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Waking up begins with saying
"am" and "now".

Jennifer, I am not going
to tell you again.

For the past eight months...

...waking up has actually hurt.

Cold realization that I'm still here
slowly sets in.

I was never terribly fond
of waking up.

I was never one
to jump out of bed...

...and greet the day with a smile
like Jim was.

I used to want to punch him
sometimes in the morning.

He was so happy.

I always used to tell him that
only fools greet the day with a smile.

That only fools could possibly escape
the simple truth...

...that now isn't simply now.

It's a cold reminder.

One day later than yesterday.

One year later than last year.

And that, sooner or later...

...it will come.

He used to laugh at me
and then give me a kiss on the cheek.

It takes time in the morning
for me to become George.

Time to adjust
to what is expected of George...

...and how he is to behave.

By the time I've dressed
and put the final layer of polish...

...on the now slightly stiff
but quite perfect George...

...I know fully what part
I'm supposed to play.

Looking in the mirror,
staring back at me...

...isn't so much a face
as the expression of a predicament.

Just get through the goddamn day.

A bit melodramatic, I guess.

Then again...

...my heart has been broken.

I feel as if I'm sinking.

Drowning.

Can't breathe.

- Aren't you gonna say something?
- Are you kidding?

It's spectacular.

What are you doing?
Stop it. Stop it.

I don't think you're quite ready
for life in a glass house.

Drapes, old man.

You're the one who's always saying
that we're invisible.

That's not exactly what I meant.

For the first time in my life,
I can't see my future.

Every day goes by in a haze.

But today, I have decided,
will be different.

Finally.

You know it's been raining here
all day.

And I've been trapped in this house
waiting for you to call.

Sorry. I must have the wrong number.
I'm calling for a Mr. George Falconer.

I'm sorry.
I was expecting someone else.

Yes, sir, you have indeed called
the correct number. How may I help?

This is Harold Ackerley.
I'm Jim's cousin.

Oh, of course.
Yes, good evening, Mr. Ackerley.

I'm afraid I'm calling
with some bad news.

There has been a car accident.

Accident?

There's been a lot of snow here lately
and the roads have been icy.

On his way into town,
Jim lost control of his car.

It was instantaneous. Apparently.

It happened late yesterday,
but his parents didn't wanna call you.

I see.

In fact, they don't know
that I'm calling you now.

But I thought that you should know.

Thank you.

I know this must be quite a shock.

It was for all of us.

Yes, indeed.

Will there be a service?

The day after tomorrow.

Well, I suppose
I should get off the phone...

...and book a plane flight.

The service is just for family.

For family. Of course.

Well, thank you for calling.

- Mr. Ackerley?
- Yes?

May I ask what happened
to the dogs?

Dogs?

There was a dog with him
but he died.

Was there another one?

Yes. There was a small female.

I don't know. I'm sorry.

I haven't heard anyone mention
another dog.

Well, thank you for calling,
Mr. Ackerley.

Goodbye, Mr. Falconer.

- Hello, Charley.
- How did you know it was me?

Charlotte, nobody else calls me
before 8 in the morning.

I didn't called too early, did I?

You sound grumpy.

No, I have a headache.

I was going to call you, actually.

Is it too late to change my mind
about tonight?

No, of course not.
I haven't seen you all week.

I'm dying for a dose of you.

I know. I'm sorry.

So great, I'll see you tonight.
I have to run now. I'm late for work...

...so I'll call you later from school.

All right. I'll see you then.

- Bye, kiddo.
- Bye, old man.

Good morning, Mr. George.

Sir? You don't look so good today.

Good morning, Alva.
No, I didn't sleep very well.

You forgot to take the bread
out of the freezer.

It stays fresh that way.

It was a little too fresh this morning.

There are some papers
laid out on my desk...

...which need to stay there
so please don't move them.

I'm afraid my pen leaked
all over the bed.

- It's okay, sir.
- Alva?

- Yes, sir?
- Thank you.

You're wonderful.

- As promised, has maintained
the closest surveillance...

...of the Soviet military buildup
on the island of Cuba.

Within the past week...

