Solitary Man Page #8

counsel to me was, uh.

I say a whole bunch

of sh*t, you know.

Some of its even the truth.

Oh, yeah.

Thats good.

Yeah?

Yeah. Is this new?

Um, no. No, its old. Its really,

actually, I think its

from when I was in eleventh grade or

something.

Hmm. Its still good though.

Thank you.

Well done, huh, young man?

Well done.

Thank you.

All the way around.

Yeah, well, getting into an

eclectic house was, was really

great. But, um, being junior is just really

different than being a sophomore.

Yeah. But being a sophomore is a hell

of a lot better than being

a senior because youve

got it all in front of you.

Lumberjack.

What?

Youre Sunday breakfast.

Lumberjack special.

The two, the two, the two.

The cakes, the eggs, bacon.

Youre the guy from Marinos.

I kept trying to figure

out who you were.

And I remember you

for two reasons.

One, you got the hair of

Bancroft, Mrs. Robinson.

She used to drive me nuts.

And I love the way that you eat.

You know, you dont give a

f*** what anybody thinks.

You just, you know,

you just go for it.

Wow. I never thought about it that

much. I just like pancakes.

Yeah. Thats cool.

Right. So, um, Ill

see you at Marinos.

Okay. Youll see me at Marinos.

Hey.

Hi.

Hi. You want a drink?

No. Just some more ice.

Yeah.

Cheston, he s, hes terrific, isnt he?

Hes super. He loves you.

He thinks youre

some sort of arch Dr. Phil.

Dr. Phil.

Yeah.

No, no, no. Hes a bozo.

When I give advice, its target specific.

And what advice did you give him exactly?

Hes very tightlipped about it.

Oh, well, I cant reveal

all my confidences.

But you ought to know this

because I would never tell him

anything that you said

you know, or what I saw or,

you know what might gonna happen.

Whats gonna happen, Ben?

Well, its not really the

question of the moment, is it?

No.

No. No. The question of the moment is

what are you getting

out of the transaction?

What transaction?

Well, you know what I mean. Between

the, uh, the two of you.

I mean you got your little jokes,

you know, the Spanish

thing, interests are the

same, and the studying.

But, um, are you getting it,

you know, where it counts?

Oh, Ben. Cheston thinks

you care about him.

This has nothing to do with him.

Hes never gonna know about this.

Never.

Arent you a little old for all this?

Youre still standing here, arent you?

Yeah, cause Im contemplating

throwing this drink in your

face. But Im not going to because I

dont want Cheston to

know what you just tried. So

you can just walk away. Please.

Nothing personal.

Hey.

That is it, actually. Since you asked,

thats what I get from him.

Something personal.

Besides getting it done where

it counts, which he does

Cheston and I reach each other.

Hes tender and sweet and

smart and funny, a million

things that you arent.

I was once, honey.

It doesnt last.

Im gonna

tell you a few things.

Then Im gonna do a few things. Huh?

First, youre not getting

robbed. Just stay there.

Second. My name is Nascarella.

Now, Im giving you my

particulars so you understand

you can forget about going

to the cops with this.

I was on the job thirty years. They

give me a nice gold shield.

Theres no help there

for you, my friend.

Plus, I squared it

with campus security.

Seems, uh, youve thrown the

first punch before, huh?

Just like tonight?

The fu, f*** you

want from me, huh?

I picked up all my debts

in Vegas, AC, you now.

Thats damn good, pal. But

Its got nothing to do with me.

I run security for

Allyson Karschs father.

And the third thing I

wanna tell you is, leave.

I mean, as soon as you can.

You were warned once

before but you ignored it.

Now, are you gonna ignore me?

No.

No. Uh, Im gonna go.

You mean that? It is a promise?

Im gonna go, I m

gonna go in the morning,

first thing, Im gonna go.

Not sure youll be able

to get on your way that quickly.

What?

Come on, you can get up. Come on.

Let me help you.

Thats it. Good.

Good. Thats good.

Hey, you okay?

Yeah.

Okay.

Do not ignore me.

No broad is worth it.

We gotta

go to the hospital.

No, no, no hospitals.

I just, oh, I wanna lie down.

I wont let you close your eyes

until we get this looked at.

You wont let me.

No. I mean, you could

have internal injuries.

You hit your head.

I mean, we need a doctor.

I dont need a doctor.

Jesus Christ, youre too

f***ing good to be true.

What the f*** you care about

whether I get looked at or not?

You know, dont start all

that, that friend bullshit.

Well, well, we are friends.

I havent seen you in

thirty years, all right?

That has nothing to do with this.

See, thats where you and I, you

know, are a little different.

I dont exactly have,

uh, faith in that racket.

What, the friendship racket?

Yeah.

You know, you had a lot of

friends when you were here, Ben.

A lot of friends.

Yeah, uh, Ill tell you where

theres a place for friends.

You know where its in that,

that, that, that midrange

you know, where everything is

comfortable, were all the same.

Right there in the middle. Huh? But

at your highest moments and

your lowest, youre alone.

Im on the cover of Forbes magazine,

right? Im by myself.

Im on the, uh, the front

of the Times Business,

uh, section In Handcuffs.

Im, Im there by myself.

That is not true.

Please, please. They pull

at you. They smile at you.

All they wanna do is kill ya.

Listen, theyd f***ing

kill ya to take your place.

And Im, Im walking on

my, my way to court

thinking anybodys asking, hey,

wonder whats going on in, in

Bens mind, you know?

I couldnt give a sh*t.

Hey, I remember Nancy. She would

never treat you that way. Never.

Cause Nancy was legit.

And I was legit to Nancy.

And when I couldnt be

anymore, you know, I left.

If it means anything

when you were on the cover

of Forbes magazine

I was on the cover

of Forbes magazine.

I saved it and everything.

I believe you.

Good.

I just, I dont how

to be like you, Jimmy.

I dont really know

where to start.

Go start tomorrow.

Lets go inside.

Aarg!

Sh*t.

Oh, I think, I think I

cracked a couple of ribs.

Suse?

Hey, dad.

At least I can understand myself now.

They lowered the painkillers. They

had to keep it high at

first so you wouldnt move and cause

more internal damage.

Youre gonna be okay.

You came to see me?

Yeah.

Youre gold, Suse.

Youre pure gold.

How long can you stay?

For now.

Then I have to take off, but

Ill sit with you til then.

Im sorry about Carol Salomonde.

I shouldnt...

dont think about that now.

Just rest.

Thanks, pumpkin.

Here, let me help you.

Youre feeling quite nicely?

Yeah, well, it hurts like a beast.

Well, its gonna be

sore for sometime still.

The doctors will be

in after their rounds.

Now, I know that they spoke to

your doctor back in New York.

While you were under sedation

they ran a series of tests.

I know that were not supposed

to discuss results with you.

Well, what, what kind of tests?

Who, who, who told em?

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