Marvin's Room

Uh, Janine? I wonder if you could

tell me, how long I might have to wait.

Because I left Aunt Ruth at home

in charge of Dad and I'm just...

You'll have to see Dr. Wally.

Dr. Surabh is on vacation.

See Doctor who?

I'll be right back.

I suppose I should tell you

needles bother me a little.

All right, Augustina,

could I have your arm, please?

Do you mind

if I call you Augustina?

Well, my name is Bessie.

Bessie! Of course. I'm sorry.

It's been a bit hectic

around here.

Now, where'd I... where did i put

the what chama call it?

The tourniquet?

Yeah, that's it.

Uh...

Oh, I'm sitting on it.

Usually Dr Surabh

handles the patients.

Uh, okay. But I'm

a very good pathologist.

I bring my father Marvin and my aunt

Ruth in quite a bit to see Dr. Surabh.

Yes, I think I've seen your father

in the front. He's a very frail man?

Dad's a bone You could snap him like

a twig. I hope they're all right.

Oh, well, they're fine.

Good.

Yeah, except Dad's dying.

He's been dying for about 20years.

He's don't real slow

so i don't miss a thing, and...

Well, Dr. Surabh, he's really

worked a miracle with Aunt Ruth.

You know, she's had constant pain from

her back since the time she was born.

But, but he had her get this, um,

electronic anesthetizer, you know?

Where you put the wires

right to your brain,

and any time she has a bad pain...

she just turns the dial.

That's wonderful.

Of course any time she uses it,

our automatic garage door goes up.

But that's a small price to pay.

Oh, I agree

Are those all for me?

Dr. Surabh gave me

very specific instructions.

Okay.

That seems like a lot of blood.

If it seems like a lot of blood

that's because it is a lot of blood,

so what you're feeling

is perfectly normal.

Why don't we get this

over with?

This is sealed so it's sterile.

Oh...

I think I'm gonna come back later.

It's just a vitamin deficiency,

right? So, I'm just...

I said it might be

a vitamin deficiency.

Come on!

Good evening. Bruno's

Hold please.

Lee!

What?

Telephone.

Mmm, okay...

It feels so hard.

Don't touch it.

There's no reason to be putting your hands in

your hair unless you're a very nervous person.

There's no reason to be nervous,

ever,

so long as you have a good,

positive mental attitude.

Switch.

Quietly.

Yeah.

Yeah?

Excuse me. Where do you...

Where do you take, uh...

Hey, where's your brother?

He started it!

Hey!

When we heard what happened,

it just broke our hearts!

You can... make it your own

until you get on your feet.

Do you have any relatives?

No. Well, my boys.

No relatives. That can be a blessing.

No, no! Please, Lance, don't! Don't!

No, Lance, don't!

Stop! I'm warning you! Don't! No...

You disgust me.

We didn't make love.

We had sex... like animals.

Like pets!

Hi, honey...

Lance just raped Coral.

I am so surprised,

because Coral just performed

the surgery on him...

that got his sight back.

Coral's the doctor?

Has been for weeks now.

And does that ever make Amber jealous.

Did you give Dad his 2:00?

I was going to.

Ruth.

I asked you to do one little thing!

Oh... Dad!

All right, all right. Open.

Open up. Open up.

Oh, you sucked all the ink

off the Yhatzee dice.

How are we gonna play?

Huh, Dad?

All right, all right, come on.

Are you okay, huh?

Ah, is this his 1:00? Hmm?

Stupid me!

I'm so useless!

No, you're not! All right, now come on.

Let's quit hogging the bed.

Come on!

It's my cure.

You used to blame your pain for

everything, and now you blame your cure.

Come on, open.

That's right, good.

Come on, open.

Bessie, what happened to your arm?

Oh, the doctor took a little blood.

It looks so tender.

Shouldn't you see a doctor? I just came

from the doctor. I have a vitamin deficiency.

You don't make stinky often enough.

I do so!

Stinky is poison.

You have to get rid of it.

That's why when you're constipated,

you have a headache.

Ruth, he has to have his pills

at the same time every day!

You usually give Marvin

his pills.

But today I asked you to!

I wish you wouldn't

leave me home alone.

What if he tries to kill himself

with his Par cheesi men?

Dr. Surabh explained this to you.

He puts things in his mouth

because he likes the way they feel.

What if he dies

while you're out of the house?

Then you'll call me,

and I'll come home.

Oh.

All right?

Do you want me to make

the tomato soup?

No, you' re just going

to make a mess of it

I'll get you one of my vitamin pills

for your deficiency.

I'll get some real ones later.

Mine are real.

Do you want Pebbles or BammBamm?

Mmm.

Oh, no! Oh. Dad!

Oh. Oh! Oh!

Wait a second. Okay, okay, I know.

Let me do this for you, all right?

Look what I got, Dad.

Look at that.

Look at that, Dad.

See? Isn't that nice?

Is it nice, Dad?

What?

What do you see there?

Is that the Northern Lights there?

Uh-huh, over there?

Okay, Dad.

Now,

I got you some carrots

and some butternut squash.

Well, all right.

Then, how bout some tomato soup?

And some juice?

And what does that face mean,

Mr. Innocent, huh?

You mind if I smoke?

Yes.

Thank you for asking.

How bout if i blow it

out this way?

I'm afraid there's no smoking

anywhere on this floor.

Okay, okay, I'll be real quiet.

It's good to see you here, Lee.

May I call you Lee?

Sure.

We've missed you on other days.

So has Hank.

Yeah, well, I'm sorry.

The... I wish I could

visit more often, but...

Mm... hmm...

You know.

You're not a nurse are you?

I'm a psychiatrist.

So you're the one that Hank talks to.

I'm in charge of his therapy.

Well, you know he lies.

Mm... hmm...

He told his guidance counselor

at school that I beat him.

Mm... hmm...

So, see what I mean?

Mm... hmm...

Oh!

So. See, now you're thinking,

I wounder if she does beat him.

Is that what you think I think?

Don't you?

Do you want me to think that?

What do you mean?

What do you think I mean? What do

you mean. What do I think you mean?

What do you think I mean

by What do you think I mean?

We'd like for you to become

more involved in Hank's therapy.

We'd like for you to come

more often for visits.

Doctor, can I be honest

with you?

I have forced my way through

school, and I'm about to get my degree.

And I'm very picky now

about the kind of guy I'll do with.

And I ke... I used to keep

a really clean house.

Hank makes fun of

my degree in cosmetology.

He terrorizes any guy

I go out with.

This last one, Lawrence,

Hank made fun of his being on parole.

He made fun of how he holds his liquor.

He made fun of his Pinto.

The point is, Hank cost me

a potentially good relationship.

And as for my house...

Hank is not something

I can control.

So what's the point

of my visiting?

He says he misses you

Well, I'm here.

So let me see him.

You want one?

No, thank you.

Hi, Hank. It's Mom.

Can you hear me?

Okay, well, um...

You be good. I... I'll leave you

some of these here...

so when you wake up

you can have them waiting.

You sure you...

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