Ex-Husbands (2023) Movie Script
1
[Interpol's "NYC" plays]
[Laughter,
indistinct conversation]
I had seven faces
Thought I knew
which one to wear
I'm sick of spending
these lonely nights
Training myself not to care
The subway is a porno
The pavements,
they are a mess
I know you've supported me
for a long time
Want a light?
I know I have a lighter
in here somewhere.
There it is.
Can I tell you something?
Yeah.
-But I don't want any shit.
-Okay.
And I'm not really looking
for an opinion
if it's a judgmental one.
-Okay.
-We're getting a divorce,
your mother and I.
-What?
-I'm leaving her.
-Why?
-Marriage is a grind.
I won't do it anymore.
This is a terrible idea, Dad.
Which part of "I'm not all that
interested in your opinion"
don't you understand?
Well, you think you're going
to be happier alone?
-Who says I got to be alone?
-Is there someone else?
Not at the moment, but say
I got 30 good years left in me.
-30?
-20. 25.
You'll be 110.
Believe it or not,
women think I'm handsome.
They think I'm funny.
They think
I'm a good storyteller.
I might not be young,
but I have one last shot
at finding love here.
What about Mom?
What about me, Peter?
Doesn't anyone care about me
or my happiness?
-You already took off
your ring.
-Yeah.
-Where is it?
-It's in a drawer.
I put it in a drawer.
Why don't you just hang on to
it for a while?
Just until you realize
what a colossal mistake
you are making.
-I'm not a rash person, Peter.
I've thought this all the way
through and back,
and frankly, I think
I deserve a little credit.
It's a pretty brave move.
-Brave?
-That's right. Brave.
You know, they don't
give out Bronze Stars
for abandoning people.
We're not on
the battlefield here, Peter.
Dad, please,
please don't do this.
You're a big boy.
You can handle it.
Easier to just euthanize
the both of you.
You're the one
with the problem.
Maybe you ought to
euthanize yourself.
Real nice, dude.
Real nice.
[Film overture plays]
[Mid-tempo music plays]
-Hi, Peter.
-Hi, M.
Did you have a chance
to look everything over yet?
Yeah.
I'm in the process of looking
or having it looked over, yeah.
MARIA: I don't want
to drag this out.
I'd just rather rip
the Band-aid off.
PETER: Well, after 35 years,
it doesn't feel so much
like a Band-aid
as it does my own flesh.
MARIA: I just mean
the settlement, Peter.
Getting the paperwork signed
so we can be free of lawyers
and lawyers fees.
Well, can we get together,
though,
and, you know, talk through
some of these things?
MARIA: That's something more
to talk through
with your attorney, Peter.
Yeah, I know.
I'm waiting on notes
from Heather,
but I thought it would be nice
and maybe even human if,
you know, we could get together
and talk this through
one last time.
MARIA: I don't think that's
a good idea, Peter.
-You don't?
-No.
You need to figure out
what works for you.
We can't break up together.
Okay, well, I'm going away
this weekend, so...
I'll look it over
by the time I'm back.
MARIA: Thank you.
Hey, Nick. Sorry.
I just wanted to check
that I'm not forgetting
anything down there.
No worries.
This one will get you
into the basement,
and then this one will get you
into the storage room.
Oh, and did you text
your dad about dinner?
I will. Yeah.
THEA: I think the movers
will be over till 6:00 or so.
Yeah, I'll let him know, yeah.
'Cause it sounds like he still
thinks we're coming.
I'm on it, Thea.
-All right.
-I just...
My dad's been
up my ass recently.
It's okay.
Oh, and the -- the letter
is in the works.
Love you.
-You too.
-GEORGE: Nick.
-NICK: Yeah.
Hey, what's up, man?
Calling in my favor here.
Can you cover for me
on Saturday?
Oh, shit, George,
I'm getting dragged to Mexico
for my bachelor party
this weekend.
-That's this weekend?
-Yeah.
-Oh, shit.
-Sorry, man. Next time.
All right. I'm hoping to go to
a coffee conference
in Oslo this spring,
so bank my favor till then.
If I'm still working here
listening to Steve's
playlists come spring,
I'm going to blow
my fucking brains out.
-You know he's a deejay, right?
-Yeah.
Doesn't change how I feel
about his playlists.
All right.
See you back in there.
[Mid-tempo music plays]
So, do you know
what you'd like?
Yeah.
I'll have the club sandwich.
-NICK: Anything to drink?
-Do you have iced tea?
-NICK: We do.
-Cool.
Can I have an Arnold Palmer?
NICK: Yes.
How is the quiche?
It's really good.
It's prepared with kale
and goat cheese.
I was having a hard time
picking between that
and the terrine.
They're both really good.
Very different.
You know what?
I'll have the falafel.
Okay.
All right, wide as you can.
All right.
Sunish, I forgot your wife's
name again.
What was it again?
What's your wife's name?
[Speaks indistinctly]
I remember it being
a pretty name.
And it's 5, 4, 3, 2...
[Mid-tempo music plays]
Hi.
Hi, Dad.
How are you feeling?
Got you something
for your wall.
The next time, I'm going to
bring a hammer and a nail.
But for now,
I thought
it could live right here.
Yeah. Huh? What do you think?
Yeah, you love this movie.
Quoted it constantly.
"You can't have your cake
and shoot it too."
"So they call me
Concentration Camp Ehrhardt?"
Yeah.
[Sighs]
Tunfh.
PETER: Mm-hmm.
Tuh.
Tuh, Tuh. Lunfh.
Tulum. That's right.
I'm going there this weekend.
I'd take you with me
if I could.
Now, you know
what I was thinking?
Maybe...
Maybe you ought to start
wearing this again.
You know,
with Mom looking down at us,
I think it would mean
the world to her.
I'm having dinner
with the boys tonight.
[Little Feat's "Roll Um Easy"
plays]
Oh, I am just a vagabond
A drifter on the run
And eloquent profanity
It rolls right off my
tongue
And I have dined in palaces
-[Telephone rings]
Drunk wine with
kings and queens
Hello.
SECURITY: Hey, Mr. Pearce.
Your son's here.
Great. Send him up.
You're the best thing
I've ever seen
Won't you roll me easy
Oh, slow and easy
Take my independence
-[Knock on door]
-Come in.
Hey, Dad.
Hey. How's it going?
Good. Good. Wow.
This place is great.
Thanks. Oh.
You look good.
No, you.
-What?
-You been working out?
-A little.
-Well, it shows,
'cause you're bigger in
your chest and your shoulders.
All right. Thank you.
Here,
I got you a housewarming gift.
Oh, wow. Thank you.
And I never met girls
who could sing so sweet
Oh.
Well, this is great.
MICKEY: I really like it.
PETER: Oh,
it smells great, too.
Thank you. It's really nice.
Is Nick close by?
PETER: He's coming.
I assume Thea as well.
MICKEY: Probably, yeah.
-How's work?
-It's good.
PETER: Yeah?
You like your boss?
Yeah.
She's demanding,
but she's fair.
PETER: Well, that's great.
Fairness is all you can
ask for these days.
You come out to the people
at work yet?
No. The only person
I actually want to know I'm gay
is this girl named Miranda,
who I'm pretty sure
has a crush on me.
Well, I can see the confusion.
You're not swishy gay.
-Swishy gay?
-You know what I mean.
MICKEY: Dad, that's --
that's not cool.
Okay.
Are you going
to be here for a while?
Uh, well, I don't know.
I mean, it depends on
how your mom and I turn out.
You guys are going ahead
with the divorce, aren't you?
Well, if it were up to me,
your mom and I would continue
working on the marriage.
[Cellphone chimes]
MICKEY: Uh, Nick says
he can't make it.
What?
He says "Need to deal
with a bunch of shit."
-Why did he text you?
-I don't know.
You're supposed to
text the host, not the guest.
I'm sure you'll hear from him,
Dad.
Well, shit. I mean, what am I
going to do with all this food?
MICKEY: I'll take some home
with me. I'll eat it tomorrow.
Where's the bathroom?
-PETER: It's in the bedroom.
Voice text to Nicholas Pearce.
MICKEY: Where are you going?
PETER: It would have been nice
if you told me directly.
I got a shit ton of food here,
and I was looking forward
to seeing you and Thea.
Oh, and I'm sorry for showing
up at the restaurant
unannounced the other day.
You know, I happened to be
in the neighborhood, and --
-Dad.
-PETER: Sorry for bringing up
the seating
at your wedding again.
I wanted you to know
I'm happy to sit next to Mom.
All right. Love you.
Send.
-MICKEY: Where are you going?
-What?
MICKEY: I said
where are you going?
Tulum.
Thought it'd be nice
to get a little sun.
You're not actually going
to Tulum this weekend, are you?
I am. Why?
Is that a problem?
Dad, we are going to Tulum
this weekend.
For Nick's bachelor party.
How would I have known that?
Because I told you.
We talked about it.
I have absolutely no
recollection of that, Mickey.
What?
How'd you land on Tulum?
It was Papa's idea.
Papa hasn't been able to
express an idea in over a year.
-PETER: What do you mean?
-Papa's a vegetable.
Look, I really just need
to get out of town, you know,
get a break from the city,
from the divorce, from work.
God, Nick's going to go
through the fucking roof.
Hey, I didn't know
you guys would be there.
He's already upset
about the timing
of your and mom's breakup.
Well, that's not my fault,
Mickey, I didn't choose that.
MICKEY: I know. But now
to crash his bachelor party?
I wouldn't be crashing
his bachelor party.
What would you be doing?
I'd be going on
my own personal vacation.
It's a tough sell, Dad.
I've got nothing to prove,
Mickey.
Okay, please don't take this
the wrong way, but...
-PETER: Uh-oh.
-...with everything that
you're going through,
you sort of present
as -- as, like, a bit needy.
That's interesting. I -- Hmm.
I don't see myself that way.
MICKEY: I feel like
Nick's bachelor party,
if you're there,
even if it's peripherally,
it's just going
to become about you
and what you're going through
instead of being about Nick.
I'll cancel it.
Just reschedule
for another weekend.
I can tell you
what restaurants we eat at,
where to find the strippers
and the blow.
I'm going to cancel the trip.
But I'm telling you right now,
I am not going to spend
the rest of my days in
a rocking chair.
No one's expecting that.
Good, 'cause
that's not going to happen.
I've got a life to lead too.
[Country music plays]
[Line rings]
[Indistinct shouting
in distance]
[Muffled music, conversations,
laughter]
VOICE: A United representative
will be with you in...
32 minutes.
[Muffled music continues]
[Hold music plays]
-WOMAN: Hello?
-Oh!
I'm calling to change a flight
for a reservation I made.
WOMAN: Okay. Do you have
a confirmation number?
Um, no, but I-I booked it
through Orbitz, so I thought --
WOMAN: Unfortunately,
you're going to have to
contact Orbitz directly.
We can't alter
third-party transactions.
MAN: Since you didn't purchase
any sort of travel insurance,
you will be charged 100% of
the ticket price if you cancel.
-And I can't change the dates?
-MAN: No, you cannot.
-And if I cancel,
I get back $0?
-MAN: That is correct.
So what's the point
of canceling?
MAN: Just to make room
for another traveler.
You don't have to cancel.
Oh, I know
I don't have to cancel.
MAN: And is there anything else
I can do for you?
No, that's all.
MAN: Please hold
for a brief survey.
I'm not doing
your fucking survey.
WOMAN: Mr. Pearce, I just spoke
with the owner of our property,
and she would be happy to
switch your dates around
free of charge.
Mr. Pearce? Mr. Pearce?
Hello?
[Siren wailing in distance]
[Nick sighs]
[Cellphone chimes]
PETER: It would have been nice
if you told me directly.
I got a shit ton of food here,
and I was looking forward
to seeing you and Thea.
Rosarita
I laid on your beach
Dreaming
and drinking tequila
What's up, buddy?
How's it going?
Good.
Excited to see everyone.
Dad was offended I couldn't
make it to dinner
the other night.
I think he just wanted you
to see his new apartment.
Well.
Hey, how's everything
at work?
It's good. Yeah.
Love to get up there.
See you in action.
Yeah, any time.
Yo soy amoroso
What could be wrong with
the hombre who sings so slow?
From up in California
[Sighs]
[Mid-tempo music plays]
What is going on?
I-I don't know.
NICK: Is this
some sort of prank?
MICKEY: No, he's not supposed
to be here.
'Cause I'm really not
in the mood for it, man.
You didn't know he was coming?
-MICKEY: No.
He told me he had a ticket.
He said that he booked the trip
without realizing
we would be there.
-NICK: What?
-Yeah, he said that --
He said that Papa told him
to book it.
-Papa can't speak.
-I know.
Don't shoot the messenger.
NICK: Why didn't you ask him
to reschedule?
I did,
and he said that he would.
