HEY, LOOK, LARRY.
LOOK AT THIS, IT'S AN INDIAN HEAD QUARTER.
THAT'S GOT TO BE WORTH A FORTUNE.
CHRIS, THERE'S NO INDIAN HEAD QUARTERS.
THAT'S GEORGE WASHINGTON.
OK, MR. NEUMISMATIC, THEN EXPLAIN THE HEADDRESS?
IT'S A PONYTAIL.
OH, WOW.
WELL, THIS HAS TO BE RARE THEN.
GEORGE WASHINGTON DRESSED UP AS A WOMAN.
WHAT ELSE IS IN HERE?
LOOK AT THIS, LARRY.
[chuckles]
IT'S AN OLD PLAYBOY MAGAZINE.
YOU KNOW WHAT, BUDDY?
THIS IS A LITTLE GIFT FROM ME TO YOU
BECAUSE YOU'RE MARRIED TO SHARON
AND PROBABLY NEED IT A LITTLE MORE THAN I DO.
AHA. I KNEW IT. HERE IT IS.
THE BEATLES DID DO HEY JUDE.
[chuckles] PAY UP.
JEEZ, I COULD HAVE SWORN IT WAS PETER & GORDON.
WHAT'S THIS?
LOOK, LARRY,
IT'S A PICTURE OF ME AS A BABY WITH A COUPLE OF PILGRIMS.
CHRIS, THEY'RE NOT PILGRIMS, THEY'RE AMISH.
AMISH?
WELL, I... I DON'T EVER REMEMBER MEETING ANY AMISH PEOPLE
WHEN I WAS 1.
WHAT ELSE IS IN HERE?
JUST A COUPLE OF PICTURES AND THIS, A RECEIPT.
LET ME SEE THIS.
"ONE BABY...
"BOY EMMETT.
10, 0, 0, 0."
LARRY, LARRY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS?
NO, BUT I HAVE A FEELING YOU HAVE SOME STUPID THEORY.
LARRY, ALL THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE ARE THERE.
PUT 'EM TOGETHER.
AND IT'S NOT ONE OF THOSE DIFFICULT PUZZLES EITHER,
LIKE... LIKE, THE KITTEN WITH THE MARBLES.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYIN'?
I'M SAYIN' THAT THE PETERSONS BOUGHT ME FROM AN AMISH COUPLE
FOR $10,000 ON THE BLACK MARKET.
THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT.
LARRY, IT ALL MAKES SENSE.
THAT'S WHY I DON'T HAVE ANY BROTHERS
OR... OR ANY SISTERS.
THEY WERE TOO CHEAP TO BUY ANY MORE.
LARRY, LOOK. LOOK AT DADDY. I'M HIS SPITTING IMAGE.
CHRIS, YOU LOOK NOTHING LIKE THIS GUY.
WELL, COME ON, YOU MAKE HIS BEARD A LITTLE BLONDER,
YOU TAKE AWAY THE BLACK UNSTYLISH CLOTHING,
GIVE HIM SOME SNAPPY SPORTSWEAR FROM BANANA REPUBLIC
AND YOU GOT ME. CHRIS, THIS IS CRAZY.
I'M NOT CHRIS.
I'M EMMETT.
A HEALTHY WHITE AMISH BABY
SOLD TO A COUPLE OF TWO-BIT CARPETBAGGERS.
LARRY, I'M ADOPTED. HOLD ME.
¶[Stand by R.E.M. playing]
[bicycle bell ringing]
¶ STAND IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE ¶
¶ NOW FACE NORTH
¶ THINK ABOUT DIRECTION
¶ WONDER WHY YOU HAVEN'T BEFORE ¶
¶ NOW STAND IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU WORK ¶
¶ NOW FACE WEST
¶ THINK ABOUT THE PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE ¶
¶ WONDER WHY YOU HAVEN'T BEFORE ¶
¶ STAND IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE ¶
¶ NOW FACE NORTH
¶ THINK ABOUT DIRECTION
¶ WONDER WHY YOU HAVEN'T BEFORE ¶
¶ NOW STAND IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU WORK ¶
¶ NOW FACE WEST
¶ THINK ABOUT THE PLACE WHERE YOU LIVE ¶
¶ WONDER WHY YOU HAVEN'T BEFORE ¶
¶ STAND IN THE PLACE WHERE YOU ARE ¶
¶ SO STAND
WELL, I FINALLY KNOW THE TRUTH,
MR. AND MRS. PETERSON.
