"If you ask me, there's a moment in everybody's life when you're helpless, just helpless with hope and trust." "And here you go." "And then something happens, something too big to understand, and then everything changes forever." "If you ask me, you start out with goodness so pure and clear, you don't even know it's there, because that's the way it is when you don't know anything." "And then..." "The news begins to arrive." "WAITING FOR FOREVER" "Emma." "Miss Twist?" "You have to board now." "Thank you." "Why you still chewing' on that cigar?" "Here." "Put it down." "I got to hold on to something, something in this life." "Oh, my goodness." "I just wanted to say thank you very much for picking me up." "Well, you welcome, young man." "Honey, he only stopped and picked you up to annoy me." " No, to neutralize you." " What?" "My birthday cigar, now that's meant to annoy you." " Wait." "Today's your birthday?" " Actually, it was yesterday." " Sixty-two years old." " Well, happy birthday." "Well, thank you, young man." "Sit back." "Dorothy and me, we like to drive straight through the night." "Ain't that right, Dorothy?" "Yes, baby." "That's right." "Give me this nasty thing." " Hi." " Hey." "Could you take me to the Carlton, please?" " You got it." " Thank you." " You married?" " Not officially." "But I'll tell you the truth, I might as well be." " You got a girlfriend then?" " I certainly do." "That's why I'm going back to Pennsylvania." "I'm going back to the place where we both were born." "Her parents still live there." " Her name is Emma." " Emma." "Emma!" "So how long have you and Emma been together?" "Oh." "Well, what exactly do you mean by "together"?" "Well, together, a couple." "Couple." "Well, I..." "I guess I'd have to say forever, sir." "I mean, I..." "We went to school until I was 10." "That's probably more what you mean." "And then I, um, moved away." "So you and Emma live together now in Pennsylvania?" "No, no." "She's mostly in California, but her dad is sick, I hear, so she's..." " You..." "You hear?" " Pardon?" " You hear her dad is sick." " No." "My friend told me." " My best friend Joey..." " Wait, wait." "No, no, no, no, no." "Just..." "Just a moment now." "Maybe it's none of your business, Albert." " Dorothy!" " No." "You leave that boy alone." "Dry up now." "Goodness." "Stop that." "If you don't stop..." "Stop that!" "Doggone you!" "You hound dog." "Silly man." "Here you go." "Hey." "You know, I know this may sound like a line, but... aren't you that girl on the TV show?" "You look just like this chick that's on this TV show that my wife watches." "Actually, I am." "I am that person." "But it's a terrible TV show." "So I'm really sorry." "Um, here's your fare, and... here's a little extra for sitting through it." "Okay?" "Thanks." " Albert." " What?" "Albert, you should hear this love story." "Tell Albert." " Really?" " Mm-hmm." " You really want to hear that again?" " Tell him, baby." "Tell me what?" "You're not gonna believe this, Albert." "Tell him." "So, we're in the fifth grade." "Me and Emma were always together." "Her house and mine, they seemed pretty far apart back then, but there was really just a beautiful park between them." "When we weren't in school, we spent hour after hour in that park." "But it's funny... talking?" "I don't remember talking." "I don't remember leading or following." "It was like we were inside of something bigger... that moved us around and took care of us so we didn't have to think about anything... except flying on a swing or running free." " And here you go." " Thank you very much." "Anyway, one day we're sitting in this classroom, and as usual, I was showing off for Emma." "But then the teacher tells us to be quiet and listen to the news." "It's a horrific event." "This is a train collision." "They are saying on the scene that at least 10 of those injured are critical." "That number is expected to rise as the e vening goes on." "Emma took me back to the main road to wait for my mom and dad, and we just sat there on this rock, looking toward the bend." "You could hear the cars before you could see them." "And every time you could hear the cars," "I'd think, "Oh, boy." "Oh, yeah." "Here it comes." "Good again." "Good again."" "And after a while, we went back to my house." "And no one would come right out and say what my brother Jimbo thought, that Mom and Dad were in that train accident." "Emma..." "Emma took me outside, and... and we just sat there for a long time." "Then she whispered something." "Well, the next morning I got up, and... there was no car there." "And then I knew." "I knew Mom was never gonna tuck me in again," "that my brother and I were gonna have to move to Massachusetts... to live with my aunt and uncle." "And I..." "I had to say good-bye to Emma." "Dorothy, pull over." "Let me drive, sweetheart." "Honey, would it be wrong for me to ask what it was that she whispered to you?" "Not at all." "What she whispered was..." " "They will always be there."" " Oh." ""You will always be loved."" "Can you believe that, from a 10-year-old?" "And get this." "She was right." "Oh, my goodness." " Dorothy." " What?" "I mean it, sweetheart." "Pull on over." "You're weaving all over the road." " Okay." "Okay." " Pull over." "Let me drive, sugarplum." " All right?" " Mm-hmm." "Come on, Dorothy." "Miranda." "Miranda!" "I'm getting it." "I'm inside now." " Hello?" " Hey, Mom." "Emma." "We have been on pins and needles, honey." "Where