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01x02 - Heights

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Panic". Aired: May 28, 2021.*
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In the summer after their senior year, 23 graduates participate in the annual risky Panic competition, in which graduating seniors complete dangerous tasks.

01x02 - Heights

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[cheering]



[Heather] Every player

has a story.

[gasps, panting]

Some of them are even true.

Every player is hiding

something.

Secret selves

secret habits.

[phone ringing]

- Secret shame.

- Hello?

[operator] You have

received a collect call

from an inmate

at Sayverville Unit.

- Do you accept the charges?

- Yeah, go ahead. I accept.

Hey, Pops.

[Heather] We're all afraid

of something.

[exhales]

But they're never the things

we say out loud.

- [Lorne] Miss Nill?

- sh*t.

Can you braid my hair?

[Heather] Later. Lorne's here.

We got to go, okay?

[Lorne] I know you're in there.

- Open up.

- [Lily] Wait, my library books.

[Lorne] Rent's due.

Go, go.

- Miss Nill?

- [stammers]

Okay, come on, come on.

As long as you keep moving,

your fear always stays

behind you.

[tires screeching]

[exhales]

Rent's due again, huh?

[Heather] Okay, Bug. I will

see you here back at 4:00.

But Bo is gonna pick us up

after his shift.

Bye.

So, Bo and your mom

are back together again?

[Heather] Oh, yeah.

This week they are.

After I make some copies

of my résumé,

do you think you can drop me

off at Link's?

I heard that

they might be hiring.

Yeah, what's the point

of even looking for a job

if you're just gonna

play the game?

'Cause I have $17.26

in my savings account.

Ooh. [chuckles]

[beeping]

Have you, um,

talked to Nat at all?

She hasn't really answered

any of my calls.

It's been two days.

Look, it's Nat, okay?

I mean, you know how she gets.

This will all blow over.

I didn't mean to lie.

I didn't even

really mean to jump.

You know?

But when I was up there,

it was like I had to do it.

- But you don't.

- You think I should quit?

Yeah, I mean,

players do it all the time.

No.

Look, Panic is bullshit,

Heather.

It's-it's bullshit,

and it's-it's dangerous,

a-and two kids died last year,

so-so what's the point?

I mean, you know you can't win.

- You know you're just

gonna be sidelined.

- Is that what you think?

[stammers softly]

You think I can't win?

No, I-I

I bet that's what

everyone thinks.

[Cortez] So, graduation is over

and summertime has begun,

and unfortunately,

so has this game

the kids call Panic.

Supposedly, Jimmy and Abby

were playing this game.

17 years old, young and in love,

headed to college.

And now they're dead.

As you know, Abby was run over

by an 18-wheeler.

She tried to cross

I-45 blindfolded.

[horn honking]

And Jimmy

Jimmy k*lled himself

playing a game

of Russian roulette.



[g*nsh*t]

Now, one thing is clear:

this game is organized.

Whoever lit up

those fireworks, well,

they wanted to send us

on a wild-goose chase.

Yeah, it worked pretty good.

- Yeah, it did.

- [Langley] Sir?

I talked to dispatch about

the complaint calls that night,

and one of the callers

was Myra Campbell.

I know Myra Campbell.

She was Abby's best friend.

[Langley] Well, we talked

to her over the winter,

and she said

she didn't know anything then.

But she sounded really upset

on those calls.

Well, maybe those fireworks

jogged her memory.

Let's talk to her again.

Okay.

These kids follow the herd.

They protect themselves,

they protect this thing,

and that's it.

Last year, this town put

two of our kids in the ground.

And someone's gonna pay.

Hey, Mindy.

Hey, Heather.

Do you guys have

any jobs available?

We are all full up

for the summer.

You try over at the Buc-ee's?

Yeah, I've tried everywhere.

[Mindy] Well, you can

leave a résumé

in case something opens up.

Thank you.

- [keys drop]

- [woman grunts]

Hey, I got-- I got you!

Wow!

Thank you.

Almost lost a man

overboard there.

- [dog barks]

- Oh, Rigley!

