I love it here.
I know you do.
I can feel my life, you know?
... pitch to Aderberg, and fall over the outside corner of the field.
He was expecting a home run. Pryor didn't say anything.
-Morning, Dr. Fowler. -Morning, Natalie.
-How you doing, boys? -Great!
Hey, Duncan, sure you don't wanna go?
-You wanna get in here? -No, he wants to stay here.
Scootch up, get in the middle there.
Come on.
-Bye, Dr. Fowler. -Bye.
You don't wanna wave goodbye?
Sweetie, what do you want for breakfast?
Cereal.
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Oh, boy!
You see what happened to this poor fella?
-What? -Well, look. He lost an arm.
The trap has nylon nets called "heads".
Two side heads to let the lobster crawl in.
And inside, what 's called a bedroom head holds the bait...
and keep him from escaping. You know the old saying:
"Two's company, three's a crowd"? Well, it 's like that.
More than two of these in a bedroom and something like that 's happen.
That 's why Frank can't leave these traps for more than a day.
Dad. Show him this one.
Now, the older females, like this old gal...
are the most dangerous especially when they're growing berries.
-Berries? -Yeah, eggs.
She can take out two males, no problem.
That 's when you get a lobster you can't sell.
But this fine lady, she has it easy...
because the state says we have to let her go.
Okay, now...
you think you can handle this?
Are you sure?
Okay, go ahead.
Put him in the tank.
Good!
-Higher, higher! -Higher!
I'll swing you higher.
-Is that high enough? -Yep.
-Ruth hates these. -What?
-I got the wrong kind of buns. -Maybe we could borrow hers.
What I would give to have back my youth.
Well, Willis, you never had that in your youth.
You can go play.
Father, you made it.
If I don't get to see you fellas here, I don't get to see you at all.
You want a beer?
No. I'm gonna go see if you mom needs any help, okay?
All right, good luck.
Excuse me. Can I help you with anything here?
-You can hand me that bowl, dear. -Great.
-This one here? -Yes, thank you.
I'm looking forward to that concert on Labor Day.
The music's so unusual.
It 's haunting, really.
It is, isn't it?
How did you learn about that...
...style? -At Brown.
I did my thesis on Eastern European folk music.
-I thought about becoming a teacher. -Why didn't you?
Mommy.
-Yeah, what are you eating? -Nothing.
-Is it good? -Yeah.
Swing me, swing me!
Okay, I'll swing you, Dunc. I'll be right back.
-So Mr. Strout mentioned you again. -I'll bet he did.
Still talks about you. Says you're the best can-packer he ever had.
Says you looked cute in that hairnet.
Excuse me, boys. An offering. Here, Father. Thank you.
That 's what Charles Senior is doing and...
Becky went to the hairdressing academy after high school.
Of course, after she got married...
she decided she wanted to stay home with the boys, you know.
She still loves doing hair, though.
Where do you go, Father?
I just go to Supercuts.
You can't request the same girl at Supercuts.
The boys are having a great time.
It was good of you to do this for them.
She hasn't brought them before cause she's embarrassed. She shouldn't be.
I wish you hadn't put up that monstrosity.
-We'll have to take it apart later. -The swing?
The swing.
Come on, Ruth! He's a kid. What do you expect?
"Happy birthday, here's a box. Drag it around for a while!"
He's a kid, he's like me. He wants it now.
Oh, the cake!
Great.
-Happy birthday, boy. Come here! -Daddy, Daddy!
Yeah, Duncan!
Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday, dear Duncan Happy birthday to...
Mom, I don't wanna go.
Shit. What 's he doing here?
Hey, Jase. Come on over here, buddy.
Daddy's taking us to the arcade.
I told you he'd come, buttface.
Jason, don't do that to your brother. Want me to do that to you?
We're supposed to meet at the house at 6:30.
I thought we were meeting here.
Alright.
You're welcome to stay and have some food. My dad's cooking.
Matt?
Should we do something?
No. It 's okay.
Well...
...l'll see you later, then. -Okay.
