All language subtitles for When.Andrew.Came.Home.2000.WEB-DL.1080p

WOMAN: Hey, Andrew,
you're doing great.

There. Hold this
for a second, buddy.

Oh, and don't get it
near your eyes. Okay.

There you go. Now, let's
launch this thing, shall we?

Alley-oop.

(LAUGHS)
Whoa.

MAN: Alley-oop. Whoa.
(ANDREW LAUGHING)

Oh, careful, Jack.

JACK: Hang on
up there, Andrew.

I'm gonna make a turn.
Hold on, Andrew.

(ANDREW LAUGHS)

Okay. Okay.

(LAUGHTER)

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

ANDREW: Here, Mommy, look...
An airplane and dancing fire.

You know, we're not
supposed to have fireworks
till after dark.

Yeah, that's what
she always tells me, too.

(LAUGHTER)

Yeah, you don't listen
any better than he does.

(LAUGHING)

(LAUGHS)

Darlin', do you know
what you're laughin' at?

ANDREW: See, Grandma?
Ah!

Tiny little flames.
It's magic.

You got a cigarette
to go on with that, honey?

Ah, no, Mom, you promised,
no cigarettes.

JOANNE: Okay.
Hey, Joanne,
have the first dog.

It'll take the edge off.

JOANNE: Oh, here,
you take it, son.

Hey, so, when's Andy
gonna come up to the ranch
and see me?

Can I go? Can I?

GAIL: Sure,
you can, sweetheart,
any day but today.

You better get you a dog
before your Uncle Jack
eats them all.

(LAUGHING)

I want it
with mustard and ketchup.

Mustard and ketchup.
You think I don't know
how you like them?

I know how you
like them, honey.

EDDIE: There you go.
Thanks.

You okay?

I'm fine.
Why wouldn't I be?

It's just, I know how you get
whenever you have to surrender
Andrew to Ted.

Surrender Andrew to Ted?
Where did you learn
to talk like that?

You've been watchin'
too much daytime TV.

I just know how hard
it is on you, is all.

Deena, I try not to think
about it till I absolutely
have to.

All right.
I finished my hot dog.

Now can we go upstairs
and pack my suitcase?

In a little bit we'll pack.
Now, you go play.

DEENA: You're so sweet.

(HORN HONKING)

ANDREW: Daddy! Daddy!

Stop me if I
get on his case too much.

ANDREW: Daddy!
TED: Hey! Hey!

Hey, little kiddo.
How you doin', kiddo?

Hey, how are you?
(GROWLS)

Hey, listen. You go
get me a soda, okay?

Go on.

Hiya, Ted.

Hey, Gail.
How you doin'?

Tiptop.
Couldn't be better.

That's, uh, Pattie.

She's very attractive.

Well, she's crazy
about me.

But you know
all about that.
I just, uh,

have a way
with women.

Yeah, it is a dim
but unpleasant memory.
(CHUCKLES)

(WHISPERS) You're getting
on his case.

Uh, you remember Eddie?

He livin' here now?

Yeah, as a matter of fact,
I am.

Is that a problem?

Not for me.
Maybe for you.

(CLEARS THROAT)
This is Pattie Cass,

my own little playmate
of the year.

Hi.

Andrew, let's go upstairs
and get your suitcase.

I want to stay with Daddy.

Well, we're gonna
have to get your suitcase.

You'll be with Daddy
all weekend.

Now, remember, honey.
You've got to brush
your back teeth, too,

not just your
front ones, okay?

Honey, why don't you
go get me a hot dog?

Hey, Ted. Is that
your girlfriend or your
girlfriend's daughter?

You never change, do you?

You've got a sarcastic
comment for every occasion.

That shouldn't bother you.

Seeing as you have blue jean
Barbie to keep you happy.

Oh, eat your heart out.

Hey, uh, Joanne,

tell me the truth.

Now, do you like Ed
better than you like me?

There will never be
another you, Ted.

Okay, let's see.
We've got jammies
and we've got blue jeans

and we've got T-shirts
and we've got socks.

Now what else
have we forgotten?

Underpants!

Andrew, you know
we already packed
your underpants.

You just like to
say that word.

You're a very funny boy.

Who taught you
to be so funny?

You did.

(LAUGHS)

Hey, you feel kind of warm.

Do you feel okay?

I feel excellent.
Oh, I'm so glad
to hear this.

Now do you promise me
you'll be a very good boy

and that you'll say
your prayers

and change your underpants
every night?

I'll say my prayers.

(CHUCKLES)

Oh, no, we forgot bears.

Better get 'em.

You get Fleenus,
and I get Weenus.

No, but this is Reenus.

Uh-uh. Fleenus.
(GASPS)

I am such a dummy sometimes.

Let's sing our song now
'cause I won't
be here tonight.

Okay.

BOTH:
* I see the moon,
and the moon sees me

* The moon sees somebody
I want to see

* God bless the moon
And God bless me

* And God bless the somebody
I want to see *

Don't be sad, Mommy.
You know why?

Why?
Because of the moon.

Because when
you look at the moon,

I look at it, too.

So we'll both be looking
at the same moon.

Aw.

(LAUGHTER)

I think he's flushed.
I think he's flushed.

No, he's just excited.

No, I think he has
a temperature.
Feel his forehead.

Gail, he's fine.

No... Uh, I don't know.
I think this is six degrees
past fine.

Well, then maybe
you should keep him home.

I want to go with Daddy!

Ted. I... I think
he has a fever.

I think he should
stay at home.

Hey. But I already
made plans.

Well, maybe
if he's not well tomorrow,
you could bring him back,

and then, I could drive him
up to you next weekend
when he's feeling better.

Just see that he takes
a couple of these
every few hours.

I'm glad to see Gail found
Andrew a nice new mom.

Ted...
Does it ever get confusing,

you know what,
with Ed and Ted?

Do you ever call out
my name by mistake?

Never. Not once.

(LAUGHS)

Well, I hate to break up
this groovy party,
but we gotta go.

Ted, have him back
on time, okay?
I always do, don't I?

Hey, come here, scamper.

Come here! Ah-ha!

Bye, Daddy number two.
I miss you already.

EDDIE: I miss you, too.

GAIL: Listen.
Promise me something, big guy.

You be a good boy.

And you promise me you'll look
at the moon every night?

Uh-huh, I promise.

All right.
Come on, kiddo. Let's go.

Let's get the hell
out of here.

