"( stringed glissando playing )" "Shh." "NARRATOR:" "Royal Tenenbaum bought the houseon Archer Avenue in thewinter of his 35th year." "( instrumental "Hey Jude"plays )" "Over the nextdecade he and hiswife had threechildren and then they separated." "Areyou getting divorced?" "At themoment, no..." "but... it doesn'tlook good." "Do you still love us?" "Of coursel do." "Do you still loveMom?" "Yes, very much, butyour mother's asked me to leave and I must respect her position on thematter." "Is it our fault?" "No." "No." "Obviously, as a result of having children, but, uh... no, Lord, no." "Then why'd sheaskyou to leave?" "I don't really know anymore." "Maybe, uh, I wasn'tas true to her as I could've been." "Well, shesaid..." "Let's just drop it shall we, uh, Chassie?" "NARRATOR:" "They were never legally divorced." "Thankyou, Pagoda." "NARRATOR:" "Etheline Tenenbaum keptthe house and raised thechildren and their education was her highestpriority." "Yes, I'll hold, please." "Thankyou." "I need $187." "Writeyourself a check." "Bene." "Si." "Grazie mille." "NARRATOR:" "Shewrote a book on thesubject." "Chas, Chas!" "Richie!" "Uh, thegentleman in the bluecardigan, please." "Thankyou." "I have a two-part question." "Go ahead." "NARRATOR:" "Chas Tenenbaum had, sinceelementary school taken mostof his meals in his room standing up athis desk with a cup of coffee to save time." "( "Hey, Jude" continuing )" "In thesixth grade, hewentinto business breeding Dalmatian mice which hesold to a petshop in Little Tokyo." "Hestarted buying real estate in his early teens and seemed to have an almost preternatural understanding of international finance." "He negotiated the purchase of hisfather'ssummer house on Eagle's Island." "ROYAL:" "Hold it, Chassie." "Hold it right there." "Whatareyou doing?" "You'reon my team." "( chuckles )" "Thereare no teams." "( groans )" "( laughing )" "NARRATOR:" "The BBwasstill lodged between two knuckles in Chas's lefthand." "Margot Tenenbaumwas adopted atage two." "Herfather had always noted thiswhen introducing her." "This is my adopted daughter Margot Tenenbaum." "NARRATOR:" "Shewas a playwright, and won a Braverman Grantof $50,000 in the ninth grade." "She and her brother Richie ran away from homeonewinter and camped out in the African wing of the public archives." "( camera shutter clicking )" "Hi, Eli." "You said Icould run away, too." "No, I didn't, and don't tell anyoneyou saw us." "NARRATOR:" "They shared a sleeping bag and survived on crackers and rootbeer." "Four years later" "Margotdisappeared alone for two weeks and came back with half afinger missing." "Richie Tenenbaum had been a champion tennis player since the third grade." "Do you copy, Anonymous?" "NARRATOR:" "He turned pro at17 and won the U.S. Nationals three years in a row." "He kepta studio in thecorner of the ballroom buthad failed to develop as a painter." "Up... up... right... perfect." "Pagoda?" "NARRATOR:" "On weekends" "Royal took him on outings around thecity." "(yelling )" "( dogs barking )" "Putit out there." "NARRATOR:" "Theseinvitations were never extended to anyoneelse." "( laughing )" "Richie's bestfriend, Eli Cash, lived with his aunt in the building acrossthestreet." "Hewas a regularfixture atfamily gatherings holidays, mornings before school, and mostafternoons." "The three Tenenbaum children performed Margot'sfirstplay on the night of her 11th birthday." "( doorbell rings )" "They had agreed to invite theirfather to the party." "What'd you think, Dad?" "Mmm... didn'tseem believable to me." "Why areyou wearing pajamas?" "Do you live here?" "He has permission to sleep over." "Well, did you atleast think thecharacters werewell-developed?" "What characters?" "This is a bunch of little kids, uh dressed up in animal costumes." "Good night, everyone." "Well, sweetie... don't bemad atme." "That's just oneman's opinion." "CHILDREN:" "NARRATOR:" "He had notbeen invited to any of their partiessince." "In fact, virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums had been erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster." "Go, Mordecai." "( "Hey Jude"plays )" "( "Hey Jude" fades )" "( classical music playing )" "( shutter clicks )" "I've been instructed to refuseany further charges on your room account and to directyou, in writing to pleasevacate the premises by theend of themonth." "WhataboutSing-Sang?" "I owe her $100." "NARRATOR:" "Royal had lived in the Lindbergh Palace Hotel for 22 years." "( keyboard clacking )" "Can you pay her in cash?" "Uh-uh." "NARRATOR:" "Hewas a prominentlitigator until the mid '80s when hewas disbarred and briefly imprisoned." "No onein hisfamily had spoken to him in three years." "Read it backto meso far, Pietro." "New paragraph." "NARRATOR:" "Richie had retired from professional tennis at26." "His lastmatch had been widely discussed in the media." "( tennis ball hits racquet, bounces on court)" "( applause )" ""Your friend Richie." End of letter." "NARRATOR:" "For the pastyear, he had been traveling alone on an ocean liner called theCoted'lvoire and had seen both poles, fiveoceans the Amazon and the Nile." ""Thecrickets and the rust beetles scuttled" ""among the nettles of thesage thicket." ""'Vamanos, amigos,' hewhispered" ""and threw the busted-leather fint craw" ""over thelooseweave of thesaddlecock and they rodeon in thefriscalating dusklight."" "( applause )" "NARRATOR:" "Eli was an assistantprofessor of English literature atBrooks College." "The recentpublication of hissecond novel... ( horses galloping, gunfire, shouting ) ...had earned him a sudden, unexpected literary celebrity." "Well, everyone knows Custer died at LittleBighorn." "What this book presupposes is..." "maybe hedidn't." "Letmeaskyou something." "Why would a review make the point of saying someone's nota genius?" "You thinkl'm especially nota genius?" "I know w..." "You didn't even have to think aboutit, did you?" "Well, ljust don't use that word lightly." "( knocking on door )" "I have to go, Eli." "( knocking on door )" "MAN:" "Margot?" "Uh-huh." "May I comein, please?" "( water running )" "( squeaking )" "How areyou, my darling?" "NARRATOR:" "Margo was married