- Oh, hey, hey

- Rigley, get back here!

Get back here now!

What are you doing?

- [Heather] Good boy.

- My escape artist.

[laughs]

Bad, Rigley.

Oh, hi. [chuckles]

[Rigley barks]

He's usually not that friendly

with strangers.

You're a dog person.

No, I mean, not really,

I just

My mom always told us that

if it can't pee in a toilet,

then it shouldn't live

in a house.

At least dogs never

leave the seat up.

Plus they do

what you tell them to.

Most of the time.

Rigley, up.

Good dog!

Got this.

That one.

I'm Anne, by the way.

Heather.

- Heather?

- Mm-hmm.

I heard you asking

after a job in there?

- Yeah.

- 'Cause I could use

some help out at my farm.

Nothing fancy-- I got a couple

of sheds that need painting.

It's not glamorous,

but I pay cash.

- Interested?

- Are you serious?

Certainly hope so.

You know the, uh, farm

at the end of Old River Road?

- Yeah.

- That's my place.

Mornings are best.

Hey, why me?

Why not you?

- [door closes]

- [engine starts]

[phone beeps]

She's still your best friend.

All right, remember

the court rules: no cursing,

spitting, hitting or crying,

because I think I ran

out of tissues.

Can you just?

Can you just give us a second?

Yeah, yeah, h-happily, yeah.

Can we go talk over there?

Fine.

So?

My mom took my money for school.

What do you mean she took it?

Her car needed

a new transmission.

Guess she thought I owed it

to her for freeloading,

like, toilet paper

and food and stuff.

How much?

$5,460.

She left a few bucks

in spare change, though.

I wish you'd told me.

I didn't really have

a chance to.

I didn't learn about it

till after

you had left for the Jump and

when I found out,

it was like I couldn't

even think.

It was like I had a hand

around my throat.

It was like I couldn't

even talk about it.

I'm sorry, Nat.

I never meant to compete

against you.

I know.

I'm sorry for getting so mad.

I should've known

you'd have a reason.

What I want to know is

how are we gonna

win this thing?

- What do you mean?

- Oh.

If we're both in the game,

we're in it together.

I thought you said there was

no together in Panic.

Uh, there's no ties.

One winner only, but

if we work together,

then the both of us win

if either of us do.

And then we split the money.

Oh, I will take that as a yes.

[door opens]

Are you guys gonna make out?

- You wish.

- Really?

So, all good?

You guys friends again?

Partners.

[Myra] Who is it?

Sergeant Langley,

Sheriff's Department.

Hi. Myra Campbell?

Sergeant Langley.

You mind if I come in?

[dog barking in distance]

It was my day off.

Oh, yeah?

What kind of work do you do?

[sighs] Assistant manager

of a Taco Bell.

I work up at the airport.

[Langley] You always stay home

and drink on your day off?

Sometimes I drink

somewhere else.

But you didn't come here

to talk about me, did you?

No. I came here

to talk to you about Panic.

I told your friends

back in March

I had nothing to say.

I never played.

Abby Clark did, though.

She was your best friend,

wasn't she?

I'm sure she told you

some secrets.

Some of them.

And I swore I'd never tell.

I gotcha.

I don't know,

I just thought after that earful

you gave dispatch last week

about those fireworks

- going off, maybe

- You know the real problem

with this town?

It's not Panic.

It's not the players

or the judges.

- At least they're trying.

- The judges?

Are the judges the ones

that plan the game?

Maybe.

- "Maybe."

- I told you, I didn't play.

All I know

is what I've heard.

- Okay?

- Okay.

Okay. Well, uh,

if you hear anything else,

do you mind

just giving me a call?

I'd appreciate it.

Thank you, Myra.

Sergeant Langley?

You didn't let me finish.

Be careful.

The game will go on.

The signs are everywhere.



Hey. Keep your eyes

where they belong.

[Natalie] Please.

They are, trust me.

And what kind of person doesn't

have a social media account?

A sane one.

- [Bishop] Careful.

- Hey, do you think

now that the judges

know who we are,

that they're watching us?

