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IS-- IS SOMETHING WRONG?

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WE'VE BEEN KICKED OUT
OF OUR APARTMENT.

3
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WE COULDN'T AFFORD
THE MORTGAGE

4
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AND WE DIDN'T KNOW
WHERE ELSE TO GO.

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( both laughing )

6
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WE WERE JUST JOKING.

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I'M GOING ON VACATION.

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OH, OKAY.

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( theme music playing )

10
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SO IS LUKE ON THE WAY?

11
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HE'S RUNNING LATE,
OF COURSE.

12
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BUT HE WILL BE HERE
TO PICK UP OLIVER BY
THE END OF THE SESSION.

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I WANTED TO SEE
IF I COULD SPEAK TO YOU
ALONE FOR A MINUTE.

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I HAVE TO LEAVE
A LITTLE EARLY.

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SURE.

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OLIVER, IF YOU GET HUNGRY,
I HAVE SOME SNACKS
IN MY PURSE, OKAY?

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I'M NOT HUNGRY.

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OKAY, I'LL JUST BE
A LITTLE BIT.

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WILL YOU BE
ALL RIGHT?

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I'LL DO MY HOMEWORK.

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OKAY.

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I JUST WANTED
TO THANK YOU.

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THANK ME?
FOR WHAT?

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FOR EVERYTHING.

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RIGHT AFTER OUR SESSION
LAST WEEK

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LUKE AND I TOOK OLIVER
OUT TO DINNER

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AND WE EXPLAINED EVERYTHING
ABOUT THE ADOPTION

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JUST LIKE
YOU ASKED US TO.

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AND IMMEDIATELY
THE CLOUDS LIFTED.

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GOOD.
SO YOU'VE NOTICED

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A POSITIVE CHANGE
IN OLIVER'S ATTITUDE?

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THIS WEEK HE'S GOTTEN
ALL OF HIS HOMEWORK DONE
EVEN BEFORE DINNER.

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HE MADE A TERRARIUM
FOR HIS TURTLE

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OUT OF AN OLD
PASTA BOX.

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PLUS HE STOPPED GORGING
HIMSELF ON FOOD.

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AND HE ALREADY
LOOKS BETTER.

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AND IT'S ALL
THANKS TO YOU.

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WELL, THANK YOU, BESS.

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I APPRECIATE
THE COMPLIMENT,

40
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BUT I'M REALLY NOT SO SURE
IT'S ANYTHING I DID.

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HE'S EVEN SLEEPING
THROUGH THE NIGHT NOW.

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YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
A RELIEF IT IS TO KNOW THAT
I CAN FINALLY LEAVE TOWN

43
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AND NOT FREAK OUT
THAT SOMETHING DISASTROUS
IS GONNA HAPPEN.

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MY FRIEND MICHELLE,
SHE'S GONNA BE HERE

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AT A QUARTER PAST
IN A RENTAL CAR.

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YOU SEEM EAGER TO LEAVE.

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WELL, WE WANT TO GET A JUMP
ON TRAFFIC, YOU KNOW.

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MICHELLE AND I HAVEN'T
DONE A TRIP LIKE THIS
SINCE COLLEGE.

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AND I DON'T EVEN CARE
WHERE WE GO.

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I JUST WANT
TO GET IN THE CAR
AND JUST DRIVE.

51
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I KNOW THE FEELING.

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YEAH,
AND THE ONLY REASON

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I CAN EVEN CONSIDER
LEAVING TOWN RIGHT NOW

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IS BECAUSE OLIVER
IS DOING SO WELL.

55
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SO THANK YOU AGAIN.
I REALLY APPRECIATE
EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

56
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I DON'T MEAN
TO CONCERN YOU, BESS,

57
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BUT I'M NOT SO SURE
THAT OLIVER'S CHANGED

58
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AS MUCH AS YOU WOULD
LIKE TO BELIEVE.

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WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

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WELL, IT STRIKES ME
AS UNUSUAL

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THAT HIS ISSUES,
HIS PROBLEMS

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HAVE JUST CLEARED UP
OVERNIGHT.

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YEAH, IT'S MORE
THAN UNUSUAL.

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IT'S LIKE
A MAGIC TRICK.

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YEAH, IT IS A LOT
LIKE A MAGIC TRICK,

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BY WHICH I WOULD MEAN

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THAT THERE'S
A VERY GOOD CHANCE

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THAT THIS IS
AN ILLUSION.

69
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BUT YOU HAVEN'T EVEN
TALKED TO HIM YET.

