Six Feet Under (2001–2005): Season 5, Episode 7 - The Silence - full transcript

Season 5 Episode 7
"The Silence"

We should have gone to Toscana

Instead of seeing this stupid play.

Janice is my best friend.

This is her only son.

I think it was very
nice of him to invite us.

He's usually a very private person.

I'm not going
to go find him afterwards.

- And tell him what a brilliant director he is.
- Yes, you are.

Why do people invite
anybody to anything?

- I have no idea.
- Two, please.



Let's go home, Masha!

- I'm staying here tonight.
- Masha, let's go!

The baby must be hungry.

Nonsense. Matryona will feed him.

It's a shame. Three nights
now without his mother.

You are becoming tiresome.

In the old days, at least you'd philosophize,

But now it's always home
and by, home and baby.

That's all I ever hear from you.

- Let's go, Masha!
- Go yourself!

What is going on?

I'll try.

- Peter?
- Shut!

- Will you come home tomorrow?
- Yes, tomorrow!



Stop bothering me!

What's this for, Mama?

- Pyotor asked us
- Peter?

Asked us...

There's something wrong with my husband.

- Please, shh!
- He,...

Oh, did he ask us to make up
a bed for him in kostya's room?

- Talk to me!
- Yeah.

Old people are like children.

Well, I'm going. Goodbye, Masha.

- Goodbye, mother.

- Peter!
- Oh my God.

No!

What should we do?

What's wrong?

Hello?

Hello.

Who is this?

Who is this?

Where is my wife?

And where is my daughter?

Hello?

Nate, it's Maggie.

Are you okay? What's wrong?

I'm sorry to bother you.

I didn't know who else to call.

That's okay. What's going on?

- Who is it?
- Oh, God.

David, I can't find
the sports section.

- Have you seen it anywhere?
- No.

The delivery guy probably
forgot to put it in again.

- He stinks. Then I'm out of here.

I'm gonna be late for Roger's.

That's fine. I have everything
under control here.

- Hand it over!
- You know...

I hope you've been noticing how
much I've been watching my temper.

I am really trying to be patient,

- But those boys are not easy.
- Yes, I know they're not easy.

And if I forget you
remind me once a day.

Would you listen to him? He's
just a sweet little kid, basically.

Yeah, I guess so.

oh yeah yeah!

Yeah, yeah.

Durrell, what the
hell are you doing now?

- Watching TV!
- David, turn that off!

I can't find the remote. I
can never find the remote!

Where did you find those?

Those tapes were in a locked box
underneath pile of old Ralph Lauren sheets

- Underneath our bed.
- Then you know where I found them.

Durrell, from now on when
something is in a locked box

Underneath a pile of old
sheets, that means it's private.

Fine.

Great.

Can we get ready for school?

- We're gonna be really late again.
- Shit. I mean, shoot.

Get dressed, you guys. Come on. Now.

Let's go!

That went well.

Hey, Kirsten, are
you coming to doc's tonight?

Yeah, baby! I was going to my parent's,

But thank god, my mom
has a staph infection.

- Hey, johnny, you coming?
- Yeah, baby.

How about it, Claire?

Hang on, I just have
to finish this one thing.

There.

Yeah, a bunch of us are
going to doc's after work.

The bar inhe mall? Doc hannigan's?

That's just 'cause
it's the closest place,

And they have pitchers.
Everyone from work goes there.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to...

Come on, Claire. You think
your shit don't stink?

No, I think my shit stinks.

Great. So you coming then?

Maybe another time.

Okay, fine. I guess we'll just
have to talk about you all night.

Yeah, baby.

There's something
nice about being alone.

It's like finally I can just relax.

I made George the focus of my life.

First when we got married, and
then even more so when he got sick.

It's just not healthy, right?

One person's "healthy"
is another person's "sick. "

Some women have to make someone
else the focus of their life

Or they lose their minds.

No judgments.

It's an exciting time for me. There's
a world out there I've been missing.

- Are you managing to keep yourself busy?
- Am I ever.

There are so many cultural
events in this city

I've always wanted to participate in.

Last week, I learned all about
cabbala at the skirball center.

And dutton's in brentwood is having a
jay mcinerney reading the day after next.

- Now who's that?
- He's the guy who wrote "bright lights, big city. "

I knew his old coke dealer. Sweet guy.

It's the 20th anniversary of that book.

I figured it was time
for me to finally read it.

