"And so we learn that sudden absence of sound can wake the sleeping mind same as an alarm, out of silence." "Good morning." "Morning." "You okay?" "Yeah." "You want to go down and see the nurse?" "I don't need the nurse." "Well, go anyway." "Go on." "Go ahead, get out of here." "Okay, back to neuroscience." "What are dreams?" "Who has a thought on dreams" " Anybody?" "Albert." "If you fart in your dream, do you fart in real life?" "Who are you?" "Who is it?" "What are" " What are you?" "What are" "Oh, the kid." "Mm-hmm." "How you doing, kid-- Come on, come on in." "How you doing-- What" " What was your" "Lonnie-- What was your name?" "Louie." "Lonnie." "Louie." "Louie" " Come on, what are you" " Come on..." "Sit down-- Have a seat." "All right, how you doing?" "All right." "So what can I do you for?" "Wait, this is Alison, Alison, this is, uh, Louie." "Louie, Louie, this is Alison." "Hi." "Hi." "You want some product or" "What do you got?" "I've, uh, actually got something for you." "You, what do you got?" "What do you got there" " Presents?" "Holy shit." "Holy shit." "Well, what's that about?" "You did this." "Louie, look at this." "You did this." "You stole these from school?" "That's badass." "That is badass." "Yeah, it is badass." "See, look at that" " What do you think of that, Louie?" "She likes badasses." "Huh" " What do you think of that?" "So-so-So what'd I say?" "An ounce per scale, is that what it was?" "Actually, you said two ounces." "Oh, I did, did I?" "Now, that's fair." "All right-- Let's do some business." "What do you think" " Wanna do some business, Louie?" "♪ Louie, Louie, Louie ♪" "♪ Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie ♪" "Nine to five." "Two" " Here we go." "All right." "Six ounces, give or take." "There you are." "That's a good score, kid" " Good score" "How'd you meet this kid?" "I don't know, I don't know him." "I never heard of him." "He just came to my door and asked for some product the other day." "Didn't you, Louie?" "Ask for some product?" "Now he shows up with some scientific equipment, he gets six ounces for it." "Only cash exchange between him and I was like a ten spot, wasn't it?" "Wow." "Yeah, wow is right." "He's got balls on both sides of his head, look at him." "What are you gonna do with all that weed?" "♪ Come on ♪" "Mush." "That is so much weed you got." "You should sell it." "Make a profit." "Buy some shit." "Buy what shit?" "I'm not gonna sell it, I'm gonna smoke it." "And I'm gonna share it." "That's a waste." "No, it's not, dumbass." "Gonna get laid and make friends." "Gonna be the king of this town with a big old bag of weed." "Yeah..." "like a pimp." "Aw, this shit, it's so beautiful" "Who's there?" "Keep it down, assholes." "Go away." "Keep it down, I gotta work in the morning." "Screw you!" "It's my brother." "Suck my dick!" "Holy shit, Kenny" "Kenny, get out of my room, what are you doing?" "Kenny, get off me!" "I -- told you!" "Get off me, Kenny!" "I told you to keep it down!" "Stop-- I won't do it again!" "You're a loser." "Look at you." "You're all losers." "Up here getting high?" "Mom is sick!" "What's wrong with you?" "What kind of way is this to live?" "You aren't even in high school and you're wasted." "You're losers." "You little shit." "You little shit!" "What are you looking at?" "You wanna look like this?" "Stop looking." "Douche." "What's up?" "What's up?" "What's up?" "Did you two just get high, just now?" "You two are both wasted." "I'm a rabbit's asshole!" "Shut up." "Please, stop." "Listen, Louie, we're gonna have this party, right?" "Yeah, but, where?" "The woods." "The woods?" "Yeah, the woods, all right?" "Nobody comes near the school at night." "All right, we get some cute girls, we get some cushy chicks, all right?" "Huh" " We get this show poppin' what do you say?" "Yeah, yeah." "Good idea, right?" "Why are we having a party in the woods?" "Hello, Louie." "Dad." "What are you- I talked to your mother." "She's fed up." "She says she thinks you're having drugs." "I told her of course you are." "She doesn't know what to do anymore." "I do." "From now on, it's you and me." "That's right, no more free ride." "No more vagrant, loose behavior." "No more smoking your joints, popping your reds and your greenies, what