Christine Page #5

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Of course, I remember you.

Have you seen this place?

It's like their second

or third house.

And it just sits here

most of the year.

I mean...

It's just wild.

Oh god.

- Are you okay?

- I'm so sorry.

- Dammit, every goddamn time.

- Sorry.

Come over here and

drink some coffee, please.

Oh-oh, here comes trouble!

Steve's had a few.

Jean...

How bad was that...

Honestly?

I liked how it came together.

I thought Mike was

way too hard on you.

You don't think Bob andersen

was watching, do you?

I don't know.

But it was good.

Don't worry about it.

Hey Turner,

you keeping it together?

You know what, George?

- One of these days...

- Yeah?

I'm gonna test you.

Yeah, I'm gonna give you

the test, you'll see.

I'll study.

You should.

I will.

Good.

Hey, chubbuck, I found

a pool table in the den.

C'mon.

What?

Okay.

Here you go, Mr. andersen.

But it's not Andrea.

Now that was some report

you gave today.

Thank you, George.

Strange.

Interesting.

I liked it.

Okay.

Tell that to Mike.

Jeez, just take

the compliment, chubbuck.

It's good stuff

you do in the field.

I wish I could get out there

and do something like that.

Make an impression.

No one on anchor wants to be

in the field.

That's what

people in the field think.

Still stripes.

You and I have been working

together for over a year now,

and we've never gone out and

had a drink together.

Well, I don't really drink.

You know what I mean.

Well, you've never asked me.

You're not always the most

approachable person, chubbuck.

Well, I am approachable.

Maybe you just don't know

how to approach me.

Oh? And who does know

how to approach you?

A lot of people.

Jean...

Steve...

You're funny, chubbuck.

People are just so funny.

Take Mike and Mrs. Nelson.

Something drew them

to each other, you know?

But now?

God.

It's like we all have these

different versions of

ourselves competing

to be the real us.

You ever think about

stuff like that?

It's your turn.

I don't think

I'm very good at this.

Sometimes,

I'll be daydreaming at work,

and I'll just gaze off

and imagine like this

big wad of shoelaces, you know?

Like in a box.

All tangled up.

Different colors too...

Grey, black, red,

neon, orange...

A big ugly knot.

And that's...

My life.

I don't think we're so

different, you and me, chubbuck.

I think sometimes maybe we make

things too hard on ourselves.

I think you and I might have...

Something to offer one another.

You know

we're not alone out there.

Well hello, you two.

Well hey, soldier.

You just get here?

I have...

A lot of work

to be doing so,

I should go.

Hey, chubbuck, just admit

this was a little fun.

Sure.

Good night, George.

So what's the game?

Pool, dummy.

Happy 4th, Mr. andersen.

Hey, chubbuck, aren't you

gonna stay and watch?

No, I just have to

say goodbye to someone.

The fireworks is starting...

Mom?

You home?

I'm telling you man

you got to take it to tug.

I'm telling you, I don't trust

an outside guy with my gun,

specially not tug daiss.

It's pronounced "dice."

...it's the

daiss auto service center.

You've never seen "daiss"

on the side of the building?

Yeah, I dunno about

that guy, he fixes cars,

he fixes guns,

he just fixes stuff.

It's like if I had

a sandwich shop,

and you came and I said,

"today we're selling blowj*bs."

That's why you see him.

He's crazy.

He's a real character.

His stories are f***in'

hilarious.

I don't find him hilarious.

I find him pretty

disturbing, to be honest.

That is the touch, my friend.

Look, he's there from 4 to 8.

You do what you want to do.

Anyway, let me tell you

how it went with Betty,

last night, alright?

So we go back to

her place, but

she's raring to go...

I thought I was just stressed.

Is it from stress?

It's hard to say.

It could be.

It could be genetic.

As we get older,

our bodies do things to us that

we can't control.

Well, I have been stressed.

You know, if you're stressed,

we can give you something

for that.

Give me something?

I have in your chart

you used to take trazadone

as an antidepressant.

I didn't like the way

they made me feel, okay?

I would really appreciate it

if we could stay on topic.

This is very...

Unexpected.

Look...

It's great

we caught it so early.

It's very manageable

at this stage, we just...

We need to take it out

in the next few months.

The cyst.

The whole ovary.

It's the only way to make sure

the issue doesn't recur.

But it's a very

manageable surgery.

It's tantamount to having

your tonsils out.

The only issue is, of course,

it can create complications

should you

want to conceive in the future.

Are you saying

if I have this treated that I...

I won't be able to have...

That I have

two months to have a baby?

I'm not saying that at all.

You will only have

one ovary so...

It just...

Might require

a little coordination.

And we want our residents

to partake,

but they need to get on

that waiting list quickly.

We can't help it if

we've turned this into

an attractive destination for

retirees and non-retirees alike.

You know Florida is the place

you want to be.

We have sun, sand, surf,

championship golf,

great cuisine, culture.

Everything you could imagine.

Everybody wants

to come here right now.

People are coming here from...

Sorry, can we stop

for a second... Jean?

- Yes.

- Stop, can you...

Can you get Gail?

I thought she was meant to get

some fresh flowers.

Yeah, I told her to,

it must've slipped of her mind.

It slipped her mind?

Well, I can't think

about anything else.

Sorry...

You're gonna have to...

Someone get some fresh flowers!

Okay, I'm sorry, sir.

We just gonna have to wait...

A little bit, I'm sorry.

I'll be right back.

Chris?

Hey, Chris.

Are you okay?

Yeah, yeah.

Just...

Summer allergies.

Oh.

But...

Are you, you know...

Okay?

What do you mean?

You just seem a little more

wound up than usual.

What do you mean?

Like, tense.

No.

You said more than usual.

A little.

But you just seemed like

you got really upset out there.

Hey...

Do you want to get out of here?

Where?

Why don't we just go

play hookie?

Jean, don't be weird.

I'm serious.

Look, when I'm bummed out,

I like to go to eat ice cream.

It's a little trick I learned

when things are starting

to be too much,

I just get a cone and...

This is gonna sound stupid,

but I sing.

Along with a song on the radio,

or whatever,

it doesn't even matter.

Come on, it's my treat.

I have a lot of work to be

getting on with,

so I should do that.

We should get on with my work.

I'm sorry, sorry, but...

Can you sign me an akai

out for me?

I need to learn it.

Know what,

I'll go get the flowers.

Okay.

Sir...

I'm very sorry.

And we will pick this up

at a later date.

Okay, thanks, Christine.

My source at the police station

called it

"the tug show" actually.

- He said that?

- Yes...

He did,

and how did you get into this?

Into this business

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