A Deadly Game

[bird chirps, dog howls] [crickets chirping] [muffled rock music playing] [Ocelot Robot's Recklessplaying] – I'M JUST SAYING YOUR DREAMSAREN'T GONNA FOLLOW YOU.

– MOM, YOU'RE– YOU'RE BREAKINGUP.

THERE'S BAD RECEPTION.

I CANBARELY HEAR YOU.

[imitates static] – VERY FUNNY.

BUT WHEN YOU GET HOME I JUST–[reception cutting out] – NO, REALLY, MOM, THIS TIMEYOU'RE ACTUALLY BREAKING UP.

SWEET! – ß READY TO GO ß – HELP! – JESUS! [honks horn] ß ß WHA–WHO IS.

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– [grunts] – HEY.

C-CAN YOU HEAR ME? [dialing cell phone] OH, MYGOD.

THERE'S NO SERVICE.

AH! OH–OH– COME HERE.

COME HERE.

WE'REGONNA GET YOU SOME HELP.

WE'RE GONNA GET YOU SOME HELP.

– HE'S COMING.

– WHO? – PLEASE.

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YOU HAVE TO HELP ME.

[whimpers] [door alarm beeping] [engine revs] [tires squeal] – TAKE THIS.

KEEP WARM.

– [panting] WE HAVE TO GO BACK FOR MY MOM.

TO THE SOURCE.

NO, GO, GO, GO! [panting] [screams] – WHOA! [tires screech] – AAH! – WHAT THE HELL IS HEDOING? – [breathing deeply] OH, MY GOD.

– OH, NOWHE'S–HE'S– SH–SHOULD I– [tires screech] – HE'S COMING! OH, MY GOD! – OH, MY GOD! – [screams] NO! [muffled struggling] [ominous music] ß ß [crow caws] – AND WINDMILL BOTH HANDS DOWN ON EITHER SIDE OF YOURFRONT FOOT, STEP BACK INTO DOWNWARD DOG.

– NEXT TIME THEY SAY, “BRING AFRIEND, ” BRING A FRIEND.

– MOVE FORWARD INTO PLANK, LOWERALL THE WAY DOWN.

– SHH, JUST BREATHE, SUNSHINE.

– [sighs] I DON'T CARE WHAT THE INTERNETSAYS, PEOPLE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BENDTHIS WAY.

– DOWNWARD DOG.

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– [grunts] SO, MOM, NOW THAT I'M HOME ONBREAK, WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR THISSUMMER? – WORK.

[exhales] – YOU SHOULD GET OUT MORE.

YOUNEED TO RELAX.

– THIS IS HOW I RELAX.

– STEP DOWN.

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BRING YOUR RIGHT HAND IN THEMIDDLE OF THE MAT, ROLL ON THE OUTSIDE EDGE OF YOURRIGHT FOOT.

– [grunts] – BREATHE.

AND RELEASE.

– [grunts] OH, MYGOD.

– OH! – THANK GOODNESS.

[exhales] – WHAT ARE THEY FEEDING YOU ONCAMPUS? – ALL RIGHT, LET'S GRAB OUR MATSAND MOVE TO THE WALL.

– KAYLA, SWEETIE, YOU DON'T HAVETO KEEP PUTTING UP WITH A PSYCHOROOMMATE.

YOU CAN MOVE BACK ANY TIME YOUWANT.

– I HAVE ENOUGH DRAMA IN MYLIFE, THANKS.

[cell phone vibrating] – OH, JEEZ.

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THIS IS DAWN.

– IS IT DAD? – NO.

IT'S WORK.

YES, SIR.

WELL, ACTUALLY, I'M OUT WITH MYDAUGHTER RIGHT– YEAH, I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONEWITH HIM.

ISN'T THIS SOMETHING YOU CANHANDLE? YEAH, I'LL LOOK INTO IT.

SO, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOUSPOKE TO YOUR FATHER? – USUALLY SENDS ME THE ANNUALBIRTHDAY TEXT A COUPLE MONTHS LATE, OFCOURSE.

SMALL TALK.

ALWAYS HAS A NEW GIRLFRIEND.

BUT IT'S THE THOUGHTLESSNESSTHAT COUNTS, THOUGH, RIGHT? [cell phone vibrating] -VOICEMAIL.

– YOU NEED TO GET AN ASSISTANT.

– I AM THE ASSISTANT.

– YOU NEED TO TAKE A VACATION ORSOMETHING.

SOMEWHERE LIKE.

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THERE.

[chuckles] – THIS LOOKS EXPENSIVE.

– WELL, FREEDOM ISN'T FREE.

CHECK OUT OUR REVIEW.

– “BEAUTIFUL FACILITY, AMAZINGSETTING.

“MORE THAN A GETAWAY– ALIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE.

“DAVID JAMES IS AN INSPIRATION.

I NEVER WANTED TO LEAVE.

” YEAH, BUT I CAN'T GET OFF WORK.

– WELL, I'LL CALL IN SICK FORYOU.

I DON'T REMEMBER THE LAST TIMETHAT YOU HAD A REAL VACATION.

– I DO HAVE SOME VACATION DAYS, BUT IT'S A LOT OF MONEY.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I'LL GO IF YOU GO WITH ME.

– [sighs] [birds cawing] THIS PLACE CLEARLY LOOKS NOTHINGLIKE THE WEBSITE, MOM.

– HERE.

[shutter clicks] UGH, I'M NOT TAGGING MYSELF INTHIS ONE.

– WHAT? YOU LOOK GORGEOUS.

I'M SENDING IT TO YOU, SUNSHINE.

[horn honks] HI.

– DAWN AND KAYLA? – IT'S “KY-LUH, ” BUT YEAH.

– OKAY.

– THANK YOU.

– OH, NO, THANKS.

– WELCOME TO YOUR BESTDECISION.

– MM.

– [chuckles] [rock music] ß ß – ß EVERY DAY ß – AH, AH, AH.

KAYLA, WAY TOOLOUD.

– [scoffs] FINE.

DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING LESSENJOYABLE? – COPY THAT.

[radio fuzz] SORRY, LADIES.

WE ARE PAST THEPOINT OF NO RETURN.

– THERE'S NO SIGNAL HERE? -NAH.

NOT THIS DEEP IN THE CANYON.

– IT IS SO QUIET HERE.

– OH, IT'S GORGEOUS.

– YEAH, SO THIS OLD CREEK RIGHTHERE– IT COMES FROM ZEPHYR SPRINGS.

IT'S KIND OF WHAT FEEDS IT.

– HOW MUCH LONGER TILL WE GETTHERE? – WE'RE JUST ABOUT TEN MINUTESUP THE ROAD HERE.

WHAT'S THE RUSH? – ARCHERS.

COOL.

– YOU LADIES ARE IN FOR A REALTREAT.

– THIS PLACE REALLY LOOKSPROMISING.

[chuckles] – WHAT YOU DO GET UP HERE MAKESUP FOR WHAT YOU DON'T.

DAVID JAMES'LL CHANGE YOURLIFE.

NAMASTE.

– [chuckles] – OH.

– NAMASTE.

[upbeat rock music] WOW.

– OH, MY GOSH.

ß ß – HI.

DAVID JAMES.

DAWN, KAYLA.

– YES, I'M DAWN, AND THIS IS MYDAUGHTER.

– KAYLA.

YES, SURE.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

– THANK YOU.

– WOW, YOU LOOK– GOD, YOU LOOK JUST LIKE MYMOTHER.

– OH.

– THAT'S A COMPLIMENT.

WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG ANDBEAUTIFUL.

– FORGOT HOW GOOD THESE TASTED.

– CHEERS.

[laughs] – CHEERS.

[glasses clink] – ALL RIGHT.

WELL, SHALL WE? I'M GONNA TAKE YOU ON THE TOUR OF YOUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME.

ß ß – [chuckles] OH.

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– WELCOME TO YOUR BESTDECISION.

– YOU SO OWE ME.

– [laughs] I SO DO.

THIS IS WHAT THE WEBSITE LOOKEDLIKE.

– TYPICALLY, THE BEST TIME TORELAX IS WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TORELAX, – [laughs] – [chuckles] SO IAPPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME OUT OF YOURBUSY SCHEDULES TO COME HERE AND VISIT US INPARADISE.

NOW, YOU CAN SEE THIS IS OURMASTER POOL.

– GORGEOUS.

– WOW, THAT IS.

ILOVE IT.

– YOU ALL RIGHT HERE, MELANIE? – JUST AN OLD HAMSTRING INJURY THAT GETS TWEAKED WHENEVER ITFEELS LIKE IT.

– OKAY.

– USUALLY WORKS ITSELF OUT AFTERA FEW HOURS.

– WOULD YOU MIND? I'LL TAKE ALOOK AT IT.

HERE.

HAVE A SEAT.

– OH.

THANKS.

– ALL RIGHT.

IT'S THIS ONE? -UH-HUH.

– OH.

THERE IT IS.

DOES THAT HURT? – YEAH, A BIT, HEH.