have you." "No more disgracing your family, no more." "I'm gonna be your policeman, because you need one." "How dare you?" "You think you can act like this?" "Not anymore." "Hey." "Fuck you." "Did you hear me?" "I said, fuck you!" "I mean, I haven't seen you in, what?" "A month?" "I don't even know." "I don't have to listen to you." "I mean, who the fuck are you?" "You want it to be you and me?" "Fine." "Then here's from me to you." "Fuck you." "Get out of my room!" "You know, my brother's in a band." "He always bugs me about playing the guitar." "I totally could, it's just, you know, it's total bullshit." "Where's Brad?" "How am I supposed to know?" "It's stupid that he's not here." "Let's go get him." "Come on." "Jesus Christ" " Brad lives in a pretty big house, huh?" "Yeah, man." "That's his room right there." "Hey, Brad!" "Shh, you're gonna wake his parents." "Who gives a shit?" "Hey, Brad's mother, come out!" "I'm waiting here!" "Brad!" "What are you doing?" "You missed the party, you asshole." "Hold on." "Get off the yard." "I'll meet you in the garage." "Bush-- You wear pajamas." "No wonder I used to kick your ass." "Hey." "What's wrong with you?" "I can't see you guys anymore." "What?" "I" " My mom, she found my pot." "Taking me out of school, sending me to Phillips Academy." "I don't have the grades, but my dad's alumni, so..." "And I can't see you guys anymore." "They know everything." "They know what?" "They know what?" "Hey, hey." "What did you tell, you pussy?" "What did you tell?" "I had to tell, okay" " It was really" "You could send Louie to jail, you pussy!" "Stop, stop it-- Stop it." "I hate you and I always hated you." "Who are you talking to, yourself?" "You piece of shit!" "Stop it!" "What the hell is your problem" " He sold you out!" "So?" "You don't have to hit people!" "Why do you always have to hit people?" "It's 'cause you're a stupid moron!" "You're a dumbed-up stupid idiot" " Stop it!" "I'm getting out of here." "You two are both -- pussies." "Theresa asks a really fundamental question this week." "What holds everything together, right?" "What makes the universe be all separate things that don't just fly apart, away from each other?" "Why do atoms bind to make water?" "Why does hydrogen stick to oxygen?" "Why don't they just go their separate ways?" "The answer is love." "That's right." "In the- Mr. Hoffman?" " Yes?" " Principal wants to see Louie in his office right now." "Ooh..." "Okay, okay, okay." "Louie, you'd better go." "Mr. Hoffman, he wants to see you, too." "Ooh!" "What do you think this is all about?" "I don't know." "This is Mr. Putney and this is Mrs. Wilson, she passed away." "All right, well, you deal with that." "Hey, can I ask you something?" "What?" "Come on in." "Louie, take a seat." "So, Doug." "What can we do for you?" "Mr. Hoffman, I think we have the answers to what's happened to your scales." "You are aware, aren't you, that there are ten scales missing from your supply closet?" "Yeah, I noticed we were light on scales." "Well, it has come to my attention that the culprit is sitting here right next to you." "Louie has been stealing scales from your room, systematically, trading them for drugs." "He's been distributing those drugs throughout the school and beyond at an alarming rate." "Now, the scales being worth about $300 each constitute grand theft." "So..." "Jesus." "Jesus Christ." "Oh, my God." "Doug." "Doug!" "Yes?" "How stupid are you?" "Excuse me?" "I said, Doug, how stupid are you?" "I mean, the school is filled with worthless kids." "Danny McDowell?" "Mike Ontario?" "Any of those kids from down the lake." "Look, you could pin this on any one of them and you'd be right." "But Louie?" "This is a sensitive, intelligent kid." "I mean, he's going through his shit 'cause he's a teen, but this is a gentle kid." "He's one of my best students." "Are you gonna sit there and tell me that he did this by himself?" "This is obviously the work of a gang of criminals." "And he's not one of them." "George." "And, Doug..." "You can't bring a fucking minor into your office and accuse them." "There are laws." "Do you have proof against Louie?" "What's your proof?" "Well, I've" "We heard it was him." "You heard?" "Yeah." "You know what makes me mad here?" "I