Joshua Page #5

you should try Christ

instead of all those pills.

You know what? Get out!

Ow!

Calm down, calm down.

(sobbing)

It's always a battle,Joshua.

Just hold tight to your sword.

BRAD:

Mom, I'm just saying he's young.

He doesn't know, he doesn't know

what he wants yet, okay?

And he's reading the...

the Bible!

And my-my-my wife,

just as things are

starting to get good...

now I've got to medicate her...

because... because

you crossed the line.

Now is not the time, Mom.

I-I need you here.

Wait a second.

Wait a sec.

Wait one second, little man.

Now I want you to listen.

I have been quiet and nice

the last few weeks.

But now I have something to say.

This is no place for a family.

This is not a home.

This is my home.

No, this is a house.

It's an apartment.

(sniffling):

It's not a home.

Okay.

All this shouting

and this rage and anger,

you know, that infects

a soul, Bradley.

You know that.

Regardless of God.

Okay, okay, okay.

So stop acting

like a boy,

and start acting like a man.

And take care of your family!

You leave New York.

You come home.

You've been playing

city long enough.

It's time to grow up, Bradley.

Once and for all.

(footsteps approaching)

(sighs)

So, you love Jesus, huh?

Go to bed.

(indistinct crowd chatter,

birds chirping)

(distant chatter

of children)

(children screaming

and chattering)

MAN:

Can you help me out, little man?

Just something.

Anything.

I'm no chooser here.

(children shouting)

I'll give you five dollars

if I can throw a rock at you.

(door opening)

NED:

Knock, knock.

(gasps)

Hello, hello, hello!

(laughs)

Hazel, are

you ready

for your big night out on the town?

(laughs)

Dinner at Joe Allen's

followed

by the magic of...

The Lion King.

(laughing):

Oh, Ned.

I can't wait. Uh...

Let me just, uh,

quickly fix my face.

(horn honks)

BRAD:

Honey, I can't...

I can't get home right now, okay?

I'm expecting a thing of beauty.

Sleep tight.

Hi. You know I...

You know I told you

I need to nail this tomorrow, right?

You know, I told you this

a million times, right?

Joshua's fine, everyone's fine.

Okay, listen to me,

listen to me, listen, listen.

Shh, shh, shh, listen, listen.

Just be the wonderful mother

that you are, okay?

And everything's going

to be just fine.

- I got to go, okay?

- (baby crying through phone)

Just... I got to go,

I got to go. I love you.

Hey.

(inhales and exhales deeply)

(sniffles)

- (gasps)

- Mommy?

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

Shh, shh, shh, shh, shh.

(door squeaking)

(heavy sigh)

Ah, she finally fell asleep.

(laughs)

(shallow breathing)

Are you okay, Mommy?

Yeah,yeah.

I just...

(sniffles)

Mommy's just being silly.

(laughs)

You know, hormones.

What moans?

(laughs)

N-Never mind.

(inhales shallow breath)

So...

Are we safe, Mommy?

Well, what do you mean?

Does Daddy love me?

Of course he loves you.

Yes, he loves you very, very much.

Yeah.

But not like a mommy.

(sighs heavily)

Can we play together?

(sniffles

loudly)

Yeah. Yeah, let's play a game, huh?

What do you want to

play, backgammon?

Hide-and-seek.

Hide-and-seek?

Oh. Well, I...

Okay, fine.

Good. I'll hide, you seek.

Yeah, I figured as much.

You close your eyes and count to 50.

Okay.

And Mommy?

Yeah?

No peeking.

Okay.

(sniffles loudly)

(sighs)

One, two, three,

four, five,

six, seven,

eight, nine, ten,

Ready or not, here I come.

I'm going to get you.

Are you here?

Where are you?

(creaking)

(singsongy):

Where are you?!.

Huh?

Where are you?

(sighs)

Joshua!

(sighs)

(door creaking)

You know how to get a-a

Polish guy out of a tree?

(laughs)

A one-armed Polish

guy out of a tree.

I-I already messed it up.

(phone ringing)

(laughs):

You wave to him.

That's a...

little ditty I...

(laughs)

- (phone beeps on)

- Hello. What's up?

What?

Joshua!

Where are you?!.

(crying)

Oh.

(sighs)

(door squeaks, Abby panting)

(groaning and gasping in pain)

(door closes)

(panting)

(panting)

(door creaking)

(panting)

(creaking)

Honey?

(boards creaking)

(sighs)

Lily?

(boards creaking)

Lily?!.

(heavy door slamming)

(door creaking)

Oh, Christ.

(door opening)

(panting)

(door creaking)

Abby, you in here?

(Brad panting)

Sweetie?

(panting)

Abby?

Sweetie?

(panting)

Oh, baby.

(boards creaking)

Oh, sweetie.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Everything's fine.

You're going to be okay, sweetie.

You're going to be okay.

Everything's going to be okay.

You're okay.

You're my angel.

You're my little angel.

Hey, kiddo, you okay?

- (moans)

- Shh!

It's okay, sweetie.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Did you get hurt?

Are you hurt?

Lily's fine.

See, look.

She's asleep in her crib.

She's fine. See?

- Okay?

- You!

Sweetie, sweetie.

You!

Did you even look for me, Mommy?

(Abby screams)

- You!

- Abby! Abby! Abby!

- (Abby screams)

- Abby!

- (crying and screaming)

- Abby, come here.

BRAD:

Ah! You scratched me!

(plays notes)

NED:

Sorry I- (clears throat)

I didn't go inside.

It's the smell.

- BRAD:
Yeah.

- You know, it brings up...

unpleasant memories.

- You got a light?

- Yeah.

(lighter clicks)

How is she?

She's pretty heavily medicated.

- Good.

- (chuckles)

The doctor said she hasn't

been taking her medication,

but I... I-I-I made sure every day.

- I mean, I thought I was on top of that.

- Yeah.

- You know?

- We Davidoffs are crafty.

She's probably cheeking the dose.

Why, why? Why would she do that?

It's the eternal question.

I've been playing

spot the loony,

but it's hard to tell.

She was really...

Yeah, I'm sorry, man.

Oh, what are you sorry about?

I feel like I let her down, dude.

Oh, come on, man.

This runs in the family.

She'll get better, she will.

It's-you've got to be optimistic.

They've made great

strides in psychotropics.

(groans)

You sure you want to do this?

Oh, Chester, I don't

think I have a choice.

You know, a lot of people

find comfort in work

when things are tough at home.

You give up on work,

you might find yourself

with nothing, chief.

I'm just taking a vacation.

Is that what you're calling it?

Yeah, two weeks vacation.

I've got personal days, too.

This is not the time for a vacation.

- I'll be checking in.

- Buddy.

Wait, are you my friend?

Are we really buddies?

Because if we are,

then you'll understand.

If we're not, that's fine.

But you're gonna have to fire me.

- Whoa, there.

- Hey, hey.

I can't- Do you love your kids?

Yeah, of course.

I-I have to be home right now.

Okay? Cover for me or don't.

Hello?

Mom? Joshua?

Anybody here?

What're you looking at?

Seth.

He's the god of chaos.

Seth?

That's the name of the god of chaos?

Pity those heathens.

Seth cut Osirus into 14 pieces.

Bad Seth.

But Seth is also good.

Without Seth, there is no order

because Seth is the only one

who can battle

the evil serpent, Apep.

- Huh.

- Apep is all bad.

Pure darkness.

He eats his own screams.

That's his only nourishment.

Enough of this myth.

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