...unmistakable evidence
has established the fact...

Hang on, you guys. Wait up.

- Oh, Professor Falconer?
- Yes.

There was a student here
asking for your address.

My address?

- Did you give it to him?
- Yes, sir.

I did.

I hope that's okay.

I realize I probably shouldn't have...

...but he was very nice.
And before I knew it, he...

Your hair looks great like that.
It really suits you.

You always look so beautiful.

Really fresh.
And you have such a lovely smile.

- Arpège?
- Sir?

Really beautiful.

- That a series
of offensive missile sites...

- Morning, Don.
- Good morning, George.

Good morning, George.

Morning, Grant.

You look awful.
What have you been doing?

Look around you, Grant.

Most of these students aspire
to nothing more than a corporate job.

The desire to raise Coke-drinking,
TV-watching children...

...who, as soon as they can speak,
chant TV jingles...

...and smash things with hammers.
- You're scaring me today.

You can't tell me
you have an easy time.

I find them staring at me...

...in a bovine stupor,
as if lecturing in a foreign language.

Remind me why
we shouldn't all just be annihilated.

You seem to think this is all a joke.

We live in a world
where nuclear war is a threat.

I don't understand
how that doesn't concern you.

- You're serious, aren't you?
- Yes. I'm serious.

Did you read the article
I gave you on bomb shelters?

Ours is almost done. We had
three contractors work on it...

...so none of them know
what we've got.

Having the outside landscaped.
No one will know it's there.

Really?

If word gets out
you've got a shelter...

...then everyone will try to get in.
- And so?

There'll be no time for sentiment
when the Russians fire a missile at us.

If it's going to be a world
with no time for sentiment...

...then it's not a world
I want to live in.

After Many a Summer
Dies the Swan.

I take it you've all...

...read the Huxley novel
that I assigned...

...more than three weeks ago.

How does the title relate
to our story?

- Yes, Mr. Mong.
- It doesn't.

I mean, it's about a rich guy...

...who's too afraid
that he's too old for this girl.

And he thinks the young guy's
on the make...

Russ.

Yes, Mr. Hirsch.

Sir, on page 79...

...Mr. Propter says
that the stupidest text in the bible is:

"They hated me without a cause."

Does that mean the Nazi's
were right to hate the Jews?

- Is Huxley an anti-Semite?
- No.

No,
Mr. Huxley is not an anti-Semite.

The Nazis were wrong
to hate the Jews...

...but their hating the Jews
was not without a cause.

It's just that the cause wasn't real.

The cause was imagined.

The cause...

...was fear.

Let's leave the Jews out of this
just for a moment.

Let's think of another minority.
One that...

One that can go unnoticed
if it needs to.

There are all sorts of minorities.
Blonds, for example.

People with freckles.

But a minority
is only thought of as one...

...when it constitutes
some kind of threat to the majority.

A real threat or an imagined one.

And therein lies the fear.

And if that minority
is somehow invisible...

...then the fear is much greater.

That fear is why the minority
is persecuted.

And so, you see,
there always is a cause.

The cause is fear.
Minorities are just people.

People like us.

I can see I've lost you a bit.

So I tell you what.

We're going to forget
about Mr. Huxley today...

...and we're gonna talk about fear.

Fear, after all, is our real enemy.

Fear is taking over our world.

Fear is being used as a tool
of manipulation in our society.

It's how politicians peddle policy.

It's how Madison Avenue
sells us things we don't need.

Think about it.

The fear of being attacked.

The fear that there are communists
lurking around every corner.

The fear that some
Caribbean country...

...that doesn't believe in our way
of life, poses a threat.

The fear that black culture
may take over the world.

The fear of Elvis Presley's hips.

Actually,
maybe that one is a real fear.

The fear that our bad breath
may ruin our friendships.

Fear of growing old, being alone.

The fear that we're useless...

...and that no one cares
what we have to say.

Have a good weekend.

Sir! May I talk to you for a minute?

Why don't you always
talk to us like that?

I don't think it went over very well.

Man, fear of things
gets to me all the time.

You can't talk about it with anyone
or you just sound like a fool.

