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- HI. HI, SORRY I'M LATE.

I HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE FINDING THE ROAD.

- HEY, LISTEN, IT'S VERY EASY TO MISS.

I'M HENRY. THIS IS MY WIFE, MARIA.

- HELLO, I'M-- - AMBER FELLS.

- MM-HMM. - YOU'RE 30 MINUTES LATE.

- THE NORA BOSWELL?

MY FRIENDS COULD HARDLY BELIEVE IT.

I'VE READ ALL OF HER BOOKS. TWICE.

IN COLLEGE, I-- - GOOD LUCK.

- OH.

- GREETINGS.

- THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

- I'M DR. BECK, MS. BOSWELL'S PERSONAL PHYSICIAN.

I SEE BY YOUR RESUME YOU'RE VERY EXPERIENCED.

- YES, I--I'VE WORKED IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL, ST. GEORGE,

AND AS A TRAVEL NURSE FOR THREE YEARS.

- WHY DON'T YOU GO MEET MS. BOSWELL?

- IT IS SUCH AN HONOR.

YOUR BOOKS ARE AMAZING.

- WELL, I DON'T DO THAT MUCH ANYMORE.

- IS IT REALLY TRUE?

I MEAN, DO YOU HAVE SOME UNFINISHED EPIC

JUST LYING AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE?

- GET OUT.

- MS. BOSWELL, I-- - GET OUT OF MY HOUSE, NOW!

- TWO AND A HALF MINUTES.

- I TOLD YOU SHE WOULDN'T LAST FIVE.

MM-HMM.

FOLLOW ME, PLEASE.

- LEAVE, NOW!

- THANK YOU. - PLEASE LEAVE, NOW.

- I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY I CAN'T CARE FOR HER MYSELF

LIKE I ALWAYS HAVE

AND ADMINISTER WHATEVER MEDICATION NEEDS ADMINISTERING.

- WELL, THINGS ARE DIFFERENT NOW.

- DIFFERENT HOW?

- WE NEED A PROFESSIONAL.

- EMMA KEATING. - YES, WE'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU.

COME ON IN.

- GOOD AFTERNOON.

- LONG DRIVE?

- 2 HOURS, 25 MINUTES.

- CAN I GET YOU SOME COFFEE?

- I'D LIKE TO MEET THE PATIENT NOW.

- RIGHT THIS WAY THEN.

- GOOD AFTERNOON. - DR. BECK?

- EMMA KEATING, IT'S A PLEASURE.

- I SEE YOU'VE INTERVIEWED A LOT OF NURSES.

- LET'S GO MEET MS. BOSWELL.

MS. BOSWELL, MEET EMMA KEATING.

- GOOD AFTERNOON.

- PLEASE, HAVE A SEAT.

- OKAY, SO, MS. BOSWELL,

WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS WITH HOME NURSING CARE?

- IF IT WAS UP TO ME, I WOULDN'T WANT A PRIVATE NURSE.

- WHAT AM I DOING HERE? - I DON'T KNOW.

- DURING THE TRIAL PERIOD,

YOUR DUTIES WILL BE LIMITED TO GENERAL CARE.

NOW, IF YOU MAKE IT THROUGH THE TRIAL PERIOD

AND BOTH PARTIES AGREE TO PROCEED

TO A LONGER-TERM CONTRACT,

MS. BOSWELL'S CURRENT MEDICAL CONDITION

AND DETAILED HISTORY WILL BE PROVIDED.

- UNDERSTOOD.

MEANWHILE, I THINK WE SHOULD GET SOME FRESH AIR

HAPPENING IN HERE.

- NO.

- NO MATTER YOUR CURRENT MEDICAL CONDITION

OR YOUR DETAILED PERSONAL HISTORY,

I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR YOU.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ME?

- WELL, THEN, I THINK WE CAN PROCEED

TO THE TRIAL PHASE,

ASSUMING, OF COURSE, YOU AGREE

TO THE PRELIMINARY CONDITIONS.

- WELL, FOR THE RATE YOU'RE OFFERING,

I'D BE CRAZY NOT TO GIVE IT A SHOT.

- [chuckles]

- I THINK YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SHOW ME TO MY ROOM.

- OF COURSE. AFTER YOU.

I TRUST THE SPACE WILL BE SUFFICIENT.

- WELL, IT'S NICER THAN MY APARTMENT.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU WORKED HERE?

- I'VE BEEN THE COOK AND HEAD MATRON

SINCE MY MOTHER PASSED AWAY.

SHE HAD THE JOB BEFORE ME.

- WELL, JUST LIKE ME.

- EXCUSE ME?

- WELL, WE BOTH, YOU KNOW, CARE FOR OTHERS.

- I IMAGINE THIS MUST BE QUITE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR YOU.

- HOW'S THAT?

