Stockholm, Pennsylvania Page #3

Leia.

You seem distracted.

Sorry.

What are you

thinking about?

Did you ever see

Niagara Falls?

Um, once,

when I was very small.

Was it very far away?

It's an eight,

or nine-hour drive.

What about

the Grand Canyon?

Was that far?

It's in Arizona.

Yes.

It is in Arizona.

Yes.

This is a very special

birthday for us,

for all of us.

And we wanted to give you

something really special.

We're very proud of you, Leia.

Okay.

Now...

Open your eyes.

What...

It won't hurt you.

It's okay, it's okay.

No, no, no, no, no,

it's okay.

It's okay, it's okay.

Feel her,

feel how soft she is.

- I don't want it.

- She's harmless.

Here, touch her, touch her.

I don't want it.

- Leia.

- I don't want it.

- Marcy.

- Leia.

We're sorry.

I'll go bring back the dog.

No, don't do that.

Don't act like you're

righting some wrong of mine.

I will take the

dog back myself.

It was my idea.

This doesn't make sense.

It makes perfect sense.

People have been

doing trust falls

for generations.

But I don't understand

why we're practicing

something that isn't

going to happen in real life.

So, this isn't a practice

for a real fall.

This is the actual fall.

It's a metaphor,

for... things that happen

in real life.

Now, turn back around.

Come on, here we go.

Now... fall.

So it's natural

that you hesitate,

because you've never

trusted anybody before.

I haven't?

No.

I'm here.

I'm gonna catch you.

Now fall.

Okay, um...

Maybe... would it help

if I went first?

If I let myself fall backwards

and you caught me?

Let's try that.

Okay.

I'm gonna fall backwards,

and you're gonna catch me.

One, two, three.

How is she?

She's fine.

I drew her a bath.

It'll get better.

It is getting better.

You're always looking

ahead of everything.

"She'll be fine. "

"We'll get through it. "

"Let's wait till morning. "

"Let's see what the police say. "

"Let's have another baby. "

What about now?

What about what's happening

right now?

I need you with me in this.

I am.

Well, it doesn't feel like it.

If you can't see

that I'm in this with you,

that I...

I want us to move on, yes.

But I've also spent

the last 20 years

holding your hand

through the search initiatives

and the anniversary vigils

and you never going

back to work.

That's not fair.

Nothing's fair.

You have to move on,

especially now,

now that it's over.

- It's not over.

- Because of you.

You stopped.

Everything stopped.

Why is it that

when you talk about it,

it's always like something

that only happened to me,

like you're some noble outsider,

some... some saint,

who sacrificed his life for me.

I have sacrificed my life.

No.

It was taken.

Our life was taken,

and you are not giving

me anything, or her.

Why won't you read

one of these books?

Why won't you show

an even minor interest

in how hard this is?

It doesn't have to be

that hard.

How would you even begin

to know how hard it is

if you won't let yourself

be a part of it?

In case you haven't noticed,

we need your help,

whether you think we do

or not.

I didn't know

anyone was in here.

No one said

if I could get out.

Let me get you a towel.

We want to talk to you

about your future.

My future?

We know that you're smart

and that you know things.

And we think that

maybe the best way

to assess what you already know

and structure

your future learning

might be a tutor.

What's a tutor?

A teacher.

A teacher who comes

to the house

and works with you

to make sure you have

everything you need.

Leia.

- Leia.

- Go away.

Leia.

- Go away!

- Hey.

Hey, that's not fair.

Where have you been?

I'm sorry.

That's what's not fair.

- Where have you been?

- I'm sorry!

Three days!

You left me for three days!

Two and a half days.

Why would you do that?

Why?

I'm sorry.

- I called your name.

- I know.

You get everything!

- All right, all right.

- I hate you!

Get it all out.

All right, all right,

hey, hey, hey.

Care!

Why don't you care

that I hate you?

Because you don't hate me.

Yes, I do!

You want me to die

like an animal!

Aah!

Stop it!

Stop it now!

Now, look at me!

Look!

Leia.

Now we are even, yes?

But I didn't mean

to hurt you.

I didn't mean

to stay away so long.

You did mean to hit me.

You aimed.

You got me, on purpose.

Okay.

Okay?

And I didn't mean

to hurt you.

I don't believe you.

If you don't believe me,

then... then what?

Then what have you got?

Nothing.

That's the point.

I don't have anything.

Don't... don't say that.

Look, everything I do

is for you.

If you don't have anything,

then what am I?

I'm...

I'm a failure?

Come on.

Shh.

Come on, shh.

What's gonna happen

to me, Ben?

What's gonna happen

to me after this?

There...

There is no "after this. "

Anyway, think about it.

We've got three weeks

till the first session.

Leia?

Okay.

Brennan, Pennsylvania.

Packerton County Jail.

Leia.

You came.

I miss you.

You look different.

You look good.

I like your hair.

Looks nice like that.

Did you know...

Did you know that you were

changing things about me?

Like my name...

and birthday?

I didn't know those things

about you to begin with,

so I didn't think

I was changing anything.

I was giving you things.

You can't change

what you don't know.

I don't know

how to do anything.

You got here, didn't you?

You could follow directions.

You caught the bus.

I don't know

how to do anything.

You'll be fine.

Do you regret it?

Never regret the things you do.

Regret the things you don't.

It takes as much effort

running in place

as running a mile.

I'd rather see the mile.

Even if you die in here?

Even if I die in here.

I can't decide

what the worst thing

that's ever happened to me is...

Being with you my whole life

or being without you

for the rest of it.

Hey.

No girls in their 20s at all?

What about teenagers?

Any teenagers?

Yes, I will hold.

No, I know.

Yes, you will...

you will call me

if you hear anything.

Okay.

Oh, my God, where were you?

Are you okay?

Where were you?

Leia, where were you?

I went for a walk.

A walk?

For seven hours?

Yes.

Where did you walk?

I don't know, a park.

What park?

Grayson Park?

Yes.

With the fountain?

Yes.

There is no fountain

in Grayson Park.

Then the park

with the fountain.

There is no park

with a fountain.

You can trust me.

And you can tell me

where you were.

I did.

I don't think you did.

What is this?

Stop it!

Hey, Leia.

We were worried

about you.

Are you okay?

Nothing is okay.

Look at this.

- They're pictures of him.

- No.

These are pictures

of him, Glen.

Stop, they're mine.

I found them under her bed.

"Today is my fake

real birthday.

I wanted to tell you

I'm sorry... "

- Come on.

- "For blowing out the candles.

"Even though

without me telling you,

"you wouldn't even know,

"but I feel so bad about it,

I have to tell you,

"so I can apologize.

"I'm sorry,

and I'm sorry

for telling you. "

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