01x20 - R-U-N-- RUNAWAY

[bunniefuu]

Hey.

"We need to talk."

Come in. So, what's going on, man?

What brings you here?

Right. In fairness,

I do that a lot less
than when we started.

Let's get you up there.

[Grunts]

[Panting] Whew!

How much do you weigh?

No more chicken fingers.

[Grunts]

What? Yes! I had garlic.

You don't like it? Don't kiss me.

All right.

Now the easy part.

[Yells]

[Grunts]

[Drill whirring]

[Grunting]

Don't worry, JJ.

It's not as hard as it looks.

[Grunts]

Get back up there!

Move another day!

All right.

Finally.

Ah, come on, man!

No!

[Panting]

Oh!

Okay, buddy. What do you need to say?

"I want to live here."

[Exhales sharply]

I can't see why that would be a problem.

[Sighs]

"My mom went from

'You can do anything'

to 'Who's going to take JJ?'...

Deciding my..." F...

"future without me there."

"Are we going to talk about

that picture of you with a mohawk?"

We are not.

I don't know, man.

Running away...

JJ, you know I love you.

You know I'm looking out for you...

Always.

But I got to... Damn!

What wheelchair-hating
monster designed this place?

JJ, I can't let you do it.

I got to take you back.

I'm sorry, buddy.

Ow!

See?

We were so scared of this conversation.

It's really not that unpleasant.

We're going to die.

And you're going to die.

JJ will die, but until then,

the not-dead one of you will be there,

or, after that, your children.

Who will also die.

Okay.

Fun. Good.

[Cellphone rings]

All right.

Dad, can I ask you one other thing

about all this JJ stuff?

Uh, oh, oh...

Oh, hey!

You know what I just remembered?

Haven't you guys been
bugging me for a while

to go out for steak?

Yes, with my own baked potato.

None of that "family potato" noise.

Call that fancy steakhouse in town.

Tell them we're coming.

But, Dad, we just ate dinner.

- [Growls]
- No... Okay. Go to the car.

Daddy's gonna feed you.
Daddy's gonna feed you.

JJ was here? He heard us?

He did. It was a real
saloon door to the face.

What? years in this country,

and I still don't understand
your colorful expressions.

Poor JJ. How is he?

I'm bringing him home, but he's upset,

so just hear him out.

Don't do anything weird or cute.

Don't DiMeo this up.

Darling, I'm so sorry.

Anything we said, we said
with love and respect.

But still, it was wrong.

We shouldn't have had
any talk about your future

without you there...

Period.

So we shall pay.

♪

The Carolina reaper pepper...

Hottest pepper known to man...

. million Scoville units.

The jalapeño, by
comparison, has only , .

We have hurt you, and now
it is our turn to hurt.

One, two...

You DiMeo'd it.

Ah, thank God.

For a second there,

I actually thought we were gonna...

[Screams]

It's in my eyes! End this!

Get a g*n and sh**t me in the face!

[Screams]

We just wanted to show
you how sorry we all feel.

"You" S-H... "should."

"Mom, you said"...

Oh, he's yelling at me.

Someone else read it...
Can't yell at myself.

On it.

"Mom said I couldn't live on my own,

and, Dad, you didn't think to"...

He's yelling at me. Dylan!

Ray, hurry.

I'm gonna yell for JJ, but you're next.

Ray: Is there an ETA on that g*n?

"You think I'm a" B-U... "burden."

"A" H-O... "Hot potato to pass around."

See? I told you he was mad.

"I'm mad at you, too."

Me?!

"You brought me home."

Because your problems can't
be solved by running away.

You were running away? That's
why you were at Kenneth's?

- Uh-huh.
- Oh, and you just brought him back

like he was some bull that
went over the neighbor's fence?

You don't think JJ has
a right to run away?

What is this?

He has the same rights as anybody else.

If he were any other teen,
he'd be halfway to Provo by now.

Provo? Runaway capital of the world.

You wanted to run away?

Do you still want to run away?

Then the fact that you use a wheelchair

should not stop you from
getting what you want.

Let's get you packed, JJ.

I'm running you away...

From me.

Can you drop me off
at the hospital first?

