East End (2024) Movie Script
[The Redhill Valleys
singing Make It Out Alive]
Ahh!
Ahh!
Stop!
Stop!
You should have thought about this
before you made that decision
[gasp] Ah. Ah.
Pay your dues.
Stop. Stop. I'll let go.
Where's my money, Max?
Sam, what the fuck?
Where is it?
Ah, the f...
You know I'll get the money.
(Sam) No more games, Max.
(Max) I'll get it you know I'm good for it
I'm not fucking around anymore.
Thursday. Midnight.
I can't get it by Thursday.
I'll get it but...
come on you know I'm...
Thursday!
You're lucky.
[chuckles]
You're lucky.
Ah.
[clang]
[grunts]
How long have you been working for the
Cocaine Cowboy?
Longer than you can think.
[knocking on metal door]
[door squeaks]
[Make it out alive]
[bar crowd cheering]
[door slams]
Just pay your dues, man.
Ya.
You could have avoided all this.
[sighs]
[mutters] fuckin' day
[lighter clicks]
Fuck.
[distant traffic]
[Steve Deeps singing Thunder and Rain]
I'm a dog in a basement whining all day
hiding in the corner tail between my legs
Ya I'm shaking like a dog at the door
I'm scratching at the floor
Wishing things could go back
to the way they were before
(Bully) She's an orphan living in
her car Thunder and Rain
I know. Really, that hair. Those joggers.
(Teen 1) Probably doesn't own a hairbrush.
(Bully) Probably not
Hey do you want to say that to my face.
You look like a loser.
[bus idles]
That's what I fucking thought.
I know.
I know. Something's wrong with her.
[bus drives away]
[door opens]
[LT The Monk sings Reach]
(Barista) Hey sir. What
can I get started for you?
Uh...
Just a large... black... coffee.
Okay.
Americano's okay?
Uh, black coffee.
Okay, uh, $5.50.
I'm not paying $5.50 for a large coffee.
That's how much... How much is a small?
$3.25
Want one of those?
No, no. I'm not paying
$3.25 for a coffee. Like...
How mu... what about that.
That pumpkin thing up there?
Oh, well. That's $7.25.
No, no. Not... forget it.
Okay. Forget it.
Okay.
(Barista) Have a good day.
[birds and distant traffic]
[Footsteps]
[clunk]
Are you okay?
Am I okay? [Chuckles] Ya.
Ya, I'm okay.
[clears throat]
You got a light?
A light?
[chuckles]
Naw, of course you don't.
Shouldn't you be in school or something?
Uh, I'm just waiting for the bus.
Bus doesn't come down here.
Oh, well, the normal
bus station is blocked off.
Oh.
So this is the station for the week.
Didn't your mom ever tell you
not to talk to strangers?
Stranger?
I see you here, like...
Every single day.
Touch, kid.
That's a cool belt buckle you have.
Yeah.
[bus approaches]
Well, bye.
[hydrolic hiss]
[bus departs]
[birds and distant traffic]
[clink]
[gunshot]
[yelling]
[dogs barking]
[argument. Inaudible]
(Man) Fuck you asshole.
[Crowd] Inaudible.
(Man) Kick his ass!
[distant police siren]
[grunts]
The f...
[clink]
[grunts]
[clunk]
[foot scrape]
[footsteps]
[Somber piano music]
- Hey! Hey!
- Not, not...
- Hey!
- Street, no.
Look.
Not tonight.
[dog barks]
No, I don't have anything for you.
[hisses]
[coins jingling]
Here. There you go.
Seven bucks. All I got.
[dog barking]
[footsteps]
[clunk]
[Somber fluglehorn music]
[blowing nose]
[lighter clicks]
[sigh]
[grunt]
[metal clanging]
[machinery humming]
Russ. Russ!
It's Max.
- Max.
- How's it going?
You're up early.
Just waiting for the beer store to open?
Look at you, man. You're unrecognizable.
What are you here for?
I'm looking for some work. If you...
I can't help you with work.
Not after what you did.
I can't help you with work.
- I...
- You, owe, hey...
You owe me. You owe Sam.
Sam runs the show. You KNOW this.
You know what's going on right now.
I can't help you even if I wanted to.
Right?
You don't have to say anything.
Just give me something in the yard.
There's NOTHING in the yard!
Haven't I made myself clear
Like...
You're not making sense here,
and I don't see a bloody car anywhere.
What are you gonna do?
Get a fucking buggy from the grocery store?
Tote things around town that way?
Come on. You've been there too, so...
I've been where?
In low places.
But I got out of them.
Right?
I still run this place.
You went down the tubes.
There were times when I helped you.
There's gotta be something you can give me.
Ya, but you burned me!
I was, I was in a different place.
I'm getting myself together now.
I can't help you. I've made that clear.
Now, if we're done here...
I gotta go to work.
(Russ, muttering) Fucking son of a bitch.
[footsteps]
[bell]
(Pawn Shop Owner) Hey pal.
(Max) Mornin'
(Pawn Shop Owner) Welcome to the shop.
[floor boards creak]
Hey, man. Can I help you with anything?
Ya, I'm gonna see if I can, uh...
[clank]
Get anything for that?
From me, uh, no.
No, this is costume.
Nothing at all?
Uh, no. Unfortunately, no.
But you got all kinds
of rings here, like...
Ya, I know, and because of that.
I don't need that.
Ya. Alright.
- Take care.
- Have a good one.
(Max, muttering) Fuck.
[Door opening]
[Light traffic]
[Railway bells]
[Door clicks]
[Door squeaks]
(Max) Hey, dad.
[Door shuts]
Max?
What the hell?
What are you doing here?
You're not taking your pills with whiskey.
You can't!
What the fuck?
I'm okay. What are you talking about?
Jesus, Murphy.
[clunk]
When was the last time you had a bath
or a shower?
What's it to you, man?
I'm alright.
- It stinks in here.
- I'm living my life.
I hardly see you and you come in...
and you start throwing heat.
What's the matter with you?
[Railway bell rings]
Anyways...
How are things goin?
Ya, same as always.
Ya.
Haven't seen... haven't seen you in a bit.
I don't know what you're...
I don't know what you're looking for?
Do your cards yet?
Ya, I...
Ya.
Hey, I got something to show you over here.
Yep, yep. I'll be right there.
Harmony did something.
Oh.
Ya.
I got it hanging here. It's pretty cool.
Especially when, uh,
when the light hits it.
[quiet piano notes]
She painted that for you?
Ya, it's cool eh?
Kind of...
When did you see her?
Oh...
I'm guessing, uh...
Maybe a month ago.
Maybe a month ago she came in.
Hey, listen, um...
I gotta ask.
Things are getting a bit tight
around here you know, um.
Did you scratch these
already, Jesus Christ.
The rent's going up.
Yep.
Everybody, dad.
Everybody's rent is going up.
Ya, I know but, um...
If you can help out your old man
in any way, you know.
That would be cool.
[rustling paper]
I don't have anything, dad.
Then, now...
couple of the guys, you
know. They, they're...
they're going to food banks.
You know.
They're going to food banks.
Reg, and Phil.
They're going to food banks.
I gotta go, dad.
[door opens and shuts]
You gotta be kidding me.
[sighs]
Fuck.
(Lynn) How was your day?
Pretty good.
You know that software problem
I was telling you about?
Ya.
Ya, so we didn't have any downtime
becasue of it.
Okay. Is that good or bad?
Oh, fantastic. Downtime would have
cost us a full day.
Oh. Okay, well then that's good. I'm glad.
My day was, uh, hot.
And tiring.
Julie didn't show up again today.
Ah, jeez
And to top it off
School called to let me know that...
Harmony didn't show up today.
Oh, man.
[scrape]
What is that like, the third time
this month?
Ya it's the third time this month.
Don't worry. I have it.
I'm gonna, I'm gonna talk to her
after dinner. I'm gonna...
sort it out. I don't, I don't know
what's going on with her.
But something, so, I'll figure it out.
You know, you say that but...
you can't let her keep doing this to you.
She's not doing it to me. She's a teenager.
You just don't understand.
[huffs]
No, I, I'm sorry I'm not trying to be rude,
it's like...
She's my daughter.
And, and I've got it.
She's not a bad kid, she's just...
I don;T know. She's going
through something but...
L... like, trust me.
Okay?
I can do this.
Okay.
I'm gonna talk to her and we'll figure
it out. We'll come up with a plan.
[plates clanging]
[door shuts]
Okay, can we just...
have some dinner and, it's been a long day.
Can we just table this for later?
Ya.
[Calm guitar music]
(Lynn) Harmony. Dinner.
[light waves]
[splash]
[seagull squawking]
[footsteps on rocks]
[clunks]
[zip]
[footsteps on leaves]
- Oh, hey!
- How ya doin'
Keyah.
Good to see you.
How's it going?
You too.
It's going great. I'm loving this weather.
I love summer. I love the water.
I'm just feeling good.
Ya, I, Uh...
I just come down to, you know,
clear my head a little bit.
Aw, what's going on?
Huh.
You okay? You wanna talk about it?
No, no, no.
You know I'm here for you.
I know. I know.
[sighs]
It's just been a week.
Hmm. It's tough, eh.
It's a lot of challenges along the way but
I want you to know that I'm proud of you.
And coming to the meetings...
you've been making it.
You've been doing it.
And I know it's not easy
but you're doing okay.
[exhales]
Have you talked to your sponsor at all?
Nah, nah. I just deal with it on my own.
You know that's why he's there, right?
Ya.
He's there for you. We're all here for you.
- I know.
- We're all proud of you.
- I know.
- 30 days!
Congratulations.
Ah...
just a, just a number.
Well that 30 is gonna be 60...
and on, and on, and on, and
you can do it. You've got it in you.
[sighs]
Well I will be there tomorrow.
Excellent.
But, uh...
I don't know. I don't know
if I can say anything, or...
You don't think you're
gonna be able to say anything?
I don't know. Do I have to?
You don't have to.
But sharing is why we're there.
Getting it out is really important.
Keeping it down is not helpful.
Now whatever you share
in that time is what's meant.
It doesn't have to be long.
A little. Whatever comes out.
Will be perfect. That much I do know.
We'll all be there for you.
It's easy when you say it.
[chuckles]
Well, it's taken a while.
It was no overnighter and
it's no overnighter for anybody.
But you got it in you. You can do it.
And again we're all so proud of you.
I'll be there.
Looking forward to it.
We'll see you tomorrow.
Alright, see you Keyah.
