When We Get There (2026) Movie Script
1
[chugging]
[glass breaks]
[melancholic music playing]
[Ty] See that kid there?
That's me.
I'm the one trying to cheer up
that serious looking kid.
That kid
is my twin brother, Cal.
Fraternal twins obviously.
And he's the ugly one.
I don't know why she named him
Callahan really.
It's a pretty weird name.
I thought maybe she named me
Tyler after Tyler Durden
of Fight Club fame.
But the math didn't really
add up on that one.
I do know we both have the same
middle name because of our dad.
His name was Griffin.
But we never met him
and she didn't like
to talk about it.
Cal is pretty much
the best dude.
He really is.
See, I can get a little--
well, he keeps me grounded,
you know.
But then he's also kinda like,
I don't know, um--
sometimes I think if our souls
were like bodies of water,
that his would be
this huge turbulent sea
that's, like, so deep
you can never see the bottom,
you know?
And then I'm like
a swimming pool.
Ghost!
Ghost!
[Ty]
That was our secret code word.
Somebody drops ghost on you,
you drop everything for them.
Our mom was a freaking saint.
She was the principal
of our middle school,
which is totally as brutal
as it sounds.
We got away with nothing.
Who can blame her?
She was raising us on her own.
Mom never talked about our dad
and after a while,
I guess we stopped asking.
Plus it really bothered Cal
when I bring him up,
so I just started imagining
having cookouts
with Liam Neeson.
In my head,
my dad was always Liam Neeson
from Love Actually.
Mom really loved that movie.
That's my mom.
That's Mom.
[Cal] Ty.
Uh, we gotta go, man.
It's time.
Prepare your tie.
Take off your hat too.
[melancholic music playing]
[Ty] Mom passed the week
before we finished college.
I think she wanted
to hold on but, man,
she was just--
she was sick
for so long I think...
she got tired.
So now, we're at the end
of, like, a lot of things.
I mean, what even happens
after the end, you know?
Oh.
[breathing heavily]
[funeral music playing]
Got out of there really fast.
Yeah.
I think I know why.
It's because you had to fart
really bad, isn't it?
You just had to get out of there
before the service ended
-in a deafening roar...
-Yeah.
-...of flatulent thunder.
-Something like that.
-Right? Right?
-You're hilarious.
I know.
[Cal] Hey.
Well, um, that was nice.
I think--I think Mom
would really like that.
It was just--it was beautiful
how many people
showed up, you know.
-And, um...
-Did you pay the organ lady?
Oh, shit. Um, no, but I--
No, I'll do it.
[Ty] No, I will--I can do it.
I promise. Okay.
I'll do it.
[Ty] Well, uh, are we gonna go?
You wanna go?
Uh, I mean, it's graduation.
Yeah, the ceremony
is kinda for the parents, Ty.
Well, my dad is definitely
expecting us to walk.
Yeah, and I know
he wants to watch me walk
because I've been working
on my strut,
maybe not you so much.
What?
He says he has something
for you guys.
[Cal] Huh.
All right.
That's somehow scarier.
I'll take a gift.
All right. Great.
It's gonna be great.
It's gonna be great.
It's gonna be great.
And he's not gonna be weird.
-It is.
-He's not gonna be weird.
It's probably something good.
[acoustic music playing]
[Ty] You know, Ellie,
I think we're close enough now
that I can tell you
it's an absolute travesty
you didn't inherit
your dad's English accent.
It's not hereditary.
I was born here.
Yeah, well, he's like
the scary Mary Poppins.
Or like a evil Bond villain.
[chuckles] No, Mr. Cal,
I expect you to die.
[Marcus speaking Italian]
-You don't have to do that.
-[Marcus chuckles]
Vivi il sogno.
-[Ellie] You're not Italian.
-Yes, but I've been to Italy.
Wow.
Vivi il sogno.
Do you know what that means?
It means live the dream.
Oh, that's amazing.
[chuckles]
Well, I suppose congratulations
are in order.
-Dad.
-[Marcus] University graduates.
I suppose that makes you
fully fledged adults now.
-Don't be weird.
-[Marcus] What's weird?
I'm simply congratulating
these fine adult men
on joining the workforce,
paying their taxes,
flushing childhood dreams
down the toilet.
That. That, that is weird.
Oh, before I forget...
[sighs]
I'm sorry about your mother.
Well...
Thank you, sir.
Didn't like her politics...
-Dad.
-...but she was a good person.
Yeah.
Well, she had
to be with you hellions
running amuck out there.
-[chuckles]
-Dad.
[Marcus] What?
I can't say I'm sorry.
I'm genuinely sorry.
Death, the dark mistress
that awaits us all,
-just around the corner.
-[Ellie] Dad.
Fine.
Anyway, I've, uh,
I've procured some gifts for you
in honor of your achievements.
I'm sure your English major
will take you very far,
Callahan.
Oh, my God.
-Thank you, sir.
-Yeah, for sure. Thank you.
Well, don't just sit there,
open them.
I wanna see the looks
on your faces.
[Ty] Oh.
Sweet.
A pen.
Thank you, Mr. Martin.
Oh, you're most welcome.
Everyone needs a good pen.
For correspondence and such.
Yeah, like, writing letters?
Naturally.
And, uh, Ellie got a pen too?
No, no,
she's already got her gift.
It's called
furnishing her entire apartment
in Philadelphia.
[chuckles] Now, why don't you
get into the kitchen?
Enjoy some charcuterie.
That's French. But Ellie's mom
got the good stuff from Italy.
[indistinct chatter]
Callahan, a word, if I may.
Uh-hmm.
[singer singing in Italian]
Oh, yeah.
Care for a scotch?
No. Thank you, sir.
[singer singing in Italian]
Uh, I mean, yeah.
Yes, please, sir.
[singer singing in Italian]
I wanted to talk to you.
Sure.
About Ellie.
-Okay.
-[Marcus] My daughter.
Yeah.
She already has a job.
Just out of college
and already got a job.
Yeah, I'm really proud of her.
Yeah, me too.
You know,
I'll be honest with you, Cal.
I thought you two
would break up in high school.
Huh.
But you didn't.
No, we didn't.
And now you're here.
-Yes.
-Still dating Ellie.
-Yes, sir.
-You have a job lined up?
Uh, not yet, no.
Uh, I'm a little distracted,
I guess, with everything.
Oh, naturally.
But, um, once we get
my mom's stuff squared away,
I'll get on the hunt.
Ellie will want you to go
to Philadelphia, no doubt?
Um, well,
we haven't really
discussed it actually.
Oh.
Well, let me, uh,
let me say something about that.
Okay.
Don't mess this up for her.
Her life's just beginning
and she doesn't need to be
feeling conflicted about leaving
because of
a high school romance.
You have things to figure out,
that's fine.
But do not get in her way.
And if you're gonna go there
to Philadelphia,
you better be sure
it's what you want,
as in 100% sure.
Do you understand?
Okay. Yeah.
Because if you mess
this up for her...
You'll kill me.
[laughs] Oh, good God, no.
[laughs] No, no, no,
nothing quite so final.
But I will make your life
uncomfortable.
Uh, yeah, um,
I won't hold her back.
Good.
Well, go on and enjoy
some Italian meat and cheese.
Soppressata.
[upbeat music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
-Hey.
-[Ellie] Hey.
What you doing up here?
I, uh, just needed
to get some air.
Let's get you some real air.
How's that?
It's good. Thanks.
How you doing?
I'm good.
[Ellie] No, Cal. Come on.
How are you doing?
I'm good.
We have had
the longest day ever.
It's fine.
Uh, it's--would you--it's fine.
How are you?
Sad.
It's okay.
You know what? She's better.
She's not in bed.
She doesn't have
all the tubes, wires.
It's just--it's good.
I just keep thinking about
how I'm gonna miss
painting her nails.
People say
she's in a better place,
so, yeah.
It's good.
Yeah.
What next?
We get to go.
We get to go do stuff.
Um, we're graduated.
We don't have to do
meaningless bullshit anymore.
We can go.
Just--
I want you to know that you
can tell me anything, okay?
Don't keep it all up inside.
-[Cal] Yeah. Thanks.
-Let me help.
Yeah, I'm fine.
And I'm better than okay.
I'm good. I'm ready to have fun.
This is a celebration.
Let's have fun, you know.
Let's get drunk.
Yeah. Let's get fucked up.
Let's get fucked up.
I wanna--
I wanna piss off your dad.
Let's get fucked up.
[laughs]
-Let's do it.
-Yeah, let's go.
[melancholic music playing]
[breathing heavily]
[retching]
[toilet flushing]
Hey, baby.
Hey.
You okay?
Um, yeah.
I'm sick.
I didn't even see you
drink that much.
Yeah. I didn't think I did.
I think I might--I'm okay now.
You see Ty?
Uh-uh.
Shit.
[soft music playing]
Hey, baby.
-[groans]
-Wake up.
Rise and shine.
Uh, good morning.
Good morning.
My mouth is dry.
[groans]
Better?
Uh-hmm.
Yeah. Better.
Good.
I need you to get cleaned up.
We need to pick this place up
and get over to Mom's house
to pack some stuff up, okay?
A lot of work.
Uh, we don't have
to do that today.
Yeah, we do.
No. No, we don't.
There's nothing that says that.
Ty, I don't need
the bullshit right now.
I need your help.
I need to get over there
and pack it up
because I can't have it
hanging over my head, okay?
Uh, and you need
my help with that?
Please just help me.
Yeah, I--oh.
I just feel like shit.
Great. Thank you.
And you got, like, five bucks
for bagels or something?
No. I think I lost
my wallet last night.
Okay. All right.
-Just don't forget the boxes...
-[Ty] Uh-hmm.
...for Mom's house
and don't be too late.
-[Ty] Uh-hmm.
-[Cal] All right.
And get me a bagel though.
What kind?
Cinnamon raisin if they have it.
If not, just everything.
Okay.
-Hello, beautiful.
-Morning.
Hey.
Um, I think I'm gonna go...
uh, get something
to settle my tum.
Yeah. Whatever.
Okay.
I'll make my way over after.
Yeah.
Ty's gonna bring the boxes.
Boxes.
-Great.
-Okay.
-See you there.
-See you there.
[Ellie] See you there.
All right.
[soft music playing]
[birds chirping]
[soft upbeat music playing]
Hey. Hey, man.
Hey, uh, Rufus?
Hey, man. Um, I'm Ty.
I'm the one you've been emailing
back and forth about the guitar.
Oh, yes, we spoke.
Yeah. Yeah, this guitar
really spoke to me, man.
So I really appreciate this.
It means a lot.
-So, uh...
-This guitar?
Yeah. Yeah, the guitar.
It's a--it's a her.
Oh, a she? Yeah.
Yeah, that's nice.
-Um...
-Her name is Stevie.
Stevie. Like Stevie Nicks.
Who?
Um, yeah.
I mean,
I got the money right here.
-I'm just kind of in--
-No, man.
I don't think we can--
I don't think
we can do business.
Why, man? I really need this.
Your energy.
Yeah, I mean,
I'm not gonna lie to you.
I'm going through
some shit right now,
so I feel like maybe that's why
my energy might be off
but, like, I promise you that
I'm gonna take care
of that guitar.
I really, really need this, man.
You wish to commune?
Yes, I absolutely do.
So you will speak
to Stevie herself.
Speak to her?
-Yes.
-Yeah.
Speak to her from your soul.
Okay. Yeah. I can speak to her.
Speak from your soul.
Sing your soul song.
-Sing?
-Your soul song.
Sing my soul song. Okay.
All right.
[exhales]
Stevie, you look so...
You're not taking
this seriously.
Come on, man.
Like, I really need that guitar.
I really do.
Just give me another shot.
I'll give you another try.
Thank you.
I need your song
to come from here into here.
Stevie, you sweet angel
You are
The greatest thing to me
Oh, Stevie
I'd love to stroll
Through the park with you
And maybe play
A couple tunes
-I want to...
-Stop.
She's yours.
Hell yeah! Dude, thank you so--
No. No, no, no, no, no, no.
I don't need payment.
Oh, my God, man--thanks, man.
Man, I'm broke, man.
That just means
everything to me.
Thank you. Thank you.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
-No, thank you.
-Thank.
You.
Thank you.
All right, man.
Thanks, Rufus.
[soft upbeat music playing]
[sighs]
Oh.
'Sup, speed demon?
I didn't even see you.
Yeah. Got here a little early,
but I didn't wanna start
without you.
It's weird.
I know.
It's, like...
everything is the same,
but different.
Feels quiet.
[Cal] Yeah.
You okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
What is it?
Oh, I don't know.
The future?
Yeah.
Yeah, that's a lot.
But we take it
one day at a time.
And start here.
Do you think
you're gonna sell it?
Yeah.
Yeah. Ty and I
could use some money and...
it's not our house.
It's hers.
Have you thought about Philly?
Yeah. Yeah.
No.
-Yeah.
-No.
Uh, I just haven't had time.
You know, I want to.
I wanna figure out jobs
and find a spot
in the city, you know.
It's this.
Totally.
I don't know what to say.
You can tell me anything.
What is it?
[electric guitar playing
in the distance]
Hey, Springsteen.
What the hell
are you doing, dude?
Serenading Mom.
Where did you get that?
Some guy in the park.
