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Well, maybe not as

discreet as I d hoped.

[Cameras shuttering]

Well, it s safe to say

you are the last person

I expected to get

this call from.

You all right?

I dont know

what s going on, Annie.

Oh, come here.

[Harmonica music playing]

The press is out front

so I asked a detective

ifwe could leave

out the back.

(Michael)

Thanks.

So is

Charlie okay?

(Annie)

Yeah, he s doing fine

and you re gonna be fine too.

I made sure the

detective got the truth

about what happened

last night.

I got something

to showyou.

[Music]

[Music]

And I wish

they'd go away.

And I met a man,

he had the lonesome

So you think she s

made up her mind?

Hard to say,

Id like to think

there s still a chance,

butwho knows?

So hows that

Sermon on the Mount

thing coming?

Well, I punched a

reporter outside church,

and then went in and sang,

'Just a Closer Walk with Thee.'

It s coming along

prettywell.

[Laughing]

Oh, Mike, you

are a piece ofwork.

I dont know,

it may seem strange

but coming up

here helps me.

It reminds me

how small I am.

I cant do it all

myself, you know?

Ljust love coming here

and just looking up

at all these branches.

What do they do?

Nothing.

Annie, I don t think that s

gonna help me right now.

I kind of need a total

overhaul at this point.

Yeah, well,

that maywell be true.

Want me just to wait

for you in the car?

You knowwhat?

Go ahead.

Illjust stay

here a while.

Howyou

gonna get home?

Ill call

Joseph.

And I want to kiss

yourworrylines

[sentimental music continues]

[Doorbell ringing]

[Knocking]

Who is it?

(Michael)

It s me.

Um, what are

you doing here?

I had nowhere

else to go.

You okay?

Can I not

come in?

You shouldnt

be here, Michael.

Ljustwant to get

the keys to the bike.

[Cameras shuttering]

Perfect.

Paul?

(Tanya)

Maybe, maybe

you should go.

Yeah,

Ill leave.

(Tanya)

Michael, wait.

There s nothing

left to say.

I know.

We re falling apart.

Ive been trying to

figure this thing out.

Ive been begging

God for help.

I dont knowwhat else

I am supposed to do.

Neither do I.

Michael?

Whyis it

like this?

Mywhole world

is falling apart.

I know this

has been hard but...

I dont think

we re gonna make it.

I shouldnt have

come here.

[Music]

(male)

It saddens me really

to be forced to post

these shots ofTanya

and her new man.

Of course, things

could be different

ifl had

that exclusive.

Stop following me!

[Crashing]

Oh, Michael.

You know,

you just don t have time.

There is no

wayl can do this.

Is there a conspiracy

against us orwhat?

[Intercom beeping]

(female over intercom)

Paging Dr. Statement,

Dr. Statement please?

Kenny?

I guess ifhe s injured,

it doesnt really matter.

He s not going back to

work right now anyway.

In fact, ifColin

cant get him fired,

he s aiming for the

studio to sue him.

Onwhat grounds?

Breach of contract,

refusing to work

with the director,

you name it.

[Coughing]

Oh, one of mylungs

is giving out on me.

Yeah.

You should get

that looked at.

Oh, I got

another one.

And besides right now

we re here for Michael.

So you

were saying?

Cassie s back in Colin s

version of the story.

It might have been easier

just to sleepwith her.

(Annie)

How can they make

a Chad Slater movie

without Chad Slater?

Their research

shows that he isnt

going to attract families

into the theater anymore.

There is no

more Chad Slater.

This is what Hollywood

does well:
Turns onyou.

I told him not to

talk to the press.

Now they got

our boy too.

(Michael)

What exactly

did Cassandra say?

And even ifyou re not

guilty of child abuse,

you re at least

a pathological liar

and impossible

to work with.

How does

your head feel?

It s better.

I guess there s one

good thing about doing

action movies, you know

how to take a fall.

I wish this movie

had a happy ending.

So basically

ifwe dont play

the next few

days right,

I lose an Oscar.

Oh, you re gonna

lose more than that.

I dont knowwhat youve

done to deserve this.

And I dont even

believe in God

and I find myself

praying for you.

I better get

back to work.

I dont feel

like going home.

I think Ill go to

The Dream Centerwithyou, okay?

(Kenny)

Uh, isnt that

where the kid is?

You knowwhat that s

gonna look like?

Don tworry,

Charlie s not there.

Sara took

him home.

She finally got that

boyfriend out ofher life.

You sure?

(Michael)

I m starting to feel like

I m supposed to sell everything

and become a monk.

Oh, I don t think you

could stand the haircut.

This is

funny to you, huh?

No, it seems like

you re trying to pitch

a tent in

a hurricane.

Soon as you get one

corner staked down,

the other two just

come flying up.

[Music]

[Coughing]

(male preacher on radio)

No one can

serve two masters.

Either hewill hate the

one and love the other

or he will be devoted to

the one and despise the other.

How do you

turn this off?

I dont know.

George told me

itwas broken.

(preacher on radio)

You cannot serve

both God and money.

Hey,

take it easy.

(preacher on radio)

I tell you,

do not worry.

Mikey!

(preacher on radio)

Don tworry about your life

and what you will eat

or drink and

dontworry

Michael Raven Steele,

what is wrong with you?

[Coughing]

You in trouble?

Yeah,

heck yes.

Don tworry

about it, man.

I used to get in

trouble all the time.

She justwants

the best for you.

Yeah, I know.

I was up on assault

charges too, man.

It s no

big deal.

(Annie)

Hey, G, want to help?

(George)

I would but, um,

I got some stuff.

(Annie)

You should have seen George

the day hewalked in here.

So how do

you do it, Annie?

Do what?

Nail down those

tent pegs and live

the Sermon on the Mount?

Well, first thing

you gotta knowis

Iswhat?

Is that

you cant.

Well,

that s great.

Hell, that s

your big secret?

You missed the

inside of this one.

Doesnt matter if

it looks clean.

[Music]

The biggest story of

the night, of course,

is not Michael Steele s bid

for the best actor award

but the scandal that is

his personal life.

Will he be able to rise up

against alleged controversy

with a young

boynamed Charlie

and win the top

prize for acting?

I need

some air.

The skyis gray

and the light is far.

The sea is a rage

within my heart.

I turn my side to

the crashing waves.

I cryin the night

just to be saved.

Cause I need eyes

to be my guide.

I need a voice that s

louder than mine.

I need hope

and I need you cause

I cant do

this alone.

Christ,

I call your name.

Oh, wontyour

smile fall over me?

I m cracked and drained

on hands and knees.

Oh, sweet Christ

rain down on me.

I needyou.

Lord, I have never

felt so far from you

as I feel

right now.

And I ask

your forgiveness,

please forgive me for

these things that I have done

that have

been so wrong.

Please show me how to pull

this all back together again.

[Cell phone ringing]

Annie, I gotta

get out of here.

Ill have George

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