- [male voiceover] I think I might need some help.
- [female voiceover] Is there anyone here
to help you fill this out?
- [male] I can handle it.
- [Voiceover] Paging Dr. Geller to the ICU.
[Continues] Dr. Geller to the ICU.
[Baby Crying]
[melancholy music]
- [Voiceover] Paging Dr. Reeder, dial extension 47.
[Voiceover] Dear Jen,
I'm alone.
I'm sitting in a hospital.
And my arm is in about six pieces.
This isn't exactly how I planned to celebrate
the end of the year.
[thunder rumbles]
- I just can't seem to wake up today.
- Yeah, I don't think that's gonna help.
- I know.
Okay, I gotta get back in there.
These women are driving me crazy.
If you're not attractive the rest of the year,
what makes you think you will be on New Year's Eve?
- A new haircut.
- Exactly. I do hair not magic.
I'm so looking forward to Pete's party.
- Aw, shit!
- What?
- I have to remember to get beer for the party tonight.
- Yeah, don't fuck that up.
- So, you want me to pick you up?
- No, I think just, I'm gonna go home and take a nap first.
- Yeah?
- But I will see you there.
Thank you so much. I really needed that.
- All right.
Bye, Pam.
- Oh, fuck.
["Welcome Home" by Radical Face]
- Hey, hey. Hold on, I got it.
There you go.
Hey!
Thanks.
- Tell me you're finally restocking the damn machines, Owen.
- Nick, they will be by next week. I promise.
- I've heard that before.
- Hey.
- If you knew how I was feeling about you right now,
you would never have gotten out of that van of yours.
- You know, I was gonna offer to help you with those bags,
but forget it.
Just send Adam out.
- Do you have a check for me?
- It's not due till next week.
Do you even need it?
Seems like you're doin' fine.
- We are doing fine but I expect it just the same.
- Well, you'll have it next week.
- Adam's spending the night at his friend Matthew's house.
- Wait!
Hold on, I thought I was supposed to buy him sneakers today?
- That was yesterday.
Who buys shoes on New Year's Eve?
- I thought we said today.
- It breaks my heart to see Adam waiting for you
on the curb and you not showing up.
You don't do that to an 11 year-old boy.
- Well, why doesn't he just wait inside?
- The sun's going down, Owen.
It's time to go find your friends and get drunk.
- Wait, Cindy.
Pete's party is tonight and I was supposed to pick up beer.
Is there any way I could...?
I have cash!
Or not.
["Never Seen You Cry" by Et Tu BrucÃ©]
[Girl] This really gonna work?
- Trust me. You won't be disappointed.
- Thanks, Kenny.
- [Kenny] Uh huh.
- See you later.
- Hey!
- Bye. - Bye.
- Bye.
[clears throat]
Owen.
Hey.
- A little young even by your disreputable standards
aren't they, Kenny?
- Who? Kimmy and Dawn?
- What are they, half your age?
- So, what'd you give them anyway?
- Two dollar bottle of wine.
Oh, come on. It's New Year's Eve.
Like we never used to do anything like that
when we were their age.
- Speaking of which, you gonna go to Pete's party tonight?
If so, can you, can you bring some beer?
If you go.
- Can't. Got plans.
- When's Aunt Claire's car gettin' fixed anyway?
- Two, three days, I think.
Oh, and she said that she wants to talk to you.
- When? Tonight?
- [Kenny] Uh-huh.
- No way.
- I'm just tellin' ya what she said.
Good luck.
Hey, Mom!
- Goin' out with Owen tonight?
- Hell no!
And miss New Year's Eve dinner with you?
- Set the table then, all right?
- Yes, ma'am!
- Hey, Aunt Claire.
- I guess you don't have enough manners
to come in and have a cup of coffee.
- Aw, I'm runnin' late for something, I'm sorry.
- So, the great state of Maryland has decided to
release his brother.
- Oh, Victor's gettin' out?
Well, that's great.
- He'll be a free man in a couple of weeks.
- What, you need me to pick him up or something?
- That,
and I need you to hang on to him for a bit.
- Why?
- Victor and I haven't seen eye to eye since he went away.
I was hoping he might come live with you for a while.
- Well, you're not givin' me much time to think about it.
- You think you could use somebody to talk to
livin' in that big house all by yourself?
- Hey, it's not that big.
- We're family.
And like it or not you don't have that many of us left.
And this is what families do.
They help one another in times of need.
- You're doin' the garage bar again this year?
- Hey, if it ain't broke.
Where's the beer?
- I fucked up man.
- Don't worry about it.
- No, you told me to get the beer.
I should've gotten the beer.
You're an asshole.
- I tell five guys they're in charge of bursting
forth and gettin' beer.
I figured there's a chance one of you guys'll get it done.
Speakin' of...
My cousin Melissa's comin' down from Philly.
Says she's lookin' to get laid.
I put your name on top of the list.
- No, I can't cheat on Pam anymore.
- What?
What, are you in love with the hairdresser?
- No, but I have to stop sleeping with other women.
It's rude.
- Whatever.
- You ever get up to Philadelphia?
- I've only been like 30 miles outside of Maryland
my entire life.
- [Melissa] Really?
- Yeah.
- [Melissa] I went all over Europe when I was younger.
Is my talking bothering you?
- I guess not.
- [Melissa] It's just we don't know each other so well,
and after this I'm gonna mingle a bit.
- Okay.
- You have any kids?
- I have a son.
- Oh, you have to meet my Mandy.
She's 10.
Maybe you can make Mandy laugh.
She gets grumpy.
- I will if I ever meet her.
- You'll meet her tonight, silly.
She's downstairs.
- She's what?
- Hey, Owen.
- Hey, Vera.
- Can you please give me a glass of water?
- Yeah.
- Someone just gave me a large shot of some weird
brown liquid and yelled at me until I drank it all.
- There you go. - [Vera] Thanks.
- Yep.
- You okay?
- I'm sure wherever my ex-husband is, he is not freaking out
in the kitchen of some New Year's Eve party.
- I'm sure he doesn't look as nice as you do either.
- Aw, thanks.
It's obviously too much for this place,
but I have no idea what I'm doing.
- Yeah, well take it from me.
I've been divorced for a few years.
It gets easier.
- I've never really been on my own.
Before Martin and I separated,
there was never a night in my life
where there wasn't someone that I could
say good night to as I went to bed.
- Hold on a second.
- What are you doing?
- I'm giving you my number.
So, when you go to bed
I want you to call me
and tell me good night.
- Thank you.
- [Owen] No problem.
You know what?
We should go on a date sometime.
That's the first thing you need to do when you get single,
just go on a bunch of dates.
Date a bunch of dudes.
I mean, who cares, you know.
You just need to get outta your head.
- Owen, that's really sweet but I'm afraid that I'd...
I would be using you as a rebound.
- No pressure.
I'm not goin' anywhere.
- Yeah. Okay.
- [Owen] It's just a piece of paper with some numbers on it.
- Just a piece of paper, okay.
