Freshman Father (2010) Movie Script
1
[MUSIC POUNDS,
HUM OF PARTY CONVERSATION]
OKAY, EVERYBODY, LISTEN UP.
WEST BOISE GRADS,
IT'S CORONATION TIME.
YOU VOTED, WE COUNTED,
AND TONIGHT,
WE HAVE THE RESULTS.
OUR PROM KING AND QUEEN!
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
NOW, THIS YEAR'S KING
COMPLETES A SWEEP
OF BOISE'S
TOP HONORS...
YOU NERVOUS?
NO.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
...AND THE QUARTERBACK
OF THIS YEAR'S
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
FOOTBALL TEAM--
GO, PANTHERS...
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
GO, PANTHERS, GO, PANTHERS!
BUT, BUT, BUT, BUT...
HIS GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMEN ACTUALLY CAME
OFF OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD
WHEN HE WON THE HEAR OF THIS YEAR'S PROM QUEEN.
SHE IS THE STUDEN COUNCIL SECRETARY,
THE HEAD CHEERLEADER,
AND AN AWARD-WINNING
PIANIST.
HIT IT!
["DON'T STOP BELIEVING"
BY JOURNEY BEGINS TO PLAY]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
BOYS AND GIRLS,
ANY PANTHER PRESENT,
PLEASE RISE TO YOUR FEE AND GIVE A WARM,
LOVING WELCOME
TO OUR PROM ROYALTY...
READY?
[GIGGLING]
JOHN PATTON
AND KATHY BLAIR!
[CROWD CHEERING]
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[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
OUR PROM KING
AND QUEEN!
AND NOW,
THE PROM KING AND QUEEN
WILL TAKE THEIR FIRST DANCE.
PLEASE.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
I SEEN HER IN A SMOKY ROOM
THE SMELL OF WINE
AND CHEAP PERFUME
FOR A SMILE
THEY CAN SHARE THE NIGHT
IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON
STRANGERS WAITING
WALKING DOWN
THE BOULEVARD...
[SCOFFS]
AREN'T YOU WORRIED
ABOUT HARVARD GIRLS?
THEY SEEM
SO ACCOMPLISHED.
I SAW THIS SHOW ONCE,
SOME HARVARD GIRL
RAN A WHOLE COUNTRY.
NO, I'M NO REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT HARVARD GIRLS.
I MEAN, JOHN AND I
ARE IN LOVE.
ARE YOU GOING TO WEAR
THAT STUPID CROWN TO BED?
WE GET IT, YOU RULE.
LITTLE JEALOUS,
MICHELLE?
OF WHAT,
SOME DUMB FOOTBALL PLAYER?
NO. I'VE GOT NICK.
NICK'S A GREAT GUY.
AND HE'S MINE NOW.
HE DOESN'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE.
OKAY, MICHELLE,
I KNOW.
NO, YOU DON'T.
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
HARVARD GIRLS
ARE SMART AND BEAUTIFUL.
THEY DON'T WORK
AT MARTI'S DINER.
KATHY'S GOT A MUSIC
SCHOLARSHIP TO STATE.
SO WHAT?
YOUR LIFE JUS PEAKED AT PROM QUEEN,
AND JOHN'S IS JUST BEGINNING.
HE'S GOING TO GO AWAY
AND FORGET ALL ABOUT YOU.
A YEAR FROM NOW,
YOU ARE GOING TO
BE SO EMBARRASSED
BECAUSE HE'LL BE GONE,
AND ALL YOU'LL HAVE
IS THAT STUPID CROWN.
YOU NEED TO SHUT UP,
MICHELLE.
ONE YEAR, AND YOU'RE
GOING TO BE ALL ALONE.
SHE'S JUST UPSET.
SHE KNOWS
SHE ONLY GOT NICK
ON THE REBOUND.
YEAH.
MR. BAUER SAID I DON' HAVE TO BE AT WORK
TILL 10:00 TOMORROW,
SO WE CAN STAY OU LATER THAN I THOUGHT.
COOL.
HOW COME YOU TOOK
YOUR CROWN OFF?
DIDN'T REALLY FIT.
I LIKED IT.
MADE YOU LOOK
OFFICIAL.
A REAL QUEEN.
OH, YEAH, LIKE
I RUN A COUNTRY?
YEAH.
[CHUCKLES]
ARE YOU HAVING FUN?
I'M WITH YOU,
AREN'T I?
I TALKED TO MAX SEAVER
AT THE DANCE TODAY.
HE LEAVES FOR BASIC
TRAINING TOMORROW.
YEAH, I KNOW.
CHERYL TOLD ME.
I THINK HE'S
A LITTLE SCARED.
WELL, CHERYL IS TOO.
THEY'VE NEVER
BEEN APART.
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
AT LEAST THEY
STILL HAVE THAT.
HMM?
THE MOON.
I MEAN,
HE'LL BE IN GEORGIA,
AND SHE'LL BE
IN BOISE, BUT...
THEY CAN STILL LOOK
AT THE SAME MOON.
IT'S SOMETHING
THEY CAN SHARE,
TO REMIND THEM
THEY'RE STILL IN LOVE.
I WANT TO GO INSIDE.
I'M COLD.
NO, YOU'RE UPSET.
HEY, LOOK AT ME,
LOOK AT ME.
YOU REMEMBER
WHAT I TOLD YOU?
HEY...
I'M TAKING YOUR PICTURE
WITH ME TO HARVARD,
AND I'M LEAVING MY HEAR HERE WITH YOU.
HAVE I EVER
LIED TO YOU?
NO.
THEN DON' DOUBT ME NOW.
DON'T DOUBT US.
YOU AND I
ARE FOREVER, KATH.
THE MOON IS OURS TOO.
I LOVE YOU.
BEFORE EVERYTHING.
FOREVER.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
SO MUCH.
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JOHN!
JOHN, KATHY'S OUT FRONT.
SHE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.
AND WE'RE ALL OUT OF RELISH.
COULD YOU PICK SOME UP?
SURE.
HEY, DON'T YOU GE THAT HAT DIRTY.
I GOT TO RETURN I TO THE WORRALLS.
RIGHT, HON.
THERE SHE IS.
MOM GAVE US OUR MARCHING ORDERS.
WE GOT TO RUN TO THE STORE,
PICK UP SOME RELISH.
WHY DIDN'T YOU COME IN?
OH, I GET IT.
RELISH FIRST,
FIREWORKS LATER.
JOHN, WAIT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I'M PREGNANT.
ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH.
I WENT TO THE CLINIC.
I'M EIGHT WEEKS PREGNANT.
LET'S CONSIDER
OUR OPTIONS--
THERE ARE NO OPTIONS.
MY MOM GOES TO CHURCH
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I'LL SNEAK AWAY.
I'LL GET IT DONE SECRETLY.
NO.
WELL, THEN WHAT, JOHN?
WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO?
I'LL GO TO STATE
AND GET A NIGHT JOB.
KATHY CAN WATCH
THE BABY.
IT WAS TOUGH FOR YOU
AND DAD IN THE BEGINNING,
BUT YOU MADE IT WORK.
WE WILL TOO.
LOOK, IT ISN'T THE WAY
I WOULD HAVE PLANNED,
BUT KATH AND I WERE ALWAYS
GOING TO GET MARRIED.
OKAY, NOW,
FOUR YEARS FROM NOW,
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?
THE DIFFERENCE
IS HUGE.
YOU ARE GIVING UP
YOUR WHOLE LIFE
IF YOU STAY HERE.
YOU ARE SETTLING FOR
A SACK LUNCH
WHEN THERE'S A BANQUET WAITING
AT HARVARD.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO,
GIVE UP ON MY OWN KID?
YOU TAUGHT ME BETTER THAN THAT.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND,
YOU'RE TOO YOUNG.
HONEY, YOU THINK YOU
HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS
BECAUSE YOU HAVE NEVER FAILED.
IF YOU STAY HERE IN BOISE,
YOU WILL.
YOU WILL FAIL YOURSELF.
YOU WILL FAIL
EVERY DREAM
YOU'VE WORKED
SO HARD FOR.
HAVE THE BABY,
BUT PLEASE
DO NOT ABANDON YOUR FUTURE.
GO TO HARVARD,
OR IT WILL HAUNT YOU
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
I JUST LOVE
THIS DRESS.
[SIGHS]: YEAH.
I MEAN,
IT'S NOT EXACTLY
THE DRESS I ALWAYS
DREAMED OF, BUT...
ARE YOU
ABSOLUTELY SURE
YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
[EXHALING NERVOUSLY]
YEAH.
I LOVE HIM.
YEAH, BUT TO GET MARRIED
SO EARLY,
AND, YOU KNOW,
JUST BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, RIGHT?
I MEAN, YOU DIDN'T MEAN
TO GET PREGNANT,
DID YOU?
WHAT?
I'M SORRY, IT'S JUST,
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TALK, AND--
YEAH, AND OBVIOUSLY
YOU LISTENED.
ONLY TO DEFEND YOU,
I SWEAR.
HEY.
WE'RE READY.
I JUST...
I WANT A PICTURE
OF THE BRIDE AND HER MOM.
BETH IS GOING TO
MAKE US AN ALBUM.
IT'S HER WEDDING GIFT.
I KNOW I PUT MY CAMERA IN HERE.
OH, GOD...
MAYBE THIS DAY
ISN'T WORTH REMEMBERING.
OH, HONEY...
YOU HAVE SO MUCH
TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
SO MUCH.
OKAY.
IF ANY PERSON
CAN SHOW JUST CAUSE
WHY THESE TWO SHOULD NOT BE
LAWFULLY JOINED TOGETHER,
LET HIM NOW SPEAK,
OR ELSE HEREAFTER
FOREVER
HOLD HIS PEACE.
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I FOUND IT!
IT WAS IN MY CAR!
I GOT IT!
OKAY, EVERYONE,
GATHER 'ROUND, GATHER 'ROUND.
KATHY AND JOHN IN THE CENTER,
PARENTS ON THE OUTSIDE.
CHRIS, SCOOT IN A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY, A LITTLE CLOSER,
LITTLE CLOSER,
AND SHOW SOME SPIRIT!
COME ON, IT'S A WEDDING!
COME ON, GUYS,
HELP ME OUT.
I JUST RAN
IN HIGH HEELS.
OKAY...
AND, CHEESE!
THAT'S THE IDEA!
OH, I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER
NOW THAT HE RECOMMENDED
A DOCTOR IN BOSTON.
OH, MY GOD,
KATHY BLAIR!
I DON' BELIEVE IT.
CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.
I HEARD ABOU THE BIG EVENT.
WOW, FROM PROM QUEEN
TO PREGNANT.
YOU ALWAYS WERE
A TRENDSETTER, KATH.
SO, WHAT'S THE PLAN?
KATHY'S COMING WITH ME
TO HARVARD.
REALLY?
WE GOT MARRIED
STUDENT HOUSING,
AND I HAVE A PART-TIME JOB
AT THE HARVARD BOOK STORE
WHILE KATH'LL BE BUSY
WITH THE BABY.
WELL, WE'LL
MISS YOU HERE.
HARVARD-BOUND, WOW.
I, UH, I SURE
OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.
PROM NIGH I WAS ALL OVER YOU
FOR BEING SO DIM,
BUT, BOY, WAS I WRONG.
YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
[NICK]: WE'RE GOING
TO MISS THE PREVIEWS.
GOOD LUCK, GUYS.
BYE!
WHAT WAS THAT?
[SCOFFS]:
SHE'S JUST UPSE 'CAUSE SHE KNOWS SHE GO NICK ON THE REBOUND.
SO HE STILL
LIKES YOU?
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
THAT WAS
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
[LAUGHING]:
STOP IT...
I'M JUST SAYING.
WELL, I'M HUNGRY,
SO LET'S GO GE SOME ICE CREAM.
YOU CAN WATCH
YOUR WIFE GET FAT.
- WITH PICKLES?
- YEAH!
MOM...
HI, HONEY.
STOP...
WHY DON'T YOU DO THIS?
YOU'RE A LOT BETTER
AT IT THAN I AM.
OKAY.
SO, YOU GOT A BIG JOB
AHEAD OF YOU.
MM-HM.
JOHN'S GOING TO BE
TIRED AND STRESSED OUT,
AND HE'S GOING TO
NEED A GOOD WIFE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M SAYING?
YEAH.
YOU DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS.
I THINK
THAT MARRIAGE IS HARD WORK,
AND IT HELPS TO HAVE
A HAPPY BOSS.
HONEY, YOU'RE MY DAUGHTER,
AND I LOVE YOU,
BUT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE
YOU'RE NOT NUMBER ONE ANYMORE.
YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE
CARE OF YOUR HUSBAND,
AND YOU'VE GO A BABY ON THE WAY.
YOU THINK I'M SPOILED.
I THINK YOU'RE 17...
AND THIS IS A JOB
FOR A WOMAN...
[VOICE BREAKING]:
AND YOU'RE JUST A GIRL.
MOM...
SO I JUS WANT YOU TO...
JUST GROW UP FAST,
OKAY?
FOR EVERYBODY'S SAKE.
OKAY?
PLEASE COME WITH ME.
OH, BABY...
I WISH I COULD.
I'M GOING TO BE FINE.
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THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS.
THAT'S GREAT, MOM.
THANKS.
YOU BELONG THERE, JOHN.
YOU REMEMBER THAT.
BETTER GET GOING.
BYE.
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WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THIS IS AWESOME.
I LOVE IT.
WHAT NUMBER ARE WE?
I THINK 9.
RIGHT THERE!
PERFECT.
GORGEOUS DAY FOR YOU GUYS
TO COME TO BOSTON,
I CAN TELL YOU THAT MUCH.
WELL, HERE WE GO, GUYS,
WELCOME TO YOUR HUMBLE ABODE.
BEDROOM'S JUST IN HERE.
I'LL TAKE YOU
INTO THE LIVING ROOM.
PRETTY BRIGHT, HUH, GUYS?
IT'S AMAZING.
LET ME SHOW YOU
THE BEST PART.
OH...
PRETTY NICE, HUH?
[KNOCKING]
[DEAN FROST]: "DEAR JOHN,
AS DEAN OF FRESHMEN,
IT IS MY DUTY TO INFORM YOU
OF THE COLLEGE'S POSITION
ON YOUR NEW CIRCUMSTANCES.
WHILE THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE
CAN BE A STRESSFUL EXPERIENCE,
YOUR MARITAL STATUS
WILL MAKE IT EVEN MORE SO.
TO THAT END,
PLEASE BEAR IN MIND
THAT YOUR SCHOLARSHIP
IS CONTINGENT ON PASSING GRADES.
FAIL ANY COURSE,
AND HARVARD WILL BE OBLIGED
TO RECONSIDER ITS OPTIONS.
SINCERELY, DEAN FROST."
WELCOME HOME, JOHN.
THIS IS GREAT.
CHEERS.
BYE, THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS,
LET ME KNOW.
[CHUCKLES]
WELCOME TO CALCULUS 101
AND THE REALM OF THE INFINITE.
STARTING TODAY,
THERE ARE NO LIMITS,
JUST POSSIBILITIES.
CALCULUS IS A GATEWAY
TO THE UNKNOWN.
IT PRESUPPOSES CHANGE
AND CHARTS ITS COURSE.
WITH THE DISCOVERY
OF CALCULUS,
ISAAC NEWTON
TRACED THE PLANETS
THROUGH
THE NIGHT SKY.
IT OPENED
NEW WORLDS FOR HIM,
AND IT WILL
FOR YOU TOO.
HI.
HEY.
I KNOW YOU.
YOU'RE THE GUY
IN THE FRONT ROW
WHO NEVER BLINKS.
WELL, I CAN'T AFFORD
TO MISS ANYTHING.
MM-HM.
DO YOU HAVE A CARD?
YEAH.
PROFESSOR KOWAL,
WHAT A TOOL.
RIGHT?
I'M JAKE.
THAT'S DANNY.
HEY, MAN...
JOHN PATTON.
WHAT DORM ARE
YOU IN, JOHN PATTON?
WELL, I'M NOT ACTUALLY
IN A DORM.
OH! [LAUGHS]
YOU'RE MARRIED.
NO OFFENSE, BUT WHY?
SEEMED LIKE THE BEST IDEA.
OH YEAH?
WHAT HAPPENED,
GET HER PREGNANT?
YEAH.
SO YOU DO BLINK.
WOW, MARRIED
WITH A BABY,
AND KOWAL
FOR CALCULUS.
HEY...
YOU NEED THESE MORE THAN I DO.
LATER.
THANKS.
HEY...
HEY.
WHERE YOU BEEN
IN THIS HEAT?
I WAS STARTING
TO GET WORRIED.
TA DA!
LOOK WHAT I BOUGHT.
WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT.
WELL, WE CAN
WITH MY NEW JOB.
NEW JOB?
WHAT...
I'M A BANK TELLER.
I START NEXT WEEK.
A TELLER?
WHAT?
I GOT SICK OF SITTING AT HOME
ALL DAY, AND...
YOU KNOW,
I WANT TO
CONTRIBUTE, OKAY?
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.
SO...
HAVE YOU GOTTEN YOUR
CALC. TEST BACK YET?
NOT YET.
[LAUGHING]
SHE ONLY KICKS
FOR YOU.
WAIT, "SHE?"
YEAH, IT'S A GIRL.
I CAN TELL.
A LITTLE GIRL.
AMANDA ROSE...
AMANDA ROSE PATTON.
AMANDA ROSE...
YOU LIKE IT?
I LOVE IT.
OH, YOU HAVE TO PU THE QUARTERS IN
UPSIDE DOWN.
REALLY?
YEAH.
THANK YOU!
[CHUCKLES]
I WOULD NEVER HAVE
FIGURED THAT OUT.
JUST DON'T TELL
JENNY TIPPENS IN 2-F.
SHE ALWAYS FORGETS
TO CHECK FOR COLOR CRAYONS
IN HER SON'S PANTS.
OH, GOD.
I FORGOT TO CHECK THE POCKETS.
I'M HOPELESS.
YOU'RE THE NEW GUYS
ON THE THIRD FLOOR, RIGHT?
YEAH, THAT'S US.
I'M KATHY, BY THE WAY.
BEV.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'VE BEEN MEANING
TO STOP BY.
I MANAGE THE BUILDING
WITH MY HUSBAND, TIM.
THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL
IN YOUR UNI SOMETIMES THINKS
IT'S ON VACATION,
SO IF YOU HAVE
ANY TROUBLE,
YOU JUST...