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MOST PEOPLE CAN'T
BREAK THEIR PATTERNS

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IN ONE WEEK, BESS.

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SO YOU'RE SAYING
THAT I CAN'T LEAVE HIM?

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NO, I'M ONLY SAYING
IT'S POSSIBLE

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THAT HE STARTED
BEHAVING WELL

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BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT
YOU TO SEE HIM

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AS THE SOURCE
OF YOUR TROUBLES.

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THE SOURCE
OF MY TROUBLES?

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IF ANYTHING, HE'S BEEN
THE SAVING GRACE.

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MAYBE OLIVER BELIEVES
THAT IF HE BEHAVES PERFECTLY

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THAT HE CAN SOLVE

81
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ALL THE PROBLEMS
BETWEEN YOU AND LUKE.

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I REALLY DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE TRYING
TO DO TO ME HERE.

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HOW AM I
CONFUSING YOU?

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WELL, FOR A MONTH NOW
YOU'VE BEEN TELLING ME
THAT I'M STUCK

85
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AND THAT I NEED TO GET
MY OWN LIFE TOGETHER

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AND LET MY SON
GROW UP INTO A MAN.

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AND THEN
THE FIRST CHANCE I HAVE

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TO GO HAVE SOME FUN
ON MY OWN,

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YOU SAY, "HE'S JUST
PRETENDING TO DO WELL

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AND HE ACTUALLY NEEDS YOU
VERY BADLY, BESS."

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BUT I'M NOT SAYING

92
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YOU NEED TO STAY HERE
AND TAKE CARE OF HIM.

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I HAVEN'T TAKEN A VACATION
WITHOUT LUKE AND OLIVER

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IN SIX YEARS.

95
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AND I THINK
I MORE THAN DESERVE

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TO TAKE A LITTLE TIME
FOR MYSELF RIGHT NOW.

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OKAY, WHY RIGHT NOW?

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WHAT, BESIDES THE FACT

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THAT MY EX-HUSBAND HAS
A NEW GIRLFRIEND?

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I SAW HOW HARD THAT WAS
FOR YOU TO HEAR.

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NO, I'M ACTUALLY GLAD

102
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THAT LUKE IS
SLEEPING AROUND NOW,

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BECAUSE NOW
IT IS VERY CLEAR
THAT WE ARE DONE.

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HE'S EVEN STARTED
INTERVIEWING REPLACEMENTS.

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BUT LAST WEEK YOU WERE
VERY ANGRY ABOUT THAT.

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IT WAS A BUCKET
OF COLD WATER IN MY FACE.

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I'VE GOT TO GET
MY LIFE TOGETHER.

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OLIVER'S GONNA BE STAYING
AT LUKE'S MORE OFTEN NOW

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AND WHEN HE'S GONE
I CAN'T JUST

110
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PACE AROUND THE APARTMENT
LIKE A GHOST.

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I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

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( sighs )

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I'VE NEVER LIVED
BY MYSELF BEFORE.

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YOU CAN'T IMAGINE
WHAT THAT'S LIKE.

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I THINK I CAN.

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WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME
HOW YOU AND LUKE
GOT TOGETHER?

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I GOT PREGNANT

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MY LAST SEMESTER
IN COLLEGE.

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I MOVED
RIGHT OUT OF THE DORM

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AND RIGHT IN
WITH LUKE.

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IT CERTAINLY WASN'T
WHAT I HAD IN MIND.

122
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I HAVE A FEELING THAT
NOTHING THAT'S HAPPENED

123
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IN THE PAST 12 YEARS
HAS BEEN WHAT YOU'VE
HAD IN MIND.

124
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LUKE AND I HAD JUST GOTTEN
BACK FROM SPRING BREAK.

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I REMEMBER HIS DORM ROOM
SMELLED AWFUL

126
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BECAUSE HIS ROOMMATE

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HAD LEFT A PIZZA ON
THE COUNTER BEFORE VACATION.

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I TOLD HIM
I WAS PREGNANT

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AND HE DROPPED TO HIS KNEES
RIGHT ON THE SHAG RUG

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AND ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM.

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I REMEMBER THINKING,

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"THIS IS PROBABLY
THE MOST IMPORTANT MOMENT
OF MY LIFE

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AND THE ROOM SMELLS
LIKE MOLDY PIZZA."

134
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SO DID YOU WANT
TO MARRY HIM?

135
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WELL, YEAH.
I WAS CRAZY ABOUT LUKE.

136
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AND I WAS SURE
I WOULD NEVER STOP

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BEING CRAZY ABOUT LUKE.

