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Say something comforting.

- It's not my fort.

- Just try.

Okay, I guess there's a chance

this won't be a complete disaster.

Okay, put the music back on.

(MUSIC CONTINUES)

(MUSIC ENDS)

Well, here we go.

No, you cannot stay the night, no.

- Owen.

- Hello, Grandmother.

You remember Pastor Sterling?

How could I forget Pastor Sterling?

Yes, well...

...you see, I look in from time

to time on your grandmother.

And isn't it wonderful to see

that she's improving.

- What do you mean?

- Well, thank you very much, Sterling.

I will see you on Sunday morning

for early service.

Okay.

- Pardon me.

- Oh, yeah, sure.

Well... and who have we here?

- This is Isabel, my girlfriend.

- Hi.

You have a girlfriend?

You said you were married.

You must have misheard.

Well, I...

...well, of course,

you will sleep in separate rooms.

You follow me to the guest room,

and Owen, you'll take the sofa.

(EERIE MUSIC PLAYING)

(GIGGLES)

Good night, Grandma.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Stop it.

- Mmm.

- Head of the table, huh?

Oh, sorry, I didn't know.

Oh, Owen, you were properly raised.

You know the fork goes on the left.

I'll say grace.

Heavenly Father, we thank you for

this food which you have sanctified...

...and we pray that it will give us

the strength to do thy Holy will...

...through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Yup.

That was lovely.

- Where do you go to church?

- OWEN:
We don't.

What he means is, we're not as good

about going as we should be.

Grandma, where's Pearl?

- She takes her meals in her room.

- Why is that?

Because I find it hard

to hold my food down...

...while looking at her.

(STEPS RUNNING)

Pearl?

Well, she's not ready to see you yet.

Owen, have... what's her name,

help me in the kitchen, huh?

Oh, it's Isabel.

Isabel.

Didn't your parents teach you

any manners, honey?

I've got a kitchen full of dirty dishes.

Oh, yeah, sure, be right there.

Go easy on her, huh, Grandma?

(SIGHS)

What is wrong with Owen?

He hardly touched his plate.

Waste of good food.

Oh, yeah, he has issues with food.

- Um, it's a control thing.

- Control?

He's bulimic.

Oh.

Here, this is for my teeth. Don't drop it.

(SIGHS)

Ma, tell me a little about yourself.

All I know at the moment

is you have bad taste in men.

Uh, well, I am from Carson City, Nevada.

- Hm.

- I work in interior design.

It's... it's when you make

the inside of a house nice, like this.

And I'm not sure if Owen told you,

but I am pregnant.

So...

My daughter couldn't keep

her legs closed, either.

It's beautiful here.

Reminds me of where I grew up in England.

I've never been to England.

Always wanted to go, I hear

you come back a changed person...

...something you should always experience.

- Hey, Grandma, what's all this stuff?

- Oh, that's your sister.

She has as much difficulty looking

at herself as I have looking at her.

Well, that's not a very nice thing to say.

Oh, I'm sure she didn't mean it like that.

It's so great. You get to look

out your window and just see this.

This is gorgeous.

You must never want to leave.

You know, I appreciate the company...

...but please don't talk. Can't we just sit?

Grandma, don't talk to her like that.

She's lovely to look at,

but she never shuts up.

Honestly, I don't know how you stand it.

Okay, so your grandmother's a f***ing c*nt.

- Yeah, I know. I told you.

- I feel so bad for your sister.

You know, maybe this trip

wasn't such a bad idea.

Our mutual disdain for my grandmother might

actually be bringing us closer together.

Yeah.

Okay, I'm going to try

and connect with my sister.

You okay here by yourself?

Yeah, I guess, just close the door.

I need to decompress.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Pearl?

Pearl, it's Owen. I just want to talk.

I'm here when you're ready.

(WEEPING)

(SCREAMING CRYING)

Take the napkin out of your shirt.

Why'd you come back here after all

these years? Do you need money?

Because if it's money you're after,

I don't have any.

No. I just thought it'd be good

for Owen to reconnect with his family.

It's a little more complicated

than that, but that's the gist.

Well, I overheard you trying to talk

to your sister this afternoon.

There are things you don't know.

She's a bad girl. She's a very bad girl.

How do you mean?

Look... if you came here

expecting me to be pleased...

...because you've fathered

a child out of wedlock, I'm not.

I mean, the very least you

could do is to marry the poor girl...

...before she's discovered

for the slut that she is.

I mean, that's what your father did.

How could you say that

about your own daughter?

Oh, Owen... grow up.

Your mother was a whore.

Your father was a moron,

and your sister's an abomination.

And now, I have to go to my grave

knowing that this bloodline continues?

Excuse me.

(STEPS RUNNING)

We have to go... now.

I know, I know. But what about Pearl?

- I'm not comfortable here.

- I can't leave unless I've made up with her.

Okay? I'm so close.

- Can we stay at a motel or something?

- The closest motel's like an hour away.

- The further away the better.

- Just give me a few days. Please.

Keep that b*tch away from me.

I told you what it was gonna be like. Okay?

You were right.

Okay, so just bear with me...

...a little.

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

Good morning, sunshine.

Look what I just found on my nightstand.

Wow, fashionable.

- They're awful.

- So don't wear them.

I think these are like a gift from your

grandmom, like some sort of an apology.

You can always re-gift them

to someone you don't like.

Your grandmother's the only person I've met

that I don't like enough to give these to.

Look, just put them on, and say thank you.

You'll never have to wear them again.

Are you kidding me? You want me

to say thank you after last night?

At least, she's trying to apologize,

that's more than she's ever done for me.

Can we at least clean them or something?

I'm not gonna put your grandmom's

nasty sh*t in my ear.

Good morning, Grandma. How are you feeling?

There's bacon on the stove.

I just couldn't wait any longer.

- I think we're okay with coffee.

- Thank you for the earrings.

Grandma, what was that about?

She was trying to be nice.

After this, you'll come to the store

with me to help with the groceries, huh?

Of course, Grandma.

(CHUCKLING)

Oh, thank you for the earrings.

If a man has a sexual relation with a man...

...as one does with a woman,

then both have done what is...

Serve the Lord with fear. And...

And God said to them,

be fruitful and multiply...

Honor your father, and your mother,

so that you might...

Love rejoices in the truth!

Pearl? It's Isabel, Owen's girlfriend.

Can I come in?

Owen and your grandmother

went into town. It's just me.

Can we talk?

PEARL:
Put on the blindfold.

Okay, it's on.

PEARL:
Come in.

If I take off the blindfold,

do you promise not to turn around?

Promise.

ISABEL:
The earrings were a gift from you.

Do you like them? They're my favorite.

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