[peppy music playing]
[woman] ♪ I'm a bit unstable
♪ She said With a Cheshire grin ♪
♪ So many cracks In my sidewalk, boy ♪
♪ Well, don't you fall in
♪ Feels like the things That I've wanted ♪
♪ The most in this life
♪ I can't have
♪ So you see I've been damnin' the world ♪
♪ Before it damns me
♪ She said, I'm naked And shameless ♪
♪ And peelin' back The layers like ♪
♪ An onion girl
♪ Don't try to save me Just stay away ♪
♪ 'Cause I might make you cry
♪ Lord, like an onion girl
[Buck] It's my boat.
When I get it fixed up. It's, uh, 1964.
It's got a mahogany hull.
It's a racing class.
God, this place is really depressing.
No wonder they're closing it down.
My, um...
My sister's here.
Molly.
[phone ringing]
[whispers] Ya!
So... [chuckles]
Are you picking up a relative?
♪ With a moo, moo here
Excuse me?
♪ And a moo, moo there
♪ Here a moo, there a moo Everywhere a moo, moo ♪
♪ Old Macdonald had a farm
♪ E-I-E-I-O
♪ And on his farm He had some pigs ♪
-Mr. McKay? -Yes.
I'm Dr. Prentice.
We were beginning to think that maybe you wouldn't show.
The other patients left days ago.
Ya, well, I've been kind of busy.
Is he, uh, okay?
♪ With a moo, moo here And moo, moo, moo ♪
♪ And moo
[Dr. Prentice] He's been very happy here, Mr. McKay.
[Domingo] ♪ Moo
Yeah, I guess ignorance is bliss, right?
♪ Moo
Of course, everyone's a little agitated about having to leave.
[Domingo] M-moo!
An orderly will be bringing Molly down shortly.
However, I thought we might have a little chat first.
[Domingo] M-moo!
Yeah. Sure.
[Domingo continues mooing]
-Hello, Domingo. -♪ E-I-E-I-O
[boy] I think he was singing the same song then.
We still know very little about Molly's condition.
Every patient's unique. The way she relates to certain people,
-even on an emotional level, -Moo, moo, moo.
suggests mental retardation. In other respects, she's autistic.
But over the years she's become quite high functioning.
Which is why, with a little help, she should be able to adjust
to life outside an institution like this.
She even has minor savant-like talents.
I know. She recites stuff verbatim. She's Dustin Hoffman.
But the fact is, she's pretty much nonfunctional, right?
In recent years, Mr. McKay, you haven't spent much time with Molly.
So, what I need to know are her basic needs and how to affect them,
-so that she can be comfortable, and I-- -Can have a life.
Thank you.
I've copied out the daily routine that Molly feels most comfortable with.
That routine is very important for Molly.
We'll be monitoring her progress on a daily basis, at least, the next few weeks.
You need to remember that, like many autistic people,
Molly has very acute hearing.
Loud noises can be extremely painful to her.
[Molly moans]
-Hi, Molly. -[Dr. Prentice] Molly, do you remember Buck?
-Your brother? -No.
Don't you remember last Christmas, Moll?
I took you out for a walk.
No.
Well, I guess we should go, then.
-Come on, let's go. Off we go. -[shrieking] No!
Mr. McKay, let her go.
May I, uh, speak with Molly?
Alone? For a minute?
May I?
Molly, come here.
-Who is this guy? -Sam's been with us the past couple of years.
He has a severe learning disability.
He communicates with Molly on a level I don't fully understand.
He's sort of her interpreter.
Her guardian angel.
Thank you for your help.
Bliss, Mr. McKay.
-Don't hesitate to call. -[door opens, closes]
[gasps]
[clattering]
She's home, Moll.
-[waves crashing] -[seagulls squawking]
[answer machine beeps]
[pop song playing]
-[woman] Hi. It's Jennifer. -Look at this, Moll.
I'm gonna bring round those comps, but I'm working late...
-Lights. - ...so, I don't know what time I'll get there.
-Big kiss! Mwah! -[answer machine beeps]
♪ Yeah, he say your future Looks crystal, baby ♪
♪ I just gotta Get away from here ♪
♪ I wanna be an eagle Soarin' high ♪
♪ Send my name Across the sky ♪
[Molly] Molly wet.
Wet!
What's wet?
Pants! Molly wet pan--
Dr. Prentice, you didn't tell me she was still wetting herself.
This was not part of the deal.
[Dr. Prentice] It's a reaction to the breaking of her routine.
[Buck] Well, how long is this reaction going to go on?
[Dr. Prentice] The sooner she settles down, the sooner this sort of thing will stop.
-[Buck]Thanks. -[phone beeps]
Oh!
For crying out loud. Come on. Okay, um...
-So, are you gonna take 'em off? -No.
Okay, what am I supposed to do here?
Um...
[screams]
[sighs] Molly? Come on.
[laughing hysterically]
Molly.
[effort grunts]
Okay. Hold on for a second, okay?
-Moll, you hungry? -Yes, Molly hungry.
-You like pizza? -Molly like peas.
No, not peas. Pizza.
Peas!
No, pizza. See?
"Pi-i-za."
Peas!
Whatever.
Peas! Peas!
Molly, be quiet.
Okay, now what time does the presentation start?
-Shit. -Shit!
-I thought it was 10:30. -[closes oven]
[oven beeping]
Prescott told me it was 10:30.
[Buck sighs] And what time does day care open?