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
YEAH.
IN HIS OWN GRANDIOSE WAY,
SHAKESPEARE WAS A WRITER
OF NARROW SCOPE.
THE COMMON MAN WAS OFTEN
INCIDENTAL TO HIM.
TODAY'S FINAL ESSAY WILL SPEAK
TO THE CONTEMPORARY HERO
AND HOW HE DIFFERS
FROM SHAKESPEARE'S.
ARE HEROES TODAY STILL HAMSTRUNG
BY CLASS DISTINCTION,
OR DO THEY WALK AMONG US,
UNHEARD AND UNSUNG?
IN YOUR READING ASSIGNMEN ON IAGO TONIGHT,
CONSIDER THIS QUESTION:
THERE WAS THIS
AMAZING DISCUSSION
IN SHAKESPEARE TODAY
COMPARING NIXON
TO IAGO.
THAT CLASS HAS GOTTEN
BETTER AND BETTER
EVERY WEEK.
COOL.
SO...
YOU'RE DOING OKAY IN IT?
I'M ACING IT, ACTUALLY.
REALLY?
MM-HM.
ARE YOU SURE?
JOHN...
I WAS DOING LAUNDRY
THE OTHER DAY...
AND I FOUND
YOUR CALC TEST.
YOU TOLD ME YOU GOT A B- ON IT.
LOOK, I'M SORRY, OKAY?
I WAS EMBARRASSED.
I FELT LIKE A FAILURE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE.
DOING BADLY ON A TES DOESN'T MAKE YOU
A FAILURE.
YOU NEED TO RELAX, OKAY?
YOU'RE SETTING THE BAR
TOO HIGH.
TRUST ME.
OKAY?
I'LL UNDERSTAND.
COME ON, LET'S
GO FOR A WALK.
WE CAN CLEAN THIS
STUFF UP LATER.
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[SIGHS HEAVILY AND THROWS PENCIL
DOWN IN FRUSTRATION]
TALKED TO BETH.
THEY'RE ALL PLANNING
TO GO CAROLING AGAIN,
JUST LIKE
LAST CHRISTMAS EVE.
AW...
DO YOU REMEMBER
HOW MUCH FUN THAT WAS?
WELL, THEY SAID THAT IT WON'T BE
THE SAME WITHOUT US
AND THEY'LL MISS OUR HARMONIES
AND MY SOLO ON SILENT NIGHT.
OH, I LOVED THAT.
OH, UM, I WAS WATCHING TV
THE OTHER DAY,
AND, UM...
WELL, THERE'S THIS
HOTEL IN BOSTON.
IT'S REALLY CHEAP,
AND NICE,
AND THEY EVEN GIVE YOU
BREAKFAST IN BED,
AND GUESS WHAT ELSE?
WHAT?
I SAVED UP ENOUGH
MONEY FROM MY JOB
SO WE CAN SPEND
THE NIGHT THERE
OVER THE HOLIDAYS,
SINCE WE CAN' AFFORD TO GO HOME.
THEY DOUBLED MY HOURS
AT THE BOOK STORE.
REALLY?
I WORK EVERY DAY
BUT CHRISTMAS.
SO YOU CAN'T GET AWAY,
JUST FOR ONE NIGHT?
[SIGHING]:
I'M SORRY.
I PROMISED, YOU KNOW?
IT'S OKAY.
NO, WE NEED
THE MONEY.
I'M OFF
TO THE LIBRARY,
I'M MEETING A GUY
FROM CALC.
TO PREP FOR THE FINAL.
I'LL BE HOME LATE.
I LOVE YOU!
THANK YOU, MR. PATTON.
THANK YOU.
[LAUGHING AND CHATTING]
OKAY, REMIND ME AGAIN,
JUST ONE LAST TIME.
ALL RIGHT, JAKE
IS FROM NEW YORK.
JAKE, YES.
DANNY IS
FROM CLEVELAND.
RIGHT.
AND DANNY'S BRINGING
HIS GIRLFRIEND.
SHE'S VERY NICE,
BUT NOT NEARLY
AS PRETTY AS YOU.
SHE'S NOT NEARLY
AS PREGNANT, EITHER.
OKAY, PROFESSOR, MRS. KOWAL,
CHRISTMAS PARTY.
I CAN DO THIS.
HELLO.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HI!
HI.
HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD.
PLEASE, COME IN.
THIS IS
MY WIFE, KATHY.
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THE FIRST MONTH
NEARLY KILLED ME,
BUT THEN I GO THE HANG OF IT.
MM, NOT ME.
MAN, THE FINAL,
WHAT WAS THAT?
IT WAS BULL.
DID WE EVEN COVER
HALF OF THAT STUFF?
DON'T YOU GE TIRED AT WORK?
NO, NOT REALLY.
I MEAN,
THE TELLER WINDOW
KEEPS GETTING
FURTHER AWAY,
BUT OTHER THAN THAT,
I'M FINE,
AND, WELL, I'M GOING TO QUI AS SOON AS SHE'S BORN,
'CAUSE SHE'LL COME FIRST.
IT WAS IN THE OPTIONAL
HOMEWORK, GUYS.
YOU ACTUALLY
DID THAT?
UM...
EXCUSE ME,
CAN I BORROW YOUR FRIEND
FOR A MOMENT?
I'LL BRING HIM
RIGHT BACK, I PROMISE.
YOU DO THAT, TOO?
YEAH, HOME-COOKED MEAL
EVERY NIGHT.
YOU ARE SUCH A GROWNUP.
THANK YOU.
I DEBATED WHETHER
TO TELL YOU THIS TONIGHT,
BUT YOU HAVE TO REGISTER
FOR SPRING CLASSES SOON,
AND WHAT I HAVE TO SAY
WILL AFFECT THAT.
YOU FLUNKED THE FINAL, JOHN,
AND SINCE THA WAS ONE-HALF
OF YOUR FINAL GRADE,
TECHNICALLY,
YOU FAILED THE COURSE.
I KNOW,
IT MUST COME AS A BLOW.
I KNOW HOW HARD YOU'VE WORKED.
BECAUSE OF THA AND YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AT HOME,
I'VE DECIDED TO
PASS YOU WITH A D,
BUT I STRONGLY ADVISE YOU
TO SIDESTEP CALCULUS
NEXT SEMESTER.
THE COURSE
INTENSIFIES.
JOHN?
THANK YOU.
[GROUP OF CAROLERS SINGING]
NO, WE'RE NO GOING TO BE ALONE.
WE'RE, UM...
WE'RE GOING TO BEV AND TIM'S
FOR DINNER.
WILL YOU TAKE A PICTURE
OF THE TREE FOR ME?
YEAH, I LOVE YOU, TOO.
OKAY, BYE.
[SNIFFLING]
MOM SENDS HER LOVE.
OH. HI, MOM.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
SEMESTER'S OVER.
PUT THIS BOOK AWAY.
I WAS JUST WONDERING
WHAT TO CHARGE.
I'M SELLING IT.
I DECIDED TO DROP CALC.
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
YOU...
JOHN, YOU NEED MATH
FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL, DON'T YOU?
YOU KNOW WHAT,
LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS LATER.
FOR MY WIFE.
ON OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS.
YOU ALREADY GOT ME
THAT GORGEOUS NIGHTGOWN.
GO ON.
WELL...
NOW I FEEL BAD.
ALL I GOT YOU WAS
THAT STUPID SWEATER.
IT'S FOR
AFTER THE BABY,
TO GO HOME.
THE BABY WON'T COS ANYTHING,
BUT YOU'LL
HAVE TO HOLD HER.
HOW?
WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS.
THE EXTRA SHIFTS
AT THE BOOKSTORE.
OH, MY GOD...
I WANTED TO DO
SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
KATH.
I JUST, I WANT TO GE TO THE MOVIE EARLY, OKAY?
BECAUSE I WANT AN AISLE SEAT,
BECAUSE IF-IF I DON'T HAVE
ANY ROOM TO STRETCH MY LEGS,
THEY CRAMP UP.
I-I TOLD YOU THA SO MANY TIMES.
I WOULDN'T WORRY
ABOUT SEATING TONIGHT.
I MEAN, MOST PEOPLE
AREN'T EVEN BACK
FROM CHRISTMAS BREAK.
ANYWAY,
EVERYONE I KNOW
IS GOING TO
THE TOPHER FLYNN LECTURE.
HE'S SPEAKING
ON GENETIC ENGINEERING.
WELL, WOULD YOU RATHER GO
TO THE LECTURE?
NAH, YOU'D BE BORED.
WHY WOULD I BE BORED?
BECAUSE I'M DUMB?
I WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND
A HARVARD LECTURE?
[CHUCKLES]
YOU'D BE BORED BECAUSE
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN STUDYING FLYNN
ALL SEMESTER LIKE I HAVE.
LISTEN, MISTER HARVARD,
I-I TOOK BIOLOGY
IN SOPHOMORE YEAR,
AND I GOT A B-PLUS,
AND MR. MERLING SAID
THAT I SHOWED GREAT PROMISE
AS A SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHER!
YOU KNOW WHAT, KATH,
IF YOU'D RATHER
GO TO THE LECTURE,
LET'S JUST GO
TO THE LECTURE.
I DON'T WANT TO GO TO
THE STUPID LECTURE, JOHN!
OKAY?
OKAY.
I JUST WANT YOU
TO ROLL ME INTO AN AISLE SEAT,
WATCH A MOVIE WITH ME,
AND TELL ME I'M PRETTY--
YOU ARE PRETTY.
NO, I'M NOT PRETTY, I'M A MESS!
I'M AN ANGRY, BAD MESS!
I USED TO BE CUTE,
AND-AND NICE, AND SKINNY...
I HAVE TO HAVE
THIS BABY SOON, JOHN, OKAY?
I'M STARTING TO LOSE
MY SENSE OF HUMOR.
[SNIFFLES AND SIGHS]
...I CAN'T BELIEVE
WHAT YOU DO HERE.
I'VE DREAMED ABOUT I SO LONG.
A LIFETIME...
ARE YOU STILL
MAD AT ME?
MM-MM.
THEN EASE UP
ON THE GRIP.
YOU'RE MAKING
MY HAND GO NUMB.
WELL, UNLESS YOU WAN YOUR HAND BROKEN,
YOU BETTER GET ME
OUT OF HERE NOW.
YOUR LEGS
CRAMPING AGAIN?
[GASPING]:
I CAN'T TELL.
THE CONTRACTIONS
ARE TOO MUCH.
CONTRACTIONS?
I THINK SO.
OKAY...
[GASPING]
WAIT...
GOT IT, GOT IT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY
YOU WERE IN LABOR?
I DON'T KNOW,
YOU JUST SEEMED
SO WRAPPED UP
IN THE MOVIE.
YOU HAD TEARS
IN YOUR EYES.
THAT'S 'CAUSE YOU WERE
CRUSHING MY HAND!
I GOT TO CALL JAKE.
HE'S DRIVING US
TO THE HOSPITAL.
OKAY. DO THAT.
NO, NO, NO, ISN'T HE
AT THE LECTURE?
I'LL CALL DANNY,
HE CAN GET JAKE'S CAR.
OKAY. OKAY.
[BREATHING DELIBERATELY]
DANNY!
WHAT TOOK YOU
SO LONG?
COME ON!
COME ON.
NO, NO, NO, JOHN,
I AM NOT GETTING IN THAT THING.
NO, IT'LL BE--
[SCREAMING IN PAIN]
COULD YOU PLEASE
DO ME A HUGE FAVOR
AND DO NOT HAVE A BABY
IN THIS CAR?
DANNY, COME ON!
JAKE'S
OBSESSIVELY NEAT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
GET OUT OF FIRST!
PUT IT IN SECOND!
[STAMMERING]:
UH, SECOND, RIGHT.
DANNY!
UH, STUPID QUESTION,
BUT WHAT EXACTLY
IS SECOND?
[PANTING]
KEEP BREATHING.
DO THE FOUR
RAPID EXHALES,
AND THEN ONE SLOW.
EXHALE AND BLOW.
GOOD. GOOD.
OKAY...
JUST TALK TO ME, OKAY?
TELL ME I'LL BE A GOOD MOM.
YOU'LL BE THE BEST.
[BREATHING REGULARLY]
YOU'RE DOING
GOOD...
[BABY CRYING]
THE DOCTOR WANTS TO
RUN A FEW TESTS.
IT'S STANDARD STUFF,
YOU GOT NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT, OKAY?
CONGRATULATIONS, KATHY,
HE'S BEAUTIFUL,
AND I WILL BRING HIM
RIGHT BACK, DAD,
I PROMISE.
DO YOU THINK
HE'LL BE OKAY?
HE'LL BE FINE.
YOU DID GREAT.
HE'S PERFECT.
HE'S PERFECT...
I WAS SO SURE
IT WAS A GIRL.
SO I WAS
THINKING ADAM.
INSTEAD OF
AMANDA ROSE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ADAM...
I THINK WE'RE A FAMILY.
YOU, ME, AND ADAM.
WE'RE OUR OWN
LITTLE FAMILY.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
MOM, HE'S TRYING TO TALK--
NO, HE'S NOT HUNGRY, MOM,
I JUST FED HIM,
AND, NO, HE'S NOT WET, EITHER.
OKAY, WELL, IF HE'S TIRED,
THEN WHY DOESN'T HE SLEEP?
I MEAN, I PUT HIM DOWN,
AND HE JUST, HE SCREAMS.
OKAY, SHH, SHH, SHH...
IT'S OKAY...
NO, JOHN, I'M FINE.
KATH, LET ME TRY.
MOM, I'M GOING TO CALL YOU
RIGHT BACK, OKAY?
OKAY, RIGHT.
IT'S OKAY, BABY BOY...
LET HER COME OUT.
SHE WANTS TO HELP.
SHE'S DYING TO.
NO, JOHN, SHE CAN'T AFFORD IT.
I JUST, I WANT TO DO THIS
ON MY OWN, OKAY?
KATH, KATH...
MOMMY'S HERE!
HAPPY!
YOU'RE
EXHAUSTED.
NO, I'M FINE.
YOU'RE NO THINKING STRAIGHT.
SHH, SHH, SHH...
HERE,
GIVE HIM HERE.
OKAY--
[CRYING]
HEY, IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY.
SHH...
NAP TIME, BABY BOY.
EVEN THE SUN'S
GOING TO SLEEP.
[BABY STOPS CRYING]
I JUST...
I RUBBED HIS BELLY,
AND HE STOPPED CRYING.
HOW LUCKY ARE WE?
OUR KID COMES WITH
AN ON/OFF SWITCH.
DEAN FROS WILL SEE YOU NOW.
HI, YOU ASKED TO SEE ME?
AH, YES, THE NEW FATHER.
HOW'S THAT GOING?
JUST FINE, THANK YOU.
I'VE BEEN GOING OVER
YOUR TRANSCRIPT, JOHN.
WHY DID YOU DECIDE
TO RISK CALCULUS AGAIN?
BECAUSE IT'S RECOMMENDED
FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL,
AND THAT'S
WHERE I'M HEADED.
BUT I SEE HERE THAT, UM...
PROFESSOR KOWAL
SUGGESTED YOU DROP IT.
THAT WAS HIS OPINION, NOT MINE.
I DON'T WALK AWAY
FROM SOMETHING
JUST BECAUSE
SOMEONE TELLS ME TO.
I LEAVE ON MY OWN TERMS.
COME WITH ME, JOHN.
I HAVE A MEETING
ACROSS CAMPUS.
YOU ENJOY
A CHALLENGE, JOHN?
YOU RISE TO IT?
ALWAYS.
EVEN THE
MIGHTIEST LION
DOES NOT ATTACK
THE ELEPHANT.
WHY IS THAT?
BECAUSE THE ELEPHANT'S
TOO BIG.
THE LION KNOWS
HE CAN'T WIN.
PRECISELY.
KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS.
THEY DEFINE YOU AS MUCH
AS YOUR TALENTS.
SO DROP CALC.
THAT'S WHA YOU'RE SAYING?
I'M SAYING WALK AWAY NOW
AND IT CAN'T HURT YOU.
IS THA WHAT YOU DID?
I'M SORRY?
YOU HAVE A PHD IN PHYSICS.
THAT TOOK, WHAT,
FIVE YEARS TO EARN?
SIX, ACTUALLY.
SIX YEARS,
AND IN ALL THAT TIME,
THERE WAS NEVER A THEORY
THAT BAFFLED YOU
OR A PROBLEM THA YOU COULDN'T SOLVE?
WELL, OF COURSE THERE WAS.
DID YOU FACE YOUR LIMITATIONS
AND WALK AWAY,
OR DID YOU WORK HARDER
BECAUSE YOU WANTED IT SO BAD,
AND YOU KNEW THE ANSWER
WAS SOMEWHERE IN YOUR HEAD?
I DID STUMBLE,
YOU'RE RIGHT,
BUT IT WAS NEAR THE FINISH LINE,
NOT AT THE START OF THE RACE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
EITHER WAY,
YOU HAVE TO GET BACK UP.
THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE,
DEAN FROST,
BUT I'LL BE BACK
IN PROFESSOR KOWAL'S CLASS
TOMORROW.
FRONT ROW.
THE TALE OF THE LION
AND THE ELEPHANT.
WHAT A CROCK.
YOU KNOW,
ANY LION WORTH HIS SAL WOULD SCOPE OU THE OLDEST ELEPHAN IN THE HERD,
AND WAIT TILL HE FELL ASLEEP,
AND YOU BET YOUR BUT THERE'D BE DUMBO FOR DINNER.
AM I RIGHT?
OF COURSE I AM.
NOT THAT DADDY WOULD EVER,
EVER HURT AN ELEPHANT, OKAY,
BECAUSE THEY'RE GENTLE
AND INTELLIGENT CREATURES.
YOU REMEMBER THAT,
AND BE KIND
TO ANIMALS.
THANKS FOR
LISTENING.
[BABY COOS AND GURGLES]
AND FOR YOUR EXCELLEN COMMENTARY.
DID YOU HEAR THE BABY?
I DIDN'T HEAR
ANYTHING.
HUH.
I JUST, I WANT TO GET HIM
ON A SCHEDULE, YOU KNOW?
POOR LITTLE GUY'S UP
SUCH WEIRD HOURS.
HE'LL SLEEP LIKE A ROCK
TONIGHT.
OUR LITTLE TRIP
TUCKERED HIM OUT.
HE CAME WITH ME
TO TURN IN MY ECONOMICS PAPER
WHILE YOU WERE
AT THE STORE TODAY.
