<P> Jason seeks the truth about his biological father, whom Romina refuses to discuss with him . Kofi, who now has a daughter with Romina, finally tells Jason his father's name after getting ice cream in the same place Luke took Jason 15 years ago, making Luke's comment about Jason thinking of him everytime he has ice cream true . Jason discovers Luke's dark past on the Internet . He visits Robin's auto shop, and Robin tells Jason more about Luke, including his superior motorbiking skills . Robin shows Jason a newspaper article with a photo of his father and the officer who killed him . Back in school, A.J. pressures Jason to steal Oxycontin from a pharmacy and bring it to his house for a party . Jason does so in a manner that's similar to his father's robberies . When he enters the house, Jason sees a framed photograph of Avery and realizes that A.J.'s father is the man who killed his own father . Jason confronts A.J., but the two get into a heated argument and Jason is hospitalized after A.J. beats him . The next morning, Jason buys a gun, breaks into the Cross family home, and beats A.J. with it . </P> <P> When Avery arrives, Jason takes him hostage and orders him to drive into the woods . Although Jason intends to kill Avery, he reconsiders after Avery breaks down and tearfully apologizes for killing Jason's father . Jason takes Avery's wallet from his jacket and leaves . In the wallet, Jason finds the happy picture of him, Romina and Luke as a family, which Avery had stolen from the evidence locker as a sign of his remorse . The police take Avery home, where he finds EMTs treating A.J.'s wounds . Sometime later, Avery wins his bid for New York Attorney General, with A.J. at his side . Romina receives an envelope addressed to "Mom". Inside is the old photograph of herself with Luke and an infant Jason, which makes Romina burst into tears that Jason learned the truth about his father . Jason purchases a motorcycle and the seller asks him, "You ever ridden one of these before?" Jason says nothing as he starts the bike and rides away from his old life in a manner identical to his father . </P> <Ul> <Li> Ryan Gosling as Luke Glanton </Li> <Li> Bradley Cooper as Avery Cross </Li> <Li> Eva Mendes as Romina Gutierrez </Li> <Li> Dane DeHaan as Jason Glanton / Kancam </Li> <Li> Emory Cohen as A.J. Cross </Li> <Li> Ben Mendelsohn as Robin Van Der Hook </Li> <Li> Rose Byrne as Jennifer Cross </Li> <Li> Mahershala Ali as Kofi Kancam </Li> <Li> Bruce Greenwood as Bill Killcullen </Li> <Li> Ray Liotta as Peter Deluca </Li> <Li> Harris Yulin as Albert Cross </Li> <Li> Robert Clohessy as Chief Weirzbowski </Li> <Li> Olga Merediz as Malena Gutierrez </Li> </Ul> <Li> Ryan Gosling as Luke Glanton </Li>

The cast of the place beyond the pines