Lorelei

Attention, all inmates,

this is your warden speaking.

As a result of an incident that took place

in the dining hall yesterday evening,

breakfast packs will be served in your housing units.

Yeah, there he is!

Hey.

Yeah!

Come here.

Woo!

You wanna have fun tonight, Wayland?

Woo!

Hey, old man!

Come on, brother.

You scared the shit out of me!

Alright, big boy.

I hope you enjoyed that.

That'll be the last time you ride bitch on my bike.

Whoa.

I was expectin' you yesterday.

Easy preacher, he was just making up for lost time,

that's all.

You don't get 15 years back in one night,

Mr. Beckett.

Excuse me.

Good luck, brother!

You get free room and board

in exchange for three hours of chores a day.

The rest of the time,

I want you lookin' for work and long-term housing.

Oh, there's some free clothes on the rack upstairs.

Curfew's 10PM.

No drugs or alcohol

on the premises.

That'll get you kicked out, understood?

Yeah.

Okay, good. What about your club mates?

They're my family.

And they're trouble.

Alright, look there.

Blue one opens the front door.

You'll have to jiggle it a little.

Green one's your room key.

It's gonna feel strange at first.

Just give it time.

You know I don't believe in God, right?

That's okay.

It's okay?

Just stay outta jail, that's all.

Morning.

That be all for you?

Yeah.

Is Nils still runnin' the place?

No, he sold up and went into assisted living.

So you own it now?

Yeah, me and my better half.

She was always sitting on this dream

of movin' out into the country.

This place came on the market,

so we thought "Fuck it!"

That'll be $29.95.

You just got out?

Yeah.

You need work,

I hear Mr. Thrifty's hiring down in Mill City.

- Keep the change. - Have a good day.

What you got goin' on here tonight?

Self-help group for preachers?

It's our Single Moms Program, actually.

They come to parenting class, we help them with their rent.

Yeah, you church folks

just love stickin' your noses

in other people's business

and tellin' 'em it smells bad.

Well, if that's true,

then you had me at the first whiff!

You know, the problem with do-gooders is

nobody likes 'em.

I never gave a shit about being liked.

I just think people deserve a second chance, that's all.

Maybe three or four!

I make my own chances.

I think we're just waiting on one more,

and here she is.

Sorry.

It's okay.

Alright, everyone, I want you to close your eyes

and take a deep breath.

Now put your hand over your heart.

How's it feeling today?

Dolores, let's start with you.

Can we start somewhere else?

Alright, I'll tell you how mine's feeling.

Slow and steady.

I think that's a good way for a heart to feel.

Anyone else?

- I'm gonna use the restroom. - Okay.

It's hard to put words to it sometimes, isn't it?

Holy fuck!

I can't believe it.

Wow!

When did you get out?

Last week.

You still look like you.

You haven't changed.

Yeah, same.

You look exactly the same.

Exceptwhat, you're a mom now?

Yep.

You were still in high school when we were...

I know, right?

We were just kids.

How ya been?

I'm goodgood.

Yeah.

How are you?

Ups and downs.

Yeah, I mean, same.

Is your grandma still around or

No, sheshe passed like

- seven or eight years ago. - Oh fuck, I'm sorry.

It's okay.

I was sad to hear about your momma.

Yeah.

Do you

I mean, I could pick you up after class.

Like high school?

Yeah. But I-I don't have my hog anymore.

Well, no hog, then don't fuckin' show up.

I was just kidding!

I'm gonna be done in, like, an hour?

I'll be here.

It's good to see you, Way.

So, what's the key to self-control?

Self-care.

And when there's no time for self-care, you

Make time.

Very good. Thank you everyone for coming.

I'll see you next week.

Oh, uh, Dolores, food box.

Sorry.

Thank you!

You're welcome!

Oh, yes!

- Hey. - Oh, hey.

Do you still drink?

Fuck yeah, I do.

Roadhouse?

Sounds good, but I already spent all my gate money.

Well, let me buy you a drink.

You sure?

Just get in the car.

Oh, just throw that in the back.

I'm sorry, hold on, okay.

Thanks.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Cheers.

Oh, shit! Sorry!

To old times.

Mmm.

- I wrote you. - I know.

- Okay. - No, I know.

I know you did.

I'm not sayin' you shoulda wrote back or whatever.

I justI wanted to make sure that you knew, that's all.

I wanted to write you back.

I justI got-I got pregnant and

Wait, uh, you got pregnant?

Yeah.

Was it mine?

- No! - Okay!

- I was just checkin'. - It was

That was after, soyeah.

So, you got, like, a 15-year-old kid or somethin'?

Yeah.

You were 15 when we started datin'.

I was.

Time flies.

Not when you're in prison.

No, I guess not.

Who's the father?

Nobody.

No, c'mon, who was it?

It's me! You can tell me.

Uh, I mean, it was after

you lost your appeal, and I was drinkin'

and hustlin' for attention, and I

I mean, honestly, I couldn't even tell you his name.

But you decided to keep it anyway?

Yeah, I thought it would be a fresh start.

Hmm.

I got two more.

Two more what?

Kids. I have three total.

You been busy.

Yep!

There's no father on the scene.

It's just us, so

What about swimmin'?