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People say that nothing in life lasts.

If by that they mean, uh, nothing stays the same,

they would be right.

Everything changes.

The Earth turns, the seasons pass.

We grow old.

My name is William McKay, and I'm a fisherman,

which makes me a believer.

So I would venture to say that if you're lucky

and the gods are with you,

some things do last.

Family, friendship, love.

I learned that from my father.

♪ And I look for my desperate love ♪

Hey, Dad.

Well, good morning.

Kyle, say hi to your grandpa.

♪ How to read ♪

Kyle.

What?

Your grandpa is here.

I can see that.

Kyle, why don't you tie the aft line?

The what?

I made you some lunch.

Sandwiches, potato salad, beer for you, water for him.

What?

I'm not going.

No offense, William,

but I really don't wanna go fishing with you.

What? This is stupid.

I have no interest in fishing, with you or anybody.

It's not my thing.

Why are you acting like this?

You are on thin ice as it is.

Acting like what?

I'm expressing myself.

I'm articulating my feelings.

Isn't that what your counselor buddy said to do?

William, did my mom tell you

she dragged us all to a family counselor?

Dr. Peter Puddle.

I kid you not.

He's a real vessel of knowledge, that guy.

It was a shit show.

Kyle, stop it. Just stop it.

And stop calling your grandpa by his first name.

Show some respect.

What's the matter, Sarah?

You seem stressed.

Kyle, honey, don't you wanna take a break,

just for one day?

I don't know, Sarah. Seems like the person

that wants a break here is you.

That's right.

I need a break, okay?

Just for one day.

Just get in the goddamn boat.

Kyle.

Get in the boat.

I'm sorry, Dad.

See you at The Turtle at 6:00.

Okay.

Thank you.

You please take those things off?

Please.

They're earbuds.

I listen to music on them.

Oh.

Can I see them?

Careful.

Hey.

What the fuck? Those are like 300 bucks.

My boat, my rules, no music,

and no using your phone-- can I see that for one--

You're a real asshole, William. You know that?

Well, kid, when one person calls another person an asshole,

we know for sure that one of them is.

Take me back.

My daughter asked me to take you fishing

and that's what I'm gonna do.

So what happened to your face?

I tried to kiss a mule on the ass.

Yeah, that'll do it.

That's, uh, that's gonna scar, you know?

What about your scar?

Well, that's a very long and inappropriate story.

Your bait's too obvious, William.

It was one week that changed the trajectory of my whole life.

In fact, if it wasn't for this scar,

you, Kyle, would have never even existed.

They were giving me an award.

I think you wanna take this.

Good evening.

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to welcome you

to the New York Chamber of Commerce

Executive of the Year Award Gala.

Honoring William McKay.

Look, think whatever you want,

but if you turn your back on me now,

I'm going to hold you accountable,

and it won't be pretty.

William, people are starting to wonder.

That's much better.

Yeah.

Okay. See what you can do.

Mr. Wallace came by the office today.

He said that you may wanna take a look at this.

Thank you.

I've had the honor to work closely for five years

with the trailblazer we're celebrating tonight.

He is a leader with uncompromising vision

who 10 short years ago revolutionized

his family's company

into one of the most innovative corporations,

making it grow 20 fold

and taking it public.

He did it with grit,

outworking any of his employees

and remaining involved in every aspect of its operation.

He's a philanthropist who's given away a fortune,

a patron of the arts, and a collector of fine antiquities.

And if that weren't enough,

he's engaged to the beautiful Stacy Wilson

who comes from one of New York's most distinguished families.

So yes.

For me, he embodies the idea of honor.

As a token of my personal gratitude

and a symbol of that honor,

I would like to present him a gift,

which I picked out with a little help

from his lovely fiancée.

Ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct pleasure

to introduce to you the New York Chamber of Commerce

Executive of the Year,

Mr. William McKay.

I love you so much. I'm so proud of you.

Come on.

William.

William.

Come on.

Will you hold this for me a moment?

Let's see what Randy got me, shall we?

Randall.

Dueling pistols.

18th century, French,

Normandy region, I believe.

- They're magnificent. - They're all original.

Perfectly preserved and maintained.

Functional?

I believe so.

Fantastic.

Distinguished guests, my friend Randy

spoke of the importance of honor in our lives.

These were certainly the weapons of honorable men.

These were tools for conflict resolution

in a far less compromised age.

Because without honor,

we risk losing what is perhaps

the greatest part of our humanity,

our ability to trust one another.

Then again,

betrayal is only possible when you trust.

Ladies and gentlemen, your executive of the year has a problem.

Randall Bowen Prescott, my brand, my protégé,

the CFO of this company is working with a group

that includes several of those

who are giving me this award tonight,

organizing a hostile takeover of my company.

What?

He shared confidential information,

and taking advantage of a temporary dive in stock value

has convinced a few board members and major stockholders

that my time as an entrepreneur is over

and I need to be replaced.

And if that wasn't betrayal enough,

he's banging my bride-to-be.

I mean, I think this one is my favorite.

Now...

...as Randall said in his impressive introduction,

I live by what I preach.

Randall, you have disgraced both my honor and yours.

Now in front of our peers, I'm challenging you

to a duel to the death.

Are you serious?

Wrong answer. Pick up the gun.

Go ahead.

Show them all how honorable you are.

I don't think that this is--

Pick up the fucking gun.

Mr. McKay, please stop this,

- this outburst. - What?

I understand there may have been some type of indiscretion.

Indiscretion?

Please, you're making a spectacle of yourself.

Fine. You know, give your award to someone else.

I'll keep the guns.

Randall, you're fired.

You will never take control of my company.

For your scrapbook, honey.

You two deserve each other.

Fuck all you people.

