Lucky One, The (2012)

[bunniefuu]

Logan: You know, the smallest
thing can change your life.

In the blink of an eye, something happens
by chance, when you least expect it...

...sets you on a course
that you never planned...

...into a future you
never imagined.

Where will it take you?

That's the journey of our lives.
Our search for the light.

But sometimes...

...finding the light means you must
pass through the deepest darkness.

At least, that's
how it was for me.

[DOG BARKING AND
HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

[WHISPERING] Security
team's ready to go.

[WHISPERING] Move them.

Ready? Move.

[IN NORMAL VOICE] Ready? Go.

[SOLDIERS SHOUTING]

Don't move!

SOLDIER : Three civilians!
Logan: Check them!

[MEN SHOUTING IN
FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

Logan: Woman and child!

SOLDIER : Stay left!
Coming through!

[SHOUTING CONTINUES]

Three children, three children!

SOLDIER : I'm chasing
one to my left!

Victor: Go.

[BOTH PANTING]

Victor: sh*t.

SOLDIER : Over here.

- Castro! Castro: Right here.

Bumping heads with third platoon.
Get on the horn.

Castro: I'm on it, Aces.
- "Aces"?

You guys came...

[g*nf*re AND SOLDIERS SHOUTING]

I got a man down. Need Doc Sanders.
First floor corridor.

Secure the hallway!

Move!

Move, move, move!

Talk to me, Castro. It's Aces.
We're gonna get you out of here.

[GRUNTING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER RADIO]

[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]

Roger. About Mikes.
Helo is inbound.

[LOGAN GRUNTS]

Let's move out.

Victor: Now just sit.

[VICTOR TALKING INDISTINCTLY]

Mortar. Right where
you were sitting.

Three other guys didn't make it.

The corpsman found this
in your SAW pouch.

I saw you pick it up.

Looks like it saved you.

Got yourself a guardian angel.

She's not mine.

[MAYFIELD PERFORMING
"WASTED GENERATION"]

[CROWD CHEERING]

- Do you know whose picture that is?
- No idea.

- You know whose picture this is?
- No.

- No. Sorry.
- No?

No, I don't think so.

We're the wasted generation

I'm telling you, man, you gotta
set eyes on that girl one day.

You got to thank her.

No question. She's the reason
you're still breathing.

Give her a kiss for me too.

I'm only alive because I
followed your crazy a*s.

Logan: We just got a couple
breaks is all, man. No big deal.

Bullshit. Things like
this don't just happen.

She's got you out of this mess.
We're going home.

God, you're full
of sh*t, Victor.

I say you owe her. Big time.

[expl*si*n]

[g*nf*re ON VIDEO GAME]

BOY: You're doing good.
Now look at my shot.

[BARKING]

Logan: Zeus!

Buddy, hey. Come here.
How you doing? Hi.

How you doing? Hey, buddy.
They look after you?

[WHISPERING] Go on, ask her.

[IN NORMAL VOICE] So, Mom,
when do I get my room back?

Honey, let's make Uncle
Logan feel welcome.

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING
ON VIDEO GAME]

[g*nf*re & expl*si*n ON TV]

BOYS: Mom.

SISTER: Go outside and play.

- Come on, we were just about to win.
- Go outside now.

- Yes, ma'am.
- Oh, fine.

SISTER: Are you okay? - Yeah.

[WHISPERING] He's gonna
make it on YouTube.

Time to wake up!

[BOTH GRUNT]

Mom! Mom!

[TIM WHIMPERING]

Hey, sorry. Tim. Sorry.

You know, the Corps can
get you some help.

[SIGHS]

Logan: Why did I make it out
when so many guys didn't?

But I feel like there's this
debt that I have to pay.

I don't know where I belong. I
guess I should figure that out.

Um...

I know there's no
easy answer, sis...

...but maybe all I need is time.

Logan: Any chance you
recognize that girl?

No, I'm sorry. Not in the boat region.
Good luck.

Thank you.

[MAN SINGING OVER SPEAKERS]

BARTENDER: Hey, Roger? Guy wants
to know who this girl is.

Roger: Beth Green.

Runs the pet motel just
outside of town there.

- Do you know her?
- Ha-ha.

Girl can't look like that in a
town like this and not be known.

Used to be married
to a buddy of mine.

What's it to you, anyway?

Oh, I just owe her
thanks is all.

Logan: Hello?

WOMAN: Hello.

Can I help you?

What a beautiful Shepherd.
What's his name?

Zeus.

- Oh, he's a sweetheart.
- He's good with people.

Well, better than I am.

Beth: Well, at least
you don't introduce

yourself to the animals
before their owners.

- I'm Beth.
- Logan.

Um... So I, uh, came here...

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

Excuse me for a second. Hello?

Oh, hi, Mrs. Jackson. Come on.

I was just about to
call you to confirm...

...that Selby is coming in today at
and he's gonna be with us for a week.

[PHONE RINGING]

Great. Excellent.

No. No, Kevin doesn't
work here anymore.

Okay, see you then. Bye.

It's Beth.

Yes, we do train.
We're full service.

I'm so sorry.

Just bring in Napoleon's papers and any
dietary restrictions that he might have.

- Monday is great. Bye.
Ellie: Oscar, get up here.