I KNOW I'M GONNA REGRET THIS QUESTION, GLADYS,
BUT, JUST WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT, CHRIS?
WELL, FOR OPENERS,
YOU'RE NOT MY REAL MOTHER AND FATHER.
OK, FOR CLOSERS THEN.
HOW CAVALIER, HOW LAISSEZ-FAIRE,
HOW PLOOKIE PLOK.
HONEY, WE'D NEVER BE PLOOKIE PLOK WITH YOU.
OH, MA, YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT UP A FRONT FOR ME ANY LONGER.
THOSE DAYS ARE GONE, LONG FORGOTTEN.
LIKE MY SIZE 4 UNDERPANTS.
I NOW KNOW THE HIDEOUS, UGLY, TRAGIC TRUTH.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
I FOUND OUT
THAT I'M ADOPTED.
[sobbing]
ARE YOU NUTS, BOY?
OH, DON'T TRY TO DENY IT, MR. PETERSON.
IT'S OBVIOUS WE LOOK NOTHING ALIKE.
OH, YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING.
FOR BETTER OR WORSE, WE'RE MIRROR IMAGES.
OH, YEAH. I BELIEVE THAT.
AND I GUESS SCOTT THORSON WAS BORN
LOOKING EXACTLY LIKE LIBERACE.
LOOK, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT YOU'VE HAD EXTENSIVE PLASTIC SURGERY
TO MAKE YOURSELF LOOK MORE LIKE ME.
GOD, DAD, THAT'S FIENDISH.
CHRIS, HAVEN'T WE WARNED YOU
TO ALWAYS CRACK A WINDOW WHEN YOU USE MAGIC MARKERS?
I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M EVEN TALKING TO YOU.
YOU'RE MY LANDLORD.
OUR CONVERSATIONS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO STUFF LIKE,
"HERE IS MY RENT CHECK, SIR.
"MY SINK IS STILL BROKEN.
GOOD MORROW TO YOU."
CHRIS, DON'T BE AN ASS, WE'RE YOUR PARENTS.
LYING IS ONLY GONNA MAKE IT WORSE, MA.
BUT THEN AGAIN, I GUESS,
MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN A LIE, HASN'T IT?
ALL THAT MATTERS NOW IS THAT YOU ADMIT IT.
COME ON, DAD. BE A MAN. ADMIT IT.
DEAR, THERE'S NOTHING TO ADMIT.
TO... TO EMMETT? EMMETT.
YOU... YOU JUST CALLED ME EMMETT.
NO YOU DID. I HEARD YOU. I HEAD EMMETT.
CLEAR AS A BELL. YOU CALLED ME EMMETT.
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,
YOU FINALLY LET YOUR GUARD DOWN.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
OH, I'M SUDDENLY SO DISORIENTED.
EVERYTHING SEEMS ALIEN TO ME.
[sighs]
YOU'RE JUST A LITTLE GOOFY
BECAUSE YOU HAVE AN EMPTY STOMACH.
WHY DON'T I FIX YOU A SANDWICH?
I'M SORRY, MA'AM.
I'M NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE LUNCH FROM STRANGERS.
I THINK I KNOW WHAT HAS TO BE DONE NOW.
THANKS FOR 30 YEARS OF SHELTER, CLOTHING,
AND 3 SQUARE MEALS A DAY OF
LIES!
[sobbing]
GLADYS, UNLESS YOU THINK
I SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT THIS,
I THINK I'LL GO TAKE A NAP.
PLEASANT DREAMS, DEAR.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST USE A SUITCASE, CHRIS?
