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I want to see a permit. Do you have one?

Don't kick the table.

Don't kick the table.

Your mother asked you to stop kicking the table, okay?

I'm not going to school today.

I'm not going to school.

Christopher, honey, everybody goes to school. You have to go to school.

I'm not going.

Chris, don't start with me.

Okay, that's it. Come on, big guy. We're out of here.

Honey, I can't take you. I've got an appointment.

That's enough, Christopher.

Come on, get in the car.

Look, I just wanted to say sorry for earlier.

I know it's not your fault. I just realized you were pruning the trees.

See, we've been having this constant battle with the city wanting to chop the

trees down, and when I heard your saw this morning... Well, I just wanted

to say I'm sorry.

I mean, I always trim the trees this time of year.

If you were cutting the trees down, you wouldn't be starting at the top, you'd

be starting at the bottom.

You know, it's a lot like your kid.

Excuse me?

It wasn't that I didn't like my father. I was just crazy about my mother.

You're going to get tired.

Who's this?

You think she's pretty?

Oh, come on.

No, no, no.

What time is it?

Late.

Are you okay?

Is something wrong?

No.

I don't know what to say to you when you get like this.

Sometimes everything is great.

And sometimes it's like you're on another planet.

I can't reach you when you behave like this.

I don't want to behave.

Just with some sort of consistency.

Very cool.

Honey, thank you for your support in fishing and hunting.

I want to bring my turtles.

What else?

If I ever love again, something's got to change.

If I ever love again,

something's got to change.

Did I wake you?

No.

Your boy?

No, I'm trying to quit smoking, and the first rule is not to smoke in the house.

I thought that was the second rule.

So what's the first?

Not smoking in bed.

You want a beer?

No, thanks.

Beautiful, aren't they?

They're the whole reason we bought this house.

And last summer, they got infested with these white bugs in the city.

The city came out, and there was nothing they could do, so they decided to chop

them down.

I circulated a petition, and all the neighbors signed it.

Took it to city council, and... And you won.

And I won.

It's nice to win for a change.

Don't you usually win?

I don't think in terms of winning or losing.

How do you think?

I think I should be going back to you.

Wait a minute.

I have something for you.

These are the larvae of moths.

All you do is you place it under the bark, and when they hatch, the moths

eat the bugs.

It's safe.

No chemicals.

Perfect.

Big fish.

How many big fish?

Forty and fifty.

Forty and fifty. Have fun.

See you Monday.

Have a good time.

We will.

We'll call you when we get there.

Bye, T.

Thank you.

You slept a long time. You must have been in another world.

Where am I?

Only consequence.

I had no idea you were in the trailer. I never would have pulled away.

Is there a phone somewhere I could use?

No phones, no electricity, no nothing.

What were you doing in Billy's trailer anyway?

I came to ask him about something that he gave me.

And the lock, by chance.

Is he around here anywhere?

He'll be here soon.

How far is the nearest town from here?

Miles.

Do you think you could take me into town?

Next time I go in.

When are you going?

Tonight sometime.

There's a big party. Chinese New Year.

You're not going into town until tonight?

Come on, swim a while. It's the summer.

I'm sorry, it'll dry.

Come on.

Come out to this float.

I can't swim.

I love the cold current.

But it's freezing in here. Come on, I used to be a lifeguard.

Three summers with the American Club in Taipei.

No problem.

I'll take you out. Trust me.

Built this myself.

Cut the lumber and everything.

Not bad for a girl, huh?

Yeah, it's really stable.

The

old

one got smashed up in a storm.

My grandfather built that one.

This whole place, as far as you can see, belonged to him.

I didn't tell you my name.

I'm Irene.

Hi, Irene. I'm Grace.

Hi, Grace.

You should take that dress off. You're going to catch a cold.

I'd rather not take my dress off.

Taught me how to swim, too, my grandfather.

Right here in this very lake.

I wish I'd learned how to swim.

Did you grow up in the desert or something?

No. My mother was very protective.

My mom didn't give a damn about me.

She dropped me off at my father's lap one day and we never saw her again.

He was a missionary in Taiwan.

Still is.

Um, the tree trimmer.

Billy.

Billy. You know, Irene, Billy and I, we just see each other when he's passing

through.

We're friends, you know?

So you're really welcome here.

She was locked in the trailer.

I know you.

You're the smoker.

Come out here for the air?

You like fish?

So?

So what were you doing in my trailer?

She was locked in. The door jammed.

Really?

