Touched by an Angel (1994–2003): Season 7, Episode 2 - Legacy - full transcript
A father pressures his college-bound son to join the same fraternity he joined when he was in college. The fraternity practices dangerous hazing. The angels show the father that his son has to follow his own life.
Here you go.
Just call when
you get settled, son.
Grab one. Here you go.
II
You, uh, need some help here?
No, I got it. Thanks.
Uh, easy.
Thanks.
Oh, so you're Jamie, huh?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- 307.
- Yeah.
Bad news is,
there's no elevator.
The good news is,
I'm you're roommate.
Oh, really? Great. Which one?
- I'm Greg.
- Greg, hey.
Uh, so, what about...
what about Max?
Have you met him yet?
No, not yet.
But maybe we'll get
lucky, and that'll be him.
Well, if it is,
he's totally buying
the pizza tonight.
Isn't there a back
gate, or something?
Max, let me tell you something.
The first day I showed
up here, I got off a bus...
And you couldn't afford a taxi.
No.
No, I couldn't afford a taxi.
Gordon, pull over.
This is the dorm.
And so...
I hauled my mother's
plastic suitcase up the hill
while everyone stared at me.
And I swore that the next
time anyone stared at me,
I'd be getting out of a limo.
And I am.
And the best part of it is,
I'm getting out with you.
Hmm.
Don't worry, it's
only temporary.
In a couple of
weeks, you'll be a PIG!
Oh, yeah.
Can't wait to be a PIG.
Let's go.
Phi Iota Gamma!
Phi Iota Gamma.
PIG House.
That just about
says it all, doesn't it?
What's the matter,
Tess, you're not a frat rat?
Well, think about it.
A boy leaves his home and
his family to start a new life,
and the first thing he
does is join another family,
and sometimes a
very strange one.
Excuse me?
Would you mind,
uh, taking our picture?
Yeah, sure.
I was a pledge here
about a million years ago.
Now it's Max's turn.
I'm Sam Rigney.
Good to meet you. I'm Rafael.
Ready?
Say cheese.
Cheese.
Thank you.
What about you... are you
a member of a fraternity?
No, I'm more of a free spirit.
Oh! Thank you.
You're welcome.
See you around, Max.
Free spirits don't get the
big bucks, remember that.
Something tells me
that Max wouldn't mind being
a bit of a free spirit himself.
I'm telling you, Max.
It is really something
being back here.
Everywhere I look, it's like...
it's like a memory.
So many... I don't
know, old ghosts.
- Hello.
- Hi.
See this?
That was the old library.
Dad, I really want to
set up my stereo, okay?
Hello, Samuel Rigney.
God is watching, Samuel.
Dad, what are you looking at?
Uh...
Nothing, just one
of those old ghosts.
Let's go.
♪ When you walk ♪
♪ Down the road ♪
♪ Heavy burden ♪
♪ Heavy load ♪
♪ I will rise ♪
♪ And I will walk with you ♪
♪ I'll walk with you ♪
♪ Till the sun
don't even shine ♪
♪ Walk with you ♪
♪ Every time, I tell you ♪
♪ I'll walk with you ♪
♪ Walk with you ♪
♪ Believe me, I'll
walk with you. ♪
Hey, geek boy.
How about we take these
speakers, get them up
on the ceiling, huh, do a
little surround sound thing?
Excuse me? "Geek boy"?
Oh, come on, I mean that
with the utmost respect.
I mean, after all,
you are gonna be
my personal computer
science nerd, right?
Hey, you know, geeks
are running the world now.
There not just for helping jocks
pass their classes anymore.
Well, sure they are.
I mean, if they want to live.
- Hey.
- Hey!
Rafael, these are my
roommates Greg and Jamie.
How you doing?
How you doing? Good to meet you.
Good to meet you. I'm
right down the hall, guys.
Oh, you're not a
freshman, are you?
Uh, more like a transfer.
Where from?
Here, there, everywhere.
Flunked out, huh?
Doing the old eight-year plan?
Eh, I guess I'll be here
for as long as it takes.
All right.
So what are you guys up for
for your first night
of freedom, huh?
Definitely something major.
How about a little pool,
huh? Winner gets top bunk?
I already got dibs
on the top bunk.
Dibs.
What are you, five?
I... called it first.
That's the rules, right?
I don't know about you guys,
but I came to college
to get away from rules.
May I help you?
No, I'm, uh, just, uh...
just losing my mind.
I hope you find it.
- Hi.
- Hi.
I'm Sam Rigney, class of '77.
I think my name is
actually on one of those, uh,
those plaques over there.
Yes, I remember seeing it.
Uh...
Oh, this is very generous.
Well, if it weren't
for this place,
- I wouldn't be where I am today.
- Mm.
I usually send my donations
through the mail, but I thought
I'd bring it in person today,
because I'm dropping
my son Max off.
He's, uh, he's a freshman.
But I don't want any-any favors,
no, you know, no
special treatment.
Mm.
I, um, by the way,
I found this book.
I think it belongs to
someone named Monica,
but I'm not sure if
she's a student or...
Oh, no.
Monica's a visiting
professor this semester.
She's teaching philosophy.
Oh, so she's not...
She's a visiting professor,
She's not here all the time.
That's right,
and so I hope your
son will take advantage
of her class while she's here.
Uh, philosophy?
I... I don't think
that's for my kid.
H... I believe in
more of a, you know,
meat and potatoes
kind of education.
That's what I'm... that's
what I'm paying for.
- Does your son know that?
- Oh, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, he's a
real chip off the old block,
- that kid.
- Mm.
So, it was nice meeting you.
Thank you.
I'll see you around.
You know, last
week I had a curfew.
Now I could stay out all night
and no one would even know.
It doesn't seem real.
Hey, Max, did you see
that movie The Matrix?
None of this is real.
This is all just a
computer-generated fake world.
You know, behind the matrix,
we're all just stuck
in incubation tubes
and the computers are
feeding off our energy.
Yeah, right.
Hey, it's real.
Well, it-it could be.
All right, Jamie,
watch and learn.
So what classes are you taking?
Well, according to my dad it's
business, economics,
accounting and statistics.
Not what you want to study?
Well, it's not like I have
a choice... it's his money.
Yeah, but don't you want
to take at least one class
you don't need a slide rule for?
Like what?
I don't know.
What do you think of philosophy?
Philosophy? My dad
would never go for that.
That wasn't the question, Max.
The question was what
do you think of philosophy?