YOU TOOK HIM OUT?
IN THIS WEATHER?
I BUNDLED HIM UP IN THAT THING
YOUR AUNT JOAN SENT.
HE WAS FINE.
YEAH, OKAY, BUT DID YOU
PUT ON HIS LITTLE BOOTIES?
DID YOU MAKE SURE
HIS FEET WERE COVERED?
NO, I MADE HIM WALK BAREFOO THROUGH THE SNOW.
IT'S NOT FUNNY, JOHN.
GOD...
KATH, I WAS KIDDING.
OH, COME ON.
HEY...
I LOST A COUPLE
OF YOUR SOCKS, OKAY,
AND DON'T ASK ME
WHERE THEY ARE
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW,
AND THE SHEETS
ARE PINK, TOO,
AND IT'S NOT MY FAULT.
JENNY TIPPENS' KID
LEFT A POMEGRANATE
IN HIS POCKET--
BABY, BABY,
IT WAS A JOKE.
I WASN'T MAKING FUN OF YOU.
I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR JOKES,
JOHN, OKAY?
I'VE GOT SHEETS, AND SOCKS,
AND QUARTERS THAT GO IN
UPSIDE DOWN.
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
WITH RESPONSIBILITIES.
MY MOM CALLED
THIS MORNING.
SHE LOVED
THE PICTURES WE SENT,
SAID I LOOKED JUST LIKE ADAM
WHEN I WAS A BABY.
ADAM'S WAY CUTER
THAN I EVER WAS.
I NEED TO GO BACK NOW.
YOU KNOW?
PICTURES AREN'T ENOUGH.
I ALREADY CALLED THE AIRLINE,
AND ADAM AND I CAN LEAVE
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW,
BE BACK IN A WEEK.
WOULD THAT BE OKAY?
OF COURSE.
I'LL FREEZE SOME FOOD
AND I'LL MAKE SURE
ALL THE UTILITIES ARE PAID--
KATH, HEY...
GO TO BOISE AND STAY
AS LONG AS YOU WANT, OKAY?
I'LL BE FINE.
ARE YOU SURE?
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'LL GIVE ME TIME
TO LOOK FOR MY LOST SOCKS.
HEY...
NOW YOU ARE MAKING FUN OF ME.
A LITTLE BIT, YEAH.
[CHUCKLES]
OKAY.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
THANKS.
TAKE CARE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YEAH, NOT A CHANCE.
SHE LOOKED ME
IN THE EYES.
DUDE...
[HOCKEY GAME PLAYS
ON TELEVISION]
...THE SHOT, THE SAVE...
REBOUND!
[CROWD SHOUTS AND CHEERS]
[JAKE GROANS]
OPEN NET,
AND HE PUSHES IT WIDE.
IDIOT!
YOU BORED?
1-1 IN OVERTIME, YOU'RE BORED?
IT'S VALENTINE'S DAY.
I DON'T WANT TO MISS
KATH'S CALL.
GIVE IT TO ME.
- NO.
- GIVE IT.
HEY, COME ON.
GIVE IT TO ME,
OR JUST SOCK IT AWAY, MAN.
LISTEN TO ME,
YOU'RE ALLOWED
TO HAVE FUN, JOHN.
GET DRUNK WITH ME,
SING FIGHT SONGS.
BE A FRESHMAN, MAN.
[CROWD ERUPTS IN CHEERING]
[CROWD ROARING]
YES!
DAMMIT.
BIGGEST GOAL OF THE SEASON,
I WAS LOOKING THE OTHER WAY.
YOU FORGET ABOU THAT PHONE CALL, MAN.
I OWN YOU TONIGHT.
WE GOT A STOP TO MAKE.
COME ON.
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
DON'T HANG UP, I'M COMING!
I'M COMING, KATHY, HANG ON!
HANG ON, HANG ON, KATH...
HELLO?
HEY...
HEY, KATH, HOW YOU DOING?
NO, I'M SORRY, MY CELL DIED,
AND THEN JAKE DRAGGED ME
TO A PARTY.
KATH, THE BLUE BUNNY.
NO, I'M LOOKING AT IT.
YOU FORGOT IT, KATH.
ADAM'S IN BOISE
WITHOUT HIS BLUE BUNNY,
SO MAYBE YOU SHOULD
BRING HIM HOME
SO HE WON'T BE SAD?
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE, KATH?
I MISS YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY, SO...
COME HOME SOON?
BRING MY FAMILY HOME, PLEASE.
HEY, BUDDY.
WELCOME HOME, ADAM.
HEY, BUD...
WELCOME HOME.
WHY...
WHY DID YOU
REARRANGE EVERYTHING?
OH, JUST THE GLASSES.
I THOUGHT THEY'D BE
EASIER TO REACH
ON THE FIRST SHELF.
I MISSED YOU.
I'M GOING TO GO CHECK ON ADAM.
[FUSSING AND CRYING]
I GOT A B-PLUS
ON THAT ECON EXAM.
THAT'S GREAT.
HOW'S CALC?
DID I MENTION THE B-PLUS
ON THE ECON EXAM?
CALC'S CALC.
I KNEW IT WOULD
BE TOUGH.
HANG ON, BUD,
I'M COMING!
HEY...
[BABY CALMS AND STOPS CRYING]
THERE YOU GO...
HE ONLY DOES THAT FOR YOU.
REALLY?
YEAH.
HOW WAS HE IN BOISE?
DID HE BEHAVE HIMSELF?
YEAH, HE WAS GREAT.
[]
MS. KOWALSKI...
MS. JONES...
AND MR. PATTON...
MR. SCHWARTZ.
WOULD YOU PASS
THAT BACK, PLEASE?
MS. LUDWICK...
WOULD YOU
PASS THAT BACK?
MR. LEWIS...
MR. LEE...
MR. JARDINE.
[CRYING]
WE'RE ALMOST DONE,
ALMOST DONE, COME ON.
SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH...
[BABY CRYING]
BABY, STOP.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO
BE HERE AN HOUR AGO.
I NEED TO GO
TO THE STORE.
I HAD TO SEE
PROFESSOR KOWAL.
SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH...
WHAT'S THE MATTER,
YOU TOUCH
HIS HEAD AGAIN?
WE'RE FINE.
[BABY STILL CRYING
INCONSOLABLY]
LET ME GET HIM.
HEY, BIG GUY.
SHH, HEY, IT'S OKAY.
SHH...
THERE YOU GO, THERE YOU GO...
[BABY CALMS]
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
HE'S ALWAYS HAPPY
WITH YOU.
HE'S ALWAYS SMILING.
EVERY TIME I TOUCH HIM,
HE-HE SCREAMS.
THAT'S NOT TRUE,
KATH.
YES, IT IS, JOHN,
YOU WEREN'T IN BOISE.
HE WAS SCREAMING
EVERY TWO SECONDS.
EVERYONE WAS LOOKING AT ME.
IT WAS EMBARRASSING.
HE WAS PROBABLY JUST TIRED.
NO, HE WASN'T TIRED.
HE HATES ME.
KATH, DON'T...
OKAY, BUDDY.
ARE YOU AWAKE?
HEY, I'M HOME.
HEY, WHA ARE YOU DOING?
I'M LEAVING.
YOU'RE...
W-WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
YOU'RE LEAVING?
THIS MAKES NO SENSE.
IT MAKES PERFEC SENSE, OKAY?
HE'S NOT HAPPY
BECAUSE I'M NOT HAPPY.
I'M THE PROBLEM.
WHAT PROBLEM?
THERE'S NO PROBLEM.
WHY DON'T YOU SIT AT HOME
ALL DAY, EVERY DAY,
AND SEE IF YOU STILL THINK THAT.
KATH, DON'T DO--
DON'T DO THIS.
I'VE GOT TO GO
PICK UP ADAM--
NO, LEAVE HIM AT BEV'S.
HEY...
WHATEVER IT IS,
WE'LL FIX IT.
YOU CAN'T FIX A BABY!
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.
ALL I DO IS WAI FOR YOU TO GET HOME.
I HAVE YOUR SCHEDULE
MEMORIZED
SO I KNOW EXACTLY
WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO
WALK THROUGH THE DOOR,
'CAUSE THAT'S WHEN
MY LIFE BEGINS.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME
I GET TO SEE MY KID SMILE.
THAT'S CRAZY.
ADAM LOVES YOU.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
HAVE I LET YOU DOWN
SOMEHOW?
- NO, OF COURSE NOT.
- DON'T YOU TRUST ME?
IT'S NOT ABOUT TRUST!
WHAT, THEN?
KATH, ANSWER ME.
[QUIETLY]: I TRAPPED YOU.
WHAT?
I GOT PREGNAN ON PURPOSE, OKAY?
I TRAPPED YOU.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
WELL, IT'S TRUE.
I KNEW YOU'D DO THE RIGHT THING
AND MARRY ME.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
IT WASN'T MY IDEA
TO GET YOU PREGNANT?
I WAS SCARED OF LEAVING BOISE,
SCARED OF LOSING YOU.
MAYBE I GOT YOU PREGNAN TO KEEP US TOGETHER.
SEE?
I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON YOU
TO SAY SOMETHING
AMAZING LIKE THAT,
JUST LIKE I COULD COUNT ON YOU
TO MARRY ME.
KATH, NONE OF THIS MATTERS.
HOWEVER WE GOT HERE,
WE'RE A FAMILY NOW--
NO!
YOU AND ADAM
ARE A FAMILY.
I'M JUST THE GIRL
WHO PUTS THE GLASSES
ON THE WRONG SHELF!
WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?
YOU EARNED HARVARD, OKAY?
I-I DON'T BELONG HERE.
I SCHEMED MY WAY IN!
HERE'S AN IDEA.
WHY DON'T YOU STOP
THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF?
THAT'S NOT FAIR!
AND RUNNING AWAY IS?
I'M NOT RUNNING AWAY,
I'M GOING HOME!
I THOUGHT MY DREAMS WERE
THE SAME AS YOURS, BUT...
THEY'RE NOT.
I MADE A HUGE MISTAKE, JOHN.
MAYBE THAT'S SELFISH.
I DON'T CARE ANYMORE.
I CAN'T PRETEND.
THAT'S YOUR DREAM, HUH?
TO TAKE AWAY MY SON?
TO BREAK MY HEART,
THAT'S YOUR DREAM?
NO.
OF COURSE NOT.
I'M GOING HOME, JOHN.
OKAY?
AND I'M LEAVING ADAM WITH YOU.
NO...
I'M SORRY.
THERE'S NO MOON
TONIGHT.
IT'S LOWER
IN THE SKY.
YOU WEREN'T LOOKING
HARD ENOUGH.
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW
WHY I'M GOING BACK?
I THINK I DESERVE THAT.
IT WAS ADAM'S BLUE BUNNY.
I FOUND IT IN BED TODAY,
AND IT WAS LIKE
THIS GIANT REVELATION,
LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF IN MY HEAD.
YOU SLEPT WITH
OUR SON'S FAVORITE TOY,
AND I DIDN'T EVEN REMEMBER
TO PACK IT.
ONE OF US
JUST ISN'T A PARENT, JOHN.
ONE OF US IS STILL A PROM QUEEN.
KATH, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
YOU'RE A GREAT MOM--
NO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DEFEND ME.
I KNOW THE TRUTH.
I'VE GROWN UP THAT MUCH.
I WANT TO GO HOME.
I MISS MY CROWN.
AND IT'S ONLY IN BOISE?
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY SURE?
BEDROOM CLOSET,
SECOND SHELF,
RIGHT BEHIND MY POM-POMS.
OKAY, JUST...
MAKE SURE YOU SERVE HIM
HIS CEREAL WARM, OKAY?
OH, AND YOU CAN
GET HIM THOSE...
THOSE EXTRA-SOFT UNDERSHIRTS
AT, UM...
GOD...
I CAN'T REMEMBER
THE NAME OF THE STORE.
THE LIST, KATHY,
IT'S ON THE LIST.
RIGHT.
RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, THE LIST.
CEREAL WARM, UNDERSHIRTS SOFT,
GOT IT.
LADY,
IT'S TIME TO GO.
HERE.
SEE HOW HE LOVES YOU?
STAY.
PLEASE STAY.
[BABY CRYING]
YOU AND ME, BUDDY...
RIGHT TO THE END.
I'M NOT GOING TO
LIE TO YOU.
I'M SCARED.
IT'S JUST US GUYS NOW,
AND WE GOT TO STICK TOGETHER
AND WATCH EACH OTHER'S BACKS.
BE A REAL FAMILY.
I'M HOPING I CAN COUNT ON
YOUR COMPLETE COOPERATION.
ARE YOU ON BOARD?
I'LL TAKE THAT AS A YES.
SHE LEFT YOU?
SHE WAS HOMESICK.
AND YOUR SON?
WITH ME.
OH, MY.
IT'S OKAY, WE'RE MANAGING.
NOT IN CALCULUS, I'M AFRAID.
I'M GOING TO GIVE
YOU THE NUMBER
OF A GRAD STUDENT.
HE'S A TUTOR,
AND HE KNOWS
THE MATERIAL VERY WELL.
SIR, I...
I CAN'T AFFORD A TUTOR.
NOT TO WORRY.
LAST TIME I CHECKED,
HARVARD'S ENDOWMEN WAS ALMOST 26 BILLION.
I THINK THAT'LL
COVER IT.
I'LL EXPEC REPAYMENT, OF COURSE...
A PASSING GRADE.
ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU,
PROFESSOR KOWAL.
I'LL DELIVER,
I PROMISE.
I'M AFRAID
YOU'LL HAVE TO, JOHN.
THE ALTERNATIVE
IS GRIM.
HEY, HOW'D IT GO?
OOH!
SHH, SHH, SHH...
YOU MUST HAVE
MAGICAL POWERS.
HE NEVER NAPS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
OH, IT WASN'T ME,
IT WAS THE SONG.
"WHEELS ON THE BUS."
ONE CHORUS,
AND IT WAS DREAMLAND.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE IT.
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS"?
NOW OFFICIALLY
MY FAVORITE SONG.
[CHUCKLES QUIETLY]
THANKS, BEV.
YOU'RE NO THE FIRST STUDEN THAT KOWAL'S
SENT TO SEE ME.
EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE
WHEN I'M HERE WITH YOU,
BUT PROFESSOR KOWAL
PUTS IT IN A TEST,
I BLANK.
YOU KNOW, I'M FINE
IN ALL MY OTHER COURSES, TOO.
I'M EVEN ACING ECON.
IT'S DRIVING ME NUTS.
WE ALL FALL SHOR SOMEWHERE.
CALC BULLIES ME.
YOU KNOW, I SEE IT COMING,
AND I GET CLAMMY AND WEAK.
IT'S LIKE...
IT'S LIKE KRYPTONITE.
OKAY, SUPERMAN,
TRY NUMBER 16.
ALL RIGHT.
[BABY FUSSING AND COOING]
REASON #63 WHY WE MISS MOMMY--
NO CLEAN CLOTHES.
HEY, YOUR UNCLE JAKE'S
GOING TO BABYSIT YOU TODAY.
DADDY'S GOT A BIG TEST.
I KNOW, BUD,
I KNOW.
IT'S--
AH!
DAMMIT...
THUMBTACK.
REASON #64.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
THANK GOD.
AH, HEY, JOHN,
IS THIS A GOOD TIME?
I-I WAS JUST GOING OUT,
ACTUALLY.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE CAN COME BACK LATER,
WHENEVER'S CONVENIENT.
CONVENIENT FOR WHAT?
TO SHOW THE PLACE.
I'M SORRY, JOHN,
YOU GOT THE NOTICE, DIDN'T YOU?
NO, TIM, I DIDN'T.
I CAN'T AUTHORIZE
MARRIED HOUSING
FOR A SINGLE MAN.
THE RULES ARE
VERY CLEAR.
WHAT ABOU FAMILY HOUSING?
ADAM AND I
ARE A FAMILY.
THE RULES STIPULATE--
BREAK THE RULES.
JOHN, YOU'RE NO HEARING ME OUT.
YOU HAVE OPTIONS.
I CAN RELEASE
THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
THAT GO TO
MARRIED HOUSING,
AND YOU CAN FIND
AN APARTMENT.
I CAN'T FIND
A CLEAN SHIRT.
THAT'S WHY I DIDN' GET YOUR NOTICE.
I DON'T HAVE TIME
TO CHECK MY MAILBOX.
YOU'RE OVERWHELMED.
I'M RAISING
A CHILD!
AND MAYBE
FLUNKING OUT.
THE LAST TIME
WE TALKED,
YOU HAD A WIFE
TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR BABY.
NOW YOU'RE A SINGLE FATHER.
THE STAKES ARE HIGHER,
AND THE RULES
HAVE CHANGED.
IT'S NOT ABOUT RULES,
IT'S YOU.
YOU JUST PLAIN DON'T LIKE ME.
THAT WAS CLEAR FROM THE START.
YOU THINK I'VE CHEATED
SOME OTHER DESERVING GUY
OUT OF HIS HARVARD SHOT.
I THINK YOU HAVE A CHILD,
AND CHILDREN SHOULD COME FIRST.
MY SON IS MY LIFE.
I WON'T FAIL HIM...
AND I WON'T FAIL CALCULUS.
I BELONG HERE.
I MAY BE A BUMPKIN FROM BOISE,
BUT I EARNED HARVARD
AS MUCH AS YOU DID,
AND I WON' WALK AWAY FROM I JUST TO ACCOMMODATE
YOUR NARROW STANDARDS.
I TOLD YOU ONCE BEFORE,
I LEAVE ON MY OWN TERMS,
AND WHEN I DO,
I'M TAKING A HARVARD
DIPLOMA WITH ME.
NO, WE'RE DOING JUST FINE.
ADAM'S GREAT.
PLUS MY FRIEND JAKE'S
HELPING OU WITH BABY-SITTING, SO...
SO WHEN'S KATH DUE BACK,
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA?
NO, NO, NOTHING IMPORTANT,
JUST, YOU KNOW, CHECKING IN.
TELL HER I CALLED, OKAY?
AND TELL HER...
TELL HER WE MISS HER.
YEAH, OKAY. BYE.
[BABY'S CRIES COME OVER MONITOR]
[]
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH.
HI. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SEE
THE APARTMENT, PLEASE?
IT WAS RENTED
YESTERDAY.
[BABY FUSSING AND CRYING]
I KNOW, BUD.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE WE ARE,
AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER.
JUST REMEMBER, CHANGE IS GOOD.
