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I gotta get to work. Yeah, you gotta go so soon?

Yeah, I got a big quota of tickets to deal with.

They putting a lieutenant on traffic duty?

No, it's the annual precinct picnic.

Uh, how many can I put you down for?

Well, we usually take ten.

Well, it's bigger this year. I'll put you down for fifteen.

The annual precinct picnic?

It's the precinct stick-up.

Hey, Veronica, man, they're up in your house.

What do you want?

Why can't it be nice to put Jimmy there if he likes you?

Hey, don't give me the face.

That's the nicest guy you ever went out with. The only guy who, when he holds

your hand, he ain't trying to steal your rings.

How nice.

I got an A.A. meeting.

Oh, yeah, yeah, well.

You want me to stay sober, don't you?

Yes, yes.

Then mind your own business.

Take a picture. It'll last longer.

What's bugging you?

Who are you kidding?

You ain't going to no AA meeting tonight.

What? You ain't been to no meetings in a month.

What are you keeping track of me for? You're not my sponsor.

You're the one that told me you had to go to the meetings.

Well, listen, I don't have to keep going to those meetings like I used to go to

those meetings. I've been dry for a year.

Listen, I ain't never going to have another drink as long as I live.

I don't even think about it.

Well, how come you had to lie about tonight?

I promise you won't tell anybody.

Yeah, I swear.

Carmine called me from Florida. He's coming in tonight.

You mean your ex-husband, Carmine? That no-good, sleazy, garlic-chewing thief,

Carmine?

Nobody's perfect.

I thought he was doing time for selling Florida cruises to Haitians.

Nah, they couldn't convict him.

Why not?

He never had a boat.

Hey, you know, you got a good thing going with that lieutenant out there.

I mean, he's crazy for you. What do you want to spend your time with some bum

who stole all your money and once threw you out a window?

Jose, if going to AA has taught me anything, it's to not hold resentments.

Well, they didn't teach you you had to be a dummy.

Listen, if it wasn't for the drinking, Carmine and me, we would have had a

beautiful life together.

We had a lot in common.

Fussy tongues and double vision.

The prince will come.

Someday I'll find the one.

And the da-da.

Da-da-da-da.

Da-da-dee. Da-da.

Da-da-da-da. Da-da-da-da.

Da-da-da-da.

Got you.

I brought you a present.

I know.

I'm glad to see you, too.

That's for later.

This is for now.

Your favorite scotch.

Old kilt.

I already fixed us a drink.

Oh, terrific.

Good girl.

Juice of the grape. Yeah, yeah.

Here's to us.

You betcha.

It's no joke. It's sparkling apple juice. I know what it is. My ma used to

make me drink it to keep me regular.

I drink it all the time.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I try bran muffins for breakfast.

I drink it because I like it.

Well, I'm going to fix us a real drink.

I want to talk to you, Carmine. Sure, babe. I want to talk to you, but first,

let's relax a little bit.

I ain't had a drink in a year.

Then... You must really be thirsty.

You don't understand. I quit.

I can't drink that. I'm an alcoholic.

Who fed you that malarkey?

Alcoholics die. They don't quit.

If you ain't had a drink in a year, that proves you ain't an alky.

Now, take my Uncle Guido. He had to have a drink every minute of the day. When he

died, they needed an auxiliary coffin to bury his liver.

Want some water? No, no. Look, just once try it my way, okay?

Let's not drink.

No.

Just because you think you've got a problem, you ain't gonna lay it on me.

Oh, come on, Carmine. It's your problem, too.

How many jobs have you lost because of the booze, huh?

How many times the cops picked you up? Don't that tell you something?

Yeah. It tells me I'm unlucky.

Everybody drinks.

Just so happens when I drink a little too much, I get caught.

Now, we're gonna have some fun.

Sure we are. But I just don't want... No buts.

You want me to stay?

Oh, yeah. Oh, boy, I do. I really do.

You know what I did?

