Spotlight on Location: The Skulls Page #3

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Congratulations,|Mr. Lucas McNamara.

You too, Mr. Mandrake.

You too.

Who's first?

I guess|they're expecting us.

Kent Hodgins,|over here, please.

Jonathan Edward Payne,|over here.

Hugh Dalton Mauberson,|over here, please.

Lawrence Thorne, here.

Caleb Mandrake,|over here, please.

Lucas McNamara,|this way, please.

I'm Judge Litten Mandrake, and|on behalf of the council, welcome.

In any fellowship,|you need someone you can trust...

...someone to be there|always and for anything.

A soul mate.

And my soul mate is Senator|Ames Levritt, class of'72.

Gentlemen, you've been|arranged in pairs. Soul mates.

Each soul mate was chosen|to complement the other...

...and to accept responsibility|for the other.

Mr. Wheeler.|Mr. Pitcairn.

- Thank you.|- Open them.

Our membership, like life,|has its pleasures...

...its hardships...

...and sometimes its pain.

But unlike life, the connection|between you is eternal.

Let this seal the bond|between you.

Be silent as you endure.

Well done. Gentlemen,|put on your watches.

With the council as your witnesses,|you have now become soul mates.

And now, gentlemen,|the rules.

We live by the rules,|we die by the rules.

Read your rule book.

There's a rule for every|possible situation.

Guard the key to our entry|and your rule book...

...as you would guard|your own lives.

Most important, remember:|Our rules...

...supersede those|of the outside world.

"A Skull above|any other. "

"A Skull above any other. "

Well done, gentlemen.|Congratulations.

As chairman|of the Order of Skulls...

...and on behalf|of the council...

...and the 322 alumni throughout|the world, gentlemen...

...you are welcome.

Welcome home.

The proudest day|of my life, Caleb.

Thanks, Dad.|I want to make you proud.

Hey.|Hey.

Thanks.

They're beautiful.

Just like they were this morning in|the ground outside the dean's office.

I thought|women loved fresh flowers.

I messed up|with you yesterday.

I'm sorry.

Really?|Feels like a bribe.

Oh.|What's all this?

Luke McNamara, Action Jackson.|Named after Jackson Pollock.

It's my senior thesis. I am|teaching my computer how to paint.

Really.|No, wait.

Actually, pure randomness|is really what forms...

...the computer's creation.

So am I the artist,|or is the machine?

Are we both?|Maybe it's nobody.

Or maybe it's chaos|in its purest form.

Listen, do you have to stay|here while this thing paints?

Do you think I can take you out|to dinner now? Yeah. Know why?

Because Action Jackson chooses|when to begin and when to end.

I am so getting|an "A."

I can say I spent the night...

On the telephone inside...

Since I'm buying tonight, How|hungry would you say you are?

How hungry would|you say you are?

I'm famished.|Famished?

Mmm-mm. Well, famished|is like, what, 20 bucks?

Which means that|I'd better get some cash.

I should probably|check the balance.

It's been a big week|for me. I bought a book.

Twenty thousand dollars?

That's got to be|a mistake.

You are a Skull.

Son of a b*tch.

I'm rich!

Luke... Luke... Hi.

Yeah?|You're a Skull.

Chloe, I'm not gonna|disappear like that guy.

Just please,|be happy for me.

Fine. I'm happy if you are. Good.

When you're happy for me...

Yes!

Gentlemen, if you'll|please follow me.

Mr. Mandrake,|you will be in here.

Mr. Mauberson,|you shall be in here.

And Mr. McNamara,|you will be in here.

The rest of you gentlemen,|please follow me.

Ooh!|Whoo!

Oh, hell, yes.

That's, uh,|Mr. McNamara.

Hoo-rah!

Are we having|a bit of tie trouble?

Yeah.|Yeah, we are.

No worries.|I am the king.

It's a bit tricky.

Especially when you're doing it|on someone other than yourself.

'Cause everything...|is in reverse.

There we go. Nice. Looks|like you've done this before.

You know,|once or twice.

The skills|of a misspent youth.

Thanks, man.

Lucas, Caleb.|come here a minute.

Come here.

I have this fantastic idea. Where|did you spend last Thanksgiving?

Last Thanksgiving|I was in a Pizza Hut.

Pizza Hut? You're gonna|spend Thanksgiving with us.

We have a Mandrake|tradition. We hunt...

...but we only eat|what we shoot.

So if we get skunked, then we spend|Thanksgiving drinking brandy and starving...

...in front of|a crackling fire.

But not to worry.|Caleb is a superb shot.

Listen, I would love|to come. And actually...

where I come from we|have the same tradition.

It's just what we shoot,|we call pigeons. Hmm.

Ames. Ames, I'd like to introduce|you to Mr. Lucas McNamara.

Senator. It's a pleasure to|meet you. Pleasure's mine, Lucas.

We've been waiting for that|law school application of yours.

I'm on the|admissions committee.

Ames, you know that's inappropriate|to discuss in front of a candidate.

You're right, Litten.

So, Caleb,|what are your plans?

I'm just treading water,|waiting to see what happens.

Then your arms must|be getting tired.

They are, Dad.

'Cause you keep throwing me|into the deep end of the pool.

Excuse me.|I need a drink.

So, what do you think|of all this?

Well, to be honest, it's all|a little bit overwhelming.

It was for me too. We share|similar backgrounds, you and I...

...and I hope, similar values, which could|put the society's influence to better use.

Do you have any questions?|Millions.

Like for instance,|who pays for all this?

Rule 46 in your book:

"Each member is required to leave a|percentage of his estate to the Skulls. "

And-And the word "war"|in the ritual room...

what exactly is|the significance?

Those who wish to become our|leaders choose the ordeal of war...

...to prove themselves|worthy of the privilege.

What if we're at peace? There are|always wars to be fought, Luke.

You ever need anything, even if it's|just to shoot the proverbial sh*t...

...you call me.

Caleb.

There seems to be a little tension|between your father and the senator, huh?

Yeah.|They were schoolmates.

Soul mates. And it's gotten|substantially worse...

...since my father beat|Levritt out for chairman.

That must be tough, man, trying|to follow in those footsteps.

Oh, he's|an ambitious man.

The idea of getting to the Supreme|Court's the only thing he loves.

Speaking of love...

When dreaming...

I'm guided|through another world...

Time and time again...

Uh...

At sunrise|I fight to stay asleep...

'Cause I don't want|to leave the comfort...

Of this place...

Lucas McNamara, right?|Yeah, how did you know that?

I know everything|about you.

Care to dance?

So let's go there...

Let's make our escape...

Come on, let's go there...

Let's ask, can we stay...

Can you take me higher...

To a place|where blind men see...

Can you take me higher...

To a place|with golden streets...

So let's go there...

And let's go there...

Come on, let's go there...

Let's ask, can we stay...

Hey. What's up, man?|You missed practice.

Yeah, you know, I've|been busy. Doing what?

It's a secret.

Lookin' good with that left|jab. Big, tall guy like you.

All the time. Atta|boy. Atta boy. Atta boy.

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