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I WAS 21.

139
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THAT'S VERY YOUNG
TO MAKE A BIG DECISION.

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MY PARENTS WERE FURIOUS
AT LUKE.

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WE DROVE TO HARTFORD
AND WE TOOK THEM OUT

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TO THE BEST RESTAURANT
WE COULD AFFORD,

143
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WHICH WAS
RUBY TUESDAY'S.

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( chuckles )
REALLY CLASSY, RIGHT?

145
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MY MOM WAS SO UPSET.

146
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SHE NEARLY CHOKED
ON HER FRIED SHRIMP.

147
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BUT THEN
OLIVER WAS BORN

148
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AND, YOU KNOW...

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WHAT?

150
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IT'S AMAZING.

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THE MOMENT
THEY SAW OLIVER,

152
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IT'S LIKE THEIR DAUGHTER
DISAPPEARED.

153
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I JUST BECAME THE MOTHER
OF THEIR GRANDCHILD.

154
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BUT THAT'S HOW I FELT
ABOUT HIM TOO.

155
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THE FIRST NIGHT
I BROUGHT HIM HOME

156
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I SAT BY HIS CRADLE
AND I WATCHED HIM SLEEPING
AND I THOUGHT,

157
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"THIS IS THE BEST THING
I'M EVER GONNA DO."

158
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YOU HAVEN'T SAID ANYTHING
ABOUT HOW LUKE FELT.

159
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THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

160
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YOU'RE NOT SURE?

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TO BE HONEST,
FOR A FEW YEARS THERE

162
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WE DIDN'T SEE
THAT MUCH OF EACH OTHER.

163
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HE WAS JUST GETTING
A TOEHOLD AT WORK.

164
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I WAS SO BUSY WITH OLIVER.
IT WAS LIKE WE WERE JUST
WORKING OPPOSITE SHIFTS

165
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IN SOME STRUGGLING
STARTUP BUSINESS, YOU KNOW?

166
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BUT I GOTTA HAND IT
TO LUKE,

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AS SOON AS OLIVER WAS READY
FOR KINDERGARTEN

168
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WE WERE DOING WELL ENOUGH
FOR ME TO START MY MASTER'S.

169
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I COULD TELL YOU
ABOUT THE NEXT FIVE YEARS,

170
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BUT WHAT'S THE POINT?

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I JUST COULDN'T
CONCENTRATE.

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MY KID WAS SICK

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OR HE COULDN'T SLEEP

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OR THERE WAS A BULLY
AT THE NURSERY SCHOOL.

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DID YOU FEEL THAT OLIVER
WAS A BURDEN?

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NO.

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NO, OF COURSE I DIDN'T THINK
HE WAS A BURDEN.

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THAT'S NOT WHAT
I'M TRYING TO SAY.

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IT'S-- SCHOOL JUST DIDN'T
SEEM REAL TO ME.

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IT WAS JUST MAKING CRITICISM
ABOUT CRITICISMS

181
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AND MAKING THESE
MEANINGLESS DISTINCTIONS

182
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AND LOOKING AT ART
AND PRETENDING TO SEE THINGS

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THAT PROBABLY
AREN'T EVEN THERE.

184
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AND THEN I LOOKED
AT MY SON AND--

185
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ARE YOU SAYING THAT
OLIVER IS THE REASON

186
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THAT YOU DIDN'T
FINISH COLLEGE?

187
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I'M NOT BLAMING HIM.

188
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I'M NOT.

189
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IT WAS MY DECISION
TO PUT HIM FIRST.

190
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BUT, YOU KNOW,
I LOOK UP NOW

191
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AND I'M 33 YEARS OLD

192
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AND I'VE NEVER HAD A JOB
IN MY LIFE.

193
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AND I'M TERRIFIED.

194
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WHAT ARE YOU
TERRIFIED OF?

195
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UH, MY SON IS
GETTING OLDER.

196
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MY HUSBAND ISN'T
MY HUSBAND ANYMORE.

197
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I'M JUST
OVEREDUCATED ENOUGH

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TO BE COMPLETELY
UNEMPLOYABLE

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AT ANY SORT OF
MEANINGFUL JOB.

200
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YOU CAN CONTRADICT ME
HERE AT ANY TIME.

201
00:10:00,701 --> 00:10:02,636
BESS, YOU COULD ALSO
LOOK AT THIS

202
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AS AN ENORMOUS OPPORTUNITY

203
00:10:04,905 --> 00:10:06,974
TO RECONNECT WITH THE PERSON
WHO DISAPPEARED 12 YEARS AGO

204
00:10:07,074 --> 00:10:09,977
AND TO TAKE A LEAP
INTO THE UNKNOWN.