Well, Zeus is way too well
behaved to need training...

...so I'm guessing that
you're here to board him?

No, I'm not going anywhere. I
just got off the road yesterday.

Where from?

Colorado.

And what brings you to Hamden?

It's kind of a long story. Actually,
I don't really know where to begin.

Oh, gosh. I'm so sorry. That's
absolutely none of my business. Um...

What can I do for you, Logan?

I'm really here because
I came to see you.

You see, I found this.

Oh. It was just...

Oh, you saw the ad. Of course.

Okay. So the job doesn't... It doesn't pay much.
Um, mostly you'll just be walking...

...feeding, cleaning cages.

It's six days a week.

Zeus is welcome anytime.

And help, Logan. That's the job.
We just need some help.

Ellie: Oscar. Get up here.

Up.

Come on.

Can I borrow your pen?

So besides Zeus, do you have any
experience with working with dogs?

I worked with some b*mb dogs.

- Oh. So you were a cop...
- A Marine.

You know what?

You don't need to finish
filling that out.

Just leave me a number where I can reach
you and I will call and let you know.

Sounds like you're having trouble
finding someone for the job.

Why does a person drive from Colorado
to Louisiana to work in a dog kennel?

I couldn't tell you. I walked.

You walked?

You walked here from Colorado?

I like to walk.

Would you excuse me
for a minute, please?

You are such a stubborn boy.
Get up here.

Come on. You can do this.
There's a good... Unh!

- Did you take your medication?
- Oh.

I'm still pumping on all cylinders.
That's all that matters, so...

What is it?

There's a man here who came to apply for
the job and I can't get rid of him.

[ROOF CREAKS]

He looks harmless.

Beth: He walked here from Colorado.
- Oh?

Tell him you hired somebody
else or something.

Why do I have to tell him? You're
the one that doesn't want him.

Do you want to hire
a crazy person?

Are you crazy?

I beg your pardon, ma'am?

My granddaughter
thinks you might be.

No, ma'am.

Yeah, well, you look like a
sharp, capable young man.

You tell me why there's a sharp, capable
young man wanting a job cleaning cages.

[ZEUS BARKS]

Because it seems
like peaceful work.

My last job wasn't.

Oh, where were you? Wall Street?

No, ma'am. I was in
the Marine Corps.

[DOGS BARKING]

Ah. Marine Corps.

[ZEUS BARKING]

Logan: Hey. Down.

- Train him yourself?
- Yes, ma'am.

Hmm. You're a good boy.

How'd you get him to leave?

- I gave him the job.
- You what?

Well, we gotta hire somebody.

You don't know
anything about him.

Neither do you.

MAN: Just needs a little
tender loving care.

I'll take it.

MAN: I got tools and lumber and the like.
You're welcome to them.

Logan: Thanks.

[CHUCKLES]

Beth: Come on.

You know, you don't need
to be here until : .

I couldn't sleep. Figured
I'd get an early start.

Ellie: Well, we had
a whale of a storm.

That lovely thing came down.

That's where we store
everything up there.

- Teslin. Here's your new boss.
Logan: Hey, boy. Hey, boy.

Beth: You ready to go?
- Who's that?

That's just somebody
that Nana hired.

- Aren't you forgetting something?
- Oh.

Beth: Come on, baby, we
don't want to be late.

Dad doesn't like it when
I practice in the house.

Beth: So maybe you can
practice on the porch.

Ellie: The little one. Logan: Hey.
How you doing?

Beth: I put Duckie in your
backpack for tonight.

[DOGS BARKING]

[ENGINE SPUTTERING]

Beth: What's he doing?

Can you believe that he
got that old thing going?

Oh, good Lord.

You know, I'm substituting
for Julie next week.

It's only a couple days, but...

Why don't you go back full-time?
It's been almost a year.

I know how long it's been.

[DOGS BARKING]

Do you think that he
has an off switch?

I hope not. Ha-ha-ha.

[DOGS BARKING]

[CAR APPROACHING]

Can I help you?

The hell you doing around here?

Is there a problem, officer?

There will be, you don't answer
my questions when I ask them.

I work here.

[SCOFFS]

Put your hands on that bench.
Ahem.

Why?

Boy, you wanna do
this at the station?

A soldier boy?

"Sergeant Logan Thigh-bolt."

It's Thibault.

- And I'm a Marine.
- Mm-hm.

Well, where's everyone
at, Thigh-bolt?

They're all out. Do you want
me to give Beth a message?

Oh-h*.

So it's Beth, is it?

You just tell Beth
I'll see her at .

[KEITH WHISTLING]

[VACUUM WHIRRING]

You should come. You never
know, you might have fun.

You've always loved their house.

- Save your breath. I'm not going.
- Why not?

Ellie: You know I can't stand Judge Clayton
and his fundraising extravaganzas.

Mom, check it out.

Hey. Oh, that looks
great, sweets.

You look very handsome.

[TRUCK DOOR CLOSES]

- Hey, Dad.
- Ah!

Hey, wait. What in the world
is this mess here, now, huh?

We gotta teach you how to
tie a proper tie, boy.

[KEITH CHUCKLES]

Whoo-wee.

I love you in that dress, huh?

Makes me wish I never would
have signed those papers.

