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female announcer: "TRULY CALIFORNIA"
IS A KQED PRODUCTION PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH:
NEXT ON "TRULY CALIFORNIA,"
LANCE, CRAIG, AND UBALDO LIVE WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA.
THEY ALSO LIVE WITH THEIR VOLATILE CARETAKER, LARRY.
- YOU KNOW WHAT? - WHAT?
- HIT THE ROAD!
narrator: TOGETHER, THIS UNLIKELY FAMILY
SEEKS ACCEPTANCE, LOVE, SECURITY, AND A HOME.
- WE'RE ALL HERES FAMILY. WE ALL LOVE EACH OTHER.
announcer: NEXT ON "SONS OF A GUN."
female announcer: SUPPORT FOR "TRULY CALIFORNIA"
IS PROVIDED BY:
[rhythmic clapping]
- HI, JENNY, THIS IS LARRY.
I TALKED TO YOU EARLIER TODAY.
I'M STILL LOOKING FOR A PLACE. YOU GOT ANYTHING?
OH, REALLY?
WELL, I'M KIND OF DESPERATE RIGHT NOW.
YOU KNOW, I'M LIVING IN A MOTEL.
YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES.
BUT ANYWAY, THANK YOU. I'LL CALL YOU BACK.
OKAY, JENNY, BYE.
WELL, THAT'S ANOTHER ONE.
YOU HAVEN'T PAINTED IT?
I HOPE I SEE YOU AGAIN. - OH, YEAH, SURE.
MM-HMM, HOPE SO TOO.
- WE HAD TO LEAVE BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO RE--
BUR--BURNISH IT, OR WHATEVER THEY CALL IT.
- SO DID YOU GUYS GET EVICTED?
- YES.
YES, WE DID.
- THREE, TWO, ONE. WE HAVE LIFTOFF.
WE HAVE LIFTOFF. [laughs]
- RENTING A MOTEL ROOM FOR ALL OF US.
FOUR GUYS LIVING IN ONE ROOM.
I MEAN, THEY DON'T EVEN PUT FOUR PRISONERS IN ONE CELL,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
FOUR GUYS LIVING TOGETHER.
PEOPLE THINK, "MAYBE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT
GOING ON THAT SHOULDN'T BE GOING ON."
BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE.
I MEAN, WE'RE JUST FOUR GUYS TRYING TO GET AHEAD, YOU KNOW?
EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE.
NOT TRYING TO GET AHEAD, OKAY?
UH, JUST TRYING TO MAKE IT, YOU KNOW?
- DINNERTIME.
NOTHING WRONG.
- IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND A PLACE
BECAUSE THE PEOPLE I TAKE CARE OF ARE MENTALLY ILL.
- LET'S SEE WHAT THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE.
LITHIUM, BENZATROPINE, HALOPERIDOL.
- WHAT'S IT FOR?
- UH, I THINK IT'S FOR MY LIVER.
MY LIVER.
- TODAY'S SATURDAY, RIGHT?
MAYBE THAT'S WHY I'M SO JITTERY.
- DID YOU TAKE YOUR MEDICATION?
- YEAH.
- NOW ALL I NEED IS A CUP.
AND I GOT ONE.
- ARE YOU GONNA TAKE THOSE RIGHT NOW?
- YEP.
- AND IT'S BEEN, WHAT, 15, 16 YEARS, CRAIG?
- I THINK, YEAH. GUESS THAT'S WHAT IT WAS, YEAH.
- SO IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME. - YEAH.
- WELL, THEY ALL CALL ME DAD,
SO THAT SHOULD TELL YOU SOMETHING.
- YOU DON'T HAVE TO DIE.
- I HAVE NO-- - NOBODY'S GONNA DIE, DAD.
- WE'RE ESTABLISHED. WE'RE A FAMILY.
AND THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL.
[sniffles] YOU'RE GONNA GET ME CRYING HERE.
- I'M GONNA SET UP WHAT WE'RE GONNA HAVE.
- OKAY.
- LET'S SEE, WHAT WAS I DOING HERE?
OH, YEAH.
- MY NEIGHBORS ARE NAUSEOUS.
OKAY, I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
BECAUSE, QUITE FRANKLY--
[sighs]
SHE HUNG UP ON ME.
THEY DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT OUR MONEY.
- WHAT?
- THEY DON'T WANT TO ACCEPT OUR MONEY
BECAUSE WE HAVE TOO MUCH ALCOHOL SMELL
COMING OUT OF THE FRONT DOOR.
- HOLY [...]. THAT'S SERIOUS.
- WHAT'RE WE GONNA DO NOW?
- I DON'T KNOW.
- I GUESS WE'LL HAVE TO GET ON A BUS
AND FIND ANOTHER PLACE.
[...].
- 'CAUSE WE GOT THE SMELL OF ALCOHOL?
WHO CARES?
- IF THAT'S THE PROBLEM, I'LL SHUT THE DOOR.
- OKAY, SO HERE'S THE DEAL,
IF WE CAN GET THE SITUATION RECTIFIED IN THIS NEXT WEEK,
THEN YOU CAN STAY ANOTHER WEEK.
- JUST ANOTHER WEEK? - AFTER THAT.
YEAH. - JUST ONE WEEK?
- OKAY, FOR NOW, YOU JUST HAVE THIS WEEK.
- YEAH.
- I'M TELLING YOU, YOU KNOW, LIKE, ANOTHER FOUR PEOPLE
ARE, YOU KNOW, ASKING FOR THE PLACE,
SO WE WANT TO CHECK ON THE APPLICATIONS.
- YEAH, SURE, I UNDERSTAND. - SO WE'LL SEE, YOU KNOW.
- I WILL TELL YOU, I TAKE CARE OF PEOPLE
WHO GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A PROBLEM.
NOT BIG PROBLEM, A LITTLE BIT. - YEAH, THAT'S--
- GOT TO MAKE SURE THEY EAT EVERYDAY AND...
- THAT'S WHAT I DID TOO. I'M A CAREGIVER AND I'M--
- OH, SO, AM I. - HOME CARE.
- YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I DO.
- AND I WORK WITH ALZHEIMER'S PEOPLE
WITH ALL KINDS OF DISEASES.
- ALZHEIMER'S? WHAT--
- I WORK WITH ALZHEIMER'S.
I WORK WITH DIABETICS. PARKINSON'S.
ALL KIND. ALL KIND OF DISEASES.
- I'M GLAD YOU WORK WITH ALZHEIMER.
WHAT'D YOU JUST SAY?
[laughter]
OKAY, I'LL BE BY TOMORROW. - ALL RIGHT.
- PERFECT. - WITH AN APPLICATION.
- NO PROBLEM. - I'LL FILL IT OUT.
- OKAY. - FILL IT OUT.
- AND IF YOU WANT ME TO SEND YOU THE MONEY,
I'LL SEND YOU THE MONEY.
- ALL RIGHT. - PERFECT, NO PROBLEM.
- OH, OKAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
- AH, YOU'RE WELCOME. - YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.
- OKAY, TELL ME THREE SONGS MICHAEL JACKSON SINGS.
OH, YOU TOLD ME HE WAS YOUR-- - I DON'T KNOW.
UH, "BILLY JEAN." THAT'S THE ONLY ONE I KNOW OF.
- "OFF THE WALL"... - "OFF THE WALL," AND ONE MORE.
"ROCK WITH YOU." - YEAH.
- THAT'S THE ONLY THREE I KNOW OF.
- OH, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH. - YEAH.
- WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING ABOUT OVER THERE?
- OH, NOTHING, JUST THINKING ABOUT SOMETHING.
- WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?
- OH, A GIRL.
ONE GIRL-- NO, THREE GIRLS.
- ARE YOU GONNA FIX YOUR TEETH BEFORE YOU GO SEE 'EM?
- YEAH.
I WON'T ALLOW THEM TO COME HERE IF I DON'T HAVE A SMILE.
THAT'D BE A HARDSHIP ON ME.
THEY GOT THESE GLEAMY WHITE TEETH
LIKE THESE KIDS OUT HERE.
- ME AND CRAIG, WE--
WE'RE THE GUMBY BROTHERS.
[laughter]
RIGHT, CRAIG? - THAT'S TRUE.
- I CAN'T TALK TO THESE KIDS THERE
'CAUSE THEY LIKE TO LAUGH A LOT.
- YEAH.
- I CAN'T LAUGH WITH 'EM, SO I FEEL KIND OF STRANGE.
- WELL, HOLD YOUR HEAD DOWN.
- [laughing]
- LIKE YOU JUST DID.
- WE COME THIS FAR.
LET'S DON'T TURN BACK.
LET'S GO AHEAD A TIME.
- WELL, CRAIG, THINK ABOUT THIS.
YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE. - YEAH.
- LANCE IS WHO HE IS. - MM-HMM.
- WE ALL KNOW HOW UBALDO WAS.
- YEAH. - WAS.
IT TOOK YOU AND LANCE AND MYSELF TO CALM HIM DOWN
TO MAKE HIM WHAT HE IS TODAY.
- YEAH. - AND THE DOCTOR, OF COURSE.
BUT WHEN YOU'RE PART OF A FAMILY,
YOU ACT LIKE A FAMILY.
- YEAH.
- SOMETIMES YOU POUT,
SOMETIMES YOU RAISE YOUR VOICE,
BUT YOU DON'T GO SMACKING PEOPLE AROUND OR NOTHING LIKE THAT.
- NO. - YOU DON'T STEAL FROM 'EM.
- NO. YOU DON'T CURSE 'EM OUT.
- NO.
HI, THIS IS LARRY.
I'M LIVING AT THE HARBOR ISLAND, I'M IN ROOM NUMBER 114,
AND I'D REALLY LIKE TO RENT A PLACE.
WOULD YOU CALL ME BACK, PLEASE? THANK YOU.
ALL I GET IS ANSWERING MACHINES.
- HEY, COULD YOU GET ME A LUCKY STRIKE?
- YEAH. - CIGARETTE.
- HOW'D YOU START TAKING CARE OF THESE GUYS?
- THANK YOU, BUDDY.
- THE STATE TRAINED ME, AND I HAD EXCELLENT TRAINING.
AND I WORKED AT ATASCADERO STATE HOSPITAL
FOR THE CRIMINALLY INSANE.
AND THEN WHEN I LEFT THERE,
I WENT TO WORK FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,
AND I WAS WHAT THEY CALL A PSYCHIATRIC EMERGENCY TEAM.
AND I BECAME A HOSTAGE NEGOTIATOR.
AND THEN I WENT INTO THE BOARD AND CARE BUSINESS.
- OOH.
- WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE BOARD AND CARE HOME?
- ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT I FIRED
WENT TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT OFFICE AND APPLIED FOR UNEMPLOYMENT,
AND HE LISTED ME AS AN EMPLOYER,
AND I WAS PAYING HIM STRAIGHT CASH.
WELL, WHEN THAT HAPPENED, HERE COME THE IRS.
THIS HAPPENED IN 1992.
AND I OWED 'EM ABOUT $640,000.
WELL, BY NOW IT'S GOT TO BE WAY OVER A MILLION
'CAUSE THE INTEREST RATES THEY CHARGE.
AND THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA I OWE ABOUT $200,000.
- WHAT'D YOU DO WITH THE PEOPLE
WHO LIVED AT YOUR BOARD AND CARE?
- WHEN THE BUSINESS CLOSED, THEY WANTED TO GO WITH ME.
SO HERE WE ARE. ALL FAMILY.
JUST HANGING OUT.
DRINKING COKES AND HAVING A CUP OF COFFEE.
- COURT. WE WENT TO COURT.
WHY CAN'T WE HAVE A HOUSE?
TOO EXPENSIVE?
- WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T LET YOU PAY THE RENT?
- YOU KNOW WHAT A STREET SWEEPER IS?
- I DO, YEAH.
- NO, NOT THE MACHINE.
- I DON'T SMELL NO LIQUOR IN HERE.
WHAT THEY TALKING ABOUT?
- THEY SAYING THEY WANT TO EVICT US
AND SO THEY WON'T ACCEPT OUR MONEY FOR THE RENT.
- NAH, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT.
- OKAY.
- WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT IN A FEW MINUTES.
AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT ALCOHOL SMELL,
BUT Y'ALL HALLS SMELL WORSE.
- OH, YEAH. YOU GOT TWO DOGS.
- I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE COMPLAINT IS,
BUT HE'S A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, I AIN'T, YOU KNOW...
- HOW MUCH, BABE?
- UM, 330.
YUP, GIVE ME ALL YOUR MONEY.
- HMM, NO. [laughing]
I'LL ONLY GIVE YOU HALF.
- NOW YOU WATCHING A MASTER CHEF.
HUH, DAD?
TRUST ME.
- NOW YOU KNOW THE RULE,
ONE SPOON. SPOON AND A HALF, MAX.
NOT THREE.
- OKAY, YOUR WAY.
WE'LL PLAY YOUR WAY.
I KNEW THE RULES. YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'M YOUR "A" STUDENT MAN, RIGHT? - YEAH, PAL.
- HEY, UBALDO, COME ON, LET'S EAT DINNER.
- THANK YOU, SIR. - NOW I'M ALL SUGAR.
- NOW, CHOW DOWN.
- CRAIG HAS BEEN PREPARING MEALS FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS.
HE'S ASSISTANT MANAGER OF THE KITCHEN.
- WHO'S THE MANAGER?
- AH, HA.
UNFORTUNATELY, I THINK IT'S ME.
- I WAS ONCE LOST BUT NOW I'M FOUND.
- YEAH.
CRAIG, I GOT A QUESTION TO ASK YOU.
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF ALL OF A SUDDEN
I WAS GONE AND OUT OF YOUR LIFE?
WHAT IF I DIED? WHAT IF I DIED?
WHAT WOULD YOU DO? - IF YOU DIED?
UM... OH, MY GOD.
I'D CRY.
- WELL, HOW WOULD YOU TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING?
- HOW WOULD I TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING?
CALL UP GLORIA. GLORIA ROACH.
- YOU GOT IT. YOU GOT IT.
YOU GOT IT.
- CALL HER UP.
- SHE'D MAKE SURE YOU WERE OKAY.
- YEAH.
- SHE WOULD. - OKAY.
- AND YOU KNOW WHO ELSE WOULD? JAMES.
- JAMES WOULD TOO, YEAH. - YEAH.
- I LIKE JAMES. - YEAH.
OR IF HE COULDN'T, HE'D MAKE SURE SOMEBODY DID.
- MM-HMM.
I GOT TO HAVE SOMEBODY MORE--
I GOT TO HAVE SOME-- SOME RELATIONS, THOUGH.
FAMILY RELATIONS.
- HOW MANY FOSTER CARES HOMES DID YOU LIVE IN?
- FIVE.
- FIVE? - YEAH.
'CAUSE I NEVER SAW MY MOTHER AND FATHER WHEN I WAS A CHILD.
- AND THEN DID YOU...
YOU WENT TO WORK FOR A CIRCUS OR SOMETHING?
