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00:00:28	Kids, living on the street
00:00:34	Have you ever talked to one?
00:00:38	Most come from homes
00:00:41	often by their parents who were supposed
00:00:49	There's no peace inside of these children
00:00:53	Pain is the quickest path to pleasure,
00:00:59	just so they can feel something, anything
00:01:15	We now have whole generations
00:01:19	and then lose their children
00:01:29	Children who live confused, betrayed, angry,
00:01:35	yet still yearning for a home,
00:01:47	This boy is one of them
00:01:54	I love you I love you so much
00:01:57	I love you
00:02:14	I work at a residential treatment facility
00:02:16	that's the end of the road
00:02:21	This is their last stop
00:02:24	For me, it's where the love has to start
00:02:29	Here's the boys' dorm.
00:02:32	Don't get any ideas.
00:02:35	Only places where everybody mixes
00:02:39	classes, cafeterias, rec rooms.
00:02:43	During the day when you're in school
00:02:47	No access or unsupervised entry.
00:02:50	4:00 to 5:00,
00:02:52	Quiet time is for homework.
00:02:54	You got dinner at 5:00, lights out at 10:00.
00:02:58	This is your room.
00:03:01	This is your bed and your dresser.
00:03:03	- Any questions?
00:03:08	Get anything to eat yet?
00:03:11	Come down to cafeteria,
00:03:14	I'm not hungry.
00:03:15	You got therapy at 10:00 and group at 2:00.
00:03:18	And, America,
00:03:26	Hi. I'm Fish.
00:03:45	America Vega?
00:03:48	America? Hi.
00:04:00	Come on in.
00:04:04	Sit right here. Either seat's all right.
00:04:11	I'm Dr. Maureen Brennan.
00:04:13	I will be your counselor
00:04:17	Just so you understand,
00:04:19	everything that you say during our sessions
00:04:23	with a couple of exceptions.
00:04:25	Number one,
00:04:27	Number two,
00:04:29	Or number three, if you tell me
00:04:37	Do you have any questions, America?
00:04:41	Did you understand what I just said?
00:04:45	- Yes?
00:04:49	Great. Would you sign this for me, please?
00:04:52	Just says that I told you
00:04:57	and what the rules are,
00:05:03	they make you do nowadays.
00:05:10	I cannot believe that I am almost blind
00:05:14	I turn 42, totally went downhill.
00:05:18	I can't read without them
00:05:21	So what's on your mind, America?
00:05:25	Anything on your mind you wanna share,
00:05:28	or something that might help me
00:05:36	I read in your file
00:05:40	this whole therapy thing,
00:05:43	so I'm sure you remember,
00:05:56	So, why don't we just end early for today
00:05:59	and start off tomorrow with a bang,
00:06:03	- Is that good for you?
00:06:07	Okay, great. You can go.
00:06:15	Thank you. Nice to meet you.
00:06:24	- Come on, you're gonna let me go through?
00:06:25	No? I'll tickle you!
00:06:35	Got a problem, man?
00:07:10	America! America!
00:07:14	What a sweet baby Where's that boy?
00:07:17	Easy Where's that boy?
00:07:22	Where is my sweet baby?
00:07:26	Where's that boy? America.
00:07:32	I see you, mister. I see you.
00:07:40	I found you! I found you!
00:07:47	You like that ring?
00:07:51	I had it when I was a little girl.
00:07:54	You know what? One day it'll be yours.
00:07:59	And if you rub it,
00:08:06	Good luck every day
00:08:07	Good luck
00:08:14	Yes, we're trying to work together as a team.
00:08:16	- You're supposed to talk to each other.
00:08:19	We're gonna get this ball
00:08:21	Hold up. Heads up, heads up. Hold up!
00:08:24	I like this, I like what I'm seeing!
00:08:28	Good tossing, good tossing, good tossing!
00:08:29	Get it around here. Right.
00:08:31	Team work! Team work!
00:08:34	Hot potato, hot potato, hot potato, two.
00:08:36	- Get the ball over here.
00:08:39	- Yo, man, what's up?
00:08:46	You just gonna leave? Just like that?
00:08:50	All right. Well, don't forget to write.
00:08:53	- All right, hot potato back in!
00:08:54	Let's go! Let's go!
