(BOY) My dad is a writer who specialised in adventure. This is Benjamin Mee. I am surrounded by hundreds, probably thousands of killer bees. If I wasn't wearing this suit, I would be dead in an instant! (PA ANNOUNCEMENTS IN BACKGROUND) He interviewed dangerous dictators. What's your favourite movie? Segunda. He even flew into the centre of Hurricane Charley! It was a Category 4 storm. How far are we from the eye? (MAN) About two minutes! This hurricane, sir, Charley is really kneading us well! Tell me when it gets severe! (LAUGHS) He knew the ins and outs of strange and exotic adventure, backwards and forwards. But nothing prepared him for this one! Come on, come on! We're late, guys. Let's go. Come on, come on. We're really late. Dad, can you get my hair? Yeah. Dad, I'll just get waffles. I want you to have eggs. We have time. You need protein. We don't have time. Mama gave me almond milk. These aren't gluten free. Will you do that? Did anybody say good morning?! Hello, Benjamin Mee. Don't step on the... Hi, Sharon. No, I can't I can't go hiking. It's just not a great time for me. I'll call again tomorrow. OK, thank you. Where's our lunches? What is on your feet? Reindeer slippers. I am the one who gets the emails about your lack of effort, man. OK? You either know where the book is or you don't. Dad, it's whatever. I'll know it when I get to school. "Whatever" is the laziest word of the 20th century alright? I've had it with "whatever." I don't want to hear it again in this century ever again. "Whatever" is over. He says it all the time. He won't have anything left to say in this century. I'm not letting you out of the car till I get a new word. You gotta focus, man. If you focused as much on homework as artwork you'd have it all. As it is... I finished The Seventh Tower! You're gonna get an F. Pernicious. Thank you. Good word. Dad... Nobody's gonna give an F to a kid whose mom died six months ago. What does perni... Pern... Pernicious mean? It's causing insidious harm or ruin. Causing damage. Get out, get out! Keep going, guys, come on. Dad! Oh man, alright. I'll get you a new bag. Come on, sweetie. Come on. Where did Mom get the backpacks? Don't worry about it. Benjamin, I thought maybe... Here you go, guys. Here's your bag, sweetheart. There's one, two, alright. Goodbye! Bye, honey. Bye, Dad! Bye, hon! I thought maybe... It's lasagna. Dinner for three. Great, thank you. Or four. You know, my brother is coming for dinner tonight so that's perfect. I'll get the dish back to you within the week. In time. In time! In time, then. Thank you. Bye, Dad. Bye, sweetheart. Benjamin, I've arrived at a thought. Tell me, Dunc. I believe you should court the girl we met at Jamba Juice. She's a stunner. She keeps calling me to go hiking. Benjamin, hike her. Alright. Let's see. Cerrado. Looks like Bernie's closed for renovations, which means Bernie's hung over. Is she a stunner? Is that what they call a stunner now? What do I know? I was spoiled. I had the real thing. What else do we have around here? Got Little Dom's. No. Hey. Nope. No. Look, the world is gonna get small if you don't go to any of the places you and Katherine used to go. I met her there. Man, I'm sorry. That's right. I gotta get back anyway. Want to just do it next week? Look... You gotta let a little sunlight in, OK? Human interaction is a good thing. Take it from a guy who spent six months on a commercial fishing boat in Bali trying to find himself. Remember that? Yeah. And you know what I found? I missed people. So, just do me a favour. Attempt to start over. I shall try to start over. (LAUGHS) You're handsome! Hey, aso are you! Alright. I love you, my brother. I love you too, man. You're a good guy. Sunlight. Human interaction. Got it! Joy. Alright, McGinty get this. I go to the volcano eruption site and I take the kids. I write about the end of the world from the point of view of the generation that's gonna save it. We do a whole thing about how life is elemental, and all the software, laptops and apps won't change that. And we call it, you ready? It's good, it could be a series, like the killer bees. That is bold stuff. You're not gonna say yes, are you? No. Listen... I think we should give you an online column. That way, you'll be protected. This is the way we live now. If the paper goes down or gets sold, you'll still be safe. You'll be...viral. Don't keep me around out of... I am not! Out of sympathy. I mean, I hate sympathy. I'm sick of sympathy. I know. You know what? Bad things happen. You keep going. I quit. Benjamin! You lost your wife! In some quarters, sympathy would be considered the appropriate response. No, I'm not gonna sit around here and spin my wheels and live in a state of sponsored pity. Please! Let me lay you off so you can get the benefits! That's more sympathy! No! I quit. And I love you. And those patched elbows! You're killing me. I'll miss you. Text me! (MOBILE RINGS) Benjamin Mee. Classy. Real classy. (WINDOW SQUEAKS) They left the cashbox right on the counter. It was their fault if you think about it. Three suspensions in one semester, that's gotta be some kind of record. Well, maybe I'll get a prize. Could you possibly be making a joke now? Jesus, that is annoying! (SQUEAKING CONTINUES) Dad, stop. No, I can fix it. Dad, here he come... Frame's a little loose. I... Just give me one second. I'm fine with my squeaky window, Mr Mee. In fact, I rather enjoy it. Besides today's theft, there's a darkness here that we need to deal with. Mr Devereaux, Dylan's art teacher, wanted you to see his wall mural. We encourage creativity. There's a nice treatment of the word "love". A whimsical portraiture of recycling. A hard-hitting expose about world peace. Here is the great Bob Marley, though we don't endorse all that he stood for. Sunflowers. And guess which one is your son's. We're a three strike school, Mr Mee, and today was his fourth strike. I'm sorry. We have to expel Dylan. But, as one parent to another I... I would examine his inner life. # Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Don't Come Around Here No More # Hey Let's go. # Hey It's like he was expelling me for my artwork. I can almost live with the artwork. If Charles Manson needed a muralist you'd be the guy. He didn't expel you because of art, he expelled you because you stole. You stole! It breaks my heart. Always lasagna. Dad, someday you're gonna have to eat some of that lasagna. Honey... Or throw it away. Why didn't you go to Sadie's for the play date, sweetie? No reason. Lots to do here. Hey, Rosie? Am I doing anything right? You're handsomer than other dads. Lots of them don't have hair. So, that's good. Awesome. I'm gonna take baldness off my list of things to worry about. Good. # Jonsi - "Why Not?" 1 C C C Daddy, I can't sleep. The neighbours again. Come on. (MUFFLED ROCK MUSIC AND SHOUTING) Their happy is too loud. (MUSIC AND SHOUTING CONTINUE) Hey! We have a full day of house hunting planned You'll be excited what's available. We