The Age of Adaline Page #4

- Thank you.

I like the way you read.

What?

The first time I saw you, coming out

of a board meeting, you were reading.

Your hair was pulled back and

you were wearing a blue dress.

It was a book in Braille.

I slowed down to watch.

How long did you watch for?

Long enough to realize

you weren't blind.

And I had to meet you.

And I didn't know when

or how, but I... I knew I would.

I think I, uh...

I think I remember that day, uh...

Yes, it was a... it was

a book in Norwegian,

and because of all the

umlauts over the vowels,

it made it nearly

impossible to comprehend.

- You're kidding.

- Yes.

- Are you kidding?

- Yes, yes of course I am.

It was Braille for beginners,

or nursery rhymes or something.

You could tell me anything

you want and I'll believe it.

I know almost nothing about you.

It's better this way.

No... it's not.

Tell me something I can hold

on to forever and never let go.

Let go.

Hi.

Good morning.

Okay, move your arm,

some of us work for a living.

Um, okay, I get it,

you're holding me hostage.

Will you ever come back?

Are you sure there's no one there

who speaks English, or even Spanish?

No, no, no, we... we want it all.

Il curator compare...

- I have to go.

- Hold on, hold on.

One minute, please.

Give me a second, okay,

I'm trying to deal this in Portuguese.

I can't right now.

What are you trying to say?

The Rain Forest Trust

Fund's to buy 5,000 acres.

Huh, well, you're not even close.

- Here.

- Thank you.

We're confirming the purchase

of 5,000 acres, we good?

The check is in the mail.

Thank you very much, Sir.

I'm late for work.

- Wait. That's it?

- Let go.

It's a $1.50, Ma'am.

Ma'am?

I just changed my mind,

just keep driving please.

You got it.

Reese.

Reese?

Baby, are you okay?

Are you okay, Baby?

His urean creatine levels are way too high,

which means his kidneys are failing.

The toxins are building up

and his body can't handle it.

- Is he in pain?

- It's difficult to say.

If you were me,

what would you do?

I'd be thinking about...

what a wonderful life he's had,

how lucky you are to

have found each other.

May I have a moment

alone with him, please?

Of course.

Hey Jenny! This is Ellis.

I tried you a couple of times.

Hope you got my messages.

Call me back.

Jenny!

What are you doing here?

- Well, I tried to call, but...

- How did you get my address?

The library.

Come on, don't be upset,

I didn't know what else to do.

My dog, I had to...

- I had to put him down.

- Oh, no, I'm so sorry to hear that.

You should have waited

for me to contact you.

Uh, Jenny, there's...

There's a reason I don't

give out my address.

- I'm... I'm sorry, honestly.

- This isn't going to work, I'm moving.

Are you serious?

Hi... for you.

Barbara Ireland before

she moved to Florida,

she got rid of all her books.

I could no sooner get rid

of this book than I could...

Well, it looks like I'm not

the only one getting nostalgic.

You've had such a wonderful life.

I like to think so.

I just wish you... you know, that she

could have been there for more of it.

So do I.

Remember that?

Nineteen fifty-four I

was junior in college.

That's the last photo I have of you.

Well, when you've seen one,

you've seen 'em all.

This is true.

What is it?

What's wrong?

I'm just tired of running,

- of lying to good people.

- Then stop.

Nobody's chasing you anymore.

Anyone who was ever been

suspicious is long dead.

You don't have to be alone forever.

Don't you miss having someone to love?

It's been such a long time.

It's not the same when there's no future.

What are you talkin' about,

you got nothin' but future!

I mean a future together,

growing old together.

Without that, love is, uh...

- it's just heartbreak.

- It's the same for everybody.

How many times has

my heart been broken?

Too many.

If I had your looks and your energy,

I'd fall in love tomorrow, I really would.

- I did meet someone.

- What?

Oh, on New Year's Eve,

he... he jumped on my elevator.

Why didn't you tell me?

Because I knew you'd

look at me like that.

Don't get too excited,

I, uh... I told him to leave me alone.

I was horrible... cruel.

Tell him you're sorry,

tell him you made a mistake.

I can't, I'm leaving.

You're moving to Oregon,

not Timbuktu.

Come on, if you won't do it for yourself,

do it for me.

Please?

- Hello.

- Can I help you?

Uh, I'm here to see Ellis Jones,

he's not expecting me.

Well, let's see what we can do about that.

And you are?

Incredibly sorry.

Mr. Jones, you got a guest down here.

- I bet you got a name.

- Jennifer Larson.

Please, tell him I understand

if he doesn't want to see me.

I'm here just to say I'm sorry,

and that my... my life

has been unbelievable,

since longer than he can imagine,

and I just... I was emotional

the other day, and...

Now that I realize how

incredibly kind to me he's been,

and I... I... I've just been

too stupid to accept it, and...

I know better now, and... and

that's why I want to tell

him how sincerely sorry I am.

Okay.

And ask that... if he could

come downstairs maybe, and...

let me make it up to him

by taking him out tonight?

Please.

Uh, Jennifer Larson, she says

she understands if you don't...

Oh, you heard that? Okay, good.

He wants to know where

you're taking him?

Some place he's never been before.

- Hello.

- Hey, Jenny.

C'mon.

All right, you don't actually think

this is my first chop shop do you?

Oh, be quiet,

there's more here that meets the eye.

This used to be one of the most popular

picture houses in the City.

- Movie theater?

- Yes.

In the 1930s,

a woman named Mary Elizabeth Woods,

read about a chemical magnate who had created

the drive-in theater in Camden, New Jersey.

And, so naturally she made one

of her own here in San Francisco.

Everyone thought she

was crazy as a loon, which she was.

She would sleep with anyone

who wasn't her husband,

and she used to put on these airs like she

was better than anyone else. In fact...

anyway.

Because of local ordinances she

couldn't have an open-air theater,

so she brought all the car in here.

That's the screen, right there!

It was spectacular...

I imagine.

- Are you ready for the best part?

- Sure.

Okay, look up.

She had photo luminescent

filaments installed.

They took the time to

create the constellations.

Isn't it beautiful?

Yeah.

What are you doing?

C'mon.

Cheers.

The great paradox of all this is that...

the better our instruments get,

that farther we can see.

But not into the future, into the past.

The events who's light

hasn't even reached us yet.

I don't think I'll ever understand

why so few people care about history?

The future has its charm, too.

We could talk about our ours.

- Ellis...

- Not the distant future.

- Talk about this weekend.

- What did you have in mind?

My parents are having a party to celebrate

their 40th wedding anniversary.

It's just a couple of hours from here.

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