A little while.
She's not divorced yet, you know.
It 's the same thing. Maine has crazy laws, that 's all.
Anyway, he loves her boys.
-God, you don't think... -No, he's not gonna marry her.
Well, then what 's he doing with her?
She probably loves him.
Girls always have. Let 's just leave it at that.
Well, he won't listen to me.
I've asked him 3 times to dismantle that swing set.
Leave it up. Looks like ayoung couple lives here.
Well, he needs his head in school, not in her.
So to speak.
It would help if you were on my side.
I can be on your side.
I've got a needle!
-I've got a needle! -You don't need those.
Mr. and Mrs. Adamson?
You can put your shirt back on now.
Yesterday he was up and around all afternoon...
but today he tumbled.
He's fallen twice, I have all I can do to get him up.
He's weak.
Said when he couldn't work no more, he didn't want to live.
So, for awhile he sat and just mended our nets...
but he can't do that no more.
-How's you dad, Matt? -Oh, I'm sorry, doctor.
Now, Elwyn, you remember. Jesse Fowler passed away awhile ago.
We were at his funeral, remember?
Back in an hour, Janelle. I forgot my lunch.
Starting to become a habit.
You just missed him, Matt! He went home for lunch today.
Right. I forgot, he's got an interview.
Frank?
Hello?
Frank?
Yeah, Dad.
What are you doing here? I thought you were in Boston for an interview.
No. It was rescheduled.
Hi, Dr. Fowler.
Oh, hi.
Where are the boys?
They're with my mom.
Do you like coleslaw?
Have some more.
You sure?
We gotta...
Come on, son!
-There, I see him right there! -Hands up, chin up.
-Mom, I want to play! -All right, all right.
-Mom, there's Frank! -Here's your hat.
Wave, you guys.
-Mom, hurry up, I'm late! -I'm hurrying.
-Mom, I want to play. -All right, you'll play too.
But first watch...
Frank, did you tell your mom how good it was?
How good what was?
Frank had quite a time this afternoon.
Loved you coleslaw. Ate enough for two.
Well, that 's what it 's for.
-Hot dogs? -Yeah, I'll take one.
So, how are the kids? Things okay?
Yeah, they're fine.
Good. That 's good.
How was your interview?
-It was great. -Good.
Jason? Jason!
Here!
-She's such a brave girl. -That 's it. You're driving me nuts.
I've had lots of girlfriends and...
I don't understand why this one's any different.
I know you don't.
We're not serious, Ma.
No?
No.
It 's a summer thing.
I see.
-How'd did you get in this time? -Chimney.
Thank you.
What can I help you with?
I was just dropping that off for Jason.
What?
That.
I didn't know where he'd want to put it.
It 's about time he got it. What am I gonna do with it?
It 's really gonna mean a lot to him. He's really been improving lately.
Yeah, so I heard.
It would have been nice if you'd come to his game.
Well, I just got your message.
Where are they? With him?
That 's none of your business.
They're my boys, but they're none of my business.
You know what I mean.
I was thinking about moving back.
Here. With you and the boys.
What are you talking about?
What am I talking about? About moving back, that 's what.
I know what you're thinking. It 's different now.
How's the job? Your father take you back on at the cannery?
That 's funny. Still getting checks, aren't you?
Do I have to call my father's accountant?
Did you see my new rig out there?
It 's really nice.
It 's not exactly new. I traded David the truck for it.
Got room for all of us. Good grocery-getting car.
You wanna take a ride?
Richard, you don't change. You don't change, do you?
Change? No.
No, I don't change.
Everything around me changes.
You change.
You take my house...
and you take my kids...
and you fuck this other guy.
But me, I don't change at all.
-It 's not your house. -Oh, really?
No. And as far fucking goes...
who answered the phone the other morning?
-She... -Doesn't matter! It 's not working!
Nat, I just want a chance.
For what? So you can pretend to be a real father for a few days, and...
I am their real father! I am their father.
No, Richard. You know what defines a father? It 's what he does.