All right. I'll see you tomorrow. All right? Bye.
-[phone beeps] -"Pizza.
Starch, modified flour,
mononitrates, disodium inosinate,
turmeric disodium guanylate."
I've been eating that?
[epic music playing]
[Buck] Come on, Molly. Buck's late.
Buck's late. Buck's late.
[Buck] Moll, careful. It's slippery.
[Buck] Come on, Molly!
[baby cooing, adults chattering]
[Buck] Hi. Uh, are you the person in charge here?
-Yes. Joyce Leslie. -Joyce! Right. I'm Buck McKay, 16th floor.
My assistant, Brenda, called you about enrolling Molly.
-Yes, of course. Is Molly here? -Yeah. She's right here. Uh...
She's got her bag, and if you need anything, you have my number. Um...
Uh, okay then. Bye, Moll.
Mr. McKay, is this some sort of a joke?
-Mr. McKay? -Yes?
Is this a joke?
No.
This is not a child, Mr. McKay.
I know.
Yeah, but she has the mind of a child.
Mr. McKay, we're just not equipped to handle Molly.
I'm sorry. Good-bye.
[Buck] Sorry.
-Molly! Molly, no. -Molly, no.
[elevator dings, door slides open]
[phones ringing, people chattering]
[sighs]
[Molly humming tunelessly]
[bell dings, door slides]
[Molly continues humming]
[shrieks]
[door opening]
-[elevator dings] -Bite me.
You're late, Mr. McKay.
-Buck late. -I know. Miss Duffy, this is my sister, Molly.
Can she sit here, while I-- Come on, sit down here.
Come on. Sit down. Okay. Thank you.
Molly.
Sit down.
I'm gonna be right in there, okay? You wait for me.
[door opening]
[man] There's nothing new in the juxtaposition
of contrary images, but in this campaign,
the hula girl and the Eskimo,
the luau and the igloo,
give us unique comic possibilities for years to come.
Now that he's deigned to join us, let me introduce Buck McKay.
Buck.
Excuse me. May I help you?
[Buck speaking, muffled]
[indistinct]
Molly hot.
Hot.
The follow-up campaign reverses the situation, and plants our favorite igloo
smack in the middle of Redondo Beach.
Polar Pete, of course, has got his best baggies on.
The wife, hula's, got great bikini range.
Possibilities here for infinite varieties.
You could have a different swimsuit for every beach.
East and west of Waimea Bay.
-Out they come, Polar Pete and-- -[door opens]
[audience tittering]
Molly hot, Buck.
[speaking Japanese]
-[people chattering] -[imitating airplane]
What's going on here?
-What happened? I was in-- -Don't talk.
Just get her dressed. Molly hungry?
"Peasa!"
[Buck] Bren?
You go take her out for pizza, and then take her to my place.
Molly, I'll be there as soon as I can, okay?
[splashing]
Oh, my God.
[laughing, squealing]
[epic music playing]
[inhales deeply]
[slow instrumental music playing]
[clicking]
-Good morning, Sharon. -Good morning, Buck.
[Buck] Georgia.
What's up?
-Big trouble. -What happened?
The ice cream account went to Beresford and Weir.
Prescott wants to see you.
Great.
[slams door]
-I put these in the cupboard-- -[shrieking] No!
Mr. McKay. Mr. McKay, I--
It doesn't mean anything, Carmen.
I don't know what's wrong with her.
Did you talk to your sister about baby-sitting Molly?
Oh, I don't think she would do it.
Know what you mean.
-Sorry, Bren. -Hey, it's okay.
-[Buck] Hi, Molly. -[Molly] Hi, Molly.
-[chuckles] -How was it?
Fine. We watched the "flying monkey" scene
from The Wizard of Oz like six times.
[Buck] It's one of her favorites. Thanks for this.
I'm gonna miss you.
-You're a good boss. -[Buck chuckles]
You're a good liar.
[both chuckle]
-[Brenda] Okay. -Bye, Molly.
[Molly] Bye, Molly.
Well, I guess this is it.
See you later.
-[Buck sighs] -[door closing]
So I talked to this guy.
He's one of our sponsors, and he's fine with you workin' at home.
-Writing copies... -I don't want to work part-time at home.
I want to get out.
I understand that, but in the meantime, this will tide you over.
I'm living like a hermit.
And when I do go out, I feel guilty.
[babysitter laughing]
-It's okay. -[dog barking]
Another dog.
[echoing music playing]
[gasps]
Oh, Molly. They're toys. They're toys, they're not real.
It's okay.
All she does is, uh, channel-surf.
Or she lines up her shoes.
Yeah, it's like living with Imelda Marcos.
[Buck] And she knows. She's not completely out of it.
She knows I'm goin' stir crazy.
[hip-hop music playing]
[babysitter giggling]
[growls, barks]
[slow classical music playing]
[music ends]
[surf pounding]
Molly.
Got a surprise for ya.
Molly.
Got a visitor.
[sighs]
[chuckling]
-Hey, Moll. -Hi.
[Sam] Hi. [chuckles]
[Molly exclaims]
[laughing]
[Buck] I'll leave you to it.
[Sam] She was, uh, reading to me.
Robinson Crusoe.
Be great if she had any idea what it was about.
Oh... You'd be surprised, Mr. McKay.
Look, I, uh, got a job.
-At the Kerrans Institute. -Oh, yeah?
Yes. Dr. Prentice, he, uh, got me the job,
and, uh, actually,
he's been calling up, asking, uh...