Come on, man.
Can I go? This is...
If you want to get
serious, I can get serious.
This isn't a lot of fun for me.
What is good? What is true?
What is moral?
These are the questions that
the great philosophers asked.
But not one of them
will be of any help
to you in answering them.
And that's what this
philosophy class is for.
Asking the questions
that will challenge you
and help you to find
your philosophy of
life, because let's face it.
Socrates, Aristotle,
Plato... they were alive once
and they had great thoughts,
but they're dead.
You're alive,
and the great thinking
is up to you now.
Hello?
Hi, Mom.
Yeah. Oh, no, no, don't
worry about that. That's okay.
You can just, uh,
you can just come for
homecoming or something.
Yeah, it's just a... just
a little while anyway.
No, no, everyone's really nice.
There's this one guy
I actually really like,
and we're taking a
philosophy class together.
Yeah, philosophy.
No, I know, I know,
but I mean, I'm
interested in it,
and I just figured
if I take everything else
he wants me to take,
then what's the
difference, right?
Look, is he there?
No, I just wanted to talk to him
about the whole
Pig thing, you know?
I've been thinking maybe
I'm not the fraternity type.
Well, Monica says...
Monica's my
philosophy professor...
And she says that
everyone's got to define
their own philosophy of
life, and I'm just thinking
that maybe the frat life
doesn't really fit into mine.
No, no, no, no,
don't-don't-don't bother him.
It's okay.
Uh, I'll just talk to
you guys on Sunday.
Okay.
I got to get back
to the books, Mom.
All right. You, too.
Okay, bye.
Let's order some pizza.
Only if you're paying.
Max?
- Dad, what are you...
- Is...
Come with me.
This is all gonna stop.
What?
Tomorrow you are going to
drop that philosophy class.
You drove all the way down
here to tell me to drop a class?
Could you excuse us, please?
I drove down here to remind
you who's paying the tuition
and who's making the
decisions around here.
You stay away from
philosophy class,
and you stay away
from that Monica woman.
And tomorrow morning,
you get your butt down
to that fraternity house
and you sign up to pledge.
- Dad...
- No discussion.
Just do it or pack your bags.
You understand?
Yes, sir.
You want in,
you got to prove
yourself worthy.
Now, let's be
clear about exactly
what that means.
Humiliation and
suffering are key.
That's right.
At any time, day or night,
a brother can demand
that partake of a ritual
and you will do so.
You will be asked to prove
that the fraternity comes first,
before sleep, before food,
and before classes.
You will learn what
the fraternity stands for,
what it has stood
for in the past,
and on hell night, you'll
be asked certain questions
about its history, so you
might want to study up.
That's right.
- That includes you, Max.
- Yeah, go, Max.
Maxy, money boy.
As some of you may
already know, Max is a legacy.
As a matter of fact,
his father was once president
of this very PIG House.
So Max is a Shoo-in.
But you still got to go
through pledge week, Max.
- That's right.
- That's it.
And for legacies like you,
we like to make it
even more memorable.
Oh, yeah.
Stand up.
- Ooh.
- Uh-oh.
Oh, poor little rich boy.
Look at him.
He's so cute.
I didn't say sit.
I want you to explain
the swine chug
to your fellow maggots here.
The swine chug
is your last chance
to get into the fraternity if
you failed all the other tests.
You have to drink more beer
than the last year's winner,
and you get in automatically.
Beer?
Cheers.
No.
Tequila.
- Yeah, baby.
- Oh, baby.
My dad said it was beer.
Well, welcome to
the 21st century.
But you're doing so well.
Oh, my dad thinks
it's a waste of time.
Oh, really?
I haven't noticed
him in the class.
Well, the deal is I go,
he pays, so he chooses.
I see.
That's an interesting
ethical dilemma, isn't it?
You're accepting money
from your father
for your education,
yet your father is
telling you what sort
of an education you get.
So the question is
do you accept this free gift
or is it really a
free gift at all?
I don't know.
If you don't know,
that means you haven't
really made a decision yet,
and I can't approve this.
Wake up, little piggies.
No rest for the wicked.
- Let's go.
- Wake up!
Come on, come on!
Get your stuff, ladies.
Go, go, go. Come on.
Get in there.
Pleasant dreams, little piggies.
Nighty night.
Man, it's freezing in here.
What are we supposed to do?
Well, we're gonna go to sleep.
Yeah, until the bell
wakes up us at 2:00.
And at 3:00, and at 4:00.
What now?
What's going on in here?
Uh, nothing.
We're pledging PIG and
they locked us up in here.
It's like a hazing... thing.
Well, I can't leave
you locked up here.
Well, then just
leave us unlocked.
So then my mom told my
dad about the philosophy class,
and he freaked out.
Yeah, freaked, huh?
I'll spare you the details.
So he got tough,
and you caved, basically, right?
You don't know my dad.
I don't have a choice.
No, no, no, no, no, you
always have a choice.
You just made the
easy one, that's all.
Well, I got to do my rounds.
So sleep tight, if you can.
Night.
What's the matter?
I need my inhaler.
He's having an asthma attack.
All right, I'm gonna
run back to the dorm
and get his inhaler for him.
Wait, all the doors are locked.
No, remember, the
guard left it open for us.
Jamie, I'm gonna
be right back, okay?
Anything happens, you start CPR.
Whoa, wait, I'm the jock.
I do the running;
you do the CPR.
Where is it?
- It's on my-my desk.
- All right, all right.
You hang in there.
You gonna be okay?
- Yeah.
- All right.
Greg should be back
any second, okay?
So just-just think
about something else.
Like, um, like
getting into a frat.
Soon you'll be a PIG, remember?
Or we'll all be PIGS,
living in one big, freaking sty.
I got it.
I'm all right.
Thanks.
Dude, don't do that again.
You are such a nerd.
Are you going to
study all weekend?
I hope you're going
to have some fun, too.
Well, I'm not gonna
be studying much,
but I don't think I'll be
having much fun, either.
Tonight is hell night.
Hell night?
Ooh, that doesn't
sound like too much fun.
What is it?
Oh, it's-it's this...
fraternity hazing thing.
It's the last night
of organized torture.
-Yeah.
Wish me luck.
I don't make wishes,
and I don't believe in luck.
That's right, you just
believe in philosophy.
No, I believe in
searching for the truth,
and I believe that search
finally leads to God.
God?
No way.
What's so funny?
Oh, it's just that,
philosophy is so...
intellectual and God is so...
