"D'you mind if I turn this down?" "No." "You'reonwithPhil." "Davis." "Wherearewe withthelightyeardeal?" "The banks won't budge, you know." "They're claiming regulations as an excuse." "Same thing they did with haskell athletic." "Yeah,yeah..." "What,theywantmorecushion?" "Yup. 5%." "Allright,verygood." "Ismydaughterwithyou?" "Hey, dad." "Hey,yourmother'supset." "Whyaren'tyoutalking?" "That's between me and mom." "Well,youshould call." "She'shard-headed." "Well, I guess that's where I get it from." "Well, we'll talk it out on Sunday at dinner, okay?" "Okay." "Bye, dad." "Allrightlove." "Bye-bye." "Have you looked at the refrigerator yet?" "Huh?" "The refrigerator?" "Yeah." "The box in our kitchen that keeps things cold." "Yeah." "No." "Uh, what about it?" "It's leaking... it's been leaking for two weeks." "The refrigerator's leaking." "Please don't do that thing where you repeat part of what I said so I'll think you're paying attention." "I'm not doing anything." "The refrigerator's leaking, i didn't notice." "Can't you just fix it?" "Your father gave you those tools." "I have tools?" "Yes." "From two christmases ago." ""Not my chair, not my problem."" "Is that what you say?" "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!" "Davis..." "Davis..." "She'sgone." "The machine over there?" "Uh, my candy's stuck." "It happens sometimes." "Do you have a key or something we can open it up with?" "The machine doesn't belong to the hospital." "It's a vending company." "Davis,it'smomand dad ." "Wetriedyour cellphonebutwe..." "Wecan'tgetahold  ofyou,andthen..." "Oh,honey..." "We're...we'recoming,son ." "Youhaveonesavedmessage." "Hey,it'sme , yourmailboxwasfull." "There'ssupposedto be  apackagedelivered, soifyoubeatmehome,  answerthedoorbell,okay?" "Love." "Oh, honey..." " Yeah!" "Again!" "Again!" " Again?" "Dearchampion vendingcompany,comma." "Thisletteris in regardsto apoorvendingexperience atSt.Andre's..." "No,wait." "Inregardsto  vendingmachinenumber714  locatedin theintensivecareunit ofSaintAndre'shospital." "Iputfivequarters inthemachine, andproceededto pushb2,  whichshould'vegivenme thepeanutMM 's,period." "Regrettably,itdidnot ." "Ifoundthisupsetting asI wasveryhungry." "Andalso,my wifehad died 10minutesearlier." "I'mnotsaying thatwasyourfault." "Wewerein acar accident." "Remarkably, Iescapedwithoutascratch." "I'mnottryingto dramatizemyclaim," "Ijustwannabethorough." "MaybeI shouldstart fromthebeginning." "Igetup every morningat5: 30." "Iworkin themarkets soit'simportant togetan earlystart." "Nottoimplythatit's  anymoreimportantthan,say,  aBakeror atollcollector." "Thosearefine, respectablejobs." "IjustmeanthatIcommute." "Icatchthe7:15 outofwhiteplains." "It'sprettymuchthe same crowdduringtheweek." "Johnworksthegroundcrew  atyankeestadium." "Thefirsttimewemet,  heaskedwhatIdid,  andI toldhim..." "Uh, retail mattresses." "Retail mattresses?" "That's amazing..." "Idon'tknowwhy ." "Itjustpoppedintomyhead." "Iavoidedhim afterthat'cause" "Icouldn'tstand hishotcoffeebreath." "Excuse me..." "Ithinkhe knew." "IneverthoughtI'd  beoneof thosepeople whocarriedabriefcase." "Italwaysremindsmeof carryinga lunchbox toschool." "Dotheystillmakethose?" "Mister Mitchell." "Morning." "Julia'sfatheris  afoundingpartner attheinvestmentfirm Iworkat ." "Nepotisminitstruestform ." "Hestartedgroomingme whenI was27 ." "Ihatethatword." "Monkeysgroom." "Wavin' at you from over here." "Can you see me, buddy?" "It'sa smallfirm, butwehandle quitea bitof money." "Idon'twannasay how much, 'causeI think itwouldbe inappropriate." "Just look over where the money is." "Okay,it's$6 billion." "Emergingmarkets, infrastructure, powerplants, telecom,seaworld, windshieldwipers..." "Mmm-hmm." "Younameit ." "Doesn'tmatterwhatindustry." "Webuy'emcheap, andwesellitfora bundle." "Butnoneof it 'sreal." "Nothingtoholdinmyhands ." "It'salljustnumbers." "Computercodes beingtransferred electronically throughtheair." "Rightinfrontofus." "TheFrenchpoet, Paulvalery, wasrightwhenhesaid ," ""thefutureisn't whatitusedtobe."" "PhilEastwood." "Myfather-in-law." "F-i-l." "Phil." "Ithink theacronymis hysterical." "IknowPhilis spelledwithap-h , butitstillmakes melaughin my head." "Davis." "Bullshit." "ImetJuliaata party." "Whoput thatgoddamnchairthere?" "Notmychair..." "Notmychair,not myproblem, that'swhatIsay ." "Amutualfriendsaid shethoughtIwas hot ." "Ireturnedthecompliment." "...ilikethingswith seashellsandseahorses on' em, likeblanketsandtowels..." "Wehadsexabout threehourslater." "Forever..." "Forever..." "Idon'tthinkPhil likedmethatmuchatfirst ." "Igrewup in Jersey." "Ididn'tcomefrommoney." "AndI puked ontheicesculpture atourengagementparty." "Also,hetoldmeonce ..." "I don't like you, Davis." "Juliawasanicegirl ." "Agoodperson." "Sheworkedwith specialneedschildren, shesnortedwhenshe laughed andcriedeverytime theyshowed footageofthetowersfalling." "Otherthanthat," "Idon'tthinkIknew  whoshereallywas ." "Shealwayssaid Ididn'tpayattention." "Perhapsyou'llfind thisinformationirrelevant inyourdeliberation ofmyrefund, butI thinkyoudeserve thewholestory." "Sincerely,Davisc." "Mitchell." "You okay?" "Morning." "Morning, Amy." "Is that me?" "Yeah... that's it." "Great." "Put this in the outgoing mail?" "It's important." "I, um..." "I didn't think you were coming in today, they said you weren't..." "I am so sorry, Davis." "Thank you, Amy." "When you get a minute, can I get the revenue numbers on alderman international?" "And can you push my lunch with Bob rice?" "I got a lot of catching up to do." "Yeah..." "I handed you people a billion dollars' worth of committed capital and all you can give me is 150 million dollars' worth of companies to buy." "Doesn't anyone like to shop?" "Should I call my mother?" "Phil." "They called the house." "Told me you were up here." "They did?" "Okay." "I talked to Clayton brown this morning." "And I think I talked him off the ledge on that thing." "Look, why don't we go grab a drink?" "I'm buried, Phil." "Two weeks out from lightyear, and I gotta get some momentum going." "Davis, let's grab a drink." "You know, the cocktails run about 18 bucks a pop here." "I don't get it." "We haven't really talked, Davis." "Not since... everything." "I loved Julia." "So much." "It's a father's love." "A man loses his wife, he's a widower." "A child loses a parent, they're an orphan." "But losing a child..." "There's no word for this." "And there shouldn't be." "But you..." "You and I have to continue on." "I want you to know you've been a value to me, and not just in business, but in my life." "And, uh..." "You keep your emotions close to the vest, that's good, that's strong." "I do the same." "It's the atmosphere." "What?" "That's why the drinks are so expensive." "You're paying for the atmosphere." "It just occurred to me." "Davis, listen, there's some other business that needs looking after." "It's the insurance policy." "I'd like to take her money and start a foundation in Julia's name." "Foundation..." "Amerit-basedscholarship awardedannually toonestudent who'smostdeserving." "Howmuch arewetalkingabout?" "About2.6." "Steven'sgonnaget theballrolling." "This'll be her legacy." "Legacy..." "Dear championvendingcompany." "ThisisDavisMitchell." "Again." "Therehavebeensome recentdevelopments inmyclaimfor reimbursement, andI 'dliketo  representmyself asaccuratelyas possible." "Dinner's ready, son." "First, therewasastrangepackage blockingmygarage." "Mom?" "I think it's a cappuccino machine." "I didn't order a cappuccino machine." "It was in Julia's name." "Then,mydadwas  fertilizingthelawn at7 :00inthemorning." "Dad!" "What are you doing?" "It's the season, Davis." "You should do this." "You need to." "Get the soil ready." "I have someone for that." "Do they know about gypsy moths?" "What?" "Gypsy moths." "They'll destroy your trees." "It starts as a caterpillar." "They eat the leaves, lay eggs..." "And they're coming here, to this neighborhood?" "Well, they don't know for sure, but you should tell your guy to spray." "Andofcourse, thetrainincident..." "I feel like I should tell you something." "Um, I'm in finance." "I don't know why I told you that I worked in the mattress business." "I guess I didn't expect to see you every day for five years." "You think I'm a dick." "I don't work for the Yankees anymore." "Got fired over a drainage issue in the visitors' bullpen." "I work security now at parade of shoes in midtown." "Fuckin' job." "Excuse me." "My little prick of a boss." "He's 30 years younger than me." "I just wanna go in there and smash his little prick face." "Jeez." "I didn't love my wife." "I know, it's sad..." "It's sad to say, but now that she's gone," "I don't even feel sad or pain or hurt, or..." "Well, what do you feel?" "Icouldn'ttellyou  whyI didit ." "So that's when you pulled it." "Maybebecause Iwasfinallybeinghonest." "Yes." "And you knew that would stop the train, correct?" "Well, I wasn't positive, but I was hoping." "AllI cansayis,  itfeltlike alegitimateemergency." "His wife just died." "Davis, maybe you should come stay with us for a while." "Take it easy." "We have the extra room." "I