08x03 - P.K. aka Preacher's Kid

[bunniefuu]

Your mother had to
go to Grandpa's house,

so we... have two
whole days together.

She'll be back in two days.

Just two days.

So not today?

And not tomorrow?

The next day.

But we're going to have fun.

I'm going to take
you to work with me.

(phone rings)

Hello?

Hi. I just wanted to
let you know I got here.

Let me talk to the boys.

Why don't we call you later?

Why?

The boys are fine.

Mommy! Mommy!

Put them on, please.

Come home.

Now.

Mommy is only going
to be gone for two days,

and while I'm away,

you and daddy are
going to have a lot of fun.

We don't like Daddy
in the daytime.

We don't want him.

What?

Come on.

You want me.

You love me.

I'm Daddy, and I'm fun.

He's going to make
us go to work with him.

We're too young to work.

Well, of course, you are.

But-But maybe you can help
Daddy with his work, like you help me.

You guys are really
good at helping.

Okay. Okay.

Hi.

You can't take a day off
just to play with the boys?

No, so I thought I'd
just take them with me.

They'll... They'll
be fine. Don't worry.

Don't worry?

Annie, they just got up.

They'll be fine.

Well, what about our other
son, Simon, where is he?

Well, we have an
appointment with a counselor

at the Board of Education.

Is that today?

I forgot.

I completely forgot!

I'll-I'll come back!

What, to go to the
Board of Education? No.

Come on. They're only going to
confirm what I already told him.

There's no way he can jump
from high school to college this fall.

But, still, I don't
want any decisions

about Simon's education
to be made without me.

Well, I don't want any decisions
to be made without me either.

Yeah, but you're
there and I'm not.

We're not going to
make any decisions today.

We're just going to
get some information.

Please, don't worry.

Okay, I won't worry.

I love you. I love you.

(phone beeps off)

♪ th Heaven ♪

♪ When I see their happy faces ♪

♪ Smiling back at me ♪

♪ th Heaven ♪

♪ I know there's
no greater feeling ♪

♪ Than the love of family ♪

♪ Where can you go ♪

♪ When the world
don't treat you right? ♪

♪ The answer is home ♪

♪ That's the one
place that you'll find ♪

♪ th Heaven ♪

♪ Mmm, th Heaven ♪

♪ th Heaven. ♪

(barks)

(sighs with relief)

Okay. Okay.

(sighs with relief)

Okay.

Come on.

(knocking) Simon,
you ready to go?

I'm ready.

Okay, let's go.

Are they going with us?

Yes.

It'll be fun.

I'm sure they're used
to having children

at the Department of Education.

I can go by myself.

I think I should be there.

Dad I can ask them
what my options are

for a high school diploma.

Yeah, I know, but I want to
hear what your options are

so I can help you
make a good decision.

But it's my decision, right?

I think that basically
it's your decision,

but your mother
and I do want you

to consider our
opinions and advice.

So my life's a family decision?

Do we get to vote?

No, and neither should he.

I know you.

You've already
researched the options.

You're just going to go
in there and talk this guy

into whatever you and mom
want instead of what I want.

Is this the fun part?

(phone ringing)

Kinkirk, how's it going?

It's going well, thanks.

How's it going with you?

Well, it was going fine
until my babysitter canceled.

It's my anniversary.

And I wanted to surprise my wife

and take her out for
a nice dinner tonight.

Problem is, I don't want

to take our six-year-old
daughter with us.

I didn't know you
had a daughter.

She's actually
our granddaughter.

But she lives with us.

My son is in law
school in Tennessee.

My granddaughter
is cute as a button.

What have you and Lucy
got planned for tonight?

Lucy and Roxanne
are going out tonight.

Then that would leave
you home alone tonight,

right?

I'm really in a bind here.

Do you really think I'm
the best person to babysit?

We'll be by around : .

(sighs)

(snickers)

(whispering): Sucker.

(sighs)

So I hear you had
a rough summer.

Yeah, what about it?

Your brother ran over a guy?

I hear he didn't

get arrested 'cause your
brother-in-law is a cop.

He didn't get arrested

because it was an
accident, it wasn't his fault.

Not that it's any
of your business.

What's the problem?

Nothing.

I was just trying
to be nice to Ruthie

since she doesn't
have any friends.

Preacher's kids
never have any friends.

They're losers.