Be sweet, okay?

Bye.
Bye, Mommy.

TED: Come on.
Auntie Pattie.
Auntie Pattie.

ANDREW: Bye-bye.

(ENGINE STARTS)

Bye, hon.

(PHONE RINGING)
Mmm. Hey,
so, what did you rent?

Love Stinks, Love Field,
and Bye Bye Love.

So, were they
any good?

Well, let's just say
we've learned to
be cautious

about any video
with the word love in it.

(CHUCKLES)
Sounds like a fun
holiday weekend,

sittin' inside
watching movies.

Well, they are on.
But I can't really
watch them.

I can't concentrate
till Ted brings Andrew home.

Why? Why would you worry?

Ted's such a good dad.

I mean, he's held down
a job for as long as,
oh, four months.

He's paid his child support
on time at least twice
in the last three years.

And he hasn't slapped
you around since
the divorce.

You'd be crazy to worry.

Look, Ted has a temper,
but he has never harmed
his child. Not once.

I just don't know
how the courts

can allow a person
like that

to spend time alone
with his kid every
couple of weeks.

Hey, Andy loves his dad.

This is a situation
we have to deal with.

He's such a nut case.

Honey, it's the only way
to handle Ted.

(PHONE RINGING)

(DOG BARKING)

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING
ON TV)

What, am I chewing
with my mouth open?

Oh, no, it's nothing.

Well, then how come
you're not eating?
On a good night,

you could eat this
whole pizza by yourself.

I don't know.
I'm not hungry.

I have this sort of
sick feeling.

What time is it?

It's, uh, five minutes later
than when you last asked me.

That's no good.
Gail,

they weren't due back
until 9:00.

No, there's something wrong.
I can feel it.

Who are you calling?

Ted's mom.
Maybe she's... Wanda?

Hi, it's Gail.

Listen, I was wonderin'
if Ted had brought Andrew

up there this weekend?

Well, have you
seen him at all?

Did you hear from him?

No, thank you. Hope
I didn't interrupt your TV.

She wouldn't tell me
if he was sittin' right there

in the middle
of the living room floor.

Just relax.
They probably
stopped for dinner.

And they'll be here.
Just take it easy.

(DOG BARKING)

Are you okay?
Would I be smoking
a cigarette

for the first time
in 12 years
if I was okay?

Gail, I'm sure
there's an explanation.

There is. A good one.
He took Andrew.
That's crazy.

He's crazy.

And he'd do this
just to hurt me.

What are you doin'?

I'm gonna call the police.

OFFICER: Now, let me see
If I got this right.

Andrew's with
the boy's father,
Ted Carlson?

Ted is my ex-husband, yes.

And he was supposed
to bring the boy back

a couple of hours ago?

Four hours,
twenty-two minutes,

and some odd
seconds ago, yes.

So your ex-husband's late
in bringing the boy home,
is that it?

Is that it? The man has
kidnapped my child!

Calm down, calm down.
I have a court order

giving me custody of Andrew!

I did everything
I was supposed to do!

FEMALE OFFICER:
But, Mrs. Carlson...

Ted has never been late.

Not once in three years.

But we don't know yet that
a crime has been committed.

We have no proof
that any laws have
been broken.

Please do not tell me
you have to wait 24 hours
to file a report.

You do not know this man.

Don't worry, Mrs. Carlson.

We'll file a report,
and we'll stay on top of it.

It's all my fault.
He had a fever.

I knew it. I never
should've let him go.

I knew it.
Gail, Gail, Andy is fine.

And Ted's gonna
bring him back.

They probably decided
to spend the night
in a hotel.

The why didn't they call?

Well, maybe that van
broke down in the middle
of nowhere or something.

I mean, it's enough
of a wreck, isn't it?

(EXHALES)
Gail, they'll be back
any second now.

I know it.

No, no.
I already have.

I've called
every hospital everywhere.

No, no, no, no.
The police said
they'd investigate,

but they also said
you'd put it in the computer.

So, Mrs. Granger,
I'm begging you.

Please, could you just
put it in the computer?

(TIRES SCREECH)

Thank you. Thank you.

Well, she said she would.
(DOOR OPENS)

Hey. I just heard.
GAIL: Deena.

Okay. Come with me now.

(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYS)

Are we going home now?

I want my mommy.

(SIGHS)

When I was
a radio dispatcher here,

this place was
a second home to me.

No, actually,
I was here so much,

home was
a second home to me.

I'm sorry, I wish I could
help you,

but I can't release
that information.

Look, she just wants
to see the reports that
were filed last night.

Hey, Deena,
what are you doin' here?

Oh, nothing much.
Just my friend Gail here.

Well, her little boy Andrew
was kidnapped by her
ex-husband,

we can't seem to get anyone
to pay any attention.

Give me the report.

I can't.
It hasn't been filed yet.

No, they came to
the house last night.
They said...

Uh, who took
the information?

Officer Warner.

Where is she?

It's her day off. She won't
be in until late tomorrow.

(SIGHS)
No.

(MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

TED: Cut it out!

Andrew, I said cut it out!

(TIRES SCREECHING)

We've got company, Ted.

(SIREN WAILS)

Andrew,
get back in your seat.

What's the hurry?
What's the hurry?
(CHUCKLES)

May I see your license
and registration, please?

Look, I, uh,

I know I was goin'
a little fast, but my kid
back there,

he's got a fever.
I'm tryin' to get him
to a doctor.

I feel okay.

I'll be right back.

(PHONE RINGING)

MAN: Uh-huh, right.

And you... You're gonna have
to file it in a timely manner.

Hi. Mrs. Granger?

Yes?
I'm Deena Drake.
This is Gail Carlson.

You spoke to her
about her son
earlier today and I...

Yes, Mrs. Carlson,
any word on your little boy?

It's really hard
getting anyone
to listen, Mrs. Granger.

You're the only one
that did and said you
would do something.

Any results?
As a matter of fact,

I'm just about to enter
that information
in the computer right now.

We spoke this morning.

You said
you'd do it right away.

Honey, be grateful.
Around here, any time
the same day is right away.

WOMAN ON POLICE RADIO:
Info only, white male,
2ZPU374,

no wants, no warrants.

Hey, how about some
ice cream later on, huh?

How'd you like that?
I want to go home.

Slow it down, now.

Buckle up for safety,
and have a good day.

Thanks, Officer.

