Lone Star (2010) s01e02 Episode Script
One in Every Family
I just wish that there was more to stare at.
Oh, come on.
It's perfect.
Yeah? I'll be right back.
Hey, Frank! Frank! Frank Colston! You owe me $25,000, you son of a bitch! Get the hell off me, Greg! What the hell's going on here, guys? What's the problem? This son of a bitch sold me a phony deed.
That's what the problem is.
I need you to calm down.
Officer, I have no idea what he's talking about.
I have never seen this man before in my entire life.
No, Frank, don't try to pull anything, 'cause it won't work this time, baby.
Hey, calm down.
My name is Robert Allen.
I have no idea who Frank whoever is.
I'm actually just coming back from getting married.
No, man.
No, don't listen to him.
- No, I have no idea who this guy is.
- He's a con man.
His name is Frank Colston.
He robbed me.
Sir! Sir! He robbed me! He robbed me! Calm down.
I apologize, but you got the wrong guy.
You're mistaking me for somebody else.
You son of a bitch! That's it.
You're coming with us.
That's it.
You lying bastard! You okay? Yes, I'm fine.
I'll get you, man! I'll get you.
Arrest him, man.
No.
Okay.
Have a nice day, sir.
Thank you.
What on earth? I have no idea.
Some guy just went nuts.
I come on.
Limo's waiting.
We're so bad.
Hey.
Sorry about that.
We're, uh We're newlyweds.
Welcome home, Mrs.
Allen.
Who should we tell first? I don't know what to say.
Guys, we weren't trying to exclude anyone.
You know, it was very spur-of-the-moment.
Do you have any idea how many weddings we have endured? We drove 22 hours just to get to your cousin's wedding in Atlanta in July.
Ted Pickler's daughter's wedding.
Oh, God.
And that cake that made everybody sick? Wait, so you're upset because we didn't make you drive forever or eat a disgusting cake? I'm upset because we did all that to be there for distant relatives, for family friends, for people we barely knew.
You're our own daughter, and you didn't even invite us.
Personally, I love that it was all a blur.
From the minute you got down on your knee to the minute you carried me in the house, we never stopped moving.
It's actually the perfect wedding for us.
Everything's always a blur.
What does that mean? You know Don't you feel like, when you're gone, it's almost like being underwater? Everything's sort of slow and heavy.
And then you're here, and it's like coming up for air.
I think you just described drowning.
I'm just saying, most people live like they've got forever.
We live like we've got a plane to catch.
It's kind of exciting.
So you like that I'm gone so much? Are you kidding? I hate it.
But I've learned to love the blurs.
And in between, I've gotten good at holding my breath.
No, this isn't something that should have felt like a blur.
Why? Why can't we do it our way? I don't need to cut a cake to know that I love you.
No, I'm not talking about clichés, Linds.
I'm talking about A day when you open your eyes and you realize that that day is your wedding day.
I'm talking about that feeling that everything's been arranged.
You know, everything is in its place, and for that one day, it's all for you.
Look, I want you to have that moment when you step into the aisle and all the heads turn to face you, and suddenly, everyone loses their breath at once.
And that moment, when They announce your new name, when you become this This new person, it should be in front of people who knew who you were and care about who you are becoming.
Bob's home.
Hey.
What are you guys doing? Mom's showing me your wedding.
Oh.
You guys look like celebrities.
Supposed to be pulling pictures for a genealogy project, but Grace sidetracked me into watching this instead.
Oh.
Hey, baby.
Hi.
There I am look.
And there's grandpa.
Is he crying? We should do it over.
What? Look, this is the beginning of the rest of our lives together, and I don't want you to feel like you had to fit that in between breaths.
You remember all that? The day you and Grace became mine? It was the best day of my life.
You're serious? I want this to feel like the best day of your life.
But it already does.
You're allowed more than one.
"Lone Star: S01E02" "One in Every Family" Original Air date 27 September, 2010 You said that we could try it my way, Dad.
This is my way.
Yeah, but that must be new.
So, you married one woman and you've taken a million dollars from your new job to buy land in the middle of the town where you just fleeced everybody.
I didn't take the money, pop.
I invested it.
You are begging to get caught.
Will you look at this, please? Will you please look at this, dad? It is the perfect cover.
Cover? Cover for what? Your plan is to not steal money.
What's the point? Because I don't have to steal.
Okay, look.
This wind farm thing is going to generate enough for us to pay back people in midland, pop, while Thatcher still turns a profit.
Are you hearing yourself? Look, if you want to bend the rules a little bit, I snagged a key on a nice little foreclosure.
I bet we could sell that place ten times a day.
Now, you know I don't look as good as you do in a jacket.
You jump in this thing, I bet we can take down 25k like that.
Come on.
What's better than that sweet moment when those good folks cross your palm with those checks, the only two people in the world know better are you and me? Dad This will work.
It's one thing to get in and out quick, but you're talking about running a game with no exit.
You think they're watching you now? Wait till they found out you spent their money.
Dad, I have a plan for all of it.
I'm putting it together just like you taught me.
I'm going to let them discover the money I took, and when they call me on it, I'm going to quit.
And the way we're going to play this, Clint will give us whatever we want in order to get us back, because by then, he won't just be chasing me and some wind farm deal; he'll be chasing his own son.
Whoa.
We? What do you mean, "we"? Well, yeah, dad.
I mean, there's big moves here.
You know, I can't do it all by myself.
Why in the hell would I do that? I mean, if I want to go to prison, I'll go for stealing money, not giving it back.
I'm done running, dad.
I'm going to stay here, okay, and I am going to sew this thing up, and I am going to build a life for myself.
The payoff for me is getting to have you be a part of it.
I know exactly the moment you're talking about, dad, when the deal is done and I look up and I see you and know that we've pulled it off.
It can still be the two of us, dad.
You just need to figure out what you think that moment's about.
Is it about the money? Or is it about you and me? My office, now.
You go and invest more than $1 million of my money without telling anyone.
I made a mistake.
You better believe you made a mistake.
I didn't pull my fortune out of the dirt so you could toss it around like monopoly money.
No, the mistake is that I, uh I don't belong here.
Look, I understand that there's a process at a big company.
I get it.
You got votes, you got boards, you got committees.
But, Clint, that's just not the way that I know how to work.