- UH, IN THE MIDWEST?
YEAH, I WAS THERE. I DID IT, YOU KNOW.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DIDN'T KNOW MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER,
AND THEY WOULDN'T PAY ME UNLESS I GIVE THEM
MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, SO I MADE ONE UP.
I MADE IT UP IN MY MIND.
THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY WOULD BELIEVE.
THANK THE LORD FOR OUR DAILY BREAD.
GOD'S GOOD. GOD'S GREAT.
AND THANK THE LORD FOR DAILY BREAD.
AMEN.
I THOUGHT THAT UP.
- WE DECIDED NOT TO BAG THE ZUCCHINI.
- OH, OKAY. - THANK YOU, THOUGH.
- YOU'RE WELCOME.
- I PROBABLY MET LARRY ONE OF MY FIRST DAYS WORKING HERE,
AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT HE HAD BEEN BRINGING UBALDO DOWN
TO THE FOOD BANK ON OCCASION, AT THAT PERIOD,
TO VOLUNTEER AS THERAPY FOR UBALDO.
UBALDO WANTS TO GET BACK IN THE WORKFORCE
AND SEES THIS AS A STEPPING STONE FOR HIM.
BUT FOR LARRY, IT'S REALLY ABOUT
HAVING A POSITIVE PLACE TO INTERACT
AND AT THE END OF THE DAY
TO FEEL LIKE HE MAKES A DIFFERENCE,
WHICH, ON THE OUTSIDE, SOME PEOPLE WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT,
BUT THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM.
IT'S FUNNY, THE LOYALTY THAT HE HAS
FROM THE PEOPLE STAYING WITH HIM.
UBALDO, LANCE, AND CRAIG LOVE HIM.
AND I THINK UBALDO SORT OF SUMS IT UP WHERE...
YOU KNOW, THERE'S PROBABLY HUNDREDS OF PLACES
WHERE UBALDO COULD STAY, PAY FOR ROOM AND BOARD,
AND GET THE CARE THAT LARRY PROVIDES.
BUT THE DIFFERENCE IS,
LARRY GIVES HIM A VERY LIBERTARIAN LIFESTYLE.
HE LET'S THEM DRINK.
HE LETS THEM DO ALL SORTS OF WONDERFUL THINGS
THAT THEY WOULDN'T DO IN MOST GROUP HOMES.
SO THEY KNOW HE'S FLAWED,
BUT THAT THEY CAN DO A LOT MORE IN HIS CARE
THAN THEY COULD WITHIN ANOTHER FACILITY.
- YOU LIKE LIVING HERE?
- I DON'T LIVING WITH MY MOTHER AT ALL, BUT...
'CAUSE SHE'S, LIKE--
SHE EXPECTS ME TO BE SOMETHING THAT I'M NOT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS.
- WELL, THE WHOLE THING IS, LANCE,
THAT SOMETIMES THE PARENTS CAN'T ACCEPT THE FACT
THAT YOU'RE GROWN.
- OH, YEAH.
- THEY STILL THINK YOU'RE A BABY.
- YEAH.
- YOU KNOW, AND WHEN YOU COME HOME--
LIKE YOU COME HOME FOR THANKSGIVING
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT--
THEY'LL SAY, "OH, MY BABY'S HOME."
"NO, I'M NOT YOUR BABY. I'M A GROWN MAN."
- YEAH, YEAH. - YOU KNOW?
YOU HAVE TO HAVE PRIDE IN YOUR STRIDE,
'CAUSE WHEN YOU WALK DOWN THE STREET,
IF YOU WALK LIKE ALL HUNKERED OVER AND ALL THAT STUFF--
- YEAH. - YOU'RE A VICTIM.
- YEAH.
PUT YOUR SHOULDERS UP.
"WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?"
PSH!
[laughter]
YEAH.
- LET'S JUST SAY YOU WALK INTO A A PLACE
THAT YOU DON'T KNOW.
- [laughing]
- OKAY.
NOW HERE'S THE DIFFERENCE.
- YEAH, THAT'S THE [...]. - YEAH.
- THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE. - YUP.
- YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING?
YOU GOT TO HAVE PRIDE IN YOUR STRIDE.
- YOU DON'T LOOK SCARED, NOBODY'S--THAT'S--
- "WHAT YOU LOOKING AT?"
- UH, NOTHING.
[laughter]
I SEEN THAT LOOK.
- WELL, HERE'S--HERE'S ONE.
IT'S LIKE.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY TO ME?"
[laughing] - YOU BET.
"SOMETHING ABOUT ME IS AMUSING?"
- SIR, NO, DON'T HIT ME.
DON'T HIT ME.
[laughing]
DON'T HIT ME.
- WHOA, BOY.
[woman yelling and child crying]
[coffee percolating]
[sirens wailing]
- INSTANT MASHED POTATOES.
YOU STARTED CURSING AT ME AND EVERYTHING ELSE!
[indistinct arguing]
WELL, THEY CALLED THE POLICE.
- WHAT HAPPENED?
- WELL, BASICALLY,
BECAUSE I GAVE HIM SOME RESPONSIBILITY
WHEN I'M NOT HERE,
IN THE KITCHEN.
HE DECIDED HE WAS GONNA TAKE CONTROL
OVER THE WHOLE PLACE.
I TOLD HIM THAT WASN'T GONNA HAPPEN.
AND...
WE GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT, AND IT ESCALATED.
I TOLD HIM TO GET OUT AND HE WALKED OUT THE DOOR,
WENT TO THE OFFICE, SAID I PULLED A KNIFE ON HIM,
TOLD 'EM I WAS GONNA KILL HIM AND BLAH-BLAH-BLAH-BLAH.
BASICALLY, I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM BACK IN HERE TILL HE CALMS DOWN.
SO I'M NOT GONNA PUT UP WITH THAT.
[knocking at door]
- IT'S YOUR WOMAN. - YES?
- OH, NOT ME. DON'T DO THAT.
- NO, NO.
- COME TELL HIM WHAT YOU SAID YOU GONNA TELL HIM.
- I APOLOGIZE, DAD.
- YOU KNOW WHAT? - WHAT?
- HIT THE ROAD! - ALL RIGHT.
- YOU AIN'T EATING TONIGHT. YOU AIN'T GETTING NO CIGARETTES.
YOU LIED ON ME. - MM-HMM.
- AND YOU'RE A PIECE OF [...]! - MM-HMM.
- HIT THE [...] ROAD! AND I HOPE IT RAINS!
- YOU CAN'T DO THAT. YOU KNOW YOU GOING TO JAIL?
- YEAH. FOR WHAT?
- FOR THREATENING ME WITH A KNIFE.
- THAT'S A [...] LIE.
- IF YOU EVER HIT ME, YOU'LL NEVER COME BACK HERE.
- OKAY. - I DON'T WANT TO FIGHT YOU.
- GUYS, SHUT UP.
- THEN DON'T GET IN MY FACE. GO. GO!
- OKAY, GET OUT OF HIS FACE, THEN.
- I AIN'T GOING THAT WAY. I'M GOING THAT WAY.
- OKAY, COME THIS WAY THEN. - THERE IT IS.
GO THAT WAY. AND I HOPE YOU CATCH PNEUMONIA.
- [...].
- OH, THAT'S WHAT I AM? - YEAH.
- WHAT'RE YOU? - [...].
- LARRY, DON'T FIGHT.
DON'T FIGHT. LET THAT [...] GO.
- YOU GUYS WANT TO EAT? DINNER'S READY.
- REAL IS REAL. THAT'S A [...] 57-YEAR-OLD MAN.
WHERE YOU GONNA GO?
