Ganymede (2024) Movie Script
1
[Cicadas softly buzzing]
[Train horn in the distance]
[Nature sounds]
[Lighter flicks]
[Cigarette flicks away]
[Cicadas screeching]
[Running footsteps]
[Running footsteps]
[Running footsteps]
[Body booms into water]
[Ambient water]
[Ambient water]
[Screaming]
[Fountain whirring]
[Ambient nature in park]
-Floy.
-Hm?
He can have his orange juice
Yes
Here you go, baby.
Whew, okay.
Alright,
let's pray.
Heavenly Father,
we ask you to watch over
this family
and we ask you to send
your blessings, Lord,
as you see fit to bestow.
Yes, Lord.
We ask that you bless
Little Lee
as he prepares for his
wrestling match.
And Lord, bless Floy,
as she works so hard
for the family.
We're just so thankful
for the opportunities
you give us to shape
this community
in your image.
-[Floy] Yes, Lord.
-And bring forth
your kingdom-
[trash clattering]
Your kingdom here on Earth.
Amen.
Amen.
Sarah Beth, can you just
let things like that go
'til we're done with
the prayer?
Yes, I'm sorry, Big Lee--
Commissioner Fletcher.
Alright, just
finish up your work and go on.
Yes, sir.
I just need to finish
Little Lee's laundry.
-No, I need you gone now.
-Do you want me to help-
I don't need you
to do anything.
Floy, why don't you
let her help?
I don't need help.
Sarah Beth,
just take out the trash and go.
Yes sir.
Put on a sweater, Sarah Beth.
Would it be possible
to pay me before I go?
Yeah.
-Thank you.
-Floy, you know the election
-is coming up,
you're gonna be needing--
-I don't--
-You've got a lot on your plate.
-I have to get to school--
Son.
Don't interrupt me.
Have a good day.
Alright, hey.
-You gonna train hard today?
-Yes, sir.
-You gonna bust it?
-Yes, sir.
Alright, I want you on that mat
first thing after school.
Go on.
[Running footsteps]
[Running breaths]
[Neighborhood ambience]
[Shower running]
-[Rushing water]
-[Shower running]
-[Rushing water]
-[Shower running]
-[Rushing water]
-[Shower running]
-[Rushing water]
-[Shower running]
[Rushing water]
[Nails digging into skin]
[Shower running]
Well, I like to tell people
I'm a Devout Christian
because I'm
kinda the only one
in my group of friends that's,
like, a for-real Christian,
so whenever I meet someone
I just say it.
Aw, that's so brave
that you do that.
Yeah, so brave.
It must be hard for you to be
constantly
coming out as a Christian.
The armor of God is heavy.
So heavy.
I'll see you a Crysalis?
I'll be there.
Cool!
They're nice, okay?
My mom-
Your mom plays tennis
with their moms.
You're not funny.
Lee Fletcher looks tragic.
That's why he's hot.
You should text him
and get him out.
Dude, he's not gonna
party with us.
He has sad eyes.
What?
Awww!
Do you want to go up to your
room and read a book with him?
You want to read
a book with him? Aw!
Shut up.
Dude, you are so lame.
So lame.
I'm never gonna stop
making fun of you.
You shared a copy of
To Kill a Mockingbird
for, like, half an hour
and it's, like, the pinnacle
of your fucking life.
Okay, it was not.
And he let me keep his copy
of it, so...
Ok, well, that...
that changes everything.
Hey, don't be a bitch,
text him!
No!
I'm not gonna text him, okay?
No way, dude! Okay,
no booze, no sex,
just wrestling,
God, and church shit.
-But he might say yes...
-No, he won't.
Big Lee pulled him
completely out of First Christ
after the Easter retreat.
Why?
Big Lee
flipped because Brent
got a blow job
from Kayla on the dock.
Wait, why didn't
you invite me?
If you're so desperate
to talk to him,
sign up for the trash pickup
or something,
Miss Kimpton is shouting
right there.
Let's go, Miss Tierreny,
at least, like, direct her
to Miss Miller's office,
thank you.
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
-Miss Kimpton?
-What's up?
Hi, uh,
I was wondering if
I could sign up
for the trash pickup?
Yeah, sure,
we're always looking
for more trash heads,
going green, saving the
en-vi-ron-ment.
You know, we're all
supposed to be dead
by like 2050.
Has anyone else signed up?
Oh, Lee Fletcher,
you know, he's always the only
one
who shows up, I think
his dad makes him do it,
but now he'll have someone
to "talk trash with".
Well, they can't
all be winners, Kyle.
Thanks Mrs. K.
[Whirring of fountain]
[Trash clattering]
I heard we're all
supposed to die by
like, 2050 or something,
if we don't do anything...
Dang, that's crazy.
Do you know what
I'm talking about?
No.
The environment.
It's, like, gonna be too hot,
to live.
Hmm.
Does your dad
make you do this?
Yeah.
Why?
I don't know.
Okay, cool story.
How about you,
why are you here?
Because I care
about the environment.
Yeah, I can tell.
Miss...
Miss Mansfield's class?
What?
We had to share a book,
that one time,
in Miss Mansfield's class.
Yeah.
I'm Lee.
Fletcher the Fourth?
Yeah?
I'm Kyle Culper.
I still have the book.
Cool.
Um, so you-- so...
you're friends with Bree?
Yeah, I am.
Bree's really funny.
You guys know each
other from church?
Yeah, you uh...
you came with her to that
Christmas retreat once
up at the lake?
Yeah,
I wish she had invited me
to the last one.
I heard about
Brent and Kayla.
So frickin' weird.
Brent looks like a foot.
I heard he cried
and then everyone
had to pray for him?
Yeah, my dad
drove up and got me
before all of that.
Oh.
Was he mad?
Not at me.
We basically decided
then to not go
to First Christ anymore.
Oh,
wow.
We go to New Dawn now.
That's like, a huge deal.
Yeah, it's kinda crazy.
My dad he just, like,
thinks I should be responsible
for everyone all of the time.
I don't know.
Sorry, this is weird.
[Car horn blarring]
Whoo!
Hey, Fuck Dick.
Faggot Party!
-[sigh]
-What the fuck is this?
What is Lee Fletcher
doing with Fuck Dick?
We're just picking up trash,
Bobby,
let's calm it down.
Alright bud?
Oh, so Kyle can
suck your dick?
Why, you're jealous, Justin?
You smell that?
It smells like farts out here.
Did you fart, Fuck Dick?
-No Bobby, I didn't.
-I bet you did,
you just can't feel it
because your asshole
is so loose
from getting fucked
by so many dicks,
Fuck Dick!
I'm glad you're thinking
about my asshole.
Alright, just calm it down.
What you gonna do about it,
little boy?
You gonna get
Big Daddy Lee to call the law
on me
-after I beat your ass?
-Let's not find out.
Beat his little ass, Justin!
What the fuck?
Fucking fags,
you won't do shit.
[Heavy punch against nose]
Fuck.
Fuck!
Yeah, protect your
little boyfriend, bitch.
Do something else, I swear.
Come on, Justin.
Open the fucking door,
Bobby.
[Car revs away]
Hey,
I'm so sorry.
Don't worry about it.
Are you okay?
Can I see that?
You literally punched him.
He's a butthead.
Yeah,
total butthead.
Just FYI.
I was ready if they
both came at us.
I have muscles,
I take dance classes.
I wasn't scared.
You know they're gonna
make fun of you now.
They already hate me, so.
Only because they actually
wanna be you.
[Phone alarm]
Oh. Uh...
Can you throw this away
and hold on to my picker,
please?
Yeah.
Thank you.
[Train horn in the distance]
[Fast running footsteps]
[Cicadas screeching]
[Cicadas screeching]
[Body thuds on ground]
Ah.
[Sprinkler spitting]
What the fuck
is wrong with you?
What's the matter, Lee?
Are you okay, bud?
Yeah. Sorry.
Tell your folks hello for me.
Is he here?
Three minutes.
Yes sir.
What-
where is your shirt?
[Thud of glass]
[Footsteps rushing in]
Let all things take place
decently
and by arrangement.
Do you know where
that verse is found?
Corinthians, four-
[Loud slam]
Do you know where
the verse is found?
No, sir.
Corinthians, fourteen,
verse forty.
Where do we have to be
tonight?
Church.
Why in the world
would you want us
to be late to that, son?
Some guys as school
were just
giving us a hard time
while we were
picking up trash
at Granddad's park.
We? Who's we?
Kyle Culper.
[Gasp]
Floy.
What'd you do?
I punched one.
Good.
Don't hurt yourself.
You be careful with that boy.
They ain't gonna hurt him.
Who was it gave
you the trouble, son?
Bobby Garrett
and Justin Farkle.
What were you doing
with Kyle Culper?
Goodness gracious, Floy.
They were gonna beat
him up!
You show that boy kindness
and he will twist it.
[Grip tightening]
[Snip against finger]
[Faucet turning off]
Mmm. Que rico.
Mhm.
[speaking Spanish]
Lee Fletcher?
[speaking Spanish]
Justin Farkle
and Bobby Garrett.
Aye.
[mumbles in Spanish]
No, Mom, no it's not--
No, I'm calling
Carla right now,
-I'm so tired--
-It's not worth it.
[speaking Spanish]
Baby,
do you like him?
You need to be
careful with him.
I appreciate what he did
for you today but
his dad is the
County Commissioner
and they are very, very strict.
He's okay, and he's, like,
totally sheltered--
I don't want you going
to that house.
It's not because
I don't trust you, or Lee,
I'm sure that he's fine,
but I don't want to have
to worry about Big Lee.
Okay?
[speaking Spanish]
Okay, ya. No, mommy.
[speaking Spanish]
We're in a struggle
between holy and evil
that dates back to creation.
Now, as each of you journey
on your own river,
on your own personal
floatations,
underneath the
tranquil waters
rears and ugly beast.
Immoral.
Degradated. Mascocated.
It bubbles up
from devilish depths
to invade your thoughts,
to inhabit your feeble mind,
will you
listen to it?
The Beast appears to all
in the making of a sinner.
The beast looses
his vicious spirits
to torment those that would
stray from the Lord's herd.
In my youth,
we didn't have
Fairness ordinances.
Fair to who?
Fair to who?
Gender this, lesbian that.
Naw', we didn't have all that.
No, we had God's covenants.
That's what we had!
[Nail digging sounds]
There is but one way
to deliver yourself.
You surrender to God
and I beg of you
to contemplate
your house in Hell.
-[Gasp]
-You think about that.
Quit it.
You surrender to God or
you live in hell...
you will die a spiritual death,
and that is an
awful way to go.
Let us pray...
"Lord God
and Heavenly Helper
we ask that you
deliver us from evil
-and chasten our souls.
-Yes, Lord.
Enshrine them
in the protective sleeve
of the Lord.
Bring us back to that
old time religion.
When justice was swift
and your judgment
was mighty."
Amen.
Amen.
Alright, now you go home,
and you get in
your bed tonight,
and you think about it,
being in hell.
[Clock ticking]
[Creak from door]
[Clock ticking]
[Creak from door]
[Deep breathing]
[Clock ticking]
[Students chattering]
He's totally into me
or he's so sheltered
he doesn't even
know what he's doing.
Dude, you thought
Justin Farkle was gay
and he was screaming slurs
at you yesterday.
That's actually more
evidence that he's gay.
And I saw him
smoking cigarettes
by the public restrooms
down by the river.
What does that mean?