I thought that you were broke.
You said you didn't have
any money for bagels, bro.
I didn't have to pay for it.
Well, did you at least
remember the boxes?
Ah...
shit.
My bad.
I knew I was
forgetting something.
Goddamn it.
[guitar strumming]
Hey.
Hey. [whistles]
You think you can put
that thing away
and actually help us
for a second?
Well, her name's Stevie.
I was just getting to know her.
Maybe you could get
to know Stevie
when we're not cleaning
Mom's house?
Yeah.
Yeah.
[Ellie] Do you guys know
a Griffin Morrison
of Guntersville, Alabama?
No.
Can I--can I see that one?
[dramatic music playing]
This has gotta be him.
No.
[Ty] Tyler Griffin Rose.
Callahan Griffin Rose.
Griffin Morrison?
Tyler Griffin Rose.
Callahan Griffin Rose.
Griffin motherfucking Morrison.
What are you talking about?
This has gotta be Dad!
Griffin is our dad's name.
That's the only thing
she ever told us.
This has gotta be him!
Okay. So what?
So we go take this to him.
It's a letter made out to him,
we gotta go see him.
We have his address.
No. No, we don't.
We can mail it to him.
Are you kidding me?
We've never known anything
about him.
And now we have
his address in our hands.
You don't wanna go down
and just maybe see
where we came from,
why we are the way we are?
I have questions.
And I know you do.
I had questions when
I had to learn how to shave.
I had questions when I had
to learn how to tie a tie,
and I got those fucking answers.
Because he's not here.
And he's not gonna be here,
and he doesn't deserve
the fucking letter.
Right, El?
I think I agree with Tyler
on this one.
[Cal] What?
I mean, he really wants to go.
Just drive down there,
give him the letter,
get a chance to meet him.
-What--no, we can't.
-Why not?
Because we can just mail it
to him.
I don't think
that this is a great idea.
[Ellie] Why?
[Cal] Because a lot
could go wrong.
I don't think it's great
for my brother right now.
But he wants the closure.
Why not get it for him?
[whisper] Baby,
you know, honestly,
I don't wanna meet him.
You gotta give him a chance.
[Cal] Maybe our closure
is this house, El.
-I mean, come on.
-[Ty] Ghosts.
What did you just say?
Ghost.
Yeah.
It's good.
So get packed,
we can leave in the morning.
Yeah.
[hopeful music playing]
You guys get the tents?
Yeah. We're not gonna fucking
camp, but I got them in the car.
Dope.
Where's your stuff?
I got Stevie right here.
[Ellie] What about underwear?
-Shit. Um...
-[Cal] All right.
-We'll, we're gonna go.
-...I can just go back
-inside real quick.
-Nope. Watch out, babe.
Thank you.
Nope, we don't have time.
We're leaving now.
Should've brought your shit.
Ellie, look, look, look!
Shotgun!
Ty...
[indistinct]
[upbeat guitar music playing]
[singer] We fell
Asleep together
At the back of my mind
Pull the stars
Above our heads
And after all
The lights went out
We found we never had time
So now those
Summer nights are dead
[upbeat guitar music continues]
[Cal] That's a lot of chili.
[Ty] Yeah?
[Cal] Yeah, you're
lactose intolerant.
Got that fixed.
What the hell
does that even mean?
[waitress] All right, guys.
We got that double
chili cheeseburger
-with chili cheese fries...
-Oh.
[waitress] ...the turkey melt,
and the chicken tenders.
[upbeat guitar music continues]
[singer] Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Dudes!
[thud]
Yup.
[sighs]
Dude, can you change
the channel?
It's my turn
with the controller.
Why can't you find something
that we both wanna watch?
Yesterday was your day
with the controller.
Today is a new day.
Therefore, it's my controller.
[sighs] Fucking hot.
Are you hot?
No.
Need to get some fresh air.
[door opens]
[door closes]
-Hey.
-Hey.
What are you doing out here?
I was running hot.
I'm freezing.
Ty seems excited.
Yeah, I think he is.
Hey.
What's wrong?
Truth time?
Yeah, okay.
We've been together
for six years
and I don't even know
what we're doing next month.
I don't even know if you're
coming to Philadelphia with me.
Do you want money?
Do you want a career?
Do you want a family?
Do you--do you want a family?
Do you even want me?
What? Yes. Of course.
Of course I want you, El.
I love you.
Why would you even say that?
Because I've been waiting
for answers
for so long.
I'm sorry.
It's just a lot going on.
I feel like I can't even
breathe right now.
And I get that. I do.
And I'm going through it too.
But you cannot keep dragging me
along like this, okay?
You cannot.
Everything is moving too fast
and we don't have
the time for it.
Okay.
I'm getting cold.
[knocks on door]
Ty.
[knocking on door]
Ty.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Well, uh,
I changed the channel...
if that makes you wanna
come back inside.
Thanks.
[door closes]
Oh.
Oh.
Oh, God.
Oh.
[grunts]
Oh, shit!
Shit, shit, shit, shit!
-[Cal] Yo, what the fuck?
-[Ty grunts]
Ty, what the fuck is going on?
[grunting]
Yo, Ty. What's up?
[Ty] Oh, dude!
The chili's going through me!
I thought you fixed it.
[Ty] Me too.
-Oh.
-[sighs]
All right.
I'm gonna check the car
for some fucking bullshit.
[Ty grunting]
There might be Tums in my bag.
[door closes]
[grunts]
-Ooh.
-[knocking on door]
[Ellie] Ty?
Yeah, yeah.
There's Tums in my bag.
Tums?
[Ellie] Uh-hmm.
[Ty] Okay.
I'm not seeing them.
At the bottom.
Uh, where are they?
[Ellie] I don't remember.
Wait. Wait, wait,
wait, wait. Ty.
[whispers] Fuck.
Fuck.
Fuck.
Shit.
You cannot say anything to Cal.
Okay? Nothing.
El, you can't ask me to do that.
No--yes, you can.
It is not your secret to tell.
All right? It's mine.
I'm not ready to tell him.
And don't say anything.
And please, please,
you can keep this from him.
I know you can.
I can't keep secrets.
Yes, you can. No, no,
no, no, no. You got this.
Just shut it down.
Not from my twin brother.
-[Ellie] Press it down.
-He sees through my bullshit.
Press it down. Please,
I'm not ready to tell him.
And you cannot be the one
to tell him, okay?
He will be so pissed, all right?
Don't say. I will tell him.
Okay? Just--
Oh, God. Then go and do it.
-I--
-Yo. I found this
in the car.
-Thank you.
-That'll help with the Tums.
Okay?
Yeah. Yeah. It will.
I'm gonna go to bed.
We gotta get back
on the road early.
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm gonna
finish up in here.
Yeah, you do that. Feel better.
[whispers] Fuck!
Why me?
[grunts]
Oh.
[soft upbeat music playing]
[music dies]
[Cal] Ooh.
Is it bad?
What do you think, man?
I'm not a mechanic,
but I'm pretty sure
when a car starts clunking
and then doesn't drive,
it's probably not a great thing,
right, Ty?
Okay, we get it.
All right.
Look, I knew from the beginning
that this was gonna be
a bad idea and I'm sorry,
but like I told you guys,
every single part of this trip
has been a problem.
It's just a little car trouble.
We don't have enough money
to fix the car, Ty.
Let alone drive
all the way back home,
so I think it's a little more
than car trouble.
-Maybe we could just--
-[Cal] What?
Call Mom?
There's no more calling Mom.
Okay?
We don't have anybody
to bail us out
of the shit that we get into.
We are on our own.
Or I got an idea,
let's call Griffin, right?
Let's call Griffin.
Like, "Hey, man."
"Uh, we're your kids
and we're stranded
on the side of the road."
"So maybe you could pony up
and help us fix
-our busted-ass car."
-Well, maybe he could--
No!
No, man. It's not happening.
I'll call my dad.
Wait, hold on. El, please.
Can you give me
like five minutes?
And I really--I think
I can figure it out.
Can we please not call him?
I'm calling him.
-[line trills]
-[phone vibrates]
Oh. Hey, darling.
I've got a burning puttanesca.
Hold on.
-A what?
-[Marcus] Puttanesca.
Puttanesca.
It's a sauce from Italy.
Okay. Yeah. Dad, can I--
It means bordello in Italian.
Great. Um, but, Dad, I need--
I'm surprising your mother
with a whorehouse pasta tonight.
-[chuckles]
-[Ellie] Oh, my God.
Dad, I need help.
Right, what's the matter?
Did Cal leave you? Well,
it was only a matter of time.
What? No.
He just--the car broke down.
Well, call the tow.
-[Ellie] We're going to.
-Okay.
-[Ellie] It needs repairs.
-Naturally.
We don't have--
can we borrow some money?
Can I just put this
on your card?
You wanna use my card
to fix their car?
[Ellie]
They'll--we'll pay you back.
Where are you?
Stranded in the middle
of Tennessee, I think?
Those boys are irresponsible.
-It's not like that.
-[Marcus] Well, what is it like?
It's like a car breaking down.
Geez, they do that sometimes.
Do you have to make this
so shitty?
Oh, no, it's all right,
I'm not begging.
I'm only going for 40%
shittiness on this one.
Well, you're at, like, 80.
So can you turn it down, please?
Fine.
You may use my card
to fix their car,
but put Cal on the phone.
Okay.
Well, don't punish him, please.
He's got enough going on
as it is.
I will be completely appropriate
for a pissed-off dad.
Put him on the phone.
Okay. Cal?
He wants to talk to you.
Hello?
Cal, I've given Ellie permission
to use my card to fix your car.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Um, I'll pay you back,
I promise.
Oh, I know you will.
Now, do you remember
our little chat?
Yeah.
Yeah. Well, this is just
the kind of distraction
I don't want her to be
dealing with right now.
She should be making
arrangements for her future.
Do you know how hard it is
to get a job
fresh out of college?
Yes.
Yeah, well,
if you can't help her along,
I suggest you step aside.
Do you understand?
Yes, sir.
Look, I've gotta go.
My bordello's burning.
What'd he say?
Oh, um,
just, I, uh,
I gotta pay him back.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
-Um, obviously I'll help.
-No, it's okay.
Thank you for calling him.
-Yeah. Of course.
-I just--
I got it, okay?
All right?
Yeah.
-Let's go call a tow.
-Okay.
[dramatic music playing]
Ellie, I think
you should tell him.
I don't wanna tell him.
I don't wanna tell him
till he, on his own,
decides what he wants with us.
Like, I don't--
he hasn't decided.
[sighs]
I don't wanna feel like
he's obligated to be with me.
Are you--
are you doing okay?
Uh, I don't know.
I mean, how am I supposed
to be doing?
Yeah.
I don't really know
how any of us are supposed
to be feeling in general.
For me, it kind of
feels like I'm in--
I'm in a dream
and I'm watching everything
from the outside
or something like that.
But I don't know.
I just--I really think
you should tell him
because if he asks me about it,
I'm not sure
if I can keep that in.
Why would he ask you about it,
like if I'm pregnant,
out of the blue?
I don't know.
Maybe you have that glow
or something that--
-Shut up.
-[Cal] Hey.
You guys good?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Okay. Uh, well,
he just told us that we have
to leave it here overnight
and then we can get it
early in the morning,
and then we can get
the fuck out of here.
I have an idea.
I think you might know
what I'm talking about too.
Maybe you do too.
-Anyone?
-Uh...
Guys, we have a free night
to ourselves.
Let's go camping.
Come on! Are you serious?
I get to go camping with my
favorite people in the world,
one with the wilderness
and one with their souls?
It's like
the greatest thing ever.
-Okay.
-Yeah! [laughs]
Let's go! Let's go!
Let's do it! C-A-M-P-I-N-G!
[singsongy]
Camping, camping, ha!
[upbeat music playing]
-My dad's got a bunker.
-Pew, pew, pew, pew!
Sorry. Uh...
[softly] pew, pew, pew, pew.
-What?
-Check this out.
Where'd you find this?
In the bathroom on the bulletin
board of fun activities.
No way. No way.
You don't even know
if it's the same dude.
-What?
-Yeah. Let me see.
No, it's definitely him.
It's the same name,
like, it's Griff.
I mean, how many
fucking Griffs are there?
I don't know.
Maybe it's like
a common name down here
-or something.
-No, that--
Wait, wait, wait, wait. Nope.
Nope, it's definitely him.
Just looked it up.
Looks like he does, like,
fishing tours on his boat.
Oh, my God!
This guy sounds really awesome.
[Ellie chuckles]
Hey, don't be like that.
This is awesome.
It's been a dream of mine
to go fishing with our dad.
What? No.
Dude, this is not fishing
with Dad.
This is like fishing
with some random-ass stranger.
And we're not fishing.
We are fishing with Dad.
No. And with what money, dude?
I'm not paying for that.
Well, you don't have to.
I just bought us
the Bassmaster premium package.
-[laughing]
-Ooh, Ellie, girl.
Cal, you gotta marry this girl.
She's the all-time best.
-Thank you.
-You're welcome.
[Ty] Thank you,
thank you, doo-doo.
Here, can I see that?
I wanna put it with my stuff
like a keepsake.
This is sweet.
Damn!
Why?
Why?
It's not just for your brother.
I don't want it.
Maybe you need it.
For what?
