One Mile: Chapter One (2026)

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Are you sure

we haven't passed the turnoff?

Yeah, I think so.

She said the turn should be

coming up here pretty quick.

Oh, wait, wait, wait!

I... think you just passed it.

Lily, there's no way

that leads to a campground.

Please.

Okay.

You are the boss.

This is so nice.

I think I see a lake.

Oh, yeah. Look at that.

Oh, my gosh!

It's beautiful.

Let's go.

Whoo-hoo!

Oh, it's perfect.

Wow, yeah.

And just like that woman said,

there's no one even here.

Come on.

Where do you wanna set up?

I don't actually

wanna set up yet.

What do you mean?

This place is f*cking great.

I know...

I didn't mean

I didn't wanna stay here.

I just meant

that I don't wanna set up yet.

Hmm.

What'd you have in mind?

Hmm...

I don't know...

Oh! Oh, my god.

What? What is it?

I guess people are here.

sh*t.

Hello.

What the f*ck? Hold on.

Why is he...

why is he coming?

Hey, uh...

...can I help you

with something?

Brandon... Brandon.

Just... just ignore them.

It's fine, we can set up

and get back to that later.

No, this is...

this is messed up. Hey!

How about

a little privacy here, huh?

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

What the f*ck, man?

No! Brandon!

No!

No!

Lily!

Brandon!

Yes! Nice pass, Alex.

That was so cool!

Always the hero.

Glad you could make it, Danny.

You seem surprised.

No, I'm just glad

some mission didn't come up

that prevented you

from being here.

What could be more important

than taking my daughter

to visit a few colleges?

I really do appreciate

you agreeing to take her

on such short notice.

I'm happy to do it.

Just kinda surprised

you don't wanna take her.

I do. But...

The hospital changed my schedule

and I can't afford

to take that many days off.

And given that she and I

have been butting heads

about things lately,

I honestly thought

it'd be better if you took her.

You've been away a lot

these past couple years.

Hmm.

You don't have a lot of time

to reconnect with her

before she goes to college.

How does she feel about it?

Yeah...

Nice shot, Alex!

That's why I'm glad

you reached out.

I'm just surprised

you have this much time off.

Actually... I retired.

What?

I thought

you were gonna do 30 years.

So did I.

Then they tried

to put me on a desk, and...

it's just not me.

That's the whole reason?

Yeah.

I mean, the ride lasted longer

than it probably should've.

I missed out on a lot.

What are you gonna do now?

Long term? I have no idea.

But right now, I'm just focused

on these college visits

and trying not to make things

worse with her.

Hmm.

- Hey.

- Hey.

- Alex!

- Coming.

There's our soccer star.

Hey, Daniel.

Hi.

All right, I think

I should get a picture

of you two before you go.

I got it.

Alex, let's just get

a... a shot.

Mom.

No, come on. It'll be quick.

Just get closer.

Oh, come on, closer than that.

Come on. Smile!

Not bad. Okay. Uh...

Yeah.

Just call me every day.

Yes.

I love you.

I love you too. Bye.

Okay. Please make sure

she calls every day.

I will pick up,

even if I'm on shift.

Of course.

She may not act like it now,

but one day...

she will appreciate this.

- Better get moving.

- Yeah. Okay. Um...

Have a good time, you two.

Be safe. Danny.

Take care of her.

I will.

Okay. Bye. Love you.

Bye. Love you.

So, we're doing this.

It's exciting.

Yeah. Totally.

- Yo.

- Huh?

Wanna use the bathroom?

Oh, no. I'm good.

What are you watching

over there?

Nothing. Just stupid stuff.

Like what? Like cats

ice skating or something?

Cats ice skating?

Is that a thing?

On there,

everything's a thing, isn't it?

When I was overseas,

if we had Internet,

I'd spend hours

watching that junk.

Oh, you had Internet. Hmm.

Must've been some other reason

why I barely heard

from you then.

Let me guess.

Operational security.

Yeah, we take

that kinda thing...

Yeah.

...seriously in a combat zone.

Good. Good.

No, 'cause I was just starting

to think you didn't care, but...

Alex, come on, you know

I didn't have a choice.

