Six Feet Under (2001–2005): Season 4, Episode 6 - Terror Starts at Home - full transcript

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Hey, hon.
Oh my God.

We've been circling L.A.X.
For about an hour and a half.

I'm so sorry
I asked you to stay up.

So, I'll be home...
I don't know...

probably about
45 minutes or so.

Okay, see you soon.
Bye.

What are you doing?



I can't go to work like this,
the bereaved will freak out.

David, you can take
a little more time off.

Four days of daytime TV
is my personal limit.

If I see another triumph over
weight loss, I think I'll kill myself.

We can go out
to the beach...

I can't, Rico's
totally overwhelmed.

He had to deal with the whole
Thornton family nightmare.

- The what?
- The family of the body I lost.

- You didn't lose it.
- Well, horribly misplaced then.

For several days

in the wasteland
of Echo Park.

I just talked
to Mitchell.

He said the prints they got off
the van didn't bring up a match.

What does that mean?
He doesn't have a record?



I guess not. But there might
have been a camera at the ATM,

so they're looking
into that...

Keith, I think I'd like to not talk
about this anymore.

- Okay.
- I appreciate that you want to help,

I really do, but it's enough that you
came home for a few days.

You don't have
to solve the case.

Maybe we should call off your
birthday party for tomorrow night.

My mother's been
planning for weeks.

So? Your family
has to understand...

I don't want make
a big deal out of this.

Pretending it was a robbery
is just bullshit!

I just don't want
to upset everyone.

You should tell
your family.

Would you
tell yours?

Look, I just want
everything

to go on
as planned.

Okay.

So I got Cassidy
for tomorrow night.

What's tomorrow night?

David's birthday dinner.
Or did they cancel it?

Oh shit!
I completely forgot.

- Fuck. With everything...
- It's okay, I got Cassidy.

Julio's not in love with her,
but at least she doesn't smoke.

Unless you think it
doesn't matter if I go.

Well, you don't have to go
if you don't really want to.

Not if you
want me to go.

Maybe for David,
you know.

Yeah, okay.

Yeah, and it'll be nice
for us to do things together.

Oh yeah, it's a real
romantic evening,

dinner at the Fishers.

Come on, Julio,
let's go!

What's goin' on?
What's happenin' with you?

Look at Garbo.
She usually hates men.

So, food co-op,
funeral home.

Nothing with animals
at all?

Yeah. Uh, no.

But they're all related
in a way, you know?

No.

Well, people in grief,

you know,
they're a lot like dogs

in the sense that you
just have to be with them

in a totally
instinctive way.

I never hired anyone
with no dog experience.

How many you
got at home?

I had one when I was a kid.
It was a terrier,

but he died suddenly
and my Mom got so upset

that she never
let us get another one.

Hey, look,
I learn fast.

Why don't you just give me a trial run?
What do you say?

The thing is, hon,
this job doesn't pay much.

Well, I don't
need much.

I just can't stand to be
around people in pain anymore.

You know? And every time
I walked by this place,

it just always
looked like life.

Oh, here's Maile.

Thistle.
Hey, Thistle.

Hey, speak, speak.
Good boy.

Good boy.

What?

Just the slow murder
of the middle class.

Oh.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Are you sure you don't
want some tuna salad, dear?

Mom, I just woke up.

The Japanese eat fish
for breakfast every day.

Great.

So what's the dress code
for this evening?

Well, you know,
academic cocktail attire.

I don't know, dear.
That's why I'm asking.

Well, I'm going
straight from the office

and I'm wearing this.

With which jacket?

My brown blazer.

- But no tie?
- That's right.

This with a blazer.

- Morning.
- Morning.

Oh good, there's coffee.
Is this fresh?

Yeah, I just made it.
How are you?

I'm fine,
how are you?

I'm okay.

- Are you feeling tired, dear?
- I'm fine, Mom.

Would you like
some lunch?

No, thank you,
I had a late breakfast.

