"[police radio calls]" "Get back!" "I'll kill her!" "Oh, my god!" "3-I-90." "I repeat 3-l-90." "Request you notify hostage negotiation team." "Have them respond..." "Officer:" "Petersen!" "Suspect:" "Get your boys out of here." "Officer:" "Suspect, male, caucasian, approximate..." "I'm a reporter." "I'm with the press," "How long have you guys been here?" "Get out of here!" "Is this domestic or drugs?" "Is that his girlfriend." "Or what?" "Get out of here!" "Who is it?" "Come on, talk to me." "Masius, please get him." "Out of here." "Walk!" "Come on." "I got my passes, masius." "Shit!" "Hey!" "I got every right." "To be here." "Where'd he go?" "Officer:" "Suspect has withdrawn." "Into the interior of the room." "We no longer have visual contact." "Aah!" "No!" "That was my..." "Car." "That was..." "Ohh!" "Ooh." "Aw." "Having a little car trouble?" "That's a keen observation." "I can help you." "It's the jag." "You want me to drive home." "In your car?" "No." "I want you to take my car." "Had a lot of luck lately." "I don't need it." "You're giving me a brand-new jaguar," "And you don't want anything?" "Well, I can prove it." "Give me your card." "[grrr]" "I'll be in touch." "Whoa!" "Whoa!" "Whoa!" "What is this?" "What... what?" "Do you want me." "To kill your wife or something?" "No." "Tempting, but, no." "Call it generosity between 2 strangers." "Generosity?" "Hey, fella, it's a jaguar." "You expect me to drive off." "In a brand-new jaguar, and that's it?" "That's right." "Hey!" "You're a freak." "You know that?" "You are a freak." "You want me to get in this car?" "No way." "It's probably going to blow up." "Yeah." "That's real funny." "Bits and pieces of me raining down." "In the street." "Ha ha." "You think" "I'm going near that thing?" "You're nuts!" "Besides, I've got a car." "Sort of." "[hip-hop music playing]" "[pop music playing]" "What?" "You like it?" "Cool blade, huh?" "Want to see your guts..." "Keep it in your pants." "Fag." "He's going to kill you." "I got pepper spray." "[class bell rings] [students chatting]" "[class falls silent]" "Apparently none of you have ever seen." "A new teacher before." "I'm mr." "Simonet." "Welcome to the seventh grade, middle school..." "That hellish, shaky bridge." "You all must cross before you become." "Members of that undyingly enviable." "High-school elite." "Now, some of you might think you can't get." "Across this bridge fast enough," "That you'd rather hold your breath," "Close your eyes, and not think." "About anything until it's all over." "Well, I'm here to tell you." "That that is not an option in this class." "[students laugh]" "Lateness..." "Busted." "Tardiness..." "To be late for your first class." "On your first day of school," "What does that indicate?" "I'm having a bad hair day." "[students laugh]" "Perhaps what it indicates." "Is a lack of respect." "You see, I'm going to be here every day." "For you." "And so, I expect you to be here for me." "On time." "No excuses." "Put that down." "[whispering] wait." "Now..." "This class is social studies." "That is you and the world." "Yes, there is a world out there," "And even if you decide you don't want." "To meet it, it's still." "Going to hit you right in the face." "Believe me." "So, best you start thinking about." "The world now." "And what it means to you." "What does the world mean to you?" "Come on!" "A little class participation here." "Is it just this class you want to get out of?" "Your house?" "Your street?" "Any further any of you want to go than that?" "Yes." "The mall." "That's only," "Like, 2 miles away from me." "Well, let me ask you another question." "How often do you think about things." "That happen outside of this town?" "You watch the news?" "Yes?" "No?" "All right." "So we're not global thinkers yet," "But why aren't we?" "'Cause we're 11." "Good point." "What's your name?" "Trevor." "Maybe trevor's absolutely right." "Why should we think about the world?" "I mean, after all, what does the world." "Expect of us?" "Expect?" "Mm-mmm." "Of you." "Mr. Simonet:" "What does the world expect of you?" "Nothing." "Nothing." "My god, boys and girls, he's absolutely right." "Nothing." "I mean, here you are." "You can't drive." "You can't vote." "You can't even go to the bathroom." "Without a pass from me." "You're stuck!" "Right here, in the seventh grade." "But not forever." "Because one day, you'll be free." "[students cheering]" "All right." "But what if on that day you're free," "You haven't prepared, you're not ready," "And then you look around you." "And you don't like what the world is?" "What if the world..." "Is just a big disappointment?" "We're screwed." "Unless..." "Unless you take the things that you don't like." "About this world and you flip them upside down." "Right on their ass..." "don't tell your parents" "I used that word..." "and you can start that..." "Today!" "This is your assignment." "Extra credit." "It goes on all year long." "[students groan]" "Now, wait a minute." "What?" "What?" "What's wrong with this?" "What's the matter?" "Yes?" "It's... it's, like, so..." "So what?" "There must be a word to finish." "That sentence." "Someone help her?" "Weird." "Weird." "Crazy." "Crazy." "Hard." "Bummer." "Bummer." "Hard." "How about possible?" "It's possible." "The realm of possibility." "Exists where." "In each of you?" "[whispering] here." "So you can do it." "You can surprise us." "It's up to you." "Or you can just sit back." "And let it atrophy." "Atrophy." "If there is a word you hear." "That you don't understand," "There's a dictionary at the front of the room." "Look it up." "And there are these dictionaries," "Which you will carry with you at all times," "Because in this class, we're going to learn." "To love words and their meanings." "Any questions?" "Trevor:" "Yeah." "So you'll, like, flunk us." "If we don't change." "The world?" "Well, no." "I wouldn't do that." "But you might just squeak by with a "c."" "What'd you ever do to change the world?" "Students:" "Whoa!" "Well, trevor, I get a good night's sleep," "I eat a hearty breakfast," "I show up on time," "And then I pass the buck to you." "Now, I want you all to write your names." "In these books, and... what's your name?" "Molly?" "All right." "I want molly to look up the word "atrophy."" "[dance music playing]" "No, we're not coming down to milwaukee." "No." "You went straight to hell." "Straight to hell." "Ok. 4 tequilas." "Who's having." "The fourth one?" "You are." "Oh, no, no." "Not for me." "Thank you." "You cannot get in trouble." "We bought it for you." "I thank you so much." "No, thank you." "Oh, come on." "Why not?" "Because I promised my kid." "Men:" "Ohhh." "I know." "It's horrible!" "You guys have fun!" "Wait, wait." "Here." "Here." "Thank you." "Ohh!" "Uh-oh." "What are you doing, junior?" "What is junior gonna do?" "Uh-oh." "What are you doing, junior?" "!" "What are you doing?" "!" "What time do you get off?" "If only I weren't married!" "Oh, no." "Aww." "She's married." "She's married." "I'm single!" "I'm single!" "Whoo!" "[telephone rings] [ring]" "Hello." "Woman:" "Hey!" "Hey." "How'd it go?" "Are you