Technically, it is a choice

to join the army.

So... yeah, you kinda did.

Alex, I was a soldier.

Yeah, I know.

And it's not just

what I did, it's who I was.

It's what I felt like

I was called to do.

And I am sorry that it took me

away from you and your mom.

But you loved it,

and you'd do it again, right?

Wouldn't you?

Yeah. Okay.

You know what?

I am gonna use the bathroom.

You're carrying. Right?

Of course I am.

Right. Well, put it away.

What?

Lock it up.

Alex, I am a highly-trained

soldier, I was--

God forbid someone actually

sees you with that thing

and thinks I'm a redneck

or something.

You shouldn't care

about what people think.

Look, if you can't even do

this one thing for me, it's...

it's okay. Mom can pick me up.

It's really not that far.

Close your door.

There.

We good?

Thank you, Daniel.

You know, if you're not going

to call me Dad,

you could at least...

You could at least

call me Danny.

My mom called me Daniel.

- Thank you.

- Thanks.

It seems like

there's a dress code.

If you're too embarrassed

to be seen, you can just wait

in the truck, you know?

No, I wanna go

to the parents thing.

See what this place

is all about.

Okay.

Just so you know,

all you have to do is

bring back any forms

they give you

and say that

this is my top choice.

Is it?

I just need you to say it is.

Okay.

Thanks.

I'll see you after. Okay?

Copy.

Hello, everyone.

Thank you so much

for joining us this afternoon.

As we go around,

please let us know

what your child's

favorite subject is,

what major

they intend to pursue,

and any activities

or hobbies they're into.

Um, we'll start with you, sir.

In the flannel shirt.

Uh, yeah.

My daughter is Alex Beckett.

Mm-hmm.

She plays soccer.

Hmm.

And I think she's...

pretty good at math

and reading...

science, you know,

all the subjects, really.

Do you know if she has

a particular major in mind?

Uh...

She's into a lot of things.

But I do know

that this university

is her first choice.

I see, um, just to be clear,

this is a college,

not a university.

There's a difference.

And what about you, ma'am?

- So, how'd it go?

- It was fine.

Can we go?

Sure.

Hey.

So, what is your favorite

class at school?

Why?

Turns out, I'm expected to know

something about your academics.

And what you wanna study.

Well, I can just

forward you my transcript.

Or we could have a conversation.

Just sent it to you.

Can't wait to check 'em out.

Really?

Well, then I will be

on my best behavior.

Yeah.

Yeah, she's right here.

Wanna talk to your mom?

Hey, Mom. It's going great.

Love you. Bye.

Uh-huh, yeah.

Okay. We will call you

after the visit tomorrow.

Bye.

What'd she want?

She wanted to let me know

that the school

we're visiting tomorrow

has a scholarship

offer on the table.

And to make sure you connect

with the soccer coach.

Yeah.

What's wrong?

Nothing. No.

It's just weird

that she thinks I'd forget

to connect

with the soccer coach.

I don't know, seems like a...

normal motherly reminder to me.

No, it is, it is.

It's just, all she's been

wanting to talk about lately

is soccer.

- Don't you like soccer?

- Yeah, sure.

I mean, I'm happy

about the scholarship offers

we're getting.

Like, I know

it'll help financially, but...

Honestly, I don't even know

if I like playing soccer

that much.

And then playing it in college

is gonna take up

so much of my time, and...

there's other things I...

I don't know, I'm...

I'm into a lot more.

Really?

Like what?

Art?

What makes you say that?

Well, I did look

at your transcripts,

and I saw that you took

an art elective every semester.

It's way more

than what's required, so...

must mean you really like it.

Yeah, I do.

You wanna tell me more about it?

No, not really.

I don't necessarily

feel like faking

a deep conversation

with you right now.

Alex,

it doesn't have to be

faking a conversation.

If art's what you're into,

I wanna hear all about it.

No, honestly,

I'm just really exhausted.

I should probably

get some sleep, and...

it's a long day tomorrow,

you know?

- Good night.

- Good night.

One more push!

One more push!

- Go. Go. Yes! Push!

- Breathe. Big push.

Big push, you can do this.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

My baby! My baby!

