The Safety of Objects Page #3

MOM.

Julie:
MOM?

ARE YOU OK?

I'M GOOD.

YEAH?

YEAH?

YEAH.

YEAH.

YOU DID A GOOD JOB,

BOBBY.

THANKS, DAD.

THE CHICKEN:

WAS JUST RIGHT.

EXCUSE ME.

THAT'S OK.

JAKE, YOUR DAD TEACH YOU

HOW TO GRILL YET?

NO. HE DOESN'T DO

THAT KIND OF STUFF.

AW, THAT'S TOO BAD.

IT'S A FATHER'S JOB

TO TEACH HIS SON.

THESE KIND OF SKILLS

HAVE TO BE PASSED ON.

I STARTED BOBBY:

WHEN HE WAS 10.

OH, DAD. I WAS 9.

I KNOW HOW:

TO GRILL HOT DOGS.

I KNOW HOW:

TO GRILL HOT DOGS.

ANYWAYS, MY DAD'S REALLY

BUSY, SO...

JAKE'S FATHER IS A

LAWYER IN THE CITY.

THE CITY.

AND HE CAN'T TEACH

HIS SON TO GRILL?

MOM, CAN WE GET SOME

CHOCOLATE SAUCE?

OH, YEAH. YOU WAN SOME, JAKE?

SURE.

WHY CAN' YOU GET UP

AND GET I YOURSELF?

'CAUSE SHE'S UP

AND SHE DOESN'T MIND

GETTING IT FOR ME.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

MAYBE SHE'S SICK

OF GETTING STUFF--

SAL, DON'T START.

YOUR MOTHER'S UP.

IT'S EASIER.

SEE? SHE GOT IT.

SHE'S NOT COMPLAINING.

SHE KNOWS HOW GOOD SHE'S

GOT IT AROUND HERE.

SHE KNOWS HOW GOOD SHE'S

GOT IT AROUND HERE.

WAYNE.

WAYNE.

?? EMOTION ??

?? AN EMOTION ??

GOOD NIGHT, BILL.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, BILL.

GOOD NIGHT.

HEY, THERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING

SITTING IN THE DARK?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING

SITTING IN THE DARK?

DID YOU EAT YET?

I THOUGHT I WAS WAITING

FOR YOU.

OHH, JIM, I'M SORRY.

JAKE'S--HE'S STAYING

OVER AT A FRIEND'S,

AND I JUST THOUGH IT'D BE EASIER

TO PICK SOMETHING UP.

THERE'S SOME FOOD

IN THE KITCHEN.

I KNOW. I MADE A SANDWICH.

I KNOW. I MADE A SANDWICH.

BUT I WAS WAITING.

SO YOU SAID.

HERE, SWEETIE.

I'M SORRY.

OK. I GOT YOU.

[AHEM]

WHILE YOU WERE OU TOSSING THE BALL AROUND

WITH BILL AND HIS,

YOU GOT A PHONE CALL

FROM A GUY WHO WANTED TO KNOW

IF YOUR TIRES WERE ROTATED.

AHH, THAT'S WAYNE.

HE'S A LITTLE...

SOUNDS LIKE CODE TO ME.

JIM.

I'M SERIOUS.

PEOPLE REALLY MUST THINK

YOU'RE DIVORCED.

PEOPLE DON'T THINK

THAT WE'RE DIVORCED.

IT'S JUST THAT PEOPLE

DON'T KNOW YOU.

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND

A HECK OF A LOT, YOU KNOW.

OH, I'M SORRY

I'M NOT AROUND MORE.

BUSY WORKING TO SUPPOR MY FAMILY,

KEEP A ROOF OVER OUR HEADS,

FOOD ON THE TABLE.

JIM. LET'S NO DO THIS AGAIN, OK.

YOU HAVEN'T BEEN

WORKING CLASS:

FOR AT LEAST 20 YEARS.

STOP FEELING GUILTY.

WORKING A 12-HOUR DAY

DOESN'T MAKE YOU

A BETTER PERSON.

I CAME HOME EARLIER TODAY.

