A Woman Under the Influence Page #7

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[ Sniffles ]

[ Whimpers ]

[ Whimpers ]

- [ Mumbling ]

- Baby..

you know how I feel about you.

- You're a great mother.

- [ Mabel Muttering ]

[ Nick ] Take deep breaths.

Take deep breaths. I love you.

You've made me happy.

Take a deep breath.

Take deep breaths.

- And if I've made a mistake, I'm sorry.

- Nick.

- Nick. Nick, I need -

- Sit down!

I'll knock you right on your ass!

- Mabel.

- [ Muttering ]

- Baby.

- [ Muttering ]

I love you.

I'd like to give you a little sedative

to calm you down.

- Please.

- Relax.

- Mabel, it won't hurt you.

- Doc.

- Hey, Doc, Drac, back.

- Mabel.

- Get back to your coffin. Get back.

- Mabel, this -

- I will never hurt you.

- Back. Back!

- Leave me alone.

- I won't hurt you.

- [ Ranting ]

- [ Zepp ] My God, I'm part of this family.

Would I hurt you?

- [ Nick ] Mabel.

- Back.

Mabel...

this'll make you rest,

this little sedative.

- It'll calm you down.

- I'm calm.

You're sick!

You're sick. You need a rest.

Your eyes are terrible.

- [ Nick ] I love you.

- Lie down. Lie down here.

You're awful! You're sick!

Get a doctor for him!

He's a very sick man!

Get him!

- Get him! Get him!

- Mabel.

- [ Zepp ] Mabel, you're gonna have

a nervous breakdown.

- No!

Get him away from -

- You must go to the hospital.

- Hospital!

Don't, baby. Stop that!

Nick! Nick! Don't let him! Please!

I - I promise. I won't want anything.

just let me stay in my house, please.

Nicky, I promise.

I don't want anything.

I'll be - I'll be content.

Please. Please, Nick. Please.

- Okay.

- Okay.

- Okay.

- What about my children?

- What about the children?

- I love you.

- Can they go with me?

- I love you.

Please don't say no, Doctor, please.

Listen, they need help.

They-They need care.

- The children.

- All right, darling.

- Let them come with me because -

- Listen to me.

- No. They've gotta be protected.

- Listen to me.

- I want to protect my children.

- I love you.

They're subject to insanity.

- Try, baby. Stop that.

- Insanity, morning, noon and night.

- Stop talking.

- Morning, get up.

Go to bed. Go to sleep.

That's insanity, isn't it?

No. No. I'm gonna take 'em with me.

No. No, I'm gonna take 'em with me

because I'm gonna protect 'em.

You understand me? They're mine,

and I'm gonna protect 'em!

- I love you!

- [ Yelling ]

I love you. I'll lay down

on the railroad track for you.

If I made a mistake,

which I did, I'm sorry.

But so what?

What's the difference? I love you.

- Now relax. Come back to me.

- Nick.

- Relax and come back to me.

- Nick.

- Get out of here!

- Get out of here!

I'll kill ya!

Don't touch me.

You're not gonna make me.

Taking me anyplace.

And you! You're gonna

let him take me. I'll kill -

Yes.

[ Muttering ]

[ Muttering Angrily ]

- [ Mabel Shouting ]

- Nick, I need your help now.

[ Margaret ] You cannot come in here.!

Leave those children alone.!

Leave those children alone.!

[ Margaret ] Please. You cannot take-

Don't take the children.

I'm not mad at you.

Please. I understand.

[ Zepp ]

Please, let me handle this.

- [ Margaret ] I know, but-

- Let me handle this.!

[ Margaret ]

Mabel, be calm. Be calm, Mabel. Mabel.

[ Zepp ]

Let me handle this. Mabel, please.

- Let me handle this.

- [ Margaret ] I understand you, Mabel.

- No, no. You can't have the child.

- [ Tony ] Leave my mother alone.

- [ Zepp ] Let her take them.

- [ Margaret ] No, no, no.

