Alcoholist

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Goddamn it.

Go away.

F***ing

right now!

Get out!

Now, please!

Please!

Wake up.

Can't be late...

Because if that happens,

you know who they're

going to blame.

Dad, can I play

peppa pig?

Not now, sunshine,

daddy's working.

I told you not to move

those units till Friday.

Hold on a second.

Yeah, frank?

Yeah, just don't do anything

till I get there.

17th attempt.

I failed again.

I did everything

by the book.

I respected

the timeline.

It was right before dawn

when I started my watch.

But, something went wrong.

Stopping drinking

didn't give me the results

that I expected.

I try to resist

for a few hours at a time,

but instead of feeling better,

i feel less clear,

weak,

and if that's not enough

something's in this house.

Seven hours until

my next attempt.

Bang. Bang.

Note to self.

He is a routine person.

I was right there.

Almost.

Almost.

I resisted until now,

but this a**hole's late!

F***!

Baby steps

to self-control.

He wakes up very early

every morning 6:
00 am.

And then the a**hole goes

and has breakfast,

then he gets

in his f***ing car

and he goes to work

every f***ing day.

Yes!

F***!

Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Hi, good evening.

Can I take you aside?

Would you like to do

this alcohol test?

It's free,

so don't worry.

All you have to do is just

blow into this device

and we'll be able to tell you

how much alcohol

you have in your blood.

Is that okay?

Are you ready?

Go, blow.

Blow.

Do you uh, do you want to go

out the back door, dude?

Can I?

-Perfect. That's great.

-Thank you.

Do you know

how dangerous

it is to drive

for you

and other people

after drinking half

a bottle of 80-proof whiskey?

I shouldn't even

tell you this,

but there's

a police checkpoint

just down the road

waiting to bust

people like you.

Is that what you want?

Thanks for the tip,

I'll take a shortcut.

A shortcut?

On the highway?

Listen, I don't really have

much time to waste here,

would you consider

leaving me alone?

Where do you live?

-What?

-I asked you where you live.

I can drive you home.

And I can get my co-workers

to come pick me up.

Are you serious?

Listen, you see right now,

you only have two options.

One, you drive drunk,

get busted,

lose your license

for a year,

maybe do some time.

Or two... I drive

and you can make

yourself comfortable

and sip

your Tennessee whisky.

And I can take you

home safely.

Absolutely not.

This surveill--

have the cars

stop at 10.

My name's Claire.

Take a right

right here.

You can drop me right--

right here.

Here?

Are you sure?

Yes, I'm sure.

I know where I live.

Okay, well, I'll just call

my assistant

so she can come

and pick me up.

Actually, I would--

--perfect.

Where the hell are you,

Claire? Can you see me?

Yes, I see your lights.

Continue onto the end

of the road,

-I'll be here.

-Hurry up.

-Yes.

-I'm coming.

Okay, I'm coming.

Claire, what the hell

are you thinking?

So?

Sh*t.

F***.

F***.

Sh*t.

What is going on here?

Goddamn alcoholic.

Hey, move your car!

Hey, move your car, hey.

Hello?

Can you move this car?

Hey, do you know where

this bozo is?

Hey, do you know where

the owner of this car is?

Take off

your headphones.

Headphones.

No, no,

your headphones.

Nah.

What do you want?

Can I come in?

Go away.

Remove your foot

or else I'll have

to smash it.

I'm asking you

to get off my property.

How long have you been dry

before last night?

Seven hours?

Less than a day?

Is there anyone

watching your health?

When at a certain level

of dependency

it can be dangerous

quitting cold Turkey.

Harmful.

Listen,

i have your stuff here.

I made a mistake

by taking it last night.

I'm sorry.

It was an impulsive

decision

and I came here

to return it to you.

I don't want you

to come inside.

--Who's there?

-Nobody.

-Are you sure?

Yes, I'm sure.

Listen, I've dealt

with people like you before.

Little psycho

head trips.

There's something

you should know.

You can't help me.

Sure.

I understand.

No, you don't understand.

What the f***

are you thinking?

Coming to my house,

trying to come inside?

Thatta girl, thatta girl.

Thank you.

Jesus.

All right.

Just don't do

any of that.

Oh, sh*t.

I love you.

But if you're

empty inside,

I don't really

need your company.

-Is everything okay?

-Good.

Trevor says tonight

I'm gonna be a moderator.

Don't worry,

you're gonna nail it.

I hope so.

You'll see, everything's gonna

be back to normal soon.

Danny! You look good.

Better.

But that beard,

you gotta get after it.

What do you want, dad?

Just to spend some

time with my son.

I never see you.

Well, what can I say?

You look good.

I'm serious, son.

Wow, it all comes

down to this, right?

The education we gave you,

the tuition we paid,

opportunities

with the company,

all those sacrifices,

and here you are

like this.

It was a shock

for everybody,

but you have

to be strong.

God, stop.

You never cared

about them.

What did you

come here for?

It's about the company,

isn't it?

Do you know how many fathers

support their family

working for us?

Hmm?

If I behaved like you,

what do you think

would happen to these people?

I am not working

for you anymore.

You see, I got a call

this morning

from, uh, head of security

in my company.

He wants me to report

a break-in

in one of

our headquarters.

Nothing was taken,

hardly any damage,

just a couple of bottles

from the company fridge.

The strange thing is,

the thief knew

the alarm codes.

Do you know anything,

Danny?

Get out!

I'm giving you

one week's time

to register yourself

in a rehabilitation clinic.

I want you

to clean yourself up

and come back

and work for me.

Otherwise,

I'll have you arrested.

And believe me,

I will do it.

Honey, didn't you say

that you wanted

to talk to him?

-What?

-The neighbor?

Didn't you say that

as soon as he got home

there was something

that you wanted to ask him?

Oh, yep, yep.

Hello?

Can you come out here

for a sec?

We need to talk.

Hey, hello?

Listen, you can't pull

that sh*t off anymore,

do you understand me?

I use that street,

my wife uses that street,

you can't just park

in the middle of the road.

If you do it again,

i swear by Christ,

I will have you towed.

Hey!

You f***ing drunk.

I can't sleep more than

three or four hours a night.

When I put my head

on the pillow,

my jaw starts

throbbing.

Even the good ones

are starting to go bad.

And since I can't

drink anymore,

the pain is unbearable,

and, so, if anyone

can help me out,

I found a doctor

who can fix me up

for next to nothing...

If anyone can find it

in their heart

to help me out.

Thank you, Jim,

for sharing your experience.

Okay, guys,

let's support Jim.

Hey...

Did the board

mention anything

about giving me

a group?

Yes.

And what did

they say?

It's just a bit

too soon, Claire.

But it's already

been three months.

Well, after what happened,

you know, everybody,

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