Lullaby Page #7

Oh, when he kissed

me good night?

And only time

Only time

Only time, only time

- Only time

- Only time, only time

Only time

Only time will tell

Only time

Thank you for tonight.

I'll never forget it.

Me neither.

What?

Well, I guess I'm lucky.

I never even thought I'd

get to do that much.

I'll never get to be

naked with a boy.

I'll never get to drive a car.

I'm really glad that

I got that kiss.

Think I should go.

Thank you.

Dad.

Dad.

Your Hebrew is for sh*t.

What happened?

I was never good at it, anyway.

- Dad...

- Where am I?

Where am I?

- Oh.

- You're in the hospital, Dad.

Am I dead?

Is it...

You're in the hospital.

I'm not in the hospital.

Why are you messing with me?

No, Dad, nobody's messing with you.

Listen, Dad...

Huh?

How...

How are you gonna take

care of yourself?

I'll find a way.

You have to reconci...

You...

You have to reconcile

with your sister.

'Cause you're...

you're the...

You're the older brother.

She's gonna need you.

Dad, I'll take care of her.

- I...

- Look...

Hey, I left you my Speedster.

What?

But you're not allowed to sell it.

That's... That's fine. I won't.

I...

Dad, I just wanted to say

that I'm sorry that I left.

No, it was my fault.

I told you to stand on your own.

Yeah, but I didn't.

Promise me

that you won't sell it.

I had it for 30 years,

so you promi... promise me.

Dad, I promise.

I want you to know...

that I didn't come back

because I was just

away for so long.

And then when so long

turned into longer...

The transmission leaks,

and you have to change the

oil every 2,000 miles...

Dad, I need you to

stay with me, okay.

You just have to rotate the tires.

You rotate, but you have-you-

Dad, I'll rotate 'em.

- You have to rotate...

- Listen to me.

- The tires, but...

- Dad.

I just want you

- to know, Dad...

- You have to rotate...

that I didn't come home not

because I was mad at you.

It was because I didn't want

you to see what I had become,

because I was ashamed.

I just wanted to make you proud.

Well, I am proud, son.

Yeah, but I didn't do anything.

And all this time

had passed, and...

I couldn't face you...

and I was scared.

Then it was just too late.

I failed you.

Listen...

no father...

no father anywhere...

No father anywhere is

prouder of his son.

If you can take care of that car...

you're gonna be fine.

Yeah, I will.

'Cause it'll teach you things...

that I never could.

But don't sell it.

I won't.

Where'd you get that ugly jacket?

Prom.

Prom?

I'm losing my mind.

I love you, Dad.

What's that smell?

Oh, Dad.

We gotta get you cleaned up.

I'll go get the nurse.

Be right back.

Yeah.

Have you seen my mother?

She's in the nurses' room

asleep. What's wrong?

He sh*t the bed. Can

you help him out?

We'll call someone, but he gonna

have to wait a few minutes.

Look, I don't want him

to have to lay in it.

He'll be fine.

Look, I'm sorry about

before, all right?

You want to change him?

- Me?

- 'Cause you could do it.

I'm not gonna change him.

That's ridiculous.

Well, then, he gonna have to wait.

Unbelievable.

Thanks, Carrie.

Thank you.

I hate this,

just hate it.

I can't take it.

I never even really thought

about having kids.

Never really even wanted 'em.

Probably because they

never wanted me.

Who?

My parents.

I was a burden.

They couldn't afford me.

I remember my father saying,

"When you have a kid,

it changes you."

And now I have a kid,

and he's changing me.

Are you telling me

you sh*t the bed for a punch line?

I waited months.

You did this?

Yeah. Yeah.

It would be nice if you held him.

Held him?

Lie with him.

Make him feel safe.

Bed's not clean.

Does it matter?

Your father used to say he liked

you more when you were asleep.

He used to say the

same thing about you.

I'm sorry if I wasn't more...

You were.

You and Dad loved me

every day of my life.

We did the best we could.

I know.

Good morning.

You're awake.

Yeah.

Feeling better?

Better that it's over.

Oh, Robert.

You said if I could present

a convincing argument,

you'd put this off.

This may be...

the only time I get to...

hear my daughter pose an

argument as a lawyer, hmm?

Can I start?

Where are my glasses?

Thank you.

Please.

As citizens of this country,

we live under a banner of freedoms

granted us by our Constitution.

Our complete allegiance

to the guidelines

and principles of this document

has served to make our country

the great nation that it is today.

That said, there's no precedent,

historical or constitutional,

for a citizen's right

to be made dead.

Freedom is not about doing

whatever we please.

It's about not belonging

to someone else.

The Ninth Circuit Court

felt that the limited

few who would be helped

by practices such

as assisted suicide

were not worth the sacrifice

to the sanctity of human life.

They feared this slippery slope

might lead to assisted

suicide being performed

on depressed, disabled or

financially burdened persons

who were not terminally ill.

You, you are not that person,

but by placing your

physical comfort

ahead of our Constitution,

you jeopardize its place

as the cornerstone of our society.

As my father, you

taught me to persevere

through the difficult

trials in life.

I turn to you in facing my

own personal challenges...

exams, heartbreaks,

disappointments and successes.

You taught me lessons

which cannot be learned

in a classroom,

and you continue to teach me.

So it is with heavy heart

that I stand before you today

asking you to remain...

remain our beacon of light,

remain our teacher, our

pillar of strength...

and r-remain here

with us, a living example

of everything that

you raised us to be.

Please, Daddy.

Oh, my goodness.

You are everything that

I raised you to be.

You win.

I can't promise how

long I'll be able

to hold on, but I'll try.

Is this really what you want, Dad?

What I want doesn't matter.

Your sister just proved that.

She's not dealing with

what you're dealing with.

She's not the one dying.

She doesn't feel it.

Tell her what you want.

Tell her.

I want to say good bye.

I'm not ready.

Yes, you are.

You just proved that.

Karen, you're brilliant, all right,

and I've known this, and

I've never said it.

You're the most prepared

person that I've ever known.

If anyone's ready, you are.

I love you so much, Daddy.

Yes.

And if this is what you want...

you can say goodbye.

Thank you.

You know, I...

I just love

watching the day come on.

I always have.

And I... I see all of you,

and it's...

like... like a sunrise

I-I'll watch over

and over and over.

Yeah.

Feel like I've never

asked any questions,

and now I have so many.

Ask 'em. I'll answer 'em.

When we were kids...

Mambo Bob?

He can dance?

It's true.

Ah, it's true.

No, it's not.

Hey, tell them it's true.

Yes, it is. He could dance.

I'm Mambo Bob.

Yeah.

You never seen me mambo?

No.

How are we doing today?

A fine morning, Doc.

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