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(eerie electronic music)

- Man, I couldn't look much better, could I?

- Oh my God.

- Yeah, what do you want to do?

- [Man] Let's go,

let's get a bite to eat at the food stand,

and go on the Ferris wheel.

- Yeah, you want to take me out on a high school date?

(gulls calling)

- Jeremy, wake up.

(fast-paced electronic music)

Come on.

Let's go to bed.

(dog barking)

- We're gonna go on the Ferris wheel later.

The Ferris wheel all day.

God knows we are.

(siren blaring)

- Hi.

- Hi.

- Jeremy.

- I don't want to hear it.

- Let me explain.

I'm just not ready to be

in an exclusive kind of relationship.

It isn't fair to you or me.

- Then you should move out.

- All right.

Sorry.

Bye.

(dramatic electronic music)

(upbeat electronic music)

- Didn't you take Math 33 last quarter?

- Yeah.

- You never showed up after the first week.

- I had to drop it.

I got really swamped with my other classes.

- Yeah, that's happened to me,

way too many times.

Scott.

- I'm Jeremy.

- Can I sit?

- Sure.

- I don't mean to be weird,

but the first couple of days with you in class

I kind of thought that maybe you were staring at me.

Or was it the guy next to me that caught your eye?

- It was you.

- I knew it.

- You just reminded me of somebody.

- Who?

- My roommate.

- [Scott] Dorm roommate?

- No, I live off-campus.

- Oh me too.

Yeah I got a great place near campus.

I love waking up late, walking to class, no rush.

- Yeah.

Pretty lucky.

- Yeah.

I just started to learn how to cook.

Just wondering if you wanted to come over for dinner?

- Maybe another time.

- Come on, I make this great pasta dish, come on.

Guaranteed you'll love it.

- Thanks, but I should probably,

just...

- Oh no, take one bite of my gourmet cooking.

- Gourmet?

- Yeah.

- I thought you said you just started?

- I learn fast.

If you don't like it,

then I'll take you to any restaurant, you pick.

Okay?

- Okay.

- All right.

- I made it from scratch.

- Thanks.

This is delicious.

- It always is.

- Well, seems like you you want a career as a chef?

- Nope, only a hobby.

See, what I'm really into is engineering,

mechanical engineering, I love machines,

making them work perfectly.

What are you into?

- I'm into having a nice, quiet life, I guess.

- Like what are you studying?

- Linguistics.

- I don't know anything about that.

- Just basically the study of language,

how it's formed, how it's structured, yeah.

- All right, what kind of jobs are there for that?

- Not that many,

but if I get into a good grad school,

then I'll probably find a job.

I'll find a job, I never quit.

- You know I have something

that'll go perfect with this pasta.

You're gonna love it.

- Okay.

- It's really, really tasty.

(tense electronic music)

You want me to keep going?

- No, no.

- [Scott] Really?

- Yeah, I'm sorry.

- No problem.

It's always better whenever you're sure.

To being sure.

- I'd better go.

- You want to take home some pasta?

- Yeah, absolutely.

- [Scott] Made it from scratch, made plenty for you.

(street traffic)

- Elliot?

(solemn electronic music)

(phone ringing)

- [Man On Voicemail] Hey, leave a message

and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

(dramatic electronic music)

(doorbell ringing)

- Is everything okay?

- I hope you're hungry.

- I was just about to start cooking.

That's not the leftovers I gave you?

- I made it from scratch.

Maybe we can try it with some of the wine

you said was so good?

- Enter sir.

- [Jeremy] Aren't we going a little bit too fast?

- [Scott] Not me.

(chaotic electronic music)

(phone ringing)

(tense electronic music)

- It's not possible.

He's out to get me.

(eerie electronic music)

Quit hiding behind the bushes, asshole.

(suspenseful electronic music)

(disembodied laughing)

(pulsing electronic music)

Yeah, run off you little punk.

Yeah, see what happens whenever I grab you by the balls.

(party music)

- That was a long time ago.

- So?

- You trying to cause trouble?

- Maybe.

He looks like a little angel,

just like me.

- You know, I gotta go.

What the hell are you doing?

- Hey Scott,

I was just telling your very cute boyfriend

that it would be so nice to see you

on the left side of the bed, him on the right,

and me right in the middle.

- Is that what you want?

- He's just buzzed, he's only joking.

- No, I'm very serious.

- Thanks, but no thanks.

- I'm not going anywhere.

(rhythmic dance music)

(distorted voices)

- Let's go home.