Your bruises
look much better.

Yes, because I'm fine.

Have they found
the carjacker?

Since yesterday?

No, Mom, I'll let you
know if they do, okay?

David, I was
just wondering,

if this person
had a gun,

you didn't try to argue
with him, did you?

No, Mom, I didn't
try to argue.

Well, if all
he wanted was the van,

and you let him have it,
why would he hurt you?

I don't know, it all happened
very fast. I told you.

I just don't understand why,
with so many fancy cars in this city,

someone would want
to take that stinky old van.

Are you trying to find
a way to make this my fault?

No, oh,
I am so sorry.

It's just...

none of it
makes any sense.

I'm sorry, sometimes bad
things just happen,

and it doesn't
make sense.

But at least,
you know, I'm okay

and it's over now,

all right?

How's the scoring
session?

Brutal.

It's a medieval fantasy epic,
so I had to blast out

this inane heroic
theme music

every time the good
prince walked in.

- Five billion times.
- Here.

# It may feel
so real inside... #

- Thank you.
- # But don't forget it's just a ride #

# Truth
we don't want to hear #

# It's too much
to take... #

I found us a house.

- A house?
- Mm-hmm.

I walked by this place
on my way back from lunch.

I was gonna call you,
but the guy had to go,

so I made an appointment
to look at it tomorrow afternoon.

- Okay.
- It's extremely perfect.

I think.

And big.

And it's affordable.
Kind of.

I think.

And this would be
for, like, now?

Yeah, first of the month.

- Wow.
- We're going to need a place

- to put the kid, right?
- If there is one.

I'm not going to want
to walk across the courtyard

every time I have
to change a diaper.

# It's just a ride,
it's just a ride #

# Don't be scared,
don't hide your eyes #

- # It may feel so real inside... #
- Are you...

ready for all this?

- Yeah. Are you?
- # Oh, so very slowly #

- Yeah.
- # Except that #

# There's no getting off #

# So live it... #

You don't think we're just talking
out of our eggs, do you?

I'm not talking
out of my eggs.

I'm talking out
of my basket.

Did you want us to include
the cause of death in the obituary?

No, thank you.

Just say he passed away
suddenly, please.

And did you want us

to contact a clergy person
for the service?

We already
went over this.

- We did?
- We're atheists.

Oh, I'm sorry.

And if I wasn't before,
I sure as hell would be now.

Of course.

- I polished his shoes.
- Thanks.

Hey, what happened
to this guy?

She didn't want to say,
so it must have been a suicide.

Do you have his certificate?
I can't find it.

I'm sure it's
in the office.

Man, he must've been
pretty desperate.

What an awful thing
to do to your wife.

Hey, I've got to make
a quick phone call.

Could you sew
him up for me?

I'm gonna just
go out here.

It's better reception.

Hi, please leave
a message.

Hey.

Hey, it's me.

Um, listen, I can't do
dinner tomorrow night.

I have to work.

But I'll call you later
and we'll figure something out.

Okay, bye-bye.

Do you need
some hangers?

My Mom's got like
6,000 under her bed.

No, that's okay. I don't have
anything nice enough to hang,

and it should only be
for a few days, hopefully.

Hot dress.

I'm so glad
we're the same size.

I can't believe that cunt
changed the locks on me.

I guess she really didn't want you
playing with her turtles.

This is
the last one.

Thanks.

These are great.

Totally apocalyptic.

Yeah, they're better than
my stupid self-portraits,

but I still
feel like they're...

I don't know...
pointless?

All these real
horrible things

happen in the world
every day

that have so much more
impact than art does.

Like my brother getting beaten up
by some random asshole.

- It's horrible.
- But even some old lady spits at you,

and it seriously affects
your outlook on things.

Did an old lady
spit at you?

No.

I mean, yes, actually,
but it doesn't matter.

But that's what's
so great about what you do

or like
Aleksandra Mir's work,

is that it happens
to people.

