Manodrome (2023)

1. 14-7 on the upstate ball with six minutes to go

2. in the second quarter here in upstate New York.

3. Temperatures plummeting down into the single digits

4. after an unseasonably warm December.

5. At state balls, they start this drive from the Newton 27.

6. Jimmy Chitwood under center with Tyron Diggs being in the backfield

7. - and three receivers wide.

8. Chitwood takes the snap. Beats off to Diggs,

9. but he makes a main miss at the line before his pivot brought down

10. - right around the 30...

11. Stop the car.

12. Sorry. I beg your pardon, ma'am?

13. Did you hear what I said?

14. Uh, is everything okay back there, ma'am?

15. I said, "Stop the car."

16. I got your drop-off at Marshall's and 3rd, ma'am.

17. Oh, my God! I said pull the fucking car over.

18. Now!

19. Psycho.

20. Don't touch me. Asshole.

21. Michael, she got ideas.

22. You know? She's thrown out the Philippe Starck.

23. No, the coffee table.

24. Says it doesn't go with her things.

25. Are you kidding me?

26. You should see this Golran rug she brought with her.

27. I don't know, Michael.

28. I'm growing a fucking tumor as we speak.

29. - Yeah.

30. - Yeah, five more.

31. - Three, two. Push!

32. - One. One more. Okay, one more!

33. - Yes! Fuck it, man!

34. - You killed it, bro. - Thanks, dude.

35. - Hey. Sorry. - Oh, my God!

36. - What took you so long? - Yo, come on!

37. - Jesus. Fuck. - My bladder is fucking killing me.

38. Yo, come on. You shouldn't eat that shit.

39. That's not good for you.

40. As long as there's no ground-up meat in here, I'm, uh,

41. I'm gonna eat it. I'm really hungry.

42. I'm hungry all the time.

43. Fuck her.

44. Who?

45. Janis.

46. You pay my fucking paycheck, bitch.

47. I check-in. I work.

48. I ring up customers' shitty processed meats and weird discount shit,

49. they don't even need but they buy anyway. And I don't complain.

50. I go back and I do it again the next day. And you know what she tells me?

51. "Smile. Smile. You're not smiling enough.

52. You're putting off the customers."

53. Yeah. So, then just fucking smile, okay?

54. You shouldn't complain so much. You got a good thing going.

55. Yeah.

56. Yeah. 'Sup?

57. Pretty sweet, right?

58. Yeah.

59. God.

60. Babies just get to freak out about whatever they fuckin' want to.

61. Sometimes, I wanna kick, and scream, and freak the fuck out.

62. Is this cute?

63. Whatever. Who gets to decide what babies like anyway?

64. It's a fuckin' con.

65. Do you wanna just get out of here?

66. Why?

67. Because my feet hurt, and I'm getting sweaty,

68. and I just wanna go home, and sit down.

69. Yo. Yo, check this out.

70. - Wha— what does this do?

71. It gets the milk out.

72. No. Seriously?

73. - Yeah. - Like...

74. - Yeah. - Really?

75. That's so fuckin' gross.

76. - No, it isn't. - Oh, it's a little gross.

77. Yeah. I don't think we need it.

78. That's $285.14.

79. - Are you kiddin' me? Fuck.

80. Oh...

81. Can you just take this stuff off?

82. I'd have to go get my manager.

83. - Okay. We'll wait. - We would like to remind you

84. that our shopping hours tomorrow

85. are from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

86. - "Don't forget to smile." - Thank you, and have a great day.

87. Head east on Columbus Avenue,

88. - then turn right on 4th Street. - Okay.

89. - In one mile, take the exit. - Got it.

90. - Then—

91. And sometimes I feel like it doesn't fuckin' matter

92. whether you have a job or you don't

93. 'cause life could just suck just as hard.

94. You feel me, Ralphie?

95. Yeah. Yeah.

96. Oh, hey. I-I got some, uh, some new stuff here.

97. Let's see. I got, um... Uh...

98. - Vicodin, Percocet. - Yeah.

99. I'll hook you up. Whatever you want.

100. Yeah, no. Just give me the Percocet.

101. - Percocet? Yeah, sweet. - Yeah.

102. Oh, hey. I got something else for you. Look.

103. Check it out.

104. - It's the sneakers you wanted. - Shit, man.

105. - They're your size too, bro.

106. Yo, maybe next month.

107. - Yeah? - Yeah.

108. Okay. Yeah, no sweat. I'll just, um...

109. I'll just— I'll hold 'em for you.

110. Yeah, next month.

111. You good, bro?

112. I mean, is, like, everything good with you,

113. or are you still working that, uh, the maintenance gig?

114. No, no. I'm just, like, uh...

115. I'm just trying to keep my options open right now.

116. - Yeah? - You know, I'm just, like,

117. taking time to just be focused and stay centered, you know?

118. Yeah. Severance package

119. - ain't worth shit anyways. - Yeah.

