The Outer Limits (1995) s05e20 Episode Script

Fathers and Sons

1 ( girl ) HI, GRANDMA.
YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
ARE YOU FEELING BETTER TODAY? WHAT? I ASKED IF YOU WERE FEELING BETTER TODAY.
I FEEL FINE.
BUT I'D FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER IF SOMEONE WOULD TELL ME WHO YOU ARE! GRANDMA, IT'S ME.
IT'S TARA.
I DON'T KNOW YOU.
HELP! HELP! GRANDMA, IT'S OKAY.
HELP! HELP! WHAT'S HAPPENING TO MY GRANDMOTHER? WHY DON'T YOU LEAVE FOR A FEW MINUTES? HELP! HELP! HELP! HELP! SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER ME ANYMORE.
I KNOW.
ALZHEIMER'S IS CRUEL THAT WAY.
WHO A PERSON IS, THE THINGS THA MAKE THEM SPECIAL, IT ALL GOES AWAY.
YOU HAVE TO FOCUS ON EVERYTHING SHE GAVE YOU AND HOLD ONTO THOSE EXPERIENCES.
THAT'S HOW YOU KEEP HER ALIVE INSIDE OF YOU.
BUT IS SHE HURTING? ABSOLUTELY NOT.
WE WON' LET THAT HAPPEN, TARA.
THAT'S A PROMISE.
WE WILL ALWAYS TAKE CARE OF HER AND MAKE SURE SHE FEELS SAFE AND COMFORTABLE.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR ADLER.
I WISH WE COULD DO MORE FOR HER.
I'LL BE BACK TOMORROW.
OKAY, YOU TAKE CARE.
COME ON PEOPLE, MOVE IT.
LET'S GET MR.
LEWIS SET UP IN HERE.
I'M SORRY TO RUSH YOU ALL BUT HIS FAMILY'S GOING TO BE HERE AT 3:00.
ARE THOSE ALL OF MR.
LEWIS'S PHOTOS? I'D SWEAR HE HAD MORE.
IS MR.
LEWIS HERE? BRING HIM IN, PLEASE.
EASY NOW, MRS.
VENADDER.
WHERE AM I? ( Mrs.
Venadder screaming ) ( whimpering ) WHAT WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME? BREATHE IN DEEPLY, EDNA.
COME ON.
IT'S JUST A BAD DREAM, MRS.
VENADDER.
GO BACK TO SLEEP.
( Control Voice ) THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR TELEVISION.
DO NOT ATTEMP TO ADJUST THE PICTURE.
WE ARE NOW CONTROLLING THE TRANSMISSION.
WE CONTROL THE HORIZONTAL AND THE VERTICAL.
WE CAN DELUGE YOU WITH A THOUSAND CHANNELS OR EXPAND ONE SINGLE IMAGE TO CRYSTAL CLARITY AND BEYOND.
WE CAN SHAPE YOUR VISION TO ANYTHING OUR IMAGINATION CAN CONCEIVE.
FOR THE NEXT HOUR, WE WILL CONTROL ALL THA YOU SEE AND HEAR.
( ) YOU ARE ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE THE AWE AND MYSTERY WHICH REACHES FROM THE DEEPEST INNER MIND TO THE OUTER LIMITS.
( ) IN A WORLD WHERE YOUTH IS VALUED MORE THAN WISDOM, WHAT WILL BECOME OF OUR ELDERS? ( playing blues guitar riffs ) YEAH, YEAH.
WHERE'D YOU LEARN TO PLAY GUITAR? A CATHOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS.
HE'S NOT ONLY STEALING MY LICKS, HE'S STEALING MY LINES.
LET'S TAKE IT ON HOME.
HAPPY 75, GRANDPA.
DID YOU HEAR WHA OUR SON JUST SAID? "A CATHOUSE IN NEW ORLEANS.
" IT'S A JOKE.
I'M NOT LAUGHING.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT ELSE MY FATHER'S BEEN TEACHING HIM.
THIS MAY BE MY BIRTHDAY, BUT I GOT A LITTLE PRESEN FOR MY GRANDSON RONNY HERE.