205
00:10:13,513 --> 00:10:15,883
I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU
AT ALL.

206
00:10:15,983 --> 00:10:18,551
I SPEND TOO MUCH TIME
WITH OLIVER

207
00:10:18,652 --> 00:10:21,521
AND I'M OVERPROTECTING HIM,
I'M SMOTHERING HIM.

208
00:10:21,621 --> 00:10:23,356
AND I TRY TO GET AWAY
FOR A LITTLE WHILE

209
00:10:23,456 --> 00:10:25,092
AND I'M ABANDONING HIM.

210
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SO EITHER I'M TAKING
TOO MUCH CARE OF HIM
OR TOO LITTLE CARE OF HIM.

211
00:10:28,295 --> 00:10:31,832
SEEMS LIKE THIS IS
AN ARGUMENT THAT YOU'RE
HAVING WITH YOURSELF.

212
00:10:35,068 --> 00:10:38,205
TRUTH IS...

213
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I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

214
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I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO.

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00:10:51,251 --> 00:10:53,120
( sighs )

216
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YOU KNOW, MICHELLE IS PROBABLY
WAITING FOR ME RIGHT NOW.

217
00:10:56,389 --> 00:10:58,558
SHE'S BEEN IN THE RENT--
OH, THERE SHE IS.

218
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I CAN'T TALK
ABOUT THIS ANYMORE.

219
00:11:01,161 --> 00:11:03,296
I'M ON VACATION.

220
00:11:03,396 --> 00:11:05,432
OLIVER WILL BE FINE,
RIGHT?

221
00:11:05,532 --> 00:11:08,035
HE'S 12 YEARS OLD.
IT'S A WEEK.

222
00:11:08,135 --> 00:11:11,638
ARE YOU ASKING
FOR MY PERMISSION?

223
00:11:11,739 --> 00:11:14,908
NO, I'M NOT--
I'M A GROWNUP, OKAY?

224
00:11:15,008 --> 00:11:17,845
I WAS ASKING FOR YOUR ADVICE.
ISN'T THAT YOUR JOB?

225
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OLIVER SWEETIE,
YOU WANT TO COME IN
AND SAY GOODBYE?

226
00:11:24,051 --> 00:11:27,020
Oliver:
ARE YOU LEAVING NOW?

227
00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:29,022
YES, MICHELLE'S
WAITING FOR ME.

228
00:11:29,122 --> 00:11:31,324
YOUR DAD WILL BE HERE
TO PICK YOU UP.

229
00:11:31,424 --> 00:11:33,526
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT.

230
00:11:33,626 --> 00:11:36,096
I FEEL FINE.

231
00:11:36,196 --> 00:11:38,698
YOU'RE NOT JUST
SAYING THAT, RIGHT?

232
00:11:38,799 --> 00:11:41,368
IT'S THE TRUTH.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT ME.

233
00:11:41,468 --> 00:11:44,805
Bess:
I WILL BE CALLING YOU
EVERY DAY, OKAY?

234
00:11:44,905 --> 00:11:46,840
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM
OR YOU JUST WANT TO TALK,

235
00:11:46,940 --> 00:11:48,909
YOU CAN EVEN WAKE ME UP
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

236
00:11:49,009 --> 00:11:50,643
I DON'T CARE, OKAY?

237
00:11:50,744 --> 00:11:53,113
OKAY.

238
00:11:59,219 --> 00:12:01,554
THANKS AGAIN
FOR EVERYTHING, PAUL.

239
00:12:01,654 --> 00:12:03,590
AND I'M SORRY
TO RUN OUT ON YOU.

240
00:12:03,690 --> 00:12:05,258
NO PROBLEM.

241
00:12:05,358 --> 00:12:07,694
OKAY, GO AHEAD.

242
00:12:07,795 --> 00:12:09,462
- BYE.
- BYE.

243
00:12:27,881 --> 00:12:30,517
Bess:
HEY, MICHELLE.

244
00:12:33,320 --> 00:12:35,522
WELL, YOUR MOM TOLD ME
IT'S A LONG TIME

245
00:12:35,622 --> 00:12:37,757
SINCE SHE'S BEEN AWAY
ON A TRIP.

246
00:12:37,858 --> 00:12:39,692
I'LL BE FINE.

247
00:12:39,793 --> 00:12:41,628
SO YOU GOT THINGS
UNDER CONTROL, YEAH?

