My Son John Page #6

with this man in the...

yes, yes, yes.

Oh, mother, I'm ashamed of you.

I'm ashamed.

Well, you see,

that just shows you

what one remark

like father's can do.

Oh, I'd hate to tell you

what I was thinking.

Your brain was racing, huh?

Was it.

Well, now, you...

you get out of here.

I'm going to get dressed

and I'm going to get you

something to eat.

Oh, mother, no, I'm not hungry.

Anyway, I should be

calling my cab,

you know?

Oh.

Well, meeting broke up early?

No, no, I left early.

What are you up to?

Well, I was just

calling a cab, father.

I have to leave suddenly.

Oh, is that so?

Wasn't much of a visit, was it?

Did what I had to say

in there cause you to...

oh, no, no, father.

How was your speech?

Eh, you know that crowd.

They, uh,

they're not too bright.

They applauded me.

Where's your mother?

She'll be down in a minute.

Will you and I have time

to finish our talk?

It'll have to be brief, father,

because my cab is on the way.

Well, it can be.

And if you won't remember

where you were,

I know where I was.

It's your turn to talk,

so think over

what you're gonna say

and I'll see how your mother is.

Well, John, I...

Hm.

Mm-hmm.

Hm.

This, uh,

this is the Bible

that your mother taught...

forgive me, son,

if I look a little fuddled...

well, that's all right, father.

Your mother just

told me about you,

about the talk

that you'd had together.

She told me that she'd heard us.

Or heard you, father.

Well, anyway,

she believes in you.

You've made her very happy, son,

and I'm glad because

I've tried to make things

pleasant for her.

Dr. carver,

he told me...

father, try a little harder,

will you?

Because you brought this on

by leaping to the accusation...

no, I never accused you.

Oh, yes, you did, father.

No, I just said that you...

that you talk like a scummy.

Uhhuh and mother heard it,

so now she's upset.

Well, anyway, I hope that

this settles the whole thing.

I mean, I can't do any more

than swear on mother's Bible,

so I hope that we can now forget

everything that's happened, huh?

I hope so, yes.

But, if you were, uh...

yes, father, go ahead.

What?

Well, if you were,

then the Bible

wouldn't mean a thing,

would it, huh?

A whole stack of bibles.

Well, there you go again.

I know, I know.

Father, open your mind

and let this in, will you?

The church, they'd believe me.

The courts, they'd believe me.

Mother believes me,

but you don't.

Mmmm, not yet.

Do you believe in the Bible?

Well, now, father,

do you believe every page?

I mean Jonah and the whale...

I believe every page, son.

Jonah and the whale...

even the pages

you don't understand.

I believe in those, too.

That's faith.

That certainly is, father.

You mean you believe

in heaven and hell's fire...

I sure as there's a hell do.

Listen, son,

take the first commandment.

Do you believe

in the lord thy God?

What about honoring

your father and mother?

That's the fourth commandment.

Well, you're making

that one difficult.

What's you're doing to that one.

Oh, father.

What page was that on?

I don't know what page it's on.

You made me do it.

What have you done, Dan,

what have you done?

You hit your son!

Well, he was just

trying to pound

some religion into me, mother.

He tripped over the table.

Will you get out of here?

Dan, will you get...

come on, come on, come on.

Oh, please...

get on down to the legion.

Now don't get yourself,

lu, all excited.

Put it on.

Yes, mother,

I'll put the coat on,

but I wish you wouldn't

get yourself...

and your hat, now, go on.

Put the hat on.

Maybe they've got

some more beer left.

There is.

A whole barrel of it.

So you're against me, too.

Guess I'm just too dumb

to get it.

No, you're not dumb, Dan.

You just aren't very bright.

Hitting your own son.

No, I didn't hit him,

I just merely pushed him...

get out of here.

'Cause he's clumsy.

Well, I'll have to go

and change, mother...

I know you will...

I know...

wait a minute.

Just let me...

let me sterilize it for you.

Oh, mother, you don't have to.

Put a band-aid on it

or something.

Oh, that's an ugly thing.

Well, I told you

that this would happen.

I know you did, I know.

I just can't talk to him.

Well, there's my cab, mother.

Here, I'll do it.

Well, I've gotta change

my pants anyway.

And I've gotta catch the plane

before midnight.

Call a cab?

Yes, be there in a minute.

I'll get it, mother.

Hello?

Ben!

Well, how are you?

Where are you?

Oh, Chuck with you?

Well, I just came down

to pay a visit

to mother and dad.

Chuck, how are ya?

Hiya, boy.

You keep up the fight

in the home front,

won't ya, John?

Yes, yeah,

I'll be in there punching.

Well, good luck to both of you.

And I'll put somebody on

so you can get

your money's worth.

Hello, Chuck.

You in San Francisco?

I got the kimono,

it's wonderful.

I was a little disappointed

though,

no opium pipe.

She got the kimono.

Hi, mom.

Hello, Ben.

Chuck says you may

be leaving soon.

I hope you're on a slow boat.

Goodbye, boys.

Goodbye, mom!

Byebye.

They're leaving, John.

I won't hear those voices again

for a long time.

Well, mother, maybe we'll have

a lasting peace one day soon.

Oh, you fight for that, John,

in your way, and say a prayer

for Ben and Chuck.

I'm gonna light

two candles for them,

I'll light one for you, too.

Good.

Bye.

Now, don't forget

you're my tomorrows, John.

What's the matter, dear?

Goodbye.

Oh, your knee.

Oh, it's all right.

Soso many things on my mind.

What are you gonna do

about the trousers?

Oh, they're ruined.

Throw them away.

Give them to father o'dowd.

Goodbye.

And you drive carefully now.

- So long!

- Or I'll school you!

Good morning.

Good morning.

I'll fix that.

You look like

you finished the barrel.

People who aren't so bright

can hold a lot.

Dan, I blew up.

I'm sorry I threw you

out of the house.

That is a commie specialty.

- What?

- Breaking up homes.

I may not be bright,

but I know that.

I'll have to talk to you

in the morning.

John stands for everything I do.

It may take me a little time,

but he loves humanity, Dan.

He may love humanity,

but he's not for his old man.

I'm a human being, I'm human.

No crying, jagna.

Can't stand anybody

that looks into the future.

You can't even stand.

I'm all right.

John explained it all

so clearly, Dan.

You're suspicious of anybody

that has liberal views.

Saint Paul was a liberal...

leave Saint Paul out of this.

You leave the lamp alone.

Listen.

Let's just stick to John's kind

of liberalism, hm?

They just caught one of his kind

down in Washington.

But you don't mean

for a minute to infer...

she knows a lot of people

that talk just like

our son John.

That's the beer talking.

No, it isn't.

I switched to bourbon.

You're in fine shape

to teach little children

in the morning.

I'm not teaching little children

in the morning.

I'm not teaching

little children anymore.

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