[MUSIC POUNDS, HUM OF PARTY CONVERSATION]
OKAY, EVERYBODY, LISTEN UP.
WEST BOISE GRADS, IT'S CORONATION TIME.
YOU VOTED, WE COUNTED,
AND TONIGHT, WE HAVE THE RESULTS.
OUR PROM KING AND QUEEN!
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
NOW, THIS YEAR'S KING COMPLETES A SWEEP
OF BOISE'S TOP HONORS...
YOU NERVOUS?
NO.
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
...AND THE QUARTERBACK OF THIS YEAR'S
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL TEAM--
GO, PANTHERS...
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
GO, PANTHERS, GO, PANTHERS!
BUT, BUT, BUT, BUT...
HIS GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT ACTUALLY CAME
OFF OF THE FOOTBALL FIELD
WHEN HE WON THE HEART OF THIS YEAR'S PROM QUEEN.
SHE IS THE STUDENT COUNCIL SECRETARY,
THE HEAD CHEERLEADER,
AND AN AWARD-WINNING PIANIST.
HIT IT!
["DON'T STOP BELIEVING" BY JOURNEY BEGINS TO PLAY]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BOYS AND GIRLS,
ANY PANTHER PRESENT,
PLEASE RISE TO YOUR FEET
AND GIVE A WARM, LOVING WELCOME
TO OUR PROM ROYALTY...
READY?
[GIGGLING]
JOHN PATTON AND KATHY BLAIR!
[CROWD CHEERING]
[dd]
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
OUR PROM KING AND QUEEN!
AND NOW,
THE PROM KING AND QUEEN WILL TAKE THEIR FIRST DANCE.
PLEASE.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
d I SEEN HER IN A SMOKY ROOM d
d THE SMELL OF WINE AND CHEAP PERFUME d
d FOR A SMILE THEY CAN SHARE THE NIGHT d
d IT GOES ON AND ON AND ON d
d STRANGERS WAITING d
d WALKING DOWN THE BOULEVARD... d
[SCOFFS]
AREN'T YOU WORRIED ABOUT HARVARD GIRLS?
THEY SEEM SO ACCOMPLISHED.
I SAW THIS SHOW ONCE,
SOME HARVARD GIRL RAN A WHOLE COUNTRY.
NO, I'M NOT REALLY WORRIED
ABOUT HARVARD GIRLS.
I MEAN, JOHN AND I ARE IN LOVE.
ARE YOU GOING TO WEAR THAT STUPID CROWN TO BED?
WE GET IT, YOU RULE.
LITTLE JEALOUS, MICHELLE?
OF WHAT,
SOME DUMB FOOTBALL PLAYER?
NO. I'VE GOT NICK.
NICK'S A GREAT GUY.
AND HE'S MINE NOW.
HE DOESN'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE.
OKAY, MICHELLE, I KNOW.
NO, YOU DON'T.
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
HARVARD GIRLS ARE SMART AND BEAUTIFUL.
THEY DON'T WORK AT MARTI'S DINER.
KATHY'S GOT A MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP TO STATE.
SO WHAT?
YOUR LIFE JUST PEAKED AT PROM QUEEN,
AND JOHN'S IS JUST BEGINNING.
HE'S GOING TO GO AWAY AND FORGET ALL ABOUT YOU.
A YEAR FROM NOW,
YOU ARE GOING TO BE SO EMBARRASSED
BECAUSE HE'LL BE GONE,
AND ALL YOU'LL HAVE IS THAT STUPID CROWN.
YOU NEED TO SHUT UP, MICHELLE.
ONE YEAR, AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL ALONE.
SHE'S JUST UPSET.
SHE KNOWS SHE ONLY GOT NICK
ON THE REBOUND.
YEAH.
MR. BAUER SAID I DON'T HAVE TO BE AT WORK
TILL 10:00 TOMORROW,
SO WE CAN STAY OUT LATER THAN I THOUGHT.
COOL.
HOW COME YOU TOOK YOUR CROWN OFF?
DIDN'T REALLY FIT.
I LIKED IT.
MADE YOU LOOK OFFICIAL.
A REAL QUEEN.
OH, YEAH, LIKE I RUN A COUNTRY?
YEAH.
[CHUCKLES]
ARE YOU HAVING FUN?
I'M WITH YOU, AREN'T I?
I TALKED TO MAX SEAVER AT THE DANCE TODAY.
HE LEAVES FOR BASIC TRAINING TOMORROW.
YEAH, I KNOW.
CHERYL TOLD ME.
I THINK HE'S A LITTLE SCARED.
WELL, CHERYL IS TOO.
THEY'VE NEVER BEEN APART.
[SIGHS DEEPLY]
AT LEAST THEY STILL HAVE THAT.
HMM?
THE MOON.
I MEAN,
HE'LL BE IN GEORGIA,
AND SHE'LL BE IN BOISE, BUT...
THEY CAN STILL LOOK AT THE SAME MOON.
IT'S SOMETHING THEY CAN SHARE,
TO REMIND THEM THEY'RE STILL IN LOVE.
I WANT TO GO INSIDE. I'M COLD.
NO, YOU'RE UPSET.
HEY, LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME.
YOU REMEMBER WHAT I TOLD YOU?
HEY...
I'M TAKING YOUR PICTURE WITH ME TO HARVARD,
AND I'M LEAVING MY HEART HERE WITH YOU.
HAVE I EVER LIED TO YOU?
NO.
THEN DON'T DOUBT ME NOW.
DON'T DOUBT US.
YOU AND I ARE FOREVER, KATH.
THE MOON IS OURS TOO.
I LOVE YOU.
BEFORE EVERYTHING.
FOREVER.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
SO MUCH.
[dd]
JOHN!
JOHN, KATHY'S OUT FRONT.
SHE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.
AND WE'RE ALL OUT OF RELISH.
COULD YOU PICK SOME UP?
SURE.
HEY, DON'T YOU GET THAT HAT DIRTY.
I GOT TO RETURN IT TO THE WORRALLS.
RIGHT, HON.
THERE SHE IS.
MOM GAVE US OUR MARCHING ORDERS.
WE GOT TO RUN TO THE STORE, PICK UP SOME RELISH.
WHY DIDN'T YOU COME IN?
OH, I GET IT.
RELISH FIRST, FIREWORKS LATER.
JOHN, WAIT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I'M PREGNANT.
ARE YOU SURE?
YEAH.
I WENT TO THE CLINIC.
I'M EIGHT WEEKS PREGNANT.
LET'S CONSIDER OUR OPTIONS--
THERE ARE NO OPTIONS.
MY MOM GOES TO CHURCH EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I'LL SNEAK AWAY.
I'LL GET IT DONE SECRETLY.
NO.
WELL, THEN WHAT, JOHN?
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
I'LL GO TO STATE AND GET A NIGHT JOB.
KATHY CAN WATCH THE BABY.
IT WAS TOUGH FOR YOU AND DAD IN THE BEGINNING,
BUT YOU MADE IT WORK.
WE WILL TOO.
LOOK, IT ISN'T THE WAY I WOULD HAVE PLANNED,
BUT KATH AND I WERE ALWAYS GOING TO GET MARRIED.
OKAY, NOW, FOUR YEARS FROM NOW,
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?
THE DIFFERENCE IS HUGE.
YOU ARE GIVING UP YOUR WHOLE LIFE
IF YOU STAY HERE.
YOU ARE SETTLING FOR A SACK LUNCH
WHEN THERE'S A BANQUET WAITING AT HARVARD.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO,
GIVE UP ON MY OWN KID?
YOU TAUGHT ME BETTER THAN THAT.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND, YOU'RE TOO YOUNG.
HONEY, YOU THINK YOU HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS
BECAUSE YOU HAVE NEVER FAILED.
IF YOU STAY HERE IN BOISE, YOU WILL.
YOU WILL FAIL YOURSELF.
YOU WILL FAIL EVERY DREAM
YOU'VE WORKED SO HARD FOR.
HAVE THE BABY,
BUT PLEASE DO NOT ABANDON YOUR FUTURE.
GO TO HARVARD,
OR IT WILL HAUNT YOU FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
I JUST LOVE THIS DRESS.
[SIGHS]: YEAH.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT EXACTLY
THE DRESS I ALWAYS DREAMED OF, BUT...
ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY SURE
YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
[EXHALING NERVOUSLY]
YEAH.
I LOVE HIM.
YEAH, BUT TO GET MARRIED SO EARLY,
AND, YOU KNOW, JUST BECAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT, RIGHT?
I MEAN, YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO GET PREGNANT,
DID YOU?
WHAT?
I'M SORRY, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE TALK, AND--
YEAH, AND OBVIOUSLY YOU LISTENED.
ONLY TO DEFEND YOU, I SWEAR.
HEY.
WE'RE READY.
I JUST...
I WANT A PICTURE OF THE BRIDE AND HER MOM.
BETH IS GOING TO MAKE US AN ALBUM.
IT'S HER WEDDING GIFT.
I KNOW I PUT MY CAMERA IN HERE.
OH, GOD...
MAYBE THIS DAY ISN'T WORTH REMEMBERING.
OH, HONEY...
YOU HAVE SO MUCH TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
SO MUCH.
