Behind Some Dark Cloud (2015) Movie Script
1
[electric razor buzzing]
[Jade narrates]
All I think about is fucking.
[upbeat music playing]
Everyone's a child.
Seeing grown-ass men reduced
to groveling toddlers
in therapy was anything but,
and confirmed this.
Maybe it was nice to hand
my life over for a little while.
Not that I was full of strife.
I've never experienced
war or abuse.
In the name of love
The way to your heart
[Jade narrates]
I have clean drinking water.
This is frivolous.
In the name of love
[Jade narrates]
At least I made a friend.
Gloria was the only person
there who liked me.
She would stick bananas down our
throats to perfect our sexual prowess,
teach me how to cook
low-calorie meals,
how to give lap dances.
[Gloria] Wanna bet I take this
right off again before you do?
[Jade narrates] My life has become a
series of acronyms and monitored meals,
indulgent therapy sessions.
The act of observation changes
what's being observed.
Duh.
I'm afraid of being
defined by disorders.
I can't buy into that concept
like everybody else.
It's making me crazy here.
Until it was feeding tube time,
everybody told me I looked great
and to keep doing
what I was doing.
Who doesn't love attention?
You're a liar
if you say otherwise.
I wonder what my folks
would think if they knew
I learned more about
shoplifting, hard drugs,
and discreet bulimia
than self-help.
The only thing I really miss
is being alone.
I wanna be sure about something.
I wanna care about something.
Anything.
[door closes]
[over headphones]
In the name of love
The way to your heart...
[music continues indistinctly]
[indistinct conversations]
[gasps]
Hey, Goosey!
Hi, love! Hey!
Mom! Hi!
Look at you!
You didn't have to do
all of this, Mom!
Yes, I did, sweetheart.
Desmond graduated with honors
Oh.
- [mother chuckles]
- Of course he did.
Gramps, did you miss me?
Well, I missed you.
Hi. [laughs]
- [slaps highs] Hop on PoP.
- Ohh!
I'm sorry about all this.
Oh, you deserve it, bro.
[Desmond scoffs]
So, how was it?
Hi.
You're looking healthy,
sweetheart.
[mother] Oh.
What?
- What did I say?
- Just, "healthy" sounds like "plump."
Oh!
Your dad just told us.
You had a marvelous trip being
a missionary in Africa. Wow!
You look like a supermodel.
And how do you feel?
I feel fine.
Actually, um, they
taught us that "fine"
stands for "fucked up,
insecure, neurotic and emotional,"
but, um... but I'm all right.
I'm good.
Glad you got something
out of that place.
It cost enough.
Mmm! Delicious.
[Jade] Oh, great.
Then have another one.
It's good to have you
home, honey.
You think maybe you want to go
upstairs and change your clothes?
[Jade] I'm good.
Have some fun.
Mwah! And, sweetheart,
I know you're
feeling vulnerable,
but this is Desmond's day.
Let him have his day, OK?
No surprises.
This isn't about you
for once.
It's like diamond but
Turn my life and
I have no plans
I'm coming down...
[sighs]
[moans]
Oh, God, Sylvia.
Remember what it's like
to be sixteen...
[Jade narrates] And this is
how I know I'm still a child.
I just passed the age
that Joan of Arc was.
I blew it.
[serene music plays]
Oh! Look who almost
got locked in.
Och! That would hardly
be the worst thing.
Jade, Jade,
she's got it made,
danced with crocodiles
in the Everglades.
Oh. She always calls
a spade a spade,
especially as she glides
downhill on roller blades.
That's a good one, Morty.
I hadn't heard that one before.
Hey. So, there was this guy
in the bird wing today,
and I was wondering
who it was.
Oh! You must be mistaken.
Now, go eat some bacon.
No, Morty, really,
there was somebody in there.
Who was it?
There was no one.
N-Now, get going.
OK. Good night.
Good night.
Sleep tight.
[Desmond] Dude, first of all,
fuck Todd.
I don't wanna go
to his fucking party.
- His parties are...
- [guys arguing]
- Hi.
- [boy] Hello!
- [boy 2] Oh, my God.
- [boy 3] Well done, Sinead.
[Desmond, laughing] Where
the fuck have you been?
[boy clapping]
So we're supposed to faint now?
[distant music pounding]
People think that this,
these and these are fake.
Then I pull my hair
back like this.
People think I look
like Kate Moss.
[door opens]
[footsteps]
[woman] It's like
poison ivy down there.
- It's a fucking...
- [woman] It's not crabs, OK?
Let me speak.
It's a yeast infection.
Why don't you cool it
with the Lycra?
Try some cotton panties.
They remind guys of young
school girls anyway.
- You need some probiotics.
- [door opens]
What happened
to your wig, doll face?
You look like a fuckin'
leukemia patient.
Chill. I still got this.
I saw that little
"flag the bouncer" of a gesture
while you gave that guy
a lap dance out there.
You cannot pull that shit
every time a creep
tries to grab your tit.
Maybe I'm just asserting
my power over the male species.
Check out that
new-found bravado.
I've trained you well.
I'm not convinced.
Fine. Maybe I just need
to grow a thicker skin.
Any thicker and you're
gonna be a size 8.
- Hey.
- I'm sorry.
I'm not gonna violate you, babe.
Just looking out.
[Jade sighs]
This fucking shit is poison.
I would rather smell
like garbage
than get my rack
cut off and die.
[clatters]
Know what? I think
I'm done for the night.
Huh-uh.
You're ovulating.
- Make dicks hard, make money.
- Gloria, stop.
Gloria.
No.
Stop. No, I'm serious!
Gloria.
[erotic jazz playing]
[indistinct conversations]
[man] Teddy, we're gonna
do a lot of business.
Oh, sweetheart, come here.
[woman laughs]
[man] Oh, girls, yes.
This is Teddy.
[indistinct conversations,
laughter]
[Gloria] I wish I knew
which one was your pops.
[Jade] I can't believe
that fucking happened.
[Gloria]
Be happy
[Jade]
Please stop, Gloria.
[Gloria chuckles]
Uh...
So, there's this new guy.
Wanna call him Jay.
He wants me tonight, but...
I think I might go out
with this old dude
because, honestly...
raid his medicine cabinet.
Gonna take me somewhere fancy.
He makes me feel
incredibly adored.
He's really desperate,
I'll tell you somethin'.
But...
Jay has a dick
like a leg of a toddler.
Big, black...
There are so many things wrong
with what you just said.
I can handle that shit.
Well, once again, Phil
asked me to make a video,
so, that happened.
Yeah, you gone
to his studio yet?
No. Is it even legit?
I mean, yeah, sure,
it can be, but...
it's too gully for me.
I could do better if I
decided to go that route.
You are definitely not
cut out for it.
I mean, honestly, Serenity
did one a few months back
and she came back bruised up,
walking funny, sick.
- Eww.
- Shit.
From what I've heard, I don't
even think they get distributed.
- What?
- Yeah.
So Phil's just offering me
money to fuck somebody?
Jesus.
I mean, should I be flattered?
[scoffs]
Well, here's the card.
I guess I should go inside.
Face my doom.
[sniffles]
Thanks, Mama.
Hey! Hey!
Come here.
There you go.
Honey, uh...
- Jade? Yeah, we met before.
- Jade, right.
[woman] You forgot
to fill out your paperwork.
Oh, I... I don't have
community service.
Just volunteering.
Right.
Hey, Jade!
Um, a few of us are going out
to TGl's after this,
uh, if you'd like to join us,
I just have to
bring in the herd.
Wait, they have those
really big daiquiris, right?
Oh, yeah!
Nice.
OK, uh, we'll see you there.
[mother] Nice to see
a pretty girl like you
finally out socializing
on a Friday night.
Yeah.
How was your night?
How was the benefit?
[mother] Hmm.
It was great, honey.
We're just getting home now.
Wanna smell my new perfume?
It's called Lust.
Eww! From my experience,
lust has never smelled
like oatmeal
and hot curlers, but...
[mother]
Good night, pumpkin.
Good night.
[mother] I'll see you
upstairs, Teddy.
Dad, about the other night, I
thought it would be good writing fodder
and my therapist said she thought
it would be good for my self-image,
and I'm just trying to figure...
[father, slaps table]
You're too fucking old for this!
You're disrupting the peace
in this household.
Peace?
Jesus, Dad, do you want me to
tell Mom where we saw each other?
Good night.
Go in peace.
The mockingbird
outside my window
Won't you please just
sing me one more lullaby?
I guess you like
the common crow, too.
He's anything but common.
No shit?
[sighs] A young girl
shouldn't swear.
Sorry.
That was common of me.
They remember faces,
you know?
Human faces.
You shouldn't cross them.
What would happen if I did?
They'd call out to other crows,
and they'd come after you.
Ever wonder why a group of crows
is called a murder of crows?
They have the capacity
for abstract thought.
Fun.
[Jade] Oh.
I just thought they were
the raven's mangy cousin.
They shouldn't be confused.
They're fairly different.
A lot of folklore
surrounds them both,
but even that
has gotten confused.
See, the crow wants to be
near populated areas.
And the raven likes
to be on his own.
I know.
What else do you know
about the raven?
[Jade] Hmm.
That it's a rad poem by Poe
that my grandpa
used to read to me.
[chuckles]
Then your grandpa
has good taste.
Yeah, he did.
I was really young.
I just... I liked
the illustrations.
John Tenniel did them.
- Really?
- Mm-hmm.
He's the guy who did the "Alice
in Wonderland" illustrations.
Those were my favorite ones.
That makes sense.
So, isn't the raven supposed
to be like noble and mysterious?
I like to think so.
They are messengers, though.
And sometimes that can
get them in trouble.
Really?
A Greco-Roman legend says
they were once all white
and Apollo punished the raven
by turning its feathers black
after it divulged
too many secrets.
Apollo did them a favor,
'cause they look way cool
when they're all dressed
in black.
You know what's up.
Tough crowd.
Hey...
I know you saw him this time.
Can you please just refrain from
reminding me that I'm a fuck-up today?
[Desmond] Fine.
It's just a shame, though.
It's like you're afraid
to succeed or something.
Wow. That is way too profound,
Tony Robbins.
[chuckles] I always hated
finding Mom's self-help books.
- She paints her nails on them.
- Like Tony Robbins. Seriously?
Who the fuck would take
advice from that monster?