(bright electronic music)

(Jeremy mumbling)

(tense electronic music)

- You should wear something different.

- I told him plenty of times

that these are cheap, they're easy to clean,

and they look good enough.

- Shall I wear a tie?

- No.

There's nothing to worry about.

I'll handle him.

- I hope so.

(doorbell ringing)

(doorbell ringing)

Hey.

- [Man] Hey.

- I hope the traffic wasn't too bad.

- It was bad.

- Well, you made it here in time, dinner's ready.

- Hello, sir.

- Sir?

I think you're making your friend nervous.

Happy birthday.

- I told you not to spend any money on me.

This is way too much.

Thank you.

- Okay, let's eat.

When do you finish school?

- Next year.

- Scott will be done this year,

he's got engineering jobs waiting all over the place,

Texas, Oregon.

- I don't think I'll be doing that.

- You're taking one of those jobs.

- I might get my masters here first.

I don't know, it all depends.

- It depends on what?

- A lot of things.

- So Jeremy, do your folks live around here?

- We're from New Hampshire.

- So they know all about you two?

- Yeah, they have no problem with us.

Do you have a problem with us?

- What did you say?

- I said, do you have a problem with us?

- Scott, those kind of jobs,

they don't come around

all the time. - [Scott] I know.

- I don't think that you do.

- It's my decision.

- The food was good.

It's time to hit the road.

What the hell is wrong with you?

- It seems like you're not telling me something.

I have never hidden anything from you Scott, nothing.

- My dad, kept saying that all the guys that I live with

always seem okay at first,

and then they cause lots of trouble.

- Is there something that I should worry about?

- No.

- Your dad seemed pretty worried.

- That's 'cause he caused lots of trouble

whenever he was young.

Drinking, he went out with one crazy woman after another.

He's in debt.

- You never told me that.

- Because I didn't want you to worry.

You know what?

Fuck it, let's open up a bottle of wine.

- Hey, hey Scott.

(tense electronic music)

You gotta get more sleep.

- It's the best work I've ever done, check it out.

- It's a lot of numbers.

- Told you, math is my thing.

- [Jeremy] You want some coffee?

- Make it strong.

I've got a lot of studying to do,

just let me finish this.

I gotta finish this, I gotta finish studying.

I've got lots of catching up to do,

and just leave me alone.

- Okay.

- Is it right?

This is absolutely not right.

Let's figure this out.

(chaotic electronic music)

- What are you doing?

- Man, we need some more wine,

some fine wine.

- [Jeremy] You studied all week for this.

- Can't concentrate.

- Here, come here.

Come here.

My parents will be here tomorrow.

Let's go get some sleep.

(ethereal laughing)

Thanks.

- Your father found this great restaurant.

- If your friend doesn't show up soon,

we're gonna lose our reservation.

- He should be here any minute.

- Well, if he's too busy, we can meet him tomorrow.

- No, he's just been studying a lot lately,

he's got a few tests.

But he really wanted to meet you guys,

before he gets even busier.

(doorbell ringing)

That should be him.

(door opening)

Everything all right?

- [Scott] Yeah.

- It's a pleasure to meet you.

- You too.

- Can I get you something to drink?

- Sure, thanks.

- Anything in particular?

Is something the matter?

- Mineral water's pretty good.

- All right.

Hey, you okay?

- Why didn't you let me open the bottle?

- Excuse me?

- There's something in the water.

He's trying to poison me.

I won't let him, no!

- Hey, Scott stop.

(chaotic electronic music)

- Get away!

- Scott.

(muffled)

- Look at me.

- I'm here.

(eerie electronic music)

- We've given him medication, that calmed him,

so he's sleeping.

- Scott told me that his head was hurting.

Do you think that he has some kind of brain tumor?

- We'll be checking on all possibilities.

- The young man kept saying

he heard voices that wouldn't stop screaming at him.

- So this a symptom of schizophrenia.

- [Father] Has any of Scott's family been contacted?

- [Doctor] We're trying to contact his father.

- [Father] Anyone else?

- The only contact information that we do have,

is for his father.

Now I need to continue my rounds.

- Do you know how to get a hold of Scott's mother?

- No, he never wanted to talk about her,

or any of his family, just his dad.

- [Father] Well, there's gotta be someone.

Jeremy can take some time off.

Come home with us.

Scott's father has to handle the situation.

- Why do you look scared?

- I'm not.

- Gavin please.