00:10:40	Shut up!
00:11:03	You know, we've been here a long time.
00:11:07	You got my file. Read it.
00:11:11	I read it. It's full of facts, not feelings.
00:11:17	I'd much rather talk to you
00:11:22	I'm too tired.
00:11:30	You know, I'm kind of tired myself.
00:11:33	How about we just end today a little bit early
00:11:41	- Okay.
00:11:46	I'll see you tomorrow.
00:12:35	- Got nowhere to go?
00:12:38	I don't know.
00:12:40	so I figured you had nowhere to go
00:12:43	Fish is one of the lucky ones.
00:12:48	It's hard at first, you know,
00:12:51	but trust me, it'll be fine.
00:12:55	You know, you kind of look all mixed up,
00:12:58	like you have a little bit of everything in you.
00:13:03	Your name fits you, America.
00:13:07	I'm in America, I'm in America
00:13:14	And we live in Michigan, in America.
00:13:20	- I'm America.
00:13:23	Yes! America is a place where we live,
00:13:29	- I'm in America, and America is me.
00:13:33	- How about that!
00:13:40	You know, I think my mom slept
00:13:45	Now she's started on Mexico.
00:13:49	She's a flake, but...
00:13:52	- You want some?
00:13:57	Food here's pretty good. It's not that bad.
00:13:59	I mean,
00:14:01	and they always refill them
00:14:09	Here.
00:14:42	So, America,
00:14:46	but three months ago,
00:14:55	Why don't you read my file?
00:14:58	Why don't you read your file?
00:15:01	I don't need to read it.
00:15:06	Look at you! Look at you, boy, look
00:15:14	- Wanna talk about Mrs. Harper?
00:15:17	You lived with her
00:15:19	- Why you asking me what you already know?
00:15:25	I know you were taken from your mom
00:15:27	- when you were just a baby...
00:15:31	Listen, I know this is hard stuff,
00:15:37	to remember, to feel.
00:15:40	You were taken from your mom by CPS,
00:15:45	They did it to keep you safe, America.
00:15:54	They were rich and my skin was too dark,
00:15:58	- Mrs. Harper?
00:16:02	And she tried to adopt you?
00:16:08	Yeah, I think about her.
00:16:10	- Like what?
00:16:13	Well, maybe I would. So try me.
00:16:31	Well, listen. I saw good work today. Really.
00:16:38	Nice job. I'm gonna let you out early.
00:17:04	- America, are you okay?
00:17:08	- Should I go...
00:17:12	Are you mad at me?
00:17:17	No, I'm not mad at you, okay?
00:17:20	I'm fine. Go back to sleep.
00:17:22	I'm fine. Leave me alone.
00:17:37	We've got books,
00:17:39	and there's books here for everyone.
00:17:42	So I want everybody to come on up
00:17:45	Come on! Come on up! Take your pick.
00:17:50	Okay, now, some of the books
00:17:55	So, respect, please.
00:17:57	Lemony Snicket's
00:18:00	You should like that, Marshall.
00:18:03	Okay, now just remember that you have
00:18:06	that you choose to the class.
00:18:11	- This one's got pictures.
00:18:13	That's a good one for you.
00:18:21	It's called The Catcher in the Rye
00:18:30	- I read it.
00:18:34	It's a good book. You should read it.
00:19:11	- So what's going on?
00:19:16	Depends. How long is long?
00:19:22	- Long is whenever they feel like deciding.
00:19:28	Everybody. The state, you. Long is long.
00:19:33	How long?
00:19:34	Long is long.
00:19:35	1-3-1-3-1-4-6
00:19:40	9-8-5-3
00:19:44	- How long?
00:19:47	Then you'll be back here
00:19:49	Hey, kindergarten! You're a big boy.
00:19:53	An unsupervised visit,
00:19:57	Now, you know how to call us, right?
00:20:01	1-3-1-3-1-4-6
00:20:07	9-8-5-3.
00:20:09	Only zero first for collect.
00:20:13	Do I have to go?
00:20:15	Honey, your mama wants to see you.
00:20:17	- You're my mama. You adopted me, right?
00:20:22	We have to wait till the judge says so.
00:20:26	- I don't wanna go.
00:20:29	and she wants to see you.