- "Awakening the giant within!"
- [Desmond groans]
[Jade] Uh, well, we got
some surf 'n' turf.
I can cook because
it is my last night in.
- Celebrate.
- [Southern accent] Well, you better get cookin', woman.
Excuse me?
Before I knock those pearly
little white teeth out.
- How dare you!
- Barefoot and pregnant.
Get away from me!
[man groaning on TV]
Nice bouquet.
I'm certainly not going to miss
hearing things like "nice bouquet."
- Asshole.
- Bitch.
[groaning continues]
Oh, shit!
I gotta feed gramps!
[woman moaning on video]
Jade!
[chuckles]
Jade!
[Jade] What?
Desmond! What are
you guys watching?
The doctor said it's
good brain stimulation.
- Seriously?
- Yeah. Think of it like medicine or something.
Yeah, whatever, dude.
Porn is medicine.
[moaning continues]
- Jesus.
- No problem there.
Hey, I mean, sex positively
forever, but, God. Oh!
[moaning]
Ohh!
[indistinct conversation]
[rhythmic drums beating]
[guitars playing]
- Hey, ladies.
- Thank you.
I appreciate it.
Oh, fuck 'em.
Cheers to you socializing.
Cheers.
Enjoy.
Hmm.
Oh, God.
I won't be the type
Calling to see if you're
Home tonight
'Cause I was spirited
No one has paid for me in a
Long time
The sun's getting hotter
No need to bother,
just come
Stay with me
'Cause I was spirited
No one has paid
for me in a
Long time...
[man] Oooh!
[laughter]
Stay with me
'Cause I was spirited
No one has paid for me in a
Long time...
[man] GI Jade.
How are things?
- Not bad.
- [man scoffs]
It's really good to see you.
And the hair.
I like it.
[woman]
Who's this?
Just an old friend.
[Jade]
It's Alex.
The fucking dick less prick that
you spoke so highly of in therapy?
Fuck him.
And for that.
The Norse god Odin was
accompanied by two ravens,
Hugin and Munin.
Hugin represented
the power of thought,
the search for information.
And Munin, the mind,
the ability to intuit meaning
rather than hunt for it.
They would soar
across the land all day
and go back to Odin at night
with what they learned.
Right where we left off.
That's impressive.
"O'er Mithgarth,
Hugin and Munin both
Each day set forth to fly.
For Hugin I fear lest
he come not home,
But for Munin
my care is more."
I think I only have
one story about ravens.
There was a saint,
and when he was martyred,
his body was protected
by a flock of ravens
from hungry vultures.
Nature's cruel, man.
Do you remember which saint?
Um...
Saint Vincent.
Interesting.
May I ask you
a personal question?
- Sure.
- Why do you feel you have to act comfortable
when what you're really
feeling is a...
deep static void within?
It's a question
for you to answer.
You don't have to tell me.
It's a question for you.
Hey. I'm sorry to bother you,
but "a deep static void"?
What does that even mean?
I mean, I'm not into
psychics or anything,
and now you've just
freaked me out.
I'm sorry.
I sense things and I...
I just hope
you figure yourself out.
I beg your pardon?
I come to the museum
to chill out
and I always have,
and suddenly you're here,
and, I mean, yeah,
we have nice conversations,
but then instead of rudely
disappearing this time,
you got all weird and you had
to tell me what my problem is,
which I've had
enough of in general.
And... [sighs]
I just...
You don't know me at all.
Like at all.
So, not cool.
You're right.
I apologize.
I'm sure you're
a secure young woman
with everything going smoothly.
Oh, come on! Really?
Fine, man.
It takes one to know one.
I mean, your void is probably
way deeper than mine
and like way more staticky,
or whatever.
I did not mean to scare you,
and I apologize.
Just be more present and everything
will be good for you as it should.
[rock music playing
in background]
Hey. These are so nice.
Gross.
- [Jade] Hey, Gloria.
- [Gloria] Yeah?
[Jade chuckles]
- [Gloria] Hmm. What?
- I think I'm in love.
Yeah, I don't understand that.
- Gloria. Serious.
- I'm walking away from you.
I'm serious.
I met this guy at the museum,
and he's so fuckin' hot.
And he knows so much stuff
about birds.
Well, he sounds like a winner,
and you should marry him.
I should.
[Gloria] Yep. I'll be
your maid of honor.
Oh, my God, his stare
is so intense,
and I just want his hands
all over my body.
And he's kind of old,
but he's really mysterious.
And he wears this thing
around his neck.
Don't tell me it's this fucking
gross pendant shit.
- Yeah.
- Like this gaudy fucking bling.
- How did you know that?
- Because he's gross.
And I've seen him,
and you need to stop.
I think he's so hot.
Eww!
- I've heard things like...
- Like what?
He's a Satanist.
Please tell me you know
his name.
Please make my day.
OK, wait for it.
It's...
- [sighs]
- [softly] What's his name?
Vincent. I believe.
- Really?
- Yeah, like Vincent fucking Price.
Yeah, it's Vincent.
Vincent.
[low chattering]
Thank you.
Let's go.
- Whoops.
- [woman] Bitch!
[giggling]
[Gloria] You're always
scribbling away.
Is it about me?
I wanna read it.
I don't know, sometimes.
Stop, it's not for you.
It's just observations.
It's just scribbling.
I can't even tell
if it's good or not.
Well, if you keep
talking like that,
you'll never get anywhere.
There's a difference
between being humble
and just being stupid.
You can be my agent.
I'll be the tits.
You be the brain.
Mm.
[Gloria] I'm working tonight.
Are you?
[Jade] No.
[Gloria] I always think
about my mother,
when she got ready
for her dates.
It was always like this, uh...
shimmery, glittery makeup
covering the pink bathroom,
and... curling iron
would be on.
It's a different guy
every night.
She would, um...
She would always leave me
this TV dinner.
It had a... you know, the kind
with the mashed potatoes
and then that like...
burnt brownie.
And then, uh,
eventually she'd...
leave me money.
One day she just left.
Hey, I don't really know
what's going on.
I don't think Phil cares
if I come in anymore.
- [Gloria] Yeah?
- Yeah.
[Gloria] Well, I'm sure
daddy will cut you
a little stipend just
to keep your clothes on, huh?
Or at least
to keep your mouth shut
about where he goes at night.
[Jade]
I seriously don't get it.
I don't get why guys go in there
to get blue balls together.
I swear, I was giving a dance
to this guy the other night,
and he looks at me and says,
"I'm gonna think of you while
I'm fucking my wife tonight."
Is that it for some of them?
Or they just come
in their pants.
It's mostly prostitution if you
want to make good money, anyhow.
VIP room.
Pow.
[Jade] I wanna find
this Vincent guy.
Why? He's a fucking creep.
[Jade] He's no creepier than
anyone I've ever gyrated on.
How do I go about doing that?
[Gloria] Duh. Send him
some nude pics.
[Jade] Wouldn't know
where to send it.
[Gloria] Oh, God, Jade,
use your fucking head.
Follow the dude.
Plus, it'll be fun.
And you'll get to see where
he hides all the bodies.
You could stand
to get laid, anyhow.
Church.
[man singing Latin ballad]
[moaning]
[ballad ends]
[indistinct conversation]
- [engine starts]
- [jazz music playing]
[crickets chirping]
Oh, my God.
[Desmond] Wait, how
did you find his house?
I have my ways.
You don't know this guy.
Why are you chasing him?
I feel like we need each other.
[women laughing]
What set the cougs off?
You know, the breast lift
is scheduled,
the divorce is finalized,
and tonight we feast
on a young boy.
[woman clears throat]
[snaps fingers]
Do you work here?
[Desmond] Apparently so.
What can I do for you?
[indistinct conversations]
[muffled music pounding]
Gloria!
Crisis.
Gloria, I'm freaking out because I left a
package at Vincent's house the other night
and I left all of my contact information
and I haven't heard from him yet.
[Gloria] Well, he's
probably not interested.
Or maybe he's a fag.
Jesus, thanks for your honesty.
[sighs] OK, I'll just chill out.
What on earth are you doing
volunteering in a barn?
First World guilt.
What do the horses think
of your hairstyle?
What do you say to them?
"I'm not sick,
just alternative"?
It's funny, they're
actually horses,
so they don't pass judgment,
or even speak.
It's Gewurztraminer.
It's way too sweet.
I bet you just like
saying that big word.
[mocking]
"Gewurztraminer-er."
[chuckles]
Uh...
It's offensively saccharine.
[father] I'm glad your yearbook
finally came, Dez.
- [mother] Hey.
- [father] Ha ha.
[father] That was a lovely girl
you took to prom.
[mother] Although you could have
taken whomever you wanted.
We would never judge.
And your school seems
to be pretty progressive.
Although all teenagers
are bisexual anyway.
- [Desmond] Good to know.
- [Jade sniggers]
[father] You've never
experienced these milestones.
These kids are all matriculating
at four-year universities now,
like your brother will be
doing next semester.
Whatever, enablers.
[father] Some people like
to cause trouble on purpose,
for attention.
You've had a very easy life.
You know I do plan on going
to school, just ask Desmond.
- For something useful?
- [Jade] That's debatable.
How useful is your prestigious
associate's degree?
Hey! Don't talk
to your mother like that.
Says the little girl who wanted to
be a unicorn when she grew up.
You've succeeded there
all on your own.
Hey, I know that you want
Victorian children
who, like, never speak
unless spoken to,
but I have a voice, OK?
[mocking] Yeah, Dad.
She has a voice.
- Shut up, Desmond. You're such a jerk!
- Hey.
- [Desmond sniggers]
- Look...
I know I'm taking
a little bit of time,
but everybody just has
to be patient,
and everything will be OK.
Have you eaten anything, Jade?
The chicken is delicious.
I ate the heart.
At least she ate something.
[soft jazz music plays]
[mailbox opens]
[clock clatters, chimes]
[chuckles]
[mouths]
[door clatters]
[door closes]
[keyboard clacks]
[music fades]
[paper rustles]
[Vincent] Hello.
[Jade] Ooh!
[clears throat] Hello.
What are you doing here?
[Vincent] I'm hungry.
[Jade snickers]
Yeah, right.
[Vincent] So, what you're saying
is you can break into my house,
but I can't visit you
in a public place.
No. It's just a fortnight later,
and I figured
you were not interested.
