Alcoholist Page #3

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Did you kill

that man?

No, I didn't kill him.

Give me some money.

Whatever you have

in your pockets.

Anything will be fine.

What is this,

blackmail?

No, no, no.

If you hire me,

I'm required to honor

my patient's privacy.

Anything you tell me

will be kept a secret.

Silent, I promise.

And what are you

gonna do?

After you've given me

the third degree

are you gonna report me

to the police?

How many people

have you hurt, killed?

I have never hurt anyone.

Never.

And don't

ask me that again.

Have you ever lost

consciousness?

-Blackout?

-Yeah.

Have you found evidence

of violence when you wake up?

-Maybe.

-Destroyed objects?

Yeah, a few.

Blood on your clothes?

This is not a joke.

Do you understand me?

And you?

Do you understand me?

There is only one person

in this world

that I want

to see suffering,

and that is the man

that lives next door.

To see him suffering

is not enough.

I want him dead.

And what has this man

ever done to you?

He took everything.

My wife.

My daughter.

...the documents submitted

and hear

incredible testimony

of both sides.

I find in favor

of the defendant,

all causes of action

are hereby dismissed.

Counsel will meet

with me Thursday

to discuss costs, fees,

and disbursements.

That man didn't show up

to any of the hearings.

Not one.

Didn't even come to say

he was sorry.

He was afraid

of seeing my face.

They said that

he was too ashamed.

That he couldn't

take it.

That-- that the incident

had destroyed him.

And that he couldn't

move on

unless he stopped

talking about it.

Forgetting.

And me? I...

I tried--

i just started drinking

and drinking

just to forget

his name.

"Such a tragic turn

of events."

That's what everybody

kept repeating to me

over and over

while I was falling.

How did you

end up here?

Money has never been

a problem in my family.

He doesn't know

who you are?

No, I've got somebody

else's identity.

To him I'm just

Michael fordas,

the alcoholic

that moved in across

the street.

If you hate him so much,

and all you want

is to see him dead,

then why haven't

you killed him yet?

Why?

Why?

Why?

You ask me why?

Look at my face!

I am not well.

And my health conditions

have hindered me

from being able

to go through with it.

Believe me,

I've-- I've tried.

Maybe you're not

interested

in the fact

that he has a family?

You had one.

No, I am not interested.

I don't want to know.

Till ten minutes ago

i didn't even know

he had a daughter.

Now are you gonna

ask me that if--

if that makes

a difference?

No, it does not

make a difference.

Are you finished?

Do you really want

to stop drinking?

Yes, and if you think

that's gonna change my mind,

then you are

completely wrong.

I don't care.

I don't.

And you really can do

what you want.

Kill him.

There's one thing

that I find in life

is that people

learn how to deal

with their own guilt

on their own.

When do you want

to start?

When?

I-- I think...

Do you hear them?

Do I hear what?

Don't tell me

you drank again

after taking those pills.

Uh!

You have one new message.

I am parked

on county line road.

I don't know

the exact address--

message deleted.

Wake up!

Mr. fordas?

Michael.

Who the hell are you?

What are you doing

in my house?

I'm sorry.

I tried knocking,

but nobody answered.

The door was open,

so I let myself in.

Can I be informal,

Michael?

Well, I just need to check

the electrical junctions.

There was damage

to the system last night.

You know, all these

houses out here,

they're all

in the same grid.

What the f***

are you talking about?

You haven't noticed

the blackouts?

Lights going in and out?

Yeah, i-- I told him

that there's no problem

at our house.

And these houses

have the same wiring.

If there's damage,

i-- I gotta check it out.

There's nothing

i can do.

Can you show me

where the fuse box is,

Michael?

I'll only steal

a few minutes

of your time.

In the basement?

Okay, it's in the basement.

I'll check it out.

Do you think

i don't know who you are?

What you're doing

in this house?

The difference

between you and me,

I would never let

anything bad

happen to my family.

And that b*tch

you call your wife,

I should have

hit her twice.

Come on, Danny!

You can't kill me.

You don't have the guts.

Well, everything

seems fine.

No damage.

We'll just call it

a false alarm.

You have a good day.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry,

i couldn't get him

to follow me.

I tried, I mean,

I'll come back tomorrow.

I'll make up

some excuse that i--

that I saw his cables

were being chewed up

by rats--

no, no,

it's a bad idea.

I thought you wanted

to have a look around

the house.

Look, let's just leave it,

okay, Harold?

If this drunk

is bothering you,

I can teach him

a lesson.

I'll cock block his juice

every half an hour.

That'll drive

anybody crazy.

Let it go.

Look, if he bothers me again,

I'm gonna call the cops.

-But I can handle--

-i just don't want

to get in trouble

because of that a**hole.

That's final, Harold.

I don't remember exactly

what we said last night.

The offer you made,

still stand?

It's not up to me.

It's up to you.

I don't know how serious

of a commitment

you wanna make.

Take your f***ing--

wrist-- f***ing watch.

You wanna bury me

in the back yard and--

do black magic on me?

Fine.

Just-- no clinics, okay?

No doctors,

no clinics, I promise.

You just have

to make sure that this

is really what you want.

I need to be sober.

Well, if that's the case,

then there's a place

where I need you to go,

and you will wait

for me there

until I finish

my shift.

No problem.

I'll talk to you then.

Oh, if you're looking

for your keys

you're wasting

your time.

You're in no condition

to drive,

it's too dangerous for you

and for others.

Take a bus.

Take a little walk.

It will help you

clear your mind.

Give me the address.

1201 pine Avenue.

What do I do

once I'm there?

Wait for me.

Have you felt

the need to have a drink

in front of you?

Why?

Why would you

send me here?

You're f***ing crazy.

This is where

my life ended.

The first few hours

are the most complicated.

I just needed to understand

your level of dedication.

I was supposed to spend

the day with them.

But my work...

Was too much.

It was all piling up

against me.

Everything

was going wrong.

So I stayed

in the office instead.

On a Saturday.

If I just would have

driven them myself.

We could have stopped

for junk food,

Katherine would have

gotten in the water

a few minutes,

and then asked me

to go home.

My daughter, she--

she was always tired

of everything.

Our job's one

of the most stressful jobs

you can imagine.

When someone like Leonard

goes to his sponsor,

and says he can't

take it anymore,

well, it's a huge loss

to all of us.

Leonard,

how many years

have you been coming

to aa meeting?

-Two years.

-Two years?

Two years you've been

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