[...] THAT RECORDER [...] AND ALL THAT.
I MEAN, REALLY THOUGH. - I MEAN, HE HAS NOTHING.
- WELL, HE DON'T HAVE NOTHING. - NOWHERE TO DO.
- HIS WHOLE [...] CHECK GOES TO LARRY.
WHAT IS HE GONNA DO? HE CAN'T DO IT LIKE THAT.
AND I'M SURE YOU HEARD EVERYTHING,
'CAUSE I HEARD IT,
SO I KNOW YOU HEARD WHAT HE SAID.
- YEAH, I HEARD IT. - YEAH, HE SAID A BIT MUCH.
"GET DOWN THE HALL, MOTHER[...].
"I HOPE YOU HAVE PNEUMONIA.
"YOU CAN'T HAVE NO CIGARETTES, YOU CAN'T EAT,
"YOU CAN'T HAVE NO COFFEE IN THIS MOTHER[...].
AND I HOPE YOU DIE."
THAT'S WHAT HE SAID TO THAT MAN.
- HIS SAFETY IS A MAJOR CONCERN.
BUT ON THE OTHER HAND, I GOT THE SAFETY
OF TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT I'M CONCERNED WITH.
AND ONE PERSON ISN'T GOING TO THREATEN ANYBODY'S SAFETY.
- AM I UPSET WITH LARRY?
YEAH, BECAUSE HE'S UPSET WITH ME.
I AIN'T DO NOTHING WRONG.
- SO YOU GUYS HAVE NEVER BEEN IN A FIGHT, THOUGH.
- MM-HMM.
- TELL HER, MAN. TELL HER EVERYTHING.
SHE KNOWS HE THREW YOU OUT.
- THAT'S ALL I KNOW. - YOU DON'T GOT NO MONEY.
- I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.
- AND HE SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF YOU.
- AND HE'S SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF ME.
- HE SAID YOU DIDN'T THREATEN HIM WITH THE KNIFE;
HE SAID THAT YOU HAD A KNIFE
AND YOU WAVED IT AROUND IN HIS FACE.
- I DIDN'T DO THAT.
- OKAY, SO WERE YOU HOLDING A KNIFE?
I MEAN, THAT HE COULD'VE--
- NO, ACTUALLY I WAS USING A FORK TO OPEN A BAG WITH.
A FORK. NOT A KNIFE. - OKAY.
OKAY, YOU DIDN'T THREATEN HIM IN ANY WAY?
HE JUST WANTED US TO COME UP HERE AND TALK TO YOU, OKAY?
HE SAYS THAT YOU'RE ALWAYS MEAN TO HIM,
AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S NOT APPRECIATIVE OF IT.
I DON'T KNOW THE WHOLE SITUATION.
- I JUST HOPE HE'S OUT OF MY LIFE FOR GOOD.
- I MEAN, HE'S BEEN WITH ME FOR 20 YEARS,
AND I KNOW SEVERE MOOD SWINGS WHEN I SEE 'EM,
AND, UNFORTUNATELY, HE'S GOING THROUGH ONE RIGHT NOW.
AND QUITE FRANKLY, THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME
IT'S EVER HAPPENED AROUND THIS TIME OF YEAR.
HE FEELS HE HAS NOBODY TO DROP BACK ON
IN A TIME OF NEED,
AND HOLIDAYS ARE A TIME OF NEED.
- YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES, WHEN YOU SAY YOU LOVE LARRY?
- MM-HMM.
- WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW?
- I DON'T LOVE HIM ANYMORE.
- JUST STOPS? JUST LIKE THAT?
- JUST STOPS, YEAH.
- YOU THINK HE STILL LOVES YOU?
- NO. HE DON'T LOVE ME.
[sighing]
- SO THEY CALL THIS...
THE DEATH HAND.
THE DEATH CARD.
SO WHEN CRAIG WAS GOING THROUGH THIS THING,
I THREW IT ON THE BED--
ACE OF SPADES--
I SAID, "I JUST DEALT YOU THE DEATH CARD.
YOU BETTER STRAIGHTEN UP."
MAYBE THAT SHOULDN'T BE ON CAMERA.
RIGHT, CRAIG? - THAT'S RIGHT, SIR.
HERE, DAD. HERE'S THE DEATH CARD BACK.
- OH. - I'M ALL RIGHT NOW.
- YOU GONNA KILL ME? YOU GONNA KILL ME NOW?
- NO, I AIN'T GONNA KILL YOU.
I'M ALL RIGHT. - I KNOW.
- JUST TAKE GOOD CARE OF ME, AND I'LL TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOU.
RIGHT? - WELL--
- WELL, I KNOW HOW TO DO IT.
JUST, DON'T WORRY. DON'T WORRY.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO PAY THE RENT ON TIME.
- WELL, I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE RENT.
- YOU WANT THE MONEY.
- NOPE. - WHAT?
- WE WANT THE CIGARETTES.
- OH, YEAH. THE CIGARETTES.
- AND THE COFFEE. - YEAH, AND THE COFFEE.
- YOU LOVE 'EM MORE THAN WE DO, DAD.
- HUH? - YOU LOVE 'EM MORE THAN WE DO.
- I LOVE 'EM?
- YEAH, MORE THAN WE DO.
- WHO DO I LOVE?
- THE CIGARETTES.
- OH, YEAH.
IS THAT BIG ENOUGH?
WHAT YOU WANT, BABE? THIS ONE?
- YEAH. - THAT'S IT.
- OKAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH. - SURE.
- UBALDO.
CAN I BORROW YOUR KNIFE?
- CAN WE BORROW YOUR FINGERNAIL CLIPPERS?
- THE KNIFE?
UBALDO KNOWS HOW TO OPEN THIS.
RIGHT HERE.
- THANKS, BUDDY.
- COME ON.
- SEE THAT KEY RING?
WE WERE JOKING AROUND AND SHE SAID,
"LET'S GET MARRIED."
AND SHE PUT THAT RING ON MY FINGER.
I'VE BEEN WEARING IT FOR TWO WEEKS.
- RIGHT THERE.
- I'M STILL MARRIED. - OH.
[laughter]
I FOUND THIS THING OVER THERE.
AND I GIVE IT TO HIM HERE. YOU--
SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO BUY A WEDDING BAND.
JUST TOLD HIM HE WAS GETTING MARRIED.
HOW YOU BEEN, DEAR?
- OH, I'VE BEEN FINE. HOW YOU DOING?
- WHEN THERE'S NO GIRLS AROUND,
I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO GO ANYWHERE,
I DON'T HAVE A CAR,
SO I HAD TO DO WITHOUT.
HIM, HE FINDS WOMEN WHEREVER HE GOES.
- WAS NICE TALKING TO YOU. - AWW.
- YOU SHOULD SEE SOME OF HIS DRESS CLOTHES IN STORAGE.
HE PUT 'EM ON, YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW THAT'S HIM.
- I WANT TO SEE YOU ON SUNDAY
WHEN YOU GET READY TO GO TO CHURCH.
I BET-- - OH, MY GOSH.
OH, MY--YOU GOT A ANSWER FOR EVERYTHING, DON'T YOU?
- I WANT TO HAVE SEX WITH A GIRL.
THREE OF 'EM, REALLY.
THEY JUST WANT TO COME OVER AND PLAY TAG TEAM.
TAG TEAM MATCH.
I HANG MONEY OFF--OFF--IN BOXES.
CARRY OUT THE BOXES. YOU CAN HAVE THE MONEY.
- I LIKE WOMEN. I REALLY LIKE WOMEN.
AND I LIKE TO ENTERTAIN 'EM.
