Life of the Party Page #6

What's that, Mom?

I just don't want you

to blame yourself.

For what, Mom?

Why shouldn't he

blame himself?

It's his life. He made it.

He should lie in it.

I think

it's "bed," Jack.

What?

Bed.

Lie in his bed.

What are you

talking about?

Alcoholism.

What about it?

Sometimes they say

it's in the genes.

- Not my genes.

- Ha!

Not mine.

Oopsie.

Bent your right arm.

Didn't keep

your head down.

Rocked your hips.

Right.

You forget that uncle

you had, Jack.

Very serious drinker.

He was in

a bus station once...

...not a thing

under his raincoat.

He was buck-naked.

And what did he do?

He opened it up in front of

some young drum majorettes.

Stupid stories.

You want to talk heredity?

I'd look at those pills

you pop like they're M&Ms.

Please don't do this.

I have a medical condition.

Even the doctor said...

- Nerves.

- A genuine medical condition.

Everyone has nerves.

Giving in... That's what

he inherited from you.

Your whole family...

...silver spoons hanging

out of their mouths.

Nobody on my side had a

time-out in mental hotels.

Dad!

A spa, Jack.

A natural hot springs spa.

We had jobs.

Your people babied you.

You babied him.

Made him as dizzy as you are.

He's doing the best

he can, Jack.

For someone with

a drinking problem...

I think he's doing

very well.

I can't find it anywhere.

The heir and the spare.

What's that, Dad?

Nothing.

- Tell me.

- It was over here, right?

You don't want to hear it.

Yeah, I do.

Come on, you've got the

proverbial ball rolling here.

Go for it.

Pinning all

our hopes on you.

What about it?

That was our mistake.

Mistake?

Those kings

in the old days.

Got their heir to the throne...

...also had a bunch of other kids.

The heir goes down,

there's a backup.

She knows what.

I'm talking about.

She was too frail.

Postpartum thing,

she almost jumped out a window.

Couldn't risk

having another.

If we had...

maybe he'd have known.

what he was doing

with his life...

...made us proud.

You wanted to hear it.

You'd think...

...strangers would feel

this strange together...

...not...

You should spend

some time with a pro.

Work on that chip shot.

You know, I think we have

something going for us here.

I am not my father.

Puts us way ahead of

the game, don't you think?

I didn't know my old pal

was such a great kisser.

But he is a good man...

...and I understand

why you turned to him.

Wasn't such a great kiss...

...and it was never him.

It was always someone else.

Nobody real.

Not yet, anyway.

Hard to find someone willing

to take on the load.

I'm going to be.

Wasn't sure what to do

when I first found out.

A baby?

When were you

going to tell me?

I mean, if I hadn't had just

showed up here right now...

I don't want to stay

together because of it.

I want to feel the joy of it.

I don't want to miss that.

Pheeb... Please.

I can't have two kids

to take care of.

Would you give

me a chance, please?

Where you going?

Where you going?

You should get some sleep.

Take better care of yourself.

A kiss? That's it?

All this drama

for a f***ing kiss?

Can we focus on the

matter at hand, please?

I don't get what's the big.

So he's not home?

Yeah, he probably

went back to the city.

His car is

at his house.

So he went

for a walk.

She said he's been

gone for three hours.

So he's taking.

...a long walk.

I don't get.

what you're so

freaked out about.

No one knows

where he is.

And he has my gun.

How on God's earth

did he get a gun?

Hold on!

Hold on. You know what?

You're the reason

that we screwed.

...this whole thing up

in the first place.

I mean, we booked you,

$200 an hour. You...

You had an obligation.

What did you get

your degree in?

Farming?

Don't you talk to me like that.

My patient's on life support.

I'm not myself.

He's not himself.

Ah, terrific.

Now then, if I were you...

I'd do my best to find him

as soon as possible.

I don't know why, but suicide

seems to be in the air tonight.

What did he say?

Forgive me.

Bad word. Bad choice of words.

Please disregard it.

Can you do that?

I've got a technique

I can take you through.

Oh, my-my God.

What did he say?

What'd he say?

Excuse me, the guy brought

it up, the guy you hired!

He's gonna take me

through a technique.

It is not my fault.

...that he stole my gun.

This all-consuming need

to screw his wife.

That had nothing to do with

my professional assessment.

Oh, eat me.

That's how you came up.

with the whole idea

in the first place.

He was so on to you.

What are you

talking about?

You know what.

Playing God.

Setting us up

as his judge.

Who the hell

are we to judge?

- Even if you did it subliminally...

- Look...

we're gonna find him, we're

gonna go street by street.

Stuart, you just

went around in a circle.

- Stop the c...

- Pull over and let me.

...drive the car.

Some enchanted evening.

- He's right there.

- Where?

There!

You may see a stranger...

Getting to know you.

Getting to know

all about you.

Getting to like you.

Getting to hope you like me?

You ever seen

him like this?

He's just loaded.

That's all.

Hey, Mikey.

- Hey, pal.

- Oh. Yeah.

Yeah. Whoo!

It's the team!

Where you all been?

You wanna warm up?

Not right now, buddy.

We're a little worried.

Stuart's lost his gun.

- See, we were wondering...

- Yeah.

...if maybe you had it.

Yeah.

This, you mean?

That would be it.

- Don't wave the gun around, pal.

- Michael...

Yeah, give it to us, Mikey.

I want you to forgive me

for whatever pain.

I may have caused.

I was outta line...

...and for that I'm

extremely sorry.

Please, give me the gun.

I get it.

You think I'm gonna

blow my brains out.

That's what you think.

I get it.

Count 'em. All six.

Right here.

You really think I'd walk around.

with a loaded pistol

in my pocket?

What are you, nuts?

What are you,

whacko or something?

Yeah. I guess so.

Guess we were.

Aw, forget it.

Oh, come on, let's do

the big cheer-o-la, huh?

What do you say?

All right.

Let's go.

Let's huddle.

Why don't we take

you home, Michael?

You're tired.

What, are you kidding me?

I'm wide awake.

Come on.

Let's-Let's huddle.

Here we go.

Why do we run?

Why do we run?

For the team, buddy.

You betcha.

How do we win?

Together.

How far can we go?

Come on, say it.

How far can we go?

Forever.

Damn straight.

For-f***ing-ever.

Yeah!

Okay.

How about we

take you home, huh?

What do you say?

Come on.

That's not very exciting.

- Home.

- Come on.

Car's right over there.

All right.

You can walk

on your own.

He can walk on his own.

Let's go.

Now this...

...is exciting.

We got five little sluggerinos

going bye-bye.

We got one in here.

Hell...

Who wants to go home?

What are you doing, pal?

It's early.

I don't want to go home.

Hey, you guys

want to race?

Got the old.

...starting gun.

Uh-oh. Can't start yet.

Well...

I'm gonna warm up.

Michael!

Michael...

Stop. You're

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