Green Is Gold

Your dad said he'll be home in an hour.

All right.

All right, so you got the boy all situated?

Yeah, we do.

I got an extra room upstairs, so...

-All right, well... -Yeah.

And you're working where?

I'm doing a landscaping company.

-I kind of work for myself. -Okay.

You know, I make my own hours.

I got a few clients.

What about school for him?

There's one, you know, 20 minutes away.

It's a little bit of a drive, but he's gonna be--

-How does he get there? -I'll drive him.

-Okay. All right. -Yeah.

-Yeah. -All right, good.

Yeah, it's nice up there. It's secluded, you know?

-Mm, Elbow River. -Yeah.

Well, we got kind of a long drive ahead of us.

Yeah. Sure.

Get going, thank you.

I appreciate you getting in touch with me

instead of Child Protective Services.

Oh, you seem to have your head screwed on right.

Well, all right, good luck to you both.

You ready?

God, that guy loves to fucking talk.

You wanna eat before or after we get your stuff?

-Doesn't matter. -All right.

Let's get that out of the way.

You're getting big, dude.

What grade you in now?

Seventh.

What the fuck?

You sleep all right?

Yeah.

If I make some breakfast, will you eat?

-Yeah. -You like omelettes?

Yeah.

All right, I'll leave my ball cheese

off your omelettes.

What is there to do up here?

I got a tree house.

I don't know, it needs a little work,

but it's kind of cool.

Got a tire swing, too.

What the fuck?

We're out of gas.

Yeah, that's the game. Run it back.

-Where you going? -Fuck that.

-Run it back. -I'm done.

Really?

Hey, can you bring that to me?

Where is it?

You might have to look a little.

Hello?

Here, it's for you.

- Mason? - Yeah?

Oh, good, I was hoping

they'd let you go with Cameron.

Where's he at?

-I think he went outside. -Really?

How's it going?

Good, I guess.

Yeah. Listen, looks like

I'm gonna be gone for a while.

I know.

I want you to be good now.

-I will. -You can't fuck things up

because then you got no place else to go.

-This is it. -All right.

-What's that? -I said okay.

Just because I fucked things up

doesn't mean you have to.

I know.

You know, just ask yourself this question,

"Am I doing right, or am I doing wrong?"

And if you're gonna do wrong, make sure you do it right.

I know.

-Go get Cameron for me. -He just walked in.

Well, put him on.

-He said to put you on. -I don't wanna talk to him

right now.

He can't talk right now.

Put him on the fucking phone.

He said to put you on.

-Here, take it. -I don't wanna talk to him

right now.

He wants to fucking--

I don't wanna fucking talk to him right now.

Look, when I say I don't want to talk

to somebody on the phone, I mean it.

I know you didn't ask for all this.

Neither did I.

I know you probably don't wanna be here.

And that's okay, too.

But we're gonna have to figure out a way

to make it work, all right?

All right.

We'll dial in your room when we get a chance.

Open up your books to chapter eight.

For those of you who are a little slow,

that is page 243.

Mason, where's your book?

I forgot to bring it.

You forgot to bring it.

Sorry, I didn't realize I had this class today.

Well, I guess you better wait out here then

and tryto memorize which classes you have

on which days.

Don't forget to bring your books, faggot.

Nice backpack, queer.

I'm sorry, I lost track of time.

How'd it go?

Fine.

-You make any friends? -No.

Well, it takes time.

What about your teachers? You like them?

I don't know, one of them is kind of a bitch.

Why?

I don't know why, she just is.

Well, what a fucking cunt.

See, that's exactly why I quit school.

You dropped out?

Fuck, yeah, when I was like 16.

What's up?

Nothing. What's that?

This is pH down.

What's it do?

It... helps the plants absorb all the nutrients

that are in the reservoir.

What strain is it?

This is sour diesel.

-Is it a kush? -What do you know about kush?

-I know it's the best. -Oh, yeah?

'Cause you heard that in some rap songs?

No. Why don't you grow kush?

'Cause the East Coast wants sour diesel.

It's like kush's cousin.

-Do you smoke weed? -Uh-uh. Not anymore. Do you?

No. Then how do you know if it's any good?

You just look at it, smell it. I don't know.

Hey, what's this?

That is an air conditioner.

What about that?

That is a CO2 burner.

And this?

That's ventilation for the lights.

You hook this all up yourself?

Yep, after my partner left.

Where's he at?

Oh, he's in prison.

Why?

'Cause he got caught.

How often do you have to water?

A few times a week.

How long till it's done?

Mm, couple months.

Then what?

Then I chop it down, hang it up,

dry it, trim it, and sell it.

-To who? -Whoever wants to buy it.

Do you sell it to the clubs?

Sometimes. I try not to, though.

Why?

'Cause they're fucking greedy.

How did your partner get caught?

He got pulled over with 100 pounds in Texas.

How'd he get pulled over?

Well, he had California license plates,

for one.

Was it your guys' weed?

Yeah.

How much money is that?

A lot.

Are you scared of getting caught?

I try not to think about it.

"Welcome. Please have a seat.

Thank you for taking the time to attend.

We only have a short time to complete this conference,

so if you have any questions, please make them brief

or wait until the question portion

at the end.

The purpose of this conference is to share my evaluation

of progress this semester.

I'll be discussing my classes,

my behavior, and my study skills.

I'll also be asking you to help me

accomplish some goals that I've set for myself.

My weaknesses in organization are not writing things down

and not having pencils.

I will improve by writing things down

and having pencils.

My weaknesses in homework are not doing it

and not asking for help doing it.

I will improve by doing my homework

and asking for help doing it."

Will you really?

Yeah.