have been begging you people in this office for years to do something about the drugs and the crime that goes on here." "My own car has been broken into three times in this parking lot." "You have done nothing." "You let these kids rot and now you're gonna try to hornswoggle this kid, never done anything to anyone?" "Jesus goddamn Christ-- Come on, Louie." "Shame on you." "Doris!" "Come here." "You're such a good girl." "You're such a good girl, come here." "Okay, you ready?" "Come on, I need you to" "I need you to cooperate with me here." "Come on." "Got it-- Come on, come on" "Come on, damn it." "Pepper, come on, look, hey, you gotta have your drops." "You understand me?" "You wanna go blind?" "Huh?" "No?" "You wanna go blind?" "No, you don't wanna go blind." "Ah, shit..." "Okay, we'll do this later." "I love you." "A reprieve from the governor." "Filthy animal." "Oh, hey, Louie, come on in." "Don't touch the cat, he's got a... a yeast infection in his eye." "I don't know, don't ask me." "Disgusting." "What do you got?" "What can I do you for?" "I need to get the scales back." "What?" "Can I get them back?" "You want" "You want me to get the ten scales from the drug dealers I sold them to?" "I'll find a way to pay you back." "I just" " I just need to return them." "How are you gonna pay me back?" "You still got that weed I gave you?" "I smoked it." "You smoked it?" "All of it?" "Well, I shared it, but I" "You shared it?" "Well, that's nice of you." "But... now you got nothing." "Mmm" " Not so smart after all, are you?" "Louie, Louie." "Louie, Louie." "I gotta help you, now, right?" "I'll help you out-- I gotta help you out" "Come here." "Come here." "Just breathe, you okay-- You're all right." "You're all right, aren't you" " You're all right." "You listening to me?" "You listening?" "You scared?" "Okay, 'cause a second ago, you weren't scared." "You're scared now." "Yeah." "What do you think?" "Huh?" "'Cause you're a kid, I ain't gonna hurt you?" "You think this is games" " No, no." "This is man shit right here." "You understand that?" "You're not a kid, you're a man now." "You stole property, Louie." "A lot of property." "What is that, ten scales-- That's like..." "Two grand, isn't it?" "That's larceny." "That is some sick shit." "I never did nothing like that, nothing like that." "From your own school" " That's some sick shit." "That's some real man shit right there." "Jesus, sit down, sit down." "You're a criminal now." "You understand that, right?" "You think you're innocent 'cause you're a kid, right?" "No." "No." "You're not." "You did this, Louie, you did this." "Right?" "I did it." "What'd you do?" "You got stupid, didn't you?" "You got greedy." "You got caught." "Dumb, dumb dummy." "This is yours-- You did it." "Now it's consequences." "You came to me, remember?" "I don't sell to kids, never, not ever." "You came to me, you brought these scales to me, now you want 'em back?" "Well, there is no back, you understand that?" "Not for you, not ever." "I don't know what to do." "Ahh." "Well, you gotta figure that out, don't you?" "You know, more importantly." "I need you to convince me... that your shitty shit man shit is not gonna get all over me and I'm not gonna get a knock on my door I don't want." "You understand?" "'Cause I don't like surprises." "I don't like surprises." "You remember I told you that." "Louie, what" "What do I gotta do-- What do I gotta do now?" "Huh?" "Do I gotta hurt you?" "No." "Huh" " Huh" "Do I gotta cut off your goddamn finger, shove up your ass, is that where we are?" "No." "Look, I gotta- I got things I gotta do." "Now I gotta do this now" " Huh?" "This is your mess." "This is your man shit mess" " You clean it up." "Get the fuck out of here." "Come here, Pepper." "Get on the radio, call Mackie, tell him ten minutes." "Louie." "In here now." "Ha, ha, loser." "That's enough, Mr. Faria." "Go on in, get your druthers." "What happened to Danny?" "He was arrested for beating up Brad Diver." "Vandalism." "A whole bunch of other stuff." "You know, you guys are like the worst class we ever had in this school." "So, good riddance." "I'm done with you." "Listen." "I know you took the scales." "We both know you're guilty." "But here's the thing." "There's nothing I gotta do