How Do You Know Page #3

- When?

- Anytime.

Tomorrow's clear.

- Triplo Due?

- I'll meet you there.

- It's Triple Two in English.

- It's gotta be early, 6:00. I'm in training.

Okay. So it's a d-- It's a date.

- Okay.

- All right.

- I have made a date.

- Bye.

Good night.

Come on, come on.

Georgie. George.

- Let's go inside.

- I have a date.

Date? Son, we are in

a rapidly evolving situation here.

I must tell you, I was afraid

to use the telephone.

Because?

No. No, no. Don't tell me.

I'm not ready to take on

anything that I can't handle.

No, you know what?

I know exactly how to handle this.

I'll treat myself

like a company in trouble.

What I think is you are just indulging

in a lot of neuroses.

You take on too much,

it becomes about how much...

...instead of how well you handle it.

That applies now.

- Stand still!

- No.

You do not have the luxury

of not hearing this.

Are you making me literally run

from bad news?

The chickenshit board has dec--

I gotta go. I have a date.

What happened to you was horrific.

- Stop acting tough.

- It's the worst move!

Look at the time.

Hey, everybody, I have to leave.

I have a date.

- What?

- Now, Lise?

- Yeah.

- Lisa?

Nobody's buying this.

- We should protest!

- We should.

Smalls, what do you want us to do?

- Lisa.

- Okay. There is one thing.

When I come to visit you at training

camp when you're getting ready...

...just don't feel funny talking to me.

Okay? Don't feel sad for me.

Because my biggest fear is that

you won't be yourselves around me.

I've seen that, and if that happened,

it would just make me feel like I--

Like I didn't know you anymore.

And I want to.

I need to.

Just say, "Okay, Lisa."

Okay, Lisa.

God. I--

I gotta go. I gotta go.

He's waiting for me.

- I love you.

- Love you. Love you.

- Love you too.

- Go, Lise.

- Go, Lise.

- Lise!

- Hi.

- Name, please.

I'm meeting George....

- Madison?

- I'm not sure. I forget.

Could that be him over there?

I'll bet that is him.

That's the sort of day I'm having.

You don't have to take me.

Thank you, though.

George?

Are you George?

I'm Lisa.

- Very good of you to join me.

- Yeah.

How you doing?

How are you doing?

I'm great.

- Yeah?

- Yep.

Well, treasure it.

You okay?

No. I'm sorry,

I'm not even aware that--

I have to apologize. This might not

be the best first impression.

I.... I had...

...an unusual 24 hours.

Okay. Well, the bad days

make the good ones better.

So don't worry about it.

Is this an Italian restaurant?

Yes, it's a very good one.

Oh, yeah, it looks good.

- Let's get a drink.

- None for me.

You know what? You're right.

Yeah. I shouldn't drink.

- Don't let me stop you.

- No, no, no.

Believe me, drinking too much

two nights in a row could be a mistake.

I haven't had anything since

lunch yesterday, so I'm starving.

You don't drink at all?

- I follow my father's rule on drinking.

- Which is?

Never drink to feel better.

Only drink to feel even better.

That's fantastic.

Yep. It's a good one.

That's great.

But sometimes I think that...

...one drink can give you

a little better perspective.

Not for me.

I guess it depends on the person.

Look, if you wanna have a drink,

have a drink. Keeping talking about it--

I don't need permission to drink.

If I want a drink, I'll order one.

Jesus! Do you know

I don't know you?

I'm sorry. I'm not good today.

Maybe I should say what's going on.

I never talk about myself. I should.

No! Don't do that.

George, this is what I'm suggesting.

That we eat.

And that we don't work

at this conversation.

- Let's just cut ourselves a break...

- Yes.

...and give ourselves permission

to be quiet.

For the whole dinner.

Completely quiet.

Can I talk to the waiter?

As long as you don't tell him

about your day.

I mean, that....

That was just what I needed.

You take care of yourself.

I'm just leaving my place

to go to dinner.

- Good evening, Mr. Madison. Taxi?

- Yes, thank you, Tom.

Okay, Dad, I'm ready.

What happened?

What if I come by later?

The phone isn't....

Just tell me. I'd rather use the rest of

the night processing the information.

I'm sorry, this is private.

There's still some privacy left.

The board is refusing to pay...

- ...your legal bills. Now--

- Hey.

I think I met a great girl.

Oh, good. There is a God.

The girls needed to tell you

how they felt.

It's something, isn't it?

Last time I saw that was

when a kid died in high school...

...and they left this stuff by the road.

How about straight talk?

I am very sensitive

to what you're going through.

You know what you need most

right now?

- Yes.

- What?

Insensitivity.

Yeah?

- Who is it?

- It's Lisa.

Could you narrow it down?

I'm not kidding right now.

I'm not kidding right now.

A good Lisa. Come here. Get in.

- You're alone, right?

- Yeah.

I was just working up the night.

Do you want me to be here?

- Yes, I do.

- Okay.

Then this is what I need.

If in the middle of the night

I start crying or...

...shaking or acting enormously upset,

I don't want you to ask what's wrong.

I want you to just ignore it.

Is that okay with you?

- Actually, that's my preference.

- Okay, good.

Have a seat. My game's coming up.

Matty Reynolds gets him.

The Nationals win.

- Good mechanics.

- Yeah.

Okay. Let's go, I got it.

Can you afford me?

The firm is refusing to pay my legal

bills, but my father is willing to help.

You can't take money from him,

not with his position on the board.

What would your retainer be?

Three hundred thousand, and another

three in escrow in case it goes to trial.

- I suppose I could sell--

- Everything you can.

Okay.

- Sit down.

- I don't wanna lie down.

- I said, "Sit down."

- I don't think you did.

Yes, I did. I never ask someone

to lie down on a first visit.

- Sorry.

- Okay.

So...

...why are you here?

I have a month left on my insurance

and they pay up to six visits.

I meant, is there a difficulty?

Well....

I'm sorry. I'm gonna go

because this is just stupid.

Not that this is stupid. But I mean--

Thank you for your time. Just for me,

you know. I mean, not this.

- But thank you for understanding.

- All right.

- Okay.

- Okay.

You know, can I ask you

just one stupid question?

No such thing.

Because I'm leaving

and I'm not gonna do this again.

I was wondering if there's one general

thing you've found over the years...

...to be generally true...

...in a general way

that would help anyone...

...with any situation?

That's a great question.

Yes.

I'd say, figure out what you want

and learn how to ask for it.

Okay.

Those are both really hard.

Yes, but you came here,

which was hard for you.

And you're leaving right away,

also hard.

So you're tougher than

you think you are right now.

Thanks.

I appreciate that.

- Good luck.

- Okay.

- I can see why people do this.

- Thanks.

I'm sorry. I thought some of them

were bringing their wives.

That usually changes

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