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[electric thunder]
[whirlwind]
[running footfalls] [heavy breathing]
[soft music]
[radio news]
Mr. Deen.
Good morning, Jen.
Hey, how's that little sister?
Great, two weeks old now.
Oh my gosh.
I was wondering, could you help me out with my college essays?
I'd be happy to.
Where are you, where are you applying?
UPenn, Princeton...
Hey, jerk off. Leave her alone, alright?
- Relax, waste away. - Nathan--
Okay, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Shit, man, get off me.
[music continues]
What are you doing?
What, I can't defend my girlfriend?
We were just talking.
- Oh yeah?...about what? - Yeah.
I don't know.
- Life, school... the play. - What else?
Don't be weird.
[Tina] Mr. Deen. Hi.
Hi, Tina.
[Johnny] Yo, Nate, Nate, we're on for tonight, dude.
Come on.
[alarm rings]
[dramatic music]
[Noah] Dude, hurry!
Keys!?
Yeah, I got'em, get in.
[rock music]
What's that? 200, 300?
At least! VCR's are hot.
Yeah!
Yo, guess what? Party time.
["Bastards of Young" by The Replacements]
♪ We are the sons of no one, ♪
♪ bastards of young. ♪
♪ We are the sons of no one, ♪
♪ bastards of young. ♪
[yelling and cheering]
[yelling and laughing]
- Nate... - Nathan...
- Yo Nate. - Nathan, Nathan...
Nathan, Nathan, where's Nathan?
Nathan!
I think he's--
here.
[both laughing]
Yo, come on.
[yelling]
[Tina] Where'd you stay last night?
My uncle's.
Crashing there for now.
But it's so far away.
Nah!
Got my wheels.
When am I gonna get to meet them?
Are they coming to the track meet?
Get a room, you two.
[energetic music]
[cheerleaders chanting]
Hi.
Good luck.
- Sir. - Okay, go get them.
You know you got this, right?
Good luck.
On your mark.
Get set.
[starting gun fires]
[energetic music continues]
[breathing hard and grunting]
[energetic music continues]
Nate!
That was nice running, man.
Thanks, man.
Hey, did you sell any of that stuff yet?
Uh no, but Noah said we can get like 400 for the lot.
Ok cool.
Hey, do you want to do something tonight?
I can come to your place.
Shit, man, I can't.
My stepmom's making me do this
like boring family dinner, you know?
Yeah, I know I should do a family dinner too.
Do that test paper.
Ah!
Test paper!
You're gonna be a college boy now, Nate?
All right, later.
[people chattering]
[radio music]
[shuttered breathing]
[dogs barking]
[Stan] I look at you, I see a doctor.
But I never acted before, Mr. Deen.
And that's why this is the perfect role to start with.
Couldn't I at least be like
a--is there a football player part?
There are no football players
in Flowers for Algernon, Barnaby.
But there are doctors.
And I know you can do it.
[school announcements]
[knocking on machine]
[sigh]
Morning, Nate.
How are you today?
Morning, Mr. Deen.
You'll need this.
And on behalf of the Spartan Social Committee,
you've been nominated the winner of this
delicious candy bar.
That's it.
Of course.
[bell ringing]
Go ahead.
Enjoy.
Morning, Noah. Hand those out for me, will you?
Morning, Carl.
[Jen] Morning, Mr Deen.
Morning, Jen.
How's it going Mr. Deen
Morning, Johnny.
Tina.
Morning, Mr. Deen.
Morning.
[store radio music]
Oh, not those, Mr. Deen.
Hey, Linda.
Any news?
I've been accepted.
I start next semester.
See, I told you.
Thanks. Oh, hey.
I kept these especially for you.
Fresh?
Freshest.
[sigh]
[radio continues]
And what are you doing with those?
Hi, Deb.
You are a very bad boy, Stan.
How'd it go in tennis?
We lost. Straight sets.
Really? Doubles?
Of course.
Roger was taking lessons, but he's got tennis elbow again.
When are you going to join? We need more players.
Oh, next semester, for sure.
You said that all last season.
Hey, where's that racket I bought you?
Stan?
Are you okay?
Really?
You know how it is, Deb.
You leave the house at 6:30 in the morning.
You don't get home until 10:30 at night.
Where is that racket?
I bet it's down this hallway.
In the basement. I think it's in the basement.
It's not there. It's in the base--
You gotta be kidding me.
Seriously?
I'm sorry.
Stan, I promised you'd drop this off months ago.
This isn't good for you.
It's been a while now.
I know. You're right.
This too shall pass.
[car door closes, engine starts]
[TV news] The Telecomic Woman Maker Tuesday posted its
first quarterly operating loss in 16 years.
Company CEO Christopher Galvin says
that the earliest signs of a turnaround
will come with a gradual increase in sales
and profitability in the second half of the year.
It's official.
Liberty Media and AT&T will split this summer. Thank--
[tv static]
[birds chirping]
[glass breaking]
[camera shutter]
It's cute, right?
Yeah.
Little mittens.
Mm-hmm.
What's yours?
I don't know.
It's cool though, right?
[door slams open]
Hey!
Is Nathan Williams present?
Yes, he's right here.
Nathan Williams, you're under arrest.
Turn around.
Hands behind your back.
You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say, can, and will be
used against you in a court of law.
You were right to an attorney--
[Tina] What is happening?
I'm not a bad guy.
I know.
- ...rights that I've read you. - Yes.
In hearing these rights, Do you wish to talk to --
Where are you taking him?
It's okay.
[crowd chatter]
[somber music]
[police radio chatter]
[officer] Turn to your right.
[officer] Strip.
[officer] All the way.
[officer] You're in trouble, Nathan.
Who was with you?
No one.
You did this alone?
