Restless

Thank you all for coming out today.

It really means a lot to us to have you here.

And I know it would have meant a lot

to my brother as well.

Chris is...

Was a natural comedian.

And anyone who knew him

has heard his patented jokes.

The setup varied from time to time.

"How many people can you fit in a boat?

"How many people can you fit in an elevator?

A car?"

But the punch line was always the same.

"One, with a big fat head. "

He used to tell me that he was getting 'em

from a book that he kept top-secret.

Stashed away.

And just before he passed away,

he called me over to tell me something.

He said,

"Eddie, there wasn't a book

with all the jokes.

"I made them up.

I didn't want you to go try looking for it. "

I like your cracker house.

Do I know you?

Does anybody here know you?

Hey, wait.

The suit was a giveaway.

You're not supposed to wear black

to these things anymore.

Why not?

'Cause it's a bummer.

Yeah, people like

to wear bright colors these days.

I don't have any bright colors.

I'm not gonna tell, or whatever,

about crashing the memorial.

Good. Sorry for your loss.

"Cast thy bread upon the waters,

"for thou shalt find it after many days. "

I'm reminded of the little squirrel

that Vicki talked about

in a poem that she wrote,

discovered among her papers.

Here's that poem.

"The leaves are turning, turning

"Yellow, orange, red

"The colors of death

"Like the squirrel without its walnut,

without its mother

"I am alone

"Like a deer that longs for running streams

My soul longs for you, my God

"My soul longs for you"

And we must remember the words

from Ecclesiastes as well.

"Cast thy bread upon the waters,

for thou shalt find it after many days.

"If the clouds be full of rain,

then they empty themselves upon the earth.

"And if the tree fall toward the south

or toward the north,

"in the place where the tree falleth... "

It's not that bad.

- C-8.

- Hit.

What do you mean? I'm ruined.

Thanks to her, they'll probably have people

watching out for me now.

I'm gonna have to be careful.

F-5.

- Miss.

- Where's your dumb little boat, Hiroshi?

Maybe you should stop going

to strangers' funerals.

C-6.

Hit.

A-7?

Miss. C-9.

How is it you win every time?

So I thought I'd give it a try.

It's not my best color.

It's one of my mom's old dresses.

It's a little big,

but it should be okay, right?

Are you following me?

No, I just thought I'd find you here.

Well, you did.

- Can I come in with you?

- No.

- Well, why not?

- Because you can't.

I don't need help, okay?

- Why?

- Because there's nothing to help with.

- Well, I can just, like...

- Just leave me alone.

Okay.

I'm Annabel.

- Can I have a word with you?

- Yes.

I'm not quite sure

what your game is here, son,

but this is the fourth funeral

I've seen you at this month.

And either you are

the world's unluckiest boy

or you are a disrespectful little prankster.

If I see you around here again,

I'm calling the cops,

- and I'm going to tell all the...

- Marcus?

Marcus, I've been looking for you.

I want you to meet my cousin.

I told her all about you.

Hey. Hey,

thanks for helping with my uncle's funeral.

Yeah, he was a great, great man.

We're just all so torn up about it.

- This is my boyfriend, Marcus.

- Marcus.

- Marcus Daly.

- Nice to meet you, Marcus.

Pleasure's all yours, I'm sure.

I'm sorry for your loss.

Thank you, sir.

My aunt's taking it really hard right now,

so we're trying not to leave her alone

for too long.

Yeah. Thanks, man.

Come on.

Again.

I'm so sorry for your loss.

You'll get there.

Do another one.

So sorry for your loss. He'll be missed.

Our prayers are with you in this difficult time.

- Too formal.

- Yeah. I like it, though.

- My name's not Marcus, you know.

- I figured.

I'm not sure why I picked that.

You don't really look like a Marcus.

I'm Enoch.

Much better. I'm Annabel.

But I already told you that.

- So did you know that cancer kid?

- What?

The kid from the other funeral?

Yeah. I volunteer at the hospital.

In the Webber building.

Is that where all the cancer kids are?

Kids with cancer.

Bummer.

Not really.

What are you reading?

It's a new biography on Darwin.

The evolution guy?

Yeah. He's kind of my favorite.

- Why?

- "Why?"

Well, only because he's the father

of the greatest idea

a human being has ever had.

Not to mention the fact

that he was brilliant enough

to see nature's design

laid out right in front of him.

And maybe just because

he was the most important scientific mind

that ever was or ever will be

in the history of history.

- What about Einstein?

- What about him?

All right.

Well, I'm gonna get home or whatever.

Okay. Yeah, me, too.

Thanks for bailing me out back there.

Yeah. Any time.

Okay.

I don't know why we still eat in here.

Did you look at those school brochures

I left on your bed?

No.

There's some really great schools in the city.

And Henderson has this great college

prep course,

and I know the headmaster at...

May I be excused, Mabel?

Why don't you call me

Auntie Mabel anymore?

Okay.

No. With your whole body.

No, that's too far.

Like this?

- No way.

- This feels pretty good.

I'll take a good old-fashioned handshake

any day.

A bow is a sign of deep respect.

So's a handshake.

Come on, try it.

Enoch Brae, nice to meet you.

White people. You have to grab everything.

Okay. You stick with the bow.

Enoch, come away from the edge.

Don't worry.

I'm over that.

Are you?

Yeah. I'm fine.

- What's the score?

- You're up five hits.

I thought it was six.

We didn't count that one.

I did.

Tennessee, St. James and New York

are the best properties on the board.

I like Boardwalk.

Yeah, nobody wins with Boardwalk.

It's a terrible investment that never pays off.

I like Boardwalk.

Fine. I'll trade you orange for blue any day.

Okay. Deal.

What?

That's her.

- Who?

- That girl I was telling you about.

- Why is she dressed like a boy?

- She's not.

Are you gonna go talk to her?

- What do I say?

- You could say hello.

I'm gonna go talk to her.

Okay. I'll see you at home.

She won't be able to see me anyway.

All right, see you, Hiroshi.

Annabel.

Enoch.

Funny running into you here.

I was just walking.

By myself. You know.

Cool.

I like to come out here to draw.

It's nice, you know, to get out.

Yeah, always good to get out.

Seen any good funerals lately?

Yeah. This one guy,

he had this weird skin disease

that made him go crazy or whatever.

Closed casket.

Of course.

Could I see your drawings?

I'm not very good. I just like to do it.

It's okay. I can barely draw a stick figure.

Okay.

This is Chroicocephalus ridibundus,

the black-headed gull.

Her head is actually white in the winter

and she has these cool black streaks

on her plumage.

That's the little-footed gull.

That one's not finished.

- And there's...

- Who's this guy?

I really like him.

Nicrophorus americanus,

the American burying beetle.

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