Overnighters, The (2014)

[bunniefuu]

It's easy to become a facade.

Maybe especially
when you're a pastor.

But I know for me...

the public persona...

you can believe that.

And the private person...

becomes something else.

And the result is always pain.

Holy, holy, holy

[Knocking on doors]

Lord God almighty

Early in the--

Morning, gentlemen.

h*--

Ha ha!

Holy, holy

Mor--
Good morning, Brandon.

Lord God almighty

Morning, Robert.

Early in the morning

Our song shall rise to thee

Morning, gentlemen.

Holy, holy, holy,
merciful and mighty

God is the...

Morning, guys!

Good morning!

Good morning.

You awake

Ha ha!
Got coffee on.

You did ok on the floor

Oh, man, hang in there, ok

The Lord God--

Good morning, Darren,
how we doing

Morning, morning.

...is my strength
and my song

And he has become
my salvation

There's no jobs.

Indiana has
an unemployment rate

for, um, like
high school diploma,

no college,
of, like, %.

Oh, wow.

Yeah, it's really bad,

and so I tried
to get a job,

I tried to get a job,
I couldn't.

I couldn't get a job,
couldn't get a job,

and so I read an article,

said there's boatloads
of work in North Dakota.

Boatloads.

My dad said, "Well, um...

"I can get some money
from grandma, and I'll
loan you some.

I'll get you
a one-way ticket there."

You know
And it's just--

It's been trial after trial.

And I'm just at
the end of my rope.

You can get a job,

but you gotta translate
into housing.

And that's the--
that's the k*ller.

Rents have tripled
and quadrupled.

People who have lived here
all their lives happen to leave.

And other people
who own property

just don't like the changes
and they're leaving.

They're selling it.

But everything's
expensive.

It's very expensive
right now, you know

So it is legal to sleep
in your car in Williston,

but you can only sleep
where people give you
permission to sleep,

and there's not very many places
that do.

Anyway, so--so you can stay
for a month,

and unless there's a problem,
we do ask a gift.

We don't charge this.

We're not a shelter.

This is a place
for men to get jobs.

Now real quick I'm going to run
through these rules, ok

First we're at church.

If you're not going to church
someplace else,

I'd like you to come to church.

I think it's only polite, ok

I don't know what
your church background is.

We might have a chance
to do that,

but we do background checks
here, ok

No weapons, no fighting,
no profanity.

You want to stay
on my good side,

don't spill coffee
on the carpet.

Drives me crazy when people
spill coffee on the carpet,

because--because
that becomes evidence.

"There's a man staying
in the building,"

you know what I'm saying

or guys
come through this building.

And you know it's a struggle
we've got, it really is.

Did you get
yours signed

Oh, no, I haven't.

Ok. So welcome to
Williston, gentlemen.

It's gonna be a trip.

What a profound thing.

That we have people literally
walking up to our door

from all over the world,
saying, "Can you help me"

WOMAN: We are on our way
to Williston, North Dakota,

hopefully to find jobs.

MAN: We're here
in DeLand, Florida,

destination, uh, North Dakota.

DIFFERENT MAN: I got
my co-pilot, Artie.

Say hi, Artie.

DIFFERENT MAN:
Gonna go out there and try
to find an oil-rigging job.

I spoke to a buddy of mine,

and he said he's making
figures out there.

I'll find a job within an hour
or two, he said.

JAY REINKE:
I have to respect these men

because I've asked myself,
"What would I do

if I got off a bus
and I had to find a job"

And these men do it.

MAN:
I don't know about going back
home, but this is where it's at.

$ an hour is minimum wage
up here.

bucks.

You're not gonna find this
nowhere in America.

People with felonies
is getting grand a year

just 'cause you tough enough.

I really have no desire
to leave sunny Arizona

to go up to the cold
of North Dakota,

but I don't have
a whole lot of choice.

MAN: This may be some point
of hope for everybody.

DIFFERENT MAN:
We've already rented out
a travel trailer

because we know that
space up there is limited.

I can't afford to live.
Plain and simple.

JAY:
It's very hard to have someone

stand in your office
and say, "I have nowhere to go."

And to say,
"Sorry, I can't help."

I've got floor space.

[Singing indistinctly]

REINKE:
The Christian ethic is now,

who is my neighbor
and how do I serve him

People without a place to sleep.

There's a neighbor in Williston
looking at how to serve him.

Not only are these men
my neighbor,

but people who don't want them
here are also my neighbor.

The whole overnight thing
wasn't really planned.

The congregation never really
did decide to do this,

and that's probably
one of the chief criticisms

that I have to bear.

WOMAN: It started out
with one guy about a year ago,

and it's just kind of gotten
to be a lot more.

It's not something we really
just talked about and said,

"Oh, yeah, why don't we
do this."

It just kind of happened.

People come and they have needs,
and you want to help them.

When you start getting
too many people in the building,

it just--it's a little bit
harder to maintain,

The organization and keep things
clean and everything.

And that can be a concern
for the congregation.

WOMAN: It's put a strain
on our family life

because for the most part,
my husband's had to be here

every night and every morning.

WOMAN:
Which is kind of a bummer,

but you know, he tries to make
as much time as possible

to serve everywhere
he needs to serve.

ANDREA REINKE:
Everybody who comes here
says, "You don't know.

Everybody's talking about
coming to Williston."

Hopefully at some point
we'll transition back
to how it used to be.

JAY: I don't know
of any other parallel.

There's been boom towns,

but it hasn't had this kind
of depressed economy

that's putting the pressure
for people to go somewhere

the way this one is.

It's happening in
a relatively small community,

so the impact of the migration,
it's just evident everywhere.

Thanks very much.
Ok, we'll see you.

MAN:
I'm not sure if it's legal.

I don't know if you are even
aware of some of this.

We're just trying to make our
point why we need
to do something.

This is a great example
of what we're seeing

in single family
residential areas.

This area here
is near the baseball field.

We've got campers
in a backyard.

One's a motor home,
the other two are pull-behinds.

That's not acceptable.
That's not a safe environment.

This is a health concern.
It's a safety concern.

And that is why the city
needs to do something.

JAY:
Tonight's city council meeting
will be the first formal vote

on an RV ban.

It will mean that
RVs and campers

cannot have people
living in them

for more than days
in a year.

That scares me.

I've been in town a long time.

I hate to take the role
of the antagonist,

but I think somebody
needs to turn some rocks over

and say, "So what is community
in this place

What are we gonna do here"

MAN: We asked for public input.

Pastor Reinke.

Thank you, Mayor Poser.

I would speak against
the adoption of this
ordinance.

I believe that Williston
needs to take a step

that says the people
arriving on our doorstep

are gifts to us,

and though there's a burden
in receiving them as a gift,

to welcome them.

I also believe that
by passing such an ordinance

we risk serving fear,

the fear of the people
coming at us,

and the last thing we need to do
is to serve our fear.

Ok, thank you, Pastor.

WOMAN: So our top story,
the FBI says it believes

it has uncovered the body of
missing teacher Sherry Arnold.

MAN: And federal
and multi-state law enforcement

discovered a woman's body
east of Williston,
North Dakota,

some time yesterday.

The -year-old
high school math teacher

went for a jog
and never returned.

MAN: This morning investigators
say the know a lot more

about the two men they believe
kidnapped her.

They may driven through

the popular high school
teacher's hometown

hoping to find jobs
in the booming oil industry.

