Bounce Page #7

Is it hard?

I'm done.

You can play.

[Sighs]

Man:
And you're ready

for takeoff.

We're losing altitude.

Pull up, pull up!

Abby:
Sorry.

He's still very angry.

Thanks.

It's OK.

He's angry at me.

He's angry at Greg.

He's angry atJoey.

Sorry.

And he's scared to fly.

You know, I was thinking

of maybe taking them

on a little flying trip

somewhere close,

Abby:
so that

if they can't make it,

I can rent a car

and drive back.

Sounds good.

Could work.

That's a nice computer.

Yeah. Ahem.

Greg got it

to celebrate his play.

He had this play on

in Chicago.

Abby:
That's why

he was there.

"Lilacs in the Dooryard. "

Not the title

I voted for.

I mean, who knows what

a dooryard is anyway?

Abby:
Weird.

[Laughs]

He wasn't even supposed

to be on that flight.

Abby:
Even the paperwork

was all wrong, you know?

Which really

made me crazy,

because it got me

thinking...

like, if I was,

you know,

getting the boys ready

to put them on the bus,

and Donna would say,

"Oh, I'm going down there.

You know,

I'll just take them."

And I would think...

[Sighs]

"Well, which one's

supposed to crash?"

You know? I mean, do I

send them with Donna,

or do I put them

on the bus?

Which one is doomed?

Abby:
Or is the whole thing

going to happen tomorrow?

It's crazy.

Abby...

What?

Do you have a good lawyer?

Buddy:
For your case

against the airline?

Uh, I don't really know.

I think so. You know,

I'm just sort of

in with the group

of other families.

I have his card

right there,

Abby:
if you want

to see it.

Abby:
I've got a meeting

with him on Thursday.

Yeah.

Ahem. Well...

What I can do,

if you like,

is have our lawyers

call around

and ask some questions

about him.

For free.

Oh, I see. You're after

my money now, is that it?

Yeah. Well,

not just the money...

what the money can buy.

Buddy:
Hey, Scott.

Uh, thank you very much.

Yeah, thanks.

Thanks for coming by.

It's great to see you.

I'll let myself out, OK?

Abby:

Mm-hmm. Ahem.

Buddy:

See you, pal.

Aah!

[Both Laugh]

[Doorbell Buzzes]

[Doorbell Buzzes]

Buddy:
OK, coming.

- Hi.

- Hi.

I'm sorry. I just...

I didn't know where to go,

and Donna has the kids.

That's fne. I'm glad

I was here when you called.

Come on in.

Do you want some dinner

or a drink or...

Buddy:

Here. Sit down.

[Sighs]

I settled.

I saw my lawyer today,

and I settled.

OK.

It's not OK.

It's like saying,

you know, I'm fne.

I'm over it.

That's what everybody

wants me to feel anyway...

even Donna,

who's been so good.

Or my mother.

"It's only

a plane crash, sweetie.

You got to bounce."

That was her take on it.

So that's what

I've been doing...

bouncing.

It's just like crashing,

except you get to do it

over and over again.

Yeah. I know

what you mean.

Buddy:
I mean,

I can imagine

how that might feel.

It's the way

they talk about him...

like he's this saint.

And I don't even

recognize

who they're talking about

anymore.

[Sighs]

It's not that he wasn't

a really good man, you know?

He was. He was

a really good man...

but he wasn't perfect.

He was a little tight

with money, for one thing.

I want to blame him...

or to be angry at him

or whatever, because...

when I don't...

he gets really far away.

God.

And I did love him,

you know?

I really did love him.

[Sighs]

[Sighs]

Buddy:
You sure you don't

want me to drive you home?

At least follow you?

No. I'm fne.

Listen, I know

what you're thinking.

I'm this widow, and

I've got these 2 kids,

and I'm probably

not ready.

At least, that's what

I think to myself

half the time.

So...

You're off the hook, OK?

You don't have to say

another word.

Can I see you

this weekend?

No.

No. This weekend

is our little test trip

down to Palm Springs.

Oh, right.

We had to drive

to the funeral,

because Scott wouldn't

get on the plane.

And I really

don't want my kids

to spend the rest

of their lives

afraid to fly.

But Monday, maybe.

Yeah.

Or I could come

with you guys.

Uh... I wouldn't

mention Waldo.

[Laughs]

I did promise them

the water park.

What, they're afraid

of water now, too?

Come on.

It'll be fun.

OK.

It's... It's

a big plane, right?

I think so.

Because those would be

better for the kids.

Abby:
The captain

let you go up there

and everything.

Scott:
Whatever.

That was all right,

huh, guys?

There was a few bumps,

but I was, you know...

Abby:
Sir,

do we need to discuss

a little

attitude adjustment

before we get

to the water park?

Buddy:
Come on.

Abby:

What do you think?

Man:
Though

you may not drive

A great big Cadillac

Here, let me

test this out for you,

because I'm worried

that maybe it's not...

You may not have

Yeah.

It's good.

Buddy:
I don't know.

What do you think?

Can you handle it?

- Hey!

- Got it!

You got it.

Very nice.

Ohh...

Forget it.

We don't want to go

on this dumb ride

anyway.

We want snow cones

down at the bottom.

Buddy:
Abby?

Abby? Abby?

Just be thankful

Can you teach me

how to dive, Mom?

[Buddy And Scott

Yelling]

Buddy:
Aah!

I'm scared! I'm scared!

Though

you may not drive

A Cadillac

Scott:
That was fun.

That was a good one.

Ohh!

[Singing Indistinctly]

[Child Laughs]

Scott:
Hey, Mom!

Mom, Mom, Mom, look!

All right,

let me go now.

Ahh.

You may not have

A Colorado home

Just be thankful

Drivin'to the bank,

sunroof top

Diggin'the scene

with gasoline

For what you've got

Ooh ooh ooh

Abby:
Hey, boys.

Yeah?

You ready?

Yep. Where is it,

Scott?

Oh. Right down here.

I want to do it.

OK.

OK. Close your eyes

and pick one.

What is this?

Oh, come on, just do it.

We'll tell you later.

[Sighs]

Joey:
Ha ha!

You can

open your eyes now.

Joey:

OK, now read it.

We couldn't decide

on a name,

so it's up to you.

Uh, Darth.

Yes! That was mine.

That was mine.

It was

my second choice, OK?

The boys don't think

you should have

the same name

as the dog.

Oh.

That's good, because

that's a good name for him...

Darth... because

the dog's black,

and he kind of

looks like Vader.

No. That's

your new name.

[Laughter]

Hey, seat belts,

please.

Hey, what are you

doing tomorrow?

You tell me.

There's just something

that I wanted to tell you

which is sort of

hard to say,

Buddy:
so I wanted

to just tell you now

that I was going

to tell you, so that...

tomorrow

you'd hold me to it.

[Sighs]

You know,

it's probably nothing.

It's not a...

you know...

Buddy:
It's just something

I want to tell you.

Then tell me now.

No, I'll tell you tomorrow.

It's, you know...

I mean...

You just got

to make me tell you.

Oh, great. Well,

this'll be a fun 24 hours.

It's nothing.

Relax. It's fne.

You know.

All right.

Well, whatever it is,

thank you for today.

It's the least I could do.

Can I help you?

Hi.

Hi.

Are you... Are you

Mrs. Janello?

Abby:
Yes.

Now that I'm here,

I wish I'd just mailed this.

Hi. I'm Mimi Prager.

Hello.

Here.

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