Helen Page #3

go away next weekend?

I'm sorry, sweetheart. I can't.

Come on, Mom. Why not?

I have a better idea.

Why don't the two of you go?

Huh? That'd be fun.

No, I want us all to go.

We'II aII stay here.

I have homework.

Come on, Sugar.

So if you consider these principles,

Schubert's sonata. . . .

It would have amounted

to something Iike. . . .

This is bullshit!

That will be all for today.

I don't want to talk.

Okay.

You're doing better.

Yeah, well, I decided to be

a good girl for a while.

Top five worst pieces of advice

from people who don't know

what they're taIking about.

Take a vacation.

Read a book.

Get a haircut.

Redecorate.

Try yoga.

Top five ways of killing yourself.

Top five reasons to live anyway.

I can't go back.

I can still see it all around me,

but it's Iike l don't

belong there anymore.

And I see. . . .

I see how sad it makes David.

And I see. . . how sad it makes Julie,

and that makes it that much harder,

but l can't go back.

And l am reaIIy sick

of apologizing for it.

Then don't.

Do you have any idea how worried

I was?! I called everyone!

-l'm sorry, David.

-I called the hospitals!

Can you even begin to imagine

what I thought happened to you?!

I didn't realize how late it got!

Hey, you're not the only one

suffering here!

Do you understand?!

I know.

You know?

I don't think so.

I don't think you know

what it's Iike to Iive

with the shadow

of the woman you love!

F***!

-Don't ever do that again.

-David.

No!

-David, l'm sorry.

-Not ever, you hear me?

Hey, 1 3.

Hey.

I just wanted to tell you

that I'm going to spend

the night at Dad's.

Why?

It's only Thursday, isn't it?

Yes, it's Thursday.

I just wanted to give you

and Dave some space.

You don't need to do that.

You know that, don't you?

I'm gonna go.

I'll see you Monday.

I don't know.

That f***ing son of a b*tch!

Oh, no, David, don't bother.

What happened?

Why didn't you file my suppression

motion with the judge?!

Look, man, I'm sorry, but I've got

enough sh*t on my plate, all right?

Last thing I need is having to do

all your bullshit pro bono work.

l just asked you to do this

one thing for me, and you--

No, it's not one thing!

It's one thing after another,

and I'm sick of it!

Clean up your own sh*t,

and leave me out of it.

You've been nothing

but a fuckup lately, David.

-Hey, watch it!

-She didn't have to go to jail, Dan.

-Who gives a f***?!

-You know what? Let's just go.

Hey, don't you care at all

about this?

What? About your little junkie

piece of ass?

No, I don't.

Let her do her time.

Maybe she'll get--

David! Stop it!

David, no! Stop it!

Stop it! David! No!

Thanks for the ride.

You're welcome.

I wish that there was something

that l couId do for you, David.

I know.

Good night, Susanna.

Good night.

What are you doing here?

Helen called me.

What happened?

Don't worry. She'll be all right.

I'd appreciate it

if you wouldn't smoke in here.

Hey. I'm gonna go now.

No, please don't go.

It's okay. We'll talk tomorrow.

I, um. . . I've given her three valiums.

She's had enough for tonight.

Make sure she doesn't

take any more.

I'll let myself out.

I need to take another sick leave.

No.

Of course.

I understand. Yes.

I will.

Thanks.

Mom!

I'm so sorry, darling.

Frank.

Julie, I want to, uh,

speak to your mother alone

for a moment, please.

You want me to call someone?

Where's David?

I want Julie to come

and live with me.

What?

She should stay with me

for a whiIe.

Please don't do this, Frank.

You can't take care of her.

And don't fight me on this.

You'll lose.

God, you're so lovely.

Helen!

HeIen! Wake up!

Hey! Helen! Helen!

Oh, goddamn it!

Helen! Helen, come on!

Come on, honey! Wake up!

Hey, hey! Wake up!

Helen! Helen! Helen!

Come on!

M rs. Leonard?

Where are you going, M rs. Leonard?

Where are you going?

I want to go home.

You can't just leave.

Excuse me?

You can't Ieave.

You're on restriction.

Excuse me?

Why don't I take you

back to your room,

and I can get the doctor.

Where are my clothes?

You weren't wearing any

when you were brought here.

I want to go home.

I'm sorry, but that's not possible.

Your husband had you committed

the day before yesterday.

I want to go home.

Helen. . .

You almost died.

I'm sorry.

You don't need to apologize to me.

I almost didn't go home that night.

But you did.

I didn't want to go home.

You did go home, David.

She can't hold on to you.

It doesn't work like that.

Can she hold on to you?

No.

You're not going to like

what I have to say.

I think you should consider ECT.

Shock treatment?

l know it's scary.

And I know the stigma.

But ECT could help you.

And the side effects are

most likely to be temporary.

No.

Never. I'd rather die.

Helen.

I said, no.

Hey, nobody's forcing you to--

Get out!

All right, enough.

Enough.

M r. Leonard. Please.

M rs. Leonard.

Do you understand

these proceedings?

Yes.

WouId you care

to explain them to me?

I see a handful of strangers

who think they know

what's best for me.

Do you believe they know

what's best for you?

I would like to decide for myself

where and whose heIp l get.

You decided to take your own life,

Mrs. Leonard. lsn't that true?

That was very stupid of me.

But isn't it also true

that this was, in fact,

the second time

you tried to kill yourself?

Mrs. Leonard suffers

from severe suicidal depression.

Without continued treatment

and supervision,

there's a serious risk

she'll attempt suicide again.

Has M rs. Leonard

indicated in any way

that she pIans on discontinuing

her medication if she leaves here?

She doesn't beIieve

the medication is helping.

But she hasn't indicated

that she plans on discontinuing it,

has she?

This isn't just about the medication.

Dr. Sherman, has she indicated

that she plans on discontinuing

her medication?

No. But M rs. Leonard needs help.

Has M rs. Leonard indicated

that she plans on trying

to take her life again

if she leaves here?

No. But that doesn't mean

that she's--

Nothing further, Your Honor.

I find that the state

has not met their burden

of proving with cIear

and convincing evidence

that the patient is a danger

to herself or to others.

You're free to go, M rs. Leonard.

Congratulations.

Take care of yourself and good luck.

Who is it?

I want to see Helen.

I don't think she wants to see you.

Don't be ridiculous.

I know she's here.

So, that's it?

You'll throw away the life you had,

forget about us, about Julie,

about everyone who loves you,

and give up?

Is that it?

No, that's not it.

Well, it looks like that to me.

That's because you can't see it

the way I see it.

And I assume she does, huh?

It's not your fault, David.

When are you gonna

understand that?

You know, it's funny

how I'm having trouble with that one

because if it's not my fault,

if it's not my f***ing fauIt,

then why the f***

do I get all the blame?!

Why?!

You remind me of who I used to be.

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