Separation

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[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ BIRDS SQUAWKING ]

MOMMY, I ALMOST DID IT WITH

NO HANDS!

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

MOMMY?

[ CLANGING ]

HI, SWEETIE.

MOMMY HAS TO TALK TO YOU.

[ WAVES CRASHING ]

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ SIGHS ]

YOU'RE A GOOD MOTHER.

[ SIGHS ]

P.B. AND J. WITH THE CRUSTS CU OFF -- YOUR FAVORITE.

YOU LIKE YOUR NEW ROOM?

GO AWAY.

THIS IS ALL GONNA WORK OUT,

SWEETIE.

YOU'LL SEE.

NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS, MOMMY

AND DADDY -- WE LOVE YOU VERY,

VERY MUCH.

LOOK AT ME.

NO!

IF YOU EAT YOUR LUNCH, THEN

YOU CAN HAVE A COOKIE.

LIZZIE.

MOTHER.

COOKIE BRIBES ARE BETTER

SUITED TO SCRAPED KNEES.

YOU NEED TO GIVE HER SOME SPACE.

LET HER FIND HER OWN WAY.

AND WHAT IF SHE DOESN'T?

WE CAME OUT HERE TO MAKE THIS

WORK, MOTHER.

YOU'RE NOT SUPERWOMAN, YOU

KNOW, DARLING.

YOU'RE PUTTING WAY TOO MUCH

PRESSURE ON YOURSELF.

[ SIGHS ]

YOU HAVE TO FACE REALITY.

NO, I WON'T GIVE UP.

I WANT TO BE A FAMILY.

IT'S A 2-WAY STREET, DARLING.

YOU DON'T THINK I KNOW THAT,

MOTHER?

[ SIGHS ]

NO, I DON'T!

[ WAVES CRASHING ]

JACK?

JACK, ARE YOU SMOKING?

SO, DID YOU BRING IN THE REST OF

THE STUFF?

I DON'T KNOW.

SHOULD I BOTHER?

CAN I COUNT ON YOU?

WHY DO I GET THE FEELING

YOU'VE ALREADY ANSWERED THA QUESTION FOR YOURSELF?

OR SHOULD I SAY YOUR MOTHER'S

ANSWERED IT FOR YOU?

WHAT DO WE NEED TO MAKE THIS

WORK?

A F***ING MIRACLE.

WHAT DID YOU SAY?

YOU SAID YOU'D TRY.

SO DID YOU, LIZ.

DOESN'T SEEM TO MATTER.

YOU'RE NEVER GONNA GET OVER IT.

EVERY TIME YOU LOOK AT ME...

YOU'RE JUST NEVER GONNA GET OVER

IT.

DADDY.

I WANT GRANDMA.

Get lost!

YOU ARE A GOOD...

LIZZIE, LIZZIE.

LIZZIE.

I'M FINE.

IT'S JUST A HEADACHE.

Okay.

[ VAN BEEPING ]

[ NATHANAEL CHADWICK'S

"SECRET LOVE" PLAYS ]

FOR THIS LITTLE THING

I HOLD IN MY HAND

I CAN'T LET GO

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

YOU MUST BE MR. APPLETON.

WELL, ONE SECOND.

EVEN THOUGH YOU NEVER,

EVER HURT,

DON'T YOU LOVE...

[ RADIO SHUTS OFF ]

GUY SELLERS.

I GET IT SOLD.

OH...RIGHT, THAT.

NICE TO MEET YOU, GUY.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO STARTLE YOU.

I JUST WANTED TO COME OVER AND

INTRODUCE MYSELF.

I HATE HOW BUSINESS HAS BECOME

SO IMPERSONAL -- AGENTS,

LAWYERS -- ON THE CLOSE AND

EVERYTHING, RIGHT?

LUCKY FOR YOU, IT'S NEVER TOO

LATE -- OR TOO EARLY -- TO FIND

OUT EXACTLY WHAT GUY CAN DO FOR

YOU.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YEAH, SURE.

YOU KNOW, I SOLD THIS PLACE

FOR 10% OVER THE ASKING PRICE

FOR THE McMANNS -- NOT THA THAT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO

HEAR.

BUT I COULD DO THE SAME FOR

YOU...WHEN YOU'RE READY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO SELL THIS

PLACE -- NOT YET.

THE MARKET IS JUST GETTING HOT.

YOU GOT A CARD?

YEAH, SURE.

YOU KNOW, I STILL DO THE ODD

JOB AROUND THE CITY, BUT THE

ACTION HERE?

It's good.

YOU LOOKING FOR A RENTAL

PROPERTY?

WELL, YOU NEVER KNOW.

MRS. APPLETON.

HONEY, THIS IS -- THIS IS

GUY SELLERS.

YOUR HUSBAND TELLS ME THA YOU'RE INTERESTED IN A RENTAL

PROPERTY.

OH, IS THAT SO?

WELL, WHATEVER THE CASE, I'M

YOUR MAN.

TOP SELLER IN TOWN.

THERE'S MORE OF YOU.

[ LAUGHS ]

THAT'S GOOD!

I MEAN, 'CAUSE IT'S A SMALL

TOWN, AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF

US.

THAT'S -- THAT'S FUNNY.

I PLAN TO RUN THEM ALL OUT,

ANYWAY.

WELL, AS I SAID, ANYTHING YOU

FOLKS NEED, YOU DON'T HESITATE

TO CALL.

THANKS, THANKS.

YOU FOLKS TAKE CARE.

YEAH. SEE YOU AROUND.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ SONG CONTINUES ]

YOU THINK GUY SELLERS IS HIS

REAL NAME?

CAN WE KEEP:

OUR SECRET LOVE?

AND DON'T LET ANYBODY KNOW?