248
00:12:41,728 --> 00:12:43,797
I'M GOOD.

249
00:12:43,897 --> 00:12:47,801
SO HOW HAS THE WEEK
BEEN FOR YOU?

250
00:12:47,901 --> 00:12:50,170
I DID ALL MY HOMEWORK.

251
00:12:50,270 --> 00:12:51,972
GOOD.

252
00:12:52,072 --> 00:12:54,808
AND HOW'S THE TURTLE?

253
00:12:54,908 --> 00:12:57,444
I MADE A NEW HOUSE FOR HIM
OUT OF AN OLD PASTA BOX.

254
00:12:57,544 --> 00:12:58,645
COOL.

255
00:12:58,745 --> 00:13:01,081
I PUT IN GRASS AND LEAVES
FROM THE PARK.

256
00:13:01,181 --> 00:13:04,551
SO YOU'VE MADE
A NICE HOME FOR HIM.
THAT'S GREAT.

257
00:13:06,686 --> 00:13:08,922
ARE YOU--

258
00:13:09,022 --> 00:13:10,757
ARE YOU SURE
YOU'RE NOT WORRIED

259
00:13:10,858 --> 00:13:12,860
ABOUT YOUR MOM
GOING AWAY?

260
00:13:19,332 --> 00:13:21,634
LAST WEEK
YOU WERE TELLING ME

261
00:13:21,734 --> 00:13:24,337
THAT YOU WERE HAVING TROUBLE
GOING TO SLEEP

262
00:13:24,437 --> 00:13:26,673
AND THAT WHEN YOUR MOM AND DAD
CAME IN TO CHECK ON YOU

263
00:13:26,773 --> 00:13:30,210
THAT YOU WERE KIND OF
PRETENDING TO BE ASLEEP.

264
00:13:30,310 --> 00:13:31,979
I'M SLEEPING FINE.

265
00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:37,684
GOOD. SO YOU'RE NOT
TIRED IN CLASS OR--?

266
00:13:37,784 --> 00:13:39,953
I JUST SAID I'M GETTING
ENOUGH SLEEP.

267
00:13:43,723 --> 00:13:47,660
AND HOW ARE THINGS GOING
AT YOUR DAD'S?

268
00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:49,596
WHY DON'T YOU ASK HIM
WHEN HE GETS HERE?

269
00:13:49,696 --> 00:13:52,232
OKAY.

270
00:13:54,034 --> 00:13:56,369
AND HOW'S SCHOOL?

271
00:13:56,469 --> 00:14:00,040
OKAY.

272
00:14:01,641 --> 00:14:03,310
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO

273
00:14:03,410 --> 00:14:06,113
YOU TOLD ME THIS STORY
ABOUT A PARTY.

274
00:14:06,213 --> 00:14:07,881
AND THEN
THERE WAS A BOY

275
00:14:07,981 --> 00:14:10,217
- WHO DID SOMETHING MEAN
TO YOU, UM...
- ERIC.

276
00:14:10,317 --> 00:14:12,352
- ERIC.
- HE PISSED ON MY SHOES.

277
00:14:12,452 --> 00:14:14,454
YOU HAVEN'T REALLY SAID
ANYTHING ABOUT HIM.

278
00:14:14,554 --> 00:14:16,856
HAS HE BEEN
BOTHERING YOU?

279
00:14:17,824 --> 00:14:19,692
HOW?

280
00:14:19,792 --> 00:14:21,761
RUINING MY LIFE.

281
00:14:21,861 --> 00:14:23,931
THERE'S THIS GIRL MAYA.

282
00:14:24,031 --> 00:14:26,866
YEAH, SHE WAS THE GIRL
WHO HAD THE PARTY.

283
00:14:26,967 --> 00:14:29,602
YEAH, WE HAVE
HUMANITIES TOGETHER.

284
00:14:29,702 --> 00:14:33,706
AND WE WERE
PARTNERS FOR THIS
COLONIAL LIFE PROJECT.

285
00:14:33,806 --> 00:14:35,575
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THAT IS.

286
00:14:35,675 --> 00:14:38,245
WELL, WE DRESS UP
LIKE WE WERE IN
COLONIAL TIMES

287
00:14:38,345 --> 00:14:41,448
AND HAVE
OLD COLONIAL JOBS.

288
00:14:41,548 --> 00:14:45,118
I WAS A BLACKSMITH
AND MAYA WAS MY WIFE

289
00:14:45,218 --> 00:14:47,654
AND SHE MILKED THE COWS.
BUT IT WAS STUPID.