Thank you for the piece of paper.
- Owen!
- Yes. Hey.
- Let's take a shot.
- I can't do anymore.
- No, there are these mango things. It's so fuckin' good.
Just one shot.
- That sounds exotic but I can't do shots anymore.
I'm good. I got beer.
- Don't be so fuckin' boring.
- I'm good. I'm good.
- Jackie, let's take a shot.
- Oh okay, but I'm Linda.
- Whatever.
[Owen] Dear Jen,
For some reason, I thought if I got up on the roof
I'd be able to see for miles around.
Turns out I can only see the roof
of the house across the street.
I wonder if anyone would even notice that I'm gone.
I should just leave that there.
Oh!
[crowd begins counting down]
[Owen continues] Jen.
They say what you're doing on New Year's Eve
is what you'll be doing all of the next year.
To be honest... - [Crowd] Happy New Year!!
I'm not so sure I could handle another 12 months of this.
[high-pitched honk]
- I heard you were here somewhere.
- [Owen] Angie.
They got you workin' on New Year's Eve?
- Yeah, anything to get away from my family.
C'mon.
So, turns out you can't fly, huh.
- Aw, that was just my first attempt.
- You up on the roof at the ale house?
- Mm-hmm. No, I was over at Pete's.
He was having a party.
- Pete. Is he still an asshole?
- Pretty much.
- I always thought you were so much smarter
than those guys you get drunk with every night.
- They're okay.
- You think everyone's okay.
But I didn't see any of your friends
in the waiting room with you.
- I did notice that.
- Well, you should give that more
than just a passing thought.
- [Angie] I got that.
- All right, thanks.
- [Angie] Here ya go.
[melancholy music]
[knocking]
- [Angie] Hi.
- Hey.
- Think this is yours.
- [Owen] Ah, shit.
Thanks.
How's it goin' Todd?
- About the same.
- [Angie] I was just takin' him for a walk,
and I thought I'd check up on you.
How's your arm?
- Still broken.
- You need any help with anything?
- [Owen] No, I'll be fine.
- [Owen] Hey, Pete!
Hey!
Wake up!
Hey, Pete!
You wanna be the first one to sign my...
- [Pam] Oh shit.
- [Owen] Well, look at that!
- [Pete] Let's not get all excited.
- Hey!
- Pam, Get outta my way I'm gonna smash Pete
in the head with this.
- Go home!
It's not like we were married or anything.
You're just someone I like to get stoned with.
- Oh, that was it?!
- Yeah, that's it!
I'm with Pete now.
- You are?
- Fuck you both.
- Look c'mon, let's talk about this rationally. C'mon.
- Yeah, okay.
- [Pam] Oh my god!
[groans]
- That's the rational thing to do!
What?!
- [Pam] Get outta here!
What the fuck is wrong with you?!
Shit!
- I deserved that.
- Just put your head back.
Ooo, shit he fucked you up. Yeah, its broken.
[groans]
[phone rings]
- Yeah.
- [Voiceover] Hi. Owen?
- Who's this?
- [Voiceover] Oh, it's, it's Vera.
Is it too late to call you?
- Vera?
- [Voiceover] Yeah.
- No. I'm up. What's goin' on?
- [Voiceover] I feel silly but you told me to call you so...
- I did?
- [Voiceover] Yeah.
- I did.
Don't feel silly.
What's goin' on?
- [Voiceover] Okay, well, um, good night.
- Good night.
I was thinkin' we should make a plan to...
[phone disconnects]
Hello?
- [Cindy] That looks like it hurt.
- Not really.
Kind of.
- The more things change.
- Cindy, don't start, all right.
Oh, here's your check.
So, we can avoid that fight.
- I've been meaning to tell you something.
- Huh?
What?
Hey!
- [Adam] Hi.
- [Owen] Ready to go?
- I guess.
- Sweetheart, why don't you go wait
in the van for your dad, okay?
He'll be right out.
- What's that about?
- I've been offered a position in San Diego.
Obviously, I would take Adam with me.
- San Diego?
That's like on the other side of the world.
I'd never see him.
- You barely see him as it is.
And even when you do, you're usually half in the bag.
It wouldn't be until the end of the year.
I just wanted to let you know that I'm thinking about it.
- You can't just take my son away from me like that.
- Actually, I can.
- Do you wanna get the lawyers involved again?
Is that it?
- Right. Because a judge would rule in favor
of a father who drunkenly falls off rooftops at parties.
- I think you're being incredibly selfish.
- Well, now you know how it feels.
- So, what's the verdict?
- They're like wearing pillows.
- Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
- [Adam] I think it's great.
- Hey listen, about last week.
I got the days mixed up.
It's my fault.
- Okay.
- Maybe next week we can go to the steakhouse.
- I guess.
- [Owen] What do you mean, you guess?
You used to love that steakhouse.
- I kinda don't eat meat anymore.
- Well...
You know, we can go to Louie's
get that chicken thing you like.
- You don't listen to me.
- What? I'm listening.
- No. You say you wanna hang out with me,
but you don't really listen.
I said I don't eat meat anymore.
- All right.
Hey.
Sorry, I was distracted.
- Well, I don't eat meat.
- Can you eat pasta?
- Yeah, I eat pasta.
- We'll go to that pasta place then.
Let's go pick up your Uncle Kenny.
- Why's that policeman talking to Uncle Kenny?
- [Owen] I don't know.
I'm sure it's nothing though.
- Goodbye, Uncle Kenny.
- Yeah. See you later, little man.
- Thanks for the shoes, Dad.
- You're welcome.
- So, what really happened to the arm?
- Fell off a roof.
[laughs]
- You drunk.
- [Owen] Whatever.
What did that cop really want?
- You know that girl who...
Kimmy, who came into the store the other day?
- Yeah.
- I guess she's in a coma.
Alcohol poisoning.
- Huh.
I think I saw her at the clinic, actually,
when I was gettin' my arm fixed up.
- Yeah?
- [Owen] Yeah.
- Yeah, her parents found her, and she was passed out,
and called the police.
- Did you tell that cop you gave her alcohol?
- No.
- I thought you just said it was some crappy wine.
- Yeah, well.
Just a little bit stronger.
- What?
- It was grain.
But I told, I told her that she had to mix it
with a Kool-Aid or something.
- [Owen] What the hell were you thinkin', man?
Grain?
- Just do me a favor and promise me
that you're not gonna tell my mom about the cop.
- It's a small town.
If a cop comes to your store asking questions,
she's gonna find out sooner or later.
- Promise.
- [Owen] All right, I promise.
- Okay.
- She's been on me about pickin' up Victor
when he gets out.
You're comin' with me, right?
- Nope.
I got my own problems.
[loud buzzer]
- [Victor] Ah, man.
- Hey, man.
You got everything?
- Lost my sanity.
I was able to keep my anal virginity.
What time the strip clubs open?
- I think your mom's got some welcome back
from prison dinner planned for you tonight.
- Oh, that's good. It's ironic.
'Cause they didn't visit me once in prison.