[Vincent] "A fortnight,"
she says.
That solidifies the intrigue.
I'm pleased to see you also
share your silver lining
and not just
your naked pictures.
Doesn't your boyfriend mind?
I don't have a boyfriend.
A handsome girl like you.
Handsome?
[horse harness jingles]
I brought this for you.
What?
It's... amazing.
Wow. [chuckles]
[Vincent] You have to
write as much as you can.
You'll find your voice that way.
- You read my stuff.
- Of course.
Well, shit.
Do you have to swear?
No.
God, I'm working on it.
I'll try not to cuss.
Ah, even "cuss" sounds
like a curse word.
Good job, Jade.
[Vincent]
It's a weakness.
There's plenty
of sufficient words
just waiting to be
papered to our doings.
[Jade]
Thank you.
You're welcome.
You look lovely in red.
[laughs]
Oh, my God.
[sighs]
[Jade] I take it
you need a ride.
I do.
Don't smoke.
Even
I'm going through something.
Rebellious.
What was that?
Father, Son, Holy Spirit?
I was raised devout Catholic.
Really?
Yeah. But I'm done
with Christianity.
Now what I want to do
is sacrifice children.
Pardon me?
[chuckles]
What the...?
[chuckles] isn't that what
you've expected all this time?
Hey, that's just small-town folk
and their fear of the unknown.
That's just word on the street.
Well... as a culture,
we worship the sensational.
Anything that garners attention,
even if negative,
is worth worshipping.
Fortunately, the people that are
brave enough to make a statement
either don't know what to do
with their control
or with their charisma...
[speaks indistinctly]
Yeah.
Or you could just say that
people with strong personalities
either get famous or diagnosed.
Or you could say that.
Let's get the fuck out
of here, it's freezing.
Yes. You swear a lot.
I'm working on it!
Oh!
[Vincent] Do you know
that the white pelican
is the national bird of Romania?
Oh, really?
"A wonderful bird
is the pelican,
his beak can hold more
than his belly can.
He can hold in his beak
[softly] enough food for a week,
but I'll be darned if I know
how the hell he can."
Bravo.
My grandmother used
to say that to me.
That is beautiful.
There is a legend
that in times of famine,
a mother pelican will
wound herself with her beak
to feed her own flesh
and blood to her young.
Wow.
What must it be like to care
for somebody that much?
To want them to thrive so badly
that you would sacrifice yourself?
That is the reason why the
pelican became a Christ metaphor.
I once lived in a Hispanic
neighborhood in the city,
and I remember on Good Friday
seeing for the first time
a bunch of them led
by a priest dressed in red,
carrying a cross.
They prayed, they sang,
they chanted.
Sure, you could say
it was overly dramatic
or sheep-like...
but in that moment
as they passed,
the city street was quiet...
and all I could do was
be in the moment with them.
Wow.
"Congregation" in Latin
means a flock of animals.
Sometimes you have
to be in awe of devotion.
[engine stops]
Aren't you gonna invite me in?
Since when do you need
an invitation?
I don't bite.
You don't really know me.
I wanna know you.
[Vincent]
Aren't you afraid?
[Jade]
I'm not afraid.
[Vincent]
Neither was Joan of Arc.
[Jade] It's much different
than your earlier work.
[Vincent] You've done
your research.
I am much different now.
They're magnificent.
They remind me a lot
of Beatrix Potter.
I love the idea that animals
have these little civilized lives
in trees and in holes
in the ground, and...
What makes you think they don't?
[Jade chuckles]
Mark Twain said,
"Of all the animals,
man is the only one
that is cruel.
He is the only one
that can inflict pain
for the pleasure of doing it."
- [Jade] Hmm.
- [Vincent] Please.
So...
Bucharest, Paris, New York.
And now here.
[laughs]
You were a crow
before you were a raven.
[Vincent] You might say.
Got any booze, Vincent?
I don't drink.
I think it's
an unnecessary vice.
Can I still drink?
I don't think you
should drink here, no.
Oh, wait. You think I'm gonna
get wasted, seduce you,
and then wake up crying,
"Humbert! Humbert!"?
Vincent...
I'm in my 20s now. OK?
Jade.
- What?
- Don't.
[Jade] Oh, my God.
- [Vincent] No, it's fine.
- Oh, my God.
I am so fucking embarrassed.
- Don't swear.
- Oh my God.
I'm sorry, I just thought,
after all of this...
- "After all this," meaning?
- ...we would have sex.
You seem to be going
about attention-seeking
in a lascivious way.
No, I don't.
Then what just happened?
What just happened was I was...
trying to connect with you.
[sighs]
Your way of expressing
is going to get you hurt.
You need to protect yourself.
You have to be more careful.
I...
I can't be physical
with you that way.
[exhales]
Vincent, look...
I know that you're sick, OK?
So what?
You're still...
a man.
Jade.
Look, Vincent, it's really
embarrassing to be turned down
by a guy who's nearly
thrice my age.
You'd think it would be
a wet dream, but...
I guess not.
The biggest complications in
one's life are often self-imposed.
No one's turning you down.
I get it. You don't want to be
the next dude on the list of guys
that Jade has slept with
to feel better about herself.
[sighs] I want to be the dude
that makes you set that list on fire.
I wouldn't mind getting
to know you, either.
Thank you.
And good night.
[Vincent] Good night.
[rhythmic banging
in distance]
[mother moaning]
Oh, my God.
- What?
- Oh, my God.
What, you seriously
never heard them banging?
- No. This happens regularly?
- They literally...
They literally fuck
all the time.
Oh, my God.
How do you get any work done?
[Desmond] Headphones.
[banging continues]
Are you talking to a girl?
You are totally talking
to a girl.
- Fuck off.
- Desmond.
- I knew it.
- Knew what?
You're not gay.
- Yeah. No shit I'm not gay.
- What? So why did...?
It's easier to mislead
Mom and Dad.
[banging continues]
I also think Mom
really wants a gay son.
Desmond.
That's pretty brilliant.
I wish I were so clever.
Yeah, if you were clever, you wouldn't
live in this stupid little mountain town
subjecting yourself
to all this shit.
Thanks.
Look, I'm sorry.
They're just really
getting to me right now.
Should probably be
easier on Mom.
There's probably nothing
more dark and alienating
than motherhood.
- Church.
- [boards thumping]
Hey, you'll miss me
when I go, though.
And you'll be out
of here really soon.
Plus, you can't always hate
where you came from, you know.
- Like, this place shaped you.
- [thumping continues]
And on that, little brother,
I'll see you later.
Good night.
- And good night, Julia.
- Fuck you.
[Jade gasps]
You know, it is customary
to knock first.
Why aren't you eating?
The vegetables are fresh,
and I killed
the venison last week.
[Jade sighs]
Um... I'm sick, too.
Just in a different way.
Uh, plus Gloria's on my case
to lose all this weight
- that we had to gain.
- Had to gain?
[softly] Yeah.
[Vincent] If someone likes
controlling their own life,
they seek to control
other facets, other people.
This is her problem and you are
her victim, but you are allowing it.
[Jade] We have
a complex relationship.
The temptation is there
to phase her out, it's just...
I feel like we need each other.
[Vincent] Why?
'Cause we're all
that each other has.
Well, the gentlemen's club
makes a little more sense now.
You can both exercise
your need for control
through...
male manipulation
and body profiteering.
- I don't understand.
- What is there to understand?
I don't understand why
you feel you are unlovable.
Don't feel guilt.
It's good to be emotional.
I brought dessert.
You really are bent
on corrupting me.
[Vincent inhales]
[coughs]
I never liked smoking
in front of people.
Why?
Made me paranoid.
I like smoking with you.
Was that tree here before?
[Jade chuckles]
I haven't done this
since yesterday
with my brother, Desmond.
You have a brother?
You're not an only child?
No.
You have the classic bored-
and-ignored demeanor of one.
[Jade laughs]
How dare you!
Very easily, I just did.
I'm actually really
close to Desmond.
And we smoke tons
of weed together.
Jerk.
[Vincent laughs]
Oh!
God, I must be so late.
[Vincent sighs]
[Vincent] It's OK.
I'll take care of it.
Hey, are you OK?
You're tremoring.
I'm fine.
"Tremoring" isn't a word.
What can I do for you?
Come back soon.
Good night.
[door closes]
[Jade] And he draws
the most amazing pictures
and then at the end of the night,
he said he wants to get to know me.
- You lie!
- No, I swear to God.
It's going really well.
I mean, it's not
sexual or anything.
I think that's an act because
there's definitely tension, but...
You know, as much
as I like intercourse,
- what we have is strangely more special.
- [gagging]
- How sweet.
- [Jade] Fuck you.
[muffled conversations]
[thunder crashes]
[Jade, laughing]
Oh, my God.
[rain pattering]
[Vincent] I can't believe
you made me do this.
I have been wanting
to steal this fucking thing...
- [Vincent] Can you please not swear?
- ...for so long.
[catching breath]
Oh, my God!
Ahh.
[sighs]
[thunder rumbling]
[Jade exhales sharply]
[sighs]
Tonight's a waxing gibbous.
[Vincent] I have to say,
you are a quick learner
when you want to be.
Mm-hmm.
Ooh, thank you.
[chuckles]
You look like a mermaid.
- Oh, God.
- What?
- That was a compliment.
- [chuckles] No, I know.
Gloria used to call the guys that I
would get with "mermaid fuckers."
- Mermaid fuckers?
- You said the "f" word.
I guess I did,
just out of curiosity.
Mermaid fuckers are guys
with whom I've had a few trysts,
and then they try
to break it off
because they tell me I'm this intangible
creature and that it can never be,
and they try to be flattering
about it. It's all bullshit.
And I know you think
I'm lecherous,
but before you begin
about that, just...
You said it, I didn't.
That's true.
[distant thunder rumbles]
[softly humming tune]
How do you know that song?
That's a tune my grandma
used to sing me.
It's an old song
from the '20s or something.
[Vincent]
I know what it is.
"My Sweetheart's
the Man in the Moon."
My sister used to sing
that song to me.
[Jade] Oh.
I'm sorry.
[distant thunder rumbling]
[Vincent] It's all right.
She was older and she...
She became more of a mother
to me after our parents died.
[Jade] Your parents died?
I'm so sorry.
I was in a very dark place
for a long time.