Of course they're watching.

How else are they gonna get

intel on all the players?

They're probably

tracking where we work

[preacher] deception

of the tireless Antichrist.

[Natalie] and live

[preacher] Do not deviate

from the path

I'm going to work.

[preacher] will still find

yourself seated with the rest

of the heathens,

next to the Devil.

[Natalie] and hang out

watching what we do when we

think there's no one watching,

keeping tabs on who we're with.

We're squared up.

They're studying

all the players.

What, no invitation?

Nope.

Uh, we were actually

just leaving.

- Hmm.

- Mm.

Mm.

I'm just saying hello

to the new kid.

Cool.

Let's get out of here.

Thanks.

Can I help you with something?

- Yeah.

- [clears throat]

Go ahead and give me

the f*ck you.

I'm here to help you.

Look I know you're

the new guy in town,

and you probably heard about

the game, and you probably heard

- it was one big

f*ck' hard-on

- Get to the point?

The point is,

Panic's a local game.

We made it. We run it.

We keep it a secret.

Strangers aren't welcome.

All graduating seniors

are eligible

to play the game, right?

And very few

are eligible to win.

I was pretty eligible when I got

those 25 points from the Jump.

[laughing]

I like you.

I like you, I do.

I like a man ain't afraid

to get his a*s beat.

It's gonna make it

all that much sweeter

- when I beat his a*s.

- [slaps counter]

[door bells jingle]

So, Diggins really hasn't said

when the next challenge

- is gonna be yet?

- Don't look at me.

I'm not trying to be

an accomplice.

Uh, guys?

What's that?

[Bishop] Typical.

Only a couple days

after graduation,

and already half the letters

have dipped out.

[Heather] Hey, it's a clue.

Look, the missing letters

spell something.

G-R-A-N-A-R-Y.

Granary.

So we know where

the next challenge will be.

- The question is

- When?

So it looks like we're looking

for a start time.

Maybe we'll find it

at the granary.

[Bishop] I'm kind of surprised

you actually came up here.

[Heather] We couldn't all spend

all of seventh grade

climbing up here to scan the sky

for alien radio signals.

[Bishop] No, it was

all of sixth grade.

In seventh grade,

I came up here to look at porn.

- [Heather] How romantic.

- Nah, nah. Tonight

tonight is about you.

Think of it as a

training exercise.

Well, I highly doubt

the challenge

will involve snack food.

All right, enough chitchat.

We're supposed

to be looking for clues.

[Bishop] You see anything?

I don't know, let me look. Um

major structural hazard.

Old chemical drums.

Snake nirvana.

And at least six luxury

high-rise condos for rats.

- So yeah,

everything seems normal.

- Hey, how much do you think

they're charging rats for rent

around here?

Not funny.

Not good. Not your best.

Look. Heather,

what I said at the library

When I said you couldn't win,

- I

- It's okay.

No, no, no. Listen.

I didn't mean you

couldn't win Panic specifically,

I meant generally.

You can't win.

I mean, sure, people

take home the grand prize,

but how many people

actually win Panic?

Conrad Spurlock got out.

He moved to Florida.

Yeah, because he would have

otherwise been arrested.

People say he was stealing cars

with Luke Hall.

- I mean, they k*lled a girl.

- Okay, I heard that

that had nothing to do

with the game.

- That they stole the car

- Exactly.

Because winning Panic

didn't fix anything.

It didn't save them

from making stupid choices.

It only bought them chances

to make even dumber ones.

[Bishop sighs]

You can buy stupid choices;

you can buy smart ones.

No, you don't buy 'em.

You only pay for the bad ones.



[insects chirping]





[Langley] Williams,

I think I got something.

Has there been

any suspicious activity

at the granary lately?

[Williams] Funny

you should ask, Langley.

We just got a complaint

on some graffiti.

Apparently it went up overnight.

This is not a real number,

because it's missing two digits.

I'm thinking, like,

it's a geotag, or

[Williams] Okay,

so what is this? Is this, like,

a scavenger hunt?

These kids are running around

looking for clues?

[exhales] I don't know.