Not what he promises.
It 's being a positive, consistent presence.
A positive, consistent presence.
What does that mean?
I just don't get it.
But I'm not fucking a college boy, am I?
Look, you...
Can you just go now? I don't want you here when they get back.
You wouldn't want that?
No, you have to leave now.
Fine.
-I'll see you later, Richard. -Goodbye, Nat.
I've ignored our difference in age, but you play with those blocks.
I'm gonna start to worry.
You're not looking at the house. Look.
It 's not all mine, it 's part Mack.
What Mack was trying to achieve was a common area in the center.
Large open spaces aren't unique to Mack...
but the idea of separating the family...
so that the parents were on one side and the kids are on the other side.
So they all spill into the center. It 's brilliant. It 's...
I'm boring you, aren't l?
I was just thinking.
About what?
About you.
School.
What if I wait ayear?
Frank!
-A year won't make a difference. -You can't do that, Frank.
Why not? I've thought a lot about this.
I have, and...
No. You...
You told me it takes forever just to establish yourself.
Exactly. So what 's ayear in forever?
That 's twisted logic.
Do you know what Duncan said to me today?
You wouldn't be changing the subject, would you?
He said, "Frank, I don't think Jason really understands girls".
-Oh, he didn't. -He did.
Understands girls.
What did you say?
I just didn't know what to say to that.
I said, "Give him time, Duncan, he'll come around".
If this is how he is now, then we're in trouble.
What is this? Action Man?
Richard gave it to Dunc for his birthday.
Very good.
Okay, it 's 7:30. We should stop now.
Now remember, when you sing these words...
the way we feel about the harbor is the way...
the Balkans felt about the River Sava.
And listen to your tapes.
"Moilih Ta" is still very rough and we've got a 40-minute...
program to have ready by Labor Day.
Labor Day.
-And Anna? -Yeah, Mrs. Fowler?
Next time, duck.
Great.
Dad.
Is it acid? What are you putting in there?
-My God, what happened? -Frank, hold still.
-Dad. -This was her husband, wasn't it?
Ex. He dropped in.
You gonna press charges?
What 's to stop him from doing it again?
Did you hit him at all? Tell me you hit him.
-Just so he doesn't do it again. -I don't think I touched him.
-Jesus! Dad. dad. -So what are you gonna do?
-Take karate. -That is not the problem.
-Mom, you know you like her. -I like a lot of people, Frank.
What about the boys? Did they see it?
No, they were asleep.
Did you leave her alone with him?
He left first. She was yelling at him...
I believe she had askillet in her hand.
For God's sakes. Did you call the police?
-Not yet. -You didn't call them?
Well, I just got in. When did I have the chance to call the police?
-Where's the phone? -No, Mom. Don't call them!
They'll come over and scare the kids.
-You gotta call them. -It was ascuffle, wasn't serious.
-Like the relation isn't serious. -Ruth, now is not the time.
When is the time? After he knocks him into a coma?
-This is stopping now. -Oh, really?
Come fall, you're on a plane. Are you taking them with you?
What are the boys gonna think when you just disappear?
Easy, Mom.
Frank, this is not some sweetie from Vassar you can visit on holidays.
You're not in this alone.
And the sooner you end it, the better.
-What are we gonna do? -I don't know.
Well, you gotta talk to him, Matt.
I don't know.
Maybe he's right about scaring the kids.
Why don't we just sleep on it, deal with it tomorrow?
Are you gonna call the police or do I have to?
I just told you what I think. If you want to call them, call them.
It 's not the first time she's played around, you know.
-She's not with the guy anymore. -No, I mean from before.
-What do you mean? -You've heard the same things.
You seem to forget. I don't take my lunches in the teachers' lounge.
Maybe he still loves her.
Best part of the cod.
The outsiders, they won't touch it.
The summer fishermen. They're part-timers like Frank here.
Get in your hair.
As many as 80% of them now with licenses.
Should put up asign: "Stay in your own back yard, or lose your traps".
