28 Days Page #5

Can we talk about something else?

When did this happen?

Yesterday. On the lake.

Was it sunset?

Sunset by the lake is very romantic.

lt was lunchtime,

and he brought a picnic...

...with champagne.

He brought champagne?

We didn't drink it.

l threw it overboard.

lt's not a very cool guy

to bring you booze in rehab.

He doesn't understand

what l'm doing here.

lf you're serious about getting sober,

your love partner would know.

You must not be committed

to your recovery.

-Oh, my God!

-Sorry.

Shouldn't you be doing something now?

-l got you.

-l say you dump that guy.

l can make this decision on my own,

okay? l don't need your help.

That's not what your sign says.

Forget what my sign says!

He doesn't know a thing about me!

Neither do you all!

You don't live my shitty life.

Until you do, do not tell me to give

up the one person that matters to me!

l know he's not perfect, but he's the

one that'll show up on my birthday...

...and say, ''l'm glad you were born!''

What's the matter with you?

-Just let go.

-Trust it.

Oh, my God! Look at my package.

No matter where I may roam

On Iand or sea or foam

You can aIways hear me

Singing this song

Show me the way to go home

Here we go.

ls there a key to the ladies' room?

Thank you.

Excuse me, sir.

Can l have the key to the men's room?

What?

-What?

-Eddie Boone!

Thank you.

Come on, come on, come on.

l need some paper, some pens.

Dad, we need a napkin or something.

Okay, hold on. Let me look.

-This is all l got. That's it.

-Thanks.

-What's your name?

-l'm Adam.

-And l'm Dan.

-Adam and Dan.

You pitched a no-hitter against

the Braves on August 4th.

ls that right? August 4th?

Eddie, where's your car, man?

l bet it's really cool!

My car?

Guys, we gotta get home.

Say goodbye now.

Nice to meet you.

Yeah. Nice to meet you.

Have a great season, Eddie.

Mail call.

Charm Blossom,

this really isn't necessary.

Lining up the mail like a bar graph

to show the fullness of our lives.

l know my life is empty, okay?

For you.

-Watching game tapes?

-Yep.

They're out of ginger snaps.

Looks like your mail's

more fun than mine.

Do you want them?

-You don't want them?

-No.

What'd you get?

-My sister's coming to family sessions.

-That's good.

No. l'd pay very good money

not to hear what she has to say.

So what's wrong with your balls?

So to speak.

So to speak, nothing.

l don't want them.

-Why not?

-Because l don't.

That's a tautology. Something is

what it is because it is what it is.

The sky is blue

because it reflects the ocean.

The ocean is blue

because it reflects the sky.

Who are you talking to?

l have no idea.

l bet you can't sit still

and be quiet for one minute.

l can.

ls this what we're doing now?

A little quiet contest?

Wait a minute!

-These are not game tapes.

-Wait!

-Oh, my God!

-Let me have that!

l know what this is!

l can't believe you watch this!

-l wasn't!

-Santa Cruz watcher.

-l'm sorry.

-lt's fine.

-No, l'm sorry, l'm sorry.

-No, it's totally fine.

l always do that. l always do that.

You always do what?

Women....

Drugs, women.

l mean, just leap before you think.

Not you. l mean....

What are you saying?

What? You were...

...trying to snort me?

Yeah, maybe.

What a perfect opportunity

to thank him for curing your cancer.

If I had known he was gonna save

your Iife just to join it with his...

...I wouId've preferred you'd died.

Pretty good show once

you get to know everybody in it.

So who sent you all those balls?

My agent. He's trying to psych me up.

Oh, for next season?

Well, for there to be a next season.

Why? You thinking about retiring?

l don't know. Might have to.

l mean, you gotta quit sometime.

l'm not 22 anymore.

Plus, you know,

maybe a more normal life...

...might be a little less pressure.

l understand. Marry a cute girl,

move to the suburbs...

...spend your weekends mowing.

You won't want to do coke again.

-Are you okay?

-These headaches!

Darian? Darian?

What the heII is he doing here?

Get an ambuIance.

He has meIigioma astrocytroma.

What is it?

A tiny IittIe cIuster of brain tumors.

''Tiny clusters''?

He's very sick.

Attention aII patients.

Tonight's Iecture:

''What's Wrong With CeIebrating

Sobriety By Getting Drunk?''

Give it to her.

Just give it to her.

My God! Where did you get this?

Guys, this is the soap opera

that l watch.

-You watch my soap?

-Yeah.

Eddie, you surprise me.

l only work every fifth day.

What else do l do with my time?

Well, thank you very much.

Sometimes l like to read.

You know, literature? Stuff like that.

Your betting is what Iost you

your money and my respect.

I Iove you.

Mom, Dr. Griffin,

what are you doing here?

We've come to teII you

something about FaIcon.

Darian, it Iooks Iike I may be

carrying FaIcon's chiId.

What do you want to bet

that chiId...

...turns out to have

a gambIing probIem?

It's just another tiny cIuster.

Do something!

It'II be over in a minute.

He'll get over it.

Falcon will be back, better than ever.

No, Falcon's leaving the show.

He's having brain clusters.

Maybe it's more than a tiny cIuster.

l hate that mother.

l love her.

-You do?

-l think she's hilarious.

l want you to talk to Gwen,

and be specific.

Pick one incident.

You ruined my wedding.

And when that happened,

how did you feel?

How do you think it made me feel?

Tell her.

l'm trying to explain here, okay?

l mean, you asked me, so l'm just....

l mean, she shows up drunk...

...stumbles through

the entire ceremony.

At the reception, she gets up...

...and, in front of my friends...

...my new in-laws,

she gives this toast...

-...that was completely--

-What? What toast?

-Gwen, let your sister talk.

-What toast?

''Well, not everybody can be perfect.

But at least some of us can try.''

We all know that grownups

have to make compromises.

And Lily is very, very grown up.

So that's what she did.

She said:

''ls Andrew...

...the very best man for me...

...on this earth?

No. And l mean, no.''

She says, ''Hey, l'm not

getting any younger.

He makes a hell of a lot of money.

So l'll marry the little sucker.''

To Lily and her little sucker.

That's not what happened.

You think that your memory of that day

is somehow better than mine?

-l don't think so.

-Stick with the format.

l'm sticking to the format. l'm just

trying to give you a picture here.

And she walks around...

...like some victim...

...like life just handed her

this raw deal.

Well, you know, my father left too.

And my mother died

when l was little too.

And you don't see me using that...

...as some excuse to just completely

abandon all self-control...

...and indulge myself--

lndulge? What?

You think l like this?

We've gotten off-track here. Lily.

Think about Gwen's behavior

at your wedding...

...and tell her now how you feel.

Yeah, Lily, how does it make you feel?

You know, this is just....

l don't need this.

l have a life.

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