You can't even talk about it
with Lois?

I don't think she's afraid
of anything.

Everyone's afraid of something,
Kenny.

What are you afraid of, sir?

Cars.

How can you live in Los Angeles
and be afraid of cars?

Maybe you can't.

Sometimes, my fear of things
can almost paralyze me.

It's like I get really panic stricken...

...and feel like I might explode
or something.

May I ask you a personal question,
sir?

If you like.

Do you ever get high?

How old do I look to you?

Well, have you ever taken drugs?

Of course, Kenny.

Like what?

I don't feel I should be discussing this
with you on campus, Mr. Potter.

It's the only way I get by sometimes.

- Have you ever tried mescaline?
- Not my drug of choice.

Shaved off one of my eyebrows once
on mescaline. Not a good look for me.

- Sir?
- I looked in the mirror.

Big mistake
if you're high on mescaline.

I decided that my eyebrows
were taking over my face.

Before I knew it, I'd shaved one off.

Wore a Band-Aid over my eye
while the brow grew back.

- Very embarrassing.
- You didn't take it again after that?

Kenny, have you been listening
to me? I shaved off my eyebrow.

I wanted an experience, Mr. Potter,
not a career on stage.

Well...

If you ever want to get high, sir,
I usually have some dope.

You really are mad, aren't you?

Look, I'm sorry, sir. I guess you don't
feel comfortable talking like this.

- What makes you say that?
- Lois thinks you're kind of cagey.

Like this morning. When you
were listening to all that crap...

...we were talking about Huxley.

Not all of you. I didn't notice you
open your mouth once.

I was watching you.

You let us ramble on and on.

And then you straighten us out.

You never really tell us everything
you know about something.

Well, maybe, that's true.

Up to a point.

It's not that I want to be cagey.

It's just that I can't really
discuss things completely...

...openly at school.

Somebody would misunderstand.

Tried that today.
Didn't really work out.

What was it you wanted to get, sir?

Nothing. I was on my way
to the dean's office.

You mean you walked all the way
down here just to talk to me?

Why not?

Well, I think you deserve something
for that, sir.

Sir, take your pick.

It's on me.

Thank you.

I thought you'd probably pick blue.

- Why blue?
- Isn't blue supposed to be spiritual?

What makes you think I'm spiritual?

And you? Red?

What does red stand for?

Oh, a lot of things. Rage. Lust.

No kidding.

Well, sir, I...

I guess I'll see you around.

- Hello?
- What are you up to, kiddo?

Just trying to finish up a book.

- How's your day going?
- Fine. I was just leaving school.

I wanted to know
if you needed anything for tonight.

Thanks. You're sweet.
But I think I'm all set.

Be a darling
and pick up some gin for me.

Tanqueray.
I love the color of the bottle.

You love what's in it.

What time do you want me?

Seven would be great.
If that's okay with you?

Perfect. I'll see you then.

I'll see you then. Bye, Geo.

Bye, kiddo.

Beautiful.

- Yes, Mr. Potter.
- Are you going somewhere, sir?

That is usually why people
get into their cars.

No, I mean, are you going
on vacation or something?

- What?
- I saw you cleaning out your office.

What exactly is it that you want,
Kenny?

I was hoping
that we could get together...

...for a drink or something
sometime.

And why is that?

I don't know, sir.

Because I think you might like it.

You seem as though
you could use a friend.

- Oh, really?
- Yes, sir. You do.

Well, you may be right.

But it'll have to be another time.
I'm late.

Thank you for the invitation.

And thank you for the talk earlier.

And stay off the mescaline.

- Hello. Mr. Falconer.
- Hello. How are you today?

I'm fine, sir.
Do you need to get into your box?

- Yes, I do, thank you.
- Follow me.

Here you are, sir.

If you could please sign here.

Thank you.

So explain your friend Charlotte
for me.

What would you like to know?

I don't know.
You seem very intimate, I guess.

Like you were once together
or something.

- You haven't slept with her, have you?
- Yes.

And?

A few times.
When we were younger.

I wouldn't say
it meant nothing to me.