Well, recommending Molly for one of their new programs.
-Yeah. Yeah. -Really? That sounds good.
I-I-I mean, it would be, uh, up to you, of course,
but, if they, um...
Well, if they found her suitable,
um, they'd take her off your hands.
For a while, anyway.
I know.
It's hard, Mr. McKay.
Anyway, it's a little bit self-serving for me. Uh...
I have a learning disability.
[sighs]
Maybe because of that,
uh, we're kind of on the same wavelength.
When she reads to me,
I seethe words...
Right here in front of me.
It's a real person in there, Mr. McKay.
And she wants to come out.
[chattering]
-Mr. McKay? -Yes.
I'm Dr. Brookes.
-Hello. -Hi.
Hello, Molly.
I've discussed Molly's history in great detail with Dr. Prentice.
Right. He said that she was an ideal candidate for this.
Well, we need to determine that with our own series of tests.
Uh-huh. You know, Dr. Brookes, uh, Molly has some extraordinary talents.
The tests actually include a series of pet scans of Molly's brain.
-So, I have some forms that I need you to fill out. -Uh-huh. Sure.
[monitors beeping]
[Dr. Simmons] We make a tiny incision in the skull, right here.
[Dr. Brookes] Using a probe,
we transplant a set of genetically re-engineered cells,
hopefully restoring the dormant area of the brain to partial utilization.
Will she be able to look after herself on her own, for example?
[Dr. Brookes] That's a definite possibility.
[Dr. Simmons] But, there's always a risk in any operation,
and with the brain those risks involve, uh,
stroke, paralysis, motor functions...
They're rare, but they do happen.
How rare?
In perhaps 6% of the cases.
-[imitating owl] Hoo. Hoo. -[Buck] Six percent?
[Molly] Hoo.
This has gotten way out of hand.
-I may be a selfish schmuck, but you're my sister. -Selfish schmuck.
This is a life-or-death issue, Moll.
I mean, you're happy some of the time, aren't you?
No!
Am I just wanting this for myself...
-Hoo! -...'cause I'm a little inconvenienced?
[child groans, grunts]
[Buck] But it would give you a chance to have a better life.
[laughing, squealing]
[pneumatic doors hissing]
-[echoing] Hi, Susan. -[echoing] Hi, Molly.
[echoing] You can undress behind the screen.
[electronic beeping]
[siren wailing in distance]
-[woman] I don't know. -[man] Know what I mean?
There he is. [clears throat] Hey, man. What's the word?
-Still operating. -How are you?
[chattering, indistinct]
-[Mark] So, we're just gonna hang out here. -You're gonna stay here?
[woman on P.A., indistinct]
-Everything all right? -Yeah, she's fine.
How ya doin'?
[electronic beeping]
-Ouch, huh? -[beeping continues]
[beeping speeds up, raises pitch]
Dr. Brookes! Dr. Brookes!
What's happening? What's goin' on?
-Lorazepam, phenytoin, two and one.-[nurse] Got it.
[Dr. Brookes] Mr. McKay, get out of here, please.
Thank you.
Lita, I want Dr. Simmons in here.
-[woman on P.A.] Dr. Simmons, ICU, stat. -[Dr. Brookes] Yeah, that's it.
[woman on P.A.] Dr. Simmons to ICU, stat.
[Dr. Brookes] It's okay, Molly. It's gonna be okay.
[monitors beeping]
I just got off work.
-She had some kind of seizure. -Yeah, I heard.
But it's gonna be okay.
What makes you so sure?
Mr. McKay, sometimes...
I have a sense of things,
And I feel something extraordinary is going to happen.
[Dr. Brookes] Mr. McKay?
She's resting now.
We have no idea what caused that reaction.
We almost lost her, didn't we?
She's all right now.
She could have died, right?
[Buck] Hmm.
[woman on TV] I'm not going to sleep with you.
I'm not planning on either of us getting much sleep.
And I'm certainly not going to sleep in that bed.
Not without giving the mattress a good airing first
-Hi. -[Mark] I slept on the couch.
Hello.
-[Mark] You can ask Fiona. -[woman] All right, I will.
-Fiona! -Molly, are you ready for more tests?
No.
-[electronic chirping] -[Dr. Brookes] Our projections show
that the red dot should now be about the size of a dime.
I'm afraid the grafted cells didn't take.
-So, what happens next? -In a few weeks, we'd like to try again
in a slightly different location.
-Are you serious? -Yes.
-After what happened last time? -Buck, we're breaking new ground here.
We learned so much from that last procedure--
Yeah, by drilling into people's heads like they're lab rats.
[scoffing] My sister nearly died!
I am not going to let her go through something like that again.
[door closes]
[keys jingling]
[engine cranking]
-[engine cranking] -[moaning]
[stops cranking]
Goddamn son of a bitch.
-Son of a bitch.-[cranking continues]
-Damn son of a bitch! -Damn son of a bitch.
[cranking continues]
-Son of a bitch! -Son of a bitch!
[cranking continues]
-Molly cold. -Yeah, I know you're cold, Molly.
-Molly cold. -Yeah, Molly, I know that you're cold,
-but the car -won't start, okay? Molly cold!
-Molly cold. Molly cold. -Come on, you son of a bitch.
-Would you shut up? Shut up, Molly! -Molly cold! No!
Just goddammit!
I didn't ask for this! I didn't ask for you! So shut up!
[shrill screaming] No.
[Molly crying]
[crying] No.