there?" "Yeah." "How'd it go?" "What?" "How'd it go?" "How was your first day?" "Ok." "Trev, come on, you got to speak up." "I can't hear you, ok?" "Ok." "Sorry I wasn't home." "I had a chance." "To pick up another shift," "So you know I didn't have a choice." "You mad at me?" "So, trev, what're you doing?" "Nothing." "You find the spaghetti?" "I'm eating it." "Mom:" "Good." "Come on, honey, tell me what happened." "I got to go." "A spoon?" "Spoon?" "[gasps]" "Mom." "Mom!" "Mom!" "Mm-mmm." "Mm-mmm." "My friend's coming in to take a shower, ok?" "Ok." "That's not really breakfast." "You don't eat breakfast." "Well, let's have some." "Come on." "I'll make some eggs." "I'll have some, too." "You sure you won't throw up?" "What is that supposed to mean?" "What do you think it means?" "Why don't you tell me what it means." "You're sneaking it." "I'm not sneaking anything." "Ok!" "Trevor." "Trevor, wait a minute." "I'm sorry." "You're right." "Listen." "Sit down for one minute." "I want to talk to you." "You wanna lie to me." "No." "I don't want to lie to you." "I want you to sit down for one minute." "Hey!" "I want us to get along." "Aah!" "Sorry." "It's ok, mom." "Find the toilet paper." "Who are you?" "You get out!" "Ok." "Get out of my house!" "Thanks a lot." "Mom:" "I said what?" "Get out!" "Man:" "No." "I got it." "You said he could come in." "And take a shower." "I never said that!" "Yes, you did!" "You said..." "I said it's ok to let a strange man." "Into my bathroom?" "He's my friend." "What?" "You can't have a friend like that." "It's for my assignment." "What assignment?" "You won't get it." "Mr. Simonet will get it." "Who's mr." "Simonet?" "Hey!" "I'm talking to you." "He's my teacher!" "[school bell rings]" "Mr. Simonet?" "Yes." "I'm eugene..." "Uh, simonet." "Hello." "Hello." "What is this assignment?" "'Scuse me?" "What did you tell my son to make him." "Bring a homeless man into my house?" "Uh, I have 2 problems." "One, I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about." "And 2, I don't know who you are." "Arlene mckinney." "My boy is." "In your social studies class?" "Trevor." "Trevor." "Yes, he's very attentive." "He's very exigent," "Which I like." "Exigent." "It's challenging, testing..." "I know what it means." "Would you like to tell me why." "My kid brought a bum into my house." "I have no idea." "Bullshit!" "Mrs. Mckinney, I don't know." "How your son interpreted the assignment." "How do you think he interpreted it?" "Well, I don't know." "My suggestion to you is if you want to know," "Why don't you go home and talk to your son." "Hey!" "I talked to him." "Really?" "Then why did you come." "All the way down here to ask me." "What the assignment is?" "It's not a state secret." "Yeah!" "And?" "It's an assignment I give out." "At the beginning of every year to inspire." "I don't expect them." "To actually change the world, the whole..." "You expect them to change the..." "Excuse me." "It's to get them to think," "Not walk on water." "It's a very good assignment." "You give them an assignment." "You don't think they can do." "What kind of teacher are you?" "I didn't say that." "You know, they make attempts." "Every now and then, they clean up a little graffiti." "Before they lose interest." "Hey!" "This is my kid!" "You don't know him." "You tell him he can do something," "He's going to believe you." "And when he can't," "It's going to wipe him out." "They ought to fire your ass." "Out of here right now!" "Well, you know, they probably won't do that," "Because I fill a very excellent quota." "I'm just this side of parking in the blue zone." "Oh, so you think." "You can do whatever you want." "Just 'cause your face is messed up?" "Mrs. Mckinney, why don't you put down in writing." "Your little and loud complaints, and I'll make sure." "They get put in the suggestion box." "Jesus." "You are really somethin'." "Thanks." "I appreciate the euphemism." "I've always wanted to be somethin'." "Man:" "Can I help you with something, miss?" "Oh." "Uh, no." "Mr. Thorsen!" "Hey!" "Hey, hold up, man." "Come on," "I've been waiting all day for you." "Hey." "Hey, why won't you return my calls?" "We're not friends." "You know, I got the pink slip for the car," "And that's quite a stocking stuffer." "Are you gonna tell me you can't accept it?" "No, no." "That would make me a moron." "I just want to know about these," "Uh, these instructions you left me." "Just do what they say." "Pay it forward." "Why?" "Because you've accepted the car." "You're obligated." "I'm obligated." "Well, what if I don't feel obligated, huh?" "Well, what if I just take my new car." "And get a couple hookers." "And drive down to mexico?" "I'll never know." "But you'll what... what is this?" "Come on, for real." "An attack of total altruism." "From a litigator." "I've got a meeting." "I've got a story, ok?" "A senior partner at channing and moss." "Is giving away new cars?" "You could tell me a reason, or I could make one up." "Mine will be a lot more interesting, I promise." "You've gone dotty." "You're wearing crystals." "You're keeping a few too many cats at home, huh?" "All right." "Look, all right?" "Listen." "Listen, please." "My ex-wife has everything, ok?" "There." "Plus she's in a lesbian relationship," "I think, just to piss me off." "Help me out, please." "My daughter has asthma." "One night, it was very bad," "The worst I'd ever seen it." "It was the middle of the night," "The emergency room." "We were waiting forever." "Couldn't get anyone to pay attention." "[man laughing]" "Her inhaler doesn't seem to be working at all." "Sorry." "Mr. Parker." "What happened?" "My sister, she stabbed me." "I can't believe..." "Excuse me." "We were here first." "I'm sorry, we have to go with stab wounds first." "She can't breathe." "She's very scared." "Look, I will let you know." "Mr. Thorsen:" "Somebody has to see her." "Nurse:" "I'm sorry." "It's protocol." "It's never been this bad." "You have to do something." "Sir, would you just sit down?" "I'm sorry." "We've been here for 4 hours." "You need to get a doctor." "No." "No, wait." "Hey, no." "No!" "Would you excuse me?" "Excuse me." "That's bullshit." "You need to help her right now!" "Excuse me?" "No." "No, why you give me all this shit?" "Ain't you got some oxygen." "Or something you can give her?" "Fine, let me... no, no, no." "You don't need to get no supervisor." "You're the supervisor of the day." "Huh?" "You are the supervisor today." "You feel me on that?" "Now, I want you to take." "Your skinny ass down the hall," "Put the little girl on a tray, and supervise her," "And I want you to get her some goddamn air!" "I got your back, sis." "Oh, bitch, you still here?" "!" "Shit!" "[gunshots]" "Oh, shit ain't funny, now, is it?" "Come on, man!" "No!" "No, man!" "This ain't fair, man!" "Come on!" "Come on, man!" "There!" "There!" "Mr. Thorsen:" "I thanked him," "And there were some very specific orifices." "In which I was told to shove my thanks." "He told me, "just pay it forward."" "3 big favors for 3 other people." "That's it." "So, it's like a "pass it on" thing, then." "Wait a minute." "You and this