You think I want him here?
-Where is he staying?
-I don't know.
Not with us.
[Woman speaking Spanish]
When we land,
let's disembark swiftly.
WOMAN: Sir.
Oh, right. Gracias.
[Peter sighs]
[Groans]
You won't even know I'm here.
[Toilet flushes]
This has got to be
some sort of test.
What do you mean?
I don't know. I just feel like
I'm being tested.
MICKEY: By, like, the gods?
Yeah.
Not everything needs to inspire
an existential panic, Nick.
Sometimes a cigar
is just a cigar.
Now, you boys be safe.
Have fun.
I'll see you back home.
All right, Aaron and Chris
are clearing customs.
Arroyo realized
that his passport was expired,
but his wife was able to bring
his Chilean passport
to the airport
and he got on a later flight.
You know that feeling
when you're watching
an experimental movie
and you're like 30 minutes in
and there's still no plot
and no suspense,
no real mystery,
and you think,
"Oh, shit, the whole thing
is going to be like this"?
Yeah.
I think that's
where I am in my life.
Like, "Oh, shit.
The whole thing is going to be
like this."
You're about to get married.
It's implied, isn't it?
Did I tell you I was diagnosed
with double depression?
You mentioned it, yeah.
Not sure I fully understand it,
but it --
it doesn't sound good.
Can you have triple depression?
Yeah, I think so.
Quadruple depression?
Probably. I can.
Sorry, man.
-CHRIS: What's up, you guys?
-AARON: What's up?
-Hey.
-Oh, good to see you, man.
-CHRIS: You look great, man.
NICK: Thank you for coming,
buddy.
-Both leg bones.
-NICK: We're glad you made it.
So, what are we waiting on?
[Los Yonic's "Y Te Amo"
plays]
Okay. There you go.
Okay.
And is breakfast included?
Yes. You can either call down
for room service
or you can join us
in the restaurant before 10:00.
PETER: I'm sorry for all
the confusion of the booking.
FERNANDA: Oh, that's okay.
We're glad you were able
to join us in the end.
SIPPLE: Dr. Pearce?
Oh, thank God you're here.
Russell?
Cracked a tooth
eating crab ceviche.
-Oh, no.
-SIPPLE: Have a look?
-I don't have my kit.
-SIPPLE: Ah.
-Okay.
-Ah! Aaah!
[Barks]
-Oh, God. Jesus Christ.
I'm messing with you.
Cracked a tooth
eating crab ceviche.
Yeah, got it. You got me.
-Hey, are you staying here?
-Yes.
-Oh.
-You?
No, no, I'm just here
for a lunch.
Hey, you know, I'm driving over
to one of the properties
I'm developing.
Why don't you come with me?
No, I haven't even
dropped my bags off.
Come on.
I'll have you back in 30.
Then you can inflict that body
on all the honeymooners.
Well, all right. Why don't I
check in and I'll --
-SIPPLE: I'll pull the car up.
-And I'll see you out front.
-SIPPLE: Crab ceviche.
-Yeah.
[Both laugh]
That was good.
La
La, la, la
La, la, la
La, la, la
La
La, la, la
Holy shit.
There's a tree
coming right through the deck.
Look at that.
-MICKEY: This is insane.
LOWRY: Hola, seor.
-Hola!
-Mr. Yates.
AARON: Where do we find
the cervezas?
I'm afraid to say
I love you
I'm afraid to say
I love you
-It's all right?
-It's all right.
MICKEY: All right.
I was nervous.
Thank you, Mickey.
Of course.
Come here. Give me some.
Dude, thank you for coming.
LOWRY: Guys, come in.
Gather, gather, gather.
MAN: What is it, Lowry?
-LOWRY: Nick!
-Yeah. I'm coming.
LOWRY: Come, come, come.
Ah, Nick, I wanted to give you
a little gift
to commemorate
our beautiful friendship.
[Laughs]
It's called The Humbler.
Okay.
You get on all fours,
you fasten it to your nutsack
so that if you stand up,
it will rip your balls off.
By the way, is it true
that you got on all fours
when you proposed to Thea?
-NICK: Yeah.
I was wearing the Humbler
when I popped the question.
The Humbler consists
of testicle cuff,
which is mounted
at the midpoint of a bar
which sits at the base
of the buttocks.
What the fuck, why are you all
acting like this isn't funny?
It's funny. It's funny. It's --
It's a little overdetermined,
but I appreciate it.
I'm going to get changed.
Check out the beach.
MAN: It's not polite
to regift things.
What the fuck?
MAN: It's freaky as fuck.
It's funny.
NICK: What the fuck?
Whoa.
What is that?
It looks like seaweed.
I read there's a bay somewhere
we have access to.
Maybe there's less seaweed.
Last one in the water
gets humbled!
There he goes.
AARON: Let's go make
some margaritas.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
[Up-tempo music plays]
Are you flying down here solo,
Dr. Pearce?
Uh, yeah. Yeah.
My wife and I
are taking some space,
and I needed to get away.
Well, the Yucatn's a great
place to clear your mind.
You got it all -- Incredible
access to nature, beaches,
cenotes, jungle,
got great food, great drink,
and if you want to take in
a movie,
you got Playa del Carmen.
Is that right?
You know, Kathie and I
aren't together anymore either.
No, I didn't know.
I'm sorry to hear that, Sipple.
That's all right.
Can I ask what happened?
Well, Kathie's got
a lot of health issues,
and I didn't feel like
being a caretaker
for the rest of my life.
Besides, she can afford
professional care.
Oh, wow.
-You dating much?
-No, not yet. No.
I recently got hooked up with
this high-end dating service.
Huh.
And what makes it high-end?
Well, when I go in to see this
woman who runs this operation,
we sit down and she starts
showing me photographs
of women.
Kind of like flipping
through her folio, you know?
She turns to this one page,
and I say "her,"
and she says,
"You like her look?"
And I said, "No, I like her."
And she says,
"Well, I don't know who she is.
She's just a reference photo
to get an idea of your taste."
And I say, "Look, you're good
at what you do.
If you're really high-end,
you'll find her."
And this woman,
this high-end headhunter,
matchmaker,
whatever you want to call her,
she tracked the woman
in the photo down,
and we've already been
on a few dates now.
-No shit.
-I think she might be the one.
You likey?
What's not to likey?
I have another development.
Very high-end exclusive club
right on the water.
Cheapest parcel
in that development,
it cost you about $2.5.
-Million?
-Yeah.
And that's just for the dirt.
-Wow.
Does a New York dentist
pull in that kind of dough?
No. God, no.
Especially after
getting a divorce.
Did you hear about the couple
in their 90s
that filed for divorce?
They go into the lawyer's
office and the lawyer says
to them,
"Ira, Bess,
you're both in your 90s.
Why bother getting divorced?"
And they answer him,
"We were waiting
for the kids to die."
[Laughs]
Can I ask you a question?
Sure. Anything.
Did you find a new dentist?
A friend of mine hooks me up
with this guy.
He sets me up
with the wireless headphones.
I sit and watch
an episode of "Planet Earth"
while he cleans my teeth.
Well, I miss your business.
I'll come in
for a cleaning sometime.
Yeah, please do.
Chicos. Hey.
[Music plays]
[Cellphone vibrates]
Hello?
NICK: Hey, Dad.
What's up? How's --
How's the house?
It's -- It's great.
How's the hotel?
It's very nice. Thank you.
NICK: What are you up to?
Just hanging on the beach.
NICK: Is the seaweed bad
over by you?
PETER: No, actually,
it's not too bad.
You guys are welcome
to come over
and use my beach if you like.
Uh...
Do you want to come to dinner
with us tonight?
PETER: What?
NICK: Do you want to join us
tonight?
That's very nice, Nick,
and really honestly.
But, you know, I don't want you
to feel pressured to
include me.
You're here.
The guys would love to see you.
PETER: Well, I'd love
to see the guys.
Hey, Aaron.
I invited your Uncle Peter
to dinner tonight.
Really? I'll be glad to see
him. That's great, Nick.
I don't want him hanging out
alone in his hotel.
-Oh!
-Oh!
Man, you're getting more
and more handsome every day.
-You do look great, man.
-ARROYO: Thanks, guys.
Sorry I forgot my passport,
man. Cassie saved the day.
-My bro.
-You made it.
-Yeah.
-Grab a drink.
-ARROYO: Mickey.
-Hey, what's up, Arroyo?
You're like
a fully grown man now.
Oh, God. I'm getting there.
Do you want a drink
or something?
Yeah, sure. I'll have
whatever you're having.
All right.
Cheers, guys.
Thanks for showing up.
I really appreciate it.
-We're in this together.
-Cheers, cheers, cheers.
[Indistinct conversations]
Ah. Gracias.
[Mid-tempo music plays]
Excuse me.
Are you with Nick's group?
-OTTO: No.
-Oh, okay. Sorry.
That's all right. Do you mind
if I sit and wait here?
-OTTO: No, not at all.
-Thank you.
My, uh -- My son's having
a bachelor party here,
and all the guys
are around your age.
That's fun. That's cool
they brought you along.
Yes.
And what about you?
What brings you here?
I'm getting hitched tomorrow,
actually.
-PETER: No shit.
-Yeah, yeah.
Rehearsal dinner tonight.
-Well, congratulations.
-OTTO: Thank you.
I went to New Orleans
for my bachelor party.
PETER: Well, that is the place
to have a bachelor party.
-Right?
-I once, in my youth --
How old are you?
-OTTO: 30.
Okay. I was younger.
And I was like 20 at the time,
and I did not have
my shit together
the way you kids do now.
Do you know who Fats Domino is?
-Of course.
-PETER: Of course.
So I went to --
-Hi, honey.
-Oh.
-Hi.
EILEEN: How you doing?
I'm good. Yeah.
Join us. I was just --
I was just chatting
with this gentleman
about his New Orleans days.
-Are you the bride to be?
-That's kind. I'm a friend.
He didn't think
I knew who Fats Domino was.
-Come on, now.
-PETER: Okay.
I'm just very happy people
still listen to the Fat Man.
Well, are you gonna regale us
with the story or not?
I went to
this Fats Domino concert.
I was in my 20s, and I had
dropped two hits of acid.
And I remember I was tripping
out on the saxophonist,
and I was thinking, "God,
that looks like fun."
And then I thought,
"Wait a minute.
I know how to do that."
-OTTO: You play an instrument?
-Not a note.
-Okay.
-PETER: No idea.
-Okay.
-PETER: And so
I approached the stage,
and in my head,
I'm thinking, "Well,
he's going to love this
because it's like
crowd participation
and he's probably just
going to hand me the sax
and just let me wail."
But instead of waiting for him
to offer me the sax,
I grabbed for it.
And you know, the sax is --
it's attached to a cord.
It goes around your neck,
and I start pulling on it,
and the saxophonist just
punches me right in the mouth.
Boom!
You got punched out
by Herb Hardesty?
Yes, I did.
EILEEN: At least you got
punched out by a legend.
Well, thank you.
I saw Herb Hardesty play once
with Tom Waits.
-PETER: You did?
-Mm-hmm.
-On the Blue Valentine tour.
-Did you make it on stage?
Oh, I took a cigarette
right out of Tom Waits's mouth.
Well, I'm sure Herb
would have been happier
to see you approach than me.
I'm Peter, by the way.
-Otto.
-PETER: Otto.
-Eileen.
Hi. Your table is ready.
I'll show you where it is.
-Oh, okay.
-Thank you.
Hey, congratulations
on the wedding.
Hey, thank you.
Congrats on your son's as well.
Thank you.
[Indistinct conversation]
CHRIS: There he is.
AARON: Uncle Pete.
PETER: Hey, Mickey.
You look great, man.
Hey, Nick.
Yates.
Thank you for having me.
All right, Chris.
Got a head start
on the margarita.
[Indistinct conversation]
Feeling okay, Nick?
Yeah. All right.
My parents said to
say hi, Pete.
How do they know I'm here?
AARON: I text with them.
Why do you want to know?
You dirty dog.
We were all, like,
really surprised
to hear about you and Maria.
I'm not sure if we're, like,
technically related anymore,
but I'll always think of you
as my uncle.
Well, thank you
for telling me that, Aaron.
Everyone, I'm not
going to stand up,
but I wanted to make a toast.
-MAN: Stand up.
-Come on, stand up.
-Stand up.
Why not?
-Stand up.
-Get up there.
I just wanted to raise a glass
to Nick and Thea.
I love you both a lot, and I'm
really excited for you guys.
And thank you to everyone
for showing up.
Oceans, expired passports,
broken legs be damned.
Cheers.
-Cheers.
-Cheers.
I'd actually like
to say something.
Okay, here we go.
It's not very easy to think
of a way to roast
or toast you, Nick,
without sending you
running for the hills.
That's right.
There's something
I'd like to cop to.