But it certainly meant
a great deal more to Charley.

It was a long time ago in London.

I love Charley.

And we're very close friends.
But that's all.

Well, I'm confused.

If you sleep with women
then why are you with me?

Because I fall in love with men.

And because I fell in love with you.

Doesn't everyone sleep with women
when they're young?

- I haven't.
- You're joking.

No, I'm not.

It was just never anything
that interested me.

Well, you're awfully modern,
aren't you?

You know, I think that was
the first thing I noticed about you.

It was how sure of yourself
you were.

How can you be so sure
about everything at your age?

You think I'm sure of myself?

Of course you are.

I'm finished now. Thank you.

Yes, Mr. Falconer.

Is there something else
we can help you with?

Can't find my checkbook
and I need some cash.

Not my day, I'm afraid.
Excuse me a minute.

Mommy says that bushy eyebrows
are pedestrian...

...but I think yours are pretty.

I think yours are pretty too.

Why do you look so sad?

Would you like to meet
Charlton Heston?

Ben-Hur.

He's our scorpion.

Every night we throw in something
new to him and watch him kill it.

Daddy says it's like a coliseum.

So my brother, Tom,
put all the columns on here.

He wants to be a set designer.

He hasn't eaten the spider yet...

...because he's still full from the moth
we gave him last night.

Daddy says he wants to throw you
into the coliseum.

No kidding. Why?

Well, he says
you're light in your loafers...

...but you're not even wearing
any loafers.

I think my brother Tom's
light in his loafers too. But...

Well, he wears Keds.

He made me do a hair-conditioning
treatment on my hair.

With eggs.

Does it look shiny?

What are you doing bothering
Mr. Falconer?

No, she's not bothering me at all,
Susan. How are you?

I'm glad to see you, George.

We're having a few people
over tonight for drinks...

...and we'd love it if you'd join us.

Thank you. That's very kind of you,
but I have plans.

Another time, then.

Jennifer, let's let Mr. Falconer
get back to his banking.

- Goodbye, George.
- Bye, Susan. Bye, Jennifer.

May I help you, sir?

I'd like to buy some bullets
for this gun, please.

Yes, sir.

This is a really old gun, sir.

We have a two-for-one sale
on handguns at the moment.

- One for the little lady?
- No, thank you. Just the bullets.

Okay.

Here you go. Anything else?

- No, thank you.
- All right. That will be 2.29, sir.

I'm sorry.
I hope she didn't growl at you.

She goes a little crazy
when I leave her in the car.

She's perfect. What's her name?

India.

Scoot over.

Say hello, baby. Say hello.

I used to have smooth fox terriers.

You don't see them very often.

Terriers smell like buttered toast.

She's still a puppy, isn't she?

Well, have a nice evening.

You too. Night, India.

- Sorry for that.
- That's okay.

No, it's my fault.
I'll get you another pack.

It's okay. Don't worry.

No, no. I insist.

Thank you.

Sorry about the broken glass.

- Here you go.
- Thanks, man.

Hey. You want one?

No, thanks.

Actually, yes. Why not? Thank you.

- Carlos.
- What did you say?

Carlos. You asked me my name.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Yeah. I'm sorry.

You're really something.

You have an incredible face.

Enjoy that. It's a great gift.

Your Spanish is perfect.

I should have used it more.

Well,...

...it's not too late.

What are you doing?

Aren't we going somewhere?

No.

But thanks.

You know, it's the smog that makes it
that color.

I've never seen a sky
like this before.

Sometimes awful things have
their own kind of beauty.

Could I have another cigarette?

Sure.

Are you sure
you don't wanna go for a ride?

I'm sure.

- Where are you from?
- Madrid.

Madrid? How did you get here?

It's a long story. I met a guy from L.A.
At the hotel where I worked...

...who told me
that I could live with him...

...and that he could get me an agent.

But I never realized
that I have a Spanish accent.

I like your accent.

You speak very well.

How did you learn English?

My mom had an American boyfriend
when I was little.

Is your mother in Madrid?

Yes, she is. She cuts hair.

She cut my hair before I left.

Do you like it?