So I guess your brother

figures he doesn't
have to obey the law.

He answers to a
higher authority, huh?

Let's go.

What's wrong?

Did they say something
to you about Simon?

It wasn't just about Simon.

It was practically
about the whole family.

But... just forget it.

No,

I'm not just going to forget it.

Please, don't make it worse.

If you say something to him,

it's just going to
cause a big scene.

Okay. How about I don't say
anything, I just punch him?

That's not the
way to handle this.

What is?

Just... ignore it.

If you ignore all these jerks,
it's just going to get worse.

Well, it's certainly not
going to get any better

if you hit someone.

It'll get better for me.

Have you told your parents

that everyone in school
is talking about Simon?

I can take it, okay?

My parents have
enough to worry about,

what with Simon and
Mary and Grandpa.

They don't' need me
to have a problem, too.

They may not need you to have a
problem, but you have a problem.

I have to go to class.

I'm sorry about all this, honey.

You're a coward, you know that?

Why don't you pick on
a man instead of Ruthie?

(incredulous chuckle)

You mean pick on
you, as in fight you?

Yeah, you want him to fight you?

That's right.

But after you b*at
me up, and you will,

you shut up about Simon Camden,

and you b*at up anyone who
says anything about Simon Camden.

Only if you last three minutes

without crying or
getting anything broke.

Deal.

(wry chuckle)

(sighs)

Oh.

Hi, Luce.

I was just, uh,

saying good-bye to
Revered Hampton.

See you later, hon.

(clears throat)

Can I help you with
something? Yeah,

you can help me understand
how you were so heartbroken

last week when Roxanne
didn't want to marry you,

but you...

you... you're obviously over it.

No, I mean can I help you
with something in the office?

I want to borrow a book,
Letters from a Skeptic.

Mm, it's...

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Is there anything else
I can help you with?

She's divorced, you know?

Oh, yeah, I know.

A terrible marriage.

Her husband didn't
understand her.

What?

Do you have some judgment
that you'd like to share?

Some unsolicited advice?

(phone rings)

Hello?

Oh, I'd love to go
to dinner with you.

Oh, well, you know, I'm
afraid I'm busy tonight.

No, I'm sorry, tomorrow, too.

Yeah, yeah, Friday
would be great.

All right, I'll see you then.

You're disgusting!

You really think

you should be dating
women who go to this church?

Don't most people meet
people at work and date them?

I don't know what most
people do, but you're a minister.

You're supposed to
be doing God's work.

You're a man of God.

And I have to tell you, up
until now, I never realized

how attractive
that was to women.

I'm kind of enjoying
getting over Roxanne.

(sighs)

Are you ready to go?

Could you and Lucy
go out some other night?

Why?

Because Detective
Michaels wants me to babysit,

and I'd feel better if Lucy
was there to help me.

It can't be another night.

It has to be tonight.

Why does it have to be tonight?

Because I wouldn't make
my worst enemy available

to babysit for Detective
Michaels' granddaughter.

So, I'm not going to
do it to my best friend.

What is wrong with Detective
Michaels's granddaughter?

Well, I'd tell you, but I know
how much you hate gossip.

Fine.

I do hate gossip.

How do you feel about advice?

Keep your eyes
on her at all times.

Her nickname is Houdini.

Your SATs are up there, man.

And you've got a . average.

But the thing is just
passing the GED or CHSPE

never looks as good as
completing your senior year.

What college are
you trying to get into?

We haven't discussed it yet.

Does Simon have to
be to take the GED?

Yes.

I'm .

What about the CHSPE?

What is that?

The California High
School Proficiency test.

You only have to
be for that one.

But it's offered twice a year.

It's coming right
up in November.

You think you'd
be ready for that?

I'm ready.

If I pass,

that could get me
into college by...?

Um, next fall, or
maybe even summer.

That might work.

I have to go to the
bathroom. Me, too.

I'll be right back.

Okay, come on, let's go.

I don't think you understand.

I want out of high school
and into college, like, now.

I understand, but
it's not that easy.

The education system
is one ugly bureaucracy.

If you feel that way, then
why do you work here?

The bureaucracy
needs people like me.

I'm good at untangling red tape.

I'm also a Harvard grad

and I couldn't find a job
teaching film production

to high school students.

So I thought I'd work here
till something opens up.

There's a bulletin board
down in the cafeteria

with all the jobs posted.