to thewriter and neurologist" "Raleigh St. Clair." "( gulls cawing )" "You need to eatsomething." "May I makeyou dinner?" "No, thankyou." "( tapping prosthetic finger )" "NARRATOR:" "Shewas known for her extremesecrecy." "For example, noneof the Tenenbaums knew shewas a smoker, which she had been since the ageof 12." "Norwere they aware of herfirstmarriage and divorce to a recording artistin Jamaica." "She kepta privatestudio in Mockingbird Heights under the name "Helen Scott."" "She had notcompleted a play in seven years." "17 October, third examination of Dudley Heinsbergen." "All right, Dudley makeyours likemine." "( clicks )" "NARRATOR:" "Raleigh's nextbookwas on thesubject of a condition hecalled "Heinsbergen Syndrome."" "Where's that red one going to go?" "Done." "Good." "Very good." "( chuckles )" "My goodness." "Howinteresting." "How bizarre." "Dudley suffers from a raredisorder combining symptoms of amnesia, dyslexia and color blindness." "He has a highly acute senseof hearing." "Thereis also evidenceof..." "I'm not color blind, am I?" "I'm afraid you are." "( watch ticking )" "( alarm blaring )" "Outyou go!" "Let's go!" "Uzi, emergency!" "Let's go!" "Uzi...what did ljustsay?" "!" "Look alive!" "Fire!" "NARRATOR:" "Chas'swife Rachael was killed in a planecrash the previoussummer." "WhataboutBuckley?" "It's too late.You forgot him." "Buckley!" "Buckley!" "Go, go!" "Go, go, go, go, go!" "Go, go, go, go, go!" "NARRATOR:" "Chas and their two sons, Ari and Uzi were also on the flight and survived as did their dog who was discovered in his cage several thousand yards fromthecrash site." "( clicks )" "Four minutes, 48 seconds." "We'reall dead, burnt to a crisp." "NARRATOR:" "Over thelastsix months he had becomeincreasingly concerned with their safety." "WeleftBuckley." "It doesn'tmatter." "NARRATOR:" "Etheline became an archaeologist and had overseen excavations for the Departmentof Housing and the TransitAuthority." "Apropos of my question regarding l-40 slash l-9 adjustments... um... ( clearsthroat)" "NARRATOR:" "She taughta bridgeclass twice aweek with herfriend and business manager, Henry Sherman." "( calculator clicking )" "It would probably be advantageous for your marital status to belegally established as single in light of thecircumstances." "What do you mean?" "I mean for tax purposes." "Butl thought..." "Etheline..." "Yes?" "Will you marry me?" "I..." "I loveyou, uh..." "Did you already knowthat?" "No, I didn't." "Since her separation from her husband she had had many suitors buthad notconsidered a singleone until this moment." "This isn't really a tax issue, is it?" "That's true, uh..." "I don't know why I putit that way." "Letme think aboutit, Henry." "Hello." "Please tell Mr. Royal this is the Pagoda." "( bell dings )" "Lobby." "Thankyou, Dusty." "You'rewelcome." "Good morning, Jerry." "Hmm..." "Oh, there's a call for you, Mr.Tenenbaum." "Who is it, Frederick?" "A Mr. Pagoda." "(phone ringing )" "What do you got?" "The blackman asked her to be hiswife." "No shit?" "What did Ethel say?" "She think aboutit." "I don'tlike thesound of this onedamn bit, Pagoda." "I mean..." "Lord knows" "I've had my share butshe's still my wife." "And no damn two-bit, chartered accountant is going to change that." "Hi." "Hey, Pagoda, give us a hand, huh?" "( classical music plays )" "( door closes )" "( footsteps )" "Chas?" "What's going on?" "Wegotlocked out of our apartment." "Did you call alocksmith?" "Uh-huh." "Well, I don't understand." "Did you packyour bags beforeyou gotlocked out or how did you...?" "It's notsafeover there." "Excusemefor amoment." "Whatareyou talking about?" "Theapartment." "I have to get some newsprinklers and a backup security system installed." "But thereare no sprinklers here, either." "Well, wemight have to do something about that, too." "Okay." "Isn't thisfun, huh?" "Isn't this great?" "Feels likewe'recamping." "When arewegoing home?" "Huh?" "Hey, look at this." "( chuckles )" "Pretty cool, huh?" "Who put thatin here?" "Okay." "Well, I will seeyou boys in themorning." "Good night." "Good night." "Good night." "You know what?" "I thinkl'm going to sleep in herewith you." "That way... ( grunts ) ...wecan all be together." "( sighs )" "What kind of sideeffects can beexpected?" "Well, thereare a number of possibilities." "Severe nausea and dizziness arestandard." "A certain percentageof patients may also experienceseizure." "You mean, likefopping around on thefoor and everything?" "In somecases." "( sighs )" "( knocking )" "You havea visitor, my darling." "MARGOT :" "Who is it?" "It's me, sweetie." "( water splashing )" "Raleigh says you've been spending six hours a day locked in here, watching television and soaking in the tub." "I doubt that." "I don't thinkthat's very healthy, do you?" "Nor do I think it's very intelligent to keep an electrical gadget on theedgeof the bathtub." "I tieit to the radiator." "Well, it can't bevery good for your eyes, anyway." "Chas came home." "What do you mean?" "Heand Ari and Uzi aregoing to stay with mefor alittlewhile." "Why are they allowed to do that?" "I don't know exactly butl think he's been very depressed." "So am I." "So areyou, what?" "But why is this necessary?" "'Causel'm in a rut, and I need a change." "Hang on." "( Vince Guaraldi Trio's" ""Christmas Timeis Here" playing )" "ETHELINE:" "Taxi!" "That cab has a dentin it." "You don'tlovemeanymore, do you?" "I do, kind of." "I can't explain it right now." "Another dent here, and another dent here." "( horn honks )" "I'll call you, okay?" "Hello." "Hello?" "Hello, beautiful." "Gotaminute?" "( gasps )" "Whatareyou doing here?" "Uh, I need afavor." "I want to spend some time with you and thechildren." "Areyou crazy?" "Well, waitaminute, damn it!" "Stop following me." "Well, I wantmy family back." "Well, you can't haveit." "I'm sorry for you, butit's too late." "Well, listen..." "Baby, I'm dying." "Yeah, I'm-I'm sick as a dog." "I'll bedead in six weeks." "I'm dying." "Whatareyou talking about?" "What's happening?" "Oh, I'm sorry." "I didn't know." "( sobbing ):" "Well, what'd they say?" "Whatis the prognosis?" "Takeit easy, Ethel." "Now, hold-hold