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EXCUSE ME.

MAN: MA'AM.

PARDON ME.

EXCUSE ME.

MAJOR, THERE YOU ARE.

YOU HAVE AN URGENT PHONE CALL.

WHO IS IT? I'M LATE FOR A CLIENT MEETING.

A FATHER GENARO.

I DON'T KNOW WHO THAT IS.

HE'S A CATHOLIC PRIEST FROM FRESNO.

OKAY, TAKE A MESSAGE.

MA'AM, I REALLY THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS CALL.

THIS IS MAJOR MACKENZIE.

SARAH MACKENZIE?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I'M FATHER GENARO.

I'M A FRANCISCAN PRIEST, AND THE ADMINISTRATOR

AT THE HOSPICE OF THE SACRED HEART

IN FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.

I'VE BEEN TALKING TO A MAN

I-- I DON'T THINK WILL LAST THE WEEK.

HE'S BEEN ASKING FOR YOU

SO I LOOKED YOU UP.

I'M SORRY. I THINK YOU HAVE THE WRONG MACKENZIE.

REALLY? UM, MAY I ASK YOU...

IS YOUR FATHER'S NAME JOSEPH?

[ THEME MUSIC PLAYING ]

GENARO: YOUR FATHER CAME IN LAST WEEK.

THE CANCER, IT SEEMS, HAS TRAVELED TO THE LIVER

WHICH WAS APPARENTLY NOT IN VERY GOOD SHAPE TO BEGIN WITH.

FATHER, DO YOU NEED MONEY?

OH, NO, NO, NO.

WE DON'T CHARGE.

WE'RE SET UP PRINCIPALLY FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T PAY.

JOSEPH AND I TALKED.

HE'S ACCEPTED HIS FATE

BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE A GREAT DEAL OF PSYCHIC PAIN.

I GUESS HE WANTS TO...

FATHER GENARO, I HAVEN'T SEEN MY FATHER SINCE I WAS 17.

WE'RE ESTRANGED.

YES, THAT'S BEEN CONFIRMED BY HIM.

BUT I WOULD...

WHAT DO I CALL YOU?

MISS? MRS.?

MAJOR IS FINE.

MAJOR.

MAJOR, I THINK THAT'S THE POINT OF MY CALL.

I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE OF GREAT COMFORT TO YOUR FATHER IF YOU

AND OTHER MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY WERE PRESENT.

IN FACT, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO REACH YOUR MOTHER.

DO YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN CONTACT HER?

NO.

OH, I, UH...

I BELIEVE HE WOULD WANT THE BOTH OF YOU HERE.

YOU KNOW, TO SETTLE THINGS.

MAJOR?

[ LAUGHING]

BLACKSBURG UNICOM,

THIS IS STEARMAN NOVEMBER ROMEO 1-5-3,

FOR A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH ON RUNWAY 2-4.

BLACKSBURG UNICOM, NO OTHER TRAFFIC IN THE PATTERN.

ROGER, BLACKSBURG UNICOM.

1-5-3 KEY ON. 1-3-5 POINT ZERO.

CLICK TWICE FOR RUNWAY LIGHTS.

YOU KNOW, THE SUN WAS SETTING

AND I HAVEN'T CHECKED MY NIGHT VISION IN A WHILE.

I DRIVE AT NIGHT.

I FIND THE LIGHT SWITCH IN THE DARK.

MAYBE IT'S OKAY NOW.

MAN: IT'S NOT OKAY.

YOU HAVE SCARS ON BOTH RETINAS.

YEAH, THEY'RE FROM ABOUT OF TOXOPLASMOSIS

I CONTRACTED ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO.

AND WHAT MADE YOU THINK THEY WOULD HAVE GONE AWAY?

AND DON'T TELL ME THE NAVY DOCTORS TOLD YOU

TO EAT CARROTS AND DRINK COD LIVER OIL.

IF YOU'RE SERIOUS ABOUT IMPROVING YOUR CONDITION

YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FACE SURGERY.

WELL, DOC, ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH

NIGHT BLINDNESS IS NOT SURGICALLY TREATABLE.

YOU DON'T HAVE NIGHT BLINDNESS.

YOU WERE MISDIAGNOSED.

YOU HAVE BLURRED VISION AS A RESULT OF THE SCARRING.

DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS IT'S INCONSEQUENTIAL.

IT'S EVIDENT AT NIGHT.

YOU CAN MAKE THIS GO AWAY?

THROUGH A PROCESS

CALLED LASER ABLATION.

I'VE DONE SIX OF THESE PROCEDURES--

ONE ON A COMMERCIAL PILOT.

IS HE FLYING?

ALL THE TIME.

WHAT ARE THE RISKS?

THERE'S A CHANCE YOU COULD EXPERIENCE FURTHER REDUCTION

OF YOUR NORMAL VISION.

MEANING?

MEANING YOU MIGHT NEVER STEP INTO THE COCKPIT OF ANOTHER AIRPLANE.