- What are you talkin' about?
I came to visit you.
- That's because you were stocking the vending machines.
- Still visited.
- Yeah, that's true.
Kenny gonna be there?
- Yeah, I think so.
- I don't think I can make it.
- What, you got somewhere else you gotta be?
- Yeah, I gotta be in a champagne room
with a fistful of singles and a toothy grin.
- Waiting one more night's not gonna kill you.
- [Victor] What if it did?
Feel awfully guilty then, wouldn't you?
- I'd get over it.
- Yeah.
You know what? I don't think I can live with you.
- Hey man, you just tell me where
you want me to drop you off.
It's fine by me.
- [Victor] Nah, it's 'cause you're a moody person.
And that can wear on a guy everyday, you know.
- I'm not moody.
- [Victor] Oh, you're not?
- No.
I'm taciturn.
- Is that what it is?
- Yep.
- I'm gonna look that word up when I get home.
- [Victor] So, now I'm completely fucked
because anything I'm even remotely interested in
is related to computers.
And that all has to be put on hold for the next five years.
I mean, you know how much technology
changes in five years, Owen.
That's like a death sentence.
I might as well become Amish or something.
Hmm, look at that.
Could've used that in prison.
Anyways, I'm hopin' that Occupy movement starts back up
because economic distribution in this country is so
vertically hierarchical that it makes me wanna puke.
Campin' out on the White House lawn with a bullhorn,
tauntin' the man.
That's more my speed, you know.
- Yeah, I hate to break it to you but
that Occupy movement is pretty much dead.
- Yeah, well.
Gotta be something for me to protest, you know.
- You just got out of jail.
You really wanna go right back?
- Hell no, man.
Prison changes a person.
- Clearly.
Hey, man.
So, I wanna take this.
[phone rings]
- Hello.
- [Voiceover] It's me.
- Hey.
- [Voiceover] I...
- What's goin' on?
- [Voiceover] I have to get the pipes fixed or something
the water at my place is kind of brown and chunky.
So, I went out to get some bottled stuff
and now I'm just driving around until I get tired.
- Where are you?
- [Voiceover] Right outside your house, actually.
I saw your van and I pulled in. Is that weird?
- Yes, that's kinda weird.
- [Vera] Oh hey.
What happened to your arm?
- Oh.
I broke it at the party after you left.
- [Vera] Oh, did you get in a fight?
I hear that you like to get into fights.
- [Owen] Who told you that?
- [Vera] Been asking around about you.
- Yeah, well don't believe everything you hear.
- [Vera] Why not?
- 'Cause it's probably all true.
- [Vera] Nope, I think you might be sweet.
Well, good night.
- Good night.
- [Mr. Wheeler] Beer, beer, beer is fine,
but I'd rather be drinking wine.
[Owen] Dear Jen,
Isn't strange how sometimes you can surround yourself
with a whole crowd of people,
yet still feel alone.
Seems to be a pretty common feeling for me lately.
I think if you were here,
I wouldn't be so alone.
Wow,
is that depressing or what?
- Thank you, sir. Have a nice day.
- Hey, Vera.
- Hi.
- I need some coin sleeves.
- Okay.
Here to help.
- You're gonna regret that.
[giggles]
Welcome to my world.
- Did you know that it costs almost 2 1/2 cents
to produce a penny?
- Really?
- Yeah, and over 11 cents to make a nickel.
- [Owen] I didn't know that.
- [Vera] Seems like a waste of money, huh?
- Sometimes I wonder if all this change is worth it.
They ever catch that guy?
The robber.
- Not yet.
We aren't exactly Fort Knox around here.
You know, if I were the manager I would make sure
there was at least one working security camera.
- Well, you're making me feel real comfortable
about banking here.
- Oh, don't worry we're insured.
- Manager, huh?
- I think about it.
- Well, in 15, 20 years from now.
They're gonna look back and say, "The bank robbery
"that was the time before Vera was manager.
"Before she restored law and order to these parts."
- You know, Tower Oaks Lodge?
- Yeah.
- Come by there Friday night. Eight o'clock.
- I'm not ready to date.
- Date? No, I didn't say date.
Did I say date?
I'm talkin' about dessert.
There'll be other people around. Don't worry.
- I don't know.
- What did you do last Friday night?
Exactly.
C'mon, it's just dessert.
- [Owen] Hey.
Your mom says if you don't eat some of these vegetables
I'm supposed to stick them in your ear.
I don't know how you're supposed to get nutrients that way,
but I'll do it.
- She always used to say that when we were little.
- Well, you look like you haven't eaten in a week.
- I'm eating.
So...
Victor livin' with you now?
- [Owen] Oh yeah, got him all settled in.
Why don't you just buy your own damn groceries?
- 'Cause...
Can't go into town.
Feels like I'm on display.
- Yeah, Aunt Claire told me what
that girl's accusing you of.
- Yep.
- So?
So?
I gave her alcohol. Owen.
I didn't take advantage of her.
I never even saw her that night.
Fuck.
- Okay, then.
Look, if that's the case we need to get you a lawyer,
right now.
- No. No.
No.
That's just gonna, gonna make me look guilty.
- And hiding out here in the woods doesn't?
- [Adam] So, do you think you could do it?
- [Owen] Be a coach?
I don't know.
- Assistant coach. Matthew's dad is coach,
and Jack's dad keeps stats.
You could just help with the practices and stuff.
You wouldn't have to travel or anything.
Mom said you'd probably be too busy.
- I don't know being a coach doesn't really seem like...
- Seem like what?
- You know what? I'll do it.
- [Adam] Really? You'll do it?
- Why not?
- [Vera] Hi.
- [Owen] Meet my son, Adam.
- This is your date.
- [Owen] Mm-hmm.
I just agreed to be his baseball coach.
- Oh that's awful nice of you.
- [Owen] I thought so.
- Dad. If you say you're gonna do it,
you have to do it.
- I'm gonna do it.
- [Adam] But I have to tell the league
and if you don't do it...
- Adam. Leave it alone.
Before I change my mind.
- What position do you play?
- Third base.
- My brother used to play that.
You think you can get me some half price tickets
to some of your games?
- The tickets are free.
- Well, then I might just come to one or two of them.
- We were just about to have dessert.
Care to join us?
- Yeah. It sounds like a good idea.
- [Owen] You smell good.
- Do I?
- Mm-hmm.
Adam come here.
Smell her.
- No, you don't have to do that.
- Go on.
- [Adam] You smell really nice.
- Thank you.
- [Adam] What is it?
- It's soap.
And shampoo.
And maybe a little perfume.
- [Owen] You want cheesecake?
- Yeah.
- You want cheesecake? - Sure.
- GarÃ§on!
- [Owen] Hey.
Wake up.
C'mon, wake up.
[growls]
I gotta go to work.
You wanna come with me?
- Do I have a choice?
- [Owen] Not really.
Hey, so I went to the cabin yesterday,
and I saw Kenny.
- Well, I really don't wanna hear about my brother
first thing in the morning.