– JUST TAKE THE PAIN.

THE SECRET TO SUCCESS IS TRAINING YOUR MIND TO USEPAIN AND PLEASURE INSTEAD OF HAVING PAIN ANDPLEASURE USE YOU.

IF YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH THAT, WELL, THEN, YOU CAN– YOU CAN CONTROL LIFE.

IF NOT.

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THEN LIFE CONTROLS YOU.

GIVE THAT A TRY.

– IT'S MUCH BETTER.

– YEAH? – [chuckles] – WELL, ALL RIGHT, FOR MY NEXTTRICK.

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[laughter] – YOU ARE AMAZING, DAVID.

– YOU'RE AMAZING.

YOU'RE ALL AMAZING.

YOU'RE ALLAMAZING.

THANK YOU.

LET'S– LET'SCONTINUE THE TOUR.

A LOT TO SEE.

NOW, IN HERE WE HAVE YOURMANICURES, PEDICURES.

ALL THE CURES, REALLY.

NOW, WE'RE GONNA BE STEPPINGUPSTAIRS.

THIS IS OUR MEDITATION ROOMS.

NOW, THEY'RE IN USE, SO I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO KEEPYOUR VOICES DOWN, OKAY? – HEY, UM, DAVID? WHAT IF YOUR MIND IS THE THINGTHAT'S STRESSING YOU OUT? – WELL, IT'S NOT YOUR MIND, REALLY, IT'S– IT'S MORE YOUR PERSPECTIVE.

YOU CHANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK ATTHINGS, YOU CHANGE THE WAY YOU INTERPRETTHE WORLD.

– MM.

– HER MIND IS A TROUBLED PLACE.

BE CAREFUL.

– OH, WE ALL HAVE BEEN THERE.

YOU'VE COME HERE TO LEAVE YOURCITY WORRIES IN THE CITY.

AND, UM, SO I'M GONNA HAVE TOASK YOU TO LEAVE YOUR CELL PHONES.

PICK A LOCKER, LOCK 'EM UP.

YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO GET 'EMBACK AT THE END OF YOUR STAY.

– ARE YOU SERIOUS? – THERE IS A LAND LINE IN MYOFFICE, SO IF YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED IT ATSOME POINT.

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– YEAH, I-I THINK I CAN DO THIS.

I WILL STEP AWAY FROM MY PHONE.

– YOUR MIND AND BODY WILL THANKYOU.

TRUST ME.

PLEASE.

NOW, THERE IS A REASON WHY WE'REOUT HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THEWILDERNESS.

NOW, WHAT I'M GONNA SHOW YOU ISSOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY.

NOW, WE MUSTN'T BE AFRAID TODISCOVER WHERE OUR HEART IS.

MINE IS IN THE WILDERNESS.

IT'S PURE, AND IT KEEPS THE BODYAND SOUL TOGETHER.

– WELCOME, EVERYBODY.

– HI.

– THAT'S SIDHARTHA.

HE'S, UM– WELL, HE'S TAUGHT ME EVERYTHINGI KNOW.

HE'S A PRETTY AMAZING PERSON.

AND THAT'S LORI.

SHE'S OUR TOP ADMINISTRATOR.

– YOU TWO HAVE AN EXCELLENTAURA.

– THANK YOU.

I GUESS.

– IN YOUR ROOMS YOU'RE GONNAFIND YOUR LUGGAGE, SCHEDULE, AND GENERALCHECKLIST, AND YOU'RE GONNA WANT TO FILLTHAT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, 'CAUSE THAT'S GONNA HELP US TOGET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOURSTAY HERE WITH US.

UM, AND TOMORROW WE'RE GONNA DO A GROUP EXERCISE IN THEMORNING, BUT UNTIL THEN, JUST RELAX.

GET READY TO BE REJUVENATED.

WELCOME TO THE SOURCE.

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, WELCOME TOTHE FAMILY.

– THANK YOU.

– NAMASTE.

– AW, THAT'S SO SWEET.

[recorder button clicks] – FEAR IS OPPORTUNITY.

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FOR YOU TO TAKE AN ACTION ANDWALK THROUGH IT.

AND AFTER THAT, FEAR THEN HOLDSNO POWER OVER YOU.

– YOU KNOW, I READ ON THE SITE THAT DAVID JAMES IS A REGISTEREDPSYCHOLOGIST.

MAYBE HE CAN HELP US TALKTHROUGH SOME THINGS.

– I JUST HOPE THEY HAVE CABLE INOUR ROOM.

– I DON'T EVEN THINK THEY HAVETVs HERE.

NICE ROOM.

– WOW.

HEY, NO TV? – ARE YOU GONNA SURVIVE? – MM, DEBATABLE.

ROOM SERVICE? OH.

NO PHONE.

– NO PHONE! YAY! [laughs] – YAY! [laughs] [upbeat rock music] ß ß – OH, ISN'T THIS GREAT? – SO? – MONEY MAY NOT BUY HAPPINESS, BUT IT SURE MAKES THE MISERY ALOT MORE COMFORTABLE.

– [chuckles] [breathes deeply] – “YOU ARE FREE THE MINUTE YOUWISH TO BE.

” – [sighs] JUST KEEP AN OPEN MIND THISWEEKEND, SUNSHINE.

– YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT THEYSAY ABOUT OPEN MINDS IS THAT PEOPLE ARE ALWAYS TRYINGTO STUFF THINGS INTO THEM.

[sighs] BUT OKAY.

I'LL–I WILLTRY.

– THANK YOU.

I WANNA LIVE HERE.

[laughs] – IF YOU'RE PAYING, I'M LIVING.

– OH.

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– [laughs] – YOU'RE STILL WEARING IT.

– OH.

WELL, OF COURSE.

YOU GAVE IT TO ME.

I WEAR ITEVERY DAY.

– IT LOOKS GOOD ON YOU.

-THANKS.

SO DOES YOURS.

– THANKS FOR COMING.

– WELL, THANKS FOR BRINGING ME.

– YA HUNGRY? ALL RIGHT.

– I WANT A BURGER.

YEAH! – AMAZING, ISN'T IT? – OH, YEAH, THIS WHOLE PLACE.

– LIFE-CHANGING.

– YES.

– FIRST TIME I CAME HERE WASJUST FOR A WEEKEND.

BY THE END I COULDN'T DRAGMYSELF AWAY.

I COULDN'T GO BACK TO THE NOISEAND THE DEADLINES.

IT STRESSES ME OUT EVEN JUSTTHINKING ABOUT IT.

– I HEAR YA.

– NOT EATING? – OH, NO.

I'M NOT A VEGETARIAN, BUT I DOEAT ANIMALS THAT ARE.

– YOU KNOW WHAT? I'M GONNA WRESTLE YOU UP ABURGER.

– [gasps] REALLY? THAT WOULD BEGREAT.

THANKS.

– DON'T TELL NO ONE.

– OKAY.

– HE'S CUTE.

– YEAH, RIGHT.

I DON'T NEED ANYMORE DRAMA IN MY LIFE.

– NICE TRY.

I ALMOST BELIEVEDYOU.

– OH.

TOO HOT.

I'M GETTING OUT.

– ALL RIGHT, I NEED TO GRABSOMETHING FROM MY LOCKER.

– OKAY, WELL, BE QUICK.

THEY'RECLOSING UP.

– OKAY.

– OKAY, SEE YOU IN THE ROOM.

-NIGHT.

– GOOD NIGHT.

[metal clatters] – YOU THINK YOU CAN GET AWAYWITH THIS? – I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RETALKING ABOUT.

– I KNOW IT WAS YOU.

– NO, ITWASN'T ME.

– DON'T LIE TO ME.

– NO.

– WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU'REGOING? – NOWHERE.

– NOWHERE IS ALWAYSSOMEWHERE.

– [gasps] – PLEASE.

DAVID, I MADE–I MADE A MISTAKE.

– SHUT UP.

SHUT UP.

– IT TAKES YEARS TO BUILD UP TRUST.

– DAVID, PLEASE.

– AND UNFORTUNATELY, SECONDS TOTEAR THAT DOWN.

– I'M SORRY.

– NO, I'M SORRY.

– DAVID.

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– [gasps] – IT WON'T HAPPENAGAIN.

I PROMISE.

– [panting] – YOU NEVER WANT TO LEAVE THISROOM, THIS LAND.

[crack] – UHH! [beeping] – UHH! HELP! HELP! [screaming] HELP! [beeping faster] NO, SOMEBODY! [beeping] HELP! [mop clatters] [whimpering] [panting] OH, MY GOD! [knocking] – OKAY, HANG ON.

– [knocking] – OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

WHERE'S YOUR KEY? – SOMETHINGJUST HAPPENED.

– WHAT? [wind chimes tinkling] [muffled voices] SO YOU'RE OKAY, THEN? – YEAH, I'M FINE, BUT.

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[knock on door] – HI.

– HI.

UM, IS KAYLA HERE? – YES.

PLEASECOME IN.

SHE WAS STUCK IN THE SAUNA.