are you?" " Why didn't she call?" " I missed the connection." "Oh." "Her plane has been delayed." "She'll be here tomorrow." " Is Aaron with you?" " No." "Oh." "I'm so disappointed." " I'm okay, Mom." " Mm-hmm." " Aaron's not with her." " Good." "He's a jerk." "Shh, shh." "We watched the show last week." "We loved it." "You were so good." "You both were." "Yeah, well, honey, why they canceled it, we just can't figure that out." "Yeah." "All right." "How are you?" "You sound a little..." "No, no." "I'm..." "I'm great." "I'm fantastic." "Oh." "Oh, I'm so excited." " Me too." " Yeah, I guess I'll see you tomorrow." " Bye." "Love you." " Okay." "Me too." "Bye." "And looking at your Los Angeles traffic this afternoon," "Sig Alert on the 405 southbound..." "Hello?" "Yeah." "Hi." "Is, uh..." "Is Emma there?" "No." "I'm sorry." "She's not." "But she should be here soon though." "May I..." "May I ask who's calling?" " Hey." "What's up, Aaron?" " How could you do this?" "What?" " Aaron." " Yeah, Emma told me." "Well, it's not like you never mess around on Emma!" "I went out with her once." "Hey!" "May I ask who's calling?" "Hello?" "Wait, baby." "Okay." "Here's our address and our phone number." " Put it somewhere safe." " Okay." "You won't lose it?" "You won't forget?" "Forget?" "Even if it takes 50 years, I'm inviting you to the wedding." "Oh!" "Oh!" " You take care of yourself." "You hear me?" " You too." "Bye-bye." "Jimbo." "Make that in fives and 10s, please." " Thanks for calling me." " Thank you so much." "Jimbo!" "Jimbo!" "It's so good to see you, big brother." "Good seeing you." "What's up with that?" "Look at this tie." "This is a beautiful tie." " Look at you, huh?" " You look terrific." "Go." "Get your bag." "What was that?" "Wow." "High." "The ceilings are so high." " It's like a temple." " Mm-hmm." "Leather." "Sorry." "Listen." "You gotta call, pal." "All right?" "That's all there is to it." "Call?" "I didn't even know until, like, four days ago." "So four days ago you call, okay?" "You can't just come blowing into town and start playing with my tie in front of everybody." "Come on." "You haven't seen your little bro in a long time." " Give the poor guy a smooch." " A smooch." "Willie." "He really is very happy to see me." "Hey." "Uh-uh." "Don't." "No." "Don't do that, all right?" "Look at me." "Okay?" "Cut that out right now, or we're gonna have a very bad time here, my friend." "Do you hear me?" "So let me guess." " Emma's back." " Her dad's sick, so she came home." "You're still following her all around like a puppy dog?" "And you still haven't said one word to her." "Very good, Will." "Jim Donner." "Line three." "Jim Donner, mortgages." "Could you please hold on for one second?" "Thank you." "Kind of busy around here, Will." "Okay." "Um, I'm gonna go to Joey's." "Go to Joe's." "It was good to see you." "Yeah." "Can I have the account number, please?" "...668?" "Thanks." "Bap-bap." "Dolores, baby." "Get out here." "Up, up." " What?" " It's Willie." " Willie?" " Willie's here." "Willie?" "Willie!" " Hey." " It's so good to see you!" "You too." " Oh!" " All right." "Come here." "Come here." " Come here." " Gosh!" "Welcome home, buddy." "You've gotta introduce me to this one." "Say hi." " Hey, Gabe." " Say hi to Willie." " Here you go." " Thanks." "Hi, Mom." "Oh." "Oh, my baby." "My baby." "My baby." "Oh, you're really here." "Look at you." "Oh, my golly." " You look so wondeful." " Yeah?" "Oh, your eyes." "No." "Really." "They are so clear and bright." " Are they?" " Yeah." "They are, honey." "They really are." "You look so... mmm..." "happy." "I do?" "You..." "You do too." " Yeah." " Yeah." "You do too." "Oh." "I missed you." "Missed you so much." "So much." "Daddy's fine." "You'll see." "Come on." "Oh, I'm so sorry that Aaron couldn't come." "Oh..." " Are you hungry?" " Uh, no, I just want to see Daddy." "Oh." "Well, he wants to see you too, sweetheart." " So much." "So much." " How is he?" "Oh, you know, the doctors say all kinds of things." "One says kidneys." "Another says the..." "liver." "They say anything about ears, that my ears are going?" "I'm dying." "Let's get this show on the road." "Mmm." "Huh." "Hey." "Hi, Daddy." "Oh!" "You're looking good." "You didn't have to come home." " I really wanted to come home." " Hmm." "You know, I don't know why." "I just can't imagine any lack of entertainment... out there in the entertainment capital of the world." "Unless you find dying entertaining." "Oh, Dad." "You're not dying." "Stop that." "Yeah, well, I know I'm not." "Well, then why do you say such things, hmm?" "Oh, you know, for laughs." "Just..." "I thought that was your game these days, comedy." "I should probably go put my stuff away." "Yeah." "You don't want to have too much fun all at once." "Okay." " Our baby." " Would you stop with the..." "I'm gonna be frank with you." "This is such an easy to operate oven that I let my son operate it." " Joe, this is fantastic!" " This is a three-year-old..." "I'm so proud of you." "I mean, it's been long enough." "Hold on to this for a second." "My wife needs me right now." "I keep my family in the store." "I'll be right back." " I'll be right with you." " I'm really proud of you." "What is it?" "He said he's gonna knock on Emma's door and tell her everything." "That-a-boy." " When?" " Soon." " How soon?" " Soon." "Soon." "Okay." "But how soon, Will?" "Today or tomorrow." "Listen, Will." " Let's listen to Daddy." " I want you to look at