No!
I'm sorry, Moll.
I'm sorry.
[Judy Garland] ♪ Somewhere over the rainbow
♪ Bluebirds fly
♪ Birds fly
♪ Over the rainbow
♪ Why, then
♪ Oh, why
♪ Can't I
[birds chirping]
[whirring]
[indistinct chatter on TV]
[surfing channels]
-Nothing good on, eh, Moll? -Nothing good on, eh?
[continues switching]
Let's go for a ride.
-Want to go for a ride? -No!
[Molly] "There is nothing wrong with your television set.
Do not attempt to adjust the picture.
We are controlling transmission.
You are about to experience the awe
and mystery which reaches from the inner mind to
the outer limits."
[Buck] What do you think?
Looks like the Milky Way just fell out of the sky.
Huh, Moll?
Four million, eight hundred thousand,
three hundred and two.
What?
Stars.
[car door opens, closes]
Here it is. The list.
Thelist.
-Can you say, "the list"? -No.
It's okay. You don't have to. Okay. The plan is,
while I look for a job, you will become self-sufficient.
-Cool, huh? -No. Hot!
Yeah, okay. This is a list of things you need to learn.
-Understand? -No.
Good. Now, as you can see, I've divided it into the basics.
We have personal hygiene, recreation, and eating. Mmm!
Now, every time you complete a task, we put a check mark in the box beside it. You see?
-No! -[laughing]
Now, when you get all the boxes checked, you get to take a trip in Buck's boat!
[guffaws]
Let's try it. Okay.
-Um, what is your name?-Molly!
[sighs in relief] That is fabulous.
-[laughing] -See, now, I'm making a big red check mark
in the box beside, "Says name when asked."
Okay, next. Um, where do you live?
-Here! -Absolutely correct.
But you need to learn your actual address to get a check mark. Uh...
Oh. Tying shoes? That's getting a little ahead--
-No! -Yes! Tie shoes.
All right, tying shoes it is.
Okay. You take the two ends,
and make the incredibly difficult and death-defying overhand knot.
-Molly try. -M-Molly?
Right, you make the loop. Good. What do you do after that?
You go around the loop. Remember, nobody's ever done this on the first try.
Okay, try again, try again.
Okay, what do we do first?
[grunts]
-[Buck] We'll try again tomorrow, okay? -No.
-You go to bed. Sleep tight. -Mmm.
[Molly] ♪ Wonderful things he does Ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba ♪
♪ We're We're off to see the Wizard ♪
-♪ The wonderful Wizard of Oz -[laughing]
-Whoo! -Go! Now, jump!
-♪ We're off to see the Wizard The wonderful Wizard of Oz ♪ -[laughing]
♪ We're off because Because, because, because ♪
-[yelling] -Oh! Mr. McKay! Oh!
Go on, dance. Go on.
-Whoo! Whoo-oo! -[laughing] Oh!
-[panting] -Oh! Oh, Molly!
[chuckling]
[maid] Oh, Molly.
[woman singing, indistinct]
[motor whirring]
[imitating sander]
[slow instrumental music playing]
[sighs]
[grunts]
Ow! [groans]
[huffs]
[whispering] Holy shit.
[toaster clanks]
[blender whirring]
My name is Molly McKay.
I live at 200 Mildred Avenue,
Venice, California 90291!
[chuckles]
If you look over to the last image, that's present.
And we had no idea there'd be that amount of cell growth.
[woman] ♪ I'm a bit unstable
♪ She said With a Cheshire grin ♪
- ♪ So many cracks In my sidewalk, boy ♪ -[Sam] One, two, three!
♪ Well, don't you fall in
-[screaming, yelling] -♪ She said I'm naked And shameless ♪
-[laughing] - ♪ And peeling back The layers like ♪
♪ An onion girl
♪ Don't try to save me Just stay away ♪
♪ 'Cause I might make you cry
♪ Aw, like an onion girl
-[Molly] I think it's going to rain. -♪ An onion girl ♪
[man on tape] Yes, it's getting darker by the minute.
Yes, it's getting darker by the minute.
[man on tape] Was that a flash of lightning?
Was that a flash of li-light--
Lightning?
-[recorder clicking] -Flash of...
Light-ning.
Lightning.
[Molly] "But I needed none of all this precaution,
for never man had a more faithful, loving, sincere servant
than Friday was to me.
Without passion, sullenness or designs,
perfectly obliged and engaged,
his very affections were tied to me
like those of a child to a father,
and I daresay he would have sacrificed his life
for the saving of mine on any occasion whatsoever."
Hello, Buck.
[slow orchestral music playing]
Why do they put died people in the ground?
-[chuckles] Dead people. -Dead people.
It's a religious ritual.
-There are a lot of people in the world. -Yeah.
Well, if they all die, then eventually the world's gonna be one big cemetery.
That's a good point.
Some people are cremated.
-Cremated? -Burned.
Ow!
[chuckles] They're dead. It doesn't hurt.
How do you know?
That's a good question.
I wish I knew what they were like.
Yeah, but they say they're in a better place now.
[sighs] The ground is not a better place, Buck.
You know, before I lived in a hospital...
Well, it was more like a home.
Yeah, for people like me. [chuckles]
And you waited until you had room,
and then you came to get me?
Yeah.
You see, the home got its money from the government.
And one day, the government just decided to close it down.
Do you think they can feel us lying on them?
Maybe.