Arnold's disappearance
is fueling tensions

between locals and the flood
of out-of-towners.

This normally peaceful town
is living in fear.

JAY: The Sherry Arnold case
was huge,

and it made us suspicious
in ways...

that I don't think
we would have been.

It really does intensify
the fear.

Everybody's afraid
of the newcomer.

Very specifically
the overnighters are not welcome
in this part of our community,

and what scares me is that
good men are vulnerable.

We've had people sleeping
in our parking lot

for sometimes over a month.

They're waiting to come
in the building.

Now, something we have to
really, really be mindful of,

people, when they see
the new men in town,

they wonder--
and we're a church,

this is a place
where sinners should come--

but it is
a very difficult PR issue,

because from
a neighbor's perspective,

they could perceive us
as harboring somebody

who could hurt their child.

If you feel like people regard
you with a little bit of...

distance, love 'em anyway.

Keep trying to build
a community here,

try and be part
of the community.

MAN: "By the embrace
of our Lord and savior
Jesus Christ,

"Concordia Lutheran Church
would like to welcome you.

"While we open
our doors to you,

"there are some
very important ground rules
that must be followed.

"This building is
the house of our Lord

and must be respected
at all times."

Absolutely.

I ask that you try to field

anything you can
through me first

and try to tie up
as little of the pastor's time

as you can.

He still has a congregation
in the church

and a lot of stuff
on his plate

that he still does.

When I came here,
I had a closed heart.

I wasn't gonna let
anybody close to me.

And ever since coming here
and listening to the pastor,

I mean, it's just
I got ripped away.

That's awesome.

I've turned down
two $ an hour jobs.

What

Just to stay here
and help.

Now we do have a lady here
that does back ground checks.

Mm-hmm. I mean,
I've never done
anything bad,

but there's a couple
of things on there.

I have. I've done
a lot of bad stuff,

and so it's all good.

ALAN MEZO, VOICE-OVER:
I've overcome a lot of things

in my past.

I was a drunk and a drug addict,

and you know,
I lived a bad life.

I spent years of my life
in prison.

I just didn't care.

And today I do.

WOMAN: Jeremy,
were you here
last night

MAN: No.
Ok.

And you are

MEZO: The pastor says
he trusts my judgment,

and if I make a decision,
he'll run with it.

And that's comforting.

This is probably
the safest place
in Williston to be right now.

To be out looking for work
and have your heads down.

But anytime you're here,
you're safe

and like to keep it that way.

That's how we're going to be
able to continue doing this.

It really meant a lot
to come to a place

that felt like I was welcome.

I mean, this is the only place
that I came

where I was like,
"This is a home.

"These are good people here.

I like being..."
you know.

And that meant a lot to me.

And if it wasn't for this place,

we'd pretty much be lost.

As long as life endures

Through many dangers,
toils, and snares

I have already come

His grace has brought
me safe thus far

His grace will lead me home

WOMAN: In church, a lot of times
I feel really angry

when I look around
and see these guys,

and I feel upset when I walk in
and my church is messy

and it smells bad
and there's sand on the pews,

and they seem disrespectful
in church.

Their cell phones are going off,

and their--sometimes
they're talking

and they're walking in and out,

and they don't seem
to understand what we're doing

you know,
and they don't respect it.

And I get that, but I understand
that's not being very Christian

and all those kinds of things,
but those are real feelings.

I don't see that
that much truthfully.

And I think sometimes the guys
stand around Sunday morning,

and they're not sure
what to do.

Do they sit here

Do they--You know, what's
the appropriate place to be

So they feel
a little bit awkward,

'cause they realize they're
in someone else's domain.

If you can't get a job
here in the oil patch,

and you know,
within the first hours,

hours, you're probably
not going to get a job there.

So then you're going to be
working McDonald's, Hardee's,

whatever.

So we're just going
to contribute

to that layer
in the community

that doesn't need to be
contributed to.

Shelly, I--

That's a huge concern
of mine.

Part of my burden is

I do know
some of these families,

and I've talked to
some of the wives,

and they are so grateful.

How long do we intend
to support them here

is my question.

Because they have
no intention

of building
anything here.

And so these people come
and they r*pe, pillage,
and burn,

and then they leave.

It's heartbreaking to me

to see my plains,
my prairies destroyed,

The wildlife destroyed,
our water destroyed.

This is not...
my home anymore, you know

It's very difficult.

[Indistinct chatter]

MAN: I figured it was time
for someone in my family

to be successful,

not just another person
in a little, small town

barely making it.

And I wanted to
get somewhere quick

and be able to start a good life
for my family.

DIFFERENT MAN: Oil mud
is what's in the pipes

that we clean them out,

and solvent is what we use
to clean off the pipe filth

and oil mud.

Really, really dirty work.

The solvent just kind of
gets to your skin after a while,

but they keep telling us

that it's gonna stop
bothering us after a while.

Bad things happen out here.

And that's one nice thing
about this place,

gonna have people
like Pastor Reinke

where gives you either a place
to stay or food or whatever.

I mean, he's not just gonna
let you hang out to dry.

He'll take you as you are.

[Indistinct chatter]

MAN:
I'm a journeyman electrician,

and I don't know.

I thought I could come out here,
and if I worked hard

and I was a hard worker
and I knew what I was doing,

that I'd get a job pretty easy.

You know, but I'm seeing now
that it's not that easy.

Hey, Mr. Eddie Clark,
my name is Michael Batten.

I want to talk to you.

If you get time, you think
you could give me a call

My number is - - .

And I got your message
about the resume,

and I'm going to try
to get one together tonight

to fax to you.

Thank you .

JAY, VOICE-OVER:
There are guys that come,

and I hate to use
the word "failed,"

but they've not succeeded
as they'd hoped.

And coming to Williston
represents an opportunity

to try something again
on a new playing field

with new opportunities.

MAN: This is
my resume, ok

You can see the format
that I have laid out.

MICHAEL BATTEN:
I like that.

So I'll kind of use mine
as a template.

Ok, good.

And we'll copy your
information into there.

I've been
listing the church
as my home address.

They're not gonna
hire you

if you appear to be
out of state.

Ok.

You got to have
a Williston address.

BATTEN:
That's my little -year-old.

Her name's Kileigh
and Taylor,

and my wife's name is Candace.

My wife, she thinks I'm
at a church, but I'm homeless.

I think it embarrasses her
a little bit.

I don't blame her.

I mean, she's got
a little pride in her.

And all my pride's gone.

My pride's been gone
a long time.

I wish I ain't got to tell her
I ain't got a job yet.

Just tell her to hold on.

But I can tell in her voice,
she's about ready to give up.

KEEGAN EDWARDS: Eh

[Baby coos]

Ah ha!

Huh.

I love you, buddy.

Ok.

You being good for mom

I don't know if there's
any baby stores out here

to buy stuff, but...

Oh.

WOMAN: Hold on.

Uh, he smells.

So do something.

[Indistinct]

Ha ha! Ok.

Hand him over.

[Indistinct chatter,
guitar playing]

Yeah, sometimes--
Twice he does that.

He know what...

Yeah, and you see...

EDWARDS: My girlfriend
and my kid are coming out here.

And her parents are bringing us
a camper

so that we can have
our own place.

Hopefully there's a site.

They got little swings
for your kid.

Cool.

So is there anyplace
available right now

WOMAN:
No, I'm full.

I don't do
a waiting list.

You can always
check back.