I felt like...
as though...
that part of me now
is taken away
and I could not get it back.
Do you have other relatives?
Uh, no, not here.
No one that matters.
Well, who are your friends?
I really want to meet them.
Someday.
I don't know...
[Jade] Voil!
Well...
look who's not only
eating now but cooking.
[Jade] I know.
Isn't it horrifying?
[thunder rumbles]
I knew you'd be back, slut.
How have you been?
Why are you really here, babe?
Just to rub in how happy
you are with Hail Satan?
[Jade sighs]
I'm really glad you found
your knight in wrinkly armor.
God, it's fucking disgusting
how love and happiness
just ruin people, you know?
They just wanna
infect everybody else.
Oh, come on.
You overestimate me, Gloria.
[Gloria] Oh, God, shut up!
Your life is so goddamn easy.
You know, I entered treatment
because I have a fucking problem.
You ended up there for being
a teenage fucking girl.
I work at the club
to pay my bills.
You think people
aren't on to you?
A visitor with a pen
behind her ear slumming it?
I took you under my wing.
I was there for you.
You just...
abandoned me.
[sniffles]
Whatever.
I don't need you.
[footsteps approaching]
Can I watch a movie?
I don't know, can you?
[Jade] May I watch a movie?
[Vincent] You know
I don't have television.
[Jade] You don't even
have movies?
Movies are OK.
Don't you like to laugh?
[Vincent] Yes, I like
to laugh sometimes.
You make me laugh.
Books and poems make me laugh.
I chuckled to Alexander Pope
the other night.
- [Jade] Maybe I should read some, then.
- Maybe you should.
He said, "Amusement is the
happiness of those who cannot think."
What's this?
What is what?
Jade? What is what?
[door rattles]
Vincent, what is this?
Can we just go back upstairs?
[Jade] What is it?
I don't want to talk about it.
- I wanna go back upstairs.
- What is it, Vincent?
Vincent, what is it?
Do not ask a question to...
To which you do not
want to know the answer.
What is it?!
It's to take one's own life
and be sure of it.
[Jade] Oh, my God.
I built it years ago.
[Jade] You're a selfish asshole.
You are a selfish
fucking asshole.
[departing footsteps]
[Vincent] Will you
allow me to explain?!
We have discussed control.
I can't go through
any more darkness.
Get away from me. That is
so weak and so contrived.
That is exactly the kind of thing you
would talk down about, you hypocrite!
- We have a good thing going!
- Jade, stop.
This is fucked, and don't tell
me not to curse, goddamn it.
Take your own advice.
[mocking] "Oh, be present."
Be a bad ass.
Live, love, risk, fuck it.
I'm trying to express something to
you, but you're refusing to understand.
You don't know me that well.
I do know you.
And it scares you.
- [thunder rumbling]
- [rain pattering]
[Vincent] What would your
parents think of all this?
Who cares?
They're nuts.
If anything, they'd just be happy
that I cared for somebody else
and I'm not a sociopath.
[distant thunder rumbles]
This could seem strange.
[Jade] Strange?
I know where you're
going with this. [sighs]
You think that you're
robbing me of my youth,
that one day I'm going to
wake up and regret all of this,
that people change,
that people will judge us.
Anything else?
No, that sums it up.
Thanks for letting me stay.
You can stay
as long as you want.
[Jade] So can you.
[light rain falling]
[distant thunder rumbles]
[metallic banging]
[banging continues]
[Vincent straining]
[sighs]
[scratching on easel]
[Jade] Good morning.
[Vincent] There's breakfast
at the table.
[scratching continues]
Use as much honey as you'd like.
It's fresh.
[scratching]
[Jade] Actually,
honey never goes bad.
You can open a jar
after a thousand years,
and it'll still be fresh.
Are you going to have
breakfast with me?
[Vincent] I'm not hungry.
Well, are you gonna at least
sit with me and have some tea?
[scratching resumes]
-Hey, what's wrong?
You coward.
Out to the ridge...
[Jade] You might as well
be dead already.
[door slams]
I cross your path
And I smile until
You go home
You go home...
[car door opens]
Oh, fragile forest
Shine fast your light
And break me down when...
[banging on door]
May I help you?
I'm Gloria.
In the quietest hour
Only here
In this hour
Whisper your secret
Of trust in spring to come
The green will spread
Like wildfire
It understands the sun
No question there
No question there
I ask you blow the memory
That I have not
quite lived
Pray send it
through these trees
So that I may sweetly give
All that I am
In the calm of the morning
[weeping]
All that I am...
[Gloria] What the fuck?!
[no distinct dialog]
Deep in these hills
Are where I intend to stay
I'll live in your moment
To breathe in the day
Fair is the air
With the thought
of you there
So fair the air
With the thought
of you there
I thought you got rid of it.
Journals aren't for
anyone else's reading.
If you must know,
I was just writing
about how well you're doing.
How proud I am of you.
Read for yourself.
That's all right.
What is wrong with you?
- Spit it out, darling.
- Just stop. I'm done.
I'm just done.
It's a boy, isn't it?
Whoever he is,
I can tell you right now...
Mom, please don't start
with all the maternal stuff
about how he didn't
deserve me and...
I appreciate it,
I do, it's just...
this was different.
You know, when you
were a little girl,
you used to throw
the worst temper tantrums.
- Really?
- Yeah.
In the mall.
[chuckles]
Anywhere, you would
rip off your clothes.
- You'd cry and scream.
- I don't remember that.
I remember having a tantrum
at Magic Kingdom, though,
because the castle is
just this wooden facade.
I understand
that disappointment.
For me, it's when you find
the perfect dress in a catalog
and you think to yourself,
"Ah, I too can be young
and thin and drinking wine
in the south of France."
And then you open the box
and it's just
a sad piece of fabric
folded into a plastic bag.
[Jade] Wow,
that sounds tragic.
- It is to me.
- [both chuckle]
[piano music plays]
[music fades]
[Vincent]
How have you been?
Been better.
But, you know, living life.
Did you miss me?
[Vincent sighs]
More than you know.
How about you?
Like, I don't...
I'm sorry to bust
in like this.
Um...
I just don't know
what's going on.
[emotionally] You have
given me some exciting feeling.
[inhales sharply]
I have considered things
in a new way
for the first time in ages.
But I've given you all I can.
Why do you have to...?
Because I love you!
I want you to grow,
to move on.
This is what I want for you.
Maybe you don't realize,
we were too comfortable.
I'm not comfortable.
[Vincent sniffles]
I can't see you anymore,
but I want you to go.
Can you please go?
Can you please go?
[Vincent sniffles]
[sobbing] Can you please go?
[Jade]
I'm not going anywhere.
I'm in.
[Vincent breathing unsteadily]
Like I know what you want.
Just let me be part of it, OK?
Do you understand
what that means?
You do?
[Jade] Hey, kid, hop in.
I got some candy for you.
Desmond, just get in the car.
Fuck you. [chuckles]
Hey, what are you
doing tomorrow?
Nothing.
Well, you're hanging
out with me.
[Desmond] Fuck, Jade.
I know, Gloria's soul
is dog shit.
And here I am in love
with a dying man.
I mean, he's made
his mind up.
I guess nihilism
is better than apathy.
I mean, anything's
better than apathy.
Don't become
that pathetic, Desmond.
Not trying to do that.
I don't know shit
from shit, but...
maybe it's a good thing you
and Vincent never really got to be.
You know, you never really got
a chance to resent each other.
Vincent is the first person that
I ever wanted to get close to.
It is what it is.
Being in love's ugly, Jade.
In love there's farts and hate.
[chuckles]
- I'm glad we're doing this.
- Me too, it's been ages.
To my beautiful children,
who I get all to myself
while Ted is away.
- [Desmond] All right?
- [Jade] Fit as a fiddle.
[mother] Jade, honey,
you need a manicure.
Those chipped nails
are disgusting.
Great, Mom. I'll just leave the
table right now and go get one.
I love you anyway,
chipped nails and all.
Just... try to be sensible.
[Desmond] Words to live by.
Sylvia Booth, everybody.
Oh, Dez, look.
What about him? He's cute.
I'm sure cutting my dick off
would be nice, too.
Mom, can you stop trying
to set Desmond up with a guy?
- Get a life.
- OK, maybe I should find somebody for you
since you've been sleeping
around long enough.
- [chuckles]
- [Desmond] You really have.
[Susan] Sylvia!
Well, hi! Hello!
- Hello, Susan, how are you?
- How are you?
I'm well, thank you.
How are you?
I missed seeing you the other
evening at the benefit.
Were you ill?
No, I'm just sick
and tired of those things.
Oh. Well, we missed you.
And how are my Desmond
and... Jade?
- How are you both?
- [Desmond] I'm wait-listed at Brown,
and apparently I'm gay.
And I'm a dropout that's
dabbled in porn, so...
Susan, my kids are
fucking awesome.
I couldn't be prouder
of both of them.
[Susan] Aha. Well...
I'll just let you finish
your little dinner,
and I'll be on my way.
Nice to see you, as always.
- Ta-ta.
- [Susan] Bye-bye.
[Jade] Well done, Mom.
Meant every word, my darlings.
[chuckles]
[Vincent] Where are we going?
[Jade] We're going to teach someone
a lesson about exploiting people.
You ready?
Rock-and-roll.
[Jade]
Fuck you and your clubs!
[straining]
OK, we gotta get
the fuck out of here!
- Ready? Wanna drive?
- No.
- Come on, drive.
- Yeah?
Let's do it!
Whooo!
[piano music playing]
[music fades]
[laughs]
Stuff like this made him
seem like a...
average human being.
When he wasn't.
[Desmond] No one's exempt
from being human.
"Tis true, tis certain,
man, though dead,
retains part of himself.
The immortal mind remains."
He loved Pope.
Jesus, nothing is
a mistake with this guy.
[chuckles]
[rock music plays]
[Jade laughs]
Floor it!
I'm just gonna mess it up.
[Damien Jurado]
I won't pretend
Not to see you,
see you looking
I smile and walk
the other way
Kept alive in pictures
Still shots of you sleeping
And I play the movies
in my mind
If I ever lose
My head
Don't ever let me lose
My head
High above me
Far from all who see you
You play the hero
In my song
This is my blue one
That one makes me happy
Call in another round
of cheer
If I ever lose
My head
Don't ever let me lose
My head
If I ever lose
My head
Don't ever let me lose
My head
[electric razor buzzing]
[Jade narrates]
All I think about is fucking.
