Jaunt (2024) Movie Script
1
[birds chirping]
[Doc on video call] There he is.
So, how were
the assignments last week?
[sighs] They're all right.
[Doc] All right?
I feel like
you're hiding something.
Am I wrong?
You didn't do the hike, did
you?
You're five minutes
from the canyon, Paul.
I know. I just...
-I couldn't get going.
-It's hard as hell, man.
But if you're gonna get better,
what do we say?
You need to go through the
fear.
Yeah, yeah.
I do it all the time.
Get out of my comfort zone.
How about I streak
a Dodgers game? Hmm?
Baby steps.
Baby steps, baby steps.
Oh. Mmm. All right.
Little League team. There we go.
We'll-- we'll stay away
from that. Uh...
This isn't working, Doc.
I don't--
I'm not feeling any different.
-Okay?
-Listen to me.
I want you to look at me, okay?
Look at me.
You are good.
I believe in you.
But look, I will see you
next week at noon.
Afternoon on Wednesday.
And, uh, do the hike.
You know,
you might even meet a girl.
You never know.
Gotta get out to know.
[idiosyncratic music]
[podcaster] I give myself space
for healing.
I respect my feelings.
I give myself permission
and support to change,
to change what
isn't serving me well.
And I set healthy boundaries.
I support myself
in making room for more peace.
I listen to my feelings.
I respect my surroundings.
I embody my environment.
I acknowledge that a clean home
means a clean mind.
I respect my body
and I will keep it loose.
I will reject all toxins
in an effort to reach
peak bodily performance.
And now we have a stretch.
Take a deep breath.
Stretch your arms
and release your breath
in a long, slow exhalation.
[vocalizing]
[]
-[scale beeps]
-Oh, come on.
Fuck.
-[scale beeps]
-Fuck you!
It's gotta be fucking off,
right?
It's not working. Right?
[]
[exhales]
[laughs]
Yeah, yeah. Runyon Canyon.
Huh? Yeah?
Hello.
[sighs]
Oh, boy.
Yeah, great.
Ready for some
fucking construction?
Hello,
fellow West Hollywood joggers.
You want some orange soda?
Oh, yeah.
Safety cone. Full effect.
Ready to direct traffic.
Oh, dude. Why--
Is this the only shirt I got?
All right. Runyon today...
Everest tomorrow. All right.
[energetic music]
[panting] Oh, damn.
I think I'm gonna have a baby.
[grunts]
You guys do this for fun?
Oh, shit.
Oh, come on.
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[panting]
Yeah, of course.
That'd be too easy. [exhales]
That'd be way too easy.
Oh, my God.
[woman speaking French]
Excuse me. Sorry, can I...
have a cigarette?
[speaking French]
Thanks.
Sorry. Do you have a lighter?
[speaking French]
Fire? Like, uh...
[whooshing] Fire?
You speak English?
[woman] Yes, fluently.
I just thought
it would be rude to interrupt
your little performance.
-[lighter clicks]
-[woman speaking French]
-Huh?
-Mmm. Nothing.
Okay. Thanks.
In France, we like to humor
each other with small talk
after we share a flame.
At least while it still burns.
Sorry.
I love how everyday mundanities
appeal to foreigners.
Like, Asians will come to Paris
and obsess over a loaf of bread,
and I come to LA
and fall in love with a view
that you haven't considered once
since joining me.
Bread's good.
Are you mundane?
You say it like
it's a good thing.
Maybe it is.
Then, yeah,
I'm as mundane as they come.
I'm Madeline.
-Paul.
-Pleasure meeting you, Paul.
You too.
Uh, hey.
Yes?
How long are you in town for?
As long as I want.
Would you like to
do something sometime?
Like, tonight?
[Madeline] Hmm.
I will have to think
about it on my hike.
How about I tell you at the top?
All the way up there?
[Madeline] Oui.
-Yeah, sounds good.
-I'll see you at the top then.
Great.
[intriguing music]
[sighs]
You made it.
[panting] Yeah. Piece of cake.
[laughs] Okay,
so what are we doing tonight?
Tonight? Tonight we're, uh--
Dinner... and music.
Okay, fun.
Here, take down my number.
Here. It's just easier.
Perfect.
Text me your address
and I'll be there at 7:00.
-Seven o'clock.
-Parfait.
-Nice.
-See you later.
Fine.
Seven o'clock.
Seven o'clock.
Oh, fuck.
[idiosyncratic music]
Fuck!
[]
All right.
Oh, shit.
[]
[exhales deeply]
Yo, what's up?
Fuck.
Just be cool.
So.
This is Hollywood.
Uh, West Hollywood.
Not as glamorous
as it's made out to be.
In what way?
It's got problems.
Every city has problems.
True, but...
watch out for
that needle right there.
Oh.
Oh, my God, you weren't joking.
Told you.
So... I gotta ask you.
What made you wanna
come out with me?
[chuckles]
What, you think I should have
sought out a better deal?
No, no, definitely not.
Well, why go overseas
if you're just gonna stay
in your comfort zone?
Reminds me of a story my sister
shared with me last year.
She was at some bar in Paris.
-Harry's, I think it was.
-I know it.
Okay, so, like, Hemingway
was there all the time.
Okay, Hemingway was everywhere
all the time back in the day.
-All right.
-[Madeline chuckles]
She's loving it,
she's speaking French, you know,
practicing French
and everything like that.
She starts chatting up
with this couple.
She asks how long
they've been married for.
He wiggles his wedding ring,
says, "Nine years."
The woman reaches over,
touches his thigh.
Says, "11 years one month ago."
They weren't even married.
Like, they're married,
but they're not married.
-What did your sister say?
-Nothing. She was speechless.
They got drunk and everything,
duh-duh-duh.
And towards
the end of the night,
the woman comes up to my sister.
-Mm-hmm.
-And says...
"Darling, it is the French way."
Indeed it is.
Oh, what the hell.
Is this what you had in mind?
They said they'd be open online.
Look, there's a place
up the street a few blocks up.
-We can try.
-And if that's closed,
I imagine we'd take refuge
in some lonesome McDonald's, no?
I can't say
I haven't tried that before.
Come on. Let's just cook.
Allez.
[uptempo music playing]
-[Paul sighs]
-[Madeline chuckles]
-Voil.
-Merci.
These photos are beautiful,
by the way. Who took them?
-I did, actually.
-Really?
-Mm-hmm.
-You're a photographer.
-Well, I was.
-Why did you stop?
I didn't.
-The pay did.
-Mmm.
Did you ever shoot movies?
I got a lot of offers
back in the days.
Anything I would know?
Nah, nothing exciting.
-Mostly shit.
-[Madeline chuckles]
-Bon apptit.
-Merci.
So...
what kind of movies?
A lot of low-budget,
indie rom-com,
garbage commercial schlock.
[laughs] Why didn't you do them?
It was too pedestrian, you know?
Okay. [laughs]
-Un vrai artiste.
-[Paul chuckles]
-How about a cheers?
-To whom?
-To vrai artiste.
-[Madeline chuckles]
-Sant.
-Sant.
Hmm.
It needs to open up
a little bit.
[laughs] Okay.
He's a sommelier too.
Oui, oui.
[Madeline laughs]
Mmm.
This is super good.
Thank you.
Do you cook a lot?
Yeah, I learned to cook
during the whole COVID thing.
Wow. Impressive.
I love to cook too.
I think my favorite dish
to make is a tiramisu.
Oh, yeah?
A seven or eight layer?
-What do you mean?
-You know how there's, like,
different layers of tiramisu?
You can't do more than
three layers. That's crazy.
Oh, no, no. They do it.
You don't know the real way.
I learned all this stuff
during COVID.
You'd be amazed how much
people know about tiramisu.
There's so many
different levels.
Okay. [chuckles]
[Paul] So, you never told me.
What brings you to LA?
Um, it's just a place
I've been wanting to see.
You're not running away
from some crazy boyfriend
or something, are you?
No. No boyfriend.
Good to know.
So what do you think so far?
Of LA?
Yeah.
Um,
it's not what I was expecting.
You mean like the sidewalks
aren't made of red carpets?
Stars weren't twinkling
with paparazzi? Like...
It's okay, every European
has the same reaction.
What about you? Have you
spent much time overseas?
I have, actually.
-Really?
-I spent a lot of time
in Europe.
-Wow.
-Yeah, shooting over there
for the last 20 years.
-I love it.
-What cities?
[sighs] London, Milan, Paris.
The usual fashion suspects.
Um, Berlin's my favorite,
though.
[smacks lips]
I love, love Berlin.
-You never wanted to move there?
-It was a plan at one point.
I mean, I always thought
I'd end up some bachelor
living in a penthouse.
Or Dubai.
Funny.
What?
Well, they all say
the same about LA.
It's strange, isn't it?
Like, when you're young,
you think there's
gonna be so much more.
More what?
More-- more life, more time.
I don't think about it at all.
-Well, aren't you lucky, then?
-And why is that?
You're lucky
not to be in your head so much.
I'm in my head.
Just about other things.
Let's dance.
Oh. Yeah, we can-- we can dance.
Mm-hmm.
[impassioned music]
'Cause I've been
Thinking about you
And all the things
We used to do
Things we used to do
So many things
That are on my mind
'Cause I've been
Thinking about
And all the things
We used to do
[both panting]
Take your pants off.
-Can I keep my shirt on?
-Yeah.
'Cause I've been
Thinking about you
Fuck, who would've thought?
Damn.
Mmm.
