Greenberg Page #3

Sorry, it's just,

if l don't call her back,

then l'll be a bad friend.

She's always

got an emergency.

l'm sure it's nothing.

Uh, how far do you think

it would be to walk?

To your brother's?

Way too long,

like five miles.

You can stay here.

l have the dog and. . .

l can drive you.

This will only take a second.

You have to call

her right this moment?

Won't she understand

you're in the middle of a. . .

No, no.

l'll take you now. Sorry.

You know, l. . .

You don't have to do that.

You've got your robe. . .

Oh, no.

lt's not a problem.

l can probably call a cab.

Okay.

This is stupid.

l'm singing this Saturday

at this place on

Orange and Sunset.

l mean, if you feel like it.

l know it's last minute.

Oh, my friend Gina

made the flyers

and she wrote down

the address wrong.

l don't think. . .

What time?

Like 1 1 :
30.

There's a lot of acts,

so it's kind of

hard to pinpoint.

Don't feel obligated.

We probably shouldn't

do this again.

l mean,

you work for my brother.

Yeah.

And l'm really trying to

do nothing right now.

That's cool.

And l've got to

stop doing things

just 'cause they feel good.

GlNA:
A mental patient

just went down on you.

Why do you

say it like that?

He's not crazy.

Mmm-hmm.

A lot of people go

to insane asylums.

A lot of people

are in therapy,

they're not in

insane asylums.

He's also 40.

Jesus.

He seems vulnerable.

(WATER SPLASHlNG)

MAN:
l'm awake now.

(PEOPLE CHATTERlNG OUTSlDE)

WOMAN 1 :
That could happen.

WOMAN 2:
What?

MAN:
lt'd have to be

a super high-end

f***ing garbage disposal.

You can't hold any

revelations l had

during a shamanic

ceremony against me.

(LAUGHS) There.

You're judging me.

That guy's there.

Oh, hey, what's up, man?

WOMAN:
Hey.

Why am l still pissed off?

We were 25.

We finally got a break,

and you had to f*** it up.

l didn't like the deal.

lt was completely standard.

lt was a record deal,

Roger, okay?

lt was a very big

thing for us and

we were not gonna get

any better than that.

lt was corporate bullshit.

l didn't want

to be a slave to the

A and R department.

They'd f*** with the songs.

We had no control.

You were not the only person

in the band, Roger.

Do you understand that?

lt's morally reprehensible

what you did.

l'm sorry,

but l didn't want to do it

unless it was on our terms.

Well, you got your way,

you know.

There's no record.

There's no band.

There's your terms. Awesome.

Beller,

it was 1 5 years ago.

You're rich.

What do you care?

You've done all right.

lt doesn't matter.

No, it does matter.

You're not the person

who l thought you were.

What about lvan?

He's fixing computers now.

This could have

changed his life.

lvan was counting on it.

He co-wrote those

songs with you, man.

lvan wrote some of

the music with me.

Stop rationalizing.

lvan can take

care of himself.

l'm surprised

he still speaks to you.

You know,

why am l even here?

You're never gonna change.

(SlGHS)

What's that?

What's that sigh?

Nothing.

What are you doing?

A**hole.

(TlRES SQUEAL)

(HAMMERlNG)

Hey.

Go get it.

(ENGAGED TONE)

What the f***?

(SlGHS)

(PHONE RlNGlNG)

FLORENCE:
Hello?

Florence,

it's Roger Greenberg.

Hey.

Um. . .

Mahler's. . .

He's breathing weird,

and he's suddenly

lethargic and. . .

Sometimes

he gets overheated.

No, l mean,

he hasn't moved, period.

And l can't get

through to f***ing Vietnam,

and l'm sorry to

have to call you.

l just. . .

l don't know if you know. . .

(BARKlNG)

How long do we wait?

l don't know.

They seem kind of busy.

Should l go ask?

lf you want.

Do you wanna do it?

Oh.

Okay.

They know we're here,

but. . .

Hi.

Do you know

how much longer

for Mahler?

You know,

l think we're just waiting

for a doctor to

get out of the room.

Okay.

She thinks that

they're just waiting

for a doctor to

get out of the room.

Yeah, l could hear her.

Okay.

DOCTOR:
l think

it's sciatica.

FLORENCE:
Yeah,

he's had that before.

But his eyes are jaundiced,

so l'd like to run some tests

and l will keep him overnight

just to make sure

everything is okay.

And l imagine

you can bring

him home tomorrow.

Thank you.

lt's okay.

PHlLLlP:
They gave him

an infusion?

ls it his white blood cells

or his red blood cells?

l'm pretty sure white.

Well, it makes a difference.

Are you taking notes?

l haven't yet, no.

You have to

write this stuff down

if you're not

gonna remember it.

(SlGHS) l'm sorry. l'm almost

positive it's white.

CAROL:
Did you ask him

about the dog house?

PHlLLlP:
When's he

coming home?

He was supposed

to come home today,

but the numbers dropped

and they wanna keep

him until he's stable.

But they asked

if the gardeners

use rat poison.

They're not supposed to.

Sh*t! Should we be

getting on a plane?

No. No, he'll be okay.

l mean,

l'll let you know if. . .

F***.

Mahler.

CAROL:
Has he started

the dog house?

PHlLLlP:
l'll call Florence

and get the information.

l'm doing it, okay?

So you can call me.

'Cause l pretty much got it.

Pretty much

isn't very comforting

to Carol and me.

Yeah, well,

he's not my dog, okay?

l'm trying to

take care of it.

Listen, l'm sorry. l. . .

l know when Mom was sick,

l know you said

l needed to come out,

but Mom said l didn't.

Listen, we've done that.

Mom's dead.

l'm not gonna

baby you about it.

l'm talking about right now.

l'm in Vietnam

and my dog is sick.

And you know what?

Carol warned me.

This is so

f***ing typical of you.

l'm sorry to get so heated.

l know you're trying.

lt's scary being so far away.

Yeah, well,

you can trust me, okay?

l know.

How...

How are you doing?

Huh, man?

l'm fine.

Fine.

Good.

CAROL:
What's going on?

PHlLLlP:
Carol wants me to

ask about the dog house,

if that even matters now.

Can the pool overflow?

Yes, the pool can

f***ing overflow!

What the f***'s

going on over there?

lt's raining.

"Have a great vacation."

"Thank you.

Take care of my

house and dog."

"Oh, is he dead? Sorry."

You know what?

l asked you a question.

"Can the pool overflow?"

F*** you!

(PHONE RlNGlNG)

FLORENCE:
Hello?

(GUlTAR PLAYlNG)

(SlNGlNG) There's a rugged

road on the prairie

Stretchin' all across

the last frontier

There a stranger strives

solitary

Blessed is the

lonesome pioneer

Roll on, roll on, roll on

Night birds are flyin'

Come on, the light is gone

Hope's slowly dyin'

Tell me how you come

ridin' through

Can l get four beers?

Are you Roger?

Uh-huh.

l'm Gina,

Florence's friend.

Uh-huh.

l've heard

a lot about you.

Do you wanna

come join our table?

No, l think l'll stay here.

Maybe later.

lsn't she beautiful?

She's so ultra-sexy

and hot up there.

What's that look?

You're so quiet.

l'm thinking of

a letter l'm gonna write.

l hear you don't drive.

Uh-huh.

Did you ever drive?

Mmm-hmm.

l grew up here,

l drove then.

l moved to New York

and l stopped.

lt was really

nice meeting you.

Gainin' steady

till this round is won

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