SHECOULD'VE BEEN HURT.

– YOU OKAY? – YEAH.

– WE'VE BEEN HAVING SOME THEFTSFROM THE GUESTS' ROOMS, AND WHAT YOU SAW EARLIER WAS A, UM– IT WAS THE EMPLOYEE.

NEEDLESS TO SAY, HE'S NOT GONNABE WORKING HERE ANYMORE, AND I'M REALLY SORRY THAT IT HADSTARTLED YOU.

AND THE SAUNA THING, THAT'SABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE.

I'M SURE I CAN COMP YOU GUYSANOTHER DAY OR SOMETHING.

– THAT'S VERY NICE OF YOU.

BUT, UM, JUST FIXING THE SAUNAIS ENOUGH.

– I MEAN, JUST THINK ABOUT IT.

I WILL HAVE SOMEBODY FIX THAT ASSOON AS POSSIBLE.

– THANK YOU FOR COMING.

– YEAH, THANKS.

SORRY.

– GOODNIGHT.

[door closes] YOU OKAY? – I DON'T KNOW.

[panting] I'M ALREADY FEELINGTHIS.

– PAIN'S JUST WEAKNESS LEAVINGYOUR BODY.

– UH, I'M PRETTY SURE IT'S JUSTPAIN.

– IS THERE ANY WATER? – IT'S GONNA BE WORTH IT.

TRUSTME.

SEE? ENJOY YOUR BREAKFAST.

NAMASTE.

all: WOW.

– WHOA.

– IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

– INCREDIBLE.

– OH, MAN.

YOU GUYS GOT ANYBACON FOR US? – ONLY SUPERFOODS HERE.

BUT THETOFURKEY'S PRETTY CLOSE.

– IT'S NOT.

– HEY, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THATBURGER YOU PROMISED ME? – SORRY.

I, UH.

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I GOT HELD UPWITH WORK STUFF.

– OH, YEAH, THAT GUY GOT FIRED, HUH? – WHICH GUY? – HE–HE WAS STEALING FROM THEGUESTS.

I MEAN, I THOUGHT THEY BROUGHTHIM DOWN PRETTY HARD.

– YEAH.

YEAH, RIGHT.

YES.

UH, YOU SHOULD GO EAT.

– RIGHT.

HEY.

– HERE, WANT SOME? YOU OKAY? – I HAVEN'T SEEN THAT GUY ALLMORNING.

– YEAH, WELL, I WOULDN'T HANGAROUND HERE EITHER IF I GOT FIRED, NO MATTER HOWBEAUTIFUL IT IS.

– [whispering] – FOUR THINGS THAT DON'T COMEBACK.

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THE SPOKEN WORD, THE PAST LIFE, MISSED OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE SPED ARROW.

I CALL THESE “TRUTH ARROWS.

” NOW, WE'VE ALL BEEN LIED TO.

SOME OF US ON A DAILY BASIS.

AND THEN WE WONDER WHY WE HAVE APROBLEM TRUSTING PEOPLE.

– I'M HERE TO TELL YOU HOPE BELIEVES IN EVERY ONE OFYOU.

BUT FIRST WE HAVE TO IDENTIFYOUR DREAMS, OUR GOALS, OUR HOPES.

AND THEN WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT AWAY TO TAKE ACTION AND PUT INTO MOTION ACHIEVINGTHESE GOALS.

OTHERWISE, I GUESS WE'RE JUSTSTUCK IN THE MUD WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS, BUT I AM OFFERING YOU, ALL OF YOU, AN OPPORTUNITY RIGHTNOW.

THINK BACK WHEN YOU WERE A KID TO A TIME WHEN EVERYTHING WASSIMPLE, AND THINK WHAT YOU WANTED TOBE.

NOW, I WANT SOMETHING FROM ALLOF YOU.

SOMETHING SIMPLE, THAT LITTLETHING THAT THAT CHILD WANTED WHEN YOU FIRST DECIDED TODREAM.

FOR ME, I WANTED TO BE ACOWBOY.

– [giggles] – I DID.

I DID.

I WANTED TO BE AN OUTLAW.

WHEN YOU WERE A KID, WHAT'D YOUWANT TO BE, AL? NOW, DON'T BE EMBARRASSED.

THE ONLY POWER THAT ANYONEWIELDS OVER YOU IS THE POWER THAT YOU GIVETHEM.

– UM.

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[clears throat] A ROCK STAR.

– I WAS ONE OF HIS BACKUPSINGERS.

[laughter] – WELL, WRITE THAT DOWN.

– WRITE WHAT? – THAT I WANT TO BE A ROCKSTAR.

WRITE IT DOWN.

WRITE IT ALLDOWN.

EVERY–EVERYTHING THAT YOU WANTTO ACHIEVE.

PUT DOWN YOUR GOALS.

YOU TOO.

YOU'RE THAT MUCH CLOSER TOMAKING IT TRUE, 'CAUSE NOW YOU ARE TAKINGACTION.

WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE? – I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE ADANCER.

– M'KAY.

AND WHAT HAPPENED? – LIFE.

– DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DANCE? – IN MY HEAD.

– SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU ARE ADANCER.

WELL, WRITE IT DOWN.

WRITE IT ALL DOWN.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE? – MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKER? [laughter] – GONNA HAVE TO WATCH YOU.

-[laughs] – DON'T HIDE BEHIND THESARCASM.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE? SERIOUSLY.

– [chuckles] – NO SARCASM TO HIDE BEHIND.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE? BEGIN TO MAKE IT TRUE.

– SO WE GO NOW? CAN WE DO THIS THING? – TAKE ACTION.

– [scoffs] STORY OF MY LIFE.

ONE.

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IT'S GONNA BE MAGIC.

– YOU'RE GOOD.

HA, HA! [applause] – CONGRATULATIONS.

THERE, YOU SEE THAT? – GO, MOM.

– THAT'S GOOD.

– GO GET 'EM, GIRL.

[applause] HEY! – WHOA.

– THAT'S MY DAUGHTER.

– WELL, SOMEBODY'S DONE THISBEFORE.

GREAT.

GREAT FORM.

[grunts] – DEEP BREATH IN.

– [inhales] – AND LET IT OUT.

– [exhales] – [crunching] – WOW.

I'VE NEVER HAD A STONE MASSAGE.

IT MAKES SUCH A BIG DIFFERENCE.

DO YOU DO IN-HOME VISITS? – FOR A PRICE.

– [chuckles] DAVID.

– I'M SORRY.

IS THIS OKAY? – YEAH.

YOUR WIFE MUST BE A VERY HAPPYWOMAN.

– NO WIFE.

HOW 'BOUT YOU? YOU HAVE A MR.

RIGHT? – MR.

WRONG.

MR.

LIAR, MR.

HEADCASE.

– KAYLA'S FATHER? – YES.

– SOUNDS RECENT.

– NO, IT'S NOT RECENT, IT– IT JUST RUNS DEEP.

[breathes deeply] IT'S A LONGSTORY.

– YOU HAVE SUCH A PRETTY NECK.

YOU SHOULD WEAR YOUR HAIR UPMORE OFTEN.

– [chuckles] I'M SURE YOU CAN HEAR MEBLUSHING.

[exhales] OH, GOD.

YOU CANNOT BETHIS GOOD.

– I HAVE TO APOLOGIZE.

I REALLY JUST AM.

[cheers and applause] – UH, EXCUSE ME.

I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT, UM.

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WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS HERETHIS EVENING.

AL AND VITA MARTINEZ.

[applause] PLEASE COME TO THE STAGE.

– WHOO, WHOO, WHOO, WHOO, WHOO, WHOO! – THANK YOU, DAVID.

– [chuckles] THANK YOU.

– THIS SONG IS ABOUT LOVE, AND IT'S FOR YOU, HONEY.

[plays guitar] ß ß ß ALL MY FEARS HAVE FLOWN AWAYß ß FLYING TO BLUE SKIES FROM GRAYß ß I FEEL SO ALIVE ß ß EVERYTHING'S RIGHT ON THEINSIDE ß ß I CAN'T GET ENOUGH ß ß OF THE LOVE YOU BRING ß ß I WANT YOU TO KNOW.

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ß – YOU WORE YOUR HAIR UP.

– YEAH, WELL, SOMEBODY I GREATLYRESPECT TOLD ME I LOOKED GOOD THAT WAY.

– YOU LOOK GREAT THAT WAY.

YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL NECK.

– THANK YOU.

– ß YOU ALWAYS ß ß LIGHTEN UP THE LOAD ß – HE IS A TOTAL ROCK STAR! YOUWERE RIGHT! – WELL, HE'S LIVING HIS DREAM.

HE'S GOOD.

– SO ARE YOU.

YOU'RE REALLY GOOD AT WHAT YOUDO, DAVID.

– ß WITH YOU ALONG ß ß HELP ME SING A SONG ß ß I CAN'T GET ENOUGH ß ß OF THE LOVE YOU BRING ß ß I WANT YOU TO KNOW ß ß HOW YOU MAKE ME SING ß – [laughs] YOU WERE HOLDING OUTON ME! – THAT'S ABOUT ALL I CAN DO, REALLY.

– THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

– OH.

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– ß YOU'RE EVERY LITTLE THING ß ß SO I WILL LAY IT ON THE LINEß – I'M THIRSTY, HOW 'BOUT YOU? – I THINK WE COULD GET YOU ADRINK.

– ß YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ß ß ß [cheers and applause] THANK YOU! THE NEXT ONE IS ABOUT MY PAST AND YOUR FUTURE.

– [playing guitar] – ß THERE ARE ONE MILLION ROADSß ß IN THIS WORLD THAT I'VE WALKEDDOWN ß ß ONE MILLION ROADS TO NOWHEREß ß LEFT ME FEELING TURNED AROUNDß ß ONE MILLION DRINKS I DRANK ß ß BEFORE I KNEW THAT I HAD FOUNDß – [giggles] – AMAZING NIGHT, HUH? – YEAH, IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.

– MAY I? – YEAH, PLEASE.

– [grunts] – ß FOLLOW ME ß – YOU KNOW, TO ME, THIS PLACE AIN'T THE SOURCE.

DAVID IS.

HE'LL CHANGE YOUR LIFE IF YOULET HIM.

DID MINE.

– YEAH.

I MEAN, IT'D BE PRETTY COOL TOWORK HERE.

– YOU SHOULD.

YOU SHOULD! – CALM DOWN.

[laughs] – YOU SHOULD.

– CALM DOWN.

[laughs] – I'M SORRY.

IT'S JUST ALWAYS OLDER PEOPLE ATTHESE THINGS.

AND, WELL, YOU'RE A GIRL.

– LAST TIME I CHECKED, YUP, MM-HMM.

SOLID OBSERVATION, THERE, BRETT.

[laughs] – I'M AN IDIOT.

– NO, NO.

– ß FOLLOW ME TO A BLISS ß ß A PLACE WHERE WE BEGIN AGAINß ß FOLLOW ME TO THE SOURCE ß ß OF TRUTH AND KEEP YOU FAR FROMSIN ß – DO YOU DANCE? ARE YOU TOO COOL FOR SCHOOL, THERE? – UM, I BETTER NOT.

JUST BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I'LLJUST SHOW EVERYONE UP.

I'LL GET ON THE FLOOR, AND IT'LLBE A BIG PRODUCTION.

IT'LL JUST TOTALLY CHANGE THE DYNAMICS OF OURRELATIONSHIP.

– WOW, THAT WAS A LOT OFTALKIN'.

– WELL, SILENCE IS OVERRATED.

[laughs] – OKAY.

– ß TAKE ME BY THE HAND ß – CAN I ASK YOU SOMETHING? – STILL WITH THE TALKING? ß ß – WHAT AREN'T YOU TELLING ME? – ß YOU'LL NEVER WANT TO LEAVEß ß THIS PROMISED LAND ß – JUST DANCE WITH ME.

COME ON.

COME ON.

– FINE, I GUESS.

– HERE WE GO.

– ß I CAN TAKE YOUTHERE ß ß ß – ß IF YOU BELIEVE ß – AM I DOING THIS RIGHT?[laughs] – YOU GOT IT.

– OKAY.

– I'LL LEAD YOU.

COME ON, NOW.

-[laughing] – [laughs] – THANK YOU FOR THIS.

I THINK IT'S REALLY HELPING MEAND KAYLA.

– GOOD.

– YEAH.

MAYBE WE HAD SUCH A ROUGH TIMEBECAUSE I HAD HER SO YOUNG.

AND MY EX-HUSBAND NEVER MADE ME THINK THAT I WASGOOD ENOUGH, AND APPARENTLY I WASN'T, 'CAUSEHE FOUND SOMEONE ELSE.

SOMEONE KAYLA'S AGE.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? WE–WE, UH– WE DO NOT NEED TO TALK ABOUTTHIS HERE.

THERE'S A PARTY GOING ON, AND WE CAN MAYBE GET TO IT IN AWORKSHOP OR SOMETHING.

– FINE, I LIKE SITTING HERELISTENING TO YOU.

YOU'RE RECONNECTING.

THAT'SGOOD.

– YEAH, I AM.

YOU KNOW, SHE WASN'T ALWAYS THEEASIEST KID TO RAISE, BUT AT LEAST I KNEW MY PURPOSE.

BUT NOW SHE'S AWAY AT COLLEGE, AND I THOUGHT THIS WEEK WASABOUT KAYLA, BUT IT'S NOT.

I NEED TO WORK ON MYSELF.

BUT I'VE BEEN DOING THAT.

I'VE BEEN SEARCHING ANDSEARCHING TO FIND MYSELF, BUT.

.

.

[sighs] I GUESS I NEVER LET ANYBODY FINDME.

– I WOULDN'T FAULT MYSELF FORTHAT IF I WERE YOU.

SAY, “NOBODY IS GONNA HURT MEAGAIN.

” – [scoffs] – I KNOW IT SOUNDS WEIRD.

JUST.

.

.

“NOBODY'S GONNA HURT ME AGAIN.

” – NOBODY'S.

.

.

GONNA HURT ME AGAIN.

– GO ON, SAY IT AGAIN.

– [groans] – SAY IT AGAIN.

– NOBODY.

.

.

IS GONNA HURT ME AGAIN.

– THAT'S GOOD.

IT'S YOUR FIRST STEP INTO MAKINGTHAT TRUE AND IT BECOMING TRUTH.

PEOPLE ONLY HAVE POWER OVER YOU IF YOU GIVE IT TO 'EM.

[people chattering] YOU'RE SAFE HERE.

[shuffling] [more shuffling] – [gasps] – EVERYTHING OKAY? – YEAH, UH, EV– EVERYTHING'SFINE, THANKS.

UM, I WAS JUST– I WAS JUST GOING TO MY ROOM.

– AFTER YOU.

– OH! – SORRY! – WHAT'RE YOU DOING? – I'MANSWERING YOUR QUESTION.

– KAYLA? – WHAT? – YOU NEED TO SEE THIS.

– WHATIS IT? – ARE YOU OKAY? – WHAT? UH, YEAH–NO– I MEAN, EVERYTHING'S FINE.

WE WERE JUST.

.

.

LIKE, WHATEVER.

[chuckles] -SORRY.

– DAVID, THANK YOU SO MUCH FORTHIS EVENING.

– THANK YOU.

– YOU'RE WELCOME.

– [chuckles] ALL RIGHT, WE CAN GET OUT OFYOUR HAIR, LADIES.

COME ON, BRETT.

– NO, IT'S OKAY.

UM, YOU–YOUCAN STAY.

– NO, WE GOTTA GET A JUMP ON THECLEANUP.

COME ON, BRETT.

SAY GOOD NIGHT TO THE LADIES.

– GOOD NIGHT.

– GOOD NIGHT.

– GOOD NIGHT.

– SEE YA TOMORROW.

– WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT? – OH.

.

.

[scoffs] – WHAT'S IN THE POCKET? – IT'S NOTHING.

– GIVE IT TO ME.

GIVE IT TO ME.

– LOOK, DAVID, THIS WASN'T ABOUT YOU OR GOINGAGAINST YOU OR NOTHING.

SHE'S A SWEET GIRL, AND I LIKEHER, OKAY? – YOU KNOW, WHEN I WASLITTLE.

.

.

I HAD A PUPPY NAMED COOPER.

NOW, HE HAD A NASTY HABIT OF USING THE BATHROOM IN THEHOUSE.

ONE DAY I GUESS MY DAD JUST GOTTIRED OF IT.

HE PUT COOPER IN A PILLOWCASE, TIED A KNOT AROUND IT, AND THREWHIM IN THE RIVER.

BRETT, WE UNDERSTAND EACHOTHER? – YEAH.

– SAY IT AGAIN.

SAY, “WE UNDERSTAND EACHOTHER.

” SAY YOU UNDERSTAND.

– I UNDERSTAND.

– SAY IT AGAIN.

– I UNDERSTAND.

– ONE MORE TIME.

– I UNDERSTAND.

– GOOD.

GOOD.

GO AND HELP THEM CLEAN UP THATMESS.

– I DON'T WANNA BE HEREANYMORE.

– I THINK YOU'RE OVERREACTING.

– I THINK YOU'REUNDER-REACTING.

WE NEED TO GO.

– [sighs] I PUT A LOT OF MONEY THAT IDON'T REALLY HAVE INTO THIS FOR US.

– SO YOU'RE CHOOSING HIM OVERME? – I DID NOT COME HERE FOR HIM.

IF YOU STILL FEEL THIS WAYTOMORROW, THEN WE WILL LEAVE.

TOGETHER.

OKAY? – OKAY.

– AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, I FELT LIKE HE'D KNOWN ME MYWHOLE LIFE.

HE'S GOT A GIFT.

YOU DON'T RUNINTO THAT TOO OFTEN THESE DAYS.

– THAT'S EXACTLY IT.

