"What are you doing?" "When you're a pro, you can't do that!" "One-two." "One-two." "One-two-three." "One-two-three." "Nice." "One." "One." "One-two." "One-two." "One-two." "One-two-three." "Hey, Troy." "Troy!" " Doc ain't here no more, man." " Where is he?" "Died about three months ago." "One-two." "One-two." "Oh, man." "I didn't know." "I was inside." "What happened to him?" "Well, I'm running the place now." "That's how it is." "Well, what happened to him?" "Cancer." "Look, man, all the stuff that went down with you and you just getting out of prison, I can't have you up in here, man." " Know what I'm saying?" " Hey, come on, man." "No, you come on, sucker!" "This is how it is." "Man, I really need this." "It's all I've got." "You look past your prime age." "My man, all I want to do is train." "Yeah." "If Doc was here, he'd let me train." "Doc ain't here." "No." "No, he sure isn't." "Let's go!" "One-two." "One-two." "One-two." "One-two-three." "One-two-three." "One-two-three." " What do you want?" " It's good to see you, too." "Yeah, well, there's nothing for you here." "I need a place to stay." "Just for a couple of weeks." "I can't do it, Vian." "I just can't." "With everything that's happened, I'm sorry." "It's just for a few weeks." "I won't be long." "They left the house to me, you know." "It's in my name." "Hi!" "Hi." "Jimmy, this is... this is your Uncle Vian." "Hello." "Are you coming in?" "No, no, no." "He was just..." " He's just coming by to say hi." " Okay." "Mom, I think he wanted to come in." "Don't you have some homework that you should be doing?" "I already did it." "Vian!" "Thank you, God, for this food we are about to receive." " Amen." " Amen." "Here, sweetie." "That's a really good meatloaf." "You can stay here for two weeks." "If you drink, you have to leave." "I haven't had a drink for 12 years." "Since I went in." "That's good." "Glad to hear that." "It's too bad it took what it did for you to get that." "Thanks." "Brought you a sleeping bag." "Thanks." "So, I've got some work to catch up on..." " Sure." " See you in a bit." "Hey, Uncle Vian." " Hi, Jimmy." " I looked you up on the Internet." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "It said that your record was 2 and 7 as a pro." "Yup." "Are you still going to fight, now that you're out of prison?" "I don't know." "I think you'd do really good, Uncle Vi." "Thanks, Jimmy." "I'm gonna go back to reading my book." " You like to read?" " Yeah." "Yeah, sometimes." " Okay." "Good night." " Yeah, good night." "How many push-ups is that?" " A lot." " Well, how many is that?" "300." "Is it true what my dad said about you?" " What did he say?" " That you were a pimp and a pusher." "I did sell drugs once but I was never a pimp." "Is it true that you killed a man?" "Yeah." "What happened?" "I don't want to talk about it." " Hey." " Oh, hi." "Hi." "I was..." "I was told to see you about work." "Okay." "Have you been to prison?" " Yeah." " Okay, yeah." "Look, man." "I'm really sorry." "We can't hire ex-cons." "It's..." " Sure." " It's an insurance issue." " Yeah, I know." " I'm really..." " No." " Okay." "I'm sorry." "Don't stop running." "You want to kick?" "Just trust the ball will be there." "But I have to stop before I catch it." "Just keep running." "When you turn right trust that the ball will be there in the pocket." "What?" "Want me to catch it for you?" "Shut up." "Hike it again." "And you should go left." "Look, just keep running?" "Keep running." "Okay, hike." "You want me to throw for you?" "Very funny." "Give me the ball." "And... hike!" "Touchdown!" " Hey!" " Good catch!" "That was a great catch!" "And..." "What's wrong?" "Having a hard time with money, that's all." "It's hard being a single mom." "Hey, sorry." "It's okay." "I know that God will provide." "Yeah, and I'm gonna win the lottery." "You're pitiful." "You know that?" "Pitiful." "Alright, sweetie." "I'm gonna go to the market." "Can I come, too?" "Yeah?" "You wanna?" "Can Uncle Vi come?" " Sure." " Well, thanks." "I didn't mean what I said about the lottery." "Thanks." "Mom, can we make chocolate chip cookies?" " Sure, baby." " Yes." "Okay, let's see." "Why don't you guys go ahead and get some lettuce, tomatoes and gala apple." "Here, use these." "They might be on sale." "Okay, Mom." "Throw for a pass." "Yeah." "Come here." "Go for a touchdown." " Hey." " Touchdown!" "Is that your son?" "That's my sister's kid." "Great example, throwing fruit around in the market." "Well, I haven't seen him in a long time, and..." "Hey, my name's Vian." " Hi." " Hi." "What's your name?" "Jolene." "Jolene." "Uncle Vi, are you trying to pick her up?" "Yeah, Jimmy, I am." "Cool." "I'm gonna go find Mom." "I... hey, you you want to see a movie some time, or get a coffee, maybe meet in a park, take a walk?" "What are you, in high school?" "Come on." "Why don't you give me your number?" "Why don't you give me yours?" "Hey." "The man should always call." "Well, I don't give my number to strange men." "Hey, my act's strange?" "Well, you were playing catch with an apple in the supermarket." " Hey, come on." "Let me give you a call." " Nice to meet you, Vian." "Okay, sure." "See ya." "Did you get her phone number?" "No." "You gotta get back into practice and get the scent back on you." "Hi." " Hi." " Hi." "Could I ask you