It's not just some image
hanging on a wall doing nothing.

I think these images
are doing something.

Is this all because Carolyn
reamed you out for being vacant?

No, it's because I want to make work
that does something.

We should make
something together.

Like what?

Like some kind of
mixed media thing

in some space that people
kind of have to be in.

- Like an elevator?
- Bigger.

Like a mall or something,
and we'd invite artists

who make totally
different kinds of work

and we'd be doing our things
while people wandered around.

- To make it unavoidable.
- Yeah.

I totally
love that.

Hey, Rich.

Oh, good.

George, hello!

Ruth, this is
the famous Dean Kekalos.

Howard,
this is my wife.

The famous
Ruth Sibley, hello.

- It's a pleasure.
- No, the pleasure is mine.

We're all very grateful for the calming
influence you've had on George.

Oh, no, he's been
the calming influence on me.

Well, good for you.
Good for you.

- Hey, Seamus.
- Hey, Sibley.

Thank you so much for
the geode nut dishes.

- We just love them.
- Terrific. Terrific.

I didn't tell you this?
We'd been dating for six months

and he calls me from his car
and starts saying something like,

"Maybe we should be
seeing other pe...",

- and he loses cell reception.
- Oh my God.

And that was the last time
I ever spoke to him.

Did you call him?

Of course, and I sent him
several e-mails. Nothing.

"Maybe we should
see other pe...",

- the parting words of George Sibley.
- He's just a raccoon.

He pulled the same move on Delia
in the Classics Department.

He was the sweetest man
while we were dating.

He probably
met someone else.

Yeah, well, when I heard
he'd gotten married,

I stopped waiting for him
to come out of the canyon.

How many?

Five, and I had to do
"Are you my mother?" twice.

How much sugar
did you give him?

They pumped him up with
popsicles over at Sammy's.

Now you have to work
tomorrow night?

After I killed myself to get Cassidy,
I had to cancel her.

What?

Didn't you say you have
to work tomorrow night now?

On the machine?

Oh, no,
that was wrong.

I made a mistake.

David told me that

and then
changed it again.

What happened?
Someone came back to life?

Man, they just kept
changing the viewing time.

They kept changing their minds
back and forth, these people.

You know, the mother wanted
one thing, the wife another,

calling all day,
changing the casket.

So I shouldn't have
canceled Cassidy?

Can you get
her back?

I hope so.

Did you hear him going on
about global warming?

- No.
- He was trying to make the point

that we don't have enough
oil left in the earth

to generate the emissions
to create a greenhouse effect.

Was one of your
ex-girlfriends at the party?

I don't think so.

A very thin woman,

with a mysteriously
international accent?

Oh.

I did date a lady from
the Archaeology Department

some time ago.

And how did it end?

Gosh, I don't
really remember.

Did you lose
cell phone reception

and never
call her back?

- Did somebody tell you that?
- Did you?

I have no idea.
It was a long time ago.

It couldn't have
been that long.

As I recall,
we just drifted apart.

That's not how
she recalls it.

Did you
talk to her?

I happened to overhear
a conversation.

Well, that's not the best way
to get information, now is it?

In any case,

the greenhouse effect
will definitely come to pass

if we start to burn coal
as oil supplies dwindle

over the next
20 years.

But I don't think even
we could be that stupid.

Hey.

Hey.

How're you doing?

I'm fine.

- How are you?
- Okay.

This helps
the bruises.

It's homeopathic,
it works.

Thanks.

I used it when I got
the shit kicked out of me.

Stay.

Stay.

Stay. Stay.

Okay, go find him!
Go find him!

Go on, go on!

Good dogs!
Good doggies!

Did you time it?

The winner is Shakti
at six seconds!

Down.

So do you want
to be a trainer?

Uh, no, not really.
Do you?

I used to.
I really want to be a vet.

I'm waiting to hear from
U.C. Davis for next year.

- I'm sure you'll get in.
- It's pretty competitive.

