East Of Eden Page #8

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I'm gonna go away

and take that money with me.

I think I'll start me a little business.

Just like my mother did.

- What do you know about your mother?

- I know where she is and what she is.

And I know why she left you.

Couldn't stand it.

You didn't really love her

any more than you do me.

Because of your goodness, your rightness.

You never gave either one of us

an inch, ever...

from what you thought was right.

You kept on forgiving us,

but you never really loved us.

I know why you didn't love me.

Because I'm like my mother...

and you never forgave yourself

for having loved her.

I'm not gonna forgive him.

I'm never gonna forgive him.

- Where is Aron?

- He's with her, with his mother.

She's over there in Monterey,

if you want to know.

She owns one of them houses.

I took Aron there tonight

because I was jealous.

I've been jealous all my life.

Jealous, I couldn't even stand it.

Tonight, I even tried to buy your love.

But now I don't want it anymore.

- I can't use it anymore.

- Don't talk to your father like that.

I don't want any kind of love anymore.

It doesn't pay off.

No future in it.

Let him go if he wants to.

No, I won't.

You hate me, too, don't you?

I'm afraid of you.

What you did to Aron tonight,

I don't know what it will do to him.

I feel like I'm to blame, too.

- Adam!

- Here. What is it?

...drunk and had a couple of fights.

He's gone kind of crazy.

He's at the station now.

Wait, I'll drive you down in my car.

Cal!

- What happened between you and Aron?

- Why?

He's gone kind of crazy.

He's drunk and had a couple of fights...

and seemed determined

to get himself hurt.

He's leaving on that troop train tonight...

and says he's gonna enlist tomorrow

at King City.

Adam's on his way down there now

to talk to him before the train leaves.

I think you better get down there.

- Yeah.

- My car's downstairs.

Do you know what a stroke is, exactly?

This one is a leakage of blood in the brain

caused by shock.

There have been earlier, smaller leakages.

The left side is paralyzed,

and the right side partly.

In other words,

your father is nearly helpless.

- Will he die?

- He might live a week or a year.

He might die tonight.

- Will he know me?

- You'll have to find that out for yourself.

Good day.

Good day, Doctor. Good day, Sam.

"Cain rose up against his brother Abel,

and slew him.

"And Cain went away and dwelt

in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden."

Now why don't you go away some place?

- He's right.

- No.

Yes, he is. He's right. That's what I'll do.

Who's gonna wash these things for me?

Thank you.

- There you are.

- How is he?

He's fine. He's my darling.

Washed his face, combed his hair.

Can I go in there now?

Just for a minute. I want him to rest.

Gotta get lots of sleep.

- How is he, really?

- Haven't I seen you at the hospital?

- Not part of the family, are you?

- No.

I didn't think so.

I can tell you,

I won't have this job for long.

That's my luck. Always seem to get them

when they're old and ready to die off.

Now doesn't he look nice?

He's going to be a darling patient.

Even tried to smile at me,

didn't you, my dear?

- I don't want you to tire my patient.

- Please go.

Now listen, miss,

don't you try to order me about.

I'll report you to the doctor.

Will you go out of the room

and shut the door?

Father.

Can you hear me?

I did an awful thing.

I'm sorry.

Mr. Trask, can you hear me?

Is it just Cal you won't answer?

Can you answer?

I think you can understand me, though.

I think behind your eyes

you're just as alert as ever.

You understand everything I say

only you can't show it.

Excuse me, Mr. Trask,

for daring to speak to you this way...

but it's awful not to be loved.

It's the worst thing in the world.

Don't ask me how I know that.

I just know it.

It makes you mean and violent and cruel.

And that's the way

Cal has always felt, all his life.

I know you didn't mean it to be that way,

but it's true.

You never gave him your love.

You never asked him for his.

You never asked him for one thing.

Cal is going away, Mr. Trask.

But before he goes...

He did something very bad,

and I'm not asking you to forgive him.

You have to give him some sign

that you love him...

or else he'll never be a man.

He'll just keep on feeling guilty

and alone, unless you release him.

Please, help him.

I love Cal, Mr. Trask,

and I want him to be whole and strong...

and you're the only one who can do it.

So try, please try.

If you could ask him for something.

Let him help you so that he knows

that you love him.

Let him do for you.

Excuse me, Mr. Trask, for daring

to speak to you this way, but I just had to.

You've tired my patient...

and I most certainly shall report it

to the doctor in the morning.

You don't know that he accuses you.

You don't know what he's thinking about.

Stop it, Cal.

You gonna cry for the rest of your life?

- No.

- Then stop it.

Go in there and talk to him

before it's too late.

- I can't.

- Please try.

Get it straight.

Get through to him, somehow.

Please try, Cal, before it's too late.

- Is there any coffee around here?

- I'll get you some in a minute.

Try.

Is there anything to read around here?

What would you like?

- Something to get my mind off my feet.

- There's something in there.

I tried to believe it was born in me...

and that I couldn't help it,

but that's not so.

A man has a choice.

You used to say that was where

he was different from an animal.

You see, I remember.

A man has a choice,

and the choice is what makes him a man.

You see, I do remember.

- Look, I can't find any coffee.

- Get out!

Look.

Do something...

for me.

Yes.

That woman...

the nurse, can't stand her.

Get me another.

I can't stand her, either.

What did he say?

He said, "Don't get anybody else."

He said, "You stay with me...

"and you take care of me."

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