120. Hey. I, uh, I-I know some, uh, some guys.

121. What guys?

122. It's like guys with money and shit. Like—

123. They like to, like— like, help out guys like us.

124. What, they're, like, buddies of yours?

125. Yeah. I-if you want, like, you could meet 'em.

126. - I mean, they helped me... - Yeah.

127. get back on my feet. So, yeah,

128. - who knows? - Yeah.

129. - Alright? - Yeah.

130. Awesome. Alright. Hey? Good work today.

131. - Alright. Thanks, dude. - Alright.

132. I'll see you, Ralphie.

133. talk about mowing the lawn. Everybody knows about

134. mowing the lawn, but who cares? But if I talk about children...

135. Hey.

136. What the fuck is wrong with you?

137. - Hey. - Hey.

138. - You okay? - Yeah.

139. You okay?

140. - Sorry.

141. Where did you go?

142. Nowhere.

143. I went to the doctor today. Just—

144. He just, like, wants me to get a bunch of tests.

145. Oh, shit. Tests are so expensive.

146. You know, nothing was wrong. Just... routine.

147. And for some reason, I just, like,

148. got scared or something.

149. I don't know. I just started, like, crying

150. in the middle of the doctor's office, like...

151. like a broken tap.

152. Why?

153. I don't know. It just happened.

154. What, they-they didn't tell you the cost, though?

155. Do you still wanna go through with it?

156. Huh?

157. - Hey. - Hey. How you doing, man?

158. - Yeah, okay. - Good to see you.

159. Uh, guys, this is my friend, Ralphie.

160. Uh, Ralphie t-these are the guys.

161. - Hey. Hey. - Hey. How you doing, man?

162. - Oh, hi. What's up? - Okay.

163. Good. Let's make some room, guys. Scoot over.

164. Hey. Uh, come, sit down.

165. A buddy of Jason's is a buddy of ours.

166. Yeah, yeah. Right here. But which are shrimp and which are pork?

167. I can't have shrimp. I'm allergic.

168. - Ooh, yay, that's me.

169. I don't know where to start.

170. - Could you pass me a shrimp, please? - Boys,

171. you gotta try these wontons.

172. Ralphie, make sure they get some wontons.

173. Here you go.

174. I could get 'em to fry up a steak

175. if that's more your style.

176. Oh, no, I'm good. Thanks. Yeah.

177. Well, Ralph, I hope you don't mind, Jason told us

178. about you all getting laid off at Brandt.

179. - Oh, yeah. So sorry. - Oh.

180. It must be tough out there for you guys, huh?

181. Yeah. 'Cause I mean...

182. Yeah, like, it happened so fast, so...

183. It's like one day, you're up for a promotion,

184. and the next day, you're just, like, out on your ass or whatever.

185. Corporate America does not give a fuck about its human capital.

186. It's like once you're harvested,

187. you're of no use to anyone.

188. Okay.

189. So, Ralph, do you have people depending on you?

190. Oh, yeah. Like, my girl.

191. - Yeah. - Oh, right.

192. He's expecting a-a baby too. Right?

193. - Wow. - A breeder.

194. - Yeah. - But that's a lot, though.

195. Do you have any family to fall back on?

196. I'm just, like, trying to stay positive now, man.

197. - Of course. - Just trying to keep my options open right now.

198. - A blank slate. I like that.

199. Well, hey...

200. Ralph...

201. To keeping your options open.

202. Ah. Hear, hear.

203. - Salud. - Thanks, thanks.

204. - Hey. - Hey.

205. - You okay? - Yeah.

206. - Sorry. I was just— Yeah.

207. - No.

208. - You sure? - Yeah, sorry. Yeah.

209. - Uh... - I was just, um... Yeah.

210. I know they can be a handful, but the guys mean well.

211. I hope they didn't make you too uncomfortable.

212. No, no. It was cool. I mean...

213. Yo, thanks for the beer and whatnot. I mean, I-I would have put in—

214. Don't worry about it.

215. Hey, I'm sorry for your burdens, Ralph.

216. - Thanks. - Yeah.

217. I've been in some tight spots myself.

218. And, uh, you know...

219. You have that look.

220. What look?

221. Like nobody ever showed up for you.

222. No one gave a damn.

223. A lot of us here know the pain of absent fathers.

224. Helps knowing

225. you're not alone, man.

226. Hey, baby.

227. Wake up, you're dreamin'.

228. Bad dream?

229. You want Tylenol?

230. Uh... yeah.

231. You wanna tell me about it?

232. What's that?

233. - The tree? - Yeah.

234. - Got it in the closet.

235. What closet?

236. Your mom's closet out the back.

237. Why are you going through there? That's personal.

238. 'Cause I'm trying to be a little bit fuckin' festive, Ralphie.

239. What do you want? You just want me to throw all that shit out?

240. - There's good stuff in there. - Yeah.