00:20:32	Just remember the numbers.
00:20:34	You need me or your Uncle Reggie,
00:20:38	1-3-1-3-1-4-6
00:20:44	9-8-5-3.
00:20:46	All right. Now, you be bad and your mama
00:20:52	- All right?
00:20:57	America America
00:20:59	America, look at me.
00:21:03	Whatever you don't deal with now,
00:21:07	- I don't care.
00:21:09	You're 17 years old. When you turn 18,
00:21:14	- You know what that means?
00:21:16	It means no more services for you,
00:21:18	They raised you, out!
00:21:20	You're on the street, alone.
00:21:22	You know what happens to those kids?
00:21:25	That's not a life for you.
00:21:28	Or you could get your GED.
00:21:29	If you get your GED, you know what,
00:21:35	It's your choice.
00:21:38	- Can I go now?
00:21:42	But you know what?
00:21:50	It's up to you.
00:21:59	You think about it, okay?
00:22:29	What's that supposed to be, Liza?
00:22:31	- Well...
00:22:34	- Shut up, Shoelaces.
00:22:38	I said, "Shut up, Shoelaces!"
00:22:40	Shoelaces here,
00:22:45	I mean, how stupid is that?
00:22:49	Guys!
00:22:55	Stop! Stop! Stop!
00:23:01	Stop!
00:23:03	Both of you need to stop!
00:23:09	- You asked for it, Shoelaces.
00:23:20	- Is that true?
00:23:22	- You tried to kill yourself?
00:23:24	I don't like people who are gonna die, okay?
00:23:29	Had nothing to do with you.
00:23:31	- Because.
00:23:35	I have my reasons, okay?
00:23:38	Just promise me
00:23:44	- Promise me!
00:23:46	- Say it!
00:23:56	Hey, you two Grab a broom
00:24:07	- What's up with the shoelaces?
00:24:17	What is that? Where did you get that?
00:24:20	No lighters allowed, America. Sorry.
00:25:09	America! America! America!
00:25:14	Somebody help me! America, no!
00:25:35	You got that?
00:25:48	- Meat or pasta?
00:25:51	- Fish, who is that guy?
00:25:54	- Meat or pasta?
00:25:57	I've never seen him here before.
00:25:59	He went but he comes back.
00:26:04	- He's mean, that guy.
00:26:09	These are your brothers
00:26:14	Look, I'm jacked. I'm wired,
00:26:16	and I've been up for, like, two, three days,
00:26:19	No. No, see, I had to do something really,
00:26:23	I had to... I had to make a run, all right?
00:26:27	I'll be there in five minutes, okay?
00:26:29	No. No, look, you can wait for me, okay?
00:26:31	Please. Please, okay?
00:26:35	- Mama!
00:26:39	All right, yeah,
00:26:44	All right, now.
00:26:49	All right, this is Brooklyn, and that's Lyle.
00:26:52	And... And they're gonna watch you for me.
00:26:56	Okay.
00:26:58	Right, now listen, baby,
00:27:02	- But I'll be right back, okay.
00:27:06	No, no, no, no! Stay there,
00:27:10	I'll be back. I'll be back.
00:27:20	- What you got there?
00:27:22	Give them to me!
00:27:26	- Mama!
00:27:28	and don't open the door for nobody Okay?
00:27:30	Brooklyn, Brooklyn.
00:27:36	Meat or pasta?
00:27:38	Brooklyn...
00:27:43	- Which one? We ain't got all day.
00:28:08	Man, you cover for me, man?
00:28:53	Hey. Dwayne, you see America?
00:29:12	Yo.
00:29:15	Yeah. You missed your session.
00:29:21	Yeah, okay.
00:29:25	- What?
00:29:27	- How do you get to serve food?
00:29:30	- Just tell me.
00:29:35	It's reserved for the residents
00:29:39	- Why do you wanna know?
00:29:47	It's important to me. I'd like to know.
00:29:49	Look, why don't you just
00:29:52	What do you bother me for?
00:29:56	- You think I have kids?
00:30:02	Maybe it's just you.
00:30:12	You know how to play cards?
00:30:17	This is a ace, stupid
00:30:20	Two of spades beats everything,
00:30:24	- Do you know aces?