on, baby, hold on." "Hold on, okay?" "( hysterical sobbing )" "Ethel, hold on, hold on." "Whereis thedoctor?" "Don't..." "Well, just..." "W-Waita second now." "Waita second." "Okay, uh, listen, I'm not dying... buti need some time." "A month or so, okay?" "I want us..." "I want us to-to..." "What'swrong with you?" "!" "Damn!" "Ethel." "Areyou crazy?" "!" "Ethel, baby..." "I amdying." "Areyou or aren'tyou?" "What?" "Dying?" "Yeah." "Haveyou told your children?" "Moreor less." "And are they all right?" "It's hard to say." "Who's your father?" "His nameis Royal Tenenbaum." "You told us hewas already dead." "Yeah, well, now he's really dying." "Ready." "Printit." "I am very sorry, Margo." "That's okay." "We're notactually related, anyway." "True." "I'd like to send a response, please." "MAN:" "Yes, sir, go ahead." "Dear Mom:" "I received your message." "I'm coming home as soon as possible." "Who do I seeabout that?" "NARRATOR:" "Theship's porter arranged for Richie to disembark atHalifax and transfer to athird-classstate room on board theQueen Helena destined for the Eastern seaboard." "Histrunkswould notarrive for another 11days." "Hey, Baumer." "Do you mind if weget a picturewith you?" "Notatall." "NARRATOR:" "He had made a request for his usual escort theone from his days on thecircuit to meethim atthe pier by way of the Green Line bus." "Hi." "NARRATOR:" "As always, shewas late." "( upbeatguitar strumming )" "Stand up straight." "Letmegetalook atyou." "What's so funny?" "Well it's nice to seeyou, too." "NARRATOR:" "Thatnight, Etheline found all of her children living together under thesame roof for the firsttimein 17 years." "Where's your dad?" "NARRATOR:" "The nextmorning, Richiewoke atdawn." "He had decided birdsshould not be keptin cages fed Mordecai threesardines, and sethimfree." "( doorbell chimes )" "I'vemissed the hell out of you, my darlings." "Well, you knowthat, though, don'tyou?" "I hear you'redying." "So they tell me." "I'm sorry." "Well, I've had a good run." "You don'tlook so sick, Dad." "Thankyou." "What haveyou got?" "I'vegota pretty bad case of cancer." "( Chas yawning ):" "Howlong you going to last?" "Notlong." "A month, a year?" "Aboutsix weeks." "Letmeget to the point." "The threeof you and your mother areall I'vegot and I loveyou more than anything." "CHAS:" "Ho-ho!" "Ho-ho." "Chas, letme fiinish here." "Now, I'vegotsix weeks to set things right with you and I aim to do it." "Will you givemea chance?" "No." "You speak for everyone?" "I speakfor myself." "Well, you've madeyour views known." "Letsomebody elsedo someof the talking now." "What do you propose to do?" "I can'tsay, really." "Um, make up for lost time, I suppose." "First thing I want to do is takeyou out to see your grandmother, atsome point." "I haven't been out there sincel was six." "I haven't been out thereatall." "I was never invited." "Well, shewasn't your real grandmother and I never knew howmuch interestyou had, uh, sweetie." "Anyway, you'reinvited now." "Thanks." "RICHIE:" "You know, Rachael's buried out there, too." "Who?" "My wife." "Oh, that's right, isn'tit?" "Well, we'll have to swing by her grave, too." "Uh, I'll be right back." "Chas." "Chas." "Can I seemy grandsons?" "Why?" "Becausel fiinally want to meet them." "( sighing )" "Don't giveme that guff." "I thinkwe'll pass." "Pagoda... where's my Havelina?" "I'll say good-night to you now, children." "Dad." "Thankyou, my sweet boy." "I'll contactyou in the next 12 hours with further instructions." "Look at that old grizzly bear." "Hello, Ethel." "Good evening, sir." "Hold thecab, will you, driver?" "Royal, this is Henry Sherman." "Hey, lay it on me, man." "How do you do?" "Not too well." "I'm dying." "( upbeatmusic playing on radio )" "How's Richie?" "I don't know." "I can't tell." "Yeah, me neither." "Hewrotemealetter." "Hesays he's in lovewith you." "Whatareyou talking about?" "That'swhat hesaid." "I don't know how we'resupposed to takeit." "Hang on." "( male vocalistsinging on radio )" "( buzzer sounds )" "MAN:" "Hello." "Sugar, it's Eli." "Hey, baby, givemea second." "Whatarewedoing, Eli?" "Oh, ljust got to pick something up." "Don't repeat that, by theway." "AboutRichie." "It was told to mein confiidence, and, you know... ( lock buzzes )" "Good." "Nowjust remove theloosesoil and note the decomposition levels." "I'm sorry to interrupt your work." "Don't besilly." "Comeon." "ljust want to apologize for theother day when I proposed to you." "Why?" "I thoughtit was very sweet." "I knowl'm notas accomplished as someof themen you've been involved with." "Uh, Franklin Benedict, General Cartwright, and your ex-husband." "Oh, that's ridiculous." "But, but, I feel..." "I can offer justas much as them." "I knowl wentaboutit backwards, but..." "Henry, I have no interest in Franklin Benedict or Doug Cartwright-- I never did-- and asfar as Royal's concerned, he's themost..." "Henry?" "Henry, areyou all right?" "Yeah, I'm fline." "I'm fline." "Anyway, letme know when you make up your mind." "Henry, waita second." "I'm sorry, I'm very nervous." "Th-That's okay." "Oh, thankyou." "Why areyou so nervous?" "Well, to tell you the truth" "I haven'tslept with aman in 18years." "( giggling )" "( whistiing )" "( Royal whistles )" "That's a hell of an old hound dog you got there." "What's hego by?" "Buckley." "Buckley, sit." "You know who I am?" "I'm Royal." "Haveyou heard of me?" "I'm very sorry for your loss." "Your mother was a terribly attractivewoman." "Thankyou." "Which oneareyou?" "Ari." "Uzi, I'm your granddad." "Hello." "I'm sorry we haven't gotten to know each other." "I don't getinvited around very much." "What do you think of that, by theway?" "Oh, you... you don't have to say anything." "It's kind of a"fuckyou" to theold man, I guess." "How's your daddy?" "Fine." "You think so, huh?" "How often has hegotyou working out?" "16 times aweek." "Do meafavor." "Tell him you want to meetme." "But wejustmet." "No, wedidn't." "Look, I'd like us to have a relationship but we have to pull somestrings to makeit happen." "Now, here'swhatyou tell him." "You say..." "ARl:" "Well, I bet Momwould havewanted us to meethim before hedied." "Wouldn'tshe?" "Don'tyou