Silver Linings Playbook Page #3

a small thing that I do.

If I make a lot of money, what's the

difference if I do this or that?

It's a small thing. Sit down.

Come on.

I'm making crabby

snacks and homemades.

You see?! You see that?!

You're meant to be here!

This is special. Everything

happens for a reason.

That's why you came home.

Embrace it! Embrace it!

I'm the reason? I

don't think so.

Yeah, Tommy, Tommy, yes, yes.

I got your whole sheet.

Mom. Yeah. No, no...

I'm just confirming.

I'm just confirming. Okay.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Can I do.. An interview for a school

project on mental illness? No.

It's for a school project!

Don't pay any attention.

Who's that? That's not Rick

d'angelo, is it? That's him.

Is he the guy who's

having the problem?

People are stupid. They, they, they,

they don't know what they're saying.

Yeah, that's the one.

Don't let them hurt

your feelings.

Pat, don't look for Nikki! Take

your camera and get out of here!

Patrick, please. Pat!

Patty! Don't

look for Nikki!

Ms. meckers!

Oh, God! Oh, God!

Nance! This is my lucky day!

Look at you working on a Sunday!

How are you? Hey.

What are you doing here?

I just came by to say hi, to let you

know I'm ready to come back to work.

You shouldn't be here.

I'll work full-time,

half-time.

I'll sub, I'll work

history, whatever you want.

Here, let me give you a hand.

I'm sorry. I'm being rude.

I got it. I got it.

I got it.

Let me ask you something. Let

me just ask you something.

Does Nikki still

work here?

You know I can't tell you that.

But Doug culpepper is still here.

Why would you tell me that? You

know he broke up my marriage.

What, are you being,

a troublemaker?

You know, you look good. Did

you lose a lot of weight?

I did, yeah. I did.

Thank you.

Get away from me!

Get away!

I'm better. I just want to let

you know, I'm better now. Okay?

I'm better. I feel good. I feel so good.

Look at my eyes.

Look at my eyes. Look

at how clear they are.

I'm not a complainer anymore.

I'm a positive guy. Okay?

You just have to

give it some time.

Yes.

You know, a lot went down.

People will get over it.

It'll be all good.

It'll work out.

Yes! It will be!

I'm gonna take that as a

silver development, Nancy!

A silver development!

That's a silver lining!

Good luck.

Ronnie! Pat.

There he is! He's back!

Hey.

Welcome home.

Thank you.

Welcome back, man.

Yeah, I'm out.

Yeah? You're out out?

Uh-huh.

Cool, man. Wow, you lost a lot of weight.

I almost didn't recognize you.

Thank you.

I'm sorry I didn't visit

you in the hospital.

You know, work's out of

control, you know, she had the baby.

I'm really glad you're back.

I missed you. I really

need someone to talk to.

You gotta come see the baby.

She's beautiful. And Veronica

wants to make dinner for you.

Congratulations on the baby, but

I'm not buying the invitation.

'Cause you think Veronica

still hates you?

I know Veronica still hates me.

That's not true.

Yes, it is. Nikki

always said that.

"Ronnie's wife keeps his social calendar

where she keeps his balls, in her purse.".

That's not true.

Ronnie! What

are you doing?

Okay, it's a little true. But if

you think she still hates you,

you're wrong because why would she

tell me to invite you to dinner?

Hmm?

Did you invite him?

Yes.

Well, can he make it?

I don't know yet! Can you

make it next Sunday?

Sure.

I'll see you next Sunday.

Now, you guys are still in

touch with Nikki, right?

Does Veronica still

talk to Nikki?

Yeah.

Get in here, please.

I need you.

Okay.

As soon as you left, the redskins threw

a trick play, a pitch out to randal El.

Andy reid wastes a timeout challenging

it, loses the challenge, loses the game.

You're in this house, please

show some respect for what I do.

And we should spend time

together anyway. I'm

trying to keep you out

of trouble, please.

I have very, good news, everybody.

Very good news.

What's that? What's

the good news?

Things are looking up.

Oh, are they?

You know what, I knew why they

invited me over. I knew it.

Listen, she might

be with that guy.

That, the...

Oh, no way!

She..., no, she might be with him.

She's afraid of you.

She doesn't want

to talk to you.

No way, dad. You mean,

Doug culpepper?

Put the phone down.

You gotta...

Wait just a minute.

Put the phone

down, please.

What are you doing?

Listen..., stop.

Give me the phone. Dad,

this is my life. Dad.

You gotta understand me. You wanna go back?

Well then, stop this!

Gimme the phone.

Gimme the phone.

Pat!

Then don't

f***ing do this.

Don't talk to

me like that.

Well then, don't

behave this way.

I got... a call

asking to...

Check on this house. Pat.

Solatano?

Yeah.

Yeah? Missus solatano, mister

solatano, I'm officer keogh.

I work this beat. Look, I heard

about the restraining order.

And I heard you went to your

old house and the school.

It's not okay. I've been

assigned to your case, so you're

gonna be seeing a lot of me.

Do yourself a favor.

Respect the restraining

order, okay?

Five hundred feet. You

hear what he just said?

Youhave a restraining order.

Yeah, dad, I know.

Thank you, officer.

If you need anything...

My card.

Thank you. Sorry.

We understand.

Since when do

cops have cards?

Tell me one thing. Would you like

to be a guy who goes back to jail

or to the hospital? Hmm? So take

your medication and if you do fine,

we'll reduce them.

Nikki's waiting for me to get in

shape and get my life in order, and

then she's gonna be with me. And

that's better than any medication.

Pat, there's a possibility, and I

want you to be prepared for it,

that she may not return. True love

is about letting her go and seeing

if she returns. In the meantime, if

you listen to that song, I don't

want you to fall apart. So get a

strategy, okay? You need one.

Let me say something, I

gotta say something.

Okay.

This is what I

believe to be true.

This is what I learned

in the hospital.

You have to do everything you

can, you have to work your

hardest, and if you do,

if you stay positive,

you have a shot at

a silver lining.

Work on a strategy, okay?

Hey, my friend Ronnie's having this

party on Sunday night and it's like

a real hoity-toity thing and his wife,

Veronica's a real stickler for...

I don't know, my mom got

this gap outfit she

wants me to wear, but

I wanna wear a Jersey

that my brother, Jake,

got me from the eagles.

Which Jersey?

Desean Jackson.

Desean Jackson is the man.

Well, that settles that.

Pat! What are you doin'?

I gotta go, man.

Why?

I can't stay, come on. I made a

mistake, I shouldn't have worn this.

Dude, you're fine. I like that Jersey.

I wish I was wearing that Jersey.

I feel like an idiot.

Are you comfortable?

Veronica's not

gonna like it.

Get over here.

Plus you got a tie on.

Don't worry about it,

you're the guest of honor.

You come however you wanna come.

Really?

Get over here.

Desean Jackson's

in the house!

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