I mean, do you pray and stuff?
Yes.
This morning I
prayed for the wisdom
to be a better teacher.
I think you're a great teacher.
Then why don't you
stay in my class?
I want to.
I was thinking that
tomorrow night,
when my father comes
up for the initiation,
hopefully he'll be
in a good mood
and maybe I'll be able
to change his mind.
You know what I'm
gonna pray for tonight?
I'm going to pray
that you change no
one's mind but your own.
Take care.
Ladies, watch and learn!
What's up?
Chug, chug, chug,
chug, chug, chug,
chug, chug, chug, chug...
Man, put the thing away.
You know every piece
of PIG trivia that ever was,
all right?
You're a lock. Just relax.
PIG trivia time.
Well, ladies.
Number of brothers that
have been US Senators?
- Two.
- Number of brothers
currently incarcerated
in US prisons?
Four.
No, five.
Sorry, correct answer is six.
They were all
white-collar crimes, though,
I might add.
Oh, well.
Can't win them all.
Thanks for playing our game.
No, no, no, wait, um...
What about the swine chug?
PIGS, gather round!
The nerd is gonna take
the swine chug challenge.
Okay, ready?
Go!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Open his mouth! Pour 'em in!
He's totally blitzed!
I'll tell you what.
You finish his
run, you're both in.
No way.
- PIG swear.
- PIG swear!
PIG swear!
No problem!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Three more and we have
our first brothers of 2000!
Three!
Two!
One more! One
more! You can do it!
One!
Greg, wake up. Wake
up, man. Come on.
Greg! He's not breathing!
Guys!
Greg, wake up. Come
on, Greg, wake up!
Yeah, get it on back.
Couple of pledges went out
and got drunk somewhere.
They came back, and one of
'em passed out here on the grass.
That's all I know.
You sure that's what happened?
Absolutely. Stupid pledges.
What can I do? They'll
pump his stomach,
he'll come back tomorrow
with a major hangover.
Happens every year.
So back off, officer.
PIGS, over here.
Max?
You gonna tell me what happened?
Pledge... now!
Come on, man. Let's go!
This house is
already on probation.
Okay, everybody, listen up.
If anybody asks, two pledges
went out and got drunk.
One of them passed out here.
Nobody ever served them
drinks inside the house.
Is that clear?
Who's the other pledge?
I am.
Jamie's gonna take
one for the team.
All right, Jamie!
You go, Jamie.
«Jamie...
- What?
Are you crazy?
Look, Max, they're
already on probation,
and they're gonna
lose their charter
if they got caught
serving alcohol.
So if I say that
it's my tequila,
and Greg and I were
drinking it outside the house,
then they're off the hook.
Jamie, they're
asking you to lie.
Did you see that?
You see how Greg drank
the rest of them for me?
You know, I never really had
any friends till I met you guys.
I'll see you.
That was some shot.
Well, hello there, Mr. Rigney.
I usually like to
play for money,
but I have a feeling
you'd clean me out.
Baby, you don't even know.
What are you doing
back on campus?
It's a big night for my kid.
PIG House is having
their bonfire tonight.
It's where they separate
the men from the boys.
Sounds like a big
night for you, too.
Yeah, well, I gotta tell you,
I can't remember when I've
ever been prouder of that boy
than I am today.
Where is he?
Oh, I was gonna drag him
down here for a game of pool,
but I figured he'd rather
hang out with his buddies.
He's probably tired of hearing
his old man remembering when,
so I thought I'd come down here
and remember when
by myself for a while.
You must have collected
a lot of memories
going to school here.
Some of the best
days of my life.
And, uh, a few of the worst.
That's the way
it is with the past.
One worm will
spoil a whole apple.
Hmm.
God is watching, Samuel.
You look like
you've seen a ghost.
My whole head hurts.
Even my hair has a hangover.
Imagine how Greg feels.
- Hey, guys.
- Hey.
Oh, so you're really
gonna join this thing, huh?
Yep.
How come you hate
fraternities so much, Rafael?
No, no, I don't hate them.
Some of them do
some great things:
fund-raising, volunteer work.
But when it's just
about getting drunk
and pouring liquor down
each other's throats,
that's not fraternity.
That's just stupid.
Hey, there they are!
Two Pigs in a poke!
Look at 'em. Big night
for some of us, Rafael.
Big night. Where's Greg?
Uh, he's gonna meet us there.
Oh, okay.
Well, you guys ready to go?
Yeah.
Oh, Mr. Rigney, I wanted
to ask you something.
Uh, I did some research on
the history of the fraternity,
and I found this old file.
Um, it says that the PIG
House was on probation
when you were president.
Uh...
I don't know where
you got that information,
but it's not true.
We were never on probation.
Are you sure?
Because I looked up...
You know what? Why
don't we get into this later?
We gotta get to the bonfire.
Okay.
As I call your name, step
up to receive your candle
and swear the
oath of brotherhood.
Jamie Larson.
All right, Jamie.
By the light of this candle,
before these
gathered brothers...
and esteemed alumni,
I solemnly promise to be loyal
to the Phi Iota
Gamma fraternity,
to uphold its heritage
and defend its honor.
We're looking for
a Jamie Larson.
That's me. What's going on?
Jamie Larson,
you're under arrest.
Mr. Larson, you
got to come with us.
Wait, wait. There must
be some kind of mistake.
What are the charges?
Illegal purchase of
alcohol by a minor,
providing alcohol to a minor.
You told me this
was no big deal.
You told me that it
wouldn't even matter!
No, no, no! No,
you've gotta help me!
Settle down!
Max!
Excuse me, Officer.
Is this absolutely necessary?
Please, stand back, sir. You
have the right to remain silent.
No, no! This isn't
supposed to happen!
No! I'm not supposed
to get arrested!
Anything you say can and
will be used against you.
You have the right to
speak to an attorney.
Those charges are totally bogus!
I don't get it. I don't get
it. What is the big deal?
The big deal is
Greg's in a coma.
He's brain-dead, Max.
Greg's family's on their way,
but I don't know if they're
gonna make it in time.
I'm gonna go to the
hospital just to be there.
Okay.
It's a tough break.
Tough break? Dad, one
of my friends is gonna die,
and the other one
just got arrested for it.
Jamie broke the law, and he has
to take the consequences, Max.
Dad, Jamie did not
do anything, okay?
He's taking the rap
for the frat house.
