEAR.

( ♪ )

YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE
THE AWE AND MYSTERY

WHICH REACHES FROM
THE DEEPEST INNER MIND

TO THE OUTER LIMITS.

( ♪ )

IN A WORLD WHERE YOUTH IS
VALUED MORE THAN WISDOM,

WHAT WILL BECOME OF OUR ELDERS?

( playing blues guitar riffs )

YEAH, YEAH.

WHERE'D YOU LEARN
TO PLAY GUITAR?

A CATHOUSE
IN NEW ORLEANS.

HE'S NOT ONLY STEALING MY LICKS,
HE'S STEALING MY LINES.

LET'S TAKE IT ON HOME.

HAPPY 75, GRANDPA.

DID YOU HEAR WHAT
OUR SON JUST SAID?

"A CATHOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS."

IT'S A JOKE.
I'M NOT LAUGHING.

I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT ELSE
MY FATHER'S BEEN TEACHING HIM.

THIS MAY BE
MY BIRTHDAY,

BUT I GOT A LITTLE PRESENT

FOR MY GRANDSON
RONNY HERE.

A LITTLE SONG I WROTE
CALLED "SITTIN' HERE BLUES".

( ♪ )

♪ WELL, I GOT NO JOB,
BUT I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ♪

♪ AIN'T NO PAYCHECK
IN THIS WORLD ♪

♪ GONNA MAKE ME WHO I AM ♪

♪ I GOT THOSE UNHURRIED ♪

♪ NO EXCUSE ♪

♪ PERFECTLY HAPPY
JUST SITTIN' HERE BLUES ♪

START PASSING
THAT OUT,

PLEASE.

DON'T SPOIL THE FUN, HANK.

IS THAT WHAT WE'RE HAVING?
FUN?

♪ JUST WANT TO PLAY THIS
OLD GUITAR AND WEAR NO SHOES ♪

♪ I GOT THOSE UNHURRIED ♪

♪ NO EXCUSE ♪

♪ PERFECTLY HAPPY
JUST SITTIN' HERE BLUES ♪

( knocking )

YEAH?

OH, HEY, WATCH OUT.

COME HERE, COME HERE, COME HERE.

HEY, LISTEN,

I BEEN THINKING ABOUT
THAT SONG YOU WROTE FOR ME.

THEM RIFFS ARE SORT OF
ROBERT JOHNSON--

ROBERT WHO?

ROBERT JOHNSON.

THOSE RIFFS
ARE ALL MINE, SONNY.

( ♪ )

NO, YOU'RE THINKIN' TOO HARD.

JUST LET IT HAPPEN.

YEAH, THAT'S COOL.

RONNY,
IS YOUR HOMEWORK DONE?

I'M DOING IT.

LOOKS LIKE
YOU'RE SCREWING AROUND.

LOOK, MAN, THAT CHORD--

JUST DO YOUR DAMN HOMEWORK,
RONNY -- IT'S IMPORTANT.

WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?

HE WON'T GET INTO COLLEGE?

STAY OUT OF THIS.

ALL I MEANT WAS--

I DON'T CARE!

YOU OPTED OUT
OF BEING A FATHER.

LEAVE HIM
OUT OF THIS!

IT'S OKAY, RONNY.

IT'S OKAY.

RONNY, LOOK, I KNOW--

LOOK, MAN, ARE YOU HAPPY?

YOU WIN, OKAY?

YOU GOT THE GUITAR
AND I'M DOING MY HOMEWORK.

( ♪ )

THANK YOU.

YOU'RE DAMN GOOD,
AIN'T YOU, MAN?

THANKS, MAN.
A REAL
PLAYER'S PLAYER.

CHILI.
RONNY.

HOW MANY KIDS YOUR AGE
EVEN HEARD

OF LIGHTNING HOPKINS,
MUCH LESS PLAY HIS STUFF?

MY GRANDFATHER USED TO
SIT IN WITH HIM SOMETIMES.

YOUR GRANDFATHER?
OH, YEAH.

