Grand Canyon Page #3

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It's going to take

a long time to recover,

and then he may have a limp,

but they're not sure.

That's awful.

I can barely hear you.

I said that's awful.

Yeah. Do you still

want to go out tonight?

No, I can't. Uh,

I don't feel like it.

I'll make

something here.

I like the sound of that.

I got to go.

Mack, don't work late.

I won't. Bye, baby.

Surprise, surprise.

Yes.

Yes.

What?

O.K.

I love you,

sweetheart.

Oh, sh*t.

Um, how's my girl

doing today?

Why...

aren't you...

out...

on a date, beauty?

What's with school?

So?

Hmm?

Come on, don't give me

a hard time.

Dee, nobody knows less

about men than me.

You do all right.

O.K., let me ask you

one question first.

Do you like your job?

I know what you're

going to say.

Because you can

kiss it goodbye.

It never fails.

I absolutely guarantee

the thing ends

with you

losing your job.

And not because

you're the missus now

living in

the big house.

Don't think that's

gonna happen.

I don't think that.

I wouldn't even want that.

Give me a little credit,

will you?

One of the things I think

is so great about him

is how devoted he is

to his wife and kid.

You're

so full of sh*t.

You may not even know,

but you really are.

You're saying what they

all say at first.

I've seen it

many times, honey.

If he is so devoted

to his wife,

what's he doing

messing around with you?

He hasn't done anything.

You told me you were

holding hands

and getting

all soulful today.

Big deal. I shouldn't

even have told you.

You got

to tell somebody.

That's how you know

it's really happening.

Otherwise, it's

too god damn lonely.

We must be going about

this whole thing

wrong or something.

What thing?

The love thing.

The touch thing.

Where there's somebody

to touch you,

real nice and gentle.

Doesn't have to be

that gentle.

Whatever.

Jane, do you ever feel

like you're just this far

from being completely

hysterical 24 hours a day?

Half the people I know

feel that way.

The lucky ones feel

that way.

The rest of the people

are hysterical

24 hours a day.

Claire, I'm here.

Hi, Mack.

You forgot to bring in

the mail.

Something here

from Carol.

Mack, come on up here.

I want to show you

something.

Mmm.

Is something wrong?

Mm-mmm.

Whose is it?

She's beautiful,

isn't she?

Oh.

Is that the Wilson kid?

Who?

I don't know.

What do you mean?

I don't know

who the parents are.

Don't make me guess.

Where did it come from?

Shh. Shh, shh,

shh, shh, shh.

So?

What's the story?

I found her.

I was jogging, and

I heard this crying,

and I looked under

these bushes...

Where was this?

On Carmelina,

around the corner.

I looked

under the bushes,

and there she was.

When was this?

This morning.

This morning? What time?

Around 9:
30, I guess.

What did the police say?

Hmm?

My guess is the police

did not say, "Hmm?"

So I guess

my next guess is

you haven't called

the police.

Claire.

You know, it's possible

this baby was kidnapped,

and somebody's been frantically

looking for it all day.

I don't think so.

I could tell.

But I listened

to the news three times.

There wasn't

a thing about it.

That doesn't

mean a thing.

They may not have

announced it yet,

or maybe they're

waiting to hear

from the kidnappers.

This baby wasn't kidnapped.

I can tell you that, Mack.

This baby was deserted

by its mother,

and it's going

to need a new one.

Claire,

are you O.K.?

I'm fine.

You do know

that we're going

to have to call

the police right now?

Of course, Mack.

I haven't taken leave

of my senses.

I just wanted you

to see her,

so I waited till you

got home, that's all.

She's so beautiful.

Just wanted

you to see her.

I told you that baby

wasn't kidnapped.

I told him. I said,

"There's no way this vehicle

is worth as much

as you're going to pay

to tow it. "

He tells me, "It got

sentimental value. "

What's so funny

about that?

Maybe it did.

Yeah, maybe he got

his first piece in there.

Otis,

watch your mouth.

What did he say, Mama?

Nothing, baby.

Just bring me

that meat loaf.

He was in this car

the first time he was shot.

Man! He had

some good times in there.

Are we going to play

roundy roundy, Uncle Simon?

Uh-uh.

Time for bed,

little girl.

One game.

Come on, Mama.

You said we could play

one game.

One game, Mama, please.

In your pajamas,

teeth brushed.

Go on.

Get ready

to get whipped, Homes.

Ooh.

I know. I started it.

Oh, baby, don't you

want to stay home

and be with your uncle?

I got to go out.

I got to meet some people.

Take it slow, Simon.

From the shoulders,

old man,

you still got it.

I ain't over yet, baby.

Be back soon, Ma.

O.K.

Rarr!

Hey, anybody come from

the shoulders anymore, huh?

Anybody

got the hands, huh?

Man, I wish.

Seem like every time

you turn around,

some sucker's coming

from the pocket...

and he's strapped.

You know, I never laid

any sh*t on you, did I?

No.

I love you, Otis,

and I love my sister.

I don't want her

to have any more pain

than she's already had.

You know,

she's suffering here

every night till

you come home.

We don't even get

into that no more.

When we're together,

we try and have it

be good.

If we ain't

talking about it,

why you got

to talk about it?

It ain't gonna

change nothing.

You sure?

Maybe we can figure out

something together.

What? What?

You going to figure out

something

that nobody else

around here thought of?

Later, Simon.

Hey.

Hey. Plenty have

gotten out, Otis.

I don't want out.

Hey, bullshit.

Without my set,

I'm nothing.

They care

about me, man.

You want to be gang-banging

when you're 25?

Sh*t.

I'll never live

to be 25.

I got to roll.

Mmm.

I'll call you Friday.

Drive safely.

All right.

Kelley!

Kelley!

Kelley! Kelley!

Get down here with me!

Mama!

Mama!

Well, look who's

up and at 'em.

Somebody leave

your curtains

open last night?

I asked them to.

I wanted to see this.

City of the Angels.

I have seen the light.

Mazel tov.

Watch your end.

O.K. Right there.

Close.

Right there.

Move it up.

Be right back.

Hi, Jackson.

Let me see that elbow.

Come on, just one look.

I want to see if it's

as good as my knee.

Ah.

This is just

a scrape, man.

Sh*t, my knee

was a real mess.

This thing

is just half bad.

Did Adam push you?

Should we talk to him?

How come?

He's an a**hole.

Maybe, but we could

discuss it.

You having a bad day?

Did you get a letter

from your mom today?

Did she say

she missed you?

Oh, man, my mom

used to do that.

It made me nuts.

They love you so much,

they don't even know

it's going to make you

feel terrible.

I missed my mom so much

the first year

I came here.

When she wrote me

and said she missed me,

I felt so lonely.

Is that how you feel?

Well, you got me.

"Just don't tell him. "

So Harlan told him

anyway.

What else

would Harlan do?

The only way he

wouldn't have told him

is if I'd told him

to tell him.

I can't talk about Harlan

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