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go if he wants to go.

And that's exactly

what he just said.

It's not like

you gave him any option.

Um..

You don't have

the right to tell me

what happens to my son.

Uh, okay, he's my son too.

- On what planet?

- Planet Earth.

- We are his birth parents.

- Yep.

- Yeah.

- I need a drink.

I'm so sorry, I lied to Sean

to get him up here.

Look, I don't care

why he's here.

Is-is-is that true?

I mean, are, are you

related to these people?

I didn't know it

on the drive up.

I-I didn't-I didn't even know

that Chloe

was my twin sister, but yes.

Like I said, totally my fault.

You have a twin? You have

a twin, did you know that..

Sweetheart,

I-I did not know that.

Well, things didn't

really go as planned.

- I, I didn't know.

- What're you saying?

Sean, what're you saying?

He's saying he wants to stay.

No, I-I did not say that.

You said that,

and-and Paula said that.

I never said that.

She's not Paula.

She's your mom.

We-we talked about this

last night, Sean.

- Are you guys smoking pot?

- Excuse me?

Yeah, 'cause it smells of pot.

We love him,

and we want him to stay.

He shouldn't have left

in the first place.

Chloe, enough.

You're not helping.

No, shut up, mom.

You're not helping.

All of you don't care

what me and Sean want.

We want to be together.

I just really wanna hear it

from you, little fish.

Do you wanna stay?

Is that why you came?

It's complicated, mom, I mean..

Everything changed this weekend.

Mom? Mom?

Just lay down here.

Did you know

anything about this?

Put your legs up.

Do you need something?

Another kick in the gut,

that's what I need.

Uh, okay. I have, uh,

St. John's wort to calm her

or chamomile..

Hey, do you guys want some pot

or something?

You know what,

that doesn't surprise me.

Whatever, dad.

I found your joint in the car.

What? Did you smoke it?

I can't find it, I don't, I'm...

Can-can I get some water,

please?

- 'Yeah, Chloe, please.'

- Thank you.

- That was unbelievable.

- 'Or the chamomile.'

No kidding, man. No kidding.

- 'Mom, where are the cups?'

- 'The cup, it's where..'

'Top shelf.'

Oh, my God, I'm so sorry.

I didn't know this was gonna

end up like this.

No, I am being hysterical.

I apologize.

- It's not even funny, mom.

- Did you put him up to this?

No, I didn't ask him

to steal the car

but when he had it,

I was all, "Why not?"

Maybe because

it's completely irrational.

Look, I knew that

you were never gonna

let us see each other.

It was worth the risk.

'God, why would you think that?'

Because you keep him in a cage.

You both do.

You never let him do

anything fun, ever.

- Chloe...

- Okay, okay. Take it easy.

Fantastic,

I'm getting parenting lessons

from a couple of hippies

and their daughter.

'Uh, maybe you should be

thanking us'

for taking care of Sean

instead of getting aggressive.

Listen, I'm happy

that my son is alive and well

but that's right about

where my gratitude ends.

Maybe, uh, the kids

should go outside

for a minute, so that

we can talk, the adults.

- The kids need to stay.

- 'The kids need to stay.'

I would prefer if they were here

because maybe some of us

would act a little more civil.

That's right, keep an eye on me

because I might use some words

you're not familiar with.

- Ooh.

- 'Wow, wow.'

I just don't think that

right now is the time to be

unpacking all of this.

I mean, it's no mystery

that Sean's in crisis.

Oh, are you saying

that you can read his mind?

Well, please tell me,

because I would love to know

what we've done

that is so atrocious.

You're suffocating him.

Did he actually

tell you that or..

It's clear as day, lady.

Uh, no, I'm Lisa,

and this is Robert.

And from what I can tell,

there is no parenting going on

in this household whatsoever.

For Paula and Henry

we respect

Chloe's ideas and needs.

And the two of you

don't even know

that Sean is confused

about his future.

Well, of course, he's confused,

his frontal lobe

isn't even developed

fully to process

the consequences of his actions

which is why we need to keep him

on track

despite those limitations.

There are those big words

you were talking about.

So, you're saying Sean doesn't

know what's best for him?

No teenager knows

what's best for them

and th-tha-tha-that's why

parents are here

so that we can prevent you from

making irreversible mistakes.

Oh, you mean

an irreversible mistake

that gave you both a son?

You guys were the ones

that were talking about

having an abortion.

- Okay, that was never the plan.

- I'm sorry!

What did you tell him, that you

were thinking of aborting him?

Jesus Christ! What..

They were just trying to explain

to me why they gave me up.

Well, maybe

they shouldn't have told you

that they were thinking

about killing you.

They might not have been planned

but we never ever thought

about abortion.

Well, then why bring it up?

It's your lucky day, Sean.

We didn't kill you,

we just, mm..

Abandoned you

and kept your sister.

You've no idea

what you're talking about.

That's not how it happened.

Please stop, just go.

Let me just go back, okay?

Hey, you're right.

You should just go.

Sean can decide for himself.

Yeah, except

the adults make the decisions

in my house, okay?

And if you try to stop me

I will call my attorney first

and then the police.

Oh, no, we are going

to call the police on you.

You manipulative a**hole,

you push Sean around

and now you're gonna

try the same sh*t with us...

Excuse me, have you stopped

for a second to think

that, you know, considering

the-the-the medical attention

the private schools,

me giving him

basically everything

he's ever wanted.

The one thing that he can't get

out of his head is the fact

that the two people who were

supposed to love him the most

abandoned him.

- Get back in your Tesla.

- That is not fair.

- And get out of house.

- That is fair.

You don't deserve Sean,

neither one of you.

- Get out!

- Any time now.

What?

You little b*tch!

You think that you can just

do whatever you want

because, what, you didn't learn

how to be a grown up?

Okay, you know what,

do not talk to her like that.

You have no idea

what it was like losing Sean.

And what was it like,

losing Sean, exactly?

Did you just happen to trip

and accidently put him up

for adoption.

I mean, the delusion in this

household is just monumental.

Guys, calm down, you guys

are acting too crazy!

Chloe, this is your fault,

you brought him here.

We all know why

teenage boys make

these kinds of trips,

don't we, Rob?

Stop acting

like you can't hear him!

Don't interrupt, Chloe!

You-you just interrupted her!

Alright, will you just listen?

- Little fish..

- No, don't call me little!

Alright? I'm not little!

You j-j-jus-just need to listen

to each other for a sec

instead of screaming and yelling

and saying these awful things!

We are listening,

they're the ones saying

terrible things, Sean.

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