JOE "MADMAN" DELL.

THE MADMAN?

YOUR GRANDPA WAS
RIGHTEOUS, MAN.

THAT EXPLAINS A LOT.

LIKE WHY YOU'RE NOT IN SCHOOL.

SCREW SCHOOL.

YEAH, CHIP OFF THE OLD.

IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO TELL THAT COP?

OH, HELL.

MADMAN WOULD BEEN
IN THAT OFFICER'S FACE.

I'M STILL WORKING
ON THAT.

DON'T BE A STRANGER.

YEAH.

HEY, SIT IN WITH US,

AND BRING THE MADMAN.

( door slamming )

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WHY AREN'T YOU AT SCHOOL?

WHY AREN'T YOU AT WORK?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

IT'S OKAY, KID.

YOUR FATHER
AND I DECIDED

THAT MAYBE
I SHOULD MAKE

DIFFERENT LIVING
ARRANGEMENTS.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

OH, A NICE PLACE.

WHAT'S
IT CALLED AGAIN?

SILVER SUNSET.

NOW, PUT THAT GUITAR AWAY--

I WANT TO SEE IT.

WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME?!

MAYBE WE SHOULD
JUST TAKE HIM ALONG.

YEAH, JUST TAKE ME ALONG.

'CAUSE WHEREVER JOE'S GOING,
I'M GOING.

IF YOU TALK
TO MOST OF OUR RESIDENTS --

OH, HECK, ALL OF THEM --

YOU'LL FIND
THEY'RE GENUINELY HAPPIER

THAN WHEREVER
THEY WERE LIVING BEFORE.

IT DOES
SEEM PEACEFUL.

MAYBE I OUGHT
TO BE CHECKING IN.

SO, WHAT DOES THIS COST?

RONNY!

SORRY ABOUT THAT,
DR. ADLER.

I'D BE SHOCKED IF RONNY DIDN'T
FEEL A LITTLE ANGRY.

I CAN SEE HOW MUCH
HE LOVES HIS GRANDPA.

RONNY, LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.

WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
TO YOU

WHERE YOUR GRANDFATHER'S
CONCERNED?

IT'S A COMPLICATED QUESTION,
BUT YOU WANT HIM TO BE HAPPY.

YEAH.

AND COMFORTABLE

AND WELL
LOOKED-AFTER.

WE'RE DOING THAT
ALREADY.

WE CAN DO IT BETTER.

THAT'S ALL
WE DO HERE.

WE LOOK AFTER PEOPLE.
WE TAKE CARE OF THEM.

THIS IS HARD
WHAT I'M GOING
TO SAY TO YOU,

BUT THERE'LL
COME A TIME

WHEN YOUR GRANDFATHER'S
GOING TO NEED

A LOT
OF LOOKING-AFTER.

AND I WANT YOU

TO KNOW THAT WE'LL
BE THERE FOR HIM.

WE ABSOLUTELY WILL.

WELL, EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER.

CALL ME IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.

I'LL CALL YOU
IF I DON'T
NEED ANYTHING,

JUST TO ANNOY
YOUR DADDY.

I'LL VISIT
ALL THE TIME,

JUST TO ANNOY
MY DADDY.

JUST GIVE US A CALL
BEFORE YOU VISIT.

THAT'S ONE OF OUR RULES.

IT ISN'T JUST
YOUR GRANDPA'S HOME.

IT'S HOME
FOR OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL.

OKAY.

OKAY.

THIS GUY'S JUST LIKE
A GREETING CARD COMMERCIAL.

HEY, RONNY,

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE
A SEAT DOWN HERE?

I JUST NEED TO HAVE
A QUICK WORD WITH YOUR DAD.

SURE.

HI, TARA.

HEY.

TAKE YOUR TIME.

MIND IF I SIT HERE?

WHATEVER.

COOL.

IS THAT YOUR GRANDFATHER
YOU CAME WITH?

YEAH.