When I'm in your presence,
I find myself
really pushing back against
your criticisms of movies
and books
and television and songs.
And let's see,
people, places, things.
Am I missing anything?
You can be critical.
-Roasts, toasts.
-Yeah. Roasts, toasts.
-Suits.
-[Laughs] Suits.
But what I want to say is
that I then later find myself,
you know, behind your back
and without ever giving you
any credit,
picking up your same arguments
and defending your positions,
knowing that you were there the
whole time at the finish line,
just waiting for the rest
of us to get there.
So I hope that you're easier
on the institution of marriage
than you are on
everything else.
And I wish you and Thea
a lifetime of joy.
Cheers to you.
-To Nick and Thea.
-Cheers.
-Cheers.
YATES: You'll make me cry,
and I don't want it.
Thanks, man.
-MAN: Cheers, boys.
-May I, Nick?
-MAN: Come on. We need beers.
-MAN: Well, stand up.
Well, again, I want to
thank you for including me.
You did not have to do that.
He sort of did.
No, actually, he didn't.
So thank you, Nick.
And, Mickey, what a thoughtful
brother you are,
to have pulled
all this together.
Can we make this into a roast?
This is still a bachelor party.
Come on. This is not
your daughter's quinceaera.
Lowry, just shut
the fuck up, okay?
Shut up!
-I'll shut up. I'll shut up.
Thank you.
Okay.
Young Nicholas,
AKA Mr. Sunshine,
presented a parenting
challenge.
He was -- He was smarter
than his mother and I.
From the moment
he came out of the womb.
I remember his kindergarten
teacher had Maria and I
sit down to say that he was
too smart for kindergarten.
LOWRY: Wow.
So he goes to the first grade
and then we get called back
by his first grade teachers
to have the same conversation.
Now, it's pretty intimidating
as a parent
when your kid's teachers
keep saying that he's a genius.
You know, we -- We didn't want
to hold you back,
but we did worry
what skipping two years
would do to you socially.
But I think, looking
at this group around you, Nick,
I don't think much
social damage was done.
I think you got yourself
a pretty, pretty solid cadre,
you know, save Lowry,
who I don't get, I never got.
I just --
[Laughter]
He's such an unpleasant,
odd little man.
I love you, too.
But, you know,
in all seriousness...
You know, as you guys get older
and your lives
start to take shape,
you're going to have
to work harder
to find time for each other.
But it is well worth
the effort.
Because you're really going to
want to have these friendships
when you're my age.
I am -- I'm just so excited
for your journey.
I love you, Nick.
-MAN: Yeah!
-MAN: Cheers.
[Mid-tempo music plays]
Gracias.
[Man singing in Spanish]
OTTO: Peter.
Hey, Otto. How's dinner?
Really great, man.
How was yours?
Very good.
OTTO: Hey, this is my fiance,
Hewette.
One second.
No, gracias. Never mind.
Hey, Peter Pearce.
Nice to meet you.
And congrats on
the big weekend.
-Thank you.
Peter is the guy with
the story about the saxophone.
Otto was telling your story
over dinner.
And how'd it play?
OTTO: It was better
when you told it.
We were going to go to a bar
with some friends
when we were finished if you
and your guys want to join.
That's nice,
but I think I'm going to
just go back to the hotel,
catch up on work.
Well, what are you and the guys
doing tomorrow?
Uh, no plans yet.
I think I'm just
going to do my own thing.
Do you want to see
the cenotes in the morning?
-What?
-Tomorrow?
The, um -- The --
The underwater caves.
Oh, I was looking
at pictures of them.
Wait, what time were you
thinking of going?
Do you have a car?
No, but I'm sure I can
rent one.
Okay.
Do you want to go?
Not tomorrow I don't.
Can you pick me up at Dune
at, say, 8:00 a.m.?
-Sure.
-OTTO: Perfect.
-All right.
-Let's go get our photos taken
so we can go back inside.
-Let's do it. All right.
-I'll see you then.
-Okay.
-OTTO: Hey, get home safe.
-You too.
-OTTO: Dune.
-Dune. 8:00.
OTTO: That's right.
[Dance music plays]
MICKEY: Usually people have,
like, one where they're like,
"Oh, this is mine."
All right,
I'm going to go smoke.
[Mid-tempo music plays]
Nick, What is going on, man?
Thea and I are breaking up.
I didn't want to say anything
till after the trip.
I know how much time
you spent planning all this.
But I can't seem to pretend to
enjoy myself too convincingly.
So...
I'm so sorry, Nick.
Did something happen?
I'm broke.
My mental health is in
shambles.
I'm waiting tables at 35.
Smoking cigarettes
like a fucking moron.
Think you guys
will sort things out?
I'm working on a letter
to send out to friends
and family letting them know
that the wedding is off.
I can't even seem to do that.
I'm such a fucking deadbeat.
Do you want help
with the letter?
[Sighs]
Shit winds
are really fucking blowing.
Keep it between us for now.
[Wind blowing]
["To Be Or Not To Be"
playing on television]
[Thunder rumbles]
[Mid-tempo music plays]
TURA: All I can say is
you can't have your cake
and shoot it too.
[Telephone rings]
-Hello?
-WOMAN: Hi, Mr. Pearce.
This is your 7:00 a.m.
wake-up call.
All right. Okay. Thank you.
[Mid-tempo music plays]
[Woman singing in Spanish]
-Hi.
-Oh, hi.
Hi. It's Peter.
We met last night.
-EILEEN: Yeah.
-Hi.
Yeah. What's going on?
Well, I'm meeting Otto.
We're going to do
a tour of the cenotes.
-Okay.
-And he asked me to pick him up
and said he would
be out front and...
-EILEEN: Oh, Otto.
-No.
I mean, I can try
calling up to the room to see.
Wouldn't be too much
of a hassle?
-No, no, no.
-Oh.
-Yeah.
-Oh, thank you.
Sure.
-Great.
-Mm-hmm.
-Sorry.
-Oh, no, no.
-Thank you, though.
-It's okay.
It's Otto. It's Otto.
[Cellphone vibrates]
-MICKEY: Hey.
-What's up, buddy?
-How's it going?
-Good. Good.
Is Nick off his meds?
I don't know.
Are you on anything?
Yeah, I'm on an SSRI
for my anxiety.
What about you?
-Yeah, same.
I mean,
I wasn't even that anxious.
I just felt like not being
medicated in the 21st century
is like not using an iPhone
to prove a point.
Yeah, I was worried it was
going to reduce my sex drive
or cause all the dick stuff.
And?
Haven't had
any problems with that.
So...
ARROYO:
But are you dating much?
I'm trying to. I --
I just came out, so it's all
very new for me. Yeah.
I heard that.
That's huge, man. Congrats.
-MICKEY: Thank you.
-Yeah.
Did you always know
you were gay?
Yeah, since I was like
10 or so.
Like, everyone
was always speculating
about it behind my back.
So from an early age, I wanted
to, like, prove them wrong.
-Yeah.
-MICKEY: Yeah.
Did you always know
you were straight?
I guess that's a privilege
of being straight
is to not
have to think about it.
You know, you can just sort
of fail forward into a life
that feels ordinary, you know?
MICKEY: Yeah.
Yeah.
I did participate in an
all-male sex club in
the first grade.
What is a sex club?
It was like five boys
and we'd go into a hut
in the back of our classroom.
We pretended it was book club.
We'd march in there
with all of our books.
And right there in the middle
of a classroom,
we'd give each other blowjobs.
-Wow.
-I remember leaving that hut
and joining the recess line
with these throbbing erections.
MICKEY:
Why were they throbbing?
Well, 'cause you can't
come at that age.
So it's all sort of
just pent up there, I guess.
You were in an edging club.
What's edging?
Like where you get someone
right to the brink of coming,
but then --
-I know what edging is.
Okay.
Why did your sex club end?
Uh, we tried to get a girl
initiated,
and she ratted us out.
So the hut was removed
from the classroom.
After that, you never
questioned your sexuality?
No.
I did get a blowjob
from a guy in high school.
Does your wife, like,
know about all that?
Yeah. She knows.
It's so nice out.
Yeah, it's -- it's perfect.
Hey.
Otto says he's sorry,
but he has to focus on getting
ready and practicing vows.
No, of course. Of course.
He did say you're
more than welcome to come
to the wedding tonight.
-Oh, well, that's nice.
I'm just embarrassed
that I thought he would want
to sightsee with a total
stranger on his wedding day.
The drinks were pretty strong
last night.
Yeah, no, I'll bet. I'll bet.
How far are the cenotes
from here?
I found one
that's 25 minutes away.
How do you know the bride
and the groom?
-The bride's my goddaughter.
-Oh.
Her dad's one
of my oldest friends.
And where do you all live in?
-In Berkeley.
-Oh, wow.
I always wanted
to live out west.
-Where do you live?
-New York.
I just moved into
an apartment downtown.
I have a good friend
who lives in the Upper West,
so I stay with her
when I visit.
My ex-wife and I, that's where
we raised our kids.
Otto told me you're here
for your son's bachelor party.
Not, you know, for.
I sort of got my own program,
but, you know, it was nice of
them to include me to dinner.
EILEEN: How many kids
do you have, Peter?
I have two boys.
You?
None.
No kids. Never married.
Nicely done.
[Mid-tempo music plays]
[Breathing heavily]
That's great.
EILEEN: If you don't have plans
with your boys,
you really are welcome
to come tonight.
-Really?
-Yeah.
Won't that screw up
the seating?
No, no, no.
It's all pretty laid back.
Yeah. All right.
And I'm officiating, so I can
bring a date if I want to.
Oh.
You off book?
Close.
You want to try it out on me?
Let me see if I have it.
Um...
Good evening, everyone.
I'm Eileen Link.
Hi.
[Indistinct conversations]
[Rap music plays]
Whoo!
Whoa!
Lowry, did you have
breakfast yet?
What do you call this?
MAN: Yeah. Nice. Go.
Hey, guys.
Peter fucking Pearce! Yeah!
Dad, how'd you find us?
Nick gave me the address.
I came to borrow a suit.
You know, Peter, the two of us,
we're not so different.
Oh, and how is that?
We're both born fucking losers.
Speak for yourself.
I bet you're a lousy
fucking dentist.
Well, I don't know what
you'd have to compare me to,
judging from your teeth, Lowry.
I know more about teeth
than you do.
You know, suck my dick.
[Laughter]
My pleasure.
It's my pleasure.
Yeah.
-Hey, kid.
Did you tell him, Mickey?
No, I didn't tell anyone
anything.
AARON: Tell us what?
-CHRIS: What's up, man?
-NICK: Uh...
Thea and I
aren't getting married.
Oh. Wait, what did you say?
Thea and I, we're --
we're breaking up.
What do you mean?
-She called it off.
-Why?
I was unable
to get my act together.
She's got a job offer
in Philadelphia.
They've hired her as a curator
at the Museum of Art there.
I didn't want to go.
But then when I came
to my senses, she --
she realized
she was better off without me.
Oh, shit.
Why do you need to borrow
a suit anyway?
Because I met a woman last
night and she invited --
Hey, is this --
is this news to you guys?
I mean, I saw it coming,
but I...
Well, it's better
that this happens now
instead of a couple of years
when you have kids and...
Dad, you can borrow
one of my suits.
-LOWRY: Let's get you a shot.
-MICKEY: Dad. Dad.
AARON: Does Aunt Maria know?
NICK: No, not yet.
I owe her a call.
LOWRY: You still call her
Aunt Maria?
AARON: What do you want to do?
Hope you're not
putting that shit up your nose.
-I'm not.
-Insidious drug.
Just horrible stuff, Mickey.
It makes it a lot harder for
your brother's antidepressants
to do their job when he's
crashing from a cocaine bender.
So is it off-off or Nick off
and it'll be on again?
I think it's off-off.
[Sighs]
[Mid-tempo music plays]
[Romantic music plays]
EILEEN: Hi.
-HEWETTE: Hi.
-OTTO: Hi.
Okay. You may be seated.
Good evening, everyone.
I'm Eileen Link.
And most importantly,
I am Hewette's godmother.
I am hugely honored to be here
in the role of officiant
over the marriage
between two people I love
and admire so very much.
I remember when Otto first
started coming around
Hewette's family home...
[Down-tempo music plays]
Ready, set, go.
Oh!
EILEEN: Let's kiss.
[Applause]
Yay!
[Cheers and applause]
[Shower running]
[Down-tempo music plays]
[Shower running]
[R&B music plays]
-Hey.
-Hey.
You were really good up there.
-Really?
-Yes.
Thank you.
It was very touching.
Ah. Is your son
having a big wedding?
It wasn't going to be.
But then I forced him to invite
family friends
and cousins and...
EILEEN:
And it's happening in New York?
Yeah.
Want to come?
When is it?
September.
I...
