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Morning. Barely. It's 11 .30. You guys just get up?

Give us a break. It's Saturday.

Actually, it's Sunday.

You might want to get yourself an alarm clock and a calendar.

I had a talk to my mom today, and Kim and I decided we are going to go back

for Thanksgiving.

I feel a little weird leaving you guys here alone.

Look, Jimmy and I only did that in the living room once, and Sammy totally

believed me when I told him we were playing leapfrog.

No, I was talking about...

The fact that you and I have never been apart for Thanksgiving.

I thought that might upset you.

Oh, sweet, sweet Kim.

Tell me, to get to your world, do I take a right at the rainbow or a left at the

unicorn?

You wouldn't like it in my world, Christine.

You might get water thrown on you and melt.

You want to play? I can play.

Hey, you know, maybe since you guys aren't going to be here, I'll have my

parents come visit.

Jimmy, I don't want the drama of having your father around.

He's not that bad.

What's wrong with Jimmy's father?

He's always criticizing everything that Jimmy does.

Nothing's ever good enough for him.

Jimmy's not done anything with his life. He has absolutely no ambition.

Well, obviously he hasn't seen Jimmy roll out of my guest house in his

at the crack of noon.

Hey, look, Christine, this is a perfect time to have him come out here.

All my life he's thought of me as a screw -up and...

And, you know, let's be honest, for most of my life I was. But, you know, now I

got a good job. I got a great family. I think he'll be really proud of me.

Jimmy, why is it so important for you to impress that guy?

I mean, what's he ever done with his life besides drinking with his buddies,

fishing, and bragging about being hit by a train?

Oh, he did survive being hit by a train.

And that's an achievement?

Jimmy, who gets hit by a train?

They run on tracks. They're loud. It's not like they sneak up on you.

You know who gets hit by trains?

Cows. Cows. Your father is one big lucky cow.

Look, Christine, it's just something I want to do. It's important to me, okay?

Well, fine with that.

But, Jimmy, you know Thanksgiving's right around the corner. Tickets from

East Coast are going to cost a fortune. Hey, it's not going to cost them a

thing. I'm paying for this whole trip.

In fact, you know what? I'm going to check on tickets right now.

Wow, you really are trying to impress them.

Hey, Kim.

They're my parents, all right?

They've been paying for me my whole life. It's time to start saying thank

Hi, yeah.

What's the number for Greyhound?

We're going to miss you guys. Yeah, grocery store is a madhouse. My mom

furious if she shows up and we haven't got the turkey.

Luckily, we got the last bottle.

Okay, we'll have a good time while we're gone. And remember, mi casa is mi casa.

Don't break any of me stuff.

What do you think we are? We're responsible adults, right? I mean, why

just get one of those hidden nanny cams and spy on us?

That's funny.

Well, we should get going. Okay.

All right. See you guys later. Tell everyone we said hi. Okay. Bye. Bye.

Hey, listen, give us a call when you get there, okay? Bye -bye. Bye.

Okay, well, I'm going to go check on the boys.

What are you going to do?

I think I'm going to go press my ass up against that nanny can.

Jimmy! Jimmy!

Jimmy, they're not... They're here.

Wait, hold on a second. I just want everything to look good.

Oh.

Will you relax?

I'm sorry. I just don't want my dad to think we live like pigs.

Hey!

Grandpa's pig in the front yard.

Ah, the Mayflower has landed.

Mom! Hey, baby!

Big Jimmy, will you put that thing away and get in here?

in your shirt.

Oh, gee, tuck in your tongue.

Hey, Jimmy. Hey, Jimmy. How you doing? Good.

So, what were you doing out there?

We've been knocking for five minutes. I've been holding it since Barstow.

Hey, Christine, how's it going?

Hey, Jimmy, how are you? Be careful, be careful. I got by a train, remember?

Yeah, I believe you mentioned something about that.

Whoa, look at how big those boys have gotten.

hurt when the train hit you? Grandpa took an engine in the caboose. What do

think?

Hold on, honey. Not everybody's in yet. We got some stragglers.

What?

Mama always wanted to see California before she died.

Check her pulse. I'm not sure she made it.

Anyway, once Mama was coming, it didn't seem right to leave Betty home alone. Of

course, everywhere Betty goes, Cousin Neil's got to go, too.

Part of his parole.

That just doesn't seem right, having a holiday without the whole family being

together. So I decided to spring for tickets for everybody, since I know it's

tough enough for you to come up with the two.

So... Sweet, a big Jimmy to organize Thanksgiving for all of us like that?

