- Is he here yet? - No.
- You scared him. - I gotta take a massive piss.
Dude, any excuse for you to pull that thing out.
Anyone got any beer?
We finished them all back at school. Besides, you've had enough.
I've got one. It's not cold, but it's yours if you want it.
All you gotta do is sit up, beg, roll over and shake that booty.
- Thanks a lot, Eric. - Anytime, anywhere.
- This is gonna be sweet. - I'm glad I thought of it.
You're animals. Just because he's new.
You've talked shit the whole time. Why don't you be quiet?
You know how it is. Nobody's forcing him to show up.
What if he doesn't? I want to go back to the dance.
Belinda, why don't you go back to the dance by yourself?
I wasn't talking to you, Dean.
You know I don't dance.
It's true. I've seen him bust a move. It ain't pretty.
But a brother like me is ready to get his freak on. What you say?
Put it away before you hurt somebody.
Like yourself.
He's here!
All right, here he comes.
Hey, check out the Safari Joe truck.
I can't wait to see you fly!
Hey, nice shirt, Opie.
You're late.
I thought I said be here at 10, but you know...
When I say be here at 10, be here. Can you remember that next time?
If there is a next time!
Dean! Is he always like that?
Always, man. So how about it? You ready to fly?
Wait up, baby!
Let me get on your back. Giddyap! Giddyap!
Okay, here's the deal.
You're gonna jump from up there into here.
That's it, and you're one of us. Okay?
- You ready? - Yeah.
All right. All right.
Let's do this, okay?
It's cake, man. Hell, I'm jumping with you.
- How deep is this? - I don't really know.
Let's go find out.
Let's do it.
Yeah! Shit, yeah!
Come on, let's go!
Jump!
- You done this? - We've all done it.
- I hope you had your Wheaties! - You guys gonna do this tonight?
On three.
One.
Two.
Three!
Oh, shit.
Landon, he's hurt!
- Is he okay? - Landon, get down here!
- What the hell? - Dean, what the hell?
- You guys, he's hurt! - Come on, man!
- I told you it was a bad idea! - Get him out of the water!
- Hurry up! - Is he dead? What are we gonna do?
Help me!
- Get him over here! - There's a pipe. He must have hit it!
Get him out of the water!
Watch his head! Watch his head!
Hey, who's down there?
Tracie, come on!
Central, we've got trespassers. Send a squad car.
Come on, Landon.
Come on!
You guys, just take him!
Give me his arms!
I got him.
We gotta get out of here.
- Go! Get out of here! - Landon, come on!
I told you not to do this!
Calm down.
Belinda, let's go!
Come on, get in! I'm driving.
Damn it!
Shit!
Put your hands on the wheel.
You know, Mama, my leg really hurts today.
I don't think I can go anyplace.
- Maybe I should call your father. - No.
I'm not talking to him.
This has gotta stop between you two. You can't do that. You need a father.
Let us be thankful today that a life was saved by our Lord.
And let us pray for the lives of the others involved...
...who are clearly not on the path of righteousness.
- So how's the leg, man? - It's good.
I can't believe you were in jail.
- What'd you tell them? - It was a nice night for a drive.
Ended up at the cement factory, found Gephardt.
Tried to help him, got spooked.
Figured I'd leave before they thought I was involved.
Gotta hand it to you. You're a Jedi Master of bullshit.
Damn, that Jamie Sullivan sure has style.
Wore that dress in the fourth grade.
It's the quiet ones you gotta watch.
She might put it on a brother like a Pop-Tart.
A little maintenance, she might not look bad.
Nice sweater.
Thank you.
A student claims you were drinking on school property.
Lucky for you, Clay Gephardt isn't talking.
The factory owners aren't pressing charges. At least not today.
I said I'd arrange appropriate punishment.
What, are you gonna expel me?
Not yet.
Besides attending class, you will help our janitorial staff after school.
- For pay? - For the inner satisfaction it brings.
Saturdays, you'll tutor students at our sister school.
You'll take part in the drama club's final event.
The spring play?
It's time you experienced other things.
Started spending time with other kinds of people.
Don't blow it, Landon.