[birds chirping]
[Madeline] Where are you going?
I actually gotta drive up
to San Francisco today.
[Madeline] Wow.
I actually have
some friends up there.
[sniffles] It's a long drive.
Yeah. You wanna come?
Sure.
Huh?
Yeah, I'm down.
Really?
-Why not?
-Uh...
all right, yeah.
-Fuck it. You're coming.
-Yes.
Can we stay in one of those
hole-in-the-wall motels?
You know,
like the super American ones?
The one with three channels,
two vending machines,
and a waterbed?
[laughs] Exactly.
-I think I know a place.
-Magnifique.
Okay, I just need to stop by my
hostel first to grab some stuff.
Okay.
[sighs]
All right.
Not exactly a Lambo, but...
she's got it where it counts.
I think it's chic.
-What year?
-'95.
-Older than you, I think?
-Mmm, just a bit.
Does she have a name?
-Gertrude.
-Gertrude?
That's like a grandma name.
[laughs]
Exactly. She's a little past
her prime, but back in the day,
she used to fuck like an minx.
Oi. Thank you for that image.
Hey, I'm actually gonna be
getting up a day late.
No, no, no. It won't affect you.
Look, it's fine.
Look, I-- I got it.
No, no, no, no. I'm arriving--
I'm gonna be
arriving on time, okay?
I'm gonna be arriving on time.
Okay.
I-- I gotta go, okay?
I gotta go. Bye.
-You made it.
-Not too shabby, huh?
In and out in 15 minutes.
[laughs]
A motto I try to live by.
["Je Te Veux"
by JONNY CAT playing]
[]
[Paul] See the Ferris wheel
right there?
[Madeline] Mm-hmm.
That was actually
the inspiration
for the invention of the wheel.
-Wow.
-Mm-hmm.
Yeah, before that,
humanity was basically
just using dogs and sleds.
Fascinating.
You should be
a tour guide on those--
What are they called?
You know, the tourist traps?
-You talking about Star Tours?
-Yes!
Star Tours was
made for you, Paul.
All right.
Next stop on the tour,
a well-known coffee joint
frequented by
all the Hollywood top celebs.
Mmm, well, you know, I could go
for a croissant
and a Tom Cruise sighting.
Oh, I'm sorry.
We don't do croissants
in California.
-Ah, what do you do?
-We do breakfast burritos.
Okay, I can do that too.
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-Keep the change.
-[cashier] Thank you.
Hi, sweetheart. Pick up for JC.
-Paul.
-JC.
[JC] Paul! [laughs]
I thought that was you, man.
How you doing?
Long time.
What brings you out to Malibu?
Well, you know, part house hunt,
part scout for a big job.
-Nice. What's the job?
-Vanity Fair.
Cover shoot.
-Good for you.
-[laughs] I know, right?
I've been blessed.
I've been blessed.
-I'm happy for you.
-What about you, man?
You got to be killing it.
What's going on?
Yeah,
just some personal projects.
-You know, adjusting--
-Yeah, that reminds me,
that reminds me.
You know, you were the first one
to ever crew me on a shoot.
Man, I was like, "The fuck?
I'm working with Paul Wesson?"
Man! Your name got me
a lot of clout in the industry.
-Right on, man.
-Well, hey.
Let's hook up sometime,
all right?
Here, if you ever need
any work, I got you.
-I'm good.
-You sure now?
This is my private stuff.
You can't find this shit online.
Here you go.
Just take it right there.
-[cashier] For JC.
-Oh, thank you, sweetheart.
Love you. You be good, amigo.
[door chime dinging]
-How's the burrito?
-Amazing.
I feel like
it's such a California thing.
$16 breakfast burrito,
as California as it gets.
-Shall we?
-Yeah.
Who was that guy, by the way?
Ancient history.
We all have ghosts
from the past.
[pensive music]
[Madeline in French]
[]
[waves crashing]
You okay?
[Paul] Yeah.
Sorry. It's just sometimes
I get hit with these moods.
Any reason why?
A lot more than one.
I mean, you're a single,
childless bachelor
living in Los Angeles.
Forget the optics.
It's all bullshit.
You know... I missed my shot.
I had this big ego that just...
got in the way of everything.
And maybe if I'd taken
some of those bullshit jobs
I was joking about last night,
or just not been so precious,
or just...
been there.
I mean, I look at JC
and it's like...
"This guy?
Like, how could this guy..."
I mentored him
and helped him and did so much.
And then somehow it just got...
swept from under my feet.
I had everything.
It was all there.
I was doing so good.
I introduced him to everybody.
And now he's on top?
Like, how does that happen?
How does somebody...
I suggest you write it down
and you fix it later.
Where am I gonna write it down?
The sand?
No, not my sand.
-Your sand?
-Oui.
I hereby proclaim this beachhead
is on behalf
of the Republic of France.
So you're actually
currently trespassing
on foreign territory.
-Oh, really?
-Mm-hmm.
And I'm gonna have to ask you to
leave because you're disobeying
the rules
of my new French sovereignty.
-And what rules are those?
-Well, this is a nudist beach.
So I'm gonna have
to ask you to disrobe
and join me in the water.
You're kidding, right?
No, Paul,
this is fixing it later.
You can't. I-- Madeline.
Come on, allez!
[bright music]
Find my pants?
No. But I found the keys.
-I think the tide got 'em.
-Non, merde.
Well, at least I found this.
Fried as shit, but you ever
hear about the rice trick?
-No.
-Bag of rice. Dries it up.
Oui, oui, oui, oui, oui.
Yeah, let's do that.
-Let's go.
-Okay.
[]
[both laughing]
[speaking French]
[]
Ooh!
Paul?
Paul!
What do you think?
-You've seen the film, right?
-Of course.
I think they're perfect.
We can be just like them.
They ended up together?
No, but I mean,
this is our movie, not theirs.
[gentle music]
-[both laughing]
-Mon Dieu.
So how long is this
supposed to last, anyways?
As long as the creator deems.
I'm gonna get a pop inside.
You want something?
No. But can I use your phone?
Oui, of course.
Thanks.
[speaking French]
[road din]
I know. [chuckles]
I-- I miss you, too.
Yeah.
I'll be there soon, I promise.
I can't wait to see you.
I love you too.
Bye.
Shall we?
Yeah. Um, I just gotta
hit the head real quick,
and then I'll be right back.
[tense music]
Wow, it's getting really foggy.
What's up?
You didn't make
an international call, right?
Because I have to buy
those minutes special.
Nah. Who am I gonna call,
Justin Trudeau?
Just checking.
So who did you call?
Just had to give an update
to the boss on a job
I'm doing up in SF.
Right.
And what job is that, actually?
I-- You never
really mentioned it.
Uh, it's classified.
Is it a photo shoot?
I saw that you have
your equipment in the trunk.
I wish. No.
Okay, well, then what is it?
Just a gig I gotta take care of.
Can you stop being
so fucking mercurial?
I don't think
that's the right word--
Okay, can you stop
being so fucking difficult?
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Madeline, relax. All right?
There's something
I gotta take care of in SF,
and it's personal.
Yeah, well, I never heard
anyone tell their boss
that they love them like that.
[Paul sighs]
[sighs]
I called my ex-wife, okay?
-She lives up in San Francisco.
-Your ex-wife?
So you tell your ex-wife
that you love her like that?
I haven't talked to my ex-wife
like that in years.
But I do talk
to my daughter like that.
I'm sorry I wasn't forward
with you earlier.
Okay? I just...
I'm going up to San Francisco
to pick up my daughter
so my ex-wife could
go on vacation to Tahiti
with her tech millionaire
boytoy husband.
Now you know all my secrets.
It shouldn't be a secret
that you have a daughter, Paul.
Family is all we have.
And sometimes
you don't realize that
until you no longer have one.
[somber music]
So what was it
you said on the hill?
-Over there.
-Oh, it doesn't apply here.
[Paul] Still.
[Madeline speaking French]
-What's that mean?
-It's, uh--
How do you say,
like, not literal?
Like a catchphrase.
-An idiom.
-Oui, voil.
Um, it translates to
"whoever lights it, fucks it."
Huh?
Well, in France, you say that if
you light someone's cigarette,
it means that
they're going to fuck you.
If you want.
Well, suddenly
I don't wanna light this.
Mmm. I got it.
So...
when did you get divorced?
We got married young.
And for the wrong reasons.
And by the time we split up,
my daughter was already born.
What was so bad about it?
It became toxic.
I felt trapped.
Controlled.
And look, at first I thought it
was coming from a place of love.
Like, this is normal
for every relationship.
And then it became
abundantly clear
that this person was unwell.
Like, mentally fucked.
And then it got
in the way of my career.
Like, this industry
is demanding.
Okay? It's not just the work.
It's who you are
outside of the work.
The networking, the schmoozing,
the bullshit parties...
it caused us to fight a lot.
You'd think she'd be supportive.
Yeah.
Every time I'd go
out of town for a shoot,
she'd be on me like a hawk.
She thought I was
cheating on her.
Okay, well, did you ever cheat?
I mean, yeah,
I made some mistakes.
That's a horrible thing to do,
Paul.
Do you understand
what that does to a person?
She was turning into
a horrible person
long before I cheated on her.
She took a lot from me,
not just money.
She got full custody.
You're not the only one
with problems, Paul.
Oh, I'm sorry, Madeline.
Tell me about your problems.
You fucking 25-year-old,
frolicking around,
taking a free joy ride
up California.
What are you trying
to do here, anyways?