me in the eyes, and I want you to give me your word of honor... that today, or tomorrow, you're gonna go to Emma's house and you're gonna knock on her door... and you are finally gonna get this asinine bull honky over with." "Okay?" "Gabe..." "I'm gonna tell Emma everything." "Okay?" "I'm gonna tell her that I love her." "Yeah?" "That I've always loved her." "That in my dreams..." "I breathe her in..." "I inhale her, and I feel her right here." "Here." "Here." "In the blood in my heart." "Here." "Blood." "Heart." "Heart." "Okay." "Hold on." "Just wait a second, Will." "What?" "In the blood in your heart?" "That's insane." "In his blood." "It's very nice." "You know, what's wrong with you?" "Let him go on." "I'm sorry, sir, but I am just not used to being ignored." "Now..." "I'm really sorry." "Uh, actually, let me ask you a question." "I see you've got your lovely husband here, and he's being very patient." "What would you say if he came to you one day, and... he told you that in his dreams he sucks you into his lungs, and at that point you go into his bloodstream?" "And you're actually, physically you are inside of his blood, inside of his heart, the chambers and valves and such." "How would that make you feel?" "Oh!" "Well, now." " Isn't that tub nice?" " Mmm." "It's supposed to be just for your father, but I love it." " Do you love it?" " I do." "Oh, thank you." "Hmm." " It's so weird." " What, honey?" "What's weird?" "I don't know." "I was little." "Suddenly I'm not little." "I mean, that tree house, it seems like a dream." "I remember Daddy making it." "I was the nail girl." "Now look at it." "Look at me." "Look at us." "Poof." "It's just so weird." "Was I a nice little girl?" "Oh, for heaven sakes, why would you even ask me that?" "You were the most wonderful, clever, bright, happy, happy, happy little girl that ever was." "And you haven't changed a bit." "Are those bugs getting to you?" "Because they're certainly getting to me." " Let's go inside." " Okay." "At least I know where to find you." "Susan's making dinner." "Kids want to see you." "Get in." "What's wrong with you?" "I don't know." "You don't know?" " Nothing." "It's okay." "I'm fine." " Mm-hmm." "I just gotta make sure that you're real children." "It's very important with juggling." "Not..." "Not little goblins or anything like that." "The child here is not real." "It's an alien." "All right." "Okay." "Really." "I'm gonna..." "Whoa." "Whoa." " Higher!" " Okay." "Yay!" "Food!" " Ooh!" "Ooh!" " Oh!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "Oh!" "He gets paid 40 bucks." "Isn't that right, Uncle Will?" "We're gonna have to get Q-tips, because I said "ducks"." " I get paid in little fuzzy baby ducks." " Ducks?" "Wait, wait." "Wait, wait, wait." "Is that really true, Willie?" " Do you really make $40 a day?" " Uh, on a good day." "Wow." "See?" "Yeah?" "How much you paying in tax on that $40 that you're making?" "Come on." "You've gotta be kidding." "Really, Jim?" "What?" "I'm just curious." "Does he pay tax on the money that he makes?" "What's wrong with that?" "Should I?" "You don't need to pay any income tax." "Okay?" "Want some dessert?" "Maybe you'd like a cup of coffee or tea or something like that?" " Yeah." " That's the solution... to the problem, Will." "You just don't worry about it." "Problem?" "What problem?" "I mean, where's the problem?" "He doesn't have a problem." "He doesn't have a problem." "He doesn't have a home." "Hey, guys." "Eat your salad." "Please." "Thank you." "He doesn't have a job." "I have a home." "No." "A room in some fleabag motel is not a home." "Doesn't have any clothes." "Doesn't have a car." " I had a car." " You had a car?" "Yeah, but I hated it, 'cause I always had to put it somewhere." "Yeah." "Life is tough, having to put that car somewhere." "Aren't pajamas clothes?" "Can I tell you something right now?" "There's nothing like 'em." "Just feel 'em." "Feel 'em." "Yeah." " They're soft." " It's so soft." "They're cheap." "And your legs..." "Your legs..." "They're just as free as a bird." "Just comes out of nowhere." " Oh, yeah!" " Oh, Uncle Will!" "Kids." "Go inside." "Go." "Aw." "Go play." "Come on." "Give us a couple minutes." "Come to me." "No?" "You remember that TV show?" "What TV show?" "You remember." "It was that, um... that news show, where you said that guy was Will." "Anyway, Willie, so listen." "There was this news program, okay?" "And there was this guy who had this cat." "Now, all day long, he had to check the refrigerator... to make sure that he didn't put the cat inside of there." " The refrigerator?" " That's right, Will." "The refrigerator." " And the cat?" " That's right, Will." "The cat." "He was nuts." "Hey." "You know what?" "He wasn't nuts." "He had a disorder." "Yes, Will." "A disorder called F'ing nuts." "Now, as soon as this lunatic closed the door, he had to open it again... to make sure that the cat wasn't inside." "All day long, right?" "He was doing this." "He was opening, closing, opening, closing." "And he talked about it..." "Talked about it very clearly." "Like it was a very reasonable thing for him to do." "Because who knows?" "Maybe the cat could have gotten in there, right?" "Before he saw it." "Before he closed the door." "And so Susan leans over to me, and she says," ""That guy"," "She says, "That's your brother"." "Hmm?" "She says, "That's Will with Emma." "He can't help it"." "And you know what, Willie?" "She's right." "She's right." "Okay?" "You