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She's such a fragile thing.

She is not a thing.

We treat her like a hospital patient.

She's a human being.

But you treat her like a human being

by always throwing cold water on her hopes.

What hopes? Now look what's happening.

It was bound to happen sooner or later.

The most we could do is postpone it.

We're all she lives for.

Don't give me that responsibility.

Now you're abandoning her for this...

Joey!

Don't go any further.

Dad, don't get all riled up.

Don't think I didn't see you two looking

at her in a judgmental, superior way.

Now you're imagining things.

We knew about your affairs before,

but your choices were more discreet.

Joey, shut up.

Dad, she's upset.

Why do you do this to me? Your

opinion is important to me.

She's a vulgarian.

Joey, be quiet.

I don't want to discuss this.

You should do as you feel with our blessing.

Joey, I count on you.

I'm sorry. I can't help it.

Will you tell him it's okay. Obviously

it's your approval he needs.

He had no trouble getting yours.

Clearly, it doesn't mean as much as yours.

I want the support of all my daughters!

I'm not just her to make

sacrifices and foot the bills.

It's time you thought of me.

I'm sorry to have hurried you through lunch,

but I wanted you to see this before

the place gets cluttered with people.

When you wrote from Greece,

you were telling me about the

mosaics in the orthodox churches.

But look at this, all these mosaics.

There, behind the altar.

And in a Romanesque church.

Isn't that amazing? Look at that.

And here in New York.

It's really incredible.

That's surprising.

It makes me homesick for our trips.

All those churches. You must have

seen a lot when you were there.

It'd be so marvelous to forget everything,

and take a nice, slow trip to the Far East.

It would get us back on the right track.

Eve, I said I had something

I wanted to say to you.

What?

I think we should finalize our divorce.

You do?

I think sooner or later

we've got to face reality

and try to make new lives for ourselves.

It's very funny, because I thought

that's what might be on your mind.

It's not the end of the world.

It's not?

I think it's pretty goddamn terrible.

Now, Eve, everything's

going to be just fine.

I know that it's a little soon, perhaps,

to talk about a reconciliation

but I don't see why we have to

finalize our divorce.

I don't see why we can't

just go on the way we are.

- We should be free to make other plans.

- Like what?

Well, in the event

that we meet other people,

to become involved...

You want to remarry? Is that it?

I'm not discussing that.

Have you met someone?

- No.

- You're lying.

Of course you've met someone. Why

don't you be honest about it?

I have, but you'll make too much of it.

Never mind. Just don't talk about it.

I don't want to hear anymore.

I talked with your doctor.

He feels you can handle this.

You talked to him behind my back?

Not behind your back.

Discreetly.

You discussed this with Dr.

Lobel behind my back.

That's so humiliating.

It's your doctor and myself.

How private can one be?

And he assured you that I can handle it.

Is that right?

How humiliating.

You're not humiliated.

I just want to die.

Now stop that.

I just hate myself.

I'm fine! I'm fine.

I can't breathe.

I can't breathe!

God, it's good to see you. How are you?

You look terrific. You really do.

That's a great sweater.

- No.

- No, it really is.

You've seen this sweater before.

No, I haven't. It's terrific.

Are you tanned, Rennie?

You been somewhere?

Why? Do I have on too much makeup?

You're the one who looks great.

No, I don't. I'm heavy.

I've gained weight.

My plane flight was so bumpy,

I thought I was gonna die.

I made such a fool of myself with

the man next to me. -

Have you met Pearl?

Yes. She's not what I expected.

No.

God, isn't it strange

being back in the house again?

- Yeah.

- Have you spoken with Mother?

Yes. We're having dinner this week.

How's she holding up?

Better than we all expected.

Isn't that right, Joey?

She took it very badly at first...

but after the initial shock

she seemed to come out of it.

Joey feels that all of her Jesus Christ

nonsense is actually a bit of a help.

Well, whatever works.

- Hello, Flyn.

- Michael! Gosh, hi.

- Nice to see you.

- It's good to see you too.

Joey, what are you up to?

Yet another job. At an ad agency.

That's fabulous.

No, but it's temporary.

Here we are. I made some

cocktail franks and meatballs.

About time too. I'm starved.

There's plenty to eat and drink.

We have everything

your little heart desires.

Are you and Dad gonna be staying here,

or are you gonna take a place in town?

It's a little quiet out here,

but Arthur loves it.

Of course, the house needs redoing.

In what way?

I don't know. It's just the

two of us, and it's kinda pale.

Besides, I have so much furniture

of my own, pictures, knickknacks.

This place would look like a warehouse.

Would you like to hear some music?

Do I look older?

Older?

Yeah, I mean it. Do you think I look older?

No. Why would you think that?

I don't know.

I look in the mirror every day

and I feel discouraged.

Now I see you, and you don't change at all.

Your skin is like cream. I'm so envious.

I work at it.

No, I don't think that's it.

I have a few good years,

then my youth will be frozen on

old celluloid for TV movies.

Flyn, you're more than just beautiful.

You know you have a lot of talent.

Don't pump me up.

Why do you say that?

I know what I am.

I'm not treated seriously.

When really classy projects

come along, I get passed over.

If it wasn't for TV, I

wouldn't make enough to live.

You have always been

so self-deprecating, Flyn.

No.

You're the gifted one in this family, Rennie.

I'm proud of you.

I wish you lived here. I really do.

Every time I see you, it just

reminds me how much I do miss you.

How's Frederick?

He's angry.

He's teaching when he really

wants to be writing.

Teaching something

that can't be taught anyway.

Now he's taking his rage out

in these critical pieces

under the guise of high standards.

I don't know. I guess I...

I don't think I've been very good for him.

Rennie, he idolizes you.

We ought to get back.

No, I'm going to stay a while longer.

Okay, I'll see you back there.

I love you.

You know I want you to be happy.

I want you both to be happy.

Tell her.

Tell Pearl.

I know she puts on a gay facade,

but she knows how you feel.

Tell her.

Will you?

Okay.

You look deep in thought.

I'm deep in vodka.

Would you help me get my boots off?

That's the best offer I've had all year.

I paid 200 bucks for these

boots, and they kill my feet.

I did a terrible thing last week.

I wrote about this friend's book...

Not a very good book.

And I pointed that out, which is

what I was getting paid to do.

But I was extremely cruel about it,

and I took great pleasure in my cruelty.

My anger scares me.

I don't like what I'm becoming.

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