[ THEME SONG PLAYS ] * I BET WE'VE BEEN TOGETHERFOR A MILLION YEARS * * AND I'LL BET WE'LL BE TOGETHERFOR A MILLION MORE * * OH, IT'S LIKEI STARTED BREATHING * * ON THE NIGHT WE KISSED * AND I CAN'T REMEMBERWHAT I EVER DID BEFORE * * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * AND THEREAIN'T NO NOTHIN' * * WE CAN'T LOVEEACH OTHER THROUGH * * OOH-HOO * WHAT WOULD WE DO, BABY * WITHOUT US? * SHA-LA-LA-LA PLEASE BE PATIENT.I'LL GET TO ALL OF YOU. I'M THE ONLY ONE HERE. WHAT DO YOU SAY, MAL?READY TO GO? OH, I CAN'T LEAVE, ALEX.I GOT CUSTOMERS HERE. YEAH. OKAY, LADIES,CLOSING TIME. CLOSING TIME. THANKS.THANKS VERY MUCH. HERE YOU GO. COME ON, EVERYTHING WILL BEHALF PRICE TOMORROW, OKAY? DON'T FORGETWHERE YOUR CARS ARE PARKED. ALEX. COME ON.IT -- IT'S GOOD PUBLICITY, MAL. YOU DON'T HAVE TOGO THROUGH WITH IT. I'M STILL GONNA BEA FEW MORE MINUTES, OKAY? WAIT A MINUTE,WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO HERE WHEN I'M WAITING FOR YOU? BUY SOMETHING FOR ELLEN. WE HAVE SOMEPRETTY SCARVES ON SALE. IT'S NOT A BAD IDEA,ACTUALLY. SHE'S STILL MAD AT MEFOR MAKING ANIMAL NOISES DURING THE WOMEN'SPOETRY READING. SHE'S SO SENSITIVE. HMM...NOT BAD. MAKES A DEFINITE STATEMENT. LET'S SEE... HMM... BOLD BUT NOT BRASH. UH, EXCUSE ME. WOULD YOU MINDTELLING ME, UH, WHICH ONE OF THESE SCARVESYOU LIKE BETTER? WHY?UH, WELL,BECAUSE IT'S A -- IT'S A PRESENT FORMY GIRLFRIEND, AND, UH, YOU, BEING A GIRL, UH,PROBABLY HAVE A KEENER FASHION SENSETHAN I DO. THEY BOTH STINK. SEE, I DIDN'T KNOW THAT. CAN I HELP YOUWITH ANYTHING? UH, NO, THANKS.I WAS JUST LEAVING. WHERE DID YOU GETTHIS STUFF? UH, I BOUGHT ITAT ANOTHER STORE. FUNNY THAT ANOTHER STOREWOULD USE OUR PRICE TAGS. YOU KNOW,I THOUGHT SO, TOO. YOU STOLE THIS STUFF,DIDN'T YOU? I GOT TO GO. HI. REMEMBER ME?UGLY SCARVES? OH, YEAH.HOW ARE YOU DOING? OOH, I'M FINE. GET OUT OF MY WAY. OW!I'VE GOT HER, MAL! I'VE GOT HER.I'VE GOT HER. WHOA. WHOA! YOU'RE PRETTY STRONGFOR A LITTLE PERSON. SO ARE YOU. IT'S ALL RIGHT, ALEX.I LOCKED THE DOOR. I'M GONNA CALL SECURITY. OH, PLEASEDON'T TURN ME IN. I'M SORRY. I HAVE TO. I WAS SCARED.WHO WOULDN'T BE? BUT THERE ARE TIMESIN A MAN'S LIFE WHEN HE HAS TO LOOK DANGERIN THE EYE AND SAY, "HA." AND SO, WITHOUT ANY REGARDFOR MY OWN PERSONAL SAFETY, I HELD THAT DANGEROUS CRIMINALAT BAY UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. I DON'T UNDERSTAND,ALEX. WHEN EXACTLYDID YOU SAVE MALLORY'S LIFE? UH, JENNIFER, UH,MALLORY'S LIFE WAS IN DANGER THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIREENCOUNTER. I MEAN, THAT CRIMINAL COULD'VETURNED ON HER AT ANY MINUTE. I MEAN, WHO -- WHO KNOWSWHAT ELSE SHE WAS HIDING IN HER, UH, BOOK BAG. HER BOOK BAG?JUST HOW OLD WAS THIS CRIMINAL? WELL, ANDY WAS REALLYFEISTY TONIGHT. TOOK US ALMOST AN HOURTO GET HIM TO BED. YOU SHOULD'VELET ALEX DO IT. HE'S REALLY GOODAT RESTRAINING LITTLE KIDS. I HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU,BUT ANDREW'S CRYING AGAIN. AGAIN? HEY, YOU KNOW, UH,MAYBE YOU SHOULD DO WHAT MY AUNT USED TO DO TO GETME TO SLEEP WHEN I WAS A KID. WHAT'S THAT?OH, SHE'D TAKE MEFOR A RIDE ON HER HARLEY 1200. OKAY, MALLORY, I'VE HEARD ALEX'SVERSION OF THE SHOPLIFTING, NOW I WANT TO HEARTHE TRUTH. AH, IF YOU DON'T MIND, JENNIFER,I'D RATHER NOT TALK ABOUT IT. I FEEL REALLY BAD ABOUT GETTINGA 12-YEAR-OLD IN TROUBLE. [ COUGHS ] 12, HUH? YOU'RE A REAL HERO,ALEX. HEY, HEY, BONNIE AND CLYDEWERE 11 WHEN THEY STARTED. MAL, I KNOW YOU FEEL BAD,BUT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DOING THAT GIRL A FAVORIF YOU LET HER GET AWAY WITH IT. I JUST FEEL SORRY FOR HER. I MEAN, I DON'T EVEN THINKSHE HAS PARENTS. WHEN WE WERE FILLING OUTTHE POLICE REPORT, SHE SEEMED SO ALONE. DO YOU KNOWWHERE SHE LIVES? YEAH, AT SOME SORT OFCHILDREN'S HOME. UH,MILFORD CHILDREN CENTER. HEY, YEAH, I KNOW THAT PLACE.MY COUSIN LIVES THERE. MAYBE YOU COULD TAKE ME. I MEAN, I'D REALLY LIKETO SEE HER, NICK. YOU COULD VISITYOUR COUSIN. OH, YEAH.THAT'D BE GREAT. YOU KNOW,HE'S MY FAVORITE COUSIN. I JUST WISHI COULD REMEMBER HIS NAME. MILFORD CENTER, THAT'S A HOMEFOR ABUSED CHILDREN. ABUSED CHILDREN?I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ORPHANAGE. NO, MOST OF THESE KIDSHAVE PARENTS. THEY JUST CAN'T LIVEWITH THEM. Nick:YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. MY COUSIN'S DAD,HE WAS A REAL LOSER. YOU KNOW, HE DIDN'T KNOW HOWTO TREAT HIS KIDS. WISH I COULD REMEMBERHIS NAME, TOO. OH, YEAH, YEAH.IT WAS UNCLE SOMETHING. WHAT DO YOU WANT? HI. I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO YOU,SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING. HEY, UH, I'LL GO LOOKFOR MY COUSIN. JUST HOLLERIF YOU NEED ME, BABE. IF YOU CAME DOWN HERETO EASE YOUR GUILTY CONSCIENCE, YOU CAN SAVE YOUR BREATH,ALL RIGHT? WELL, I DON'T FEEL GUILTYABOUT WHAT I DID. I THINK STEALING'S WRONG. WELL, IF YOU CAME DOWN HERETO LECTURE ME, YOU CANSAVE YOUR BREATH ALSO, 'CAUSE I ALREADY GOTA LECTURE FROM THE JUDGE, AND I'M SIX MONTHSON PROBATION. YOU HAPPY? I