Matchstick Men Page #2

-Oh, Roy, come on, man.

-Did you call Mancuso?

-Moved.

-You gotta be shitting me.

-That`s what l said.

Okay, here we go.

Hurry. Come on.

Come on, let`s go. Come on. lt`s okay.

l want you to breathe, okay?

Just keep breathing.

Breathe. Okay.

Okay. Okay, shoes are-- There you go.

-You got food....

-What?

Okay, food is gone.

l`m picking up all the food, okay?

Listen to me, Roy. You listening?

l`m gonna make a couple of calls.

My aunt saw this shrink after her divorce.

-He really helped her. He`s a good guy.

-Frank--

You need to see someone.

Don`t think l`m doing this for you.

You got money. You can retire.

l got car payments, man.

l don`t need a partner who`s like:

My heart goes out to you,

but this is it now.

Wipe that off when you`re

done with it.

Wipe the receiver. Just wipe it off.

Okay. How`s that? You like that?

How`s that?

Okay, l`m sorry. Okay.

Do you mind if l put them up?

lt helps my back.

-Go ahead.

-Thanks.

Well, you`re something

of a clean slate, Roy.

You were on medication,

but you don`t know what kind.

Yeah, okay, good. Yeah,

they were these little pink tablets.

l think it said ``CRC`` on them.

Something like that.

-You were getting them illegally?

-Yes, l was. So what?

-Why?

-So l wouldn`t have to talk to you.

-Do you know what they were?

-Yes.

At that dosage,

you`re lucky to be sitting up straight.

That`s great.

Can you get me some more of them?

You get to the point.

-And you skirt it. Can you get me the pills?

-Yes.

Well, then let`s get

that prescription pad out.

Roy, l don`t prescribe medicine unless

l`ve chatted with the patient.

lf you`re inclined against that,

this session will be quite brief.

Would you like to tell me

what`s been bothering you?

l don`t like being outdoors, which

l know is called ``agoraphobia.`` Right?

lncorrectly. But, yes.

-Anything else?

-Dirt. Especially around moldings.

l don`t like when people

put shoes on my carpet.

Obviously, l have a lot of tics.

l find that very frustrating.

Certain things distract me,

make me feel sick to my stomach.

Have these distractions

affected your work of late?

And your personal relationships?

What personal relationships?

-When was the last time you were in one?

-With a woman?

-A long time ago.

-Five years?

-Ten years?

-keep going, man.

What was her name?

Heather.

Were you married?

kids?

Maybe.

You haven`t seen her since?

She left me with a black eye,

which l gave her, and a bun in the oven...

...which might`ve come from anyone.

So, no, l haven`t.

Look, doc, l spent last Tuesday

watching fibers on my carpet.

And the whole time l was watching my

carpet, l was worrying that l might vomit.

l was thinking, ``l`m a grown man.

l should know what goes on in my head.``

The more l thought about it...

...the more l realized l should

blow my brains out and end it all.

But if l thought more

about blowing my brains out...

...l started worrying about what

that would do to my goddamn carpet.

So that was a good day, doc.

And l just want you to give me some pills

and let me get on with my life.

-Roy.

-What?

He just gave them to you at the office?

He said they were new.

Prefex something-or-other.

-You feel better?

-A little.

You want to work some?

Think you can you control the...?

-What?

-Nothing.

-What city, please?

-Woodland Hills, California.

-Name, sir?

-Fenton, Heather.

-Can you spell that?

-F-E-N--

Hi. lf that`s you, then this is me.

So leave a message after the beep.

-Hello, this is--

-Hello?

Well, you know, we fought a lot.

-About what?

-What do you got? l wasn`t sober a lot then.

Are you now?

So some nights,

she just didn`t come home.

She was pregnant two months

before she even told me about it.

Yeah. Do you think about her much?

You know, what could have been,

what might have been.

-And the baby?

-lf there`s a baby.

-Do you think about that?

-Sometimes. Rarely.

Like, if l see a school bus, l`ll wonder,

``ls one of those kids Roy Jr.?``

He, if he`s a he, would be how old now?

He`d be 1 4.

Fourteen, ready to be a man.

Yeah. lf he`s a he.

lf he is at all.

Congratulations.

You bought yourself a week`s worth.

Thanks.

Listen, doc...

...do you know of a way...

...just to find out, you know....

There`s nothing wrong

with a man telephoning his ex-wife.

l tried that last night,

and l couldn`t say a word.

So could you call her?

-l don`t know, Roy. l--

-Please. lt`s just to find out.

-Now?

-No, after l`m gone.

When you can.

-Okay.

-That`s great.

Thank you.

-So l`m gonna see you on Tuesday?

-Well-- Why? l mean, l have the meds.

Well, l guess that`s your call.

-Okay.

-Take care.

Hello.

Roy? This is Dr. Klein. l....

-Hello?

-Hey.

Listen, l just got off the phone

with Heather.

We had a very nice conversation.

-Does she want to speak with me?

-No, she doesn`t.

She didn`t understand it might help

with your therapy.

-You told her l was in therapy.

-No, l told her l`m a psychiatrist. l can`t lie.

-Angela wants to talk to you though.

-Who?

Angela, your daughter.

She knows you`re her father

and says she really wants to meet you.

Sh*t.

Hey.

-Angela?

-You Roy?

Yeah.

-So you`re 1 4?

-Yep.

So when did you get out?

-What?

-Of prison.

l`ve never been in prison.

Did your mom tell you that?

At first she told me you were dead.

Then she said you might as well be.

l`m not dead. l`m in antiques.

Yeah, that`s what the doctor said

on the phone.

When he said that,

Mom started to laugh.

You hungry?

Do you mind eating?

lt`s just l`d feel better

somewhere indoors.

l get uncomfortable sometimes

being outside.

-Really?

-Yeah.

-You`re staring.

-l`m sorry.

lt`s okay. l used to do it too.

Looked at your picture,

see if l got your nose, your eyes.

Mom used to say l got lucky

and only got your elbows.

Thought you weren`t hungry.

lf you`re gonna get wet,

might as well go swimming.

-So you`re in school, right?

-Not now. lt`s summer.

Oh, yeah. Okay, that`s right.

lf l had anything to do over again,

l would`ve worked harder in school.

You drop out?

That how you ended up a criminal?

l`ll take it, Mike.

lt`s okay, you know. Whatever you do.

Everybody`s done something bad

in their life.

l`m in antiques.

Make it a career, it`s just a bunch

of something strung together.

Cut the sh*t. l`m not a criminal.

What? What was that word

you used? Sh*t?

Hey, that--

You`re not supposed to talk like that.

Hey, hey. Hey.

-l just-- l have things a certain way.

-Okay.

Wait. That`s her car in the driveway.

You gotta stop here. Stop!

Maybe we could go bowling sometime.

My private line.

My mom got it for my birthday because my

friend Carrie kept calling after midnight.

Here you go.

-Nice to meet you, Dad.

-Nice to meet you, Dad.

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