talk like following this woman around everywhere... is something that makes sense, but it doesn't." "Okay?" "It doesn't make sense." "It's called stalking, and it's against the law." "And I want you to stop telling my kids that life is nothing but a bowl of cherries... and that everything is just peachy, okay?" "What life is, what isn't, that's my area." "All right?" "I'll handle that topic with my kids, if that's all right with you." "Our mother said "peachy"." "I remember it." "She used to say," ""If this isn't peachy, I don't know what is"." "Jimbo says "peachy"." "Willie, how did this whole thing start?" "I don't know." "For a while, uh, after the train," "I'd come back here in the summer, and I'd see her." "And then I..." "I stopped coming back." "Um..." "But we'd write." "Then that stopped." "So, when she went off to college in Oregon," "I just..." "I just went to Oregon." "And when you follow Emma, how..." "how often do you actually see her?" "It doesn't matter." "It's just being around where she might be." "That's plenty." "I, uh..." "Here." "I think it would be best for everybody if I just went back to Joey's." "I don't know whether I'm dying or I'm not dying." "I just..." "I don't understand why you find the topic of death objectionable." " I don't find it objectionable." " Yes, you do." "I can see it in your face you do." "He's joking." "Can't you tell he's joking?" "You know, before you leave, do you think you could take your mother aside and explain the concept of punch lines?" "See, jokes have punch lines." "Me talking about being dead, no punch line." " Me dead, big punch line." " You're too much." "Isn't he too much?" "So, honey, tell us about everything." "Tell us." "Just tell us." "Mmm, everything, like what?" "Oh, uh, you know, California, the show, Aaron." "How's..." "How's everything with Aaron?" "Eh..." "Oh, no." "You're not having problems?" "Not really." "I don't know." "Sometimes things just get complicated." "Mm-hmm." "Mm-hmm." "Well, sweetheart, you know what you have to do?" "You have to just..." "un-complicate them." "I am hating this." " Hating what?" " Hating this." "This moment." "This moment in my life." "You have no idea how I detest this." "Richard, that is not acceptable." "You haven't seen your daughter in, uh, what, over two years." "And she's traveled 3,000 miles to see you, and you make a comment like that." "No." "That's..." "I don't know why." "Why?" "Because I was joking, Miranda." "That was a joke." "Just a little joke." "What the..." "You were hating it too." "I know you were." "I could see it." "So how is Aaron?" " That's cool." "You have enough covers?" " Yeah." " You want another pillow?" " I'm good." "All right." " Yeah." " Okay." "I had that same thing once, Willie, when I couldn't breathe." " You did?" " Yeah." "I was maybe six." "I got lost in this great big store, a department store or something." "Everything was really high up." "I didn't know where I was." "I didn't know where to go." "Couldn't find my mom or my dad." "All these strange faces just looking down at me." "And my throat just closed up." "Yeah." "That's what it was." "My throat just closed up." "Yeah." "It's normal." "It's just terror." "Good night." "Night." "Good night." "Night." "What do you think?" " You look great." " Yeah?" "Thank you." " Say bye-bye." " Good luck, Will." "Bye." "Aaron?" "Oh, my gosh." "I can't believe this." "Oh, what a surprise." "Come in." "Come in." "I'm sorry." "Uh, you, uh..." "you, uh... you must be..." " Emma's mother." "Miranda." " Right." "I can't believe this." "I'm so goofy, I couldn't even introduce myself." " Oh, well, I didn't." " I must seem like a..." " Like a..." "I don't know what." " No, no, no." "Not at all." " A goofy teenager or something." " No." "No, no." "Does she know..." "Does she know you're here?" "Because, uh..." "Em!" "Does she?" "Because she didn't say anything." "Does she know?" " No." "No, no." "Actually, she doesn't." " She doesn't know you're here." " Well, that's even better." " Yeah?" "Honey, look." "Can you believe?" "Look who's arrived." "I forgive you." "Oh, is this when I'm supposed to say I forgive you too?" "Forgive me for what, Emma?" "Oh!" "No!" "Richard!" " What just happened?" " Richard!" "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry, Mom." "I'll clean it up later." "Miranda." " What the heck's going on?" " I'm sorry." "What?" "Uh, uh..." "Oh." "Excuse me." " Yeah." " Oh, I wonder who that could be." "Yeah." "What?" " Who's there?" " Are you selling something?" " Miranda." " No." "I'm sorry." "We're having a very busy moment here." " Come back another time." " Uh..." "Why don't..." "Why don't you come into the kitchen." " I'm sorry." " Come into the kitchen." "Uh..." "Well, why..." "Why don't..." "Why don't you sit, Aaron." "Right." "Can I, uh..." "Can I get you something?" "No." "Thank you." " You sure?" " Yes, yes." "Ah." "I'm just gonna clean up a little bit, if you'll excuse me." "I'll be right..." "He told her he forgave her." " For what?" " I don't know." " Oh, for crying..." " Richard." "Richard." "Forgive her for what?" " Mr. Twist." " Forgive her for what?" "I really think it's best if it comes from Emma, sir." "Forgive her for what?" "She cheated on me... with a friend of mine." "Well, let's not share this with her mother, okay?" "Okay." "Okay." " You okay?" " Uh, yeah." "Sweetheart, I brought you some nice soup." "And Aaron called." "He wants me to tell you that he's staying