DIDN'T COME DOWN HERETO LECTURE YOU, EITHER. I THOUGHT MAYBEWE COULD BE FRIENDS. I DON'T HAVE ROOMFOR ANY NEW FRIENDS RIGHT NOW. I'M ALL FILLED UP. BUT IF SOMEONE DIES,I'LL CALL YOU. LOOK, UH, I UNDERSTANDTHAT YOU DON'T LIKE ME VERY MUCH RIGHT NOW. BUT, UH... I DID COME DOWN HERETO SEE YOU AND TO SEE HOW YOU'RE DOING. I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOTABOUT YOU, AND I'D LIKETO GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER. WHY BOTHER WITH ME? THERE ARE LOTS OF KIDS HEREYOU COULD GET TO KNOW. AND MANY OF THEMHAVE SHOPLIFTED, AS WELL. HEY, NOW,THERE'S ONE NOW. COME HERE, TONY,SOMEONE WANTS TO BE YOUR FRIEND. NOW, THIS IS TONY. HE SHOPLIFTEDTHREE TIMES, AND THE LAST TIMEIT WAS A CAR. YOU'RE NOT MAKING THISVERY EASY. YOU'RE RIGHT.YOU SHOULD START WITH JUDY. SHE'S ONLY SHOPLIFTEDONCE. OKAY. MAYBE IT WAS A MISTAKETO COME. HEY, WAIT A MINUTE. WHY'D YOU REALLYCOME HERE? I TOLD YOU. I THOUGHTMAYBE WE COULD BE FRIENDS. YEAH, BUT WHY? I DON'T KNOW.DOES THERE HAVE TO BE A REASON? LOOK, I HAVEN'T REALLYTHOUGHT THIS OUT, BUT, UM, I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE FUNIF YOU -- IF YOU CAME BY MY HOUSEAND MET MY FAMILY. I'VE GOT A BABY BROTHERAND A SISTER YOUR AGE. AND YOU'VE MET ALEX. YEAH, THE SHERIFF.RIGHT. COME ON.I THINK WE'LL HAVE A GOOD TIME. UH, YOU CAN COME OVERTOMORROW AFTER SCHOOL, AND, UH, STAY FOR DINNER. WHAT'S THE CATCH? THERE'S NO CATCH... EXCEPT I THINK MY MOM'S MAKINGSOY BURGERS TOMORROW NIGHT. WELL, MAYBE I COULD JUST COMEFOR DESSERT. HEY. HEY, HEY, THIS IS HIM.I FOUND HIM. UH, LADIES, I WOULD LIKETO INTRODUCE YOU TO, UH... HEY, WHAT'S YOUR NAMEAGAIN? ¿QUé DICE? DéJAME. YO TE NO QUIERO HABLARTE. MIRA, éL NO ES MI PRIMO. MI PRIMO ES -- ES GRANDE Y -- Y ELEGANTE, NO ES UN -- UN -- UN HELL'S ANGEL. YOU KNOW, I COULD BE WRONGABOUT THIS. MOM, ANDY KEEPS THROWINGHIS TOYS OUT OF THE PLAYPEN. ALL HE WANTS IS THAT BOX. YOU WERE ALL THE SAMEWHEN YOU WERE BABIES. THE BOXES WERE ALWAYSMORE INTERESTING THAN THE TOYS. ACTUALLY, I REMEMBERALEX GOT SO ATTACHED TO A BOX, THAT HE USED TO CUDDLE UPWITH IT IN HIS ARMS AT BEDTIME. AT NO TIMEHAVE I CUDDLED WITH A BOX. HE EVEN HAD A NAMEFOR IT -- HIS BA-BA. YOU KNOW, MOM,TECHNICALLY, THIS IS SLANDER. I COULD SUE. AND ONE DAY YOU TOOK ITIN THE BATHTUB WITH YOU, AND IT ALL FELL APART. AND HE CRIED AND CRIED. ALL RIGHT, MOM.I'LL SEE YOU IN COURT. HEY, GANG. HEY, DAD. OOH,HOW IS MY LITTLE GUY? HEY,WHAT YOU GOT THERE? A BOX? YEAH. YOUR BROTHER, ALEX,USED TO PLAY