I don't know, Cal.
What, do you think life
is just gonna pause for you?
It's not gonna.
[sighs] I don't know,
I thought maybe
maybe this was one thing you
could put your baggage down on.
Right?
Okay. Yeah. Okay. Whatever.
Yeah. But I'm not telling him
before we get on the boat, okay?
Fine.
Do you hear that, Ty?
Ty. Do you hear that?
I'm not telling him
before we get on the boat.
That's my one rule, Griff.
What?
We're not telling him
before I get on the boat.
All right. Well,
this is the best trip ever.
I mean, this is--
seriously, this is awesome.
Well...
look, I thought in light
of everything and, um...
and I know I've been difficult
or, you know, whatever,
but I'm sorry.
Okay?
And I was poking around
and I found these,
like, miniature bottles
of fireball and, uh--
Oh, what the fuck?
And, uh, I thought of you, Mom.
-[mellow music playing]
-And so...
-Damn.
-I don't know,
in honor of, uh, the trip
and of Mom.
All right.
Uh, only for you.
-One for you.
-No, thank you.
[Cal] What?
I'm just not feeling
fireball tonight.
Okay. Well, it's, like--
it's like, for Mom.
It's, like, her drink.
We're outside. It's kinda cold.
Just take it.
-[Ellie] No, I'm not--
-Yeah. Uh, okay.
-No--hey, Ty--
-Uh, to Mom.
[mellow music playing]
[laughter]
-[groans]
-What the shit, dude?
Oh.
[coughs]
What the fuck just happened?
-What the hell was that?
-[exhales]
I'm showing the toast to Mom
and everything.
Oh, yeah. So did I.
That's kinda
what I was trying to do.
I was trying to, like,
lighten the mood a little bit.
Yeah. Yeah.
Ty, did you ever write a song?
You're scribbling
in your notebook all day.
Yeah.
Yeah. Um, yeah, I got some--
I got something I can play
for you, guys.
Ah.
I, um...
I've only been working on it
for a little bit,
so, uh, you know, bear with me,
but I'll play it for you, guys.
Well, I got me a ticket
On the last train out
Of Lansing
Don't got much money
To my name
But I guess I never did
Keep trying
To brick it all in
But them hits
All leave a sting
Just keep thinking now
I've come this far
And never made it big
This thing called life
The joy, the pain,
The strife
But maybe I could start
To try to grab it all
Before I die
Stop, man.
-Shit.
-What?
It's depressing as fuck.
It's upbeat.
What are you talking about?
Do you, like, hear yourself?
Yeah, man, it's about life.
-And death, man.
-Well, it's on my mind.
Can we just fucking not
for one second?
You're an asshole.
I thought it was nice, Ty.
How am I an asshole?
I'm the one driving us
across the country right now.
And guess what?
I don't wanna be doing this.
You don't get credit
for something
if you fucking complain about it
-the whole fucking time.
-Fuck.
Now you shut up
and let us live our lives!
Going to bed.
Does he even wanna be with me?
What?
Has he said anything to you?
No.
No, he doesn't wanna be with me?
No, he hasn't said anything
to me.
You guys are twins. You have
some psychic bond, right?
Well, I mean...
-I mean...
-...nah.
...what do you think?
I think he loves you, El.
And why does it feel like this?
Because our mom just died.
No, I don't know
a lot about a lot of things,
but I'm pretty sure
he feels just as fucked up
about it as I do,
so...
You're right.
This is all just--
I'm just--I don't know
if I'm just starting to be crazy
for even wanting this.
You want it, right?
Yeah.
I do. I really do.
I don't know,
maybe I'm fucking naive
for thinking
that a relationship I started
when I was 16
could be, like, the one.
No?
No, I don't think so.
I think that's really nice.
I wanna make it work.
I guess it would just--
I guess I don't wanna feel
like I'm chasing him,
like I'm forcing him to want me.
Yeah, I get that.
It would be nice if he wanted me
enough to chase me, you know?
Yeah.
Thought your song
was really nice.
Thanks.
[mellow music playing]
[zipper zipping]
[inspiring music playing]
[man and woman vocalizing]
Hey. Come on. You--
you're not getting any younger.
[laughs]
-Me?
-Yeah. [laughs]
What are you waiting for,
a formal invitation?
Yeah, well,
I told the, uh, bartender
to have the night off, so.
[laughs] Woo!
Okay.
-[laughter]
-Jump in there, kid.
You don't wanna see her
get vicious.
[woman]
Oh, you shouldn't die, honey.
-That's good. You got it.
-You got it.
Yes.
You look ridiculous.
How you doing?
-What's your name, kid?
-I'm Ty.
Hey, Ty. This is Florence.
-[Florence] Hi.
-Hi.
So, what brings you
to our humble dirt patch?
I just kinda had
some thinking to do.
Oh. Is, uh,
that your thinking face?
Uh, no, I think
it's just my face.
-[laughter]
-[screams]
All right. It's cold.
Let's get inside. Come on.
She's nuts.
Uh, by the way, I'm Bob.
Come on in.
All right.
[Bob] Come visit.
[Florence] My God. [sighs]
So, you were saying
that you had some thoughts?
Oh, um, yes. I don't know.
It's--no, thanks.
Nothing major, really.
Just, like, your standard life
kind of stuff, I guess.
Um...
like, um, my brother's
girlfriend, she's pregnant.
And, uh, I've been sworn
to secrecy
because he doesn't know
about it.
It's not something
that I'm very good at,
uh, clearly as I just told
two strangers.
And our mom passed away.
And, uh, we discovered
who our dad is, so.
We're going down to see him.
And he doesn't know about us,
doesn't know that we're coming.
My brother
doesn't really wanna go.
So, uh, just kind of feels
like a--like a weight,
you know, like a--
like a pressure.
It's kinda crushing me.
And, um, my brother and I
are twins,
but he's always kind of felt
like the older one, you know?
Like, the more responsible one,
the one that takes care of me,
even when our mom got sick.
And, um,
I can see
that he's lost and scared.
And I don't know
how to take care of anyone.
You just let it out.
Let it all out.
I know about pain
and I know about rage,
and I want you
to just let it all out.
Okay? So it doesn't stick
inside of you.
It's just like--
it's like a black hole
that is just eating
inside of you,
everything in there.
And it--
it's just gonna suck it dry.
Yeah. [sniffles]
That's why you--
why you just screamed
like a banshee?
NO.
-Secret's out, you nailed it.
-Got me.
[laughter]
Every night,
she screams like that.
It used to scare
the hell out of me.
Not just me,
but all the campers in the area.
They thought she was bad shit.
Well, you are bad shit.
Yeah, just a little bit.
No, the truth of the matter is,
uh, Ty, that...
I realized that I was asking her
to carry things
because I was overwhelmed
and, uh, I couldn't carry
everything myself.
So, um,
that's why
she would scream like that,
to let it out.
You know, let go and let God.
I love those screams.
If I'm being honest,
I love those screams.
If you don't mind me asking you,
what do you--
what do you mean, carry things?
Um...
well, I'm gonna die soon.
What? Why?
[Bob] Well, I--
stage four pancreatic cancer.
You know, I just found out
a couple months ago.
And, uh...
I still have a few months left.
So I talked to Flo
and we decided to put the show
on the...
[sighs]
...show on the road.
Well, aren't you sad?
I mean, I know you're sad.
It's--
how are you--
you guys just seem so happy.
We really are and sad
and angry, frustrated.
And I just realized
that you gotta keep moving.
You have to keep moving ahead.
And that man,
Bob has never been more alive.
And you've never
been more alive.
[sighs] I don't wanna think
about the past
and I don't wanna think
about the future.
I just wanna think
about right now,
'cause right now,
this is all we have.
And I wanna make this special.
That is so inspiring.
-I'm very inspired.
-[Florence] Uh-oh.
-Inspired.
-You ready?
[Bob] Let's see.
Don't take much, darlin'
So don't drive
Your damn self mad
Just slow down
And soak it in
'Cause bittersweet ain't bad
I don't need no wagyu steak
You don't need
No upper class
What should I do?
'Cause if you get
Too fancy...
Life will knock you
On your ass
-[Florence] Oh.
- Life will knock you on...
-You're a damn poet, son!
-[laughter]
-[Bob] Oh, my God.
-Yes.
[Bob] Never truer words
have been spoken.
It don't take much
It don't take much
It only weighs you down
With all that stuff
If you can find
Some peace of mind
And a gentle woman's touch
[all] Woo
I promise you
You'll know it too
That, son
It don't take much
Big finish.
[guitar playing]
[Florence] Bravo!
Yes,
that might be one
of my damn best.
-Uh-hmm. I think so.
-Uh-hmm.
You don't need
to take care of anybody
and nobody needs
to take care of you.
Just keep moving.
-Right?
-[Florence] Yes.
Get there when you get there.
Now, let's pick up
this here guitar
and hear your shred.
Oh, boy. I wanna hear that.
I'm not, like, shred level yet.
Oh, come on now.
Shred is a state of mind.
Ah.
Something. Come on.
All right. All right.
-Okay.
-This is a nice one.
[singer]
And we will run till June
Underneath the crescent moon
The crooked creek will stay
When summer ends too soon
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh...
Man, this places are nice.
[Ellie]
Yeah, doesn't look too bad.
Some of these houses
are like really nice.
I don't know
what I was expecting.
I guess I was kind
of expecting him
to live on his boat.
That'd be cool too though.
How you feeling?
[Cal] I'm good.
It's good, yeah. Fine.
Whatever.
Just, uh, glad it'll be
over soon, you know?
[Ellie] Yeah.
Should be coming up here.
Wait.
I think it--I think this is it.
Oh, shit.
[Ellie] This is it. Oh, my God.
Is that him?
That's him.
Oh.
Oh.
-[Ellie] Oh, my God. Wait.
-[Cal] Ty.
Is there something
I can help you with?
I'm sorry, it seems like
you're all waiting for me
to say something
and you just drove up.
Yeah. Um...
actually, we're here for
the Bassmaster premium package.
You booked that for today?
[Ellie] Yeah.
[Griff] Ah.
Sorry, I think
I must've missed that.
Uh, no worries.
We can get it sorted out.
Got some paperwork
I'm gonna need you to fill out,
so if you wanna follow me
to the house,
I'll get you set up.
Great. Thanks.
[Griff] My name's Griff,
by the way.
Hey, Griff.
Did you guys see his beard?
Oh, my God.
-[laughs]
-Let's go.
[acoustic music playing]
You look so pretty.
Seriously.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
Like, really fucking pretty.
You always do, but like...
the water's a nice touch,
you know?
So pretty.
Thanks.
Maybe you should go
and talk to him.
Get to know him a little bit.
Yeah, fuck it.
We're here.
[Ty] I'm outside of the boat
So why not?
[Ty]
Pulling line while I float
I...
Tater tots
Yum, yum, yummy in my tummy
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum
In my tum
[Griff] Wow. That's a new one.
You some kind of singer?
Uh, yeah.
Actually,
I, uh, I'm starting a band.
[Griff] Oh, yeah?
What's your band called?
-Uh...
-Well, shit, man,
you got to have
a good band name.
-[Ty] Right.
-A good band name
is like half the battle.
So you know a lot about bands?
You don't got
to be Lynyrd Skynyrd to know
a good band name
from a shit one.
Right.
Just got to be a guy in a boat.
Know all there is to know,
right?
I guess maybe you're right.
So how about it?
What's your band called?
[blows] Um...
[Cal] He doesn't have a band.
He got a guitar
like three days ago,
now he's gonna start a band.
[Griff]
Well, I think that's all right.
It don't matter when you start,
so long as you get your ass
in gear once you decide on it.
-It's what my gran used to say.
-Yeah.
[Griff]
I think it's pretty cool.
Thanks.
Well, I think this one's
ready to go.
You wanna fish?
No, thanks.
How about you buddy,
you wanna fish?
I'm good.
All right.
So, Griff,
how long you've been doing
like this fishing thing?
I've been fishing a long time
but I didn't start
taking people out
until we moved back to Bama.
Huh.
You kinda always struck me
as the dude
that would never leave
his hometown.
Where'd you move from?
Ah.
I bounce around a lot.
So you just got to explore?
Yeah.
That's so cool, man.
I--I'm kind of looking
to, like--
I'm just looking for like change
or something, you know?
Yeah.
Yeah, I get that.
Like, I basically lived
in the same place my whole life.
There ain't nothing wrong
with that.
Yeah.
Yeah, for sure,
but I don't know.
I'm just being done with school
and everything like,
I feel like there's more,
you know?
Got to be.
You all went to school together?
Yup.
I'm actually moving
to Philadelphia.
Got a job there, so...
-Oh, yeah?
-Uh-hmm.
Well, that's not bad.
How about you?
Oh, he doesn't know yet.
Well, it--I mean, I just--
I've got a lot on my plate
right now, you know?
Mom just died, so...
Yeah, that'd put a lot
on your plate.
Finish school,
fixing to start your life,
and you lose your mom.
Yeah, thanks, Griff.
That about sums it up.
So why'd you move back?
You know, Ty, maybe this guy
doesn't wanna answer
all your questions.
Tell you his whole life story
while he stands there,
fishing off the back
of the boat, you know?
[Griff] I moved back
because my gran got sick,
and she didn't have nobody
to take care of her.