Fuck you, Paul.
I can see
why she has full custody.
[somber music]
[]
[]
Room 21. My lucky number.
I'll take this one.
Quintessential American
motel experience.
There's a dive bar next door
if you wanna go get a drink.
It's amazing how
I exposed myself to you...
and you just throw it
right back at my face.
You want me to do shit
that I would never do.
Like skinny dip in
the fucking Pacific Ocean.
Now my phone's broken.
I can't get a hold
of my daughter,
and my ex-wife is pissed because
I haven't checked in with her.
And now we're in
this wonderfully shitty motel
that you chose because
you invited yourself on this...
fucking voyage.
And honestly...
I know nothing about you.
I thought you wanted me to come.
I thought I did too.
[tense music]
["Till I See You Then"
by The Bob Hill Band playing]
One day it won't be
Quite this hard
One day imprint
The boulevard
Then my father...
Blue Moss.
Boilermaker, huh?
Let me get the next round.
I'm sorry?
That's what we call
a shot of whiskey and a beer.
A boilermaker.
It's a hell of a combo.
I'm Prince, by the way.
-Madeline.
-Madeline.
Pleasure.
You know, you're, um...
way too cute
to be in a dive like this.
You should be out getting
wined and dined by some hotshot.
But instead, you're here.
Lonely.
How the fuck would you know?
I mean, boilermaker.
Dive bar
in the middle of California.
I mean, come on.
Tell me I'm wrong.
You said the next round's
on you, right?
Yeah. Uh, hey, we're gonna
double down on those boilers.
[Paul sighs]
[intriguing music]
[phone vibrating]
Yeah?
Huh?
What-- what do you care?
Excuse me? Whose daughter?
["Wild Lover"
by JONNY CAT playing]
Ah.
[exhales sharply]
Jesus Christ, that burned.
-[coughs]
-You know it's not
the drink that burns.
It's the way you're drinking it.
Oh. Am I going too fast?
Maybe, but...
fast I can handle.
We're not having
this conversation, Kris.
We're not having
this conversation.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Stop! Fuck!
You're actually
the bane of my existence.
That's the one thing
we have in common,
besides having a child together,
who, by the way,
you're poisoning.
-[line beeping]
-Hello?
Fuck!
[discordant music]
["Do You Want My Love"
by Coo Coo Birds playing]
When I see your face
I feel I'm free
When I see your face
-[speaking French]
-[laughing]
Okay. All right.
When I look into your eyes
They turn black at night
When I look into your eyes
-Madeline, come on, let's go.
-Hey, hey, hey, hey.
-Who are you supposed to be?
-She doesn't want it, man.
Just leave her alone.
What, what? And she wants you?
You curly-headed cuck.
-Hey!
-[Prince grunts, shouts]
Fuckface! Don't move,
I'm calling the cops.
[Paul] Come on!
If I ever see you again,
I will fucking kill you! Ah!
[]
[Madeline] You're fucking crazy,
Paul.
[Paul] Maybe I am.
But I feel alive. [whoops]
Oh, my God, that felt so good.
I've never been in a fight
before, but that was like some--
that was some
fucking Scorsese shit.
-Boom!
-You didn't need
to do that, Paul.
What do you mean?
You couldn't do anything.
Like, he was all over you.
I mean you didn't
have to come to the bar.
I can take care of myself.
I'm a grown-up.
Sorry for cock-blocking you.
You seriously think
it's about cock-blocking,
you fucking dumbass?
-Then what is it about exactly?
-So many things!
Okay, first you invite me
on this trip,
and then you tell me, "Oh,
I didn't want you to come."
And you know what?
You're fucking right,
I shouldn't have come.
And then on top of that,
you think that because
we fucked a couple of times,
that-- that, what, we're gonna
regale our great-grandchildren
with stories of how we met
at Runyon goddamn Canyon?
That we're some sort of,
like, Romeo and Juliet?
-Okay, keep it going.
-Ah, avec plaisir, you know--
you know what we did, Paul?
You and I, we drove together.
We hooked up.
In 20 years, I'm not even
gonna think about this trip,
and if I do, it'll be with
thoughts of it being shit.
[intense music]
Go hide. Good.
You know, I look at you,
and the only thing I think is,
"Where the fuck did this loser
get the nerve to have
such confidence?"
[exhales]
[]
[inhales sharply]
[breathing heavily]
There's nothing you can say
to me that I haven't
said to myself already.
Oh.
-Hi.
-Hey.
I went to get us coffee.
I can never sleep in
with a hangover.
Thanks.
Look, I'm--
I had too much
to drink last night.
I apologize.
You're good. What time is it?
Like, um, 8:30?
All right,
we should be hitting the road.
I wanna get to SF proper.
Be there in the early afternoon.
-So, you know,
not too many stops, okay?
-Okay.
Oh, look, the phone.
Um, it's working.
Looks like the rice did its job.
Nice.
-All right, you ready to go?
-Yes, but...
I'm sorry.
Okay? I--
I shouldn't have
gone off on you like that.
I was--
I was-- I was upset,
and I said things
that I didn't mean
because I wanted to be hurtful.
Understood.
You packed?
Um, almost.
All right,
I'm gonna check us out.
Be ready in ten, yeah?
[door closes]
[gentle piano music]
So,
if you don't mind me asking...
what do you write in that book?
Journal entries? Poetry?
All sorts of things.
Mostly memories, or...
fragments of them.
That's cool that you do that.
I like that one.
What's the meaning behind it?
That's my dad's hand...
moments after he died.
I was with him,
kneeling beside him...
while he was taking
his last breaths.
And then he just, like...
turned cold and hard, like a--
like a rock.
It really makes you zoom out,
you know?
You're holding
somebody as they die.
[Paul] I had no idea
you went through all that.
I'm sorry.
You're strong for sharing.
Thank you.
I feel like I'm finally
starting to get to know
the real Madeline.
[chuckles]
Well, you've shared a lot, too.
A lot of things
I'm not proud of.
[sighs] Things have been
eating me up for years.
I fucked up a lot.
My marriage.
My career.
Parenthood.
I just wanna turn it around.
This is all so strange
to me right now.
What is?
Just everything.
Like, how we met...
why we met.
Like, I see the situation
that you're in, and...
[chuckles] ...it concerns me.
It reminds me of all the shit
that I went through with my dad.
Yesterday, you asked me
what kind of problems
I could possibly have.
Look at me.
I'm in and out
of toxic relationships.
I can't trust anybody.
And I can count on maybe...
one hand the amount
of positive memories
that I have from my childhood.
Like...
you have the opportunity
right now
to either be a stranger
or a hero
in the eyes of your daughter.
My dad was a stranger.
He's dead now,
and I'm just dealing with it.
[dramatic orchestral music]
Who are you going to be?
[Paul] When you're alone for a
while...
it's easy to forget
there's a world outside.
A world where 2,000-year-old
trees still stand,
still breathe.
Their longevity is
fueled by their roots.
It makes you question
your own roots.
Who am I?
Who will remember me?
All those years
living the life of someone
that I didn't even like.
But these trees...
they remind me that...
it's all possible.
Possible to start again.
Possible to be somebody.
For someone.
[Madeline] Okay,
that was super bad.
[Paul] The thing is,
you gotta, like, flick it.
Like that.
[imitates stone whooshing]
Wow, okay. You're good.
A little rusty, but, you know.
-Okay, not bad.
-There you go.
You getting it.
Here, try this one.
It's all about the wrist.
Okay. Not bad. Not bad.
[shutter clicks]
First time
I'm seeing you in action.
[shutter clicks]
[Paul] Yeah.
It's been a while.
Let's go over there to that log.
Okay.
[shutter clicks] Beautiful.
Turn around.
Hey, wow. Look.
I wonder how many
of these relationships lasted.
Ghosts of our past.
[tranquil music]
Paul.
[chuckles]
[upbeat jazz music]
[]
[]
[Paul]
So, welcome to North Beach.
-It's really beautiful.
-Mmm.
Mmm! This is good.
It's good, huh? Tony's.
-Only the best.
-I'm impressed.
I didn't know that Americans
knew how to make good pizza.
They don't. But Tony's? Mmm.
-Fuhgeddaboudit.
-[Madeline chuckles]
Wow, this is a beautiful church.
[Paul] St. Peter and Paul.
My parents were married there.
[Madeline] Wow, really?
That's super cool.
Take a guess
what the address is.
-Uh, like the number?
-Mm-hmm.
Is it like 69 or something?
No, that's the French district.
Okay.
666 Filbert Street.
No. 666, that's the address?
-I know.
-Oh, my God.
-Ironic, huh?
-Very.
It's gonna be right up here.
So, uh, whose place is this?
[Madeline] Uh, it's a friend
of mine from Paris.
He's getting his master's here.
I guess this is goodbye.
Yeah.
Oh, hey.
A souvenir.
Thank you, Paul.
I'd be lying if I said
it wasn't entertaining.
That's one way of putting it.
Bye, Paul.
Hey, Madeline.
Oui?
I'll be over on
the Golden Gate Bridge tomorrow.
Sunset. City side.
You haven't done the walk.
It's a good one.
Will you be with your daughter?
Yeah.
I'll try my best to make it.
[gentle music]
[Paul]
Some people enter your life
at the most unexpected time.
The same goes for how they
exit.
There's beauty in the brevity,
I guess.
And the lessons to be learned.
Romance wasn't our purpose.
And whether or not I see her
again remains a mystery.
Everything about her
is a bit of a mystery.
