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I can't tell you.

If she ain't dead, she be

out here on Friday night

or at the Geisha Dungeon.

Geisha Dungeon, what's that?

The devil's lair.

Hey.

- Hello.

- Hi.

I was hoping you would come in.

I saw you in my dreams last night.

Yeah, I wasn't sure you were gonna be here.

Can you come closer?

I'd like to get a good look at your face.

Okay.

It was strange.

You were running.

You were running from something.

Maybe I was trying to run to something

or someone.

No.

You had fear in your eyes like you do now.

I, um...

I was thinking about

what you said yesterday,

you know, that stuff with your father

taking you to places that you've never been.

Well, guess what?

What?

I got you 2 tickets

to anyplace in the world.

I don't know what to say.

Say, "I accept".

No, I can't.

We barely even know each other.

Listen.

I don't have a lot of time left.

I don't watch the clock in here, Jack.

You can have me for as long as you want.

What I'm saying is, I'm going away soon,

and I'm not gonna be coming back.

I want you to have these tickets.

It would mean a lot to me.

Who are you?

Why are you so good to me?

My name's Jack Doheny.

I've been locked away for 25 years,

which is a hell of a lot of time

for a man to reflect on his life,

the choices he made

and what he wants to do

if given a second chance.

For 25 years,

I waited for my love to come visit me.

But that day never came.

And then I got the news

that she passed away.

I never got the chance to

- to tell her I was sorry.

I loved her more than anything.

I'll never forget the day that

I first laid eyes upon her.

Her smile was beautiful.

She was so graceful.

When I saw her the next day...

I dumped a truckload of roses at her feet...

and I told her that if it wasn't enough,

I'd come back the next day

with roses from all over the world.

We had dinner that night,

and by morning...

she became my wife.

No.

I don't know what you're trying to tell me

or who you are

or who put you up to this,

but you have some nerve coming in here.

You are a sick son of a b*tch,

and I want you to get out of here now.

I want you to leave now.

Get the f*** out of here!

What are you looking at?

Don't look at me.

Get out of here.

Get the f*** out of here!

No, wait, wait, don't!

Don't come back.

Someone please answer me.

Someone please-

Somebody please answer me now.

I need you. I need you right now.

Excuse me.

Ma'am, visiting hours are over.

Ma'am, you can't go in there.

Ma'am.

Is he all right?

Why wasn't anyone here when I called?

Everything is fine.

The other nurse waited. You didn't call.

Her shift is over now.

What is wrong with you people?

This is my son.

He's dying, don't you understand?

This is my son, and he's dying.

All right.

Just please keep it down.

How you doing, sweet pea?

Oh, you scared me tonight.

Mommy called, and nobody answered,

and I thought something happened to you.

I thought you had left me.

I got something for you.

I know you're gonna like it.

It's a special edition.

Why don't you open your

eyes so you can see it?

You are gonna be all right.

I'm not gonna let anything happen to you.

I promise you.

I promise you, sweet pea.

I just miss you so much.

Baby?

Baby?

Baby, are you awake?

Nurse!

Nurse! Doctor!

Sit down for a minute, Johnny.

I don't want to sit.

I don't want to sit.

Please put it out and have a seat.

Have some coffee.

Johnny, your boy is in what's known-

Billy.

His name is Billy.

Yes, Billy.

I need to remind you that

for the last 3 months,

he's in what's known as a

persistent vegetative state.

He blinked.

I saw it with my own eyes.

While I was talking to him, he blinked.

That's misleading, and it's a-

it's a common involuntary reflex

response to motion and sound.

Do you believe in miracles?

In my profession,

sometimes I have no choice but to.

Well, maybe this is one of those times.

I saw him blink.

I saw it with my own eyes.

There's not much else I can do.

I'm sorry, Johnny.

Well, f*** you.

You're a doctor...

Calm down.

And all you can say is, "I'm sorry"?

Calm down, Johnny.

You're a trained professional.

You are supposed to help

people, and my son needs help.

He needs your help.

You're all he's got.

Don't you understand that?

Is it the money?

You don't think I have the money?

Well, I will work every day of my life.

It's not the money.

Then what is it?

It's okay.

I won't tell anyone.

Is this what you want?

Is this what you want?

I'm sorry, Johnny.

Where are you going?

Please don't leave.

I'll do whatever you want.

Come back here!

Doctors help people!

You are not a doctor!

You can't help anybody!

You're a f***ing sh*t!

Dr. Alexander call extension 2860.

Dr. Alexander, 2860.

What am I gonna do, Lucky?

What am I gonna do with you?

I don't think I can take

care of you much longer.

I got to get you back home.

Don't look at me like that.

Don't look at me like that.

You don't even belong to me.

Someone out there is missing you right now.

Wild Velvet.

Hey, hey, is there a Rose-Johnny there?

Johnny who?

A Rose-Johnny.

You mean Scarlet.

Hold on.

Rudy!

Hi.

Oh, God.

I missed you so much.

Thank you so much for finding him.

I don't know how I'll ever repay you.

Oh, no, no, no, no.

It was-it was my fault.

I accidentally hit him with my car.

But he's all right now.

Okay.

Would you like to come in?

Can I ask you something?

Yeah, please, anything.

I don't know how to put this.

You know, just forget it.

No, no, don't stop.

You can-you can ask me anything you want.

- Are you sure?

- Yeah.

Can I use your bathroom?

Yeah, of course. It's across the hall.

Oh, sh*t.

Um, about the reward money...

Oh, no, I don't-

I can pay you next week, I promise.

No, it's okay.

If you have any concerns,

I fed him 3 times a day.

I walked him 3 times a day.

I got him a toy in the back.

You think I could just hold

your hands for a second?

Yeah, sure.

You're cold.

That's you.

And sweaty.

Well, it's-it's hot in here.

And they're soft.

Yours too.

You want to try something?

I'm gonna count to 3,

and we're both gonna stand up,

and we're gonna hug each other.

Can you do that? Do you mind?

Can we do that?

It was a stupid idea.

Okay, I want to try it.

I was hoping you'd say that.

Are you ready?

Yeah.

Okay.

That was nice, wasn't it?

Yeah.

It was nice.

It was real nice.

Can we do- can we do it again?

Okay.

Well.

I know what you're gonna say,

that it's time for you to leave.

But I don't

- I don't want you to go.

I want you to stay.

You sure?

Yeah.

You can stay here.

I got-I got plenty of blankets.

You can stay the night.

I don't even know your name.

Oh, it's Qwerty.

Qwerty Doolittle.

My name's Rose-Johnny.

But everybody just calls me Johnny.

Well, it's nice to meet you, Rose.

Nice to meet you, Qwerty.

You have to have a heart that's open to God.

Big change in our local

weather over the next few days.

A low-pressure cold front will be moving in

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