1 00:00:28,561 --> 00:00:30,620 Kids, living on the street 2 00:00:34,034 --> 00:00:36,127 Have you ever talked to one? 3 00:00:38,304 --> 00:00:40,966 Most come from homes where they're abused, 4 00:00:41,074 --> 00:00:45,374 often by their parents who were supposed to protect them, but couldn't 5 00:00:49,315 --> 00:00:52,113 There's no peace inside of these children 6 00:00:53,953 --> 00:00:58,413 Pain is the quickest path to pleasure, and they cope by hurting themselves 7 00:00:59,025 --> 00:01:02,017 just so they can feel something, anything 8 00:01:15,809 --> 00:01:19,006 We now have whole generations who are raised in 9 00:01:19,112 --> 00:01:23,378 and then lose their children to a very broken foster care system 10 00:01:29,989 --> 00:01:34,722 Children who live confused, betrayed, angry, 11 00:01:35,462 --> 00:01:40,195 yet still yearning for a home, for a family, for love 12 00:01:47,474 --> 00:01:52,502 This boy is one of them His name is America and this is his story 13 00:01:54,180 --> 00:01:57,240 I love you I love you so much You're my baby 14 00:01:57,350 --> 00:01:58,681 I love you 15 00:02:14,868 --> 00:02:16,859 I work at a residential treatment facility 16 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:20,565 that's the end of the road for way too many of these kids 17 00:02:21,541 --> 00:02:23,475 This is their last stop 18 00:02:24,077 --> 00:02:26,841 For me, it's where the love has to start 19 00:02:29,115 --> 00:02:32,448 Here's the boys' dorm. The girls' are on the other side. 20 00:02:32,552 --> 00:02:35,646 Don't get any ideas. Girls' dorms are off-limits. 21 00:02:35,955 --> 00:02:39,516 Only places where everybody mixes are in the common areas downstairs, 22 00:02:39,626 --> 00:02:42,186 classes, cafeterias, rec rooms. 23 00:02:43,062 --> 00:02:46,998 During the day when you're in school or therapy, all of these rooms are locked. 24 00:02:47,100 --> 00:02:49,398 No access or unsupervised entry. 25 00:02:50,203 --> 00:02:52,535 4:00 to 5:00, you can come up here for quiet time. 26 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:54,436 Quiet time is for homework. 27 00:02:54,541 --> 00:02:57,635 You got dinner at 5:00, lights out at 10:00. 28 00:02:58,511 --> 00:03:00,138 This is your room. 29 00:03:01,381 --> 00:03:03,542 This is your bed and your dresser. 30 00:03:03,650 --> 00:03:06,483 - Any questions? - No. 31 00:03:08,221 --> 00:03:10,155 Get anything to eat yet? 32 00:03:11,624 --> 00:03:14,115 Come down to cafeteria, we'll get you some food. 33 00:03:14,227 --> 00:03:15,626 I'm not hungry. 34 00:03:15,728 --> 00:03:18,595 You got therapy at 10:00 and group at 2:00. 35 00:03:18,932 --> 00:03:22,265 And, America, meet your new roommate, Fish. 36 00:03:26,839 --> 00:03:30,036 Hi. I'm Fish. 37 00:03:45,091 --> 00:03:46,524 America Vega? 38 00:03:48,761 --> 00:03:51,821 America? Hi. 39 00:04:00,340 --> 00:04:01,671 Come on in. 40 00:04:04,410 --> 00:04:07,106 Sit right here. Either seat's all right. 41 00:04:11,050 --> 00:04:13,814 I'm Dr. Maureen Brennan. You can call me Dr. B. 42 00:04:13,920 --> 00:04:17,253 I will be your counselor while you're here at Ridgeway. 43 00:04:17,357 --> 00:04:19,120 Just so you understand, 44 00:04:19,225 --> 00:04:22,922 everything that you say during our sessions is confidential, 45 00:04:23,263 --> 00:04:25,163 with a couple of exceptions. 46 00:04:25,265 --> 00:04:27,460 Number one, if you tell me someone's hurting you. 47 00:04:27,567 --> 00:04:29,831 Number two, if you tell me you're gonna hurt yourself. 48 00:04:29,936 --> 00:04:34,134 Or number three, if you tell me you're gonna hurt someone else. Okay? 49 00:04:37,644 --> 00:04:40,112 Do you have any questions, America? 50 00:04:41,914 --> 00:04:44,405 Did you understand what I just said? 51 00:04:45,585 --> 00:04:47,780 - Yes? - Yeah. 52 00:04:49,422 --> 00:04:52,220 Great. Would you sign this for me, please? 53 00:04:52,992 --> 00:04:57,019 Just says that I told you what our sessions are going to be about, 54 00:04:57,664 --> 00:05:01,259 and what the rules are, and all that mumbo jumbo 55 00:05:03,202 --> 00:05:06,763 they make you do nowadays. Thank you very much. 56 00:05:10,610 --> 00:05:14,410 I cannot believe that I am almost blind without these glasses. Did you know that? 57 00:05:14,514 --> 00:05:16,880 I turn 42, totally went downhill. 58 00:05:18,184 --> 00:05:20,175 I can't read without them 59 00:05:21,654 --> 00:05:24,418 So what's on your mind, America? Anything? 60 00:05:25,725 --> 00:05:28,285 Anything on your mind you wanna share, 61 00:05:28,394 --> 00:05:32,524 or something that might help me get to know you a little bit better? 62 00:05:36,436 --> 00:05:39,963 I read in your file that you've done this a couple of times, 63 00:05:40,073 --> 00:05:42,337 this whole therapy thing, 64 00:05:43,609 --> 00:05:47,477 so I'm sure you remember, the first session's always the toughest. 65 00:05:56,389 --> 00:05:59,620 So, why don't we just end early for today 66 00:05:59,726 --> 00:06:03,753 and start off tomorrow with a bang, what do you say? 67 00:06:03,863 --> 00:06:06,798 - Is that good for you? - Fine. 68 00:06:07,367 --> 00:06:10,393 Okay, great. You can go. I'll see you tomorrow. 69 00:06:15,508 --> 00:06:18,875 Thank you. Nice to meet you. Have a good day. 70 00:06:24,050 --> 00:06:25,677 - Come on, you're gonna let me go through? - No. 71 00:06:25,785 --> 00:06:28,754 No? I'll tickle you! 72 00:06:35,762 --> 00:06:37,457 Got a problem, man? 73 00:07:10,363 --> 00:07:14,231 America! America! 74 00:07:14,333 --> 00:07:17,632 What a sweet baby Where's that boy? 75 00:07:17,737 --> 00:07:19,864 Easy Where's that boy? 76 00:07:22,275 --> 00:07:24,140 Where is my sweet baby? 77 00:07:26,546 --> 00:07:31,108 Where's that boy? America. 78 00:07:32,785 --> 00:07:36,983 I see you, mister. I see you. 79 00:07:40,493 --> 00:07:43,929 I found you! I found you! 80 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,095 You like that ring? 81 00:07:51,704 --> 00:07:54,138 I had it when I was a little girl. 82 00:07:54,907 --> 00:07:58,866 You know what? One day it'll be yours. 83 00:07:59,612 --> 00:08:06,074 And if you rub it, it'll bring you good luck every day. 84 00:08:06,185 --> 00:08:07,618 Good luck every day 85 00:08:07,720 --> 00:08:08,744 Good luck 86 00:08:14,427 --> 00:08:16,224 Yes, we're trying to work together as a team. 87 00:08:16,329 --> 00:08:19,025 - You're supposed to talk to each other. - That's right, communicate! 88 00:08:19,131 --> 00:08:21,599 We're gonna get this ball going as fast as we can around the room. 89 00:08:21,701 --> 00:08:24,864 Hold up. Heads up, heads up. Hold up! Come on, get it around, get it around. 90 00:08:24,971 --> 00:08:27,963 I like this, I like what I'm seeing! Come on! Good job! Good job! 91 00:08:28,074 --> 00:08:29,371 Good tossing, good tossing, good tossing! 92 00:08:29,475 --> 00:08:31,136 Get it around here. Right. Come on, come on, come on. 93 00:08:31,244 --> 00:08:34,042 Team work! Team work! Come on. Good job, good job! 94 00:08:34,146 --> 00:08:36,808 Hot potato, hot potato, hot potato, two. One to you! 95 00:08:36,916 --> 00:08:38,747 - Get the ball over here. - Right here. 96 00:08:39,886 --> 00:08:43,413 - Yo, man, what's up? - Yo, you all right? 97 00:08:46,959 --> 00:08:49,757 You just gonna leave? Just like that? 98 00:08:50,863 --> 00:08:52,956 All right. Well, don't forget to write. 