Bagman

Beautiful.

Focus more on the arm whip than wrist snap, okay?

It'll give you more velocity.

I had a long talk with Mom this morning.

She said your bad dreams are getting worse.

She also said

there was something you needed to tell me.

Remember... Remember that day

you let me ride my bike to practice?

You rode through the storm drain, didn't you?

By the old mine.

Why? Did something happen?

No. Nothing happened, Dad.

I just freaked myself out a bit. That's all.

Is that why you started carrying around Bunny Bear again?

Before you say no,

Mom thinks one way of tackling this

is for you to let go of some of the things

you needed when you were little.

I agree.

But we also agree that when that happens,

it's entirely up to you.

Let me toss the gear in the shed,

and then we can go grab some pizza.

Dad?

Dad?

Dad, are you in there?

Dad?

Dad?

Dad, what's happening?

Dad!

Run!

No!

Five more minutes. Okay, dude?

I thought we said no more Bunny Hop.

It's better than Little Baby Bum.

Hey.

Hey, babe. You look awful.

You look like a waffle.

Yeah, well, I didn't sleep for shit.

I thought you said you were gonna stop working so late.

It wasn't that.

There were deer or something

-in the backyard again. -Hmm.

What time is it?

10:17.

Why?

Oh, I don't know.

My sister?

Liam and the girls?

11:00 a.m. brunch?

Family brunch.

Okay. I am going to shower.

Come on.

You're a zombie. You're a zombie.

I'm gonna... Come. I'll get you!

You're gonna give him nightmares.

You're a zombie! Please, he loves it.

Don't you, ti cheri?

Yes, let Auntie eat you!

Was there a blackout last night?

Uh, no, not that I know of. Why?

Clocks are all out of whack, and the fridge is defrosted.

Oh!

Oh, wow.

Yeah, the place looks amazing, Karina.

Thank you, Arlene.

Yeah, it's getting there.

Yeah, it's great.

It's so not getting there.

Mmm.

It was probably just a possum.

I caught one under my grill the other night.

Almost shat myself.

It sounded like a person to me.

Then it was kids drinking forties

in the woods like we used to do.

It sounded like one person.

Got a gun in the house?

Are you nuts?

All Dad ever needed was his Henry Aaron.

Different era, my friend.

Hey, check this out.

Finally got the mechanics working perfect.

My loan agent might be willing to give me an extension.

But only if I cut production costs by half.

I, uh...

You know, I thought we agreed you were gonna let that go.

That you were gonna get those loans paid off.

Whatever you say, boss.

So how's Pat doing with the move back to New Jersey?

Stressed.

-Mmm. -Barely sleeping.

It killed him to come back here

and take the job with Liam,

but the reality is he couldn't find anyone

to fund his designs.

Our medical benefits are about to expire.

If his mom hadn't moved to Arizona,

we would be at the YMCA right now.

Ahh!

Hey, honey.

Please, please don't play Fute so loud. Okay?

Screw this.

Hey, listen.

It's fine with me if you guys are partying out here.

But don't blame me if I bash someone's face in

'cause you don't wanna get caught.

Shit.

Oh, my God.

Listen, Patty.

I know you're still down about how things played out,

but you should be proud that you had the balls to go for it.

Be careful what you wish for.

Remember when I took over the yard after Dad died?

Had nightmares every goddamn night

about them repossessing our car

or foreclosing on the house.

Those are my good dreams, Liam.

Ever since we moved back home,

I've been having these white-knucklers about Jake getting snatched.

We're in the backyard.

Or maybe it's a park or a playground.

I just get this bad feeling, you know?

You know who I blame for that shit?

Yeah, I could really use him right now.

Yeah.

You and me both, brother.

Meet me over at the kiln in 20.

Yeah.

Can you please stop doing that for three seconds?

This is Irish Walnut.

If I leave it for too long, it'll get chalky.

I don't care if it's Scottish scrotum.

We're on a mission here.

Dad always says to never come down here.

"Dad always said never to come down here."

You're just scared of what might be inside there.

Liam, have you ever thought...

What if the things they say are true?

Don't be a moron.

I hate to be the one to tell you this, but...

Bingo!

Okay, we saw it. Can we go home now?

I dare you to go over there.

I double dare you.

Or I'll tell everybody what a pussy you were.

I triple dare you to do it.

I already did it, like, 10 times.

Then you shouldn't be afraid to do it again.

Should you?

I wanna go home.

Yeah.

Yeah, me too.

Holy crap.

-That's a wild plum tree. -Who cares?

Grandpa said it's the softest wood in the entire world.

Patty.

Pat.

Pat!

Get away from there, Patty.

Help me pull this tree down first.

No frickin' way.

I'm not leaving until I get a piece!

If you don't let go right now,

I'm totally telling Dad we came here.

-Dude. You're the pussy. -Screw you.

I'm leaving if you don't get away...

Sweet.

You're too close.

Seriously, Patty.

Almost got it.

-Are you holding on? -Yes, I am.

Okay, good.

How many more times you wanna do it?

One thousand.

-I gotta stop, okay? -Again.

No. I know you want to go again, baby,

but I have to work, okay?

Stop.

All right. I know.

Come on, then. Let's go over here.

So maybe we can go when Daddy gets back from work, okay?

Okay.

Jakie.

Jakie, stop.

I said stop!

I'm sorry.

Mommy just needs some quiet for a bit. Okay?

Can you do that for me, please?

Okay.

Thank you.

Jake?

Jake?

Jakie, where are you?

Jake?

Jakie?

If you don't come out in three seconds,

no dessert tonight, okay?

Jakie?