Well, you are out of time.
The moment to decide your future has arrived.
Now, against the recommendation of some in this room,
I'm giving you a choice.
First is expulsion.
It's yours if you want it.
Second option,
if you want to graduate, you make up
every single assignment you missed.
Every paper, every exercise.
Essentially, a year's worth of homework.
If even one is missing on graduation day,
no diploma.
You have a little over three weeks.
George, I used to believe you had
more potential than anyone else here.
But you never delivered, not once.
I wasn't gonna waste the time
getting mad at you.
I'm not gonna waste the time
defending you now.

Forget the lack of respect you show, George.
This is the way we make our living,
how we spend our lives.
But you simply don't care
what goes on around here.
Why would we continue to reward that?
You're right.
You shouldn't reward it.
I honestly don't know what to say.
Maybe it should be expulsion.
Let us know on Monday.
All right. All right.
Thank you.
Did you tell my parents about this?
Yes, George, I had to.
Hey.
I don't know what to say.
Is it my fault?
I mean, I've had a lot on my mind and...
It's not your fault.
I don't think I can do it.
Well, what do you mean?
What other choice is there?
- Mom, I'm not sure that I can.
- You're just gonna have to do it.
You're just gonna have to sit down
and just do it!
Mom, I'm trying to speak to you honestly.
I don't care! I'm done listening to your lies!
Come on, that's really the way to fix this!

Hey, George!
This is your mess, and it's a disaster.
You're right, Jack. It is my mess.
I'll handle my mess, you handle yours.
- Okay, watch that tone.
- Wait, Viv.
What does that mean?
I mean, you wanna tell us
where you've been spending your days
for a couple of months this past winter?
What's going on with your disaster?
Phone gets shut off.
We can't pay the electricity.
Furniture is disappearing around here
piece by piece.
George, stop it. You don't understand.
Do you?
Do you know that Jack was wandering
the streets for weeks,
pretending to go to work?
Did you get that sorted out, Jack?
Or are you still working out of a coffee
shop booth like a homeless person?
Jack, stop!
Stop it!
Get off!
George!

Sally!
George!
What's going on? What happened?
What's wrong?
What is it?
George.
George, hey.
I just wanted to make sure you're all right.
I had a really hard time, George.
I swear. I promise, I...
I thought you were gonna leave it alone.
I'm not gonna say sorry.
Isn't it better that it's me?
As opposed to some douche bag
she just met
and wouldn't even let you look at her?
You want me to thank you?
I actually felt something.
That doesn't always happen.
It hasn't happened in a very long time.
And I've lived long enough to know
that when it does, you should act on it.
I didn't think you were ready.
I thought you were so cool.
I never meet anyone cool.

Hi.
Hi.
I didn't want to be up there.
Can't have been fun for you.
He broke his collarbone.
We were in the ER all night.
I'm so sorry.
That should have never happened.
Mom, I started it.
He's a 50-year-old man.
He's supposed to protect you.
Mom, I'm obnoxious,
I'm deeply disrespectful.
We're getting a divorce.
Come on, I'm sure he'll never do it again.
Now that he knows I can hospitalize him.
We were already headed there.
His business went bankrupt
about a year ago,
and I thought I should have faith in him
and support him.
But there was always some sort of excuse,
or his luck was about to turn.
So, he convinced me
to mortgage the apartment,
and then my own business.
But it was never enough.
He's a sick man, and I should have told you,
but you were under enough pressure
and I didn't wanna distract you.
I like distractions.
It gets worse.
I have to sell the apartment.
What?
The debt has erased my credit.
What am I gonna do?

I'll do it.
Hold on.
You have three weeks.
And you still have to come to school
and take finals.
You know that already?
Pick up your assignment packets from your teachers.
You miss one, no diploma.
- Okay.
- Go.
I've given this a lot of thought, George.
I don't think I'm being easy on you.
I simply don't believe
that dull, lifeless assignments are the measures of a person's soul.
I want one, one meaningful work from you.
I want you to look in the mirror,
listen to your gut, and make an image
that speaks to the real you.
What you care about. What you believe.
It can be big, it can be small.
It can be painted in bat shit.
As long as it's honest and fearless.
Harris, you have no idea how much this helps...
But! But. The caveat.
If I smell a rat,
if you didn't find something you've
never had the courage to say before,
I don't pass you. You don't get out of here.
All your work down the drain.
Now, go, get out of here.

How are you?
How are things with Jack?
Look, what is so wrong
with me seeing Dustin?
He told me he was gonna leave it alone.
- But you told him we weren't together!
- What should I have said?
What did you wanna say?
There you go again with the mind games.
Treacherous, sadistic little hussy.
George! There was nothing between us.
- I'm sorry.
- No. You're right.
I gotta go. I have to make up a year's
worth of homework or I don't graduate.
- What?
- Have fun with Dustin.
I'm so pleased to have made
the introduction.
And it's good.

We've had some great memories here,
It's a great room. Hi, honey.
I think I'm done.
Me, too.
We had a lot of fun in the beginning, you, me, and your father.
I don't get what happened.
After Dad.
Things change.
Sometimes so quickly
you don't even notice it.
I don't know. Happiness is, like,
something you have to look after,
be vigilant about.
I mean, you know that Jack loved us.
That wasn't an illusion.
He loved you like a son.
Do you know where he is now?
No.
Do you have any idea
of what you wanna do?
I wanna try and get into an art school.
I need real training.