HEY.

THIS IS NOT A GOOD TIME, HARM.

OKAY. NO PROBLEM.

HOW ABOUT NOW?

TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS.

MY FATHER'S DYING.

I'M SORRY.

I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED.

YOUR FATHER DRANK, RIGHT?

OFTEN. I THINK YOU TOLD ME

THAT HE ABUSED YOUR MOTHER.

YEAH, JUST AS OFTEN.

I GUESS I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION

YOU DIDN'T CARE ABOUT HIM.

I DON'T.

HE ASKED FOR ME.

HE'S IN A HOSPICE IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

YOU STILL ANGRY AT HIM?

NO, I'M OVER THAT.

SO GO.

WELL, THE REASON I'M OVER IT

IS BECAUSE I STOPPED MAKING HIM A PART OF MY LIFE.

I DON'T THINK ABOUT HIM.

I DON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE HIS EXISTENCE.

SO WHAT ARE YOU UPSET ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL, MAYBE YOU SHOULD FIND OUT.

WHAT WOULD I SAY?

GO WITH AN OPEN MIND.

IT MIGHT TURN OUT BETTER THAN YOU THINK.

MAYBE HE WANTS TO BEQUEATH YOU A 100-ACRE RANCH IN TEXAS.

INTRODUCE YOU TO A TWIN SISTER

YOU NEVER KNEW YOU HAD.

NO MORE DEATH THIS YEAR.

IT'S NOT WORTH THE ANGUISH.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING

THAT I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT LATELY.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS.

DON'T MAKE THIS ABOUT YOUR FATHER, HARM.

IT'S NOT THE SAME.

THIS IS SOMETHING ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT, MAC.

WHY IS IT THAT WE THINK

IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO BURY THINGS, YOU KNOW?

TO PRETEND THAT THEY DON'T MATTER.

SEE, YOU DON'T REALIZE WHAT KIND OF AN INFLUENCE

YOUR FATHER'S BEEN ON YOU, MAC.

THINK ABOUT IT.

YOU JOINED THE MARINE CORPS, YOU'RE AN ALCOHOLIC...

MY FATHER HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH MY BECOMING A MARINE

AND I'LL TAKE THE RESPONSIBILITY

FOR MY DRINKING PROBLEM.

YOUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEN.

OKAY, YOU NEED TO GO NOW.

YOU'RE ANGRY, MAC.

YOU JUST DON'T KNOW IT.

YOU'RE BADGERING ME.

YOU NEED TO GO DOWN THERE

LOOK HIM IN THE EYE, AND TELL HIM HOW YOU FEEL.

AND IF I DON'T?

YOU'LL CARRY HIM WITH YOU THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

EVERY TIME YOU PUT ON THAT UNIFORM, HE'LL BE THERE.

EVERY TRAY OF MARTINIS THAT PASSES WILL SMELL LIKE HIM.

EVERY TIME A MAN TELLS YOU YOU'RE WORTH SOMETHING

YOU'LL PUSH HIM AWAY.

BUT THE WAY I SEE IT, YOU HAVE TWO CHOICES--

YOU CAN CHOOSE TO IGNORE IT, OR YOU CAN MOVE PAST IT.

AT THE MOMENT, SIR, THEY'RE CONCENTRATING

ON TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE PHONE LINES

A FAULTY CODEC BOARD

OR A CORRUPTED COMPUTER.

AND THAT'S THE, UM...

THAT'S THE PROGRESS THAT WE HAVE MADE IN THREE DAYS?

I'M AFRAID SO, SIR.

WELL, TINER, THAT'S, UH...

THAT'S AN OPTION A DAY.

WE DO HAVE THE VIDEO CAMERAS WORKING, SIR.

WELL, I'VE A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION FOR YOU.

WILL COMMANDER RABB AND I

BE ABLE TO VIDEO CONFERENCE

WITH THE CNO TOMORROW AS SCHEDULED?

THAT'S THE PLAN, SIR.

BECAUSE IF WE CAN'T, TINER, IF WE CAN'T

WE'LL HAVE TO FLY TO THE U.S.S. CORREGIDOR

WHERE'S HE'S PRESENTLY VISITING

AND DISCUSS THE HORSE SLAUGHTER TRIAL ABOARD SHIP.

YES, SIR. I'M AWARE OF THE INCONVENIENCE FACTOR, SIR.

AND AS MANAGER OF THIS, THIS...

PROJECT...

I ASSUME THAT YOU'RE ALSO AWARE OF HOW I MIGHT REACT

IF THAT BECOMES A REALITY.

PAINFULLY, SIR.

WHERE THE HELL IS RABB?

I BELIEVE YOU GAVE HIM THE MORNING OFF, SIR.

WHY?

HE ASKED FOR IT, SIR.

TINER, DO YOU CONSIDER ME SOFT?

HARDLY, SIR.

JUST CHECKING.

