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at my wife again,

and two, get off my porch

in the next five seconds.

And if anyone hears about this

conversation around town,

you should know

I have a .357.

You're seriously threatening me?

Stay on my porch, and find out.

Cool.

I talked with Ariel,

Mitch's girlfriend?

She says that you

threatened to shoot him.

I told him to mind

his own business.

So you threatened to shoot him?

I mentioned as an aside

that I have a gun.

How he chose to interpret it

is his business.

What the hell is wrong

with you lately?

He called me a drunk, Kat.

Well, he shouldn't

have said that,

but, you know, maybe he was just

worried about you.

Maybe if you got to know

some of these people,

they'd be able to tell

who you really are.

I just feel

like a stranger here,

and... and I

really like it here,

and I want to get

to know these people,

a-and you're

threatening them?

I mean, do you really

think that that helps?

Do you think this helps?!

Do you think I need

any more pressure?

Kathy, could you get me

the flathead, babe?

Hey, Kathy!

Could you get me

the flathead, please?

What, are you giving me

the silent treatment?

Could you please

get me the flathead?

What are you shouting about?

Never mind.

What?

Did you see her?

Who?

The woman.

What woman?

The woman in the dress.

I didn't see anyone.

Look, I just want you to admit

that you haven't really

been yourself lately,

and we can

figure it out from there.

And I think you should

apologize to Mitch!

How'd it go?

I mean...

I'm not gonna get invited

to poker night, but went okay.

Thank you.

Yeah.

You, uh... You want

to call Bill and Mary,

have them bring Mason

again over tomorrow?

Mm, I'd love that.

Yeah? Okay.

Ohh!

I thought you said you were

gonna put them on silent.

We did.

Message erased.

F***.

Oh, my God!

Keep it down.

I'm trying to sleep.

I'm...

I'm...

Oh, we really are glad

you guys stopped by.

Mason? Mason, baby,

slow down, baby.

Buddy, don't trip.

You're gonna fall.

Well, we were really

glad to hear from you.

You know, we tried

to call several times,

but there was never any answer.

Think she never heard of email.

Shut up.

Hey, are you guys okay?

Michael?

Yeah, we're fine.

Michael's just been really busy

with his...

With his book.

Good.

Yeah, yeah.

That's good.

We all go through times

like this, right?

I mean, last year,

I was a big ball of stress

when UPS cut back my shifts,

you know, but we pulled through.

Bad times are like

good times, right?

They eventually end.

Yeah, I've just

been so exhausted

with the opening

of the boutique,

and the phone's just been

ringing nonstop.

From whom?

Just different people.

We... We talked to the

police about it,

and they've finally agreed

to trace the calls.

That's good.

Bet it'll feel good when they

catch the punks, huh?

They better hope

the police get 'em first,

'cause if I do,

I'm gonna cut off

each of their fingers one by one

with pinking shears

until they can never dial a

f***ing phone again.

Well, let's hope

it doesn't come to that.

The good thing is,

is that nobody got hurt.

I'm sure that the police are

gonna get to the bottom of it.

...ah-shing-tun.

Wait. Stop.

Mason. Mason.

Mason, stop!

Va-la-ree

wa-shing-tun.

Mason, honey, what happened?!

Michael, what happened?

Michael!

My God. Come on, baby.

Come on. Come on,

get up. Get up.

Bill!

Va-la-ree wa-shing-tun.

What?

Did you push Mason?

Hey, what'd you do to my kid?

Are you listening?!

What is wrong with...

Michael, what are you doing?!

Michael, stop it!

Stop it, Michael!

Stop!

Bill.

Oh, my God!

Get the f*** off of him!

Bill, I'm sorry, man.

Don't touch him!

Get off! Get off!

God, you guys!

Are you okay?

What are you doing?

Michael, what the f***

is wrong with you?!

I'm sorry.

I can't f***ing believe you.

Let's go.

We gotta get out of here.

Let's get Mason.

Let's get outta here.

Mary, please, I...

Kat, I cannot...

I'm sorry.

I played the message backwards,

and that's what I heard.

Yeah, I played

the message backwards.

Yeah, I know it sounds crazy,

but you gotta listen to me!

I played the message backwards.

I heard the...

Hello? Yes,

I'm sorry, Sheriff.

It's just he hasn't

been feeling good.

Can you please just let us know

if you find out

anything? Thanks.

What did he say?

Enough!

You're pushing everyone away,

including me!

No, baby! No, listen!

You said that you

would always believe me

as long as I told you the truth!

And I'm telling you

I need you to believe me now!

I... I heard something

on the machine,

okay?

Will you just listen?

No new messages.

There's a...

No new messages.

The, uh...

No new messages.

No new messages...

Yes, I know I...

No new messages.

I know I heard something.

No new messages.

No... No new messages.

W-W-When you

play it backwards...

It... She was...

It wa...

She said her name

was Valerie Washington.

Do...

Do we know a Valerie Washington?

No, we don't know any Valerie!

We don't know any

Valerie Washington!

You didn't hear anything!

Honey...

you gotta trust me.

I think you need to take

a break from your book.

I think the pressure's

getting to you.

It's okay.

Now, my reasons for drinking

were almost occupational.

I was a psychiatrist.

And being a psychiatrist,

I listened to people's problems

all the time every day all... you

know, on top of my own.

Then of course, my alcoholism.

All I... I felt

that drinking was, um,

my escape,

um, that I deserved it.

And so I started to drink.

And...

I got lost.

I got very lost,

and I lost many things.

I lost everything.

I lost my job,

lost my wife.

I lost my reputation.

I lost my dignity.

I was humiliated beyond

any reasonable measure.

I lost my kids.

Did that stop me? No.

See, I couldn't accept the fact

that I loved the next drink more

than I loved my own children.

But I did...

then.

And we all know that getting

sober is just half the battle.

It's staying sober,

staying sober.

Ladies and gentlemen, staying

sober is the hardest thing.

It's the hardest part,

and it's the hardest thing I've

ever done, and it is

We can all come up with an

excuse to have a drink,

for God's sake.

You feel good.

You feel bad.

You feel sad.

You feel happy.

Hey, there's always a reason to

have a celebration with

a dry martini,

but the problem

with people like us

is that one martini

leads to another martini.

It leads to a scotch

on the rocks.

It leads to a... in my case,

the crystal methamphetamine,

and then it's over.

Many of you know my journey to

sobriety in these last 11 years,

and I'd be less than honest

if I were to say to you

that I haven't wanted to have a

drink many, many times.

I have.

But I think.

I sit down, and I think about

what I've been through...

and all my family and my friends

and the people that I love

and that stuck by me

have been through.

So every time I think

that I might be slipping...

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