Wow, they do work.

Mr. McKay.

Oh, thank you, Lorna.

Hello?

That was quite a show.

I thought so. What's up?

Stocks are gonna take another dive tomorrow morning.

You're making it much easier

for them to pull off the takeover.

Every publication wants to talk to you,

but we need to do some damage control.

Please tell me you have a plan.

No plan.

What do I tell the press?

What is there to say?

Good night, Martin.

Forgive me for asking, sir.

Are you sure you need this?

Oh, yeah.

You think of me as a happy man, right?

You seemed happy for a while when you met Ms. Stacy.

I'll take that as a no.

No. That's not my impression, sir.

At least when you're at the office

and you seem to be here most of the time.

How long have you worked here, Bernard?

Since your birth, sir.

And you're here all the time too.

You have a family, don't you?

Yes, sir.

Don't you wanna spend with them?

I do. When I can. My boys.

- Father's love. - Yes, sir.

Thank you.

Good night. Go home.

Thank you, sir.

Wait, seriously?

You heard me.

What happened then?

What do you mean what happened then?

You wanna hear the story of how I got my scar?

- That's the story. - What happened next?

I mean, you're just sitting there on the ground,

you almost blew your head off, what happened?

Indeed there's more to every story.

But both stories, they're two-way streets, Kyle.

Now, it's your turn.

Now, you tell me how you got yours.

I'm sure my mom already told you.

Your mom hasn't told me anything.

All I know is she called me on Thursday

and said you were suspended,

that your dad was away on business.

That's all she said?

That was it.

And I'll tell you what happened next.

But first, you gotta tell me something.

One true thing about what happened to you.

Just one true thing.

Okay. My mom lied to you.

My dad's not away on a business trip.

There. That's one true thing.

Now, tell me more about the time you tried to kill yourself.

Who said I tried to kill myself?

It was an accident.

It's not what it sounded like to me.

Speaking about fathers.

Strangely enough, next thing that happened that night

was my father called.

I thought you said you never talked to your dad.

Well, like I said, that was the strange part.

Yeah. Hello?

William McKay?

Yeah. Is this the police? Is this about earlier?

No. For Christ's sake.

It is not the cops. It's your father.

My father? You sure about that?

Yeah, I'm sure.

What kind of stupid ass question is that?

I guess it is my father.

Well, sorry.

Should I have been expecting your call? It's been 10 years.

Oh, cry me a river, kid.

The phone works two ways.

Last time I called, you wouldn't talk to me.

Listen, I've got this idea. I wanna run it by you.

Well, I'm all ears.

How'd you like to compete

in a father and son fishing tournament?

Like against each other?

No.

No, we would be a team.

You and me, and my fishing guide

against a bunch of other teams.

I haven't fished in years.

Well, the tournament starts at 9:00 AM.

Are you in or are you out?

All right. When is it?

Tomorrow, 9:00 AM.

Tomorrow? No, I can't just--

Let the world take a few turns without you.

You've got people you trust to do your bidding.

I'm a little short on trust right now.

Oh, God. Spare me, kid. They don't need you.

I don't even know where you live.

San Pedro, Belize in Central America.

What? What are you doing down there?

Look, the final registration

is at 8:00 in the morning.

You have to leave right now.

Are you in or are you out?

I need to see you.

Sir, we're here.

♪ True the journey getting longer ♪

Holy shit, kid. What's with the get up?

♪ We never get weaker ♪

♪ True the battle getting harder ♪

♪ The victory is sweeter ♪

You don't look too good.

Oh? Well, neither do you.

Come on. The tournament starts in less than an hour.

♪ A me say the best things in life are free ♪

Uh, look, kid, Toronto isn't feeling too good.

He ate a snake or something.

Do you mind riding in the back?

♪ And all of the fishes in the Caribbean sea ♪

♪ Dem singing best things in life are free ♪

♪ A me say the best things in life are free ♪

♪ It is what it is, I mean that though ♪

Hey, what's up?

Listen, here's the plan.

Find out who's prepared to back us at the meeting.

Talk to the union, hire staff to personally call

as many stockholders as we can.

I will call the biggest 10 myself, okay?

We need at least one of the founders

but you're being smart.

A call from your dad would make the difference.

Yeah, we'll see.

Uh, listen, call me when you talk to Andrew.

You got it.

Okay.

So that's him, huh?

My son, William.

What the hell is he wearing?

Yeah.

Looks like a tuxedo.

Is your son a secret agent, Leo?

Doubtful. All right. Come on, come on, come on.

Hey, Cole. That one is in tux.

Taking you to prom?

Man, what happened to your wrist?

You get that whacking off in between divorces?

- Cole. - William McKay.

All right. Come on.

Come on.

Gotta sign in.

See you guys down at the dock.

All right.

All right?

Say fish.

Here's your ruler, sir.

Camera.

- Smile for the camera. - Good luck, man.

Yeah. Good luck to you. You're gonna need it.

- Team? - McKay.

Team McKay.

Oh, hey there.

This is my son, William.

Hi.

He's not what you made him out to be, Leo.

Appearances can be unreliable.

One would hope.

That's a nasty cut.

You should get that cleaned.

Probably get some stitches too.

There's a medic at the dock.

- Hello, Julia. - Hey.

Say "fish."

Oh, kid. Go get some new duds.

You look like an idiot.

You ready? Come on. Let's go.

Okay. Thank you.

Hey. Listen.

Hey.

Spare no expenses, man.

Let's eat well.

Let's win this thing.

I'll give you a nice tip at the end.

That's great.

I need you to put that in the dumpster

and get back to the skiff.

Do it and see what happens.

Can we go ahead and go through with that?

I will make sure that's the last thing you did.