241. I don't want you messing around back there.

242. - Jesus, Ralphie. - I thought I remember saying it.

243. - Didn't I say it? Did I say it? - Yeah, you said it.

244. Do you want me to fucking take the tree down?

245. - Come here.

246. - No. No.

247. Ralphie, cut it out. Stop. Stop, Ralphie!

248. - Hey, uh, Ralphie.

249. Yo, I got something for you.

250. Yo, I told you, bro, I wanna take those off your hands, but money's tight.

251. Yeah. All-all good. They're on the house.

252. It's just a gift from the guys.

253. I-I guess you made, like, a good impression.

254. It's pretty... pretty sweet, right?

255. Yeah.

256. Pretty sweet.

257. - Alright. - I'll see you, Ralphie.

258. - Thanks, bro. - You're the man.

259. You have arrived at your destination.

260. Alright, guys, hustle up. Let's go.

261. For the newcomers, I'm Dad Dan.

262. I guess you could say, uh...

263. Three failed marriages

264. taught me I'm not much of a husband.

265. But what I am...

266. is a family man.

267. We have a few new faces today.

268. You wanna introduce yourself?

269. Yeah, I'm Ralph— I'm Ralphie.

270. Hi.

271. Yeah. My-my buddy Ralphie

272. is not much of a talker, Dan—

273. uh, Dad Dan.

274. My house is a safe space, Ralph.

275. No judgment.

276. We speak our truth here without fear.

277. I'm Son Aaron.

278. A year, four months celibate.

279. I'm Son Jason. Uh...

280. two months celibate.

281. And I'm-I'm Son Brad.

282. Um, 11 months and 13 days.

283. Yeah.

284. I-in fact, if, if I may, Dad Dan, I'd like to...

285. - I'd like to share. - Mm-hmm.

286. Uh...

287. Sheesh.

288. Here it goes. Um...

289. Some of you know that, uh, I was not in the best shape when I was inducted.

290. Had stage four liver cancer.

291. And the doctor said that I had six months.

292. Well, uh,

293. yesterday was...

294. was one whole year since my diagnosis.

295. Oh, and still going strong.

296. Dad Leo here. Just over six years and still truckin'.

297. Dad Zander. Going on ten years.

298. Well, our mom is kind of a junkie.

299. So... it was either this or the Army, I guess.

300. Three years celibate. Over the last two weeks, voluntary.

301. Packed my bags and I left my wife last night.

302. I went through her things.

303. There were pictures...

304. Texts.

305. She was fucking guys. Random guys.

306. What do you wanna say to Emily, Cy?

307. I'll say it.

308. Cunt.

309. That's what.

310. She's a cunt.

311. I'll be right back.

312. Hey, Ralphie. Did you get anything? Can I get you anything?

313. - Uh, no, no. - Are you sure?

314. - Oh, yeah. - Okay.

315. Fuck the labels, you know? I'm not a...

316. - I'm not a cheater. I'm not a fuck boy. - Yeah.

317. But I'm not your doting little boyfriend, you know?

318. Abstinence is about taking your power back.

319. - Exactly.

320. By the way, just send me that recipe already.

321. - Absolutely. - Thank you.

322. That's safe, alright? As soon as he's free, we're gonna get with him.

323. Um, I have no idea what his—

324. Dan, this is my buddy Rick I was telling you about.

325. Oh, Rick. Hey, man. I'm sorry for your troubles, brother.

326. Leo's been filling me in.

327. You know, I've been...

328. Hey, bro. Can you please pick up your shit off the floor?

329. - I said I'd pick it up later. - Dude, I've asked you,

330. - like, three times. - I said I'd pick it up, brother.

331. Just pick up your fuckin' shit. You could just keep it on your bed,

332. - or, or just— - I don't— I'll pick it up in a bit.

333. It's there for a reason. I don't care. I'll just get around it.

334. Man, if you have a messy fucking room,

335. you have a messy fucking eternal life, bro.

336. I don't care!

337. - What are you doing? - Picking your shit up.

338. - That's the OG right there. - Oh, shit.

339. Original Glock, G17.

340. It's as honest as they come.

341. - Oh, sorry about that. It's...

342. - Yeah.

343. You carry protection, son?

344. You're vulnerable, you know?

345. - Driving around...

346. - Strangers at your back.

347. - Yeah.

348. Have a seat.

349. I'm sure you have some questions.

350. Yeah. I mean...

351. So, like, Jason and the other guys, they...

352. like, they live with you?

353. They do, yeah. You'd be surprised.

354. - There are...

355. homes like ours all over the state

356. across the country, you know?

357. - Just like regular families. - Hmm.

358. Except regular folks don't get to choose their family.

359. We do.

360. You pick out a name yet?

361. - For the baby. - Oh.

362. Yes. It's just, like, my girl Sal,

363. she doesn't wanna know if it's, like, a girl or a boy yet.