Oh, Victoria, you get together
is tomorrow night already-

Don't worry, everyone's invited.

Do you need anything? I could
bring my famous potato salad.

That's sweet, but please don't worry.

Everything's taken care of.

So it's between this one and this one.

Which one do you like better?

- I like this one.
- Yeah?

- But
- This one's nice too.

Exactly!

Oh, they're both great.

Excuse me. Thanks.

Hello?

Yes.

Yes.

Okay.

Okay.

Sure.

Thanks.

So have you decided?

I'll come back sometime.

I didn't have this
appointment in the books.

Maggie called me in
the middle of the night.

The deceased is a friend
of hers from church.

- Maggie is a quaker?
- Yeah.

- George was a quaker?
- No no. She converted when she got married.

What exactly are quakers?

They're very peaceful...

Yeah well, everyone knows that.

- Have you seen Rico?
- He said he had something important to do.

I'll be right in.

Hello?

Obviously these
are not the results we expected.

But there's no reason
to assume the worst.

The blood test was positive,

Which indicates potentially that the
baby may have some sort of disorder

Like what?

Such as down's or Spina Bifida.

However, this test is
extremely inconclusive.

Over 95% of babies who test positive
have neither of these two things.

So what's the point of it then?

To get more information.

Given these results I recommend
we do an amniocentesis.

I didn't even want to take the stupid
test. Everyone said it would be fine.

I want to schedule the amnio
for as soon as possible.

- No need to panic yet.
- Yeah, right.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Hey. What are you doing home?

I made up a story and got
off of work for a few hours

"Cause" I knew it was your day off.

Day off, right. I went grocery
shopping, cleaned up the kitchen

And I'm the middle of my fourth load
of laundry. It's been a real party.

You don't look busy now.

This is my first chance to
get a breath. I'm reading.

- Rico?
- Yeah?

- What are you doing?
- Trying to relax you.

I can relax myself.

As long as you're here you can take
out your stuff in the back closet

Like you said you would three days ago.

Oh.

Sure.

I don't know why you wouldn't
go out with those people.

Sometimes you think you're
better than everyone else.

- hopefully I am.
- Well, you're not.

Anyway, I'm exhausted.

I had no idea doing nothing
all day could be so tiring.

When I was your age I had so much energy.

Besides, I want to try
to do some work tonight.

Oh, what are you working on now?

Actually, nothing. I am totally dry.

I haven't even been to my desk in weeks,

Because every time I
sit down and try to think

Of how I want to express
myself I just come up empty.

It's like this giant abyss

With total, like, stillness.

It's kind of the loneliest
feeling in the entire world.

Oh.

Well, uh, you'd better
hurry up and change.

Dinner will be ready soon.

Those stupid telemarketers!

You know, I'm gonna become more involved

In those organizations
that get them outlawed.

Hello!

Oh, hello, George.

"Come over tonight"?

No.

I don't see why this

Fine. I'm very busy,

But I'll try and stop
by tomorrow afternoon.

I'm sorry, George. I can't chat now.

Okay. Bye.

- Is he okay?
- I'm sure he's fine.

Whatever's going on with him
I'm not gonna get sucked into it.

- I have my own life now.
- Maybe he's just lonely.

You seem a lot more
sympathetic to him now

Than you did when he was living here.

It's always easier to be nice to people

When you don't have to see them.

You don't even know what a integer is.

I do so.

* yada yada yada *

* yada yada yada... *

I mean, I have a basic
idea of what an integer is.

Integers are numbers...

* blah blah blah... *

- Am I in trouble?
- Of course not.

But maybe you should listen to
your music in the other room.

I'll just stay here and be quiet.

Okay, where were we?

- Integers-
- David?

I thought you said you
were gonna be quiet.

- I think something's burning.
- Fuck!

All right, it was
wrong of me to say that.

We don't use language like that.

- Can I get that?
- Of course, durrell, you live here now.

You don't have to ask
if you can get the phone.

Hello?

Oh, hey.

It's your lover.

Do I have a lover?

From now on you can just say it's Keith.

- Yes, master.
- Durrell, I told you I don't like that joke.

- Give me my discman!
- Ouch! You're hurting me!

Both of you, out of here,
now! Just get out of this room!

- You boy!
- You half a man.

- Hello.
- Hey.

I'm not gonna make it for dinner.

Sissy and the kids are in town.

I've got to take them
to Geoffrey's in Malibu.