I ran into an old friend from college.

His daughter had to be taken to the hospital.

It was schizophrenia.

- When did that happen?

- Last year.

My friend said it was horrible.

- Why didn't you tell me?

- Nothing anyone can do about it.

No need for you to hear about those kinds of things.

- Is the girl better?

- No.

Sometimes the medicines the doctors use

don't work on everybody.

My friend spent every penny he had,

all kinds of hospitals.

His daughter ended up running off.

She hasn't been found.

If Scott has the same thing,

he'll need full-time care.

Jeremy shouldn't do that.

He has his whole life ahead of him.

(dark electronic music)

- Yeah, that's it.

- What a way to meet your parents.

- [Jeremy] Don't worry about that.

- I'm sorry.

I don't know what's going on with me.

- They're testing your blood right now,

they'll figure it out.

- I got so much studying to do,

I gotta get out of here.

- You will.

Doctor said just in a day or two.

Scott, I need the truth about something.

Did you ever take drugs when I wasn't around?

- No.

- Please don't lie.

- [Scott] I swear.

- How about before you met me?

What about any of the guys that you were with,

that your dad didn't like?

They ever slip any pills in your drink,

or give you drugs that made you see things?

- No.

I never saw anything weird just,

they'll know I'm not lying.

Maybe it's a brain tumor that's causing this.

They can fix that can't they?

- Yeah.

- I'm so tired of listening.

(door opening)

- The hospital called, and tells me

that my son might have some kind of mental problems?

- The doctor said that it might just be drugs

that caused all of it.

- Who would give him drugs?

- I don't know.

- You know, he used to hang out with some crazy guys.

Do you hang out with them, too?

- No.

Scott swore that he never took any,

but if the blood tests show that he did,

then there's a chance he'll get better.

- [Dad] You know what?

I'm gonna stay here,

and when my boy wakes up,

I am gonna find out what is going on.

(eerie electronic music)

- Scott, stop.

(mumbling)

- Elliot.

- You are correct,

taking some drugs can cause symptoms of schizophrenia,

but taking drugs doesn't cause it.

The tests were repeated several times.

No drugs were in his blood,

no signs of brain tumors,

but Scott is responding well to the medicine.

It was very helpful that you brought him in right away.

- I read online that if someone like Scott

is not violent or suicidal,

that he can decide what to do.

- Correct.

- Doctor, tell my son how difficult it is

to take care of someone with this condition.

- I can handle it.

I'll learn how, do whatever it takes.

- [Mom] Jeremy.

- Can I see him?

- [Doctor] He's been asking for you.

- I've been telling my dad that I feel fine.

Pretty soon I'll get out of here.

Studying, back to it.

Graduate, get a job,

all that.

- Yeah, yeah, no doubt in my mind.

- I'm staying with Jeremy,

if that's what he wants.

- It is.

- Then get me the hell out of here.

I'm cooking for everyone.

- Look, maybe it's better you rest.

- I'm sick of laying around.

I'll make a kick-ass dinner.

- My parents really want to meet you.

Can I tell them that you'll be there?

- Yeah.

- [Scott] You want some more Missus Driscoll?

- It was very good, but I'm full.

- [Scott] I made it from scratch.

- We still have some white wine if anybody wants some.

- [Gavin] Thank you, but we have to go.

- Okay, I can make some coffee.

- Not for us, son.

It'll keep us awake.

We have a very early flight.

I'm glad we met.

- Same here.

- I'll call you the minute we land.

- No need to worry.

- [Gavin] Honey, we can't be late.

- I'll walk your parents out,

get the coffee ready for my dad.

- Oh it'll be ready in a couple minutes.

- [Scott] Give me a minute with your folks, okay?

Hey, the cab will be here in a minute.

I hope you believe,

you understand that I care for him so much.

We'll be all right.

- [Gavin] Honey, the taxi's here, we gotta go.

- You take care of yourself.

- Sir, thank you.

- [Jeremy] Everything all right?

- Yep.

- It's time for me to hit the road.

I'll be back next week.

- Call me whenever you get home.

- [Dad] Will do.

- We're just in Santa Monica.

- And we're just relaxing and having a beautiful day.

- Yeah, check it out.

Pretty nice.

- Hey.

It says these need to be taken

exactly as the instructions say.

- I've been doing that.

- Good.

It's important.

You've been reading all night.

- I've got a lot of catching up to do.

- Oh, okay.

Okay.

Scott.

- [Elliot] Hanging out in your favorite spot?