But I was searching
amongst the branches
for something that
only appears in the roots.
And she showed me that...
that's our purpose.
[]
[street din]
Hey, let me call you right back.
-Paul!
-Oh, my God.
-Boon.
-[chuckles] Come here, man.
What are you doing in the city
without hitting me up?
I wasn't avoiding you,
I swear to God.
Look, listen, I swear.
[laughs] How's work?
You still shooting?
Uh, yeah, I mean,
taking a little hiatus.
You know,
a lot of stuff going on.
And, yeah,
you still with the Giants?
Still with the Giants.
Twelve years now.
Look at you. Next time
I run into you, you'll be GM.
One day. Maybe. We'll see.
-Oh, you will.
-Oh, thank you, man.
-I'm so happy for you.
-Thank you, man.
-Just...
-How's your baby girl?
-Is she still here?
-Yeah, yeah, she's great.
-I'm actually-- I'm gonna
go pick her up right now. Yeah.
-Oh, nice.
I'll tell you what,
the two of you should come down
to the ballpark today for lunch.
-Yeah?
-Please.
-Today?
-Today.
Come down to the ballpark.
-That would be amazing.
-I'm getting a phone call
right now, but call me.
-You still have my number?
-Yeah, yeah.
-Hit me up so I can set you up
in about an hour.
-Okay. All right.
-I'll talk to you in a minute.
-All right.
-Good to see you, Paul.
-Good to see you too.
I'll see you soon.
[hopeful music]
-Dad!
-[Paul] Hey. Wait.
-Secret handshake.
-Ooh.
Boop. Boop. Boop.
Boop. Talia.
How's my little girl?
-Good.
-Yeah? You're so tall.
-Yeah.
-Wow.
Miss Cherie says I grew the most
out of anyone in my class
during quarantine.
I believe her.
I mean, you're ready to play
center for the Warriors.
-I like baseball now.
-Oh, excuse me. Of course.
What else is going on?
-I'm also the best in math, too.
-Really?
All right,
so what's 562 times 85
divided by
the square root of zero?
-Uh...
-That's a trick question, honey.
Hello, Paul.
Honey,
wait for me in the car, okay?
-Bye, Mom.
-Bye, hon.
Try not to fill her head
with too much bullshit today.
Oh, I wouldn't wanna
steal your thunder.
By the way, where's...
-What's his face?
-You know his name.
Uh, Ted.
-Yeah?
-Tom's at the dry cleaners.
-Uh-huh.
-Errands before
our 11:30 flight.
If you'd been any later,
we'd have left her
with the neighbors.
Hmm.
Good to know.
What, no clever comeback?
It's been a pleasure. As always.
What's gotten into you?
[sighs] No clue.
Life's too short, though, Kris.
I'm gonna go spoil my daughter.
Give my best to Tom.
I'm sure he's actually
at the dry cleaner's.
-Who wants ice cream?
-Me!
[cheery music]
Yeah, they used to
call it cream of ice,
but it sounded too much
like cream of wheat,
so they just changed it
to ice cream.
-Hi.
-[Australian accent] Hi,
what can I get for you?
Uh, ice cream.
-Um...
-Oh. I wouldn't have guessed.
Maybe you can
tell us the flavors.
Yeah, you could read it,
but it's fine, I can tell you.
Uh, we have vanilla custard,
we have mango tangerine,
we have coffee blast,
we have vanilla bean,
we have mint chocolate chip.
Can you put that down?
-[stutters]
-Look,
that's a collector's item.
You can only get it on eBay.
There's only 500 in the world.
Can you put that away?
You just don't
touch people's stuff.
-Thank you.
-Oh, hey, I know what I want.
-Yeah?
-I want something
from down under.
Oh, let me check
that really quickly.
Nothing left.
I'm so sorry, but, you know,
we have tons right here.
You know, I think I'm gonna
let my daughter decide.
I'm gonna close my ears, okay?
-Okay.
-Get me something good.
What's your weirdest flavor?
Well, there's ube, which
is purple yam and pretty gnarly.
Can I get that for him
in a double?
-Yes.
-And for me,
a strawberry in a triple.
Coming right up.
[]
[Paul] So what'd you get?
I got strawberry and vanilla.
Strawberry and vanilla?
Is it good?
-Yeah.
-Is it bomb?
-They don't say that anymore.
-They don't?
-It's for old people.
-Oh, come on.
Okay,
can I at least get a fist bump?
Yes. All right,
let's see what you got me.
[Paul exhales sharply]
Should I be scared?
Oh, my God.
-What the heck is this?
-It's called ube.
It's a Filipino yam.
Hey, I love you.
You're so cultured.
-[chuckles]
-Let's go feed the ducks.
Ube? Who the heck eats
potatoes for ice cream?
[Talia] Make sure
to give them small pieces.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
What do you mean?
Like, what happens?
It can get their wings
will grow outwards,
and then it'll kind of grow up.
Well,
only if we give them too much.
Oh, my God. Did you see that?
-He's grabbing for it.
-Oh, no.
Hey, that's my bread.
Give me back my bread.
-I'll grab it.
-Watch out.
Be careful.
You know, when I was your age,
I used to come
to this park a lot with my dad.
We used to come
to this exact bench.
-Really?
-Mm-hmm.
Does it look the same?
-It looks exactly the same.
-Wow.
You wouldn't think it,
because the whole world's
changed with technology,
especially the city.
Everyone's got Teslas, iPhones,
and, you know,
all this iStuff, and...
you know, this place.
This place is frozen in time.
That's why
I like it here so much.
I wish we could
come here more often.
Yeah?
We will.
Will you ever
move to San Francisco?
I don't think so,
but it doesn't mean
we can't come here more often.
Is it because you hate Mom?
-I don't hate Mom.
-Then why'd you two split up?
As you get older,
you'll understand that...
you know, it's just...
your mother and I
weren't meant to last.
I don't know what
she tells you at home...
but your mother and I,
we weren't really angels,
to say the least.
Mom said you caved under
the pressure of responsibility.
She wants me to start
calling Tom "Dad."
Honey...
I'm your only dad, okay?
And not everything
your mother says is true.
But for a long time, I--
For a long time,
I didn't know how to be there.
For you.
Or for myself, even.
And I'm sorry.
Every time I see you,
you're so much taller
and more beautiful, and...
it just kills me
how time goes so fast.
In six years,
you're gonna be in college.
Six years is so far away.
I know it seems far away
when you're 12 years old.
And when you're older...
you blink and you miss it.
[sighs]
Hey.
Ready for the next stop?
Yeah, it's boring here.
[Paul] A lot of legends
walked through these tunnels.
[Talia] Like Buster Posey?
[Paul] Like Buster Posey,
Barry Bonds...
-Yeah, I know.
-...and now...
you.
[Talia] Tom has season tickets,
but I've never done
anything like this.
[Paul] Yeah, honey.
Anyone can have season tickets.
This... is the real deal.
Are you kidding me?
This is awesome!
[contemplative music]
And it's a tie ballgame
here in San Francisco.
Bottom of the ninth.
Bases are juiced.
Oh, just throw it already!
And he goes for the pitch.
-[imitates ball whooshing]
-[basball bat cracks]
-Oh, it's a home run!
-[cheering, applause]
Ladies and gentlemen,
Talia wins it for the pennant!
She wins it for the pennant.
[whooping]
[cheering, applause]
-I love you, baby.
-Love you too, Dad.
Boon...
I mean, this--
Thank you.
This means so much to me.
You've always--
you've always been there for me.
I'm happy to help you, man.
I am happy to help you.
How do you do it, huh?
How do you hold down
a whole organization here?
It's been a journey.
It's been a journey.
It's-- I mean, it's...
you've come a long way.
I mean, it's really
inspiring to see you.
-I enjoy what I do.
-Hmm.
But you're doing
one of the real things.
You're a father.
And that's major.
Not only does she need that,
the world needs that.
Good people.
And you're contributing to that.
And I'm proud of you.
And I'm glad
we have reconnected.
What has it been,
like, 11, 12 years?
Yeah. Ever since Kristine left,
everything fell apart.
I just lost touch
with everybody.
And I lost touch with you.
And you're still here.
You're able to do this.
I mean, this--
this is big.
I mean, look at her.
It's just...
[Boon] She's beautiful.
She's thriving because of you,
you know?
And your time with her.
You're doing
what a lot of people don't do.
Spend time with their babies,
their family.
I know it may seem like
things are not going
the way you want it, but...
you're headed
in the right direction.
Do me a favor,
shoot me an email.
I might have
some stuff coming up soon.
That would help me a lot.
Just to get back in it.
If you can really do that,
if you can give me that chance,
I promise I'll be there.
We go way back.
There's always a place for you.
["There's Nothing There"
by Coo Coo Birds playing]
[]
[speaking French]
The Golden Gate?
It's tourist shit.
[]
[Madeline]
[Paul]
You'll be in love forever.
[Madeline]
[Paul]
I don't know where I'm going...
[Madeline]
[Paul] If I'm running
towards something...
[Madeline]
[both]
[]
["442 Miles"
by Alexi Papalexopoulos playing]
Mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm
Wish you brought me
Back tonight
Among the dark
I try to hide
Get outside
Come chase the light
I wanna feel but cannot cry
Get outside
Come chase the light
I wanna feel but cannot cry
Just enough to break
Before the storm
These twisted roads
They cut just like a thorn
Just enough to break
Before the storm
These twisted roads
They cut just like a thorn
Mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm
Mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm
[birds chirping]
[Doc on video call] There he is.
