Hanging Up Page #4

But it didn't take.

Just being honest.

Well...

Thank you.

Dad!

You need anything?

You want something?

- Yeah, drive me around.

- Are you all right?

What's wrong?

Did you take some more pills?

No, I just had a little scotch.

No pills.

I was just kidding around

with the pills.

Kidding around?

I didn't mean to take them.

Baby?

Drive me.

Well... Yeah, okay. Whatever.

Where do you wanna go?

Home.

Do you wanna get a tree?

Yes!

Do you wanna get a Christmas tree?

Merry Christmas!

Hey, Dad! Fake snow!

Of course it's fake.

What do you want in L.A.? Real?

We'll get a big one.

A big one, like always!

Dad! How about this one?

Look at this. This is good!

Bigger! That's a dwarf! It's a runt!

We'll get the King Kong of trees!

- Look! What about this one?

- This one?

Your mom always said,

"Don't get a big tree."

- Well, the hell with her!

- Yeah, to hell with her.

Attagirl! That's my cookie!

To hell with her!

It's snowing, Evie. It's gonna

be a white Christmas.

Look how beautiful it is!

Oh, thank you, thank you!

Beautiful snow! Thank you!

He's dead.

Hello?

Mom, the door!

Eve, it's Maddy. Open up!

Oh, look at that! Oh, good!

Hey, he loves you. That's so good!

Eve, meet Buck.

- This is Buck?

- Yeah, isn't he awesome? I know.

Wanna hear the saddest?

He's got Lyme disease.

Probably from all those moose in

Montana. I just got the results.

Where are you going?

- Wait! Where is he going?

- It's okay.

Hey there, doggy! Whoa!

Look at him! He's going to eat

the couch. Get him off!

He would never do that.

He's an angel.

He gets these paralyzed attacks.

He has to have four pills a day,

and I'm on the set all day.

Just forget it, Maddy.

I'm not doing that.

He won't survive!

That better be Georgia.

I've been trying to reach her,

and she never calls me back!

Georgia. Hi. Listen.

This speech, you've got

to do it for me.

You've got to come here and do it

on April 7th. One week.

Well, fine.

- Fine?

- When have I everletyou down?

Thank you.

That's old.

Yeah, Maddy's here.

What? Why is she there so early?

I see. Silence.

Tell me later.

I can't wait.

How's Dad?

I spend my life at that hospital,

and he will die asking for you.

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Our father is not dying. It's

possible our father is never dying.

You need more in your life, so you

don't blow things out of proportion.

You are such a hysteric when it comes

to Dad. You've got to get a grip.

One more thing before I go.

You know what? I'll send you my

banner. I'm using it for my speeches.

Your banner?

She has a banner!

What does it say? "Georgia"?

I'll be in L. A...

That's enough. Thank you.

Jonathan. I've got it now.

My hair looks really good.

Jesus Christ, he's gotta...

Take a vacation, will you?

I've got this L.A. advertising push, so

I can knock off your little thing too.

I was gonna wiggle out ofit.

Don't wiggle out on me!

When are you coming to the hospital?

Jesse, come in here!

It's breakfast time!

Or are you just too busy?

Take it easy! My God, you're so edgy.

I'm coming to the hospital

this week at lunch.

I'm coming with my leg in a cast.

Juliana got hit by an Aston Martin.

Fine.

Buck, honey.

Mommy has to leave you with Aunt Eve

because you have to have your pills.

Baby.

Okay, she's a very nice person.

Yeah. There she is.

Georgia's doing you a favor.

Don't cut it down.

Just put it up behind the dais.

Yes. Just stick...

It doesn't matter.

You can't cut it down.

No, I'll be there in exactly...

Come on. Just...

All right. Come on!

Come on, Buck, swallow this!

Come on. Now, you want this pill.

You need it!

Juliana. As I feared,

you have a shattered fibula.

How can you tell he's gay? He is gay.

He's not convincing.

Name one actor on TV playing

a heterosexual that isn't gay.

Walter Cronkite.

Hey, your dad's on the machine.

Look what I built.

Is that actress Doris Day?

Go sit in your special chair.

Back there. Yeah, there you go.

You're in love with him?

How can you be in love with him?

He looks like some sort of a beetle.

He doesn't look like a beetle!

But why can't you just enjoy

something that I'm in?

I was once arrested.

I was in isolation.

As part of the punishment,

they showed your show.

I'll get you so good!

Just eat one!

God!

Well, tell Maddy to get herass over

to the house and pick up the dog.

What are we? A kennel?

I swear, Joe, it's like feeding

a pill to a whale.

Honey, this is how

this stuffhappens, okay?

You have to stop letting people

walk all overyou.

You are a million miles away

in some stupid town...

...talking to people

who mean nothing to you.

Don't call and give me orders.

You are not on my side.

You cannot mean that.

I don't know what I mean, all right?

Don't tell me I do, because I don't!

I don't want to talk right now, Joe!

It's Dr. Kelly.

What is it?

Well...

Your father is missing.

Missing?

Well, that's impossible.

He can't walk. He's in a locked ward.

I mean, he must be misplaced.

Nevertheless...

Did you check the other rooms?

Did you check the female patients?

Check in the bed of every single

female patient.

You should talk to that nurse

with the curly hair.

Did you talk to Angie

from the Motion Picture Home?

I'm sure we'll turn him up.

Sit tight.

What am I supposed...?

Come on, Daddy!

We got a call from Angelo Drive.

Found. Found.

- Is he right in there?

- Yeah, sure, go on in.

Thank you. I'm very sorry.

That's okay.

- It's my Evie!

- Hi, Dad.

Come over here, Evie.

I can't get up. I got myself in here,

and now I can't get up.

How did you get here?

Taxi. Best way to travel.

Don't forget that.

All right. I'll try not to.

What's that over there?

It looks like some ginger

in a large vase.

Maybe they like that kind of thing.

Who?

The people that live in our house now.

You know, sometimes I don't

recognize my own hands.

Did you call Georgia?

Yes. She's very worried.

- How about Maddy?

- Her too.

Call her.

Who?

She doesn't know I'm here.

Tell her to come.

Who? Mom?

Yeah.

- No, Dad.

- Come on.

- I'm not gonna do that.

- I just gotta speak to her.

I'm not going to do that.

You don't have any clarity

when it comes to her.

- What?

- You can't ask me to do that.

I'm asking you as a favor!

She doesn't like us!

You locked me up because of Jesse,

didn't you?

You put me in jail because of Jesse!

We'll make the big room into a bedroom.

This whole thing is like a dream.

Joe getting his own program on KCLU.

Hello, Jesse! Come here, buddy.

Come here, birthday boy!

- Look! Here's your first present.

- Thank you.

You have a phone!

You know, we have to go up here

because guess what?

Your daddy's got your costume ready.

Hello, this is Jesse Marks speaking.

Are you gonna be a clown?

So, Eve, I've decided

to become an actress.

Aren't you too old?

- How can you say that?

- You're almost 29.

Even our Georgia wrote that article;

"5 Careers You Can't Have After 40,

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