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92.
CAM:
Let me say one thing about lithium
-no one even knows if it works.
Same goes for haldol, valproic
acid, and all their other so-called
treatments. I’m just a guinea pig.
And you never would’ve known I’d
stopped taking it if I hadn’t told
you. I’m an idiot. A f***ing self-
destructive fuckhead.
His bowtie is perfectly tied. The Maitre D’ nods and quickly
retreats from this conversation.
MAGGIE:
Cam, you said you would take
responsibility for your condition -
CAM:
The way you’ve taken responsibility
for your children?
MAGGIE:
That’s not fair. You know how hard
this was for me.
CAM:
I know, I know, it was hard to come
every weekend...
MAGGIE:
No! It wasn’t hard to come, it
wasn’t hard to come...
Tears suddenly roll down Maggie’s face. Cam is startled.
MAGGIE:
...it was hard to leave. Every
weekend. And have people think I
was the worst mother in the world
because I wanted my children to
have a better life and I didn’t see
any other way to get it. You’re
from an old blue-blood family.
When you live in squalor, it’s
“eccentric.” When black people
live in squalor, believe me, no one
is charmed.
Cam is quiet for a moment as that sinks in.
CAM:
If it’s any consolation, no one
seems charmed by my squalor either.
(MORE)
93.
CAM (cont'd)
(beat)
I haven’t made any headway on my
bedroom.
Maggie looks at him and nods, resigned. Then:
MAGGIE:
I’m going to take the E.F. Hutton
job. In New York. It’s my only
offer.
CAM:
New York? Maggie, I can’t keep
doing this all by myself -
She puts her hand on his arm.
MAGGIE:
I’m not asking you to. You’ve done
an amazing job. It’s time for me
to take the girls.
Cam reacts.
CAM:
You’re taking the girls to New
York? But what about me and you?
What about us?
Maggie looks away. She is anguished. Cam seethes.
CAM:
I knew it. I knew it.
MAGGIE:
There’s so much I love about you,
Cam. And I don’t want to give up
on you. But I just... I can’t.
CAM:
So were you even trying to get a
job here? Or was this your plan
all along?
MAGGIE:
No! My plan was to come home and
maybe I’d be with you and maybe I
wouldn’t, but we’d still be a
family. But none of that matters.
These Boston firms don’t want me.
CAM:
Why don’t they want you?
94.
She looks at him for a beat.
MAGGIE:
Because, Cam, this is Boston. They
want people like you.
This hits Cam like a ton of bricks. His face hardens.
CAM:
You want a job in Boston? I’ll get
you a job in Boston!
Cam stands and storms out of the restaurant.
INT. DICK’S OFFICE. DAY
DICK, 40, sits behind a large oak desk with a view onto the
financial district. He wears a suit and tie. He is tall,
handsome and athletic. The walls are hung with pictures of
sailboats. Cam sits across from him. Cam is agitated.
DICK:
You look well, Cam. Everything
good down your way?
CAM:
Not really, Dickie. No.
DICK:
Sorry to hear that -
CAM:
As you know, Maggie’s just gotten
her MBA.
DICK:
I heard. Good for her.
CAM:
I was wondering why there isn’t a
place for her here. It is a family
firm, after all.
DICK:
Well, Cam, I wish there were. But
we just don’t have the position at
the moment.
CAM:
So you’re telling me that when
Dickie Jr and...the other one...
(MORE)
95.
CAM (cont'd)
graduate from college, they won’t
land here?
DICK:
Sumner. That’s my other son -
CAM:
God damn it, Dickie! I know how it
works! You create the position!
DICK:
I have to say, Cam, this is why we
never invite you to the Christmas
party.
CAM:
I don’t give a sh*t about your
Christmas party. I want you to
hire my wife. She works fifty
thousand times harder than any of
you!
Dick gets up from the desk.
DICK:
I’m afraid I have to ask you to
leave.
CAM:
Do you have any idea how hard it
is? Do you have any idea what
sacrifices she’s made? She needs a
job here! In Boston!
Cam picks up a model sailboat and hurls it at the wall.
DICK:
Cam! Stop it! Snap out of it!
Cam picks up a chair and throws it at the bookcase, which
comes down. Dick tackles him to the floor.
CUT TO:
Two SECURITY OFFICERS escort Cam out. Dick puts his hand on
Cam’s shoulder.
DICK:
Just so you know, I won’t tell Gaga
about this.
Cam looks at him, resigned.
96.
INT. APARTMENT. NIGHT
Maggie sits on the sofa, folding laundry. The front door
opens. She hears Cam walk down the hall to the bathroom.
MAGGIE:
Cam? Cam?
INT. APARTMENT BATHROOM. NIGHT
Cam stands at the sink, filling a glass of water. He is
soaking wet from head to toe. Maggie comes to the doorway of
the bathroom. She is startled by his appearance.
MAGGIE:
Why are you wet?
Cam doesn’t look at her. He takes out his bottle of lithium.
CAM:
Girls asleep?
She nods. He empties three large pills into his hand.
CAM:
Faith show you her skirt?
MAGGIE:
Yes. It’s beautiful.
Cam swallows the pills with the full glass of water. He
closes the medicine cabinet and sighs.
CAM:
I couldn’t get you a job in Boston.
As he walks past her into his bedroom:
CAM:
I jumped in the Charles River.
INT. APARTMENT CAM’S BEDROOM. CONTINUOUS
His bedroom is a pit. Cam sits down on his bed, among the
piles of clothes.
CAM:
I’m just going to miss them is all.
Maggie nods, with great sympathy.
97.
MAGGIE:
I know.
She exits, gently closing the door. Cam looks around at his
room, the manifestation of failure.
Amelia and Faith sit at a round table, ice cream sundaes in
front of them. Maggie and Cam sit across.
AMELIA:
Isn’t New York really expensive?
Where are we going to live?
MAGGIE:
I’ll find an apartment in a very
safe neighborhood.
FAITH:
Where will we go to school?
MAGGIE:
I’ll figure that out.
AMELIA:
We can’t ride bikes in New York.
MAGGIE:
You can ride your bikes when you
come here.
AMELIA:
What about Daddy? Who’s going to
take care of him?
MAGGIE:
Daddy will take care of himself.
CAM:
I’ll go to dinner parties, movies,
I’ll have escapades.
Faith and Amelia look disapproving.
AMELIA:
I think escapades are a bad idea.
He could end up in jail.
FAITH:
If we’re not here, he’ll drink too
much and stop taking care of
himself.
98.
CAM:
That’s not true.
AMELIA:
CAM:
Well, that’s true.
MAGGIE:
Taking care of you alone has been a
lot of pressure for your father.
AMELIA:
How? We get to school...
FAITH:
...he drives us anywhere we want to
go...
AMELIA:
...we’ve seen more r-rated movies
than any of our friends...
FAITH:
...plus he makes us french toast
for dinner.
MAGGIE:
He needs a break.
AMELIA:
When I had the flu, he cut up
strawberries and kiwis for me. And
he arranged them on the plate like
little flowers.
Maggie looks at Cam. He shrugs modestly.
CAM:
I did do that. I did that.
MAGGIE:
Daddy will visit and you’ll visit
him. New York is an incredible
city. You’ll like it. I promise.
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