OKAY.
IF ANY PERSON CAN SHOW JUST CAUSE
WHY THESE TWO SHOULD NOT BE LAWFULLY JOINED TOGETHER,
LET HIM NOW SPEAK,
OR ELSE HEREAFTER
FOREVER HOLD HIS PEACE.
[dd]
I FOUND IT!
IT WAS IN MY CAR!
I GOT IT!
OKAY, EVERYONE, GATHER 'ROUND, GATHER 'ROUND.
KATHY AND JOHN IN THE CENTER, PARENTS ON THE OUTSIDE.
CHRIS, SCOOT IN A LITTLE BIT.
OKAY, A LITTLE CLOSER, LITTLE CLOSER,
AND SHOW SOME SPIRIT!
COME ON, IT'S A WEDDING!
COME ON, GUYS, HELP ME OUT.
I JUST RAN IN HIGH HEELS.
OKAY...
AND, CHEESE!
THAT'S THE IDEA!
OH, I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER
NOW THAT HE RECOMMENDED A DOCTOR IN BOSTON.
OH, MY GOD, KATHY BLAIR!
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.
I HEARD ABOUT THE BIG EVENT.
WOW, FROM PROM QUEEN TO PREGNANT.
YOU ALWAYS WERE A TRENDSETTER, KATH.
SO, WHAT'S THE PLAN?
KATHY'S COMING WITH ME TO HARVARD.
REALLY?
WE GOT MARRIED STUDENT HOUSING,
AND I HAVE A PART-TIME JOB AT THE HARVARD BOOK STORE
WHILE KATH'LL BE BUSY WITH THE BABY.
WELL, WE'LL MISS YOU HERE.
HARVARD-BOUND, WOW.
I, UH, I SURE OWE YOU AN APOLOGY.
PROM NIGHT I WAS ALL OVER YOU
FOR BEING SO DIM,
BUT, BOY, WAS I WRONG.
YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
[NICK]: WE'RE GOING TO MISS THE PREVIEWS.
GOOD LUCK, GUYS.
BYE!
WHAT WAS THAT?
[SCOFFS]: SHE'S JUST UPSET
'CAUSE SHE KNOWS SHE GOT NICK ON THE REBOUND.
SO HE STILL LIKES YOU?
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
THAT WAS A HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
[LAUGHING]: STOP IT...
I'M JUST SAYING.
WELL, I'M HUNGRY,
SO LET'S GO GET SOME ICE CREAM.
YOU CAN WATCH YOUR WIFE GET FAT.
- WITH PICKLES? - YEAH!
MOM...
HI, HONEY.
STOP...
WHY DON'T YOU DO THIS?
YOU'RE A LOT BETTER AT IT THAN I AM.
OKAY.
SO, YOU GOT A BIG JOB AHEAD OF YOU.
MM-HM.
JOHN'S GOING TO BE TIRED AND STRESSED OUT,
AND HE'S GOING TO NEED A GOOD WIFE.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING?
YEAH.
YOU DON'T THINK I CAN DO THIS.
I THINK THAT MARRIAGE IS HARD WORK,
AND IT HELPS TO HAVE A HAPPY BOSS.
HONEY, YOU'RE MY DAUGHTER, AND I LOVE YOU,
BUT YOU HAVE TO REALIZE YOU'RE NOT NUMBER ONE ANYMORE.
YOU'VE GOT TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR HUSBAND,
AND YOU'VE GOT A BABY ON THE WAY.
YOU THINK I'M SPOILED.
I THINK YOU'RE 17...
AND THIS IS A JOB FOR A WOMAN...
[VOICE BREAKING]: AND YOU'RE JUST A GIRL.
MOM...
SO I JUST WANT YOU TO...
JUST GROW UP FAST, OKAY?
FOR EVERYBODY'S SAKE.
OKAY?
PLEASE COME WITH ME.
OH, BABY...
I WISH I COULD.
I'M GOING TO BE FINE.
[dd]
THOUGHT YOU MIGHT LIKE THIS.
THAT'S GREAT, MOM.
THANKS.
YOU BELONG THERE, JOHN.
YOU REMEMBER THAT.
BETTER GET GOING.
BYE.
[dd]
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THIS IS AWESOME. I LOVE IT.
WHAT NUMBER ARE WE?
I THINK 9. RIGHT THERE!
PERFECT.
GORGEOUS DAY FOR YOU GUYS TO COME TO BOSTON,
I CAN TELL YOU THAT MUCH.
WELL, HERE WE GO, GUYS,
WELCOME TO YOUR HUMBLE ABODE.
BEDROOM'S JUST IN HERE.
I'LL TAKE YOU INTO THE LIVING ROOM.
PRETTY BRIGHT, HUH, GUYS?
IT'S AMAZING.
LET ME SHOW YOU THE BEST PART.
OH...
PRETTY NICE, HUH?
[KNOCKING]
[DEAN FROST]: "DEAR JOHN,
AS DEAN OF FRESHMEN, IT IS MY DUTY TO INFORM YOU
OF THE COLLEGE'S POSITION ON YOUR NEW CIRCUMSTANCES.
WHILE THE FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE CAN BE A STRESSFUL EXPERIENCE,
YOUR MARITAL STATUS WILL MAKE IT EVEN MORE SO.
TO THAT END, PLEASE BEAR IN MIND
THAT YOUR SCHOLARSHIP IS CONTINGENT ON PASSING GRADES.
FAIL ANY COURSE,
AND HARVARD WILL BE OBLIGED TO RECONSIDER ITS OPTIONS.
SINCERELY, DEAN FROST."
WELCOME HOME, JOHN.
THIS IS GREAT.
CHEERS.
BYE, THANK YOU.
ANY QUESTIONS, LET ME KNOW.
[CHUCKLES]
WELCOME TO CALCULUS 101 AND THE REALM OF THE INFINITE.
STARTING TODAY,
THERE ARE NO LIMITS,
JUST POSSIBILITIES.
CALCULUS IS A GATEWAY TO THE UNKNOWN.
IT PRESUPPOSES CHANGE AND CHARTS ITS COURSE.
WITH THE DISCOVERY OF CALCULUS,
ISAAC NEWTON TRACED THE PLANETS
THROUGH THE NIGHT SKY.
IT OPENED NEW WORLDS FOR HIM,
AND IT WILL FOR YOU TOO.
HI.
HEY.
I KNOW YOU.
YOU'RE THE GUY IN THE FRONT ROW
WHO NEVER BLINKS.
WELL, I CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS ANYTHING.
MM-HM.
DO YOU HAVE A CARD?
YEAH.
PROFESSOR KOWAL,
WHAT A TOOL.
RIGHT?
I'M JAKE.
THAT'S DANNY.
HEY, MAN...
JOHN PATTON.
WHAT DORM ARE YOU IN, JOHN PATTON?
WELL, I'M NOT ACTUALLY IN A DORM.
OH! [LAUGHS]
YOU'RE MARRIED.
NO OFFENSE, BUT WHY?
SEEMED LIKE THE BEST IDEA.
OH YEAH?
WHAT HAPPENED, GET HER PREGNANT?
YEAH.
SO YOU DO BLINK.
WOW, MARRIED WITH A BABY,
AND KOWAL FOR CALCULUS.
HEY...
YOU NEED THESE MORE THAN I DO.
LATER.
THANKS.
HEY...
HEY.
WHERE YOU BEEN IN THIS HEAT?
I WAS STARTING TO GET WORRIED.
TA DA!
LOOK WHAT I BOUGHT.
WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT.
WELL, WE CAN WITH MY NEW JOB.
NEW JOB? WHAT...
I'M A BANK TELLER.
I START NEXT WEEK.
A TELLER?
WHAT?
I GOT SICK OF SITTING AT HOME ALL DAY, AND...
YOU KNOW,
I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE, OKAY?
IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME.
SO...
HAVE YOU GOTTEN YOUR CALC. TEST BACK YET?
NOT YET.
[LAUGHING]
SHE ONLY KICKS FOR YOU.
WAIT, "SHE?"
YEAH, IT'S A GIRL.
I CAN TELL.
A LITTLE GIRL.
AMANDA ROSE...
AMANDA ROSE PATTON.
AMANDA ROSE...
YOU LIKE IT?
I LOVE IT.
OH, YOU HAVE TO PUT THE QUARTERS IN
UPSIDE DOWN.
REALLY?
YEAH.
THANK YOU!
[CHUCKLES]
I WOULD NEVER HAVE FIGURED THAT OUT.
JUST DON'T TELL JENNY TIPPENS IN 2-F.
SHE ALWAYS FORGETS TO CHECK FOR COLOR CRAYONS
IN HER SON'S PANTS.
OH, GOD.
I FORGOT TO CHECK THE POCKETS.
I'M HOPELESS.
YOU'RE THE NEW GUYS ON THE THIRD FLOOR, RIGHT?
YEAH, THAT'S US.
I'M KATHY, BY THE WAY.
BEV.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
I'VE BEEN MEANING TO STOP BY.
I MANAGE THE BUILDING WITH MY HUSBAND, TIM.
THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL IN YOUR UNIT
SOMETIMES THINKS IT'S ON VACATION,
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY TROUBLE,
YOU JUST...