They were the ones
that bought the tequila
and they were the ones that
poured it down Greg's throat.
And Jamie is covering
for his brothers.
He never thought
it would go this far.
But it did, and it's
pretty clear now
that no one is gonna
stand up for him.
Max...
Jamie took an oath
to defend his brothers,
and so did you. Remember that.
Something like this could
shutdown the whole chapter.
Who cares if the stupid
house closes down?
I do.
I took that oath, too, remember?
Phi Iota Gamma has
never been shutdown.
Wait a minute. Is that what
Jamie was talking about before?
Something about probation
when you were there?
It was a misunderstanding.
And they tried to shut
us down because of it,
but we stood together
and we fought it,
and all we got was probation.
It was nothing.
It was a misunderstanding.
You know, I don't see anything
about misunderstanding here.
I see police investigation,
abduction, attempted...
It was nothing.
Okay?
When I was here, we
had this, uh, tradition...
where we would kidnap a coed
just before spring
break, and take her out
into the woods...
steal her clothes,
and make her find her way back.
Interesting tradition.
All the girls knew about it.
It was... it was like...
an honor to be picked.
And this girl... Jill
something, um...
She even volunteered, but...
the next day, she,
uh... she freaked out,
and she pressed
charges against me.
Just you.
Yeah. Yeah. Who knows why?
Probably because I
was the-the president.
But... nothing happened
to that girl, Max.
But I could have
been in serious trouble.
It could have ruined my life.
But my brothers covered for me,
and they said I
wasn't even there,
just like Jamie is doing now.
And that's why
this is so important,
and it's so important that
you go along with it, Max.
You're not just my son
anymore; you're my brother.
And if you betray
this fraternity,
you betray
everything I believe in.
And you betray me.
I think we could have
been best friends.
You, me and Jamie.
I really think we could've.
Max?
I'm just, uh... saying good-bye.
I guess you've
already done that.
Nah, I don't say good-bye.
Just... see you later.
That's optimistic.
Do you ever wonder if
there's more to this world
than we can actually see?
You mean like The Matrix?
Sort of.
What do you think
that movie's about?
Uh... I don't know.
Um... Life as we
know it is a... a dream.
Some kind of
computer-generated construct
to keep us from seeing
behind the curtain,
at the bad guys
running the world.
It's science fiction.
What if I told you
there is a kind of matrix?
A sort of curtain that hangs
between this world and another?
I'd say you were stoned.
Okay.
What if I told you
that behind that curtain
it's not at all bad,
but really beautiful and good.
You mean like a parallel
dimension going on?
Yeah.
And if it were true,
wouldn't you want
to know about it?
Yeah, sure, but... I
could show it to you.
Right.
Max, once you've seen this,
nothing will ever
seem the same again.
Social Services to Admitting.
Social Services to
Admitting, please.
You know, right now
that doesn't sound so bad.
Go for it.
Hi, Max.
This is Tess.
Hi, baby. Nice to know you.
Wh...?
What's going on?
Monica, what are you doing here?
Don't be afraid, Max.
We're angels.
All of us.
Angels?
You've had angels
surrounding you your whole life.
Everyone has.
So... God really... is.
Yes, He is, baby.
And He loves you.
That's why He
wanted you to see this
and to see us.
I... H can't... I
can't believe this.
Max, a lot of people
get a glimpse of what
you're seeing right now,
and they decide,
"Well, I can't believe this."
The truth is, they
don't want to believe it.
When you've seen the truth, Max,
and you realize that life
doesn't just begin with birth
and end with death,
suddenly everything matters.
Every act, every choice.
But the fact is that most
people are afraid of that.
And they decide that it's easier
to go back to the
other side of the curtain
and try to forget
what they've seen.
That's what your father did.
I was there that night.
That night in the woods.
Ha!
Jill Briscoe didn't
volunteer that night.
She was very afraid,
and she had good reason to be.
- No!
- Where you going, baby?
A terrible tradition
was about to become
something even more terrible...
- Do it! Do it! Do it!
- A crime.
Come on, Jill!
No! Please, don't!
The party's just
getting started, baby!
- Go! Go!
- Go! Go!
Go! Go!
- What is that?
- What? I don't see anything.
Right there.
- Go for it!
- What is that?
There's nothing there,
Sam! You're just drunk.
- Shut up. I said no names.
- Get off me!
Oh, hey, what, she...
- Let her go. We gotta split.
- What?
- I said, go! Now!
- Come on, let's get out of here.
All right. Come on.
Let's go!
God is watching, Samuel,
and you are breaking His heart.
My... my father did that?
Yes.
Jill Briscoe left college
and she never came back.
Your father was
about the same age
as you are now, baby.
Now, he did not invent
this terrible tradition,
but he went along with it.
Now, God is not
asking you to judge him,
but there is a decision
you're going to have to make.
Keep on going along
like you've always gone along,
and be the nice little boy
everybody wants you to be.
Or... be the man
God made you to be.
So what's it gonna be, Max?
You ready to live in the truth?
Yes.
I am.
It's just... it's...
It's just too bad
that Greg didn't get
a chance to see this.
He did.
See you later.
Code Blue, room 116.
Code Blue, room 116.
Where have you been?
If you went to the police...
I was at the hospital, Dad.
Greg's dead.
I'm sorry, Max.
Monica told me everything.
No wonder you didn't
want me to take her class.
My God, Dad.
You have spent your
whole life lying to me.
Lying to yourself.
Sending money to the college,
hanging out with
the old frat buddies,
trying to rewrite the
truth about Jill Briscoe,
but the truth doesn't
go away, Dad.
Monica is lying.
Monica's an angel.
And you knew that.
For just one moment
there, you knew that.
She saw what you were doing,
and she stopped you.
She saved Jill Briscoe,
but she was trying
to save you, too.
God proved His
existence to you, Dad,
and you just ran away from Him
and hung out with a
bunch of drunk idiots.
Well, I don't want
brothers like that.
I don't care if I don't
have any brothers at all.
Or a father, either.
And I don't care if I
have to wash dishes.
I don't want your money anymore,
because it was
never a free gift.
I got a free gift tonight...
I know what that is now...
And I wouldn't
trade it for anything.
I love you, Dad,
but I don't want to be like you,
and I'm not gonna
go along anymore
and I am going to the police.
You want to get
some pizza, maybe?
Shoot some eight ball?
Ah, I can't. I got Econ.
He'd beat you anyway.
Hey, we're taking off.
I just wanted to stop
in and say good-bye.