I have a -- I don't know
if you'd call it a romance
or partnership,
but we live apart.
We go on vacation
once or twice a year,
meet up for the holidays.
That sounds really nice.
It sounds so wonderfully
unconventional.
When in September
is your son's wedding?
The 28th.
Next wedding, then.
[Cheers and applause]
I think I've got to
go check on my boys.
You seem like a nice man,
Peter.
Thank you.
Congrats to your son.
Thanks.
[Woman singing in Spanish]
[Country music plays]
Hey, Nick.
NICK: Hey, what's up?
I just thought I'd check in
on you before I turned in.
What you working on?
Uh, it's a -- a letter
to send out to friends
and family.
How was the wedding?
It was okay.
Yeah.
I kind of wished it was yours
and I was sitting
next to your mom.
But I was thinking,
"You know, Philadelphia's --"
Have you seen "Rocky" recently?
Not recently, no.
There is a Rocky statue
in Philadelphia.
Yeah, it's at the museum
the Thea's going to work at.
PETER: So Rocky gets
absolutely pummeled.
Just fucking pummeled,
and he loses this
comically hard-fought battle.
And they build a statue
to this man.
Right. What's your point?
You don't want to be
living in Philadelphia.
[Chuckles]
Yeah.
I'm sorry, Dad.
You have nothing
to apologize for.
Yeah, but I know
it's a tough time for you too.
I got to finish this letter.
I'm sorry.
-PETER: Yeah.
Good night, kiddo.
-Night, Dad.
[Somber music plays]
[Engine starts]
I got to wake Chris up or else
he's going to miss his flight.
-You okay, man?
-AARON: Yeah.
Good idea sending the guy
on crutches to go do that.
LOWRY: Oh, poor guy.
[Sighs]
Were you really not surprised
about Nick and Thea
splitting up?
I'm surprised Thea put up
with it as long as she did.
LOWRY: Yeah.
Sometimes I have this
very 1950s attitude.
Like he just has to pull
himself up by his bootstraps,
you know?
But sometimes you just see it
for what it is.
[Orville Peck's "Nothing Fades
Like the Light" plays]
[Sighs]
What's up?
Some men only ride alone
I only ride in the night
Some drawn
in the warmth of hope
But nothing
Fades like the light
Blackened houses
Morning skies on my mind
April showers
June is the same
in your eyes
Something tells me
You know why I lie
But nothing
Fades like the light
No, nothing fades
like the light
What a fucking headache
this stuff is.
-What is that?
-It's a settlement.
Would you mind not doing that
in front of me?
Yes.
I'm sorry. Sorry.
So you and Arroyo.
You were out pretty late
last night.
Yeah.
Just the two of you?
Is there something
you'd like to know?
Did something happen?
Yeah, we hooked up.
But he has a wife.
I doubt she's as cool with him
having gay sex
as he pretends she is.
So you had gay sex.
We didn't have straight sex.
So do you like him?
Yeah, but he's married.
What does it matter?
I -- I don't know.
I feel pretty cheap,
to be honest.
Like it was just
some novelty for him.
Did you get off?
-What?
-I mean, maybe it's okay
to need some, you know,
physical intimacy sometimes.
MICKEY: Will you please
keep this to yourself?
I'm not going to tell anyone.
Who would I tell?
What do you mean
who are you going to tell?
I'm your son.
-PETER: I'm aware.
We know every single person
in each other's lives.
I mean, there are probably
400 people you could tell
who I wouldn't want to know.
I just mean, I'm not --
I'm not going to tell anyone,
Mickey.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
But you had a good time?
Yeah.
PETER: That's good.
Yeah, that's the best.
[Sighs]
[Mid-tempo music plays]
Oh.
Ugh.
[Keys jingle]
How are you, Peter?
I'm good. How are you?
I'm okay.
How was Mexico?
How'd you know I was there?
Mickey mentioned it.
Robert did too.
He got the report from Aaron.
Oh.
Well, it was -- it was great.
And it was...
It's so good to get some sun.
ERIC: Hi. Hi, Peter.
-Eric.
-Mm-hmm.
-Hi, Heather.
-Hi.
Hi.
You guys hear about the couple
in their 90s who got a divorce?
They waited for the kids
to die.
[Television playing
indistinctly]
Hey, Dad.
Dad?
Hi, Peter.
-Hi.
-Your dad passed this morning.
-Yeah.
-DR. GLASNER: I'm so sorry.
Shouldn't someone have tried
to contact me?
We tried a handful of times.
We got voicemail.
Yeah, you had my old, uh --
What about my wife?
She didn't answer?
-DR. GLASNER: No.
[Sighs]
Did -- Or how --
Was he in pain?
No.
He didn't seem panicked
or uncomfortable.
[Cellphone vibrates]
PETER: Oh. It's my wife.
Hi.
Yeah, I'm here.
He's gone.
This morning.
My father died this morning.
I'm an orphan now.
Uh, hold on.
Is he here? Or his body?
DR. GLASNER: Yes.
-Can I see him?
-DR. GLASNER: Sure.
Okay. I'm going
to go say goodbye.
All right.
Yeah.
I love you, too.
DR. GLASNER: Just give me a
moment to make sure
he hasn't been relocated.
-Okay.
[Somber music plays]
Oh, come on.
Jesus, Nick.
Nobody can reach you.
I -- Sorry.
Papa Simon died.
-Shit.
-MICKEY: Yeah.
He had another stroke.
I'm coming in.
Why did you run?
Because we couldn't
get a hold of you.
We were worried.
Worried about what?
People worry about you,
you know.
That you hurt yourself
or something.
Oh, and Dad wanted me
to tell you
that you really need
to send out the letter
so people can get a refund
on their flights.
Dad was worried
I'd killed myself,
but wanted you to tell me
that I was being selfish
in the event that I hadn't?
Yeah.
Do you think I could get, like,
a sandwich or something?
Wait here.
I'll bring something out.
Thanks.
[Cellphone chimes]
THEA: Hey, Nick.
It's Thea.
I hope you had
an okay time in Mexico.
Or that it was at least nice
to be around friends.
I think it's important
we get the e-mail out,
so I went ahead
and drafted something
since I didn't
get anything from you.
I sent you an e-mail draft,
but I haven't heard back
on that either.
I wrote,
"Dear friends and family,
Nick and I have decided
to call off our wedding.
We know a lot of you
have booked plane tickets
and hotel rooms
and made all sorts of plans
in order to celebrate with us.
We remain really touched
by the efforts
and feel terribly
to put you out.
I was always taught
that the one you're with
should make you
a better version of yourself.
I never quite understood
what that meant.
Or maybe I didn't believe it
until I met Nick.
I will never forget
in the early days
of our relationship,
Nick said to me,
'I think we will make each
other better people.'
Six years later,
I'm certain that's true.
Although we are going off
in our own directions now,
not a second goes by that
we aren't grateful for our time
together as a couple,
and it's impossible
to put into words
how much our and each other's
friends and family mean to us.
Hope to see you all very soon.
And again, sorry
to have to send this note.
Love Nick and Thea."
[Somber music plays]
MARIA: It was a nice
note, Nick.
I thought so too.
-Hi.
-Thanks for picking me up.
Of course.
My dad, my fucking dad.
In his will, he requested
that he be cremated, you know?
And the one thing that was
most important to my mom
was that
they be buried together, right?
Now, Phil Silverman said that
even Mom said, "Okay, fine.
Cremate the bulk of him."
But all she wanted
was like a limb or something,
you know, they could
lay down beside her,
but, you know, he nixed it.
Fucking prick.
-You would have
dismembered him?
-PETER: Yeah, well --
-MARIA: Do we still need to go
to the mausoleum if Papa's
not going to be buried there?
Yeah, I would like to go.
I still might put him in there.
MARIA: Against his will.
I would like to go
and just have a look,
if that's okay with everyone.
All right.
MICKEY: Mom, Dad wants
a word with you.
Can I have one?
-NICK: Really?
-MICKEY: Yeah.
Can we be buried together?
Peter.
We're in a mausoleum.
Gets you thinking.
Gets you thinking.
Are you dating anyone?
I'd like to know.
This is not the time or place.
You talk to me
like I'm a patient.
Not someone you've been
married to for 35 years.
Yes, I've been on a few dates.
Are you seeing anyone?
I came here to support you
and help you figure out
what to do with Simon's
remains.
I don't want to argue
in front of the kids
or rehash our marriage.
Come on.
Okay, just -- just give me
a minute to think here.
I only smoke socially.
At cemeteries.
PETER: Fucking prick.
I'm putting my dad
in that fucking wall
whether he likes it or not.
And I hope you boys do the same
for me with your mother.
Oh, come --
Are you smoking now, too?
Yeah, I'm a little
stressed out.
Oh. What are you
stressed about?
I don't know. My parents
are getting a divorce.
My grandpa just died.
Nick's marriage got called off.
I finally came out
of the closet,
and the first person
I hooked up with
who I actually have feelings
for is married to a woman
that he has
no intention of leaving.
I'm working
at the sales department
of the fucking Marriott.
You know, I spent all my
savings on Nick's
bachelor party,
so I'd say that my future is
looking pretty fucking unclear.
You have a lot on your plate,
Mickey.
Have you heard from Arroyo
since you've been home?
-What the fuck?
-You hooked up with Arroyo?
-MICKEY: What is wrong
with you?
-I'm sorry.
Couldn't have asked you more
explicitly to not share that.
-And I'm sorry I fucked up.
-I'm actually worried
that there's something
wrong with your brain.
Everyone's so happy for you.
This isn't about you guys.
-Mickey.
-I said I'm sorry.
-I fucked up.
-I once read that
there's nothing
more excruciating
than a living parent,
and I didn't know
what that meant until now.
I just hope that when
it's your chance to bury me,
maybe you'll remember with some
fondness what a klutz I was.
Here we go again with
the fucking
Peter N. Pearce pity party.
-NICK: Mickey --
-Fuck you, Nick.
-What did I do?
-Guys, unh-unh.
MICKEY: I finally defend
myself, and it's over the line?
You're not over the line.
I'm just trying to make sure
we don't have a meltdown
at the cemetery, man.
-Fuck all of you.
-PETER: Hey, come on.
Mickey. Mickey.
What?
I just want to say,
while we have
the family together,
I -- I don't want you --
you guys to think that
everything was always shit.
I mean, your mom and I,
we had a great time
raising the two of you.
I'm proud of this family
no matter what.
Can I go now?
[Drill whirs]
[Knock on door]
-Hi.
-Hi.
Would you mind keeping it down?
-PETER: Oh?
It's just that the building
is strictly prohibits
any sort of construction
after 5:00 p.m.
I'm just, you know,
hanging up a poster,
and I have one
more screw to drill.
Would you mind
just waiting until
after 9:00 tomorrow morning
and then finishing up
before 5:00?
Sure.
[Dog barking]
[Drill whirs]
[Somber music plays]
Ahh.
[Poster crashes]
[Sighs]
[Somber music plays]
I found a poem I thought
I might read.
[Clears throat]
"When I die
Give what's left of me away
To children
And old me that wait to die.
I want to leave you something,
Something better
Than words
Or sounds.
Look for me
In the people I've known
Or loved,
And if you cannot give me away,
at least let me live on
in your eyes
And not in your mind.
You can love me most
By letting
Hands touch hands,
By letting bodies touch bodies,
and by letting go
Of children
That need to be free.
Love doesn't die,
People do.
So, when all that's left of me
Is love,
Give me away."
Thank you, Nick.
That was --
That was really nice.
Okay.
You want to do it?
Do you want me to...?
Yeah.
Yeah?
Okay.
[Somber music plays]
What's in the box?
Well, I went ahead
and I had Dad's hand removed
before they cremated
the rest of him
so I could put him
in the vault next to Mom.
That's so gruesome, Dad.
I have some family photos
in here too.
Do you want us to come
to the cemetery with you?
No.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
I'm getting coffee
with Thea Saturday.
She's coming into the city
to collect a few things.
Well, I hope it all turns
out okay, Nick.
I'm around if you want
to get dinner after.
Thanks.
All right.
I will call you boys later.
Love you.
-Love you, Dad.
-Love you.
-Love you.
[The Marshall Tucker Band's
"Ab's Song" plays]
If I die at 23
Won't you bury me
In the sunshine?
Please let me know
That you're still mine
Though I'm gone
My love for you
Is, oh, so strong
And when the grass
grows over me
Let me know
You still love me
Never put nobody else
Above me
Then I'll know
My love for you
Will always grow
Oh, boys.
Could you close up?
[Juan Miranda's
"Vivir Solo Con Dios" plays]
MICKEY: You really put his hand
in there?
PETER: Yeah, I did.
