Scenes with John 7
JJohn
Bro, this is my youngest son, Barry.
Ah, hey there, big guy! Your dad, uh... Tells me you're shy, you gonna be shy with me?
JJohn
Barry, say hello...
Nah, it's-- Hey! I hear you like, uh, playing army. Y'know, your dad and I used to play army...
No, it's alright! There's no need to pressure him there, John. It was nice to meet you, son! It really was. Y'know, maybe one of these days, uh... you'll let me play army with you, yeah?
Well, John, I was gonna wait to tell you this... But-- Ooh, let's do this on the swing. Uh... Yeah, I was in war. I was a marine.
Yeah! Marines are the best soldiers. Some call me 'marine', other people... Well, they call me 'hero', but I don't like putting labels on things. You wanna keep that in your room?
[John nods.]
You know... I found out some, uh, interesting stuff about our buddy, Abe Lincoln. Turns out he had a bunch of Native Americans killed. Executed, yeah. He also proposed that black people that they go back to Africa. Got hundreds of men killed at Shiloh and Antietam [Barry sighs deeply.] News to me... Saint Augustine? The man was addicted to bathhouses, John. Now he's, what, third most googled saint? Something like that? Gandhi? The original hippie, Gandhi? He, uh... Wait, I read it. Gandhi, uh, what'd he do? Oh, yeah. His wife had pneumonia. Doctors said, "You gotta give her penicillin," but he said "no" because of his religious beliefs. But then when he got malaria, he said "give me the drug." Tricky... tricky legacy.
So, we were on patrol, and we came to this village and two elders were arguing over who killed the other person's donkey, which was a typical occurrence over there. And then, uh, a shot rang out.
[John gasps.]
And do you know who was shot?
Yeah. And I heard them shout my name. "Medic! Medic! Get up here!" So, I ran up there, and when I found him, he was all messed up. He looked terrible. And they told me, they said, "Clark, he's a goner." And I said, "Not on my watch." And I patched him up. And I saved his life.
JJohn
Did you kill the guys who shot him?
No, no, no. No, my job was to protect our boys. Just like I'm protecting you, John.
JJohn
I love you so much, Dad.
Oh... I love you, too. I love you too, buddy.
They're making a movie about us.
...I'm gonna have to kill Cousineau.
Sally! Sally. I'm okay. Listen, I'm sorry I haven't gotten back to you--
Hey, man! I've got two people here who want to say "Hi" to you. Say "hello"! Say it!
JJohn
Dad, please come get us!
I'll text you the address. Come quick if you want to see your family again.
JJohn
Mom, please tell me what's going on.
[Sally sighs.]
We don't move around a lot because of my... 'special job'. It's because we're fugitives. Do you know what that means? It means... people who are hiding from the police. Your dad... well, he escaped prison and I ran away with him.
JJohn
Why was he in prison?
Because he killed a lot of people.
JJohn
Because he was a soldier?
No. Because he was a murderer. And I'm a murderer, too. I killed a man, and... I deserve whatever happens to me. But you don't. You... You're a good kid. You always do the right thing. I know I never really told you that before, but... You're a good person. I'm not. I'm a bad mother!
[John rushes forward and hugs Sally.]
I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! I'm sorry, John!
JJohn
Yeah, of course! It always is.
Okay... Yeah, have fun! Be good.
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