Dementia Page #5

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They give this to wounded soldiers

for Christ's sake.

- Ah!

- Stop!

No!

- You did this.

- You did this, George!

Everything around you dies, George!

How about some liquid courage, George?

This will make you

a little bit more pliable.

Oh, no. No!

Come on, come on! You know you want it.

- Hey, girl, you need a hand?

- I'm fine.

But you look like you're having

a little bit of trouble there.

Well, I'm not. Almost done, okay?

- Am I interfering with your day somehow?

- No, no, everything's good.

But if you need me, I'll be right in there

inside those doors, sittin' down.

I'm Larry.

I'm sorry, I'm having a really shitty day.

- You work here?

- Hells, yeah!

I run this little bit of paradise.

There is something you could help me with.

Boom.

You know, I didn't even know

that lady had friends,

I figured she was Canadian or somethin'.

What kind of accident was she in?

Oh, just a car accident, she'll be fine.

She'll be back in a few days, I'm sure.

Cool, cool. Uh, yeah, I wasn't worried.

Uh, what are you looking for, by the way?

- Clothes and personal stuff.

- Oh, good luck.

I looked through here a couple days ago,

I didn't find nothing personal.

Hey, sir, I'll be there in a second!

I gotta... There's a guy and...

I'm not supposed to leave you here alone

but I mean, there's nothin' to steal so...

if I'm not back before you leave

just close the door and it'll lock on itself.

- Yeah, I'll lock up.

- All right, cool.

Oh, uh, also, I get off in two hours.

- I got a one hitter if you wanna get high.

- Oh, I'm good. Thanks.

Suit yourself. All right!

- Did you find what you were looking for?

- Yeah, thanks.

Bye.

Don't fade on me now, George.

Come on.

We're gonna play another memory game.

Do you recognize what I'm doing to you?

Do you remember this?

- What did you do to Sam?

- Answer me!

Is this familiar to you?

Vietnam. They did this to me.

All the time.

It broke us. Those... ropes and sticks.

Yeah, but you... you made it home, George.

You made it.

You even won an award for it.

Hey, I wanna make a formal complaint

on behalf of my grandfather about a nurse.

- Was it Hawlings?

- No, Anderson. Michelle.

We have no nurses by the name

of Michelle Anderson.

- What about Hendricks?

- Are you sure you're at the right hospital?

Could she have worked at Cedars'?

Dementia sufferers

are prone to wandering...

You need to stay calm, George.

You could give yourself another stroke.

And we don't want that,

we have way too much to do.

Breathe in with me. Breathe in!

And now, slowly exhale.

- I'm gonna kill you.

- Oh, yeah?

Was it, um... starting

with the little bits first?

Was that? Oh.

Which one, George?

Which one, is it this one?

What do you want?

What do I want? What do I want?

I have what I want, George.

I have been looking for you for years.

You made me like this.

Who are you?

Rose Hendricks was my mother.

This was hers.

- Hendricks.

- You know the name.

I... I don't know what you think I did

but you got the wrong guy.

No, no, no. Not this time.

Your tattoo... your scars...

they leave an impression on a young mind.

Grandpa!

Oh, you really care about her, don't you?

She's got nothing to do with us.

Don't you touch her.

I know you're in there, I hear you.

I watched my mother

been torn apart piece by piece, George.

You keep your mouth shut.

Or you'll force me to kill her!

Jesus.

Put it down.

Put it down.

What did you do with my grandfather?

He's getting what's been coming to him.

That necklace.

It wasn't my grandmother's, was it?

No.

I really...

really didn't wanna have to hurt you.

What did you do with my granddaughter?

She deserved better.

Drop it.

- You don't know much about guns, do you?

- I know enough, put it down.

That's a single shot rifle.

It's a classic.

Try it. Pull the trigger.

Yeah.

I was there. I was under the bed,

I saw everything. I was 6 years old.

Murderers shouldn't let their picture

be published in the newspaper, George.

Did you know they gave him a medal?

Your father, that gutless wonder,

the Purple Heart!

I found your mother at the ceremony

and then I followed her home.

I couldn't live with the idea.

She thought he died a hero.

And to make sure she knew what a coward

he was and how much he'd cost us.

At first, I just thought I'd have a little

fun with her, you know, a little fun

but I couldn't stop, no!

Because it came back to me.

It all came back.

Somebody had to pay, I knew that.

You have to pay

for these things, you know.

So she paid for him.

I'm gonna destroy you.

Don't worry, George.

I'll get a parade when you're dead.

She didn't hurt you.

What did you do?

It was her or me.

You did those things? To her mother?

- Shelby, Shelby...

- Stay away from me!

Shelby...

You did this!

Help, please!

- Hello?

- Daddy?

Oh, my God, Dad.

What happened to him?

- What happened to him?

- I... I don't know.

Where's his blood thinner?

Shelby?

Shelby, call 911, okay?

Shelby, call 911!

I already did.

Okay, hang in there, Dad. Okay?

Help's coming, all right?

I did, I called...

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