Yeah, well, you know, I mean, I would have got tickets. I just didn't know

everyone wanted to come. So, you know, Dad, how much do I owe you? Hey, come

I didn't ask you to pay me back for three wrecked cars and a wasted year in

college. I ain't gonna start now.

All right, well, I'm sure everyone's worn out.

Can I get you something to drink, Grammy?

Grammy?

I think you're really going to like this room, Grammy, okay? The bathroom's

right here, okay?

And the bathroom door is right there.

Hey, so, Dad, how'd you like those ribs I made?

Oh, those were really great, son.

I mean, they were the best I ever had. I could have eaten ten more if you'd have

had them.

Well, you know, there was more people than I expected.

Yeah, that's true.

Of course, you could have gone to the store, but hey, the ones I had were the

best ever.

Oh, thanks.

Let's grab a snack later.

Hey, you know, Dad, things have been going really good for me out here, you

know? They really like me at my job, and Christine's doing great in school, and

the kids, they're really happy. It's really been good for us.

Oh, we'll see.

We'll see? What's that supposed to mean?

Well, Jimmy, you know, things have been pretty easy here for you so far. Your

brother -in -law gave you a place to live, got you a job. I just hope that

things really get hard, you'll be able to stick it out. You haven't been famous

for that, you know.

What are you talking about, college again?

Okay, college, you know, college wasn't for me.

For a few months, you seemed to love it. Then the test came and you transferred

from Frostburg State to a drunken state.

Yeah, that was 15 years ago.

And you were going to be a... Welder. Welder, that's too hot. Then you decided

you want to go to... In the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard, that's too cold.

But the couch in your basement, just right.

Look, Dad, I'm telling you, things are going to be different for us out here. I

really, I got a good thing going.

Yeah, yeah.

I can say, we'll see.

Good night, Grammy.

Grammy?

Surprise!

Well, fun seven hours at the airport.

I think your mother would have picked up the phone and told us they were having

the worst blizzard in 50 years.

I don't understand.

I mean, she's usually so good about letting us know what's going on at home.

Well... I'm sure if the blizzard got married, died, or got arrested, she

have sent us a clipping.

I'm gonna put Sammy to bed.

Great. Thanksgiving dinner with Jimmy and his parents. I wonder what we're

eating, varmint or critter.

ma 'am i am so sorry i didn't know anybody else was in here jimmy told us

just his parents hello

Do I know you?

I know you.

You were at Jimmy's wedding.

Saw you doing the electric slag.

Oh, yeah.

Well, enjoy that cigarette.

Hold on.

Stay out of that room. My Grammy's in there sleeping.

Okay.

Well, thanks for the warning.

Where the hell have you been? I just killed a woman.

What? Jimmy's grandmother was in our bed. Kim, I went in, I laid down. She

started to scream. I started to scream. I fell out of the bed. When I got up to

check on her, she was dead.

Oh, my God. We have to call an ambulance.

Yes, yes, definitely call. But tell them they don't need to use the siren.

Trust me, she's gone.

I tried CPR, mouth to mouth. Oh, I can still taste it.

It's either death or milk or magnesia.

I guess we should tell Jimmy.

Yes, one of us should.

Haven't I been through enough?

Dude, I'm sorry there's all these extra people here. We put Grammy in your

bedroom, but she can move if you want her to.

No, no, she can't.

Oh, dude, she's so out of it. She'll be comfortable anywhere.

Look, we came back from the airport, and I didn't know anyone was in our room.

So I just walked in, and... Look, man, I don't know how to say this, but your...

Your grandmother's dead.

Oh, my God.

Oh, God.

Oh, man, this is terrible.

I walked in and... Oh, no, it must have been horrible for you. You come home and

you find a dead woman in your bedroom.

Yes.

Yes, I did. I just walked in and she was already dead.

You know, already.

She must have passed in her sleep.

Yeah, there's no reason to think otherwise.

Well, I'd like to think she went peacefully.

Yeah, I'd like you to think that, too.

Guys.

Wow, I don't know how to say this, but... Spit it out, son. It's four o

in the morning.

Grammy's gone.

Well, she couldn't have gotten far.

I have her prosthetic foot in my handbag.

No, um... I'm Betty.

Grammy died tonight.

In her sleep. That's important.

In her sleep.

Where is she? The ambulance just left with her.

Betty, Dad, I'm sorry.

It's okay.

I can't believe it. I just can't. I guess the doctors were right. They

that this might be her last trip.

I had a feeling on the bus she started smelling sour around Utah.

out and got some cake.

I don't know why, but it always seems to help. Oh, honey, that's so sweet of

you, but I don't think anybody can eat out of time like this.