- You smell like a brewery.
- [Victor] Mission accomplished.
Wow, you're the harbinger of tooth decay.
- I am the provider of temporary sustenance.
- You keep dentists employed.
- You keep strippers and mental health workers employed.
- Some would argue they're one in the same.
Hey, you know what would be the ultimate irony?
- What's that?
- Is if this job came with dental insurance.
- You know what this job comes with?
- [Victor] What?
- A job.
- Hey, the van's loaded Owen. We can go.
- You know, it wouldn't kill you to help out.
- I'm not ready for that kind of responsibility, yet.
Oh!
- [Owen] Dolly.
- [Victor] Huh?
Got it. Got it.
Damn.
[whistles]
- [Angie] It's gonna smell.
- [Owen] Oh, but it itches too.
- [Angie] How much for a bag of those chips?
- Vic, give me a bag of chips.
Here ya go.
Free of charge.
- Thanks.
- Well, you did let me copy your chemistry homework
back in high school.
- We didn't have chemistry together.
- See you opened those chips before
you volunteered that information.
[yawns]
I'm sorry.
Am I not entertaining enough for you?
- Oh, I'm sorry Owen.
Been goin' on no sleep the past few weeks.
- Dad on another bender?
- Yeah.
- I don't understand why you don't just move out
get your own place already.
- I should.
But where would I go?
Who'd take care of Todd?
- Yeah.
Hey. Hey. If you're not gonna work just get out of there.
I'll do it.
- He's moody.
- At least he didn't go to jail.
[Owen] Dear Jen,
I am trying but I'm pretty sure Adam hates me.
- Dad.
- Yeah?
- Nothing. Forget it.
[Owen continues] You see what I mean?
He can't stand me.
- Dad.
- What's up?
- It's just...
- It's just what?
- It's just that Jimmy Chin at school said
that there are sharks in San Diego.
Is that true?
- I don't know. Why?
- Mom said she was gonna teach me how to surf.
But I'm not so sure I wanna learn anymore.
- Well, I'm sure the shark attacks in San Diego
are pretty infrequent.
Plus, you shouldn't let the fear of the unknown
stop you from tryin' something new.
[Owen continues] Dear Jen...
Well, that was new.
- Do you know how to surf?
- Me? No.
- How come?
- Scared of sharks.
- Dad!
[laughter]
- [Vera] You're just imagining it.
- [Owen] Okay. All right.
- [Vera] Hey, how is your arm doin' anyway?
- It's feeling better than my feet, apparently.
- What?
You're a very good dancer.
- You're a very good liar.
- Look, I'm gonna leave my car here,
if you can give me a ride home.
It's just that I, that last glass of wine
went right to my head.
- I had no idea you were feeling tipsy at all.
- [Vera] Well, I am.
I'm...
I am trying to invite you back to my house
without seeming too slutty.
- Okay.
Well, what would we do at your house?
- Oh, I'd take you to my bedroom.
- Yeah? - [Vera] Mm-hmm.
- What happens in your bedroom?
- I strip you naked as the day you were born.
- All right, I like where this is goin'.
- And I would tie you down.
- Kinky. - [Vera] Hands to the bedpost.
- Very kinky. I'm into it.
- And then I would make you watch
Unsolved Mysteries reruns.
- I think maybe we should call you a cab.
- No, it's a really good show. - [Owen] That's a better idea.
- You sure? No, c'mon... - [Owen] That's a better idea.
- Shit.
- What?
- Martin's here.
- [Owen] Oh yeah?
- [Vera] He's heading right for us.
Owen, don't hurt him.
- [Owen] I'm just gonna talk to him. Martin.
- Hey, Owen.
- [Vera] Shit!
- That's my wife you're dancin' with you fuckin' prick!
- [Vera] Get out of here!
Address? One, four, eight.
Cherry Tree Lane.
- It's still weird that you know that.
- Insurance?
- [Owen] Ah, here.
There you go.
- Seven, four, zero...
Marital status?
Divorced.
I sure am looking forward to sharing the news
of my failed marriage at all future doctor's appointments.
- Oh, it gets better.
Just wait till your friends have to choose
which one of you to hang out with.
- Well, most of our couple-friends are Martin's
friends from college, so he can have them.
Emergency contact?
- I don't have one.
- Vera Rodgers.
I'm sorry.
- It's fine.
Really.
I just hope it's the last time I get punched
in the face because of you.
- Well, I am not makin' any promises.
- [Victor] Why do I feel like I'm always
carryin' shit around with you?
- [Owen] I don't know.
Sounds like a question for your therapist.
All right, let's put it right back here.
Against the wall, right here.
This is good.
It's right by the door.
- So, if you're so in love with this girl
why doesn't she just move in with you
instead of this place?
- She's never been single before.
She wants to date a little bit.
Which I'm totally fine with.
And I'm not in love with her.
- Ah, please. Really?
I don't know, man. I don't know.
Okay, okay. You know what? Fine.
We'll say you're not in love with her.
You're not in love with her. Okay.
Let me get this straight, we just lugged this
fuckin' monster in here so some other guys can
have a drink of water after they have sex
with your girlfriend?
- Whoa!
It's not like that.
But thank you for the image.
- I don't know. It's kinda of like that.
So, you think Vera could hook me up
with one of those other girls down at the bank?
- Nope.
Absolutely not.
- What, they're not good enough for me?
- Ex-con and a bank teller.
I think you can do better?
- Thanks for lookin' out, Owen.
- Always.
- [Victor] I'll get some water. More water.
For all those dudes.
I'm sure there's gonna be quite a bit,
so you want me to get two cases?
[laughter]
[seagulls squawking]
[waves crashing]
- You're pretty good at that.
- My dad and I used to come here
every spring when I was a kid.
How is it that you have never been crabbing before?
You are aware we live in Maryland, right?
- Yeah, I eat them. I don't catch them.
Haven't been out here since I was young, too.
Forgot how beautiful it is.
- We barely live an hour away.
You just need to get out more.
- See anything?
- [Vera] Yeah, it's a long life.
And lots of lovers.
- Is there a number?
- 71.
- 71 years or lovers?
- Hey! Yeah! I got one! - [Owen] You got it?
Get it just slowly.
- [Owen] Okay, I got the net. I got the net. I got the net.
Whoa! Look at that! Look at that guy!
- No.
- What are you doing?
- No, he's too small.
- That's dinner. What are you doing?
- He's too small.
Hopefully, we will see him again in a couple of months.
- [Owen] Looked good to me.
- Should you really be goin' on a date
if you're movin' to California?
- Tonight is just a work thing.
- Really?
It's not what it looks like from where I'm sittin'.
- [Cindy] Owen.
You need to clean up your act.
- Well, fortunately for the both of us,
my act is none of your business anymore.
- Actually, it is.
For Adam's sake.
Start acting more like a father,
and get more involved in your son's life.
- What are you talking about?
I'm here babysitting, aren't I?
- It's not called babysitting when you're his father.
- Well, I agreed to help him out with his baseball team.
