Margaret Page #6
the summation of her life,
because it's not.
When her Lisa died...
When her Lisa died, I said to
her, "How can you stand it?"
And she said,
"First of all, I can't.
"But I don't want to take away
the 12 years she did have
"and turn them all into leukemia,
because they weren't."
And so I do think
it's important to remember
that despite the fact
that she got ripped off,
she was the most
fully developed person
I, personally,
have ever known.
She was also impossible
to get along with,
but that's another story.
So, now I've said
my little piece.
And now I want to talk a bit about
the first time we ever met.
She was... She was 21.
It's okay, Emily.
I know.
I was 19.
Even though I realize
it's impossible for my
children to believe
I was ever that young.
Hi, Dad.
Yeah, hi,
how're you doing?
Okay, how are you?
I'm just sitting
here listening to some
music, having
a delicious glass of beer.
That sounds pleasant.
Yeah. How's everything going?
How's the boyfriend situation?
Well, there's this one guy I sort
of had something going with, but...
But he kind of has
a girlfriend, so...
- huh.
I realize I'm
incredibly enthralling.
You are. You're very lucky.
You're a very
beautiful girl,
and you've got brains.
That makes you
a little dangerous.
Don't forget mature.
Well, I hope you're
not too mature.
No, don't worry.
Good. That was
a very good answer.
Anyway, I do think it's a pretty
longstanding relationship.
Then you know what?
You just do nothing.
Do absolutely nothing.
And I guarantee
you one of two
things will happen.
Either you're
going to get the guy to
start doing back flips
to get your attention
or you're going send
him a crystal clear
signal that if he
doesn't do back flips,
he's not gonna
get your attention.
I think he already
knows I like him.
- huh? Okay...
the beans on that one.
That's okay, because now,
if you stop acknowledging him,
if you suddenly
give him nothing,
I guarantee you, the guy
is going to go berserk
and forget his girlfriend,
unless he's just not interested.
In which case, you just gotta
take your lumps, which is tough.
Okay, thanks, Dad.
I'll be sure to try out
the technique
next time I see him.
Well, everything's
okay here.
Things are a little slow, but...
Actually, Dad?
Yeah?
I actually have something kind of
serious I want to ask you about.
Okay.
I'm kind soliciting people I
respect for their views on this.
Okay, what's up?
back to the police, or what?
Well, first of all, I'm very
glad you told me about this.
I want you to let me call
my friend who's a lawyer,
just so we can find out what some
of the ramifications would be.
Maybe the three of us could talk
on the phone and possibly...
Hey.
Hey, babe.
Actually, Dad, please
don't call anybody.
Did you get my message?
Um... I got a message.
- Hello?
- Sorry.
About the flowers
for my mother?
Just one second. Annette just walked in.
I'm sorry.
That's okay.
Who are you talking to?
I guess I would
just like to know later
that I would have
done the right thing
by myself, if you
see what I mean,
because I don't think I have so far.
- huh.
Not that I'm trying to make
this woman's horrible death
into my own personal
moral gymnasium...
Right. Well, that's
that Shaw quote, right?
What?
The Shaw quote?
That great Shaw quote.
"The Englishman sees
the world as expressly
"designed to be his own
personal moral gymnasium."
I think it's in one of those
wonderful prefaces.
I don't know
where I read it.
Who is that?
It's Lisa.
Oh, good. Will you
please ask her...
Anyway-...
Hold on.
I'm sorry, Lisa.
Can you hold on
one second?
Yes?
Please ask if there's
anything we don't know about
that she won't eat,
for the trip.
I have to call the ranch
because they do all the meals
- ahead of time.
- Okay, I will.
I really will. We're just
in the middle of something.
Karl, I was supposed
to call them last week.
You said you were
going to call her.
If I hear about this
f***ing ranch one more
time, I'm going to
blow my brains out.
I'm just in the middle
of something.
I don't...
What do you want me to do?
Fine, but if they put anything
in the baskets she can't eat,
well she's not going
to have anything to eat.
I will ask her...
The last time
she came out here,
we went to three different
restaurants and she...
I will ask her. We're just right
in the middle of something, okay?
Okay. Tell her
I said, "Hi."
I will. Okay.
Hello?
Yes. Hi.
Mom?
Monica!
There's
somebody here to see you.
Hi.
I'm really sorry
to bother you.
We never met.
I'm Lisa Cohen.
Yeah. What can
I do for you?
Well, do you remember me
from the bus accident?
I don't know.
What's this about?
Would it be okay if I
talked to you for a minute?
What do you want to talk about?
I don't understand.
accident for a minute.
I don't want anything, and I'm
not here to do anything bad.
I just wanted to
talk to you about it.
Where did you
get my address?
I called information.
I was gonna call first, but...
It would have been better.
We're about to sit down.
I don't get what...
All right.
Let's go outside.
I'm sorry. Could I
use your bathroom?
No, let's just
go outside.
Gerry, let her
use the bathroom.
I don't want her
to use the bathroom.
I don't understand
what this is.
It's right down
the hall, honey.
Hey, will you kids settle down, please?
I'm not kidding!
What's the matter with you?
Who is she?
Some girl that
was at the accident.
Nothing is the matter. I let
her use the f***ing bathroom.
Who is she?
Honey, just do me
a favor and wait inside.
No, I want to hear
what this is.
Look, we're just...
Okay. What?
Okay.
I hope this isn't going
to insult you too much.
Insult me?
I was just wondering if you felt
bad at all about what happened.
About the accident?
Yeah.
Honey? Are you just upset
about the accident?
Yes! I'm upset
about the accident.
I'm very upset
about the accident.
And I wanted to talk to you
about it for a minute.
Why is that
so strange?
Gerry, why don't
we all go inside?
Could I please
talk to you alone?
Okay, what is
going on here?
Nothing's going on here.
So why don't you calm down?
Look, go ahead inside. Let
me find out what this is.
In the meantime, why
don't you make sure
those kids aren't killing
each other, all right?
All right.
No, you know what? Let 'em kill each other.
Give us all a rest.
All right, Lisa.
What?
I just...
Well... I just want you to know...
Yes? What? Speak.
Well, you probably already
know, obviously, that
I told the police,
on the police report,
that I thought the whole
thing was an accident.
- huh. Right. Because
it was an accident.
Well, I mean...
I know you didn't
do it on purpose.
"O" Purpose"?
But it wasn't like...
What? What?
Speak. What?
Well, I mean...
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