- Oliver O'Toole: Well, thank you Ms. McInerny.
- Shane McInerney: My pleasure, Mr. O'Toole.
- [Whispers]
- Shane McInerney: I know you like to keep things professional, but we're out of the office now, so it's ok to call me Shane.
- Oliver O'Toole: Hmm, uh, we are out of the office, but, we are in the mobile unit. A, uh, fine distinction, perhaps.
- Shane McInerney: [Smiles] I knew you'd say that.
- Oliver O'Toole: Oh you did?
- Shane McInerney: [Flirting] Uh-huh. I just like hearing you say it. 'Cause I know you Mr. O'Toole.
- Oliver O'Toole: We are in a relationship, aren't we?
- Shane McInerney: Uh, I'm gonna go with uh... yes!
- Oliver O'Toole: Then I need to ask you a question.
- Shane McInerney: Okay.
- Oliver O'Toole: Who is Alex Brighton?
- Shane McInerney: [Looks concerned] You saw my phone?
- Oliver O'Toole: Yes.
- Shane McInerney: [Trying not to cry] If I tell you that I'm not ready to talk about it yet, will you trust me?
- Oliver O'Toole: [Big sigh and then a pause] Yes.
- Shane McInerney: [sighs with relief] Can we still hold hands while I'm working things out?
- Oliver O'Toole: Shane.
- [Takes both of her hands]
- Oliver O'Toole: I'm not letting go.
- [They kiss]
- Oliver O'Toole: Tell her you have a boyfriend.
- Shane McInerney: [to her sister on the phone] I uh, I have a boyfriend. He's everything I never knew I wanted.
- Shane McInerney: What was I thinking making that deal with Rachel? It seemed like a good idea at the time, but now I actually have to do it.
- Oliver O'Toole: Yes, but, you won't have to do it alone, Shane.
- Shane McInerney: [Watching Rita and Norman walking away holding hands] Well there's something going on between those two that they haven't worked out yet but they still hold hands and don't let whatever it is pull them apart.
- Oliver O'Toole: Do you know what it is?
- Shane McInerney: No. Do you?
- Oliver O'Toole: Yes.
- Shane McInerney: So...?
- Oliver O'Toole: Oh I'm not telling.
- Shane McInerney: [laughs] Good. I'd be disappointed in you if you did.
- Oliver O'Toole: Was that a test Miss McInerney?
- Shane McInerney: [laughs again] No, I hate tests. You know that's how a lot of relationships end. You fail someone else's test that you didn't even know you were taking.
- Shane McInerney: [Referring to Norman and Rita] Well we didn't end up accomplishing what we wanted to on this trip but it was worth it just to see those two happy.
- Oliver O'Toole: It was worth it just to see you survive 12 hours without internet access.
- Shane McInerney: [laughs] Very funny!
- Oliver O'Toole: [Approaches Shane outside where she's standing alone] You uh, you've never mentioned your sister before.
- Shane McInerney: It hurt too much. It still does. But now you know. Thought you knew me, right?
- Oliver O'Toole: I still do I just don't know your sister. You're two different people. You're Shane McInerny. And she's uh... she's...
- Shane McInerney: Alex. Alex Brighton. All those texts on my phone those are hers.
- Shane McInerney: You're tired. You did a lot of driving today.
- Oliver O'Toole: Well so have you, I didn't realize you were such an excellent driver.
- Shane McInerney: Well stick with me kid, I'm full of surprises.
- Oliver O'Toole: Yes you are.
- Shane McInerney: You know a year ago I would have said that we were on a wild goose chase. I would look at these pictures and that stuffed dinosaur and video and I would know that none of this is going to get us any closer to finding that little boy.
- Oliver O'Toole: Hmm
- Shane McInerney: But I believe what you've taught me Oliver. That that child didn't just drop a camera into a mailbox, he mailed a piece of hope. And somehow it found its way to us and here we are in a Star Cruiser, we have no idea where we are going but I know that we are on our way and I'm trusting that we'll get there.
- Oliver O'Toole: Uh, do you believe that?
- Shane McInerney: Yes. Trust the timing, right?
- Oliver O'Toole: [Oliver is trying to start the engine without success] Oh for heaven's sake.
- Shane McInerney: If you pump it too much you'll flood it.
- Oliver O'Toole: I am familiar with the concept of fuel injection Miss McInerny. But thank you for your concern.
- Shane McInerney: Sorry it's just that I-
- [Interrupted by Oliver trying to start the engine again but it still won't start]
- Oliver O'Toole: Is there anything else you'd like to tell me before we proceed?
- Shane McInerney: I don't know. It's just that I've been through something like this before.
- Oliver O'Toole: A breakdown?
- Shane McInerney: A temporary failure to restart. It just takes some patience.
- Oliver O'Toole: Patience? Huh, so I shouldn't check for cracks in the manifold or the water levels. I don't know what I was thinking all I need is patience, I'm sure that's in the owner's manual somewhere?
- Shane McInerney: I'm sorry who are you and what have you done with Oliver?
- Oliver O'Toole: Excuse me.
- [Oliver gets up and walks out. Shane starts to go after him but stops still bewildered]
- Rita: [Referring to a conversation at their last stop] Did Norman completely avoid the topic of children?
- Shane McInerney: Did Oliver just overheat?
- Rita: I guess you never really know somebody until you put down some serious miles.