- Well, lah-Di-Dah! - What's
that supposed to mean?

You know what? Nothing. I'm just
in the middle of five things here.

You have fun you know
and I'll see you later.

I hate you, you pig.

You smell like cow manure.

What are you doing?

I was just cleaning things up.

You were reading my private stuff.

I thought we had rules about
other people's private stuff!

She suffered from
of self-Esteem issues, dr. Benett?

Yes, a lot of those
stem from her childhood traumas.

But some stem from the size
of her nose and her weak chin.

Those are the ones i
can do something about.

Are you pleased with the results?

I am, but mary's going
to be the real judge

When she looks into the
mirror for first time tonight.

Oh, you didn't tell me what time
i need to get off work tomorrow.

Just come home whenever you want.

No, I mean did you hear what time
we're supposed to go in for the...

The amnio.

I've been thinking I don't really
think the amnio's such a good idea.

Well, melnick seemed to think it was.

She acted like we had to have it.

no no, she said the
results were very inconclusive.

I think we should just move on
and try not to think about it.

But I thought we decided
that we were gonna-

No, I didn't decide anything.

I don't want an amnio.

You know, they can cause miscarriage.

- What are we gonna do?
- Well, we wait for later, ultrasound,

And then we get more information.

But if there's a problem
we should know about it now.

Why?

- So that we can take care of it.
- What does that mean?

- You know what that means.
- I don't want to get rid of this baby.

And I'm not going to no matter what.

If we find out there's a problem,
we'll deal with that then.

- Okay, if that's how you feel.
- Yeah, that's how I feel.

Is it how you feel?

I don't know.

So what's the big deal?

Durrell's in some assembly and
he didn't invite us. So what?

So we're his parents, keith.

We're supposed to go
see him in school things.

What did he say when you asked
him why he didn't invite us?

Uh, he just mumbled
something about killing us

If we tried to go to it.

Well, maybe we should
listen to him and not go.

i couldn't sleep all night

Thinking about having all
this porn in the house.

Shit!

Just help me, you asshole.

okay.

What's his reason for not
wanting us to go to the assembly?

This one we're keeping.

Do you think it's because we're
gay and he's ashamed of us?

He's not the one that's
ashamed about us being gay.

This is not about being
gay, it's about porn.

It's probably something as simple

As he doesn't want us there
to see him forget his lines

And get that dumbass look that kids
get on their face in those things.

Maybe.

We better get going. We've
got other huge bag in the back.

Federico...

Can you tell me if this
mayonnaise has gone bad?

All mayonnaise smells bad to me.

Making your potato salad, huh?

What's the big occasion?

I'm going to a
party tonight-

At victoria adams's house.

- She was in "more for me. "
- Oh yeah, I saw that show once or twice.

- It seemed sort of stupid.
- She's a friend of mine.

Oh, I'm sorry.

So, uh, how are things with you now?

Now that you're, you know, single?

They're wonderful.

I've been to a lot of interesting
cultural events lately.

In fact, if you want to,

You could come to a jay mcinerney
reading with me tomorrow.

Oh... I'll take a pass.

I've got be with vanessa and the kids.

I understand.

Do you think this has too much dill?

You must be very happy now
that you're back with vanessa.

Vanessa's a very forgiving woman.

Actually, she isn't.

She never wants to sleep with me.

No matter what I do or say
i can't get her to look at me

With that same hunger she used to have.

It's so painful.

The most horrible part
is when I look at her,

I still get so fucking hard.

You know, masturbating can
relieve some of the tension.

There were long periods
in my marriage to nathaniel

When he was constantly masturbating.

I want passion!

I want my wife to want me so
bad that every time I walk by

She wants to squeeze
my ass and grab my-

Federico?

Uh, yeah.

Too much dill.

Hmm...

So finally I say to
these guys at the next table,

"Look, here's the line and here's you. "

Hey!

- Oh, hey, ted.
- Hey.

Oh, marianne, you think I can get
those asbestos documents later today?

- Oh, yeah, sure. Is 5:00 okay?
- Yeah, baby.

That's great. What is that?

Oh, it's nothing.

- I'm ted, by the way. We haven't met.
- Claire.

Yeah, ted's the lowest-Paid
lawyer in the office,

So you don't have to suck up
to him as much as the rest.

You guys looked like you
were having fun last night.

Marianne, were those guys at the
next table trying to pick you up?

Yeah, baby.