364. What if it's a boy?

365. I like Jayce.

366. And Nancy for if it's a girl.

367. Do you get lonely, Ralph?

368. Angry for no good reason at all?

369. What do you do with those feelings?

370. I mean...

371. - Can I, um... - Huh?

372. Just relax. Just breathe.

373. - Whoa. What? - Just breathe.

374. Breathe in.

375. Out.

376. One more time. Just like that.

377. - In.

378. - Out.

379. You know, you could be a part of our family.

380. How would that work?

381. It depends on you.

382. There's a staggering beauty in you.

383. Cataclysmic power to create, annihilate.

384. - Bye, Ralphie! - Bye!

385. But I don't wanna go to Zach's house.

386. But I'm scared of the dog.

387. And also the other thing.

388. The thing...

389. The thing that happened when I couldn't make it to the bathroom.

390. I know, Ma. But it's just hard for me, okay?

391. It's just hard.

392. What? No. I'm not crying. I'm not.

393. I wish you'd just let me stay home this weekend.

394. Bye, Mom.

395. Your Ma giving you a hard time?

396. You gotta watch out, bro.

397. Like saying stuff like that.

398. Why?

399. You gotta...

400. You gotta hold back some. Okay?

401. You gotta be tough up here.

402. Bad thoughts will mess you up. Are you hearing me?

403. What kind of bad thoughts?

404. You know, bad thoughts like you can't go to your friend's house

405. without pissing your pants, man. Come on.

406. You gotta shut it down.

407. Total annihilation, okay?

408. Take care of yourself, buddy.

409. - Season's greetings. - Yeah. How much for this?

410. Do you have password? Do you have a charger?

411. - Okay.

412. Shit. You okay?

413. Alright. Alright. Stay, stay, stay.

414. - Here you go. - Thanks.

415. - What is this?

416. Yo, what does it look like? Are you happy?

417. Yeah.

418. Really? You don't look happy.

419. Did you make all of this in one day?

420. What, did you drive to fucking Canada or something?

421. Yeah. No. I mean, no. I just, like—

422. - There was this, like, kid. - What kid?

423. There was, like, a little kid in the car.

424. I mean, who I was driving in the car, and he, like...

425. You know, he kinda, like, left his phone in the car.

426. But he can get another one. So, it's not a big deal.

427. - Ralphie! - What?

428. You stole some kid's phone?

429. No, I didn't steal his phone. I was, like—

430. I was actually, like, helping him, Sal, okay?

431. I was helping him. Like I'm helping you.

432. - Me? - Yeah, man! You said

433. you needed money for, like, doctor's visits. It's for test—

434. - Ow! Fuck! - Grow up, Ralphie!

435. This baby that you begged me to keep

436. is going to pop out of me any day now,

437. and it's gonna be puking and shitting all over our lives,

438. and I'm trying to hold it all together

439. and create, like, this picture of us.

440. You know, you, me, and the baby as a family,

441. and I can't fucking do that.

442. And I can't fucking do that

443. because you're not fucking there.

444. - No. - I will not pale for you.

445. - No. - I will not bend for you.

446. - No. - I will not break for you.

447. - No. - I created fire,

448. and I will take it back.

449. I invented steel, and I will take it back.

450. I discovered the sun, and I will take it back.

451. - Mine. - I will take what is mine,

452. what has always been mine, and what will always be mine.

453. - Mine. - Not yours.

454. - Mine. - Not yours.

455. - Mine. - Not yours.

456. Son Brad.

457. Son Jason.

458. Son Aaron.

459. Son Drew.

460. Son Paul.

461. Dad Leo.

462. Come into the circle, Ralphie.

463. Come, come, come.

464. In the circle,

465. we'll face the anger

466. and the hurt.

467. Pain that holds us back.

468. As it is for you, so it was for all of us.

469. - As it is for you... - Hmm.

470. so it was for all of us.

471. - Now, close your eyes. - As it is for you,

472. so it was for all of us.

473. - Just close your eyes. - Yeah.

474. so it was for all of us.

475. - And breathe. May I? - Mm-hmm. Yeah.

476. - Just breathe.

477. As it is for you, so it was for all of us.

478. - As it is for you... - Why are you here, Ralph?

479. Um...

480. I lost my job.

481. - Mm-hmm. - Mm-hmm.

482. And Lord knows that...

483. it could break a man's spirit.

484. - Yeah. - Yeah.

485. - Yeah. - Close your eyes.

486. Mm-hmm.

487. - What else?

488. Um...

489. Like, um...

490. baby.

491. Uh, the baby's gonna be here pretty soon, so...

492. - Mm-hmm. - Yeah.

493. - That's a lot of weight. - Yeah.

494. Who's going to put clothes on that baby?

495. Who's going to feed that baby?

496. Keep dropping down into that feeling.

497. - Yeah. - Mm-hmm. Follow that.

498. What is it?

499. No respect.

500. No respect.

501. Who won't respect you?

502. - Your girlfriend? - Mm-mm.

