Sordid Lives Page #4

did the role of Annie Oakley...

who they said had once had a part

in The Bold and the Beautiful...

but I certainly didn't remember her.

The entire trip was one big bust.

Well, that's too bad.

[ Typing ]

- [ Whispers ] Oh, sh*t.

- Ty.

Sara? Hi. Um--

- I didn't see you there.

- Liar.

[ Phone Rings ]

So, what are you doing here?

Getting my head shrunk.

You think you're the only one

who's screwed up?

Well, I'm coming back in two hours,

double session. So I win.

How long have you been coming here?

This is my first session.

You know,

I hop around with these guys.

Yeah. Yeah.

I remember.

Maybe you ought to explore that,

you know, see what it's about.

I've been coming here

about six months now.

She's great.

So, um, how you been?

W-W-What have you been up to?

Oh, you know, same old, same old.

Auditions, struggling, waiting tables.

You know,

after you kicked me to the curb...

and broke my heart

into a million pieces...

I just started doing anything I could.

I have finally finished my musical.

Yeah. I'm showcasing it

over at Theater/Theater.

Well, that's great.

[ Phone Ringing ]

- You're angry.

- Look, I am not angry, okay?

- I know. Sara, I'm sorry.

- No. I mean, I am so over it.

You said you'd call, keep in touch.

You didn't.

- Sara, I--

- Didn't return my calls.

So I just put you in my--

in my loser/flake file.

[ Bell Dings ]

I'm sorry.

Dr. Applegate keeps telling me

to get in touch with my real feelings...

and to tell the truth

to myself and other people.

So, that's what I'm doing lately.

Maybe she can help you do the same.

But after that trip, I called him,

and I told him:

"If you're gonna play a homosexual,

don't waste it on theater.

""Win an Academy Award,

for God's sake, like...

""that famous actor

in that Spider Woman movie...

""or Tom Hanks in that other thing

that I didn't particularly care for.

- But don't waste it on--'"

- [ Woman ] Noleta.

That's LaVonda.

- Morning, Miss Hinkle.

- Oh, hi.

Oh, Lord. Noleta!

You're gonna back me

on this mink stole thing.

- Well--

- Thank you.

- [ LaVonda ] It's me.

- [ Pounding On Noleta's Door ]

I can't believe how she dresses.

[ Latrelle ]

In public.

- Getting an eyeful, honey?

- Struttin'like a bally rooster.

[ Door Chimes Jingle ]

-Well?

-Well, what, Latrelle? Oh, hello, Sissy.

- How you doing, shug?

- I'm fine.

- Where's the stole, LaVonda?

- On Mama, where it belongs.

Ooh-ee, look at all this food.

You're just doing this out of spite,

LaVonda Jane.

Mama's gonna look like a fool

wearing that fur in all this heat.

Noleta came by and brought

a tuna casserole, and I refrigerated it.

She's real worried how this is gonna

affect y'all's friendship.

She kicked G.W. out,

and I gave her some Valium.

- That's sweet.

- You mean it's true?

Of course it's true.

There's a police record

on it and everything.

Why wouldn't you think it was true?

This ain't gonna affect our friendship.

Well, I told her that,

but she's real worried.

- You ought to go see her.

- I can't believe it.

- Did they arrest G.W.?

- For what? Leaving two wooden legs

in the wrong place?

No. They just had to investigate,

you know...

given the circumstances and all.

I read the coroner's report.

Mama hit her head on the sink...

and the blow caused her brain

to be flooded with blood.

- She internally hemorrhaged to death.

- Oh.

Subdural hematoma

is what they called it.

- Oh.

- [ Sissy ] Bless her heart.

They say she never suffered.

I just think Sister felt cooped up

all those years with your daddy.

You know how he was.

- She just, you know, had needs.

- Needs?

Yes, needs, Latrelle.

Some of us have needs.

It's run in this family.

Although, I'm quite convinced

it must have skipped a gene or something

when you was born.

- [ LaVonda Chuckles ]

- I have needs too, I'll have you know.

I just don't make mine public.

Well, I don't recall any of mine

being made in a public place, Latrelle.

Unfortunately, I can't say the same.

- You are awful.

- Guilty.

- [ Both Laughing ]

- Our one and only mama has died...

by tripping over two wooden legs

and hitting her head on the sink

in a seedy motel room...

where she was committing adultery,

and y'all are laughing.!

I don't think it's funny.!

Oh, Latrelle.

No! Leave me alone.

I thought you were gonna

back me on this.

Well, I'm sorry, hon...

but I believe all these decisions

ought to be made by Sister's kids.

I just decided that--just decided it

right this very minute on the spot.

Fine.

Well then, I should be in charge,

and I should make all major decisions.

Bullshit.

We should all get an equal vote.

Sissy, you ought to get a vote too.

- You've always been more like

a sister to us than an aunt.

- I don't really want a vote.

And Brother Boy should get a vote.

Of course, it's hard to vote

when you're locked up in a loony bin.

- Can't argue with that.

- Would you stop?

I have enough on my mind

without you bringing up Brother Boy.

[ Woman ]

Hmm, dead. Got out. Don't know how.

- Dead.

- F*ggot.

Shoo, Bumper!

Lord!

Just ignore him, honey.

I know I do.

- [ Buzzer Buzzes ]

- [ Woman ] Send him in please, Ethel.

Yes, ma'am.

It'll all turn out, sweetie.

Oh.

Well, I did it.

I walked right down that hall

without my hair on.

I feel naked but I did it.

How are you, Dr. Eve?

Oh, good for you, Earl.

Oh, I'm fine. Sit, please.

That mean security guard Bumper

was catcalling at me...

but I did exactly

what you assigned me to do.

I came in here with one less item

of female attire.

That is if you can

count a wig as attire.

Good for you.

I am so proud of you.

Well, thank you.

I washed and set this an hour

before my appointment.

So I'd have just enough time

to dry it up under my portable...

but I would not have time

to finish fixing it.

So I'd have to

bring it here to my session

to put the finishing touches on it...

beings as I got a show

after this in the rec room.

Can't disappoint my fans.

They're crazy, but they're loyal.

- [ Chuckles ]

- They're always there.

Maybe that's because they're locked up

and don't have anywhere else to go.

- That was a joke.

- Okay.

I caught your last show.

Woo!

That was a little bit out of control.

Usually I perform after

the patients have been medicated.

If you'd talk to NurseJackson,

tell her that was a much better system,

I'd sure appreciate it.

I'll see what I can do.

This is a big step, Earl.

Very big.

You coming in without the wig on,

I believe we have made some progress.

I gotta tell ya, I feel a little bit

like a whore in church.

You look a little bit like one too.

That was just another little joke.

- [ Zipper Unzips ]

- Okay.

- No offense.

- None taken. Listen, Dr. Eve...

how long is this gonna take?

- It's a regular session,

about 45 minutes.

- No, no, no.

This whole

dehomosexualization thing.

Because it just seems to be

going at a very slow pace.

Well, Earl,you really haven't been

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