- Yeah, I guess so.

- I called, a couple of times,

left messages.

- I've been busy.

- Me too.

Heard you moved in with somebody.

- I did.

- How's that going?

- It's good, it's really good.

- When I walked up to you,

you looked at me in a certain way.

- I don't know what you're talking about.

- I think you do.

- I gotta finish reading, Elliot.

- Okay.

- Bye.

- Bye.

(sirens blaring)

- We're celebrating.

- What's the occasion?

- Checked my grades, got an A in everything.

- Fantastic.

That's good.

- The wine's all yours.

I don't need it.

- To good friends.

- Cheers.

(solemn electronic music)

- Scott?

(mumbling)

(chaotic electronic music)

(phone ringing)

- [Scott] This is Scott, leave a message after the beep.

- Hey, it's me again.

Just wanted to say I'm really excited to see you later.

And, hope you're having a really good day.

Bye.

- [Voice] He's trying to poison you.

(distorted voices) (eerie electronic music)

- You kill him.

Stop following him.

Stop following him.

Stop following him.

Stop following him.

(suspenseful electronic music)

- [Jeremy] What happened?

- Somebody's been following me.

- There's nobody out there.

- He's out there, listen.

- Yeah, okay I think I can hear him.

- [Scott] Listen.

- [Jeremy] Sounds like he's walking away.

- Liar.

I won't let you poison me.

I'll kill you, you understand?

You're on the steps, run and come in.

- Yes, hello?

I have an emergency.

(mumbling)

- Where's dad?

- Back home, he has to take care

of some troubles at our store.

- Is he?

- No.

He's fine, in a couple of days the problems will be fixed,

and he'll be here.

- Is that what's really going on?

- Yes.

I'll clean this up.

Looks like you haven't been sleeping much.

- About as much as I can.

- Does Scott want to keep living with you?

- Scott doesn't want me near him.

He's telling everyone that I've been

putting poison in his pills.

- It might be a good idea if you took some time off school,

came home.

- Yeah, I've been thinking about that.

- Good.

- You know, I've also been thinking about

all the times when dad was depressed,

and just laying on the couch all day,

and that weird look on his face,

and just never wanted to be around him.

Just nervous all the time.

- Any five-year-old would be nervous

around someone like that.

- When you first met dad,

if he would have gotten sick like Scott,

do you think you would have left him?

- I,

there was a time, he'd been depressed for a year,

he couldn't work, I couldn't take it anymore.

You were too little to remember,

I left you with your grandmother.

The truth is, I wanted to run away from everything.

Back then I was so busy taking care of everybody,

I didn't know what I wanted, I still don't know.

Maybe now, I need time to myself.

- Are you leaving dad?

- No, son.

- I don't know if I can leave Scott.

I'm tired.

I don't know who I am anymore.

I need someone to,

I need you, or somebody...

- I love you, and you need to listen to me,

this is, you need to think about

where you are in life right now.

- Look around you, look at what I'm living in.

I feel like I'm going crazy.

No, I have to take care of you now, you see?

Because you come in here and you tell me all your problems.

- Jeremy, I am here for you.

I am here for you now.

Make this silence deep.

(airplane overhead)

(dramatic electronic music)

(phone ringing)

- [Mom] Hi, Elliot.

- Hey Rachael, how's it going?

- [Rachael] He's in some serious trouble.

- What's wrong?

- [Rachael] I need you to come over, okay?

Make sure that anything sharp is locked away.

I have to leave tonight.

Your father needs me back home.

The money troubles are worse than we thought.

- Anything that I can do?

- We'll handle it.

I told your dad, if you decided to live with Scott,

then there's no way I'd go back home,

until I knew you would be as safe as possible.

If you could let Elliot stay here for a while,

I'll be able to leave.

Talk to your father,

he'll tell you it's the right thing to do.

- Scott was fine before he stopped taking his medicine.

I'll make sure that doesn't happen again.

- If you want me to go, I will.

After I talked to your mom,

I read on the internet that schizophrenia

mainly happens to guys between 15 and 24.

- Yeah, I read that, too.

- Everything can be normal,

having fun,

and it happens.

No more.

- Did you see that it can get you at any age?

- [Elliot] Yeah.

- Your parents, anybody.

There's not even a cure.

- Yeah.

- They don't even know what causes it, not really.

God damn it.

(dramatic electronic music)

- You said that his medicine started working again?

Do you think that I could take him back to his apartment?