[officer] A witness said they saw someone,
maybe two other peo--.
I was on my own.
[officer] You get to make one phone call.
Let's go.
I don--I don't have anyone to call.
Oh, sorry. Morning, Barnaby.
Nadine, Paul, Chris, Madison.
Morning.
[Deborah] I know, John, but what did he do?
Hey, does anyone know if Nathan--
It was burglary.
Someone's home?
It was West Barnes' appliance store in New Holland.
Did they have to arrest him in front of the whole school?
Couldn't you have called him into your office?
It sends a message.
The whole school got that message, John.
Well, how else do you expect to
get through to a kid like that?
A kid like what?
What kind of kid do you think he is, Miriam?
He's disrespectful and lazy.
His grades certainly aren't up to par.
And he's the only kid at Garden Spot like that?
He's a heck of an athlete, right, Coach?
Well, um...
What are we doing here?
Aren't we supposed to inspire
these kids to become something great?
- [announcement] good morning-- - you know?
[announcement] all rise for the Pledge of Allegiance
I pledge allegiance, to the flag
of the United States of America
John, do you know if Nathan's posted bail or not?
I don't know.
I'm trying to get in touch with the foster parents.
[together]: with liberty and justice for all.
[gentle music]
[gentle music continues]
Good morning, ma'am.
I'm here to see Nathan Williams.
Are you family?
No. No, I'm his teacher.
Can't let you back unless you're family.
Well, at Garden Spot, we like to think
of all of our students as family.
Well, we don't. You have to be family.
It's really important, please.
I'd like to see the warden, please.
The warden's busy.
You just tell him, Stan Deen's here.
I'll... I'll wait.
[background conversations]
[footsteps]
Mr. Deen.
Tom Friedman?
Oh, my gosh, I can't believe it.
What's it been, 20 years?
Yeah, at least.
Well, what are you doing?
Are you at the Garden Spot still?
Yeah, yep, I'm still there.
I'm still there.
I'm not leaving till they name something after me.
So, what are you doing in here today?
[backround announcements]
[door closes]
[indistinct chatter]
You gonna yell at me, Mr. Deen?
No, of course not.
You don't belong here, Nate. We're gonna get you out.
All right?
Do you have any family I can call?
No one?
No.
Who were you living with
before you went into foster care?
- My nanny and grandpa. - Okay.
That-- it's been a very long time, Mr. Deen.
I don't think they'd want to help, if they're still alive.
Well, we're gonna give it a try. All right?
Nate, I need a name.
Cole.
C-O-L-E?
Yeah, they're up in Lebanon. They were.
All right.
We'll find a way to get you out.
Sorry for wasting your time, Mr. Deen.
It's not a waste--
♪ This little light of mine ♪
♪ I'm gonna let it shine ♪
♪ This little light of mine ♪
♪ I'm gonna let it shine ♪
♪ This little light of mine ♪
♪ I'm gonna let it shine ♪
♪ Let it shine ♪
♪ Let it shine, let it shine ♪
♪ Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine ♪
[thud]
[indistinct chatter]
[beeping]
[dramatic music]
[dramatic music continues]
You're in the same room.
Okay.
[somber music]
["Hoop-Dee-Doo" by Perry Como]
♪ This kind of music is like heaven to me! ♪
♪ Hoop-dee-doo, hoop-dee-doo ♪
♪ It's got me higher than a kite ♪
♪ Hand me down my soup an' fish ♪
♪ I am gonna get my wish, -- ♪
Whoops.
♪ ...dee doin' it tonight! ♪
♪ When there's a trombone playin'... ♪
[Stan] Hello.
[Nanny]...prison.
It's some guy from the high school
he called and let us know.
Hold on Bonnie--
Good morning ma'am.
I'm Stan Deen, Nathan's teacher.
Is he here?
Nathan's teacher.--
I don't know.
Hey, what are you doing here?
Hey Nate, hi.
Gee, I hoped I'd see you back in class by now.
He's got a job. He don't need no school.
Dropping out of school, huh?
Uh oh. I'll be out of a job if that gets around.
Nate, you gotta get back in school.
What's gonna happen when you go on trial?
Whaddya mean?
When he goes to court, he has to show
the judge he's not that person anymore.
And the best way to do that
is to go back to school and graduate.
New Holland's too far.
His car's impounded till the trial.
What she means is, they put up my bail.
I gotta work for them to pay it back.
Bonnie, I'll call you back.
We can't put up bail every time he gets in trouble.
Well, plenty of kids get a part-time job.
Nate, where was the foster home you were staying at before?
Nathan?
I wasn't in a foster home. I was living in my car.
Your car?
What do you mean your car?
You lived in your car? Where?
I don't know. Quiet places.
Fields, mostly.
How'd you eat?
I didn't. Not really.
That Hershey bar you gave me was the
only meal I had in like three days.
Oh my gosh.
Why do you think I was on the track team?
So I could shower, Mr. Deen.
Nate, we have got to get you back in school.
Why? Show'em I'm a con?
What are you doin' in here?
Oh, Gosh.
This is Nathan's teacher.
He wants to get Nathan back in school.
Yeah, that's right.
Who is this?
Nathan's mother. Gloria.
She's beautiful.
She died when I was six.
Terrible accident. Car accident.
Died instant like.
Nanny...
Don't start that again.
You can't keep making up stories about what happened.
Right when he was little, he made up stories.
Upsetting people.
After she died, we couldn't...
a little child needs a lot of keepin'.
We thought the orphanage would give him a good home.
My Lord.
I'm sorry, but what about the father?
We don't speak about that piece of trash.
As I tell Nathaniel,
he better forget that man ever drew a living breath.
Otherwise, people will think
the apple don't fall far from the tree.
She shouldn't have took up with him in the first place.
She brought it on herself.
