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stock room position.

Come on in.

I appreciate

your time.

We'll let you

know next week.

-Thank you, sir.

-Have a good day.

-I appreciate it.

-You bet.

You need a lift?

Come on. Get in.

Thanks.

You doing okay?

Sorry I haven't

been there.

Yeah. You could've

give me a heads up.

Made more work

for the other guys.

Made my job easier

with the cutbacks.

You find work

or something?

No.

I'm still looking.

My offer still stands,

you know.

Struggle ain't

gonna be easy.

It helps to talk.

You can't just

run away from it.

Thank you, sir,

but I'm good.

Yeah.

Sure you are.

You ever want a warm meal

or something, let me know.

You can drop

me off up there.

You sure?

Yeah. Right here.

Look, Justin. I've got some

side jobs I could use you on...

not at the mill,

just at the house.

It's not a lot

but it is something.

Come on.

You owe me.

Besides, you're a good worker.

When you show up.

Sure.

You remember

where I live, right?

Yeah.

Show up at 7:
30

before I go to work.

I'll get you started.

Thank you, sir.

Stay warm.

Good morning, sir.

Where's your truck?

You walked?

Yeah.

It's a good stroll.

How far? It must be

five or six miles.

I have nothing else

to fill my time with.

Why don't you sit down

and rest your leg awhile.

I got to

get off to work.

There's coffee

in the kitchen.

Call me if you

need anything.

I'll be back

just after five.

Thank you, sir.

You bet.

Don't have too much fun.

Dear Lord, we are

grateful for this day

and for all we've

been able to accomplish.

We are grateful

for the food and

thank you that Justin

was able to join

us today and help,

and we are grateful

for all... many blessings.

Amen.

Amen.

So, Paul says you were

over there in Iraq.

Yeah. I was in Iraq

for three deployments

and Afghanistan

for another two.

Wow. You know,

we prayed for you boys

so much over there,

and we're so proud of

what you were doing.

Yeah, we salute you men and

women for all you been able

to accomplish over there.

Thanks.

Cindy, our daughter,

she's about your age.

Maybe a little bit younger.

Her high school organized

some care baskets a few

years ago for the soldiers.

She wrote these cards and

sent socks and things like

that so has our church.

Every year there's

a Christmas drive.

Oh yeah?

That's really nice.

We always appreciate a

little gift from back home.

You know, we wanted

you to know that we're

rooting for you...

to do our little

part in the effort.

Thank you.

Sorry it's

a little cluttered.

Thanks. It's great.

I appreciate you

coming out today.

You did a good job.

-Thanks, sir.

-Sleep tight.

-Hi.

-Just paying my phone bill.

Okay.

Hello.

Justin?

I'm sorry.

Where are you?

Are you okay?

Yeah. I'm fine.

Just out of town now.

Just getting my act together.

I'm glad you called.

I just wanted to

hear you're okay.

I'm sorry I should've

been more understanding.

No. Don't apologize.

You're perfect.

I f***ed up.

But I'm gonna fix it.

I'm sorry I'm such a mess.

Can I see you?

I will go wherever.

I just want to see you.

Justin, are you there?

Yeah. I'm sorry.

I'm here.

I just need more time.

Okay.

Are you okay?

Yeah. I'm fine.

I miss you, Justin.

I miss you, too.

I'll call you, okay?

Okay.

I love you, Justin.

Take care of yourself.

You, too.

Hello. I'm calling

to see if you made a

decision on the job...

...yeah in the stock room.

Yeah. Okay.

Well thank you for

your consideration.

If another job opens up,

keep me in mind.

Yeah. I appreciate that.

Thank you. Bye.

Hey, yeah.

I'm calling about the job.

This is a temp agency.

Yeah.

All right, just come

out and fill the form?

I can come tomorrow.

Yeah.

I'll be there tomorrow.

Thank you.

Yeah.

Take care. Bye.

Hello, Morris family.

It's Justin.

Just wanted to thank you for

your kindness the other night,

and if you still need some

stuff fixed that I can get to,

I have some time this week,

and I'd love to come

and finish the job.

Thanks. Bye.

I'm calling to find out

what's going on with

my disability rating.

Justin Williams.

Yeah.

It's 115-64-5709.

Sure. I'll hold.

Justin, I'm Cheryl

with Direct Labor.

-Nice to meet you.

-Nice to meet you, ma'am.

I was looking through

your application,

and it looks like you did five

tours with the Marine Corp.?

-That's correct, ma'am.

-I thank you for your service.

That's wonderful.

I really appreciate that.

Um, it looks like

you have a lot of

physical job ability

in your background.

Now, let's talk about any

limitations that you might have.

Currently, are you able to

stand on a shift eight hours.

Uh, four hours, ma'am.

The doctor said four hours.

Four hours with a

break at that point?

For two hours,

another two hours.

And then another two.

Okay, and how about lifting?

Is it 40 pounds or more or less?

It's at 35 pounds

right now, ma'am.

Thirty five pounds.

But I'm improving daily.

I think I can be getting...

getting the weight up

an then the hours on my...

on my leg, on my feet.

Okay. We would need

the doctor to give a note

that says that you can,

so we would need that...

a doctor's note.

Um, as you know

or I'm sure you're aware,

there are a lot of people

looking for work

and not a lot of work,

and I'll tell you.

It is going to be a

little difficult to find

you a quick job here

because of the industry

being slow and your

current limitations

together are going to be

a little more difficult,

but I'm going to do my

best to see what I can

do to get you going.

Okay.

Thank you, ma'am.

Okay, and I thank you for

coming in today, Justin.

-It was very nice to meet you.

-Thank you.

You have a wonderful

day and good luck to you.

You too.

Got that room all

set up for ya if you want

to stay for awhile

until you get back

on your feet.

I appreciate it, sir,

but it's actually better

for me out there.

It's cold out there.

It's a lot better than

winter in Afghanistan.

You can't stay out there

forever. That's crazy.

Of course not. But I don't have

to deal with loud neighbors

or landlords breathing

down my neck.

You can't expect an employer

to seriously consider you

if you're meeting him and you

can't present yourself well.

I can walk in wearing a

designer suit and $100 haircut,

and it wouldn't matter.

With my injury and background,

I'd still get turned down.

You guys mean well,

but you don't get it.

Who's gonna hire a cripple

who's only work experience

is shooting people?

Justin.

Yeah, I planned on working

one of those private security

forces or the police,

but I can't even get a job

as a security guard now.

You know, maybe in a

few years if my leg improves,

but there's no guarantee.

Just trying to help.

I appreciate your help, but it

doesn't change much out there.

I gotta go.

-Thank you for your charity.

-I'll drive you.

No, I'm fine.

F***!

Calm down.

What the f*** are

you doing here?

I just came to pay you

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