I LIKE DANCING. I LIKE HAVING A DRINK WITH 'EM.
WHATEVER. AND...
WE WAITED UNTIL EVERYBODY WENT TO SLEEP.
EXCEPT UBALDO, HE ENDED UP STARING AT ME FOR A WHILE.
THERE'S JUST NO PRIVACY.
- HI, HON. - HI.
- YOU KNOW WHAT A GIRL TOLD ME?
SHE SAID--I SAID, "WHY DO GIRLS ALWAYS LOOK AT ME?"
SHE SAID--I SAID, "AM I HANDSOME?"
SHE SAID, "NO."
SHE SAID, "YOU'RE JUST EXTREMELY CUTE."
OH, I SAID, "THANK YOU."
[laughs]
OH...
- THANK YOU.
- CAN YOU READ THAT?
HOW YOU DOING, UBALDO?
- I'M OKAY, CRAIG.
- STILL LOVE ME?
- ALL TO THE MAX.
- YOU ALWAYS DID LOVE ME.
- ALWAYS DO.
- "REJOICE IN THE NAME OF OUR LORD GOD.
JUST TO HEAR YOUR VOICE WHICH IS MY CHOICE."
VERY GOOD, CRAIG. GOOD CHOICE.
- GOOD THINKING.
- I LOVE YOU, BUDDY.
- NOW GIVE HIM A HUG, UBALDO.
- YEAH, RIGHT. GIVE ME A HUG, BUDDY.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT IF YOU GET HURT JUST A LITTLE BIT.
IT AIN'T GONNA BE THAT BAD.
[laughing]
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SUFFER. NOBODY HAS TO SUFFER.
WE'RE ALL HERES FAMILY. WE ALL LOVE EACH OTHER.
WE DO WHAT WE GOT TO DO TO SURVIVE.
- TO LIVE AND LET DIE. - TO LIVE AND LET DIE.
- YEAH.
- NOW ABOUT YOUR TEETH.
- I WANT-- I WANT ALL THE SPECIAL--
I WANT A WHOLE NEW WHITE SMILE.
- OKAY.
- I WANT NO MORE CAVITIES, NO YELLOW TEETH, NO NOTHING.
WHITE TEETH LIKE THIS.
LIKE YOUR JACKET.
- MM-HMM. OKAY.
IF YOU WANT YOUR UPPER TEETH OUT,
WE CAN DO A PLATE, BUT THE LOWER--
- PARTIAL?
- PARTIAL. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
DO I GO TO THE DESK AND ASK FOR THE APPOINTMENT?
- YES. - OKAY.
- LET ME TAKE THIS FROM YOU. - OKAY.
- LET ME TAKE THIS. - OH.
- OKAY THEN, CRAIG.
THAT'S IT FOR NOW.
- OKAY, THANK YOU, SISTER KAREN. - OKAY.
OKAY. - DR. KAREN.
- ANYTHING, THANK YOU. - OKAY, YOU WELCOME.
- UBALDO, HOW ARE YOU DOING?
- I'M GOING TO FOOD BANK THREE DAY--TWO DAYS A WEEK.
IT GIVES ME ENTERTAINMENT AND--
- OH, YEAH, AND OCCUPIED. - YEAH.
- MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ARE NEEDED.
- YEAH. - YEAH, THAT'S GOOD.
NOW LET'S GO TO YOUR HEALTH.
SEE IF THERE IS ANYTHING, OKAY?
YOU DON'T HAVE LITTLE TONSILS.
ANYTHING ELSE?
- JUST DRY MOUTH AND COUGHING.
- OKAY, DRY MOUTH COMES FROM
SOME OF YOUR ANTI-PSYCHOTIC MEDICATION.
AND FOR THAT, YOU JUST NEED TO DRINK WATER.
WHENEVER YOU FEEL YOUR MOUTH IS DRY,
JUST DRINK SOMETHING LIKE JUICE, WATER, SODA, SOMETHING.
- WE'RE GONNA GET A KING COBRA,
40 OUNCE OF BEER--
SO I CAN GO TO SLEEP, 'CAUSE I'M TIRED.
I WAS MARRIED.
AND IT WAS HAPPY BUT...
I WASN'T READY.
I GOT INVOLVED BAD IN DRUGS AND ALCOHOL.
SO...
SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY NOW.
GUESS I'M [...] FOR LIFE.
'CAUSE NO MEDICATION FOR MY PROBLEM.
BUT MY PROBLEM IS, NO MEDICATION AT ALL,
BUT THERAPY AND TREATMENT.
TIRED OF TAKING MEDICATION.
SO I DON'T WORRY ABOUT [...] 'CAUSE I KNOW I CAN MAKE IT.
I'M YOUNG, I'M ONLY 35 YEARS OLD,
AND I CAN FEEL BETTER IF I CAN GO TO SCHOOL
AND BECOME WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE,
GYNECOLOGIST OR UROLOGIST.
THAT'S THE ONLY HOPE I GOT, WHICH I HAVEN'T GIVE UP.
I HAVEN'T GIVE UP.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MY LIFE?
STUPID, WASTE OF TIME, OR WHAT?
- NO, I THINK-- - WASTE OF TIME.
WASTE OF TIME. WASTE OF TIME.
SAY IT. SAY IT. SAY IT. SAY IT.
SAY IT. SAY IT.
SAY "WASTE OF TIME."
LOOK AT ME, I'M BOOZING [...] MY FRIEND.
I KNOW THAT.
I TAKE A SIX-PACK OF BEER A WEEK.
- IS THE TV ON?
- NO.
NEED SOMETHING TO HANG THESE ON.
- HERE, HERE, I'LL HOLD THEM UP FOR YOU.
- LANCE, WHAT'S WRONG, MAN? - I KNOW.
- HUH? - I DON'T KNOW.
I HAD A BAD DAY, I THINK.
- PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN. I'LL TIE YOUR SHOELACES FOR YOU.
- DENTIST IS BRINGING ME DOWN.
- WHO IS? - THE DENTIST.
- THE DENTIST IS BRINGING YOU DOWN?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY BRINGING YOU DOWN?
- YOU KNOW, MAKING ME GO TO THE DENTIST.
- OKAY. I UNDERSTAND.
- YOU GOT TO HAVE A SMILE SO YOU CAN TALK TO PEOPLE.
THEY WANT TO TAKE YOUR PICTURE
WITH WHITE SMILES AND EVERYTHING.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT, SO YOU SHY AWAY
FROM DOING THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE HAVE ALL THE CAVITY PEOPLE OVER HERE
AND ALL THE GOOD PEOPLE OVER HERE.
THE TEETH PEOPLE.
- OH!
YES!
SEE?
I CAN WEAR THIS DAMN NEAR ANYPLACE.
YOU KNOW?
- ANYTIME-- WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO THE POINT,
I ALWAYS BACK OFF.
- DON'T BACK OFF, MAN.
JUST GET UP THERE AND SHOW 'EM WHAT YOU GOT.
- YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.
- DON'T BE SCARED OF THOSE PEOPLE.
THEY'RE NOT GONNA HURT YOU. - UH-HUH.
- NOW, PUSH. - PUSH.
- PUSH. - PUSH.
- DANA JUST BUMPED HER HEAD IN THE HALLWAY A LITTLE BIT.
SHE DID CRY BUT SHE'S ALL RIGHT.
SHE'S NOT GONNA HAVE A MARK.
- WHAT?
- IF YOU CAN'T BE WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE,
THE HONEY, LOVE THE ONE YOU'RE WITH.
CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG.
EVER HEAR OF 'EM?
- DON'T BE JERKING ON IT.
