someone left these. you want one?
you like sports?
what a coincidence? i'm a male synchronized swimmer and i'm looking for representation.
but i'm afraid of water, so that's been holding my career back a little bit.
you represent someone in philadelphia?
not really.
i'm david dunne.
how long are you staying in philly?
i think you got the wrong idea.
okay.
fine.
against a window.
yes. where are the rest of the passengers?
no.
no.
yes.  why are you looking at me like that?
i don't think i got the job in new york.
i'm still going to new york. just not this second.
i know.
how about in the meantime, you don't sleep in the guestroom anymore? you sleep in our room. i'll sleep down here.
jeremy, why don't you go sleep with your mom?
i think it's be better if i was alone.
how about your room then? if you get scared like before, you can come back in here?
i used to play football in college. in my first year as quarterback, we went on this winning streak. it just went on and on. it didn't matter who we played.  i'd always win. you get superstitious when something like that happens. you give things meaning. like you wear the same color socks each game or you listen to the same b.b. king song before you leave the apartment. i wouldn't even untie the shoelaces on my cleats. i'd just slip them on and off so nothing would change.  i gave things meaning that had no meaning. i'm here to make sure i'm not making shoelaces into something they're not again. i was the only person to survive that accident. the only one.  it feels like it means something.
okay.
what do you mean?
is noel in?
oh.
wow.
that's a sad story. do you think you could ask noel something for me?
ask if he can check how many sick days i've taken since i've worked here?
yes.
you know what i think about to calm down? i think about those big fat, hundred and twenty pound turtles that live in the islands. those suckers never get angry, never get in fights and live longer than all of us and all they do all is sit on the beach and hump other turtles. why don't we take a second and think about the turtles?
hey noel.
what?
i don't know for sure. . i don't think so.
seventy-five percent.
skeptical about what?
in college. a car accident.
you assumed wrong.
i think you skipped a couple steps.
you forgot the "now i'm going to tell you what the hell is going on" step. see usually that comes before the, "it's over" step. and it always, always comes before the "you can go" step. what is over?
what was your idea elijah?
jeremy don't take another sip of that drink.
throw it in the trashcan near the door and wait for me outside. do it now please.
at the church.  you were following me weren't you?
what's this about? this is obviously some scam. is this where you tell me one of those pictures is like an investment?
i see guys like you all the time in my work. you find someone you think is emotionally vulnerable and you tell them a fantastic story, utterly convincing.  and somewhere in there, you slip it in.  'i just need your credit card number','i just need a small down payment.'
did you know that this morning was the first morning i can remember, that i didn't open my eyes and feel that sadness.  do you know what i'm talking about? that little bit of sadness? i thought the person that wrote that note had an answer for me. for why i survived that train. for why my life feels so out of balance.  but i guess that's what you were counting on.
i'm going to leave now. good luck with your sale.
i work at the stadium as a security guard.
it's for last week's game.
what do you want?
we're not proceeding anywhere together.
one more time. what is it you want?
are you for real?
i got this job because my college coach called the guy who manages the stadium. there's no hidden meaning to it.
they need me at the gate.
did you really want to see the game? i can get you in.
it gets heaviest ten minutes before kickoff.
why don't we pat down?
just give me a minute.
that guy in green. sometimes people carry weapons in here. then they drink too much. they're team isn't doing so well, bad things happen.  we do random pat downs of the crowd to discourage people from carrying. if he's carrying, he'll step out of line.
i got you a seat in the seven hundred level. it's nose-bleed territory, but at least you won't get spit on.
probably the army jacket. those guys carry hunting knives and stuff for show.
i thought he was carrying something.
i got this picture of a silver handled gun tucked in his pants. like on t.v.
like what?
yes.
i don't know what you're asking?
listen. i got to be on the sidelines during the game.  you can get to your seat by taking the stairwell at-
okay, i don't want to play this game anymore.
the guy might not have been carrying anything.
i have to go now.
quick.
yes. my wife megan. she was in the car with me.
have a good life elijah and try to buy your tickets at an authorized sales location.
you know how mad your mom would be if she knew you were playing football?
in under six seconds. i've heard.
i'm going to go in.
why'd you do that?
jeremy. i'm going in. i have to do some things.
i'm going to work out.
there's nothing to do.
why don't you rest now? i'll take it from here. you've been a big help.
no.
no.
no.
how much did you put on there?
you put too much. that's two hundred and fifty pounds.
that's the most i've ever lifted. that could have been dangerous jeremy. why don't you go upstairs and let me finish up?
no.
no jeremy.
no.
how much did you take off?
you added?
okay.
why don't you move back a bit? just to be safe.
you should never try anything like this. you know that right?
what do you do if something happens?
how many did you put on that time?
there's no more left?
what else can we use?
yeah, hello.
megan?
yeah? megan where are you calling from?
i remember you.
yeah it might be nice.
when you work with clients on machines, do they sometimes just jump up a level or two? do something they didn't know they were capable of?
what do i do when i'm around someone i know?
hello.
david.
okay.
thank you.
his room?
jeremy.
we've had some problems with drug selling in this stadium. would you mind if i checked the pockets of your sweatshirt?
megan handles that type of stuff.
jeremy's stuff.
so do i need to put any smelly ointments on him or anything?
what was that?
yes i am.
you are like me. we both can get hurt. i'm just an ordinary man. i'm not what you think i am.
he's dealing with a lot of things. i think he needs to find answers himself.
would you like to try going-
-out again.
but if we see another mother from jeremy's school, me name is juan. i always wanted to be a juan.
jesus.
-jeremy did you load that gun?
-elijah was wrong.
-you know the story about the kid who almost drowned in the pool?
-that was me they were talking about. i almost died. that was me.
-i'm not. i just didn't connect it.
-jeremy listen to what-
-jeremy if you pull that trigger i'm going to leave! i'm going to go to new york.
you're right.  if you shoot me, that bullet is going to bounce off me and i won't get hurt.  but then i'm going to go upstairs and pack. and then leave to new york.
stop messing with my life elijah. my son almost shot me last night. he wanted to prove you were right.
you have a problem, elijah. my wife is right. somewhere along the line one of your bones broke and your mind just broke with it.
no. and i have been sick. i spent a week in a hospital when i was a boy recovering from pneumonia and almost drowning.
two skinny eight year old kids were playing around the pool. they were dunking me. i swallowed water. they didn't know it and they almost killed me. heroes don't get killed like that. normal people do.
i don't want to see you again okay. now i'm finished.
but i put cologne on.
i think rust.
as a color, not as rust. you know, a rust colored paint or wood?
my turn. what's your favorite song?
what was that?
soft and wet. that's very interesting.
that's not the game.
i'm not sure.
what about the game?
i had a nightmare one night and i didn't wake you up so you could tell me it was okay. i think that was the first time. does that count?
yes.
i don't know megan.
who called through?
megan.
megan?
me too.
i think her leg is fractured.
you need to leave now.
he doesn't look very threatening.
are you elijah's mother?
it's a pleasure to meet you. i'm david dunne.
we are.
he's doing well today.
he's kind of a miracle.