Rain Man Page #2

The rain what?

You know, one of those

imaginary childhood friends.

- What happened to him?

- Nothin'. I just grew up.

Not so much.

'And I remember, too,

the day you left home...

so full of bitterness

and grandiose ideas.

So full of yourself.

And being raised without a mother,

the hardness of your heart...

is understandable as well.

Your refusal to even pretend

that you loved or respected me...

all these I forgive.

But your failure to write, to telephone,

to reenter my Life in any way...

has left me without a son.

I wish you all I ever wanted for you.

I wish you the best.'

'l hereby bequeath to my son,

Charles Sanford Babbitt...

that certain Buick convertible...

the very car that, unfortunately,

brought our relationship to an end.

Also, outright title to my

prizewinning hybrid rose bushes.

May they remind him

of the value of excellence...

and the possibility of perfection.

As for my home and all other property,

real and personal...

these shall be placed in trust

in accordance with the terms of...

that certain instrument

executed concurrently herewith.'

What does that mean?

It means that the estate,

in excess of $3 million...

after expenses and taxes,

will go into a trust fund...

for a beneficiary

to be named in this document.

- Who is that?

- I'm afraid I can't tell you that.

- Who controls the money? You?

- No. He's called a trustee.

What is that?

How does that work?

Forgive me,

but there's nothing more I can say.

I'm sorry, son.

I can see that you're disappointed.

Why should I be disappointed?

I got rose bushes, didn't l?

What's his name got--

- What'd you call him? The--

- Beneficiary.

He got $3 million,

but he didn't get the rose bushes.

I definitely got

the rose bushes.

- Charles.

- I mean, those are rose bushes.

- There's no need--

- To what?

To be upset?

To be upset?

If there is a hell, sir,

my father's in it...

and he is looking up right now

and he is laughing his ass off.

Sanford Babbitt. You wanna be

that guy's son for five minutes?

- Were you Listening to that letter?

- Yes, sir, I was.

Were you?

No. Could you repeat it?

'Cause I can't believe my f***in' ears.

I was looking for you.

How did it go?

I got what I expected.

Susanna, this could take

a few minutes.

- Can I help you?

- I think you can.

I have a problem with a private trust

and-- That's a terrific suit.

- Thank you.

- My father was Sanford Babbitt.

Is this Wallbrook?

Excuse me.

Is this Wallbrook?

Excuse me.

Dr. Bruner is still in conference.

Would you Like

to wait in his office?

No, we'll stay here.

Thank you.

Maybe we're not supposed

to be looking around here.

Good to have you here.

Good luck to all three of you.

Twenty dollars starts you all

on an important match.

In what 1980 comedy film did Goldie Hawn

get away from it all? Lisa?

- 'Private Benjamin.'

- Excuse me, please.

I'd Like to watch

the TV, please.

For whose grandson was the

presidential retreat Camp David named?

- Lisa?

- Eisenhower.

Right, for David Eisenhower.

You've got another five.

Ten-dollar lead for Lisa.

In days of yore, what would

a swashbuckler keep in his sheath?

Whatever this is, I don't understand

the point of secrecy.

This patient is an old

girlfriend of my father's?

I knew your father

since you were two years old.

The year my mother died.

I'm trustee of the fund, but this

hospital receives nothing from that.

Maybe that's something

we could discuss.

I took on this burden out of loyalty

to your father. My loyalty ends there.

And you think

I should feel that loyalty?

I think you feel cheated

out of your birthright...

by a man who had

difficulty showing love.

And I think if I were in your shoes,

I'd probably feel the same.

I was hoping that we could talk, that

you would explain my father's side...

help me understand

the right in what he's done.

Because, failing that,

I have responsibilities of my own...

and they have to be met,

even if that means a fight.

I'm sorry,

this is not your car.

Yeah, my dad lets me

drive slow on the driveway.

- I'm an excellent driver.

- Are you sure that you drive this car?

There's only 28 miles on the odometer

since I drove it a week ago Saturday.

- Should be more than 28 miles.

- Look, my boyfriend is coming.

Of course, today's Monday.

I always drive the car on Saturday.

Never drive on a Monday.

- Who is this guy?

- He jumped into the car.

- Well, he can jump out.

- I'm an excellent driver.

Yeah, that's good. Come on.

I don't have time for this sh*t.

Why'd you let him get in?

This is not a toy.

- He says he drives this car.

- Dad lets me drive every Saturday.

Of course, the seats were

originally brown leather.

Now they're pitiful red.

You know, these seats

were brown leather.

- You know this car?

- I know this car.

- How do you know this car?

- I definitely know this car.

It's a 1949 Buick Roadmaster.

Straight-Eight. Fireball Eight.

Only 8,095 production models.

Dad lets me drive on the driveway,

but not on Monday.

- Definitely not on Monday.

- Who's your dad?

- Sanford Babbitt.

- Who? Sanford Babbitt?

Cincinnati, Ohio.

That's my address.

What is it with this guy? Hey!

- Who's your mother?

- Eleanor Babbitt.

- Eleanor?

- Died January 5th, 1965.

Who the hell are you?

Wait a second. Where are you goin'?

Thirteen minutes to Judge Wapner

and 'The People's Court.'

I wanna ask you a question.

What you are witnessing is real.

The participants are not actors--

- I'm talkin' to you!

- They're actual litigants.

Bruner, who is this guy?

Raymond is your brother.

My brother?

I don't have a brother.

...and have your disputes

settled here in our forum:

'The People's Court.'

'The People's Court.'

'The People's Court.'

Hello, I'm Doug Llewelyn,

and welcome to 'The People's Court.'

- What is he, crazy?

- No.

- Is he retarded?

- Not exactly.

- Not crazy or retarded, but he's here.

- He's an autistic savant.

I don't know what that means.

People Like him used to

be called 'idiot savants.'

They have certain deficiencies,

certain abilities.

- Well, he's retarded.

- Autistic.

- Actually, high-functioning.

- What does that mean?

It means that there's a disability

that impairs the sensory input...

and how it's processed.

English here.

You're talkin' over my head.

Raymond has a problem

communicating and learning.

He can't even express himself

or probably even...

understand his own emotions

in a traditional way.

And after that, the dog bit him.

I yelled at my dog.

There are dangers

everywhere for Raymond.

Routines, rituals--

It's all he has to protect himself.

Rituals. That's a good one.

Well, it's the way he acts...

sleeps, eats, uses the bathroom,

walks, talks, everything.

- Breaking a routine is terrifying.

- How Long has he been here?

- I came here in 1960.

- How old is he?

He was 18 or 20 then.

I have to check the records.

- You've been here that Long?

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