at the Colonial." "Okay?" "So that's where he is." "All right." "Well, now you just rest." "I'll, uh..." "I'll leave your soup by the door." "Sweetheart." " I'm going out." " Oh, that's wonderful." " Did you have your soup?" " Yeah." "Thank you." "Oh, good for you." "And so good to see you up." "Take..." "Take the Volvo if you want." "No, I'm walking." "I just want to walk." "Oh." "Okay." "Well, have fun." "Um, yeah." "Enjoy yourself." ""Enjoy yourself"?" ""Enjoy yourself"?" "Yes." "Yes." ""Enjoy yourself."" "I mean, she could use some enjoyment." "Why is that not a good thing to say?" "Enjoyment?" "What do you think?" "She's gonna take a walk to the lollipop store?" "Lollipop store?" "What lollipop store?" "I don't even know what you're talking about, lollipop store." "Well, that's refreshing." "Usually you have no idea that you don't know what I'm talking about." "It could be me, Richard." "It could be me." "But couldn't it also be you?" "I mean, the way you speak to me..." "Honey, sweetheart, please." "You tell me what you mean by the lollipop store." "And then I will try to respond." "I want to respond." "I do." "I really want to talk about our daughter." "I want to talk about Emma, our little girl, because I..." "I think that it's killing..." "killing me." "I think that it's killing me to see her like this." "Do you have any idea how unattractive the expression on your face is right now?" "I hate you." "Good." "You are so horrible to me." "Oh, that-a-girl." "Now you're talkin'." "Huh?" "Now you're talkin'." "I wish you were dead." "I do." "Oh." "Miranda." "Remember this." " I want you to die." " Oh!" "I want you to die, 'cause I hate you!" " Okay!" " I do!" "I hate you!" "Listen to this." "Hang on to this." "Hang on." "I hate you!" "I hate you!" " Remember this!" " I hate you!" "No!" "I hate you!" "I hate you." "Keep it up." "Keep it up." "You're strong." " I hate you!" " That's strong." "Hold on." "Hold on." "Hold on." "Hold on." "Don't lose it." "Okay." "All right." "Shh." "Okay." "No, no, no." "Come on, come on, come on." "Oh, no, no, no." " I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." " Oh, no." "It's okay." "It's okay." "You need to be strong when I'm gone." "You're my girl." "You're my girl." "You're my strong girl." "Do you have any idea... how beautiful the expression on your face is right now?" "It's okay." "Emma?" " Yeah?" " It's..." "It's Will." "Willie?" "Oh, my goodness." "Hi." "Wow!" "Hey." " Hi." " Hey." "Will Donner." "Um..." "How..." "I was..." "I was just walking, and I just saw you." "This is really something." "How are you?" " I know." "I'm good." "I'm really good." " How are..." "How are you?" "I'm fine." "Doing fine." "I..." " Weird." "I don't know." " I know." "I know." "Gosh." "Look at you." "Whiskers." "Look at you." "Breasts." "Yeah." "So, what?" "Do you... you live here now?" "Did you move here?" " I'm here." "I'm always here." " Yeah?" " Yeah." " Well, what?" "Did you just move back, or..." "No." " You're just visiting?" " Yeah." "Yeah." "I'm just visiting." "What's it been?" "Like years and years." "It's been forever." "It was the end of summer." "I was visiting Joey, remember?" "It was all muggy and hot out, and then we went swimming, but you had to go to your dance lesson." " Really?" " Yeah." "Joey..." "I haven't thought about him in so long." "Hey." "Emma." " Yeah?" " Uh..." "Do you want to go sit somewhere?" "Oh, Willie, I can't." "I'm meeting somebody." "I'm really happy to see you though." "You look really great." "Thanks." "You look beautiful." "Thank you." "But I..." "I would also say you look like you've been through the wringer." "Do you want to walk with me for a little?" " Sure." " Okay." " Hey, Jimbo." "Is my brother around?" " Uh, he's not actually." "Uh, you know, today's the big day." "Didn't you know that?" " Know what?" " He finally went to Emma's." "No, no." "See?" "See, this is the thing." " What thing?" " He's sick." "All right?" "And somebody's gotta do something." "Okay?" "Somebody's gotta step in." " What are you talking about, he's sick?" " Just look at him." "Who is he talking to half of the time?" "Jimmy, you know exactly who he's talking to." "Oh, I do?" "Your mom and your dad." "You know what he thinks about his mommy and daddy?" "He thinks they went to a Broadway show on a Thursday afternoon." "Matinee on a Thursday?" "No, that doesn't happen." "You ever see my mother without a cigarette in her hand?" "My Fair Lady?" "No way." "Dad was taking her to radiation treatments." "Breast cancer, lung cancer, liver cancer." "And how do I know this?" "How do I know?" "I know because he told me... when I was 11." "He wants to believe in this..." "fairy tale." "You know?" "Our beautiful mother, our... our handsome father, frickin' Prince Charming, Cinderella." "Matinee my ass." "Everything was as bad as it could get, and then it got worse." "Willie, this is where I'm going." "Well, looks to me like you're not so crazy about going in." "I have to, Willie." "Emma." "There's something I've wanted to say to you for a long time." "A long, long time." "Uh, Pistilli's is right around the corner." "We used to go there all the time." "Maybe we could sit down in Pistilli's, and I'll buy you a soda, and, uh... and I'll tell you what I have to say." "Won't take long." "I promise." "I really can't, Willie." "Okay." "But if you won't come with me, then I'm gonna wrap myself around your leg, and you're gonna have to drag me everywhere you