HAD A MEETING WITH DAVID THISMORNING, AND WE WROTE A SONG TOGETHER.

AND IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTYDECENT.

– OH, WE SIGNED UP FOR ANOTHERTEN DAYS AT HALF PRICE.

– HALF PRICE? [chuckles] WOW.

– ISN'T DAVID AMAZING? – HE REALLY IS.

– I DON'T SEE BRETT ANYWHERE.

– HONEY, HE'LL SHOW UP.

– WELL, WHAT IF HE DOESN'T? – IT'S OKAY.

JUST TAKE IT IN.

COME ON, BABE.

– IT BETTER BE ONE HELL OF ABREAKFAST TODAY.

– [sighs] CLOSE YOUR EYES.

NOW IMAGINE A CITY.

YOUR CITY.

AND ALL THE NOISE AND RUCKUS ANDCONGESTION.

.

.

[exhales] NOW YOU'RE ABOVE ALL THAT.

YOU'RE AS HIGH AS THE TALLESTBUILDING.

AND ABOVE THIS IS A BLACK SPOT.

AS YOU INHALE, YOU'RE GETTINGCLOSER AND CLOSER.

YOU'RE OUT PAST THE CITY, AND NOW IT'S BECOMING LIGHTER.

AND THE CLOSER YOU GET, THEBRIGHTER IT GETS.

AND THIS LIGHT IS WARM.

YOU FEEL A SENSE OF PEACE.

.

.

CONTENTMENT, AND SERENITY.

NOW PULL BACK FROM THAT.

AND SLOWLY.

.

.

I WANT YOU TO OPEN YOUR EYES.

– [exhales] WOW, THAT ACTUALLY WORKED.

– YES.

ONCE YOU CONTROL YOUR BODY ANDYOUR MIND, ANYTHING YOU WANT IN LIFE ISATTAINABLE.

AND ALL IT TAKES IS ONE LITTLEIDEA TO OPEN THE WHOLE WORLD UP.

LIKE HOW OVER TIME, ONE DROP OFWATER, A CONTINUOUS DROP OF WATER, CANHOLLOW OUT A STONE OR SWELL AN OCEAN.

ALL IT TAKES IS YOU AND AN OPEN MIND.

THEN ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.

– OH, MY GOD! – [screams] – [laughs] – OH, MY GOD! both: OH! [laughter] – ALL RIGHT, WHO'S GONNA TAKETHE PLUNGE? – DO IT WITH ME.

– NO, I CAN'T.

– YES, YOU CAN! COME ON, THIS ISHAPPENING.

– NO! THIS IS INSANE! – ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YA ON THEOTHER SIDE.

– NO! [screams] MOM! SHE'S LOST HER MIND.

[laughs] – OR FOUND IT.

– OKAY, EVERYBODY.

IT'S TIME FOR BREAKFAST.

LET'S HEAD BACK TO THE SOURCE.

– YEAH! – [laughs] OH.

– OH, THANK YOU! THANK YOU! – OH! I'M PROUD OF YOU.

– THANK YOU.

I'VE NEVER DONEANYTHING LIKE THAT BEFORE.

– YOU FEEL FREE, RIGHT? – I FEELFREE.

– IT'S GOOD.

– IT'S GREAT! OH, MY GOD! – SO, ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

.

.

WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? – YEAH.

.

.

HEY, I'M–I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

IT, UH–IT WAS NOTHING.

– I SAW HOW SCARED YOU WERE.

YOU CAN SAY WHAT YOU WANT.

ANDNOBODY'S AROUND.

– HONESTLY.

.

.

I-I CAME HERE JUST LIKE YOU.

BUT I NEVER HAD A DAD, AND DAVID JUST BECAME THAT FORME, I GUESS.

ALL IN ALL, HE'S REALLY HELPEDME A LOT.

– BUT LAST NIGHT.

.

.

– IT WAS JUST AMISUNDERSTANDING.

– BUT IT WASN'T.

LOOK, YOU CAN TRUST ME.

– LIKE I WAS TRYING TO TELL YOULAST NIGHT, DAVID DOES HELP PEOPLE.

IT'S NOT WITH EVERYBODY, BUT.

.

.

IF HE SEES THAT THING IN YOUTHAT HE WANTS, HE'LL NEVER LET YOU GO.

– WHAT IS IT THAT HE WANTS, EXACTLY? – HE SEES THINGS IN PEOPLE.

VULNERABILITIES OR SOMETHING.

AND HE SEES YOU AND YOUR MOMSAME WAY HE SAW ME, SAME WAY HE SAW THE OTHERS.

– SEES US AS WHAT? – HE PRETENDS HE WANTS TO KNOWYOU, BUT HE DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW YOU, HE WANTS TO OWN YOU.

AND ONCE HE DOES, THAT– THAT'SIT.

HE'LL DRAIN YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS, PEOPLE'S LIFE SAVINGS.

AND BY THAT POINT, HE HAS YOU CONVINCED THAT YOUDON'T WANT TO LEAVE.

YOUR OWN FAMILY COULD COMELOOKING FOR YOU, AND YOU'D BE TOO CONFUSED TOWANT TO GO.

I MEAN, HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR MOM? YOU GUYS GOTTA GO.

AND THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY OUT.

YOU GO THROUGH THE PLAINS TENMILES EAST.

THEN YOU GO DOWN A CREVASSE ANDUP IT AGAIN.

STAY OFF THE ROAD.

– OKAY.

– HEY, BRETT.

SIDHARTHA NEEDS YOU, MAN.

YOU'RE FORGETTING ABOUT ALL THEOTHER GUESTS.

– YEAH.

YEAH, GREAT.

BYE.

– YOU ENJOYING YOURSELF? – SURE.

[chuckles] – WHEN THE BRACES COME OFF? – HUH? WHAT– WHAT DO YOU MEAN? – WELL, YOU'RE SELF-CONSCIOUSABOUT YOUR SMILE.

YOU'RE ALWAYS.

.

.

BITING YOURLIP.

IT'S KIND OF LIKE THE SAME WAYYOU WEAR YOUR HAIR IN YOUR FACE.

WHY ARE YOU HIDING? – I SHOULD GO GET SOMEBREAKFAST.

– WHO EVER TOLD YOU YOU WEREN'TBEAUTIFUL? – I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RETALKING ABOUT.

– YEAH, YOU DO.

IT'S THE FEAR.

FEAR OF BEING UGLY.

BEING UNWANTED, REJECTED.

.

.

YOUR FATHER DIDN'T REJECT YOU.

AND A MILLION YEARS COULDN'TMAKE YOU UGLY.

SAY IT.

“I'M NOT UGLY.

” – I'M NOT UGLY.

[clears throat] – SAY IT AGAIN.

– I'M NOT UGLY.

– DON'T PUT A QUESTION MARKBEHIND IT.

COME ON, SAY IT.

“I'M NOTUGLY.

” – I'M NOT UGLY.

– YOU'RE NOT.

WELL, THAT'S GOOD.

IT'S ASTART.

NEXT STEP IS GETTING YOU TOBELIEVE IT, LIKE I DO.

GO AND GET SOME BREAKFAST.

– I BET YOU GUYS ARE LOOKINGFORWARD TO THE BREAKFAST.

– YES, WE ARE.

– BEFORE YOU GET TO THE HORSE.

THAT'S ACTUALLY– – OH, RIGHT, RIGHT.

– SEE, THAT'S THE HUMOR.

– [laughs] GET OUT.

.

.

– [screaming] – [laughing] – OH, MY GOD.

THAT'S AN AMAZINGLAUGH.

– OH, THANK YOU.

– A DELIVERY ARRIVED FOR YOU, DAVID.

– OKAY, THANKS.

GREAT, PUT IT ON MY DESK IN THEOFFICE.

THANK YOU.

WHOA.

OKAY.

NOW, WHERE WERE WE? – IN THE CREEK! IN THE CREEK, THERE'S A BODY.

– WHAT? – WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? -WHAT'S GOING ON? – THERE–THERE'S A BODY IN THECREEK.

– I THINK YOU NEED TO EATSOMETHING.

– NO.

NO, WE'RE OUTTA HERE.

I MEAN, GO LOOK FOR YOURSELVES.

IT'S JUST AROUND THE BEND, BYTHE SHORE.

– I ASSURE YOU WE'RE NOT GONNAFIND ANYTHING.

– YOU OKAY? – LISTEN, I HAVE EMT TRAINING.

ICAN HELP.

– OKAY, WHAT'D YOU SAY? IT WASAROUND THE BEND? – MAYBE IT'S NOT WHAT YOUTHOUGHT.

– I KNOW WHAT I SAW.

IT'S JUST BY THE SHORE, BY THESHALLOWS.

– WELL, THEN, WE'LL– WE'LL GO HAVE A LOOK.

– [panting] – HONEY, YOU NEED TOCALM DOWN.

– I'LL BE CALM ONCE WE'RE GONE.

[birds hooting] – WELL, THIS IS WHERE SHE SAIDIT'D BE.