JUST PUSH WITH YOUR FOOT AS HARD AS YOU CAN.
HERE WE GO, THEN.
AH!
I TOLD YOU--YOU STUPID!
- OKAY, I'M SORRY.
- I TOLD YOU NOT TO TOUCH IT!
- OKAY.
- YOU JUST SMASHED MY HAND IN THERE.
WHY DON'T YOU LISTEN TO DIRECTIONS?
YOU MIGHT LEARN SOMETHING.
DUH.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'LL GO ASK WHERE THE TRASH CAN IS.
- EVERY DAY IT'S THE SAME WAY.
TIRED OF IT.
- I'M NOT LIFTING IT UP. SWING YOUR END AROUND.
LET'S GET OUT OF HERE. - OKAY.
- HE CAME IN THE OFFICE AND TRIED TO HELP ME.
I SAID, "GET AWAY FROM ME."
I SAID, "GET THE 'F' YOU AWAY FROM ME."
AND I WAS DEAD ASLEEP AT 2:00 IN THE MORNING.
- NO, IT WASN'T. IT WAS 4:30 IN THE MORNING.
- 4:30, THEN HE JUST THREW THAT BOTTLE,
HIT ME IN MY HEAD FOR NO REASON AT ALL.
I MEAN, I COULDN'T EVEN SEE OUT OF MY LEFT EYE,
THERE WAS SO MUCH BLOOD DRIPPING.
- I'M SORRY YOU GOT HIT, BUDDY. 'CAUSE I MISS LARRY.
AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO WITHOUT HIM
IF YOU PUT HIM IN JAIL.
THINK ABOUT IT STRAIGHT.
THAT ACCIDENTALLY HAPPENED.
HE'S NOT HIMSELF.
- HE'S NEVER HIMSELF 'CAUSE HE DRINKS--
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. HE WAS DRUNK.
- PREMEDITATED.
- HE JUST LOOKED AT ME AND SAID--
- "I'M GONNA THROW THAT BOTTLE AT YOU IF I HEAR YOU"--
- NO.
- AND I'M THE ONE THAT MAKES YOU GUYS STOP SNORING.
BOTH OF YOU SNORE. - YEAH.
I DON'T WANT TO LIVE WITH LARRY NO MORE.
I KNOW WHAT HE--IF I SAID THAT, HE'D SAY, "GET THE [...] OUT."
- I WANTED TO LEAVE A LONG TIME--MANY YEARS AGO,
I WANTED TO LEAVE, LANCE, BUT YOU DIDN'T WANT TO GO.
- I DIDN'T WANT TO GO NOWHERE.
- NOT IN THOSE DAYS YOU DIDN'T.
- NO, I DIDN'T-- - I DID THOUGH. I DID.
NOW I WANT TO STAY AND YOU WANT OT LEAVE.
- WHAT'S-- - YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
- I'D RATHER HAVE MY OWN SERVICES.
I'M TIRED OF LIVING UNDER LARRY'S RULE.
- YOU HAVE TO REALIZE THE POSITION WE ARE.
WE GOT NO PLACE TO GO IF YOU PUT HIM IN JAIL.
- WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO? LET HIM GO FREE?
IF I LET HIM GO FREE, HE'LL COME RIGHT BACK AGAIN
AND DO THIS SAME THING OVER AGAIN,
'CAUSE HE AIN'T BEEN TAUGHT NO LESSON.
AND HE'S GONNA THREATEN YOU.
YOU KNOW HOW MANY TIMES HE'S DONE BEATEN YOU UP.
CRAIG KNOWS IT TOO.
HE'S BEATEN YOU UP A LOT OF TIMES,
BUT YOU WON'T SAY NOTHING TO HIM.
YOU STILL WANT TO BE HIS FRIEND.
BUT, UH...
A GUY THAT BEATS ME UP EVERY DAY IS NOT MY FRIEND.
I'M ALREADY WORN INSIDE.
IF I DIE, INSIDE,
THEN LET SOMEBODY DO THAT TO ME LIKE THAT.
- WHY DON'T YOU GIVE ME CHANCE TO TALK TO HIM?
- 'CAUSE I DON'T WANT TO TALK-- - IT WASN'T INTENTIONAL, MAN.
- I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO HIM. HE TOO DANGEROUS AROUND ME.
I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO HIM.
I'D RATHER STAY AWAY FROM HIM.
- GOOD MORNING. - HEY, GOOD MORNING.
- HOW YOU DOING? - I'M DOING PRETTY GOOD.
I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.
[both mumbling]
- I--I DIDN'T MEAN TO HIT YOU WITH THE BOTTLE.
- YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO?
- I WAS THROWING IT AT THE WALL.
- MM. - AND...
WHEN I THREW IT, YOU KIND OF PUT YOUR HEAD UP IN THERE.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
- AN ACCIDENT?
- AND I, UH-- I WOULD NEVER HURT SOMEONE.
YOU KNOW THAT.
I REALLY--I MEAN, I'M...
- ALL RIGHT, THEN. IT'S ALL RIGHT.
- I'M SO SORRY. - ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. - I'M SO SORRY.
- IT'S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED ABOUT.
- YES, I AM.
- YOU'RE ASHAMED? - YES, I AM.
- OH...
- I MEAN, IT'S YOU AND ME
AGAINST THE REST OF THESE GUYS.
- YEAH, I KNOW.
[laughter]
I KNOW.
- I MEAN, WE'RE FAMILY.
I WOULD NEVER DO THAT. - YEAH.
- I'VE NEVER HIT YOU.
I'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
- YOU'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO ME.
- SO WE'RE OKAY? - WE'RE OKAY.
- MAN TO MAN? - MAN TO MAN.
- HOW ABOUT DAD TO SON?
- [laughing]
- ALL RIGHT. - I'M SORRY.
- THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
- THAT REALLY--
QUIT OR YOU'RE GONNA GET ME BAWLING AGAIN.
[all chattering]
- HEY, DAD.
HEY, DAD.
I'M SORRY ABOUT, UH...
UH...
WHEN I SLEEP,
I DO SNORE,
BUT SOMETIMES I CAN'T HELP IT.
- GOT A PRETTY BIG BACKYARD.
- OH, MY GOD. YOU'RE KIDDING ME.
I'M GONNA PUT A JACUZZI RIGHT THERE
AND FIVE NAKED WOMEN.
I'M JUST KIDDING.
- MY WIFE'LL LOVE THAT.
- OH, YEAH, I'LL BET.
THAT'S NICE, THAT VIEW.
CAN I GIVE YOU THE DEPOSIT RIGHT NOW?
- SURE, LET ME GET THE PAPERWORK.
- OKAY.
NINE, TEN.
THAT'S $1,000 RIGHT HERE. - OKAY.
- THIS SON OF A [...] ALWAYS COMES THROUGH.
- I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT THAT.
- AWW, "I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT THAT."
YOU KNOW YOU ALWAYS DO.
- [laughs]
WELL, NOW THAT'S OVER.
- HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
- I FEEL JUST FINE.
- YEAH? WHAT HAPPENED THAT NIGHT?
- HE JUST--HE CAN'T HIT ME.
- NO. - HE CAN'T--
- NO, ACTUALLY, HE CAN HIT YOU. - HE CAN HIT--
- HE IS ABLE TO HIT YOU. - I KNOW.
- BUT HE SHOULD NOT HIT YOU.
- BECAUSE THEY SAID,
HE VIOLATES HIS PROBATION IF HE TOUCHES ME.
- NO, REGARDLESS OF PROBATION OR ANYTHING,
IT'S INHUMANE TO HIT SOMEBODY ELSE.
- I KNOW.
