Come on, buddy.
Ella.
I need you to wake up.
Ella, come on, I need you to wake up now.
Why?
We're gonna go on a trip.
What time is it?
It's early, Stinks.
Is Charlie okay?
Yeah.
He's fine, he's already in the car.
Come on, get up.
I need you to think about…
some things that you want to bring with you.
You want to wear these?
No, no, no, come on.
Please, I really need your help.
Charlie's already in the car.
I know it's early, sweetheart, but we gotta go.
Dad, where are we going?
Honey…
pretend that there's a fire in the house
and we have to get out as quick as we could.
What would you take with you?
A picture of Mom.
Okay.
What else?
- My DS. - Where is it?
- It's plugged into the wall. - Yeah.
Get dressed and hurry up.
- You ready? - I think so.
I'm gonna grab a few more things.
Can you get Rex and put him in the car?
Okay.
Rex.
Rex, come here.
Come here, boy.
Come here.
Come on.
Here.
Gosh.
Okay.
Becky, I think it's okay.
We're all ready…
We gotta try…
If we just head East…
Dad?
Hey, Stinks.
There's Sheriff Lady outside.
Oh, okay.
- Good morning. - Hi.
Ella, get in the car, please.
Sir?
Sir, can you step over here?
You know what's happening here, what do you need to talk about?
…to the owner of the property.
I'm asking you one last time…
as a courtesy.
Is there anything else?
I grabbed everything I could.
Can we go?
Thank you.
Put that in the glove box.
You ready?
Come on.
Ella, hop in.
Let's try again.
- Are you buckled in yet? - I'm trying to.
Rex, know what this is? A wagon.
A boat.
A bus.
A car.
A truck.
Ella, he licked the book again.
Ewww.
Wagon, sled, boat,
bus, car, truck,
train, airplane.
I'm hungry.
Oh, you're hungry? Nice to meet you, hungry.
All right, we're gonna go in and each grab a snack and a drink.
I'm gonna use the restroom.
Make sure your brother stays with you.
Can I get Sour Patch Kids?
What if we got glazed strawberry?
They look good.
Let me look at the calories.
160 calories.
See, it's 70 calories less than Sour Patch Kids.
But you know what?
This one's better because it has more.
You guys get your stuff?
Charlie.
- This gonna be it? - Yep.
Comes out to $6.82.
How far are the Salt Flats from here?
Three hours.
How much are these?
$4.99.
Comes out to $17.47.
I thought you said they were $4.99.
I meant each.
Just take one.
Dad, can I get this?
I got you a kite, buddy.
All right, let's go.
- Dad, look at these. - Come on, Charlie.
Can you just look at this? Look.
That's cool, let's go.
Did Dad say where we're going?
Yeah, on a trip.
Wanna read a book, Rex?
Oh, you don't wanna read.
You wanna lick the pavement.
I think we're going to Disneyland.
I think we're moving.
What?
Mm.
Oh, they smell so good.
Oh, that one smells even better.
You want one, Dad? They're really good.
I'm all right, buddy.
I'll take one.
Do you want ice cream?
- I always want ice cream. - Yeah?
I always want ice cream. I'm a kid.
It's Mom's favorite.
Dad, look.
Dad, how fast are you driving?
The speed limit.
Rex, fell with his face on the…
We're here.
You got it?
- Dad, is this where we're going? - What do you mean?
Are we staying here?
No, we're just getting some food in our stomachs.
Then, we keep on going.
Come on, Ell-a-Smell-a.
- Come on, let's eat. - Okay.
- I got yours. - Racer X.
Dad, can we play after we eat?
We'll see.
Rex.
Dad, dogs aren't supposed to eat people food.
Dog food is made out of meat.
This is meat. The only difference is that this meat is actually fresh,
and dog food is the kind of meat that
you guys wouldn't eat, like the nose and the tail.
Buttholes of the cow.
Put it in these tiny little pieces.
It's like 20 bucks, Ella.
This is the same thing.
- But better. - But better, right.
See? Charlie knows.
- Dad. - Enough, Ella.
Enough.
Dad, could I have a dollar?
I want to split a sundae with Charlie.
Thanks.
You gotta eat it in the car.
Charlie, want any more of this food, bud?
Come on, stinky butt.
I'm gonna get you.
- Oh, I got it, I got it! - I got.
Okay.
Probably tonight.
Um, I don't know, in about an hour.
Come on!
- You farted! - I did not.
You're a good doggy.
Do you… Yeah, do you…
So, what time are you open?
It's… it's not good for your stomach.
You're going to have some pet food soon.
Ella, no.
Come play with me.
Ella, look at me. Ella, look at me.
Thank you.
Bye.
Come on! Work with me!
Dad…
Where are we going?