Look, I got into a car accident

at the end of the
school year last year.

I hit a kid on a bike,
and he was k*lled.

He wasn't wearing a helmet.

Technically he ran into me,
and he was known to smoke pot.

Anyway, his brother
is in my class.

Whoa.

Yeah.

Now the whole school hates me.

I have to get out of there.

How you doing?

Not that great.

Every time someone
tells me it was an accident,

or it's not my fault,
I want to scream.

It's hard to scream

when everyone is
looking at you, you know.

And you're sure
everyone is looking?

My dad's a minister.

Everyone in the
community knows me.

And everyone has an opinion.

PK, huh? Preacher's Kid.

Yep.

Me, too.

That's how I got to Harvard.

It was the only school
my dad would accept

outside a seminary.

So I did everything humanly
possible to get in and graduate.

Look, there are a
couple of colleges

that you could appeal to.

Write a personal letter,
explain your situation

and ask that your official
admittance be contingent

upon you passing the CHSPE.

Are any of these
colleges far, far away?

Yeah, yeah.

And there's a couple that have
PKs in the admission's office.

You're going to have to make
a heck of a personal appeal.

Do you have any suggestions?

Is Peter here?

Peter? No, we haven't seen him.

Why?

Is something wrong?

No. He probably didn't feel like

waiting around for me.

Should we go look for him?

It's no big deal.

He probably went home
to do his homework.

We have a lot of
homework this year.

How was school today?

Great.

No, really, how was school?

Great, really.

Great? School?

All of it?

Impossible.

Okay, you got me.

It was all great
except for algebra.

Maybe I can help you with that.

Do you know anything
about quadratic polynomials?

Peter asked his mom to help us.

I'm going over
there after dinner,

if it's okay.

Well, I need to go to the
church just for an hour or so,

and I was hoping that maybe you
could keep an eye on the boys? Sure.

If you don't mind
if I fail algebra.

I'll probably never

need it in real life,
except to get into college.

And if I don't go to
college, so what?

Look how well Mary
is doing without it.

I'll ask someone else. Thanks.

I'm going to go call Peter.

Okay.

Ooh, that looks good.

Ruthie?

How you doing?

Fine. How are you doing?

Fine, but I'm not in school.

Bye.

Wait.

How is school?

Great.

Except for algebra.

You're lying.

No one's said anything
to you about me?

Why would they?

Because I'm your brother

and the kid on the
bike was your age.

He didn't go to my school.

Look, you don't
have to protect me.

I have it easier than
you. I'm not in school.

Simon, no one has
it harder than you.

Just the same...

if anyone says anything,
I'll take care of them, okay?

Sure.

Thanks.

But don't worry about it.

No one is going to say anything.

I don't even know if anyone
knows about the accident.

I got to call Peter.

What are you making for dinner?

Chateaubriand.

Or rack of lamb.

Or we'll just order pizza.

LUCY: Oh.

How did it go today with Simon?

What did they tell him?

Well, pretty much
what I told him before.

He just wanted it to come
from someone in authority.

Do you have any contacts
that would help him

get into college early?

None I care to use, no.

I don't think you could
just keep Simon here.

He seems pretty
determined to go away.

Are you determined
to have him go away?

'Cause I'd love it if you'd
encourage him to stay home this year.

I don't think it will make any
difference what I say to him.

Or to tell you the truth,

I don't think it will make any
difference what you say to him.

Simon wants to go.

The only person
who had any real sh*t

at getting Simon to
stick around is Cecelia.

And she broke up
with him last week.

Cecilia, huh?

Well, I thought if they
could work things out,

maybe the two of them

could go off to school
together next year.

But I guess it wasn't
meant to happen.

So you're against
my pressuring him

to stay here, but not Cecilia
pressuring him to stay here.

I'm just saying that she'd
be better at it than you would.

No offense.

Um, have you seen Kevin?

No.

Well, I heard from Roxanne

that he's babysitting tonight
for Detective Michaels.

Maybe they can hang
out with you and the boys.

I don't think so.

How-How did Kevin
get himself into that?

Detective Michaels asked him.

He and his wife are going
out for their anniversary

and their babysitter
fell through.

I-I'm sorry.

Detective Michaels and his wife

are going out for
their anniversary?

Could you watch the boys

for a few minutes?

I have to make a
phone call in my office.

It's a work thing.

For a few minutes.