(ENGINE STARTS)

(HORN BLARES)

(MUSIC PLAYING ON TV)

Am I on time?
Is it on yet?

No, they said
it wouldn't be on
till the end of the show.

(SIGHS)

Oh, Merry Christmas, hon.

Oh, I brought you
a little somethin'.

These were
your very favorites when you
were a little girl.

You would've eaten
a whole batch of 'em
if I had let you.

Oh, Mom, I remember these.
Thank you.

The little chocolate ones
will bring a smile
to your face.

A smile...

I wish I remembered
what that felt like.

Where's Eddie?

Well, he had
an emergency call.
He's fixin' somebody's boiler.

So I'm gonna tape it
for him.

Oh, my, here it is.
It's on.
Oh.

Oh, look how nervous I look.
I was so scared.

GAIL ON TV: ...taken from
their homes by a parent
without legal custody.

This is child abuse.

My son, Andrew, was taken
by his father, Ted Carlson,

five months ago.
He is still missing.

Andrew.

If you're out there,
I'm looking for you.

Merry Christmas, my baby.

I think of you
every night and every day.

You know, some people
say that the worst thing

that can happen to a parent

is to lose your child
to death.

And as sad and as awful
as that is, I'm not so sure.

The worst thing is not knowing
what happened to your child,

whether he's healthy or sick,
alive or dead.

You can't grieve.

You can't get on
with your life.

You're just left there.
With a big hole in your heart.

Oh, Mom.

Eddie?

Are you watching the baby?

Eddie?

Eddie?

Eddie?

Eddie, where are you?

Eddie?

Eddie?

No, E.J., no.

We want to leave
everything in here
exactly as it is.

(COOING)
Where were you?

What's he doing in here?
I don't know.

He was playing
outside the door when
I went to get this.

Someone must have
left it open.

You know how I feel
about this room.

You know...
Hey, Gail,

it's been five years.

(CHUCKLES) Okay.

So, you like this bear?

(COOING)
His name is Fleenus.

But it's still
Andrew's room.

Who is the sweetest boy
in the whole world?

Who is that?
That's right.

You know, sometimes, I'm...
I'm afraid to...

To get too close to him.

I'm afraid something's
gonna happen to him.

Don't do that
to yourself, honey.

Don't do it to him.

Hey, what do you say
to some coffee
ice cream, hmm?

Oh, please. Take another
look at me in those
photographs.

I'd rather look at you
in the flesh.

Hmm? One scoop or two?

Three.
(CHUCKLES)

(TELEPHONE RINGS)

Honey, could you get that?

GAIL ON ANSWERING MACHINE:
Hi, we're not home right now.

Please leave us a message
after the beep.

(BEEP)
TED: Hey, Gail?

Gail?
Where the hell are you?

Well, it's too bad
you're not home, because...

Ted?
Ted, is that you?

Okay, Ted.

Okay, Ted.

Ted, don't do this
to me, please,

because I can't find
my pencil right now.

Oh, Ted...

Don't hang up, Ted.

Okay, Ted, tell me one thing,
is Andrew alive?

No, Ted. The phone
isn't tapped or anything
like that, okay?

I'm not gonna jeopardize
seeing Andrew.

Okay, I've got that, Ted.

Ted, are you there? Ted?

He said to... To meet him

at the phone booth
at Cedar Bluff

tomorrow at...
At 10:00 a.m.

Gail, what did you tell
your mother?

Oh, I told her that
you had to have

emergency dental work

and that the babysitter
had the flu.

Oh, you're good at this.

I am so nervous.
Aren't you nervous?

Well, I'm...
Actually, I'm all right.

I... I just...

My heart's gonna pound
through my chest any second.

Could you close
that up for me?

I... I'll be
right back, okay?

Okay.

(ENGINE STARTS)

What time is it?
11:30.

He said 10:00.

What if he just set me up?

What if he's out there
watching me,

just lining me up
in the sights of his rifle?

Gail, don't do this
to yourself.

No, I'm sorry, this is
a matter of life and death.
I'm really sorry.

(PHONE RINGS)

Hello?
Yes, it's me. Yes.

You what? No, Ted,
please don't do this.

Please wait.
Wait a minute.

Ted, listen to me,
I'm telling you,

I didn't tell anybody.

No one is following me,
not the police,

not the FBI, okay? Nobody.

Ted, I am begging you.

Neville. Route 49.

We'll be there by 2:30.

Okay, let's go.

Why is he doing this?

I don't know.

Maybe 'cause Andrew's picture
is on every shopping bag

and milk carton
across the state.

Or maybe he saw himself on TV,
and the heat and the pressure
was too much.

Maybe he just
doesn't want to take care
of his kid anymore.

(PHONE RINGS)

Ted?

No. No, I will not!

I will not go to another
phone booth in another
God forsaken town!

And listen,
if you're out there
watching me,

why don't you just kill me,
Ted, and get it over with?

'Cause I can't
take it anymore.

Five years is long enough.

Just tell me,
is Andrew coming home
or not?

Reading bus depot,
between 4:00 and 6:00 p.m.

Are you lyin', Ted?
'Cause if you are,
so help me...

He hung up on me.

Oh. Okay.

WOMAN: There he is.
Honey, we're over here.

Hey! How are you, sweetie?

How many is that?
It's the fifth bus.

I pissed Ted off.
Andrew's not coming.

I really think
we should wait. There's
only two more scheduled.

Oh, Ted would love that.
He's somewhere out there
laughin' his ass off.

No, he's not
gonna shoot me.

He's gonna make me so crazy
I shoot myself.

Oh, my God.

That's him.
That's Andrew.

There he is.
That's Andrew.

No.

Andrew? Andrew?

Andrew!

Oh. Oh.

Sweetie,
is it really you?

We're so glad
you came home.

We never stopped
thinking about you,

not for one minute.

Not for one minute.

Not for one minute
of the day.

(INDISTINCT TALKING)

Let's go see
your grandma, huh?

We're gonna go home
and see Grandma.

She's there waiting
at the house for you.

Here, honey. Here.
I'm so happy you're home.

Come on in here.
Come on, baby.

Oh, honey.
We've got so much
to catch up on.

(ENGINE STARTING)

Honey, what are you doing?
Are you hiding?

You don't have to do that.

Come up here with me.

(WHIMPERING)

It's okay.

It's okay.

(LAUGHING)

Where's my other
favorite boy?

Sure is excited.
Aren't you, darlin'?

