The Upside of Anger Page #7

- I should go with you.

- No.

- I should go with you, Terry.

- No.

That's a long drive

this time of night.

Oh, no. I need you to stay here

in case Popeye wakes up.

I don't want her

to be scared, okay?

I'll be fine.

#Can I help it

if I'm bolder? #

#Can I help it

if I'm faithful? #

At this point,

I can't say much.

Could be an ulcer,

could be pancreatic.

I don't know.

I'm at a loss for tonight.

What?

You're at a loss?

She's in a lot of pain.

I had to put her out and let her sleep.

I can't do anything

until the morning.

Well, what are you

gonna do in the morning?

Actually, I won't be here

in the morning.

I'm at the end

of a long shift,

but tests will be taken and tomorrow

night, when I come back

- I'll look at them and we'll talk.

- Tomorrow night?

Yes.

And what if I want

a second opinion?

Well, I haven't given you

a first one yet.

And if I want

a second opinion?

It's 4:
30 am.

I don't think you're going to get

a strong one.

Well, why would they

do something like that?

Because I didn't give

them candy, that's why.

Great. You're standing at the door

with a bowl of candy, why can't you...

Because I don't accept

15-year-old-girls

with no costume on.

If you don't have a costume on,

- you shouldn't be allowed...

- Who cares?!

They're just using

Halloween to get candy!

Who cares?! It's Halloween!

Just give them candy!

It's okay to use a holiday for your

own selfish purposes?!

Oh, so what?!

So you'd rather just have them

toiletpaper your house?

Well, I didn't know it was gonna

be "felony or treat!"

I don't... I didn't think that

trick extended to felony!

Why would it kill you just to give

'em a few pieces of candy?!

- I don't understand that!

- Because there's gotta be

some kind of cut-off!

Shouldn't there be for Halloween?

Bob, what is with you

and your cut-offs

and your shouldn't there be

and should there be... who cares?!

She's really sick.

And the worst thing

is they don't know what it is.

I mean, it could be

an ulcer, it could be thyroid.

It, uh...

She can't eat and...

you know,

it could be cancer.

It could be...

it could be so many things.

I don't know

what it is.

I don't know what it is.

Oh God.

Directory assistance.

Um, yes, operator.

I would like, um,

I'm looking for directory assistance

for Karlstad, Sweden.

You said

"Karlstad, Sweden?"

Yes, thank you.

Look at you

all alone in here.

I like it like this.

Did you call Daddy

to tell him?

Um...

No, I didn't.

I don't hate him.

I mean, you know,

I know that you do,

but I've, uh, been

thinking about it,

and I just don't.

- Did you talk to the doctor?

- Yes.

Did he tell you

it wasn't cancer?

Yes, he did.

Thank God.

He thinks that whatever it is

might be stress-related.

An ulcer, maybe.

He's very worried that you're under

too much stress, Emily.

- I'm not stressed.

- Yes, you are.

You are.

You're mad.

Mad at me.

Mad at Daddy.

I can see that

all the time.

You've got a cloud

over your head.

We need to get it

to go away.

Give you some air.

The doctor's

very worried, Emily.

- Maybe yoga.

- Stop it.

- I'm serious.

- Well, so am I.

You can't dance or exercise

your way out of this.

You need

to get better, Emily.

I can take a lot,

but I couldn't take

losing you.

Why is that funny?

Because you just don't seem

to care all that much about me,

unless, like now,

I'm sick.

That's not true.

That's just not true.

I adore you.

- You do?

- I do!

I don't see that.

Well, what can I say?

You're like everybody else

in my life

you need to pay

closer attention to me.

Okay.

How's the wind, Dad?

Fantastic!

Whoa! Yeah!

Far out!

Woo!

The only thing

I understand about this...

is the screaming.

Whoo! Hey, hey!

So, how does

this work now?

- You going next, Gorden?

- Hell no. He won't jump.

He's too scared.

He's a watcher.

- You're not gonna jump?

- No, he won't jump.

I'll go again,

unless you wanna take a shot.

Nope. Not me.

I'm a watcher too.

Are you gonna marry

my mother?

I don't know.

It's, um...

it's tough.

Your mom, she's...

she's tricky.

She didn't

used to be.

Ask anyone.

She was always sweet.

You should

marry her, Denny.

Would that make you happy?

It would, yeah.

Mmn.

So, uh...

your daughter

asked me

if I was going

to marry you, today.

Oh, please.

That's a cheap shot.

What do you mean?

She's, um...

she's adorable.

I know she is.

It wasn't

a cheap shot, Terry.

What?

Bringing up what...

bringing up what Popeye said.

It wasn't, um...

it wasn't a cheap shot.

I have enough problems

right now, Denny.

I don't need you

using my daughter as a pawn.

What are you

talking about?

I have a child incredibly

ill in the hospital.

Another one's sleeping with a pervert

that you brought into her life,

so I don't want to get

into something silly

like a cute talk

about a marriage

that we both know

would be doomed from the start,

so you know what

I'm talking about. Don't.

I don't wanna hear

what Popeye said, no.

I am so sick

of being your b*tch.

I put up with your sh*t,

because I know how much pain you're in.

But it's enough!

It's a tall order

for a patient motherf***er,

and I am the farthest

thing from that

that you're ever

gonna lay eyes on.

...tomorrow.

- Denny? Can I talk to you for a second?

Yeah, I-I-I can

do this tomorrow.

Bad news.

You ready?

Management has

a bug up their ass.

Okay, they've been

getting a lot of calls.

I've been trying

to keep this from you,

but they want

to renegotiate.

Renegotiate what?

Come on,

you know what.

They want you

to talk baseball.

What?

Either that or they want

to take us off the air.

- Good gag.

- It's not a gag, Denny.

I wish it was a gag.

It's not a gag.

You either talk baseball,

or we go off the air next week.

- I don't wanna talk baseball.

- Big deal.

They didn't want to have a sports

talk show in the middle of a day

with an all-rock format,

but I talked them into it.

Guess what?

You're a baseball star.

That's what people want to hear

from you. Baseball talk.

Nobody wants to hear your cooking

and your stock tips, Denny.

I'm sorry,

but it's true.

Saturday. Baseball talk.

They may even promo it.

Okay, Arthur, you're on in 5, 4, 3, 2...

better yet, you're on. Go.

All right, 101 WRIF, Detroit's home

of rock 'n' roll...

You're not even

gonna talk to me?

Denny?

I called you

eight times today.

Denny.

Denny.

Hey, come on.

I was in a bad mood, okay?

Denny?

I want you

to talk to me.

So, I brought

baby pictures.

Oh, I wish you'd

brought him.

He's with the nanny,

we needed a night off.

So it's done? They're gonna build

a subdivision back there?

Yeah, next month,

they break ground.

It's gonna change

the view.

The view

could use changing.

She's coming, okay?

Big smiles...

and compliments,

but normal though.

Everything's normal,

she looks great,

you're great.

Everything's calm.

- Calm and great.

- Yes, all of us.

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