The Safety of Objects Page #2

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Coach:
5, 6.

SHOOT.

[SIRENS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

JULIE? I'M HOME.

COME HELP ME UNPACK.

COME HELP ME UNPACK.

JULIE.

I'M CALLING YOU.

DON'T YOU WAN TO SEE WHAT I BOUGHT?

DON'T YOU WAN TO SEE WHAT I BOUGHT?

I'M GONNA CLOSE

THIS NOW.

THE AIR'S

GETTING OUT.

[THINKING] OH, MY GOD.

THIS IS IT.

I--I'M PARALYZED.

OHH, GOD.

[SIGHS]

LIKE IT WOULD BE THAT EASY.

[DOOR OPENS]

OH, HONEY,

PUT SOME CLOTHES ON.

I DON'T WANT YOU

HANDLING THE FOOD NAKED.

IT'S NOT SANITARY.

JULIE, SWEETIE,

DID YOU HEAR ME?

JULIE, SWEETIE,

DID YOU HEAR ME?

[SIGHS] HONEY,

DID YOU HEAR ME?

YES.

[THINKING] HOW MANY

CALORIES ARE IN SWEETIE

AND HONEY?

A LOT, I BET.

AND HONEY?

A LOT, I BET.

HI.

HEY.

HEY.

Bartender:
HAVE

A GOOD ONE, MAN.

Bartender:
HAVE

A GOOD ONE, MAN.

HEY.

I'LL BUY YOU ANOTHER DRINK

IF YOU WANT.

OH, AHH.

NO, THANK YOU.

YEAH? YOU SURE YOU DON'T WAN TO GO BACK IN AND TALK OR--

HEY, WE COULD GO SOMEPLACE ELSE,

IF YOU LIKE. I--I KNOW--

NO. I MEAN I FIGURE

I KNOW WHAT YOU WAN TO TALK ABOUT, AND I

REALLY DON'T WANT TO.

IT'S NOT WHAT I NEED.

AND IF YOU WAN ANYTHING ELSE,

I DON'T WANT THA EITHER.

WANT WHAT?

WH-WHAT'S ANYTHING ELSE?

I DON'T KNOW, ALL RIGHT.

UH, FROM WHAT I KNOW OF YOU,

YOU'RE A NICE LADY.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE

YOU'RE TAKING A BREAK

FROM YOUR KIDS,

YOUR HUSBAND.

NO. NO. NO HUSBAND.

NOT THEN, NOT NOW.

STILL.

MAYBE YOU DON'T WAN TO GET TOO CRAZY.

[WHISPERING] What?

YOU GOT KIDS.

I'M SURE THEY NEED

MORE LOVE AND AFFECTION

THAN I DO.

MORE LOVE AND AFFECTION

THAN I DO.

YOU--YOU'RE A PRESUMPTUOUS...

I--AT LEAST I'M DEALING

WITH THINGS. OK?

AND NOT THAT IT'S ANY

OF YOUR BUSINESS,

BUT I'M A DAMN

GOOD MOTHER.

I DON'T GO BOOZING IT UP

AND TRYING TO PICK UP

ANYTHING THAT WALKS.

YOU GOT ME WRONG.

ENTIRELY WRONG!

F*** YOU FOR IT.

F*** YOU FOR IT.

[THINKING] 8 YEARS.

11 HOURS A DAY.

THAT'S 33,000 HOURS.

GONE.

[LINE RINGING]

[LINE RINGING]

Answering machine:

HI, THIS IS SUSAN

AND EMILY AND JAKE.

OH, AND JIM.

PLEASE LEAVE US A MESSAGE.

[BEEP]

PLEASE LEAVE US A MESSAGE.

[BEEP]

[THINKING] WHY IS A MAN'S

PURPOSE ALWAYS HIS JOB?

[THINKING] WHY IS A MAN'S

PURPOSE ALWAYS HIS JOB?

GIVE THAT TO ME. I WAS JUST--

I WAS JUST PRACTICING.

