James White Page #3

Thank you, [love you, bye. Bye.

[exhales loudly]

[groans]

Oh, sh*t.

Um...

Who was that'?

My mom is not...

She got sick again.

And I need...

She's...

I got to go home.

[shakily] I got to go back home.

I'm going to the bathroom. Okay,

I'm just going to get her to bed.

I got it.

I got you.

Okay.

(Gail)

Come sit.

What do you need?

Nothing.

I just want to look

at my little boy.

Okay.

What's the matter, Mom'?

Nothing.

How many times

have we been through this'?

We've been through this, Mom.

You can't get...

Don't be scared.

Okay.

You want me to stay'?

No. I'm tired.

I want to go to sleep.

You'll come back tomorrow?

Okay.

Oh.

Oh.

Need anything before I go'?

Just some water.

Okay.

Will you get your father for me?

What'?

I want to talk to your dad.

Uh, yeah, I'll get the phone.

(Jayne)

Hm?

We'll go to my place, right'?

No, I have to go

and meet my friends.

Uh...

What'?

I have to go. I have

to go see my friends.

Really? Yeah, I have to go.

Do you want to come'?

No, no, I got to go home.

Okay.

I'm really sorry.

All right.

I'll see you tomorrow?

Yeah, yeah.

All right.

All right.

Bye.

[jazz music]

Hey.

(woman) I have to go to work.

I'm sorry.

Don't go.

Come back to bed.

I would love nothing

more, but I can't.

[kiss]

Oh, no.

[laughter]

Oh, I don't want to go.

[groan]

Oh, God.

I'll walk you to the train.

Just lay right here

with me for one second.

Oh, my God.

[laughter]

I'm not letting you go.

You good?

Yeah. I'm good.

All right.

All right.

So, I, uh...

I left you my number.

Oh, great.

Yeah.

[phone rings]

[exhales]

Oh, sh*t.

[music blaring]

Say Something

Why is the music so loud'?

[GaiL shouting]

I don't know!

Are you okay'?

You're smoking?

Yes, I'm fine.

You called me. You left

a message freaking out.

Did I'?

Yeah.

I'm fine.

Really?

Then what are you doing?

I'm rearranging my books.

You're deciding to do that now?

Yes, now.

Why are you acting crazy?

Don't, James.

Don't call me crazy.

Don't do that.

I'm sorry.

You know, you need to be here

when you say

you're going to be here

because we have a care schedule,

and I am relying on you.

I am sorry.

I was with Jayne.

I was writing.

[clears throat]

I was doing things.

Right.

I'm tired.

I'm going to bed.

When I wake up in the morning,

either you're here

or you're not here.

[Grunt]

Mom!

Your father was never

satisfied either.

He was selfish, too.

[TV news in background]

[TV continues]

Mom?

Mom?

Mom?

Mom?

Mom, uh...

I just wanted

to know where you are.

I've been looking

for you for a while.

Just wanted to make

sure that you're okay.

Please call me back as soon

as you get this? Love you.

Mom, it's me again.

Oh!

God damn it.

Mom, what are you doing?

You scared the sh*t out of me.

What?

Do you know what time it is?

I have stuff to do.

I'm getting it done. Okay,

Mom, can we please just go?

No.

Mom...

Please? Please,

can we just go home?

For me'?

Don't!

For me'?

Stop yelling.

Don't yell.

Leave me alone.

Just go outside and that's

all I'm asking you to do

and then we can do

whatever you want.

Will you just stop it'?

Okay, okay.

Okay.

I don't want to go home.

We are not going home.

We are just going outside.

This is my mother, Gail White.

She's a stage four

cancer patient.

She's been going through chemo.

You okay?

Yes, I'm fine. She's

been taking steroids.

I woke up this morning and she had

just left the house. I'm Gail White.

Where do you live? I live

at 434 West 87th Street.

Just down there.

Just standing there.

This is James. This is my son.

I'm the one that called, man.

Okay, miss, let me ask

you a couple questions.

Do you know what year it is?

It's 2000.

Do you know who the president is?

George cock-sucker Bush.

Please, can we just get in the ambulance?

If you would just come with us.

Give me your hand.

No, no!

If you just get the

doors, I'll get her in.

I'll get her in

if you get the doors.

Mom, please just

come with me, okay?

I'm going to come with you.

No! I want to go home!

I want to go home!

Stop. Stop.

I want to go home!

Mom. Jesus Christ.

I know, I know.

They're just going

to make sure you're okay.

They're just going to make sure

you're okay and that's it,

and then we're going

to go home, all right'?

[beeping]

How are you feeling?

Do you know...

You can't.

Mom, stop.

Mom, you cannot take your tubes out.

Please stop.

I'll get help

if you need, okay'?

[sniffs]

Can you wait right here for me?

I'll be right back, okay?

I'm right here.

Hi, excuse me'?

Excuse me, hi.

Miss, that's my mom

in there, Gail White.

She's a patient.

She's a stage four cancer.

She woke up, she started

pulling out the tubes,

and I think she sh*t herself.

Somebody needs to change... Someone will

be in there in a second.

Do you have any idea

about the beds and...

We have no beds. She's not

listed in the computer yet.

When somethings available,

I'll let you know.

Okay, excuse me, excuse me'?

I just said she sh*t herself.

She's sitting in sh*t.

Can somebody change

those sheets,

or what do we do about that'?

Thank you.

Uh, John?

Joe. Joe, hey man, can I

talk to you for a second?

I'm sorry to bother you.

Sorry.

James. You're the bed

manager, right'?

Ye ah. You remember

my mom, Gail White?

She's been up here a lot.

She's a school teacher, was a school

teacher. Oh yeah, Gaff, yeah I know her.

Look man, we've been down

in the ER forever

and nobody is helping me at all

and all I'm trying to do

is gather a bed.

Is there anything

maybe that you can do

to help expedite that process?

She's down there. She's sitting

in her own sh*t. Damn.

You know, I'm just trying to do

everything I can do to help her

and nobody's helping me.

I understand, but it's out

of my department.

There 's nothing I really

can do, James. I know.

I know it's against protocol, whatever,

but I just... like, that's my mom.

You know?

Uh, hey, excuse me'?

I got a bed for her.

It's got to be listed. I can't do

anything until... It's listed now.

You can check.

You got to wait for transport.

How long?

I have no idea.

Please find out how long

that's going to take'?

It's going to take

how long it takes.

No. Well, can you hurry up

the process a little bit?

Well, then, I'm going

to do it myself. Stop.

Please.

Please, stop.

I don't want to wait for...

(nurse) I'll expedite it.

I'll call transport right now.

These guys take forever.

I've been through this before.

I know how long it takes. You're

going to make things worse.

I'm making it better. You want

to make your mother worse?

Let me call transport. Well,

then help me out and do that.

(nurse No. 2) Mr. White,

can you pick up'? Yeah.

It's Dr. Fagen.

Hey, Dr. Fagen.

(doctor) James'? Yeah.

What's going on? Um, well,

you know, she's delirious.

She didn't even know

what year it was.

She's dehydrated with the fever.

All I'm trying to do

is get her into a room.

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