Just check with me,
you know, frequently
and see,

but I just don't have
anything right now.

Ok.

And I have nowhere
to even suggest
that you go

it's so full right now
everywhere in Williston,

so...

Ok.

They're not coming until
the beginning of June,

so still got
a couple weeks.

GIRL: Really





Do it again!

WOMAN: Hello, dear.

That's ok.

Hey, I just wanted
to let you know

the article about the RV ban,

the church is mentioned
in the paper today.

I don't know.
Who do you go to

It's the same guy.

It does amaze me
that giving people floor space

is provocative.

Quite frankly, I don't trust
how the "Herald" does stories.

Its editorial decision
has inflamed the fear

in this community.

To be afraid of men walking
into your neighborhood,

that's reasonable to a point.

There is an uptick in crime.

But if we could only find a way

to let people meet
the overnighters,

it would change us.

Fear of the unknown
would be gone,

and we would become
a community.

Hello.

WOMAN: Hi.

I'm Pastor Reinke
from next door.

Hi.
Hi. Ha ha!

How are you

I'm doing well.

I'm here with
an invitation.

Ok.

You know we got guys
staying at the church.

Yes.

But we'd like to just
invite neighbors

to just sort of
see the guys.

It's not
a meeting about--

But it's an invitation
just to pray

and read scripture
and sing some hymns.

Hello!
Hi.

I'm Pastor Reinke
from next door.

Yes.
Ok.

Hey, I have
an invitation.

[Man, indistinct]

Yes, yes, yes.

Well, why do you got all
them trash over there

Well, um...

No, don't explain.

Don't distract it.

Ok.

Everybody says
they're homeless.

Homeless my a*s.

They're making
big money.

Actually some of
these people aren't,

and I had one gentleman
in the parking lot
just last week

who just lost his home
in South Carolina.

That's his problem.

It is his problem,

and I'm trying to
help him is all.

So...ok, ok.
Thanks.

Thank you.

Good night.
God bless.

Here's a gentlemen
just called them trash.

Not to judge people
by appearances,

a man with no teeth,
living with his daughter,

calling other people
who have needs trash.

MAN: Pastor Reinke!

How we doing

I have to admit,
sometimes I do
have some concerns.

My college kids are
home for the summer,

and so I have
a -year-old daughter,

so my anxiety levels
go up.

JAY:
We're not quite sure,

but we're looking
at possibly asking people

to stay out of
the parking lot
until : at night.

Ok.

I think that would give
some comfort to, um...

to the neighbors.

Yes.

The one other thing is

we are going to call
a moratorium

on people that have
Kiss seat covers.

If you're going
to have that,

I think you need to find
another church.

Well, you wouldn't want
to see me

dressed up
as Gene Simmons.

I wouldn't.

Believe me,
that would be
the end of it.

We wouldn't do that.

And my other suggestion,

And my other suggestion,
I say this all the time.

Cut the hair.
I'm serious.

I am serious.
Very serious.

That's not a requirement,
but I got to tell you,

appearance
means something.

Did Jesus have
short hair

Jesus doesn't have
our neighbors.

I cannot promise you
a place in the building,
I'm sorry.

The fact is,
you have a vehicle.

Many people
don't even have that.

[Indistinct]

They don't have a car.

And I did let--

I got Jamie in that car
and her--John, the guy--

I let him back
in the building.

Ok. Ok. Write it down
somewhere,

or I'll forget
about it, ok

I'll do it.

All right, ok.
Ok, thanks.

Good night.
God bless.

Come on, go black!

Aw!

Come on, dogfish!

[Engine revs]

Woo!

Ha ha!
Ha ha!

Just cut the line
and let him go.

No, just cut...

Cut--cut--

Do you want to wander around
with a hook in your face

No, other side
of it, man.

Oh.

Fly away, buddy.

All right.

That lady said
that you put bi--

She said you put
bread on a string

to catch a bird

Dude, I used to do
this sh*t in school
all the time.

Yeah

Really

MAN: There's too much
anger in this town.

There's too much fear.

I mean, this is
the epitome of greed
right here,

and that's why I want
to leave.

It's not kind
to outsiders,

I can see the reaction
of people.

They look at me like
I'm an ill*gal alien.

I think Williston
could be

one of the best things
to ever happen to you.

I do.

Uh...

Don't give up.

I think I'm
beyond redemption.

I don't think reading
a few bible verses

and hanging out
with some people
in church

is gonna change
all that.

But that's just me.

No, you know what
Do you know what

What, someone's gonna
adopt me and say,

"Paul, we're gonna
graft you in here,

you're like my family"

I don't think
that's gonna happen.

I think this is
fantasyland.

I live in reality,
in the real world.

What about people
just loving you

When is that
gonna happen

I'm in my s now.

When's that
gonna happen

I know this sounds
so hokey.

But I want to love you.
I love you.

But what is here for me

I am.
Opportunity Employment

I know.
I am.

You can come and have
a meal with my family.

I don't think your wife
likes me, by the way.

What

I sense it.

I don't think
you should have me
over to your home.

You might want to talk
to your wife--

Why not
Of course I want--

We always have people
over at our home.

You have to think about
your family first.

You're a family guy.

Hi.

Hi. Who would I speak
to about an application

for a truck driver

You are a driver

Yes.

How many years
experience

About .

Ok.

I want to see if they have
"Been convicted of any felonies"

on their application...

that I've seen so far.

MAN: It's definitely a place
for a second chance.

I was at
the Wal-Mart parking lot,

then the people from Wal-Mart

didn't want anybody staying
in their parking lot anymore.

Then I heard people saying

that they were starting to stay
in a church parking lot.

Some issues came up
her at the church,

and then he told me
that, you know,

I'd have to stay out
in the parking lot.

He wanted me to
come meet his family

and that I was
welcome to stay with them
as long as I wanted to.

So what do you
want to do

Do you want to
come over now,
do you think

Yeah, let's go over now.

I don't really know the pastor
personally that well.

He really doesn't know me
that well, but...

there's a bond there,

and there's
a lot of trust there,

and I guess maybe
it's on a different level.

He told me that,
you know,

he thinks that
our two lives came

and we crossed this path
together for a reason.

Hi, dear.
Keith is here.

I'm thinking
it would be good--

How about if we
brought him over here

in about , minutes

Would that be ok

I think now
would be better, ok

Do you eat
tuna sandwiches

Yeah.

He eats tuna sandwiches.

Oh, give thanks
unto the Lord

for He is good.

Amen.

And thank you
for good company.

All right.

KEITH GRAVES: So, um,
how do you guys feel about

people coming and staying
in your guys' home

When I met him,

he had an -year-old
Native American guy

living in his basement.

I forgot about that.
Hmm.

BOY:
I think it's a good thing.

It's nice to meet people.

I think it's good.
I like it. I enjoy it.

Well, I appreciate
you guys giving me
the opportunity

to stay with you guys.

I really appreciate it.

You bet.

This is
the family room, ok

That's Eric's room.

This is the laundry room.

There's the bathroom.

Anyway, so this is it.

What made you
decide to...

let me come
into your home

and let me stay with
you and your family

The first thing
I had to do

was, quite frankly,

I was afraid the paper
was gonna come after the church.

So I had to get you
out of the parking lot.

I think you bear...
the burden

of others' injustices,

but you're not bitter
about it.

And that impressed me.

I just thought
this would work.

Well, let's go in.
Ok

Ok.

