Oh, look at him!
Look at him!
-Good job! -Good job.
You did good!
Oh, Shirley, he's perfect.
Congratulations, guys.
Oh God, Shirley. He's just perfect.
-Yes, Tony. You're so perfect.
Ms. Hughes? Dr. Weeks will see you now.
I knew something was wrong.
Last couple of weeks he hasn't been responding right.
When Tony was treated for his pneumonia,
it appears your ob-gyn put him on a round of antibiotics.
Yes, uh, ampicillin and…
-Gentamicin. -Gentamicin. That's right.
The doctor said that was the most effective way to treat it.
In most cases, it is, but sometimes there are side effects.
Recent studies have shown gentamicin to be potentially ototoxic.
Um, harmful to a baby's hearing.
So you think it might be an ear infection?
Due to the round of antibiotics he was on,
I believe your son to have suffered a complete
and most likely permanent hearing loss.
Now, there are resources for parents in your situation,
but I won't lie to you.
Your son is Deaf, Ms. Hughes.
Well, I guess that's a better name than Will.
-Hey!
Mm. Tony, how's the new job?
Hey! If you getting a paycheck, that's the dream.
You don't need to be rich and famous.
Just keep making me and the Lord proud.
Hey, help me with these plates.
Mm.
Ooh.
Front door.
Stop discounting things.
How may I help you?
Hi, Tony. I'm Margaret, the manager.
Hey, I'm real sorry, man, but we, uh, we filled this position this morning.
Uh…
It's a record store.
Sorry, we're no longer hiring.
Welcome to The Bottom Half.
Your receipt. I'll be right with you, sir.
Thank you for shopping.
-Mm-hmm. Thank you. -Okay.
How can I help you?
All right, perfect.
Yes, I love that. Love that.
Love it. Great.
Awesome. Sit down.
Love that. Oh, yes.
Good, lean forward. Look at me. Look at me.
Keep that look in your eyes. Yes, serious. Serious.
Amazing. Amazing.
Excellent. All right. Now, get up for me.
All right.
What you say we try with the shirt off?
I wouldn't have taken you for a shy guy.
Oh, all right.
Fantastic.
Yeah. Amazing.
Yes, just like that.
All right. All right.
Amazing.
You're something else.
You want a Coke?
-Tony. Tony.
No, you're not.
Knew that city wouldn't treat you right.
You need some meat on your bones.
It's gonna happen for you, T. I know it.
If he don't die of starvation first.
I got my ultrasound back. I'm having a girl.
And, if I have your permission, I want to name her after you. Tony.
Can I buy you a drink?
Uh, two whiskey Cokes, please.
I like your dance moves.
Are you Deaf?
Tony.
How do you dance so good?
I need another drink. You want one?
Oh, please? One more!
Yeah!
Stay right here.
Two whiskey Cokes.
Yeah. Hold that.
Take a picture?
And here are your jumbo orange sodas.
That'll be 5.75.
Hey, Dad. Shari. Come on in.
This just needs to be warmed up. Put that in the oven 350 for 20 minutes.
Gotcha. Looks good.
Uh, Dad, you want something to drink?
-Uh, what're you having? -A Coke.
That sounds good.
Shari?
Water's just fine for me.
Okay.
-Thank you. -Yeah.
You look good, son.
Thanks. You too.
-You hire a housekeeper, hon?
No, I figured I should take pride in where I live, you know? Spruce it up.
Take care of it. Like you guys taught me to.
-That's good, son. -Thank you.
You got some new friends here, I see.
Oh, yeah. Yeah, they keep me busy.
On my days off, I find myself just sitting there,
-watching 'em swim around for hours. -Uh-huh.
I really enjoy reading about
how to keep the nitrate and ammonia down to safe levels.
Very good distraction.
Oh, yeah. Pets… pets keep you honest.
-Oh yeah. -And out of trouble. Yeah.
-Oh, for sure.
Hm.
-Hmm.
You know…
…I haven't been drinking much.
-Oh. -What, you quit?
Well, quit drinking alone, that's for sure.
It wasn't doing me any good.
And I don't drink on weekdays anymore either.
Don't get me wrong. I'll still have a beer or two at a bar, but…
that's about it.
That's good, son. That's…
Dad, I…
I wanna thank you.
For, uh…
just sticking with me.
I know I haven't always been easy.
But, uh…
I promise things are turning around for me.
I got a promotion at work.
-Did you? -A little more pay.
New friend in my life.
Oh, Jeff.
Gosh.
-I'm happy. -Oh…
-Oh, that's… that's… -Hm.
That's just… That's… that's good, son.
-That's real good. -Hm.
Boy.
You know, I don't… I don't know how to tell you, um…
how happy this makes me…
um…
to know my son is okay.
Oh…
A friend?
A good friend.
There's this game I made when I was a kid.
It's called Infinity Land.
So
your soldier starts at that end.
My soldier starts from here.
And each time you roll the dice…
your soldier travels along the spirals.
And the first person to get to Infinity Land wins the game.
But there's a catch.
If your guy gets too close to mine…
he disappears into the vortex.
'Cause that's the game.
You just can't!
You go first.
Okay.
Don't go.
Wha--
When will I see you again?
How do I know that?
Okay, what is your son's name again?
Tony. Anthony Hughes.
-Age? -Thirty-one.
-Last time you saw him? -Two days ago.
What makes you think he's missing?
He was staying with me over the weekend, but he didn't come home yesterday.
He hasn't contacted me or his sisters, which isn't like him.
And I called his job in Madison, and they said he didn't show up for work.
-Do you know the last place he went? -He said he was going to see a movie.
-By himself? -With a friend, I think.
What's the friend's name?
I didn't ask.
Was it a lady friend?
I don't think so.
My son, he's…
Deaf.
Is it possible he left town and just didn't tell you?
Tony wouldn't do that. He's a good boy, a good son.
Life's always been hard for him.
You can't imagine what it's like going through the world not being able…
But Tony never let it bring him down.
That's who he is.
He's always true to his word too.
So if he said he's gonna come and see me before he goes back to Madison,
ain't no way he gonna break that promise.
Any history of drug abuse or gang violence?
Anything you're leaving out?
No.
Like I said, he's a good boy.
Okay.
I just wanna thank you all
so much for all your support.
The cops aren't searching for Tony.
So we have to take matters into our own hands,
and we're not gonna stop until Tony is back home.
Safe.
Just keep praying for him.
Please.
Thank you.
Argh!
Fuck!
Hello.
Hello, is someone there?
Is this the family of Errol Lindsey?
Yes. I'm his sister.
Who's this?
You should stop looking for him.
He's gone now.
Into the vortex.
Into the… what? Who is this?
Hello?
Where's my brother?
-Who the--
It's okay, Mama. We got it.