The Pursuit of Happyness Page #3

Let me see it.

Give it here.

Oh, yeah. Oh.

Wow, you... You, uh,

really messed it up.

Heh. Sorry.

Uh... it... It looks like it...

It, uh, works around a swivel,

so the center pieces

never move.

So if it's yellow

in the center,

that's the yellow side.

Right.

If it's red in the center,

that's the... red side.

Okay.

All right. So...

You... You can slow down.

Uh, listen, we can

drive around all day.

I don't believe

you can do this.

Uh, yeah, I can.

No. No, you can't.

Yes, I can.

No, you can't.

I'm telling you,

no one can. It's tough.

See? That's all

I ever do.

Uh, uh, uh...

Y-you almost have

this side.

Holy cow.

Oh. Oh, you almost

had that one.

I'm gonna get it.

Look at that.

You're almost there.

17.10.

Oh, this is me.

Good job.

Goodbye.

Yeah. I'll see...

See you soon.

Uh, where are you going, sir?

Excuse me, sir.

Where are you going, please?

Uh... Um...

Uh, two...

A couple blocks.

Just, you know, flip around.

Okay.

Hey! Stop it! Hey!

Where are you going?!

Come here!

No! No!

No. No, no, no, no!

Hey! You a**hole. Give me

my money! Give me my money.

Please stop.

Please, please. Please!

Son of a b*tch.

Please! He should've paid you!

He should've paid you!

Come here!

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry.

Come here. I'll kick your ass!

I'm sorry!

Idiot.

I'll get you!

I'm going to kill you!

I'm going to kill you!

Hey!

Stop it, you son of a b*tch!

Stop him!

Stop him!

The doors are closing.

Please stand clear

of the doors.

No! No! No!

No!

Hello?

Hey. Yeah.

Sorry... Sorry I couldn't

make it home on time.

Chris. I missed my shift.

Yeah, I... I know.

I'm sorry about that.

Look, um... I'm

on my way right now.

Are you all right

with Christopher?

I'm leaving.

Chris, I'm leaving.

What?

Did you hear what I said?

I have my things together,

and I'm taking our son...

and we're gonna leave now.

I'm gonna put the phone down...

Linda. Wait a minute.

Hold it... Hold...

We are leaving.

It was right then

that I started thinking

about Thomas Jefferson...

Wait, wait!

and the Declaration

of Independence...

and the part about

our right to life,

liberty and the pursuit

of happiness.

And I remember thinking:

How did he know...

to put the "pursuit"

part in there?

That maybe happiness

is something

that we can only pursue.

And maybe we can actually

never have it...

no matter what.

How did he know that?

Linda. Linda.

Hello?

Chris.

Who is this?

Jay Twistle.

Uh... Hey.

Dean Witter.

Yeah, of course. Uh...

Uh... how are you?

I'm fine. Listen, do you still

wanna come in and talk?

Yes, sir. Absolutely.

I'll tell you what.

Come on by day after tomorrow,

in the morning.

We're interviewing

for the internships.

You got a pen and paper?

Uh. Yes. Uh, yes, I do.

Um... Uh. Hold on one second.

All right.

Hello?

Chris?

Uh... Uh, go ahead. I have one.

Write this number down

so you can call

my secretary, Janice, and she

can give you all the specifics.

Yep.

Okay, 415.

415.

864.

864.

0256.

0256.

Yeah, extension 4796.

4796.

Right. Call her tomorrow.

Yes, sir. 415-864-0256.

Okay, buddy.

All right, yes.

Thank you very much.

We'll see you soon.

864-0256.

4796. Janice.

Chris.

Hey.

Did you, uh...? Have you seen,

uh, Linda and Christopher?

No. You catch

the game last night?

No, no.

You didn't see that, 118-1... One...

Excuse me, did, uh, Linda

and Christopher come in here?

No, I haven't see them.

119-120. Double overtime.

Moons hits a three-pointer,

17 seconds left.

Wayne, Wayne, Wayne.

Can't talk to you

about numbers right now.

What's your problem

with numbers?

8642.

And you owe me money.

Yeah.

You owe me $14.

I'm gonna get that to you.

I need my money.

I need my money.

Fourteen's a number.

Hey. Don't you ever take my son

away from me again.

Do you hear me?

Leave me alone!

Don't take my son away

from me again.

Do you understand

what I'm saying to you?

Don't you walk away from me

when I'm talking to you.

Do you hear me?

Do you wanna leave?

Yeah.

You wanna leave?

Yes, I want to leave!

Get the hell out

of here, then, Linda.

Get the hell out of here.

Christopher's staying with me.

You're the one that dragged

us down. You hear me?

You are so weak...

No. I am not happy anymore.

I'm just not happy!

Then go get happy, Linda!

Just go get happy.

But Christopher's

living with me!

Stop!

Did you hear what I said?!

Christopher's living with me!

Hey. Come... Come on.

Let's go.

How you doing, Mrs. Chu?

Hi.

Where's Mom?

Look, just get...

Get your stuff.

But she told me she was

coming to pick me up today.

Uh... Yeah, I know.

Um... I talked to

Mom earlier.

Everything is fine, okay?

Where do I sleep tonight?

Let me ask you something.

Are you happy?

Yeah.

All right. Because I'm happy.

And if you're happy

and I'm happy,

then that's

a good thing, right?

Yeah.

Yeah. All right.

You're s... You're

sleeping with me.

You're staying at home,

uh, where you...

Where you belong, all right?

Uh...

Come on.

Christopher.

Hey. Listen, I need the rent.

Yeah.

I can't wait anymore.

Yeah, uh... I'm good

for that, Charlie.

I'm gonna get it.

Why don't you go two blocks over

at the Mission Inn motel?

It's half what you pay here.

Listen, Chris. I need you

out of here in the morning.

The hell am I supposed

to be out of here tomorrow?

I got painters coming in.

All right. All right, look.

I need more time.

No.

All right...

I'll paint it myself.

All right, but I...

I just... I gotta have

some more time...

I got my son up in here.

All right.

One week.

And you paint it.

Chris Gardner?

Uh, yeah.

What happened?

Payable to

the City of San Francisco.

Does it have to be the...

The full amount?

Well, you gotta pay

each parking ticket.

Otherwise, you're staying.

This is all I got.

You verify at 9:
30

tomorrow morning.

What?

Yeah, you gotta stay

until this thing clears.

No.

No, I... I can't... I can't

spend the night here.

I... I have to

pick up my son.

You verify at

9:
30 tomorrow.

Sir... I have a job interview

at Dean Witter

at 10:
15

tomorrow morning.

I cannot stay...

9:
30 tomorrow morning.

What am I supposed to do

with my son?

Is there anyone else who can...?

I take care of him.

Maybe we can go and have

Social Services pick him up.

All right. Uh, can I make...

Have my phone call, please?

Hello.

Hey.

What do you want?

Um...

you gotta get

Christopher, uh...

from daycare.

I can't... Um...

Just keep him

for the night, and I'm gonna...

I... And, uh...

Just one night.

What happened?

I'll pick him up

from, uh, daycare... tomorrow.

I'm gonna go right...

You can just...

You can drop him off,

and I'll pick him up.

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