This is a device made of plastic wrap, a coat hanger and Wite-Out.
- Does anyone know what it is? - It's a star frame.
This is a star frame.
It will help you locate stars with your naked eye.
Mercury and Jupiter can be seen just over the west horizon after sunset.
Bet you can see angels up there, flying around.
There are things that could be called miraculous.
The more Einstein studied the universe, the more he believed in a higher power.
Well, if there is a higher power...
...why can't he get you a new sweater?
He's too busy looking for your brain.
Laugh, it's a joke.
- Let's get out of here. - I gotta stay.
Principal's gone. Let's make some moves.
Come on. Come on.
I don't know. The custodian thing kind of suits you.
Thanks, buddy. Thank you.
Look at the chart, you'll see Halley's comet.
Okay, so I'll see you at school.
My parents aren't home, if you want to come inside.
Come on, Belinda. Nothing's changed.
I know. I just thought...
It's over.
Yeah. Whatever.
Okay.
Good morning, Landon.
Landon, wake up!
Come on. Up, up, up, up!
Up!
It's Saturday, no school.
Tutoring.
Let's try this again.
Which of these are similar triangles? This one or that one?
What do you think?
Man, I think this is bullshit!
Makes two of us.
Do you wanna buy some raffle tickets?
I'm trying to raise money to buy Jefferson new computers.
No.
So I saw you in there with Luis.
And I know it can be difficult...
...but maybe you should back into it from somewhere else.
Are you gonna go visit Clay Gephardt?
That would be a no.
They moved him from the hospital to a rehab place.
Is this your idea of small talk?
If so, your social skills need work. No one made him jump.
- It's called peer pressure. - How do you know?
You read it in your precious book?
Please don't pretend like you know me, okay?
But I do. I do.
We have all the same classes since kindergarten.
Why, you're Jamie Sullivan. You sit at lunch table seven.
It's not the reject table, but it's definitely self-exile territory.
You have exactly one sweater. You look at your feet when you walk.
And for fun, you tutor on weekends...
...and hang out with the Stars and Planets kids.
How's that sound?
Fairly predictable. Nothing I haven't heard before.
- You don't care what people think? - No.
I don't know what your problem is. Miss Garber has nice hooters.
This is bullshit. Thanks.
I can't wait to see you in stage makeup. That's gonna be cool.
- Be back in an hour. - Tell them to do West Side Story.
Get that nice big-booty girl from Selena. Maria! Maria!
This year's spring musical is about fiery passion and blazing Tommy guns.
Written by our own Eddie Zimmerhoff. Words and music by Jamie Sullivan.
It tells the story of Tommy "The Gun" Thornton in Prohibition-era New York.
Eddie, perhaps...
Mr. Carter, better late than never. Please join us.
Sure.
Now then, let's see...
Jamie will be our Alicia, a mysterious club singer.
- Sally will be playing Caroline. - Congratulations.
And Landon will read Tommy Thornton.
No. No. See, I didn't plan on acting or anything.
When did you know, Tommy?
IKnow what?
That we were in love.
Love?
Baby, you don't want to fall in love with a guy like me.
It's too late. I'm crazy about you.
I'm breathing it, drinking it all in. Aren't you?
I don't know what I'm drinking, dollface, but if this is love...
...pour me another glass.
Are you trying to be bad at this?
No, just comes naturally.
All right, everybody, let's go to the end.
Don't even pretend you won't be great.
- Okay. I'll see you tomorrow. - All right. See you.
Bye.
- So would it kill you to try? - Yep, and I'm too young to die.
You don't care about classes, but you like school...
...because you're popular and you'll never be on top again.
- That's thoroughly predictable. - Your act only works on an audience.
Feeling Christian?
Seat belt?
- I forfeit. - Thank you.
Forty-two.
What do you mean, forty-two?
Forty-two is befriend somebody I don't like.
It's a to-do list I have for my life.
Like getting a new personality?
Join the Peace Corps, make a medical discovery.
Ambitious.
Be in two places at once, get a tattoo.
What's number one?
I'd tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
I've come...
...to see if you're ready.