just want new. We want new... New everything, new opportunities new schools, just new. But what I'm hoping for is like a big backyard. Substantial, you know, just rolling hills. It's just not available! Right, well... Stationary hills. The hills don't have to roll, right? Just new. It's all about new. People love new. I love new. Hell, I'm new! Excuse my language but I'm new. I'm glad you're excited about it! You know? I'm excited about new stuff. New is the new old. New. New, new, new. New! I like you. I like you too, Rosie. I wish Dylan had come with us. This is fun. I wish Dylan were here, too. (LAUGHS) The more the merrier. That's what I say! Our mommy died. (LAUGHS) Oh... Wow. (SIGHS) My condolences go out to you and your family, Mr Mee. Er... Wow. Sweetheart, Mr Stevens is a stranger, honey. He didn't know Mommy. I know but he should have. Oh-oh-oh-oh! Just knowing you, Rosie, right now, I love your mom. I love her. You know how I picture her? I picture your face on a grown lady. How long you been doing this job? First day. It's my first day. Really? Yeah. First day. And so, our adventure begins. # Wilco - "Airline To Heaven" # There's an airline plane # Flies to heaven every day # Past the pearly gates Hmm. No. # If you want to ride this train # Have your ticket in your hand # Before it is too late Never. Almost. # To your home behind the skies Not quite. We are now running out of options. Dad! (LAUGHS) Listen, what I mean, what would we do with 18 acres? I'm gonna be honest with you. The Rosemoor property has some challenges. Well, what doesn't? True, but this situation, I want to offer the word "unique". Wait a second. Is that it? Yes. Rosie! And erm, look... You don't have to take a picture. Why not? Because we're gonna live here. Mr Mee, we have to talk OK? Let's not rush into things. Let's not... Whoa-whoa-whoa! Right now, I think we're jumping the gun. This is exactly what we've been looking for. Let's not get ahead of ourselves. Let's just take it all in first. Don't take a gift that's not given to you yet now! This place is perfect. Why didn't you mention it earlier? Well, that's a bit complicated. Well, complicated's OK! Complicated can be great. We love complicated, right? Mmm-hmm. What's so complicated? Well, you see, it's a... It's a... (CHUCKLES) What is it? It has complications to it, Mr Mee. And er... (LOUD ROAR) (BOOMING GROWL) It's a zoo. A zoo? It's a zoo. Yay! Yay. (LAUGHS) It was a fully... (ROARS) Ha-ha! OK! Man! Totally scary. This was a fully functioning zoo until two years ago. Then it was shut down. The estate's been maintaining it just to keep it up. Well, could I buy the property and then just relocate the animals? The estate is selling with the stipulation whoever buys the property is going to care and maintain these animals. Oh, come on! Then there's the remaining staff onboard and you know. If no one buys soon these animals will probably have to be... Well. Oh well. Thanks. I don't know anything about animals and zoos. I mean, it's a... It is. It is what it is. It is what it is. Sometimes you don't know what it is until you see what it is. Once you see what it is then you can figure out, is it what it is? You understand? No, but we can move on. It's just... It's just too bad. Yeah. So we keep on looking. Right, Rosie? Oh, God! I keep her home from school one day and she gets eaten! Ring around the Rosie. (GIGGLES) Hey, you want some food? Are you hungry? I think so. Boy, it's a shame we... We can't just... You must like it! I like your feathers. I like yours on your head. And I like your... (ROSIE GIGGLES) I'm gonna live here. I'm gonna keep you. You look like my brother Dylan. They're gonna get all your crackers. (GIGGLES) (LION ROARS) I said "human" interaction. This is what happens when people have a you know what occur in their lives. They wake up one day and they say, "I'm gonna quit my job "and try something completely different with my life." But then they wake up another day and they say to themselves "Thank God my brother didn't let me blow Dad's inheritance by buying a broken-down zoo in the country, "nine miles from the nearest Target." But maybe my older brother didn't see this place. Gracias, Lupe. This is... This is simple destiny. The place makes 75% of its revenue in the summertime. If I can get an inspection for the end of June I'll be open by July. It's February, it's a lot of work but I think I can do it. Duncan, you should have seen Rosie. Look, I'm begging you, do what other people do. Go to Vegas. Lose a little bit of money. Or do what I did when Sheila left me. Start handicapping horses? Well, that was a little misguided. Go into shrimping and call myself Captain Dunk? Start cliff diving in Acapulco at the age of 38? I miss Sheila, man. I know, man, I know. Alright, forget that. Forget all that. Don't do what I did. Travel the stages of grief. Yet, stop just before zebras get involved. It's only two zebras, and a lion. And a jaguar and 47 other species, seven of which are endangered and all of them are saved the second we make this deal. The kids are gonna be so psyched. Really? Psyched? Are they really gonna be psyched? You're freaking kidding me! It's a zoo! Well, yeah. Look, these animals need somebody to rescue them. The animals need to be... Dad, my friends are here! Our life is here! Whoa! You got expelled! Alright? What am I gonna do? What am I supposed to..? I'm gonna home school you? No! Right. So what did we talk about? A new place. A new start. This is what you want. It's not what I want! What? It's a zoo. I'm moving to a zoo. We bought a zoo! Yes, we did. We did buy a zoo. Give me some fork. Alright, let's let this shirt start over! OK, two more left. A good one. Oldie but a goodie. What do you think? Mommy used to wear that sometimes. She did. This was a... It started out as mine, but she kind of adopted it. It's got rips and everything. Tough to give some of these things away, right? Keep it? It's time. Let that sweatshirt start over. Let it start over. OK. This is it. Last item. Never. That, we're keeping! (LAUGHS) OK! # Cat Stevens ` Don't Be Shy # Don't be shy. Just let your feelings roll on by. # Don't wear fear. # And nobody will know... Look, the Jaguar Restaurant, guys! # Just lift your head. How great is that? # Let your feeling out instead. (HONKS HORN) # Don't be shy. # Just let your feelings roll on by. # On by, on by. # On by, on by, on by. # On by, on by... (THUNDER CRACKLES) Come on, guys. Grab a box, man. Go, go get a box. Hey, this stuff can go to the kitchen. Got it, thank you. Hey, look happy. Smile. Have you even been inside yet? # Don't be shy. OK, guys, this is the whole storage side of the house! And we got a back door to the kitchen. Whoo! (LAUGHS) That is a new smell! Wow! What is that coming from? Rosie! Come here, look! Dead rats! All the snake food? I miss our home. And what we do, Dyl, check this out. What we do... They're frozen I guess, and you feed 'em to the snakes. Hi. Kelly