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But their sensor systems have detected

an error in analyzing space radiation.

Adam, I'm having lunch.

- Speak English.

- I'm sorry.

You see, the Star Tracker system is

No. No more background radiation

black holes or Mars robots.

Lunchtime is for guy talk.

Two guys talking about women,

the weather and such. You got it?

- But the Star Tracker system

- No.

Hmm.

A woman moved into 3A.

All right. Now, that's lunch talk.

So?

So, that's all.

Come on. A woman moved into 3A.

She looked

She looked nice.

Good. Good!

- You gonna meet her?

- I did.

You did?

We did laundry. She came to my apartment.

- She did?

- Yeah, I told her something about space.

- Oh, Jesus. How'd she take it?

- She liked it.

She

Well, bless my stars. You gonna see her again?

I see her almost every day.

You talk to her again?

No.

Adam.

You're the man.

You have to start the conversation.

Ask her out. Take her to dinner.

I can't do that. H-How

Hmm.

This jackass locked himself out of his car.

Figures he can cuss me out on the phone.

Well, he ought to be chilled by now.

Harlan

Follow through, young man.

Follow through.

Are you and Mom still going to Barbados this year?

- Well, we're still deciding.

- Oh. Really?

There's a little problem

that has to be dealt with.

- Between you and Mom?

- No, no.

- At the firm.

- Oh.

There was an indictment last March.

There was an indictment of the firm?

No, of me, personally, no less.

It's nothing.

Some junior G-man playing Clarence Darrow.

But there's a trial date now.January 19.

- A trial?

- Yeah, so we have to work

everything out before then.

But bullshit, if you'll excuse the expression...

expands to fill the allotted time...

so now Barbados is up in the air.

Daddy!

Don't worry.

But if you happen to come up

with the next Harry Potter...

we may need it to pay the ganef lawyers.

- Over Friday for dinner, right?

- Yeah.

- I love you, Daddy.

- Love ya!

Beth?

Beth?

Adam!

I'm so sorry.

I just don't feel like any company tonight.

Oh, that's okay.

Come out with me. I wanna show you something.

Beth?

- Adam, the park's closed.

- J-Just a little bit further.

- I wanna go back! I'm not

- Shh-shh-shh. Over here.

- Adam, I

- Shh-shh-shh!

Raccoon in Central Park?

That was so cool.

What are they doing here?

Foraging.

- How did you know where they'd be?

- They live here.

I used to come and watch them a lot.

It's quiet.

They don't really belong here,

you know, but here they are.

They're coming back around in a little while.

You wanna wait?

Yeah, sure.

Oh. Mr. Klieber.

Yes. That's all right. I startled you.

Yes.

I just wanted to tell you what a good job

you've done for us the last year and a half.

Well, that's good.

When your father explained your

When he explained your... things...

well, I had my my doubts,

but he was right.

A man of your background at the salary you're

getting has been a value to this company.

- Well, that's good.

- Yes.

But the world is changing.

You can't be the corner candy store anymore.

- You've got to compete.

- Candy store?

Adam, I've got to let you go.

But I will write you a recommendation

that will knock your socks off.

- L-Let me go?

- I'm truly sorry.

Yeah, but I I don't wanna go.

I haven't finished.

I have a bid, Adam. It's done.

- You found a better chip?

- Not better.

Cheaper.

Look, go home.

Talk it over with your dad.

- I'm sure he'll find you another job.

- No, my dad

Kelli has your severance.

It's been a pleasure working with you.

And I mean that sincerely. Good-bye, Adam.

Good-bye, Mr. Klieber.

Adam, dude. Sorry about that, man.

Don't think about it, bro.

Something will come up, man. I promise.

I'm so sorry, Adam.

See you around, okay?

Excuse me, sir. What are you doing there?

- I said, what you doin'?

- Watching the children.

Uh-huh. Let me have some I.D., sir.

I-I was looking at the children.

Sir, turn around.

Put your hands on the fence, please.

- WhyWhy are you doing this?

- Lean forward, put your hands on the fence, please.

Turn around!

Hands on the fence.

WhatWhat are you doing?

I'm taking your wallet out of your back pocket

to check your identification, sir.

- 1 5-Adam to Central-K,

I need a name check. Adam Raki.

- Let's go.

- Is this the man you reported?

- I wasn't the one who saw him.

Where do you live, sir?

Please stay where you are.

Do you live or do you have business

in this neighborhood, sir?

Everything's fine. Go on back inside.

Beth!

- Are you the one who reported this?

- Adam.

- What's going on?

- You know this man?

Yeah, he's my neighbor. What happened?

I:

1 5-Adam. Raki- R-A-K-I. No hits.

- He's clean.

- All right. Sorry about that.

Can't be too careful with kids, right?

You can go.

Adam!

Adam?

Enough with the presents, okay?

Well, that was kind of awful, wasn't it?

I mean, God, you just stopped by

to watch the kids. I do that for a living.

- Police freak me out too. Okay?

- Do you wanna come in?

Okay.

So, you live alone?

Yes.

I mean, it's it's big for one person.

For the city.

Well, my father lived here too.

Oh! Where is he now?

- Queens.

- Queens.

He died six weeks ago.

Oh, God. I'm so sorry.

My friend Harlan says Queens

is where everybody goes to die...

because they can't tell the difference.

That'sThat's awful.

Harlan said it was a joke.

Oh, I meant about your father.

Uh

- What about your mother?

- She died when I was eight.

I'm so sorry.

I had a really nice time last night in the park.

Were you excited?

- What?

- Sexually, when we were in the park.

No, not exactly.

Well, I ask because I was,

and I wondered if you were too.

Thank you so much for the glass of water.

I I should I should be going now.

Because I said that thing

about being sexually excited?

No! No, no. I just

Well yeah.

Oh

Sometimes it's hard for me to-

I have this thing

that makes it hard to, um- to a-

It's called Asperger's syndrome.

Oh.

One thing about it is not knowing

what people are thinking.

- Like right now.

- Oh. Right.

I guess I was wondering

what that feels like for you.

It doesn't feel like anything. It just is.

Okay.

My brain works differently from N.T.'s.

N.T.'s?

Neurotypicals.

Sometimes I can't understand them...

especially when they mean something different

from what they're actually saying.

You don't do that?

No, most Aspies are really honest.

Psychologists think

it's a lack of imagination.

But psychologists are mostly N.T.'s.

Albert Einstein, Thomas Jefferson, Mozart,

they all had lots of imagination.

They had Asperger's?

Probably.

When I was younger...

I would have just thought

you were sexually excited because I was.

That's called mind blindness.

I had to learn to ask

what other people are thinking.

I understand.

It's okay.

Oh.

I re I really should go.

Okay.

I'm really sorry about your father.

Oh.

Can I see you again?

Um, well, I'm I'm right upstairs, so

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