[ WATER RUNNING]

[ RETCHING]

[ SIGHS]

MAN: DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT.

WOMAN: I'M NOT.

WHERE'S THE BEER? WE'RE OUT.

THERE WAS A SIX-PACK IN HERE THIS MORNING!

YOU DRANK IT. [ MOAN] NO, JOE!

YOU HID IT ON ME, DIDN'T YOU? [ BLOW LANDING]

SARAH, GET YOUR ASS OUT HERE! TAKE MY SHOES OFF NOW!

NO, SARAH, YOU STAY IN BED. DAMN IT!

PLEASE, NO, JOE! [ CRASHING]

I'M SORRY.

WHAT DID I DO? BABY ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

IT'S OKAY, JOE. [ SOBBING] I'M SO SORRY.

GOD, I LOVE YOU... I KNOW.

I GOT TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE SWELLING.

IT'S OKAY, JOE. I'LL GET SOME ICE.

CHEGWIDDEN: WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND, COMMANDER?

RABB: I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD HAVE THE AFTERNOON OFF.

THISAFTERNOON?

ADMIRAL, I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN

THAT YOU AND I ARE VIDEO CONFERENCING WITH ADMIRAL DRAKE.

I'VE TALKED TO LIEUTENANT ROBERTS.

AS CO-COUNSEL, HE'S AGREED TO TAKE MY PLACE, SIR.

THE LIEUTENANT IS NEW TO THE CASE.

I REALIZE THAT, SIR

BUT I CAN ASSURE YOU, HE'S ON TOP OF IT.

DIDN'T I GIVE YOU YESTERDAY MORNING OFF?

YES, SIR, YOU DID AND I APPRECIATE IT, TOO.

THIS IS THE FOLLOW-UP, SIR.

TO WHAT?

TO A MEDICAL PROCEDURE, SIR.

MINOR SURGERY.

I NEED THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY TO RECOVER.

I'VE ASKED THE LIEUTENANT TO PLACE A COPY OF THE NOTES

FROM THE MEETING ON MY DESK.

I'LL COME IN LATER AND I'LL CATCH UP.

OH, SO YOU SPOKE TO HIM BEFORE YOU SPOKE TO ME.

SIR, IT'S JUST THAT THE DOCTOR HAS AN OPENING LATER TODAY

AND IF I DON'T GRAB THIS

I'LL HAVE TO WAIT SIX WEEKS.

PERMISSION DENIED.

BUT, SIR...

WE'RE SHORT STAFFED, COMMANDER.

MAJOR MACKENZIE, COMMANDER BRUMBY ARE ON LEAVE.

ADMIRAL...

WHY CAN'T THIS WAIT?

I GUESS I'M JUST EAGER TO HAVE IT DONE, SIR.

IS YOUR HEALTH IN RISK?

I'D HAVE TO SAY NO TO THAT, SIR.

GOOD GOD! IT'S NOT PLASTIC SURGERY, IS IT?

NO, ADMIRAL.

IT'S MY EYES, SIR.

HMM.

DOES THIS HAVE, UH, CAREER IMPLICATIONS?

WELL, SIR, IT GIVES ME OPTIONS.

ARE YOU UNHAPPY HERE, COMMANDER?

I CAN ASSURE YOU, ADMIRAL, THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH JAG.

[ SIGHS]

GO AHEAD.

THANK YOU, SIR.

MAJOR?

FATHER GENARO.

WELCOME.

WAS YOUR FLIGHT ALL RIGHT?

IT WAS FINE.

ABOUT YOUR FATHER...

I NOTICED HE'S ASLEEP.

WELL, ACTUALLY, HE'S...

I SHOULD PROBABLY CHECK IN

AT THE HOTEL ANYWAY.

MAYBE YOU CAN CALL ME WHEN HE WAKES UP.

SURE.

ARE THERE VISITING HOURS?

NO. YOU'RE ALLOWED TO BE HERE AT ANY TIME.

OKAY, THEN.

YOUR FATHER SLIPPED INTO A COMA

JUST UNDER AN HOUR AGO.

WILL HE COME OUT OF IT?

NO, I DON'T THINK SO.

I-I'M DEEPLY SORRY.

HE WOULD HAVE WANTED TO SEE YOU.

I HOPE YOU CAN TAKE COMFORT IN THE FACT

THAT YOU WERE HERE WHILE HE WAS STILL ALIVE.

ST. PETER TELLS US

"ALL FLESH IS AS THE GRASS

"AND ALL THE GLORY OF MAN AS THE FLOWER OF GRASS.

"THE GRASS WITHERETH

"AND THE FLOWER THEREOF FALLETH AWAY

BUT THE WORD OF THE LORD ENDURETH FOREVER."

MAJOR, A-ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME!

YOU CAN'T DIE LIKE THIS!

MAJOR, PLEASE! NURSE, NURSE!

DO YOU HEAR ME?

YOU CAN'T DIE YET! DO YOU HEAR ME?