think?" "Shewas a tough old broad, wasn'tshe?" "I wouldn't know." "Excuseme." "Comeon." "Oh, that's right." "We'vegotanother body buried here, haven't we?" "Uh, hold on." "Takesomeof these." "Comeon." "So what do you think of this big, old black buck moving in up there?" "Who?" "Henry Sherman." "You know him?" "Yeah." "Is heworth a damn?" "I believeso." "What happened to your fiinger?" "Uzi, shh." "It's okay, I'll tell you." "I'm adopted." "Did you knowthat?" "Well, I am." "When I was 14, I went to fiind my real family." "They livein Indiana." "All right, now, justset one of them hickory trunks right up top there, sister Maggie." "( gasps )" "Did you try to sewit back on?" "Wasn't worth it." "Hell of a damn grave." "Wish it weremine." "It's a shame, isn'tit?" "What?" "Well, you probably had another good two or threeyears of competitive play in you." "Probably." "I had alot riding on thatmatch, you know." "Financially and personally." "Why did you chokeout there that day, Baumer?" "TENNIS ANNOUNCER:" "Mr. Gandhi leads 40-15." "( crowd reacts )" "COMMENTATOR:" "That's 72 unforced errors for Richie Tenenbaum." "He's playing theworst tennis of his life." "What's hefeeling right now, Tex Hayward?" "HAYWARD:" "I don't know, Jim." "There's obviously something wrong with him." "He's taken off his shoes and oneof his socks and... actually, I think he's crying." "COMMENTATOR:" "I thinkyou're right." "Who's helooking at in thefriends' box, Tex?" "HAYWARD:" "That's his sister, Margot and her new husband, Raleigh St. Clair." "They werejustmarried yesterday, Jim." "COMMENTATOR:" "Oh, yes." "( crowd reacts )" "COMMENTATOR:" "I've never seen anything like this." "HAYWARD:" "Neither havel." "Strangeday out here atWindswept Fields." "I kind of disappeared after that, didn'tl?" "Yeah." "Butl understood." "I know you're notvery good with disappointment." "You still got thatlittleBB in your hand, Chassie?" "( chuckling softly )" "Why did you shootme?" "It was theobject of thegame, wasn'tit?" "No." "Wewereon thesame team." "Werewe?" "Well...you sued me." "Twice." "Gotmedisbarred." "I don't hold it againstyou, do I?" "And howls it possible for Mr.Tenenbaum to withdrawthesefunds withoutyour written authorization?" "Objection, Your Honor." "Damn it, I..." "Why don'tyou leave theobjections to me, Royal?" "Becausel started the corporation when I was aminor." "So, my father was the primary signatory on most of my accounts." "Healso stole bonds out of my safety deposit box when I was 14." "( chuckles uncomfortably )" "You thinkyou could start forgiving me?" "Why should I?" "Becauseyou're hurting me." "Comeon." "Wereyou in prison?" "Kind of." "Minimum security." "I gotjacked by theirs." "Should wesplit?" "Yes, sir." "No, call meMr.Tenenbaum." "Okay." "No, I'm kidding; call me Pappy." "Okay." "Comeon, let's shag ass." "Well, justletme know if you need somebody to talkto, okay?" "I likeRaleigh very much." "I know he's alot older than you are and you two are having some problems but... anyway, maybel can help." "Okay.Thanks." "Hey, Baumer!" "All right!" "All right!" "Ha!" "Oh, shit!" "Oh, Jesus." "By theway, I heard about thatletter you sent to Eli." "You dropped somecigarettes." "Thosearen'tmine." "They just fell out of your pocket." "Oh, my Lord, look atyou." "Comein." "Did you tell Margot about thatletter I wrote to you?" "Why?" "Did shemention it?" "( sighing )" "Yes, I did." "Why would she have repeated that, I wonder?" "Well, I would askyou thesamequestion." "Rightly so." "What'd you say?" "Hmm?" "What?" "I didn'tsay anything." "When?" "Right now?" "I'm sorry; don'tlisten to me." "I'm on mescaline." "I've been spaced outall day." "( cork pops )" "Did you say you'reon mescaline?" "I did, indeed." "Very much so." "How often do you, uh...?" "I'm worried aboutyou, Richie." "Why?" "Well, actually, Margotis, for some reason." "Butl did fiind it odd when you said you werein lovewith her." "She's married, you know." "Yeah." "And she's your sister." "Adopted." "Wherearemy encyclopedias?" "They've been placed in storage." "Well, damn you." "You're taking my encyclopedias." "Th-this is humiliating." "I'm sorry." "Would you like to make a complaintin writing?" "Wheream I supposed to go?" "You're turning me into a damn hobo." "I'd be happy to make a reservation for you" "atanother hotel." "You son of a bitch." "Frederick." "Hello there, Dusty." "Hello." "Could you spotmea quarter?" "Of course." "Richie?" "Hi." "It's your dad." "I think he's very lonely..." "Ionelier than helets on maybelonelier than heeven realizes." "Haveyou spoken to him about this?" "Briefy, and heagreed that we..." "I'm sorry, maybel'm alittleconfused here." "Whatareyou suggesting?" "That hecome here and stay in my room." "Areyou out of your mind?" "No, I'm not." "Anyway, I thinkthat he'd bemuch morecomfortable here than hewould..." "Who gives a shit?" "I do." "You poor sucker." "You poor, washed-up papa's boy." "SHERMAN:" "All right, let's not get out of hand." "Please, don't getin themiddle of this, Mr. Sherman." "This is afamily matter." "Don't talkto him like that." "Call meHenry." "I prefer Mr. Sherman." "Call him Henry." "Why?" "I don't know him that well." "You've known him for ten years." "As your accountant, Mr. Sherman, yes." "Whereareyou going to sleep?" "I'm just going to camp out upstairs." "We brought our sleeping bag..." "Uzi!" "ARl:" "Wedon'tmind, Dad." "Welike him." "UZl:" "Who, Pappy?" ""Pappy"?" "Hecan sleep in the room above us." "Ari, it's notyour decision." "Nor is ityours." "Well, he's already up there." "What?" "!" "I think he's asleep becauseof themedication he's on butl..." "I guess you can wake him up and throw him out... if Mom says it's okay." "( monitor beeping )" "Get out." "( grunting ):" "All right." "Letmejust collectmy things." "( groans )" "Would you mind handing me my cane, Richie?" "Letmesee, where's my suitcases?" "I'll get'em." "Oh, thanks." "( grunting ):" "Oh!" "Dad!" "( groans )" "Mom!" "Grab meaNembutal, will you, son?" "Areyou okay?" "What thefuckyou care?" "ETHELINE:" "Oh, my goodness." "ROYAL:" "Pagoda?" "Call Doctor McClure." "( monitorflatiines )" "( moans )" "Takea breath and hold it." "( inhales )" "Now cough." "( coughsweakly )" "His condition is stable." "Theattackwas justa sideeffect." "I recommend you push fuids and continue thestomach cancer medication." "(pager beeping )" "CHAS:" "Can wemove him?" "Absolutely not." "For howlong?" "We'll have to waitand see." "Is hegoing to beall right?" "That depends." "Is heafiighter?" "Yeah." "Then that's the best we'vegot." "Pagoda's in possession of a parcel containing my will and someinstructions for thefuneral including my epitaph, for when the timecomes." "Proofread it for me before they carveit on the headstone, okay?" "Okay." "I never did stop loving you, by theway." "Do you believe that?" "Not really." "You lookterrifiic." "That dress is stunning." "Thanks." "( acoustic guitar plays soft, slow melody )" "( loud slurping )" "Lights out, old man." "I thoughtl'd read for awhile, Chas." "Sorry. 