Ghost Town Page #7

because it starts on shoes,

and go to gloves

and hats and socks, up the...

Right. "Pervert."

And he was rude to waiters.

And I hate that.

- So do I.

- You mind?

Because they're just doing a job,

aren't they?

What a nasty piece of work.

So what about

his physical characteristics?

I'll bet he was really into fitness,

because he was

a scrawny little runt, was he?

No, but, you know,

he was actually starting

to get into yoga at the end there.

- I'll bet he was.

- But he spent a lot of time at the gym.

Yeah. Okay, this is shaping up nicely.

So now we've got

a narcissistic, obnoxious pervert

who's rude to waiters.

It's a good list.

I don't have to listen to this sh*t.

Disloyal.

Yeah, I think that's enough.

I didn't know you knew.

I didn't find out until the day he died.

Can you imagine?

I didn't get the chance to say,

"Hey, go to hell,"

you know, "I want a divorce,"

like a normal person.

Well, I'm sorry. I...

- That must feel...

- Unfinished.

She used to travel

a lot for her work, Sarah.

And the trips got longer and longer.

And then one trip,

she didn't come back at all.

Married a man in Portland.

Sorry.

Travel will do that to a relationship.

Yep.

I just got this amazing offer

to go map tombs

in the Valley of the

Kings for six months.

But I think I'm gonna say no this time.

Because of Richard.

Yeah.

- Good night.

- Good night.

Your story, it's not boring

and ordinary, by the way.

I mean, we just get the one life,

you know?

Just one. You can't live someone else's

or think it's more important,

just because it's more dramatic.

What happens matters.

Maybe only to us, but it matters.

Good night.

Good night.

What?

What's with the doom and gloom?

It's going good.

You're weaseling your way

right in there.

This is gonna work.

This Richard fellow, I just...

I think Gwen really loves him.

You know he's a human rights lawyer.

Hey, when the devil shows up,

you think he's gonna have

little red horns and carry a pitchfork?

No, he's gonna work for

Amnesty International,

and he's gonna give

all of his money to the homeless.

Well, if he did all that,

wouldn't he lose the title "the devil"?

You know what I mean.

Pincus, I got better things

to do with my time.

I wouldn't just be hanging out here.

What, exactly,

is your problem with Richard?

I told you!

The guy is setting her up

to rob her blind.

And what proof have you got? I don't...

What are you basing this on?

I saw things with my own two eyes.

- Saw what?

- Just enough to know.

Come on. What did he do?

Well, that's... He's...

Okay, all right, fine.

They're out at a restaurant, okay?

- Yeah.

- And they're eating.

- Yeah.

- And the check came,

and this clown says

that his wallet is in his coat.

It's over at the coat check.

- How convenient, right?

- Right.

So he goes over to go get it,

makes a big show

about the whole thing, too,

and she says, "No, no, let me get this."

- Yeah?

- And he accepted.

There's nothing

wrong with him, is there?

No, no, don't you see?

He showed his true colors.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Listen, he's a perfectly

lovely human being.

Pincus, there are other things!

- He took five grand from her.

- He what?

Yeah. $5,000.

I saw her write the check

with my own two eyes,

put it right in his sweaty little fist.

It was...

For charity.

He was fundraising, wasn't he?

Or shaking the money tree,

see what drops.

- I don't know.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

- What was it, AIDS?

- No.

Refugees?

Orphans? Orphans. Good.

- You're missing the point.

- Yeah.

- You really are. This guy, he's a lawyer.

- Yeah.

A lawyer who fights to protect the rights

of the underprivileged. Come on!

There must be

something wrong with him.

There must be some reason

why all this is happening.

Otherwise, what am I doing here?

I'm out.

What? No, no. What do you mean?

I mean, I'm not gonna interfere

with Gwen's life anymore.

And I can't lie to her.

You were right about the pirate look.

She threw that at me,

and I nearly confessed

to everything there and then.

You can't abandon her to this creep.

- She loves him.

- She doesn't love him!

I haven't seen her laugh

once with this guy!

He's a good man.

You actually like him,

with his whole Mother Teresa schtick?

I hate him. Okay?

I want to run him over

with his own little stupid, electric car.

But he's what Gwen wants.

And after what

she's been through with you,

she deserves a bit of happiness.

You're in love with her.

You are. I knew it.

That little Grinch heart of yours

actually started beating,

and now you want to take it back

to your cave and crush it with a rock.

That's what you wanna do.

- I quit.

- You can't quit.

I'll make your life a living hell.

It already is.

There you go. That's such a good boy.

Such a good boy.

Leonard, Leonard, open, open.

Come on. Come on, sweetie. Come on.

Leonard, Leonard, Leonard.

Don't be a jerk. Come on.

God damn it. Come on. Come on.

You don't wanna wait until

it's too late, do you, sweetie?

Wait.

Leonard! It is too late.

Too late.

And so Alex says to me,

"Mommy, I know that babies come

from inside a lady's tummy,

"but what I really want to know is,

how do they get there?"

Can you believe? And, of course,

- I have no clue what to say...

- Head back.

...but I have to come up with something,

because his father...

Oh, no talking,

not when we're popping this in.

- Okay.

- Bite down there.

There you go. Good.

Just leave that there.

Isn't that good? So much better.

You're resting your jaw, and I'm resting

my ears and we're all winners.

Can you get these over to the lab?

A little rush job.

Mr. Harriman's bridge

is on the verge of...

I thought I was through

for the day after this.

- You are through.

- What about the...

What about what?

- Frank.

- Who?

I don't know who you mean.

What are you... Who? I've never...

Okay, my opinion is that

you didn't make sense just now.

Well, I don't know

who you're talking about.

Can I have the bathroom key, please?

I'm having a bit of a...

- No, no, he'll run.

- That's him!

- Dentist, don't piss me off!

- Thank you.

He's not in the office!

Well, then he must be upstairs.

Good afternoon, Doctor.

Good to see you. You look smart.

Just been to the toilet.

Different route back, around the...

I mean, I finished earlier than I thought,

so I just took my time.

I mean, you can take a long time

next time if you...

Good. Okay.

That's set.

Okay, it has to be...

Good.

Can you take a new walk-in

before you leave, Dr. Pincus?

He seems to be in a lot of pain.

Life is pain.

Does that mean yes?

So we have an emergency

on our hands. I'm Dr. Pincus.

- Yes, we've met.

- Oh, hi.

- Thanks for seeing me.

- Yep.

What seems to be the problem?

I don't know.

I think I must have cracked a filling.

That was silly.

Head back.

Let's have a look, shall we? Open up.

Oh, yeah, there it is.

Well, you've got the bite of an Inuit.

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