That's the fifth one.

Something wrong with the girls.

Bye.

Bye, Alex.

How'd it go?

It was fine. I don't know.

Place seems like

a really big party school.

Yeah, I did see

they have a thing here

called the freshman

underwear run.

Yeah, I don't know.

I'm not really into it.

Well, we got two more

to see, right?

Yeah.

What's wrong?

I just-- I don't know

if I really wanna see

the other two schools.

Okay.

Can I ask you something?

Yeah.

So, I emailed this school

that I'm interested in

last night,

and they got back to me,

and they said they can

fit me in for a tour tomorrow.

Can you take me?

What school is it?

It's an arts school.

I really wanna try to see

if there's, like,

a future in it for me and...

You know?

But if... if you're not into it,

then obviously, you know...

Well, I'm into it.

It's, like, a nine-hour drive

the other way though.

I'm retired.

Got nothing but time.

Wait. No.

Are you serious?

Yeah.

Okay. Okay.

Um...

There's just

one other thing. Um...

Can you not tell Mom about it?

I swear I'll tell her

once we get home and... and--

Alex, that's--

I'll say I made you do it.

You know, it's my fault.

Look, she just has this idea

of... of my future in her head,

and that's not me.

Where are we headed?

Okay. Thanks.

No... no vacancy

at that one either.

Well, I'm sure

we'll find something.

Just might be a little farther

from the college.

That's fine.

You know, if worse

comes to worse...

I do have a tent in the back.

Why?

I got a lotta stuff back there.

I'm just saying, if we had to...

we could do

one night of camping.

Camping?

Yeah, like we used to.

Okay, I'm going

to keep looking for a hotel.

God.

Okay, I just lost my last bar

so that's that.

Oh, come on.

No service

isn't the end of the world.

Maybe we could even

have a conversation.

Okay.

What do you want

to talk about?

Let's talk about...

why looking at an Art college

has to be a secret

from your mom.

Because according to her,

there's no future or money

in drawing or painting.

She just wants you to be happy.

Maybe...

try being honest with her.

Like you're being honest

about your retirement?

What do you mean?

All you ever talked about

was how much you loved the army,

and how you'd wear the uniform

until they ripped it

off your back,

and now you just expect me

to believe

that you decided to retire?

Okay. Good talk.

I'm gonna go use the bathroom.

You like the art?

Yeah. It's cool.

You wanna buy one?

Uh, no. No, thank you.

Do you have a bathroom?

Yeah. Through that side door.

It's real easy to find.

Thank you.

Hey. Hey!

What are you, 16?

Seventeen?

Is that it,

plus the gas?

Yep.

Where you headed?

Well, we're driving

up to Port Winston,

but we were hoping to find

a place to stay near here.

You know of anything?

Nah, there ain't any hotels

between here and Port Winston.

Nothing, huh?

Oh, there's a bunch

of campgrounds

between here and there.

Actually, got a real nice one.

Not too far from here.

How far are we talking?

Just a few miles

up the road.

But it's real easy to miss.

Probably best

if I draw you a map.

Thanks. I'm gonna grab

a couple more things.

Mm-hmm.

There's a small sign

right at the turnoff.

But you wanna go slow

or you're gonna fly right by it.

You wanna make the turn,

and then it's just one mile

from that point.

I got us directions

for a campground.

Okay.

You're gonna love the place.

It's beautiful, and you should

have it all to yourselves.

Hot dogs, chips, water.

Mm-hmm.

Anything else?

No. I'm good. Can we go?

Are you okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I just wanna... I just wanna go.

Seventy-eight.

Thanks again,

and keep the change.

Oh, I appreciate that.

You enjoy the peace and quiet.

Take care of each other now.

Call Stanley.

Feels like

we're getting close.

Says we should see a mile marker

up here on the right.

Is that it?

- There it is.

- There we go.

Is there gonna be a campground?

I mean, it's...

not much of a map, really.

What do you think?

Yeah, it actually

is kinda pretty.

Yeah.

I'm just worried about

not being able to take a shower

before the tour tomorrow.

Bet the lake's not that cold.

Ha-ha.

It's an art school.