- Okay, but you actually have to do it.
You can't just say it.
- I bought him shoes.
- Wow.
How 'bout stop going to the alehouse every night?
- [Owen] I have.
- You know, you don't even have to stop going every night,
just once or twice a week.
- I haven't had a drink in months.
- Really?
- Really.
- Really?
- So, is Victor stayin' out of trouble?
I hear he's helpin' you with your deliveries.
- Oh yeah. He's been a real help.
- You'd think he'd have the common decency
to come see his momma once in a while.
- You haven't seen him since he's been out?
- No.
- Huh.
- So, I guess you've heard they're chargin' my Kenny
with assaultin' that girl?
- Yeah. Yeah, I heard about that.
- The whole sordid affair is movin' toward a damn trial.
I had to put up the house for his bail.
- You did?
- [Aunt Claire] They're calling him a flight risk.
Could you believe that?
Where would he go?
I was talkin' to the lawyer yesterday
and I wanna sue for wrongful arrest,
but the lawyer says to concentrate on
one thing at a time.
- Yeah, that's probably a good idea.
- Maybe it's best if I wasn't around anymore.
- Stop talkin' nonsense.
- I think I should stay up at the cabin full time.
- Lord. One just come outta jail and another one goin' in.
- Hey, Owen.
- [Owen] Yep.
- About New Year's...
- Pam, please. Water under the bridge, honestly.
- It's been a while.
Who's been cuttin' your hair?
- I've just been goin' to Quick cuts.
- I've got some time, I can give you like a quick trim.
- Pam, I don't think that's a good idea.
We were pretty toxic for each other last time around.
- Just make sure there's lots of diet sodas in there.
- I will.
- 'Cause you know I drink them like water.
- I know.
- Except that's just an expression
because I hate water.
Can't stand the taste of it.
- Water doesn't have any taste.
- [Pam] That's what I hate about it.
Except, I don't really like the taste of diet soda either.
- Really?
- [Pam] Yeah. I just drink it because it's low in calories.
Leaves an awful aftertaste.
Kinda like a squirrel just took a shit in your mouth.
You wanna haircut?
- Ah...
- No.
- Yeah.
- Victor can you help me out please?
- I don't know, Owen. Hair's kinda gettin' unruly.
- [Owen] Now!
- I'll just take a raincheck.
- Yeah, next time.
I'm here.
- [Victor] So, what happened with you guys?
Somethin' happen on New Year's?
- Yeah, we broke up.
It was bad.
You didn't sense a lot of tension back there?
- No, I didn't feel the tension.
The only tension I felt was from you cock-blockin' my ass.
- [Owen] Well, what are you talkin' about she's my ex.
- So. She wanted it bro.
All I'm sayin' is you been cock-blocking
me all over town, man.
- I'm cock-blocking you?
- Yeah, tellin' people that I didn't go to real prison.
You don't think I heard about that?
- You didn't.
- You're fuckin' with my street cred, bro.
- You didn't go to real prison.
You're a computer hacker.
- You know what?
How would you feel if I told people,
yeah you know what, I'm workin' for Owen,
but it's not a real business.
He just stocks machines with candy.
- But you're not really working.
Did you remember the keys for the machine?
- [Victor] Yeah. Yeah, I got the keys.
- You mean these keys?
Exactly.
- You know what?
You don't have to treat me like a kid, Owen.
- Why don't you stop acting like one?
Go see your mother.
What's wrong with you?
- I don't wanna talk about it, man.
- [Owen] I know. I know.
I'm just finishin' up.
- [Voiceover] I'm serious Owen, don't forget.
He's excited. He has a new hat and everything.
- Yeah, okay.
I'll be there don't worry.
- [Voiceover] I'm counting on you.
- Oh, hi Vera.
Fancy meeting you here.
- Oh hi, Owen.
Owen, this is Tim. Tim. Owen. Owen. Tim.
- Hey, you Tim Kim?
- Yes, I am.
- [Owen] You're that real estate mogul guy, right?
Yeah, I've seen your face on the back of buses.
- Best money I've spent.
- I bet.
- [Tim] So, Owen you're here to knock some pins down?
- Yeah, it's my favorite pastime.
- It's my first time with the duck pins, you know.
Don't hold it against me, Ver.
- Well, you'll get used to the small balls in no time.
Isn't that right, Ver?
- Yeah, it doesn't take long to get the hang of it.
- I'm not much of a bowler.
- Okay, well. I'll let you two do your thing.
- Go. You're up.
- Don't worry Tim Kim.
Just leaves you the opportunity for a more impressive spare.
Or not.
- [Vera] Next time.
Next time.
You're doin' good.
Go ahead.
- Yeah, I don't know Vera.
It's been a long time since I bowled.
I'm not sure I'm ready to get back out there yet.
You know what I mean?
- Don't be a jerk.
- [Owen] Ooo!
- [Tim] That's okay, baby. - [Owen] That's a tough spare.
- [Tim] Next one.
Oh, nice one Owen!
- Lucky roll, Tim Kim.
You know what? I like him.
- Yeah. He's a nice guy.
- Nice guy, yeah.
Yeah, that's exactly what I would call him.
A nice guy.
- I'm not so sure I like this side of you.
- I'm not sure I like the woman I'm dating
gallivanting around with other men.
- Gallivanting around. Wow.
You know who you remind of right now?
Martin.
- Well, I guess he's a better guy than I thought then.
- No, he's not, but I thought that you were.
- What?
- I thought that you understood. Yeah.
Hey! No!
I am not ready for anything serious.
- Obviously.
Vera!
- Thanks. Good job.
- [Voiceover] Long look in at the plate.
And here's the pitch.
And there's a slow roller to third.
The third baseman charges.
It's gonna be tight, and he got him at first.
- [Owen] Hey, champ.
C'mon buddy, hop in we can still make
the fourth and fifth inning.
Let's go.
- Have you been drinking?
Should you even be driving right now?
- No, I'm fine.
Sorry, man.
I ran into Vera. We broke up.
I lost track of time.
- I liked her.
- [Owen] Yeah, I like...
I liked her too. Hey! Adam!
I'm sorry!
- Mr. Wheeler?
Hey, Todd.
- Owen.
- [Owen] Door was open, everything okay?
- Yeah, I guess.
- You need anything?
- No. Thanks.
- All right.
- Owen.
- Yep?
- Hey, if you have a moment
can you please, can you come here?
- Yeah, of course.
Oh shit.
Mr. Wheeler?
- Unless you have a fetish for touching dead people,
I think you're wasting your time.
- What happened?
- Well, he fell, and then he looked around,
simply petrified.
Then he yelled out, "Oh yeah! Well fuck you!"
Then he was gone.
Who do you think he was talking to?
- Sure he wasn't talkin' to you?
- No, any other time that would make
a great point, but no.
I saw he was locked in a battle with someone
that you and I would say is not of this world.
I guess we have that to look forward to.
- I should call Angie.
- [Todd] No. No, no, please, please. Please.
You know, can we just sit here for a moment, okay?
