The Invasion Page #3
Absolutely nothing.
I offered to give my name, be a witness.
And Oliver, he saw the whole thing.
Is he all right?
I mean, he seemed all right,
but I had to leave him.
We don't have to do this tonight.
I can take you home.
No, I want to. I want to.
- You sure?
- I'm good, yes. Let's have fun.
This is meant to be fun.
You look stunning.
Good evening, Dr. Ben.
- How are you?
- Fine, fine.
- Oh, that might be Ollie.
- May I take your coat?
- Thank you.
- The ambassador and his wife are waiting.
Hi, Mom.
I miss you. Gene wants to say hi.
Hi, Miss Bennell.
- Bye. I love you.
- Bye.
- May I take your coat, madam?
- Thank you.
You are Carol.
Carol Bennell, this is Dr. Henryk Belicec
and his wonderful wife, Luddie.
Come here and let me see you.
Ben has told us a lot about you.
Let us go in. Dinner will be ready soon.
Now, you two sit with us.
We want some real people
around us tonight.
- Something's wrong with my dad.
- Yeah.
Mine too.
- Dad?
- In here, Oliver.
I'm making some hot chocolate.
Would you like some hot chocolate?
So Ben tells me that
you are a psychiatrist.
This is very interesting.
This is exactly what I need.
You need what every Czech needs:
a stiff Russian boot up your behind.
Pity they don't make Russian boots
anymore. They're all made in China.
You seat me beside a beautiful woman
without introducing me, and you insult me.
Oh, don't let him get started, Henyo.
I'm sorry, Yorish. My humblest apologies.
You have the honor of meeting one of
Washington's most notorious diplomats.
My friend and the source
of this exquisite caviar...
...Russian Ambassador
Yorish Kaganovich.
- Nice to meet you, ambassador.
- The pleasure is entirely mine.
Henryk's guests are usually
as old and as ugly as I am.
I beg to differ.
No one's as ugly as you are, Yorish.
You know what "Czechoslovakia"
means in Russian, doctor?
It means a "doormat."
Someone still speaks Russian?
I thought it was a dead language.
My cheeky friend and I pretend to enjoy
ourselves, but secretly we are rivals...
...exploiting each other for personal gain.
I am here to drink his champagne...
...and he invites me
because I can get the real caviar.
our true self-interests.
It's the nature of our world, yes?
Yorish, be good.
I'm only curious.
I say that civilization is an illusion,
a game of pretend.
What is real is the fact that we are
still animals, driven by primal instincts.
As a psychiatrist...
...you must know this to be true.
To be honest, ambassador, when someone
starts talking to me about the truth...
...I hear what they
tell me about themselves...
...more than what they
say about the world.
- Quite right. Well done.
- Perhaps you are right.
Perhaps being a Russian in this country
is a kind of pathology.
So, what do you think? Can you help me?
Can you give me a pill?
To make me see the world the way
you Americans see the world?
Can a pill help me understand Iraq,
or Darfur, or even New Orleans?
Don't be drawn in
by his madness, doctor.
He is Russian. He needs to argue
like he needs to breathe.
All I am saying is that civilization
crumbles whenever we need it most.
In the right situation...
...we are all capable
of the most terrible crimes.
To imagine a world
where this was not so...
...where every crisis did not result
in new atrocities...
...where every newspaper
is not full of war and violence...
Well, this is to imagine a world
where human beings cease to be human.
While I'll give you that we still retain
some basic animal instincts...
...you must admit we're not the same
animal we were a few thousand years ago.
- True.
- Read Piaget or Kohlberg...
...or Maslow, Graves, Wilber,
and you'll see we're still evolving.
Our consciousness is changing.
Five hundred years ago,
postmodern feminists didn't exist...
...yet one sits right beside you today.
While that fact may not undo all the terrible
things that have been done in this world...
...at least it gives me reason to believe
one day things may be different.
- Thank you, doctor.
- You're welcome, ambassador.
Excellent.
Ben, of all the women
you've brought into our home...
...this is the one
we permit you to marry.
Hey, now, look.
I've been watching
the way you look at each other.
- Oh, so beautiful and smart.
- You see, this is what happens.
They say what they like in this household,
and then they claim diplomatic immunity.
- Think of the children you could have.
- Enough. Enough.
I had a terrific time.
Your friends are wonderful.
Well, thank you for being my date.
And for what you said tonight.
What?
No, I can't do this.
No. That's...
But that's... But that's fine.
I'm sorry...
...but I really need us
to stay what we are.
You're my best friend,
and I can't lose that.
Hey. Look, I...
I just took advantage of a drunk woman,
and I'm sorry.
- Now, can you walk?
- Hey!
I can.
Hey.
Carol Bennell?
I'm sorry to bother you so late.
I need to ask you a few questions
for the Census Department.
We're doing a census
of your district this month.
Not the extended paper census, but a quick
door-to-door version to update our records.
- At this time of night?
- Deadline.
You're my last house.
I saw your light. I came a few times.
Listen, let me get that.
And then you can ask me through the door.
Hey!
We're sorry. All circuits are busy.
Please hang up and try your call again.
Hey, Ben.
It's me.
I just... Somebody just scared
the sh*t out of me.
Hey. Morning.
Hey.
- What did the police say?
- Not that much.
- Carol, you're not going to work.
- I've got back-to-backs all day.
At least stay and have some breakfast.
I cooked pancakes.
What?
The thawing in tension between
Washington and Tehran...
... over the enrichment of nuclear fuel
was one of the first steps...
... by the U.S. to relax years...
Morning, Mom. On the way to school.
I still miss you. Love you. Bye.
Sorry I'm late.
Courtney Jones canceled.
So did Chris Cook.
What about Wendy Lenk?
I haven't heard from her.
Maybe it's that flu going around.
I'll call her.
Mr. Lenk, this is Dr. Bennell.
I was hoping I could speak with your wife.
This is her cell phone I'm calling.
Is everything all right, Mr. Lenk?
Everything's fine,
better than it's been in a long time.
Wendy's fine now.
I'll give her the message you called,
and she'll tell you herself.
- Mr. Lenk?
- Yes?
If I don't hear from your wife soon,
I will be calling back. Do you understand?
You'll hear from her
by the end of the day.
It's my husband.
Ben, they can't all be psychotic.
What if what they're saying is real?
Have you noticed anything?
I have.
What?
He seems a little disconnected.
- Hey, Carly.
- I thought you might like some tea.
Thanks.
Would you keep trying my ex-husband
until you get through? Okay?
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