YOU KNOW, IT BUILDS CHARACTER.
IT MAKES MEN.
[GROANS]
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
BOISE OR BOSTON,
WE'RE A TEAM.
THAT'S ONE THING
THAT'S NEVER GOING TO CHANGE.
NEED A LITTLE HELP
HERE, BUDDY.
DADDY'S STARTING TO GET WORRIED.
[RINGS DOORBELL]
[DOG BARKING]
[BABY CRIES]
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY, BUD.
[DOG BARKING]
WELL, IT'S ALWAYS DARKES BEFORE THE DAWN.
[RINGS DOORBELL]
HELLO!
HI, UH,
I SAW YOUR SIGN OUT FRONT.
OH, YEAH, I NEVER ADVERTISE
IN THE PAPER.
I DECIDE TO SEE
WHAT THE WIND BLOWS IN.
[BABY COOS]
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE ROOM?
YES, PLEASE.
[BABY FUSSES AND GURGLES]
COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
HELLO, PRECIOUS.
OH, YES, THERE'S
PLENTY OF ROOM FOR TWO.
IT'S 340 SQUARE FEET.
IT'S VERY BRIGHT, AND COZY, TOO.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
UH, IT'S...
IT'S AMAZING.
YOU HAVE YOUR OWN
BATHROOM THERE,
AND KITCHEN PRIVILEGES
AND A WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL BACKYARD.
YES...
I'M AFRAID TO ASK.
HOW MUCH?
FIRST, LAST,
AND SECURITY, $2000.
TOO MUCH?
UNFORTUNATELY, YEAH.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
YOUR AURA JUST WEN FROM BLUE TO RED,
AND IT'S THROBBING
LIKE A TOOTHACHE.
[GASPING IN HORROR]
IT'S GOING TO GO BACK
TO PURPLE IN A SECOND.
YEAH, THERE IT IS.
[EXHALING IN RELIEF]
WHAT DO YOU SAY
I KNOCK IT DOWN TO $1,000?
I CAN'T HAVE THAT RED AURA
ON MY CONSCIENCE.
THAT KARMA WOULD SUCK.
SERIOUSLY?
YEAH.
[]
I DON'T GET IT.
HOW COME YOUR MOM CAN'T COME OU AND TAKE CARE OF ADAM?
SHE'S GO A FULL-TIME JOB,
PLUS I WOULD NEVER ASK HER.
I'VE BEEN
HERE 30 YEARS,
I DON'T HAVE
THIS MUCH STUFF.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
LET'S GO SEE
WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO PU ALL THIS STUFF, BUDDY.
LET'S GO.
I GOT TO TELL YOU,
I DON'T REALLY
BUY INTO THIS STUFF.
WELL, "THIS STUFF"
BOUGHT THE VERY HOUSE
THAT YOU'RE LIVING IN.
[SHUFFLING CARDS]
OKAY, NOW...
FORTITUDE.
HMM...
IS THAT GOOD?
ONE OF THE BEST.
IT MEANS YOU HAVE RESILIENCE.
YOU'RE STRONG.
YOU ARE DETERMINED.
IF THAT'S A CALC. BOOK
HE'S CARRYING,
YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF A CONVERT.
SHH, SHH, SHH.
THE STAR.
SHE WHO GUIDES YOU.
MY MOTHER.
HARVARD WAS HER DREAM.
SHE BELIEVED IN ME
WHEN I DIDN'T.
THAT'S A MOTHER'S JOB.
UGH.
I HAVE BEEN MEANING
TO JUST THROW THIS ONE OUT.
EH, YOU KNOW...
FORTUNES,
THEY RISE, THEY FALL.
NEXT...
[WHISPERS DRAMATICALLY]:
DESIRE.
THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL CARD.
IN FOURTH POSITION,
IT GRANTS A WISH.
SO THINK VERY CAREFULLY
BEFORE YOU DECIDE.
IT MUST BE SOMETHING
THAT YOU WANT VERY MUCH.
TO BE A GOOD FATHER.
[LAUGHS]
YOU POOR MISGUIDED SOUL,
DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE DONE?
YOU'VE BLOWN
A GUARANTEED PASS
IN CALCULUS.
YOU'VE WISHED FOR SOMETHING
THAT'S ALREADY COME TRUE.
WE HAVE A FRIDGE
FULL OF HOMEMADE SOUP
AND A FREE BABYSITTER
RIGHT DOWNSTAIRS.
[BABY COOS AND GURGLES]
HEY, YOU WANT TO SAY HI
TO ADAM?
SAY HI TO GRANDMA, BUD.
[KNOCKING URGENTLY]
NO, MA, I WOULDN'T LIE TO YOU.
I'M DOING JUST FINE.
LOOK, JAKE'S AT THE DOOR,
I GOTTA GO.
I'LL TALK
TO YOU LATER.
I LOVE YOU.
LATE AS USUAL.
I GOT A TEST TODAY.
YOU'RE NO PICKING UP YOUR PHONE?
I GOT AN EMERGENCY
AT WORK, MAN.
I CAN'T BABYSIT.
JAKE...
I CAN'T DO IT--
DOROTHY IS NOT AVAILABLE.
I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T--
I'M GOING TO GET YOU BACK.
WHAT AM I
GOING TO DO?
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY!
JAKE!
OH...
AGAIN, I'M SO
VERY, VERY SORRY.
[BABY STARTS FUSSING]
[WHISPERS]: OH, MY GOD.
HEY, SHH, SHH...
HEY, IT'S OKAY.
HEY, HEY,
HAPPY BOY.
HAPPY BOY, HAPPY BOY...
[BABY STARTS TO CRY]
THERE YOU GO,
YEAH.
HAPPY BOY...
NOT NOW, ADAM,
NOT NOW.
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
GO ROUND AND ROUND
ROUND AND ROUND
ROUND AND ROUND
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
GO ROUND AND ROUND, YEAH!
ALL OVER TOWN
MR. PATTON!
YES, SIR?
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT YOU ARE..
SINGING?
IT'S MY SON, UH...
HE LOVES THIS SONG.
IT KNOCKS HIM OUT, LITERALLY.
AND WHAT SONG IS THAT?
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS," SIR.
[BABY FUSSING]
UP, PLEASE.
PENS DOWN AND STAND.
NOW.
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS."
SO THAT MR. PATTON'S
INEXPLICABLY PRESENT SON
MIGHT SLEEP.
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
GO ROUND AND ROUND
ROUND AND ROUND
ROUND AND ROUND
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
GO ROUND AND ROUND
ALL DAY LONG
THE BELLS ON THE BUS
GO DING, DING, DING
DING, DING, DING
DING, DING, DING
THE BELLS ON THE BUS
GO DING, DING, DING
ALL DAY LONG
THE HORN ON THE BUS
GOES BEEP, BEEP, BEEP
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP
THE HORN ON THE BUS
GOES BEEP, BEEP, BEEP
ALL DAY LONG
PROFESSOR KOWAL
JUST GAVE ME
ANOTHER HUGE GIFT.
IF I PASS THE FINAL,
I PASS THE COURSE,
KEEP MY SCHOLARSHIP.
AND YOU WILL.
I'M NOT SO SURE.
I HAVE TO BE REALISTIC,
YOU KNOW?
CALC. HAS KNOCKED ME AROUND
PRETTY GOOD.
MAYBE IT'S TIME
I CALLED THE FIGHT.
OH, DON'T TALK NONSENSE, JOHN.
YOU'RE A HARVARD MAN.
YOU BELONG THERE.
[CHUCKLES]
THAT MAKES THREE OF YOU.
YOU, KATHY, AND MY MOM,
YOU ALL SAY I BELONG AT HARVARD.
BUT YOU KNOW WHO DOESN'T?
HARVARD.
I MEAN, PEOPLE
LIKE KOWAL
MAKE ALLOWANCES FOR ME,
BUT THEY NEVER SAY
I BELONG THERE...
AND MAYBE I DON'T.
COME WITH ME, JOHN.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
I'VE GOT TO CHANGE ADAM.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
DON'T MAKE ME
PUT A CURSE ON YOU.
OKAY.
NOW, LOOK.
LOOK THERE.
YOU SEE THOSE LILACS?
NOW, I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE
FOR 35 YEARS,
AND EVERY SPRING,
THESE SAME LILACS GROW
IN THIS SAME SPOT.
NOW, NOBODY EVER
TENDS IT, WATERS IT,
FEEDS IT,
OR ENCOURAGES I IN ANY WAY,
AND EVERY YEAR,
STILL IT FIGHTS THE ODDS
AND FINDS THE LIGHT, AND...
BLOOMS,
AND THAT IS EXACTLY
WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO,
BECAUSE YOU ARE A SURVIVOR.
THE CARDS TELL YOU THAT?
MY HEART TELLS ME THAT.
NOW, GIVE ME THAT BABY BOY.
YOU'VE BEEN HOGGING HIM
ALL MORNING.
NOW, YOU--
YOU LISTEN TO ME.
YOU'VE GOT TO
FACE FACTS.
YOU'VE GO TWO MOTHERS NOW,
WHETHER YOU LIKE I OR NOT,
AND I BELIEVE IN YOU
JUST AS MUCH
AS THE OTHER ONE DOES.
NOW, LET'S GO IN.
YOU'VE GO HOMEWORK TO DO,
AND I'VE GO SOUP TO MAKE.
[BABY CRYING]
SHH, SHH...
IT'S OKAY, BUD.
IT'S OKAY...
SHH...
FLORENCE
THE NEIGHBOR'S
BRINGING
THE BABY DROPS.
DID YOU TAKE
HIS TEMP AGAIN?
YEAH, HE'S
STILL RISING.
IT'LL BE OKAY.
[BABY CRYING]
DO YOU HAVE CLASS THIS MORNING?
YEAH, CALC. IN TWO HOURS.
I'LL MAKE SOME COFFEE.
[BABY CRYING]
HE'S FINALLY CONKED OUT.
HOPEFULLY HE'LL SLEEP
FOR A WHILE.
SIT DOWN, EAT.
NO, COFFEE'LL DO.
COULDN'T YOU CUT CLASS
JUST THIS ONCE?
CAN'T, IT'S THE REVIEW
FOR THE FINAL.
WELL, YOU NEED
SOMETHING TO EAT.
YOU NEED SOMETHING
IN YOUR STOMACH.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE FUEL.
SIT DOWN.
[VOICE BREAKING]:
SHE STOPPED CALLING, DOROTHY.
I LEFT HER THREE MESSAGES
AND SHE HASN'T CALLED BACK.
WELL...
SHE'S FEELING GUILTY.
SHE'S ASHAMED
AND UPSET.
IT'S HER, NOT YOU.
I GOT TO GO.
JOHN..
IT'S OKAY, I'M FINE.
I'M HOME ALL DAY.
DON'T-DON'T WORRY.
THANKS, MOM.
WE OWE YOU ONE.
[SNIFFLING]
JOHN...
[SOBBING]
DON'T WORRY.
DON'T WORRY...
IT'S GOING TO
BE ALL RIGHT.
TAKE ONE
AND PASS THEM BACK.
THIS IS NOT JUS A STUDY GUIDE.
THIS IS YOUR NEW
BEST FRIEND.
TREAT I WITH RESPECT,
AND IT'LL PAY YOU BACK
ON FINALS DAY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ISN' A PRESCRIPTION FOR THIS.
A VIRUS HAS TO
RUN ITS COURSE.
WELL, IT'S BEEN
A FEW DAYS ALREADY.
IT'S MUCH WORSE
AT NIGHT.
HIS SLEEP,
IT'S SO RAGGED.
GET SOME
ELECTROLYTES.
THEY ARE CRUCIAL
WITH A VIRUS.
FEVER DEHYDRATES
A BABY FAST.
USE A BOTTLE.
HE'LL TAKE I EASIER THAT WAY.
THANK YOU.
AND LOOK AFTER
YOURSELF.
YOU'RE NO GOOD TO ADAM
IF YOU GO DOWN, TOO.
YOU GOT ANYONE
TO SPELL YOU?
NO.
NO, OUR LANDLADY'S
AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS.
[BABY CRYING]
WE'LL BE FINE.
WE'LL BE FINE...
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
THANK YOU.
[RAIN POURING, THUNDER BOOMS]
[CRYING INCONSOLABLY]
HEY, BUD.
HEY.
HEY...
OH, MY GOD.
HOLD ON, BUDDY, IT'S ALL RIGHT!
HANG ON, ADAM,
JUST A COUPLE MORE MINUTES.
DADDY'S GOING TO
MAKE IT ALL BETTER, OKAY?
I PROMISE.
NO!
OH, FOR...
[SHOUTS IN FRUSTRATION]
[BABY CRYING]
[THUNDER CRASHES, RAIN POURS]
[BABY WAILING]
I GOT YOU.
IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S IT.
HEY, HANG ON,
BUDDY.
[BABY CRYING]
IT'S ALL RIGHT, ADAM.
DADDY'S GOING TO MAKE
YOU FEEL ALL BETTER.
I GOT YOUR BACK, REMEMBER?
OKAY?
HANG IN THERE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
HELLO!
I'M BACK!
[BABY CRYING]
SHH, SHH, SHH...
SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH...
[BABY FUSSING]
SHH, SHH...
[WHISPERING]:
GET YOU A BOTTLE?
COME ON, YEAH.
LET'S GET YOU A BOTTLE.
EXCUSE ME.
I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE
GENEROSITY
AND SUPPORT THIS YEAR.
I WISH I COULD HAVE
REPAID YOU
WITH A PASSING GRADE.
IT'S ONLY 3:30.
YOU'RE NOT OUT OF TIME, JOHN.
I'M SORRY, SIR, BUT...
I AM.
THESE FLASHY NEW DUDS
ARE FROM YOUR GRANDMOTHER
WHO LOVES YOU VERY MUCH
AND CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE YOU,
JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE
IN BOISE.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
YOU'RE GOING TO
LOVE IT THERE, ADAM.
THE SKIES ARE BLUE AND BOLD,
AND THE MOUNTAINS GO ON FOREVER.
IT'S A WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL PLACE.
JOHN!
JOHN, DO YOU HEAR THAT?
I BELIEVE THAT'S DEAN FROS CALLING AGAIN.
YOU KNOW
SOMETHING ELSE
GREAT ABOUT BOISE?
NO WICKED WITCHES.
WE STOP THEM AT THE BORDER,
AND WE BURN THEIR POINTY HATS.
AND IS THIS IS
HOW YOU'LL TEACH HIM
TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE?
OUR AUNT DOROTHY.
WE'LL MISS HER, WON'T WE?
[BABY CRYING]
AW...
THAT VOICE OF LOGIC AND REASON.
LISTEN, IF I
COME BACK A TOAD,
IT'S ON YOUR HEAD.
[GIGGLING AND COOING TO BABY]
[SIGHS HAPPILY]
I'VE ALREADY TURNED IN
MY STUDENT I.D.
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE AFTER.
YOU'RE HEADING HOME, JOHN?
FAST AS I CAN GET THERE.
TOMORROW MORNING,
FIRST STAGECOACH OUT.
STAGECOACH?
IT'S THE ONLY WAY
INTO BOISE, MA'AM.
THEM FANCY PLANES,
THEY DON'T BOTHER MUCH
WITH OUR LITTLE COW TOWN.
YOU THINK I'M A SNOB, JOHN?
NO, MA'AM, A COWARD.
YOUR IVORY TOWER
HAS NO WINDOWS IN IT.
YOU JUDGE WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE
BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO AFRAID
TO LOOK,
AND YOU THINK LIFE CAN BE
LIVED BY A TEXTBOOK,
BUT IT CAN'T.
WE'RE JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
A BUMPY ONE.
ABSOLUTELY,
BUT A ROCKY ROAD CAN LEAD
TO A SPECTACULAR BEACH.
OR A DRUGSTORE.
PLEASE.
OH, COME ON, JOHN, PLEASE.
LAST WEEK I SAW YOU
IN THE DRUGSTORE
WITH YOUR LITTLE BOY
WHEN YOU WERE BUYING MEDICINE,
AND IT CHANGED
EVERYTHING I FELT ABOUT YOU.
WATCHING THE WAY
YOU SHIELDED HIM
FROM THE LIGHTS,
SEEING THE WAY
YOU CRADLED HIM...
I REALIZED
THAT I WAS WRONG TO JUDGE YOU.
YOU'RE A GOOD FATHER, JOHN.
I SAW IT A HUNDRED
DIFFERENT WAYS THAT NIGHT.
I SAW HOW DEEPLY
YOU LOVE YOUR SON.
SO WHEN WORD CAME
THAT YOU'D FAILED
YOUR CALCULUS FINAL,
I WASN'T SURPRISED.
I KNEW IMMEDIATELY
WHAT HAD HAPPENED.
YOU CHOSE
TAKING CARE OF YOUR SON
OVER STUDYING FOR YOUR EXAM.
THERE'S A CERTAIN HONOR
IN THAT F,
BECAUSE IT MEANT THA YOU'D DONE THE RIGHT THING.
YOU PUT YOUR CHILD FIRST.
I'VE ADDED A STIPEND
FOR CHILDCARE,
AND A GUARANTEE
OF CAMPUS HOUSING.
THE REST OF THE SCHOLARSHIP
WILL REMAIN THE SAME
WITH A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY
IN GRADE EXPECTATION.
AN HONORABLE MAN DESERVES
A SECOND CHANCE, JOHN,
AND HARVARD'S
GIVING YOU ONE.
WE DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO HANG ONTO THE GOOD GUYS.
WELCOME BACK, JOHN PATTON.
ALICE FOREMAN BADAL.
[APPLAUSE]
JENNIFER STOREY OAKES.
[APPLAUSE]
JAMES STEWART ORREY.
[APPLAUSE]
JOHN LEE PATTON.
[APPLAUSE]
ALEX JAMES PETERSON.
[APPLAUSE]
PAUL SHANE PULLEN.
[APPLAUSE]
[THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE]
[]
[JOHN]:
DEAN FROST KEPT HER WORD,
AND I KEPT MINE.
HARVARD TOOK CARE OF ME
THE NEXT YEAR,
AND THE YEARS AFTER THAT,
TILL I GRADUATED WITH HONORS
AND EARNED A SCHOLARSHIP
TO HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL,
AND ADAM HAS BEEN WITH ME
THE WHOLE WAY.
[APPLAUSE]
[]
[MUSIC POUNDS,
HUM OF PARTY CONVERSATION]
OKAY, EVERYBODY, LISTEN UP.