WITH A BOX, TOO. HE CALLED IT HIS BA-BA. OH, COULD WE GET THIS PLACECLEANED UP? COME ON. JESSIE'S GONNA BE HEREANY MINUTE FOR DINNER. I WANT HER TO FEELAT HOME. DOES ALEXHAVE TO BE HERE TONIGHT? NO, IT'S GOOD, MALLORY. WE DON'T WANT JESSIE TO THINKWE'RE TOO PERFECT. SHE SHOULD SEE OUR FAMILYLIKE IT IS, WARTS AND ALL. ARE YOU CALLING MEA WART? MOM, PLEASE.MAKE THEM STOP. THEIR FIGHTING'SGONNA RUIN THE WHOLE NIGHT. OH, WELL, I WOULDN'T WANT TORUIN FELON NIGHT. Mallory: MOM! COME ON, LET'S CLEAR A PATHTHROUGH HERE. [ DOORBELL RINGS ] OH, THAT'S JESSIE. OKAY. HI.HI. EVERYONE, THIS IS, UH,JESSIE BLAKE. HELLO.HI, JESSIE. I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET MY MOM,MY DAD, MY SISTER, AND, UH, WELL,YOU KNOW ALEX. HEY, DIRTY HARRY.HOW'S IT GOING? JENNIFER, WHY DON'TYOU TAKE ANDREW UPSTAIRS AND GET HIM READYFOR HIS BATH? HERE HE IS, ATTABABY. HERE YOU GO. SEE YOU LATER. SO, UH... YOU KNOW MALLORYFROM THE STORE? DAD! I -- I MEANT, THAT --THAT'S WHERE YOU MET. DAD! I MEANT, UH,WHAT GRADE ARE YOU IN? DAD! WHAT?! OH, JESSIE'SIN THE SEVENTH GRADE. OH, GREAT,SAME AS JENNIFER. WHAT'SYOUR FAVORITE CLASS? GYM.SAME AS JENNIFER. ARE YOU ENJOYINGSCHOOL? NO, I'M FAILINGEVERY COURSE. SAME AS MALLORY. COME ON, ALEX, IT'SYOUR TURN TO SET THE TABLE. UH, MOM, THAT'SWOMEN'S WORK. WHICH I DO GLADLY. YOUR PARENTSALWAYS SO CHEERFUL? NO. THEY GET MAD AT USWHEN WE DO DUMB STUFF. SURE WAS DIFFERENTIN MY HOUSE. WHAT WAS IT LIKE? JUST DIFFERENT. I'M SORRY, JESSIE.I DIDN'T MEAN TO PRY. LOOK, MAYBE IT WAS A MISTAKEFOR ME TO COME OVER HERE. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE. NO. IT'S --IT WASN'T A MISTAKE. COME ON, JESSIE,GIVE IT A TRY. YOU MIGHTHAVE A GOOD TIME. MY FAMILY'S NOT SO BAD IFYOU FOLLOW A FEW SIMPLE RULES. UH, DON'T START MY DADTALKING ON NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT. DON'T START MY MOMTALKING ON WOMEN'S LIB. AND, UH... AND DON'T START ALEXTALKING. WELL, I ALREADY FIGURED OUTTHE ALEX PART. YOU'RE PRACTICALLYA MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. ALL RIGHT, MA,YOU GOT TO DO SOMETHING. WHAT'S THE MATTER,HONEY? WELL, IT'S --IT'S MALLORY AND JESSIE. THEY'RE UP IN HER ROOMAGAIN. NOW, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ONFOR TWO WEEKS. THEY'RE LAUGHING.THEY'RE TALKING. THEY'RE HAVINGA GOOD TIME. IT'S GETTING ON MY NERVES. OH. I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT JESSIE'S STARTING TO FEELMORE COMFORTABLE HERE. I DO, TOO. I JUST DON'T WANT MALLORY TOSTART