The Cider House Rules: The Making of an American Classic Page #7

Ain't you gonna

eat with us, Rose?

- She used to eat with us.

- Maybe she ain't hungry this mornin'.

She ain't hungry

every mornin',

'cause she's sick

every mornin'.

Hey, Rose.

How you feelin'?

Guess you must like

watchin' people be sick.

No, I don't like

watchin' anyone be sick.

Rose, how many months are you?

Do you know?

Do you know?

Rose?

What do you know about it?

Well, I know more than

I'd like to know about it.

Well, then, don't trouble

yourself none, Homer.

This ain't your business.

Right.

What am I gonna do

with a baby?

I can't have a baby.

What am I gonna do

with a baby?

- Huh?

- Whatever you want

to do, Rose, I can help.

I just mean that if you don't wanna

keep the baby, I know where you can go.

You think Daddy's gonna

let me go anywhere? Huh?

I ain't goin' nowhere.

Why don't you just, uh,

go back to your pickin', Homer.

I can take care of it

by myself, all right?

What do you mean?

I mean I could take care of it

by myself. Okay?

Don't do anything, Rose.

Don't do anything

to yourself, okay?

Rose? Do you hear me?

- Rose, do you hear me?

- Go on!

- Homer?

I think we should take her

to St. Cloud's and let her

decide when she gets there.

I told her.

She doesn't feel she can do that.

Well, we have to

help her, right?

We need to do something,

don't we?

Homer?

- Hey.

- Hey.

I have some more clothes

for you. I just keep forgetting

to bring them with me.

I don't need no more clothes.

Thanks.

I know what's

goin' on, Rose.

Homer told me.

You don't know this, but I got

pregnant about a year ago.

Do you want to have

this baby?

No?

Who's the father?

Does he know?

If you don't want to have

this baby, Homer and I will take

you to a place. It's safe.

- He knows this doc...

- I can't go nowhere.

Why?

Rose, listen to me.

You can tell me.

It's okay.

- Mornin'.

- Morning, Mr. Rose.

I'm gonna be up top, okay?

Mr. Rose.

He's the father.

- What?

- He's her baby's father.

Mr. Rose is

her baby's father.

Her baby.

Mr. Rose is the father.

- What? Are you sure?

- I can't believe this.

I knew there was something wrong.

What is she gonna do?

God, I can't believe it. We have to

keep her away from that bastard.

- Mr. Rose?

- Homer.

I know you ain't ready

for lunch, boy.

- Is it, uh, true?

- What's that?

Uh, are you...

sleeping with

your own daughter?

I think you've been staying up

too late at night, Homer.

You're having sex

with your own daughter.

Ain't nobody havin' sex with my

daughter! Let me just tell you that.

You're lying. Aren't you

ashamed of yourself?

What do you care

who hears?

I mean, come on.

They know already, don't they?

- They know, Mr. Rose.

- And you know

what your business is, boy!

I know you don't wanna be

in no kind of business with me!

- That's what I know.

- Yeah? Go on. Cut my clothes.

I've got other clothes.

You gonna come here talkin'

to me about lies and shame?

Those people took you in, and

that boy Wally is away at war!

- Yeah, well, she's your daughter!

- And I love her!

Ain't never gonna do

nothin' to harm her.

She's pregnant, you know that?

She's pregnant.

No! No!

He was over Burma

when he was shot down.

There were no injuries

from the crash, just disease.

When the plane was hit, the crew chief

and the radioman jumped close together.

The co-pilot jumped third,

all on Captain Worthington's orders.

- Come in.

- The captain was still flying the plane.

None of the men on the ground

could see the sky. That's

how thick the jungle was.

They never saw the plane crash.

They never heard it crash.

They never saw Captain

Worthington's parachute either.

But he was missing

for 20 days. Why?

He followed the Irrawaddy River

all the way to Rangoon.

He managed to avoid the Japs

but not the mosquitoes.

So it's malaria.

It's, um,

encephalitis "B."

What's that?

Captain Worthington is paralyzed

from the waist down.

He... He won't walk.

- I'm sorry.

- When is he coming home?

In about a month.

By the end of October.

Just tell me.

I'll do whatever you wanna do.

Nothing.

Isn't that like

waiting and seeing?

No.

Nothing's nothing.

I want Wally

to come home.

I'm afraid to see him too.

- I know.

- Oh, don't do that, Homer.

I just want to sit here

and do nothing.

To do nothing.

It's a great idea,

really.

Maybe if I just

wait and see long enough,

then I won't have to do anything

or decide anything, you know?

I mean, maybe if

I'm lucky enough,

someone else will decide and choose

and do things for me.

What are you

talking about?

But then again,

maybe I won't be that lucky.

And it's not my fault.

It's not your fault.

And that's just it. Someone's gonna

get hurt, and it's no one's fault.

- I don't want to talk about this.

- If we just sit here...

and we wait and see

a little while longer,

then maybe you won't have to choose,

and I won't have to do anything!

What do you want from me?

Wally's been shot down. He's paralyzed.

What do you

want me to do?

Nothing. I'm sorry.

You're not the one

who has to do anything.

Where you

think you're goin'?

I got to go, Daddy.

You have to let me go.

Wait, Rose. Just wait.

I ain't gonna let you go nowhere

in the middle of the night.

- Hey. Hey.

- I can't stay here no more, Daddy.

Hey, nothin'. You just go in the house.

This ain't none of your concern.

- Just listen to me...

- You are forgettin' yourself now.

This is

my daughter!

Now, I believe you got your own mess

you gotta deal with.

- I wanna get...

- Ain't that right, Homer?

Ain't that right, Homer?

My daughter and I done told you.

This ain't your business.

This ain't none

of your business!

Ya even know what your business is,

Homer? Do ya!

- What is your business?

- I'm in the doctor business.

I can help. That's all

I'm saying. I can help.

Forceps.

Cervical stabilizer,

vulval pads.

Set of sims.

Set of reinstadards.

- Dakin's solution.

- She my little girl, Homer.

She's gonna be all right, Mr. Rose.

Nothin' to worry about.

You ready, Rose?

Fellas...

Come on, y'all.

I'm staying, Homer.

Okay.

If you stay,

you make yourself a use.

Watch her breathing.

You better go get some air.

Oh!

Oh, God!

Hey.

The heat will help the cramps

ease up a little.

The bleeding is usually a lot less

within two days,

but you just keep

checking the pad, okay?

As long as it's

not heavy, it's normal.

It's that Vernon. He keep askin'

where you, Rose Rose and Homer is at.

Tell that Vernon to mind

his own business, Muddy.

Told him y'all sick.

You tell him

whatever you want.

You crew boss today.

- You readin' the rules, Homer?

- Mm-hmm.

What are they?

Uh...

"Please don't smoke

in bed."

We already heard

that one, Homer.

"Two:
Please don't operate the grinder

or press if you've been drinking."

"Three:
Please don't go up

to the roof to eat your lunch."

That's the best place

to eat lunch.

"Four:
Please,

even if you are very hot,

do not go up

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