A LITTLE SONG I WROTE CALLED "SITTIN' HERE BLUES".
( ) WELL, I GOT NO JOB, BUT I DON'T GIVE A DAMN AIN'T NO PAYCHECK IN THIS WORLD GONNA MAKE ME WHO I AM I GOT THOSE UNHURRIED NO EXCUSE PERFECTLY HAPPY JUST SITTIN' HERE BLUES START PASSING THAT OUT, PLEASE.
DON'T SPOIL THE FUN, HANK.
IS THAT WHAT WE'RE HAVING? FUN? JUST WANT TO PLAY THIS OLD GUITAR AND WEAR NO SHOES I GOT THOSE UNHURRIED NO EXCUSE PERFECTLY HAPPY JUST SITTIN' HERE BLUES ( knocking ) YEAH? OH, HEY, WATCH OUT.
COME HERE, COME HERE, COME HERE.
HEY, LISTEN, I BEEN THINKING ABOU THAT SONG YOU WROTE FOR ME.
THEM RIFFS ARE SORT OF ROBERT JOHNSON ROBERT WHO? ROBERT JOHNSON.
THOSE RIFFS ARE ALL MINE, SONNY.
( ) NO, YOU'RE THINKIN' TOO HARD.
JUST LET IT HAPPEN.
YEAH, THAT'S COOL.
RONNY, IS YOUR HOMEWORK DONE? I'M DOING IT.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE SCREWING AROUND.
LOOK, MAN, THAT CHORD JUST DO YOUR DAMN HOMEWORK, RONNY IT'S IMPORTANT.
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? HE WON'T GET INTO COLLEGE? STAY OUT OF THIS.
ALL I MEANT WAS I DON'T CARE! YOU OPTED OU OF BEING A FATHER.
LEAVE HIM OUT OF THIS! IT'S OKAY, RONNY.
IT'S OKAY.
RONNY, LOOK, I KNOW LOOK, MAN, ARE YOU HAPPY? YOU WIN, OKAY? YOU GOT THE GUITAR AND I'M DOING MY HOMEWORK.
( ) THANK YOU.
YOU'RE DAMN GOOD, AIN'T YOU, MAN? THANKS, MAN.
A REAL PLAYER'S PLAYER.
CHILI.
RONNY.
HOW MANY KIDS YOUR AGE EVEN HEARD OF LIGHTNING HOPKINS, MUCH LESS PLAY HIS STUFF? MY GRANDFATHER USED TO SIT IN WITH HIM SOMETIMES.
YOUR GRANDFATHER? OH, YEAH.
JOE "MADMAN" DELL.
THE MADMAN? YOUR GRANDPA WAS RIGHTEOUS, MAN.
THAT EXPLAINS A LOT.
LIKE WHY YOU'RE NOT IN SCHOOL.
SCREW SCHOOL.
YEAH, CHIP OFF THE OLD.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO TELL THAT COP? OH, HELL.
MADMAN WOULD BEEN IN THAT OFFICER'S FACE.
I'M STILL WORKING ON THAT.
DON'T BE A STRANGER.
YEAH.
HEY, SIT IN WITH US, AND BRING THE MADMAN.
( door slamming ) WHAT'S GOING ON? WHY AREN'T YOU AT SCHOOL? WHY AREN'T YOU AT WORK? WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? IT'S OKAY, KID.
YOUR FATHER AND I DECIDED THAT MAYBE I SHOULD MAKE DIFFERENT LIVING ARRANGEMENTS.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING? OH, A NICE PLACE.
WHAT'S IT CALLED AGAIN? SILVER SUNSET.
NOW, PUT THAT GUITAR AWAY I WANT TO SEE IT.
WILL YOU LISTEN TO ME?! MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST TAKE HIM ALONG.
YEAH, JUST TAKE ME ALONG.
'CAUSE WHEREVER JOE'S GOING, I'M GOING.
IF YOU TALK TO MOST OF OUR RESIDENTS OH, HECK, ALL OF THEM YOU'LL FIND THEY'RE GENUINELY HAPPIER THAN WHEREVER THEY WERE LIVING BEFORE.