Thank you... for everything.
Hey, who are you talking to?
I'll tell you later.
Just call when
you get settled, son.
Grab one. Here you go.
II
You, uh, need some help here?
No, I got it. Thanks.
Uh, easy.
Thanks.
Oh, so you're Jamie, huh?
- Yeah.
- Yeah.
- 307.
- Yeah.
Bad news is,
there's no elevator.
The good news is,
I'm you're roommate.
Oh, really? Great. Which one?
- I'm Greg.
- Greg, hey.
Uh, so, what about...
what about Max?
Have you met him yet?
No, not yet.
But maybe we'll get
lucky, and that'll be him.
Well, if it is,
he's totally buying
the pizza tonight.
Isn't there a back
gate, or something?
Max, let me tell you something.
The first day I showed
up here, I got off a bus...
And you couldn't afford a taxi.
No.
No, I couldn't afford a taxi.
Gordon, pull over.
This is the dorm.
And so...
I hauled my mother's
plastic suitcase up the hill
while everyone stared at me.
And I swore that the next
time anyone stared at me,
I'd be getting out of a limo.
And I am.
And the best part of it is,
I'm getting out with you.
Hmm.
Don't worry, it's
only temporary.
In a couple of
weeks, you'll be a PIG!
Oh, yeah.
Can't wait to be a PIG.
Let's go.
Phi Iota Gamma!
Phi Iota Gamma.
PIG House.
That just about
says it all, doesn't it?
What's the matter,
Tess, you're not a frat rat?
Well, think about it.
A boy leaves his home and
his family to start a new life,
and the first thing he
does is join another family,
and sometimes a
very strange one.
Excuse me?
Would you mind,
uh, taking our picture?
Yeah, sure.
I was a pledge here
about a million years ago.
Now it's Max's turn.
I'm Sam Rigney.
Good to meet you. I'm Rafael.
Ready?
Say cheese.
Cheese.
Thank you.
What about you... are you
a member of a fraternity?
No, I'm more of a free spirit.
Oh! Thank you.
You're welcome.
See you around, Max.
Free spirits don't get the
big bucks, remember that.
Something tells me
that Max wouldn't mind being
a bit of a free spirit himself.
I'm telling you, Max.
It is really something
being back here.
Everywhere I look, it's like...
it's like a memory.
So many... I don't
know, old ghosts.
- Hello.
- Hi.
See this?
That was the old library.
Dad, I really want to
set up my stereo, okay?
Hello, Samuel Rigney.
God is watching, Samuel.
Dad, what are you looking at?
Uh...
Nothing, just one
of those old ghosts.
Let's go.
♪ When you walk ♪
♪ Down the road ♪
♪ Heavy burden ♪
♪ Heavy load ♪
♪ I will rise ♪
♪ And I will walk with you ♪
♪ I'll walk with you ♪
♪ Till the sun
don't even shine ♪
♪ Walk with you ♪
♪ Every time, I tell you ♪
♪ I'll walk with you ♪
♪ Walk with you ♪
♪ Believe me, I'll
walk with you. ♪
Hey, geek boy.
How about we take these
speakers, get them up
on the ceiling, huh, do a
little surround sound thing?
Excuse me? "Geek boy"?
Oh, come on, I mean that
with the utmost respect.
I mean, after all,
you are gonna be
my personal computer
science nerd, right?
Hey, you know, geeks
are running the world now.
There not just for helping jocks
pass their classes anymore.
Well, sure they are.
I mean, if they want to live.
- Hey.
- Hey!
Rafael, these are my
roommates Greg and Jamie.
How you doing?
How you doing? Good to meet you.
Good to meet you. I'm
right down the hall, guys.
Oh, you're not a
freshman, are you?
Uh, more like a transfer.
Where from?
Here, there, everywhere.
Flunked out, huh?
Doing the old eight-year plan?
Eh, I guess I'll be here
for as long as it takes.
All right.
So what are you guys up for
for your first night
of freedom, huh?
Definitely something major.
How about a little pool,
huh? Winner gets top bunk?
I already got dibs
on the top bunk.
Dibs.
What are you, five?
I... called it first.
That's the rules, right?
I don't know about you guys,
but I came to college
to get away from rules.
May I help you?
No, I'm, uh, just, uh...
just losing my mind.
I hope you find it.
- Hi.
- Hi.
I'm Sam Rigney, class of '77.
I think my name is
actually on one of those, uh,
those plaques over there.
Yes, I remember seeing it.
Uh...
Oh, this is very generous.
Well, if it weren't
for this place,
- I wouldn't be where I am today.
- Mm.
I usually send my donations
through the mail, but I thought
I'd bring it in person today,
because I'm dropping
my son Max off.
He's, uh, he's a freshman.
But I don't want any-any favors,
no, you know, no
special treatment.
Mm.
I, um, by the way,
I found this book.
I think it belongs to
someone named Monica,
but I'm not sure if
she's a student or...
Oh, no.
Monica's a visiting
professor this semester.
She's teaching philosophy.
Oh, so she's not...
She's a visiting professor,
She's not here all the time.
That's right,
and so I hope your
son will take advantage
of her class while she's here.
Uh, philosophy?
I... I don't think
that's for my kid.
H... I believe in
more of a, you know,
meat and potatoes
kind of education.
That's what I'm... that's
what I'm paying for.
- Does your son know that?
- Oh, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, he's a
real chip off the old block,
- that kid.
- Mm.
So, it was nice meeting you.
Thank you.
I'll see you around.
You know, last
week I had a curfew.
Now I could stay out all night
and no one would even know.
It doesn't seem real.
Hey, Max, did you see
that movie The Matrix?
None of this is real.
This is all just a
computer-generated fake world.
You know, behind the matrix,
we're all just stuck
in incubation tubes
and the computers are
feeding off our energy.
Yeah, right.
Hey, it's real.
Well, it-it could be.
All right, Jamie,
watch and learn.
So what classes are you taking?
Well, according to my dad it's
business, economics,
accounting and statistics.
Not what you want to study?
Well, it's not like I have
a choice... it's his money.
Yeah, but don't you want
to take at least one class
you don't need a slide rule for?
Like what?
I don't know.
What do you think of philosophy?
Philosophy? My dad
would never go for that.
That wasn't the question, Max.
The question was what
do you think of philosophy?
Come on, man.
Can I go? This is...
If you want to get
serious, I can get serious.
This isn't a lot of fun for me.
