Everybody's Fine Page #5

-Thanks.

I'm not quitting

because you want me to.

I'm quitting

'cause I know you don't think I can.

-Just to make that clear, okay?

-Okay.

Anyway, you sounded good

on the drums.

I missed a beat

when I heard you coming in,

bumping your bag.

You kind of threw me off there.

Well, anyway,

what's a missed beat here and there?

It's good, sounded very good.

Yeah. Thanks, Dad.

We don't see each other very often.

I wasn't trying to...

I'm sorry, you know. I just...

Look, you just gave up smoking.

You're gonna be a little edgy.

Is that...

Is that what it is?

-Well, anyway, I'm sorry.

-Yeah, well, I'm sorry, too.

Hey, James,

I want to introduce you to my father.

-Of course.

-This is James Green,

-famous conductor.

-Hi, James.

This is Frank, my dad.

Very famous dad.

-Nice to meet you.

-Nice meeting you.

-Good luck with everything.

-Thanks.

He's busy.

You got a girlfriend

you wanna tell me about?

-There was someone up until recently.

-But not anymore?

You know, she wanted to settle down.

She started talking about babies.

It's difficult with the traveling,

you know?

There's some girls in the orchestra.

-I noticed.

-Yeah? You noticed?

-I got my eye on a couple of them.

-Couple, yeah?

Well, you look...

You look after yourself, Robert.

I'm getting the whole family together.

Amy's gonna call you.

But if not, if she forgets, you call her

and you stay in touch with each other.

I will. I will.

-And you're happy?

-Happy, yeah.

I get paid to bang a big loud drum

all day. Of course I'm happy.

Okay, I'm...

Hey, I'm sorry that we couldn't spend

more time together.

Maybe I'm wrong

Amputate sympathy

Strength of my tongue

It's taken that liberty

I don't know. He's...

I'm watching him right now.

He's buying his ticket.

He arrives in Vegas at 10:00

tomorrow morning, okay?

Okay. I'll be there.

No, no, no.

He doesn't want you to meet him.

-He wants it to be a surprise, okay?

-Of course I'm gonna meet him.

-If I want to meet him, I'll meet him.

-Rosie, he doesn't...

Okay. But, you know,

he's not gonna like it.

How are you? Are you okay?

Yeah, I am, I guess...

You know, I wanted to spend some time

with him.

I'm free tonight and tomorrow,

but I just can't. I can't do it. I can't do it.

-I don't know what to say to him.

-I know. God, I know.

-Rosie.

-What?

-He's asking about David.

-Okay, I won't say anything.

No, I mean, there's nothing to say.

What are we gonna say?

We don't know anything.

Play devil's advocate

Never I fear

Pay for it afterwards

How do I feel?

A glorified refugee

Nobody ever says goodbye

But I don't mind

Just come home

Where you heading?

-Where you heading?

-Las Vegas.

Not from here you ain't, not tonight.

Let me see your ticket.

-What time you got?

-10:
55.

The ticket office said that there was

a bus going to Las Vegas,

Bay 3, at 11:
00.

Well, now, all we know for sure

is that your watch ain't being

completely honest with you.

There was a bus at 11:00,

but now it's nearly 12:00.

-12:
00?

-Where you just come from?

New York, Chicago, Denver.

Seems like you put your watch

back one too many times, my friend.

There ain't no way you gonna catch

a bus that left here an hour ago.

-There's no other bus?

-There's no other bus.

Not this time of night.

There's a truck stop

100 yards up the road.

If you're lucky, you might pick up a lift

and catch the night train.

Okay. Thank you.

I'm wondering, "Why is this guy

trying to see his whole family,

"all over the country,

all in the same trip?"

Well, I'm not dying,

if that's what you're thinking.

Hey, I'm not thinking anything.

I'm just trying to visit the kids

and surprise them.

Their mother's always kept an eye

on them, and now it's up to me, so...

-You lost your wife?

-About 8 months ago.

I lost my husband.

Just over a year now.

I lost him to drink, but it was my fault.

I was stupid.

Ignored all the signs,

you know how you do?

I listen to that radio all day in this cab.

We got ourselves an epidemic

going on out there.

You know, people eating too much,

drinking too much,

killing themselves, basically.

Making up excuses all along the way.

Because facing up to the truth

ain't always easy.

-No.

-Man, people like things easy.

-That's what they're used to.

-Yeah.

No one likes to get hurt.

No. Nobody likes to get hurt.

I stop off in Reno.

There's a night train from there,

gets you into Vegas in the morning.

Otherwise, there's a cheap little motel

where I shut down,

if you don't wanna travel

through the night.

Don't get all shy on me.

That wasn't a proposition.

-No, I...

-Yeah, I sleep in the truck, all right?

-Take care, Frank.

-I appreciate it. Thank you.

-Are you all right?

-Don't touch me.

-I'm not touching anybody. I'm just...

-Don't touch me.

You okay?

Do your parents know where you are?

If I give you some money,

will you eat something?

Yeah, I'm clean, man.

-Do you need some money?

-I could use some money.

I mean,

everyone can use some money, right?

Okay. Here you go. Here.

You're okay?

-Yeah. What's with the questions?

-Well, you could say thank you.

-Could what?

-You could say thank you.

I gave you some money.

You could say thank you.

Hey, you're right.

I'm sorry, man, you're right.

Yeah. I forgot my manners.

You got a couple of hundred dollars

in there and this is my thanks.

Need that?

Please don't do anything. Just...

I need... That's my medication. No. No.

God, no.

I'm not here at the moment,

and Frank is probably in the garden.

Leave a message,

and I'll call you back.

David?

David?

Of all my children, you're the one

that I worry about the most.

I'm trying, Dad.

-Dad!

-David!

Tell me when I can see you.

Dad?

-Robert, Dad wasn't on the bus.

-What?

I met the 10:
00 bus like you said,

and everyone else got off,

but he's not on it.

Well... Well, did you look

in the station? I mean...

Yeah, of course,

I looked everywhere.

I don't know what to tell you.

He was doing the 10:00.

So how can he not be on it?

Are you all right, Frank?

Listen, the damnedest thing happened.

I was brushing my teeth this morning,

and I left my bottle of pills

right on the edge of the sink.

Well, I knocked the whole thing

right into the sink, and it got all wet.

- There's nothing left. In the sink.

-In the sink. Gee, God damn it,

-you're as bad as me, you know that.

-The damnedest thing.

Listen, I'll write a new prescription,

all right?

Just pop in. I'll leave it in the reception.

Is that the only way to get them?

Go to reception?

I have to come in?

The garden is doing... Is great... I'm...

It's doing... I'm looking right at it.

Looking really good, really good.

-Hello?

-Hey, it's me. Are you home?

No. I'm waiting for you.

Where are you?

He told you I was coming,

didn't he?

No.

I told him not to tell you

I was coming, and he told you.

-Hi, Dad.

-Hi, glamour girl.

-Welcome to Vegas, Dad.

-Yeah. Thanks.

I didn't order a stretch.

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