I had Hernandez run

numbers and addresses

for every Stan, Stanley,

Stanton, Stanson and Stanner

in the county.

If I were you,

I would divide and conquer.

You really outdid yourself.

Oh. Well, you know

what I always say:

preparation beats perspiration.

- You have never ever said that.

- Just sit down already.

Well, if we're gonna win,

we got to do our homework.

Yes, Ms. Williams.

Starting with the players

we think

- are most likely to win.

- Okay.

[Natalie] Ray Hall.

Everyone's betting on him.

He's reckless, fearless.

He's not afraid of pain.

- Also, he might be

a psychopath.

- Ooh, also that.

And he's a legacy.

His brother Luke

won the game a few years ago.

[Natalie] What do we think

of Tyler Young's chances?

I don't know, I mean, you're

the one who used to date him.

[scoffs] I was a sophomore.

Anything you do

before junior year

can't be legally held

against you.

Besides, eh, we hooked up,

like, four times.

- Well, I have five and a half.

- I still put Young at 50/50.

On the one hand, he's too dumb

to be scared of much.

- On the other hand

- That tribal tattoo is

a sign of weakness.

Ugh. I was gonna say

he doesn't need the money.

Ah. Pharma.

It's good that Adam Lyons

is up there,

'cause he's basically

just a walking appendage.

Totally.

- What about Troy Van?

- Mm, Troy Van.

[Heather] I mean, if you can

wear lip gloss in Carp, Texas,

then you've got to be

kind of a badass.

Good point. I think

Shawna Kenny could be a problem.

Her brother, Hunt,

is coaching her.

And she's just so f*cking cool.

Last but not least

the new kid.

Dodge Mason,

mysterious backstory.

- Motivations unknown.

Weaknesses undetermined.

- So I'm guessing that'll be

- just a swipe right

from you, then.

- Okay, okay.

Now on to the main event.

Challenges usually fall under

a couple different categories.

We have labyrinths

and wilderness drops.

[owl hooting]

Thefts and ill*gal entry.

[glass breaks]

Ugh, all the gross stuff,

like snakes, rats and spiders.

Pass.

Challenges of physical stamina

under pain

or stress.

Heights.

Drop-offs.

I'd bet anything tonight

that the challenge

will be a crossing.

The points will be for speed.

Isn't that how Abby died?

Easy.



I don't follow rules

from nobody ♪

Get up out my face,

you're nobody ♪

Nobody ♪

If I'm just a girl,

then stop running ♪

[cheering]

Stupid girl,

get it together ♪

[Diggins] Let me hear it

over there!

Let me hear it over there!

[cheering]

All right, boys and girls,

chicks and dicks,

Ray,

welcome to challenge numero dos,

Walk the Plank.

[cheering]

And reminder,

we have 23 players

in the competition.

All players receive 100 points

for joining

except for Dodge Mason,

who gets an extra 25

[booing]

I don't see him.

Maybe he missed the sign.

- That's good news.

- and Heather Nill,

who gets an extra 50 points

and immunity

- in a challenge of her choice.

- [whoops] Heather!

[cheering]

He's here.

- Maybe I should go say hi.

- [Heather] Hey,

no fraternizing with the enemy,

- okay?

- Fraternizing is how we find

- the enemy's weak spots.

- [Diggins] Helping me

keep records

is the ravishing Summer Calvo.

[cheering]

I'd hit it.

Tonight,

points work by deduction.

The slower you are,

more points you lose.

- [timer beeps]

- You got 90 seconds to cross

before you are in the red

and out of the game.

And now,

in no particular order

Drumroll, please.

[cheering]

- Drew Santiago.

- Santiago.

- [cheering]

- Holy sh*t! Whoo!

Let's do this!

[girl] Drew Santiago!

Hey, since when

is Bishop friends

- with Leela?

- [Leela chuckles]

[Natalie] They probably know

each other from church.

It's where people go

to socialize.

And judge each other.

Mm, exactly. Socialize.

Don't break the plank, buddy.

[laughs]

Nice of you to join us.

- How are you?