Just felt like it was time.
Yeah.
We took care of our mom
while she was sick too.
[dramatic music playing]
Cal.
Cal, what's the matter with you?
What?
I'm trying to be
so fucking patient,
but this is important to Ty,
so why--
[Cal] I can't.
I can't fucking do this.
I'm trying.
I thought I could put on
a happy face.
I thought I could figure
this out, but I--
-But what?
-I can't stop thinking
about how hard she worked.
How hard I worked, El.
How much shit I had to carry.
And fucking look at it.
She hasn't even been dead
a week,
and he's fucking jumping
all over him
like a puppy with a new master.
He's not trying to replace her.
I don't know
what he's trying to do, okay?
I just know I can't do this.
[dramatic music playing]
Hey, Griff.
Not feeling too well.
Can we bring the boat in?
Uh, yeah. Yeah, sure thing.
I'm just gonna get this
all packed up.
You're good. I'll reel it in.
You're all right.
Hey, what's going on?
Are we gonna be hanging out
for a little bit longer
because I still have
to give him the letter.
Yeah, yeah, no. Um, we're not--
we're not gonna give him
the letter here.
We're gonna go back home.
We're gonna mail it to him.
-What?
-[Cal] Sorry, man.
I thought
I could support you in--
Support me?
He's both of our dad.
Don't do that, man.
We just got here.
Dude, I can't.
Well, fuck it.
I'll do it myself.
Ghost.
Ghost, man.
I need you.
Are you serious right now?
I wouldn't say it
if I wasn't serious,
but I can't do this.
Fuck.
[Cal] Hey, Ty.
I really appreciate you
listening to me back there.
I, um, I think
this will be good.
Look, we can, um,
get back and send Griff
the letter.
And, uh, you know,
you can keep talking to him
and really get to know him
and we just start there.
We'll pack up the house,
fix it up, get it sold,
and then, you know,
you can decide
if you wanna come back.
Pull the car over.
-I gotta pee.
-[Cal] No.
Pull the fucking car over, man.
I gotta pee.
Why? Did you have a bottle
or something? What--
-[Ty] No, man!
-We just left.
[Ty] I fucking forgot, okay?
Because I'm a fucking idiot.
I don't know.
I'm a fuck up.
I'm a fucking loser.
I don't know what's going on.
I don't know
what I'm doing, okay?
I forgot to pee. I gotta pee.
Just pull the fucking car over.
-Pull the car over.
-Okay.
-He's running.
-Goddamn it.
-Hey!
-Cal. Fuck.
[dramatic music playing]
Griff! Griff!
Griff!
Years ago, you met a woman
by the name of Angie--
Motherfucker! Shut up!
-Shut the fuck up.
-Hey, hey, hey!
[Cal] Come on!
[Griff] Hey. All right.
That's not how we end
stuff here, all right?
Hey, hey, whoa! Hey!
Back it up!
-[Cal] Ghost.
-[Griff] Jesus Christ, man,
-what are you doing?
-Ghost.
Look at me. Ghost.
Years ago, you met a woman
by the name of Angie Rose.
Angie?
Me and Cal came out of that.
Were you, uh--what?
She wrote you this letter?
What you saying...
What you saying to me right now?
You're our dad.
I fucking ghosted you, dude.
Fuck you, man.
Fuck you. I ghosted you.
Because as soon
as you bailed on me,
that went out, man.
You broke that.
Fuck you talking
about bailing on you?
-I'm here, right?
-[Ty] Yeah?
I'm right fucking here.
Yeah, because you always have
to pick up
my pieces, huh?
Because I don't know
what the fuck I'm doing.
Because I'm some fucking loser.
Figure your own shit out, man,
before you worry about me.
You don't even know
what's going on
-with the people you love.
-[Cal] Shut the fuck up.
-Cal!
-[Ty] With me or with Ellie.
Ellie, what is he talking about?
I'm pregnant.
What?
What are you talking about?
I'm pregnant.
I didn't know how to tell you.
Why didn't you tell me?
Why didn't you tell me?
You're going through
all your own shit.
And you won't even talk to me
about Philadelphia.
-Oh, I could have helped.
-We haven't been able
to talk about our future.
I need somebody
to help me make decisions.
And you haven't--
you haven't been there.
-You haven't been there.
-Ellie, what the fuck?
-What the fuck?
-[Ellie] Cal.
-Cal. No, no.
-Fuck. I can't--I can't.
Fuck.
[dramatic music playing]
[Ellie] Cal!
Cal, wait!
Cal!
What the fuck?
[dramatic music playing]
Well, you know, the good news
is I found his car,
parked it over by Joe's Tavern.
So he can't have gotten
very far.
He'll turn up.
If he doesn't turn up
in the morning, I got friend
in the sheriff's department
who, uh...
help us look around.
In the meantime, uh, yeah,
we got extra bedrooms,
so you, uh...
you're welcome to camp
out here and, you know,
whatever you need.
Just let him know
that I stayed up, okay?
I'm sorry.
[Griff] Come on, man.
You got nothing to be sorry for.
Shirt looks better on you.
Thanks.
[dramatic music playing]
[footsteps]
Are you gonna take a beer now?
Did your mom ever tell you
how we met?
She taught at my high school.
I guess it was
her first job there, whatever.
I didn't have her
as a teacher, but...
after I finished school...
I was fighting a lot
with my dad.
It was getting pretty ugly
and she started having me
help her out around the place.
You know,
she was getting ready to move.
People think
what they wanna think about it,
but it was, uh...
[dramatic music playing]
She was such--
she was such a good lady.
When she left, I, uh,
I never saw her again
and heard from her.
Didn't expect to.
But you should know
that I always--
I always remembered her.
I always blamed you
for her getting sick.
I thought if there was
someone else around
and she didn't have
to work so hard...
that she wouldn't have
gotten sick.
I hated you.
I hated you
for my whole fucking life.
I wanna meet you
and I see you're a good man.
Honestly, it makes me
hate you even more.
You hated me
for not being there.
But if I was there...
you would hate me
for all no reason.
You know, the thing is, I, uh,
spent a lot of time
trying to avoid...
being here...
being right here.
You got a shit deal, pal.
Your mom was a really good lady,
and that...
that was a shitty fucking hand.
I'm sorry you got dealt it.
I never felt
like I needed you...
you know.
I think Ty needed you...
and I think my mom needed you.
I never needed a dad...
till today...
because I have no fucking idea
how to be a dad.
And I'm terrified.
Well, um...
I'm never gonna be
your dad, man.
I mean, not in the way
that it means something.
That ship probably sailed
a long time ago.
But you don't have to go alone.
Sitting in that house
right there, you got--
you got a brother...
who loves the hell out of you.
And you know that girl, Ellie...
she's crazy about you.
You know how lucky you are?
Hey, look at me for a second.
Do you have any idea
how fucking lucky you are?
They're sitting in that house
right there, for you.
You may not know
how to be a dad,
but goddammit, man.
You got everything
going for you.
Show up.
Just fucking show up.
Can you do that?
Maybe that's all it is, man.
Maybe that's all it ever was,
just having somebody that can--
somebody that can show up
for you.
I think that'd go a long way.
You take as much time
as you need out here, bud.
Hey, Griff.
[Griff] Yeah?
It was nice meeting you.
You too, buddy.
[sobs]
[dramatic music playing]
[cell phone ringing]
[cell phone vibrating]
Ellie.
Do you have any idea
what time it is?
Late?
[Marcus] Yeah, it's very late.
Dad?
Are you all right?
Um, what are you doing?
I'm, uh,
I'm just putting together
a little photo album
for your mom.
-[Ellie] Oh?
-Yeah, from our trip.
-[Ellie] To Italy?
-Yeah, that's the one.
Darling, what's the matter?
[sighs]
Um...
I think I wanna come home.
Okay.
Where are you?
Guntersville, Alabama.
Ooh, sounds like a dump.
[Ellie] It's really
pretty nice here anyway.
Is Cal coming home with you?
I don't think so.
I'm sorry.
[sighs] Yeah.
Have you got somewhere
to stay tonight?
[Ellie] Yup.
Okay. Because if you need to,
you can just
find a room somewhere
and put it on the card.
-[Ellie] Thanks.
-Yeah. And in the morning,
call a cab
and have them take you
to the bus station
or an airport.
-[Ellie] Okay.
-You can buy a ticket
and put that on the card.
Okay. Thanks.
[sighs]
I love you, darling.
I love you too, Dad.
[Marcus] It'll get easier.
[sobs]
When?
I don't know.
Did I ever tell you
when I met your mom in Seattle,
she was just
about to start her residency
here in Ann Arbor?
I had perfect timing.
We hit it off right away.
But we knew it wouldn't last.
We only had three months.
So we decided to embrace it.
We decided we'd embrace
that thin sliver of time,
make the most of it,
and then we'd say goodbye.
We failed at that,
of course, thankfully.
Failed miserably.
I used to read to your mom
every night over the phone.
Did I ever tell you that?
We read Pride and Prejudice.
She wanted me
to read Harry Potter,
made me do all the voices,
just like you did.
And one night I closed the book
and we hung up on the phone.
I looked around
and I was doing
very well for myself,
I'll have you know.
I had a really
great setup there.
But I thought,
"What does it matter?"
My life was somewhere else.
It was here in Ann Arbor
with your mother.
So I quit.
Yeah, quit the big job,
took a huge pay cut.
Terrible financial decision,
but the best choice I ever made.
It does get easier.
It's never easy
but easier, you know?
So listen.
Call me when you're
on your way, okay?
Okay.
I will.
[Marcus] Bye.
Bye, Dad.
-[dramatic music playing]
-[sobs]
[thunder rumbling]
[Ellie] Hi. Um, I need a taxi
to 329 Round Lake Highway.
Um, nearest train station.
Thank you.
Hey. Ellie?
I don't wanna talk to you
right now.
[Cal] Ellie, wait.
No, I'm leaving.
[Cal] Hold on.
[Ellie] I don't wanna
talk to you.
Wait. No, I know. I--no, no, no.
-Wait, wait, wait, wait.
-I don't wanna talk--
Now, hold on.
Hold on. Hold on, Ellie.
Ellie, just wait.
-[Ellie] No.
-Where are you going?
Leave me alone.
Of course, when I want you
to stay, you leave.
-And when I want you...
-No. Ellie, hold on.
...to fucking leave,
you follow me
through the goddamn house.
Ellie, where the hell
are you going?
-Just leave me alone.
-Ellie!
Fucking--just give me a minute.
No!
You had a whole night
and you fucking left!
-Ellie, hold on!
-No!
Where are you going?
I don't know!
You left.
Why did you leave?
I know.
-I'm sorry.
-No.
Cal, I'm done with this.
I have to be done.
I can't do that anymore.
What do you think
that made me feel like?
-Terrible. I--
-I felt unsupported
and I felt unloved and I just--
-I didn't know what to do.
-I know.
I know. I know, I'm sorry.
I tell you I'm pregnant
-and you leave.
-I know.
Why do you think
I didn't tell you?
It was fucked up, okay?
It was fucked up, I fucked up.
I've had something great
in front of me this entire time
and I haven't even
been looking for it.
Six years,
you've been here for me.
I've been nowhere.
I do everything,
everything I can
to support you, everything.
And the one time
that I needed you, you left.
I know. I'm done leaving,
I promise. Whatever you want.
You want Philadelphia,
I'm there.
I'm sorry.
And I'm gonna be there for this.
Okay. I promise you.
I promise you, Ellie.
Just fucking let me, please.
[Ellie] I don't want you
to leave again.
Do you want that? I won't.
I need you
and I can't live in a world
where you're not
part of my life.
I'm ready, okay?
I'm so sorry.
[sobs]
[dramatic music playing]
-[Ellie] Hey, Dad.
-[Cal] Hey, Mr. Martin.
Uh, just, um...
I just wanted to let you know
that we're moving
to Philadelphia.
[Ellie] Call us back. Love you.
[dramatic music playing]
[singer singing in Italian]
[Cal] Hey, speed demon.
[Ellie giggles]
What?
Oh, shit.
You're not coming.
You know me too well.
Thank you.
-I love you.
-I love you too.
Take care of Cal for me.
[Ellie] Of course.
Have fun.
Thank you.
[dramatic music playing]
-You Okay?
-Yeah.
[singer] I saw the end
Walking through the forest
I felt it coming toward us
I see it in your eyes
You were my friend
You laugh
When you were supposed to...
[Cal] I thought
when we finished school
and when Mom died,
it was the end of something.
But it wasn't, was it?
Like, it all kept moving.
So maybe that makes this
the beginning.
[singer] Stay with me
Till morning
[Ty] Or maybe
there are no beginnings
or endings.
[singer] Don't leave me
Without warning
[Ty] Just changing.
I guess we'll figure it out
when we get there.
[singer] Our golden days
Filled with heavy lifting
Sitting and forgiving
And ending with a smile
Our final days
Filled with complications
Death and jubilation
And ending with a smile
Stay with me
Stay with me till morning
Don't you leave
Don't leave me
Without warning
Stay with me
Stay with me
Stay with me till morning
Don't you leave
Don't leave me
Without warning
Stay with me
Stay with me till morning
Don't you leave
Don't leave me
Without warning
[chugging]
[glass breaks]
[melancholic music playing]
[Ty] See that kid there?
