"[ CLICKING ]" "[ BEEPING ]" "Woman:" "CHILDREN, EXPERIENCE TELLS ME" "THAT SOME OF YOU WILL FORGET THE LESSONS I HAVE TAUGHT." "No." "THIS SUMMER, TAKE TIME TO REFLECT" "ON YOUR PAST YEAR IN THE SECOND GRADE..." "[ COMPUTER GAME BEEPS ] YES!" "...AND HOW YOU CAN MAKE THIRD GRADE BETTER." "NO!" "MR. O'MALLEY, DO YOU DISAGREE WITH ME?" "NO, SISTER LEONORA MARY." "I AGREE." "[ CHILDREN GIGGLE ]" "Woman:" "PETE!" "BOYS!" "COME ON, LET'S GO!" "MOM..." "YES, HONEY?" "I TOLD THEM TO BE READY BY 9:20," "BUT THEY JUST DON'T LISTEN." "ANOTHER COMEBACK STOPPED!" "REGGIE JACKSON STINKS." "BOYS!" "WE GOTTA GET GOING." "MOM'S GONNA FREAK." "GET DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW!" "WELL, WHAT SHOULD WE TELL HER?" "YOU COULDN'T FIND YOUR BELT." "HOLD ON!" "WHY AREN'T YOU GOING TO CHURCH?" "WHAT ARE YOU, A DETECTIVE?" "WHY AREN'T YOU IN THE CAR?" "COME ON, LET'S GO!" "GOD DOESN'T WAIT!" "IT'S KILLING ME I CAN'T BE WITH THEM AT CHURCH." "MY MOST CHERISHED MOMENTS" "HAVE BEEN WITH YOU KIDS AT CHURCH." "SCREAMING BRATS." "WHY ARE YOU LATE?" "PETE COULDN'T FIND HIS BELT." "MM-HMM." "WHY ARE YOU LATE?" "SEAMUS LOST MY BELT." "[ BABY CRIES ]" "HEY..." "WHY DIDN'T YOU GUYS MAKE US WAIT A LITTLE LONGER?" "YOU KNOW HOW I HATE BEING LATE FOR MASS." "KATIE, YOUR TOYS ARE EVERYWHERE." "YOU KNOW WHAT?" "GOD GIVES YOU 168 HOURS A WEEK." "YOU'D THINK YOU'D GIVE HIM ONE BACK." "IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK?" "[ SIGHS ]" "I'VE BEEN READY FOR THREE HOURS." "OH, SHUT UP, YOU KISS ASS." "COME HERE." "COME HERE." "NO." "COME HERE." "HONEY, I'M NOT GONNA HIT YOU." "I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU, YOU SHOULDN'T TALK LIKE THAT." "WHY AM I THE ONLY ONE THAT GETS HIT?" "[ COMPUTER GAME BEEPS ] TOUCHDOWN!" "I'M CRUSHING YOU AGAIN." "[ BABY CRYING ]" "HERE, THAT ONE, TOO." "MAYBE THE TEDDY BEAR WILL SHUT HER UP." "I'M GONNA SHUT YOU UP, TOO, YOU LITTLE JERK." ""C."" "[ BEEPS ]" "[ CRYING CONTINUES ]" "Pete:" "GROWING UP IRISH-CATHOLIC," "HEAVEN AND HELL ARE TALKED ABOUT" "AS IF THEY'RE MY NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBORS." "[ COMPUTER GAME BEEPS ] TOUCHDOWN!" "AND MY MOM'S JOB..." "GODDAMN IT." "...IS TO LOVINGLY GUIDE US TOWARDS THE RIGHT PATH." "LORD'S NAME IN VAIN." "COME HERE." "COME HERE, MISTER." "AGH!" "DON'T YOU TALK LIKE THAT, YOU LITTLE SON OF A BITCH." "WE'RE ON OUR WAY TO A CHURCH, FOR CHRIST'S SAKE." "MORNING." "IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU." "[ BELL TOLLING ]" "OKAY." "ALL RIGHT, HONEY." "OKAY, IT'S ALL RIGHT." "[ SCREAMS, CRIES ]" "ALL RIGHT." "HAPPY SUNDAY, EVERYBODY." "MORNING, SON." "[ SCREAMING ]" "OKAY." "Thank you, dear." "Watch him." "Get in there." "You're going to confession." "Right over here, right here, right here." "Pete:" "UNFORTUNATELY, NOBODY KNOWS" "THE EXACT PATH TO HEAVEN." "MY MOM SAYS THAT'S WHY WE GO TO CHURCH " "TO PRAY TO JESUS FOR ANSWERS." "BUT HE JUST HANGS THERE SILENTLY," "LOOKING DOWN AT ME, SEEING EVERYTHING." "THAT CAN'T BE GOOD." "HEY, MOM..." "YES, DEAR?" "YOU THINK DOING MY CHORES" "WILL BE ENOUGH TO KEEP ME OUT OF HELL?" "WHAT'D YOU BREAK?" "PETER EDWARD O'MALLEY, LOOK AT ME, HONEY." "WHAT'S GOING ON?" "I THINK THAT SISTER LEONORA MARY THINKS THAT I'M GOING TO HELL." "AND WHY DO YOU THINK SHE THINKS THIS?" "WELL, SHE SORT OF SAID IT A LOT THIS YEAR." "[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]" "MAYBE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING TO PROVE TO SISTER MARY" "THAT YOU'RE GOING STRAIGHT TO HEAVEN " " DO SOMETHING GOOD." "HELLO?" "OH, HI, JACKIE." "WELL, WHAT CAN I DO TO PROVE IT TO HER?" "HONEY, JUST BE YOURSELF, OBEY THE NUNS," "AND YOU'LL BE FINE, OKAY?" "YOU'RE A GOOD BOY." "HELLO." "WELL, YOU KNOW HOW I FEEL." "IF YOU CAN'T SAY SOMETHING GOOD, YOU JUST DON'T SAY ANYTHING." "BUT, YOU KNOW, SHE IS KIND OF LOOSE." "HMM, WHAT DO YOU THINK OF SISTER LEONORA MARY?" "SISTER BIG BAGS?" "SHE'S ALL RIGHT." "A LOT EASIER THAN SISTER GLORIA." "WHY?" "SHE KEEPS TELLING ME I'M GOING TO HELL." "YEAH." "SHE'S BIG ON HELL." "WELL, HOW CAN I PROVE TO HER THAT I'M NOT?" "DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT." "TOMORROW'S THE LAST DAY OF SCHOOL." "I KNOW, BUT LET'S SAY I WANTED TO." "HOW WOULD I DO THAT?" "WELL, IN RELIGION CLASS," "I DID THIS REPORT ON ST." "PAUL." "HE'S THIS GUY THAT AFTER JESUS DIED," "HE KEPT GOING AROUND TRYING TO CONVERT PEOPLE INTO CHRISTIANITY." "HE WAS ON A QUEST." "CONVERT PEOPLE THAT WEREN'T CATHOLIC?" "YEAH, THERE WERE A LOT BACK THEN," "LIKE THE JEWISH PEOPLE AND THE ROMANS." "JEWISH PEOPLE?" "YEAH, CONVERTING JEWISH PEOPLE WAS MAJOR." "THE ROMANS..." "I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE EVEN THE GREEKS." "EVERYONE." "DID IT WORK?" "THEY MADE HIM A SAINT." "YOU THINK THEY MIGHT MAKE ME A SAINT?" "[ Chuckling ] YEAH, THAT'D KEEP YOU OUT OF HELL." "BUT THEY ALREADY GOT A ST." "PETER." "[ BELL RINGS ]" "SEE YOU AT CHURCH..." "AND NEXT YEAR IN THE THIRD GRADE." "YOU MAY GO." "[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]" "MR. O'MALLEY, MAY I SPEAK TO YOU FOR A MOMENT?" "YES, SISTER LEONORA MARY?" "HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I HAD TO PULL YOU BY YOUR EARS" "TO THE FRONT OF THE CLASS AND GIVE YOU THE RULER?" "A LOT." "PROBABLY TOO MANY TIMES, DON'T YOU THINK?" "I DON'T ENJOY HAVING TO DO THAT, YOU KNOW." "I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT SUMMER FOR YOU." "THIS IS THE SUMMER" "WHERE YOU CAN CHOOSE TO KEEP FOLLOWING THE DEVIL'S WAY" "OR CREATE A NEW PATH TOWARDS JESUS." "NOW, WHICH PATH DO YOU WANT TO TAKE?" "THE JESUS PATH." "GOOD." "I EXPECT TO SEE A DIFFERENCE IN YOU NEXT YEAR." "OH, YOU WILL, SISTER LEONORA MARY." "I'VE GOT A PLAN -- A QUEST." "GOOD." "YOU MAY GO." "ENJOY YOUR SUMMER." "I KNOW YOU WILL." "OH, UM..." "DO YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND A TEMPLE?" "FIRST GAME OF THE SUMMER, PETE." "COME ON, SEAMUS, I'M STARTING MY QUEST." "Boy:" "WHO'S GOT THE BALL?" "!" "HEY, KEVIN!" "SO YOU'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO THE TEMPLE?" "YEAH." "YOU KNOW, THIS WHOLE THING'S KIND OF WEIRD " "YOU GOING THERE..." "THE QUEST." "YEAH." "WELL, AT LEAST YOU KNOW IT'S WEIRD." "SEE YA." "Man:" "WELL, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK, JASON." "I WILL." "YOU'RE GONNA MAKE YOUR PARENTS VERY PROUD." "THANK YOU, RABBI JACOBSEN." "SEE YOU IN A COUPLE DAYS." "YES." "BYE-BYE, NOW." "HOW YOU DOING TODAY?" "I'M GREAT." "THANKS." "GOOD." "WHAT'S THAT THING" "THAT YOU HAVE ON THE TOP OF YOUR HEAD?" "OH, IT'S, UH, CALLED A YARMULKE." "IT DOESN'T REALLY BLOCK THE SUN, DOES IT?" "NO." "UH, BUT IT DOES BLOCK BALD SPOTS." "WHOA." "IT CAN COVER BALD SPOTS." "MY OLD UNCLE JIM COULD HAVE USED THAT." "[ Chuckling ] UH-HUH." "SO, YOU, UH..." "CASING THE JOINT FOR A HEIST?" "WHAT?" "[ CHUCKLES ]" "WHAT CAN I DO YOU FOR?" "JEWISH PEOPLE GO HERE, RIGHT?" "UH-HUH." "I'M TRYING TO SEE" "IF I CAN HELP JEWISH PEOPLE GET TO HEAVEN." "AH, ONE NOBLE ENDEAVOR." "A QUEST." "A NOBLE QUEST." "HOW MAY I BE OF ASSISTANCE?" "I JUST WANTED TO CHECK OUT THE TEMPLE," "BUT THERE'S NO BIKE RACK." "TELL YOU WHAT " " WHY DON'T YOU LET ME HELP YOU" "FIND A PLACE FOR THE BIKE, AND I'LL SHOW YOU AROUND?" "WELL, THANKS." "AND THAT WAY, WHEN YOU AND THE REST OF THE GANG GET TOGETHER," "YOU'LL KNOW WHERE THE SAFE IS." "WHAT GANG AND WHAT SAFE?" "YOU KNOW, FOR THE HEIST." "Pete:" "NO CROSS?" "Rabbi:" "UH, NO." "NO CROSS." "I FIND THE CROSS FUN TO LOOK AT." "SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT CLIMBING UP THE WALL" "AND UNSCREWING THE SCREWS, AND LETTING HIM GO." "MASS GOES FASTER THAT WAY." "UH-HUH." "YOU SHOULD REALLY THINK ABOUT PUTTING ONE IN HERE." "I WILL GIVE THAT SOME THOUGHT." "SO, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?" "I'M THINKING THAT THIS IS WHERE MY QUEST STARTS." "OKAY." "WELL, IF I CAN BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE, DON'T HESITATE." "MY OFFICE IS RIGHT THROUGH THOSE DOORS THERE." "I'D SHOW YOU AROUND A LITTLE BIT MORE," "BUT I GOTTA GET BACK TO MY FAMILY." "I HAVE A " "YOU HAVE A FAMILY?" "YEAH." "WELL, THEN WHAT DO THEY CALL YOU?" "WELL, MY SON CALLS ME DAD," "AND MY CONGREGATION CALLS ME RABBI..." "RABBI JACOBSEN." "PETE." "PETE O'MALLEY." "NICE TO MEET YOU, RABBI JACOBSEN." "NICE TO MEET YOU, PETE O'MALLEY." "[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]" "OH, LOOK AT ALL THESE LITTLE..." "STOP MAKING UP THESE STORIES." "YOU'RE JUST LYING THROUGH YOUR TEETH." "DON'T LISTEN TO HIM." "I WAS LIKE, "HI, JULIE," AND SHE WAS LIKE, "HI, EDDIE."" "SHE DID NOT SAY THAT." "OH, SHE SAID, "HI, EDDIE..."" "HEY." "HEY, GET YOUR