Take a good look. The only thing I'm ready for is a dirt nap.
Ready to look into your heart, Tom Thornton.
Your words have been heard, and not just by me.
When you walked into...
Shit. When you walked into my club, that wasn't just a coincidence.
Nothing's coincidence, baby.
You know you're the only one who can make me sing.
Yeah, Miss Garber! You'll put Eric in all your plays!
Eric, I'll put you in all my plays!
Come on. Do you know I got three weeks to memorize all this?
You couldn't pull this off in three months! De Niro couldn't!
I didn't write it, okay?
But you're gonna make a jackass of yourself in front of everyone.
Look, I don't have a choice, so would you help me out, please?
I'm just busting on you.
I'll be there opening night, front row. And you can count on it.
With tomatoes.
Thanks, man.
Landon? Boys, can you help with these groceries?
- Yeah. - No problem.
Jamie.
What do you want?
I've known you for years. You've never been the first to say hello.
I need help with my lines.
- Landon Carter's asking me for help? - Yeah.
Okay, I'll pray for you.
Jamie, look...
You've obviously never asked anybody for help before, right?
A request like yours requires flattery and groveling.
It can't be about you. It has to be for the common good.
It is for the common good. Eddie Zimmerhoff deserves the best.
- Please? - Okay. One condition, though.
What's that?
You have to promise you won't fall in love with me.
- That's not a problem. - Okay. I'll see you today after school.
Landon Carter is coming here?
He's dangerous, careless, the worst kind of bully.
Daddy, what about forgiveness?
I thought we had discussed that I would decide...
...how I wanted to spend my time and my life.
It's him I don't trust, not you.
You gonna keep me out here all afternoon?
Come on in.
My script is in my room. I'll be right down. Make yourself at home.
Oh, yeah.
It's not likely.
That is one scary-looking...
- Jesus! - No, Jamie's father.
Hello, Mr. Carter. I understand you're the lead in the play.
Congratulations.
Thanks for letting me come over and run lines.
I didn't let you.
It's a school night. Let's get one thing straight, Mr. Carter.
You think that, on Sundays, I don't see you from where I stand.
But I see you.
I'll be in my office, just here.
Ready?
Yeah, let's go.
- Landon! Where have you been? - Nowhere.
- Hey, come here. - What's up?
- Are we cool? - Yeah, sure.
What the hell?
- What are you doing here? - I should ask you the same.
Do you normally walk alone in a cemetery at night?
Maybe.
Where you going?
Come and see.
Okay. What is that?
This is my telescope. I built it when I was 12.
Take a look.
Saturn. Very cool.
I'm planning on building a larger one so I can see the comet Hyakutake.
It comes this spring. Nobody knows when it'll be back.
Nature's miracles. I get it.
- Get what? - That you're into all this stuff.
This stuff?
I have my beliefs. I have faith, but don't you?
No. There's too much bad shit in this world.
Without suffering, there's no compassion.
Tell that to those who suffer.
This is what I love about early spring. Where those legs been hiding?
- She's trashy. - Well, if it isn't the Virgin Mary.
Here comes your leading lady.
Hey, Carter. So I'll see you after school?
In your dreams.
Hi. Where's your sweater?
Let's get out of here.
What's up, dude?
Come on, Jamie. Open the door, please!
What do you want?
- You're not in a good mood. - You don't miss a thing.
Listen, I was hoping we could run lines together.
Okay, but just not so anybody knows, right?
I just figured we could surprise everyone with how good I get.
We could be secret friends.
Exactly! It's like you're reading my mind.
Great. Maybe you could read mine?
Jamie, I can't just be your friend.
Landon, I thought I saw something in you. Something good.
But I was very wrong.
Damn it!
Sorry. Sorry.
You know the answer?
Come on, man, I know you know.
Okay. It's you, me and the basket.
We form the three corners of a triangle.
Take a step towards the basket.
Am I at the same angle to you and the basket as before?
- Yeah. - Are you?
- Yeah. - So, what did we just make?
- A similar triangle? - Yes. Okay, make me an isosceles.
You got it, two sides the same.
Okay, enough of this. Let's play.