503. - Hmm? - Mm-mm.

504. - Don't hold back.

505. - Now, don't fear what's inside you.

506. - Don't fear. - No, no, no, no, no.

507. - What's inside you, boy...

508. can't hurt you.

509. - Let's go.

510. Speak up. Speak up, Ralph.

511. - Ralph?

512. - Yeah. - Speak up.

513. - What is it? What's the feeling?

514. - Follow the feeling. - It makes me...

515. It makes me, um...

516. It makes me mad.

517. - Good. Say it again. - Yeah. It makes me mad.

518. - Good.

519. - It makes me so mad! - Yes. Now, drop down into that.

520. - Drop down into that.

521. What's on the other side of that?

522. No!

523. No! No! No!

524. No, no! No, no! No, no!

525. No, no! No!

526. Have you told your girlfriend yet?

527. Told her what?

528. That you're dumping her ass.

529. I mean, it's up to you. But, um...

530. I mean, most guys just up and disappear after their induction.

531. Easier that way.

532. - Ralphie.

533. Ralphie, come over here.

534. Come over here. Come on.

535. Hey, bro.

536. Are you okay?

537. Yeah, I guess.

538. You went pretty hard back there.

539. W-wild.

540. You know, w-when I did it, I kinda, like, half-assed the whole thing.

541. - Kinda lame, but whatever.

542. Wait. Did I do it wrong?

543. No, no. Bro, no. Um...

544. Just, I— I-I don't know. Just, like, uh...

545. - Ralph. - Watch out for yourself, okay?

546. And this here is Garfield. He's thinking about joining the fold.

547. Hey, man. Y-you're welcome here anytime.

548. - Alright. I'ma call you G, alright? - Alright.

549. - Alright? You're welcome here. - Please. Thank you, sir.

550. Yeah. Of course.

551. You know, today was, uh...

552. Today was Ralph's first confessional.

553. We got a live wire here, Z.

554. A real live wire.

555. Good for you, Ralph.

556. - Welcome. - Thanks.

557. - That's $9.50.

558. Thanks.

559. Hey. You okay there, buddy?

560. - Yeah.

561. Change the music for us, Tammy.

562. So we can dance, we can move, we can exercise.

563. Alright, guys. Just for a little bit.

564. - Ah, thank you.

565. - Yes, Tammy! Tammy! - You're welcome, boys.

566. Hey, Tammy. What the fuck? Are you— are you kidding me?

567. - What are you doing?

568. Just do what's right.

569. - You gonna give me shit? - Yeah, I'm giving you shit.

570. What-what are you doing, you're just letting them run your gym?

571. What do you want me to do?

572. Fucking change it back!

573. Hey. Hey, man.

574. You come to make friends?

575. Okay, then.

576. Just a look.

577. We like for look, not so-so.

578. You like what you need to see.

579. Yeah. I just figure...

580. I just figure you could show some more respect, bro.

581. Just wants to make sure that he has my attention.

582. - Get the fuck off me! - Hey!

583. - Get the fuck off me, bro!

584. Uh-huh.

585. Are you okay?

586. Yeah. I'm just, like, um...

587. still working.

588. Okay. Should I get a ride with Janis?

589. - Ralphie? - Yeah.

590. Well, I'll see you at home, I guess.

591. Right?

592. Ralphie?

593. Drop off at 275 Argyle.

594. Fuck!

595. Uh...

596. Hey, uh, buddy...

597. Hey, buddy, is everything okay? What-what's going on here?

598. Hey.

599. - Hey. - I said, "Hey!"

600. - Drive the fucking car. - Do you— do you have a problem?

601. You think he doesn't speak English?

602. Um...

603. - No. This is absurd. - I know.

604. - What is your problem?

605. You know what? I bet I know what your problem is.

606. He's so...

607. It is literally freezing out there.

608. I'm not fucking freezing my ass off.

609. - Hey, I just—

610. - Shit! Hey, hey! - What the fuck?

611. - Stop! - Hey, hey. Hey, hey, Hey, hey.

612. I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.

613. Please, please, please, please. Stop.

614. - Sir, I'm sorry. - Slow fucking down!

615. What are you doing? What the fuck?

616. - Stop! - Hey, hey.

617. - Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck. No! - Get him to— Get him to stop!

618. - Hey, hey, stop the car! - Oh, my goodness!

619. - Stop! - Hey, hey! Stop the car!

620. - Stop! Stop the car. - Stop the car!

621. I'm sorry. Look, I'm sorry. Just please stop the car.

622. - Please. Please stop the car! - For Christ's sake, dude, please!

623. - Hey! No, no, no!

624. Hey! Pull over!

625. Where'd you go, Ralphie?

626. I know we both come from shitty places.

627. But I don't think sharing the same pain is enough.

628. I don't think it ever was.

629. And, baby, one of these days,

630. you might not recognize me.