Good morning.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Welcome to our 3rd Annual

Father and Son Grand Slam Fly Fishing Tournament.

We thank you for your participation.

Our goal is to get these waters declared a protected area,

a natural preserve.

All proceeds from this tournament

will go towards that cause,

the preservation of this beautiful paradise.

Speaking of beautiful,

a woman Saltwater Magazine

described as one of the finest anglers in the world,

Julia Diaz...

...will refresh your waterlogged memories about the rules.

All right. All right. Behave, boys.

All right.

You have three days

to catch three species of fish.

One bonefish, one tarpon, and one permit.

All tournament fish must be caught

on fly tackle and then released.

The first father-son team to catch all three

and photograph them against the measuring stick

we just gave you wins the tournament.

All right.

Start your engines.

Hey. Who's getting on board with us?

- On your marks... - He's talking all the time.

What is this guy doing, huh?

So are you making them understand

- the situation because I... - ...get set...

...really don't wanna have to--

- William, hey. - ...go fishing!

Have Andrew call me--no, just have him...

♪ I wanna know, I wanna know ♪

♪ Know, know, know, yeah ♪

- ♪ Show me your stuff ♪ - Okay?

♪ I wanna know what you're made of ♪

♪ Show me your stuff ♪

♪ I wanna know what you're made of ♪

♪ Just like a new car ♪

I like to take dem test drive ♪

Let's go. Let's go, boys.

♪ 'Cause you don't know what they're like ♪

♪ I like to test it before I could buy ♪

♪ Show me your stuff ♪

♪ I wanna know what you're made of ♪

♪ Show me your stuff ♪

♪ I wanna know what you're made of ♪

♪ I gotta, hmm. I gotta, hmm. I gotta, hmm ♪

♪ I gotta know just what I'm getting into ♪

♪ I just gotta show how I'm gonna make you ♪

♪ Hmm, I got wants and, girl, I got needs ♪

♪ Before I begin.. ♪

- What's he doing? - What's up, Cole?

Wind shifted.

It's coming in from the southeast.

We should go that way.

Come on, let's go. Sit down.

Isn't this magnificent?

It is pretty.

Yeah.

You okay, Leo?

Help him out. Help him out.

- You all right? - All right.

Have you ever, uh, cast a fly before?

Once. I stream-fished with the governor of Montana.

I'll take that as a no.

You see that ice cooler there?

- Yeah. - Sit on it.

All right. Now watch and listen.

Take off your shoes.

So, unlike the governor of Montana's stocked trout stream,

we have to cast long distances in saltwater,

which means that you...

- Hey, did you speak with Andrew? - Please get off that thing.

- Son of a bitch. - Hey, what is this, man?

What are we--what are we doing here, Leo? Huh?

We had a deal. We have a signed contract.

You can't use that thing on the boat.

I have to go but have him call me, okay?

Come on.

What are you doing?

Sorry.

All right. Which means that...

...you use your whole arm,

not just your wrist to cast flies.

Keep the line routed,

and you find your target,

and let it go.

Now, you strip the line back in, all right?

And you bump it.

So bump, bump, bump, bump, bump,

bump, bump, bump, bump.

Uh-huh. And you simulate the motion of live bait

moving through the water like that.

All right.

Okay.

Now, just do what I did.

Don't stand in your line.

Get off the line.

All right. That's not what I did at all.

All right? Just slow it down.

Straight through, like you're painting a telephone wire.

Better. Uh-huh.

Oof.

Now, you're falling apart.

You're falling apart. That's horrible.

Horrible. All right?

Use your arm, not your wrist, and keep breathing.

Okay, boys. Look alive.

We got two bonefish at nine o'clock.

Oh. Oh, oh, oh, oh. Okay.

The bow of the boat, that's noon,

so cast out at nine o'clock.

Um, you know where the nine is on a clock, kid?

Okay. Now listen. Start stripping the line fast.

He's coming across the flat about 40 feet out.

You can bring it right to him.

That's it. Point down. Good.

Don't forget to use your stripping finger.

Now listen. If you feel a little bite or a tug,

don't set the hook too hard, okay?

Just keep the line tight with the strip.

Okay, boy. Very good. Good boy.

She took the fly.

Oh, I got it. I got it.

Hold onto it. Just pull at it.

That's it. Good boy.

Go ahead. Pull it.

Okay. Okay.

- Andrew. Hi. - Tip up.

- Tip up. Keep the tip up. - I understand the optics but...

- All right, it's gone. - It had to be done.

Listen, I--you know...

- What is wrong with you, man? - Is that Andrew? You know what?

Let me--let me have the phone.

- Let me talk to him. - Okay. He...

Yup.

What the fuck?

That phone cost $4,000.

Wow.

- Hey. - Oh, there you are.

Same old Leo. Only I'm not 12 anymore.

Well, you can fish or you can talk on the phone,

- but you can't do both. - That was an important call.

Hey, and this is his fishing time.

It's important too. You hear me?

- You stay out of it, boat boy. - Boat boy, huh?

Hey, hey, hey, hey. It's all right.

You're benched.

You're benched.

Sit your ass on the cooler.

Get comfy.

You're sitting on our lunch.

I'll take a ham, mustard, no mayo.

Oh, thank you.

Cole, Cole, Cole, Cole, Cole.

Hey, hey, hey. Look, eleven o'clock.

Bonefish just tailed up right in front of us, 50 feet.

It's tailing right on the surface.

There she is.

Yeah. Reeling right to her.

Very nice.

Oh. Okay.

- Yup. - She ate it.

- There you go. - Now we're talking.

That's it. Let her run. Let her run.

Great job, Leo. Way to get on the board.

- Yeah. - Come on.

Yeah, baby.

Hang on to her.

- Oh, where are you going? - Right on there.