00:30:26	This is a ace, stupid.
00:30:30	- War.
00:30:34	All right. Cut the deck.
00:30:38	- You know the rules?
00:30:41	Everybody's got their own rules for war.
00:30:44	Two of spades beats everything,
00:30:47	Got it.
00:30:56	Do you want to know my rules?
00:30:59	I don't do sessions in the game room.
00:31:02	You have to show up to my office,
00:31:08	We don't have to stay there.
00:31:10	We could go somewhere else.
00:31:14	- You understand?
00:31:18	Okay?
00:31:23	Okay.
00:31:27	Okay.
00:31:31	War!
00:31:35	I get it.
00:31:45	I don't know.
00:31:47	- Hey, you just fall back.
00:31:51	Shaking like the lunch Jell-O.
00:31:53	Hey, Fish!
00:31:54	and blood will just be gushing everywhere.
00:31:56	Come on, guys!
00:31:58	- Come on, you can do it.
00:32:00	Fish, you can do it. I know you can do it.
00:32:02	- Spotters, are you ready?
00:32:05	- Fish, you can fall now.
00:32:08	- Fall.
00:32:12	- Yeah!
00:32:14	Good job.
00:32:19	I trusted you, right?
00:32:22	People shouldn't hurt each other
00:32:26	- Shut up, Fish!
00:32:29	Okay, okay, cool it.
00:32:33	- I'll go.
00:32:55	- You done?
00:32:58	I was in this foster home once,
00:33:02	we ate what the families left on their plates.
00:33:06	Yeah. I've been
00:33:10	Of course, when the Earth runs out of water,
00:33:14	- We'll just waste away.
00:33:17	So are you.
00:33:21	Look at your hands. Big as my whole face!
00:33:26	You know what they say about guys
00:33:31	Big gloves!
00:33:39	- I like you.
00:33:41	- I said I like you.
00:33:45	I don't know why.
00:33:49	One of life's mysteries.
00:34:33	- Son of a bitch!
00:34:38	- There's glass in my bed.
00:34:41	- Yeah, glass!
00:34:47	- I should get the nurse.
00:34:54	- I wonder who did it.
00:34:59	- I know who did it.
00:35:11	America, you mustn't kill him.
00:35:15	- You mustn't never kill nobody.
00:35:23	Not even ants.
00:35:33	Come on in. Hey. You're early.
00:35:41	- What's wrong?
00:35:43	I want to get out of here!
00:35:46	- Where would you go?
00:35:48	And where is home?
00:35:53	- I'm bad! So do it!
00:35:56	- Why do you care?
00:35:59	- Just shut up!
00:36:01	Reggie said if I was bad,
00:36:04	So do it! Send me home!
00:36:06	Hey, I know it's not so great being here,
00:36:10	- Let me help you.
00:36:12	- I know. But everybody needs help.
00:36:14	Okay! I hear you, you want to get out.
00:36:19	Let's talk about
00:36:22	Take a breath. Come, sit.
00:36:26	Come on, sit, talk to me.
00:37:19	Bad dream.
00:37:22	- Did it get you?
00:37:27	- Is she ever coming back?
00:37:31	I love you so much.
00:37:38	I can't take this anymore.
00:37:47	I just can't.
00:37:58	Excuse me! Hello, chore list is up! Hello!
00:38:01	Chore list up for the week! Listen up!
00:38:04	Billy, you are dusting.
00:38:09	Carla, you are sweeping.
00:38:12	Lyle, you are doing laundry.
00:38:18	Let me see. Joe, you're washing dishes.
00:38:22	Fish, you are sweeping.
00:38:26	Bob, you are washing dishes.
00:38:44	- Brooklyn.
00:38:46	You're not supposed to be in here.
00:38:48	- I need to talk to you.
00:38:55	Okay, so when are you not busy?
00:39:00	Look, meet me here at 11:00 tonight,
00:39:02	Go. Get out of here.
00:39:11	Brooklyn, get the soup, man!
00:39:14	Yeah, yeah.
00:39:36	- What are you doing here? Get out!
00:39:40	- I don't wanna get in trouble.
00:39:43	- Never mind, Shoelaces.
00:39:49	You do it.
00:39:55	You scared?
00:39:59	No.