I fixed a slinguini and clam.

Okay.

Now we can have some fun.

Here.

You go ahead. I don't want any.

Where's my fun-loving baby?

What happened to my V?

Hey, I'm still here.

Just don't drink no more.

I told you I'm an alcoholic.

I'll prove you ain't no alcoholic.

Have a drink. One drink.

I can't have one drink.

Sure you can. Because I ain't going to let you have another.

Then we'll have a nice dinner.

And I brought you your favorite dessert.

I don't know, Carmine. You're going to let me drink alone.

One drink.

Look, would I do anything to hurt you?

Would I?

Here's to us and a new beginning.

Come on, B.

That's my baby.

Now we can have some fun, huh?

Sure.

Just fixing breakfast.

We must have had a great time last night.

Where's your booze?

There isn't any.

What kind of a hostess are you anyway?

You knew I was coming over.

Don't yell at me. I feel terrible.

We just need some hair and a dog.

Wait, wait, wait.

Now, if only we wasn't too greedy last night.

army training comes in handy.

Never go out on bivouac without an extra canteen.

This is gonna make you feel real good, babe.

It'll line your stomach.

It's just eggnog.

I'm telling you, this is gonna fix you up fine.

I wish you would listen to me.

I listened to you last night.

I feel like hell.

Oh.

Hey.

What were you going to serve for dessert last night?

Cheesecake. Perfect.

We got it made.

Make your blood sugar go higher.

Oh, cream cracker crust.

Oh, please don't. Don't describe it.

Just what the doctor wanted.

We didn't eat dinner.

We're going to eat dinner for lunch, and right now we're going to have dessert

for breakfast.

Two crazy people.

This is good.

What the hell did I do?

We both partied.

I didn't have a drink for a whole year.

You sure made up for last night, babe.

You were a kick.

A whole year? Don't you understand what that means?

Sure. Twelve dry, miserable months.

And you made up for it. I was proud of those months.

I loved my sobriety.

I even liked myself.

When I got up in the morning, I wasn't afraid to look in the mirror. Do

yourself a favor.

Skip the mirror bit today.

You deliberately got me drunk!

Could anybody have stopped you?

Are you going to eat that?

No.

Good.

We were supposed to have a beautiful evening.

We did. We had a great time.

You were terrific, babe.

At what?

We didn't do nothing.

Don't blame me.

Couple of drinks, you laid out face flat in the antipasto.

Not a sight to raise my pulse.

Oh, it's my fault that nothing happened.

Okay, it's my fault.

A woman passes out on me. I don't make advances.

What do you think I am, some kind of an animal?

Come on, this ain't the first time.

Nothing happened.

That's a lie.

When was I ever with you that nothing happened?

Every time you got drunk. Which was every time?

I was only keeping you company, babe.

Hey, lighten up, hon.

You know the old saying.

Once a drunk.

That's not true.

Yes, it is.

Look at you.

I quit drinking.

You didn't quit.

You just stopped for a while.

When I called you and you said, sure, come on over, you knew exactly what was

going to happen.

I didn't know we were going to get drunk!

Yes, you did.

We never did anything else.

Goodbye, Carmine.

What do you mean, goodbye?

Hey, I mean goodbye, you know?

If this was your place, I'd leave.

I live here, so... Arrivederci.

Okay.

If that's the way you want it.

Are we gonna have dinner again sometime?

Come on, Carmine. We never eat dinner.

Remember?

How about lunch?

Come on.

Hey, V, you're not mad at me, are you?

No.

I ain't mad at you.

Swell.

That's swell.

Twelve rings here.

There goes thirteen.

What's the use?

Try again. She might be dead.

Don't say that, Jose. For God's sake, she ain't dead.

Now, listen.

Suppose she was dead. She'd still be wasting my time because she'd let that

thing in forever anyway.

Please, boss. One more time.

No! This is the second time I called her up. I can't go on that way. I got work

to do. So have you.

