Stolen Summer Page #8

the decathlon, I'm going to Heaven!

Well, I was wrong. You gotta get outta here. I'm gonna get in so much

trouble because of you, and then I'm going to Hell

for sure. Get outta here. That was a brief rain delay. Pete's team comes to bat. [ Dog barks in distance ] Honey... I know what you're gonna say,

and forget it. My decision about this

is final. You know, Joseph, when

Father Murphy married us -- Oh, don't start

with that crap. He said -- Father Murphy

was an idiot. Can you stop talking

for one second, Joe? I've just got something

to say, and I don't want

you to interrupt me, okay? I'm not gonna allow you

to take away Patrick's chance. He's gonna pursue

this dream, Joe. The rabbi's being generous,

and I think that... I think you think

it reflects poorly on you. No, no, no, no.

It's not about that. Honey, yes, it is.

It -- You can't afford to send

your children to college, so you've decided

it's a bad thing. I'm not gonna stand by and let you squash

Patrick's dreams. It's just

not gonna happen. It's not about dreams. What's it about, Joe?

Tell me what it's about. It's about what's right. Patrick knew that

if he was gonna go to college, he was gonna earn it by getting good grades

and earning a scholarship. Oh, you wanted him

to take school seriously? Is that what he learned

from you?

Yeah. What are you

talking about? "Oh, he's just gonna

go get a city job. "What difference

does college make? It doesn't matter

if he gets A's or C's." But that wasn't good enough

for him. He woke up one day

and said, "I have to be

better than that." And you know, he's

gotten straight A's

ever since that day, 'cause he's a chip

off the old block, and he wants to do his best

at whatever he does. And that's what he's

gonna do -- in college, with the scholarship he accepts

from Rabbi Jacobsen. That's right, Joe. Or so help me God, when

you come at home at night, the only thing colder than

your food will be your bed. [ Dog barks in distance ] Is Patrick getting

a new job? [ Laughs ]

Listen to you -- always worried about

everyone else's business. You get that from my side

of the family, you know. Yeah, Dad said I got

a lot of things from

your side of the family. Oh, he did, did he? You know what he means? Your sweetness, your humour,

and definitely your nose. Mom, do you think Dad

will end my grounding soon? Well, that depends. Are you truly sorry

for disobeying him,

lying to me? Mom, I was on a quest,

and on quests, you

have to take risks. You know what, honey --

you know that feeling

you get in your heart, that little voice

that talks to you? You know why that's there? It's because

I can't always be with you to tell you what's right

and what's wrong. That's your conscience. What does your conscience say

to you about your quest? I think it says to do

what you and Dad tell me to do. Well, that and... You know what? I believe

your quest is good. But Dad said -- Dads don't always know...

everything all the time. Just sometimes. That's easy for you to say.

He can't ground you. Mnh-mnh. Well...don't give up

your quest, honey. [ Chuckles softly ] Come on in. Patrick.

Hi. How you doing?

I'm alright. Good, good.

Where's your dad? Uh, he, uh, he had to go

run some errands. He'll pick me up here

in a few minutes. Okay. Alright. Uh...listen,

since we spoke on the phone, I've received a call

from the hospital, and I'm needed there. My wife...

[ Sighs ] called. Danny's, uh, got an infection

from the chemotherapy, so I-I don't -- I don't have

as much time to... talk about this as I, uh,

as we had planned. I, um...

I hope everything is okay. Yeah, well, me too. I, uh...I don't know. Uh, he's had infections

before, you know? I'm sorry. Thanks. Uh, uh,

regarding the scholarship, uh, I hope you realise that

this is...gonna open doors that would never possibly

be available to you without a degree. Yeah, I know it will. And, uh...if the offer

is still there, I would -- I would

absolutely love a chance -- Oh, no, no, Patrick,

the scholarship is yours. Absolutely. You're gonna

make us all proud. Thank you so much. You're gonna make

Esther Simon proud. Wow. Ohh. As I said, I just wish

I had more time. We'll work out all the details

at another time. Uh, I will --

I will pray for Danny. Thank you. Thank you so much, Rabbi. Congratulations, Patrick. [ Crying ] Save my son. Announcer:

...Chet Lemon, first swing. Come on, come on,

come on, come on.

Strike! Oh, you spineless

rookie bum! ...third time today looking, and Paul Richards has to think

about sitting young Lemon... Hey, Pop? [ Muttering ] Pop? What? If I'm gonna go to college,

I'm gonna work my ass off. I'm -- really, I'm not gonna

be a pot-smoking, sleep-till-noon

college hippie. ...fundamental baseball game,

folks... I'm gonna do this

college thing, and

I'm gonna do it right. ...Lamar Johnson

coming to the plate... I know. ...Sox are down

by three runs... I know you are. Richards just can't seem

to find a spot in the everyday lineup

for him. The White Sox's young nucleus

of Chet Lemon, Lamar Johnson, Jorge Orta... Hey... But Beck seems to think with

these young players maturing... Don't be acting like this

is your first time drinking. Come on. I don't know.

Sure would be nice... And I didn't give that

to you. [ Knock on door ] Joe: Hey. Pedro. Hey, Dad. Seamus says there's

a big game over there at, uh, Holy Cross, and, uh, they could probably

use another player. So can I go? No, no, no.

You're grounded, remember? I'm gonna go play, and I'm just letting you know

where I'm at. Oh, wait --

y-you want to play? Do you want to play? Can I? [ Laughs ]

Go on, get outta here. Sorry, Dad.

I won't disobey you again. Oh, listen, Patrick saw

Rabbi Jacobsen last night. I guess Danny's

back in the hospital. Yeah, he said that

he thought they might

put him back there. I hope he's okay. Mm-hmm. You know, it's tough,

what he's got. It's tough on the kid,

and, uh... it's gotta be tough

on the parents, too. Well, I'll pray for him. Oh, yeah.

That's a nice idea. Yeah. Good. Oh, and, uh... he also told Patrick

to tell you that, uh... Danny finished

the decathlon. 71 strokes there,

86 back. No way! Yes way. I did it in 55 strokes. Oh, you did, huh? Yeah, but for his age and size,

71 strokes is great. I mean, he finished

the decathlon. I can give him his medal

so he can go to Heaven. Yeah.

See you later, Dad. Alright, see you, Pete. [ Birds chirping ] [ Rustling ] Mr. O'Malley. Stealing communion? Father Kelly. What are you doing? And don't tell me

you're hungry. No, Father.

I'm not hungry. I hear this stuff

isn't good, anyways. Well, I wish we could change

bread distributors, but that's neither here

nor there. What are you doing,

Mr. O'Malley? I've got a friend who

really needs a piece of Jesus. He's really sick,

and he's in the hospital. Ahh. We have people who give

communion to the sick

in the hospital. But...they can't give it

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