So, how were
the assignments last week?
[sighs] They're all right.
[Doc] All right?
I feel like
you're hiding something.
Am I wrong?
You didn't do the hike, did
you?
You're five minutes
from the canyon, Paul.
I know. I just...
-I couldn't get going.
-It's hard as hell, man.
But if you're gonna get better,
what do we say?
You need to go through the
fear.
Yeah, yeah.
I do it all the time.
Get out of my comfort zone.
How about I streak
a Dodgers game? Hmm?
Baby steps.
Baby steps, baby steps.
Oh. Mmm. All right.
Little League team. There we go.
We'll-- we'll stay away
from that. Uh...
This isn't working, Doc.
I don't--
I'm not feeling any different.
-Okay?
-Listen to me.
I want you to look at me, okay?
Look at me.
You are good.
I believe in you.
But look, I will see you
next week at noon.
Afternoon on Wednesday.
And, uh, do the hike.
You know,
you might even meet a girl.
You never know.
Gotta get out to know.
[idiosyncratic music]
[podcaster] I give myself space
for healing.
I respect my feelings.
I give myself permission
and support to change,
to change what
isn't serving me well.
And I set healthy boundaries.
I support myself
in making room for more peace.
I listen to my feelings.
I respect my surroundings.
I embody my environment.
I acknowledge that a clean home
means a clean mind.
I respect my body
and I will keep it loose.
I will reject all toxins
in an effort to reach
peak bodily performance.
And now we have a stretch.
Take a deep breath.
Stretch your arms
and release your breath
in a long, slow exhalation.
[vocalizing]
[]
-[scale beeps]
-Oh, come on.
Fuck.
-[scale beeps]
-Fuck you!
It's gotta be fucking off,
right?
It's not working. Right?
[]
[exhales]
[laughs]
Yeah, yeah. Runyon Canyon.
Huh? Yeah?
Hello.
[sighs]
Oh, boy.
Yeah, great.
Ready for some
fucking construction?
Hello,
fellow West Hollywood joggers.
You want some orange soda?
Oh, yeah.
Safety cone. Full effect.
Ready to direct traffic.
Oh, dude. Why--
Is this the only shirt I got?
All right. Runyon today...
Everest tomorrow. All right.
[energetic music]
[panting] Oh, damn.
I think I'm gonna have a baby.
[grunts]
You guys do this for fun?
Oh, shit.
Oh, come on.
[]
[panting]
Yeah, of course.
That'd be too easy. [exhales]
That'd be way too easy.
Oh, my God.
[woman speaking French]
Excuse me. Sorry, can I...
have a cigarette?
[speaking French]
Thanks.
Sorry. Do you have a lighter?
[speaking French]
Fire? Like, uh...
[whooshing] Fire?
You speak English?
[woman] Yes, fluently.
I just thought
it would be rude to interrupt
your little performance.
-[lighter clicks]
-[woman speaking French]
-Huh?
-Mmm. Nothing.
Okay. Thanks.
In France, we like to humor
each other with small talk
after we share a flame.
At least while it still burns.
Sorry.
I love how everyday mundanities
appeal to foreigners.
Like, Asians will come to Paris
and obsess over a loaf of bread,
and I come to LA
and fall in love with a view
that you haven't considered once
since joining me.
Bread's good.
Are you mundane?
You say it like
it's a good thing.
Maybe it is.
Then, yeah,
I'm as mundane as they come.
I'm Madeline.
-Paul.
-Pleasure meeting you, Paul.
You too.
Uh, hey.
Yes?
How long are you in town for?
As long as I want.
Would you like to
do something sometime?
Like, tonight?
[Madeline] Hmm.
I will have to think
about it on my hike.
How about I tell you at the top?
All the way up there?
[Madeline] Oui.
-Yeah, sounds good.
-I'll see you at the top then.
Great.
[intriguing music]
[sighs]
You made it.
[panting] Yeah. Piece of cake.
[laughs] Okay,
so what are we doing tonight?
Tonight? Tonight we're, uh--
Dinner... and music.
Okay, fun.
Here, take down my number.
Here. It's just easier.
Perfect.
Text me your address
and I'll be there at 7:00.
-Seven o'clock.
-Parfait.
-Nice.
-See you later.
Fine.
Seven o'clock.
Seven o'clock.
Oh, fuck.
[idiosyncratic music]
Fuck!
[]
All right.
Oh, shit.
[]
[exhales deeply]
Yo, what's up?
Fuck.
Just be cool.
So.
This is Hollywood.
Uh, West Hollywood.
Not as glamorous
as it's made out to be.
In what way?
It's got problems.
Every city has problems.
True, but...
watch out for
that needle right there.
Oh.
Oh, my God, you weren't joking.
Told you.
So... I gotta ask you.
What made you wanna
come out with me?
[chuckles]
What, you think I should have
sought out a better deal?
No, no, definitely not.
Well, why go overseas
if you're just gonna stay
in your comfort zone?
Reminds me of a story my sister
shared with me last year.
She was at some bar in Paris.
-Harry's, I think it was.
-I know it.
Okay, so, like, Hemingway
was there all the time.
Okay, Hemingway was everywhere
all the time back in the day.
-All right.
-[Madeline chuckles]
She's loving it,
she's speaking French, you know,
practicing French
and everything like that.
She starts chatting up
with this couple.
She asks how long
they've been married for.
He wiggles his wedding ring,
says, "Nine years."
The woman reaches over,
touches his thigh.
Says, "11 years one month ago."
They weren't even married.
Like, they're married,
but they're not married.
-What did your sister say?
-Nothing. She was speechless.
They got drunk and everything,
duh-duh-duh.
And towards
the end of the night,
the woman comes up to my sister.
-Mm-hmm.
-And says...
"Darling, it is the French way."
Indeed it is.
Oh, what the hell.
Is this what you had in mind?
They said they'd be open online.
Look, there's a place
up the street a few blocks up.
-We can try.
-And if that's closed,
I imagine we'd take refuge
in some lonesome McDonald's, no?
I can't say
I haven't tried that before.
Come on. Let's just cook.
Allez.
[uptempo music playing]
-[Paul sighs]
-[Madeline chuckles]
-Voil.
-Merci.
These photos are beautiful,
by the way. Who took them?
-I did, actually.
-Really?
-Mm-hmm.
-You're a photographer.
-Well, I was.
-Why did you stop?
I didn't.
-The pay did.
-Mmm.
Did you ever shoot movies?
I got a lot of offers
back in the days.
Anything I would know?
Nah, nothing exciting.
-Mostly shit.
-[Madeline chuckles]
-Bon apptit.
-Merci.
So...
what kind of movies?
A lot of low-budget,
indie rom-com,
garbage commercial schlock.
[laughs] Why didn't you do them?
It was too pedestrian, you know?
Okay. [laughs]
-Un vrai artiste.
-[Paul chuckles]
-How about a cheers?
-To whom?
-To vrai artiste.
-[Madeline chuckles]
-Sant.
-Sant.
Hmm.
It needs to open up
a little bit.
[laughs] Okay.
He's a sommelier too.
Oui, oui.
[Madeline laughs]
Mmm.
This is super good.
Thank you.
Do you cook a lot?
Yeah, I learned to cook
during the whole COVID thing.
Wow. Impressive.
I love to cook too.
I think my favorite dish
to make is a tiramisu.
Oh, yeah?
A seven or eight layer?
-What do you mean?
-You know how there's, like,
different layers of tiramisu?
You can't do more than
three layers. That's crazy.
Oh, no, no. They do it.
You don't know the real way.
I learned all this stuff
during COVID.
You'd be amazed how much
people know about tiramisu.
There's so many
different levels.
Okay. [chuckles]
[Paul] So, you never told me.
What brings you to LA?
Um, it's just a place
I've been wanting to see.
You're not running away
from some crazy boyfriend
or something, are you?
No. No boyfriend.
Good to know.
So what do you think so far?
Of LA?
Yeah.
Um,
it's not what I was expecting.
You mean like the sidewalks
aren't made of red carpets?
Stars weren't twinkling
with paparazzi? Like...
It's okay, every European
has the same reaction.
What about you? Have you
spent much time overseas?
I have, actually.
-Really?
-I spent a lot of time
in Europe.
-Wow.
-Yeah, shooting over there
for the last 20 years.
-I love it.
-What cities?
[sighs] London, Milan, Paris.
The usual fashion suspects.
Um, Berlin's my favorite,
though.
[smacks lips]
I love, love Berlin.
-You never wanted to move there?
-It was a plan at one point.
I mean, I always thought
I'd end up some bachelor
living in a penthouse.
Or Dubai.
Funny.
What?
Well, they all say
the same about LA.
It's strange, isn't it?
Like, when you're young,
you think there's
gonna be so much more.
More what?
More-- more life, more time.
I don't think about it at all.
-Well, aren't you lucky, then?
-And why is that?
You're lucky
not to be in your head so much.
I'm in my head.
Just about other things.
Let's dance.
Oh. Yeah, we can-- we can dance.
Mm-hmm.
[impassioned music]
'Cause I've been
Thinking about you
And all the things
We used to do
Things we used to do
So many things
That are on my mind
'Cause I've been
Thinking about
And all the things
We used to do
[both panting]
Take your pants off.
-Can I keep my shirt on?
-Yeah.
'Cause I've been
Thinking about you
Fuck, who would've thought?
Damn.
Mmm.
[birds chirping]
[Madeline] Where are you going?