something?" "What star sign are you?" " Are you serious?" " No, I..." "I want to know." "Okay, I'll give you three guesses." "Okay..." "Capricorn?" " Nope." " Libra?" " Please." " Taurus." " Nope." "That's your three chances." " Hey, Cancer." "You're a Cancer." "Wrong again." "What star... what are sign are you?" " Does it matter?" " No, no." "I just... you're a Gemini." " God, no." " No?" "What other signs are there?" " Well, you tell me, Mr. Astrology." " Well, I'm not..." "I don't know nothing about signs." " Then why are you asking me?" " Because I thought it was a good line." "You know?" "I'm so stupid." "If I wasn't stupid maybe if I had guessed at the first guess, then you would've been impressed by me." "Look, can I have your phone number, miss?" " No." " No?" "Okay." " Move!" " Okay!" "Come on!" "Is this what it's going to be like you hitting on girls wherever we are?" " Mom, can I get these?" " No." "Put that back, please." "I've been locked up for 12 years." "What do you expect?" "I expect you not to use my kid as bait." "I was helping him out with my own volition." "What?" "Yeah?" "Well, I don't like it." "Give me a break, Mom." " She's there." " She wants you to go after her." " What if she says no again?" " Yeah, well, I thought you had some balls." " Jimmy!" " Okay." " Don't embarrass me." " Hey, can I help you with those?" " Okay." " Yeah?" "Come here." " There you go." " Thank you." "Yeah." "Look, could I have your number?" "Sure." "Oh, great." " Sorry, buddy." " How about day labor?" "That's minimum wage." "I don't mind." "I could put my hands to anything." " Come back next week." " You sure you ain't got nothing?" "Drop it there, guys." " Sure, I'll... come back." "Yeah." " Yeah." "See you next week." "Hey, little Jimmy!" " Hi, Lee." " Reading some good books?" " Sure." " Let's have a look." "Maybe you have some caped coroners, or something stupid like that." "Give it back." "What are you gonna do?" "What are you gonna do?" " What a loser." " What's going on here?" " Run!" " Nothing." "Come with me." "We need to put something on that so it doesn't get infected." " You ever sell cars before?" " No, but I could learn." "No, I don't need anybody right now." "Hold on." "I'm gonna call you right back in a minute." "How about if I wash the cars?" " Boy, you really want a job, don't you?" " Yes, sir." "No." "You know, I ain't been selling many of these crap boxes lately, so..." "You know what, I think they're making cars too good these days but I appreciate you coming by." "Check back in a week or something like that." " Hi." " Hey!" "Can I help you?" "Yeah, I'm looking for a job." "You need any help here?" "Well, you got any restaurant experience?" " Yes, sort of." " Sort of?" " You either do or you don't, buddy." " Well, I can cook." "Yeah?" "Whereabouts?" "Prison." "That's a hell of a reference, but I appreciate your honesty." "Well, I I can do anything you need help with." "Anything." "I'm Roland." "I'm Vian." "That's a different name." " It's a family name." " Yeah." "Well I run this place." "I do everything." "Had a kid quit this morning." "He was doing too much speed." "You don't do a lot of drugs, do you?" " No, no." " That's good." "I've got a feeling about you, you know?" "My instincts never lie." "If I give you a job, you have to do everything." "You know, you'd have to wait tables, wash dishes..." "No, I'll sweep the floors, anything you want." "I don't mind." "Okay." "It's minimum wage plus tips." "That's okay." "All right." "Can you be here tomorrow morning at 10:00 am?" " Sure." " All right, man." "Let's give it a shot." " Thanks a lot." " All right, buddy." "So... it's good that you got a job, Vi?" "Yeah." "Thanks." "You think I could borrow the car tomorrow night?" "What for?" "What do you need to do?" "I got a date." "You can't use the car." "Well, it will only be for a couple of hours." "Jimmy, can you go to your room, so I can talk to your uncle, please?" " I can just stay here and listen." " Go to your room." "Thank you." "I'm feeding you and giving you a place to live." "I think that's enough, Vian." "Sure." "But it's just a couple of hours." "I just said no." "How many times do I have to say it?" "Okay." " It's not that big a deal." " Well, obviously it is." "Otherwise, you wouldn't be asking me over and over and over again." "I depend on that car, Vian, all right?" "I'm about a month behind on most of my bills." "Do you have any idea what it's like for me..." " ...to get through the day?" " I kinda do." "Good." "Great!" "Hi." "I brought you a picture of Grandpa Sherman." "This was taken by the lake that he used to take me to." "Yeah, he used to take me there, too." "Why do you think God had Grandma and Grandpa die in a car crash?" "Who told you that God had them die?" "Mom." "She said that God will never take anyone, unless it was their time." "Yeah." " Good morning, beautiful." " Hello, William." "These are for you." "Thank you for the beautiful flowers, but you can't keep coming by like this." " Oh, come on." "Don't you like 'em?" " You've got to move on." "How could I move on when you're the one for me?" "William, we broke up three months ago." "You've got to stop doing this." " Could I have a kiss?" " No!" "Suddenly you're too good to kiss me?" "Let me guess." " You're already hooking up with a new