You should think about being a trainer.
You're good with them.

Well, thanks, but...

I'm kind of just enjoying
doing this right now.

So, Teri said you used
to work at a funeral home?

Yeah.

Kinda depressing?

Kinda.

Hmm.

Hey, do you think
Teri would mind

- if I brought my little girl in here?
- You have a little girl?

Yeah,
she's two and a half.

I didn't know
you were married.

I mean, you're not
wearing a ring.

I'm not...
married...

anymore.

Hey, Boo.

Good dog!

Claire would take pictures
of whoever was there,

I'd interact
with whoever showed up,

maybe have random
instruments around,

and Jimmy, you could make
those big whale installations

- around people.
- And videotape it.

What would I do?
String beads in the corner?

People could
do that with you.

Yeah, but what's the point?
What are we saying with this?

I want to do something
really confrontational.

I mean, the world
is ending out there,

and people are just
getting cosmetic surgery

and watching debutantes
get screwed up the ass.

That's what my work
is totally about.

What, screwing
debutantes up the ass?

American bloat, our national
compulsion to consume food, energy

and the rest
of the world

until we're so fat,
we literally explode.

Oh, that's what
your work is about.

That works with your idea
of doing it in a mall.

Well, good luck
getting a permit.

You know, it's really
hard to be creative

with that kind of negative
commentary, fuckhead.

- I brought some A.M.T.
- Thank you, Jesus.

- What's A.M. T?
- Alphamethyltryptamine.

It's like X
but groovier.

- Let's do it.
- Now? It's 2:00 in the afternoon.

Well, you have to do hard
drugs during the day,

that way you can sleep off
the harsh landing.

It seems
kind of early.

Oh my God,
a dining area.

This is not an area.
No, this is a room.

- We could entertain.
- Oh, we're going to entertain.

I've always wanted to be
one of those people

who throws fabulous
dinner parties

where everyone sits around
discussing the nature of reality.

This is definitely
the house for that.

I will need a set
of hostess pajamas.

I'm gonna need a set
of matching pots and pans.

Okay.

Am I sounding like
Lucy van Pelt?

- Lucy van who?
- The "Peanuts" character.

She was always talking
about getting saucepans

when she married
Schroeder.

Was he the genius?

Yeah.
He was the musician.

And she was an aspiring
psychoanalyst, actually.

Oh.

# Do you know something,
Schroeder? #

# I think the way that you
play the piano is nice #

# What would you say
if one day you and I #

# Should get married? #

Yay!
That was lovely.

I think we should
get all new bedding.

I have really
nice sheets.

I was thinking, you know,
new house, new bed.

You are such
a little bride.

Mmm.

Okay, we get
new sheets.

Have you got
a condom?

Do we need one?

I don't know,
do we?

What are we
waiting for?

New house,
new life.

# The rhythm
of my footsteps #

# Crossing flood lands
to your door #

# Have been silenced #

# Forevermore... #

It's like, how many evildoers
do you have to kill

before you become one
yourself, you know?

Totally.

Smooth.

I'm insanely thirsty.

# I need you
so much closer... #

# I need you
so much closer #

# I need you
so much closer #

# I need you
so much closer #

# I need you
so much closer #

# I need you
so much closer #

# I need you
so much closer. #

So, do you
think we did it?

Oh, I don't know.
We might have.

Really?

Yeah,
it's definitely possible.

Why are you making all
those beeping sounds?

I'm sorry, I'm programming
my new cell phone.

Well, that's the one good thing
about getting robbed, right?

It's a great excuse
for getting a new gadget.

I hope it happens again

so I can get
a new Palm Pilot.

I've always been too...
I don't know...

intimidated or something
to say this,

but I seriously think
you're like a total genius.

No way, man.

Let me tell you something.
You are a genius, okay?

I was fully humbled by your
brass-knuckle baby sculpture.

That was amazing.

God, this is
so incredible!

You guys gotta come
take a shower with me!

