Something to Talk About Page #6

-Doc, she okay?

-Yeah.

You get to be that age,

you get a little excited...

...you drink a little too much punch....

She's fine. She'll probably outlast us all.

That's good. That's wonderful.

Now, you call me if you need to

and good luck tomorrow night.

-Doc?

-Yeah.

Let me ask you something.

Did you say she had beautiful hips?

Yes, I did.

I meant for....

Well, she has.

Stop it, Daddy!

It's all right. I boxed in the Navy.

I wrestled in high school.

-Drive carefully.

-Thanks a lot.

That no-good son of a b*tch.

Come on, Daddy.

There's more ass to kick tomorrow.

You can rack out at my house tonight.

You've been sleeping in the barn too long.

Can't even sleep in my own goddamn bed.

-I talked to Hank.

-You got him all squared away?

-Good. He's not going to quit?

-No.

-Good.

-He's going to ride Ransom.

What?

Now how can you say

a fool thing like that?

It's the right thing to do.

The right thing is I'll do exactly

with my goddamn horses...

...as I goddamn please.

Hank will ride.

Baby, why do you think I been doing this

for all these years? My health?

Don't you have a loyal bone in your body?

I'd love to see you win,

but you'll have to do it fair and square.

Wait a minute.

The stable manager is telling the owner

what to do?

No.

I quit.

I'm going back to finish vet school.

Oh, she quit. Well, I'll be damned.

I'm telling you this as me.

I understand.

Come on, Grace.

Didn't that feel good?

You girls, I swear.

Ladies and gentlemen,

we are setting up for our final event:

The $100,000...

...Crown Royal Winter National

Grand Prix Jump-off.

Our ring crew is raising the fences...

...and shortening the course

for our final round.

-Daddy?

-Yeah.

Can I go and see Ma?

She's right over there.

Please.

Okay, go see your mommy.

-Stay with your mommy.

-Okay, I will.

Honey, I'll walk you.

Have a Heart, trained by James Johnson,

is a top West Coast competitor.

You know Eddie, I had a flash.

I'll alert the media.

I'll bet that one day you and Grace

will make fantastic grownups.

-Want a drink?

-Sure.

I'll go get something to drink.

Ladies and gentlemen...

...let's begin with our first rider,

number 232...

...Mary Ting, riding Monte Carlo.

Mary Ting on Monte Carlo

with one rail down and a time of 36:07.

Now, number 208, King's Ransom,

of King Farms, Wyly King, owner...

Give him the ride of his life.

...ridden by Hank Corrigan.

Ladies and gentlemen, King's Ransom.

That's a clean ride for King's Ransom,

number 208...

...Hank Corrigan with a time of 35:58.

-Good ride, son.

-Thanks.

And now, our final competitor.

Good luck, Daddy.

There's no luck to it. It's all skill.

Oh, my God.

It's just a man on a horse,

baby girl, nothing more.

Just a man on a horse.

Unfortunately, number 226, Wyly King...

...had the last rail down on

that difficult triple, with a time of 36:18.

That moves Wyly King

and Have A Heart into third place.

But still a win for King Farms

with number 208...

...King's Ransom,

becoming this year's $100,000...

...Crown Royal Winter

National Grand Prix champion!

Good job, Ransom!

It's not about the horses.

Come on, honey.

Come on home.

We did it! I didn't do it, but we did!

Hank is the man of the hour!

Everybody do it.

I'm not going to be the only one.

-Here you go. Well done, sweetie.

-Thank you.

You've got to love that about Daddy.

Even when he loses, he wins.

To vet school.

Eddie, where's your drink?

I don't know my ass from Bakersfield.

Or is it sh*t from shinola?

Either way.

You take him back with you.

Next year, take him in there yourself.

I'll pay you your rate.

When you're ready, I'll sell you half of him.

I do one decent thing a year,

so I suggest you take me up on it.

Come have a drink at the house.

You've earned at least that.

Let this horse rest.

-Congratulations.

-Thanks.

I heard you and Eddie

were getting a divorce.

How did you hear that?

Edna told Nadine, who told Kitty,

who told me she saw Eddie...

...with Jack Pierce,

the meanest divorce guy in town.

You should hire him if Eddie hasn't.

When Betsy and Bo Barkley split,

he screwed her to the wall.

I mean, she got squat.

Eddie, could I have a word with you?

-Frank, how are you?

-Hi.

Mary Jane Reed just told me...

...you were seen

with Jack '"Mad Dog'" Pierce.

Couldn't you be more discreet?

I can't stand it being all over the barbecue.

-It's probably in the newspaper.

-You're right.

You're right.

Come on.

Let's take care of this right now.

Let's get this sorted out.

Let go!

I can't believe you're doing this.

Back it up.

Walk it.

-A fitting end.

-I really am sorry, Grace.

Dance with me.

Come on, sweetie.

Come on, let's dance.

You didn't think you still had it.

You looked good out there tonight.

I looked all right.

I was proud of you.

I was proud of you, too.

Daddy, I'm sorry.

Don't be.

I'm not.

Son, you were lucky

to get her the first time.

It was a damn miracle.

Come on, Ed.

If you were a total piece of sh*t,

I wouldn't give you such a hard time.

-That's not as easy as it used to be.

-What is?

God, Grace!

I'm going to go see a horse about a man.

I need to talk to you.

I had fun tonight.

Me, too.

If I could go back....

If we could just get back

to where we were before...

...l would go.

Would you?

How would we make sure we didn't end up

right back here?

It would be different.

I'd talk to you before things got....

I wouldn't do the things

that you can't take back.

It's not just about that.

It's my fault, too.

And I'm sorry.

I want to be different, too.

I just don't want to...

...come to the end of my life

and have to say:

'"l wanted to be different...

'"...but I chickened out

when I had the chance.'"

And I feel like this is it.

This is...

...my chance...

...to become someone that I can be...

...proud of.

And I don't want to blow it.

I think...

...you and Caroline

should move back home.

I'll get a place of my own, okay?

I think it'd be better for her.

For all of us.

I love you, Grace.

I love you, too.

You can use the door.

-See you.

-Take care.

Bet you're glad to be rolling.

Well, it's been interesting.

I'll see you next year.

I'll be here.

SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

I'm meeting Melissa for supper,

you and Caroline want to come?

Sorry, I can't. I have a date.

A date? Or a '"date'" date?

A first date.

-Later.

-See you tomorrow.

-Hi.

-Hi.

How was school?

It was great. You're early.

You finally said yes to dinner.

I figured it better be good.

Poached pears?

Yeah, with Chantilly cream.

You first.

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