Mmm-hmm!
Mmm-hmm! Mmm-hmm!

Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!
Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!

What's the matter?
Can't he speak?

I don't know.
It doesn't seem like he can.

Mmm! Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!

Set the baby down.
You know, I don't think...

GAIL: Just for a second.

(COOING)

Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!
Mmm! Mmm!

Mmm! Mmm! Mmm!
(COOING)

(HIGH-PITCHED)
Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

Okay, okay, that's enough.
Let's get out of here.

Come on.
Come on, baby.

Come on.

(DOG BARKING)

No, we don't
have to put those on.

We have brand-new clothes,
fresh ones.

Didn't your daddy
ever have you change
your clothes?

Andrew, can you talk to me?

Is there anything
you want to say?

Can you tell me
what happened to you?

Dear Lord, we thank you
for the miraculous gift,

the return
of our son, Andrew.

He's just really hungry.
He hasn't eaten since
this morning.

I know it's gonna be
a hard time for you, hon.

But if you need anything,
you just call me, okay?

Thank you.
Did you tell the FBI
Andrew's home?

I'm just about to.
I want to make sure
they catch Ted

before he comes back here
and causes any trouble.

Oh, don't even think it.

Eddie, could you come here?
I want to show you something.

What do you think
it means?

EDDIE: So it means he wants
to make damn sure

he's got
enough water to drink.

(SIGHS)

I don't know
what we've got here, Gail.

Honey, your PJs look like
dolls' clothes now,
don't they?

So I brought in
one of Eddie's T-shirts
for you to sleep in.

I'm gonna
put the baby to bed,
okay, honey?

Good night, kiddo.

Oh, uh, what do you say
we put on some sleep gear,
big guy, huh?

(GRUNTS)

It must be nice to be back
cozy in your own bed, huh?

I'm so glad
you're back with me, baby.

Um...

Why don't... Why don't
we take your shoes off, too?

Andrew, can you talk to me?

Is there anything
you want to tell me?

Tell me about your daddy.

(SCREAMS)

It's okay, baby.
It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.

(SOBBING)

It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay. It's...
It's been a long day,

and, and,
for you and for me.

And, uh, we'll just...
We'll go to sleep, okay?

* I see the moon,
and the moon sees me

* The moon sees somebody
I want to see

* God bless the moon,
and God bless me

* And God bless the somebody
I want to see *

(SCREAMING)

Hon, what is it?
It's all right.

It's all right.

Here. Here.
Here's what we'll do.

How 'bout this, huh?

There. How's that?
Is that better?

Okay.

Okay?

I love you.

(SNIFFLES)

How did this happen?

What did Ted do?
What did he do to my child?

(SOBBING)

DOCTOR: Do you remember me,
Andrew?

Lollipop.

(LAUGHING)
That's right!

And you'll get
one today, too,

just as soon
as we're finished.

That's the first time
he's spoken,

and the first word he's said
since he's been home.

For a kid
who probably hasn't

seen a doctor
for a few years,

he's in pretty
good shape.

Excuse me.

Andrew.

What do you see?

Dots.

Can you read
the letters on the chart?

Well, not even
the big ones?

GAIL: Well, physically,
he checked out okay,

although he hadn't
brushed his teeth

or cut his toenails
in God knows when.

Did he say anything to you,
Dr. Matthews?

A little bit.
Only as much as he had to.

See, I don't get it.
He'll talk to the dentist
or the doctor,

complete strangers.
He'll talk to you, but he
won't say a word to me.

Well, he just got home,
and it's a tough transition.

The personality tests show
that he sees himself

as an inadequate
person in a world that's
very threatening to him.

I wanna know what
happened to him,

I want to know where
he's been, what he saw,
what he ate.

Did his father hit him,
beat him up?

No, Mrs. Carlson. We're not
going to know that until
he tells us.

That's if he can tell us.

Ah, Janet. Mrs. Carlson,
this is Janet Hilgarde.

Department of
Social Services.
Why don't we sit down?

Andrew's gonna
be all right.

Mrs. Carlson, I guess
we should start right in.

Standard tests
show your son to be

in the average to high-average
range of intelligence.

Well, that's good, isn't it?
Very good.

His strengths are nonverbal,

perceptual organization,
and planning skills.

Good. What else?

I'm sorry to say
academic testing

shows severe deficiencies
in language areas
and math skills.

His visual, motor,
and directionality skills

are well below average
for his age.

His fine motor coordination
and visual motor integration

are also
well below the mean
for his age group.

I don't understand.

Andrew can't read or write.

He seems to have
decent verbal skills,

but he doesn't seem motivated
to use them.

Well, can he go to school?

He has the intellectual
capacity and the academic
potential,

but he's gonna have
a hard time

with other children
his own age.

And there are
the psychological issues,

the questions of maturity,
socialization, interaction
with his peers.

Well, what do we do?

My suggestion...
My recommendation

is that Andrew be put
in a special school

where he can get
some extra help.

A special school?

It's a place for children
with particular needs,

for children
who have emotional
or learning disabilities,

or physical impairments.

Well, he'll still be
living at home, right?

Actually,
it's a residential facility.

I can't do that.

I lost my son once.
I won't lose him again.

I'm sorry, Mrs. Carlson.
No, I can't.
I won't lose him again.

No... Wait a minute.
Let's just think about this.

This boy needs
to be socialized.

Maybe we should take
some time to try
to do that first.

JANET: I'm not sure
that's the best approach.

MATTHEWS: We don't have
any case studies or models or
precedents like this to go by.

Maybe it would make
more sense

to try to develop
his social skills first.

I'm not...
Then we could go on
to the reading,

and the writing,
and the arithmetic.

Look, Andrew's an experiment.

We need to feel our way
around this.

Maybe just being
around other kids

will awaken something
in Andrew.

Well, anything that keeps him
home with me.

Well, I guess
we can give it a try.

Listen, I want
to ask you something,
and shoot straight with me.

Is my boy ever gonna be
a normal kid?

I wish I had a simple answer
for you. I don't.

How long before
he catches up with
other children his own age?

The truth? A year,
maybe longer.

I don't know.

Honey, don't suck your thumb.

Oh, go ahead. Go crazy.

The dentist said he's gonna

need a lot of work anyway.

Might as well
get our money's worth.

(LOCK CLICKING)

Stop it, Andrew.

(LOCK CLICKING)

Andrew, no!
Come on, now.