Mmm.

It's so,
like, soothing.

- Where's Claire?
- I'll call her.

So, Keith,
what's Celeste like, man?

Oh my God,
that's right.

Even Julio's like,

# Gimme gimme some
of your candy! #

I heard she's kind
of crazy in real life.

No, she's just
in a crazy situation.

They must have you working
around the clock, huh?

The hours
can get long,

but traveling around
the country will be a lot better

than just sitting in the security car
trying to stay awake.

- Which cities are on the tour?
- All of 'em, it seems like.

But I'm really looking
forward to Austin.

Very vibrant
university town.

Boulder's supposed
to be beautiful.

Miami I really
want to see.

Compared to being a cop,
it must be like a vacation.

Yeah, I may not be
making the streets safer,

but I feel like Celeste
really inspires people, you know?

I mean,
the audiences go home

just so high to be alive.

It's kinda cool
to be part of that.

Claire?

I don't know if you have friends
over there or what,

but dinner's started and you
should really get over here.

Oh fuck! My brother's
birthday party is tonight.

My hair.

Sorry.

Mmm, Mom,
this is delicious.

- What is it?
- It's a pumpkin mulligatawny.

I made it in honor
of David's love of Indian food.

You love
Indian food?

- He did as a child.
- I did as a child.

Sorry.

Sorry.
We were making art.

Yum!

So Nate,
how's the new job?

It's amazing.
Awesome.

Really?
Working at a kennel?

Uh, it's not a kennel.
It's a canine retreat.

What's so great
about it?

Um...

it makes me feel
like I'm 25 again,

life is simple

and nothing horrible
has ever happened to me.

And the great thing
about working with dogs is

that they seem to care about me
as much as I care about them.

Sounds nice. Maybe I
should go work with dogs.

Seriously, we should
all go work with dogs.

I've always
preferred cats.

Mom, you should
totally get a cat.

Why do you deny
yourself so much?

Well, I...

I always
had children.

We should all just
let ourselves have

what we want in life.

As long as we're not,
like, greedy imperialists.

I mean,
it's your birthday...

and you just had this
awful thing happen.

You so deserve
to be happy.

Thank you, Claire.

Claire, will you
help me clear?

I'd love to, Mom,

but I can't have it be
just the women who clear.

Now it's just the women
and people of color

who are clearing.

Ahem.

Thank you, Nate.

He really gets it.

Oh, I met your friend
the other day.

Sophie?

- Sophie?
- I think it was Sophie.

A very...

outgoing kind
of a person?

Sasha maybe?
Where'd you meet her?

She stopped by here to say
hello to Federico, I believe.

Stopped by here,
a friend of mine?

That's what
he said, I think.

Maybe I misunderstood.

Wow.
This is beautiful.

Keith, nice.

I noticed your old one
got chipped when you got...

that old one
was ugly.

This... this is a seriously
upscale accessory.

It is upscale.

Thank you.

Mine isn't
meaningful enough.

I'm sure it's
meaningful enough.

No, I want
to make it better.

I'll give it
to you later.

That one's from me.

That was very
nice of you.

- What'd we get him?
- A tie.

A gravy boat.

No, it's a neti pot.

A neti pot.

It's an ancient
Ayurvedic instrument

for cleansing
the sinus passages.

May I see that?

You fill it
with warm water

and add some salt.

And then pour it through
the sinus like so.

That's okay, I get it.

It'll keep you
from getting sick.

I've used one every day
for 30 years,

hardly had a cold
in all that time.

Every day?

I've never seen
you do that.

I do it in the kitchen

when I get back
from my morning walk.

You do that
in my kitchen?

Over the sink.

Where do you keep
your nostril pot?

Neti pot.

On the top shelf
of the cupboard.

Where I can't reach it.
So I won't know about it!

Where it's
out of the way.

No, you just want it
to be one of your nasty little secrets!

Ruth, that's enough.

Claire?

Could you help me
find something tart?