That's where men meet up
to have sex.
Okay, sure, um
but I still don't see it
with Lee.
He remembered the book.
Okay.
No, for real.
And, like, why would he
bring it up?
Why would he remember?
-Maybe you smelled bad.
I don't know.
-I never smell bad.
And, he let me basically
hold his hand and
he punched someone
in the face for me.
Okay, but,
he did that for himself too.
Didn't he want to beat
both of you up?
He could have literally
beat me up with them
if he wanted to.
Okay.
Well, it sounds like you
have it all worked out, um
I'm just saying that we'll see.
Okay, we'll see.
Lee,
come on in here and sit
down with me a minute.
I want to talk with you.
Yes, ma'am?
You have something
you want to
speak with me about?
Say.
No.
No what?
No, ma'am.
[Indistinct tapping]
What's this?
Why have you been hanging
around Kyle Culper?
[Indistinct tapping]
I haven't.
Do you know what
that boy is?
What do you mean?
He flaunts it, Lee.
He's a little flaunt-la-roy.
Mom, please, just stop.
Did you listen
to Pastor Royer
and what he
was talking about?
Yes, Mom.
Beasts rearing up
their heads.
You know what that boy is.
No, I don't.
[Slap of hand]
[Tapping of nails]
I have prayed, Lee.
I have prayed and
I have prayed for you
ever since you was little.
[Tapping of nails]
You used to watch me
put on my make-up.
What?
You were so sweet.
You'd sit on
the toilet and you'd
you'd move your little hands
back and forth like you was
putting on blush.
-[Growl of creature]
-And then your daddy made me
start locking the bathroom door
whenever I was
getting ready.
And you would just
cry and cry.
It broke my heart.
Broke my heart, Lee.
[Laughter]
Stop!
Lee Davis Fletcher.
[Door slam]
[Deep breathing]
I'm neither gay
nor bisexual,
I'm straight
and heterosexual.
I'm neither gay
nor bisexual,
I'm straight
and heterosexual.
[Soft laughter, sigh]
[Footsteps]
[Suitcase shutting]
[Door slams]
[Panting]
[Muffled scream]
[Drink pouring in glass]
Thank you.
Yeah.
[Footsteps down stairs]
What did you do
to your mother?
I don't know.
Well, when she's like this,
son,
she's a liability.
Don't do it again.
Yes sir.
[Faucet running]
-[Light screeching sounds]
-[Train horn in the distance]
[Light screeching sounds]
[Faucet running]
[Digging sound of finger nails]
[Light screeching sounds]
[Tearing flesh sounds]
[Gasps]
[Deep breathing]
[Gurgle of sink]
-[Chain cranking]
-[Screams]
[Gasps]
Don't run in the house.
[Door slams]
[Ice clanking]
[Ice clinks in glass]
[Deep breaths while running]
[Shower running]
[Distant library chatter]
[Book page flipping]
[Deep sigh]
-[Book slams on table]
-Hey Lee!
Hey.
Lee, what are you
looking at?
I'm just studying.
Sure.
What's up?
Oh, nothing, I'm just
cramming for AP Euro.
[Foot tapping against leg]
Sorry.
It's fine.
So, what are you
studying for?
Uhm,
Independent Bible Study...
Mhm,
oh duh.
[Squish sound]
[Scream]
What the fuck, Lee?
You didn't have to scream
like a little fucking girl.
I'm so sorry.
It was just my fucking toe.
Hey, Lee! How's your hand?
It's cool.
So, I know you usually do
the trash thing,
or wrestling after school but-
Wrestling match
is tomorrow.
-Oh nice.
-I'll see you later, man.
I'll try to make it!
Are you in it?
Yeah.
I'm on the varsity boy's team.
Oh. Cool. Duh.
Well, I was wondering
if you're free after school
you can meet me
at the auditorium
before my practice.
I could play you my song.
Maybe we could grab a
Matcha after or something?
I don't drink.
What?
What's a matcha?
It's green tea.
Later.
Later.
Wait, what did you do?
Okay, I was hanging out
with Lee in the library,
where he was acting totally
weird, by the way,
and I did the toe thing-
Wait, you did the toe thing?
What the fuck?
Yeah, no no no-- And also,
I'm pretty sure that
he was watching
gay porn or something
when I walked in so...
I'm like, mad at you.
Well, don't be,
because now you know.
Yeah,
I hope you're entertained.
Are you serious?
I did this for you!
Oh my god this jacket!
Right?
I think it's going
to work for the
student showcase.
It's so great.
It's giving young Liberace.
What?
When you get home,
google Liberace.
I really don't know anything
that you're saying.
Okay, but for serious,
do you have a second?
Yeah. What's up?
So, I saw you talking
with Lee Fletcher.
Did everything go okay
at the trash pick-up?
Yeah, just
some guys that were
being dicks like always...
What do you mean?
Lee took care of it.
Does it have anything do with
Justin Farkle's broken nose?
Yes.
So Lee was protecting you?
Yes, but I definitely
don't want to get
him in trouble.
Is something going
on between you two?
I won't say anything.
No.
I like him.
Okay...
Okay... um, well
you know, take it slow.
These are sensitive issues
and not everybody
enjoys the support
that you do from your Mom,
you know?
Yeah, well,
I know his parents
are super religious.
And that's okay.
That's okay.
I want you to be
aware and be
respectful of his
journey as he
figures things out.
I'm not like a gay predator.
Oh, honey. I know that.
I'm not saying that.
If there was anybody
that someone would
want on their side it's you.
You know what? Go play.
Live your truth.
Okay. Thanks, Ms. K.
Live your truth!
Do you mean eat wheat
thins and drink wine?
Because that is what
I am gonna go do.
Hey, kill it!
[Items sliding around]
[Suitcase clicks open]
[Items clanking]
[Music in headphoes]
[Xylophone playing]
[Photos flipping]
[Xylophone playing]
[Items clanking]
[Xylophone playing]
[Tape player running]
Hello,
it's your big brother, Neal.
If you remember me.
I just wanted to
leave this in case
you needed a pick me up.
You're going to love this tape,
I put a lot of stuff on here,
there's Salt N' Pepa,
there's Vanessa Williams...
So...enjoy.
Love you, miss you,
and hope we can talk--
-[tape player stops]
-You're not supposed to be
in your parent's bedroom.
Uh, I was just looking
for something for school.
[Xylophone playing]
[Cheers and applause]
[Sniff sound]
Well, I wanna thank y'all
for coming out tonight.
And, listen, Floy
and I are just so grateful
for all of the
generous donations
and lovely conversation.
But I wanna thank you all
because you have
positioned yourselves
as stewards of
Fletcher County
and our traditional values
at a time when expressing
your religious beliefs
can bring forth vicious
discrimination.
[speech continues in background]
My opponent says that counties
should only exercise
the authorities
expressly granted them by law.
Says that I have been
abusing my office.
He says what we need is
a County Commissioner
accountable to a higher
authority, the state.
That might be how
they do it up there
in Connecticut,
where he's from,
not how we do it down
here in Fletcher County.
The only higher authority
we are accountable to
is the Lord God, almighty.
That's what my
Granddaddy believed.
That's what my
daddy believed.
It's what I believe
and, praise God,
It's what our son believes.
[speech continues in background]
We must keep this place rooted
in the values
that have always been here.
Freedom.
Family.
Holiness.
-Amen!
-Amen.
Now when
Pastor Royer says "amen",
that usually means
it's time to eat.
[Laughter]
And Floy has got
a whole mess of pies
for y'all set up
back in the kitchen.
[speech continues in background]
I want everybody to go back,
enjoy yourselves, get some pie.
-And God bless you all.
-[Clapping]
Hey, I--
Shh!
Quiet.
Walk slow.
[Soft footsteps]
Alright we still have
to be really quiet.
I can be quiet.
Um...
I have to ask you a question.
Why didn't you meet me
at the auditorium?
I was taking care of something
while neither of my parents
were home.
Okay.
Will you
come to the
student showcase?
Sure. Yeah.
Okay.
Um...
I've been
having reprobate thoughts.
What do you mean?
I've been having thoughts
about you.
What kind of thoughts about me?
I think about...
I think about what you
might think about things.
I think about your face.
Your eyes and your lips.
And what it might feel like
to hold your hand and
it's scary.
You don't have to
be scared of me.
I'm not scared of you.
It's more how I feel
when I'm around you.
How do you feel when
you are around me?
I feel warm.
Like under my eyes and my
cheeks get all red
and I can't look you
in the eye or I'll
blow up and pop
like a balloon
and rain confetti down
on everything
and everyone will see.
Wow.
How do you feel?
About you?
Yeah.
Like when I was a freshman,
in Mrs. Mansfield's class.
Hoping our elbows
rubbed together.
What?
The loose skin
on your elbow
is called a weenus.
[Soft Laughter]
That's sick.
I wanted our
weenuses to touch.
[Soft Laughter]
You didn't pop...
[Train horn in the distance]
[Cicadas buzzing]
[Slime dripping]
[Screams]
[Creature growls]
[Screams]
Stop!
It's okay.
It's okay.
Lee.
What did I do? I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
-I'm so sorry...
-[Sobs]
It's okay.
[The door bursts open]
-Oh!
-Jesus Christ.
-Oh. [Gasps]
-[Wine glass breaks]
You, out. Get out!
Dad!
Shut up.
Mr. Fletcher!
You're hurting me!
Not another word
out of you, son.
Not one word.
Got me a little thief.
Caught him in the jewelry box.
Let's go.
[Thud] [Groaning]
Stay away from
my boy, freak.
My son ain't a freak.
What's wrong with you?
You're right,
your son's not a freak.
Alright now,
goodnight.
Thank you, call me
in the morning?
Lee, we miss you
at First Christian,
please come back anytime.
Alright, you got some pie?
-Yes sir, I did.
-Good. Good.
Thank you.
Hey, yeah, get him some pie,
you gotta take some with you,
I know you want
a piece of that chess.
Lee.
A word?
Yeah.
[Approaching footsteps]
Out, now.
[Floy sighs]
Pastor Royer wants
to talk to you, son.
[Chairs shifting]
Lee,
do you have feelings
for that boy?
Lee,
do you have
reprobate thoughts
about the Culper boy?
[Lee whimpers]
-Oh, Lee.
-[Table slams]
Sit up.
I believe we're dealing
with a Ganymede.
What-
What is that?
A Ganymede is an
unrepentant homosexual.
Man or boy, usually
uncommonly beautiful,
and they are so
deeply intwined
with demonic forces
that their homosexuality
begins to overtake
and attract others
with uncontrollable
same-sex urges.
Demonic disturbances.
You'll read about it
in the old texts
of the Hellenites.
And I believe that's what
your son has encountered
with that Culper boy.
I told you, Lee.
Pastor, could this kind of,
condition,
be passed down from
a relative?
Well, perhaps,
if there was an
unrepentant homosexual
in the family, yeah.
That's not true. No.
Who is in the pictures
in the suitcase, mom?
Suitcase?
What pictures is he
talking about, Floy?
I don't know, Lee.
Let me ask you,
can pictures
of a homosexual nature
bring this kind of thing
into my house?
Perhaps.
Gay paraphernalia could
have attracted
the Culper child--
almost surely.
He was my big brother!
He was a pervert, Floy.
And I tried to fix him, Lee,
you know I did.
Don't you pin this on me.
I fixed that park up
real nice for you,
after he went and did
what he did there.