NURSE! MAYOR, PLEASE!

TINER: THE SATELLITE TRANSMISSION'S COMING THROUGH, SIR.

GOOD AFTERNOON, ADMIRAL.

HOW ARE THINGS ABOARD SHIP?

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, LIEUTENANT.

THINGS ARE STRETCHED TO THE LIMIT BY KOSOVO.

THAT'S MY HEADACHE.

LET'S DISCUSS YOURS.

WHERE'S RABB?

THE COMMANDER WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND.

LIEUTENANT ROBERTS IS CO-COUNSEL.

HE'S TAKING HIS PLACE.

YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE CASE, LIEUTENANT?

YES, SIR. TWO SEALS AND A MARINE ARE CHARGED

WITH SLAUGHTERING 24 WILD HORSES IN WYOMING.

ALL THREE ARE PLEADING NOT GUILTY.

THE COMMANDER AND I ARE REPRESENTING THE TWO SEALS.

THE MARINE'S FAMILY HAS RETAINED A CIVILIAN ATTORNEY, SIR.

DUE TO THE PARTICULARLY HEINOUS NATURE

OF THIS CRIME, I WANTED TO BRAINSTORM WAYS

OF AVOIDING A SENSATIONAL TRIAL.

ANY SUGGESTIONS?

YES, SIR. ACTUALLY, I...

CHEGWIDDEN: WHAT THE HELL?

WE'VE LOST TRANSMISSION, SIR.

BUT YOU KNOW THAT.

GET HIM BACK, TINER.

YES, SIR.

THOUGHT THEY FIXED

THIS DAMN THING! THEY DID, SIR.

THEY LOCATED THE PROBLEM AT THE INVERSE MUX.

THE WHAT?

THE INVERSE MULTIPLEXING VOX

THAT TERMINATES THE PHONE LINE.

IT'S WHERE THE I.S.D.N. LINE

ENTERS THE SYSTEM, SIR.

OKAY, SIR.

MY SUSPICIONS WERE CORRECT.

THINGS HERE ARE FINE.

MUST BE THE MAIN FUSE BOX.

YOU WANT SOME HELP?

PLEASE, SIR.

"INVERSE MUX."

IS THERE A PROBLEM, MAJOR?

I PUT IN MY MONEY, AND I PUSHED THE BUTTON

BUT NOTHING CAME OUT.

WHAT DID YOU WANT?

ROOT BEER!

UM, WOULD COLA SUFFICE?

NO.

WHY DON'T I SEND ONE OF THE NURSES

TO A CONVENIENCE STORE?

WHAT BRAND OF ROOT BEER DO YOU PREFER?

DON'T SEND ANYONE.

HOW ABOUT A GLASS OF ICED TEA?

I DON'T DRINK IT.

L-LEMONADE? FATHER...

I THINK WE HAVE ONE OF THOSE PUNCH MIXES IN THE KITCHEN.

I'LL JUST GO GET IT.

IT'S NOT ABOUT THE DRINK.

I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE DRINK.

IS THAT NOT CLEAR TO YOU?

IT IS.

THEN WHY ARE YOU ASKING?

I'LL GIVE YOU ANYTHING IF IT GETS YOU

TO STOP KICKING THIS MACHINE.

PEOPLE ARE DYING HERE.

I'M SORRY.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TALK ABOUT IT?

NO.

OKAY.

WELL, UM, I'M HERE AND ABOUT.

IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND, AND YOU CAN'T...

FIND ME, JUST HOLLER.

NO, DON'T DO THAT.

COME FIND ME, PLEASE.

I'LL MOST LIKELY BE IN MY OFFICE AT THE END OF THE HALL.

YOU KNOW, FATHER

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME.

I CAN CONTROL MYSELF.

GOOD.

I'M-I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT.

NOT JUST FOR THE PATIENTS

BUT FOR YOURSELF AS WELL.

I BELIEVE THAT TIME SPENT HERE CAN BE USEFUL.

USEFUL?

IN HELPING YOU ACCEPT CERTAIN THINGS.

MANY VISITORS AND FAMILY MEMBERS

FIND THEY HAVE ISSUES THAT NEED RESOLVING.

CERTAIN FEELINGS COME UP.

THEY FIND THEMSELVES FRIGHTENED, CONFUSED...

ANGRY?

CERTAINLY.

I'M NOT ANGRY.

YOU'RE NOT?

I'M FURIOUS.

MY FATHER WAS A FIRST-CLASS DRUNKEN SON OF A BITCH.

HE DROVE MY MOTHER AWAY

AND HE MADE MY TEENAGE YEARS HELL ON EARTH.

HELL IS ONLY IN THE AFTERLIFE.

HE HAD A ROTTEN SOUL.

HE DIDN'T DESERVE TO LIVE AS LONG AS HE DID.

HE HASN'T PASSED YET.

JESUS SAID

"LET NOT THE SUN GO DOWN UPON YOUR WRATH."