631. Because I'm letting all of my pain go.

632. I'm putting it in a bottle.

633. And I'm sending it down the river out to sea.

634. - It's nice. You like it? - Yeah.

635. Yeah. It's Ralph Lauren. What's not to like?

636. I mean, I-it looks good, bro.

637. The color definitely suits you.

638. Yeah. No, no. I'll, like— I'll, like, definitely think about it.

639. Well, what's to think about?

640. If you like the shirt, you should have the shirt.

641. - Ralph? - Yeah.

642. Can I buy you the shirt?

643. Hey, fuck it! It's Christmas, right?

644. - Let me buy you the shirt. - Hey. Maybe he just wants to, like,

645. check out some other stores before he decides.

646. Yeah. No, no. I got it. Yo, I got it.

647. Cash or card?

648. If I'm a venture capitalist, right, and I wanna make some money...

649. Yeah, okay, alright.

650. Bradley?

651. - Alice. - Oh, my God.

652. Uh, wow. Wow. What are you doing here?

653. Where have you been?

654. - I thought something— - Hey, keep it together.

655. - I thought something happened to you. - Hey, you coming?

656. - Um... - Who are these...

657. - Who are these men? - You guys should just—

658. - You should go on. - Brad?

659. Bradley.

660. I'll catch up.

661. Whoa.

662. - Save a seat. - W-what's... Wh...

663. - What's going on? - She seems really upset.

664. Yeah. She's devastated.

665. - No, no, no, no, don't!

666. Look at him. Groveling to spare her feelings.

667. Why do we do that, Ralph?

668. Why do we make ourselves so much smaller than we are?

669. No, you need to—

670. Stop it!

671. - What the fuck is wrong with you! - Where did you go!

672. - You okay, bro?

673. No. I'm such an asshole.

674. - What? - I'm such an asshole. I've been so bad.

675. No, no, no. I've been so bad. Oh, shit.

676. - I'm an asshole. I'm an asshole. - What are you talking about?

677. I'm an asshole. I can't afford this shit. I can't afford this fucking shit.

678. - We can fucking return it, man! Easy! - Close ranks. Move.

679. - We can just return it, man. - No, no, no. I can't afford it.

680. - It's easy... - What's going on?

681. - I'm such a fucking asshole. - Hey, hey!

682. - What's going on with you? - I don't know. I don't know.

683. - I don't know. - What, you bought this shirt?

684. - Why'd you buy this shirt? - I don't know. I don't know.

685. - What? - I don't know. I don't know...

686. You spend 200 dollars on a shirt that you can't even fucking afford?

687. - I don't know. I'm a fuckin' asshole. - Why?

688. I don't know! 'Cause I'm a fuckin' asshole!

689. No, no, no! Fuck this shit, man!

690. Hey! You're awesome, bro!

691. You're not a fuckin' asshole, okay?

692. - You're not an asshole, man! - Hey! Don't puff up.

693. Back down. Fucking back down.

694. Let the real men do the thinking.

695. - You calm down. - No, no, no, no.

696. - Hey! - What?

697. You think you're an asshole?

698. Answer me. You think you're an asshole?

699. - Yeah. Yeah. - Yeah?

700. Why don't you do something about it?

701. Do something about it. This world's a fucking trash can!

702. Teaming with assholes!

703. Huh? Do something about it!

704. Take back your power, Ralph!

705. Yeah, fuck you.

706. What the fuck? Come on!

707. What the fuck—

708. Head straight on... - Fuck, come on!

709. Then in two miles, take the exit.

710. Then turn right...

711. Fuck off!

712. - Keep that nice, tall lift.

713. - And then lower down.

714. One thing I love to do with squats,

715. especially squats during pregnancy is little pulses.

716. I'm gonna show you how to do those. So, it's good control.

717. Exhales. Lifting up partway.

718. - Inhale. Controlling down.

719. Really feeling the tops of your legs working,

720. the underneath of those legs, those glutes working.

721. 'Cause it's really important during pregnancy

722. - to keep those glutes strong—

723. Hey.

724. Are you not getting enough attention?

725. Hey.

726. Baby, you really gotta tell me what's going on here

727. because this silence is fucking killing me.

728. Ralphie?

729. Where are you going? What are you doing?

730. Why are you putting on cologne that I fucking bought you?

731. Are you making yourself look nice for someone?

732. Are you going out? Are you fucking going out right now?

733. - Ralphie!

734. Fucking talk to me! What the fuck are you—

735. Hey, hey, hey, hey! There is a staggering beauty in me, okay?

736. A cataclysmic power to create and annihilate.

737. - "Annihilate"? - Yeah.

738. What the fuck are you talking about?

739. You wanna fucking annihilate—

740. Hey, Ralphie! Ralphie, Ralphie, no!

741. Baby, open the door!

742. - Ralphie! Come on!

743. Fucking open this fucking door, man.

744. Ralphie, hey!

745. Big, strong man, huh?

746. You're too scared to look me in the fucking eye!

747. - Get back here, fucker!

