Session 9 Page #5

and then bolted to Miami

to Casino School.

That lucky f***! And he probably

scored on a scratch or something.

I warned her, didn't I?

I f***ing warned this b*tch, didn't I?

She said that he left

without saying anything?

Gordon, it's Hank.

He's totally unreliable.

Mike, call McManus. Call Craig.

See if he's still available.

PHIL:
Gordy?

Gordy, this is a blessing.

We replace this a**hole,

and we move forward.

What's the problem?

Something's not right here. Some...

What's the matter?

[ Sighs ]

Who are those two guys

you were talking to yesterday?

- What guys?

- I saw ya.

- Now, what were you talking about?

- What is this?

I'm asking you a question.

What were you talking about?

Okay.

Okay.

- Are you questioning my performance?

- I don't know. Should I be?

- Mike, call McManus.

- Don't walk away from me!

Don't ever walk away from me!

You gonna hit me?

[ Gordon walking up stairs ]

PHIL:
You think

I'm doing a bad job, Mike?

MIKE:
No, you're doing fine.

This used to be a great deal.

Steady gigs, joking around,

beers after work.

Hey, look! It says here, eight were

committed for uncontrolled passion.

Then Emma came.

PHIL:
Don't look at me like that, man.

You know it's why we lost

the last two gigs.

He's tired, and he overbid.

- Gordon loves being a father.

- Yeah, now he does, now he loves it.

But it was never in his heart.

This was Wendy's idea.

Look, Phil...

Just 'cause you say

you don't want something,

it doesn't mean you don't want it.

Now, six years ago I didn't want to be

a lawyer, but now I'm thinkin' I might...

Wait! Wait!

Who the f*** are you kidding?

You shuck fiber with us,

in there, okay?

Look...

That's not what I'm talking about.

I'm talking about... fatherhood

is screwing this guy's head up,

and it's f***ing his job up.

At the very least, Mike, he should've

canned Hank's ass six months ago,

and you know it.

What are you looking at?

Where you going, Mike?

- MIKE:
I'm gonna go take a piss.

- You got 25!

[ Birds and insects chirping ]

Hello, Wendy?

Can we talk?

[ Birds chirping ]

Wendy?

I wanna ask you something.

Can you forgive me?

JEFF:
Uncle Gordon!

Wendy?

Hello?

Gordon?

- JEFF:
Sorry.

- Hey, man.

JEFF:
I didn't see you on the phone.

- Sit down. Sit down.

- JEFF:
Thanks.

I just... I just came to...

Thank you for giving me this job,

you know?

JEFF:
I mean, I want to let you know

I'll bust my ass for you, okay?

I know that. I know that.

So, don't stress out, all right?

Things will work out.

JEFF:
I'm here for you,

and I'm gonna bust my ass, all right?

Yeah.

- Family, man.

- Yeah.

- So, was that Aunt Wendy?

- Yeah.

- How's she doing?

- She's good.

She's, uh... tired, you know?

It's when...

- Kids tire you out sometimes.

- JEFF:
Yeah, no, I know.

My dad's got the photos

back from the christening.

Yeah?

- Emma looks pretty pissed off.

- Yeah, she's pretty pissed.

[ Mary crying ]

DOCTOR:

Why are you crying, Mary?

MARY:
I miss my family.

How come they don't visit, Doctor?

DOCTOR:
Mary, can you tell me how

you got those scars on your chest?

MARY:
How many times

do I have to tell you?

MARY:
I fell off my bike

when I was a girl.

DOCTOR:
Is that what you remember,

Mary?

MARY:
Yes!

DOCTOR:
Now, can you tell me

who the Princess is?

- MARY:
No idea.

- DOCTOR:
And who Billy is?

MARY:
I don't know anyone

named Billy.

- DOCTOR:
Who is Simon, Mary?

- MARY:
I have no idea who Simon is!

- MARY:
I am sick of this!

- DOCTOR:
Mary, calm down.