IT DOES SEEM PEACEFUL.
MAYBE I OUGH TO BE CHECKING IN.
SO, WHAT DOES THIS COST? RONNY! SORRY ABOUT THAT, DR.
ADLER.
I'D BE SHOCKED IF RONNY DIDN' FEEL A LITTLE ANGRY.
I CAN SEE HOW MUCH HE LOVES HIS GRANDPA.
RONNY, LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING.
WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO YOU WHERE YOUR GRANDFATHER'S CONCERNED? IT'S A COMPLICATED QUESTION, BUT YOU WANT HIM TO BE HAPPY.
YEAH.
AND COMFORTABLE AND WELL LOOKED-AFTER.
WE'RE DOING THA ALREADY.
WE CAN DO IT BETTER.
THAT'S ALL WE DO HERE.
WE LOOK AFTER PEOPLE.
WE TAKE CARE OF THEM.
THIS IS HARD WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY TO YOU, BUT THERE'LL COME A TIME WHEN YOUR GRANDFATHER'S GOING TO NEED A LO OF LOOKING-AFTER.
AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT WE'LL BE THERE FOR HIM.
WE ABSOLUTELY WILL.
WELL, EVERYTHING'S IN ORDER.
CALL ME IF YOU NEED ANYTHING.
I'LL CALL YOU IF I DON' NEED ANYTHING, JUST TO ANNOY YOUR DADDY.
I'LL VISI ALL THE TIME, JUST TO ANNOY MY DADDY.
JUST GIVE US A CALL BEFORE YOU VISIT.
THAT'S ONE OF OUR RULES.
IT ISN'T JUS YOUR GRANDPA'S HOME.
IT'S HOME FOR OTHER PEOPLE AS WELL.
OKAY.
OKAY.
THIS GUY'S JUST LIKE A GREETING CARD COMMERCIAL.
HEY, RONNY, WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A SEAT DOWN HERE? I JUST NEED TO HAVE A QUICK WORD WITH YOUR DAD.
SURE.
HI, TARA.
HEY.
TAKE YOUR TIME.
MIND IF I SIT HERE? WHATEVER.
COOL.
IS THAT YOUR GRANDFATHER YOU CAME WITH? YEAH.
THERE'S SOMETHING STRANGE ABOUT THIS PLACE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I DON'T KNOW THERE JUST IS.
HELLO? HELLO? WHAT'S THAT FOR? TO HELP MAKE YOU SLEEP, AND TO MAKE YOU FORGET.
OOH, WHY WHY WOULD I WANT TO FORGET? LOCKING.
LOCKED.
SECURE.
STAND BY, EVERYBODY.
ACTIVATE.
I'LL BE A LITTLE LATE TONIGHT.
I'M GOING TO GO VISIT JOE.
MAYBE JOE NEEDS A LITTLE MORE TIME TO SETTLE IN.
I'VE WAITED A WHOLE WEEK ALREADY.
I'M NOT WAITING ANY MORE.
I JUST DON'T THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA.
YOU KNOW, YOU THREW THAT MAN OUT THE HOUSE.
WASN'T THA GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU? OR WOULD YOU RATHER HE FEEL LONELY TOO? RONNY.
I KNOW YOU THINK THAT JOE IS A GREAT GUY, BUT LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING ABOUT HIM THAT YOU DON'T KNOW.
HE WASN'T HALF THE FATHER TO ME THAT I AM TO YOU.
THEN HOW COME I WISH HE WAS MY FATHER? ( Joe ) THIS IS INGA.
SHE'S BEEN TRYING TO GET INTO MY PANTS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? SHOULD I GIVE IN? WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
THINK YOU CAN HANDLE HER? HANDLE HER? CAN SHE HANDLE ME? THAT'S WHA YOU SHOULD ASK.
FUNNY COME ON NOW, JOE, DOWN THE HATCH.
WHAT IS THAT? IT'S BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION.
DOES HE NEED IT? THEY GIVE OUT VIAGRA IN HERE LIKE CANDY.
YEAH, YOU ON VIAGRA THAT WOULD BE SCARY.
I DON'T NEED VIAGRA.