What is good? What is true?
What is moral?
These are the questions that
the great philosophers asked.
But not one of them
will be of any help
to you in answering them.
And that's what this
philosophy class is for.
Asking the questions
that will challenge you
and help you to find
your philosophy of
life, because let's face it.
Socrates, Aristotle,
Plato... they were alive once
and they had great thoughts,
but they're dead.
You're alive,
and the great thinking
is up to you now.
Hello?
Hi, Mom.
Yeah. Oh, no, no, don't
worry about that. That's okay.
You can just, uh,
you can just come for
homecoming or something.
Yeah, it's just a... just
a little while anyway.
No, no, everyone's really nice.
There's this one guy
I actually really like,
and we're taking a
philosophy class together.
Yeah, philosophy.
No, I know, I know,
but I mean, I'm
interested in it,
and I just figured
if I take everything else
he wants me to take,
then what's the
difference, right?
Look, is he there?
No, I just wanted to talk to him
about the whole
Pig thing, you know?
I've been thinking maybe
I'm not the fraternity type.
Well, Monica says...
Monica's my
philosophy professor...
And she says that
everyone's got to define
their own philosophy of
life, and I'm just thinking
that maybe the frat life
doesn't really fit into mine.
No, no, no, no,
don't-don't-don't bother him.
It's okay.
Uh, I'll just talk to
you guys on Sunday.
Okay.
I got to get back
to the books, Mom.
All right. You, too.
Okay, bye.
Let's order some pizza.
Only if you're paying.
Max?
- Dad, what are you...
- Is...
Come with me.
This is all gonna stop.
What?
Tomorrow you are going to
drop that philosophy class.
You drove all the way down
here to tell me to drop a class?
Could you excuse us, please?
I drove down here to remind
you who's paying the tuition
and who's making the
decisions around here.
You stay away from
philosophy class,
and you stay away
from that Monica woman.
And tomorrow morning,
you get your butt down
to that fraternity house
and you sign up to pledge.
- Dad...
- No discussion.
Just do it or pack your bags.
You understand?
Yes, sir.
You want in,
you got to prove
yourself worthy.
Now, let's be
clear about exactly
what that means.
Humiliation and
suffering are key.
That's right.
At any time, day or night,
a brother can demand
that partake of a ritual
and you will do so.
You will be asked to prove
that the fraternity comes first,
before sleep, before food,
and before classes.
You will learn what
the fraternity stands for,
what it has stood
for in the past,
and on hell night, you'll
be asked certain questions
about its history, so you
might want to study up.
That's right.
- That includes you, Max.
- Yeah, go, Max.
Maxy, money boy.
As some of you may
already know, Max is a legacy.
As a matter of fact,
his father was once president
of this very PIG House.
So Max is a Shoo-in.
But you still got to go
through pledge week, Max.
- That's right.
- That's it.
And for legacies like you,
we like to make it
even more memorable.
Oh, yeah.
Stand up.
- Ooh.
- Uh-oh.
Oh, poor little rich boy.
Look at him.
He's so cute.
I didn't say sit.
I want you to explain
the swine chug
to your fellow maggots here.
The swine chug
is your last chance
to get into the fraternity if
you failed all the other tests.
You have to drink more beer
than the last year's winner,
and you get in automatically.
Beer?
Cheers.
No.
Tequila.
- Yeah, baby.
- Oh, baby.
My dad said it was beer.
Well, welcome to
the 21st century.
But you're doing so well.
Oh, my dad thinks
it's a waste of time.
Oh, really?
I haven't noticed
him in the class.
Well, the deal is I go,
he pays, so he chooses.
I see.
That's an interesting
ethical dilemma, isn't it?
You're accepting money
from your father
for your education,
yet your father is
telling you what sort
of an education you get.
So the question is
do you accept this free gift
or is it really a
free gift at all?
I don't know.
If you don't know,
that means you haven't
really made a decision yet,
and I can't approve this.
Wake up, little piggies.
No rest for the wicked.
- Let's go.
- Wake up!
Come on, come on!
Get your stuff, ladies.
Go, go, go. Come on.
Get in there.
Pleasant dreams, little piggies.
Nighty night.
Man, it's freezing in here.
What are we supposed to do?
Well, we're gonna go to sleep.
Yeah, until the bell
wakes up us at 2:00.
And at 3:00, and at 4:00.
What now?
What's going on in here?
Uh, nothing.
We're pledging PIG and
they locked us up in here.
It's like a hazing... thing.
Well, I can't leave
you locked up here.
Well, then just
leave us unlocked.
So then my mom told my
dad about the philosophy class,
and he freaked out.
Yeah, freaked, huh?
I'll spare you the details.
So he got tough,
and you caved, basically, right?
You don't know my dad.
I don't have a choice.
No, no, no, no, no, you
always have a choice.
You just made the
easy one, that's all.
Well, I got to do my rounds.
So sleep tight, if you can.
Night.
What's the matter?
I need my inhaler.
He's having an asthma attack.
All right, I'm gonna
run back to the dorm
and get his inhaler for him.
Wait, all the doors are locked.
No, remember, the
guard left it open for us.
Jamie, I'm gonna
be right back, okay?
Anything happens, you start CPR.
Whoa, wait, I'm the jock.
I do the running;
you do the CPR.
Where is it?
- It's on my-my desk.
- All right, all right.
You hang in there.
You gonna be okay?
- Yeah.
- All right.
Greg should be back
any second, okay?
So just-just think
about something else.
Like, um, like
getting into a frat.
Soon you'll be a PIG, remember?
Or we'll all be PIGS,
living in one big, freaking sty.
I got it.
I'm all right.
Thanks.
Dude, don't do that again.
You are such a nerd.
Are you going to
study all weekend?
I hope you're going
to have some fun, too.
Well, I'm not gonna
be studying much,
but I don't think I'll be
having much fun, either.
Tonight is hell night.
Hell night?
Ooh, that doesn't
sound like too much fun.
What is it?
Oh, it's-it's this...
fraternity hazing thing.
It's the last night
of organized torture.
-Yeah.
Wish me luck.
I don't make wishes,
and I don't believe in luck.
That's right, you just
believe in philosophy.
No, I believe in
searching for the truth,
and I believe that search
finally leads to God.
God?
No way.
What's so funny?
Oh, it's just that,
philosophy is so...
intellectual and God is so...
I mean, do you pray and stuff?
Yes.
This morning I
prayed for the wisdom
to be a better teacher.