00:40:03	Both shoulders.
00:40:08	- You're crazy.
00:40:11	- You stoned?
00:40:18	Make sure you get it good and hot.
00:40:24	- Here?
00:40:38	You ready for the other one?
00:40:45	I'm keeping the lighter.
00:41:22	Let's go hit that car.
00:41:33	Come on, Brook!
00:41:38	Let's go, America. Let's beat it.
00:41:52	So I'll see you after group. All right?
00:41:56	Nice. It's nice to see you smile for a change.
00:42:00	- Hey.
00:42:03	Nice one! You like basketball?
00:42:09	It's okay. I'm not very good at it.
00:42:14	Well, two in a row,
00:42:24	Brennan has the ball.
00:42:26	She looks, she shoots!
00:42:30	Off the rim! You got a favorite team?
00:42:35	- Pistons.
00:42:38	Good choice. I like them.
00:42:42	- Watch them on TV?
00:42:46	- No kidding?
00:42:55	Yeah!
00:43:00	It's my favorite thing to do.
00:43:03	Couple friends,
00:43:07	- get a hot dog...
00:43:12	You had a beer?
00:43:20	Little one on one, what do you say?
00:43:23	What do you think? Yeah?
00:43:26	Before we start,
00:43:29	Look at that! Look at that!
00:43:37	Yo, we done? America?
00:44:13	You hiding?
00:44:16	Yeah. I like it down here. It's nice and quiet.
00:44:22	- Want some gum?
00:44:25	Missing out on a lot.
00:44:39	Have you ever seen that IMAX
00:44:43	No.
00:44:46	It's so high up. It's all snow and ice.
00:44:52	It's higher than any place in the whole world.
00:44:54	- Sounds beautiful.
00:44:58	You don't know where the clouds start
00:45:02	Yeah, but you have to worry
00:45:05	Turn your skin all black, start to fall off.
00:45:09	Next thing you know,
00:45:19	Want it?
00:45:20	- Give me a fresh piece.
00:45:31	You have a sexy mouth.
00:45:41	- Give it back.
00:45:43	Give it!
00:45:46	What's this?
00:45:53	- It's cut and stitch.
00:45:58	I used to cut myself and
00:46:03	Wait a minute. Weren't you the one crying,
00:46:07	I told you. I don't do it anymore.
00:46:13	- Goes up your whole arm.
00:46:25	I liked to feel the pain on the outside,
00:46:30	That's what Dr. B says.
00:46:35	When you cut open your skin,
00:46:43	I've done worse.
00:46:46	What?
00:46:48	I've done something so bad
00:46:53	I'm not anybody. It's me. Come on, tell me.
00:47:01	- I can't... I can't tell you.
00:47:06	Tell me!
00:47:08	I know you probably don't want to hear this,
00:47:13	Don't say that! Don't you ever say that!
00:47:17	You're just a jerk! I hate you!
00:47:20	- Wait! Come back!
00:47:22	Liza, wait. Come...
00:48:39	What do you want?
00:48:52	- Where'd you get that?
00:48:58	I thought you were getting clean.
00:49:06	What happened?
00:49:10	You got me out here in the middle
00:49:14	You know. You were there.
00:49:55	We got separated. It's over. Done. Forget it.
00:50:03	Now let's get this straight.
00:50:05	You and me, we ain't brothers,
00:50:13	You got that?
00:50:18	Why'd you show up then,
00:50:40	- Can you tell me about your brothers?
00:50:47	- Separated, different foster home?
00:50:53	- Must have been horrible.
00:50:58	- Mrs. Harper's phone number?
00:51:03	You got lost in the system, but you're back
00:51:07	You a man now!
00:51:18	We've been looking for you.
00:51:23	You know what they said?
00:51:29	- But you're back! You're back! Reggie!
00:51:33	- Here he is. He's back.
00:51:36	Oh, no! You a man now!
00:51:38	You got to go back to her, right?
00:51:42	- You got to go back to Mrs. Harper's?
00:51:47	And then, when you were 16, you ran away.
00:51:52	All you wanted was to get back there,
00:51:56	Can you tell me why?
00:52:02	- She's probably dead now anyway.
00:52:08	She's in a nursing home not far from here,
00:52:23	- Yeah. Okay.