guy?" " I've got to get to work." "Come on." "You can tell me." "You're making a big mistake." "I could give you a good life, sweetie." "Good-bye, William." "And that's the flour." "Now, don't get cocky about this." "Always measure the water." "This tap water is our secret ingredient to our great-tasting crust." " Wow." " Some people say it's the old pipes." "Might be the power plant down the road, I don't know." "Pour it in." "Pour it in there." "Absolutely." "First time." "There you go!" "All right!" "Did you really do a lot of cooking in prison?" "What, no?" "What, yeah, I was one of three guys that ran the kitchen." "Yeah?" "Now, when you wait on customers, you always gotta try to have a good attitude." "I could do every job here, obviously." "The best way for you to learn real fast is to shadow me, observe me, watch me, okay?" "Sure." "Like, there's only us here." "Don't fool with me, man." "I'm not." "It's cool." "It's just a lot of guys come in here, and they don't take the job seriously." " Sure." " But I know you will." "Yeah." "Hey, listen." "Is there any way I can get an advance?" "You've got to be shitting me, man." "Well, I'm living with my sister, and..." "I'd ask her, but it's a little tense, and..." " You met a girl." " Yeah." " Yeah." "How did you know?" " Don't fool with the fooler!" "I'm a pussy gangster from way back, man." "Come on." "All right." "One time." "I'll give you an advance." " Please don't ask again." "Okay?" " Thanks a lot, man." "All I need now is a car." "I mean, what am I gonna do?" "Catch the bus and make up a story I..." "the car broke down?" "I mean, what would you do?" "I'd trust my higher power." "Higher power." "I heard all about that higher power crap in prison." "Rolo!" "Hey, bro." "We gots to roll, or we'll be late for the meeting." "Jack." "How are you, buddy?" "This is Vian." "He just started working for me." " Hey, man." "Nice to meet you." " Hey, you, too." "Listen, you think you could handle this place on your own for about an hour?" " What?" " We'll be right back." " Where are you going?" " We're gonna go to a meeting." "I hate people who are late for meetings, you know what I'm saying?" "You're good, right?" "It's all right with me if you want to tell him." "I don't care." "You know that." "Yeah, I get it." "He doesn't care." "Men's group, like, we sit around, and we talk about things, and..." " See you in an hour!" " Peace, bro." "Hey, how about that?" "Well, nothing's there." "No?" "Wait!" "Hold on a second." "That seems..." "Hey, I'll..." "I'll see you later." "Hey." "Vi." "Listen." "Just..." "Where'd I put it?" "Here we go." "Go ahead and take..." "You can go and use the car." "Shame on me." "You can't pick her up on the bus." "Thank you." " Thanks." " Sure." "Have a good date, Uncle Vi." "I hope so." " You a little nervous?" " Yeah." "You've been locked up for a long time." "You're something else, Jimmy." "Can you teach me how to fight?" "No." "There's this... great place just around the corner." " Sure." " And it's so nice out." " Why don't we just walk?" " Yeah?" " You don't want to drive?" " No." "It's just right here, up the street." "Okay." " It's a beautiful evening." " Yeah, it is." "This wine is great." " Oh, that's good." " You don't drink?" "No." "I think it's really nice you live with your sister and your nephew." "Yeah, it's okay." "So, what do you do?" " I'm a chef." " A chef!" " Yeah." "Is there something wrong with that?" " No." "No, I think it's great." "I just..." "I don't know." "I thought you were in construction." "Now you know." " You must make good money doing that." " Oh, yeah." "So, what school did you go to?" "Oh, here and there." "You know?" "Local." " In culinary school?" " What?" "Culinary school." "Chef school." "Oh, yeah, sure." "Sorry." "I thought you said something different." "What about you, what do you do?" "Me?" "I am a mortgage broker." "Yeah." "I kind of fell into it and was really good at it." "Then the company I worked for went bankrupt, so I was devastated." "I didn't think it would be something I loved doing but when the company went under I ended up getting a better job offer." " So, it all kind of worked out." " Yeah." "Did they make a mistake?" "No, no." "No, it's good." "Well, thank you for dinner." "Sure." "You're welcome." " You have to cook for me one day." " Yeah." " That was a really good place." " It was, yeah." " I had a really good time." " Yeah." "Me, too." " Thank you." " Sure." "You are dangerous." "I could come in for a little while." "On the first date?" "Well, what kind of woman do you think I am?" " Anywhere where we could watch some TV." " I've heard that one before." "Yeah?" "Well, we'll listen to some music." "Well, I've heard that one, too." "Come on." " I won't try anything." " That's a lie." " Half a lie." " A lie's a lie." "No, I have to get up early." "There is something different about you." "Is that good?" "Yeah." "Good night, Vian." "Night." "Bye." "Check this out." "Hey." " You make this pizza?" " Yeah." "It's not cooked." "We want another one that has ham and pineapple on it." "You guys ate half of it." "You can see it's cooked all the way." "So what?" "It's not cooked." "I can't do it." "You just work here." "The hell difference does it make to you?" "It's just not right." "Now you knocked it on the ground." "What's