WEST BOISE GRADS,
IT'S CORONATION TIME.
YOU VOTED, WE COUNTED,
AND TONIGHT,
WE HAVE THE RESULTS.
OUR PROM KING AND QUEEN!
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
NOW, THIS YEAR'S KING
COMPLETES A SWEEP
OF BOISE'S
TOP HONORS...
YOU NERVOUS?
NO.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
...AND THE QUARTERBACK
OF THIS YEAR'S
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
FOOTBALL TEAM--
GO, PANTHERS...
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
GO, PANTHERS, GO, PANTHERS!
BUT, BUT, BUT, BUT...
HIS GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMEN ACTUALLY CAME
OFF OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD
WHEN HE WON THE HEAR OF THIS YEAR'S PROM QUEEN.
SHE IS THE STUDEN COUNCIL SECRETARY,
THE HEAD CHEERLEADER,
AND AN AWARD-WINNING
PIANIST.
HIT IT!
["DON'T STOP BELIEVING"
BY JOURNEY BEGINS TO PLAY]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
BOYS AND GIRLS,
ANY PANTHER PRESENT,
PLEASE RISE TO YOUR FEE AND GIVE A WARM,
LOVING WELCOME
TO OUR PROM ROYALTY...
READY?
[GIGGLING]
JOHN PATTON
AND KATHY BLAIR!
[CROWD CHEERING]
[]
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
OUR PROM KING
AND QUEEN!
AND NOW,
THE PROM KING AND QUEEN
WILL TAKE THEIR FIRST DANCE.
PLEASE.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
I SEEN HER IN A SMOKY ROOM
THE SMELL OF WINE
AND CHEAP PERFUME
FOR A SMILE
THEY CAN SHARE THE NIGHT
IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON
STRANGERS WAITING
WALKING DOWN
THE BOULEVARD...
[SCOFFS]
AREN'T YOU WORRIED
ABOUT HARVARD GIRLS?
THEY SEEM
SO ACCOMPLISHED.
I SAW THIS SHOW ONCE,
SOME HARVARD GIRL
RAN A WHOLE COUNTRY.
NO, I'M NO REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT HARVARD GIRLS.
I MEAN, JOHN AND I
ARE IN LOVE.
ARE YOU GOING TO WEAR
THAT STUPID CROWN TO BED?
WE GET IT, YOU RULE.
LITTLE JEALOUS,
MICHELLE?
OF WHAT,
SOME DUMB FOOTBALL PLAYER?
NO. I'VE GOT NICK.
NICK'S A GREAT GUY.
AND HE'S MINE NOW.
HE DOESN'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE.
OKAY, MICHELLE,
I KNOW.
NO, YOU DON'T.
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
HARVARD GIRLS
ARE SMART AND BEAUTIFUL.
THEY DON'T WORK
AT MARTI'S DINER.
KATHY'S GOT A MUSIC
SCHOLARSHIP TO STATE.
SO WHAT?
YOUR LIFE JUS PEAKED AT PROM QUEEN,
AND JOHN'S IS JUST BEGINNING.
HE'S GOING TO GO AWAY
AND FORGET ALL ABOUT YOU.
A YEAR FROM NOW,
YOU ARE GOING TO
BE SO EMBARRASSED
BECAUSE HE'LL BE GONE,
AND ALL YOU'LL HAVE
IS THAT STUPID CROWN.
YOU NEED TO SHUT UP,
MICHELLE.
ONE YEAR, AND YOU'RE
GOING TO BE ALL ALONE.
SHE'S JUST UPSET.
SHE KNOWS
SHE ONLY GOT NICK
ON THE REBOUND.
YEAH.
MR. BAUER SAID I DON' HAVE TO BE AT WORK
TILL 10:00 TOMORROW,
SO WE CAN STAY OU LATER THAN I THOUGHT.
COOL.
HOW COME YOU TOOK
YOUR CROWN OFF?
DIDN'T REALLY FIT.
I LIKED IT.
MADE YOU LOOK
OFFICIAL.
A REAL QUEEN.
OH, YEAH, LIKE
I RUN A COUNTRY?
YEAH.
[CHUCKLES]
ARE YOU HAVING FUN?
I'M WITH YOU,
AREN'T I?
I TALKED TO MAX SEAVER
AT THE DANCE TODAY.
HE LEAVES FOR BASIC
TRAINING TOMORROW.
YEAH, I KNOW.
CHERYL TOLD ME.
I THINK HE'S
A LITTLE SCARED.
WELL, CHERYL IS TOO.
THEY'VE NEVER
BEEN APART.
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
AT LEAST THEY
STILL HAVE THAT.
HMM?
THE MOON.
I MEAN,
HE'LL BE IN GEORGIA,
AND SHE'LL BE
IN BOISE, BUT...
THEY CAN STILL LOOK
AT THE SAME MOON.
IT'S SOMETHING
THEY CAN SHARE,
TO REMIND THEM
THEY'RE STILL IN LOVE.
I WANT TO GO INSIDE.
I'M COLD.
NO, YOU'RE UPSET.
HEY, LOOK AT ME,
LOOK AT ME.
YOU REMEMBER
WHAT I TOLD YOU?
HEY...
I'M TAKING YOUR PICTURE
WITH ME TO HARVARD,
AND I'M LEAVING MY HEAR HERE WITH YOU.
HAVE I EVER
LIED TO YOU?
NO.
THEN DON' DOUBT ME NOW.
DON'T DOUBT US.
YOU AND I
ARE FOREVER, KATH.
THE MOON IS OURS TOO.
I LOVE YOU.
BEFORE EVERYTHING.
FOREVER.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
SO MUCH.
[]
JOHN!
JOHN, KATHY'S OUT FRONT.
SHE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.
AND WE'RE ALL OUT OF RELISH.
COULD YOU PICK SOME UP?
SURE.
HEY, DON'T YOU GE THAT HAT DIRTY.
I GOT TO RETURN I TO THE WORRALLS.
RIGHT, HON.
THERE SHE IS.
MOM GAVE US OUR MARCHING ORDERS.
WE GOT TO RUN TO THE STORE,
PICK UP SOME RELISH.
WHY DIDN'T YOU COME IN?
OH, I GET IT.
RELISH FIRST,
FIREWORKS LATER.
JOHN, WAIT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I'M PREGNANT.
ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH.
I WENT TO THE CLINIC.
I'M EIGHT WEEKS PREGNANT.
LET'S CONSIDER
OUR OPTIONS--
THERE ARE NO OPTIONS.
MY MOM GOES TO CHURCH
EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I'LL SNEAK AWAY.
I'LL GET IT DONE SECRETLY.
NO.
WELL, THEN WHAT, JOHN?
WHAT ARE WE
GOING TO DO?
I'LL GO TO STATE
AND GET A NIGHT JOB.
KATHY CAN WATCH
THE BABY.
IT WAS TOUGH FOR YOU
AND DAD IN THE BEGINNING,
BUT YOU MADE IT WORK.
WE WILL TOO.
LOOK, IT ISN'T THE WAY
I WOULD HAVE PLANNED,
BUT KATH AND I WERE ALWAYS
GOING TO GET MARRIED.
OKAY, NOW,
FOUR YEARS FROM NOW,
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?
THE DIFFERENCE
IS HUGE.
YOU ARE GIVING UP
YOUR WHOLE LIFE
IF YOU STAY HERE.
YOU ARE SETTLING FOR
A SACK LUNCH
WHEN THERE'S A BANQUET WAITING
AT HARVARD.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO,
GIVE UP ON MY OWN KID?
YOU TAUGHT ME BETTER THAN THAT.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND,
YOU'RE TOO YOUNG.
HONEY, YOU THINK YOU
HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS
BECAUSE YOU HAVE NEVER FAILED.
IF YOU STAY HERE IN BOISE,
YOU WILL.
YOU WILL FAIL YOURSELF.
YOU WILL FAIL
EVERY DREAM
YOU'VE WORKED
SO HARD FOR.
HAVE THE BABY,
BUT PLEASE
DO NOT ABANDON YOUR FUTURE.
GO TO HARVARD,
OR IT WILL HAUNT YOU
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
I JUST LOVE
THIS DRESS.
[SIGHS]: YEAH.
I MEAN,
IT'S NOT EXACTLY
THE DRESS I ALWAYS
DREAMED OF, BUT...
ARE YOU
ABSOLUTELY SURE
YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
[EXHALING NERVOUSLY]
YEAH.
I LOVE HIM.
YEAH, BUT TO GET MARRIED
SO EARLY,
AND, YOU KNOW,
JUST BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, RIGHT?
I MEAN, YOU DIDN'T MEAN
TO GET PREGNANT,
DID YOU?
WHAT?
I'M SORRY, IT'S JUST,
YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TALK, AND--
YEAH, AND OBVIOUSLY
YOU LISTENED.
ONLY TO DEFEND YOU,
I SWEAR.
HEY.
WE'RE READY.
I JUST...
I WANT A PICTURE
OF THE BRIDE AND HER MOM.
BETH IS GOING TO
MAKE US AN ALBUM.
IT'S HER WEDDING GIFT.
I KNOW I PUT MY CAMERA IN HERE.
OH, GOD...
MAYBE THIS DAY
ISN'T WORTH REMEMBERING.
OH, HONEY...
YOU HAVE SO MUCH
TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
SO MUCH.
OKAY.
IF ANY PERSON
CAN SHOW JUST CAUSE
WHY THESE TWO SHOULD NOT BE
LAWFULLY JOINED TOGETHER,
LET HIM NOW SPEAK,
OR ELSE HEREAFTER
FOREVER
HOLD HIS PEACE.
[]
I FOUND IT!
IT WAS IN MY CAR!
I GOT IT!
OKAY, EVERYONE,
GATHER 'ROUND, GATHER 'ROUND.
KATHY AND JOHN IN THE CENTER,
PARENTS ON THE OUTSIDE.
CHRIS, SCOOT IN A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY, A LITTLE CLOSER,
LITTLE CLOSER,
AND SHOW SOME SPIRIT!
COME ON, IT'S A WEDDING!
COME ON, GUYS,
HELP ME OUT.
I JUST RAN
IN HIGH HEELS.
OKAY...
AND, CHEESE!
THAT'S THE IDEA!
OH, I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER
NOW THAT HE RECOMMENDED
A DOCTOR IN BOSTON.
OH, MY GOD,
KATHY BLAIR!
I DON' BELIEVE IT.
CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.
I HEARD ABOU THE BIG EVENT.
WOW, FROM PROM QUEEN
TO PREGNANT.
YOU ALWAYS WERE
A TRENDSETTER, KATH.
SO, WHAT'S THE PLAN?
KATHY'S COMING WITH ME
TO HARVARD.
REALLY?
WE GOT MARRIED
STUDENT HOUSING,
AND I HAVE A PART-TIME JOB
AT THE HARVARD BOOK STORE
WHILE KATH'LL BE BUSY
WITH THE BABY.
WELL, WE'LL
MISS YOU HERE.
HARVARD-BOUND, WOW.
I, UH, I SURE
OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.
PROM NIGH I WAS ALL OVER YOU
FOR BEING SO DIM,
BUT, BOY, WAS I WRONG.
YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
[NICK]: WE'RE GOING
TO MISS THE PREVIEWS.
GOOD LUCK, GUYS.
BYE!
WHAT WAS THAT?
[SCOFFS]:
SHE'S JUST UPSE 'CAUSE SHE KNOWS SHE GO NICK ON THE REBOUND.
SO HE STILL
LIKES YOU?
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
THAT WAS
A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
[LAUGHING]:
STOP IT...
I'M JUST SAYING.
WELL, I'M HUNGRY,
SO LET'S GO GE SOME ICE CREAM.
YOU CAN WATCH
YOUR WIFE GET FAT.
- WITH PICKLES?
- YEAH!
MOM...
HI, HONEY.
STOP...
WHY DON'T YOU DO THIS?
YOU'RE A LOT BETTER
AT IT THAN I AM.
OKAY.
SO, YOU GOT A BIG JOB
AHEAD OF YOU.
MM-HM.
JOHN'S GOING TO BE
TIRED AND STRESSED OUT,
AND HE'S GOING TO
NEED A GOOD WIFE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND
WHAT I'M SAYING?
YEAH.
YOU DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS.
I THINK
THAT MARRIAGE IS HARD WORK,
AND IT HELPS TO HAVE
A HAPPY BOSS.
HONEY, YOU'RE MY DAUGHTER,
AND I LOVE YOU,
BUT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE
YOU'RE NOT NUMBER ONE ANYMORE.
YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE
CARE OF YOUR HUSBAND,
AND YOU'VE GO A BABY ON THE WAY.
YOU THINK I'M SPOILED.
I THINK YOU'RE 17...
AND THIS IS A JOB
FOR A WOMAN...
[VOICE BREAKING]:
AND YOU'RE JUST A GIRL.
MOM...
SO I JUS WANT YOU TO...
JUST GROW UP FAST,
OKAY?
FOR EVERYBODY'S SAKE.
OKAY?
PLEASE COME WITH ME.
OH, BABY...
I WISH I COULD.
I'M GOING TO BE FINE.
[]
THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS.
THAT'S GREAT, MOM.
THANKS.
YOU BELONG THERE, JOHN.
YOU REMEMBER THAT.
BETTER GET GOING.
BYE.
[]
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THIS IS AWESOME.
I LOVE IT.
WHAT NUMBER ARE WE?
I THINK 9.
RIGHT THERE!
PERFECT.
GORGEOUS DAY FOR YOU GUYS
TO COME TO BOSTON,
I CAN TELL YOU THAT MUCH.
WELL, HERE WE GO, GUYS,
WELCOME TO YOUR HUMBLE ABODE.
BEDROOM'S JUST IN HERE.
I'LL TAKE YOU
INTO THE LIVING ROOM.
PRETTY BRIGHT, HUH, GUYS?
IT'S AMAZING.
LET ME SHOW YOU
THE BEST PART.
OH...
PRETTY NICE, HUH?
[KNOCKING]
[DEAN FROST]: "DEAR JOHN,
AS DEAN OF FRESHMEN,
IT IS MY DUTY TO INFORM YOU
OF THE COLLEGE'S POSITION
ON YOUR NEW CIRCUMSTANCES.
WHILE THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE
CAN BE A STRESSFUL EXPERIENCE,
YOUR MARITAL STATUS
WILL MAKE IT EVEN MORE SO.
TO THAT END,
PLEASE BEAR IN MIND
THAT YOUR SCHOLARSHIP
IS CONTINGENT ON PASSING GRADES.
FAIL ANY COURSE,
AND HARVARD WILL BE OBLIGED
TO RECONSIDER ITS OPTIONS.
SINCERELY, DEAN FROST."
WELCOME HOME, JOHN.
THIS IS GREAT.
CHEERS.
BYE, THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS,
LET ME KNOW.
[CHUCKLES]
WELCOME TO CALCULUS 101
AND THE REALM OF THE INFINITE.
STARTING TODAY,
THERE ARE NO LIMITS,
JUST POSSIBILITIES.
CALCULUS IS A GATEWAY
TO THE UNKNOWN.
IT PRESUPPOSES CHANGE
AND CHARTS ITS COURSE.
WITH THE DISCOVERY
OF CALCULUS,
ISAAC NEWTON
TRACED THE PLANETS
THROUGH
THE NIGHT SKY.
IT OPENED
NEW WORLDS FOR HIM,
AND IT WILL
FOR YOU TOO.
HI.
HEY.
I KNOW YOU.
YOU'RE THE GUY
IN THE FRONT ROW
WHO NEVER BLINKS.
WELL, I CAN'T AFFORD
TO MISS ANYTHING.
MM-HM.
DO YOU HAVE A CARD?
YEAH.
PROFESSOR KOWAL,
WHAT A TOOL.
RIGHT?
I'M JAKE.
THAT'S DANNY.
HEY, MAN...
JOHN PATTON.
WHAT DORM ARE
YOU IN, JOHN PATTON?
WELL, I'M NOT ACTUALLY
IN A DORM.
OH! [LAUGHS]
YOU'RE MARRIED.
NO OFFENSE, BUT WHY?
SEEMED LIKE THE BEST IDEA.
OH YEAH?
WHAT HAPPENED,
GET HER PREGNANT?
YEAH.
SO YOU DO BLINK.
WOW, MARRIED
WITH A BABY,
AND KOWAL
FOR CALCULUS.
HEY...
YOU NEED THESE MORE THAN I DO.
LATER.
THANKS.
HEY...
HEY.
WHERE YOU BEEN
IN THIS HEAT?
I WAS STARTING
TO GET WORRIED.
TA DA!
LOOK WHAT I BOUGHT.
WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT.
WELL, WE CAN
WITH MY NEW JOB.
NEW JOB?
WHAT...
I'M A BANK TELLER.
I START NEXT WEEK.
A TELLER?
WHAT?
I GOT SICK OF SITTING AT HOME
ALL DAY, AND...
YOU KNOW,
I WANT TO
CONTRIBUTE, OKAY?
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.
SO...
HAVE YOU GOTTEN YOUR
CALC. TEST BACK YET?
NOT YET.
[LAUGHING]
SHE ONLY KICKS
FOR YOU.
WAIT, "SHE?"
YEAH, IT'S A GIRL.
I CAN TELL.
A LITTLE GIRL.
AMANDA ROSE...
AMANDA ROSE PATTON.
AMANDA ROSE...
YOU LIKE IT?
I LOVE IT.
OH, YOU HAVE TO PU THE QUARTERS IN
UPSIDE DOWN.
REALLY?
YEAH.
THANK YOU!
[CHUCKLES]
I WOULD NEVER HAVE
FIGURED THAT OUT.
JUST DON'T TELL
JENNY TIPPENS IN 2-F.
SHE ALWAYS FORGETS
TO CHECK FOR COLOR CRAYONS
IN HER SON'S PANTS.
OH, GOD.
I FORGOT TO CHECK THE POCKETS.
I'M HOPELESS.
YOU'RE THE NEW GUYS
ON THE THIRD FLOOR, RIGHT?
YEAH, THAT'S US.
I'M KATHY, BY THE WAY.
BEV.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'VE BEEN MEANING
TO STOP BY.
I MANAGE THE BUILDING
WITH MY HUSBAND, TIM.
THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL
IN YOUR UNI SOMETIMES THINKS
IT'S ON VACATION,
SO IF YOU HAVE
ANY TROUBLE,
YOU JUST...
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
YEAH.