00:52:34	America
00:52:37	What happened just then?
00:52:41	We were talking about Mrs. Harper,
00:52:46	- Where did you go?
00:52:47	I'm here. I'm right here!
00:52:52	We all go away in our minds sometimes.
00:52:57	It's totally normal. Really, I mean,
00:53:02	you don't want to think about it,
00:53:07	A little vacation in your mind.
00:53:10	You go someplace safe.
00:53:13	Okay, I'm screwed up, all right?
00:53:14	- I knew that already.
00:53:17	You're human!
00:53:20	- I'm out of here.
00:53:23	Have I ever walked out on you?
00:53:28	You gotta stop walking out on me, all right?
00:53:33	When you go away in your head,
00:53:56	Mount Everest.
00:53:59	- Mount Everest?
00:54:02	It's cold, so cold you go numb all over.
00:54:07	And you don't feel anything there?
00:54:10	It's peaceful, quiet, and now that I told you,
00:54:18	I don't think I can go there anymore.
00:54:22	Maybe you won't have to.
00:54:51	What's that word?
00:54:55	- "This side up. "
00:55:01	You think I'm dumb,
00:55:03	Well, I've always liked you.
00:55:06	Before, now, forever! America!
00:55:10	- That's a bunch of crap!
00:55:13	You getting all riled up.
00:55:16	We gotta take care of her.
00:55:29	Tuck your fingers under, like I showed you.
00:55:35	Professional, all right?
00:55:41	Here you go. You need to relax.
00:55:45	You're too tense. Here, try this.
00:55:53	Come on, it'll relax you.
00:56:01	What are you? A little girl?
00:56:07	Now try.
00:56:12	- That's better. Yeah.
00:56:18	You be cool, and I'll teach you how to spell.
00:56:23	I'll help you with your spelling.
00:56:24	- Are you ready?
00:56:26	- Yeah?
00:56:27	- Yeah?
00:56:28	- All right. What's that?
00:56:32	- Right. And this one here?
00:56:36	- Now here's a real difficult one.
00:56:40	- And the easiest one of all.
00:56:44	- And the snake! The snake.
00:56:46	Now put it all together.
00:56:49	- "Penis. "
00:56:53	"Penis. "
00:57:00	- Say it!
00:57:04	Crazy! Here, have some more.
00:57:08	I don't think she'd like this.
00:57:10	She not going to know.
00:57:24	Now, go ahead, finish it up.
00:57:30	And now you going to drink
00:58:26	- You look very nice.
00:58:30	- Who taught you to iron?
00:58:33	Yeah? Good guy, huh?
00:58:37	There's nothing wrong with Reggie.
00:58:39	- Are you ready?
00:58:42	- You're sure?
00:58:45	All right.
00:58:46	Then go right through here.
00:58:50	She used to talk about you.
00:58:55	She doesn't talk much anymore,
00:58:59	Mrs. Harper? Mrs. Harper?
00:59:06	Well, you've been waiting on him.
00:59:13	Hello, Miss Harper. It's been a long time.
00:59:54	Do you remember
00:59:58	- Do you remember that?
01:00:04	And all the angels you used to paint?
01:00:08	Angels.
01:00:20	I'm sorry for what I did.
01:00:25	I never... I never meant to hurt you.
01:00:30	I...
01:00:34	Your ring. Your magic ring.
01:00:41	You like that ring?
01:00:47	Now if you have good luck,
01:00:55	I remember you used to say
01:01:06	Yes, good luck.
01:01:30	I love you.
01:01:34	I forgive you.
01:02:20	She smelled the same.
01:02:22	- Mint and Chap Stick.
01:02:27	Yeah.
01:02:31	- Hey, Dr. B.
01:02:34	- I wanna work in the kitchen.
01:02:39	- My brother works in the kitchen.
01:02:43	Yeah, my brother Brooklyn,
01:02:48	I'll see what I can do.
01:03:06	- Brooklyn.
01:03:10	Working. I got a job here.
01:03:20	Look, I'm not trying to bother you,
01:03:21	but since we're both here,
01:03:24	- I don't think so.
01:03:28	I told you before, I don't remember nothing.
01:03:34	Look, it wasn't right, okay?
01:03:35	They should've kept us all together.