Now, look, I I I genuinely appreciate this opportunity, but I, uh I think it's best if we part ways while we're still friends.
As for the money, you'll have it back with interest Friday.
You will see documentation by the end of the week.
Look, no hard feelings, right? No, Bob.
None at all.
All right, just need two more initials right there and there.
There and there.
There and there.
And I'll need the check for $3,500 for first and last months' rent and damage deposit.
$3,500 first and last month.
$3,500.
As we discussed, it's being fumigated today, but you'll be all good to move in tomorrow.
You'll be good to move in tomorrow.
Be all good to move in tomorrow.
Excited? Pleasure doing business with you.
You have a nice day, now.
Hello.
You realize we're talking about putting me inside a major corporation, right? We're gonna need, uh, operators, white plastic, sandbox, everything.
Dad, everything's already in motion.
Does this mean you're in? Well, you want me to pull this off, I'm gonna need more to work with than your little packet here.
What do you want? I want everything.
Just help me understand this.
We just moved you in there.
Mm-hmm.
Is this because of the way he obsesses over details It's not about your father, Cat.
i can talk to him.
Its You have to trust me on this.
In the long run, this is the best thing, okay? This better be good.
No, no, no, I'll be right there.
I mean, maybe it was because they were those European beers, you know? Aren't they, like, more alcoholic or something? Yeah, judging by the look of your car, I'd say that they are.
You're putting me in a really tough spot here, Drew.
I know, Bob.
Listen, man, I'm sorry.
All right? Dude, I wasn't ev I wasn't even drunk.
This girl sent me this picture.
No, I don't, I don't need to see it.
I was counting on you.
Drew, I have I have an opportunity here.
Okay? And I need someone that I can trust.
You can trust me, Bob.
Really? Because we're sitting in a police station.
Look at that.
Now tell me you wouldn't crash your car if somebody texted you that.
How does she even do that? I mean Drew, Drew, listen.
The thing is, is that this opportunity, right, it it requires good judgment.
Good excuses aren't gonna save us when we're out on our own.
What do you mean, "when we're out on our own"? I mean, he was barely over the limit.
Barely.
There has to be a margin of error with these things.
I'm afraid they're very accurate.
I understand.
And I respect your decision either way, you know that.
My family has always been a huge supporter of the force.
We host the ball every year, we lead the donations every Christmas.
Hell, I mean, daddy hunts with the chief once a month.
I guess I was just wondering if it isn't worth checking the equipment one more time.
Officer James, this is I I know who she is.
I was in Drew's class in High School.
Oh.
I'm sorry, I have a hard time remembering all of Drew's friends.
I asked you out, like, four times.
Really? Well, I was just explaining that we're going to let Mr.
Thatcher go with a warning tonight.
Save everybody a boatload of paperwork.
For a DUI? I don't mind the paperwork, sir.
Not at all.
Tonight it won't be necessary.
Just a warning, officer.
Is that clear? Yes, sir.
I traded my self-respect to get you out.
You want to drink again, you call someone else.
Cat, I said I'm sorry, all right? Listen, this isn't gonna happen again.
Seriously.
Yeah.
You got Susan and Ross and your dad's pals from work.
And Stephanie marsh? Did you guys ever make up after you had that fight? Mom, I want to keep this small.
Well, then you should've been a little less charming your whole life.
You're worried about Robert.
Got, like, 100 people on my side and ten on his, and they're all just the husbands or boyfriends of my friends.
Well, he needs to give us some names.
I mean, I know he doesn't have his parents, but he can't have no one.
I mean, he's a salesman.
He's a people person.
What about his work buddies? He's never mentioned anyone.
Well, what about his High School or college friends? Not that I know of.
Well, where did he graduate? Did he go to his reunion? I don't know.
He never talks about that stuff.
Your cousin Jeff what's his girlfriend's name? Stacey.
Don't invite her; They broke up.
Uh, what's Jeff's major? Communications.
Why? And what was his roommate's name? Andy.
Why are you all stuck on Jeff? 'Cause you seem to know more about your cousin from Iowa than you do about the man you're marrying.
Greenfield High School.
Hi.
Uh, my name's Lindsay Allen.
I was calling because I have a question about someone who would've been a graduate in 2000.
Hey.
Kind of busy here, Drew.
Sorry.
I just, uh, I wanted you to know Bob thinks I ought to see this wind farm thing through with him.
You kidding me? This guy's unbelievable.
Why, 'cause he wants me? Drew.
So, what, you don't think I should do it? Of course not.
Drew, why do you think I shot that idea down in the first place? I don't know; 'Cause it wasn't oil? 'Cause it was a terrible deal.
Yeah, well, Bob didn't think so.
And I didn't think so, either.
In fact, I thought I could've made it work if you'd have let me.
Drew, look, man, I don't want you to fail, all right? You bring me something solid, I will be your biggest supporter.
I'll hold you to that.
Yeah, I'll tell you what, let's grab lunch today, all right? We can talk about some ideas.
Can't.
I got to go meet Bob, take a look at how this whole thing would come together.
Drew, don't.
Just gonna hear him out, man.
Have you even thought about what dad would say if you told him you were leaving to sign up with Bob? Not sure he'd even notice.
45 minutes late.
Only reason there's an opening in this deal is 'cause the guys giving it up are too slow or stupid to make money.
So if you want to take their spot Whoa, whoa, whoa, son! Who the hell are you, anyway? John Gardner.
I'm the technical advisor.
Well, John Gardner, I'm Clint Thatcher.
And I'd think twice before you call me slow or stupid.
Oh, I am terribly sorry, Mr.
Thatcher.
We were expecting some investors Get Bob.
He's with his partner.
Dad.
What are you doing here? So you walk out the door with a deal, now you want to take my son, too? I'm not trying to take anybody, Clint.
No, no.
No, this is Drew's deal, and he has every right to see it through if he wants to.
No, no, fellas, this is my deal.
You bought in with my money.
Yeah, and you're getting every penny back and then some.
I know what this is, see.
You think you hooked a big one fishing from my boat.
Now you're gonna get off and you're gonna keep it for yourself.
No, I I didn't hook anything.
Drew hooked it, and he hooked it for you.
Look, I I worked for Thatcher for four days, I could see the potential in it.
You ignored it and Drew for four years? Hey, hey No, no, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but that tells me everything I need to know about working for Thatcher oil.