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
YEAH.
IN HIS OWN GRANDIOSE WAY,
SHAKESPEARE WAS A WRITER OF NARROW SCOPE.
THE COMMON MAN WAS OFTEN INCIDENTAL TO HIM.
TODAY'S FINAL ESSAY WILL SPEAK TO THE CONTEMPORARY HERO
AND HOW HE DIFFERS FROM SHAKESPEARE'S.
ARE HEROES TODAY STILL HAMSTRUNG BY CLASS DISTINCTION,
OR DO THEY WALK AMONG US, UNHEARD AND UNSUNG?
IN YOUR READING ASSIGNMENT ON IAGO TONIGHT,
CONSIDER THIS QUESTION:
THERE WAS THIS AMAZING DISCUSSION
IN SHAKESPEARE TODAY
COMPARING NIXON TO IAGO.
THAT CLASS HAS GOTTEN BETTER AND BETTER
EVERY WEEK.
COOL.
SO...
YOU'RE DOING OKAY IN IT?
I'M ACING IT, ACTUALLY.
REALLY?
MM-HM.
ARE YOU SURE?
JOHN...
I WAS DOING LAUNDRY
THE OTHER DAY...
AND I FOUND YOUR CALC TEST.
YOU TOLD ME YOU GOT A B- ON IT.
LOOK, I'M SORRY, OKAY?
I WAS EMBARRASSED.
I FELT LIKE A FAILURE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO APOLOGIZE.
DOING BADLY ON A TEST
DOESN'T MAKE YOU A FAILURE.
YOU NEED TO RELAX, OKAY?
YOU'RE SETTING THE BAR TOO HIGH.
TRUST ME.
OKAY?
I'LL UNDERSTAND.
COME ON, LET'S GO FOR A WALK.
WE CAN CLEAN THIS STUFF UP LATER.
[dd]
[SIGHS HEAVILY AND THROWS PENCIL DOWN IN FRUSTRATION]
TALKED TO BETH.
THEY'RE ALL PLANNING TO GO CAROLING AGAIN,
JUST LIKE LAST CHRISTMAS EVE.
AW...
DO YOU REMEMBER HOW MUCH FUN THAT WAS?
WELL, THEY SAID THAT IT WON'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT US
AND THEY'LL MISS OUR HARMONIES
AND MY SOLO ON SILENT NIGHT.
OH, I LOVED THAT.
OH, UM, I WAS WATCHING TV THE OTHER DAY,
AND, UM...
WELL, THERE'S THIS HOTEL IN BOSTON.
IT'S REALLY CHEAP, AND NICE,
AND THEY EVEN GIVE YOU BREAKFAST IN BED,
AND GUESS WHAT ELSE?
WHAT?
I SAVED UP ENOUGH MONEY FROM MY JOB
SO WE CAN SPEND THE NIGHT THERE
OVER THE HOLIDAYS,
SINCE WE CAN'T AFFORD TO GO HOME.
THEY DOUBLED MY HOURS AT THE BOOK STORE.
REALLY?
I WORK EVERY DAY BUT CHRISTMAS.
SO YOU CAN'T GET AWAY, JUST FOR ONE NIGHT?
[SIGHING]: I'M SORRY.
I PROMISED, YOU KNOW?
IT'S OKAY.
NO, WE NEED THE MONEY.
I'M OFF TO THE LIBRARY,
I'M MEETING A GUY FROM CALC.
TO PREP FOR THE FINAL.
I'LL BE HOME LATE.
I LOVE YOU!
THANK YOU, MR. PATTON.
THANK YOU.
[LAUGHING AND CHATTING]
OKAY, REMIND ME AGAIN, JUST ONE LAST TIME.
ALL RIGHT, JAKE IS FROM NEW YORK.
JAKE, YES.
DANNY IS FROM CLEVELAND.
RIGHT.
AND DANNY'S BRINGING HIS GIRLFRIEND.
SHE'S VERY NICE,
BUT NOT NEARLY AS PRETTY AS YOU.
SHE'S NOT NEARLY AS PREGNANT, EITHER.
OKAY, PROFESSOR, MRS. KOWAL, CHRISTMAS PARTY.
I CAN DO THIS.
HELLO. MERRY CHRISTMAS.
HI!
HI. HOW YOU DOING?
GOOD.
PLEASE, COME IN.
THIS IS MY WIFE, KATHY.
[dd]
THE FIRST MONTH NEARLY KILLED ME,
BUT THEN I GOT THE HANG OF IT.
MM, NOT ME.
MAN, THE FINAL, WHAT WAS THAT?
IT WAS BULL.
DID WE EVEN COVER HALF OF THAT STUFF?
DON'T YOU GET TIRED AT WORK?
NO, NOT REALLY.
I MEAN, THE TELLER WINDOW
KEEPS GETTING FURTHER AWAY,
BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I'M FINE,
AND, WELL, I'M GOING TO QUIT AS SOON AS SHE'S BORN,
'CAUSE SHE'LL COME FIRST.
IT WAS IN THE OPTIONAL HOMEWORK, GUYS.
YOU ACTUALLY DID THAT?
UM...
EXCUSE ME,
CAN I BORROW YOUR FRIEND FOR A MOMENT?
I'LL BRING HIM RIGHT BACK, I PROMISE.
YOU DO THAT, TOO?
YEAH, HOME-COOKED MEAL EVERY NIGHT.
YOU ARE SUCH A GROWNUP.
THANK YOU.
I DEBATED WHETHER TO TELL YOU THIS TONIGHT,
BUT YOU HAVE TO REGISTER FOR SPRING CLASSES SOON,
AND WHAT I HAVE TO SAY WILL AFFECT THAT.
YOU FLUNKED THE FINAL, JOHN,
AND SINCE THAT WAS ONE-HALF
OF YOUR FINAL GRADE,
TECHNICALLY, YOU FAILED THE COURSE.
I KNOW,
IT MUST COME AS A BLOW.
I KNOW HOW HARD YOU'VE WORKED.
BECAUSE OF THAT AND YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AT HOME,
I'VE DECIDED TO PASS YOU WITH A D,
BUT I STRONGLY ADVISE YOU
TO SIDESTEP CALCULUS NEXT SEMESTER.
THE COURSE INTENSIFIES.
JOHN?
THANK YOU.
[GROUP OF CAROLERS SINGING]
NO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ALONE.
WE'RE, UM...
WE'RE GOING TO BEV AND TIM'S FOR DINNER.
WILL YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF THE TREE FOR ME?
YEAH, I LOVE YOU, TOO.
OKAY, BYE.
[SNIFFLING]
MOM SENDS HER LOVE.
OH. HI, MOM.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
SEMESTER'S OVER. PUT THIS BOOK AWAY.
I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT TO CHARGE.
I'M SELLING IT.
I DECIDED TO DROP CALC.
WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?
YOU...
JOHN, YOU NEED MATH FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL, DON'T YOU?
YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS LATER.
FOR MY WIFE.
ON OUR FIRST CHRISTMAS.
YOU ALREADY GOT ME THAT GORGEOUS NIGHTGOWN.
GO ON.
WELL...
NOW I FEEL BAD.
ALL I GOT YOU WAS THAT STUPID SWEATER.
IT'S FOR AFTER THE BABY,
TO GO HOME.
THE BABY WON'T COST ANYTHING,
BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO HOLD HER.
HOW?
WE CAN'T AFFORD THIS.
THE EXTRA SHIFTS AT THE BOOKSTORE.
OH, MY GOD...
I WANTED TO DO SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR YOU.
THANK YOU.
MERRY CHRISTMAS, KATH.
I JUST, I WANT TO GET TO THE MOVIE EARLY, OKAY?
BECAUSE I WANT AN AISLE SEAT,
BECAUSE IF-IF I DON'T HAVE ANY ROOM TO STRETCH MY LEGS,
THEY CRAMP UP.
I-I TOLD YOU THAT SO MANY TIMES.
I WOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT SEATING TONIGHT.
I MEAN, MOST PEOPLE AREN'T EVEN BACK
FROM CHRISTMAS BREAK.
ANYWAY, EVERYONE I KNOW
IS GOING TO THE TOPHER FLYNN LECTURE.
HE'S SPEAKING ON GENETIC ENGINEERING.
WELL, WOULD YOU RATHER GO TO THE LECTURE?
NAH, YOU'D BE BORED.
WHY WOULD I BE BORED?
BECAUSE I'M DUMB?
I WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND A HARVARD LECTURE?
[CHUCKLES]
YOU'D BE BORED BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN STUDYING FLYNN
ALL SEMESTER LIKE I HAVE.
LISTEN, MISTER HARVARD,
I-I TOOK BIOLOGY IN SOPHOMORE YEAR,
AND I GOT A B-PLUS,
AND MR. MERLING SAID THAT I SHOWED GREAT PROMISE
AS A SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHER!
YOU KNOW WHAT, KATH,
IF YOU'D RATHER GO TO THE LECTURE,
LET'S JUST GO TO THE LECTURE.
I DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE STUPID LECTURE, JOHN!
OKAY?
OKAY.