FEELING COMFORTABLE HERE. HEY, GANG!HEY, DAD. HI, HONEY.WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE? A LITTLE SURPRISEI PICKED UP. HERE'S A PRESENTFOR ANDREW AND A BOX FOR ALEX. THAT IS -- THAT IS JUST LIKEALEX'S OLD BOX. Ba-ba. [ SIGHS ] HERE YOU GO, ALEX. SWEET DREAMS. UH, DON'T --DON'T BE SILLY. I-I HAVE NO USEFOR THAT BOX. ALEX... YOU DON'T HAVE TO HIDEHOW YOU FEEL ABOUT THIS BOX. LOOK, THIS IS PREPOSTEROUS. I AM 19 YEARS OLD.I DON'T WANT THE STUPID BOX. WELL, I GUESSHE'S OUTGROWN IT. COME ON, WE'LL TAKETHE ELEPHANT UP TO ANDREW. HE'LL REALLY LIKE THAT. [ SIGHS ] BA-BA. [ MALLORYSPEAKING INDISTINCTLY ] JESSIE, THE, UH -- THE ANSWERTO THIS QUESTION IS WRONG. IT SHOULD BE 12. WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT? I DON'T KNOW. IT JUST SAYS 12IN THE ANSWER BOOK. I'M NEVER GONNA UNDERSTANDTHIS STUFF. IT'S A WASTE OF TIME. OH, SURE YOU WILL.DON'T GIVE UP. I'LL HELP YOU. MATH'S ONEOF MY BETTER SUBJECTS. DON'T SAY IT, ALEX. "ONE OF MY BETTER SUBJECTS." YOU HAVE A REALLY NICE FAMILY,MALLORY... EVEN ALEX. WELL, I CAN'T TAKE CREDITFOR ALL OF THEM. I MEAN, I TRAINEDJENNIFER AND ANDREW, BUT I COULDN'T DO MUCHABOUT THE REST. WELL, YOU KNOW, MY LITTLEBROTHER AND I FIGHT A LOT, BUT I LIKE HIM. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HADA LITTLE BROTHER. YOU NEVER MENTIONED THAT. YEAH. WHEN I'M 18, I'M GONNATAKE HIM OUT OF MILFORD, AND WE'RE GOING TO GETOUR OWN PLACE. I'M GONNATAKE CARE OF HIM, GIVE HIM A BETTER LIFETHAN OUR PARENTS GAVE US. DO YOU EVERSEE YOUR PARENTS, JESSIE? UH... I HAVEN'T SEEN MY DADIN, UH... ...ABOUT FIVE YEARS. MY MOM [CLEARS THROAT]SHE KICKED HIM OUT OF THE HOUSE 'CAUSE HE USED TO HIT US. AND AFTER HE LEFT, SHE STARTED DOING IT. AND THAT'S WHY THEY PUTMY BROTHER AND ME IN HOMES. DO YOU EVER SEE YOUR MOM? SOMETIMES. SHE SAYSSHE WANTS US BACK. I FEEL REAL SORRYFOR HER. SHE'S MADE SUCH A MESSOUT OF HER LIFE. I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING,THOUGH. IF I EVER HAVE KIDS,I'M GONNA BE SO GOOD TO THEM. THEY'RE NOTGONNA BELIEVE IT. Mallory: I --IS SOMETHING WRONG? NO. NOTHING. I'M FINE. I'M SORRY, JESSIE. I DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKEYOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE. YOU DIDN'T. YOU DIDN'T.JUST LEAVE ME ALONE, OKAY? IT'S JUST IF -- IF YOU EVERNEED TO TALK ABOUT ANYTHING OR YOU EVER NEED ANYTHING,I'M HERE. OKAY.THANK YOU. WHAT DO YOU THINKOF THIS DRESS? I WANT TO GIVE IT TO JESSIEAS A SURPRISE. I'VE NEVER SEEN HERWEAR A