Nebraska.
Ella, wake up.
Can you take Charlie out there and fly a kite with him?
Okay.
- Take Rex, too. - Okay.
Make sure he goes to the bathroom.
Are you ready?
Come on.
Thanks.
Charlie, wait!
How do you know how to fly kites?
Mom taught me before she got sick.
And here.
You just stick it right in here.
And then we've got our kite ready.
- Can I go first? - Sure.
You hold this.
You've got to untie it a little bit.
Okay, start running.
Keep running until you find the wind.
Lift it up.
I am, Ella.
Here, let me help you. Let me help you.
Make it look similar as you run.
Okay, I get it, Ella.
Can I teach you a trick?
Ready?
Okay, start running.
You did it!
Run!
Wow, yeah!
You can let it go while you're running.
- Let it go! - I'll let go now.
Let go!
Come here, Rex.
Here, wanna try, Charlie?
I'll be right back, just wait here.
Come on, Rex.
- What are you doing? - I'll be right back.
Ella, get in the car.
- Ella! - No!
- Stop. Stop. - No, no!
Dad.
Get in the car. We're going.
- We're going. - Dad, you can feed him people food.
- Ella, stop it. - I don't care.
- You can feed him people food. - Stop it, Ella, stop it right now.
I'm sorry.
No, Dad, you can feed him as many hamburgers as you like.
I don't care!
- I shouldn't have said anything! - It's not that.
I'm sorry I said anything!
- Dad! - Please.
Ella, please, we gotta go.
- Stop, stop, stop! - No!
Stop, stop! Come here.
Stop.
Stop. Stop.
Dad!
Get the dog and then come back in here
and then we'll go!
I'm sorry.
It's for the best.
I'm sorry.
Dad!
I'm sorry.
No.
Here.
Lift your arms up.
Is Dad mad at us?
I don't know.
Are we gonna stay here lots of days?
Just gonna stay tonight and then we gotta keep moving.
To Nebraska?
Mm-hmm.
Dad.
I want Rex.
I want a lot of things, Charlie.
But it doesn't always work out the way you plan.
Wanna see who can hold their breath the longest?
Yeah?
Are you ready? One, two, three.
Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
You did not. You popped up like five times.
What, what, what?
- Dad! - Ah, buddy!
Dad!
Tell Ella to jump.
I had to get Rex.
No, Molly, he's upset. You know, Molly, they don't like it.
Charlie too.
I don't know,
Tell me what to do.
All right, let's go.
- Okay, you ready? - Yep.
- One, two, three! - Push.
All right, get in.
One try.
Go inside and pay?
- Yeah. - Okay.
When you go inside, say that you want $20
on pump number two.
- Okay? - Okay, cool.
- What did I say? - $20 on pump number two.
In fact, you don't even have to say pump.
- Just say $20 on two. - $20 on two.
- Here. - Can I go?
- Thanks. - Say it again, what is it?
- $20 on two. - You got it.
- Can I go? - No.
- Can I go, Dad? - Sure, Charlie.
- Dad. - Ella.
I'll put my sandwich here, okay, Dad?
All right, perfect.
You better get out or your sister's gonna leave you.
All right, come on, buddy.
I could have opened it myself.
Well, I didn't know if you were going to.
Make sure you go to the bathroom.
Okay.
Don't take anything.
I'm not.
Oh, sorry, there's a little girl in line behind me.
I'm sorry.
Line's moving up, so I gotta keep going.
Thanks.
Her little fingers are so adorable.
Aren't they so cute? Say hi.
They're so tiny.
Hello, little girl.
- Where you headed? - Nebraska.
Nebraska? I'm from there.
- Really? - Yeah.
Where are you going?
I'm gonna see some family in Utah.
They haven't met this little one yet.
That's my brother, Charlie.
He's afraid that Nebraska's gonna be boring.
Ah, yeah, a lot of people think that,
but I love it.
If you do make it to Omaha,
make sure you guys go to the zoo, okay?
It's pretty, not boring,
and I'm sure your brother will love it.
Thank you.
Okay.
Bye, little one.
Bye.
You're next.
Twenty on two, please.
Thanks.
Charlie?
Charlie!
- Keep that on, bud. - Okay.
- Work out okay? - Yeah.
Would you rather be a fish or a bird?
I choose a bird.
Okay, fine, if you were a bird, you can only fly, you can never land.
Or you can be a fish and never come out of the water.
Yeah, I could land.
Because I'll only be able to stay in the water as a fish.
Are we going to Omaha?
What?
In Nebraska, are we going to Omaha?
What do you mean?
In the gas station, a lady said that
if we go to Omaha, we should go to the zoo.
And that it's pretty awesome, and Charlie would like it.
Can we go?
I don't know.
