All language subtitles for Flag.Day.2021.English

Your father,

he was released on bail,
pending trial.

His arraignment hearing
had been set for Monday.

He didn't show up.

The troopers made every effort.

Do you know what this is?

This is very high quality.

The ink color is perfect.

The paper is good.

The weight,
watermark, plate work,

it's all meticulous.

There's even
a metal strip embedded.

In six months, he had
passed almost $50,000.

- He printed $50,000?
- No, Ms. Vogel.

He passed $50,000.
He printed $22 million.

He was facing
a maximum of 75 years.

Um, may I hold it?

It's beautiful.

My father...

He died a hundred times

poking holes in his veins,

like so many rehearsals
for our ultimate rejection.

We get pretty good
at it, don't we?

It says, "happy highway Harry."

It says, "only three miles
to make a meal outta life."

My father came
and went from our lives.

Showing up only when
he hungered for affirmation.

I adored his attention,

and he accommodated that.

As wholeheartedly
as he abandoned it.

Memory reckons itself
in blurs and flashes.

The special moments of
childhood are like fairy tales.

And in mine, my
father was the prince.

J“ I had a dream of you j“

j“ was calling out your name j“

j“ I had a dream of you j“

j“ I was begging you to stay j“

j“ I had a dream of you j“

j“ I had a dream j“

j“ that I caught you
before we fell j“

j“ I had a dream j“

j“ dancing 'round
a wishing well j“

J“ I had a dream j“

j“ before the house
burned down j“

j“ I had a dream j“

j“ the gun never made a sound j“

j“ I had a dream j“

j“ you were calling out
my name j“

j“ I had a dream j“

j“ I was begging you to stay j“

j“ I had a dream j“

j“ofyouj“

j“ we were laughing
at everything j“

j“ihadj“

j“ a dream of you j“

There are
plenty of ways to kill oneself.

Theideaisthat given
the range of options,

each suicide reflects
the life that preceded it.

If this was true,

then dad's end would
be violent and spectacular.

Everybody asleep around here?

I'm awake.

- You wanna come up here?
- Yeah.

Move right here. That's right.

That's the gas,

that's the brake,
that's the shift.

Those are the basics.

I'll just be here
if you need anything.

- No!
- What's up, honey?

Icant_.lcant reach the pedals!

Sure you can.

Look at how long those legs are.

Thatsit justkeepit ughtthere.

No, daddy, please
don't leave me!

Snicklefritz,
you gotta learn how to drive.

It's the only way you're
gonna see the world.

Just take care because
there's a bend up here

in about an hour.

An hour?

My mother
sometimes called dad Peter Pan,

for the kind of silly charm

that allowed him to make
reckless, impulsive decisions

look like perfect
plans of action.

In those times,

he always wanted to
make things perfect for us.

Replace the humdrum
of everyday life

with new places
and unexpected moments.

He purchased the farm on a
payment plan he couldn't afford.

It was a dilapidated old place,

but he filled it
with classical music

and always kept things
fun for Nick and me

while he and mom fixed it up
like a permanent family home.

But as more delivery trucks
arrived, brimming with materials

purchased on lous
that would never be met,

the light fluttering
music of dad

seemed to fade into a darkness.

And with each layer of darkness,

a new reason to disappear.

- Give me my record!
- No!

Give me my goddamn chopin...

I will fucking break it!

I'll punch your whore
face, you goddamn witch!

Fuck you! You're
a shitty-ass husband!

[Jennfiefl dad
explained his absences

by claiming to be working

on some mysterious
business endeavor,

and left mom to
pick up the pieces.

She tried to find regular work,

but spent most of her time

staring at walls and
worrying about unpaid bills.

First pioneers would
be in the blue Ridge mountains

and the bluegrass
region of Kentucky.

J“ oh, Daniel knew the forest j“

j“ he knew the forest well j“

to the emptiness.

Dad always
seemed to call Nick and me

when mom was sleeping.

His voice made me feel
like part of a bigger world.

A bigger world I
could only dream of.

Fuck.

Ugh.

What?

We're gonna go live with dad.

Okay.

You kids are like
his hunting dogs.

He only runs you
when he feels like it.

It'll be better
than living with you.

Nick?

You, too?

There are things about your
father that you don't know.

[Jennfiefl like what?

- When you're older...
- I am older!

Nick, we're leaving.

Fine, fine, fine!
Go! Get outta here!

Oh, there's gotta be
some kind of mistake, Beck!

My kids are much
smaller than these two.

Look at that little button nose.

Look at you two.

Now go and get your bags
from uncle Beck's truck.

I got it.

I really appreciate
you bringing them down.

How's their mama?

How do you think
she is, you bastard?

You left her with
two kids and no dough.

That was bust,
I had to make a move.

I see your moves, John.

Man, you had a good girl

and you steel-toe kicked
her heart all over the street.

You know what?

She'll get back on her feet.

In the meantime, you just take
good care of her babies, okay?

It's not like that. I mean,
they are my babies, too.

- Yeah, yeah.
- See ya.

I'd do anything for those kids.

Yeah. Prove it.

[Jennfiefl dad! Oh, my god!

Oh, no!

Oh, my god. Dad,
way too much lighter fluid!

He might light the tree on fire!

Boom!

Oh, my...

- Good lord!
- Anybody?

- The "nocturnes"!
- What number?

"Number 20"!

See, how many kids you
know know their chopin?

When can we eat?

I told you ten times,
it's gotta marinate.

You asked for
pepper steak, right?

If it doesn't marinate,

it's not pepper steak,
it's just steak.

I'll take just steak.