99 00:08:53,065 --> 00:08:54,589 - All right, hot potato back in! - Come on, guys. 100 00:08:54,700 --> 00:08:56,668 Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! Let's go! 101 00:10:40,706 --> 00:10:41,900 Shut up! 102 00:11:03,062 --> 00:11:07,829 You know, we've been here a long time. You think you're ever gonna talk to me? 103 00:11:07,933 --> 00:11:09,992 You got my file. Read it. 104 00:11:11,504 --> 00:11:15,372 I read it. It's full of facts, not feelings. 105 00:11:17,376 --> 00:11:20,436 I'd much rather talk to you than read about you. 106 00:11:22,048 --> 00:11:23,515 I'm too tired. 107 00:11:30,589 --> 00:11:33,057 You know, I'm kind of tired myself. 108 00:11:33,492 --> 00:11:38,293 How about we just end today a little bit early and start again tomorrow morning? 109 00:11:41,667 --> 00:11:43,658 - Okay. - Okay. 110 00:11:46,472 --> 00:11:48,303 I'll see you tomorrow. 111 00:12:35,221 --> 00:12:37,189 - Got nowhere to go? - What? 112 00:12:38,057 --> 00:12:40,321 I don't know. Seem lonely sitting here by yourself, 113 00:12:40,426 --> 00:12:43,259 so I figured you had nowhere to go for the weekend. 114 00:12:43,362 --> 00:12:47,822 Fish is one of the lucky ones. He always has places to go on the weekends. 115 00:12:48,734 --> 00:12:51,294 It's hard at first, you know, adjusting and everything, 116 00:12:51,403 --> 00:12:53,496 but trust me, it'll be fine. 117 00:12:55,307 --> 00:12:58,208 You know, you kind of look all mixed up, 118 00:12:58,577 --> 00:13:01,705 like you have a little bit of everything in you. 119 00:13:03,349 --> 00:13:06,284 Your name fits you, America. 120 00:13:07,686 --> 00:13:14,148 I'm in America, I'm in America I'm in America and America is me! 121 00:13:14,460 --> 00:13:18,760 And we live in Michigan, in America. 122 00:13:20,699 --> 00:13:23,361 - I'm America. - Hot dog! Yes, you are. 123 00:13:23,469 --> 00:13:29,271 Yes! America is a place where we live, and it's also your name. 124 00:13:29,942 --> 00:13:33,537 - I'm in America, and America is me. - Watch out! 125 00:13:33,646 --> 00:13:37,082 - How about that! - I'm in America, and America is me. 126 00:13:40,386 --> 00:13:44,322 You know, I think my mom slept with almost every guy in America. 127 00:13:45,257 --> 00:13:47,350 Now she's started on Mexico. 128 00:13:49,361 --> 00:13:51,124 She's a flake, but... 129 00:13:52,231 --> 00:13:54,358 - You want some? - No, thanks. 130 00:13:57,269 --> 00:13:59,203 Food here's pretty good. It's not that bad. 131 00:13:59,305 --> 00:14:00,897 I mean, there's like vending machines everywhere, 132 00:14:01,006 --> 00:14:04,032 and they always refill them every Friday, so... 133 00:14:09,348 --> 00:14:10,406 Here. 134 00:14:42,114 --> 00:14:46,778 So, America, I know you don't want to talk about it, 135 00:14:46,886 --> 00:14:50,287 but three months ago, you tried to kill yourself. Why? 136 00:14:55,961 --> 00:14:58,020 Why don't you read my file? 137 00:14:58,130 --> 00:15:01,588 Why don't you read your file? So interested in what it says? 138 00:15:01,700 --> 00:15:05,033 I don't need to read it. I already know what's there! 139 00:15:06,138 --> 00:15:10,507 Look at you! Look at you, boy, look You a man now! You a man now! 140 00:15:14,413 --> 00:15:17,007 - Wanna talk about Mrs. Harper? - No. 141 00:15:17,883 --> 00:15:19,714 You lived with her and her brother Reggie, right? 142 00:15:19,818 --> 00:15:23,914 - Why you asking me what you already know? - I don't know everything. 143 00:15:25,691 --> 00:15:27,124 I know you were taken from your mom 144 00:15:27,226 --> 00:15:30,195 - when you were just a baby... - Nobody took me. 145 00:15:31,196 --> 00:15:36,463 Listen, I know this is hard stuff, this is painful stuff to talk about, 146 00:15:37,403 --> 00:15:39,268 to remember, to feel. 147 00:15:40,239 --> 00:15:45,871 You were taken from your mom by CPS, Child Protective Services. 148 00:15:45,978 --> 00:15:50,677 They did it to keep you safe, America. You were placed with a foster family? 149 00:15:54,820 --> 00:15:58,881 They were rich and my skin was too dark, so they gave me to their housekeeper. 150 00:15:58,991 --> 00:16:01,289 - Mrs. Harper? - Yeah, Miss Harper. 151 00:16:02,928 --> 00:16:08,161 And she tried to adopt you? You think about her a lot? 152 00:16:08,500 --> 00:16:10,695 Yeah, I think about her. I think about a lot of things. 153 00:16:10,803 --> 00:16:13,328 - Like what? - Like, you wouldn't understand. 154 00:16:13,439 --> 00:16:15,930 Well, maybe I would. So try me. 155 00:16:31,857 --> 00:16:36,419 Well, listen. I saw good work today. Really. 156 00:16:38,797 --> 00:16:41,561 Nice job. I'm gonna let you out early. 157 00:17:04,356 --> 00:17:07,018 - America, are you okay? - Yeah, I'm fine. 158 00:17:08,460 --> 00:17:12,487 - Should I go... - No! Just leave me alone, okay? I'm fine! 159 00:17:12,598 --> 00:17:14,225 Are you mad at me? 160 00:17:17,836 --> 00:17:20,304 No, I'm not mad at you, okay? Just leave me alone, all right? 161 00:17:20,406 --> 00:17:22,465 I'm fine. Go back to sleep. 162 00:17:22,975 --> 00:17:25,136 I'm fine. Leave me alone. 163 00:17:37,122 --> 00:17:39,682 We've got books, and there's some good books, 164 00:17:39,792 --> 00:17:42,022 and there's books here for everyone. 165 00:17:42,127 --> 00:17:45,096 So I want everybody to come on up and take your pick. 166 00:17:45,197 --> 00:17:48,826 Come on! Come on up! Take your pick. 167 00:17:50,636 --> 00:17:55,369 Okay, now, some of the books were donated, but some of them are mine. 168 00:17:55,474 --> 00:17:56,941 So, respect, please. 169 00:17:57,042 --> 00:18:00,239 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 170 00:18:00,345 --> 00:18:03,542 You should like that, Marshall. That one's pretty dark. 171 00:18:03,649 --> 00:18:06,550 Okay, now just remember that you have to give a little report on the book 172 00:18:06,652 --> 00:18:10,179 that you choose to the class. So choose wisely. 173 00:18:11,123 --> 00:18:13,717 - This one's got pictures. - That's good! 174 00:18:13,826 --> 00:18:18,763 That's a good one for you. Now here is a popular book. 175 00:18:21,100 --> 00:18:24,399 It's called The Catcher in the Rye 176 00:18:30,275 --> 00:18:32,368 - I read it. - Did you like it? 177 00:18:34,079 --> 00:18:36,639 It's a good book. You should read it. 178 00:19:11,683 --> 00:19:15,084 - So what's going on? - How long do I have to stay here? 179 00:19:16,722 --> 00:19:21,352 Depends. How long is long? A week? A month? A year? What? 180 00:19:22,127 --> 00:19:27,155 - Long is whenever they feel like deciding. - And who is "they"? 181 00:19:28,167 --> 00:19:32,831 Everybody. The state, you. Long is long. 182 00:19:33,238 --> 00:19:34,466 How long? 183 00:19:34,573 --> 00:19:35,540 Long is long. 184 00:19:35,807 --> 00:19:40,574 1-3-1-3-1-4-6 185 00:19:40,679 --> 00:19:44,342 9-8-5-3 186 00:19:44,716 --> 00:19:47,446 - How long? - Just a couple of days. 187 00:19:47,686 --> 00:19:49,551 Then you'll be back here and start kindergarten. 188 00:19:49,655 --> 00:19:52,988 Hey, kindergarten! You're a big boy. Can you believe it? 189 00:19:53,091 --> 00:19:57,289 An unsupervised visit, that's what I can't believe. 190 00:19:57,930 --> 00:20:00,421 Now, you know how to call us, right? 191 00:20:01,833 --> 00:20:07,271 1-3-1-3-1-4-6 192 00:20:07,372 --> 00:20:09,306 9-8-5-3. 193 00:20:09,408 --> 00:20:11,569 Only zero first for collect. 194 00:20:13,512 --> 00:20:14,911 Do I have to go? 195 00:20:15,013 --> 00:20:17,607 Honey, your mama wants to see you. 196 00:20:17,716 --> 00:20:22,813 - You're my mama. You adopted me, right? - Well, not yet. I'm trying. 