The Girl in the Park Page #3

- Calm down, okay?

- Hang on just a second.

- I think we should just get her out of here.

- Ill be right back.

- Don't worry about it. It's taken care of.

- You okay? Sure?

- Yeah. Yeah.

- Careful. The glass.

- Yeah, it's fine.

Can we get a drink for the lady?

Yes, sir. Absolutely.

Crazy b*tch.

Mom!

Mom!

Hi.

Hi.

You can do it. You a Iittle nervous?

Ill catch you. Come on.

Whoo! Very good. Wanna do it again?

- Excuse me.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

I just thought she could use a catch.

It's fine.

Okay, sweetie.

Mommy's here. Come on.

Good girl. Try it again?

Hi. What's your name?

I'm Julia.

How old are you?

You go down that slide.

- It's amazing.

- Mine.

- My turn! Give it!

- No.

Hey. Hey, don't fight.

Can you take turns?

Maybe if you ask nicely,

hell let you have a turn.

- Can you just share?

- I look after these children.

So look after them.

Everybody has to share.

Mind your own business.

Go. Go, go, go.

Go all the way down.

Well done.

- Hi.

- Hi. How are you?

I called about this lady over here.

- She's acting a Iittle strange.

- Okay.

- Hi. Ma'am?

- Can you do it again?

Excuse me.

- Hi.

- Hello.

- Is that your daughter there?

- No.

- Okay, um, is your child in the park today?

- No.

Excuse me. Ma'am?

We need to speak to you.

- Can you step out of the park with us?

- No, I'm fine.

- No. Just come with us, please.

- No. I...

- Ma'am?

- Please, leave me alone.

- Relax for a minute. Listen to me.

- I am completely relaxed.

- You're getting upset.

- Let's leave the park.

- Let's take her out.

- No, I'm not leaving the park.

Come with us, please.

Come with us.

- Yes, everything's all right.

- Will you stop pulling me?

- You have to keep moving.

- Excuse me!

- I can't believe you're doing this.

- You need to relax.

- I am relaxed.

- Stop struggling, ma'am.

- Please. Please.

- Let go of me!

- Am I under arrest or something?

- No, ma'am.

What?

You okay?

I'm not under arrest or anything.

- This your son?

- Yeah. How you doing? I'm Chris Sandburg.

Would you step over here for a minute?

Like I said on the phone,

we're not gonna charge her.

But I am gonna suggest

you keep a close eye on her from now on.

Yeah, yeah.

Of course.

I'm-- Look, I'm-- I'm sorry

about all this.

Has she ever done

anything Iike this before?

No.

- She on anything?

- No, no, no. It's not Iike that.

It's, um-- She...

My, um-- My sister...

I had a sister who, um,

when she was about 3 years old,

she disappeared.

And, um...

after that--

my mother...

She's changed.

You ever find out

what happened to the girl?

Yeah-- No.

I mean, they never found anything,

but a few months later,

there was another, uh,

murder, and, uh,

it was a kid in Philadelphia.

Same kind of deal.

Vanished from a playground.

And they caught the guy,

and they think that he probably did both.

He died in prison two years ago.

There's that, at least.

Well, look, keep an eye on her.

Ohh!

Thank you.

Hey.

I'm gonna fix that for you.

Julia, are you hungry?

I could run down to the grocery,

or, um, we can order something.

- No.

- Sure?

Okay, come on.

Come on, what?

Come on. Let's get it over with.

- Please.

- All right. All right.

So what are we gonna do about this?

Julia, we don't have to

do anything tonight you don't wanna do.

- You must be very tired.

- You know what that cop told me?

- He told me to keep an eye on you.

- I'm sure he did.

Should I be keeping an eye on you?

If it would make you feel better.

Oh, doing that whole passive thing.

Chris, come on.

This can't go on!

I'm sorry... about everything.

I'm sorry about the park.

I'm sorry about the restaurant.

Who was that at the restaurant?

Someone I thought I knew.

I was wrong.

I mean, I had too much wine.

I had a bad day at work.

It was stupid.

What about the park?

These mothers!

You say two words to their children,

they become hysterical.

But I'm not gonna make excuses.

It was a mistake.

Julia, do you wanna come stay

with us for a couple days?

It's a Iittle dusty,

but there's plenty of room,

and we would love to have you.

Thank you, Celeste.

l'll be all right.

- Are you sure? It's no trouble.

- I'm sure.

Thank you.

It's been, uh--

... not as simple

as I expected,

hoped--

coming back to the city.

I appreciate your patience.

I do.

And now...

You were right.

I am tired.

Bye.

Bye.

- l'll call you tomorrow.

- Okay.

Maybe I should've stayed.

Let's-- Let's give her

some breathing room tonight.

Trust me. I think it's gonna be okay.

I do.

How do you know where I live?

It was on your check.

Ow! Ow! Sh*t!

Sh*t! That really hurt!

Why'd you f***ing

close the door on my hands?

Say "thanks," at least.

What's this?

It's your money.

Some of it, anyway.

Why?

You tried to help me.

I felt bad.

Were you pregnant?

No.

Was everything a Iie?

Most of it.

You're not from Michigan?

No.

Where do you come from?

Right here.

Who are you?

What?

What's your name?

It's Louise.

Do you think you could let me in?

I really think I need

some antiseptic or something.

Scrambled okay?

Uh, yeah.

These are hot.

How long have you been up?

A while.

How's your hand?

It's okay.

It looks much better.

Can I use your shower?

Of course.

Louise,

where do you Iive?

You mean right now?

Yeah.

Kind of nowhere.

Where do you sleep?

With guys.

And what if there's no guy?

There's always some guy.

What about last night?

Last night, there was you.

Extra towels are in the bathroom.

Thanks.

Louise?

Yeah, l'll be out in a second.

There's a key on the table

in the hallway.

Stay as long as you want.

Huh.

Socks.

Hmm? Ooh.

That's nice.

Aha.

Hmm.

I do.

Hello!

Louise?

Louise.

Louise!

Where were you?

Where did you go?

I went out to get something to drink.

There's nothing in your kitchen.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Long day.

Have a drink. Sh*t.

Right.

- You know where I'd Iike to go? London.

-

I've never been anywhere.

English men can be kind of--

I don't know--

sexually kind of iffy.

Like, some of them

just want their headmasters

to paddle them on the bums

or something.

The women are cool, though.

There's this, um,

BBC News anchorwoman.

I love her.

Her accent is so excellent.

- Which one's that?

- Aahh!

- It's pad thai.

- Mmm.

- It's good.

- Mmm.

Mmm!

- It is good.

- Spicy.

All right. Well, I was hoping

to have the new numbers in

by next Friday, because that's when

the fed report's coming out.

That's when we can

put everything together.

Mm-hmm. I understand.

Uh-huh.

Um, yeah. Um...

Yeah, of course,

of course, of course.

We should get that to them

as soon as possible. That's right.

No, I-I-- That's--

I understand that.

Uh, say that again.

What were you saying?

- Hey! You are in big trouble.

- Hey.

I know.

I got caught on a job.

Make yourself a sandwich

and have a beer.

You better get in there.

What's the matter with you?

It's the second quarter.

I know.

I was Iistening to it in the van.

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