THERE'S SOMETHING STRANGE
ABOUT THIS PLACE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

I DON'T KNOW...

THERE JUST IS.

HELLO?

HELLO?

WHAT'S THAT FOR?

TO HELP
MAKE YOU SLEEP,

AND TO MAKE YOU
FORGET.

OOH, WHY...

WHY WOULD I WANT TO...

FORGET?

LOCKING.

LOCKED.

SECURE.

STAND BY, EVERYBODY.

ACTIVATE.

I'LL BE A LITTLE
LATE TONIGHT.

I'M GOING
TO GO VISIT JOE.

MAYBE JOE NEEDS
A LITTLE MORE TIME
TO SETTLE IN.

I'VE WAITED
A WHOLE WEEK ALREADY.

I'M NOT WAITING
ANY MORE.

I JUST DON'T THINK
IT'S A GOOD IDEA.

YOU KNOW, YOU THREW
THAT MAN OUT THE HOUSE.

WASN'T THAT
GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU?

OR WOULD YOU RATHER
HE FEEL LONELY TOO?

RONNY.

I KNOW YOU THINK
THAT JOE IS A GREAT GUY,

BUT LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING ABOUT HIM

THAT YOU DON'T KNOW.

HE WASN'T HALF THE FATHER
TO ME THAT I AM TO YOU.

THEN HOW COME
I WISH HE WAS MY FATHER?

( Joe )
THIS IS INGA.

SHE'S BEEN TRYING
TO GET INTO MY PANTS.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

SHOULD I GIVE IN?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

THINK YOU CAN
HANDLE HER?

HANDLE HER?
CAN SHE HANDLE ME?

THAT'S WHAT
YOU SHOULD ASK.

FUNNY -- COME ON NOW,
JOE, DOWN THE HATCH.

WHAT IS THAT?

IT'S BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION.

DOES HE NEED IT?

THEY GIVE OUT VIAGRA
IN HERE LIKE CANDY.

YEAH, YOU ON VIAGRA --
THAT WOULD BE SCARY.

I DON'T NEED VIAGRA.

SEX IS ALL
IN THE MIND...

AND THE LIPS.

KISSING --

THAT'S WHERE LOVE-MAKING BEGINS.

WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU TUNED THIS?

WHAT... WHAT... WHAT DAY IS IT?

TUESDAY.

REALLY?

IT'S TUESDAY?

YOU LOSE TRACK OF TIME
IN THIS PLACE.

MAN, ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY?

YEAH, FINE.

I'M PRETTY HAPPY, ACTUALLY.

EXCEPT FOR

THE WEIRD DREAMS I KEEP HAVING.

HEY, I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT "THE SITTIN' HERE BLUES"

AND, UM...

YOU KNOW, THE SONG
YOU WROTE FOR ME?

SURE.

CHECK THIS OUT.

( ♪ )

♪ WELL, I GOT NO JOB,
DON'T GIVE A DAMN ♪

♪ THERE AIN'T A PAYCHECK
IN THIS WORLD ♪

♪ GONNA MAKE ME WHO I AM ♪

YEAH, WELL,
MAYBE LATER THEN, RIGHT?

HOW'S
YOUR GRANDFATHER?

HEY, UM, HE'S, UH, HE'S FINE.

HOW'S YOUR, UH...

GRANDMOTHER.

YEAH.

NOT SO GOOD.

SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW
WHERE SHE IS ANYMORE.

WHAT DID YOU MEAN
THE OTHER DAY

WHEN YOU SAID THIS PLACE
WAS PRETTY STRANGE?

UM, I DON'T KNOW.

YEAH, BUT
WHAT I MEAN IS --

LOOK, I'VE
BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT.

AND LIKE,
THIS WHOLE THING IS JUST--

LET'S TALK LATER,
OKAY?

OKAY, COOL.

BUT HE SAID
HE WAS HAPPY.

BUT I DON'T THINK
THAT'S WHAT HE MEANS.

YOU THINK JOE'S
NOT HAPPY BEING THERE?

