The Good Lie Page #2

Isn't that great?

There's one of these in every room.

Pamela, we have a sister,

and she has been separated from us.

Yes, right, your sister.

I'm so sorry. No family here wanted her.

Switching the paperwork is near impossible,

but I'm sure she's with good people.

Now, this is called a living room.

And this light, you've gotta turn on

and off with this turny kind of thing.

- See?

- What I meant to say was...

- ...she needs to be here with us.

- Yes, we want her here.

It wouldn't be proper.

Besides, where would you put her

in this tiny place?

Is there someone of authority

on these matters I can speak with?

There's just no getting around it. Sorry.

Let's go to the bathroom next.

This is your only bathroom.

I did go ahead and get you some bathmats...

It's very comfortable, no?

It must be an alarm.

Maybe.

Mamere! Jeremiah! Open the door!

You are here.

Why didn't you answer the phone?

I've been calling you.

For job hunt? We waited by the window,

but we did not hear your call.

No, I called you on this.

This is a telephone.

Do you know what a telephone is?

Okay. We already missed

the 10:
00 interview...

let's head straight

to the restaurant.

Carrie!

Roger, hey. How are you?

You never called me.

I'm sorry. I've been so busy with work.

Um... Guys, this is Roger.

He works with the local police force.

We appreciate any person

who risks their life to uphold the law.

May God bless you

and keep you safe from harm.

I'll call you. Come on, guys!

Nice to meet you.

- Hey.

- Hey, Matt.

- What's up? - I know you have

some openings in food prep...

and it just so happens that these guys

have a lot of experience.

Okay. I'll talk to them.

Thank you.

Hey.

So...

what brings you to the United States?

My parents were killed in the civil war in

Sudan, and my sisters were taken as slaves.

Do you have any restaurant experience?

I would like to study to become a doctor.

That's good.

Are we going to eat now?

Sure.

You really want me to

hire these guys, Carrie?

They have no experience.

They're too strange.

If you can't take all of them,

just take one of them.

We don't have any space right now.

Check back in six months.

- Maybe something will open up.

- You're giving me that speech?

- No.

- I know that speech.

- You're blowing me off.

- I'm not!

You're seriously trying to tell me

that these rocket scientists...

- ...are more qualified than those guys?

- Yes!

- You're out of your mind.

- I don't think we'll get a job here.

Carrie, I'm sorry...

We're leaving. Get in the car.

We get job here?

No, we're going to see Jack Forrester.

He owns the employment agency

where I work.

I'll be right back.

- Hey, Jack.

- Hi.

What's going on?

Welcome to the longest day of my life.

I need your help.

- You need my help?

- With work.

- Something happen in the office

or something? - Not exactly.

I have these guys from Africa, and I can't

even get them through one job interview.

- So you brought them here?

- Where else was I supposed to bring them?

You know how you make people smile.

That's it.

Potential employers want to see you smile.

You can stop now.

To smile without meaning it,

is that not insincere?

Oh, yeah. It's total bullshit.

But Americans like it...

and that's where you live now,

so it's what you've gotta do.

Now, are any of you good with your hands?

Great, I'll make some calls.

Now, listen, this is important.

Since you have little or no experience,

you have to impress...

upon any potential employer

how good you'd be at any given job.

But that would be a lie.

As long as you can back it up

with hard work, it's not lying.

I think Donner has some openings

for assembly line workers.

What about Nick at Star Grocery?

These two could stock shelves.

That's a good idea.

I'll call Frank, you call Nick.

Done. All right. Thanks, guys.

You have a very beautiful village.

- Thank you. It was my father's.

- Your father was a chief?

I guess some people

would have called him that.

My father was a chief too.

May we visit with your cow?

- Be my guest.

- Are there any dangerous animals...

- ...of which we should be warned?

- Such as?

Lions.

No. There's no lions here. You're safe.

Thank you.

Man, I wish they wouldn't do that.

What's their story anyway?

I'm not sure.

They seem pretty traumatized.

When I dropped them off

the other night I said goodbye...

they looked at me

like they were never gonna see me again.

You can't get involved in their problems.

We'll just end up in a lawsuit or something.

Yeah.

Not much has changed around here.

I've been meaning to paint the porch.

I should probably get them back.

It's getting late.

- Yeah, sure.

- Thanks.

This probably seems

overwhelming at first...

but I promise you in no time

you'll get the hang of it.

You'll kind of have to in this section because

people can never find their cereal...

even when it's right in front of them.

So memorize the names

and where all the different boxes go.

And some of these brands

have up to 12 different flavors.

It's a lot, but you'll get it.

Do you guys have any questions?

You don't say a whole lot.

Okay. You're shy. That's cool.

Follow me this way.

Where are you guys from anyway?

- Sudan.

- Hmm.

So this is the dog food section,

and you have to restock it...

all the time,

and the bags can be really heavy.

Food for dogs?

Mike? Jerry?

Mike! Jerry!

Grab these couple of carts.

Push them out back with me.

Roll them down right here.

Okay.

This is where you throw the old food so you

can restock the shelves with the new food.

Old food?

When the food expires,

it's not safe to eat.

Plus it's a big headache with the health

department. Believe me, it's better this way.

Isn't there someone

who might want or need this food?

I don't sell the food inside the store

to give it away outside. I'm a businessman.

Anyway, it's none of your concern.

Now today we're working on a hand

shower with multiple spray settings.

Just got a big order from a hotel chain.

All right, training table's this way.

Let's get you a little practice.

This is the faucet assembly.

Look at all the different parts, okay?

Go ahead. Hold it in your hand,

familiarize yourself with everything.

Every part here is made and assembled

in the U.S. Something we're very proud of.

Holy cow.

It work like this?

Yeah. You bet.

Let us pray.

Dear God, let us give thanks

to this miracle food, pizza...

but most important,

look out after our sister, Abital...

so that she's safe in this Boston, where

her brothers are not there to protect her.

- Amen.

- Amen.

I heard something at work today.

It's called a joke.

Tell us.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Why did the chicken cross the road?

To get to the other side!

Cheerios.

- Honey Nut Cheerios.

- Multi-grain Cheerios.

Banana Nut Cheerios.

We are forgetting one. Frozen Cheerios.

Not frozen, frosted.

- What is so funny?

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