Yeah, and then you
named it after your daddy.
Wow,
I guess I should have
just filled the
damn thing in, shouldn't I?
Is that what I should
have done?
I asked you for
one thing, Floy.
-[Slam on table]
-One!
A son.
And you could barely do that.
Look at him sitting there,
a shirt-lifter,
just like your damn brother!
Stop it, Lee!
I'm sorry, Dad.
Baby, listen to me.
-I'm sorry.
-We can fix this. Okay?
It's not real. It's not.
Nobody is gonna find out.
We can do it.
Baby.
I don't think I could bear it.
Please, tell me,
tell me you're not gonna
say nothin' to nobody.
I couldn't stand it.
They used to say,
"Oh here comes poor
Floy Fletcher.
Dead brother-dead and gay.
Did you hear?"
And now they're gonna say,
"did you hear about her son?
He was so handsome,
and he's dead and gay too."
Floy! Stop.
You're not helping, hun.
[Sobs]
Am I gonna die, Mom?
Am I gonna die?
Am I gonna die?
No baby, you're not, no.
No, no, no.
Could he?
Could something like
that kill him, Pastor?
Possibly, if he remains
an unrepentant homosexual,
God won't let him
live long in sin,
years maybe.
But he won't overcome
it with just repentance.
Anything.
I could work with him, yeah.
Bring him by the church
twice a week,
starting tomorrow morning.
But first I need a firm
commitment from Lee.
Lee, do you want to be
rid of this Ganymede?
-Yes.
-What? What is it?
What is it, Pastor?
What will you do?
Alright, bring him by
tomorrow at 9 o'clock.
Okay. Thank you, Lord.
Have you, um...
have you ever
had a full recovery?
You're looking at one.
-[Sobs]
-Baby, it's not real.
It's okay, baby. It's okay.
He...he does have
wrestling tomorrow.
Well, that shouldn't
be a problem.
[Pounding on door]
[woman from outside]
Commissioner Fletcher?
Excuse me.
[Pounding on door]
Commissioner Fletcher!
[Pounding on door]
I would like a word now!
Please! Right now.
You wanna keep
your voice down
and step off of my
porch, please?
What the fuck
is wrong with you
throwing my son
into the concrete
like a dog?
You keep your hands
off my kid.
Let me tell you something,
you keep your ungodly
child out of this home
and away from my son.
Ungodly?
You know, Lee.
I don't know about your God,
but my God-
don't make mistakes.
Stay the fuck away from us.
I will pray for Lee.
[Door shutting]
That face.
Ms. K...
Kyle! Come here, come here.
Look at this little fluff...
Aw, cute.
What happened?
Justin Farkle?
Commissioner Fletcher.
Close the door.
I went over to his place last
night.
Kyle.
He came out to me.
He did?
Yeah. He freaked,
and his dad came upstairs...
they saw us hugging.
We weren't even doing anything.
I mean, we were before, but--
Kyle, don't tell me that.
I haven't seen Lee at all
today.
I will call the office for you.
Are you pressing charges?
No. My Mom,
she went off on Big Lee.
Your sweet mom...
If you hear anything?
Will you please let me know?
Yes, yes. But, for now, Kyle,
you need to keep
your distance, okay?
Okay, yeah.
Thanks.
Open?
Little Lee, why don't you
sit right here on the couch,
there you go,
right there on the end,
that's good.
Now... [clears throat]
the first thing
I wanna tell you
[soft laughter]
there's no such thing
as a homosexual.
That's a lie.
Told to you by
magazines and the internet.
It's hip to be gay. No!
Homosexual thoughts
and feelings
are lies put into your head
by Demons and Ganymedes.
Do you understand that?
Yes sir.
I know,
I come across one.
A Ganymede.
I was 15,
a combine crew used to come
and work our wheat farm.
Lived up in this silver trailer.
They'd park at the edge
of the field.
It's mid-July.
And at night,
the boy they called Jeremiah
would, uh,
come the back of our house, and
take his shirt off,
lay on the cool concrete
slab under the awning
behind our house.
And I
would feel called to
look out the window at him.
Until, one night--
It's a full moon,
and the cicadas were
singing loud,
and I just thought
it wasn't enough
to look down at him
from the window.
I wanted to go out there.
I felt pulled
to go down there
and I wanted to
creep out my back door.
And the screen door opened,
He jumps up. And he says,
"I'm sorry!"
I'm like, "Oh no,
it's no big deal.
I'm just gonna go check
the chicken coop--"
And he goes,
"I'll come with you".
So I says, "Okay."
So we go out there.
There wasn't nothing to do.
So we just sat and talked.
Talked about combines.
Talked about how tough
our dad's were on us.
One thing or another,
we start horsin' around.
And we was rolling around
on the ground.
Feathers was flying.
And then Jeremiah was
on top of me
laughing and blowing
feathers in the air--
he looked like a
lean, slender wolf, howlin'
in the moonlight.
And then, he put his lips
on my mouth
and my body was electrified.
I imagine you felt
something similar
with the Culper boy.
Made you feel like
you were the real you
with him.
Yeah.
Well, that's...
that's what a Ganymede
wants you to feel.
They justify it,
Have you ever heard of
Electroconvulsive Therapy?
-No, sir.
-Okay.
Well, with prayer, diligence,
and ECT,
you can actually reboot your
brain.
Clear it of all those thoughts.
Kind of like resetting
your computer.
Young Lee,
do you think that's something
you'd like to try?
-Do you want to get rid
of all of those thoughts?
-Yeah.
-Right?
-Yeah. Yes, sir.
Would you like to
begin today?
[Cart heard wheeling in]
Mouthguard, open.
Okay.
Close.
Alright, I'm gonna
flip this switch,
[Machine buzzing]
and then I'm gonna
start praying.
I want you to think
about that Culper boy.
Close your eyes.
Alright, you won't even
remember a thing,
just relax...
[Electric sound]
Lee?
[Underwater rushing]
Lee, honey?
Sign in for Miss Shelby,
you're holding the pen.
Sorry, Miss Shelby.
You okay?
Yeah, I'm fine, mom.
Alright,
well then I'll see you at
the match after school.
Good Morning,
America's brightest.
Please take your textbooks
out to page 58.
The section on Points,
Lines, and Planes.
Now, this is a review people,
so it should sound familiar.
If it's not, please
raise your hands.
God only knows why
it wouldn't be,
but it is what it is.
A Point is a line that
has no length,
-width, or depth.
-[Clock ticking]
[Nature sounds]
A Line is a collection
of Points
in a straight path,
does that ring a bell?
[Clock ticking]
Lines go back and forth
in both directions,
into infinity,
therefore we put arrows
on either side.
Y'all following me?
[Nature sounds]
[Nature sounds]
[Chain clinking]
[Bag smashing]
[Screams]
[Gasping]
Mr. Fletcher!
Sorry.
A Point
is named with a capital letter.
[Student chatter]
Oh, sorry.
Hey.
Hey Lee, are you okay?
I'm fine.
And I need you to
stay away from me.
Wait, what?
Look,
I know what you are.
What is that, Lee?
What did your
parents tell you?
[Cicadas ramping]
Lee Fletcher, my office now!
Are you okay?
Yeah.
You don't look so great
today, buddy.
Why were you sick
this morning?
-Doctor's appointment.
-Okay,
and this had just nothing
to do with last night?
-What did he tell you?
-Nothing.
Just that he came over
and your dad got mad.
Yeah and he just
came here and told you
like he tells everyone
his business,
and flaunts it.
Flaunts what?
Am I dismissed?
Lee, anything you tell me
does not leave this office.
There's no such thing
as a homosexual.
What do you mean?
Do you go to church,
Miss Kimpton?
Yes, I do.
Then you should get it.
Look, Lee, I have upset you,
and I and very sorry,
and we are just gonna leave
this as it is for a bit,
but I need you to promise me
that you are not going
to hurt anyone else
or yourself.
Sure.
Can I go?
[Door slams]
[Deep sigh]
[Locker room ambience]
[Gym crowd chatter]
-[Distant clapping]
-Whoo!
Let's take him, Lee.
Pin him, Lee!
You've got this, boy.
Ew, look at him.
He's a psycho.
[Whistling]
You got him, son.
Dude, why did you
even come here?
To bitch about Mr. Fletcher
and his pickle?
I promised him I would.
Little Lee?
Yeah.
His dad threw you out into
the driveway last night.
That was his dad, not him.
We were kissing before
that happened.
He fucking threw you
across the hallway!
How many signs do you
need, Kyle? Let it go.
That's not him.
[Crowd cheering]
Shake hands.
[Whistle]
[Cicadas buzzing]
[Cicadas buzzing]
[Floy] Take him, son!
[Cheers]
[Grunting]
[Cicadas buzzing]
Down.
[Squish sound]
[Whistle]
[Cheers]
[Whistle]
-[Grunting]
-[Cheering]
[Slam]
[Grunting]
[Slam]
-[Grunting]
-[Cheering]
-[Slam]
-[Creature growls] [Scream]
[Screams]
Kyle!
[Lee panting]
Hey, hey.
What's wrong with you, son?
Huh? Huh?
I'm seeing things, dad.
It's bad.
No, no, not here, not now.
[Sobs]
Be a man, be a Fletcher.
-Lee, are you okay?
-He's alright.
I'm talking to Lee,
are you okay?
We know what you are.
This family is protected
by God.
[Whistle]
[Footsteps trail in]
[Soft sobs]
[Heavy sobs]
[Big Lee Groans]
[Door slams]
[Footsteps]
This is you.
Nope.
No?
The boy is losing his mind,
Floy,
because of the sick crap
that you passed down to him.
You sat there
and you promised me--
It is not passed down, Lee.
It's a choice, it's a choice.
We had a deformed child!
Stop saying that.
We had a deformed child,
Floy.
Please don't say that, please.
He is not deformed,
he's confused.
And he's got demons.
That boy getting his insides
all torn up.
What he's gonna do is
he's going to end up
at the bottom of a pond
with a damn cinderblock
tied to his waist,
just like Neal did!
Not if you let me
work on him.
You did not give me
no chance with Neal,
please, let me work on him.
I have done everything,
everything for you, Lee.
We see how that turned out,
don't we?
He is my son.
He is my son, you let me!
He is everything--
He is everything that I've got,
okay?
Your son, the boy in there!
Everything I worked for--
my family,
comes down to him,
this county,
everything we built.
Please don't give up
on our son, Lee,
please don't,
he can be better
we can stop this, please,
we can, we can stop it.
You do it.
Do it.
-You fix him.
-Okay.
-You fix him!
-I will.
-Fix him.
-Okay, I swear, I will.
Be a mother to him.
-Okay.
-You do what mothers do.
-Fix him.
-I will, I swear Lee, I will.
[Door opens]
[Door slams]
[Door closes]
[Soft rain outside]
[Phone dialing]
[TV background noise]
[Phone vibrates]
[Speaking Spanish]
Hey, what's up?
How are you living life
just like normal?
What do you mean?
I don't know what to say.
I guess...
I'm--
I'm sorry.
For what?
I don't--I don't know.
You don't know why
you're apologizing?
I should go.
Yeah.
[Phone falls on bed]
[Cold wind blowing outside]
[Soft breeze]
[Sobs]
[Soft exhaling]
[Wind chimes]
[Closet door creaks]
[Wind chimes]
[Birds chirp]
[Closet door creaks open]
[Nature sounds]
[Creature growls]
[Door opens]
[Door slams shut]
[Lee's footsteps shuffling]
[Soft foot brush against floor]
[Soft foot tap]
[Stall door opens]
No way, dude.