FOR THE LAST TIME, I'M NOT CHRIS, I'M EMMETT.
AND I HAVE TO TRAVEL ALL THE WAY TO
PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY
TO BE REUNITED WITH MY NATURAL AMISH PARENTS.
BUT UNTIL THAT TIME,
I MUST CARRY ALL MY BELONGINGS
IN A SIMPLE HANDKERCHIEF TIED TO A STICK,
FOR AT THIS POINT I AM NOTHING BUT A LOWLY BASTARD HOBO.
COMPRENDE?
IT'S IRONIC THAT YOUR SPANISH
WAS THE MOST DECIPHERABLE THING
IN THAT WHOLE SPEECH.
CHRIS, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU'RE GOING THROUGH WITH THIS.
LARRY, I HAVE NO CHOICE.
I CAN'T REST UNTIL I AM REUNITED WITH MY TRUE PARENTS
IN MY ANCESTRAL HOMELAND.
THE PETERSON'S ARE YOUR TRUE PARENTS.
I'M 99.9% SURE OF THAT.
YEAH, BUT IT'S THAT POINT TWO-THIRDS
THAT'S SENDING ME BACK TO THE BOONIES.
THIS IS A CRAZY THOUGHT.
FORGIVE MY WILD IMAGINATION, BUT HAS IT EVER OCCURRED TO YOU
THAT PERHAPS YOU'RE WRONG?
WELL, YEAH, ACTUALLY THAT DID OCCUR TO ME,
BUT WHEN I CONFRONTED FRED AND... AND WHAT'S HER NAME,
THEY JUST DENIED IT.
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT GUILTY PEOPLE DO
WHEN THEY SWEEP ADOPTED DIRT UNDERNEATH THE RUG.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHY I'M TELLING YOU THIS
BECAUSE TECHNICALLY YOU'RE NOT EVEN MY FRIEND.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY CHRIS PETERSON'S FRIEND.
JEEZ, I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER FRIENDS
THEY HAVE ON THE PAYROLL.
THAT'S AN INSULT.
I WOULDN'T BE YOUR FRIEND FOR ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY.
WELL, THAT WASN'T EXACTLY PHRASED RIGHT
BUT YOU GET THE POINT.
WELL, WHATEVER, I'M OFF TO THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY.
AND, PLEASE, DON'T TRY TO STOP ME.
AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT TELL FRED AND GLADYS
BECAUSE IT WOULD DESTROY THEM.
THEY'VE GROWN FOND OF THIS CHARADE
CALLED CHRIS PETERSON.
WELL, DON'T YOU THINK THEY'LL NOTICE THAT YOU'RE MISSING?
NOT FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
BESIDES, THEY'D JUST TRY TO TRACK ME DOWN
AND BUY ME BACK.
EVERYTHING IS MONEY WITH THOSE PEOPLE.
SO PROMISE, OK?
OK, I PROMISE.
[chuckles] OH.
ATTABOY.
LOOK, IF YOU'RE EVER NEAR
THE, UH, PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY, WHY DON'T YOU LOOK ME UP.
DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHERE
THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY IS?
WELL, NOT EXACTLY, I... I HAVE A FEELING
IT'S SOMEWHERE NEAR THE TROUBLED GAZA STRIP.
I'LL FIND IT.
MAMA. EMMETT'S HOME.
HMM, I WONDER WHAT'S KEEPING CHRIS?
I PUT HIS BREAKFAST DOWN THIS MORNING
AND IT'S GETTING COLD.
OH, HE'S PROBABLY OFF WATCHING A MINISERIES SOMEPLACE.
HELLO?
MR. AND MRS. PETERSON? HI.
I'M NOT INTERRUPTING ANYTHING, AM I?
WELL, YEAH, LARRY. UH, GLADYS AND I WERE
JUST SITTING HERE TRYING TO FIGURE
HOW TO GET THE BUGS OUT OF THE HUBBLE TELESCOPE.
MR. PETERSON, YOU ALWAYS CRACK ME UP.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU, LARRY.