11:30." "Lights out." "I'm righting themiddle of a sentence." "Well, you'll have to fiinish it in themorning." "Them's the rules." "Chas?" "Good night, my boy." "Looks likeyou and Dad are backtogether again, huh?" "He's your dad, too, Chas." "No, he's not." "Yes, heis." "You really hateme, don'tyou?" "No." "I don't." "I loveyou." "Well, I don't know whatyou think you'regoing to get out of this but believeme, whatever itis, it's not worth it." "Chas..." "I don't want to hurtyou." "I know whatyou and the boys have been through." "You'remy brother, and I loveyou." "Stop saying that!" "What's thatjackass doing?" "I know you, asshole!" "Did Eli send you that?" "Mm-hmm." "Healways sends me his clippings." "What for?" "I think hejustlikes theencouragement." "He's doneit for years." "He used to send me his grades in college." "( sighs )" "That's ridiculous." "( tapping )" "Howlong do you intend to stay here?" "I don't know." "Areyou ever coming home?" "Maybe not." "You'rejoking." "No." "Well, I want to die." "Raleigh, please..." "Haveyou metsomeoneelse?" "I couldn't even begin to think about knowing howto answer that question." "ROYAL:" "I don'tlike theway you're treating Raleigh." "Whatareyou talking about?" "You don't even know him." "Well, I'vemet him, and I don't think hedeserves..." "Stay out of it." "You're two-timing him with that bloodsucker" "Eli Cash." "Now, that's just not right, damn it." "You used to bea genius." "No, I didn't." "Anyway, that'swhat they used to say." "RALEIGH:" "Richard, I know you're terribly close to Margot and probably understand her better than anyone." "May I confiidein you?" "( sighs )" "Okay." "I believe she's having an affair." "I'm utterly devastated." "I... don't know whereelse to turn." "Will you adviseme?" "I don't know." "What do you want to do?" "I don't know." "Perhaps, uh..." "Find theguy and get him?" "Well, no, I thought wecould..." "Who do you thinkitmight be?" "I don't know at themoment." "CHAS:" "Let's look at theactuals, okay?" "I agreewith you a hundred percent." "That'swhy we have marketing grids." "ROYAL:" "Hey." "What do you say wego down to Little Tokyo and getsomefiireworks?" "What do you need?" "Nothing." "I seeyou got them, uh, crunching numbersfor you." "Pleasedon't comein this room." "Chas has those boys cooped up likea pair of jackrabbits, Etheline." "He has his reasons." "Oh, I knowthat butyou can't raise boys to bescared of life." "You got to brew some recklessness into them." "I thinkthat's terribleadvice." "No, you don't." "ARl:" "We take boxing and self-defenseclasses." "I'm not talking about dancelessons." "I'm talking about putting a brick through theother guy's windshield." "I'm talking about taking it out and chopping it up." "What do you mean?" "( all yelling )" "Go!" "( all laughing )" "( chuckling )" "Come here." "That's it!" "Run!" "( whistiing melody )" "( laughing )" "( giggling )" "Whoo-hoo!" "Yippee!" "Hesaved my life, you know." "30years ago, I was knifed in a bazaar in Calcutta." "Hecarried me to the hospital on his back." "( chuckling )" "Who stabbed you?" "Hedid." "Yeah, therewas a priceon my head and hewas a hired assassin." "Stuckme righting thegut with that." "Shoot." "( all yelling )" "( dogs barking, snarling )" "CHAS:" "Hey!" "What?" "Where haveyou been?" "Uh, wejuststepped out to getsomeair." "What's that?" "Holy shit." "That's not...?" "Whatis that?" "Oh, no, no, that's, uh, dog's blood." "Come here." "What?" "You stay away from my children." "Do you understand?" "My God, I haven't been in herefor years." "Hey!" "Areyou listening to me!" "(yelling ):" "Yes, I am!" "I thinkyou've having a nervous breakdown!" "I don't thinkyou recovered from Rachael's death." "I... ( door slams )" "Thereyou are." "( chuckling )" "How areyou feeling?" "I'm having a ball." "Scrapping and yelling and mixing it up." "Loving every minute with this damn crew." "I want to thankyou for raising our children by theway." "Okay." "I'm not kidding." "You always put them fiirst, didn'tyou?" "I tried to." "Lately I feel likemaybe I didn't do such a greatjob." "Goddamn it, don't do that to yourself." "I'm theone that failed them." "Or, anyway, it's nobody'sfault." "Plus, that-- it doesn't..." "Why didn'tyou give a damn about us, Royal?" "Why didn'tyou care?" "I don't know." "I'm ashamed of myself." "I'll tell you one thing, though... you gotmoregrit, fiireand guts than any woman I haveever met." "What...whatareyou smiling about?" "Nothing." "No, wha...what's so funny?" "Nothing." "It's theselittle expressions of yours." "I don't know whatyou're talking about butl'll takeit as a compliment." "You're true blue, Ethel." "You really are." "How's your lovelife?" "Noneof your business." "( chuckling )" "( hoots )" "I'd likeyou to talk to Royal about us if you don'tmind." "I don't thinkthe timing's right for that, Henry." "Well, I'd agree if I thought hewas really going to dieing six weeks butl don't." "Well, I hopeyou're right." "Actually, I don't believe I'lljoin you tonight." "I'll call you in themorning." "Shesaid that?" "( chuckling )" "Great." "Got thesucker on the ropes." "( Royal chucklessoftly )" "Can I askyou something, Hank?" "Okay." "Areyou trying to steal my woman?" "I beg your pardon?" "You heard me, Coltrane." "Coltrane?" "What?" "Did you just call