Uh, hey! By the way,

you're not encouraging Chandler

to date women at
our church, are you?

Now why would I do that?

To get attendance up?

Please.

My sermons alone draw them in.

Your sermons alone draw
in every woman who's single

between the ages of and
who ever went to our church?

Women love my sermons.

Women love him.

They love both of
us. What can I do?

Go make your phone call.

Hey, guys...

I'm coming down there right now.

Sorry, I didn't know
you were on the phone.

Hi, Peter.

Hi, Reverend.

How are you?

Good.

How's school?

Good.

Dad.

Sorry.

I told you not to hit that guy.

Believe me, I didn't.

Well, do you need a doctor?

Because if you need a doctor,

we have to tell my
dad or your mom.

I don't need a doctor. I'm fine.

I'll just go to bed early so
my mom doesn't see me.

I thought your mom was going to come
home early and help us with our algebra.

Algebra is the least
of my problems.

I'll figure it out.

How?

I'm sorry.

I really have to
make a phone call.

I'm coming down there.

Well, as long as you're coming,
can you bring me some ice?

A lot of ice?

Sure, anything else?

Maybe some makeup.

Where you going?

Out.

Well, I think Dad
could use a little help

with the boys tonight.

Well, then you should
help him. I'm busy.

How did things go
with the school board?

Fine.

I have a lot of options.

Are you still determined
to leave home

or where there any other
options that sounded good?

I'm leaving home.

Have you told Dad that?

No. No.

(door closes)

(phone ringing)

Detective Michaels.

Oh, I'm glad I caught you.

Eric, I was just
going out the door.

You don't have a wife and
it's not your anniversary.

So you're calling me
because I told a little white lie?

Carrying your church
work a little far, aren't you?

I'm not calling because
you lied to my son-in-law.

I'm calling because if
you'd lie to my son-in-law,

then something's up. What's up?

Maybe I have a date I don't
want you to know about.

No, no.

It has to be something
bigger than that.

Something like...

You found out something
about Simon's accident?

I have a date.

But no one knows
I'm divorced yet,

so I just use my wife as an
excuse when I want to go out.

I'm still looking
into the accident.

But I don't think there's
anything more to know.

I'm not sure what I'm looking
for... what you're looking for.

I don't know. Just anything.

I feel for Simon, I do.

But every indication
is, it was an accident.

He wasn't driving too fast.

He couldn't have
seen the kid coming.

Still I just get the feeling

that you know something
you're not telling me.

Wouldn't your
time be better spent

getting ready for that
budget meeting tonight?

How do you know I
have a budget meeting?

I know.

Aren't you carrying your
detective work a little too far?

I'm going over to Peter's now.

I'll call you back.

Why now? I thought you
were going after dinner.

I was, but we've
got so much to do,

I thought we better get started.

Peter sounded, uh, funny.

Wh-Why did Peter sound funny?

He didn't sound funny to me.

Maybe he was just startled

by your blatant attempts

to listen in on our
phone conversation.

Are the kids at school
talking about Simon?

If they are, it's not like

they're going to say
anything to my face.

Mm.

Please,

we just want some
time to work on this stuff

before Peter's mom gets home.

Okay, just this one time though.

W-We prefer that you spend
your time with Peter here,

where someone is always
available to snoop and we know

exactly what you're
doing every single second.

Thank you for being so honest.

Well, give me a chance to
thank you for the same thing.

I'll call you when
I'm ready to go home.

(phone rings)

Glenoak Police.

Detective Michaels, please.

I'm sorry, sir, he's
left for the day.

Thanks.

Here is the pizza menu.

I have to go get ready
to go out with Roxanne.

And Kevin doesn't mind

if you go out with
Roxanne to pick up guys?

We're going out to talk.

I don't think Roxanne is ready
to go out and pick up guys.

She's taking this break-up
a little more seriously

than Chandler or you.

Well, if you're just
going out to talk,

couldn't you take
the boys with you?

I have a budget
meeting at the church.

Let's see, no.

But here's an idea.

Why don't you call Chandler
and get him to cancel his date

and go to the budget
meeting for you?

Fine, I'll just take
them with me.

But we're tired of working.

We worked all day.

Oh, it'll be fun.

Wait a minute.
There's still Simon.

Simon left.

Left for where?

I don't know. He didn't say.

But he did say that he's still
determined to go away to school.

I really have to go.

Good luck.