WHAT'S NEW?
IS YOUR OLD MAN STILL RUNNING AROUND
WITH THAT REDHEAD? FRED.
MR. AND MRS. PETERSON, DO YOU KNOW HOW IT IS
WHEN YOU HAVE A TERRIBLE SECRET GNAWING AT YOU?
NO.
AND YOU'VE GOT TO TELL SOMEBODY?
OH, FRED AND I HAVE LOTS OF HORRIBLE SECRETS
WE KEEP FROM EACH OTHER.
THAT'S RIGHT. I DON'T MIND A BIT.
I GOT FEW THAT WOULD KNOCK HER SOCKS OFF.
GOD, I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE. I'M WRACKED WITH GUILT.
LARRY, DID CHRIS EVER MENTION OUR SHORT ATTENTION SPAN?
IT'S JUST THAT HE MADE ME PROMISE NOT TO TELL YOU.
NOT TO TELL US WHAT?
YEAH, OUT WITH IT, BOY. COME ON.
OK, OK, YOU'VE BROKEN ME.
HE'S RUN AWAY FROM HOME.
CAN YOU DO THAT WHEN YOU'RE 30?
CAN YOU HAVE PAPER ROUTE WHEN YOU'RE 30?
HEY, DON'T MAKE ME GET UP FROM THIS TABLE.
WHY WOULD CHRIS RUN AWAY FROM HOME?
TO FIND HIS REAL PARENTS. HE THINKS HE'S BEEN ADOPTED.
I THOUGHT WE'D CLEARED THAT UP.
YES, THAT'S NOT ONE OF OUR HORRIBLE SECRETS.
WHAT ABOUT THE PICTURE OF HIM WITH THE AMISH COUPLE?
WHAT THE HELL'S HE TALKING ABOUT?
YOU KNOW, THE PICTURE OF CHRIS AS A BABY
BEING HELD BY AN AMISH COUPLE? HE FOUND IT IN THE ATTIC.
SO WHAT?
WE'VE ALSO GOT A PICTURE OF HIM WITH SANTA CLAUS.
THAT MUST BE FROM OUR VACATION
IN THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. WE WENT THERE
WHEN THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CLOSED DOWN REPTILE LAND.
AND WE TOOK A PICTURE OF HIM WITH AN AMISH COUPLE
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS AGAINST
EVERY FIBER OF THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS.
YEAH, THEY PROBABLY GOT THROWN IN THE HOLE FOR IT.
NOW I GET IT.
YOU GUYS TOOK A VACATION
TO PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH COUNTRY
WHEN CHRIS WAS A BABY
AND TOOK A SOUVENIR PICTURE OF HIM WITH AN AMISH COUPLE.
NICE WORK.
MAKE SOME MANTLE SPACE FOR THAT NOBEL.
OH, NO.
NOW CHRIS HAS GONE OFF TO FIND SOME STRANGERS,
AND WE'RE NEVER GONNA SEE HIM AGAIN.
I WOULDN'T HOLD MY BREATH.
BUT MR. PETERSON, DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND,
YOU'VE GOT TO GO FIND HIM AND BRING HIM BACK.
LOOK, BOY, THE ONLY THING I'VE GOT TO DO
IS DIE AND PAY TAXES.
OH, FRED, SPARE US THE TIRED OLD CLICHES.
PUT ON YOUR STREET SHOES.
WE'RE GONNA GET OUR CHRIS BACK.
[birds chirping]
UH, MAMA, WE'VE, UH, BEEN STANDING OUT HERE
STARING AT EACH OTHER FOR 10 MINUTES.
AREN'T YOU GONNA INVITE ME IN?
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THIS IS MY HOME NOW, TOO.
MARTA? WHO GOES?
PAPA, IS THAT YOU?
OH MY GOD, OF COURSE IT'S YOU.
WHAT AM I SAYING.
THE RESEMBLANCE IN THE EYES IS UNCANNY.
OF COURSE I HAVE A LITTLE DIFFERENT TASTE IN CLOTHING,
BUT, YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY GENERATION.