748. I'm not raising this fucking kid alone!

749. Ralphie, I'm not fucking doing this! I swear to God.

750. Don't fucking walk out on me, Ralphie.

751. - The oldest and...

752. - ... the wisest god...

753. said, "Hide the treasure in man himself,

754. because that, my friends,

755. - is the last place you'll ever find it." - Whoo!

756. It's time now

757. to welcome a new brother to the fold.

758. Son Ralph.

759. Please.

760. With this pain,

761. you, Son Ralph,

762. will be released from gynosphere.

763. "With this pain,

764. I, Son Ralph, will be released from gynosphere."

765. Purified and reborn.

766. "Purified and reborn."

767. To be your own master.

768. "To be my own master."

769. And a son of Manodrome.

770. "And a son of Manodrome."

771. - Up. Pull him up.

772. - No! - I will not pale for you.

773. - No. - I will not bend for you.

774. - No. - I will not break for you.

775. - No. - I created fire, and I will take it back.

776. I invented steel, and I will take it back.

777. I discovered the sun, and I will take it back.

778. - Mine! - I will take what is mine,

779. what has always been mine, what will always be mine.

780. - Not yours. - Mine!

781. - Not yours. - Mine!

782. Not yours!

783. - Cheese!

784. I got a... a cute car.

785. Take it.

786. - You want it, don't you?

787. Take the rounds. Load the mag.

788. A gun is just a tool.

789. It's a crude expression of what's inside.

790. Do you remember what I told you the first day you came here?

791. - Yeah. - What did I tell you?

792. There is...

793. a staggering beauty in me.

794. A cataclysmic power

795. to create and annihilate.

796. Dad Dan?

797. Yes, Ralph.

798. My old man left me on Christmas Day

799. when I was just a kid.

800. He left me there to take care of my mom alone.

801. But what if I'm just...

802. broken?

803. But what if I'm just broken inside?

804. You were broken.

805. It happened to a sweet, defenseless child.

806. If I could, I would tear that scoundrel limb from limb.

807. But it's not up to me.

808. You have to raise an army inside yourself.

809. Avenge that kid.

810. You have to fix him...

811. so that no one hurts him ever again.

812. Whatever you do,

813. you don't let him down.

814. You don't let that baby boy down.

815. - Face it.

816. - Face it.

817. Show your pain.

818. There is no God...

819. but Ralph.

820. Say it.

821. "There is no God

822. but Ralph."

823. There is no God but Ralph.

824. There is no God...

825. "There is no God..."

826. but Ralph.

827. "... but Ralph."

828. There is no God but Ralph.

829. "There is no God but Ralph."

830. - Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

831. Hey, hey, bro. Where are you taking your stuff? Hey!

832. Hey, Ralphie! Where the fuck are you going, man?

833. - Ralphie! Hey.

834. - What the fuck?

835. - What are you doing? - Fu—

836. - Open the door, man!

837. - Fuck it!

838. Hey! Hey! Ralphie!

839. Yeah.

840. Still looking.

841. Still hungry.

842. I remember one won with me and taking the touch on the day.

843. Can you say? The land fat.

844. - But it'll be empty.

845. Nothing on the inside.

846. Hey.

847. It's fine. It's fine. It's fine.

848. - Yo, yo, wait. Wait, wait.

849. - It's okay. It's okay. - Yeah.

850. Okay? My man?

851. - Yeah. - You got this.

852. - Okay? - Yeah.

853. - You trust me? - Yeah.

854. - You trust me? - Yeah.

855. - Okay, okay.

856. - It's okay.

857. I didn't catch your name.

858. Ralphie.

859. I'm Ahmet.

860. You hungry?

861. I know a place we can go to get some—

862. It's not working. What am I doing wrong?

863. You just need to relax, ma'am.

864. How am I meant to relax in this situation?

865. I understand. The little guy picks up on your stress, though.

866. So, you need to stay calm so he can be calm.

867. Now, support his head. Here you go.

868. And try not to force it.

869. - Sal.

870. Sal!

871. Hey.

872. Merry Christmas, Mommy.

873. You wanna hold him?

874. Nah.

875. - Uh, you changed your hair?

876. Yeah. What do you think?

877. I think it looks nice.

878. Thought it might be time for a change.

879. You wanna sing some carols or something?

880. What?

881. For Jayce. He might like it.

882. Um...

883. May I interest you in any of our holiday specials?

884. No.

885. Sal?

886. Sal.

887. Sal!

888. Sal!

889. Are you Ralphie?

890. - I have your baby.

891. His mama said you'd be home soon.

892. - Hey, man. - Yeah.