[upbeat music playing]
Everyone's a child.
Seeing grown-ass men reduced
to groveling toddlers
in therapy was anything but,
and confirmed this.
Maybe it was nice to hand
my life over for a little while.
Not that I was full of strife.
I've never experienced
war or abuse.
In the name of love
The way to your heart
[Jade narrates]
I have clean drinking water.
This is frivolous.
In the name of love
[Jade narrates]
At least I made a friend.
Gloria was the only person
there who liked me.
She would stick bananas down our
throats to perfect our sexual prowess,
teach me how to cook
low-calorie meals,
how to give lap dances.
[Gloria] Wanna bet I take this
right off again before you do?
[Jade narrates] My life has become a
series of acronyms and monitored meals,
indulgent therapy sessions.
The act of observation changes
what's being observed.
Duh.
I'm afraid of being
defined by disorders.
I can't buy into that concept
like everybody else.
It's making me crazy here.
Until it was feeding tube time,
everybody told me I looked great
and to keep doing
what I was doing.
Who doesn't love attention?
You're a liar
if you say otherwise.
I wonder what my folks
would think if they knew
I learned more about
shoplifting, hard drugs,
and discreet bulimia
than self-help.
The only thing I really miss
is being alone.
I wanna be sure about something.
I wanna care about something.
Anything.
[door closes]
[over headphones]
In the name of love
The way to your heart...
[music continues indistinctly]
[indistinct conversations]
[gasps]
Hey, Goosey!
Hi, love! Hey!
Mom! Hi!
Look at you!
You didn't have to do
all of this, Mom!
Yes, I did, sweetheart.
Desmond graduated with honors
Oh.
- [mother chuckles]
- Of course he did.
Gramps, did you miss me?
Well, I missed you.
Hi. [laughs]
- [slaps highs] Hop on PoP.
- Ohh!
I'm sorry about all this.
Oh, you deserve it, bro.
[Desmond scoffs]
So, how was it?
Hi.
You're looking healthy,
sweetheart.
[mother] Oh.
What?
- What did I say?
- Just, "healthy" sounds like "plump."
Oh!
Your dad just told us.
You had a marvelous trip being
a missionary in Africa. Wow!
You look like a supermodel.
And how do you feel?
I feel fine.
Actually, um, they
taught us that "fine"
stands for "fucked up,
insecure, neurotic and emotional,"
but, um... but I'm all right.
I'm good.
Glad you got something
out of that place.
It cost enough.
Mmm! Delicious.
[Jade] Oh, great.
Then have another one.
It's good to have you
home, honey.
You think maybe you want to go
upstairs and change your clothes?
[Jade] I'm good.
Have some fun.
Mwah! And, sweetheart,
I know you're
feeling vulnerable,
but this is Desmond's day.
Let him have his day, OK?
No surprises.
This isn't about you
for once.
It's like diamond but
Turn my life and
I have no plans
I'm coming down...
[sighs]
[moans]
Oh, God, Sylvia.
Remember what it's like
to be sixteen...
[Jade narrates] And this is
how I know I'm still a child.
I just passed the age
that Joan of Arc was.
I blew it.
[serene music plays]
Oh! Look who almost
got locked in.
Och! That would hardly
be the worst thing.
Jade, Jade,
she's got it made,
danced with crocodiles
in the Everglades.
Oh. She always calls
a spade a spade,
especially as she glides
downhill on roller blades.
That's a good one, Morty.
I hadn't heard that one before.
Hey. So, there was this guy
in the bird wing today,
and I was wondering
who it was.
Oh! You must be mistaken.
Now, go eat some bacon.
No, Morty, really,
there was somebody in there.
Who was it?
There was no one.
N-Now, get going.
OK. Good night.
Good night.
Sleep tight.
[Desmond] Dude, first of all,
fuck Todd.
I don't wanna go
to his fucking party.
- His parties are...
- [guys arguing]
- Hi.
- [boy] Hello!
- [boy 2] Oh, my God.
- [boy 3] Well done, Sinead.
[Desmond, laughing] Where
the fuck have you been?
[boy clapping]
So we're supposed to faint now?
[distant music pounding]
People think that this,
these and these are fake.
Then I pull my hair
back like this.
People think I look
like Kate Moss.
[door opens]
[footsteps]
[woman] It's like
poison ivy down there.
- It's a fucking...
- [woman] It's not crabs, OK?
Let me speak.
It's a yeast infection.
Why don't you cool it
with the Lycra?
Try some cotton panties.
They remind guys of young
school girls anyway.
- You need some probiotics.
- [door opens]
What happened
to your wig, doll face?
You look like a fuckin'
leukemia patient.
Chill. I still got this.
I saw that little
"flag the bouncer" of a gesture
while you gave that guy
a lap dance out there.
You cannot pull that shit
every time a creep
tries to grab your tit.
Maybe I'm just asserting
my power over the male species.
Check out that
new-found bravado.
I've trained you well.
I'm not convinced.
Fine. Maybe I just need
to grow a thicker skin.
Any thicker and you're
gonna be a size 8.
- Hey.
- I'm sorry.
I'm not gonna violate you, babe.
Just looking out.
[Jade sighs]
This fucking shit is poison.
I would rather smell
like garbage
than get my rack
cut off and die.
[clatters]
Know what? I think
I'm done for the night.
Huh-uh.
You're ovulating.
- Make dicks hard, make money.
- Gloria, stop.
Gloria.
No.
Stop. No, I'm serious!
Gloria.
[erotic jazz playing]
[indistinct conversations]
[man] Teddy, we're gonna
do a lot of business.
Oh, sweetheart, come here.
[woman laughs]
[man] Oh, girls, yes.
This is Teddy.
[indistinct conversations,
laughter]
[Gloria] I wish I knew
which one was your pops.
[Jade] I can't believe
that fucking happened.
[Gloria]
Be happy
[Jade]
Please stop, Gloria.
[Gloria chuckles]
Uh...
So, there's this new guy.
Wanna call him Jay.
He wants me tonight, but...
I think I might go out
with this old dude
because, honestly...
raid his medicine cabinet.
Gonna take me somewhere fancy.
He makes me feel
incredibly adored.
He's really desperate,
I'll tell you somethin'.
But...
Jay has a dick
like a leg of a toddler.
Big, black...
There are so many things wrong
with what you just said.
I can handle that shit.
Well, once again, Phil
asked me to make a video,
so, that happened.
Yeah, you gone
to his studio yet?
No. Is it even legit?
I mean, yeah, sure,
it can be, but...
it's too gully for me.
I could do better if I
decided to go that route.
You are definitely not
cut out for it.
I mean, honestly, Serenity
did one a few months back
and she came back bruised up,
walking funny, sick.
- Eww.
- Shit.
From what I've heard, I don't
even think they get distributed.
- What?
- Yeah.
So Phil's just offering me
money to fuck somebody?
Jesus.
I mean, should I be flattered?
[scoffs]
Well, here's the card.
I guess I should go inside.
Face my doom.
[sniffles]
Thanks, Mama.
Hey! Hey!
Come here.
There you go.
Honey, uh...
- Jade? Yeah, we met before.
- Jade, right.
[woman] You forgot
to fill out your paperwork.
Oh, I... I don't have
community service.
Just volunteering.
Right.
Hey, Jade!
Um, a few of us are going out
to TGl's after this,
uh, if you'd like to join us,
I just have to
bring in the herd.
Wait, they have those
really big daiquiris, right?
Oh, yeah!
Nice.
OK, uh, we'll see you there.
[mother] Nice to see
a pretty girl like you
finally out socializing
on a Friday night.
Yeah.
How was your night?
How was the benefit?
[mother] Hmm.
It was great, honey.
We're just getting home now.
Wanna smell my new perfume?
It's called Lust.
Eww! From my experience,
lust has never smelled
like oatmeal
and hot curlers, but...
[mother]
Good night, pumpkin.
Good night.
[mother] I'll see you
upstairs, Teddy.
Dad, about the other night, I
thought it would be good writing fodder
and my therapist said she thought
it would be good for my self-image,
and I'm just trying to figure...
[father, slaps table]
You're too fucking old for this!
You're disrupting the peace
in this household.
Peace?
Jesus, Dad, do you want me to
tell Mom where we saw each other?
Good night.
Go in peace.
The mockingbird
outside my window
Won't you please just
sing me one more lullaby?
I guess you like
the common crow, too.
He's anything but common.
No shit?
[sighs] A young girl
shouldn't swear.
Sorry.
That was common of me.
They remember faces,
you know?
Human faces.
You shouldn't cross them.
What would happen if I did?
They'd call out to other crows,
and they'd come after you.
Ever wonder why a group of crows
is called a murder of crows?
They have the capacity
for abstract thought.
Fun.
[Jade] Oh.
I just thought they were
the raven's mangy cousin.
They shouldn't be confused.
They're fairly different.
A lot of folklore
surrounds them both,
but even that
has gotten confused.
See, the crow wants to be
near populated areas.
And the raven likes
to be on his own.
I know.
What else do you know
about the raven?
[Jade] Hmm.
That it's a rad poem by Poe
that my grandpa
used to read to me.
[chuckles]
Then your grandpa
has good taste.
Yeah, he did.
I was really young.
I just... I liked
the illustrations.
John Tenniel did them.
- Really?
- Mm-hmm.
He's the guy who did the "Alice
in Wonderland" illustrations.
Those were my favorite ones.
That makes sense.
So, isn't the raven supposed
to be like noble and mysterious?
I like to think so.
They are messengers, though.
And sometimes that can
get them in trouble.
Really?
A Greco-Roman legend says
they were once all white
and Apollo punished the raven
by turning its feathers black
after it divulged
too many secrets.
Apollo did them a favor,
'cause they look way cool
when they're all dressed
in black.
You know what's up.
Tough crowd.
Hey...
I know you saw him this time.
Can you please just refrain from
reminding me that I'm a fuck-up today?
[Desmond] Fine.
It's just a shame, though.
It's like you're afraid
to succeed or something.
Wow. That is way too profound,
Tony Robbins.
[chuckles] I always hated
finding Mom's self-help books.
- She paints her nails on them.
- Like Tony Robbins. Seriously?
Who the fuck would take
advice from that monster?
- "Awakening the giant within!"