I thought it made me look
like James Dean.

You're better than James Dean.

Really? Thanks.

No one has ever picked me up
and not wanted something.

I think you picked me up.

This is kind of a serious day for me.

Come on.

What could be so serious
for a guy like you?

Oh, I'm...

I'm just trying to get over an old love,
I guess.

Well, my mother says
that lovers are like buses.

You just have to wait a little while
and another one comes along.

I have to go.

I'm a nice guy.

I think that what you need...

...is someone to like you.

Thanks.

But I'm going away.

It's your turn to change it.

Yeah. I'm not changing it,
it's your turn.

Besides, you never like
what I put on anyway.

I'll give you $5 if you change it.
I'm too old.

You're only old when it's convenient
for you to be old.

What are you reading anyway?

Oh, God.
Not that depressing crap again.

It's for my class.

And what highbrow work of fiction
might you be reading?

Don't be so smug.

Man, what a life he has.

- Don't you just envy him?
- Why?

Because he can sniff anyone's ass
he wants.

Nice.

No. Because he just does
what he wants. It was like yesterday.

I was standing in the yard.
Susan came to talk.

And that little brat of hers,
Christopher, came running over...

...waving that damn gun
of his around.

And our little dog...

...walked right up, hiked his leg...

...and peed all over
Christopher's tennis shoes.

All over Christopher, actually.

And, of course,
I had to act like I was really upset.

It was so perfectly executed.
I wish you'd seen it.

After all the times those kids
have tortured that poor dog.

I mean, you should take a lesson
from them. They don't...

They don't stay up all night
worrying.

They've figured out how to get the two
of us to do exactly what they want.

They're basically very sophisticated
little parasites...

...when you think about it.

Well, the dumbest creatures
are always the happiest.

Just look at your mother.

They really just live in the moment.

It's like now.

What could be better
than being tucked up here with you?

I mean, if I died right now...

...it would be okay.

Well, it wouldn't be okay with me.

So why don't you shut up
and go and change the record?

Good answer.

I was thinking about taking them
up to Denver with me...

...if it's okay with you.

Because my mom, she loves them.

Probably that recognition
of a similar mind.

You stay there, old man.

No, I did not forget the gin.

See you in 10 minutes.

Christopher,
would you like it if I killed you?

I don't know.

Well, if you keep this up,
we're going to find out.

So why don't you go home
and stop shooting people?

I'm so happy to see you.

Come on in.

Smells wonderful.

I'm very hungry. Where's Louisa?

I gave her the night off.
I'm cooking myself.

- You are?
- Yes, and I'm trying something new.

- Charley, darling, you cooking is new.
- Don't be smart.

I'm in a good mood tonight,
and I'm going to be fun.

I've already made
two New Year's resolutions.

Resolution one: No more talk
about awful ex-husbands...

...and children
who don't give a damn.

- And the other one?
- One what?

Resolution.

Oh, resolution two:
More smoking and more drinking...

...and screw it all.
So come on, mix me up a drink.

I'll have a gin and tonic, please.
And watch out, baby.

Coming up.

- It was sweet of you to come tonight.
- No. Sweet had nothing to do with it.

I needed to see you.

Oh, Geo, come off it.

Whenever you do something sweet,
you're too ashamed to admit it.

Here's to our early
New Year's resolutions.

Cheers.

What are your resolutions,
by the way?

To let go of the past completely...

...entirely, and forever.

Light me up, will you?

Darling, you don't look well.

Remember that little heart attack
you had last year?

- It wasn't a heart...
- Whatever it was, darling...

...you don't look so hot.

I'm fine.

I've never felt better. I'm a little tired.

- I haven't been sleeping. That's all.
- Geo. Geo, it's normal.

You were with Jim for 16 years.

I think about Richard every day.

It's hard being alone.

At least you have a job. And a life.

Now, let's have a bit of dinner.
Shall we?

Because I worked so very hard.

What are you talking about?

Seriously, there's no such thing
as old anymore.

The other day, one of my students
called me a senior citizen.

I wouldn't mind if old didn't exist.
I'm not sure that senior...

