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That's f***in' great.

Why don't you keep

your nose on your face, huh?

- Mind your own business.

- That's so amazing,

it's amazing... I mean,

as long as I, you know,

long as I get my turn

once in a while,

I'm fine with that.

You are such an a**hole, Ty.

- Hey, Francine.

- What?

Could you grab me

some of that toilet paper

- and bring it home?

- Get your own toilet paper.

All right.

Thought you had

a handle on this.

You told Danielle you quit.

What difference does it make?

I always thought

it was a good thing

when a father wanted

to spend time with his daughter.

Well, my dad barely stuck around

after conception, so...

I'm not really

the person to ask about that.

But... it counts for something

that you're trying.

- You all right, Stu?

- Yeah.

Has Jenny seen this?

Nuh-uh.

Why are you here

in this shitty town,

running a diner?

What should I do?

Sell your paintings.

To who?

There's people

that buy artwork, right?

Not here.

Well, then move.

Can't move.

Yeah.

Yeah.

You should go to sleep.

It's been a long time

since you've been here.

Yeah.

Wanna stay?

You know...

you were the only one

that ever treated me

like a decent guy.

Well, you are a decent guy.

You're just really drunk.

When did you get so sad?

I gotta go.

Okay.

Okay.

You like good tea?

Mm-hm, thank you.

Did your kid draw these?

Yeah.

How old is he now?

He just turned 20.

What?

You do not look old enough

to have a 20-year-old.

I am plenty old.

Don't you miss him?

I mean, why didn't you

go back after Carl died?

My son with mama.

She don't want me come home.

He's fine.

Did you sleep

with the trucker yet?

I want to.

But we both know

how that ends up, don't we?

Stu is lonely man.

Don't matter who's with him,

he's just...

...lonely.

He'll never change.

Thank you.

You lonely now.

But won't always be for you.

Hello?

Hello?

D.A.?

Now?

I'm sorry it's such

short notice.

- It's okay.

- I've tried everyone else.

No, don't worry, it's great.

Um, I'll have my cell,

so call me,

for any reason at all,

and I'll be back tomorrow

by 5:
30.

Okay.

Have you been painting?

Nah.

All right. Be good.

Both of you.

Corey?

Get in here and clean up.

Can I talk to you?

Really?

Well, I'm sorry, Francine.

Can I do something for you,

can I get you something?

Ohh, what is up with you?

Me?

You're the one with cuntitis.

Look, you can have

your d*ckhead friends come over,

but you've gotta

clean up after 'em,

it's really f***ing annoying.

- I didn't order that.

- You always have a beer.

Trent.

F*** off.

I'm so tired

of bitching at you, Corey.

Yeah, well,

that makes two of us.

Look, can we just get drunk?

I have to work at... no.

What are you talkin' about,

you don't have to work

for like seven hours.

You can get drunk and sober

in seven hours,

it's a known fact.

- Oh, is it?

- It is.

Oh...

I don't know,

you would know, wouldn't you?

Come on, just do

one shot with me.

Francine, we never

drink together anymore.

One f***in' shot.

Okay, fine. One shot.

Trent!

What?

Trent, I'm sorry.

Can we have two whiskeys?

Yes.

Is that me?

Yep.

Painting a picture

that did not exist, my friend.

- I have no idea...

- She was studying.

That's a very redeeming

quality about someone,

- when you're 16.

- That's true.

That's what Ty says

to me all the time.

F*** Ty.

F***.

What?

Oh my God, I need coffee.

I'm gonna be so drunk at work.

Who gives a sh*t?

Your boss comes to work

drunk all the time.

He does!

I know.

I'm such a failure.

Shut the f*** up, Francine.

I'm the failure, remember?

No, you're not.

You have goals and you have

things you like doing.

You have lots of guys

you like to do, Francine.

That's so mean.

I like this trucker.

Come on, Francine.

I know.

'Cause that works out.

Yeah, but he's different.

He's like...

He's like actually interested

in my pathetic life.

I'm interested

in your pathetic life.

You don't count.

What the f*** does that mean?

No, you're not.

Yes, I do.

I'm, like...

You're like one of the...

You're one of the only

people I care about.

Really.

What?

What?

Corey.

It's the last thing

I need right now.

What, you're leaving?

Yeah, I gotta go to work.

Francine, come on, don't leave.

Corey, some people

have to f***ing work.

Oh f***.

Are we gonna get dinner

or something?

Oh sorry, um...

my schedule's kinda strange.

I usually eat dinner

in the morning.

So we're not eating.

No, of course we are.

Um...

What do you want?

Order a pizza?

What am I talking about;

It's your birthday, we should...

We should go out.

Where do you wanna go?

How about Chinese?

Eh, it's a drive.

You have a car, right?

Yeah.

So let's go.

Okay.

Oh.

And I think that is something

that people need to know.

People need to know about this

because we're talking

about the president

that has an oath

to Skull and Bones before...

That, you know, supersedes

the oath to the country

and to our interests.

What?

First, you know you.

I'm fine.

Drink some coffee.

Some of them got, uh,

into the depths

of the organization.

Why are you so tired?

I was up really late.

Oh yeah, because you work

the night shift at the diner.

Yeah.

When do you normally sleep?

Oh, usually in the mornings.

I'm sorry I messed up

your schedule.

Oh no no, don't worry

about that.

Are you done with that?

- Yeah.

- Yeah.

You guys want dessert?

I think my dad's too tired.

Do you have any birthday cake?

Um, I can see if we have

something like that.

What do you want,

like, chocolate?

Yeah.

I'll see what we have.

Thanks.

Thanks for letting me drive too.

Mom never lets me.

Well, here's to my driver.

Dad.

Dad!

How is he?

We're monitoring him.

He's stable right now,

but he still hasn't

regained consciousness.

Doing everything we can.

Hey.

How are you doing?

You okay?

Mm-hm.

You drunk, Francine?

Yeah.

You all right?

Mm-hm.

Are you taking me out?

I don't know.

So now what?

What were you like as a kid?

Where'd that come from?

I bet you were pretty bossy.

Maybe a little, yeah.

Probably really good

at everything.

Not at all.

Come on.

Can I... Can I come

sit next to you?

Hey, there's somebody here.

Hey, Danielle.

You're up early.

Late actually.

Do you want some coffee?

I assume the hospital

called here about Stu?

He was in a car accident.

Oh my God, did he hit somebody?

No, Jenny was driving.

Oh my God.

Is she okay?

He's been drinking, hasn't he?

On and off, yeah.

Is he gonna be okay?

Hey.

It's okay.

I'm sorry.

Why are you sorry?

I don't know.

It's okay.

Hey.

She wanted to be here

when you woke up

but I made her go home

and go to sleep.

She wanted to be here?

She's never even

had a driving lesson.

I thought it would be

safer if she drove.

She actually talked

to me at dinner.

It's been a long time.

I'm glad you had fun...

before you passed out,

and let our daughter

crash your car into a guardrail.

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