197 00:20:22,921 --> 00:20:25,583 We have to wait till the judge says so. 198 00:20:26,191 --> 00:20:29,217 - I don't wanna go. - Honey, she's your mama, 199 00:20:29,328 --> 00:20:31,296 and she wants to see you. 200 00:20:32,531 --> 00:20:34,260 Just remember the numbers. 201 00:20:34,366 --> 00:20:37,893 You need me or your Uncle Reggie, and we'll come for you. 202 00:20:38,537 --> 00:20:44,203 1-3-1-3-1-4-6 203 00:20:44,309 --> 00:20:46,470 9-8-5-3. 204 00:20:46,612 --> 00:20:52,141 All right. Now, you be bad and your mama gonna send you back here quick. 205 00:20:52,551 --> 00:20:56,544 - All right? - Do not listen to Reggie. 206 00:20:57,289 --> 00:20:59,723 America America 207 00:20:59,825 --> 00:21:02,123 America, look at me. 208 00:21:03,562 --> 00:21:07,123 Whatever you don't deal with now, you're gonna have to deal with it later. 209 00:21:07,232 --> 00:21:09,826 - I don't care. - Well, you should care. 210 00:21:09,935 --> 00:21:14,031 You're 17 years old. When you turn 18, you age out of the system. 211 00:21:14,139 --> 00:21:16,266 - You know what that means? - No. 212 00:21:16,375 --> 00:21:18,343 It means no more services for you, the state's done. 213 00:21:18,443 --> 00:21:20,308 They raised you, out! 214 00:21:20,412 --> 00:21:22,880 You're on the street, alone. 215 00:21:22,981 --> 00:21:25,677 You know what happens to those kids? Jail or homelessness. 216 00:21:25,784 --> 00:21:27,775 That's not a life for you. 217 00:21:28,453 --> 00:21:29,613 Or you could get your GED. 218 00:21:29,721 --> 00:21:34,681 If you get your GED, you know what, the state will pay for you to go to college. 219 00:21:35,060 --> 00:21:36,652 It's your choice. 220 00:21:38,497 --> 00:21:41,523 - Can I go now? - Yes, you can go. 221 00:21:42,968 --> 00:21:47,462 But you know what? At some point, America, it's up to you. 222 00:21:50,475 --> 00:21:51,965 It's up to you. 223 00:21:59,451 --> 00:22:01,419 You think about it, okay? 224 00:22:29,348 --> 00:22:31,509 What's that supposed to be, Liza? 225 00:22:31,616 --> 00:22:33,447 - Well... - It's a whale. 226 00:22:34,986 --> 00:22:37,614 - Shut up, Shoelaces. - What did you say? 227 00:22:38,290 --> 00:22:40,724 I said, "Shut up, Shoelaces!" 228 00:22:40,826 --> 00:22:45,627 Shoelaces here, he tried to hang hisself with shoelaces. 229 00:22:45,731 --> 00:22:49,497 I mean, how stupid is that? I bet you like arts and crafts... 230 00:22:49,835 --> 00:22:50,893 Guys! 231 00:22:55,006 --> 00:22:59,272 Stop! Stop! Stop! 232 00:23:01,613 --> 00:23:02,671 Stop! 233 00:23:03,682 --> 00:23:07,083 Both of you need to stop! You're gonna get in trouble! 234 00:23:09,454 --> 00:23:12,946 - You asked for it, Shoelaces. - His name isn't Shoelaces! 235 00:23:20,766 --> 00:23:22,393 - Is that true? - What? 236 00:23:22,501 --> 00:23:24,366 - You tried to kill yourself? - So what if I did? 237 00:23:24,469 --> 00:23:29,270 I don't like people who are gonna die, okay? People that try to kill themselves. 238 00:23:29,674 --> 00:23:30,936 Had nothing to do with you. Why are you so mad? 239 00:23:31,042 --> 00:23:32,976 - Because. - Because why? 240 00:23:35,514 --> 00:23:37,448 I have my reasons, okay? 241 00:23:38,917 --> 00:23:42,717 Just promise me that you'll never try to take your life again! 242 00:23:44,322 --> 00:23:46,051 - Promise me! - Okay, okay. 243 00:23:46,191 --> 00:23:48,455 - Say it! - Okay, I promise, fine. 244 00:23:56,001 --> 00:24:01,029 Hey, you two Grab a broom This place is filthy 245 00:24:07,913 --> 00:24:11,076 - What's up with the shoelaces? - Nothing. 246 00:24:17,389 --> 00:24:19,949 What is that? Where did you get that? 247 00:24:20,759 --> 00:24:23,250 No lighters allowed, America. Sorry. 248 00:25:09,808 --> 00:25:14,836 America! America! America! 249 00:25:14,946 --> 00:25:18,609 Somebody help me! America, no! Somebody help me! 250 00:25:35,734 --> 00:25:37,167 You got that? 251 00:25:48,847 --> 00:25:51,008 - Meat or pasta? - America, move up. 252 00:25:51,116 --> 00:25:54,517 - Fish, who is that guy? - He's mean, that guy. 253 00:25:54,619 --> 00:25:56,553 - Meat or pasta? - Pasta. 254 00:25:57,622 --> 00:25:59,419 I've never seen him here before. 255 00:25:59,524 --> 00:26:03,483 He went but he comes back. I think his name's Brooklyn. 256 00:26:04,663 --> 00:26:07,894 - He's mean, that guy. - Yeah, I know. You said that. 257 00:26:09,434 --> 00:26:12,198 These are your brothers This is Brooklyn, and that's Lyle 258 00:26:14,873 --> 00:26:16,238 Look, I'm jacked. I'm wired, 259 00:26:16,341 --> 00:26:19,504 and I've been up for, like, two, three days, I don't even know how long. 260 00:26:19,611 --> 00:26:23,775 No. No, see, I had to do something really, really important, okay? 261 00:26:23,882 --> 00:26:27,283 I had to... I had to make a run, all right? But I'm done now. 262 00:26:27,385 --> 00:26:29,444 I'll be there in five minutes, okay? Wait for me! 263 00:26:29,554 --> 00:26:31,454 No. No, look, you can wait for me, okay? 264 00:26:31,556 --> 00:26:35,083 Please. Please, okay? Please wait for me, all right? Okay. 265 00:26:35,193 --> 00:26:38,526 - Mama! - No, let me get in the door first, okay? Okay. 266 00:26:39,598 --> 00:26:42,931 All right, yeah, I'll be there in five minutes. Okay. 267 00:26:44,903 --> 00:26:49,840 All right, now. Now, America, these are your brothers. 268 00:26:49,941 --> 00:26:52,637 All right, this is Brooklyn, and that's Lyle. 269 00:26:52,744 --> 00:26:56,305 And... And they're gonna watch you for me. You're gonna watch him, right? 270 00:26:56,414 --> 00:26:57,472 Okay. 271 00:26:58,483 --> 00:27:01,611 Right, now listen, baby, I gotta go on an errand. 272 00:27:02,053 --> 00:27:06,046 - But I'll be right back, okay. - Mama! 273 00:27:06,157 --> 00:27:10,150 No, no, no, no! Stay there, and don't open the door for nobody. Okay? 274 00:27:10,261 --> 00:27:12,320 I'll be back. I'll be back. 275 00:27:20,238 --> 00:27:22,570 - What you got there? - Candy. 276 00:27:22,674 --> 00:27:24,232 Give them to me! 277 00:27:26,745 --> 00:27:28,372 - Mama! - No, no, no, no! Stay there, 278 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,607 and don't open the door for nobody Okay? 279 00:27:30,715 --> 00:27:32,410 Brooklyn, Brooklyn. 280 00:27:36,421 --> 00:27:37,888 Meat or pasta? 281 00:27:38,957 --> 00:27:40,288 Brooklyn... 282 00:27:43,428 --> 00:27:47,831 - Which one? We ain't got all day. - Meat. 283 00:28:08,620 --> 00:28:10,679 Man, you cover for me, man? 284 00:28:53,431 --> 00:28:58,835 Hey. Dwayne, you see America? Yeah? Thank you. 285 00:29:12,817 --> 00:29:13,875 Yo. 286 00:29:15,553 --> 00:29:19,546 Yeah. You missed your session. 287 00:29:21,259 --> 00:29:24,626 Yeah, okay. How do you get to go in the kitchen? 288 00:29:25,630 --> 00:29:27,029 - What? - How do you get to work in the kitchen? 289 00:29:27,132 --> 00:29:30,363 - How do you get to serve food? - Why do you wanna know? 290 00:29:30,468 --> 00:29:33,733 - Just tell me. - You earn it. 291 00:29:35,373 --> 00:29:39,173 It's reserved for the residents in the drug treatment program. 292 00:29:39,844 --> 00:29:42,711 - Why do you wanna know? - It's not important. 293 00:29:47,418 --> 00:29:49,784 It's important to me. I'd like to know. 294 00:29:49,888 --> 00:29:52,322 Look, why don't you just leave me alone, okay? 295 00:29:52,423 --> 00:29:56,223 What do you bother me for? Go home, take care of your own kids. 296 00:29:56,694 --> 00:30:00,892 - You think I have kids? - I don't know. Maybe you don't have kids. 297 00:30:02,066 --> 00:30:05,558 Maybe it's just you. Maybe that's why you're here. 298 00:30:12,710 --> 00:30:17,545 You know how to play cards? Solitaire, gin, poker, anything? 