DRESS. UH, IT'S A LITTLE BUSY. MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT. OH. I JUST WANT TO DO SOMETHINGSPECIAL FOR HER, YOU KNOW? WE'RE AT KIND OF A DELICATEPOINT IN OUR RELATIONSHIP. IT SEEMS LIKESHE'S PULLING BACK A LITTLE. LISTEN, MAL,MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE IT KIND OF SLOW WITH JESSIE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WELL, YOU KNOW, KIDS LIKE HERARE KIND OF HARD TO FIGURE, YOU KNOW, LIKE MY COUSIN,WHAT'S-HIS-NAME. JESSIE'S NOT HARDTO FIGURE, NICK. SHE'S JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE. I MEAN, GIVE HER LOVE,ATTENTION, AFFECTION, AND SHE RESPONDS. OKAY, MAYBE I'M WRONG. YOU KNOW,I HOPE I'M WRONG. I MEAN, IT WON'T BETHE FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN WRONG. OH. HI. GOSH, I-I'VE MISSED YOU. I'VE BEEN BUSY. WHATCHA BEEN DOING?NOTHING. DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU EVERYTHINGTHAT GOES ON IN MY LIFE? SORRY, JESSIE.IT'S JUST A QUESTION. FORGET IT. LOOK, I GOT A BREAKIN ABOUT, UH, 15 MINUTES. UH, IF YOU WANT, WE CAN GO GETA SODA OR SOMETHING. I'LL WAIT HERE. GREAT. UH, LISTEN, MAL, I NEED TOTALK TO YOU ABOUT JESSIE. NICK, THE SUBJECTIS CLOSED. MALLORY, I THINK WE OUGHT TOOPEN IT UP, AND QUICK. WHY? BECAUSE SHE'S EMPTYINGTHE STORE. OH, NO.HEY, I'LL STOP HER. NO. JESSIE,WHAT ARE YOU DOING? NOTHING. I SAW YOU PUT SOMETHINGIN YOUR BAG. OH, IT WAS JUST MY SWEATER.I DROPPED IT. DON'T LIE TO ME, JESSIE. I'M NOT LYING. HOW COULD YOU DO THIS? I'VE GOT TO TURN YOU INAGAIN. YOU CAN'T TURN ME IN.YOU'RE MY FRIEND. HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?I'M CALLING SECURITY. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS. I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TOBE MY FRIEND, BUT I GUESSTHAT WAS JUST A LOT OF TALK. HEY, JESSIE,I AM YOUR FRIEND, OKAY?! IT JUST DOESN'T SEEMLIKE YOU WANT TO BE MINE. FINE, TAKE YOUR CLOTHES. THEY MEAN A LOT MORE TO YOUTHAN I DO. HOW COULD SHE DO THAT? I THOUGHT I MADEREAL CONTACT WITH HER. HEY, YOU KNOW HOW SOME PEOPLEDON'T COME AROUND SO EASY. KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I MEAN, YOU KNOW HOW LONGIT TOOK ME TO OPEN UP WITH YOU. YOU TOLD ME YOU LOVED MEON OUR FIRST DATE. YEAH,BUT I WANTED TO TELL YOU WHEN I WAS ASKING YOU OUTON THE PHONE. UM, HEY, UH, THAT'S THE FIRSTTIME THAT HAPPENED, I SWEAR. IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. LOOK, UH,YOU GONNA BE OKAY? OH, YEAH.I'LL BE FINE, THANKS. ALL RIGHT.I'LL CALL