me"Coltrane"?" "No." "You didn't?" "No." "Okay." "( clearsthroat)" "Butif I did... you wouldn't beable to do anything aboutit, would you?" "You don't think so?" "No, I don't." "Listen, Royal if you think you can march in here..." "You want to talk somejive?" "I'll talk somejive." "I'll talk somejive likeyou've never heard." "Oh, yeah?" "Right on!" "Sit down." "What?" "!" "Wh-what did you say?" "I said sit down, goddamn it!" "Oh, I heard you!" "I wantyou out of my house!" "This is notyour house!" "I wantyour raggedy ass out!" "Don't talk semanticswith me." "Oh, this is notyour..." "What's going on here?" "Nothing." "Mmm." "( whirring and pumping )" "( no audio )" "Hello, I'm calling in regards to adr." "McClure-- yes-- atColby General." "The nameof the patient is Royal Tenenbaum." "Hmm..." "Is thata Tic-Tac?" "( foreboding organ music plays )" "( knock on door )" "( recorded sitar music playing )" "Howmuch is he paying you?" "I don't know what you're talking about." "Well, I grew up with the Tenenbaum family, you know." "Right." "Across thestreet." "Mm-hmm." "They'vefallen on hard times now, haven't they?" "I can'tsay no." "This is bullshit." "Changeit, huh?" "What did you do to your hand?" "Uh, nothing." "ROYAL:" "Can wegetsomebody over here to kill thesemicefor us?" "No.They belong to Chas." "Or anyway, heinvented them." "Well, get him to stickthem in afucking cage or something." "Etheline... mind coming up here for aminute, please?" "What's cooking, Pops?" "You'll see." "Now, your previous novel..." "Yes." "Wildcat." "Right." "Nota success." "Why?" "Well, Wildcatwaswritten in a kind of obsolete vernacular..." "( whispers ):" "Wildcat..." "Wild... cat... ( quietly imitates gunshots )" "Wildcat..." "I'm going to go." "I'm taking this off and I'm going." "Stepping out." "What the hell kind of way to actis that?" "ELl:" "Open thedoor." "He's on drugs." "I'll be right back." "James Bradley..." "Hold on aminute, please." "What's going on?" "Pagoda has something to say." "He has a cancer." "No, hedoesn't." "I know whatstomach cancer looks like." "I'veseen it." "And you don't eat threecheeseburgers a day with French fries if you gotit." "The pain is excruciating." "How would you know?" "My wife had it." "Not only is there no Dr. McClureatColby General thereis no Colby General." "It closed in 1974." "Aw, shit, man." "Oh, shit, man." "( Chas grunts )" "( dialing rotary phone )" "Yes, can you send a taxi to 111Archer Avenue rightaway, please?" "Thankyou." "( slams receiver )" "I guesswe're back out on thestreet, huh, pal?" "Wereyou part of this, Pagoda?" "Of course hewas." "No, well, yeah, hewas but, I mean, hewasn't thatinvolved." "Where'd you getall thesemedical supplies?" "A guy atSt." "Pete's owed meafavor." "I did somemalpracticework for him." "I do have high blood pressure, though." "Look, I knowl'm going to be the bad guy on this one." "Butljust want to say, thelastsix days have been the bestsix days of probably my wholelife." "NARRATOR:" "Immediately after making thisstatement" "Royal realized thatitwastrue." "Why'd you do this to us, Royal?" "What was the point?" "I thoughtl could win you back." "And then I thoughtl could get rid of Henry... and atleast keep thestatus quo." "But we hadn'tspoken in seven years." "I know." "Plus, uh..." "I was broke." "And I got kicked out of my hotel." "You'rea bastard." "Good-bye, Royal." "Takeit easy on those boys, Chassie." "I don't want this to happen to you." "You know, Richie, this illness, this closeness to death has had a profound effect on me." "l-I feel likea different person, I really do." "Dad, you were never dying." "Butl'm going to live." "He's notyour father." "Neither areyou." "( taxi engineidling )" "( dropping bags )" "You son of a bitch!" "God.... damn..." "That's thelast timeyou put a knifein me, hear me?" "( groans )" "The 375th Street Y, please." "( grunts )" "Everyone's againstme." "It's your fault, man." "Yeah, I know, but damn it, I want thisfamily to loveme." "Howmuch money you got?" "I don't have." "What, you're broke?" "You got to be kidding me." "How arewegoing to pay for this room?" "All right, we'll think of something." "Ow." "( singing quietly )" "( sighing )" "I'm noting love with you anymore." "I didn't know you ever were." "Let's notmake this any morediffiicult than italready is." "Okay." "Okay, what?" "Okay, I'm noting love with you, either." "Yes, I know;" "you'rein lovewith Richie which is sick and gross." "Do you send my mother your clippings... and your gradesfrom college?" "Pleasestop belittling me." "You never gaveme the timeof day till I started getting good reviews." "Your reviews aren't that good." "But thesales are." "( shutter clicks )" "Gentlemen... howmuch do you already know?" "Very little, I'm afraid." "Would you like to examine the report?" "Yes." "( driving rockintro )" "( kazoo solo )" "Shesmokes." "Yes." "All right, well." "Everything seems to bein order." "I'll contactyou in the next24 hours." "I appreciate that." "Uh, which way areyou leaning, by theway?" "I'll inform you of my decision at theappropriate time." "I getit." "Uh, Dusty, putin a good word for us, will you?" "I already did." "You want to play someword games or do someexperiments on meor anything?" "No." "( mediumtempo acoustic guitar solo )" "( whispering ):" "I'm going to kill myself tomorrow." "( acoustic guitar continues )" "( no audio )" "( acoustic guitar crescendos )" "( tiressquealing )" "Dudley, whereis he?" "Who?" "He'll probably sleep for several hours and then I'll come back to check on him." "All right?" "How areyou feeling?" "Fine, thanks." "Areyou in any pain?" "Not really." "Why'd you try to kill yourself?" "Don't press him right now." "I wrotea suicide note." "You did?" "Yeah." "Rightafter I regained consciousness." "Can we read it?" "No." "Can you paraphraseit for us?" "I don't think so." "Is it dark?" "Of courseit's dark." "It's a suicide note." "All right, that's enough." "Doctor said to let him sleep." "What?" "!" "Cover for us, will you, Dusty?" "Yes.Yes, Royal." "You'vemadea cuckold of me." "I know." "Many times over." "I'm sorry." "And you nearly killed your poor brother." "ETHELINE:" "What's he