See ya, Max.
Ya, thanks.
[chuckles] Bye.
[answering machine beeps]
(Max) Hey, Keyah said I should call you.
I don't know. I guess you're not in.
She wants me to say something.
Whatever you say will be perfect.
Ya, my ass. This fucking sucks.
[children playing]
(Max) HI my name's Max and I'm an Alco...
(Max) HI my name's Max and I'm an Alco...
(Max, sarcastic) Hi my name is Max.
I am a liar. I am an alcoholic.
And I am a thief.
I am a gambler. I'm also a father.
And I'm not good at any of them.
Anyway, Kev.
Sorry for rambling on.
I'll see you at the meeting. Bye.
[police warning siren]
(Jeb) I'm gonna tell him now
or do you want to tell him?
I can't even have tea in the morning
because there's a guy
sleeping in our backyard.
[dog barking]
Go in the house.
I told you I'm gonna tell him.
Just get rid of him.
See ya. Bye.
Wow.
Max.
[Max chuckles]
You can't stay, man.
I know.
I know.
You hear this?
Sounds like a handful.
[chuckles]
Not fun, man.
What are you gonna do?
I know I can't stay. You got a
good thing going here, I'm sure.
You heard about Sam, right?
I did.
So you know I'm in trouble.
Max, I wish I could help you.
I owe him a lot of money.
I can't help you.
-Not
-Not this time.
You don't have anything?
Nothing stashed on the side somewhere?
[Jeb sighs]
No.
Got any games going on?
You got some games going on still.
Something that Sam doesn't know about?
The penthouse?
Barber shop?
The warehouse?
The warehouse!
It's the warehouse!
Yes. Thursday.
1am.
Thursday, I am.
There's a buy in.
I know there's a buy in. I'll get it.
Okay?
Jeb...
Thank you.
I'll be in touch.
I'll be out of your yard
before you know it.
[footsteps]
[quiet city street]
[car door slams]
[footsteps]
[door creaks]
[car drives by]
[clunk]
[Thieving Magpie by
Rossini plays on the radio]
[Men speaking in Italian]
(Max) Eddie.
Eddie!
Steady Eddie.
Max!
Ace!
Oh shit! Ace!
How ya doin?
Good. How ya doin?
Good.
Look at you.
Jesus Christ you look like a fucking bear.
Ha ha ha.
Well, you know.
I thought I'd grow it out.
Well good seeing ya.
Ya.
So how ya been?
I see what you're driving out there.
Ya, ya. I'm doing alright.
Still with that, uh...
What's her name? Jenny or
something you were with in high school?
No, no no, no.
No there's been a few changes.
Ya, ya.
Looks like it.
Um hm.
Geez.
Ya.
How you doing?
I'm, well, I'm doin' good.
I'm doin' good, you know.
Okay.
Couple of things goin' on and...
Oh ya.
Where did you get your wheels? Holy shit.
I'm doing okay.
Ya, ya. Good. It looks like it.
Cheers.
- Alright.
- Ya cheers, buddy.
[clink]
-Alright
-Water these days.
Okay, ya.
Alright, well...
take care of yourself, eh.
Ya, ya, well, let's get caught up.
What are you doin' for work? Like?
Well, uh.
Doing a little prospecting today.
Prospecting? What, you
diggin' for gold or somethin'?
You fucker.
Something like that, ya.
More like BUILDING gold.
Oh, oh!
Ya, looking at some land down this way.
No.
Ya we like, we develop.
You know. Condos.
Those your cranes in my fucking sky?
Could be. Could be.
Ya.
- Our sky I should say. Shit.
- Our sky, ya.
So what, so that's what brings
you to the neighbourhood.
That's what brings me. I know, I
haven't been back here in, god, years.
You're gonna change this
neighbourhood around I bet?
Only for the better.
Ya, ya.
Ya.
Wow. So...
What about you? You said
you got some stuff going on?
Ya, you know. I was
driving truck for a while.
- And some sales.
- Oh ya.
But right now I'm kinda,
you know, between things.
Oh ya.
Thinking about my next move.
What are you concidering?
I don't know. I'm good at a few things.
So I'm just...
Okay.
Just goin' out there.
Seeing what's goin' on.
Ya.
Ya. Day by day.
- Day by day that's right.
- Yep. Yep.
- Ya.
- Livning the dream.
Good, good.
Ya.
So, uh...
Mr. Prospector, how about a...
game of darts and I loosen your, uh...
- Oh, geez.
- Wallet a little bit.
I remember you with those darts.
[Max chuckles]
I don't think I'm up to that.
Card game or something?
Ah come on.
It's not like you don't have it.
Ya. Ya.
Naw, I'm good. Just here for a drink.
Enjoy the evening and...
- You know and then heading out, ya.
- That's good.
Hit the road.
But seriously if you like, you know...
Hmm?
If you're, you know your,
got prospects and stuff.
If you're looking for some,
you know, some money I can
I can make you money.
You can make me money?
Ya, ya.
What, uh...
What do you, what do you got goin'?
You know. You give me a night or two.
I don't know. Even, whatever
you've got in your wallet.
-And I promise you
-Right, right.
I'll meet you back here in two nights
and I'll have doubled or tripled it.
That name Ace didn't come from nowhere.
-[Max chuckles] That's right
-Um hmm.
- You know. You know what I can do.
- Um hmm.
I'm not much for the short game.
I'm more of a long game kinda guy,
you know what I'm saying?
Naw, naw, naw, naw, naw.
Um hmm.
Couple days I could probably...
Couple days.
Whatever you got in your wallet...
two days I'll come back and I'll
double or triple it. Guaranteed.
Um hmm.
I kinda look at it this way.
You get rich quick, you lose it quick.
[Max chuckles]
Quick rich. Quick poor.
You know what I'm saying?
Naw, I don't know. So, nothing, eh?
No I think I'm good.
Ya.
Thank you, though.
Forget where you came from?
No, I did not forget where I came from.
Sounds like you did.
No.
No, I know exactly where I came
from and it's good to be back...
but I'm just here for the day
and then I'm heading on out.
You, you, you seem to forget...
what we used to do.
- And what was that?
- You got nothing
You got nothing for me?
Mr. Toronto coming in with your big cranes.
Okay.
Alright.
I think maybe this conversation is done,
my friend.
Oh come on. We're just hanging out.
We're just talking.
Look.
If you need money...
I can tell you how to get money.
Alright.
I can tell you. Tell you exactly...
how to get everything you want.
Ya.
You understand?
But there's something to it.
You gotta be willing to do the work.
You know I'll do the work.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
I'm not talkin' 24-7 kinda lab our work.
I'm talking the fucking MIND work.
And I don't know if you're ready my friend.
You know.
Are you kidding me?
You don't think I'm ready?
What makes you so fuckin' special?
- [man laughing]
- Look
I can help you.
[Man mocking in Italian]
I can put down a ladder but it's
up to you if you're wantin' to climb it.
Oh, listen to you Mr. Guru.
- You had all these opportunities.
- No.
My friend
You had it easy.
I am trying to help you. I...
I worked hard.
- I did the fucking work.
- You don't think I work hard?
[man mocking in Italian]
I'm sure you did.
FUCK OFF!
(man) Ohhh.
Listen.
I'm gonna take a piss.
When I come back...
I'm gonna give you a couple of pointers.
Alright?
Alright.
Couple little tips.
Point you in the right direction.
How does that sound?
Alright.
Steady Eddie's back.
Alright. Ace buddy.
I'll be back.
Alright. Sorry man. I just got off.
It's all good.
Catch you in a minute.
[Italian Opera on the radio]
[Italian men talking. Playing cards]
[Italian Opera continues
louder in background]
[alarm honks]
[alarm honks]
[Italian Opera ends]
[Door clicks]
Hi.
[drags feet]
How was your night?
It was actually good, and ya. Um hmm.
Did you lose your phone?
Nope.
[huffs]
Do you have any idea what time it is?
Nope.
Nope is not really an answer.
You are two hours past your curfew.
Okay.
Okay? That's all you have to say is okay?
Alrighty.
Were you somewhere that you couldn't,
you know, phone me to let me know...
that you're alive?
Okay. So we're gonna do it like this.
I don't know how many times
we can talk about this.
I don't know how many times we can
go round and round in the same circle.
Over, and over, and over again.
This is not what I want for
us, do you understand that?
Okay.
No, Okay is not okay. I'm worried about
you. I've been sitting here for 2 hours.
- Wondering if you're okay.
- Go to bed.
Well answer my texts!
I'm not going to bed if I
don't know if you're okay.
Ya you can. I'm 16.
I can take care of myself.
You are 16 and do you have any idea?
You don't know anything about the world.
Do you have any idea how hard I work to put
food on our table and clothes on your back
And don't roll your eyes at me.
Okay. You haven't got...
seriously!
You are going to have
to start to follow the rules.
You don't go to school.
You're out with your boyfriend
till god knows what hours.
- Who cares.
- If you're going to live under this roof
- So I won't live here!
- You are going to follow
Oh and that's your
solution I won't live here?
Ya because you clearly have a
problem with everything that I'm doing!
[yelling, inaudible]
Shut up oh my god!!
[door slams]
Don't slam the door!
(Harmony) I'll do what I want!
[clunk]
[crying]
[thud]
[light wind]
[Street, whimpers]
Jesus Christ.
[dog barks]
[Street whimpers]
You alright?
You okay? Hey, hey, hey.
It's Max. It's Max.
Are you okay?
[street whimpers]
You hurt?
It's Max. It's alright.
Fuckin' asshole.
[Street shushes]
Guh.
You okay?
[somber piano music]
[dog barks]
Gah.
[Street whimpers]
[Street shushes]
Morning.
Hello. How are you?
Got a little sale goin' on?
Ya I have.
You make all this stuff?
I did.
Nice.
- Thank you
- Everything here is for sale?
Everything's for sale.
Did you paint that?
I did.
That's nice.
Thank you.
Wish I had some room in my
place for something like that.
[chuckles]
Well...
if I don't sell it you
can always come back.
-If it's still here
- I might do that.
Uh, how much is that bear?
$10.
10 bucks.
What about, uh, would you take $5?
How about $7 and it's yours?
Uh.
It's for my kid. It's her birthday
and I was thinking, uh, you know.
Okay.
Kinda reminds me of her.
- Okay. $5 it is. Sure.
- 5 bucks.
You got change for a $50?
I can check. I'm pretty sure I do.
There's your bear.
Thank you.
Makin' lots of sales?