- Oh.

[metal creaking]

[grunting softly]

sh*t.

Drew, you got this!

- [boy] Go, Drew!

- [girl] Drew!

Drew, your timer starts

three, two,

- one.

- Go!

- [cheering]

- [metal creaking]

[girl] Yeah, you can do it!

[scattered cheering]

Holy f*ck.

[laughs, whoops]

- [cheering]

- f*ck you, Ray!

I didn't break the plank!

[whooping]

Big surprise.

[laughs]

Big surprise.

[Diggins] Next up

Looks like Shawna Kenny!

- Shawna Kenny, you're up!

- [cheering]

Go.

Yeah! [whooping]

[sniffs, sighs]

- No, dude. No, no, no, no, no.

- Oh, Langley.

- Here. You're welcome.

- Thank you.

Are you having any luck?

Ah, ruled out every kind

of Stan in the county.

It's all Greek to me.

What?

[laughs]

Greeks and Romans.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

Yes. Okay. So, so, the Romans,

they used letters

for their numerical system.

Look.

What if this graffiti

is using numbers

to give us a message?

One, "O."

Two, "D." Three See?

S-So, wait, okay. Okay.

So, "O" is one.

[cheering]

And Ray Hall makes it across

in 17 seconds,

setting the new record to beat!

[whoops]

Oh, yeah!

- [whoops]

- [Summer] Next up,

Heather Nill.

[Diggins] Heather, you're up.

Wish me luck.

You'll do great. Just

don't look down.

It's literally

the only place to look.

Wait. Wait. Um

[exhales]

Just just be careful.

Okay?

Heather, it's, uh, now or never.



[scattered cheering]

[boy] Go, Heather!

Heather,

your timer starts in three,

- two, one.

- Wait, Diggins.

- [Summer] Go!

- [cheering]

[metal creaking]

[whispers]

sh*t. Sh-Sh-sh*t.

[Summer] Five seconds!

- I can't look.

- Oh, my God.

[Summer] Ten seconds!

[groaning]

[Natalie] Come on,

Heather, you got this!

Come on. Come on.

You got it! You got it! Just go.

[Summer] Twenty-three seconds!

[Bishop] Come on, come on,

come on, you got it!

- [Adam] Under-over on Nill?

- [Tyler] Mm.

She's out, man. I've seen snails

move faster than that.

- f*ck.

- [others gasping]

- f*ck.

- [boy] Whoa!

- Just breathe. Go.

- Uh, tell me when it's over.

[Ray] Yo, Nill.

Hey, you want to sit around

showing your a*s all night,

they got openings at Scarlett's.

Isn't that where you buy

all your girlfriends?

[Ray] I get my girlfriends

all around, darling.

But they sit on my lap for free.

[Heather] You know,

I knew you were stupid.

But what you just said

really just drove it home.

That's the thing

about stupid decisions.

They're always the fun ones.

Don't you have

anywhere else to be?

[Ray] No.

What could be better than this?

What is he saying?

[Natalie] Come on, Heather.

[Summer] Forty-eight seconds.

Get a little closer.

Closer.

[cheering and applause]

You're welcome, by the way.

Oh, my God!

[girl] Yeah!

- Hey.

- Holy sh*t!

You k*lled it. You k*lled it.

[laughs]

I almost puked.

Find a new chew toy, huh?

Heather?

Just be careful.

I hate it when one

of the good ones gets broken.

I'll be gentle.

I don't mean her.

[Williams] "Tom at"

One, two, three,

- four, five, six,

seven, eight, nine.

- Wait.

No, we're combining this.

This is a 14.

So "N." "N." "Tom

Tom at ten."

It's not a scavenger hunt.

It's a start time.

- Whoa, whoa.

- Whatever's happening

tomorrow at 10:00

is happening at the granary

at 10:00.

- Tomorrow.

- Hang on.

- This graffiti

went up yesterday.

- Right.

Well, it's almost 11:00.

sh*t. Cortez!

- Gonzalez.

- Oh, sh*t.

- Chavez.

- [Summer] Up next

Dodge Mason.