- Are you gonna go tonight?
- I'm gonna try and make it.

Later!

- Bye, ted.
- Later.

Oh, hey. It's me.

Do you want to have lunch?

Oh, I'm so sorry I'm late, darling.

But I was just in the middle
of all this paperwork.

Yeah, so I see.

Okay okay.
Cat's out of the bag.

- What do you think of him?
- Did you see his ass?

No, I didn't.

- Who is this person?
- Oh, he's this brilliant therapist

Who studied with gareth feinberg.

Actually, you know what? I think
you met him once a long time ago.

Anyways, so we ran into each other
at a party a couple of weeks ago.

And, you know, one
thing led to the other.

- You know how that is.
- No, not really.

Come on, don't judge me, dear.

God, I wonder if anybody else saw us.

What's the big deal? Don't
you and olivier have rules

Like you and dad did?

Oh, if only olivier were
that emotionally mature.

No, he has some very antiquated
ideas about relationships.

Yeah, well, people are strange.

Darling, let's try and have
some nice girl time, shall we?

Isn't that why you called?

Yeah, I guess so.

So, I've been thinking this baby is
going to wreak havoc on your body.

Let me give you the number of
this brilliant gyrotonic trainer

Who will just change your life.

I can't wait.

So that's the end of the walk-Through.

Don't worry about tomorrow. We
will take care of everything.

Uh, one more thing-

There isn't going to be another
funeral in the other room?

No, of course not.

I can assure you you won't hear anything
During your silent centering time.

Except a few grumbling
tummies, I suppose.

Oh, mrs. Burns, if you
wouldn't mind signing

Some of those forms I told you about...

Of course.

"Silent centering time"?

Silent worship.

We believe that god is within all of us.

If we get together and are silent

Hopefully we each hear
something from god.

What if you don't?

You make something up.

At least I do.

How do you-

How do you know god's not
telling you what to make up?

Nate, is something wrong?

Are you sure
you don't want anything?

I had an enormous sandwich for lunch.

Oh, okay.

You didn't happen to read Paul krugman's
editorial this morning, did you?

He had this marvelous
take on bush-

George, why did you want to see me?

This, uh, period of being alone

Has been very difficult for me, ruth.

Well, I've been doing
a lot of thinking-

I'm not getting back together with you.

I know that.

I just wanted to talk to
you about getting a divorce.

Well, of course that's what I want too.

Apparently, we just have
to live for six months

In separate residences,
then file some papers.

I think we should get a quicker divorce.

I've been doing some research,

And if one of us flies to,
say, haiti for the weekend

We can take care of
this thing a lot sooner.

- Is this really necessary?
- I think it will be healthier

For our psyches if we
just, you know, move on.

You want to fly to haiti for a
quickie divorce just for our psyches?

Ruth...

I'm engaged.

Her name is joy solomon.

I met her at a tea at
dean kekalos's house.

She's a women's studies
professor, visiting this semester.

We were both raised in missouri.

I guess I should have expected this.

Boy, I am some fool all right.

Listen, I know how this
must sound to you, but...

I'm in love.

I think I should go.

Do you want to talk about your feelings?

Strangely enough, i
don't think I have any.

Goodbye, george.

First off, the chances are that everything's

going to be okay with this baby.

But even if it's not...

It could still be okay.

How can you of all people say that?

When the doctors first told
me that jesse was sick...

I was so scared.

We had to give him all these shots

That made him scream.

And then there were all
the useless operations.

But, nate...

All the horrible things don't
take away from what he gave me.

the first
time that jesse laughed?

He used to...

He used to get so excited
to look at the moon.

He was only two,

But he was a person.

An amazing person.

And he was here such a short time,

I feel just incredibly lucky that

I got to know him.

It made me a bigger person.

And that's something all children do.

You guys don't want your parents
going to school things, right?

Not really. Mom always tries to get
the teachers to validate her parenting.

And dad always slobbers over mr.
Janetti, the guy who teaches shop.

I knew I was right.

David thinks that we should go to
durrell's assembly against his will.

- But you agree with me?
- Absolutely.

It sounds like durrell is trying
to assert his individual identity.

At least for now.

Gradually he'll come to
have some familial identity.

The important thing is not to force it.

Let him initiate at his own pace.

I've got write these
things down for david.

Oh, don't worry. I'll do it.

Oh, um... thanks.

All right, kirsten,
meet me at the elevator.