I JUST WANT YOU
TO ROLL ME INTO AN AISLE SEAT,
WATCH A MOVIE WITH ME,
AND TELL ME I'M PRETTY--
YOU ARE PRETTY.
NO, I'M NOT PRETTY, I'M A MESS!
I'M AN ANGRY, BAD MESS!
I USED TO BE CUTE, AND-AND NICE, AND SKINNY...
I HAVE TO HAVE THIS BABY SOON, JOHN, OKAY?
I'M STARTING TO LOSE MY SENSE OF HUMOR.
[SNIFFLES AND SIGHS]
...I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT YOU DO HERE.
I'VE DREAMED ABOUT IT SO LONG.
A LIFETIME...
ARE YOU STILL MAD AT ME?
MM-MM.
THEN EASE UP ON THE GRIP.
YOU'RE MAKING MY HAND GO NUMB.
WELL, UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR HAND BROKEN,
YOU BETTER GET ME OUT OF HERE NOW.
YOUR LEGS CRAMPING AGAIN?
[GASPING]: I CAN'T TELL.
THE CONTRACTIONS ARE TOO MUCH.
CONTRACTIONS?
I THINK SO.
OKAY...
[GASPING]
WAIT...
GOT IT, GOT IT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY YOU WERE IN LABOR?
I DON'T KNOW, YOU JUST SEEMED
SO WRAPPED UP IN THE MOVIE.
YOU HAD TEARS IN YOUR EYES.
THAT'S 'CAUSE YOU WERE CRUSHING MY HAND!
I GOT TO CALL JAKE.
HE'S DRIVING US TO THE HOSPITAL.
OKAY. DO THAT.
NO, NO, NO, ISN'T HE AT THE LECTURE?
I'LL CALL DANNY, HE CAN GET JAKE'S CAR.
OKAY. OKAY.
[BREATHING DELIBERATELY]
DANNY!
WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?
COME ON!
COME ON.
NO, NO, NO, JOHN, I AM NOT GETTING IN THAT THING.
NO, IT'LL BE--
[SCREAMING IN PAIN]
COULD YOU PLEASE DO ME A HUGE FAVOR
AND DO NOT HAVE A BABY IN THIS CAR?
DANNY, COME ON!
JAKE'S OBSESSIVELY NEAT.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?
GET OUT OF FIRST! PUT IT IN SECOND!
[STAMMERING]: UH, SECOND, RIGHT.
DANNY!
UH, STUPID QUESTION,
BUT WHAT EXACTLY IS SECOND?
[PANTING]
KEEP BREATHING.
DO THE FOUR RAPID EXHALES,
AND THEN ONE SLOW.
EXHALE AND BLOW.
GOOD. GOOD.
OKAY...
JUST TALK TO ME, OKAY?
TELL ME I'LL BE A GOOD MOM.
YOU'LL BE THE BEST.
[BREATHING REGULARLY]
YOU'RE DOING GOOD...
[BABY CRYING]
THE DOCTOR WANTS TO RUN A FEW TESTS.
IT'S STANDARD STUFF,
YOU GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT, OKAY?
CONGRATULATIONS, KATHY, HE'S BEAUTIFUL,
AND I WILL BRING HIM RIGHT BACK, DAD,
I PROMISE.
DO YOU THINK HE'LL BE OKAY?
HE'LL BE FINE.
YOU DID GREAT.
HE'S PERFECT.
HE'S PERFECT...
I WAS SO SURE IT WAS A GIRL.
SO I WAS THINKING ADAM.
INSTEAD OF AMANDA ROSE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ADAM...
I THINK WE'RE A FAMILY.
YOU, ME, AND ADAM.
WE'RE OUR OWN LITTLE FAMILY.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
MOM, HE'S TRYING TO TALK--
NO, HE'S NOT HUNGRY, MOM, I JUST FED HIM,
AND, NO, HE'S NOT WET, EITHER.
OKAY, WELL, IF HE'S TIRED, THEN WHY DOESN'T HE SLEEP?
I MEAN, I PUT HIM DOWN, AND HE JUST, HE SCREAMS.
OKAY, SHH, SHH, SHH...
IT'S OKAY...
NO, JOHN, I'M FINE.
KATH, LET ME TRY.
MOM, I'M GOING TO CALL YOU RIGHT BACK, OKAY?
OKAY, RIGHT.
IT'S OKAY, BABY BOY...
LET HER COME OUT.
SHE WANTS TO HELP. SHE'S DYING TO.
NO, JOHN, SHE CAN'T AFFORD IT.
I JUST, I WANT TO DO THIS ON MY OWN, OKAY?
KATH, KATH...
MOMMY'S HERE! HAPPY!
YOU'RE EXHAUSTED.
NO, I'M FINE.
YOU'RE NOT THINKING STRAIGHT.
SHH, SHH, SHH...
HERE, GIVE HIM HERE.
OKAY--
[CRYING]
HEY, IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY.
SHH...
NAP TIME, BABY BOY.
EVEN THE SUN'S GOING TO SLEEP.
[BABY STOPS CRYING]
I JUST...
I RUBBED HIS BELLY, AND HE STOPPED CRYING.
HOW LUCKY ARE WE?
OUR KID COMES WITH AN ON/OFF SWITCH.
DEAN FROST WILL SEE YOU NOW.
HI, YOU ASKED TO SEE ME?
AH, YES, THE NEW FATHER.
HOW'S THAT GOING?
JUST FINE, THANK YOU.
I'VE BEEN GOING OVER YOUR TRANSCRIPT, JOHN.
WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO RISK CALCULUS AGAIN?
BECAUSE IT'S RECOMMENDED FOR BUSINESS SCHOOL,
AND THAT'S WHERE I'M HEADED.
BUT I SEE HERE THAT, UM...
PROFESSOR KOWAL SUGGESTED YOU DROP IT.
THAT WAS HIS OPINION, NOT MINE.
I DON'T WALK AWAY FROM SOMETHING
JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE TELLS ME TO.
I LEAVE ON MY OWN TERMS.
COME WITH ME, JOHN.
I HAVE A MEETING ACROSS CAMPUS.
YOU ENJOY A CHALLENGE, JOHN?
YOU RISE TO IT?
ALWAYS.
EVEN THE MIGHTIEST LION
DOES NOT ATTACK THE ELEPHANT.
WHY IS THAT?
BECAUSE THE ELEPHANT'S TOO BIG.
THE LION KNOWS HE CAN'T WIN.
PRECISELY.
KNOW YOUR LIMITATIONS.
THEY DEFINE YOU AS MUCH AS YOUR TALENTS.
SO DROP CALC.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?
I'M SAYING WALK AWAY NOW AND IT CAN'T HURT YOU.
IS THAT WHAT YOU DID?
I'M SORRY?
YOU HAVE A PHD IN PHYSICS.
THAT TOOK, WHAT, FIVE YEARS TO EARN?
SIX, ACTUALLY.
SIX YEARS,
AND IN ALL THAT TIME,
THERE WAS NEVER A THEORY THAT BAFFLED YOU
OR A PROBLEM THAT YOU COULDN'T SOLVE?
WELL, OF COURSE THERE WAS.
DID YOU FACE YOUR LIMITATIONS AND WALK AWAY,
OR DID YOU WORK HARDER BECAUSE YOU WANTED IT SO BAD,
AND YOU KNEW THE ANSWER WAS SOMEWHERE IN YOUR HEAD?
I DID STUMBLE,
YOU'RE RIGHT,
BUT IT WAS NEAR THE FINISH LINE,
NOT AT THE START OF THE RACE.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
EITHER WAY, YOU HAVE TO GET BACK UP.
THANKS FOR YOUR ADVICE, DEAN FROST,
BUT I'LL BE BACK IN PROFESSOR KOWAL'S CLASS
TOMORROW.
FRONT ROW.
THE TALE OF THE LION AND THE ELEPHANT.
WHAT A CROCK.
YOU KNOW, ANY LION WORTH HIS SALT
WOULD SCOPE OUT THE OLDEST ELEPHANT
IN THE HERD,
AND WAIT TILL HE FELL ASLEEP,
AND YOU BET YOUR BUTT THERE'D BE DUMBO FOR DINNER.
AM I RIGHT?
OF COURSE I AM.
NOT THAT DADDY WOULD EVER, EVER HURT AN ELEPHANT, OKAY,
BECAUSE THEY'RE GENTLE AND INTELLIGENT CREATURES.
YOU REMEMBER THAT,
AND BE KIND TO ANIMALS.
THANKS FOR LISTENING.
[BABY COOS AND GURGLES]
AND FOR YOUR EXCELLENT COMMENTARY.
DID YOU HEAR THE BABY?
I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.
HUH.
I JUST, I WANT TO GET HIM ON A SCHEDULE, YOU KNOW?
POOR LITTLE GUY'S UP SUCH WEIRD HOURS.
HE'LL SLEEP LIKE A ROCK TONIGHT.
OUR LITTLE TRIP TUCKERED HIM OUT.
HE CAME WITH ME
TO TURN IN MY ECONOMICS PAPER
WHILE YOU WERE AT THE STORE TODAY.
YOU TOOK HIM OUT?
IN THIS WEATHER?
I BUNDLED HIM UP IN THAT THING YOUR AUNT JOAN SENT.
