The Favor Page #3

Are you hungry?

I'm going to make

you one of these.

- Honey.

- What?

Give somebody else a chance.

- Beautiful sermon.

- Thank you.

Beautiful sermon.

Hannah, here!

It's always a tragedy...

...to see a young man cut down

in the bloom of his life.

He was a good father

and a wonderful husband...

...although sometimes inattentive.

He always performed satisfactorily...

...but not with the enthusiasm

of the early years.

Nonetheless, it was a cruel,

shocking blow to those he left behind.

We ask God to comfort

and restore Kathy...

...easing her through

the next few months...

...which I know will be a trying

and lonely time for her.

Mommy?

Mommy?

- Are you okay?

- Yeah.

Careful.

We're okay.

I'm having a hard

time with this.

- You forgot me!

- Thank you!

Ready?

Boy, that sermon...

- You seemed to be listening

to every word. - Did I?

I would say...

Not just me, of course, others would say...

...when I was at Princeton...

Grazie.

When I left Princeton, and not just because

I was chairman of the department...

...I think it was the finest math

department in the country.

It was?

The finest?

Because...

I left.

Never mind why.

Okay. I'll tell you.

Woman trouble.

Grad, undergrad,

what's the difference?

Don't ask me, Joe.

I'm the father of two daughters.

There's a headache.

You don't expect them to be virgins

by the time they go to college...

...do you?

Honey.

What?

- That's a good answer.

- No. It's just that they...

- I'll get it.

- No, I'll get it.

No, honey.

I got it!

Boy, she sure comes alive

when the phone rings.

Might I suggest lithium?

No.

For Kathy,

aspirin is a psychedelic.

- Hello.

- Hi. This is Tom.

That's not funny.

You've lost your

sense of humor.

I'll laugh when it's funny.

I just wanted to remind you

of Elliott's opening on Friday.

Dennis Hopper will be there.

Put your name on the list?

Okay.

I'm not sure we can make it.

Whatever.

Bye.

Anybody been hanging up

when you answer the phone?

Yeah, her mother.

Don't tell Kathy.

- Who was that?

- Emily.

Couldn't you two

guys make up?

Historically speaking,

when two women fight...

...it's usually over a man.

- Okay.

- I'm sorry.

Good shot.

Two points.

- Excuse me. I'm sorry.

- That's all right.

- Does Emily know Dennis Hopper?

- I don't know.

'Cause we could be talking to him,

you know.

Does the guy talk?

I don't know. He's short, I know that.

- Short? He looks very tall.

- No, he's very short.

Honey, you're so good at this stuff.

You always know what to say.

There's the bar.

- Go.

- I'll start there.

Would you all excuse me?

Enjoy the show.

It's all yours.

I almost hate to part with it.

- You've made a great discovery in Elliott.

- You have a good eye, Mrs. Konzulman.

Can I have a moment with you?

This is Mrs. Konzulman.

She just bought this piece.

Great.

I hope you enjoy it.

I will.

It's so pretty.

- Yes. What exactly do you...

- We have some business to attend to.

Enjoy it.

"Pretty"? Did she say "pretty"?

No, Elliott, she said "evocative. "

It is evocative and lyrical.

It is evocatively lyrical.

Thank you.

And might I add, you're looking

very evocatively lyrical tonight.

So you want to

consummate the sale?

No.

I miss you.

- I miss this.

- I'm sure you do.

All right, Emily.

I screwed up at Gina's

birthday party.

I'm sorry. But that's it?

No more fun?

I've had plenty of fun.

I need something more.

Okay.

Okay?

So use me until the right guy comes along.

I think he has.

That's all you had to say.

Say, have you seen

Dennis Hopper?

Basically, I added another name to my list,

which I certainly didn't need...

...and I can tell you,

it's another regret.

What can I say, Kathy?

We were swept away.

Tommy doesn't

get swept away.

We spent two years

not getting swept away.

Of course, I don't strip as soon

as I get into a man's apartment.

No.

You only pimp your friends.

You know what I regret

about this thing?

I regret that I told you, and I'm not

going to tell you anything anymore.

$11,000?

I'm sorry about you and Emily.

I hope you guys can still be friends.

Yeah, me too.

Although it can be hard being friends if,

say, either of you finds someone else.

You dating anybody new?

No, I'm not.

And Emily...

She is.

But I don't have

to tell you that.

The man from Denver?

She met him in Denver?

What has she told you?

Nothing.

What has she told you, anything?

- There you are.

- Honey, you remember Elliott?

Yeah.

This is great stuff.

Hi, Peter.

Thank you.

- It's a little steep, but it's pretty.

- Pretty?

It's a little claustrophobic in here for me.

Can we go?

Yeah.

Great. Really, good show.

Elliott, beautiful work.

I never saw Dennis Hopper.

Hello, lover.

I'm so glad I came.

You know, I can't believe

that you and Kathy are friends.

You're so much more beautiful

and sophisticated than she is.

I feel sorry for her.

She's such a pathetic little thing.

Yeah.

I can barely remember her.

Her hips have really spread

since she had the children.

Honey, what?

It's horrible.

Was it a nightmare?

- It's over.

- No, it's not.

I wish it was, but it's not.

Want some water

or something?

- Promise me!

- What?

- I said promise!

- Okay, I promise.

- What?

- Find someone else for Emily.

That's your nightmare?

She's lonely.

She doesn't have anybody.

She doesn't need my help.

Men find her very attractive.

- You promised!

- Okay.

Yeah.

I'll think about it.

Yeah.

No.

So, blah blah blah, and when asked

about this comparison to Einstein...

...Prof. Dubin said:

"Einstein flunked math.

I didn't. "

You can keep that one.

I've got copies.

- I can't find my keys.

- Can't wait to get me inside?

Joe, it's late.

Late, yes. But let me ask you this:

You really don't want me to leave, do you?

I have to get up

early tomorrow.

It's 8:
50.

Then how about a

little good-night f***?

Good night, f***.

That's good, Emily,

you little minx!

Come on, Emily.

Don't make me beg, okay?

I'm not the type. It doesn't suit me.

All right.

I'll beg. Emily!

Honey, when's dinner?

You want to know when dinner is?

I'll tell you when it is.

It's when we're good and ready.

That's when it is.

We're having brownie stew tonight,

remember?

Or you just remember how to be

waited on and how to stuff your face?

Is that what you think I do

when I leave the house?

I go someplace and

I stuff my face?

I'm sorry I'm taking so long.

Honey, no.

You're doing great.

I work hard for the family.

I'm killing myself trying to separate

oscillations on fractal boundaries.

How very meaningful.

"How very meaningful. "

That brings up an

interesting question...

...because what is

"meaningful"?

Regard for each other,

that could be meaningful.

Love, friendship...

...tolerance.

Those things,

they can be meaningful.

Looking at your husband with compassion

in your eyes instead of resentment...

...that could be meaningful.

You act like I did something wrong

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