- Yeah. - You play with her, Leo?

Bring her to the side of the boat.

- Look at that. - Look at her, huh?

I know. Look at it.

Come here, baby.

Come here, baby.

Oh, look at her.

Look at her. Okay.

- Okay. All right. - Here we go.

Here we go. There?

Okay. There we go.

She is a beaut.

Okay.

We got our bonefish.

We got a bonefish.

Oh.

- Here you go. Okay. - All right, Leo.

Hold on, sweetheart. He's coming.

Hold on, sweetheart.

- Got her? - There you go.

- Okay. It's so nice. - There you go.

Oh, nicely done.

- All right. - Come on.

The old guy's still got it.

It's my favorite part.

There you go, princess.

- Come on. - Thank you, sweetheart.

Come on. There you go.

There you go. Good for you.

Oh. Oh, baby.

- Still got it. - Hmm, we got it.

There she goes.

Yeah. Hey.

Hold on a sec.

Here you go.

One down, buddy. One down.

One down.

Salud.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. There.

Thanks. Okay.

To the fish.

- To the fish. - Yeah, to tomorrow.

Here.

Hey, Leo.

How was the fishing?

Oh.

Good! My son, William.

Nice to meet you!

Love what you've done with the place.

- Is there a phone? - No phone.

Your dog smells awful.

Well, you're in his space. You make him nervous.

Well, does he wanna come outside

on the porch in the fresh air?

It's his house.

He's got a little bed in there.

He's comfortable.

Then becoming a north wind

around 10 miles an hour.

- Are you all right? - I'm fine.

I hurt myself the other day with Cole

pulling lobster traps.

Lobster traps?

Yeah.

Yup.

Everybody down here's got 'em.

What's up with this Cole guy?

How do you mean?

I mean, why do you put up with such a jerk?

Cole.

He's got his reasons.

The thunderstorms are not expected--

Okay. I just--

I don't get it.

- Why are you doing this? - Doing what?

Living like this in this squalid little shack.

I mean, I know perfectly well,

you left the company with plenty of money.

What are you trying to prove?

Proving thing is a young man's game, William.

I'm 75 years old.

I just wanna fish.

- Fish, huh? - Uh-hmm.

- Be out on the ocean. - Well...

...there are more important things in life, Father.

That's right, son. There are.

Happiness is on that list.

I'm glad you're happy.

So, this is why you left everything and everyone behind.

This makes you happy, huh?

Oh.

I'm shit-canned.

I'm gonna turn in,

and we have got a big day tomorrow.

- We're going after our tarpon. - All right.

Is there a phone somewhere I can use?

Yeah. There's a bar

about a mile up the road at Estel's place.

There's some coins here in the conch.

Okay. Can I have the keys to your truck?

- No. - No?

You're gonna be drinking, right?

Yeah.

Well, what kind of father would I be

if I knowingly let you drink and drive?

And besides, that truck is a classic.

- Dad, I'm walking. - Walking.

Okay, Kyle. Now, it's your turn.

Tell me the truth.

I'm hungry. That's true.

Yeah. It's pretty early yet.

I'm 14. I'm always hungry.

Are you gonna tell me

what happened to your face?

I got jumped by a couple kids at school.

End of story. It's not that big a deal.

Well, it looks like more than a prep school fistfight to me.

It was less of a fight.

More of a beating.

Did you know the guys?

One of them used to be my best friend,

he and his brother.

Well, if he was your friend, then why did he do it?

Look, I told you what happened.

I told you just like I told my mom.

I got my ass kicked, okay?

It sucked.

The rest is my business.

Okay. Fair enough.

Isn't it your turn now?

Isn't that how this works?

Hey, Andrew. Sorry, we got disconnected.

Everywhere I go, we're like this. I'm right--

But work on your cast, man.

- You gotta work on your cast. - I get it.

You'll make a killing if you sell now,

but you'll be screwing the rest of the stockholders.

It'll finish me.

Come on, man.

Can't be that bad.

- Come have a beer with us. - Bullshit!

I will take you to court, and I will be--

okay. Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

Andrew, Andrew, don't hang up. Look.

We've known each other almost two decades.

I will make it worth your while,

just not with this sale.

I can't.

Fuck it.

♪ Matilda. Matilda ♪

- Hey! - ♪ Matilda ♪

♪ She takes me money and run Venezuela ♪

♪ Five hundred thousand dollars ♪

♪ Woman even sell me cart and horse ♪

♪ Hey. Hey, hey ♪

♪ Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela ♪

Come on. Sing it with us now. Let's go.

- ♪ Matilda ♪ - All right. A little louder.

- ♪ Matilda ♪ - Yes, a little louder.

♪ Matilda, she take me money and run Venezuela ♪

Yes, exactly. Thank you, Peter.

And we will fend them off. Don't you worry.

I will give Leo your regards and have him give you a call.

Okay. Well, I think that's all for now.

So, thank you. Get some rest.

Okay. Good night.

Therefore, everybody sing with me.

What can I get you, William?

Small town.

Um...

What was this guy having?

Oh, he's drinking Kilkofs,

one of my signature concoctions.

I think I need one of those.

Attaboy.

What you looking at, Buster?

Is she a movie star?

Nope.

What do you know about her?

More than I'd tell you.

She got a name?

You wanna buy her a drink?

A drink? I wanna buy her a house.

Get in line.

Hi.

Hi.

Estel said you like these.

Oh, thanks.

Didn't I tell you to take care of that cut?

You did.

Well, why didn't you do it then?

I was hoping I'd run into you again,

and it would give us something to talk about.

Oh, you're too smooth, aren't you?

Okay. All right. Grab this.

Let me see that cut.

Down.

Come out to my car.