Let's do this then.
What, are you still mad?
That was just some bullshit.
I'm cool, are you cool?
Ah!
Dude, what the fuck?
[Lee vomiting]
Jesus Christ,
you're fucking crazy, bro!
[Justin groans]
[Door slams open]
[Cicadas buzzing]
[Panting]
[Underwater sounds rushing]
[High pitch ringing]
[Underwater sounds rushing]
[Sobs]
[Sobs]
[Cart wheels screeching]
So,
how we feeling after
your last treatment?
Fine.
How are your
reprobate thoughts?
Um. Still present.
They will subside with time
and prayer.
People underestimate
how much God will grant
if you just ask--
I pray a lot.
Oh, well,
what do you pray about?
Let me hear your prayer, Lee.
Dear Lord,
I'm neither gay, nor bisexual,
I'm straight and heterosexual,
I'm neither gay, nor bisexual,
I'm straight and heterosexual,
I'm neither gay, nor bisexual--
No! No, nope.
That's not a prayer,
that's a wish.
Repeat after me.
Lord, I know this is my
burden to bear,
my cross to carry.
Dear Lord, I know this is
my burden to bear,
and my cross to carry.
Forgive me for the thoughts
I let myself be party to.
Forgive me of the thoughts
I let myself be party to.
I hope I'm worthy
of your love.
I hope to be worthy
of your love.
Lord, will you make me
clean and pure?
Will you make me
clean and pure?
I am not a homosexual.
I'm not--
I'm not a homosexual.
Kyle Culper is a Ganymede.
Kyle Culper is a Ganymede.
Alright.
[Machine switches on]
There we go.
[Machine hums]
Open.
Open.
[Mouth guard clanks]
Yeah.
You will be free, Lee.
One day,
you'll be playing golf and
smoking a cigar at the
country club and
you're gonna have a hot
little girl right beside ya.
And you're gonna thank me,
and you'll do it in person
because I'll be right there too.
Yep. Alright.
[Machine notches up]
[Meter buzzes]
Close your eyes.
Lord, grant this boy grace.
[Electric sounds]
[Gagging]
[Gagging]
[Shower running]
-[Underwater sounds]
-[Shower running]
[Underwater rushing sounds]
[Shower running]
[School bell rings]
[Student chatter dispersing]
What happened to you?
Don't worry about it,
fuck dick.
Yeah,
you can take your
straight boy suit off now.
Do you want me to beat
your ass?
Yeah, no, I'm not
scared anymore,
you can beat my ass
right here if you wanted to.
Did Lee do this to you?
He's fucking nuts.
Stay away from him,
and fuck, stay away from me
too, fuck dick,
everyone is gonna think
I'm fucking gay.
Aren't you though?
Not everyone's so fucking
loud like you.
If you can handle not
running your mouth
to everyone in the world,
you should holler at me.
I don't date closet cases.
I'm not interested in dating.
[Applause]
[Piano music playing on stage]
[Applause]
[Silverware clanking]
[Approaching footsteps]
-Hey,
-[Box clanks]
-I told you to get rid of
that stuff.
-Yes.
I don't want that shit
in the house.
Hey,
you know I'm serious?
Yes, Lee.
Sorry.
Alright.
I'ma be in the garage.
[Door slams]
[Gasps]
[Sighs]
[Outdoor nature sounds]
[Sighs]
[Train off in the distance]
[Nature sounds]
[Sheet whips away]
[Fly buzzes]
[Gasping]
Dear God,
please help us,
help us, oh God, please,
speak to me.
-Floy.
-[Gasp]
Lord?
[Dripping]
-No.
-[Gasp]
Neal.
-What is this?
-I don't know,
you're the one
going crazy, girl.
You shouldn't be here.
That's exactly what
you told to me
the last time you saw me,
alive.
That was the hardest
moment of my life.
What was I supposed to do,
Neal?
Lee said you couldn't stay,
he's my husband.
I had nowhere to go,
I'm your brother!
All you had to do,
was change, Neal.
That is all you had to do.
Lee would've been okay with it
but you just wouldn't.
Oh, I see.
So you think your
boy can change?
Yes.
Yes, my boy is a miracle,
he will change.
You always want someone
else to change.
What am I supposed
to change?
I am holding this
family together.
You're holding the bag, Floy.
Oh, go back to hell, Neal!
I'm at peace, honey.
You're the one in hell.
[Laughter]
Stop it.
[Laughter]
Whoo!
Ah, stop it!
You're in hell, girl!
[Laughter]
Oh dear Lord,
please,
give me the strength
to save my family.
Let my body be a vessel
please let me do your work,
oh Lord. Please.
Please, dear Lord.
[Gasps and sighs]
[Approaching footsteps]
[Applause]
[Keyboard riff plays]
[Xylophone melody plays]
I know!
[Door opens]
[Keyboard riff plays]
[Xylophone melody plays]
-[Applause]
-Whoo!
[Applause]
[Xylophone melody plays]
[Canon erupts]
[Gasps]
[Applause]
[Big Lee]
He's embarrassing himself.
He's embarrassing himself.
-[Justin] What the fuck
is wrong with--
-[Bree] You didn't have
-to scream like a fucking girl.
-[Big Lee] He's gonna drag you
to hell with him!
-[Floy] You show that
boy kindness...
-[Big Lee] Run boy!
-[Floy] ...and he will twist it.
-[Miss Kimpton] My office, now!
-[Neal] Love you.
-[Floy] Lee Davis Fletcher!
-[Neal] Miss you.
-[Royer]
Get in your bed tonight.
-[Big Lee] Kill him.
-[Justin] What are
you waiting for?
Him to suck your dick? Do it!
[Royer] And you think about it.
[Big Lee] Kill him.
Kill him boy!
No!
[Crowd murmuring]
[Door shuts]
Lee.
I got rid of him.
We will never have to think
about...
Floy,
What do you--?
Sorry.
[Footstep trail away]
The Lord said,
teem on the earth,
and multiply in it.
[Door opens]
[Door slams]
[Door slams open]
[Running footsteps]
Hey.
-Hey.
-What?
What was that?
Everyone knows
what you are.
Yeah.
They were loving it in there,
until you made them stop
with whatever you're doing.
The way you act,
how do you even
get away with it?
I'm not getting away
with anything,
I'm just being myself.
I'm.
I'm sorry.
I feel-
I feel like I'm going insane.
Look, I can't be talking to you
or it's gonna come back.
You're not supposed
to talk to me
yet you're always talking to me.
[Sobs]
Lee,
if you're gay,
it doesn't have to be this
big bad thing.
You will survive.
There's no way.
I used to feel that way
until I told my mom.
You're not Lee Fletcher.
Lee Fletchers can be gay too.
Just stay away from me,
please.
Or what?
I don't wanna hurt you.
Hurt me like you did Justin?
I'm not the same as you,
you're doing this to me.
I'm making you have
feelings for me?
No, you're a Ganymede.
What the hell
is a Ganymede?
An unrepentant homosexual.
True facts.
So what?
[Cicadas buzzing]
What are you doing?
[Gasps]
Oh, Lord.
Use my hands.
Lead me to the answer, Lord.
[Dispersing chatter]
[Phone rings]
[Lee Panting]
Hey! Lee!
[Cicadas buzzing]
[Phone rings]
-[Phone beeps]
-Hey, baby,
I'm trying to find you,
are you still here?
[Cicadas buzzing]
Hey!
[Lee Panting]
You did so good today,
it was amazing.
Ay.
Pero, call me back, okay?
I'm going to go to the house,
call me back!
[Thunder]
Give me the strength
to protect my child, Lord.
[Footsteps running]
[Footsteps running]
Lee what are you doing?
The fuck.
[Machine switches on]
[Machine rumbles]
[Pounding on door]
Lee stop that.
Lee.
[Machine screeches]
Stop!
[Sighs]
[Sobs]
[Soft praying in Spanish]
[Banging of door]
[Electric shock noise]
Lee! Lee!
[Gagging]
[Underwater sounds rushing]
[Kyle] Lee! Lee!
Lee!
[Creature growling]
[Underwater sounds rushing]
[Creature yelling]
Lee!
[Glass shattering]
[Slicing sound]
[Kyle gasps]
[Underwater sounds rushing]
[Creature growling]
Lee, oh my--
[Machine shuts off]
Hey, hey, hey,
it's me. Hey.
Lee, look at me.
Fuck.
[Underwater sounds rushing]
[Creature growling]
[Phone ringing]
-Hello?
-Mom! I need help.
Where are you, baby?
Where are you?
Tell me right now.
Yeah, I'm at New Dawn.
New Dawn! New Dawn!
New Dawn!
New Dawn. Okay.
[Speaking Spanish]
Lee! Lee, Lee, Lee!
Lee, look at me.
[Underwater sounds rushing]
[Creature growling]
[Tearing noises]
[Creature yelling]
[Tearing noises]
[Lee pants]
Lee, are you okay?
What are you boys
doing to each other?
Oh you think you're
so damn slick,
don't you little boy!
Ah!
[Royer yells]
-Ah.
-[Slap]
You bold little flauntlaroy.
You!
You look what you've
done to this
holy child!
[Grunting]
-No!
-[Slam]
Keep your fucking hands
off of him.
-[Slam]
-[Screaming]
[Grunting]
[Lee yells]
[Thud on the ground]
Kyle, Kyle, Kyle.
Kyle hey.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Hey, hey.
You're okay. Kyle.
[Pastor Royer Yells]
[Grunting]
Not my boy!
-[Knife stab]
-[Pastor Royer Yells]
[Gasping]
Oh my--
Baby.
Are you okay?
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Stop!
Ah.
[Groaning]
Baby, are you okay?
-Yeah.
-Who am I?
-Mom.
-Yeah, mom.
Oh, baby, you're bleeding.
What happened here?
I don't know.
I need you to hold this,
okay?
Is he okay? Please.
Hey. Hey.
Can I see?
It's okay.
My head really hurts.
I know they're gonna come
check on you okay?
[Ambulance car rumbling]
[Royer coughing]
[Royer coughing]
[Ambulance siren
traveling away]
Mommy,
can I ride with him?
Of course.
Go.
I'll meet you at the hospital.
[Ambulance siren
traveling away]
Thank you for...
helping Lee.
And,
I'm really sorry.
I wasn't in my right mind.
I hope you can forgive me.
[Ambulance siren]
Am I dead.
No.
I'm sorry.
You have nothing
to be sorry for.
Except interupting
my applause.
No,
I'm sorry,
I mean it.
It's okay,
I mean it.
[Ambulance siren]
[Hospital sounds
in background]
[Curtain screeches]
[Hospital sounds
in background]
[Footsteps shuffle away]
Are you the best girl
in the world?
Look at you.
Who's your good girl?
[Shuffling sounds
from below table]
[Shuffling sounds
from below table]
You look great, Sarah Beth.
Mhm?
This leg in front, maybe?
Appreciate it.
Enjoy your space.
[Soft sighs]
[Fountain whirring]
[Flowers lightly splash]
[Floy softly sobs]
[Boys laughing]
Grilled cheese up.
Thanks, mommy.
-What's up!
-Hi!
Do you want
a grilled cheese?
Yes, please.
So, how was your date?
It was good.
Yeah.
Good for you.
Give an honest opinion.
No, like, good for you.