299 00:30:17,649 --> 00:30:20,846 This is a ace, stupid Now we got a war going 300 00:30:20,952 --> 00:30:24,080 Two of spades beats everything, including aces. 301 00:30:24,189 --> 00:30:26,419 - Do you know aces? - I don't know. 302 00:30:26,524 --> 00:30:29,015 This is a ace, stupid. Now we got a war going. 303 00:30:30,595 --> 00:30:33,120 - War. - War. 304 00:30:34,699 --> 00:30:36,997 All right. Cut the deck. 305 00:30:38,169 --> 00:30:41,138 - You know the rules? - I don't know your rules. 306 00:30:41,973 --> 00:30:44,601 Everybody's got their own rules for war. 307 00:30:44,709 --> 00:30:47,507 Two of spades beats everything, including aces. 308 00:30:47,612 --> 00:30:48,772 Got it. 309 00:30:56,254 --> 00:30:58,415 Do you want to know my rules? 310 00:30:59,524 --> 00:31:02,084 I don't do sessions in the game room. 311 00:31:02,527 --> 00:31:07,328 You have to show up to my office, every day, on time. 312 00:31:08,266 --> 00:31:09,961 We don't have to stay there. We could take a walk. 313 00:31:10,068 --> 00:31:13,663 We could go somewhere else. But you must show up, America. 314 00:31:14,906 --> 00:31:16,999 - You understand? - Yeah, okay. 315 00:31:18,810 --> 00:31:19,868 Okay? 316 00:31:23,548 --> 00:31:24,606 Okay. 317 00:31:27,385 --> 00:31:28,443 Okay. 318 00:31:31,289 --> 00:31:32,313 War! 319 00:31:35,860 --> 00:31:37,088 I get it. 320 00:31:45,136 --> 00:31:47,036 I don't know. 321 00:31:47,138 --> 00:31:51,632 - Hey, you just fall back. - Look at him, he's scared. 322 00:31:51,743 --> 00:31:52,937 Shaking like the lunch Jell-O. 323 00:31:53,044 --> 00:31:54,807 Hey, Fish! Maybe you'll fall and hit your head 324 00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:56,574 and blood will just be gushing everywhere. 325 00:31:56,681 --> 00:31:58,171 Come on, guys! 326 00:31:58,283 --> 00:32:00,342 - Come on, you can do it. - I don't want to get hurt. 327 00:32:00,451 --> 00:32:02,885 Fish, you can do it. I know you can do it. 328 00:32:02,987 --> 00:32:05,547 - Spotters, are you ready? - Ready! 329 00:32:05,657 --> 00:32:08,421 - Fish, you can fall now. - Falling. 330 00:32:08,559 --> 00:32:10,652 - Fall. - Go on. 331 00:32:12,463 --> 00:32:14,397 - Yeah! - Yeah, Fish! 332 00:32:14,966 --> 00:32:16,194 Good job. 333 00:32:19,971 --> 00:32:21,836 I trusted you, right? 334 00:32:22,473 --> 00:32:26,375 People shouldn't hurt each other or kill each other, not even ants. 335 00:32:26,844 --> 00:32:29,210 - Shut up, Fish! - No, you shut up! 336 00:32:29,981 --> 00:32:33,417 Okay, okay, cool it. All right, who's next? Who's next? 337 00:32:33,952 --> 00:32:35,351 - I'll go. - Me. 338 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:57,271 - You done? - Yeah. 339 00:32:58,676 --> 00:33:01,975 I was in this foster home once, with this other kid, 340 00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:05,743 we ate what the families left on their plates. It was gross! 341 00:33:06,417 --> 00:33:09,443 Yeah. I've been in some pretty bad places, too. 342 00:33:10,021 --> 00:33:14,185 Of course, when the Earth runs out of water, there won't be any food. 343 00:33:14,292 --> 00:33:17,261 - We'll just waste away. - You're weird. 344 00:33:17,762 --> 00:33:19,093 So are you. 345 00:33:21,632 --> 00:33:25,090 Look at your hands. Big as my whole face! 346 00:33:26,604 --> 00:33:30,096 You know what they say about guys with big hands, right? 347 00:33:31,175 --> 00:33:33,006 Big gloves! 348 00:33:39,417 --> 00:33:41,282 - I like you. - What? 349 00:33:41,386 --> 00:33:44,878 - I said I like you. - Why? 350 00:33:45,957 --> 00:33:47,549 I don't know why. 351 00:33:49,327 --> 00:33:51,386 One of life's mysteries. 352 00:34:33,571 --> 00:34:36,335 - Son of a bitch! - America, what's wrong? 353 00:34:38,309 --> 00:34:41,244 - There's glass in my bed. - Glass? 354 00:34:41,712 --> 00:34:44,613 - Yeah, glass! - America... 355 00:34:47,351 --> 00:34:52,584 - I should get the nurse. - No, I don't want the nurse. I'm no snitch. 356 00:34:54,225 --> 00:34:56,591 - I wonder who did it. - I know who. 357 00:34:59,464 --> 00:35:02,126 - I know who did it. - Marshall? 358 00:35:11,209 --> 00:35:14,144 America, you mustn't kill him. 359 00:35:15,746 --> 00:35:20,581 - You mustn't never kill nobody. - I know, Fish. Not even ants. 360 00:35:23,654 --> 00:35:25,121 Not even ants. 361 00:35:33,931 --> 00:35:39,267 Come on in. Hey. You're early. 362 00:35:41,539 --> 00:35:43,507 - What's wrong? - I'm sick of this place, okay? 363 00:35:43,608 --> 00:35:46,008 I want to get out of here! 364 00:35:46,110 --> 00:35:48,772 - Where would you go? - Home. 365 00:35:48,880 --> 00:35:50,507 And where is home? 366 00:35:53,351 --> 00:35:56,752 - I'm bad! So do it! - Where is she? 367 00:35:56,854 --> 00:35:59,186 - Why do you care? - Is she ever coming back? 368 00:35:59,290 --> 00:36:01,656 - Just shut up! - I'm bad! 369 00:36:01,959 --> 00:36:04,018 Reggie said if I was bad, you'd send me home! 370 00:36:04,128 --> 00:36:06,221 So do it! Send me home! 371 00:36:06,731 --> 00:36:10,394 Hey, I know it's not so great being here, I totally get it. 372 00:36:10,868 --> 00:36:12,267 - Let me help you. - I don't want any help. 373 00:36:12,370 --> 00:36:14,736 - I know. But everybody needs help. - I just want to get out! 374 00:36:14,839 --> 00:36:17,774 Okay! I hear you, you want to get out. 375 00:36:19,377 --> 00:36:22,073 Let's talk about how you get out of here, okay? 376 00:36:22,180 --> 00:36:25,047 Take a breath. Come, sit. 377 00:36:26,250 --> 00:36:29,276 Come on, sit, talk to me. Tell me what's wrong. 378 00:37:19,170 --> 00:37:22,196 Bad dream. Dreamed there was a monster. 379 00:37:22,306 --> 00:37:25,867 - Did it get you? - No, it got Mama. 380 00:37:27,712 --> 00:37:31,079 - Is she ever coming back? - You're my baby. I love you. 381 00:37:31,182 --> 00:37:34,083 I love you so much. You know that, don't you? 382 00:37:38,256 --> 00:37:40,247 I can't take this anymore. 383 00:37:47,365 --> 00:37:48,798 I just can't. 384 00:37:58,276 --> 00:38:01,211 Excuse me! Hello, chore list is up! Hello! 385 00:38:01,312 --> 00:38:03,803 Chore list up for the week! Listen up! 386 00:38:04,148 --> 00:38:08,881 Billy, you are dusting. Don, you are mopping. 387 00:38:09,353 --> 00:38:12,413 Carla, you are sweeping. 388 00:38:12,523 --> 00:38:17,893 Lyle, you are doing laundry. Marshall, you have trash. 389 00:38:18,596 --> 00:38:22,327 Let me see. Joe, you're washing dishes. 390 00:38:22,933 --> 00:38:26,699 Fish, you are sweeping. America, you are doing laundry. 391 00:38:26,804 --> 00:38:28,465 Bob, you are washing dishes. 392 00:38:44,555 --> 00:38:46,614 - Brooklyn. - What the heck are you doing here? 393 00:38:46,724 --> 00:38:48,658 You're not supposed to be in here. Get out of here! 394 00:38:48,759 --> 00:38:53,662 - I need to talk to you. - Need to? Can't you see I'm busy, man? 395 00:38:55,399 --> 00:38:59,699 Okay, so when are you not busy? When can we talk? When? 396 00:39:00,404 --> 00:39:02,838 Look, meet me here at 11:00 tonight, all right? 