Okay. I think I'll take my break now.

Hold on. Wait a minute.

You don't get no break.

Everybody in this country gets a break.

Jose. You got your break when I hired you.

Step outside the door, I'm gonna fire you.

Okay, I'm fired.

Morning, Jose.

Harry. Hi, Veronica.

Hi, Arch.

Oh, look at this. Ain't this some crust here waltzing in 45 minutes late? You

gonna yell? Yeah, sit here. Put it in a letter, I'll read it on my grave. How do

you like this?

The way labor talks to management like we were a bunch of Filipinos. This is a

disgrace here. This is a disgrace here.

Look at this over here.

You gonna take a break now?

Nah, I'll take it tomorrow.

But do I get some kind of apology here?

Este gordo sangano es loco. Huh?

That's my apology.

You see, you gotta scare these people or you wanna keep them in the line.

Why are you always looking at me?

Well, for one thing, there ain't no view of the river from here.

Hey, I'm just trying to see how you feel.

So ask.

Okay, how do you feel?

I feel like hell.

Can't you tell by looking?

Can I do anything?

Yeah, you could leave me alone.

I'm sorry.

Hey, Jose, I'm sorry.

I really look bad?

No, not bad.

Just green.

What am I gonna do?

Well, one thing, you can comb your hair, put on some lipstick, uh...

Nice big smile would be good. I got nothing to smile about.

Sure you do.

Don't be dopey. Do you know what I done last night? I don't want to hear none of

your savageries.

I want to tell you what happened last night. Hey, it ain't my business. It

ain't nobody's business.

So why do I feel like I got to go to confession?

Go to Padre Gonzalez in St. Mary's.

He don't understand English.

That's right. It ain't his business either.

You're right.

The only person I've got to make peace with is me.

I don't have to tell nobody nothing.

Oh, Jimmy, I want to tell you everything.

I've done a terrible thing last night, and you've just got to listen to me.

Hey, I'm going to go clean up the storeroom. You guys let me know when I'm

finished.

What's the matter?

You've got to listen to me now.

I'm listening.

I can't tell you. You're gonna hate me.

I won't hate you.

Baby, what's the matter?

You will hate me. I'm rotten. I'm no good. I just... I don't deserve you.

Just leave.

Okay. Don't leave.

I done a terrible thing last night.

Two terrible things.

Almost three, but he got drunk.

He? Who's he?

Carmine. My ex-husband.

I didn't go to any AA meeting last night. I saw Carmine.

And I got drunk.

Hey, come on. Take it easy.

Didn't you hear what I said? I got drunk.

I heard you.

Boy, did I sell myself a bill of goods.

I kept telling myself I was trying to save Carmine.

When all I really wanted was to get back on the source again.

Jeez.

Last night I put a whole year down the drain.

No.

No, not necessarily.

The important thing is what you're going to do today.

You know something?

You're a terrific guy.

Haven't I been trying to tell you that?

Yeah.

You know, my friends at AA were right.

There's no cure for the disease I got.

I always thought I knew that. I guess I needed last night to prove it.

Tell you what.

Why don't you have dinner with me tonight?

I can't. I got a meeting.

That's swell.

But it's over at 8.30.

That's even better.

Hey, Veronica, if you don't wait late tonight, this place is going to fall

apart. I got an A.A. meeting.

Oh, okay.

No, she can't wait late, Harry. She's got to go to an A.A. meeting.

Another one?

Oh, yeah, they got to keep going to their meetings, you know.

Well, you know, the first rule of AA is you can't have no fun no more, see?

So they all got to go to their meetings and tell each other all about the fun

that they used to have.

Well, don't you think she looks a little under the weather, Harry?

Well, yeah, but that wasn't the booze.

No, you know what that was?

Hormones.

Oh, hey, listen.

If she ever so much as dreamt of cracking a bottle again, all legal out

here would be the first to know.

Yeah, I got a sick sense about them things.