could sure use help putting that gazebo together." "How's that sound?" "Remember to tell your guy to spray." "Helloagain, it'sDavisMitchell." "Myparentsleft fortampathisafternoon, andI stayedat theairport anextratwohours watchingpeople walkbackandforth withtheirluggageintow." "IfindI'msuddenly filledwith...wait..." "Overwhelmedby..." "Agrowingsense ofcuriosity..." "Whatarein thesebags?" "Iwannaknowwhatthesepeople can'tdowithout forfourdaysinbuffalo." "Iwannago through everyoneof them anddumptheirshit ina hugepile." "Andthenationalguardguy?" "Iwannaholdhis gun ." "Iwannaprotectmycountry." "I'mstartingto noticethings Ineversawbefore." "Well..." "MaybeI sawthem." "Ijustwasn't payingattention." "Forsomereason, everythinghasbecome ametaphor." "Metaphor..." "Metaphor..." "Iamtheuprootedtree ." "No,wait..." "Iamthestorm thatuprootedthetree." "Iamthecoldfront thatcollidedwith thelow-pressuresystem." "Toomuch." "Morning, Amy." "Put a stamp on that?" "There'ssomethingelse, dearestvendingcompany." "It'sbeenscratching attheinsideofmyhead." "Icouldn'ttakeit onesecondlonger." "Thegoddamnrefrigerator wasleaking." "Now,I wouldn'tsay I'mhandyby anymeans." "Mechanicallyretarded wouldbeclosertothetruth ." "ButPhilsaidithimself," ""ifyouwanna fixsomething..."" "You have to take everything apart..." ""...andfigureout what'simportant."" "What'll make you stronger." "Repairingthehumanheart islikerepairing anautomobile." "Justexamineeverything." "Thenyoucanput it allbacktogether." "Putitallbacktogether..." "Hmm." "Hello?" "Hello." "Mr.DavisMitchell?" "Yes?" "ThisisKarenmoreno fromchampionvendingcompany." "I'mwithcustomerservice." "Yeah?" "I'mcallingin regards toyourcomplaintletters, misterMitchell." "There'sbeenfoursofar." "You're with the customer service department?" "Yes,sir." "Iamthecustomer servicedepartment." "It'sjustme ." "Do you usually make service calls at 2:00 in the morning?" "No." "Notreally." "Never." "I..." "I apologize fortheinconvenience." "I was just venting." "I didn't expect anybody to read them." "Sorry if..." "Yourlettersmademecry,  misterMitchell." "Doyouhaveanyonetotalkto?" "I..." "I 'mgonnasubmityour claimtomanagement." "Inthemeantimeis theresomethingelse" "Icando foryou , misterMitchell?" "Wait, wait." "Karen moreno, that's your name?" "Thisisweird." "I..." "Ishouldn'thavecalled." "I..." "I 'mgoingto contactyou  ata morereasonablehour." "I'msorryagain, misterMitchell." "Thisisso unprofessional." "Customer service is a profession?" "Some people wallow through their grief." "My wife, she cooks." "This is delicious, margot, what is it?" "Did Julia tell you what we were fighting about?" "I bought her these bath towels and she didn't like 'em, so she took 'em back without telling me." "And we hadn't spoken for three days." "I'm sorry." "Excuse me." "Hi, Karen." "Howdidyouknowitwasme ?" "I have you programmed into my phone." "Oh,I see." "I'mnot sure howI feelaboutthat." "There'ssomethingelse Iwantedto bring toyourattention regardingyourclaim." "Okay." "Duringourprevious conversation, youimpliedthatmyjob wasn'ta profession." "Oh, well..." "I'm sorry, i didn't mean it as an insult." "Iknow." "Butitmade methink , andI concludedthat youmightbe right." "God bless con ed." "And there was light!" "Yeah." "I've gotta go." "Thank you for dinner." "Really?" ""Moreno"meansbrown inSpanish,didyou knowthat ?" "Yes,I did,of course." "Doyouhavebrownhair ?" "No,it'sblonde." "Areyou ofSpanishdescent?" "No." "Whydo youask ?" "I'mjusttrying topaintamentalpicture." "Excuse me, is Karen moreno here?" "Who?" "Blonde hair, Hazel eyes, but not hispanic like her name suggests?" "Hi, where are you?" "Iwasthere,inthediner ." "Isatin abooth fora fewminutes." "Ievenplayedasong  onthelittlebabyjukebox, andthen..." "Idunno,Igot sad ,soI left ." "Oh." "What song did you play?" "Crazy on you,  by heart." "That made you sad?" "Notsomuchthe song." "Howareyourpancakes?" "Oh,I ..." "I'mintheparkinglot." "What?" "You're a smoker." "It'scannabis." "Ihaveaprescription." "Oh." "Okay." "Youlookyounger thanI expected." "Do you think you could come inside?" "Oh,well,it 'sjustthat..." "Ihavethisniceimageofyou  sittingtherein thewindow eatingpancakes." "Maybethat'sallit'ssupposed tobe,ya know?" "Yeah, but my image of you is a shadowy figure smoking pot in a corolla." "Youknowwhat?" "Ishouldgo." "Yeah,yeah,I'mgonnago." "No, no, no, wait." "I have another letter here for you." "Putitin themail." "I think it's for real, Phil." "If their second quarter earnings are an indication of growth, even just two or three percent, then it's a