the matter with you?" " Hey!" "What's going on?" " Chum boy you got undercooked our pizza." " Is that true?" " No." "What really happened?" "It fell." "It was an accident." "We want a new one with ham and pineapple on it." "Okay." "I'll make another one." "See that, dog?" "The customer's always right." "Hey, how'd it go last night?" "It was really good." " Get some?" " No." "It was a first date." "Yeah." "I'll never be able to keep a woman." "I'm serious." "At first it's always great, but then they always end up dumping me." " Then why don't you dump them first?" " I tried but they can sense it, and then they get me." "Hey!" "Hi!" "What's going on?" " It's a lot worse than I thought." " Oh, I'm so sorry." "Yeah." "It's okay." "I didn't come to bum you out about my dad." "No, I'm glad you came." "Oh, that's Vian." "Vian, this is Cherry." " Hey." " Hi." "Her dad is really sick." "Yeah?" "Sorry." "Yeah." "Hey, you wanna stay and have some lunch?" "No." "I was just driving by." "Gotta go sell my jewelry." " Why?" " I don't have a choice, you know." "There's got to be another way." "I haven't seen you around lately." "Is there a new girl or something, or..." "No, no." "Well, I've been working a lot, training him, but no other girls, you know?" "So, you think we can hang out or something?" "Yeah." "I'd love to hang out with you." "It would be great." "Oh, don't cry." "Oh, my gosh." "It's going to be okay." "No, it's not." "You know my dad's sick, and I don't have money, so..." "You know what?" "You know..." "You know, I could I could give you..." " ...600?" " Yeah, but you don't have to do that." "I know." "I want to." "I... it's an honor." " Are you sure?" " I'm 100% sure." "Okay." " What are you doing tonight?" " I don't know." "Let's get together." " You and me?" "Okay." " Yes. 9:00." " 9:00, Casey's, okay?" "Me and you." " Okay." " Good to see you." " Thanks." "Okay, thanks." " Bye now!" " Bye." "Don't say a word!" "Don't say a word." "I wasn't going to." "You don't understand." "We have something." "We've got something going on here, man." " This place is pretty cool?" " Sure." "I'm getting the club soda." "What do you want?" "Yes." "Club soda is good." "Two club sodas, Jimbo." "All those schoolkids, you just..." "You just let them act like that?" "The after-school crowd is a big part of our business." "What, they do that all the time?" "No, it's just a hazing thing they do to new employees." "What's hazing?" "Well, they give you shit for a little bit and then they back off." "That kid is out of line." "His father is the D.A." " So?" " So, you want to go back to prison?" "I see how it is." "You know, I used to be in a band." "Yeah?" "What kind of band?" "Rock 'n roll, obviously." "Yeah." "Yeah, that was my dream." "Never thought I'd wind up making pizzas." " What happened to the band?" " Well turns out I'm a little tone deaf, but we still got a lot of amazing opportunities which I screwed up 'cause I was drunk all the time." "I remember once we had this show in Tijuana, and a lot of big people came to see us." "I'm out in the parking lot taking a leak, and a cop he's, like, "what are you doing?"" "I'm like, "I'm making a cocktail." "You want one, sucker?"" "So, the good cop beats the crap out of me, takes me to jail." "So, I do know a little bit about life behind bars." "Six hours." "But it was a Mexican jail, so that's like dog years." " All right." "You want to break?" " No, you go ahead." "Cool." "Hey, it's me again." "She still doesn't pick it up." "Has she ever stood you up before?" "Yes." "Well, she's a stripper." "What do you expect?" "I know, but yeah, I want to believe it because..." "You really think her daddy's sick?" "Probably not." "There's another time I fell for her bullshit." "You know, I..." "I have to let her go." "I keep thinking if I do something different, then she's going to change." "Yeah, a leopard never changes its spots." "I gotta catch my bus." " I'll give you a ride." " Sure." "Let's go." " Hey, we already ate dinner, so..." " Hey, I'm okay." "This is Roland." "I work for him." "Hey." "Bethley." "Bethley." "Well, that's a cool name." " Thanks for giving my brother a job." " Yeah, yeah." "Best guy we've had down there in a long time." "I mean, I'm grateful." "Yeah?" "Yeah, I'm glad it's working out." "Yeah." "It's going very well." " Okay." "Thanks for the lift." " Okay." "Bye, and I'll see you in the morning." " Yeah!" " I'll see him in the morning." "Looking..." "looking good." "Looking..." " Drive safely!" " Alrighty!" " Hi, Jimmy." " I brought you a book." " "Old Man and the Sea."" " Yeah." "It's one of my favorites." "Thanks." "Grandpa Sherman gave it to me." "Yeah?" " What's it about?" " This old man and a kid in Cuba." "Yeah?" " What happens?" " They go fishing." "Grandpa Sherman gave it to me after we went fishing at the lake." " Yeah, and what happens?" " You have to read the book." "Sure, I'll read it." "If you say it's good, I'll read it." " How's your new job?" " Oh, it's not bad." "Not bad." "Is your boss cool?" " Yeah." " That's good." "You know, scientists have just discovered a star that orbits around a black hole and that star moves it over 6,000 miles a second." "You're something else, Jimmy." "Hey, sweetie." " How's work?" " You can keep stopping by." " Why don't you come out with me?" " No!" "Come