Stoolate, itsrnannafing.
{Knockatdoofl

hold the thought.

It's all right.

Do you like music, Jennifer?

Um, yeah. I like elo.

[Enghshrock, huh? {Door opens]

Have you heard Bob seger?

[Jennfiefl I don't think so, no.

What? You
have to hear Bob seger!

Okay, fellas, I'll
see you in a couple weeks.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, hey!
What are you doing?

- I'm changing the mood!
- The mood?

We're in a classics mood.

We're listening to the classics.

But you can't dance to chopin.

Oh, come on, old bones!

I wanna play Jennifer
some rock 'n' roll.

Are you seriously suggesting

that Bob seger beats out
Frederic chopin, seriously?

I'm just changing the tempo.

Your music is for funerals.

You know what? Okay.
But they ain't gonna like it.

These kids got class.

Yeah. You wanna dance, baby?

Come on, honey. Let's
have a little groove.

Ooh.

Nick?

J“ out in the back seat
of my '60 Chevy j“

you... you seriously
like this stuff?

Mm-hmm.

J“ workin' on our night moves j“

j“ trying' to make some
front page drive-in news j“

j“ workin' on our night moves j“

j“ and it was summertime j“

Yeah.

J“ sweet summertime
summertime j“

J“ the wonderj“

j“ felt the lightning, yeah j“

j“ and we waited
on the thunder j“

j“ waited on the thunder! J“

[Jennfiefl when I was young,

I thought all
the exciting things

he made happen,
he made happen for me.

Hey, wait for me!

Hello! Dad!

Dad?

Not enough time.
Don't fuck around.

I don't wanna hear that shit.

- John, look at...
- Hey.

Hey, honey.

Uh... This
is my daughter jennfier

um, Jennifer, these
are just some friends,

some business colleagues
from brainerd. Everything's okay.

Go on inside,
I'll meet you inside.

Honey, go inside.

Oh, my god!
Dad_.Dad! Are you okay?

I'm okay, honey.

Daddyjust bumped
his face into the canoe.

- Oh. Nick!
- Nick!

Hands up, who had
a great summer?

We don't want to go home.

Yeah, well, something
came up, Nick, you know.

Well, anyway, you
and I both had accidents

on the same day,
that's a Karma thing.

The next ones are always worse.

Besides, you guys both
got school coming up,

and from what I understand,

your mom is doing much better.

I love you, baby.

Don't you ever forget it.

You and me, we got
the same heart.

Two peas in a pod. Come here.

Hey. Hey.
Would you look at that?

-What is that? {Jennfiefl
you don't remember?

I got a feeling
I know what this is.

"Happy highway Harry."

You still have that,
you didn't lose it.

- No, of course not.
- All aboard!

All right!

All right, take this.

Come on.

They're coming, they're coming.

- All right.
- Thank you.

- Well, this is it.
- All right, Nick.

You take care of
your little sister.

Big sister. I keep forgetting.

Oh! Look at the moon.

- Oh!
- All right, go. Okay, go on.

By the time that
summer had come and gone,

the bank had
foreclosed on the farm.

Like so many times before,

all of our earthly belongings

filled the old station wagon

in pursuit of a fresh start.

- Hi, uncle Beck.
- Hey there, guys.

Come on in.

Ugh! Oh, the couch stinks!

You can lay on me if you want.

I'm gonna
leave the keys right there.

Just come over here, gimme
a hug goodbye. I gotta go.

Give your uncle Beck
a hug goodbye, come on!

- There we go.
- Goodbye.

- I love you guys.
- I love you.

- Thank you, uncle Beck.
- Mm-hmm.

Thanks, uncle Beck.

Yep. Go lay down
on the poop couch.

I don't know between John
and I who had the shittier father,

but I do hope...

That you pick better than my
mother did on your next try.

You hang in there, kid.

I'll track him down, all right?

And at the very least,

I'll get him to
mail back those...

Plates for your car.

He hadn't paid
a single bill in months.

My boy Johnny is a bad penny.

You never trust a
bastard born on flag day.

Because they think

all immigrants are
putting them out ofjobs.

Yeah, hejust thinks
that way sometimes.

He thinks that way sometimes?

What's so funny?

You're lucky he left.

When he comes crawling
back to you...

I come to you to borrow
a few hundred bucks.

Not to judge my husband.

The year you got hitched,

John bought the cabin
at browns lake.

You spent all summer
doing it up.

The day he left, it
burns to the ground.

Then bought the burgerjoint.

Spent weeks making
pretty, pretty tablecloths.

It was pretty.

But spent nothing
on the kitchen.

And then a
hardworking black fella

opens up a better
burgerjoint across the street,

and lo and behold,

John's place burns
to the ground.

He'd burn down the world

if he thought itwould put
him in white mansions.