HI.
WHO ARE YOU?
WELL, DON'T YOU RECOGNIZE ME?
I'M YOUR LONG-LOST SON EMMETT.
AND I'VE FINALLY COME HOME.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM US?
I WANT WHAT WE ONCE HAD.
[chuckles] ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY.
AND MY DREAM HAS COME TRUE.
WE'RE ALL BACK TOGETHER AGAIN.
¶ REUNITED AND IT FEELS SO GOOD ¶
WHAT A TOUCHING MOMENT.
SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE ALL COME INSIDE, UH, SHOOT THE BULL
AND THROW BACK SOME BREWS.
OH, MY. WOW.
[door closes]
A DISTURBED CITY DWELLER.
WE HAD BETTER HUMOR HIM OR HE MAY ATTACK US.
JEEZ, EVERYTHING'S SO PLAIN
AND UNFANCY.
[chuckles]
YOU KNOW, THERE'S NEW WORD, IT'S CALLED "COLOR".
YOU MIGHT WANT TO PUT THAT ONE IN YOUR ROLODEX.
GEE, SO YOU GOT 10 GRAND FOR ME
AND, UH, YOU STILL LIVE LIKE THIS?
WHAT DO YOU GUYS HAVE A GAMBLING PROBLEM OR SOMETHING?
WE ARE SIMPLE PEOPLE. FARMERS.
OH, WELL, THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S PERFECT.
I'LL FIT IN FINE. I'M SIMPLE, TOO.
YOU KNOW, UH, I HAD A HECK OF A TIME
FINDING YOU GUYS.
UH, THE TRAFFIC OUT THERE WAS JUST HORRENDOUS.
IT WAS, UH, UH, BRIDLE TO BRIDLE.
[laughing]
OH, MY.
HEY, WHAT ARE WE DOING STANDING AROUND GABBING?
STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION IS ON IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU SPEAK.
WELL, YOU KNOW, WHERE'S YOUR HOME ENTERTAINMENT CENTER?
YOUR... YOUR BIG SCREEN T.V.
SLASH STEREO SLASH WAFFLE-MAKER
SLASH DEALIE SLASH THING.
ALL WE HAVE IS A FIREPLACE UNT A LOOM.
[exhales] WOW. PARTY. OK.
GOSH, YOU GUYS ARE WORSE OFF THAN I THOUGHT.
BUT DON'T WORRY, YOUR LUCK HAS CHANGED.
THE PEOPLE YOU SOLD ME TO WERE... WERE VERY GOOD TO ME
AND I'VE RETURNED HOME AS... AS YOUR SUGAR DADDY.
NOW, HOLD ON TO YOUR BONNETS.
I'M GONNA BRING YOU INTO THE 20TH CENTURY.
[chuckles]
NOW WHERE WOULD THAT BE?
HMM.
AH, IT'S GOTTA BE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE.
HEY, DAD, WHERE'S THE OUTLET?
WE HAVE NO ELECTRICITY.
ARE YOU KIDDING? DID THEY SHUT IT OFF?
JEEZ.
YOU KNOW, YOU... YOU REALLY GOT TO WATCH THAT KIND OF STUFF
'CAUSE THAT... THAT COULD END UP ON YOUR T.R.W. THAT'S...
THAT'S A CREDIT REPORT, MOM.
WOMEN. YOU KNOW, WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY,
IT'S LIKE THEY ARE ON ANOTHER PLANET.
[laughing]
AH.
HEY, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU TWO?
COME ON, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A JOYOUS OCCASION.
YOUR SON EMMETT IS HOME.
PUT ON YOUR HAPPY FACES.
(Chris) THAT'S BETTER.
[clicking tongue] MOM,
I'VE GOT A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU.
IT'S A GAY SCARF.
NOW DON'T FAINT. PIERRE CARDIN.
SEE, ALL YOU HAD TO DO IS ACCESSORIZE A LITTLE BIT.
WE ARE HUMBLE FOLK.