HE WAS FINE.
YEAH, OKAY, BUT DID YOU PUT ON HIS LITTLE BOOTIES?
DID YOU MAKE SURE HIS FEET WERE COVERED?
NO, I MADE HIM WALK BAREFOOT THROUGH THE SNOW.
IT'S NOT FUNNY, JOHN.
GOD...
KATH, I WAS KIDDING.
OH, COME ON.
HEY...
I LOST A COUPLE OF YOUR SOCKS, OKAY,
AND DON'T ASK ME WHERE THEY ARE
BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW,
AND THE SHEETS ARE PINK, TOO,
AND IT'S NOT MY FAULT.
JENNY TIPPENS' KID
LEFT A POMEGRANATE IN HIS POCKET--
BABY, BABY, IT WAS A JOKE.
I WASN'T MAKING FUN OF YOU.
I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR JOKES, JOHN, OKAY?
I'VE GOT SHEETS, AND SOCKS,
AND QUARTERS THAT GO IN UPSIDE DOWN.
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH RESPONSIBILITIES.
MY MOM CALLED THIS MORNING.
SHE LOVED THE PICTURES WE SENT,
SAID I LOOKED JUST LIKE ADAM WHEN I WAS A BABY.
ADAM'S WAY CUTER THAN I EVER WAS.
I NEED TO GO BACK NOW.
YOU KNOW?
PICTURES AREN'T ENOUGH.
I ALREADY CALLED THE AIRLINE,
AND ADAM AND I CAN LEAVE THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW,
BE BACK IN A WEEK.
WOULD THAT BE OKAY?
OF COURSE.
I'LL FREEZE SOME FOOD
AND I'LL MAKE SURE ALL THE UTILITIES ARE PAID--
KATH, HEY...
GO TO BOISE AND STAY AS LONG AS YOU WANT, OKAY?
I'LL BE FINE.
ARE YOU SURE?
ABSOLUTELY.
IT'LL GIVE ME TIME TO LOOK FOR MY LOST SOCKS.
HEY...
NOW YOU ARE MAKING FUN OF ME.
A LITTLE BIT, YEAH.
[CHUCKLES]
OKAY.
GOOD NIGHT.
THANKS.
TAKE CARE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
YEAH, NOT A CHANCE.
SHE LOOKED ME IN THE EYES.
DUDE...
[HOCKEY GAME PLAYS ON TELEVISION]
...THE SHOT, THE SAVE...
REBOUND!
[CROWD SHOUTS AND CHEERS]
[JAKE GROANS]
OPEN NET, AND HE PUSHES IT WIDE.
IDIOT!
YOU BORED?
1-1 IN OVERTIME, YOU'RE BORED?
IT'S VALENTINE'S DAY.
I DON'T WANT TO MISS KATH'S CALL.
GIVE IT TO ME.
- NO. - GIVE IT.
HEY, COME ON.
GIVE IT TO ME, OR JUST SOCK IT AWAY, MAN.
LISTEN TO ME,
YOU'RE ALLOWED TO HAVE FUN, JOHN.
GET DRUNK WITH ME,
SING FIGHT SONGS.
BE A FRESHMAN, MAN.
[CROWD ERUPTS IN CHEERING]
[CROWD ROARING]
YES!
DAMMIT.
BIGGEST GOAL OF THE SEASON, I WAS LOOKING THE OTHER WAY.
YOU FORGET ABOUT THAT PHONE CALL, MAN.
I OWN YOU TONIGHT.
WE GOT A STOP TO MAKE.
COME ON.
[TELEPHONE RINGING]
DON'T HANG UP, I'M COMING!
I'M COMING, KATHY, HANG ON!
HANG ON, HANG ON, KATH...
HELLO?
HEY...
HEY, KATH, HOW YOU DOING?
NO, I'M SORRY, MY CELL DIED,
AND THEN JAKE DRAGGED ME TO A PARTY.
KATH, THE BLUE BUNNY.
NO, I'M LOOKING AT IT.
YOU FORGOT IT, KATH.
ADAM'S IN BOISE WITHOUT HIS BLUE BUNNY,
SO MAYBE YOU SHOULD BRING HIM HOME
SO HE WON'T BE SAD?
YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE, KATH?
I MISS YOU SO MUCH.
OKAY, SO...
COME HOME SOON?
BRING MY FAMILY HOME, PLEASE.
HEY, BUDDY.
WELCOME HOME, ADAM.
HEY, BUD...
WELCOME HOME.
WHY...
WHY DID YOU REARRANGE EVERYTHING?
OH, JUST THE GLASSES.
I THOUGHT THEY'D BE EASIER TO REACH
ON THE FIRST SHELF.
I MISSED YOU.
I'M GOING TO GO CHECK ON ADAM.
[FUSSING AND CRYING]
I GOT A B-PLUS ON THAT ECON EXAM.
THAT'S GREAT.
HOW'S CALC?
DID I MENTION THE B-PLUS ON THE ECON EXAM?
CALC'S CALC.
I KNEW IT WOULD BE TOUGH.
HANG ON, BUD, I'M COMING!
HEY...
[BABY CALMS AND STOPS CRYING]
THERE YOU GO...
HE ONLY DOES THAT FOR YOU.
REALLY?
YEAH.
HOW WAS HE IN BOISE?
DID HE BEHAVE HIMSELF?
YEAH, HE WAS GREAT.
[dd]
MS. KOWALSKI...
MS. JONES...
AND MR. PATTON...
MR. SCHWARTZ.
WOULD YOU PASS THAT BACK, PLEASE?
MS. LUDWICK...
WOULD YOU PASS THAT BACK?
MR. LEWIS...
MR. LEE...
MR. JARDINE.
[CRYING]
WE'RE ALMOST DONE, ALMOST DONE, COME ON.
SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH...
[BABY CRYING]
BABY, STOP.
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE HERE AN HOUR AGO.
I NEED TO GO TO THE STORE.
I HAD TO SEE PROFESSOR KOWAL.
SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH...
WHAT'S THE MATTER,
YOU TOUCH HIS HEAD AGAIN?
WE'RE FINE.
[BABY STILL CRYING INCONSOLABLY]
LET ME GET HIM.
HEY, BIG GUY.
SHH, HEY, IT'S OKAY.
SHH...
THERE YOU GO, THERE YOU GO...
[BABY CALMS]
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
HE'S ALWAYS HAPPY WITH YOU.
HE'S ALWAYS SMILING.
EVERY TIME I TOUCH HIM, HE-HE SCREAMS.
THAT'S NOT TRUE, KATH.
YES, IT IS, JOHN, YOU WEREN'T IN BOISE.
HE WAS SCREAMING EVERY TWO SECONDS.
EVERYONE WAS LOOKING AT ME. IT WAS EMBARRASSING.
HE WAS PROBABLY JUST TIRED.
NO, HE WASN'T TIRED.
HE HATES ME.
KATH, DON'T...
OKAY, BUDDY.
ARE YOU AWAKE?
HEY, I'M HOME.
HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M LEAVING.
YOU'RE...
W-WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU'RE LEAVING?
THIS MAKES NO SENSE.
IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE, OKAY?
HE'S NOT HAPPY BECAUSE I'M NOT HAPPY.
I'M THE PROBLEM.
WHAT PROBLEM?
THERE'S NO PROBLEM.
WHY DON'T YOU SIT AT HOME ALL DAY, EVERY DAY,
AND SEE IF YOU STILL THINK THAT.
KATH, DON'T DO--
DON'T DO THIS.
I'VE GOT TO GO PICK UP ADAM--
NO, LEAVE HIM AT BEV'S.
HEY...
WHATEVER IT IS, WE'LL FIX IT.
YOU CAN'T FIX A BABY!
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.
ALL I DO IS WAIT FOR YOU TO GET HOME.
I HAVE YOUR SCHEDULE MEMORIZED
SO I KNOW EXACTLY
WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO WALK THROUGH THE DOOR,
'CAUSE THAT'S WHEN MY LIFE BEGINS.
IT'S THE FIRST TIME I GET TO SEE MY KID SMILE.
THAT'S CRAZY. ADAM LOVES YOU.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
HAVE I LET YOU DOWN SOMEHOW?
- NO, OF COURSE NOT. - DON'T YOU TRUST ME?
IT'S NOT ABOUT TRUST!
WHAT, THEN?
KATH, ANSWER ME.
[QUIETLY]: I TRAPPED YOU.
WHAT?
I GOT PREGNANT ON PURPOSE, OKAY?
I TRAPPED YOU.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
WELL, IT'S TRUE.
I KNEW YOU'D DO THE RIGHT THING AND MARRY ME.
HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WASN'T MY IDEA
TO GET YOU PREGNANT?
I WAS SCARED OF LEAVING BOISE,
SCARED OF LOSING YOU.
MAYBE I GOT YOU PREGNANT TO KEEP US TOGETHER.
SEE?
I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON YOU
TO SAY SOMETHING AMAZING LIKE THAT,
JUST LIKE I COULD COUNT ON YOU TO MARRY ME.
KATH, NONE OF THIS MATTERS.
HOWEVER WE GOT HERE, WE'RE A FAMILY NOW--
NO!
