Season 5 Episode 7 | 15m 8s | Video has closed captioning.
A young man convicted of a violent crime is released into a community service-based alternative to incarceration, but he isn’t especially free. He must remain connected at all times to virtual surveillance, where his every move is tracked and his attempt to reconcile the past is constantly thwarted. A film by Aldo Velasco.
Aired: 08/04/14
Expires: 05/14/24
[BEEPING] JAVIER WILSON, INMATE 8E-839-237A.
THIS IS OFFICER CARROM, YOUR PRISON GUARD.
YOU CAN CALL ME SIR.
YES, SIR.
YOU'’’D BETTER PLAY BY MY RULES, WILSON, OR YOUR 10-YEAR SENTENCE WILL FEEL MUCH, MUCH LONGER.
UNDERSTOOD?
AS LONG AS I'’’M NOT IN PRISON, SIR.
OH, YOU ARE IN PRISON, BUD, AND DON'’’T FORGET IT, EVEN IF YOU'’’RE NOT BEHIND BARS, AND TRUST ME, IT'’’S NOT GOING TO BE EASY.
I DON'’’T WANT IT TO BE EASY, SIR.
[SCRUBBING] CONVICT!
HEY, IS THIS TRUE?
THE MOCKINGBIRDS ARE GONE?
YEAH.
THEY AIN'’’T HERE NO MORE.
WHY?
HELL IF I KNOW.
SCIENCE STUFF.
[BIRD SINGING] Boy: MAMA?
WHAT'’’S THAT SOUND?
Woman: IT'’’S THE MOCKINGBIRD.
GO TO SLEEP.
WILSON, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WILSON!
YOU'’’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.
WILSON!
STOP.
NOW!
WILSON!
ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?
MIRANDA.
WHAT THE HELL, WILSON?
TURN AROUND!
THAT'’’S IT.
YOU'’’RE GOING BLIND.
AAH!
NOW TURN AROUND AND WALK AWAY.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I PREPARED A STATEMENT...
BUT I CAN'’’T READ IT.
I--I'’’M NOT ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS.
OK?
I KNOW THAT YOU'’’RE NOT GONNA GIVE THAT TO ME.
I'’’M HERE TO OFFER YOU MYSELF, MY LIFE.
WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH IT, YOU CAN DO.
YOU'’’D BETTER GET OUT OF HERE.
YOUR RETAINING WALL NEEDS WORK.
I'’’LL FIX IT FOR YOU.
Miranda: DAD!
UH!
YOU SO MUCH AS LOOK AT THIS HOUSE OR MY FAMILY AGAIN, AND YOU ARE FINISHED.
YOU UNDERSTAND?
[HELICOPTER] [TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS] Carrom: IT WAS CONDITION NUMBER ONE OF YOUR EXCARCERATION, AND YOU AGREED TO IT.
YOU CANNOT APPROACH THE VICTIM'’’S FAMILY.
YOU GET THIS STRAIGHT.
YOU ARE A CONVICT.
YOU ARE A CRIMINAL.
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAKE UP FOR WHAT YOU DID--EVER!
BECAUSE OF YOU, SOMEONE IS DEAD.
NOW I'’’M GONNA HAVE TO RESTRICT YOUR PERIMETER.
FROM NOW ON, YOU GO PAST McDUFF STREET, AND IT'’’S AUTOMATIC BLINDNESS.
[HAMMERING] [SIRENS] [DOG BARKING] MIRANDA.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
TALK TO YOUR DAD, PLEASE.
TELL HIM TO COME SEE ME.
JAV, HE WANTS TO KILL YOU.
IT'’’S THE WHOLE REASON I GOT EXCARCERATED-- SO I COULD DO SOMETHING.
YOU CAN'’’T MAKE UP FOR WHAT YOU DID.
I KNOW.
YOU MURDERED HIM.
NO, I-- YEAH.
YOU DID.
YOUR BEST FRIEND.
THAT'’’S NOT FAIR.
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.
YOU KNOW THAT.
YEAH, WELL, HE'’’S DEAD, BECAUSE OF THE CHOICES THAT YOU MADE.
MIRANDA.
PLEASE.
TALK TO YOUR DAD.
MAYBE IF YOU COULD GIVE US A TINY PIECE OF HIM BACK, THEN OK, BUT YOU CAN'’’T.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HELP US, SHRIVEL UP AND DISAPPEAR.
[BIRD SINGING] Boy: WHAT'’’S THAT SOUND?