– MAYBE IT GOT SWEPT DOWN.

– NO, THE CURRENTS AREN'T STRONGENOUGH FOR THAT HERE.

– WHAT DID SHE SEE? – WELL, WHATEVER SHE THOUGHT SHESAW ISN'T WHAT SHE SAW.

– IS SHE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT? – I DON'T KNOW.

LET'S GO CHECK.

[knock on door] – HEY.

– HEY.

SO WE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING.

– YEAH, OF COURSE YOU DIDN'TFIND ANYTHING.

– I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ONHERE, BUT COULD YOU, UM.

.

.

COULD YOU CALL US A RIDE? – SURE THING.

IS THERE ANYTHINGI CAN DO TO CHANGE YOUR MIND? – I DON'T THINK SO.

I'M SORRY ABOUT ALL THIS.

– NO, I'M SORRY.

– HE'S NOT GONNA CALL 'EM.

– WHY WOULDN'T HE? – Y-YOU BELIEVE ME ABOUT ALL OFTHIS, RIGHT? – KAYLA, THIS THING BETWEEN MEAND DAVID– DOES IT BOTHER YOU? – NO, THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS ISABOUT.

– THEN WHAT IS THIS ABOUT? – MOM, I'M NOT JUST SOME JEALOUSKID THAT'S TRYING TO RUIN YOURROMANCE OR SOMETHING.

– [sighs] KAYLA, WE HAVE BEENDOWN THIS ROAD SO MANY TIMES BEFORE.

WHEN YOU SAID THAT WE SHOULDCOME HERE TOGETHER, I REALLY THOUGHT THAT YOU HADTURNED A CORNER.

BUT WHATEVER IT IS YOU'RE SCAREDOF IS BIGGER THAN I CAN HANDLE.

– [scoffs] BUT THEY'RE NOT GONNA LET USGO.

– THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

– VAN'S ON ITS WAY.

CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A SECOND? – YES.

[sighs] – HOW'S SHE DOING? – I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ONWITH HER.

– SHE DEFINITELY PLAYS IT COOL.

BUT SHE'S, UM, CLEARLYOVERWHELMED.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? – I WANT TO BE HERE.

– WELL, LEAVING'S RUNNING.

I GET YOU WANT TO PROTECT YOURDAUGHTER.

BUT AT SOME POINT, YOU HAVE TOLET HER GO.

MAKE HER OWN CHOICES, EVEN IFTHOSE ARE MISTAKES.

AND YOU GOTTA TAKE TIME TO FINDYOURSELF.

I'VE BEEN THERE.

– YOU HAVE? – I HAD LOST EVERYTHING.

MY MOTHER, MY HOUSE.

.

.

MYSELF.

BUT SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA LOSEEVERYTHING IN ORDER TO FIND SOMETHING THATMATTERS.

– I CAN'T HAVE THIS, DAVID.

THISISN'T REAL.

– FEAR IS THE ONLY THING THAT'SKEEPING YOU FROM BEING HAPPY.

BUT YOU HAVE TO WALK THROUGHTHAT FEAR.

STAY HERE WITH ME.

YOU ARE AN AMAZING PERSON, DAWN.

– WHERE WERE YOU 20 YEARS AGO? – WHERE WERE YOU? – I HAVE TO TALK TO KAYLA.

– OF COURSE.

– DAMN.

– KAYLA, YOU.

.

.

[sighs] – 911, WHAT IS YOUR EMERGENCY?[door closes] – DON'T WORRY, DAVID.

IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

– SEE THAT IT DOESN'T.

[phone ringing] WELCOME TO THE SOURCE AND YOURBEST DECISION.

– THIS IS 911.

WE HAD A CALL FROM THISLOCATION.

DO YOU HAVE AN EMERGENCY? – NO.

EVERYTHING'S OKAY.

NO, I APPRECIATE IT.

NO, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU DO.

THANK YOU.

– NO.

[dials phone] [phone line rings] – WHAT'RE YOU DOING? – [gasps] OH, UH.

.

.

I WAS JUST– [clears throat] CALLING HOME.

– ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS ASK.

– OH.

– [sighs] I AM SO SORRY TO SEE YOU GO.

ANYTHING I COULD SAY OR DO THATMIGHT CHANGE YOUR MIND? YOUR MIND IS SET.

I GET IT.

[sighs] ALL RIGHT, WELL, THERE WAS SOMUCH WORK WE COULD'VE DONE, BUT WOULD YOU DO ME A FAVOR? THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT WANTTO SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU.

– CONTROL.

CONTROL IS AN ILLUSION.

– I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT, EVERYBODY, BUT, UH, KAYLA IS ABOUT TO LEAVE, AND IHAVE A FEW WORDS THAT I WANT TO SAY TO HER I THOUGHT WOULD BE REALLY GOODFOR YOU GUYS TO HEAR TOO.

– HE'S NOT GONNA LET ANY OF YOULEAVE.

THE VAN ISN'T COMING FOR ME.

THEY NEVER CALLED IT, ANDIF–YOU'RE ALL DEAD, IF YOU TRY TO RUN, I SWEAR TO GOD, IT'S TRUE.

– KAYLA IS COMING FROM A PLACEOF FEAR AND PARANOIA.

AND AS WE ALL HAVE BEEN, SHE'SBEEN WOUNDED.

BUT LIKE US, SHE CAME HERE.

NOW, KAYLA HAS HAD SOME MAJORTRAGEDIES HAPPEN IN HER LIFE, SOME THINGSTHAT WAS OUT OF HER CONTROL.

LIKE HER FATHER ABANDONING HERYEARS AGO.

AND I CAN RELATE TO THAT.

YOU CAN– [chuckles] YOU CAN HEAR ME ONTHIS, RIGHT, BRETT? SEE, MY OWN FATHER TOOK OFF WHEN I WAS 15 YEARS OLD.

AND THEN MY MOTHER DIED SHORTLYAFTER THAT.

AND, LIKE KAYLA, I RAN.

BUT THERE COMES A TIME IN LIFE WHEN YOU GOTTA STOP RUNNINGFROM AND START RUNNING TO SOMETHING.

SHE'S BUILT UP THESE WALLS, SEE, THESE COPING MECHANISMS THAT, UM–THAT WE ALL CANUNDERSTAND.

LIKE HER SARCASM, HERSKEPTICISM, BUT SEE, THAT SENSE OF CONTROLIS A COMPLETE ILLUSION.

NOW, JUST LIKE HER DAD, WHEN THINGS GET TOUGH, KAYLARUNS.

SHE DOESN'T WANT YOU GUYS TOSEE HOW UGLY SHE IS.

KAYLA IS EXPERIENCING A LOW INHER LIFE THAT SHE'S NEVER FELT BEFORE.

OTHER PEOPLE HERE AREEXPERIENCING HIGHS.

THEY'RE FEELING HIGHS THAT THEY HAVEN'T FELT INYEARS.

AND I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU, KAYLA, YOU'RE NOT YOUR FATHER.

YOU'RE YOU.

AND YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL.

AND YOU'RE DIVINE.

JUST SAY, “I AM NOT MY FATHER.

” GET RID OF ALL OF THAT HATEINSIDE OF YOU.

ALL THAT ANGER.

BRING BACK THE BEAUTY.

YOUR FATHER WALKED OUT ON YOU.

WE WON'T.

– WE'RE HERE FOR YOU, HONEY.

-COME ON.

JUST–JUST SAY IT.

SAY IT.

SAY IT.

“I'M NOT MY FATHER.

” SAY IT.

COME ON.

SAY IT, GET RID OF ALL THATANGER, ALL THAT UGLINESS INSIDE OFYOU.

GET IT OUT.

BRING BACK THEBEAUTY.

[whispers] BRING BACK THEBEAUTY.

– I'M NOT MY FATHER.

– AND? – I WON'T RUN.

– YOU CAN DO IT, KAYLA.

– THAT'S GREAT.

THAT'S GREATWORK.

HOW 'BOUT WE SHOW OUR SISTERSOME SUPPORT? [applause] – I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.

I'D LIKE TO STAY IF YOU WANTTO.

– MOM, WHEREVER THAT VAN ISGOING, IT IS NOT GONNA TAKE US HOME.

– KAYLA.

.

.

– WE'RE ALL PROUD OF YOU.

[applause] – MOM– – YOU'VE HAD ABREAKTHROUGH! – WE NEED TO GO.

– KAYLA.

.

.

– UHH! – WHAT ARE YOU DOING? – WE ARE GOING! WE ARE NOTGETTING IN THAT VAN! – WHAT? – YOU CAN EITHER COME WITH ME ORNOT.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING OUT ONFOOT! – NO.

THAT'S TOO DANGEROUS.

NO! – YOU DON'T SEE IT! YOU DON'T GET IT! THEY WON'T LET US LEAVE! ASK BRETT! HE WILL TELL YOU THEEXACT SAME THING! OR MAYBE HE WON'T.

I DON'TKNOW.