C'mon, Nathaniel.
Nate. Nate.
Here's my number.
If you change your mind, I promise you...
We'll figure this out.
Thanks.
[birds chirping]
[Tina] I know.
It's just a little upsetting when the first person
isn't somebody faceless in the newspaper.
But someone you know...
someone you care about.
[Barnaby]If Charlie is chosen and we succeed,
he will have more than a new life.
He will have a life.
And if we fail,
he will have made a greater contribution to mankind
than most normal people could ever hope to do.
[Deborah] You think he has a future as an actor.
I don't think Barnaby has any future as an actor.
I mean...
But...
I can see him disappearing into his shell,
you know, this thing with his knee, and...
There's a terrific kid there.
And if I can help...
even at Flowers for Algernon's expense...
[chuckles]
then... I mean, what the heck?
[Stan] No one walks out of a Stan Deen production.
Except me.
[chuckles]
[phone ringing]
[message tone]
[Nate] Hey, hi, Mr. Deen. It's Nate. Nate Williams.
Uh...
I've been thinking about what you said.
I'd like to come back to school.
[inspirational music]
Before we do this, I need something from you.
I need to know you trust me.
I trust you.
Let's tell each other something
about ourselves neither of us knows.
Okay? I'll go first.
Uh...
[chuckles]
I wanted to be a movie star.
What?
Yep. I was gonna be the next James Deen.
I already had the last name.
You don't know who that is, do you?
mm-mmm
I quit my teaching job and I moved out to California.
Why'd you come back?
Didn't work out.
Okay, your turn.
I don't like reading out loud.
I already know that. I also know you're good at it.
Okay, what's something no one knows?
I like photography.
- Let's go with that. - Yeah, can we go now?
Does Mrs. Baker know you like photography?
Okay, got it. Not cool.
[door opens]
[Nate] Wow.
Pretty great, huh?
It's a mid-century ranch.
No. No.
It's more of a dump than my car, Mr. Deen.
Okay. You're sleeping on the couch.
You can just push that stuff--
The couch is quite comfortable.
but I'll make some house calls tomorrow
and see if I can find something better for you,
your highness.
[Nate] Is this your mom?
Huh? Yeah, my dad took that.
He was a photographer, too.
Professional.
[Nate] Where is your mom?
She, uh...
She passed.
Last... last January.
Sorry
It's all right. It's all right.
You know, she had a big stroke,
I guess, about eight years ago, and...
I looked after her.
Can I use your bathroom?
Yeah, yeah. Sure, of course. It's just through there.
[breathes deeply]
♪ It's time to start a show tonight ♪
Hey! There you are.
I was gonna send out a search party.
We are having pasta for dinner.
Now, the secret to good pasta.
I don't like pasta.
That's because you haven't had mine.
Now, the way they do it in Italia
is you add the spaghetti to the sauce,
and not the sauce to the spaghetti.
Mama mia no signori, ah.
You know how to cook?
Yeah.
My mom was not a fan of Chinese takeout or pizza, so...
Is this your dad?
Yeah.
He used to make me carry all his gear.
I hated it.
He thought it was hysterical.
[Stan] That was in the Blue Mountains.
He was a photographer.
[Stan] Yeah. He was the main photographer
for the Hamilton Watch Company.
What about your dad?
Yeah, which one? I had a lot of 'em.
Right. No, I meant your real--
[Nate] What's this?
[Stan] That was a play I was in.
My mom kept all that stuff I sent home from Hollywood.
What kind of work did your dad do?
Were you in any movies?
[Stan] I was in one.
The sum total of my role was getting punched in the face.
I'd like to see that.
Ecco! Time to put the spaghetti in the sauce.
[gentle music]
Morning.
[indistinct chattering]
- Morning, Jen. - Morning.
Travis. Travis.
Thank you.
Morning, Renee.
We are here to sign this young man back into school.
[Miriam] So, you have a convicted felon living with you.
Until I can find him somewhere more permanent.
And actually, Miriam, he's out on bail.
Oh, sorry. Soon-to-be-convicted.
Is there a problem?
[Miriam] Yes, there is, Stan.
You have brought him back here.
What exactly do you know about this kid?
I know he likes photography.
Had you spotted that, Miriam?
No, bet you hadn't.
You should be very careful taking in a kid like that.
If things start going missing, don't complain or come to us.
Guys, I know exactly why he was arrested, all right?
I also know that he was living out of his car for two years.
Going hungry, only running track so he could get a shower.
Well, let the system take care of him, Stan.
You know, I didn't understand how no one saw this happening.
But, you've all just made that real clear.
So, thank you.
[Announcer]Today's quote is from Jonathan Swift...
Hey...
Yo, you're back.
Yeah, with a record.
I owe you buddy.
Yeah, I can't hang out with you, dude.
I gotta stay clean till the hearing.
Yeah, here when you need me.
Hey, hey, wait.
Wait.
I missed you so freaking much.
I thought they kicked you out.
Yeah, I'm turning around.
Why did you lie to me?
You were sleeping in your car this whole time.
So what? It's pretty freaking sweet, right?
I can't date you anymore.
What? Hey...
My dad said I can't see you anymore.
What do you want?
Huh?
No, I can't. I can't.
My dad can be real mean.
He gave me no choice.
Come on.
No, this is it. Really, I'm sorry.
No. Tina.
Tina!
Ahh!
[glass breaking]
[somber music]
What?
[Stan] Nate.
Nate.
Ah, great.
[Gloria] Run, Nathan. Run.
Nate.
Oh, no. Nate, I'm not a runner.
Have mercy. Nate.
Oh, my lord.
[grunts]
Stan?
Stan.
Come on.
Hey. You okay?
Yeah. I'm fine. I just couldn't run anymore.