risk worth taking." "Davis, do you need some paper?" "Is there something you'd like to contribute to the discussion?" "Yes, actually." "But it's more of a question." "Would any of you consider crazyonyoutobeasadsong?" "And that's from, you know, assuming that you're familiar with the heart catalog." "Goingdown." "Can I help you?" "Hi." "Oh, yeah." "I'm looking for Karen." "I'm sorry, who are you?" "I'm Davis." "I have a..." "Customer service issue." "Oh, I'm Carl." "This is my company." "What's the problem?" "I really can't get into it, Carl." "There's way too much ground to cover." "But thanks for your concern." "Didyouget thefoundationproposal?" "I'mgonnaneedyou tosign off beforewemoveforward." "Listen, have you thought about talking to someone?" "Professionally, I mean." "I didn't go upside down!" "Yourfatherthinks I'mlosingmy mind." "Hmm." "Hello?" "I just dismantled a $2,000 cappuccino machine." "Whydidyoucallme, misterMitchell?" "Why'd you answer?" "There'ssomethingabout yourletters." "I'mre-readingone rightnowin my tub." "I'mnotbathingoranything." "Ijustsithere." "It'squiet,andIdon't wannawakeup my son." "DidI mentionIhaveason ?" "No." "Yeah,he's15 ." "Butlooks12 andacts21." "Sobright,buthe scarestheshitouttame." "Karen..." "I..." "I haveto go ." "Youshouldn'thave cometomy office, misterMitchell." "Thissets adangerousprecedent." "Dangerous?" "DearKaren,is it okay thatI addressyoudirectly nowthatwe 'vealmostmet ?" "I'llassumeso ." "Iwason thetraintoday, andI sawawoman staringatme ." "Therewassomethingabouther." "SoI wentand introducedmyself." "Hi." "Hello." "I'm Davis." "Do we know each other?" "No." "I'm..." "I'm not trying to pick you up or anything." "I just... you look familiar." "Is it okay... sorry, I..." "Tough day?" "No." "Not really, no." "My job isn't really that difficult." "It's the guys underneath me who do most of the heavy lifting." "I just take all the credit for it." "Wow." "Most people wouldn't admit that." "I actually cheated my way through my last year of college." "I had this guy Edmond write all my papers for me, and sometimes, I'd give him ecstasy." "You know..." "Shewasquiet, butforsomereason," "Iwantedto tellher things." "Ifoundmyself mappingherfaceasI talked." "Somehow,shegotmetalking aboutmywife." "Ireallylether in." "Then,outof nowhere, sheasked..." "So why'd you marry her?" "I dunno. 'Cause it was easy." "Yeah..." "Nextstop,scarsdale." "Iwantedto askher name..." "This is me." "Butshedisappearedsoquick." "Ispentthenext10minutes kickingmyself." ""...the next 10 minutes kicking myself."" ""What are the chances" ""I'd ever see this woman again?"" ""Fortunately,sheleft hermagazineon theseat."" "Ithinkyouknow whoitwasaddressedto." "Andscarsdaleain'ther stop." "Nomoregames,Karen." "I'llseeyousoon." "You." "What are you doing here?" "I'm here to see Karen moreno." "What are you doing here?" "What am I doing here?" "Who the..." "What the fuck do you want?" "Well..." "You don't have to swear, Carl." "I told you I have a customer service issue." "What..." "Carl, this is Davis Mitchell." "Yeah, I was supposed to call you." "Hi, Karen." "He, uh... he's having problems with one of the machines." "What machine?" "Uh, number 714, in the intensive care unit at Saint Andre's." "Second floor." "You a doctor?" "No." "I work in finance." "Well, what..." "Carl." "Honey." "I'll handle this." "It's okay." "It's 11:00, Karen." "Why the hell are you at our house?" "It's my house, okay?" "Now go inside, or go home." "I'll handle this." "It's okay." "Come on." "I was in the neighborhood." "You shouldn't be here." "You know what?" "I..." "I'm with someone." "Carl." "We're together." "I shouldn't have called you." "And I shouldn't have started following you." "It's very unprofessional." "What happened to you?" "Your clothes..." "I wrote this in the car 10 minutes ago." "It's the last one." "DearKaren." "FuckPhil." "You wanna tell me what's going on?" "Nothing." "I was supposed to call him." "We sorted it out." "Are you having an affair with this guy?" "No, I'm not." "He's lonely, I think." "I don't know, he's just a little... off." "What time's your flight?" "It's a good-looking city, Karen." "And you could go to tech school, like we..." "Like we talked about." "I can..." "I'll open up a new warehouse." "Twice, two times the square footage..." "And Chris, I mean..." "He's struggling here, you know?" "A new start could be good." "DearKaren." "FuckPhil." "Hecalledme  intohisoffice..." "I pulled the plug on lightyear." "What?" "Why?" "Gut feeling." "To be honest, your judgment of late has been questionable." "Well... how so, Phil?" "Did you take apart the lighting fixture in our bathroom?" "Yes." "I did." "And your computer?" "I assume you're responsible for the washroom stall." "That was my work, yes." "Why?" "Well, that's a little harder to answer." "Mmm-hmm." "Try me." "The bathroom stall, for example?" "The door was squeaking." "And it had probably been that way for quite some time." "I just never noticed." "And now, I'm noticing all different kinds of things, Phil, and I wanna see how they work." "Like that clock." "Pure craftsmanship." "Artistry!" "That belonged to my great-grandmother. 