J“ I woke last night to
the sound of thunder j“

j“ how far off
I sat and wondered j“

j“ started humming
a song from 1962 j“

j“ ain't it funny
how the night moves j“

j“ when you just don't seem
to have as much to lose j“

J“ strange how
the night moves j“

J“ with Autumn closing in j“

J“ mmmj“

j“ night moves j“

j“oohj“

-j“ night moves j“
-j“ night moves j“

-j“ night moves -j“ yeah j“

j“ night moves j“

j“ night moves j“

j“ oh, I sure remember
the night moves j“

j“ night moves j“

j“ ain't it funny
how you remember? J“

-j“ night moves j“ -j“
funny how you remember j“

j“ night moves j“

j“ I remember, I remember j“

-j“ I remember I remember
j“ -j“ night moves j“

j“ oh! Oh! Oh! J“

-J“ workin' and practicin'
j“ -j“ night moves j“

j“ workin' and practicin' j“

j“ oh, when the night moves j“

-j“ night moves j“
-j“ night moves j“

-j“ oh! I remember j“
-j“ night moves j“

j“ yeah, yeah yeah, lrememberj“

-j“ ooh! I remember j“
-j“ night moves j“

j“ lord, I rememberj“

J“ lord, I remember oh! Oh! J“

j“ ooh! Ooh j“

j“ oh, yeah yeah, yeah j“

j“ uh-huh, uh-huh j“

j“ I remember I remember j“

J“ I am older j“

j“ I am older j“

j“ now I am olderj“

j“ and I remember j“

-J“ how I'm made... j“
-j“ fuck y'all j“

-j“... to live by the
rules j“ -j“ fuck y'all j“

-j“ you taught me well j“
-j“ fuck y'all j“

-j“ everything you
knew j“ -j“ fuck y'all j“

J“ I am older j“

-j“ and I'm like a map j“
-j“ taught me well j“

j“ can't play by your rules j“

j“ I've emptied my bag j“

j“ with everything I knew j“

j“ fuck y'all j“

j“ now I am olderj“

j“ fuck y'all j“

j“ now I am olderj“

j“ fuck y'all j“

j“ now I am olderj“

j“ fuck y'all j“

j“ I am older j“

J“ fuck y'all j“

- {jennfiefl good morning.
- Morning.

You sleep well?

Like a baby.

Did you do your homework, honey?

Of course.

- Good girl.
- Why don't you show him?

Oh, I don't need to see it.

I trust my little
girl, don't I? Huh?

Wanna tell him I trust you?

We trust each other, yeah?

- Mm-hmm?
- Mm-hmm.

Mwah.

Patty.

That guy's so fucking stupid.

My name is Cheryl,
and I'm an alcoholic.

- Hi, Cheryl.
- I came here and I had...

Lost everything.

I lost my home and my career,

and my darling husband.
I say that now.

A year ago, I thought
he was a piece of shit

who dropped me by the curb,
but you know something,

I was so angry, and I
needed someone to blame,

and I could not see
that it was on me.

What's going on?

Come on, doc, you're
in the wrong room.

Oh.

Come on there.

Tipsy fool! Let's get
you to the right one.

Mom...

Good morning, ladies.

Now, that is the way
you make coffee.

All right, I'm out of here.

If I'm not back for dinner,

you guys start without me.

What are you doing?
What is that?

It's resin. You want some?

It's not bad.

Don't push me, little lady.

What are you trying
to prove, Jennifer?

Nothing. Hell, it's
8:55 in the morning,

I'm just trying to
take the edge off.

You show some respect!

- Why?
- I'm still your mother.

How long you been
smoking that stuff?

- Oh, please!
- Answer me!

Fuck you, you hypocrite!

Answer me, you little slut!

You big slut.

Oh. You don't get
to fucking hit me.

Ever!

I'm gonna miss you.

I love you so much.

Honey, we need to talk.

I'm leaving.

- Jennifer!
- What?

Don't think
you're taking the car.

Doc paid for that car.

I don't want his fucking car.

I never wanna see
that sick fuck again.

How dare you? After
all he's done for you!

And where are you
gonna go, Jennifer?

-You don't have
anywhere -yes, I do!

Yes, I do, mom.

Oh, Jen.

Jen, I may be dumb,

but you're a smart girl.
Don't kid yourself.

Like I'm passing up
a great gig here?

There are things about your
father that you don't know.

Oh, god, here we go again,

are you kidding me?
Are you kidding?

It's not that he's a con man

- or a swindler.
- Monlthsis your shit!

It's nothing to do with
my relationship with him!

He believes msownfiey -

Okay, let's talk about
believing your own lies,

shall we?

Letstah 00:35:07,814
It's your one fucking
job to protect me!

Listen to me,
your father is a liar.

- He's a liar.
- Shut up! Please, shut up!

Look, I know what
I am, he doesn't.

And ifyou're gonna go with him,

pretty soon, you won't either.

- You won't.
- I'm done. I'm done.

I'm done! I'm done!

Your father...
Your father is a liar.

Get off me!

I can't do this anymore!

Stop! Stop!

- Donttouchrne!
- Listen to me, Jennifer!

He looks you square in the eyes

and he shows you his heart,

- and it is a lie!
- Get out of my way!

Get the fuck out of my way!

Jennifer!

J“ there's no way j“

j“ you're alive j“

j“ living now j“

J“ ooooh-hoooo j“

j“ ooooh-hoooo j“

j“oohj“

j“oohj“

j“oohj“

j“ don't come back j“

j“ I will follow j“

j“ my own path j“

J“ ooooooh j“

j“ ooooooh j“

-j“ don't come back j“
-j“ ooooooh j“

j“ I will follow j“

j“ my own path j“

j“ aaaaah j“

j'ohj'

J“ aaaaah j“

-j“ aaaaah j“
-j“ see your spark j“

-j“ ooooooh j“
-j“ in your heart j“

Who's there?

Dad, it's Jennifer.

Jennifer?

Yeah. Can you... can
you open the door?

Jennifer?

So...

- How's school?
- It's okay.

Any thoughts aboutcohege?

I guess you got time.

Actually, I want
to studyjournalism.

Journalism? What
kind of journalism?

Investigative, maybe.

I like that.

I can see my snicklefritz

taking on the titans
of industries,

a fast-food chain,
motherfuckers.

Just a bunch of crumbs
bound together by dough, right?

Dad, what do you do?

What do you mean, what do I do?

I mean, for a living. What
do you do for a living?

You know what I do for living.