I'm sure you won't be

the only person there

who hasn't showered.

Ew. Okay? That's gross.

No, I'm actually kinda

stressing about it, though.

I hear you.

This part of the trip

was not planned,

but here we are.

Yeah.

Let's try to make

the best of it.

I mean, it's gorgeous.

Yeah. You wanna set up camp?

Yeah. Let's do it.

Okay.

I'm impressed you still know

how to set this up.

Of course I do.

Did it, like, 10,000 times

when I was little.

Except now

I'm a lot faster at it.

Yeah, because back then,

you insisted

on doing it yourself...

...and you wouldn't

let me help at all.

Those first couple times,

it took me over an hour

and you were just like...

"You're doing great, sweetie."

Meanwhile,

it was completely dark outside.

I respected your determination.

Yeah.

Oh, man,

except for that one time.

You remember?

It was raining so hard,

we're getting drenched,

and you still wouldn't

let me help you.

Hey, at least I can talk

about resilience

in my college

application essays now.

- Yeah. That was resilient.

- Yeah.

Yo,

speaking of college essays...

I imagine this school's gonna

wanna see some of your art.

Yeah. Of course.

Could I see some?

I'm taking you there,

shouldn't I at least

have some basic knowledge

of your work?

In case they ask me about it?

Yeah.

Yeah, I know.

I guess you're right. Um...

A couple sketches

I did recently,

and don't judge them

too hard, okay?

So cool.

Hmm.

They're just sketches.

Yeah, but the style

and the detail

is really something.

Alex, you gotta pursue this.

Are you serious?

Yeah.

Yeah.

You got anything else I can see?

I can show you

a few paintings I've done.

You can just swipe through.

What? Wow.

These are incredible.

I have a whole

portfolio online.

I can show you

once we get service again.

Well, I can't wait

to see it all.

Cold?

Yeah.

Let's see if we can

find some dry wood.

Make a fire.

Yeah.

How much more

do you think we need?

Let's hope this stuff burns.

Yeah, it's all pretty wet.

What was that?

I don't know.

Animal, maybe?

Yeah.

Yeah, I heard that.

Like, back in that area, yeah?

Yeah.

Time for a little recon by fire.

What was that?

Gotta be, like,

a raccoon or a possum.

Huh.

I love that one drawing

with all the faces.

Oh, yeah, I did portraits

of my friends IDs.

- Really?

- Yeah.

That's so cool.

What is it?

It's a person.

Hey!

Hello?

We see you.

Oh, I can see you too.

Is that your son?

We didn't mean

to spoil your hunt.

We're gonna head back

to the campground.

We don't want any trouble.

Move. Don't look back.

Hey! Get back here!

Run. Run!

Back to the truck.

They're coming straight to you.

They're taking the truck!

Hey!

Hey! Hey!

- Dad!

- No, don't!

Back in the woods, that way!

Stop!

We don't wanna hurt the girl.

Jim, Cy.

We got two down, and he's headed

north towards you.

This f*ck can fight.

We can hide over there. Run.

Hey.

Jim, Cyrus, are you there?

Jim? Do you have 'em?

No.

Jim, do you copy?

Tell him already.

Shut the f*ck up.

Do you have them or not?

This is Jim, Stanley.

Uh, no.

We lost 'em.

What the f*ck

do you mean, you lost them?

There's six of you, right?

Well, they ran away,

but there's nowhere

for them to go.

We'll have 'em soon, I swear.

Well, you damn well better.

There's too much

at stake for us.

The next f*cking thing

I better hear from you

is that you got them,

and you're on your way back.

We're f*cked.

Who... who are those guys?

I have no idea.

Do you think they k*lled

that guy in the corner?

I don't know.

We gotta get outta here.

Yeah.

Just wait.

Hey, hey.

Just breathe. Just breathe.

I knew... I knew something

was off with that guy

at the gas station.

I knew it, I knew it,

and I didn't tell you.

I should've said something.

- I should've said something.

- Alex.

Over and over again

and over and over again.

Look, don't make

any noise, honey. Don't.

Don't.

You're bleeding.

You're bleeding.

You're bleeding.

This is nothing. Look.

It's fine.