[Nate] I can't do this.
Stan, I'm cursed. Everyone's against me.
You're not cursed, but I won't lie to you.
This is going to be hard.
Face everything and deal with it, Nate.
Running away only delays the problem.
I can't.
You can.
This too shall pass.
What does that even mean, Stan?
It means that a year from now, maybe even less,
this won't seem that important.
Then why the heck am I here, then?
That's a good question, Nate. Why are you here?
Girls and sports.
That's the wrong answer. What's the right answer, Stan?
Why it's to keep him out of jail, Bob.
You do realize that this
is your only chance with the judge, right?
What do you get out of it?
What?
Everyone's got an angle, Stan.
Expelled! Seriously?
He only just came back.
[John] I'm thinking about all the students and their parents.
I already had a dozen calls about him
coming back, and I still took him in
and on his first day,
he rewards me by punching out a window?
Well, put yourself in his shoes, John.
Coming back here after the way he left.
Stan, your first priority is to this school.
You're not a social worker.
Is it? I mean, is it, though?
Isn't my first priority to my students, all of them?
You know, kids come to me all the time,
with some problem they think is so big
their whole life is gonna be ruined,
and I say to them, "Stand back. Look at the big picture.
You'll get through this.
One day you'll look back at it
and see it wasn't such a big deal.
Your life turned out just fine."
But you and I know this isn't a level playing field, John.
Some kids are born behind the eight ball,
and we're lying to them when we say
everything's gonna work out just fine.
But don't those kids deserve the same chance as the others?
I believe Nathan's--
There's a good kid there.
Please.
Give him detention.
Oh, my gosh.
I think he's gonna live in detention until he graduates.
So have you found somewhere for him?
No. No, I tried.
There's no room at the inn.
You've gotta be careful.
This is not the same as being their teacher.
I know that.
No.
You don't.
I had this student one time.
She lost her dad, and then her mom became an alcoholic.
She completely shut down.
Stopped showing up to school.
So I tried to help.
Had her come to the house.
But, uh...
It really affected Robert and the girls.
What did you do?
I didn't do anything.
I watched her slip through the cracks and into the system.
I never saw her again.
[pensive music]
[Stan] Okay.
[Attorney]Please keep in mind, no speaking unless spoken to.
No arguing with the Judge and look like a graduate.
Do you have another tie?
Never mind.
You said this was good.
Remember, this too shall pass.
Mr. Deen? Is it Mr. Stan Deen?
This is Mr. Deen, Your Honor.
Yes, thank you, Council.
Mr. Deen, I understand you are
providing supervision for the defendant?
Yes, Your Honor.
Thank you, Mr. Deen, and the defendant's grandparents
are prepared to assign custody to you?
Yes, we will.
And are you willing to take on this responsibility?
I am, Your Honor.
Nathan Williams.
This charge carries an automatic two-year minimum sentence.
I feel encouraged by your return to school
and your plans to graduate.
I am minded to suspend the bulk of that sentence.
And I note this is your first appearance before the court.
72 hours at the local prison
will give you a taste of what awaits
if you stray from your plan.
Failure to graduate guarantees
you serve the sentence in full.
You will be appointed a probation officer
to monitor your progress.
Thank you, Council.
That's it?
Yeah, you did great.
[indistinct chatter]
You did it. I'm proud of you.
I didn't do anything.
I stood there, and kept my mouth shut.
Exactly.
So you knew the judge?
Not really.
Her daughter was in one of my
performing arts classes years ago.
She's on Broadway now.
Sweet girl.
You know, we can't have you sleeping on the couch anymore.
Come on.
I think you'll be more comfortable here.
What about your mom's stuff?
This is your room now.
[indistinct chatter]
What's going on?
What do you doing this weekend?
Uh, nothing.
God, Carl is such a douche.
He thinks he's Mr. Miami Vice,
but he's more like Donny Osmond than he is Don Johnson.
Maybe.
They built the scene.
Yeah. That's good.
- Yeah. - Better.
Nice.
How's the job hunt going?
No, no one hires people with a criminal record, Stan.
I told you that.
Okay, well, it's not gonna help, obviously,
but get your grades up and graduate.
It will change.
Hey, I could use your help.
Building sets for our new production.
- There it is. - What?
You do want something from me.
No, no. If I can't get a pay job,
I have to work for my board.
That's not what I meant.
That's it, Stan. No, I'm not interested in your stupid play.
I'd say that's pretty clear.
Wait.
Tina's in this thing, right?
- Yes, but-- - I'll do it.
You got this.
This is just another bump in the road.
Remember, a year from now--
Got it.
This too shall pass.
[Man] St. Bethany's in '73.
That would have made you, six?
Yeah.
There till '83,
including four different foster home placements.
Okay.
Where are you now?
I'm with my teacher.
Your teacher?
What about your grandparents?
No, they gave away custody.
What about your last foster parents?
The-- was it the Williams?
They should be your legal guardians.
No, you should be with them.
No, no. The judge said I could be with my teacher.
It should be there.
There's no record of that here.
The Williams are your guardians.
You should be--
Nah. They said I could be with him.
This is ridiculous.
Hey, Viola!
Yeah?
I need some records of the court case.
[Stan] Hey, Barney!
[Barney] Hey, Stan!
Hey! How's Maggie?
Oh, I can't complain.
She started her own business a few years back.
You're kidding. That's great.
See, you met my student.
[Stan] He's staying with me till he gets back on his feet.
The judge signed off on it.
So he told me.
Well, your teacher's Stan Deen.
Why didn't you say so?
Okay, so you've got 72 hours of prison time
coming up in the new year, right?
[Nate] Right.
All right, check in with me once a week.
I run a tight ship.
[Nate] Is there anyone you don't know?
Well, yes there is actually.