I'm an entrepreneur.

My skill is opportunities.

Like what?

For instance,

right now, I got a
whole raft of businesses.

I'm working a very
broad portfolio.

And when you work it that way,

you're not depending
on one business

to be your bread
and butter, you know?

Yield goes down on one,

pops up on another.

And the good news is,

that I'm doing really
great with that.

What's that?

I'm moving out of mom's.

I can't stand it there anymore.

Sorry.

It's okay, babe. It's okay.

What's the problem, Jennifer?

Are you mixed up in drugs?

So, what's the problem?

I just gotta get out.

I thought maybe I
could come live with you.

That kind of comes
out of the blue.

Some things in life
are about timing.

Timing, you see.
See, uh, right now,

I'm growing the
business. Businesses.

And it takes all
the time god sends.

I've just got a lot of...

Yeah, I understand. It's...

But I gotta keep
the plates spinning.

I gotta keep the
balls in the air.

It's okay, dad.
It's really... it's fine.

I just want a fresh
start, you know?

Dad, I lied.

In sheboygan,
I did a lot of drugs.

I smoked weed,
I did a lot of speed.

Coke.

I just did stupid
things, you know?

I'm angry at you.

You're smarter than that.

Don't think I couldn't tell.

It's not my first rodeo.

Have you done drugs?

Never! Oh.

Uh, in some medical circles,

alcohol is classed a drug,

soistobacco.

So, I'm not gonna sit here

and tell you that I've never
enjoyed a vodka gimlet

on a Sunday afternoon.

And, oh, what's this?

Exhibit a, methinks.

So, yes.

But no, I've never done drugs.

Narcotics... are you kidding me?

At the cabin, you had
those plants in the cupboard.

I used to sit up 8at night

and see you and
Debbie roll joint after joint.

And I also saw you doing lines.

I found coke in your drawer.

Don't change the subject.

I'm not changing
the subject, I saw you.

And how old were you? How
could you possibly remember?

I remember. I saw it, dad.

- You didn't.
- Yes, I did.

- You didn't.
- I did.

- You didn't. You didn't.
- Yes, I did. I did.

You didn't. You done?

- Am I done?
- With your food?

- Yeah.
- All right, let's go.

Can I drive?

Since when do you
know how to drive?

Since I was 11. Someone
told me it was the only way

to see the world. Remember?

Must have been
a pretty smart someone.

Here.

God damn it!

Can we finish our conversation?

Jennifer, whatever it was
that you think you saw,

or you saw, or you
think you're alleging...

Dad, I just think we should
be straight with each other.

We should tell
each other the truth.

I told you the truth.

Okay.

I've got some problems.

Not drug problems. Not drugs.

Um, business.

And I owe some people
some money,

some big mistakes I made.

Thank you for telling me.

I don't want to be a burden.

It's not a burden.

Like I've been saying,
it's a fresh start.

Let's get you
whipped into shape.

No more darkness!

- Whoa! Whoa, Jen!
- No more hiding

- from beautiful things.
- Whoa, whoa!

You know, dad, these
people you owe money to, dad,

you can just tell them
you're getting a new job.

A fresh start.

"Age 39.
Administration. Advertising."

"Appraising.

Apartment building. Architect.

Artist. Art supply salesman.

Antique trader. Applicator."
Those are just the as.

You're not 39, dad.

Vveh, lshaved
a couple years off.

I thought we were being honest.

Also, you're listing way
too many areas of expertise.

It's a resume, Jennifer.

They expect you
to lie on a resume.

Everybody lies on a
resume, they factor it in.

Oh, don't go too short
on the top,

it makes me look beak-ish.

All right now, the pay
is okay slash not great.

It's $2.50 an hour,

raise up to $3.50 after
the first six months.

That's great. It works for me.

Sir, hi. Can I have a
moment of your time? Okay.

Hello. Hi. My name's
Jennifer. Okay.

- Great.
- Yeah, absolutely.

Thank you for supporting such
a great cause, that's awesome.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

I got a job.

- You did?
- Yeah.

You're looking at the
new executive manager

for sailfeather floatplanes.

- Dad, that's fantastic.
- Yeah.

Well, it's a long way
out of town.

A managerial position, sure.

And they made me lay out
for a fancy new briefcase.

But it's a job.

We should celebrate.

Yeah.

There's a sensitive
topic I've got to raise.

I come home from work

and I have a little stress.

And I wind down...
We've covered this.

I keep a little Thai stick

in that carved canoe
on my dresser.

And I went to my
little carved canoe...

Jennifer, have you
touched my stash?

I'm sorry, I didn't
think you would notice.

Okay, calling a house meeting.

Rule number one, you stay
away from my stash. Agreed?

- Agreed.
- Rule number two,

you can smoke, but
do it behind my back.

Or we could smoke together?

Don't you understand
the concept ofboundafles?

Look, Jennifer,
don't disappoint me.

I'm off having to be
the boss of many men

in the bureaucratic
world all day.

I get home, I wanna
know I've got my weed.

Agreed?

Agreed.

Okay, this one's not a rule,

but just consider changing
your hair color back.

Goodnight, darling,
I'm going to bed.

Nick wrote me.

You're drawing?

You bought yourself a car?

Something like that,

I dropped 400 bucks
to see how long it'll last.

How was work?

You're home kinda early.

You know, iwanna
show you something.

Sit yourself down.

What's that?

It's a Jean stretcher.

It makes jeanslonger

- really?
- Yeah.

Well, you know how
myjeans are always too short,

but they're fine
when I buy them.

Hsjustwhenlput them
in the wash, they shrink,

and millions of people
have that problem.