[man] ♪ Oh, lady I'll build a mountain ♪
-I'm really glad we're getting out. -Yeah!
Yeah.
[sighs] I'm changing.
I have all these emotions that I don't really understand.
There's some things that I wanted to talk to you about.
-What things? -Well, I'm getting smarter by the minute.
[chuckles] That's nothing to worry about.
-Yeah. I'm reading a lot of books. -That's a good thing!
My vocabulary is growing exponentially.
-[chuckles] Good word! -Thank you.
What's a blow job?
[laughing]
-[man on P.A.] A reminder, Dodger fans, next Wednesday...-Right here.
...is family night, so plan on being here
as your Los Angeles Dodgers continue their quest for the western division title.
[cheering, booing]
[organ music playing]
-[woman 1] Hey, batter, batter, batter! -[woman 2] Swing!
-[sharp crack] -Yeah!
Whoo! Go, Dodgers!
Go, Dodgers! Yee-hah!
-Whoo! Whoo! -Whoo!
-Come on, baby. -Come on, baby.
[chuckles]
Yeah! High inside.
High inside.
Hey, you hungry?
-Yes. -All right. Stay here and watch the game.
-Wait! I don't understand the game yet. -Okay.
-See that guy there? -Uh-huh.
-He throws the ball at a guy right there -Uh-huh.
-Who tries to hit it with the bat. -The bat.
If he does, he has to run to the base
before those guys can throw the ball to the base.
And if he touches the base before the ball arrives, he's safe.
-Safe. -Safe.
Safe from what?
-[chuckles] -[woman] Go, go, go!
-From being "out." -Out of what?
I'll explain when I get back.
-It's a weird game, Buck, but I like it! -Yes!
[laughs] Go, baby!
[spectators cheering, clapping]
-Safe! -You dumb shit, ump! He was out by a mile!
-[man] Sit down! -The man dropped the ball.
What, have you got binoculars on your eyes?
No.
-What are you, some kind of retard? -I'm an irregular retard.
-And you? -Wiseass.
A wiseass retard. I'm not familiar with that.
-Ehh... -[laughing]
[Buck] What's goin' on?
Having a disagreement with that wiseass retard.
[chuckling] Look at 'em go.
Man, I wish I could hear what they were saying.
[man] Come on, what's goin' on?
Who are you, Ray Charles? He was out by ten feet.
-"He was out by ten feet." -[umpire] He dropped the ball, dick nose.
-[manager] Ten feet! -"He dropped the ball, dick nose!"
-Ten feet! Get outta my face. -He dropped the ball.
"Get outta my face!"
"No, youget outta myface."
[shouting continues, indistinct]
"Your breath smells like the shithouse door on a tuna boat."
-[groaning, chuckling] -[woman] Oh, my God!
[chuckling] This is the best part of the game so far.
-[Buck] That was a great game. -Will you take me again?
Absolutely.
You're the best brother in the whole world.
I'd like to wake up with you in the morning.
Feel the stubble on your chin, your hot breath
-on my cheek---Molly!
-What? -[whispers] We're brother and sister.
So?
[whispering] We'll talk about it later.
[girls giggling]
[Buck] Brothers and sisters can't get married.
[Molly] Why not?
'Cause that's the way that things are.
Why?
There are scientific reasons.
People with the same genes can't... Can't mix them.
We don't have the same jeans.
I don't even wear jeans.
It's-- it's a different meaning.
It's G-E-N-E-S. It's a different spelling.
Oh. Oh, I know about them.
Genes provide the blueprint for what organisms become.
Where did you get that from?
I read a lot of scientific books.
-[chuckling] -Like Jackie Collins.
So what can brothers and sisters do
if they like each other a lot?
They can be friends for life.
That's all?
That's a lot.
How come we weren't friends before?
I guess we didn't know each other that well.
[reggae music playing]
You wanna dance?
No. This is not a place where you dance.
Yes, it is.
Molly...
[music continues]
Molly, sit down.
-Come on. -Molly.
Come on, sit down.
♪ Come and show me What you're worth ♪
[song continues]
[laughing]
-Dance with me. -No.
♪ If you slip You're gonna slide ♪
-[Molly] Race you to the door! -[Buck] Wh-- Hey!
-[Molly shrieks]-I'm right behind you!
[laughing]
-Careful! -I won!
-[Jim] Hi, Molly. -Hi, Jim.
Mr. McKay, Dr. Brookes wanted to see you in her office...
-when you got in. -Thanks, Jim.
[radio playing]
-[Buck] You cheated. -[Molly] I did not cheat.
-Good night. -Good night. [kissing]
[knocking]
-Hi. -She's supposed to be in bed by 8:00.
We got sidetracked. She asked me to marry her.
-Well, what did you say? -No.
-Stop it, Buck. Okay? Please. -This isn't funny.
No. It's the first time anybody's gone through something like this,
and we have no idea how she's gonna react to all this stimuli.
We just have to take things very slowly.I'm sorry.
She's wonderful.
I want to thank you for...
Giving her to me.
[softly] Thank you.
For the first time in my life, I feel...
Kind of blessed, I guess.
Thank you.
[Dr. Brookes] You haven't said how it was today.
[Buck] I don't know how much she remembers.
Well, ask her.
So that gives a complete analysis of the components of the blood,
-Right? -That's right.
[chuckles] Where did you find out about this?
I have all these books up here.
Now when I play them back, I can finally understand them.
How do you mean, "play them back"?
They're like videos. [makes whirring sound]
Where did you read all these books? At the home?