- AND HE DOES NOT NEED TO DO THAT
TO MAKE YOU FEEL POWERLESS.
- YEAH, THAT'S WHAT HE'S DOING. - THERE'S NO REASON.
AND HE KNOWS BETTER. - YEAH.
- AND I'M REAL SORRY YOU GOT HURT.
- IT'S ALL RIGHT. - YOU KNOW--
- I'M UP AND OKAY. - YOU KNOW WHAT?
IT'S NOT AS MUCH AS HE'S HURTING.
'CAUSE THAT WILL HEAL.
HE'S HURTING A LOT INSIDE
TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO YOU,
AND HE'S ALWAYS GONNA HURT FOR THAT TOO.
YOU KNOW THAT? - MM.
- SO GUESS WHAT?
RIGHT NOW IS YOUR TIME TO BE THERE FOR LARRY, OKAY?
- I UNDERSTAND. - I KNOW YOU DO.
- OKAY... - SO YOU NEED TO FORGIVE HIM.
[knocking at door]
THAT'S NO EMERGENCY.
HOLD ON, THAT'S NO EMERGENCY.
IT'S NOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU.
LET ME GO SEE WHO IT IS. HOLD ON.
'CAUSE PEOPLE DON'T NEED TO BE KNOCKING LIKE THAT.
- I GOT A REAL SERIOUS ISSUE.
HOW CAN A GROWN MAN BEAT UP A CHILD?
MAYBE HE MIGHT MEET A GROWN MAN.
I'M SORRY. YOU CUT THE CAMERA OFF.
WHATEVER YOU GOT TO DO.
I'M GONNA GO FIND THIS SON OF A [...] RIGHT NOW.
- LARRY, THEY JUST CARRIED YOU HOME.
- WHAT HAP-- WHAT HAPPENED?
- I DON'T KNOW.
- CASTOR TOLD ME SOMEBODY BEAT THE [...] OUT OF HIS KID.
- SOME LITTLE BOY PUSHED THIS LITTLE GIRL DOWN.
HE PROBABLY THOUGHT SHE WAS CUTE.
YOU KNOW HOW--YOU KNOW, BEFORE THEY LEARN
HOW TO COMMUNICATE AND SAY, "HEY, I THINK YOU'RE CUTE."
- AND WE WERE, LIKE, PLAYING WALL BALL.
AND HE GOT MY SISTER AND WENT LIKE THAT, SCRATCHED--
- DID HE WALK OVER THERE WHEN YOU WERE PLAYING?
LET'S GO TO THE PARK.
- NO, NO, NO, WE CAN'T-- - DADDY--
- WE'RE GONNA TAKE CARE OF THIS.
[indistinct chatter]
- WHAT--WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
- UH, LARRY.
- LARRY, BEFORE YOU GET ARRESTED FOR BEING DRUNK IN PUBLIC
LIKE YOU DID ALL THE TIME OVER ON BUENA VISTA--
- I'M NOT DRUNK.
- GO IN THE HOUSE, PLEASE. OKAY?
LARRY, CAN YOU PLEASE GO BACK IN THE HOUSE?
THANK YOU.
- YOU KNOW WHAT, YOU AIN'T GONNA--
- LARRY, PLEASE GO BACK IN THE HOUSE.
- COME ON, LARRY. - YEAH, OKAY.
- LARRY, YOU GOT ABOUT THREE SECONDS
BEFORE YOU GO TO JAIL.
- GO, LARRY. - ONE, TWO, THREE.
- LARRY, NO. - I'M OUT OF HERE.
- COME HERE, LARRY. - YOU SAID THREE SECONDS.
- NO, I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE AND PLAY GAMES WITH YOU, LARRY.
- OH, YOU'RE GOING TO ARREST ME NOW?
- YUP. - AW, LARRY.
- IF YOU WANT TO DO THAT AND YOU WANT TO PLAY GAMES.
- I'M NOT PLAYING GAMES. - DON'T TEST MY WILL, LARRY.
- I SAID, "ONE, TWO, THREE." - COME ON.
- I SAID, "I'M OUT OF HERE."
- YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT WHEN I ASKED YOU THREE TIMES, LARRY.
- LARRY.
- I SAID, "ONE, TWO, THREE," AND I LEFT.
- NO, I'M NOT GONNA SIT HERE AND PLAY GAMES.
YOU SHOULD HAVE LEFT THE THREE TIMES
I ASKED YOU TO, LARRY.
- YOU SAID-- - HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE, SIR.
THANK YOU, LARRY.
- DAD?
- WHAT?
- GET READY TO MOVE. - YEAH.
- YEAH, WHENEVER YOU GET UP.
- HE SNORING AGAIN? [laughs]
- [snores]
- WE'RE MOVING.
- WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING.
YOU ALREADY GOT YOUR STUFF IN THE TRUCK.
- YEAH.
- DO YOU WANT TO SPEND $157?
- NOPE.
- SO WHAT THE [...] SITTING HERE?
WE'RE MOVING EVERYTHING OUT, OKAY?
- [mutters]
ELTON JOHN. AH, GOT YOU.
- LET ME SEE.
- THIS IS GONNA BE MY ROOM RIGHT HERE.
- THIS'LL BE OUR ROOM, UBALDO.
- COOL? - GOOD.
- COOL. - CHEERS, MAN.
- DO YOU LIKE THE BED?
- I LIKE IT.
- CAN I LAY DOWN?
- YEAH, IF YOU WANT TO.
- UGH, GET OFF MY BED.
[laughter]
[indistinct chatter on TV]
[water splashing]
- I USED TO, LIKE-- WHAT HAPPENED ABOUT
ALL THE BLOOD ALL OVER THE CARPET.
AND I CLEANED IT UP.
I HEARD SOMEBODY COME IN HERE AND FALL DOWN ON THE FLOOR.
I DIDN'T GET UP OUT OF BED.
EVERYBODY ELSE WAS IN BED TOO, AND THE LIGHTS WERE OUT.
AND I WOKE UP THE NEXT DAY,
AND THERE WAS A BIG PUDDLE OF BLOOD ON THE FLOOR RIGHT HERE.
I USED ALL OUR TOWELS TO CLEAN IT UP,
AND THEN I THREW THE TOWELS AWAY.
- HIS DAUGHTER CALLED DAD LAST NIGHT,
AND SHE SAID THAT SHE WAS GONNA BE HERE TODAY.
SO...
HE WILL COME.
- I CAN'T SEE THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING HERE.
AT ALL.
- THE ADVANTAGE IS THAT YOU HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING INJURY.
- BUT I DO NOT HAVE A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION
AT THIS POINT.
- WELL, I DISAGREE WITH THAT.
- OKAY.
SO HOW CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT'S LIFE-THREATENING?
WHAT MIGHT BE?
I MIGHT GET RUN OVER BY A CAR.
- THAT'S TRUE,
BUT MOST PEOPLE DON'T WALK AROUND
WITH THEIR FACE DISLOCATED FROM THEIR SKULLS.
- WELL, I'LL MY HEAD UP A LITTLE HIGHER.
- ALL RIGHT, AS LONG AS YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT THE RISKS OF YOU LEAVING
INCLUDE SERIOUS DEBILITATION AND DEATH.
- YES.
- THEN I CAN'T KEEP YOU HERE AGAINST YOUR WILL.
- OKAY.
- BUT IT IS MY STRONG RECOMMENDATION
THAT YOU DON'T LEAVE.
- HEY, BUDDY BOY, HOW YOU FEEL?
- LIKE A HUG.
- YOU OKAY?
- I'M TIRED, BUT I'M ALIVE.
