After the Fall Page #5

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of how much you might say

or what you feel.

But you had risked everything

to sneak out of your house

that night just to see me.

I drove up slow with the

lights off looking for you

until I saw the red

tip of your cigarette.

You got in the car and we drove off,

and I wanted to keep

driving and never stop.

But we did stop near

the edge of the desert,

turned off the headlights again

and watched for the coyotes to come out.

You sat close and said how

you always wanted to live

close enough to train

tracks to hear the whistle,

how that sound calms you down.

When you talk about

the future like that,

I listen to every word

so I can remember

because I want to give you everything.

I know that you worry when

people say things about us,

that it hurts me, but it

doesn't matter anymore.

I feel really good these

days, clear and strong,

because I know that

we're going to make it.

Our days of having something

to prove are almost over.

Oh!

Ah... ah... ah!

Mom, is Dad gonna hurt himself?

No. Why would you even

think such a thing?

Because of what Grandpa did.

What did Grandpa do?

Grandpa didn't do anything.

Liar.

Henry! What is wrong with you?

I'm scared for Papa.

Sweetie, don't be scared.

It's okay.

When do we get to go home?

I love you.

Dad!

Dad!

Oh!

Hey, hey, hey!

Oh, I missed you too.

Yeah, he did!

Oh, I missed you guys!

Teddy cried every night.

Yeah?

He cried every night?

No.

What happened to your face?

I had an accident but I'm okay now.

Don't ever lie to me again.

And then here's the real treat.

This is the living

room slash dining room.

A lot of space. A lot of light.

The accent which leads

right out to the patio.

Mountain view.

Just so you know, this

house is being offered

at 20% below its appraisal

and if you're preapproved,

then maybe you can get an

even better deal than that.

Yeah.

My wife has a little

problem with the bank repo.

She thinks there's bad voodoo

because someone was evicted.

But if I can get a deal, I'll take it.

I mean, the bank didn't force anybody

to buy a house they

couldn't afford, right?

And now these people

want out? Give me a break.

What do you think?

What did Dad do to the pool?

Hey.

Is your mother home?

Okay.

Can you tell me if

John Sawyer lives here?

Are you a cop?

I'm not supposed to talk to cops.

No, no. I'm not a cop.

I'm a... a real estate agent.

Who's taking care of you?

Susan.

Susan?

Hmm.

What?

What is it?

I need to talk.

There's this man.

He's been arrested.

He got caught robbing a gas station.

But he's also been charged

with things that I did.

I don't know what I should do.

Nothing.

You do nothing.

But...

You don't know this guy.

What could you possibly do?

He's a criminal.

He's going to jail.

This is nothing to do with us.

He's got a son.

So do you.

I thought you said no more lies.

This is our family, Bill.

It's over.

What's going on?

You don't think it's a little

early to be playing Santa Claus?

What?

Don't play stupid. We

both know what's going on.

I'm really glad this is happening.

I really gotta tell you something...

No, you... nothing is happening

if you don't tell me anything,

you don't do anything.

I really need to get this off my chest.

I've got to set things right.

Are you out of your f***ing mind?

What do you want to do? You

want to destroy your family?

Is that what you want?

I hurt people, Frank.

It's f***ed up. You want

to f*** everything up?

You want to never see your

wife again? Never see the boys?

I'll tell you, from

personal experience, Bill...

nothing good comes of that.

Okay?

So you go back to Susan and the boys

and you... you love them.

You take care of them and

you don't talk about this

to anyone ever again.

You're getting another chance,

something nobody ever gets.

You understand?

Ugh!

Okay. Now, don't destroy it.

Ow!

Oh!

Mom.

Yeah, my turn? All right.

We need to be careful now.

This is the stage where

you have to be careful.

Yes.

Oh!

Now we have to rebuild it.

Last year, I broke my

mom's favourite hand mirror

and buried it at the end of the house.

When she asked me about it,

I said I didn't know anything.

I did some other things

that I wasn't allowed to

and I blamed them on my brother.

He did some things

that he blamed me for.

That's between us.

Last year, I cheated on

your test, Mr. Pullman,

and I want to admit it.

And I understand that I'll

probably be punished for it.

You know, my dad taught me that a man...

My dad taught me that a man does...

my dad taught me that a

man takes responsibility

when he does something

wrong, and I want to be a man.

I'm gonna try not to

do any more bad things.

What do you think?

I think it's great.

I love you, dad.

I love you too.

# It's not gonna go down like this #

# I ain't gonna try to sink this ship #

# I'm gonna sail these

rocky white caps #

# I'm going way up high #

# To make it back #

# Oh no, it's not gonna

go down like this #

# Oh no, it's not gonna

go down like this #

# I haven't shared my

final say even though #

# I don't know #

# Which way this is gonna go #

# Hey, I'm not going down #

# I'm not going down #

# I hoard my candy,

I'll treasure the taste #

# Take a menthol breath,

picking up the base #

# See you soon with a

wild look on your face #

# 'Cause I'll make it to Saturday #

# And everything will be okay #

# 'Cause I'll make it to Saturday #

# And everything will be okay #

# Oh no, it's not gonna go #

# Down like this #

# Oh no, it's not gonna go #

# Down like this #

# One more season and a farewell kiss #

# When the tears started

trickling without even crying #

# Oh Lord, I know you're trying #

# Oh, you can't #

# Oh no, it's not gonna go #

# Down like this #

# Oh no, it's not gonna go #

# Down like this #

# Oh no, it's not gonna go #

# Down like this #

# Like #

# This #

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