Wired Shut

That's a nasty habit.

I did things that I swore.

Were never gonna know in my life.

I won't even see her again.

My

baby was gone.

I had nothing.

I thought about ending it all.

Every morning,

I had to come up with a reason not to do it.

And then one morning,

bam.

I just couldn't find a reason.

I was just about to do it.

That call.

Bill

then Robbie.

He said he wanted to try again.

It was like a sun beam shot directly in.

Lit up my heart like the 4th of July.

You remember when we used to touch

listenin' Sheryl Crow in the kitchen?

You used to dance on my feet,

tap out the beat on my hip with your little fingers.

"Soak Up the Sun" still my favorite song.

Yeah, I know I have a problem.

I'ma be good now.

If I get clean,

I'm not just asking.

I'm pleading with you now.

Please

just gimme one more chance.

One more chance.

He was the one great thing I got left.

Hey dad.

I don't know why you seem so surprised.

Mom tried calling you.

You're drinking again.

I know.

Mom thought this would be good for us,

for me to come up here before I go to school in London.

She wouldn't want this.

What?

Yes.

London.

I got in

to the Royal College of Art.

I'm doing my MBA in photography.

Don't.

That erm, that probably needs changing.

I'm goin' to bed.

I need your WiFi code.

Forgot this place is a fucking dead zone

and it's time for your meds.

So how much of that was true?

Enough for me to sound convince...

Do you have internet?

What?

Wasn't me.

I mean you are on a shit ton of painkillers.

Seriously?

Can't you fix it?

Fuck.

Fine.

Are we joking?

Well this place has a backup generator, right?

Great.

Ready?

700.

Pay up.

Drink your dinner.

It's your turn.

And I want you to drink your dinner.

That's not true.

You know, I really think you need to eat something.

You're gonna talk about lying?

You?

You wanna talk about lying, dad?

Okay, yeah.

Yeah, let's talk about lying.

Let's talk about how from the ages of 10 to 18

I didn't see you after 6:00 p.m.

because you were out writing

when really you were getting shitfaced

and pissin' away all of our family's money at the casino.

Let's talk about the burner phones

and all the dating profiles that you had under fake names

so you can communicate to your dozens of mistresses.

Or how about the time when you told me

that mom's bruises on her face

were from her falling down the stairs?

Shall I keep going?

or should I name one of the thousands of things

that you've done and you never even once apologized for?

You know,

this was an opportunity for us to make up for lost time.

I'm here because my mom,

the parent who actually raised me asked me to.

That's it.

Goodnight.

Jesus Christ.

Shh!

Preston, shut up.

Jesus Christ.

You're a fucking idiot.

You know that, right?

Yeah, I think we already knew that.

I'm not laughing.

Baby, you gotta ease up.

And you made us late.

It's not my fault you looked in the wrong place.

Everything goin' to plan?

I put the pill in his drink,

but I didn't see him drink it.

You didn't see him drink it?

No, but that doesn't mean he didn't.

Okay.

Okay.

We'll just have to prepare for the fact that he may not have

and act accordingly.

Fine.

We don't hurt him.

You're not getting cold feet, are you?

No, I just-

- We've come too far to get cold feet now.

Does this look like I'm getting fuckin' cold feet?

- Fine. - Good.

You're the only thing that keeps me sane.

I don't know what I'd do if you ever left me.

You know I love you, right?

- I love you more. - No.

- Yeah. - No.

- Yeah. - Mm-mmm.

Mm-hmm.

Where is he?

Shit.

It's so cute.

I almost feel bad emptying it.

I said almost.

What are you doing?

I'm trying your birthday.

You really think that's gonna work?

Well people are a lot less imaginative for these things.

Shit.

Are we surprised?

He's not here.

'Kay, relax.

It still doesn't mean that he didn't take it.

I wanna check downstairs.

Hey.

You good?

Yeah.

Dear Em,

it's been years since we've last had a conversation.

Well a conversation that lasted longer

than a few words anyway

and that's no one else's fault but my own.

I've failed you

not only as a man

but as a parent

and a role model.

I wanna make things right.

I will do anything to make things right.

You have every right to hate me.

I would hate me too.

I hope.

Hi daddy.

Shut the fuck up.

The great Reed Rodney.

Oh by the way, read "Countdown to Kill".

Really bad.

'Kay, let's just get this over with.

I understand.

I'd probably be pretty confused too if I were you.

In your position,

I'd have a crap ton of questions.

Who am I?

What's your darling baby girl doing tying you up?

How the hell did all of this happen?

Right under your nose without you noticing.

I've seen the safe.

I know you have it.

Let's not go down that road.

What I need from you

is the combination to open it.

We're gonna empty your safe.

We're gonna leave.

Simple.

I'm gonna warn you right here, right now.

I am not

a patient person.

So if you don't do exactly as I say,

let's just not do that.

If you look at my girl like that again,

you're gonna need a lot more than those braces

and elastics you got in there.

Those are my terms.

What do you say?

Reed?

The combination.