- OH, HEY, YOU STAYING TONIGHT OR WHAT?
- YEAH, I'M STAY HERE, PERIOD.
- HE'S HERE FOR GOOD. - YEAH?
- YOU'RE STUCK WITH ME AGAIN.
- OH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU LOOKING GOOD. BETTER THAN YOU WERE.
- NO CIGARETTE BUTTS. - OKAY.
- YEAH, NO SENDING HIM-- NO SENDING HIM BACK AND...
- OKAY. - WE HAVE...
- LOVE YOU. - LOVE YOU TOO.
I'M GLAD-- - I MISSED YOU, MY FRIEND.
- I MISSED BEING HERE.
BUT WE'RE HERE RIGHT NOW. WE'RE HOME NOW.
- WELCOME HOME. WELCOME HOME. WELCOME HOME.
- THANK YOU.
- GOT CIGARETTES?
- NO. NO CIGARETTES.
- I WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO THE STORE FOR YOU.
- OKAY. - NO, HE HAS TO BE EASY.
PUT YOUR REAR END OVER THERE.
LET ME GET YOUR SOME SHEETS AND STUFF, OKAY?
COME ON.
- OH, ROBIN, I'LL TRY AND TAKE THEM IN THE MORNING.
- I GOT THOSE CHUCKS THINGS.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT YOU, AND I REALLY WOULD JUST--
FOR TONIGHT, JUST PLEASE TAKE IT EASY.
- I'M TRYING MY BEST, OKAY?
- CAN YOU JUST TRY A LITTLE BIT HARDER?
- [coughs]
THEN I SUSPECT I SHOULDN'T DRINK THAT DRINK OF WINE.
- YOU THINK IT'S GONNA BE DIFFERENT
WHEN HE COMES BACK THIS TIME?
- I DOUBT IT.
ONCE HE GETS HIS HEAD STRAIGHT, HE'LL DRINK AGAIN.
IT'LL BE THE SAME THING.
HE'S GONNA GO OUT THERE AND BOTHER SOMEBODY.
AND IF THEY JUMP ON HIM AGAIN,
HE MIGHT NOT SURVIVE WITH ALL HIS INJURIES.
- DAD.
- WHAT?
- I LOVE YOU.
- OKAY, WELL, QUIT SAYING IT, WOULD YOU?
I KNOW THAT, ROBIN.
YOU CAN EVEN BEAT A DEAD HORSE TILL IT'S DEAD, YOU KNOW?
SEE THAT?
YOU SOUND LIKE EVERY BAR BUDDY IN THE BAR I EVER TALKED TO.
"I WON'T NEVER DO IT AGAIN."
DEAR, I KNOW YOU LOVE ME, ROBIN. THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE.
ISSUE IS, I'M GOING THROUGH A LITTLE STRESS MYSELF,
AND WHAT I REALLY DON'T NEED HERE
IS SOMEBODY ELSE GOING THROUGH IT TOO.
- OKAY, I'M SORRY.
- OKAY.
- I'M SORRY, DAD.
- WELL, LISTEN, DON'T BE SORRY.
- DO YOU WANT A DRY ONE?
- NO.
- DO YOU WANT ME TO GET THIS ONE WET FOR YOU?
- NO. THANKS, YOU'RE DOING FINE.
YOU'RE DOING FINE.
- OKAY.
- YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE IT DOWN IF DON'T WANT,
YOU CAN KEEP IT UP.
- THAT'S OKAY, I WAS JUST--
MY EYES ARE CLOSED IN THE DARK.
YOU GOT BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL, DAD?
- YEAH, A COUPLE HOURS AGO.
- OKAY, YOU'LL BE OKAY?
- YEAH. - OKAY.
- YOU'LL BE OKAY. LOOK.
SEEING MY DAD THE WAY HE IS...
HOW CAN HE REALLY TAKE CARE OF OTHER PEOPLE AT THIS POINT?
YOU KNOW, I KNOW HE CAN,
BUT SHOULD HE?
- [singing] SWING
LIKE A CHARIOT AT THE TRUMPET CALL
AND WE'RE ALL UNSAVED
SWING
LIKE A WRECKING BALL
LIKE THE HEART OF GOD
WHAT A MYSTERY
FILLED
WITH THE WEDDING FEAST FOR THE SNAKES AND BEASTS
- AND EVEN WHEN I LEFT THE HOSPITAL,
FIRST THING I SAID IS, "TAKE ME HOME.
"I GOT TO SEE THE GUYS, MAKE SURE THEY'RE OKAY.
LET THEM KNOW I'M OKAY."
AND ROBIN AND HER MAN HERE
ACCEPTED THE FAMILY I HAVE NOW HERE
AND INCORPORATED THOSE GUYS INTO THEIR LIVES.
- UBALDO.
- NEW TEETH, YOU HAVE 'EM?
- I DON'T HAVE 'EM YET. - OH, OKAY.
- [singing] AS HE BRINGS FOR US OUR WINGS
NOW HE'S ONE OF US
PLAYS THE TAMBOURINE
BREAKS THE BREAD FOR US AND SINGS
- OVER HERE?
- [singing] WILL YOU WAIT FOR US
WILL YOU STAY FOR US
WILL YOU GRACE US EVERYTHING
- NO, I TOLD HIM, AFTER THIS,
IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS AGAIN, HE'S GOING HOME,
AND THAT'S TO MY HOME.
WE'LL GOT TO PACK THESE GUYS UP AND MOVE 'EM.
WHATEVER IT'S GONNA TAKE.
- I GREW UP IN FOSTER HOMES AND DIFFERENT HOMES MYSELF,
SO EVERYBODY JUST BEING TOGETHER IS A FAMILY,
WHETHER YOU'RE POOR OR WHETHER YOU'RE NOT,
YOU'RE STILL A FAMILY.
YOU CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER.
THAT'S FAMILY.
- [singing] FIRE COME AND CARRY US
MAKE US SHINE OR MAKE US RUST
- YEAH.
YEAH.
- [singing] WE NEED TO HEAR A WORD FOR US
- THAT'S NICE.
- [singing] OR LET OUR RIBS RETURN TO DUST
- [laughing] OKAY.
- OKAY? - LET'S GO, BIG DADDY-O.
- [singing] WE THINK THAT YOU CAN CARRY ALL OF US
SO WE WILL BECOME
- LET'S GET SOME SODA.
- [singing] A HAPPY ENDING
SO WE WILL BECOME
A HAPPY ENDING
HAPPY ENDING
- YEAH, NEW TEETH.
NEW TEETH.
- WELL...
MY LANDLORD AND I HAVE A PERSONALITY CONFLICT.
HE LOVES THESE GUYS.
HE TREATS 'EM REALLY GOOD.
HIS WIFE GIVES 'EM WATERMELONS, SODA POPS, AND STUFF.
BUT HE DOESN'T LIKE A STRONG PERSONALITY.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, HERE I AM.
[laughs]
YOU KNOW?
I THINK WHEN I PULLED THE SHOTGUN ON HIS KID,
THAT KIND OF TICKED HIM OFF.
- OH.
- WANT TO SIT DOWN? - NO.
- WOULD YOU DO IT?
WOULD YOU GUYS MOVE WITH LARRY?
- I WOULD.
- YEAH.
- I WOULD MOVE WITH LARRY.
CAN I GET A HUG? - YEAH.
- I LOVE YOU, DAD. - LOVE YOU TOO, CRAIG.
- DON'T WORRY, PROTECT ME WITH YOUR HEART,
AND YOUR MIND, BODY, AND SOUL.
- AND THE SHOTGUN. - AND THE SHOTGUN.
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