This thing's a money pit.
Huge upfront costs, then by the time you're up and running, all your technology's already outdated.
You're kidding, right? No, I'm not kidding.
This field's ten years old, it's pulling 1.
8 gigawatts, and it's a shadow of the new site Bob's targeted.
What's your wind signature like? Seasonal sustained at 25 knots through a 75-mile corridor.
The new five-megawatt turbines will pull four gigawatts from a fully operational field.
So we're talking, what, the equivalent of 60,000 barrels of oil a day? I had it closer to 75, but it's all clean, all green, and comes to tax time, there's gonna be a lot of advantages.
Look, Clint Drew and I can really do something with this one.
I mean it.
Hate to interrupt you, but got our new investors rolling in.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
Why don't you go ahead and, uh, we'll meet you up there.
We'll finish up.
Thanks.
Okay.
Yeah.
So This is what you want to run off and do? Build a wind farm? It wouldn't just be myself, dad.
Bob and I would be partners.
Okay.
Okay.
Dad, come on, now, we talked about this.
Look, Drew wants to go chasing rainbows, that's fine, but we don't have to follow him.
We'll keep it in the company, we'll keep it in the family.
Look, we have to be free to come and go.
To hire and fire and do all of it without a corporation looking over our shoulder the whole time.
This thing, gentlemen, will be a loser for all of us, unless Unless we do it the way that I always have, which is moving fast and being decisive.
No one's gonna tie you up in red tape, and you'll move the way you need to move.
But you're gonna answer to one person, and that's me.
And I'm gonna expect results.
From both of you.
Do we have a deal? You found it, Drew; It's your call.
Son.
What the hell are you guys doing out here? This is private property.
We're out of here right now.
Just wanted to see what one of these things look like up close.
It's a thing of beauty.
So this is where they keep all the money.
Look at you.
You're having fun.
This wind stuff is so new, you can twist it any way you want.
If you'd brought this to me years ago, we'd be rolling in it by now.
Yeah, but, dad I know, I know, I know.
It's real.
I'm just saying.
Now I will be right here.
And you're gonna be you're gonna be right over there, okay? Now, you're just steps away in case you need anything.
Look, it's the best I could do for now.
Oh, yeah.
We'll keep you out of sight and out of mind till we get this thing off the ground.
Down the line, we will do better, I promise.
Sure, yeah.
Tell you what, why don't you buy me a steak before you throw me in the box? Sure, yeah.
You can drop me at the airport after? All right, top gun, I got some ideas about that green stuff myself.
What do you know about algae? Let's grab a bite.
Have some conversation.
Actually, I'm headed over to the airport, Clint.
I got to meet with some survey people about the land in midland.
Well, I can drop you after.
If we run late, you can take my plane.
How about that? Sure, yeah.
You gonna be all right here? Fine.
Well, you must be Robert the world traveler.
I'm sorry.
Where where's Lindsay? Stepped out.
I'm Gretchen.
Heard there's a wedding.
Yeah, we're getting married.
I gotta say you're as cute as my sister advertised.
Darling Hmm? Are you gonna grab me a towel or should we make other arrangements? Look, we can deal with this.
She's here to be part of the family.
We'll give her something to do that keeps her out of the way, and, um, we'll make sure to lock the bathroom door during showers.
You don't understand.
She'll ruin this.
It's always some little thing, some thread that she trips across and realizes that it's important to you and it means something to you.
Then she doesn't stop until she's unraveled it all.
Hello? Hello? Hello.
Hello.
Hello? Hello? Hello? Thank you for the ice cream, Robert.
So, Lindsay ask you to get me out of the house? No, of course not.
Hmm.
You're not a good liar, Robert.
It's okay.
I know she doesn't want me here.
Look, Gretchen, I don't know what's happened in the past, but the fact is is that this time it's gonna be different, okay? This is your sister's wedding.
You mess that up, you don't have a sister anymore.
Look at you.
You don't even know me.
So what'd she tell you? Tell you about the birthday story? And the graduation story and your grandparents' anniversary and church camp.
Church camp.
Oh, she really doesn't want you to like me.
Should I? No, Robert, you shouldn't.
I'm a big ol' mess that everyone has to manage.
I get it.
You think I enjoy that? That I like having my sister tell you what a screw-up I am before we even met? So why don't you show her that she's got you all wrong? She doesn't have me wrong, Robert.
I know it's impossible for you to understand this 'cause you're just like she is; you know how to be around people.
You know how to act and feel normal.
But all that stuff is hard for me.
I'd like to go to dinner with my friends and not end up screaming at someone.
I'd like to wake up in the morning and not feel like I'm all by myself.
And I would like to come home for my sister's wedding, and her be happy to see me.
I know you don't have one, so you probably don't know this, but there is somebody like me in every family.
Hey, buddy, how's it going? Fine.
You see that blinking light, huh? You see that number 14 next to it? You know what that is? That's the 14 voice mails I left you telling you to come to my office and sign these damn papers.
You afraid to pick up? Or are you under the impression we should try to stuff a secretary into this cubicle with you? I answered it.
It just beeped.
Oh.
Well, it's comforting to know that our alternative energy efforts are being spearheaded by a man who can't operate a telephone.
These have to be witnessed by a corporate officer.
I guess Bob didn't feel like doing it before he left, so you sign at the bottom of each page.
I sign after you.
You know, I, uh, I spoke with some of your references.
They all say very nice things.
Sounds like you really know your stuff.
I like to think so.
Of course, the problem is it's not really a business, is it? It's really more of an experiment.
I do all right.
Do you? I mean, you certainly put a few of these things together.
What was it, five I think I read? Sounds about right.
Very impressive.
And yet here you are, a middle-aged man in a little cubicle in a cheap suit.
You'll have to forgive me if it doesn't make it seem like a business I want to be in.
You have a nice day there, Mr.
Gardner.
Well, well, well, the wind man.
Good morning.
How'd you hook up with Bob? Just this deal or you know each other for a while? Pretty recent arrangement.
He's a hell of a kid.
Lot of spirit, lot of guts.
Yeah.
Problem is he never had a role model.
Been flying all over the place.
We get him focused, he's gonna be dangerous, man.
What about his father? What about him? Well, you said he never had a role model.
What about his father? Trash.