Actually, I had another table out earlier
- and everything's gone.
- Oh wow. Good for you.
Ya.
Makin' it work here.
Yes.
[coins clink]
And $5
That's great.
Thank you very much.
Ya, thank you.
- You're welcome.
- Have a good one.
I hope your daughter enjoys her bear.
Ya, she will.
- Okay, take care.
- Cheers
[birds chirping]
[door squeaks]
[industrial fan humming]
[door shuts]
I'm here to pick up my suit.
Oh you're fucking kidding me.
Hey. No.
Max, I don't have anything.
I have nothing for you.
I don't have any extra money.
I don't, I, I got nothing.
I'm not here looking for money.
So what are you here for?
I know it's Harmony's birthday so...
I got her something and I was
wondering if you could bring it to her?
Are you fucking kidding me right now?
No.
Okay.
Okay first of all,
her birthday was two weeks ago.
Secondly, I haven't
I had things goin' on.
You had things going on.
I haven't seen you in 4 years.
Things are like groceries, and
maybe you gotta pick up some mail.
4 years. Where have you
been for 4 fucking years?
You know my lifestyle.
Your lifestyle. Oh, your lifestyle.
Well then...
it includes a daughter...
that you haven't seen in 4 years.
What's so fabulous about your lifestyle
that you haven't seen your kid in 4 years.
And you're gonna show up and ask me
to give her a 2 week old birthday present.
I'm not messing with my...
Is this why
- Is this why she doesn't want to see me?
- I'm not messing with my...
Are you feeding her things and
that's why she doesn't want to see me?
When was the last time you
tried to see your child? She was 12.
Now! Right now!
Oh, right now. 4 years ago.
4 years ago.
Don't put this on me. This is not my fault.
I'm the one who's here.
I'm the one who's raising
her, and doing the hard work...
and putting the food on the table, and
paying the bills. What are YOU doing?
I'm trying to make some changes.
And I thought I would bring a gift here...
for you to give her but I guess,
uh, that's not a good thing to do.
Look, I am not...
I am not about to tell
our 16 year old daughter...
that you just stopped by and handed
me a gift but you didn't want to see her.
- Well how am I supposed to see her?
- Do you have any idea? No.
Do you have any idea the effect of
you not being here has done to her?
Well can I come by the house?
Absolutely not.
Why not?
You are not setting foot in my home.
That is my home. I worked hard for that.
How am I supposed to see her.
I don't know. Maybe
that's for you to figure out.
Maybe you could actually make
some effort as a dad and figure that out.
Well does she have a phone?
Ya, she's got a phone.
Well can I call her?
Ya, I guess. Ya.
You wanna call her, call her.
It's on you man.
It's on you.
Can you give me her number?
Ya.
You got a pen?
No, I...
Do you got something to write on, or?
What else is new.
[paper crinkles]
[pen clicks]
Seeing anybody or anything?
Uh, you're not actually asking
me that right now are you?
Well, I...
That's... I'm not even
gonna answer that question.
[ring tone]
[beep]
(Max) Hello? Hello?
(Max) Hello?
Hello?
(Max) Oh, hey. Harmony.
Yes?
(Max) It's dad.
(Max) I uh, I got, I got your
number from, uh, from your mom.
(Max) She said it'd
be okay if I called you.
(Max) Uh, I was gonna,
see if you wanted to...
(Max) go out for lunch. I know
it's your birthday coming up.
(Max) I got you a little something,
I think you're gonna like it.
(Max) Um.
That, that be alright? Maybe tomorrow?
Um, would you pick me up?
(Max) Uh, my car is in the
shop so I don't know if you can...
(Max) make your way there or?
Yep.
(Max) Uh...
(Max) Well, we could go to,
uh, Woodward like we used to.
Ya.
(Max) Okay, well, maybe, I don't...
(Max) 12:30? I don't know
when you get off for lunch.
Ya, sure.
(Max) Alright. That's great.
I'm, I can't wait to see ya, kid.
Okay.
(Max) See you tomorrow.
Ya.
[phone beeps]
Okay before we talk about this...
I do just want to say thank
you for not freaking out at dinner.
I did not want you to find out about
it like this, and I'm sorry that you did.
I had no idea she was gonna tell you.
Or bring it up.
When were YOU gonna tell me, Lynn?
I don't know. Um, now.
Honestly, I was at work all day.
And then I came home, and you were home,
and she was home and I don't know what...
just didn't feel like right to
talk about it in front of her.
And then she brought it up at dinner
and I didn't expect her to do that, so...
I just, I'm sorry.
It's not ideal. I get that.
You know, like, a heads up, a text
or something would have been better
so I'm not like sitting there
with my mouth open at dinner.
I get it. I get it. I
totally get it. It's...
I was rattled. He showed up at work
and I just, I was not expecting that and
I haven't, I don't know. I needed 5
minutes to figure out what I was gonna do.
I should have texted you, I'm sorry.
He showed up at your work!
He did and honestly it rattled
me and he wanted her number
and I didn't know what to do.
And it's just, I don't know. I don't know.
You didn't give him her number did you?
I did but...
I didn't feel like I had a choice.
She's 16.
I can't keep him from her.
Like, she has a right to know him.
I don't know what you want me to do?
I don't even know what
to say, I mean, like...
Look, she's, she's' excited.
This is not like black and white...
There's like a whole lot of
ugly grey in the middle and...
she's a, I don't know, she feels excited
to see him and maybe that's a good thing
I don't know. She's been so sad for so
long. Maybe this would help. I don't know.
So, she's excited to see HIM.
But me, the guy who's been like...
paying for her braces and a roof
over her head she can't even give me
the time of day.
Okay look, I...
okay first of all let's not go there.
You offered to pay for the braces and
don't throw them back in my face now.
And nobody is saying that we're
not appreciative of everything.
But look...
that is her dad and it is her choice.
It's not perfect and it's not
pretty and I don't like it either
but what am I going to do.
We have to give her an
opportunity to decide that for herself.
I'm sorry I don't know what would...
What did you want me to do?
I'll be in the basement I [sighs]
Xavier?
[huffs]
[loud city traffic]
I was 10 years old and my dad and my uncle
had me studying blueprints for a business.
And they told me where I was going
to enter through a vent.
And I was to go in and turn
off the security system...
and unlock the door from the inside.
And we studied those blueprints
night after night.
And then one night around midnight, they
woke me up and put me in the car.
And we drove. I was so tired.
I just remember seeing street
light and the
darkness and street light
and the darkness.
And then we arrived at this
business which I knew.
And exactly as planned,
they picked me up.
They put me into a vent. I crawled through.
I turned off the security system.
I went to the door, unlocked it.
And dad said, "Good job son.
Go wait in the car."
So I did. I was wide awake at that point.
And I just stared out the window
and I stared at that door.
They were probably only in there for like
10 minutes but it felt like hours.
And then they came out with bags.
They got in the car and they were
drinking, laughing.
And we went home.
And they said, "Go to bed
son. You did good."
And I couldn't sleep. I was wide awake.
I was watching from the
top of the stairs.
And they were in there.
My uncle and my dad just taking out
bricks of money dividing it up.
And my dad noticed me at the top of the
stairs and he said, "Come on down here."
And he said, "Come sit on my lap."
And I did. And he had a glass of whiskey.
And he said, "You earned it. And
he made me take a sip."
And I did. And I thought my
mouth was on fire.
I thought I was going to die.
And I spit it out.
And I threw up.
And they were laughing.
And then my dad took off his belt.
Took off this belt buckle.
And gave it to me and said, "You're
a man now son."
I was ten.
And I have been drinking ever since.
Up until 30 days ago.
And I don't even know why I stopped.
[somber synthesized string music]
[crickets]
I heard you got something.
I told you she'd bring it okay.
Come on.
No
A lot of bugs. Can we just stay here?
Don't have to be so shy around me.
We've been dating for like what?
Like what, a month?
I know, just...
My dad called earlier today and I haven't
spoken to him in a while.
I'm not feeling like...
Fuck. Are you ever feeling like it?
Come on.
Just forget about it.
Just for tonight.
Come on.
What an idiot.
So.
Hello, Max.
Let's have a chat.
Step into the office.
So you've been a busy boy, Max.
Just get to it. What do you want?
Well, what I want is that thousand
bucks in your pocket.
I don't know, $1,000.
You think I was born yesterday?
I have literal
Hollywood footage of you stealing
Eddie's wallet off the bar
But I'm not just gonna turn you in
You know I believe in you, Max.
I do.
What do you want?
What do I want? What does Rebecca want?
Well, I want to get my hair done. I
want a vacation house in Muskoka.
Well...
What's stopping me from taking the money
that you stole, that I know you stole,
and turning you in, and Max doesn't
have a great day?
Or...
You do what you do best.
You're great under pressure.
I let you keep the money.
We both turn up happy.
You're a fucking bitch.
[laughing]
[sighing]
Yeah.
[door slams]
(Keyah) I think there are a lot of reasons
here why people stop and why you stopped.
(Keyah) It's difficult to keep up with that
kind of lifestyle. It takes more energy
(Keyah) to keep going in survival
than it does to go with the flow.
(Keyah) Your daughter, your family.
(Keyah) there's so many reasons.
[Industrial hums]
[knock]
[click]
Oh my god.
It's all there.
You're $100 short.
Nice to see you to.
[door slams]
[Max chuckles]
Well look what the cat
fucking dragged in eh, Max.
(Max) Ya, I'm gonna take your money.
[Somber flugelhorn music]
[Somber flugelhorn music ends]
[metal door rattles]
[metal door slams shut]
[plastic bottle crinkles]
[distant power drill]
[water trickles down drain]
[distant banging metal]
[generator rumbling]
(Bodyguard) Where you goin?
(Max) Jesus Chr... Oh.
(Bodyguard) Where you goin, man.
Sam
Come on.
Walk off!
What's this?
I'll be there. It's for my kid.
Just, it's a...
It's nothing. It's just a
bear. It's my kids birthday.
You should have thought
of that from before.
I...
That's all you got?
I can explain.
That's just a gift for my kid.
I'll have all your money. Tonight.
You know me Sam. You know I'm good for it.
16 huh.
A couple more years she
can come work for me.
Don't even fucking say...
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Why would you say that!
I want my money, TONIGHT!
I'm not fucking around.
It's a gift for my kid. I'll be there.
Tonight.
[Max whimpers]
(Max) No, no, no, no, no.
(Max) No, no.
Please, please. Sam, please.
It's a...
