Redwood Highway

I've got a pair of sevens... sevens and fours... and a pair of aces.

Stan, have you seen Marie?

What? Marie! Have you seen her?

No.

It's gonna be okay. I promise.

There's blueberry muffins left over from breakfast.

Four-hour walk.

Right.

Well, I'm having one.

Hi, Michael. What are you doing here?

You did this on purpose. Did what?

Isn't it Thursday?

Oh. It's Friday.

It's so easy to lose track of the days here.

Is that funny? 'Cause I'm not laughing.

If you just stay closer... use the walking path.

I get along just fine. What are you talking about?

What am I talking... It makes me nervous when you go downtown.

You don't hear and see as well as you used to.

I am in great shape.

Just be careful. And at least take your cell phone.

Oh, why should I haul that thing around?

It'll be right here waiting for me the minute I get back.

You'd push me right into my coffin, wouldn't you, if you could.

Isn't it enough that you moved me here?

Mountain Meadows is a great place.

I would move in here myself. I'm not kidding.

Well, why don't you live here then?

Well, maybe I will. I mean, it's like a resort.

I miss Bend.

Why is that so hard for you to understand? It's not.

Good.

And what are we arguing about?

I'm not here to rehash old fights.

Well, then why did you come?

Maybe give me a hug?

That's funny. You're a funny lady.

Why can't we have a normal...

relationship?

That's a good question. I wonder why.

I'm here to talk about the wedding. You know that.

I'm not going.

Oh, come on. Just hear me out.

We've already had this conversation.

Come on, Mom.

Unbelievable.

So I'll pick you up, 9:00 a.m. We'll drive up to the coast. Beautiful drive.

It's 80 miles. The ceremony's at 4:00.

And then after the reception, I'll give you a ride back.

Mom, you're punishing me. I understand.

Please don't punish her. She's your only granddaughter.

Turn on the jets.

I would like to finish our conversation.

Stan, will you turn on the jets?

- What? - Turn on the jets!

I know you're not used to living here. Just give it some time.

At least you're closer to us.

If you ever came to visit me in Bend,

I wouldn't need to be closer.

I was up there three times last year.

Bend's like four hours away. Joanie and Naomi visited me five times.

Well, I'm happy to hear that,

but you know perfectly well I can't exactly tag along.

Your failed marriage should be the perfect deterrent for Naomi.

What is she thinking? She's 22.

And she's never been impulsive.

It's perfectly normal for young people when they fall in love...

to wanna get married.

Not in this day and age.

And not with this guy who's 12 years older than she is.

He's a nice kid. He's a musician.

He's a drummer.

Naomi needs to know that she's making a mistake.

And somebody has to tell her, and I know you're not going to.

I'm the only one who has the guts to do it.

Marie, you've made some bad decisions over the years.

Too many to count.

But this one's so bad, I'm stunned.

You're gonna break her heart, and you'll regret it.

Someday she'll thank me for being honest.

They can't tell you what to do. Not anymore.

Family doesn't work that way.

It's like my little sister.

She only calls when she wants something,

and she's the one with the charmed life.

Me... I've had to work my butt off for everything I ever got.

You should just move back to Bend...

to spite him.

Yeah, of course I'd miss you like hell,

but you should always follow your heart.

Hi, Grandma. It's Naomi.

Dad said you're not coming.

I'm not surprised.

It's not like you took the time to get to know him or anything.

So I just wanna let you know...

that I never really wanted you to come in the first place.

Dad made me send the invitation.

Do me a favor.

If you haven't tossed it yet, just rip up the invite.

I wish I didn't send it now. It's embarrassing.

If you don't wanna support us,

it's your problem, not mine.

Don't come.

I'm not gonna let it bother me anymore,

because I can be happy without you in my life.

We're waiting on you, Marie.

You all right?

I'm... I'm... I'm out. I'm... I don't feel well.

Should we call your doctor? No, no, no.

Michael just wore me out yesterday, that's all.

Take it easy, Marie.

Don't let that good-for-nothing dirtbag of a son...

get you down.

It's Marie's turn.

She folded!

Are you aware that the projector's working?

Well, hello there. Hi.

What's your name? This is Sedona.

Here. Sedona?

She's old.

Is she? Mm-hmm.

Come on.

Sedona. Over here.

Good-bye.

Sir? Excuse me.

We're camping, trying to find a place in this area.

But we're kind of lost.

Are there directions you can give us? There's a bunch of places.

Well, we have our tent.

Back off, bloodsuckers.

I'm walking here!

Share the road, buddy!

Hello, ma'am.

Hello, ma'am. Oh.

That trucker said he nearly ran you off the road.

Oh, well, yeah. Driving like a bat out of hell.

What did he expect?

You okay?

Yeah. I'm fine.

Walking Redwood Highway can be dangerous.

It's narrow and there are blind curves all the way up to the coast.

Is it illegal to walk on the highway?

No. But like I said, it's not the safest way to travel.

You know, I can take care of myself, Officer.

Hey, hey, hey. Hey.

So, camping up at Eagle Lake?

No. I'm staying at the five-star resort.

What does it look like I'm doing?

I'm just trying to help, that's all.

Listen. My sister dropped me here this morning out of San Diego...

so that I could see this guy.

He's an old friend of mine.

Here in town? Who is it? Maybe I know him.

You don't. He's a smoke jumper from Chico.

He's 25 years younger than me.

In fact, he's not much older than you are, I bet.

Your boyfriend?

Sometimes.

You want a lift up there?

No, no. I enjoy walking.

But it's getting dark, and you've got at least two more miles.

I know where Eagle Lake is.

Okay.

You really should have a headlamp or... some reflectors or something.

Here.

Tie this to your pack.

Oh.

Sorry. I thought you were someone else.

Just with the church retreat across the lake.

Needed some time to chill.

[People Laughing, Chattering In Distance]

What happened?

I don't know. She's not here.

I mean... Well, she wandered off.

I don't know where she went. No one's seen her.

She hasn't left word anywhere.

So... So what do we do?

Hey, don't worry. Okay.

We're gonna find her.

So, why'd she leave?

It shouldn't take anyone by surprise. Just ask her son.

Sorry. I was speaking with her friends.

I know what the establishment thinks.

Establishment. Please.

We're like one big happy family here.

You ever play cards with her, Mel, like Stan and Susie here?

Um, yeah. I did.

I believe... No.

Of course he hasn't. It's you two who are close with her.

So, what are you hiding then, Susie? What?

I can see it in your eyes. You're holding something back from me.

No, I'm not.

Where'd she go, Stan?

Where did Marie go?

We think you were the last one to see her.

He can't hear you. That's just what he wants you to think.

All right, Susie,

take a guess if you have to.