go... for the rest of your life." "Come on." "Do I really look terrible, Willie?" "Uh, horrible." "Truly?" "Come on." "No, no." "What you look is tired." "Oh, Willie." "So where do you live now?" "Uh, I guess I would have to say..." "I'm in the process of choosing somewhere to live at the moment." " Oh, that can be exciting." " Oh, yeah." "It is very exciting." "What do you do?" "Uh, "do"?" "Yeah." "You know, for a living, to make money." "Guess." " What?" " I'll show you." "These will work." " Wow." "What's he doing?" " I'm sorry." " I can't believe he took my..." " This." "This is what I do for a living." "Wow." "Look at that." "Wow." "Whoa, buddy." "I, uh, show off for you." " For me?" " Yeah." "Come on." " Thanks." " Good job." "Hi." "Welcome to the Dirty Truth." "Just sit anywhere you like." "I really have to go, Willie." "Wait." "Look." "Those are our stools." "They kept the same stools." "These are the stools we always sat on." "Hey, buddy." "Uh, could I ask you to please do me a huge favor?" "Would it be okay if you and your gal just moved over two stools?" "Why?" "You're not gonna believe this, but, years ago, this place was a soda shop... and, uh, those were our stools." "Now, would it be okay if you just moved over?" " No, it wouldn't be okay." " Really?" "Yeah, really." "I can't believe that." "It's fine." "We should go." "I'm really just curious." "Why wouldn't you do that?" "Okay, look, if you wanna fight, I gotta tell you something." "You picked the ideal guy, because you will cream me." "I don't know what it is." "I got no fighting skills whatsoever." "None." "It's pathetic." "The idea of being hit in the nose..." "It's just..." "It's that sound." "It's that crunch." "This is a peaceful place for me." "It's a no-fly zone." "Hit me in the shoulder." "No, no." "Don't." "That's my second-favorite place." " You couldn't do better than this clown?" " He's not a clown." "I actually, I kind of am." "But how did you know that?" "It's all right, babe." "Let's just go." "Thank you." "Our stools." "Um, do you remember how they used to spin?" "This one is kind of gunked up." " Try yours." " No." "Come on." "Just one." "Just one little spin." "Oh." "Emma Twist is twisting'." "Emma Twist is twisting'." "Do you see?" "She's back." "Oh." "Could you bring me a bottle... of the cheapest champagne you can get your hands on?" "Comin' right up, sir." "Look at Mr. Big Shot ordering booze." " What are you doing?" " We're celebrating." "No." "I mean when you're talking like that, talking to no one." "You know who I'm talking to." " No, I don't." " You know." "No, Willie, I really don't." "Say hello." "They've been missing you." "Remember what you said?" ""Do you know that you will always be loved?"" "Willie." "Oh, Willie." "Okay?" "Almost." "Yep." "I'm okay." "You're not a clown." "Thank you." " Here you go, sir." " Ah." "Perfect." "Yeah." "Um, thanks." "Come." "Come, come, come, come, come, come." "Oh, I used to love that." "What?" "This was so not meant for heels." "What is happening to me, Will?" "What do you mean?" "I don't know." "I feel like I'm going crazy." "I know I said that everything was fine, but everything's not fine." "Why does everything have to be so hard?" "You know?" "Why can't it just be easy?" "I just have to keep on pretending and pretending and pretending... just to keep myself from bawling my eyes out forever." "Maybe you have a lot to cry about." "Do you want any of this?" "I don't either." "What are you doing?" "Come on." "Come on." "Feez!" "Okay." "Wait." "Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop." "Touch my knee right here where my finger is." "I feel nothing." "Nothing." "Completely numb." "Do you know why?" "Why?" "'Cause you and I were sitting on this merry-go-round, and you got off 'cause you were scared 'cause it was going so fast." "But I stayed on, and then I went flying off... and landed right on this knee." "And ever since then, this spot right here has had no feeling whatsoever." " Remember?" " Yeah." "I do remember that." "Close your eyes." " Do you feel this?" " Yeah." " This?" " Yeah." " This?" " No." "That's the spot." "Nothing." "Oh!" "You know that person that I'm supposed to meet at the motel?" "Mm-hmm." "Well, he came by my house today, and I just started throwing things at him." "Is he a friend of yours?" "He wants to marry me." "Uh, well, it sounds to me like, uh, if..." "What with all the throwing things and whatnot, you're leaning toward not wanting to marry him back." "I mmet someone else." "Okay." "Um..." "Someone else?" "I cheated on my boyfriend with this other person." "It's the way I did it." "You know?" "It was so sloppy." "I was so selfish." "If you..." "If you don't like what you did, then tell the person you hurt that you're sorry." "What else can you do?" "It's gone too." " What?" " The vine forest." " This is where it was." " No." "Yeah." "At the end of the path that led to the park." "Right here." "Do you remember?" "We were happy." "Though the days are long" "Twilight sings a song" "Of a happiness that used to be" "Come here." " Pajamas." " Yeah?" "Yeah." "You saw me in California." "So wait a minute then." "You put 60 cents in my hat, two quarters and a dime." "I still have them." "But..." "you didn't say anything." " No." " Why?" " 'Cause I was waiting." " For what?" "Now." "So..." "So wait a minute." "You..." "You've been following me?" "No." "I go where you are." "You've been following me." "No." "I go where you are." "So