It's just a silly gift for my...
[truck door slams]
[truck door slams]
Sam, please, PLEASE!
[truck rumbles]
(Lynn) I don't know if he's coming.
Harmony, we talked about this.
It's a possibility.
I wanna, I wanna think
he's coming too but...
uh, we can wait but I don't
know how long you want to wait.
What do you wanna do?
It's your call. I'm sorry.
(Max) Hey!
Harmony!
What's wrong?
What's wrong? We're leaving.
No, what are you talking about
You... Okay you said 12:30.
That was 20 minutes ago.
What do you mean you don't know
what time it is? You made an appointment.
A lunch date with your
daughter and you don't show up.
What do you mean I don't show up? I'm here!
Oh, you're here. Oh, we should be
so excited that you're here.
You're never here.
Don't do this now!
No, you don't get to tell me
what I do or I don't do.
This is my lunch break.
I went and picked her up and
brought her here
because your car is in the shop.
It's in the shop.
What difference does it make?
I'm standing right here.
The difference is you need to
take accountability
and respect my time, respect her time.
I can't, what are you talking about?
Is that why she doesn't call me?
Oh, oh, so it's my fault that
she doesn't call you.
It couldn't possibly be because
you don't show up ever.
What are you talking about?
- What are you talking about?
- That's ridiculous.
I'm not even gonna begin this with you.
I am so tired.
I am exhausted of listening
and dealing with you
and your shit for this long.
Oh, look, there you go.
Decision made.
[door chimes]
[noisy traffic]
[door chimes]
[patron chatter]
(Max) You're not eatin'?
(Max) Really good.
So how are you?
How have you been? You know, you look
like my sister.
You do. You're so grown up now. I
haven't seen you in a while.
It's been a few years.
Ya.
Yeah, it's good.
Your mom's got a new guy now?
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Is he alright?
Mm-hmm.
Ya. Is he good to you?
Yeah.
Yeah? You'd tell me if he wasn't, right.
That's good.
I, uh,
I saw your grandfather the other day.
And he said that you painted
him a picture.
Was that yours?
Yeah.
You did that?
Yeah.
That was really good.
You like some kind of artist
or something?
You know, just a little bit
here and there.
Mostly do music.
Music?
Mm-hmm.
Music.
You don't get that from me. What do you
like, play violin or something?
No, I sing, kind of write songs.
You sing and write your own songs.
Oh, sing me something.
No.
No one cares.
There's one that's kind of, um...
Silence, violence, I
was meant for more.
I'm bent, not broken yet, with
one foot out the door.
Yeah.
That's amazing.
That's amazing.
You sound great. That was beautiful.
You should record that or something.
I'm sure I got friends.
Someone's got to have a studio
make a song or something.
Put it on a CD or...
[chuckles]
Yeah.
That's amazing, really.
Wow.
Talented.
Look what I got?
[chuckles]
You still have that?
I do.
I do.
Yeah.
I wouldn't give that up for the world. Do
you remember when you gave that to me?
I do.
Yeah.
You were like, 10.
Yeah.
Long time ago.
6 years.
Yeah.
Oh, reminds me.
I got something for you.
[clears throat]
Card and...
[paper crinkles]
[coins jingle]
Supposed to be 40 bucks.
Signed grandpa?
Yeah, I brought that from him for you.
But I brought you this.
I thought you would like this.
It's kind of like that jacket you
used to wear of mine.
Ya, like, when I was ten.
I'm not...
I'm sixteen now.
I know. I'm trying.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
So is mom.
You know?
She can't afford any clothes for us.
And you show up with five dollars.
A card from grandpa and a teddy bear.
Yeah. This is not...
I...
I wanted to meet up with you for lunch
because I wanted to maybe try and get
to know you again.
You can.
Move in with you maybe.
But this is...
You left.
I haven't seen you.
You can't come back here and expect me to
just pretend like everything's okay.
I...
I'm trying. I'm trying.
I get that you're trying,
but it doesn't...
I'm really trying.
Look.
This is not...
This is the...
Can we just...
No.
You are the same person that you were
all of those years ago.
Mom was right.
I should not have done this.
This was not...
I'm not the same.
But you are.
Because this isn't your card.
You don't even know me.
I don't know you.
This is...
I can't...
This is not...
No, I don't.
Harm... can you just take this, please.
[door chimes]
[door chimes]
[door slams]
[patron chatter]
[light traffic]
[Somber synth strings]
[light traffic]
[clicks]
[coin clinks]
[Somber synth strings fades]
[coin clinks]
[buttons click]
[phone ringtone]
[clunk]
[coin rattles]
Hey, um. How are you.
(Boyfriend) Mm. I'm alright.
Uh, Ya, what are you doing?
Can we meet up or something, or...
(Boyfriend)
Oh, no. I'm really busy right now.
Nevermind.
[Car idles]
Hey!
(Harmony) Hey, Jeb!
I thought that was you.
How are you?
(Harmony) I'm good. How are you?
Wow, you look great!
Yeah!
Give me some love, girl.
Oh my God!
I haven't seen you in like forever.
Ya, little while.
Yes.
I saw your dad a few days ago.
Yeah.
Yeah, just wondering if you've
seen him yourself.
Yeah, I just had lunch with him.
Oh, did you?
Yeah.
Yeah.
How did that go?
You know, you know how he is.
Yeah.
Wow, I can't believe how big you got.
I wish there was a little
more time we could spend...
where we just talk about things,
you know, old times.
You know, times that we used
to spend together where...
Wild Waterworks and things like that.
Yeah.
Remember those days?
I do.
I miss those days.
I do too.
You know, your dad is really
proud of you.
I want you to know that he really
expressed that feeling
about how proud he is of you.
I just want you to know too that
I'm also proud of you...
and let's not make it so long...
before we start seeing each
other again, okay?
Yeah.
Take care of yourself, okay?
I will.
If you need anything,
you know how to get in touch
with me, right?
Yeah.
Okay, be good sweetheart.
Yeah.
[birds chirping]
[Russ I don't even know what led to it,
that's the funny thing.
It just became this addiction.
Then I couldn't sleep and I just would
drink more and fucking more.
(Russ) Get up and go to work every
day and I'm sitting
(Russ) there condemned my old friend
for the same behaviour.
(Russ) I just hid it better.
(Russ) That's it.
(Russ) I just fucking hit it better.
[clunk]
[Harmony practices Meant For More]
[humming]
Silence, violence I was meant for more
I'm bent not broken yet with
one foot out the door
[humming]
Sky above the city is the...
sky above the city...
One foot out the door. The sky above
the city is the same...
[humming]
Broken yet, one
foot out the door.
Stars above the city
are the same above yours.
[humming]
[Humming]
I'm bent
[Humming]
One foot out the door
The stars above the city are
the same above yours
Water at the lake is
the same on your shore.
Mm-hmm
The stars above the city are
the same above yours
Water at the lake is
the same on your shore.
[Humming]
Where do you start, where do...
[humming]
[paper rips]
[piano note]
(Kev) Hello?
[Ominous guitar tones]
(Kev) Max, um, you're calling me?
(Kev) Obviously something's going on.
(Kev) What's in your head?
(Max) I can't do this, Kev.
(Kev) You've said before you don't
like that side of you.
(Max) Yes, it's not that simple.
(Kev) It's never that simple.
You gotta put forth the effort.
(Kev) That's what we're here for.
(Kev) You called me, brother.
(Max) Fuck.
(Max) I'm sorry I let you down.
(Kev) Max. Max.
[train horn getting louder]
[train passes]
[railway crossing bell]
[railway crossing bell stops]
[thud]
[grumbles]
Max?
Max?
[chair creaks]
[distant waves]
Max, what the hell are you doing here?
You need to get the hell out
of here right now.
(Lynn) Hey, hey, hey, wait.
I called the police, just, shhh.
No, no. Enough is enough!
Just let the police handle it.
This is what he does.
Harmony go back in the house.
Go back in the house!
You're not having anything
to do with her, Max.
Who are you?
Enough's enough.
Who are you?
I'm her stepdad.
[mocking] I'm her stepdad.
Xaviour, leave him.
I'm her real dad.
A real dad?
A real dad.
You haven't been a real dad
in like, 16 years to that child.
You don't know nothing!
Xavier, just leave him!
She's worth more than that.
Who the fuck are you?
I'm her stepdad!
I'm not gonna let you fuck up
her life like you fucked up yours!
Xavier, enough. The police
are coming, enough.
Just let them handle it.
Shut up Lynn. You turned her
against me you fuckin' bitch.
Don't fucking talk to her like
that. Enough. You need to leave
Seriously, it's okay
Hey! Don't fucking touch me.
You need to leave right now. The
cops are on the way.
Come on.
Last fucking warning.
In the house, come on, please.
-Don't
-What are you gonna do?
[grunts]
Oh my god, what is wrong
with you? Come on.
Stop it.
Stay back. He's fine.
He's not fine. What are you
doing? Who are you?
Come on, in the house.
It's okay. It's okay.
(Lynn) It's okay.
[Max inhales deeply]
Thank you.
Thank you.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
WHERE IS HE!
I spoke to him. I told him that
he was supposed to be here.
I'm, I'm doing... I'll go
find him, I'll let him...
Find him.
[loading bay door opens]
Sam...
I'll go get him.
[feet dragging]
[light distant traffic]
Hmmm.
[exhales]
I'm gonna take it.
[grunts]
[coins jingle]
[coins jingle]
Sorry.
[Melancholy piano chords]
Check.
All in.
Call.
Fuck yourself, Max.
[Max exhales]
[door clicks]
Do you wanna count it?
No, no.
YOU, I trust.
[door slams]
[Piano chords get louder]
(Max) Please, Sam, please.
It's just a silly gift for my...
(Harmony) You are the
same person that you were.
You don't even know me. I don't know you.
This is...
I can't...
This is not...
No, I don't.
Harm... can you just take this, please.
[Door slams open]
[coughing]
(Rebecca) Ya, so uh, looks like our friend
here had a joyride with your money, Sam.
(Sam) You sure that's her?
(Rebecca) Oh ya.
(Bodyguard) Uh, she's a goner.
(Sam) Finish her.
You, stay.
[gun cocks]
[gunshot]
Ah, shit,
[piano chords get quieter]
Thank you.
[door opens]
[door slams]
[plastic bag ruffles]
[Somber piano notes]
[emergency radio chatter]
[cellphone buzzes]
[Andre Bisson sings Longest Way Around]
[Captions by Blue Pick Media]
singing Make It Out Alive]
Ahh!