ELBOWS OFF THE TABLE." "EDDIE, WHAT'S -- WHAT'S WITH YOUR HAIR?" "ALL MY FRIENDS LOVED IT." "YOU, MY FRIEND, ARE GOING TO THE BARBER COLLEGE THIS WEEK." "CAN I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE?" "I GOT SOMETHING TO SAY!" "WELL, I GUESS SO." "THIS BETTER BE GOOD, KATIE." "SO, TODAY, I PEDALED MY BIKE" "ALL THE WAY DOWN TO O'CONNOR'S HOUSE." "THEN, I PEDALED BACK, AND IT WAS SUNNY." "AND IT WAS SUNNY." "[ LAUGHS ]" "SPEECH THERAPY FOR THIS ONE " " MAYBE." "Margaret:" "HONEY..." "[ Sarcastically ] THAT'S GREAT." "MAKE FUN OF HER." "DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHAT A YARMULKE IS?" "YOU MEAN A BEANIE?" "NO, IT'S NOT A BEANIE, POP." "IT'S, UH " " JEWISH PEOPLE WEAR THEM, PETE." "IT'S " " IT'S RELIGIOUS." "IT'S THEIR TRADITIONAL HEAD WEAR." "IT'S LIKE FEATHERS FOR INDIANS." "EXACTLY." "WELL, WHAT'S IT FOR?" "TO HIDE THEIR HORNS." "THEY HAVE HORNS?" "[ LAUGHS ]" "JOSEPH!" "NO, THAT'S NOT RIGHT," "AND NOBODY REPEATS THAT OUT OF THIS HOUSE." "DO YOU HEAR ME?" "WHO WANTS ICE CREAM?" "I DO." "CHOCOLATE, PLEASE." "COME ON, I NEED HELPERS." "VANILLA." "THANK YOU." "YOU'RE REQUESTING FLAVORS?" "YOU'LL GET WHAT WE HAVE." "WE ALWAYS DO." "PETE, GET ME SOME -- SOME VANILLA." "SO, YOUR UNCLE CHARLIE CAN GET YOU AN INTERVIEW" "AT THE CITY PLANNER'S OFFICE." "YEAH, WELL, UH, NO, THANKS." "WELL, PATRICK, WHAT ABOUT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT?" "NO, NO, NO, FORGET ABOUT THAT." "THAT'S ALWAYS THERE FOR HIM." "SO, WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?" "WHAT AM I GONNA DO?" "WELL, UH, YOU KNOW," "I'M STILL WAITING FOR THOSE SCHOLARSHIPS TO COME THROUGH," "AND UNTIL THEN, I'M LIFEGUARDING, YOU KNOW." "I'M MAKING MONEY AND SAVING MONEY " "LIFEGUARDING?" "[ LAUGHS ]" "I RAISED A PROFESSIONAL LIFEGUARDER IN CHICAGO." "WORKS THREE MONTHS A YEAR, RIGHT?" "DAD, IF YOU COULD SEE" "SHEILA MORAN IN A BATHING SUIT," "YOU'D BE A LIFEGUARDER, TOO, I PROMISE." ""OH, PATRICK, SAVE ME." "HELP!" "SAVE ME!" "OH, GIVE ME A LITTLE KISS ON THE CHEEK, BABY."" "PATRICK, FRANCIS DEMOS TOLD ME SHEILA LIKES YOU." "ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK HER OUT." "DON'T LET HER OLD MAN CATCH YOU." "NO KIDDING." "DO WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT MY PERSONAL LIFE" "EVERY NIGHT AT DINNER?" "[ LAUGHS ]" "I THINK YOU LIKE HER, SON." "[ BIRDS CHIRPING, CHILDREN SHOUTING IN DISTANCE ]" "COME IN." "HEY, RABBI JACOBSEN." "IT'S ME " " PETE O'MALLEY." "OH, YES, MR. O'MALLEY, HAVE A SEAT." "HOW ARE YOU?" "I'M GREAT." "THANKS." "I'M READY TO START MY QUEST," "BUT I THOUGHT I MIGHT NEED YOUR PERMISSION FIRST." "EXCELLENT IDEA." "WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS?" "I WAS THINKING OF SETTING UP" "THIS LEMONADE "FREE TRIP TO HEAVEN" STAND." "OF COURSE!" "THE OLD LEMONADE "FREE TRIP TO HEAVEN" STAND." "VERY ENTERPRISING." "JEWISH PEOPLE LIKE LEMONADE, RIGHT?" "OH, SURE." "IN FACT, I THINK MOSES HAD THE FIRST SETUP ON MOUNT SINAI." "I'M " " I'M JUST SETTING IT UP, UH, AT THE FRONT DOOR." "OH, AND I'M NOT GONNA CHARGE." "WELL, IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA CHARGE ANYTHING," "PEOPLE WON'T TAKE YOU SERIOUSLY." "HOW ABOUT A NICKEL?" "ALL RIGHT." "FINE, DON'T CHARGE ANYONE." "I'M SURE THAT'LL WORK." "I'LL LET YOU KNOW HOW EVERYTHING GOES." "APPRECIATE IT." "UH, PETE..." "YEAH?" "JEWISH PEOPLE DO BELIEVE IN HEAVEN," "JUST NOT THE SAME WAY CHRISTIANS DO." "OURS INVOLVES A LITTLE MORE WAITING." "WELL, MAYBE I COULD GET THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO WAIT." "OKAY." "HERE YOU GO." "THANKS." "SEE YOU LATER." "[ BELL DINGS ]" "[ DISTANT TALKING ]" "AH, MR. O'MALLEY." "JUST REMEMBER ROME WASN'T BUILT IN A DAY." "HOW DO YOU MAKE ANY MONEY HERE?" "I'M FREE, AND I STILL HAVE NOBODY." "I ENVY YOUR YOUTH." "YOU'LL DO BETTER TOMORROW." "WELL, IT'S LATE TODAY, THOUGH," "SO WHY DON'T I HELP YOU STORE YOUR OFFICE?" "WE'LL PUT HER RIGHT INSIDE THE SYNAGOGUE DOOR THERE " "FOR FREE, OF COURSE." "YOU KNOW, YOU AND I" "SEEM TO BE THE ONLY TWO ON THIS BLOCK" "THAT CARE ABOUT FREE STUFF." "WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE WE REALIZE" "WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER YOU CAN'T BUY." "EITHER THAT OR YOUR LEMONADE STINKS." "IS THAT A POSSIBILITY?" "DON'T TELL MOM WE CHARGED CANDY AT THE PHARMACY." "OKAY, I WON'T." "HEY, YOU WANT TO PLAY SOME BALL TOMORROW?" "NO, I DON'T THINK I CAN." "I'M GOING TO THE SYNAGOGUE AGAIN." "[ VEHICLE DOOR CLOSES ]" "DOOR-TO-DOOR SERVICE." "IT'S A LOT TO ASK FROM A PART-TIME SECRETARY." "RABBI JACOBSEN, YOU'VE RECEIVED SIX MESSAGES." "OH, YEAH?" "LISTEN, WHATEVER WE'RE PAYING YOU, IT'S NOT ENOUGH," "NOT IF YOU'RE GONNA INSIST ON GIVING ME CURBSIDE SERVICE." "WHAT IS THIS?" "MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATION DON'T SEEM TO THINK" "THIS LEMONADE STAND IS SUCH A LAUGHING MATTER." "IT'S AGAINST JUDAISM." "I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT THIS CONGREGATION " "THEY BARELY NOTICE THIS SYNAGOGUE IS HERE" "UNLESS IT'S THE HIGH HOLIDAYS." "ALL HE'S DOING IS ASKING PEOPLE TO THINK." "AND YOU'LL NOTICE, WHEN YOU ASK PEOPLE TO THINK," "THAT'S WHEN THEY START COMPLAINING." "BUT HE'S ADVERTISING CHRISTIANITY." "NO, HE'S ADVERTISING THOUGHT." "HE'S ASKING PEOPLE TO HAVE A FREE CUP OF LEMONADE" "AND MAYBE GAIN SOME INSIGHT ABOUT HOW TO GET INTO HEAVEN." "IF THAT GOES AGAINST PEOPLE'S WISHES, SO BE IT." "YOU KNOW WHAT I WISH?" "I WISH THERE WERE A THOUSAND PETES" "SETTING UP STANDS ALL UP AND DOWN THE STREET." "[ CHUCKLES ] YOU LIKE STIRRING THINGS UP." "YEAH." "MY GENERATION, THEY'RE CRAZY." "LUCKILY, YOUR LOVELY WIFE IS RAISING DANIEL." "THAT IS A GOOD THING, ISN'T IT?" "[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]" "Margaret:" "SEAMUS, GET DOWN HERE!" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING OUT OF THE TUB?" "GET BACK IN THERE." "I DON'T THINK THIS QUEST THING IS GONNA WORK." "YOU'RE MISSING SOME GREAT BASEBALL." "MULDOON SAYS HE'LL TRADE ME AN ERNIE BANKS FOR A PETE ROSE." "DO IT." "TRADE FOR A CUB?" "IT'S NOT ABOUT WHO YOU ROOT FOR." "IT'S BUSINESS." "BANKS IS GONNA BE A HALL-OF-FAMER." "WHO KNOWS ABOUT PETE ROSE?" "HEY, THERE'S THE RABBI I WAS TELLING YOU ABOUT." "[ SIREN WAILING ]" "[ ENGINE TURNS OVER, TIRES SQUEAL ]" "I WONDER WHERE THE FIRE IS." "LET'S GO." "[ SIREN APPROACHING ]" "[ HORN HONKS ]" "[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]" "[ TIRES SCREECH ]" "RIGHT HERE!" "THE WATER!" "OVER HERE!" "TAKE IT EASY, SIR." "THAT'S MY HOUSE." "THAT'S MY HOUSE!" "I'M SORRY." "YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE." "MY SON'S IN THERE!" "MY SON'S IN THERE!" "WHERE IS HE AT?" "WHERE IS HE AT?" "UPSTAIRS IN THE BACK!" "THERE'S A WOMAN, TOO!" "DANNY!" "COME ON, LET'S GO." "WHERE'S DANNY?" "!" "DANNY!" "HONEY." "HE'S IN THE BACK!" "HE'S IN THE BACK!" "[ Crying ] DANNY!" "DANNY!" "HE'S IN THE BACK." "[ SHOUTING CONTINUES ]" "THEY'RE GONNA GET HIM." "HE'S IN THE BACK." "[ CRYING ]" "IT'S ALL RIGHT." "THEY'RE GONNA GET HIM." "THEY'RE GONNA GET HIM." "IT'S ALL RIGHT." "IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT." "YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT, OKAY?" "YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT." "HIS LEGS ARE MOVING." "HE'S GOTTA BE OKAY." "DANNY!" "DANNY!" "HE'S ALL RIGHT, YEAH?" "GET SOME OXYGEN ON HIM!" "OKAY, THERE'S A WOMAN INSIDE -- ESTHER " " UPSTAIRS!" "SAME PLACE!" "IT'S GOTTA BE THE SAME PLACE!" "NO, WE'RE GOING BACK." "JOE, IT'S TOO HOT." "LET GO OF ME!" "KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF ME!" "OH!" "[ FIRE CRACKLING ]" "[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]" "I'M ALL RIGHT." "YOU ALL RIGHT?" "YEAH, YEAH, I'M FINE." "ALL RIGHT, WE GOTTA GET BACK AT THIS." "THERE'S STILL A LADY IN THERE, GUYS." "JOE, IT'S TOO HOT!" "[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]" "[ SIGHS ]" "HOW'S THE KID DOING?" "HE'S GOOD." "YEAH?" "ALL RIGHT?" "DAD!" "DAD!" "SEAMUS." "HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU NOT TO CHASE FIRE ENGINES?" "AND YOU BROUGHT YOUR LITTLE BROTHER?" "HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU?" "YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, HUH?" "GET YOUR CAN HOME RIGHT NOW." "STAY THERE UNTIL I GET BACK." "SORRY, MA'AM." "THE FIRE WAS HUGE." "IT WAS REALLY BIG." "MM-HMM." "I WONDER WHO THAT KID WAS." "[ WHISTLES ]" "HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TOLD YOU BOYS, HUH?" "YOU DON'T CHASE FIRES." "YOU RUN AWAY FROM THEM." "YOU KNOW A LADY DIED IN THAT FIRE TODAY?" "WHO?" "AN OLDER LADY WHO WAS BABYSITTING THE RABBI'S KID." "SHE