IN HIS OWN GRANDIOSE WAY,
SHAKESPEARE WAS A WRITER
OF NARROW SCOPE.
THE COMMON MAN WAS OFTEN
INCIDENTAL TO HIM.
TODAY'S FINAL ESSAY WILL SPEAK
TO THE CONTEMPORARY HERO
AND HOW HE DIFFERS
FROM SHAKESPEARE'S.
ARE HEROES TODAY STILL HAMSTRUNG
BY CLASS DISTINCTION,
OR DO THEY WALK AMONG US,
UNHEARD AND UNSUNG?
IN YOUR READING ASSIGNMEN ON IAGO TONIGHT,
CONSIDER THIS QUESTION:
THERE WAS THIS
AMAZING DISCUSSION
IN SHAKESPEARE TODAY
COMPARING NIXON
TO IAGO.
THAT CLASS HAS GOTTEN
BETTER AND BETTER
EVERY WEEK.
COOL.
SO...
YOU'RE DOING OKAY IN IT?
I'M ACING IT, ACTUALLY.
REALLY?
MM-HM.
ARE YOU SURE?
JOHN...
I WAS DOING LAUNDRY
THE OTHER DAY...
AND I FOUND
YOUR CALC TEST.
YOU TOLD ME YOU GOT A B- ON IT.
LOOK, I'M SORRY, OKAY?
I WAS EMBARRASSED.
I FELT LIKE A FAILURE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE.
DOING BADLY ON A TES DOESN'T MAKE YOU
A FAILURE.
YOU NEED TO RELAX, OKAY?
YOU'RE SETTING THE BAR
TOO HIGH.
TRUST ME.
OKAY?
I'LL UNDERSTAND.
COME ON, LET'S
GO FOR A WALK.
WE CAN CLEAN THIS
STUFF UP LATER.
[]
[SIGHS HEAVILY AND THROWS PENCIL
DOWN IN FRUSTRATION]
TALKED TO BETH.
THEY'RE ALL PLANNING
TO GO CAROLING AGAIN,
JUST LIKE
LAST CHRISTMAS EVE.
AW...
DO YOU REMEMBER
HOW MUCH FUN THAT WAS?
WELL, THEY SAID THAT IT WON'T BE
THE SAME WITHOUT US
AND THEY'LL MISS OUR HARMONIES
AND MY SOLO ON SILENT NIGHT.
OH, I LOVED THAT.
OH, UM, I WAS WATCHING TV
THE OTHER DAY,
AND, UM...
WELL, THERE'S THIS
HOTEL IN BOSTON.
IT'S REALLY CHEAP,
AND NICE,
AND THEY EVEN GIVE YOU
BREAKFAST IN BED,
AND GUESS WHAT ELSE?
WHAT?
I SAVED UP ENOUGH
MONEY FROM MY JOB
SO WE CAN SPEND
THE NIGHT THERE
OVER THE HOLIDAYS,
SINCE WE CAN' AFFORD TO GO HOME.
THEY DOUBLED MY HOURS
AT THE BOOK STORE.
REALLY?
I WORK EVERY DAY
BUT CHRISTMAS.
SO YOU CAN'T GET AWAY,
JUST FOR ONE NIGHT?
[SIGHING]:
I'M SORRY.
I PROMISED, YOU KNOW?
IT'S OKAY.
NO, WE NEED
THE MONEY.
I'M OFF
TO THE LIBRARY,
I'M MEETING A GUY
FROM CALC.
TO PREP FOR THE FINAL.
I'LL BE HOME LATE.
I LOVE YOU!
THANK YOU, MR. PATTON.
THANK YOU.
[LAUGHING AND CHATTING]
OKAY, REMIND ME AGAIN,
JUST ONE LAST TIME.
ALL RIGHT, JAKE
IS FROM NEW YORK.
JAKE, YES.
DANNY IS
FROM CLEVELAND.
RIGHT.
AND DANNY'S BRINGING
HIS GIRLFRIEND.
SHE'S VERY NICE,
BUT NOT NEARLY
AS PRETTY AS YOU.
SHE'S NOT NEARLY
AS PREGNANT, EITHER.
OKAY, PROFESSOR, MRS. KOWAL,
CHRISTMAS PARTY.
I CAN DO THIS.
HELLO.
MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HI!
HI.
HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD.
PLEASE, COME IN.
THIS IS
MY WIFE, KATHY.
[]
THE FIRST MONTH
NEARLY KILLED ME,
BUT THEN I GO THE HANG OF IT.
MM, NOT ME.
MAN, THE FINAL,
WHAT WAS THAT?
IT WAS BULL.
DID WE EVEN COVER
HALF OF THAT STUFF?
DON'T YOU GE TIRED AT WORK?
NO, NOT REALLY.
I MEAN,
THE TELLER WINDOW
KEEPS GETTING
FURTHER AWAY,
BUT OTHER THAN THAT,
I'M FINE,
AND, WELL, I'M GOING TO QUI AS SOON AS SHE'S BORN,
'CAUSE SHE'LL COME FIRST.
IT WAS IN THE OPTIONAL
HOMEWORK, GUYS.
YOU ACTUALLY
DID THAT?
UM...
EXCUSE ME,
CAN I BORROW YOUR FRIEND
FOR A MOMENT?
I'LL BRING HIM
RIGHT BACK, I PROMISE.
YOU DO THAT, TOO?
YEAH, HOME-COOKED MEAL
EVERY NIGHT.
YOU ARE SUCH A GROWNUP.
THANK YOU.
I DEBATED WHETHER
TO TELL YOU THIS TONIGHT,
BUT YOU HAVE TO REGISTER
FOR SPRING CLASSES SOON,
AND WHAT I HAVE TO SAY
WILL AFFECT THAT.
YOU FLUNKED THE FINAL, JOHN,
AND SINCE THA WAS ONE-HALF
OF YOUR FINAL GRADE,
TECHNICALLY,
YOU FAILED THE COURSE.
I KNOW,
IT MUST COME AS A BLOW.
I KNOW HOW HARD YOU'VE WORKED.
BECAUSE OF THA AND YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AT HOME,
I'VE DECIDED TO
PASS YOU WITH A D,
BUT I STRONGLY ADVISE YOU
TO SIDESTEP CALCULUS
NEXT SEMESTER.
THE COURSE
INTENSIFIES.
JOHN?
THANK YOU.
[GROUP OF CAROLERS SINGING]
NO, WE'RE NO GOING TO BE ALONE.
WE'RE, UM...
WE'RE GOING TO BEV AND TIM'S
FOR DINNER.
WILL YOU TAKE A PICTURE
OF THE TREE FOR ME?
YEAH, I LOVE YOU, TOO.
OKAY, BYE.
[SNIFFLING]
MOM SENDS HER LOVE.
OH. HI, MOM.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
SEMESTER'S OVER.
PUT THIS BOOK AWAY.
I WAS JUST WONDERING
WHAT TO CHARGE.
I'M SELLING IT.
I DECIDED TO DROP CALC.
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
YOU...
JOHN, YOU NEED MATH
FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL, DON'T YOU?
YOU KNOW WHAT,
LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS LATER.
FOR MY WIFE.
ON OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS.
YOU ALREADY GOT ME
THAT GORGEOUS NIGHTGOWN.
GO ON.
WELL...
NOW I FEEL BAD.
ALL I GOT YOU WAS
THAT STUPID SWEATER.
IT'S FOR
AFTER THE BABY,
TO GO HOME.
THE BABY WON'T COS ANYTHING,
BUT YOU'LL
HAVE TO HOLD HER.
HOW?
WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS.
THE EXTRA SHIFTS
AT THE BOOKSTORE.
OH, MY GOD...
I WANTED TO DO
SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
MERRY CHRISTMAS,
KATH.
I JUST, I WANT TO GE TO THE MOVIE EARLY, OKAY?
BECAUSE I WANT AN AISLE SEAT,
BECAUSE IF-IF I DON'T HAVE
ANY ROOM TO STRETCH MY LEGS,
THEY CRAMP UP.
I-I TOLD YOU THA SO MANY TIMES.
I WOULDN'T WORRY
ABOUT SEATING TONIGHT.
I MEAN, MOST PEOPLE
AREN'T EVEN BACK
FROM CHRISTMAS BREAK.
ANYWAY,
EVERYONE I KNOW
IS GOING TO
THE TOPHER FLYNN LECTURE.
HE'S SPEAKING
ON GENETIC ENGINEERING.
WELL, WOULD YOU RATHER GO
TO THE LECTURE?
NAH, YOU'D BE BORED.
WHY WOULD I BE BORED?
BECAUSE I'M DUMB?
I WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND
A HARVARD LECTURE?
[CHUCKLES]
YOU'D BE BORED BECAUSE
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN STUDYING FLYNN
ALL SEMESTER LIKE I HAVE.
LISTEN, MISTER HARVARD,
I-I TOOK BIOLOGY
IN SOPHOMORE YEAR,
AND I GOT A B-PLUS,
AND MR. MERLING SAID
THAT I SHOWED GREAT PROMISE
AS A SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHER!
YOU KNOW WHAT, KATH,
IF YOU'D RATHER
GO TO THE LECTURE,
LET'S JUST GO
TO THE LECTURE.
I DON'T WANT TO GO TO
THE STUPID LECTURE, JOHN!
OKAY?
OKAY.
I JUST WANT YOU
TO ROLL ME INTO AN AISLE SEAT,
WATCH A MOVIE WITH ME,
AND TELL ME I'M PRETTY--
YOU ARE PRETTY.
NO, I'M NOT PRETTY, I'M A MESS!
I'M AN ANGRY, BAD MESS!
I USED TO BE CUTE,
AND-AND NICE, AND SKINNY...
I HAVE TO HAVE
THIS BABY SOON, JOHN, OKAY?
I'M STARTING TO LOSE
MY SENSE OF HUMOR.
[SNIFFLES AND SIGHS]
...I CAN'T BELIEVE
WHAT YOU DO HERE.
I'VE DREAMED ABOUT I SO LONG.
A LIFETIME...
ARE YOU STILL
MAD AT ME?
MM-MM.
THEN EASE UP
ON THE GRIP.
YOU'RE MAKING
MY HAND GO NUMB.
WELL, UNLESS YOU WAN YOUR HAND BROKEN,
YOU BETTER GET ME
OUT OF HERE NOW.
YOUR LEGS
CRAMPING AGAIN?
[GASPING]:
I CAN'T TELL.
THE CONTRACTIONS
ARE TOO MUCH.
CONTRACTIONS?
I THINK SO.
OKAY...
[GASPING]
WAIT...
GOT IT, GOT IT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY
YOU WERE IN LABOR?
I DON'T KNOW,
YOU JUST SEEMED
SO WRAPPED UP
IN THE MOVIE.
YOU HAD TEARS
IN YOUR EYES.
THAT'S 'CAUSE YOU WERE
CRUSHING MY HAND!
I GOT TO CALL JAKE.
HE'S DRIVING US
TO THE HOSPITAL.
OKAY. DO THAT.
NO, NO, NO, ISN'T HE
AT THE LECTURE?
I'LL CALL DANNY,
HE CAN GET JAKE'S CAR.
OKAY. OKAY.
[BREATHING DELIBERATELY]
DANNY!
WHAT TOOK YOU
SO LONG?
COME ON!
COME ON.
NO, NO, NO, JOHN,
I AM NOT GETTING IN THAT THING.
NO, IT'LL BE--
[SCREAMING IN PAIN]
COULD YOU PLEASE
DO ME A HUGE FAVOR
AND DO NOT HAVE A BABY
IN THIS CAR?
DANNY, COME ON!
JAKE'S
OBSESSIVELY NEAT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
GET OUT OF FIRST!
PUT IT IN SECOND!
[STAMMERING]:
UH, SECOND, RIGHT.
DANNY!
UH, STUPID QUESTION,
BUT WHAT EXACTLY
IS SECOND?
[PANTING]
KEEP BREATHING.
DO THE FOUR
RAPID EXHALES,
AND THEN ONE SLOW.
EXHALE AND BLOW.
GOOD. GOOD.
OKAY...
JUST TALK TO ME, OKAY?
TELL ME I'LL BE A GOOD MOM.
YOU'LL BE THE BEST.
[BREATHING REGULARLY]
YOU'RE DOING
GOOD...
[BABY CRYING]
THE DOCTOR WANTS TO
RUN A FEW TESTS.
IT'S STANDARD STUFF,
YOU GOT NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT, OKAY?
CONGRATULATIONS, KATHY,
HE'S BEAUTIFUL,
AND I WILL BRING HIM
RIGHT BACK, DAD,
I PROMISE.
DO YOU THINK
HE'LL BE OKAY?
HE'LL BE FINE.
YOU DID GREAT.
HE'S PERFECT.
HE'S PERFECT...
I WAS SO SURE
IT WAS A GIRL.
SO I WAS
THINKING ADAM.
INSTEAD OF
AMANDA ROSE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ADAM...
I THINK WE'RE A FAMILY.
YOU, ME, AND ADAM.
WE'RE OUR OWN
LITTLE FAMILY.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
MOM, HE'S TRYING TO TALK--
NO, HE'S NOT HUNGRY, MOM,
I JUST FED HIM,
AND, NO, HE'S NOT WET, EITHER.
OKAY, WELL, IF HE'S TIRED,
THEN WHY DOESN'T HE SLEEP?
I MEAN, I PUT HIM DOWN,
AND HE JUST, HE SCREAMS.
OKAY, SHH, SHH, SHH...
IT'S OKAY...
NO, JOHN, I'M FINE.
KATH, LET ME TRY.
MOM, I'M GOING TO CALL YOU
RIGHT BACK, OKAY?
OKAY, RIGHT.
IT'S OKAY, BABY BOY...
LET HER COME OUT.
SHE WANTS TO HELP.
SHE'S DYING TO.
NO, JOHN, SHE CAN'T AFFORD IT.
I JUST, I WANT TO DO THIS
ON MY OWN, OKAY?
KATH, KATH...
MOMMY'S HERE!
HAPPY!
YOU'RE
EXHAUSTED.
NO, I'M FINE.
YOU'RE NO THINKING STRAIGHT.
SHH, SHH, SHH...
HERE,
GIVE HIM HERE.
OKAY--
[CRYING]
HEY, IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY.
SHH...
NAP TIME, BABY BOY.
EVEN THE SUN'S
GOING TO SLEEP.
[BABY STOPS CRYING]
I JUST...
I RUBBED HIS BELLY,
AND HE STOPPED CRYING.
HOW LUCKY ARE WE?
OUR KID COMES WITH
AN ON/OFF SWITCH.
DEAN FROS WILL SEE YOU NOW.
HI, YOU ASKED TO SEE ME?
AH, YES, THE NEW FATHER.
HOW'S THAT GOING?
JUST FINE, THANK YOU.
I'VE BEEN GOING OVER
YOUR TRANSCRIPT, JOHN.
WHY DID YOU DECIDE
TO RISK CALCULUS AGAIN?
BECAUSE IT'S RECOMMENDED
FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL,
AND THAT'S
WHERE I'M HEADED.
BUT I SEE HERE THAT, UM...
PROFESSOR KOWAL
SUGGESTED YOU DROP IT.
THAT WAS HIS OPINION, NOT MINE.
I DON'T WALK AWAY
FROM SOMETHING
JUST BECAUSE
SOMEONE TELLS ME TO.
I LEAVE ON MY OWN TERMS.
COME WITH ME, JOHN.
I HAVE A MEETING
ACROSS CAMPUS.
YOU ENJOY
A CHALLENGE, JOHN?
YOU RISE TO IT?
ALWAYS.
EVEN THE
MIGHTIEST LION
DOES NOT ATTACK
THE ELEPHANT.
WHY IS THAT?
BECAUSE THE ELEPHANT'S
TOO BIG.
THE LION KNOWS
HE CAN'T WIN.
PRECISELY.
KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS.
THEY DEFINE YOU AS MUCH
AS YOUR TALENTS.
SO DROP CALC.
THAT'S WHA YOU'RE SAYING?
I'M SAYING WALK AWAY NOW
AND IT CAN'T HURT YOU.
IS THA WHAT YOU DID?
I'M SORRY?
YOU HAVE A PHD IN PHYSICS.
THAT TOOK, WHAT,
FIVE YEARS TO EARN?
SIX, ACTUALLY.
SIX YEARS,
AND IN ALL THAT TIME,
THERE WAS NEVER A THEORY
THAT BAFFLED YOU
OR A PROBLEM THA YOU COULDN'T SOLVE?
WELL, OF COURSE THERE WAS.
DID YOU FACE YOUR LIMITATIONS
AND WALK AWAY,
OR DID YOU WORK HARDER
BECAUSE YOU WANTED IT SO BAD,
AND YOU KNEW THE ANSWER
WAS SOMEWHERE IN YOUR HEAD?
I DID STUMBLE,
YOU'RE RIGHT,
BUT IT WAS NEAR THE FINISH LINE,
NOT AT THE START OF THE RACE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
EITHER WAY,
YOU HAVE TO GET BACK UP.
THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE,
DEAN FROST,
BUT I'LL BE BACK
IN PROFESSOR KOWAL'S CLASS
TOMORROW.
FRONT ROW.
THE TALE OF THE LION
AND THE ELEPHANT.
WHAT A CROCK.
YOU KNOW,
ANY LION WORTH HIS SAL WOULD SCOPE OU THE OLDEST ELEPHAN IN THE HERD,
AND WAIT TILL HE FELL ASLEEP,
AND YOU BET YOUR BUT THERE'D BE DUMBO FOR DINNER.
AM I RIGHT?
OF COURSE I AM.
NOT THAT DADDY WOULD EVER,
EVER HURT AN ELEPHANT, OKAY,
BECAUSE THEY'RE GENTLE
AND INTELLIGENT CREATURES.
YOU REMEMBER THAT,
AND BE KIND
TO ANIMALS.
THANKS FOR
LISTENING.
[BABY COOS AND GURGLES]
AND FOR YOUR EXCELLEN COMMENTARY.
DID YOU HEAR THE BABY?
I DIDN'T HEAR
ANYTHING.
HUH.
I JUST, I WANT TO GET HIM
ON A SCHEDULE, YOU KNOW?
POOR LITTLE GUY'S UP
SUCH WEIRD HOURS.
HE'LL SLEEP LIKE A ROCK
TONIGHT.
OUR LITTLE TRIP
TUCKERED HIM OUT.
HE CAME WITH ME
TO TURN IN MY ECONOMICS PAPER
WHILE YOU WERE
AT THE STORE TODAY.