GIVE THAT TO ME. I WAS JUST--

I WAS JUST PRACTICING.

[SIGHS]

MOM, I...

YEAH?

YEAH?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU.

[KNOCKING]

[DOOR OPENS]

HI.

[BEEP]

BRUCE, CATHERINE.

IT'S ANNETTE. HI.

SORRY TO ONLY CALL YOU

WITH TIDINGS OF BAD JOY,

BUT I'M SURE YOU KNOW THE KIDS

AND I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A CHECK

IN...OH, LET'S SEE,

OVER 3 MONTHS. HA HA.

RAYANNE'S SCHOOL BILL

NEEDS TO BE PAID,

AND SAM COULDN'T GO TO CAMP.

I'M SURE THIS IS TURNING

INTO WHITE NOISE,

BUT, UH, PLEASE DROP A CHECK

IN THE MAIL SOON

OR--OR BRING IT BY IN PERSON.

UH, THE KIDS WOULD LOVE

TO SEE YOU. THE BOTH OF YOU.

UH, REMEMBER WHAT WE PROMISED,

BRUCE. NO ABSENT PARENTS.

BUT CALL ME IF--IF YOU WANT.

EITHER OF YOU.

OR, UH, JUST STOP BY. BYE.

[BEEP]

[SIGHS] F*** IT.

[SIGHS] F*** IT.

Jim:
ANY LUCK?

NO, YOU JAMMED IT IN THERE

PRETTY GOOD.

NO, YOU JAMMED IT IN THERE

PRETTY GOOD.

CHECK IT OUT.

I WAS DOING:

A LITTLE WEEDING.

BUT THOSE ARE FLOWERS. THEY

JUST HAVEN'T BLOOMED YET.

[CAR ENGINE]

[CAR ENGINE]

DADDY!

SWEETHEART.

SWEETHEART.

HEY, DID YOU BRING ME

ANYTHING?

OH, YEAH.

CHECK THAT OUT.

THAT'S MY BUCKET, DADDY.

I KNOW, SWEETHEART.

JIM, WHY ARE YOU HERE?

AND WHY ARE YOU WEARING

YOUR SHIRT ON YOUR HEAD?

DIDN'T YOU GE MY MESSAGE?

THERE WAS A BOMB THREA AT--AT WORK.

THEY SENT EVERYONE HOME.

A BOMB THREAT?

A BOMB THREAT?

WELL, I'M GLAD

YOU'RE ALL RIGHT.

THEY FIND IT?

DO THEY KNOW WHO DID IT?

I DON'T KNOW. I THINK

THE POLICE ARE INVESTIG--

RANDY?

WH-WHAT'S THIS?

UH, THAT'S NO REALLY MINE.

YOU DROPPED ONE, DADDY.

YOU DROPPED ONE, DADDY.

I THOUGHT THESE WERE WEEDS.

JIM, HOW DO YOU MISTAKE

A FLOWER FOR A WEED?

WELL, I CAN REPLANT THEM.

IT'S NOT LIKE IT TAKES

A GENIUS OR ANYTHING.

THEY LOOK LIKE WEEDS.

UH, IT DOESN'T--THERE'S

A KEY JAMMED IN THAT LOCK.

[SIGHS] JIM, DO ME

A FAVOR, ALL RIGHT?

DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING ELSE.

JUST...IT'S BETTER THAT WAY.

FIGHT THE URGE.

JUST SAY NO!

UGH. OOH, YOU LOSE.

AND NOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE

TO EAT THE WHOLE--.

I'M NOT EATING IT.

I'M NOT EATING IT.

Helen:
AGAIN WITH

THE SUGAR TOASTIES?

HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE

TO TELL YOU:

THE CRASH IS NOT WORTH

THE HIGH?

HONEY, I NEED YOU TO HELP ME.

ALL RIGHT?

WE GOT A FULL HOUSE.

OH, AND I RAN INTO JAKE TRAIN,

AND I INVITED HIM TO STAY OVER.