- Yeah.
Yeah, okay.
- [Owen] How you holdin' up?
- [Angie] I'm fine.
- Really?
- The man they buried last week was not my father.
- What do you mean?
- My mom left us to get away from my dad's drinking.
He actually quit when she left.
Sober around 11 or 12 years.
- Why did he start again?
- The death of his mother.
When she passed, it was like he took one step
into the grave with her.
And it took everything we had.
Everything we had
to give him something to live for, you know.
That and then, then Todd's accident.
I'd see him out at the bar
and it's like he didn't even recognize me.
Like I wasn't even there.
Now, that was the death of my father.
They just waited this long to put his body in the ground.
I don't even know what I'm gonna do with his place you know.
- You're not gonna stay here?
- I think I'm gonna sell it.
We're actually looking for a couple
of facilities that might take Todd.
- What?
- Yeah.
- Why don't you just both move in with me?
You can't put Todd in a facility.
That's crazy.
- Ownen, I appreciate that.
But Todd's not just a plant that needs watering, okay?
There are actual classes that you have to take
before I can leave you in charge of him.
Classes.
- I'll take them.
I'll take the classes.
I'm serious.
He can move into the bedroom on the first floor.
You take my parents' room.
My mother would hate for it to go to waste.
I'll put a ramp at the doorstep,
and I'll even make the van wheelchair accessible.
- You'd do that for us?
- Yeah.
- Your house is really turnin' into a refuge for strays.
- I'm just tired of livin' alone, that's all.
[Owen] Dear Jen,
You remember when I turned 12?
I found my birthday cake in the freezer,
and I finished half of it before my party even began.
I just had to have it all to myself.
And then I was throwing up for the rest of the day.
And Mom had to cancel my party.
Why do I always have to fuck up a good thing?
- [Martin] Hey, Owen.
- [Owen] Martin.
- Sorry, about hittin' ya that night.
I was pretty drunk.
- It's okay.
- Good.
So, you and Vera still...
- No.
- [Martin] Really?
- Yeah.
Haven't seen her in a while.
- Not that it's any of my business,
but you know a couple...
- It is none of your business.
I'm gonna get back to work.
- Hey, don't be turnin' your back on me
while I'm trying to talk to you, all right.
Unless you wanna get hit again.
- Hey! You...
[groans]
- You can't be serious right now.
I'm gonna break the other arm.
- [Pete] Did you hear Max is gettin' out of the Navy?
- [Owen] No, I didn't.
- Throwin' a party for him.
I know he'd be pretty happy to see ya.
- Yeah, can't make it.
- I didn't even tell you when it was.
- How long are you gonna hold a grudge against me?
- You slept with my girlfriend.
- You slept with my cousin.
- It's not the same thing.
Plus, I fell off the roof at your party,
and I think somebody should've gone to the hospital with me.
- Yeah, but it was a really good party.
- [Owen] Dude.
- Look, I haven't seen Pam in months.
And who told you to go up on my roof, anyway.
I mean, you're lucky you just broke your arm,
and not your damn...
Your...
That you didn't get hurt any worse.
Who's your friend?
- [Owen] Angie's brother Todd.
- Todd Wheeler?
- [Owen] Yep.
- Shit, Todd. I didn't recognize you.
Somebody told me you were dead.
Motorcycle accident.
- I did have a motorcycle accident.
And I did die.
- Well, you must be what? Like a hundred pounds lighter
than you used to be?
- No, we dead don't worry about what we weigh.
As you might imagine that we have very few concerns
at all.
- Why does he keep sayin' he's dead?
- I don't know, Pete.
Why don't you ask him yourself?
- Jesus.
He used to scare the shit out of me in high school.
Plus you used to shake me down for lunch money,
like once a week.
- As it happens, I have your money in my back pocket.
Would you like me to get it?
Except for the uncontrollable spasms,
I'm completely immobile below my neck.
If that's not dead, then what is?
- You still got your brain, don't you?
- You ever read the Bible, Pete?
- Yeah, I've heard of it.
- God has chosen me, and rightly so,
for an eternity of hell.
He cleverly gave me a few years of hell on Earth
strapped to this chair before the real hell begins.
It's almost flattering if you think about it.
["Forward Is All" by Sambassadeur]
- You better make sure that meets
county regulation requirements, Owen.
I wouldn't want to slip and fall.
- Okay, boss.
- [Owen] C'mon, man. We got a playoff game this Saturday.
All right, we're gonna work on grounders.
Look alive out there! Look alive!
Gotta be ready for anything.
There you go! Run it down! Run it down!
Where's the shortstop at?!
You gotta be on that!
This time, runner's on first.
I want two outs.
Here we go!
Adam!
Come here!
What's goin' on with you out there today?
- It's the new shortstop, she smells good.
Well, all right.
Get back out there then.
All right, rundown drills!
Man on second, place between second and third.
Here we go!
Perfect!
Perfect.
[knocks]
- [Owen] Hey Vera.
Wow, you look...
- What are you doin' here?
- Well, I found that crab you threw back in the bay,
and some of his buddies,
at the supermarket of all places.
Wanna have dinner?
- Now, is not a good time.
- Ooo, I love crabs.
- Are you guys back together?
- Oh no, we're trying...
- Honey, we're gonna be late.
- [Vera] We're going...
- Excuse me.
- No, Owen.
- No, this'll only take a second.
- [Vera] Okay. You have misunderstood.
- [Owen] Oh yeah, did I?
I misunderstood?
- [Vera] Yeah.
What are you doing?
- [Owen] Load up on these.
- Okay.
- Thirsty there, Owen?
- Yeah, parched.
- [Vera] Go and start the car, please.
Just go.
What is this?
- I don't want him drinkin' my waters
after you guys have sex.
- What?
No, I'm not having sex with Martin.
- What?
- It's his grandmother's 75th birthday,
and I like her.
So, I'm gonna go to the party.
We're not back together.
- Shit.
- You dropped the bottles.
- Yeah, I'm sorry.
Okay.
Well, at least I'm consistent at being an asshole.
- Fairly, yeah.
- Look, Vera. This was not the plan.
I know you have to see other people,
I know you need time.
I wanna be with you.
Adam, he really likes you.
He really likes me when I'm with you.
I really like me when I'm with you.
- I'm not dating anyone.
I've been alone for months,
and I'm okay with that.
But I like me when I'm with you, too.
And that scares me.
- I know, I'm scared too.
- [Martin] Hey, we still going?
- Yeah.
- [Owen] I'm sorry.
I should go.
You guys, this was totally inappropriate.
- No, we're going. You stay.
You can't catch them but maybe you can cook them,
and I'll be back in an hour?
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
Yeah.
- [Martin] What? Really?
- Yeah.
Come on.
You'll get over it.
- I'm not goin' anywhere.
Oh shit.
["Into The Woods" by The Lower 48]
- [Owen] Well, you can reopen when this is over.
- Why?
It's just gonna be another kid with another brick.
I was doing half my business online anyway.