MOM, I JUST KNOW JOE
IS NOT BEING JOE.

IT TAKES TIME
TO SETTLE IN.

WE'VE BEEN HERE
FOR 10 YEARS.

YOUR FATHER STILL
DOESN'T KNOW WHERE
SOME THINGS ARE.

HEY, ANYBODY HOME?

RONNY, GOOD -- YOU'RE HERE.

GIVE ME A HAND, WILL YOU?

WHAT IS THIS STUFF?

IT'S A COMPUTER.
WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE?

BUT YOU KNOW NOTHING

ABOUT COMPUTERS, DAD.

YOU CAN'T EVEN WORK

AN ELECTRIC CAN-OPENER.

WE'RE NOT TALKING CAN-OPENERS.

WE'RE TALKING COMPUTERS.

AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS
I'VE BEEN TEACHING MYSELF

DOWN AT THE OFFICE.

CAN WE EVEN AFFORD THIS?

CAN WE AFFORD
NOT TO HAVE IT?

LOOK, I WANT THINGS
TO BE BETTER FOR US,

FOR ALL OF US.

AND YOU THINK A COMPUTER
IS GOING TO SOLVE THAT?

HAVE FUN WITH YOUR COMPUTER.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME?

YOU'RE DREAMING AGAIN, JOE.

IS THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING?

YOU BET.

HOW IS HE?

STILL WITH US.

IS THAT RIGHT?

WELL, MY FRIEND JOE,

YOU'VE BUILT UP
A LITTLE TOLERANCE.

YES, YOU'VE BUILT UP

A LITTLE RESISTANCE.

I KNOW
HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.

I BET YOU DO.
LET'S HAVE HIS MEDS.

NOW, I UNDERSTAND YOU USED TO BE
SOMETHING OF A LADIES' MAN,

JOE, IS THAT RIGHT?

STILL AM.

SEX IS ALL IN THE MIND,
AND THE LIPS.

WHAT YOU GOT THERE
FOR ME, BABY?

ALL RIGHT, JOE,

PUT YOUR HEAD FORWARD.

GOT YOUR FAVORITE HAT
HERE, BUDDY.

GOOD -- LOCKING.

DON'T FIGHT IT, JOE.

COME ON, SETTLE DOWN.

NOW, LET'S SEE.

ACTIVATING NEEDLES 4...

10...

AND 8.

ALL RIGHT,

STAND BY.

ACTIVATING.

( Joe screaming )

( ♪ )

BREAK DOWN.

RESPECT.

YES, MAN, RESPECT.

THANK YOU.

HEY, I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE ONE OF THOSE
GUYS WHO THINKS HE CAN PLAY.

STOP -- HIS HEAD IS
SWOLLEN ENOUGH AS IT IS.

IF THE LADY WANTS TO,
SHE CAN SAY NICE THINGS.

YOU WERE GREAT TOO.
I'M TARA.
CHILI.

YES, CHILI.

HIS HEAD -- THAT'S SWOLLEN.

DON'T GIVE HIM ANY...

ARE YOU OKAY?

UM, NAH,
IT'S JUST MY GRANDMOTHER.

THEY CALLED
THIS MORNING.

SHE'S BARELY HANGING ON.

AH, MAN -- CHILI.

OH, MAN, THANKS, MAN.

FIVE MINUTES?
YEAH.

OKAY, COME ON, LET'S TALK.

SHE LOST IT
THAT QUICKLY?

WE CHECKED HER IN
ONE DAY

AND SHE BEGAN
TO FADE THE NEXT.

YOU'RE CLOSE TO HER.

SHE PRACTICALLY RAISED ME
AFTER MY MOTHER DIED.

MY GRANDMOTHER
WASN'T SICK A DAY
IN HER LIFE

EXCEPT FOR
MAYBE A LITTLE
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID
MY GRANDFATHER HAD.

WHEN SHE BEGAN TO FADE THEY
TOLD ME SHE HAS ALZHEIMER'S.