YEAH, AND IT TOOK

A BOMB THREAT.

NOT THAT YOU CARED

ABOUT IT OR ANYTHING.

HEY. OF COURSE I CARE.

WHAT DO YOU WAN FROM ME?

YOU WANT ME TO IMAGINE YOU

BLOWN INTO A THOUSAND PIECES

WHEN YOU'RE STANDING HERE

ALL FRESHLY SHOWERED?

WHY WOULD I IMAGINE

ANYTHING ELSE?

WHY WOULD I IMAGINE

ANYTHING ELSE?

JIM, A SENSE OF HUMOR

NEVER KILLED ANYONE.

TOMORROW, YOU CAN SPEND

THE DAY WITH ME:

AND THE KIDS AND SEE HOW

THE OTHER HALF LIVES.

AND THE KIDS AND SEE HOW

THE OTHER HALF LIVES.

THAT'LL MAKE YOU LAUGH

FOR SURE.

THAT'LL MAKE YOU LAUGH

FOR SURE.

Jake:
WHAT ARE

YOU GUYS DOING?

WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE

WE'RE DOING?

HEY, JAKE.

WANT TO TRY?

OK.

CLOSE YOUR EYES:

AND OPEN YOUR MOUTH.

CLOSE YOUR EYES:

AND OPEN YOUR MOUTH.

[COUGHING]

YOU SHOULD HAVE:

WARNED ME.

WHAT DID YOU THINK

SHE WAS GONNA DO?

KISS YOU?

[FOOTSTEPS]

QUICK.

[FOOTSTEPS]

SMOKING?

NO.

NO.

Sally:
COME ON, YOU GUYS.

LET'S GO WATCH TV.

Sam:
OK.

Sam:
OK.

Girl:
YOU'RE NOT STAYING.

Julie:
NO.

Mrs. Gold:
DO EITHER

OF YOU NEED A RIDE HOME?

NO, MOM.

THEY GET TO STAY.

YEAH. YOU'RE GONNA

MISS A GOOD ONE.

YEAH, YEAH.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

YEAH, YEAH.

TELL ME ABOUT IT.

JULIE. MRS. GOLD,

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

[WHISPERING] Fine.

UH, WHERE YOU GOING?

HOME.

BUT, I THOUGHT YOU HAD

ANOTHER HALF AN HOUR.

ASK HER.

MRS. GOLD, IS IT ALL RIGH IF I DRIVE JULIE HOME TONIGHT?

I PROMISE THAT I'LL HAVE

HER HOME BY MIDNIGHT.

YES, YOU MAY, BOBBY.

SEE? I CAN BE COOL.

SEE? I CAN BE COOL.

AND, UH, JUST WHAT DO

YOU THINK WE'RE GONNA DO

IN HALF AN HOUR?

IN HALF AN HOUR?

[MOANING] JIM.

WHAT DO YOU THINK

ABOUT HAVING ANOTHER BABY?

WHAT DO YOU THINK

ABOUT HAVING ANOTHER BABY?

I THINK WE SHOULD.

SUSAN.

YEAH?

I DON'T WAN TO HAVE A BABY.

I DON'T WAN TO HAVE A BABY.

Sam:
SHH.

Jake:
SORRY.

Jake:
SORRY.

[RIPPLING]

[RIPPLING]

Sally:
LET'S PLAY

MARCO POLO, OK.

Sam:
MARCO.

Sally:
POLO.

MARCO.

POLO. HA HA.

MARCO.

POLO.

MARCO.

POLO.

MARCO.

POLO.

MARCO.

POLO.

MARCO.

POLO.

[KIDS LAUGHING]

[KIDS LAUGHING]

Jake:
IT'S WEIRD HOW THEY KEEP

HIS LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME.

Sally:
YEAH.

YOU THINK HE GETS

ANY OLDER?

NO. HE'S

STUCK THERE.

BACK WHEN:

HE'S 19.

WHEN I HAPPENED.

I CAN SEE HIM:

FROM MY ROOM.

YES, SO CAN SALLY.

WE ALL CAN.

WE ALL CAN.

