What Maisie Knew Page #3

I've got to go.

You need a cab?

Yeah.

I'll get.. I'll get you one.

Hey, taxi.

Hi.

Okay, Maisie, I'll

see you in ten days.

I don't want you to go.

It'll be okay, okay?

I promise.

I have to go.

I don't want to go with him.

Oh, Maisie.

I really, really love you. Okay?

Okay.

See you in ten days, okay?

Bye, sweetie.

Have a nice honeymoon.

Bye, Maisie.

Please say bye.

JFK, please.

Yeah, we should probably wait.

She's lost it.

No, we need some more.

Oh, I'll be back.

Baby just came home.

Ooh, I have to kiss you.

Mommy?

Yeah?

Did you really get married?

Uh..huh. But I still love you the best.

And I'm still your mommy, right?

And, you know, he's just... he's

just like a friend.

You don't have to call

him Daddy or anything.

Just like... just like you don't

call Margo mommy, right?

You can just call him Lincoln.

Did you have a flower girl?

Oh, you know what? If we

did, it would've been you.

But we kept it really low key, ...

and, um, it was just like with a

Justice of the Peace kind of thing.

We didn't even have a cake.

No cake?

No cake.

Sad but true.

Here, want to see something?

You want to see what he gave me?

Look at this.

Look at that.

It's tiny.

It is tiny, isn't it?

Tiny, tiny, little one.

There.

Hey.

Hey.

Sorry.

It's okay.

Come on in.

Well I.. I got to go to work actually.

Okay.

Aah, It was nice seeing you again, Maisie.

Say goodbye to Lincoln.

Bye.

Bye.

Look how tall he is.

He's so tall.

Does he always work at night?

Yeah.

He's pretty much just a bartender,

but you know, whatever.

It's good, so when I'm

working, he can watch you.

It'll be good.

Can I tell you a secret?

I married him for you.

I married him for you.

Sleep tight on the night train.

No pain.

I don't remember...

for a couple of years.

Did some good for you

No, your eyes...

Hey, it's too thin.

I want to do a couple more,

and then I want to

hear it doubled, okay?

You got it.

What are you making?

It's a palace?

No, it's a castle.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, of course.

It's beautiful.

You're really good.

I don't know how to make

one of those... bridges.

Oh, like a drawbridge?

Well, just, um, ...

if you make the doorway here ...

and then like the bridge going

down and then some chains.

That's it.

Over the moat.

I can't do it.

You do it.

But it's your drawing.

Really? Okay.

Well maybe you can... draw

some animals in the moat ...

... some dangerous animals so

people can't swim across.

Crocodiles and some

polar bears

and stuff that will eat you.

Okay.

I haven't used a crayon in a

really, really long time.

When I was a kid, I read

this story about a family, ...

and their car broke down in the desert.

And do.. do you know how

they survived? How?

They ate crayons and paste.

Eeew!

I know, it sounded pretty good to me.

I used to sneak paste to eat

when I was a kid.

You did?

I don't remember...

Want a couple a...

The stuff we had was really good.

Delicious. You should try it.

- No.

- No.

- Hey...

You want to come in the

booth with me while I sing?

Okay.

Come on.

Hey. You didn't

say goodbye.

Yes, I did.

No, you didn't.

I'm going to miss you.

I'm going to miss you so much.

Okay.

All right.

I'll see you in ten days, okay?

Bye, baby.

You cannot tell him, so that

you really can't show him.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Who's that?

Hey. What are you

still doing here?

Um, Ok... Le.. let's go.

Let's go and check.

No, no, he didn't forget.

He knows it's his pick up day.

Honeymoon my ass.

He's messing with me.

Look, it's a violation

of the court order, ...

and he agreed to those

dates before he left.

You got to be kidding me.

Great! Great..

So, he says it's a violation

of the court order...

for them to not let us pick her up.

But, if they don't pick her up,

it's not a violation. Okay?

He knows it's

his pick up day.

Maybe ...

What, what, what?

We could go back to the court again.

No! No!

I'm not subjecting myself to that bullshit.

Where are my cigarettes?

Jesus!

A witch hunt, that's what it is.

Hey, are you hungry?

Do you get to make all

the food for everyone?

Uh, no.

I'm just.. I'm just a bartender.

Do you get lots of money?

Well, I get tips.

But not lots of money.

I wouldn't say that, no.

Do you think it's important

to make lots of money?

Uh-huh.

How come?

So you can be rich. Oh, of

course, so you can be rich.

What if you like doing something

where you don't make lots of money?

Like what?

Like being a teacher.

Or maybe you want

to be a nurse.

Or a fireman.

Or a bartender.

Yeah, or a bartender.

For now.

Here we go.

Bon appetit.

I... I thought you said

you liked eggs.

I don't want to ruin it.

Okay, see you later.

You're supposed to walk me in.

Are you sure we don't say bye here?

Really?

Okay.

Maisie has something she'd

like to share with the class.

This is my new stepfather.

Hi.

My father married my nanny,

so court made my mommy

get married, too.

Tyler.

I have two stepfathers.

But, one is almost dead.

"And most castles had 50

rooms and were in England."

"If someone hurt your

animal or tried to be rich,...

they would be killed

and put in jail."

"A lot of people in jail

hurt their-selves ...

so that they could go to

the hospital and have food."

"They ate stale bread, and then

gave the bread to the homeless."

"The end. Life in a Castle

by Maisie Elizabeth Beale."

Wooow!

That's amazing.

What am I, invisible?

You know, you don't get a bonus for

making her fall in love with you.

Hey, baby, why don't you go to

your room for a little while ...

so Lincoln and I can talk, okay?

Dude, how am I supposed to go away

off to work and leave her with you...

when you pull this sh*t?

What are you talking about?

And when did this tour come about?

You deliberately undermine me.

Why does everything have

to be such a nightmare ?

You know, I've turned

into this like petty ...

And I don't recognize

myself anymore.

You know, baby, all I wanted was for

him to make things easier for us.

Your story is very cool.

Thank you.

Hey.

What are you

thinking about?

Nothing.

No?

You want to come to

work with me tomorrow?

Maybe you could help me pick

out my costumes for the tour.

Would you like that?

Your Dad's an a**hole.

He really is.

First he disappears, and then

he shows up out of nowhere.

I don't know

how to deal with this.

I really don't.

Baby, I got to lie down.

Lincoln, Beale's downstairs.

Hey.

Come here.

Whoa. You missed me?

Uh-huh.

Yeah, we were wondering when we

were going to see you again.

You're the husband?

Yeah.

It's... It's the new husband.

My name is Lincoln.

It's Beale.

Pleased to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

I'd give you a couple of pointers

but I doubt that the, uh, ...

Jacoby and tragedy

that was our relationship ...

would apply to the farce that

you two guys are playing out.

Okay..

Okay.

Okay..

Anyway, good luck.

Yeah.

Bye, Maisie.

Whooh!

Bye.

Thank you.

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