Starz on the Set: The Pursuit of Happyness Page #3

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-I'm so sorry.

-I'll kick your ass!

-I'm sorry!

-ldiot.

I'll get you!

I'm going to kill you!

I'm going to kill you!

Hey!

Stop it, you son of a b*tch!

Stop him!

Stop him!

The doors are closing.

Please stand clear of the doors.

No! No! No!

No!

-Hello?

-Hey, yeah.

Sorry I couldn't

make it home on time.

-Chris, I missed my shift.

-Yeah, I know. I'm sorry about that.

Look, I'm on my way right now.

Are you all right with Christopher?

I'm leaving. Chris, I'm leaving.

-What?

-Did you hear what I said?

I have my things together,

and I'm taking our son...

...and we're gonna leave now.

I'm gonna put the phone down.

-Linda, wait a minute. Hold it, hold--

-I'm going to leave. We are leaving.

It was right then that I started

thinking about Thomas Jefferson...

...the Declaration of Independence...

...and the part about our right to life,

liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

And I remember thinking:

How did he know

to put the "pursuit" part in there?

That maybe happiness is something

that we can only pursue.

And maybe we can actually

never have it...

...no matter what.

How did he know that?

Linda. Linda.

-Hello?

-Chris.

-Who is this?

-Jay Twistle.

-Hey.

-Dean Witter.

Yeah, of course. How are you?

I'm fine. Listen, do you still

wanna come in and talk?

Yes, sir. Absolutely.

I'll tell you what. Come on by

day after tomorrow, in the morning.

We're interviewing for the internships.

You got a pen and paper?

Yes. Yes, I do.

-Hold on one second.

-All right.

Hello?

-Chris?

-Go ahead. I have one.

Write this number down so you can

call my secretary, Janice.

-She can give you all the specifics.

-Yep.

-Okay, 41 5.

-41 5.

-864.

-864.

-0256.

-0256.

-Yeah, extension 4796.

-4796.

-Right. Call her tomorrow.

-Yes, sir. 41 5-864-0256.

-Okay, buddy.

-All right, yes.

-Thank you very much.

-We'll see you soon.

-Chris.

-Hey.

Did you--? Have you seen

Linda and Christopher?

-No. You catch the game last night?

-No, no.

You didn't see that, 1 1 8, 1 --?

Excuse me, did Linda

and Christopher come in here?

-No, I haven't see them.

-1 1 9-1 20. Double overtime.

Moons hits a three-pointer

at 1 7 seconds left.

Wayne, Wayne, Wayne.

Can't talk to you

about numbers right now.

-What's your problem with numbers?

-864-2....

-And you owe me money.

-Yeah.

You owe me $1 4.

I'm gonna get that to you.

I need my money.

I need my money.

Fourteen's a number.

Hey, don't you ever take my son

away from me again.

-You hear me?

-Leave me alone!

Don't take my son away

from me again.

Do you understand

what I'm saying to you?

Don't you walk away from me when

I'm talking to you. Do you hear me?

-Do you wanna leave?

-Yeah.

-You wanna leave?

-Yes, I want to leave!

Get the hell out of here,

then, Linda.

Get the hell out of here.

Christopher's staying with me.

You're the one that dragged

us down. You hear me?

-You are so weak.

-No. I am not happy anymore.

-I'm just not happy!

-Then go get happy, Linda!

Just go get happy.

But Christopher's living with me.

-Stop!

-Did you hear what I said?

Christopher's living with me!

Hey. Come on, let's go.

-How you doing, Mrs. Chu?

-Hi.

-Where's Mom?

-Look, just get your stuff.

But she told me she was

coming to pick me up today.

Yeah, I know.

I talked to Mom earlier.

Everything's fine, okay?

Where do I sleep tonight?

Let me ask you something.

Are you happy?

-Yeah.

-All right. Because I'm happy.

And if you're happy and I'm happy,

then that's a good thing, right?

-Yeah.

-All right.

You're sleeping with me.

You're staying at home,

where you belong, all right?

Christopher.

Hey, listen. I need the rent.

I can't wait anymore.

Yeah, I'm good for that, Charlie.

I'm gonna get it.

Why don't you go two blocks over

at the Mission lnn motel?

It's half what you pay here.

Listen, Chris. I need you out

of here in the morning.

The hell am I supposed

to be out of here tomorrow?

I got painters coming in.

-All right, look. I need more time.

-No.

All right, I'll paint it myself.

All right, but I just-- I gotta have some

more time-- I got my son up in here.

All right. One week.

And you paint it.

Chris Gardner?

Yeah. What happened?

-Payable to the City of San Francisco.

-Does it have to be the full amount?

You gotta pay each parking ticket,

otherwise, you're staying.

This is all I got.

You verify at 9:
30

tomorrow morning.

-What?

-You gotta stay until this thing clears.

No.

No, I can't spend the night here.

-I have to pick up my son.

-You verify at 9:30 tomorrow.

Sir, I have a job interview at Dean

Witter at 1 0:
1 5 tomorrow morning.

-I cannot stay--

-9:
30 tomorrow morning.

What am I supposed to do

with my son?

-ls there anyone else who can--?

-I take care of him.

Maybe we can go and have

Social Services pick him up.

All right.

Can I have my phone call, please?

-Hello.

-Hey.

What do you want?

You gotta get Christopher

from daycare. I can't.

Just keep him for the night and I'm--

And-- Just one night.

What happened?

I'll pick him up

from daycare tomorrow.

I'm gonna go right--

You can just--

You can drop him off

and I'll pick him up.

-No.

-Come on, Linda.

-Why you doing that?

-No, I wanna take him to the park.

To Golden Gate

after daycare tomorrow.

-How is he?

-He's fine.

All right, just-- All right,

take him to the park...

...and bring him back, all right?

All right, just bring me my son back.

Okay?

Linda?

I'll bring him back around 6.

All right, all right.

Thank you.

Bye.

I'm okay?

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Yes, I did.

Mr. Gardner.

This way.

It'll be right this way.

What is the word on that one?

Chris Gardner.

Chris Gardner.

How are you? Good morning.

Chris Gardner. Chris Gardner.

Good to see you again.

Chris Gardner. Pleasure.

I've been sitting there

for the last half-hour...

...trying to come up with a story...

...that would explain my being here

dressed like this.

And I wanted to come up with a story

that would demonstrate qualities...

...that I'm sure you all admire here,

like earnestness or diligence.

And I couldn't think of anything.

So the truth is...

...I was arrested

for failure to pay parking tickets.

Parking tickets?

And I ran all the way here from

the Polk Station, the police station.

What were you doing

before you were arrested?

I was painting my apartment.

Is it dry now?

I hope so.

Jay says you're pretty determined.

He's been waiting outside

the front of the building...

...with some 40-pound gizmo

for over a month.

-He said you're smart.

-Well, I like to think so.

-And you want to learn this business?

-Yes, sir, I wanna learn.

Have you already started learning

on your own?

Absolutely.

-Jay?

-Yes, sir.

How many times

have you seen Chris?

I don't know.

One too many, apparently.

-Was he ever dressed like this?

-No.

No. Jacket and tie.

First in your class in school?

-High school?

-Yes, sir.

-How many in the class?

-Twelve.

It was a small town.

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