- Shane McInerney: I'll say.
- [Later when they are back in the RV. Giving it time worked. Oliver is driving with Shane is in the front seat next to him. She gets out the owners manual and starts flipping through it]
- Shane McInerney: Huh. There's nothing in here about patience in case of a breakdown. I guess I was completely wrong about that.
- Oliver O'Toole: I'm very sorry. I was out of line. The RV overheated. So did I.
- Shane McInerney: I forgive you. But why?
- [They are interrupted before Oliver can answer]
- [Shane's phone died and she doesn't have a charger]
- Shane McInerney: [Running to catch up to Oliver] Sorry. I just had to buy something.
- Oliver O'Toole: A map?
- Shane McInerney: Yeah, shocking I know.
- Oliver O'Toole: You have your laptop?
- Shane McInerney: No, I lost my hotspot.
- Oliver O'Toole: Excuse me?
- Shane McInerney: Well no mobile internet so no laptop connection so no GPS, hence the map.
- Oliver O'Toole: Who are you and what have you done with Shane McInerney?
- Shane McInerney: [Smiles and flirts] Oh don't worry she's not going anywhere.
- Shane McInerney: I had no idea you were such a chemistry buff.
- Oliver O'Toole: Oh yes. In fact when I was 10 I begged my father for a chemistry set but he felt I was spending too much time on indoor pursuits already so he signed me up for Little League instead.
- Shane McInerney: How long did that last?
- Oliver O'Toole: [Shrugs] Three games?
- Shane McInerney: Too much dirt?
- Shane McInerney: What are you thinking about Oliver? What's bothering you?
- Oliver O'Toole: Oh uh, well Doug at the hotel assumed the woman at the counter was our little dinosaur boy's mother but...
- Shane McInerney: In the words of the great Oliver O'Toole... Norman?
- Norman: Any mistake can be traced to an assumption.
- [From scene not shown in the US. They are back at the DLO after the road trip was over. Norman is in his lab]
- Rita: Hi, whatcha doing?
- Norman: I got it Rita, I got it to stabilize.
- Rita: Of course you did. You just needed a little more time.
- Norman: Hey what do you got there?
- Rita: Uh, it's a report from your adoption agency.
- Norman: How did you get that?
- Rita: Shane, the hacker queen.
- Norman: Did you read it?
- Rita: No, of course not.
- Norman: Will you read it with me?
- Rita: Of course. Okay. 'Preliminary placement evaluation of Norman Doe approximately six years old. Child was abandoned at the national western stock show at the date and time noted above wearing a red cowboy hat and the name Norman printed on the inside.' Okay. Etc. Etc. Here we go. 'Norman displays a remarkable ability to adapt to most situations with a unique and unpredictable perspective while expressing remarkable forbearance and kindness to his peers. Norman's unusually high IQ, see attached form, is uniquely balanced by a keen inner emotional life which while certainly sets him apart from the others strongly suggests success in future endeavors involving problem-solving and abstract thought.'
- Norman: Wow, I'm abstract.
- Rita: Yeah. And there's more. 'His only other challenges so far appear to be difficulty using tricycles, bicycles and other wheeled vehicles.' Oh! 'He had an unfortunate collision with a unicycle during group play.' Do you remember that?
- Norman: I do, I remember now. I was trying to ride my unicycle up the slide on the playground and it flipped and hit me right here.
- [Points to a spot on his head]
- Rita: Oh.
- [Rita gives him a hug]
- Norman: Okay. Time to face one more scary. Rita can I borrow your car to take my driver's test?
- Rita: Yes!
- [Walk out of the room holding hands]
- Rita: Why were you trying to go up the slide?
- Norman: Uh, I think it had something to do with trying to get my brain closer to the rays of the sun.
- Rita: Awe...
- Rita: So two ham and cheese, one turkey and your usual?
- Shane McInerney: Uh, I try not to eat tuna from the same place I buy motor oil.
- Shane McInerney: [Reading a compatibility quiz to Norman and Rita] How do you plan to handle your finances?
- Norman: What finances, we work for the Post Office?
- [From extended scene not shown in the US]
- Shane McInerney: Good people do stupid things, I know that. But you lost your home, your friends, your reputation because of what Jack did. And you're angry and you have every right to be.
- [Rachel nods]
- Shane McInerney: But that hurts because you still love him don't you? And that's scary because you thought you knew him. And going to see him now is like going to see a stranger and that's almost unbearable. You know maybe you'll forgive him, maybe you won't...
- [From extended scene not shown in the US]
- Oliver O'Toole: Are you ready?
- Shane McInerney: [Nods her head, picks up her phone and makes the call] Alex? It's me.
- [Trying not to cry]
- Shane McInerney: Hi. Really? Where are you? Oh. Well that's uh, that's good right? I mean, I just, I just meant that... uh, have you seen mom? Oh. Yeah. Yeah, maybe at Christmas.
- Shane McInerney: [Turns to look at Oliver] I'm fine. Still in um, Denver. No I uh, I love it actually.
- [Oliver kisses her hand and then holds it]
- Shane McInerney: I love it.
- Oliver O'Toole: Tell her... you have a boyfriend.
- Shane McInerney: I uh, I have a boyfriend. Yeah uh, he's uh, he's everything I never knew I wanted... He's wonderful. Oliver.
- [laughs]
- Shane McInerney: I know.