YOU LATER. HEY. HEY.HEY.HEY. HEY. SOMETHING WRONG,MALLORY? OH, UH... I -- I CAUGHT JESSIESHOPLIFTING AGAIN. OH, NO, MAL.THAT'S TERRIBLE. I'M SORRY, HONEY. I KNOW HOW DISAPPOINTEDYOU MUST BE. IT'S MY OWN FAULTFOR GETTING MY HOPES UP. YOU KNOW? I THOUGHTI'D BE ABLE TO HAVE SOME KIND OF MAGICAL EFFECTON HER. IT WAS STUPID. WELL, DON'T BLAME YOURSELF,HONEY. YOU'VE ON-- YOU'VE ONLYKNOWN HER A SHORT WHILE. CAN'T EXPECT HERTO CHANGE SO QUICKLY. YEAH. IT'S LIKE,THE IMPORTANT THING IS YOU -- YOU MADE AN EFFORTTO HELP HER. RIGHT? I MEAN, YOU REACHED OUTTO ANOTHER HUMAN BEING. I GIVE YOUA LOT OF CREDIT FOR THAT. IN FACT, RIGHT NOW,I'M PROUD TO BE YOUR BROTHER. WHAT? WHAT IS EVERYBODYSTARING AT? Y-Y-YOU --YOU THINK I -- I DON'T KNOW HOWTO BE SUPPORTIVE? I HAVE A LOT MORE SENSITIVITYTHAN YOU GIVE ME CREDIT FOR. SO STOP STARING, OKAY? SORRY.SORRY, ALEX. OKAY, ALEX. [ SIGHS ] OKAY. [ KNOCK ON DOOR ] HI, JESSIE.HI, JESSIE. HI, MALLORY. CAN I TALKTO YOU? SURE. UH, WE'LL LEAVEYOU TWO ALONE. HI. I DON'T KNOW WHYI TOOK THOSE CLOTHES. I DON'T NEED 'EM. ANYWAY,I KNEW YOU'D CATCH ME. JESSIE,HOW COULD YOU DO THAT? I THOUGHT WE REALLYLIKED EACH OTHER. WHY DO YOU LIKE MESO MUCH? WHAT DO YOU WANTFROM ME? I DON'T WANT ANYTHINGFROM YOU, JESSIE. COME ON,EVERYBODY WANTS SOMETHING. OKAY, MAYBE I DIDWANT SOMETHING. MAYBE I STARTED THIS WHOLE THINGFOR THE WRONG REASONS -- TO FEEL IMPORTANT. MAYBE I WANTED TO CHANGE YOURLIFE, OKAY? BUT THAT'S WRONG, 'CAUSE NOBODY'S GONNACHANGE YOUR LIFE BUT YOU. YEAH, HOW AM ISUPPOSED TO DO THAT? OH, FOR ONE THING,YOU COULD STOP STEALING. HEY,I ONLY TOOK THOSE CLOTHES BECAUSE I KNEW IT WOULD MAKE YOU MAD. WELL, IT WORKED. WHY'D YOU WANT TOMAKE ME MAD? I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE I WANTED TO HURT YOUBEFORE YOU HURT ME. I'M NOT GONNA HURT YOU,JESSIE. YES, YOU WILL. EVERYONE I'VE EVER CARED ABOUTHAS HURT ME. JESSIE,THERE'S GOT TO BE A POINT WHERE YOU STARTLETTING PEOPLE INTO YOUR LIFE. DON'T YOU SEE? I CAN'T STARTDEPENDING ON ANYONE RIGHT NOW. I'VE GOT TOTAKE CARE OF MYSELF. THAT'S THE ONLY WAYTO GET BY IN THIS WORLD. JESSIE, I KNOW IT'S HA-- HARD FOR YOU TO TRUST PEOPLEAFTER WHAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH. I'M JUST ASKING YOUTO GIVE IT A TRY. I REALLY CAREABOUT YOU, JESSIE. I'M AFRAID, OKAY? I'M AFRAID OF GETTINGTOO CLOSE. THEN WE CAN TAKE IT SLOWLY. YOU KNOW,ONE STEP AT A TIME. THEN MAYBEYOU'LL BE LESS AFRAID. I THINK FRIENDSMAKE IT EASIER. WILL YOU LET ME BEYOUR FRIEND? [ SIGHS ] I'LL TRY.