lowlife." "Were in this chain of do-gooders?" "Some kind of mother teresa conga line?" "That's a little new agey for you, isn't it?" "Sort of tibetan?" "What, are you in a cult?" "If you mention my name," "You'll be selling your kidneys." "To pay for your lawsuit." "Cult." "Hey." "The guy..." "What was the guy's name?" "Sorry." "I'm late for my mass wedding." "[door squeaks] [gasps]" "Hey!" "I know somebody's in here." "[clatter] man:" "Oh." "Arlene:" "I know you're there." "I want you to come out," "Or I will find you and shoot you, I swear..." "Please don't shoot." "Please." "You stay right there." "If I see you move one... [screams] [rifle fires]" "Please don't pick it up!" "Please don't." "I'm not moving." "Please." "What are you doin' on my truck?" "Let me show you." "I'm just..." "I'm just gonna open the door, ok?" "[engine starts]" "See, it might be easier for you to sell now..." "Now that it works." "I didn't ask for your help." "No." "You been living in my garage?" "No." "Not after tonight." "Look, can I come around?" "I just wanna..." "I got a handyman job at the royal motel." "They're giving me a room." "You just stay right there." "Please, I..." "I don't like guns." "What is going on with you and my son?" "He wanted to help somebody," "Wanted to get somebody back on their feet," "So he gave me a little money." "He gave you money?" "Yes, ma'am." "That's his savings." "Uh, well, it's clothes and shoes," "And I got the job off it." "You think you can keep it?" "Looks to me like you got yourself." "A little problem." "I can lick it." "How's that supposed to happen all of a sudden?" "You ever been on the street?" "My mom took us pretty close." "Well, you can't know." "Not until you're looking at a dumpster." "But when you climb into that thing." "For the first time," "And you pull those newspapers over you," "That's when you know that you've messed your life up." "Somebody comes along like your son." "And gives me a leg up," "I'll take it." "Even from a kid, I'll take it." "I..." "I can't mess up again, or I'll be dead." "Look, I appreciate what you're trying to do," "Paying back trevor..." "I'm not allowed to pay back trevor." "Then what is it you're doing?" "I'm paying it forward." "I know you want me to go." "I'll go." "What's paying it forward?" "That's me." "That's me, and that's 3 people..." "And I'm going to help them," "But it has to be something really big," "Something they can't do by themselves..." "So I do it for them." "Then they do it for 3 other people..." "That's 9..." "And I do 3 more." "That's 27, so, I'm not really good at math," "But it gets big really fast, you know?" "[all chattering]" "It's not gonna work." "All right, all right, all right, all right." "A little articulation, please." "Yes." "I think it's a good idea." "Shawn?" "It's stupid." "Eugene:" "Adam?" "It's the honor system." "People blow off the honor system." "So what?" "Just 'cause you do." "Eugene:" "Well, trevor, the class seems to think." "That you've come up with an overly utopian idea." "Look that word up in a minute." "Like a perfect world?" "Mm-hmm." "So?" "So, what put this idea in your head?" "'Cause..." "Everything sucks." "He talked to you about this?" "We've had our discussions." "Yeah." "But you don't have to worry, though, 'cause I'll just..." "I'll tell him." "We can't talk no more." "No, um, don't do that." "Would you like a cup of coffee?" "Yes, ma'am." "Ok." "Boy:" "I call the president, like, to talk about pollution," "But my mom said now they're gonna put us on some list," "So she hung up. [Kids laugh]" "For this assignment, I put up recycling flyers." "At 2 supermarkets." "I'm gonna put up this website in chinese." "That's gonna tell all the kids in china." "To jump up and down at the same time." "The goal being to knock the earth off its axis." "Yeah." "Thank you." "Sit down, shawn." "[laughter]" "Well, your ideas are as surprising." "As they are variegated." "Add that to your list of words." "To look up this evening." "But I want to focus for a moment." "On one project we heard today," "Because I've been teaching for many years," "And it really is the first new idea." "That also requires an extreme act of faith." "In the goodness of people." "Trevor has made an attempt to interact with the world," "And that was the assignment," "And if I were an effusive person." "Given to easy praise, I would call that..." "Admirable." "Now, here are the words from today." "Utopian, enigma, quantum." "I'm gonna add variegated." "I want you to go home tonight..." "Hey, mr." "Simonet." "Hello." "Were you just being nice?" "About what?" "About my idea." "Do you think it's good, or were you just..." "Being teachery?" "Teachery?" "Bullshitting." "Do I strike you as someone falsely nice?" "No." "You're not even really all that nice." "Well, it was a slip-up," "And it will not happen again." "What?" "What happened to your face?" "Did you draw the short straw today, trevor?" "It's not a very pertinent subject." "To social studies, is it?" "You can go back and tell them that's what I said." "Tell who?" "See you tomorrow." "Do you know where jerry is?" "Over there, at the gate." "[knock on door]" "[knocking]" "It's more product." "Man:" "Who is it?" "Trevor:" "It's trevor." "I'm looking for jerry." "Jerry's not here." "Trevor:" "When will he be back?" "Man:" "He's not coming back." "Now get outta here." "Jerry?" "Man:" "Get outta here!" "Please come out, jerry." "I remember 1976." "There were those programs." "In the school system." "Now it's... all that's gone." "Man:" "I gotta go." "Trevor." "You ran out of class this morning very fast." "I wanted to talk to you." "[school bell rings]" "[knock on door]" "Hello." "Hello." "Come in." "Trevor's not feeling good." "He's in his room." "Oh, I'm sorry." "What's the matter?" "Just a tummyache." "Do you want to come in?" "Sure. [Clears throat]" "Uh, sit down." "Thank you." "It's a very beautiful home." "Thank you." "Have, uh, you lived in vegas." "Your whole life?" "Yeah." "I was surprised you wanted to do this." "I told him if you wanted to talk to me," "I would come to the school." "Mrs. Mckinney, I didn't ask to see you." "Well, trevor said you did." "Yeah, and he gave me a note from you..." "Which you didn't write." "He gave you a note from me?" "Oh, god, that's horrible." "He's been so..." "no, I didn't mean you." "Oh, no explanation required." "I'll go." "I didn't mean you." "No, you don't have to..." "Hey, it's not personal." "Would you stop?" "Can we just rewind here a little bit?" "I obviously didn't realize how much trevor likes you." "Well, that's nothing that we can't discuss." "On parent-teacher night." "Then why did you come?" "Why did you come here?" "Why didn't you just tell me." "To come to the school?" "Because you came to the school." "To talk to me about your son," "And I behaved like a..." "An asshole?" "Sorry." "Is that too trailer trash." "A word for you?" "How does rat bastard sit with you?" "That's pretty good." "Dickhead?" "Oh, I like that. [Laughs]" "Look, I'm..." "I, um, I made all this food." "It's just sittin' here, um..." "I really don't know who else to talk to