01:03:38	Get back to the pots and pans, man.
01:03:40	- I been looking for you...
01:03:45	Give it up. Just give it up.
01:03:52	Forget it.
01:04:19	- Liza is hot.
01:04:28	I didn't think so.
01:04:44	Hey, Fish, wanna dance?
01:04:45	- No, I don't wanna.
01:04:50	- No.
01:04:52	Come on, girl. Come on.
01:05:19	America! America!
01:05:22	Dance isn't over until 10:00.
01:05:24	It's over for me.
01:05:27	- He's not my boyfriend. He's a jerk.
01:05:33	I've missed you. Missed talking to you.
01:05:36	You haven't missed anything, okay?
01:05:39	- Can you stop?
01:06:40	- My scars.
01:06:44	You're beautiful.
01:06:47	More beautiful than anything I've ever seen.
01:07:05	- No, wait. Stop!
01:07:07	I can't. Just...
01:07:10	- What's wrong?
01:07:12	- I don't want to.
01:07:14	You're... You're all scarred up, okay.
01:07:18	- I know you, and this isn't you.
01:07:20	- Stay away from me! You're an ugly skank!
01:07:23	Just leave me alone, okay?
01:08:25	Rice up!
01:08:33	- Enchiladas.
01:08:35	- So what happened?
01:08:38	- Liza wanted it bad. She was begging for it.
01:08:42	Come on, Shoelaces, don't be so stingy.
01:08:47	She was all over me.
01:08:53	Yo, man.
01:09:02	Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
01:09:09	Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!
01:09:23	Lose the knife!
01:09:25	- Let go!
01:09:27	Chill, man! Just chill, all right?
01:09:35	Look, somebody clean this up!
01:09:43	Okay, dude, you're out of jail.
01:09:55	Get back to your room.
01:09:57	- Don't get into any more trouble.
01:10:12	America. America, guess what?
01:10:15	- They're sending Marshall away.
01:10:18	He's been transferred to Fairfield.
01:10:25	- And Liza's going home.
01:10:29	Yeah. Reunification, I heard it.
01:10:35	She's a skank, huh?
01:10:38	No, Fish. That's not true. She's not a skank.
01:10:49	America, what's a skank?
01:11:18	Liza! Liza!
01:11:36	What do you want?
01:11:38	You weren't gonna tell me
01:11:41	Why would you care?
01:11:43	I didn't mean any of that stuff
01:11:49	I know.
01:11:53	It was your first time, huh?
01:11:57	Kind of.
01:12:03	Come in.
01:12:12	- You and Marshall, you...
01:12:30	My mom's coming to pick me up
01:12:36	She's nuts, you know.
01:12:42	When I was eight years old,
01:12:44	my dad pretty much shot his head off
01:12:52	I don't want to end up like them.
01:12:55	You won't. It's up to you.
01:13:11	One more.
01:13:27	Aren't you gonna say anything?
01:13:31	- What do you want me to say?
01:13:36	- What?
01:13:41	Just say it.
01:13:45	I love you.
01:13:50	Feels good to say it, right?
01:13:55	- Yeah.
01:14:05	- I should go. People are probably waking up.
01:14:10	I'll write to you, America,
01:14:23	Liza...
01:14:27	I love you, too.
01:15:07	Hey, Dwayne. Morning, Carol.
01:15:10	- Good morning, Dr. B. How are you?
01:15:11	- Two messages.
01:15:13	Okay.
01:15:18	Hey. What are you doing here?
01:15:25	Come on in.
01:15:31	Come on in. Why are you up so early?
01:15:36	- I couldn't... I couldn't sleep.
01:15:46	- Liza's gone.
01:15:53	Did you really tell her that cutting yourself
01:16:00	Yes, I did. But you don't have
01:16:05	- What else can you do?
01:16:08	someone you trust, and that's why I'm here.
01:16:22	- I'm sorry.
01:16:23	- No. I'm sorry.
01:16:24	- I'm not gonna touch you again.
01:16:25	- Don't touch me.
01:16:28	What's going on?
01:16:29	- No, I can't.
01:16:32	- Everybody leaves, okay?
01:16:35	My mother, Liza, my brothers.
01:16:38	- They all... They all go away.
01:16:40	Okay.
