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No, Honey.

You know what

Annie would want?

Annie would want it

to be made right.

She'd want it

to be fair.

I can fix you some eggs

or something.

By the way,

Brice stopped by.

He wants

Annie's ring back.

Oh?

Yeah, he got

some girl pregnant,

and now he wants to

give her Annie's ring.

Oh.

It's up in Beth's room,

in the dresser drawer.

What are you doing?

Nothing.

What are

you doing?

Grammy says I can stay home

from school today.

What are you going to do

instead?

Is that you, Walter?

Yeah.

Hi.

Hi.

Listen...

I just wanted

to come by, and...

Can you...

can you take off

that damn mask, please?

Yeah.

Thanks.

You know it's raining out.

Yeah.

And they make you

stand out here in the rain?

Yeah.

Want to get a coffee?

I don't

drink coffee.

I'll watch you

drink coffee.

Okay.

Just, I need

one second.

I just want to thank you

for helping Clay.

I'm afraid I...

I was bitchy.

So, anyway,

thanks.

What's going to happen with him?

Oh, the city put him

in this program.

What program?

Some genius

in the Mayor's office thinks

if you send a kid

to the coroner's office

and watch autopsies

on gunshot deaths

it'll change

his life.

Autopsies?

And this is a kid--

I mean, his father

was shot to death.

Listen,

I'm doing this wedding

Saturday night,

and I'm allowed to

bring someone...

Okay.

And it's not like

a date or anything,

I just need someone

to come with me.

Because I cr...

I cry too much at the weddings,

and I...

I just can't seem

to stop it,

and I just--

I think about Larry,

and I-- and I lose it, and...

anyway, so my friend is saying

maybe I shouldn't do it anymore

if I can't control my emotions,

so I was thinking, well,

maybe if I had

someone with me...

I wouldn't feel

so sorry for myself.

You know, if you want to come.

# you would be nothing

without me #

# I could be nothing #

# said the waves to the sand #

# I could be nothing

without you #

# without you

I would be nothing #

# without me

you could be nothing #

# said the waves... #

Mom!

Oh...

Out.

I have to get dressed.

Out.

Hi, Walter.

Hey.

You look nice.

Thank you.

That's...

You...

Oh.

Is this weird?

Going to a wedding

where you don't

know anybody?

I guess.

I...

I just feel

kind of stupid

asking for

your help now.

It's okay.

I was just going to

watch TV,

so...

Okay.

So...

Okay.

Thank you.

So, this wedding

we're going to...

Yeah?

It's a beautiful

story, really.

Um, they met

in their church choir,

and, um, well,

her father is dead,

but was military,

and her uncle

is walking her

down the aisle,

and the flag

that was over

her father's coffin

is going to be placed

in an empty seat

in the front row.

Oh, and then

the bride and groom

are going to sing

to each other, and...

Oh,

and she's pregnant.

# I thought my prayers... #

# would never be answered #

# but I kept the faith... #

I'm sorry.

I know this is

so stupid.

# out of nothing

you made my life anew #

# I found all these things

when I found you #

Will you take

this man...

You said

you didn't want to cry.

...for better

for worse,

in good times and in bad,

for richer, for poorer...

in sickness,

and in health,

so long as you both

shall live?

I do.

I now pronounce you

husband and wife.

Ow!

You may kiss

your bride.

You're having a terrible time.

Nope.

I'm just watching.

Yeah.

They're all so happy,

aren't they?

Have you ever been married?

No.

No.

Close?

No, I've just been...

Wrestling, you know?

Mm.

Wrestling.

No kids?

Sometimes I help watch

my sister's daughter.

She's five, and a half.

So I help with her.

Oh.

Hey, pretty lady.

Hey!

Hey, come dance

with me.

Oh, no.

That's cool

with you, right?

Come on, now.

Okay.

You arranged

all this, right?

Okay.

...so open,

and he was

so gentle with her.

Yeah.

He was nice.

Wasn't he?

He seems like

a really nice guy.

He's the greatest guy.

Yeah.

I'm sorry

I got drunk.

Oh, that's okay.

That's...

I'm sorry I looked at

your drawings.

Oh...

I don't know why

I did that.

No, it's all right.

I'm sorry

I got weird about it.

I liked them, though.

They're good.

I-I like how there

aren't any people in them.

You don't

have to say that.

No, I did.

They...

I...

There's something

about an empty room.

I don't... there's

something about...

something

interesting about

what might happen next,

because you don't know.

It could...

Yeah, I guess.

You just hope

it's going to be good,

though, you know?

For whoever

steps inside.

At least I do.

That's really nice,

Walter.

Oh, my God!

Jesus, that's Clay.

What?

Can you stop the bus?

Can you stop the bus?

Clay!

Damn it, Clay!

What the hell

are you doing?

Go home!

No, just go

the f*** home!

This is where the guy

who killed my husband

used to live.

Thank you.

I'm sorry

about my son.

Linda?

What?

Could you ask Clay

to meet me

in the gym

first thing

Monday morning,

Before school?

Why?

Just ask him.

Okay.

'Night.

Thank you

for the wedding.

You're welcome.

Good night.

Oh, use

a plate, huh?

You were on a date last night.

Kind of.

Not really.

You were with Linda, huh?

Yeah.

Nice.

That's nice.

I guess.

I need your help

with the rummage sale.

I'm not hanging out with you

and your support group friends.

I'm not asking you

to come, Walter.

I need help

cleaning out the garage.

I can't lift

half that stuff, okay?

Fine.

Thank you.

It's nice you have a new friend.

I went to a wedding

that she was working at.

That's it.

Okay, let's go!

Good, good!

Explode!

Hey...

One more,

up you go!

I don't know

how to talk to you,

so I just wrote some stuff down.

This is about the team, okay?

Hey...

Ah, good one!

That's what

I like to see.

This is a permission slip

you've got to get

your ma to sign, all right?

Just...

Okay,

watch it!

I think you'd be good at it.

Keep those feet

together.

At least it'll help you

work off some of that stuff.

And again.

Come on, pick it up!

Wrestling helped me a lot

when I was your age.

All right, take five.

That's the coach.

He's going to talk to you now.

Tommy was home by 11:00.

How do you

know that?

The news just started.

We watched it together.

The 11:
00 news?

That's right.

We always watch

the news together,

and then

the late show after.

So at 11:
00,

at least an hour before

the coroner said

the murder took place,

your son Thomas

was home with you?

That's what I said.

No more questions.

You may step down,

Mrs. Friedinger.

Walter, hey.

Hey.

So, uh...

Grace said yes when I proposed.

Congratulations.

Thanks.

Can I get in here for a second?

Yeah, sorry.

She's not going to tell

her parents she's pregnant

until after the wedding,

so we're moving

pretty fast here.

Okay.

So we want you to be

in the wedding party.

I mean,

you and your mom

should be part of this,

you know?

It just

wouldn't be right

if you all weren't

part of this.

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