That's me.
I'm the one trying to cheer up
that serious looking kid.
That kid
is my twin brother, Cal.
Fraternal twins obviously.
And he's the ugly one.
I don't know why she named him
Callahan really.
It's a pretty weird name.
I thought maybe she named me
Tyler after Tyler Durden
of Fight Club fame.
But the math didn't really
add up on that one.
I do know we both have the same
middle name because of our dad.
His name was Griffin.
But we never met him
and she didn't like
to talk about it.
Cal is pretty much
the best dude.
He really is.
See, I can get a little--
well, he keeps me grounded,
you know.
But then he's also kinda like,
I don't know, um--
sometimes I think if our souls
were like bodies of water,
that his would be
this huge turbulent sea
that's, like, so deep
you can never see the bottom,
you know?
And then I'm like
a swimming pool.
Ghost!
Ghost!
[Ty]
That was our secret code word.
Somebody drops ghost on you,
you drop everything for them.
Our mom was a freaking saint.
She was the principal
of our middle school,
which is totally as brutal
as it sounds.
We got away with nothing.
Who can blame her?
She was raising us on her own.
Mom never talked about our dad
and after a while,
I guess we stopped asking.
Plus it really bothered Cal
when I bring him up,
so I just started imagining
having cookouts
with Liam Neeson.
In my head,
my dad was always Liam Neeson
from Love Actually.
Mom really loved that movie.
That's my mom.
That's Mom.
[Cal] Ty.
Uh, we gotta go, man.
It's time.
Prepare your tie.
Take off your hat too.
[melancholic music playing]
[Ty] Mom passed the week
before we finished college.
I think she wanted
to hold on but, man,
she was just--
she was sick
for so long I think...
she got tired.
So now, we're at the end
of, like, a lot of things.
I mean, what even happens
after the end, you know?
Oh.
[breathing heavily]
[funeral music playing]
Got out of there really fast.
Yeah.
I think I know why.
It's because you had to fart
really bad, isn't it?
You just had to get out of there
before the service ended
-in a deafening roar...
-Yeah.
-...of flatulent thunder.
-Something like that.
-Right? Right?
-You're hilarious.
I know.
[Cal] Hey.
Well, um, that was nice.
I think--I think Mom
would really like that.
It was just--it was beautiful
how many people
showed up, you know.
-And, um...
-Did you pay the organ lady?
Oh, shit. Um, no, but I--
No, I'll do it.
[Ty] No, I will--I can do it.
I promise. Okay.
I'll do it.
[Ty] Well, uh, are we gonna go?
You wanna go?
Uh, I mean, it's graduation.
Yeah, the ceremony
is kinda for the parents, Ty.
Well, my dad is definitely
expecting us to walk.
Yeah, and I know
he wants to watch me walk
because I've been working
on my strut,
maybe not you so much.
What?
He says he has something
for you guys.
[Cal] Huh.
All right.
That's somehow scarier.
I'll take a gift.
All right. Great.
It's gonna be great.
It's gonna be great.
It's gonna be great.
And he's not gonna be weird.
-It is.
-He's not gonna be weird.
It's probably something good.
[acoustic music playing]
[Ty] You know, Ellie,
I think we're close enough now
that I can tell you
it's an absolute travesty
you didn't inherit
your dad's English accent.
It's not hereditary.
I was born here.
Yeah, well, he's like
the scary Mary Poppins.
Or like a evil Bond villain.
[chuckles] No, Mr. Cal,
I expect you to die.
[Marcus speaking Italian]
-You don't have to do that.
-[Marcus chuckles]
Vivi il sogno.
-[Ellie] You're not Italian.
-Yes, but I've been to Italy.
Wow.
Vivi il sogno.
Do you know what that means?
It means live the dream.
Oh, that's amazing.
[chuckles]
Well, I suppose congratulations
are in order.
-Dad.
-[Marcus] University graduates.
I suppose that makes you
fully fledged adults now.
-Don't be weird.
-[Marcus] What's weird?
I'm simply congratulating
these fine adult men
on joining the workforce,
paying their taxes,
flushing childhood dreams
down the toilet.
That. That, that is weird.
Oh, before I forget...
[sighs]
I'm sorry about your mother.
Well...
Thank you, sir.
Didn't like her politics...
-Dad.
-...but she was a good person.
Yeah.
Well, she had
to be with you hellions
running amuck out there.
-[chuckles]
-Dad.
[Marcus] What?
I can't say I'm sorry.
I'm genuinely sorry.
Death, the dark mistress
that awaits us all,
-just around the corner.
-[Ellie] Dad.
Fine.
Anyway, I've, uh,
I've procured some gifts for you
in honor of your achievements.
I'm sure your English major
will take you very far,
Callahan.
Oh, my God.
-Thank you, sir.
-Yeah, for sure. Thank you.
Well, don't just sit there,
open them.
I wanna see the looks
on your faces.
[Ty] Oh.
Sweet.
A pen.
Thank you, Mr. Martin.
Oh, you're most welcome.
Everyone needs a good pen.
For correspondence and such.
Yeah, like, writing letters?
Naturally.
And, uh, Ellie got a pen too?
No, no,
she's already got her gift.
It's called
furnishing her entire apartment
in Philadelphia.
[chuckles] Now, why don't you
get into the kitchen?
Enjoy some charcuterie.
That's French. But Ellie's mom
got the good stuff from Italy.
[indistinct chatter]
Callahan, a word, if I may.
Uh-hmm.
[singer singing in Italian]
Oh, yeah.
Care for a scotch?
No. Thank you, sir.
[singer singing in Italian]
Uh, I mean, yeah.
Yes, please, sir.
[singer singing in Italian]
I wanted to talk to you.
Sure.
About Ellie.
-Okay.
-[Marcus] My daughter.
Yeah.
She already has a job.
Just out of college
and already got a job.
Yeah, I'm really proud of her.
Yeah, me too.
You know,
I'll be honest with you, Cal.
I thought you two
would break up in high school.
Huh.
But you didn't.
No, we didn't.
And now you're here.
-Yes.
-Still dating Ellie.
-Yes, sir.
-You have a job lined up?
Uh, not yet, no.
Uh, I'm a little distracted,
I guess, with everything.
Oh, naturally.
But, um, once we get
my mom's stuff squared away,
I'll get on the hunt.
Ellie will want you to go
to Philadelphia, no doubt?
Um, well,
we haven't really
discussed it actually.
Oh.
Well, let me, uh,
let me say something about that.
Okay.
Don't mess this up for her.
Her life's just beginning
and she doesn't need to be
feeling conflicted about leaving
because of
a high school romance.
You have things to figure out,
that's fine.
But do not get in her way.
And if you're gonna go there
to Philadelphia,
you better be sure
it's what you want,
as in 100% sure.
Do you understand?
Okay. Yeah.
Because if you mess
this up for her...
You'll kill me.
[laughs] Oh, good God, no.
[laughs] No, no, no,
nothing quite so final.
But I will make your life
uncomfortable.
Uh, yeah, um,
I won't hold her back.
Good.
Well, go on and enjoy
some Italian meat and cheese.
Soppressata.
[upbeat music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
-Hey.
-[Ellie] Hey.
What you doing up here?
I, uh, just needed
to get some air.
Let's get you some real air.
How's that?
It's good. Thanks.
How you doing?
I'm good.
[Ellie] No, Cal. Come on.
How are you doing?
I'm good.
We have had
the longest day ever.
It's fine.
Uh, it's--would you--it's fine.
How are you?
Sad.
It's okay.
You know what? She's better.
She's not in bed.
She doesn't have
all the tubes, wires.
It's just--it's good.
I just keep thinking about
how I'm gonna miss
painting her nails.
People say
she's in a better place,
so, yeah.
It's good.
Yeah.
What next?
We get to go.
We get to go do stuff.
Um, we're graduated.
We don't have to do
meaningless bullshit anymore.
We can go.
Just--
I want you to know that you
can tell me anything, okay?
Don't keep it all up inside.
-[Cal] Yeah. Thanks.
-Let me help.
Yeah, I'm fine.
And I'm better than okay.
I'm good. I'm ready to have fun.
This is a celebration.
Let's have fun, you know.
Let's get drunk.
Yeah. Let's get fucked up.
Let's get fucked up.
I wanna--
I wanna piss off your dad.
Let's get fucked up.
[laughs]
-Let's do it.
-Yeah, let's go.
[melancholic music playing]
[breathing heavily]
[retching]
[toilet flushing]
Hey, baby.
Hey.
You okay?
Um, yeah.
I'm sick.
I didn't even see you
drink that much.
Yeah. I didn't think I did.
I think I might--I'm okay now.
You see Ty?
Uh-uh.
Shit.
[soft music playing]
Hey, baby.
-[groans]
-Wake up.
Rise and shine.
Uh, good morning.
Good morning.
My mouth is dry.
[groans]
Better?
Uh-hmm.
Yeah. Better.
Good.
I need you to get cleaned up.
We need to pick this place up
and get over to Mom's house
to pack some stuff up, okay?
A lot of work.
Uh, we don't have
to do that today.
Yeah, we do.
No. No, we don't.
There's nothing that says that.
Ty, I don't need
the bullshit right now.
I need your help.
I need to get over there
and pack it up
because I can't have it
hanging over my head, okay?
Uh, and you need
my help with that?
Please just help me.
Yeah, I--oh.
I just feel like shit.
Great. Thank you.
And you got, like, five bucks
for bagels or something?
No. I think I lost
my wallet last night.
Okay. All right.
-Just don't forget the boxes...
-[Ty] Uh-hmm.
...for Mom's house
and don't be too late.
-[Ty] Uh-hmm.
-[Cal] All right.
And get me a bagel though.
What kind?
Cinnamon raisin if they have it.
If not, just everything.
Okay.
-Hello, beautiful.
-Morning.
Hey.
Um, I think I'm gonna go...
uh, get something
to settle my tum.
Yeah. Whatever.
Okay.
I'll make my way over after.
Yeah.
Ty's gonna bring the boxes.
Boxes.
-Great.
-Okay.
-See you there.
-See you there.
[Ellie] See you there.
All right.
[soft music playing]
[birds chirping]
[soft upbeat music playing]
Hey. Hey, man.
Hey, uh, Rufus?
Hey, man. Um, I'm Ty.
I'm the one you've been emailing
back and forth about the guitar.
Oh, yes, we spoke.
Yeah. Yeah, this guitar
really spoke to me, man.
So I really appreciate this.
It means a lot.
-So, uh...
-This guitar?
Yeah. Yeah, the guitar.
It's a--it's a her.
Oh, a she? Yeah.
Yeah, that's nice.
-Um...
-Her name is Stevie.
Stevie. Like Stevie Nicks.
Who?
Um, yeah.
I mean,
I got the money right here.
-I'm just kind of in--
-No, man.
I don't think we can--
I don't think
we can do business.
Why, man? I really need this.
Your energy.
Yeah, I mean,
I'm not gonna lie to you.
I'm going through
some shit right now,
so I feel like maybe that's why
my energy might be off
but, like, I promise you that
I'm gonna take care
of that guitar.
I really, really need this, man.
You wish to commune?
Yes, I absolutely do.
So you will speak
to Stevie herself.
Speak to her?
-Yes.
-Yeah.
Speak to her from your soul.
Okay. Yeah. I can speak to her.
Speak from your soul.
Sing your soul song.
-Sing?
-Your soul song.
Sing my soul song. Okay.
All right.
[exhales]
Stevie, you look so...
You're not taking
this seriously.
Come on, man.
Like, I really need that guitar.
I really do.
Just give me another shot.
I'll give you another try.
Thank you.
I need your song
to come from here into here.
Stevie, you sweet angel
You are
The greatest thing to me
Oh, Stevie
I'd love to stroll
Through the park with you
And maybe play
A couple tunes
-I want to...
-Stop.
She's yours.
Hell yeah! Dude, thank you so--
No. No, no, no, no, no, no.
I don't need payment.
Oh, my God, man--thanks, man.
Man, I'm broke, man.
That just means
everything to me.
Thank you. Thank you.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
-No, thank you.
-Thank.
You.
Thank you.
All right, man.
Thanks, Rufus.
[soft upbeat music playing]
[sighs]
Oh.
'Sup, speed demon?
I didn't even see you.
Yeah. Got here a little early,
but I didn't wanna start
without you.
It's weird.
I know.
It's, like...
everything is the same,
but different.
Feels quiet.
[Cal] Yeah.
You okay?
Yeah, I'm fine.
What is it?
Oh, I don't know.
The future?
Yeah.
Yeah, that's a lot.
But we take it
one day at a time.
And start here.
Do you think
you're gonna sell it?
Yeah.
Yeah. Ty and I
could use some money and...
it's not our house.
It's hers.
Have you thought about Philly?
Yeah. Yeah.
No.
-Yeah.
-No.
Uh, I just haven't had time.
You know, I want to.
I wanna figure out jobs
and find a spot
in the city, you know.
It's this.
Totally.
I don't know what to say.
You can tell me anything.
What is it?
[electric guitar playing
in the distance]
Hey, Springsteen.
What the hell
are you doing, dude?
Serenading Mom.
Where did you get that?
Some guy in the park.
I thought that you were broke.
You said you didn't have
any money for bagels, bro.