397 00:39:02,940 --> 00:39:04,669 Go. Get out of here. 398 00:39:11,082 --> 00:39:13,175 Brooklyn, get the soup, man! 399 00:39:14,085 --> 00:39:15,416 Yeah, yeah. 400 00:39:36,674 --> 00:39:39,837 - What are you doing here? Get out! - Let him do it. 401 00:39:40,378 --> 00:39:43,040 - I don't wanna get in trouble. - Do what? 402 00:39:43,714 --> 00:39:47,275 - Never mind, Shoelaces. - He want me to brand him. 403 00:39:49,720 --> 00:39:51,017 You do it. 404 00:39:55,893 --> 00:39:57,224 You scared? 405 00:39:59,630 --> 00:40:00,619 No. 406 00:40:03,801 --> 00:40:05,291 Both shoulders. 407 00:40:08,005 --> 00:40:10,405 - You're crazy. - Look who's talking. 408 00:40:11,942 --> 00:40:14,911 - You stoned? - Just one little pill. 409 00:40:18,449 --> 00:40:20,849 Make sure you get it good and hot. 410 00:40:24,221 --> 00:40:26,121 - Here? - Yeah. 411 00:40:38,602 --> 00:40:40,695 You ready for the other one? 412 00:40:45,843 --> 00:40:47,777 I'm keeping the lighter. 413 00:41:22,046 --> 00:41:23,946 Let's go hit that car. 414 00:41:33,190 --> 00:41:34,680 Come on, Brook! 415 00:41:38,262 --> 00:41:40,628 Let's go, America. Let's beat it. 416 00:41:52,843 --> 00:41:55,505 So I'll see you after group. All right? 417 00:41:56,180 --> 00:41:59,343 Nice. It's nice to see you smile for a change. 418 00:42:00,050 --> 00:42:02,143 - Hey. - Hey. 419 00:42:03,854 --> 00:42:06,049 Nice one! You like basketball? 420 00:42:09,293 --> 00:42:11,761 It's okay. I'm not very good at it. 421 00:42:14,098 --> 00:42:17,226 Well, two in a row, better than me on a good day. 422 00:42:24,508 --> 00:42:26,476 Brennan has the ball. It's at the three-point line. 423 00:42:26,577 --> 00:42:28,408 She looks, she shoots! 424 00:42:30,548 --> 00:42:34,416 Off the rim! You got a favorite team? 425 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:38,150 - Pistons. - Detroit Pistons. 426 00:42:38,789 --> 00:42:41,587 Good choice. I like them. 427 00:42:42,760 --> 00:42:45,752 - Watch them on TV? - Went to a game once. 428 00:42:46,397 --> 00:42:49,594 - No kidding? - Yeah. Reggie took me. 429 00:42:55,239 --> 00:42:56,297 Yeah! 430 00:43:00,277 --> 00:43:02,438 It's my favorite thing to do. 431 00:43:03,547 --> 00:43:06,607 Couple friends, stadium full of people cheering, 432 00:43:07,685 --> 00:43:10,176 - get a hot dog... - Yeah, and a beer. 433 00:43:12,990 --> 00:43:14,480 You had a beer? 434 00:43:20,331 --> 00:43:22,799 Little one on one, what do you say? 435 00:43:23,934 --> 00:43:26,732 What do you think? Yeah? Wanna take it up? 436 00:43:26,971 --> 00:43:29,462 Before we start, I just want you to see one thing. 437 00:43:29,573 --> 00:43:31,666 Look at that! Look at that! 438 00:43:37,147 --> 00:43:39,513 Yo, we done? America? 439 00:44:13,984 --> 00:44:15,315 You hiding? 440 00:44:16,353 --> 00:44:19,754 Yeah. I like it down here. It's nice and quiet. 441 00:44:22,993 --> 00:44:25,257 - Want some gum? - No, thanks. 442 00:44:25,929 --> 00:44:27,692 Missing out on a lot. 443 00:44:39,576 --> 00:44:42,374 Have you ever seen that IMAX about Mount Everest? 444 00:44:43,480 --> 00:44:44,538 No. 445 00:44:46,216 --> 00:44:50,550 It's so high up. It's all snow and ice. 446 00:44:52,256 --> 00:44:54,724 It's higher than any place in the whole world. 447 00:44:54,825 --> 00:44:57,293 - Sounds beautiful. - It is. 448 00:44:58,896 --> 00:45:02,764 You don't know where the clouds start and the snow stops. 449 00:45:02,866 --> 00:45:05,391 Yeah, but you have to worry about that frostbite. 450 00:45:05,502 --> 00:45:08,403 Turn your skin all black, start to fall off. 451 00:45:09,139 --> 00:45:12,836 Next thing you know, your whole nose is gone just like that! 452 00:45:19,483 --> 00:45:20,745 Want it? 453 00:45:20,851 --> 00:45:24,014 - Give me a fresh piece. - Come on. Don't be a baby. 454 00:45:31,095 --> 00:45:32,926 You have a sexy mouth. 455 00:45:41,371 --> 00:45:43,601 - Give it back. - No, you're not getting it back. 456 00:45:43,707 --> 00:45:44,901 Give it! 457 00:45:46,176 --> 00:45:47,541 What's this? 458 00:45:53,117 --> 00:45:55,745 - It's cut and stitch. - What? 459 00:45:58,255 --> 00:46:02,214 I used to cut myself and then stitch it with a needle and thread. 460 00:46:03,327 --> 00:46:07,024 Wait a minute. Weren't you the one crying, begging me to never hurt myself? 461 00:46:07,131 --> 00:46:09,656 I told you. I don't do it anymore. 462 00:46:13,370 --> 00:46:19,206 - Goes up your whole arm. - My legs too, my belly. 463 00:46:25,582 --> 00:46:29,074 I liked to feel the pain on the outside, not the inside. 464 00:46:30,521 --> 00:46:32,386 That's what Dr. B says. 465 00:46:35,559 --> 00:46:39,086 When you cut open your skin, you see life running out. 466 00:46:43,834 --> 00:46:45,392 I've done worse. 467 00:46:46,804 --> 00:46:47,862 What? 468 00:46:48,739 --> 00:46:52,607 I've done something so bad that I can never tell anybody. 469 00:46:53,944 --> 00:46:58,540 I'm not anybody. It's me. Come on, tell me. 470 00:47:01,952 --> 00:47:05,410 - I can't... I can't tell you. - Tell me. 471 00:47:06,657 --> 00:47:07,851 Tell me! 472 00:47:08,692 --> 00:47:13,254 I know you probably don't want to hear this, but I'd be better off dead. 473 00:47:13,363 --> 00:47:16,764 Don't say that! Don't you ever say that! 474 00:47:17,601 --> 00:47:20,661 You're just a jerk! I hate you! 475 00:47:20,771 --> 00:47:22,068 - Wait! Come back! - I don't want to see you again! 476 00:47:22,172 --> 00:47:23,867 Liza, wait. Come... 477 00:48:39,116 --> 00:48:40,708 What do you want? 478 00:48:52,229 --> 00:48:56,757 - Where'd you get that? - Why, you want some? 479 00:48:58,936 --> 00:49:01,302 I thought you were getting clean. 480 00:49:06,410 --> 00:49:10,642 What happened? What happened to you, Lyle, Mom? 481 00:49:10,747 --> 00:49:14,547 You got me out here in the middle of the night to ask me what happened? 482 00:49:14,651 --> 00:49:16,619 You know. You were there. 483 00:49:55,292 --> 00:50:00,594 We got separated. It's over. Done. Forget it. 484 00:50:03,800 --> 00:50:05,358 Now let's get this straight. 485 00:50:05,469 --> 00:50:12,341 You and me, we ain't brothers, we ain't associates, we ain't nothing. 486 00:50:13,010 --> 00:50:14,443 You got that? 487 00:50:18,815 --> 00:50:21,682 Why'd you show up then, if we ain't nothing? 488 00:50:40,303 --> 00:50:45,206 - Can you tell me about your brothers? - After the cops came I never saw them again. 489 00:50:47,611 --> 00:50:52,241 - Separated, different foster home? - Yeah, in and out for three stupid years. 490 00:50:53,583 --> 00:50:57,246 - Must have been horrible. - I kept telling them the numbers. 491 00:50:58,188 --> 00:51:03,182 - Mrs. Harper's phone number? - Yeah, Mrs. Harper. 492 00:51:03,927 --> 00:51:06,725 You got lost in the system, but you're back 493 00:51:07,364 --> 00:51:08,956 You a man now! 494 00:51:18,775 --> 00:51:20,834 We've been looking for you. 495 00:51:23,547 --> 00:51:27,176 You know what they said? "You got lost in the system. " 496 00:51:29,186 --> 00:51:32,986 - But you're back! You're back! Reggie! - Yeah. 497 00:51:33,090 --> 00:51:36,582 - Here he is. He's back. - Yeah, there he is. Look at you, boy. 498 00:51:36,693 --> 00:51:38,558 Oh, no! You a man now! 499 00:51:38,662 --> 00:51:41,028 You got to go back to her, right? 500 00:51:42,999 --> 00:51:46,332 - You got to go back to Mrs. Harper's? - Yeah. 501 00:51:47,204 --> 00:51:52,665 And then, when you were 16, you ran away. I don't really understand that part, America. 502 00:51:52,776 --> 00:51:56,837 All you wanted was to get back there, and then after you were there, you left. 503 00:51:56,947 --> 00:52:01,475 Can you tell me why? Would you like to see her, America? 