[All laughing]
[Cicadas softly buzzing]
[Train horn in the distance]
[Nature sounds]
[Lighter flicks]
[Cigarette flicks away]
[Cicadas screeching]
[Running footsteps]
[Running footsteps]
[Running footsteps]
[Body booms into water]
[Ambient water]
[Ambient water]
[Screaming]
[Fountain whirring]
[Ambient nature in park]
-Floy.
-Hm?
He can have his orange juice
Yes
Here you go, baby.
Whew, okay.
Alright,
let's pray.
Heavenly Father,
we ask you to watch over
this family
and we ask you to send
your blessings, Lord,
as you see fit to bestow.
Yes, Lord.
We ask that you bless
Little Lee
as he prepares for his
wrestling match.
And Lord, bless Floy,
as she works so hard
for the family.
We're just so thankful
for the opportunities
you give us to shape
this community
in your image.
-[Floy] Yes, Lord.
-And bring forth
your kingdom-
[trash clattering]
Your kingdom here on Earth.
Amen.
Amen.
Sarah Beth, can you just
let things like that go
'til we're done with
the prayer?
Yes, I'm sorry, Big Lee--
Commissioner Fletcher.
Alright, just
finish up your work and go on.
Yes, sir.
I just need to finish
Little Lee's laundry.
-No, I need you gone now.
-Do you want me to help-
I don't need you
to do anything.
Floy, why don't you
let her help?
I don't need help.
Sarah Beth,
just take out the trash and go.
Yes sir.
Put on a sweater, Sarah Beth.
Would it be possible
to pay me before I go?
Yeah.
-Thank you.
-Floy, you know the election
-is coming up,
you're gonna be needing--
-I don't--
-You've got a lot on your plate.
-I have to get to school--
Son.
Don't interrupt me.
Have a good day.
Alright, hey.
-You gonna train hard today?
-Yes, sir.
-You gonna bust it?
-Yes, sir.
Alright, I want you on that mat
first thing after school.
Go on.
[Running footsteps]
[Running breaths]
[Neighborhood ambience]
[Shower running]
-[Rushing water]
-[Shower running]
-[Rushing water]
-[Shower running]
-[Rushing water]
-[Shower running]
-[Rushing water]
-[Shower running]
[Rushing water]
[Nails digging into skin]
[Shower running]
Well, I like to tell people
I'm a Devout Christian
because I'm
kinda the only one
in my group of friends that's,
like, a for-real Christian,
so whenever I meet someone
I just say it.
Aw, that's so brave
that you do that.
Yeah, so brave.
It must be hard for you to be
constantly
coming out as a Christian.
The armor of God is heavy.
So heavy.
I'll see you a Crysalis?
I'll be there.
Cool!
They're nice, okay?
My mom-
Your mom plays tennis
with their moms.
You're not funny.
Lee Fletcher looks tragic.
That's why he's hot.
You should text him
and get him out.
Dude, he's not gonna
party with us.
He has sad eyes.
What?
Awww!
Do you want to go up to your
room and read a book with him?
You want to read
a book with him? Aw!
Shut up.
Dude, you are so lame.
So lame.
I'm never gonna stop
making fun of you.
You shared a copy of
To Kill a Mockingbird
for, like, half an hour
and it's, like, the pinnacle
of your fucking life.
Okay, it was not.
And he let me keep his copy
of it, so...
Ok, well, that...
that changes everything.
Hey, don't be a bitch,
text him!
No!
I'm not gonna text him, okay?
No way, dude! Okay,
no booze, no sex,
just wrestling,
God, and church shit.
-But he might say yes...
-No, he won't.
Big Lee pulled him
completely out of First Christ
after the Easter retreat.
Why?
Big Lee
flipped because Brent
got a blow job
from Kayla on the dock.
Wait, why didn't
you invite me?
If you're so desperate
to talk to him,
sign up for the trash pickup
or something,
Miss Kimpton is shouting
right there.
Let's go, Miss Tierreny,
at least, like, direct her
to Miss Miller's office,
thank you.
[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]
-Miss Kimpton?
-What's up?
Hi, uh,
I was wondering if
I could sign up
for the trash pickup?
Yeah, sure,
we're always looking
for more trash heads,
going green, saving the
en-vi-ron-ment.
You know, we're all
supposed to be dead
by like 2050.
Has anyone else signed up?
Oh, Lee Fletcher,
you know, he's always the only
one
who shows up, I think
his dad makes him do it,
but now he'll have someone
to "talk trash with".
Well, they can't
all be winners, Kyle.
Thanks Mrs. K.
[Whirring of fountain]
[Trash clattering]
I heard we're all
supposed to die by
like, 2050 or something,
if we don't do anything...
Dang, that's crazy.
Do you know what
I'm talking about?
No.
The environment.
It's, like, gonna be too hot,
to live.
Hmm.
Does your dad
make you do this?
Yeah.
Why?
I don't know.
Okay, cool story.
How about you,
why are you here?
Because I care
about the environment.
Yeah, I can tell.
Miss...
Miss Mansfield's class?
What?
We had to share a book,
that one time,
in Miss Mansfield's class.
Yeah.
I'm Lee.
Fletcher the Fourth?
Yeah?
I'm Kyle Culper.
I still have the book.
Cool.
Um, so you-- so...
you're friends with Bree?
Yeah, I am.
Bree's really funny.
You guys know each
other from church?
Yeah, you uh...
you came with her to that
Christmas retreat once
up at the lake?
Yeah,
I wish she had invited me
to the last one.
I heard about
Brent and Kayla.
So frickin' weird.
Brent looks like a foot.
I heard he cried
and then everyone
had to pray for him?
Yeah, my dad
drove up and got me
before all of that.
Oh.
Was he mad?
Not at me.
We basically decided
then to not go
to First Christ anymore.
Oh,
wow.
We go to New Dawn now.
That's like, a huge deal.
Yeah, it's kinda crazy.
My dad he just, like,
thinks I should be responsible
for everyone all of the time.
I don't know.
Sorry, this is weird.
[Car horn blarring]
Whoo!
Hey, Fuck Dick.
Faggot Party!
-[sigh]
-What the fuck is this?
What is Lee Fletcher
doing with Fuck Dick?
We're just picking up trash,
Bobby,
let's calm it down.
Alright bud?
Oh, so Kyle can
suck your dick?
Why, you're jealous, Justin?
You smell that?
It smells like farts out here.
Did you fart, Fuck Dick?
-No Bobby, I didn't.
-I bet you did,
you just can't feel it
because your asshole
is so loose
from getting fucked
by so many dicks,
Fuck Dick!
I'm glad you're thinking
about my asshole.
Alright, just calm it down.
What you gonna do about it,
little boy?
You gonna get
Big Daddy Lee to call the law
on me
-after I beat your ass?
-Let's not find out.
Beat his little ass, Justin!
What the fuck?
Fucking fags,
you won't do shit.
[Heavy punch against nose]
Fuck.
Fuck!
Yeah, protect your
little boyfriend, bitch.
Do something else, I swear.
Come on, Justin.
Open the fucking door,
Bobby.
[Car revs away]
Hey,
I'm so sorry.
Don't worry about it.
Are you okay?
Can I see that?
You literally punched him.
He's a butthead.
Yeah,
total butthead.
Just FYI.
I was ready if they
both came at us.
I have muscles,
I take dance classes.
I wasn't scared.
You know they're gonna
make fun of you now.
They already hate me, so.
Only because they actually
wanna be you.
[Phone alarm]
Oh. Uh...
Can you throw this away
and hold on to my picker,
please?
Yeah.
Thank you.
[Train horn in the distance]
[Fast running footsteps]
[Cicadas screeching]
[Cicadas screeching]
[Body thuds on ground]
Ah.
[Sprinkler spitting]
What the fuck
is wrong with you?
What's the matter, Lee?
Are you okay, bud?
Yeah. Sorry.
Tell your folks hello for me.
Is he here?
Three minutes.
Yes sir.
What-
where is your shirt?
[Thud of glass]
[Footsteps rushing in]
Let all things take place
decently
and by arrangement.
Do you know where
that verse is found?
Corinthians, four-
[Loud slam]
Do you know where
the verse is found?
No, sir.
Corinthians, fourteen,
verse forty.
Where do we have to be
tonight?
Church.
Why in the world
would you want us
to be late to that, son?
Some guys as school
were just
giving us a hard time
while we were
picking up trash
at Granddad's park.
We? Who's we?
Kyle Culper.
[Gasp]
Floy.
What'd you do?
I punched one.
Good.
Don't hurt yourself.
You be careful with that boy.
They ain't gonna hurt him.
Who was it gave
you the trouble, son?
Bobby Garrett
and Justin Farkle.
What were you doing
with Kyle Culper?
Goodness gracious, Floy.
They were gonna beat
him up!
You show that boy kindness
and he will twist it.
[Grip tightening]
[Snip against finger]
[Faucet turning off]
Mmm. Que rico.
Mhm.
[speaking Spanish]
Lee Fletcher?
[speaking Spanish]
Justin Farkle
and Bobby Garrett.
Aye.
[mumbles in Spanish]
No, Mom, no it's not--
No, I'm calling
Carla right now,
-I'm so tired--
-It's not worth it.
[speaking Spanish]
Baby,
do you like him?
You need to be
careful with him.
I appreciate what he did
for you today but
his dad is the
County Commissioner
and they are very, very strict.
He's okay, and he's, like,
totally sheltered--
I don't want you going
to that house.
It's not because
I don't trust you, or Lee,
I'm sure that he's fine,
but I don't want to have
to worry about Big Lee.
Okay?
[speaking Spanish]
Okay, ya. No, mommy.
[speaking Spanish]
We're in a struggle
between holy and evil
that dates back to creation.
Now, as each of you journey
on your own river,
on your own personal
floatations,
underneath the
tranquil waters
rears and ugly beast.
Immoral.
Degradated. Mascocated.
It bubbles up
from devilish depths
to invade your thoughts,
to inhabit your feeble mind,
will you
listen to it?
The Beast appears to all
in the making of a sinner.
The beast looses
his vicious spirits
to torment those that would
stray from the Lord's herd.
In my youth,
we didn't have
Fairness ordinances.
Fair to who?
Fair to who?
Gender this, lesbian that.
Naw', we didn't have all that.
No, we had God's covenants.
That's what we had!
[Nail digging sounds]
There is but one way
to deliver yourself.
You surrender to God
and I beg of you
to contemplate
your house in Hell.
-[Gasp]
-You think about that.
Quit it.
You surrender to God or
you live in hell...
you will die a spiritual death,
and that is an
awful way to go.
Let us pray...
"Lord God
and Heavenly Helper
we ask that you
deliver us from evil
-and chasten our souls.
-Yes, Lord.
Enshrine them
in the protective sleeve
of the Lord.
Bring us back to that
old time religion.
When justice was swift
and your judgment
was mighty."
Amen.
Amen.
Alright, now you go home,
and you get in
your bed tonight,
and you think about it,
being in hell.
[Clock ticking]
[Creak from door]
[Clock ticking]
[Creak from door]
[Deep breathing]
[Clock ticking]
[Students chattering]
He's totally into me
or he's so sheltered
he doesn't even
know what he's doing.
Dude, you thought
Justin Farkle was gay
and he was screaming slurs
at you yesterday.
That's actually more
evidence that he's gay.
And I saw him
smoking cigarettes
by the public restrooms
down by the river.
What does that mean?
That's where men meet up
to have sex.