I didn't have to pay for it.
Well, did you at least
remember the boxes?
Ah...
shit.
My bad.
I knew I was
forgetting something.
Goddamn it.
[guitar strumming]
Hey.
Hey. [whistles]
You think you can put
that thing away
and actually help us
for a second?
Well, her name's Stevie.
I was just getting to know her.
Maybe you could get
to know Stevie
when we're not cleaning
Mom's house?
Yeah.
Yeah.
[Ellie] Do you guys know
a Griffin Morrison
of Guntersville, Alabama?
No.
Can I--can I see that one?
[dramatic music playing]
This has gotta be him.
No.
[Ty] Tyler Griffin Rose.
Callahan Griffin Rose.
Griffin Morrison?
Tyler Griffin Rose.
Callahan Griffin Rose.
Griffin motherfucking Morrison.
What are you talking about?
This has gotta be Dad!
Griffin is our dad's name.
That's the only thing
she ever told us.
This has gotta be him!
Okay. So what?
So we go take this to him.
It's a letter made out to him,
we gotta go see him.
We have his address.
No. No, we don't.
We can mail it to him.
Are you kidding me?
We've never known anything
about him.
And now we have
his address in our hands.
You don't wanna go down
and just maybe see
where we came from,
why we are the way we are?
I have questions.
And I know you do.
I had questions when
I had to learn how to shave.
I had questions when I had
to learn how to tie a tie,
and I got those fucking answers.
Because he's not here.
And he's not gonna be here,
and he doesn't deserve
the fucking letter.
Right, El?
I think I agree with Tyler
on this one.
[Cal] What?
I mean, he really wants to go.
Just drive down there,
give him the letter,
get a chance to meet him.
-What--no, we can't.
-Why not?
Because we can just mail it
to him.
I don't think
that this is a great idea.
[Ellie] Why?
[Cal] Because a lot
could go wrong.
I don't think it's great
for my brother right now.
But he wants the closure.
Why not get it for him?
[whisper] Baby,
you know, honestly,
I don't wanna meet him.
You gotta give him a chance.
[Cal] Maybe our closure
is this house, El.
-I mean, come on.
-[Ty] Ghosts.
What did you just say?
Ghost.
Yeah.
It's good.
So get packed,
we can leave in the morning.
Yeah.
[hopeful music playing]
You guys get the tents?
Yeah. We're not gonna fucking
camp, but I got them in the car.
Dope.
Where's your stuff?
I got Stevie right here.
[Ellie] What about underwear?
-Shit. Um...
-[Cal] All right.
-We'll, we're gonna go.
-...I can just go back
-inside real quick.
-Nope. Watch out, babe.
Thank you.
Nope, we don't have time.
We're leaving now.
Should've brought your shit.
Ellie, look, look, look!
Shotgun!
Ty...
[indistinct]
[upbeat guitar music playing]
[singer] We fell
Asleep together
At the back of my mind
Pull the stars
Above our heads
And after all
The lights went out
We found we never had time
So now those
Summer nights are dead
[upbeat guitar music continues]
[Cal] That's a lot of chili.
[Ty] Yeah?
[Cal] Yeah, you're
lactose intolerant.
Got that fixed.
What the hell
does that even mean?
[waitress] All right, guys.
We got that double
chili cheeseburger
-with chili cheese fries...
-Oh.
[waitress] ...the turkey melt,
and the chicken tenders.
[upbeat guitar music continues]
[singer] Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh
Dudes!
[thud]
Yup.
[sighs]
Dude, can you change
the channel?
It's my turn
with the controller.
Why can't you find something
that we both wanna watch?
Yesterday was your day
with the controller.
Today is a new day.
Therefore, it's my controller.
[sighs] Fucking hot.
Are you hot?
No.
Need to get some fresh air.
[door opens]
[door closes]
-Hey.
-Hey.
What are you doing out here?
I was running hot.
I'm freezing.
Ty seems excited.
Yeah, I think he is.
Hey.
What's wrong?
Truth time?
Yeah, okay.
We've been together
for six years
and I don't even know
what we're doing next month.
I don't even know if you're
coming to Philadelphia with me.
Do you want money?
Do you want a career?
Do you want a family?
Do you--do you want a family?
Do you even want me?
What? Yes. Of course.
Of course I want you, El.
I love you.
Why would you even say that?
Because I've been waiting
for answers
for so long.
I'm sorry.
It's just a lot going on.
I feel like I can't even
breathe right now.
And I get that. I do.
And I'm going through it too.
But you cannot keep dragging me
along like this, okay?
You cannot.
Everything is moving too fast
and we don't have
the time for it.
Okay.
I'm getting cold.
[knocks on door]
Ty.
[knocking on door]
Ty.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
Well, uh,
I changed the channel...
if that makes you wanna
come back inside.
Thanks.
[door closes]
Oh.
Oh.
Oh, God.
Oh.
[grunts]
Oh, shit!
Shit, shit, shit, shit!
-[Cal] Yo, what the fuck?
-[Ty grunts]
Ty, what the fuck is going on?
[grunting]
Yo, Ty. What's up?
[Ty] Oh, dude!
The chili's going through me!
I thought you fixed it.
[Ty] Me too.
-Oh.
-[sighs]
All right.
I'm gonna check the car
for some fucking bullshit.
[Ty grunting]
There might be Tums in my bag.
[door closes]
[grunts]
-Ooh.
-[knocking on door]
[Ellie] Ty?
Yeah, yeah.
There's Tums in my bag.
Tums?
[Ellie] Uh-hmm.
[Ty] Okay.
I'm not seeing them.
At the bottom.
Uh, where are they?
[Ellie] I don't remember.
Wait. Wait, wait,
wait, wait. Ty.
[whispers] Fuck.
Fuck.
Fuck.
Shit.
You cannot say anything to Cal.
Okay? Nothing.
El, you can't ask me to do that.
No--yes, you can.
It is not your secret to tell.
All right? It's mine.
I'm not ready to tell him.
And don't say anything.
And please, please,
you can keep this from him.
I know you can.
I can't keep secrets.
Yes, you can. No, no,
no, no, no. You got this.
Just shut it down.
Not from my twin brother.
-[Ellie] Press it down.
-He sees through my bullshit.
Press it down. Please,
I'm not ready to tell him.
And you cannot be the one
to tell him, okay?
He will be so pissed, all right?
Don't say. I will tell him.
Okay? Just--
Oh, God. Then go and do it.
-I--
-Yo. I found this
in the car.
-Thank you.
-That'll help with the Tums.
Okay?
Yeah. Yeah. It will.
I'm gonna go to bed.
We gotta get back
on the road early.
Yeah.
Yeah, I'm gonna
finish up in here.
Yeah, you do that. Feel better.
[whispers] Fuck!
Why me?
[grunts]
Oh.
[soft upbeat music playing]
[music dies]
[Cal] Ooh.
Is it bad?
What do you think, man?
I'm not a mechanic,
but I'm pretty sure
when a car starts clunking
and then doesn't drive,
it's probably not a great thing,
right, Ty?
Okay, we get it.
All right.
Look, I knew from the beginning
that this was gonna be
a bad idea and I'm sorry,
but like I told you guys,
every single part of this trip
has been a problem.
It's just a little car trouble.
We don't have enough money
to fix the car, Ty.
Let alone drive
all the way back home,
so I think it's a little more
than car trouble.
-Maybe we could just--
-[Cal] What?
Call Mom?
There's no more calling Mom.
Okay?
We don't have anybody
to bail us out
of the shit that we get into.
We are on our own.
Or I got an idea,
let's call Griffin, right?
Let's call Griffin.
Like, "Hey, man."
"Uh, we're your kids
and we're stranded
on the side of the road."
"So maybe you could pony up
and help us fix
-our busted-ass car."
-Well, maybe he could--
No!
No, man. It's not happening.
I'll call my dad.
Wait, hold on. El, please.
Can you give me
like five minutes?
And I really--I think
I can figure it out.
Can we please not call him?
I'm calling him.
-[line trills]
-[phone vibrates]
Oh. Hey, darling.
I've got a burning puttanesca.
Hold on.
-A what?
-[Marcus] Puttanesca.
Puttanesca.
It's a sauce from Italy.
Okay. Yeah. Dad, can I--
It means bordello in Italian.
Great. Um, but, Dad, I need--
I'm surprising your mother
with a whorehouse pasta tonight.
-[chuckles]
-[Ellie] Oh, my God.
Dad, I need help.
Right, what's the matter?
Did Cal leave you? Well,
it was only a matter of time.
What? No.
He just--the car broke down.
Well, call the tow.
-[Ellie] We're going to.
-Okay.
-[Ellie] It needs repairs.
-Naturally.
We don't have--
can we borrow some money?
Can I just put this
on your card?
You wanna use my card
to fix their car?
[Ellie]
They'll--we'll pay you back.
Where are you?
Stranded in the middle
of Tennessee, I think?
Those boys are irresponsible.
-It's not like that.
-[Marcus] Well, what is it like?
It's like a car breaking down.
Geez, they do that sometimes.
Do you have to make this
so shitty?
Oh, no, it's all right,
I'm not begging.
I'm only going for 40%
shittiness on this one.
Well, you're at, like, 80.
So can you turn it down, please?
Fine.
You may use my card
to fix their car,
but put Cal on the phone.
Okay.
Well, don't punish him, please.
He's got enough going on
as it is.
I will be completely appropriate
for a pissed-off dad.
Put him on the phone.
Okay. Cal?
He wants to talk to you.
Hello?
Cal, I've given Ellie permission
to use my card to fix your car.
Thank you. Thank you so much.
Um, I'll pay you back,
I promise.
Oh, I know you will.
Now, do you remember
our little chat?
Yeah.
Yeah. Well, this is just
the kind of distraction
I don't want her to be
dealing with right now.
She should be making
arrangements for her future.
Do you know how hard it is
to get a job
fresh out of college?
Yes.
Yeah, well,
if you can't help her along,
I suggest you step aside.
Do you understand?
Yes, sir.
Look, I've gotta go.
My bordello's burning.
What'd he say?
Oh, um,
just, I, uh,
I gotta pay him back.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
-Um, obviously I'll help.
-No, it's okay.
Thank you for calling him.
-Yeah. Of course.
-I just--
I got it, okay?
All right?
Yeah.
-Let's go call a tow.
-Okay.
[dramatic music playing]
Ellie, I think
you should tell him.
I don't wanna tell him.
I don't wanna tell him
till he, on his own,
decides what he wants with us.
Like, I don't--
he hasn't decided.
[sighs]
I don't wanna feel like
he's obligated to be with me.
Are you--
are you doing okay?
Uh, I don't know.
I mean, how am I supposed
to be doing?
Yeah.
I don't really know
how any of us are supposed
to be feeling in general.
For me, it kind of
feels like I'm in--
I'm in a dream
and I'm watching everything
from the outside
or something like that.
But I don't know.
I just--I really think
you should tell him
because if he asks me about it,
I'm not sure
if I can keep that in.
Why would he ask you about it,
like if I'm pregnant,
out of the blue?
I don't know.
Maybe you have that glow
or something that--
-Shut up.
-[Cal] Hey.
You guys good?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Okay. Uh, well,
he just told us that we have
to leave it here overnight
and then we can get it
early in the morning,
and then we can get
the fuck out of here.
I have an idea.
I think you might know
what I'm talking about too.
Maybe you do too.
-Anyone?
-Uh...
Guys, we have a free night
to ourselves.
Let's go camping.
Come on! Are you serious?
I get to go camping with my
favorite people in the world,
one with the wilderness
and one with their souls?
It's like
the greatest thing ever.
-Okay.
-Yeah! [laughs]
Let's go! Let's go!
Let's do it! C-A-M-P-I-N-G!
[singsongy]
Camping, camping, ha!
[upbeat music playing]
-My dad's got a bunker.
-Pew, pew, pew, pew!
Sorry. Uh...
[softly] pew, pew, pew, pew.
-What?
-Check this out.
Where'd you find this?
In the bathroom on the bulletin
board of fun activities.
No way. No way.
You don't even know
if it's the same dude.
-What?
-Yeah. Let me see.
No, it's definitely him.
It's the same name,
like, it's Griff.
I mean, how many
fucking Griffs are there?
I don't know.
Maybe it's like
a common name down here
-or something.
-No, that--
Wait, wait, wait, wait. Nope.
Nope, it's definitely him.
Just looked it up.
Looks like he does, like,
fishing tours on his boat.
Oh, my God!
This guy sounds really awesome.
[Ellie chuckles]
Hey, don't be like that.
This is awesome.
It's been a dream of mine
to go fishing with our dad.
What? No.
Dude, this is not fishing
with Dad.
This is like fishing
with some random-ass stranger.
And we're not fishing.
We are fishing with Dad.
No. And with what money, dude?
I'm not paying for that.
Well, you don't have to.
I just bought us
the Bassmaster premium package.
-[laughing]
-Ooh, Ellie, girl.
Cal, you gotta marry this girl.
She's the all-time best.
-Thank you.
-You're welcome.
[Ty] Thank you,
thank you, doo-doo.
Here, can I see that?
I wanna put it with my stuff
like a keepsake.
This is sweet.
Damn!
Why?
Why?
It's not just for your brother.
I don't want it.
Maybe you need it.
For what?