SEX IS ALL IN THE MIND AND THE LIPS.
KISSING THAT'S WHERE LOVE-MAKING BEGINS.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU TUNED THIS? WHAT WHAT WHAT DAY IS IT? TUESDAY.
REALLY? IT'S TUESDAY? YOU LOSE TRACK OF TIME IN THIS PLACE.
MAN, ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY? YEAH, FINE.
I'M PRETTY HAPPY, ACTUALLY.
EXCEPT FOR THE WEIRD DREAMS I KEEP HAVING.
HEY, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT "THE SITTIN' HERE BLUES" AND, UM YOU KNOW, THE SONG YOU WROTE FOR ME? SURE.
CHECK THIS OUT.
( ) WELL, I GOT NO JOB, DON'T GIVE A DAMN THERE AIN'T A PAYCHECK IN THIS WORLD GONNA MAKE ME WHO I AM YEAH, WELL, MAYBE LATER THEN, RIGHT? HOW'S YOUR GRANDFATHER? HEY, UM, HE'S, UH, HE'S FINE.
HOW'S YOUR, UH GRANDMOTHER.
YEAH.
NOT SO GOOD.
SHE DOESN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE SHE IS ANYMORE.
WHAT DID YOU MEAN THE OTHER DAY WHEN YOU SAID THIS PLACE WAS PRETTY STRANGE? UM, I DON'T KNOW.
YEAH, BU WHAT I MEAN IS LOOK, I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT.
AND LIKE, THIS WHOLE THING IS JUST LET'S TALK LATER, OKAY? OKAY, COOL.
BUT HE SAID HE WAS HAPPY.
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT'S WHAT HE MEANS.
YOU THINK JOE'S NOT HAPPY BEING THERE? MOM, I JUST KNOW JOE IS NOT BEING JOE.
IT TAKES TIME TO SETTLE IN.
WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR 10 YEARS.
YOUR FATHER STILL DOESN'T KNOW WHERE SOME THINGS ARE.
HEY, ANYBODY HOME? RONNY, GOOD YOU'RE HERE.
GIVE ME A HAND, WILL YOU? WHAT IS THIS STUFF? IT'S A COMPUTER.
WHAT'S IT LOOK LIKE? BUT YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT COMPUTERS, DAD.
YOU CAN'T EVEN WORK AN ELECTRIC CAN-OPENER.
WE'RE NOT TALKING CAN-OPENERS.
WE'RE TALKING COMPUTERS.
AND IT JUST SO HAPPENS I'VE BEEN TEACHING MYSELF DOWN AT THE OFFICE.
CAN WE EVEN AFFORD THIS? CAN WE AFFORD NOT TO HAVE IT? LOOK, I WANT THINGS TO BE BETTER FOR US, FOR ALL OF US.
AND YOU THINK A COMPUTER IS GOING TO SOLVE THAT? HAVE FUN WITH YOUR COMPUTER.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME? YOU'RE DREAMING AGAIN, JOE.
IS THAT WHAT'S HAPPENING? YOU BET.
HOW IS HE? STILL WITH US.
IS THAT RIGHT? WELL, MY FRIEND JOE, YOU'VE BUILT UP A LITTLE TOLERANCE.
YES, YOU'VE BUILT UP A LITTLE RESISTANCE.
I KNOW HOW TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
I BET YOU DO.
LET'S HAVE HIS MEDS.
NOW, I UNDERSTAND YOU USED TO BE SOMETHING OF A LADIES' MAN, JOE, IS THAT RIGHT? STILL AM.
SEX IS ALL IN THE MIND, AND THE LIPS.
WHAT YOU GOT THERE FOR ME, BABY? ALL RIGHT, JOE, PUT YOUR HEAD FORWARD.
GOT YOUR FAVORITE HA HERE, BUDDY.
GOOD LOCKING.
DON'T FIGHT IT, JOE.
COME ON, SETTLE DOWN.
NOW, LET'S SEE.
ACTIVATING NEEDLES 4 10 AND 8.
ALL RIGHT, STAND BY.
ACTIVATING.
( Joe screaming ) ( ) BREAK DOWN.