SO, YOU BETTER SWALLOW

THIS KEY, OR ELSE

THEY'RE GONNA SWALLOW YOU

WHOLE:

THIS LITTLE THING

I HOLD IN MY HAND

I CAN'T LET GO

EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NEVER,

EVER HURT,

DON'T YOU LOVE

HOW THIS STORY GOES?

GIVEN SOMETHING:

THAT YOU CAN'T IGNORE

EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE NEVER,

EVER HURT,

DON'T YOU LOVE

HOW THIS STORY GOES?

GIVEN SOMETHING:

THAT YOU CAN'T IGNORE

[ MUSIC STOPS ]

...IS NOT STUPID.

I'M NOT TAKING THOSE PILLS

ANYMORE.

THEY MAKE ME NERVOUS.

I JUST WANT TO BE HAPPY.

I NEVER SAID HE WAS STUPID.

HE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO HELP YOU.

SO, HE JUST IGNORES IT.

THAT'S NOT A HUSBAND.

WOULD YOU PREFER IF HE WAS

MORE LIKE DAD -- NEVER AROUND?

IT TOOK ME 50 YEARS TO FIGURE

OUT WHAT MAKES A GOOD MAN.

I FINALLY DECIDED THERE AREN' ANY.

I'M SPEAKING FROM EXPERIENCE.

HE'S GONNA LEAVE.

A GIRL NEEDS A FATHER.

NO, A GIRL NEEDS A MOTHER,

SWEETHEART.

LET HIM GO.

[ CLATTERING ]

I'M GLAD YOU'VE DECIDED TO

THINK FOR ME NOW, TOO.

THAT'S YOUR SH*T.

MIGHT HAVE BROKEN SOMETHING.

STOP.

[ SIGHS ]

"FAMILIES FILL OUR LIVES WITH

HAPPINESS AND LAUGHTER, LEAVING

AS MOMENTS TO TREASURE TODAY AND

FOREVER AFTER."

[ LAUGHS ]

WE'RE HEADING INTO TOWN.

I JUST NEED TO PICK UP A FEW

THINGS.

WHAT DO WE NEED?

I CAN GO.

NO.

I NEED TO GET OUT.

I'LL BE FINE.

ALL RIGHT?

YOU'RE GONNA STAY, THEN MAYBE

YOU CAN START ON THOSE LEAVES.

[ DOOR CLOSES ]

[ BIRDS CHIRPING ]

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

[ SOFT INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

PLAYS ]

I'LL GET THIS, TOO.

YOU HAVE ANY MORE PAPERS?

LAST ONE.

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

WELL, THAT WASN'T TWO

SECONDS.

I REMEMBER A TIME WHEN TALKING

TO ME WAS ALL YOU NEEDED.

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

[ SIGHS ]

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

JACK?

MOM?

HMM?

YOU THINK SHE'LL LIKE IT?

I THINK IT'S CUTE.

[ LIZ SCREAMS ]

I'LL DRIVE.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING THAT WAS

SO IMPORTANT?

I'M SURE SHE'S JUST GONE FOR

A BIKE RIDE.

IT'S GONNA GET DARK, JACK.

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

YOU'RE TO STAY HERE UNTIL SHE

GETS BACK.

[ HONKING HORN ]

LET'S GO!

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

SHE COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN FAR.

YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHEN SHE

LEFT.

WE'VE BEEN UP AND DOWN THIS ROAD

FOR THE PAST HOUR, JACK!

YOU'RE SELFISH.

SELFISH -- YOU'RE SO SELFISH!

SHE'S GONNA BE --

YOU'RE SELFISH!

SHE'S GONNA BE FINE.

HOW DO YOU KNOW SHE'S FINE?

DID YOU ASK HER, JACK?

DO YOU EVEN CARE ABOUT HER?

DO YOU?

WHAT KIND OF A FATHER ARE YOU?!

OBVIOUSLY NOT THE KIND YOU

NEED ME TO BE.

I SWEAR TO GOD, IF SOMETHING

HAPPENED TO HER, JACK...

[ TIRES SCREECH ]

THERE.

[ EXHALES ]

[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]

I'M SORRY I LOST MY TEMPER.

I'M SORRY, TOO.

[ HORN HONKS ]

GREAT.

THE LAST GUY IN TOWN IS A

COMPLETE A**HOLE.

[ EXHALES ]

YOU ALL RIGHT?

STILL SLEEPING.

[ CAR BEEPING ]

HI.

HI.

HOW IS SHE?

OUT LIKE A LIGHT.

TOMORROW'S A NEW DAY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

THAT'S TRUE.

DON'T YOU BELIEVE IN US

ANYMORE, JACK?

AND ME?

WE NEED TO MOVE ON.

THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.

WE CAN'T AFFORD TO STAY HERE,

LIZ.

THIS WAS A MISTAKE.

A NEW HOUSE ISN'T GONNA CHANGE

ANYTHING.

WE HAVEN'T EVEN TRIED.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

THIS IS ALL FOR YOU.

IT'S...IT'S LIKE I'M NEVER GONNA

BE GOOD ENOUGH.

OR I'M NEVER GONNA BE ABLE TO

MAKE UP FOR WHAT HAPPENED.

I MADE A DECISION, AND YOU'RE

NEVER GONNA FORGIVE ME.

I WANT TO BE HAPPY HERE.

I REALLY DO.

I JUST DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S

POSSIBLE NOW.

I'M SORRY.

I'm sorry.

I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU, LIZ.

I WANT TO BE HAPPY.

I WANT TO BE HAPPY.

[ SIGHS ]

[ SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS ]

YOU'RE A GOOD MOTHER.

[ ANGIE LAUGHS ]

SWEETIE?

DID YOU GET OUT OF BED?

[ ANGIE LAUGHS ]

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