DIED." "WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ANYWAY?" "HUH?" "WHAT, A COUPLE OF MUTES?" "ALL RIGHT, FINE." "YOU'RE BOTH GROUNDED." "YOU DO NOT LEAVE THIS BLOCK." "IF I FIND OUT EITHER ONE OF YOU LEFT THIS BLOCK," "YOU WILL GET A SPANKIN'" "THAT YOU WILL STILL FEEL ON YOUR 16th BIRTHDAY." "BUT THE BASEBALL FIELD..." "[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]" "[ CRICKETS CHIRPING ]]," "HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP?" "HUH?" "I COULDN'T SLEEP." "DAD, SEAMUS WAS ONLY IN THE AREA" "BECAUSE HE WAS CHECKING UP ON ME." "SEE, I'M " " I'M ON MY QUEST TO MEET A JEWISH PERSON" "AND HELP THEM GET TO HEAVEN." "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" "I DON'T EVEN THINK JEWISH PEOPLE BELIEVE IN HEAVEN THE WAY YOU AND I DO." "I ASKED MOM," "AND SHE SAID THEY COULD BE CONVERTED THROUGH JESUS." "WELL, I ALSO ASKED FATHER KELLY IN RELIGION CLASS." "HE SAID IT'S THE ROLE OF A GOOD CHRISTIAN." "HE SAID THAT?" "MM-HMM." "SO, ANYWAYS," "I'VE BEEN GOING OVER TO THE SYNAGOGUE ON GREENWOOD." "YOU'VE BEEN GOING OVER TO THAT SYNAGOGUE?" "YEAH, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR JEWISH PEOPLE THERE." "YEAH, ANY JEWS OVER THERE?" "YEAH, I MET RABBI JACOBSEN." "HE'S LIKE A PRIEST BUT NOT AS SCARY." "HE'S REALLY NICE." "MM-HMM." "HOW OLD ARE YOU?" "8..." "AND 1/2." "YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT BASEBALL" "AND GOING TO THE SWIMMING POOL AND BEING ASLEEP AT 9:00." "THAT'S ALL YOU SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT, ALL RIGHT?" "DON'T GO OVER TO THAT SYNAGOGUE ANYMORE, ALL RIGHT?" "YOU GO TO CHURCH," "YOU LET THE JEWISH PEOPLE TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES." "BUT I'M ON MY QUEST." "NO, YOU'RE NOT." "DON'T TRY TO CHANGE THE WORLD AT 8 1/2," "ALL RIGHT?" "HEY, LOOK AT ME." "GO TO BED." "HEY, PETE..." "YEAH?" "GOOD NIGHT." "GOOD NIGHT, DAD." "[ DOOR CLOSES ]" "YOU KNOW, JOE, I CAN'T RAISE THESE KIDS ALONE." "[ SIGHS ]" "I'VE GAINED TOO MUCH WEIGHT" "TO FIND A NEW HUSBAND AT THIS POINT." "SO YOU'RE MY OPTION." "IF YOU WERE SKINNIER WHEN WE MET," "THEN I SURE AS HELL DON'T REMEMBER." "AND NO WAY I LIKED IT." "I LIKE SOMETHING TO HOLD ONTO." "[ GROANS ] WELL, THEN..." "GO HOLD ONTO SOMETHING, HONEY," "BECAUSE SEX IS NOT A CONVERSATION." "DO YOU KNOW PETE IS GOING OVER TO A SYNAGOGUE," "TRYING TO CONVERT JEWISH PEOPLE?" "[ LAUGHS ]" "WHAT?" "I'M NOT FINDING THAT AS FUNNY." "HONEY, HE'S A LITTLE BOY." "HE'S SEARCHING FOR MEANING IN HIS LIFE, WHATEVER." "WHAT MEANING?" "BASEBALL SHOULD BE THE ONLY MEANING" "IN AN 8-YEAR-OLD'S LIFE." "SOME KIDS ARE JUST DESTINED FOR GREATER THINGS." "SOUNDS LIKE HE'S LOOKING TO GET HIS ASS KICKED." "I TOLD HIM NOT TO GO OVER THERE, AND DON'T YOU LET HIM GO OVER THERE EITHER." ""I DON'T WANT YOU TO LET HIM GO OVER THERE."" "HONEY, I CAN'T WATCH THEM ALL DAY LONG, EVERY ONE OF THEM." "COME ON, MOLLY'S A BABY." "SHE NEEDS MY CONSTANT ATTENTION." "PETE GOES OUT IN THE MORNING, HE COMES BACK, HE'S ALL CLEAN," "NOBODY EVER CALLS TO SAY HE'S BEEN IN ANY TROUBLE," "I THINK I'M DOING ALL RIGHT." "OH, THAT'S PARENTING 101." "HE'S CLEAN, AND NOBODY SAYS HE'S TROUBLE." "WHAT AM I GONNA HAVE TO DO, RAISE THE KIDS AND WORK?" "DON'T START, JOE." "THAT IS JUST THE TERRITORY YOU DON'T WANT TO GET INTO." "HEY..." "HMM?" "OH, NO." "HEY, IF WE WERE TO MAKE A CHILD " "LET'S SAY WE WERE TO BRING ANOTHER CHILD INTO THE WORLD" "RIGHT NOW " "I PROMISE YOU HE'D BE CLEAN," "AND HE WOULDN'T BE ANY TROUBLE." "HONEY, YOU CAN'T JUST CLIMB ON TOP OF ME, FOR GOODNESS' SAKE." "IF IT'S MY WOMB YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, CHECK THE BOTTOM OF THE BED," "'CAUSE I WAS DUSTING AROUND THERE TODAY." "I THINK IT FELL OUT." "[ VEHICLE PASSES BY, DOG BARKS ]" "HEY, THAT'S GIN." "WHAT?" "YOU SHOULD BE A GARBAGEMAN" "THE WAY YOU PICK UP EVERY CARD I THROW DOWN." "YOU DO THAT TO PISS ME OFF?" "NO, I DO IT TO WIN." "WELL, AND TO PISS YOU OFF A LITTLE." "NOW, LET'S SEE -- 500 TO 220..." "AT, UH, WHAT, A NICKEL A POINT." "[ Irish accent ] THAT'S, UH, 14 BUCKS YOU OWE ME," "LIEUTENANT O'MALLEY." "HEY." "GENTLEMEN." "MY, UH, WIFE, SON, AND I WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR BRAVERY AND KINDNESS." "THANK YOU." "UH, HEY, YOU'RE WELCOME." "RABBI, JOE O'MALLEY." "ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND ALL THE GUYS," "WE JUST WANT TO SAY WE'RE REAL SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS." "THANK YOU." "UH, ESTHER LIVED A VERY GOOD LIFE." "SHE RAN MY SYNAGOGUE LIKE AN ARMY BATTALION." "OH, YEAH?" "UH, MY WIFE BELIEVES THE BEST WAY TO THANK SOMEONE" "IS THROUGH THEIR STOMACH." "SO SHE'S MADE SOME LASAGNA FOR ALL OF YOU." "IT'S REAL GOOD." "I'LL BET IT IS." "I'LL BET IT IS." "YOU KNOW, SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE." "I MEAN, MY GUYS, UH, THEY LOVE A GOOD MEAL, ESPECIALLY THAT ONE," "BUT, UH, REALLY, HONESTLY, WE'RE JUST DOING OUR JOB." "WELL, IT'S A HEROIC JOB YOU DO," "AND SHE WANTED TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY," "AND I'M SURE MY SYNAGOGUE'S" "GONNA WANT TO THANK YOU FORMALLY." "OH, YEAH." "Man:" "CHECK THIS OUT." "IT TAKES TWO GUYS TO HOLD THIS THING TO FIRE." "IN THE JEWISH TRADITION, WE, UH, SIT SHIVA." "IT'S FOR THE MOURNERS OF THE DECEASED." "YEAH, YEAH, WE GOT SOMETHING SIMILAR CALLED A WAKE." "RIGHT." "IT'S LIKE A WAKE." "SORT OF." "ANYWAYS, I KNOW YOU'RE BUSY," "BUT I MENTION IT 'CAUSE I'D BE HONORED IF YOU'D STOP BY" "AND SIT WITH MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR A FEW MINUTES." "OH, YEAH, SURE, YOU JUST LET ME KNOW WHERE IT IS, AND I'LL TRY AND STOP BY, YEAH." "Man:" "OKAY, NOW CAREFUL." "[ GRUNTS ]" "SHHHH!" "YEAH!" "GET THAT FIRE." "ESTHER HAD ONE LIVING RELATIVE." "THEY'RE FROM OUT OF TOWN, SO WE'LL BE DOING IT AT MY PL-- WELL, MY IN-LAWS' PLACE." "OH, YEAH." "YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LIVE WITH YOUR IN-LAWS?" "Danny:" "DAD!" "CHECK ME OUT!" "THERE'S TROUBLE." "YEAH, GOOD JOB." "OVER THERE, OVER THERE!" "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE NOW?" "[ LAUGHS ]" "UH-OH." "AH, ALL KIDS LOVE FIRE TRUCKS, HUH?" "YEAH." "THEY CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT LIFE IS FOR LIVING, HUH?" "HMM." "YOU HAVE CHILDREN?" "OH, YEAH." "I GOT EIGHT." "EIGHT?" "!" "YEAH." "WOW, YOU'RE A BLESSED MAN." "WELL, I DON'T KNOW." "MAYBE "CURSED" IS A BETTER WORD." "[ LAUGHS ]" "BY ANY CHANCE, A, UH, YOUNG, HANDSOME REDHEAD NAMED PETE" "WOULDN'T BE IN THE O'MALLEY CLAN OF YOURS, WOULD HE?" "LISTEN, YOU SHOULD KNOW YOUR BRAVERY'S BEEN PASSED ON." "HE MAY BE ONE OF THE MORE EARNEST YOUNG MEN I'VE EVER MET." "LISTEN, I WANT TO TELL YOU," "I JUST FOUND OUT HE'S BEING A NUISANCE OVER THERE AT YOUR TEMPLE," "AND I'VE TALKED TO HIM, REPRIMANDED HIM," "AND BELIEVE ME, HE'S NOT GONNA BE BOTHERING YOU ANYMORE." "I RESPECT YOUR WISHES." "YOU SHOULD KNOW, THOUGH," "THAT HE'S WELCOME AT MY TEMPLE ANYTIME." "YEAH." "NICE AND SHORT -- THE HAIR." "I GOTTA BATTLE WITH MY KIDS TO KEEP THEIR HAIR SHORT." "THAT'S THE WAY A KID'S HAIR SHOULD BE." "YEAH, HE'S, UH, HE'S ACTUALLY TRYING TO GROW HIS OUT." "UH, HE UNDERWENT CHEMOTHERAPY ABOUT SIX MONTHS AGO " "UH, LEUKEMIA." "LEUKEMIA?" "YEAH." "HE'S IN REMISSION." "WE'RE ALL VERY HOPEFUL." "GOD HAS A PLAN..." "ALBEIT A MYSTERIOUS ONE, FOR MY FAMILY." "SO, LOOK, WHEN YOU GET THE TIME," "UH, COME ON BY AND -- AND BRING PETE." "SURE." "I THINK IT WOULD DO EVERYBODY'S SPIRIT'S GOOD" "TO SEE A YOUNG MAN SO FULL OF LIFE THE WAY YOUR SON IS." "YEAH, YEAH, HE'S FULL OF SOMETHING. [ CHUCKLES ]" "Children on TV:" "LEFT FOOT, RIGHT FOOT, GO, GO, GO!" "LEFT FOOT, RIGHT FOOT..." "HEY, GETTING THE MAIL'S MY JOB!" "IT'S YOUR JOB?" "YOU WANT THE MAIL?" "[ LAUGHTER ]" "YOU WANT THE MAIL?" "YOU WANT THE MAIL, HUH?" "HUH?" "WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?" "BILLS..." "BILL..." "BILLS." "NOTHING BUT BILLS." "...SPECIAL GUEST IN THE CLUBHOUSE TODAY." "HE CAME ALL THE WAY FROM THE LINCOLN PARK ZOO!" "COME ON." "LET'S SAY A BIG HELLO TO ZOOKEEPER ROB!" "HEY, I DIDN'T SAY YOU COULD GO." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "Margaret:" "PETER, SEAMUS " " NOW!" "LET'S GO!" "GET IN HERE!" "OH, HONEY, PLEASE, CAN I BE THE YELLER TODAY?" "OKAY, IS THAT EVERYTHING?" "YES." "NOTHING UNDER YOUR BEDS?" "COME ON." "NOPE." "NOTHING IN THE CLOSET?" "MNH-MNH." "NOPE." "YOU DIDN'T HIDE ANYTHING IN YOUR SISTER'S ROOM?" "UNH-UNH." "IN THE BATHTUB?" "MOM, IT'S ALL IN THERE." "NOTHING BEHIND THE DOORS?" "YOU DON'T HAVE TWO PAIRS OF PANTS ON RIGHT NOW, DO YOU?" "'CAUSE I'M WASHING EVERYTHING." "NO, IT'S ALL IN THERE." "ANYTHING IN THE SINK?" "WHAT TIME " "NOTHING UNDER THE BEDS..." "WHAT TIME DOES THE BOYS' GAME START?" "Seamus: 6:00, BUT IT'S A DOUBLE-HEADER." "MM-HMM." "UNCLE ROGER'S COMING." "SO IS BILLY AND ROBERT JR." "YEAH..." "DID YOU FINISH YOUR CHORES?" "YEAH." "ALL RIGHT." "HEY, YOU AND I ARE INVITED TO A "CHIVAS" AT THE RABBI'S." "CHIVAS?" "YEAH, IT'S KIND OF LIKE A WAKE." "I TOLD THEM WE'D TRY AND STOP BY." "WELL, HOW'S HE DOING?" "WELL, I DON'T THINK HE'S TOO HAPPY." "THAT LADY THAT DIED WAS HIS SECRETARY FOR, LIKE, 40 YEARS OR SOMETHING." "I DON'T THINK HE'S TOO HAPPY RIGHT NOW." "HONEY, HE LOST SOMEBODY HE LOVES VERY, VERY MUCH," "AND I'M SURE HE'LL BE SAD FOR A WHILE." "HIS LITTLE BOY WAS SAVED, AND THAT'S THE GOOD SIDE, RIGHT?" "YEAH." "SO, ANYWAY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, HUH?" "TELL RABBI JACOBSEN I'M SORRY." "CAN I HEAR A "THANK YOU, DAD"?" "THANK YOU, DAD!" "THERE YOU GO." "SO WE'LL GO, AND THEN WE'LL CATCH THE SECOND GAME, ALL RIGHT?" "OKAY." "YOU KNOW WHAT " " THE RABBI'S SON IS YOUR AGE, HONEY." "SO WHEN YOU GO THERE, YOU SAY TO HIM HOW SORRY YOU ARE, ALL RIGHT?" "OKAY, I WILL, MOM." "ALL RIGHT." "HE'S PROBABLY JEWISH, RIGHT?" "I WOULD THINK THERE'S A HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF THAT." "I NEED YOU TO WASH UP, HONEY." "HERE, YOU CAN WEAR THIS AND THIS." "HERE, PUT THOSE ON." "TUCK THE SHIRT IN, WASH YOUR FACE." "OKAY, MOM, I WILL." "SOAP AND WATER." "I WILL, MOM." "OKAY." "YOU DO THE SAME THING." "GO WASH YOUR FACE." "I LOVE IT WHEN YOU TALK TO ME LIKE I'M 9." "WELL, WHO ELSE DO I TALK TO ALL DAY BUT " "COME HERE." "HEY." "WHAT?" "YOU WANT TO MAKE OUT?" "WITH YOU?" "[ CHUCKLES ]" "I DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE RABBI'S" "OR WHEREVER THIS THING IS." "HONEY, YOU SAID YOU WOULD, AND YOU'RE GONNA GO." "YEAH, SO, I CAN'T SAY NO TO HIM RIGHT THERE." "I MEAN, JEEZ..." "THE GUY LOSES THE LADY THAT HE'S KNOWN ALL OF HIS LIFE." "HIS HOUSE IS IN ASHES." "BESIDES THAT, HIS KID'S GOT LEUKEMIA." "WHAT?" "YEAH." "I MEAN, HOW AM I GONNA SAY NO TO THAT?" "WHY, YOU DON'T." "IT'S THAT OLD ELECTRICAL WIRING." "[ DOOR CLOSES ]" "HEY, MOM." "OH, HI, HONEY." "HOW YOU DOING?" "YOUR DINNER'S WARM." "IT'S IN THE OVEN." "USE THAT TOWEL THERE." "DON'T BURN YOUR HAND." "YOU WANT SOMETHING TO DRINK WITH THAT?" "UH, NO." "I'M ALL RIGHT." "WATER?" "NO." "HEY, LIFESAVER." "YOUR MA SAYS YOU GOT SOMETHING TO TELL ME." "UH..." "I THINK I'M GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT THAT JOB" "AT THE CITY PLANNER'S OFFICE." "THAT'S A GOOD JOB." "IT'S GOT NICE BENEFITS." "I'LL TALK TO ALDERMAN McMANUS ABOUT IT." "WHAT?" "WHAT'S THAT LOOK?" "DON'T EVEN GO IN THERE" "IF YOU'RE GONNA GO IN THERE WITH THAT ATTITUDE, PAL." "ALL RIGHT?" "THE ALDERMAN'S DOING US A FAVOR, OKAY?" "SO DON'T GO IN THERE ACTING LIKE A PUNK." "A LOT OF KIDS YOUR AGE DON'T HAVE A CHANCE LIKE THIS." "NO, ACTUALLY, A LOT OF KIDS MY AGE GO TO COLLEGE." "AND THEY'RE FOUR YEARS BEHIND EVERYONE ELSE IN THE WORKFORCE," "AND WHAT HAVE THEY LEARNED?" "HOW TO SMOKE POT AND HOW TO SLEEP ALL DAY." "DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE GOOD JOBS" "REQUIRE, REQUIRE A COLLEGE DEGREE TODAY?" "A CITY JOB IS A GOOD JOB, AND ALL IT REQUIRES" "IS A LITTLE HARD WORK AND THE RIGHT ATTITUDE." "THAT'S MY ONLY CHOICE, THEN -- THE IRISH WAY." "THAT'S IT?" "HUH?" "I GOTTA GET A CITY JOB, WORK MY ASS OFF, HAVE 40 KIDS, HUH?" "SO I CAN RETIRE ON A CRAP PENSION" "AND LIVE IN THE SAME HOUSE I'VE LIVED IN MY WHOLE LIFE?" "!" "HEY, YOU LOWER YOUR VOICE." "THAT'S OUR LIFE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, PAL." "WHAT, YOU WANT TO BE A HOTSHOT DOCTOR," "HAVE 1.2 KIDS AND A BIG HOUSE IN THE SUBURBS" "WITH ENOUGH LOVE TO FILL A CLOSET" "SO THAT YOU CAN FINALLY RETIRE TO FLORIDA" "AND DIE LIKE A RAISIN?" "IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?" "MAYBE I DO." "WHY CAN'T I JUST DO THAT?" "!" "THEN GO AHEAD!" "BE LIKE THE JEWS!" "HAVE NO MORE THAN TWO KIDS" "'CAUSE IT'S NOT ECONOMICAL TO HAVE MORE!" "RAISE YOUR KIDS TO BASE THEIR LIFE" "ON THE SIZE OF THEIR WALLET!" "YEAH, THAT'S -- THAT'S RIGHT, POP." "YEAH." "WHY IN THE WORLD SHOULD I RAISE MY KIDS" "TO BASE THEIR WORTH ON THE SIZE OF THEIR WALLET?" "THAT'S CRAZY!" "YOU SHOULD BASE IT TO SEE HOW MUCH BOOZE THEY CAN DRINK" "WITHOUT PUKING, HUH?" "IS THAT IT?" "JOE!" "JOE!" "HUH?" "!" "HUH?" "!" "YOU UNGRATEFUL, SMART-MOUTH PUNK." "YOU GOT ALL THE ANSWERS AT 18, DON'T YOU?" "HUH?" "NO..." "I DON'T." "MAYBE IF I GO WORK AT THE CITY PLANNER'S OFFICE," "I'LL GET THEM BY THE TIME I TURN 40, LIKE YOU, HUH?" "LET IT GO, JOE." "YOU BETTER GET OUT OF HERE RIGHT NOW." "I'M LEAVING." "CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT KID?" "[ DOOR CLOSES ]" "[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]" "[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]" "GIVE THESE TO THAT MAN." "HI." "I'M JEFFREY JACOBSEN, RABBI KENNY'S BROTHER." "JOE O'MALLEY." "MY SON PETE." "THIS IS FOR YOU." "OH, IT'S, UH " "I'LL GO PUT THESE IN THE KITCHEN." "THANKS." "ESTHER LOVED FLOWERS." "OKAY, GOOD." "HEY." "HEY." "HOW YOU DOING?" "GOOD." "GOOD." "HEY, WANT TO CHECK OUT THE ROOM THAT I'M STAYING IN?" "SURE." "CAN I?" "SURE." "YEAH." "GO AHEAD." "CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING TO DRINK?" "UH, YEAH." "I'LL JUST HAVE A SCOTCH IF YOU GOT IT." "UH, I'LL HAVE TO CHECK TO SEE IF I HAVE ANY SCOTCH." "IF NOT..." "OH, A BEER WOULD BE FINE." "OKAY, I'LL HAVE TO, UH," "I'LL HAVE TO CHECK TO SEE IF I HAVE ANY BEER." "IF NOT, UM..." "UH, YOU KNOW WHAT?" "I'M FINE." "YOU SURE?" "NO, I'M ABSOLUTELY FINE." "THANK YOU." "OH, MRS. JACOBSEN." "HI." "HOW ARE YOU?" "THANKS FOR BEING HERE." "OH, I'M SORRY ABOUT..." "WHAT HAPPENED." "YOUR SON LOOKS GOOD." "YEAH, HE DOES, DOESN'T HE?" "YEAH, HE LOOKS GOOD." "RABBI, HOW ARE YOU?" "GOOD, GOOD." "THANKS FOR COMING." "MY PLEASURE TO BE HERE." "APPRECIATE IT." "WELL, YEAH." "[ CLEARS THROAT ]" "CAN WE GET YOU ANYTHING?" "UH, WATER WOULD BE FINE..." "IF YOU GOT WATER." "DO YOU PLAY ON A TEAM?" "NO." "I COULDN'T THIS YEAR." "I GOT LEUKEMIA." "IT'S CANCER." "I TOOK THIS MEDICINE THAT MADE ME LOSE MY HAIR," "BUT IT'S GROWING BACK." "DID IT HURT?" "NO." "JUST FELL OUT." "I DON'T REALLY FEEL IT," "BUT IT'S BEEN IN REMISSION FOR SIX MONTHS." "REMISSION?" "MEANS IT'S STILL KIND OF THERE," "BUT IT'S NOT REALLY BOTHERING ME." "I SWEAR, MY HAIR WASN'T THIS LIGHT BEFORE." "WAS THE FIRE SCARY?" "I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED." "I WAS UPSTAIRS PLAYING IN MY ROOM," "AND THEN I SAW A LOT OF SMOKE." "THEN YOUR DAD CAME IN AND SAVED MY LIFE." "BUT IT'S NOTHING LIKE THE FIRE DRILLS WE DO IN SCHOOL." "SPEAKING OF SCHOOL, WHAT GRADE ARE YOU IN?" "I'M GOING INTO SECOND OVER AT BRIARWOOD." "I'M GOING INTO THIRD OVER AT HOLY CROSS." "WHAT'S IT LIKE TO BE JEWISH?" "I DON'T KNOW." "GOOD." "I'M CATHOLIC." "WHAT'S THAT LIKE?" "NOISIER." "THINGS ARE USUALLY NOISIER AROUND HERE," "BUT IT'S BEEN QUIETER BECAUSE OF THE SHIVA." "YOU SHOULD'VE BEEN AT MY UNCLE JIM'S FUNERAL." "YOU WOULD'VE THOUGHT IT WAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY." "MY MOM SAID THAT EVERYONE'S SAD BECAUSE THE PERSON DIED," "BUT THEN AGAIN, THEY'RE HAPPY BECAUSE HE GETS TO GO TO HEAVEN." "JEWISH PEOPLE CAN'T GO TO HEAVEN." "WHY NOT?" "'CAUSE THEY'RE JEWISH." "GOD DOESN'T LET JEWISH PEOPLE INTO HEAVEN." "BUT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, MAYBE I COULD HELP YOU GET TO HEAVEN." "YEAH?" "YEP." "ALL I HAVE TO DO IS CONVERT YOU." "HOW DO YOU DO THAT?" "I DON'T KNOW." "I'VE NEVER ACTUALLY CONVERTED ANYONE BEFORE." "SO WHAT CAN I DO IN HEAVEN?" "ANYTHING YOU WANT." "THEY CALL IT PARADISE." "SOUNDS GOOD." "SO WHEN CAN WE START?" "MEET ME AT YOUR SYNAGOGUE TOMORROW." "ALL RIGHT." "WE GOT A RAIN DELAY?" "Man:" "YEAH, 15 MINUTES, JOE." "OH, YEAH?" "ALL RIGHT." "WELL, WE'LL STAY HERE." "[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]" "SO, DANNY'S A GOOD KID, HUH?" "YEAH." "HIS HAIR'S SHORT BECAUSE OF THE MEDICINE," "BUT IT'S GROWING BACK." "YOU DIDN'T TRY SAYING ANYTHING TO HIM" "ABOUT WHAT WE, UH, TALKED ABOUT, DID YOU?" "BUT, DAD, DANNY WANTS TO DO IT, ALSO." "WHAT DID I SAY?" "HIS FAMILY IS JEWISH." "HE'S JEWISH." "THEY DON'T WANT TO BE CHRISTIAN." "BUT IT'S A QUEST." "YOUR QUEST IS CALLED OFF, MY FRIEND." "BUT I PROMISED DANNY." "WE'RE MEETING AT THE SYNAGOGUE " "NO, YOU'RE NOT!" "YOU DON'T GO TRYING TO CONVERT JEWISH KIDS" "THE SAME WAY THEY DON'T COME OVER HERE TRYING TO CONVERT US!" "BUT HE WANTS TO DO IT." "I SAID NO, AND I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANOTHER WORD FROM YOU!" "YOU DO NOT GO TO THAT TEMPLE ANYMORE." "YOU DO NOT BOTHER DANNY OR HIS FAMILY ANYMORE." "AND, SO