Abandoned him and the mother when he was just a kid.
He never told you his story? No.
Well, I probably shouldn't be talking out of school.
You ask him.
He'll tell you.
You coming? I just remembered something.
Hi, I was on a flight from midland to Houston this morning and I seem to have lost my phone.
That's right, flight seven.
Uh-huh.
All right, well, can you call me back if you do? It's very, very important.
Thank you.
You serious? What? You're not smoking in here.
I'll just put my head out the window.
I'll be like driving around with your dog.
Your smoking dog.
Gretchen, no! Okay.
Can we just drop the uptight thing for one day, Hmm? You're clean and you're perfect and you're getting married.
I get it.
You win.
Do you really have to rub my nose in it? Look, I know we're not good at this.
I don't know why.
Maybe it is my fault.
As long as you're here, can we just both try to make it different? What do you want me to do, Lindsay? I already put the cigarettes away.
I was wondering if you wanted to be my maid of honor.
Really? Wow! I can't believe this! Really?! Yes! Oh, my God, yes! Oh, my God, I don't even know what to This means so much, you don't even know.
I'm going to give you the best toast.
And there's this poem I could read you.
And I've been working on this song.
If we have a keyboard, for your first dance Wait.
I can do this, Lindsay.
I promise.
I promise.
Where you been? We're in the front door.
We're not even close to being safe.
It's a little early to start disappearing.
I guess I abandoned you.
That's what I do, right? What are you talking about? Why would you say that? And to him of all people.
I'm sorry.
Who? Your father-in-law.
Seems to think I wasn't a very good dad.
Is that what you told him? Is that what you think? Don't you ever, ever say I abandoned you! I was there for you when no one else was! Really?! What do you want me to tell him, dad? That I had a perfect childhood? Because, oh, I don't know, I could pick a pocket by the time I was six? Or maybe because every time we went to a new town he let me choose a new name all by myself? Do you have any idea how many deals I pulled you out of before the roof caved in? Or out of jail? You remember that? Why was I in jail, dad? Because I did what you asked me to do.
Aw! What you taught me to do.
And the only houses that you ever pulled me out of were houses you set on fire.
You want to know the truth? Yeah, yeah.
You abandoned me.
Oh.
We get all the way to the end zone, and you decide you want to play house.
We ought to be counting our money right now.
Instead, I'm climbing the walls of that damn box.
And what would we do with all that money, dad? What would we do then? Is it supposed to be just me and you forever, is that what you want? 'Cause I don't want that! I want something more, dad, and I always have.
Look, it was a stupid back story.
I don't understand why you're getting so bent out of shape over this one little detail.
I know you don't.
That's the problem.
What do you want, son? Hi, Lindsay.
This is Joanne in registration at Greenfield High School.
I checked the records that you requested for those years.
Unfortunately, we don't show a Robert Allen.
If you have any more questions, you can give me a call, or more information to work with, and I'll try to help you out as much as I can.
All right, thank Automated voice: Messages erased.
Gretchen, hey.
You surprised me.
At least you're not naked this time.
Yeah.
Greenfield high school is that where you went? Briefly.
Oh, it's sad they could just forget you like that.
I wouldn't forget you if you went to my High School.
Is Lindsay here? Yeah, she's out back, measuring.
We're getting along now.
I'm going to be her maid of honor.
Going to say a toast at the wedding.
Gretchen, that's fantastic.
Who's John? Excuse me? I found this in your car last night.
That's my work phone.
I've been looking for that.
Thanks.
Oh, yeah, I redialed the last number.
John.
He called you son.
Is John your dad? Because I thought your dad was dead.
John is a business associate.
He calls everybody son.
You know how Texans are everybody's family.
Okay.
You know what, fine.
See, this is where it could all go wrong, but why? She's happy, you're happy, I'm happy.
Yay.
I guess I just forgot that rule son.
I'll have to remember that Son.
Am I getting it right? Yeah.
Yeah, I think you got it right.
Son, son, son, son, son.
Come to Greenfield High School, son.
You got a message from my High School.
Oh.
Robert, I'm sorry.
I was looking for, um I wanted, um Is it better if I just admit to snooping? Lindsay, we're married.
There's no such thing as snooping.
It's just, I was working on the guest list, and I realized I couldn't think of a single person to invite for you, because you never talk about where you came from, so then I remembered Lindsay, it's fine.
I got nothing to hide.
Anything you want to know, just ask me.
The High School has no record of me.
I, uh, I could have told you that.
If you didn't go there, why do you have their yearbook? Because it's the only one I was ever in.
Scoot.
We, um, we moved around a lot.
We never started and finished the same year in one place.
I never sat for one picture, but this one time, while I was at Greenfield, somehow I made it into the book.
I wasn't even there long enough to learn people's last names, Linds, but in my 12 years of school, they're the only ones who put me in an annual.
I don't think I actually know a single person in this thing.
I just like that for once there was a record of me.
You know, something I could keep.
I never have a good day at work.
Congratulations, man.
Thank you.
Want another one for your friend? Yeah, bring us both one, man.
We're celebrating.
Sweet.
That makes me sad.
Don't be.
All this stuff, this life that's what's brought me here to you.
Lay the young blue bodies Hey.
There he is.
With the old red violets Oh, yeah.
So I ordered us another one.
All right.
Yeah.
So what was I talking about, man? I'm afraid of everyone You were telling me about your father.
Yeah.
Yes, I was.
All right, tiger, time to go home.
Not to hurt anybody I like but I don't have the drugs So you never really had any friends growing up? I had my dad.
Oh, my God.
All we've been talking about is putting on a wedding so that my parents could be there, and I never even thought about the fact that maybe the whole reason you wanted to elope was because yours couldn't.
No, no, this is not about my mom or my dad or people that I went to High School with.
This wedding was about us and you knowing that I wanted to be here forever.
I mean, we're putting on this whole wedding isn't there anybody I could call for you? Long lost friend, or college buddy, or someone from work? I'm afraid of everyone There is this one guy.
I'm afraid of everyone with my shiny new star-spangled Oh, my gosh, that's great.
Well, give me his information and I'll get a hold of him.
Listen, I've got a monster on my hands.
Might need a little help with it.
Yeah.
Millions.
Tens of millions, each.
No, I don't think he'd come.
No.