- [cheering]

- Dodge Mason, you're up.

Got to piss.

[boy] You got this!

[girl] Careful!

[Diggins] All right.

And, Dodge Mason,

timer starts in three, two,

- one!

- Go!

[cheering]

[boy] Dodge is a pro!

[boy 2] Go, Dodge!

[grunting]

[gasping and screaming]

- Whoa, whoa, whoa, sh*t!

- Oh, sh*t!

[metal creaking]

[Natalie] Oh, my God.



[cheering in distance]

[whooping and cheering]

- Holy sh*t.

- [whooping]

[boy] Go! Go!

- [cheering]

- [Diggins] Oh!

Dodge Mason!

Unbelievable!

Un-frigging-believable!

Dodge Mason at 55 seconds!

- [Summer] Fifty-five seconds!

- He's still in the race!

Dodge is still in the game!

[Ray] Wow, thought

we almost lost you there.

[others gasping]

[excited murmuring]

[chuckles]

Not even a kiss good night?

[others exclaiming]



[shouting]

Get the f*ck off me!

[all clamoring]

Hey! Chill!

Are you f*cking kidding me

right now?

Oh, my God.

[siren wailing]

- Cops, cops! Go, go, go!

- Run!

Everybody stay

exactly where you are!

On your knees! Hands up!

[all clamoring]

[shouting]

Heather!

[siren wails]

- All right, stay close, okay?

- Yeah.

This way, this way, this way.

[indistinct shouting]

Ah! Ow!

- My ankle. [grunting]

- Come on.

[grunting]

Get the f*ck off me, b*tch.

I didn't do anything!

Stay down, stay down.

Right hand

You m*therf*cker.

[shouting continues]

[groaning, panting]

- Ow. I need to sit down.

- [Heather] Come on.

- [Dodge] Okay.

- Okay, just make it here.

Oh, my God.

[grunts]

- Okay.

- [panting]

- You okay? Yeah?

- Yeah.

Okay, I think

I'm gonna go call Bishop.

- Okay.

- [breathing heavily]

Can I see?

Um you don't have to.

It's fine.

- I'm sorry.

- You mind?

[Natalie] No. No, go-go for it.

Okay, so, um

probably ice this

once you get a second.

- Okay?

- Oh.

- Thank you, Doctor.

- Yeah.

- How's that?

- [gasps] Mm.

- It hurts.

- Okay. Can you hold this?

Yes.

Great.

Um

[chuckles softly]

Oh, don't worry.

I've had my monthly shower.

Oh.

Lucky me.

[Dodge] Yeah. Let me know

if this is too tight.

[Natalie] And what does this do?

Hopefully just restrict

your movement.

You study first aid?

- Not really.

- [chuckles]

Cinderella,

- your sock.

- [laughs]

Thanks, Prince Charming.

[Dodge] Sorry.

[Natalie] It's okay.

What was up with you and Ray?

Just, um

Ray just being an as*h*le.

- Mm. Of course.

- Yeah.

You're not afraid.

[Dodge] Of what, the game?

Of anything.

Everybody's afraid of something.

- Oh, yeah?

- Oh, yeah.

- Well, what about you?

- Hmm.

Can't tell you that.

Oh, it's that scary?

[chuckles softly]

What about you?

What are you scared of?

[inhales]

Not getting out of here.

Right.

It's pretty terrifying.

- Hey.

- [Dodge] Hey.

Um, we're all good.

Bishop's gonna come back for us.

- We're good to go.

- Okay.

- Sweet.

- Great. You good?

Oh. Thanks.

- Yeah.

- I can I can manage.

You guys, I'm good.

[chuckles softly]

- [Heather] It's fine.

- Oh.

[Williams]

We caught a bunch of kids

we think were playing Panic

last night.

You're too smart

to get mixed up in that,

- yeah?

- [scoffs]

- Come on, Dad.

- I just want

what's best for you.

- You know that, right?

- [sighs] Yeah.

I know you always think

you know what's best

Yeah, because I am your father.

Oh, by the way,

did you get a chance

to look at those brochures

from the community college?