on." "Why not?" "We'll go someplace really, really nice or just easy and casual, like a slice of pizza." "What do you say?" "Come on." "Come on!" "Margherita, basil?" "Just the way you like it." " You're so lucky I'm starving." " Go change." "Vian?" "Hi." "Hi." "Hey." "Still serving?" "Sure." "Take a seat." "All right." " What's good here, sport?" " Everything." "See that?" " I gotta go." " What's up?" "The girl I went out with just came in with another guy." "I've got to leave." " Maybe they're just friends." " Is it okay if I leave?" " Just play it cool." " I gotta leave." "All right, I get it." "Okay." "Go out the back." "Go straight." "Excuse me." "Sorry." " No problem." " Is Vian here?" "No, he just had an emergency..." "important appointment he had to go to." "Can I help you?" " No." "No, thanks." "Sorry." " Okay." " Hey." " Hi." "Jolene called three times." "Everything okay?" "So that is what happened." "I hope you understand." "Yeah." "You know, we only dated for six months, but he just can't seem to let go." "Sure, I get it." "So is that the place you're a chef at?" "Yeah." "Yeah, that's the place." "I don't know, it's a little..." "I know it's not all that fancy, you know." "I like it." "Nah." "Oh, my God." "I can't believe it!" "What?" "I've never had a man make me breakfast before." "Well, good." "And I'm very happy you stopped by last night." "Yeah." "Me, too." "Oh, shoot." "I'm late." "Listen... you go back to bed, and I'll bring you breakfast." "No, don't be silly." "If you're late, take off." "Okay." "I'll see you later." "Enjoy." "Thank you." " 45 minutes late for work. 45!" " I know." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." " I'm handing you the key." " Yeah." "You won't be using the car again." " Sorry." " Yeah." "Heard that before, Vian." "Sounds like you've got yourself a real girlfriend." "Is that your first poon since prison?" "You've been banging strippers for too long." "Come on, Mr. Sensitive." "I really like her." "I don't want to talk about her like some dumb piece of ass." "Yeah." "You're right." "I'm sorry." "Yeah." "Let me ask you something, Ro." "You ever think about making this place a little nicer, maybe fixing it up?" "You know, raising the prices?" "Get a little delivery service going?" "Listen to the jailbird sounding like a real entrepreneur." "Get a little taste of the good life, and suddenly the world's all shiny and bright." "Screw you." "Buddy, I love the way you're thinking, but you're like me." "You know you've got to think big to be big, right?" "Yeah." "Sure." "Just keep doing it." "Give me some more ideas." "I'm going to write it down." " Okay." " Hey!" "Who does a guy have to know to get some service around here?" "Don't talk like that in here." "Sorry, new guy." "Shall I have a word with my father and get the department of health down here for a little visit?" "Hey, let's try this again." "What would you like this afternoon?" "Two chicken parm sandwiches." "Right." "Why don't you take a seat?" "I'll bring it right over." " That was good." " Oh, yeah." "Yeah." "Hey, little Jimmy." "Got any new books for us?" " Leave me alone, Lee." " That's no way to talk to a friend." "I need to borrow some money." " Do you hear what I say, bitch?" " I can't help you." "Let's take a look at the little backpack, should we?" "What are you looking at?" "I'll kick your ass, too!" "That is so cool." "Yeah, that would be nice." "Just have some dinner and just hang out." "Yeah." "Makes me feel real good that your sister invited me, you know?" "Yeah." "Hey, I wonder if I could bring Cherry." "You're not still seeing her." "No, but this might be a way for us to get back together, you know?" "Is this a joke?" "I know." "I'm very lonely." "Well..." "Hey... what would you think about becoming business partners with me?" "What do you mean?" "The old guy that owns this place, he loves me, but he's going to be selling soon." "He said if I came up with 30 grand for the down payment, he will carry the note." "I've already saved 15 grand, so all you've got to do is come up with 15 grand we're business partners." "What's so funny?" "Hey, I don't even have a car." "Where the freak am I going to get 15 large?" " I don't know..." " Jeez." " Family or friends?" "I don't know." " Yeah." "The problem is, whoever buys this place is probably going to fire us." " Yeah?" " Yeah." "Shoot." "Maybe I should go and stick up a bank." "Sounds like something I would've done back in the day." " No kidding." " Yeah." "I got pretty badass before I quit drinking." "Yeah, it's crazy." "Little methamphetamine." "Yeah." "My sister was a dealer, so I got it for free." "Hey!" "You two lovebirds open for business?" "Yeah." "What would you like?" "I'd like a large with extra pepperoni and extra cheese." "Sure." "That's 16.67." "All right." "I forgot my wallet." "Can I get you tomorrow?" "Come on, Lee." "You know we don't do that for anybody." "Oh, no." "I..." "I'll take his word for it." " But if he stiffs us..." " He's not going to stiff us." "Okay." "Thank you." "Sure." "You're welcome." " Yes!" " What about me?" "Can I play?" "All right." "Okay." "You're the first." "You're the second." " You're gonna get me in trouble." " Mom, can I have some more cake?" "Honey, no, no, no." "Sugar's going to keep you up all night." "Bethley, thank you