talking about?" "It doesn'tmatter." "She's balling Eli Cash." "ETHELINE:" "Oh, my goodness." "May I havea cigarette?" "What?" "Shall I repeat thequestion?" "You don'tsmoke." "I knowthat." "( sighs )" "And alight." "Au revoir." "ETHELINE:" "Howlong haveyou been a smoker?" "22years." "Well, I thinkyou should quit." "( door opens )" "How can I help?" "Letmelook at theseforms." "Oh, Henry." "Richie Tenenbaum, please." "NURSE:" "Your name?" "Royal Tenenbaum." "I'm afraid visiting hours areover, sir." "Wh-Wh-What does itsay there-- they don't wantme?" "l-I'm sorry." "I have to refer you to Dr. Burrows." "He'll being tomorrow afternoon." "( mumbles )" "Wecould shimmy up that gutter jump over that windowledge and then, uh, pry open thatventilator shaft." "There heis." "Richie!" "Richie." "Where's hegoing?" "Richie!" "Well, I have to say hedidn'tlook half bad for a suicide." "Attempted, anyway." "Thanks." "( on record player ):" "MARGOT :" "Who's there?" "Hello?" "( tentflap opens )" "W-Whatareyou doing in my tent?" "Justlistening to some records." "Aren'tyou supposed to be in the hospital?" "I checked myself out." "( rockintro playing on organ )" "Howmany stitches did you get?" "I don't know." "You want to see?" "Jesus." "Richie, thatlooks horrible." "I heard aboutyour ex-husband." "Desmond?" "I guess so." "I didn't get his name." "Yeah." "I met him in theocean." "I was swimming and hecameout to me in a canoe." "Wewereonly married ninedays." "And I heard aboutEli." "I know." "Poor Eli." "Anyway, they mostly just talked aboutyou." "They did?" "Yeah." "I guess that was theattraction, if you know whatl mean." "I have to tell you something." "What's that?" "I loveyou." "I loveyou, too." "I can'tstop thinking aboutyou." "I wentaway for a year, and it only got worse and I don't know what to do." "Let's liedown for aminute." "( sighs )" "This is thesleeping bag we tookto themuseum, isn'tit." "Mm-hmm." "Why'd you do it?" "Becauseof me?" "Yeah, butit's notyour fault." "( song ends )" "You're not going to do itagain, areyou?" "I doubtit." "( crying quietly )" "I thinkwe'rejust going to have to be secretly in lovewith each other and leaveitat that, Richie." "Lobby foor." "( song continues softly in background)" "Thankyou, sir." "Going up?" "Yeah." "What foor, sir?" "Doesn'tmatter." "So, you're elevator operators now?" "Yeah, juststarted." "We'll geta bump as soon aswejoin the union." "( song fades out)" "Whatmadeyou decide to do that?" "We're broke." "Butin answer to your question" "I wanted to prove" "I could pay my dues, and whatnot." "ljust hope somebody notices." "You asked me why I choked out there that day." "I thinkl may knowtheanswer and I wanted your advice." "Sure." "Margot Tenenbaum?" "Yeah." "Well, sincewhen?" "Sincealways." "Does she know?" "Uh-huh." "Well, what does shefeel about that?" "I think shefeels confused." "Well, I can understand that." "It's probably illegal." "I don't think so." "We're not related by blood." "That's true." "Still frowned upon." "But then, whatisn't thesedays, right?" "I don't know, maybeit works." "Why not, what the hell." "You loveeach other." "Nobody knows what's going to happen, so..." "You knowsomething." "Don'tlisten to me." "I never understood her myself." "I never understood any of us." "I wish I could tell you what to do butljust can't." "That's okay." "No, it's not." "You still consider me your father?" "Sure, I do." "I wish I had more to offer in that department." "I know you do, Pop." "I don't blameyou, by theway." "Uh, she's a great-looking girl and smartas awhip." "Mordecai." "Holy shit." "You came back." "Jiminy crickets." "That damn bird must have radar in its brain." "Is that true, Mordecai?" "l-I'm notso sure this is Mordecai." "What do you mean?" "Hefew righting here." "This bird has much more whitefeathers on him." "Oh, theson of a bitch must bemolting." "Oh." "I need your help with something else." "You gotit." "What's thesituation?" "Well, um, I thinkEli maybe..." "Hold it." "Pagoda, meetmein thelobby." "Let's hitit." "( shoves lever, elevator speeds up )" "I didn'tmean right this second, but... that's okay." "I don't thinkit was Ramses." "I believe it was Tootinkamen." "Tutankhamen." "Tutankhamen?" "Yes.Tutankhamen." "( knock atdoor )" "( "Rockthe Casbah" playing in background)" "Yes?" "Hey, Richie." "Wewant to takeyou to getsome help." "Is itjustyou guys?" "ROYAL:" "Would you excuse us, please?" "Okay." "( turns music off)" "Arewestill friends?" "What do you mean?" "Arewe?" "Of course." "How can you even askme that?" "Well, it doesn'tmatter." "It doesn'tmatter?" "Itdoesmatter." "I heard aboutyou and Margot." "I'm sorry." "I don't know what to say." "You don't have to say anything." "I alwayswanted to bea Tenenbaum, you know." "Me, too." "Me, too." "ELl:" "'Causeit doesn'tmean whatit used to though, does it?" "I wish he'd done thisfor me when I was a kid." "Butyou didn't have a drug problem then." "Yeah, butit would'vemeant alot to me." "Anyway, I'm glad you're here now." "I recognize thatl havea problem... and I want to get better." "I'lljust grab my stuff." "There hegoes." "What?" "!" "There hegoes." "Tucker!" "Skiddly, skiddly." "( mumbles incoherently )" "("Christmas Timeis Here" playing )" "I'd like to order someicecream for my daughter, please." "What would you like, Margot?" "Nothing." "I told you I have to go in fiiveminutes." "Oh." "( quietsigh )" "I'll havea butterscotch sundae, I guess." "Your brother's all torn up inside." "Well, so am I, butl'm not going to discuss it with you." "Oh..." "Can'tsomebody bea shit their wholelife and try to repair thedamage?" "l-I mean, I think peoplewant to hear that." "Do they?" "Mmm." "You probably don't even know my middle name." "That's a trick question." "You don't haveone." "Helen." "That was my mother's name." "I knowit was." "Anybody interested in grabbing a couple burgers and hitting thecemetery?" "( solemn organ music plays )" "( Royal whistles )" "I gotsomething for you, Ethel." "Actually, I madeit." "What's this?" "It's a divorce." "From you?" "Yes." "This is Sanchez." "He's a notary public." "Hello." "Hello, sir." "You justsign here and initial here and sign there." "You