Ahh!
Stop!
Stop!
You should have thought about this
before you made that decision
[gasp] Ah. Ah.
Pay your dues.
Stop. Stop. I'll let go.
Where's my money, Max?
Sam, what the fuck?
Where is it?
Ah, the f...
You know I'll get the money.
(Sam) No more games, Max.
(Max) I'll get it you know I'm good for it
I'm not fucking around anymore.
Thursday. Midnight.
I can't get it by Thursday.
I'll get it but...
come on you know I'm...
Thursday!
You're lucky.
[chuckles]
You're lucky.
Ah.
[clang]
[grunts]
How long have you been working for the
Cocaine Cowboy?
Longer than you can think.
[knocking on metal door]
[door squeaks]
[Make it out alive]
[bar crowd cheering]
[door slams]
Just pay your dues, man.
Ya.
You could have avoided all this.
[sighs]
[mutters] fuckin' day
[lighter clicks]
Fuck.
[distant traffic]
[Steve Deeps singing Thunder and Rain]
I'm a dog in a basement whining all day
hiding in the corner tail between my legs
Ya I'm shaking like a dog at the door
I'm scratching at the floor
Wishing things could go back
to the way they were before
(Bully) She's an orphan living in
her car Thunder and Rain
I know. Really, that hair. Those joggers.
(Teen 1) Probably doesn't own a hairbrush.
(Bully) Probably not
Hey do you want to say that to my face.
You look like a loser.
[bus idles]
That's what I fucking thought.
I know.
I know. Something's wrong with her.
[bus drives away]
[door opens]
[LT The Monk sings Reach]
(Barista) Hey sir. What
can I get started for you?
Uh...
Just a large... black... coffee.
Okay.
Americano's okay?
Uh, black coffee.
Okay, uh, $5.50.
I'm not paying $5.50 for a large coffee.
That's how much... How much is a small?
$3.25
Want one of those?
No, no. I'm not paying
$3.25 for a coffee. Like...
How mu... what about that.
That pumpkin thing up there?
Oh, well. That's $7.25.
No, no. Not... forget it.
Okay. Forget it.
Okay.
(Barista) Have a good day.
[birds and distant traffic]
[Footsteps]
[clunk]
Are you okay?
Am I okay? [Chuckles] Ya.
Ya, I'm okay.
[clears throat]
You got a light?
A light?
[chuckles]
Naw, of course you don't.
Shouldn't you be in school or something?
Uh, I'm just waiting for the bus.
Bus doesn't come down here.
Oh, well, the normal
bus station is blocked off.
Oh.
So this is the station for the week.
Didn't your mom ever tell you
not to talk to strangers?
Stranger?
I see you here, like...
Every single day.
Touch, kid.
That's a cool belt buckle you have.
Yeah.
[bus approaches]
Well, bye.
[hydrolic hiss]
[bus departs]
[birds and distant traffic]
[clink]
[gunshot]
[yelling]
[dogs barking]
[argument. Inaudible]
(Man) Fuck you asshole.
[Crowd] Inaudible.
(Man) Kick his ass!
[distant police siren]
[grunts]
The f...
[clink]
[grunts]
[clunk]
[foot scrape]
[footsteps]
[Somber piano music]
- Hey! Hey!
- Not, not...
- Hey!
- Street, no.
Look.
Not tonight.
[dog barks]
No, I don't have anything for you.
[hisses]
[coins jingling]
Here. There you go.
Seven bucks. All I got.
[dog barking]
[footsteps]
[clunk]
[Somber fluglehorn music]
[blowing nose]
[lighter clicks]
[sigh]
[grunt]
[metal clanging]
[machinery humming]
Russ. Russ!
It's Max.
- Max.
- How's it going?
You're up early.
Just waiting for the beer store to open?
Look at you, man. You're unrecognizable.
What are you here for?
I'm looking for some work. If you...
I can't help you with work.
Not after what you did.
I can't help you with work.
- I...
- You, owe, hey...
You owe me. You owe Sam.
Sam runs the show. You KNOW this.
You know what's going on right now.
I can't help you even if I wanted to.
Right?
You don't have to say anything.
Just give me something in the yard.
There's NOTHING in the yard!
Haven't I made myself clear
Like...
You're not making sense here,
and I don't see a bloody car anywhere.
What are you gonna do?
Get a fucking buggy from the grocery store?
Tote things around town that way?
Come on. You've been there too, so...
I've been where?
In low places.
But I got out of them.
Right?
I still run this place.
You went down the tubes.
There were times when I helped you.
There's gotta be something you can give me.
Ya, but you burned me!
I was, I was in a different place.
I'm getting myself together now.
I can't help you. I've made that clear.
Now, if we're done here...
I gotta go to work.
(Russ, muttering) Fucking son of a bitch.
[footsteps]
[bell]
(Pawn Shop Owner) Hey pal.
(Max) Mornin'
(Pawn Shop Owner) Welcome to the shop.
[floor boards creak]
Hey, man. Can I help you with anything?
Ya, I'm gonna see if I can, uh...
[clank]
Get anything for that?
From me, uh, no.
No, this is costume.
Nothing at all?
Uh, no. Unfortunately, no.
But you got all kinds
of rings here, like...
Ya, I know, and because of that.
I don't need that.
Ya. Alright.
- Take care.
- Have a good one.
(Max, muttering) Fuck.
[Door opening]
[Light traffic]
[Railway bells]
[Door clicks]
[Door squeaks]
(Max) Hey, dad.
[Door shuts]
Max?
What the hell?
What are you doing here?
You're not taking your pills with whiskey.
You can't!
What the fuck?
I'm okay. What are you talking about?
Jesus, Murphy.
[clunk]
When was the last time you had a bath
or a shower?
What's it to you, man?
I'm alright.
- It stinks in here.
- I'm living my life.
I hardly see you and you come in...
and you start throwing heat.
What's the matter with you?
[Railway bell rings]
Anyways...
How are things goin?
Ya, same as always.
Ya.
Haven't seen... haven't seen you in a bit.
I don't know what you're...
I don't know what you're looking for?
Do your cards yet?
Ya, I...
Ya.
Hey, I got something to show you over here.
Yep, yep. I'll be right there.
Harmony did something.
Oh.
Ya.
I got it hanging here. It's pretty cool.
Especially when, uh,
when the light hits it.
[quiet piano notes]
She painted that for you?
Ya, it's cool eh?
Kind of...
When did you see her?
Oh...
I'm guessing, uh...
Maybe a month ago.
Maybe a month ago she came in.
Hey, listen, um...
I gotta ask.
Things are getting a bit tight
around here you know, um.
Did you scratch these
already, Jesus Christ.
The rent's going up.
Yep.
Everybody, dad.
Everybody's rent is going up.
Ya, I know but, um...
If you can help out your old man
in any way, you know.
That would be cool.
[rustling paper]
I don't have anything, dad.
Then, now...
couple of the guys, you
know. They, they're...
they're going to food banks.
You know.
They're going to food banks.
Reg, and Phil.
They're going to food banks.
I gotta go, dad.
[door opens and shuts]
You gotta be kidding me.
[sighs]
Fuck.
(Lynn) How was your day?
Pretty good.
You know that software problem
I was telling you about?
Ya.
Ya, so we didn't have any downtime
becasue of it.
Okay. Is that good or bad?
Oh, fantastic. Downtime would have
cost us a full day.
Oh. Okay, well then that's good. I'm glad.
My day was, uh, hot.
And tiring.
Julie didn't show up again today.
Ah, jeez
And to top it off
School called to let me know that...
Harmony didn't show up today.
Oh, man.
[scrape]
What is that like, the third time
this month?
Ya it's the third time this month.
Don't worry. I have it.
I'm gonna, I'm gonna talk to her
after dinner. I'm gonna...
sort it out. I don't, I don't know
what's going on with her.
But something, so, I'll figure it out.
You know, you say that but...
you can't let her keep doing this to you.
She's not doing it to me. She's a teenager.
You just don't understand.
[huffs]
No, I, I'm sorry I'm not trying to be rude,
it's like...
She's my daughter.
And, and I've got it.
She's not a bad kid, she's just...
I don;T know. She's going
through something but...
L... like, trust me.
Okay?
I can do this.
Okay.
I'm gonna talk to her and we'll figure
it out. We'll come up with a plan.
[plates clanging]
[door shuts]
Okay, can we just...
have some dinner and, it's been a long day.
Can we just table this for later?
Ya.
[Calm guitar music]
(Lynn) Harmony. Dinner.
[light waves]
[splash]
[seagull squawking]
[footsteps on rocks]
[clunks]
[zip]
[footsteps on leaves]
- Oh, hey!
- How ya doin'
Keyah.
Good to see you.
How's it going?
You too.
It's going great. I'm loving this weather.
I love summer. I love the water.
I'm just feeling good.
Ya, I, Uh...
I just come down to, you know,
clear my head a little bit.
Aw, what's going on?
Huh.
You okay? You wanna talk about it?
No, no, no.
You know I'm here for you.
I know. I know.
[sighs]
It's just been a week.
Hmm. It's tough, eh.
It's a lot of challenges along the way but
I want you to know that I'm proud of you.
And coming to the meetings...
you've been making it.
You've been doing it.
And I know it's not easy
but you're doing okay.
[exhales]
Have you talked to your sponsor at all?
Nah, nah. I just deal with it on my own.
You know that's why he's there, right?
Ya.
He's there for you. We're all here for you.
- I know.
- We're all proud of you.
- I know.
- 30 days!
Congratulations.
Ah...
just a, just a number.
Well that 30 is gonna be 60...
and on, and on, and on, and
you can do it. You've got it in you.
[sighs]
Well I will be there tomorrow.
Excellent.
But, uh...
I don't know. I don't know
if I can say anything, or...
You don't think you're
gonna be able to say anything?
I don't know. Do I have to?
You don't have to.
But sharing is why we're there.
Getting it out is really important.
Keeping it down is not helpful.
Now whatever you share
in that time is what's meant.
It doesn't have to be long.
A little. Whatever comes out.
Will be perfect. That much I do know.
We'll all be there for you.
It's easy when you say it.
[chuckles]
Well, it's taken a while.
It was no overnighter and
it's no overnighter for anybody.
But you got it in you. You can do it.
And again we're all so proud of you.
I'll be there.
Looking forward to it.
We'll see you tomorrow.
Alright, see you Keyah.
See ya, Max.
Ya, thanks.