Mom and JJ are still going at it.

Did you notice anything odd

about the whole "fancy
steakhouse" thing?

Yeah. You ordered the chicken.

What is wrong with you?

No.

The whole thing was a diversion.

Dad got all weird when Mom left

and I asked about JJ.

It's like emotional talks
short-circuit his brain.

You're right.

Imagine all the stuff
we could get from him

if we use this against him.

You don't think he's too savvy for that?

The man's e-mail password
is the number four,

and that's only because
we had to reset it for him

three times.

Right... pants, socks,
shirt, got all of that.

What else do we need?

"To get a" G-R... "grip."

Now, where are we going,
and why are you running away?

Is it adventure or are
you sending a message?

"To see what I can do alone."

Well, you will be alone... with me.

"You can't do everything for me."

Why? Why can't I?

Nobody tells me what I can
and can't do for my son,

even my son.

"Fine, but we go wherever I want."

Yeah, well, you don't scare me.

"I'll need my" S-L... "sleeping bag,

my passport"...

Yeah, that's the spirit. Done.

"And money."

You stole bucks from your mum...

Broke her heart.

♪

Hey, guys.

Everything okay?

Sounds like Mom and JJ are talking

about some pretty heavy stuff.

Yeah, I have a bunch of...

feelings and whatnot

I-I want to say.

Okay. Sounds good.

- Or...
- Liking this.

There is a new video
game we wanted to get.

Take my card.

If anyone asks, the
password is the number five.

Can we drink soda and sleep on the roof?

- Sure.
- Can I swear?

Which words. [Bleep],
[bleep], and [bleep].

Yes.

What about [bleep]?

Quietly.

Good talk.

Yeah.

All right, time to say
goodbye to our little runaway.

Listen, JJ, maybe I shouldn't
have rushed you home.

I'm sorry.

"Hey, Mom, Kenneth used to be a"...

No.

[Whispering] Stop it.

"Kenneth used to be a flamboyant
college basketball star."

Kenneth used to be a flamboyant
college basketball star?

It's no big deal.

Are you kidding?

It's a huge [bleep] deal!

- Are we good with this?
- We are.

There's another winner in this house?

Not now.

Yeah! Winners! Yeah.

Full force.

I usually have to cut it
in half for these guys.

Punks.

Maya: Still no idea
where you want to go, eh?

Oh, well. If you see
something, ring me up here.

Ah. Ah, darling, darling...

No, no. No, this was a bad idea...

Bad idea.

Casino?

What? Ow! You're gambling

with both our lives already, darling.

Okay, okay.

You were a winner.

The basketball thing?

[Sighs] It was no big deal.

You were one of the
highest-rated forwards

in the country.

They called you The Grim Leaper.

You had a mohawk.

Huh. That was a fun photo sh**t.

Dario really let me play.

No, no, no... Don't go.

Finally, another person

who has the spirit of a champion.

I've been living in
Jabroni city over here.

It's good to meet you...

friend.

Dylan, it's true.

I was a champion.

A Grim Leaper.

I had fame, fans,

a fondness for Fatboy
Slim's "Rockafeller Skank,"

and you know what?

I regret every second of it.

- Why?
- Because of what it made me...

So full of myself.

I took gifts from the boosters...

A car, cash, Fatboy Slim CDs.

I got busted for it, got
dropped from the team,

had to sell the Corvette...

I crashed.

- Hard.
- And that's how you became this?

Girl, you were hugging
me six seconds ago.

[Game music plays]

This is the best!

Dad hasn't said no
to a single thing yet.

What's next?

I've got a flamboyant
college athlete to fix.

Think you can keep the gravy
train going for a while?

Choo-choo, baby.

Call me biscuits 'cause
I want that gravy.

No.

♪

I'm not gonna stop
you. You're the runaway.

Excuse me... no one under
on the casino floor.

?

He's my husband.

Yeah, he's . I mean,
would they let a child

be the third most successful
dentist in St. Paul?

Rude.

"Why are we married?"

Because we love each other.

Hey, Dad.

I feel like our conversation
about JJ got interrupted,

and now he's run away,

and I'm ready for our talk...