BUT THEY CAN'T
GIVE SOMEBODY ALZHEIMER'S...

CAN THEY?

( playing Sittin' Here Blues )

♪ WELL, I GOT NO JOB,
AND I DON'T GIVE A DAMN ♪

♪ THERE AIN'T NO PAYCHECK
IN THIS WORLD ♪

♪ GONNA MAKE ME WHO I AM ♪

♪ I GOT THOSE UNHURRIED,
NO EXCUSE ♪

♪ AND PERFECTLY HAPPY
JUST SITTIN' HERE BLUES ♪

♪ THEN I JUST WANT
TO LIE BACK... ♪

RONNY, WHAT'S WRONG?

♪ I GOT A WHOLE LIFE TO BE BUSY
JUST WAITING AHEAD OF ME ♪

THAT SONG.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
"WHERE DID I HEAR IT"?

I MADE IT UP.

MAN, DON'T PLAY ME, MAN.

MY GRANDFATHER WROTE
THAT SONG.

NO, NO, YOUR GRANDFATHER--

TELL ME
HOW YOU HEARD IT.

YOU DEFINITELY PLAY
LIKE THE MADMAN.

IT'S JUST HOW I PLAY,
THAT'S ALL.

OH, THAT'S GARBAGE.

SOMETHING'S UNNATURAL
ABOUT YOU.

I WAS
JUST PRACTICING.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO UPSET ANYBODY.

TOO LATE FOR THAT.

COME HERE, MAN!

LET HIM GO.
LET HIM GO.

GET OFF ME, CHILI!

HEY.

SPEND SOME TIME
WITH HER, HMM?

AS LONG
AS YOU'D LIKE.

OKAY.

HEY, I'M SORRY.

THEY KILLED HER.

I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT THEY DID.

IT'S OKAY.

CAN I HELP YOU?

I'M HERE TO SEE
MY GRANDFATHER.

YOU CAN'T JUST
DROP IN ON PEOPLE.

I WANT TO SEE
MY GRANDFATHER!

JOE! JOE!
EXCUSE ME?

THIS IS MY GRANDFATHER'S ROOM.

THE HELL IT IS!

THIS IS
MY FATHER'S ROOM.

YOU SEE, RONNY,

WE HAVE RULES
SO THINGS LIKE THIS
DON'T HAPPEN.

SCREW YOUR RULES,
MAN.

WHERE'S
MY GRANDFATHER?!

I WANT TO KNOW NOW!

YOU HAVE TO CALM DOWN.

I WILL WHEN I SEE HIM!

I THINK
YOU SHOULD CALM DOWN BEFORE.

YOU SEE, RONNY,

YOUR GRANDFATHER'S CONDITION
HAS CHANGED.

THAT'S WHY WE MOVED HIM.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN "CHANGED"?

I TOLD YOUR FATHER.

HE DIDN'T WANT TO UPSET YOU.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH JOE?

JOE'S AN OLD MAN, RONNY.

THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM.

HEY, MADMAN, HEY.

HEY, BUDDY, WHAT'S HAPPENING?

AH, MAN, WHAT
DID THEY DO TO YOU?

NOTHING.
NOTHING.

IT DOESN'T LOOK
THAT WAY.

I HAVE TO TALK
TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING.

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT SONG
YOU WROTE FOR ME?

"SITTIN' HERE BLUES"?

DID YOU PLAY IT
FOR ANYONE ELSE?

I'M SORRY, I...

IT'S JUST NOT THERE ANYMORE.

IT'S JUST NOT THERE.

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

I KNOW YOU HATE HIM,
BUT HE'S YOUR FATHER.

DAD,
THEY'RE HURTING HIM.

I'LL LOOK INTO IT,
RONNY, OKAY?

I WON'T
LET THEM HURT JOE.

DAD, ARE YOU OKAY?

BETTER THAN OKAY.

MUCH BETTER.

I QUIT MY JOB TODAY.

YOU WHAT?

I KNOW,

IT SEEMS IMPULSIVE.