Henry is just sore because I catch about twice as much as he does...
with an old second-hand Boudreau.
Now don't you listen to him, son. That boat is fine. She was my first.
I kind of miss her sometimes. And that truck you're driving.
When you heading back to school, Frank?
Hello, Dr. Fowler.
-How you doing, Jason? -Good.
What 'd you pull?
Not too bad. About 40 pounds.
I haven't caught sight of you in days.
-You know where to find me. -When are you coming home?
Has it come to this?
Come to what?
You having to run errands for Mom.
I'm thinking of building a couple hundred more traps.
See if I can do better than break even.
It 'll take you more then 2 years to get an off-season license.
Unless Henry takes me on as his sternman.
-You think he'd do that? -Maybe.
It 's as good a life as any.
It was good enough for your father.
And sometimes things just skip a generation.
You don't think...?
You don't think you might need something more?
Why? So I can have an lvy League education like you, and...?
If it 's so great, why do you sneak out every day to come here?
I like spending time with my son.
I don't know, Dad.
It 's just... I don't know.
She's a wonderful girl.
And that 's what I see.
Frank! How long will you be parked here?
I'd like to unload.
-Give me a hand? -Yeah, sure.
You can't hypnotize the cards into changing, Matt.
Christ! Bet, or Carl'll start.
"The beggar's dog and the widow's cat...
Feed them and thou wilt grow fat.
The gnat sings his summer's song, poison gets from slander's tongue.
The poison of the snake and newt is the sweat of envy's foot.
The poison of the honey bee is the artist 's jealousy."
All right, Carl. Two bucks.
I tell you, man, you gotta get out of this Blake thing.
-You're in a rut. -Don't get him started.
Whenever I do my own stuff, you guys bitch and moan.
-That 's not true. -We love your stuff. It 's great.
-Carl? -I'm in.
Everybody in? Frankie, you in?
Guess I'm the winner.
Always the quiet ones.
Deal.
Come on. Come on.
Don't mind me. Your father's snoring.
Eat. You must be hungry.
I'm not hungry.
Coffee?
So you talked to her?
And? How is she?
She's great.
Frank, I just want to tell you that we...
That I liked her.
Do like her.
She's a wonderful girl.
Ma, you're not gonna have this conversation with me...
right now, are you?
-Good night. -Good night.
Okay.
All right. No, that 's fine, sir, I'll send right away.
Okay. I'm very excited. I'm...
It 's a beautiful campus and I'm preparing already.
Yes, Thank you, thank you, sir.
Yes, well, compared to your models...
It doesn't compare to your models, but...
I am. I'm aware of the Lautner house.
Yeah. Excuse me, sir, can you hold on one second?
Jase?
Jase, what is it?
Okay, Jason, stay put.
I'll be right there. Stay put.
He just... he just pushed me.
-He didn't hit me. -He didn't hit you?
Great. We should throw a party for him. He didn't hit you.
-We're calling the police. -No, wait, wait!
-We're calling the police. -No, I don't...
I don't know what I want to do.
I hate this. I hate the kids seeing this.
-I don't know what to do! -Listen.
It 's okay, it 's okay.
I'm here now. I'm here now. It 's all right.
I'm not going anywhere.
Okay.
It 's all right.
Mom!
-Go upstairs with the kids. -No. Frank...
I'm not letting him in the house! Go upstairs!
It 's better if he doesn't see you. Go upstairs!
Don't let him in. Don't let him in.
-Go. -Frank, don't let him in.
Open the door!
Frank?
Frank, buddy. You in there?
Sorry about what happened. All right?
I apologize. I'm sorry about what happened. Now open the door.
-Richard, leave. -Open up.
-Leave now! I'm not letting you in. -Open the door!
She left! And I'm calling the police if you don't leave.
Just go.
All right. All right.
Get out, motherfucker!
Read him astory, I'll be right back.
-I don't want to stay here! -You have to.
You have to stay here! Look at me! You're staying here, okay?
Read him astory.
Where is she?
You're fucking lying! Where is she? Natalie!
