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I thought it was just gonna be Kim and I.

I asked Mom to come.

One raspberry-banana milkshake,

extra cherries, just the way you like it.

- Thanks.

- Lennie... Lenore.

- Would you like something?

- I'm fine, thanks.

So?

So, Dad, guess what.

- You know my friend Amanda?

- Yep.

Her cousins asked us to spend vacation

with them in Paris.

How cool is that?

- Why do you want to go to Paris?

- Dad. Hello?

The Louvre, the Impressionist museum,

the Picasso Museum.

I didn't know you were so into art.

Are you kidding? I've been to the MOMA,

like, a hundred times.

Amanda went last summer, she came

back, she could practically speak French.

And because you're under 18...

...you need my permission

to leave the country?

Dad, please. I really, really wanna go.

They've got this

sick apartment overlooking the river.

- Just you and Amanda?

- And her cousins.

Don't make a big deal out of this, Bryan.

Just sign the paper.

- What?

- I'm not comfortable with this.

- Dad.

- I know the world, sweetie.

- Dad, please.

- A 17-year-old should not travel alone.

- I'm not gonna be alone.

- Two 17-year-olds.

Amanda's 19.

How about this?

How about if I go along?

You won't know I'm there.

I'm very good at being invisible.

As you so amply demonstrated

for most of her life.

Just sign the paper, Bryan.

I'll think about it.

Everyone at this table

knows what that means.

Hey, Kimmy, there's something else.

- I don't want anything else.

- Kim.

- I don't get you.

- What?

You sacrificed our marriage

in the service of the country.

You made a mess of your life

in service of your country.

Can't you sacrifice a little

this time for your daughter?

- I would sacrifice anything for her.

- What's your problem?

I'm not comfortable

putting my daughter at risk.

Putting our daughter at risk

by going to Paris?

You're pathetic.

- She's coming.

- Thanks.

Three conditions.

The address and phone number

of where you're staying.

You move, I wanna know where

and with whom you'll be staying.

Call me when you land. Call me

every night before you go to sleep.

It's international. My number is in.

- Okay, awesome.

- Kimmy, you're not focused.

- I am.

- What did I say?

You said call you when I land,

every night before I go to sleep...

...your phone's international,

the number's programmed in.

Okay, one last thing.

I get to take you to the airport.

Okay.

- There you go.

- Yes.

Thank you, Daddy.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Mom!

I love you, Dad.

Mom, he signed it, he signed it.

I'm gonna go call Amanda!

Wouldn't it have been easier

to sign the first time?

Wouldn't it have been easier

if you and I had talked about it first?

Certain areas in Paris you should avoid.

I've written them down.

- Dad.

- Come on, take it.

We're gonna be spending 90 percent

of our time in museums. Don't worry.

That's like telling water

not to be wet, sweetie.

Mom says

your job made you paranoid.

Well, my job made me aware.

I used to ask Mom what your job was

that you were away all the time.

And she would tell me to ask you.

Whenever I did see you,

I was afraid to ask.

Yeah? Why?

I don't know. Maybe because...

...I was afraid to find out.

Like, maybe it was something

I wouldn't like.

I worked for the government.

You knew that.

So you were like a spy, right?

- What happens if I push this button?

- Don't touch that button.

Well, no, I was a...

I was a preventer, actually.

- A preventer?

- Yeah.

What did you prevent?

Bad things from happening.

So it was a good job?

Yes. Yep, it was.

Do you miss it?

I missed you more.

- Kim!

- Dad, there's Amanda.

Go ahead. I'll get the bags.

- Jimmy'll give you a hand with those.

- I can manage.

Lenore.

Do you know about this?

She's not just going to Paris.

- I know.

- She lied to me.

Yes, because she can't be honest

with you.

Why? What are you talking about?

Your rules and conditions.

What is this?

It's U2's European tour dates.

She's following a rock band

around Europe?

All kids do. Stuart got her tickets,

arranged her to stay in the best hotels.

Best hotels. You know,

you live in your little bubble here...

...behind your wall, with your maids

and chauffeurs and servants.

No idea what the world is like.

Yes, and neither will she

unless she goes out and experiences it.

Don't tell me I don't know the world.

For five years I waited for a phone call

that didn't come for weeks at a time.

For a knock on the door

telling me there'd be no calls anymore.

Listen, I know you moved here to build

some sort of relationship with Kimmy.

But you're not gonna do that

by smothering her.

Let her live, or I promise,

I promise you'll lose her.

Girls.

Kim!

I love you.

Let's go. Come on.

I'll teach you the French words

I know.

- Which may not be that much, but...

- Okay. Yeah, right.

Three. Okay, now take one...

Need some help?

One with the two of you?

Yes, please.

- Okay.

- He's really cute.

Okay. Yeah, great. Very nice.

Where are you from?

California.

No. I'm Peter.

- This is Kim.

- Hi.

- Nice to meet you.

- Hi.

Hey.

You're going into Paris?

You know, taxis here

are so damned expensive.

Want to share?

- Yeah. Sure.

- Okay, perfect.

Thanks.

To check arrivals,

please press one.

Please enter the flight number.

Flight 288 arrived

in Paris Charles de Gaulle...

...at 8 a.m. local time.

Yeah.

Oh, are you serious?

- Oh, my God.

- Nice address.

Oh, yeah, thanks.

It's my cousins', but they're in Madrid,

so we have the whole place to ourselves.

How cool is that?

- I didn't know that.

- It's no biggie.

Well, I have to be going.

- Nice to meet you.

- Oh, okay.

- You too.

- Bye.

Hey.

There is a party tonight at school.

Want to come?

- Sure. Yeah.

- We don't even know him.

What is there to know? He's hot.

- I come pick you up around 9?

- Okay, yeah.

Okay, great. Your apartment?

- It's the whole fifth floor. Hoffmann.

- Okay. See you tonight. Bye.

Bye.

Yeah.

Fifth floor.

Two girls around 18.

Oh, my God.

- How sick is this?

- Are you kidding me? It's great.

I just wish you would've told me

they weren't gonna be here.

- What's the difference?

- I told my dad they'd be here.

You told your dad you were

going to museums too.

Oh, come on. He's not gonna know.

- I'm gonna sleep with him.

- Who?

- Peter.

- You just met him.

I hear French guys are amazing in bed.

- Maybe he has a friend, huh?

- No.

- No.

- Oh, come on.

You gotta lose it sometime.

Might as well be in Paris.

Hey!

- Amanda, where's the bathroom?

- What?

I have to pee!

- Hello?

- It's me. Has Kim called you?

Bryan, she's 17. She's in Paris.

Give her some space.

She'll call. Take a sleeping pill.

Have a drink or something. Good night.

Good night.

Hi, Daddy.

Kim.

What did I say?

You were supposed to call me.

I'm sorry.

I thought something was wrong

with the phone.

- No. It was such a rush at the airport.

- All right.

Well, if I'd had the number

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