I said cut it out!
Now, stop it!

(SCREAMING)

Andrew!
GAIL: Andrew!

Andrew, calm down!

Andrew, what's the matter?
What is it?

(SCREAMING)
(E.J. CRIES)

Come on, let's go.
Let's go.

Just pull over here.
Pull over!

(ANDREW SCREAMING)

Oh, my God.

Honey! Honey!
Honey, calm down.

Calm down, baby. Calm down.

It's not your daddy.
It's not.

He cannot hurt you
anymore. Okay?

Okay. That's right.

It's okay.
(SOBBING)

GAIL: "George was delighted.

"That's what
he'd always wanted.

"He knew how to ride
a bicycle, but he never
had one of his own.

"'I must go now,'
said the man,

"'but I'll be back in time
for the show.

"'Be careful
with your new bike,

"'and keep close to the house
while I'm gone.'

"George could ride very well.

"He could even do
all sorts of tricks.

"Monkeys are good at that.

"For instance,
he could ride this way

"with both hands
off the handlebar.

"And he could ride this way,

"like a cowboy
on a wild bronco!

"And he could also
ride backwards!

"But after a while,

"George got tired
of doing tricks

"and went out
into the street.

"The newsboy was
just passing by

"with his bag
full of papers.

"'That's a fine bike you got
there,' he said to George.

"'How would you like to
help me deliver the papers?'

"He handed George the bag
and told him to do one side
of the street first

"and then turn back
and do the other side.

"George was very proud
as he rode off with his bag."

GAIL: Okay, you... Gotcha.

Hair brushed, teeth polished.

Brand new clothes,
you're a good-looking dude,
you know that?

It's okay, Andrew.

It's okay.

(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)

Now, you can take
as much time as you need,

to finish all of
the problems on the board.

Don't forget to
double-check your answers,

and when you're done,
pick up your books,

and meet over
at the reading table.

Okay?

(INDISTINCT TALKING)

BOY: Hey, kid!
Kick it back!

Hey! Hey, send it
over here!

Come on, creepo,
we're waiting!

What's the matter?

I'm talking
to you, retardo!

Leave him alone.

Cut it out, Carl.
That's not nice.

Hey. Who wants to play with
the Frankenstein boy?

EDDIE: Hey, how was
your first day at school?

Yeah, did you make
any new friends?

EDDIE: Huh?
GAIL: How'd you like
your teacher?

(GLASS CLINKING)

Andrew? You stop that.

(E.J. COOING)

Andrew!

(E.J. CRYING)
EDDIE: Hey, hey, hey.

Are you okay?
Are you okay?

Oh, you're gonna be fine.
Oh, you're gonna be fine.

You know what? He better
learn real quick,

I don't want him
harming my baby.

GAIL: Our baby.

You just have to
keep an eye on him, okay?

EDDIE: Gail, you let him
get away with too much.

(ALARM BEEPING)

(BEEPING STOPS)

Andrew, rise and shine.

Andrew?

Eddie, Andrew isn't
in his room!

(E.J. COOING)

(ANDREW LAUGHING)

(JACK IMITATING AIRPLANE)

Well, Andrew's looking
pretty natty.

Any word on Ted?

The FBI had any luck?
He's still out there.

How's he doing in school?
GAIL: He's coming along,
I guess.

It's really hard to tell.

(LAUGHING)

He still hasn't
spoken to me.

He hasn't spoken
to any of us.

All right, everybody,
it's showtime.

Hey, hey!

Happy birthday!
There's the birthday boy!

Happy birthday,
big boy!

Happy birthday!
(LAUGHING)

There he is,
the big fella.

(GRUNTS)

Listen, what was
that out there?

You saw what he did.

Why do you think he'd do
something like that?

I have no idea
what goes on
in that boy's head.

I don't think
anyone else does, either.

Not the shrink,
the teachers.

Gail seems to think
he's adjusting.

Adjusting? Gail doesn't know
any more than they do.

He's sullen,
shows no emotion,

then all of a sudden
he'll do something crazy

like smashing his face
into a birthday cake.

I don't think
that's adjusting.

I think Gail just
doesn't want to see it.

Maybe he does
need more time.

Time isn't gonna do it.
The boy is... He's damaged.

I'm afraid of what
he might do next.

I don't know how far
he's gonna go.

Honey,
you gotta talk to me.

I'm not mad at you
about the cake,

but I need to know
why you did that.

(SIGHS)

I don't know.

Oh, baby,
you talked to me.

I know why
you're being nice to me.

You want to trick me.

(WHISPERING)
Trick you?

Baby, I'm trying
to help you.

I'm gonna go
to sleep now.

(DOOR CLOSES)

(IMITATING AIRPLANE)

(SMOKE DETECTOR BEEPING)

Eddie, get the baby!

Andrew...

EDDIE: Okay, E.J.,
I'm coming. I'm coming.

Andrew!

Eddie, Andrew is
not in his room.

Andrew!
(E.J. CRYING)

Andrew!

Eddie, where is he?

Andrew!

GAIL: Andrew!

Andrew!
Andrew!

Andrew!

Andrew!

Where is he?
I don't know!

EDDIE: Andrew,
where are you?

Andrew!

Andrew!
Andrew! Andrew!

Andrew!

Andrew!

Eddie, where is he?

Andrew,
where are you?

Andrew!

(SIRENS BLARING DISTANTLY)

EDDIE: Andrew!

I didn't mean to.

I didn't mean to.

Where's Andrew?

He's been
in his room all day.

He feels really bad
about this.

Well, he should.
We're lucky
he didn't kill us all.

Gail, we have to talk.

(COOING)

(COOING)

I don't know
how to say this...

It's just... (SIGHS)

Gail, you know
I want to stand by you
and be there for you.

You are.

But I'm afraid
for the baby.

I can't leave E.J.
alone for a second

with Andrew in the house.

It's getting
so I can't even sleep
through the night anymore.

Believe me, I know.

I can't do this anymore.

I don't have
the heart for it.

I don't even know how to...
How to get through to Andrew.

I'm burnt out.

Interesting choice of words.
Gail, this is serious.

I want to take E.J.
to my mom's house.

I think... I think him
and me should live there
for a while.

For how long?

Till Andrew goes off
to college?

Andrew goes off to college,
that's a laugh, huh?

Hey, believe me, this is as
hard for me as it is for you.

No, it isn't.
That's not fair!

