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Present from Mom.

All right.

- You good?

- Yeah.

He was so close to success.

Alright? So close to saving his love.

So, why does he turn back?

Why does he ruin everything?

With all of his power

as a musician,

all the perfection

of his talent,

he's still only a mortal.

And mortals are flawed.

We are all of us,

cracked vessels.

Hold on once second.

I'll be right back.

Hildy.

Hildy!

Here.

I may pay you a

visit at your place of residence,

or your place

of employment.

Such visits need not

be precipitated

by advance notice

of any kind.

These are the stipulations

as to movement and travel.

You are to stay within

Snohomish County.

A lot of guys get out

and think they're free.

But you're not free yet.

Not by a long shot.

Ted?

Yeah?

Um...

I'm trying to print this thing

and it went away.

Where is it?

Over here.

You go up here,

to "file,"

and "print."

Thank you.

Good night.

The cellular customer

you are calling is not available.

Please leave your message

after the tone.

Hello.

Hey, it's me.

Oh. Uh...

Hello?

Yes. Hi. Hi, how are you?

I'm good.

Uh, I was just...

wondering what you were doing.

Um... Just, uh...

you know, cleaning up after dinner.

What are you up to?

Um...

Not much. I was kind of

missing you a little bit.

I was wondering if maybe

I could see you.

Uh...

Well, that's nice.

Are you okay?

You sound weird.

Um, yeah. Can you hold on

one second?

Just hold on

one second.

Hey.

Hi, I'm sorry.

You just kind of...

caught me by surprise there.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I called your cell,

but you didn't pick up, so I just...

I called the home phone.

I hope that's okay?

How was your day?

Uh...

It was fine.

How was your day?

Uh... Good.

You okay?

Yeah, I don't know.

Um...

We got a bunch of

people over right now.

I'm actually sort of

hiding out in the garage.

You're...

You're in the garage?

Yeah. It's actually not bad.

I mean, I kind of

like it in here.

You know, maybe...

Maybe they're not

so bad, Chris. You know?

Yeah, I don't know.

It's just...

There's like one girl, and her

voice is, like, really loud and...

I don't know.

Well, maybe it wouldn't be

the worst thing

for you to meet

some girls either.

Yeah.

Of course, yeah.

I mean...

It's just like girls that hang

out with my brother. I mean...

I don't know.

I just think spending time with

people, um, would be good for you.

You know?

Give it an hour, okay?

And just see how it goes.

Just do it for me,

Chris, okay?

All right. All right.

All right.

I will do it for you.

Good night, Beasley.

Good night, Chris.

- Definitely did.

- No, I didn't.

- Katherine Donnley.

- Yeah, I know.

- I know, 'cause she's my older sister.

- Oh.

And I totally had the biggest

crush on you in Junior High.

- You're Lindy?

- Linda.

I remember.

Put these in your mouth.

Drink them hard.

Grab one.

Come on, Chris.

Pop two of these in your...

Guys, does Ted

have brain damage?

Definitely.

Dude, I told you.

I'm on parole.

I can't f***ing drink.

These people know, but you

can't seem to remember.

Mm.

I got yours.

Hey, man.

- Slow down.

- We're done.

- Can you hold this for one second?

- Yep. Got it.

Okay, um, make a wish.

I'll take the shot

and make your dreams come true.

There's no ball

so there's no point in this.

It's just a game.

Hey, Connelly. What's up?

Shane wanted to drop by

to say hey.

How does

freedom feel, man?

Um, I'll see you guys.

Nice talking to you.

Cool.

Listen, I just wanted to say

face-to-face I'm sorry, all right?

I owe you one.

Whatever you want, whatever you

need, you let me know, okay?

Get the f*** off me.

Where are you going?

F*** you, man.

Get out of my way, or I'll run

this sh*t through you, I swear.

He just came by to apologize and

say thank you. That's the only...

You're f***ing friends

with him?

You're f***ing friends with that

trigger-happy piece of sh*t?

I'm not good friends with him,

he's just...

You don't come to see me, and

you're hanging out with him?

Maybe I should have

narced on you both.

Are you okay?

What happened?

Okay, stop. What are you doing?

What are you doing? Stop.

Stop.

What are you doing?

I love you.

I love you

and I wanna be with you.

Chris, I can't. I'm married.

I have a family.

They're all in the house

right now.

I know. I know.

But I know you love me.

I know you need me.

Chris, I have to...

I have to be with my family.

I'm sorry.

Is that it?

You're just gonna

shut me out?

No, no. I...

We can be friends.

Chris, I think

we can be friends...

We're not friends.

I mean, you're the only person

I can talk to.

You're everything to me.

That's too much

pressure, Chris.

It's too much for me.

I know you feel that way

about me.

I know you do.

You told me I'm the only one

you can talk to.

I have to fix that.

- Why?

- Because that's the problem.

I have to save

my marriage.

I have to save my family.

I've been messing it up there

for too long, okay? Please.

I can't do this thing

where I can't even

see you or talk to you.

It was better before

when I was locked up,

we could talk on

the phone for real.

- Yes, I know. I know.

- This is...

- I know, I know...

- F***!

We can be friends, Chris.

I think we can be friends who...

who can take care of each other

and...

have each others backs

and stuff, okay?

How are we gonna

be friends?

I'm...

Am I gonna come over to your house

and hang out with your family?

Yes.

- Yes, Chris. That's what you're gonna do.

- What?

You're gonna come over,

and you can...

get to know Hildy, and you

can get to know Tom, and...

We can...

spend time together.

That's what friends do, okay?

You want that?

That's what you want?

What...

are you doing?

Uh... I was thinking maybe

we could...

I've got work

in the morning.

Oh, I know. I know.

Carol.

I can't.

You know, but the doctor said

it's not entirely physical.

I mean, we could try and...

You know, we don't

have to do it.

Carol...

Please.

Could you just let me

get some sleep.

Okay, sure.

Hildy, how many times do I have to

tell you to get dressed already?

He's gonna be here

any minute.

How many times

have I told you

I will get ready

when he gets here.

It literally takes me

30 seconds to get ready.

Jesus.

Hey, wait a second.

Come back here, Hildy,

I'm speaking to you.

So did I do something

to upset you,

or was there something

you want to say to me?

What?

It's just 'cause

I'm a teenager, Mom.

It's what teenage girls do.

Okay.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Come on in.

Okay.

Well, this is it.

Wow.

It's, uh, not much,

but, works for us, so...

It's very nice.

Hildy's getting dressed.

She'll be out in just a minute.

Hildy! Chris is here.

Oh, Tom is at a car show

in Everett,

so he sends his regards.

- Oh, okay.

- Okay.

That's a bummer.

Um... So, uh,

is that what I think it is?

Oh, yes. Those boxes.

That's your case right there.

- Wow.

- Yeah.

- Pretty glamorous, huh?

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