Our... our heavy talk.

How would you like a lollipop?

Not interested.

Maybe there's something you do want.

There is.

I want a robe.

What?

That's right.

And you better deliver, or else,

I don't know what to tell you, pal.

It is gonna get real heavy.

So that's what you... You want? A robe?

Like a lady in a lotion commercial?

No, like a boy in repose.

Do you want to be a boy in repose?

What kind of robe? Like a kimono?

[Sighs] Just forget I asked.

What did he do?

He asked me for a robe.

Oh, come on, Ray!

We're using him for good stuff.

What kind of kid wants to wear a robe?

- And what kind of robe?
- He won't say.

Well, is it like a
silky Hugh Hefner robe,

or like a fluffy grandma robe?

It is a gray, ankle-length,
Turkish terry-cloth boys' robe

with side-flaps for
superior breathability.

Gah!

Stay.

[Scoffs]

[Gasps] !

" ."

Yeah, well, I can't do
math. I'm far too excited.

- Dealer busts.
- You are on a role, mister.

Are you tired, darling?

Have you had enough?

Should we go home?

"So you give up?"

I do not. You just seemed tired.

S-U-D... "Suddenly I
have a lot more energy."

All right, fine.

Where to next, then?

"L'Erotica"? I think not'ica.

You want to go here with your mother?

L-U-C... "Luckily, she's not here."

Yo, Dylan!

You texted something about an accident

and asthma and a mean dog?

Yeah, I wasn't sure
what would get you here.

But now that you are...

I don't believe what you
said about being happier now.

I think you miss being the Grim Leaper,

and I'm gonna dunk on your
face till I bring him out.

[Grunts]

Good.

Yes!

Come on! Rub it in!

Give me some trash talk.

Here, here... I'll help you.

I'm gonna m*rder your family,

then eat them 'cause
you're bad at sports.

- We done?
- What is wrong with you?

Look, where's the fire?

Where's this Kenneth?

That guy's gone.

This guy's much happier.

I don't miss my old life at all.

Then why is there a Corvette
key hanging around your neck?

What?

Okay. Maybe I do miss that.

A lot.

- Do you know where it is now?
- [Scoffs]

I sold it like years ago.

But when I drove past it this morning,

it was in front of the owner's house.

Let's go.

Okay. Let's do it.

It's just me and my man
going to a naked-lady place.

Ahh. No, hold on, hold on, hold on.

I can't... I can't do it. I can't do it.

You win. You win.

Please, just come home with me.

"Like everything, it's
always 'with you.'"

I mean, that's ridiculous.

You can do plenty on your own.

"Oh, really?

Name one other person like me who does."

Oh, please.

I can think of someone
right off the top of my head.

"Look me in the eye and tell me

it's not Wheels from"... Yeah, no.

It's Wheels from Burger King Kids' Club.

Okay, fine. Thank you, detective.

"You want to help me"?

Yes, yes.

"Understand...

you can't do everything for me."

I do understand, JJ.

"If you did, you'd leave me alone.

Can you?"

[Voice breaking] I can.

Good luck finding a wife
who's as good a mom as I am.

♪

I manipulated you, Dad.

It was wrong.

So, would you wear
anything under the robe?

Forget the robe.

I-I used you.

For something so small,

so weird. Why?

I mean, we're always on
top of each other here.

I share a room.

The towels are not large or clean.

A robe would allow a
modest young man like me

a modicum of privacy.

Okay.

I get that.

It's a nice, small problem.

I may want to run away
from the big ones sometimes,

but that makes it all
the more satisfying

when I can solve one of the little ones.

Is the robe getting traction?

Ooh, stop talking before I decide

this is one of the bigger problems.

Pretty girl.

Wheelchair badass.

A wheelchair badass!

Ooh!

JJ, I found future you.

I found you.

Oh, my God, future JJ drives.

No, come back!

No, no! No, hey!

[Engine starts]

[Tires screech]

So this is it?

[Sighs] What happened to her?

It's really dirty.

I know. But...

you should've seen us back in the day...

Cruising, blasting tunes,

eating burgers with no
regards for calories.

I bet the key still works.

I bet you're right.

