Beyond the Night

Maise,

I'm here.

Raymond?

We waited as long as we could.

- Lawrence, let's let your daddy sleep.

How are the things?

The coroner arranged for transport, can meet us up there.

I'm taking her.

Okay, alright, well,

we'll meet ya up there.

How's the mountain air, buddy?

I always talked about bringing you up here,

but Mama didn't think it was worth shit.

They own the defense, offense,

everything, it's unbelievable...

I'll give you time.

What a play to the left.

Daddy?

- It's alright, buddy, it's just Pastor Hirsch.

Marty. - Raymond.

Good to see you, Raymond.

Glad I caught ya.

Hello, there.

How ya doin', buddy?

- Daddy? - Hey,

stop it.

- I'm sorry. - No, no, no, no, no

it's just gonna take him some time.

I don't want you to worry about anything.

She's in good hands, Raymond.

We got her the plots that are right next to your parents.

I know you're going through a troubled time right now,

but I want you to know that I'm here.

So is the Lord.

If you ever wanna talk to me, my door's always open.

It's a drive, bringing here back here, Raymond.

Hey, look, that's enough.

Just sit still.

Thanks, Marty. - Yeah, sure.

- I gotta get going. - Okay.

Ew, gross, Mommy.

Hey, Lawrence, come on.

Look at me.

With people like that,

they're gonna spend their whole lives trying to be original.

You, you're lucky enough to be born one.

Just get yourself some chips.

- Just don't look at him, baby girl.

- Mommy! - My God.

Where are we?

This is Nana and Papa's house.

It's where I grew up.

Ray.

Hey.

I'm so sorry.

I don't understand, what the fuck happened?

- Truck just came out of nowhere.

Just the middle of the day.

A regular day.

I got me the first flight back.

My God.

Officer Marrow.

Hey.

Hi, Lawrence.

That's right, I'm Officer Marrow.

This is your Aunt Caroline.

Say hi.

You're nice.

Nice to finally meet you.

Ooh, he's precocious.

I just...

I don't know what the fuck I'm doin'.

You know what, you're here.

Why don't we just start simple,

and go grab some take-out from Coney,

and we'll teach him how to play rummy.

How does that sound?

Okay.

Well, I'll come by first thing in the morning.

You're here now, right?

You better get used to seeing my face.

Are you gonna stay here or with Amanda and Burg?

No, we're gonna stay here.

Alright.

Okay.

Alright, then.

Alright.

It's time to go to sleep now.

- Are we gonna put Mommy in the ground?

That's enough now, Lawrence.

Time to go to sleep.

You're tired.

- No, I'm not. - Yes, you are.

Now I'm gonna be sleeping right here next to you.

Go to sleep.

Have I ever let you down?

If we do this,

you gotta deliver,

'cause if you don't,

Denver's gonna wipe us off the map.

Hello, Shelly.

Two well and a cup.

Fuck Colorado.

We make one call, first truck's on the road in five minutes.

- Don't make me the bad guy, Bernie.

And that's a yes?

Yeah.

Who's your friend?

We met on social media.

- Can I help you with something, Bernie?

I heard Ray's back in town.

That's right.

And I heard Maise Connely

met her maker in the form of an F-150.

I figured somebody who knows

how hard it is to lose somebody

would be a little bit more empathetic.

You don't talk about her.

How you doin', bud?

Lawrence?

I look pretty, Daddy.

- Jesus Christ, what are you doing?

You don't do that.

Here.

- Why am I a boy this time, Daddy?

- Because your mom and I asked for you, bud.

I don't wanna yell at you.

I'm here, okay?

Do you here me, bud?

Let's get you dressed.

Is Mama gonna be at the party?

Yeah.

- When the dust returns into the ground

from which it came,

and the spirit returns to God.

Maise was a daughter of this community

and a wife and a mother.

And we all remember

- Daddy? - what we love about Maise,

and take that love with us everyday.

Dad?

We should all remember to keep

what we love about Maise close to our hearts.

- Daddy? - And in that way,

- Look, that's enough. - her spirit lives

- I'm sorry. - Through us.

What are doing? No.

No, Daddy, no.

- Stop it, I don't even know what you,

you're out of line.

Come here. - No, no, no.

No, Daddy. - Stop it.

No, Daddy, stop it.

Stop.

Lawrence, just shut the, stop.

- No. - Stop moving, stop it.

- Get away from me. - Hey, that's enough.

Yeah, we're fine, thanks.

- Stop. - Get up.

- That Maise has gone to a better place.

And the Lord welcomes her.

And she is also here with us.

- You can't expect him to be all sunshine.

I can barely hold him down.

- You know, pediatrics over in Sunbury,

they have some...

Let me go talk to 'em.

- He's not seeing a fuckin' shrink.

- All's I'm saying is that if he needs help...

- Ray, what do you want us to do here?

I don't fuckin' know.

- Well, let's see how he's doing when he wakes up.

- Just one more thing for the people

to talk about in this town.

- I just thought he'd have a chance at something normal.

But I guess it don't matter.

'Cause this shit is just as random

as an IED on a 10 year old.

- Don't bring that Eckhart Tolle shit back here

after everything you saw over there.

You don't get to tell me it doesn't matter.

It does matter.

You matter.

Lawrence matters.

And I'm sorry about what happened to Maise,

and I'm sorry that you had to come back here

with your family but you need us.

And we need you, Lawrence needs you.

So you can cry and you can be sad,

but you damn well better be strong.

She's still with you.

She's with you in him.

Everyday.

There now.

That's good.

You're gonna be just fine.

- Are you then one makin' all that racket

at the service?

Lawrence, this is--