You're making this
your problem.

It's our problem,
both of us.

I love Andrew.
You know that.

But we've got to
protect E.J.,

and getting him
out of here for a while

is the only way
I can think of to do it.

There's a boy.

(CRIES)

I know.

(SIGHS)

Mama's gonna miss you.

Miss the baby.

Mama loves you.
That's right.

Oh, boy.

Don't be a baby.
Be a big boy.
That's right.

Time to go
for a ride now.

That's right.

That's my boy.

(ENGINE STARTING)

I want some answers,
and I want them now!
Just calm down, Mrs. Carlson.

Oh, you want me
to calm down!

My family is split in half!
My house nearly burned down!

Mrs. Carlson.

Listen, I want to know
what Ted and his girlfriend
did to my son.

I want to know
where he lived,
where he slept,

was he warm enough.

Please, call me Gail.

Gail.

Andrew isn't gonna talk
about any of that

until he learns
to trust you.

Did he say that to you?
No, no.

He won't talk to me
about what happened
to him either.

I'm certain he hasn't
talked to anybody about it.

He could be repressing
his memories.

Maybe it's just too hard
for him to revisit that time.

And of course,
on top of all of that,

he's trying to
protect his father.

Oh, great! He's protecting
the enemy.

I'm gonna
tell you something.

I'm not gonna let that man
steal my son's life.

Now, tell me, Doctor,

what can I do
to help my son?

How can I get
through to him?

Have you ever heard
of the Stockholm syndrome?
No.

It's what happens
to prisoners and
hostages in captivity.

They begin to identify
with their persecutors,

and maybe that's what
happened to Andrew.

Yeah, but he's afraid
of his father.

When we saw the van...
He's conflicted.

He loves his father,
but at the same time,
he fears him.

What do you mean?
Like that Vietnam thing?

Post-traumatic
stress disorder.

Where you go
numb inside?

But then why is he
so mad at me?

I can't give you
an answer for that,

but I can promise you
that we're working on it.

Now, come on.

Let's try and look
at the plus side.

He's made some improvements
in the last several weeks,
wouldn't you say?

Well, he sure smells better,
that's for sure.

That's not enough, is it?

No, it isn't.

(VOICE BREAKING) I want
my sweet little boy back.

Can you help me?
Can you?

TEACHER:
Okay, boys and girls,

everybody, please put down
their pens and pencils,

and who would like to
read first, any volunteers?

BOY: Oh, me!
I will! I will!

Two on, two out!
Let's do it!

(LAUGHING)

Strike one.
We got 'em.

She can't hit
a brick wall.

Get the ball!

What's the matter
with you, bozo?

Are you blind?

Are you totally mental?

BOY: Cut it out, Carl.
Leave him alone.

Hey, retard, do you
speak English?

Are you listening
to me, girlie?

(RINGS)

Lane's Travel.

This is she.

He did what?

(SCHOOL BELL RINGS)

This still scares me.

You going to
the principal's office.

Mrs. Rudnick,
Mrs. Carlson.

Present.

You can come in now.

KEMPER: Andrew, can you
tell us what happened?

He made fun of me.
Well, what exactly did he do?

He called me a retard.

Well, he is
a troubled child.

Then he said I was a girl,
so I peed on him.

(SNICKERS)

Say you're sorry, Andrew.

Please apologize to Carl.

Do it for me.

(SIGHS)

Sorry.

Say it like
you mean it.

Lady, how much do you
expect in one day?

Now, Mrs. Rudnick,
you and Carl can go.

I'd like to have
a word with Andrew
and his mother.

You ought to learn
to control that kid.

He's disturbed, you know.

He has no business
being in a public school.

All right, that's enough.
Thank you, Mrs. Rudnick.

I'm very sorry
about Carl's clothing.

GAIL: Please send me
the cleaning bill.

(DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES)

Andrew, would you
wait outside, please?

I'd like to have a word
with your mom.

Now, Mrs. Carlson,
your son's having
a very hard time in school.

He's making
very little progress

with his reading
and writing skills.

And his math scores
haven't improved at all.

But that wasn't the point.
The point was...

To socialize him, yes.

But he hasn't
made any friends.

He hardly talks
to the other children.

What do you suggest
I do, Mr. Kemper?

'Cause I'm pretty much
at the end of my rope here.

We feel that Andrew
should be held back.

Hold him back
another year?

Pretty soon
this kid's gonna be
back in kindergarten.

I understand
your frustration.
No, you don't.

What if I was to
take him out of school
and teach him myself?

You're not qualified
to do that,

and you need certification
for home teaching.

Well, tell me this.
Could I do any worse
than you're doing here?

Just remember that
if you take his education
into your own hands,

you might seriously
impede his progress.

That's a risk
I'm gonna have to take.

You think this is
the best way
to handle things,

taking Andrew
out of school?

I don't know
if it's the best way,

but it's the only way
I can think of right now.

What if you work
part time?

Andrew lost
five years of his life.

Bringing him back is gonna be
a full-time proposition.

Mr. Lane says, he might
not have a job for you

when you're ready
to come back.

Hey, Eddie said that
we could manage for a while.

Do me a favor.

Name it.

No matter who takes
my place at work,

promise you won't like her
better than me.

(CHUCKLES)

Thanks.

Two plus six equal...

Pay attention, honey.
Two plus six...

"B." What begins
with the letter "B"?

Basket.

Bag.

Ball.

Boat.

Okay, how about
the letter "P"?

Pen.

Pencil.

Penny.

How many?

Two.

Yes! Great!

Now I add one orange.
Now how many?

One orange.

"What begins
with the letter C?

"Camel on the ceiling."

C. C. C.

GAIL: You know what?

I already know
how to read.

Why don't you
give it a try?

(SIGHS)

What is this?

Camel.

Yes. Excellent.

And where is the camel?

Andrew, put that down,
and look here.

Where is the camel?

High up on the ceiling.

Yes. Groovy.
Excellent.

Extremely cool.

Now, in review,
the letter "C"...

Camel.

And...

High up.

Okay. Not exactly
the miracle worker here.

Let's go on to "D."

"David Donald Doo dreamed
a dozen doughnuts."

Andrew, are you listening?

Andrew,
pay attention.

Can you hear me?
Andrew, please!

Come on, honey.
You can do this.

Please pay attention.

Could you draw
the letter "D"?

Delightful.

Hey!

Oh, hey!

Oh, how is this sweet
little boy?