YOU AND ADAM ARE A FAMILY.
I'M JUST THE GIRL WHO PUTS THE GLASSES
ON THE WRONG SHELF!
WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN?
YOU EARNED HARVARD, OKAY?
I-I DON'T BELONG HERE.
I SCHEMED MY WAY IN!
HERE'S AN IDEA.
WHY DON'T YOU STOP THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF?
THAT'S NOT FAIR!
AND RUNNING AWAY IS?
I'M NOT RUNNING AWAY, I'M GOING HOME!
I THOUGHT MY DREAMS WERE THE SAME AS YOURS, BUT...
THEY'RE NOT.
I MADE A HUGE MISTAKE, JOHN.
MAYBE THAT'S SELFISH.
I DON'T CARE ANYMORE.
I CAN'T PRETEND.
THAT'S YOUR DREAM, HUH?
TO TAKE AWAY MY SON?
TO BREAK MY HEART, THAT'S YOUR DREAM?
NO.
OF COURSE NOT.
I'M GOING HOME, JOHN.
OKAY?
AND I'M LEAVING ADAM WITH YOU.
NO...
I'M SORRY.
THERE'S NO MOON TONIGHT.
IT'S LOWER IN THE SKY.
YOU WEREN'T LOOKING HARD ENOUGH.
DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW WHY I'M GOING BACK?
I THINK I DESERVE THAT.
IT WAS ADAM'S BLUE BUNNY.
I FOUND IT IN BED TODAY,
AND IT WAS LIKE THIS GIANT REVELATION,
LIKE A BOMB WENT OFF IN MY HEAD.
YOU SLEPT WITH OUR SON'S FAVORITE TOY,
AND I DIDN'T EVEN REMEMBER TO PACK IT.
ONE OF US JUST ISN'T A PARENT, JOHN.
ONE OF US IS STILL A PROM QUEEN.
KATH, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
YOU'RE A GREAT MOM--
NO.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DEFEND ME.
I KNOW THE TRUTH.
I'VE GROWN UP THAT MUCH.
I WANT TO GO HOME.
I MISS MY CROWN.
AND IT'S ONLY IN BOISE?
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY SURE?
BEDROOM CLOSET,
SECOND SHELF,
RIGHT BEHIND MY POM-POMS.
OKAY, JUST...
MAKE SURE YOU SERVE HIM HIS CEREAL WARM, OKAY?
OH, AND YOU CAN GET HIM THOSE...
THOSE EXTRA-SOFT UNDERSHIRTS
AT, UM...
GOD...
I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THE STORE.
THE LIST, KATHY, IT'S ON THE LIST.
RIGHT.
RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT, THE LIST.
CEREAL WARM, UNDERSHIRTS SOFT, GOT IT.
LADY, IT'S TIME TO GO.
HERE.
SEE HOW HE LOVES YOU?
STAY.
PLEASE STAY.
[BABY CRYING]
YOU AND ME, BUDDY...
RIGHT TO THE END.
I'M NOT GOING TO LIE TO YOU.
I'M SCARED.
IT'S JUST US GUYS NOW,
AND WE GOT TO STICK TOGETHER
AND WATCH EACH OTHER'S BACKS.
BE A REAL FAMILY.
I'M HOPING I CAN COUNT ON YOUR COMPLETE COOPERATION.
ARE YOU ON BOARD?
I'LL TAKE THAT AS A YES.
SHE LEFT YOU?
SHE WAS HOMESICK.
AND YOUR SON?
WITH ME.
OH, MY.
IT'S OKAY, WE'RE MANAGING.
NOT IN CALCULUS, I'M AFRAID.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THE NUMBER
OF A GRAD STUDENT.
HE'S A TUTOR,
AND HE KNOWS THE MATERIAL VERY WELL.
SIR, I...
I CAN'T AFFORD A TUTOR.
NOT TO WORRY.
LAST TIME I CHECKED,
HARVARD'S ENDOWMENT WAS ALMOST 26 BILLION.
I THINK THAT'LL COVER IT.
I'LL EXPECT REPAYMENT, OF COURSE...
A PASSING GRADE.
ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU, PROFESSOR KOWAL.
I'LL DELIVER, I PROMISE.
I'M AFRAID YOU'LL HAVE TO, JOHN.
THE ALTERNATIVE IS GRIM.
HEY, HOW'D IT GO?
OOH! SHH, SHH, SHH...
YOU MUST HAVE MAGICAL POWERS.
HE NEVER NAPS IN THE AFTERNOON.
OH, IT WASN'T ME, IT WAS THE SONG.
"WHEELS ON THE BUS."
ONE CHORUS, AND IT WAS DREAMLAND.
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS"?
NOW OFFICIALLY MY FAVORITE SONG.
[CHUCKLES QUIETLY]
THANKS, BEV.
YOU'RE NOT THE FIRST STUDENT
THAT KOWAL'S SENT TO SEE ME.
EVERYTHING MAKES SENSE WHEN I'M HERE WITH YOU,
BUT PROFESSOR KOWAL PUTS IT IN A TEST,
I BLANK.
YOU KNOW, I'M FINE
IN ALL MY OTHER COURSES, TOO.
I'M EVEN ACING ECON.
IT'S DRIVING ME NUTS.
WE ALL FALL SHORT SOMEWHERE.
CALC BULLIES ME.
YOU KNOW, I SEE IT COMING,
AND I GET CLAMMY AND WEAK.
IT'S LIKE...
IT'S LIKE KRYPTONITE.
OKAY, SUPERMAN,
TRY NUMBER 16.
ALL RIGHT.
[BABY FUSSING AND COOING]
REASON #63 WHY WE MISS MOMMY--
NO CLEAN CLOTHES.
HEY, YOUR UNCLE JAKE'S GOING TO BABYSIT YOU TODAY.
DADDY'S GOT A BIG TEST.
I KNOW, BUD, I KNOW.
IT'S--
AH!
DAMMIT...
THUMBTACK.
REASON #64.
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
THANK GOD.
AH, HEY, JOHN, IS THIS A GOOD TIME?
I-I WAS JUST GOING OUT, ACTUALLY.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE CAN COME BACK LATER, WHENEVER'S CONVENIENT.
CONVENIENT FOR WHAT?
TO SHOW THE PLACE.
I'M SORRY, JOHN, YOU GOT THE NOTICE, DIDN'T YOU?
NO, TIM, I DIDN'T.
I CAN'T AUTHORIZE MARRIED HOUSING
FOR A SINGLE MAN.
THE RULES ARE VERY CLEAR.
WHAT ABOUT FAMILY HOUSING?
ADAM AND I ARE A FAMILY.
THE RULES STIPULATE--
BREAK THE RULES.
JOHN, YOU'RE NOT HEARING ME OUT.
YOU HAVE OPTIONS.
I CAN RELEASE THE SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
THAT GO TO MARRIED HOUSING,
AND YOU CAN FIND AN APARTMENT.
I CAN'T FIND A CLEAN SHIRT.
THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T GET YOUR NOTICE.
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO CHECK MY MAILBOX.
YOU'RE OVERWHELMED.
I'M RAISING A CHILD!
AND MAYBE FLUNKING OUT.
THE LAST TIME WE TALKED,
YOU HAD A WIFE TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR BABY.
NOW YOU'RE A SINGLE FATHER.
THE STAKES ARE HIGHER,
AND THE RULES HAVE CHANGED.
IT'S NOT ABOUT RULES,
IT'S YOU.
YOU JUST PLAIN DON'T LIKE ME.
THAT WAS CLEAR FROM THE START.
YOU THINK I'VE CHEATED SOME OTHER DESERVING GUY
OUT OF HIS HARVARD SHOT.
I THINK YOU HAVE A CHILD,
AND CHILDREN SHOULD COME FIRST.
MY SON IS MY LIFE.
I WON'T FAIL HIM...
AND I WON'T FAIL CALCULUS.
I BELONG HERE.
I MAY BE A BUMPKIN FROM BOISE,
BUT I EARNED HARVARD AS MUCH AS YOU DID,
AND I WON'T WALK AWAY FROM IT
JUST TO ACCOMMODATE YOUR NARROW STANDARDS.
I TOLD YOU ONCE BEFORE, I LEAVE ON MY OWN TERMS,
AND WHEN I DO,
I'M TAKING A HARVARD DIPLOMA WITH ME.
NO, WE'RE DOING JUST FINE. ADAM'S GREAT.
PLUS MY FRIEND JAKE'S HELPING OUT
WITH BABY-SITTING, SO...
SO WHEN'S KATH DUE BACK, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA?
NO, NO, NOTHING IMPORTANT,
JUST, YOU KNOW, CHECKING IN.
TELL HER I CALLED, OKAY?
AND TELL HER...
TELL HER WE MISS HER.
YEAH, OKAY. BYE.
[BABY'S CRIES COME OVER MONITOR]
[dd]
ALL RIGHT.
YEAH.
HI. YEAH, I'D LIKE TO SEE THE APARTMENT, PLEASE?
IT WAS RENTED YESTERDAY.
[BABY FUSSING AND CRYING]
I KNOW, BUD.
IT DOESN'T MATTER WHERE WE ARE, AS LONG AS WE'RE TOGETHER.
