Every Day Page #6

Need the rest by tomorrow.

Uh, Garrett, is there any chance

I could--?

Tomorrow.

[snlff]

The pollen count.

It must be at an all-time high.

What is this?

Okay. Three more acts to go.

Easy as pie.

I'm thinking

In Act Four--

Listen. Last night, I--

Just forget about it.

No. I shouldn't have--

I shouldn't have, either.

We were drinking.

We were loose. You're cute.

It won't happen again.

Let me just grab a coffee,

I'll be back in a sec.

I can't. Uh--

Do you, do you think maybe

we could do this later, like

in a couple of hours?

Yeah. No problem.

If I'm not here, I'll be at my place.

Stop by whenever.

I will get us a little sushi.

Brain food. We can

zip right through it.

(Jeannie)

I think if we put up

some of your art posters

your chair and your ottoman

could go over here.

Maybe we could get

a little bookshelf.

(Ned)

That'd be nice.

(Mitch)

We've got, uh, quite a few

residents from the Midwest.

Your neighbor across

the hall is from Ohio

I believe. He was a cardiologist.

My brother was

a cardiologist.

He thought it made him God.

(Mitch)

I think he'll be very happy here.

He won't be happy anywhere.

He's been depressed since the '50s.

[soft piano music]

The dining room looks nice.

And they have, uh, that,

that art appreciation guy

who comes in once a week.

I mean, that's right up your alley.

[cell phone rlngs]

Sorry.

[ringing]

Hey. No, I told him. Twice.

It is an emergency.

(old man number one)

I was a writer, too.

Published 15 novels.

Three of them optloned

by a major motion picture studio.

Uh, look, I gotta go.

It is-- I know.

I know it's important.

I was the head of Radiology

at Mount Sinai Hospital

for 40 years.

Now I don't even

know my own name.

Look, tell him I'll be there in an hour.

I'm leaving now.

(Anita)

You movlng in, hon?

Or just visiting?

We're all just

visiting, aren't we?

Are you hungry?

I found a deli that might

even be better than Abe's.

This is nice, isn't it?

It reminds me of that house

we rented.

I don't remember.

Belleville Lake?

I was a senior.

It was the summer

before Tommy died?

I don't know how you

survive losing a child.

Define survival.

I saw my first psychiatrist,

I was 28 years old.

Dr. Hochman.

He told me

that happiness

given my family history

was an unrealistic expectation.

You should have

found another doctor.

[chuckles]

I did.

Dr. Hochman proved

correct in his analysis.

[footsteps on stairs]

(Jonah)

Okay, I'm gonna go.

What time will you be back?

Um, by eleven?

All right. Call me

before you leave, okay?

Maybe Dada will pick you up.

Uh, it's no big deal.

I, I can walk.

Okay.

I'll have my cell on.

All right, bye.

Bye, love.

Ernie needs you.

He's having another anxiety attack.

[engine turns]

[radio music]

Hey.

You smell good.

[radio music]

[club music]

What's up, man?

He's with me.

So you want anything to drink?

Uh, I'm cool.

I'll get you a beer, okay?

I think we should probably

go in the nonalcoholic section.

Look, it doesn't matter.

These guys know me here. They're cool.

I can't remember the

last time I got high.

Hmm. I do my best thinking stoned.

Gets me out of the

whole linear thing, you know.

Think outside the box.

Hate the box.

It's never good.

I mean, if I was writing a novel,

I couldn't get past page one.

But, I mean, we're not

exactly curing cancer, right?

Now wait, no, no, no. Never

underestimate the healing powers of, uh

butt-plugs and three-ways.

So true.

[laughs]

[cell phone rings]

Hey.

How's it going?

Good. You know,

it's, uh, work.

How late do you

think you'll be?

Um, I don't know. Why?

Maybe you could pick Jonah

up on your way home?

I will if I can.

Ernie's having an anxiety attack.

He's upset about moving.

Makes sense.

We went to Murray's for lunch.

We had a picnic on the beach.

It was kind of fun, actually.

That's a switch.

Now that you're kicking him out

you actually like him.

F***--you.

Sorry. Look,

I should probably go. I--

I have to finish this tonight.

I'll call you when

I'm on my way home, okay?

[club muslc]

[French jazz music]

Your turn.

[groan]

This is surreal.

It's like I've stepped

into someone else's life.

Maybe it's your life

and you're stepping back into it.

Ooh. That scares me even more.

[laughs]

Jeannie doesn't do drugs.

She likes to be in control.

She likes the illusion of control.

[snort]

Life is too short for illusions.

I just wanna have

fun before the party ends.

[cell phone rings]

What? No,I have company.

None of your business.

Let's go for a swim.

Come on.

[club music]

Come on. Come on.

What are those?

Just a little something

to enhance the experience, okay?

It's a Foxy.

It's better than X.

Lasts twice as long and doesn't make

you nauseous. Come on.

No. I don't do drugs.

God, you don't do anything.

Your parents have you

under a lock and key.

This is gonna serve 'em right for

not trusting you. Here. Open your mouth.

No.

All right.

Here, swallow it?

Yes. You're gonna

like it. Trust me.Come here.

Hi. I'm sorry

to call so late.

It's Jeannie Freed,

Jonah's mother.

He was supposed to be home

at 11 and I left him a mes--

I thought he was spending

the evening with Emily.

I must have misunderstood.

Okay. Sorry to wake

you up. Bye-bye.

[beep]

[Ernie groans loudly]

Dad, what's wrong?

[groaning]

I can't breathe.

You're very cold. I'm

calling an ambulance.

[moaning]

Must cost a fortune to live here.

The more you spend, the more you get.

It's the law of attraction.

No matter how much I make, it seems like

we're always saving for the future.

Your future is here, Ned.

Right here. Right now.

Yeah.

[moaning]

(Matt)

Who the hell are you f***ing now, your dad?

I told you I was busy.

Um, it, it's, it's okay.

Uh, I, I should go.

This another one

of your colleagues?

You know what, it's none

of your f***ing business.

No. Well, I mean,

yeah, but, uh, hi.

I'm, I'm sorry.

There, this is a,

this, I should go.

No, don't.

He is. Now.

I need to talk to you.

- No, you need to get

your uninvited ass outta here.

- Hang on, hang on.

Not until we have

f***ing talked!

- No, no, no, wait.

- Matt! What are you--?

What is he doing? Oh.

Get away from him.

What are you thinking?

Matt, don't, no!

Get off of him!

You idiot!

[Matt screams]

That f***ing moron bit me!

[coughing]

Jesus! Matt!

[groaning]

You okay?

Yeah. I'm good. I'm good.

What?

I just need to talk to you.

Oh, fine.

I can't belleve you jumped in

with the Rolex I gave you.

Costs like $4,000, you jerk-off.

[ambulance siren wailing]

How is he?

What happened to you?

Your eye's all swollen.

Someone, uh, opened a door

as I was leaving

and it smashed into my face.

What's happening?

I don't know what's happening.

I'm waiting for the doctor

to come out and tell me.

I don't know where Jonah is.

Did you leave a message on his phone?

I've left three.

Did you try calling his friends?

What about Jasmine?

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