That's funny. It never sticks on me.

I oil it just to make sure.

Getting stuck someplace I can't get out of, that scares the shit out of me.

Especially someplace I don't belong.

Well, I... You...

I just came to say thanks.

For?

For the monster you gave me.

Came to my trailer to thank me for moths.

And you got stuck and you ended up here.

I don't think so.

I'd like a ride into town if it's not too much trouble for you.

Why?

So I can take the bus home.

What?

Come on.

Let's get you something to lie around.

Hey.

One of those trees in your neighborhood?

Could have trimmed them in half the time it took me.

I didn't.

Well, I don't know why.

I enjoyed it in your neighborhood.

I liked watching you send your husband and kid off in the morning.

I liked watching you come home with the groceries.

I thought you'd like to know.

It's a very nice thing for you to say.

What year were you born?

1960. Year of the rat.

The rat?

Says here she's inquisitive.

And thinks too much at the expense of the thing she wants.

Date and time?

October 24th, 7 .15 in the morning. Mother told me it was just in time for

breakfast.

That's Scorpio.

Power of the dragon.

Pretty powerful country.

I thought they had too much to fry.

The sweetest girl.

Let's say I got a $50 ,000 a year job, right? $15 ,000 of that goes right off

the top to taxes.

Then I've got a place to live, so I figure $1 ,000 sold out for mortgage

payments and rent.

Then move, got to have a car.

All right, another $400, $500 up for that.

Gas, food, electricity.

Clothes, stereo.

What am I left with here?

Not much. Right, not much.

Well, I guess we should be going.

You know where you're going?

Yeah.

Ciao. Good night.

Bye.

Getting on or what?

Yellowstone? No.

Are we going to Jellystone?

No.

Are we going to Punkytown?

No. Have you been to Hong Kong? No, I haven't. Have you been to a Chinese

workshop?

No.

Have you ever been to a Chinese laundry?

Where's everyone?

Outside.

Mystery of the married woman.

Christmas trees.

Breakfast of men.

You know the grass is always greener.

Do you think you can pretend what just happened didn't happen?

It's written all over your face.

So did you tell your husband where you were?

He wasn't home.

Are you going to tell him?

I don't want to lie to him.

You don't have to lie.

You don't have to say anything.

Do you ever take that off?

No.

Take it off.

Come on, I just want to see.

How does it feel without it?

I feel naked.

His name is

Chanel.

As in, now.

You want to meet him?

He's a friend of mine.

He's pretty sexy.

I think you might like him.

You can pretend all you want.

Tonight, you're getting locked in Billy's trailer.

Things don't just happen.

You stayed for a reason.

All I'm saying is maybe you should find out what that reason is.

What?

He says you have summer fire in your hair and winter oceans in your eyes.

Thank you.

He's always been below the top.

Thank you.

What the hell are you?

What are you, nuts? Are you nuts?

Are you crazy?

What the hell got into you? Hey, it's no big deal. It's just the curtains and a

couple of pillows.

Move over.

Make sure she doesn't move. Put this down.

I know it's none of my business, but if I were you, I'd go home.

You know where to find me.

You want to talk about this? You got something to say? Come on, let's hear

Spit it out.

Come on, say it.

Say it.

Come on, say it. I didn't ask you to stay. You stayed because you wanted to.

This is bullshit.

Come on, damn it.

Fine. You want to talk about what happened last night? You really want to

You think I wanted her more than I wanted you?

That's bullshit. It's the complete fucking opposite. I wanted you so bad it

scared me. Scared the shit out of me.

So what did I do? I did what I always do when something scares me. I push it

away.

Did I ever have a fucking relationship that means something? Take me with you.

Where? Where the fuck do you think I'm going?

Take me with you. Where?

Honestly, where do you think I'm going?

I mean, I'm a loser.

I'm a fucking loser.

No, I'm the loser. I can't go back.

I can't pretend anymore.

Don't talk.

I don't have no place to go. Please just take me with you.

Please.

You want to live like me? Fuck.

No, that's great.

You want to work? You work when I want to work.

When I want to work.

You eat when I want to eat. Fuck when I want to fuck. Let's eat.

I'm hungry.

I'm hungry now.

Pull over!

Pull over!

Pull the fuck over!

Pull over right now!

Pull the fuck over! Pull over right now!

The lady don't want to get up.

Shit, what the lady said. Come over here.

The lady said she don't want to.

Get out of the truck. Get the fuck out of the truck.