I don't know, Cal.
What, do you think life
is just gonna pause for you?
It's not gonna.
[sighs] I don't know,
I thought maybe
maybe this was one thing you
could put your baggage down on.
Right?
Okay. Yeah. Okay. Whatever.
Yeah. But I'm not telling him
before we get on the boat, okay?
Fine.
Do you hear that, Ty?
Ty. Do you hear that?
I'm not telling him
before we get on the boat.
That's my one rule, Griff.
What?
We're not telling him
before I get on the boat.
All right. Well,
this is the best trip ever.
I mean, this is--
seriously, this is awesome.
Well...
look, I thought in light
of everything and, um...
and I know I've been difficult
or, you know, whatever,
but I'm sorry.
Okay?
And I was poking around
and I found these,
like, miniature bottles
of fireball and, uh--
Oh, what the fuck?
And, uh, I thought of you, Mom.
-[mellow music playing]
-And so...
-Damn.
-I don't know,
in honor of, uh, the trip
and of Mom.
All right.
Uh, only for you.
-One for you.
-No, thank you.
[Cal] What?
I'm just not feeling
fireball tonight.
Okay. Well, it's, like--
it's like, for Mom.
It's, like, her drink.
We're outside. It's kinda cold.
Just take it.
-[Ellie] No, I'm not--
-Yeah. Uh, okay.
-No--hey, Ty--
-Uh, to Mom.
[mellow music playing]
[laughter]
-[groans]
-What the shit, dude?
Oh.
[coughs]
What the fuck just happened?
-What the hell was that?
-[exhales]
I'm showing the toast to Mom
and everything.
Oh, yeah. So did I.
That's kinda
what I was trying to do.
I was trying to, like,
lighten the mood a little bit.
Yeah. Yeah.
Ty, did you ever write a song?
You're scribbling
in your notebook all day.
Yeah.
Yeah. Um, yeah, I got some--
I got something I can play
for you, guys.
Ah.
I, um...
I've only been working on it
for a little bit,
so, uh, you know, bear with me,
but I'll play it for you, guys.
Well, I got me a ticket
On the last train out
Of Lansing
Don't got much money
To my name
But I guess I never did
Keep trying
To brick it all in
But them hits
All leave a sting
Just keep thinking now
I've come this far
And never made it big
This thing called life
The joy, the pain,
The strife
But maybe I could start
To try to grab it all
Before I die
Stop, man.
-Shit.
-What?
It's depressing as fuck.
It's upbeat.
What are you talking about?
Do you, like, hear yourself?
Yeah, man, it's about life.
-And death, man.
-Well, it's on my mind.
Can we just fucking not
for one second?
You're an asshole.
I thought it was nice, Ty.
How am I an asshole?
I'm the one driving us
across the country right now.
And guess what?
I don't wanna be doing this.
You don't get credit
for something
if you fucking complain about it
-the whole fucking time.
-Fuck.
Now you shut up
and let us live our lives!
Going to bed.
Does he even wanna be with me?
What?
Has he said anything to you?
No.
No, he doesn't wanna be with me?
No, he hasn't said anything
to me.
You guys are twins. You have
some psychic bond, right?
Well, I mean...
-I mean...
-...nah.
...what do you think?
I think he loves you, El.
And why does it feel like this?
Because our mom just died.
No, I don't know
a lot about a lot of things,
but I'm pretty sure
he feels just as fucked up
about it as I do,
so...
You're right.
This is all just--
I'm just--I don't know
if I'm just starting to be crazy
for even wanting this.
You want it, right?
Yeah.
I do. I really do.
I don't know,
maybe I'm fucking naive
for thinking
that a relationship I started
when I was 16
could be, like, the one.
No?
No, I don't think so.
I think that's really nice.
I wanna make it work.
I guess it would just--
I guess I don't wanna feel
like I'm chasing him,
like I'm forcing him to want me.
Yeah, I get that.
It would be nice if he wanted me
enough to chase me, you know?
Yeah.
Thought your song
was really nice.
Thanks.
[mellow music playing]
[zipper zipping]
[inspiring music playing]
[man and woman vocalizing]
Hey. Come on. You--
you're not getting any younger.
[laughs]
-Me?
-Yeah. [laughs]
What are you waiting for,
a formal invitation?
Yeah, well,
I told the, uh, bartender
to have the night off, so.
[laughs] Woo!
Okay.
-[laughter]
-Jump in there, kid.
You don't wanna see her
get vicious.
[woman]
Oh, you shouldn't die, honey.
-That's good. You got it.
-You got it.
Yes.
You look ridiculous.
How you doing?
-What's your name, kid?
-I'm Ty.
Hey, Ty. This is Florence.
-[Florence] Hi.
-Hi.
So, what brings you
to our humble dirt patch?
I just kinda had
some thinking to do.
Oh. Is, uh,
that your thinking face?
Uh, no, I think
it's just my face.
-[laughter]
-[screams]
All right. It's cold.
Let's get inside. Come on.
She's nuts.
Uh, by the way, I'm Bob.
Come on in.
All right.
[Bob] Come visit.
[Florence] My God. [sighs]
So, you were saying
that you had some thoughts?
Oh, um, yes. I don't know.
It's--no, thanks.
Nothing major, really.
Just, like, your standard life
kind of stuff, I guess.
Um...
like, um, my brother's
girlfriend, she's pregnant.
And, uh, I've been sworn
to secrecy
because he doesn't know
about it.
It's not something
that I'm very good at,
uh, clearly as I just told
two strangers.
And our mom passed away.
And, uh, we discovered
who our dad is, so.
We're going down to see him.
And he doesn't know about us,
doesn't know that we're coming.
My brother
doesn't really wanna go.
So, uh, just kind of feels
like a--like a weight,
you know, like a--
like a pressure.
It's kinda crushing me.
And, um, my brother and I
are twins,
but he's always kind of felt
like the older one, you know?
Like, the more responsible one,
the one that takes care of me,
even when our mom got sick.
And, um,
I can see
that he's lost and scared.
And I don't know
how to take care of anyone.
You just let it out.
Let it all out.
I know about pain
and I know about rage,
and I want you
to just let it all out.
Okay? So it doesn't stick
inside of you.
It's just like--
it's like a black hole
that is just eating
inside of you,
everything in there.
And it--
it's just gonna suck it dry.
Yeah. [sniffles]
That's why you--
why you just screamed
like a banshee?
NO.
-Secret's out, you nailed it.
-Got me.
[laughter]
Every night,
she screams like that.
It used to scare
the hell out of me.
Not just me,
but all the campers in the area.
They thought she was bad shit.
Well, you are bad shit.
Yeah, just a little bit.
No, the truth of the matter is,
uh, Ty, that...
I realized that I was asking her
to carry things
because I was overwhelmed
and, uh, I couldn't carry
everything myself.
So, um,
that's why
she would scream like that,
to let it out.
You know, let go and let God.
I love those screams.
If I'm being honest,
I love those screams.
If you don't mind me asking you,
what do you--
what do you mean, carry things?
Um...
well, I'm gonna die soon.
What? Why?
[Bob] Well, I--
stage four pancreatic cancer.
You know, I just found out
a couple months ago.
And, uh...
I still have a few months left.
So I talked to Flo
and we decided to put the show
on the...
[sighs]
...show on the road.
Well, aren't you sad?
I mean, I know you're sad.
It's--
how are you--
you guys just seem so happy.
We really are and sad
and angry, frustrated.
And I just realized
that you gotta keep moving.
You have to keep moving ahead.
And that man,
Bob has never been more alive.
And you've never
been more alive.
[sighs] I don't wanna think
about the past
and I don't wanna think
about the future.
I just wanna think
about right now,
'cause right now,
this is all we have.
And I wanna make this special.
That is so inspiring.
-I'm very inspired.
-[Florence] Uh-oh.
-Inspired.
-You ready?
[Bob] Let's see.
Don't take much, darlin'
So don't drive
Your damn self mad
Just slow down
And soak it in
'Cause bittersweet ain't bad
I don't need no wagyu steak
You don't need
No upper class
What should I do?
'Cause if you get
Too fancy...
Life will knock you
On your ass
-[Florence] Oh.
- Life will knock you on...
-You're a damn poet, son!
-[laughter]
-[Bob] Oh, my God.
-Yes.
[Bob] Never truer words
have been spoken.
It don't take much
It don't take much
It only weighs you down
With all that stuff
If you can find
Some peace of mind
And a gentle woman's touch
[all] Woo
I promise you
You'll know it too
That, son
It don't take much
Big finish.
[guitar playing]
[Florence] Bravo!
Yes,
that might be one
of my damn best.
-Uh-hmm. I think so.
-Uh-hmm.
You don't need
to take care of anybody
and nobody needs
to take care of you.
Just keep moving.
-Right?
-[Florence] Yes.
Get there when you get there.
Now, let's pick up
this here guitar
and hear your shred.
Oh, boy. I wanna hear that.
I'm not, like, shred level yet.
Oh, come on now.
Shred is a state of mind.
Ah.
Something. Come on.
All right. All right.
-Okay.
-This is a nice one.
[singer]
And we will run till June
Underneath the crescent moon
The crooked creek will stay
When summer ends too soon
Ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh...
Man, this places are nice.
[Ellie]
Yeah, doesn't look too bad.
Some of these houses
are like really nice.
I don't know
what I was expecting.
I guess I was kind
of expecting him
to live on his boat.
That'd be cool too though.
How you feeling?
[Cal] I'm good.
It's good, yeah. Fine.
Whatever.
Just, uh, glad it'll be
over soon, you know?
[Ellie] Yeah.
Should be coming up here.
Wait.
I think it--I think this is it.
Oh, shit.
[Ellie] This is it. Oh, my God.
Is that him?
That's him.
Oh.
Oh.
-[Ellie] Oh, my God. Wait.
-[Cal] Ty.
Is there something
I can help you with?
I'm sorry, it seems like
you're all waiting for me
to say something
and you just drove up.
Yeah. Um...
actually, we're here for
the Bassmaster premium package.
You booked that for today?
[Ellie] Yeah.
[Griff] Ah.
Sorry, I think
I must've missed that.
Uh, no worries.
We can get it sorted out.
Got some paperwork
I'm gonna need you to fill out,
so if you wanna follow me
to the house,
I'll get you set up.
Great. Thanks.
[Griff] My name's Griff,
by the way.
Hey, Griff.
Did you guys see his beard?
Oh, my God.
-[laughs]
-Let's go.
[acoustic music playing]
You look so pretty.
Seriously.
-Yeah?
-Yeah.
Like, really fucking pretty.
You always do, but like...
the water's a nice touch,
you know?
So pretty.
Thanks.
Maybe you should go
and talk to him.
Get to know him a little bit.
Yeah, fuck it.
We're here.
[Ty] I'm outside of the boat
So why not?
[Ty]
Pulling line while I float
I...
Tater tots
Yum, yum, yummy in my tummy
Yum, yum, yum, yum, yum
In my tum
[Griff] Wow. That's a new one.
You some kind of singer?
Uh, yeah.
Actually,
I, uh, I'm starting a band.
[Griff] Oh, yeah?
What's your band called?
-Uh...
-Well, shit, man,
you got to have
a good band name.
-[Ty] Right.
-A good band name
is like half the battle.
So you know a lot about bands?
You don't got
to be Lynyrd Skynyrd to know
a good band name
from a shit one.
Right.
Just got to be a guy in a boat.
Know all there is to know,
right?
I guess maybe you're right.
So how about it?
What's your band called?
[blows] Um...
[Cal] He doesn't have a band.
He got a guitar
like three days ago,
now he's gonna start a band.
[Griff]
Well, I think that's all right.
It don't matter when you start,
so long as you get your ass
in gear once you decide on it.
-It's what my gran used to say.
-Yeah.
[Griff]
I think it's pretty cool.
Thanks.
Well, I think this one's
ready to go.
You wanna fish?
No, thanks.
How about you buddy,
you wanna fish?
I'm good.
All right.
So, Griff,
how long you've been doing
like this fishing thing?
I've been fishing a long time
but I didn't start
taking people out
until we moved back to Bama.
Huh.
You kinda always struck me
as the dude
that would never leave
his hometown.
Where'd you move from?
Ah.
I bounce around a lot.
So you just got to explore?
Yeah.
That's so cool, man.
I--I'm kind of looking
to, like--
I'm just looking for like change
or something, you know?
Yeah.
Yeah, I get that.
Like, I basically lived
in the same place my whole life.
There ain't nothing wrong
with that.
Yeah.
Yeah, for sure,
but I don't know.
I'm just being done with school
and everything like,
I feel like there's more,
you know?
Got to be.
You all went to school together?
Yup.
I'm actually moving
to Philadelphia.
Got a job there, so...
-Oh, yeah?
-Uh-hmm.
Well, that's not bad.
How about you?
Oh, he doesn't know yet.
Well, it--I mean, I just--
I've got a lot on my plate
right now, you know?
Mom just died, so...
Yeah, that'd put a lot
on your plate.
Finish school,
fixing to start your life,
and you lose your mom.
Yeah, thanks, Griff.
That about sums it up.
So why'd you move back?
You know, Ty, maybe this guy
doesn't wanna answer
all your questions.
Tell you his whole life story
while he stands there,
fishing off the back
of the boat, you know?