about him." "Mmm." "This is good." "Thanks." "I don't understand." "This is summer school?" "Uh-huh." "Why do you think trevor stopped talking?" "I don't know." "He seems mad." "Well, seventh grade is difficult," "But he seems very happy at school." "Maybe I'm wrong." "Maybe it's fine." "How much do you see him?" "As much as I can." "How much is that?" "No, I'm not doin' a bunch of skanky guys." "Instead of spending time with my son, ok?" "I got 2 jobs." "Right." "I meant that." "Couldn't have just been a question." "Uh, mrs." "Mckinney, do you think." "There might be something," "Um, I don't know, outside of school." "That might be bothering him?" "I don't know." "Ok, you know, I'm gonna have to consult." "My spirit guides here, because you tell me." "That trevor's withholding from you," "But you won't tell me anything specific," "And you still want me to sit here." "And divine why." "Divine why?" "You always talk like that?" "Yes." "You go to some big, fancy school?" "Yes." "Think you could stop rubbing my nose in it?" "Is there a father?" "He doesn't live here anymore." "I don't know where he is." "Yeah." "I know what that's like." "[knock on door]" "Bonnie:" "Arlene, I've called you 5 times." "Did you slip or what?" "Bonnie." "No, listen," "You don't call your sponsor once in a while," "You don't have a sponsor." "Bonnie!" "What?" "Arlene:" "This is eugene simonet." "You're not supposed to date for a year." "Arlene:" "This isn't a date." "No, I'm..." "I'm trevor's teacher." "It isn't." "It's..." "We're having a conference," "And, uh, we were through." "We're done." "Arlene:" "We're done." "[sighs]" "How could you do that to me?" "Write a letter to him?" "Sign my name?" "Why'd you have to mess everything up?" "Oh, no." "I didn't mess this up." "What were you doing," "Just standing at the door." "Listening to everything?" "What happened to your stomachache?" "What do you care?" "You always lie." "Trevor, this wasn't my fault." "This whole thing was embarrassing." "I did something good, and you don't even know it." "Honey, listen." "You can't just put 2 people together." "And make 'em like each other." "It doesn't work that way." "You only like people you can get drunk with." "You're just waiting for him to come back." "No, I'm not." "Yes, you are." "No, I'm not." "Yes, you are!" "No, I'm not!" "Your father's not gettin'" "His foot through..." "That's what you always say." "Well, I mean it now." "You always mean it." "What do you want me to say?" "I say it, I mean it." "I mean it now." "Not when he's around." "When he's around," "You don't care what happens to me." "You don't ev..." "you don't even know" "I'm in the same house." "That's not true." "It is true." "You know... it's true." "Listen, I love you." "I love you." "I'm doing the best I can." "I don't want you to love me." "I hate the way you look." "I hate the way you smell." "I hate the way you are." "I hate that you're my mother." "Trev?" "Trev, I'm gonna come in, ok?" "He said that an hour ago." "Do... do you understand my kid is missing?" "If I had a car, I'd be out looking for him!" "[ring] [ring]" "What time do you think he took off?" "I don't know." "I'm sorry to do this to you." "Bonnie wasn't home, the cops wouldn't come..." "It's ok." "And I would have called one of my friends," "But my friends are all drunks..." "It's ok." "And so am I." "I'm a drunk, too." "I believe some people refer to that." "As "in recovery."" "Where you going?" "Hey." "You got enough?" "You need a ticket somewhere?" "How much?" "Hmm?" "Come with me." "I'll get you there." "I'll get you a ticket, you son of a bitch." "Honey, are you ok?" "Man:" "Oh!" "Aah!" "Trev, for the rest of my life," "I could never be as sorry about anything." "As I am for what I did to you." "I didn't drink." "I wanted to, but I didn't." "You got no reason to trust me..." "And I know you don't want to hear." "Any more promises," "So I'm just gonna tell you the truth." "I have a problem." "I have a really bad problem." "I gotta stop." "And if you can be with me on this," "If you can think it's possible." "That I can do it..." "Then I think maybe I can..." "If you just..." "Try a little bit, and I'll try." "Arlene:" "You're still here." "Oh, yeah." "I hope it's ok." "I just wanted to make sure..." "He's asleep." "Good, ok." "How did you know where he was?" "Oh." "Well, kids, they either hitchhike," "Or they take a bus." "Listen, um..." "For what?" "Well, what?" "Wait, give me a shot..." "No, you don't have to." "I..." "I understand..." "Wait!" "God damn, I want to thank you." "Thank you." "You're welcome." "[laughs]" "Wasn't quite worth it, was it?" "No." "Listen, I was wondering," "Do you want to come back here sometime?" "Have dinner with me?" "I'm not entirely sure that would be appropriate." "Ok." "I understand." "Good night." "Good night." "Ok." "Why'd you do that man the favor, sidney?" "No, it's, like, 3 favors, player." "You gotta do 3." "Now I'll do the other 2." "Up in here for my folks." "You know, a lot of brothers." "Need favors in here." "Who told you to do it?" "[sighs]" "It's, like, this idea I got." "Yo, you gonna put this on tv?" "Wait." "How did you come up with an idea like that?" "Man, it's like..." "It's like the world is a shit hole." "I mean, excuse my french and shit, right?" "And it's like..." "I just thought, like, boom!" "Like the whole shit could be, like, better." "Didn't start with anyone else?" "No, nigger." "That shit came from here, all right?" "The shit came from my head." "I mean, I can't lie to you, man," "I-I've been through..." "Through some heavy-ass shit..." "But not no more, I mean, 'cause it changed me..." "And I'm changing this place, man." "I mean, people are listening to me." "People are staying clean." "[laughs]" "I mean..." "I mean, it's like some cosmic aristotle shit." "You feel me?" "Yeah." "Yeah, I do." "Yeah, no doubt." "I feel ya." "No doubt, dog." "No doubt." "The thing is, sidney, um..." "Somebody else is saying that "pay it forward"." "Was their idea." "Who?" "I think you know who." "That bitch." "No." "No." "She a lyin'-ass bitch, man," "I'm telling you." "She's a lyin' bitch." "She got your head." "I'm telling you." "Ok." "Hey, she makes a pretty good case, though, sid." "That old crusty bag lady?" "I'm telling you, man, this is all from me," "All from my heart, dog." "Ok." "She said... sidney." "What?" "Listen to me." "It doesn't matter." "If you got it from the old lady or not, 'cause you're the one paying it forward." "You damn right." "In prison, no less." "The parole board will eat that up, sidney." "Oh, the parole board?" "The parole board." "[laughs] oh, snap, yo." "You good, man." "Like a little carrot for the mouse and shit." "[laughs] no doubt, no doubt." "It's too bad my parole." "Don't come up for another year, b." "[pounds table with fist]" "What if I could make it." "So your parole comes up next month?" "Arlene:" "Hello." "Oh." "Hello." "Did you know I worked here?" "No, I didn't." "Really." "So you just dropped in for a little game of craps?" "No." "I, uh, I like the coffee shop." "They... they have good food." "Yeah." "They got good