Lars And The Real Girl Page #2

- It's okay.

Karin, Karin, she's not gonna eat.

So you're never gonna believe this...

Makes me mad.

Bianca's from the tropics...

She was... She is Brazilian.

Half Brazilian, half Danish, that's right...

and...

somebody stole her luggage.

Yeah, and they stole her wheelchair.

That's terrible.

Yeah. Can you believe that, Gus?

- Yeah, I can believe it.

- Right.

Well it... it makes me angry.

Anyway...

I wanted to ask you a favor.

She doesn't lie, I promise you.

Karin, you don't mind lending Bianca

some clothes, do you? She doesn't have any.

Do you?

I'm not sure we are the same type, Lars.

That's okay, Karin, because...

Bianca doesn't really care about

superficial things like that. So it's okay.

- Sure.

- Yeah, that's right.

See? I told you.

Thanks.

This used to be my mom's room.

So... if you need anything, Gus and Karin

are right across the hall.

I'm in the garage.

But you know that, so...

What else?

Your towels are brand new,

thanks to Karin.

Lars, I... I think we should...

think we should go to bed, you know.

Just see you in one second.

I just wanted to say that I'm so glad

you're finally here.

Lars, I...

I think right now we...

Yeah, okay. Good night.

Wait, Gus had a good idea.

He's... he's concerned about Bianca's health.

You know just with the traveling, and...

and change of climate and everything...

What stress, you know?

I'll make an appointment with Dr. Birnman

for tomorrow. For early tomorrow.

- We'll all go.

- Yeah, you remember Dagmar?

- You think that's a good idea?

- I do, I think we should do it.

Yeah, that's a good idea, because I was gonna go

shopping for a wheelchair anyway.

- So, good night.

- Good night.

I'll see you tomorrow.

'Real Doll'

Natasha escaped from Moscow,

where she was forced to strip

for the Russian mob.

Now all she wants is

an all American male to love.

Nadori left a high paying job in Tokyo

because she was unsatisfied as a woman.

Tammy dropped out the high school

to join the rodeo.

Are you the right cowboy to tame this wild billy?

The doctor will tell us what to do.

But she is family practice.

We gonna need a shrink.

No, she is.

She's a psychologist too.

She says you have to be, this far north.

What would people think?

We can't worry about that.

Right.

Right there is where my dad used to work.

Our dad.

That's the library. I have a card

you can borrow if you want to.

Well, actually I'll have to take them out for you.

But you just tell...

I don't know actually, Gus...

What was it that dad did?

Water and power.

My job is at the school department.

I miss everybody, but there's

so much to do in the house.

I'll go back, just as soon as

the baby's old enough and... you're...

Yeah sure. 'Readers Digest'.

Then there is 'Living' or 'Country'.

That's what I would say.

Her blood pressure is low.

- Is that serious?

- Could be. I'll have to wait and see.

It's fine.

Mine is probably low too.

I want you to bring her in every week

for special treatment.

Can you do that?

Yeah, are you sure that that is necessary?

- Yes.

- Okay, okay.

What do you think?

All that's what she says, I'm sure.

You can set that up with Jo-Anne,

at the desk.

I look forward to getting to know you, Bianca.

Karin, I'm telling you, he belongs in a hospital.

No.

No. My uncle Garth went to one of these places

and he never came back.

But he needs more help than

you and I are able to give.

I told you that something was wrong

and you wouldn't listen.

If I may?

Has Lars been functional? Does he

go to work, wash, dress himself?

So far.

- Has he had any violent episodes?

- No, never.

He's a sweetheart.

He never even raises his voice.

Okay.

We got to fix him, can you fix him?

I don't know, Gus.

I don't believe he's psychotic or schizophrenic.

I don't think this is caused by genes

or faulty wiring in the brain.

So what the hell is goin' on then?

- He appears to have a delusion.

- A delusion?

What the hell is he doing with a delusion,

for Christ's sake?

That's what we have to find out.

Chances are,

he's been decompensating for some time.

Guess we didn't realize.

Have there been any changes in the family

in the last year or so?

No, everything is pretty much exactly the same,

except that Karin is pregnant and Lars is nuts.

You know, this isn't necessarily a bad thing.

What we call mental illness

isn't always just an illness...

It can be a communication,

it can be a way to work something out.

Fantastic. When will it be over?

When he doesn't need it anymore.

How can we help?

- Go along with it.

- Oh no. No that's...

No no...

No I mean...

Pretend that she is real? I'm not gonna do that,

I mean, I can't. I'm just not gonna do it.

- She is real.

- Well...

- She's right out there.

- Right, I get that.

I'm just not gonna...

You know, I'm just not gonna...

I'm not gonna do it, so...

You won't be able to change his mind anyway.

- Bianca's in town for a reason.

- Right, but... but...

It's not really a choice.

Then we'll do it, whatever it takes.

Oh yeah, yeah, yup.

And everyone is gonna laugh at him.

And you.

She loves kids.

- More coffee, Lars?

- Yes, please.

May I see your funny face?

Does Bianca want some?

Yeah.

- Here we go.

- Thank you, Karin.

Gus, no? Okay.

Sure.

You're not gonna go to work today, Gus?

I don't feel good.

Bianca could help you,

you know, she has nurse's training.

No, she doesn't.

She doesn't have nurse's training, Lars,

because she's not a person.

She's a big plastic thing.

That's amazing.

Did you hear that?

Bianca just said that that's why

God made her, to help people.

You're gonna be late...

for work?

I am gonna be late.

Well, I have to go. Okay.

- I'm going to check in...

- Okay.

- And you have my number at work, right Karin?

- Yup.

I wanted to tell you that you

look really pretty today.

I hope that you'll feel better, Gus.

- Me too.

- And thanks so much for breakfast.

- Ok, gotta go. Bye.

- See you.

Well, I had to try, you know.

What? What?

It's just...

I don't know.

It is true. We've been all wrapped up

in ourselves. We have, Gus.

This is not my fault though.

Not my fault.

Come on, Bianca.

Let's make a couple of calls.

Good morning, Cindy.

You look pretty today.

Thank you.

Oh, Mr. Sunshine.

It's a while advanced,

but...

you know how excited

I get about these things.

- Alright, where are they? I know you took them.

- I did not.

- That's revenge.

- For what?

For the fake... I put on your floor.

- Oh, that.

- Lars, I'm missing 3 of my action figures.

It's your turn to get coffee.

Okay, listen up Margo, those action figures

are extremely important to me, alright?

They worth a lot of money, and if I don't see

every damn one back on my desk pretty soon,

then you can tell your Teddy bear

to watch his back.

I'll return them... one at a time.

You're going to Cindy's party?

Oh, no.

I was hoping you would,

I really wish you would.

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