[Juan Miranda
singing in Spanish]
[Grupo Mxico 80's
"No Dejes Ir Los Das" plays]
[Spanish guitar music plays]
[Interpol's "NYC" plays]
[Laughter,
indistinct conversation]
I had seven faces
Thought I knew
which one to wear
I'm sick of spending
these lonely nights
Training myself not to care
The subway is a porno
The pavements,
they are a mess
I know you've supported me
for a long time
Want a light?
I know I have a lighter
in here somewhere.
There it is.
Can I tell you something?
Yeah.
-But I don't want any shit.
-Okay.
And I'm not really looking
for an opinion
if it's a judgmental one.
-Okay.
-We're getting a divorce,
your mother and I.
-What?
-I'm leaving her.
-Why?
-Marriage is a grind.
I won't do it anymore.
This is a terrible idea, Dad.
Which part of "I'm not all that
interested in your opinion"
don't you understand?
Well, you think you're going
to be happier alone?
-Who says I got to be alone?
-Is there someone else?
Not at the moment, but say
I got 30 good years left in me.
-30?
-20. 25.
You'll be 110.
Believe it or not,
women think I'm handsome.
They think I'm funny.
They think
I'm a good storyteller.
I might not be young,
but I have one last shot
at finding love here.
What about Mom?
What about me, Peter?
Doesn't anyone care about me
or my happiness?
-You already took off
your ring.
-Yeah.
-Where is it?
-It's in a drawer.
I put it in a drawer.
Why don't you just hang on to
it for a while?
Just until you realize
what a colossal mistake
you are making.
-I'm not a rash person, Peter.
I've thought this all the way
through and back,
and frankly, I think
I deserve a little credit.
It's a pretty brave move.
-Brave?
-That's right. Brave.
You know, they don't
give out Bronze Stars
for abandoning people.
We're not on
the battlefield here, Peter.
Dad, please,
please don't do this.
You're a big boy.
You can handle it.
Easier to just euthanize
the both of you.
You're the one
with the problem.
Maybe you ought to
euthanize yourself.
Real nice, dude.
Real nice.
[Film overture plays]
[Mid-tempo music plays]
-Hi, Peter.
-Hi, M.
Did you have a chance
to look everything over yet?
Yeah.
I'm in the process of looking
or having it looked over, yeah.
MARIA: I don't want
to drag this out.
I'd just rather rip
the Band-aid off.
PETER: Well, after 35 years,
it doesn't feel so much
like a Band-aid
as it does my own flesh.
MARIA: I just mean
the settlement, Peter.
Getting the paperwork signed
so we can be free of lawyers
and lawyers fees.
Well, can we get together,
though,
and, you know, talk through
some of these things?
MARIA: That's something more
to talk through
with your attorney, Peter.
Yeah, I know.
I'm waiting on notes
from Heather,
but I thought it would be nice
and maybe even human if,
you know, we could get together
and talk this through
one last time.
MARIA: I don't think that's
a good idea, Peter.
-You don't?
-No.
You need to figure out
what works for you.
We can't break up together.
Okay, well, I'm going away
this weekend, so...
I'll look it over
by the time I'm back.
MARIA: Thank you.
Hey, Nick. Sorry.
I just wanted to check
that I'm not forgetting
anything down there.
No worries.
This one will get you
into the basement,
and then this one will get you
into the storage room.
Oh, and did you text
your dad about dinner?
I will. Yeah.
THEA: I think the movers
will be over till 6:00 or so.
Yeah, I'll let him know, yeah.
'Cause it sounds like he still
thinks we're coming.
I'm on it, Thea.
-All right.
-I just...
My dad's been
up my ass recently.
It's okay.
Oh, and the -- the letter
is in the works.
Love you.
-You too.
-GEORGE: Nick.
-NICK: Yeah.
Hey, what's up, man?
Calling in my favor here.
Can you cover for me
on Saturday?
Oh, shit, George,
I'm getting dragged to Mexico
for my bachelor party
this weekend.
-That's this weekend?
-Yeah.
-Oh, shit.
-Sorry, man. Next time.
All right. I'm hoping to go to
a coffee conference
in Oslo this spring,
so bank my favor till then.
If I'm still working here
listening to Steve's
playlists come spring,
I'm going to blow
my fucking brains out.
-You know he's a deejay, right?
-Yeah.
Doesn't change how I feel
about his playlists.
All right.
See you back in there.
[Mid-tempo music plays]
So, do you know
what you'd like?
Yeah.
I'll have the club sandwich.
-NICK: Anything to drink?
-Do you have iced tea?
-NICK: We do.
-Cool.
Can I have an Arnold Palmer?
NICK: Yes.
How is the quiche?
It's really good.
It's prepared with kale
and goat cheese.
I was having a hard time
picking between that
and the terrine.
They're both really good.
Very different.
You know what?
I'll have the falafel.
Okay.
All right, wide as you can.
All right.
Sunish, I forgot your wife's
name again.
What was it again?
What's your wife's name?
[Speaks indistinctly]
I remember it being
a pretty name.
And it's 5, 4, 3, 2...
[Mid-tempo music plays]
Hi.
Hi, Dad.
How are you feeling?
Got you something
for your wall.
The next time, I'm going to
bring a hammer and a nail.
But for now,
I thought
it could live right here.
Yeah. Huh? What do you think?
Yeah, you love this movie.
Quoted it constantly.
"You can't have your cake
and shoot it too."
"So they call me
Concentration Camp Ehrhardt?"
Yeah.
[Sighs]
Tunfh.
PETER: Mm-hmm.
Tuh.
Tuh, Tuh. Lunfh.
Tulum. That's right.
I'm going there this weekend.
I'd take you with me
if I could.
Now, you know
what I was thinking?
Maybe...
Maybe you ought to start
wearing this again.
You know,
with Mom looking down at us,
I think it would mean
the world to her.
I'm having dinner
with the boys tonight.
[Little Feat's "Roll Um Easy"
plays]
Oh, I am just a vagabond
A drifter on the run
And eloquent profanity
It rolls right off my
tongue
And I have dined in palaces
-[Telephone rings]
Drunk wine with
kings and queens
Hello.
SECURITY: Hey, Mr. Pearce.
Your son's here.
Great. Send him up.
You're the best thing
I've ever seen
Won't you roll me easy
Oh, slow and easy
Take my independence
-[Knock on door]
-Come in.
Hey, Dad.
Hey. How's it going?
Good. Good. Wow.
This place is great.
Thanks. Oh.
You look good.
No, you.
-What?
-You been working out?
-A little.
-Well, it shows,
'cause you're bigger in
your chest and your shoulders.
All right. Thank you.
Here,
I got you a housewarming gift.
Oh, wow. Thank you.
And I never met girls
who could sing so sweet
Oh.
Well, this is great.
MICKEY: I really like it.
PETER: Oh,
it smells great, too.
Thank you. It's really nice.
Is Nick close by?
PETER: He's coming.
I assume Thea as well.
MICKEY: Probably, yeah.
-How's work?
-It's good.
PETER: Yeah?
You like your boss?
Yeah.
She's demanding,
but she's fair.
PETER: Well, that's great.
Fairness is all you can
ask for these days.
You come out to the people
at work yet?
No. The only person
I actually want to know I'm gay
is this girl named Miranda,
who I'm pretty sure
has a crush on me.
Well, I can see the confusion.
You're not swishy gay.
-Swishy gay?
-You know what I mean.
MICKEY: Dad, that's --
that's not cool.
Okay.
Are you going
to be here for a while?
Uh, well, I don't know.
I mean, it depends on
how your mom and I turn out.
You guys are going ahead
with the divorce, aren't you?
Well, if it were up to me,
your mom and I would continue
working on the marriage.
[Cellphone chimes]
MICKEY: Uh, Nick says
he can't make it.
What?
He says "Need to deal
with a bunch of shit."
-Why did he text you?
-I don't know.
You're supposed to
text the host, not the guest.
I'm sure you'll hear from him,
Dad.
Well, shit. I mean, what am I
going to do with all this food?
MICKEY: I'll take some home
with me. I'll eat it tomorrow.
Where's the bathroom?
-PETER: It's in the bedroom.
Voice text to Nicholas Pearce.
MICKEY: Where are you going?
PETER: It would have been nice
if you told me directly.
I got a shit ton of food here,
and I was looking forward
to seeing you and Thea.
Oh, and I'm sorry for showing
up at the restaurant
unannounced the other day.
You know, I happened to be
in the neighborhood, and --
-Dad.
-PETER: Sorry for bringing up
the seating
at your wedding again.
I wanted you to know
I'm happy to sit next to Mom.
All right. Love you.
Send.
-MICKEY: Where are you going?
-What?
MICKEY: I said
where are you going?
Tulum.
Thought it'd be nice
to get a little sun.
You're not actually going
to Tulum this weekend, are you?
I am. Why?
Is that a problem?
Dad, we are going to Tulum
this weekend.
For Nick's bachelor party.
How would I have known that?
Because I told you.
We talked about it.
I have absolutely no
recollection of that, Mickey.
What?
How'd you land on Tulum?
It was Papa's idea.
Papa hasn't been able to
express an idea in over a year.
-PETER: What do you mean?
-Papa's a vegetable.
Look, I really just need
to get out of town, you know,
get a break from the city,
from the divorce, from work.
God, Nick's going to go
through the fucking roof.
Hey, I didn't know
you guys would be there.
He's already upset
about the timing
of your and mom's breakup.
Well, that's not my fault,
Mickey, I didn't choose that.
MICKEY: I know. But now
to crash his bachelor party?
I wouldn't be crashing
his bachelor party.
What would you be doing?
I'd be going on
my own personal vacation.
It's a tough sell, Dad.
I've got nothing to prove,
Mickey.
Okay, please don't take this
the wrong way, but...
-PETER: Uh-oh.
-...with everything that
you're going through,
you sort of present
as -- as, like, a bit needy.
That's interesting. I -- Hmm.
I don't see myself that way.
MICKEY: I feel like
Nick's bachelor party,
if you're there,
even if it's peripherally,
it's just going
to become about you
and what you're going through
instead of being about Nick.
I'll cancel it.
Just reschedule
for another weekend.
I can tell you
what restaurants we eat at,
where to find the strippers
and the blow.
I'm going to cancel the trip.
But I'm telling you right now,
I am not going to spend
the rest of my days in
a rocking chair.
No one's expecting that.
Good, 'cause
that's not going to happen.
I've got a life to lead too.
[Country music plays]
[Line rings]
[Indistinct shouting
in distance]
[Muffled music, conversations,
laughter]
VOICE: A United representative
will be with you in...
32 minutes.
[Muffled music continues]
[Hold music plays]
-WOMAN: Hello?
-Oh!
I'm calling to change a flight
for a reservation I made.
WOMAN: Okay. Do you have
a confirmation number?
Um, no, but I-I booked it
through Orbitz, so I thought --
WOMAN: Unfortunately,
you're going to have to
contact Orbitz directly.
We can't alter
third-party transactions.
MAN: Since you didn't purchase
any sort of travel insurance,
you will be charged 100% of
the ticket price if you cancel.
-And I can't change the dates?
-MAN: No, you cannot.
-And if I cancel,
I get back $0?
-MAN: That is correct.
So what's the point
of canceling?
MAN: Just to make room
for another traveler.
You don't have to cancel.
Oh, I know
I don't have to cancel.
MAN: And is there anything else
I can do for you?
No, that's all.
MAN: Please hold
for a brief survey.
I'm not doing
your fucking survey.
WOMAN: Mr. Pearce, I just spoke
with the owner of our property,
and she would be happy to
switch your dates around
free of charge.
Mr. Pearce? Mr. Pearce?
Hello?
[Siren wailing in distance]
[Nick sighs]
[Cellphone chimes]
PETER: It would have been nice
if you told me directly.
I got a shit ton of food here,
and I was looking forward
to seeing you and Thea.
Rosarita
I laid on your beach
Dreaming
and drinking tequila
What's up, buddy?
How's it going?
Good.
Excited to see everyone.
Dad was offended I couldn't
make it to dinner
the other night.
I think he just wanted you
to see his new apartment.
Well.
Hey, how's everything
at work?
It's good. Yeah.
Love to get up there.
See you in action.
Yeah, any time.
Yo soy amoroso
What could be wrong with
the hombre who sings so slow?
From up in California
[Sighs]
[Mid-tempo music plays]
What is going on?
I-I don't know.
NICK: Is this
some sort of prank?
MICKEY: No, he's not supposed
to be here.
'Cause I'm really not
in the mood for it, man.
You didn't know he was coming?
-MICKEY: No.
He told me he had a ticket.
He said that he booked the trip
without realizing
we would be there.
-NICK: What?
-Yeah, he said that --
He said that Papa told him
to book it.
-Papa can't speak.
-I know.
Don't shoot the messenger.
NICK: Why didn't you ask him
to reschedule?
I did,
and he said that he would.
You think I want him here?
-Where is he staying?
-I don't know.