you knew that I was here, that I came home." "And you followed me from Los Angeles?" "I lived in San Francisco." "Did you go to San Francisco?" "And before that, Oregon." "Okay?" "Please listen to me now." "Because what I wanted to tell you before, this is it." "I am imagining a day... where I get up... and I know that I will not see you... because you're far away." "Okay?" "I will not see you." "No chance." "Will not." "And now, now I'm imagining a day, when I get up, and I know that I might see you." "Okay?" "Might." "Could." "Maybe." "Of those two days, that's the day I want, that's the day I choose." "And how can one step away from you... ever be anything for me but a step in the wrong direction?" "How?" "Is this a joke?" "'Cause if this is a joke, Will, I gotta tell you something." "Jokes have punch lines." "Okay?" "So where's the punch line here?" "What?" "You're not joking." "No." "You gotta stop this." "Don't you see that you gotta stop?" "If you say that I do." "I'm saying that you do." "Okay?" "This is not the way the world works." "We're not kids anymore." "You don't even know me." " You need to promise me." " Okay." "Promise me that you will not go where I go." "Okay." "'Cause this is so wrong, Will." "It is so wrong." "What's wrong?" "Everything." "Okay?" "Everything." "Life is not simple." "It is not easy." "Horrible things happen." "And people do terrible things, Will." "They do." "I..." "I don't believe she really means this." "What are you doing?" "Don't do that!" " But, Emma, it was you." " What was me?" " Them." " What?" "No." "I need you to promise me, okay?" "I need you to say it, that you will not follow me anymore." "Why would I go where you don't want me to go?" "Promise me, Will!" "Okay?" "Just promise me." "Okay." "Yes." "Yes." "Yes." "Ye..." "Well, it's not like you never mess around on Emma!" "Denis?" "Oh, no." "No." "I'm sorry." "I..." "I'm sorry." "Oh, Emma." "Emma." "I've just been so crazy, Aaron." "I've been calling all night, and your mother said you left hours ago." "And, uh, I've had all these horrible thoughts." "I'm sorry." "I'm sorry." "I met this guy." "I should've just come here." "A guy?" "This guy I knew." "He's been following me." "Been following you?" "Look, it..." "It doesn't matter, okay?" "I took care of it." "I think I should just go home." "No, no, no." "No, no, no, no." " Ow." "Ow." " No, no, no, no." "I'm sorry." "Please." "Please." "I am exhausted." "Well, what exactly were you doing with this guy... that was so exhausting?" " Oh, Aaron." " No." "I won't..." "What do you mean following you?" " Look, it doesn't matter." " Yes, it matters." "It matters to me." "In Los Angeles..." "Was he following you in Los Angeles?" "Yeah." "You know this for a fact?" "Yes." "What's his name?" "Will Donner." "No, I don't like the sound of this one bit." "I mean, this is..." "This is dangerous." "Aaron, listen to me." "This afternoon, I threw a ceramic cat at you." "Isn't that what we should be talking about?" "Yeah." "Yeah, you're right." "All right." "Okay, so, uh, tomorrow, we'll just, uh..." "We'll just start over." " Okay." " Okay." "City and state, please." "Los Angeles Police Department." "What are you doin'?" "Get out of the road." "Come on." "You know there's no hitchhiking along this highway?" "No." " Where you headed?" " I have no idea." "May I see your identification, please?" "Mr. Donner, this driver's license expired over four years ago." "Well, then it's a good thing I'm not driving." "You still at this address?" "No, sir, I'm not." "Can you tell me where your home is at now, Mr. Donner?" "Not even close." "Sit tight." "I'll be back in a moment." "Why would I remain silent if you want to ask me questions?" "A man was killed in California." "He was involved in a relationship with a Miss Emma Twist." "Do you know Emma Twist?" "You must know that I do." " Do you follow Emma Twist?" " I did." " And you don't follow her anymore?" " No." " Why'd you stop following her?" " Because she told me to." "Do you know where you were on the first of October, Mr. Donner?" "No." "Do you..." "Do you know where you were?" "We're not suspects in a murder case, Mr. Donner." "You are." "Where were you on the first of October?" "No." "No." "Emma, no." "No." "I have to go." "I have to go back." "Mr. Donner, that's not gonna be possible." "A warrant for your arrest has been issued in California." " I really have to go now." " Mr. Donner, you have to sit down." " Just sit down!" " I have to leave." "No, no." "No!" "Get him down!" " Emma!" "Emma!" " Keep him down!" "Emma!" "No!" "No!" "Hello." "Uh, yes." "One minute." "Hello." "Wake up." "Let's go." "Mm-hmm." "He's free to go." "Thanks for coming so far to get me." "I'll..." "I'll pay you back." "Come on." "They treat you all right?" "Look, they don't have any evidence, all right?" "That's why they let you go." "I know you didn't do this." "I know." "I know that." "I know." "You have to jump through their hoops though." "Okay?" "You have to get a lawyer." "And... you're gonna have to get your act together." "Okay?" "I've been trying." "I promise." "I just..." "I can't..." "I can't stop crying." "Will, you just..." "You just gotta pull it together." " Jimbo." " Hmm?" "Everything's not peachy." "There..." "There aren't any matinees on Thursdays." "I'm sorry." "The flight leaves soon." "Flight 4789 from Chicago O'Hare... is now arriving at Gate B1." "Come on." "Oh, my gosh." "Where did you get that?" "It's from the