How is he?

How's my sweet big boy?

I'm good.
Hey, how's Andrew?

(BELL DINGING)

Hey, big guy,
how you doing?

(DINGING CONTINUES)

Okay.

I miss you, Gail.
So does the baby.

I know it's only
been three weeks.

It feels like three years.

You miss me?

You were never that
handy around the house,

but I miss the sex.
Really? Is that all?

You were pretty good
at heavy lifting.

I miss sleeping
next to you.

(DINGING CONTINUES)

Kids, we had no idea,
did we?

(CHUCKLES)

Okay, are you sure
about this?

Wait a second!

Hey! Don't do that!

I paid good money
for this item!

Andrew, nobody gets on a bike
and rides the first time out.

You gotta practice.
How many times?

Well, it depends
on the person.

How many times
did it take you?

10 or 12, at least.

(SIGHS)

But I think you're gonna
catch on a lot faster.

Let's get back
on this horse
and try again.

Oh.

That a boy, Andrew.

Careful!

God, please give
this kid a break.

"This morning
George was curious

"the moment he woke up

"because he knew
it was a special day."

Now, why don't
you read?

"At breakfast,
George's friend said,

"'I have a surprise
for you.'

"He took George
out to the yard,

"where a big box
was standing.

"George was curious.

"The director let him
keep the coat,

"and the cap
and the bugle.

"And then George
and his friend

"got in the car and went...

"Home."

Good. Good.
That's very good, Andrew.

All right, let's try
Winnie the Pooh.

This is a new one.

You know, I don't get it.
I don't get you.

You go to all the trouble
to memorize a whole book!

Why can't you
learn to read it?

Good night, baby.

Mom...

Why is it all
so hard for me?

I don't know, baby.

Maybe it's all hard
for everybody,

and they just
don't show it.

I love you.

What? What is it?
Are you all right?

"She p-pulled,

"she t-tugged.

"'I t-think I can.

"'I t-think I can,'

"she say, she said."

What a guy!

Here we go.

E.J. boy.

(COOING)

Huh? What you doing?

Oh, my goodness.
Look who's here.

Look at that.
Look who's here.

Hey!

My big guy!

Oh!
(LAUGHS)

Want to take a walk
with us guys?

Oh, I'd love to.

Hey, listen,
we got to talk.

That's good because
I had some things
I wanted to say, too.

Do you want
to go first?

Nah, you go ahead.

Okay, the thing is,
I miss you guys.

I miss you
both like crazy.

Let me tell you,
two months can seem
like an eternity.

We feel the same way.
Take a look at E.J.

I miss him so much.

I need you, Eddie.

So does Andrew.
He needs a father.

Someone he can look up to.
A kind man.

Someone who's
the total opposite of Ted.

Do you think E.J. will be
safe with Andrew around?

I don't know,
how safe is he with
your mother around?

Gail, this isn't funny.

Eddie, everything is funny,
and everything is sad.

(E.J. BABBLES)
Yeah.

Come back, Eddie.
I'll do anything I can
to make you happy.

What about
breakfast in bed?

Not on weekdays.

In that case,
I don't know.

I'll change the cat box.
Without complaining?

Okay.

In that case,
you got yourself a deal.

What about you?

There was something
you wanted to say.

Oh, yeah, that.

All I wanted to say was,
uh, me and E.J.,

we miss you like crazy.
Can we come home now?

MAN ON TV:
They continue to run,

as Davis comes across
the mid-court line...

(DOORBELL RINGING)

Could you get that?

Didn't we make a policy
on who would get up
to answer the door?

(DOORBELL RINGING)

...at full steam. Cody over
to Kurchee on the right side.

He looks underneath,
and now for the first time...

Hi, Andrew.

Eddie, this is
Janet Hilgarde.

JANET: Hi. I hope
I'm not interrupting.

No, not at all.

It's just a game
that'll determine

the winner of the western
division, that's all.

Baseball?
BOTH: Basketball.

If I had any choice,
I'd come back, but,

shall we get
started, Andrew?

Good, Andrew.
Thank you very much.

Now, I'm gonna talk to
your mom and dad for
a few minutes, okay?

Andrew's reading levels
and math skills

still test well
below average.

But he's reading
much better than he did
when he was in school.

Unfortunately, the tests
show that Andrew is
still very far behind.

And unless
his academic skills

and his behavior
show marked improvement,

he's gonna have to be sent to
the state residential facility

for children with
special needs in the fall.

No, but he's doing better.
We're making progress.

The boy is ten
and a half years old.

He still reads
at a first-grade level.

Miss Hilgarde, I think
you're a genuinely nice woman,

and I know you're just
trying to do your job,

but I can promise you

that I will rip open the chest
and tear out the heart

of anyone who threatens
to take my boy from me.

It happened once.
It will not happen again.

I'm on your side,
Mrs. Carlson.

But I must tell you
that unless Andrew shows
marked improvement

over the next three months,
we'll have to take action.

I need more time.

I can give you
the rest of the summer,
but that's it.

What is it?

What's the matter?

I can't, I don't know
what to do anymore.

I don't know
how to help him.

Aw, but he's been
doing better.

No, he hasn't, Eddie.
Let's face it.

He's pretty much
in the same place,

and they're gonna take him
away from us again.

I can feel it.

What if we tried
something really different?

Maybe if we shook
things up a little.

Haven't we had
enough shaking?

No, no. Hear me out.

What if you took Andy up
to your brother's place?

To Jack's?
No. I don't see...

No, no, no, listen.

What if you and Andy
went out to the farm,

and you could really focus
on him, really work with him?

But that's not fair.
You and E.J. just got back.

You haven't even
unpacked yet.

No, it's okay.
We're not talking
about forever here.

You'll try it for
a couple of weeks.
See how he reacts.

I think maybe out there,
maybe in a place
with no history,

you could really turn
things around for him.

Eddie, I can't leave you
and the baby, not again.

Gail, I don't think
we have a choice.

You heard the lady
from Social Services.

It could be our last shot.

Maybe me and E.J. are
too much of a distraction.

Maybe out there, he could
really focus in the country.

Eddie, I don't know.
I do.

We'll think of it as, uh...

Think of it as
an experiment
in education.

(CHUCKLES)

(CLUCKING)

Do you want to drive?
ANDREW: Really?

Go ahead. Try it.

Just a little more
this way.

A little more.
That's it. Good going.