ESPECIALLY FOR ME.

BUT I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE
IN BUSINESS FOR MYSELF.

AND FINALLY I'VE

FOUND A WAY TO DO IT.

LOOK, UP UNTIL NOW,

EVERYTHING I WAS,

EVERYTHING I DID,

I DID BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT
TO BE LIKE JOE.

BUT FOR ALL
OF JOE'S FAULTS,

THERE'S SOMETHING
ABOUT HIM

I'VE COME
TO APPRECIATE.

HE DID WHAT HE WANTED TO DO
WITH HIS LIFE

AND HE WAS HAPPY.

WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS?

LOOK, SON...

WE MAY NOT ALWAYS WANT WHAT
OUR PARENTS HAVE TO OFFER US,

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN
THAT WE CAN'T BE

THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO BE.

FROM NOW ON, YOU AND ME,
WE START ALL OVER AGAIN.

I LOVE YOU, RONNY.

THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOUR DAD IS DIFFERENT?

I MEAN, ONE MINUTE THIS MAN IS,
LIKE, MR. NEGATIVE.

AND THE NEXT HE'S...

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW
WHO HE IS.

MAYBE HE JUST
DIDN'T LIKE HAVING
YOUR GRANDFATHER AROUND

AND NOW
THAT HE'S NOT THERE--

NO, TARA, IT'S MORE THAN THAT.

LOOK,
HE'S CHANGED SOMEHOW.

I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT HE'S
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON.

( mother )
YOU ARE VERY LUCKY, RONNY.

WE WANT YOU TO HAVE ALL
THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO YOU.

OPTIONS HE NEVER HAD,
OR THOUGHT HE NEVER HAD.

UNTIL NOW.

IS HE ACTING DIFFERENT?

YEAH, OKAY,
HE'S ACTING DIFFERENT.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY,
HE'S THINKING DIFFERENT.

HE HAS STOPPED DENYING HIMSELF,

AND THAT IS A GOOD THING
FOR ALL OF US.

OKAY, I AGREE WITH YOU THERE,
BUT WHY NOW?

DON'T YOU THINK
THIS IS VERY STRANGE?

WHAT'S STRANGE?

( mother )
LIFE.

LIFE STRANGE?

NO, NO, NO,
LIFE, MY DEAR, IS GREAT.

DO YOU WANT
SOME BREAKFAST?

NO THANKS, BABY,
I ALREADY HAD IT.

GOD,
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

IS THAT
A NEW OUTFIT?

NO.

WELL, GIRL,
YOU MAKE IT LOOK
BRAND NEW.

COME HERE.

HANK.

HEY, HEY, HEY,

YOU'RE MY WOMAN NOW.

AND I CAN DO THIS
WHENEVER I WANT.

WHEN DID YOU SUDDENLY START
KISSING LIKE THAT?

THAT MOUTH OF YOURS IS
DANGEROUS.

GIRL,
DIDN'T YOU KNOW?

KISSING IS WHERE
LOVE-MAKING BEGINS.

... BREATH MINTS AREN'T
A WORTHY SUBSTITUTE FOR GUM.

YEAH.

CAN I HELP YOU?

( door opening below )

NOW, HANK,
I JUST WANT YOU TO RELAX.

YOU'RE GOING TO FEEL A STRONG

BUT NOT ALTOGETHER UNPLEASANT
SENSATION.

YOU SHOULD KNOW
THE PROCEDURE BY NOW, HANK.

READY?

READY.

ACTIVATE, PLEASE.

HEY, RONNY.

GOOD DAY AT SCHOOL?

WHAT WERE YOU DOING
AT THE SILVER SUNSET TODAY?

HOW'D YOU KNOW I WAS THERE?

BECAUSE I SAW YOU.

NOW, YOU WANT TO TELL ME
WHAT'S GOING ON, DADDY?

WHERE'D YOU GET THE MONEY
TO QUIT YOUR JOB?