Foster, Head Zookeeper. Right. This is Robin Jones. Peter MacCready. Robin's our craftsman. And that's Crystal, our capuchin. And Peter is our visionary. He built the enclosures that set standards for zoos all across America. And the world. Yeah, and the world, yes. And Peter and Robin do... Well, they basically do everything. Except for the books and the telephone. That's Rhonda over there. This is my cousin Lily, she's 13 she can't legally work here, so we pay her cash under the table out of my salary. She's being home schooled, lives on the property. Works at the Jaguar. That's it. It's just us, Mr Mee. Well, it's great to meet all of you. Er, I'm Benjamin. This is Rosie, my daughter. And my big boy, Dylan and our dog, Leon. And this is our zoo now, I guess. And... Love the house, smells and all. Right? So, I would like to declare us all modern-day adventurers. And sponsors of animal greatness. (CHATTERS) OK terrific. Let's go. Dad? Yep, got it. (LEON BARKS) Can we see the otters? I'd love to see the otters. And the snakes and the monkeys. How old are you? Fourteen, I guess. So when you get a second, there's things I need to go over with you about the inspection. The USDA inspector Walt Ferris. I'll kill him. MacCready, stop. This is Buster. He's our 650 pound North American grizzly. He was 770... But he's been stressed out. He's moody, we had him on Paxil but can't afford it. So he's occasionally depressed. He can still rip your arm off though. Hey, there, Buster! Are you missing the meds? (ROARS) Whoa! This is Nathan. He does our water and feed. Good to meet you. Talking to the animals has to be done in a super specific way. He doesn't have it yet, but he'll learn. Where'd you get your shoes? And how much did they cost? You know, we have one Target and it's nine... Wait. Wait! Wait! (GUTTURAL GROWL) I thought they would roar like Solomon the Lion. No, tigers and lions are very different. Tigers don't growl or roar, they chuff. Like er... (IMITATES TIGER) Yeah! When you chuff at them, they chuff back. Try, go on. Oh, my God! That guy there, that's Spar. He's our eldest. He's 17. He's a Bengal tiger. Tigers have special sensors in the front of their two-inch canines. They can detect the pulse in your aorta. So when they attack, they bite you, take your pulse with their teeth, reposition those suckers and there goes your carotid! Wow. Yeah. So there's a few decisions you'll have to make straightaway, Ben. Benjamin. Ben was my dad. Spar who you just met, he's gonna need some special care. We have a large animal vet coming from San Diego. It's just he's a fortune to get and... That's OK, I'll pay. Well, no, he he's also very old, so we don't know how much longer he's got and I... Just set it up. What else do we have? Rickety posts. Beak rot in the tortoises. Weak enclosure between the jaguars and the tigers. They don't get along. Why don't we start with the posts? The posts. The posts in the cages? The posts in what? They're called enclosures. They haven't been called cages in like a century. My brief marriage, that was a cage. Not mine. I have a question for you. You're some random guy from the city. No one in the zoo community has heard of you. You know nothing about animals and you've moved into a dump. What kind of regular person just up and buys a place like this? Especially somebody with kids. Why? You have no idea what we've been dealing with. We had three times the staff. They all quit. I'm 28, I never go out. I'm here every day. My girlfriends, they text me, they're living their lives and I'm here shovelling shit. Bear shit! I'm pathetic! I had to move back in with my mother. No one gets paid Ben...jamin. We need somebody who can take charge or else we and all these animals are gone. So, your question is? Why did you buy this place? Why not? You coming? 1 (DISTANT ROARING IN BACKGROUND) (BIRDS CRY, CHATTERING) (ANIMAL NOISES CONTINUE) (GIGGLING) (BUZZ OF CONVERSATION) (LAUGHTER AND CONVERSATION) (MACCREADY) Green with envy mermaid. He doesn't walk with lions. He never cheated the Wall of Death! (WOMAN) No, that's true. Hey! It's the most dangerous animal in the forest. The adult boomer male. Welcome! Yah! Walter Ferris. I'll kill him! (LAUGHTER) I will, I'll kill him. I'll cut off his head with a sword. I'll kill him without a thought. And he stole $500 from me, back in the 1980s! He's a crook! Hi, Benjamin! Your chair. He stole all of my ideas and he gave them to the... Sloane Animal Park. Sloane Animal Park! (BOOING) My visions! My waste canals! My, my... Moats? My moats! And they shut us down. These are the thieves of the spirit. Oh, MacCready. Macready's getting deep tonight! Yeah! Deep! Deep inside, too! Here you go, boss. Welcome to your zoo, Benjamin Mee. Thank you. He'll never last. This is iPhone 6s. Not much has changed, except it feels different. Now you press lightly to Peek and deeper to Pop. It changes how easily you can Peek a flight, check a post, search for dinner. Ooh, you guys are gonna love that place. You can find a getaway easier,... Yeah, go there. ...and find music easier. Wait, are you listening to your own song? No, I was` Uh, hello? So pretty much everything you do feels different. And that's what's changed. Hey, guys. You are gonna love your new enclosure. Whoa, hey, hey! Hey, all right. Whoa! Whoa! Not bad. Actually, they're they're pretty docile. Not at night. Oh. You like to get a wild at night, you get a little crazy. Little crazy nighttime for the... Oh! Oh, man! Argh! Argh! You alright, boss? Oh, man! (PANICKED LAUGH) You're not talking to 'em correctly yet. You gotta be real with 'em. I'm never talking to you again, asshole! Now you're talking to 'em. There you go. It's great. I get it, this whole spiritual journey. You know, we're all in cages, man. I love it. But, at the risk of stating the obvious, you're insane, OK? You're drilling yourself into insane debt! You good? Yeah, all good. Thanks. Who's that? That's Kelly. Holy shit. OK. Here's the revised Duncan plan. Dump the animals. Keep Kelly. That's true joy. It's about Rosie, man. She is happy here. Rosie is seven. Just make her a nice zoo screensaver and she'll be just as happy. I'm trying to give them an authentic American experience. And it ends with you authentically living on my veloured couch with your two children. I see you working in a field in Bolivia, for angry men with large mustaches. Hey, back off! (HUMS) What ya doing? You want a sandwich? No. That's OK. How'd you get the nosebleed? I slipped on the roof and banged it. It's a weird house. Yeah. I like your drawing. Thanks. It's a little dark. Where's the sun? There's no sun in the underworld. That I'm aware of. I'm off at four. Cool. So, I'll come back every day at 4.15 and bring you a sandwich. OK. Bye. Bye. Bye. Mr Mee? We've got the bill from the feed company. It's a little high because somebody had them deliver on a Saturday. # Bob Dylan - "Buckets of Rain" # Buckets of rain Buckets of tears # Got all them buckets Coming