You got it!
ANDREW: Whoo!

Okay, Andrew.
Take a look.

How many eggs?
Four and three are what?

(SIGHS)

Seven.

Excellent. Again...

How many?

You had seven.
You took away two.

I don't know.

Try. How many?

How many eggs?

Scrambled.

Cute, but no.

Now, you've done this before.
You can do it again.

(DOOR OPENS)

You had seven.
You took away two.

Hey! Who's gonna help me
shoe some horses?

All right.

(COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYS)

(MOOS)
Whoa!

(MOOS)

(SQUAWKING)

(HORSE WHINNYING)

(SIGHS)

Come on, buddy.
Work with me here.

Please, come on.
Work with me.

(CLUCKING)

(WHINNIES)

(BLEATING)

(LAUGHING)

Oh, my God. How many steps
did baby E.J. take by himself?

Three. Eddie,
our baby's a genius.

Yeah. Okay.

Okay. Bye.
I love you, too.

(HORSE WHINNIES)

"M-many m-mumbling mice
are make-making...

"M-m..."

"Midnight."

"Midnight m-music
in the m-moonlight."

(SIGHS) You didn't
memorize that one, did ya?

Let's try another book,
okay? Huh?

Hey! Hey, come here.

Come here. We're not done.
We're not finished.

Gail, there's no sense
in driving the kid too hard,

drilling him
and pushing him
all the time.

He's a smart kid.
Anybody can see that.

No! Almost nobody
can see that,

least of all the people
who give him the tests.

But Andrew's smart
in other ways.

He's learned
all kinds of stuff
since he's been out here.

Great. I'll tell his teacher
he can milk a cow.

Maybe he can major
in hoof picking

or pig grooming
in college.

I'm just saying if you
laid off him for a while,

he might come to some
of this on his own.

Thank you very much
for your expert opinion,

but you know what
would really help us
both right now,

is if you gave Andrew
a little encouragement.

You know he loves everything
he does outside with you.

Maybe you could give us
some support in here

with the boring
real-life stuff?

Okay, Andrew,

I really want for you
to read to me now. Okay?

I want to hear about
"The little engine
that could."

(CLUCKING)

Hi.

Are you okay?

No, I'm not okay.

Do you remember
who I used to be
before the kidnapping?

I used to be
a very up person.

I'd get up every day and say,
"Hey, it's a new day."

Now I get up,
and in three minutes,

I remember that I've got him.

I mean, don't get me wrong.

I love him.

And I thank God every day
that he came back to us.

But...

Tell me.

Why can't
I reach him, Jack?

He reacts to other people.
He loves you. It's obvious.

He loves everything
you do together.

Yet I haven't gotten
him to smile more
than once or twice

in the whole time
he's been home.

Gail,
I know he loves you.

How do you know this?

What has he said
or done to make you
think he loves me?

But he does.

He's just got a lot
to come back from that's all.

Oh, I do the pushing and
the scolding and the teaching.

I mean, I can see why
he wouldn't be crazy about me,

but you know what's weird?

When I see you
two together,

I feel like another man
is stealing my kid away again.

Isn't that crazy?

I can't stand
that I feel this way.

I'm not taking Andrew
away from you

if that's
what you're thinking.

It's not you, Jack.
It's me.

I never should have
let him leave the house

that day with Ted.
I knew it.

I felt something
was wrong. I saw it.

I should have taken Andrew
away and hidden him.

Anyone else would have,
anyone, and I didn't.

What kind of mother am I?

Gail, you're
a wonderful mother...

And you know,
he was sick that day.

And I should have made him
stay at home.

And I didn't.

And I could see
that Ted was angry.

He was furious because
Eddie was in my life.

And Ted could see
that Andy loved him,

and I let him go anyway.

Why did I do that? Why?

No. Come here.

And Andy didn't deserve this.

It shouldn't have happened,

and now they're gonna take
him away from me again.

I can't take it, Jack.

Gail...

He's not the same little boy
he was five years ago.

I cannot connect with him.

He's not my son.

JACK: You don't mean that.

Yes, I do.
If I could pick a kid,
I wouldn't pick him.

I'm his mother. Do you know
how that makes me feel?

Andrew.

(CLUCKING)

Andrew!

(PANTING)

Andrew, wait!

Andrew!

(SOBS)

Andrew. Andrew.

I'm sorry, baby.
I didn't mean it.

I hate you! I hate you!

I didn't mean it.

You did! You do!

You don't want me!
You never did!

You let Daddy take me!

You never came
to look for me!

Why didn't you
look for me? Why?

Andrew!

Andrew!

Andrew!

Andrew!

(SOBBING)

Oh, my God.
Oh, honey.

Who told you that?

How can you think that?

Did your daddy
tell you that?

He said you were
tired of me!

He said you didn't
want me in the house!

He said you were glad
I was gone!

It's not true, honey.
I wanted you.

All I did was look for you.
I looked for you all the time.

For five years, every day,
every night, every minute,

I wanted you back.

I stopped living.

I didn't laugh.
I didn't smile.

All I did was miss you
and think about you.

I kept your room
exactly the same.

I slept with your bear
at night.

Every time I went
to the store or to the mall

and drove by the playground,
I looked for you.

And every time
you weren't there,

it broke my heart because
I missed you so much.

I love you, Andrew.
Don't you know that?

You're my son.

You'll always be my son.

It's okay.
You don't have to be afraid.

We never stayed
at the same place
for long.

We always moved around,

mostly motels.

The last place we lived,

the one
we stayed the longest,

was a trailer.

He wouldn't let me
go outside during the day.

I just stayed in the room
watching TV.

I didn't go to school.

I didn't know
any kids my age.

There was just Daddy,
her, and me.

Pattie... She hit me.

(SOBBING)

He locked me in the closet.

At night, they put me
outside on a long leash.

I climbed up into a tree
and slept.

There were animals
out there.

It was dark all the time.

There was nobody
to talk to...

Nobody to play with.

Nobody came.

It was just nobody but them.

I was by myself.

Sometimes,

all the time
in the beginning,

I'd think about home.

Then it got so
when I thought about you,

it made me mad.

Daddy said
you didn't want me,

that you didn't care
about me.

But you did.
I know you did.

I'm home, Mommy.

I'm home.

* I see the moon

* And the moon sees me

* The moon sees somebody
I want to see

* God bless the moon
And God bless me

* And God bless the somebody
I want to see *