[Griff] I moved back
because my gran got sick,
and she didn't have nobody
to take care of her.
Just felt like it was time.
Yeah.
We took care of our mom
while she was sick too.
[dramatic music playing]
Cal.
Cal, what's the matter with you?
What?
I'm trying to be
so fucking patient,
but this is important to Ty,
so why--
[Cal] I can't.
I can't fucking do this.
I'm trying.
I thought I could put on
a happy face.
I thought I could figure
this out, but I--
-But what?
-I can't stop thinking
about how hard she worked.
How hard I worked, El.
How much shit I had to carry.
And fucking look at it.
She hasn't even been dead
a week,
and he's fucking jumping
all over him
like a puppy with a new master.
He's not trying to replace her.
I don't know
what he's trying to do, okay?
I just know I can't do this.
[dramatic music playing]
Hey, Griff.
Not feeling too well.
Can we bring the boat in?
Uh, yeah. Yeah, sure thing.
I'm just gonna get this
all packed up.
You're good. I'll reel it in.
You're all right.
Hey, what's going on?
Are we gonna be hanging out
for a little bit longer
because I still have
to give him the letter.
Yeah, yeah, no. Um, we're not--
we're not gonna give him
the letter here.
We're gonna go back home.
We're gonna mail it to him.
-What?
-[Cal] Sorry, man.
I thought
I could support you in--
Support me?
He's both of our dad.
Don't do that, man.
We just got here.
Dude, I can't.
Well, fuck it.
I'll do it myself.
Ghost.
Ghost, man.
I need you.
Are you serious right now?
I wouldn't say it
if I wasn't serious,
but I can't do this.
Fuck.
[Cal] Hey, Ty.
I really appreciate you
listening to me back there.
I, um, I think
this will be good.
Look, we can, um,
get back and send Griff
the letter.
And, uh, you know,
you can keep talking to him
and really get to know him
and we just start there.
We'll pack up the house,
fix it up, get it sold,
and then, you know,
you can decide
if you wanna come back.
Pull the car over.
-I gotta pee.
-[Cal] No.
Pull the fucking car over, man.
I gotta pee.
Why? Did you have a bottle
or something? What--
-[Ty] No, man!
-We just left.
[Ty] I fucking forgot, okay?
Because I'm a fucking idiot.
I don't know.
I'm a fuck up.
I'm a fucking loser.
I don't know what's going on.
I don't know
what I'm doing, okay?
I forgot to pee. I gotta pee.
Just pull the fucking car over.
-Pull the car over.
-Okay.
-He's running.
-Goddamn it.
-Hey!
-Cal. Fuck.
[dramatic music playing]
Griff! Griff!
Griff!
Years ago, you met a woman
by the name of Angie--
Motherfucker! Shut up!
-Shut the fuck up.
-Hey, hey, hey!
[Cal] Come on!
[Griff] Hey. All right.
That's not how we end
stuff here, all right?
Hey, hey, whoa! Hey!
Back it up!
-[Cal] Ghost.
-[Griff] Jesus Christ, man,
-what are you doing?
-Ghost.
Look at me. Ghost.
Years ago, you met a woman
by the name of Angie Rose.
Angie?
Me and Cal came out of that.
Were you, uh--what?
She wrote you this letter?
What you saying...
What you saying to me right now?
You're our dad.
I fucking ghosted you, dude.
Fuck you, man.
Fuck you. I ghosted you.
Because as soon
as you bailed on me,
that went out, man.
You broke that.
Fuck you talking
about bailing on you?
-I'm here, right?
-[Ty] Yeah?
I'm right fucking here.
Yeah, because you always have
to pick up
my pieces, huh?
Because I don't know
what the fuck I'm doing.
Because I'm some fucking loser.
Figure your own shit out, man,
before you worry about me.
You don't even know
what's going on
-with the people you love.
-[Cal] Shut the fuck up.
-Cal!
-[Ty] With me or with Ellie.
Ellie, what is he talking about?
I'm pregnant.
What?
What are you talking about?
I'm pregnant.
I didn't know how to tell you.
Why didn't you tell me?
Why didn't you tell me?
You're going through
all your own shit.
And you won't even talk to me
about Philadelphia.
-Oh, I could have helped.
-We haven't been able
to talk about our future.
I need somebody
to help me make decisions.
And you haven't--
you haven't been there.
-You haven't been there.
-Ellie, what the fuck?
-What the fuck?
-[Ellie] Cal.
-Cal. No, no.
-Fuck. I can't--I can't.
Fuck.
[dramatic music playing]
[Ellie] Cal!
Cal, wait!
Cal!
What the fuck?
[dramatic music playing]
Well, you know, the good news
is I found his car,
parked it over by Joe's Tavern.
So he can't have gotten
very far.
He'll turn up.
If he doesn't turn up
in the morning, I got friend
in the sheriff's department
who, uh...
help us look around.
In the meantime, uh, yeah,
we got extra bedrooms,
so you, uh...
you're welcome to camp
out here and, you know,
whatever you need.
Just let him know
that I stayed up, okay?
I'm sorry.
[Griff] Come on, man.
You got nothing to be sorry for.
Shirt looks better on you.
Thanks.
[dramatic music playing]
[footsteps]
Are you gonna take a beer now?
Did your mom ever tell you
how we met?
She taught at my high school.
I guess it was
her first job there, whatever.
I didn't have her
as a teacher, but...
after I finished school...
I was fighting a lot
with my dad.
It was getting pretty ugly
and she started having me
help her out around the place.
You know,
she was getting ready to move.
People think
what they wanna think about it,
but it was, uh...
[dramatic music playing]
She was such--
she was such a good lady.
When she left, I, uh,
I never saw her again
and heard from her.
Didn't expect to.
But you should know
that I always--
I always remembered her.
I always blamed you
for her getting sick.
I thought if there was
someone else around
and she didn't have
to work so hard...
that she wouldn't have
gotten sick.
I hated you.
I hated you
for my whole fucking life.
I wanna meet you
and I see you're a good man.
Honestly, it makes me
hate you even more.
You hated me
for not being there.
But if I was there...
you would hate me
for all no reason.
You know, the thing is, I, uh,
spent a lot of time
trying to avoid...
being here...
being right here.
You got a shit deal, pal.
Your mom was a really good lady,
and that...
that was a shitty fucking hand.
I'm sorry you got dealt it.
I never felt
like I needed you...
you know.
I think Ty needed you...
and I think my mom needed you.
I never needed a dad...
till today...
because I have no fucking idea
how to be a dad.
And I'm terrified.
Well, um...
I'm never gonna be
your dad, man.
I mean, not in the way
that it means something.
That ship probably sailed
a long time ago.
But you don't have to go alone.
Sitting in that house
right there, you got--
you got a brother...
who loves the hell out of you.
And you know that girl, Ellie...
she's crazy about you.
You know how lucky you are?
Hey, look at me for a second.
Do you have any idea
how fucking lucky you are?
They're sitting in that house
right there, for you.
You may not know
how to be a dad,
but goddammit, man.
You got everything
going for you.
Show up.
Just fucking show up.
Can you do that?
Maybe that's all it is, man.
Maybe that's all it ever was,
just having somebody that can--
somebody that can show up
for you.
I think that'd go a long way.
You take as much time
as you need out here, bud.
Hey, Griff.
[Griff] Yeah?
It was nice meeting you.
You too, buddy.
[sobs]
[dramatic music playing]
[cell phone ringing]
[cell phone vibrating]
Ellie.
Do you have any idea
what time it is?
Late?
[Marcus] Yeah, it's very late.
Dad?
Are you all right?
Um, what are you doing?
I'm, uh,
I'm just putting together
a little photo album
for your mom.
-[Ellie] Oh?
-Yeah, from our trip.
-[Ellie] To Italy?
-Yeah, that's the one.
Darling, what's the matter?
[sighs]
Um...
I think I wanna come home.
Okay.
Where are you?
Guntersville, Alabama.
Ooh, sounds like a dump.
[Ellie] It's really
pretty nice here anyway.
Is Cal coming home with you?
I don't think so.
I'm sorry.
[sighs] Yeah.
Have you got somewhere
to stay tonight?
[Ellie] Yup.
Okay. Because if you need to,
you can just
find a room somewhere
and put it on the card.
-[Ellie] Thanks.
-Yeah. And in the morning,
call a cab
and have them take you
to the bus station
or an airport.
-[Ellie] Okay.
-You can buy a ticket
and put that on the card.
Okay. Thanks.
[sighs]
I love you, darling.
I love you too, Dad.
[Marcus] It'll get easier.
[sobs]
When?
I don't know.
Did I ever tell you
when I met your mom in Seattle,
she was just
about to start her residency
here in Ann Arbor?
I had perfect timing.
We hit it off right away.
But we knew it wouldn't last.
We only had three months.
So we decided to embrace it.
We decided we'd embrace
that thin sliver of time,
make the most of it,
and then we'd say goodbye.
We failed at that,
of course, thankfully.
Failed miserably.
I used to read to your mom
every night over the phone.
Did I ever tell you that?
We read Pride and Prejudice.
She wanted me
to read Harry Potter,
made me do all the voices,
just like you did.
And one night I closed the book
and we hung up on the phone.
I looked around
and I was doing
very well for myself,
I'll have you know.
I had a really
great setup there.
But I thought,
"What does it matter?"
My life was somewhere else.
It was here in Ann Arbor
with your mother.
So I quit.
Yeah, quit the big job,
took a huge pay cut.
Terrible financial decision,
but the best choice I ever made.
It does get easier.
It's never easy
but easier, you know?
So listen.
Call me when you're
on your way, okay?
Okay.
I will.
[Marcus] Bye.
Bye, Dad.
-[dramatic music playing]
-[sobs]
[thunder rumbling]
[Ellie] Hi. Um, I need a taxi
to 329 Round Lake Highway.
Um, nearest train station.
Thank you.
Hey. Ellie?
I don't wanna talk to you
right now.
[Cal] Ellie, wait.
No, I'm leaving.
[Cal] Hold on.
[Ellie] I don't wanna
talk to you.
Wait. No, I know. I--no, no, no.
-Wait, wait, wait, wait.
-I don't wanna talk--
Now, hold on.
Hold on. Hold on, Ellie.
Ellie, just wait.
-[Ellie] No.
-Where are you going?
Leave me alone.
Of course, when I want you
to stay, you leave.
-And when I want you...
-No. Ellie, hold on.
...to fucking leave,
you follow me
through the goddamn house.
Ellie, where the hell
are you going?
-Just leave me alone.
-Ellie!
Fucking--just give me a minute.
No!
You had a whole night
and you fucking left!
-Ellie, hold on!
-No!
Where are you going?
I don't know!
You left.
Why did you leave?
I know.
-I'm sorry.
-No.
Cal, I'm done with this.
I have to be done.
I can't do that anymore.
What do you think
that made me feel like?
-Terrible. I--
-I felt unsupported
and I felt unloved and I just--
-I didn't know what to do.
-I know.
I know. I know, I'm sorry.
I tell you I'm pregnant
-and you leave.
-I know.
Why do you think
I didn't tell you?
It was fucked up, okay?
It was fucked up, I fucked up.
I've had something great
in front of me this entire time
and I haven't even
been looking for it.
Six years,
you've been here for me.
I've been nowhere.
I do everything,
everything I can
to support you, everything.
And the one time
that I needed you, you left.
I know. I'm done leaving,
I promise. Whatever you want.
You want Philadelphia,
I'm there.
I'm sorry.
And I'm gonna be there for this.
Okay. I promise you.
I promise you, Ellie.
Just fucking let me, please.
[Ellie] I don't want you
to leave again.
Do you want that? I won't.
I need you
and I can't live in a world
where you're not
part of my life.
I'm ready, okay?
I'm so sorry.
[sobs]
[dramatic music playing]
-[Ellie] Hey, Dad.
-[Cal] Hey, Mr. Martin.
Uh, just, um...
I just wanted to let you know
that we're moving
to Philadelphia.
[Ellie] Call us back. Love you.
[dramatic music playing]
[singer singing in Italian]
[Cal] Hey, speed demon.
[Ellie giggles]
What?
Oh, shit.
You're not coming.
You know me too well.
Thank you.
-I love you.
-I love you too.
Take care of Cal for me.
[Ellie] Of course.
Have fun.
Thank you.
[dramatic music playing]
-You Okay?
-Yeah.
[singer] I saw the end
Walking through the forest
I felt it coming toward us
I see it in your eyes
You were my friend
You laugh
When you were supposed to...
[Cal] I thought
when we finished school
and when Mom died,
it was the end of something.
But it wasn't, was it?
Like, it all kept moving.
So maybe that makes this
the beginning.
[singer] Stay with me
Till morning
[Ty] Or maybe
there are no beginnings
or endings.
[singer] Don't leave me
Without warning
[Ty] Just changing.
I guess we'll figure it out
when we get there.
[singer] Our golden days
Filled with heavy lifting
Sitting and forgiving
And ending with a smile
Our final days
Filled with complications
Death and jubilation
And ending with a smile
Stay with me
Stay with me till morning
Don't you leave
Don't leave me
Without warning
Stay with me
Stay with me
Stay with me till morning
Don't you leave
Don't leave me
Without warning
Stay with me
Stay with me till morning
Don't you leave
Don't leave me
Without warning