JUST REMEMBER, CHANGE IS GOOD.
YOU KNOW, IT BUILDS CHARACTER.
IT MAKES MEN.
[GROANS]
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
BOISE OR BOSTON,
WE'RE A TEAM.
THAT'S ONE THING THAT'S NEVER GOING TO CHANGE.
NEED A LITTLE HELP HERE, BUDDY.
DADDY'S STARTING TO GET WORRIED.
[RINGS DOORBELL]
[DOG BARKING]
[BABY CRIES]
IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY, BUD.
[DOG BARKING]
WELL, IT'S ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN.
[RINGS DOORBELL]
HELLO!
HI, UH, I SAW YOUR SIGN OUT FRONT.
OH, YEAH, I NEVER ADVERTISE IN THE PAPER.
I DECIDE TO SEE WHAT THE WIND BLOWS IN.
[BABY COOS]
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE ROOM?
YES, PLEASE.
[BABY FUSSES AND GURGLES]
COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
HELLO, PRECIOUS.
OH, YES, THERE'S PLENTY OF ROOM FOR TWO.
IT'S 340 SQUARE FEET.
IT'S VERY BRIGHT, AND COZY, TOO.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
UH, IT'S...
IT'S AMAZING.
YOU HAVE YOUR OWN BATHROOM THERE,
AND KITCHEN PRIVILEGES
AND A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL BACKYARD.
YES...
I'M AFRAID TO ASK. HOW MUCH?
FIRST, LAST, AND SECURITY, $2000.
TOO MUCH?
UNFORTUNATELY, YEAH.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
YOUR AURA JUST WENT FROM BLUE TO RED,
AND IT'S THROBBING LIKE A TOOTHACHE.
[GASPING IN HORROR]
IT'S GOING TO GO BACK TO PURPLE IN A SECOND.
YEAH, THERE IT IS.
[EXHALING IN RELIEF]
WHAT DO YOU SAY I KNOCK IT DOWN TO $1,000?
I CAN'T HAVE THAT RED AURA ON MY CONSCIENCE.
THAT KARMA WOULD SUCK.
SERIOUSLY?
YEAH.
[dd]
I DON'T GET IT.
HOW COME YOUR MOM CAN'T COME OUT AND TAKE CARE OF ADAM?
SHE'S GOT A FULL-TIME JOB,
PLUS I WOULD NEVER ASK HER.
I'VE BEEN HERE 30 YEARS,
I DON'T HAVE THIS MUCH STUFF.
TELL ME ABOUT IT.
LET'S GO SEE
WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO PUT ALL THIS STUFF, BUDDY.
LET'S GO.
I GOT TO TELL YOU,
I DON'T REALLY BUY INTO THIS STUFF.
WELL, "THIS STUFF" BOUGHT THE VERY HOUSE
THAT YOU'RE LIVING IN.
[SHUFFLING CARDS]
OKAY, NOW...
FORTITUDE.
HMM... IS THAT GOOD?
ONE OF THE BEST.
IT MEANS YOU HAVE RESILIENCE.
YOU'RE STRONG.
YOU ARE DETERMINED.
IF THAT'S A CALC. BOOK HE'S CARRYING,
YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF A CONVERT.
SHH, SHH, SHH.
THE STAR.
SHE WHO GUIDES YOU.
MY MOTHER.
HARVARD WAS HER DREAM.
SHE BELIEVED IN ME WHEN I DIDN'T.
THAT'S A MOTHER'S JOB.
UGH.
I HAVE BEEN MEANING TO JUST THROW THIS ONE OUT.
EH, YOU KNOW...
FORTUNES, THEY RISE, THEY FALL.
NEXT...
[WHISPERS DRAMATICALLY]: DESIRE.
THIS IS A VERY POWERFUL CARD.
IN FOURTH POSITION, IT GRANTS A WISH.
SO THINK VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU DECIDE.
IT MUST BE SOMETHING THAT YOU WANT VERY MUCH.
TO BE A GOOD FATHER.
[LAUGHS]
YOU POOR MISGUIDED SOUL,
DO YOU REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE DONE?
YOU'VE BLOWN A GUARANTEED PASS
IN CALCULUS.
YOU'VE WISHED FOR SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY COME TRUE.
WE HAVE A FRIDGE FULL OF HOMEMADE SOUP
AND A FREE BABYSITTER RIGHT DOWNSTAIRS.
[BABY COOS AND GURGLES]
HEY, YOU WANT TO SAY HI TO ADAM?
SAY HI TO GRANDMA, BUD.
[KNOCKING URGENTLY]
NO, MA, I WOULDN'T LIE TO YOU. I'M DOING JUST FINE.
LOOK, JAKE'S AT THE DOOR, I GOTTA GO.
I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.
I LOVE YOU.
LATE AS USUAL. I GOT A TEST TODAY.
YOU'RE NOT PICKING UP YOUR PHONE?
I GOT AN EMERGENCY AT WORK, MAN.
I CAN'T BABYSIT.
JAKE...
I CAN'T DO IT--
DOROTHY IS NOT AVAILABLE.
I'M SORRY.
I CAN'T-- I'M GOING TO GET YOU BACK.
WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?
I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY!
JAKE!
OH...
AGAIN, I'M SO VERY, VERY SORRY.
[BABY STARTS FUSSING]
[WHISPERS]: OH, MY GOD.
HEY, SHH, SHH... HEY, IT'S OKAY.
HEY, HEY, HAPPY BOY.
HAPPY BOY, HAPPY BOY...
[BABY STARTS TO CRY]
THERE YOU GO, YEAH.
HAPPY BOY...
NOT NOW, ADAM, NOT NOW.
d THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ROUND AND ROUND d
d ROUND AND ROUND ROUND AND ROUND d
d THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ROUND AND ROUND, YEAH! d
d ALL OVER TOWN d
MR. PATTON!
YES, SIR?
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT YOU ARE..
SINGING?
IT'S MY SON, UH...
HE LOVES THIS SONG.
IT KNOCKS HIM OUT, LITERALLY.
AND WHAT SONG IS THAT?
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS," SIR.
[BABY FUSSING]
UP, PLEASE.
PENS DOWN AND STAND.
NOW.
"THE WHEELS ON THE BUS."
SO THAT MR. PATTON'S INEXPLICABLY PRESENT SON
MIGHT SLEEP.
d THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ROUND AND ROUND d
d ROUND AND ROUND ROUND AND ROUND d
d THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ROUND AND ROUND d
d ALL DAY LONG d
d THE BELLS ON THE BUS GO DING, DING, DING d
d DING, DING, DING DING, DING, DING d
d THE BELLS ON THE BUS GO DING, DING, DING d
d ALL DAY LONG d
d THE HORN ON THE BUS GOES BEEP, BEEP, BEEP d
d BEEP, BEEP, BEEP BEEP, BEEP, BEEP d
d THE HORN ON THE BUS GOES BEEP, BEEP, BEEP d
d ALL DAY LONG d
PROFESSOR KOWAL JUST GAVE ME
ANOTHER HUGE GIFT.
IF I PASS THE FINAL, I PASS THE COURSE,
KEEP MY SCHOLARSHIP.
AND YOU WILL.
I'M NOT SO SURE.
I HAVE TO BE REALISTIC, YOU KNOW?
CALC. HAS KNOCKED ME AROUND PRETTY GOOD.
MAYBE IT'S TIME I CALLED THE FIGHT.
OH, DON'T TALK NONSENSE, JOHN.
YOU'RE A HARVARD MAN.
YOU BELONG THERE.
[CHUCKLES] THAT MAKES THREE OF YOU.
YOU, KATHY, AND MY MOM, YOU ALL SAY I BELONG AT HARVARD.
BUT YOU KNOW WHO DOESN'T?
HARVARD.
I MEAN, PEOPLE LIKE KOWAL
MAKE ALLOWANCES FOR ME,
BUT THEY NEVER SAY I BELONG THERE...
AND MAYBE I DON'T.
COME WITH ME, JOHN.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
I'VE GOT TO CHANGE ADAM.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
DON'T MAKE ME PUT A CURSE ON YOU.
OKAY.
NOW, LOOK. LOOK THERE.
YOU SEE THOSE LILACS?
NOW, I'VE BEEN LIVING HERE FOR 35 YEARS,
AND EVERY SPRING,
THESE SAME LILACS GROW IN THIS SAME SPOT.
NOW, NOBODY EVER TENDS IT, WATERS IT,
FEEDS IT,
OR ENCOURAGES IT IN ANY WAY,
AND EVERY YEAR,
STILL IT FIGHTS THE ODDS AND FINDS THE LIGHT, AND...
BLOOMS,
AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO,
BECAUSE YOU ARE A SURVIVOR.
THE CARDS TELL YOU THAT?
MY HEART TELLS ME THAT.
NOW, GIVE ME THAT BABY BOY.
YOU'VE BEEN HOGGING HIM ALL MORNING.
NOW, YOU--
YOU LISTEN TO ME.
YOU'VE GOT TO FACE FACTS.
YOU'VE GOT TWO MOTHERS NOW,
WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT,
AND I BELIEVE IN YOU
JUST AS MUCH AS THE OTHER ONE DOES.
