The War of the Roses Page #4

back here with a bottle of musk oil?

- She should be here any minute.

- Yeah.

It's stuffy in these places.

- I got us enough booze for the whole trip.

- Thanks.

I couldn't remember whether you wanted

a twist, so I got you some just in case.

Thank you, Gavin.

- Salud.

- Salud.

All those lives going on out there...

People we'll never meet...

experiencing things we'll never know.

We can't know.

In your own life, by this point,

you think you know what's gonna be but...

- But you don't know.

- You don't know.

It's always just when you think

you got it figured out...

..when, bingo, something comes along

and knocks you right on your ass.

Why do you think Barbara

didn't come to the hospital?

I don't know.

She probably had a good reason.

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Hiya, Bennie. Come here, sweetheart.

Where is everybody, huh?

I guess you're the only one who

gives a damn about me in this family.

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Oliver!

You don't know how happy I am to see you!

- You didn't come to the hospital.

- No.

No. Well, I called and...

..well, everything seemed to be...

under control.

I just... I didn't want to disturb you.

Disturb me?

Well, I wasn't doing much. Just dying.

Oliver! You weren't dying.

- You didn't even call.

- Of course I did. I talked to someone.

- Not to me.

- Well, I talked to a nurse and...

..she said that you weren't dying.

Well, I thought I was dying!

I wrote you a note...

in case you didn't get there in time.

I can't read your handwriting.

I was on a gurney being rushed

to Intensive Care in excruciating pain.

It says:

"My love, by the time you

receive this, I may be gone."

"My life was... fun...

..full... beyond my dreams."

"All I have... and all I am, I owe to you."

"You gave me courage

to surpass what I know I am,...

..the strength to..."

Oh, this is where I had a spasm.

Uh... I can't read it, but the next line says:

"I lie here, feeling my life ebb away."

"I cling to your image."

"I will take you with me to eternity."

"I cherish you."

"I thank merciful God for you."

I didn't have the strength to sign it.

I'm... I'm sure they, um...

..they would've told me who it was from.

I can't believe

you didn't call us at school, Mother.

I didn't see any point in alarming you until

there was something to be alarmed about.

Your mother

didn't want to disturb anybody today.

Yeah, well, you still should have called.

You should have.

I'm sure your mother didn't want

to worry you needlessly.

The important thing is your father is alive.

We've always been a family

that communicated.

If anything important happens,

everyone should know about it.

That's the rule.

Yeah.

Only you

Can make this world seem right

Only you, and you alone

Can thrill me like you do

And fill my heart with love

-

For only you...

-

- What's going on?

- I'm very upset.

It's 3 o'clock in the morning.

Turn the television off.

I wasn't sure why I didn't go to the hospital,

but now I think I know.

I'd just like to put today behind us, OK?

OK.

I was gonna drive to the hospital,

but I knew you were OK.

Cos I never think that anything really terrible

could happen to me or the kids or you.

And I was getting on the expressway,...

..and suddenly I had

this very strong feeling that you were dead.

And I knew what it would feel like

to be alone in this house,...

..to not have you in my life.

And I got so scared, I had to pull over.

Oh.

Well, you don't have to be scared any more.

I got scared because I felt happy.

You were happy because I was dead?

I was happy to be free.

Like a weight had been lifted.

- Like a weight had been lifted?

- Yeah.

So, how am I supposed to respond?

You tell me you wished I was dead?

I thought it was important.

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I think you owe me an apology, Barbara.

If you have something to say,

I'd like to hear it.

I want a divorce.

No, you don't.

You can't have one!

I've thought about this a lot.

I really don't want

to be married to you any more.

Why do you want a divorce?

Did... did I do something?

Did I... did I not do something?

I can't give you specifics, Oliver.

- Well, try!

- I don't want to try!

Is there somebody else? Another man?

No.

- A woman?

- You wish.

I should be the one asking for a divorce!

I was rushed to hospital

suffering from severe...

- Indigestion.

- Oh-hoh-hoh...

Oh, you're such an expert

at making me look like ajerk.

OK, OK, OK. I'm sorry.

I'm the bad person.

Let's just blame me for this.

No! No. I think I need...

I think you owe me,...

..after this many pretty goddamn good

years of marriage, a solid reason.

I worked my ass off to make enough money

to provide you with a good life,...

..and you owe me a reason that makes sense.

So let's hear it.

Come on. Let's hear it. Let's hear it!

Because...

..when I watch you eat,...

..when I see you asleep,...

..when I look at you lately,...

..I just wanna smash your face in.

Come on, smash my face.

Come on. You wanna smash my face?

The next time... I hit back.

And you'd better get yourself

a damn good lawyer.

The best your money can buy.

- What does she want?

- Child support.

I've always taken care of my kids.

And they will be 18 in one year,

which makes it nice for you.

- What about alimony?

- Barbara, against my advice, waives alimony.

I'm making money with my business.

I get a lot of referrals. I can support myself.

Well, I'm a lucky guy.

My client is being more than fair, Mr Rose.

She's waived alimony and she's willing to

waive her rights against your law practice...

..in exchange for the house and all of

its contents, except your shaving gear and...

..his clothing?

- Everything I made went into that house.

- I found that house.

Every piece of furniture is where it is

because I put it there. It is my house.

If your client has finished yammering,

explain to her...

..that a wife does not

automatically get the house.

I thought you told her that

she was entitled to anything and everything.

- I told her what?

- Yes.

Here it is.

I quote:
"My love,...

..by the time you..."

Boy, what a handwriting.

"By the time you receive this, I may be gone."

Uh... Blah, blah, blah...

"All I am and all I have, I owe to you."

You wrote this, Mr Rose?

Excuse me, Mr Thurmont, you tiny,

little, worm-like, infinitesimal prick,...

..could I have a word with my wife, please?

Certainly.

If this is a who-can-sink-lowest-fastest

contest, you won.

By showing him my letter,...

..you have sunk below

the deepest layer of prehistoric frog sh*t...

..at the bottom of a New Jersey scum swamp.

I may have let you have the house,

but now...

..you'll never get it.

You will never get that house.

Do you understand?

You will never get that house.

- We'll see.

- Yeah... we'll see.

Maybe I shouldn't have

let you see that letter.

Dear girl, by the time this is all over,...

..you'll think of today

as one of your lighter moments.

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What do you call 500 lawyers

at the bottom of the ocean?

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