RESPECT.
YES, MAN, RESPECT.
THANK YOU.
HEY, I'M GLAD YOU MADE IT.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE ONE OF THOSE GUYS WHO THINKS HE CAN PLAY.
STOP HIS HEAD IS SWOLLEN ENOUGH AS IT IS.
IF THE LADY WANTS TO, SHE CAN SAY NICE THINGS.
YOU WERE GREAT TOO.
I'M TARA.
CHILI.
YES, CHILI.
HIS HEAD THAT'S SWOLLEN.
DON'T GIVE HIM ANY ARE YOU OKAY? UM, NAH, IT'S JUST MY GRANDMOTHER.
THEY CALLED THIS MORNING.
SHE'S BARELY HANGING ON.
AH, MAN CHILI.
OH, MAN, THANKS, MAN.
FIVE MINUTES? YEAH.
OKAY, COME ON, LET'S TALK.
SHE LOST I THAT QUICKLY? WE CHECKED HER IN ONE DAY AND SHE BEGAN TO FADE THE NEXT.
YOU'RE CLOSE TO HER.
SHE PRACTICALLY RAISED ME AFTER MY MOTHER DIED.
MY GRANDMOTHER WASN'T SICK A DAY IN HER LIFE EXCEPT FOR MAYBE A LITTLE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID MY GRANDFATHER HAD.
WHEN SHE BEGAN TO FADE THEY TOLD ME SHE HAS ALZHEIMER'S.
BUT THEY CAN' GIVE SOMEBODY ALZHEIMER'S CAN THEY? ( playing Sittin' Here Blues ) WELL, I GOT NO JOB, AND I DON'T GIVE A DAMN THERE AIN'T NO PAYCHECK IN THIS WORLD GONNA MAKE ME WHO I AM I GOT THOSE UNHURRIED, NO EXCUSE AND PERFECTLY HAPPY JUST SITTIN' HERE BLUES THEN I JUST WAN TO LIE BACK RONNY, WHAT'S WRONG? I GOT A WHOLE LIFE TO BE BUSY JUST WAITING AHEAD OF ME THAT SONG.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "WHERE DID I HEAR IT"? I MADE IT UP.
MAN, DON'T PLAY ME, MAN.
MY GRANDFATHER WROTE THAT SONG.
NO, NO, YOUR GRANDFATHER TELL ME HOW YOU HEARD IT.
YOU DEFINITELY PLAY LIKE THE MADMAN.
IT'S JUST HOW I PLAY, THAT'S ALL.
OH, THAT'S GARBAGE.
SOMETHING'S UNNATURAL ABOUT YOU.
I WAS JUST PRACTICING.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO UPSET ANYBODY.
TOO LATE FOR THAT.
COME HERE, MAN! LET HIM GO.
LET HIM GO.
GET OFF ME, CHILI! HEY.
SPEND SOME TIME WITH HER, HMM? AS LONG AS YOU'D LIKE.
OKAY.
HEY, I'M SORRY.
THEY KILLED HER.
I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT THEY DID.
IT'S OKAY.
CAN I HELP YOU? I'M HERE TO SEE MY GRANDFATHER.
YOU CAN'T JUS DROP IN ON PEOPLE.
I WANT TO SEE MY GRANDFATHER! JOE! JOE! EXCUSE ME? THIS IS MY GRANDFATHER'S ROOM.
THE HELL IT IS! THIS IS MY FATHER'S ROOM.
YOU SEE, RONNY, WE HAVE RULES SO THINGS LIKE THIS DON'T HAPPEN.
SCREW YOUR RULES, MAN.
WHERE'S MY GRANDFATHER?! I WANT TO KNOW NOW! YOU HAVE TO CALM DOWN.
I WILL WHEN I SEE HIM! I THINK YOU SHOULD CALM DOWN BEFORE.
YOU SEE, RONNY, YOUR GRANDFATHER'S CONDITION HAS CHANGED.
THAT'S WHY WE MOVED HIM.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN "CHANGED"? I TOLD YOUR FATHER.
HE DIDN'T WANT TO UPSET YOU.
