Psycho Brother In-Law Page #5

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Says he thinks his son

deserved the whipping.

- So you're not taking

David into custody?

- No, ma'am.

But with his record,

he better watch himself.

I'll be back

to finish your statements.

Excuse me.

- I don't know.

- What?

- I get he thought

he was protecting Laura.

But you didn't see him.

He was acting

like a crazed mad man.

- And that Ron kid

is a little bastard.

I've had a bad feeling about

him from the beginning

and David only did

what I would have done.

- Yeah, but you're never here,

so you didn't do anything.

- You're right.

You're right.

- Laura, honey, you okay?

- Yeah, I'm okay, Mom.

- Come here.

Come here.

Why didn't you tell me

David has a record?

Tell me the truth,

Eric, please.

- Babe, we've had

a long day.

- Eric...

- Let's get some rest...

- Eric, if you don't tell me,

I don't know what I'm gonna do!

- David was just trying

to be a good brother.

He was just trying

to protect me.

I was being bullied.

He had a baseball bat

and he hit the guy, okay?

And he accidentally

killed him.

- Are you kidding?

He's a murderer.

- No, no.

No, babe.

We were kids.

He was just trying

to protect me!

- I can't believe you didn't

tell me this a long time ago!

That's just wrong!

Eric, I am your wife!

- Honey, I know, but,

look, we were kids.

I just figured that...

- You just figured what?

What, that I didn't

need to know

that my husband's

brother's a murderer?

- It was manslaughter.

- Oh, whatever!

Eric, he looked like he was

gonna kill Ron tonight, and...

- And what?

- And I'm not comfortable

with him being here anymore.

- Okay.

Yeah, you're right.

I'll talk to him tomorrow.

Honey, what are you doing?

- I'm gonna go sleep in the den.

- No, no, no.

No, don't.

I'll go.

I'm sorry.

I should have

told you sooner.

[ crying ]

- I said I wanted a double.

- Think you've had enough, man.

[ glass breaks ]

- Hey, man,

what's your problem?

- What's up?

- Hey, Scotty!

Come on!

- Hey!

[ grunting ]

You thought

I forgot about you?

Huh? I didn't.

- I knew the minute I saw

my brother again,

I just got the feeling

that something was...

I just wanted to be wrong.

- I'm sorry, too.

- Why?

You didn't do anything wrong.

- Eric, I have

to tell you something.

I started to have

feelings for your brother.

- Are...

Are you in love with him?

- No, no.

He's your brother.

I mean, he's-- it's like

he's a part of the family.

And he was here.

I admit I enjoyed his company.

David seemed

to really care about me

and what I had to say.

It felt good to not be

alone all the time.

- Did something happen

between you...

- No, no.

It wasn't like that.

But I think

he's falling for me.

I... I should have read

into things more.

I mean, how standoffish you

were when you first saw him.

I should have known.

- No.

I should have told you

the truth from the beginning.

I guess I was just trying

to protect him.

He's my little brother.

But I just...

I can't do that anymore.

I don't want

to lose my family.

- Me either.

- I don't want to lose you.

I'm gonna work less.

I'm gonna be home more.

I want to be there

for you and Laura.

- I love you.

- I love you, too.

- Sorry you had

to sleep down here.

- Look, I'm gonna tell David.

I'm gonna break

the news to him.

- No. Maybe we should

do it together.

- No. No, no, no.

It needs to be me.

We have our

fishing date today.

I'll do it then.

- Where is he?

- I heard him come

in late last night.

God knows what he's doing.

[ heavy breathing ]

- Morning, Kay.

- Morning.

- Hey, wait.

Would you like my company?

- No, I'm good.

Besides, you finally got

that fishing trip with Eric.

- Right, right.

That mythical fishing spot.

[ chuckles ]

Well, I'll believe it

when I see it.

- Anyway, I should go.

Laura's waiting in the car.

- The fundraiser's today,

isn't it?

Didn't you want my help

with that?

- No. I mean, it is,

but everything's done.

- Hmm. Okay.

- Hey, bro.

Today's the day.

- Hey.

- You know, I thought Kay needed

my help with something actually.

Didn't you want...

- We have it all worked out.

Don't worry about it.

You off the hook,

pardon the pun.

Have fun, boys. Bye.

Bye.

- Bye.

- All right, let's go.

I blocked

the whole day off for you.

[ sighs ]

- So this place does exist.

[ chuckles ]

- Yeah.

You want a beer?

- Nah, I'm good actually.

Thanks.

- All right.

Great day, right?

- Yeah, it sure is.

Thanks for inviting me out.

I know you've been busy.

- Of course.

- Oh, hey. So nice to see you.

- Hey.

- Hey, how come you don't

do any of this at home?

Your uncle isn't here.

And he won't be there when

you get home either.

- I love Uncle Dave.

- Of course.

- But last night,

he really scared me.

- Your dad's taking care of it.

You can always give

your uncle a call

and say goodbye later.

- Yeah.

Oh, hey, Amanda!

- Hey.

- Hey.

How is the soap opera

that is your life?

- About to get a lot less soapy.

David's leaving today.

Eric's talking

to him right now.

It's all very awkward,

but it's for the best.

- And you and Eric are...

- Gonna be really, really great.

He changed his work hours.

So he's gonna be home more

and I'm gonna take a civil

procedure course online.

- Oh, getting your little

legal feet wet again, huh?

[ laughs ]

- It's just a start, but at

least we're working together.

So we're both happy.

- That's great news.

And I'm glad that David's

gonna be moving on along too.

- This will all

be over soon.

- So, you know,

I been thinking.

Things are starting to get

a bit hectic at the house.

You know,

Laura's gotta start cramming

for that math competition.

- You want me to leave.

- I think it's time

to move on.

- Move on?

To what?

- I don't know, man.

Your life?

- This is because of what

happened, isn't it?

With Laura's boyfriend?

- You did beat a kid up.

- He's not a kid.

He's as big as us.

And he's a punk.

You said it yourself.

You didn't see the way

he was manhandling her, Eric.

- Look, David,

you got my wife and

my daughter freaked out, okay?

And now Kay knows what

happened with Mike...

- You told her about that?

- I can't defend you anymore.

- You can't defend me?

[ laughs ]

You can't defend me.

That's really funny.

Because the last time

I checked, I defended you!

I saved you!

You'd be dead if

it wasn't for me!

- Hey, we don't know that,

all right?

Mike, he was just

trying to scare me.

- You didn't see Mike!

I did!

He was dead set on killing you,

and I saved you!

- Okay, David,

just wait, okay?

Like I know that you

think that...

- You don't know anything!

Saving you got me

real far in life.

Did you know that, hmm?

Getting sent to institutions?

My whole future ruined?

Getting beaten up in prison

and forced to take meds

that zonked me out to the point

that I didn't know who I was.

- David, I'm so sorry.

- Oh, you're really sorry?

Yeah, I'm sure you are.

You got to stay in school

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