...is what I'm aiming for either.

It's becoming so bland.
That's not why I came to America.

A complete breakdown
of culture and manners.

The young ones have no manners.

The other day at the car wash...

...a young man looked me
up and down and asked me...

...if I was a natural blond.
- What did you say?

I looked him straight in the eye
and I said:

"Well, let's say..."

"...if I stood on my head, I'd be
a natural brunette with lovely breath."

- You didn't.
- I did.

And the amusing thing
was that it went right over his head.

You know,
you have a mouth on you.

Even back in London.
Do you remember that lesbian...

...who threw a drink over your head
because you asked...

...if she was hung like a doughnut?
- Yes.

Oh, Geo.
We could always go back to London.

- The two of us.
- No, thanks.

- You know you miss it.
- I miss it sometimes.

Maybe if Jim had lived.

He loved England. He asked
to stay the last time we were there.

You really think
he would have moved?

Don't know. It's silly to talk about it.
It's only a fantasy.

What's this?

Oh, it's just my mother's
wedding ring.

I found it in a drawer
I was cleaning out.

Charley, my dear, you and I
are both in need of another drink.

Wait. Wait, wait.

I love this.

- You're insane.
- Come on, old man.

Don't move.

Thank you.

Very smooth cigarette move.

I've always wanted to do that.

You don't even smoke.

Not for the last 16 years.
Jim hated it.

What's to stop me now?
It's not as if it's gonna kill me.

This is so nice. Lying here with you.

Don't you ever miss this?

What we could have been
to each other?

Having a real relationship and kids?

I had... I had Jim.

No. I mean a real relationship.

Geo, let's be honest.

What you and Jim had together
was wonderful...

...but wasn't it really just a substitute
for something else?

So is that what you really think
after all these years?

You think Jim was just
some kind of substitute for real love?

Jim was not a substitute
for anything.

Do you understand?

And there is no substitute for Jim.
Anywhere!

By the way, what is so real
about your relationship with Richard?

He left you after nine years.

Jim and I were together
for 16 years...

...and if he hadn't have died,
we'd still be together.

- What the hell is not real about that?
- I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I know how much the two of you
loved each other. I...

I suppose I'm just jealous that
you and I never had that kind of love.

Actually, I've never had
that kind of love with anybody.

I don't think Richard ever loved me.

Except for the way I looked and...

Clay. I don't know,
you raise a child, love it...

...and then when they're old enough,
they just leave.

There is nothing wrong
with your life.

You like feeling sorry for yourself.
It's one of your great pleasures.

And it's not one of yours?
You're as pathetic as I am.

Feeling sorry for myself
is definitely not one of my pleasures.

It's not one of mine, either.
I don't like feeling sorry for myself.

I tried to hold onto Richard,
even if it was obvious that it was over.

And now Clay has grown up.
What am I doing here, Geo?

Tell me. What?

You have plenty of friends.
You'll be fine.

Yes, I have friends,
but none of them need me.

I have you, and if you weren't
such a goddamn poof...

...we could have all been happy.

I only have you now
because you've lost Jim.

Soon I'll lose you to someone else.
It's not as easy for a woman.

I've done everything the way
I was supposed to.

All I have to keep me company
is a bottle of gin.

Maybe you should try doughnuts
with your gin.

Oh, you.

Charlotte, you are dramatic.

I swear you almost had me,
and a tiny tear...

...was beginning to form
in the corner of my eye.

Now stop it.

You are still
breathtakingly beautiful.

When you can be bothered
to get up and out of bed...

...and stop whimpering
about everything for five minutes.

Go to London.

Change your life.
If you're not happy being a woman...

...stop acting like one.
- You have all the answers.

No, I don't have any of them,
actually.

If you're so smart, why don't you
do something new with your life?

Take that position at Stanford.

You complain about that little school,
but you could go anywhere.

I think what I've done
has been worthwhile.

I'm... I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I shouldn't have said that.

As much as I dread it,
I think I will go back to London.

Why do you dread it?

When I lived in London,
I was young. It was fresh.

It was everything.

Coming to America was such a dream.
It was the icing on the cake.

