"I've never really worked in a real restaurant before." " I don't..." " You don't have experience." "Tell me, honey, what does your father think about you working in a tavern?" "Actually, they're both pretty angry at me right now." " Because of school?" " Yeah." "Nah." "I bet they're just worried about you." "There's lots to be worried about in the world these days." "They just wish I'd finish the semester." "But the people up there..." "I don't know." "It's not like I'm never gonna take any classes." "I'm thinking I might take a photography course at community... if the hours didn't, um..." " Conflict." " Yeah." " I might take up accounting for my dad." " Accounting could be useful." "Especially around here." " Yeah, definitely." " Callie... not everybody's supposed to go to college." "Somebody's gotta roll up their sleeves and do the work." " Yep." " All right." "So when do you want to start?" "Goddamn it!" "Typical." "So, honey, when do you want to start?" "What do you say tonight?" "Hmm?" "Yeah, sure." "I mean, you don't have to do this, you know?" "I mean, if you can use me, I'm a very committed person." " But Syracuse was a whole different..." " Harry?" "Thing." " Oh, here's your check." " Thanks, Doll." "Oh, watch your step." "Victor?" "That's my son." "He's doin' the bathrooms." "Delores, I didn't expect you in so early." "I want you to meet someone." "Sometimes it seems I can barely breathe" "The way this world is worrying me" "Let me do it." "Press in the tax... before you ring through, or else it's..." "Vic!" "What's going on?" "The pizza's burned to a crisp." "Callie, honey, the parmesan's up!" "Thank you." "Looks good." "Only pizzas come through the slot." "Oh, thank you." "Maybe Dolly figures she'll bring in some business or something." "No." "I'm being punished." "I gave all my money to the bank this month" "I got no more money to spend" "Smiled when he saw me comin' through the door" "When I left" "He said Come back again" "I watched some lonesome boxcar wheels" "Turnin' down the tracks out of town" "Some real lonesome railroad tracks" "Make two trips, stupid." "Looked for my man in the lost and found" "He had already been claimed" "And I'm gonna find me a ticket to ride" "To a town never had no name" "Leo, it's nice having another pair of hands around... isn't it?" "Your heart still beating?" "I have to keep pressure on my saliva glands." "Have you ever played spit?" "It's kind of like solitaire." "You know:" "One, two, three, spit." "It's got another name, but I don't remember it." "Yeah, I know that one." "It's true, Delores." "You know, Dolly has great teeth." "What is she?" "Fifty years older than me?" "What?" "There's a big old Buick at the Baptist church" "Cadillacs at the Church of Christ" "You can put a six." "Pete and Dolly's." "Okay, what can you do?" "You can put the king there." "You're good." "My sister and I, we used to play every day after school." "It's my boyfriend." "Mrs. Modino!" "My..." "My boyfriend's here." "Would it be all right if I..." " You can go." " Thanks." "Bye." "If you ever see the wheels of a fast freight train" "Beatin' out a beautiful tune" "You ever seen the cold blue railroad tracks" "Shinin' by the light of the moon" " You!" " What?" "You better call a cab." " What are you talkin' about?" " What am I talkin' about?" "Look at you." "What is this?" "Barmaids Against Drunk Driving?" "I don't need you to take me home again." "Fine." "I'll save on gas." "Take me home again." "Sure." "You think I'm one of your boyfriends." "No, I'm thinkin' of the shit-faced photo delivery man... sittin' in front of me." "You know, she's what they used to call "'the marrying type."" "Sorry about that." "What's her name?" "Callie?" "Hey, Victor." "There." "It's amazing what people will drop off at the drugstore." "Leo, you remember, this is not an everyday thing." " The next time, you take it easy." " Yes, ma'am." "You know, Vic, if you don't use it once in a while... it'll just fall right off." "And when I'm out of cigarettes" "I think the whole thing's so cruel" "It ain't no piece of cake Life ain't dishing' out" "Nothin' that my heart can't fake" "Well, some boys they might fix your car" "Or take you out to eat" "Well, some boys they might play guitar" "And sing you somethin' sweet" "That's all good and proper" "What's wrong?" " Keep singing." " You're not payin' attention." "I am too." "I just looked at the TV for a minute." "Whatever." "It's cool." "Jeff, this is..." " This is like..." " It's fine." "It's the tenth time I've heard this song tonight." "It's the third time." "Whatever." "Prevent." "It's preventative health." "At the same time, the Kingston Housing Department... is offering seniors a wealth of information... about everything from medicine to