The Book of Henry Page #4

- Mommy?

You didn't expect it all

to stop for this, did you?

- Mom.

- It's still beautiful out.

Life goes on, right?

Mommy!

What?

Sweetie, I'm sorry.

I... I'm just

having a tough time right now.

It's because when

you lose someone close to you...

Don't talk to me like that.

Like what?

Like a child.

Yeah.

God.

I don't know what to do.

I don't, I don't know.

What would Henry do?

Don't do what Henry would do.

Do what you would do.

What would you do?

I don't know.

Am I early?

I mean, we said 4:30, but if-if

it not a good time, I can...

No. I-I, I just forgot

and...

I don't, I don't usually

make house calls,

but I wanted to see

how you and Peter were doing.

Thank you.

Is is... is Peter home?

Yeah, yeah. Come, come in.

- Hey, there.

- Hey.

I just wanted to make sure

you were alright.

Are you alright?

No.

What's wrong?

My head hurts.

It does?

Where?

Come here.

Let me take a look.

I think your heart hurts, kiddo.

Thought my heart

was down here.

I'm gonna give you my card.

It's got my, my cell number

on the back.

If your head hurts like that

again, you just give me a call.

Deal?

Deal.

Ma'am, you work here?

- Excuse me?

- Ma'am.

Hey, is this

regular or Diet Coke?

It's diet.

Susan? Can I...

Yeah.

Maybe you came back

a little too soon.

What? I'm fine.

No.

No, you're not fine.

Your boy sent this

from the hospital.

He says you have like 680K

in a checking account.

Even more

in stocks and bonds.

Says in there that you can

afford to take a break.

And I think you should.

He w...

He was a smart kid.

Look this isn't a request,

Susan.

I'm sorry.

Hey!

Are you...

Yeah. I'm great. I'm fine.

Yeah, I, I've gotta run.

I-I-I dented the grill

on my Maserati again.

Can you believe it? I went to fly

a mechanic in from Milan to...

It's a whole thing.

I, I have to get home

to my two boys.

Does anyone want to trade

for a piece of fruit?

Want the last cupcake?

I'm home.

Mom! Mom!

Yeah.

I think Henry wants us

to kill Glenn.

Mr. Sickleman?

Keep in mind that not everyone

goes through all five stages,

and you don't necessarily

go through them in order.

Each of these theories

emphasizes the vital importance

of remaining busy

through the grieving process

in putting oneself to task.

I don't think the task they

had in mind was killing Glenn.

Mr. Sickleman.

Just turns my stomach

to think he would...

He what?

I didn't understand it all.

Just not being

a good parent to Christina.

I'm gonna call

Child Protective Services.

Why call in

Child Protective Services?

It's not a possible option.

Well, there has to be someone

else we can call to handle this.

He already tried everything.

Come on, Peter.

There's got to be stuff

he didn't think of.

Stuff Henry didn't think of?

This is ridiculous.

There has to be another way

to help Christina.

Why there's no way

to help...

I'm not having

this conversation with you.

We have to.

It's Henry's dying wish.

We are not murdering the police

commissioner, and that is final.

I get that the investigation

is closed.

That's why I'm trying

to see if...

Right.

Won't harass an upstanding

member of the community?

You sure you don't mean

powerful?

No, that doesn't make any sense.

Just...

Yes, I understand that the caseworker

has to be within the same region,

but I was just hoping to get

an outside opinion, that's all.

- I'm sorry, it's out of our...

- We are talking about...

We are required to follow

standard operating procedure.

Right, but isn't there a point where

standard procedure is less important than...

Ma'am, I'm sorry.

You can file an appeal...

Seriously?

Damn it!

I love you.

No. No, sweetie.

No.

My God. Come on. Come on.

Hello.

Glenn. Hi.

I was calling because...

because I'm gonna get

to the leaves...

those leaves on the lawn.

You've said that before, Susan.

Yeah.

But now I'm on it.

Hi, mom. It's me.

Breathe, mom.

Obviously, if you're listening

to this, I'm not around anymore.

I'd hoped to do it all myself,

but that's not an option now.

I hope you're not mad at me

for sneaking out.

But I had to make sure that

everything was taken care of.

I know you rely on me, mom.

Now I have to rely on you.

I need your help.

Everything you need

is right here.

It can't be left undone.

We have to make it better.

And, mom...

Yeah?

I'll be with you

the whole time.

Okay.

Okay.

We're gonna walk through

it together, step by step.

One little miscalculation,

and the whole thing fails.

Let's start by stockpiling some cash

from ATMs. Don't act all weird.

The camera's behind that

little glass square up top.

Don't look. Good.

Withdraw $500.

How's that enough?

I know it doesn't seem like

enough, but if you hit another

ATM right away, you can get

around the daily limit.

The next ATM's

at Longbow and Swan.

You're gonna go right

at the intersection.

Your other right.

Listen, I'm sure you

have doubts about this.

You think? It's goddamn

insane is what it is, Henry.

Good. Get all your swearing

out, not in front of Peter.

- It's such a bad influence.

- It's such a bad influence.

Park across the street,

behind the green dumpster.

You came here?

Jesus.

I'm the worst parent ever.

Remember the security camera's

field of vision.

It's in the diagram.

Mom, you got this.

I need a Nemesis Vanquish 7.62

with a Litton Ranger Night

Vision scope, a suppressor

and three extra ten-round

detachable mags.

Think you can handle that, or should

I take my business elsewhere?

Suppressors are illegal

for civilian use.

Let's see what Dominic

has to say about that?

Yeah, Dominic.

Look, chief, all due respect,

I got a plane to catch.

So why don't you just name your price

and I'll get out of your hair?

Plywood is only slightly

thicker than a human skull.

And these rounds fragment

on impact

making them pretty much

untraceable.

Slow, steady pressure

on the trigger.

Did you see that?

Good job, mom.

You're getting there.

At first,

I couldn't imagine doing this.

But then, I see that look

in her eyes,

like she's still in there.

Barely hanging on.

Nice shot, mom.

Look at that grouping.

Now make sure you collect the

shells before you get out...

Need anything?

I'm good.

Well, don't burn anything down.

Remember that electrical fire.

Waffle irons are tricky.

Hey, Glenn.

Hey, Susan.

I'm sorry, I haven't...

No, don't...

About your son,

I-I...

Yeah, thanks.

Look, I was, I was hoping

to get your advice on something

that I'm trying to deal with.

Do you mind?

Hey, sweetie.

How are you?

How's school?

Fine. Except math.

It'll get easier, soon.

Susan?

Yeah, so...

With everything that's

been going on this last month

I...

Well, it's got me thinking.

If, God forbid,

something were to happen to me

being a single parent,

I wanna have arrangements made

for where Peter'd go.

Do you have anything

like that set up?

Well, I'm, I'm pretty healthy.

Try to stay fit.

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