They're gonna--

I'm fine. It's nothing.

Okay?

Alex.

Alex, focus. Look at me.

Look at me.

I know you're scared.

I know you're scared,

but I need you focused

if we're gonna get

through this, okay?

- Okay. Okay.

- So, you gotta trust me.

Okay.

Can you do that?

- Yeah. Yeah.

- Yeah?

Do you know where we are?

I'm gonna figure it out.

Let's go this way.

Come on. Stay low.

These tablets get the germs out.

Drink.

I don't understand how

you're not more upset with me.

I made you lock the g*n

in the truck.

Alex.

I don't even know

what I was thinking.

It's my fault that we're

in this situation now, you know?

Alex, don't.

None of this is your fault.

Listen to me.

I have been

in much worse spots than this

over the years.

And I've always

made it through. Always.

And that's when I wasn't trying

to protect the person

I love most in this world.

We are going

to get through this.

I promise.

These guys don't know it yet,

but they messed

with the wrong dad.

What? What is it?

You see that gap

between the trees?

There are

no straight lines in nature.

No, there are not.

Railroad tracks

always lead somewhere.

Which direction?

This way.

How do you know?

I don't. Just being decisive.

Get down.

Come here.

I think we should go

check that out.

No.

No, no, no, no, no.

No, we have to keep going.

I don't wanna go in there.

Honey, there might be something

in there we can use.

I see an antenna.

Could mean radio... weapons.

What are you gonna do,

just walk up and knock?

They're probably hiding

in there, waiting on you.

We can't go anywhere near it.

It might be empty.

Either way, we'll make sure

they don't see us coming.

How?

This way.

I don't hear

any movement. Okay.

Keep a hand on my backpack

and watch our six as we move in.

- Okay.

- Ready?

Yeah.

Dad!

Alex, run!

Come here, you little sh*t!

Where do you think you're going?

No!

Alex, run!

Let me go!

Come here!

Damn it, just frickin'...

Stop squirming! God!

Stop f*cking moving!

Dad!

No!

No!

I'm gonna rip

your f*cking heart out!

Dad! No!

Dad! No!

Dad!

Let's go!

Alex!

- Alex, are you okay, honey?

- My ankle.

We... we k*lled

that guy, and I...

and I helped you and his knife

was like, right there.

And there was so much blood.

I was on his shoulder.

Alex, Alex, sweetheart.

You did what you had to do.

It's us or them. Okay?

Why are they trying to take me?

I don't know.

I don't understand.

I don't know.

All right, baby,

come here, come here.

I know, but I got you.

Okay? Now,

do you think you can walk?

Huh?

I think so.

Okay, 'cause we gotta

get moving.

All right, let me help you up.

All right, let's go,

let's go, let's go.

f*ck.

We need help.

We should go back and get help.

We're not going nowhere

without that girl.

Keep your sh*t together.

Nicky's dead, Angus.

I can f*cking see that, Gar.

Do you wanna be the one

to go back to tell Stanley

that Nicky's dead?

And we didn't get the girl?

How do you think he's

going to react, huh?

Let's go, boys.

We don't got all night.

What about Nicky?

We'll come back

for him later.

f*ck.

How's that ankle?

Yeah, it's okay.

I think we should rest that leg.

I can keep going.

If we don't rest,

we make ourselves

more vulnerable.

Let's check out

this spot. It looks good.

All right, let me

take a quick look.

Okay.

Nice.

This is perfect.

You can see or hear

anyone coming.

They won't be able to

see us once it gets dark.

Okay.

You brought all that

for college visits?

It's a habit.

Never hurts to be prepared.

Look. I got your favorite.

Maple pork sausage patty.

Mm. Yummy.

Didn't think I'd be eating

another one of these

for a while.

What's the real reason

you left the army so suddenly?

Obviously, you loved it.

Mom and I thought you were

gonna do another ten years.

Truth is...

I got in a fistfight

with my C.O.

What happened?

My last op went kinda sideways.

We were just going back

to evacuate some local personnel

we worked with.

But people found out.

And it was chaos.

Just so many people

trying to escape.

Families. Kids.