pancakes." "Yeah." "Fluffy." "Do you want me." "To bring you back something?" "Oh, no, thanks." "I get off in an hour." "Oh, really?" "Yeah, really." "Well..." "Well, if you were gonna eat anyway," "Then," "If you, if you wanted, maybe," "If you were hungry, we could..." "We could, if you, if you were," "If you wanted..." "Eat something..." "Sometime." "7-iron, please." "Yes, sir." "Can I help you?" "No, I am not stalking the governor, jordy." "Shit." "Chandler." "You scared me." "You look like crap." "What are you doing out here?" "I want to talk to him, jordan." "Heh!" "Your questions piss him off." "Oh, is that why I got the bounce?" "He won't talk to you." "Well, tell him I'm a candygram." "Stop it." "I got a better idea." "Why don't I tell him" "I've been sitting on a story for 2 years." "About a little party he had." "The cleanup crew found syringes," "Si 121/2 high heels," "Animal droppings." "That can't be right, can it?" "[laughs] if you really had this," "You'd have used it." "Bullshit." "His friends in high places had me kill it," "But ever since I got fired," "I'm really not feeling that loyal, you know?" "What do you want?" "$4 million." "[scoffs]" "I'm kidding, man." "Relax." "Ha ha ha!" "Nothing, man." "A phone call." "I just need a little phone call." "I need a massage." "For a friend of mine's parole date." "That's it." "God, trevor." "They kept me 40 minutes over." "Did you call him?" "I couldn't remember the name of the stupid restaurant." "I remember the name of the hotel." "I couldn't remember the n..." "He hates people being late." "If you're late, he thinks it means." "You don't respect him." "What?" "If you're late, he'll think." "It means you don't respect him." "Well, I don't know." "Are you wearing this?" "No." "I want to wear the green dress." "You look like a vampire in that." "Uhh." "I gotta take a shower." "What?" "I smell horrible." "No, you don't." "No, you smell good." "You smell like, uh, roses or something." "Let me just wash." "Under my arms really quick." "Are you sure?" "Yeah." "Yeah." "I'm sure." "Trevor:" "Oh, wait." "Don't interrupt him." "When he's in the middle of a sentence." "He doesn't like that, either." "What am I supposed to do, raise my hand?" "Get me my shoes, ok?" "No." "Those little sandals." "These." "No, no, no." "I'm not wearing those." "They're way too sexy." "You're too late." "You owe him." "I owe him?" "Who are you?" "Oh, and none of those stupid jokes." "He's not that kind of person, ok?" "Thank you very much." "Where's the phone?" "I gotta call for a cab." "If I take a bus," "It might be another hour," "And I'm late." "No." "Mom." "Mom." "I got a call in to the cabbie." "I gotta call for a cab." "Duh." "Oh, my god." "Oh, my god." "You're a champ." "Ok." "Ok, mom." "You're the greatest kid on..." "Ok, mom." "Ok, mom." "Ok." "You have to go." "You have to go, ok?" "Oh, here, here, here." "Go." "Go." "Lock both doors." "I will." "[arlene talks to cabdriver]" "I love you!" "Love you, too, mom." "I respect you!" "I respect you." "They kept me late at work," "And then I got on the bus to go home and change," "Which was stupid." "That was my fault, and I'm sorry," "But I was all the way h..." "You're right on time." "[whispers] I'm sorry." "[jail cell door bangs]" "So I'm, like, living in vegas, right, man?" "And one night," "I was walking down the street, right?" "I'm just minding my own." "Brother wasn't doing nothing to nobody." "I mean, I was just on my way to church." "Just out of nowhere, man," "Just... just 5 bloods just peeled out of a truck," "And one of 'em, man, was real black." "Hey!" "Man, I started swinging one by one," "Like, nigger, take that." "Ba ba ba ba ba," "Like ali on the bitches," "And I was like what, what, what, what's up, nigger?" "What's up?" "Bam, bam." "[sirens]" "And then all five of them got up." "And started chasing me, man," "They're like, "we gonna kill you, bitch." "We gonna kill you, bitch,"." "And I was like, "you can't catch me, blood." "You can't catch me, blood."" "Then, man, all of a sudden, out of nowhere," "That's when I ran into this old lady." "That's who you want to know about." "[siren] [car engine starts]" "Man." "Uhh!" "Aah!" "Shit." "Hey." "You in trouble?" "What?" "Get in." "Get in?" "Come on." "Get in." "[sirens]" "Sh..." "Uhh!" "[Coughs] [clears throat]" "What we doin'?" "Whatever we want." "Damn." "Now, you think I'm going." "For your dried-up, crusty ass?" "Whatever." "Shoot." "I smell better than you do." "Yeah." "All right." "All right." "So, what?" "What you want?" "Don't matter, 'cause you ain't gonna do it." "You're damn right about that. [Laughs]" "Shit." "Hey, not in my car." "Oh, hey, hey, hey, shit." "Not in my car. [Laughs]" "Oh, my... my... my bad, my bad." "This is like your pad, right?" "You don't want me..." "you don't want me." "To jack up all your pretty curtains." "Oh, son of a bitch." "I paid it forward." "For a hophead son of a bitch." "[coughs] you... you paid..." "you paid what?" "I didn't hear that." "I ain't gonna tell you, 'cause your ass ain't good enough to touch it." "[quietly] oh, my ass ain't good enough, huh?" "Now, you gonna tell me." "Hey." "Hey, hey, hey." "♪ You gonna tell me ♪" "Chris:" "Let me just get this straight." "Some old bat that lives in her car in las vegas." "Tells you about pay it forward." "No." "She didn't want to, man," "But, you know, a brother wouldn't stop." "Until she let it out." "Well, what I want to know, sidney," "What I really want to know is why?" "Why did you pay it forward?" "Because don't nobody tell me." "What I can and can't touch, yo." "[go-kart motor roars]" "Bonnie:" "How many times have I told you." "You're not supposed to date for a year." "They're not dates." "Oh, ok. 7 dinners." "What are they?" "No." "It's a couple of adults." "Sitting down... and dating." "No." "Did he pay?" "He pays for everything." "Trevor, did anybody ask you?" "He's new." "He doesn't know that many people." "He likes her." "So?" "He fixed your tv remote." "Oh, that's an engagement ring." "And he doesn't drink." "Do you gotta pee?" "Look." "I need a smoke." "There." "Over there." "So, has he kissed you?" "No, no, no, no, no. [Laughs]" "Does he want to?" "Sometimes I think he does." "He can't really want to, or he would have." "Do you want him to?" "[engine starts]" "Arlene:" "I don't know." "Whoo!" "Shit, bonnie." "It's just taking forever." "Haven't you ever gotten to know somebody." "Before you went to bed with him?" "Is that d?" "Bonnie:" "It's pathetic. [Laughs] [dogs barking] [laughs]" "Well, good night." "Um..." "Do you want to come in." "And..." "Stay?" "I..." "Come in." "Trevor's inside the house." "He sleeps like the dead." "I don't want to make it." "Any harder for you." "Well," "You're supposed to wait a year." "Isn't that what bonnie said to you?" "Ok." "I..." "I can't." "Oh." "I'm sorry." "No." "I don't mean I can't." "It's just..." "What?" "It's complicated." "I get it." "It's ok to say you don't like me that way." "Is that what you think it is?" "It's ok." "Arlene." "How could you ever think that?" "What?" "What is it?" "[engine starts]" "And you're doing this because..." "I