Where do you think you're going? Get out of here! Get out of the fucking...

Lady,

I want to go with you. Help! This is between me and her! I used your wife,

fiancee, to get the fuck out of my life!

What the fuck do you want?

What do you want?

What do you fucking want?

What are you wanting from me? It's not me and it's not your husband. What the

fuck is it? Go home.

All my best friend, Viv, and I could think about was this guy in this pant.

We were 15 when we came to town.

I snuck over to her house late that night.

And we went and pushed our way through that crowd right up to the front desk.

You're not in your day.

Next thing I knew I was on the bus with him in the band

I should have known better.

That's exactly what happened to me.

I deserved exactly what happened to me.

My parents...

The next day, the whole town was talking about me.

My parents took me out of school.

And we moved away the next week.

You gotta go home.

You don't think you can do it, do you?

You can.

It's really simple.

All you got to do when he comes in, you say, Hi, honey.

Did you catch any fish?

That simple.

Okay, you want to repeat it after me? Hi, honey.

Did you catch any fish?

Come on now, let's practice. Hi, honey.

You start.

You know, as soon as your husband walks in that door, you know it's going to be

okay. Your kid will run into your arms. You'll hug him.

Smell the way kids smell.

And you'll know instantly you made the right decision.

Right now, I don't think you do, but you will.

I know.

My mother would have left my father a long time ago.

That's why I shouldn't love him.

It just wasn't a be -all and end -all for her.

I mean, everyday life and romance are not necessarily compatible, if you know

what I mean.

There's family.

All said and done, that's all you got. That's it.

People caring for each other, people growing together, people staying

Loving each other.

I miss that.

Irene, this is the second time I've called.

It's starting to rain and I think Chris is going down with something, so we're

coming home tonight.

Bye.

Coming home early.

Guess we'll just have to beat them back, won't we?

So, let's make a plan.

You get home, they're there.

You run straight upstairs, you go to the bathroom, you lock the door.

No fish, no honey, not yet.

You flush the toilets.

You turn on the shower, and if he's knocking on the door, you tell him

sick, right? You tell him you got the stomach flu or something. So you got the

shower and the flushing going at the same time. He's very confused, and you

between the flushing of the toilets and the... This is a stupid plan. This is...

Say something.

About anything.

Jesus.

You gotta practice. You gotta practice talking, you know? You're gonna need to

talk pretty soon. You gotta work up those vocal cords, alright?

So let's... Okay?

Plan B.

So there we go. You go to your girlfriend's house.

Every woman's got a girlfriend.

So you go to your girlfriend's house. She'll fix you up. She'll give you some

shoes, some makeup.

Some clothes.

You're good as new. A million dollars.

Let's work on those lines.

Hi, honey, did you catch any fish? Let's try it, okay? You know. Take it away.

Run, Irene.

This is you. Go.

With feeling.

Come on.

Hi, honey, did you catch any fish? Come on,

damn it!

Hi, honey, did you catch any goddamn fish?

This is bullshit!

Say it!

Come on, say it! Hi, honey!

Did you catch any fish?

Come on.

Come on, hi, honey.

Honey, did you catch any fish?

I'm dead.

What's the code?

Code. 12 -23.

Please leave a message after the beep.

All right, we're in. Hi, Irene.

Are you there?

We just turned off the 101, and we should be home in about 10 to 15

Where are you? I've been calling you all day.

Yes, you can. No, I never told him anything about me. About you? Listen,

don't fall in love with people because of their past.

They fall in love with people for who they are. Now, get out of here.

Come on. Hi, honey. Did you catch any fish?

All right, well, I can sit right down there. We're going to wash your face.

Don't move.

Don't move.

Just stay right there.

Wash your face. I've got to get you dressed.

What are you, a spring? Or, you know... What?

Good. Now, remember.

Big smile.

High hunting.

But you can't eat fish.

I can't come through with this.

Of course you can. It's easy. It's simple. It's a piece of cake.

There we go.

Shit, I'll do it.

A lot of people get swept up in situations they feel they can't control.

Personally, I think people let themselves get swept away.

They've got to learn about themselves.

And what we've got to do is have the strength to deal with what happens and

courage to face the consequences.

There's something precious to hold on to here.

You hear me? You've got something precious to hold on to. Now you hold on

Hold on.

Take me with you.

You're just going to do one step at a time.

I know maybe you're going to tell your husband, right, that maybe you are not,

but you're going to go downstairs and you're going to kiss that man.

Why don't you get the stuff out of the car?