1890s." "I wanna rip it apart and spread it out all over the floor." "And no offense to your great-grandmother, but I see a clock like that, and I wanna know what it looks like inside." "Mmm." "Davis." "Mmm." "I want you to take some time off." "Fuckhim, andthewayheleans onthecornerofhisdesk withhissleevesrolledup likehe'sabout todigaditch." "Nomoreimaginary officeditches,Karen." "Fromnowon , it'smeandmytools." "Iintendedto drivehome butaccidentallyturned forthemidtowntunnel." "Ruby drive..." "Maybetherearenoaccidents." "Anyway,itseemedlikeagood timetocomeand lookforyou." "Turnlefton crystalAvenue." "IknewIwas gettingclose whenI foundmyself ina neighborhood whereallthestreetswere  namedafterpreciousstones." "Andthat'swhenIsawit." "Hey!" "You the insurance guy?" "Oh, no." "Not me." "I thought... you know, i just saw the suit, so I figured, you know..." "Yeah, I was just driving by, and I, uh, saw you guys working." "Looks like fun." "Yeah, fun." "Um..." "What exactly are you doing here?" "Well, we gotta tear the whole thing down before they rebuild." "Can I, uh, help you out?" "What..." "I mean, you just, you know, you just tell me what to do, you don't have to pay me." "Come on, pal, don't bust my balls, all right?" "You're the insurance guy, right?" "Barry sent you over here to bust my balls?" "No, I don't know who Barry is." "No, I... you know, I..." "Actually, you know, I'll pay you, huh?" "How 'bout, uh, 50..." "I'll give you 50 bucks." "Whoa, whoa, whoa." "What kinda shit you trying to pull here, pal?" "No, no, no, I'm not a cop." "I..." "I just wanna help." "You know what, I'll..." "You know, I'll give you, uh..." "I'll give you $241." "Go on, take it." "I'll work hard." "Whoa, whoa, whoa." "No, no." "No, don't use that, don't use that." "Here." "Put these on, use this..." "Now knock the wall down." "This guy's a fuckin' animal." "He's probably a crackhead." "Crackheads don't give people $200." "They suck dick for $20." "I mean, you should know." "Yeah, don't ask, it's embarrassing." "I, uh, closed the car door on my jacket, and your sprinklers turned on." "Then,thestupidlock..." "It sometimes gets stuck..." "I couldn't..." "You're high, aren't you?" "A little bit..." "D'you want some grilled cheese?" "I needed some work overalls." "I guess I got a little carried away at the army surplus." "Your whole house is just lovely." "Aside from the appliances, it's the kind of house people dream of living in." "I hate this house." "It's just shiny stuff." "I can't have sex with you." "It'd be dangerous." "There's that word again." "Is Carl really out of town, or did you just chop him up into little pieces and stuff him in your sock drawer?" "That's ridiculous." "I don't have a sock drawer." "Well... where do you keep all your socks?" "In the same drawer as my underwear." "What?" "I just..." "You know, I just think a woman's underwear is deserving of its own space." "This is all I can handle." "That's fine." "Let's just fall asleep together." "Together?" "Together apart." "I'm not in love with Carl, you know." "He's a good man." "He really is." "He loves me." "Probably more than he should." "But I dunno..." "I'd like to be able to do what you do." "To be completely honest." "I think you just were." "Not even close." "You must be Chris." "You fuckin' my mom?" "No, I'm not." "We were just sleeping..." "She's fuckin' crazy." "If you haven't noticed, she's a fuckin' pot head." "She calls it cannabis 'cause it makes her feel like less of a fuckin' pothead." "You say "fuck" a lot." "So?" "So you're just not using it properly." "The fuck does that mean?" "That's what I mean." ""Fuck" is a great word, but if you use it too much, then it just loses its value." "And you sound stupid." "Fuck you." "Exactly." "I feel nothing, and you sound like an idiot." "Have a good one!" "Who the..." "Hi." "You'vereachedDavisMitchell." "I'munavailableat themoment, sopleaseleaveamessage." "Ifyou'relookingfor