Okay, sure, um
but I still don't see it
with Lee.
He remembered the book.
Okay.
No, for real.
And, like, why would he
bring it up?
Why would he remember?
-Maybe you smelled bad.
I don't know.
-I never smell bad.
And, he let me basically
hold his hand and
he punched someone
in the face for me.
Okay, but,
he did that for himself too.
Didn't he want to beat
both of you up?
He could have literally
beat me up with them
if he wanted to.
Okay.
Well, it sounds like you
have it all worked out, um
I'm just saying that we'll see.
Okay, we'll see.
Lee,
come on in here and sit
down with me a minute.
I want to talk with you.
Yes, ma'am?
You have something
you want to
speak with me about?
Say.
No.
No what?
No, ma'am.
[Indistinct tapping]
What's this?
Why have you been hanging
around Kyle Culper?
[Indistinct tapping]
I haven't.
Do you know what
that boy is?
What do you mean?
He flaunts it, Lee.
He's a little flaunt-la-roy.
Mom, please, just stop.
Did you listen
to Pastor Royer
and what he
was talking about?
Yes, Mom.
Beasts rearing up
their heads.
You know what that boy is.
No, I don't.
[Slap of hand]
[Tapping of nails]
I have prayed, Lee.
I have prayed and
I have prayed for you
ever since you was little.
[Tapping of nails]
You used to watch me
put on my make-up.
What?
You were so sweet.
You'd sit on
the toilet and you'd
you'd move your little hands
back and forth like you was
putting on blush.
-[Growl of creature]
-And then your daddy made me
start locking the bathroom door
whenever I was
getting ready.
And you would just
cry and cry.
It broke my heart.
Broke my heart, Lee.
[Laughter]
Stop!
Lee Davis Fletcher.
[Door slam]
[Deep breathing]
I'm neither gay
nor bisexual,
I'm straight
and heterosexual.
I'm neither gay
nor bisexual,
I'm straight
and heterosexual.
[Soft laughter, sigh]
[Footsteps]
[Suitcase shutting]
[Door slams]
[Panting]
[Muffled scream]
[Drink pouring in glass]
Thank you.
Yeah.
[Footsteps down stairs]
What did you do
to your mother?
I don't know.
Well, when she's like this,
son,
she's a liability.
Don't do it again.
Yes sir.
[Faucet running]
-[Light screeching sounds]
-[Train horn in the distance]
[Light screeching sounds]
[Faucet running]
[Digging sound of finger nails]
[Light screeching sounds]
[Tearing flesh sounds]
[Gasps]
[Deep breathing]
[Gurgle of sink]
-[Chain cranking]
-[Screams]
[Gasps]
Don't run in the house.
[Door slams]
[Ice clanking]
[Ice clinks in glass]
[Deep breaths while running]
[Shower running]
[Distant library chatter]
[Book page flipping]
[Deep sigh]
-[Book slams on table]
-Hey Lee!
Hey.
Lee, what are you
looking at?
I'm just studying.
Sure.
What's up?
Oh, nothing, I'm just
cramming for AP Euro.
[Foot tapping against leg]
Sorry.
It's fine.
So, what are you
studying for?
Uhm,
Independent Bible Study...
Mhm,
oh duh.
[Squish sound]
[Scream]
What the fuck, Lee?
You didn't have to scream
like a little fucking girl.
I'm so sorry.
It was just my fucking toe.
Hey, Lee! How's your hand?
It's cool.
So, I know you usually do
the trash thing,
or wrestling after school but-
Wrestling match
is tomorrow.
-Oh nice.
-I'll see you later, man.
I'll try to make it!
Are you in it?
Yeah.
I'm on the varsity boy's team.
Oh. Cool. Duh.
Well, I was wondering
if you're free after school
you can meet me
at the auditorium
before my practice.
I could play you my song.
Maybe we could grab a
Matcha after or something?
I don't drink.
What?
What's a matcha?
It's green tea.
Later.
Later.
Wait, what did you do?
Okay, I was hanging out
with Lee in the library,
where he was acting totally
weird, by the way,
and I did the toe thing-
Wait, you did the toe thing?
What the fuck?
Yeah, no no no-- And also,
I'm pretty sure that
he was watching
gay porn or something
when I walked in so...
I'm like, mad at you.
Well, don't be,
because now you know.
Yeah,
I hope you're entertained.
Are you serious?
I did this for you!
Oh my god this jacket!
Right?
I think it's going
to work for the
student showcase.
It's so great.
It's giving young Liberace.
What?
When you get home,
google Liberace.
I really don't know anything
that you're saying.
Okay, but for serious,
do you have a second?
Yeah. What's up?
So, I saw you talking
with Lee Fletcher.
Did everything go okay
at the trash pick-up?
Yeah, just
some guys that were
being dicks like always...
What do you mean?
Lee took care of it.
Does it have anything do with
Justin Farkle's broken nose?
Yes.
So Lee was protecting you?
Yes, but I definitely
don't want to get
him in trouble.
Is something going
on between you two?
I won't say anything.
No.
I like him.
Okay...
Okay... um, well
you know, take it slow.
These are sensitive issues
and not everybody
enjoys the support
that you do from your Mom,
you know?
Yeah, well,
I know his parents
are super religious.
And that's okay.
That's okay.
I want you to be
aware and be
respectful of his
journey as he
figures things out.
I'm not like a gay predator.
Oh, honey. I know that.
I'm not saying that.
If there was anybody
that someone would
want on their side it's you.
You know what? Go play.
Live your truth.
Okay. Thanks, Ms. K.
Live your truth!
Do you mean eat wheat
thins and drink wine?
Because that is what
I am gonna go do.
Hey, kill it!
[Items sliding around]
[Suitcase clicks open]
[Items clanking]
[Music in headphoes]
[Xylophone playing]
[Photos flipping]
[Xylophone playing]
[Items clanking]
[Xylophone playing]
[Tape player running]
Hello,
it's your big brother, Neal.
If you remember me.
I just wanted to
leave this in case
you needed a pick me up.
You're going to love this tape,
I put a lot of stuff on here,
there's Salt N' Pepa,
there's Vanessa Williams...
So...enjoy.
Love you, miss you,
and hope we can talk--
-[tape player stops]
-You're not supposed to be
in your parent's bedroom.
Uh, I was just looking
for something for school.
[Xylophone playing]
[Cheers and applause]
[Sniff sound]
Well, I wanna thank y'all
for coming out tonight.
And, listen, Floy
and I are just so grateful
for all of the
generous donations
and lovely conversation.
But I wanna thank you all
because you have
positioned yourselves
as stewards of
Fletcher County
and our traditional values
at a time when expressing
your religious beliefs
can bring forth vicious
discrimination.
[speech continues in background]
My opponent says that counties
should only exercise
the authorities
expressly granted them by law.
Says that I have been
abusing my office.
He says what we need is
a County Commissioner
accountable to a higher
authority, the state.
That might be how
they do it up there
in Connecticut,
where he's from,
not how we do it down
here in Fletcher County.
The only higher authority
we are accountable to
is the Lord God, almighty.
That's what my
Granddaddy believed.
That's what my
daddy believed.
It's what I believe
and, praise God,
It's what our son believes.
[speech continues in background]
We must keep this place rooted
in the values
that have always been here.
Freedom.
Family.
Holiness.
-Amen!
-Amen.
Now when
Pastor Royer says "amen",
that usually means
it's time to eat.
[Laughter]
And Floy has got
a whole mess of pies
for y'all set up
back in the kitchen.
[speech continues in background]
I want everybody to go back,
enjoy yourselves, get some pie.
-And God bless you all.
-[Clapping]
Hey, I--
Shh!
Quiet.
Walk slow.
[Soft footsteps]
Alright we still have
to be really quiet.
I can be quiet.
Um...
I have to ask you a question.
Why didn't you meet me
at the auditorium?
I was taking care of something
while neither of my parents
were home.
Okay.
Will you
come to the
student showcase?
Sure. Yeah.
Okay.
Um...
I've been
having reprobate thoughts.
What do you mean?
I've been having thoughts
about you.
What kind of thoughts about me?
I think about...
I think about what you
might think about things.
I think about your face.
Your eyes and your lips.
And what it might feel like
to hold your hand and
it's scary.
You don't have to
be scared of me.
I'm not scared of you.
It's more how I feel
when I'm around you.
How do you feel when
you are around me?
I feel warm.
Like under my eyes and my
cheeks get all red
and I can't look you
in the eye or I'll
blow up and pop
like a balloon
and rain confetti down
on everything
and everyone will see.
Wow.
How do you feel?
About you?
Yeah.
Like when I was a freshman,
in Mrs. Mansfield's class.
Hoping our elbows
rubbed together.
What?
The loose skin
on your elbow
is called a weenus.
[Soft Laughter]
That's sick.
I wanted our
weenuses to touch.
[Soft Laughter]
You didn't pop...
[Train horn in the distance]
[Cicadas buzzing]
[Slime dripping]
[Screams]
[Creature growls]
[Screams]
Stop!
It's okay.
It's okay.
Lee.
What did I do? I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
-I'm so sorry...
-[Sobs]
It's okay.
[The door bursts open]
-Oh!
-Jesus Christ.
-Oh. [Gasps]
-[Wine glass breaks]
You, out. Get out!
Dad!
Shut up.
Mr. Fletcher!
You're hurting me!
Not another word
out of you, son.
Not one word.
Got me a little thief.
Caught him in the jewelry box.
Let's go.
[Thud] [Groaning]
Stay away from
my boy, freak.
My son ain't a freak.
What's wrong with you?
You're right,
your son's not a freak.
Alright now,
goodnight.
Thank you, call me
in the morning?
Lee, we miss you
at First Christian,
please come back anytime.
Alright, you got some pie?
-Yes sir, I did.
-Good. Good.
Thank you.
Hey, yeah, get him some pie,
you gotta take some with you,
I know you want
a piece of that chess.
Lee.
A word?
Yeah.
[Approaching footsteps]
Out, now.
[Floy sighs]
Pastor Royer wants
to talk to you, son.
[Chairs shifting]
Lee,
do you have feelings
for that boy?
Lee,
do you have
reprobate thoughts
about the Culper boy?
[Lee whimpers]
-Oh, Lee.
-[Table slams]
Sit up.
I believe we're dealing
with a Ganymede.
What-
What is that?
A Ganymede is an
unrepentant homosexual.
Man or boy, usually
uncommonly beautiful,
and they are so
deeply intwined
with demonic forces
that their homosexuality
begins to overtake
and attract others
with uncontrollable
same-sex urges.
Demonic disturbances.
You'll read about it
in the old texts
of the Hellenites.
And I believe that's what
your son has encountered
with that Culper boy.
I told you, Lee.
Pastor, could this kind of,
condition,
be passed down from
a relative?
Well, perhaps,
if there was an
unrepentant homosexual
in the family, yeah.
That's not true. No.
Who is in the pictures
in the suitcase, mom?
Suitcase?
What pictures is he
talking about, Floy?
I don't know, Lee.
Let me ask you,
can pictures
of a homosexual nature
bring this kind of thing
into my house?
Perhaps.
Gay paraphernalia could
have attracted
the Culper child--
almost surely.
He was my big brother!
He was a pervert, Floy.
And I tried to fix him, Lee,
you know I did.
Don't you pin this on me.
I fixed that park up
real nice for you,
after he went and did
what he did there.
Yeah, and then you
named it after your daddy.