YOU TOOK HIM OUT?
IN THIS WEATHER?
I BUNDLED HIM UP IN THAT THING
YOUR AUNT JOAN SENT.
HE WAS FINE.
YEAH, OKAY, BUT DID YOU
PUT ON HIS LITTLE BOOTIES?
DID YOU MAKE SURE
HIS FEET WERE COVERED?
NO, I MADE HIM WALK BAREFOO THROUGH THE SNOW.
IT'S NOT FUNNY, JOHN.
GOD...
KATH, I WAS KIDDING.
OH, COME ON.
HEY...
I LOST A COUPLE
OF YOUR SOCKS, OKAY,
AND DON'T ASK ME
WHERE THEY ARE
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW,
AND THE SHEETS
ARE PINK, TOO,
AND IT'S NOT MY FAULT.
JENNY TIPPENS' KID
LEFT A POMEGRANATE
IN HIS POCKET--
BABY, BABY,
IT WAS A JOKE.
I WASN'T MAKING FUN OF YOU.
I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR JOKES,
JOHN, OKAY?
I'VE GOT SHEETS, AND SOCKS,
AND QUARTERS THAT GO IN
UPSIDE DOWN.
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE
WITH RESPONSIBILITIES.
MY MOM CALLED
THIS MORNING.
SHE LOVED
THE PICTURES WE SENT,
SAID I LOOKED JUST LIKE ADAM
WHEN I WAS A BABY.
ADAM'S WAY CUTER
THAN I EVER WAS.
I NEED TO GO BACK NOW.
YOU KNOW?
PICTURES AREN'T ENOUGH.
I ALREADY CALLED THE AIRLINE,
AND ADAM AND I CAN LEAVE
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW,
BE BACK IN A WEEK.
WOULD THAT BE OKAY?
OF COURSE.
I'LL FREEZE SOME FOOD
AND I'LL MAKE SURE
ALL THE UTILITIES ARE PAID--
KATH, HEY...
GO TO BOISE AND STAY
AS LONG AS YOU WANT, OKAY?
I'LL BE FINE.
ARE YOU SURE?
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'LL GIVE ME TIME
TO LOOK FOR MY LOST SOCKS.
HEY...
NOW YOU ARE MAKING FUN OF ME.
A LITTLE BIT, YEAH.
[CHUCKLES]
OKAY.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
GOOD NIGHT.
THANKS.
TAKE CARE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YEAH, NOT A CHANCE.
SHE LOOKED ME
IN THE EYES.
DUDE...
[HOCKEY GAME PLAYS
ON TELEVISION]
...THE SHOT, THE SAVE...
REBOUND!
[CROWD SHOUTS AND CHEERS]
[JAKE GROANS]
OPEN NET,
AND HE PUSHES IT WIDE.
IDIOT!
YOU BORED?
1-1 IN OVERTIME, YOU'RE BORED?
IT'S VALENTINE'S DAY.
I DON'T WANT TO MISS
KATH'S CALL.
GIVE IT TO ME.
- NO.
- GIVE IT.
HEY, COME ON.
GIVE IT TO ME,
OR JUST SOCK IT AWAY, MAN.
LISTEN TO ME,
YOU'RE ALLOWED
TO HAVE FUN, JOHN.
GET DRUNK WITH ME,
SING FIGHT SONGS.
BE A FRESHMAN, MAN.
[CROWD ERUPTS IN CHEERING]
[CROWD ROARING]
YES!
DAMMIT.
BIGGEST GOAL OF THE SEASON,
I WAS LOOKING THE OTHER WAY.
YOU FORGET ABOU THAT PHONE CALL, MAN.
I OWN YOU TONIGHT.
WE GOT A STOP TO MAKE.
COME ON.
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
DON'T HANG UP, I'M COMING!
I'M COMING, KATHY, HANG ON!
HANG ON, HANG ON, KATH...
HELLO?
HEY...
HEY, KATH, HOW YOU DOING?
NO, I'M SORRY, MY CELL DIED,
AND THEN JAKE DRAGGED ME
TO A PARTY.
KATH, THE BLUE BUNNY.
NO, I'M LOOKING AT IT.
YOU FORGOT IT, KATH.
ADAM'S IN BOISE
WITHOUT HIS BLUE BUNNY,
SO MAYBE YOU SHOULD
BRING HIM HOME
SO HE WON'T BE SAD?
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE, KATH?
I MISS YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY, SO...
COME HOME SOON?
BRING MY FAMILY HOME, PLEASE.
HEY, BUDDY.
WELCOME HOME, ADAM.
HEY, BUD...
WELCOME HOME.
WHY...
WHY DID YOU
REARRANGE EVERYTHING?
OH, JUST THE GLASSES.
I THOUGHT THEY'D BE
EASIER TO REACH
ON THE FIRST SHELF.
I MISSED YOU.
I'M GOING TO GO CHECK ON ADAM.
[FUSSING AND CRYING]
I GOT A B-PLUS
ON THAT ECON EXAM.
THAT'S GREAT.
HOW'S CALC?
DID I MENTION THE B-PLUS
ON THE ECON EXAM?
CALC'S CALC.
I KNEW IT WOULD
BE TOUGH.
HANG ON, BUD,
I'M COMING!
HEY...
[BABY CALMS AND STOPS CRYING]
THERE YOU GO...
HE ONLY DOES THAT FOR YOU.
REALLY?
YEAH.
HOW WAS HE IN BOISE?
DID HE BEHAVE HIMSELF?
YEAH, HE WAS GREAT.
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MS. KOWALSKI...
MS. JONES...
AND MR. PATTON...
MR. SCHWARTZ.
WOULD YOU PASS
THAT BACK, PLEASE?
MS. LUDWICK...
WOULD YOU
PASS THAT BACK?
MR. LEWIS...
MR. LEE...
MR. JARDINE.
[CRYING]
WE'RE ALMOST DONE,
ALMOST DONE, COME ON.
SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH...
[BABY CRYING]
BABY, STOP.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO
BE HERE AN HOUR AGO.
I NEED TO GO
TO THE STORE.
I HAD TO SEE
PROFESSOR KOWAL.
SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH...
WHAT'S THE MATTER,
YOU TOUCH
HIS HEAD AGAIN?
WE'RE FINE.
[BABY STILL CRYING
INCONSOLABLY]
LET ME GET HIM.
HEY, BIG GUY.
SHH, HEY, IT'S OKAY.
SHH...
THERE YOU GO, THERE YOU GO...
[BABY CALMS]
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
HE'S ALWAYS HAPPY
WITH YOU.
HE'S ALWAYS SMILING.
EVERY TIME I TOUCH HIM,
HE-HE SCREAMS.
THAT'S NOT TRUE,
KATH.
YES, IT IS, JOHN,
YOU WEREN'T IN BOISE.
HE WAS SCREAMING
EVERY TWO SECONDS.
EVERYONE WAS LOOKING AT ME.
IT WAS EMBARRASSING.
HE WAS PROBABLY JUST TIRED.
NO, HE WASN'T TIRED.
HE HATES ME.
KATH, DON'T...
OKAY, BUDDY.
ARE YOU AWAKE?
HEY, I'M HOME.
HEY, WHA ARE YOU DOING?
I'M LEAVING.
YOU'RE...
W-WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
YOU'RE LEAVING?
THIS MAKES NO SENSE.
IT MAKES PERFEC SENSE, OKAY?
HE'S NOT HAPPY
BECAUSE I'M NOT HAPPY.
I'M THE PROBLEM.
WHAT PROBLEM?
THERE'S NO PROBLEM.
WHY DON'T YOU SIT AT HOME
ALL DAY, EVERY DAY,
AND SEE IF YOU STILL THINK THAT.
KATH, DON'T DO--
DON'T DO THIS.
I'VE GOT TO GO
PICK UP ADAM--
NO, LEAVE HIM AT BEV'S.
HEY...
WHATEVER IT IS,
WE'LL FIX IT.
YOU CAN'T FIX A BABY!
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.
ALL I DO IS WAI FOR YOU TO GET HOME.
I HAVE YOUR SCHEDULE
MEMORIZED
SO I KNOW EXACTLY
WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO
WALK THROUGH THE DOOR,
'CAUSE THAT'S WHEN
MY LIFE BEGINS.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME
I GET TO SEE MY KID SMILE.
THAT'S CRAZY.
ADAM LOVES YOU.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
HAVE I LET YOU DOWN
SOMEHOW?
- NO, OF COURSE NOT.
- DON'T YOU TRUST ME?
IT'S NOT ABOUT TRUST!
WHAT, THEN?
KATH, ANSWER ME.
[QUIETLY]: I TRAPPED YOU.
WHAT?
I GOT PREGNAN ON PURPOSE, OKAY?
I TRAPPED YOU.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
WELL, IT'S TRUE.
I KNEW YOU'D DO THE RIGHT THING
AND MARRY ME.
HOW DO YOU KNOW
IT WASN'T MY IDEA
TO GET YOU PREGNANT?
I WAS SCARED OF LEAVING BOISE,
SCARED OF LOSING YOU.
MAYBE I GOT YOU PREGNAN TO KEEP US TOGETHER.
SEE?
I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON YOU
TO SAY SOMETHING
AMAZING LIKE THAT,
JUST LIKE I COULD COUNT ON YOU
TO MARRY ME.
KATH, NONE OF THIS MATTERS.
HOWEVER WE GOT HERE,
WE'RE A FAMILY NOW--
NO!
YOU AND ADAM
ARE A FAMILY.
I'M JUST THE GIRL
WHO PUTS THE GLASSES
ON THE WRONG SHELF!
WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?
YOU EARNED HARVARD, OKAY?
I-I DON'T BELONG HERE.
I SCHEMED MY WAY IN!
HERE'S AN IDEA.
WHY DON'T YOU STOP
THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF?
THAT'S NOT FAIR!
AND RUNNING AWAY IS?
I'M NOT RUNNING AWAY,
I'M GOING HOME!
I THOUGHT MY DREAMS WERE
THE SAME AS YOURS, BUT...
THEY'RE NOT.
I MADE A HUGE MISTAKE, JOHN.
MAYBE THAT'S SELFISH.
I DON'T CARE ANYMORE.
I CAN'T PRETEND.
THAT'S YOUR DREAM, HUH?
TO TAKE AWAY MY SON?
TO BREAK MY HEART,
THAT'S YOUR DREAM?
NO.
OF COURSE NOT.
I'M GOING HOME, JOHN.
OKAY?
AND I'M LEAVING ADAM WITH YOU.
NO...
I'M SORRY.
THERE'S NO MOON
TONIGHT.
IT'S LOWER
IN THE SKY.
YOU WEREN'T LOOKING
HARD ENOUGH.
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW
WHY I'M GOING BACK?
I THINK I DESERVE THAT.
IT WAS ADAM'S BLUE BUNNY.
I FOUND IT IN BED TODAY,
AND IT WAS LIKE
THIS GIANT REVELATION,
LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF IN MY HEAD.
YOU SLEPT WITH
OUR SON'S FAVORITE TOY,
AND I DIDN'T EVEN REMEMBER
TO PACK IT.
ONE OF US
JUST ISN'T A PARENT, JOHN.
ONE OF US IS STILL A PROM QUEEN.
KATH, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
YOU'RE A GREAT MOM--
NO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DEFEND ME.
I KNOW THE TRUTH.
I'VE GROWN UP THAT MUCH.
I WANT TO GO HOME.
I MISS MY CROWN.
AND IT'S ONLY IN BOISE?
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY SURE?
BEDROOM CLOSET,
SECOND SHELF,
RIGHT BEHIND MY POM-POMS.
OKAY, JUST...
MAKE SURE YOU SERVE HIM
HIS CEREAL WARM, OKAY?
OH, AND YOU CAN
GET HIM THOSE...
THOSE EXTRA-SOFT UNDERSHIRTS
AT, UM...
GOD...
I CAN'T REMEMBER
THE NAME OF THE STORE.
THE LIST, KATHY,
IT'S ON THE LIST.
RIGHT.
RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, THE LIST.
CEREAL WARM, UNDERSHIRTS SOFT,
GOT IT.
LADY,
IT'S TIME TO GO.
HERE.
SEE HOW HE LOVES YOU?
STAY.
PLEASE STAY.
[BABY CRYING]
YOU AND ME, BUDDY...
RIGHT TO THE END.
I'M NOT GOING TO
LIE TO YOU.
I'M SCARED.
IT'S JUST US GUYS NOW,
AND WE GOT TO STICK TOGETHER
AND WATCH EACH OTHER'S BACKS.
BE A REAL FAMILY.
I'M HOPING I CAN COUNT ON
YOUR COMPLETE COOPERATION.
ARE YOU ON BOARD?
I'LL TAKE THAT AS A YES.
SHE LEFT YOU?
SHE WAS HOMESICK.
AND YOUR SON?
WITH ME.
OH, MY.
IT'S OKAY, WE'RE MANAGING.
NOT IN CALCULUS, I'M AFRAID.
I'M GOING TO GIVE
YOU THE NUMBER
OF A GRAD STUDENT.
HE'S A TUTOR,
AND HE KNOWS
THE MATERIAL VERY WELL.
SIR, I...
I CAN'T AFFORD A TUTOR.
NOT TO WORRY.
LAST TIME I CHECKED,
HARVARD'S ENDOWMEN WAS ALMOST 26 BILLION.
I THINK THAT'LL
COVER IT.
I'LL EXPEC REPAYMENT, OF COURSE...
A PASSING GRADE.
ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU,
PROFESSOR KOWAL.
I'LL DELIVER,
I PROMISE.
I'M AFRAID
YOU'LL HAVE TO, JOHN.
THE ALTERNATIVE
IS GRIM.
HEY, HOW'D IT GO?
OOH!
SHH, SHH, SHH...
YOU MUST HAVE
MAGICAL POWERS.
HE NEVER NAPS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
OH, IT WASN'T ME,
IT WAS THE SONG.
"WHEELS ON THE BUS."
ONE CHORUS,
AND IT WAS DREAMLAND.
I'VE NEVER SEEN
ANYTHING LIKE IT.
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS"?
NOW OFFICIALLY
MY FAVORITE SONG.
[CHUCKLES QUIETLY]
THANKS, BEV.
YOU'RE NO THE FIRST STUDEN THAT KOWAL'S
SENT TO SEE ME.
EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE
WHEN I'M HERE WITH YOU,
BUT PROFESSOR KOWAL
PUTS IT IN A TEST,
I BLANK.
YOU KNOW, I'M FINE
IN ALL MY OTHER COURSES, TOO.
I'M EVEN ACING ECON.
IT'S DRIVING ME NUTS.
WE ALL FALL SHOR SOMEWHERE.
CALC BULLIES ME.
YOU KNOW, I SEE IT COMING,
AND I GET CLAMMY AND WEAK.
IT'S LIKE...
IT'S LIKE KRYPTONITE.
OKAY, SUPERMAN,
TRY NUMBER 16.
ALL RIGHT.
[BABY FUSSING AND COOING]
REASON #63 WHY WE MISS MOMMY--
NO CLEAN CLOTHES.
HEY, YOUR UNCLE JAKE'S
GOING TO BABYSIT YOU TODAY.
DADDY'S GOT A BIG TEST.
I KNOW, BUD,
I KNOW.
IT'S--
AH!
DAMMIT...
THUMBTACK.
REASON #64.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
THANK GOD.
AH, HEY, JOHN,
IS THIS A GOOD TIME?
I-I WAS JUST GOING OUT,
ACTUALLY.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE CAN COME BACK LATER,
WHENEVER'S CONVENIENT.
CONVENIENT FOR WHAT?
TO SHOW THE PLACE.
I'M SORRY, JOHN,
YOU GOT THE NOTICE, DIDN'T YOU?
NO, TIM, I DIDN'T.
I CAN'T AUTHORIZE
MARRIED HOUSING
FOR A SINGLE MAN.
THE RULES ARE
VERY CLEAR.
WHAT ABOU FAMILY HOUSING?
ADAM AND I
ARE A FAMILY.
THE RULES STIPULATE--
BREAK THE RULES.
JOHN, YOU'RE NO HEARING ME OUT.
YOU HAVE OPTIONS.
I CAN RELEASE
THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
THAT GO TO
MARRIED HOUSING,
AND YOU CAN FIND
AN APARTMENT.
I CAN'T FIND
A CLEAN SHIRT.
THAT'S WHY I DIDN' GET YOUR NOTICE.
I DON'T HAVE TIME
TO CHECK MY MAILBOX.
YOU'RE OVERWHELMED.
I'M RAISING
A CHILD!
AND MAYBE
FLUNKING OUT.
THE LAST TIME
WE TALKED,
YOU HAD A WIFE
TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR BABY.
NOW YOU'RE A SINGLE FATHER.
THE STAKES ARE HIGHER,
AND THE RULES
HAVE CHANGED.
IT'S NOT ABOUT RULES,
IT'S YOU.
YOU JUST PLAIN DON'T LIKE ME.
THAT WAS CLEAR FROM THE START.
YOU THINK I'VE CHEATED
SOME OTHER DESERVING GUY
OUT OF HIS HARVARD SHOT.
I THINK YOU HAVE A CHILD,
AND CHILDREN SHOULD COME FIRST.
MY SON IS MY LIFE.
I WON'T FAIL HIM...
AND I WON'T FAIL CALCULUS.
I BELONG HERE.
I MAY BE A BUMPKIN FROM BOISE,
BUT I EARNED HARVARD
AS MUCH AS YOU DID,
AND I WON' WALK AWAY FROM I JUST TO ACCOMMODATE
YOUR NARROW STANDARDS.
I TOLD YOU ONCE BEFORE,
I LEAVE ON MY OWN TERMS,
AND WHEN I DO,
I'M TAKING A HARVARD
DIPLOMA WITH ME.
NO, WE'RE DOING JUST FINE.
ADAM'S GREAT.
PLUS MY FRIEND JAKE'S
HELPING OU WITH BABY-SITTING, SO...
SO WHEN'S KATH DUE BACK,
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA?
NO, NO, NOTHING IMPORTANT,
JUST, YOU KNOW, CHECKING IN.
TELL HER I CALLED, OKAY?
AND TELL HER...
TELL HER WE MISS HER.
YEAH, OKAY. BYE.
[BABY'S CRIES COME OVER MONITOR]
[]
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH.
HI. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SEE
THE APARTMENT, PLEASE?
IT WAS RENTED
YESTERDAY.
[BABY FUSSING AND CRYING]
I KNOW, BUD.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE WE ARE,
AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER.
