Love and Mercy Page #8

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against Gene.

Help me.

Brian! Come in here!

I think she just smiled!

Oh, man. Come... come see.

It's her first smile!

She's got your smile.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah, this is it.

They find it in the printer.

It's very lucky.

Very, very lucky.

- S.

- Oh.

Oh, this is it.

Carl Wilson, please.

Carl, hi.

It's Melinda Ledbetter.

I'm fine. Thanks. Listen, I

have some important information

that I need to share with you.

It's about your brother

and Dr. Landy.

Yes. Yes.

It's that way.

Oh, really? Oh, wow.

Her own little office, huh?

Private office. Wow.

Our little girl's really

moving up in the world, huh?

Oh, for Christ's sake!

Don't tell me she's not here.

- Dr. Eugene Landy?

- Yes, what?

You've been served.

Oh, wow.

Oh, you b*tch.

Um, do you think

that you've won, Melinda?

Hmm? You know what? I'm gonna

beat this and I'm gonna beat you!

Oh, my God.

You know, this kind of behavior

is so transparent.

It is so sick and manipulative!

Do you really think

that you are so different?

Oh, my God. You...

slut!

Slut!

And what is it?

What are you gonna do?

You're gonna make yourself

believe that you love him?

Is that it?

And that's gonna make you feel

better about yourself, isn't it?

And it's gonna assuage

your filthy little conscience

while you are sucking him dry!

You are robbing him blind!

Well, get in line,

you little b*tch!

Open the door!

I know you're in there!

You all right?

I'm fine. Yeah, I'm fine.

So, what are you gonna do now?

I'm gonna go sell some cars.

- You disgust me.

- ...they call you a genius.

- Well, I'm a genius, too.

- Family first.

- You are nothing.

- You stole everything from me.

- You're amazing.

- I want you to see yourself dead.

- You're nothing.

- Listen to me.

I'm the way out.

- You need to get back to your family.

- I'm going to kill you.

- A winner never quits...

- You need to get back to yourself.

- Dad? Dad?

- ...and a quitter never wins.

- You need to get back to you.

- ...such a disappoint... Brian.

- Who you are.

- You disgust me.

- What's wrong with you?

- You need to get back to you.

Brian.

Your dad...

How many times do I have

to tell you this, Brian?

You don't do it all

by yourself, Brian.

You need us as much as

we need you.

Brian, I love you! Get up!

I won't desert you, Brian.

Don't worry.

Brian, I spoke to Carl,

he's gonna get you out of here.

They say I can't

see you anymore, Brian.

You need to find a way

to get back to yourself.

Come find me, Brian.

Hi.

- Hi!

- How are you?

Well, gee, you just

scared me half to death.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry about that.

What are you doing here?

Looking for you.

Well, you look good.

You look really good, too.

Do you think it's a sign?

- What?

- You almost killing me?

I did not almost kill you. You

jumped in front of my car.

- What are you doing here?

- Oh, no, no.

Do you think we could

go out on a date again?

What?

Can we... me and you...

go out on a date?

Gene's gone. Look, I'm alone.

Really.

I got some state-appointed

someone or another

managing all my things and...

Could you at least

drive me home?

Uh...

- Right now?

- Yeah, yeah.

Brian, I...

You know, I have an appointment.

I'm on my way somewhere. I don't

think I can get all the way

- to Malibu right now.

- No, no, I don't live in Malibu anymore.

I'm off the beach for good.

- Really?

- Just... let me get in. Just five minutes.

I wanna show

you something. Okay?

- Let me show you something.

- Okay, getting in my car.

It'll just take a minute. Okay?

It won't take long.

- Okay, where are we going?

- Uh, take a right.

Turn your indicator on.

Yeah, okay, that way.

So you live here now?

I didn't say I wanted you

to take me to where I live.

I said I wanted you

to take me home.

This is where I grew up.

I wanted to show you.

All right, see that street?

119th Street?

- Yes.

- See that street? Do you see it?

Take a left here.

Uh-oh.

- You didn't know?

- Mmm.

You hungry?

You want something to eat?

You want, maybe,

to go for a drive?

Or, maybe we could find

someplace to drive together?

And then what?

Hmm?

Thank you.

Good night, everybody.

Drive safely.

Okay, it'll be at this tempo.

One, two,

one, two, three, four.

One, two...

How far are we going, Brian?

Where we were originally. Uh...

as soon as, uh... let's see...

Count it, please. One,

two, one, two, three.

All right, hold it

for a second, please.

Just rest for one second.

I'll be right out.

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