There was one guy who

tried to hand me his baby

across the barbed wire

before we took off.

Yeah, just begging me

to take her.

And I tried to.

My C.O. got pissed.

He ordered me to leave her.

Said this is not

why we're here.

When I refused,

he got in my face.

And I lost it.

So...

My retirement wasn't

exactly voluntary.

And the baby?

She didn't make it outta there.

I'm sorry, Dad.

Can I ask you

one more thing?

Sure.

Did you win the fight

with your C.O.?

Oh, I whooped his a*s.

Real good.

Good.

I think I'm done.

Alex.

When I was over there,

it put me

in a certain headspace.

I didn't know

how to be that guy...

and then hop on the phone

with you and be a dad.

But I should've found a way.

And I'm sorry.

Yeah. Thank you.

And I know. I know.

God, I'm tired.

Yeah?

Yeah. It's getting cold.

All right. Here.

- You can use this.

- Thank you.

I'll come up there

to keep you warm.

Here. Come here.

I might just close my eyes

for a few minutes.

Yeah, go ahead.

I'll stay on watch.

I need to go to the bathroom.

Yeah?

Yeah.

My ankle feels better.

Well, that's great.

Yeah.

I'll be right back.

Don't go far.

Yeah.

Now, you two stay close.

I'm going to go up top

and I'll meet you

by the north fork.

And for the love of God,

shut the f*ck up.

I can hear you over a mile away.

Come on, come on, come on.

Follow me.

I told you to shut the f*ck up!

Yeah, just keep your mouth shut.

Ah!

Take a break.

Dad, I found her.

f*ck it. Go. Come on.

She's this way!

Dad, run! They're coming!

Go! Across the river.

Oh, my god!

Go! We got him!

Let's go. Let's go. Push!

Go, go!

Don't hit the girl.

They're crossing the river,

straight at you.

This way.

That way.

Okay. Okay.

Go!

You, go that way.

Oh.

We need to jump.

No, no, no, no.

Yes. You have to trust me.

It looks deep enough.

Go. Boys, this way!

There's no other choice, Alex.

Go!

Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay.

Alex!

Are you okay? Are you okay?

There! There!

Get under the water!

I see them! I'm gonna get 'em!

Stop! You're gonna hit her!

How far?

You're all right.

You're all right.

Okay.

- You okay? You okay?

- Yeah, I'm good.

- Oh, uh, Dad! Dad! Dad!

- Hey!

Dad! Dad!

Dad! Dad! Dad!

That's enough.

No! No! No!

No! Dad! Dad! Dad! Dad!

Dad! No!

No! Dad! Dad!

Dad! Dad!

Might not wanna look

at this, sweet girl.

No! Dad!

Get her outta here.

Dad! Dad!

Danny, take care of her.

- Dad! Dad!

- I will.

Dad! Dad!

ALEX

That's enough.

Hello?

Hello?

Help!

Help!

Help!

Hello!

Here, you should drink this.

Where am I?

Please don't yell.

He really hates that.

I was brought here

just like you.

I was scared

and I tried to fight.

And it didn't work. Okay?

It just made things harder

and you don't want that.

My advice...

is to just do what they say,

okay?

No!

Please don't yell.

What's all the yelling about?

Let me go.

You're scared.

And I understand that.

I'm sorry, but that'll pass.

Lily was scared when

she first got here.

But now she's grateful

that we've welcomed her

into our family.

Isn't that right, Lily?

Yes, Stanley.

You see?

We're trying to create

something special here.

And you, of all people,

I thought would

understand that.

f*ck off.

Is this yours?

It's beautiful work. Truly.

When I flip

through these pages...

I can see you view

the world differently.

Just like I do.

Tired?

Yeah.

Sleep would be nice.

Yeah.

Toughest one yet.

Yeah, f*ck me.

Your pop couldn't choose

a girl with like a... IT father?

Boys. Got a beer.

Yo, can I bum one of those?

Thought you quit.

See how beautiful that is, Lily?

Beautiful.

We need more

of this beauty around here.

It's just gonna take some time.

Trust me.

Just give it some time.

sh*t.

Alex. Come back!

Hey! Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Come back!

Let her go! Let her go.