MARY:
I just want to go back

to my room!

DOCTOR:
Mary?

[ Mary gasping ]

DOCTOR:
Mary?

BILLY:
Mary is asleep, sir.

DOCTOR:
Billy, why won't you tell me

what happened in Lowell.

I know you saw what happened.

BILLY:
You know perfectly well

what happened, sir.

DOCTOR:
But Mary needs to know

what happened, Billy.

- She needs to remember.

- BILLY:
No!

DOCTOR:
Well, then, maybe Simon

would like to tell me what happened.

- BILLY:
He's asleep.

- DOCTOR:
Help me wake up Simon.

- BILLY:
No!

- DOCTOR:
We must wake up Simon.

BILLY:
I won't... scared!

DOCTOR:

Billy, we have to wake up Simon.

You should take a shower, Gordon.

You shouldn't go home

with that sh*t on you, man.

What's the stupidest thing

you've ever done?

You mean,

besides coming to work for you?

[ Clears throat ]

Uh... I would have to say...

I would have to say

introducing Hank to Amy.

That was pretty f***ing stupid,

I wish I had that one back.

I wish I had that one back.

I hit Wendy.

What?

It was Friday night. I wanted

to celebrate getting this job.

I had the flowers.

I had the champagne.

I went into the kitchen.

She was cooking pasta.

I wanted to kiss her.

She turned around,

and before I knew it,

there's a pot of boiling water

all over my leg.

I don't know if it was the dog barking,

I don't know if it was Emma crying,

but I slapped her.

I hit my wife.

I love my wife.

It was an accident.

But I slapped her for it.

I've tried to talk to her on the phone,

but she wouldn't listen.

Where are you staying?

A motel.

You don't tell the other

guys about this.

Oh, come on, man.

You were right about Craig.

You should give him a call.

You know, uh, they,

uh, those kids, the other day...

I had a conversation

with those f***in' graffiti artists,

and they will not be coming back

our way again.

I spoke to 'em, I said,

"If I see you again, I'm calling Security," so...

Anyway, so, that's taken care of,

all right?

Okay.

Hang in there.

Take a shower.

Get that sh*t off of you.

[ Nocturnal nature sounds ]

GHOSTLY VOICE:
Hello, Gordon.

Do you know who I am?

WENDY:

Roses? They're lovely!

What's the occasion, Gordon?

[ Wendy laughing ]

WENDY:
Not here, Gordon. Later.

Watch out!

[ Gordon and Wendy screaming ]

GHOSTLY VOICE:
Do it, Gordon!

[ Wendy screaming ]

[ Crickets chirping ]

[Groaning ]

[ Gordon continues groaning ]

[ Owl hooting ]

[ Gordon yelling ]

[ Heavy breathing ]

[ Water dripping ]

Hey.

- You're up early.

- Yeah.

Guess I wasn't the only one

who couldn't sleep.

I got, uh, I got Craig

coming in tomorrow. Okay?

You okay?

I want to go home.

I'm gonna go inside.

Okay?

I gotta go.

[ Geese honking ]

It's gonna get ugly.

[ Floor scraper running ]

Ah, Jesus Christ!

- Jeff, what did you do?

- JEFF:
It wasn't me, man!

I'm gonna go check the breakers.

Mike!

- What?

- Take a break with me.

- I can't. I gotta go check the breakers.

- PHIL:
Let the kid do it.

MIKE:
Well, the kid can't.

He's got nyctophobia.

Mike.

Okay, all right.

F***.

- We got a problem.

- What?

We have a problem, and I want you

to know that this is not easy for me.

Look at me. This is not easy for me,

do you understand?

All right.

- We need to talk about Gordon.

- What about him?

He needs to take some time off, Mike.

- Why?

- Because he's becoming a liability.

I.. Phil, look, I can see

why you're a little paranoid.

Can ya? Do you know

that he hit his wife?

PHIL:
He hit Wendy, Mike.

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