No, Bob's doing his own thing.
I'm taking this one down alone.
Oh, come on.
It's perfect.
Yeah? I'll be right back.
Hey, Frank! Frank! Frank Colston! You owe me $25,000, you son of a bitch! Get the hell off me, Greg! What the hell's going on here, guys? What's the problem? This son of a bitch sold me a phony deed.
That's what the problem is.
I need you to calm down.
Officer, I have no idea what he's talking about.
I have never seen this man before in my entire life.
No, Frank, don't try to pull anything, 'cause it won't work this time, baby.
Hey, calm down.
My name is Robert Allen.
I have no idea who Frank whoever is.
I'm actually just coming back from getting married.
No, man.
No, don't listen to him.
- No, I have no idea who this guy is.
- He's a con man.
His name is Frank Colston.
He robbed me.
Sir! Sir! He robbed me! He robbed me! Calm down.
I apologize, but you got the wrong guy.
You're mistaking me for somebody else.
You son of a bitch! That's it.
You're coming with us.
That's it.
You lying bastard! You okay? Yes, I'm fine.
I'll get you, man! I'll get you.
Arrest him, man.
No.
Okay.
Have a nice day, sir.
Thank you.
What on earth? I have no idea.
Some guy just went nuts.
I come on.
Limo's waiting.
We're so bad.
Hey.
Sorry about that.
We're, uh We're newlyweds.
Welcome home, Mrs.
Allen.
Who should we tell first? I don't know what to say.
Guys, we weren't trying to exclude anyone.
You know, it was very spur-of-the-moment.
Do you have any idea how many weddings we have endured? We drove 22 hours just to get to your cousin's wedding in Atlanta in July.
Ted Pickler's daughter's wedding.
Oh, God.
And that cake that made everybody sick? Wait, so you're upset because we didn't make you drive forever or eat a disgusting cake? I'm upset because we did all that to be there for distant relatives, for family friends, for people we barely knew.
You're our own daughter, and you didn't even invite us.
Personally, I love that it was all a blur.
From the minute you got down on your knee to the minute you carried me in the house, we never stopped moving.
It's actually the perfect wedding for us.
Everything's always a blur.
What does that mean? You know Don't you feel like, when you're gone, it's almost like being underwater? Everything's sort of slow and heavy.
And then you're here, and it's like coming up for air.
I think you just described drowning.
I'm just saying, most people live like they've got forever.
We live like we've got a plane to catch.
It's kind of exciting.
So you like that I'm gone so much? Are you kidding? I hate it.
But I've learned to love the blurs.
And in between, I've gotten good at holding my breath.
No, this isn't something that should have felt like a blur.
Why? Why can't we do it our way? I don't need to cut a cake to know that I love you.
No, I'm not talking about clichés, Linds.
I'm talking about A day when you open your eyes and you realize that that day is your wedding day.
I'm talking about that feeling that everything's been arranged.
You know, everything is in its place, and for that one day, it's all for you.
Look, I want you to have that moment when you step into the aisle and all the heads turn to face you, and suddenly, everyone loses their breath at once.
And that moment, when They announce your new name, when you become this This new person, it should be in front of people who knew who you were and care about who you are becoming.
Bob's home.
Hey.
What are you guys doing? Mom's showing me your wedding.
Oh.
You guys look like celebrities.
Supposed to be pulling pictures for a genealogy project, but Grace sidetracked me into watching this instead.
Oh.
Hey, baby.
Hi.
There I am look.
And there's grandpa.
Is he crying? We should do it over.
What? Look, this is the beginning of the rest of our lives together, and I don't want you to feel like you had to fit that in between breaths.
You remember all that? The day you and Grace became mine? It was the best day of my life.
You're serious? I want this to feel like the best day of your life.
But it already does.
You're allowed more than one.
"Lone Star: S01E02" "One in Every Family" Original Air date 27 September, 2010 You said that we could try it my way, Dad.
This is my way.
Yeah, but that must be new.
So, you married one woman and you've taken a million dollars from your new job to buy land in the middle of the town where you just fleeced everybody.
I didn't take the money, pop.
I invested it.
You are begging to get caught.
Will you look at this, please? Will you please look at this, dad? It is the perfect cover.
Cover? Cover for what? Your plan is to not steal money.
What's the point? Because I don't have to steal.
Okay, look.
This wind farm thing is going to generate enough for us to pay back people in midland, pop, while Thatcher still turns a profit.
Are you hearing yourself? Look, if you want to bend the rules a little bit, I snagged a key on a nice little foreclosure.
I bet we could sell that place ten times a day.
Now, you know I don't look as good as you do in a jacket.
You jump in this thing, I bet we can take down 25k like that.
Come on.
What's better than that sweet moment when those good folks cross your palm with those checks, the only two people in the world know better are you and me? Dad This will work.
It's one thing to get in and out quick, but you're talking about running a game with no exit.
You think they're watching you now? Wait till they found out you spent their money.
Dad, I have a plan for all of it.
I'm putting it together just like you taught me.
I'm going to let them discover the money I took, and when they call me on it, I'm going to quit.
And the way we're going to play this, Clint will give us whatever we want in order to get us back, because by then, he won't just be chasing me and some wind farm deal; he'll be chasing his own son.
Whoa.
We? What do you mean, "we"? Well, yeah, dad.
I mean, there's big moves here.
You know, I can't do it all by myself.
Why in the hell would I do that? I mean, if I want to go to prison, I'll go for stealing money, not giving it back.
I'm done running, dad.
I'm going to stay here, okay, and I am going to sew this thing up, and I am going to build a life for myself.
The payoff for me is getting to have you be a part of it.
I know exactly the moment you're talking about, dad, when the deal is done and I look up and I see you and know that we've pulled it off.
It can still be the two of us, dad.
You just need to figure out what you think that moment's about.
Is it about the money? Or is it about you and me? My office, now.
You go and invest more than $1 million of my money without telling anyone.
I made a mistake.
You better believe you made a mistake.
I didn't pull my fortune out of the dirt so you could toss it around like monopoly money.
No, the mistake is that I, uh I don't belong here.
Look, I understand that there's a process at a big company.
I get it.
You got votes, you got boards, you got committees.
But, Clint, that's just not the way that I know how to work.
Now, look, I I I genuinely appreciate this opportunity, but I, uh I think it's best if we part ways while we're still friends.