[BETH SQUEALS]

Tell me about your
new boyfriend.

Beth: What?
- Soldier boy, huh?

Beth: Don't ask me about him.
I didn't hire him.

- He has nothing to do with me.
- Okay. Okay.

[KEITH CHUCKLES]

Keith: Hey, Mama.

Place is looking great.

Charlotte: You look beautiful.
Beth: Thank you.

Thank you so much for coming. Really
good to see you. Here you go.

We've got the governor in our camp.
I just heard.

Benny. Wait a second,
where's my grandson?

- There he is.
- Come here, Benny.

How you doing, sweetie?

He's fighting the good
fight for Hamden's future.

- Tell your mama how we gonna win.
Ben: Vote Clayton.

All right, and?

- The name you trust.
JUDGE: And you know.

- The name you know.
- Yep.

- The judge you trust, the mayor we need.
- Ha, ha, ha. This kid is sharp as a tack.

He's gonna do great things.
You Mark my word.

- Where did you dig up that jacket?
- Oh.

Oh, come on. It's just
a garden party, Daddy.

It's not just a garden party.

MAN: How you doing, judge?
- How are you?

- Good to see y'all. Thank you so much.
WOMAN: Nice to see you.

[DOGS BARKING]

Beth: Come on,
Dexter, go get it.

Go. Yeah.

Yes. Whoo! Oh.

That's it, boy, get it, get it.

Pick it up. Come on.

Oh! Whoa!

[DOG WHIMPERS]

[LAUGHING]

Beth: That man is so irritating. Every
time I turn around he's just...

- Uh, uh, uh.
- Good morning.

Ellie: Mm.

So you were saying?

Logan: We moved around a lot, so I kind
of grew up everywhere, and nowhere.

Ellie: Oh, that must have been hard, huh?
Changing schools, leaving friends.

Logan: It was okay. It was all I knew.
- Mm. But you went to college?

Yes, ma'am. Just for a year.

What'd you study?

He didn't study much if
it was just for a year.

Ellie: Elizabeth Green.

- I liked philosophy.
Ellie: Really?

Yeah, I like to read.

Give us a quote of your
favorite philosopher.

"Sometimes the questions are complicated
and the answers are simple."

Ellie: Hmm. - Don't tell me.

Voltaire?

It's Voltaire, isn't it?

It's Dr. Seuss.

[ELLIE CHUCKLES]

Thank you very much the tea, Mrs. Green.
I should get back to work.

Will you call me "Ellie,"
for goodness sake?

Voltaire.

[ELLIE CHUCKLES]

Beth: What sound
does a tiger make?

[ALL GROWLING]

"This lazy ladybug
didn't know how to fly."

I wanna turn the page.

You can turn the page next.

"One day the lazy ladybug wanted
to sleep somewhere else."

Oh, this looks great, you guys.

Ah. That's beautiful.

Julie's not coming back
after she has the baby.

We'd really like to have
you back full-time.

I can't right now, Rhonda.
I'm sorry.

A violin?

A violin? Only girls play violins. Don't
you play, like, basketball or something?

BOY : Oh, fine. The girl
wants back his violin.

BOY : It's his Mom. Let's go.
Let's go.

Hey.

You okay?

[VIOLIN PLAYING]

Logan: Not bad.

Ben: I didn't think
anyone was listening.

Glad I was.

Beth: That's perfect.

[DOGS BARKING]

Logan: Here she is. - Hi.

Logan: Oh, she's
happy to see you.

WOMAN: How'd she do?
Logan: She was great.

- Make sure you bring her back soon.
Cool. WOMAN: Thank you.

Ellie: Logan. Can you drive?

Beth's out with a friend and my ride
to choir practice just fell through.

My bossy granddaughter won't
let me drive since I...

Well, you can hardly even call it a stroke.
It's more like a tap, really. Heh.

- Hasn't slowed me down in the slightest.
- I can see that, ma'am.

- How old are you, dear?
- Twenty-five.

How many tours?

Three.

My grandson never
finished his second.

Yeah. You would've liked him.

You two, you were cut
of the same cloth.

You know, you live long enough,
Logan, you lose enough people...

...you learn to appreciate
the memories you have.

Stop begrudging the ones
you never got to make.

Beth hasn't lived
as long as I have.

She isn't as bad as she seems.

She doesn't seem so bad to me.

Logan: Hello?

[DOOR CLOSES]

[PIANO PLAYING]

[PIANO CONTINUES PLAYING]

Beth: All right, thank you.
I'll see you later.

[DOGS BARKING]

[TERRANCE SIMIEN'S "UNCLE
BUD" PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

Beth: Yeah. Whoo!

Yes. Here we go.

Whoo! Ha-ha.

Ben: Yahoo. - Ha-ha-ha.

Come, come, come.

Oh, thank you, honey. Good job.
That's it.

Night, all.

Do you like jambalaya?

No. Ben. Ben, I'm sure that
Logan already has plans.

Do you?

I can't remember the
last time I had a plan.

All right, man. You
got dance moves?

- Yeah.
- Yeah? Yeah, what you got? Whoo-hoo.

[BEN LAUGHS THEN WHOOPS]

Ben: Mom ran track.
She was super-fast.