WHERE'D YOU GET THE MONEY
TO BUY ALL THIS STUFF?

WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING TO YOU?

WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING TO JOE?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

ARE YOU GOING TO LIE TO ME?

YOU'RE GOING TO LIE
RIGHT TO MY FACE?

IS IT THAT BAD, DAD?

ARE YOU ASHAMED OF SOMETHING?

TELL ME.

I CAN'T TELL YOU.

I MADE A DEAL.

THAT'S COOL, MAN, 'CAUSE
I'M GOING TO TALK TO DR. ADLER.

MAYBE HE'LL TELL ME SOMETHING
I WANT TO KNOW.

RONNY! RONNY!

CLOSE THE DOOR.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
I JUST DON'T LIKE.

YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE GUYS

WHO JUST CAN'T HELP
BUT CAUSE TROUBLE.

THAT'S AN INTERESTING QUALITY,
BUT I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT.

I CERTAINLY CAN'T SELL IT,
IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

PLEASE,

LET ME GO.

NO CAN DO, JOE.

SENSE MEMORY --
RIGHT-REAR QUADRANT.

AH, I GOT SOME
BAD NEWS, JOE.

BAD NEWS.

YOU'RE JUST ABOUT
TO TAKE

A TURN FOR
THE WORSE, MY FRIEND.

YOU'RE BUTCHERING OTHER
PEOPLE'S MINDS

JUST SO YOU CAN
MAKE YOURSELF BETTER, MAN?

YOU'VE GOT IT
ALL WRONG.

THE MAN THAT I GOT
MY TECHNICAL SKILLS FROM,

THE WOMAN THAT I GOT
MY BUSINESS ACUMEN FROM,

THEY'RE BOTH OLD.

WHEN A PERSON DIES, EVERYTHING
THEY ARE DIES WITH THEM,

BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE
TO BE THAT WAY.

THERE ISN'T A SKILL IN THE WORLD
THAT CAN'T BE IMPLANTED--

THEY ARE KILLING PEOPLE
TO DO IT!

THEY'RE KILLING JOE, RIGHT NOW!

THEY'RE NOT KILLING HIM, RONNY.

BELIEVE ME.

HE'S FEELING
NO PAIN.

DAD, THEY ARE KILLING WHO HE IS.

YOU DON'T EVEN CARE.

JOE'S AN OLD MAN.

YOU WANT TO
HOLD ONTO HIM.

YOU WANT TO KEEP HIM AROUND
FOREVER, DON'T YOU?

WELL, HERE'S HOW.

I HAVE PART OF HIM
HERE INSIDE ME.

I HATE YOU.

RONNY.

EVERYTHING THAT I'VE DONE WAS TO
MAKE THINGS BETTER BETWEEN US.

( Ronny )
THANKS FOR COMING, CHILI.

I GOT
TO TELL YOU, MAN,

I DON'T FEEL GOOD
ABOUT THIS.

LOOK, I PROMISE --
NO ONE'S GOING
TO GET HURT, MAN.

I JUST NEED SOME HELP
GETTING IN THE DOOR.

LOOK, WHAT IF--

I DON'T WANT
TO GO TO PRISON,

BUT I GOT TO GET JOE
OUT OF THERE.

ALL RIGHT, LET ME COME WITH YOU.

NO, LOOK, I GOT
TO DO THIS MYSELF.

I DON'T WANT YOU INVOLVED.

CHILI, PLEASE, MAN,

IT'S FOR THE MADMAN.

FOR THE MADMAN.

YEAH.

I'M SCARED, RONNY.

I KNOW,
BUT THAT'S WHY

YOUR GRANDMOTHER
SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR.

IT'S WHAT
THEY'RE DOING TO JOE,

AND IF I DON'T
STOP THEM

THERE'S GOING TO BE
NOTHING LEFT.

OKAY, I, UM...

WHY DON'T YOU MEET ME
RIGHT OVER THERE?

OKAY?

ALL RIGHT.

RONNY.

WHAT?

GOOD LUCK.