NOW, LET'S GO IN.
YOU'VE GOT HOMEWORK TO DO,
AND I'VE GOT SOUP TO MAKE.
[BABY CRYING]
SHH, SHH...
IT'S OKAY, BUD.
IT'S OKAY...
SHH...
FLORENCE THE NEIGHBOR'S
BRINGING THE BABY DROPS.
DID YOU TAKE HIS TEMP AGAIN?
YEAH, HE'S STILL RISING.
IT'LL BE OKAY.
[BABY CRYING]
DO YOU HAVE CLASS THIS MORNING?
YEAH, CALC. IN TWO HOURS.
I'LL MAKE SOME COFFEE.
[BABY CRYING]
HE'S FINALLY CONKED OUT.
HOPEFULLY HE'LL SLEEP FOR A WHILE.
SIT DOWN, EAT.
NO, COFFEE'LL DO.
COULDN'T YOU CUT CLASS JUST THIS ONCE?
CAN'T, IT'S THE REVIEW FOR THE FINAL.
WELL, YOU NEED SOMETHING TO EAT.
YOU NEED SOMETHING IN YOUR STOMACH.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE FUEL.
SIT DOWN.
[VOICE BREAKING]: SHE STOPPED CALLING, DOROTHY.
I LEFT HER THREE MESSAGES AND SHE HASN'T CALLED BACK.
WELL...
SHE'S FEELING GUILTY.
SHE'S ASHAMED
AND UPSET.
IT'S HER, NOT YOU.
I GOT TO GO.
JOHN..
IT'S OKAY, I'M FINE.
I'M HOME ALL DAY.
DON'T-DON'T WORRY.
THANKS, MOM.
WE OWE YOU ONE.
[SNIFFLING]
JOHN...
[SOBBING]
DON'T WORRY.
DON'T WORRY...
IT'S GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
TAKE ONE AND PASS THEM BACK.
THIS IS NOT JUST A STUDY GUIDE.
THIS IS YOUR NEW BEST FRIEND.
TREAT IT WITH RESPECT,
AND IT'LL PAY YOU BACK ON FINALS DAY.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ISN'T A PRESCRIPTION FOR THIS.
A VIRUS HAS TO RUN ITS COURSE.
WELL, IT'S BEEN A FEW DAYS ALREADY.
IT'S MUCH WORSE AT NIGHT.
HIS SLEEP, IT'S SO RAGGED.
GET SOME ELECTROLYTES.
THEY ARE CRUCIAL WITH A VIRUS.
FEVER DEHYDRATES A BABY FAST.
USE A BOTTLE.
HE'LL TAKE IT EASIER THAT WAY.
THANK YOU.
AND LOOK AFTER YOURSELF.
YOU'RE NO GOOD TO ADAM IF YOU GO DOWN, TOO.
YOU GOT ANYONE TO SPELL YOU?
NO.
NO, OUR LANDLADY'S AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS.
[BABY CRYING]
WE'LL BE FINE.
WE'LL BE FINE...
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
THANK YOU.
[RAIN POURING, THUNDER BOOMS]
[CRYING INCONSOLABLY]
HEY, BUD.
HEY.
HEY...
OH, MY GOD.
HOLD ON, BUDDY, IT'S ALL RIGHT!
HANG ON, ADAM, JUST A COUPLE MORE MINUTES.
DADDY'S GOING TO MAKE IT ALL BETTER, OKAY?
I PROMISE.
NO!
OH, FOR...
[SHOUTS IN FRUSTRATION]
[BABY CRYING]
[THUNDER CRASHES, RAIN POURS]
[BABY WAILING]
I GOT YOU. IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S IT.
HEY, HANG ON, BUDDY.
[BABY CRYING]
IT'S ALL RIGHT, ADAM.
DADDY'S GOING TO MAKE YOU FEEL ALL BETTER.
I GOT YOUR BACK, REMEMBER?
OKAY?
HANG IN THERE.
THANK YOU.
HELLO!
I'M BACK!
[BABY CRYING]
SHH, SHH, SHH...
SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH...
[BABY FUSSING]
SHH, SHH...
[WHISPERING]: GET YOU A BOTTLE?
COME ON, YEAH.
LET'S GET YOU A BOTTLE.
EXCUSE ME.
I WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR INCREDIBLE GENEROSITY
AND SUPPORT THIS YEAR.
I WISH I COULD HAVE REPAID YOU
WITH A PASSING GRADE.
IT'S ONLY 3:30. YOU'RE NOT OUT OF TIME, JOHN.
I'M SORRY, SIR, BUT...
I AM.
THESE FLASHY NEW DUDS ARE FROM YOUR GRANDMOTHER
WHO LOVES YOU VERY MUCH
AND CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE YOU,
JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN BOISE.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE IT THERE, ADAM.
THE SKIES ARE BLUE AND BOLD,
AND THE MOUNTAINS GO ON FOREVER.
IT'S A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PLACE.
JOHN!
JOHN, DO YOU HEAR THAT?
I BELIEVE THAT'S DEAN FROST CALLING AGAIN.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING ELSE
GREAT ABOUT BOISE?
NO WICKED WITCHES.
WE STOP THEM AT THE BORDER, AND WE BURN THEIR POINTY HATS.
AND IS THIS IS HOW YOU'LL TEACH HIM
TO DEAL WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE?
OUR AUNT DOROTHY.
WE'LL MISS HER, WON'T WE?
[BABY CRYING]
AW...
THAT VOICE OF LOGIC AND REASON.
LISTEN, IF I COME BACK A TOAD,
IT'S ON YOUR HEAD.
[GIGGLING AND COOING TO BABY]
[SIGHS HAPPILY]
I'VE ALREADY TURNED IN MY STUDENT I.D.
IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE AFTER.
YOU'RE HEADING HOME, JOHN?
FAST AS I CAN GET THERE.
TOMORROW MORNING,
FIRST STAGECOACH OUT.
STAGECOACH?
IT'S THE ONLY WAY INTO BOISE, MA'AM.
THEM FANCY PLANES,
THEY DON'T BOTHER MUCH WITH OUR LITTLE COW TOWN.
YOU THINK I'M A SNOB, JOHN?
NO, MA'AM, A COWARD.
YOUR IVORY TOWER HAS NO WINDOWS IN IT.
YOU JUDGE WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE
BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO AFRAID TO LOOK,
AND YOU THINK LIFE CAN BE LIVED BY A TEXTBOOK,
BUT IT CAN'T.
WE'RE JUST ALONG FOR THE RIDE.
A BUMPY ONE.
ABSOLUTELY,
BUT A ROCKY ROAD CAN LEAD TO A SPECTACULAR BEACH.
OR A DRUGSTORE.
PLEASE.
OH, COME ON, JOHN, PLEASE.
LAST WEEK I SAW YOU IN THE DRUGSTORE
WITH YOUR LITTLE BOY
WHEN YOU WERE BUYING MEDICINE,
AND IT CHANGED
EVERYTHING I FELT ABOUT YOU.
WATCHING THE WAY
YOU SHIELDED HIM FROM THE LIGHTS,
SEEING THE WAY YOU CRADLED HIM...
I REALIZED
THAT I WAS WRONG TO JUDGE YOU.
YOU'RE A GOOD FATHER, JOHN.
I SAW IT A HUNDRED DIFFERENT WAYS THAT NIGHT.
I SAW HOW DEEPLY YOU LOVE YOUR SON.
SO WHEN WORD CAME
THAT YOU'D FAILED YOUR CALCULUS FINAL,
I WASN'T SURPRISED.
I KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT HAD HAPPENED.
YOU CHOSE TAKING CARE OF YOUR SON
OVER STUDYING FOR YOUR EXAM.
THERE'S A CERTAIN HONOR IN THAT F,
BECAUSE IT MEANT THAT YOU'D DONE THE RIGHT THING.
YOU PUT YOUR CHILD FIRST.
I'VE ADDED A STIPEND
FOR CHILDCARE,
AND A GUARANTEE OF CAMPUS HOUSING.
THE REST OF THE SCHOLARSHIP WILL REMAIN THE SAME
WITH A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY IN GRADE EXPECTATION.
AN HONORABLE MAN DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE, JOHN,
AND HARVARD'S GIVING YOU ONE.
WE DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO HANG ONTO THE GOOD GUYS.
WELCOME BACK, JOHN PATTON.
ALICE FOREMAN BADAL.
[APPLAUSE]
JENNIFER STOREY OAKES.
[APPLAUSE]
JAMES STEWART ORREY.
[APPLAUSE]
JOHN LEE PATTON.
[APPLAUSE]
ALEX JAMES PETERSON.
[APPLAUSE]
PAUL SHANE PULLEN.
[APPLAUSE]
[THUNDEROUS APPLAUSE]
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[JOHN]: DEAN FROST KEPT HER WORD,
AND I KEPT MINE.
HARVARD TOOK CARE OF ME THE NEXT YEAR,
AND THE YEARS AFTER THAT,
TILL I GRADUATED WITH HONORS
AND EARNED A SCHOLARSHIP TO HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL,
AND ADAM HAS BEEN WITH ME THE WHOLE WAY.
[APPLAUSE]
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