[chuckles] Bye.
[answering machine beeps]
(Max) Hey, Keyah said I should call you.
I don't know. I guess you're not in.
She wants me to say something.
Whatever you say will be perfect.
Ya, my ass. This fucking sucks.
[children playing]
(Max) HI my name's Max and I'm an Alco...
(Max) HI my name's Max and I'm an Alco...
(Max, sarcastic) Hi my name is Max.
I am a liar. I am an alcoholic.
And I am a thief.
I am a gambler. I'm also a father.
And I'm not good at any of them.
Anyway, Kev.
Sorry for rambling on.
I'll see you at the meeting. Bye.
[police warning siren]
(Jeb) I'm gonna tell him now
or do you want to tell him?
I can't even have tea in the morning
because there's a guy
sleeping in our backyard.
[dog barking]
Go in the house.
I told you I'm gonna tell him.
Just get rid of him.
See ya. Bye.
Wow.
Max.
[Max chuckles]
You can't stay, man.
I know.
I know.
You hear this?
Sounds like a handful.
[chuckles]
Not fun, man.
What are you gonna do?
I know I can't stay. You got a
good thing going here, I'm sure.
You heard about Sam, right?
I did.
So you know I'm in trouble.
Max, I wish I could help you.
I owe him a lot of money.
I can't help you.
-Not
-Not this time.
You don't have anything?
Nothing stashed on the side somewhere?
[Jeb sighs]
No.
Got any games going on?
You got some games going on still.
Something that Sam doesn't know about?
The penthouse?
Barber shop?
The warehouse?
The warehouse!
It's the warehouse!
Yes. Thursday.
1am.
Thursday, I am.
There's a buy in.
I know there's a buy in. I'll get it.
Okay?
Jeb...
Thank you.
I'll be in touch.
I'll be out of your yard
before you know it.
[footsteps]
[quiet city street]
[car door slams]
[footsteps]
[door creaks]
[car drives by]
[clunk]
[Thieving Magpie by
Rossini plays on the radio]
[Men speaking in Italian]
(Max) Eddie.
Eddie!
Steady Eddie.
Max!
Ace!
Oh shit! Ace!
How ya doin?
Good. How ya doin?
Good.
Look at you.
Jesus Christ you look like a fucking bear.
Ha ha ha.
Well, you know.
I thought I'd grow it out.
Well good seeing ya.
Ya.
So how ya been?
I see what you're driving out there.
Ya, ya. I'm doing alright.
Still with that, uh...
What's her name? Jenny or
something you were with in high school?
No, no no, no.
No there's been a few changes.
Ya, ya.
Looks like it.
Um hm.
Geez.
Ya.
How you doing?
I'm, well, I'm doin' good.
I'm doin' good, you know.
Okay.
Couple of things goin' on and...
Oh ya.
Where did you get your wheels? Holy shit.
I'm doing okay.
Ya, ya. Good. It looks like it.
Cheers.
- Alright.
- Ya cheers, buddy.
[clink]
-Alright
-Water these days.
Okay, ya.
Alright, well...
take care of yourself, eh.
Ya, ya, well, let's get caught up.
What are you doin' for work? Like?
Well, uh.
Doing a little prospecting today.
Prospecting? What, you
diggin' for gold or somethin'?
You fucker.
Something like that, ya.
More like BUILDING gold.
Oh, oh!
Ya, looking at some land down this way.
No.
Ya we like, we develop.
You know. Condos.
Those your cranes in my fucking sky?
Could be. Could be.
Ya.
- Our sky I should say. Shit.
- Our sky, ya.
So what, so that's what brings
you to the neighbourhood.
That's what brings me. I know, I
haven't been back here in, god, years.
You're gonna change this
neighbourhood around I bet?
Only for the better.
Ya, ya.
Ya.
Wow. So...
What about you? You said
you got some stuff going on?
Ya, you know. I was
driving truck for a while.
- And some sales.
- Oh ya.
But right now I'm kinda,
you know, between things.
Oh ya.
Thinking about my next move.
What are you concidering?
I don't know. I'm good at a few things.
So I'm just...
Okay.
Just goin' out there.
Seeing what's goin' on.
Ya.
Ya. Day by day.
- Day by day that's right.
- Yep. Yep.
- Ya.
- Livning the dream.
Good, good.
Ya.
So, uh...
Mr. Prospector, how about a...
game of darts and I loosen your, uh...
- Oh, geez.
- Wallet a little bit.
I remember you with those darts.
[Max chuckles]
I don't think I'm up to that.
Card game or something?
Ah come on.
It's not like you don't have it.
Ya. Ya.
Naw, I'm good. Just here for a drink.
Enjoy the evening and...
- You know and then heading out, ya.
- That's good.
Hit the road.
But seriously if you like, you know...
Hmm?
If you're, you know your,
got prospects and stuff.
If you're looking for some,
you know, some money I can
I can make you money.
You can make me money?
Ya, ya.
What, uh...
What do you, what do you got goin'?
You know. You give me a night or two.
I don't know. Even, whatever
you've got in your wallet.
-And I promise you
-Right, right.
I'll meet you back here in two nights
and I'll have doubled or tripled it.
That name Ace didn't come from nowhere.
-[Max chuckles] That's right
-Um hmm.
- You know. You know what I can do.
- Um hmm.
I'm not much for the short game.
I'm more of a long game kinda guy,
you know what I'm saying?
Naw, naw, naw, naw, naw.
Um hmm.
Couple days I could probably...
Couple days.
Whatever you got in your wallet...
two days I'll come back and I'll
double or triple it. Guaranteed.
Um hmm.
I kinda look at it this way.
You get rich quick, you lose it quick.
[Max chuckles]
Quick rich. Quick poor.
You know what I'm saying?
Naw, I don't know. So, nothing, eh?
No I think I'm good.
Ya.
Thank you, though.
Forget where you came from?
No, I did not forget where I came from.
Sounds like you did.
No.
No, I know exactly where I came
from and it's good to be back...
but I'm just here for the day
and then I'm heading on out.
You, you, you seem to forget...
what we used to do.
- And what was that?
- You got nothing
You got nothing for me?
Mr. Toronto coming in with your big cranes.
Okay.
Alright.
I think maybe this conversation is done,
my friend.
Oh come on. We're just hanging out.
We're just talking.
Look.
If you need money...
I can tell you how to get money.
Alright.
I can tell you. Tell you exactly...
how to get everything you want.
Ya.
You understand?
But there's something to it.
You gotta be willing to do the work.
You know I'll do the work.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
I'm not talkin' 24-7 kinda lab our work.
I'm talking the fucking MIND work.
And I don't know if you're ready my friend.
You know.
Are you kidding me?
You don't think I'm ready?
What makes you so fuckin' special?
- [man laughing]
- Look
I can help you.
[Man mocking in Italian]
I can put down a ladder but it's
up to you if you're wantin' to climb it.
Oh, listen to you Mr. Guru.
- You had all these opportunities.
- No.
My friend
You had it easy.
I am trying to help you. I...
I worked hard.
- I did the fucking work.
- You don't think I work hard?
[man mocking in Italian]
I'm sure you did.
FUCK OFF!
(man) Ohhh.
Listen.
I'm gonna take a piss.
When I come back...
I'm gonna give you a couple of pointers.
Alright?
Alright.
Couple little tips.
Point you in the right direction.
How does that sound?
Alright.
Steady Eddie's back.
Alright. Ace buddy.
I'll be back.
Alright. Sorry man. I just got off.
It's all good.
Catch you in a minute.
[Italian Opera on the radio]
[Italian men talking. Playing cards]
[Italian Opera continues
louder in background]
[alarm honks]
[alarm honks]
[Italian Opera ends]
[Door clicks]
Hi.
[drags feet]
How was your night?
It was actually good, and ya. Um hmm.
Did you lose your phone?
Nope.
[huffs]
Do you have any idea what time it is?
Nope.
Nope is not really an answer.
You are two hours past your curfew.
Okay.
Okay? That's all you have to say is okay?
Alrighty.
Were you somewhere that you couldn't,
you know, phone me to let me know...
that you're alive?
Okay. So we're gonna do it like this.
I don't know how many times
we can talk about this.
I don't know how many times we can
go round and round in the same circle.
Over, and over, and over again.
This is not what I want for
us, do you understand that?
Okay.
No, Okay is not okay. I'm worried about
you. I've been sitting here for 2 hours.
- Wondering if you're okay.
- Go to bed.
Well answer my texts!
I'm not going to bed if I
don't know if you're okay.
Ya you can. I'm 16.
I can take care of myself.
You are 16 and do you have any idea?
You don't know anything about the world.
Do you have any idea how hard I work to put
food on our table and clothes on your back
And don't roll your eyes at me.
Okay. You haven't got...
seriously!
You are going to have
to start to follow the rules.
You don't go to school.
You're out with your boyfriend
till god knows what hours.
- Who cares.
- If you're going to live under this roof
- So I won't live here!
- You are going to follow
Oh and that's your
solution I won't live here?
Ya because you clearly have a
problem with everything that I'm doing!
[yelling, inaudible]
Shut up oh my god!!
[door slams]
Don't slam the door!
(Harmony) I'll do what I want!
[clunk]
[crying]
[thud]
[light wind]
[Street, whimpers]
Jesus Christ.
[dog barks]
[Street whimpers]
You alright?
You okay? Hey, hey, hey.
It's Max. It's Max.
Are you okay?
[street whimpers]
You hurt?
It's Max. It's alright.
Fuckin' asshole.
[Street shushes]
Guh.
You okay?
[somber piano music]
[dog barks]
Gah.
[Street whimpers]
[Street shushes]
Morning.
Hello. How are you?
Got a little sale goin' on?
Ya I have.
You make all this stuff?
I did.
Nice.
- Thank you
- Everything here is for sale?
Everything's for sale.
Did you paint that?
I did.
That's nice.
Thank you.
Wish I had some room in my
place for something like that.
[chuckles]
Well...
if I don't sell it you
can always come back.
-If it's still here
- I might do that.
Uh, how much is that bear?
$10.
10 bucks.
What about, uh, would you take $5?
How about $7 and it's yours?
Uh.
It's for my kid. It's her birthday
and I was thinking, uh, you know.
Okay.
Kinda reminds me of her.
- Okay. $5 it is. Sure.
- 5 bucks.
You got change for a $50?
I can check. I'm pretty sure I do.
There's your bear.
Thank you.
Makin' lots of sales?
Actually, I had another table out earlier
- and everything's gone.
