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...

I think I might have spilled

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?

Do you think I should go

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.

I just wanna talk about the

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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