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with an a**hole of your choosing.

- Have anybody in mind?

- My boss.

- What would you like to do to him?

- Kill him.

You'd only be doing him a favor.

Enjoy your first day off...

then come back tomorrow

and see what the Pathway does for you.

Somebody order an orchid?

Don't expect a tip.

So you been thinking about me?

Only between my dance classes.

- How are you doing?

- I'm good.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

How's your job going?

It's going great.

You and your dad getting along?

Yeah, like family.

That bad, huh?

Maybe I should move back home.

This place is breaking us.

No. There'd be no one

to look after you all day.

Dad and I are fine.

You were always such a terrible liar.

Where's your blanket?

I'm going to get you a blanket. Hang on.

Excuse me, nurse.

Can we get a blanket for my...

- Marisol.

- Jake.

What are you doing here?

You two know each other?

Yeah, she came into the computer shop.

Jake saved my life.

It was just a circuit board.

So you're the one

that brings Kathy the orchids?

Yeah.

- You wanted a blanket. I'll get you blanket.

- Thanks for the cards.

- You're welcome.

- Small world, huh?

Yeah. I like it that way, though.

Behave, Mom.

Why should I start now?

There he is. That's the kid that robbed me.

- Arrest him.

- Take it easy.

No. I fired this kid yesterday.

He comes back last night and rips me off.

I just came by to get my money.

He owes me two weeks pay.

- Were you in here last night?

- No.

Okay. All right. You know what?

Let's check out the hidden surveillance

cameras and we'll see what we see.

Didn't know we had those, did you, Jake?

I'm just going to start this

from when I left here last night.

What the...

That can't be me.

You doctored the tape.

You little prick. Don't you see?

He's goddamn smart.

God, you screwed me, Gray!

How'd you do it, huh?

So then who were those guys

on the videotape?

I don't know. That's why I'm trying

to hack into the site.

Well, whoever they are,

I wouldn't piss them off.

Yeah.

Sh*t.

Since when are you into voodoo?

They're spiritual interpretations

of universal ideas.

That's what it said on the box.

So what did it have to say

about these guys?

"The figures suggest youth,

love, and virginity...

"before they're corrupted by desire. "

Remember taking my virginity?

If I recall, I think it was you that took mine.

Details.

Should we light a candle or something?

So much for cuddling.

Well, Jake, you got what you wanted...

and I get to keep playing the Pathway.

You just made love to me

because the Pathway told you to?

No, Jake, I f***ed you

because the Pathway told me to.

When did you start playing the Pathway?

Like you care.

Like you've ever really given a sh*t

about me, Jake.

Like any man ever has.

See you on campus.

Hello.

Feeling distracted?

Beats watching TV.

Are you ready for another test?

I thought that was Dakota's test.

Besides, it's not exactly our first time.

With her in control it was.

I thought the point was to entertain me.

No, the point was to see

what's inside your head.

Dinner's ready.

Trying to break my hand?

What's the matter, you pull something?

Just throw the goddamn ball.

Let me see.

- Darius do that?

- With a little help.

Damn it, Connie, I can't baby-sit you

day and night.

Who asked you to?

Don't give me that sh*t. I've been covering

your back since we were nine.

Why don't you stop already?

Okay.

Sorry, man.

I think I'm building up a resistance

to my medication.

Yeah, I think we're both losing it.

Listen to this sh*t.

The other night, I'm down in the basement.

I get a phone call from the Pathway.

I turn around.

There's a big creature staring at me.

A creature.

Half man, half woman.

Anyway, I have this dream

where I go upstairs...

and I shoot my dad in the back of the head.

Has trippy stuff like that

been happening to you?

Every goddamn day.

Great.

- I'll take it easy on you.

- Right.

- Hello.

- Jakey.

Got two girls in my room.

- I can't get them to leave.

- Nice, man.

Why didn't you give me a shout?

Yeah, like I'm going to have you by.

They would have taken one look at you

and kicked my ass out of bed.

Is something wrong?

I don't know, man. I'm spent. You know?

All right, dude. Be careful.

Why don't we get breakfast in the morning?

Okay. I'll call you in the morning.

- Hey, Jake.

- Yeah.

F*** you.

Dude, what the f*** do you want now?

Nobody knows how f***ed up

you really are.

And nobody really gives a f***, do they?

What the f***!

Connie.

Connie, let's go get some breakfast, bud.

Or more like lunch.

Connie, wake up.

Uncle Ross.

He didn't sound good.

I should have come over.

You could have wound up dead, too.

Conrad wasn't a psychopath.

He was always on the edge. This thing

with Darius just pushed him over it.

No. Those guys would fight one day,

and then they'd get high the next.

I'm sure their parents will be comforted

to hear that.

Did you help Conrad steal that gun?

What?

The serial numbers matched a. 38

stolen from Sid's Sporting Goods last week.

- That's impossible.

- Why is that?

- Because I threw that gun into Cove Lake.

- You what?

I took a gun from Connie...

I didn't want him to get in trouble,

so I threw it in the lake.

How would Conrad

have gotten the gun back?

He couldn't have.

This is a bad time to start lying to me.

I'm not lying to you.

You think I don't want to find out

what went on in there?

You going to tell my sister or am I?

Yeah, I want to go to the hospital now,

if I can.

You know, I'm your uncle.

You could have brought the gun to me.

Are you okay?

It's the worst day of my life.

You want to talk about it?

Not here.

Meet me in front in five minutes.

Okay?

Okay.

I just don't want to end up like my father.

Go to work at 6:
00, come home at 8:00.

Do it all over again the next day.

What do you want to do?

- I wish I knew.

- Have you ever thought about leaving here?

- Who'd bring my mom orchids?

- I'm sure she would love postcards.

Looks like you like to travel.

Yeah.

I like collecting things.

- How did you end up here?

- A man.

Sorry, I didn't mean to pry.

No, it's okay.

I'm just enjoying this one too much.

So how about you?

Are you seeing anybody?

Took you long enough to ask.

- I take that as a no.

- No.

But who knows, I could always

run into someone when I'm not expecting it.

That never happens.

What timing. All I want to do

is leave this town, and you just got here.

We just have to meet somewhere

in the middle.

Okay.

Well, you were right. The day did get better.

I'm sorry about your friend.

So I'm going to try to play it cool

and not call you for at least an hour, okay?

Okay. Bye, Jake.

Bye.

I remember when you and Connie

first met in Sunday school.

You're drinking?

Well, I'm not praying.

You're going to throw away five years

just like that?

You think I don't know what you and Conrad

have been doing to yourselves, Son?

You think I don't know that?

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