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WHAT TIME DOES MOM'S PLANE LAND?
I GUESS SOME TIME TONIGHT.
-CAN WE ALL HAVE DINNER TOGETHER?
-I SURE HOPE SO, PAL. -ME, TOO.
I WONDER WHAT HER BIG SURPRISE IS.
WISH I KNEW.
IF YOU'D RATHER GO JOGGING THAN SURF SKIING, NO PROBLEMO.
-NO, THAT'S OKAY. I WANNA SURF SKI WITH YOU, DAD.
-YOU KNOW HER? -HER NAME IS BRIDGET BOWERS.
SHE'S HAVING A PARTY THIS WEEKEND, BUT I DIDN'T GET INVITED.
-SHE'S HEADING BACK THIS WAY IF YOU WANNA TALK TO HER.
-NO, COME ON. LET'S GET OUT OF HERE.
LET'S GET GOING. -NO, NO, NO, WHAT'S YOUR HURRY?
COME ON. NO, IT'S OKAY.
EXCUSE ME.
UH, YOUR NAME BRIDGET?
YOU KNOW MY SON HOBIE.
-BUCHANNON. WE, UM... WE HAVE SOCIAL STUDIES TOGETHER.
-OH! OH, YEAH, YOU'RE THE BOY THAT ALWAYS HAS SAND IN HIS SHOES.
-NO, WELL... -I THINK THAT'S SO COOL.
IT'S LIKE BRINGING THE BEACH WITH YOU TO SCHOOL.
YEAH, MAYBE I GUESS I DO.
-LISTEN, I'M HAVING A PARTY FRIDAY NIGHT.
YOU WANNA COME?
YEAH, SURE.
-GREAT. BRING SAND IN YOUR SHOES, AND WE'LL MAKE IT A BEACH PARTY.
SEE YOU. -BYE.
-SEE, PAL? ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS TALK TO HER.
YEAH, ME. NOT YOU.
AW, COME ON, MAN.
-HI, YOU'RE BRIDGET. YOU KNOW MY SON HOBIE, DON'T YOU?
GOTTA SEIZE THE MOMENT, COOKIE.
-I WOULD IF YOU WOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT FOR ME.
LET'S HIT IT.
LET'S GO!
-HEY. -HEY.
-HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP? -NEVER HAD A BETTER DAY.
-I MEAN ABOUT TONIGHT, GAYLE COMING TO TOWN. YOU NERVOUS?
NO. NO.
HOBIE IS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HER.
-I DIDN'T ASK ABOUT HOW HOBIE FELT.
I DON'T KNOW, STEPH.
I DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL ANYMORE.
I MEAN, EVERY TIME GAYLE CALLS, ALL WE DO IS TALK ABOUT HOBIE AND PARENTAL THINGS.
THE WHOLE THING IS TOTALLY IMPERSONAL.
THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, I REMEMBER SOMETHING WE DID TOGETHER, AND I...
I FEEL ALL THIS LOVE FOR HER.
AND NOTHING TO DO WITH REALITY.
MAYBE IT DOES.
I MEAN, WHO KNOWS?
HOBIE STILL HAS HIS FANTASY ABOUT HIS PARENTS GETTING BACK TOGETHER SOMEDAY.
KIDS DON'T LET THAT DREAM DIE EASILY, YOU KNOW.
MAYBE I'M STILL A KID AT HEART.
-I CAN BACK YOU UP TONIGHT IF YOU WANT.
-MY LIFE IS COMPLICATED ENOUGH ALREADY.
HAVE A NICE DAY, HUH?
DON'T SAY I DIDN'T OFFER.
YOUR MOTHER IS VERY UPSET.
SHE FEELS YOU CARE MORE ABOUT YOUR JOB THAN YOU DO YOUR FAMILY.
-WHY ARE YOU PUTTING ME IN THIS POSITION, DAD?
MAKING ME HAVE TO CHOOSE?
-BECAUSE THERE'S NO WAY AROUND IT, MATT.
YOUR MOTHER AND I ARE MOVING TO EUROPE.
EITHER YOU CHOOSE TO COME WITH US, OR YOU DON'T.
AND IF I DON'T?
-IF YOU CHOOSE TO CUT YOURSELF OFF FROM THE FAMILY,
I'LL BE FORCED TO CUT YOU OFF FROM EVERYTHING THIS FAMILY PROVIDES YOU.
AND I MEAN EVERYTHING.
FORCED BY WHO?
WHO IS FORCING YOU?
YOU ARE.
BY BEING SELFISH, THINKING ONLY OF YOURSELF.
OH, ME?
YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S MAKING ALL THE DECISIONS AND NOT TELLING US.
-WHEN YOU BECOME A PARENT, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE THE DECISIONS.
UNTIL THEN, I'M THE HEAD OF THIS FAMILY.