Every book on Dr. Prentice's shelf.
So, did you have a nice time with Buck last night?
Yes, I did. [chuckles] Thanks.
[sighs]
[moaning]
[continues moaning, staccato grunts]
[Molly continues moaning]
The old room 306.
Hello, Lauris.
[Lauris] Whatever are you doing here, James?
What do you think he's doing, Lauris, guessing your weight?
-[Lauris] You thought perhaps what? -Duh!
Hi, Molly. Wanna go shopping?
Oh! Oh, no. Can't.
-Okay. -Uh...
-Are you going out? -Yeah. I'm going out with Sam.
-Uh-huh. -Do I look weird?
No, you look good.
-Let me show you something. -What?
Well,
-I'm gonna take these off. -Why?
Because you already have eyelashes,
and they're perfectly beautiful, just the way they are.
See, Molly, the purpose of makeup is to accentuate your strong points.
-But-but I don't have any strong points. -Yes, you do.
-No. My eyes are too close together. -No, they're not.
-I look like a baboon. -You do not look like a baboon!
Yeah, I do. I do!
I saw one on TV.
Probably my great-great grandfather.
-Why do you say that? -'Cause we're descended from them, aren't we?
-Uh-huh. -Probably had big blue bottoms
that would grow bigger when we wanted to have sex.
Well, our bottoms do tend to get bigger,
but not just when we want to have sex, unfortunately.
Okay. That's good.
[knock at door]
[gasps] Oh, my God! He's early!
-[door closes] -Come in!
-Hi, Dr. Trehare. -Hi, Sam.
Is Molly here?
Yeah. Uh, she's...
[chuckles] Why don't you-- Why don't you have a seat.
All right.
[door opens]
[in Southern accent] Why, Sam, whatever are you doing here?
I thought we were going for a walk.
Why, yes, I do believe you are correct.
[Molly] Oh, fiddle-dee-dee.
[chuckles softly]
-Sorry. -Excuse me.
-Sam?-Yes?
Do you... Like me?
Yeah.
I like you.
Well, then, how come you've never...
Kissed me?
Well, I, um...
'Cause, you know, when people like each other, they're supposed to kiss.
Well, yeah.
I guess so. I mean--
I know how to do it.
-You do? -Yeah.
Well, I know how to... Well, I know that.
Want to do it?
[breathing heavily]
Well, I mean, it's not something that I-- That does--
[chuckling] Wait. Okay.
-[dismayed] Oh! -[Sam chuckles] Nothing.
-Molly?-What?
I'm just, uh...
Let me go to work.
Bye.
See ya.
Bye.
[sighs heavily]
-Sam? -Yeah?
-Are you all right? -Yes, I'm fine, uh, Dr. Brookes.
Just a little...
Anxious, that's all.
[Dr. Brookes] Scarlett got you on the run, huh?
-[Sam exhales] -Oh, it's okay. It's okay.
-Just... Yeah, it's coming off. -Mmm.
[Dr. Brookes] A little bit of lipstick.
[ringing]
-Hello? -Jackie Collins is right, you know.
There is an epidemic going on.
[chuckles] Of what?
Beverly's boyfriend is sleeping with half the women in town,
and Susan is cheating on you.
[suppressed] With Sam!
What?
-Hello, Molly. -"Hello, Molly."
Is something wrong? A problem?
Problem.
Something needs airing?
No, the only thing that needs airing is your mattress.
-Molly, what-- -Do you think I don't know?
You just stay away from him, you slut!
-Molly, wh---Isn't it enough that you're trapping my brother...
-into a meaningless relationship?-What?
If I ever see you near Sam again, I swear to God, I will--
-Molly, you're being jealous. -I am not being jealous!
It's okay. It's a normal adolescent emotion.
[yelling] I am notan adolescent! I am a 28-year-old woman!
God, why can't you understand that?
Why can't you understand me? [screams]
[wailing]
[ragged breathing]
Molly? Molly, it's okay.
We've all been there.
I just felt like...
Before.
Before?
Before you fixed my brain.
♪ He had some cows
♪ E-I-E-I-O
♪ With a moo, moo here
♪ And a moo, moo
-Mmmoo. -Moo, moo.
[Domingo] Mmm.
-Hello, Domingo. -[Domingo] Mmm!
-Thank you, Sam. -Sure, Janet.
[Domingo] Mmm!
Moo.
Hi.
-Sorry about yesterday. -Me too.
-Yeah.
I know I was a little weird.
No, I-I-I was, uh...
-Um... -Well, I just hope that we don't have to be embarrassed.
No.
I mean, it's still us, right?
Yeah.
Whatever happens, it...
It's, uh...
Whenever you're ready. Not now.
No.
Whenever you feel ready, then you can kiss me.
Will you-- Will you kiss me back?
Absolutely.
What time do you get off work?
Two o'clock.
Will you be my date?
-Yes. -Good.
-Bye.-Bye.
[woman singing]
[sniffs]
[sniffing]
Forbidden fruit.
I think.
[sniffs]
-You smell like an animal. -Thank you.
These are a more youthful kind of perfume.
-[sniffing] -Do you like it?
Yum, yum.
-Mmm. -Ruff!
[both barking]
-[both muttering] -[bottle clattering]
Well, that's our entire range.
Which one did you like the best?
We'll, uh, think about it.
Thanks.
Eyes,
Look your last.
And lips...
Oh, you, the doors of breath...