I actually gotta drive up
to San Francisco today.
[Madeline] Wow.
I actually have
some friends up there.
[sniffles] It's a long drive.
Yeah. You wanna come?
Sure.
Huh?
Yeah, I'm down.
Really?
-Why not?
-Uh...
all right, yeah.
-Fuck it. You're coming.
-Yes.
Can we stay in one of those
hole-in-the-wall motels?
You know,
like the super American ones?
The one with three channels,
two vending machines,
and a waterbed?
[laughs] Exactly.
-I think I know a place.
-Magnifique.
Okay, I just need to stop by my
hostel first to grab some stuff.
Okay.
[sighs]
All right.
Not exactly a Lambo, but...
she's got it where it counts.
I think it's chic.
-What year?
-'95.
-Older than you, I think?
-Mmm, just a bit.
Does she have a name?
-Gertrude.
-Gertrude?
That's like a grandma name.
[laughs]
Exactly. She's a little past
her prime, but back in the day,
she used to fuck like an minx.
Oi. Thank you for that image.
Hey, I'm actually gonna be
getting up a day late.
No, no, no. It won't affect you.
Look, it's fine.
Look, I-- I got it.
No, no, no, no. I'm arriving--
I'm gonna be
arriving on time, okay?
I'm gonna be arriving on time.
Okay.
I-- I gotta go, okay?
I gotta go. Bye.
-You made it.
-Not too shabby, huh?
In and out in 15 minutes.
[laughs]
A motto I try to live by.
["Je Te Veux"
by JONNY CAT playing]
[]
[Paul] See the Ferris wheel
right there?
[Madeline] Mm-hmm.
That was actually
the inspiration
for the invention of the wheel.
-Wow.
-Mm-hmm.
Yeah, before that,
humanity was basically
just using dogs and sleds.
Fascinating.
You should be
a tour guide on those--
What are they called?
You know, the tourist traps?
-You talking about Star Tours?
-Yes!
Star Tours was
made for you, Paul.
All right.
Next stop on the tour,
a well-known coffee joint
frequented by
all the Hollywood top celebs.
Mmm, well, you know, I could go
for a croissant
and a Tom Cruise sighting.
Oh, I'm sorry.
We don't do croissants
in California.
-Ah, what do you do?
-We do breakfast burritos.
Okay, I can do that too.
[]
-Keep the change.
-[cashier] Thank you.
Hi, sweetheart. Pick up for JC.
-Paul.
-JC.
[JC] Paul! [laughs]
I thought that was you, man.
How you doing?
Long time.
What brings you out to Malibu?
Well, you know, part house hunt,
part scout for a big job.
-Nice. What's the job?
-Vanity Fair.
Cover shoot.
-Good for you.
-[laughs] I know, right?
I've been blessed.
I've been blessed.
-I'm happy for you.
-What about you, man?
You got to be killing it.
What's going on?
Yeah,
just some personal projects.
-You know, adjusting--
-Yeah, that reminds me,
that reminds me.
You know, you were the first one
to ever crew me on a shoot.
Man, I was like, "The fuck?
I'm working with Paul Wesson?"
Man! Your name got me
a lot of clout in the industry.
-Right on, man.
-Well, hey.
Let's hook up sometime,
all right?
Here, if you ever need
any work, I got you.
-I'm good.
-You sure now?
This is my private stuff.
You can't find this shit online.
Here you go.
Just take it right there.
-[cashier] For JC.
-Oh, thank you, sweetheart.
Love you. You be good, amigo.
[door chime dinging]
-How's the burrito?
-Amazing.
I feel like
it's such a California thing.
$16 breakfast burrito,
as California as it gets.
-Shall we?
-Yeah.
Who was that guy, by the way?
Ancient history.
We all have ghosts
from the past.
[pensive music]
[Madeline in French]
[]
[waves crashing]
You okay?
[Paul] Yeah.
Sorry. It's just sometimes
I get hit with these moods.
Any reason why?
A lot more than one.
I mean, you're a single,
childless bachelor
living in Los Angeles.
Forget the optics.
It's all bullshit.
You know... I missed my shot.
I had this big ego that just...
got in the way of everything.
And maybe if I'd taken
some of those bullshit jobs
I was joking about last night,
or just not been so precious,
or just...
been there.
I mean, I look at JC
and it's like...
"This guy?
Like, how could this guy..."
I mentored him
and helped him and did so much.
And then somehow it just got...
swept from under my feet.
I had everything.
It was all there.
I was doing so good.
I introduced him to everybody.
And now he's on top?
Like, how does that happen?
How does somebody...
I suggest you write it down
and you fix it later.
Where am I gonna write it down?
The sand?
No, not my sand.
-Your sand?
-Oui.
I hereby proclaim this beachhead
is on behalf
of the Republic of France.
So you're actually
currently trespassing
on foreign territory.
-Oh, really?
-Mm-hmm.
And I'm gonna have to ask you to
leave because you're disobeying
the rules
of my new French sovereignty.
-And what rules are those?
-Well, this is a nudist beach.
So I'm gonna have
to ask you to disrobe
and join me in the water.
You're kidding, right?
No, Paul,
this is fixing it later.
You can't. I-- Madeline.
Come on, allez!
[bright music]
Find my pants?
No. But I found the keys.
-I think the tide got 'em.
-Non, merde.
Well, at least I found this.
Fried as shit, but you ever
hear about the rice trick?
-No.
-Bag of rice. Dries it up.
Oui, oui, oui, oui, oui.
Yeah, let's do that.
-Let's go.
-Okay.
[]
[both laughing]
[speaking French]
[]
Ooh!
Paul?
Paul!
What do you think?
-You've seen the film, right?
-Of course.
I think they're perfect.
We can be just like them.
They ended up together?
No, but I mean,
this is our movie, not theirs.
[gentle music]
-[both laughing]
-Mon Dieu.
So how long is this
supposed to last, anyways?
As long as the creator deems.
I'm gonna get a pop inside.
You want something?
No. But can I use your phone?
Oui, of course.
Thanks.
[speaking French]
[road din]
I know. [chuckles]
I-- I miss you, too.
Yeah.
I'll be there soon, I promise.
I can't wait to see you.
I love you too.
Bye.
Shall we?
Yeah. Um, I just gotta
hit the head real quick,
and then I'll be right back.
[tense music]
Wow, it's getting really foggy.
What's up?
You didn't make
an international call, right?
Because I have to buy
those minutes special.
Nah. Who am I gonna call,
Justin Trudeau?
Just checking.
So who did you call?
Just had to give an update
to the boss on a job
I'm doing up in SF.
Right.
And what job is that, actually?
I-- You never
really mentioned it.
Uh, it's classified.
Is it a photo shoot?
I saw that you have
your equipment in the trunk.
I wish. No.
Okay, well, then what is it?
Just a gig I gotta take care of.
Can you stop being
so fucking mercurial?
I don't think
that's the right word--
Okay, can you stop
being so fucking difficult?
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Madeline, relax. All right?
There's something
I gotta take care of in SF,
and it's personal.
Yeah, well, I never heard
anyone tell their boss
that they love them like that.
[Paul sighs]
[sighs]
I called my ex-wife, okay?
-She lives up in San Francisco.
-Your ex-wife?
So you tell your ex-wife
that you love her like that?
I haven't talked to my ex-wife
like that in years.
But I do talk
to my daughter like that.
I'm sorry I wasn't forward
with you earlier.
Okay? I just...
I'm going up to San Francisco
to pick up my daughter
so my ex-wife could
go on vacation to Tahiti
with her tech millionaire
boytoy husband.
Now you know all my secrets.
It shouldn't be a secret
that you have a daughter, Paul.
Family is all we have.
And sometimes
you don't realize that
until you no longer have one.
[somber music]
So what was it
you said on the hill?
-Over there.
-Oh, it doesn't apply here.
[Paul] Still.
[Madeline speaking French]
-What's that mean?
-It's, uh--
How do you say,
like, not literal?
Like a catchphrase.
-An idiom.
-Oui, voil.
Um, it translates to
"whoever lights it, fucks it."
Huh?
Well, in France, you say that if
you light someone's cigarette,
it means that
they're going to fuck you.
If you want.
Well, suddenly
I don't wanna light this.
Mmm. I got it.
So...
when did you get divorced?
We got married young.
And for the wrong reasons.
And by the time we split up,
my daughter was already born.
What was so bad about it?
It became toxic.
I felt trapped.
Controlled.
And look, at first I thought it
was coming from a place of love.
Like, this is normal
for every relationship.
And then it became
abundantly clear
that this person was unwell.
Like, mentally fucked.
And then it got
in the way of my career.
Like, this industry
is demanding.
Okay? It's not just the work.
It's who you are
outside of the work.
The networking, the schmoozing,
the bullshit parties...
it caused us to fight a lot.
You'd think she'd be supportive.
Yeah.
Every time I'd go
out of town for a shoot,
she'd be on me like a hawk.
She thought I was
cheating on her.
Okay, well, did you ever cheat?
I mean, yeah,
I made some mistakes.
That's a horrible thing to do,
Paul.
Do you understand
what that does to a person?
She was turning into
a horrible person
long before I cheated on her.
She took a lot from me,
not just money.
She got full custody.
You're not the only one
with problems, Paul.
Oh, I'm sorry, Madeline.
Tell me about your problems.
You fucking 25-year-old,
frolicking around,
taking a free joy ride
up California.
What are you trying
to do here, anyways?