- Sounds pretty good, I guess.
- [Kenny] Nice havin' a place to go everyday, you know?
Made me feel like I was still a part of things.
No, no you're gonna hurt yourself.
There's a hand truck in the back.
- Oh.
- [Kenny] Trust me, you won't be disappointed.
- It's so sour.
- Your face.
- Adam. What are you doin' here?
- Mom's shopping across the street,
and I wanted to come say hi to Uncle Kenny.
- You should go back and help your mother.
- Ah, he's not in the way.
- Kenny, there's broken glass everywhere,
and we don't know how long we're gonna here, all right.
We've got work to do.
- Hey, you wanna go fishin' with us later?
- Can I Dad? That'd be awesome.
- No! Adam, c'mon.
You should be helpin' out your mother.
Let's go.
C'mon.
- See ya later, Uncle Kenny.
- You bet.
[Owen] Dear Jen,
I always looked up to Kenny.
He did well in school.
Had his own business.
He always seemed to be headed in the right direction,
you know.
And now this.
There's no way, I mean...
It's just not possible, right?
God, I could really use a drink right now.
- So, I was thinkin' maybe I just show up in San Diego
with a surfboard in one hand and a Mai Tai in the other.
Be worth it just to see the look on Cindy's face, you know?
Kenny?
Kenny.
- What? Yeah. Yeah, right.
- Where you at right now, man?
- I don't know. I don't know.
- Listen...
I don't want you comin' to the courthouse.
If this does go to trial.
- What are your lawyers saying?
- In the beginning, he said that, you know,
that they had nothin', but now he's saying
that I should try and make a deal.
- What's Aunt Claire say?
- She...
wishes I was dead.
- C'mon, she doesn't wish you were dead.
- She thinks I did it.
You think I did it.
- I wouldn't be here if I thought that.
- You keep Adam away from me, like...
Like I was gonna eat him alive.
- I keep him away because I promised Cindy
I would until all of this blows over.
- How was I supposed to know that?
- You should've told me that.
- You're right I'm sorry. I should've.
- I got no one, man.
I mean, my own brother won't even
be in the same room as me, you know.
- It's gonna be okay.
- [Victor] You know man, I don't think you're taciturn.
I don't think that describes you.
- What?
- You know, I think you're more,
you're more truculent, if anything.
- Well, somebody found a thesaurus.
- Hey you know what?
You know what your real problem is?
- Tell me Victor, what's my problem?
- You're not curious enough.
You know, I mean, you'll talk if I say something to you,
but you won't ask me any questions.
- What do you want me to ask you?
- What are my plans for the future?
Do I believe in God or not?
What are my likes and dislikes?
- What?
- Okay, for example, did you know that I don't
like left-handed people?
- Do I need to know such a thing?
- I used to be left-handed.
- Sorry.
Also, I don't know why, but I can't stand
people with fiery red hair.
Male or female.
- Dickhead. I have red hair.
- It's not fiery, it's more auburn. So, we're cool.
- Okay, so when you say that I'm not curious,
are you talking about I'm not curious about you,
or the whole world in general?
- Well, I mean, I think this specific example
proves the general rule.
I mean, let's not get technical.
- I don't ask Todd here about himself.
You don't see him cryin' about it.
- Okay, all right. Wait a second. Wait a second.
First of all, I'm not cryin'.
And second of all, don't bring Todd into this.
- Okay, so you want me to ask you some questions?
- Yeah.
- Okay.
Your brother's about to go to trial,
are you gonna come to court with me everyday in support?
Here's another question, Vic.
How is it that you haven't seen Aunt Claire
once since you've been back?
- I asked you not to talk about this.
- [Owen] Oh yeah, you don't wanna talk about it.
No, no, no. You wanna sit around
and tell me all about your likes and your dislikes,
like we're 13 year old girls,
but I ask you a simple question like,
how you could turn your back on your only brother?
And you got nothin' to say.
Exactly.
- Todd, you need to go to the restroom?
All right, I'll take you to the restroom.
Hey Owen, Todd needs to go to the restroom,
I need some help.
- What?
- In the restroom, with Todd, going to the bathroom.
- He doesn't go to the bathroom.
- I need to fuckin' tell you somethin'.
Come to the bathroom.
- What?
- I should've told you this before.
- You and Kenny, growing up, were so tight.
I don't know what the hell happened.
- This isn't the first time the golden boy
has done something like this.
- What are you talking about?
Carrie Maynard, Camp Seneca.
I was a sophomore in high school,
we were camp counselors.
Kenny was a senior.
Carrie was in eighth grade, Owen.
Eighth grade. She was 14 years old.
And nothing ever came of it because it was
her word against his, but I knew.
- I never heard about this.
- Jesus Christ, Owen.
That's 'cause you think if you give everybody
a chance they're gonna be a good person.
You know, buy them a soda, talk to them for a little while,
send them on their way and they're harmless as rabbits.
But let me tell you something, there are people
whose heads are fucked up,
and my brother is definitely one of them.
- Let's just get back to work, please.
- You're not listening to him, Owen.
Be quiet and listen to him.
- Owen, I've seen him.
The way he looks at those girls in the record store.
I mean, what if you were Kimmy's father?
Or Carrie's?
Or shit, what if someone did something like this to Adam?
- If this is true, you know what you have to do.
- I think it's better if I go alone.
- Why is it better?
- I don't know.
But that's the way we're gonna do it.
- Hey, what's goin' on?
What's up?
- You know, Adam's gonna be 12 this year.
- Yeah. I know.
Can you believe it?
- [Owen] I keep thinking about
how I would feel if somebody abused him.
Thinking about how Kimmy's father must feel.
Makes me sick.
- Don't do this.
You're the only one that thinks I'm innocent, man.
- Did you assault that girl?
I'm not gonna ask you again.
Kenny,
did you assault that girl?
- No.
- You need to come clean, right now.
[door slams shut]
Vic, please just wait in the van.
- No, it's cool. It's cool.
- What's he doin' here?
- Oh, I told Owen about Carrie Maynard.
- Who?
- [Owen] Victor, please. I've got this, all right.
Go wait in the van.
- No, no, just give it a second.
I'm sure Kenny remembers.
- You're a fucking liar.
He's a liar. I never, I never hurt that girl.
- Oh, oh I'm a fuckin' liar, huh?
Huh, Kenny?
- Where did you get that?
- [Victor] What this?
- [Owen] Yeah.
- Oh, it's, it's Kenny's.
Keeps it in the back of his closet.
Or am I lying about that too?
Sometimes people need a little help
admitting they're a child molester.
- Get off me.
Get off of me!
Get off me!
Get off me.
- Tell the truth!
Tell the truth, Kenny!
Tell Owen what you did.
Tell him.
- Fuck you!
- No, no, no, no, Owen.
He thinks these girls are into him,
he thinks they're flirting with him,
and tries to make a move,
and that's why they freak out on him!
- [Owen] Just go outside!
Please!
- He's fuckin' crazy!
You're delusional you know that?!
It's fuckin' rape! It's rape!