290
00:14:47,754 --> 00:14:50,223
- BUT SHE'S NICE.
- YEAH?

291
00:14:50,323 --> 00:14:52,059
SHE BRINGS CANDY
TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY

292
00:14:52,159 --> 00:14:53,760
AND ALWAYS
GIVES ME SOME.

293
00:14:53,860 --> 00:14:56,429
I WISH I HAD
A FRIEND LIKE THAT.

294
00:14:56,529 --> 00:15:00,833
BUT LAST WEEK ERIC WENT
ALL OVER SCHOOL

295
00:15:00,934 --> 00:15:03,203
SAYING I'M IN LOVE
WITH HER,

296
00:15:03,303 --> 00:15:05,672
BUT SHE'LL
NEVER GO OUT WITH ME
BECAUSE I'M TOO FAT.

297
00:15:07,975 --> 00:15:09,909
IT'S NOT FAIR.

298
00:15:10,010 --> 00:15:12,312
YOU'RE RIGHT.

299
00:15:12,412 --> 00:15:14,781
IT ISN'T FAIR.

300
00:15:14,881 --> 00:15:17,417
I'M NOT GONNA BE
FAT ANYMORE.

301
00:15:17,517 --> 00:15:20,153
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

302
00:15:20,253 --> 00:15:22,255
I STOPPED EATING
THIS WEEK.

303
00:15:22,355 --> 00:15:24,457
YOU'RE NOT EATING
ANYTHING AT ALL?

304
00:15:24,557 --> 00:15:26,459
WELL, NO.

305
00:15:26,559 --> 00:15:28,395
I HAVE A HALF A BOWL
OF CEREAL FOR BREAKFAST.

306
00:15:28,495 --> 00:15:31,198
I BUY LUNCH AT SCHOOL,
BUT I THROW IT OUT.

307
00:15:31,298 --> 00:15:34,101
I ONLY EAT A LITTLE
WHEN I'M WITH MY MOM.

308
00:15:34,201 --> 00:15:36,003
AND I DON'T EAT AT ALL
WHEN I'M WITH MY DAD.

309
00:15:36,103 --> 00:15:38,305
BUT HE DOESN'T NOTICE.

310
00:15:38,405 --> 00:15:41,341
DOESN'T THAT
MAKE YOU FEEL WEAK?

311
00:15:41,441 --> 00:15:44,144
I MEAN, IF YOU
DON'T EAT ANYTHING,

312
00:15:44,244 --> 00:15:47,614
HOW DO YOU HAVE ENERGY
TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE DAY?

313
00:15:55,288 --> 00:15:59,359
YOU KNOW, IF YOU REALLY
WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT,

314
00:15:59,459 --> 00:16:02,195
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT
BY YOURSELF.

315
00:16:02,295 --> 00:16:05,832
AND YOU CERTAINLY
DO NOT NEED

316
00:16:05,932 --> 00:16:07,767
TO STOP EATING
ALTOGETHER.

317
00:16:07,867 --> 00:16:09,869
YOU NEED SOMEBODY
TO HELP YOU WITH THIS.

318
00:16:09,969 --> 00:16:11,738
I DON'T NEED
ANY HELP.

319
00:16:11,838 --> 00:16:13,073
AREN'T YOU HUNGRY?

320
00:16:13,173 --> 00:16:14,974
I DON'T WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THIS ANYMORE.

321
00:16:32,725 --> 00:16:34,861
I REMEMBER LAST WEEK

322
00:16:34,961 --> 00:16:36,829
YOU WERE TELLING ME
THAT YOUR MOM AND DAD

323
00:16:36,929 --> 00:16:39,599
WERE PLANNING TO ADOPT
A BABY BOY.

324
00:16:39,699 --> 00:16:42,935
BUT YOU SAID
THAT THEY'D STOPPED
TALKING ABOUT IT.

325
00:16:43,036 --> 00:16:44,837
THEY EXPLAINED IT TO ME.

326
00:16:44,937 --> 00:16:46,539
AND WHAT DID THEY SAY?

327
00:16:46,639 --> 00:16:49,542
WELL, THEY WERE FIGHTING
TOO MUCH ABOUT THE BABY,

328
00:16:49,642 --> 00:16:51,711
SO THEY HAD TO GIVE HIM
TO SOMEONE ELSE.

329
00:16:51,811 --> 00:16:54,214
AND HOW DID YOU FEEL
ABOUT THAT?

330
00:16:56,983 --> 00:16:59,252
IS THERE ANYTHING
ABOUT THE ADOPTION

331
00:16:59,352 --> 00:17:02,522
THAT YOU STILL
DON'T UNDERSTAND?

