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so I could go to church,

but I'm not gonna with you like this.

It's fine. I'll be fine.

- No. She needs breakfast.

- I got it.

I'm sorry that you feel bad,

but you need to drop the attitude.

Come on. Just go.

- What's wrong with you?

- I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Just go.

Hannah's in the den.

We have cereal for her.

We're going out.

We're going out. Okay?

It's okay. It's okay.

You stay put, okay?

Let's just start.

Let's all join hands for the blessing.

- Where the hell have you been?

- I know. I'm sorry. I had to run an errand.

- You're really late.

- I know.

You didn't even bring your cell phone.

Missed you at church this morning, Curtis.

Dad.

He knows what to do

if he wants me to stop asking.

Was it a good service?

It was. It was good work.

I'm thinking about cleaning up

that storm shelter out back.

Curtis?

- Curtis, how you doing, bud?

- Hey, Doc.

- How's my girl?

- She's good.

That's good to hear.

Tilt your head back for me.

I don't have a cold.

- Did she get that down wrong?

- No, I just told her that.

So what's the problem?

I've been having...

I've been having some trouble sleeping.

I was hoping

you could give me something for it.

How long's this been going on?

About four nights now.

You're not sleeping at all?

Well, some, but real restless.

Well, I think four nights

is a little too soon to tell.

My advice would be to not eat

or drink anything after 8:00 at night.

Cut back on any alcoholic drinks,

tobacco, caffeine.

Get some daily exercise.

Well, I think...

- I think I might need to try some medication.

- Why do you say that?

The reason I've been having trouble

sleeping is these dreams I've been having.

I didn't think it was anything at first,

but then the other day I woke up

and the bed was wet.

- You urinated in your bed?

- Yeah.

Couple days before that,

I had a dream that my dog attacked me

and it took all day

for the pain in my arm to go away.

You been out to see your mother lately?

It's been about a month.

Okay.

Okay. This is a prescription

for a pretty mild sedative.

It's non-habit forming,

but I'm only giving you enough

for a few days anyway.

Take it and see if it helps.

In the meantime,

this is the number of a good friend of mine

in Columbus. He's a psychiatrist.

It's a drive, but he's the best I know.

Okay.

I'll give him a call

and let him know you'll be down to see him.

All right.

- Hey, Dewart.

- What you say, Curtis?

Not much.

They want us

to get a pilot hole drilled by lunch.

I figure worse comes to worse,

we can eat on the rig.

Yeah, we'll get it done. Weekend all right?

Yeah. Same old sh*t.

No. No, I need the name of the specialist

whose diagnosis you'll accept.

No. Look it, I've told you this twice.

Please.

Just get me the name

and/or the approval code.

Okay.

All right. And the phone? All right.

Great. Well, thank you very much.

All right, this is the name

and the phone number of the specialist

who the insurance company approves of.

Just call and make an appointment.

Now if this doctor signs off,

you should have the implant procedure

fully covered.

I'm sorry it took so long.

Can I give you a hug?

It's fine. It's fine.

You know, your husband's company actually

has very good insurance when it kicks in.

Not a lot of jobs offer policies half

as good. You're very lucky.

That's okay.

We have your insurance on file.

- That'll be $47.64.

- What's the co-pay?

That is your co-pay.

Hey.

I love you.

I love you too.

I have good news.

Green? How about a red?

It was like talking to a

sane person for once.

She made one phone call. That's it.

I've been trying that 800 number

for weeks. You.

It's great. It's great.

Hey, Hannah.

Are you excited?

We're gonna get you some help.

How do you say, sign, "excited"?

Like this.

Excited? Yeah?

All right. What've we got here?

I got to do you.

Honey, look at this one.

It's a 2-1, and it sits

directly on the beach.

Wouldn't that be great? We wouldn't have

to worry about Hannah crossing traffic.

- What's the rent?

- $899 a week.

That sounds real nice.

You sleep well?

Yeah. I did.

You look like you're feeling better.

You want me to come up there

and do it for you?

Jesus.

Hey, how much food you think you'd need

to live on for a week?

- What do you mean?

- I mean to stay alive.

What do you think you'd need?

- Not a lot.

- Yeah? You think?

I don't know.

You hear about people living for days

all the time off bark and melted snow.

I've never heard of that.

Sh*t, I don't know. You asked the question.

It's on there.

It's on. Come on.

Damn it.

What?

It sounds like thunder.

What sounds like thunder?

What's the matter with you, Curtis?

Curtis?

Where you going? Curtis, where you going?

- Curtis.

- Hey, Mom.

- Come in.

- Sure.

I'm gonna get some water.

You want some?

No.

Isn't she lovely?

- Mom?

- Yes?

I need to ask you something.

Do you remember what year

we brought you up here?

To the first place.

It was '86.

Yes. Because Kyle was going to be a senior.

- I was 10.

- Yes.

Can you remember what happened

before you got diagnosed?

- What do you mean?

- I mean...

I just want to know how it all started.

Before you had to leave.

I don't know.

I remember it was a real stressful time.

Your father was gone a lot,

and I couldn't handle things on my own.

Did you ever have any

dreams?

Like, bad dreams?

No. Nothing like that.

There was always...

There was always a panic

that took hold of me.

I thought people were watching me

and listening to me.

It's all right. It's fine.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Yeah. I'm fine.

May I have the number

for Dr. George Shannan?

Thanks.

Hi, is Dr. Shannan there?

May I speak with him?

This is Curtis LaForche.

Hey, Doc.

Yeah, sorry... Sorry to call you at home.

I just... I don't think I can make it

to Columbus to see that psychiatrist.

Yeah, it's just too far.

Is there somewhere local

you could send me?

Hey.

Hey.

Sorry I woke you up.

It's okay.

Where you been?

I went to see Mom.

Is she okay?

Yeah. I just wanted to check up on her.

You should've told me,

we would have gone with you.

No, that's okay.

Come to bed.

I will in a bit.

Well, you've kept up with the payments

on the house.

We've been good about that.

I gotta tell you, Curtis, banks aren't

loaning money the way they used to.

We've got you a loan today,

but the interest rates are variable.

We have to tie it to your house.

That's fine.

Curtis, I've known you a long time.

Financed your house for you, two vehicles.

I'm telling you,

this is a risky loan you're taking.

I need the money, John.

Okay.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Sorry I left you yesterday.

- Jim came by. I covered for you.

- Thanks.

- I need your help with the depth charts.

- Sure.

F***ing Nat put me in charge of frying

oysters for that Lions Club supper.

You need another burner?

Yeah, if you still got

yours, I could use it.

Hey, you think you could help me

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