Stepfather II Page #3

Don 't you worry. lt's all in here.

That's reassuring.

(Door chime)

- Hi, Carol.

- Hello, Gene.

How are you doing?

l'm fine, thank you .

l was just wondering if Todd wanted

to toss the old pigskin around before dinner.

Well, he's not home right now.

Tomorrow might be better.

Where are you keeping coffee

these days?

- l'm sorry. You have company.

-No, no. Er...

- Dr Gene Clifford, this is...

- Phil

Phil Grayland, Carol's husband.

Oh, well... Hiya, Phil. Pleased to meet you .

l'll er...come and see Todd tomorrow.

l'm sorry that he wasn 't in .

lt was very nice of you to stop by. Thank you .

(Mutters)

(Saw motor hums)

(Agitated muttering)

(Door chime)

(High-pitched whine)

Dr Gene? Are you there?

(Mutters)

Dr Clifford?

- Dr Clifford, l left something from before.

- (Faint whine)

(Faint whine)

Make room for Daddy, huh?

Daddy's here, huh?

Every time l get something going,

they tear it all apart!

Make room for Daddy! Make room for Daddy!

Hiya, Matty.

What are you doing here?

Er, l forgot my hat

from the session

and...

l tried buzzing the doorbell

but l don 't guess you heard me

No, l guess not.

Was there something else?

No. No, sir.

Just the hat.

l'll be going now.

And er...sorry to bother you .

Thanks.

(Birdsong)

CAROL:
Phil left his girlfriend

Why is he here?

He wants a second chance.

Who wouldn 't?

lt's not just for him, though.

lt's for Todd, too.

And what do you want?

Oh, l don 't know.

Perhaps you deserve better.

Perhaps.

lt's just the great unknown that l'm afraid of. l...

With Phil, l know what l'm getting.

How about if l try to find out

exactly what it is you would be getting?

What do you mean ?

Why don 't you ask Phil to stop by

and have a chat with me tonight?

Couldn 't hurt.

(Pop music plays)

Hi, kiddo.

Hey, do a jump for me.

l don 't really feel like it.

t'ss OK

l'll come see you later.

(Door chime)

- Come on in , Phil.

- Hi, doc.

Well, l gotta tell you , Carol thinks

you're some kind of genius headshrinker.

You don 't sound convinced.

Dentists and psychiatrists.

l clean teeth, you listen to sob stories.

lt's not like we deal with life and death.

lf you don 't have good teeth,

you can 't eat or deal with problems...

Let's get something straight.

l'm only here for Carol's sake.

She wants you to check me out,

see if l'm for real this time. Well, l am.

l made a mistake, all right? l screwed up royally.

- Now that's over with, l'm ready to come back.

- Phil,

when a tooth is dead, you pull it out.

You don 't just hope it'll get better.

What the hell are you talking about?

Carol asked me to say what she couldn 't.

Oh, yeah? What's that?

She wants no part of you .

- l don 't believe you .

- lt's true, Phil.

Thanks for the message, pal.

She's gonna have to tell me to my face.

- Phil, wait.

- Later.

Phil, l made the whole thing up.

What?

lt was a test, sort of.

lt was ''a test, sort of''?

Man , are you for real?

l'm sorry. l had to be sure of you for Carol's sake.

l guess the rug makes us even , huh?

Yeah.

So, does this mean Carol's interested?

Oh, yes. Definitely.

(Matty giggles)

What are you laughing at?

Which is worse?

Talking to that scummy husband of yours

or involving Dr Strange?

You're so fickle!

Two months ago

you were saying how much you liked Gene

l said he was cute.

Now l'm saying he's weird.

Want a refill on that?

Oh, sure.

My parents got me

a case of this stuff for my birthday.

l think it's great.

Why do you think he's weird?

Oh, l don 't know.

Half the time it seems he's on Mars

or something. Think about this for a second.

Here we are, pouring our hearts out

to some guy who no-one knows diddly about.

To new beginnings.

Not going to join me?

No. Don 't let me stop you .

Anyway, l think it's time

l cracked open this bottle.

Make room for Daddy, huh?

- After a whole year? Who do you think you are?

-No...

- Huh?

-No!

You're nothing! You're nobody!

l want you gone! Gone!

(Phone rings)

- Hello.

- Hello Gene

lt's Carol Am l interrupting something?

We're just wrapping things up.

Would you do me a favour, please?

Would you ask Philip to call me

- when he gets back to his hotel?

- Sure. l'll ask him.

- Thank you

- Bye.

Carol wants you to call her.

(Phone rings)

(Ringing tone)

(Phone continues to ring)

Come on , Phil.

Let's take a ride.

(Car radio jolted on)

? Easy-listening instrumental

- Hang on , Phil.

You OK?

(Engine stalls)

(Engine fails to start)

You should have bought American , Phil.

(Train hooter)

(Whistles Camptown Races)

(Crackle of thunder)

(Continues whistling)

Gene?

Todd.

What happened with my dad?

He left.

- No, l mean , when he was here.

- We talked, that's all.

About me?

Come on inside.

l was really mean to him.

l just didn 't want to talk to him.

l'm sure he understood.

Everyone's entitled to his own feelings.

l just wanted to get back at him

for leaving Mom and me.

- Was he mad at me?

-No.

Well, is he coming back?

That's between your mom and your dad.

God, l really screwed things up, didn 't l?

Oh, it doesn 't have anything to do with you .

You know what l do when l'm in a funk like this?

l make the biggest by-gum sandwich

l can imagine.

(Whistles) Think fast.

What was that song you were whistling before?

Something my daddy used to sing.

(Whistles first notes of Camptown Races)

(Todd whistles)

(Gene continues the tune)

(Hooter)

CAROL:
This morning

the hotel sai that he'd already checked out

What happened

between the two of you last night?

Last night, l saw through Phil

and he knew that l did.

All he wanted was a hot meal

and a warm bed from you . Nothing more.

Oh, Jesus.

l'm sorry, Carol.

CAROL:
He din 't even say goodbye

GENE:
lt's hard to say goodbye

mknnow

mknnow

Carol, l have a confession to make.

l lied to you .

l don 't understand.

When l said that l was sorry about Phil...

- l'm not.

- What is this?

The pity treatment?

No.

No, no.

Carol.

- (Sobs)

-No.

Gene...

How do l know he won 't come back again ?

GENE:
Phil ?

l don 't think he'll come back this time.

(Low conversation)

- Ready?

- Ready.

(Gene sighs)

Excuse me. Could l have your attention ?

l have a litle announcement l'd like to make

You're having us all committed?

No, but er...maybe you'll think

that Carol should be committed,

because she's agreed to become my wife.

Oh, wonderful!

So come on and have some champagne.

CAROL:
Come help us celebrate

MATTY:
Carol what exactly

do you know about Gene?

That l love him.

Are his parents coming in ?

They're both deceased.

What about his other relatives and friends?

No.

That figures, because the only thing he gets

are local bills and junk mail.

You've been going through his mail?

l don 't think you know him well enough

to marry him.

- Come on , Matty.

- You don 't even know if he's a real shrink.

Matty, it's crazy.

Who do you think you are?

- l'm your friend.

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