A Simple Plan Page #5

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Let me see that.

Oh, my gosh, this was his

when we were kids.

Oh, I guess it's sweet

of him then, isn't it?

Buddy the bear.

Here's your little girl.

Oh, good,

good, good.

Got her?

She's just about ready

for her feeding.

Would you grab

that thing?

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Hello, little girl.

Hello.

She's hungry.

I want you to buy

One of those little

tape recorders,

You know, the little

dictating kind,

The kind you can

hide in your pocket?

Why do you want

a tape recorder?

You're gonna tape

Lou confessing

To Stephanson's murder.

What? What are you

talking about?

You and Jacob invite

him out for drinks.

Get him drunk.

You take him back

to his place,

Then you start

joking around,

Kidding about confessing

to the police.

Each of you take a turn

pretending how you'd do it.

You go first, Jacob

second, and Lou last,

And when Lou goes,

you tape him.

Come on,

that's not gonna work.

Jacob helps you.

That's the key.

If Jacob eggs him on,

he'll do it.

Yeah, but even

if he, you know,

Even if he talks on the tape,

it won't mean anything.

I mean, who's ever

gonna believe it?

Well, it doesn't matter

as long as Lou believes it,

As long as he sees that

Jacob's taking your side.

That's all you want.

We should at least try,

shouldn't we?

We can't lose anything

by trying... right?

Hank:
Come on,

it's not like

I'm asking you

to do that much.

Here, just pick up the phone

and give him a call

And say, "Hey,

Lou, Hank suggested

We go out drinking

tomorrow night. "

Hank suggested

we go out drinking?

What are talking about?

Will you let me finish?

We suggest we

go out drinking.

You don't ever suggest

we go out drinking.

I'm getting to that.

Let me finish.

I'm saying, tell him I've

agreed to split up the money.

I thought it'd be

a good idea for us

To-to go out and

celebrate first.

So you want me

to trick him?

You want me

to trick Lou?

You want me to

trick my friend?

OK.

Do you get what's

happening here?

Do you understand

the seriousness

Of the situation

we're in?

He can put us both

in jail, Jacob.

He's not gonna

send us to jail.

Well, I can't take

that chance,

Not now,

not with the baby.

I can't afford to

go to prison, Jacob.

I mean, wh-what

about Sarah, huh?

Wh-what are

they gonna do?

I'm gonna

have to get rid

Of that christmas tree

out of here.

It's too dry. It's

gonna start a fire-

Would you-would you

pay attention here?

Pay attention.

I'll think about it.

What would dad do?

Don't do that,

please, Hank.

Don't you think he'd

want us to stick together?

Don't-don't say that.

I mean,

you don't know

What the hell

dad would do.

That's f***ed up.

Don't bring him up.

Well...

What if I was to say

I'd help you get

the farm back, huh?

All right,

I'll help you

buy back the farm.

But you got

to help me first.

You know, all I meant by

that about the tree is

It's just dried out,

And it could start

a f***ing fire.

You know how

that stuff goes.

It wasn't like I was

trying to ignore you

Or something like that.

I was just, you know,

I was talking about

practical sh*t to you

Is all it was.

Hank:
Yeah, we got

that white carpet.

Honey?

Oh. Oh, hey.

Hey, Sarah.

Hey, Jacob.

I take my shoes off

for you there, see?

Thank you.

Oh, uh...

It's a nice shirt.

Ta-da! Ha ha.

Here, let me do that.

Hey, I gotta pee.

Yeah, go ahead.

Hi, baby.

Hey. You brought

him here?

Well, yeah. I invited

him for dinner.

Oh. Oh! Oh, good.

Good, good.

OK.

So he's gonna do it?

I had to promise him

the farm.

You what? Wait,

I thought you said-

We agreed that you

were gonna say something.

Where's he supposed

to go, Sarah, huh?

I mean, what's

he gonna do,

Drive away?

I don't know, honey.

I don't know,

But if he stays,

we get caught.

I know, I know.

It's just-

It's just a matter of

time before he screws up.

I know. That's

not what I'm saying.

I just...

I just wish he could,

that's all.

No, no, you remember

what she did?

She was so freaked out

that she called

The volunteer

fire department,

And then, remember,

they came out...

Oh, yeah, there was

all of dad's buddies-

All his drinkin'

buddies.

Yeah, yeah.

That's-that's all the volunteer

fire department was,

Was guys he knew,

you know?

So they show up-

And he's sitting

there in the kitchen

With that ice pack

on his face.

That's ridicuLous.

He felt like an idiot,

'Cause they're

all gathered in there

Like there's some huge

murder going down, you know?

Shh, shh.

OK.

Well, back on call.

Hey, how about

some more wine?

You got a full

glass here.

What's it like,

a walkie-talkie, Sarah,

Kind of like a baby

walkie-talkie?

Yeah, yeah.

It's kinda cool.

Remember, we had

that thing we did

With them little

walkie-talkies?

Oh, yeah.

You got that kit

for christmas.

Remember that?

Yeah.

Yeah.

You know, it's weird.

I think-I think

about that stuff.

I think it's kinda weird-

You remember everything,

too, don't you?

Well, yeah.

I was always-

I was always

talking to dad.

I know you were.

I was always figuring out

what's going on, you know?

I was always nervous about

sh*t, you know, I guess.

But I tell you what,

he's a...

If he-if

he had the still

Like we got goin' on

right now, you know?

He would-he would-he

would have done the same thing.

I don't know,

I don't know.

I guess so.

I mean, 'cause

that's what he-

He always wanted to get

everything set up, you know.

I mean, he always

wanted to have enough

To just take care of things

and relax, you know.

Yeah.

He never quite had that,

So I think

he'd a done it.

But, uh, I tell you what,

he'd still-

I guarantee you,

if he'd had this,

He'd still be here.

He'd never have done that.

Done what?

Killed hisself,

you know.

It just wouldn't

have happened.

What?

What are you

talking about?

Hank, dad killed himself,

you know that?

What? What are you

talking about?

Come on, what are

you talking about?

They were drunk,

they had a wreck.

That's out on

jack's spur road.

That's like

that ramp is-

Where he went every day?

You ain't gonna roll

away on a ramp like that.

He'd be on that thing

8,000 times a year, you know.

You think all of a sudden

he forgot his way?

Good grief!

He figured that, you know,

all that insurance money,

It'd be, you know, it'd

take care of the whole-

The whole deal that

he wanted to, you know-

What? No, no.

What? What? Wait-

You know that, Hank.

I mean, think about it.

Lou:
I guess what

I'm trying to say is,

Well, maybe I

misjudged you, Hank.

'Cause, I mean,

you're a bit more,

Well, I don't know,

Let's-let's say...

Serious-ha ha ha-

than a guy like me,

And, you know,

maybe sometimes

You can come across

Like you sort of got

a stick up your ass.

I- I-I mean to-

To someone who doesn't

really know you,

To-to someone who-

Who can't get beneath

that first impression.

And, OK, OK, maybe...

Maybe sometimes,

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