Going home is defeat.

None of it really worked out
the way I planned.

Most things don't work out
the way people plan.

You're living in the past.

You need to start thinking
about your future.

Living in the past is my future.

Doesn't have to be yours.
You're a man.

And you're a bore tonight.

Can't we just feel sorry for ourselves
a little bit longer?

Let's have another drink.

- Oh, please.
- I don't think so.

- I have to go. Come, walk me out.
- No. No. No, this was such fun.

- Come on.
- No.

When will I see you again?

Aren't you going to England?

No. I'll never do that.
It's far too much effort.

Besides,
I don't think Jim would want me...

...to leave you here in L.A. All alone.

Don't worry about me. I'll be fine.
I've got all the answers, remember?

What are you doing this weekend?

I think I might just be very quiet.

You never really did take me seriously,
did you, George?

I tried to, Charley, remember?
Long time ago.

It didn't really work out. Did it?

Good night, Charley.

Sleep tight.

Patrick.

Beer and a pack of Lucky Strikes,
please.

- What do you mean?
- Well, I'm good, is what I'm saying.

- You're terrible.
- So? I've got style.

Excuse me.

Which one of you
lives close to here?

It's too hot in there.

Yes, it is.

- Cigarette?
- No. Thanks. I don't smoke.

This place is really crowded.

Well, it is Saturday night.

It's not usually as bad as this.
People normally just stop by...

...pick someone up
and head on down to the beach.

Yeah, it's pretty wild out there.

I'm surprised the cops
don't break it up.

- Is it always like that?
- Ever since the war ended.

It's pretty great, actually.
It's kind of pagan.

I'm Jim.

I'm George.
Pleased to meet you, Jim.

Sorry. I'm supposed to meet
some friends but I can't find them.

I just needed to get out of the house.
The lure of a cold beer got me.

- You live nearby?
- The canyon.

- Been there long?
- Since '38. Where are you from?

Colorado. But I really like it here.

You know, it's close to the beach.

I think I might stay
after I'm discharged.

I don't know, maybe...

Maybe I'm a bit of a pagan.

- After you.
- No, you.

Sorry.

Excuse me.

Well, hello.

Hi.

Do you wanna buy me a drink?

I think I'm taken.

Too bad.

Too bad.

Want another beer?

In Cuba itself, 100,000 men
were put under emergency orders...

...as they had been during
past invasions here.

Patrick.

Bottle of Scotch and a pack
of Lucky Strikes to go, please.

Patrick, cancel that.

Well, hello, Mr. Potter.

Hello, sir.

- What are we drinking?
- Scotch.

Okay.

I come here all the time.

I live just around the corner.
But then, you knew that.

On Camphor Tree Lane.

You're still carrying that around.

One must always appreciate
life's little gifts.

So, what are you doing here?

- Just out for a ride on my bike.
- That all?

- I don't know.
- Were you looking for me?

Maybe.

I don't know. I feel like my head's
stopped up with stuff.

What kind of stuff?

Like the stuff you were talking about
today in class.

That is definitely not important.

No. It is important.
Your class is great.

But somehow we always seem
to get stuck talking about the past.

The past just doesn't matter to me.

The present?

I can't wait for the present
to be over.

It's a total drag.

Well, tonight's the exception.

What?

Tonight, yes. The present, no.

- Let's drink to tonight.
- Tonight.

If the past doesn't matter,
the present's a total drag...

...what about the future?

What future?
Cuba might just blow us up.

Death is the future.

I'm sorry.
I don't mean to be depressing.

It's not depressing.
It's not depressing. It's true.

It may not be your immediate future,
but it's what we all share.

Death is the future.

You're right, I guess.

So if one is not enjoying
one's present...

...there isn't a great deal to suggest
the future should be any better.

Yeah, I've thought that before.

But the thing is...

...you just never know.
Look at tonight.

Actually...

...I feel really alone most of the time.

- You do?
- Yeah.

I've always felt this way.

I mean, we're born alone,
we die alone.

And while we're here...

...we're absolutely,
completely sealed in our own bodies.

Really weird.

It kind of freaks me out
to think about it.