so much for dinner." "I can't even touch dessert." "I know." "I haven't been invited to a home-cooked dinner in a long time." "No?" "Then you're gonna just have to come over more often for dinner, Roland." "Hey, you mind if I change the music?" "Sure, go ahead." "All right." "Your sister's great!" " Yeah." " How long have you lived with her?" "Not long." " I live in the garage." " Oh, you converted the garage?" "Sort of." "Come on, I'll show you." "Yeah." "Take a seat." "You... you're quite the dancer." "Yeah." "I used to dance a lot." "Not so much anymore, you know." "You know, I'm going to have to get going." "What?" "Well, the party's just started." "I know." "I know." "I've got to get up early." "It's Saturday night!" "I have a cardio class at 8:00 a.m." "Well, skip it." "Skip it once." "You'll be fine." "I wish I could." "But we'll talk tomorrow, yeah?" " Sure." " All right." "Okay." " Good night." " Good night." "Good morning." "Morning, Jimmy." "Me and Mom are going to church." "Do you want to come with us?" "Ain't nothing for me there." "If Mom will let me, will you take me to the lake later?" "Sure I will." "How's the lake?" "Is it still the same?" "Yeah, pretty much." "Grandpa Sherm used to take me here all the time." "He said it was magic." "He put something special under the rock here." "It sure is good to have a friend." "Don't you have any friends at school?" "No." "I don't have that many friends at school." "That's why I'm so glad you showed up." "It sure is good to have a friend in life." "Yeah." "I'm glad we're friends." "Did you ever think there's something bigger than the whole wide world?" "I don't know." "Like the universe?" "Like, it's so big and amazing, but no one can see it and just everywhere." "Come on." "Go for a pass." " How did you find this out?" " I have people." "He was in prison?" "Killed a guy." "What?" "Second-degree murder." "Beat a guy to death." "Spent 12 years in prison." "Just looking out for you here, Jo." "This is an ex-con murderer." "He should at least have the decency to be honest with you." "I want you to go." "You don't want to talk about this?" "Just go." "Baby, listen..." "Don't touch me." "Just go." " Hey, I think I've got some bad news." " What?" "I think the old man found a buyer for this place." " Yeah?" " Yeah." " Were you able to come up with any money?" " I told you, I don't have that kinda money." "Well, he's going to sell it." "What are we going to do?" "Maybe get a job at one of those fast food places out by the mall." "You think they'll hire me?" "Probably." "Hey, what's the deal with your sister?" " What do you mean?" " I mean, she seems really cool." "Hey, you keep away from her." " What the F is so funny?" " I assume we're adults here." "She's not for you." " A little judgmental, coming from you." " Hey, you go out with bimbo strippers." "She's a good woman, okay?" "She has a son." "Her husband ran off with some skankpot." "Won't even pay child support." "And you put me in that category?" "No." "We're not going to talk about this anymore." "I only brought it up out of respect to you." "Good." "So now you know." " Yeah, I do." " Keep the F away from her." " Or what, you're gonna kick my ass?" " You don't want to know." "Is that a threat, Vian?" "Are you threatening me right now?" "Back off, Roland." "You know what?" "Maybe I misjudged you." " Maybe we don't work together." " Yeah?" "What?" "You're gonna fire me?" "Just because I don't want you to go off with my sister?" "You used to be the boss in prison, I'm sure, but you're not the freaking boss here!" "I am!" "Hey, forget you, Roland." "I don't need this sham." " That's good, because you're fired!" " Yeah?" "Screw you!" " Screw you!" " Screw you!" "Yeah, I'm just down the street." "Yeah." "I could come over and say hi." "Yeah?" "That's cool." "Sure." "I'll be there in ten minutes." "Yeah." "Bye." "What's going on?" "Nothing." "I'm just getting ready for work." "What's wrong?" "I..." "I don't think this is working." " We just started seeing each other." " It's not you." " What is it, then?" " I just can't do this anymore." "I'm messed up, and I shouldn't be seeing anyone right now." " What did I do?" " Nothing." "Nothing." "I'm just..." "I'm in a bad place and I never should've gone out with you in the first place and I'm really sorry." "There's something going on, and you don't want to tell me what it is." "So..." "I'll see you later." "Can I help you?" "Yeah." "What do you need?" "I..." "Nothing." "You're an abacus?" "I do!" "I have a stone in the neck." "Oh, my gosh." " Hey, Vi." " Hey!" " What are you doing here?" " Having a cup of coffee." " Get out of here." " No, come on." "You know what?" "I tried to talk to you, be straight about liking your sister..." " Get out of here!" " Hey!" "Hey!" "Hey!" " Vian, that's enough." " What's wrong with you?" "Maybe you need to go, okay?" "You get out of here, all right?" "This is my house, okay?" "You don't even pay rent here." "Yeah, all right?" "You don't know what it's like." "You don't know what my life is like, what I've been through what it's like to raise a kid on my own with no help!" " Shut up." " Where were you?" "So you don't get to say anything about how I do things." "Do you get it?" "You lost that right a long time ago!" "Yeah!" "Oh, yeah, that's great." "Just leave!" "Don't