Observe.

See how that works?

See? $12.95 for one

and $25 for two.

- That sound fair to you?
- Sure.

Let me show you
the art. It's for the ad.

I've already paid for it to
run in the paper next week,

but I've gotta check
my pennies in the piggy.

It's great.

It's a great thing to have
alongside the dayjob.

Exactly, snicklefritz.

It just, it goes along
with the whole big raft.

Now, don't go anywhere,

there's a lot more
I wanna tell ya.

I had a couple of
other opportunities.

I got offered
a couple otherjobs,

even better money,
but they're all labor.

I could never do that.

In the workplace,

I'm strictly a suit-and-tie man.

[Jennfiefl my father's
misguided sense of pride

seemed so endlessly wed

to his own shame
and disappointment.

For dad, flag day
was all of america

celebrating his birthday.

He believed he was
owed that much,

that it was the least his
country should do for him.

We've done our
cost benefit analysis.

We've decided to cancel the ad.

What?

No, that's bullshit!

Are you trying to bilk me
out of 16 fucking dollars?

I'm gonna have the
president of Vogel products

call you right back!

You dog-fuckers.

May you all die screaming

in fucking cancer!

You motherfucking bastards!

"Through the years,
long and wearing,

with you my dreams
I will be sharing.

I understand your pain

and know in my heart
that we're the same.

In whatever you
choose to endeavor,

I will support you
forever and ever.

Love, Jennifer."

Where are my goddamn cigarettes?

Oh, there.

God. Look what
you've done to me.

You gonna make a wish?

Don't move. I'll be right back.

I drove by your work today, dad.

You should be proud.

You're doing honest work.

Open it.

Oh, god. Damn it.

You idiot.

- Do you remember that?
- Yeah.

You told me
to describe the cowboy

while you sketched
with your back to him.

You said that

if you describe
something well enough,

anyone can see it.

Sorry about...

- It's okay, dad.
- No, it's not okay.

It's not okay. It's not okay.

I appreciate...

So much.

What you did, I mean,

all of this that you did for me.

It's...

And I just so want
you to know...

For you, baby, I'd
climb any mountain.

And no matter what
happens, I'm gonna be there.

No matter.

The whole fucking
world could explode

and I will be here for you.

I know.

Do ya?

Yes, dad.

Thank god.

Oh, my darling baby girl.

[Jennfiefl things are
really good here, Nick.

Dad seems to actually
be changing.

He's been more honest with me

and is finally even
willing to work

a regular boring
job for a living.

Please, please, write me back.

Love, Jen.

You... You colored your hair.

I colored my hair?

I haven't changed my
clothes in three fucking days

because the cops wouldn't
let me back in the house.

Can I... can I get
a cigarette, man?

Here you go.

Thank you.

I was reading recently
in reader's digest...

About the power of
the subconscious mind

and how our actions
are not consciously willed,

but are what our inner
beings secretly divine for us.

Some people think it's the gods.

I think you make yourbed,

or your mind makes your bed.

What's that on your forehead?

- What is that?
- Nothing. Nothing.

What do you mean it's nothing?

I see it, it's right there.

Well, I cut myself.

What are you talking about?

- It's not even a cut.
- Yeah.

What is it?

What happened?

- Jennifer...
- It's red raw,

it's a huge welt!

Dad, this is important.

When did you decide to do this?

Jen, I...
Listen. I've been asked

a lot of questions
lately and I'm a little...

- Shut up!
- I've been getting asked

a lot of questions lately, Jen!

Then answer mine!

- Hey, cool it!
- It's okay.

I'm a little tired.

You're tired?

You're tired? Are
you fucking kidding me?

Okay, okay. Come on.
It's okay, it's okay!

- Are you fucking kidding me?
- No, no, no, no!

- Come on, baby!
- That's it.

Just one more second, I promise.

Answer the fucking quesflon,

just tell me the truth!

You're only interested
in what the cops' story is.

You don't even wanna hear mine.

- Dad... - I'm guilty
until proven innocent.

I don't have any rights, do I?

Do I? Do I? I've got a
cop standing right here.

- I've been in a fucking...
- They caught you

- with the money in the car.
- Huh?

You had a gun, you
have a fucking huge welt

-where you glued on a wig!

Look, you know,
I'm at a disadvantage.

I can't see what
you're talking about.

My god.

I need to know when
you decided to do this.

I'm not lying to you, Jennifer.

It... ltjust is more complicated

- than that, come on.
- So, you're innocent?

You don't...

You don't get it yet,

you're gonna get it when
you walk a mile in my shoes.

You're gonna
understand, trust me.

You're gonna understand
one day when you walk a mile...

You
hinever fucking change!

- Jen! Jen!
- Come on, thatsenough.

- Up. Come on, let's go.
- Okay, wait, okay. Fuck, man!

God, fuck, man.

Come on!

Fuck.

Come on, come on, come on.

God fucking damn it!

Fuck.fuck.fuck!

[Jennfiefl dad was originally
sentenced to 15 years.

He wrote letters
I didn't receive.

I was never in one
place long enough,

and left no
forwarding addresses.

He wanted so badly
to make his Mark,

and in his way, he did.

He left a trail
of failed schemes,

squandered money,
and broken hearts.

Now, my abiding concern
was who I would become

and whether I myself
wanted to matter at all.