JAY, VOICE-OVER:
A sin or a crime,

while it's real and it is
a part of one's record,

I would submit ought not be
the definition of one's life.

I'm not gonna put
my children at risk,

and I do not believe
that I have.

Just for now. Huh.

We're not talking
about Keith.

Uh-uh.

I was gonna call
the elders.

I decided not
to do that because...

I don't think I need--
I shouldn't--

No.

I don't think
I should tell them yet.

No, I think that should
just be kept at home...

Well...
separate from the rest.

the problem is
if the paper blows it up,

that's gonna be
the problem.

But then I guess
I'll have to deal with it.

And then I'll explain
why I didn't say anything.

But I don't think
I'd do him a favor

if I tell
all the elders.

I don't think
it's right to him.

It's not, but you
honestly got to

kind of look at
where your priorities
are, too.

Well, that's it.
My first priority is to--

my obligation as a pastor,
but I've got to be careful.

JAY, VOICE-OVER: You really
have to struggle with,

what are my motives here

I know, I'm...

Maybe this is
just more self-serving

than what I realize.

Maybe it's as simple as
I don't say no very well,

and so it's easier to say yes
and live with the consequences.

ENGEL: Well, over
in my makeshift abode,

I was staying at pastor's house.

He begged me to stay with him,
which I didn't want to.

And then after days,
he threw me out.

He was turning it into,
"I'm throwing you out

because you don't listen to
my authority" kind of bullshit,

but he told me the night before

that he wanted to move in
a sex offender,

and that's what
it was really about.

So I confronted him on that.

I said, "You know,
you're making it about me,

"throwing me out
for this bullshit reason,

"but it's really
'cause you want to get

"the sex offender in your house

"'cause you're getting heat
from the church where you are,

"and you're getting heat
from the media,

and you have to move in here,"
and he admitted that.

The hypocrisy of the situation
gets me a little upset,

that someone's gonna tell me
they love me

and then throw my bags
out in the street.

I don't know, is that being
true to yourself

He told me that he didn't like
my character.

I mean, one thing about me,
I may be miserable,

but I'm not living a lie,
you know what I mean

I'm not completely
selfish or self-centered
like Keith, though,

but I am pretty vindictive.

I told him that,

"How would you like me
to go knock on every door
in your town,"

which I haven't done,
"and tell 'em you have

a registered sex offender
in your house"

And I said, "How would you
like me to go to the media"

I'll give him a scripture verse.

You sew the wind,
you reap the whirlwind.

Add you're gonna reap
the whirlwind.

[Piano playing]

JAY:
I'm kind of a one-trick pony

when it comes into
reading scripture,

but there's certain passages
that I just kind of go to.

This is from "John," chapter .

"I am the good shepherd.

"The good shepherd lays down
his life for the sheep.

"I am a good shepherd,
and I know my own
and my own know me

"even as the Father knows me
and I know the Father,

"and I lay down my life
for the sheep.

"My sheep hear my voice and
I know them and they follow me.

"I give eternal life to them
and they shall never perish,

and no one shall snatch them
out of my hand."

That's how we do it.

They're starting
at $ an hour here,

and then they said after
I've been here about months,

they'll give me a raise.

I went through being
really depressed, you know,

'cause I'd been here for about
a month and didn't have a job.

Just being really happy.

Mama's happy, too,
my wife's happy, too.

She was, like, sending me
pictures of the clothes
she had bought, you know,

and stuff she bought
for the baby that's coming.

She put a baby bed on layaway,
you know,

I could tell she was happy,

and that makes you feel good,
you know,

that she's getting the things
she wants.

Hell, this is what I love, too.

That's what makes it so good.

I'm doing what I love to do.

I would have done anything,

but I'm getting to do
what I love.

It ain't much to look at,
but it's home.

I'm glad to be
out of the church.

I love you, baby.

I miss you.

Dear heavenly Father,
we thank you and praise you

for bringing us to Williston
and for giving us employment

and providing us with food.

We praise you in the name
of Jesus Christ, our Lord, amen.

Amen.
Amen.

We've sure
been blessed.

And so we got
pork chops.

This is where I do
most of my thinking, too.

I get to bed early.

I lay here and think about
really how good things
are going right now,

making money.

Think about it,
inspector.

What's up
Thank you.

Yeah, that's
a little bit better.

The thing is
is for the most part,

it's gonna be your call

'cause if it looks bad,

if you think it's bad
and it's gonna f*ck
something up...

All right.

Tear it up.
It's all you.

All right.
Enjoy yourself.

Oh, yeah.
Ha ha.

My boss got a promotion,
so he's gonna be moving up,

and the inspector at Patterson
is moving up,

and they're gonna make me
an inspector.

Ha!

They said that it was between me
and another guy,

and I just kind of had more what
they were looking for, I guess,

and they were saying
they were gonna hire another guy

and have him be my hand.

So I'm gonna have a guy,
I mean, like,

I don't want to say
underneath me,

but pretty much.

It's--Yeah, it's--

I was just...so...

Yeah.

Yeah, I just figured
I'd call dad

and I thought
I'd let him know 'cause...

I was...I was real excited.

Ok, right hand here.
Here's how it goes.

You put your right hand in,
you put your right hand out

You put your right hand in
and you shake it all about

You do the hokey-pokey
and you turn yourself around

That's what it's all about

We were wondering
if we could just stay
in here for tonight.

We can't have you
sleeping in the room
with all the guys, ok

The women right now
are in our library area.

I can sleep ok
in the car,

but I'm just worried
about her and my baby.

Something's not quite making
sense, I have to tell you,

but his name is Brett,
he's years old.

He just walked
into the church
here a little while--

Well, actually
this afternoon.

I let him nap.

And now he says
he has a concussion.

Ok, I'll be there.
I'll bring him shortly, ok.

Thank you. Bye-bye.

That's why I'm not
in Phoenix, sir.

That's why
I'm not in Phoenix.

'Cause I know
some things are
getting ready

to hit the fan.

Whether people think so
or not, you know

I'm just telling you
the truth.

I know what it's like
to walk in holiness
and obedience

and walk in power
and authority,

but I ain't doing that
right now,

and I'd like to get back
to that spot,

just get back
on the word

and get away from
the drugs and alcohol.

And my ex-wife,
after we got divorced,

was really into meth.

She called me.
"Can you come
rescue me"

I went and got her,
and the Holy Spirit

told me, "Don't--"
We weren't even married.

She says, "Don't
have sex with her,"
right

"Don't even--" you know.

I went and got 'em,
got her into a program,

I did have sex with her.

Actually she
came onto me so--

Well, I won't get
into all that,
but I did, ok

And after I had sex
with her,

man, the Holy Spirit
told me--

I picked up
all these spirits
of all these guys

that she was
having sex with, man.

It says right there in
"Proverbs" and "Psalms,"

or "Proverbs"
talks about that,
you know

I picked up
all these spirits,

and all of a sudden
I got back to Phoenix,

and I knew where to get
drugs hours a day

'cause I had problems
with other drugs, ok

But, yeah, I'm kinda
messed up right now,
you know

And yeah,
I haven't been living
like I should.

I haven't been walking
the spirit like--

I've been walking
in the flesh.

I've been feeling
the lust of the flesh.

Yeah, I don't have
the joy and the peace

and all that stuff
that I walked in
for years,

because of the sin
of my life,
I know that,

but I know the Lord's
still with me.

I know that he wants me
to repent.

