Buried in Barstow

My name is Hazel King.

Sometimes I look back on my past

and it feels like it belongs to somebody else.

But then it all comes flooding back.

And the girl I left behind isn't really gone.

She's just buried with him.

And I know better than anyone..

...nothing stays buried forever.

What will it be?

What's in the tuna melt besides tuna?

Cheese.

Why don't you have garden burgers, Hazel?

Because no one would order them, Rudy.

Why won't you go out with me, Hazel?

Because you're broke and unattractive, Willy.

- Is the club sandwich on rye? - Nope.

Well, I'd order the garden burger if you had them.

- No, you wouldn't. - You're right. I wouldn't.

I'm not unattractive once you get to know me.

You're more unattractive once you get to know you.

Ah, that's what my ex-wife said.

Who do you think I heard it from?

What's the soup of the day?

Minestrone. Every day.

How can you call it the soup of the day?

I don't. You do.

I call it the only soup we've got.

How about garden meatloaf? Why don't you have that?

Okay, you fellas have been coming in here

two to three times a week since I opened the place.

Every time it's the same thing.

Willy wants to know why I won't go out with him

even though you know you got a better chance

of banging Carrie Underwood.

And Carl wants to analyze the menu even though

you knows it hasn't changed since the Bush administration.

And Rudy wants to know why we don't serve healthy items

even though you know you wouldn't order them

if you had to.

So, what'll it be?

- Tuna melt. - Minestrone soup.

Bacon cheeseburger.

Fantastic. Javi.

What, Diego hasn't showed up yet?

No. Yo no soy dishwasher.

Okay!

- Anything else? - No, I'm good. Thank you.

- Oh, stop. Get out of here. - Thanks.

Mom, you can't afford to keep comping the cops.

A little goodwill can make the difference

between them showing up in five minutes or five hours.

Is Travis going to order anything or is he just here

keeping an eye on you?

He's not like that.

Okay. Um, did you check back on five?

Steak and eggs. Moving like he's on death row.

Alright. Well, you got more tables.

Four's having coffee and two's sharing a donut.

Listen, I need to ask you something.

- You do? - Uh-hmm.

Can't wait to hear that.

Mom. I was wondering if I could get that college money.

Oh, are you returning to college?

Well, yeah. Someday. Maybe.

Honey..

College money is for college.

That's why they call it college money

not hand-it-over-to-your tweaker-boyfriend

so-he-can-blow-it-all-in- Vegas money.

I'm wasn't going to give it to Travis.

And what makes you think he's a tweaker?

You're so evil.

We want to get a place together.

Over my dead worm-infested body.

I'm 19. We love each other.

Joy, his love will get you beat up

or knocked up or dead broke or all three.

You don't even know him. He's a good person.

And he doesn't have insane ideas about who I am

like I'm some sort of genius who could make it through pre-med.

So, you're saying he swayed you with low expectations?

Honey, come on, give yourself some credit, okay?

You made it into a great school.

Will you stop always trying to make me what you want?

You don't know me. I don't even know who I am.

You're my daughter.

And who's my dad? Hmm.

Are you ever going to tell me?

'Cause I've been trying to figure it out on my own

but it must be some sort of state secret.

Please keep your voice down.

Forget the money. We'll figure it out.

Anything to get out of here.

My girls, too. At that age. Always in a mood.

Why did you order 18 bucks of food if you had no money?

- Another deadbeat. - Knock it off.

Can't pay your check?

I'm so sorry, um..

...no.

Lose it all in Vegas?

I lost it all. Not in Vegas.

Get that deputy back here.

- Come here. - What?

Don't judge.

Unless you've lost everything, you can't know what it's like.

He's robbing you and you're nice to him.

Go help table seven.

You know, I mean, she's not, she's not wrong to be angry.

Well, I've never been a thief before.

I just haven't eaten in a couple of days, so..

You got anything? A watch? Pocket change?

No, nothing, nothing that you would want, no.

Well, you're not from around here.

No. LA.

Did you come in off the bus?

Yeah. Bus.

What did you do in LA?

Cardiothoracic surgeon.

I'm not a dishwasher!

Can you wash dishes?

Job pays minimum, free meals.

Your bathroom will be the men's room in the diner.

There's a outdoor shower behind the kitchen.

I promise not to peek.

I'll take it.

Thought you might.

- Hazel King. - Elliot.

Elliot Morgan.

- Stop! - Hey, hey..

Ah, it gets colder here at night more than you might expect.

I-I'll bring you some extra blankets

and a towel and a bar of soap.

She doesn't get it.

I don't fit in at college or anywhere around here.

The only place I fit in is next to you.

You know somebody's gonna take that place out

from under us if we don't rent it quick.

That money is yours, Joy.

You better come up with a way to get it.

Come here. Alright, I gotta go.

- Get outta here. - See you soon.

See ya.

Some homeless guy eats your food and can't pay for it

so you give him a job and a place to sleep.

Are you running a diner or a shelter?

I don't think he's homeless, baby. I think he's just lost.

He could be a serial killer for all you know.

We probably won't wake up tomorrow.

We can't keep going through dishwashers like paper plates.

If I give him a place to sleep, he's more likely to stay.

- I don't understand you. - Oh, get in line.

You've known Travis for two years.

He's the man that I want to marry

but you wouldn't piss on him if he was on fire.

You've known this deadbeat drifter a couple of hours

and answer his prayers.

I know people, Joy. And hopefully someday you will, too.

Leave those. Give me your feet.

- Really? Oh, my God! - Uh-hmm.

I was so hoping for this, but I was too scared to ask.

Ahh!

- About my college money.. - Ah! Joy, not again--

I'm not asking for you to give it to me.

But maybe I could borrow some?

- Nice try, but no. - I'll pay it back.

I said no.

And I assume my continuing to remind you

that Travis will bring nothing but misery

will only drive you closer to him.

Definitely.

Great.

Hey, I need you at breakfast.

It's gonna be a busy day.

- Love you, too. - Joy, 6:00 a.m!

I tried. Even said I'd pay her back.

She's hanging onto her fantasy

that I'm gonna be the world's greatest doctor.

Maybe your family could--

I'm not taking anything from them.

- They've got the money. - Yeah.

And they'd make me pay for it the rest of my life.

Okay, so..

If we got married right away

it could be mom's wedding present.

But Joy no love Travis.

A thing.