Hanging Up Page #7

we must ask ourselves this;

How can we be there for our parents

as they were there for us?

This is what I call the "Next Hurdle";

Dealing with the death of our parents

while confronting our own mortality.

And I promise you,

each and every one of you...

...that Georgia the magazine

and Georgia the person...

...will help you deal with this

every step of the way.

Thank you.

Thank you so much. Thank you.

Thank you so much.

She's wonderful.

Oh, come on!

Absolutely incredible.

Thank you!

We'll do this together!

You're all sweet. I love you.

For anyone interested, I'll be signing

autographs in the Pat Nixon suite.

I think you want to talk

to Madge Turner.

Well, that was a success.

Something wrong?

- I can't believe what you did.

- What?

And you always do it!

You take my life, and you use it.

I'm the one who's been here, not you.

Wait a minute! When did I take

your life and use it?

The stuffing recipe.

What stuffing recipe?

I don't even make stuffing!

I invented a stuffing recipe

with apples and apricots...

...and you gave it

to The New York Times.

- Yes, well, didn't I ask?

- No!

You didn't ask, and you haven't helped.

Where are you going?

Just wait a second!

How many times have I asked for

the tiniest mention in your magazine?

What does that have to do with anything?

Just stay on the subject!

So you can yell at me,

but you can't yell at her?

Gee whiz! I will put you

in the magazine!

Don't you dare!

That is so manipulative!

So manipulative! I have been

the one dealing with Dad. Not you!

You order me to get him to sign a blank

check, talk to a real doctor...

And I understand how important it is

to make the world safe for liposuction!

But I just wanna say

I am sick of it!

I mean, wait a second, Eve!

I admit that I haven't been there.

You admit it?!

- I took calls from him all those years.

- Your assistant did!

- I told you, you need an assistant.

- I have an assistant!

That's not what we call an assistant.

He needed me.

And you just goddamn love it!

It's not Eve's fault!

Dad depended on her.

Will you mind your own business?

I can fight my own battles!

Wait! Why are you having

a family fight without me?

You always ignore me!

From that Halloween I was 5

and dressed as a carrot.

You snuck out of the house and

went trick-or-treating without me!

I'm part of this family!

I'm just as much a part of this family

as you, and I wanna fight!

- Fine!

- Good!

You are so self-centered

and egotistical!

You're so self-sacrificing!

No one takes me seriously

as an actress!

You abandon your father.

He didn't need me here! He's got you!

That is an unbelievable cop-out!

No one watches my show!

Another excuse for you

not to be here!

I couldn't be here! I cannot be here!

You wanna know why? If anything

happens that's not about you...

...you are bored witless!

That is true. Okay?

Besides, we're not famous.

Which is another reason

she didn't bother to come.

I've told you a million times. Stop

talking to me as if I'm like you!

Oh, f*** you!

And f*** you!

- Excuse me.

- What? Oh, God!

You have a phone call.

Did Mitchell know to any degree

what was going on?

Who is this?

That's the President's smoking-gun

call with Haldeman. Talk on this.

Yes, this is Eve Marks.

Oh, my God.

- What happened?

- He's in a coma.

I'm going to the hospital.

So am I.

So am I!

Wait! Wait for me.

What's the big rush, you guys?

Hello, what?

No, I can't right now, all right?

I'll talk to you later.

It's here.

Oh, my God.

Dad?

Dad?

- Can he hear us?

- Why does he have one pillow?

A person can't possibly be

comfortable with one... What?

What?

Are you not going to speak to me?

Is that what this is about?

Why aren't you talking to me?

I didn't do anything.

I see. And I did. Is that it?

This is just...

This is really great.

This is really great.

Can you believe she's

making this about herself?

Fine.

Don't talk to me. Good.

Do I have anything in my teeth?

You're not the only one

that this is happening to.

I know.

Sorry.

But since I'm an actress,

I suppose I could use this stuff.

That's the good part, right?

The sad part is that

I really love Dad.

I'm his baby.

Do you want a candy bar?

I'm getting a candy bar.

Excuse me. Aren't you

Juliana on Living Dangerously?

Yes. Yes, I am.

You should have never

gone to the Bahamas...

...because he cheated on you.

Thanks.

She recognized me!

Georgia, someone just recognized me!

Great.

Thank you.

All right, look.

I know what you said.

- About what?

- That I wanted it.

Forget it.

I'm sorry I said that, Eve.

There are things that happen

that you just don't choose.

You know, they just...

You embrace them, and they become

part of your identity.

And Mom left Dad to me. Or at least...

I don't know.

It felt like she did.

And part of me was so...

...proud.

Then the other part of me just

resented every second of it...

...because he is just a handful.

I should have been here. I should've

been here, and I know that.

But I knew that if you were here,

he didn't need me.

I mean, let's face it.

God help anyone who needs me.

I needed you.

He didn't need you. I needed you.

I'm sorry.

I'm very sorry, all right?

- I'm really sorry.

- I'm sorry too.

I love you very much.

Do you know that?

I love you, and...

I gave you that great speech.

Yes, yes, you did.

And I'm very grateful.

Okay, you're grateful. Shut up.

You know, Eve...

...I have never been jealous of anyone

in my entire life, but...

...I have to admit that...

...I am just the tiniest bit

jealous of your heart.

- You forgive me?

- I love you. I do.

I love you.

Who does Dad look like?

Now he looks like that senator.

What was his name?

The one who got insulted,

and his wife cried.

Edmund Muskie.

Yes!

Who was Edmund Muskie?

I've been trying

to remember the name...

...of this short, blond actress

from the '50s, or maybe it was the '40s.

- What about Vera-Ellen?

- No. Very thin hair.

Donna Reed.

- Janet Leigh.

- Donna Reed wasn't short or blond.

Doris Day. I'm right.

Cleo!

Who was she?

- Who was she?

- Daddy's favorite.

He picked her up in

an Italian restaurant.

Wait a minute.

She played wimps,

and she was kind of wide.

Doris Day. Wide.

Please tell me and give me

peace of mind.

June Allyson.

Dad?

Oh, Daddy!

Did he talk? He said, "June Allyson"!

Did you just say, "June Allyson"?

Nurse!

He's coming around!

He just said, "June Allyson."

Check and see. It's fine.

- Doesn't start with an "L."

- It almost does.

Maddy, it almost starts with an "L."

Dad?

He said, "June Allyson." He's dead.

Evie, John Waynejust called.

Tell Georgia! Tell Maddy!

Georgie-Porgie! Evie-baby!

I love all my beautiful,

beautiful girls.

It's my Evie.

Look how beautiful you are

in the snow.

That's my Evie. That's my cookie.

Did you take...? You did.

You took every almond out of here.

Every single one.

What about the celery?

Did you listen to me?

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