[Car door closes]

Maya: [Chuckles]

Future JJ drives like me.

♪

Lee: Let's take a money bath, right?

Yeah. Yea...

What? What the hell?

I told the other one at the casino.

I won that money fair and square.

I am not some Rain Man guy, okay?

Stay away, lady!

I will use this!

No, no need for that.

Hello.

I mean, look at you.

You got everything.

You got a cool car, a girlfriend,

a cute little g*n thingy.

Did she just call my g*n cute?

It's not a g*n. It's a Taser.

Well, she doesn't need to know that.

Please, yo-you got to come with me.

You have to meet my son.

He's got C.P.

Oh, not a special-needs mom.

It's really late for one of you guys.

No, no, but you got to come with me.

Please. I mean you no harm.

My name's Maya, by the way.

Hi, I'm... whoa!

Oh, God! Oh, no!

I am so sorry!

My hand spasmed.

[Groaning] It's okay.

My JJ gets those, too.

[Engine starts]

♪ Right about now ♪

♪ The funk soul brother ♪

♪ Check it out now ♪

♪ The funk soul brother ♪

♪ Right about now ♪

Whoo! Let's do this!

[Tires screech]

This is very wrong.

The only reason why we're doing this

is because it's even more wrong

to let Sarah J go this
long without a bath.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Dylan, meet Sarah J.

Sarah J, meet a girl who can't play D.

Are you trash-talking about our game?

Ah, something about being in this car.

Also...

is it a game if you never scored?

Nice.

See, this is a Kenneth I can get behind.

Hey, this is a Kenneth
Kenneth can get behind.

As much as I like my life now,

it's good to Grim Leap a little.

Did you have a chant?

A motto or something?

A w*r cry?

In fact, we did.

Go team!

Good.

It's really good.

[Exhales softly]

[Exhales softly]

This is nice.

And those guys thought it was weird.

Mm, didn't say it wasn't weird.

You know, Ray, sometimes
I do have trouble

talking about the big
stuff, but maybe from now on,

if you want to,

we can put on our robes and get real.

We can call it "Robe Talk."

Or it doesn't have a name.

Thanks, Dad.

Pretty sure this goes
without saying, but...

further down the line,

whatever JJ wants or needs,

I'm on it.

It does not go without saying.

Appreciate you saying it.

You do have something under it, right?

♪

JJ. Oh, there you are.

I'm sorry I left you, sweetheart.

"I'm sorry I hurt your feelings."

It's okay.

We're here for a reason.

This is Lee.

I found him getting into his fancy car

with his lovely girlfriend.

This is JJ.

Hey. [Imitates expl*si*n]

I thought he might be able to help you.

It's the least I could do
after I put , volts

through your mom.

Not all bad.

- Recharged my phone.
- Great.

Well, I'll let you two talk.

I'll just be over there.

Give us a second.

So, man, what do you want to know?

Get as many girls on
your lap as possible.

I love your laser...

♪

Take my number.

And you know what?

I'm actually really glad
your mom got us together.

She's, uh, a good lady.

Mine was, uh,

every bit as, um...

[Clicks tongue]

"Let's call it"

P-A-S... "passionate."

[Both laugh]

You know, mine did everything for me,

and I let her,

but it kind of kept me from
doing things for myself.

I guess what I'm trying to say is...

You're gonna have to make
some space for yourself

if you ever want to live your life.

You know?

Thank you.

I'm sorry I sh*t you.

Ah.

See you later, JJ.

You happy?

So, can I give you
what you need, or what?

You think you got what it takes?

[Raspy voice] Oh, you
woke the dragon, little girl.

Now he's hungry.

You're going down.

First one to reach for the milk...

Both: Loses.

Ready.

Set.

Go!

[Coughs]

[Coughs]

[Strained] You finished yours?

'Cause I could go for another one.

The trash-talking is making it worse.

Mommy!

Going Zen. Gonna meditate through it.

Hummmm...

mmmaaaagh!

Oh [bleep]

Agh! Agh!

There's nothing happening!

- Yeah!
- [Sobbing]

Yeah!

Drink the milk!

Some of us are trying to luxuriate.

[Groans]