own this building, don'tyou, Henry?" "Hmm." "It's magnifiicent." "I used to bea homeowner myself until our son expropriated it from me." "I got to catch my bus." "Thanks, Sanchez." "You'rewelcome." "ETHELINE:" "Arewedivorced?" "Almost." "Sanchezjust has to fille the papers." "I loveyou, Etheline." "Congratulations to both of you." "I didn't think so much of him at fiirst." "But nowl getit." "He's everything thatl'm not." "( chuckles )" "Take back Pagoda, will you?" "( bus drives off)" "( string quartettuning )" "(playing classical music )" "Uh, slightly uneven." "Looks okay.You'rejust nervous." "( knocking )" "Henry?" "Hello, Richie." "Hi." "This is my son, Walter Sherman." "Hi, Walter." "Nice to meetyou." "Nice to meetyou." "Henry's your dad?" "Yes." "So you've been married before." "Yes." "I'm awidower." "Oh, yeah." "I forgot." "You know, I'm awidower myself." "I know you are, Chas." "(plastic rattling againstteeth )" "Whatareyou chewing on?" "My nicotineinhaler." "It's supposed to help mequit." "Is it working?" "Not really." "Well, of course, I'm half Hebrew but thechildren are three-quarters Mick Catholic." "So they were raised in thechurch?" "I believeso." "I really don't know." "( tiressquealing )" "( engine roaring )" "Herel come." "Boys!" "( scream and crash )" "What was that?" "Elijust crashed his car into thefront of the house." "Oh, my God." "Where's my shoe?" "Ari, Uzi, whereareyou?" "They'reokay, Chas." "It's okay.They'resafe." "They'resafe." "Dad, they ran over Buckley." "What?" "Yeah, I thinkwelostBuckley." "Hesaved them." "Who?" "Dad." "He pulled them out of theway." "You did?" "Did I hitanyone?" "Is everybody okay?" "Eli!" "What's going on?" "( mumbles )" "(yells )" "CHAS:" "Eli!" "What?" "Hey, man." "You should try this." "It's very tasty." "( screaming )" "( groaning )" "( groaning )" "( screaming )" "ELl:" "Tenenbaum!" "( gasping )" "Chas?" "( grunts )" "Did I hit thedog?" "Yeah." "Is hedead?" "Yeah." "I need help." "So do I." "Go around to theother side." "ROYAL:" "You kids stay there." "We'll be right back." "HENRY:" "Yeah." "Can I say something to you, Henry?" "Okay." "I'vealways been considered an asshole for aboutas long as I can remember." "That's justmy style." "Butl'd really feel blue if I didn't think you weregoing to forgiveme." "I don't think you'rean asshole, Royal." "ljust thinkyou're kind of a son of a bitch." "Well, I really appreciate that." "( sirens approaching )" "Could you let us in your backyard, ma'am?" "We'vegota couple boys backthere." "I thinkyou may have broken an ankle." "Well, that's not terribly serious, is it?" "Do you havean alternate?" "No." "Ready?" "Are there priests on call?" "Why don'tyou bring thecar around, Anwar." "At which point, I apparently lost control of thevehicle smashed itinto the house, and killed that poor dog." "You'reEli Cash." "Yes indeed, I am." "I loveyour work." "Oh, howsweet of you to say." "DISPATCHER ( on radio ):" "78-35, CodeSix." "105 North Sandler..." "ROYAL:" "I think he's partmutt." "What kind of papers do you havefor him?" "Spark Plug, sit, sit." "Good boy." "Put this on." "( laughs )" "What's so funny, Dudley?" "You look great." "( laughing )" "DUSTY:" "Can you seeout of it?" "Not really." "Uh-huh." "Minor corneal damage." "Pagemeif itspreads to theother eye." "( sirens approaching )" "Who do I makeit out to?" "Alex?" "Okay." "( fireengine horn blasting )" "But thesearen'tstructure- bearing elements, Dad." "It doesn'tmatter." "It's still best to fiileanother forcemajeure and recoup thedeductible." "( horn blasting )" "( background radio communication )" "You boys come up herewith me." "ButBuckley's still under there." "I know, but there's nothing wecan do for him at themoment." "( quietly ):" "Comeon." "I gotyou a new dog for the boys." "ljust bought him." "You did?" "Sorry I letyou down, Chas." "All of you." "I been trying to makeit up to you." "What's his name?" "Spark Plug." "Thankyou." "You'rewelcome." "I've had a rough year, Dad." "I know you have, Chassie." "Hey." "( fluttering )" "( softchirping )" "RICHIE:" "See, now he has morewhitefeathers on his neck." "I wonder what happened to him?" "I don't know." "Sometimes if a person has a traumaticexperience their hair turnswhite." "Well, I'm sure he'll get over it." "Thiswas one of my fiirst hiding places." "How old do you thinkthoseare?" "I'd say about ten years." "Come here." "( softchirping )" "( gentle melody plays on acoustic guitar )" "NARRATOR:" "Royal dug a hole for Buckley behind thegarden shed and buried him in a canvas duffel bag." "All right, boys." "Say a prayer." "Dear Heavenly Father..." "I do." "Etheline and Henry were married 48 hours later in judge's chambers." "Margot's new play was produced atthe Cavendish Theatre." "This is my adopted daughter, Elaine Levinson." "( chuckling )" "Itran for justunder two weeks and received mixed reviews." "Yes, can the boy tell time?" "Oh, my Lord, no." "No." "No." "Raleigh and Dudley wenton a lecture tour to 11 universities in the promotion of their new book." "( audience applause )" "Eli checked himself into a rehabilitation hospital in North Dakota." "Oh, hey, this is my sponsor, Runs With Two Horses." "Wind's blowing up a gale today." "This is thegrip thatRod Laver used." "Areyou familiar with Laver?" "Richiestarted a program teaching competitive tennis to eight-to-12 year olds atthe 375th Street Y." "Game." "Changesides." "( hooting, hollering, and laughing )" "Royal had a heartattack atthe ageof 68." "Chas rodewith him in the ambulance and wastheonly witness to hisfather's death." "In hiswill, hestipulated thathisfuneral take place atdusk." "( music ends )" "Among the few possessions heleftto his heirs was a set of EncyclopediaBritannica in storage atthe Lindbergh Palace Hotel under the names Ari and Uzi Tenenbaum." "No onespoke atthe funeral and Father Petersen's leg had notyetmended... butitwas agreed among them thatRoyal would have found theevent to be mostsatisfactory." "Fire!" "Fire!" "Fire!" "( harpsichord intro playing over rock beat)" "( instrumental interlude )" "( scatting )" "( gentle acoustic music continues )" "{ {" "{ {" "{ {" "( music slowly fades out)"