need more links." "You're spending $300 to go to vegas." "And find an old lady." "So you can sell a story for $300." "It's a news magazine feature, rochelle." "All right?" "It's not something you wipe your ass with." "You have such a lovely way of expressing yourself." "Hey, do me a favor." "Don't change the locks on me, ok?" "Hmm. [Kisses]" "Chris, what are you hoping this'll be?" "Just, you know," "Something that clears a check." "You know?" "Are you sure that's all?" "Look." "Ok." "I, uh, I drank the last of the coffee." "Please put it on the list." "Huh." "[kisses]" "Bye." "[music playing]" "♪ If some miracle ♪" "♪ Could win your love for me ♪" "♪ Whoa, little girl ♪" "♪ How happy I would be ♪ [knock on door]" "♪ If some miracle could win your love for me ♪ [knocks]" "Who's there?" "♪ Win your love ♪" "♪ Your love for me ♪" "Hey." "Hey." "Do you look down on me?" "What?" "Do you look down on me?" "No." "'Cause I don't talk like you." "I haven't read the stuff you read." "What are you talking about?" "That's not pertinent, and you know it." "Don't talk to me like that." "I'm sorry, but that's the way I talk, you know." "Words are all I have." "Why?" "Why?" "'Cause you think you look like shit?" "Is that it?" "I don't care about your burns, eugene," "If that's even what they are." "Is that what they are?" "Yes." "Ok." "Well, whatever happened to you," "You look good to me." "You look good to me, too." "Ok." "So?" "So I've never been here before." "Ok." "So you're scared." "I'm scared, too." "Listen." "Bad things have happened to me, ok?" "I can't take my shirt off with a guy." "Without 5 beers in me," "But I want that with you." "More than I'm scared, I want that." "♪ Win your love for me ♪" "♪ For me ♪" "♪ Whoa ♪" "♪ Whoa ♪ ♪ whoa ♪ [music stops]" "You don't see me." "All right, my life..." "My life is familiar," "My life is..." "It's manageable." "It's manageable." "Every day..." "I have a thing I do every day." "It's all I've ever known." "And..." "It's a routine," "And as long as I have that..." "As long as I have that..." "I'm ok, I'm ok." "If I don't have it, I'm lost." "So is that all you want?" "Your god damn manageable day?" "It's what I have." "No, it isn't." "Is it what you want?" "Yes!" "It's what I want!" "I don't believe you." "Ok." "That's the best I got." "It's not about you..." "Yes, it is!" "Something's been offered to you here," "And you don't want it." "Maybe you're scared to get rejected." "Well, I can't reject you." "You're too quick for me!" "[door slams]" "Hey." "You didn't call me a fag, did you?" "Hey, look what I found!" "What do you want?" "!" "Give me that!" "It's my asthma spray!" "Shut up!" "Adam:" "Stop it!" "Stay still!" "Stop!" "Help me!" "Hold still!" "Hey!" "Hey, mckinney." "Come here." "Boy:" "Yeah, let's hang out." "Help me." "Please." "Screw it." "He's not doing anything." "Come on." "Let me go!" "Let me go!" "Trevor..." "You cut my class." "It's been 4 days." "What's been 4 days?" "Why haven't you called my mother?" "It's been 4 days." "I don't know." "Neither does she." "Hey, what's the matter?" "Pay it forward didn't work." "I couldn't even do it." "I was gonna help adam." "Help adam do what?" "Not get beat up." "But I crapped out, and I let him." "I let him get beat." "No, you didn't." "You didn't let him get beat." "It just... it..." "it happens, you know?" "Trevor, sometimes there's nothing we can do." "It's not fair." "I know... no!" "You don't know." "You should call my mother." "You could do something." "If you wanted." "Why are you so chicken?" "Trevor, I'm not chicken..." "Something's gonna happen." "Then it'll be too late." "What's gonna happen?" "What do you mean?" "He'll come back." "Who will come back?" "Hey, who will come..." "Your dad." "Your dad will come back?" "And..." "What will happen." "When he comes back, trevor?" "Will he hurt you?" "Will he hurt her?" "Not if someone's there..." "Instead of him." "[whispering] trevor..." "Trevor, it's..." "It's complicated for me now." "I..." "Is the world just shit?" "No, it isn't." "Hey." "You did good work." "Look at me." "I'm proud of you, trevor." "I'm proud of you." "And anyway, for what it's worth," "I'm grading you on the effort," "Not the result." "I don't care about the grade." "I just wanted to see." "If the world would really change." "[knock on door]" "Hi." "Hi." "Uh, come in." "Ohh!" "Trevor!" "It worked!" "Oh, god!" "Eugene:" "Does he always get up this early?" "What?" "Oh, my god, this is not good." "He just saw me!" "It's ok!" "Now you have to pay it forward, too!" "Trevor:" "Eugene?" "I think you should." "Still call me mr." "Simonet." "You had a sleepover, didn't you?" "Why don't you go back to bed?" "Why?" "It's too early for you to be up..." "No, it's not early!" "No, it's a Sunday!" "It's a Sunday?" "Yeah." "So stay, stay!" "You don't understand," "I have a whole schedule." "That you don't know about." "All right, well, bring everything here!" "Would you please take care of him?" "I'll call you later, all right?" "Don't be a stranger!" "God, trevor!" "Trevor:" "Do you like him?" "Ok." "[woman sobbing]" "Hey!" "Hey, hey!" "Lady, come on." "Go away." "I-I'm not gonna hurt you, lady." "Oh, here, take it!" "Well, it's a nice thought," "But it's not what I want." "What... what..." "Hey, what are you doing?" "I'm not gonna hurt you!" "What are you... hey!" "Oh, my god!" "Listen to me." "Nothing's this important!" "Come on, come... come down here!" "What are you doing?" "Woman:" "What do you care, anyway?" "Because I owe somebody a favor." "Not me." "Why not you?" "You know... heh!" "A minute ago," "All I could think about." "Was getting my next fix," "And then I saw you, a-and..." "I changed my thinking." "Oh, please!" "Go away!" "Trust me, I'm not worth it." "Why's that?" "Oh, for god's sake!" "Come on, tell me!" "Why are you not worth it?" "Trust me..." "You wouldn't understand." "Are you kidding me?" "You think I live at the ritz?" "Have a cup of coffee with me?" "What?" "Do me a favor." "Save my life." "[shouting]" "Get him!" "Get him!" "Off the ropes!" "Off the ropes!" "Oh, he missed him." "Oh, oh, oh, yeah, he did!" "Bam-ba-bam-ba-bam-ba-bam!" "Oh, oh, come on, bleed, dude." "Announcer:" "Distraction from the imperial..." "Oh, he's got him." "Give the ddt!" "What?" "It's gonna be a ddt." "Up he goes, and drop him on his head!" "Oh, he's dead." "He's dead." "Ok, fearless, get out of the ring." "What do you mean, get out of the ring?" "You can't get out of t ring." "Yes, he can." "He has to get a chair." "A chair?" "[whispering]" "Bam!" "Aah!" "Slow motion." "Hyah!" "Trevor, when did you become so violent?" "Oh, no, no, no." "Take me to a match." "You get splattered in the front row." "I don't want to be splattered, thank you..." "Yes, you do." "It'll be, like," "Your birthday present to me." "Oh, no." "You know what you're getting for your birthday?" "What?" "A brand-new encyclopedia..." "Oh, ohh." "Leather-bound..." "Thucydides' history of the peloponnesian war." "No, I'm getting you 51 crackling volumes." "There'll be pop quizzes every day." "On the development of cotton farms..." "Hi, arlene." "Unh!" "You