even deal with it 'cause it's worked out so well for you your whole life!" "Uncle Vi, I brought you a cup of coffee." "Hey, Jimmy." "Thanks." "It's not bad." "Did you make it?" "Yeah." "You ever read the book I gave you?" " About the old man?" " Yeah, "The Old Man and the Sea."" "No, I haven't started it yet." "I think you'll like it, especially the end." "Yeah." "What's wrong?" "I just want to be someone, make something of my life." "Thought I could be a fighter, but I don't..." "I don't know." "Just..." "It pretty much seems I've amounted to nothing." "Just some broken down guy living in a garage." "But Uncle Vi, you're the best friend I ever had." "Yeah, but you're just a kid." "What the hell do you know?" "Hey, go get us a table, would ya?" "What do you want?" "I want a large extra cheese with sausage and mushroom." "Hey, where's Vian?" " He doesn't work here anymore." " Why?" "He moved on." "He's the best guy you ever had!" "Well, he doesn't work here anymore, all right?" "Sit down." "What... what do the tests say?" "There's slight hemorrhaging on the brain." " Oh, no." " This is not unusual in brain trauma." " When will he come out of the coma?" " Well, that I can't tell you exactly." "Days?" "Are we talking weeks?" "Only time can tell." "Our Father who art in Heaven hallowed be thy name." "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven." "Give us this day..." "Oh, Jimmy." "Jimmy, I love you so much." " What time is it?" " I don't know." "Sometime in the morning." "I've got to call work and tell them what happened." " I'll be right back." " Sure." "This is a hospital?" "Hey, Jimmy." "I was dreaming and in the special place." "Everything is perfect." "The lake... and the rock!" "The rock is right there for you and my mom!" "Sure." "I sure could go for something to eat." "Do you want to eat with me?" "Sure." "Anything you want." "People can be so silly, all trapped up in their minds and fishes just keep swimming, and grasshoppers are talking nice, very nice." "Hey!" "Sweetheart!" "I kept trying to tell you I was okay, Mom." "You did." "Yes, you did." " But I have to go home now." " Yes!" "Of course, I'm going to take I'm going to take you home." "Baby, I love you." "I love you so much." "I love you, too, Mom." "Love is really good." "Baby?" "Jimmy?" "Baby?" "No, no, no, no." "Jimmy, Jimmy, come back." "Come on, honey." "Come on, sweetheart." "Come back." "Vian, go get somebody." "Get the doctor." " We need a doctor, please!" " Yeah, sure." "Come on, baby." "Come on." "Come on, sweetheart, wake back up." " I don't understand." " A surge." "It's not common, but it does happen with people in a coma." "A sudden surge of energy, a brief moment of consciousness and then they lapse back into their coma state." " But why, and why for just a minute..." " It's not fully understood." "It doesn't make any sense." "You okay?" "No." "I'm not okay." "I'm gonna go inside and take a shower and then go back." "I'll go with you." "Dear God, I want to say a prayer that you watch over Jimmy and the rest of my family." "I know that, whatever happens, it's your will and I have to trust that." "And although I feel alone, I know that you're there, God." "I don't..." "I just don't know if I'll be able to make it." "I don't know anymore." "I don't know how." "Hello?" "Yes." "Yeah." "Vian?" "Vian!" "He's gone!" "He's gone." "Oh, man." "That's good." "Hi!" "Sis!" "We had a deal you could stay here if you didn't drink." "That's okay." "You need to go, Vian." "Where am I gonna go?" "I need you to leave." "It's no big deal." "It's no big deal at all." " Come on." "Why are you so uptight?" " Don't." "Don't come near me!" "Hey!" "My freaking sis... my sister?" "Where am I gonna go?" "I gotta find something." "Do you have anything to drink?" "I have someone coming over in a few minutes." "You have a new guy already?" "That didn't take but a hot second for some other sucker to start giving you the hard one." "You know what?" "You're drunk, and I think you should get out." "I need a place to stay for the night." " Can I stay here for the night?" " No." " Come on." " Do you have any self-respect?" "Hey, wha... you know, I don't need you." "I don't need this shit." "You know, I'd come over here thinking maybe maybe we had something going." "And you know what?" "We don't." "We don't have anything going, do we?" "No, we don't." "I don't need you." "If you wanted to be back with me, I wouldn't even want to be with you." "You... you jerk my chain and act like you're into me." "What a joke." " You have anything to drink?" " No." "Get out." "Don't you call me." "You don't call me no more." "I'm done with you." "All right, we're closing at 10:00, so start wrapping it up!" "What the hell?" "What the freak you're doing, Vi?" " Leave me alone." " Leave you alone?" " Yes." " Are you stupid or something?" "I told you not to freaking come here, now get your stuff and get out!" " Screw you." " Hey, man!" "What the hell is wrong with you?" "Get off of me!" "Yeah, hit him!" "Hit him again!" "Don't bring your foot back in here!" "Screw him, man!" "Did you speak to the cops?" "Charging you with felony and assault with a deadly weapon." "Yeah." "Guess I'll be going away for a long while." "That's okay." "You guys can leave." "Jimmy's funeral is today." "I wish I could make