Not with us.
[Woman speaking Spanish]
When we land,
let's disembark swiftly.
WOMAN: Sir.
Oh, right. Gracias.
[Peter sighs]
[Groans]
You won't even know I'm here.
[Toilet flushes]
This has got to be
some sort of test.
What do you mean?
I don't know. I just feel like
I'm being tested.
MICKEY: By, like, the gods?
Yeah.
Not everything needs to inspire
an existential panic, Nick.
Sometimes a cigar
is just a cigar.
Now, you boys be safe.
Have fun.
I'll see you back home.
All right, Aaron and Chris
are clearing customs.
Arroyo realized
that his passport was expired,
but his wife was able to bring
his Chilean passport
to the airport
and he got on a later flight.
You know that feeling
when you're watching
an experimental movie
and you're like 30 minutes in
and there's still no plot
and no suspense,
no real mystery,
and you think,
"Oh, shit, the whole thing
is going to be like this"?
Yeah.
I think that's
where I am in my life.
Like, "Oh, shit.
The whole thing is going to be
like this."
You're about to get married.
It's implied, isn't it?
Did I tell you I was diagnosed
with double depression?
You mentioned it, yeah.
Not sure I fully understand it,
but it --
it doesn't sound good.
Can you have triple depression?
Yeah, I think so.
Quadruple depression?
Probably. I can.
Sorry, man.
-CHRIS: What's up, you guys?
-AARON: What's up?
-Hey.
-Oh, good to see you, man.
-CHRIS: You look great, man.
NICK: Thank you for coming,
buddy.
-Both leg bones.
-NICK: We're glad you made it.
So, what are we waiting on?
[Los Yonic's "Y Te Amo"
plays]
Okay. There you go.
Okay.
And is breakfast included?
Yes. You can either call down
for room service
or you can join us
in the restaurant before 10:00.
PETER: I'm sorry for all
the confusion of the booking.
FERNANDA: Oh, that's okay.
We're glad you were able
to join us in the end.
SIPPLE: Dr. Pearce?
Oh, thank God you're here.
Russell?
Cracked a tooth
eating crab ceviche.
-Oh, no.
-SIPPLE: Have a look?
-I don't have my kit.
-SIPPLE: Ah.
-Okay.
-Ah! Aaah!
[Barks]
-Oh, God. Jesus Christ.
I'm messing with you.
Cracked a tooth
eating crab ceviche.
Yeah, got it. You got me.
-Hey, are you staying here?
-Yes.
-Oh.
-You?
No, no, I'm just here
for a lunch.
Hey, you know, I'm driving over
to one of the properties
I'm developing.
Why don't you come with me?
No, I haven't even
dropped my bags off.
Come on.
I'll have you back in 30.
Then you can inflict that body
on all the honeymooners.
Well, all right. Why don't I
check in and I'll --
-SIPPLE: I'll pull the car up.
-And I'll see you out front.
-SIPPLE: Crab ceviche.
-Yeah.
[Both laugh]
That was good.
La
La, la, la
La, la, la
La, la, la
La
La, la, la
Holy shit.
There's a tree
coming right through the deck.
Look at that.
-MICKEY: This is insane.
LOWRY: Hola, seor.
-Hola!
-Mr. Yates.
AARON: Where do we find
the cervezas?
I'm afraid to say
I love you
I'm afraid to say
I love you
-It's all right?
-It's all right.
MICKEY: All right.
I was nervous.
Thank you, Mickey.
Of course.
Come here. Give me some.
Dude, thank you for coming.
LOWRY: Guys, come in.
Gather, gather, gather.
MAN: What is it, Lowry?
-LOWRY: Nick!
-Yeah. I'm coming.
LOWRY: Come, come, come.
Ah, Nick, I wanted to give you
a little gift
to commemorate
our beautiful friendship.
[Laughs]
It's called The Humbler.
Okay.
You get on all fours,
you fasten it to your nutsack
so that if you stand up,
it will rip your balls off.
By the way, is it true
that you got on all fours
when you proposed to Thea?
-NICK: Yeah.
I was wearing the Humbler
when I popped the question.
The Humbler consists
of testicle cuff,
which is mounted
at the midpoint of a bar
which sits at the base
of the buttocks.
What the fuck, why are you all
acting like this isn't funny?
It's funny. It's funny. It's --
It's a little overdetermined,
but I appreciate it.
I'm going to get changed.
Check out the beach.
MAN: It's not polite
to regift things.
What the fuck?
MAN: It's freaky as fuck.
It's funny.
NICK: What the fuck?
Whoa.
What is that?
It looks like seaweed.
I read there's a bay somewhere
we have access to.
Maybe there's less seaweed.
Last one in the water
gets humbled!
There he goes.
AARON: Let's go make
some margaritas.
-Yeah.
-Yeah.
[Up-tempo music plays]
Are you flying down here solo,
Dr. Pearce?
Uh, yeah. Yeah.
My wife and I
are taking some space,
and I needed to get away.
Well, the Yucatn's a great
place to clear your mind.
You got it all -- Incredible
access to nature, beaches,
cenotes, jungle,
got great food, great drink,
and if you want to take in
a movie,
you got Playa del Carmen.
Is that right?
You know, Kathie and I
aren't together anymore either.
No, I didn't know.
I'm sorry to hear that, Sipple.
That's all right.
Can I ask what happened?
Well, Kathie's got
a lot of health issues,
and I didn't feel like
being a caretaker
for the rest of my life.
Besides, she can afford
professional care.
Oh, wow.
-You dating much?
-No, not yet. No.
I recently got hooked up with
this high-end dating service.
Huh.
And what makes it high-end?
Well, when I go in to see this
woman who runs this operation,
we sit down and she starts
showing me photographs
of women.
Kind of like flipping
through her folio, you know?
She turns to this one page,
and I say "her,"
and she says,
"You like her look?"
And I said, "No, I like her."
And she says,
"Well, I don't know who she is.
She's just a reference photo
to get an idea of your taste."
And I say, "Look, you're good
at what you do.
If you're really high-end,
you'll find her."
And this woman,
this high-end headhunter,
matchmaker,
whatever you want to call her,
she tracked the woman
in the photo down,
and we've already been
on a few dates now.
-No shit.
-I think she might be the one.
You likey?
What's not to likey?
I have another development.
Very high-end exclusive club
right on the water.
Cheapest parcel
in that development,
it cost you about $2.5.
-Million?
-Yeah.
And that's just for the dirt.
-Wow.
Does a New York dentist
pull in that kind of dough?
No. God, no.
Especially after
getting a divorce.
Did you hear about the couple
in their 90s
that filed for divorce?
They go into the lawyer's
office and the lawyer says
to them,
"Ira, Bess,
you're both in your 90s.
Why bother getting divorced?"
And they answer him,
"We were waiting
for the kids to die."
[Laughs]
Can I ask you a question?
Sure. Anything.
Did you find a new dentist?
A friend of mine hooks me up
with this guy.
He sets me up
with the wireless headphones.
I sit and watch
an episode of "Planet Earth"
while he cleans my teeth.
Well, I miss your business.
I'll come in
for a cleaning sometime.
Yeah, please do.
Chicos. Hey.
[Music plays]
[Cellphone vibrates]
Hello?
NICK: Hey, Dad.
What's up? How's --
How's the house?
It's -- It's great.
How's the hotel?
It's very nice. Thank you.
NICK: What are you up to?
Just hanging on the beach.
NICK: Is the seaweed bad
over by you?
PETER: No, actually,
it's not too bad.
You guys are welcome
to come over
and use my beach if you like.
Uh...
Do you want to come to dinner
with us tonight?
PETER: What?
NICK: Do you want to join us
tonight?
That's very nice, Nick,
and really honestly.
But, you know, I don't want you
to feel pressured to
include me.
You're here.
The guys would love to see you.
PETER: Well, I'd love
to see the guys.
Hey, Aaron.
I invited your Uncle Peter
to dinner tonight.
Really? I'll be glad to see
him. That's great, Nick.
I don't want him hanging out
alone in his hotel.
-Oh!
-Oh!
Man, you're getting more
and more handsome every day.
-You do look great, man.
-ARROYO: Thanks, guys.
Sorry I forgot my passport,
man. Cassie saved the day.
-My bro.
-You made it.
-Yeah.
-Grab a drink.
-ARROYO: Mickey.
-Hey, what's up, Arroyo?
You're like
a fully grown man now.
Oh, God. I'm getting there.
Do you want a drink
or something?
Yeah, sure. I'll have
whatever you're having.
All right.
Cheers, guys.
Thanks for showing up.
I really appreciate it.
-We're in this together.
-Cheers, cheers, cheers.
[Indistinct conversations]
Ah. Gracias.
[Mid-tempo music plays]
Excuse me.
Are you with Nick's group?
-OTTO: No.
-Oh, okay. Sorry.
That's all right. Do you mind
if I sit and wait here?
-OTTO: No, not at all.
-Thank you.
My, uh -- My son's having
a bachelor party here,
and all the guys
are around your age.
That's fun. That's cool
they brought you along.
Yes.
And what about you?
What brings you here?
I'm getting hitched tomorrow,
actually.
-PETER: No shit.
-Yeah, yeah.
Rehearsal dinner tonight.
-Well, congratulations.
-OTTO: Thank you.
I went to New Orleans
for my bachelor party.
PETER: Well, that is the place
to have a bachelor party.
-Right?
-I once, in my youth --
How old are you?
-OTTO: 30.
Okay. I was younger.
And I was like 20 at the time,
and I did not have
my shit together
the way you kids do now.
Do you know who Fats Domino is?
-Of course.
-PETER: Of course.
So I went to --
-Hi, honey.
-Oh.
-Hi.
EILEEN: How you doing?
I'm good. Yeah.
Join us. I was just --
I was just chatting
with this gentleman
about his New Orleans days.
-Are you the bride to be?
-That's kind. I'm a friend.
He didn't think
I knew who Fats Domino was.
-Come on, now.
-PETER: Okay.
I'm just very happy people
still listen to the Fat Man.
Well, are you gonna regale us
with the story or not?
I went to
this Fats Domino concert.
I was in my 20s, and I had
dropped two hits of acid.
And I remember I was tripping
out on the saxophonist,
and I was thinking, "God,
that looks like fun."
And then I thought,
"Wait a minute.
I know how to do that."
-OTTO: You play an instrument?
-Not a note.
-Okay.
-PETER: No idea.
-Okay.
-PETER: And so
I approached the stage,
and in my head,
I'm thinking, "Well,
he's going to love this
because it's like
crowd participation
and he's probably just
going to hand me the sax
and just let me wail."
But instead of waiting for him
to offer me the sax,
I grabbed for it.
And you know, the sax is --
it's attached to a cord.
It goes around your neck,
and I start pulling on it,
and the saxophonist just
punches me right in the mouth.
Boom!
You got punched out
by Herb Hardesty?
Yes, I did.
EILEEN: At least you got
punched out by a legend.
Well, thank you.
I saw Herb Hardesty play once
with Tom Waits.
-PETER: You did?
-Mm-hmm.
-On the Blue Valentine tour.
-Did you make it on stage?
Oh, I took a cigarette
right out of Tom Waits's mouth.
Well, I'm sure Herb
would have been happier
to see you approach than me.
I'm Peter, by the way.
-Otto.
-PETER: Otto.
-Eileen.
Hi. Your table is ready.
I'll show you where it is.
-Oh, okay.
-Thank you.
Hey, congratulations
on the wedding.
Hey, thank you.
Congrats on your son's as well.
Thank you.
[Indistinct conversation]
CHRIS: There he is.
AARON: Uncle Pete.
PETER: Hey, Mickey.
You look great, man.
Hey, Nick.
Yates.
Thank you for having me.
All right, Chris.
Got a head start
on the margarita.
[Indistinct conversation]
Feeling okay, Nick?
Yeah. All right.
My parents said to
say hi, Pete.
How do they know I'm here?
AARON: I text with them.
Why do you want to know?
You dirty dog.
We were all, like,
really surprised
to hear about you and Maria.
I'm not sure if we're, like,
technically related anymore,
but I'll always think of you
as my uncle.
Well, thank you
for telling me that, Aaron.
Everyone, I'm not
going to stand up,
but I wanted to make a toast.
-MAN: Stand up.
-Come on, stand up.
-Stand up.
Why not?
-Stand up.
-Get up there.
I just wanted to raise a glass
to Nick and Thea.
I love you both a lot, and I'm
really excited for you guys.
And thank you to everyone
for showing up.
Oceans, expired passports,
broken legs be damned.
Cheers.
-Cheers.
-Cheers.
I'd actually like
to say something.
Okay, here we go.
It's not very easy to think
of a way to roast
or toast you, Nick,
without sending you
running for the hills.
That's right.
There's something
I'd like to cop to.