DAVID JAMES HAS EVERYONEFOOLED! – SUNSHINE, THIS IS IT, OKAY? THIS IS THE MOMENT WHERE YOUHAVE TO STOP RUNNING FROM AND START RUNNING TO SOMETHING.

– OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! YOU ARE IN SO DEEP, YOU ARECOMPLETELY BLIND! HE'S ALREADY GOT YOU.

– AS HARD AS THIS IS, I HAVE TO LET YOU GO.

– WHA– – YOU WERE SO CLOSE.

– JUST TRUST ME! PLEASE JUSTCOME WITH ME! – NO! I HAVE TO STAY HERE.

– MOM! [sobbing] I HAVE TO GO NOW.

[door opens, closes] [crickets chirping] – SHH.

– KAYLA.

KAYLA.

KAYLA! [panting] – HEY, CALM DOWN.

CALM DOWN.

– [panting] SHE'S GONE.

SHE TOOK OFF ALONE.

– CALMDOWN.

WHAT HAPPENED? – SHE'S ALL ALONE.

SHE'S ONFOOT.

– OKAY, I WILL GET PEOPLE OUTLOOKING FOR HER.

ALL RIGHT? YOU GO UPSTAIRS AND YOU JUSTWAIT IN CASE SHE COMES BACK, OKAY? – OKAY.

– WHEN SHE COMES BACK, GOT IT? – [breath wavering] OKAY.

– IT'SGONNA BE OKAY.

– OKAY.

– [David James on recording]FEEL THE DARK.

THE DARK IS DEEP IN YOURMIND.

.

.

AS BLACK AS DEATH.

– [screams] – YOU LET PEOPLEHURT YOU.

.

.

YOU LET FEAR LIVE IN YOU.

.

.

BECAUSE YOU'RE WEAK.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT WEAKNESS, YOU ARE– [recording stops] – WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT, I'M TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE.

– PEOPLE ARE GONNA LOOK FOR ME.

– WHAT EXACTLY ARE THEY GONNAFIND? – SOMEBODY WILL– SOMEBODY'LLSAY SOMETHING.

– HMM.

WHAT? WHAT WOULD THEY SAY? A TEENAGE GIRL WAS UNHAPPY AND SHE RAN OFF.

[grunts] WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE? – BEFORE WHAT? – BEFORE YOUR FATHER REJECTEDYOU.

WAS IT THE OTHER KIDS? DID THEY MAKE FUN OF YOU? OR DID YOU JUST NEVER REALLY FITINTO ANY CROWD, NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU TRIED? BEING UNWANTED IS.

.

.

THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD.

IT'S THE FINAL NAIL IN THECOFFIN, SO TO SPEAK.

I GET IT.

I GET YOU.

DID YOU USED TO THROW LOOKS ATTHE DOOR, HOPING THAT HE'D COME WALKINGTHROUGH IT? “HONEY, I'M HOME.

” MAYBE IT'S HIM.

MAYBE.

THIS TIMEIT'LL BE HIM.

“HEY, PRINCESS.

I'M SORRY.

I'MCOMING BACK.

” EVERY BIG EVENT, EVERY HAPPYMOMENT, HE WASN'T THERE.

IT'S ALWAYS BITTERSWEET.

EXPECTATION.

THE ROOT OF ALL HEARTBREAK.

TRULY.

BUT THAT'S THE WAY OF THEWORLD.

YOU KNOW, NOBODY CARES.

UNLESS YOU'RE PRETTY.

OR DYING.

YOU KNOW WHAT? – [whimpers] – I FOUND YOU.

I'M NOT GIVING UP ON YA.

– [exhales] – [recording] YOU ARE NOTHING.

-[sobs] – YOU ARE NOTHING.

HELPLESS.

HOPELESS.

NOT EVEN ALIVE.

– HOPE STILL BELIEVES IN YOU.

– YOU ARE NOTHING.

– [whimpering] – YOU ARE NOTHING.

AL.

– DAVID.

– I CANNOT GET THAT SONG YOUWROTE OUT OF MY HEAD.

TELL HIM HOW GREAT HE IS.

– YOU ARE GREAT, BABY.

– THANKS, HONEY.

– MAYBE YOU GUYS WANT TO STAY ALITTLE LONGER.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN ALWAYS USE SOME POSITIVE SOULS LIKE YOUAROUND HERE.

– OH, WE CAN THINK ABOUT IT.

-'SCUSE ME.

DID YOU FIND ANYTHING? -UM.

.

.

EXCUSE ME.

UH, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THISLATER.

– SURE.

– NO, WE–NO, WE HAVEN'T FOUNDHER YET.

BUT WE'RE LOOKING.

I'VE GOT EVERYBODY OUT LOOKINGFOR HER.

– OKAY.

– WE'RE GONNA FIND HER.

HELL, WITH HER TENACITY, SHE'SPROBABLY HALFWAY HOME BY NOW.

– MM.

.

.

– I'VE HIKED THAT ROAD A MILLIONTIMES.

SHE'S GONNA BE OKAY.

I PROMISE.

OKAY? – OKAY.

– AND SHE'S RUN OFF BEFORE.

THISISN'T.

.

.

NEW.

– SHE IS HER FATHER'S DAUGHTER.

AND SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS GONNALEAVE, BUT I DIDN'T BELIEVE HER.

– IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT, OKAY? WE'RE GONNA FIND HER.

– OKAY.

– NOW, IF THERE'S ANYTHING ATALL THAT YOU NEED, JUST COME TO ME, OKAY? – THANK YOU.

THANK YOUSINCERELY.

WE COULD USE A PHONE.

– OH, OUR LAND LINES ARE DOWNRIGHT NOW, BUT THEY WERE WORKING ON IT, SO I'LL GO CHECK THAT.

OKAY? -OKAY.

– DON'T WORRY.

IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

– HEY.

– HEY.

– DID KAYLA SAY ANYTHING BEFORESHE LEFT LAST NIGHT? – LIKE WHAT? – I JUST KNOW THAT SHE WOULDNEVER HAVE RUN OFF ANYWHERE WITHOUT THIS.

– I WISH I COULD HELP YOU.

REALLY.

BUT NO.

SHE DIDN'T SAYANYTHING.

– OKAY.

YOU MISSED ONE.

– [recording] THE DARKNESS IN YOUR MIND IS ANOPPORTUNITY.

.

.

A DOOR.

YOU WANT TO BE NOTHING.

JUST NOTHING.

WALK THROUGH THAT DARKNESS.

THE LIGHT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE.

LIGHT AND DARK IS IN ALL OF US.

YOU ARE NOTHING.

[knock ondoor] – SPARKLING WATER? – YES.

COME IN.

– WE'RE NOT ALLOWED IN GUESTS'ROOMS.

MAKE SURE YOU USE THE COASTER.

ENJOY.

– WHERE IS SHE? – I TOLD HER TO GO THROUGH THEPLAINS TO THE ROAD, BUT I DON'T THINK SHE MADE IT.

IF HE WANTS YOU, YOU NEVERLEAVE.

IF SHE DIDN'T MAKE IT, AND SHE'SNOT HERE, THEN HE HAS HER.

– WHERE? – I THINK SHE'S IN THERE.

– WHAT? – I'VE HEARD RUMORS.

HE'S GONNA TRY AND BREAK HER, AND IF HE CAN'T.

.

.

– HOW DO WE GET IN THERE? – FOLLOW ME.

– OKAY.

[tires cruching, brakes squeak] – HIDE.

HIDE.

GO.

– BRETT.

– MR.

JAMES.

– WHY DID YOU COME OUT HERE? – UH.

.

.

– NO, REALLY.

WHY DID YOU COMEOUT HERE? – DON'T DO THIS.

– [sighs] BRETT, I'M SO DISAPPOINTED.

– [gasps] – [shallow gasps] [gagging] – [panting] OH, GOD.

OH, GOD.

– [panting] – DAWN.

HEY, I'M SORRY.

I DIDN'T MEAN TOSCARE YOU.

– OH, NO.

NO, I'M FINE.

– HEY.

– HEY.

[breathing heavily] – WHAT'REYOU DOING OUT HERE? – JUST JOGGING.

– IN SANDALS? – [chuckles] I DIDN'T EVENNOTICE.

[sniffles] I, UH.

.

.

I'VE BEEN WORRIED ABOUT KAYLA, AND I HAD A LOT ON MY MIND.

I JUST NEEDED TO GET AWAY.

-IT'S OKAY.

IT'S TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE.

IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

– YEAH.

– WE'LL FIND HER.

[recording] FEEL THE DARK.

THE DARK IS DEEP IN YOURMIND.

.

.

AS BLACK AS DEATH.

YOU LET PEOPLE HURT YOU.

.

.

YOU LET FEAR LIVE IN YOU.

.

.

BECAUSE YOU'RE WEAK.

AND BECAUSE OF THAT WEAKNESS, YOU ARE NOTHING.

– SO WHAT NOW? YOU'RE NOT THE SAME PERSON YOUWERE WHEN YOU CAME HERE.