- TO CARE FOR SOMEONE LIKE MS. BOSWELL.

- I DON'T CARE FOR SOMEONE DIFFERENTLY

JUST BECAUSE THEY'RE RICH.

- YOU'LL FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED

AS FAR AS FOOD AND LAUNDRY SERVICES DOWNSTAIRS.

I WON'T BE TENDING TO ANY OF YOUR PERSONAL NECESSITIES.

- I'M PRETTY SELF-SUFFICIENT. - I'M SURE.

- I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE FRIENDS.

- BUT YOU WON'T BE HERE LONG ENOUGH

FOR US TO GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER THAT WELL.

[knock at door]

- WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?

- CHECKING TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE STILL ALIVE.

- I WAS SLEEPING.

- IT'S 10:00. - SO?

- SO IT'S TIME TO GET UP.

- NOBODY TELLS ME WHEN TO GET UP.

- WHY SO LATE? - I'M TIRED.

- WHY SO TIRED? - I'M OLD.

- YOU'RE NOT THAT OLD. I BROUGHT YOU SOME O.J.

- I DON'T DRINK O.J. - FINE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME DOWNSTAIRS

AND HAVE SOME BREAKFAST?

- MARIA BRINGS ME MY BREAKFAST WHEN I ASK HER TO.

- LOOK, DRINK THIS

AND I'LL LEAVE YOU ALONE FOR A WHOLE HOUR.

- I'M NOT A BABY. - I KNOW.

BUT I'M BEING PAID TO CARE FOR YOU

TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY

AND, PRESUMABLY, IMPROVE YOUR CONDITION.

- I DRINK COFFEE IN THE MORNING. COFFEE.

- IT'S THIS OR GREEN TEA.

- OH, GIVE ME THAT GLASS.

I BELIEVE I FIND YOU QUITE INTOLERABLE.

- OH, WELL, IT'S JUST THE FIRST DAY.

- OH.

- HEY.

WHAT ARE YOU PLANTING?

- AH, TODAY IS A GOOD DAY.

I GET TO PLANT MY SUNFLOWERS.

- [chuckles]

- DO YOU GARDEN?

- I CAN'T SAY THAT I DO, NO.

- SOME PEOPLE SAY THAT THESE ARE OVERUSED,

TOO COMMON, VICTIMS OF THEIR OWN POPULARITY,

BUT THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN MS. BOSWELL'S FAVORITE TOO.

- HOW LONG DO THEY LAST?

- OH, JUST THE SUMMER SEASON.

- AREN'T THERE ONES THAT GROW BY THEMSELVES YEAR AFTER YEAR?

- SURE, PERENNIALS.

BUT I ENJOY THE CYCLE, YOU KNOW,

WATCHING THEM GROW TALL, THRIVE, AND THEN FADE AWAY.

PLUS, IT GIVES ME SOMETHING TO DO.

- CAN'T IMAGINE YOU'D BE BORED

LOOKING AFTER THIS PLACE, THOUGH.

- YEAH, I LOVE IT HERE.

- SO I TAKE IT MS. BOSWELL DOESN'T WRITE ANYMORE.

- OH, SHE HASN'T HAD A BOOK OUT IN OVER 10 YEARS.

- WHY IS THAT?

- WELL, A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENED IN NORMA'S LIFE

AROUND THAT TIME.

I MEAN THE ACCIDENT, OF COURSE.

- WHAT ACCIDENT? - CAR ACCIDENT.

HER AND HER HUSBAND, SAMUEL.

OH, IT WAS A TERRIBLE THING.

A TRUCK BLINDSIDED THEM.

KILLED SAM INSTANTLY.

YOU NEVER HEARD ABOUT THAT? IT WAS ALL OVER THE NEWS.

- UM, I GUESS I MUST HAVE MISSED IT.

- [sighs]

[keys clacking]

- "NORMA BOSWELL IS AN AMERICAN AUTHOR

"OF EPIC TALES OF LOVE AND TRAGEDY.

"TRAGEDY BECAME A REALITY FOR BOSWELL

"IN HER HORRIFIC ACCIDENT.

"AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL,

"SHE BECAME AN ALMOST TOTAL RECLUSE,

VIRTUALLY DISAPPEARING."

ME AGAIN.

- [groans]

- GOOD MORNING.

GOOD MORNING.

- OH.

- HEY. WOULD YOU LIKE A SANDWICH?

- LET ME KNOW WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

- DR. BECK.

- MS. BOSWELL AND I WILL NEED TO BE ALONE

FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

- OH, YOU'RE SURE I CAN'T GIVE YOU A HAND WITH SOMETHING?

- NO, THANK YOU.

NOT UNTIL YOUR TRIAL IS COMPLETE.

STILL A FEW MORE DAYS.

- [sighs]

[metal clatters]

- WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. - WHO ARE YOU?