[cup smashes]
- Don't.
Don't you dare use that word.
She loves me so you can't use that word.
I don't know why all this is happening?
I just...
Owen, I just need to see her.
I just need to talk to her.
See, it's her parents.
It's her parents that are doin' all this.
She's not like this.
She loves me, man.
- She's 15.
- See, Owen they're in love.
- What part of you thinks that's okay?
- What are you judging me?
You are the moral authority?
It's 'cause you think you've changed
into Super Dad.
But how long before you fuck it up?!
And turn into that same drunk you've always been?!
- Don't you fuckin' start with me!
- Oh, you're gonna beat me up now?!
Gonna beat me up?
You gonna hit me?
See, you haven't changed.
You can pretend that you've changed.
Just like you're pretending like all those people
at your house are your family.
They're your new family, Owen! Huh?
A fat chick and a gimp,
and that fuck!
They're not your family.
I'm your family.
- You're my family, huh?
- [Kenny] Yeah.
- You don't know what family is.
- I trusted you.
I stood by you!
- You did not.
You pitied me.
Fuck your pity!
Go on, pretend that you're so different from me,
but you're not.
Same blood that flows through you
flows through me.
- I'm nothing like you.
- Owen. [mumbles]
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry don't go.
I'm sorry, I just miss her.
I miss her. - [Owen] Stop!
- I just need to see her, please!
No!
No, don't go!
Please! - [Owen] Get the fuck off me!
- Owen! Owen, please!
- [Owen] I don't wanna hit you.
- [Kenny] Please, Owen! Don't go!
Please, Owen.
[door shuts]
Owen!
Wasn't supposed to be like this!
Owen! Please!
[gun fires]
[solemn violin music]
- [Owen] You guys okay?
- [Adam] Yeah.
Dad?
- Yeah?
- You know the other day when I came to see
you and Uncle Kenny at the store?
- Yeah.
- I kind of...
Well, I took some lollipops without
telling Uncle Kenny.
Do you think maybe he knew
and he was upset about it?
Do you think that's why he did...
- No, no, no.
I'm sure Uncle Kenny would've wanted you to have them.
- But then why did he do it?
Why? - [Owen] Adam.
It's...
There's people in this world who are just really unhappy.
It's like they, they have so much pain inside
of them that they don't they'll ever be happy again.
And so they make themselves believe that the only way
to end the hurt is to leave this life.
And I think Uncle Kenny was one of those people.
Unfortunately, there's nothing that anyone
could've said or done to take his pain away.
No one is responsible for what he did.
No one is to blame.
Especially, not you. Okay?
- Okay.
Sometimes I feel like you're really unhappy too.
- Well, I know that it might seem like that sometimes.
But I will never do what Kenny did.
I'll never leave you like that, okay?
I love you, all right?
- [Adam] I love you too, Dad.
[Owen] Dear Jen,
Mom always loved the fall
when the wind was blowing,
the leaves were all turning different colors.
All I could think of was how the leaves were dying.
But she thought it looked like a shimmering fire.
You know what?
They kinda do.
- Adam! Hey!
- Hey Dad.
- How are ya?
- [Adam] Good. How are you?
- Good.
Cindy.
- Hey.
- Look at this.
You wanna gumball?
- [Adam] Sure.
- How about all of them?
- What?
- [Owen] Birthday gift.
- Really? It's mine?
- [Owen] Yeah.
I don't have much to give in this world
but it's better than a pair of shoes
that you'll grow out of in three months.
- Thanks, Dad.
- [Owen] Yeah.
So, key goes in the top here
that's where you put the gumballs in.
And then in the back, just open it up,
and that's where the money is.
- Three dollars and 25 cents.
- [Owen] Mm-hmm.
- I get to keep this?
- Sure do.
I don't give you an allowance.
So, I thought this might be a nice way
to keep some money in your pocket before you moved.
- Mom, you want some gum?
- I'm okay, sweetie.
Why don't you go inside?
See what you want. We'll be right in.
- [Adam] Thanks, Dad.
- [Owen] Yep.
Hope you don't mind.
- Not at all.
- Just figured might give him some responsibility,
but you know I'll take care of it when you guys move.
- It's pretty thoughtful actually.
- Cindy, I don't want you guys to move.
Look, I know I...
I've been absent.
But I'm here now.
I feel like
I'm just gettin' to know him.
Like I can hear him, you know,
for the first time.
- What's he saying?
- He's saying he needs his dad.
He's saying who's gonna help me shave
this thing I have growing on my lip?
You?
- I guess I thought I would, yeah.
- Cindy, I need him.
I do.
- I decided not to go.
- Really?
- Yeah.
I can't do that to him.
And I can't do that to you.
- Thank you.
- Plus there's like sharks and earthquakes in San Diego.
Fuck that.
Let's go eat. - [Owen] Yeah.
I'm buyin'.
- All right. Oh.
- Yeah.
- Okay.
- Hope they take quarters.
[laughs]
- What are you thinking?
- Nothin'.
- You sometimes get this very far away look.
Where do you go?
- This might sound a little funny.
- Tell me.
- When I was born I had a twin sister,
her name was Jennifer,
but she died after six hours 'cause she had a bad heart.
- Wow, I'm sorry.
- I keep a journal for her.
- Yeah?
- Well, we were suppose to spend our whole lives together.
I think we still do, but I'm the only one that's still here.
I don't write anything down I just talk to her.
She doesn't talk back.
It's not something I do everyday.
- It's kind of like praying.
- Yeah, except I don't ask her for anything.
- And do you think that she hears you?
- Yeah.
It sounds really crazy when I say it out loud, doesn't it?
You know Elvis had a stillborn twin too.
So, in a way I'm kinda like Elvis.
- You've never told anyone this?
- Except for the other managers at the bank, no.
Jen!
You know that bolt of lightning you said
you could strike somebody with,
now's a good time.
- No, you said that she couldn't talk back to you.
- Well, I just didn't want you to think I was crazy.
- It's too late for that.
["Safe and Sound" by Electric President]
[Owen] Dear Jen,
I can't help but think that you had a hand
in bringing this new family into my life.
- You know, you could help me out with this.
- Yeah, I'm not sure I'm ready for that responsibility.
[Owen] No offense Jen,
but I've always hated coming out here.
It just didn't seem fair that most of my family
was gone so soon.
But that's the whole point of a graveyard I guess.
To make you appreciate being on this side of life.
I don't know that I'll be able to keep
a very extensive journal for you this year, Jen.
I sort of owe it to Vera and Adam, and everyone else,
to be there for them.
They have to be the ones that I share my thoughts
and dreams with.
- Oh, there you are.
- C'mon Dad, you're gonna miss it.
- I'll be right there, buddy.
[crowd begins counting down]
- You okay?
[Owen] They say what you're doing on New Year's Eve
is what you'll be doing all of the next year.
- Yeah.
[Owen continues]Jen, I really hope that's true.
- [Crowd] Happy New Year!
["Safe and Sound" by Electric President]