J“ your arms mean more
to me than flowers j“

j“ don't leave them at my doorj“

j“ come spend some hours j“

j“ I'll spread a blanket
on the floor j“

j“ you have me
driven half-crazy j“

j“ you don't see me anymore j“

j“ throw down these walls
and veils and greet me j“

j“ as you did before j“

j“ when you were here before j“

j“ before you went out
rovin' and a-ramblin' j“

j“ now I sing no more j“

j“ bells will ring no more j“

j“ do that song and dance
that old romance j“

j“ that took you
'round the world j“

J“ I'm disoriented j“

j“ I've been
traveling so long j“

j“ were you just
here beside me j“

j“ in this room now
or are you gone? J“

j“ this confusion j“

j“ covers everything now j“

j“ / used to live
for the illusion j“

j“ now the illusion's
breaking down j“

j“ as it did before j“

j“ when you were here before j“

j“ before you bit off more
than you could handle j“

j“ now / speak no more j“

j“ turn the cheek no more j“

j“ do that song and dance
that old romance j“

j“ that took you
'round the world j“

J“ you're no good to me
when you're broken j“

j“ hard to look at when
you're all messed up j“

J“ and your heart ls
pouring out in all directions j“

J“ there's no shame in losing j“

j“ being the bearer
of the beaten hand j“

j“ and the truth came out j“

j“ when the cards went
down on the table j“

j“ as they did before j“

j“ when you were here before j“

j“ before you told me
that / ought to be grateful j“

j“ now / sing no more j“

j“ wear your ring no more j“

j“ do that song and dance
that old romance j“

j“ that took you
'round the world j“

j“ and I'll speak no more j“

j“ turn the cheek no more j“

I used to tell myself,

"Patty,

you never saw a
three-story building

before you met John Vogel.

You were young and
he was a tidal wave."

But the truth is...

I wasn't that young.

And there is no
justifying any of it.

You and Nick deserved
more from me.

- Mom.
- Don't.

How are you for money?

It's kind of tight,
but I'm gonna look

forsomeflflng inthneapohs

Mom?

I got yourjuice.

Mom?

Hey, baby brother.

You got me my favorite cookies.

Yes!

God, I can't believe you.

Oh! Wsso beauthh look at that!

Oh, babe, I gotta get
off the phone, though,

'cause my sister's cab
is about to be here.

Okay.

All right, I love you, too.

Just... Just take it, baby.

It's what I can afford.

It should help get you started.

Mom, this is too much.

It's... take it.

Thank you.

Really, thank you so much.

Why do you want
to be a journalist?

Well, I think this
country has a fine tradition

in journalism,
and / truly believe

I have something
to offer in the field.

Personally, I think
this country has a need

for a deeper understanding

on a wide variety of issues,

both on a local
and global scale.

You submitted three
excellent sample articles.

- Thank you.
- You're welcome.

So, why did you lie
on your application?

I'm sorry, I don't understand.

Your references don't pan out.

We contacted your high
school in sheboygan.

You dropped out with fs and ds.

Sorry, there's...
There's been a mistake.

Miss Vogel, there is no one

by the name of John Vogel

working for jk lowe
insurance in Seattle.

- I'm not lying!
- You can't bs your way

into the university
of Minnesota.

Who's that?

You're right.

My dad's a bank robber.
He's spending 15 years

in an Arizona
federal penitentiary,

andlflunked outofschool

sorry for wasting your time.

Hold it, Jennifer.

Your sample articles,
you did write those.

Seems to me that a person

who really wants
to be a journalist

has to have an awfully
strong motivation

to find the truth in things.

Why do you want
to be a journalist?

I want to matter.

Dear Jennifer, wow!

Nick tells me you really
impressed somebody

over there at the
university of Minnesota.

Hmm. My snicklefritz.

I always knew

you were gonna be
something very special.

J' ohhh, oh, oh j'

Hi, Jen.

In places like this,

the world seems to
forget we ever existed.

It's as if we're all just ghosts

evaporating from the earth.

J' ohhh, oh oh j'

j' ohhh, oh oh j'

Hi, me again.

I'm told congrauflafions
are in order.

Seems your temp job
has led your editor

to give you a shot at writing.

Well, I'm super proud
of you, my little girl.

Hi, number one.

I guess you're either
not receiving

or just not reading my letters.

I sure wish you'd write me back.

Excuse me. What's the time?

Between writing you letters

and working in
the prison print shop,

I keep myself busy.

I think because I sketch
pretty well, I'm good at it.

Maybe / can add graphic
designer to my resume. Ha-ha.

It's cold here,

so it must be freezing
where you are.

Boy, once / get out,

I'm never ever coming
back to prison again.

Jennifer Vogel.

University graduate.

I'm sure sorry
lmissed it, honey.

If/ could have
broken out of here,

I'd have been there.

I wanna thank all of
you for being here today,

all of you who spoke,

all of you who have
been friends of mine

for so many years.

All of you who have
given me your support...

Wow! Do me a favor.

Wanna read back
that last part for me?

"It's risky and sensationalist,

it's also true."

"We back up the court files

with interviews from lawyers,

investigators, and scientists.

More importantly, they're
poisoning the water."

"Poisoning the water." Yes. Yes.

But all these things are true,

and it's ourjob
to write about it.

So, take "yes" for an answer.

You're not worried about
backlash from brentax?

No! Lfthere's backlash, I'll
blame the whole thing on who?

- {jennfiefl fucking Vogel.
- Fucking Vogel.

I survived this business
pretty well playing good cop.

Well, I'll be twirling
my moustache.

Hi.

Isthatyou, number one?

You're... you're all grown up.

You look terrific.

You look just terrific.

When did you get out?

I was just wondering if...

Maybe you could
pull away for an hour,

come have lunch with me?

I mean, not if it's bad timing.

No, it's fine, I can
get an early lunch.

Let me just grab my purse.

Oh, I've got money.
I'm okay, I'm okay.