It's too late to stitch this.

You're gonna have to let it heal from the inside out.

What are you, a nurse or something?

Something.

Doctor?

That's gonna leave a scar.

How'd you get it?

- I forget. - Looks like there's powder burns

surrounding the cut.

So you're a doctor and an expert fisherman?

Fisherwoman.

And I lived here when I was growing up,

so it comes with the territory.

You have a practice?

You work at the hospital?

There is no hospital here.

I haven't lived here a few years.

I'm just passing through.

I'm opening up a new clinic in Placencia.

Don't be a sissy.

You should change that tomorrow.

Can I buy you dinner?

Feels like the least I can do considering.

- I already ate. - So did I.

Well then,

do you think I could get a ride?

I have to go to the market.

There's really not much that's edible at Leo's place.

Executive of the year doesn't have a car?

How do you know about that?

It was in the local paper.

Really?

Wait, how much of it?

None of it.

Leo brags about you.

He does?

So, what else did Leo tell you?

Oh, that you're a math wiz,

that you were your mother's pride and joy.

That you always need to win everything.

That when you were a kid,

you used to cry when your shoes got dirty.

That inside of that arrogant appearance,

you were actually a sweet guy.

And that he regrets

he's not being there for you more.

Wait a minute,

how much of what you're telling me did he actually say?

Enough.

Well, I hope I can change the bad impression I've made.

- We'll see. - Huh.

All right. Have a good night.

You like turtles?

Yeah.

Turtles represent long life.

This is not for her.

She's gonna end up as soup.

Wait. Okay.

- Okay. All right. - All right.

- You got it? - Okay. Wait.

Okay.

Go on.

Go on. Come on, you're free. Go.

Come on! Go!

Yeah.

Thank you.

Yeah, it felt really good.

I hear you're not much of an angler.

Oh, I'm an amazing angler.

Yeah, no, I can't get a fly out of the boat.

So what are you doing down here?

I don't know. I'm just trying to get away from everything

and everyone I know.

Leo asked me to come.

I don't know what I was expecting.

I like your father.

I get the feeling that you don't.

He's an asshole.

When one person calls another person an asshole,

we know for sure one them is.

Ow.

So, what's wrong with your cast?

I don't know. Everything.

Turn around. Turn your back to me.

Come on, trust me.

Show me your cast.

Don't raise your elbow.

Try not to bend your wrist.

You want to pause,

wait for a line to straighten and then go forward.

Good.

Good, but your body is tense.

Relax. Breathe.

You need to find your rhythm.

Close your eyes

and just think of a nice and easy song.

No one else is here.

♪ It had to be you ♪

♪ It had to be you ♪

♪ I wandered around ♪

♪ Finally found somebody who.. ♪

That was nice.

And then she said, "Thanks for the turtles"

and we said good night.

Thanks for the turtles?

What's that about? You guys didn't hook up?

Or was the turtle thing like code for something

back in the day?

Well, I didn't say that.

Well, did you hook up or didn't you?

I'm not saying but if we did,

it's that part of the story that I'm gonna tell.

Okay, Mr. Thanks-for-the-turtles.

Can I ask you something?

Sure.

Why did your mom lie to me about your father

being out of town?

It's a question you should probably ask her.

I don't know. Maybe because it was an easy way to explain

why he didn't come to the lake with us?

Anyway, it's not your problem.

It's my family.

Hey, it's our family, Kyle.

I'm your family.

Bullshit.

Where are you when the two of them

are screaming at each other?

Huh? Or when they don't speak to each other

and the house is like a cemetery?

Where were you then?

Do you wanna hear one true thing, William?

I'll tell you one true thing,

he doesn't love her anymore

and my mom is too fucking stupid to see it.

Do not speak that way about my daughter.

You show her some respect!

I'm sorry.

For what?

Why do you think your father

doesn't love your mother anymore?

This is boat talk, right?

It all stays in the boat.

Yes, you got my word.

Why do you think he doesn't love her?

Because maybe if he did, he wouldn't be sleeping

with my best friend's mom.

That's why he beat you up.

Can you blame him?

He's gonna ruin their family too.

My dad knows I know his dirty little secret.

And I got beat up for it.

But he walks around pretending.

He won't even look at me.

- And your mom doesn't know? - No.

And what I'm supposed to do? Tell her?

Is that supposed to be my job?

No, thank you.

He is such a liar.

Kyle,

I think I need to tell you the rest of my story

because my dad kept some stuff from me too.

Oh, hey.

Come in.

Hey, how you feeling?

Hi.

Not you again.

The man doesn't drink coffee.

- How do you take it? - Black.

- You got it. - Thank you.

Um, so how long were you married?

Four years.

He a doctor?

- He is. - Then what happened?

How long were you married?

Three.

And you got engaged again?

Hmm, the triumph of hope over experience.

There you are.

- Hey. - Hey.

Time to go.

- See you later? - Hey.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

How are you?

Never better.

- What? - Nothing.

So?

Welcome to day two

of the Grand Slam Tournament.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Yesterday was a good first day,

but no team has caught more than one of the targeted species.

Though I did hear the numerous barracudas,

several bonnet sharks,

and one of those new cellular telephones

were also released yesterday.

At present, 12 teams are tied for the lead

with one qualifying fish,

so it's anyone's game.

And remember not to miss

the tournament party tonight at Estel's.

So let's get out there.

Good luck, gentlemen.

All right, you heathens.

Start your engine.

- Here we go. - Your boy ready this time?

Go fishers!

All right. Don't rush your release.

Hey, Cole,

forget changing flies,

better change your angler.

Hey, Wally, can you ask your gal

to drop off the handcuffs I left at her place?

Goddamn it. Leo, grab the rod and sit his ass down.