JUST REMEMBER, CHANGE IS GOOD.
YOU KNOW, IT BUILDS CHARACTER.
IT MAKES MEN.
[GROANS]
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
BOISE OR BOSTON,
WE'RE A TEAM.
THAT'S ONE THING
THAT'S NEVER GOING TO CHANGE.
NEED A LITTLE HELP
HERE, BUDDY.
DADDY'S STARTING TO GET WORRIED.
[RINGS DOORBELL]
[DOG BARKING]
[BABY CRIES]
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY, BUD.
[DOG BARKING]
WELL, IT'S ALWAYS DARKES BEFORE THE DAWN.
[RINGS DOORBELL]
HELLO!
HI, UH,
I SAW YOUR SIGN OUT FRONT.
OH, YEAH, I NEVER ADVERTISE
IN THE PAPER.
I DECIDE TO SEE
WHAT THE WIND BLOWS IN.
[BABY COOS]
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE ROOM?
YES, PLEASE.
[BABY FUSSES AND GURGLES]
COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
HELLO, PRECIOUS.
OH, YES, THERE'S
PLENTY OF ROOM FOR TWO.
IT'S 340 SQUARE FEET.
IT'S VERY BRIGHT, AND COZY, TOO.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
UH, IT'S...
IT'S AMAZING.
YOU HAVE YOUR OWN
BATHROOM THERE,
AND KITCHEN PRIVILEGES
AND A WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL BACKYARD.
YES...
I'M AFRAID TO ASK.
HOW MUCH?
FIRST, LAST,
AND SECURITY, $2000.
TOO MUCH?
UNFORTUNATELY, YEAH.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
YOUR AURA JUST WEN FROM BLUE TO RED,
AND IT'S THROBBING
LIKE A TOOTHACHE.
[GASPING IN HORROR]
IT'S GOING TO GO BACK
TO PURPLE IN A SECOND.
YEAH, THERE IT IS.
[EXHALING IN RELIEF]
WHAT DO YOU SAY
I KNOCK IT DOWN TO $1,000?
I CAN'T HAVE THAT RED AURA
ON MY CONSCIENCE.
THAT KARMA WOULD SUCK.
SERIOUSLY?
YEAH.
[]
I DON'T GET IT.
HOW COME YOUR MOM CAN'T COME OU AND TAKE CARE OF ADAM?
SHE'S GO A FULL-TIME JOB,
PLUS I WOULD NEVER ASK HER.
I'VE BEEN
HERE 30 YEARS,
I DON'T HAVE
THIS MUCH STUFF.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
LET'S GO SEE
WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO PU ALL THIS STUFF, BUDDY.
LET'S GO.
I GOT TO TELL YOU,
I DON'T REALLY
BUY INTO THIS STUFF.
WELL, "THIS STUFF"
BOUGHT THE VERY HOUSE
THAT YOU'RE LIVING IN.
[SHUFFLING CARDS]
OKAY, NOW...
FORTITUDE.
HMM...
IS THAT GOOD?
ONE OF THE BEST.
IT MEANS YOU HAVE RESILIENCE.
YOU'RE STRONG.
YOU ARE DETERMINED.
IF THAT'S A CALC. BOOK
HE'S CARRYING,
YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF A CONVERT.
SHH, SHH, SHH.
THE STAR.
SHE WHO GUIDES YOU.
MY MOTHER.
HARVARD WAS HER DREAM.
SHE BELIEVED IN ME
WHEN I DIDN'T.
THAT'S A MOTHER'S JOB.
UGH.
I HAVE BEEN MEANING
TO JUST THROW THIS ONE OUT.
EH, YOU KNOW...
FORTUNES,
THEY RISE, THEY FALL.
NEXT...
[WHISPERS DRAMATICALLY]:
DESIRE.
THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL CARD.
IN FOURTH POSITION,
IT GRANTS A WISH.
SO THINK VERY CAREFULLY
BEFORE YOU DECIDE.
IT MUST BE SOMETHING
THAT YOU WANT VERY MUCH.
TO BE A GOOD FATHER.
[LAUGHS]
YOU POOR MISGUIDED SOUL,
DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE DONE?
YOU'VE BLOWN
A GUARANTEED PASS
IN CALCULUS.
YOU'VE WISHED FOR SOMETHING
THAT'S ALREADY COME TRUE.
WE HAVE A FRIDGE
FULL OF HOMEMADE SOUP
AND A FREE BABYSITTER
RIGHT DOWNSTAIRS.
[BABY COOS AND GURGLES]
HEY, YOU WANT TO SAY HI
TO ADAM?
SAY HI TO GRANDMA, BUD.
[KNOCKING URGENTLY]
NO, MA, I WOULDN'T LIE TO YOU.
I'M DOING JUST FINE.
LOOK, JAKE'S AT THE DOOR,
I GOTTA GO.
I'LL TALK
TO YOU LATER.
I LOVE YOU.
LATE AS USUAL.
I GOT A TEST TODAY.
YOU'RE NO PICKING UP YOUR PHONE?
I GOT AN EMERGENCY
AT WORK, MAN.
I CAN'T BABYSIT.
JAKE...
I CAN'T DO IT--
DOROTHY IS NOT AVAILABLE.
I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T--
I'M GOING TO GET YOU BACK.
WHAT AM I
GOING TO DO?
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY!
JAKE!
OH...
AGAIN, I'M SO
VERY, VERY SORRY.
[BABY STARTS FUSSING]
[WHISPERS]: OH, MY GOD.
HEY, SHH, SHH...
HEY, IT'S OKAY.
HEY, HEY,
HAPPY BOY.
HAPPY BOY, HAPPY BOY...
[BABY STARTS TO CRY]
THERE YOU GO,
YEAH.
HAPPY BOY...
NOT NOW, ADAM,
NOT NOW.
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
GO ROUND AND ROUND
ROUND AND ROUND
ROUND AND ROUND
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
GO ROUND AND ROUND, YEAH!
ALL OVER TOWN
MR. PATTON!
YES, SIR?
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT YOU ARE..
SINGING?
IT'S MY SON, UH...
HE LOVES THIS SONG.
IT KNOCKS HIM OUT, LITERALLY.
AND WHAT SONG IS THAT?
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS," SIR.
[BABY FUSSING]
UP, PLEASE.
PENS DOWN AND STAND.
NOW.
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS."
SO THAT MR. PATTON'S
INEXPLICABLY PRESENT SON
MIGHT SLEEP.
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
GO ROUND AND ROUND
ROUND AND ROUND
ROUND AND ROUND
THE WHEELS ON THE BUS
GO ROUND AND ROUND
ALL DAY LONG
THE BELLS ON THE BUS
GO DING, DING, DING
DING, DING, DING
DING, DING, DING
THE BELLS ON THE BUS
GO DING, DING, DING
ALL DAY LONG
THE HORN ON THE BUS
GOES BEEP, BEEP, BEEP
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP
THE HORN ON THE BUS
GOES BEEP, BEEP, BEEP
ALL DAY LONG
PROFESSOR KOWAL
JUST GAVE ME
ANOTHER HUGE GIFT.
IF I PASS THE FINAL,
I PASS THE COURSE,
KEEP MY SCHOLARSHIP.
AND YOU WILL.
I'M NOT SO SURE.
I HAVE TO BE REALISTIC,
YOU KNOW?
CALC. HAS KNOCKED ME AROUND
PRETTY GOOD.
MAYBE IT'S TIME
I CALLED THE FIGHT.
OH, DON'T TALK NONSENSE, JOHN.
YOU'RE A HARVARD MAN.
YOU BELONG THERE.
[CHUCKLES]
THAT MAKES THREE OF YOU.
YOU, KATHY, AND MY MOM,
YOU ALL SAY I BELONG AT HARVARD.
BUT YOU KNOW WHO DOESN'T?
HARVARD.
I MEAN, PEOPLE
LIKE KOWAL
MAKE ALLOWANCES FOR ME,
BUT THEY NEVER SAY
I BELONG THERE...
AND MAYBE I DON'T.
COME WITH ME, JOHN.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
I'VE GOT TO CHANGE ADAM.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
DON'T MAKE ME
PUT A CURSE ON YOU.
OKAY.
NOW, LOOK.
LOOK THERE.
YOU SEE THOSE LILACS?
NOW, I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE
FOR 35 YEARS,
AND EVERY SPRING,
THESE SAME LILACS GROW
IN THIS SAME SPOT.
NOW, NOBODY EVER
TENDS IT, WATERS IT,
FEEDS IT,
OR ENCOURAGES I IN ANY WAY,
AND EVERY YEAR,
STILL IT FIGHTS THE ODDS
AND FINDS THE LIGHT, AND...
BLOOMS,
AND THAT IS EXACTLY
WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO,
BECAUSE YOU ARE A SURVIVOR.
THE CARDS TELL YOU THAT?
MY HEART TELLS ME THAT.
NOW, GIVE ME THAT BABY BOY.
YOU'VE BEEN HOGGING HIM
ALL MORNING.
NOW, YOU--
YOU LISTEN TO ME.
YOU'VE GOT TO
FACE FACTS.
YOU'VE GO TWO MOTHERS NOW,
WHETHER YOU LIKE I OR NOT,
AND I BELIEVE IN YOU
JUST AS MUCH
AS THE OTHER ONE DOES.
NOW, LET'S GO IN.
YOU'VE GO HOMEWORK TO DO,
AND I'VE GO SOUP TO MAKE.
[BABY CRYING]
SHH, SHH...
IT'S OKAY, BUD.
IT'S OKAY...
SHH...
FLORENCE
THE NEIGHBOR'S
BRINGING
THE BABY DROPS.
DID YOU TAKE
HIS TEMP AGAIN?
YEAH, HE'S
STILL RISING.
IT'LL BE OKAY.
[BABY CRYING]
DO YOU HAVE CLASS THIS MORNING?
YEAH, CALC. IN TWO HOURS.
I'LL MAKE SOME COFFEE.
[BABY CRYING]
HE'S FINALLY CONKED OUT.
HOPEFULLY HE'LL SLEEP
FOR A WHILE.
SIT DOWN, EAT.
NO, COFFEE'LL DO.
COULDN'T YOU CUT CLASS
JUST THIS ONCE?
CAN'T, IT'S THE REVIEW
FOR THE FINAL.
WELL, YOU NEED
SOMETHING TO EAT.
YOU NEED SOMETHING
IN YOUR STOMACH.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE FUEL.
SIT DOWN.
[VOICE BREAKING]:
SHE STOPPED CALLING, DOROTHY.
I LEFT HER THREE MESSAGES
AND SHE HASN'T CALLED BACK.
WELL...
SHE'S FEELING GUILTY.
SHE'S ASHAMED
AND UPSET.
IT'S HER, NOT YOU.
I GOT TO GO.
JOHN..
IT'S OKAY, I'M FINE.
I'M HOME ALL DAY.
DON'T-DON'T WORRY.
THANKS, MOM.
WE OWE YOU ONE.
[SNIFFLING]
JOHN...
[SOBBING]
DON'T WORRY.
DON'T WORRY...
IT'S GOING TO
BE ALL RIGHT.
TAKE ONE
AND PASS THEM BACK.
THIS IS NOT JUS A STUDY GUIDE.
THIS IS YOUR NEW
BEST FRIEND.
TREAT I WITH RESPECT,
AND IT'LL PAY YOU BACK
ON FINALS DAY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ISN' A PRESCRIPTION FOR THIS.
A VIRUS HAS TO
RUN ITS COURSE.
WELL, IT'S BEEN
A FEW DAYS ALREADY.
IT'S MUCH WORSE
AT NIGHT.
HIS SLEEP,
IT'S SO RAGGED.
GET SOME
ELECTROLYTES.
THEY ARE CRUCIAL
WITH A VIRUS.
FEVER DEHYDRATES
A BABY FAST.
USE A BOTTLE.
HE'LL TAKE I EASIER THAT WAY.
THANK YOU.
AND LOOK AFTER
YOURSELF.
YOU'RE NO GOOD TO ADAM
IF YOU GO DOWN, TOO.
YOU GOT ANYONE
TO SPELL YOU?
NO.
NO, OUR LANDLADY'S
AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS.
[BABY CRYING]
WE'LL BE FINE.
WE'LL BE FINE...
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
THANK YOU.
[RAIN POURING, THUNDER BOOMS]
[CRYING INCONSOLABLY]
HEY, BUD.
HEY.
HEY...
OH, MY GOD.
HOLD ON, BUDDY, IT'S ALL RIGHT!
HANG ON, ADAM,
JUST A COUPLE MORE MINUTES.
DADDY'S GOING TO
MAKE IT ALL BETTER, OKAY?
I PROMISE.
NO!
OH, FOR...
[SHOUTS IN FRUSTRATION]
[BABY CRYING]
[THUNDER CRASHES, RAIN POURS]
[BABY WAILING]
I GOT YOU.
IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S IT.
HEY, HANG ON,
BUDDY.
[BABY CRYING]
IT'S ALL RIGHT, ADAM.
DADDY'S GOING TO MAKE
YOU FEEL ALL BETTER.
I GOT YOUR BACK, REMEMBER?
OKAY?
HANG IN THERE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
HELLO!
I'M BACK!
[BABY CRYING]
SHH, SHH, SHH...
SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH...
[BABY FUSSING]
SHH, SHH...
[WHISPERING]:
GET YOU A BOTTLE?
COME ON, YEAH.
LET'S GET YOU A BOTTLE.
EXCUSE ME.
I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE
GENEROSITY
AND SUPPORT THIS YEAR.
I WISH I COULD HAVE
REPAID YOU
WITH A PASSING GRADE.
IT'S ONLY 3:30.
YOU'RE NOT OUT OF TIME, JOHN.
I'M SORRY, SIR, BUT...
I AM.
THESE FLASHY NEW DUDS
ARE FROM YOUR GRANDMOTHER
WHO LOVES YOU VERY MUCH
AND CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE YOU,
JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE
IN BOISE.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
YOU'RE GOING TO
LOVE IT THERE, ADAM.
THE SKIES ARE BLUE AND BOLD,
AND THE MOUNTAINS GO ON FOREVER.
IT'S A WONDERFUL,
WONDERFUL PLACE.
JOHN!
JOHN, DO YOU HEAR THAT?
I BELIEVE THAT'S DEAN FROS CALLING AGAIN.
YOU KNOW
SOMETHING ELSE
GREAT ABOUT BOISE?
NO WICKED WITCHES.
WE STOP THEM AT THE BORDER,
AND WE BURN THEIR POINTY HATS.
AND IS THIS IS
HOW YOU'LL TEACH HIM
TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE?
OUR AUNT DOROTHY.
WE'LL MISS HER, WON'T WE?
[BABY CRYING]
AW...
THAT VOICE OF LOGIC AND REASON.
LISTEN, IF I
COME BACK A TOAD,
IT'S ON YOUR HEAD.
[GIGGLING AND COOING TO BABY]
[SIGHS HAPPILY]
I'VE ALREADY TURNED IN
MY STUDENT I.D.
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE AFTER.
YOU'RE HEADING HOME, JOHN?
FAST AS I CAN GET THERE.
TOMORROW MORNING,
FIRST STAGECOACH OUT.
STAGECOACH?
IT'S THE ONLY WAY
INTO BOISE, MA'AM.
THEM FANCY PLANES,
THEY DON'T BOTHER MUCH
WITH OUR LITTLE COW TOWN.
YOU THINK I'M A SNOB, JOHN?
NO, MA'AM, A COWARD.
YOUR IVORY TOWER
HAS NO WINDOWS IN IT.
YOU JUDGE WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE
BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO AFRAID
TO LOOK,
AND YOU THINK LIFE CAN BE
LIVED BY A TEXTBOOK,
BUT IT CAN'T.
WE'RE JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
A BUMPY ONE.
ABSOLUTELY,
BUT A ROCKY ROAD CAN LEAD
TO A SPECTACULAR BEACH.
OR A DRUGSTORE.
PLEASE.
OH, COME ON, JOHN, PLEASE.
LAST WEEK I SAW YOU
IN THE DRUGSTORE
WITH YOUR LITTLE BOY
WHEN YOU WERE BUYING MEDICINE,
AND IT CHANGED
EVERYTHING I FELT ABOUT YOU.
WATCHING THE WAY
YOU SHIELDED HIM
FROM THE LIGHTS,
SEEING THE WAY
YOU CRADLED HIM...
I REALIZED
THAT I WAS WRONG TO JUDGE YOU.
YOU'RE A GOOD FATHER, JOHN.
I SAW IT A HUNDRED
DIFFERENT WAYS THAT NIGHT.
I SAW HOW DEEPLY
YOU LOVE YOUR SON.
SO WHEN WORD CAME
THAT YOU'D FAILED
YOUR CALCULUS FINAL,
I WASN'T SURPRISED.
I KNEW IMMEDIATELY
WHAT HAD HAPPENED.
YOU CHOSE
TAKING CARE OF YOUR SON
OVER STUDYING FOR YOUR EXAM.
THERE'S A CERTAIN HONOR
IN THAT F,
BECAUSE IT MEANT THA YOU'D DONE THE RIGHT THING.
YOU PUT YOUR CHILD FIRST.
I'VE ADDED A STIPEND
FOR CHILDCARE,
AND A GUARANTEE
OF CAMPUS HOUSING.
THE REST OF THE SCHOLARSHIP
WILL REMAIN THE SAME
WITH A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY
IN GRADE EXPECTATION.
AN HONORABLE MAN DESERVES
A SECOND CHANCE, JOHN,
AND HARVARD'S
GIVING YOU ONE.
WE DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO HANG ONTO THE GOOD GUYS.
WELCOME BACK, JOHN PATTON.
ALICE FOREMAN BADAL.
[APPLAUSE]
JENNIFER STOREY OAKES.
[APPLAUSE]
JAMES STEWART ORREY.
[APPLAUSE]
JOHN LEE PATTON.
[APPLAUSE]
ALEX JAMES PETERSON.
[APPLAUSE]
PAUL SHANE PULLEN.
[APPLAUSE]
[THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE]
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[JOHN]:
DEAN FROST KEPT HER WORD,
AND I KEPT MINE.
HARVARD TOOK CARE OF ME
THE NEXT YEAR,
AND THE YEARS AFTER THAT,
TILL I GRADUATED WITH HONORS
AND EARNED A SCHOLARSHIP
TO HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL,
AND ADAM HAS BEEN WITH ME
THE WHOLE WAY.
[APPLAUSE]
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