Put that away! Put that away!
Mommy!
There's a Mrs. Strout on line two. She says it's very Important.
Natalie?
Great.
"Your fear of death is but the trembling of the shepherd...
when he stands before the king...
whose hand is to be laid upon him in honor.
Is the shepherd not joyful beneath his trembling...
that he should wear the mark of the king?
Yet is he not more mindful of his trembling?
For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind...
and to melt into the sun?
And what is it to cease breathing...
but to free the breath from its restless tides...
that it may rise and expand and see God unencumbered?
Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing.
And when you have reached the mountaintop...
then you shall begin to climb.
And when the earth shall claim your limbs...
then shall you truly dance."
Can I get you anything?
-Where's Ruth? -She went to lie down, Matt.
Excuse me.
My next guest is a very talented man who'll performed live this month...
at the Montreal Comedy Festival, "Just For Laughs".
Please welcome Anthony Clarkl
Some more?
-How we doing? -So nice I Wawl
-They're good people. -They really are.
Some ofthem were packing, but we've cleared that up.
-That's good. -So, what's been on?
Actually I've been out with Ricky Martin "Living the Vida Loca".
When you hang out with Ricky people speak Spanish to you...
and i think that's cool after three years of Spanish in high school...
Matt, I'm gonna go to lunch.
Can I get you anything?
No, I'm fine.
Are you sure?
Yeah, I'm okay.
Okay.
Don't worry. I didn't make them.
-I wanted cheese. -What? Oh! That 's mine.
Sorry.
You got back to work so quick. It 's no too soon?
I can't stay home.
-So, how's business? -You know. Same old crap.
Got held up again. You know that.
-No, I didn't. -Yeah. They got 75 bucks.
Were you on the till?
They'd have gotten something else if I'd been on the till.
So how you doing? You don't write or call. Where'd the love go?
Nag, nag, nag.
They set the bail hearing yet?
-Sometime in the next few days. -Are you going?
I don't know.
Davis says it 's a formality, really.
I haven't talked with Ruth about whether or not we ought to go.
If it 's too much for Ruth, I'll come with you.
Thanks. It 'll be all right.
Davis says it 's a formality.
The criminal trial set yet?
-October. -October?
-That 's what they tell me. -Christ, they take their time.
-He's in there now. -They're keeping him busy, I'm sure.
You know where they'll move him once he's sentenced?
You got any tabasco?
Anita! Tabasco!
Shit!
Next weekend we really want you to come up to the camp.
Katie's insisting. Not to pressure you, but if you don't come...
she'll invite her sister and that idiot, and...
I'll wind up insulting him again.
The future of my family is in your hands.
Let me ask Ruth.
-How was your day? -Fine.
I had lunch with Willis.
-It was really great to see him. -My day was fine too, thanks.
Sorry, did you say something?
Katie and Willis invited us up to the camp for the weekend.
I said I'd check with you, in case we were doing something else.
That sounds fine.
We don't have to go.
You don't want to?
Yeah, I want to.
Then tell them yes.
I thought you might be busy getting the girls ready.
AI right. The next matter is the state of Maine vs. Richard Strout.
The record should reflect the defendant was...
incarcerated in Knox County Jail without bail since...
the 17th of July. We're here for a bail hearing.
Mr. Davis, given the fact we have avery crowded trial calendar...
I suggest we do both bail hearing and probable cause hearing today...
at 2:00. So unless I hear any objection on the contrary...
I'd like to set it for 2:00...
and we will take testimony of your witness at that time.
I...
I closed the door.
I walked through my room.
I heard some yelling. I heard yelling. Heard yelling.
I got to the stairs...
and then I heard...
I heard the shot.
-And Richard... -I'm sorry.
-Richard... -Could we go back just a minute?
Mrs. Strout, you said you heard the shot.
You heard the shot? Did you actually witness the accident?
Objection. There are no grounds to indicate this was an accident.
Sustained. Strike the word "accident" from the record.
Rephrase your sentence, Ms. Keyes.