I don't know her.
I don't know them. I don't know her.
Merry Christmas, Mr. Deen.
Oh, Merry Christmas, Annabelle.
- Right. - We should be getting home.
[donation bell ringing]
["Space Age Love Song" by A Flock of Seagulls]
[Stan] Keep going.
Wow, good job.
Look at those moves.
You know who's going to be in my next musical, right?
OK, guys, this is your set.
It looks great. Good job.
[Stan] And this is Algernon, right?
[christmas music]
[Stan] Merry Christmas, Nathan. Ho, ho, ho.
Who are all these presents for?
They're for you.
All of them? They're all mine?
Let me check.
Yours, yours, yours, yours, yours.
Yep, all yours.
You bought all these for me?
Of course.
[Stan] Nate. Nate!
Now what?
[dramatic music]
[heavy breathing]
[dramatic music continues]
[babbling water]
[ominous music]
[tires screeching]
[Stan] Nate. Get in the car.
Nate.
What's wrong?
It doesn't matter.
Why'd you do that, Stan?
Buy all that shit?
Is it--am I poor little homeless boy? I'm a charity case?
It would make you feel good? What?
No. Gosh, no. I mean, I was trying to--
You do know it's Christmas, right?
I've never gotten Christmas presents.
You never got a Christmas present?
We used to do underwear at the orphanage.
Underwear?
Oh, geez.
Gosh darn it.
I forgot underwear.
Oh, God. Everything's not a joke.
Stan, everything's not funny.
Okay. Okay.
So why'd you do it?
I was trying to make you feel good, Nate.
I want you to have a good Christmas.
That's all.
Well, what else would it be?
Bullshit. Stan, everyone wants something back.
You know, for eight years, it's just been me and my mom.
She always said I smothered her.
Stop it, Stan. Don't fuss.
I didn't have anyone to buy presents for this year.
I guess I was thinking about me.
I'm sorry.
I apologize.
[woman in car] Merry Christmas, Mr. Deen.
Oh, Merry Christmas.
Who was that?
Please, can we get in the car?
Have mercy.
[Stan] Right.
Now I see how this might come across as a little overboard.
Yeah, you think?
You know, I didn't get you anything.
Actually, you did.
Do-- Here. Here you go.
[whispers] Merry Christmas, Stan.
Merry Christmas, Stan.
Thank you, Nate.
What is it?
Just what I wanted.
Thank you, Nate.
Right. Now let's get to the good part.
Merry Christmas, Nate.
You're the weirdest person ever.
Uh, you know that Hershey bar you gave me?
The one in class?
[Stan] Yeah.
At the orphanage,
when I first went to the orphanage, I didn't talk.
For two years, I just didn't speak.
And the keepers would always bribe me
with a candy bar to get me to talk.
And I never did.
Never took it. And I never talked, so.
I know when you did that, you didn't want anything back.
You know, so.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
[gentle music]
Stan.
Merry Christmas, Nate.
[Bruce] Alice is an attractive woman. She's not married.
And there's nothing wrong.
You stay away from your sister's friends.
Do you hear me, Charlie?
You've got to stay away from girls.
If you go near a girl, I'm going to put you in a cage
for the rest of your life.
Do you hear me, Charlie? Do you hear me?
Okay, Carol. You need to be really scary, okay?
Look.
When Charlie tries to be romantic and close with Alice,
he gets this sudden memory of his mom
being all mean to him because as a kid,
whenever he'd have those feelings for any girl,
that's how she'd react, okay? Really mean.
So these memories, they pop out of nowhere
and it really frightens Charlie, okay?
[Stan] Try again.
Oh, rehearsal shots.
Yeah, I thought they could use them for the program.
If they want.
Oh, they'll want. These are good.
Yeah, cool.
[Stan] These are good, Nate. Where did you learn to do this?
At a foster family I went to.
One of the real kids there had a camera
and I stole it and used it.
Real kids?
Yeah, yeah. That's what we used
to call them in the orphanage.
What was the orphanage like?
It was alright. Keepers are okay.
Keepers?
Yeah, they ran it. They tried their best.
Do you remember your home before that? Where it was?
No, not really.
My mom used to call it Green Acres.
After the TV show?
Right.
So was she like Eva Gabor?
She was the star of the show.
Very glamorous. Very beautiful.
Yeah, yeah, I guess so, yeah.
She stood out. Remember that.
We'd go out and people would stare at her all the time.
Remember feeling pretty cool.
And your dad?
Maybe that could be the cover of the program.
Hmm. Wonder why.
[mouths along to a recording]
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;
Or close the wall up with our English dead.
[Gloria] Nathan...
We're gonna play a new game tonight, okay?
It's gonna be a lot of fun.
We're gonna run, really, really fast.
As far as we can, for as long as we can.
And we're not gonna stop until I say so, okay?
You can do that? You promise me? Okay.
[man shouting in backround] Gloria!
Okay, c'mon sweetie.
[angry man] Gloria, come on down.
[Gloria] Nathan, hurry.
Come on, quicker.
Run now, baby, run.
[somber music] [heavy breathing]
[somber music continues]
[muffled voices]
[Nanny] I can't help you. [Gloria] Mom...
[muffled voices]
[Gloria] Look.
It's so calm and peaceful.
[Gloria] And we'll be together forever.
[dramatic music]
[angry man] Gloria!
[dramatic music continues]
[Nate] Hey, looking for newspapers from like early 1973.
Would you have those?
Thank you.
[machine clicks]
♪ This little light of mine ♪
♪ I'm gonna let it shine ♪
♪ This little light of mine ♪
♪ I'm gonna let it shine ♪
♪ This little light of mine ♪
[Stan] Okay, good night.
Farewell.
God knows when we shall meet again.
Actually, I do.
