28 Days Page #3

you didn't break anything.

lt'll be tender and swollen

for a while.

You'll have to live with the pain,

because l can't give you anything.

So take these.

That's good.

Listen, rest.

Alternate heat and cold.

You know, your carpet is filthy.

l only bring that up because...

...carpet grit's responsible

for a lot of major health problems.

That's the last thing

that you need around here.

Listen, about that jail thing...

...l can't. l can't go.

Not because l don't

want to go, but....

Oh, God, my hands. They just keep

doing that. That's not normal.

There's something

wrong with my hands.

Well, with me.

Because what kind of person

just jumps out of a window, you know?

Because she can't sit still, you know?

And be alone, and, you know,

in a room without....

You know, a person should be able

to just be alone, right?

You know, human beings should

be able to just breathe.

l can't breathe.

And l feel that....

l think, l know

that if l go to jail...

...like this, you know, l'll die.

l don't want to die.

l don't like what's happening here.

Wait a minute, let's try to use

a feeling word.

l'm pissed!

Okay, pissed. Why?

Because no way should she be here.

Tell her.

No way should you be here!

That's right. There's a rule.

No using. You broke it.

-l'm sorry.

-Sorry, my ass.

All you've done since you got here is

sit around while the rest of us work.

You expect us to be glad

that they let you stay?

l'm not expecting anything.

Gwen, just listening.

Everybody, feeling words.

l don't think you are giving.

l don't feel that

you are giving person.

l'm trying!

l don't feel niceness coming from you.

Should l go to another group?

Great idea. Spread

your negativity even further.

You know, if you really try...

...you could ruin the experience

for the entire patient population.

l am having a bad day!

l am having the worst damn day

of my whole damn life!

So if it is not too much

to ask of you people...

...will you just back the f*** off?!

Excellent work.

Really excellent work.

Good sharing, everybody.

l'm sorry. l'm sorry.

l wanted to talk to you

about last night.

l don't normally do that,

but you were great.

Oh, my Lord.

You gotta be kidding me.

-What?

-Promise me we were safe.

-We were what?

-Safe.

Safe?

You're not one of them

paternity suit kind of gals--

What are you talking about?

What are you talking about?

l'm talking about last night.

You don't remember last night?

l got a little drunk on the plane.

Of course you did.

You know what?

lt was nothing.

Just don't worry about it.

-We didn't...?

-Nope.

Thank God, boy--

You know what?

That's more than enough, thank you.

Nothing personal,

l just made myself a promise:

No more ending up naked

with some girl l don't know.

That's a noble goal, and l wish you

the very best of luck with it.

Cirrhosis is the ninth leading cause

of death in the United States...

...and 45% of the time,

that is alcohol-induced.

Let's take a look at the first slide.

This could be your liver right now.

Do you have plans for dinner?

This is not a test about you

and how you act in relationships.

lt's called Equine Therapy.

Tennessee doesn't lie and manipulate.

He'll just respond to how you feel.

And your job is to clean his hoof.

This is how one gets sober?

lt's character-revealing.

The way we approach the horse...

...is like the way

we approach the world.

We gotta try to match our insides

with our outsides. Be real.

So my therapist today is

a very large, smelly beast of burden.

We're totally in sync.

Step in, you breathe.

Couldn't stink more if he were dead.

You reach down, pinch the tendon...

...trust yourself,

and let the horse do the rest.

Who's gonna be first? Gwen?

-Think you might need help?

-Nope, l'm fine.

Let yourself go.

All right, Mr. Ed,

just pick up your stupid foot.

Can't force it.

-Sure you don't need some help?

-No. l'm fine.

All right, look, Cornell,

just give me a pill...

...give me a shot, l don't know,

give me a lobotomy.

lnstant gratification has worked

so well for you in the past.

Just take it easy and keep it simple.

l am so tired by the way

you people talk.

''One day at a time.'' What is that?

Two, three days at a time

is an option?

l don't need the Romper Room

bullshit. l need....

What are you doing?

lt's a therapeutic tool.

You leave me no choice.

Betty, you gotta get me

a new roommate. He stinks.

l don't know

if he's just eating beef...

...and secreting ketones

out of every pore--

We're gonna come back to this.

l'm gonna be back.

We're in each other's lives, okay?

Gwen, did you get a sign?

''Confront me if l don't ask for help.''

What kind of help

you looking for exactly?

Okay, Traci.

l want you to tell your mom:

''When you do drugs,

this is what happens.'' Okay?

When you do drugs, you don't do

any fun stuff like you used to.

Be specific, Traci. What was fun?

Well, when you play games with us

and do puzzles.

That was fun.

l have an idea.

Tell your mom

about the drawing, Darnell.

lt's of me and Traci home

late at night, and Mom's not there.

Tell your mom how that makes you feel

when she's not there.

Worried.

Scared.

Great.

Man! Not again.

I don't know.

Mom, wake up.

I don't know.

Mom?

Hello, wake up!

Sad, I guess.

Lonely.

-Hello?

-No reactions.

l have an idea.

-She's fine.

-She's up.

Bye.

Hey, hey, what do you know?

Pills and booze have got to go!

Hey, hey, what do you say?

Sober is the only way!

Good night, Eddie.

Wait for me!

-Beat you!

-Girls!

What?

-Aunt Helen, why are you here?

-Where's Mom?

l'm just gonna be straight with you.

Your mother has passed.

Just slap her real hard

and she'll wake up.

This'II onIy be for a whiIe untiI we

figure out something more permanent.

-HeIIo?

-Hey, it's me. Gwen.

Well, l know which ''me'' it is.

What is it?

Let me guess. You need money.

-l'm not giving you any more money.

-LiI, I don't need money.

-lt's different this time.

-I'm gIad to hear it.

Whatever happened to our

fun-and-friendly sister rapport?

l don't know. You tell me.

Look, they make you....

They're having a family week.

What?

Family sessions.

They work with us for a few days,

teach us how to talk to each other...

...and then supervise

an actual conversation.

You want me to come there?

They make you ask somebody,

so it's either you or Aunt Helen.

So let me get this straight.

You screw up, and then l'm supposed

to drop everything in my life?

They can schedule it around

what's good for you. So....

No, it's just--

l'm cooking here, okay?

l've got people coming over.

Oh, God, I'm sorry.

-l didn't mean....

-No, you never do.

Gwen, you never mean anything.

l have to go.

Lil, look,

l bet this one's really fast.

lt's just a table, stupid.

Leave it alone.

No. lt's a sled.

Well, l'm not a fan of

all soap operas. Just Santa Cruz.

l mean, it's just an incredible show.

l saw it the first time...

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