THAT MAY WORK FOR YOU, FATHER.

NOT FOR ME.

YES, I'D LIKE TO BOOK A FLIGHT TONIGHT TO D.C.

WHERE DOES IT STOP OVER?

ORLANDO? ARE YOU KIDDING?

HOW LONG A WAIT FOR A CONNECTING FLIGHT?

FORGET IT. I COULD WALK THERE FASTER.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?

OKAY, FINE. 3:00 TOMORROW.

I DON'T CARE.

JUST GET ME OUT OF HERE.

FUSE IS BLOWN, SIR.

DO YOU HAVE ANOTHER?

NO, SIR.

THE NEAREST ELECTRONICS STORE IS IN CRYSTAL CITY.

IF I DON'T GET THIS HAPPENING SOON

THE OLD MAN WILL KICK MY BUTT BACK TO NORFOLK.

WELL, WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES?

I SAY WE BYPASS THE FUSE

AND TAP INTO THE EMERGENCY POWER SUPPLY.

THE GENERATOR?

IT SHOULDN'T COMPROMISE ANYTHING THAT'S RUNNING.

AND YOU KNOW HOW TO DO THIS?

YES, SIR.

WHEN I WAS IN JUNIOR COLLEGE,

I BORROWED JUICE FROM THE STADIUM'S EMERGENCY UNIT.

YOU STOLE IT?

I HAD AN UNCOMPROMISING BUDGET, SIR.

WILL WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO COMPLETE THE MEETING?

HOW FAST DO YOU TALK, SIR?

[ PRAYING QUIETLY]

I DON'T GET IT, FATHER.

SORRY.

I CAN THINK OF MORE PRODUCTIVE THINGS TO DO

THAN TRY TO SAVE JOE MACKENZIE'S SOUL.

HE'S A CHILD OF GOD.

HIS SOUL BELONGS IN HEAVEN.

WILL NEVER HAPPEN.

JESUS FORGIVES ALL WHO ACCEPT HIS LOVE.

AND MY FATHER DID THAT?

YES, JUST LAST WEEK.

HE WAS SCARED.

HE WAS LOOKING FOR A LAST-MINUTE REPRIEVE.

NO, I BELIEVE IT WAS GENUINE.

HE WAS GRIPPED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT

TO THE POINT OF TEARS.

IF HE COULD HAVE DONE THAT WHEN HE WAS BORN

THEN WE'D HAVE SOMETHING.

IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING,

IF YOU HATE HIM THIS MUCH, WHY DID YOU COME HERE?

I DOMIND YOU ASKING.

I MIND EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.

YOUR WIMPINESS, YOUR NAIVETE,

YOUR SANCTIMONY, YOUR PRESUMPTIONS.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT YOU CAN WALK

INTO THE MIDDLE OF A FAMILY AND HEAL ALL WOUNDS?

THERE ARE SCARS THERE, FATHER.

AND WHAT'S LEFT OF MYSOUL IS COVERED IN THEM.

ARE YOU DONE YET? NO.

THEN GO AHEAD. I'M LISTENING.

DON'T TURN THE OTHER CHEEK.

IT JUST MAKES ME WANT TO SMACK IT.

YOU'RE RIGHT ABOUT YOUR FIRST OBSERVATION.

I AM A WIMP.

THAT SAID, I AM LESS NAIVE THAN I APPEAR TO BE.

SOMETIMES I USE THAT QUALITY TO GET WHAT I NEED.

YOU'RE WRONG ABOUT THE THIRD POINT.

I DON'T PRESUME ANYTHING.

YOUR FATHER ACCEPTED OUR CHARITY

AND THE CONDITIONS UPON WHICH IT IS GIVEN.

ANYONE COMING IN HERE SHOULD KNOW THAT OR THEY'RE NAIVE.

AND AS FOR BEING SANCTIMONIOUS...

I PREFER THE TERM "SANCTIFIED."

I TRUST IN THE LOVE OF JESUS TO GUIDE ME.

IF YOU DON'T, THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM.

I'M SORRY.

YOU CAME HERE TO FIND ANSWERS, RIGHT?

I GUESS.

I KNOW IT MAY BE HARD FOR YOU TO BELIEVE

BUT YOUR FATHER LOVED YOU.

I GUESS THAT'S WHY HE USED TO REFER TO ME

AS HIS "STUPID, TRAMP DAUGHTER."

HE OBVIOUSLY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO EXPRESS IT.

THE HOSTILITY CAME FROM A FEELING OF INADEQUACY.

HE HATED YOUR BOYFRIENDS BECAUSE THEY HAD YOUR RESPECT.

THAT SENT HIM INTO A DOWNWARD SPIRAL.

HIS DRINKING GOT WORSE.

MUCH.

HOW LONG DID YOU STAY WITH HIM

AFTER YOUR MOTHER LEFT?

TWO YEARS.

MY JUNIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL, I RAN WAY.

