Peep World Page #2

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on that book.

And that's before the movie.

And now I walk

out of my apartment,

and I step straight

into Peep World.

It's like rape.

It feels like rape.

Yeah, and by your own brother.

Oh, I went to an audition

the other day.

All the director

could talk about

was Peep World and Peep World

and can I introduce him

to Nathan,

like he's a goddamn deity

or something, no offense.

None taken.

He's had it in for me ever

since he was born,

literally since he was born.

I used to be the favorite.

I was the youngest.

Now Nathan's the youngest.

He was a mistake.

You know he was

a mistake baby?

- No, no, I didn't know that.

- I didn't tell you that?

- Is this clean?

- Yeah, all washed.

It was Jack, uh, Joel, me,

all two years apart,

and then seven years later,

Nathan.

Nobody wanted him.

I should have done

everybody a favor

and put a plastic bag

in his crib.

No, no. That's one

of the seven dead lies

I will be civil tonight

at Daddy's birthday.

I will be civil,

but he better watch himself,

because I have f***ing had it.

Cheri, I will be standing

right by your side,

and if you decide

to go all the way with this,

go to trial,

I will be there for you too.

Do you think I'm a monster?

No, no.

Of course not.

You don't think

I'm a monster?

Not at all.

Can you get my spot?

Yeah.

That's it.

I hate to break it

to you Effie,

but that is not a Jewish man

I'm looking at.

To his children,

Henry Meyerwitz

was more of a face

on a billboard than a father.

He was like the Marlboro man,

but shorter and Jewish.

Jack.

Good morning.

Morning.

I'm sorry I kept you waiting.

That's okay.

That's when your Dad and I Won

the tournament at Riviera.

Do you remember that?

- Not really.

- The man is an animal.

He's an absolute killer

at the net.

I don't doubt that.

So I see you've been looking

at the plans.

Yeah.

Looked them over

pretty carefully,

and, um, they're good.

But I... I kept hoping

that they would be, um...

Better?

No. No, not better.

Just...

different.

Maybe, um, next time?

Un, now many times are you

going to remodel the den?

Say hi to your Dad for me.

Will do.

Your card is no good, man.

It's been rejected.

No good?

That's impossible.

It's my brother's..

I'll take care of this.

When Joel was seven,

he asked his father

to give him a dollar

to buy some candy.

His father turned him down.

So he asked his brother Jack.

He's been borrowing money

from him ever since.

Hello?

Jack, hey, it's Joel.

How you...

Jack? Jack?

Dropped call or...

What?

Hey, Jack. Hey.

How are you?

Lost you back there, bro.

You didn't lose me.

I hung up.

This is serious.

There's something wrong

with your credit card.

There's nothing wrong

with the card.

I trusted you.

Look at the thanks I get.

What are you talking about?

The monthly statement.

You think I don't read it?

$800 dollars

at the Pump Station.

What is that,

another strip club?

No, it's not a strip club.

It's a personal training center.

I'm kickboxing now.

- You're boxing?

- It's not just boxing.

Muay Thai.

You know, it's...

if you want to get

in the best shape of your life,

then trust me on this one.

You should try it.

Kickboxing is the way to go.

Are you there? Jack?

Are you listening?

This is important.

Look, Joel.

I'm having a rough morning,

all right?

Oh, God, I'm sorry.

Is there anything I can do?

Yeah, of course there's

something you can do.

Stop asking me for money.

Stop creating crises.

You know what,

I believe

that people can change,

and I'm gonna

turn things around,

and you're gonna see that.

I am gonna turn this around.

I'm gonna take care of my debt.

I'm gonna get

my practice going again.

I'm gonna get married,

and I am gonna have a good life.

Well, I really hope so, Joel.

Yeah.

And I'm gonna retire at 40.

You're 38, Joel.

You're broke.

Well, that's...

see, that's negative.

How do you expect me

to be positive

with all the negativity

raining down on me all the time?

And I'm gonna tell you

something else.

I have a new girlfriend,

and she is wonderful.

She believes in me,

and she's trying to make me

a better man.

And she's not some whore either.

Well, that sounds good...

Joel.

Yeah. It is great.

It is great.

So what I'm gonna do is,

I'm gonna just put you

on the phone, um,

With, uh, What's your name?

Maduk..

Ma... Maduk?

Maduk?

Maduk..

Uh, where are you from?

Sudan.

Sudan? Ooh.

Sexy. Grr..

Uh, Maduk from Sudan

and, uh,

all you have to do is give him

your credit card number.

Thank you so much, brother.

Thank you.

Hello?

What's this gonna cost me?

$483.

Hey, Jack.

Your father called.

He said he wanted to know

about Thomkins

We really needed that one.

I know.

I'll be in my office.

- And don't forget,

Laura's stopping by at 1:00.

He's a good guy,

my brother, right?

My brother would have told me

to go f*** myself.

Families. Right?

Okay.

Wait, do I ride with you?

I ride with you.

Maduk..

Come in.

Sorry, Jack, but, uh,

we have to go over this.

We can pay the rent,

the electricity,

and the phone bill.

But that's it.

There's at least $17,000

in other bills.

Jack.

Your brother's on the phone.

I need to take this

in private.

What do you need now, Joel?

No, no, no.

It's not Joel.

It's Nathan,

your successful brother.

Oh. Hey.

Jesus.

Every developer in this city

is going out of business,

but leave it to Dad

to make money.

Yeah.

That's what he's good at.

Hey, so how's Laura

holding up?

She's, uh...

she's great.

Despite

being betrayed

by Nathan

in his book Peep World,

Jack had

an almost masochistic desire

to open up

to his youngest brother.

I'm not sure, but she's been

talking in her sleep.

Should hear her.

"You f***er."

"F*** you."

"Liar."

How long has this

been going on for?

Uh, that's enough.

I can't believe

I told you that much.

Come on.

You can trust me.

Look, I'm through being fodder

for your imagination.

Please, okay.

We have...

Jack, I gotta take this, okay?

I'll talk to you tonight

at Dad's party.

All right.

Hello?

Yeah, this is he.

Fantastic. Cancellation.

At what time?

I will be there.

I am on my way right now.

I will be there.

Uh, where?

Hey, drop me off

at Mariposa and Sixth.

You have a 1:
30 book reading.

If I'm late, I'm late.

That's rude.

Well, the world

isn't always polite.

Or didn't they teach you

that over at UCLA?

I must have missed that class.

You obviously didn't miss

the one on condescension

I actually majored in it.

That's fine.

- Nathan.

- What?

Nathan.

What?

If you're not there,

my boss will kill me.

I will be there.

I promise.

Please.

Stop it.

I will be there.

Hemingway

found his courage

by running with the buffs.

Nathan found his by visiting

a highly recommended doctor

on craigslist.

And you are?

Jack. Jack Meyerwitz.

I'm an architect.

Nathan knew it was

Wrong to use Jack's name.

But in his mind,

he couldn't risk

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