WHAT'S WRONG WITH JOE? JOE'S AN OLD MAN, RONNY.
THAT'S WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIM.
HEY, MADMAN, HEY.
HEY, BUDDY, WHAT'S HAPPENING? AH, MAN, WHA DID THEY DO TO YOU? NOTHING.
NOTHING.
IT DOESN'T LOOK THAT WAY.
I HAVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT SOMETHING.
DO YOU REMEMBER THAT SONG YOU WROTE FOR ME? "SITTIN' HERE BLUES"? DID YOU PLAY I FOR ANYONE ELSE? I'M SORRY, I IT'S JUST NOT THERE ANYMORE.
IT'S JUST NOT THERE.
IT'S OKAY.
IT'S OKAY.
I KNOW YOU HATE HIM, BUT HE'S YOUR FATHER.
DAD, THEY'RE HURTING HIM.
I'LL LOOK INTO IT, RONNY, OKAY? I WON' LET THEM HURT JOE.
DAD, ARE YOU OKAY? BETTER THAN OKAY.
MUCH BETTER.
I QUIT MY JOB TODAY.
YOU WHAT? I KNOW, IT SEEMS IMPULSIVE.
ESPECIALLY FOR ME.
BUT I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE IN BUSINESS FOR MYSELF.
AND FINALLY I'VE FOUND A WAY TO DO IT.
LOOK, UP UNTIL NOW, EVERYTHING I WAS, EVERYTHING I DID, I DID BECAUSE I DIDN'T WAN TO BE LIKE JOE.
BUT FOR ALL OF JOE'S FAULTS, THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT HIM I'VE COME TO APPRECIATE.
HE DID WHAT HE WANTED TO DO WITH HIS LIFE AND HE WAS HAPPY.
WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS? LOOK, SON WE MAY NOT ALWAYS WANT WHA OUR PARENTS HAVE TO OFFER US, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T BE THE THINGS THAT WE WANT TO BE.
FROM NOW ON, YOU AND ME, WE START ALL OVER AGAIN.
I LOVE YOU, RONNY.
THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOUR DAD IS DIFFERENT? I MEAN, ONE MINUTE THIS MAN IS, LIKE, MR.
NEGATIVE.
AND THE NEXT HE'S I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS.
MAYBE HE JUS DIDN'T LIKE HAVING YOUR GRANDFATHER AROUND AND NOW THAT HE'S NOT THERE NO, TARA, IT'S MORE THAN THAT.
LOOK, HE'S CHANGED SOMEHOW.
I DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT HE'S A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON.
( mother ) YOU ARE VERY LUCKY, RONNY.
WE WANT YOU TO HAVE ALL THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO YOU.
OPTIONS HE NEVER HAD, OR THOUGHT HE NEVER HAD.
UNTIL NOW.
IS HE ACTING DIFFERENT? YEAH, OKAY, HE'S ACTING DIFFERENT.
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, HE'S THINKING DIFFERENT.
HE HAS STOPPED DENYING HIMSELF, AND THAT IS A GOOD THING FOR ALL OF US.
OKAY, I AGREE WITH YOU THERE, BUT WHY NOW? DON'T YOU THINK THIS IS VERY STRANGE? WHAT'S STRANGE? ( mother ) LIFE.
LIFE STRANGE? NO, NO, NO, LIFE, MY DEAR, IS GREAT.
DO YOU WAN SOME BREAKFAST? NO THANKS, BABY, I ALREADY HAD IT.
GOD, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
IS THA A NEW OUTFIT? NO.
WELL, GIRL, YOU MAKE IT LOOK BRAND NEW.
COME HERE.
HANK.
HEY, HEY, HEY, YOU'RE MY WOMAN NOW.
AND I CAN DO THIS WHENEVER I WANT.
WHEN DID YOU SUDDENLY STAR KISSING LIKE THAT? THAT MOUTH OF YOURS IS DANGEROUS.
GIRL, DIDN'T YOU KNOW? KISSING IS WHERE LOVE-MAKING BEGINS.
BREATH MINTS AREN' A WORTHY SUBSTITUTE FOR GUM.
YEAH.
