The UnMiracle Page #6

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In the end, they just don't

want to know what the truth is,

because you know why?

Because the truth

is just too scary.

Yeah, and what is it?

What's the real truth,

Stiletto?

We're all alone, and

that's the truth.

But I'm not alone.

Yes you are.

The truth of life

is brutal, man.

Man is an apex predator.

The strong take, and the weak

pray for everlasting paradise

after death.

You're alone.

We're all alone.

I'm not alone.

Mike?

What are you doing here?

Hey, Mike.

Michael Phillips.

Wow.

So you're hanging with

the kinder now, huh?

Melvin.

You know, I always thought

you were a little funny.

But what's this you were

saying about apex predator?

I mean I just thought--

you've seen the most reality--

I mean, more than all of us.

So you know what I mean?

Yeah.

And if you'd been to war

with real soldiers

who had your back, you'd

know one thing, Melvin.

We're not alone.

Stay back.

All you care about is yourself.

And you think that makes

you strong, but it doesn't.

It makes you weak.

You're weak.

You're a parasite.

You know what?

If you think I'm wrong,

go ahead and prove it.

Come on, hotshot.

First shot's free. Right there.

Go ahead.

That's what I thought.

I'll see you later, Melvin.

[door opens and closes]

And if I ever catch you hanging

around my little brother

Danny--

who's in high school--

I'm going to show you firsthand

how brutal the apex predator

really can be.

I don't know what's

going on here, Danny,

but you need to tell me

exactly what's happening.

It's about Kayla.

What about her?

She OD'ed.

When?

That party.

The one you said

that went fine?

Yeah.

And?

And she's my girlfriend, and

Stiletto gave her the drugs.

And how does this

involve you, Danny?

She's in a coma.

Why are you hanging out

with this guy, then?

Why are you hanging out with

some coke head who's waving

a knife in your face, Danny?

Are you dealing drugs?

What did Arin tell you?

I don't know what's

going on here, Danny,

but you need to tell me.

If Kayla doesn't make

it, it's homicide.

Why do you care about

Melvin Johnson, then?

Because I gave her drugs, too.

What drugs did you

give her, Danny?

Your pills.

I took some from your kitchen.

You stole my pills?

You stole my pills, Danny?

And now you're up for homicide

for your girlfriend possibly?

What's the matter

with you, Danny?

You're supposed to

tell me this stuff.

I'm your brother.

I'm here for you.

No you're not.

You say that you

are, but you're not.

You never come to dinner.

You sleep all day, and

you drink all night.

You're an alcoholic.

Shut up, Danny.

Shut up.

You know what?

Every time I come over,

you try to kill me.

Just shut up!

You're crazy, Mile.

You want to hit me?

You want to hit me?

Go ahead.

Huh?

Huh?

Huh?

Why don't you stand

up for yourself, huh?

Huh?

Huh?

Stand up for yourself!

Stop!

I taught you better

than this, Danny.

I taught you better than this.

And now you're stealing

from me and lying?

I taught you integrity.

I taught you Marine honor.

I'm not a Marine, Mike.

I'm not you.

I don't care about

Marine honor.

I'm a regular guy.

No, you're not.

Yes, I am.

You're the war hero, Mike.

You're the high

school superstar.

You're the sports legend.

I'm regular.

No, you're not.

You're better than that, Danny.

Yes I am.

And I'm cool with it.

Do you know how long

I tried to live up

to being your little brother?

Do you know how

hard that is, Mike?

I'm done.

I don't care anymore.

I just want to be me.

All right.

Who is you, Danny?

What do you stand for?

I guess I just stand

for myself.

[door shuts]

[dispatch] All available

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[inaudible]

You're really gonna go

in and just arrest him?

He's a kid.

His parents are out of town,

and he's gonna

sing like a canary.

But sarge, we don't

have a warrant.

Are you going to back

me up on this, or what?

[door pounding]

Police.

We're coming in.

Do you have a warrant?

I don't need a warrant.

We're here for Dean Jones.

I saw him in the window.

You can't come in here

without a warrant, Officer.

Kid.

I don't need a warrant.

Now you going to let me in?

Or do I have to drag

you in too?

For what?

Asserting my rights?

Come back with a warrant.

You are housing a known

drug dealer, who gave drugs

to a minor, who almost died.

Look, I can assure

you Dean's clean.

There's no drug dealing

going on in my house.

Heroin, Arin.

He gave her heroin.

That's a felony.

We're coming in.

I know what it was.

He didn't give it to her.

I did.

If you're going to

arrest anyone, arrest me.

But you can't, can you?

I was the one who called 911.

Under the law, you can't

arrest somebody for drugs

if they were the one who

called 911 for an OD.

I was the one who

gave her the drugs.

I was the one

who made the call.

You can't arrest me.

Isn't that a lie?

Bearing false witness

against your neighbor

is a lot different from

bearing false witness

to protect your neighbor.

I don't think that's gonna fly.

Maybe not, but somebody had

to prove Stiletto wrong.

I mean, we're not all alone.

And we're not here

for ourselves.

Besides, it's not a lie.

You gave the heroin to me,

and I gave it to Kayla.

The Lord does work

in mysterious ways.

You can say that again, but

don't worry about it, man.

I mean, that's between

me and my maker.

He'll forgive me.

Nobody's perfect.

Not even me.

[slow music playing]

[knocking]

Dean-o!

Dean-o, you in there?

[door opens]

What happened?

Arin said that you

can get me clean?

No one can do that, Dean-o.

I'm sorry, not even you.

What?

As addicts, we must admit

that we are addicts.

It's not about lack of will.

It's just that we're

predisposed to the drug

of our choice.

See, the first step is to

admit that we have an addiction

and that we are powerless

against that addiction.

Well, I'm addicted all right.

I can't stop.

I've tried my hardest.

I can't.

Well I've been there, too.

That's-- it's a

feeling you know.

It's not the truth.

You can stop, you just have

to engage your higher power.

Higher power?

Some people call it God.

Look.

You can't do this

alone and

God will help you get through

the day without using.

Just one day at a time, right?

That's it.

One day at a time.

God will help you

if you let Him.

Before this week, I never

thought about God once.

We tend to look to

God in rough times.

To get us through life when

life is at its most difficult.

Some people think that

God tests us just so

we turn toward him.

Arin said God makes

bad things into good.

Yes, the unmiracle.

I cannot believe I'm having

this conversation right now.

This has been the weirdest

week in my entire life.

If you had told me when

I was your age, that I'd

be here doing this now,

pastor in a church,

I would've laughed.

I was wild, I was

a user, and I loved

every single minute of it.

But May 18, 1987, I

woke up in a jail cell.

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