train wreck." "It's for the bail." "Put that away, Will." "You just carry that around with you?" "Hey." "You have a brother who's a banker." "What's wrong with you, kid?" "Hmm?" "You ever hear of interest?" "No." "No." "Is..." "Is Emma still home?" "She's getting married." "Her dad's in rough shape, though, so it's all... kind of up in the air." "I got all this from Joey." "You okay?" "I'm gonna go get some gum." " Do you want anything?" " I'm okay." "Gummi Bears?" "Yeah." "Get me some Gummi Bears." "Ladies and gentlemen, Flight 935 to Pittsburgh... will begin general boarding in 15 minutes." "All passengers requiring assistance for preboarding... are invited to start boarding now, followed by our Gold Club and first-class passengers." "Willie?" " I'll take it." " Thanks." "Thanks, honey." " I love you." " I love you too." "We need some air." " What do you say?" " Yeah." "Come on." " The wine list, sir." " Oh." " We'll do, uh, number 3." " You got it." "What?" "I mean, the idea of this guy, this little boy I knew, doing such a thing is just..." "I can't fit it in my head." "I just can't." "I can't believe someone was killed." "I just..." "I just can't." "You know, the thing is that sometimes... stuff happens." "And you just..." "You just move on." " you move on." " Here you go." "We have to wait, Aaron." "I mean, we have to." "My dad, he's either gonna get better or he won't, you know?" "It's just no good this way for him or for us... all worrying and rushing." "I think you should..." "you should go back." "I'm gonna stay here for..." "however long it takes." "I'm so sorry, Aaron, but... it's just how it's gonna be." "No, it's okay." " Here." " Uh-uh." "No." "It's good." "You love tapioca." "No." "Yeah." "Here, honey." "Who do you know in Savannah?" "Who do you know in Savannah?" "Willie." "Yeah." "I'll be right back, okay?" "The side has something going now." "Crowd's loving it." "Now the big guy, hitting .342 with 92 RBI's." "Hello?" "Uh-huh." "Willie." "Willie Pajamas?" "Uh-huh." "Hold on." " Albert." " Yeah?" " It's about Willie Pajamas." " What?" "Okay." "Uh-huh." "Daddy?" "Daddy." "Daddy." "Dad?" "Mommy?" "Mom!" "What?" "What?" "Richard." "What do you mean following you?" " It doesn't matter." " Yes, it matters." "It matters to me." "What's his name?" "Will Donner." "Arrest in progress at 348 South Palm." "...suspect now in custody." "Excuse me." "Weren't you Larry Lightning Bolt in Miss Hyderman's first-grade science play?" "What do you know..." "Rhonda Rain Shower." " Right?" " That's me." " Geez." " Yeah." "Well, thanks for meeting me here." " Yeah, sure." " It's been so long." "Look." "Um..." "Joey, I'm afraid I've just been making messes." "From what I have heard, you've had sort of a, uh... a rough year." "We..." "Who did..." "Who did you hear that from?" "From Willie." "Willie." "Yeah." "Look, that's the reason I called you." "I've just been feeling so badly about all the terrible things... that have happened to him because of me." "I know that he stayed with you when he was here, so I figured you'd be in touch." "I don't even know why he ever even liked me." "Liked you?" "This kid was ready to climb inside your aorta." " For crying out loud." " What?" "Uh, never mind." "It..." "It works when Will says it." "Look." "Um, if you talk to him, will you tell him how sorry I am?" "Okay." "Hey, Jim." "Oh." "Uh, Willie sent this." "He's in San Francisco." "He's performing at the Fisherman's Wharf." "He sent it with another letter to me." "He didn't know where to send it after your dad died, so..." " Here you go." " Thanks." "How's your mom doing?" " She's fine." " Is she?" " Yeah." " Good." "Good." "Well..." "Thank you." "Dear Emma," "Those two words, "Dear Emma", take me away to another time, when we used to write to each other after Mom and Dad died." "I used to tell you about my new friends and my new life." "And you used to tell me about the grand time my mom and dad were having in heaven." "Truth is nothing." "What you believe to be true is everything." "And the main thing that I used to believe was that I would be with you forever." "Forever." "The reason it has taken me so long to write to you... is that I see that I have been a fool." "I've spent my life fooling myself." "Every letter I've ever written to you has been a love letter." "How could they have been anything else?" "I can see now that all of them, except this one, were bad love letters." "Bad love letters beg for love back." "Good love letters ask for nothing." "This, I'm pleased to announce, is my first good love letter to you, because there is nothing more for you to do." "You've already done everything." "I have enough of you in my head to last forever." "So please don't ever worry about me." "I'm peachy." "I really am." "I have everything." "If I had one wish, it would be that your life... brings you a taste of the happiness you have brought to me, that you can feel what it's like to love." "Your friend forever," "Will." " Vacation?" " No, I'm looking for a friend." "He juggles." "Juggler." "Do you..." "Wears pajamas." "White boy pajamas?" "That's him." "That is..." "That's him." "That's Will." " Him down there." "Gateway Marketplace." " Yeah." "He don't be there till dark." "Thank you so much." " You're welcome." "Welcome." " Thank you." " You're welcome." " Thank you." "Balloons!" "Get your balloons here!" "Candy apples!" " Cotton candy!" " Hot oysters!" "Get your cotton candy right here!" "Are you following me?"