332
00:17:03,890 --> 00:17:06,393
I THOUGHT THEY WERE GONNA
TELL ME I WAS ADOPTED TOO.

333
00:17:06,493 --> 00:17:10,730
AND WHY WOULD YOU
THINK THAT?

334
00:17:10,830 --> 00:17:12,499
'CAUSE I DON'T LOOK
LIKE THEM.

335
00:17:12,599 --> 00:17:14,667
AND THAT'S ANOTHER
THING ERIC SAID.

336
00:17:14,767 --> 00:17:17,304
"YOUR MOM'S
SO SKINNY AND PRETTY,
YOU MUST BE ADOPTED."

337
00:17:17,404 --> 00:17:19,606
I HAVE TO SAY,
THAT KID ERIC--

338
00:17:19,706 --> 00:17:21,274
I REALLY
CANNOT STAND HIM.

339
00:17:21,374 --> 00:17:23,976
BUT HE'S RIGHT.
I DON'T LOOK LIKE
MY MOM OR MY DAD.

340
00:17:24,077 --> 00:17:27,547
I MIGHT BE ADOPTED.

341
00:17:27,647 --> 00:17:31,118
SO WOULD THAT BE

342
00:17:31,218 --> 00:17:34,121
A GOOD THING
OR A BAD THING?

343
00:17:34,221 --> 00:17:36,756
MY PARENTS WERE FIGHTING
ABOUT MY BROTHER,

344
00:17:36,856 --> 00:17:39,926
SO THEY JUST
GAVE HIM AWAY.

345
00:17:40,026 --> 00:17:41,728
SO DO YOU THINK

346
00:17:41,828 --> 00:17:44,264
THAT IF YOU DON'T BEHAVE
THE WAY THEY WANT YOU TO,

347
00:17:44,364 --> 00:17:48,701
THAT THEY MIGHT
GIVE YOU AWAY?

348
00:17:51,871 --> 00:17:55,175
YOUR MOM AND DAD,
THEY MIGHT GET UPSET
SOMETIMES

349
00:17:55,275 --> 00:17:57,810
NO MATTER HOW WELL
YOU BEHAVE.

350
00:17:57,910 --> 00:17:59,279
BUT I MAKE THINGS WORSE.

351
00:17:59,379 --> 00:18:02,215
SOMETIMES IT'S THE PEOPLE
THAT WE LOVE THE MOST

352
00:18:02,315 --> 00:18:04,784
WHO UPSET US THE MOST.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE?

353
00:18:09,789 --> 00:18:12,292
I WISH I WAS ADOPTED.

354
00:18:14,961 --> 00:18:16,863
YEAH.

355
00:18:16,963 --> 00:18:19,031
YOU KNOW,

356
00:18:19,132 --> 00:18:21,701
I USED TO FEEL
LIKE THAT MYSELF

357
00:18:21,801 --> 00:18:23,470
WHEN I WAS A KID.

358
00:18:23,570 --> 00:18:25,004
YOU DID?

359
00:18:25,104 --> 00:18:28,275
ABSOLUTELY.

360
00:18:33,413 --> 00:18:36,716
I WANT THEM
TO GIVE ME AWAY.

361
00:18:38,251 --> 00:18:40,287
WHY WOULD YOU WANT THAT?

362
00:18:40,387 --> 00:18:43,590
'CAUSE THEY
FIGHT ALL THE TIME,
NO MATTER WHAT I DO.

363
00:18:43,690 --> 00:18:46,226
AND NOW THEY'RE SEPARATED,
BUT THEY'RE STILL FIGHTING.

364
00:18:46,326 --> 00:18:48,628
AND THEY'RE PROBABLY
NOT GONNA STOP.

365
00:18:54,100 --> 00:18:59,105
SO IF THEY DID

366
00:18:59,206 --> 00:19:03,876
GIVE YOU AWAY,
AS YOU SAID,

367
00:19:03,976 --> 00:19:06,279
WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'D GO?

368
00:19:06,379 --> 00:19:08,315
WELL, THEY SAID WHEN THEY
GAVE MY BROTHER BACK,

369
00:19:08,415 --> 00:19:10,683
THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE
WHO WANTED HIM.

370
00:19:10,783 --> 00:19:13,553
MAYBE I COULD GO
SOMEWHERE LIKE THAT,

371
00:19:13,653 --> 00:19:16,088
WITH PARENTS
WHO'LL WANT ME.

