Ordinary People Page #21

Conrad reclining on couch. Dr Berger washes his hands in

background room, then comes in.

DR BERGER:

So, what did your dad say about it?

CONRAD:

I haven't told him yet.

DR BERGER:

How come?

CONRAD:

I don't know. The timing isn't

right, you know. He sweats

everything so much, he'll just get

worried about it.

DR BERGER:

Can you tell your mother?

CONRAD:

My mother? My mother and I don't

connect. Don't you listen? I told

you that.

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CONRAD (cont'd)

What do people have in common with

mothers anyway? It's all surface

junk. You know:
"Clean your room,

brush your teeth, get good grades,

nah, nah, nah, veh..."

Hey, look, I'm just wasting money

today. I am not gonna feel

anything. I'm sorry.

DR BERGER:

No. Sorry's out. Come on,

something's on your mind.

CONRAD:

What time is it?

DR BERGER:

No, no, never mind the time.

There's time. Look. Remember the

contract? Control? Maybe there's

some connection between control and

uh... ­ what do we call it? - lack

of feeling? Mmm?

CONRAD:

I said I feel things.

DR BERGER:

When?

CONRAD:

Ah, God... Come on.

DR BERGER:

When?

CONRAD:

Sometimes. I don't know.

DR BERGER:

Come on, come on, Jarrett, I

thought you didn't like to fool

around.

CONRAD:

I don't? I'm not.

DR BERGER:

Like to play games, do you?

CONRAD:

I don't!

DR BERGER:

So?

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CONRAD:

What do you want?

DR BERGER:

I'll tell you what I want. I want

you to leave "I don't know" out

there on the table with the

magazines. Okay?

CONRAD:

Yeah, and if I don't have an answer

you want me to make one up?

DR BERGER:

Yeah. That would be nice. Make one

up. Right now. About how there's no

feelings in there.

CONRAD:

I said I have feelings.

DR BERGER:

Oh! Now you have, now you don't!

Get it together, Jarrett.

CONRAD:

Why you hassle me? Why are you

trying to make me mad?

DR BERGER:

Are you mad?

CONRAD:

No!

DR BERGER:

Oh, cut the sh*t! You're mad!

You're mad as hell! You don't like

being pushed.

So why don't you do something

about it!

CONRAD:

What?

DR BERGER:

Tell me to f*** off! I don't know.

CONRAD:

Well, f*** off! No. No, I can't, I

can't do this.

DR BERGER:

Why not?

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CONRAD:

I can't...

DR BERGER:

Why not?

CONRAD:

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