Julia," "Iregretto informyou that sheisn'twithusanymore, whichmakesher alsounavailable." "Davis, you'vetakenthingstoo far ." "Iamdeeplyconcerned withyourwell-being." "I'mtryingto  reachoutto you," "I'mtryingto help, butyourefuse!" "Ifyoudon't wishtoparticipate inthearchitecture ofyourwife'slegacy, thensobe it ." "Justcontactme  soI canfreeyou  fromthisburden." "Onemorething." "Ifyouhaveany respect forthememoryofmydaughter, you'llerase thatfuckingmessage." "ThisisKaren, customerservice." "Hello,Karen, customerservice." "Hello, mister Mitchell, what can I do for you today?" "Thismightsoundcrazy, but there's a station wagon that's been stalking me for the past couple of days, and this does raise a number of concerns, including "a," why would anyone be following me?" ""B," am I possibly in some kind of danger?" "And "c,"" "who the fuck still drives a station wagon?" "This is where you get your prescription filled?" "Okay, I lied." "It's not a prescription." "Hey, ray." "This is my friend Davis." "Hello, young man." "Ah, my favorite kind." "Thank you." "And this is for you." "It grows wild in my garden." "Don't ask me how." "I never touch the stuff." "Makes me think too much." "How 'bout you?" "You need some?" "Oh, no." "Oh, that beauty arrived in 1961." "From Paris." "You should've seen 'er." "A real masterpiece." "Look at that, huh?" "Ain't that a beauty?" "But nobody wants carousels anymore." "They want roller coasters that go upside down and make you puke." "Would you believe we've got to tear it down?" "Really?" "Yeah." "Too many repairs." "Too much money." "Can I help you?" "I have my own tools." "You're very strange..." "Whoo!" "You got it!" "You got it!" "Oh!" "Karen moreno, ladies and gentlemen!" "Julia loved the ocean." "We used to spend our summers at her folks' place in east Hampton." "That's where she wanted to be." "You miss her?" "So." "Where exactly are you feeling numb?" "Sort of in this whole area right in here." "And how long have you been feeling like this?" "Can't say..." "Ten or twelve years." "Davis... not sure how to tell you this." "Come on." "See for yourself." "Part of your heart is missing." "What?" "How did that happen?" "Judging by the bite pattern," "I'd say gypsy moths." "Fuck me." "Excuse me?" "DearKaren,Ikeep thinkingaboutmy childhood." "WhenI wassick, andI wouldlaymyhead  inmymother'slap , she'drunherfingers throughmyhair." "She'dkissmy eyelids." "Andthatmade everythingbetter." "Doyouthink it'stoolatefor that?" "Live here now or something?" "No." "Shouldn't you be in school?" "I'm suspended." "For what?" "Telling the truth." "Had to do this presentation in world affairs." "About our military presence in the middle east." "Yeah?" "What do you know about it?" "June 5th." "During a routine patrol through the helmand province," "lieutenant Dan doviak's Hummer pulled over to the side of the road" "to assist a little girl." "To their surprise, she had 60 pounds of explosives strapped to her body." "Oh, shit." "The Hummer was engulfed in flames." "And the Afghan citizens chanted," ""death to America."" "Doviak and his unit were burned alive." "They suspend you for that?" "I heard the dinner bell." "Did you have a good day?" "Enjoy your little vacay?" "I'm changing the music, baby." "Come on, lighten up." "Tell me what you did today." "Did you hang out with that cute girl?" "The one with the high-waisted jeans?" "You know, not everyone can pull that look off." "Right?" "Are you for real right now?" "I spoke with your principal, miss... tersian?" "I found her to be very thoughtful and empathetic." "The good news is, she's letting you come back starting Monday." "You have to spend a few weeks with the counselor, but I think you're getting off pretty easy." "What's the bad news?" "What do you mean?" "What the hell are you talking about?" "There's some random guy eating in our house while your boyfriend/boss is out of town, and you're bragging to me about a heart-to-heart you had with my dyke principal?" "Would you just..." "Okay?" "Gimme a break!" "Davis is a friend of mine." "We've been spending time together because that's what friends do." "You... you spend time." "You're so transparent." "The man's wife just died." "Have some compassion, you little shit!" "I'm sorry, honey." "I'm sorry." "Your wife just died?" "Yeah." "How?" "Massive head trauma, car accident." "Can you pass the salt?" "I was thinking about what you said about how I'm not using the f-word properly." "Yeah?" "What'd you come up with?" "Maybe you're right." "Fuck isa  greatword." "Fuck