- WHO ARE YOU? - I ASKED YOU FIRST.

- ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

- I'M JUSTIN.

BOSWELL? - OH.

- JUST GOT BACK IN TOWN AND ALREADY CAUSING A RUCKUS.

- SORRY, I WAS GONNA GET SOMETHING TO EAT.

I DIDN'T MEAN TO WAKE ANYBODY UP.

- SO MUCH FOR THAT. - LOOKS LIKE IT.

- I'LL FIX YOU YOUR FAVORITE. - I MISSED YOU.

SO WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?

- LATEST ATTEMPT AT A PRIVATE NURSE.

- I'M GONNA GO BACK TO BED.

- GOOD NIGHT...

KILLER.

HEY.

- OH, I AM SO SORRY ABOUT LAST NIGHT.

I FEEL TERRIBLE.

- NO, I WAS IMPRESSED. HARD-CORE.

MY MOTHER SHOULD PAY YOU AS A SECURITY GUARD TOO.

- RIGHT. - WHERE ARE YOU GOING WITH THAT?

- LAUNDRY ROOM. - MARIA DOESN'T DO IT FOR YOU?

- I THINK I CAN DO MY OWN LAUNDRY.

- HMM.

- SO I SEE YOU LIKE TO SLEEP LATE LIKE YOUR MOTHER.

- I'M A LITTLE JET-LAGGED.

- OH. WHERE ARE YOU COMING FROM?

- SPAIN, GERMANY, FRANCE,

PORTUGAL ON THE WAY BACK THROUGH.

- WOW. WHAT WERE YOU DOING THERE?

- A LITTLE OF THIS, A LITTLE OF THAT.

BUSINESS AND PLEASURE.

- LET ME GUESS. YOU'RE A WRITER TOO?

- I AM A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK.

- DOES YOUR MOTHER KNOW YOU'RE HOME?

- NOT JUST YET,

THOUGH I'M SURE SHE'LL BE ABSOLUTELY THRILLED TO FIND OUT.

LET'S NOT VEX HER WITH ALL THAT EXCITEMENT.

OUR PATHS WILL CROSS SOON ENOUGH.

UNTIL THEN, REST.

- OKAY, SO WE'RE GONNA LIFT OUR ARMS UP,

REACH FOR THE SKY.

OKAY, YOU'RE NOT REACHING. REACH.

- FOR GOODNESS' SAKE.

- YOU KNOW, WE COULD MOVE THIS OUTSIDE,

EVEN ON TO THE PORCH.

IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL.

- I DON'T GET THE POINT OF ALL THIS.

- WELL, IT INCREASES YOUR BLOOD FLOW,

OXYGEN TO THE HEART, ELONGATES YOUR SPINE.

- OH, WHY CAN'T YOU JUST LET ME BE?

- I TOLD YOU.

MY PLAN HERE IS TO INCREASE YOUR HEALTH

TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY.

- IT'S ALL A CHARADE.

- WELL, AS YOU KNOW MY TRIAL PERIOD

IS COMING TO AN END,

SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO LET ME GO, NOW IS YOUR BIG CHANCE.

- I DON'T NEED A BIG CHANCE.

- FINE. LET'S GO DO SOME MORE EXERCISES.

GONNA DO SOME ARM CIRCLES NOW.

SO JUST OUT TO THE SIDE.

- THIS IS INTOLERABLE.

- IF I'M SO INTOLERABLE, WHY HAVE YOU KEPT ME AROUND?

- I'M REALLY CURIOUS.

- OKAY, REVERSE DIRECTION NOW.

- YOU DON'T POSSESS ANY KIND OF PERSONAL AGENDA

WHATSOEVER.

YOU TREAT ME AS A... - AS ANY OF MY PATIENTS?

- AS IF I DON'T HOLD YOUR FAITH IN THE PALM OF MY HAND.

- OKAY, LET'S JUST DO SOME MORE EXERCISES, OKAY?

- I'D BE WILLING TO BET THAT YOU HAVE NO HUSBAND,

NO FAMILY OF YOUR OWN.

- YOU BET RIGHT.

- AND NO BOYFRIEND. - NO.

- SO YOU COME HERE VALIANTLY AND DEVOTE YOURSELF BLINDLY

AND STOICALLY TO YOUR DUTY

WITH NO HEED WHATSOEVER TO ANYTHING

OUTSIDE THAT NARROW COMPASS.

- WHAT, YOU THINK THAT MAKES ME

LIKE SOME KIND OF SAINT OR SOMETHING?

- I THINK IT MAKES YOU A DUNCE.

- [huffs]

WELL, SINCE I'M SO SIMPLE,

MAYBE YOU COULD EXPLAIN SOMETHING TO ME.

YOUR SON JUST ARRIVED HOME FROM ABROAD,

AND YET NEITHER OF YOU HAVE SAID HELLO TO EACH OTHER.