WE SHUN THE WAYS OF THE OUTSIDE WORLD.
THAT IS THE CUSTOM OF OUR PEOPLE.
OH.
OH, JEEZ. WELL, I... I GUESS IF I'M GONNA LIVE HERE,
I... I GUESS I OUGHT TO ACCEPT
YOUR... YOUR HUMBLE SIMPLE WAYS.
SURE AM GONNA MISS MY WATER PIC.
I DON'T KNOW, I GUESS SOMETHING TELLS ME
THAT I WON'T BE RUNNING INTO CLAUDIA SCHIFFER
AT THE SUPERMARKET, IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
[Chris chuckling]
THE ENGLISHER STILL SLEEPS?
YES.
NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME TO MURDER HIM.
IF ONLY OUR RELIGION DID NOT FORBID IT.
IF ONLY.
[Chris clears throat]
GOOD MORNING.
[chuckling]
OH, I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND.
I FOUND THESE CLOTHES UPSTAIRS AND I JUST KINDA THREW 'EM ON.
I LOOK NICE AND PLAIN, DON'T I?
LIKE A SEXY YOUNG AMISH LAD.
WELL, IT'S 5:30 A.M. AND EVERYBODY'S UP.
HIPPITY-HOPPITY, PIPPITY-POPPITY.
WHAT DO YOU GUYS ALL HAVE PAPER ROUTES HERE OR SOMETHIN'?
SIR, IF WE FED YOU WOULD YOU LEAVE US?
NO. NO, OF COURSE NOT.
YOU'RE SO INSECURE. NO.
I'M HERE FOREVER.
[knocking on door]
I'LL GET IT, PAPA.
OH, AHEM.
FRED. GLADYS.
OH, NO. MORE OF THEM.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
WE'VE COME TO TAKE YOU HOME, YOU IDIOT.
THIS IS NOW MY HOME.
COULDN'T YOU RUN AWAY TO A PLACE LIKE FLORIDA OR SOMETHING?
SAY, DO YOU HAVE A T.V. AROUND HERE?
BRIGITTE NIELSEN IS GONNA BE ON THE TODAY SHOW.
WE DO NOT HAVE THOUST ELECTRONICS.
WE ARE SIMPLE PEOPLE AND WE SHUN THE WAYS
OF YOUR PEOPLE WITH YOUR PRE-SWEETENED CEREALS
AND YOUR SILENT DOG WHISTLES.
SO BE GONE, YOU HEDONISTIC,
BUTTON PUSHING FANCY PANTS.
IT'S NICE TO KNOW HE HASN'T CHANGED.
CHRIS, I MUST ADMIT YOU LOOK VERY SMART IN A HAT.
FOR THE LAST TIME I AM NOT CHRIS.
I AM EMMETT STOLTZFOOTS,
SON TO JEDIDIAH AND MARTA STOLTZFOOTS.
WE'RE THE STOLTZFOOTSES.
GO AHEAD, TELL THEM I'M YOUR SON, COME ON.
BUT YOU'RE NOT OUR SON.
SO YOU'VE BOUGHT THEIR SILENCE, TOO, HUH?
LIKE YOU BUY EVERYTHING ELSE WITH YOUR FILTHY MONEY?
WHAT MONEY?
LIKE THE $10,000 YOU PAID FOR ME ON THE BLACK MARKET.
ARE YOU NUTS? I NEVER HAD $10,000
IN MY LIFE.
DON'T DENY IT. I HAVE THE RECEIPT RIGHT HERE.
LOOK AT THIS.
[sighs]
"ONE BABY BOY EMMETT, $10,000."
WHAT?
"ONE BABY BONNET, $10."
THAT'S THE RECEIPT FROM THE AMISH BABY BONNET
WE BOUGHT FOR YOU YEARS AGO,
AND THIS MUST BE THE NICE AMISH COUPLE
WE BOUGHT IT FROM.
WE EVEN TOOK A PICTURE OF YOU WITH THEM.
I TOLD YOU NO GOOD COULD COME FROM BEING PHOTOGRAPHED.