-WHAT ABOUT LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING?
ISN'T THAT PART OF PARENTING?
IF WE DIDN'T LOVE YOU,
WE WOULDN'T CARE WHETHER YOU CAME WITH US OR NOT, WOULD WE?
BEAUTIFUL DAY, ISN'T IT?
-YEAH. -BYE.
BUCHANNON.
HELLO, MITCH.
GAYLE. GAYLE, HI.
HEY, I CAN HARDLY HEAR YOU.
-I'M STILL IN THE AIR. WE SHOULD BE LANDING SOON.
-GREAT, GREAT. HOBIE AND I WILL MEET YOU AT THE AIRPORT.
NO, NO, MITCH, THAT'S OKAY.
I'VE MADE ARRANGEMENTS.
HOW ABOUT I'LL JUST MEET YOU GUYS 00?
YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S PERFECT.
GAYLE, HOBIE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU.
OH, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE HIM.
-TELL ME ABOUT THIS SURPRISE OF YOURS.
-I'LL TELL YOU WHEN I SEE YOU AND HOBIE.
NO, NO, NO, TELL ME NOW.
BYE, MITCH.
I HATE SURPRISES.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
WELL, I'M EXCITED,
AND I'M NERVOUS,
AND I'M IN LOVE.
OH!
HEY, DAD!
DAD! DAD!
-JARRED, CAREFUL. -SORRY.
WHAT IS IT?
-WELL, YOU SAID YOU'D WORK FOR AN HOUR AND THEN WATCH ME BOOGIE BOARD.
-AND I WILL. I WILL. I PROMISE.
THAT WAS TWO HOURS AGO.
COME ON. COME ON. WATCH ME, PLEASE!
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
- -HOLD ON JUST A SEC.
-YEAH, WADE PETERSON. WADE, IT'S SAM.
-SAM! SAM, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOU ALL DAY.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN FLORIDA?
-THEY CANCELED THE ORDER. THEY WANNA SEND THE T-41 INSTEAD.
-WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THAT? -YOU COULD STALL A WEEK OR TWO.
-WELL, GINO TELLS ME I CAN'T GET A SHIPMENT FOR THREE WEEKS.
I NEED EVERYTHING IN MY OFFICE BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OR THE DEAL FALLS APART.
NOW, COME ON.
POSSIBLE SUBMERSION, TOWER 10.
2-11, RESPOND CODE THREE TO POSSIBLE SUBMERSION. TOWER 10.
-MATT, HURRY. WE'VE GOT A SUBMERSION ON TOWER 10.
EVERYBODY GET OUT OF THE WATER!
BAYWATCH SCARAB 1 TO 295.
WE COPY YOUR TRANSMISSION AND ARE RESPONDING CODE THREE TO TOWER 10. OVER.
207 LINCOLN TO 214.
LIFEGUARDS IN THE WATER. STRAIGHT-LINE SEARCH PATTERN. VICTIM UNKNOWN AND UNIDENTIFIED.
SUBMERSION REMAINS A POSSIBILITY.
-HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN DOWN? -ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.
BAYWATCH SCARABS INDICATE A LATERAL DRIFT.
MOVE THE STRAIGHT-LINE SEARCH SOUTH 50 METERS.
REPEAT, SOUTH 50 METERS.
SUBMERSION BACKUP PROCEDURES IN PLACE.
PARAMEDICS AND HOSPITAL NOTIFIED.
MEDEVAC HELICOPTERS STANDING BY.
-295, THIS IS MATT BRODY NEEDING BACKUP.
-WHAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE? -NOT NOW, SIR. THERE'S A KID IN TROUBLE.
-MATT, GET A DIVING TEAM HERE RIGHT NOW.
WAIT. THAT'S HIS BOARD.
WHERE IS HE? -WHAT DID YOUR SON LOOK LIKE? WHAT WAS HE WEARING?
-UH, HE'S 10. BLOND. HE'S GOT BLACK SHORTS ON WITH PURPLE, PINK...
-HEY, I SAW A KID THAT LOOKED JUST LIKE THAT BEHIND THE JETTY.
OVER THERE.
NOW, YOU LISTEN TO ME.
WHAT IF SOMEONE WAS REALLY DROWNING OUT THERE
WHILE ALL OF MY LIFEGUARDS WERE LOOKING FOR YOU?
YOU PUT PEOPLE'S LIVES IN DANGER, SON.
I'M SORRY.
-HOW COULD YOU HAVE PULLED SUCH A STUPID STUNT, JARRED?
WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?
ANSWER ME.
-WELL, YOU SAID WE WERE GONNA SPEND THE DAY TOGETHER,
BUT YOU ACTED LIKE I WASN'T EVEN THERE.
I FIGURED MAYBE YOU'D NOTICE IF YOU THOUGHT I WAS DEAD.
MR. PETERSON?
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