CAN I HELP YOU? ( door opening below ) NOW, HANK, I JUST WANT YOU TO RELAX.
YOU'RE GOING TO FEEL A STRONG BUT NOT ALTOGETHER UNPLEASAN SENSATION.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THE PROCEDURE BY NOW, HANK.
READY? READY.
ACTIVATE, PLEASE.
HEY, RONNY.
GOOD DAY AT SCHOOL? WHAT WERE YOU DOING AT THE SILVER SUNSET TODAY? HOW'D YOU KNOW I WAS THERE? BECAUSE I SAW YOU.
NOW, YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON, DADDY? WHERE'D YOU GET THE MONEY TO QUIT YOUR JOB? WHERE'D YOU GET THE MONEY TO BUY ALL THIS STUFF? WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING TO YOU? WHAT'S REALLY HAPPENING TO JOE? I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
ARE YOU GOING TO LIE TO ME? YOU'RE GOING TO LIE RIGHT TO MY FACE? IS IT THAT BAD, DAD? ARE YOU ASHAMED OF SOMETHING? TELL ME.
I CAN'T TELL YOU.
I MADE A DEAL.
THAT'S COOL, MAN, 'CAUSE I'M GOING TO TALK TO DR.
ADLER.
MAYBE HE'LL TELL ME SOMETHING I WANT TO KNOW.
RONNY! RONNY! CLOSE THE DOOR.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT YOU I JUST DON'T LIKE.
YOU'RE ONE OF THOSE GUYS WHO JUST CAN'T HELP BUT CAUSE TROUBLE.
THAT'S AN INTERESTING QUALITY, BUT I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT.
I CERTAINLY CAN'T SELL IT, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
PLEASE, LET ME GO.
NO CAN DO, JOE.
SENSE MEMORY RIGHT-REAR QUADRANT.
AH, I GOT SOME BAD NEWS, JOE.
BAD NEWS.
YOU'RE JUST ABOU TO TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORSE, MY FRIEND.
YOU'RE BUTCHERING OTHER PEOPLE'S MINDS JUST SO YOU CAN MAKE YOURSELF BETTER, MAN? YOU'VE GOT I ALL WRONG.
THE MAN THAT I GO MY TECHNICAL SKILLS FROM, THE WOMAN THAT I GO MY BUSINESS ACUMEN FROM, THEY'RE BOTH OLD.
WHEN A PERSON DIES, EVERYTHING THEY ARE DIES WITH THEM, BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE THAT WAY.
THERE ISN'T A SKILL IN THE WORLD THAT CAN'T BE IMPLANTED THEY ARE KILLING PEOPLE TO DO IT! THEY'RE KILLING JOE, RIGHT NOW! THEY'RE NOT KILLING HIM, RONNY.
BELIEVE ME.
HE'S FEELING NO PAIN.
DAD, THEY ARE KILLING WHO HE IS.
YOU DON'T EVEN CARE.
JOE'S AN OLD MAN.
YOU WANT TO HOLD ONTO HIM.
YOU WANT TO KEEP HIM AROUND FOREVER, DON'T YOU? WELL, HERE'S HOW.
I HAVE PART OF HIM HERE INSIDE ME.
I HATE YOU.
RONNY.
EVERYTHING THAT I'VE DONE WAS TO MAKE THINGS BETTER BETWEEN US.
( Ronny ) THANKS FOR COMING, CHILI.
I GO TO TELL YOU, MAN, I DON'T FEEL GOOD ABOUT THIS.
LOOK, I PROMISE NO ONE'S GOING TO GET HURT, MAN.
I JUST NEED SOME HELP GETTING IN THE DOOR.
LOOK, WHAT IF I DON'T WAN TO GO TO PRISON, BUT I GOT TO GET JOE OUT OF THERE.
ALL RIGHT, LET ME COME WITH YOU.
NO, LOOK, I GO TO DO THIS MYSELF.
I DON'T WANT YOU INVOLVED.
CHILI, PLEASE, MAN, IT'S FOR THE MADMAN.
FOR THE MADMAN.
YEAH.
I'M SCARED, RONNY.
I KNOW, BUT THAT'S WHY YOUR GRANDMOTHER SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR.