Fuck you, Paul.
I can see
why she has full custody.
[somber music]
[]
[]
Room 21. My lucky number.
I'll take this one.
Quintessential American
motel experience.
There's a dive bar next door
if you wanna go get a drink.
It's amazing how
I exposed myself to you...
and you just throw it
right back at my face.
You want me to do shit
that I would never do.
Like skinny dip in
the fucking Pacific Ocean.
Now my phone's broken.
I can't get a hold
of my daughter,
and my ex-wife is pissed because
I haven't checked in with her.
And now we're in
this wonderfully shitty motel
that you chose because
you invited yourself on this...
fucking voyage.
And honestly...
I know nothing about you.
I thought you wanted me to come.
I thought I did too.
[tense music]
["Till I See You Then"
by The Bob Hill Band playing]
One day it won't be
Quite this hard
One day imprint
The boulevard
Then my father...
Blue Moss.
Boilermaker, huh?
Let me get the next round.
I'm sorry?
That's what we call
a shot of whiskey and a beer.
A boilermaker.
It's a hell of a combo.
I'm Prince, by the way.
-Madeline.
-Madeline.
Pleasure.
You know, you're, um...
way too cute
to be in a dive like this.
You should be out getting
wined and dined by some hotshot.
But instead, you're here.
Lonely.
How the fuck would you know?
I mean, boilermaker.
Dive bar
in the middle of California.
I mean, come on.
Tell me I'm wrong.
You said the next round's
on you, right?
Yeah. Uh, hey, we're gonna
double down on those boilers.
[Paul sighs]
[intriguing music]
[phone vibrating]
Yeah?
Huh?
What-- what do you care?
Excuse me? Whose daughter?
["Wild Lover"
by JONNY CAT playing]
Ah.
[exhales sharply]
Jesus Christ, that burned.
-[coughs]
-You know it's not
the drink that burns.
It's the way you're drinking it.
Oh. Am I going too fast?
Maybe, but...
fast I can handle.
We're not having
this conversation, Kris.
We're not having
this conversation.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Stop! Fuck!
You're actually
the bane of my existence.
That's the one thing
we have in common,
besides having a child together,
who, by the way,
you're poisoning.
-[line beeping]
-Hello?
Fuck!
[discordant music]
["Do You Want My Love"
by Coo Coo Birds playing]
When I see your face
I feel I'm free
When I see your face
-[speaking French]
-[laughing]
Okay. All right.
When I look into your eyes
They turn black at night
When I look into your eyes
-Madeline, come on, let's go.
-Hey, hey, hey, hey.
-Who are you supposed to be?
-She doesn't want it, man.
Just leave her alone.
What, what? And she wants you?
You curly-headed cuck.
-Hey!
-[Prince grunts, shouts]
Fuckface! Don't move,
I'm calling the cops.
[Paul] Come on!
If I ever see you again,
I will fucking kill you! Ah!
[]
[Madeline] You're fucking crazy,
Paul.
[Paul] Maybe I am.
But I feel alive. [whoops]
Oh, my God, that felt so good.
I've never been in a fight
before, but that was like some--
that was some
fucking Scorsese shit.
-Boom!
-You didn't need
to do that, Paul.
What do you mean?
You couldn't do anything.
Like, he was all over you.
I mean you didn't
have to come to the bar.
I can take care of myself.
I'm a grown-up.
Sorry for cock-blocking you.
You seriously think
it's about cock-blocking,
you fucking dumbass?
-Then what is it about exactly?
-So many things!
Okay, first you invite me
on this trip,
and then you tell me, "Oh,
I didn't want you to come."
And you know what?
You're fucking right,
I shouldn't have come.
And then on top of that,
you think that because
we fucked a couple of times,
that-- that, what, we're gonna
regale our great-grandchildren
with stories of how we met
at Runyon goddamn Canyon?
That we're some sort of,
like, Romeo and Juliet?
-Okay, keep it going.
-Ah, avec plaisir, you know--
you know what we did, Paul?
You and I, we drove together.
We hooked up.
In 20 years, I'm not even
gonna think about this trip,
and if I do, it'll be with
thoughts of it being shit.
[intense music]
Go hide. Good.
You know, I look at you,
and the only thing I think is,
"Where the fuck did this loser
get the nerve to have
such confidence?"
[exhales]
[]
[inhales sharply]
[breathing heavily]
There's nothing you can say
to me that I haven't
said to myself already.
Oh.
-Hi.
-Hey.
I went to get us coffee.
I can never sleep in
with a hangover.
Thanks.
Look, I'm--
I had too much
to drink last night.
I apologize.
You're good. What time is it?
Like, um, 8:30?
All right,
we should be hitting the road.
I wanna get to SF proper.
Be there in the early afternoon.
-So, you know,
not too many stops, okay?
-Okay.
Oh, look, the phone.
Um, it's working.
Looks like the rice did its job.
Nice.
-All right, you ready to go?
-Yes, but...
I'm sorry.
Okay? I--
I shouldn't have
gone off on you like that.
I was--
I was-- I was upset,
and I said things
that I didn't mean
because I wanted to be hurtful.
Understood.
You packed?
Um, almost.
All right,
I'm gonna check us out.
Be ready in ten, yeah?
[door closes]
[gentle piano music]
So,
if you don't mind me asking...
what do you write in that book?
Journal entries? Poetry?
All sorts of things.
Mostly memories, or...
fragments of them.
That's cool that you do that.
I like that one.
What's the meaning behind it?
That's my dad's hand...
moments after he died.
I was with him,
kneeling beside him...
while he was taking
his last breaths.
And then he just, like...
turned cold and hard, like a--
like a rock.
It really makes you zoom out,
you know?
You're holding
somebody as they die.
[Paul] I had no idea
you went through all that.
I'm sorry.
You're strong for sharing.
Thank you.
I feel like I'm finally
starting to get to know
the real Madeline.
[chuckles]
Well, you've shared a lot, too.
A lot of things
I'm not proud of.
[sighs] Things have been
eating me up for years.
I fucked up a lot.
My marriage.
My career.
Parenthood.
I just wanna turn it around.
This is all so strange
to me right now.
What is?
Just everything.
Like, how we met...
why we met.
Like, I see the situation
that you're in, and...
[chuckles] ...it concerns me.
It reminds me of all the shit
that I went through with my dad.
Yesterday, you asked me
what kind of problems
I could possibly have.
Look at me.
I'm in and out
of toxic relationships.
I can't trust anybody.
And I can count on maybe...
one hand the amount
of positive memories
that I have from my childhood.
Like...
you have the opportunity
right now
to either be a stranger
or a hero
in the eyes of your daughter.
My dad was a stranger.
He's dead now,
and I'm just dealing with it.
[dramatic orchestral music]
Who are you going to be?
[Paul] When you're alone for a
while...
it's easy to forget
there's a world outside.
A world where 2,000-year-old
trees still stand,
still breathe.
Their longevity is
fueled by their roots.
It makes you question
your own roots.
Who am I?
Who will remember me?
All those years
living the life of someone
that I didn't even like.
But these trees...
they remind me that...
it's all possible.
Possible to start again.
Possible to be somebody.
For someone.
[Madeline] Okay,
that was super bad.
[Paul] The thing is,
you gotta, like, flick it.
Like that.
[imitates stone whooshing]
Wow, okay. You're good.
A little rusty, but, you know.
-Okay, not bad.
-There you go.
You getting it.
Here, try this one.
It's all about the wrist.
Okay. Not bad. Not bad.
[shutter clicks]
First time
I'm seeing you in action.
[shutter clicks]
[Paul] Yeah.
It's been a while.
Let's go over there to that log.
Okay.
[shutter clicks] Beautiful.
Turn around.
Hey, wow. Look.
I wonder how many
of these relationships lasted.
Ghosts of our past.
[tranquil music]
Paul.
[chuckles]
[upbeat jazz music]
[]
[]
[Paul]
So, welcome to North Beach.
-It's really beautiful.
-Mmm.
Mmm! This is good.
It's good, huh? Tony's.
-Only the best.
-I'm impressed.
I didn't know that Americans
knew how to make good pizza.
They don't. But Tony's? Mmm.
-Fuhgeddaboudit.
-[Madeline chuckles]
Wow, this is a beautiful church.
[Paul] St. Peter and Paul.
My parents were married there.
[Madeline] Wow, really?
That's super cool.
Take a guess
what the address is.
-Uh, like the number?
-Mm-hmm.
Is it like 69 or something?
No, that's the French district.
Okay.
666 Filbert Street.
No. 666, that's the address?
-I know.
-Oh, my God.
-Ironic, huh?
-Very.
It's gonna be right up here.
So, uh, whose place is this?
[Madeline] Uh, it's a friend
of mine from Paris.
He's getting his master's here.
I guess this is goodbye.
Yeah.
Oh, hey.
A souvenir.
Thank you, Paul.
I'd be lying if I said
it wasn't entertaining.
That's one way of putting it.
Bye, Paul.
Hey, Madeline.
Oui?
I'll be over on
the Golden Gate Bridge tomorrow.
Sunset. City side.
You haven't done the walk.
It's a good one.
Will you be with your daughter?
Yeah.
I'll try my best to make it.
[gentle music]
[Paul]
Some people enter your life
at the most unexpected time.
The same goes for how they
exit.
There's beauty in the brevity,
I guess.
And the lessons to be learned.
Romance wasn't our purpose.
And whether or not I see her
again remains a mystery.
Everything about her
is a bit of a mystery.