WHAT?!

WHAT?!

BUT, MOM, SAM'S ALREADY

STAYING OVER.

YEAH, I'M

STAYING OVER.

I KNOW. I KNOW.

THAT'S WHY I INVITED HIM

'CAUSE YOU KNOW,

I THOUGHT IT'D BE FUN.

LIKE A SLUMBER PARTY.

YOU SHOULD SPEND

A LITTLE TIME WITH JAKE.

YOU KNOW, HE'S NEW TO THE

NEIGHBORHOOD. HE'S VERY SWEET.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU 2 ARE JUS A LITTLE TOO EXCLUSIVE.

YOU 2 ARE JUS A LITTLE TOO EXCLUSIVE.

[RINGING]

HELLO.

Man:
HI, IT'S BILL...

MacARTHUR.

Susan:
HI, BILL.

JIM, HANG UP.

IT'S FOR ME.

HEY, JUST ABOU TO RUN THE KIDS

DOWN TO THE PARK AND

TOSS THE BALL AROUND.

I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU

COULD BRING YOURS

AND JOIN ME?

MAYBE WE COULD:

CATCH THE SUNSET.

IT'S VERY THERAPEUTIC.

SURE THAT SOUNDS

LIKE A GREAT IDEA.

[DROPS TELEPHONE]

JIM.

[WHISPERING]

Jim, hang it up.

So rude.

I'M SORRY, BILL.

IT'S JUST MY HUSBAND.

YEAH.

ALL RIGHT,

ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'LL SEE YOU

IN ABOUT 10.

CHOPPITY, CHOP, EVERYONE!

WE'RE GOING TO THE PARK

WITH BILL.

MOM, I DON'T WANT TO GO.

DO I HAVE TO?

YES!

BE READY BY THE TIME

BILL BEEPS!

[WHISPERING] Man.

YOU'RE GOING TO THE PARK?

YEAH.

YEAH.

Doll, whispering:

Jake, shut the door.

I'm X-rated back here.

I'm X-rated back here.

IF YOU DON'T GIVE MY CLIENTS

A MILLION TRILLION DOLLARS,

WE'LL SUE YOU AGAIN.

BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY MONEY.

THEN, DUDE, I'M JUST GONNA

SAY IT'S TOO BAD FOR YOU.

HOW WILL I MAKE THE MONEY?

[WHINING]

[LAWNMOWER CHUGGING]

[LAWNMOWER CHUGGING]

YOU MIGHT WAN TO...HOLD THIS UP.

YEAH. NOW TRY.

YEAH. NOW TRY.

[MOTOR THRUMMING]

[MOTOR THRUMMING]

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM.

MM-HMM.

[DOG PANTING]

[DOG PANTING]

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]

YOU LIKE IT?

WHAT?

OH, YEAH. YEAH.

DID YOU HAVE THOSE

IN THE WHOLE TIME?

WELL, YOU KNOW

IT'S SURPRISING,

BUT I REALLY HEAR

EVERYTHING:

SO MUCH BETTER:

WITH THESE IN.

EVERY NUANCE,

EVERY SUBTLE CHANGE.

OK.

YOU WERE REALLY GOOD.

REALLY GOOD.

THANKS, MOM.

HA HA.

THANKS FOR COMING.

YOU'RE WELCOME, SWEETIE.

WHY DON'T I TAKE ALL

YOUR EQUIPMENT BACK?

THEN YOU DON'T HAVE

TO WORRY ABOUT I AND YOU CAN DO

WHATEVER YOU DO.

OK.

OK.

COME ON, COME ON.

GIVE IT TO ME.

I'LL GET YOUR BABY HOME

SAFE AND SOUND.

DO I GET TO KNOW

WHO THAT IS,

OR DOES IT MATTER?

OR DOES IT MATTER?

[SIGHS] IT MATTERS.

NOT TOTALLY:

OFFICIALLY YET,

BUT IT MATTERS.

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