Seal with a righteous kiss.
A dateless bargain to engrossing death.
No!
Romeo, stop! She's--
She's-she's asleep! She's not dead!
-She's just asleep! Stop! -[audience murmuring]
Juliet? Juliet, wake up!
Wake up! Juliet, wake up!
[gasps]
-See? She's okay. -Jeff, can I get some help here?
-See? -What are you doing?
-[all clamoring] -[Buck] It's okay, it's okay. I got her.
[Juliet] She almost knocked my teeth out.
-Whoa! Whoa! -Are you all right?
-What's wrong? -You all right?
It's okay. We got her.
At the beginning, I knew it was a play, but it became very real.
I'll have the Irish smoked salmon...
-I would love to be in love like that. -And the Maine lobster.
-[Molly] Wouldn't you? -[Dr. Brookes] Absolutely.
So passionate. Here, nobody ever says how they feel about anything.
I mean, look at those two people over there.
They have not said a word to each other since they sat down.
-Look at them! -Shh!
Well, they're obviously angry at each other. Why don't they say something?
I just wish they'd scream.
If everybody screamed when they wanted to, the world would be a madhouse.
Huh. At least it'd be more honest.
-[maitre d'] Sir? -Uh, I'll have the mussels and the tournedos.
Medium rare.
Madame?
Molly.
-And what's your name? -Uh, Richard.
Have you chosen?
I'm gonna have the mud cake-- Chocolate mud cake
and then the key lime pie.
-Mmm-hmm. And to begin? -I'm gonna have the chocolate mud cake
and then the key lime pie.
Sir?
I saw the greatest dress.
-Sir? -Yes.
Order?
I'd like a coffee.
And?
Uh, black.
Yeah.
Sam, aren't you hungry?
I'm starving. [laughs]
No. Coffee's fine, thank you.
[Mark] Sam, it's okay. I'm treating. Seriously.
I know the prices here are outrageous,
but that's why I do the stuff I do.
-So we can come to places like this. -[all laugh]
Go ahead.
Coffee's gonna be just fine for me, thanks.
Okay.
[shrieks]
Molly, is something wrong?
There was just a silence.
I screamed for all of us.
Sam doesn't want any food.
I thought Romeo was beautiful.
[Mark] Yeah. Juliet was, uh, not bad either--
-Not that I noticed. -[maitre d'] How are these for size?
-[gasps] -Whoa!
-[clamoring] -oh, my God!
-Sam, get that one! -[Sam] Okay!
They can't breathe out of the water!
[all clamoring]
-Get it away from me! -Madame, please go back to your table.
-Ow! -They're choking!
[Buck] You all right, Sam?
Audrey, I could use some help here, please.
[waiter] I do apologize.
And we will pay for the dry cleaning of that dress.
-[all laughing] -Let's drink to that.
Those lobsters live in the tank.
They're someone's pets.
Why would you eat someone's pets?
Well, Molly, I didn't think of it that way,
but I'll try to do better next time.
Thank you.
Buck, will you dance with me?
Why not?
[laughing]
Sam dances well, doesn't he? [chuckles]
Sam's great.
Would you like him as a brother-in-law?
I'd be honored.
Good.
'Cause you're gonna have to give me away.
Dad says it's okay.
Dad?
Yeah.
I talk to them in my dreams.
They're not in the ground anymore.
Once you die,
at least you don't get any older.
That's one good thing.
[Buck] Are you sure you want to see this?
[Molly] Yeah. I do.
[singing fanfare]
[Julie] Honey, you want to come give your present to Moll?
Buck.
-[Gary] Come on over, Buck. -[Julie] Come on, sweetie.
It feels nice and soft.
[Gary] Can you guess, Moll?
[gasps] What's this one, Moll?
I wonder what it is.
Oh, what is it?
Sweetie! Yeah, it's a bunny, Moll.
Sweetheart, look at the bunny.
[Gary] Look at that little soft bunny.
[Julie] Oh, he's the cutest little bunny.
Buck, come over to the table.
Come on.
[boy muttering]
[Molly] In the world where I come from,
nothing's predictable.
Sometimes everything's crowding in on you,
so you have to
hunch in on something small and certain and safe.
In your world,
almost everything's controlled.
But for us, it's all a jumble,
and sometimes, you just have to scream.
So people look at you strangely,
and talk about you as if you're not even there.
But...
You always know what they're saying.
They get very upset when you scream,
but often, I know that they would like to scream themselves.
I think that's what I find most strange about this world,
is that nobody ever says how they feel.
They hurt,
but they don't cry out.
They're happy,
but they don't dance
or jump around.
And they're angry,
but they hardly ever scream,
because they'd feel ashamed, and...
Nothing's worse than that.
So we all walk around with our heads looking down,
And never look up and see how beautiful the sky is.
[seagulls calling]
[soothing music playing]
Ah! Hey!
[laughing, screaming]
Oh, ho, ho, ho!
-[continues laughing, screaming] -Very--
[hooting, laughing]
[beeping]
So what's actually happening?
Well, her immune system is attacking the new cell growth.
It's not something we expected
because they originated from her own genetic material.
The problem is to identify a suppressant which will switch off
that part of the immune system in the time frame we have.
Well, why not shut the whole thing down?
She'd die of a cold in a week.
-Look, you did this thing to Molly, okay? You made---Mr. McKay--
You made her into a person. What are you saying, exactly?
There is a chance of the whole process completely reversing.
This is crazy.