out of my ears # Buckets of moonbeams in my hand # You got all the love honey baby I can stand Hi. # I been meek And hard like an oak # I seen pretty people Disappear like smoke # Friends will arrive Friends will disappear # If you want me honey baby I'll be here More bad news. Sorry. And I'd go to the Target if you want. I'm not sure if all Dwyer's clothes fit him. Dylan. His name's Dylan. His clothes are fine. And I just have to say that I love this job. But I keep getting calls on the overdrafts on these cheques. (BIRD CALLS) Hey, guys. I forgot to buy butter. How important is butter to this meal tonight? We're gonna take a vote. And remember, it's nine miles each way to the grocery store. Nine miles. Nine miles there. Nine miles back. So I think the question we need to ask ourselves as a family is butter worth your dad driving 18 miles right now to get it? Let's vote. Long day for you, Ben? Long day for you. You should go home. We'll take over. We're good. Corn's ready! Eighteen miles for butter. But I'm telling Kelly here that she's gotta... She's gotta have time to herself. So, just tell me what, just give me a list of what to do and I'll do it. Are you sure? Yeah, we got it. OK, Spar has a new medication so let me just... Make sure this gets in his food and he eats it. OK. Turn off the lights in the garage. The garage, there is a new shipment of exotic snakes. Leave them in the crates and I'll put them in the exhibit in the morning. Oh, and the monkeys need fruit as well. Go home. Go out. Go to the city. Go find your girlfriends. I'll just find my pillow. Alright, good night. Night. Oh! That thing. You wanted me to remember that thing. Go home. OK. Nine point two miles. So, technically, that's 18.4 miles for butter. You know I found some, right? Rosie and I'll go to the tiger enclosure and give them some water. Why don't you go to the garage and make sure the lights are off? Dad, I have a sick amount of homework tonight. Dad! Get it done! (ROSIE GIGGLES) Come on, Spar, you gotta take your meds. (SPAR GROANS) He looks tired, Dad. He's gonna be OK. Isn't that right, buddy? (SPAR GROANS) See that? He likes us. Dylan really loves you, you know? I know. He's just mad that his friends don't visit him here. He thought they would all visit but nobody came. Well, they will. Ugh! (WATER DRIPS) (HISSING) Ugh! Could you possibly point another fan at me? You have three fans blowing on you. I like it. I can't even find you in there. You're like a Chilean miner. We're gonna have to go get Kelly and maybe even get MacCready. Dig you out. My goodness! It's Miss... There's Rosie. Nobody else. Was that a laugh? (ROSIE GIGGLES) What? Oh, no! Aha! Don't... Don't look now. You're happy. Ha ha! Your happy is too loud? Uh oh! Whose happy is loud? Now what do we have here? It's our old friend. I didn't think this one was gonna make the trip. Did Mama hurt a lot before she had to leave us? Erm, well... Er, well, do you remember the night that we were tucking you in, and you asked Mommy that? No? No. She said that it looked worse than it felt. Remember? She said sometimes people look really sick but they don't feel really sick. Do you feel like you can't see her? Yeah. Feel like you can't hear her voice? Uh huh. But I know what to do. Catch her spirit. Catch her spirit. That's right. Here it comes. OK, look for it. There you go. And put it in your heart. It fell. OK, get it. Hold it there. Can you see her? Yeah. Yeah? She's never far away. Right there. That's right. Mommy will always be in your heart and my shoulder. Are you ready to go to bed? Do you want to keep this? OK. OK, sweetheart. Goodnight. Juice box. Yoghurt and water. Goldfish, I have. Cereal bar for you. You're late, dude. Did you even read that book? You're funny with everyone else, but never with me which I find funny. You know what I find funny? I gotta drive you 40,000 miles to school. Here you go one, two. Don't think I don't notice you changed the subject. Dylan likes Lily. She's way younger than me. She's 12. It doesn't work like that. She's about a foot taller. Don't be a tiny person. I'm an idiot. Dude! (HISSING) I'll call Kelly. This one seems really not happy with me. You got a big guy there. Yeah. We live on a snake farm! That's a... Whoa! Come on. Wow. Wow. Wow. Yeah I'm... Funny, funny. Glad you guys are enjoying yourselves. How could this even happen? I don't even know how you did this! There's nothing you could say harsher than what I'm saying myself! Well, I disagree! I just want you to be happy, man, unless you don't want to be happy. What is so great about being happy? That you're happy! I'm sorry I messed up the box of snakes. Whatever! You're not supposed to say that in this century. He's so patronizing to me! Nice word, hotshot! Yeah! Whatever! Now, you'll notice here that I am stringing this cable near the hock near the centre. I'm gonna have you string up this carcass in a tree. It's good for tigers to feel they're searching for food like in the wild. Awesome. Hey, I'm pretty sure this is none of my business, but I noticed that your kid really pushes your buttons. You give him a lot of rope. I did not appreciate the way he kicked that garter snake. Hey, wait, I feel like I should be helping you here. It's all good. Yeah, he's 14, and he went through something no kid should ever have to go through so, I'm giving him a little bit of leeway. Honestly, I don't know. I'm trying to figure it out. There's no manual for what happened. A minute ago, he was into paper aeroplanes, and now he's into portraits of decapitations. I'm not good with people. You're doing very well. I expected you to be heading for the hills by now. Well. we got through today. Yeah, we got through today. (LILY HUMS TUNE) (TRUCKS TYRES SQUEAL) Mayday, mayday! Kelly, do you copy? Full alert! Copy, full alert. Contain the dark lord. Walter Ferris. No, no! He's supposed to come a week before we open for the inspection. It looks like he's decided to pay a visit! But we're not even close to ready. Look, just be yourself. This is life or death, man. OK, got it. Keep MacCready away from him. We don't need bloodshed. I'm sorry, MacCready! The door seems to be stuck! (LEON BARKS) Benjamin Mee. Walter Ferris. Pleasure. Our inspection happens a week before we open, according to my information. So I've asked for June 30th which would get us open by July 7th, seven, seven. I'm here for a pop by, Mr Mee. Great. Let's schedule a pop by. We've only just really arrived here, Mr Ferris. A pop by, Mr Mee, is by its very definition a surprise. I'll take notes in preparation for the inspection. As will I. We're responsible for the upkeep, not just the granting of licenses. Welcome to the business of live animal maintenance, Mr Mee. It's a real fun party. Where's your zookeeper? That's me. Kelly. Hello, Kelly. I have you down as an assistant. No formal training? I moved up. Oh! Now, why would you buy THIS place? I just can't get a...handle on it. (MOUTHES) Wow. Quite a lot's