Mrs. Strout, in the police report you stated...
that you had witnessed the firearm discharge.
Did you witness the firearm discharge?
I thought you said there'd be ajury trial sometime in October.
If he was incarcerated...
the judge would have set an October court date...
to save the county the cost of housing him as an inmate.
But with bail, unfortunately, the court date is always later.
You mean there's nothing we can do about this?
You let him walk out, and we're supposed to sit here?
We can't appeal bail. It 's just not set up that way.
The state's bail code is to ensure future court appearances.
In this case, Strout 's family put up a great amount of property as bail.
That, along with his ties to the community...
made it hard to convince the judge there was a risk of flight.
Now, you can file a civil suit. I recommend it.
But not now. After the criminal trial.
And when will that be?
Well, honestly, could be anywhere from 12 to 18 months.
My God.
You're confident you can put him away for good then, right?
The things she said in there.
What 's the damage?
The way this is going, potentially... manslaughter.
Jesus Christ!
He killed our son!
-He... It was no accident! -Ruth, Ruth.
How long will he be sent away for?
That 's hard to say. Anywhere from 5 to 15 years.
But we're confident we'll get the maximum.
-So even with good behavior... -5, 10 years? Are you crazy?
Dr. Fowler, Mrs. Fowler, I'm sorry.
-I understand. -No, you don't.
No, you don't.
-Doctor, what were you expecting? -I have no idea.
Dr. Fowler, how do you feel about Strout 's bail?
Dr. Fowler, have you had contact with Mr. Strout?
How's Mrs. Fowler handling this?
-Dr. Fowler! -Please! No more questions.
Can you believe this?
I ask those idiots to leave and no one budges, not one.
What are we supposed to do, make them sandwiches?
-What are you asking for? -What?
If you want them to leave, tell them to leave.
-Okay, I'll tell them to leave. -Good.
They never come up to the standard.
Andso they're always disappointed. Always.
They're never doing enough or working hard enough...
they never behaved right enough, were never a good enough father...
or husband. And not only can they not please themselves...
sad to say, nobody else can please them either.
-You slept late. For you. -Yeah, I took one of your pills.
You never do that.
Well, there it is in black and white.
You should read some of the things he says. It 's unbelievable.
I'd better be going.
Where? It 's Saturday.
There's some stuff I have to catch up on at the office.
I won't be long.
Do you want your receipt?
Natalie?
I hope I'm not disturbing you.
Not at all.
Could you break a 50, please?
Excuse me.
Thank you, dear. Could I possibly have another bag?
Sure.
Yeah, well, I was just...
Just wondering how you're doing.
I tried to reach you.
We're at my mom's house now.
-I wanted to call you. -No, that 's... It 's okay.
Dr. Fowler, l...
Yeah, I know.
I didn't lie.
I didn't lie the first time. It was...
It 's how it came out.
Mrs. Fowler?
Can I get a pack of Marlboro Reds?
How are the boys?
They all right?
I gotta go.
I'll see you.
So how much of this is yours?
You ask me that every time.
You know the cove on the other side of the cabin?
All the way to the other shoreline. Almost 350 acres.
Know what it went for when I bought it?
You don't want to know.
Oh, and that 's little Charles down at the pool.
He figured out how to get down to the pool on the elevator...
by himself.
You must have been very proud.
That 's Shannon waiting in line for, Oh, my God, that roller coaster.
-You know that one? My God. -Were the lines very long?
Sometimes. 60 minutes and upwards.
Unless, of course, you got the... FastPass.
What 's the FastPass?
Well, you know, you got all these different kingdoms there.
So you take this FastPass. It 's kind of a laminated card.
You put into a machine, and it tells you when to come back so...
so, you know, you don't have to wait in line. You just go right in and...
You guys ever go to Florida?
How many grandchildren do you have now?
Well, all right, there's little Charles and Shannon...
the three older ones, and the babies...
That 's eleven.
It must be wonderful.
Willis always says, "I guess there's no danger of us dying off".