[DOG PANTING]

[DOG PANTING]

HEY. HEY, AUDREY.

YOU'LL BE MY WITNESS,

WON'T YOU?

IF ANYTHING ELSE

BAD HAPPENS,

YOU'LL LET THEM KNOW

IT WASN'T MY FAULT?

YOU'LL LET THEM KNOW

IT WASN'T MY FAULT?

[MACHINE BEEPING]

[MACHINE BEEPING]

PAUL, I HAVE TO GO AND DO

SOMETHING FOR JULIE TOMORROW,

AND I'M NOT SURE HOW LONG

IT'S GONNA TAKE,

SO I NEED YOU:

TO BE PATIENT, OK.

AHH, THERE YOU GO.

I'LL BE BACK AS SOON AS I CAN.

I'LL BE BACK AS SOON AS I CAN.

YOU'RE GONNA BE JUST FINE.

HA, ISN'T THAT FUNNY?

I WAS JUST THINKING TODAY

THAT IF THIS WERE JUS A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO,

I WOULD HAVE BEEN

REALLY WORRIED:

TO LEAVE YOU ALONE

FOR DAYS AT A TIME.

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

I WAS ALWAYS SO AFRAID THA YOU'D GET YOURSELF INTO TROUBLE.

I MEAN, YOU KNOW HOW YOU WERE.

IT WAS HARD TO RELAX.

HERE YOU GO, SWEETIE. OK.

THERE'S A SECURITY IN FEELING

THAT THE WORST HAS HAPPENED.

MAKES ME FEEL LIKE NOBODY

WOULD HURT US.

YOU KNOW, I HAVE THIS IMAGE

SOMETIMES:

THAT SOMEONE BREAKS IN

AND THEY TRY TO ROB US,

AND THEY SEE YOUR LIGHT ON

UNDER YOUR DOOR, AND I SAY

DON'T GO IN THERE, THERE'S

NOTHING FOR YOU IN THERE,

BUT THEY DON'T LISTEN

AND THEY COME IN,

AND THEY SEE YOU LYING HERE,

AND THEY LEAVE.

THEY JUST DROP THEIR BAGS

AND WALK OUT THE DOOR.

THEY DON'T EVEN WAN OUR THINGS.

THEY DON'T WANT ANYTHING

THAT WE'VE TOUCHED,

BECAUSE, I MEAN,

YOU KNOW HOW PEOPLE ARE.

THEY THINK THAT MISFORTUNE

IS CONTAGIOUS.

THEY THINK THAT MISFORTUNE

IS CONTAGIOUS.

[SIGHS] MAYBE I SHOULDN'T HAVE

TOLD YOU ALL THAT.

BUT, YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK

OF IT AS A BAD THING.

WHEN I LOOK AT IT THAT WAY,

I SEE YOU AS OUR PROTECTOR.

WHEN I LOOK AT IT THAT WAY,

I SEE YOU AS OUR PROTECTOR.

[CLICK]

[BEEP]

[CLICK]

[BEEP]

[BEEPING]

[BEEPING]

[WHISPERING] Good night.

[WHISPERING] Good night.

PAUL.

PAUL.

I BROUGHT YOU A WATER

AND A BEER.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHICH ONE

YOU'D LIKE.

I FEEL SO STUPID.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU.

I AM SO SORRY.

WELL, I SAW YOU CRYING

AS YOU WERE WALKING

DOWN THE STREET.

SO, UH, I KNEW WHA I WAS GETTING INTO

WHEN I INVITED YOU IN.

[SOBBING]

[SOBBING]

MY HUSBAND IS:

MOVING OUT. I'M JUST--

[SOBBING]

[SOBBING]

I'M SORRY THAT HE'S MAKING

YOU FEEL LIKE THIS.

IT SUCKS HOW MEAN

PEOPLE CAN BE:

TO EACH OTHER SOMETIMES.

[SOBBING]

[SOBBING]

JIM?

[MUMBLES]

[MUMBLES]

YOU GOOD?

YOU GOOD?

MM-HMM.

MM-HMM.

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