[chuckles] I'M SO EMBARRASSED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
THIS IS WORSE THAN WHEN I WAS SLEEPWALKING
THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN MY MOM'S ROBE.
CAN WE GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE NOW?
WAIT A SECOND, DAD. NOT SO FAST.
YOU KNOW, I-I'M A LITTLE TORN HERE.
I MEAN YOU TWO HAVE... HAVE BEEN MY PARENTS
FOR THE LAST 15 HOURS AND I CAN'T THROW THAT AWAY.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A BOND THAT HAPPENS
BETWEEN A... A MOTHER AND A... A CHILD.
AND THAT BOND CAN NEVER BE BROKEN.
[sniffles]
HOW I LOVE YOU SO DEARLY.
MAYBE WE COULD WORK OUT A 6 MONTH EXCHANGE PROGRAM?
(both) NO.
WELL, THEN I GUESS THIS IS GOODBYE.
PAPA, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT
YOUR SIMPLE WAYS WILL ALWAYS BE A PART OF ME,
BUT TO BE HONEST, I... I NEVER HAD THE CHEEKBONES
TO CARRY OFF THAT
CUTE BEARD-WITHOUT-A-MUSTACHE LOOK ANYWAYS.
AND MAMA, YOU KNOW, I NEVER DID TASTE
YOUR... YOUR MEAT KRAUT HASH SAUERBRATEN PIES,
BUT, UH,
YOU KNOW, I DON'T REALLY LIKE THOSE
HEAVY ITALIAN SAUCES AND... AND ACTUALLY
THEY DON'T LIKE ME, EITHER.
[chuckles] IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
SO I GUESS AS E.T. USED TO SAY,
"I'LL BE RIGHT THERE."
CHRIS, THEY'RE AMISH.
THEY PROBABLY HAVEN'T SEEN A MOVIE SINCE SPARTACUS.
OH, I'M SO SORRY.
WELL, I'LL MISS YOU BOTH DEARLY.
[sighs]
HEY, LISTEN, DO YOU MIND IF I KEEP THIS OUTFIT?
MY SKIN JUST KINDA COMES ALIVE IN BLACK.
TAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT. JUST GET OUT.
I... I... I MEAN THAT IN THE MOST CHRISTIAN SENSE.
I'M SORRY IF CHRIS HAS BEEN A LOT OF TROUBLE TO YOU.
YOU KNOW HOW KIDS ARE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OF YOUR OWN?
YEAH, BUT THEY'RE ALL MARRIED AND ON THEIR OWN.
THAT IS THE WAY WITH OUR PEOPLE.
WELL, NORMALLY THAT'S THE WAY OF OUR PEOPLE, TOO, BUT...
YEAH, BUT THEN WE'D BE GYPPED OUT
OF PRECIOUS MOMENTS LIKE THESE.
[chuckles]
HEY, YOU KNOW, SINCE THIS IS KIND OF...
WELL, KIND OF A BACKWARDS SORT OF FAMILY REUNION OF SORTS, UM,
WHAT DO YOU SAY, WE GET ONE OF THOSE
WHERE-ARE-THEY-NOW PICTURES, HUH?
GREAT IDEA.
HEY, POP, WHY DON'T YOU DO THE HONORS?
AH, JEEZ.
THERE YOU GO. NOW LET'S DO THIS JUST LIKE THE OTHER ONE
AND I THINK IN THE OTHER ONE, UM,
YOU WERE ACTUALLY HOLDING ME PAPA TU.
[chuckles]
(Chris) OH, GREAT. OK.
NOW CAN WE PLEASE GO?
SURE.
AH, WAIT. HOLD ON A SECOND HERE.
[clears throat]
UM, DAD, IF I'M NOT ADOPTED,
COULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME?
HEH.
WELL, CHRIS, WE JUST TOOK THAT PICTURE A SECOND AGO.
[chuckles] OH, OH, YEAH.
I'M SORRY. I FORGOT.
I LOVE YOU GUYS.
OH, MY.
[sighs]
[clanking]