Oh, intimate.

You can't hide money.

I guess you heard what happened.

Yep, it's all part of life.

I'm just glad that no one blamed Greg.

Why would we blame Greg?

You wouldn't. There's no reason to.

Yeah, he didn't mean to do it.

Didn't mean to do what?

Accidentally scare her. He didn't know she was in there.

What do you mean, scare her?

I thought you said when you went in the bedroom, she was already dead.

Jimmy, she wasn't, okay? She wasn't. I went into my bedroom, I got into bed,

the next thing you know, there's all this... Look, I was scared, too, okay?

heart was racing. I could have died. I have a heart murmur.

I have to take a special pill for dental work and everything.

We're lucky that I'm alive.

Damn lucky.

You killed my Grammy?

Come on, Neil. It's not Greg's fault.

Of course it's not Greg's fault.

It's his fault.

What? If you'd have had your own house, none of this would ever happen.

Thanks for a great Thanksgiving, son. I can't wait to see what you got in store

for Christmas.

Dad, I cannot believe you were blaming this on me.

Dad!

I know it was an accident.

Good she did.

They're probably stuffing her right now.

Any guesses on where Big Jimmy went?

I don't know. You got booby bars out here?

I'm sure the children's grandfather just went out for a walk and he'll be back

soon. That is unless Greg killed him too.

Okay. All right. You know what? It's Thanksgiving.

And even under the circumstances...

We got a lot to be thankful for.

Granny was a kind woman.

She led a rich and wonderful life.

Every person who met her loved her. Except the last one.

Okay, you know what, Neil? Greg made an honest mistake, and in families, we

forgive mistakes.

Greg's not family. He's my family.

So that means he's yours, too.

You know something, Neil? We've overlooked a lot of your screw -ups over

years, right?

Like that time you sold Aunt Betty's car for two big bags of oregano.

Well, now, that wasn't his fault. He thought it was marijuana.

My point is that a death usually brings out the best or the worst in a family.

And, you know, I think that Grammy deserves our best.

No, because I know she's watching us today, and I want her to look down and

proud.

So, you know, do you think we can at least give that to Grammy?

To Grammy.

She always wanted to come to California one day before she died.

But I doubt she meant exactly one day before she died.

Hey, she made it. That's true.

You did great tonight, honey. I'm really proud of you.

Hey, Daddy, will you read me these books?

Whoa, that's a lot of books you got there.

I don't know if I can read all of them by myself.

I'll tell you what, if I read some to you, will you read some to me?

Deal. All right.

All right, why don't you go put on your pajamas and brush your teeth. I'll be in

in a minute, okay?

I just, I don't know why my dad did this.

Jimmy, it's not your problem. It's his problem.

I don't know why you let this eat at you.

Good night.

She doesn't understand, huh? Why?

Oh, the whole father -son thing.

It's hard for them to get it. You think you've got to be a father or a son to

understand, you know? It's like, why do we do it?

Why is it that no matter how old I get...

I'm like a little boy trying to get his attention every time he comes around.

I know. I do it too. I think it was because my dad wasn't around much for me

when I was a kid.

Yeah, mine neither.

Well, I don't think your kids are going to have to worry about that.

Thanks, man.

Good night, Jimmy.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Hi.

You all right?

Yeah, you?

Yeah.

Listen, Jimmy, I'm sorry about running out here like I did before. It's just

that I didn't know where... You know, it's kind of funny. I always said you

the one that couldn't handle things when they got rough, and then I go running

out. No, it's okay. It's your mom. I understand.

I talked to your mom, and she said you did a real good job around here without

me. I don't know about that.

I guess I better make some of Grandma's arrangements. Yeah, you know, I

called Pearson's Mortuary back home, and they're setting up all the arrangements

for Grammy to fly her back home. And then I called the relatives. I told

I think that's pretty much it.

No, no, no. That's terrific.

Thanks.

Thanks a lot, son. I appreciate that.

Hey, I made you a plate.

Huh? Well, I got some leftovers.

Thanksgiving leftovers.

Great.

Thank you.

Star.

Bet you were.

Better taste than white meat.

So I'm just walking along, you know, minding my own business.

Then all of a sudden I stumble and my foot gets stuck.

It's stuck and I can't seem to get it out. Okay, Dominic, turn on the train.

It's stuck. You're stuck. Now I start to panic.

And the more I pull, the more my foot gets stuck.

My foot's stuck.

My finger's stuck.

Turn it off, Dominic. Turn it off a minute.

Turn it off.

Turn it off. That's the wrong button.

Dominic, turn it off. I'm stuck.