been written about the innovative design of these enclosures built by Peter MacCready. I know all about MacCready. I've been coming here long before you. I know what's in the Jaguar, too. (WHIRRING) You're eight inches short. That's regulation. New guidelines are being raised. Raise the barrier heights, too. I'd make that first priority as well. I see one of these tigers is 17 years of age? Yeah, Spar, right here. He had kidney disease. That's in remission. We're dealing with a bit of hip dysplasia. Have you begun to draw up an end of life plan? Part of the humane care of an animal is preparing for... He's fine. We had the vet come from San Diego, took a look at him. So we're all good there. The end game on a big cat can be very costly. I understand, we're not there yet. Thank you for your concern. I just don't understand how you can call this place home. You know what? Like this. It's our home. Now, where is my old friend MacCready? Where is Ferris? (TYRES SQUEAL) OK he gave us 12 top priority items, two medium priority. How much is this gonna cost? I'll have to go take a look around, go through it in an itemized way, but you have to put more skin in the game, boss. How much? I'd say you're looking at about a buck fifty here. Maybe a buck. OK. A dollar fifty? I have that. Good, go get it. We're gonna need it. Good. OK. OK. OK. OK, er... I'm gonna take a little walk and wrap my brain around this one. Well... Ferris lusts you. I'm not taking one for the team, if that's what you're getting after. I'm not getting after anything like that. No way. It's a shame about the new boss. He just got here and already thinking of quitting. Why are you saying that? That is the posture of a quitting man. 1 It's the wrong day for this to be happening. I got your sister home sick, and you, I mean... How do they send someone home early for moodiness? I don't know. It's a sensitive school. (SIGHS) (BUSTER BELLOWS) Buster? (LOUD GRUNTING) Dyl, can you hand me my phone? It is in the centre console. Got it. (BUSTER GRUNTS) Kelly. Benjamin. (KELLY) Full and total lockdown! Buster! We're coming up the foothill. (SHOUTING) He's up in the woods! Buster! I'll take this side of the hill! I called the vet from San Diego! He'll be here with the van but it'll be expensive! I'll pay whatever it takes! We can't handle the publicity of an escape! It'll ruin us. (DISTANT SHOUTING) (BUSTER GROWLS AND GRUNTS) Hey, Buster. Let's just hang out. Pretend we're at the zoo. Buster, this is a big gun and I don't want to shoot you. (BUSTER BELLOWS) Holy shit! (BUSTER ROARS) (WHIZZING SOUND) (MACCREADY) You got a shot? I've got one. He's been hit by a tranquillizer. Don't move! He might be faking it. Way to go, Mr Mee! I got him. That's how you talk to him, Benjamin. Yeah, Kelly Foster. Ben contained him, so he's fine. He was toying with you, my boy. That's what they do before you become chips and salsa. I saw him up here on the hill by himself. Utterly free. You were blessed. I want to make his enclosure bigger. Bigger? Bigger, we need it much bigger. Well, you're the man. You're the man who just stared down a 750 pound North American grizzly. It looks like Buster is gonna be OK. I take Visa. I prefer Master Card. (MACHINE BEEPS) (LAUGHTER) # Temple of the Dog - "Hunger Strike" # I don't mind stealing bread # From the mouths of decadence (LAUGHTER AND CONVERSATION) # But I can't feed on the powerless # When my cup's already overfilled # Yeah To Benjamin! Our local hero. (CHEERING) Benjamin! (ALL) Yeah! Mr Mee! Stupidest thing I've ever done. Thank you. # I don't mind stealing bread # From the mouths of decadence I love that you were named after Bob Dylan. # But I can't feed on the powerless When my cup's already overfilled Bob Dylan. (HIGH CHATTERING SOUND) You hear that sound? Those are lemurs. They're primates, they sound like people laughing in the distance. They freak me out. You sound like a lemur! (LILY LAUGHS) What? I'm worried Lily's gonna hurt Dylan. No, it's gonna be the other way around. Well, how do you figure that? Because she's a farm girl, Ben...jamin. And, er, he's like this exotic creature from the city. Exotic? My son? (LAUGHS) Yes! I'm guessing Rosie's like your wife and Dylan's more like you and that's why you're so hard on him. I want you to know, I think you're incredibly pretty. Please don't take offence if I don't hit on you. I'd be offended if you did. Good. I'm a fan of people being who they are. Exactly. So we think alike. We do. If I wanted to be kissed by you, you wouldn't have a choice. Thank you. I think. I don't doubt that. What did we just say? I don't know. OK. (DISTANT ROARING) It's a lot to take on. All of us. (ROARING CONTINUES IN DISTANCE) I'll see you tomorrow, right? It hurts me to tell you this. I've been checking his bills. The zoo account is empty. He has no more money. He has no idea what he's doing. He is going to end up selling this place to somebody for cheap. For the land alone. That's right, Robin! I am warning you now. Behind that front is a front! Benjamin Mee is a fraud! (BUZZ OF CONVERSATION) What else you got? Bad idea. Let me call you back. You gotta look at this. She left a deposit slip. And it led me to that. Let's go. Do you know what she did for you? I think so. She knew exactly what you would do. You'd make a bad investment, need to start over, and have to have a cushion. This is your cushion. Eighty-four thousand dollars! Oh, my God. Eighty-four thousand dollars. It's unbelievable. She's still looking out for you, man. She calls it your circus money. Circus money, yeah. Oh. This next part's kind of hurtful. Yeah. "Listen to your heart not your brother." I read that. She loved you, man. She used three exclamation marks. She loved you. Well, I can see why you still carry the torch. With 84,000 we'll cut a few corners. I know we can make the inspection. No, Benji. Here's what she's saying. You're free. You realise that. Listen. Benji... You did it, man. You went to the circus. You changed Dylan and Rosie's lives. They'll have those memories forever. But staying here and going down in flames, that's not what Katherine wanted. She wanted you to be free. This money is your ticket out. and if you won't listen to your brother, the accountant, then listen to your wife who clearly planned a financial future for you. OK. Here. Thanks. I hear you may not be staying here much longer. Seriously? Yeah. But if you still want to be friends, you know, I'll still be your friend. I mean, there are still cars and all. Well, yeah of course, but are you for real with this? Oh, yes! This is fantastic. I'm going home. See my friends. Hey, listen, I gotta go. Don't tell anybody what I heard OK? Sure! Thanks! You don't have to leave so fast. I'm going home. It's Rhonda, she's leaving for some job in Mexico and turned everybody against you, they're in there. Says you don't have any more money, man. She says you're a fraud. I got it. Well... I want to say, it has been an amazing experience here. (GLASS