504 00:52:02,252 --> 00:52:05,585 - She's probably dead now anyway. - No, she's not dead. 505 00:52:08,058 --> 00:52:12,757 She's in a nursing home not far from here, and if you like, we could go see her. 506 00:52:23,206 --> 00:52:26,664 - Yeah. Okay. - Okay. 507 00:52:34,651 --> 00:52:35,618 America 508 00:52:37,154 --> 00:52:39,315 What happened just then? 509 00:52:41,024 --> 00:52:45,552 We were talking about Mrs. Harper, and you checked out. You went someplace. 510 00:52:46,463 --> 00:52:47,725 - Where did you go? - I didn't go anywhere, okay? 511 00:52:47,831 --> 00:52:49,799 I'm here. I'm right here! 512 00:52:52,435 --> 00:52:56,371 We all go away in our minds sometimes. Everyone does it. 513 00:52:57,574 --> 00:53:02,534 It's totally normal. Really, I mean, things are too painful to talk about, 514 00:53:02,646 --> 00:53:06,912 you don't want to think about it, you get a little brain break, you know? 515 00:53:07,017 --> 00:53:10,885 A little vacation in your mind. Everything shuts off. 516 00:53:10,987 --> 00:53:12,818 You go someplace safe. 517 00:53:13,490 --> 00:53:14,514 Okay, I'm screwed up, all right? 518 00:53:14,624 --> 00:53:17,286 - I knew that already. - You are not screwed up. 519 00:53:17,394 --> 00:53:20,795 You're human! That's how we protect ourselves. 520 00:53:20,897 --> 00:53:22,956 - I'm out of here. - Hey, come on! 521 00:53:23,066 --> 00:53:27,298 Have I ever walked out on you? Even once? Have I? No. 522 00:53:28,371 --> 00:53:32,137 You gotta stop walking out on me, all right? We're past that. 523 00:53:33,643 --> 00:53:37,636 When you go away in your head, tell me, where do you go? 524 00:53:56,566 --> 00:53:58,033 Mount Everest. 525 00:53:59,269 --> 00:54:01,203 - Mount Everest? - Yeah. 526 00:54:02,505 --> 00:54:05,906 It's cold, so cold you go numb all over. 527 00:54:07,077 --> 00:54:09,477 And you don't feel anything there? 528 00:54:10,580 --> 00:54:15,347 It's peaceful, quiet, and now that I told you, 529 00:54:18,221 --> 00:54:20,781 I don't think I can go there anymore. 530 00:54:22,726 --> 00:54:24,660 Maybe you won't have to. 531 00:54:51,721 --> 00:54:53,313 What's that word? 532 00:54:55,925 --> 00:55:01,591 - "This side up. " - You're guessing. Don't guess. Sound it out. 533 00:55:01,698 --> 00:55:03,666 You think I'm dumb, and you don't like me anymore! 534 00:55:03,767 --> 00:55:06,327 Well, I've always liked you. 535 00:55:06,436 --> 00:55:10,304 Before, now, forever! America! 536 00:55:10,407 --> 00:55:13,740 - That's a bunch of crap! - Hey, come on. Come on, America. 537 00:55:13,843 --> 00:55:16,403 You getting all riled up. Help me with supper. 538 00:55:16,513 --> 00:55:19,971 We gotta take care of her. We a team, you and me! 539 00:55:29,893 --> 00:55:32,691 Tuck your fingers under, like I showed you. 540 00:55:35,432 --> 00:55:39,801 Professional, all right? So you don't cut yourself. 541 00:55:41,371 --> 00:55:44,568 Here you go. You need to relax. 542 00:55:45,709 --> 00:55:49,304 You're too tense. Here, try this. 543 00:55:53,883 --> 00:55:55,475 Come on, it'll relax you. 544 00:56:01,558 --> 00:56:05,995 What are you? A little girl? Come on, man! Look here. 545 00:56:07,597 --> 00:56:08,962 Now try. 546 00:56:12,402 --> 00:56:14,996 - That's better. Yeah. - That better? Yeah. Good. 547 00:56:18,074 --> 00:56:23,011 You be cool, and I'll teach you how to spell. 548 00:56:23,646 --> 00:56:24,772 I'll help you with your spelling. 549 00:56:24,881 --> 00:56:25,905 - Are you ready? - Yeah. 550 00:56:26,015 --> 00:56:26,982 - Yeah? - Yeah. 551 00:56:27,083 --> 00:56:28,050 - Yeah? - Let's go! 552 00:56:28,151 --> 00:56:32,212 - All right. What's that? - "P." 553 00:56:32,322 --> 00:56:36,088 - Right. And this one here? - "E." 554 00:56:36,192 --> 00:56:40,686 - Now here's a real difficult one. - "N." 555 00:56:40,797 --> 00:56:43,789 - And the easiest one of all. - "I." 556 00:56:44,501 --> 00:56:46,799 - And the snake! The snake. - "S." 557 00:56:46,903 --> 00:56:49,497 Now put it all together. 558 00:56:49,739 --> 00:56:52,264 - "Penis. " - What? 559 00:56:53,109 --> 00:56:55,077 "Penis. " 560 00:57:00,016 --> 00:57:02,507 - Say it! - "Penis!" 561 00:57:04,988 --> 00:57:07,081 Crazy! Here, have some more. 562 00:57:08,358 --> 00:57:10,383 I don't think she'd like this. 563 00:57:10,493 --> 00:57:15,430 She not going to know. It's gonna be our little secret. 564 00:57:24,040 --> 00:57:26,133 Now, go ahead, finish it up. 565 00:57:30,580 --> 00:57:34,175 And now you going to drink or you going to cut the celery? 566 00:58:26,069 --> 00:58:30,870 - You look very nice. - I ironed my shirt in the laundry room. 567 00:58:30,974 --> 00:58:33,772 - Who taught you to iron? - Reggie. 568 00:58:33,877 --> 00:58:35,970 Yeah? Good guy, huh? 569 00:58:37,046 --> 00:58:39,446 There's nothing wrong with Reggie. 570 00:58:39,916 --> 00:58:42,407 - Are you ready? - Yeah. 571 00:58:42,519 --> 00:58:44,953 - You're sure? - Yeah. 572 00:58:45,054 --> 00:58:46,112 All right. 573 00:58:46,623 --> 00:58:48,682 Then go right through here. 574 00:58:50,727 --> 00:58:54,663 She used to talk about you. Her boy, America. 575 00:58:55,532 --> 00:58:59,332 She doesn't talk much anymore, but I know she hears. 576 00:58:59,435 --> 00:59:05,067 Mrs. Harper? Mrs. Harper? Guess who's here to see you? America. 577 00:59:06,042 --> 00:59:08,943 Well, you've been waiting on him. Here he is. 578 00:59:13,583 --> 00:59:16,711 Hello, Miss Harper. It's been a long time. 579 00:59:54,324 --> 00:59:57,555 Do you remember when we used to play hide and seek? 580 00:59:58,261 --> 01:00:02,220 - Do you remember that? - I remember. 581 01:00:04,167 --> 01:00:06,533 And all the angels you used to paint? 582 01:00:08,538 --> 01:00:09,766 Angels. 583 01:00:20,083 --> 01:00:22,051 I'm sorry for what I did. 584 01:00:25,121 --> 01:00:27,681 I never... I never meant to hurt you. 585 01:00:30,093 --> 01:00:31,117 I... 586 01:00:34,030 --> 01:00:36,590 Your ring. Your magic ring. 587 01:00:41,037 --> 01:00:44,734 You like that ring? You like that ring? You like that ring? 588 01:00:47,243 --> 01:00:50,076 Now if you have good luck, you gonna give me some? 589 01:00:55,018 --> 01:01:00,081 I remember you used to say that if I rubbed it, I would have good luck. 590 01:01:06,796 --> 01:01:09,060 Yes, good luck. 591 01:01:30,987 --> 01:01:32,318 I love you. 592 01:01:34,691 --> 01:01:36,158 I forgive you. 593 01:02:20,136 --> 01:02:21,899 She smelled the same. 594 01:02:22,405 --> 01:02:25,636 - Mint and Chap Stick. - The smells of home. 595 01:02:27,009 --> 01:02:28,067 Yeah. 596 01:02:31,681 --> 01:02:33,615 - Hey, Dr. B. - Yeah? 597 01:02:34,717 --> 01:02:37,117 - I wanna work in the kitchen. - Why? 598 01:02:39,021 --> 01:02:42,548 - My brother works in the kitchen. - Your brother? 599 01:02:43,159 --> 01:02:46,390 Yeah, my brother Brooklyn, he works in the kitchen. 600 01:02:48,397 --> 01:02:50,297 I'll see what I can do. 601 01:03:06,716 --> 01:03:09,617 - Brooklyn. - What the heck are you doing here? 602 01:03:10,419 --> 01:03:15,083 Working. I got a job here. I've had experience working in the kitchen. 603 01:03:20,296 --> 01:03:21,695 Look, I'm not trying to bother you, 604 01:03:21,798 --> 01:03:24,733 but since we're both here, there's a lot of stuff we could talk about. 605 01:03:24,834 --> 01:03:27,200 - I don't think so. - Why not? 606 01:03:28,571 --> 01:03:32,268 I told you before, I don't remember nothing. Nothing at all. 607 01:03:34,310 --> 01:03:35,470 Look, it wasn't right, okay? 608 01:03:35,578 --> 01:03:38,138 They should've kept us all together. We're brothers. 