- [Desmond groans]
[Jade] Uh, well, we got
some surf 'n' turf.
I can cook because
it is my last night in.
- Celebrate.
- [Southern accent] Well, you better get cookin', woman.
Excuse me?
Before I knock those pearly
little white teeth out.
- How dare you!
- Barefoot and pregnant.
Get away from me!
[man groaning on TV]
Nice bouquet.
I'm certainly not going to miss
hearing things like "nice bouquet."
- Asshole.
- Bitch.
[groaning continues]
Oh, shit!
I gotta feed gramps!
[woman moaning on video]
Jade!
[chuckles]
Jade!
[Jade] What?
Desmond! What are
you guys watching?
The doctor said it's
good brain stimulation.
- Seriously?
- Yeah. Think of it like medicine or something.
Yeah, whatever, dude.
Porn is medicine.
[moaning continues]
- Jesus.
- No problem there.
Hey, I mean, sex positively
forever, but, God. Oh!
[moaning]
Ohh!
[indistinct conversation]
[rhythmic drums beating]
[guitars playing]
- Hey, ladies.
- Thank you.
I appreciate it.
Oh, fuck 'em.
Cheers to you socializing.
Cheers.
Enjoy.
Hmm.
Oh, God.
I won't be the type
Calling to see if you're
Home tonight
'Cause I was spirited
No one has paid for me in a
Long time
The sun's getting hotter
No need to bother,
just come
Stay with me
'Cause I was spirited
No one has paid
for me in a
Long time...
[man] Oooh!
[laughter]
Stay with me
'Cause I was spirited
No one has paid for me in a
Long time...
[man] GI Jade.
How are things?
- Not bad.
- [man scoffs]
It's really good to see you.
And the hair.
I like it.
[woman]
Who's this?
Just an old friend.
[Jade]
It's Alex.
The fucking dick less prick that
you spoke so highly of in therapy?
Fuck him.
And for that.
The Norse god Odin was
accompanied by two ravens,
Hugin and Munin.
Hugin represented
the power of thought,
the search for information.
And Munin, the mind,
the ability to intuit meaning
rather than hunt for it.
They would soar
across the land all day
and go back to Odin at night
with what they learned.
Right where we left off.
That's impressive.
"O'er Mithgarth,
Hugin and Munin both
Each day set forth to fly.
For Hugin I fear lest
he come not home,
But for Munin
my care is more."
I think I only have
one story about ravens.
There was a saint,
and when he was martyred,
his body was protected
by a flock of ravens
from hungry vultures.
Nature's cruel, man.
Do you remember which saint?
Um...
Saint Vincent.
Interesting.
May I ask you
a personal question?
- Sure.
- Why do you feel you have to act comfortable
when what you're really
feeling is a...
deep static void within?
It's a question
for you to answer.
You don't have to tell me.
It's a question for you.
Hey. I'm sorry to bother you,
but "a deep static void"?
What does that even mean?
I mean, I'm not into
psychics or anything,
and now you've just
freaked me out.
I'm sorry.
I sense things and I...
I just hope
you figure yourself out.
I beg your pardon?
I come to the museum
to chill out
and I always have,
and suddenly you're here,
and, I mean, yeah,
we have nice conversations,
but then instead of rudely
disappearing this time,
you got all weird and you had
to tell me what my problem is,
which I've had
enough of in general.
And... [sighs]
I just...
You don't know me at all.
Like at all.
So, not cool.
You're right.
I apologize.
I'm sure you're
a secure young woman
with everything going smoothly.
Oh, come on! Really?
Fine, man.
It takes one to know one.
I mean, your void is probably
way deeper than mine
and like way more staticky,
or whatever.
I did not mean to scare you,
and I apologize.
Just be more present and everything
will be good for you as it should.
[rock music playing
in background]
Hey. These are so nice.
Gross.
- [Jade] Hey, Gloria.
- [Gloria] Yeah?
[Jade chuckles]
- [Gloria] Hmm. What?
- I think I'm in love.
Yeah, I don't understand that.
- Gloria. Serious.
- I'm walking away from you.
I'm serious.
I met this guy at the museum,
and he's so fuckin' hot.
And he knows so much stuff
about birds.
Well, he sounds like a winner,
and you should marry him.
I should.
[Gloria] Yep. I'll be
your maid of honor.
Oh, my God, his stare
is so intense,
and I just want his hands
all over my body.
And he's kind of old,
but he's really mysterious.
And he wears this thing
around his neck.
Don't tell me it's this fucking
gross pendant shit.
- Yeah.
- Like this gaudy fucking bling.
- How did you know that?
- Because he's gross.
And I've seen him,
and you need to stop.
I think he's so hot.
Eww!
- I've heard things like...
- Like what?
He's a Satanist.
Please tell me you know
his name.
Please make my day.
OK, wait for it.
It's...
- [sighs]
- [softly] What's his name?
Vincent. I believe.
- Really?
- Yeah, like Vincent fucking Price.
Yeah, it's Vincent.
Vincent.
[low chattering]
Thank you.
Let's go.
- Whoops.
- [woman] Bitch!
[giggling]
[Gloria] You're always
scribbling away.
Is it about me?
I wanna read it.
I don't know, sometimes.
Stop, it's not for you.
It's just observations.
It's just scribbling.
I can't even tell
if it's good or not.
Well, if you keep
talking like that,
you'll never get anywhere.
There's a difference
between being humble
and just being stupid.
You can be my agent.
I'll be the tits.
You be the brain.
Mm.
[Gloria] I'm working tonight.
Are you?
[Jade] No.
[Gloria] I always think
about my mother,
when she got ready
for her dates.
It was always like this, uh...
shimmery, glittery makeup
covering the pink bathroom,
and... curling iron
would be on.
It's a different guy
every night.
She would, um...
She would always leave me
this TV dinner.
It had a... you know, the kind
with the mashed potatoes
and then that like...
burnt brownie.
And then, uh,
eventually she'd...
leave me money.
One day she just left.
Hey, I don't really know
what's going on.
I don't think Phil cares
if I come in anymore.
- [Gloria] Yeah?
- Yeah.
[Gloria] Well, I'm sure
daddy will cut you
a little stipend just
to keep your clothes on, huh?
Or at least
to keep your mouth shut
about where he goes at night.
[Jade]
I seriously don't get it.
I don't get why guys go in there
to get blue balls together.
I swear, I was giving a dance
to this guy the other night,
and he looks at me and says,
"I'm gonna think of you while
I'm fucking my wife tonight."
Is that it for some of them?
Or they just come
in their pants.
It's mostly prostitution if you
want to make good money, anyhow.
VIP room.
Pow.
[Jade] I wanna find
this Vincent guy.
Why? He's a fucking creep.
[Jade] He's no creepier than
anyone I've ever gyrated on.
How do I go about doing that?
[Gloria] Duh. Send him
some nude pics.
[Jade] Wouldn't know
where to send it.
[Gloria] Oh, God, Jade,
use your fucking head.
Follow the dude.
Plus, it'll be fun.
And you'll get to see where
he hides all the bodies.
You could stand
to get laid, anyhow.
Church.
[man singing Latin ballad]
[moaning]
[ballad ends]
[indistinct conversation]
- [engine starts]
- [jazz music playing]
[crickets chirping]
Oh, my God.
[Desmond] Wait, how
did you find his house?
I have my ways.
You don't know this guy.
Why are you chasing him?
I feel like we need each other.
[women laughing]
What set the cougs off?
You know, the breast lift
is scheduled,
the divorce is finalized,
and tonight we feast
on a young boy.
[woman clears throat]
[snaps fingers]
Do you work here?
[Desmond] Apparently so.
What can I do for you?
[indistinct conversations]
[muffled music pounding]
Gloria!
Crisis.
Gloria, I'm freaking out because I left a
package at Vincent's house the other night
and I left all of my contact information
and I haven't heard from him yet.
[Gloria] Well, he's
probably not interested.
Or maybe he's a fag.
Jesus, thanks for your honesty.
[sighs] OK, I'll just chill out.
What on earth are you doing
volunteering in a barn?
First World guilt.
What do the horses think
of your hairstyle?
What do you say to them?
"I'm not sick,
just alternative"?
It's funny, they're
actually horses,
so they don't pass judgment,
or even speak.
It's Gewurztraminer.
It's way too sweet.
I bet you just like
saying that big word.
[mocking]
"Gewurztraminer-er."
[chuckles]
Uh...
It's offensively saccharine.
[father] I'm glad your yearbook
finally came, Dez.
- [mother] Hey.
- [father] Ha ha.
[father] That was a lovely girl
you took to prom.
[mother] Although you could have
taken whomever you wanted.
We would never judge.
And your school seems
to be pretty progressive.
Although all teenagers
are bisexual anyway.
- [Desmond] Good to know.
- [Jade sniggers]
[father] You've never
experienced these milestones.
These kids are all matriculating
at four-year universities now,
like your brother will be
doing next semester.
Whatever, enablers.
[father] Some people like
to cause trouble on purpose,
for attention.
You've had a very easy life.
You know I do plan on going
to school, just ask Desmond.
- For something useful?
- [Jade] That's debatable.
How useful is your prestigious
associate's degree?
Hey! Don't talk
to your mother like that.
Says the little girl who wanted to
be a unicorn when she grew up.
You've succeeded there
all on your own.
Hey, I know that you want
Victorian children
who, like, never speak
unless spoken to,
but I have a voice, OK?
[mocking] Yeah, Dad.
She has a voice.
- Shut up, Desmond. You're such a jerk!
- Hey.
- [Desmond sniggers]
- Look...
I know I'm taking
a little bit of time,
but everybody just has
to be patient,
and everything will be OK.
Have you eaten anything, Jade?
The chicken is delicious.
I ate the heart.
At least she ate something.
[soft jazz music plays]
[mailbox opens]
[clock clatters, chimes]
[chuckles]
[mouths]
[door clatters]
[door closes]
[keyboard clacks]
[music fades]
[paper rustles]
[Vincent] Hello.
[Jade] Ooh!
[clears throat] Hello.
What are you doing here?
[Vincent] I'm hungry.
[Jade snickers]
Yeah, right.
[Vincent] So, what you're saying
is you can break into my house,
but I can't visit you
in a public place.
No. It's just a fortnight later,
and I figured
you were not interested.
[Vincent] "A fortnight,"
she says.