YEAH.

WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU DOING?

TAKE ME
TO MY GRANDFATHER.

TAKE ME TO HIM!

HE'S NOT IN THIS PART
OF THE BUILDING.

OPEN THAT DOOR.

COME ON, COME ON!

WHAT'S
HE DOING HERE?

HE'S GOT A GUN.

DON'T DO ANYTHING
FOOLISH, KID.

NO ONE NEEDS
TO GET HURT HERE.

TELL THAT
TO MY GRANDFATHER.

MOVE!

GET OVER THERE.

YOUR GRANDFATHER'S
OVER HERE, KID.

OH, MY GOD.

WHICH ONE IS IT?

THIS ONE.

STOP.

OPEN THIS DOOR NOW.

GET HIM
OUT OF THERE.

TURN OFF
THE SPRAY.

I'M GOING TO GET YOU
OUT OF HERE.

LET'S GET HIM DOWN.

LET'S GO.

WHAT NOW, KID?

NOW YOU'RE GOING
TO GET IN.

LADIES FIRST.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

I'M GETTING YOU
OUT OF HERE.

DON'T WORRY.

GET OUT OF MY WAY, DAD.

DON'T MAKE
A BAD SITUATION WORSE.

NOW, I KNOW
YOU'RE ANGRY.

YOU DON'T WANT
TO KILL ANYONE.

I'M NOT AFRAID TO KILL YOU.

RONNY,

DO YOU THINK
THIS IS WHAT JOE WANTS?

FOR YOU TO GO
TO PRISON?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT WHAT JOE WANTS?

I'M GOING TO HAVE
TO DEAL WITH THIS MY WAY.

NO, WAIT.
GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES WITH HIM.

ALONE.

I'LL DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE.

THE METER'S RUNNING.

I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE.

GIVE ME THE GUN, RONNY.

WHY?

SO YOU CAN DO
WHAT HAS TO BE DONE?

HUH?

THAT'S RIGHT.

YOU'VE GOT
TO TRUST ME.

I KNOW I CAN'T CHANGE
WHAT'S ALREADY HAPPENED.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I CAN'T
CHANGE WHAT WILL HAPPEN.

I CAN BE THE FATHER
YOU NEED ME TO BE.

OH, MAN, DON'T LIE TO ME!

GIVE ME THE GUN, RONNY.

GET YOUR GRANDFATHER
OUT TO YOUR FRIEND'S CAR...

AND THEN TAKE HIM HOME.

TAKE HIM HOME.

WHERE'S THE BOY?

YOU'RE ABOUT TO LOSE
YOUR LOVE OF SCIENCE.

PUT IT DOWN.

RONNY COULDN'T KILL YOU
IF HIS LIFE DEPENDED ON IT.

I DO NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM.

COME ON, NOW THIS IS
A WASTE OF TIME, HANK.

THAT EXTRACTOR IS A VERY
COMPLICATED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

IT'S A COMPUTER.

YOU'LL BE AMAZED

HOW KNOWLEDGEABLE
I'VE BECOME ABOUT THEM.

HANK, WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU'LL NEVER
GET AWAY WITH THIS.

AND YOU WON'T REMEMBER
THAT I DID.

NOW, HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.

YOU'RE THINKING TOO HARD.

JUST LET IT HAPPEN.

I FEEL LIKE
I'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE.

I GOT A CATALOGUE OF STUFF
YOU USED TO SAY TO ME.

AND I'M GOING TO HEAR
EVERY BIT OF IT AGAIN.

MM-HMM.

SERVES ME RIGHT.

IT SURE DOES.

NOW, LET'S GO BACK TO THE TOP.

ALL RIGHT.

( playing Sittin' Here Blues )

( Control Voice )
THE GREATEST LESSON ONE
GENERATION CAN BESTOW

UPON THE NEXT
IS THAT REVERENCE FOR THE PAST

ENSURES THE FUTURE.

THE MADMAN IS BACK
IN THE HOUSE.

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.