609 01:03:38,247 --> 01:03:40,340 Get back to the pots and pans, man. 610 01:03:40,449 --> 01:03:42,849 - I been looking for you... - Enough! 611 01:03:45,988 --> 01:03:49,583 Give it up. Just give it up. 612 01:03:52,495 --> 01:03:53,792 Forget it. 613 01:04:19,155 --> 01:04:25,583 - Liza is hot. - Fish, do you know what hot is? 614 01:04:28,931 --> 01:04:30,558 I didn't think so. 615 01:04:44,213 --> 01:04:45,510 Hey, Fish, wanna dance? 616 01:04:45,615 --> 01:04:49,711 - No, I don't wanna. - I'm guessing you don't dance, right? 617 01:04:50,853 --> 01:04:52,650 - No. - Figured. 618 01:04:52,755 --> 01:04:55,690 Come on, girl. Come on. 619 01:05:19,081 --> 01:05:21,379 America! America! 620 01:05:22,985 --> 01:05:24,850 Dance isn't over until 10:00. 621 01:05:24,954 --> 01:05:27,650 It's over for me. Your boyfriend's looking for you. 622 01:05:27,757 --> 01:05:31,784 - He's not my boyfriend. He's a jerk. - Yeah, whatever. 623 01:05:33,062 --> 01:05:36,623 I've missed you. Missed talking to you. 624 01:05:36,933 --> 01:05:39,128 You haven't missed anything, okay? Just leave me alone. 625 01:05:39,235 --> 01:05:43,569 - Can you stop? - Look, would you just leave me alone? 626 01:06:40,496 --> 01:06:43,260 - My scars. - It's okay. 627 01:06:44,533 --> 01:06:46,125 You're beautiful. 628 01:06:47,570 --> 01:06:50,471 More beautiful than anything I've ever seen. 629 01:07:05,221 --> 01:07:07,121 - No, wait. Stop! - It's okay. 630 01:07:07,223 --> 01:07:08,781 I can't. Just... 631 01:07:10,459 --> 01:07:12,450 - What's wrong? - I don't want to anymore, okay? 632 01:07:12,561 --> 01:07:14,392 - I don't want to. - Why? 633 01:07:14,497 --> 01:07:17,625 You're... You're all scarred up, okay. You're just... You're ugly! 634 01:07:18,300 --> 01:07:20,666 - I know you, and this isn't you. - Just leave me alone, okay? 635 01:07:20,770 --> 01:07:23,261 - Stay away from me! You're an ugly skank! - What's with you? 636 01:07:23,372 --> 01:07:26,398 Just leave me alone, okay? Just leave me alone. 637 01:08:25,501 --> 01:08:26,695 Rice up! 638 01:08:33,242 --> 01:08:35,574 - Enchiladas. - Come on, man. 639 01:08:35,678 --> 01:08:38,078 - So what happened? - What do you think happened? 640 01:08:38,180 --> 01:08:41,946 - Liza wanted it bad. She was begging for it. - Yeah? 641 01:08:42,051 --> 01:08:46,283 Come on, Shoelaces, don't be so stingy. I mean, Liza wasn't last night. 642 01:08:47,056 --> 01:08:48,785 She was all over me. 643 01:08:53,295 --> 01:08:54,489 Yo, man. 644 01:09:02,738 --> 01:09:05,935 Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 645 01:09:09,078 --> 01:09:13,310 Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! 646 01:09:23,492 --> 01:09:24,982 Lose the knife! 647 01:09:25,628 --> 01:09:27,562 - Let go! - I'll kill him. 648 01:09:27,663 --> 01:09:31,155 Chill, man! Just chill, all right? I'm gonna let you go. 649 01:09:35,638 --> 01:09:37,799 Look, somebody clean this up! 650 01:09:43,546 --> 01:09:45,810 Okay, dude, you're out of jail. 651 01:09:55,658 --> 01:09:57,148 Get back to your room. 652 01:09:57,259 --> 01:09:59,750 - Don't get into any more trouble. - Fine. 653 01:10:12,441 --> 01:10:14,602 America. America, guess what? 654 01:10:15,678 --> 01:10:18,613 - They're sending Marshall away. - Good. 655 01:10:18,714 --> 01:10:24,016 He's been transferred to Fairfield. Fairfield, that's bad! 656 01:10:25,888 --> 01:10:28,982 - And Liza's going home. - Liza? 657 01:10:29,658 --> 01:10:33,788 Yeah. Reunification, I heard it. 658 01:10:35,931 --> 01:10:38,263 She's a skank, huh? 659 01:10:38,934 --> 01:10:43,598 No, Fish. That's not true. She's not a skank. 660 01:10:49,078 --> 01:10:52,605 America, what's a skank? 661 01:11:18,173 --> 01:11:20,334 Liza! Liza! 662 01:11:36,859 --> 01:11:38,383 What do you want? 663 01:11:38,494 --> 01:11:41,292 You weren't gonna tell me you were leaving? 664 01:11:41,397 --> 01:11:43,092 Why would you care? 665 01:11:43,932 --> 01:11:47,333 I didn't mean any of that stuff I said the other night. 666 01:11:49,705 --> 01:11:50,865 I know. 667 01:11:53,375 --> 01:11:55,468 It was your first time, huh? 668 01:11:57,880 --> 01:11:59,074 Kind of. 669 01:12:03,485 --> 01:12:04,679 Come in. 670 01:12:12,361 --> 01:12:15,228 - You and Marshall, you... - I was mad at you. 671 01:12:30,879 --> 01:12:33,677 My mom's coming to pick me up this morning. 672 01:12:36,318 --> 01:12:38,081 She's nuts, you know. 673 01:12:42,858 --> 01:12:44,689 When I was eight years old, 674 01:12:44,793 --> 01:12:48,285 my dad pretty much shot his head off with a deer rifle. 675 01:12:52,401 --> 01:12:54,767 I don't want to end up like them. 676 01:12:55,971 --> 01:12:59,463 You won't. It's up to you. 677 01:13:11,453 --> 01:13:12,715 One more. 678 01:13:27,936 --> 01:13:30,131 Aren't you gonna say anything? 679 01:13:31,707 --> 01:13:36,041 - What do you want me to say? - Tell me you love me. 680 01:13:36,645 --> 01:13:39,512 - What? - Even if you don't mean it. 681 01:13:41,617 --> 01:13:43,016 Just say it. 682 01:13:45,020 --> 01:13:46,351 I love you. 683 01:13:50,259 --> 01:13:52,352 Feels good to say it, right? 684 01:13:55,564 --> 01:13:59,125 - Yeah. - Feels good to hear it, too. 685 01:14:05,707 --> 01:14:09,803 - I should go. People are probably waking up. - Stay, stay. Don't go. 686 01:14:10,979 --> 01:14:14,415 I'll write to you, America, but you have to write back. 687 01:14:23,992 --> 01:14:25,152 Liza... 688 01:14:27,296 --> 01:14:28,854 I love you, too. 689 01:15:07,002 --> 01:15:10,062 Hey, Dwayne. Morning, Carol. 690 01:15:10,172 --> 01:15:11,867 - Good morning, Dr. B. How are you? - What you got there? 691 01:15:11,974 --> 01:15:13,805 - Two messages. - Okay, I'll do them after lunch. 692 01:15:13,909 --> 01:15:14,967 Okay. 693 01:15:18,714 --> 01:15:22,241 Hey. What are you doing here? 694 01:15:25,888 --> 01:15:27,219 Come on in. 695 01:15:31,193 --> 01:15:35,027 Come on in. Why are you up so early? 696 01:15:36,198 --> 01:15:39,395 - I couldn't... I couldn't sleep. - You know why? 697 01:15:46,441 --> 01:15:50,571 - Liza's gone. - Yeah, but she's gonna be okay. 698 01:15:53,282 --> 01:15:58,345 Did you really tell her that cutting yourself lets all the pain you have inside out? 699 01:16:00,022 --> 01:16:04,322 Yes, I did. But you don't have to cut yourself to let all the pain out. 700 01:16:05,494 --> 01:16:08,361 - What else can you do? - You talk to someone, 701 01:16:08,797 --> 01:16:12,426 someone you trust, and that's why I'm here. 702 01:16:22,144 --> 01:16:23,168 - I'm sorry. - Wait, don't. 703 01:16:23,278 --> 01:16:24,506 - No. I'm sorry. - No. No. 704 01:16:24,613 --> 01:16:25,807 - I'm not gonna touch you again. - Don't... 705 01:16:25,914 --> 01:16:28,007 - Don't touch me. - I'm sorry about that. 706 01:16:28,116 --> 01:16:29,777 What's going on? Can you... Can you tell me? 707 01:16:29,885 --> 01:16:32,718 - No, I can't. - Just tell me, America. Just say it! 708 01:16:32,821 --> 01:16:35,415 - Everybody leaves, okay? - Everybody like who? Like Liza? 709 01:16:35,524 --> 01:16:38,288 My mother, Liza, my brothers. 710 01:16:38,393 --> 01:16:40,224 - They all... They all go away. - No one ever stays. 711 01:16:40,329 --> 01:16:41,421 Okay. 712 01:16:41,563 --> 01:16:42,689 People who are supposed to protect me, don't. 713 01:16:42,798 --> 01:16:45,323 People who are supposed to care, don't. 714 01:16:45,434 --> 01:16:49,165 Reggie, Mrs. Harper, my brothers, my mother, everyone. 