(sighs)

You know who I really
miss around here?

Mommy? Mommy?

Yes, Mommy.

But who else?

Cecilia.

Yeah, we miss her.

She's pretty.

And she's nice.

And she's really fun.

Not like you.

No, no, not like me at all.

Why don't we give her a call?

Because she and Simon broke up.

And I don't think
he'll be too happy

to come home and find her here.

And you can't try
to use her to babysit

and at the same time try to
tempt Simon into staying at home

by trying to manipulate
the two of them

into getting back together.

I don't know why not.

We like her, don't we, boys?

PETER: Really, it's okay, Mom,

take your time.

We've figured it out on our own

and now we're just working
on a scene from Shakespeare

for our English class.

Because Mrs.
Camden is out of town

and Reverend
Camden is at the church.

And we thought we could
get more work done here.

We're behaving.

I promise.

Bye.

Now what?

Are you sure she'll
be able to tell?

Positive.

So, you go home
and I'll be in bed

with the covers over my
head before she gets here.

And then tomorrow,

I'll be impossible to wake up

and she'll have to leave for
work before I'm ever out of bed.

It's not going to work.

Let's just get this over with.

Your mother or my dad.

I really think you
should go out.

We just broke up a week ago.

He hasn't been out
with anyone, has he?

Who? Chandler?

I just heard he
was going out with

a couple of women
from our church.

Do you know that for a fact?

That he's been out
with a couple of women?

Have you seen him out
with a couple of women?

Well, no.

Have you seen him
out with one woman?

Well, yeah.

Where?

In the church office.

Oh, he sees a lot of
women in the church office.

It was probably just
a counseling session.

Just because you see him
and some woman together

doesn't mean they're
"together" together.

I'm just saying I think you
should go out, start dating.

They were "together"
together? How together?

What difference does it make?

You don't want him, right?

It doesn't matter. Who is she?

It's just some woman
who goes to our church.

And I think he's going out with

other women from the church.

Well, he can't do that, can he?

He can't go out with
women from the church.

Isn't there a rule about that?

You dated him and
you go to our church.

Well, that was just
to get Chandler.

All I'm saying is
the attendance is up.

At least it was last Sunday.

You'd think I'd ruined
his reputation enough

to make him unpopular.

You'd think.

Now, this is fun.

Mommy never painted us.

DAVID: Not one time.

What are we going to do next?

Next we're going to
turn the beds into tents

and pretend to
camp out all night.

Yay! Yay!

Maybe we can even

open up the door to Simon's room

and make a tent for him so he
can camp out all night with you.

Simon's not home.

Did he know I was
coming over to babysit?

Maybe he left because
he didn't want to see me.

No, he was already gone
when daddy called you.

Maybe he had a date.

Don't worry,
Cecilia, we love you.

Thanks, I love you, too.

(cartoon playing on TV)

I don't want to watch TV.

Maybe you could read a book.

I brought lots of books
over from the house.

Some of them look
really interesting.

Those books are
too little for me.

I read big books and you're
supposed to entertain me.

Your grandpa said you
would entertain yourself.

All I had to do was make
sure you were safe and happy

while he took your
grandma out for dinner.

My grandma?

She left him a long time ago.

They're not married anymore.

D-I-V-O-R-C-E-D.

She couldn't take another year

of him being a policeman.

She hated it!

She was scared all the time,

then he agreed to take me
while my daddy went to school.

So, she said,

"Fine, If you want
to raise another kid,

you raise another
kid, but I'm leaving."

And she left.

Look, I'd rather not
know about this, okay?

Okay.

Why don't you tell me what's
going on with the Camden kids?

That would be entertaining.

That would be gossiping.

And I don't gossip.
I don't like gossip.

What if I tell you something
about the Camden kids?

No, thanks.

(singsongy): I have good stuff.

No.

And we were able to
get the emergency fund

back up to where we projected.

Oh, that's great
news. So, that's it?

You put this off all week, Eric.

I'm here, aren't I?

Not really.

Uh, how's Simon?

Simon's doing better

but we have to figure
out his school situation

and we have to do it quickly.

Well, it's just a shame he
can't finish out his senior year.

He seems okay with it.

More than okay.

At least you got some
good news though, right?

I mean, there's a rumor
going around that Mary is, uh...

Pregnant?

Pregnant?!

What were you going to say?

Married.

Pregnant and married.