Beth: Cross-country,
I wasn't that good.

Is that why you got a
scholarship to Tulane?

Because you weren't any good?

Okay. Once upon a time
I was pretty good.

Are you happy?

Logan: You went to Tulane?

No, State to be close to home.
Had some personal stuff come up.

She got pregnant. With me.

Beth: Well, thank
you, Benjamin.

Isn't it your night
for the dishes?

Thank you.

Logan: Do you still
run competitively?

Oh, no, no, no. Now I just
do it to clear my head.

It's a lot cheaper
than therapy, so...

So is walking.

- Who plays chess?
- Me.

Me too.

Bet I can beat you.

- What's the bet?
- Dishes tonight.

Dishes tonight, against the
pooper scooper tomorrow.

Gotta warn you, I'm not bad.

Check.

[IMITATES ENGINE REVVING]

Let's do a flip.

Oh, that was cool.

Wheelie.

Somersault.

Checkmate.

Detergent is under the sink.

Logan: What? Did I
just get hustled?

Have to admit, I played
better the second time.

Ben: Sure. Until
your second move.

You have any other secret
talents I should know about?

You're the one with the secret.

I saw him playing the piano.

Really?

Yeah.

I saw it when I put
the keys back.

He's really good.

Hey, you're not
too bad yourself.

- Why don't you play something for us?
- How about a magic trick instead?

Yeah, okay.

He hates playing for people. He
doesn't think that he's good enough.

Hmm.

Ordinary deck.

Wow, okay, cool.

- Oh. It's all right.
- Ha-ha.

Show me again.

- Tell me when to stop.
- Stop.

Memorize the card, and
I am not looking.

Okay, I got it.

Let me give it a little magic.

Logan: Wow.

- I didn't know you were a magician too.
- Wait till you see this one.

Ben, sweetie, it's
past your bedtime.

- Wait, this is the best one.
- Show me tomorrow.

Ben, say good night
to Logan, now.

- Come on.
- No. I just wanted to show him a trick.

I'm sorry. He's not usually...

It's fine. It's fine.

My brother taught
him a few tricks.

Magic was kind of their thing.

We lost him last year.

He was a Marine too.

It's been hard on Ben.

It's been hard on all of us.

[DOGS BARKING]

[GROUP SINGING IN DISTANCE]

Ellie: Thank you.

GROUP & Ellie
[SINGING]: We share

[SINGING INDISTINCTLY]

Well, I'm glad you came.

Ellie: Oh!

- h*-h*. Whoo! Ha-ha.
Beth: Oh...

Aren't you helpful, dear, and chivalrous?
You are so...?

Isn't he chivalrous?

Have you been drinking?

I had a little something
called a Moscow Mule.

It sounds terrible,
but it was so good.

- I'll make you a cup of tea.
- Oh, good.

Okay.

Look, there's something that
I've been meaning to tell you.

I never fully explained how...

And I'm sorry, I can't
find the right words.

It's all right.

Another time, maybe.

After all, I'm not
going anywhere.

Okay.

Good night, Logan.

[DOOR CLOSES]

[GRUNTS]

[GASPING]

[BETH GRUNTS]

[DOGS BARKING]

No. No!

Jesus!

No!

[SOBS]

Logan: Beth! Beth!

No! Stop it!

[SOBBING]

No.

Logan: It's okay.

It's okay.

Beth: At first they
wouldn't tell us anything.

Just that friendly fire
was a possibility.

So it's a year ago today...

...and the official investigation
into the death of Sergeant...

...Drake...

...Green...

...is still ongoing.

That's the worst part.
Not knowing.

I would give anything...

I would give anything to know
that he didn't die for nothing.

We were inseparable as kids, you know?
We did everything together.

We even built that
wall together.

Well, Drake built the wall...

...and I supervised...

...which consisted mostly of drinking
iced teas and reading the Brontës.

[LAUGHS]

Oh. This one day...

...I couldn't find
my book anywhere.

So I asked him about it.

And he just pointed.

Look. Look.

God, I was so mad. I
was so mad at him.

And he just laughed.

[LAUGHING]

It was...

[SOBS]

Beth: I'm sorry.

Logan: It's okay.

You got a great
laugh, you know that?

I wish I could hear it more.

Why don't you try
telling me a joke?

Because you're gonna
have to get a few beers

in me before I start
telling you jokes.

Okay.

- Okay.
- Okay.

"...Except for Ron and Hermione's
slow, deep breathing."

Harry glanced over at the dark shapes
they made on the floor beside him.

"Ron had had a fit of..."

Mom.

- Mom.
- Yes. "On the sofa. Hermione's..."

"...So that her silotee..."

Silhouette.

Come on, Brutus. Hi, buddy.

[BRUTUS WHIMPERING]

All right. Come on. Come
on, come on, come on.

Ha-ha. Oh, come on. What...?

[LAUGHS]

Shake.

[GRUNTING]

Wa-yaah!

What's the black dog tag for?

This one's mine, and the black one is
in memory of my best buddy, Victor.

So they're like
friendship bracelets.

Yeah. Yeah, you could say that.

No... Oh, man, he's toast.

- Your turn.
- Don't. No.

Logan: Where you going?