372
00:19:16,189 --> 00:19:18,258
DO YOU REALLY FEEL

373
00:19:18,358 --> 00:19:22,161
THAT YOUR MOM AND DAD
DON'T WANT YOU?

374
00:19:28,535 --> 00:19:31,504
MY DAD SHOULD
BE HERE BY NOW.

375
00:19:31,604 --> 00:19:36,008
YEAH, I GUESS HE'S
RUNNING A LITTLE LATE.

376
00:19:36,108 --> 00:19:37,710
DO YOU WANT ME
TO CALL HIM FOR YOU?

377
00:19:37,810 --> 00:19:39,479
NO, I CAN DO IT.

378
00:19:39,579 --> 00:19:43,182
IT'S PROBABLY GONNA GO
TO HIS VOICEMAIL.

379
00:19:53,159 --> 00:19:55,262
HEY, DAD.
IT'S ME, OLIVER.

380
00:19:55,362 --> 00:19:58,565
I'M WITH PAUL
WAITING FOR YOU.

381
00:19:58,665 --> 00:20:00,633
BYE.

382
00:20:03,970 --> 00:20:05,705
I CAN LEAVE NOW
IF YOU WANT.

383
00:20:05,805 --> 00:20:07,807
YOU KNOW, ACTUALLY,

384
00:20:07,907 --> 00:20:10,009
MY NEXT APPOINTMENT
WAS JUST CANCELLED.

385
00:20:10,109 --> 00:20:13,280
SO YOU CAN HANG OUT
HERE IF YOU WANT.

386
00:20:13,380 --> 00:20:15,315
SHOULD I GO
IN THE OTHER ROOM?

387
00:20:15,415 --> 00:20:17,350
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

388
00:20:17,450 --> 00:20:19,252
YOU CAN STAY HERE
IF YOU'D LIKE.

389
00:20:19,352 --> 00:20:21,053
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

390
00:20:21,153 --> 00:20:22,455
WE COULD TALK.

391
00:20:22,555 --> 00:20:25,692
WE COULD PLAY A GAME.

392
00:20:25,792 --> 00:20:29,362
YOU COULD TEACH ME
HOW TO PLAY BLACKJACK
FINALLY.

393
00:20:35,234 --> 00:20:37,870
I'M STARVING.

394
00:20:41,608 --> 00:20:44,311
WOULD YOU LIKE ME
TO MAKE YOU A SANDWICH?

395
00:20:45,745 --> 00:20:48,648
OKAY, THE KITCHEN
IS OVER HERE.

396
00:21:10,803 --> 00:21:15,274
SO, HAM?
CHEESE?

397
00:21:15,375 --> 00:21:18,845
COULD I HAVE
A HAM AND SWISS CHEESE
WITH MUSTARD?

398
00:21:20,146 --> 00:21:21,981
OKAY.

399
00:21:22,081 --> 00:21:24,283
I THINK
I CAN DO THAT.

400
00:21:26,653 --> 00:21:30,156
I'VE JUST GOT
THIS BROWN BREAD.
IS THAT OKAY?

401
00:21:30,256 --> 00:21:32,625
YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

402
00:21:36,028 --> 00:21:37,764
WHERE DOES THAT DOOR GO?

403
00:21:37,864 --> 00:21:40,500
THAT'S WHERE I SLEEP.

404
00:21:41,701 --> 00:21:44,303
AND WHAT ABOUT
THAT ONE?

405
00:21:44,404 --> 00:21:47,374
THAT'S JUST
ANOTHER ENTRANCE.

406
00:21:47,474 --> 00:21:49,275
HOW MANY SLICES
DO YOU WANT?

407
00:21:49,376 --> 00:21:51,744
- JUST ONE OF EACH.
- ONE OF EACH.

408
00:21:51,844 --> 00:21:53,480
OKAY.

409
00:22:01,220 --> 00:22:02,755
- THANKS.
- OKAY.

410
00:22:11,398 --> 00:22:13,766
DID YOUR SON
DRAW THAT PICTURE?

411
00:22:19,238 --> 00:22:21,841
YES, HE DID.

412
00:22:23,309 --> 00:22:25,778
IS THAT THE HOUSE
WHERE HE LIVES?

413
00:22:25,878 --> 00:22:28,347
YEAH.

414
00:22:35,955 --> 00:22:38,090
HOW IS IT?

415
00:22:38,190 --> 00:22:40,460
IT'S GOOD.

416
00:22:48,568 --> 00:22:51,404
ARE YOU STILL HUNGRY?

417
00:23:03,750 --> 00:23:06,419
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