Jack Goes Boating

Have you thought about it?

I think you should.

What does she do there?

She's the assistant to the embalmer.

Oh no.

Something with the fluids.

No.

- Ugh.

- No, man.

Lucy's training her

to sell seminars with Dr. Bob.

She calls the funeral directors-

phone sales.

Cool.

- What's her name?

- Connie.

So I'll tell Lucy it's on.

That's my uncle.

Don't mention it.

Hey.

That it's- you know.

- I won't. I won't.

- Because he won't let it rest.

- Not a word.

- That's how he is.

- You two talking about me?

- No.

Only about the money we make you.

Uncle:

From your lips to God's ears.

Gentlemen.

~ How can we sing King Alpha song... ~

~ In a strange land? ~

~Sing it out loud... ~

Jack, would you

call yourself a Rastaman?

- No.

- You thinking of becoming one?

No.

I just wanted to ask.

You like the song?

Reggae's mainly positive.

Some of the words, you know,

I don't get, so it's hard to commit.

"Over I" is a hard one.

- "Over I"?

- Yeah.

We'll just order something

and hang out.

- Yeah.

- No biggie.

~ And the meditation of our heart ~

~ Be acceptable in Thy sight... ~

- ~ Over I ~

- ~ Sing it out, oh! ~

~We'vegottosing ittogether... ~

~ We've got to shout it together... ~

Hi, I'm Bob Thomas.

My great-grandfather started

as a cabinetmaker and undertaker

in the small town

of Pacerville, Oregon-

Lucy:
Jack's a sweetheart.

My husband's known him a long time.

- Do you like Chinese?

- Yeah, I think.

We'll just order some.

Bob:

... a tradition for 125 years,

offering a supporting hand

into life's final transition.

Bob Thomas Mortuaries

is a humble partner...

You drive long time?

Yeah.

You married?

No.

I practice my English.

- Sorry.

- That's okay.

Dressing for success.

- That's right?

- Yes, ma'am. Dress for success.

Dress for success.

- Maybe shoes now.

- Yes, ma'am.

~ Stood by ~

~ I stripped the sheets ~

~ And emptied out the sty ~

~ The crowds that light the carnival ~

- ~ Are calling us ~

- ~ Home ~

- ~ Calling us ~

- ~ Home ~

~ Calling us ~

~ Home... ~

Dress for success.

I'm sorry. You know,

to see your dad like that...

after not seeing him for a while.

The coma nurse said

when he gasped for air

his body did it in a reactive mode.

Oh.

That's... right?

- Yeah.

- "Like a dry pump"-

that's how he put it.

I was glad when he left

and I was alone with my dad.

It's good that he left because-

- Yeah.

- Yeah, I was glad he left.

- Yup.

- He was coming on to me.

The coma nurse?

- Right there?

- Yup.

- Right there in the coma room?

- That's not right.

He let his hand stay on my arm

without saying anything,

until my dad gasped

and then he left the coma room.

And my dad was right there-

in a coma, but still-

- It's not right.

- No, that's- no.

In a coma room

with your dad there...

in a coma, yeah, but still.

I'm fine.

- Just getting your head around that-

- Oh yeah.

My dad would gasp

and twist his body, you know.

I thought, "He wants

to get out of there," you know?

So when I was alone with my dad,

I told him, "It's okay to go.

- You don't have to stick around. "

- Yeah.

And I told him I loved him,

he was a great dad

and he was free to go to heaven.

- Yeah.

- Two days later

he woke up out of the coma.

- Man:
F***.

- Oh, that's- oh God.

Just woke up.

- After three months.

- Man:
F***.

Yeah. He talked

in a softer voice, you know?

And I thought,

"Oh, well, he's in a zombie state

where you stay around because

there's some unfinished business

you're responsible for"-

like taking care of my mom.

Yeah, your mom. Of course.

He went back to be with her

at Village Care Facility.

Well, that's-

God. It's-

he got up from a coma, went home.

And then he fell down and hit his head

in the hallway and then he died.

Jack:
God.

It's, uh-

- it's kind of a-

- A miracle.

Coming from a coma and then-

'Cause he wanted

to take care of your mom.

She was blind.

She couldn't walk, really.

She saw things

in the air near the end.

She was blind, but she'd look up

in the air like she was seeing them.

I don't know what.

- Is the bathroom back there?

- Yeah.

She needed to talk about it, I guess.

- Yeah.

- Lucy's gone awhile, right?

- Yeah.

- Probably didn't have Chunky Monkey,

- so she's on a search.

- Yeah.

Huh?

Huh?

How many times do you think,

"Hey, they've been gone a long time,"

and then buzz?

You know, they're there.

Jack:
Yeah.

Man over intercom:

Yo, who is it?

- Yo, me!

- Me, I-never-forget-my-keys me?

No, buzz-me-f***ing-in me.

- What?

- Nothing.

Lucy:

Are you ready

for Chunky Monkey?

Three delis. Where's Connie?

I'm here.

- It'll have to be warmer though.

- Yeah.

- Boating weather.

- Yeah.

Are you sure you don't

want me to drive you?

Uh, no, it's really- it's all right.

This is plenty.

Boating.

Yeah.

Lucy:

You like Connie?

We got along pretty well outside.

Man:
Yeah?

Well, she said she'd like-

- she'd like to go boating.

- Man:
Boating?

Yeah, rowing in a boat

she said, you know?

To go boating...

you know, sometime when-

f***.

So what did you say?

- Maybe when it's warmer.

- You made a date for summer?

Uh, no. I'm not, you know,

that bad to say "Let's do something

six months from now. "

- Lucy:
He knows.

- No, it- it-

it started snowing

and it came up, you know?

The warm weather and summer.

If you're afraid, it's not a good idea.

I, uh, can't swim.

- Man:
I told you I'd teach you.

- Lucy:
He taught me.

You said it caused problems,

teaching someone you're close to,

so I thought-

I don't think so.

It was something else.

I just said it was the swimming lessons.

It wasn't the swimming lessons?

Man:

No. Come summer,

you'll go boating at night...

in the moonlight.

Huh? Huh?

Under the stars.

Yeah, I should learn, I guess.

We'll go uptown-

a pool in Harlem.

- Beautiful pool.

- It's heated?

- I'm serious.

- I'm serious.

Man:

It'll get me back going.

I used to go three, four times a week.

Yeah.

Thanks for everything. Yeah.

Connie:
Hi, I'm calling

from Dr. Bob's Grief Seminars.

The new seminar experience

offers techniques-

that's right.

Credit card.

violent acts,

the pain of sudden death-

- I did?

- Lucy:
Credit card.

Mr. Pendecker.

He said to call back tomorrow.

Remember, it's "Hello,"

the opening,

"Give me the credit card. "

The pitch,

"Give me the credit card. "

- It's a mantra.

- Dr. Bob:
Maybe another peek

at the website will help

with the calls, hmm?

Get you more familiar

with what we do here.

- Okay.

- Call me.

Credit card.

Give me the credit card.

- Let's go a little deeper.

- Deeper?

You'll still touch.

A little deeper.

It's getting deep.

Alittle more

- It's pretty deep.

- Okay, try it now.

Ugh.

That's good, but-

Jack, that's good, but go under.

Make the bubbles under the water,

then come up.

Take a breath, then go under.

Bubbles, come up.

Get a rhythm going.

We'll do it together.

Are you ready?

But it's good. Are you ready?

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