- They have

acting classes, baby.

- Dad,

- I just graduated.

- Oh.

I get it. You want to work

at the pharmacy forever.

- That's your business.

- Oh-oh, all right. Okay, okay.

I'll Fine.

I'll take a look.

[chuckles softly]

[door closes]

I love you!

I know that!

[doorbell chimes]

[indistinct chatter]

[Cortez] Williams.

Yeah.

Do me a favor.

Will you pull the tapes

from the speed trap

south of the granary?

I want to get a good look

at the traffic from that night.

That graffiti

didn't graffiti itself, right?

- [chuckles]

- Hey, Sarah Miller's

still here.

Sounds like she's ready to talk.

Who's Sarah Miller?

Remember Caitlyn Miller?

Well, Sarah's her little sister.

She's the only one

we were able to keep in custody,

thanks to Langley.

She nabbed her

with a beer in her hand

and a dime of marijuana

in her front pocket.

I can start off with her

if you want me to.

No, no, no. You put her

in the interrogation room.

I'll handle it.

Hyenas, John.

These kids, they, uh

they protect each other,

like hyenas,

until you isolate one of them.

And then, well

then they just protect

themselves.

Mm.





[door opens]

[Cortez] Melanie.

Mel [sighs]

Melanie.

Caramel?

We talked about this.

I'm sorry.

[sighs] You got to stop

doing this to yourself.

[grunts]

You got to stop

doing this to us.

Melanie.

Mel.

Hey.

You got to stop.

Have you eaten anything all day?

Come here.

Why don't you shower up

and you get your hair all pretty

and we'll go to the Old House

and I'll get you

a double cheeseburger

and those curly fries you love.

Hmm?

Come on.

Let me get this.

I think it'll be good

for you to get out of the house.

Do you?

[sighs]

[clicks tongue]

Fine.

[Melanie groans softly]

You all right?



[Cortez] One thing

is being good at barbecue.

Another thing is being

a pitmaster.

It's all in the wrist.

You want to flip it up and

- [Jimmy] Uh, okay. Okay.

- Oh! [laughs]

- [Jimmy laughs]

- [Cortez] Saw that.

I want to say happy birthday

- to the most

- [Melanie] To the most

- beautiful woman Girl.

- [Cortez] Girl. Girl.

- Mwah. In Texas.

- In Texas,

- who gets

- The great state of Texas.

- prettier every year.

- And prettier.

- Announcing the world-famous

macaroni salad.

- [Cortez] I love you, baby.

- [Melanie] I love you, too.

- [Jimmy] Oh, there she is.

- By yours truly.

What are you doing?

- There's Abby.

You're a little rascal,

aren't you?

- Come on!

- [laughter]

Come on. Get in there.

- Take a picture.

- This is good.

- Come on, son.

- [Abby] Smile for the camera.

- Okay.

- [Abby] Smile, Jimmy.

- Wait, wait, wait, wait,

wait, wait, wait. All right.

[Jimmy] Getting a little bald

up there, man.

- [Abby] Oh!

- [Jimmy] What's up?

[Abby] All right,

show me the teeth.

Not like a raccoon, Jimmy.

Smile.

- Aw.

- Happy birthday, baby.

- Happy birthday, Mom.

- We love you.

[overlapping chatter]

[Cortez] Give me

those hot dog buns. Let's go.

[Jimmy] Go long, Dad.

Go long!

- Old man's still got it!

- [Cortez] Old man?

[Midlake: "Acts of Man"]

If all that grows starts

to fade, starts to falter ♪

Oh, let me inside,

let me inside, not to wait ♪

Let all that run through

the fields through the quiet ♪

Go on with their own, on

with their own hidden ways ♪



When all the newness of gold

travels far from ♪

Where it had once been ♪

Born like the Earth

over years ♪

And when the acts of man ♪

Cause the ground

to break open ♪

Oh, let me inside,

let me inside, not to wait ♪

Great are the sounds

of all that live ♪

And all that man can hold ♪

Great are the sounds

of all that live ♪

That live ♪♪