Breakout

JEN:

I found it.

Look at that.

I can see it.

JACK:
Jen, I know you

feel I've abandoned you.

I know you're ashamed.

You need to know

I believed in what I did.

And that I did it

because you awakened me.

The words and thoughts

of my beautiful little girl moved me.

Come on, Daddy.

Did it let my cause

become so important

that it took me away

from my family?

It did,

and for that I'll always be sorry.

[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

But I never stopped loving you.

Not for one second.

I paid a price for doing

what I believed was right.

And I know you and Mikey

and your mom are suffering too.

You've grown

into a beautiful young woman, Jen.

[LAUGHS]

I wanna make it better between us.

I wanna be the father I haven't been.

[SHUTTER CLICKS]

JEN:
Are we there yet?

JACK:
Yes, we are.

What happened, Daddy?

I don't know.

JEN:
You have to protect

the trees, Daddy.

JACK:

Come on.

[CHAINSAWS WHIRRING]

MAN:

All right, clear the area.

JACK:

Remember, we're not here to fight.

If you feel threatened, take the ground,

curl up, and cover your head.

Had the roads all

blocked there, Jack.

So how'd you and your

merry pranksters get in, huh?

We walked.

You look good in a suit.

You used to dress like them.

This is private property.

No, this is a conservation.

This is all replant.

That's very astute of you...

You cannot cut this down.

We own this land.

Understand?

JACK:
Fan out.

CHUCK:

Okay, fan out.

So you go back to whatever

mode of transport you were on.

Get your asses out of here.

Otherwise you are gonna

be arrested.

What? Jack-Come on.

What's the matter, Jack?

Got nothing better to do

with your time?

Here's what I suggest.

Help!

Take you and your granola friends

out of here.

WOMAN:

Help! Somebody!

Help!

Get away! Aah!

WOMAN:
Leave me alone!

Get your hands off her.

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[WOMAN YELLING]

Get up!

OFFICER:
Hey, that's enough.

That's enough.

[THUNDER RUMBLING

THEN CRASHES]

[DOOR BUZZES]

[DOOR BUZZES]

GUARD:
You get to join the

work detail this week, Jack.

Someone made a hell of a mess

last night,

blocked a couple of roads

and totaled a car.

Crew is already out there,

you'll be joining them.

JACK:
Maria, can we push that

CBB interview back to Friday?

I'll have to call them.

JACK:
Well, call them.

[PHONE RINGS]

You got Jack.

WOMAN:
The deal went through.

Conpine got it?

Yeah, they got all of it

and you didn't hear it from me.

Conpine just took the whole

frigging reservation.

MARIA:
No referendum,

midnight conveyance?

JACK:

Can't do that. It's a protest tonight.

Conpine is no lightweight.

You know what happened in Seattle.

What's that got to do with me?

MARIA:
What I'm saying is I

don't want you to go in there.

JACK:
I'm not just gonna sit

here and let this go down.

I'm sorry, but I don't compromise.

You're putting your interests

ahead of your family.

No, I am not.

Yes, you are.

You think those children

wanna see their father in jail?

No one's going to jail.

Jack, I know Conpine

far better than you do, okay?

This smells like a setup.

Do not go in there.

Thank you, counselor.

[CHAINSAWS AND MACHINE

WHIRRING]

JACK:
I'm not gonna sit here

and just let this go down.

MARIA:
You think those kids

wanna see their father in jail?

I'm warning you.

Don't go in there, Jack.

KENNY:

Were they nice to you in jail?

Miss Lambrada was nice to me.

Does she know I'm gone?

I'm not supposed to go anywhere.

Did you tell her

you were taking me?

I sure did.

That's good, Tommy,

I sure hope they were nice to you.

Wanna know where we're headed?

Someplace they can't bother you

no more.

Canada.

That's nice, Canada.

Canada, that's nice.

Yes, it is. Sault Ste. Marie.

How long is it gonna take

to get there, Tommy?

Couple days. We ain't driving nights.

I don't like driving at nights, Tommy.

I know.

WOMAN:
Conpine needs to get

this done now with Jack.

MARIA [OVER PHONE]:

Right.

Bad press is dogging them.

But let's use it to our advantage.

When are you planning to see him?

MARIA:
Now.

Just get him to accept the deal.

Well, I'll tell him you said so.

Let's get him out of jail.

Is it true what we're hearing?

We don't know anything yet.

Is Jack gonna cut a deal

with Conpine?

I'll get back to you.

You look nice.

Two major points of the deal.

First, no more slamming them

in public.

Second, and this is a kicker,

they want you to consult for them.

They want me to work for them?

No, consult.

What's the difference?

They've turned over a new leaf,

ecologically speaking.

Why would they do that?

What does Conpine get out of this?

They're in talks with

the government

to take over a vast tract of land

in northern BC.

People are making noises. They need

to be better corporate citizens.

That'd be a complete sellout.

No...

Yes, it would.

No, it wouldn't.

They'd probably get it anyway.

Here are the things we can do.

Take advantage of the situation.

We can set up programs,

corporate responsibility,

reforestation, school education,

environmental safeguards.

Did you say "we"?

I can get you out of here

in two weeks.

That's three years early,

I'd say that's a good deal, Jack.

So I just take the deal and then

they make all the charges go away?

As your attorney,

I think you should take the deal.

What was it? Was it '85?

President Botha said to Mandela:

"You wanna get out of jail,

then you just have to say:

'I tried to overthrow the government,

I was bad, I shouldn't have."'

And then he gets to walk away.

He made him an offer.

Mandela turned him down,

did 14 more years.

What do you want?

You wanna be a martyr?

You wanna...? Is that it?

You wanna stay in here, be deified?

It's not like I had a choice.

Yes, you did, but you didn't listen.

Do you have any idea

who's paying the price for this?

Our kids.

Jack, we have a daughter who has

serious issues and she needs help.

She needs both of us.

She needs you.

Look, we may be separated,

but you're still their father.

And those kids

want you out of here.

So do I.

[SIGHS]

If I take the deal with Conpine,

are you willing to give us another try?

KENNY:

You ever talk to Mom?

Mom?

I sure do miss her.

She's long dead, Kenny.

Do you miss her?

Hell, no.

I do.

What do you miss about her?

She was our mom.

You miss the beatings

with the poker?

Listening to her turn tricks

in the bed beside us?

You miss that?

She cooked good.

And she was nice

when she was nice.

She was never nice.

She was bad.

I just miss her.

[LINE RINGING]

JEN:
Hi, you've reached Jenny. Sorry,

I'm not here but leave a message.

I'll get back to you.

[KENNY CHUCKLING]

Come on, it's time to go.

Tommy, can I have this comic?

It's really funny, Tommy.

You want the comic book? You got it.

Yeah. Thanks.

Tommy said

I could have this comic.

Uh, gas, chips, comic books,

37.52.

Hey, what's the matter with him?

He some sort of retard

or something?

Keep the change.

Hey, you forgot your chips, sir.

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