Tomorrow night at seven,
stagger-through of act one.
[laughing]
[student] Bye, Mr. Deen.
[Barnaby] Good night, Mr. D.
[Tina] Bye.
Good job today.
Bye.
Can I talk to you for a second?
I can't see you anymore, Nate.
What part of that don't you understand?
- Just let me explain. - Explain what?
You were arrested, and now you're a changed man.
You're going back to prison.
Yeah for, for a few days, Tina.
Then it will be done with.
[student] Stage light's going out.
[Tina] Okay, just leave me alone, Nathan.
[Nate] Tina.
[Nate] Tina!
Come on, can we just talk, please?
No, we can't talk.
- Tina! - What?
Come on.
[Tina] Ow!
Stop! What are you doing?
[Tina's father] Tina, get in the car.
[Tina] Daddy, we weren't even--
[Tina's father] Get in the car!
Nathan, stay away from Tina, okay?
So don't talk to her, don't touch her,
just stay the hell away from my daughter, got it?
Nathan, do we understand each other?
Yeah, okay, I get it.
[Stan] It's only for 72 hours, okay?
Call me when you're ready for me to pick you up.
And remember--
Don't.
Don't say it, Stan.
[cell door closes]
[background chatter]
[dramatic music]
[Gloria] Nathan...
Nathan.
♪ I'm gonna let it shine ♪
[bell ringing]
[Stan] Okay, listen, Tina, when you cross downstage,
don't cross in front of Barnaby, okay?
All right, let's take it from your entrance.
- All right, and Barnaby? - Yeah.
[Stan] I'm about ready to give my doctor his marching orders
and sign up with you.
[Barnaby] Thanks, Mr. D.
I take Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
Okay, good for you.
Okay, here we go.
And remember, project, project, project.
[Barnaby] Yes, sir.
It's really coming along, Stan.
Oh, thanks.
Yeah.
John asked me to come down and speak with you for a minute.
Okay.
Guys, take five.
We have a problem.
- It sucked. - Good.
It wasn't supposed to be the Ritz.
I have some bad news for you.
It's about Tina.
She's out of bounds.
That's not fair, Stan.
Nate, look at the big picture.
No, I get it. I get it.
Help me, Stan.
I like her. I have...
real feelings for her. How do I handle that?
I can't just make them go away.
[soft music]
[door opens]
[indistinct chatter]
[soft music]
[muffled voices]
[Tina] I will.
[Charlie] It may not have very long...
[soft music]
[indistinct voices]
[audience applauding]
[Tina] I'm gonna catch you, later.
Hey, would you, would you wait a minute?
What?
I just, I brought you flowers.
I wanted to say you did a great job.
I know you can't talk to me anymore or whatever,
but I thought you should know how great you were on stage.
Hey, I've, I've turned it around.
Okay, I have, and I know your dad doesn't want us
talking anymore or whatever.
It's not my dad, Nathan, okay?
It's me.
Great show, man. You killed it.
- Congrats. - Thank you so much.
Thank you, so much.
[Carl] I picked them out myself, right?
[Tina] They're beautiful.
- Thank you. - Get out of here.
[Carl] Man, I can do what I want.
- Nate! - She's not your girl anymore.
[Tina] Stop!
What are you doing?
Just ruin everything.
[soft music]
[Johnny] Hey Nate!
Let's get out of here.
Yeah.
Where were you?
Your probation officer? You had a meeting?
So what? I messed up.
You attacked a student at school!
[Nate] With a bunch of flowers, Stan. Come on.
When are you gonna stop pulling this crap, Nathan?
It's what I do, Stan?
You gonna try and fix me? You know many people have tried?
Why, you ungrateful little--
No, say it.
Was it ungrateful little...
- Shit. - Yeah.
- Yeah.
Yeah, shit. A liar, a loser, a failure.
I've heard it all before, Stan. Screw you, dude.
Screw me, really, Nate?
That's a little quaint for you, isn't it?
I mean, I guess this is better than you mooching
and slouching around.
Maybe we're getting somewhere. Come on, what else you got?
- Get out of my face. - Come on, what else you got?
Everyone thinks you're frickin' amazing, Stan.
You're just a failed frickin' actor.
- Ooh. - Yeah.
I mean, and one day I'm gonna tell you exactly
what's frickin' wrong with you.
- Okay, let's do it right now. - You wanna do it right now?
- Right now! - You're so frickin' optimistic.
Okay. What else?
Go back to Hollywood, fail again, stop trying to be safe.
- Stan! - And miss this.
A fight with Nate Williams at long last.
Come on, Nate. What else you got? I can take it.
[Stan] You know, whether it's something your dad did to you
or your mom didn't do, you have got to deal with it, Nate.
You were gonna say something.
- No, I wasn't... no. - You were.
Please, tell me. I saw it.
No, no, no.
[Nate] I messed up, Stan. That's it.
[Stan] Well, you can't afford to blow it anymore, Nate.
I don't care!
Why do you care if I don't care?
Am I supposed to be shocked?
Oh, forget it.
Nate Williams doesn't care because he's too cool.
Well, guess what, Nate?
I care.
Yeah.
I care that you go to school and you graduate.
[Stan] I care that you don't blow it with Barney
and the judge.
I care that you don't go to prison.
What did Barney say?
He's not a happy man, Nate.
Come on, let's talk.
We're talking.
Really talk?
I don't know.
My dad was a bad person. I'm a bad person.
That's what I've been told. That's what it is.
Except you're not a bad person, okay?
You've just had bad luck.
[Nate] Yeah.
Hey.
I can't let you come on the trip, Nate.
You attacked Carl.
Yeah, it's okay. I get it.
It's actually not okay.
So... and Barney needs to see you.
I'll see you tonight.