- First, I have to go potty.
- Yeah, baby.

Hey, johnny, you coming?

Yeah, baby. But I'll meet you there.

- Uh, johnny?
- Hey, have a good night, claire.

Oh, I was wondering, are
you guys going to doc's?

Ruth!

I'm so glad you could make it.

I really want you to
meet my friend mitchell.

And what is this?

- It's nothing. I just-
- Your famous potato salad.

Now I remember.

I told you not to bring
anything, you devil.

Here.

Let's just put it here
with everything else.

- It's too big.
- Nonsense.

Let's just push this stuff aside.

There.

Perfect.

Now start mingling.

No one's gonna bite you.

Well, maybe if you're
lucky someone will.

You know, I'm really not
drawn to mechanical animals.

Me neither. I'm actually not really
drawn to live animals.

So are you seeing anyone?

Oh, I was living with
this guy for a while.

What happened?

Uh, we broke up.

And now I hear he's left town.

Probably to go to some
overpriced loony bin.

He's kind of a nutjob.

I don't know why I just said that.

He's a great guy.

He's really unique.

And the whole
thing was just-

I don't think I was
ready for something real,

Like something with challenges.

And he was in a different place than me.

- He's a little older.
- I'm seeing an older guy.

Actually, he's just
a year and half older.

Really? What's he do?

Lawyer.

Yeah.

From the office.

We're trying to keep it quiet.

Oh my god. Who is he?

What? Ted?

I've never seen you two together.

Oh, well, we're trying
to be cool about it.

I mean it's still sort of new.

See we hooked up at hong fu's
birthday party in november,

Then we didn't talk for like a month.

Then we were both here
a couple of weeks ago

And ended up fooling around
in the guys' bathroom.

It's really rank in there.

So now you're dating?

I think we will be soon.

We just need to take
it to that next place

As soon as he deals with
some of his intimacy issues.

Sure. I get it.

I really should watch more sitcoms.

I keep meaning to, but i
never know when they're on.

I just did a spot on the new
jennifer love hewitt show.

Sweet girl.

Well, uh, mitchell...

Yeah.

Ruth!

You look so forlorn
standing here all alone.

Let's circle and see if we can
find some nice quirky guy for you.

Thanks, cindy. But I don't think so.

- Oh, come on, ruth. It'll be fun.
- No, it won't be fun.

I am seven million years old.

And I have this emptiness
that won't go away.

I've gone everywhere
and I've done everything.

I even went to the
stupid skirball center.

And I am still all alone.

Everyone else gets to find
someone just like that.

So I'm done. That's it!

I just want to be left alone so
i can shrivel up in peace. Please!

Okay.

Thanks.

Yeah, baby!

- Yeah, baby!
- Yeah, baby!

- Claire!
- Oh, hey.

- I've been doing some research on you.
- Oh, really?

Yeah, I heard you're, like,
this amazing artist,

Had a show and everything.
That's pretty impressive.

Oh, I think you have me
confused with someone else.

Really? I don't think so.

So what are you, like, some guy who
always knew he wanted to be a lawyer?

To tell you the truth, it was
just the easiest path for me.

I like being a lawyer.

It's just one part of my life though.

Sounds interesting.

If you're really interested,

Maybe some time I could
show you the other parts.

I should be getting back to the table.

Do you want to join us?

I should get back to my friends.

I don't care what those
two freaks of nature said.

I am going to this assembly
tomorrow, and that's that.

- Why?
- Because it's important.

Kids should look out into the audience

And have someone rooting for them.

You know when I was in seventh grade
i was a sailor in "anything goes. "

I know. You bring it up once a week.

well, my mother
came but my father didn't.

- Why not?
- Plane crash.

He had to deal with a
whole family that died.

We had this ritual in my family

That whenever one of us
was in a thing at school

We would always go to marie
callender's for boston cream pie after.

I hate boston cream pie.

anyway, we went without
him but it wasn't the same.

I still say tate and enzo have a point.

- Of course you do.
- What's that supposed to mean?

Keith, you'll seize on anything

Not to be a parent to these two kids.

- You're barely here.
- I have to work.

When you are here, you
hardly talk to them.

I'm not allowed to.
You made sure of that.

I just don't want you to yell at them.

That doesn't mean you
have to avoid them.

This whole thing sucks.
I'm doing this all alone

Without getting any credit
for being a single parent.

Fine. Then you can go
by yourself tomorrow

Because I think it's
the wrong thing to do.