ABANDONMENT IS A CONTINUING THEME IN HIS LIFE.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF IT?

WELL, AFTER HIS DISCHARGE FROM THE CORPS

HE PLAYED DRUMS WITH A ROADHOUSE BAND.

TRAVELED AROUND A LOT.

WAS EMPLOYED MOSTLY AS A SECURITY GUARD.

TRIED OPENING A FROZEN YOGURT SHOP IN LAUGHLIN, NEVADA.

IT WENT UNDER.

SPENT TWO YEARS IN PRISON FOR TAX EVASION.

HAD GIRLFRIENDS ON AND OFF.

MOST OF THEM LEFT AT SOME POINT

EXCEPT ONE AND SHE KILLED HERSELF.

WAIT UNTIL ST. PETER TAKES A LOOK AT THAT RESUME.

WELL, THAT'S WHY HE WANTED YOU

AND YOUR MOTHER HERE.

TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PRESENCE OF GOD.

TO APOLOGIZE FOR HIS MISSPENT LIFE

AND TO ASK FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M SICK OF HEARING ABOUT HIS PAIN AND HIS SUFFERING.

WHAT ABOUT MY MOTHER?

WHAT ABOUT WHAT SHE WENT THROUGH?

WHERE WAS GOD WHEN HE WAS

SMACKING HER ACROSS THE ROOM?

MOTHER: YEAH, FATHER.

I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR YOUR ANSWER.

ROBERTS: OKAY, SIR, ALLOW ME TO SYNOPSIZE.

NO LEAKS, NO PRESS BRIEFINGS.

ALL COMMENTS SHOULD BE RESTRICTED

TO THE LEGAL ASPECTS OF THE CASE.

ANYTHING RESEMBLING A MORAL TONE

SHOULD BE SAVED FOR THE COURTROOM.

THE STATE INVESTIGATORS SHOULD DO THE SAME.

CORRECT.

CHEGWIDDEN: ANYTHING ELSE, SIR?

NO, THAT'S ABOUT IT.

[ SIGHS]

NOW WHAT?

WE APPEAR TO HAVE A POWER OUTAGE, SIR.

TINER?

[ SIGHS]

MY POOR FEET.

PHLEBITIS.

THANK GOD FOR DISABILITY.

YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL...

EVEN IN THAT UNIFORM.

I DIDN'T JOIN BECAUSE OF HIM.

UNCLE MATT INSPIRED ME.

HOW IS HE?

IN LEAVENWORTH FOR STEALING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

OH.

YOU KNOW, I STAYED WITH HIM FOR A WHILE.

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING, HONEY.

THE FIRST I HEARD ABOUT YOU WAS

WHEN I GOT A MESSAGE FROM THIS PRIEST.

HE SAID YOU'D BE HERE.

JUST WHY I CAME.

CERTAINLY WASN'T BECAUSE OF JOE MACKENZIE.

[ SIGH]

I DON'T LOOK TOO GOOD, DO I?

NO, JUST DIFFERENT.

I'VE ONLY BEEN HEAVY FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.

I'M AN EMBARRASSMENT.

PLEASE.

YOU MUST HATE ME.

THE NIGHT I LEFT WAS YOUR 15TH BIRTHDAY.

YOU WERE AT A SLEEPOVER AT CHERYL'S HOUSE, REMEMBER?

YOUR FATHER CAME HOME FROM THE N.C.O. CLUB

PUKED ON THE KITCHEN TABLE

AND ACCUSED M OF HAVING AN AFFAIR.

I TRIED TO CALM HIM DOWN LIKE USUAL

BUT THIS TIME

HE PUT A PARING KNIFE TO MY THROAT.

HE DREW SOME BLOOD

THEN TOLD ME HE WAS GOING TO CUT ME UP

INTO LITTLE PIECES

AND USE ME FOR RABBIT FOOD.

I TOOK THE THREAT SERIOUSLY.

WHERE DID YOU GO?

PORTLAND. I DIDN'T PLAN IT.

I JUST GOT ON A BUS

AND GOT OFF WHEN IT STOPPED.

[ SIGHS]

WHAT?

YOU LEFT ME WITH HIM.

DID HE HURT YOU?

NOT PHYSICALLY.

I KNOW HE PICKED ON YOU

AND GAVE YOU A HARD TIME

BUT I ALSO KNEW

THAT HE NEVER WOULD HAVE HURT YOU

AND THAT'S WHAT LET ME SLEEP AT NIGHT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TRY TO CONTACT ME?

I DID... ON AND OFF FOR THE FIRST MONTH

BUT HE ALWAYS PICKED UP THE PHONE

AND A LETTER WOULD HAVE NEVER GOTTEN BY HIM.

YEAH, BUT I LEFT HIM AFTER TWO YEARS.

I WAS AFRAID THAT YOU'D BE SO ANGRY

THAT YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE ME

AND I WAS TOO FRAGILE TO HANDLE THE REJECTION.