- Oh wow. Good for you.
Ya.
Makin' it work here.
Yes.
[coins clink]
And $5
That's great.
Thank you very much.
Ya, thank you.
- You're welcome.
- Have a good one.
I hope your daughter enjoys her bear.
Ya, she will.
- Okay, take care.
- Cheers
[birds chirping]
[door squeaks]
[industrial fan humming]
[door shuts]
I'm here to pick up my suit.
Oh you're fucking kidding me.
Hey. No.
Max, I don't have anything.
I have nothing for you.
I don't have any extra money.
I don't, I, I got nothing.
I'm not here looking for money.
So what are you here for?
I know it's Harmony's birthday so...
I got her something and I was
wondering if you could bring it to her?
Are you fucking kidding me right now?
No.
Okay.
Okay first of all,
her birthday was two weeks ago.
Secondly, I haven't
I had things goin' on.
You had things going on.
I haven't seen you in 4 years.
Things are like groceries, and
maybe you gotta pick up some mail.
4 years. Where have you
been for 4 fucking years?
You know my lifestyle.
Your lifestyle. Oh, your lifestyle.
Well then...
it includes a daughter...
that you haven't seen in 4 years.
What's so fabulous about your lifestyle
that you haven't seen your kid in 4 years.
And you're gonna show up and ask me
to give her a 2 week old birthday present.
I'm not messing with my...
Is this why
- Is this why she doesn't want to see me?
- I'm not messing with my...
Are you feeding her things and
that's why she doesn't want to see me?
When was the last time you
tried to see your child? She was 12.
Now! Right now!
Oh, right now. 4 years ago.
4 years ago.
Don't put this on me. This is not my fault.
I'm the one who's here.
I'm the one who's raising
her, and doing the hard work...
and putting the food on the table, and
paying the bills. What are YOU doing?
I'm trying to make some changes.
And I thought I would bring a gift here...
for you to give her but I guess,
uh, that's not a good thing to do.
Look, I am not...
I am not about to tell
our 16 year old daughter...
that you just stopped by and handed
me a gift but you didn't want to see her.
- Well how am I supposed to see her?
- Do you have any idea? No.
Do you have any idea the effect of
you not being here has done to her?
Well can I come by the house?
Absolutely not.
Why not?
You are not setting foot in my home.
That is my home. I worked hard for that.
How am I supposed to see her.
I don't know. Maybe
that's for you to figure out.
Maybe you could actually make
some effort as a dad and figure that out.
Well does she have a phone?
Ya, she's got a phone.
Well can I call her?
Ya, I guess. Ya.
You wanna call her, call her.
It's on you man.
It's on you.
Can you give me her number?
Ya.
You got a pen?
No, I...
Do you got something to write on, or?
What else is new.
[paper crinkles]
[pen clicks]
Seeing anybody or anything?
Uh, you're not actually asking
me that right now are you?
Well, I...
That's... I'm not even
gonna answer that question.
[ring tone]
[beep]
(Max) Hello? Hello?
(Max) Hello?
Hello?
(Max) Oh, hey. Harmony.
Yes?
(Max) It's dad.
(Max) I uh, I got, I got your
number from, uh, from your mom.
(Max) She said it'd
be okay if I called you.
(Max) Uh, I was gonna,
see if you wanted to...
(Max) go out for lunch. I know
it's your birthday coming up.
(Max) I got you a little something,
I think you're gonna like it.
(Max) Um.
That, that be alright? Maybe tomorrow?
Um, would you pick me up?
(Max) Uh, my car is in the
shop so I don't know if you can...
(Max) make your way there or?
Yep.
(Max) Uh...
(Max) Well, we could go to,
uh, Woodward like we used to.
Ya.
(Max) Okay, well, maybe, I don't...
(Max) 12:30? I don't know
when you get off for lunch.
Ya, sure.
(Max) Alright. That's great.
I'm, I can't wait to see ya, kid.
Okay.
(Max) See you tomorrow.
Ya.
[phone beeps]
Okay before we talk about this...
I do just want to say thank
you for not freaking out at dinner.
I did not want you to find out about
it like this, and I'm sorry that you did.
I had no idea she was gonna tell you.
Or bring it up.
When were YOU gonna tell me, Lynn?
I don't know. Um, now.
Honestly, I was at work all day.
And then I came home, and you were home,
and she was home and I don't know what...
just didn't feel like right to
talk about it in front of her.
And then she brought it up at dinner
and I didn't expect her to do that, so...
I just, I'm sorry.
It's not ideal. I get that.
You know, like, a heads up, a text
or something would have been better
so I'm not like sitting there
with my mouth open at dinner.
I get it. I get it. I
totally get it. It's...
I was rattled. He showed up at work
and I just, I was not expecting that and
I haven't, I don't know. I needed 5
minutes to figure out what I was gonna do.
I should have texted you, I'm sorry.
He showed up at your work!
He did and honestly it rattled
me and he wanted her number
and I didn't know what to do.
And it's just, I don't know. I don't know.
You didn't give him her number did you?
I did but...
I didn't feel like I had a choice.
She's 16.
I can't keep him from her.
Like, she has a right to know him.
I don't know what you want me to do?
I don't even know what
to say, I mean, like...
Look, she's, she's' excited.
This is not like black and white...
There's like a whole lot of
ugly grey in the middle and...
she's a, I don't know, she feels excited
to see him and maybe that's a good thing
I don't know. She's been so sad for so
long. Maybe this would help. I don't know.
So, she's excited to see HIM.
But me, the guy who's been like...
paying for her braces and a roof
over her head she can't even give me
the time of day.
Okay look, I...
okay first of all let's not go there.
You offered to pay for the braces and
don't throw them back in my face now.
And nobody is saying that we're
not appreciative of everything.
But look...
that is her dad and it is her choice.
It's not perfect and it's not
pretty and I don't like it either
but what am I going to do.
We have to give her an
opportunity to decide that for herself.
I'm sorry I don't know what would...
What did you want me to do?
I'll be in the basement I [sighs]
Xavier?
[huffs]
[loud city traffic]
I was 10 years old and my dad and my uncle
had me studying blueprints for a business.
And they told me where I was going
to enter through a vent.
And I was to go in and turn
off the security system...
and unlock the door from the inside.
And we studied those blueprints
night after night.
And then one night around midnight, they
woke me up and put me in the car.
And we drove. I was so tired.
I just remember seeing street
light and the
darkness and street light
and the darkness.
And then we arrived at this
business which I knew.
And exactly as planned,
they picked me up.
They put me into a vent. I crawled through.
I turned off the security system.
I went to the door, unlocked it.
And dad said, "Good job son.
Go wait in the car."
So I did. I was wide awake at that point.
And I just stared out the window
and I stared at that door.
They were probably only in there for like
10 minutes but it felt like hours.
And then they came out with bags.
They got in the car and they were
drinking, laughing.
And we went home.
And they said, "Go to bed
son. You did good."
And I couldn't sleep. I was wide awake.
I was watching from the
top of the stairs.
And they were in there.
My uncle and my dad just taking out
bricks of money dividing it up.
And my dad noticed me at the top of the
stairs and he said, "Come on down here."
And he said, "Come sit on my lap."
And I did. And he had a glass of whiskey.
And he said, "You earned it. And
he made me take a sip."
And I did. And I thought my
mouth was on fire.
I thought I was going to die.
And I spit it out.
And I threw up.
And they were laughing.
And then my dad took off his belt.
Took off this belt buckle.
And gave it to me and said, "You're
a man now son."
I was ten.
And I have been drinking ever since.
Up until 30 days ago.
And I don't even know why I stopped.
[somber synthesized string music]
[crickets]
I heard you got something.
I told you she'd bring it okay.
Come on.
No
A lot of bugs. Can we just stay here?
Don't have to be so shy around me.
We've been dating for like what?
Like what, a month?
I know, just...
My dad called earlier today and I haven't
spoken to him in a while.
I'm not feeling like...
Fuck. Are you ever feeling like it?
Come on.
Just forget about it.
Just for tonight.
Come on.
What an idiot.
So.
Hello, Max.
Let's have a chat.
Step into the office.
So you've been a busy boy, Max.
Just get to it. What do you want?
Well, what I want is that thousand
bucks in your pocket.
I don't know, $1,000.
You think I was born yesterday?
I have literal
Hollywood footage of you stealing
Eddie's wallet off the bar
But I'm not just gonna turn you in
You know I believe in you, Max.
I do.
What do you want?
What do I want? What does Rebecca want?
Well, I want to get my hair done. I
want a vacation house in Muskoka.
Well...
What's stopping me from taking the money
that you stole, that I know you stole,
and turning you in, and Max doesn't
have a great day?
Or...
You do what you do best.
You're great under pressure.
I let you keep the money.
We both turn up happy.
You're a fucking bitch.
[laughing]
[sighing]
Yeah.
[door slams]
(Keyah) I think there are a lot of reasons
here why people stop and why you stopped.
(Keyah) It's difficult to keep up with that
kind of lifestyle. It takes more energy
(Keyah) to keep going in survival
than it does to go with the flow.
(Keyah) Your daughter, your family.
(Keyah) there's so many reasons.
[Industrial hums]
[knock]
[click]
Oh my god.
It's all there.
You're $100 short.
Nice to see you to.
[door slams]
[Max chuckles]
Well look what the cat
fucking dragged in eh, Max.
(Max) Ya, I'm gonna take your money.
[Somber flugelhorn music]
[Somber flugelhorn music ends]
[metal door rattles]
[metal door slams shut]
[plastic bottle crinkles]
[distant power drill]
[water trickles down drain]
[distant banging metal]
[generator rumbling]
(Bodyguard) Where you goin?
(Max) Jesus Chr... Oh.
(Bodyguard) Where you goin, man.
Sam
Come on.
Walk off!
What's this?
I'll be there. It's for my kid.
Just, it's a...
It's nothing. It's just a
bear. It's my kids birthday.
You should have thought
of that from before.
I...
That's all you got?
I can explain.
That's just a gift for my kid.
I'll have all your money. Tonight.
You know me Sam. You know I'm good for it.
16 huh.
A couple more years she
can come work for me.
Don't even fucking say...
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Why would you say that!
I want my money, TONIGHT!
I'm not fucking around.
It's a gift for my kid. I'll be there.
Tonight.
[Max whimpers]
(Max) No, no, no, no, no.
(Max) No, no.
Please, please. Sam, please.
It's a...
It's just a silly gift for my...
