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Roger's one of the most powerful men in

this conversation which has just ended.

Roger, I'm out.

Okay.

- Excuse me.

- Sorry.

- Drink, sir?

- Yeah.

- Okay.

- Thank you.

So, Ms. Huttinger,

is this on the record or off?

Off. Oh, off, off. Yeah, I'm not here

in a professional capacity.

- Good.

- No. No, no.

See...

My mother was Jocelyn Richelieu.

You're Jocy's daughter.

Yeah.

I mean, you've...

Hey, I'm real sorry about your mom.

You must have been...

...very young.

Yeah, I was 9.

She was a good lady.

So you're a journalist now.

In a... In a manner of speaking.

But I do have questions

that I would like to ask you.

About?

About what happened back then.

Between your mother and me?

And you and my grandmother.

I also know about the book.

And the movie.

You have anywhere

you need to be right now?

So you've read the book...

...seen the movie.

Pretty much how it was.

They did take some creative liberties,

though.

I didn't exactly graduate

from college...

...but I suppose The Dropout

would've made a lousy title.

And the ending, obviously

I did not run off with your mother.

Your purse is ringing.

- Do you mind if I...?

- No.

- Hello.

- Hello.

Hi. I have your phone.

Yes, I realized that when I called myself

and you answered.

So I just landed. Where are you?

- I'm here.

- Yes.

With him.

Listen, hey, if you need...

If you need my phone...

...it's still in the charger

in my apartment. I just...

Wait, wait, wait.

You're there with him right now?

- Yes.

- Did you ask him?

Not yet.

No, I'm kind of leading up to that.

Why? Don't be scared.

Whatever happens, it's gonna be fine.

Will You please call me

when You find out?

Okay, I will.

Bye.

Sorry about that.

Did you sleep with my mother?

In Mexico, Cabo,

the week before the wedding?

Yes.

Did you wear a condom?

Did l...? Why...?

Why would you possibly wanna...?

Oh, no.

I was born March 3rd, 1964...

...just shy of nine months

after my parents' wedding.

So it's a coin toss

between you and my father.

And I don't look like him,

I don't vote like him...

...I don't drive like him.

And I think that maybe...

Sarah, Sarah, I'm sorry

that this didn't occur to me before...

...that you might be thinking this.

No, it's possible.

Even if you used one, it is possible.

- No, it's not.

- Of course it is.

- It's not possible.

- Condoms break all the time.

- They slip right off. Especially if you...

- Sarah, it's impossible...

...for me to father children.

What...? Are you sterile?

- Great speech, Beau.

- Yeah, nice job.

Very inspirational. Thank you.

Yes.

But maybe not 30 years ago.

Thirty-nine, to be exact.

Well, how do you...?

How do you know that?

- Blunt testicular trauma.

- What?

My junior year at prep,

I was goalie on our soccer team.

We're in the city finals, tie score,

this guy comes in all alone.

I go out to break up the play,

and just as his leg swung back, I dove.

And let's just say that...

...he kicked the wrong ball.

Blunt testicular...

- Trauma.

...trauma.

And that made you sterile.

I'm afraid so.

Sarah, I'm... I'm sorry,

I can't be your father.

Okay.

Thank you.

It was nice to meet you,

Mr. Burroughs.

It was nice meeting you,

Ms. Huttinger.

Goodbye.

Blunt testicular trauma.

- Are you okay?

- Yeah.

Yeah, no, I'm good.

Everything... Everything's

very clear to me now.

You know, I came up here

looking for answers, and I got them.

I have nothing in common

with my family...

...and yet they are my family,

which is great.

This is good.

My mom ran off to Cabo and had a fling

a week before she was married...

...and then went back into

a loveless marriage, which was...

That's her choice. It's fine. It's fine.

Now I just... Now I gotta deal

with the fact...

...that I am in a career

that is going absolutely nowhere.

And a guy who is terrific,

and he wants to marry me...

...and I, theoretically,

want to marry him.

So yeah.

It's good.

It's pretty good, right?

God, this... God, you know,

it's just a great city, huh?

Sarah.

- Sarah...

- I'm so sorry.

No, no. Oh, no, no. No, that...

That... Hey, that's okay.

- I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to do...

- That's okay. That's... Look...

- I don't even know you...

- Hey, it's gonna be all right.

It's gonna be all right. Okay?

Okay.

- God!

- Come on.

Let's... Let's cheer you up, okay?

Cheer you up?

- Hey, is that an actual elephant's tusk?

- Yeah, as a matter of fact, it is.

- See all those little etchings?

- Yeah.

You know how they say

elephants never forget?

- Right.

- Not true. They have it all written down.

- Smart elephant.

- Hey, hey, wait!

Sarah, I have an idea.

You go with me?

- Okay.

- A little longer?

Yeah.

You know, Sarah,

You're not the first person...

...to harbor anxieties

about their future.

I was literallY the poster boY

for that sort of thing.

- Well, how did you figure yourself out?

- Well, I screwed up a lot.

Lived abroad a while.

Did an enormous amount of drugs.

Joined an ashram.

Doodled Grandma.

Then someone told me the most

profound two words I'd ever heard:

"Be present."

So now all I ever worry about

is my immediate universe...

...which presently consists

of you, me...

...and the deafening silence

coming from that jukebox.

Ladies and gentlemen,

it is mY privilege to introduce to You...

...the president of the United States,

William Jefferson Clinton.

Thank You verY much.

Do you know him?

You know, I'm not sure

anyone really knows him.

I've spent time with him.

Where are we going?

Can I ask you a question?

What happened that weekend

with Mom?

Skipping all the intimate details,

of course...

...but what happened

that weekend in Cabo?

My parents had a house down there.

I'm staying by myself, pretty much

loafing the summer away...

...when Jocelyn...

When your mom just showed up.

We had a little history together

back in high school.

For three days, all we did

was swim and laugh...

...and I taught her how to surf.

Then one morning I woke up

and she was gone.

Back to Pasadena to get married. L...

I didn't even know

that she was engaged.

Those were probably

the three happiest days of my life.

It's the only time I can remember

ever feeling really...

...peaceful.

Well, why do you think

that she went back?

Security, maybe. I don't know.

She never said.

You know, I can see a lot of her

in you.

She was a very beautiful woman.

So are you.

I have to pee.

What?

Sorry.

Okay.

Well...

Oh, I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

I can't believe I just did that.

So inappropriate. I didn't...

I mean, I re...

Good morning.

Morning.

Best hangover remedy I know.

Five minutes

with your feet over your head...

...followed by a three-mile jog,

then a quick swim.

It's better than coffee and aspirin.

Wanna try?

You want coffee and aspirin.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Good coffee.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Where are we?

We are in Half Moon Bay.

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