SLAMS ON TABLE) Each of you, I've come to know in some small way. But the financial climate being what it is, I think none of us thought we'd... Well... I don't know how to say this. I've been an adventure addict my whole life, erm... With no big regard for cost. Erm... With, well with no regard for cost. Basically, I was just an observer and a writer, but this is my first real adventure. And I just want to say that... It's been the best one of all because it's personal. And thanks to my Katherine... ..the money came through. So, I don't know what you've heard, but I am able to say, though I don't have a lot, I do have enough to get us by and if you stick with me, I will give this everything, but I need everything from you and we are going to reopen this zoo. It is the best job in the world and it's gonna take everything to make it work. So, don't... Don't give up on our adventure. Well, that's good enough for me. (LILY) Me, too. Done, man. (CHEERING) Yeah! Circus money, man. Our adventure is just beginning. That's not what I meant! I know. And Rhonda? I wish you the best in Mexico. I don't speak Spanish. Adios. (LAUGHTER) All right. # I wanna live With a cinnamon girl. # I could be happy the rest of my life # with a cinnamon girl. # A dreamer of pictures, I run in the night. # You see us together, chasing the moonlight. All right! Almost there, buddy! # Pa sent me money now. I'm gonna make it somehow. # I need another chance. # You see your baby loves to dance. # Yeah, yeah yeah... You just get that hat? You woke up this morning and thought to yourself? It's cold. "I'm gonna put on this hat." Why? What do I look like in the hat? I think Spar will like these. Do we need anything else while we're in the land of people? Nope. I'm good. Yeah? How come you don't tell stories anymore? Well, because we're living the story. I wish we could tell Mom that. You don't think Mom knows? I know she knows. Me, too. OK, $74.34. I don't come up with the prices. No, it's not the prices. It's me. It's really well worn. It might not work. It'll work. It... It'll work. No, no, no. It's just that it says "Rosemoor Animal Park". That's the one. You work there? I do and I also own it. Strange but true. We bought a zoo! Throttle down. I love that zoo! Really? Oh, my... We used to go there all the time! Is it gonna open again soon? Yes. We're gonna open in a few days. We're going for the 7th, seven, seven. I'm gonna be there! You reserve me nine tickets because I'm gonna bring the in-laws. Maybe we could feed a couple of 'em to the tigers! Thank you so much. Oh! I'm sorry. Mister! Your bulbs. Thank you. Thank you. Seven, seven. Seven, seven. You want to hear something crazy? I think we're gonna be OK. (SPAR GROANS) Come on, man, we talked about this. You gotta eat that to get the meds. You know, there's a major buzz waiting for you inside that meat. Your neurotransmitters are gonna be firing all the way to the moon and back. You'll be dating seven-year-olds! Have every house cat from here to El Cajon. Buddy, if you don't eat the food and you don't get your medicine... ..it all goes downhill very fast. I'm telling you the truth. Trust me. Come on, man, we're almost there. You gotta stick with me. We got opening day coming up. He's fine. He's OK. # Jonsi - "Sinking Friendships" 1 1 (MUSIC ENDS) Hey. He got up there and can't come down. Well, can we use the ladder? We tried luring him with food. He's gotta come down. He's gotta eat his food, drink water, take his medication, he's dehydrated. We've gotta get him into the enclosure. Are the other two inside? Benjamin! If he moves to attack me, he'll be moving. He's slow. I can outrun him. It's not a bull fight. Benjamin! I think it's time. For what? He's ready. Call the vet. You're the owner. You have to OK this. No, man. Look, this doesn't feel right. Benjamin, it never feels right. Stuck? Yeah, stuck. He's stuck. Anybody, ideas? Loud noises scare the big cats. Loud noises scare big cats. Wait. Hold on. That's a good idea. Hey, hold on a sec. Scream, make as much noise as possible. He'll hate it, but maybe he'll come down. Hold on. Get pots, pans, stuff like that OK? Nathan, go to two. Nathan? Nathan, wake up! (SHOUTING AND BANGING) We love you, Spar! Come on! Come down, Spar! Come on down! Come on, honey! Come down for us! (YELLING AND BANGING) Come on, Spar! Come on, come on! Get down off the rock, Spar! Come on down! Come on! That's it! Come on! (SCREAMING) Would you do what's good for you? Listen and get off the rock? Would you listen sometimes and do what's good for you? Whoo! Come on, Spar! Come on! Come on, baby! That's it! Don't go there! (CHEERING) Do you think I want to come out here and drag you out here? I did it because I was desperate! Benjamin? Look, I'm feeling a real lack of privacy right now. We're all in each other's pockets. Can't you see his legs? He's in a lot of pain. I can't stand to watch it. I know him. I see it. Yeah, I know him. Hey! Hey. He's in so much pain. They can't tell you but they show you. What is all the cheering about? He's OK! It's going to happen. He's better. It's going to happen. Don't repeat like... You've never done this before! You don't know how this goes! I know exactly how this goes. I invite you to tell me about that sometime but this is a rookie mistake, I've been with him 13 years. You can't see how selfish this is, come on, you're too smart not to. I'm saying we let him live for a couple more weeks. Get him medicine and invest in a bit of hope! No, I can't stand by and watch this happen! I'm not gonna do it! Well, it's not up to you. It's gonna happen. Don't make me get angry! That would just be so terrible... You know what the right thing is! I'm so disappointed in you. You don't even know me well enough to say that! This is iPhone 6s. Not much has changed with the camera, except how you take a photo, find a photo, share a photo. Ooh, Mom's gonna love that one. Your photos themselves have changed too. They move now. And the camera shoots video in 4K. You can even shoot slo-mo in HD ` wait for it ` splash! ALL CHEER So, yeah, that's what's changed. When are you gonna have those babies? Hey, Rosie. Your dad around? He said he was going to think. He does that sometimes. You guys making dinner? No. Let me help you. I'll order pizza or something. Dad'll be back soon. He's just having a mood. Yeah? How long do those last? Couple of years. Pizza. Pizza, pizza, pizza. Smells good. Good job. Thank you. You miss Lily? Me? I bet you put all your feelings into your drawings? Nah, not really. I guess I just can't talk to girls that well? Well, talking to girls is easy. They'll tell you everything. The secret to talking is listening. I thought if I came out here it would stop. Back home, every place reminded me of her. Filippe's on Third Street. Balboa Park. Little Dom's the coffee shop, that, that's a big one. The air, the way it smelled in May and August. Those were the months her favourite bushes grew flowers all over