AND THIS TIME?

THIS TIME, I SAID, "TO HELL WITH IT.

I'M GOING TO SEE MY DAUGHTER."

DR. MARGADY: HOW'S IT FEELING?

EVERYTHING'S FUZZY.

AS IT SHOULD BE.

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS HOLD THIS RETINAL LENS

OVER YOUR EYEBALL.

IT PROVIDES MAGNIFICATION

SO THAT I CAN SEE THE BLOOD VESSELS

UNDER THE RETINA.

OKAY.

AND THEN WE'LL USE THE ARGON LASER

TO DESTROY THE MUTANTS.

YOU WON'T FEEL ANYTHING

BUT YOU WILL SEE TINY PULSES OF LIGHT.

THAT'S THE LASER FIRING

AT TENTH-OF-A-SECOND INTERVALS.

ARE YOU NERVOUS?

NO.

THEN WOULD YOU MIND NOT TAPPING YOUR FOOT?

OH. SORRY.

IT'S DISCONCERTING.

AH, WHAT ABOUT MUSIC?

YOU'RE GOING TO SING NOW?

NO, I BROUGHT A TAPE.

IT'S ON THE TABLE.

SURE.

[ TAPE DECK CLICKS]

[ SOFT CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING]

DOCTOR: ALL RIGHT, HOLD STEADY.

HERE WE GO.

HE'S PASSING. GO TO HIM.

DID YOUR MOTHER LEAVE?

SHE'S IN THE BATHROOM.

MAYBE YOU BETTER GET HER.

MAJOR, I DON'T KNOW MUCH

BUT I KNOW A SOUL IN TORMENT WHEN I SEE IT.

HE'S NOT EVEN CONSCIOUS.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT HIM.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR CLOSURE

FORGIVENESS IS THE ONLY WAY

TO SHUT DOWN THE PAIN.

IT'S TOO LATE.

NOT FOR YOU.

I'M OKAY NOW.

THE HELL YOU ARE!

I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CAME FROM.

FATHER, YOU HAVE OTHER PATIENTS TO CARE FOR.

WHY IS THIS ONE SO IMPORTANT TO YOU?

BECAUSE HE'S NOT IMPORTANT TO YOU.

IT'S HIS WALLET.

LOOK AT IT PLEASE.

[ SIGHS ]

HE'S BEEN FOLLOWING YOUR CAREER

WITH PRIDE, I SHOULD ADD.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT IMPRESSED HIM THE MOST?

THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO RISE ABOVE HIS FAILURE AS A FATHER.

[ KNOCKING]

YEAH?

WHAT, DARLING?

IT'S TIME.

WOULD YOU COME IN WITH ME?

HONEY, I CAN'T.

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

YOU GO IN.

I'LL WAIT.

ARE YOU SURE?

DO YOU HAVE ANY HAND CREAM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

WELL, NOT SO BAD, HUH?

HOW DID IT GO?

WENT FINE.

NOW, LOOK. YOU'RE GOING TO EXPERIENCE

SOME BLURRING.

DON'T WORRY.

IT WON'T LAST.

ARE THERE MORE PROCEDURES?

WE DON'T ANTICIPATE IT.

WE'LL SEE.

IF THERE'S IMPROVEMENT, YOU SHOULD BE GOOD

FOR AT LEAST A YEAR.

WAIT A MINUTE. THIS ISN'T PERMANENT, DOC?

CAN BE.

RELAX, YOU'RE GETTING AHEAD OF YOURSELF.

WELL, WHEN WILL WE KNOW?

ASIDE FROM THE SCARRING

YOU HAVE A HEALTHY OCULAR ENVIRONMENT.

WE SHOULD START SEEING IMPROVEMENT

WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.

OH, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU

TO CONTROL YOUR ENTHUSIASM.

THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I NEVER TOLD YOU, DOC.

IT'S, UH... AS A RESULT OF THIS EYE PROBLEM

I CRASHED A $55 MILLION AIRCRAFT ONTO THE DECK OF A CARRIER.

MY RADAR INTERCEPT OFFICER DIED IN THE ACCIDENT.

WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW THIS?

BECAUSE I'M BEGINNING TO THINK

THIS WHOLE THING WAS A FOOL'S ERRAND.

WHO AM I KIDDING?

TO THINK THAT I COULD EVER HAVE A SHOT AT GETTING BACK UP THERE.

LOOK.

YOU'RE JUST SUFFERING FROM POST-OP ANXIETY.

YOU FELT COMPELLED TO DO THIS OUT OF A DESIRE

TO RETURN TO A SKILL THAT YOU ONCE HAD MASTERED.

NO ONE CAN FAULT YOU

FOR TRYING TO COMPLETE YOUR DREAM.

HIS HAND TIGHTENED BEFORE HE WENT.

IT WAS A SQUEEZE.

HE WAS THANKFUL FOR YOUR FORGIVENESS.