Oh yeah.

This is
my friend Jimmy.

He's a really
amazing artist.

Yes, I am.

You know you're not
wearing any clothes?

Is David all right?

He barely ate a thing.

Well, it's a shock,

any kind of incident
that gets physical.

Those bruises.
Why would anyone hurt someone

who was doing what
they were told to do?

I don't know, Ruth.

There's a lot more insanity
in the world than people realize.

Sometimes I'm surprised
it's just not total mayhem out there.

30.

31.

32.

Eww, it totally
smells like sex in here.

You missed
a great show.

Somebody better be planning
on washing my sheets tonight.

- How was dinner?
- It was kind of amazing.

I feel like I really
connected with my family.

I wish you'd
been there.

I wish you'd
been here.

All these guys want to do
is lick each other all night.

I just want to go
roll in the grass.

Let's go.

We have some really
amazing grass outside.

Tonight?

Isn't there any way I can catch up
with y'all in Portland?

Replace me for the whole tour?
That's cold.

I just don't know if I can
make it in tonight, dog.

All right.

Okay.

Thanks.

"Dog"?

"We should all be
working with dogs."

Oh my God.

They were all in full form tonight.
The neti pot?

So do you have
to go back tonight?

I told him I didn't think
I could make it in tonight.

Keith, I'm okay. If I needed you
to stay, trust me, I'd tell you.

I don't trust that you
would tell me if you need me.

Look at the show you put on
for your family tonight.

I don't want you
to lose your job.

Who cares? They'll just put me
on somebody in L.A.

- You don't know that.
- So what then?

You're more important
to me than a job.

I want my pool.

Come on.

- Be real with me on this.
- I am, I swear.

If you lost your job
because of me,

it would make me feel
so much worse.

It really would.

Good night.

You're going
to sleep?

Unless you have something
you want to talk about.

No.

I just have
to brush my hair.

And you want me to just
lie here and watch you?

No.

That's really beautiful.

That's perfect.

Just put your face
in the light a little more.

Just a little bit more
to the left now.

Okay, try not to look
sexually objectified.

You sicko!

Come here.

- Wait!
- You have to feel this right now!

Wait!

Come here.

Oh my God.

This feels amazing.

Can you believe nature
just makes this?

Nature doesn't
really make it.

The landscapers do.

But nature came up with it
and it's just lying around

all over the world
for people to roll around in.

No one ever does.

It's so fucking sad.

Did you ever play rolling pin
when you were a kid?

No.

Hang on.

Wow, you can't
even see the wound.

- Where was he shot?
- Point blank in the head.

Oh my God, oh my God.

They had him tied up
for hours, apparently,

and then they just
shot him in the head.

Oh my God.

Could they tell
from the autopsy if he suffered?

I haven't seen
the autopsy.

Oh, I thought you were
in on all of that.

No, we're just...

we just take care
of the funeral.

Excuse me.

911, what is your
emergency?

- Hello?
- What are you reporting?

I can't... breathe.

Please hold
for a paramedic.

Are you starting
a new home

or just making
a new start?

We've got everything
you'll need

to make your home a haven
of tranquility and style.

Do you have a history
of heart problems?

No.

- Are you clammy, cold or sweaty?
- Yes!

Do you have a history
of panic attacks?

No, is that...
could this be that?

Sure,
shortness of breath

without skin discoloration
or heart pain. Absolutely.

Have you been under any
unusual stress lately?

- Yes.
- Okay, sir, just stay calm and relaxed

and we'll have
someone there shortly.

No, I'm okay.
I think I might be okay.

Sir, to be safe we should
probably send someone...

No, thanks,
I think I'm okay.

David?

I'm here.

You okay?

Uh, yeah, I'm fine.

You don't
look so great.

I had a panic attack.

I called 911 because
I thought I was dying.

How humiliating
is that?

I thought I was dying
when I woke up this morning.

What were you on
last night?

I don't even know,

some X-like thing.