He has to catch at least one of the qualifying fish.

- That was in the rules. - You're aware I can hear you both?

Come on, just relax.

Take a breath, start over again.

Okay. We got two tarpon coming in at 11 o'clock.

Okay. Straighten that mess out. Where are they, Cole?

One is already gone.

The other one is laid up right there at 10 o'clock

about 40 feet out.

For God's sake, Leo, the fish are gonna bolt. Come on.

Yeah, cast. Cast, cast, cast, cast, cast, come on, come on.

- Come on, get that shit. - Come on. Come on.

Straighten it out. Come here. That way.

Go ahead before they're gone.

♪ It had to be you ♪

♪ It had to be you ♪

What is he doing?

- I think he's singing. - ♪ I wandered around ♪

♪ And finally found ♪

♪ Somebody who.. ♪

- Yeah, singing, huh? - Nice.

♪ Who make me be true ♪

Yeah. Okay. But not too fast.

- ♪ To make me be blue ♪ - All right. Bump it.

Bump it. Bump it. Good boy. Long stretch.

That's right. Good boy. Bump it.

And she ate the fly. Set the hook. Set the hook.

- Hold that line hard. - Yeah, baby.

That's it.

- Oh! - Oh!

Down. Tip down. Tip down.

Whenever it jumps, lower the tip.

You wanna bow to the king. Just get the line up.

When it jumps, it's too strong, you'd break it off from here.

Oh.

It's the beast.

Good for you. Good boy.

What do I do now?

No, nothing. No, nothing. You can't do anything.

Just let him run. He's so green.

You can't stop him. We're gonna have to chase him.

Get ready to reel as fast as you can.

I'm gonna give you some slacks

so we can catch up with it, okay?

He's not running anymore.

- What? What? - Reel. Reel.

Reel. Reel. Reel. Reel. Reel.

You feel anything, any weight?

Nothing. Nothing yet.

Okay. There she is. She's coming right at us.

Keep reeling, Will. Try and catch up with her.

That's it?

That's it. Faster. Faster.

She's almost at the boat, come on. Come on.

Very good. Very good.

- That's it. You got her. - Yeah. Look at that.

Still got him. I still got him.

Keep fishing. Keep fishing.

Good for you.

Lift up and reel down. Okay.

Whoa, we got a big shark coming in, boys.

It must've been what turned the fish around.

Fall short, kid. Let it go.

Give me your hand. Give me your--

- Get up here. - I'm gonna land this fish.

Shark. Get out. Get out. Get him out.

Get over here. Come on. Come on. Come on.

Shark. Get out. Get out. Get him out. Take him out.

- Get him out of here. - Get out. Get him out.

Get over here. Get over. Get him out of here.

- Cut it loose, man. - Cut it loose!

- The shark's gonna get that. - Oh, boy.

The fish is gone, cut it loose!

No! No!

- Shit. - Get off of my fish!

Fuck! No.

Here, uh, hold this.

The hell is wrong with you, man?

Huh?

No, he's still on, he's still on,

he's still on. He's still on.

Okay.

Does this still count?

No, no, no.

It doesn't count.

But good job, kid.

Oh.

What are you tying there?

Some permanent leaders.

It's called a blood knot.

Sailors use it to splice broken lines together.

It can be repaired.

You know, a bull shark is nothing to mess around with.

Neither am I.

I'll tell you what though, fighting that tarpon today,

that was really something.

I haven't felt that way in a long time.

Well, once, a long time ago,

I hooked a blue marlin

north of Glover's Atoll.

It was the biggest fish I've ever seen.

Must have been a whole 1,300, 1,400 pounds.

And I thought my heart would stop just looking at it.

I fought that fish for four and a half hours

in the pouring rain.

Jumped six times.

And when it did, the way it would just drop out

beneath and leaving this magnificent hole in the sea.

And at that time in my life, that year,

I was at my lowest.

You know, my money was worthless,

my power was worthless, I couldn't breathe.

And nothing could alter the decisions I'd made

that got me there.

But everything changed

when I fought that magnificent beast

because it didn't care who I was

or how much money I made, it didn't care

about my accomplishments, my failures,

didn't care if I was a good man or a bad man.

The fish fight...

...it's in the moment.

You're engaged in a pure test

of might and will,

and skill, and luck,

and courage, and...

...honor.

And honor?

Yup. Yup. Honor.

Or the lack of it.

'Cause being who I was then, I would have, uh...

...I would have killed that marlin, that I caught it.

Just to show it off.

And that would have been the end of me.

But, luckily, after four and a half hours

of exhausting battle, it beat me.

So I slacked the line, and the fish got free.

And I saw it jump away.

And what I understand now that--

God, I didn't then,

was that losing that fish was the best thing

that ever happened to me.

Yeah.

You know, sometimes we lose.

It makes us better men.

Grandpa, my bobber went down.

I got a bite!

That's good, Kyle.

Keep your rod tip up.

Don't try to reel when he's taking the line.

Just let him run for a while, tire himself out.

It's not pulling so much anymore.

Lift up and then reel down.

I can see him. I can see him!

Keep the line tight.

Now crank them on up.

Congratulations, buddy.

Now it's in your blood.

So what do we do with them?

Do we keep them or do we let them go?

Well, that's up to you. It's your fish.

There's no wrong answer, Kyle.

- I wanna let him go. - Okay.

Lean over here.

Watch how I do this.

So, I have a feeling there's more to the story.

Ain't she a beauty?

- She's nice. - Yeah.

Okay. Get comfortable.

Here you go.

Are you sure you should?

Oh.

I enjoy it.

What happened with Mom?

Oh, Jesus.

Look, we're having a drink.

- Relax. - I don't understand.

You reached out. Why now?