Wow,
I guess I should have
just filled the
damn thing in, shouldn't I?
Is that what I should
have done?
I asked you for
one thing, Floy.
-[Slam on table]
-One!
A son.
And you could barely do that.
Look at him sitting there,
a shirt-lifter,
just like your damn brother!
Stop it, Lee!
I'm sorry, Dad.
Baby, listen to me.
-I'm sorry.
-We can fix this. Okay?
It's not real. It's not.
Nobody is gonna find out.
We can do it.
Baby.
I don't think I could bear it.
Please, tell me,
tell me you're not gonna
say nothin' to nobody.
I couldn't stand it.
They used to say,
"Oh here comes poor
Floy Fletcher.
Dead brother-dead and gay.
Did you hear?"
And now they're gonna say,
"did you hear about her son?
He was so handsome,
and he's dead and gay too."
Floy! Stop.
You're not helping, hun.
[Sobs]
Am I gonna die, Mom?
Am I gonna die?
Am I gonna die?
No baby, you're not, no.
No, no, no.
Could he?
Could something like
that kill him, Pastor?
Possibly, if he remains
an unrepentant homosexual,
God won't let him
live long in sin,
years maybe.
But he won't overcome
it with just repentance.
Anything.
I could work with him, yeah.
Bring him by the church
twice a week,
starting tomorrow morning.
But first I need a firm
commitment from Lee.
Lee, do you want to be
rid of this Ganymede?
-Yes.
-What? What is it?
What is it, Pastor?
What will you do?
Alright, bring him by
tomorrow at 9 o'clock.
Okay. Thank you, Lord.
Have you, um...
have you ever
had a full recovery?
You're looking at one.
-[Sobs]
-Baby, it's not real.
It's okay, baby. It's okay.
He...he does have
wrestling tomorrow.
Well, that shouldn't
be a problem.
[Pounding on door]
[woman from outside]
Commissioner Fletcher?
Excuse me.
[Pounding on door]
Commissioner Fletcher!
[Pounding on door]
I would like a word now!
Please! Right now.
You wanna keep
your voice down
and step off of my
porch, please?
What the fuck
is wrong with you
throwing my son
into the concrete
like a dog?
You keep your hands
off my kid.
Let me tell you something,
you keep your ungodly
child out of this home
and away from my son.
Ungodly?
You know, Lee.
I don't know about your God,
but my God-
don't make mistakes.
Stay the fuck away from us.
I will pray for Lee.
[Door shutting]
That face.
Ms. K...
Kyle! Come here, come here.
Look at this little fluff...
Aw, cute.
What happened?
Justin Farkle?
Commissioner Fletcher.
Close the door.
I went over to his place last
night.
Kyle.
He came out to me.
He did?
Yeah. He freaked,
and his dad came upstairs...
they saw us hugging.
We weren't even doing anything.
I mean, we were before, but--
Kyle, don't tell me that.
I haven't seen Lee at all
today.
I will call the office for you.
Are you pressing charges?
No. My Mom,
she went off on Big Lee.
Your sweet mom...
If you hear anything?
Will you please let me know?
Yes, yes. But, for now, Kyle,
you need to keep
your distance, okay?
Okay, yeah.
Thanks.
Open?
Little Lee, why don't you
sit right here on the couch,
there you go,
right there on the end,
that's good.
Now... [clears throat]
the first thing
I wanna tell you
[soft laughter]
there's no such thing
as a homosexual.
That's a lie.
Told to you by
magazines and the internet.
It's hip to be gay. No!
Homosexual thoughts
and feelings
are lies put into your head
by Demons and Ganymedes.
Do you understand that?
Yes sir.
I know,
I come across one.
A Ganymede.
I was 15,
a combine crew used to come
and work our wheat farm.
Lived up in this silver trailer.
They'd park at the edge
of the field.
It's mid-July.
And at night,
the boy they called Jeremiah
would, uh,
come the back of our house, and
take his shirt off,
lay on the cool concrete
slab under the awning
behind our house.
And I
would feel called to
look out the window at him.
Until, one night--
It's a full moon,
and the cicadas were
singing loud,
and I just thought
it wasn't enough
to look down at him
from the window.
I wanted to go out there.
I felt pulled
to go down there
and I wanted to
creep out my back door.
And the screen door opened,
He jumps up. And he says,
"I'm sorry!"
I'm like, "Oh no,
it's no big deal.
I'm just gonna go check
the chicken coop--"
And he goes,
"I'll come with you".
So I says, "Okay."
So we go out there.
There wasn't nothing to do.
So we just sat and talked.
Talked about combines.
Talked about how tough
our dad's were on us.
One thing or another,
we start horsin' around.
And we was rolling around
on the ground.
Feathers was flying.
And then Jeremiah was
on top of me
laughing and blowing
feathers in the air--
he looked like a
lean, slender wolf, howlin'
in the moonlight.
And then, he put his lips
on my mouth
and my body was electrified.
I imagine you felt
something similar
with the Culper boy.
Made you feel like
you were the real you
with him.
Yeah.
Well, that's...
that's what a Ganymede
wants you to feel.
They justify it,
Have you ever heard of
Electroconvulsive Therapy?
-No, sir.
-Okay.
Well, with prayer, diligence,
and ECT,
you can actually reboot your
brain.
Clear it of all those thoughts.
Kind of like resetting
your computer.
Young Lee,
do you think that's something
you'd like to try?
-Do you want to get rid
of all of those thoughts?
-Yeah.
-Right?
-Yeah. Yes, sir.
Would you like to
begin today?
[Cart heard wheeling in]
Mouthguard, open.
Okay.
Close.
Alright, I'm gonna
flip this switch,
[Machine buzzing]
and then I'm gonna
start praying.
I want you to think
about that Culper boy.
Close your eyes.
Alright, you won't even
remember a thing,
just relax...
[Electric sound]
Lee?
[Underwater rushing]
Lee, honey?
Sign in for Miss Shelby,
you're holding the pen.
Sorry, Miss Shelby.
You okay?
Yeah, I'm fine, mom.
Alright,
well then I'll see you at
the match after school.
Good Morning,
America's brightest.
Please take your textbooks
out to page 58.
The section on Points,
Lines, and Planes.
Now, this is a review people,
so it should sound familiar.
If it's not, please
raise your hands.
God only knows why
it wouldn't be,
but it is what it is.
A Point is a line that
has no length,
-width, or depth.
-[Clock ticking]
[Nature sounds]
A Line is a collection
of Points
in a straight path,
does that ring a bell?
[Clock ticking]
Lines go back and forth
in both directions,
into infinity,
therefore we put arrows
on either side.
Y'all following me?
[Nature sounds]
[Nature sounds]
[Chain clinking]
[Bag smashing]
[Screams]
[Gasping]
Mr. Fletcher!
Sorry.
A Point
is named with a capital letter.
[Student chatter]
Oh, sorry.
Hey.
Hey Lee, are you okay?
I'm fine.
And I need you to
stay away from me.
Wait, what?
Look,
I know what you are.
What is that, Lee?
What did your
parents tell you?
[Cicadas ramping]
Lee Fletcher, my office now!
Are you okay?
Yeah.
You don't look so great
today, buddy.
Why were you sick
this morning?
-Doctor's appointment.
-Okay,
and this had just nothing
to do with last night?
-What did he tell you?
-Nothing.
Just that he came over
and your dad got mad.
Yeah and he just
came here and told you
like he tells everyone
his business,
and flaunts it.
Flaunts what?
Am I dismissed?
Lee, anything you tell me
does not leave this office.
There's no such thing
as a homosexual.
What do you mean?
Do you go to church,
Miss Kimpton?
Yes, I do.
Then you should get it.
Look, Lee, I have upset you,
and I and very sorry,
and we are just gonna leave
this as it is for a bit,
but I need you to promise me
that you are not going
to hurt anyone else
or yourself.
Sure.
Can I go?
[Door slams]
[Deep sigh]
[Locker room ambience]
[Gym crowd chatter]
-[Distant clapping]
-Whoo!
Let's take him, Lee.
Pin him, Lee!
You've got this, boy.
Ew, look at him.
He's a psycho.
[Whistling]
You got him, son.
Dude, why did you
even come here?
To bitch about Mr. Fletcher
and his pickle?
I promised him I would.
Little Lee?
Yeah.
His dad threw you out into
the driveway last night.
That was his dad, not him.
We were kissing before
that happened.
He fucking threw you
across the hallway!
How many signs do you
need, Kyle? Let it go.
That's not him.
[Crowd cheering]
Shake hands.
[Whistle]
[Cicadas buzzing]
[Cicadas buzzing]
[Floy] Take him, son!
[Cheers]
[Grunting]
[Cicadas buzzing]
Down.
[Squish sound]
[Whistle]
[Cheers]
[Whistle]
-[Grunting]
-[Cheering]
[Slam]
[Grunting]
[Slam]
-[Grunting]
-[Cheering]
-[Slam]
-[Creature growls] [Scream]
[Screams]
Kyle!
[Lee panting]
Hey, hey.
What's wrong with you, son?
Huh? Huh?
I'm seeing things, dad.
It's bad.
No, no, not here, not now.
[Sobs]
Be a man, be a Fletcher.
-Lee, are you okay?
-He's alright.
I'm talking to Lee,
are you okay?
We know what you are.
This family is protected
by God.
[Whistle]
[Footsteps trail in]
[Soft sobs]
[Heavy sobs]
[Big Lee Groans]
[Door slams]
[Footsteps]
This is you.
Nope.
No?
The boy is losing his mind,
Floy,
because of the sick crap
that you passed down to him.
You sat there
and you promised me--
It is not passed down, Lee.
It's a choice, it's a choice.
We had a deformed child!
Stop saying that.
We had a deformed child,
Floy.
Please don't say that, please.
He is not deformed,
he's confused.
And he's got demons.
That boy getting his insides
all torn up.
What he's gonna do is
he's going to end up
at the bottom of a pond
with a damn cinderblock
tied to his waist,
just like Neal did!
Not if you let me
work on him.
You did not give me
no chance with Neal,
please, let me work on him.
I have done everything,
everything for you, Lee.
We see how that turned out,
don't we?
He is my son.
He is my son, you let me!
He is everything--
He is everything that I've got,
okay?
Your son, the boy in there!
Everything I worked for--
my family,
comes down to him,
this county,
everything we built.
Please don't give up
on our son, Lee,
please don't,
he can be better
we can stop this, please,
we can, we can stop it.
You do it.
Do it.
-You fix him.
-Okay.
-You fix him!
-I will.
-Fix him.
-Okay, I swear, I will.
Be a mother to him.
-Okay.
-You do what mothers do.
-Fix him.
-I will, I swear Lee, I will.
[Door opens]
[Door slams]
[Door closes]
[Soft rain outside]
[Phone dialing]
[TV background noise]
[Phone vibrates]
[Speaking Spanish]
Hey, what's up?
How are you living life
just like normal?
What do you mean?
I don't know what to say.
I guess...
I'm--
I'm sorry.
For what?
I don't--I don't know.
You don't know why
you're apologizing?
I should go.
Yeah.
[Phone falls on bed]
[Cold wind blowing outside]
[Soft breeze]
[Sobs]
[Soft exhaling]
[Wind chimes]
[Closet door creaks]
[Wind chimes]
[Birds chirp]
[Closet door creaks open]
[Nature sounds]
[Creature growls]
[Door opens]
[Door slams shut]
[Lee's footsteps shuffling]
[Soft foot brush against floor]
[Soft foot tap]
[Stall door opens]
No way, dude.