about it." "I gotta drop it..." "I gotta let it go." "I mean, I'm not a policeman," "I'm not equipped to handle a crime like this," "I'm an educator." "And I think you got yourself into something you can't handle the repercussions." "It's not easy for a kid like you to take on what you did, so I'm gonna take it on for you." "Yeah, it's gonna hurt my budget, it'll impact my record, but I'm a man." "I can take it." "But you know what?" "I feel sorry for you." "'Cause when this comes back to visit and you someday have to face what you did here?" "Go on." "Go finish out your year." "You don't have much longer anyway." "Go." "Hi." "Do you have something to tell me?" "No" " Why?" "Do you have something to say to me?" "I am your mother." "Do you have anything to say to your mother?" "You haven't said a word to me in months." "You're not even here." "I mean, who are you?" "We used to be friends, do you remember that?" "Back when you were a person?" "'Cause you're not now." "You know what you are?" "And I don't care if it's the drugs or what, but do you want to know what you are to me, in this house?" "You're boring." "You're sullen, you're vacant." "You show me no love." "What are you?" "I mean, who cares?" "Do you care" " I don't-- I do not care." "I don't care anymore, okay?" "I can't." "I can't do this." "I am sorry that I have to work all day and that I am not here, okay?" "But I don't know what to do." "I'm sorry, but it's just me here." "And I thought that we had a deal." "Where are you?" "This is not fair." "You know what, Louie-- I don't like you." "I don't." "And if this shit doesn't change," "I mean, you're gonna be in high school in the fall and if this stays like this, you're not staying here." "And I don't care where you're going, okay?" "I don't care!" "Go!" "What time is it?" "It's 6:00-- You took a long nap." "Have a seat there." "Your sister gets home from her playdate in about an hour." "Here you go." "The President Ronald Reagan held his first press conference today since the attempt on his life in March of this year." "The president said that his health is good and he is performing his job at his normal pace." "James Earl Ray, convicted assassin of Martin Luther King was stabbed 22-and-a-half times by four of his fellow inmates..." "Jesus." "... at the Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary near Petros, Tennessee." "Ray is in critical condition but expected to survive the attack." "US Secretary of State Alexander Haig today announced that the United States will for the first time sell weapons to the People's Republic of China." "Hi." "Hi, I have an appointment." "Louie." "Thanks." "Hey." "What are you- Is your dad here?" "Uh, yeah, come in." "We're going to Martha's Vineyard for the summer." "He's doing one last big dinner." "Dad." "Hey." "What are you doing here?" "Do you want to stay for dinner-- We got plenty of food." "I stole the scales." "I stole all ten of them." "I sold them to a dealer, I" "He gave me pot, and I smoked it." "I got a bunch of kids high and I tried to get them back, I did, but I can't." "But..." "I stole them and I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "Wow." "Sounds like you had a pretty dramatic year." "But the truth is..." "I mean, look, you're a teenager." "You did a bunch of drugs." "You were medicating." "Your parents got divorced a couple of years ago." "I think" " I think that was just too hard for you." "It was just too much." "So you turned to drugs to cope." "I don't think so." "No?" "Why?" "Well, I don't really care about my parents divorcing." "It's no big deal." "I don't have any feelings about it, really." "Yeah, so the drugs are working." "Look, you gotta give yourself a break, man." "You're not a bad guy." "I suggest you try to stop the drugs and make better choices, from here on out." "That's all you can do." "Your parents can't help you." "They don't know what to do because they're part of your problem and they're not perfect." "So it's up to you." "If you need help, I'm here." "And so is your mom." "Are you gonna say a big thing now." "About the pot and everything?" "No." "Just, ah..." "Goodbye to your childhood, I guess." "Maybe." "No." "Just, I love you." "And I'm here." "That's all I got." "Well, do you wanna..."