I guess it was
really strong.

Yeah.

It's fucked up
to get carjacked.

It was more
than that.

- Yeah, I can see that.
- It was more than this.

What do you mean?

It went on
for hours.

At first, I thought
he just wanted money.

Well, no, at first

I thought he was just
this cute boy in distress.

It's okay. I've fallen
for like 50 cute boys in distress.

But then
it was like...

I tried to do
everything right,

but it just made him
want to torture me more.

Torture you?

He poured
gasoline on me...

and he put a gun
in my mouth...

long enough
for me to think,

"My life is over,
and I know nothing.

I don't even know
how to go."

My mind kept spinning,
trying to grab onto something,

but nothing was enough,

not even Keith or anyone.
Nothing was enough.

I forgot to pray,
can you believe that?

I totally
forgot to pray.

That's okay.

God saved you
anyway, right?

I'm not going back.

I can't! I'll go insane
if I have to come back to this.

I don't know
what to say.

He doesn't even
want me to tell you.

Well, okay then,
it's not that bad.

It is that bad.

What, you think
he can't work at all?

I think he seriously
cannot deal.

Well, I don't know,
maybe we can hire somebody.

I'm not sure that having
some stranger come in here

is really going
to be all that helpful.

It would've been nice if Mom
hadn't fucked our only intern.

I've finally got
a life I can stand.

He would
do it for you.

Are you available
for chopping?

If you so wish.

If I so wish?
What does that mean?

It means I'd appreciate it
if you would just ask me directly,

"Will you chop
the cucumber?"

- I did ask you directly.
- No, you didn't.

You were making a point
of my not helping you with dinner

instead of just
asking me to help.

You've been very
mean to me all day.

I have not been
mean to you.

I've been
upset with you.

What have
I done to you?

You embarrassed me
in front of your entire family

instead of confronting me
directly with what's bothering you.

I did confront you directly,
and you made it very clear

that you did not wish
to be confronted directly.

That is
completely untrue.

I answered every question
you asked me, as I always do.

You pretended not
to remember something

that happened less
than a year ago.

You forget things that
happened yesterday!

Look, Ruth.

The past is not
important to me.

I just want to be here

in the present with you.

Yes, but there was a time
when you wanted to be

in the present with that woman
at the party.

She had no idea you
were going to leave her.

She went from being
in the present

to being in the past
without even realizing it!

You're really starting
to sound hysterical.

I just want to know
what changed for you

with that woman
or your first few wives.

- It doesn't matter!
- It does matter!

Why would you
leave so many...

Because they asked too
many fucking questions!

That's why!

A very outgoing girl
named Sophie, she said.

Oh, Sophia.

Yeah, she's a young mother
from church that I'm helping.

A young mother from church
that you're helping?

Yeah, I told Father Deegan
that I wanted to do some charity work

and he gave me
this family to help.

You know,
like a big brother thing.

How come you never
told me about any of this?

You know, it was just
between me and the father.

This outgoing
young mother,

what kind of help
are you giving her?

Just like,
cans of food.

Old clothes and toys and stuff,
like from the Fishers.

You're giving her stuff
from the Fishers,

but Ruth doesn't know?

She knows, she just
doesn't know that Sophia

is the young mother
in need.

I just don't know why you
would keep charity a secret.

That's the way you're supposed
to do charity, sweetie.

Oh, come on!
You tell your wife.

Well, the truth is,
this is something

I started doing
when you were...

you know, not that easy
to tell things to.

When your own
family needed you,

you started helping
someone else?

Sometimes it helps to make your own
problems seem less bad,

when you help someone who's
got it even worse than you.

Hey.

Hi.

What are you...
what are you...

what's up?

Oh, I don't know.

Are you okay?

I don't know.

Maybe it's just
who I am.

Do you want
to sit down?

I don't think
that I can change.

I just can't become this
totally different person

living this...

simple,
happy little life.

Neither can I.

Mmm.