We can only experience
the outside world...

...through our own
slanted perception of it.

Who knows what you're really like?

I just see what I think you're like.

I'm exactly what I appear to be.

If you look closely.

You know, the only thing that's made
the whole thing worthwhile...

...has been those few times
when I've been able to really...

...truly connect
with another human being.

- I had a hunch about you, sir.
- You did?

Yes, sir.

I had a hunch
you might be a real romantic.

You know,
everyone keeps telling you...

...that when you're older,
that you'll have all this experience...

...like it's some great thing.

It's a load of shit. I think
I've actually got sillier and sillier.

- Really?
- Absolutely.

So all your experience is useless.

No, I wouldn't say that.

In the words of our friend
Mr. Huxley:

"Experience is not
what happens to a man."

"It's what a man does
with what happens to him."

- Let's go swimming.
- Okay.

- What?
- Well, it was a test.

I thought you were bluffing
about being silly, so I said to myself:

"I'll suggest doing something
completely outrageous."

"And if he resists,
if he even hesitates..."

"...then I know he's full of shit."

Well, I wasn't. Were you?

Hell no.

Come on, sir. I'll help you down.

Let's go.

Come on, sir!

That's enough for now, sir.

- I'm fine.
- Well, I'm cold. Come on.

Can we go back to your place, sir?

Of course. Where else?

- Where else?
- Are you out of your mind?

What's the matter?

- You can't go home like that.
- We're invisible. Don't you know that?

You know, sir, they ought not
to let you out on your own.

- You're liable to get into real trouble.
- Oh, I excel at it.

Your forehead's bleeding.

The bathroom is just down the hall
if you'd like to take a shower.

Aren't you taking a shower too, sir?

Oh, I'm fine. I'm English.
We like to be cold and wet.

First, I think we need to take care
of that cut, sir.

Do you have any Band-Aids?

Going camping, sir?

I'm fine, really.

Stay there. I'll be right back.

Sit up.

Tilt your head back.

Well, sir, I'm afraid this time you don't
have the excuse of mescaline...

...to explain your Band-Aid.

I think we should get you out
of those wet clothes.

Yes, sir.

- You're not too cold?
- No, I'm great.

- Would you like a drink?
- I'll have a beer, sir, if you have one.

Well, I'm afraid that's all we have.

Two beers coming up.

- You live here all by yourself, sir?
- I do now.

I used to share this place
with a friend who was an architect.

Man, guys my age dream about
the kind of setup you've got here.

I mean, what more can you want?

You get to be left alone,
and come and go as you please.

Is that your idea of a perfect life?

What's the matter sir?
Don't you believe me?

If you're so keen on the idea
of living by yourself...

...where does Lois fit into this plan?

Lois?
What's she got to do with anything?

I got the impression
that you and she were together.

Not really.

She's kind of cool
and we're good friends but...

I think what you really want to ask me
is if we sleep together.

- And do you?
- Yeah, we did once.

Why only once?

I didn't say "only once".
I said "once".

Come on, the last thing
I wanna talk about now is Lois.

What time is it?

My watch seems to have stopped.

Do you want me to go?

You must be kidding.
Go and get us another beer.

Is that an order, sir?

Damn right, it is.

Pathetic.

Did you say something, sir?

Why are you here?

Why did you go...

...to the office and ask the secretary
for my address?

I just wanted to see you
someplace other than school.

Why?

Sometimes I think I'm crazy...

...because I see things
so differently to everyone else.

I feel like I can talk to you.

To be honest, sir,
I was also worried about you today.

Me?

What's there to worry about?

I'm fine.

I'm...

I'm fine.

A few times in my life,
I've had moments of absolute clarity.

When for a few, brief seconds...

...the silence drowns out the noise...

...and I can feel...

...rather than think.

And things seem so sharp.

And the world seems so fresh.

It's as though it had all
just come into existence.

I can never make
these moments last.

I cling to them,
but like everything, they fade.

I've lived my life on these moments.

They pull me back to the present.

And I realize that everything...

...is exactly the way
it's meant to be.

And just like that...

...it came.