it." "Yeah, I know you'll be there in spirit." "Hey, Vian." "You know those meetings I go to?" "Yeah?" "Well, I'm an alcoholic." "I've been sober 18 years, and..." "Stuff your meetings up your fricking ass." "I told you I didn't want you to see my sister!" "Let's go." "Hey, Uncle Vi." " Jimmy?" " It's okay." "What's going on?" "Is this a dream?" "I came to tell you that's it's all okay, and everything is perfect." " But you're not alive." " I'm right here." "I talked to your mom and dad." "They say they love you." "Grandpa Sherm, he says he's sorry that he beat you." "Yeah?" "Well, if he's so sorry how come he never told me?" "He did." "He wrote you in prison when you were too mad at him that you didn't open his letter." " How'd you know that?" " I know." "I'm sorry for what I said about you about you just being a kid." "It's okay." "I know you love me." " What are you doing here?" " I had a few things to tell you." "Man I'm so happy to see you..." "Even if this is some kinda weird dream." "My mom, she needs your love right now." "I'm going back to prison." "I can't do anything." " Just trust that you can." " Trust that I can do what?" "That you can do anything." "What are you talking about, Jimmy?" " What are you talking about?" " Just trust that it will be there." "Trust what will be where?" "I'll see you later, Uncle Vi." "You have been released." " By who?" " I don't know." "The watch commander wanted me to release you." "What's going on?" "Who got me out?" "Lee." "Remember the little punk that used to give you a hard time?" "He came in for a pizza and asked about you." "I told him what happened." "He seemed upset, said he was going to talk to his old man, the D.A." "He got you out." " All right?" "Let's go." " Yeah." " I'll be out in the car." " Okay." "Hi there." "I'm truly sorry." " I'm sorry for everything." " You don't have to say anything." "I had no right to tell you to stop going out with Roland." "Yeah." "Yeah, you didn't." "So what... what's..." "What's your plan?" "I'm going to go to the meetings with him." "That's good." "Yeah." "You know, I'm giving him another chance." "I can leave if you want." "What are you going to do, gonna live in..." " I'll stay with..." " In a shelter?" "Oh, I'll stay with Roland." "I can stay with him." "He asked me to marry him." " That's great." " Yeah." "Did you say yes?" "Yeah, I didn't have an answer." "It's so soon, you know, and this was before..." " ..." "Jimmy." " Well, he'll be lucky to have you." "Okay, what's with you?" "Why the sudden change of heart?" "If I told you, you wouldn't believe it." "I don't know if I can do this." " Do what?" " I don't know if I can live..." "I don't know, Vi." "It just..." "You know, just it just kills me, you know?" "I don't know what to do." "I don't know how to keep going, you know?" "Like Roland, he drives you out, but he doesn't know what to do." "I can't take the pain." "Feels like my skin is being ripped off my body." "Hey, come here." "I love you, and I will do anything for you." "Thank you." "I don't know what's happened to you, but I know it's good." "That may be the only light I have right now." "The rock." "He put something special under the rock here." "What's under the rock?" "The rock, it's right there for you and my mom." "This is bull!" "One more try." " Now, will you please take the money?" " No, I don't want your blood money." "Jimmy left it for you!" "Vian... tell me where you got the money." "I told you." "Jimmy came to me like, in a dream but more real." "He said our father, Sherm Sherm left it for him." "You know Dad, he never trusted banks." "I don't know what's going on with you, but I don't want your money." "It's our money." "It was Jimmy's money, and Jimmy left it for us." "I don't believe that story, and you should be disgusted that you made that up about Jimmy." "I'm sorry, but it's true." "Now, will you please take the money?" "No, I won't, and I don't want to talk about it anymore." "So what's so important, you couldn't tell me over the phone?" "I wanted to apologize for coming over here drunk." "It was disrespectful, and I'm sorry." "Great." "Is that it?" "Yeah." "I mean I really like you, and I just wanted to tell you this in person." "I really like you, too, Vian." "I just don't think we should date anymore." "I think we're really different, and I don't see how it would work." "Okay." "Well thanks for seeing me in person." "Yeah, of course." " Hi." " We're not open yet." "This place still for sale?" "I fired you." "I know, and I deserved to be fired." "I..." "I want to apologize for being a creep about you and my sister." "It's just I really love her, and I think she loves you, and and I think if she has you going to church, well..." "What's wrong with church?" "Well, nothing." "Noth..." "nothing's wrong with church." "They gave out free snow cones last Sunday." "I want to go to A.A. meetings with you." "Good." "We've been saving a seat for you." "Here's my 15,000." "We're partners." "Yeah." " We're partners." " Yeah?" "Yeah." "Hey!" " How was church?" " It was great." "I prayed in church about your story about Jimmy in in the dream." "I believe you." "My name is Vian Mclean and I'm the man who killed your son." "And I'm here today to tell you that I'm sorry and I will do anything that you ask of me." "I've been praying for you."