Medicare." "Seniors have needs that sometimes are not met because they're afraid..." "What's the problem with your son?" "He's into drugs." "He's a cocaine user." " He's got heavy alcohol problems." " Does he live at home?" "He's tried a couple times, and I've taken your advice... on not letting him stay there for free." "That causes nothing but trouble because my wife says he can stay for free." "Lost eight pounds on that stuff." "I had this dream, and it's been bothering me... or on my mind for about a week now." "Nanny." "Here, honey." "There was this individual telling me... that I was going to be getting married... and I would be getting married to a pilot... towards the end of August." " Are you dating anybody?" " All right." "This may be about you sort of taking, but he flies away." "It may be that your dream was flighty or he was flighty." "'Cause the unconscious is a notorious..." "Bud, your fries are on their way." "Leo, can I get you somethin'?" "Dells gettin' it." "That's okay." " Chivas neat, right?" " Thanks, Del." "Tommy." "The third winning number is two." "Tonight's fourth winning number is 13." "A big white..." "a white Borden's truck." "And the next thing I know is... smash!" "Some trucker smashed his rig... right into the Borden's... and stopped it..." "stopped it five feet from me." "And through the smoke and the steam and everything... walks Burt Lancaster." "Really?" "I just saw him in a movie." "It was really Pete, but I swear to God, he looked... just like Burt Lancaster." "And he leaned over and said, "Hey, kiddo." "You okay?" And I said, "Sure."" "You didn't know this guy or anything?" "He just kind of appeared?" "No, not yet." "Pete was... a trucker, an interstate trucker." "He was just passing through." "Anyway, the point is... he put his... whole livelihood in jeopardy to save me." "It was his truck." "He owned it." "He did that to save me... a stranger, out of the goodness... of his heart." "Good hearts are good things." " That's right, Leo." " And hard to find." "And that too." "Can I..." "Whoa." "Take this, please." "It's getting all lopsided." "I'm sorry." " That's amazing." "Wow." " Not really." "Yes, it is." "What are you talking about?" "You're really good at this." " I hate making pizza." " No way." "But he loves making breakfast." "This young man takes very good care of his mother." "He makes me a whole buffet... every single morning." "What's the name of that school, that cooking school... the really fancy one across the river?" "I think you should go there." "I think that you could become a great chef." "He already is." "Well, of course he is." "I didn't mean to say that..." "Callie, they would just charge us a lot of money... to teach him what he already knows." "I don't think so." "Forgot to slice it, chef." "Cursing is not going to make your argument any more persuasive." "Bullshit!" "There comes a time, miss, when you better think about your future." "And what is the future?" "Her?" "How long do you think she's gonna hang around this bone orchard?" " That's completely up to my son Victor." " Bullshit!" "All right, I don't want any more of this tonight." "You have a bad mouth." "You have a bad reputation." "It gets you in trouble with people... and I do not want to have it anymore!" "Somebody writes something on the bathroom mirror." "Who knows who did it?" "I don't want to talk about this anymore." "Well, I want to set this straight." "Somebody writes something on the mirror, it could be about you." "Yes, I'm sure." "I was the one who took home that big, ugly trucker." "What do you want from me?" "I'm a block of ice!" "I'm a goddamn celibate!" "That goes for Leo and every other fuckup who ever waltzed through here." "Tell me something, Delores." "Were you a block of ice with Pete?" "Huh?" "How were you with my husband?" "I want to know." "That was 15 years ago." "Fifteen years ago." "Jesus Christ." " Get away from me!" " You're a slut, Delores!" "You're a slut!" "You've always been one." "What was he like?" " Who?" " Pete." "Sad." "Pete was a very sad man." "Like me, huh?" "How's it goin'?" "Thanks." "Please tell me a lie" "I don't wanna know the truth anymore" "I don't wanna see you walk out that door" "Just tell me a lie" "Please tell me a lie" "Tell me that you love me" "Just like before" "Tell me that you won't be leavin' anymore" "Just tell me a lie" "Sorry." "It's breakin' my heart in two" "I only know the sun in the sky" "Refuses to shine" "So, darlin' I am beggin' of you" "Just tell me a lie" "Tell me that you love me" "Just like before" "Tell me that you won't be leavin' anymore" "Just tell me a lie" "Very nice." "I like the ones of you making pizza." "I don't know about that." "You got somethin' on your chin." "Dolly's." "Del, I'm making the list