isa  greatword." "Fuck..." "Ahh!" "Oh, man, that don't look good at all." "No, it don't." "You dumbass..." "Oh, god damn that fuckin' hurt!" "Whoa!" "Shit, yeah!" "Whoo!" "Let's go." "Get outta here." "DearChris..." "IwishIcouldtalk toyou." "Imisshowweused tobe ." "Imissholdingyou , kissingyourface..." "Imissmy littleboy ." "Where did you send this from?" "From the mailbox on the corner." "I thought the last one was the last one." "What do we do with a couch like this?" "Mmm, kiss me!" "Ooh, that feels good!" "Okay, listen to me." "When was the last time you really, really cared about something?" "Like, when you were a kid." "What was the most important thing to you?" "Running fast." "Yup." "We used to race on blacktop at recess, and then I was always so slow." "Just once, i wanted to beat 'em all, and blow 'em all away." "Have 'em cheer for me, and not Rick russoman or Mike barone, and those speedy motherfuckers." "Yep." "I just wanted to run fast, more than anything." "I mean, more than break dancing." "Yeah..." "Jesus!" "Can't I get a little privacy?" "Whoa!" "Sorry, man!" "I thought..." "I thought you were back in school!" "I'm taking a personal day." "What is that?" "Nothing." "Let's see." "It's Carl's." "Ever shot a gun before?" "Your turn." "Let's shoot something." "Like what?" "I dunno." "A deer or something." "I don't think there are any out here." "What about a squirrel?" "Hold on a second." "You sure that thing's legit?" "Yeah." "I mean, yeah." "Ready?" "Yeah." "Want me to count down, or like..." "I dunno, do whatever you want." "Okay, I'll surprise you." "Surprise me." "Safety's on." "Yup, it's on the left side." "Yeah, you gotta switch..." "Turn..." "Ahh!" "Shit." "What'd it feel like?" "Shit-yeah!" "Whoo!" "It hurt, but in like a..." "It's like a good kinda hurt." "It felt like someone was kinda, um..." "Whoa." "Surprise!" "You are..." "You are one fucked-up kid." "You're one fucked-up adult." "Don't ever do this again." "Fuck!" "You're trying too hard." "And set to go." "Thank you, dude." "Ah!" "Excuse me!" "Sir?" "Excuse me!" "Sir!" "Do you have an appointment?" "No, Marty, I'm just swingin' through!" "Oh, Mr. Mitchell." "Sorry." "Hey, buddy." "Davis!" "Phil here?" "Yeah, they're doing the interviews for the scholarship candidates!" "Mister big!" "You better watch out!" "...breathing." "It's just me and the water, and..." "Sorry." " Hey, guys." " Excuse us." "Hey, Davis." "We're in the middle of something." "Mind if I sit?" "Hi, margot." "You okay, pal?" "You look like you've been doing construction or something." "Steve." "I got a fucking nail in my foot." "It hurt like hell, but I'm okay now." "So, Todd, you were saying?" "Right." "Um..." "Lost my train of thought." "We won." "Oh." "What'd you win?" "Swimming." "I'm a swimmer." "Ah." "Do you swim?" "You know, i used to do laps at the y and then I realized how many people must urinate in that pool on a daily basis, and that kinda ruined it for me." "Yeah." "I don't understand where this is coming from." "This contempt, this blatant disrespect!" "Well, something doesn't feel right, Phil." "This whole thing, you know?" "I wanna do something for her, but this just doesn't..." "You are not feeling right!" "We're picking the finalists today." "I want it signed on my desk by tomorrow, or you're done here." "I mean, we're done." "Why you buying all this shit?" "Uh, the tools of the trade, my young friend." "What trade would that be?" "Destruction, devastation." "I mean, haven't you ever wanted to just smash the shit out of something?" "Davis, if I were to ask you a question, you'd give me a straight answer, right?" "I mean, that's your thing, being honest about everything." "Yeah, that's my thing." "Do you think I'm gay?" "I dunno, Chris." "Do you think you're gay?" "I dunno." "I think maybe." "I figured you would tell me." "Okay." "Let's figure it out together." "Do you like girls?" "I dunno." "I think Jennifer hymen's pretty." "She flirts with me." "And sometimes, i can see the outline of her bra through her shirt, but..." "I dunno if I like her, or if I'm just fixating." "Jennifer hymen." "That's really her name?" "Yeah." "That fuckin' blows." "What about the boys at school?" "Is there anybody that you like, that you find attractive?" "Maybe Andrew white." "He's a junior, and we have the same gym class too." "We have to get changed together." "Do you watch him when you get changed?" "No." "Well, then I don't think you're gay, Chris." "I have to try not to look." "I have to tell myself not to." "Yeah, no, that's normal, you