Don't you feel anything
for these poor kids?

- Don't you have a soul?
- Of course I have a soul.

That's a terrible thing
to say about your partner.

Yeah, well, it's a terrible
thing to feel about your partner.

That was amazing.

That's nice, sweetie.

That's okay.

You don't have to do that.

What do you mean?

- Don't you wanna come?
- No. I'm good.

Okay.

So now my mother is fucking this guy
once a week after his gestalt seminar.

Don't you thin she's depressing?

Not really.

What's depressing is her
being with some asshole

Who pontificates about art all the time.

I think it's great your
mother's having a good time.

What about penelope?

Who's penelope?

A name for the baby if it's a girl.

I don't really feel like talking
about baby names right now.

Well, is there something
you want to talk about?

Yes! I hate the name penelope.
Penelope's pretentious.

"Penelope thinks she's
so great when she's not. "

I don't even know anybody
who'd want a penelope.

You're really mad at me, aren't you?

oh, spare me.

You want me to go to a doctor, make sure
everything's all right with the baby.

And if it isn't, you want me to kill it?

Jesus, you don't have
to put it that way.

- Well?
- Yes, that's what I want.

And I don't see what's wrong with that.
We can try again.

I was just talking with maggie, And
she was telling me how difficult it is

And how many sacrifices she had
to make when her child was sick.

How many financial problems she
and her husband ended up having.

And just how fucking hard it is.

Did she regret having him?

- Look, that is not the point.
- Why not?

Because you and I aren't Maggie,
she's better than we are.

What the fuck is that
supposed to mean?

And what about maya? Bringing
a sick child into the house

Would be very difficult
for her. It's not fair.

I mean, did you ever think of her?

I think maya would love
whoever this child is.

- She's a very loving person.
- Oh, unlike me?

- Brenda! Yoo-Hoo!
- Oh, shit!

Brenda, honey!

Honey! Didn't you hear me?

Oh. God, no. Sorry.

Oh, well, don't mind me.

I'm just dropping this
off. It's for the baby.

You just popped in unexpectedly
to drop off an expensive gift?

Uh, well, olivier was
asking some questions

About how come lunch took so long.

I see.

Oh, I need you to cover for me, honey,

Just in case he calls you
in one of his drunken rages.

Well, why don't we just open this up

So you can tell me why
the baby won't like it?

Honey?

I'm really glad you decided
to come. It means a lot to me.

Yeah, well, I've always wanted to see

The musical celebration
of, uh, "biodiversity. "

Now remember if you see
durrell look in our direction

Just scrunch down.

What do you mean?

I didn't tell him we
were going to be here.

- Why not?
- Because I'm scared of him.

I thought the whole point of this
was to give him emotional support.

We are. He just doesn't know it.

Let's keep it that
way. Ooh, it's starting.

* we are plants, we are animals *

* we are people and
we share this planet. *

Oh, really, darling. I don't
see what the big deal is.

Thanks, mom. That
makes me feel a lot better.

Oh well, all couples have
these kinds of disagreements.

You think I didn't want
to abort you and Billy?

But your father talked
me out of it both times

And the rest is history.

Honey, the most important thing
is that you and Nate are a team.

You have to see each other
as allies not as enemies.

Well, how do I do that?

Well, honestly, by looking
at it from his side.

- Do you really think he has a point?
- Actually, I do.

I mean, life is so fucking
hard even when it's easy.

So why not try and make it
less challenging if we can?

I, I understand.

No, I can hold.

Is someone there?

Hello?

- How can I help you?
- I'm not sure.

I was supposed to go to a
Jay Mcinerney book signing,

But I some how when I got it he car

I drove over here and looked
you up in the directory.

And now here I am.

I'm Ruth,

George Sibley's wife.

You're Joy Solomon, his fiancee, right?

No, I'm still here.

But I think I need to call you back.

* but if I mine too much it'll
cause water pollution and such... *

* I am an elm tree, don't overplant me *

* I need to be surrounded
by other trees *

* or else I'll die of
dutch elm disease... *

* I am a coral reef... *

* blow, Gabriel, blow *

* blow, Gabriel, blow *

* I've been a sinner,
I've been a scamp *

* but now I'm willing to trim my lamp *

* so, blow, Gabriel *

* blow! *

- David.
- Oh, sorry.

Why did you even have a bomb shelter?