Yeah. Well, I just--

this tournament came up so I called you.

No, why did you call, really?

Now you're sick, aren't you?

You were having trouble.

So suddenly you care?

I'm your father.

And that finally occurred to you after 10 years?

I never stopped being your father.

I never stopped caring about you.

I wanted to see you again. I wanted to talk to you.

Well, then talk.

I just wanna understand.

I wanna understand what happened.

Why did you leave?

I was unhappy.

- Okay. That explains it. - Yes, it does.

Look, I fell in love with your mother

and she with me,

and then she wanted me to be like her father,

and I wasn't.

I was expected to take his place

in their family business.

I did.

And I hated it.

It's not who I was.

I wasn't good at it.

And your mother, she...

...was always disappointed.

And I was mad all the time.

But you, you're like your grandfather.

Born to it and passionate about it.

I knew after two weeks you'd be better at it than I ever was.

And so I left with confidence.

And don't tell me that you didn't feel elated

to take over.

Do things your way.

Yeah.

But what about Mom?

Well, I asked her to come with me

and she declined.

She was a New York society girl.

She said there were too many bugs down here.

But the truth is it, um...

...it was a courtesy.

We had been going through the motion for years.

The marriage was over

probably before it started.

And I was feeling sick.

I thought I was gonna die.

And the doctors, they...

...they couldn't find anything.

But I couldn't breathe, and I just--

I felt weak, nauseous,

and my limbs were going numb.

And all that disappeared a couple months after I left.

Just had to get a couple thousand miles away

from your family, huh?

- Yup. - Oh, okay.

That makes sense.

- You never liked me. - Oh, Jesus. What?

I've always loved you.

Only Lord knows you could be-- you could be uptight,

so serious, so focused.

Well, you had to be.

And look at all you've accomplished.

I'm very proud of you.

I just wish that, um...

well, that you had enjoyed your time with me more

for you to stop trying to please your mother.

She had that effect on people.

Everybody. Everybody wanted to please her.

I want to tell you something else.

Okay.

I had an affair.

Yeah, I figured.

And I have another son, William.

Another son?

That's right.

Who?

Cole.

So that's why you came down here,

- is to be with Cole? - No, not only.

So this whole thing, this reunion, this was--

- it's all about him? - No.

Well, good for you. You got a son you actually like.

A fishing buddy.

Are you two having fun not telling me?

That's not how it is.

No, William.

Oh, come on.

William!

Mind if I cut in?

- Hey, William. - Hey.

I'd just like to have a word with my little brother.

- Half-brother actually. - You and--

Uh, why don't we go get a drink?

You and my dad have a good laugh about this?

No. Nothing funny about it, Will.

It just is.

And you didn't have the balls to tell me?

- Okay. Come on. Let's go. - Hey, that was up to him.

- Yeah. Ow. - Hey, easy there, Will.

Settle down, man.

That part was up to him.

I'd have been happy to set you straight a long time ago.

Okay. So set me straight.

Yeah?

You're not worth it, rich boy.

You treat the old man like shit.

Got anything else to say, you bastard?

You got it.

This is what you want, huh?

What the...

What the hell is wrong with you, huh?

He started this.

He what?

What are you, 10 years old?

- Now, shake hands. - You're lucky, boy.

I said shake hands.

Well, this is my bar

and children don't belong in my bar.

So the both of you, get out.

Gladly.

Oh, she's gone.

Where are you going?

Are you okay?

- No, William, I'm not. - Hey.

- I'm leaving. - Listen to me.

That had nothing to do with you.

That was between Cole and me.

You're so caught up in your own story,

you can't see your father is trying to help you.

Help me? How?

Go back to New York.

Where are you going?

I'm going on with my life, William.

I'm gonna see if I can still make my flight tonight,

which I called and pushed back today.

For the life of me, I can't remember why.

Are you serious?

Good luck.

Julia.

Leo?

Leo?

I got you. I got you.

It's okay now.

Sit down. Sit down.

I got you. Got you.

Okay. Ready?

Okay.

Hold on now, okay?

Okay, Pop.

Let's get you showered.

Okay.

Okay.

No, I'm fine.

Maybe we should stay.

No. We're doing this.

It is a beautiful day to be out there.

We're winning this thing.

Oh. Easy does it.

That's it.

That's it.

Come on. Come on. Come on.

I got you. Got you.

Well, I'll be goddamned, Leo. You got a Permit.

Got you. Got you. Got you.

That's it.

Got it. Got it. Got it.

- Got you. Got you. - Dig in a little bit.

Don't let him get over the edge on you.

That's it.

Stop playing with it. Leo?

Whoa.

I got you.

- Okay. - Take a deep breath.

Deep breaths. Okay.

Hey.

It's okay. It's okay.

It's okay. You all right?

My boys.

My boys.

It's okay.

We're here.

We're here.

No, no, no.

Did he die?

We rushed him to the hospital but he died there.

Are you gonna tell my mom what I said?

I made you a promise, Kyle.

I don't make many but I keep the ones I do.

I won't say anything unless you tell me to.

Are you sure?

Son, you told me because you trusted me.

I'm bound in privilege by that confidence.

That's my honor.

What about Cole?

Whatever happened to him?

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord.

May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed,

at the mercy of God, rest in peace.

Blessed is our Lord.

Listen, brother. I'm so sorry for your loss.

- Thank you, man. Yeah. - Don't mention it.

I'm sorry.

And there he is, just like he wanted.

His ashes in a rum bottle.

Cole.

- Are you listening? - Yeah.

I, Leonard McKay,

being of sound mind and body, et cetera, et cetera,

I leave my bank account and my shares

in McKay Industries to my son Cole.

I leave my house in Ambergris to my son William.