I expect you to get her in line.

Come with me.

The fu--

Yo. Make me a couple eggs too?

Yeah, how you want 'em?

- Scrambled's fine.

- 'Kay.

God damn it. What now?

No. No. No. No.

No, no.

f*ck.

If you keep an open mind,

you'll learn to love this place.

You're strong-willed,

and I appreciate that.

But I need you

to come back with me

without making a fuss right now.

Okay, fellas.

So, who's gonna tell me...

how I get my daughter back?

Why don't you

just f*ck off, as*h*le?

She's gone.

Okay? She's f*cking gone.

Yeah, um...

Okay, wait, wait, wait. Wait!

Ah, my f*cking fingers,

you m*therf*cker!

f*ck!

f*ck!

Come on.

I'm not f*cking around.

Tell me where my daughter is.

You're too late.

She's probably gettin' it

from one of the boys

real good right now.

And loving every inch of it.

Ah, I just...

No, no. Stop, stop, stop,

stop, stop, stop!

Stop! Stop!

Right now, your friend here

is trying to breathe.

It's not gonna work.

With every gasp,

he's just filling his lungs up

with more and more blood.

Drowning himself.

But it's gonna take a long time.

Definitely not a fun way to go.

So, the rest of you

have a choice right now.

Starting with you.

f*ck.

Where is my daughter?

Don't say sh*t, Cy.

I ain't saying sh*t.

Don't tell him.

- All right.

- Don't.

Don't tell him sh*t.

Don't tell him sh*t.

Not f*cking saying anything.

Where is she?

I'm not gonna ask you again.

She's on the island.

Cy! Cy! Shut up.

What island?

No?

No, no, no! What are you...

what are you doing?

No! Stop!

Jesus! f*ck!

f*ck! f*ck!

What island?

The island where we live.

Stop... stop, stop, stop.

No. I'm not gonna stop.

f*ck! Oh, f*ck.

Stop, please, please.

Why did you take her?

Make it stop.

Why did they take her?

Tell me or I'm gonna

slit your throat!

Stop! Don't hurt him.

I'll tell you. I'll tell you.

All right. They took her

to breed her.

All right? Stop.

What the f*ck did you just say?

- It doesn't matter what I said.

- Oh, my ear.

It's like he told you.

Your girl is gone.

Leave him alone.

You got about

two more seconds to tell me

what the hell is going on.

- Cy...

- No, no, please!

Damn it, Ray!

Just call your dad.

- Please!

- His dad?

This is f*cking crazy.

f*cking idiot!

Who's his dad?

Stanley Dixon.

He's the one

that calls the shots.

God damn it, Cy. If you say

one more f*cking word...

One more f*cking word,

and I will be the one to--

Shut up.

Haven't talked to you yet.

Is he telling the truth?

Yes.

And this Stanley told you

to take my daughter?

f*ck! Yes!

We need more women 'cause ours

can't have babies anymore.

At least none that survive.

It's been going on

a few years now.

There's toxins

in the water or something.

f*ck!

So, how do we find this as*h*le?

Stanley Dixon, do you copy?

Stanley.

You might want to pick up.

I have your son.

Where's my daughter?

Look who's back from the dead.

I've got your son, Ray.

And some of your other men.

Well, one less man now.

Where is my daughter?

What's your name?

You know mine,

it only seems fair.

Danny.

Well, Danny,

I can assure you,

there's no need

for any further bloodshed.

Your daughter's fine.

It was never my intention

to bring harm to her.

I know

what your intentions are,

you sick b*stard.

I'd say they're pretty harmful.

That's because

you don't know me.

You don't know

what I've built here.

I wanna talk to Alex.

Right after I hear

my son's voice.

Say hi to your dad, Ray.

f*ck!

Go f*ck yourself,

you son of a b*tch!

Get the f*ck off of me!

Happy?

It doesn't sound like

he's being treated very well.

Oh, he's not.

That's disappointing.

Where is my daughter?

She's right here.

Alex. Say hello to your daddy.

Dad! Dad!

Dad, you're alive!

Help! Dad, help!

Alex, are you all right?

You satisfied?

If you want to see

your son alive again...

you bring my daughter here

and you come alone.

