Nights in Rodanthe

[ALARM CLOCK BEEPING]

ADRIENNE:

Amanda!

[HEAVY METAL MUSIC

PLAYING LOUDLY]

Amanda, turn that down!

Jeez.

Danny, are you still on that thing?

We've gotta go, honey.

We gotta get rolling here.

Did your sister come in here

to help you with anything?

Uh-huh.

Your father's gonna be here

in five minutes.

Please get motivated. Get dressed.

Amanda. Amanda?

[HEAVY METAL MUSIC

PLAYING LOUDLY ON STEREO]

-I can't even hear myself think in here.

-What?

[MUSIC STOPS]

How can I help you...

...get ready to leave this house

in time for your father if you won't help?

You can do it, Mom. I believe in you.

I have a ferry to catch

and I've only got two hands.

-Count them:
one, two.

-She can count too.

That's enough, smart mouth.

What is that on your stomach?

Go wash it off.

-Are these clean?

ADRIENNE:
No.

Actually, I can't wash it off,

because it's a real tattoo.

-What?

-Whoa.

You got a tattoo

without asking permission?

-Wait till Dad sees.

-You're an idiot.

-Please!

DANNY:
No, you are!

-You are!

-Out!

-Get out of my room!

DANNY:
Stupid idiot!

[SIGHS]

[CHUCKLES]

I don't wanna go with Dad.

Oh, honey...

It's Orlando, Dan.

There's lots to do, it'll be fun.

No, it won't.

Okay, so it won't.

But you know what, we'll talk every day.

Okay.

You're being so brave.

Mm.

Amanda, your father's here.

You better cover that thing up...

...unless you wanna deal

with your father.

You look tired.

Yeah. I'm sure I do.

-Who wants to have some fun around here?

AMANDA:
Daddy.

JACK:

Ah. Oh.

-Go on.

DANNY:
Come on. How you doing?

Come on, give me a big hug. Ade.

Jack.

-Danny's medicine's in his backpack.

JACK:
He takes them every night.

-She's got a report due.

-On Magellan. Yeah, she and I talked.

Look, Ade, between you and me,

we got it covered.

I've gotta get on the road.

Shouldn't you be leaving?

-Sit down.

-I've got a ferry to catch.

-For a minute, please.

-Ahem.

Yeah?

I wanna come home.

What?

I don't know how I could have

been so stupid.

I know any chance

that you could forgive me...

-Forgive you?

-... is out the window.

-Only-

-Only what?

I want a chance.

I'm not saying that I deserve it.

-Jack, I can't. Please.

-I'll try like anything.

Adrienne. I love you.

I love you so much.

I know what I've lost here...

...and I'll do anything in my power

to get it back.

Jack, you can't just walk in here

and do this to me out of the blue.

Because it didn't work out

with what's-her-name?

We ought to be together.

Now, Adrienne, you know that.

All you've gotta do is look at the children.

-Come on. Come to Orlando with us.

-What?

We'll put the kids on the dumb rides.

It'll give us time to be alone.

Oh, Jack, I can't, I can't.

I told Jean that I would help her,

you know.

-I'm going to do what I said I would do.

-Okay. Okay. Okay.

When I get back, we'll talk?

Yeah, okay.

We'll talk when you get back.

Jack, okay, we'll talk then.

Hey, guys.

[DOORBELL RINGS]

AGENT:
Oh, Dr. Flanner.

I thought we'd missed you.

No, I-

Tell them I hope they're happy here.

JEAN:
You remember where I keep

the extra towels?

I know where everything is. I'll be fine.

JEAN:
You have to wait for the hot water

to burble up.

You reminded me twice.

And I got an emergency generator...

...in case the storm turns into anything

and you lose power.

It's never been turned on before,

so I wouldn't count on it.

If it gets stuck, kick it hard.

And that goes for most things around here.

Jack wants to come back.

Uh-huh. I wouldn't worry

about the storm, though.

Weatherman's always predicting this,

predicting that.

-What do you think?

-I'm not gonna say...

...because if I do and you say

you're gonna let him come back to you...

You gonna let him come back?

I don't know.

Uh-huh.

The storm boards

are underneath the house.

I'll figure it all out.

If they issue a warning,

just get out of here.

This place has been through

so many hurricanes...

...I wouldn't even worry about it.

Won't feel a thing.

So, what happened?

Jack get tired of that Miss Flip-Curl

he was reptiling around with?

Your best friend?

She was not my friend.

She was in my car pool.

You're my best friend.

Don't play me.

[JEAN CHUCKLES]

What? The kids want things

back to normal, you know?

Doing it for the children?

Which reminds me...

...when are you gonna send me

Miss Amanda so I can out-attitude her...

...and send her home right?

[CHUCKLES]

I wish you would. I wish you would.

Where was that man? Hmm?

Where was Jack when your father died?

Your father,

who was so good to him too.

[SIGHS]

Anyway...

When do the guests arrive?

Guest, meaning one. Tonight.

I thought about

closing this place down...

...but when a man calls from Raleigh

and he offers to pay double the price...

...as my grandmama used to say,

"Count your blessings, keep on stepping. "

Which is exactly what you need to do

when it comes to Reptile Jack.

You should have married that hippie potter

with the great ass back in school.

Hell, I should have married

the hippie potter with the great ass.

-Love you.

-Be safe.

Have fun for the both of us.

Have fun yourself.

[SIGHS]

Hello?

[BELL RINGS]

Anybody here?

Hello?

Oh.

Ah, you must be Mr. Flanner.

Yeah. Yeah, I am.

Ah. The wind just came up.

Ah.

Let's get you signed in.

You must have taken the 3:30 ferry.

You're early.

Yeah. Yeah, I did.

Four nights, leaving Tuesday?

Pretty early. I've got a flight to catch.

If you don't mind signing this, please.

Yeah, you may have heard some talk

about bad weather. Um...

Radio said only 50-percent chance-

Yeah, I heard something about that.

It doesn't matter.

People come here even in winter

for the beach, you know.

It doesn't matter.

Oh, if you don't mind,

please fill out the home address.

-Jean always asks for home address.

-I thought you were Jean.

Oh, Jean and I are old friends.

She had to work in Miami,

so I'm standing in for her.

Look, I'm gonna leave this home address

blank, if you don't mind.

Okay.

Okay.

-Sorry.

-It's all right.

It's called the Blue Room.

Oh, the hot water,

you may have to give it a little time...

...to burble up at you.

If you need any extra blankets, towels,

anything, don't hesitate to ask.

After all, you are the only guest.

If you're lucky, you'll see bankers.

That's the wild ponies

that were descendents of the horses...

...that were shipwrecked here hundreds

of years ago. They swam miles to shore.

Well, uh, dinner's at 8.

Or 7, 7:
30 if you'd prefer.

Whatever time you'd like because-

I'm the only guest. Seven-thirty's great.

Yes.

-Can I get you anything else?

-No, I think I've got everything.

ADRIENNE:

Okay.

["MAMA, HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER

MEAN" PLAYING ON RADIO]

[CHUCKLES]

Oh, Jean.

[JAZZ PLAYING ON RADIO

AND ADRIENNE HUMMING]

MAN [ON RADIO]:
Tightly lock and secure

doors and windows...

... and bring all deck furniture,

anything which may be blown away, inside.

WOMAN [ON RADIO]:

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