When a Man Loves a Woman Page #3

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- That's us.

- Hi.

Uh, we're Alice Green.

Hi. Welcome.

Alice, before we check you in,

I need to look through your bag.

Is that all right with you?

It's strictly routine.

We've got all your

paperwork, so...

everything's ready.

Um, sorry.

So, come on, Alice,

and we'll get you checked in.

Just Alice.

Give me a minute.

I'll call you tonight.

- I'm sorry. There's no phone calls.

- Excuse me, uh-

She's my wife. She can call me

whenever she needs to call me.

She'll be in detox

until Tuesday...

and she'll be busy getting well.

She'll call you as soon

as she can after that.

I love you.

I love you.

I can hear her heart beat

From a thousand miles

Yeah, the heavens open

Every time she smiles

And when I come to her

That's where I belong

And I'm runnin' to her

Like a love song

She gimme love, love, love, love

Crazy love

She gimme love, love, love, love

Crazy love

She gimme love, love, love, love

Crazy love

Jess?

It's 6:
00 in the morning.

Kids are unbelievable.

First she wants French toast,

then she wants tuna.

And then she wants

a cucumber sandwich.

Case!

Wanna know what

she finally eats?

- She ate fruit.

- She ate fruit.

Right.

My hair hurts.

Casey, is that you?

- Oh! God.

- I did her hair.

Oh, I like it.

Let's see that hairdo.

Ooh, that's a little tight there.

Let me see that.

- Ow!

- Ooh, sorry!

- Mommy does it better.

- Oh, Mommy does everything better.

She cooks better, she looks better,

she kisses better.

Mommy's a better person.

You know, I bet you have

a lot of questions...

things you're feeling

about Mommy.

We could talk about that.

See, like if you're sad or

scared or angry or something...

- you could just-

- What's a alcoholic?

Someone with a bad habit, you know, like

if you drank stuff that made you sick.

But you really liked it, so you kept

drinking it and it kept making you sick.

Wouldn't you want

to learn how to stop?

- What's a alcoholic?

- It's why she does all that stuff.

When she does all that stuff,

like when she talks like she's sleepy...

forgets stuff,

and when she's sad.

When she cries?

She cries in the bathroom.

She, she did that a lot,

I bet, huh?

Your hair is so pretty.

You know, Mommy can't wait

to get back just to brush it?

I got it. Alice?

I'm Dr Mendez.

I'm a counsellor.

You know you're supposed

to be in community now?

Your nurse said you've

got a problem?

No problem.

I don't have any problems.

- You think I have a problem?

- Yeah, at least.

I just want to make a phone call. I just

want to make a phone call to my husband.

If you wanted to make a phone call to your

husband, would you call that a problem?

No, but I'm not in detox

dealing with an addiction.

- Look, we'll let you make a

phone call, as soon as- - Now!

- Now is when I want to call him!

Now! Can you understand that? - Alice-

- Alice, look-

- Can you understand f***ing anything?

Yeah.

I can.

Two more days, hon.

You can do this.

Hang in.

Come on.

Hello.

- Michael.

- Alice?

- Alice?

- Yeah.

You can call.

Yeah. What do you know?

They let me use the phone.

How was detox?

It was nifty, you know.

- I threw up like a good girl.

- Great.

Hard part's over, baby.

Yeah, the hard part's over.

Party time.

Well, so, uh...

basically, I just, uh,

sit around and...

think of you naked because,

you know, you have this...

amazing body.

You still do, don't you?

State of the art.

So, you'd be, what,

65 pounds now?

Honey.

Alice.

Honey, you there?

Alice.

Yeah.

Everyone here is

pulling for you.

Alice, they say they tear

you down the first two weeks...

so they can build you back up.

- Alice.

- God, I'm sorry, baby.

It's just so hard.

- Honey, are you there?

- Yeah.

I'm here, baby.

I love you.

I miss you.

Listen, I'll see you, um,

I'll see you on Sunday.

- Okay?

- The kids are so excited to see you.

I can't talk for too long

because there's, um...

one phone and a whole line

of people, so-

Can you bring

my grey sweatsuit?

Yes.

I'm just, uh, running down

my list...

of dumb things to say

right now.

Good for you.

You're supposed to wrap it.

- What?

- In a newspaper or a paper bag.

So nobody sees it or something.

Mommy tell you that?

Hey.

You wanna do one?

Come on. Take your pick.

Vodka, huh?

All right.

Let me see.

Now if Mommy cries

when she sees you...

it's because

you're beautiful.

Okay?

Piggyback?

Oh, the purse. Ready?

- Where is she?

- I don't know. We'll see.

She said she'd be out here.

There she is.

Do you see her in the hat?

Mommy! Mommy!

Mommy.

Mommy.

Hi, baby.

Hey.

Say hi to Mommy.

- Hi, beautiful girl. Hi.

- Hi.

You want to take 'em for a walk

and I'll catch up later?

- Hmm? Bye-bye.

- Thank you.

- Okay.

- Come on, you guys. Let's go.

Art Braun left alone.

- Nice shot.

- Excuse me. Can you get some coffee in here?

What do I look like,

a f***in' waitress?

Try the striped in the side.

Hey! I saw you with Alice.

You're her significant other.

Good to meet you, man.

Your wife's amazing. Malcolm.

- Oh, uh, Michael.

- Yeah, Michael.

- Good to know- Come on in. - How

are ya? No, I got the kids outside.

- Uh-uh. That's okay. This is Earl.

- Hey, I'm Earl.

- Hi, Earl. Michael.

- Hiya. Watch the game.

- No, I-I got the kids outside. Okay.

- Have a seat, man.

- Myers shooting at 50% tonight.

- Well, there's that middleman.

- Blalock is still on him. - Hi.

How ya doin'? - Good. How are ya?

...moved up the lane,

opened up that soft spot.

It's clear

on the other side there-

- Come on, Malcolm.

- Been a while since you watched a game without a beer?

- Me?

- You.

Actually, uh, I don- I don-

I don't, uh, drink much.

Can you believe that, man?

I been there, man. Denial.

- Jesus.

- Ain't just a river in Egypt.

- Hey, shut up!

- Cork it, Danny.

Are you guys sayin' that

this dude don't drink?

- I'm sayin' shut the f*** up, man!

- Fellas. Fellas, my fault.

Hey. It's a cunning,

baffling disease, man.

The man doesn't have a problem,

pecker-face. You do!

Cunning and baffling disease.

- Save it for group, man. Save it for group.

- Yeah!

- Nah, not in group, Earl.

- Save it for group, all right? Yo, Earl, man.

- I like your new friends.

- Oh, d'you meet Malcolm?

- Big black guy.

- Cokehead.

- We hit it off.

- The girls are with him.

Right now?

Oh, come on, Michael.

He's not a child molester.

He's an armed robber.

What?

Well.

Whatever you think of these people,

Michael, think that of me, because it fits.

- I thought you'd quit.

- I did.

Malcolm and I, um...

really talk, you know?

Talk about everything.

Everything.

We have a lot in common, and the

truth is that right- right now...

I really need these people.

I'm glad you have 'em.

And when you come home,

you'll have me.

What's wrong, Alice?

Hmm? You were fine when the kids

were around. What's wrong?

Long day.

- Hey.

- Hi.

Gary, this is Michael.

Hi.

- Feel like I know you.

- Oh, yeah?

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