The War Within

[suspenseful music]

(Girl)

What are you talking about?

Mom l love him.

Why can't you see

what we have?

Of course l know

what love is.

So, where's Amy?

l'm traveling alone.

What's going on?

Michael.

Did you ever wonder how

different your life would be?

lf you could go back

and change one mistake.

But l guess, some mistakes

you never stop paying for.

[drop noise]

(College Professor)

l know you're all here to learn

something technical, but for me,

it's all about that moment.

Hey! Hey!

You dropped this.

Oh, thank you.

Michael.

Amy.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Thanks for my bag.

Sure.

Do you want me

to walk with you?

So you don't drop

your bag again?

[laughter]

Sure.

(Michael)

Ok.

( Amy) Was this from

the first day we met?

Yeah.

Wow.

Can you please

take a picture?

Here?

Yes, thank you.

This is going

in the book?

Ok.

( Amy) Babe, look at this.

Remember our first date?

Don't ever forget

this moment.

What?

l'm falling in love

with you.

What?

l love you!

l won't forget.

l love you too!

(Amy)

Michael. Michael.

l'm not.

l'm serious.

Yes, you... Michael,

you're drawing me...

You can't see

this yet.

Let me see it.

Will you marry me?

Yes.

Yeah?

Yes!

( Amy) This caricature

turned out great.

Ready for

the big day?

Yes.

l'm going to go

show your mom.

Ok.

[crowd screams]

Oh. Honey feel this.

Feel how big that was.

Do you want to

draw with Daddy?

Oh, cute l have

to take a picture.

Look how small

she was.

Hey, you.

Don't forget.

l love you too,

Daddy.

Hi, Daddy.

Look at the baby lamb,

look at the momma lamb

aren't they so cute.

Yeah, just like

me and you.

Aren't they?

(Michael) Do you know how

important this is to me.

How important

this is to Ellie.

( Amy) Of course...

Ok, why is this so important?

(Michael)

Amy.

l care about you, she...

l gotta go.

- ( Amy) Oh, come on Michael.

- (Michael) Ok, l'm sorry

Ready to go honey?

Yeah.

Bye, Mommy.

Let's go honey.

(Pastor) l must ask you.

Do you know the savior?

The word for knowledge

in our text means...

What's the

matter Daddy?

Nothing, honey.

Daddy, is it because mommy

won't go to church with us?

She said she believes.

She believes up here.

We just need to pray

that she believes in here.

You see, faith

is never alone.

True faith always

leaves a sign.

lt's why it's

accompanied by works.

Jesus, please do whatever

you have to do to save Mommy.

ny) You always treat me like-

a child--Michael stop it--

Why are you doing this--

Daddy!

Amy!

[phone rings]

(Michael)

Hello.

(Wendell)

Hello, Michael?

lt's Wendell.

Hey Wendell.

Hey, l'm sorry l missed

my deadline yesterday.

l'm almost finished

and l can have my stuff

to you in about an hour.

(Wendell) Michael,

that's kind of why l'm calling.

We lost five more papers

this week.

Look, it's a tough market

right now.

l know, but l promise

l'll work harder

and l'll work ahead.

(Wendell)

That won't be necessary.

l know l've been

a little out of it lately.

But l'm back now.

l took your advice and l think

l found somebody

to write the strip.

l really appreciate you guys

at the Syndicate being patient

with me through all this,

but l promise you l'm back

to full speed now.

(Wendell) That's what makes

this so difficult, Michael.

l know you've

had a tough year.

lf the strip would

have been established

and you had

an extensive archive,

we could have run reruns while

you took that sabbatical.

As it is though...

What are you saying?

(Wendell) You know it's nearly

possible to start a new str

and in this market

it's just been too...

we tried everything we knew

to sell Ginger Snaps,

but it's just not working.

You're kidding me right?

Tell me this is a joke.

(Wendell)

l wish it was.

Wendell, l know

l can make it better.

(Wendell)

Michael.

Wendell, would you just

listen to me, please!

(Wendell)

Michael, look.

You are a very

talented cartoonist

but the decision

is out of my hands.

lt's already been decided by

the board that Ginger Snaps

has not fulfilled

the contractual obligations.

lt's not personal,

it's business.

Wendell...

doesn't the board know?

(Wendell) Yes, l pleaded

your case and got out voted.

l tried to hold off this

decision as long as possible,

but... l wish there

were something more l can do.

We'd be interested

in seeing anything else

you come up with

in the future.

Keep in touch.

[phone click]

[suspenseful music]

[phone slam]

[suspenseful music]

[destructive noises]

[suspenseful music]

[yelling]

[suspenseful music]

[suspenseful music]

[screaming]

Will!

Will, do something!

Will, make it stop!

[suspenseful music]

[screaming]

Oh,

what is happening?

ls everyone

all right?

How could they kill it?

They said

they loved the strip.

Wendell said

it didn't sell.

lt stopped being funny

after the accident.

Don't say it.

This is Will's fault!

Excuse me?

Mind's had writer's block

ever since--

l said don't say it!

Face it.

You've lost your sense of humor

and l can't help you with that.

We are all to blame.

Conscience,

are you nuts!

They are all out

to get us you see.

We're just pawns

in their little hands.

They lift us up then

throw us down to the ground

and stomp on us.

That's how they

get their jollies.

You're paranoid.

Paranoid!

Paranoid!

l'm speaking truth

here brothers.

Look at yourselves.

You're all in denial.

Emotion, you're out

of line!

Out of line.

Out of line?

You're all

out of line!

Men, l warned you

this would happen

if we failed to

meet deadlines.

Conscience is right.

(Cynically)

Conscience is right.

Memory, you're

killing me man.

Stop living

in the past.

lt's time you got on

the right team

and stop siding

with this guy.

Emotion, you need

to calm down!

(Emotion)

Stay out of this Mind!

Heart?

What are we going

to do now?

Ah...now, we're

getting somewhere.

What are we

going to do?

l'm not sure.

Heart,

how do you feel?

l will tell you

how he feels.

Grief.

Despair.

Anger.

Outrage!

Will, am l right?

Am l right? Am l right?

l've got an idea.

Call Wendell back.

Mind you have to talk

some sense into him.

l tried, but--

But what!

Will, do it!

Do it! Do it!

He wouldn't listen.

He said the decision

was already made.

So that's it.

Mind,

this isn't fair.

Will, you got

to do something!

l can't.

When we get hit,

we hit back.

We have to at least make

Wendell feel our pain.

Heart, don't

listen to him.

Don't let Will burn

any bridges here.

Was l talking to you?

This is between

me and him.

Stay out of this.

l'm sick of this!

No one ever

listens to me!

(Emotion)

We're pathetic losers.

You've got to fight

to win!

You know l'm rightl

You know...

[Boom]

l'm sorry.

l'm sorry.

Thank you, Will.

Look, gentlemen, we've had

a traumatic experience.

We've actually had a lot

of traumatic experiences.

Ok, Memory,

a lot of them.

Let's calm down and

reason with ourselves.

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