Hey. You can run, man, I'm gonna
make a Marine out of you.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[DOGS BARKING]

[LAUGHS]

[INDISTINCT DIALOGUE]

[HORN HONKING]

Logan: Get over. Go through.

Up!

See.

I've been working on
my pop-ups all week.

Keith: All right. That's my boy.
Beth: There you go. Get in the car.

Logan: See.

- How's old Thigh-Bolt working out for you?
- Do me a favor, okay?

Try and remember this
is a charity game.

What the hell's that
supposed to mean?

Don't push him too hard, okay?

Hey, you know what?

When Benny's on your time,
you guys do what you want.

You can plant your flowers, you can do
your crochet, play the fiddle, whatever.

When he's with me
we do it my way.

- Have fun, sweetie. Seat belt.
- Bye, Mom.

Need to give the kid
some room to breathe.

[WHISPERS] I'm okay.

[DOGS BARKING]

No.

Cooper.

Cooper, stop.

[BAND PLAYING "DANCE EVERYDAY"]

That's $ . Thank you.

Beth: I'm gonna get going.

I'll be back later
to help you pack up.

[DOGS BARKING]

Hey. What's up?

Keith: Unh. There you go.
Beth: Oh.

- What happened? Ben: We won!

Oh, he took his eye
off a ground ball.

It's not as bad as it looks. He
just got a little nosebleed.

I still stopped it. Got my glove down, kept
my body in front. Only one run scored.

Ha, ha. It was the
play of the game.

Tell you what, might make
a man out of him yet.

Why don't you go on inside? Take a shower.
I'll be right there.

- See you later, buddy.
Ben: Bye, Dad.

What? It was an accident.

You really don't see it.

See what?

That boy would run through
a brick wall for you.

What does that gotta do with him not
being able to field a ground ball?

- Huh?
- Okay.

Don't worry about it.
Please go home, Keith.

Hey, wait a second. Hey.

Who do you think you're
talking to, huh?

Keith, calm down.

You calm down. Let me
tell you something.

That's my son in there too, and I can take
that boy anytime I want. You got that?

Let go of my arm.
Let go of my arm.

- What's the matter? Logan:
You should do as she says.

Let go of her arm.

Beth: God!

[DOOR OPENS THEN CLOSES]

[DOGS BARKING]

Gosh, I hope that this heals
up before your birthday.

Your friends' parents are going
to think that I beat you.

I don't have to have a party. Dad says
I'm kind of getting old for them.

That is ridiculous. Of course you're gonna
have a party. You only turn once.

You only turn every age once.

Shower. Now.

[SHOWER RUNNING]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Beth: Thank you for that.

He can't really take Ben
away from you, can he?

You haven't met Keith's father.

Why don't you just leave?

If I tried to take Ben out of Hamden,
I could lose him altogether.

Logan: It's none of my business, but
how did you end up...? I mean, what...

What possessed me to marry him?

Picture this:

Senior year, he was captain of the football team.
I thought that I was in love.

Then I got pregnant.

He asked, I said yes.

Only thing is, he didn't quite realize
I expected him to stop dating.

I don't want to
go anywhere else.

This is our home.

Has been forever.

Whatever else Keith may be,
he'll always be Ben's Dad.

I just want to make
sure you're okay.

Thank you.

See you in the morning.

Come on, buddy. Come on.

Hey!

When are we gonna
get those beers?

I won't forget.

Beth: It's just a casual
beer between coworkers.

Mm-hm.

It's not a date.

Oh. Did I say anything?

[BEN MIMICS PLANE FLYING]

- Do you think life has a plan for you?
- Oh, jeez.

Do you?

If it does, it hasn't
shared it with me.

Why did you enlist?

It was the family business.

Oh, I had you figured for a military brat.
Your father was a Marine?

And his Dad before him.

So you signed up for them?

The first tour was for them.

The second and third were for the
guys that were still out there.

What time do you think it is?

Am I boring you?

I want to show you something.

Come on. We have to go now.

Beth: This is where I come
when I want to be alone.

Logan: She's a beauty.

Beth: Dad grew
up around boats.

He was a vet, but
he loved to fish.

Mom was a music teacher.
She couldn't stand it.

Logan: You've never mentioned
your parents before.

Beth: They died in a car accident
when we were very young.

Logan: Sorry, I was just...
- It's a fair question.

I guess that's why Drake
and I were so close.

We were so lucky to have Nana.

Dad took Drake fishing
all the time.

When he taught him how to steer this thing,
he couldn't have been more than or .

- What about you?
- Oh.

I love this boat.

I know she doesn't look like much
now, but she could really fly.

- Well, we should take her out sometime.
- Oh.

Can't even get her started now.

Logan: That's too bad.

[SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

[BETH LAUGHING]

Are you sure you're
okay to drive?

I'm perfectly sober,
thank you very much.

Hold on.

[LOGAN SIGHS]

[LOGAN CLEARS THROAT]

You do realize we're gonna
have to do this all again?

You never told me that joke.

Is there any way I can
make it up to you?

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
It's been so long.

- God.
- It's all right.

You should be kissed every
day, every hour, every minute.

Keith?

Oh, Danny.

What the hell do you think you're doing?
Put that down.

You know y'all were
doing through town?

Oh, like hell we were.