As for the money, you'll have it back with interest Friday.
You will see documentation by the end of the week.
Look, no hard feelings, right? No, Bob.
None at all.
All right, just need two more initials right there and there.
There and there.
There and there.
And I'll need the check for $3,500 for first and last months' rent and damage deposit.
$3,500 first and last month.
$3,500.
As we discussed, it's being fumigated today, but you'll be all good to move in tomorrow.
You'll be good to move in tomorrow.
Be all good to move in tomorrow.
Excited? Pleasure doing business with you.
You have a nice day, now.
Hello.
You realize we're talking about putting me inside a major corporation, right? We're gonna need, uh, operators, white plastic, sandbox, everything.
Dad, everything's already in motion.
Does this mean you're in? Well, you want me to pull this off, I'm gonna need more to work with than your little packet here.
What do you want? I want everything.
Just help me understand this.
We just moved you in there.
Mm-hmm.
Is this because of the way he obsesses over details It's not about your father, Cat.
i can talk to him.
Its You have to trust me on this.
In the long run, this is the best thing, okay? This better be good.
No, no, no, I'll be right there.
I mean, maybe it was because they were those European beers, you know? Aren't they, like, more alcoholic or something? Yeah, judging by the look of your car, I'd say that they are.
You're putting me in a really tough spot here, Drew.
I know, Bob.
Listen, man, I'm sorry.
All right? Dude, I wasn't ev I wasn't even drunk.
This girl sent me this picture.
No, I don't, I don't need to see it.
I was counting on you.
Drew, I have I have an opportunity here.
Okay? And I need someone that I can trust.
You can trust me, Bob.
Really? Because we're sitting in a police station.
Look at that.
Now tell me you wouldn't crash your car if somebody texted you that.
How does she even do that? I mean Drew, Drew, listen.
The thing is, is that this opportunity, right, it it requires good judgment.
Good excuses aren't gonna save us when we're out on our own.
What do you mean, "when we're out on our own"? I mean, he was barely over the limit.
Barely.
There has to be a margin of error with these things.
I'm afraid they're very accurate.
I understand.
And I respect your decision either way, you know that.
My family has always been a huge supporter of the force.
We host the ball every year, we lead the donations every Christmas.
Hell, I mean, daddy hunts with the chief once a month.
I guess I was just wondering if it isn't worth checking the equipment one more time.
Officer James, this is I I know who she is.
I was in Drew's class in High School.
Oh.
I'm sorry, I have a hard time remembering all of Drew's friends.
I asked you out, like, four times.
Really? Well, I was just explaining that we're going to let Mr.
Thatcher go with a warning tonight.
Save everybody a boatload of paperwork.
For a DUI? I don't mind the paperwork, sir.
Not at all.
Tonight it won't be necessary.
Just a warning, officer.
Is that clear? Yes, sir.
I traded my self-respect to get you out.
You want to drink again, you call someone else.
Cat, I said I'm sorry, all right? Listen, this isn't gonna happen again.
Seriously.
Yeah.
You got Susan and Ross and your dad's pals from work.
And Stephanie marsh? Did you guys ever make up after you had that fight? Mom, I want to keep this small.
Well, then you should've been a little less charming your whole life.
You're worried about Robert.
Got, like, 100 people on my side and ten on his, and they're all just the husbands or boyfriends of my friends.
Well, he needs to give us some names.
I mean, I know he doesn't have his parents, but he can't have no one.
I mean, he's a salesman.
He's a people person.
What about his work buddies? He's never mentioned anyone.
Well, what about his High School or college friends? Not that I know of.
Well, where did he graduate? Did he go to his reunion? I don't know.
He never talks about that stuff.
Your cousin Jeff what's his girlfriend's name? Stacey.
Don't invite her; They broke up.
Uh, what's Jeff's major? Communications.
Why? And what was his roommate's name? Andy.
Why are you all stuck on Jeff? 'Cause you seem to know more about your cousin from Iowa than you do about the man you're marrying.
Greenfield High School.
Hi.
Uh, my name's Lindsay Allen.
I was calling because I have a question about someone who would've been a graduate in 2000.
Hey.
Kind of busy here, Drew.
Sorry.
I just, uh, I wanted you to know Bob thinks I ought to see this wind farm thing through with him.
You kidding me? This guy's unbelievable.
Why, 'cause he wants me? Drew.
So, what, you don't think I should do it? Of course not.
Drew, why do you think I shot that idea down in the first place? I don't know; 'Cause it wasn't oil? 'Cause it was a terrible deal.
Yeah, well, Bob didn't think so.
And I didn't think so, either.
In fact, I thought I could've made it work if you'd have let me.
Drew, look, man, I don't want you to fail, all right? You bring me something solid, I will be your biggest supporter.
I'll hold you to that.
Yeah, I'll tell you what, let's grab lunch today, all right? We can talk about some ideas.
Can't.
I got to go meet Bob, take a look at how this whole thing would come together.
Drew, don't.
Just gonna hear him out, man.
Have you even thought about what dad would say if you told him you were leaving to sign up with Bob? Not sure he'd even notice.
45 minutes late.
Only reason there's an opening in this deal is 'cause the guys giving it up are too slow or stupid to make money.
So if you want to take their spot Whoa, whoa, whoa, son! Who the hell are you, anyway? John Gardner.
I'm the technical advisor.
Well, John Gardner, I'm Clint Thatcher.
And I'd think twice before you call me slow or stupid.
Oh, I am terribly sorry, Mr.
Thatcher.
We were expecting some investors Get Bob.
He's with his partner.
Dad.
What are you doing here? So you walk out the door with a deal, now you want to take my son, too? I'm not trying to take anybody, Clint.
No, no.
No, this is Drew's deal, and he has every right to see it through if he wants to.
No, no, fellas, this is my deal.
You bought in with my money.
Yeah, and you're getting every penny back and then some.
I know what this is, see.
You think you hooked a big one fishing from my boat.
Now you're gonna get off and you're gonna keep it for yourself.
No, I I didn't hook anything.
Drew hooked it, and he hooked it for you.
Look, I I worked for Thatcher for four days, I could see the potential in it.
You ignored it and Drew for four years? Hey, hey No, no, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but that tells me everything I need to know about working for Thatcher oil.