I mean, she is not gonna go back to what she was, okay?
We gotta work at this and we gotta stop this thing.
There was always the possibility of this happening, Buck.
-You knew that in the beginning. -No, I didn't know
that you were gonna create a whole new person and then just give up on her.
She was always a person, Buck.
What in hell are we gonna tell Molly about this?
I think she knows, Dr. Simmons.
I think she's known for quite a while.
I felt some things.
But it was just in the last few weeks.
-Why didn't you say something?-I don't know.
'Cause I was scared.
[sighs]
Moll...
You're not going back.
I'm not gonna let you.
All right, you're here and you are my sister, and...
We're gonna get through this thing together.
Aren't we?
-I don't know. -No.
We're gonna beat this thing.
I'm so scared.
I'm really scared. I'm, uh...
I don't want to go back.
I don't want to lose all this.
-I don't want to lose you. -You won't lose me.
-Yeah, I will. You have to go... -No.
...and find somebody else.
-You do. -No, Moll--
Yes, you do.
It's not gonna be any different than how it was before.
No. You've seen how I am now.
You're always gonna be thinking about that.
Always gonna be thinking about how I could have been.
-No, I won't. -Yeah, you will.
Moll...
You know why?
[sighs]
[whispering] Because I'll always know it's you
no matter what.
[melancholic music playing]
[crickets chirping]
[clock ticking]
[night creatures]
[ticking continues]
[wind chimes tinkling]
[ticking continues]
[all sounds intensifying]
[gasps]
Come on, Moll.
-I don't think I can do it. -Yes, you can.
Come on.
You ready? Sit up here.
Okay? Now just pedal, all right?
Put your feet here. You got handlebars there.
-Just pedal, okay? -No!
-Yeah. Come on, Moll. -No.
Moll, we went riding yesterday. You can do this, okay?
Come on, sit up here.
I'm gonna give you a push start, okay?
Then you just keep your balance and you pedal.
-All right? -No.
Yes. You can do this. Are you ready? Here we go. Come on.
-No! -Yes. Come on. Come on.
-No! -Come on, pedal. Pedal. Come on, you can do it.
[moaning nervously]
-[Buck] Keep your feet on the pedals! -[Molly shrieks]
Moll, you okay?
-Molly! Are you all right? -[exclaiming]
-Are you all right? Come on. -I'm all right.
[Buck] Let's try it again. You did this yesterday. You can do it!
Buck, you can't force her! What are you doing?
-For God's sake! -She's gonna ride this bike!
What are you trying to do?
-She fell off the bike! -I am not gonna let it happen!
She is not going back to being a vegetable!
-[Dr. Brooke's] Sam! -Don't say that, Buck.
Don't say that about anybody.
I'm sorry about out there.
Buck,
You know when you used to come to see me every Christmas?
You'd bring me a box of candies every year?
Well, one year, you brought me a hat.
It was a yellow straw hat with ribbons on it.
I loved that hat.
But it blew off the first time they took me to the beach.
Sailed up into the sky...
Till next Christmas.
You brought me another box of candies.
You remember that?
Of course I do.
I waited for you to come all year.
When mom and dad died, you didn't even...
You didn't even seem to know it had happened.
You'd still talk about them like they were still around.
Maybe they were.
I was 17, Moll.
All those years that they had been, uh, looking after you,
I'd just go up to my room.
When they died, I...
I didn't know who you were.
I hardly knew how to look after myself.
I always wished that you'd bring your friends home.
I wanted to meet them.
I didn't want people to see you.
I never told anyone I even had a sister.
It'll still be me, Buck.
I am gonna be just as much a person as I am now.
I'll just be different.
[slow instrumental music playing]
[imitating surf]
[continues imitating]
Hey.
Hi there.
It's looking good.
You've done a lot of work.
I'm taking it out for trials in two weeks. See if it floats.
Do you need some crew?
I wanted to tell you that we found a good place for Molly.
It's sort of a halfway house.
She'll be moving there at the end of the week.
We'll all really miss her.
But we'll be able to visit.
I didn't know if you'd be here, so I wrote down the address.
I'm sure she wants to see you.
Would she know who I was?
Well, you won't know until you go.
Thanks.
It's really close by.
You liked it when we went there.
[child-like] No.
There's all those big gardens.
You'll be able to help pick all the lemons and the oranges.
I'll come and see you every day, Moll.
We'll be climbing all over those fruit trees.
Thought I'd give you a lift to the new place.
Is that okay, Susan?
Of course.
Got a job, Sus.
I mean, it's not a great one,
but I can pay off my debts.
They repossessed the other car.
I was gonna come with Molly, if that's all right.
Sam... Molly go Buck.
Yeah.
Molly go Buck.
Okay.
See you.
And, uh...
I will be needing that crew,
if she's still available.
She is.
Thought we'd stop by on the way.
-Molly go Buck?-Yeah.
So.
What do you think of the new layout, Moll?
Good?
No.
Is this the right place for the bed?
No.
Forgot your cards.
Nice light in here.
See that light?
[chuckles]
Got enough shoes there to keep you going?
No.
And, uh...
I got, uh, Carmen coming by every day.
She wants you to give her dancing lessons.
No.
I'm hoping Sam's gonna be stopping by sometimes.
Sam.
So it's...
[chuckles]
It's gonna be quite a... a household,
If you want to join it.
Hello, Buck.
Hi, Molly.
[orchestral music playing]
[Molly screaming]
[upbeat music playing]