[soft music]
[machine clicking]
[soft music continues]
[music intensifies]
Dude, I'm losing my mind.
[Johnny] Yeah? Are you ready to party?
- So ready. - Alright.
Yo Nate, where we goin'?
What about your place, Nate?
Mr. Deen's away.
- I don't know. - Come on. It'll be fun.
Dude, we're going.
[soft music]
[knocking]
- Dude. - Bro.
- You made it. - What's up?
[Johnny] Good to see you, man.
[Noah] Hey, man. How you doing? You look great.
[crowd cheering]
[rock music]
Dude, not on records. Come on.
[crowd conversations]
Johnny, Johnny.
Dude, who are all these people?
Yo, is this cool or what?
No, this is a disaster.
- What? - It's a disaster, Dude.
No, bro.
Look at all these ladies.
I'll catch you later.
[rock music continues]
Noah, dude.
Noah, get out.
Get out, dude. Come on.
[Nate] Get out.
[crowd cheering]
[explosion] [crowd screaming]
Holy crap. It's everywhere.
[crowd cheering]
Everyone out. Get the hell out.
Wait, wait, It's okay. It's okay.
Get the hell out.
Whoa, whoa, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys, guys.
Yo, party at my place, yeah?
[crowd cheering]
Yeah. Whoa, let's roll.
[crowd cheering]
That was so good, Mr. Deen.
It was, wasn't it?
- Yeah... So good. - Okay.
The lighting, Mr. D...
Awesome.
Yeah, but you know what, Travis,
you can't sing the lighting.
- Good night. - Good night, Mr. D.
Good night.
[laughing]
[Stan] Okay, thank you.
[chattering]
[door opens] [footsteps]
What on earth...
Stan.
What is wrong with you?
Look, Stan, I--
After everything I've done for you.
[sighs]
Pearls before swine.
What does that mean?
[Stan] It means what's the point in trying to help someone
who's too stupid to appreciate it?
That's what that means, Nate.
That's what you think of me?
Well, what am I supposed to think, Nate?
Look at this place.
Some friends came over and it got out of hand.
I don't want to hear it.
At least I have friends, Stan.
Without my friends, you'd be in jail.
You just took me in because you're lonely.
Oh my lord.
I can't look at you right now.
Just get out.
Please.
Just get out.
[party music]
[Johnny] Hola amigo.
Mi casa es tu casa.
What are you doing?
[Johnny] Just keepin' her warm for you, man.
It's a joke.
All right, I think you need a drink, huh?
[Nate] Yeah, let's go.
Welcome to Woodstock.
Oh...
It's not funny.
It's hilarious.
Oh.
[Nate] I'm such an asshole.
Old Stan, Stan the man, he didn't deserve that shit.
How can I do that shit?
[Nate] But then, how can I not do that?
You know?
[Johnny] Excuse me, guys.
- Hey, how you doing? - Good, how are you?
Can I interest you in a little bit of that? No?
You said you saw something in him.
That he had the potential to be a good young man.
You saw that.
This is the senior year, last semester.
And I've seen worse.
And the really important thing to remember, Stan, is that...
The really important thing for me to remember?
Deb?
What is the important thing?
I'm listening. What?
[soft rock music]
[sound distorts to memory]
[somber music overlays]
[ominous music]
[angry man] Gloria!
[somber music]
[distant muffled voices]
[Gloria] Please, stop, please! Stop! Stop! No! No! No!
Come on!
[Gloria] No! No! No! No! No!
[angry man] See what I have for you.
Nathan! Nathan, come on!
Come on, run!
[Gloria] Nathan!
Nathan, Nathan, come on!
[somber music]
Nathan.
Get up, Mommy!
Run.
[ominous music]
[Gloria] No.
[gunshot]
[somber music]
[music intensifies]
[somber music]
[shuddered breaths]
[music fades]
[shaky breathing]
[somber music]
[car approaching]
[man]Hey, hey, hey, hey, no, no, get down, don't, don't...
[water bubbling]
[gentle music]
Come on, man. Come on.
C'mon bud.
[music only]
[PA] Code blue, emergency room, room three. Code blue.
Hello?
[PA] Room three.
[PA] Code blue, emergency room, room three.
[machine beeping]
[Doctor] He's asystole, charge to 300.
[Doctor] Get that CPR going.
[Stan] Oh, God, no, please, no, no, no!
[Doctor] Hey, hey, clear the room.
[nurse] You cannot be in here!
- Out, out! - You need to leave!
[nurse] 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30.
[Doctor] Where are we at?
[nurse] 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8...
[Doctor] Did we get any response from him?
[nurse] 10, 11, 12, 13, 14.
[Doctor] Any response from him? Any response?
[nurse] 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
[Doctor] Ah, we got him back. Good. I see a pulse.
[nurse] We've got a pulse.
[Doctor] Give me the blood pressure reading.
[Doctor] Check his pulse once again.
[Doctor] Let's order some labs.
[Doctor] Give me a CBC, PFP.
[Doctor] I need a neck and chest x-ray.
[clattering]
I can't stop pissing.
Well, you had yourself
quite a party there last night, young man.
They got to flush out your system.
Good luck.
[grunts]
Hey, Barney.
Stan.
I just wanted to come by, see how you're doing.
I'm doing okay.
He's doing better. Yeah.
On his way to a full recovery.
That's good.
Because obviously as I'm your P.O.,
they've told me everything.
Right.
What were you trying to do, Nathan? Fly off that bridge?
I mean you miss our appointment, which is a violation.
Then you end up in a hospital with your system
full of enough narcotics to knock out a horse.
You know what happens when this gets in front of the judge.
Please, Barney.
Stan, it's okay. You've done enough.
Sir, I know what you have to do.
Tell him what happened.
What?