– I'M NOT? – YOU WERE PART MOTHER, PART EX-WIFE, AND PART CAREER.

BUT NOW YOU'RE STARTING TOREALIZE THAT THOSE THINGS DON'T DEFINEYOU.

THEY CONSUME YOU.

AND YOUR DECISION TO LET KAYLAGO WHILE YOU'RE TAKING THE TIME TOFIND YOURSELF– THAT TAKES A LOT OF COURAGE.

I'M AFRAID IF YOU LEAVE NOW, YOU.

.

.

ARE GONNA MISS THE MIRACLES THATWE CAN STILL DISCOVER TOGETHER.

– YEAH, BUT I, UH.

.

.

I CAN'T STAY HERE FOREVER.

– IF YOU LEAVE NOW, YOU COULDFALL BACK.

YOU COULD FALL BACK HARD.

YOU MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO GETBACK UP.

PLEASE STAY.

SAY IT.

– I'LL STAY.

– SAY IT.

PROMISE.

– OKAY, I'LL STAY.

– SAY IT AGAIN.

– I PROMISE I'LL STAY.

– YOU PROMISE YOU WILL STAY.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA LEAVE.

– MM-MM.

– DAVID, PHONE CALL.

– UH, TELL THEM I'LL CALL THEMBACK.

– THE LAND LINES ARE UP? – UH, I GUESS SO.

– I HAVE TO CALL KAYLA'SFATHER.

I HAVE TO FIND OUT IF SHE GOT AHOLD OF HIM.

– I THOUGHT YOU GUYS DIDN'TTALK.

– WE DON'T.

EXCEPT WHEN IT COMESTO KAYLA.

I REALLY NEED TO CALL HIM.

– OF COURSE.

YOU GO, UH, CLEAN UP, AND THENMEET ME IN MY OFFICE.

– OKAY.

– 'KAY? – OKAY.

– [exhales] HEY.

– HEY.

– TURNS OUT THE PHONE IS WORKINGNOW.

WHAT'S THE NUMBER? – I CAN DIAL IT.

– OKAY.

– [dials phone] [phone line rings] – YOU'VE REACHED IT.

YOU LEAVEIT.

[beeps] – HEY.

JULIAN, HI.

IT'S DAWN.

I'M CALLING BECAUSE I WANT TOKNOW IF KAYLA CHECKED IN WITH YOU.

SHE, UM.

.

.

SHE LEFT EARLY FROM THIS SPAWEEKEND THAT WE WERE ON TOGETHER, AND I'M JUST REALLY WORRIED.

WELL, WE'RE AT THE SOURCE SPA.

CALL THE POLICE! [glass shatters] [gasps] – OH.

.

.

BITCH.

[grunts] [dramatic orchestral music] ß ß – [panting] [grunting] [shouting] [both grunting] – OH! – [panting] [screams] – [grunts] AAH! [thud] – [whimpers] – [recording] YOU ARE NOTHING.

YOU.

.

.

ARE NOTHING.

HELPLESS.

HOPELESS.

NOT EVEN ALIVE.

DO YOU WANT TO BE NOTHING? [clip clicks] [gun cocks] WALK THROUGH THAT DARKNESS.

– NO! NO.

– THE LIGHT IS ON THE OTHERSIDE.

YOU ARE NOTHING.

AND TO TAKE AWAY THE PAIN.

.

.

YOU HAVE TO KILL THE CANCER OFDECEIT.

– I WANT.

.

.

MY MOM! – FEEL THE DARK.

THE DARK IS DEEP IN YOURMIND.

.

.

– [screams] – KAYLA! – AS BLACK AS DEATH.

– KAYLA? – YOU LET PEOPLE HURT YOU.

– [gasps] – YOU.

.

.

– MOM.

.

.

– LET FEAR LIVE INYOU.

[recording stops, light buzzesoff] – OKAY, BABY, I AM GONNA GET YOUOUTTA HERE.

BUT YOU NEED TO HELP ME.

MOVE YOUR WRIST BACK JUST ALITTLE.

GOOD.

GET YOURSELF UP.

COME ON.

TAKE ADEEP BREATH.

– [groans] – PUT YOUR ARM AROUNDME.

– COME ON.

GOOD.

[bothgroaning] – GO.

[screams] GO! NOW! – MOM! [screams] – OKAY, STOP! AH! OW, DAMN IT! [gunshot] STOP! AHH.

.

.

OKAY.

THAT'S ENOUGH.

COME HERE.

– [whimpering andpanting] PLEASE.

.

.

– [panting] [tires squeal] [dramatic music] – COME ON.

.

.

OH.

.

.

UHH! [panting] [grunting] – YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK ABOUT? I THINK IF I HAD MADE A LEFT INSTEAD OF A RIGHT, THAT I COULD'VE BEEN ACOMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSON.

BUT THAT'S LIFE, I GUESS.

IT'S JUST A SERIES OF CHOICES.

TURN LEFT, TURN RIGHT.

TILL.

.

.

[sighs] WELL, YOU HIT A DEAD END.

THEN YOU KINDA RUN OUT OFCHOICES.

[Ocelot Robot's Recklessplaying] – ß READY TO GO ß ß READY TO GO ß – HELP! – JESUS! [honks horn] [gasping] WHA–WHO IS.

.

.

– I THOUGHT WE COULD'VE BEEN.

.

.

COULD'VE BEEN A FAMILY.

YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T EVEN KNOWWHAT I WAS THINKING.

WHAT WAS I THINKING? YOU'RE JUST LIKE HER.

– [dials cell phone] THERE'S NO SERVICE.

AH! OH–OH– COME HERE.

COME HERE.

WE'REGONNA GET YOU SOME HELP.

– YOU DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYONEBUT YOURSELF.

YOU ARE SUCH A DISAPPOINTMENT.

– HE'S COMING.

– WHO? – PLEASE.

– YOU SAID YOU WOULD STAY.

– HERE WE GO.

– THIS IS YOUR FAULT.

YOU'RE MAKING ME DO THIS.

I DON'T WANT TO BE DOING THIS.

[engine revs, tires squeal] – JUST GO? – NO, GO, GO, GO! [panting] [screams] [tires screech] – WHAT–WHAT THE HELL IS HEDOING? – [breathing deeply] OH, MY GOD! AAH! [tires screech] – [screams] NO! NO! [muffled struggling] [door alarm beeping] – GET OUT.

– [grunts] – THIS IS REALLY NOT HOW IWANTED THIS TO TURN OUT.

STOP.

SIT DOWN.

I REALLY WANTED KAYLA TO COMEAROUND.

REALLY HOPED SHE WOULD.

GOD KNOWS I TRIED.

I REALLY HOPED THAT SHE WOULD'VEBEEN ABLE TO STAY.

[car alarm sounding] AGH! – [grunting] – AH! [grunts] I'LL KILL HER.

– [panting] – DON'T.

– OH, LORD.

OH, GOD.

OH, GOD! – THAT WAS A GOOD SHOT.

-MOM.

.

.

MOM.

.

.

LET HER GO! – YOU GOTTA AIM FOR THE HEART.

[groaning] – UHH! – [grunts] [muffled speech] – OH! – AH! – MOM! MOM! MOM! [both panting] – GO.

HIDE OVER THERE.

– OKAY.

MOM.

.

.

– GO! – HERE.

[both panting] – [whispers] HERE.

GET THIS.

GETTHIS, GET THIS.

– DAWN.

.

.

[light buzzes] SUNSHINE.

.

.

YOU KNOW.

.

.

THE SECRET TO SUCCESS IS TRAINING YOUR MIND TO CONTROLPAIN AND PLEASURE.

.

.

[click] – [James on recording] BECAUSEYOU'RE WEAK.

– INSTEAD OF PAIN AND PLEASUREUSING YOU.

– AND BECAUSE OF THAT WEAKNESS, YOU ARE NOTHING.

– IF YOU CAN ACHIEVE THAT.

.

.

-NOTHING.

– YOU CAN CONTROL LIFE, BUT.

.

.

-YOU ARE NOTHING.

– YOU CAN'T.

.

.

– YOU.

.

.

– AAH! – ARE NOTHING.

HELPLESS.

– IF NOT.

.

.

– HOPELESS.

– [groans] – [grunts] – DO YOU WANT TO BE NOTHING? – [grunts] – NOTHING.

WALK THROUGH THAT DARKNESS.

THE LIGHT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE.

– WELL, THEN YOU'RE NOTHIN'.

– I AM EVERYTHING! UHH! – [grunting] – WE MUST SHINE A LIGHT.

.

.

-[gasps] – ONTO THAT DARKNESS, FULFILLOUR DESTINY.

[both panting] – MOM? – YEAH.

– LET'S GO HOME.

– OH, BABY.

[somber orchestral music] ß ß – WHEN YOU WASH AWAY THE IMAGESOF THOSE THAT HAVE HURT YOU, YOU'LL FIND UNSTOPPABLE POWER.

AND THAT POWER RESIDES IN YOU.

– WELCOME TO YOUR BESTDECISION.

[ominous orchestral music] ß ß .