That solidifies the intrigue.
I'm pleased to see you also
share your silver lining
and not just
your naked pictures.
Doesn't your boyfriend mind?
I don't have a boyfriend.
A handsome girl like you.
Handsome?
[horse harness jingles]
I brought this for you.
What?
It's... amazing.
Wow. [chuckles]
[Vincent] You have to
write as much as you can.
You'll find your voice that way.
- You read my stuff.
- Of course.
Well, shit.
Do you have to swear?
No.
God, I'm working on it.
I'll try not to cuss.
Ah, even "cuss" sounds
like a curse word.
Good job, Jade.
[Vincent]
It's a weakness.
There's plenty
of sufficient words
just waiting to be
papered to our doings.
[Jade]
Thank you.
You're welcome.
You look lovely in red.
[laughs]
Oh, my God.
[sighs]
[Jade] I take it
you need a ride.
I do.
Don't smoke.
Even
I'm going through something.
Rebellious.
What was that?
Father, Son, Holy Spirit?
I was raised devout Catholic.
Really?
Yeah. But I'm done
with Christianity.
Now what I want to do
is sacrifice children.
Pardon me?
[chuckles]
What the...?
[chuckles] isn't that what
you've expected all this time?
Hey, that's just small-town folk
and their fear of the unknown.
That's just word on the street.
Well... as a culture,
we worship the sensational.
Anything that garners attention,
even if negative,
is worth worshipping.
Fortunately, the people that are
brave enough to make a statement
either don't know what to do
with their control
or with their charisma...
[speaks indistinctly]
Yeah.
Or you could just say that
people with strong personalities
either get famous or diagnosed.
Or you could say that.
Let's get the fuck out
of here, it's freezing.
Yes. You swear a lot.
I'm working on it!
Oh!
[Vincent] Do you know
that the white pelican
is the national bird of Romania?
Oh, really?
"A wonderful bird
is the pelican,
his beak can hold more
than his belly can.
He can hold in his beak
[softly] enough food for a week,
but I'll be darned if I know
how the hell he can."
Bravo.
My grandmother used
to say that to me.
That is beautiful.
There is a legend
that in times of famine,
a mother pelican will
wound herself with her beak
to feed her own flesh
and blood to her young.
Wow.
What must it be like to care
for somebody that much?
To want them to thrive so badly
that you would sacrifice yourself?
That is the reason why the
pelican became a Christ metaphor.
I once lived in a Hispanic
neighborhood in the city,
and I remember on Good Friday
seeing for the first time
a bunch of them led
by a priest dressed in red,
carrying a cross.
They prayed, they sang,
they chanted.
Sure, you could say
it was overly dramatic
or sheep-like...
but in that moment
as they passed,
the city street was quiet...
and all I could do was
be in the moment with them.
Wow.
"Congregation" in Latin
means a flock of animals.
Sometimes you have
to be in awe of devotion.
[engine stops]
Aren't you gonna invite me in?
Since when do you need
an invitation?
I don't bite.
You don't really know me.
I wanna know you.
[Vincent]
Aren't you afraid?
[Jade]
I'm not afraid.
[Vincent]
Neither was Joan of Arc.
[Jade] It's much different
than your earlier work.
[Vincent] You've done
your research.
I am much different now.
They're magnificent.
They remind me a lot
of Beatrix Potter.
I love the idea that animals
have these little civilized lives
in trees and in holes
in the ground, and...
What makes you think they don't?
[Jade chuckles]
Mark Twain said,
"Of all the animals,
man is the only one
that is cruel.
He is the only one
that can inflict pain
for the pleasure of doing it."
- [Jade] Hmm.
- [Vincent] Please.
So...
Bucharest, Paris, New York.
And now here.
[laughs]
You were a crow
before you were a raven.
[Vincent] You might say.
Got any booze, Vincent?
I don't drink.
I think it's
an unnecessary vice.
Can I still drink?
I don't think you
should drink here, no.
Oh, wait. You think I'm gonna
get wasted, seduce you,
and then wake up crying,
"Humbert! Humbert!"?
Vincent...
I'm in my 20s now. OK?
Jade.
- What?
- Don't.
[Jade] Oh, my God.
- [Vincent] No, it's fine.
- Oh, my God.
I am so fucking embarrassed.
- Don't swear.
- Oh my God.
I'm sorry, I just thought,
after all of this...
- "After all this," meaning?
- ...we would have sex.
You seem to be going
about attention-seeking
in a lascivious way.
No, I don't.
Then what just happened?
What just happened was I was...
trying to connect with you.
[sighs]
Your way of expressing
is going to get you hurt.
You need to protect yourself.
You have to be more careful.
I...
I can't be physical
with you that way.
[exhales]
Vincent, look...
I know that you're sick, OK?
So what?
You're still...
a man.
Jade.
Look, Vincent, it's really
embarrassing to be turned down
by a guy who's nearly
thrice my age.
You'd think it would be
a wet dream, but...
I guess not.
The biggest complications in
one's life are often self-imposed.
No one's turning you down.
I get it. You don't want to be
the next dude on the list of guys
that Jade has slept with
to feel better about herself.
[sighs] I want to be the dude
that makes you set that list on fire.
I wouldn't mind getting
to know you, either.
Thank you.
And good night.
[Vincent] Good night.
[rhythmic banging
in distance]
[mother moaning]
Oh, my God.
- What?
- Oh, my God.
What, you seriously
never heard them banging?
- No. This happens regularly?
- They literally...
They literally fuck
all the time.
Oh, my God.
How do you get any work done?
[Desmond] Headphones.
[banging continues]
Are you talking to a girl?
You are totally talking
to a girl.
- Fuck off.
- Desmond.
- I knew it.
- Knew what?
You're not gay.
- Yeah. No shit I'm not gay.
- What? So why did...?
It's easier to mislead
Mom and Dad.
[banging continues]
I also think Mom
really wants a gay son.
Desmond.
That's pretty brilliant.
I wish I were so clever.
Yeah, if you were clever, you wouldn't
live in this stupid little mountain town
subjecting yourself
to all this shit.
Thanks.
Look, I'm sorry.
They're just really
getting to me right now.
Should probably be
easier on Mom.
There's probably nothing
more dark and alienating
than motherhood.
- Church.
- [boards thumping]
Hey, you'll miss me
when I go, though.
And you'll be out
of here really soon.
Plus, you can't always hate
where you came from, you know.
- Like, this place shaped you.
- [thumping continues]
And on that, little brother,
I'll see you later.
Good night.
- And good night, Julia.
- Fuck you.
[Jade gasps]
You know, it is customary
to knock first.
Why aren't you eating?
The vegetables are fresh,
and I killed
the venison last week.
[Jade sighs]
Um... I'm sick, too.
Just in a different way.
Uh, plus Gloria's on my case
to lose all this weight
- that we had to gain.
- Had to gain?
[softly] Yeah.
[Vincent] If someone likes
controlling their own life,
they seek to control
other facets, other people.
This is her problem and you are
her victim, but you are allowing it.
[Jade] We have
a complex relationship.
The temptation is there
to phase her out, it's just...
I feel like we need each other.
[Vincent] Why?
'Cause we're all
that each other has.
Well, the gentlemen's club
makes a little more sense now.
You can both exercise
your need for control
through...
male manipulation
and body profiteering.
- I don't understand.
- What is there to understand?
I don't understand why
you feel you are unlovable.
Don't feel guilt.
It's good to be emotional.
I brought dessert.
You really are bent
on corrupting me.
[Vincent inhales]
[coughs]
I never liked smoking
in front of people.
Why?
Made me paranoid.
I like smoking with you.
Was that tree here before?
[Jade chuckles]
I haven't done this
since yesterday
with my brother, Desmond.
You have a brother?
You're not an only child?
No.
You have the classic bored-
and-ignored demeanor of one.
[Jade laughs]
How dare you!
Very easily, I just did.
I'm actually really
close to Desmond.
And we smoke tons
of weed together.
Jerk.
[Vincent laughs]
Oh!
God, I must be so late.
[Vincent sighs]
[Vincent] It's OK.
I'll take care of it.
Hey, are you OK?
You're tremoring.
I'm fine.
"Tremoring" isn't a word.
What can I do for you?
Come back soon.
Good night.
[door closes]
[Jade] And he draws
the most amazing pictures
and then at the end of the night,
he said he wants to get to know me.
- You lie!
- No, I swear to God.
It's going really well.
I mean, it's not
sexual or anything.
I think that's an act because
there's definitely tension, but...
You know, as much
as I like intercourse,
- what we have is strangely more special.
- [gagging]
- How sweet.
- [Jade] Fuck you.
[muffled conversations]
[thunder crashes]
[Jade, laughing]
Oh, my God.
[rain pattering]
[Vincent] I can't believe
you made me do this.
I have been wanting
to steal this fucking thing...
- [Vincent] Can you please not swear?
- ...for so long.
[catching breath]
Oh, my God!
Ahh.
[sighs]
[thunder rumbling]
[Jade exhales sharply]
[sighs]
Tonight's a waxing gibbous.
[Vincent] I have to say,
you are a quick learner
when you want to be.
Mm-hmm.
Ooh, thank you.
[chuckles]
You look like a mermaid.
- Oh, God.
- What?
- That was a compliment.
- [chuckles] No, I know.
Gloria used to call the guys that I
would get with "mermaid fuckers."
- Mermaid fuckers?
- You said the "f" word.
I guess I did,
just out of curiosity.
Mermaid fuckers are guys
with whom I've had a few trysts,
and then they try
to break it off
because they tell me I'm this intangible
creature and that it can never be,
and they try to be flattering
about it. It's all bullshit.
And I know you think
I'm lecherous,
but before you begin
about that, just...
You said it, I didn't.
That's true.
[distant thunder rumbles]
[softly humming tune]
How do you know that song?
That's a tune my grandma
used to sing me.
It's an old song
from the '20s or something.
[Vincent]
I know what it is.
"My Sweetheart's
the Man in the Moon."
My sister used to sing
that song to me.
[Jade] Oh.
I'm sorry.
[distant thunder rumbling]
[Vincent] It's all right.
She was older and she...
She became more of a mother
to me after our parents died.
[Jade] Your parents died?
I'm so sorry.
I was in a very dark place
for a long time.
I felt like...
as though...
that part of me now
is taken away
and I could not get it back.