HELP ME, GOD," "IF I FIND OUT YOU'VE BEEN GOING OVER THERE," "YOU'RE GONNA GET THE SPANKING OF A LIFETIME," "AND YOU'RE GONNA BE GROUNDED UNTIL YOU'RE 16," "DO YOU UNDERSTAND?" "!" "YES, SIR." "[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]" "MR. O'MALLEY." "YOU LOST?" "HEY, FATHER." "NO, I'M NOT LOST." "I JUST HAVE A LOT MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS." "AH." "[ SIGHS ]" "WHERE ARE YOU GOING?" "I'M JUST GONNA CHECK OUT WHAT THIS PLACE LOOKS LIKE" "FROM YOUR SEAT." "THAT'S MY CHAIR." "DON'T BREAK IT." "DO YOU GET THE COLLECTION MONEY?" "[ Chuckles ] NO." "WHY, DID SOMEONE TELL YOU I DID?" "NO." "BUT THEN, HOW DO YOU GET PAID?" "[ SIGHS ] DON'T YOU NEED TO GET HOME, MR. O'MALLEY?" "YOUR JOB IS TO HELP PEOPLE GET TO HEAVEN, RIGHT?" "YES." "BUT HAVE YOU EVER ACTUALLY SEEN SOMEONE IN HEAVEN?" "NO." "WELL, THEN, HOW DO YOU KNOW IF THEY MADE IT TO HEAVEN?" "FAITH." "FAITH?" "YEP." "BELIEVING IN SOMETHING COMPLETELY" "WITHOUT ACTUALLY HAVING ANY PROOF OF IT." "FAITH." "I-I DON'T HAVE ANY PROOF OF HEAVEN," "BUT I HAVE FAITH IT EXISTS." "WHAT'S THE BEST WAY TO GET TO HEAVEN?" "BELIEVING IN JESUS." "LIVING THE WAY HE TAUGHT US TO LIVE." "WELL, HOW DO WE KNOW IF WE'RE DOING THAT?" "IS THERE, LIKE, SOME KIND OF TEST?" "WELL, YOUR LIFE IS THE TEST." "SO, THEN, YOU HAVE TO DIE TO FIND OUT HOW YOU DID ON THE TEST." "I GUESS SO." "DON'T YOU JUST ONCE WANT TO KNOW" "IF ONE OF THE PEOPLE YOU PRAY FOR MADE IT TO HEAVEN?" "[ SIGHS ]" "IN DUE TIME." "WHAT'S THE PURPOSE OF COMMUNION?" "TO MAKE A PART OF JESUS A PART OF US." "WELL, THEN, WHY DO I HAVE TO WAIT TILL THIRD GRADE?" "I MEAN, WOULDN'T IT HELP ME NOW?" "THE CHURCH BELIEVES THAT CATHOLICS" "SHOULD FULFILL A FEW REQUIREMENTS" "BEFORE THEY EARN THE SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION." "LIKE PASSING A FEW TESTS." "YES." "SO IF I PASS ALL THE TESTS, I CAN GET COMMUNION?" "YES." "THANKS, FATHER." "YOU CLEARED UP QUITE A FEW THINGS FOR ME." "[ HORN HONKING, BIRDS CHIRPING ]" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "OUR QUEST HAS TO BE DONE IN SECRET." "OUR MISSION IS NOW UNDERCOVER." "WHY?" "JUST FOLLOW ME." "SO, THIS DOESN'T ACTUALLY REALLY LOOK LIKE IT'S UNDERCOVER," "BUT WHY ARE WE UNDERCOVER?" "WELL, 'CAUSE." "SO, WHAT'S OUR MISSION?" "TO GET YOU TO HEAVEN." "RIGHT." "SO, HOW AM I GONNA GET TO HEAVEN?" "I DON'T KNOW." "YOU GOTTA HAVE SOME IDEAS." "WELL..." "WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO SET UP SOME TESTS." "HAVE YOU TAKEN ANY OF THESE TESTS?" "NEXT YEAR, I HAVE TO COMPLETE FIRST-COMMUNION TRAINING." "WHAT'S COMMUNION?" "THIS PIECE OF BREAD THAT'S JESUS." "AND YOU EAT IT?" "YEAH." "GROSS!" "SO I SHOULD DO THE FIRST-COMMUNION TRAINING," "SHOULDN'T I?" "WELL, I HAVEN'T DONE IT YET, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE." "BUT WE CAN MAKE UP SOME TESTS OF OUR OWN." "HOW ABOUT SOMETHING LIKE A BRUCE JENNER?" "WIN THE DECATHLON, GO TO HEAVEN." "YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT." "AND THEN WE SHOULD HAVE A GOLD-MEDAL CEREMONY." "GOTTA HAVE A MEDAL." "COMMUNION CAN BE OUR MEDAL." "R-I-I-I-IGHT." "HEY, WAIT UP!" "NO, I'M GONNA BEAT YOU!" "[ TRAIN RUMBLING ]" "DID YOU KNOW THAT MY MOM AND DAD" "DON'T LET ME ON THE EL WITHOUT THEM?" "YEAH, BUT FATHER KELLY AT THE CHURCH," "HE ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT THIS RISK REWARD." "SO YOU'LL BE OKAY IF YOUR PARENTS FIND OUT." "YOU'LL JUST EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT THE RISK IS WORTH THE REWARD." "OKAY, ANYWAYS, LISTEN." "I HEARD BRUCE JENNER SAY" "THAT THE KEY TO WINNING THE DECATHLON IS TO STAY FOCUSED." "YOU STAY FOCUSED ON THE DECATHLON," "FORGET ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE," "AND THEN, UH, YOU CAN, UH," "GET TO THE COMMUNION PART OF IT." "♪ IN THE SUMMERTIME WHEN THE WEATHER IS HOT ♪" "♪ YOU CAN STRETCH RIGHT UP AND TOUCH THE SKY ♪" "♪ WHEN THE WEATHER'S FINE ♪" "♪ YOU GOT WOMEN, YOU GOT WOMEN ON YOUR MIND ♪" "♪ HAVE A DRINK, HAVE A DRIVE... ♪" "IF YOU SEE MY SISTER, JUST START RUNNING." "BUT HOW WILL I KNOW IT'S YOUR SISTER?" "I'LL BE RUNNING." "RIGHT." "♪ ..." "IF HER DADDY'S POOR, JUST DO WHAT YOU FEEL ♪" "♪ SPEED ALONG THE LANE... ♪" "OOF!" "YOU GOTTA WATCH WHERE YOU'RE GOIN'." "YOU OKAY?" "THEY SEEM TO BE STARTING YOUNGER AND YOUNGER THESE DAYS." "♪ ..." "WE'RE NOT DIRTY, WE'RE NOT MEAN ♪" "♪ WE LOVE EVERYBODY, BUT WE DO AS WE PLEASE... ♪" "COME ON." "LISTEN..." "YOU HAVE TO GET SERIOUS." "BRUCE JENNER IS FASTER, STRONGER," "AND CAN JUMP HIGHER THAN ANYONE ELSE I KNOW." "SO I FIGURE THAT THAT'S HOW WE SHOULD DO THE DECATHLON." "OKAY, I'M FAST." "WELL, FIRST YOU HAVE TO BE BAPTIZED." "[ GIGGLING ]" "AHH!" "AHH!" "AMEN!" "I THINK IT WOULD'VE BEEN EASIER IF YOU WERE A BABY." "ON YOUR MARK..." "GET SET..." "GO!" "[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]" "ALL RIGHT!" "GOOD JOB!" "THANKS." "ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE." "♪ ..." "WE'LL GO DRIVING OR MAYBE WE'LL SETTLE DOWN ♪" "TRY TO THROW PAST THAT LINE." "[ GRUNTS ]" "WHOA." "THAT WAS A GOOD THROW." "SO, WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO?" "WELL, IN THE OLYMPICS, I'VE SEEN THEM DO HURDLES." "BUT WHAT COULD WE HURDLE?" "[ SIGHS ]" "[ BOTH CHUCKLE ]" "GO FOR IT." "HEY!" "HEY, YOU!" "WHOA!" "[ LAUGHING ]" "OH, SHOOT!" "WHOA." "WE REALLY NEED THE RIGHT ROCK TO DO THIS." "YOU WANT THE SURFACE TO BE FLAT LIKE THIS." "MY RECORD'S, LIKE, FIVE SKIPS." "OKAY, MAYBE THAT WAS A LITTLE TOO HARD." "THIS ONE?" "YEAH, YOU COULD TRY IT." "MIGHT NOT WORK, BUT YOU COULD TRY IT." "THAT..." "WAS A REALLY GOOD THROW." "I COULD BEAT IT, I JUST NEED A REALLY GOOD ROCK." "NO." "NO." "NO." "THAT'S NO GOOD." "[ Chuckles ] HEH HEH HEH." "YEAH, YEAH." "HOW YA DOIN'?" "Danny:" "NO WONDER PEOPLE DIE TRYING TO GET TO HEAVEN." "THE LAST ONE'S GOTTA BE TOUGH." "I DON'T KNOW." "'CAUSE SOME OF THOSE WERE REAL TOUGH." "YEAH, BUT THE LAST ONE'S GOTTA BE REALLY, REALLY TOUGH." "SOMETHING THAT TAKES STRENGTH, SPEED, AND COURAGE." "I DON'T KNOW." "SWIM OUT TO THE BUOY." "I CAN'T EVEN SEE THE BUOY." "I CAN'T GET THERE." "YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO IF YOU WANT TO WIN THE DECATHLON." "GO AHEAD." "[ GASPING ]" "Danny:" "HELP!" "I NEED HELP!" "YOU PASSED 9 OUT OF 10 TESTS." "GOD'S GOTTA BE HAPPY WITH YOU." "YEAH, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA PASS THE LAST ONE." "THAT'S TOUGH." "I REALLY WANT TO PASS THE DECATHLON." "I WANT TO GO TO HEAVEN." "Pete:" "DO KIDS DIE FROM WHAT YOU HAVE?" "WELL, I HEARD SOME ADULTS WHISPERING ABOUT IT." "ADULTS ALWAYS GET QUIET WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT DEATH." "SOMETIMES I HEAR MY PARENTS TALK ABOUT IT LATE AT NIGHT." "SOMETIMES THEY START TO CRY." "I DON'T WANT THEM TO FEEL SAD IF I DIE." "WELL, THERE'S OUR LITTLE MAN." "THANKS FOR JOINING US." "[ SPEAKING HEBREW ]" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "THANKING GOD FOR THE FOOD." "YEAH, BUT WHAT WAS THAT YOU DID AS I BEGAN THE PRAYER?" "OH, YOU MEAN THIS?" "YEAH." "WELL, IT'S LIKE PICKING UP A PHONE AND CALLING GOD." "I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE HE WAS THERE TO HEAR YOU." "OKAY." "YOU KNOW, THIS QUEST FOR HEAVEN " "IT'S, UH, IT'S A GOOD THING, OF COURSE," "BUT AS JEWISH PEOPLE, WE HAVE OUR OWN RITUALS AND CUSTOMS..." "DIFFERENT THAN PETE'S." "YEAH, I KNOW." "I TAUGHT PETE SOME OF THEM, BUT I LIKE THIS ONE." "I SEE." "[ SPEAKING HEBREW RAPIDLY ]" "BUT LET'S, UH..." "LET'S MAYBE DO THIS LESS..." "AS IN NOT AT ALL." "OKAY." "THANKS." "THERE YOU GO." "IT PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE GOOD FOR BUSINESS" "IF THE RABBI'S SON CONVERTS TO CHRISTIANITY." "I WOULDN'T THINK SO." "NO." "KENNY, MAYBE THIS IS GOING TOO FAR." "WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE ME DO," "TELL OUR SON HE CAN'T GO OUT AND PLAY WITH PETE?" "WOULD THAT MAKE YOU HAPPY?" "I DON'T THINK IT'S ABOUT MAKING ME HAPPY." "I THINK IT'S ABOUT YOU BENDING OVER BACKWARDS" "NOT TO MAKE WAVES WITH YOUR SON." "MAKE WAVES." "I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA LET OUR CHILDREN MAKE CHOICES IN LIFE," "THAT WE WERE GONNA TRY TO BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT" "THAN OUR PARENTS WERE WITH US." "LEAVE MY PARENTS OUT OF THIS." "WAS I ALONE WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THIS?" "NO, BUT I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE TIME" "FOR OUR CHILD TO BE MAKING THESE CHOICES." "OR MAYBE IT'S THE BEST TIME." "WHY?" "SO DANNY CAN COVER ALL OF HIS BASES?" "IT'S NOT ABOUT COVERING BASES." "WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME OUR SON WENT OUT..." "ENJOYING HIMSELF..." "PLAYING..." "LIKE A BOY?" "NOT LIKE A SICK BOY, JUST..." "A BOY." "GOOD LUCK." "THANKS." "I'LL NEED IT." "YEAH, I KNOW." "HELP, PETE!" "HELP!" "I DON'T UNDERSTAND." "YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE GONNA MAKE IT, AND THEN YOU DON'T." "I DON'T KNOW." "WELL, YOU MAKE IT BACK FINE WITH ME." "I KNOW." "SO, THEN, WHAT'S WRONG?" "WELL, I LOOK UP TO SEE WHERE THE BUOY IS," "AND I CAN'T SEE IT." "AND THEN I REALIZE HOW FAR OUT I AM, AND THEN, WELL..." "WHAT IF I GO WITH YOU?" "UM, NO." "I GOTTA DO IT ALONE." "MMM..." "BUT WHAT IF YOU DON'T LOOK UP?" "BUT THEN I DON'T KNOW WHERE I AM." "DON'T WORRY." "WE'LL FIGURE THIS OUT." "I CAN SEE FINE." "I CAN SEE IT FROM HERE, BUT WHEN I GET IN THE WATER," "I CAN'T SEE IT," "AND THEN EVERYTHING STARTS GETTING REALLY FAST," "AND I CAN'T GO ANY FURTHER." "STAY RIGHT HERE AND WATCH ME SWIM TO THE BUOY." "I'LL BE RIGHT BACK." "51... 