He still speaks to me,
all right

So, you know,
I'm in God's hands.

I am. I am.

[Cell phone rings]

Well, she's come up
with quite a bit of stuff here.

Alcohol, drug issues,
aggravated as*ault
charge in ' ,

plea bargain in ,
disorderly conduct,

DUI ' ,
aggravated as*ault.

Oh, I didn't tell you.

I didn't tell you
who my father was.

My mother was r*ped.

That's how I came
into this world,

and that kind of
screwed my head up, too,

after I met her.

She was r*ped.

That's why I was adopted
when I was weeks old.

I really do want to
get right with God.

It's just hard.

It's hard.

I'm...

Do you know something
Can I tell you something

What

You and I are
a whole lot more alike
than we are different.

Really

I'm broken.
We're broken.

We're just broken.

We're in this together.

JAY:
It's a very broken world.

Everybody's broken.

The hard part is that
nobody's good at loving,

but we have to do it anyway.

You know,
broken people need love.

Last winter the more
the feeling was

it gave people
a warm place to sleep.

Spring came, I think we thought

no one was gonna
stay here again.

And it just continued.

WOMAN:
When we came, it was small.

There was maybe
- people here.

And so I mean it's really grown,

and it's gotten,
I personally feel,
a little out of hand.

And it needs to get
a little more control over it.

Glen,
you had a question

I do have
a technical question.

I did go down to
the city about this.

What are you
talking about

For--for the city.

To use the church
for the program

that we are using it for.

Oh, oh, ok.

We may be breaking
local ordinances by doing it.

We're supposed
to follow the rules.

JAY:
Alan did bring in
the fire chief,

and his estimation
was that we wouldn't
need sprinklers,

but I just think
it's helpful--

and I realize
that's not official,

but that was helpful
to hear, I think.

I'm saying that we have
to ask permission in the city

to actually get
a special permitted use.

JAY: But I've got
to tell you, folks,

I don't want to suppress
the discussion about

what are the problems here,
what are the risks here

They are there.

But I think they're doable,
they're manageable.

It's messy, but that
doesn't mean it's a mistake.

I would say it means
it's ministry,

and it's really worth,
I believe, the effort.

I really do.

Thank you.

Uh, does anybody
have a blowtorch

Someone does
Can you get it

Ha.

MEZO:
What

Ha.

So how old are you

[Baby talk]

What's that
How old

EDWARDS: months.

Oh, months old

EDWARDS:
Hey, Pastor.

Hey, Keegan,
how you doing

Good to see you.

Hey.

Who's been cutting
your hair these days

I'll tell you what.

Yeah.

Hey. How are you

I'm gonna scare him.

How you doing

I'm Pastor Reinke.
What's your name

How we doing

What's your name

Can you say Darren

Darren Hi, Darren.
How are you

Ok, and you are

I'm Sabrina.

Sabrina. Ok, good to have
you with us, Sabrina, ok.

So did you guys
just get to Williston

When did you get here

On Wednesday

Ok, ok.
Where are you guys--

Where are
you guys staying

We're, uh, you ever heard
of Wheelock

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

We got our camper set up
out there.

Got a bunch of hook-ups
and all that.

Oh, they do
How is that for you

[Pages turning]

[Strumming guitar]

That was absolutely terrible.

There we go.

[Singing indistinctly]

Streets are falling down

[Singing continues indistinctly]

Streets are falling down

Falling down,
streets are falling down

Streets are falling down

Yeah.

MAN:
Go, get through there!

JAY, VOICE-OVER:
There are times when my time
that is committed to my family

is not given to my family.

I'm not as involved with my wife
or my children as I need to be

somewhat regularly

because I'm preoccupied
with what's going on here.

And I have to address that...

for my own sake
as well as for their sake.

Argh!

Congratulations.

Good job.

Ok, catch you later.

Bye.

See you, guys.

Not there.

MAN: Out--
Out in the back.

Ok, I'll look.
Ok, thanks.

You wouldn't know Todd,
would you

MAN: Huh

Todd, who's been at the church
the last couple of nights

Yeah.

Have you seen him
No.

Todd!

Oh.

Where have you been

Where have
you been

What's up

Do you know
what I did

Had a few more beers.

I checked these bars.

I did something
I've never done before.

I went
in two strip clubs
looking for you.

You came looking
for me

Yeah.

Oh, thank you so much.

I mean, God, that--

No, that's fine.
I just was worried.

Oh, crap,
who's all these people
getting off the bus

Lord, please don't
have them call me.

He's got the ticket.

MAN: Take any seat

Yeah, anywhere.

You're k*lling me,
man,

because I've never
had a pastor

that took as much
interest in me.

I've only known you
a couple, few days.

Ok. Thank you,
man. Take care.

Thank you.
God bless

That is often what it is
as a pastor.

You can be intensely involved
in people's lives,

very profoundly.

And over time and circumstance,

either they just depart
or actually at times

they turn against you.

JAY:
Tonight it's the final reading
and the final vote on an RV ban.

I can't imagine that the city
could actually say to people,

"You can't sleep
in someone's parking lot

if they give you permission
to be there."

Basically what I've done is

I've come to say good-bye
to the city

if this law passes.

We're in a church driveway
right now.

I donate to my church to offset
the utilities that I use.

I don't abuse anybody.

I don't dump my waste.

I don't try to do anything.

I would have liked to have seen
the possibility

that the city could have
found a way to charge us

a weekly fee or a monthly fee,
you know,

until rates came down
to a reasonable amount,

but my suspicion is
what we're gonna see

is you're gonna see
people like me,

we're going to be leaving.

We are not in a position

where we have a public hearing
on this tonight,

not looking to do that.

End of discussion.

Pastor Reinke,

well, you haven't answered
a single question

about the several
sex offenders

who have lived
in your parking lot.

You knew about this.

You've invited this person
into your home

from what I understand.

You have daughters.

Is that true or not

Tell me it's not true.

Just say it's not true

and you will never hear
from me again.

Pastor Reinke,
were there sex offenders...

up until I started
asking you about it

living in
your parking lot

Just a second.
Let me make sure.

Let me think.

Pastor Reinke,
I'm asking you

a straight-forward
question.

Excuse me just a second.

Ok, ok, so there were two
living there for several months.

If you didn't know,
then that's fine.

I would understand that.

You need to tell me, like,
"I didn't know."

That doesn't seem
to be the case, Pastor.

It seems to be
that you were fully aware

that you had two sex offenders
living in your parking lot

in a neighborhood with families,
with children,

and you did nothing.

JAY:
Now he's gonna come after him
in our home.

He knows that he's in our home.

[Scoffs]

I'm glad to give him
a place in my home.

But what he's gonna do is
by making this a public issue,

he's gonna make the church
question me.

[Train whistle blows]

He's not gonna let it go.

That reporter...

could mean the end
of my ministry in Williston.

That's what it could mean.

Could mean the end
of everything.

You ok

He knows everything.

He knows
he's living here

Yes.

I mean, this could be,

"Pastor, you're just not
competent anymore."

We'd had a family
discussion about it.

We've talked about.

We know the story
of the guy.

We're very comfor--

I'm comfortable with him
staying in our home.

Absolutely.

JAY: Oh, God, please where
we are tempted to despair,

give us hope.

Thank you for giving us
a family

that is able to share love.

Amen.

I thought he was
gonna let it go,

but he's gonna write
a story, ok

If it hits the paper,
the neighbors will know.