- He's still pretty nervous.

He doesn't want you around.

Right now, I think it's better if he comes back with me.

- Well someone has to watch him while you're at work.

I can go with you if you want, to help out.

- If you go with us, what happens to your grades?

- I can take the classes again.

- And if it takes years for Scott to get better,

you gonna stay with us?

- Yeah.

- I'm gonna make this easy for you.

Stay away.

For a little while.

Just until he calms down.

Can you do me that favor?

- Yeah.

- Business has been good this month.

We can afford to send him a little extra.

I would like to take you to dinner later on

when I get back from work,

if that's okay.

- Maybe.

- Works for me.

- Works for me, too.

- [Gavin] I'll see you.

- Scott's dad took him back to their town.

- For how long?

- He didn't say.

- Guess it's time for me to get my stuff out of your place.

Bye.

- Hold on.

If, when Scott gets better,

I don't know what I want to do yet.

Can you stay, until I figure it out?

- Yeah.

How is it?

- It's delicious.

My favorite.

- I have another one of your favorites.

- Thank you.

(dramatic electronic music)

- I'm too far behind, I need to study.

I need to study, I need to study.

I need to study, I need to study.

- Buddy, I made you some toast.

Scott, you gotta eat something.

(mumbling)

What?

- There's a spider in my throat.

It's in my stomach.

(ethereal laughter)

- Scott?

(tense electronic music)

(knocking on door)

- What brings you hear?

- I can't find Scott.

- Come in.

- Hi.

I'm Bill.

- Elliot.

- I need to talk to you.

All week Scott kept saying, over and over,

he's going to finish school.

Then he didn't talk for days.

I searched everywhere.

The local police, they've looked for him too.

I thought maybe he would have come here,

or someplace that you guys have gone.

- I don't know if I can help you out.

- He's out there all by himself.

Jeremy.

- We'll find him.

(dramatic electronic music)

Aren't there any other family members

to help us find him?

- No.

- Even his mom?

- That's a different situation.

- Did she pass away?

- I have no idea where she is.

Man that girl, she could,

she could light up a whole room.

She liked to drink,

party, dance.

But she left when he was four.

(tense electronic music)

- [Jeremy] Will you keep going?

I'm not that tired.

- I'm almost out of gas.

- Well, there's a station near here.

- I think I spent about everything I have.

I gotta figure out a long-term plan.

I got some land up north, if I can sell it,

maybe I can hire somebody that finds people professionally.

No.

No.

I'll pay you back.

Every penny, soon as I sell my stuff, all right?

If you even think of somewhere he might be,

you call me.

- Yeah, okay.

Maybe we can get the landlord to let us stay

just a few more months.

- [Elliot] You have a lot to do before grad school.

- I know.

- A lot to do.

- I know.

- Do you still love him?

- Yes.

(dramatic electronic music)

(distorted voices)

- Hey Scott.

We've got your apartment all fixed up

and ready for you.

Why don't we go home?

- [Ethereal Voices] Don't listen to him.

- Let's go home.

(distorted voices)

- No, no.

- Scott wait.

(tense electronic music)

(ethereal voices)

- Unless Scott is suicidal or violent,

there's no legal mechanism to force him to take medication.

- There's gotta be a way to get him into a hospital.

- Only if he agrees to that.

Unfortunately, most are so paranoid,

they rarely do.

- The place we found him at was horrible,

dangerous.

- [Voices] Hey Scott.

Jump.

(siren blaring)

- Hey, Scott.

- Let's go.

- [Jeremy] Hey Scott, we got your apartment

all fixed up for you.

(sobbing)

- [Voice] Scott.

Scott, are you coming home?

Come home.

Come home.

(sirens in the distance)

- You're doing much better.

Very soon you'll be able to get out.

You don't realize it Scott but,

you are improving.

I can tell.

Gotta go.

- Scott, let her go.

Let go of her.

I have something that's yours.

- You can't leave him with anything sharp.

- I just want to see if he remembers it.

- All right.

(dramatic electronic music)

- [Jeremy] Seems like you want a career as a chef.

- Nope.

You see what I'm really into,

is engineering, mechanical engineering.

I love machines, making them work perfectly.

What are you into?

- I'm into having a nice, quiet life, I guess.

(chaotic electronic music)

- [Jeremy] You almost done?

- Yep.

It's the best work I've done.

Check it out.

- This is really good.

- [Scott] Wait until you see the one I'm finishing.

(children playing)

(dramatic electronic music)