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Mm-hmmm.

Yeah. And I have some

instructions that need to be

Sent with it also.

No, I know. I understand

that you have rules

About that sort

of contraband.

Perfectly clear.

Alrighty, thanks Trish.

You've been... helpful.

[Grunts, punches wall[

Give me a deep breath in.

I hear crackles.

No snaps or pops?

Well I see

no other option.

We're gonna have to run

a full course of antibiotics.

How long this time?

14 days, then we'll reassess.

I knew it sounded soupy.

Rise and shine sleepyhead.

You've got a big day.

Okay, deep breath in.

More, and push it out.

Keep going. Push, push...

Push, push!

Push, push, push.

Okay, deep breath in...

Relax.

Same medication

as last time?

ADEK's twice a day.

Creon-20's three to four,

with every meal.

Two with snacks.

Zythromycin,

two every second day.

And whatever that guy

in the alley was selling.

If you find another vein,

I'll be impressed.

Don't worry. Worse to worst

honey, we'll poke a bitty hole

In that cute little work you got

throbbing in your temple.

Hm.

Whoo. You weren't lying.

Last time

they found one here.

I understand we're

having trouble finding

A vein again!

Like mining for gold

in a litter box.

See what we got here.

Deep breath in.

Again.

Well perhaps it's time

we re-evaluate

The idea of

a permanent port-a-cath.

I told you before, I'm not down

for that cyborg sh*t.

And as I said before,

Prevention

is the best medicine.

Just tell me how long.

This is not a positive

line of questioning.

A ballpark. Three years?

Is it... five years? I mean...

Tell me if I'm hotter or colder.

Just show me on a pie chart!

Will, you're healthy.

And you'll remain healthy

if you continue your therapy.

Hey.

We both know

what this is about.

It's not about Bobby.

It's about me finding some

mystical cure that he

Wouldn't go find

for himself.

Maybe Bobby believed

in miracles. Maybe...

He said his prayers

every night.

I don't.

I'll do this.

I'll do everything he asks.

But there's one thing

I refuse to do.

I will not hope.

When do we leave?

- Mexico?

- Yeah.

Yeah, yeah. We um,

follow the coast

Down to Baja.

Figure a four day drive.

Mexico.

Yeah! Mexico, that place,

you know. That place

Right below San Diego.

I know where Mexico is.

I...

Do you know what could

happen if you get sick

Out there in the elements?

I would soon just cut your

head off, look at you.

We're not going

to Borneo, Mom.

This is...

This is tourist country.

Okay. Have you talked

to Doctor Abisi?

Okay.

If worst comes

to absolute worst...

You can always reach out

to your Aunt in L.A.

Ok.

I'm gonna be fine.

Carl is there anything

you'd like to add?

Yeah.

Dad, you okay?

I wanted to surprise you,

for your birthday.

But I couldn't get

the darn solenoid to fire.

No.

Yeah.

You finished it huh?

So uh...

Buckle up man.

Thanks, guys.

Do it!

So...

Primrose oil

for the lungs and diaphragm.

And Saint John's Wart

should help with the anxiety.

Who said I was anxious?

Well you should be.

Clock's ticking.

Alright.

So you've really

never left the city?

Nope.

That's what happens when

you spend half your life

In a hospital.

So...

Straight down to Mexico?

No stops. No sleep?

I won't so much as blink.

Over 2,000 miles.

I'm not here to sight-see.

This is a business trip.

And what if at some point,

I find myself needing to pee.

Huh.

You think your mom

is going to hate me

For taking you on this trip?

That depends if I get back

in one piece or not.

You make yourself

sound like cheap luggage.

You don't know

the half of it.

When I was a kid,

My mother spent

so much time coddling me

I felt like a designer handbag.

Well count your blessings.

I broke my arm playing

hopscotch once.

Took them two weeks to notice

I'd been using my wrong hand

to eat breakfast.

Put this up! Come on.

I gotta put this up.

Ahh!

Stop, stop, stop!

Will, there's goats!

- Goat? What?

- Up on the roof!

- Where?

- Back up!

Back up, back up!

There's goats on the roof.

I want to go see them.

Okay, but not for long.

No, no photos.

Thank you!

Thank you!

Woo hoo!

You're like a little baby.

Woah, woah, woah!

Oh God!

Do you hear that?

That thumping?

That's just the radio.

No, that's not the radio.

Pull over!

Stop right here. Stop.

Agh!

- We have to call your parents.

- I can't.

My dad will be crushed.

He built this thing

Out of puppy love

and horsepower.

Maybe it's some minor fix.

It's a sign.

I thought you said

miracles were just

A sucker's bet with God.

No, it's...

It's an actual sign.

Where you taking her?

Mexico.

Not today you're not.

What's the diagnosis?

So what I'm proposing

is I...

Take advance payment

for the new...

Radiator, mechanical fan

you'll be needing. And...

Place the parts order forthwith.

Say six bills.

Six hundred dollars?

Well this my friend,

is an antique.

Requiring unique

and unusual innards.

How long's it gonna take?

Well I suggest in the

meantime you bed down

For the night.

How's that figure?

Great.

Where'd he say

this campsite was?

Bobby knew

I hated the outdoors.

Bobby didn't plan this part,

I'm pretty sure.

No he planned this.

This even

a campground?

Why would anyone

want to sleep here?

I can help if you want.

With your physio.

No, I'm on vacation.

I'm fine, really.

I've got lungs like a Sherpa.

Alright.

Suit yourself.

It's not like I was

offering some rub and tug.

No happy endings for me.

Bobby was the same,

you know.

Wouldn't get

close to anyone.

Couldn't see the point.

It's tough to be

a long-term thinker

When you've got

a short-term outlook.

You think

you're so different.

It doesn't matter if you

live to be 30, or...

Everybody thinks

life's too short.

It's late.

We should be going.

Anything?

How long do we wait?

I don't think

he's coming back.

I'm beginning to wonder if it's

even a functioning garage.

He's coming back.

He's not coming back.

I'm starving.

Mm, wine gums.

Will!

Stop him!

- Don't move! No!

- Wait!

Hey! Stop it!

Hey!

Stop it!

No!

Just breathe, Will.

Just breathe.

Son of a...

You've reached the

Bellevue County

Police Station.

Office hours are

9am - 6pm daily.

Leave a message at the tone.

I'm not calling my parents.

So what'd they say?

Filed a report. They said

check back in 17 days.

That's it?!

We're on our own.

So, we walk.

You gave away your life

savings for a mechanical fan

And radiator.

Still got about...

Two hundred.

You should hang onto it.

Why me?

Because you're

the responsible one.

We're in the middle

of Washington State,

How far is this

supposed to get us?

What about you?

How much did you bring?

I'm between semesters.

I've got about...

A hundred bucks plus

one maxed out credit card.

Your mother entrusted me

with your care.

What am I, fine China?

Let's hitchhike.

Why isn't this working?

Needs more thumb.

Ha!

- Hello! Thank you.

- Hi! Thank you.

This is silly!

We can't hitchhike

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