That's not the point. The point
is he barricaded himself down there

Looking like some kind of mountain man.

When they finally pulled him out
and put him in the mental hospital,

Well, that's when the
really crazy stuff began.

Please, stop.

Please, just...

I knew he seemed a little
too good to be true.

But I didn't care.

I was just so happy to meet someone

Who said he wouldn't
mind having children.

Oh my god! Children?

George means well I suppose, but he's
not exactly great father material.

What do you mean?

I cagive you his son
kyle's phone number.

He's sweet, but scarred for life.

Maybe it's not in here.

I can just call with it later.

You seem...

How do I know you're not
just some crazy person?

Do I look like a crazy person?

A little.

I'm trying to protect someone like
I wish someone had protected me.

Well, maybe none of this is really true.

Maybe you're just some
bitter angry psychopath.

I am not angry!

Oh!

Did you tell her how you feel?

Yeah. Yeah.

- I'm sorry.
- Thank you.

- Hey.
- Hey.

Hi, Brenda.

Hello, Maggie.

Well, I guess I will take my seat.

It's sort of a bad time,
but I can talk for a second.

What's up?

I came here to say that...

I felt I'd been a bit stubborn.

That somehow this whole thing
has come down to a choice

Between my marriage and this child.

And it seemed reckless
to risk my marriage...

Over taking some stupid test.

Great.

But now that I'm standing
here looking at you...

We've been so separate

For a long time.

It's like we're together,
but we're not together.

And ve been thinking that it's me.

That it's my fears or my hormones.

But I think that it's you.

It's us.

- Listen, Bren
No, don't touch me.

- Can we-?
- Don't.

How can I make you feel better?
What do you want me to do?

Oh, god! Just do what you want!

For once in your life,
just do what you want.

Not what you think people want

Or what you should do.

"Cause" I don't give a fuck anymore.

Just- Would
you wait?

Oh, hey.

Hey.

Sorry. Excuse me.

Oh, sure.

You know, I was an artist
before I started working here.

Yeah.

- What?
- I was in art school, I mean.

But I dropped out
"cause" I was sick of it.

And I thought I would have
more time to just create.

Except I've been a little uninspired,

So I haven't really been
doing much of anything.

And now it sort of feels
like maybe that's over,

Which is kind of scary because

that's how I've always defined myself.

But then again, maybe it's kind
of freeing in a strange way.

Anyway, that's to answer
your question from last night.

Oh, I'm glad you told me.

- Why?
- I don't know.

I don't know what Kirsten
told you about anything.

- She hasn't told me anything.
- About what?

- Anything.
- Oh.

Well, she and I had sex once

And we made out once, and that was that.

I just wanted to make that clear.

So now I have and...

I'll go now.

You're home again?

Yeah.

I just came home for lunch.

You?

Lunch.

Good.

I'm not gonna try to
make love to you again,

If that's what you're afraid of.

What's... what's going on here?

I don't know what you're talking
about. I'm eating a tuna salad.

No, I mean with us. I
thought we were back together.

We are.

Then what about sex?

- What about it? You got some last night.
- You didn't.

You got what you wanted. You're
back in your house with your kids.

What's the big fucking deal?

Wow.

Well, you obviously still hate me.

Why did you do this?

Huh?

Why did you ask me to move back in?

- My goodness, what the...
- Ruth!

When did you start locking this door?

George, I'm busy right now! Go away!

What gives you the right to
say those things to my fiancee?

It's none of your business!

It was my business when I had
to clean up your goddamned mess!

Please, I want to be alone right now!

You don't want to live with me!

You don't want to let me go!

- What the hell do you want?
- I don't know!

I'm completely out of
control, doing crazy things!

And missing my Jay MCinerney
reading at Dutton's in Brentwood!

Maybe I need help of some kind!

All I know is I hate you
and I wish you would leave!

Come back here!

Ruth!

You dickwads went to my show!

Durrell, you know we don't
use language like that.

And that was in my private
Kenneth Cole shoebox.

You know what I said about
people's private things.

Yeah.

Well, was I okay?

Are you kidding? You were
an incredible elm tree.

I totally believed you.

Hey, what about me?

Don't you want to know what I thought?

You were amazing.

Let's go and celebrate and get
some pie at Marie Callender's.

- Marie callender's is stupid.
- Yeah, that's true.

Well, go get Anthony, and tell him
to turn off that horrible music.

We'll go somewhere
else. Anywhere you want.