for Rykoff." "Where are you goin' with the menu?" "You might think that I'm crazy" " Who's that?" " That's Delores." "Last time De Niro won an Oscar" "Oh, boy." " That's Dolly." " Okay." "Remember what you had at lunchtime" " All right." " That's nice." " You guys look really cute together." " Yeah, you do." "Okay, give me that." "Thank you." "That's enough." "You gotta be fat to be free" "And that's Victor." "You gotta be fat to be free" "Is that who Jeff wrote this song about?" "He's never met him before." "Jeff doesn't, uh..." "He won't go inside." "I don't know." "I guess he thinks they're all trash or something." "To say the words I feel" "This fancy that I'm on" "Has been goin' on too long lt's time to stop pretendin' things are real" "To take a chance on losing' you" "Was such a silly thing to do" "The chance I might wake up" "And find you gone" "The blue's so blue" "My love is burnin' blue" "Nanny, down." "Victor, take Nanny out." "Everything hurts." "Did you eat already?" "You mustn't skip breakfast." "It's the most im... important meal." "I'm fat, Ma." "You are not fat." "You are not." "Honey, you're husky." "You're well-built." "You're macho." "I am fat, Ma!" "I'm fat." "Ma?" "Paging technician 5890." "She won't wake up until the morning." "We can call you if you need..." "I mean, you don't have to stay." "You can if you want to." "I can get you a pillow." "You wanna talk to the doctor?" "Are you sure?" "Okay, then." "Let us know if you need anything." "If I kiss somebody, it just means I'm being friendly." "That may not necessarily be the case." "So ideas are really for using, not believing." "All right?" "I got this card once from the girls over at Caldor's." "I was out for two weeks with mono." "No comments, please." "And, uh, it had..." "This card had a little guy with a potbelly... and it looked like he was in bed sick, but when you open up the card... he was actually in bed with a whole bunch of well-endowed women." " Lucky guy." " That's what I thought." "Anyway, uh..." "What did it say?" "Shit." "I don't know." "I forgot, but it was funny." "I mean, these cards are..." "They're sweet and everything, but funny cards, you know... they cheer you up." "Hello?" "Sweetheart, do me a favor." "I need my nail kit." "It's under the sink in the bathroom." "I'II bring it tomorrow." "I guess it's pretty late." "It's very quiet here too." "Are you all right?" "I love your show, and I listen to it faithfully." "Good woman." "Then I won't give you the pop quiz... that I was thinking about." "My problem today is that I have a problem with my sister-in-law." "We were friends before we were sisters-in-law." "And we were at a family gathering." "They arrived there, and she didn't speak to me." "I speak to her daily." "We talk..." "Victor, remember..." "Remember the time we left you alone?" "It was the first time." "It was the Fourth of July, Sunday." "And you... filled all the Baggies with colored water." "How old were you?" "Nine?" "Ten?" "Your father threw a fit." "When your father went..." "But then in a little while... you began to grow." "And it was almost... like I had him back again." "The security guard..." "We were goin' down to the ward, right?" "This little arm just comes right out, and you hear her screamin' and yellin'." "You should have seen the look on his face." " On the third floor." " Good." "They booked the whole wing, for the police entourage or whatever." "Witness protection." "They should make assholes like that stand trial, as is." "Dr. Rydell, call the operator." "Hello?" "Take whatever you want." "She don't care." "Dr. Ofey, call the operator." "Buns are right under the counter." "You want me to get you one?" "Hello?" "You a fan, or you just bought the jacket?" "Fan." "Bet you're a Thurman Munson man." "'79!" "Am I right?" "Me too." "Hey, bud, look." "She don't care." "Just take one." "Go on." "Pretend you're in heaven." "Anything you want." "Go on!" "That's it." "Dr. Hill, 295." "Yeah." "Big as an ox, but nobody sees you." "I got the same thing." "Only I ain't big." "I just talk loud, and no one hears me." "Then somethin' funny happens." "I start whispering." "Suddenly, everyone hears me." "You're not sick, are you?" "Your mother?" "That's tough." "That's the toughest one." "Except if you lose a kid." "Watching a kid die... that is it." "That's the toughest one." "Are you sick?" "Well, they say I'm gettin' better... but I don't buy the green bananas anymore." "They just want me outta here." "Munson, he's our type." "Didn't need a plane crash to get my attention." "That's what he did though, you know?" "He crashed that plane right on purpose... 