Dad?
I don't know.
Do you want to help me sing, Ella?
Yeah.
Charlie, do you want to help too?
I'm the boat.
Here we go.
What are you doing?
Sticking your head out the window.
Don't do stupid shit like that. You need to grow up.
Ella, you're almost ten years old.
I need to know that you can be responsible.
Can you be responsible?
Are you okay, Ella?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Dad, you said a bad word.
That means you have to buy us ice cream.
We'll get ice cream at the next stop.
Would you rather pick up someone's vomit
or let someone pee in your mouth and swallow it?
Gross, Charlie.
- Or. - Or isn't it a thing, right?
- You have to pick. - I'm not answering that.
It's nasty.
Would you rather eat five rotten cheese slices
or lick a dirty toilet?
How dirty is the toilet?
It's like the toilet at the gas station.
That's the terriblest toilet ever.
Okay, lick the toilet.
Ew, you're going to lick up all that poop.
You're going to have poop in your mouth.
Not in the girls bathroom.
Then when you talk to Dad, he'll be like who farted?
- "Who you farted?" - Let's finish that up.
Are we close, Dad?
Kind of.
We'll keep driving through the night, so…
probably won't get there until really late.
- You'll be asleep. - No way.
It'll be, like, four in the morning, Charlie.
I can stay up that long.
Charlie, what are you doing?
Stop it.
Check out my moves. Check out my moves!
Come dance with me.
Oh, no, I can't.
Hey, go inside and wash your hands.
It doesn't work.
Yeah, it does.
Spoke too soon. Get down.
Put that down.
Now lather it up.
Lather it up.
What does that mean?
It means… Oh, don't, don't, don't.
Oh, don't get soap everywhere.
It means rub it together and then all around.
Until you get soapy cream like mine.
Come on.
Charlie.
Dad,
would you rather eat someone's boogers
or lick a piece of their poop?
Well, I like to eat poop, so I guess I'd eat poop.
- Seriously, Dad? - What?
In some countries, that's a delicacy.
But do you like boogers?
Wait. I like to eat my boogers.
They taste salty.
- Boogers? - Yeah.
- Poop tastes sweet. - Ew, gross.
- It tastes… - Did you try it?
It tastes like a tornado in your mouth.
Mm-hmm.
Have you ever had a tornado in your mouth?
Yeah, when I had poop.
Hey, grab me another pillow.
Found one.
- Thanks. - Thank you, Charlie.
- This one's more soft. - Thank you.
Are you gonna drive and not get any rest?
I'll sleep eventually, Charlie, but thanks.
- Sleep when you're driving. - I'm not gonna do that.
I'm gonna stop here. I gotta take a leak.
What's a leak?
Would you rather…
Dad, can we go to the zoo tomorrow?
We'll see, sweetheart.
I'm just tired.
Are we in Nebraska?
I think so.
- Dad? - Yeah?
Can you… can you open this pen?
Mm-hmm.
- Here you go, buddy. - Thanks.
Here, Dad.
Are those monsters, buddy?
It's us on our trip.
The one in the middle is you.
The one on the right is me.
The one on the left is Ella.
You look like you have claws.
I do. Because I'm a dragon.
I'll put it right here.
Let's go, bud.
It's hot.
- Come on. - Let's eat some lunch.
- Sorry. - Sorry.
You almost hit her.
Ew.
You guys are gross.
Let's be quick. You want Lunchables?
This… hey give me that.
I'm… I'm giving it to you.
I want pizza.
- Give it to me, Ella. - Hey, hey.
Faster.
Hey, you find everything you needed?
Yeah.
Charlie, what are you doing?
- Can I get this? - What, do you want that?
- Sorry. - It's okay.
I'll go ahead and swap out the…
Thanks.
So, $25.33 is your total.
Uh, is that going to be EBT food stamps or cash aid, sir?
- It's food. - Okay.
Uh, just press this button.
Uh, it declined.
You only have $20.43 left on your food stamps.
Okay, can I take something off?
Yeah, sure.
What would you like for me to take off?
The pizza Lunchable.
Okay.
$21.35.
And the soda.
You want to do something fun?
- Yeah. - Yeah?
I thought we were going to do something fun.
- Oh, Dad… - Dad…
Are we gonna go to the…
Can I just surprise you? Yeah?
I'll be surprised right now if you just tell me.
Dad, come on. Where are we going?
This way, Charlie. Almost there.
- Careful, Charlie. - Okay.
How far is it, Dad?
It's close.
Isn't that awesome? Ella, isn't that awesome?
One adult and two kids.
How old are your kids?
Nine and six.
$30.50.
Hang on to this.
And then your three tickets.
Thank you.
- Can I have the panda one? - Yeah.
So adorable.