Woman: IT'’’S THE MOCKINGBIRD.
GO TO SLEEP.
[SINGING CONTINUES] WHY IS HE SINGING AT NIGHT?
HE'’’S DREAMING OUT LOUD.
HE'’’S DREAMING OF A BETTER WORLD.
OH...YEAH.
WHAT IS THAT THING?
GOT IT AT THE GARDENING STORE.
IT'’’S CALLED A SUET CAGE.
THE GUY SAID IT MIGHT BRING BACK THE MOCKINGBIRDS.
ONLY THING IS, I GOT TO KEEP IT FILLED WITH BEEF FAT.
THAT AIN'’’T GONNA ATTRACT NO BIRDS.
[DOGS BARKING] [KNOCKING] HEY, MOM.
I DON'’’T WANT ANY MONEY.
I--I DON'’’T WANT ANY MONEY.
I WANTED TO GET MY GUITAR.
CAN I...CAN I COME IN AND GET IT?
YOU CAN WAIT OUT HERE.
HEY, POPS.
JUST WANTED TO GET MY GUITAR.
THANKS.
HOW MUCH DO YOU THINK YOU'’’LL GET FOR IT?
I'’’M NOT TRYING TO SELL IT.
I'’’VE BEEN CLEAN FOR 9 MONTHS.
SO... JUST WANTED MY GUITAR.
WILSON, WHAT ARE YOU HIDING?
GOT ANY CASH?
IT'’’S A GO, BOSS.
WILSON.
I'’’M SENDING A PATROL.
YOU KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS.
YOU'’’RE GOING BACK.
[HELICOPTER] EXCUSE ME.
EXCUSE ME!
DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE THREAD IS AT?
DO YOU KNOW WHERE IT PICKS UP?
OHH!
UH!
DAD!
WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT COMING BACK HERE?
PLEASE.
TAKE IT.
[BEEP] Recording: OK, GET READY TO ROCK!
IT'’’S A TOY.
JUST LISTEN TO IT.
[CLICK] [GUITAR MUSIC PLAYING] Man: ♪ IT'’’S A WAY ♪ ♪ TO GET BACK TO YOU ♪ THAT'’’S...SAM.
♪ IT'’’S A WAY... ♪ IT RECORDS EVERYTHING.
HE USED TO COME OVER AND JUST PLAY FOR HOURS.
[TIRES SQUEAL] YOU KNOW, JUST GOOFING AROUND, BUT...IT WAS HIM.
[VAN DOOR CLOSES] ♪ BECAUSE I BREAK A LOT ♪ ♪ IT'’’S A WAY... ♪ I ALWAYS TOLD HIM IT WAS A WASTE OF TIME.
♪ TO GET BACK TO YOU ♪ WILSON, TAKE A BREAK.
GALINDO HAS REQUESTED THAT YOU REMAIN EXCARCERATED, SO, AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT, I'’’M NOT SENDING YOU BACK TO STATE.
BUT...
THEY DON'’’T WANT TO EVER SEE YOU AGAIN.
I WANTED TO PROVE MYSELF TO THEM.
SHOULD HAVE JUST STAYED IN PRISON.
FIND ANOTHER WAY, WILSON.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOUR SHIFT IS OVER.
LANDSCAPING.
THIS PLACE LOOKS LIKE CRAP.
WILSON, GO HOME.
NOPE.
I DECIDED I'’’M GONNA MAKE THIS PLACE BETTER THAN I LEFT IT.
ENOUGH, ALREADY.
STOP BEATING YOURSELF UP.
HOW DO YOU SAY THAT AFTER YOU'’’VE BEEN RIDING MY ASS?
YOU'’’VE BEEN HARD ON ME THIS WHOLE TIME.
[SIGHS] I'’’M GONNA PLANT SOME TREES HERE.
MAYBE PUT AN ORANGE TREE OVER THERE.
GIVE THIS PLACE SOME LIFE.
THEN WHAT?
WHO'’’S GONNA COME BACK AND WATER THEM WHEN YOUR SENTENCE IS OVER?
I AM.
REALLY?
YOU'’’RE GONNA COME BACK AND WATER THEM?
YEAH.
I'’’M GONNA COME BACK EVERY DAY, AND I'’’M GONNA WATER THESE TREES... EVERY DAY UNTIL I DIE.
OK, THEN.
GET TO WORK.
[YAWNS] [BIRD SINGING] [SINGING CONTINUES]