'cause he got sick of it." "Losin' all the lime's light to Reggie." "Reggie!" "Now Reggie gets fat." "Thurman, he's the goddamn patron saint of baseball." "What seems to be the matter?" "He's been having left lower quadrant pain and vomiting." "I think we better get him to emergency..." "I'm gonna need a decaf." "Check on those two..." "Hey." "Okay." "What the hell's a kilo?" "Anybody know?" "How's Dolly?" "Fine." "Can you be a little more specific?" "They took that..." "the thing out of her neck." "And that's the end of it?" "They got everything?" "Whatever?" "Well... they're runnin' tests." "I'm gonna need a lift tonight." "My car's dead." "Hello?" "Hi." "It's 94 even." "How's Dolly?" "She's fine." "I thought only pizzas came through the slot." "Oh, sorry." "Let me get that out of your way." "Can you keep this back here for me, please?" "Sure." "You know, I have something..." "Make a right." "Turn right." "Relax, Victor." "It's great, huh?" "What's that?" "Can I have one?" "Thanks." "Saving yourself for someone special?" "Hello?" "Just don't put in anything for now." "I am going through a tough time in my marriage." "My wife is leaving me... and... this is kind of out of the blue." "No, it's not." "You may not have been paying attention... but very few people, unless they're psychotic... just sort of say, "Yesterday I was happy." "Today, I'm outta here."" "Since they've been known as the world's most prestigious culinary college... there are 2,000 students on campus now... as compared to the 50 that started when the Institute was founded." "We'll now head into our baking and pastry building." "For those of you dining tonight in the Bounty, note the flags above you." "Those are from the wine-producing states throughout the country." "Tonight you'll be dining exclusively on American regional cuisine... and you'll be drinking American wines." "Now let me show you one of our bakeshops... where our baking and pastry students are at work... putting the final details on what looks like some wedding cakes... and some breads and some different pastries." "You'll notice the chef supervising them." "He has the green and gold around his collar." "All of these desserts will be sent to our restaurants... where they will be served for lunch and dinner." "Now, we have four different restaurants." "You know about the American Bounty." "We also have Saint Andrew's Cafe and our Nutrition Center... which opened in 1989 as a way to help the public... have nutritional meals, since that's what they're asking for." "We also have a French restaurant..." "Jeff, no." "Because I can't just quit on her." "She's in the hospital." "That's 'cause that's what I promised." "Yes, because that's what I promised." "Jeff, please." "I really can't deal with all this right now." "Please don't do this." "I'm gonna freak out." "I told her she was gonna drop 'em." "Told her to make two trips." "Jeff, no." "Because I can't just quit." "It's not possible." "Why did you come here?" "I told you I can't talk now." "Why are you here?" "This fuckin' place is empty, Callie." "Why can't we talk?" "Because we can't." "I'm working." "What is goin' on?" "I want to know." "Nothing's going on." "Please, I can't talk now." " All right, whatever." " Jeff, I..." " Lovers' spat?" " Fuck you." "Excuse me?" "Fuck you!" " Little cock-tease." " Get out of my way!" " And you have a big mouth." " I do then, don't I?" " I guess you do." " Come on, girls." "You better stay in there for a while." "Don't say anything to her." "She's not ready for this world, huh?" "Ma and Pa must treat her like a goddamn little princess." "Whoa." "Can't you be nicer... to her?" "Nice?" "Did you hear what she said to me?" "You don't have to be nice, just be nicer." "Or what?" "What?" "Or what, Victor?" "Or I'll fire you." "Last I heard, your mother still ran this place!" "Hi, I'm late." "Yeah, it's Callie." "Listen, I'm here at the tavern and..." "I got into a really big fight with Jeff earlier today... and he's not showing up to pick me up." "Here he comes." "I'll take care of this." "Maybe you could get the car and come pick me up." "Don't you think..." "I don't know." "L..." "Somebody ought to talk to that girl." "Del don't need that shit." "She said some pretty nasty things, Vic." "Somebody ought to straighten that girl out, huh?" "What does he do?" "He goes to Del." "She's innocent, for Chrissake." "Workin' this crummy joint for 15 years!" "Innocent as driven snow!" "And he tells her..." "Oh, you didn't?" "You didn't?" "Well, I'm glad you didn't." "Because then I would have to fuck you up, Vic." "Delores is a very fine lady friend of mine, Vic." "And I don't think that's the way to treat her." "L..." "Don't you walk away." "I'm talkin' to you." "Just because your mommy's sick, it doesn't mean you can shit on people... you fat fuck." "Can you give me a ride home?" "Southern Comfort." "Do you want some?" "So