Keith put you up to
this, didn't he?

- Didn't he?
- Beth, you need to go home.

- Oh.
- Let's just say it never happened.

Beth: No. - Sorry.

Beth: No, it's
me that's sorry.

[DOGS BARKING]

[SIGHS]

[GASPS]

Well, that's as clean
as it'll ever be.

[POT BANGS]

[SQUEALS]

[MAYFIELD'S "WASTED GENERATION"
PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]

[GRUNTS]

Please go.

[LIGHT BUZZING]

[MUSIC STOPS]

Oh, sh*t.

[CLOCK CHIMING]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Logan: Ben.

[DOGS BARKING]

You know, you should read this when I'm done.
I think it could really help you.

Who says I need any help?

My undefeated record.

Oh, is that so?

- Guess you're looking for Mom.
- What makes you think that?

She's in the barn.

Ben?

Light.

What are you...?

I just wanted to stop by
and make sure you're okay.

You just wanted to stop by?

- How mysterious.
- Okay.

I wanted to see you.

[BETH MOANS]

Ben: Mom.

What is it, sweetie?

The ice cream is melting.
Can I just eat it?

Just put it in a bowl first.

Ben: Okay.

[BOTH PANTING AND MOANING]

Feel like some ice cream?

[DOGS BARKING]

Logan: Come on. Yeah.

Let's see what you got.

[ALL LAUGHING]

Logan: Yeah.

Come on.

[LAUGHS]

[TALKING INDISTINCTLY]

Logan: Yeah. Now it...
Perfect.

Show me.

Come on. Yeah.

Champion.

Go ahead, say it.

Say what?

Oh, don't be shy. You
know you want to.

"I told you so." There.
Feel better?

So you were right.

Only thing is, it's
not gonna work out.

No guy could ever be this good.
They never are.

Eventually, it will end.
Things will get awkward.

He'll quit, Ben will be
heartbroken, it will be my fault.

Yeah. And he'll grow up hating you.
He'll move far away, he'll never call.

I'll be dead and
you'll be alone.

Forever.

[CHUCKLES]

Ben: Pick a card, any card.

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

Ben: Tell me when to stop.

Stop.

Beth: I know. Just the Turkey things, right
on the counter next to the fridge, I think.

Impressive trick. I'm
gonna grab this from you.

Oh!

Excuse me.

Keith: What the
hell's he doing here?

Ben invited him.

It's his party.

[BANGS BOTTLE ON TABLE]

You think I don't know
what's going on around here?

Hmm?

I don't think I like
you seeing him.

Well, you don't
have a say in it.

I certainly have a say
in who my son sees.

Hmm?

And if I was to say that his
Mom's unhealthy relationship...

...with some crazy dr*fter...

...was creating an unstable
environment for my boy...

...I don't think there's a judge in
the world who'd disagree with me.

Certainly not in this town.

[INHALES DEEPLY]

[EXHALES]

[KEITH GRUNTS]

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR SLAMS]

[GASPING]

He wants you out of my life.

I can't risk losing Ben.

I'm sorry, Beth.

I didn't come here to make
things harder for you.

You don't know what
I'm dealing with.

I do know that you deserve
better than this.

[KEITH WHISTLING]

How you doing? You want a ride?

What do you want?

I wanna get you a job.

You gotta be tired of cleaning
up dog sh*t by now. Ha-ha-ha.

I know some people. I could
make a couple calls...

...and get you something
worthy of a veteran.

What do you think?

You don't know who
you're dealing with.

I know exactly who I'm dealing with.
I've known guys like you my whole life.

You think a g*n and a badge and
a name make you something.

- You better watch your mouth.
- I'm done talking to you.

[CLOCK CHIMING]

Ellie: So are you planning to let
him bully you all your life?

Beth: Excuse me?

You heard me.

You know, sacrificing everything
in life for our children is...

It's not selfless. It's...

Well, it's ridiculous.

I am doing the best that I can.

Really?

[SCRAPING]

[GRUNTS]

Ben: Ooh. The power of earth.

[BEN IMITATES g*nf*re
& expl*si*n NOISES]

Keith: Hey. Ben: You
need some help?

Yeah. Grab that rag and start at the back.
I'll meet you in the middle.

Hey. We're gonna have some pizza
tonight if you wanna stay for dinner.

You know what, Keith? That's
not gonna work anymore.

I figured it out. You
don't want full custody

any more than I want
you to have it.

You can try and take him,
but I will fight you.

I will fight you and
your family's lawyers.

- Okay, calm down.
- I am a damn good mother.

Okay, just...

You know that.

Everybody knows that.

You wanna go back to court,
you just tell me when.

Otherwise, you stay the
hell out of my life.

[TIRES SQUEALING]

[DOOR CREAKS]

[LAUGHS]

Beth: Why did you come here?

To find you.

Logan: Aah. Come on.

[LOGAN YELLING INDISTINCTLY]

[BEN LAUGHING]

Oh, sh*t. Damn Mary Carlson fell and
broke her wrist, bless her heart.

Fifty cents to the
swear jar, Nana.

Ellie: Who's gonna play
for the choir now?

- Probably sound better without her.
- You could do it.

- I could.
- Could you?

- Maybe.
- Maybe? It's only a few hymns.