893. You guys home?

894. Come on in.

895. Look who made it.

896. It's the Uber man.

897. Hey, everyone.

898. Sorry I left.

899. Ralph.

900. Merry Christmas, Ralph.

901. Merry Christmas, Ralph.

902. Thanks.

903. We weren't sure you'd be back.

904. Is that allowed?

905. I see you brought someone with you.

906. Yeah. This is Jayce.

907. Is he yours?

908. Where's his mother?

909. Gone.

910. Of course she is.

911. May I?

912. Okay.

913. Okay.

914. Okay.

915. Big guy. Oh, look at you.

916. Here you go, buddy.

917. Oh, you're a big boy.

918. - Big boy like your daddy.

919. - Yeah. - Aren't you?

920. - Hey, hey! We're here!

921. - Sorry we're late. Traffic was murder. - ... plate for Ralph. Ralph?

922. Merry Christmas, everyone!

923. Merry Christmas. The stuffing is out of this world.

924. - For you, sir. - Oh, thank you.

925. Oh, Ralph. I didn't realize you were here.

926. - We didn't bring you anything. I'm sorry.

927. Ooh. Hello. Who is this?

928. Whose does it look like?

929. Is this yours?

930. Crazy what's happening outside, huh?

931. - What's that? - What do you mean?

932. Cops in the street talking to the neighbors. It's wild.

933. Look at this guy. Wow.

934. Jason called this morning.

935. The police were around the gym looking for you.

936. They found your car, Ralph.

937. A man is dead.

938. Yeah?

939. And do the others know?

940. Oh.

941. Shit.

942. - Help me. - Hey.

943. - Help me. - Steady, boy. Come on.

944. - Take it easy. Hey! Hey!

945. Just keep— Look at us. We're here.

946. Look at me. Look at your brothers. We're here, Ralph.

947. - We're here. You see? We're here. - We're here, Ralph.

948. - It's okay, Ralph. It's okay. - Hey, we're here, Ralph.

949. Yeah, yeah.

950. - Is he gonna kill us? - No.

951. - He's gonna tell us. - Tell us what?

952. Right, Ralph?

953. What comes next.

954. - Just breathe. - Okay.

955. Okay? Okay?

956. - Come on, boy.

957. - There you go.

958. - Good.

959. Oh, fuck.

960. - Help me, help me.

961. - Stay calm, everyone.

962. - Calm. - Alright. Now, tell 'em to get down.

963. - Get down. - Yeah.

964. Everyone, let him think.

965. - Just— You got this, kid.

966. - Yeah.

967. What you decide

968. will be the only thing there is.

969. - It comes down to this.

970. Okay, Ralph?

971. Hey, Dad Dan?

972. When you look at me...

973. - what do you see?

974. I see a brutal, tender giant

975. punching holes in the sky.

976. I am Son Ralphie.

977. Yes, Ralphie.

978. - Police! Open up!

979. Hey, Dad Leo?

980. Yeah, Ralph.

981. Would you please take Jayce upstairs?

982. - Hey! Sir!

983. - Sir! Hey! Hey! Open up!

984. Oh, shit. He's coming 'round the back.

985. - What the—

986. No.

987. I will not pale for you.

988. No.

989. I will not bend for you.

990. No.

991. I will not break for you.

992. No.

993. I created fire, and I will take it back.

994. I invented steel, and I will take it back.

995. I discovered the sun, and I will take it back.

996. Mine.

997. I will take what is mine,

998. what has always been mine, and what will always be mine.

999. Mine.

1000. - Not yours—

1001. - Forgive me.

1002. - Drop the gun!

1003. news. Local police are warning residents

1004. to be on the lookout for a homicide suspect

1005. sought by authorities after an unknown dispute

1006. left one deceased and a police officer critically injured.

1007. The suspect is said to be armed and dangerous,

1008. and police are asking people...

1009. announce that they stay inside their homes...

1010. Can I help you?

1011. Easy, guy.

1012. What is your name?

1013. Ralph. Ralphie.

1014. Nice to meet you, Ralphie.

1015. My name is Sachiel.

1016. - I'd like to help you, Ralphie.

1017. Will you let me do that?

1018. You know, my old man was a fisherman.

1019. His whole life, he fished, or so I'm told.

1020. I wouldn't know because there is only one memory I have of him.

1021. I was two years old.

1022. And for some reason, my old man

1023. thought to take me with him out to sea that day.

1024. I must have lost my balance

1025. 'cause I fell overboard.

1026. So, there I was.

1027. Going underwater and coming up.

1028. Going under and coming up.

1029. And every time I came up,

1030. I did see the boat was getting farther and farther away.

1031. The last time I went under,

1032. I thought to myself,

1033. "I don't know if I'll be coming up again."

1034. But I must have, because the next thing I remember

1035. is the sight of my old man

1036. dive into the ice cold water, and swim in my direction.

1037. The last time I went under, I thought,

1038. "Hang in there, guy.

1039. He'll surely be here any moment now."

1040. When they pulled me back in their boat,

1041. there was two things I knew for certain that day.

1042. The one was, I knew what death was.

1043. Plain and simple.

1044. Another thing was, I loved my old man.

1045. I loved him like a rock.