The Prince

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- Thanks, man.

- Thank you, pal.

Hey, you.

Hi, Dad.

Where are you?

You're not home.

No, I'm at my friend's house.

I'm calling from my phone, so...

How... how is everything?

Good. Good. Things are good.

Just, you know, I'm tired and...

I bet.

A lot of work.

A lot of books.

Yeah.

Oh!

Taste of Chicago, hot delivery.

Uh, want a bite? You want a bite.

- Oh, my God.

- One little bite.

I miss that place so much.

Stop, stop.

I'm picking you up from the airport.

We're going right there when

you come in the weekend.

Awesome.

Finals? Good, bad, what?

They were fine. Nothing too intense.

But, um... It was... it was good.

What's the matter?

No, what? What do you mean?

Oh, nothing, I...

I, um, just a little, uh...

you seem a little down.

I don't know, maybe I'm

getting the flu or something.

- I don't know.

- What the f*** are you doing?

I... I gotta go. I...

I have an exam tomorrow,

and, um, I should go.

Okay.

Yeah, I don't want to

keep you from studying.

Dad...

I... I can't wait for next weekend.

Me, too.

Miss you.

I miss you.

Take care.

Bye.

What?

Yeah?

Hey, uh, who's... Wh-who's this?

Who's this?

You're the one calling me.

I'm, uh, Beth's father.

I'm looking for Beth. Is she there?

Sh*t, this ain't even my phone.

Hi, you've reached Beth.

You know what to do.

Hey, Beth, it's dad.

Um... I just called your phone,

and, uh, I don't know,

some guy answered it.

He didn't seem to know who

you were, so I wond...

I... did you lose your

phone or something?

But, uh, if you did,

you're probably not getting this.

Anyway, uh, give me a call.

Also, yeah, I got a, uh...

a notice from school

about something,

but I'll... you know,

we'll talk about it, um...

Just call me.

All right, bye-bye.

Hey, it's Dad.

Just calling again.

Don't want to bother you, just, um...

I don't know, just give me a call.

Thanks.

Westwood Palms.

Yes, this is Paul Brennan.

Uh, my daughter is Beth Brennan.

I called earlier and I

talked to a, uh... a Justin.

Uh, he was gonna go check on her.

Um, I've been trying to call.

There's no answer.

Doesn't look like anybody's

been there for a while.

Okay.

Thank you.

- There you go.

- Okay.

Let me, uh... let me

ask you something.

You see either of these...

Two girls here tonight?

Couldn't tell you, man.

After a while,

they all look the same.

Okay.

Excuse me, uh, I'm wondering if

you could help me for a second.

Whatcha drinkin'?

No, no, I just, uh...

I-I-I'm looking for my daughter...

In the stripes.

Well, like the sign says,

you want a beer or a shot of whisky?

No, no, I just...

Have you seen either of

these girls here tonight?

All right, here it is.

It's gonna be $4.00.

How 'bout this?

You just take this 20, look at the

picture, and give me an answer.

Sorry, buddy, haven't seen either of

them tonight. Good luck with that.

Can I have a water, please?

Water.

Thank you.

Here you go.

Thank you.

And I won't have to lose it.

Don't be aggressive.

- Go to the next bar.

- Yeah.

Let's go. That'd be nice.

Excuse me.

Not interested.

Just give me a second.

Miss, I'm... I'm Beth's father.

- Really?

- Nick, uh, it's okay.

Where'd you get this?

From her apartment,

which I've been calling for a week,

and there's no answer,

so I'm just wondering...

Oh, so you've been

going though her stuff.

Well, I'm worried about her.

I don't know where she is.

- Can we get out of here?

- Yeah.

- Yeah, this place sucks.

- Yeah.

Let me ask you one thing...

- Hey, wait!

- Hey!

Let go of her, a**hole!

Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Hey, hey, hey! That's enough!

That's enough. Everybody...

Hey, hey! Come on!

Can you help me? Just five minutes.

That's all.

Uh, hey, you guys go ahead.

I'm gonna meet up with you later.

This is such bullshit.

- I said I'll meet up with you later.

- Whatever.

Uhh.

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

Just a few questions.

I already told you,

I don't know where she is.

You're her friend, right?

So you know her. You have some ideas.

Anything, where she... I... I...

Five minutes. Give me five minutes.

I'm hungry.

So you haven't heard from her.

People change. We're in college.

We have lots of distractions.

It's real...

I understand that, I understand that.

It's just I don't know where she is.

That's never been the case before.

You're her friend, you're telling

me you don't know where she is.

So... any help you can give me.

I'm not a bad person.

Okay, I do what any other

person my age does.

I like to go out. I like to party.

I like to have a good time.

I work hard. Beth?

She doesn't go to school anymore.

She... is doing sh*t

that I'm not into.

- What does that mean?

- I don't know.

You do know, you said...

what does that mean?

So, a month ago,

we went to New Orleans,

and ended up meeting

this guy named Eddie.

Thinks he's this bad-ass because

he's got drugs everywhere,

and everyone here probably knows him,

'cause they go to him

to get some sh*t.

But... she fell for

it and fell for him.

She said she was gonna

go down last week

and that she'd be back Sunday,

and I haven't heard from her.

- Do you know this guy?

- Everybody knows this guy.

Yeah, but do you...

do you know where he works?

Do you know where he lives? Do you know

where he deals? Any of those things?

I told you, New Orleans.

Are you not listening?

New Orleans is a big city. Do you

know where you can find him?

I'm... yeah. I know

people that know him.

Can you drive me down there

right now? I'll give you some money.

Um, I don't know if you can

tell I'm really drunk.

- I'll drive your car.

- I cannot drive.

I'll give you $500. We drive down.

Just point out where he lives.

It doesn't matter, whenever we

get there. You can go right back.

- That's all I'm asking.

- Wait, can you just go back a second?

- You'll...

- Did you say $500?

Yeah.

- Are you messing with me?

- No.

- I mean, it's the middle of the night.

- Now.

Thank you. Check!

Can I ask you something?

- Yeah.

- If you're so worried about Beth,

why wouldn't you just call the cops?

Because they wouldn't even

do anything for 48 hours...

Unless I reported her missing.

And even then, they're not

gonna give it any priority.

They'd just assume she's

some teen who ran away.

Which she kind of has,

if you think about it.

Not the Beth I know.

How many Beths do

you think there are?

One.

You know what I think?

I think this whole

thing's your fault.

You're the stereotype.

You're like one of those

hard-ass parents that...

Just doesn't get it.

It's like the more you keep

someone from doing something,

they more they want to try it.

So, uh, your suggestion is that I...

I should encourage her more

to get drunk and stoned

and maybe participate in that.

Is that what your dad did?

No, that is not what I'm saying.

What I'm saying is that you should

just let her be a teenager.

You know, it's natural

to experience things.

And, from what I heard,

you kept her on lockdown

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