Mr. Jones Page #2

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But she couldn't say, "Miranda" because

it was "Melanda" and didn't sound right.

She wanted to avoid

the whole "L" and "R" thing.

So they called me Amanda. Amanda!

She's never understood me.

She always has this...

big smile on her face!

As if nothing's wrong,

as if everything is okay.

Always.

My work is very important.

The Pentagon is aware of this.

I have received communication

from CBS News, 6:30 p.m., every night.

"Mr. Wilson? Mr. Wilson? Where are you?

Where are you?"

I cannot return the communication

if my mind is clouded...

and if poison is being placed in my food!

"I'm late, I'm late

For a very important date"

Hi, I'm a doctor! I'm also a "lateaholic".

I'm late! I work late!

I get up late. I sleep late. I eat late.

It's too damn late to do anything about it.

- Mr. Jones?

- Where? Where? Get the net!

- Are you leaving us?

- Yes! Yes! I am leaving!

How are you feeling?

Did you do that to your husband

every morning? "How are you feeling?"

I bet that just popped him right up

out of bed, didn't it?

You're wondering how I knew

you were married?

Elementary, my dear Miss Watson.

May I have your hand?

A slight discoloration on the ring finger.

And this rather fragile air about you

as if you've been recently damaged.

- Beautiful accent though. Swedish, isn't it?

- Yes.

I find your country to be very lovely.

Cold, but....

- 'Bye, Elizabeth.

- How'd you know my name?

Have you tried the drugs here?

You should, you know.

You shouldn't be allowed to prescribe

unless you know.

You see, because we hear

everything in the room.

- Be careful what you say.

- Sorry we didn't get to talk.

Yeah, I'm sorry too. I'm sorry. Sorry.

We could talk. We could talk.

Do you like choral music?

Beethoven:
Ninth Symphony, Ode to Joy?

You could use a little joy. I know I could.

I got tickets tonight.

We'll go. We'll fill our empty hearts.

We'll find an all-night cafe.

We'll be there all night long talking

as long as you want. What do you say?

Try, "yes". Give me your number.

I'll call you.

I didn't mean that.

- What did you mean?

- I mean, we could talk.

We are talking. But you need to talk.

I want you to talk.

We should talk here.

You were very distressed yesterday.

I think you need treatment.

- Yes, late! Late! Gotta go!

- Here's my card.

- Will you please call me?

- Absolutely! "Dr. Elizabeth Bowen!"

- Good-bye! Late! Gotta go!

- Will you call?

Yeah, probably not.

This was a standard-procedure release.

What's the problem here?

- I think he was misdiagnosed.

- How so?

He was psychotic but not schizophrenic.

He was expansive...

intrusive, inappropriate, euphoric.

I think he's a manic.

Okay, fine. Fine. He's manic.

You know, the guy refused medication.

It would've meant a hearing.

We would've lost.

Give him a few more hours

and he'll think he can fly again.

"I feel good

"Like I knew that I would now

"I feel good

"Like I knew that I would now

"I feel good

"So good

"I got you"

- She didn't have an account number...

- She said you were rude.

I just asked for verification.

We're the second largest

savings institution in this state.

We didn't get that way by being snotty.

You have a customer.

Hi, can I help you, sir?

Yes, I would like a double cheeseburger,

fries and a chocolate shake.

Just kidding.

- I'd like to close my account, please.

- You just opened this account last week.

Yeah, I'm a fickle kind of guy.

Oh, my goodness.

Okay, you have $12,752 in your account.

Do you want that in hundreds?

I'll leave that up

to your impeccable judgement.

I just want to make sure that

I have a nice big fat wad of fives...

for all the valet parking I plan to do.

- Don't forget the interest.

- Certainly.

- On five days?

- Yeah.

- That's 5.5 percent....

- That would be....

Compounded daily, that is $9.60.

- How did you do that?

- It's easy. It's so easy. So easy.

- Keep one of those hundreds for yourself.

- I can't do that!

- No, you're gonna need it.

- I am? Why?

You're taking me to lunch.

We need his-and-hers chilidogs!

His-and-hers, with all the fixings.

One for the lady, coming up. One more.

Here you go.

- Are you nuts? I can't break a $100 bill.

- Keep the change.

Music heaven.

This is a body. These are bodies.

They're women's bodies.

All over here. Look at this.

30-percent off before the sale,

another 25-percent off....

You can take this piano home

for less than half...

I hear Bach.

Excuse me.

I'm hearing it also.

- No. Can you play it faster? Really fast?

- Absolutely!

Sold?

A piano....

More. We need more.

More piano. More piano.

- What's your name, man?

- Pedro.

Pedro, have fun.

- Thank you.

- Get out of here.

Thank you, sir. If there's anything else

you need, just let me know.

I mean, you know, men will say that

you're good, but I know I'm good.

Totally uninhibited.

Very smooth.

I make a lot of noise.

They like that.

I pretend that I'm out of control.

I always pretend that I'm out of control,

but I'm never out of control.

You know what I mean?

I'm never out of control.

It isn't that far! Come on.

- Maybe we should go to the hotel.

- Stay here.

- Buddy, can you spare some change?

- Sure. Here.

- Here you go, here you go.

- Hey, thanks, man.

You like that music, huh?

All men are brothers...

- What are you, a musician?

- ...beneath your soft wings.

No. No, but I was a music student.

I had this wonderful,

beautiful girlfriend named Ellen.

And she was a composer.

She was really an extraordinary person.

- I think of her all the time.

- What happened?

- She died. It's okay.

- I'm very sorry.

- Point it out.

- The second row.

Careful with the boots!

They got weights on them!

Look at the boots!

Hey, flying boots! Fly! Fly! Fly!

I'm relaxed! It's too tight!

It's too tight. I'm not struggling, all right?

It's too tight. It's too tight. I can't....

You two, come here. Come here a second.

I want to talk to you!

I have a doctor here! I have a doctor!

Dr. Elizabeth Bowen! I have a doctor!

Give me that. Give me that.

Come back, come back.

Zero, zero. Zero, zero, three, three.

Surprise, surprise. I know, I know.

Don't even say it.

It's like trying to stop a space shuttle

with a rubber band.

What did you give him?

- Well, we waited for you.

- Why?

Well, you're his doctor.

Mr. Jones.

Mr. Jones?

Elizabeth.

- You gotta get me out of here.

- I can't do that.

Not right now.

Right. I know the rules.

Seventy-two hours. I know.

But you can do it. You can do it. Please?

Please? Please, I'm dying!

- Get me the f*** out of here.

- Mr. Jones, you have a disease.

Manic-depressive disorder.

It's like having diabetes.

No sh*t! And here I thought

I was just having a bad day!

It's a highly treatable chemical imbalance.

- We've had a great deal of success...

- Look, f***-face!

I have been in and out of hospitals

for 20 years!

There are two words that I really

do not appreciate!

One is "great," the other "success".

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