If this goes the way
that you're talking about,

I'm not gonna be able
to work anymore.

I'm gonna have
to find--

You know,
just a second.
Hold on.

I want you
to stay here.

I think let's
do this together.

That would be
my hope.

What does your wife
think about all this

What do you feel
is the best situation

for your family,
the church, your husband

The concerns
I did have

was the neighbors
and the church

because people
who don't know
your story...

uh, can't empathize.

JAY:
And most people,

when they hear
"registered sex offender,"

they think of some--
a molester and a r*pist.

I mean,
they just go on and on.

And they don't realize,
you know,

and -year-old guy sleeping
with a -year-old girl,

his girlfriend, and that's
a different kind of a...

but they understand
there's differences.

I'm concerned about

the members
of our church, um...

ah...

calling into question
my husband's...

dealings
with the guys.

JAY: Judgment.

Judgment.

What's the whole--

Let me ask you
this question.

What's the whole purpose
of the church

and what's the whole
church doctrine

Save sinners,
forgiveness of sins,

life and salvation.

That's the bottom line.

...Christ.

And then love people.

...died for
their sins.

The things that
you guys are saying

that may be a problem
for the church

or that the church
is concerned about

is something
that the church

is probably supposed
to be doing anyway.

The problem is

we're working
with sinners,

and some people
are fearful.

JAY: Well, ok,
here's what I'm asking.

Why don't we, just before
we take any action,

let's talk face to face.

At one point
at the previous meeting,

you were not upset
about this.

You suggested we get showers
for the men.

Um, this isn't...

Anyway, um...

Yeah, yeah.

We add new people.

But it's hard to take off

the people that
aren't there anymore.

They left.

They left.

They left.

Well, thanks
for your invitation

for me to come
and talk with you.

My presence here tonight
is to just to kind of

hear what you
might have to say to me

about what's going on
in your community

and in your congregation

and to help me think
if there are ways

that we as the district
might plug in

to help you in some way
or another.

WOMAN: I think the biggest
problem we have right now

is we've lost many people
from this congregation.

Uh-huh.

And I miss them.

I think when relationships
are put under stress

by those kinds of pressures,
lots of things happen.

Does that create
a certain amount of resentment

Yes.

Yeah.

Do you think the people
of this congregation

feel like
they are being invaded

MAN: Mm-hmm.
I'd say yes.

There for a while
I didn't feel safe

coming into
the building.

Is there any sense
of optimism

Is it going to get better

Or are you still in a--
Oh, ooh.

I see heads going already.

It's not getting better.

MAN:
It's kind of a twist
in the church right now.

You can make
all the positive
things you want

about helping people
and doing that,

but when we're losing
your people coming
to church,

are we gonna have
enough people left here

to take care of
this place

The meeting
that we approved

that we would carry
the overnighters,

we had new members--

MAN:
Yeah, I know--

There was a large manipulation
that went on,

very large manipulation,

and I haven't seen
any of those people since then.

Maybe we're just being used.

TERRY FORKE:
Please pray for strength
to love each other

because you are under
extreme pressure,

and if you depend
on your own abilities,

you're gonna nose-dive.

You need to
love each other

and be able to speak
to each other.

Our father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name,

thy kingdom come,
thy will be done

on Earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread
and lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil

for Thine is the kingdom
for ever and ever.

Amen.

JAY: Hi.

How are you
doing today

I'm ok.

Simon Jones
is my name.

Ok.
I'm from
Mississippi,

and I
come up here

to see about
some work.

Check out job service.

I plan to do that
in the morning.

If I can't get
in the oil field,

then I'll just
head back East.

Well, um, I'm not
trying to write you
out of the oil field,

but I will tell you,
age is not gonna be
in your favor.

Older guys
don't get hired
nearly as quickly.

Let me give you
the name of a place
in Watford City.

They're looking
for roustabouts.

At the very least
it will be worth
a call.

Hmm.

Thank you.

I'm sorry I can't
give you more.

That's enough.

You know, it's just
all the phone calls

and the interruptions
and guys who want help

and just calling all day.

So...

Some days I think
if it were over with,

it would be better,

but I also realize
that, um...

the people are gonna
still keep coming.

They're not gonna stop.

And as long as
there's people coming,

they're gonna be asking
for help.

And it's hard to say no.

This is one of the hardest
things we've ever had to do...

and I'll be glad when it's done.

Oh, man. Oh, man.

Oh, my word.

JAY, VOICE-OVER:
It's damage control.

Keith is on this list,

And by putting our church here
as the address...

I can tell you every neighbor
is nervous tonight.

Most merciful God
we ask your blessing

upon the men whose names
appear on the sex offender list.

Some of those crimes are brutal.

We ask, O Lord, that you would
help them to know

that they are not just
what that label says they are.

When we discovered them,

they had that...

Obviously that raises
a concern.

Pray for the children
that have suffered

and been abused.

Pray for the women who
were not treated with respect.

Please let your word
comfort and guide them.

WOMAN: No. No, no.

Ok, well, ok.
It's ok.

Ok, but just,
you know, ma'am--

That's fine,
but I don't want any part

of any more of
all the rigmarole. No.

[Door closes]

JAY: I'm kind of sympathetic
with somebody

who just can't defend
themselves.

They're carrying burdens.

Everybody is bearing a burden.

[Train whistle blows]

It's just me, it's not my
girlfriend or my kid anymore,

so...

She really wasn't liking it
out here.

I mean...

I wouldn't like the situation
she was in either.

She was cooped up all day
in a camper

watching my son.

I definitely understand
why it was hard on her.

That's just
the little things
that come, man.

She's been
out here twice.

Twice
Yeah.

She try looking
for work

Nah, she, uh,

she's wanting to
get a job back home,

but it's a lot easier
to get a job back home

'cause she had my mom
to watch my son

and her mom.

I mean, they all
watch him for nothing,

like they don't ask
no money or like that.

She needs to be here, man.

Waitresses are getting paid
bucks an hour plus tips.

You know what I mean

This is the best place
to be, man.

Oh, yeah.

Really. Well, I mean,
you got to have

certain tools to survive,

especially right now
through the winter, bro.

Well, I ain't ditching
this place.

What else is there,
man, really

I think he just needs
to go see his girl,

and then he'll
be all right.

'Cause it's rough out here
with no--

when you don't have
a female companion

to help you keep
your level ground, you know

When all you see is
males, males, males, males

hungry for money.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah, he'll be back.

I'm hoping that
I can spend

enough time
with my family

and just kind
of see 'em all
and whatnot

and come back
with a vengeance.

You know what
you got to do.

BATTEN, VOICE-OVER:
My wife hasn't talked
to me in about a week.

She said I've abandoned her.

I don't know
what's going on.

She don't answer my calls.

She's the type of person,
she can't be alone.

And I've left her alone.

You know what they say,

if you don't give them
attention, somebody else will.

I came out here
with a lot of hope.

I mean a lot of hope.

Kind of felt like
it was going good

just until this last week.

I mean, if I go home,
I might have a chance

to get my family back.

If I don't, I got no chance.

No matter how much money
I make out here.

And then when I go home,
what's gonna be there

Same ol' nothin'.

At least out here
I can hold my head up

and know I'm working
and trying.

At home, just another bum.

Coming home, baby.

Daddy's coming home.

I wonder how many guys like me
has come out here

and they're in the same boat.

They're losing their families.

It's ironic that I came out here
to save my family,

and it's probably gonna cost me
my family.