This thing's a money pit.
Huge upfront costs, then by the time you're up and running, all your technology's already outdated.
You're kidding, right? No, I'm not kidding.
This field's ten years old, it's pulling 1.
8 gigawatts, and it's a shadow of the new site Bob's targeted.
What's your wind signature like? Seasonal sustained at 25 knots through a 75-mile corridor.
The new five-megawatt turbines will pull four gigawatts from a fully operational field.
So we're talking, what, the equivalent of 60,000 barrels of oil a day? I had it closer to 75, but it's all clean, all green, and comes to tax time, there's gonna be a lot of advantages.
Look, Clint Drew and I can really do something with this one.
I mean it.
Hate to interrupt you, but got our new investors rolling in.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
Why don't you go ahead and, uh, we'll meet you up there.
We'll finish up.
Thanks.
Okay.
Yeah.
So This is what you want to run off and do? Build a wind farm? It wouldn't just be myself, dad.
Bob and I would be partners.
Okay.
Okay.
Dad, come on, now, we talked about this.
Look, Drew wants to go chasing rainbows, that's fine, but we don't have to follow him.
We'll keep it in the company, we'll keep it in the family.
Look, we have to be free to come and go.
To hire and fire and do all of it without a corporation looking over our shoulder the whole time.
This thing, gentlemen, will be a loser for all of us, unless Unless we do it the way that I always have, which is moving fast and being decisive.
No one's gonna tie you up in red tape, and you'll move the way you need to move.
But you're gonna answer to one person, and that's me.
And I'm gonna expect results.
From both of you.
Do we have a deal? You found it, Drew; It's your call.
Son.
What the hell are you guys doing out here? This is private property.
We're out of here right now.
Just wanted to see what one of these things look like up close.
It's a thing of beauty.
So this is where they keep all the money.
Look at you.
You're having fun.
This wind stuff is so new, you can twist it any way you want.
If you'd brought this to me years ago, we'd be rolling in it by now.
Yeah, but, dad I know, I know, I know.
It's real.
I'm just saying.
Now I will be right here.
And you're gonna be you're gonna be right over there, okay? Now, you're just steps away in case you need anything.
Look, it's the best I could do for now.
Oh, yeah.
We'll keep you out of sight and out of mind till we get this thing off the ground.
Down the line, we will do better, I promise.
Sure, yeah.
Tell you what, why don't you buy me a steak before you throw me in the box? Sure, yeah.
You can drop me at the airport after? All right, top gun, I got some ideas about that green stuff myself.
What do you know about algae? Let's grab a bite.
Have some conversation.
Actually, I'm headed over to the airport, Clint.
I got to meet with some survey people about the land in midland.
Well, I can drop you after.
If we run late, you can take my plane.
How about that? Sure, yeah.
You gonna be all right here? Fine.
Well, you must be Robert the world traveler.
I'm sorry.
Where where's Lindsay? Stepped out.
I'm Gretchen.
Heard there's a wedding.
Yeah, we're getting married.
I gotta say you're as cute as my sister advertised.
Darling Hmm? Are you gonna grab me a towel or should we make other arrangements? Look, we can deal with this.
She's here to be part of the family.
We'll give her something to do that keeps her out of the way, and, um, we'll make sure to lock the bathroom door during showers.
You don't understand.
She'll ruin this.
It's always some little thing, some thread that she trips across and realizes that it's important to you and it means something to you.
Then she doesn't stop until she's unraveled it all.
Hello? Hello? Hello.
Hello.
Hello? Hello? Hello? Thank you for the ice cream, Robert.
So, Lindsay ask you to get me out of the house? No, of course not.
Hmm.
You're not a good liar, Robert.
It's okay.
I know she doesn't want me here.
Look, Gretchen, I don't know what's happened in the past, but the fact is is that this time it's gonna be different, okay? This is your sister's wedding.
You mess that up, you don't have a sister anymore.
Look at you.
You don't even know me.
So what'd she tell you? Tell you about the birthday story? And the graduation story and your grandparents' anniversary and church camp.
Church camp.
Oh, she really doesn't want you to like me.
Should I? No, Robert, you shouldn't.
I'm a big ol' mess that everyone has to manage.
I get it.
You think I enjoy that? That I like having my sister tell you what a screw-up I am before we even met? So why don't you show her that she's got you all wrong? She doesn't have me wrong, Robert.
I know it's impossible for you to understand this 'cause you're just like she is; you know how to be around people.
You know how to act and feel normal.
But all that stuff is hard for me.
I'd like to go to dinner with my friends and not end up screaming at someone.
I'd like to wake up in the morning and not feel like I'm all by myself.
And I would like to come home for my sister's wedding, and her be happy to see me.
I know you don't have one, so you probably don't know this, but there is somebody like me in every family.
Hey, buddy, how's it going? Fine.
You see that blinking light, huh? You see that number 14 next to it? You know what that is? That's the 14 voice mails I left you telling you to come to my office and sign these damn papers.
You afraid to pick up? Or are you under the impression we should try to stuff a secretary into this cubicle with you? I answered it.
It just beeped.
Oh.
Well, it's comforting to know that our alternative energy efforts are being spearheaded by a man who can't operate a telephone.
These have to be witnessed by a corporate officer.
I guess Bob didn't feel like doing it before he left, so you sign at the bottom of each page.
I sign after you.
You know, I, uh, I spoke with some of your references.
They all say very nice things.
Sounds like you really know your stuff.
I like to think so.
Of course, the problem is it's not really a business, is it? It's really more of an experiment.
I do all right.
Do you? I mean, you certainly put a few of these things together.
What was it, five I think I read? Sounds about right.
Very impressive.
And yet here you are, a middle-aged man in a little cubicle in a cheap suit.
You'll have to forgive me if it doesn't make it seem like a business I want to be in.
You have a nice day there, Mr.
Gardner.
Well, well, well, the wind man.
Good morning.
How'd you hook up with Bob? Just this deal or you know each other for a while? Pretty recent arrangement.
He's a hell of a kid.
Lot of spirit, lot of guts.
Yeah.
Problem is he never had a role model.
Been flying all over the place.
We get him focused, he's gonna be dangerous, man.
What about his father? What about him? Well, you said he never had a role model.
What about his father? Trash.
Abandoned him and the mother when he was just a kid.
