Inheritance
(music)
(shattering)
(waves crashing)
(laughing)
(gentle music)
- You gonna help me?
- [Aaron] Of course.
Do I need to know
anything about your dad
before we start?
- No.
Okay.
Dear Dad,
I love you
and thank you so
much for everything.
Happy 70th.
- It's great. It's short.
It's sweet.
- It's perfect.
- Yeah, I know, it's perfect.
Yeah, no, I love it.
(Mara laughing)
I love it.
(dramatic music)
- We're surrounded by pirates.
(bells ringing)
(knocking on door)
- [Aaron] Who is that?
- [Mara] It must be my dad.
(knocking on door)
One minute.
- [Linda] He died in his sleep.
I'm sorry.
(dramatic music)
- Hey, hi.
- Hey.
- I'm Linda.
- I'm Aaron.
(crying)
(dramatic music)
- Hey.
I'm sorry.
- Okay.
- About your dad, I'm sorry.
It wasn't supposed
to happen like this.
And I know we've only been
together for a few months,
but
I'm here for you.
- Okay.
Thank you.
- Yeah. Anything.
- We should go inside.
- Yeah, yeah.
- How are you?
- Well, I'm okay.
You're all grown up, huh?
- This is Aaron.
- Hello.
- Oh, hi, Aaron. How are you?
Welcome to Belize.
- Nice to meet you.
- What about Ben?
- Uh, I don't know.
- You haven't reach him?
- No.
I will call him right now.
- [Aaron] So Mara says you're
- [Grace] Yeah, she was just
a tiny little thing, yes.
But I'm glad that
you're here for her.
- [Aaron] Yeah, me too.
(dramatic music)
- So, Ben is
coming in from Placencia?
- Yeah.
- Ben's her brother, right?
- Yes, he is.
- Yes.
- Have you two
been together long?
- Almost a year.
- [Linda] A year?
That's nice.
- Yeah.
(phone buzzing)
(chuckling)
- Sh*t.
You got sosa beans
in the kitchen?
He's a vegan.
- I can fix him a plate.
- Sorry, thank you very much.
- Thanks.
- You're a vegan? Why?
- That's not a good story.
But,
the fact that I am a
vegan is a good thing.
And--
- You're kind of
strange, aren't you?
- Here you go.
- Thanks.
No.
Well, maybe, but
I know myself, and I know
that I need rules, and
I know that with structure,
I can stay away from
all the bad stuff, so,
it's easier.
- I understand.
- Thank you.
- When they first came here,
she was just a little thing.
- Yeah.
- She was small for her age,
her and her little brother.
They were so troublemakers.
- Still a troublemaker.
- [Grace] Used to give
her dad a hard time.
There were many stories for her.
- Didn't you two had a playhouse
somewhere on the tea farm?
- Mm-hm.
- [Grace] Ah, it used
to drive him crazy.
- (clears throat) Mara.
Maybe we can work
out the arrangements
later, like when Ben reaches.
- Sure.
- Yes, but I already made
arrangements with the neighbor
for his wake.
You know what a wake's--
- I don't think Mara and Ben
would wanna, you know,
stay up all night.
I mean, it might be
too much for them, Ma.
But that's how you
can honor your father.
- He's not from Belize.
- Well, he made his life here.
We've got to have a wake.
Remember my uncle?
- Uncle Clarence?
- Yes, Uncle Clarence.
You know, when I was a
little girl and he died,
I didn't go to his wake.
- [Linda] Wakes
here last all night.
It's the way that we take
watch, so the spirits
don't bother us.
- He did not let me rest.
Every day.
At dusk he would come
and knock at the window.
(dramatic music)
- [Mara] I can't believe we're
going to his birthday party.
(somber music)
- My condolences.
- Thank you.
- [Man] Your dad
was a great man.
We worked many years together.
- The hospital?
- [Man] Yeah.
- Okay.
- Nice to see you.
- Nice to see you.
(somber music)
- [Driver] You need any help?
- [Aaron] No,
we're good, thanks.
Come here.
- You okay?
- Yeah.
(Mara giggling)
- Okay.
Hang on.
- I wonder if he
died in that bed.
- We could sleep
in the other room.
Come here.
Wait.
Wait, wait, wait.
Wait, wait.
I don't think this,
this is hard.
- Why?
- You're wasted.
I think I'm just gonna
put you to bed, yeah?
- Is this
just AA stuff?
- Maybe.
Why do you lie?
Hmm?
Why do you lie about us for?
You lied about me.
Lying doesn't work.
You know that.
- We just lie here?
- Yes.
We just lie here.
Till we fall asleep.
(dramatic music)
- Whoa, whoa, whoa!
- Dad's bed, huh?
- What?
- Get out!
- You could have
f***ing told me, Mara.
- You should get dressed.
- Why?
- People coming to set up, but
I think you already knew that.
- Sorry Ben.
I was gonna tell you.
- Yeah.
When, today?
The day of his wake?
I have to find out
in the middle
of the night at a f***ing bar
through the f***ing
Belizean grapevine.
Can you imagine that, Mara?
"Hey, mon, I'm really
sorry about your dad."
- Well, I don't know why
it's such a big deal.
It's not like you've
spoken in years.
- Who's this?
- Aaron.
This is my brother Ben.
Ben, this is Aaron.
- Hi.
- Would you like a coffee,
or a tea, or anything?
- I'd love some tea.
She didn't tell you about me?
- Not everything's
about you, Ben.
- Ouch.
So, you know how he died?
- Grace wouldn't tell me.
- No?
- [Mara] Said he died in
his sleep, or something?
- Mm-hmm. Alone.
- I don't know, I
would assume so.
- When's the last
time you saw him?
- How are you possibly
gonna use that on me?
- You know, you probably
shouldn't start this right now.
- You f***ing live here.
- [Ben] Yeah, and?
- I've been busy.
- Yeah.
I can see that.
Sorry.
Tell me your name again, man.
- Aaron.
- Aaron.
Great to meet you, man.
What's your deal?
Where you from, what do
you do, what do you love?
Tell me everything.
- I'm sorry about
your loss, man.
- It's alright.
- Aaron.
- Yeah.
- I wanna show you something.
- F***ing paradise.
- Wanna come?
(dramatic music)
- [Ben] Whoo!
(water splashes)
Yeah.
C'mon, man, get in the water.
Get in.
In the water.
- Stop it.
Stop!
- [Ben] F*** you stop.
- Stop it!
Stop it!
Stop it!
(water splashing)
F***ing stop it!
Stop!
F***ing stop!
(screaming) No!
Stop it!
- Mara!
- Hey Aaron!
You gotta come here, man,
check out these bats.
Come on, don't be scared.
Got your rabies shot, right?
Cool man, just messing around.
Pretty sure that's why
my dad bought this place.
- [Aaron] Because of the bats?
- Swimming hole, this cave.
It's primordial.
A return to the essential self
and the healing
powers of nature.
You know, that kind of thing.
- What kind of healing powers?
- You don't know, huh?
- I don't know much.
- Mom died when Mara was
11, and my dad lost it.
He moved us down here.
- [Aaron] Sounds like
an interesting guy.
- [Ben] Yeah.
- What's this all about, man?
- Just trying to understand.
(dramatic music)
- Where were you?
- Your brother
showed me the cave.
- [Mara] Did you like it?
- Yeah.
I like bats.
- (giggling) You do?
(Ben knocking on door)
- Mara.
Mara.
Linda's here with the will.
So, let's speed up whatever
it is you're doing.
- He's right here?
- Yeah.
Mara's busy.
- Well, I guess I can leave
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