But I was searching
amongst the branches
for something that
only appears in the roots.
And she showed me that...
that's our purpose.
[]
[street din]
Hey, let me call you right back.
-Paul!
-Oh, my God.
-Boon.
-[chuckles] Come here, man.
What are you doing in the city
without hitting me up?
I wasn't avoiding you,
I swear to God.
Look, listen, I swear.
[laughs] How's work?
You still shooting?
Uh, yeah, I mean,
taking a little hiatus.
You know,
a lot of stuff going on.
And, yeah,
you still with the Giants?
Still with the Giants.
Twelve years now.
Look at you. Next time
I run into you, you'll be GM.
One day. Maybe. We'll see.
-Oh, you will.
-Oh, thank you, man.
-I'm so happy for you.
-Thank you, man.
-Just...
-How's your baby girl?
-Is she still here?
-Yeah, yeah, she's great.
-I'm actually-- I'm gonna
go pick her up right now. Yeah.
-Oh, nice.
I'll tell you what,
the two of you should come down
to the ballpark today for lunch.
-Yeah?
-Please.
-Today?
-Today.
Come down to the ballpark.
-That would be amazing.
-I'm getting a phone call
right now, but call me.
-You still have my number?
-Yeah, yeah.
-Hit me up so I can set you up
in about an hour.
-Okay. All right.
-I'll talk to you in a minute.
-All right.
-Good to see you, Paul.
-Good to see you too.
I'll see you soon.
[hopeful music]
-Dad!
-[Paul] Hey. Wait.
-Secret handshake.
-Ooh.
Boop. Boop. Boop.
Boop. Talia.
How's my little girl?
-Good.
-Yeah? You're so tall.
-Yeah.
-Wow.
Miss Cherie says I grew the most
out of anyone in my class
during quarantine.
I believe her.
I mean, you're ready to play
center for the Warriors.
-I like baseball now.
-Oh, excuse me. Of course.
What else is going on?
-I'm also the best in math, too.
-Really?
All right,
so what's 562 times 85
divided by
the square root of zero?
-Uh...
-That's a trick question, honey.
Hello, Paul.
Honey,
wait for me in the car, okay?
-Bye, Mom.
-Bye, hon.
Try not to fill her head
with too much bullshit today.
Oh, I wouldn't wanna
steal your thunder.
By the way, where's...
-What's his face?
-You know his name.
Uh, Ted.
-Yeah?
-Tom's at the dry cleaners.
-Uh-huh.
-Errands before
our 11:30 flight.
If you'd been any later,
we'd have left her
with the neighbors.
Hmm.
Good to know.
What, no clever comeback?
It's been a pleasure. As always.
What's gotten into you?
[sighs] No clue.
Life's too short, though, Kris.
I'm gonna go spoil my daughter.
Give my best to Tom.
I'm sure he's actually
at the dry cleaner's.
-Who wants ice cream?
-Me!
[cheery music]
Yeah, they used to
call it cream of ice,
but it sounded too much
like cream of wheat,
so they just changed it
to ice cream.
-Hi.
-[Australian accent] Hi,
what can I get for you?
Uh, ice cream.
-Um...
-Oh. I wouldn't have guessed.
Maybe you can
tell us the flavors.
Yeah, you could read it,
but it's fine, I can tell you.
Uh, we have vanilla custard,
we have mango tangerine,
we have coffee blast,
we have vanilla bean,
we have mint chocolate chip.
Can you put that down?
-[stutters]
-Look,
that's a collector's item.
You can only get it on eBay.
There's only 500 in the world.
Can you put that away?
You just don't
touch people's stuff.
-Thank you.
-Oh, hey, I know what I want.
-Yeah?
-I want something
from down under.
Oh, let me check
that really quickly.
Nothing left.
I'm so sorry, but, you know,
we have tons right here.
You know, I think I'm gonna
let my daughter decide.
I'm gonna close my ears, okay?
-Okay.
-Get me something good.
What's your weirdest flavor?
Well, there's ube, which
is purple yam and pretty gnarly.
Can I get that for him
in a double?
-Yes.
-And for me,
a strawberry in a triple.
Coming right up.
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[Paul] So what'd you get?
I got strawberry and vanilla.
Strawberry and vanilla?
Is it good?
-Yeah.
-Is it bomb?
-They don't say that anymore.
-They don't?
-It's for old people.
-Oh, come on.
Okay,
can I at least get a fist bump?
Yes. All right,
let's see what you got me.
[Paul exhales sharply]
Should I be scared?
Oh, my God.
-What the heck is this?
-It's called ube.
It's a Filipino yam.
Hey, I love you.
You're so cultured.
-[chuckles]
-Let's go feed the ducks.
Ube? Who the heck eats
potatoes for ice cream?
[Talia] Make sure
to give them small pieces.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
What do you mean?
Like, what happens?
It can get their wings
will grow outwards,
and then it'll kind of grow up.
Well,
only if we give them too much.
Oh, my God. Did you see that?
-He's grabbing for it.
-Oh, no.
Hey, that's my bread.
Give me back my bread.
-I'll grab it.
-Watch out.
Be careful.
You know, when I was your age,
I used to come
to this park a lot with my dad.
We used to come
to this exact bench.
-Really?
-Mm-hmm.
Does it look the same?
-It looks exactly the same.
-Wow.
You wouldn't think it,
because the whole world's
changed with technology,
especially the city.
Everyone's got Teslas, iPhones,
and, you know,
all this iStuff, and...
you know, this place.
This place is frozen in time.
That's why
I like it here so much.
I wish we could
come here more often.
Yeah?
We will.
Will you ever
move to San Francisco?
I don't think so,
but it doesn't mean
we can't come here more often.
Is it because you hate Mom?
-I don't hate Mom.
-Then why'd you two split up?
As you get older,
you'll understand that...
you know, it's just...
your mother and I
weren't meant to last.
I don't know what
she tells you at home...
but your mother and I,
we weren't really angels,
to say the least.
Mom said you caved under
the pressure of responsibility.
She wants me to start
calling Tom "Dad."
Honey...
I'm your only dad, okay?
And not everything
your mother says is true.
But for a long time, I--
For a long time,
I didn't know how to be there.
For you.
Or for myself, even.
And I'm sorry.
Every time I see you,
you're so much taller
and more beautiful, and...
it just kills me
how time goes so fast.
In six years,
you're gonna be in college.
Six years is so far away.
I know it seems far away
when you're 12 years old.
And when you're older...
you blink and you miss it.
[sighs]
Hey.
Ready for the next stop?
Yeah, it's boring here.
[Paul] A lot of legends
walked through these tunnels.
[Talia] Like Buster Posey?
[Paul] Like Buster Posey,
Barry Bonds...
-Yeah, I know.
-...and now...
you.
[Talia] Tom has season tickets,
but I've never done
anything like this.
[Paul] Yeah, honey.
Anyone can have season tickets.
This... is the real deal.
Are you kidding me?
This is awesome!
[contemplative music]
And it's a tie ballgame
here in San Francisco.
Bottom of the ninth.
Bases are juiced.
Oh, just throw it already!
And he goes for the pitch.
-[imitates ball whooshing]
-[basball bat cracks]
-Oh, it's a home run!
-[cheering, applause]
Ladies and gentlemen,
Talia wins it for the pennant!
She wins it for the pennant.
[whooping]
[cheering, applause]
-I love you, baby.
-Love you too, Dad.
Boon...
I mean, this--
Thank you.
This means so much to me.
You've always--
you've always been there for me.
I'm happy to help you, man.
I am happy to help you.
How do you do it, huh?
How do you hold down
a whole organization here?
It's been a journey.
It's been a journey.
It's-- I mean, it's...
you've come a long way.
I mean, it's really
inspiring to see you.
-I enjoy what I do.
-Hmm.
But you're doing
one of the real things.
You're a father.
And that's major.
Not only does she need that,
the world needs that.
Good people.
And you're contributing to that.
And I'm proud of you.
And I'm glad
we have reconnected.
What has it been,
like, 11, 12 years?
Yeah. Ever since Kristine left,
everything fell apart.
I just lost touch
with everybody.
And I lost touch with you.
And you're still here.
You're able to do this.
I mean, this--
this is big.
I mean, look at her.
It's just...
[Boon] She's beautiful.
She's thriving because of you,
you know?
And your time with her.
You're doing
what a lot of people don't do.
Spend time with their babies,
their family.
I know it may seem like
things are not going
the way you want it, but...
you're headed
in the right direction.
Do me a favor,
shoot me an email.
I might have
some stuff coming up soon.
That would help me a lot.
Just to get back in it.
If you can really do that,
if you can give me that chance,
I promise I'll be there.
We go way back.
There's always a place for you.
["There's Nothing There"
by Coo Coo Birds playing]
[]
[speaking French]
The Golden Gate?
It's tourist shit.
[]
[Madeline]
[Paul]
You'll be in love forever.
[Madeline]
[Paul]
I don't know where I'm going...
[Madeline]
[Paul] If I'm running
towards something...
[Madeline]
[both]
[]
["442 Miles"
by Alexi Papalexopoulos playing]
Mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm
Wish you brought me
Back tonight
Among the dark
I try to hide
Get outside
Come chase the light
I wanna feel but cannot cry
Get outside
Come chase the light
I wanna feel but cannot cry
Just enough to break
Before the storm
These twisted roads
They cut just like a thorn
Just enough to break
Before the storm
These twisted roads
They cut just like a thorn
Mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm
Mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm, mmm-mmm