It's My Turn Page #3

compute the area

of a patio around a pool,

and I applied

the right method, but I--

I put the patio

inside the pool.

[LAUGHS]

That wouldn't happen to me now.

I live with a builder.

RITA:

So how is the married man?

KATE:

Rita.

Mom, Kate's friend was divorced

before she met him.

KATE:

Thank you, Gail.

Families.

Did you see

the dedication to, uh--

To Gail

in Lee Carnaby's novel?

No.

Yes. I saw it.

HUNTER:

She was his editor.

MARYANN:

Oh, I loved his last book.

[GUESTS CHATTERING]

[BAND PLAYING SLOW WALTZ MUSIC]

GAIL:

I really do enjoy it.

They're playing a waltz.

I wanna dance with my girl.

Thanks for the rescue.

Freudian.

I don't like shrinks.

Neither do I.

Why did you choose it

as a profession?

No, that was your father.

No, that was your father.

My father's a pediatrician.

Your father the pediatrician's

introduction.

My brother-in-law, Jerome,

he's a psychiatrist.

He said,

"Ben, like his father."

The name Ben.

Oh.

Which one is your wife?

Uh, the one you don't see.

She's in Holland.

Good.

Whoa. Excuse me.

Excuse me.

I'm sorry.

You all right?

Fred I think you'd

better find Ginger. I--

You feel sick?

I'm gonna barf all over

my tap shoes.

Take a deep breath. That's it.

Take a deep breath.

That's it.

That's good.

All right.

You still feel nauseous?

Yeah?

Yeah.

Uh...

Okay, let's go for it.

Put two fingers

in the back of your throat,

just let her rip.

I gotcha.

Just watch out for the shoes.

I gotcha.

Mm.

No guts?

Are you all right?

KATE:

Mm-hm.

You sure?

Yeah. Fine.

Oh, I hope you visit us

in Stockbridge.

It's a nice house.

We have a duck pond.

Oh. Well,

I have very little time off,

and when I do,

I try to get to the ocean.

Your father told you that, uh,

he sold the beach house

because of me.

Yeah.

Oh, I understand.

You have a duck pond.

That's wonderful.

Your father's not supposed to

heave that boat around.

I mean,

after his last cardiogram,

not even day sails

if he won't put a motor on.

I know that.

Well, if you and your mother

couldn't, uh--

Couldn't make him do it,

what chance do I have?

So I told him that I, uh--

I would like to live

in Stockbridge

to be near Maryanne

and the children.

That's nice. Nice.

I mean,

for you, that's great.

Be near your grandchildren.

Ha. Kate,

I've raised my children.

I mean, I-- I don't wanna

be an unpaid babysitter

for my grandchildren.

I don't understand.

Jacob will sell

the beach house for my sake,

not because

of his last cardiogram,

but because he thinks

that I want to live

in Stockbridge.

It's not a perfect plan.

My son-in-law and I are not

what you'd call devoted.

I mean, he thinks

I'm a pretty silly woman.

[LAUGHS]

I guess he's right.

Here I am choosing to live

only a goddamn duck pond

away from him.

[LAUGHS]

I'm not a brilliant young

mathematician who--

Who can do sporadic groups.

I just did

the best I could.

Uh, what color is your dress?

For Sunday?

Blue.

Nice.

A lovely color for you.

Ugh.

Come on.

Ah!

BEN:

I got two

or three stadiums.

You know, you get

those white lights...

So what's it feel like, uh,

not to be playing anymore?

I'm sore every morning.

No one bothered to tell me

this was Ben Lewin.

Who?

Ben Lewin, Kate.

The guy who robbed Reggie

Jackson of his homer in Detroit.

Katie, he's a ball player.

He had an operation

on his shoulder.

He went

to spring training anyway,

but the doctors told him

he had to quit.

[LAUGHS]

BEN:

No, I don't think so.

I think I'm--

So you think you're going

to be a manager or--

Are you okay?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah?

Yeah.

I almost didn't recognize

you with that beard.

Yeah. It's only about

three months old

Still itches a little bit,

you know?

Classic case

of compensatory displacement.

[MOUTHS]

The beard.

I better get back to the party.

Nice talking to you.

Nice talking to you.

See you later.

Bye-bye.

Ben's father encouraged him

to go after sports

in order to get into

medical school.

The sports thing

was a means to an end,

but Ben missed the point.

A highly overrated boy.

[SIGHS]

Jerome, why don't you

grab a little bench?

Speak English, Ben.

Man talk.

Jacob, may I have the pleasure

of inviting your future bride

for a little dance?

Why not?

Thank you. Mama, come on.

KATE:

Wanna dance with me, Daddy?

[BAND PLAYING UPBEAT MUSIC]

How's you life?

Nice to see you.

It's fine. Good.

Yeah?

I'm working a lot.

[EMMA LAUGHS]

We're not embarrassing you,

are we?

How does my hair look?

[LAUGHS]

Well, you could use

a little trim, maybe.

Don't cut it too short,

though.

Just a little bit.

Well, you know how I feel

about barbers.

Haven't had a decent

haircut in two years.

Lovely. Yes.

See you tomorrow, Ben.

Oh, it was so much fun.

Listen, why don't

I come home with you?

I don't have to stay

in the hotel.

Well, honey, I wish you would

have mentioned something before.

I'll walk you home.

We can go for a nightcap.

Uh, wait, how's he gonna

get home then?

Well, I'll tell

the doorman to expect him.

I forgot my glasses.

Goodnight, Mom.

See you later, all right?

Bye-bye, Jacob.

Goodnight, Emma.

Bye, Dad.

Do you find it weird,

thinking about our parents

sleeping together?

You know, actually,

I really don't know very much

about your work.

Baseball.

I have a friend,

though, in Chicago--

Is that the married man?

Are you a celebrity?

I mean, it's really

wasted on me.

Do people come up to you?

Occasionally, yes,

in airport urinals.

What is it that

they recognize?

My oversized wrists.

You want a piece of gum?

You know,

Homer isn't married.

Excuse me,

did you say Homer?

Wait a minute. Homer?

Yeah.

You know, I may be

offered this job in New York,

and, uh, he can't move.

That's Homer can't? Yeah.

Homer.

We have problems.

You know,

modern problems.

What are you doing

these days?

I'm trying to be

a very sincere speaker.

No, actually I speak

at father-sons breakfasts.

Two hundred bucks a shot.

Little League.

Talk about sportsmanship,

discipline,

Boy Scouts, you know.

Got any gigs for me

in Chicago? I'm available.

KATE:

Maybe Homer can book you

with some senior citizens.

Well, I'm your man.

Oh, I forgot, I gotta

call Chicago tonight.

Any messages

for Gunzinger, please?

CLERK:

Just a minute, ma'am,

I'll check.

No, ma'am,

nothing for you.

Thanks.

Uh-oh...

Oh.

BEN:

Hm.

Well, we can always

order room service.

Oh!

Look.

All right.

Ping pong.

I am a Picasso in ping pong.

[SIGHS]

Wanna warm up?

No.

Let's just play.

Just play? You wanna serve?

You can serve.

I can serve?

Sure.

I haven't played for a while.

Really? One-nothing.

Oh, I'm usually

so good at this game.

Is this a regulation table?

All right, it's 2-nothing.

These clothes are so tight.

It's hard to move your arm.

That's 3-nothing.

I can count.

Oh!

Goddamn it!

Four-nothing.

Yeah.

Oversized wrists.

What about darts?

Are you some kind of demon

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