When a Man Loves a Woman Page #2

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Go get some candy from Grandpa.

And Mama Andretti.

Hello, Casey, Casey!

How are you?

Look what I got for you. See?

- I'm not staying with her.

- Hey, it's gonna be okay, honey.

Yeah, but she doesn't

care about us.

Listen, she's crazy about you,

and she's gonna spoil you rotten.

- Hi, Mom. How are you? Thanks for coming.

- Hello, Michael, dear.

- She still puts you down, and I don't like it.

- Hey.

You're gonna have to cut Grandma a little

bit of slack. She hasn't had the easiest life.

Jessica.

- How's my sweet angel?

- Oh, just fine, Mom.

- How are you?

- Have you lost weight?

- No. No.

- I guess you're just tired.

- Hello, Jessie.

- I wish I had time to be tired.

- Give me a smile. Come on. Give me a big smile!

- Walter!

- Don't let Michael carry all those bags in by himself!

- I'm sorry.

It's all right, Ma.

It's only two bags.

Give him the small one.

He likes to feel useful.

I got it, I got it.

Mom, can I get you anything before we

fly off and leave you with the kids?

The best thing you can do for me is just

have the grandest time in the world...

and come home rested, please?

- Hello. - Hey,

Dad! - You know what?

When Mama comes home, we're gonna

have a big surprise for her.

We're gonna have

the whole house clean.

Won't that be nice, huh?

- Thanks, I gotta go. Bye. Bye, girl.

- Bye.

- Thanks. Bye. Thanks.

- Bye. Have fun.

Safe trip.

- Bye, Mom. I love you! -

Bye, bye. - Love you! Bye!

- Okay, let's go.

- Don't clean too hard.

It's a press-on tattoo.

Just in case. You never know

what might happen in Mexico.

Found a guy at the beach

who'll watch us have sex.

Ooh.

- A local?

- Mm-hmm.

- Come on, honey.

- Ooh. Okay.

Come on.

Baby, gotta tell you something.

Listen.

I think we should do this

more often.

I do... because...

they paid you to fly here,

I got a pass...

the hotel

is a remarkable discount.

There are meals, as you've

said before, Johnny.

You gotta eat anyway,

so we can afford this.

- Not unless they comp the drinks.

- Ah.

What's that supposed

to mean, hmm?

- Hey. - You lookin' for a

fight, buster? - No, I'm not.

- Buster, buster. Wait, wait, wait. I got a bruise here.

- Sit down, Alice. Alice, please.

- Hey! Alice!

- If you wanna fight, I can give you...

- all the trouble you can handle.

- Sit down. Okay, great. I know you can.

Alice, sit down. Sit!

- Sit.

- Woof.

Alice! Alice!

I'm waiting for my spanking.

I know we have pressures.

And we need to have fun.

But wringing you out at the end of an

evening is less fun than it used to be.

And thinking back, it's been going on

for quite a while, Alice.

What's wrong, baby?

Can you talk about it?

You scared me last night.

Didn't you scare you?

Huh? What's gonna happen?

I'm gonna stop drinking

so much.

Last night was the best thing that

could've happened to straighten my ass out.

I promise you.

I promise me.

- Hey!

- Jessie! Ow!

- Pinatas!

- They're here!

- Oh, honey, don't get dirty.

- Casey!

- Hi- Hey!

- Someone's getting married.

Hi, pretty girl.

- Hi, Casey, honey.

- You look wonderful.

- Hey.

- Oh, my God, I hope those pinatas aren't full of candy.

- Let me take this for you, darling.

- Hi. Hi, Daddy.

- Hi. Wow, man. - Good to see

ya. - Hey, Pops, how are you?

- Hi, Mom.

- Hi, honey.

- I smell Murphy's Oil.

- Yes, I used it a lot.

Sh*t!

Well, everything's fine

on the curb.

Garbage compulsion.

I feel much better now.

Come on, baby, it's late.

Casey.

You're not going to Dana's.

Case, I think we're gonna have to fill out

one of these homicide reports for Felicia.

- She's soaking off her make-up.

- Oh.

- Did I miss something?

- She didn't do her book report, so she can't go to Dana's.

- It's not due till Monday.

- I told you last night not to save it for the weekend...

- to make sure that you did it on-

- Good morning. Good morning.

Good morning. Good morning,

the first words out of our mouths.

I think we have all we can handle right

now with our coffee and our little spoon.

So, you go to Dana's, and the report

gets done first thing Saturday...

- and not last thing Sunday, okay?

- What's the difference?

The difference between me

helping you do it...

and me pulling your lungs out

through your belly button.

- Sorry I'm late.

- That's okay.

Um, Casey's taking a nap...

and Jess is teaching Samantha

how to use a computer.

- You all right?

- I- Whoa.

I had lunch at this Thai place,

and, uh...

something in the oil,

maybe, but-

I'll be fine. See you tomorrow.

Uh, Alice, um, I can call my mom. I'm

sure I can stay and make some supper.

I said, see you tomorrow.

- Alice, I think you should-

- Ah, ah, Amy.

Go home.

Okay?

Please!

Go home.

You get some rest.

And I'll call you

a little later.

Mom, look. Samantha drew

a Buick on the computer.

- It's green.

- Do your homework.

Mom?

Mom?

- Mom, are you sick?

- I said...

do your homework!

Mom, are you sick?

I did my homework!

That's all I wanted to tell you!

Good girl.

Jess!

Mom?

Mom?

Is there a Michael Green?

Michael Green?

- Switchboard tracking you down, I guess.

- Thank you.

Hello.

Jess, what's the matter, honey?

- Mommy died.

- What?

She just fell through

the shower door and...

all the glass is all shattered

and on the floor...

and she's laying

in the middle of it.

Jess, listen to me. I'm gonna have

somebody over there right away.

- You understand?

- Okay.

- Okay? And I'm gonna call you right back.

- Okay.

I need an outside line.

- I need an outside line!

- Sir.

Hi.

You're all right.

Doctor says.

How's Jess?

She's really happy you're okay.

I hit her hard, Michael.

- I hit her so hard.

- It's all right.

She's fine.

We're gonna get you better

so it doesn't happen again.

All right?

- God, just don't hate me.

- Mmm.

Because I'll die if you do.

That thought would

never enter my mind.

I start at 4:
00 in the morning,

and it goes all day.

I drink in the john, I drink...

in the closet, and I drink in

the kids' room when they're not there.

You know how when we...

go out to the car...

- and I have to go back

inside for a second? - Mm-hmm.

I have to be high

to do anything.

And I'm scared all the time.

- I drank for Casey's goddam birthday party.

- So did I.

I drink a quart a day.

It's vodka, so you

couldn't smell it.

How come I didn't see this?

Because I hid it.

You were scared.

- What am I gonna do?

- We'll figure it out.

I don't want you

to worry about it.

I'm gonna find you

the best treatment...

the best in the f***ing world.

You're not alone, honey. Never.

Never.

- Okay, girls, I'll see you later.

- Bye.

- Mommy. - Amy. - Oh, I'll

just wait in the kitchen.

Okay.

So...

we'll talk on the phone

and you'll come see me.

- And then I'll be home.

- And we'll go to the beach?

- Are you gonna take care of your sister?

- I'm gonna take care of Daddy.

Sorry, baby.

It will never happen again.

Mommy loves you.

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