Grace Is Gone

[phone rings]

[ring]

[ring]

[ring]

[Woman on answering machine]

Hi. You've reached Grace,

Stanley, Heidi, and Dawn.

We're not home right now,

but if you leave a message,

we'll get back to you

as soon as possible.

[beep]

Hi, everyone! It's Mom!

I just wanted to call

and tell you how much

I'm thinking of you.

Stan, I guess

you're at work now.

Have you had a chance

to go to that group thing yet?

I think it's a great idea.

God, it's hot here.

I'm not sure when I'm going

to be able to call again.

It might be a few days.

I just wanted to tell you

that I love you

and I miss you.

Write me.

[beep]

Good morning.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

Let's huddle up.

Put it in.

Come on, Agnes.

All right, now give me an H!

- H!

- Give me an O!

- O!

- Give me an M!

- M!

- Give me an E!

- E!

- Give me an S!

- S!

- Give me a T!

- T!

- Give me an O-R-E!

O-R-E!

What's that spell?

Home Store!

- What's that spell?

- Home Store!

- Who's number 1?

- Customers!

- Who's number 1?

- Customers!

- Who's number 1?

- Customers!

Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!

Go get 'em.

[Woman]

And Charles knows that I don't--

I don't usually go

for that kind of thing.

But he's telling me

[chuckling]

how hot I'm making him,

and, uh, I can--

I can even hear him.

He's-- I can hear him.

[laughter]

You know, so we both--

we're-- we're both getting into it,

getting really--

muttering and talking,

and I'm just about to scream,

and-- and-- and--

and then the phone goes dead.

[snicker]

It's pretty romantic, huh?

[giggles]

Oh, honey, don't worry.

Those won't be his last words.

You should consider yourself lucky.

Phone sex is nothing

compared to what Ron did to me

the night before he shipped.

I know, but it would

never be like that

with a woman.

Oh, I wouldn't say that.

Well, you know, I've never had

to make that kind of good-bye.

Well, why don't we ask Stanley?

His wife did.

Uh, well, Stan?

Grace and I had a nice time.

Well, what did you do?

We put the kids to bed, you know.

Then we watched Leno.

You didn't--

That's really none

of anybody's business.

I'm sorry. It's--

Uh, I mean, it must

have been so hard.

No, no, no.

It wasn't hard.

[snickering]

[muttering]

I was proud to see her go.

Of course you were.

Mm-hmm.

- Of course you were.

- [Women] Yeah.

[Woman]

Yeah, we're all proud.

I just want them to come home.

When is Ron supposed

to come home?

January if his tour

doesn't get extended.

Well, don't hold your breath.

They always extend.

Welcome to the Army, honey,

and my prescription medicine cabinet.

[Man on TV]

Two bombs have gone off

in the capital today,

killing at least four people,

and there have also been reports

of skirmishes between gunmen--

[TV shuts off]

What was that?

Nothing.

What were you watching?

Nothing.

Turn it back on.

W-What?

Not everyone is pleased

with the new order of things in Baghdad.

Thousands today demonstrated in front--

I'm sorry, Dad.

You better be.

... the demonstration organized

by anti-occupation Shiites.

In a disturbing development

is Basra in Iraq's south,

the Iranians--

[shouting, gunfire]

...raising new security concerns--

[clears throat]

What's this I hear about you

falling asleep in school?

You know better than that.

I'm sorry.

We get plenty of sleep

here every night.

There's no excuse for you

to be falling asleep in school.

I know.

I'm not going to have

to talk to you

about this again, am l?

I didn't hear you.

No.

Good.

I want you to go

to Mrs. Shimerhorn tomorrow.

I want you to apologize,

I want you to ask for extra work

to show for your disrespect.

- But, Dad--

- No buts.

Dad, she's going to have

her baby any day.

Mm-hmm.

And she's really grouchy right now.

Then you'd better ask her really nice.

Dad, l-- I can't just go up to her...

[beeping]

...and ask her

for more work when l--

Shh!

Thank you.

There we go.

Good night.

[kiss]

All right now.

[kiss]

[Dawn]

I love you.

[water running]

[doorbell rings]

[sighs]

[zip]

[Man]

Stanley Phillips?

Is your wife Grace Ann Phillips?

May we come inside, sir?

No.

Whatever you're gonna say, just say.

Mr. Phillips,

I regret to inform you,

on behalf of

the President of the United States,

that Sergeant Grace Ann Phillips

was killed at 2100 hours

on March 12.

I was in the shower.

Mr. Phillips,

may we come inside, sir?

Mr. Phillips,

this is Chaplain Johnson.

He lives on base,

and he'll be available to you

and your children at any time.

Would you like to pray

with me, Mr. Phillips?

No.

Mr. Phillips, I'm going to need you

to sign this, please, sir.

It's just a form

stating you'll be at this address

for the next 45 days.

Is there somebody

you'd like to call

while we wait here

with you, sir?

No. Don't wait.

Don't wait.

Are you sure?

Captain Douglas Tamlin will be

your casualty assistant officer.

He'll be stopping

by here later today

with more details

concerning your wife's death.

Mr. Phillips, any man

who's ever been a soldier

shares in your grief.

Sergeant Phillips was a brave soldier.

She died serving the country she loved.

[voice fading]

[phone rings]

[ring]

[beep]

[Grace]

Hi. You've reached Grace, Stanley,

Heidi, and Dawn.

We're not home right now,

but if you leave a message,

we'll be back to you

as soon as possible.

[beep]

Hey, Mr. Phillips. It's Rick.

At the Home Store?

Just wondering if

you're coming in to work today.

Okay. Thanks.

[beep]

- Race you!

- Oh!

What's this?

Give me that.

Thank you.

Hi, girls.

What are you doing here?

Where'd you get that?

Someone left a casserole.

You okay?

Don't eat that.

- Why not?

- Just don't.

Is something wrong?

Don't. Stop.

Stop. Stop, please.

Okay, girls, let's go

in the living room.

I want to talk to you.

Girls.

Yeah, Dad?

Hey, who's hungry?

Who wants to go get something to eat?

- I do.

- It's only 4:
00.

So what?

Shotgun!

You can't call shotgun

until you're outside.

Race you.

Dad?

Go. Go, go, go, both of you.

Go, go, go, go, go.

[car radio]

# Doot doo-doot #

# Hey, Dad, yeah #

# Hey, Dad, yeah #

# Shake your booty, no way #

# Shake your booty, okay #

# Jump jump #

- You go get a table...

- Okay.

...and we'll go to the arcade.

- All right.

- Bye, Dad.

## [dance]

## [dance in distance]

## [growing louder]

Okay, girls, we're going right now.

- Dad--

- Come on.

We just got here.

We were just getting into it.

I don't care. Just come on.

Heidi, move.

Where are we going?

Where would you like to go?

I don't know.

How about you, Dawn?

Is there any place

you'd like to go?

Enchanted Gardens.

Don't be a moron, Dawn.

I'm not. Daddy asked

where we wanted to go.

That's not what he meant.

You don't know.

Yes, I do.

I don't care. I want to.

Stop it.

Stop it.

- Seriously.

- Seriously.

Stop!

Oh, God.

Aah! Stop!

What if we did?

[groans]

What?

What if we did right now

went to Enchanted Gardens?

What if we did?

What?

Go to Enchanted Gardens

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