did you go to the hospital today?" "Well, do you think you might go to the hospital tomorrow?" "Maybe." "Very early." "Well, can I go with you?" "Please, Victor?" "I really need to talk to Dolly." "A lot of things have been happening lately." "Why'd you stop?" "Holy shit!" "Shit!" "Oh, my God, that's amazing." "Wow." "Thanks." "Wow." "You know, you're a really cool person, Victor." "Cooler than someone would think." "And there's more of you to love, right?" "It's okay." "What am I doing with my life, Victor?" "I don't know anything anymore." "I think we should go now." " Good morning." " Good morning." "I'm sorry." "You said early." "Do you want me to come back in an hour or something?" "I got your mom some chocolates." "I thought she'd like that." "Do you think she'll like these?" "Open 'em." "Where'd you get that?" "Cleaning up behind the booth." "I thought I'd show it to Ma." "Homosexuality, we say it's okay." "These are things God has said are wrong, and if our society..." "Do you mind if I change this?" "Not only aren't they wrong, they're okay, they're good." " The problem..." " All right, I see what..." "High off the roof we rise" "Flying to a hand up in the sky" "All the bells in the city ring" " I'm doing my California thing" " My California thing" "It was a lie, a lie" "A lie" "You like these guys?" " I'm doing" " I love 'em." " They're great." "They're real, you know?" " My California thing" " Not like these fake pretty boys." " I'm doing my California thing" "It's happening" "Doin' my California thing" "All right" "What are we doing?" "Dolly's dead?" "When did it happen?" "Two weeks ago." "Nobody knows?" "You didn't tell anybody?" "Why?" " I don't know." " You don't know?" "I didn't want anything to change." "Everybody's got off-road vehicles." "Pete  Dolly's." "No, we don't deliver." "So call Domino's then." "Maybe this is her way of quitting." "She didn't pick up her money." "Not that it's any of my business." "What's goin' on?" "I'm hungry." "Any news from the Listerine factory?" "What?" "What's that look you're giving me?" "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "Okay." "Here's a buck." "Leo, get outta the kitchen." "Go answer the phone if you feel so at home." "So?" " What?" " What's happening at the hospital?" "What's happening with all the tests?" "Christ." "Pete  Dolly's." "Hey, Eddie." "Well, let him finish his drink." "I need him to take me home, unless you will." "Now they tell me it's the transmission." "No, that's okay." "Why don't you go home." "Feed your bird." "Why don't you get Leo and take him to the airport and watch the airplanes?" "Your sister-in-law?" "Yeah." "Over at Mid Hudson?" "Two weeks ago?" "Yeah." "Yeah, it's just that, we..." "I mean, I didn't..." "Well, I know, but you know..." " Diana, what's cookin' for the weekend?" " Blue skies and..." "The sun will rise tomorrow at 7:03 a.m. And set at 4:29 p.m." "Now a look at temperatures around the Valley." "In the 30s..." "So that was Eddie Hubbard who called before... and he said that... he heard that... that Dolly..." "From his sister-in-law there, over..." "She's a nurse at Mid Hudson." "Well, someone's gotta tell Delores." "What is this, some insurance thing?" "What are you two talkin' about?" "Nothin', Del." "Man talk." "Well..." " See you tomorrow." " See ya." " What were you doin'?" " Big news." "What's goin' on?" "What are you talkin' about?" "Gain energy and lose weight with Light  Fit." "This delicious, thick shake is today's essential fuel replacement." "All natural, high protein and nondairy." " Look and feel..." " Don't wait on Dolly." "Dolly's dead... and he's been sittin' there sayin' nothin' for two weeks." " Two weeks?" " Yeah, it's two weeks." "Come on." "Why do you wanna go in there?" "Hello?" "Oh, my God." "Jeff, maybe we should call the police or something." "Are you okay?" " She's quitting." "She wants her pay." " Jeff, please." "She's had to deal with all this bullshit, and she's had enough." "Why don't you just go outside, okay?" "I'm really sorry about your mother." "And I didn't mean to get so angry." "It was really, really nice... for you guys to hire me and everything, but..." "I just feel like... you don't really need the help." "You're a really wonderful person, Victor." "I have to go now." "Maybe... you could come by sometime to visit." "You know, once in a while." "Yeah, sure." "I mean..." "I might be going back to school for a while." "Bye." "Good-bye." "You okay?" "Goddamn it!" "Oh, my God, did I knock all those off?" "No, just one." "Sorry." "Let me just..." "You know, I do that sometimes." "Oh, yeah, I'm a cook." "I don't even think about it." "Sometimes I make something... and then I don't remember having made it." " And I'm not sure I made it." " You forget."