The Good Son: Behind the Scenes of The Good Son Page #2

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Right. And it's got a straight edge.

So it has to go here.

Hey, you got it. All right!

- Mark.

- Yeah?

- Do you like living in our house?

- Sure.

We're gonna look after you real good,

so you won't be sad.

Mark, 0900 hours. Let's move out.

- Not you.

- Why not? He's my friend, too.

I'll play with you later.

I don't care about your stupid secrets!

I got my own secrets.

I'm not gonna tell you a single one!

Status.

System armed and ready.

- Try to hit that sign.

- Negative.

Try to hit that light.

Negative.

Targeting.

What are you doing?

What are you doing?!

Oh, my God.

I was only trying to scare him.

Hey, Mark. Where's your sense of humour?

Mark?

- I'm sorry.

- It doesn't matter. They always fall down.

Isn't she beautiful?

Did you like her?

Yeah. Everybody did.

She was a wonderful person.

And she loved you very much, Mark.

The last time I saw her...

she said she'd always be with me.

It's true.

Your mother's alive in you.

She'll always be part of you.

And you.

Yeah.

Is that Richard?

Yeah.

- I bet you miss him.

- Yeah, I sure do.

- Hi.

- Hi, Henry.

Mark, I have something

to show you in the shed.

You want to? Go ahead.

I'll put these away, OK?

So what are you guys up to out there?

Sorry, Mom. Top secret.

Look, I'm sorry about the dog.

It was an accident.

You don't think I'd do a thing

like that on purpose now, do you?

- So what d'you wanna show me?

- I want you to meet somebody very special.

- Who is he?

- Mr Highway.

Wow. What are you gonna do with him?

It depends.

- On what?

- On you.

- Whether or not you'll help me.

- Help you?

I promise you something amazing...

...something you'll never forget.

Are you in?

Where are we goin'?

We're here.

Here. Help me rest him up here.

OK.

Come on, Mr Highway. Take a look.

Poor Mr Highway.

He's thinking about the end.

He's had enough of this terrible life.

- What?

- Say goodbye.

No!

Come on. Let's go.

I didn't know. I didn't know.

- You didn't tell me. How could you do that?

- Shh. Just be quiet.

Do you know what you did?

Hey, come on. We did it together.

You could have killed people.

- With your help.

- Hey, I didn't know you were gonna do that.

I feel sorry for you, Mark.

You just don't know how to have fun.

- What?

- It's because you're scared all the time.

I know. I used to be scared, too.

- But that was before I found out.

- Found out what?

That once you realise

you can do anything, you're free.

You could fly.

Nobody can touch you.

Nobody.

Mark...

...don't be afraid to fly.

You're sick.

Hey, I promised you something amazing,

something you'll never forget.

Where's the gratitude?

- The largest one.

- The largest one? Ready?

Can you catch this?

Where'd it go?

Hey, hey, hey.

I'm here at Route 233 on

the outskirts of Rock Harbor...

...where today there was a ten-car accident.

Lieutenant Holman of the Rock Harbor

police said it was a miracle...

...no one was seriously injured. Four people

were taken to the hospital for minor injuries.

They have since been released. This is

Andrea Hall reporting. Back to you, Bob.

Go ahead, tell him. Or better yet,

why don't we tell him together?

"It was Mark, Dad. He talked me into it."

"We were just playing a game. I had no idea

he was gonna do something like that."

"Please, go easy on him. It's not his fault

he's all screwed up cos he misses his mom."

What are we waiting for? Let's go.

Dad, Mark has something to tell ya.

- What is it? What's wrong with Mark?

- I don't know. He's been acting pretty weird.

I better go see if he's OK.

I told my dad I'd see if you were OK.

Well, are you OK, Mark?

Leave me alone.

Leave you alone? This is my room.

Guess what? Mom says

we can go skating tomorrow.

Connie, what did I tell you

about coming into my room?

But you guys weren't working or anything.

You didn't answer my question,

so I'm gonna have to do it for you.

You're not allowed to come into my room.

Not now, not ever. Never!

You're wrong about that.

This is my room, too.

And I say she can stay.

Mom, they're fighting!

You like my sister, don't you?

Such a sweet little girl.

It'd be too bad if something were

to happen to her, if she got hurt.

You'd be sad, wouldn't you, Mark?

But, hey, accidents will happen.

Just ask my mom about Richard.

Boys, boys! Henry!

What's going on?

I'm sorry, Mom. We were playing

this really dumb game.

We weren't fighting.

We were just playing. Weren't we, Mark?

Yeah. Playing.

Well, all right,

but just not so rough, OK?

You two looked like you were

trying to kill each other.

Susan told me you were here.

I guess you forgot our appointment.

I just didn't feel like talking.

Talking helps.

It helped the last time, didn't it?

You're a doctor.

You know things.

Well, some things.

What do you think? What makes people evil?

Evil's a word people use when they've

given up trying to understand someone.

There's a reason for everything

if we could just find it.

What if there isn't a reason?

What if something just is?

Why, Mark? Do you think you're evil?

Cos you let your mother die?

You know that's not true.

What if there was this boy...

...and he did these terrible things

because he liked doing them?

Wouldn't you say he was evil?

I don't believe in evil.

You should.

Connie, come on! It's time for lunch.

- Evans' residence. Henry speaking.

- Hey, it's Uncle Jack.

- Oh. Hi, Uncle Jack.

- Is Mark around?

Mark? No. Mark's not here right now.

- Do you know where he is?

- No, I don't know where he is.

- Are you boys having fun?

- We're having lots of fun.

Mark really likes it here. You know

something? We really like him, too.

Great. Well, would you tell him I called?

- OK, Uncle Jack. Bye.

- Bye.

So what are you guys up to this afternoon?

I don't know. Not much.

Well, I'm taking your mother

out to dinner tonight.

Can you characters baby-sit yourselves

and not get into too much trouble?

Sure, Dad.

Dad, can I stay up and watch

Monster Theater tonight?

No. It might warp

your impressionable brain.

- You're not the boss.

- Yes, I am, vermin.

Henry. That's enough.

What's a vermin?

Mom, Dad, guess what? Mark's been saying

he'd like to move into Richard's room.

- That's not true.

- He seems to like it in there.

- You know, that's not a bad idea.

- Wallace.

We've been through this before. I just...

- I don't wanna move in there.

- Mark, don't lie.

Honey, give it some thought.

We can't keep it like that for ever.

- It's turning into a museum.

- I know, but I didn't say for ever.

That room'll change when I'm ready.

If Mark wants to move,

there's a nice room on the third floor.

- But Henry's making it up.

- Honey, if Mark moved in, it could help.

It needs to be lived in.

I'm not saying throw out the toys.

Let's... I... I just don't wanna

talk about it right now.

I know you don't, but we've gotta face it.

I do face it.

I face it every day.

- You're the one who's forgetting.

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