01:16:41	People who are supposed
01:16:42	People who are supposed to care, don't.
01:16:45	Reggie, Mrs. Harper, my brothers,
01:16:50	So confused you don't know what's right,
01:17:03	This is gonna be our special secret
01:17:09	This is gonna be our special secret.
01:17:13	I'm just teaching you to be a man.
01:17:18	And you know what? You're a good learner.
01:17:23	You're a good learner You're a good learner
01:17:32	Yes, you did!
01:17:34	I didn't do nothing wrong!
01:17:37	Then why do they keep calling me,
01:17:42	Your grades are going down.
01:17:48	No, something ain't right.
01:17:53	Imagine having your fingers scraped
01:18:01	Take the skin of your finger
01:18:06	Imagine that as a way to think about
01:18:12	What about Mrs. Harper?
01:18:14	What... What was that about Mrs. Harper?
01:18:16	Nothing. The boy's just giving me trouble,
01:18:19	I don't like carrots, is all.
01:18:22	Since when?
01:18:28	- What's going on here?
01:18:32	Look, don't worry about America.
01:18:34	I talked to the principal and the teachers,
01:18:37	And he's gonna straighten up, right?
01:18:39	- Something's always with this boy.
01:18:42	Yeah, he's just a little behind, that's all.
01:18:47	Just a little dumb.
01:18:48	- I ain't dumb!
01:18:50	- I'm not dumb!
01:18:52	He kept... He kept saying...
01:18:55	And in the beginning I did,
01:19:00	You're talking about Reggie?
01:19:54	Is that the way you going to be?
01:19:58	Well, maybe I go find
01:20:01	go find that old lady, huh?
01:20:04	Is that what you want?
01:20:05	Is that what you want?
01:20:07	He said he was gonna hurt her.
01:20:08	- He was gonna hurt Mrs. Harper?
01:20:11	- I... I can't. I...
01:20:14	You're so close, America, you're so close.
01:20:16	What did he do?
01:20:18	He took care of me, okay?
01:20:23	Now you know all the things I do for you.
01:20:26	Just remember. Put that in your head,
01:20:28	and then you don't have to worry
01:20:33	She's just getting in the way.
01:20:35	She's just getting in the way
01:20:37	I had to do it!
01:20:39	He said he was going to kill her, okay?
01:20:43	- I just couldn't take it anymore.
01:20:48	I knew where they kept some money.
01:21:16	I was gonna pay her back, I swear.
01:21:19	I know you wouldn't hurt her, America.
01:21:22	Look at me. Look at me.
01:21:25	I wet some towels.
01:21:28	I put them I put them by her door and
01:21:31	I was drunk and
01:22:09	I killed him! I killed him!
01:22:12	- I killed him! I killed him!
01:22:17	- I had to do it.
01:22:29	I saw it on TV.
01:22:32	They were pulling his body out of the house
01:22:37	Mrs. Harper told them
01:22:40	She covered for me.
01:22:44	She loved you.
01:22:47	I didn't hate Reggie. He was... He was kind.
01:22:51	He wasn't.
01:22:59	- What?
01:23:02	No, America. I'm not going to tell.
01:23:19	Okay.
01:23:46	- Are you ready?
01:23:58	You wrote down everything in there
01:24:01	- Everything?
01:24:06	Okay. Now we bury it.
01:24:21	Now it's done.
01:24:29	I'm proud of you.
01:24:34	You take as long as you need.
01:25:02	You try to bury the hurt
01:25:06	Kids go away, released into the world at 18
01:25:19	Most aren't ready
01:25:28	They go back to a family
01:25:33	or they end up in the streets
01:25:46	It often feels hopeless
01:25:48	But at the end of the day,
01:25:51	when I see one kid
01:26:10	Foster, it means to support,
01:26:18	Its very first meaning was to feed or nourish
01:26:22	That seems pretty simple
01:26:30	All a kid needs is one person to hang on to,
01:26:35	one person to see them,
01:26:38	to listen, to care, to show up consistently
01:26:45	One person, that's what I believe
01:27:04	Another batch,
01:27:09	Maybe I'm naive,
01:27:13	we can do better, we must
01:27:16	These kids don't belong to somebody else
01:27:21	They are America's children

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