JAY: I would still ask you
to consider

that rather than printing
all the name,

these are the reasons why
a list we print

would be maybe less helpful
than we'd like it to be.

We can't distinguish
between the levels.
Right.

It just creates a strong
emotional reaction.

Boom, here's
a sex offender list.

So a just quick transfer
of hostility and emotion.

See, I don't think
it's fair

to write every name,

but you know, our choice

was either
we run nothing

or we run 'em all.

And what we decided is

the public's right
to know outweighed

the risk that people
that aren't dangerous

might get harmed by it.

Because, you know,
I have little kids.

My right to know
if my kids are in danger

in my own neighborhood

to me is more important
than anything else.

So you can't drive
a truck because

that would
put you in contact
with the public.

Certain people...

[Indistinct]

JAY: I'm glad to have
Keith in my home,

I really am.

And I trust him
and I realize you're
in a difficult spot.

When we ran his
background check,

you know,
routinely we only
go back years,

so we obviously
didn't catch this thing.

Otherwise he probably
never would have
been hired.

Why would we
bother with the hassle

I have to justify
to the other
employees

that I have here
that we're doing
everything that we can.

We're not putting
anybody in harm's way.

I want to be
your advocate, ok

But your pattern
of withholding
information

does not serve you
and it does not serve
others well.

You think you're
protecting yourself,

and what it does is...
is it heightens
the risk.

Now, it is true.

I think had you put
on your application
your conviction,

you might not
have gotten hired.

I think that's true.
That's a risk
you have to take.

And I think you think
you're protected

when you say less,

and I think that puts
you at greater risk

and it puts other people
at risk.

You need to share more,
not less.

Yeah, I'm thinking about
how you think certain
things should go.

No. What I'm saying is

you don't approach
people honestly,

and you can dismiss that
as my opinion,

or you can say,
"You know what

Maybe I'm not being
honest with people."

Maybe not.

Well, then rather than
just dismissing that
as an opinion,

consider it as maybe
valuable information.

You ain't the one
that's gonna deal with
the consequences from it.

You know what

You know who's
going to have
more consequences here

I am, not you.

How do you figure that

Because I'm the one
in the community,

I'm the one
in the neighborhood,

I'm the one who's
taking the risk here.

And you're talking about
your risks, ok

Yeah, 'cause
I might be the one
sitting in jail, not you.

You're not gonna be
in jail.

You don't know that.

You can't say that this,

your next door neighbor,
may tell her daughter,

"Hey, you know what
Did the guy look at you"

And you're telling me
that you know that
she wouldn't do that.

You don't know that,
do you

And if that did happen,

you go to them,
you just say, "I'm sorry."

But I'm the one
that in this situation

having to explain
how this happened.

And I don't want to be
in that position.

I am really tired...

of your withholding
information,

and I'm responsible
to withhold it
with you.

You are binding
my conscience,

and sometimes that
doesn't serve people,

and it doesn't serve
my family.

And I'm going
to tell you
real quickly

two things
that you could do

that would
really help me.

One, give me permission
to share it.

It is public
information, Keith.

It's public.

You do what
you want to.

No, no, no. That's
not what I'm asking.

That's not
what I'm asking.

Why you getting
all animated

Because I'm frustrated.

Why you making a scene

This right here,
your attitude,

the way you're
displaying your behavior,

is unnecessary.

You don't have
to become hostile.

Ok. How about emotional
and a little angry

Well, maybe you
need time to cool off
and think about it.

Maybe--
Just a second.

I'm finished talking.

MEZO: Got pulled
over for driving
with no license.

And as he ran my name
and everything,

found out I was
a registered
sex offender

from something
back in ' .

I'm not like
a sexual predator
or anything like that,

you know.

To be honest with you,

I don't regret
not registering
right away.

If I'd have done that,
I wouldn't have
been here.

I wouldn't know
any of you.

You know, you guys
would have had to
turn me away.

When I was here
helping you

with keys in my pocket,
access in and out,

you leaving,
I'm in charge of the
overnighter thing.

My growth is real.
It's not an act.

It's not something
I'm putting on,
you know.

I've been
a pretty good con artist
most of my life.

And this ain't a con.

Alan, you need to move.

You're attracting
lightning here.

MEZO, VOICE-OVER:
It doesn't matter

what good a person does.

Even if they're a hero today,

years down the road,
that's buried somewhere.

That's no ton their record,

and all it is on their record

that stays with them
throughout their life

is negative stuff,

and it's sad because
that's such a judgment.

EDWARDS: It wasn't till late
that I got everything packed up

and was probably
about : , :

when I finally left Williston.

Fell asleep and woke up
in my truck

about ready to roll over,

and then woke up again
in the ambulance, so...

The only, like,
clear memory I have

is sitting in a hospital,

just waiting on my parents
to get there.

I fractured the C vertebra.

MAN: I said, "What are
you gonna do out there"

And he didn't have no idea
what he was gonna do.

He was bound and determined
he was gonna do it.

Just kind of gets his mind
set on something and does it.

Kind of like everything
he does.

Mom.
Carry...

He just gets it in his head
he's gonna do something,

and he does it.

As far as him
going back out there,

honestly I--I--
I've told all my
kids this.

I said, "When you
leave high school,

don't come back."

I mean,
I'll come visit you.

I can go
wherever you live.

There's nothing here.

It's a shame
to say that.

It's a community
to raise your kids
and tell 'em,

"Go do something.
You're not gonna
do it here

because
there's nothing here."

Which just pisses me off

'cause you go up
to North Dakota

and it's
a shitty-a*s place,

and I mean, yeah,
there's a lot of money,

but I'd love that
more than anything

to be able to work
in Wisconsin

and make the kind of money
I was making out there.

Go ahead.

Go, go.

Go, go.

JAY: People come in
for just a little while,

and the connections are real
and they're intense,

and then they're gone.

That's painful.

And in a sense,
this is broken in maybe...

in ways that
they weren't broken before.

MEZO, VOICE-OVER:
'Cause the pastor is dead set

on having this RV
for some reason,

getting everything out of here
that ain't mine.

You know, I had a lot
of good stuff going,

and I loved it here.

I mean, I considered this home.

I made one mistake, and that's
when everything kind of blew up
in my face.

I relapsed a few months ago
and started using meth again.

I'm at a point
to where it's either

I get the heck out of here
or I'm gonna become homicidal
or suicidal.

I'm not even sure
where I'm going.

[Car door closes]

Alan

Don't tell me.

Don't tell me.

[Piano music playing softly]

I don't think
I've got the right key.

Alan, I came to get the RV.

Guess what, Alan

So where are the--

WOMAN: You can get off
the property.

Look, ma'am,
just for the record,

the owners have told me
to get this RV.

And your name is

Heather.

Heather.
Thank you, Heather.

You're on
private property.

You should probably
get out of the vehicle
and go.

Come on, Deuce.
[Whistles]

This dog bites.
Come on. Deuce, let's go.

Alan, do you have
the keys

WOMAN: You need
to get out.

Ok.

You need to go.

I beg your--Alan.

Where are the keys,
Alan

I'm only counting
to .

Ok.

...
Ok.

[c*ck r*fle]

...

Alan.

The court of law
says I can sh**t you

if you don't get off
my property. Now!

[Piano playing gets louder]

So for now I'm gonna
try and get...

[Continues indistinctly

[Yelling indistinctly]

[Whack]

Nice little neighborhood.