I leave my old boat, North Star, to both my sons.

It is my last earthly wish that my cremated ashes

be scattered in Glover's Atoll by my two sons.

- No, no, no. - Where is that?

There is no way I'm taking this cream puff to Glover--

His ashes belong in the family plot. I'm leaving.

You're not going anywhere with those.

You better let go of my arm. He's my father.

You don't even have his last name.

I spent the last 10 years with the man,

so believe me when I tell you,

you're not going anywhere with his ashes.

Okay. Shut up, Cole.

Shut up, the both of you.

So the man had secret. We've all got secrets.

Does that mean you don't honor his last wishes?

You two need to bury the hatchet,

at least for one day,

and do right by your dad.

Now, you go think about that.

Think about what kind of men you really are.

His ashes will be here in the morning.

Eduardo.

Come here, boy.

Hey.

I'm sorry, dude.

I'm sorry.

I'm glad to see you two have come to your senses.

Grab the stern line.

- Be careful out there. - Always.

How much farther to the Atoll?

We're halfway there.

He knew he was dying, didn't he?

That's why he called.

Yeah, but that's not why he called.

It was the valet.

What?

He used to keep tabs on you

through the valet or valet,

whatever you guys call him.

- Oh, through Bernard? - Yup.

Yeah, he called the night you had a meltdown

in some fancy hotel.

Leo said he wanted to bring you down here,

take my place at the tournament.

And you went along with that,

gave up your place?

Yeah.

It's important to him.

Important. Right.

You didn't really know him, did you?

Listen, I knew him.

He could be charming.

He could act like he cared.

But at the end of the day, all he cared about was himself.

Must have been rough

growing up in a life of luxury crying about your daddy.

You know he didn't even have the decency

to visit my mother when she was dying.

I grew up not knowing who my father was.

Busted my ass however I could

just to help my mother make ends meet.

She died when I was 16.

No one to mourn her but me.

So fuck you and fuck your mother.

Yeah, this is--this is stupid.

Turn the boat around. I wanna go back.

- We'll scatter his ashes here. - Nope.

Leo wanted his ashes spread at Glover's

and that's exactly what we're gonna do.

What are you doing, huh?

Hey. What the fuck are you doing, huh?

Don't you even think about it. Hey. Get over here.

Get over here.

Give me that.

What the fuck you think you're doing, huh?

Give me that. No. No!

Cole!

Cole.

Cole.

Hey, hey, hey, hey. Can you hear me?

Hey. Can you move?

I don't know.

I think I broke my collarbone.

- We need life jackets, Cole. - Yeah.

They're in the--in the closet next to the bedroom.

William!

- It's stuck! It won't open! - William!

William! Throw me some rope.

William!

I can't reach the boat.

Help.

Cole.

Cole!

What are the chances of anyone finding us here?

Not great.

God knows how far we've drifted.

Your mother died on Christmas Eve.

How do you know that?

Leo was devastated.

He wasn't fishing.

He was in Panama saving my ass.

I was in prison,

looking at life for trafficking.

It took every last dollar he had but he brought me out of jail.

He stayed with me,

kept me on the straight and narrow.

I remember him always trying to talk to you.

You shut him out.

And he went out there and you wouldn't see him.

Broke his goddamn heart.

Thank you...

for what you did back there.

You're the only family I've got.

Likewise.

I guess we're not gonna get dad to Glover's after all, huh?

No, I guess not.

- I need help with the cork. - Oh.

I need to ask you something.

Shoot.

Did you sleep with Julia?

That's really what you wanna ask me now?

- Did you? - No. No. We were just friends.

I tried.

Wow.

She really got to you, huh?

I messed up.

I did everything wrong...

...with her,

with dad,

even my fiancee.

I wasted so much time.

- I-- - Stop. Please.

Don't start confessing all sorts of things right now to me, okay?

You're gonna make me puke.

But, more importantly,

I hear a helicopter.

Thank God for Estel.

Did you get back in time to win the vote?

Well, first, I flew to Placencia.

To hook up with that girl?

Something like that.

I don't really like fishing, but...

...I'd be happy to come with you on the boat if you like.

Well, that'd be great.

I think my father's gonna leave us

and start a new family like yours did.

You'll always be your father's son

and he will always love you.

He's selfish.

He lied.

Yes, he did.

But we don't really know the whole story, do we?

At least, not yet.

Things will never be the same, will they?

Probably not.

I need you to tell her.

I can't do it.

If you want me to, I will.

But you're gonna be here six more days,

so not tonight, okay?

Tonight,

we get to relax, have some fun,

and you get to be a kid. Deal?

- Deal. - All right. Go on.

I'll catch up with you in a minute.

So how much of your bullshit story is true?

Enough of it.

Thank you, Grandpa.

Of course, that's not the whole story.

It never is.

I got the votes but never returned

to my company.

I moved to Placencia for some years

and did a lot of fishing there.

Cole joined me sometimes.

A decade later, while spotting tarpon

from the air over the Gulf of Mexico,

Cole was killed when his small plane

flew into the ocean.

He remains a legend to me.

A ghost brother to fish with.

Best man in my wedding.

♪ For nobody else ♪

♪ Gave me a thrill ♪

♪ With all your faults ♪

♪ I love you still ♪

♪ It had to be you ♪

♪ Wonderful you ♪

♪ It had to be you ♪

♪ Some others I've seen ♪

The girl is grandma.

You are something else.

That's my dad, Leo. My brother, Cole.

And I'm not sure who's that handsome-looking guy.

♪ For nobody else ♪

♪ Gave me a thrill ♪

♪ With all your faults ♪

♪ I love you still ♪

♪ It had to be you ♪

♪ Wonderful you ♪

♪ It had to be you ♪