our neighbourhood. They're all triggers, man. And it got better for a while, I mean, it, it did out here. But the funny thing is that it just turns out that she's here, too. I mean, I go to Home Depot. I go to the nine miles away Target. We need a new store. (LAUGHS) And seriously, I'm avoiding half the aisles. Condiments. Pastries, forget about it. She loved red kites and blueberry Pop Tarts. I mean, who doesn't, right? Who doesn't? If only I could talk to her about getting over her. Yeah. Most of all, it's the kids. They're the biggest triggers. I mean, Dylan. His eyes. I've only seen that expression in somebody's eyes once in my life. And the way he just drives me nuts, he makes me crazy. Denies me, frustrates me. And all the time, he's looking back at me with her eyes. And none of her lightness. What I've figured out is that when you love somebody that much, that hard, that long... You can never get away from them, no matter where you go. And that only comes once in a lifetime. Just can't get a handle on it. I cannot let go. I can. Sleep well, Benjamin. Sweet dreams. I get it now, OK? I get why you can't stand me! OK. Alright. No. At least now I know the real reason why you hate me! I heard you admit it to her, like you were talking about cornflakes. You hate me! I hate you? Wait a second! We've had some problems, but we're figuring it out? That is bullshit! Admit it! You wish I wasn't here! With that expression in my eyes? I heard you! Hold on! Enough with the drama! Alright? Knock it off! You misheard me! I can't stand it here! Can't you see? No but thanks for telling me again! I keep forgetting! It's all about you! Why don't I pack us up? We'll go on the road together. We could be hobos. Because you wasted all our money! Some of that belonged to me, Dad! I didn't waste our money. I thought you liked it here. I'm sorry, I thought your friends would come and visit you. I called them all myself and I invited them. And I thought you and Lily were friends. I thought, I thought I thought this was... I thought you liked me, a dream come true for us! It's your dream! You can't force a dream on to someone else, Dad! I can force a dream on you! Why are you yelling? Because it's a good dream and it's got cool animals in it and some great people too and because I'm your father and the only one you've got and the line of people in this world who really care about you ends here! So stop moping around this place, man! And pick up a shovel and dig a hole! Do something! You sit and feel sorry for yourself! Help me with your sister! Help me, damn it! Help me, damn it! Help me! I'm sorry that your mother got sick when she did. Believe me. I'm sorry that you didn't get more of a childhood, man. That's just how that one went. But we live with a seven-year-old girl who still believes in the Easter Bunny. What are we gonna do? You never ask me how I'm doing. You never even taught me how to shave. What, you want to know how to shave? I would love to teach you how to shave! Let's shave! What about the Easter Bunny? # Jonsi - "We Bought a Zoo" (SPAR GROANS) Is it time? What happened with you and Lily? I don't know. I guess I didn't listen to something she told me or something? I mean, I liked her. It's like you embarrass yourself if you say something, and you embarrass yourself if you don't. I like it when you talk. You know, sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage. Just literally 20 seconds of just embarrassing bravery, and I promise you, something great will come of it. I never know what to say to you. I'm the same way. "I'm sorry I brought you out to the sticks." "You're a great dad." "I'm sorry I brought you out to the sticks." "You're a great dad." (BOTH LAUGH) You did your best, Dad. He knows that. OK. Come on, Dad. Let's go home. 1 1 1 # Jonsi - "Sinking Friends" # We're swimming in the blue # Nigh misfortune # Unlively like a glue # My eyes are soaked all way through # Our sinking friendships # We drown them all # I'm singing a sad tune # Is this all I do? # Is this all I do? # Is this all I do? # Lifesaving layers, # we should all wear two. # No one knows you # till it's over. # You know no one true # till it's over. # No one knows you # till it's over. # You know no one true # till it's over. # Is this all I do? # Is this all I do? # (MUSIC FADES) (LOW GROWLING) That looks good, buddy. You in your prime. You would have done the same for me. Why not? (CHEEPING) Hey, I need you for a second. I gotta... Sure. Borrow your artist's eye. You gotta tell me what you think... ..about this. Not bad? Huh? Where are you putting this? I don't know. I was thinking maybe...everywhere. I'm your fan, man. Don't you know that by now? Dad? Dad! The peacocks are hatching! Did you give them all names, Rosie? Mmm-hmm. Which one's that one right there? Lucy. Wait, not Lucy. Peaches. How do you keep them all straight? You have three named Peaches. Would somebody just get my tranq gun? My brother can't take no for an answer. Not why I'm here, bro. I talked to MacCready. Hello, children. I asked him if you guys needed any help. In the trunk of this car is haddock. Two hundred pounds' worth. For Bruno. Buster. Whatever! Are you serious? No. Serious is the smell in that car. I started questioning my entire being back there on the 405. It was like Altered States. I saw an iguana and a dwarf Indian. Aw, Dunc. Alright. Come on. Got an inspection tomorrow. So we do. So we do. Duncan! Duncan! Duncan! That defeats its own purpose! Mm-hmm. What you got her painting, Rosie? Ladybugs. Wait. Behold, Mac. Our new logo. (KELLY) You got it? Yeah. It fits. Now it's official. Love our logo, she's a beaut. Did I look like that? Worse. Wow. It's humiliating. You seem really calm. Ah. Have you been drinking? All night long. Thanks for that. Any time. OK. Well, this is it. I want everyone to stay off their walkies. If anybody has a problem, I don't want to hear about it until Walter Ferris is gone. Got it? Alright, here we go. Here's to us. (GRAVEL CRUNCHES) Mr Ferris. Welcome back to the Rosemoor Animal Park Adventure. It's an adventure now? Well, to be precise, sir, it always was. Hello, MacCready. Hello. How are you? On my best behaviour. I like the jumpsuit. Love the tie. Thank you. Wait for me, Dad! Well, that's one way to do it. # Isley Brothers - "Work To Do" Moist. # I'm taking care of business # Woman can't you see? # I gotta make it for you # And I gotta make it for me # Sometimes it seems girl # I'm neglecting you # Well I'd love to spend more time # But I got so many things to do # Ooh, I got work to do # I got work baby # I got work to do # I got a job # I got work to do # I got work to do # I got work to do # Oh oh-oh... (LOW GROWLING) MacCready, I'd love it if you could meet me by Solomon's enclosure. Bye. Let's go see Solomon's enclosure. We're sunk. We're doomed. Come, MacCready! Please come, please! Thank God! I asked so politely, I didn't think you'd come. And that's why I came! What's up? The lock is broken and the only way... The only way to fix it is from the inside. I made this lock. We're going to fail! What are you gonna do to help? Distract him from the other side and you're gonna not get eaten! Alright, it's gonna be fine. OK. Hey, hey, Solomon! Who's a handsome boy? Come on, Solomon. Come on, baby! Over here. Ooh! Hey! Solomon! Can you hear me? Come on, Solomon! Come on, baby! Hey, do you want something to drink? I don't drink. Not even water? You have any idea what they put in water? Over here. Whoo! Hey, good boy, good Solomon! Good Solomon! Good boy! Good boy! Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy? Who's a handsome boy? Keep working! Hurry up! I can only keep his attention for so long! Hi, boy! Hi, boy! Fix it, fix it, would you? I like to work in silence! Oh! Oh! Sheep farts in aspic! Cocktails! No, no, no, no! Wait! Solomon! Solomon! Come here! Come here! Come here! Don't turn around. Don't turn around! Turn around. Turn around! You don't want me! I am filled with Scotch and bitterness and impure thoughts! I can hear Ferris now! MacCready! Got it! OK! Whoo! Afternoon, Solomon! (MECHANICAL WHIRRING) Hey, mister. Everybody says you're a dick. I don't know what that means, but I don't believe it. I don't think it's gonna work. But good luck. (CHEERING) (EXCITED SHOUTS) Hey, listen. I want to see you here opening day. I don't fraternise, Mr Mee. I'm sure I'll have plenty of reports. (CHEERING AND LAUGHTER) So, Ernesto and his friends are plastering posters everywhere within a 20-mile radius. What happens if nobody comes? What? What happens if literally we did this whole thing for nothing? Come on, give me a break. You've come this far. Huh? We walk...with lions. Good aim. I'm gonna say this one more time. I like the animals, but I love the humans. Do something for the right reasons... nothing can stop you. (THUNDER BOOMS) (RAIN PATTERS ON METAL) Twenty seconds of courage. Twenty seconds of courage. OK. OK. (BANGING AT WINDOW) Hi. Hi. Look, am I nuts to say that I missed you like crazy a lot? A lot! Plus, I wasn't named after Bob Dylan. I was named after a dog named Dylan. I don't even care. Who cares? Sorry about the rain. No, I love it. I love your hair. I loved your sign, Lily. I love you. The precipitation tonight is just a hint of what's yet to come! I would definitely put this on your summer to do list. Get an umbrella! Or better yet, just stay indoors. Look, my cameraman just handed me his umbrella. Betsy, we're told this is gonna be the wettest summer in over 100 years! Back to you guys in your cozy little studio. A hundred years. (THUNDER BOOMS) # Randy Newman - "I Think It's Going To Rain Today" # Broken windows and empty hallways # A pale dead moon in the sky # Streaked with gray # Human kindness is overflowing Nathan, we're running out of yams and monkey chow. Can you check on the invoice order? Yeah. Take it all. Just like Sheila did. # Scarecrows dressed # In the latest styles # With frozen smiles # To chase love away # Human kindness is overflowing # And I think it's going # To rain today (MALE ANNOUNCER) On this July 6th, 2010, reports of power lines down as this record storm continues. Heavy rain and plenty of lightning continue throughout the week. (ALARM BEEPS) (DISTANT ANIMAL CALLS) Dylan? (ROSIE) Dylan! Dad! Dyl? I see it! OK! Get ready. Whoa! Wait a minute, turn around. Let me see. The hair, what happened to the hair? French braids. Big in the nineties. Nice, very nice. They're gonna be here today, Benjamin. I know it. Ten o'clock, this place will be packed. OK, well we all know that I stink at speeches so I won't even try. If Katherine were here, she would have come up with something funny and clever to say, and I'd have taken full credit. It's not about where an adventure ends, because that's not what an adventure's about. So anything that happens from here on out is a bonus. And I love you guys. OK. Let's open the gates! It's a zoo! (DUNCAN) Yes, it is! (CHEERING) What time is it? Ten-oh-two. They should be here. Patience, my son. Patience. No, he's right. They should be here. Maybe it's supposed to take a while. Dad, something's wrong. Dylan? No, something's wrong! Dyl! The tree fell down in the rain last night! They couldn't have gotten through even if they were here. (BUZZ OF CONVERSATION FROM CROWD) Look! Welcome! Come on, come on, we're open! (CHEERING) (EXCITED CHATTERING) Thank you for coming. Let me help you there. # Sigur Ross - "Hoppipolla" (EXCITED CHATTERING CONTINUES) Welcome to Rosemoor Animal Park. Would you like a brochure? (KELLY) Hey, guys, thanks for coming out and welcome to your zoo. The tigers know you're here so they're showing off today, A couple of interesting facts about tigers. Peafowl are very resilient animals. This is Lucy and Wesley and Peaches. (LAUGHS) And this is Solomon. (ALL) Hi, Solomon! (ROBIN) Hey, you need a map? It's alright. It doesn't hurt that bad. Good job. Thank you. Thanks for saving the animals. Thank you. Thanks. Good job. Home Depot. Well done. We're out of tickets. Yeah, I know, I know. I ordered early for August. I have them. Yeah, got them. Got them. I got a big crush on you and I just can't get a handle on it so... Congratulations. Congratulations to you. If we're standing near each other on New Year's, we'll do this again sometime. I look forward to New Year's. (DOOR CLOSES) Say "Peaches." (BOTH) Peaches. Give me that camera. Say "Spar." Spar and one more of me just throwing her over. Dump me there inside the fence. Ready, one, two, three. (GIGGLING AND LAUGHTER) If you had to choose between people and animals really quick, how would you choose? (ROSIE) I'll get a close up on your nose. Me, too. People! (LAUGHS) You goofball. # Sigur Ross ` Hoppipolla 1 1 1 We bought a zoo. We did that. Do you remember what you told me when I was a kid? You only have to be courageous for 20 seconds. It has guided me my entire life. Ladies first. Where are we going? Now, hang on. So, OK. Stop. She was... right there. This is the moment where both of you became a possibility. I love that you're telling stories again. This is the story before the story. This is where you and you begin. Because this is where I met your mom. She was sitting right there in that chair. Hang on. Hey, hey. So... I was walking by. I saw her and I literally stopped like this, just stopped and went "Oh, my God!" "That is the most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my entire life." I've never done anything like this, never talked to a total stranger. But she was right there. And so I thought to myself, "Twenty seconds." Right? Go. Now I'm in the restaurant and I'm terrified. Thinking about leaving. I can actually touch her. She's right there. She still hasn't seen me and I still have 15 seconds of courage left. I'm going for it. Bravery. Here's what I said. What? I said, "Excuse me." Hi, Mom. Hi, Mommy. "Why would an amazing woman like you even talk to someone like me?" Why not? # Jonsi ` Gathering Stories 1 1