52... 53... 54... 55." "LISTEN, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS COUNT YOUR STROKES." "IT TOOK ME 50 STROKES THERE AND 55 STROKES BACK." "YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO LOOK UP." "CAN YOU COUNT TO 50?" "YEAH." "I'M A LITTLE BIGGER," "SO IT MIGHT TAKE YOU A FEW MORE STROKES." "CAN YOU COUNT TO 60?" "YEP." "WELL, THEN JUST COUNT TO 60 STROKES, AND THEN SWIM BACK." "OKAY." "I CAN DO THAT." "BUT LET'S DO IT TOMORROW." "MEET ME UNDER THE STAIRS AT THE SYNAGOGUE." "RIGHT." "TOMORROW." "TOMORROW YOU COMPLETE THE DECATHLON." "DANNY SAID I MIGHT FIND YOU HERE." "WELL, UH, I DON'T KNOW HOW HE KNEW I WOULD BE HERE." "HE SAID TELL YOU HE COULDN'T COMPLETE THE DECATHLON TODAY." "WELL, TELL HIM I CAN MEET HIM TOMORROW." "TOMORROW'S NO GOOD, EITHER." "HE'S GOT TO SEE THE DOCTOR ABOUT HIS CANCER." "I THINK HE'S FINE." "I THINK SO, TOO." "ARE THEY GONNA GIVE HIM ANY MORE OF THAT MEDICINE" "THAT MAKES HIM LOSE HIS HAIR?" "I DON'T KNOW." "I'M NOT A DOCTOR." "MY OLDEST BROTHER WANTS TO BECOME A DOCTOR." "YEAH?" "COULD ALWAYS USE ANOTHER GOOD DOCTOR." "MY DAD SAYS THEY PLAY TOO MUCH GOLF," "AND THEY CHARGE LIKE BASTARDS." "SEAMUS SAYS IT'S OKAY TO SAY SWEAR WORDS" "AS LONG AS YOU'RE SAYING WHAT THE PERSON BEFORE YOU SAID." "SEAMUS SOUNDS LIKE HE'LL BE A GOOD JOURNALIST SOMEDAY." "TELL ME ABOUT YOUR OLDER BROTHER." "IS HE, UH, STUDYING MEDICINE IN SCHOOL?" "NO, HE CAN'T AFFORD IT." "MEDICINE'S VERY EXPENSIVE." "CERTAINLY WORTH IT, THOUGH, IF YOU WORK HARD." "RABBI, WHEN DO YOU THINK DANNY WILL BE BETTER?" "[ SIGHS ]" "I THINK THAT ONE'S IN GOD'S HANDS." "WELL, YOU'RE CLOSE TO GOD." "HOPEFULLY THAT RUBS OFF A LITTLE ON DANNY." "I REALLY HOPE HE GETS BETTER SOON." "WE'VE GOT SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS TO HANDLE." "I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU GET TO TAKE CARE OF THAT BUSINESS." "FOR NOW, WHAT DANNY NEEDS IS OUR PRAYERS." "OKAY." "I'LL PRAY TO JESUS, AND YOU PRAY TO GOD," "AND HOPEFULLY ONE OF THE TWO WILL ANSWER." "THAT'S A DEAL." "SEE YOU LATER, RABBI JACOBSEN." "OH, THAT WAS GOOD." "THANK YOU, DEAR." "YOU KNOW, UM, THE RABBI CALLED" "AND SAID HE WANTED TO STOP BY AFTER DINNER," "AND I SAID IT WAS OKAY." "RABBI?" "MM-HMM." "JEWISH PEOPLE GO OVERBOARD WITH THIS GRATITUDE STUFF, DON'T THEY?" "HONEY, I DON'T THINK IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO" "WITH HIM BEING JEWISH." "HE'S JUST SAYING THANK YOU." "WHERE'S KNUCKLEHEAD?" "MOM, WHERE DOES THIS DISH GO?" "HE CALLED, HE SAID HE'D BE LATE." "HE CALLED, ALL RIGHT?" "AT LEAST HE CALLED." "PROBABLY SITTING ON HIS CAN IN THAT LIFEGUARD TOWER" "READING A BOOK." "DIRTY BOOK." "[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]" "COME IN." "HE'S AT THE DOOR." "YOU DON'T YELL." "WHAT?" "OH, HI." "HI." "RABBI JACOBSEN." "MARGARET O'MALLEY." "HEY, RABBI." "HOW ARE YOU?" "GOOD, GOOD, GOOD." "I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU." "NO, NO." "WOULD YOU LIKE SOMETHING TO EAT?" "I CAN MAKE YOU A PLATE." "OH, THANKS, NO." "MY WIFE THINKS IF I EAT ANOTHER WOMAN'S COOKING," "IT'S A FORM OF ADULTERY, SO I SHOULDN'T." "BUT I BROUGHT SOMETHING FOR AFTER THE MEAL." "OH." "ALL RIGHTY." "WOULD YOU LIKE SOME COFFEE?" "THAT'D BE GREAT." "THAT'D BE GREAT, YEAH, THANKS." "SIT." "OKAY." "SO, HOW'S YOUR, UH, HOW'S YOUR LITTLE BOY?" "OH, HE'S GOOD." "THANKS." "YEAH, WE'RE GOING TOMORROW FOR THE MONTHLY CHECKUP," "AND HOPEFULLY IT'LL BE SIX MONTHS REMISSION." "OH, GOOD, GOOD." "WE HOPE SO, TOO." "OH, THANKS, THANKS." "HERE YOU GO." "OH, GREAT." "THANK YOU VERY MUCH." "SO WHAT'S GOING ON?" "OH, WELL, YOU PROBABLY REMEMBER I MENTIONED TO YOU" "THAT THE SYNAGOGUE WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY THANK YOU" "FOR YOUR BRAVERY." "OH, NO, NO, NO, NO." "THERE'S NO NEED FOR THAT." "I TOLD YOU, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST DOING OUR JOB." "AND I HAVE A STANDING ORDER NOT TO DISAGREE WITH A MAN UNDER HIS OWN ROOF," "BUT, UM, YOU RISKED YOUR LIFE TO SAVE MY SON'S LIFE," "AND IF NOT FOR THE EXPLOSION," "YOU WOULD'VE MARCHED BACK IN TO GET ESTHER " "AGAINST THE WISHES OF YOUR PARTNERS, I SHOULD ADD." "OH, HONEY -- EXCUSE ME, RABBI." "THIS IS OUR OLDEST BOY PATRICK." "THIS IS RABBI JACOBSEN." "PATRICK." "PETE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT YOU." "IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU." "YEAH, IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU." "I, UM, I HEARD ABOUT YOUR LOSS." "I'M VERY SORRY." "OH, THANKS, YEAH." "I WAS JUST TELLING YOUR FATHER THAT " "IN FACT, YOU MAY WANT TO JOIN US, IF THAT'S OKAY." "PETE TOLD ME ABOUT YOUR INTEREST IN STUDYING MEDICINE IN COLLEGE," "AND OUR SYNAGOGUE GIVES SCHOLARSHIPS EVERY YEAR" "TO A FEW STUDENTS," "AND THIS YEAR, IN HONOR OF ESTHER SIMON," "WE'RE GONNA GIVE A FULL SCHOLARSHIP TO ONE STUDENT." "AND I RECOMMENDED TO THE BOARD, AND THEY AGREED," "THAT PATRICK BE THE RECIPIENT OF THE SCHOLARSHIP." "THANK YOU, RABBI." "HONEY?" "RABBI, THAT IS AN EXTREMELY KIND OFFER," "BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, ONE THAT WE CANNOT ACCEPT." "OH, WELL, I " "ON BEHALF OF MY CONGREGATION AND FAMILY," "I CERTAINLY HOPE YOU CAN RECONSIDER ACCEPTING IT." "OTHER MEN RISKED THEIR LIVES THAT DAY AT YOUR HOUSE." "IT WASN'T JUST ME." "UNDERSTOOD." "IT JUST SEEMED A BIT MORE PERSONAL THAN OFFERING UP, SAY," "A STATUE TO THE ENTIRE FIRE DEPARTMENT." "I SPOKE TO YOUR CHIEF." "HE APPROVED IT." "YOU SPOKE TO MY CHIEF?" "WELL, YES." "I HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS WITHIN THE RULES." "[ SIGHS ] THE BOARD GIVES ONE SCHOLARSHIP," "PETE MENTIONED PATRICK'S DESIRE, AND I RECOMMENDED PATRICK." "I IMAGINE THEY WANT TO GIVE IT TO HIM" "IN A REAL PUBLIC CEREMONY." "I IMAGINE SO." "BE GOOD AS A PUBLIC SHOW, YES." "FREE PUBLICITY FOR THE TEMPLE, NO DOUBT." "Margaret:" "JOSEPH." "WHAT?" "WELL, THAT'S TOTALLY INAPPROPRIATE." "MR. O'MALLEY, BOTH OF OUR RELIGIONS" "ARE PRACTICED IN PUBLIC," "AND, YES, THERE ARE CEREMONIES AND RITUALS." "THIS SCHOLARSHIP ISN'T ABOUT FREE PUBLICITY." "IT'S ABOUT DOING GOOD, HONORING GOOD, THANKING GOOD." "I DON'T MEAN TO DISRESPECT YOU OR YOUR FAMILY" "OR DISHONOR THE MEMORY OF ESTHER SIMON." "OF COURSE NOT." "RABBI, THANK YOU FOR STOPPING OVER." "MY SON PETE HAS A BIG MOUTH," "AND MY FAMILY DOESN'T NEED YOUR HANDOUTS." "WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS." "JOE." "POP, YOU CAN'T DO THAT TO ME." "YOU WILL SHUT YOUR MOUTH." "[ DOOR OPENS, CLOSES ]" "HEY..." "WHERE THE HECK DO YOU GET OFF" "COMING INTO MY HOUSE LIKE THAT, HUH?" "I GOT MY SON ASKING ME," ""IS JESUS REALLY THE SON OF GOD?"" "HE'S 8!" "WELL, THEN, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE IN THIS TOGETHER." "MY SON'S ASKING WHY HE CAN'T MAKE THE SIGN OF THE CROSS" "BEFORE HE PRAYS TO GOD." "MY CONGREGATION IS WONDERING IF I'M TURNING INTO A RABBI" "FOR JEWS FOR JESUS." "THE IRONY, OF COURSE, IS THAT I DON'T THINK JESUS WAS THE SON OF GOD!" "YOU PREACH THAT TO YOUR PEOPLE." "YOU KEEP IT OUT OF MY HOUSE, ALL RIGHT?" "YOUR SON CAME TO ME, OKAY?" "HE CAME TO ME TO ASK IF HE COULD HELP JEWS " "HELP SAVE JEWS FROM GOING TO HELL!" "HE CAME TO ME!" "YOU!" "GET BACK INSIDE!" "IF SOMEONE COMES TO MY HOUSE LIKE THAT," "I POLITELY THROW HIM OUT ON HIS ASS!" "ON HIS ASS!" "GOOD, I'LL REMEMBER THAT." ""YOU DISAGREE WITH ME, YOU'RE OUT ON YOUR ASS."" "YOU KNOW, IT'S A GOOD THING IT DIDN'T DETER YOUR ST." "PAUL WHEN THE ROMANS THREW HIM OUT" "OR ST." "PATRICK IN IRELAND WITH THE SNAKES." "OH, DON'T START WITH THAT!" "THROWING ST." "PATRICK BACK IN MY FACE!" "THIS AIN'T A BIBLE-STUDY GROUP, PAL!" "[ SIGHS ]" "[ DOOR CLOSES ]" "POP, ARE YOU TOO PROUD TO LET ME ACCEPT IT?" "FIRST OF ALL, YOU HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO DESERVE IT," "AND SECONDLY, I AM NOT GETTING INVOLVED IN HIS PUBLICITY STUNT, ALL RIGHT?" "JOE, I DON'T THINK IT'S A PUBLICITY STUNT." "I THINK IT'S AN ACT OF KINDNESS IN RETURN FOR AN ACT OF KINDNESS." "I TOLD YOU NOTHING GOOD WOULD COME OF HIM GOING OVER THERE." "PETE!" "GET IN HERE RIGHT NOW!" "HONEY, PLEASE DON'T START YELLING AT HIM." "WHAT DID HE TELL THE RABBI " " THAT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOOD TO EAT?" "WELL, THEN MAYBE THE RABBI CAN START A FOOD DRIVE FOR THIS FAMILY, HOW 'BOUT THAT?" "WHAT'D I TELL YOU ABOUT NOT GOING TO THAT TEMPLE?" "HUH?" "I'M ON A QUEST TO GET DANNY INTO HEAVEN." "AND I'M ALMOST THERE." "ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE ON THE ROAD TO HELL, MY FRIEND." "NOW GO TO YOUR ROOM JOE..." "AND DON'T COME OUT UNTIL I TELL YOU TO." "WHAT?" "DON'T TELL HIM THINGS LIKE THAT." "I JUST WANTED TO DO THE RIGHT THING." "THE RIGHT THING." "YOU KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT THING IS?" "IS WHEN YOUR MOTHER TELLS YOU SOMETHING OR WHEN I TELL YOU SOMETHING." "YOU DON'T WORRY ABOUT JEWS, YOU DON'T WORRY ABOUT CATHOLICS." "YOU WORRY ABOUT ME." "NOW GO TO YOUR ROOM AND GO THERE UNTIL I TELL YOU TO COME OUT!" "POP, I'M GONNA GO SEE THAT RABBI MYSELF," "AND I'M GONNA WORK OUT A DEAL, OKAY?" "OVER MY DEAD BODY." "THIS IS NOT ABOUT YOU." "IT'S NOT ABOUT KINDNESS." "IT'S ABOUT THE JEWS GETTING PUBLICITY" "FOR HELPING OUT SOME POOR IRISH CATHOLIC FAMILY" "SO THEY CAN GET ON THE NEWS" "AND EVERYBODY CAN SAY HOW NICE IT IS OF THEM" "THAT THEY SHARE THEIR MONEY WITH THESE POOR SLOBS." "WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE SO CYNICAL ABOUT THIS, HUH?" "Y-Y-YOU HAVE TOO MUCH PRIDE" "TO LET THIS MAN HELP ME OUT, HELP YOUR SON OUT?" "MAYBE IF YOU HAD A LITTLE MORE PRIDE " "POP, I HAVE HEARD YOUR SPEECH BEFORE, OKAY?" "I KNOW WHAT IT IS -- YOU WORKED HARD, YOUR FATHER WORKED HARD," "AND THEREFORE, I HAVE TO WORK HARD." "OKAY." "I WANT TO WORK HARD, POP!" "I WANT TO WORK HARD AT SCHOOL TO GET A GOOD JOB." "ALL RIGHT!" "I'VE HAD ENOUGH." "ALL RIGHT?" "I DIDN'T SPEND MY DAY AT THE BEACH, ALL RIGHT?" "I'M TIRED." "I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS ANYMORE." "YOU HAVE NO IDEA " "WHAT DID I SAY?" "!" "MOM?" "MOM, PLEASE SAY SOMETHING TO HIM." "MOM!" "HUH?" "Woman on P.A.:" "DR. FISCHBEIN, PLEASE DIAL THE OPERATOR." "WHY DON'T WE GO DISCUSS THIS IN PRIVATE?" "Mrs. Jacobsen:" "JUST TELL US." "HIS WHITE-BLOOD COUNT IS HIGH." "AND MOST OF THE CELLS THAT I CAN SEE IN HIS BLOOD" "ARE LEUKEMIA CELLS." "I'M SO SORRY." "WHAT'S THE PROGNOSIS?" "DANNY'S BEEN ON ARA-C BEFORE," "BUT THIS TIME, WE'RE GIVING HIM A MUCH HIGHER DOSAGE." "IT'S GOING TO ALLOW US TO HAVE A FIGHTING CHANCE" "TO GET HIM BACK INTO REMISSION." "BUT..." "I WOULDN'T BE COMPLETELY HONEST IF I DIDN'T TELL YOU" "THAT HIS CHANCES FOR SURVIVAL ARE VERY LOW." "[ Deep voice ] ANOTHER STRIKEOUT FOR SEAMUS'S TEAM." "PETE'S TEAM, TRYING TO BE THE FIRST TEAM EVER" "IN THE HISTORY OF BASEBALL TO GO UNDEFEATED," "COMES TO BAT WITH A 13-RUN LEAD." "[ Higher voice ] JACK, THEY'RE NOT ONLY UNDEFEATED," "BUT THEY'VE 10-RUN-RULED EVERY SINGLE TEAM THEY'VE PLAYED." "[ Deep voice ] GOOD POINT, CHARLIE." "[ SPINNER WHIRRING ]" "[ DOOR CLOSES ]" "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?" "WE HAVE TO COMPLETE THE DECATHLON." "WE CAN'T." "WE HAVE TO." "I KNOW I CAN DO IT." "LISTEN, I'M GROUNDED FOREVER BECAUSE OF YOU." "IF MY DAD SAW ME WITH YOU, I'D BE GROUNDED TO INFINITY." "NO, I'D BE GROUNDED TO INFINITY" "IF MY PARENTS KNEW I WAS HERE." "THEY THINK I'M NAPPING." "LISTEN, I..." "CAN'T..." "DO IT!" "NO, YOU LISTEN." "THIS MIGHT BE MY LAST CHANCE FOR A WHILE." "THEY MIGHT PUT ME ON CHEMO RIGHT AWAY." "THE TESTS ARE BAD." "[ SIGHS ] I'M NOT GONNA DISOBEY MY DAD AGAIN." "I GOTTA BE ABLE TO TELL MY PARENTS THAT I'M GOING TO HEAVEN." "YOU CAN'T GO TO HEAVEN." "IT'S OUT-OF-BOUNDS AND OFF-LIMITS TO JEWS." "THERE'S NOTHING THAT YOU OR I COULD DO ABOUT IT." "YOU SAID IF I FINISHED THE DECATHLON," "I'M GOING TO HEAVEN!" "WELL, I WAS WRONG." "YOU GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE." "I'M GONNA GET IN SO MUCH TROUBLE BECAUSE OF YOU," "AND THEN I'M GOING TO HELL FOR SURE." "Get outta here." "THAT WAS A BRIEF RAIN DELAY." "PETE'S TEAM COMES TO BAT." "[ DOG BARKS IN DISTANCE ]" "HONEY..." "I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY, AND FORGET IT." "MY DECISION ABOUT THIS IS FINAL." "YOU KNOW, JOSEPH, WHEN FATHER MURPHY MARRIED US " "OH, DON'T START WITH THAT CRAP." "HE SAID " "FATHER MURPHY WAS AN IDIOT." "CAN YOU STOP TALKING FOR ONE SECOND, JOE?" "I'VE JUST GOT SOMETHING TO SAY, AND I DON'T WANT YOU TO INTERRUPT ME, OKAY?" "I'M NOT GONNA ALLOW YOU TO TAKE AWAY PATRICK'S CHANCE." "HE'S GONNA PURSUE THIS DREAM, JOE." "THE RABBI'S BEING GENEROUS, AND I THINK THAT..." "I THINK YOU THINK IT REFLECTS POORLY ON YOU." "NO, NO, NO, NO." "IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT." "HONEY, YES, IT IS." "IT " "YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO COLLEGE," "SO YOU'VE DECIDED IT'S A BAD THING." "I'M NOT GONNA STAND BY" "AND LET YOU SQUASH PATRICK'S DREAMS." "IT'S JUST NOT GONNA HAPPEN." "IT'S NOT ABOUT DREAMS." "WHAT'S IT ABOUT, JOE?" "TELL ME WHAT IT'S ABOUT." "IT'S ABOUT WHAT'S RIGHT." "PATRICK KNEW THAT IF HE WAS GONNA GO TO COLLEGE," "HE WAS GONNA EARN IT" "BY GETTING GOOD GRADES AND EARNING A SCHOLARSHIP." "OH, YOU WANTED HIM TO TAKE SCHOOL SERIOUSLY?" "YEAH." "IS THAT WHAT HE LEARNED FROM YOU?" "WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?" ""OH, HE'S JUST GONNA GO GET A CITY JOB." ""WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES COLLEGE MAKE?" "IT DOESN'T MATTER IF HE GETS A's OR C's."" "BUT THAT WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR HIM." "HE WOKE UP ONE DAY AND SAID, "I HAVE TO BE BETTER THAN THAT."" "AND YOU KNOW, HE'S GOTTEN STRAIGHT A's EVER SINCE THAT DAY," "'CAUSE HE'S A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK," "AND HE WANTS TO DO HIS BEST AT WHATEVER HE DOES." "AND THAT'S WHAT HE'S GONNA DO " " IN COLLEGE," "WITH THE SCHOLARSHIP HE ACCEPTS FROM RABBI JACOBSEN." "THAT'S RIGHT, JOE." "OR SO HELP ME GOD, WHEN YOU COME AT HOME AT NIGHT," "THE ONLY THING COLDER THAN YOUR FOOD WILL BE YOUR BED." "[ DOG BARKS IN DISTANCE ]" "IS PATRICK GETTING A NEW JOB?" "[ LAUGHS ] LISTEN TO YOU " "ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT EVERYONE ELSE'S BUSINESS." "YOU GET THAT FROM MY SIDE OF THE FAMILY, YOU KNOW." "YEAH, DAD SAID I GOT A LOT OF THINGS FROM YOUR SIDE OF THE FAMILY." "OH, HE DID, DID HE?" "YOU KNOW WHAT HE MEANS?" "YOUR SWEETNESS, YOUR HUMOR, AND DEFINITELY YOUR NOSE." "MOM, DO YOU THINK DAD WILL END MY GROUNDING SOON?" "WELL, THAT DEPENDS." "ARE YOU TRULY SORRY FOR DISOBEYING HIM, LYING TO ME?" "MOM, I WAS ON A QUEST, AND ON QUESTS, YOU HAVE TO TAKE RISKS." "YOU KNOW WHAT, HONEY -- YOU KNOW THAT FEELING YOU GET IN YOUR HEART," "THAT LITTLE VOICE THAT TALKS TO YOU?" "YOU KNOW WHY THAT'S THERE?" "IT'S BECAUSE I CAN'T ALWAYS BE WITH YOU" "TO TELL YOU WHAT'S RIGHT AND WHAT'S WRONG." "THAT'S YOUR CONSCIENCE." "WHAT DOES YOUR CONSCIENCE SAY TO YOU ABOUT YOUR QUEST?" "I THINK IT SAYS TO DO WHAT YOU AND DAD TELL ME TO DO." "WELL, THAT AND..." "YOU KNOW WHAT?" "I BELIEVE YOUR QUEST IS GOOD." "BUT DAD SAID " "DADS DON'T ALWAYS KNOW..." "EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME." "JUST SOMETIMES." "THAT'S EASY FOR YOU TO SAY." "HE CAN'T GROUND YOU." "MNH-MNH." "WELL..." "DON'T GIVE UP YOUR QUEST, HONEY." "[ CHUCKLES SOFTLY ]" "COME ON IN." "PATRICK." "HI." "HOW YOU DOING?" "I'M ALL RIGHT." "GOOD, GOOD." "WHERE'S YOUR DAD?" "UH, HE, UH, HE HAD TO GO RUN SOME ERRANDS." "HE'LL PICK ME UP HERE IN A FEW MINUTES." "OKAY." "ALL RIGHT." "UH..." "LISTEN, SINCE WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE," "I'VE RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE HOSPITAL," "AND I'M NEEDED THERE." "MY WIFE..." "[ SIGHS ] CALLED." "DANNY'S, UH, GOT AN INFECTION FROM THE CHEMOTHERAPY," "SO I-I DON'T " " I DON'T HAVE AS MUCH TIME TO..." "TALK ABOUT THIS AS I, UH, AS WE HAD PLANNED." "I, UM..." "I HOPE EVERYTHING IS OKAY." "YEAH, WELL, ME TOO." "I, UH..." "I DON'T KNOW." "UH, HE'S HAD INFECTIONS BEFORE, YOU KNOW?" "I'M SORRY." "THANKS." "UH, UH, REGARDING THE SCHOLARSHIP," "UH, I HOPE YOU REALIZE THAT THIS IS..." "GONNA OPEN DOORS" "THAT WOULD NEVER POSSIBLY BE AVAILABLE TO YOU" "WITHOUT A DEGREE." "YEAH, I KNOW IT WILL." "AND, UH..." "IF THE OFFER IS STILL THERE," "I WOULD " " I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE A CHANCE " "OH, NO, NO, PATRICK, THE