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Huh.

I'm surprised he found the time.

You didn't know he visited pops?

Sure, I knew.

I just didn't think he visited

that often.

You sure didn't.

Hey.

Neither did you.

Yeah.

Well, I guess we both dropped

the ball there.

Listen, I know we don't talk

a lot,

but I just want you to know that

I'm here for you.

And I'm here for you.

That's what dad

would have wanted.

Come on, give your

little brother a hug.

Come on.

Come here.

What are we gonna do

with all this stuff?

I'll take care of it.

You sure?

Yeah, I'm sure.

Yeah.

- Hey.

Yeah?

Hey, dad.

How was school?

It was ok.

Any updates?

Nope.

What game are you playing?

Um, bullet catcher iv.

I uh, I saw your uncle today-

dad, uh, do you mind?

I'm online here

with a couple players.

Sure.

What?

I... nothing.

Sh*t.

Can I help you?

I said, can I help you?

I was, uh, I was passing by

and I saw the sign.

Oh yeah?

I'm sorry, I didn't mean

to intrude.

Are you really interested?

Yes.

I am interested.

I... I put an ad online,

must have been a month ago.

To be honest, I forgot the sign

was still there.

Yes, I uh, I read

the ad actually.

Great.

Want a closer look?

Please.

"Amazing...

Grace.

Grace.

Grace.

"Amazing grace".

Are you a sailor that keeps

the name of the boat?

Amazing grace is a perfect name.

If I buy this I will

re-paint it.

May I ask why you're selling it?

When my father couldn't

manage it on his own anymore

he gave it to me.

He's a generous man.

He was.

He passed away recently.

The cabin is in good shape.

There's beautiful mahogany

wood down below.

She's much faster

than you would expect.

So uh, one day you just decided

to jump into the deep end?

The deep end?

Yeah, looking at buying a boat

like this, you know?

Out of- out of the blue?

It was a boat from the blue,

yes.

Well, uh, just so you know

I'm asking 16-

16,000

$16,000?

Yes, $16,000.

Are you firm on that price?

What do you have in mind?

Perhaps we can sit down

and discuss a price

that works for both of us?

Yeah, why not?

I'm Neil wiston, by the way.

Imir.

Shah.

Beth, Ted's been calling

every 20 minutes, I don't

know what to do.

A weekend away?

We're talking serious risk.

Right.

I know, but I think I'll lose

him if I don't go.

And that doesn't set off

warning bells?

Ok, I got it.

You don't think I should go.

Honey, listen to me.

Right now you and Ted

have a thing.

If you go away with him,

it's not a thing anymore.

It's a different thing.

Don't go down that road

unless you're absolutely sure.

Are you there?

Yeah.

Ellen, are you ok?

Hey!

Hey!

Come here!

Get back here!

You get back here!

You little f***ers!

Nooo!

Hey!

Oh my god.

Beer?

Thank you.

I wasn't sure if uh, alcohol

was allowed.

Haram.

Haram, right.

And it's been a long time

since I was in a mosque.

Oh, so you're not a-

you're not a practicing-

uh, not a practicing one, no.

Ah.

This must be your son.

That's him. That's Shane.

How old?

16. Smart kid.

Takes after his dad.

May I ask what you do

for a living?

I'm in it.

Um, computers.

Jesus Christ, my laptop!

Sh*t.

I hope this wasn't my doing.

No, no.

I'm uh, trying to write

my father's eulogy.

It's driving me crazy.

Were you and your father close?

Yeah, I like to think so.

I need a good opening.

Once I get that, then

the rest will follow.

Maybe you should start

with a childhood memory.

Speak to who

your father was,

not what he accomplished

in his life.

Oh, I got plenty of

sailing stories.

My brother Dave and I spent

every weekend on the boat

when we were kids.

There. You've got your opening.

May I make another suggestion?

Sure.

In my humble opinion,

allow the story of your father

to have true meaning.

True meaning?

I was taught the dead live on

in three ways.

Through their good deeds,

through the charity other

people give in their name

and, most important,

through the knowledge they

leave behind in this world

that benefits others.

Wow, that's beautiful.

Thank you.

I hope I was helpful.

Yeah, you were.

My wife, I uh, I gotta give her

a hand.

Do you mind?

Of course.

What happened?

Baseball.

Kids.

Jesus.

- I know.

You ok?

Yeah, I'm fine.

You should have called me.

I'm fine, really.

Hey.

Hello.

I'm imir shah.

Um, you must be Shane.

Yeah.

Um... my dad around, or...?

Yes, um, he's outside.

Greeting your mother.

I'm here to talk about

buying the boat.

That was my granddad's boat.

I know.

You sure you wanna buy it?

You don't think I should?

Well, I don't know, I mean,

it's just an old boat.

Hope it doesn't have termites.

Hello.

Hi.

Ellen, Mr. shah.

Mr. shah, I hear you're

interested in the boat.

I am. Please, call me imir.

It's nice to meet you, imir.

-Pleasure.

I'm just gonna put these down

and grab a drink.

Would you like something?

-No, thank you.

He already has a beer.

I also have real masala

chai tea, if you'd rather.

That sounds lovely,

thank you, Ellen.

Great. Sure.

Do you need a hand?

No, I'm fine. Thank you.

You really do have

a beautiful home.

Thank you.

Yeah, we're uh,

we're working on it.

You're coming home from work,

is that right?

Yeah.

She teaches at the uh,

community college.

What do you teach?

I teach, um, comparative

cultures.

You're an anthropology teacher.

Ethnology, actually.

You must have read Levi Strauss.

You know his work?

I was under the impression

his ideas were central

to ethnological methodology.

Well, in structuralism, yeah.

A bit out of fashion these days.

Why, are you an-

anthropologist?

Unfortunately, no.

I'm a computer engineer.

My father threatened

to pull me out of Oxford

if I switched disciplines.

Oxford?

God, I'd love to study

at Oxford.

It's not nearly as glamorous

as the brochures and films

make it seem.

We should probably get back

to the business at hand.

Um, I'll take it.

That boat.

I accept your price.

Are you serious?

Yes.

What was the price?

Sixteen.

Great. Great.

I uh, don't want to change

your mind,

but I thought we were

gonna negotiate.

Well, you seem like

honest people.

I'm sure what you're asking

is a fair market price.

Thank you.

That's nice.

That's nice, yeah.

Cheers.

Cheers.

Thank you.

I hope you enjoy it.

This tea would not be

out of place

at a cafe in Karachi, Ellen.

It tastes like home.

That's sweet of you.

I'm glad you're enjoying it.

Imir's been helping me write

dad's eulogy.

Really?

I'm surprised he mentioned it

to you.

Hey, I was surprised, too.

What can I say?

Imir enlightened me.

What was it you said?

Start with a childhood memory?

Something that speaks

to who dad was,

not what he accomplished

in life.

There's my opening.

A sailing story.

But it's gonna have

a life lesson.

Something dad taught me.

Ok. I got an idea.

Why don't you stay for supper?

Honey, I'm sure-

we can talk some more.

-No.

I'm sure he's got other plans.

As it happens, I don't.

I would love to share a meal

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