IT'S WHA THEY'RE DOING TO JOE, AND IF I DON' STOP THEM THERE'S GOING TO BE NOTHING LEFT.
OKAY, I, UM WHY DON'T YOU MEET ME RIGHT OVER THERE? OKAY? ALL RIGHT.
RONNY.
WHAT? GOOD LUCK.
YEAH.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? TAKE ME TO MY GRANDFATHER.
TAKE ME TO HIM! HE'S NOT IN THIS PAR OF THE BUILDING.
OPEN THAT DOOR.
COME ON, COME ON! WHAT'S HE DOING HERE? HE'S GOT A GUN.
DON'T DO ANYTHING FOOLISH, KID.
NO ONE NEEDS TO GET HURT HERE.
TELL THA TO MY GRANDFATHER.
MOVE! GET OVER THERE.
YOUR GRANDFATHER'S OVER HERE, KID.
OH, MY GOD.
WHICH ONE IS IT? THIS ONE.
STOP.
OPEN THIS DOOR NOW.
GET HIM OUT OF THERE.
TURN OFF THE SPRAY.
I'M GOING TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
LET'S GET HIM DOWN.
LET'S GO.
WHAT NOW, KID? NOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET IN.
LADIES FIRST.
WHAT'S HAPPENING? I'M GETTING YOU OUT OF HERE.
DON'T WORRY.
GET OUT OF MY WAY, DAD.
DON'T MAKE A BAD SITUATION WORSE.
NOW, I KNOW YOU'RE ANGRY.
YOU DON'T WAN TO KILL ANYONE.
I'M NOT AFRAID TO KILL YOU.
RONNY, DO YOU THINK THIS IS WHAT JOE WANTS? FOR YOU TO GO TO PRISON? WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT WHAT JOE WANTS? I'M GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS MY WAY.
NO, WAIT.
GIVE ME A FEW MINUTES WITH HIM.
ALONE.
I'LL DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE.
THE METER'S RUNNING.
I'LL BE IN MY OFFICE.
GIVE ME THE GUN, RONNY.
WHY? SO YOU CAN DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE? HUH? THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU'VE GO TO TRUST ME.
I KNOW I CAN'T CHANGE WHAT'S ALREADY HAPPENED.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I CAN' CHANGE WHAT WILL HAPPEN.
I CAN BE THE FATHER YOU NEED ME TO BE.
OH, MAN, DON'T LIE TO ME! GIVE ME THE GUN, RONNY.
GET YOUR GRANDFATHER OUT TO YOUR FRIEND'S CAR AND THEN TAKE HIM HOME.
TAKE HIM HOME.
WHERE'S THE BOY? YOU'RE ABOUT TO LOSE YOUR LOVE OF SCIENCE.
PUT IT DOWN.
RONNY COULDN'T KILL YOU IF HIS LIFE DEPENDED ON IT.
I DO NOT HAVE THAT PROBLEM.
COME ON, NOW THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME, HANK.
THAT EXTRACTOR IS A VERY COMPLICATED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.
IT'S A COMPUTER.
YOU'LL BE AMAZED HOW KNOWLEDGEABLE I'VE BECOME ABOUT THEM.
HANK, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU'LL NEVER GET AWAY WITH THIS.
AND YOU WON'T REMEMBER THAT I DID.
NOW, HOLD IT RIGHT THERE.
YOU'RE THINKING TOO HARD.
JUST LET IT HAPPEN.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE HEARD THAT BEFORE.
I GOT A CATALOGUE OF STUFF YOU USED TO SAY TO ME.
AND I'M GOING TO HEAR EVERY BIT OF IT AGAIN.
MM-HMM.
SERVES ME RIGHT.
IT SURE DOES.
NOW, LET'S GO BACK TO THE TOP.
ALL RIGHT.
( playing Sittin' Here Blues ) ( Control Voice ) THE GREATEST LESSON ONE GENERATION CAN BESTOW UPON THE NEX IS THAT REVERENCE FOR THE PAS ENSURES THE FUTURE.
THE MADMAN IS BACK IN THE HOUSE.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.

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