When I'm in your presence,
I find myself
really pushing back against
your criticisms of movies
and books
and television and songs.
And let's see,
people, places, things.
Am I missing anything?
You can be critical.
-Roasts, toasts.
-Yeah. Roasts, toasts.
-Suits.
-[Laughs] Suits.
But what I want to say is
that I then later find myself,
you know, behind your back
and without ever giving you
any credit,
picking up your same arguments
and defending your positions,
knowing that you were there the
whole time at the finish line,
just waiting for the rest
of us to get there.
So I hope that you're easier
on the institution of marriage
than you are on
everything else.
And I wish you and Thea
a lifetime of joy.
Cheers to you.
-To Nick and Thea.
-Cheers.
-Cheers.
YATES: You'll make me cry,
and I don't want it.
Thanks, man.
-MAN: Cheers, boys.
-May I, Nick?
-MAN: Come on. We need beers.
-MAN: Well, stand up.
Well, again, I want to
thank you for including me.
You did not have to do that.
He sort of did.
No, actually, he didn't.
So thank you, Nick.
And, Mickey, what a thoughtful
brother you are,
to have pulled
all this together.
Can we make this into a roast?
This is still a bachelor party.
Come on. This is not
your daughter's quinceaera.
Lowry, just shut
the fuck up, okay?
Shut up!
-I'll shut up. I'll shut up.
Thank you.
Okay.
Young Nicholas,
AKA Mr. Sunshine,
presented a parenting
challenge.
He was -- He was smarter
than his mother and I.
From the moment
he came out of the womb.
I remember his kindergarten
teacher had Maria and I
sit down to say that he was
too smart for kindergarten.
LOWRY: Wow.
So he goes to the first grade
and then we get called back
by his first grade teachers
to have the same conversation.
Now, it's pretty intimidating
as a parent
when your kid's teachers
keep saying that he's a genius.
You know, we -- We didn't want
to hold you back,
but we did worry
what skipping two years
would do to you socially.
But I think, looking
at this group around you, Nick,
I don't think much
social damage was done.
I think you got yourself
a pretty, pretty solid cadre,
you know, save Lowry,
who I don't get, I never got.
I just --
[Laughter]
He's such an unpleasant,
odd little man.
I love you, too.
But, you know,
in all seriousness...
You know, as you guys get older
and your lives
start to take shape,
you're going to have
to work harder
to find time for each other.
But it is well worth
the effort.
Because you're really going to
want to have these friendships
when you're my age.
I am -- I'm just so excited
for your journey.
I love you, Nick.
-MAN: Yeah!
-MAN: Cheers.
[Mid-tempo music plays]
Gracias.
[Man singing in Spanish]
OTTO: Peter.
Hey, Otto. How's dinner?
Really great, man.
How was yours?
Very good.
OTTO: Hey, this is my fiance,
Hewette.
One second.
No, gracias. Never mind.
Hey, Peter Pearce.
Nice to meet you.
And congrats on
the big weekend.
-Thank you.
Peter is the guy with
the story about the saxophone.
Otto was telling your story
over dinner.
And how'd it play?
OTTO: It was better
when you told it.
We were going to go to a bar
with some friends
when we were finished if you
and your guys want to join.
That's nice,
but I think I'm going to
just go back to the hotel,
catch up on work.
Well, what are you and the guys
doing tomorrow?
Uh, no plans yet.
I think I'm just
going to do my own thing.
Do you want to see
the cenotes in the morning?
-What?
-Tomorrow?
The, um -- The --
The underwater caves.
Oh, I was looking
at pictures of them.
Wait, what time were you
thinking of going?
Do you have a car?
No, but I'm sure I can
rent one.
Okay.
Do you want to go?
Not tomorrow I don't.
Can you pick me up at Dune
at, say, 8:00 a.m.?
-Sure.
-OTTO: Perfect.
-All right.
-Let's go get our photos taken
so we can go back inside.
-Let's do it. All right.
-I'll see you then.
-Okay.
-OTTO: Hey, get home safe.
-You too.
-OTTO: Dune.
-Dune. 8:00.
OTTO: That's right.
[Dance music plays]
MICKEY: Usually people have,
like, one where they're like,
"Oh, this is mine."
All right,
I'm going to go smoke.
[Mid-tempo music plays]
Nick, What is going on, man?
Thea and I are breaking up.
I didn't want to say anything
till after the trip.
I know how much time
you spent planning all this.
But I can't seem to pretend to
enjoy myself too convincingly.
So...
I'm so sorry, Nick.
Did something happen?
I'm broke.
My mental health is in
shambles.
I'm waiting tables at 35.
Smoking cigarettes
like a fucking moron.
Think you guys
will sort things out?
I'm working on a letter
to send out to friends
and family letting them know
that the wedding is off.
I can't even seem to do that.
I'm such a fucking deadbeat.
Do you want help
with the letter?
[Sighs]
Shit winds
are really fucking blowing.
Keep it between us for now.
[Wind blowing]
["To Be Or Not To Be"
playing on television]
[Thunder rumbles]
[Mid-tempo music plays]
TURA: All I can say is
you can't have your cake
and shoot it too.
[Telephone rings]
-Hello?
-WOMAN: Hi, Mr. Pearce.
This is your 7:00 a.m.
wake-up call.
All right. Okay. Thank you.
[Mid-tempo music plays]
[Woman singing in Spanish]
-Hi.
-Oh, hi.
Hi. It's Peter.
We met last night.
-EILEEN: Yeah.
-Hi.
Yeah. What's going on?
Well, I'm meeting Otto.
We're going to do
a tour of the cenotes.
-Okay.
-And he asked me to pick him up
and said he would
be out front and...
-EILEEN: Oh, Otto.
-No.
I mean, I can try
calling up to the room to see.
Wouldn't be too much
of a hassle?
-No, no, no.
-Oh.
-Yeah.
-Oh, thank you.
Sure.
-Great.
-Mm-hmm.
-Sorry.
-Oh, no, no.
-Thank you, though.
-It's okay.
It's Otto. It's Otto.
[Cellphone vibrates]
-MICKEY: Hey.
-What's up, buddy?
-How's it going?
-Good. Good.
Is Nick off his meds?
I don't know.
Are you on anything?
Yeah, I'm on an SSRI
for my anxiety.
What about you?
-Yeah, same.
I mean,
I wasn't even that anxious.
I just felt like not being
medicated in the 21st century
is like not using an iPhone
to prove a point.
Yeah, I was worried it was
going to reduce my sex drive
or cause all the dick stuff.
And?
Haven't had
any problems with that.
So...
ARROYO:
But are you dating much?
I'm trying to. I --
I just came out, so it's all
very new for me. Yeah.
I heard that.
That's huge, man. Congrats.
-MICKEY: Thank you.
-Yeah.
Did you always know
you were gay?
Yeah, since I was like
10 or so.
Like, everyone
was always speculating
about it behind my back.
So from an early age, I wanted
to, like, prove them wrong.
-Yeah.
-MICKEY: Yeah.
Did you always know
you were straight?
I guess that's a privilege
of being straight
is to not
have to think about it.
You know, you can just sort
of fail forward into a life
that feels ordinary, you know?
MICKEY: Yeah.
Yeah.
I did participate in an
all-male sex club in
the first grade.
What is a sex club?
It was like five boys
and we'd go into a hut
in the back of our classroom.
We pretended it was book club.
We'd march in there
with all of our books.
And right there in the middle
of a classroom,
we'd give each other blowjobs.
-Wow.
-I remember leaving that hut
and joining the recess line
with these throbbing erections.
MICKEY:
Why were they throbbing?
Well, 'cause you can't
come at that age.
So it's all sort of
just pent up there, I guess.
You were in an edging club.
What's edging?
Like where you get someone
right to the brink of coming,
but then --
-I know what edging is.
Okay.
Why did your sex club end?
Uh, we tried to get a girl
initiated,
and she ratted us out.
So the hut was removed
from the classroom.
After that, you never
questioned your sexuality?
No.
I did get a blowjob
from a guy in high school.
Does your wife, like,
know about all that?
Yeah. She knows.
It's so nice out.
Yeah, it's -- it's perfect.
Hey.
Otto says he's sorry,
but he has to focus on getting
ready and practicing vows.
No, of course. Of course.
He did say you're
more than welcome to come
to the wedding tonight.
-Oh, well, that's nice.
I'm just embarrassed
that I thought he would want
to sightsee with a total
stranger on his wedding day.
The drinks were pretty strong
last night.
Yeah, no, I'll bet. I'll bet.
How far are the cenotes
from here?
I found one
that's 25 minutes away.
How do you know the bride
and the groom?
-The bride's my goddaughter.
-Oh.
Her dad's one
of my oldest friends.
And where do you all live in?
-In Berkeley.
-Oh, wow.
I always wanted
to live out west.
-Where do you live?
-New York.
I just moved into
an apartment downtown.
I have a good friend
who lives in the Upper West,
so I stay with her
when I visit.
My ex-wife and I, that's where
we raised our kids.
Otto told me you're here
for your son's bachelor party.
Not, you know, for.
I sort of got my own program,
but, you know, it was nice of
them to include me to dinner.
EILEEN: How many kids
do you have, Peter?
I have two boys.
You?
None.
No kids. Never married.
Nicely done.
[Mid-tempo music plays]
[Breathing heavily]
That's great.
EILEEN: If you don't have plans
with your boys,
you really are welcome
to come tonight.
-Really?
-Yeah.
Won't that screw up
the seating?
No, no, no.
It's all pretty laid back.
Yeah. All right.
And I'm officiating, so I can
bring a date if I want to.
Oh.
You off book?
Close.
You want to try it out on me?
Let me see if I have it.
Um...
Good evening, everyone.
I'm Eileen Link.
Hi.
[Indistinct conversations]
[Rap music plays]
Whoo!
Whoa!
Lowry, did you have
breakfast yet?
What do you call this?
MAN: Yeah. Nice. Go.
Hey, guys.
Peter fucking Pearce! Yeah!
Dad, how'd you find us?
Nick gave me the address.
I came to borrow a suit.
You know, Peter, the two of us,
we're not so different.
Oh, and how is that?
We're both born fucking losers.
Speak for yourself.
I bet you're a lousy
fucking dentist.
Well, I don't know what
you'd have to compare me to,
judging from your teeth, Lowry.
I know more about teeth
than you do.
You know, suck my dick.
[Laughter]
My pleasure.
It's my pleasure.
Yeah.
-Hey, kid.
Did you tell him, Mickey?
No, I didn't tell anyone
anything.
AARON: Tell us what?
-CHRIS: What's up, man?
-NICK: Uh...
Thea and I
aren't getting married.
Oh. Wait, what did you say?
Thea and I, we're --
we're breaking up.
What do you mean?
-She called it off.
-Why?
I was unable
to get my act together.
She's got a job offer
in Philadelphia.
They've hired her as a curator
at the Museum of Art there.
I didn't want to go.
But then when I came
to my senses, she --
she realized
she was better off without me.
Oh, shit.
Why do you need to borrow
a suit anyway?
Because I met a woman last
night and she invited --
Hey, is this --
is this news to you guys?
I mean, I saw it coming,
but I...
Well, it's better
that this happens now
instead of a couple of years
when you have kids and...
Dad, you can borrow
one of my suits.
-LOWRY: Let's get you a shot.
-MICKEY: Dad. Dad.
AARON: Does Aunt Maria know?
NICK: No, not yet.
I owe her a call.
LOWRY: You still call her
Aunt Maria?
AARON: What do you want to do?
Hope you're not
putting that shit up your nose.
-I'm not.
-Insidious drug.
Just horrible stuff, Mickey.
It makes it a lot harder for
your brother's antidepressants
to do their job when he's
crashing from a cocaine bender.
So is it off-off or Nick off
and it'll be on again?
I think it's off-off.
[Sighs]
[Mid-tempo music plays]
[Romantic music plays]
EILEEN: Hi.
-HEWETTE: Hi.
-OTTO: Hi.
Okay. You may be seated.
Good evening, everyone.
I'm Eileen Link.
And most importantly,
I am Hewette's godmother.
I am hugely honored to be here
in the role of officiant
over the marriage
between two people I love
and admire so very much.
I remember when Otto first
started coming around
Hewette's family home...
[Down-tempo music plays]
Ready, set, go.
Oh!
EILEEN: Let's kiss.
[Applause]
Yay!
[Cheers and applause]
[Shower running]
[Down-tempo music plays]
[Shower running]
[R&B music plays]
-Hey.
-Hey.
You were really good up there.
-Really?
-Yes.
Thank you.
It was very touching.
Ah. Is your son
having a big wedding?
It wasn't going to be.
But then I forced him to invite
family friends
and cousins and...
EILEEN:
And it's happening in New York?
Yeah.
Want to come?
When is it?
September.
I...
I have a -- I don't know
if you'd call it a romance
or partnership,
but we live apart.