Oh!

Although you can tell
anyone who's asking

that they got
married last April,

she just found
out she's pregnant.

So, are you going to make
a formal announcement?

What, and spoil all
the fun at the church?

(laughing)

Congratulations.

(phone ringing)

Hello?

Hi, Dad.

I'm ready to come home.

Maybe you should come get me.

Thanks, bye.

Thank you. Thanks.

So, Kinkirk doesn't
know anything about this?

No and I don't want
anyone to know.

Kinkirk is babysitting,

his partner's out with Lucy,

Annie's out of town

and Eric is at a budget
meeting at the church.

What about Simon?

He's with a friend at
some editing facility.

I had someone follow him.

I don't know what he's up to

but he's nowhere near here
and that's all that matters.

So, all we have to do is wait

and hope that Cecilia's right.

Were you ever married?

No, no.

Never. Were you?

No, but I'd like to be married.

Ever engaged to, you
know, the police officer?

Uh, Roxanne.

N-No.

Uh, and, you know,
that's just about all

I'd like to say about that.

If you don't mind.

I understand. I
don't mind at all.

It's very personal.

We can talk
about all that later.

All that?

How are the Camdens?

Uh, the Camdens are fine.

How's Simon doing?

Fine.

It's so sad.

Poor Simon.

Do they have him
on antidepressants?

I have no idea.

Antidepressants
can be very helpful.

A lot of people take them.

You know Alice, that girl you
went out with on Sunday night?

She's on antidepressants.

Ever since she found out
she couldn't have children.

But you know, she's and
she has plenty of time to adopt.

Well, she says she's .

So, um...

H-Have you ever been
on antidepressants?

No.

Oh, I thought maybe
that was why...

That was why...?

Let's just change the subject.

Where was I?

Oh, um, poor Simon.

Huh?

And poor Reverend Camden.

His whole family
is falling apart.

Mary marrying that homeless guy

in the midst of
a family tragedy.

What is she thinking?

I don't know.

You know, I don't want to talk
about the Camdens anymore.

Could you go back to
the antidepressants?

Am I rumored to be
on antidepressants?

There is no shame

in taking antidepressants.

Especially if there's
been a death in the family.

And...

Well, I know
that it can affect...

your love life.

Is that what
people are thinking?

Antidepressants
wrecked my love life?

Poor Chandler.

You know,

don't be embarrassed.

With a little bit of patience
and love from the right woman,

and you'll be as good
as new in no time.

God willing, of course.

I am not on antidepressants.

And my love life is
no one's business.

You're our associate pastor.

It's... it's everybody's
business.

Why you out here?

I'm ready to go.

Where's Peter?

Oh, he's inside.

Why isn't he outside with you?

(doorbell rings)

PETER: Yes?

It's Mr. Camden.

It's Eric.

Ruthie's dad?

Open up.

It's not her fault.

The makeup is,

but none of the other stuff.

Whose fault is it?

Peter let a guy b*at him up

so he would stop talking

about Simon at school, and
get everyone else to stop talking.

I asked you about school.
Why didn't you tell me?

Because Grandpa, because
Mary, because Simon.

That doesn't mean we don't have
time for you and your problems.

What were you going to do?

Let the guy b*at you up?

He promised if I lasted for
three minutes without crying

or getting anything broken,
that he would quit talking,

and he'd stop anyone
else from talking.

And if they don't?

Because they probably won't.

I mean, there's no way to
keep people from talking.

Is this the sermon on, "the
only thing you can control

is the way you feel
about something"?

Am I supposed to
choose how I feel

if I hear someone
say Simon is a k*ller?

It's possible.

What are you choosing to feel?

Well, I'm trying to
go with tolerance,

aiming for understanding
and compassion.

And, in the meantime,
I'm trying to figure out

what we can do for your face.

You want something to drink?

Can I get you a
big glass of water?

A soda?

Juice?

I'm fine.

Why don't we go over the house

and see what the boys are up to?

You mean so you
can go to the bathroom

and Cecilia can
keep an eye on me?

No, thanks!

Do you want more bug juice?

Yes.

We love bug juice.

Mommy never lets
us drink bug juice.

It's delicious.

I'll be right back.

Hi.

HI.

Hi.

Hi.

Kevin had to go to the bathroom.

(phone ringing)

I'll get it.

Want to play hide-and-seek?

