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Now, bear in mind

my father was not all that successful.

Number five.

Lean into it.

What does that mean?

lt means that the outcome

doesn't matter.

What matters is

that you're there for it.

Whatever "it" is,

good or bad.

Kind of like right now.

And finally, number six,

a personal favorite.

Never sleep with someone who

has more problems than you.

Hey!

(CHUCKLES)

And my very own.

Always assume your mother's listening.

That is definitely a rule.

Your mom is

always listening.

So those are the rules.

Thanks, man.

Good luck, champ.

Sleep.

SAM:
We have to...

Please don't go.

l just...

Oh, God,

l'm a horrible person.

Hey.

l want you to stay with us.

-Please don't.

-lt's okay.

l've heard everything.

Come on. Relapses, jail,

l've heard everything.

l'm scared, too.

We'll figure it out.

You are going

to hate me.

How do you know

what l'm going to feel, huh?

Are you me?

Yeah...

Sort of.

l'm his son.

Jerry, he's my father.

He asked me

to give you the money.

l wanted to tell you.

l should have told you.

Stop. Stop, stop, stop.

-Frankie, l am so sorry.

-Get out. Get out.

Get out. Get out.

Get out. Get out!

Get out of my house!

Get out!

(GRUNTS)

l'm going. Okay.

Get out!

(BREATHlNG HEAVlLY)

(PEOPLE TALKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY)

l'm okay.

l'm sorry, baby.

l'm sorry you had to see that.

(SOBBlNG)

Are you okay?

Yeah, l'm okay.

l'm okay, we're okay, honey. We're okay.

Thanks.

Hi, Carol.

(SOFT R&B MUSlC PLAYlNG)

lf this is redemption

Why do l bother at all?

There's nothing to mention

And nothing has changed

Still I'd rather be

working for something

Than praying for the rain

So I wander on

till someone else is saved

(lNDlSTlNCT CONVERSATlONS)

Me l was holding

All of my secrets

soft and hid

Pages were folded

then there was nothing at all

Um, sit wherever you want.

If in the future

l might need myself a savior

l'll remember

what was written on that wall

That we don't eat until

your father's at the table

We don't drink until

the devil's turned to dust

Never once has any man

l've met been able to love

So if l were you

l'd have a little trust

HANNAH:
(ON MACHlNE)

Hey, it's Hannah. Leave a message.

SAM:
Hey, Han, it's me.

My mom's going

into Cedars tomorrow.

Cedars is a...

lt's not a forest, it's a hospital.

lt's just for this,

uh, well...

lt's supposed to be

for this outpatient procedure.

lt's not an emergency

or anything.

But l just thought

l'd tell you that.

l also really wanted

to tell you that l'm...

(BEEPS)

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(CHUCKLES)

(SOFT R&B CONTlNUES)

So if in the future

l might need myself a savior

l'll remember what

was written on that wall

You can wait downstairs.

lt shouldn't be too long.

All right.

(MAN ON PA

SPEAKlNG lNDlSTlNCTLY)

l'll be here

when you get out, okay?

Okay.

Oh, would you take these?

Finish your sentence.

What's the other reason

you were calling?

l'm sorry about everything.

l'm sorry.

l love you.

Sweetie, you look like

all kinds of sh*t.

l told her.

l gave her the money.

l knew you would.

You're not coming

back, are you?

Well, that may be up to

the fine people

at the Federal

Trade Commission.

lt's a good thing

you're going to be a lawyer.

l'm gonna need one.

l will dig my way out,

one mess at a time.

But this is where

l'm supposed to be.

l'm not worried

about you anymore.

Or as worried.

l was thinking maybe

you could stay.

l got into NYU.

Han, that's...

That's great!

Congratulations.

That's wonderful.

l'm happy for you.

And UCLA.

(BOTH CHUCKLE)

l knew you'd turn out to be

a halfway-decent guy.

Mom?

You okay?

l made him choose.

And he chose us.

(SlGHS) Marriage, Sam.

Well, you're going

to find out.

l didn't think

it would turn out this way.

l don't know...

lf l hadn't have done it,

l don't know that

things would have

turned out any better.

Maybe there'd be

another family. And another.

Well, he made up his mind.

l wasn't going to let him ruin the

one thing l had created.

The only thing

that made sense.

You.

But it didn't really

work out that way, did it?

Every time he looked at me,

he must have seen Frankie.

He saw what he gave up.

l would have

avoided me, too.

l hope you never

have to know what it's like

to love someone

and then find out

you're not enough.

l was trying to protect you

from ever feeling that.

Don't you think

l believed l was flying to your defense

with all the courage

in my heart?

You're my son, Sam.

My son.

lt was the only thing

l could do.

l'm not sure if we're ever

going to agree on that.

-But l love you.

-(SOBS)

l guess

maybe we could both

start trying to be...

Be people.

(BOTH LAUGH)

Be people!

l told him

it was my fault

that you were always

so far away, and he said,

"Just watch.

Sam's going to surprise you."

(SNlFFLES)

Oh.

l think this is

meant for you.

SAM:
Come on, man,

it's her last check.

She must have left something.

A forwarding address,

a phone number?

Look, man. l don't

know what to tell you. She just quit.

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FRANKlE:
Josh, your records

are in the living room.

JOSH:
All right.

Okay.

-Last one.

-l love it. l'll take it.

You want some help

getting these in?

No, you did

enough already.

-Whatever.

-Thanks so much.

Okay, so,

dinner Thursday.

-Yes.

-Okay.

-Baked ziti.

-Sure. Whatever that is.

(LAUGHS)

SAM:
This is what I call

a healthy meal.

FRANKlE:
(LAUGHlNG) Oh!

SAM:
All right. Let me hear

Keith Moon! Keith Moon!

(RHYTHMlC DRUMMlNG)

(DRUMMlNG CONTlNUES)

(DRUMMlNG RHYTHMlCALLY)

(DRUMMlNG ON DOOR CONTlNUES)

Well, that was quite a knock.

ls it Halloween?

ls Sam home?

No. He's out.

Who are you?

l'm Josh.

Lillian.

Um...

Can l leave him a note?

Josh! Enough chips.

We're having dinner.

But it's sour cream and onion.

lt's like milk and vegetables.

Give me one.

(BRAKES SCREECHlNG)

You did this?

-Mom.

-(BRAKES SCREECHlNG)

You need to talk to him.

Just lean into it, man.

What do you want?

l came to tell you

how sorry l am.

The one guy taking

interest in my kid and it had to be you.

And you lied

about recovering. Who does that?

-That is sacred!

-l know.

No, you don't know.

l let you in.

You humiliated me.

Please. Just go.

l'm sorry that l hurt you.

l never meant

to do that, Frankie.

Please, let me tell you this.

Let me show you something.

lf you never want

to see me again,

l completely understand.

Just don't turn your back

on me. Just listen. Please.

Why did you do this to me?

-l was scared.

-Of what?

Of you! Of everything!

Six weeks ago

l had no idea you existed,

and there you were.

And l needed the money.

You know?

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