Prowl

PROWL:

Hey, this is Dustin.

If it's about the apartment,

just leave me a message.

Hi, Dustin, it's Amber calling again.

I've tried to reach you

a couple of times.

I'd really like to come

take a look at the apartment,

so if you could just give me a call back

whenever you get this, that'd be great.

Thanks. Bye.

Dustin?

What? No, it's Susie.

You sound weird. Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Okay, so we're all meeting up

at Ray's house tonight,

and I need you to be there.

I don't know. I think I'm

just going to stay home tonight.

No, come on, it'll be fun.

And I need you

to protect me against Peter.

Please?

- Okay.

- Yeah?

- Okay.

- Cool.

All right, I'll see you later.

Come on, Keith, the sign says "open."

Thank you.

All right, just put it back unless

you're gonna magically grow five years.

I'm not 16, I'm 18.

Oh, well, we got cigarettes on sale.

No way! No f***ing way!

- Amber, how do you do it?

- Sure, everyone just come on in.

It's not like I got a dog

or a wife to go home to.

I bet Peter five bucks that I could

run here before they could drive here.

Nice work, Speedy Gonzales.

Okay.

What? I'm 21.

In like two months, Keith, come on!

Well, I'll see you then, Scorpio.

I got it, I got it.

- Finally. An adult.

- Sorry.

The van's been making that noise again.

And we need some chips.

- See you later, Keith.

- Bye!

Hey, Amber?

Did you really run all the way

from Ray's house?

It's a small town.

I think I can see

the elliptical galaxy from here.

Okay.

Thanks.

I see

a big bear torso,

but the lower half is a serpent.

It's like...

I don't know, it's like a naked chick

- with a really hairy...

- Be careful.

...muff.

- You see where the crescent of stars?

- Okay.

If you look above that

and then to the right...

- Hey, did you get my...

- Hey.

I know that you did. I know that...

Nachos!

- Did you get any salsa?

- Thank you very much.

Did you get... Thank you.

- Did you get any salsa?

- No.

They didn't get any dip.

I can... I can give you some dip.

You know what?

Susie, you know I can't have this talk

with you every single month.

You always tell me

that you're not gonna give in to him,

and then you do.

And then you always tell me

how weird it is the next morning.

And I have to say, "I told you so."

Yeah, well,

not this time.

Not this time?

No. Not this time.

Maybe you should. Then he can

lick the beer off your face.

- Yeah, he'd like that.

- Yeah, I'm sure he would.

Well, I need another beer.

- Do you want one?

- No, I'm good.

I didn't spill mine on me.

I don't know. Maybe.

Let's just see what happens.

Nothing just happens.

You gotta make a move.

I know.

Okay.

How many chicks have you been with?

All right, look, I'm on a mission now.

By the end of the night, you'll be

screaming Amber's name in ecstasy,

- and I am gonna help you.

- Well, I didn't ask you to.

How?

By creating a sexier atmosphere.

Take this.

Who's up for some skinny-dipping?

Susie! Get naked with me.

Amber. Jump in for once.

What's that supposed to mean?

Nothing... Come on.

Don't be such a f***ing freak!

Peter!

What?

Amber,

come on, I didn't mean it like that.

We cool?

Yeah. We cool.

Alrighty.

This is gonna be awesome!

Come on!

Three, two, one!

What are you doing? Eric!

You want some food?

Nah.

Nothing tastes good

in this town anyway.

I just need to get out.

You always say that.

Yeah, but this time I mean it.

This town eats people alive.

It's not that bad.

Yeah, for you.

Well, yeah, I like this town.

I'm happy here.

I won't be happy till I spend my

first night in the big city.

Well, when you know what you want,

you can't let anything hold you back.

Thanks.

You know,

I really needed to hear that.

What?

I thought we were...

You thought wrong.

Mom. Mom, come on.

Let's get you into bed, come on.

Is your father home?

Yeah, in the urn on the mantle.

- For over a year now.

- Oh, God.

He always used to wake me up,

take me up to bed.

Yeah, if throwing you on top of the covers

and coming back out to watch TV counts.

Come on. Come on.

I'm sorry.

You're a good girl.

You know, your father,

he wanted a boy,

but I'm so glad that they gave us you.

What do you mean, "They gave you me"?

People...

The nice people at the agency.

The agency.

What agency?

Mom.

Mom!

Sh*t.

Hey, Amber.

You all right?

- Hey, Dustin, it's Amber.

- Hey, Amber.

Listen, I was gonna call you. I just

got a better offer on the apartment.

- What?

- Yeah, this guy, he...

No, no, no, no! You said...

No, I said I'd hold it for you.

I didn't say how long, though.

And this guy has got, you know,

cash and everything, so, you know.

Look, Dustin,

you are the only one that can help.

I need this apartment, please!

If you can bring me first and

last month's rent by noon tomorrow.

Really?

Yeah, but you'd have to

bring it in cash, though.

I have to be

in Chicago by noon tomorrow

'cause I'm going somewhere...

- Okay, thank you so much.

- No, it's all right.

- Thank you.

- All right, cool.

- See you tomorrow then. Bye.

- Okay. Bye.

God, you're really moving?

First of the month.

But I have to get the

deposit in by tomorrow.

I'm gonna miss you.

A little.

I'm gonna miss you, too.

What do you need?

A ride.

A ride? You know my car got impounded.

No. No, no, no.

Peter will drive us if you ask him.

I can't,

it was really weird this morning.

You're so right about that, again.

You know how important this is to me.

You're really doing this, aren't you?

Not without your help.

I tell you what.

Peter gets off work in an hour.

See if Ray can drive, and if he can't,

I'll get Peter to do it.

Oh, my God, a road trip!

That sounds so fun!

My God!

We can all go dancing at a club!

Hell, yeah, let's do it!

I just need you guys to drive.

My dad found out I had a party.

I mean, did you see the boot on my car?

I can't drive it for a week.

- Why are we even washing it?

- I don't...

- I don't know why we're washing it.

- It's such an unusual disciplinary reaction.

I know, right, the punishment

restricts me from leaving

the very house I fouled with my antics.

- God, your dad's weird.

- God, your mom's sexy.

- My mom?

- Guys, guys!

Look, I'll buy the gas

if someone else drives.

- All right, just keep your phone on.

- Yeah. Okay.

- My mom?

- Your mom, yeah.

We can crash at my cousin's.

All you have to do is drive.

But my car's in the shop till tomorrow.

- What about your mom's car?

- What about your mom's car?

I can't tell my mom about this

until I have everything figured out.

All right, I get it.

And I think it's really cool

that you're doing this,

but my mom needs her car for work.

Let me try some of my friends.

Thank you. You're a good guy.

You can be a dick sometimes!

You know, there is

one more person you can try.

I still think I should...

Well, yeah,

that would have been perfect.

- But what?

- But Eric's driving so it's okay.

- I know...

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