Oh, hey, there's Amtrak.

I love Amtrak.

Just a second. I got a thing
about waving at Amtrak.

Do you mind

Just a sec.
I always feel like

we should wave at an Amtrak
when it goes by.

Do you guys want to
jump out and wave

Here, real quick, shall we

[Train whistle blows]

Hey! Woo! Woo!

Here you go.

It's sitting there behind
American State Bank.

I'd have cleaned it
if you'd have gave
me another day.

But you didn't,
you wanted to push it
and push it,

so you got it
the way it is.

I got my stuff
out of there.

I'm done with you.

It's hopeless.

You brought me
really close, Pastor,

then you pull your crap.

Alan--

I don't want to hear
nothin' from you.

I'm just stating the fact.

You're egotistic.
You lie to the congregation.

You lie by deceit.

You know, you're not
a very good role model.

You're a heck of
a good teacher

when you stand up there
at the podium and talk.

As far as watching you
and how you live your life,

I don't want no part of it.

I don't want
no part of that

and I don't want no part
of your god.

Come in here and accusing.

You're my accuser.
You're my judge.

And now you're my enemy.

That's how I feel.

So think about that...
you know

I've got no more respect
for you at all. None.

[Engine starts]

JAY: I don't understand
how a community

can just simply turn its back

on people who have
no place to sleep.

I would...

just wonder...

are we even a community

GIRL: The letter--
What does that mean

Does that mean you
have to close down
in days

Does that--
Are we--

Actually understand
what's gonna happen

Definitely it means
her letter says

we have to close
in days.

If--If we are not heard
at the planning and zoning,

then I think
the only options
will be to close...

to engage
in civil disobedience

and simply ignore them.

Well, kicking people
out of a church

isn't gonna change
the fact

that there's still
an oil boom going on.

It's not gonna stop
the people from coming.

You know

People are under
the assumption that,

well, if everything
were to just stop
tomorrow,

life would go back
to the way it was.

And that's not true.

JAY: No, I--Yeah.

I don't know
what to say.

I mean, it could
possibly go
in our favor.

Under communications,

and probably some
in the audience

are here this evening
for this,

but we had a special
permitted use application

for Concordia Lutheran Church
to house people,

and after a special meeting,
a decision was made

to withdraw that application

or take that off the agenda
for this evening,

and I would ask Kent
to please expound

on what transpired there.

KENT: The fire chief
looked through

his ordinance and codes,

and based on the way
the setup is now,

the building does not have
a sprinkler system.

You can't have sleeping
facilities in the hallways.

You have to deem
specific sleeping areas
and meet fire codes.

So therefore
it was deemed incomplete.

MAN: Ok.

So if there's other things
that you want to stay for,

you're certainly welcome
to stay,

but if that's the specific
reason that you're here,

we cannot act on it, ok

Mr. Chairman,
will you take
any public...

No. At this time,
I really can't

because we aren't going
to be acting on it.

So therefore we won't be taking
any public comments
at this time.

Ok, we will move on to our
public hearings this evening.

JAY: I do not know
any way around our closing

by the th of September.

And that just means essentially
there's no options

in terms of sleeping here.

And I just don't get it.

I have to tell you
I don't get it.

I don't get it.

It makes no sense to me
at all.

MAN: You would think
the city as a whole

would be trying
to help people

that's trying to
help themselves.

There's, like,
you're in this room.

Well, they're trying
to put their foot
on top of your head

and drown you,
you know

Just get them
on out of here,
you know

They don't deserve
a chance.

Everyone
deserves a chance.
This is America.

This is what
this country was
founded on, you know.

Helping your neighbor,
you know,

just being good people,

and Williston's not
seeing that message

when they're basically
saying, you know,

we're homeless.

I'm not homeless.
I'm just struggling.

I have a home
in Kentucky.

I just want
a better life.

I don't know
what else to do.

What you do is something
that cannot be done

by average people.

JAY, VOICE-OVER:
To be human is to serve

and to let the neighbor
change your life.

I don't think we have
anymore people like you

in this town.

If we did, it would be
a lot better place.

Thanks, you guys.
It's really been good.

It's really
been good.

JAY, VOICE-OVER:
I will not give in to despair

because hopeless
should never win

and hopeless is a lie.

JAY, VOICE-OVER:
I never really felt

like I belonged in Williston.

I mean, the church, yeah,
but as a community, not really.

Now I have ever reason
to remember

why I don't belong here.

JAY, VOICE-OVER: I was the one
who always preached

serving others
to the overnighters.

Serve the community,
serve the neighbors.

And...in some of
the most fundamental ways,

the relationship to my family,
I didn't serve.

And I neglected the community
I was given and my family,

and I have...
I have hurt them terribly.

The private me distances itself
from the public me,

and I can believe the public me

because sometimes it looks
very good.

But the private me...
has become something else.

This is a hard thing to say.

But in my life, I have struggled
with same-sex attraction.

And I've acted on that.

It's true.
I'm the one who's broken.

So yesterday
I went for a drive,

looking for a place
where you and I

could sit and talk,

where it has
no positive memories,

where it's ugly

so we could
have a conversation
and then leave.

I have to make
confession.

Terry Forke is gonna come
probably in a week or two

and ask me if certain
allegations are true,

and they are.

Who

There's a man
who's blackmailed me...

and...

I've put you
in a horrible...
horrible spot.

JAY: My thoughts and desires
have been soiled by sin.

I have broken knowingly and
willingly the sixth commandment,

"You shall not commit adultery,"

and have violated my vocation
as husband, father, neighbor,

Christian, and pastor.

I have served my own will.

I have led others
into temptation.

I've sinned against the members
of this entire community

to whom I have spoken publicly
as a servant of truth.

I have now tempted this
community to doubt that truth

and to regard the testimony
of God's word

and the ministry
of this congregation as a lie.

I have sinned against
my faithful wife, Andrea,

who has given her life to me
and to our children.

And I have exposed her
to heartache and shame.

I have abused the trust
of my beloved children,

who want me only to love
and serve their mother

and to lead a godly life.

You have trusted me,
and I have betrayed your trust.

I have resigned
my position as a pastor.

I've got to leave, but look
what I've done to my family.

They're the victims here.

JAY, VOICE-OVER:
So now I'm without a job.

And I'm where
the overnighters were.

I'm years old,

and I'm not quite sure
where to start.

[Machinery banging]

Lonely are the free

'Cause there ain't
that many of 'em

They don't walk like
you and me

Just tumble in the breeze

Lighter than a feather,
all together separately

That's how
it's supposed to be

No matter where they wander
from post to in between

MAN: My name is Digi.

I'm from Congo, DRC.

My name is Michael.
I come from Philadelphia.

My name is Darrell.

Although I'm an original native
of North Dakota,

I came from Peoria, Illinois.

My name is Dia.
I'm from Maryland.

And originally
I'm from Baghdad, Iraq.

My name's Dennis.
I'm from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Chris. Detroit, Michigan.

My name is Estime.
I'm from Congo, Brazzaville.

My name is Tyler Lokvanier,
and I'm from Billings, Montana.

My name's Akton,
from Ghana.

And now the moment's gone

It keeps you hanging on

Until the silence signaling
the breaking of the dawn

Is shattered by the sirens
singing sacrificial songs

The silent are the strong

That's all they ever see

A violent shadow passing
across the sun so fleetingly

That if you have to ask
you miss it anyway you see

Lonely are the free