We go on vacation
once or twice a year,
meet up for the holidays.
That sounds really nice.
It sounds so wonderfully
unconventional.
When in September
is your son's wedding?
The 28th.
Next wedding, then.
[Cheers and applause]
I think I've got to
go check on my boys.
You seem like a nice man,
Peter.
Thank you.
Congrats to your son.
Thanks.
[Woman singing in Spanish]
[Country music plays]
Hey, Nick.
NICK: Hey, what's up?
I just thought I'd check in
on you before I turned in.
What you working on?
Uh, it's a -- a letter
to send out to friends
and family.
How was the wedding?
It was okay.
Yeah.
I kind of wished it was yours
and I was sitting
next to your mom.
But I was thinking,
"You know, Philadelphia's --"
Have you seen "Rocky" recently?
Not recently, no.
There is a Rocky statue
in Philadelphia.
Yeah, it's at the museum
the Thea's going to work at.
PETER: So Rocky gets
absolutely pummeled.
Just fucking pummeled,
and he loses this
comically hard-fought battle.
And they build a statue
to this man.
Right. What's your point?
You don't want to be
living in Philadelphia.
[Chuckles]
Yeah.
I'm sorry, Dad.
You have nothing
to apologize for.
Yeah, but I know
it's a tough time for you too.
I got to finish this letter.
I'm sorry.
-PETER: Yeah.
Good night, kiddo.
-Night, Dad.
[Somber music plays]
[Engine starts]
I got to wake Chris up or else
he's going to miss his flight.
-You okay, man?
-AARON: Yeah.
Good idea sending the guy
on crutches to go do that.
LOWRY: Oh, poor guy.
[Sighs]
Were you really not surprised
about Nick and Thea
splitting up?
I'm surprised Thea put up
with it as long as she did.
LOWRY: Yeah.
Sometimes I have this
very 1950s attitude.
Like he just has to pull
himself up by his bootstraps,
you know?
But sometimes you just see it
for what it is.
[Orville Peck's "Nothing Fades
Like the Light" plays]
[Sighs]
What's up?
Some men only ride alone
I only ride in the night
Some drawn
in the warmth of hope
But nothing
Fades like the light
Blackened houses
Morning skies on my mind
April showers
June is the same
in your eyes
Something tells me
You know why I lie
But nothing
Fades like the light
No, nothing fades
like the light
What a fucking headache
this stuff is.
-What is that?
-It's a settlement.
Would you mind not doing that
in front of me?
Yes.
I'm sorry. Sorry.
So you and Arroyo.
You were out pretty late
last night.
Yeah.
Just the two of you?
Is there something
you'd like to know?
Did something happen?
Yeah, we hooked up.
But he has a wife.
I doubt she's as cool with him
having gay sex
as he pretends she is.
So you had gay sex.
We didn't have straight sex.
So do you like him?
Yeah, but he's married.
What does it matter?
I -- I don't know.
I feel pretty cheap,
to be honest.
Like it was just
some novelty for him.
Did you get off?
-What?
-I mean, maybe it's okay
to need some, you know,
physical intimacy sometimes.
MICKEY: Will you please
keep this to yourself?
I'm not going to tell anyone.
Who would I tell?
What do you mean
who are you going to tell?
I'm your son.
-PETER: I'm aware.
We know every single person
in each other's lives.
I mean, there are probably
400 people you could tell
who I wouldn't want to know.
I just mean, I'm not --
I'm not going to tell anyone,
Mickey.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
But you had a good time?
Yeah.
PETER: That's good.
Yeah, that's the best.
[Sighs]
[Mid-tempo music plays]
Oh.
Ugh.
[Keys jingle]
How are you, Peter?
I'm good. How are you?
I'm okay.
How was Mexico?
How'd you know I was there?
Mickey mentioned it.
Robert did too.
He got the report from Aaron.
Oh.
Well, it was -- it was great.
And it was...
It's so good to get some sun.
ERIC: Hi. Hi, Peter.
-Eric.
-Mm-hmm.
-Hi, Heather.
-Hi.
Hi.
You guys hear about the couple
in their 90s who got a divorce?
They waited for the kids
to die.
[Television playing
indistinctly]
Hey, Dad.
Dad?
Hi, Peter.
-Hi.
-Your dad passed this morning.
-Yeah.
-DR. GLASNER: I'm so sorry.
Shouldn't someone have tried
to contact me?
We tried a handful of times.
We got voicemail.
Yeah, you had my old, uh --
What about my wife?
She didn't answer?
-DR. GLASNER: No.
[Sighs]
Did -- Or how --
Was he in pain?
No.
He didn't seem panicked
or uncomfortable.
[Cellphone vibrates]
PETER: Oh. It's my wife.
Hi.
Yeah, I'm here.
He's gone.
This morning.
My father died this morning.
I'm an orphan now.
Uh, hold on.
Is he here? Or his body?
DR. GLASNER: Yes.
-Can I see him?
-DR. GLASNER: Sure.
Okay. I'm going
to go say goodbye.
All right.
Yeah.
I love you, too.
DR. GLASNER: Just give me a
moment to make sure
he hasn't been relocated.
-Okay.
[Somber music plays]
Oh, come on.
Jesus, Nick.
Nobody can reach you.
I -- Sorry.
Papa Simon died.
-Shit.
-MICKEY: Yeah.
He had another stroke.
I'm coming in.
Why did you run?
Because we couldn't
get a hold of you.
We were worried.
Worried about what?
People worry about you,
you know.
That you hurt yourself
or something.
Oh, and Dad wanted me
to tell you
that you really need
to send out the letter
so people can get a refund
on their flights.
Dad was worried
I'd killed myself,
but wanted you to tell me
that I was being selfish
in the event that I hadn't?
Yeah.
Do you think I could get, like,
a sandwich or something?
Wait here.
I'll bring something out.
Thanks.
[Cellphone chimes]
THEA: Hey, Nick.
It's Thea.
I hope you had
an okay time in Mexico.
Or that it was at least nice
to be around friends.
I think it's important
we get the e-mail out,
so I went ahead
and drafted something
since I didn't
get anything from you.
I sent you an e-mail draft,
but I haven't heard back
on that either.
I wrote,
"Dear friends and family,
Nick and I have decided
to call off our wedding.
We know a lot of you
have booked plane tickets
and hotel rooms
and made all sorts of plans
in order to celebrate with us.
We remain really touched
by the efforts
and feel terribly
to put you out.
I was always taught
that the one you're with
should make you
a better version of yourself.
I never quite understood
what that meant.
Or maybe I didn't believe it
until I met Nick.
I will never forget
in the early days
of our relationship,
Nick said to me,
'I think we will make each
other better people.'
Six years later,
I'm certain that's true.
Although we are going off
in our own directions now,
not a second goes by that
we aren't grateful for our time
together as a couple,
and it's impossible
to put into words
how much our and each other's
friends and family mean to us.
Hope to see you all very soon.
And again, sorry
to have to send this note.
Love Nick and Thea."
[Somber music plays]
MARIA: It was a nice
note, Nick.
I thought so too.
-Hi.
-Thanks for picking me up.
Of course.
My dad, my fucking dad.
In his will, he requested
that he be cremated, you know?
And the one thing that was
most important to my mom
was that
they be buried together, right?
Now, Phil Silverman said that
even Mom said, "Okay, fine.
Cremate the bulk of him."
But all she wanted
was like a limb or something,
you know, they could
lay down beside her,
but, you know, he nixed it.
Fucking prick.
-You would have
dismembered him?
-PETER: Yeah, well --
-MARIA: Do we still need to go
to the mausoleum if Papa's
not going to be buried there?
Yeah, I would like to go.
I still might put him in there.
MARIA: Against his will.
I would like to go
and just have a look,
if that's okay with everyone.
All right.
MICKEY: Mom, Dad wants
a word with you.
Can I have one?
-NICK: Really?
-MICKEY: Yeah.
Can we be buried together?
Peter.
We're in a mausoleum.
Gets you thinking.
Gets you thinking.
Are you dating anyone?
I'd like to know.
This is not the time or place.
You talk to me
like I'm a patient.
Not someone you've been
married to for 35 years.
Yes, I've been on a few dates.
Are you seeing anyone?
I came here to support you
and help you figure out
what to do with Simon's
remains.
I don't want to argue
in front of the kids
or rehash our marriage.
Come on.
Okay, just -- just give me
a minute to think here.
I only smoke socially.
At cemeteries.
PETER: Fucking prick.
I'm putting my dad
in that fucking wall
whether he likes it or not.
And I hope you boys do the same
for me with your mother.
Oh, come --
Are you smoking now, too?
Yeah, I'm a little
stressed out.
Oh. What are you
stressed about?
I don't know. My parents
are getting a divorce.
My grandpa just died.
Nick's marriage got called off.
I finally came out
of the closet,
and the first person
I hooked up with
who I actually have feelings
for is married to a woman
that he has
no intention of leaving.
I'm working
at the sales department
of the fucking Marriott.
You know, I spent all my
savings on Nick's
bachelor party,
so I'd say that my future is
looking pretty fucking unclear.
You have a lot on your plate,
Mickey.
Have you heard from Arroyo
since you've been home?
-What the fuck?
-You hooked up with Arroyo?
-MICKEY: What is wrong
with you?
-I'm sorry.
Couldn't have asked you more
explicitly to not share that.
-And I'm sorry I fucked up.
-I'm actually worried
that there's something
wrong with your brain.
Everyone's so happy for you.
This isn't about you guys.
-Mickey.
-I said I'm sorry.
-I fucked up.
-I once read that
there's nothing
more excruciating
than a living parent,
and I didn't know
what that meant until now.
I just hope that when
it's your chance to bury me,
maybe you'll remember with some
fondness what a klutz I was.
Here we go again with
the fucking
Peter N. Pearce pity party.
-NICK: Mickey --
-Fuck you, Nick.
-What did I do?
-Guys, unh-unh.
MICKEY: I finally defend
myself, and it's over the line?
You're not over the line.
I'm just trying to make sure
we don't have a meltdown
at the cemetery, man.
-Fuck all of you.
-PETER: Hey, come on.
Mickey. Mickey.
What?
I just want to say,
while we have
the family together,
I -- I don't want you --
you guys to think that
everything was always shit.
I mean, your mom and I,
we had a great time
raising the two of you.
I'm proud of this family
no matter what.
Can I go now?
[Drill whirs]
[Knock on door]
-Hi.
-Hi.
Would you mind keeping it down?
-PETER: Oh?
It's just that the building
is strictly prohibits
any sort of construction
after 5:00 p.m.
I'm just, you know,
hanging up a poster,
and I have one
more screw to drill.
Would you mind
just waiting until
after 9:00 tomorrow morning
and then finishing up
before 5:00?
Sure.
[Dog barking]
[Drill whirs]
[Somber music plays]
Ahh.
[Poster crashes]
[Sighs]
[Somber music plays]
I found a poem I thought
I might read.
[Clears throat]
"When I die
Give what's left of me away
To children
And old me that wait to die.
I want to leave you something,
Something better
Than words
Or sounds.
Look for me
In the people I've known
Or loved,
And if you cannot give me away,
at least let me live on
in your eyes
And not in your mind.
You can love me most
By letting
Hands touch hands,
By letting bodies touch bodies,
and by letting go
Of children
That need to be free.
Love doesn't die,
People do.
So, when all that's left of me
Is love,
Give me away."
Thank you, Nick.
That was --
That was really nice.
Okay.
You want to do it?
Do you want me to...?
Yeah.
Yeah?
Okay.
[Somber music plays]
What's in the box?
Well, I went ahead
and I had Dad's hand removed
before they cremated
the rest of him
so I could put him
in the vault next to Mom.
That's so gruesome, Dad.
I have some family photos
in here too.
Do you want us to come
to the cemetery with you?
No.
Are you sure?
Yeah.
I'm getting coffee
with Thea Saturday.
She's coming into the city
to collect a few things.
Well, I hope it all turns
out okay, Nick.
I'm around if you want
to get dinner after.
Thanks.
All right.
I will call you boys later.
Love you.
-Love you, Dad.
-Love you.
-Love you.
[The Marshall Tucker Band's
"Ab's Song" plays]
If I die at 23
Won't you bury me
In the sunshine?
Please let me know
That you're still mine
Though I'm gone
My love for you
Is, oh, so strong
And when the grass
grows over me
Let me know
You still love me
Never put nobody else
Above me
Then I'll know
My love for you
Will always grow
Oh, boys.
Could you close up?
[Juan Miranda's
"Vivir Solo Con Dios" plays]
MICKEY: You really put his hand
in there?
PETER: Yeah, I did.
[Juan Miranda
singing in Spanish]
[Grupo Mxico 80's
"No Dejes Ir Los Das" plays]
[Spanish guitar music plays]