Fortunate Son

Previously on Fortunate Son.

These are the three Marines you killed last night.

You will not even think about saying no to me.

- Yes, sir. - Travis Hunter.

He's going to be at the Lock and Bar

- in Blaine at 8:00 tonight. - Ready to do this?

What kind of committee work was Mom doing?

We've got a problem.

- What happens now? - Let the committee help you.

- My name's Destiny. - Destiny.

Hey, hey! L.B.J.!

- You started a fire! - Stop!

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Hey, the man is over there.

Does it hurt?

- Take a seat right here. - You came in from Cam Ranh?

- Yeah. - When did you sleep last?

I don't know.

Two days, three days?

No one in your unit would give you new clothes?

They're gone.

My unit, they're all gone. Sir.

Have you ever had chlorpromazine before?

We'll get you calmed down first,

then we'll figure out how to get you back on your feet. Come on.

Did you talk to Verne Lang?

I don't know who that is, son.

He's, uh...

I don't know for sure. CIA, maybe?

He's supposed to tell me what's going to happen next.

Have you met anyone in this army who could tell you

what was gonna happen next?

Hot as hell in this country.

Oh, I see you finally found yourself a beer.

It's a step in the right direction.

Thought you were sending me home?

No, you're all messed up.

You need to take some time, get yourself together.

I don't understand what's happening.

The doc said he'd never heard of you.

You got a girl at home, Travis?

No, sir.

You know, I did for a while but no, not anymore.

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- Hey. - My dad's gonna kill me.

Your dad should be proud of you.

It was a peace march. It's your democratic right.

Ruby Howard? Come with me.

Miss Howard.

Ross McLeod and William Sullivan.

Please have a seat.

I'd rather stand.

Okay. Well, good news.

You're being released.

I should never have been arrested to begin with.

We have a right to peacefully protest an unjust war.

Absolutely, except for the fighting thing.

- Your guy started it. - Well...

You know what? He kind of did.

But then there's the whole setting fire

to the President of the United States thing.

That's not the president. It's an effigy.

It's a symbol of the oppressive power

of the military-industrial complex. That's what we burn.

Miss Howard, you do realize

that the Vietnam War is not really a Canadian thing, right?

It's between the Americans and the North Vietnamese.

It's not really our deal up here.

- It's everyone's deal. - Yeah, okay. Listen.

Since we have you here, we thought you might want

to tell us about what happened at the border the other night.

You went down to Blaine

for some toilet paper, there was an incident.

Some border agents got assaulted.

- Was it me? - Hmm, I don't know.

The description fits someone who looks quite a bit like you.

A lot of people look like me.

No, I wouldn't say that. Would you say that?

- No, definitely not. - Well, you're mistaken.

Okay, how about this?

How about we get those two border agents to come down here

and identify you and see if they are also mistaken?

- That is a swell idea. - Go ahead.

Look, Mrs. Howard. We're really more interested

in the guy who did all the... You know.

Y'know, maybe he was high on drugs.

You know, some hitchhiker you picked up,

he did something unexpected at the border?

No blame on the driver in that case. Really.

If you have a case,

I think you should go ahead and charge me.

Okay. You're free to go.

Oh, I'm not going anywhere

until you release everyone who was arrested

at that demonstration today.

- Oh, for God's sake. - So, she refuses to go

until everybody else has been released.

We're the police, dammit! It's our jail.

We decide who stays and who goes.

And I thought I told you to stay away from Ruby Howard?

Yeah. When you told us to drop it,

we understood that to mean the border thing.

She got picked up at the peace rally.

For fighting with police officers.

Right. A completely different circumstance.

Get her out of here.

- Is that clear? - Absolutely.

Fine. The thing is, if we get physical and she resists,

then we'd have to charge her with... I don't know,

- what would we charge her with? - Resisting release?

Look, I want her out of here, please! So just do it!

This is a violation of my rights.

Hey, hey!

All of those demonstrators must be released immediately.

Have a nice day, Mrs. Howard.

You need to sign.

I'm not signing anything.

Does that hurt?

Yes. They were going after Ralph.

I had to step in. He would have fought with them.

And you didn't?

Ted.

They questioned me about the border.

- I think they know it was me. - And they let you go anyway?

Yeah, it was...

It was weird. They just sort of backed off,

but they were very interested in Travis.

Do they know who he is?

I don't think so, as far as I can tell.

- They think it was about drugs. - That's good.

- We have to try to get those kids out. - No, no, no.

Not tonight, okay?

Woo!

That was so crazy!

Yes! I mean, my mom is in jail!

That was awesome! I love your mom. Don't worry.

- We're going to get her out. - Really, how?

I met this guy, this amazing guy.

- Oh, okay. - No, not like that.

I mean, not that it matters, right? Monogamy is so bourgeois.

But not like that.

He gave me something amazing.

I have a surprise for you.

What is it?

Chimes of freedom, baby!

You'll see. Come on, let's go!

Okay.

Hey, hey, warrior mom returns! All hail!

- Hey. - Hey!

- What is this? Come on, Mom. - That's what happens

when you fight with the police. It's nothing. Where's Ralph?

Oh, he went to go find Destiny.

You let him go? I said everyone stays home.

What do you want me to do, tie him up?

Look, I'm glad you're home but I have work tomorrow.

So, Dennis is driving back from Pemberton tomorrow

and he has agreed to be the group's defence attorney.

- Nice. - You know, we have

to keep pressure on the police until they release the rest.

Yes. Phone train is in motion, and I got a crowd of people

showing up at the police station tomorrow.

Terrific, that's good to hear.

Everyone, please, enough for one day.

- See you guys tomorrow. - Yeah, you bet.

- Have a good night, Ruby. - Ted.

'Night, guys.

Ted, I need to go to the cabin and make sure Travis is okay.

Yeah, I'll go with you.

Travis?

Hello?

Oh, dammit.

He's probably out getting high somewhere.

His stuff is still here.

What are you doing?

Ted, you can't just rifle through his things.

Actually, yeah, I can.

We don't know anything about this guy.

I just want to make sure he doesn't have a gun

- or something. - What's that?

It's a Bronze Star.

Ralph.

- What are you doing? - Come on.

- Where are you taking me? - Come on!

- You'll see. - Sorry.

- Come on, come on! - Yeah.

What is this place? Huh?

- It's locked. - That's what the key's for.

Okay.

- You ready? - Yeah.

- Oh, my God... - I know, right?

- Holy shit. - Don't drop that.

Move, jerk face.

- Hey. - Barbie robot.

Hey! I thought we agreed not to set Lyndon Johnson on fire.

It's an effigy.

You kind of have to set it on fire.

Anyway, where were you last night?

Uh... I was with Destiny.

It's not like I was in jail or anything.

I wanna see some real progress