Tell Barney what happened.
Tell me what happened. I want to hear.
He knows what happened.
[Stan] No. What happened with your mom?
You saw it.
There was no accident.
Tell us. I'll-- we'll believe you.
I'll believe you. Tell us.
My father was an angry man.
That's all I ever remember. That's all I was ever told.
He used to beat my mom.
[Nate] And eventually she just got the cops to kick him out,
told him to stay away.
Then she met this guy who just made her,
he made her so happy. She was so happy.
Which-- that just, drove my dad insane.
Drove him crazy.
And he-- I remember he'd follow us in his car,
stalking her basically, like spying on her, spying on us.
One day, after he-- Blake,
was a, the guy my mom was seeing, Blake.
After he left, he was staying at our house,
he left, and I guess dad was just sitting there.
He'd been sitting there all night just waiting,
just watching and waiting for Blake to leave.
So when he did, he pulled in.
And I ran up to him and I...
And he shot her.
Shot her with his hunting rifle.
Shot her twice.
And I watched her die.
After a while he, he left, he went outside.
After some time, I don't know how long, but I got up too.
And I followed him and I walked out to the front porch.
[crying and grunting]
I'm sorry, son.
If I can't have her, no one else can.
[gunshot]
My God.
[neighbor] Oh lord--
[Nate] I just stayed there, sat there, until this woman,
probably a neighbor, I think, she came and picked me up
and took me to her house,
put me in a tub and washed all of his...
Nanny and Grandpa came,
and they picked me up and they took me to their place.
And Nanny was so upset.
She was so upset, of course, right?
But then, she said we couldn't say what actually happened.
You have to say that your mom died in a car crash.
You have to say that because then, you know,
you can't have people knowing what your father had done.
Because they're going to think that you're going to grow up
and you're going to do the same thing.
That apple doesn't fall far from the tree shit.
So whenever I'd say what actually happened,
that my father had killed himself, after killing my mom,
she'd stop me. She'd stop me and say I was making up stories.
And then I...
[Nate] That's what she told the people at Bethany's
when she put me there. So I just...
You know, I stopped talking. I had nothing to say anyway.
That was my fault.
What was?
[Nate] What he did.
No, it wasn't.
You weren't there, Stan.
You weren't there. You didn't see his face.
You didn't see his reaction when I said...
Because I ran up to him when he got there, I said...
[Nate] I said, "Is Blake going to be my new daddy?"
The look on his face was just pure...
pain.
It wasn't your fault?
[Nate] No, it was. If I didn't say anything,
he wouldn't have got so mad.
It wasn't your fault.
He was already there, Nate. That's why he brought the gun.
Stop letting him off the hook by blaming yourself.
It wasn't your fault.
Come on.
Poor kid.
Yeah.
Next time, Stan,
if he messes up again,
he's going straight in front of the judge, so help me God.
Thanks, Barney.
You tell him.
I will. Thank you. Thank you.
Hey, I gotta go somewhere.
Can you take me?
[sentimental music]
[sobbing]
Hi mom.
[bell rings]
[Stan] Okay, that's it from me. Merry Christmas, everybody.
[class replies] Merry Christmas!
Adieu... adieu... remember me.
See you next year.
See you next year, Mr. Deen.
See you next year.
See you next year, Mr. Deen.
My God. I can't believe it.
[christmas music]
Well, my life's work is done.
Nate Williams playing Christmas mus--
Okay, come on. Come on. Come on. Come on.
- We're gonna go somewhere. - What?
You'll find out.
- Well, can I put my book bag-- - No, Stan. Come on.
- Can we take my car? - No. Come on.
Where are we going?
You'll find out.
[gentle music]
[Stan] You're not putting me in a home, are you?
[Nate] Here.
Take this.
[gentle music continues]
Hey, Max. How you doing, man?
[Max] Hey, Nate. Good to see you.
- [Nate] This is Mr. Deen. - [Stan] Hi, Stan.
Oh, hi, Stan. Welcome...
So exciting.
- [Stan] Yeah. - [Max]Yes.
Should we get the kids?
Let's get the kids. Yeah, let's do it.
[Nate] Hey, guys. Hey, Merry Christmas.
Do you want to come out here for a second?
[child] Yeah.
[Nate] Come on. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go.
[Nate] Hey, Merry Christmas, guys.
[Nate] Do you want to come out here for a second?
[Max] Sit down, guys. Come on.
[Nate] Yeah, cool.
[Max] Come on, everyone. Let's go.
[Max] Okay, guys. Come on in. Come in. Sit down, guys.
All right. Huh?
All right. Don't be shy. Come on down.
All right. Huh? Merry Christmas.
[children together] Merry Christmas!
My name's Nate.
I used to live here, like you guys.
I was here on and off about eight years.
And, I remember Christmas.
You guys still get the underwear?
[children together] Yeah.
[Nate] Yeah. Look, hey,
I just graduated high school last summer.
And I just wanted to let you guys know that, you know,
you got to hang in there.
You know, there are people out there who will help you,
who want to help you.
You just got to let them.
You know, for me, it was my teacher, Mr. Stan Deen.
Everyone say hi, Mr. Deen.
[children together] Hi!
Well, hello, everyone. Merry Christmas.
[Nate] Look at what we got.
[everyone] Merry Christmas!
How many did you bring?
See, it's not weird.
They're not all for the same person.
How did you pay for them?
You did.
The money I asked for to fix my car.
I'll pay you back.
You already did.
[Nate] Stan.
[Nate] We got to throw one soft one.
Three, two, one.
Hey!
Oh, no!
[Nate] Be gentle, be gentle, be gentle.
[Nate] Come on, pass it back.
[Nate] All right, everybody.
[Stan] One for everyone.
[overlapping chatter]
[inspirational music]