PROBABLY A MUSCLE SPASM.

"BEYOND THIS SHORE

"AND THE FARTHER SHORE

"BEYOND THE BEYOND

"WHERE THERE IS NO BEGINNING AND NO END

WITHOUT FEAR GO."

IS THAT A CATHOLIC VERSE?

IT'S BUDDHIST.

DON'T TELL THE MONSIGNOR.

I'VE NEVER SEEN A PRIEST CRY.

I DO IT ALL THE TIME.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I DON'T THINK SO.

IT'LL TAKE A WHILE.

YEAH, I SUPPOSE.

[ SIGHS]

THIS IS A REALLY GOOD THING YOU'RE DOING HERE.

THANK YOU.

WELL, THAT TOOK LONG ENOUGH.

YOU DON'T CARE, NOT EVEN A LITTLE BIT?

I CARE.

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ALL MY LIFE.

HE GOT TO YOU, DIDN'T HE?

WOULD YOU HOLD ME?

OH, BABY.

COME HERE.

OH...

IT'S OKAY, BABY.

IT'S OKAY.

SHH. SHH.

OH.

WOW, I JUST HAD DEJA VU.

I WAS UPSET, AND YOU WERE HOLDING ME.

I WAS CRYING OVER LOSING

THAT BIG WHITE MUTT.

WHAT WAS HIS NAME, RUGGLES?

RUGGLES.

THAT'S RIGHT, YOU RAN AWAY.

IT WAS DAD WHO WAS HOLDING ME.

IT WAS YOU WHO RAN AWAY

AND YOU TOOK THE DOG WITH YOU, DIDN'T YOU?

HE FOLLOWED ME, DARLING.

HE WAS RUNNING ALONGSIDE THE BUS.

I HAD TO BEG THE DRIVER TO LET HIM IN.

I MEAN, I COULDN'T HAVE TAKEN HIM BACK.

NO.

SO I KEPT HIM.

HE LIKED YOU.

YEAH.

HE USED TO COME TO YOU WITH THAT ROPE IN HIS TEETH

AND YOU WOULD SWING HIM AROUND THE LINOLEUM.

YEAH.

[ BOTH CHUCKLING]

WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?

WHAT?

RUGGLES-- DID HE DIE?

OH, I'M SURE.

IT'S BEEN SOME 17-ODD YEARS.

YOU DON'T KNOW?

OH, HONEY.

I TRAVELED AROUND SO MUCH.

AND, UH...

I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED, REALLY.

I WAS HALFWAY TO UTAH

WHEN I REALIZED I'D LEFT HIM AT A BOARDING HOUSE.

HE WAS SO BIG AND SO HARD TO TRAVEL WITH.

I DIDN'T HAVE A CAR

AND THEY LOVED HIM THERE.

I'M SURE THEY TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF HIM.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

THE DOG... HE WAS LEFT...

ABANDONED.

HONEY.

YOU, KNOW, I'VE BEEN THINKING.

JOE MACKENZIE WAS A CONFUSED AND MISERABLE DRUNK

BUT I LEFT HIM.

HE PAID THE BILLS

AND HE TRIED TO COOK

AND HE LOOKED AT MY HOMEWORK.

HE EVEN CLEANED THE HOUSE.

HE MADE A HOME FOR ME IN HIS OWN PATHETIC WAY.

WHAT I'M SAYING IS THAT THAT ALMOST MEANS MORE TO ME

THAN YOU COMING BACK AFTER ALL THESE YEARS.

WHY SHOULD I CARE IF YOU WERE FRIGHTENED

THAT I MIGHT REJECT YOU?

YOU REJECTED ME.

YOU ABANDONED ME

AND I DID THE SAME THING TO MY FATHER.

IT'S FOR THE BEST, I GUESS.

IF I'D BEEN WITH YOU

I PROBABLY WOULD'VE WOKEN UP ONE MORNING

TO FIND YOU GONE AGAIN.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

I'M SORRY.

I'VE NEVER BEEN MUCH GOOD TO ANYBODY--

NOT EVEN MYSELF.

STOP IT.

I FORGIVE YOU.

[ SOBBING:] THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

TO BURY MY FATHER.

CHEGWIDDEN: LIEUTENANT!

WHAT'S THE WORD?

APPARENTLY, THE MAIN AND THE AUXILIARY SWITCH BOXES

ARE FRIED, SIR.

THERE'S WAX ALL OVER MY DESK.

I'LL HELP YOU CLEAN THAT UP.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO CLEAN IT UP. I WANT INCANDESCENT ILLUMINATION.

I WISH I COULD HELP YOU WITH THAT, SIR.

IS TINER WITH THEM?

WHEN LAST I LOOKED, YES, SIR.

GET ME AN E.T.R.

RIGHT AWAY, SIR.

[ DOOR SLAMMING]

HARRIET?

DAD GUM IT.

[ SCREAMS]

HARRIET?

HARRIET: HE CAUGHT ME.