know." "I mean you're young, and you're curious, it's..." "Sometimes, I imagine his dick in my mouth." "Oh." "That's different." "Uh, I would say that you're probably gay." "I mean, you know, or you're bisexual." "But I mean, either way, you're gonna get tortured." "Um..." "I mean, my advice to you, would be to pretend that you like girls for the next few years, and then move into the city, you know?" "Or San Francisco?" "Or even Los Angeles, if you like warm weather." "Anything else?" "No." "Get in." "Ah!" "Whoa!" "What are we doing again?" "We're taking apart my marriage." "Yeah." "Fuckin' a." "Not bad." "Keep at it." "Now hold it." "Just like that." "Who's that?" "Who the fuck still drives a station wagon?" "No, I just wanna have it..." "I wanna take it back home, see what it looks like in the library or, uh, in the study." "Nope, not a peep out of him." "Lawyers are exploring other options." "We'll get him to sign." "Did you send him an invitation?" "Oh, come on, honey." "Davis picked me up after school." "Hey." "Uh, he was helping me around my house." "Housework..." "Hey." "Thank you." "A bulldozer." "You know, you can buy almost anything on ebay." "I just hope it comes with a manual." "Hey... shit." "A manual and a warranty." "She was so young." "Hey, uh..." "Phil would like to talk to you immediately." "I'll be right back, okay?" "Okay." "Hey there." "Oof!" "Why you smoking that garbage?" "I got something nice." "I'm Todd." "Do you swim?" "You dare..." "Bringing another woman here?" "Tonight?" "Phil, it's not what you think..." "How fuckin' dare you?" "Every day!" "I wake up thinking, why her?" "It should've been you!" "Signed." "So, Karen." "Can I feel your tits?" "Julia's mother and I, and her husband, would like to thank you all for sharing this special evening." "For those of you who were fortunate enough to be a part of Julia's life," "you know what a wonderful person she was." "Yeah, everything's fine." "A beautiful soul." "So many memories." "Wouldn't even know where to begin." "But I do know this." "I would trade every one of them for one more minute with our daughter." "Julia brought out the best in people." "That was her gift." "Now, through the Julia Eastwood-Mitchell scholarship fund," "that gift will be her legacy." "I'd like to introduce three young adults so outstanding in their character and academic achievements" "that we couldn't choose just one recipient." "So please welcome our first-year scholars:" "Jennifer Williams." "Benjamin Howard!" "And the backstroke record-holder himself," "Todd koehler!" "Thank you." "Sorry." "Did she tell you she was pregnant?" "Last year." "Did you know?" "Why didn't she tell me?" "You wanna know why?" "It wasn't yours." "She was seeing someone." "And I took her for the procedure." "I wish she'd kept it." "Here's your refund." "Keep the change." "Davis." "Davis." "Hey." "I'm sorry." "How is he?" "They're not saying much." "He's, uh, still in surgery." "It was six of them beating the shit out of him." "I feel like it's all my fault." "I had one fuckin' job." "Miss moreno!" "Baby?" "Hey." "Honey?" "Listen to me." "I won't let anyone hurt you ever again." "And I won't hurt you either." "I just want you to be who you are." "You hear me?" "I'll do better, I promise." "And when you wake up, you are in so much trouble." "Thank you." "What's your name?" "Michael." "I know about everything, Michael." "And it's okay." "I just hope that you cared for her because she deserved that." "I don't know what you're talking about." "I was in the other car." "I was, uh..." "Driving the car that hit you." "And I've been trying to, um..." "I've been trying..." "I'm sorry." "It's okay, man." "I'm so sorry." "It's okay, man." ""Not my chair, not my problem."" "Is that what you say?" "You got two minutes." "Thank you for meeting me, Phil." "I'm sorry." "Um..." "There was love between me and Julia." "I just didn't take care of it." "I think the scholarship is..." "It's good." "I think that it's good." "I understand it." "Um..." "But I wanna do something else for her." "And, uh, I was wondering if, um..." "You'd wanna be a part of it." "Could I..." "Go ahead, have a seat." "DearDavis, thanksforyourletter." "I'mrecoveringslowly butsurely." "Despitetheass-kicking, Imustsay, beingmyselffeelsgood." "Bytheway, momleftCarl,fyi ." "Ten!" "Nine!" "Eight!" "Ihavealittlegift foryou." "Seven!" "Six!" "Five!" "Four!" "Beatpier64this Saturday at11:00A.M.sharp." "Three!" "Two!" "One!" "Trustme." "Yeah!" "P.S.Gofuckyourself." "Warmestregards, Davisc ." "Mitchell."