715 01:16:50,105 --> 01:16:52,972 So confused you don't know what's right, what's wrong anymore. 716 01:17:03,285 --> 01:17:07,688 This is gonna be our special secret This is gonna be our special secret 717 01:17:09,424 --> 01:17:11,915 This is gonna be our special secret. 718 01:17:13,195 --> 01:17:15,595 I'm just teaching you to be a man. 719 01:17:18,200 --> 01:17:21,931 And you know what? You're a good learner. 720 01:17:23,739 --> 01:17:26,833 You're a good learner You're a good learner 721 01:17:32,914 --> 01:17:34,006 Yes, you did! 722 01:17:34,116 --> 01:17:37,415 I didn't do nothing wrong! I keep telling you, I didn't do nothing! 723 01:17:37,519 --> 01:17:41,387 Then why do they keep calling me, wanting to have a conference? 724 01:17:42,524 --> 01:17:46,290 Your grades are going down. They telling me you're disturbed! 725 01:17:48,096 --> 01:17:50,087 No, something ain't right. 726 01:17:53,535 --> 01:17:58,598 Imagine having your fingers scraped like I'm scraping this carrot. 727 01:18:01,543 --> 01:18:05,639 Take the skin of your finger and peel it right off, just like that. 728 01:18:06,314 --> 01:18:11,013 Imagine that as a way to think about what might happen if you tell our secret. 729 01:18:12,220 --> 01:18:14,085 What about Mrs. Harper? 730 01:18:14,856 --> 01:18:16,721 What... What was that about Mrs. Harper? 731 01:18:16,825 --> 01:18:19,589 Nothing. The boy's just giving me trouble, that's all. 732 01:18:19,695 --> 01:18:22,061 I don't like carrots, is all. 733 01:18:22,164 --> 01:18:25,292 Since when? Since when you don't like carrots? 734 01:18:28,470 --> 01:18:32,600 - What's going on here? - Nothing. Everything's fine. 735 01:18:32,708 --> 01:18:34,073 Look, don't worry about America. 736 01:18:34,176 --> 01:18:37,634 I talked to the principal and the teachers, and they're working it out. 737 01:18:37,746 --> 01:18:39,839 And he's gonna straighten up, right? 738 01:18:39,948 --> 01:18:42,849 - Something's always with this boy. - Yeah, always! 739 01:18:42,951 --> 01:18:45,852 Yeah, he's just a little behind, that's all. 740 01:18:47,022 --> 01:18:48,387 Just a little dumb. 741 01:18:48,490 --> 01:18:50,720 - I ain't dumb! - Yes, you are! You're dumb! 742 01:18:50,992 --> 01:18:52,789 - I'm not dumb! - No, you're not dumb. 743 01:18:52,894 --> 01:18:55,692 He kept... He kept saying... He kept saying I would like it! 744 01:18:55,797 --> 01:19:00,166 And in the beginning I did, but then it stopped feeling good! 745 01:19:00,268 --> 01:19:01,735 You're talking about Reggie? 746 01:19:54,489 --> 01:19:56,980 Is that the way you going to be? 747 01:19:58,493 --> 01:20:01,018 Well, maybe I go find your precious Mrs. Harper, 748 01:20:01,129 --> 01:20:03,188 go find that old lady, huh? 749 01:20:04,232 --> 01:20:05,426 Is that what you want? 750 01:20:05,534 --> 01:20:06,967 Is that what you want? 751 01:20:07,068 --> 01:20:08,296 He said he was gonna hurt her. 752 01:20:08,403 --> 01:20:10,997 - He was gonna hurt Mrs. Harper? - Yes. I... 753 01:20:11,106 --> 01:20:14,007 - I... I can't. I... - Yes, you can. 754 01:20:14,109 --> 01:20:16,441 You're so close, America, you're so close. 755 01:20:16,545 --> 01:20:18,342 What did he do? Tell me, what did Reggie do? 756 01:20:18,446 --> 01:20:21,142 He took care of me, okay? He bought me stuff. He was nice. 757 01:20:23,084 --> 01:20:26,451 Now you know all the things I do for you. Just remember that, huh? 758 01:20:26,555 --> 01:20:28,819 Just remember. Put that in your head, 759 01:20:28,924 --> 01:20:32,257 and then you don't have to worry about that old lady. 760 01:20:33,895 --> 01:20:35,157 She's just getting in the way. 761 01:20:35,263 --> 01:20:36,821 She's just getting in the way 762 01:20:37,199 --> 01:20:38,689 I had to do it! 763 01:20:39,768 --> 01:20:43,431 He said he was going to kill her, okay? I had to do something! I... 764 01:20:43,538 --> 01:20:46,769 - I just couldn't take it anymore. - What did you do? 765 01:20:48,543 --> 01:20:49,908 I knew where they kept some money. 766 01:21:16,471 --> 01:21:19,599 I was gonna pay her back, I swear. I would... I would never hurt her. 767 01:21:19,708 --> 01:21:22,268 I know you wouldn't hurt her, America. 768 01:21:22,377 --> 01:21:25,073 Look at me. Look at me. Tell me what happened. 769 01:21:25,180 --> 01:21:28,172 I wet some towels. I put them under her door. 770 01:21:28,283 --> 01:21:31,047 I put them I put them by her door and 771 01:21:31,987 --> 01:21:33,614 I was drunk and 772 01:22:09,190 --> 01:22:11,988 I killed him! I killed him! 773 01:22:12,227 --> 01:22:17,893 - I killed him! I killed him! - Okay. 774 01:22:17,999 --> 01:22:21,799 - I had to do it. - Okay. Okay, okay, okay. 775 01:22:29,978 --> 01:22:31,468 I saw it on TV. 776 01:22:32,314 --> 01:22:35,977 They were pulling his body out of the house on a stretcher. 777 01:22:37,052 --> 01:22:39,919 Mrs. Harper told them he was smoking in bed. 778 01:22:40,622 --> 01:22:42,317 She covered for me. 779 01:22:44,726 --> 01:22:46,193 She loved you. 780 01:22:47,062 --> 01:22:50,498 I didn't hate Reggie. He was... He was kind. 781 01:22:51,633 --> 01:22:52,930 He wasn't. 782 01:22:59,240 --> 01:23:01,401 - What? - Are you going to tell? 783 01:23:02,444 --> 01:23:06,312 No, America. I'm not going to tell. 784 01:23:19,661 --> 01:23:20,719 Okay. 785 01:23:46,287 --> 01:23:48,517 - Are you ready? - Yeah. 786 01:23:58,500 --> 01:24:01,867 You wrote down everything in there that you need to say to Reggie? 787 01:24:01,970 --> 01:24:03,995 - Everything? - Yeah. 788 01:24:06,341 --> 01:24:08,104 Okay. Now we bury it. 789 01:24:21,623 --> 01:24:23,090 Now it's done. 790 01:24:29,798 --> 01:24:31,390 I'm proud of you. 791 01:24:34,436 --> 01:24:38,236 You take as long as you need. I'll meet you inside, all right? 792 01:25:02,197 --> 01:25:05,894 You try to bury the hurt and hope the future will be better 793 01:25:06,501 --> 01:25:12,030 Kids go away, released into the world at 18 I never know where they may land 794 01:25:19,981 --> 01:25:21,642 Most aren't ready 795 01:25:28,523 --> 01:25:32,721 They go back to a family that's unable or unwilling to care for them, 796 01:25:33,628 --> 01:25:35,823 or they end up in the streets 797 01:25:46,074 --> 01:25:48,008 It often feels hopeless 798 01:25:48,610 --> 01:25:51,078 But at the end of the day, I live for that moment 799 01:25:51,179 --> 01:25:54,307 when I see one kid heading down the right path 800 01:26:10,765 --> 01:26:17,261 Foster, it means to support, to encourage, to sustain, to cherish 801 01:26:18,573 --> 01:26:21,906 Its very first meaning was to feed or nourish 802 01:26:22,043 --> 01:26:24,011 That seems pretty simple 803 01:26:30,885 --> 01:26:33,786 All a kid needs is one person to hang on to, 804 01:26:35,290 --> 01:26:37,190 one person to see them, 805 01:26:38,359 --> 01:26:43,661 to listen, to care, to show up consistently 806 01:26:45,667 --> 01:26:49,103 One person, that's what I believe 807 01:27:04,252 --> 01:27:07,585 Another batch, and I always get a catch in my throat 808 01:27:09,424 --> 01:27:13,383 Maybe I'm naive, but I think in a country like ours, 809 01:27:13,494 --> 01:27:16,019 we can do better, we must 810 01:27:16,297 --> 01:27:21,132 These kids don't belong to somebody else These kids belong to all of us 811 01:27:21,603 --> 01:27:26,370 They are America's children They are America