Do you have other relatives?
Uh, no, not here.
No one that matters.
Well, who are your friends?
I really want to meet them.
Someday.
I don't know...
[Jade] Voil!
Well...
look who's not only
eating now but cooking.
[Jade] I know.
Isn't it horrifying?
[thunder rumbles]
I knew you'd be back, slut.
How have you been?
Why are you really here, babe?
Just to rub in how happy
you are with Hail Satan?
[Jade sighs]
I'm really glad you found
your knight in wrinkly armor.
God, it's fucking disgusting
how love and happiness
just ruin people, you know?
They just wanna
infect everybody else.
Oh, come on.
You overestimate me, Gloria.
[Gloria] Oh, God, shut up!
Your life is so goddamn easy.
You know, I entered treatment
because I have a fucking problem.
You ended up there for being
a teenage fucking girl.
I work at the club
to pay my bills.
You think people
aren't on to you?
A visitor with a pen
behind her ear slumming it?
I took you under my wing.
I was there for you.
You just...
abandoned me.
[sniffles]
Whatever.
I don't need you.
[footsteps approaching]
Can I watch a movie?
I don't know, can you?
[Jade] May I watch a movie?
[Vincent] You know
I don't have television.
[Jade] You don't even
have movies?
Movies are OK.
Don't you like to laugh?
[Vincent] Yes, I like
to laugh sometimes.
You make me laugh.
Books and poems make me laugh.
I chuckled to Alexander Pope
the other night.
- [Jade] Maybe I should read some, then.
- Maybe you should.
He said, "Amusement is the
happiness of those who cannot think."
What's this?
What is what?
Jade? What is what?
[door rattles]
Vincent, what is this?
Can we just go back upstairs?
[Jade] What is it?
I don't want to talk about it.
- I wanna go back upstairs.
- What is it, Vincent?
Vincent, what is it?
Do not ask a question to...
To which you do not
want to know the answer.
What is it?!
It's to take one's own life
and be sure of it.
[Jade] Oh, my God.
I built it years ago.
[Jade] You're a selfish asshole.
You are a selfish
fucking asshole.
[departing footsteps]
[Vincent] Will you
allow me to explain?!
We have discussed control.
I can't go through
any more darkness.
Get away from me. That is
so weak and so contrived.
That is exactly the kind of thing you
would talk down about, you hypocrite!
- We have a good thing going!
- Jade, stop.
This is fucked, and don't tell
me not to curse, goddamn it.
Take your own advice.
[mocking] "Oh, be present."
Be a bad ass.
Live, love, risk, fuck it.
I'm trying to express something to
you, but you're refusing to understand.
You don't know me that well.
I do know you.
And it scares you.
- [thunder rumbling]
- [rain pattering]
[Vincent] What would your
parents think of all this?
Who cares?
They're nuts.
If anything, they'd just be happy
that I cared for somebody else
and I'm not a sociopath.
[distant thunder rumbles]
This could seem strange.
[Jade] Strange?
I know where you're
going with this. [sighs]
You think that you're
robbing me of my youth,
that one day I'm going to
wake up and regret all of this,
that people change,
that people will judge us.
Anything else?
No, that sums it up.
Thanks for letting me stay.
You can stay
as long as you want.
[Jade] So can you.
[light rain falling]
[distant thunder rumbles]
[metallic banging]
[banging continues]
[Vincent straining]
[sighs]
[scratching on easel]
[Jade] Good morning.
[Vincent] There's breakfast
at the table.
[scratching continues]
Use as much honey as you'd like.
It's fresh.
[scratching]
[Jade] Actually,
honey never goes bad.
You can open a jar
after a thousand years,
and it'll still be fresh.
Are you going to have
breakfast with me?
[Vincent] I'm not hungry.
Well, are you gonna at least
sit with me and have some tea?
[scratching resumes]
-Hey, what's wrong?
You coward.
Out to the ridge...
[Jade] You might as well
be dead already.
[door slams]
I cross your path
And I smile until
You go home
You go home...
[car door opens]
Oh, fragile forest
Shine fast your light
And break me down when...
[banging on door]
May I help you?
I'm Gloria.
In the quietest hour
Only here
In this hour
Whisper your secret
Of trust in spring to come
The green will spread
Like wildfire
It understands the sun
No question there
No question there
I ask you blow the memory
That I have not
quite lived
Pray send it
through these trees
So that I may sweetly give
All that I am
In the calm of the morning
[weeping]
All that I am...
[Gloria] What the fuck?!
[no distinct dialog]
Deep in these hills
Are where I intend to stay
I'll live in your moment
To breathe in the day
Fair is the air
With the thought
of you there
So fair the air
With the thought
of you there
I thought you got rid of it.
Journals aren't for
anyone else's reading.
If you must know,
I was just writing
about how well you're doing.
How proud I am of you.
Read for yourself.
That's all right.
What is wrong with you?
- Spit it out, darling.
- Just stop. I'm done.
I'm just done.
It's a boy, isn't it?
Whoever he is,
I can tell you right now...
Mom, please don't start
with all the maternal stuff
about how he didn't
deserve me and...
I appreciate it,
I do, it's just...
this was different.
You know, when you
were a little girl,
you used to throw
the worst temper tantrums.
- Really?
- Yeah.
In the mall.
[chuckles]
Anywhere, you would
rip off your clothes.
- You'd cry and scream.
- I don't remember that.
I remember having a tantrum
at Magic Kingdom, though,
because the castle is
just this wooden facade.
I understand
that disappointment.
For me, it's when you find
the perfect dress in a catalog
and you think to yourself,
"Ah, I too can be young
and thin and drinking wine
in the south of France."
And then you open the box
and it's just
a sad piece of fabric
folded into a plastic bag.
[Jade] Wow,
that sounds tragic.
- It is to me.
- [both chuckle]
[piano music plays]
[music fades]
[Vincent]
How have you been?
Been better.
But, you know, living life.
Did you miss me?
[Vincent sighs]
More than you know.
How about you?
Like, I don't...
I'm sorry to bust
in like this.
Um...
I just don't know
what's going on.
[emotionally] You have
given me some exciting feeling.
[inhales sharply]
I have considered things
in a new way
for the first time in ages.
But I've given you all I can.
Why do you have to...?
Because I love you!
I want you to grow,
to move on.
This is what I want for you.
Maybe you don't realize,
we were too comfortable.
I'm not comfortable.
[Vincent sniffles]
I can't see you anymore,
but I want you to go.
Can you please go?
Can you please go?
[Vincent sniffles]
[sobbing] Can you please go?
[Jade]
I'm not going anywhere.
I'm in.
[Vincent breathing unsteadily]
Like I know what you want.
Just let me be part of it, OK?
Do you understand
what that means?
You do?
[Jade] Hey, kid, hop in.
I got some candy for you.
Desmond, just get in the car.
Fuck you. [chuckles]
Hey, what are you
doing tomorrow?
Nothing.
Well, you're hanging
out with me.
[Desmond] Fuck, Jade.
I know, Gloria's soul
is dog shit.
And here I am in love
with a dying man.
I mean, he's made
his mind up.
I guess nihilism
is better than apathy.
I mean, anything's
better than apathy.
Don't become
that pathetic, Desmond.
Not trying to do that.
I don't know shit
from shit, but...
maybe it's a good thing you
and Vincent never really got to be.
You know, you never really got
a chance to resent each other.
Vincent is the first person that
I ever wanted to get close to.
It is what it is.
Being in love's ugly, Jade.
In love there's farts and hate.
[chuckles]
- I'm glad we're doing this.
- Me too, it's been ages.
To my beautiful children,
who I get all to myself
while Ted is away.
- [Desmond] All right?
- [Jade] Fit as a fiddle.
[mother] Jade, honey,
you need a manicure.
Those chipped nails
are disgusting.
Great, Mom. I'll just leave the
table right now and go get one.
I love you anyway,
chipped nails and all.
Just... try to be sensible.
[Desmond] Words to live by.
Sylvia Booth, everybody.
Oh, Dez, look.
What about him? He's cute.
I'm sure cutting my dick off
would be nice, too.
Mom, can you stop trying
to set Desmond up with a guy?
- Get a life.
- OK, maybe I should find somebody for you
since you've been sleeping
around long enough.
- [chuckles]
- [Desmond] You really have.
[Susan] Sylvia!
Well, hi! Hello!
- Hello, Susan, how are you?
- How are you?
I'm well, thank you.
How are you?
I missed seeing you the other
evening at the benefit.
Were you ill?
No, I'm just sick
and tired of those things.
Oh. Well, we missed you.
And how are my Desmond
and... Jade?
- How are you both?
- [Desmond] I'm wait-listed at Brown,
and apparently I'm gay.
And I'm a dropout that's
dabbled in porn, so...
Susan, my kids are
fucking awesome.
I couldn't be prouder
of both of them.
[Susan] Aha. Well...
I'll just let you finish
your little dinner,
and I'll be on my way.
Nice to see you, as always.
- Ta-ta.
- [Susan] Bye-bye.
[Jade] Well done, Mom.
Meant every word, my darlings.
[chuckles]
[Vincent] Where are we going?
[Jade] We're going to teach someone
a lesson about exploiting people.
You ready?
Rock-and-roll.
[Jade]
Fuck you and your clubs!
[straining]
OK, we gotta get
the fuck out of here!
- Ready? Wanna drive?
- No.
- Come on, drive.
- Yeah?
Let's do it!
Whooo!
[piano music playing]
[music fades]
[laughs]
Stuff like this made him
seem like a...
average human being.
When he wasn't.
[Desmond] No one's exempt
from being human.
"Tis true, tis certain,
man, though dead,
retains part of himself.
The immortal mind remains."
He loved Pope.
Jesus, nothing is
a mistake with this guy.
[chuckles]
[rock music plays]
[Jade laughs]
Floor it!
I'm just gonna mess it up.
[Damien Jurado]
I won't pretend
Not to see you,
see you looking
I smile and walk
the other way
Kept alive in pictures
Still shots of you sleeping
And I play the movies
in my mind
If I ever lose
My head
Don't ever let me lose
My head
High above me
Far from all who see you
You play the hero
In my song
This is my blue one
That one makes me happy
Call in another round
of cheer
If I ever lose
My head
Don't ever let me lose
My head
If I ever lose
My head
Don't ever let me lose
My head