I came to say I'm sorry.
Well, you did. Feel better?
No. I feel like shit.
You know what? I actually thought I wanted to be your friend.
And now I have no idea why. No idea.
I made that jump once.
I thought I was a badass.
I remember actually saying that I meant to belly flop.
Did it hurt?
Like hell.
Good.
So I guess I'll see you at school then.
- Pour me a drink, Joey. - You promised me, Tommy.
No more of your no-goodnik schemes.
You promised me we'd go to Paris.
I won't sit on my keister and watch the fat cats get rich.
Trust me. This is a sure thing.
That's it! We are through!
Go ahead and run your booze, you big dope!
And I hope you drown in it!
So you must be the new girl he's hired.
The singer?
You want some free advice about this one? Stay far away.
He's nothing but trouble in cheap spats.
Look, I ain't blaming you.
I ain't asking for forgiveness, either.
I just did what I had to.
When you walked out of the rain and into my club...
...that wasn't just coincidence, was it?
Nothing's coincidence.
Your face... You look so familiar.
Like this dame I knew once, only it wasn't real, it was a dream.
Tell me about this dream girl.
Well, I don't remember.
All I know...
...is you're beautiful.
The song, the song.
The dream.
Help me to remember.
Will you sing for me?
That was great.
Hi, kids.
Honey, I couldn't believe it. What a transformation.
Thanks, but please stop.
- Don't be home too late. - Okay. Thanks.
Okay, okay.
- Interesting rewrite you did there. - I did my best.
Your acting didn't suck either.
- Gotta go. Take it easy, man. - Okay.
- Landon, you were marvelous! - Thank you.
Landon? Fine performance, son.
- What are you doing here? - I thought we'd get a bite.
- I'm not hungry. - Don't walk away.
You taught me how.
Oh, my God.
Look who's here.
Don't look at him.
You don't want to stare too much.
I guess he doesn't want to sit with us.
- People can see. - That would ruin your reputation how?
What's that?
I'm reading books on Rothman's list of contemporary American authors.
- And how many books are there? - A hundred.
But then there's his British list and his European list.
So is this on your list, to read all these books?
Jamie, I'm trying here, okay?
Maybe...
Maybe I miss spending time with you.
- Maybe you inspire me. - Sounds like bull.
- Which part? - All of it.
- It's not. - Prove it.
Jamie!
- You've no idea how to be a friend. - I don't just want that.
- You don't know what you want. - You're scared someone wants you.
- Why would that scare me? - You couldn't hide behind books...
...or your fricking telescope, or your faith.
No. You know the real reason why you're scared?
It's because you want to be with me too.
We gonna get this party jumping!
Can you turn down Soul Train? Some of us are trying to work.
You really know how to bust a robot's groove.
It's all good because we'll get Club Landon and Club Eric jumping now.
What we got here?
Okay, okay, you're not feeling my hip-hop, but what the hell is this?
Jamie lent it to me.
You're listening to her people's music.
- Her people? - Yeah...
...her Bible-hugging, crucifix-wearing...
...honk-if-you-love-Jesus people.
- She's not like that. - Well...
...you got Belinda thinking that little lip action...
...between you and Jamie was kind of real.
What's with you? You don't have time for your real friends anymore.
I don't know, buddy. I'm just over it.
I'm sick and tired of doing the same shit all the time.
This girl's changed you, and you don't even know it, man.
- Let me guess, Belinda say that too? - No.
I did.
You.
Me.
What is it?
I got you something.
Thank you.
Well, I'll see you at school.
Okay.
- Mr. Carter. - Later, Reverend.
Boys like that...
...they have...
They have expectations.
The rules around here aren't going to change.
Fine.
You might not care what I say or think...
...but you should care about God's opinion.
I think he wants me to be happy.
Dad, it's just a sweater.
I'm going to make us some dinner, okay?
I talked to your dad today.
Said he saw you at the play for about 10 seconds.
Sending a check once a month doesn't exactly make him a father.
- Landon, there are a lot of reasons... - He left us.
You need to forgive him too.
Jamie Sullivan! Oh, me, oh, my, look at Jamie Sullivan.