can't stay here, ricky." "I know." "Look, I know what we had." "Was a nightmare, arlene," "But I did it." "You did what?" "I knew I couldn't come back." "To this house unless I was sober." "It's the truth." "5 months, 2 weeks, and 4 days." "Of the truth." "[clears throat]" "Where you been?" "What does it matter?" "I knew I had to change." "Are you sober?" "Yeah, and I got sober staying right here." "Well, you're stronger than me." "Can you just stop for a minute..." "Please?" "Can we just sit down and talk?" "Ok." "[sighs]" "[sighs] [sighs]" "Hi." "God!" "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "What are you doing here?" "I want you to understand..." "Oh, it's not necessary, really." "No explanation required." "Please don't talk to me like that." "We had 13 years in, eugene." "He's sober now." "We've never been sober together." "Well, I wish you luck." "I feel like I gotta give him a chance." "A chance?" "A chance for what?" "To change," "To try to make up for lost time." "Oh, what, to take trevor to some ball games?" "Do some real daddy things with him?" "Yeah." "He promised to try." "What do you want me to do?" "Oh, I don't know, be smart." "He's his father, eugene." "He impregnated you, arlene." "In what other way has he been a father to trevor?" "Unless knocking somebody around is a new family value." "What are you talking about?" "He never touched trevor." "Oh, that's right." "Only you." "He only took it out on you." "That's so much better." "What did trevor tell you?" "Enough." "Christ, arlene." "Secrets like that shouldn't be kept." "What good does it do trevor?" "You weren't there." "Ricky never meant to hit me." "We were drunk..." "Christ!" "What is it with women like you?" "Is that something you really tell yourself?" ""Oh, it's ok he beat me." "Trevor's ok"?" "Trevor has locked himself in a bathroom," "And he can't breathe," "And he's... and he's hoping and praying." "That it will stop." "Trevor never went through..." "How do you know what trevor went through?" "How do you know?" "How do you know that next time after you," "He doesn't come for trevor?" "I know what I'm talking about, arlene." "My father got on his knees." "And begged my mother," "And my mother," "She always took him back." "I never understood it." "She covered the bruises and the cuts," "And she'd take him back." "Because he begged." "And he cried." "And now you ask me what happened." "After he came back." "No... no, go on!" "You said you wanted to know." "What happened to me." "Now ask me." "I don't like this." "Did he hurt you, eugene?" "Ask me!" "Did he hurt you?" "Not for long." "By 13, I was gone." "I ran away..." "But I missed her," "So I had to go back and see her." "And so one night, I did." "Now ask me what happened that night." "What happened that night you came back, eugene?" "What happened?" "He was there..." "Drunk as usual." "Only this time, I wasn't the same." "I was 16 years old," "And I was no longer afraid of him." "And when I looked him in the eye." "And told him if he ever touched her again" "I would kill him," "He knew..." "He knew that he would never exist." "For me again." "And I'm standing in front of the house." "I'm telling her," "I'm screaming for her to come out." "I'm telling her she doesn't have to..." "She doesn't have to take it anymore." "She really doesn't." "She can come with me now." "I don't even see it coming." "He hits me in the side of the head." "With a 2x4," "And I'm bleeding from my ear." "And then he's dragging me." "He's dragging me behind the house." "And into the garage, and then he's gone." "A minute, 5 minutes, I don't know." "And then he's back, and he's wetting me down." "He's wetting me down, and I don't understand." "I don't understand why water..." "Should smell so bad." "I don't understand." "And then I see it." "I see..." "This..." "This gas can," "This red gas can from his trunk." "And he looks at me one last time..." "And he lights a match." "And the last thing I remember..." "And I'll never forget it..." "Were his eyes." "His eyes because they were filled with this..." "Immense..." "Satisfaction." "I'm so sorry..." "Don't... don't... don't tell me how sorry you are for me!" "Just tell me how you're gonna stop it." "Happening to trevor." "Ricky would never do that." "Oh, jesus, arlene." "He doesn't have to." "All he has to do is not love him." "[door closes]" "[honking horn]" "Jesus!" "[radio playing papa roach's last resort]" "♪ This is my last resort ♪" "Hey." "♪ Cut my life into pieces... ♪" "What's going on?" "What's going on?" "What's going on?" "What are you doing?" "What's it look like I'm doing?" "What are you putting in my room?" "We had an agreement." "My son won't talk to me." "He won't even look at me!" "What the hell did you do." "To turn him against me?" "I didn't do anything." "I told you I wasn't gonna make him talk to you." "You could go get a job." "What am I supposed to use for a car?" "The bus." "That's what I do." "Yeah, that'll be the day." "Ricky, you can't stay in this room." "Look, this is our room, baby." "Ok, this is our house." "This is our bed..." "You've been drinking." "Kiss me." "Stop it." "Stop it." "Stop it." "♪ I never realized I was spread too thin ♪ [louder] ♪ till it was too late ♪" "♪ And I was empty within... ♪" "I want you out." "♪ Downward spiral ♪" "♪ Where do I begin?" "♪" "Turn that noise down!" "I'm gonna come in there and pound your ass, boy!" "Don't talk to him like that." "[music stops]" "I've had enough of this shit around here." "Yeah, what are you gonna do?" "Get out!" "You know, I like you a whole lot better." "When you had a few drinks in you." "[pounds on door]" "You want me out of the house?" "I'm out." "Sorry." "I think I made a mistake." "Everybody makes mistakes." "[door slams]" "♪ Please open your window ♪" "♪ Hold me in that lap tonight ♪" "♪ No matter which way the wind blows ♪" "♪ Let your heart out to ride ♪" "♪ I've put all the care and woe ♪" "♪ In the world down below ♪" "♪ Just open your window ♪" "♪ And you know where to go ♪" "I was wonderin' if you could help me out." "[school bell rings]" "All right, bring them up." "Thank you." "Carefully." "Thank you." "Careful." "Did you get rid of your hiccups?" "Girl:" "Yes." "Good." "I told you holding your breath would work." "Thank you." "Careful." "Thank you." "Thanks." "That's very nice." "Give me that one." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Trevor, what is it?" "Are you still gonna pay it forward?" "You could say you don't have to." "'Cause it didn't work out." "But I thought you still might." "Trevor, I would like more than anything." "To do that for you." "And when I find something worthy of..." "I know somebody who needs something." "Trevor, you have to let me find this on my own." "You know who it is." "Look..." "You don't understand everything, all right?" "So you do not know what you're asking." "Give her another chance." "I will pay it forward, I promise you that..." "But I cannot do that." "But that's why this is the one..." "Because it's supposed to be." "Something hard." "If you hp my mom," "Even if you're still mad at her," "If you helped her in a way." "Nobody else could..." "Did she ask you to come talk to me..." "No." "She thinks you'll never forgive her," "But I still think you could." "If you wanted to do something really huge..." "For someone..." "For my project..." "For me." "Trevor, she made her choice." "She said she made a mistake." "Well, that's the beauty of hindsight." "You don't care." "Yes, I do." "I will always care." "About you, always." "Yeah." "You're my teacher." "They pay you to." "You got it?" "Yeah, yeah, uh-huh." "I ain't saying a thing till I get one more." "You know..." "I thought you might feel that way." "Uh-uh, no, no." "Later." "I got my places," "Places..." "Where nobody cares where you park overnight." "Places where I live." "Anybody who knows me knows where to find me." "Hi, mom." "What are you doing here?" "I wanted to see you." "After 3 years..." "I couldn't..." "I can't watch you do this." "I drive by your house." "I know." "He's big." "Yeah." "What are you doing here?" "Are... are you..." "Are you gonna try to put me somewhere?" "No." "Then what do you want?" "I want to try to do something." "All the things..." "When I was a kid..." "The booze..." "And the men." "What happened to me." "When you weren't looking." "I know we're all weak." "Oh, not you..." "No, I've been weak." "Well..." "Here's the thing." "I forgive you." "Oh..." "I don't like your hair..." "I know." "I'm not putting it back." "So, I'd like to see you sometimes." "Is that ok?" "Yes." "You can't live with me?" "No." "I wouldn't want to." "Ha ha." "Can I see him?" "Not drunk." "You gotta be sober," "Even if it's just for 2 hours." "Yeah, I can do that." "Ok." "Well, then I'll come and find you." "Ok?" "Yeah." "Ok." "Why'd you do this, arley?" "So, she told me why." "She told me I had to do something big..." "For 3 other people." "♪ Happy birthday, dear trevor ♪" "♪ Happy birthday to you ♪" "♪ And many more ♪ [cheering and applause]" "[cheering and applause]" "What'd you wish for?" "What'd you wish for?" "He can't tell you what he wished for," "Or it won't come true." "Can I have some napkins?" "Who wants a big..." "where's my knife?" "[knock on door]" "I'll get it." "Mom?" "Hello." "Hi." "Mrs. Mckinney, I'm chris chandler." "I'm a reporter." "I was wondering." "If I could have a moment of your time." "Why?" "I don't have anything to say about anything." "Please, I've already spoken to your mother," "Which naturally led me to you, so..." "My mother?" "She told me about." "The pay it forward idea." "And how you've helped her out," "And I'm doing a story about it." "No, no, you can't." "That's private." "Ok, mrs." "Mckinney..." "My son's upset about it." "It was a social studies thing," "And it didn't work out the way he wanted it to." "Social studies?" "Yeah." "Please just leave it alone." "He just wants to get on with the seventh grade." "Seventh grade?" "How do you..." "Plus it's his birthday party, and it's a bad time, ok?" "I'm sorry to..." "No, I'm sorry, mrs." "Mckinney." "I've been tracking this story." "From los angeles, ok?" "Pay it forward, the movement..." "It's reached I.A., mrs." "Mckinney." "Come on, the movement?" "Yeah." "You're telling me your son." "Had something to do with this?" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "Aah!" "[imitates crash]" "We really appreciate this, ms." "Mckinney." "It's up to him." "Good." "Ready, slugger?" "I guess." "There you go." "Up here, please, sir." "Just like you're getting a haircut." "You ever been interviewed before?" "No." "Hey, trevor." "This is for you." "Hi." "How are you?" "What's your name?" "Chris chandler." "Nice to meet you." "A little less painful than a trip to the dentist." "You're gonna be great." "Just be yourself, ok, pal?" "Ok." "You ready to go?" "I guess." "You guess?" "Come on, you gotta have some gusto here." "Are we ready?" "All right, let's go." "All right, great." "Ok, now, just be yourself." "Relax." "It's gonna be a lot of fun, ok?" "All right." "Ok, we're on?" "Hi, I'm chris chandler, and I'm joined today." "By a very unusual seventh grader," "Trevor mckinney." "Trevor, you must be." "Pretty proud of yourself." "No." "So you're not proud at all?" "I don't know." "I guess." "Come on, you start a movement." "Like pay it forward." "You're not proud?" "I guess." "I mean, I got an "a" in social studies," "But that was just for the effort." "I mean, the stuff I did didn't really work out." "You're here." "Yeah, but..." "I don't know." "I tried real hard," "But nothing really happened." "My mom's stuff worked." "She talked to my grandma," "Kind of made up with her," "And it was really hard for her." "It was great for me," "Because my grandma came to my birthday party," "And I had really missed her." "And that's why pay it forward." "Went to all those places... 'cause of my mom." "'Cause she was so brave." "My stuff, I..." "I don't know." "I think some people are too scared or something." "I think things can be different..." "And, I mean, the world's..." "The world's not exactly..." "Shit." "But I guess it's hard for some people." "Who are so used to things the way they are..." "Even if they're bad..." "To change..." "And they kind of give up." "When they do, everybody kind of..." "Kind of loses." "Arlene..." "I don't want to be one of those people." "He's talking about," "And I've become one." "I don't want to spend." "Another second of wasted air." "Please don't let me stay trapped in here forever." "I won't." "I don't want to spend." "Another second without you." "Girl:" "Trevor, that was awesome." "See you later, guys." "Boy:" "Tomorrow, right?" "Bye, man." "Let me go!" "Stop it!" "Who'd you tell?" "Stop it!" "Who'd you tell, tattletale?" "I didn't tell anybody." "Ah, ah, ah!" "I swear I didn't say anything!" "Help!" "Let me go." "Stop it." "Trevor!" "Come here." "Eugene:" "Hey!" "Let me go!" "Trevor!" "No, trevor!" "Hey!" "Get out of my face!" "Punch him." "Come on!" "No!" "Eugene:" "Leave him alone!" "Trevor!" "Trevor?" "Unh!" "Trevor?" "!" "Someone get an ambulance!" "Trevor:" "But I guess it's hard for some people who are..." "So used to things the way they are..." "Even if they're bad..." "to change..." "Because..." "I guess they kinda give up." "And when they do..." "Everybody kinda loses." "Newsman:" "These moments make you sorry." "To have to report anything at all." "This remarkable young man died at 7:35 this evening." "Newswoman:" "There are now confirmed incidents." "Of pay it forward." "In los angeles, san francisco." "And in phoenix, we're checking to see." "If the 16 foster children." "Who just received computers." "Is in any way connected to this movement." "Trevor:" "It's hard." "You can't plan it." "You have to watch people more, you know," "Sort of..." "Sort of keep an eye on 'em." "To protect 'em, because..." "They can't always see what they need." "It's... it's like your big chance." "To fix something that's not like your bike." "You can..." "Fix a person." "Chris:" "Is that what you want for your birthday," "Everybody to pay it forward?" "I can't ask for that." "Sure, you can." "Why not?" "Wouldn't work." "Why?" "I already blew out my candles."