Let's do this then.
What, are you still mad?
That was just some bullshit.
I'm cool, are you cool?
Ah!
Dude, what the fuck?
[Lee vomiting]
Jesus Christ,
you're fucking crazy, bro!
[Justin groans]
[Door slams open]
[Cicadas buzzing]
[Panting]
[Underwater sounds rushing]
[High pitch ringing]
[Underwater sounds rushing]
[Sobs]
[Sobs]
[Cart wheels screeching]
So,
how we feeling after
your last treatment?
Fine.
How are your
reprobate thoughts?
Um. Still present.
They will subside with time
and prayer.
People underestimate
how much God will grant
if you just ask--
I pray a lot.
Oh, well,
what do you pray about?
Let me hear your prayer, Lee.
Dear Lord,
I'm neither gay, nor bisexual,
I'm straight and heterosexual,
I'm neither gay, nor bisexual,
I'm straight and heterosexual,
I'm neither gay, nor bisexual--
No! No, nope.
That's not a prayer,
that's a wish.
Repeat after me.
Lord, I know this is my
burden to bear,
my cross to carry.
Dear Lord, I know this is
my burden to bear,
and my cross to carry.
Forgive me for the thoughts
I let myself be party to.
Forgive me of the thoughts
I let myself be party to.
I hope I'm worthy
of your love.
I hope to be worthy
of your love.
Lord, will you make me
clean and pure?
Will you make me
clean and pure?
I am not a homosexual.
I'm not--
I'm not a homosexual.
Kyle Culper is a Ganymede.
Kyle Culper is a Ganymede.
Alright.
[Machine switches on]
There we go.
[Machine hums]
Open.
Open.
[Mouth guard clanks]
Yeah.
You will be free, Lee.
One day,
you'll be playing golf and
smoking a cigar at the
country club and
you're gonna have a hot
little girl right beside ya.
And you're gonna thank me,
and you'll do it in person
because I'll be right there too.
Yep. Alright.
[Machine notches up]
[Meter buzzes]
Close your eyes.
Lord, grant this boy grace.
[Electric sounds]
[Gagging]
[Gagging]
[Shower running]
-[Underwater sounds]
-[Shower running]
[Underwater rushing sounds]
[Shower running]
[School bell rings]
[Student chatter dispersing]
What happened to you?
Don't worry about it,
fuck dick.
Yeah,
you can take your
straight boy suit off now.
Do you want me to beat
your ass?
Yeah, no, I'm not
scared anymore,
you can beat my ass
right here if you wanted to.
Did Lee do this to you?
He's fucking nuts.
Stay away from him,
and fuck, stay away from me
too, fuck dick,
everyone is gonna think
I'm fucking gay.
Aren't you though?
Not everyone's so fucking
loud like you.
If you can handle not
running your mouth
to everyone in the world,
you should holler at me.
I don't date closet cases.
I'm not interested in dating.
[Applause]
[Piano music playing on stage]
[Applause]
[Silverware clanking]
[Approaching footsteps]
-Hey,
-[Box clanks]
-I told you to get rid of
that stuff.
-Yes.
I don't want that shit
in the house.
Hey,
you know I'm serious?
Yes, Lee.
Sorry.
Alright.
I'ma be in the garage.
[Door slams]
[Gasps]
[Sighs]
[Outdoor nature sounds]
[Sighs]
[Train off in the distance]
[Nature sounds]
[Sheet whips away]
[Fly buzzes]
[Gasping]
Dear God,
please help us,
help us, oh God, please,
speak to me.
-Floy.
-[Gasp]
Lord?
[Dripping]
-No.
-[Gasp]
Neal.
-What is this?
-I don't know,
you're the one
going crazy, girl.
You shouldn't be here.
That's exactly what
you told to me
the last time you saw me,
alive.
That was the hardest
moment of my life.
What was I supposed to do,
Neal?
Lee said you couldn't stay,
he's my husband.
I had nowhere to go,
I'm your brother!
All you had to do,
was change, Neal.
That is all you had to do.
Lee would've been okay with it
but you just wouldn't.
Oh, I see.
So you think your
boy can change?
Yes.
Yes, my boy is a miracle,
he will change.
You always want someone
else to change.
What am I supposed
to change?
I am holding this
family together.
You're holding the bag, Floy.
Oh, go back to hell, Neal!
I'm at peace, honey.
You're the one in hell.
[Laughter]
Stop it.
[Laughter]
Whoo!
Ah, stop it!
You're in hell, girl!
[Laughter]
Oh dear Lord,
please,
give me the strength
to save my family.
Let my body be a vessel
please let me do your work,
oh Lord. Please.
Please, dear Lord.
[Gasps and sighs]
[Approaching footsteps]
[Applause]
[Keyboard riff plays]
[Xylophone melody plays]
I know!
[Door opens]
[Keyboard riff plays]
[Xylophone melody plays]
-[Applause]
-Whoo!
[Applause]
[Xylophone melody plays]
[Canon erupts]
[Gasps]
[Applause]
[Big Lee]
He's embarrassing himself.
He's embarrassing himself.
-[Justin] What the fuck
is wrong with--
-[Bree] You didn't have
-to scream like a fucking girl.
-[Big Lee] He's gonna drag you
to hell with him!
-[Floy] You show that
boy kindness...
-[Big Lee] Run boy!
-[Floy] ...and he will twist it.
-[Miss Kimpton] My office, now!
-[Neal] Love you.
-[Floy] Lee Davis Fletcher!
-[Neal] Miss you.
-[Royer]
Get in your bed tonight.
-[Big Lee] Kill him.
-[Justin] What are
you waiting for?
Him to suck your dick? Do it!
[Royer] And you think about it.
[Big Lee] Kill him.
Kill him boy!
No!
[Crowd murmuring]
[Door shuts]
Lee.
I got rid of him.
We will never have to think
about...
Floy,
What do you--?
Sorry.
[Footstep trail away]
The Lord said,
teem on the earth,
and multiply in it.
[Door opens]
[Door slams]
[Door slams open]
[Running footsteps]
Hey.
-Hey.
-What?
What was that?
Everyone knows
what you are.
Yeah.
They were loving it in there,
until you made them stop
with whatever you're doing.
The way you act,
how do you even
get away with it?
I'm not getting away
with anything,
I'm just being myself.
I'm.
I'm sorry.
I feel-
I feel like I'm going insane.
Look, I can't be talking to you
or it's gonna come back.
You're not supposed
to talk to me
yet you're always talking to me.
[Sobs]
Lee,
if you're gay,
it doesn't have to be this
big bad thing.
You will survive.
There's no way.
I used to feel that way
until I told my mom.
You're not Lee Fletcher.
Lee Fletchers can be gay too.
Just stay away from me,
please.
Or what?
I don't wanna hurt you.
Hurt me like you did Justin?
I'm not the same as you,
you're doing this to me.
I'm making you have
feelings for me?
No, you're a Ganymede.
What the hell
is a Ganymede?
An unrepentant homosexual.
True facts.
So what?
[Cicadas buzzing]
What are you doing?
[Gasps]
Oh, Lord.
Use my hands.
Lead me to the answer, Lord.
[Dispersing chatter]
[Phone rings]
[Lee Panting]
Hey! Lee!
[Cicadas buzzing]
[Phone rings]
-[Phone beeps]
-Hey, baby,
I'm trying to find you,
are you still here?
[Cicadas buzzing]
Hey!
[Lee Panting]
You did so good today,
it was amazing.
Ay.
Pero, call me back, okay?
I'm going to go to the house,
call me back!
[Thunder]
Give me the strength
to protect my child, Lord.
[Footsteps running]
[Footsteps running]
Lee what are you doing?
The fuck.
[Machine switches on]
[Machine rumbles]
[Pounding on door]
Lee stop that.
Lee.
[Machine screeches]
Stop!
[Sighs]
[Sobs]
[Soft praying in Spanish]
[Banging of door]
[Electric shock noise]
Lee! Lee!
[Gagging]
[Underwater sounds rushing]
[Kyle] Lee! Lee!
Lee!
[Creature growling]
[Underwater sounds rushing]
[Creature yelling]
Lee!
[Glass shattering]
[Slicing sound]
[Kyle gasps]
[Underwater sounds rushing]
[Creature growling]
Lee, oh my--
[Machine shuts off]
Hey, hey, hey,
it's me. Hey.
Lee, look at me.
Fuck.
[Underwater sounds rushing]
[Creature growling]
[Phone ringing]
-Hello?
-Mom! I need help.
Where are you, baby?
Where are you?
Tell me right now.
Yeah, I'm at New Dawn.
New Dawn! New Dawn!
New Dawn!
New Dawn. Okay.
[Speaking Spanish]
Lee! Lee, Lee, Lee!
Lee, look at me.
[Underwater sounds rushing]
[Creature growling]
[Tearing noises]
[Creature yelling]
[Tearing noises]
[Lee pants]
Lee, are you okay?
What are you boys
doing to each other?
Oh you think you're
so damn slick,
don't you little boy!
Ah!
[Royer yells]
-Ah.
-[Slap]
You bold little flauntlaroy.
You!
You look what you've
done to this
holy child!
[Grunting]
-No!
-[Slam]
Keep your fucking hands
off of him.
-[Slam]
-[Screaming]
[Grunting]
[Lee yells]
[Thud on the ground]
Kyle, Kyle, Kyle.
Kyle hey.
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
Hey, hey.
You're okay. Kyle.
[Pastor Royer Yells]
[Grunting]
Not my boy!
-[Knife stab]
-[Pastor Royer Yells]
[Gasping]
Oh my--
Baby.
Are you okay?
I'm so sorry.
I'm so sorry.
Stop!
Ah.
[Groaning]
Baby, are you okay?
-Yeah.
-Who am I?
-Mom.
-Yeah, mom.
Oh, baby, you're bleeding.
What happened here?
I don't know.
I need you to hold this,
okay?
Is he okay? Please.
Hey. Hey.
Can I see?
It's okay.
My head really hurts.
I know they're gonna come
check on you okay?
[Ambulance car rumbling]
[Royer coughing]
[Royer coughing]
[Ambulance siren
traveling away]
Mommy,
can I ride with him?
Of course.
Go.
I'll meet you at the hospital.
[Ambulance siren
traveling away]
Thank you for...
helping Lee.
And,
I'm really sorry.
I wasn't in my right mind.
I hope you can forgive me.
[Ambulance siren]
Am I dead.
No.
I'm sorry.
You have nothing
to be sorry for.
Except interupting
my applause.
No,
I'm sorry,
I mean it.
It's okay,
I mean it.
[Ambulance siren]
[Hospital sounds
in background]
[Curtain screeches]
[Hospital sounds
in background]
[Footsteps shuffle away]
Are you the best girl
in the world?
Look at you.
Who's your good girl?
[Shuffling sounds
from below table]
[Shuffling sounds
from below table]
You look great, Sarah Beth.
Mhm?
This leg in front, maybe?
Appreciate it.
Enjoy your space.
[Soft sighs]
[Fountain whirring]
[Flowers lightly splash]
[Floy softly sobs]
[Boys laughing]
Grilled cheese up.
Thanks, mommy.
-What's up!
-Hi!
Do you want
a grilled cheese?
Yes, please.
So, how was your date?
It was good.
Yeah.
Good for you.
Give an honest opinion.
No, like, good for you.
[All laughing]