I think you're a great teacher.
Then why don't you
stay in my class?
I want to.
I was thinking that
tomorrow night,
when my father comes
up for the initiation,
hopefully he'll be
in a good mood
and maybe I'll be able
to change his mind.
You know what I'm
gonna pray for tonight?
I'm going to pray
that you change no
one's mind but your own.
Take care.
Ladies, watch and learn!
What's up?
Chug, chug, chug,
chug, chug, chug,
chug, chug, chug, chug...
Man, put the thing away.
You know every piece
of PIG trivia that ever was,
all right?
You're a lock. Just relax.
PIG trivia time.
Well, ladies.
Number of brothers that
have been US Senators?
- Two.
- Number of brothers
currently incarcerated
in US prisons?
Four.
No, five.
Sorry, correct answer is six.
They were all
white-collar crimes, though,
I might add.
Oh, well.
Can't win them all.
Thanks for playing our game.
No, no, no, wait, um...
What about the swine chug?
PIGS, gather round!
The nerd is gonna take
the swine chug challenge.
Okay, ready?
Go!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Open his mouth! Pour 'em in!
He's totally blitzed!
I'll tell you what.
You finish his
run, you're both in.
No way.
- PIG swear.
- PIG swear!
PIG swear!
No problem!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Chug! Chug! Chug! Chug!
Three more and we have
our first brothers of 2000!
Three!
Two!
One more! One
more! You can do it!
One!
Greg, wake up. Wake
up, man. Come on.
Greg! He's not breathing!
Guys!
Greg, wake up. Come
on, Greg, wake up!
Yeah, get it on back.
Couple of pledges went out
and got drunk somewhere.
They came back, and one of
'em passed out here on the grass.
That's all I know.
You sure that's what happened?
Absolutely. Stupid pledges.
What can I do? They'll
pump his stomach,
he'll come back tomorrow
with a major hangover.
Happens every year.
So back off, officer.
PIGS, over here.
Max?
You gonna tell me what happened?
Pledge... now!
Come on, man. Let's go!
This house is
already on probation.
Okay, everybody, listen up.
If anybody asks, two pledges
went out and got drunk.
One of them passed out here.
Nobody ever served them
drinks inside the house.
Is that clear?
Who's the other pledge?
I am.
Jamie's gonna take
one for the team.
All right, Jamie!
You go, Jamie.
«Jamie...
- What?
Are you crazy?
Look, Max, they're
already on probation,
and they're gonna
lose their charter
if they got caught
serving alcohol.
So if I say that
it's my tequila,
and Greg and I were
drinking it outside the house,
then they're off the hook.
Jamie, they're
asking you to lie.
Did you see that?
You see how Greg drank
the rest of them for me?
You know, I never really had
any friends till I met you guys.
I'll see you.
That was some shot.
Well, hello there, Mr. Rigney.
I usually like to
play for money,
but I have a feeling
you'd clean me out.
Baby, you don't even know.
What are you doing
back on campus?
It's a big night for my kid.
PIG House is having
their bonfire tonight.
It's where they separate
the men from the boys.
Sounds like a big
night for you, too.
Yeah, well, I gotta tell you,
I can't remember when I've
ever been prouder of that boy
than I am today.
Where is he?
Oh, I was gonna drag him
down here for a game of pool,
but I figured he'd rather
hang out with his buddies.
He's probably tired of hearing
his old man remembering when,
so I thought I'd come down here
and remember when
by myself for a while.
You must have collected
a lot of memories
going to school here.
Some of the best
days of my life.
And, uh, a few of the worst.
That's the way
it is with the past.
One worm will
spoil a whole apple.
Hmm.
God is watching, Samuel.
You look like
you've seen a ghost.
My whole head hurts.
Even my hair has a hangover.
Imagine how Greg feels.
- Hey, guys.
- Hey.
Oh, so you're really
gonna join this thing, huh?
Yep.
How come you hate
fraternities so much, Rafael?
No, no, I don't hate them.
Some of them do
some great things:
fund-raising, volunteer work.
But when it's just
about getting drunk
and pouring liquor down
each other's throats,
that's not fraternity.
That's just stupid.
Hey, there they are!
Two Pigs in a poke!
Look at 'em. Big night
for some of us, Rafael.
Big night. Where's Greg?
Uh, he's gonna meet us there.
Oh, okay.
Well, you guys ready to go?
Yeah.
Oh, Mr. Rigney, I wanted
to ask you something.
Uh, I did some research on
the history of the fraternity,
and I found this old file.
Um, it says that the PIG
House was on probation
when you were president.
Uh...
I don't know where
you got that information,
but it's not true.
We were never on probation.
Are you sure?
Because I looked up...
You know what? Why
don't we get into this later?
We gotta get to the bonfire.
Okay.
As I call your name, step
up to receive your candle
and swear the
oath of brotherhood.
Jamie Larson.
All right, Jamie.
By the light of this candle,
before these
gathered brothers...
and esteemed alumni,
I solemnly promise to be loyal
to the Phi Iota
Gamma fraternity,
to uphold its heritage
and defend its honor.
We're looking for
a Jamie Larson.
That's me. What's going on?
Jamie Larson,
you're under arrest.
Mr. Larson, you
got to come with us.
Wait, wait. There must
be some kind of mistake.
What are the charges?
Illegal purchase of
alcohol by a minor,
providing alcohol to a minor.
You told me this
was no big deal.
You told me that it
wouldn't even matter!
No, no, no! No,
you've gotta help me!
Settle down!
Max!
Excuse me, Officer.
Is this absolutely necessary?
Please, stand back, sir. You
have the right to remain silent.
No, no! This isn't
supposed to happen!
No! I'm not supposed
to get arrested!
Anything you say can and
will be used against you.
You have the right to
speak to an attorney.
Those charges are totally bogus!
I don't get it. I don't get
it. What is the big deal?
The big deal is
Greg's in a coma.
He's brain-dead, Max.
Greg's family's on their way,
but I don't know if they're
gonna make it in time.
I'm gonna go to the
hospital just to be there.
Okay.
It's a tough break.
Tough break? Dad, one
of my friends is gonna die,
and the other one
just got arrested for it.
Jamie broke the law, and he has
to take the consequences, Max.
Dad, Jamie did not
do anything, okay?
He's taking the rap
for the frat house.
They were the ones
that bought the tequila
and they were the ones that
poured it down Greg's throat.
And Jamie is covering
for his brothers.