SCHOLARSHIP IS YOURS." "ABSOLUTELY." "YOU'RE GONNA MAKE US ALL PROUD." "THANK YOU SO MUCH." "YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ESTHER SIMON PROUD." "WOW." "OHH." "AS I SAID, I JUST WISH I HAD MORE TIME." "WE'LL WORK OUT ALL THE DETAILS AT ANOTHER TIME." "UH, I WILL -- I WILL PRAY FOR DANNY." "THANK YOU." "THANK YOU SO MUCH, RABBI." "CONGRATULATIONS, PATRICK." "[ CRYING ]" "SAVE MY SON." "Announcer:" "...CHET LEMON, FIRST SWING." "COME ON, COME ON, COME ON, COME ON." "STRIKE!" "OH, YOU SPINELESS ROOKIE BUM!" "...THIRD TIME TODAY LOOKING," "AND PAUL RICHARDS HAS TO THINK ABOUT SITTING YOUNG LEMON..." "HEY, POP?" "[ MUTTERING ]" "POP?" "WHAT?" "IF I'M GONNA GO TO COLLEGE, I'M GONNA WORK MY ASS OFF." "I'M " " REALLY, I'M NOT GONNA BE A POT-SMOKING," "SLEEP-TILL-NOON COLLEGE HIPPIE." "...FUNDAMENTAL BASEBALL GAME, FOLKS..." "I'M GONNA DO THIS COLLEGE THING, AND I'M GONNA DO IT RIGHT." "...LAMAR JOHNSON COMING TO THE PLATE..." "I KNOW." "...SOX ARE DOWN BY THREE RUNS..." "I KNOW YOU ARE." "RICHARDS JUST CAN'T SEEM TO FIND A SPOT" "IN THE EVERYDAY LINEUP FOR HIM." "THE WHITE SOX'S YOUNG NUCLEUS OF CHET LEMON," "LAMAR JOHNSON, JORGE ORTA..." "HEY..." "BUT BECK SEEMS TO THINK WITH THESE YOUNG PLAYERS MATURING..." "DON'T BE ACTING LIKE THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME DRINKING." "COME ON." "I DON'T KNOW." "SURE WOULD BE NICE..." "AND I DIDN'T GIVE THAT TO YOU." "[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]" "Joe:" "HEY." "PEDRO." "HEY, DAD." "SEAMUS SAYS THERE'S A BIG GAME OVER THERE" "AT, UH, HOLY CROSS," "AND, UH, THEY COULD PROBABLY USE ANOTHER PLAYER." "SO CAN I GO?" "NO, NO, NO." "YOU'RE GROUNDED, REMEMBER?" "I'M GONNA GO PLAY," "AND I'M JUST LETTING YOU KNOW WHERE I'M AT." "OH, WAIT -- Y-YOU WANT TO PLAY?" "DO YOU WANT TO PLAY?" "CAN I?" "[ LAUGHS ] GO ON, GET OUTTA HERE." "SORRY, DAD." "I WON'T DISOBEY YOU AGAIN." "OH, LISTEN, PATRICK SAW RABBI JACOBSEN LAST NIGHT." "I GUESS DANNY'S BACK IN THE HOSPITAL." "YEAH, HE SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THEY MIGHT PUT HIM BACK THERE." "I HOPE HE'S OKAY." "MM-HMM." "YOU KNOW, IT'S TOUGH, WHAT HE'S GOT." "IT'S TOUGH ON THE KID, AND, UH..." "IT'S GOTTA BE TOUGH ON THE PARENTS, TOO." "WELL, I'LL PRAY FOR HIM." "OH, YEAH." "THAT'S A NICE IDEA." "YEAH." "GOOD." "OH, AND, UH..." "HE ALSO TOLD PATRICK TO TELL YOU THAT, UH..." "DANNY FINISHED THE DECATHLON." "71 STROKES THERE, 86 BACK." "NO WAY!" "YES WAY." "I DID IT IN 55 STROKES." "OH, YOU DID, HUH?" "YEAH, BUT FOR HIS AGE AND SIZE, 71 STROKES IS GREAT." "I MEAN, HE FINISHED THE DECATHLON." "I CAN GIVE HIM HIS MEDAL SO HE CAN GO TO HEAVEN." "YEAH." "SEE YOU LATER, DAD." "ALL RIGHT, SEE YOU, PETE." "[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]" "[ RUSTLING ]" "MR. O'MALLEY." "STEALING COMMUNION?" "FATHER KELLY." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?" "AND DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE HUNGRY." "NO, FATHER." "I'M NOT HUNGRY." "I HEAR THIS STUFF ISN'T GOOD, ANYWAYS." "WELL, I WISH WE COULD CHANGE BREAD DISTRIBUTORS," "BUT THAT'S NEITHER HERE NOR THERE." "WHAT ARE YOU DOING, MR. O'MALLEY?" "I'VE GOT A FRIEND WHO REALLY NEEDS A PIECE OF JESUS." "HE'S REALLY SICK, AND HE'S IN THE HOSPITAL." "AHH." "WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO GIVE COMMUNION TO THE SICK IN THE HOSPITAL." "BUT..." "THEY CAN'T GIVE IT TO HIM." "WHY NOT?" "BECAUSE HE'S NOT CATHOLIC, AND HE'S ONLY 7." "YOUR FRIEND -- WHAT'S HIS NAME?" "DANNY." "DANNY." "WELL, THAT POSES A BIT OF A PROBLEM, MR. O'MALLEY." "COMMUNION IS FOR CHRISTIANS WHO HAVE EARNED THE RIGHT" "TO RECEIVE JESUS AND WHO ARE OF AGE." "OH, HE'S EARNED THE RIGHT." "HE'S PASSED ALL THE TESTS." "TESTS?" "WHAT TESTS?" "THE TESTS WE MADE UP TO SEE IF HE'S WORTHY OF JESUS." "AND HE IS WORTHY, ALL RIGHT." "HE'S AS WORTHY AS ANY CATHOLIC I KNOW." "WELL, I-I BELIEVE YOU, MR. O'MALLEY." "BUT WE'RE CATHOLICS." "WE " " WE HAVE THESE TRADITIONS." "WELL, JUST BECAUSE HE'S NOT OLD ENOUGH," "THAT TRADITION'S NOT FAIR," "BECAUSE HE MAY NOT LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO BE OLD ENOUGH." "AND IF JESUS DIDN'T WANT HIM TO HAVE A PART OF HIM JUST BECAUSE HE'S NOT OLD ENOUGH," "WELL, THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THE JESUS I KNOW." "THAT BREAD, UH..." "IS UNCONSECRATED." "IT'S " " IT'S NOT THE BODY OF CHRIST." "IT'S JUST BREAD." "IT DOESN'T MATTER." "JESUS WON'T MIND." "GO AHEAD." "TAKE THE HOST TO YOUR FRIEND." "GO ON." "THANKS, FATHER." "[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]" "Woman on P.A.:" "DR. DANNON TO PEDIATRICS." "DR. DANNON TO PEDIATRICS, STAT." "[ SIGHS ]" "SEE YOU LATER." "ALL RIGHT." "RABBI?" "PETE." "RABBI, I NEED TO SEE DANNY." "RABBI, I NEED TO SEE HIM." "I'VE GOT HIS COMMUNION RIGHT HERE." "SEE?" "HE EARNED IT." "HE PASSED THE DECATHLON." "LISTEN TO ME, PETE..." "DANNY'S PASSED ON, OKAY?" "NO!" "NO!" "HE DIDN'T GET HIS MEDAL!" "NO!" "Mrs. Jacobsen:" "PETE..." "I PROMISED HIM!" "I PROMISED HIM." "I PROMISED HIM." "I KNOW." "I KNOW." "[ CRYING ]" "HE TOLD ME." "THE PRIZE FOR FINISHING THE DECATHLON" "WAS A PIECE OF JESUS, SO HE COULD GO TO HEAVEN." "DANNY TOLD ME TO THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU DID" "AND " " AND TO TELL YOU HE'S GONNA SEE YOU IN HEAVEN." "BUT HE CAN'T GO WITHOUT EATING THIS, RABBI." "[ Crying ] HE CAN'T GO!" "OH..." "PETE." "[ NO AUDIO ]" "[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]" "HEY, PETE." "DAD?" "LET'S SEE THAT ARM." "[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]" "GOOD." "GOOD THROW." "THANKS." "WHAT'S GOING ON, PETE?" "NOTHING MUCH." "[ BARKING CONTINUES ]" "I THINK I HURT THE RABBI'S FEELINGS." "HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THAT, SMART GUY?" "IT WAS THE OTHER DAY, AT THE HOSPITAL." "I TOLD HIM DANNY WASN'T IN HEAVEN." "[ BARKING CONTINUES ]" "SO, YOUR BROTHER PATRICK'S GOING TO COLLEGE, HUH?" "YEAH." "HE'S SO EXCITED." "I NEVER WENT TO COLLEGE." "WHY NOT?" "'CAUSE I COULDN'T AFFORD IT." "GOT MARRIED, STARTED A FAMILY, GOT A GOOD JOB" "'CAUSE I HAD TO..." "TAKE CARE OF MY FAMILY." "THAT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD REASON." "IT IS." "YOU KNOW WHAT I LEARNED?" "WHAT?" "THAT YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR FAMILY..." "NO MATTER WHAT YOUR DIFFERENCES ARE." "A DAD'S JOB IS TO TAKE CARE OF HIS FAMILY." "THAT'S WHAT I LEARNED." "[ GRUNTS ]" "WHAT I'M GETTING AT " "AND I'M JUST THINKING ALOUD HERE " "BUT IF GOD IS ANY KIND OF A FATHER," "YOU THINK HE WOULD TURN HIS BACK ON HIS OWN FAMILY" "AND NOT LET THEM BACK INTO HIS HOUSE?" "NO." "NO." "OF COURSE HE WOULDN'T." "JUST LIKE I WOULDN'T TURN MY BACK ON YOU" "OR YOUR BROTHERS OR SISTERS." "WHAT I'M SAYING IS, MAYBE DANNY IS IN HEAVEN," "EVEN THOUGH HE'S JEWISH, ALL RIGHT?" "I MEAN, AN ESKIMO AT THE NORTH POLE NEVER HEARD OF JESUS," "BUT IF HE'S BEEN A GOOD PERSON ALL HIS LIFE," "SHOULDN'T HE BE ALLOWED INTO HEAVEN?" "WELL, YEAH..." "BUT..." "BUT WHAT?" "BUT THEN THERE'S NO REASON" "FOR ME TO LISTEN TO THE NUNS AT SCHOOL ANYMORE." "[ LAUGHS ] LISTEN, MY FRIEND," "YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET OUTTA CATHOLIC SCHOOL THAT EASILY." "YOU STILL GOTTA LISTEN TO THEM." "ALL RIGHT." "OKAY." "[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATION ]" "RABBI JACOBSEN?" "DO YOU HAVE A MOMENT TO TALK?" "SURE." "YOU KNOW HOW I HAD MY QUEST TO HELP A JEWISH PERSON GET TO HEAVEN?" "OH, YES." "WELL, I LEARNED SOMETHING ON MY QUEST THAT MIGHT HELP YOU ON YOUR QUEST." "REALLY?" "WHAT WOULD THAT BE?" "THAT JUST SAYING YOU BELIEVE" "OR JUST PRAYING TO JESUS " "WELL, THAT'S NOT HOW YOU GET TO HEAVEN." "NO?" "NOPE." "JESUS IS ONLY A SYMBOL." "IT DOESN'T MATTER WHOSE NAME YOU USE." "YOU COULD USE ANYONE'S NAME," "JUST AS LONG AS THEIR NAME SYMBOLIZES BEING GOOD." "THAT IS INTERESTING." "I WAS THINKING " "IF THE JEWISH PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO COPY THE CHRISTIANS" "BY PRAYING TO JESUS JUST BECAUSE THEY DON'T LIKE THE NAME JESUS," "WELL, THEN, THEY DON'T HAVE TO." "I MEAN, THEY CAN MAKE UP THEIR OWN NAME TO PRAY TO." "IT'S NOT THAT WE DON'T LIKE THE NAME JESUS." "UM..." "WHAT NAME WOULD YOU SUGGEST WE PRAY TO?" "DANNY." "[ SIGHS ]" "I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HELP YOU IN YOUR JOB " "ON YOUR QUEST." "YEAH, I THINK IT PROBABLY WILL." "THANKS." "SEE YOU LATER, RABBI JACOBSEN." "TAKE CARE, PETE O'MALLEY." "OH, YEAH " " UH, I ALMOST FORGOT TO TELL YOU THE MOST IMPORTANT THING." "WHAT'S THAT?" "THAT DANNY IS IN HEAVEN." "YEAH?" "HOW DO YOU KNOW?" "FAITH." "ALL RIGHT." 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