You count to ten, and I'll hide.

BOTH: One, two,

three, four, five,

six, seven,

eight...

Where is she?

She's hiding.

Hey, they're not illegal.

Glenoak Police.

All of you are free to go

except for you.

What is this?

Don't be frightened, son,
we're just here to help.

(Haley giggling)

(Haley giggling)

Hello.

Hi. I'm playing
hide-and-go-seek with Kevin.

Where is Kevin?

He's trying to find me.

KEVIN: Haley!

(giggling)

Out!

Kevin.

Get out here.

I don't think this is funny.

You should never play
hide-and-go-seek with a babysitter, ever.

In fact, hide-and-go-seek

may not be a good
game to play at all.

Could you be a little
nicer... You're scaring me.

It isn't fun being
scared, is it?

I know I didn't
like being scared

when I thought you
might have run away.

Or you may be hiding someplace

where you could
get hurt or trapped.

You're not going to
tell Grandpa, are you?

Yes, I am.

But he'll get angry at me.

He should.

No one ever told Grandpa on me.

He might not like it.

Or if he does like it, he'll
ask you to do this again.

I'll take my chances.

I think we're doing
the right thing...

waiting.

What are you doing?

I was babysitting the twins.

They were pretending
to camp out all night,

and they wanted you to
pretend to camp out with them.

So...

I haven't heard from you.

I thought we said good-bye.

Simon...

I can't, Cecilia.

I can't start up with you again.

Okay? I have to go away.

I'm going away to
school, to college.

You mean if you get in.

You can't say
anything to my parents,

but I think I can get in.

My dad and I met with the
Board of Education Advisor today.

The guy turned out to be a PK.

And he knows another PK who
works in the Admissions Board

for the Northern California
School of the Arts.

So he helped me
make a video about me

to tell why they should
let me go to school there.

You haven't even
graduated from high school.

I'm going to test out.

I'm sure I can do it.

My official admissions
will be granted

when I get the test results.

And your mom and dad
are going to let you go?

They don't know yet.

ERIC: Don't know what yet?

I better go.

Good night.

Thanks.

I didn't mean to overhear.

Detective Michaels is waiting
for you on the back porch.

He wanted to talk to you before
he picked up his granddaughter.

I just came up here to tell you.

But... what don't I know?

Cecelia.

Thanks for the tip.

Good night.

My dad said you
wanted to talk to me.

Let's sit down.

You and I shared
a secret last year

about a girl you knew
who was in trouble.

I know a boy who is in trouble.

And I want this conversation to
be kept between the two of us.

The same way we
kept the conversation

between just the
two of us last year.

Fine.

You can trust me.

Let's make it hypothetical.

Suppose you knew
a kid, a good kid,

and he's driving
around one night,

and a younger kid came
out of nowhere on a bicycle,

and the next thing you
know, the younger kid is dead.

Let's say the kid
driving the car

b*at himself up all summer

and probably will
for the rest of his life

because he feels responsible.

Let's say the family
knew the kid on the bike

should have been wearing
a helmet, but he never did.

But they felt they had
bigger problems with this kid,

so they didn't press it.

If he hadn't... gotten hit by
that good kid driving the car,

the helmet wouldn't be an issue.

And neither would the
fact that he smoked pot.

Where do you suppose
the kid got the pot?

I don't know.

From his brother.

Simon he's blaming you

because it's just too
painful to blame himself.

Isn't it enough

that he has to deal with
getting over his brother's death?

Isn't that enough to deal with?

If he keeps avoiding the truth

by getting high, things
are only going to get worse.

His parents could
lose another son.

Who else knows about this?

A detective,

the two of us and the family.

Can we keep it that way?

(phone ring)

Hello?

I thought Cecilia was
going to have you call me?

I... I guess she forgot.

I didn't want to wake you.

Oh. I talked to Sam and David.

Now don't let them
make you feel guilty.

They're... They're fine.

I know. They love Cecilia.

Now I feel jealous.

How's your dad?

He's better.

Less confused.

My coming seems to
have settled him down but...

I don't know how we're
going to handle this.

The same way we
handle everything.

I love you.

I love you.

Oh, I almost forgot again.

How did your meeting
with Simon go?

Ah...

You didn't make any
decisions without me, did you?

I-I didn't... no.

Oh, Eric, he's not going
away to some college, is he?

I'm afraid we're not going
to be able to stop him.