- I mean, I just...
- Okay. Oh, sure.

Sure, I'll wait here.

- I'll be right back.
- Okay.

Dad...

I didn't know
you were getting out.

Did you tell anyone?

Did anybody pick you up?

The truth is, I've actually
been out for a while.

How long?

A year and a bit.

A year and a bit? What the hell?

You don't call or write

and you've been out
a year and a bit?

I wrote you a hundred times

from prison. I didn't
hear anything back.

No response, nothing.

Why would I think
anything would change

when I got out here?

Did you even read
any of my letters?

I was kind of on
the road for a while.

I got 'em when I got back,

and I read some
of them. I just...

What have you been
doing for over a year?

Well, I got a...
I got a business.

A little, uh,

print and copy business
down at center city.

It's called center city
print & copy. Catchy, huh?

- A print shop?
- Yep.

How did you afford that?

I wouldn't go too far there.

I mean, it was only a
couple thousand down.

Previous owner had bad
business sense and terminal cancer.

It's a tiny business,

but I do have one account.

One client that's, you
known a pretty big deal,

that covers me all right.

In fact, I was able, recently,

to do something I've
been dreaming about for...

A long time.

What?

I took a one-month rental...

Of a cabin

up at the lake where
we spent that summer.

Mm-hmm.

And matter of fact,

I was thinking
of going out there

this weekend, just for a day.

I don't have a lot of time,

parole and all that,

so I'd like to make
the time special

if I'm gonna spend time there.

Ithoughtrnaybe you
and I'd go open her up.

Barbecue,

take the boat out onthelake.

Um, I don't think I can.

Well, hey, let's see...

How about this following
weekend, what's that, uh...

- That's the, uh...
- I have to work next weekend.

Hey, how about the
weekend after that?

That'd be the 30th.

I don't know, I have to check.

Okay, well, why don't you check,

and if you can't make it,

we can do it the weekend
after that. I'm pretty flexible.

Here.

This is it. Chez moi.

It's not that bad.

I'll be getting out
in a few weeks.

I just don't know if I'm
ready for any of this, dad.

It's a lot.

So, you have my number.

I do. I do.

So, you'll let me know
if you change your mind.

Come by.

- Yeah.
- And I'm flexible.

You know, I could do pretty
much any time you want.

Well, I, uh...

I'm just so proud of you,

it felt... it was so
great to see you.

I mean, all that
you've achieved.

I guess what remains to be said,

and I hope you believe this...

Is that... people do change.

Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,

south Dakota, tennessee“.

Jennifer, call me
when you get a chance,

will you, please, honey?

Hi, it's me. Please call.

Jen, please call.

Jennifer, it's dad.

Please pick up.

Hi, kid, it's dad. Can
you please pick up?

Hey, Jen. I know you're busy.

Just wanted to remind you that

there's a beautiful lake
one phone call away.

Texas, Utah,

Vermont, Virginia,

Washington, West Virginia,

Wisconsin, Wyoming.

Look at that.

You've got a, a
delicate kind of beauty.

You got delicate features,

like I did when I was your age.

Your nose, your eyes,

and I see that little gap closed

twixt your teeth.

When you're older,

you'll have a more
unusual beauty.

People gotta look real
hard to see it, but if they look,

they'll see it,
'cause it's there.

I think the greatest
hope a man can have

is to leave something
beautiful behind.

Something that he made.

_-

I am so damn
happy you came out here.

Jennfier_

I want to apologize.

I had a long time to...

To reflect on my mistakes.

I've mulled it...

And weighed my responsibilities,

and I want to apologize...
For what happened.

You know, all of it.

The other day,

when you dropped me
at the halfway house,

I was watching you drive away

and I thought to myself,

"what can I do to help?

What can you do, John,

to give her something real,

something practical?"

So, last Tuesday,
right after we met,

I called a dealer I know

and I put a $5,000 deposit down

on a 1989 xjs Jaguar,
flamenco red,

biscuit leather
interior and top.

I mean, it's a stunner
and drives like new.

What are you talking about, dad?

You've had all this time

and this is how you're talking?

- It's a fantasy.
- Oh, is that so?

- Says who?
- Ldontwant a Jaguar.

- You don't want a Jaguar?
- It's a fantasy.

It's a fucked-up fantasy.

Does a $5,000 deposit
sound like a fantasy to you?

- Uustwanna go back in.
- Jen.

-Justtakerne backin. 4_.Ineed_.

- Ineedyouto beheveinrne.
- Dad!

We got so far to go, Jen!

I just wanna go back. I'm cold.

What did I say? What happened?

I'm cold, just take me back in.

Here. Here. Take my jacket.

- I don't want yourjacket.
- Just take my jacket.

I just wanna go back in.

- I don't want it.
- Take my jacket.

I don't want
your fucking jacket!

Ah, Mr. Sullivan.

Yes. This is John Vogel.

I'm the one that
put down the deposit

on the flamenco red
1989 Jaguar xjs,

biscuit leather
interior and top.

Exactly.

Due to some unforeseen
circumstances,

we're not gonna
be able to proceed.

Uh-huh. No, I'm aware.

See, the thing is, it's that
the car was for my daughter,

and, uh, she changed her mind.

She doesn't like the car.

Yeah.

Anyway, yeah, well,
it's a long story,

but I think we need to talk
about the $5,000 deposit.

I understand your policy, sir,

but you gotta have
some flexibility here.

Well, for instance,
how about, um,

you know, 50% back
on the deposit.

Dad.

Okay, how about 40%?

40%. You keep $3,000.

Dad! Fuck!

I have to put you on
hold for a second.

