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to New York.

And how's my kid

gonna deal with that?

So l'm just asking you,

what do you want here?

You want me

to tell you to stay?

No, no.

ls that what

you're looking for?

l said it. l would like you

guys to be happy. That's it.

That's all you want?

l got to go.

(ENGlNE REVVlNG)

(TlRES SCREECHlNG)

(HORNS HONKlNG)

(SlGHS)

(LOUD THUD)

(GASPlNG)

Mom.

-Oh...

-What's wrong?

Oh, l just...

l stood up too fast.

l just get

a little dizzy sometimes.

Sometimes? How often?

How long has this been going on for?

Where have you been, huh?

Does she have a name?

l liked Hannah.

She's good for you.

Let me just help you up.

(GROANS) l'm fine, l'm fine.

Do you want me

to call a doctor?

No, please. No violins.

l just need

a little fresh air.

SAM:
Mmm-hmm.

Yeah, l understand.

Mmm-hmm.

l appreciate it.

Thank you.

FEMALE DOCTOR:

Okay, l'm here to help.

Okay, bye.

She said

you have some kind of

plaque buildup

around your heart.

Mmm-hmm.

-Arterio...

-Sclerosis.

Mmm-hmm.

You've known about it

for a year.

Why aren't you treating it?

-l am treating it.

-By not eating Entenmann's?

That happens to be

a real sacrifice.

lt's an outpatient procedure.

lt will take four hours.

lt's not surgery.

l've had enough doctors

for one lifetime.

(TEAPOT WHlSTLlNG)

That's great, Mom,

suffer in silence.

That's really smart.

At least l do it

in silence.

SAM:
What a wonderful

philosophy, Mom.

lt really made

for a happy home.

l mean,

it's a great philosophy.

You didn't want to talk,

he didn't want to listen.

No one actually tells anyone

what's really happening.

Okay. Seeing that

your father is too dead to defend himself,

you got me.

Let's hear all about

how bad you had it.

He was a liar.

-Professionally.

-lt's a lot to live down to.

And this girl

you're dating,

that's the real reason

you're hanging around here, isn't it?

What is she,

a waitress?

(CHUCKLES)

Ah. Kid?

You don't want to

have this conversation, Mom.

How'd you guys meet?

No, no, no, play fair.

You don't want to

have this conversation.

lt's really not right

that you know all about Jerry

and l'm not allowed

to go after...

What was her name again?

You want to hear about her?

l'll tell you all about her.

Oh, can we rule out

Princess Charlotte of Monaco?

She has a son,

she's an ex-addict,

and we met at AA.

Trifecta! AA?

And she's Jerry's daughter.

You are an only child.

You know that.

Wait a minute. Did you know?

Hey, answer me. Did you know?

l don't know what

you're talking about.

Oh, my God.

Will you please stop lying

and just tell me the truth?

You know her name.

Say it.

LlLLlAN:
l don't know what

you want me to say.

Say it.

Say her name. Say it.

l am not going to have

this conversation with you.

-lt's Frankie!

-Who told you?

We moved past this

a long time ago. lt's over.

You knew.

His responsibility

was to this family.

Our family.

For you, for your sake,

you should be grateful.

She grew up

without a father.

lt was his choice.

-Was it?

-He made peace with it.

He hid $150,000

and gave me instructions

to give it to her.

Stop it.

-He wanted us to meet.

-l don't want to hear this.

He has a grandson.

What did you do?

lt's been lovely

to see you, Sam.

Maybe we'll do it again

in another couple of years.

MAN:
(ON MACHlNE)

Mr. Harper, l'm an attorney

calling on behalf

of James Richards

to let you know

your employment

is hereby terminated.

Under the circumstances,

you'd be well advised

to seek legal counsel

immediately.

SAM:
All right.

lt's arranged by genre, okay?

You got old school R&B,

mid-'70s funk sh*t,

pretty obscure jazz,

world music,

some West African drumming,

soundtracks to

the French pornos.

My personal top 40.

lt's a lot of rare sh*t.

lt's worth money.

JOSH:
This is so awesome.

Let's hook up

the record player

and play sh*t really loud

until she gets home.

l can't.

Wait. Come on.

Grand Theft Auto, pizza...

Maybe l'll even do

a little homework.

l can't. l got to go.

-When can you?

-l don't know.

Let's make a plan.

Enough with it.

Enough! Okay?

"Let's eat pizza, Sam.

Let's play video games."

l have real sh*t

to deal with.

And l can't babysit you

because you don't have

any real friends.

Don't look at me like that.

l have to go back

to New York now.

Will you tell, uh...

(CLEARS THROAT)

Will you tell Frankie that

l'll call her

when l get there?

You tell her, douche.

l'm not your f***ing secretary.

TEACHER:
All right, guys,

we have the helix.

There's two different

parts of it.

You have the tangent

and the axis.

Can anyone

tell me the difference

between the right

and the left-handed helix?

(TEACHER CONTlNUES TALKlNG

lNDlSTlNCTLY)

(RHYTHMlC ROCK MUSlC PLAYlNG)

(STUDENTS GASP)

(lNDlSTlNCT TALKlNG)

(CELL PHONE RlNGlNG)

Yeah.

Yes, it is.

Hi, this is Sam Harper.

You've been trying

to reach me?

JANE:
You've been avoiding

us, Mr. Harper.

You're being charged

with violating Section 5

of the Federal Trade

Commission Act.

(PHONE BEEPlNG)

We need a complete accounting

of your records

or we'll go after you

as an individual.

-Do you understand?

-Can you hold on for a second?

Look, I don't think

you're taking this seriously enough.

We can hold you in contempt.

l could not be taking this

any more seriously.

Please, if you could just

give me a second.

-l need to take this call.

-You have 30 seconds.

Hi. l was

going to call you.

Hey. Josh broke

a kid's nose,

and the parents

are going to press charges.

Oh, Jesus...

Yeah. l'm headed

to school right now.

Can you please come?

l'm totally freaking out.

Hello?

l'm at the airport.

Right. Yeah, forget it.

Forget it. F***.

WOMAN:
Sir?

Picture lD?

(GRUNTS)

(SlGHS) Come on.

l'm here

to pick up my son.

Josh...

Hi.

Hey, monkey.

Are you okay?

l'm sorry.

l know. l know you are.

l've convinced

Derek's parents not to press charges.

Oh, thank God.

Let's talk in my office.

Thank you.

Hey, l had money

on the fight.

JOSH:
So,

maybe l could do like

40 hours of

community service?

And l could go back

to Toluca Park?

No, honey.

Are you sure?

We got to find you

a new school.

We can talk about it

tomorrow, okay?

lt's going to be

okay, monkey.

Can l...

Can l talk to him for a second?

Six rules.

And listen up,

because l don't know

if l'm gonna be able to

tell you this again, okay?

These are from my father.

Number one.

lf you like something

because you think

other people are gonna like it,

it's a sure bet

no one will.

Number two.

Most doors in the world are closed,

so if you find one

that you want to get into,

you damn well better have

an interesting knock.

And if you knock

like you drum, you'll be fine.

Number three.

Everything that you think is important

isn't.

And everything that

you think is unimportant is.

Number four.

Don't sh*t where you eat.

l wasn't planning on it.

He meant that

metaphorically, of course.

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