[truck door slams]
[truck door slams]
Sam, please, PLEASE!
[truck rumbles]
(Lynn) I don't know if he's coming.
Harmony, we talked about this.
It's a possibility.
I wanna, I wanna think
he's coming too but...
uh, we can wait but I don't
know how long you want to wait.
What do you wanna do?
It's your call. I'm sorry.
(Max) Hey!
Harmony!
What's wrong?
What's wrong? We're leaving.
No, what are you talking about
You... Okay you said 12:30.
That was 20 minutes ago.
What do you mean you don't know
what time it is? You made an appointment.
A lunch date with your
daughter and you don't show up.
What do you mean I don't show up? I'm here!
Oh, you're here. Oh, we should be
so excited that you're here.
You're never here.
Don't do this now!
No, you don't get to tell me
what I do or I don't do.
This is my lunch break.
I went and picked her up and
brought her here
because your car is in the shop.
It's in the shop.
What difference does it make?
I'm standing right here.
The difference is you need to
take accountability
and respect my time, respect her time.
I can't, what are you talking about?
Is that why she doesn't call me?
Oh, oh, so it's my fault that
she doesn't call you.
It couldn't possibly be because
you don't show up ever.
What are you talking about?
- What are you talking about?
- That's ridiculous.
I'm not even gonna begin this with you.
I am so tired.
I am exhausted of listening
and dealing with you
and your shit for this long.
Oh, look, there you go.
Decision made.
[door chimes]
[noisy traffic]
[door chimes]
[patron chatter]
(Max) You're not eatin'?
(Max) Really good.
So how are you?
How have you been? You know, you look
like my sister.
You do. You're so grown up now. I
haven't seen you in a while.
It's been a few years.
Ya.
Yeah, it's good.
Your mom's got a new guy now?
Mm-hmm.
Yeah.
Is he alright?
Mm-hmm.
Ya. Is he good to you?
Yeah.
Yeah? You'd tell me if he wasn't, right.
That's good.
I, uh,
I saw your grandfather the other day.
And he said that you painted
him a picture.
Was that yours?
Yeah.
You did that?
Yeah.
That was really good.
You like some kind of artist
or something?
You know, just a little bit
here and there.
Mostly do music.
Music?
Mm-hmm.
Music.
You don't get that from me. What do you
like, play violin or something?
No, I sing, kind of write songs.
You sing and write your own songs.
Oh, sing me something.
No.
No one cares.
There's one that's kind of, um...
Silence, violence, I
was meant for more.
I'm bent, not broken yet, with
one foot out the door.
Yeah.
That's amazing.
That's amazing.
You sound great. That was beautiful.
You should record that or something.
I'm sure I got friends.
Someone's got to have a studio
make a song or something.
Put it on a CD or...
[chuckles]
Yeah.
That's amazing, really.
Wow.
Talented.
Look what I got?
[chuckles]
You still have that?
I do.
I do.
Yeah.
I wouldn't give that up for the world. Do
you remember when you gave that to me?
I do.
Yeah.
You were like, 10.
Yeah.
Long time ago.
6 years.
Yeah.
Oh, reminds me.
I got something for you.
[clears throat]
Card and...
[paper crinkles]
[coins jingle]
Supposed to be 40 bucks.
Signed grandpa?
Yeah, I brought that from him for you.
But I brought you this.
I thought you would like this.
It's kind of like that jacket you
used to wear of mine.
Ya, like, when I was ten.
I'm not...
I'm sixteen now.
I know. I'm trying.
Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
So is mom.
You know?
She can't afford any clothes for us.
And you show up with five dollars.
A card from grandpa and a teddy bear.
Yeah. This is not...
I...
I wanted to meet up with you for lunch
because I wanted to maybe try and get
to know you again.
You can.
Move in with you maybe.
But this is...
You left.
I haven't seen you.
You can't come back here and expect me to
just pretend like everything's okay.
I...
I'm trying. I'm trying.
I get that you're trying,
but it doesn't...
I'm really trying.
Look.
This is not...
This is the...
Can we just...
No.
You are the same person that you were
all of those years ago.
Mom was right.
I should not have done this.
This was not...
I'm not the same.
But you are.
Because this isn't your card.
You don't even know me.
I don't know you.
This is...
I can't...
This is not...
No, I don't.
Harm... can you just take this, please.
[door chimes]
[door chimes]
[door slams]
[patron chatter]
[light traffic]
[Somber synth strings]
[light traffic]
[clicks]
[coin clinks]
[Somber synth strings fades]
[coin clinks]
[buttons click]
[phone ringtone]
[clunk]
[coin rattles]
Hey, um. How are you.
(Boyfriend) Mm. I'm alright.
Uh, Ya, what are you doing?
Can we meet up or something, or...
(Boyfriend)
Oh, no. I'm really busy right now.
Nevermind.
[Car idles]
Hey!
(Harmony) Hey, Jeb!
I thought that was you.
How are you?
(Harmony) I'm good. How are you?
Wow, you look great!
Yeah!
Give me some love, girl.
Oh my God!
I haven't seen you in like forever.
Ya, little while.
Yes.
I saw your dad a few days ago.
Yeah.
Yeah, just wondering if you've
seen him yourself.
Yeah, I just had lunch with him.
Oh, did you?
Yeah.
Yeah.
How did that go?
You know, you know how he is.
Yeah.
Wow, I can't believe how big you got.
I wish there was a little
more time we could spend...
where we just talk about things,
you know, old times.
You know, times that we used
to spend together where...
Wild Waterworks and things like that.
Yeah.
Remember those days?
I do.
I miss those days.
I do too.
You know, your dad is really
proud of you.
I want you to know that he really
expressed that feeling
about how proud he is of you.
I just want you to know too that
I'm also proud of you...
and let's not make it so long...
before we start seeing each
other again, okay?
Yeah.
Take care of yourself, okay?
I will.
If you need anything,
you know how to get in touch
with me, right?
Yeah.
Okay, be good sweetheart.
Yeah.
[birds chirping]
[Russ I don't even know what led to it,
that's the funny thing.
It just became this addiction.
Then I couldn't sleep and I just would
drink more and fucking more.
(Russ) Get up and go to work every
day and I'm sitting
(Russ) there condemned my old friend
for the same behaviour.
(Russ) I just hid it better.
(Russ) That's it.
(Russ) I just fucking hit it better.
[clunk]
[Harmony practices Meant For More]
[humming]
Silence, violence I was meant for more
I'm bent not broken yet with
one foot out the door
[humming]
Sky above the city is the...
sky above the city...
One foot out the door. The sky above
the city is the same...
[humming]
Broken yet, one
foot out the door.
Stars above the city
are the same above yours.
[humming]
[Humming]
I'm bent
[Humming]
One foot out the door
The stars above the city are
the same above yours
Water at the lake is
the same on your shore.
Mm-hmm
The stars above the city are
the same above yours
Water at the lake is
the same on your shore.
[Humming]
Where do you start, where do...
[humming]
[paper rips]
[piano note]
(Kev) Hello?
[Ominous guitar tones]
(Kev) Max, um, you're calling me?
(Kev) Obviously something's going on.
(Kev) What's in your head?
(Max) I can't do this, Kev.
(Kev) You've said before you don't
like that side of you.
(Max) Yes, it's not that simple.
(Kev) It's never that simple.
You gotta put forth the effort.
(Kev) That's what we're here for.
(Kev) You called me, brother.
(Max) Fuck.
(Max) I'm sorry I let you down.
(Kev) Max. Max.
[train horn getting louder]
[train passes]
[railway crossing bell]
[railway crossing bell stops]
[thud]
[grumbles]
Max?
Max?
[chair creaks]
[distant waves]
Max, what the hell are you doing here?
You need to get the hell out
of here right now.
(Lynn) Hey, hey, hey, wait.
I called the police, just, shhh.
No, no. Enough is enough!
Just let the police handle it.
This is what he does.
Harmony go back in the house.
Go back in the house!
You're not having anything
to do with her, Max.
Who are you?
Enough's enough.
Who are you?
I'm her stepdad.
[mocking] I'm her stepdad.
Xaviour, leave him.
I'm her real dad.
A real dad?
A real dad.
You haven't been a real dad
in like, 16 years to that child.
You don't know nothing!
Xavier, just leave him!
She's worth more than that.
Who the fuck are you?
I'm her stepdad!
I'm not gonna let you fuck up
her life like you fucked up yours!
Xavier, enough. The police
are coming, enough.
Just let them handle it.
Shut up Lynn. You turned her
against me you fuckin' bitch.
Don't fucking talk to her like
that. Enough. You need to leave
Seriously, it's okay
Hey! Don't fucking touch me.
You need to leave right now. The
cops are on the way.
Come on.
Last fucking warning.
In the house, come on, please.
-Don't
-What are you gonna do?
[grunts]
Oh my god, what is wrong
with you? Come on.
Stop it.
Stay back. He's fine.
He's not fine. What are you
doing? Who are you?
Come on, in the house.
It's okay. It's okay.
(Lynn) It's okay.
[Max inhales deeply]
Thank you.
Thank you.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
WHERE IS HE!
I spoke to him. I told him that
he was supposed to be here.
I'm, I'm doing... I'll go
find him, I'll let him...
Find him.
[loading bay door opens]
Sam...
I'll go get him.
[feet dragging]
[light distant traffic]
Hmmm.
[exhales]
I'm gonna take it.
[grunts]
[coins jingle]
[coins jingle]
Sorry.
[Melancholy piano chords]
Check.
All in.
Call.
Fuck yourself, Max.
[Max exhales]
[door clicks]
Do you wanna count it?
No, no.
YOU, I trust.
[door slams]
[Piano chords get louder]
(Max) Please, Sam, please.
It's just a silly gift for my...
(Harmony) You are the
same person that you were.
You don't even know me. I don't know you.
This is...
I can't...
This is not...
No, I don't.
Harm... can you just take this, please.
[Door slams open]
[coughing]
(Rebecca) Ya, so uh, looks like our friend
here had a joyride with your money, Sam.
(Sam) You sure that's her?
(Rebecca) Oh ya.
(Bodyguard) Uh, she's a goner.
(Sam) Finish her.
You, stay.
[gun cocks]
[gunshot]
Ah, shit,
[piano chords get quieter]
Thank you.
[door opens]
[door slams]
[plastic bag ruffles]
[Somber piano notes]
[emergency radio chatter]
[cellphone buzzes]
[Andre Bisson sings Longest Way Around]
[Captions by Blue Pick Media]