- I'll call you straight back.
- Oh, my god.

Jennifer!

Jennifer!

Hi, Jen, it's dad.
Can you please pick up?

Jen, I gotta catch up on
a load of work at the shop,

and then I gotta leave
town for a little bit,

so please call me.

J“ smack, crack, bushwhacked j“

j“ tie another one
to the racks, baby j“

J“ hey, kids, rock and roll j“

j“ nobody tells you
where to go, baby j“

I what if/ ride?
What if you walk? I

j“ what if you rock
around the clock? J“

j“ tick-took j“

j“ tick-took j“

j“ what if you did?
What if you walk? J“

j“ what if you tried
to get off, baby? J“

J“ hey, kids, where are you? J“

j“ nobody tells you
what to do, baby j“

J“ hey, kids, shake a leg j“

j“ maybe you're crazy
in the head, baby j“

J“ maybe you did
maybe you walked j“

j“ maybe you rocked
around the clock j“

j“ tick-took j“

j“ tick-took j“

j“ maybe I ride
maybe you walk j“

j“ maybe I drive
to get off, baby j“

J“ babyj“

Two years ago,
a group of school kids

from Minnesota country
school went on a field trip

to study pond life on a
farm in le sueur county,

a farm that backs on
to the Lyle-hasco plant.

This is what theyfound.

Miss Vogel,

howrnuch doyouknow
aboutpesfiddes?

How much study have
you devoted to the field?

One, two nights up
drinking coffee?

Perhaps you even
went to a library.

The building iwork in,
Lyle-hasco hq,

is a two-story,
big, flat building.

And on one of those
floors is guys in white coats,

and the other is lawyers.

Can you guess which one I'm on?

A school field trip?

And you let me be clear,

if hippie papers prints one more

of this unsubstantiated garbage,

we will sue you all the
way back to haight-ashbury.

I'm not a lawyer,

and I'm not a scientist,

but Dr. Lee nobles from
Minnesota state university is,

and is the leading proponent

of amphibian research
in the United States.

He's also a part of the
team investigating brentax.

It's a two-year study,

and he's publishing
his findings this week.

If brentax is in the water,

then that's the water
minnesotans drink,

give to their children,
take baths in,

make coffee with.

I just wondered if
you cared to comment.

Excuse me.

We interrupt the broadcast

with breaking news.

We join now in progress

team three's
eye-in-the-sky reporter,

Margaret deneb,

who is above a
high-speed police pursuit

in the corrigan lake community.

We go to you, Margaret.

This morning,

the u. S. Marshals
executed a warrant

at a print and copy
business in center city

just outside of Minneapolis.

Convicted felon, John Vogel,

is alleged to have
been using the storefront

for a major
counterfeiting operation...

Dad.

Dad.

[Gunshofl

I am sorry for your loss.

J“ when I think of angels j“

j“ I think of you j“

j“ and your rusty brown hair j“

j“ and the things that you do j“

j“ I heard you'd left j“

j“ no, couldn't be true j“

j“ when I think of angels j“

j“ I think of you j“

J“ godspeed, you angel j“

j“ wherever you go j“

j“ although you have left j“

j“ I want you to know j“

j“ my heart's full of sorrow j“

j“ I won't let it show j“

j“ I'll see you again j“

j“ when it's my time to go j“

[jennfiefl the death of a father

drags you to a secret place.

It trivializes everyday matters.

Displaces.

You feel abandoned
by the living.

And a kinship with the dead.

Dad had been so skilled

at sounding those finely
tuned notes of sorrow

and releasing them
at the perfect moment

to achieve impact.

My father lusted after freedom.

The kind of freedom most
free people never experience.

In the end, he got that freedom

and gave me mine in return.

J“ when I think of angels j“

j“ I think of you j“

J“ out beyond the reaches j“

j“ rare as a blood moon you
show, then cover up your tracks j“

j“ and through
the thinning branches j“

j“ I watched
your tail lights turn j“

j“ and wonder if you're
ever coming back j“

j“ I am my father's daughter j“

j“ come hell or high waterj“

j“ trouble came to find you j“

j“ shadowed into
every word and deed j“

j“ 'til it got you
in its spell j“

j“ they asked if
I had seen you j“

j“ but I've got no truck with men
like them they can go to hell j“

j“ I am my father's daughterj“

j“ come hell or high water j“

j“ never gonna leave him j“

j“ despite the rights
or wrongs j“

j“ I've got you and I
hope that you know j“

j“ and I'm right behind you j“

j“ there's a light
there's a light j“

j“ that shines
wherever you go j“

j“ I am my father's daughter j“

j“ come hell or high water j“

J“ there's a boat j“

j“ out on the big
wide rollers j“

j“ oh, there's a boat j“

j“ out on the big
wide rollers j“

j“ oh, there's a boat j“

j“ out on the deep
wide rollers j“

j“ take them safely home j“

j“ take them home j“

j“ take them home j“

j“ where they can be
with the ones they love j“

j“ take them home j“

j“ home j“

j“ where they can be
with the ones they love j“

j“ there's a girl j“

j“ out in the big wide world j“

j“ oh, there's a girl j“

j“ out in the big wide world j“

j“ oh, there's a girl j“

j“ lost in a big wide world j“

j“ take her safely home j“

j“ take her home j“

j“ take her home j“

j“ where she can be
with the ones she loves j“

j“ take her home j“

j“ take her home j“

j“ where she can be
with the ones she loves j“

J“ blinking stars j“

j“ burning bright
in the night j“

j“ lead them safely home j“

j“ blinking stars j“

j“ burning bright
in the night j“

j“ lead them safely home j“