Look at that one. Look at that one.
It's facing us…
- You see it? - Yeah.
Let's go.
- There's chickens. - Look at that bird.
Look at that big ostrich.
Oh, my God.
Gross. My turn.
How crazy it would be to have a pet like a bear.
Oh, I'll bring him to school.
For show and tell.
…Or get pecked in the eye by an ostrich?
I'm higher than you.
You see? Look at that one. He's moving over there.
He just rolled over.
Stop it. Stop your fussing.
- Stop your fussing. - Guys, do not fight.
- We have to fight. - No, you don't.
Imagine if I was a giraffe.
How would I even get this cracker to my mouth?
Oh. Like that.
What's wrong with these Lunchables?
No, you eat your food. It's okay.
- Thank you, Elle. - Okay.
You actually have more than me, but I just traded.
You a fish?
Can I hold it?
Do you want to hold this one? He's really calm.
Look, Ella. They're playing.
Oh. They always fly away.
Can I catch the monarch? There's a big one.
All the way up there.
- Can you see that one? - Yeah.
- It's orange. - Mm-hmm.
The monarchs are the big beautiful orange ones.
Isn't this so cool, Dad?
It's pretty great, Stinks.
You have to put your finger underneath…
- Like that? - …In the front…
All right, let me try that.
…And then you pick it up.
Come here, buddy.
- Be careful. - I'm trying to be careful.
- In the front. - In the front? Like this?
How do you make it fly? I want to let go.
It's coming up to me.
It's about to fly on your head.
It's flapping on your head.
It's like, "I'm going to make a nest in this head.
"I'm going to live there."
I really like that dad took us out here.
Would you rather a leopard or a bear?
A leopard.
Would you rather a leopard or a moose?
A leopard.
Would you rather a leopard or a fox?
Um, a fox.
Would you rather a fox or a deer?
A fox.
Would you rather a fox or an ostrich?
Ostrich.
What are we doing?
What are we doing, Dad?
Dad, what are we doing?
Let's get out of the car, guys.
Come on.
Dad, can we swim again like we did before?
Dad, can we go back to the hotel room?
Found some more cracks.
Why are we going here?
Dad, what are we doing?
I'm going to go back to the car and grab something.
Okay, I'll be right back.
Hold on to this. Okay, don't lose it.
- It's important. - Dad, we should go with you.
Hold on to Charlie, all right?
Hold Charlie's hand.
Charlie!
Hold your brother's hand, okay?
- Don't let him go. - It's okay.
I love you.
Is everything all right?
- Dad? - I love you.
- Dad. - It's fine.
- Dad. - I'm just going to my car.
- Dad, where are you going? - I'll be right back.
- No, no, sir. - I'll be right back.
Sir, you can't leave now.
Sir, you cannot leave your children here!
Dad! Daddy!
Wait, wait, wait, wait!
Daddy! No! No, Daddy!
No! Dad! No!
Dad, I'm sorry!
Dad! Dad! No!
- Are you okay? - Sweetheart.
Dad, I'm sorry!
I'm sorry, Dad! I'm sorry!
No!
No! No!
I don't know what else to do.
Dad!
It's okay, Charlie.
Hey, man, no sleeping in my store.
I'm not gonna sleep.
I ain't no motel, so don't be puttin' your head down
on my table.
I paid a dollar for this coffee.
That means I have a right to sit here and drink it.
I'm paying for it, goddamn right!
I just want to sit here, have a coffee,
rest my head for a little bit.
Is that too much to ask? Is that too much to ask?
I couldn't do that!
Get out, now!
You can't park here.
You can't park on this side of the street today.
Street sweeping.
And normally I'm just supposed to write you a ticket,
but I saw you in there.
I gotta swing back in 20 minutes.
If you're still here, I gotta ticket the car.
Okay, thank you for letting me know.
Good day, sir.
Ready?
Ella, get in.
Get in!
Good one.
They're not here.
Can you come inside with me?
You know, I think it's best if you come inside with me.
What's your name?
Martin Harper.
Well, hi, Martin. I'm Edie.
Your children's names are Charlie and Ella?
I have some paperwork for you.
Mmm.
And their mother?
She passed.
I'm sorry to hear that.
They were pretty shaken last night.
But eventually they ate something
and they got some sleep.
And they…
they seem like really good kids.
When you left them…
it started a protocol.
A social worker has been assigned to their case.
Do you understand that…
you're not going to see your kids for a while?
That social services picked them up?
Martin.
I mean, it's what they deserve, right?
A stable home?
I think I need some help.
I got one.
- Thanks. - It's heavy, right?
- Look at this, dad. - Wow.
Can you even carry it? Let me try.
Yeah, try throwing it again.
On your mark. Get set.
Go!