He never told you his story? No.
Well, I probably shouldn't be talking out of school.
You ask him.
He'll tell you.
You coming? I just remembered something.
Hi, I was on a flight from midland to Houston this morning and I seem to have lost my phone.
That's right, flight seven.
Uh-huh.
All right, well, can you call me back if you do? It's very, very important.
Thank you.
You serious? What? You're not smoking in here.
I'll just put my head out the window.
I'll be like driving around with your dog.
Your smoking dog.
Gretchen, no! Okay.
Can we just drop the uptight thing for one day, Hmm? You're clean and you're perfect and you're getting married.
I get it.
You win.
Do you really have to rub my nose in it? Look, I know we're not good at this.
I don't know why.
Maybe it is my fault.
As long as you're here, can we just both try to make it different? What do you want me to do, Lindsay? I already put the cigarettes away.
I was wondering if you wanted to be my maid of honor.
Really? Wow! I can't believe this! Really?! Yes! Oh, my God, yes! Oh, my God, I don't even know what to This means so much, you don't even know.
I'm going to give you the best toast.
And there's this poem I could read you.
And I've been working on this song.
If we have a keyboard, for your first dance Wait.
I can do this, Lindsay.
I promise.
I promise.
Where you been? We're in the front door.
We're not even close to being safe.
It's a little early to start disappearing.
I guess I abandoned you.
That's what I do, right? What are you talking about? Why would you say that? And to him of all people.
I'm sorry.
Who? Your father-in-law.
Seems to think I wasn't a very good dad.
Is that what you told him? Is that what you think? Don't you ever, ever say I abandoned you! I was there for you when no one else was! Really?! What do you want me to tell him, dad? That I had a perfect childhood? Because, oh, I don't know, I could pick a pocket by the time I was six? Or maybe because every time we went to a new town he let me choose a new name all by myself? Do you have any idea how many deals I pulled you out of before the roof caved in? Or out of jail? You remember that? Why was I in jail, dad? Because I did what you asked me to do.
Aw! What you taught me to do.
And the only houses that you ever pulled me out of were houses you set on fire.
You want to know the truth? Yeah, yeah.
You abandoned me.
Oh.
We get all the way to the end zone, and you decide you want to play house.
We ought to be counting our money right now.
Instead, I'm climbing the walls of that damn box.
And what would we do with all that money, dad? What would we do then? Is it supposed to be just me and you forever, is that what you want? 'Cause I don't want that! I want something more, dad, and I always have.
Look, it was a stupid back story.
I don't understand why you're getting so bent out of shape over this one little detail.
I know you don't.
That's the problem.
What do you want, son? Hi, Lindsay.
This is Joanne in registration at Greenfield High School.
I checked the records that you requested for those years.
Unfortunately, we don't show a Robert Allen.
If you have any more questions, you can give me a call, or more information to work with, and I'll try to help you out as much as I can.
All right, thank Automated voice: Messages erased.
Gretchen, hey.
You surprised me.
At least you're not naked this time.
Yeah.
Greenfield high school is that where you went? Briefly.
Oh, it's sad they could just forget you like that.
I wouldn't forget you if you went to my High School.
Is Lindsay here? Yeah, she's out back, measuring.
We're getting along now.
I'm going to be her maid of honor.
Going to say a toast at the wedding.
Gretchen, that's fantastic.
Who's John? Excuse me? I found this in your car last night.
That's my work phone.
I've been looking for that.
Thanks.
Oh, yeah, I redialed the last number.
John.
He called you son.
Is John your dad? Because I thought your dad was dead.
John is a business associate.
He calls everybody son.
You know how Texans are everybody's family.
Okay.
You know what, fine.
See, this is where it could all go wrong, but why? She's happy, you're happy, I'm happy.
Yay.
I guess I just forgot that rule son.
I'll have to remember that Son.
Am I getting it right? Yeah.
Yeah, I think you got it right.
Son, son, son, son, son.
Come to Greenfield High School, son.
You got a message from my High School.
Oh.
Robert, I'm sorry.
I was looking for, um I wanted, um Is it better if I just admit to snooping? Lindsay, we're married.
There's no such thing as snooping.
It's just, I was working on the guest list, and I realized I couldn't think of a single person to invite for you, because you never talk about where you came from, so then I remembered Lindsay, it's fine.
I got nothing to hide.
Anything you want to know, just ask me.
The High School has no record of me.
I, uh, I could have told you that.
If you didn't go there, why do you have their yearbook? Because it's the only one I was ever in.
Scoot.
We, um, we moved around a lot.
We never started and finished the same year in one place.
I never sat for one picture, but this one time, while I was at Greenfield, somehow I made it into the book.
I wasn't even there long enough to learn people's last names, Linds, but in my 12 years of school, they're the only ones who put me in an annual.
I don't think I actually know a single person in this thing.
I just like that for once there was a record of me.
You know, something I could keep.
I never have a good day at work.
Congratulations, man.
Thank you.
Want another one for your friend? Yeah, bring us both one, man.
We're celebrating.
Sweet.
That makes me sad.
Don't be.
All this stuff, this life that's what's brought me here to you.
Lay the young blue bodies Hey.
There he is.
With the old red violets Oh, yeah.
So I ordered us another one.
All right.
Yeah.
So what was I talking about, man? I'm afraid of everyone You were telling me about your father.
Yeah.
Yes, I was.
All right, tiger, time to go home.
Not to hurt anybody I like but I don't have the drugs So you never really had any friends growing up? I had my dad.
Oh, my God.
All we've been talking about is putting on a wedding so that my parents could be there, and I never even thought about the fact that maybe the whole reason you wanted to elope was because yours couldn't.
No, no, this is not about my mom or my dad or people that I went to High School with.
This wedding was about us and you knowing that I wanted to be here forever.
I mean, we're putting on this whole wedding isn't there anybody I could call for you? Long lost friend, or college buddy, or someone from work? I'm afraid of everyone There is this one guy.
I'm afraid of everyone with my shiny new star-spangled Oh, my gosh, that's great.
Well, give me his information and I'll get a hold of him.
Listen, I've got a monster on my hands.
Might need a little help with it.
Yeah.
Millions.
Tens of millions, each.
No, I don't think he'd come.
No.
No, Bob's doing his own thing.
I'm taking this one down alone.