- I'm gonna need your help.
- No way.

I can't do it alone, though.

I said I don't wanna do it.

[DOGS BARKING]

[BRIDGE CREAKING]

- Hey, can I join you?
- Sure.

What if I screw up?

That's the best part about
performing in a church.

Forgiving audience. Right?

I can't get up there alone.

I need you to be the
guy next to me.

What do you mean?

It's how Marines work.

We watch each other's backs.

You don't worry about yourself.

You think about the guy next to you.
All right?

All right.

[MIMICS c*ck g*n]

Logan: How many moves
do I have left?

Ben: You're done.

[INAUDIBLE DIALOGUE]

Let's move. Come on.

Hey, hey. Give it.
Come on, come on. Hey.

CHOIR [SINGING]: And
o'er Jesus, Jesus.

Precious Jesus.

Oh, for grace To
trust Him more.

And now, we'll have a
special musical offering.

- He's so scared. BOY:
He can't play that.

[PIANO PLAYING HYMN]

[VIOLIN & PIANO PLAYING HYMN]

[PLAYS OFF-KEY]

[CONTINUES PLAYING]

[WHISPERS] He can play.

JUDGE: You know, I had no
idea he could play like that.

I'm gonna have him play my
victory song come November.

- He'll be ready.
- Thank you.

I was wondering if you've found anybody to
take over for Julie's class next semester.

I don't know. Have I?

Beth: I'll call you tomorrow.

- Keith. Hey, Keith.
- Hmm?

Remember I told you about that guy
showing Beth's picture around?

- Yeah, so?
- Yeah, so, that's the guy.

Ben: I wanna run
home with Zeus.

[DOGS BARKING]

What's up?

[KNOCKING ON DOOR]

[DOGS BARKING]

- What do you want now, Keith?
- I gotta talk to you.

It's Sunday night.
Can't this wait?

No, Beth. Look, this is just
strictly police business.

Come on, Keith.

Where did you get that?

Your boy Logan had it.

I take it you didn't
give it to him.

This was Drake's.

[KEITH SIGHS]

He didn't wander into
town by chance, Beth.

He came here to find you.

When he first got here, he was
asking all around about you...

...showing that
picture to everybody.

You know what they said
about friendly fire...

No.

I'm not accusing anyone. I'm just
saying that a guy like that...

No friends, no people, just shows
up here with something so personal?

I mean, now, that just
don't smell right to me.

I've seen stalkers, I've
seen how they think.

And once they fixate
on somebody...

...they're capable of anything.

[DOG BARKING]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

- Where did you get this?
- I found it.

This was Drake's. He took it
everywhere with him. He told me.

Logan: Listen to me. Beth:
No, you listen to me.

[VOICE BREAKING] You didn't
come here by accident.

You came here to find me.

I know I should have told you.
I tried. I didn't know how.

Try telling me now.

[VOICES WHISPERING
IN LOGAN'S MIND]

[SIGHS]

Logan: Move! Move, move, move!

[SOLDIERS YELLING]

It was in the morning...

...after a night raid.

I just found it.

In the middle of nowhere.

I tried to find out who lost it.

I never stopped trying,
but nobody claimed it.

Finding something like that...

...in a w*r...

...was like finding
an angel in hell.

So I kept it with me.

Then I survived a lot of things.

Things that I had no right to.

I promised myself that
if I made it out...

...I would find that girl...

...and thank her...

...for saving my life...

...when others weren't so lucky.

But I couldn't find the words.

How do you explain something that
you can't even understand yourself?

Understand this:

This was Drake's.

It was meant to keep him alive.

I wish it had.

You should go.

Now.

Ben: Logan, wait.

[DOGS BARKING]

Oh, man. You sure?

You need it more than I do.

Take care of your
Mom, all right?

Ben: I thought I was
the guy next to you.

Logan: You're my best buddy.

I'll always be next to you.

Tell Zeus I said bye.

[ENGINE REVVING]

- Here you go.
- You're welcome.

[OVER SPEAKERS]
That's when you know.

Keith: I tried to warn her.

I tried to tell her he was no good.
She didn't wanna listen to me.

- About ready here, bud?
Keith: Mm.

That's when you know.

Let's do it.

Moore: You ain't driving nowhere.
Keith: Oh.

- And here's your change.
Keith: Yep.

- Get your coat.
- All right.

Appreciate it, J.D.

BARTENDER: Hey,
no problem, man.

- Thank you. Keith: Whoo.

[CHATTER OVER RADIO]

Hey, hang on, man. Stop the car.

- I think you need to let it go...
- Hey, stop the g*dd*mn car!

Moore: He ain't worth it.

sh*t.

Hey. Hey, soldier boy.

Don't you walk away from
me when I talk to you.

[ZEUS BARKING]

Mm.

Moore: Keith, come on.

You ain't got nothing
to say for yourself?

[ZEUS BARKING]

Logan: Zeus! - Jesus.

- Easy, boy. Easy. Moore: Stand back.
Stand back.

Man, easy.

MAN: Are you crazy? - Easy.

Moore: Come on, Keith. Put it down.
- Shut up. Ah!

Moore: Hey. Hang on, bud.

Hang on.

You're not a bad guy, Keith.

Zeus.

