Me Again Page #5

That's a little rude.

Well, you were having

a pity party out loud,

so naturally I assumed

everyone was invited.

I thought I was alone.

# Oh, I'm all alone #

# And nobody cares,#

# Ooh, I'm all alone #

# Ooh, I'm all alone #

You're never alone, son.

You should know that.

I know you.

You're that guy

from the TV commercial.

And I know you.

You're the guy who's ready

to throw it all away,

cause you think life's unfair.

If you're so smart,

why are you in jail?

Oh, I like jail.

Folks who end up in jail

usually spend a lot of time

thinking about the mistakes

they made in life,

their regrets.

So, people who are at the end

of their rope are more likely

to buy into your program?

If that's what it takes.

Look, I'm gonna

level with you.

This is not me, okay?

I'm not who you think I am.

This, this is not...

I'm not this person.

I mean, this, this is not me.

I'm serious.

Why are you doing that?

You couldn't possibly

understand how I feel.

Here's what you

need to understand.

What you feel is a choice.

Happiness is

a decision you make.

Hey, that door is locked.

Of course, it's locked.

This is a jail.

Sleep on it, son.

You're running out of time.

Wait a minute.

Hey! Hey!

So, this is what

rock bottom feels like.

Dad, come back.

It's over.

I'm home.

I'm home.

April?

Daddy?

Ruby?

It's okay, honey.

I'm here.

You were just

having a bad dream.

I want Daddy.

But Daddy's right here.

Daddy's not far away, honey.

And he loves you very much.

She's having a

bad dream about Daddy again?

She's going to be fine.

We're all going to be fine.

Tell me a story.

A story?

What's going on?

We were just about

to tell a story.

Come on.

Once upon a time, there was

a man with two sons who lived

on a farm, and one of the sons

thought that life on the farm

was too hard of work

and too boring,

and so he left in search

of something different.

He ran away?

Kind of.

He was jealous of the way that

other people lived, rich people,

people who he thought

had exciting lives.

While he was away, he, he

kept getting into all kinds of

trouble, because he kept doing

things that he knew were wrong.

Well, one day, the son decided

that he had had enough

of this life, and he just

wanted to go home.

He felt that life really wasn't

worth much without his family

and his farm.

So, he went home,

and his father

was so excited to see him

that he threw him

this big party.

Did they have

ice cream and a pinata?

Sure.

Why not?

Well, what does

the story mean, Mom?

It means that no matter what

you've done, who you've become,

or how far you've strayed...

- that our heavenly Father

and our earthly father

will always welcome us

back with open arms.

It's never too late to go home.

It's never too late.

Have you seen Dad?

Uh, yeah, he's around.

Why?

I wanted to talk

to him about, you know,

what happened last night with

Colin and the police and all.

Uh, yeah, I think

that's a really good idea.

Hey, would you mind watching

Mike and Ruby

for me this afternoon?

I've gotta run out for a while.

Twenty bucks?

How about ten?

Dad always gives me 20.

Actually, I know

for a fact that he doesn't.

Your father and I have a lot

more in common than you think.

Dad always

burns the pancakes,

so I guess you have

that in common, too.

Hm?

Oh, oh!

Who wants to go to

Uncle Tony's for breakfast?

Kids!

Hey, Uncle Tony.

Hey.

Good to see you.

April, I tried to give

Rich these papers.

He wouldn't take them.

It's me again.

Rich?

Yeah, yeah.

I woke up last night as April.

Oh, buddy,

you look terrible.

Oh, this, this is awful.

Actually,

t's been pretty great.

I envy my wife's

relationship with the kids.

All that's

going to change now.

Well, look, dude,

whatever you're going to do,

you'd better do it quick.

You've got court

in an hour.

Okay, okay.

What comes next?

Well, you have

to face your enemy,

and you have to defeat it.

Okay.

Who's the enemy?

Who's the enemy?

You.

You've always been

your own worst enemy.

All right, listen,

after the kids finish eating,

can you take them back

to your place for a while?

Yeah, yeah, sure.

This ends today.

Kids.

Ha, ha.

You, we need to talk.

Excuse me.

Who are you?

Your Honor, that's

a really good question.

Just who are you?

Do you even know anymore?

You're a man of the cloth

sitting in a divorce court.

I mean, you don't even

believe in divorce!

You must be the defendant

in Chaplin versus Chaplin.

Well, wait.

No, you're the one

who filed,

citing irreconcilable differences.

Oh, we're

different all right.

I'm nothing

like you, not anymore.

What do you want me to do?

How about wake up?

While you sit

around complaining

that nothing exciting

ever happens in your life,

all the good parts

are passing you by.

I get that now.

I realize... what you need

to realize

is that it's not about

being someone else.

It's about being the best

you that you can be.

She has a point.

I've tried,

and it gets me nowhere.

That's because you always

try to do it by yourself.

God wants to help you, Rich.

He wants to help you do stuff,

and if you don't let him,

he might very well let you fail.

And trust me, as time goes by,

his methods can get

a little extreme.

Are you saying you want

to withdraw your petition

for a divorce?

I'm saying

that happiness is a choice.

It's a conscious decision

you have to make.

Choose to step up

and lead this family

away from

the brink of disaster.

If you need help,

just ask for it.

God will help you.

What's it gonna be?

Ma'am?

Ma'am, you cannot just

walk out on these proceedings.

Mrs. Chaplin!

Fight for us.

Fight for us, Rich.

We can't have a

divorce without a petitioner.

Postponed 30 days.

Next.

I'm so sorry.

I was too late.

Are you saying they're

better off without me?

Why?

My heart came apart.

I just want to go home, Lord.

I promise you that I will,

I will choose to rejoice.

I will choose to see

and appreciate all

of the blessings in my life,

but I can't do it alone, God.

Help me

to go home again.

Please.

Help me be me again.

Help me be me again.

I just want to be me again.

I just want to be me again.

- How come I'm not in the picture?

- Because you haven't wanted to be.

- Did you ever wish you were someone else?

- You have no idea.

Give you a

new heart and spirit.

- God doesn't work this way!

- You mean miracles?

Dad, come back.

I'm saying your

prayers were answered.

Have you lost your mind?

Tony?

It's me, Rich.

Yeah.

Tony, look at me.

What do you see?

I see a stark-raving lunatic.

Thank you, Lord!

I'm me again!

It's the most amazing thing.

I mean, I asked

God for a miracle,

and he blessed me with this

unbelievable experience.

I mean, I, I spent a week

turning into all

these different people,

but all I wanted to do

was just to come back home

and be me again.

A week?

Dude, I just talked

to you a half an hour ago.

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