You understand?

You know, you may as well

just k*ll me now,

Because there is no way

you or your daughter

is ever making it

outta this alive.

You guys stay here.

Just me and the girl

from this point.

You got it, Stanley.

Vic. Don't f*ck this up.

No, sir.

Hey...

Let's go see your daddy.

Not a word.

It's okay, honey.

This will all be over soon.

I've had the gas running

in here for the last half hour.

So, you're gonna wanna put

that g*n away

before you blow us all to hell.

Well, look at you,

Mr. Resourceful.

But I don't give a sh*t.

You all right, son?

Not f*cking great.

He f*cking cut my finger off.

You see, that sh*t

don't sit right with me.

I took care of your daughter

like she was my own.

Look at her,

she's all in one piece.

You'd have done

the same thing if you were me.

No, I wouldn't.

You don't love your family?

Seems like we have different

definitions of love.

Well, maybe

that's because you've never been

put in a position where you were

about to lose everything.

Everything that you worked for,

everything that you built

and cared about over the years.

Slowly being stripped

away from you.

- We didn't start this.

- The f*ck you didn't!

You're just like

the rest of 'em.

We live in a peaceful paradise.

Completely self-sufficient.

Away from society's bullshit.

And then they come over here

with their chemical plants,

poisoning our waters

and ruining our f*cking lives.

And you think they give a sh*t?

Do you give a sh*t?

No.

So, desperate times

call for desperate measures.

Then how about we get

this over with?

And you and your son can go back

to your little paradise.

Please.

Leave my daughter and me alone.

How's that sound?

Send him over.

Dad, they have a bunch of guys

waiting outside, we need to go.

What?

I'll get you, m*therf*cker.

f*ck!

Dad! Dad!

Get him!

Get inside!

Alex, get down!

What happened? What was that?

I think we're safe now.

Really?

Yes, baby.

I think it's all over.

Okay. Okay.

Oh, my God.

I missed you.

I missed you too.

I'm so glad you're back.

I'm so glad you're safe.

It's gonna be okay.

It's gonna be okay.

All right. Let's get outta here.

You okay?

Just don't look.

You nervous?

Yeah. Kinda.

Place is a lot bigger in person.

You are gonna do great here.

And it's not too late

to take that gap year.

Uh-huh, Dad.

Your dad and I

could not be more proud of you.

But if it sucks,

we're only an hour flight away.

- Dad!

- I'm just saying.

Whoa, that's really good.

I think that's me.

Alex!

Carrie.

It's so great

to meet you in person.

So nice to meet you too.

These are my parents.

Hi.

Hi.

I'm Janine, this is Danny.

- Hi, Carrie.

- Hi.

We've heard a lot

about you from Alex.

You as well.

Um, listen,

you can toss your stuff.

You can unpack later.

Um, the RE's having a meetup

in about five minutes

over in 111.

You'll be able to meet

everybody else on this floor.

Cool. Uh, sounds good.

Well, just give us a second?

Yeah, whenever you're ready.

Sweet. Thanks.

So, I guess this is bye for now.

Okay.

Mom,

it's not like I'm going

to study abroad or anything.

I'll just be here, and you can

visit any time, and...

I'll be home for Christmas

and Thanksgiving.

- I know.

- Right.

Oh, please don't cry.

Hey, know that we love you.

We're thrilled for you.

I love you guys too.

And if you need anything...

I know. Really.

Gosh, it's still kinda weird

to see you guys back together.

Yeah, but it's good too, right?

No, definitely.

All right.

We're gonna get going.

Okay.

But again, if you need anything.

Anything.

Call.

I will.

Okay.

I promise.

I love you guys.

- Love you too.

- Love you too.

Have a safe trip back.

Okay.

- Be good.

- I will.

And if you can't be good,

be careful.

Okay.

I love you.

Is everything okay?

I already miss her.

I do too.

But she's where she belongs.

Yeah.

Right.

Wait, Mom! Mom! Dad!

You still have my laptop.

Oh. Yeah.

You need that.

Here you go.

Thanks. Bye.

I love you guys.

We love you too.

Love you too.

Okay. Bye.