He never thought
it would go this far.
But it did, and it's
pretty clear now
that no one is gonna
stand up for him.
Max...
Jamie took an oath
to defend his brothers,
and so did you. Remember that.
Something like this could
shutdown the whole chapter.
Who cares if the stupid
house closes down?
I do.
I took that oath, too, remember?
Phi Iota Gamma has
never been shutdown.
Wait a minute. Is that what
Jamie was talking about before?
Something about probation
when you were there?
It was a misunderstanding.
And they tried to shut
us down because of it,
but we stood together
and we fought it,
and all we got was probation.
It was nothing.
It was a misunderstanding.
You know, I don't see anything
about misunderstanding here.
I see police investigation,
abduction, attempted...
It was nothing.
Okay?
When I was here, we
had this, uh, tradition...
where we would kidnap a coed
just before spring
break, and take her out
into the woods...
steal her clothes,
and make her find her way back.
Interesting tradition.
All the girls knew about it.
It was... it was like...
an honor to be picked.
And this girl... Jill
something, um...
She even volunteered, but...
the next day, she,
uh... she freaked out,
and she pressed
charges against me.
Just you.
Yeah. Yeah. Who knows why?
Probably because I
was the-the president.
But... nothing happened
to that girl, Max.
But I could have
been in serious trouble.
It could have ruined my life.
But my brothers covered for me,
and they said I
wasn't even there,
just like Jamie is doing now.
And that's why
this is so important,
and it's so important that
you go along with it, Max.
You're not just my son
anymore; you're my brother.
And if you betray
this fraternity,
you betray
everything I believe in.
And you betray me.
I think we could have
been best friends.
You, me and Jamie.
I really think we could've.
Max?
I'm just, uh... saying good-bye.
I guess you've
already done that.
Nah, I don't say good-bye.
Just... see you later.
That's optimistic.
Do you ever wonder if
there's more to this world
than we can actually see?
You mean like The Matrix?
Sort of.
What do you think
that movie's about?
Uh... I don't know.
Um... Life as we
know it is a... a dream.
Some kind of
computer-generated construct
to keep us from seeing
behind the curtain,
at the bad guys
running the world.
It's science fiction.
What if I told you
there is a kind of matrix?
A sort of curtain that hangs
between this world and another?
I'd say you were stoned.
Okay.
What if I told you
that behind that curtain
it's not at all bad,
but really beautiful and good.
You mean like a parallel
dimension going on?
Yeah.
And if it were true,
wouldn't you want
to know about it?
Yeah, sure, but... I
could show it to you.
Right.
Max, once you've seen this,
nothing will ever
seem the same again.
Social Services to Admitting.
Social Services to
Admitting, please.
You know, right now
that doesn't sound so bad.
Go for it.
Hi, Max.
This is Tess.
Hi, baby. Nice to know you.
Wh...?
What's going on?
Monica, what are you doing here?
Don't be afraid, Max.
We're angels.
All of us.
Angels?
You've had angels
surrounding you your whole life.
Everyone has.
So... God really... is.
Yes, He is, baby.
And He loves you.
That's why He
wanted you to see this
and to see us.
I... H can't... I
can't believe this.
Max, a lot of people
get a glimpse of what
you're seeing right now,
and they decide,
"Well, I can't believe this."
The truth is, they
don't want to believe it.
When you've seen the truth, Max,
and you realize that life
doesn't just begin with birth
and end with death,
suddenly everything matters.
Every act, every choice.
But the fact is that most
people are afraid of that.
And they decide that it's easier
to go back to the
other side of the curtain
and try to forget
what they've seen.
That's what your father did.
I was there that night.
That night in the woods.
Ha!
Jill Briscoe didn't
volunteer that night.
She was very afraid,
and she had good reason to be.
- No!
- Where you going, baby?
A terrible tradition
was about to become
something even more terrible...
- Do it! Do it! Do it!
- A crime.
Come on, Jill!
No! Please, don't!
The party's just
getting started, baby!
- Go! Go!
- Go! Go!
Go! Go!
- What is that?
- What? I don't see anything.
Right there.
- Go for it!
- What is that?
There's nothing there,
Sam! You're just drunk.
- Shut up. I said no names.
- Get off me!
Oh, hey, what, she...
- Let her go. We gotta split.
- What?
- I said, go! Now!
- Come on, let's get out of here.
All right. Come on.
Let's go!
God is watching, Samuel,
and you are breaking His heart.
My... my father did that?
Yes.
Jill Briscoe left college
and she never came back.
Your father was
about the same age
as you are now, baby.
Now, he did not invent
this terrible tradition,
but he went along with it.
Now, God is not
asking you to judge him,
but there is a decision
you're going to have to make.
Keep on going along
like you've always gone along,
and be the nice little boy
everybody wants you to be.
Or... be the man
God made you to be.
So what's it gonna be, Max?
You ready to live in the truth?
Yes.
I am.
It's just... it's...
It's just too bad
that Greg didn't get
a chance to see this.
He did.
See you later.
Code Blue, room 116.
Code Blue, room 116.
Where have you been?
If you went to the police...
I was at the hospital, Dad.
Greg's dead.
I'm sorry, Max.
Monica told me everything.
No wonder you didn't
want me to take her class.
My God, Dad.
You have spent your
whole life lying to me.
Lying to yourself.
Sending money to the college,
hanging out with
the old frat buddies,
trying to rewrite the
truth about Jill Briscoe,
but the truth doesn't
go away, Dad.
Monica is lying.
Monica's an angel.
And you knew that.
For just one moment
there, you knew that.
She saw what you were doing,
and she stopped you.
She saved Jill Briscoe,
but she was trying
to save you, too.
God proved His
existence to you, Dad,
and you just ran away from Him
and hung out with a
bunch of drunk idiots.
Well, I don't want
brothers like that.
I don't care if I don't
have any brothers at all.
Or a father, either.
And I don't care if I
have to wash dishes.
I don't want your money anymore,
because it was
never a free gift.
I got a free gift tonight...
I know what that is now...
And I wouldn't
trade it for anything.
I love you, Dad,
but I don't want to be like you,
and I'm not gonna
go along anymore
and I am going to the police.
You want to get
some pizza, maybe?
Shoot some eight ball?
Ah, I can't. I got Econ.
He'd beat you anyway.
Hey, we're taking off.
I just wanted to stop
in and say good-bye.
Thank you... for everything.
Hey, who are you talking to?
I'll tell you later.