- Mabel. Mabel.

- [ Zepp ] Mabel, don't.

[ Mabel ]

Where are my children?

[ Zepp ]

Oh, Mabel. Oh.

- [ Angelo ] Help!

- [ Margaret ] Don't handle her.! She's sick.!

- Nicky, help me! Nicky!

- [ Zepp ] Please.

All right.!

All right.!

That's enough.!

[ Margaret ]

Please. Please.

Here. Here. Please, Nick. Nick.

- [ Margaret ] Please, children. Children.

- [ Zepp ] Mabel.

- Mabel, I gotta talk to you.

- [ Margaret ] Please. Please.

- [ Zepp ] Let the child go, please.

- [ Margaret ] Please.

Mabel.

Mabel, look at me.

I have a piece of paper here that says -

[ Piano ]

[ Man Vocalizing ]

Hey, what do you say, Nick?

What time is it?

- I heard you had some trouble at home.

- [ Man ] Cut it out.

What? Something to do

with the kids or somethin'.

I don't want anybody discussing my affairs.

- All right, Nick.

- Is that clear?

Well, yeah. Yeah.

But I'm not the only one.

Don't discuss my affairs!

Well, all right, then. Okay.

I'm sorry.

- What are you bananas doin'?

- Hey, Nick. What's with you and Mabel?

What happened?

[ Clancy ]

Hey, Nick. What's the story?

Anything I can do for ya?

Anything Angie and I can do for ya?

I called your house last night. Tony answered.

He give you the message?

He said something about, uh,

Mabel being in a nuthouse. Is that right?

She got a screw loose. She needs some time, okay?

Is that what you want to hear, you a**hole?

Ah, f*** off.

[ Man ]

I gotta find another way to make a living.

[ Vito Singing In Italian ]

- [ Billy ] Nobody say nothin'about Mabel.

- [ Man ] Yeah.

- I'll be getting to work pretty soon.

- [ Billy Chuckling ]

Please don't say nothin'about Mabel.

[ Singing Continues ]

[ Chattering ]

[ Singing Continues ]

[ Billy ]

Bring it on, baby.

[ Nick ]

You're a silent son of a b*tch.

Don't give me that sh*t!

From the moment I got here, that's all

anybody's been talkin' about - Mabel.

Well, don't say you don't know

when you do know!

[ Eddie ]

I didn't say I don't know.

You goddamn Mexican Indian,

don't you walk away from me!

You got something to say to me, say it!

But don't you walk away from me!

[ Billy ]

Hey, hejust went over.!

[ Man Shouts ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

I want to stop off at my kids' school

and pick up my kids.

Comes to mind, I don't know my kids.

I'm never with 'em.

They're a little shook right now.

I want to take them to the beach.

You want me to go with ya, Nick?

I'll go with ya.

- Thank you very much, Miss -

- Miss Hinkley. I'm the school principal.

Where's Tony?

The other lady was gonna get him.

- Mrs. Flowers.

- What time is it?

What time is it?

This dame don't have the time.

- It was 1 0:
00 when we got here.

- Never mind. Here he is.

Tony.

- What's up, Pop?

- Tony, get in the back of the truck.

- Are they going -

- Take these two kids -Yes.

Put 'em in the back of the truck.

Don't let 'em fall down.

Put that safety bar up.

Stay by the back.

- And no kidding around back there.

- Are they gonna be here tomorrow?

- Yeah!

- Oh.

Here. These should fit ya.

See if they're your size.

Whatever they are, I'll wear 'em, Nick.

Hurry up and get dressed.

And make sure you bring

a shirt and a sweater.

And a pair of shoes.

Nobody gets pneumonia when I'm the father.

Kids!

How's this, Pop?

Hello, Dad.

What a day, Nick. I haven't been

to the beach without my wife in 1 2 years.

We used to live in the water

when I was a kid.

''Fish'' they called me.

I was thin, see.

Lips all blue.

Shakin'. I was always lookin' for girls.

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