Okay, folks. Let's go, let's move along.
Everything's fine.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

Could have k*lled him.

I talked to Sheriff Grey. He
gonna look the other way.

Now, come on, Keith. Hey. You pull
yourself together now, all right?

Gonna be fine.

Yep.

It'll all blow over by the time
the election rolls around.

[DOGS BARKING]

You're not the only one whose life
got better when he came here.

You might not believe it, but I think
he was meant to find that photo.

Right. Right. Of course.
It was all part of a plan.

None of us are in control of anything that happens.
It's all down to fate.

Well, you call it what you like, but
I think it happened for a reason.

[VOICE BREAKING] So
you're saying...

...Drake died so that
Logan could live?

No. Honey.

Oh, sweetheart. It's not Logan's
fault that he survived.

Castro: I'm on it, Aces.

Logan: "Aces"?

[g*nf*re]

Logan: Zeus, stay here.
I'll be right back.

[DOG BARKING]

Keith?

What are you doing?

[DOOR CLOSES]

[SIGHS]

Keith: I always
loved these plates.

What do you want, Keith?

What do I want?

I want...

I just want us to
be a family again.

Please.

Can we be a family again?

I can change.

I have, I've changed.

I can make you happy, Beth.

I can. I can make
you happy again.

Keith...

I know you care about Ben...

...but it's not gonna
happen for us.

You have to let it go.

Let it go.

Why should I let it go?

[FLOOR CREAKING]

[SCOFFS]

All right, maybe I should
just go on and take Ben, now.

Huh? Take him away for good.

Can't say I didn't warn you.

Why don't I just
take him right now?

Where's he at? Benny.

- Ben? Ben.
- Ben.

Beth: Ben.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

Benny!

Hey! Come back!

- He's heading for the tree house.
Keith: Ben! Come back here!

Ben! Ben!

Ben! Come back here!

Benny! Come here! It's
dangerous out there!

Logan: Beth!

Ellie: Go with her, Logan!

Logan: Beth!

Keith: Ben!

Come on! Just walk back to me!

Walk back to me right here!

I can't, Dad. It's too shaky.

Just wait right there,
I'm coming to you.

Dad, I'm scared.

- Aah! Ben! Ben: Aah!

Help!

Help! Help me, Dad!

- Aah! Hang on, Ben!
Ben: Help!

Help!

- I can't...
- I'm slipping!

- Help!
- Help me, Dad!

Help! Dad! No!

Hold on, Ben!

[KEITH SCREAMS]

[SCREAMS]

Ben! Just stay there!

I can't, Dad!

Hang on, buddy, I'm coming!

- Dad! Keith: Hang on!

- Just hang on, I'm coming!
Ben: I can't hold on!

[GRUNTING]

Keith: I got you. I got you.

- I need you to let go and grab onto me.
- I can't.

I can't.

Yeah, you can. Now come on.
You can do it.

Ben! Ben!

Keith: Keep your arm there.
Just hold on tight.

Beth: Ben! Keith: Hold on
tight and don't let go.

You're gonna be all right.

Logan!

Logan, I need your help!

Ben! Ben!

Here comes Logan.

Logan: I got you. Keith: Come on.
Take him.

- My leg's caught. Take him.
- I'll come back for you.

- Dad! Keith: It's okay.
I'm fine.

[BEN SCREAMING]

[TREE HOUSE CREAKING]

- Dad! Dad! Logan:
Almost there.

[GASPING]

Logan: I'm gonna
go back for Keith.

No!

Ben: Dad! No!

[BETH SCREAMING]

JUDGE: Here, I don't want
any problems down there.

So keep this road clear so we can
get these vehicles out of here.

Bring it.

Get back to the bridge, and make
sure it's secure, all right?

EMT: You're all good.

JUDGE: Thank you.

JUDGE: Take him.

Okay?

Thank you for saving Benny.

I didn't save him.

Your son did.

All right.

I'm sorry.

[WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY]

Did they find my Dad yet?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Logan: How's Ben doing?

- Does he know?
- No.

Poor Keith.

I wish I could have
done something more.

You did a wonderful thing.

You and Keith did a
wonderful thing.

I'll go get Beth.

Thank you.

I came back because I found this
in the book that Ben gave me.

That's your brother,
Drake, isn't it?

Yeah.

I know what happened to him.

I was there.

What do you mean
that you were there?

Our platoons crossed paths
during the night raid.

We were ambushed.

There was this sergeant
that they called "Aces."

One of his men got hit.

He didn't think about
himself for one second.

He just took care of his man.

And then I found your picture the
next morning in the rubble outside.

He must have lost
it on the way in.

I know I've made it hard for
you to believe the truth.

And I'm sorry for a lot of things,
but nothing more than that.

I just wanted you to know...

...he didn't die for nothing.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[DOGS BARKING]

Beth: Logan, wait.

Don't go.

[BETH CRIES]

You belong here.

With us.

Logan: Everyone has
their own destiny.

Not everyone makes the
choice to follow it.

And I'm lucky I did.

Logan: Birthday boy, you
old enough to steer?

Ben: Yeah, I am , you know.

Logan: Aye, aye, captain.

Take it easy.

- Little more left.
- That way. That way.

[BETH LAUGHS]