Answers to Nothing Page #7

Synopsis: Intertwining stories exploring the bad in the best of us and the good in the worst of us. Against the backdrop of a child abduction case we follow five days in the life of the single parent detective assigned to the case, her best friend whose determination to get pregnant keeps her from confronting her husband's infidelity, a school teacher and his obsession with the missing child that pushes him to the edge of vigilantism, a beat cop grieving over the violent death of his wife, a recovering addict and her wheel chair bound brother preparing for the LA marathon, and a self-loathing African American TV writer's search for love.
Director(s): Matthew Leutwyler
Production: Roadside Attractions
 
IMDB:
5.1
Metacritic:
29
Rotten Tomatoes:
9%
R
Year:
2011
124 min
$22,029
Website
28 Views


it's your responsibility.

We're everyone's responsibility,

all of us, each other's.

I've always taught my kids

that a society fails

if we don't look out

for each other.

How can people not see that?

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

What are you doing?

Where you going?

To look out for someone.

Sh*t.

Whoo. Hey.

Best seats in the house.

Yeah, here you go.

Thank you.

Yeah, you're gonna like her.

She's really good.

What are all these things for?

They're just toys.

Don't hit that one.

Can I see that for a second?

- Here you go.

- Thank you.

We

Dear

Are

Are, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

We're damn dolls

Alive

Sta)'

Here

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

My head leaves me small

Mr. Dillon, I mean, these images

we found on your computer, they're...

Not illegal.

All right,

we'll see about that.

It's fantasy. it...

I had nothing to do with

my daughter's disappearance.

Then why don't you take me through

when you noticed

when she first was missing?

I... I told you!

I told everybody

a hundred times!

Well, then tell me again.

Take me through it

minute by minute.

Hey. Hey, hey, hey!

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

What you people should have

done a long time ago.

He did something with her.

All right, you don't...

You don't know that, all right?

She... She's not in there, all right?

Come on. Let's go, or you're gonna

get arrested, come on.

Then arrest me.

What can I do for you, huh?

Who are you?

What the hell's going on?

We were just...

It's a small misunderstanding.

This is my house.

This is private property.

Come on. Carter, let's go.

Carter, come on. Let's go. Carter!

No! No!

What?!

Carter! No! Carter!

What?!

No!

What?!

Come on now!

- Carter!

- Stand up

for the least of America

Lay down like a naked dead body

Keep it real for the people

working overtime

Because they living

off the government dime

Stand up for the people of America

Stand up for the man next door

'Cause you're free

in the land of America...

What are you doing?

What are you doing? Stop!

Stop.

I didn't do anything!

I didn't do anything!

Shoot him!

Where's your gun?!

I didn't do anything!

Call for backup!

That means you...

I'm not... I'm not a cop.

What?

I'm not... I'm not a cop.

You're just... just nothing!

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Not a cop?

Like a naked dead body

Keep it real for the people

working overtime

Because they live

off the government dime

Stand up for the people of America

Stand up for the man next door

'Cause you're free

in the land of America

Not gonna die like this

Come on, now

You don't know me!

No!

No!

Oh, my God.

Oh, my G...

What?

What do I do?

Just...

go.

Go.

Help! Help!

AHO:

Uh, Salut, Adrienne.

C'est Ryan.

Oh, bonjour, Ryan.

Comment ga va?

Bien. Et vous?

Bien. Trs bien.

Bon. Ou est mon pre?

Ah, oui. Je vais le charger.

Bon soir.

Toi aussi.

Hello.

Hi.

Everything okay?

No, not really, Dad.

What's going on?

I'm having an affair.

Why?

I don't know.

I figured that you might be able

to help me figure that out.

After all, you've got a lot

more experience in this than I do.

I saw that the screen had been

removed from the window.

Joan was freaking out.

I grabbed the phone,

called the police.

Hey, Beckworth's dead.

We got officers on the scene,

but it looks like, uh,

there's another victim.

And, Frankie,

there's something else.

Stunning, really.

Police showed up on the scene

and found him trying

to open the trapdoor

that led to the hidden cellar

under the house.

Now, we've not been allowed in

to see it, but by all accounts,

it's a virtually soundproof prison cell

where he kept little Christie Dillon

for the past six days.

It's incredible.

Al, you just spoke to the lead investigator

on this a few moments ago.

What did she have to say?

Yes, I did. Let's roll the tape

of the interview

with Detective Francesca Graylin

of the LAPD.

Could you tell us

what you know so far?

Well, the investigation is still ongoing.

I can tell you that Christie

has been returned to her family.

It appears Roger Beckworth

had something to do

with her abduction.

Mr. Beckworth was found dead

in his home with another person.

There are conflicting reports

that the other person

was a police officer

or former police officer?

He was a cadet for a short time

before his dismissal.

Can you tell us

why he was dismissed?

No, I can't speak to that.

Then are we sure that

he was involved in this?

Yes. Uh, look, like I said,

the investigation is still ongoing.

Uh, all I can say is that it looks like

he came over to confront

Mr. Beckworth,

but we're not sure if or how

he knew Christie was in there,

so that's really all I can say.

Thank you, Detective.

Thank you for your time.

All right, Al. Thank you.

We'll check back with you whenever

you have new developments in that case.

But right now, we're gonna

go to Tricia Alexander,

who is standing by with

an amazing story. Trish?

Thanks, Jim.

Well, you have that right.

As viewers know, today was

the annual SoCal Marathon.

Of course, the champions were

crowned earlier this morning,

and the race itself closed hours ago,

but it's apparently not over

for one very determined racer.

Make that two

very determined racers.

What do you want me to say?

I'm a bad father?

I'm a bad husband?

What I did to your mother

was a mistake of a lifetime

in a lifetime full of mistakes?

I just... I want you...

No, I need you to fix it.

I don't know how to fix it.

It's easy, okay?

Just tell her the truth.

Listen, in human relations,

kindness and lies

are worth a thousand truths.

Goodbye, Dad.

Hey.

Hi.

I thought you were

coming home later.

Nope.

The, uh...

in vitro didn't take.

It's okay, sweetie.

We'll just try again.

Okay?

There it is.

There it is, Erik.

Great job

Nice work, buddy.

Ma'am, ma'am...

Congratulations.

- Yeah!

- Whoo!

Congratulations.

You are relentless

In the way that you ask me

So many questions of my days

in the city

I wish that I could tell you something

But I'm a hostage of my pride

And I'll take all the heat

you're packing...

Good morning.

I was getting coffee today,

and I thought that you guys

might like some.

I didn't know

what kind that you'd like,

so I got one cappuccino

and one regular coffee.

I'll just have-

I'll take the coffee.

Okay. Great.

You guys have a nice day.

You, too. You, too.

Yeah. Yeah.

Thank you.

You are relentless

In the way that you love me

I'm afraid of the thoughts

that you're making

Listen...

let's get together soon.

I wish that I could

know the difference

Between your smiles

and your frowns

Now I'm buried in the armor

'Cause I'm an iron man.

I'm an iron man.

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