I'M JUST TRYING TO GET MY SIMPLE BRAIN TO UNDERSTAND.

- OUT OF MY HOUSE.

- IT'S BEEN A REAL PLEASURE.

- HEY.

EMMA?

[tires screech]

- HEY.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

- YOU CAN SEND ME MY CHECK FOR THE WEEK.

- SHE FIRED YOU? - IN SO MANY WORDS.

- JUST NOW? WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

- [sighs]

- LET ME TALK TO HER. PLEASE.

MS. BOSWELL APOLOGIZES.

SHE WOULD LIKE YOU TO STAY ON. HER OUTBURSTS ARE--

- HER OUTBURSTS ARE NOT WHAT'S BOTHERING ME.

WHAT'S BOTHERING ME IS,

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

- I UNDERSTAND, AT TIMES, MS. BOSWELL CAN BE DIFFICULT

AND RATHER ECCENTRIC.

BUT SHE'S VERY DEAR TO ME,

AND SHE'S VERY ILL.

MS. BOSWELL WAS DIAGNOSED WITH M.S.

WHEN SHE WAS IN HER MID 30s.

- I FOUND ONE OF HER COPAXONE CAPSULES SO...

- YES.

WELL, EARLY LAST MONTH,

SHE HAD TO BE HOSPITALIZED DUE TO ABNORMAL SYMPTOMS.

AN M.R.I. OF HER BRAIN

REVEALED PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALITIS.

- SO WHAT TREATMENT IS SHE RECEIVING?

- FOR THE P.M.L., NOTHING. - NOTHING?

- SHE REFUSED FOR FEAR OF ADVERSE SIDE EFFECTS.

AFTER THE SCENE AT THE HOSPITAL,

I WAS BARELY ABLE TO CONVINCE HER TO CONTINUE

WITH THE MODIFIED TREATMENT FOR M.S.

SHE DOESN'T TRUST THE MEDICINE OR THE DOCTOR.

- BUT THERE ARE VALID TREATMENT OPTIONS OUT THERE.

- MS. BOSWELL'S MIND IS SET.

SHE WANTS TO LET THINGS RUN THEIR COURSE.

FORTUNATELY, THE SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN RELATIVELY MILD

UP TO THIS POINT,

BUT THE STORM IS COMING.

- SO WE'RE LOOKING FOR PALLIATIVE CARE.

- IS THAT A PROBLEM FOR YOU?

- NO, BUT WHAT ABOUT HER FAMILY?

- WELL, THERE'S ONLY JUSTIN.

SHE DOESN'T WANT HIM TO KNOW.

SHE DOESN'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW.

AS OF NOW, IT'S JUST THE HOSPITAL STAFF,

MYSELF, AND HER ATTORNEY.

I MUST INSIST NOW

THAT YOU SIGN OUR CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT.

AS YOU CAN SEE,

THERE'S A SUBSTANTIAL BONUS ON TOP OF YOUR BASE RATE

IF YOU REACH THE...

CESSATION OF LIFE.

ALSO NOTE THE CLAUSE THAT STATES WHAT HAPPENS

IF YOU BREAK OUR AGREEMENT.

- "DISCLOSURE OF ANY OF MS. BOSWELL'S

"PRIVATE INFORMATION BY THE PARTY,

"INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO

"MS. BOSWELL'S PERSONAL MEDICAL INFORMATION

"WILL IMMEDIATELY TERMINATE EMPLOYMENT,

"VOIDING ANY MONETARY INCENTIVES

"AND RENDERING THE PARTY VULNERABLE

TO PUNITIVE LEGAL ACTION."

- IS THAT CLEAR ENOUGH?

- HOW LONG? - EXCUSE ME?

- HOW LONG DOES SHE HAVE?

- WITHOUT TREATMENT FOR THE VIRUS,

A MONTH.

- WELL, I REALLY DIDN'T APOLOGIZE.

- NORMA.

- THE GOOD DOCTOR FEARS THAT WE'VE LOST OUR CANDIDATE,

SO MAYBE HE'S JUST TIRED OF LOOKING AFTER ME HIMSELF.

- EMMA HAS AGREED TO ALL OF OUR CONDITIONS.

SHE SIGNED OUR AGREEMENTS.

NORMA?

- OKAY.

WELCOME.

WELCOME TO MY HOME.

WE'RE SO PLEASED AND FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU.

LA-DEE-DAH.

- [clears throat]

YES, I DID SIGN YOUR PAPERS,

BUT I HAVE TO SAY,

I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING IN THEM.

- WHAT? PRAY, TELL ME.

I'LL ELUCIDATE FOR YOU.

- WELL, WHY WOULDN'T YOU TELL YOUR FAMILY?

I GET WHY YOU DON'T WANT IT OUT THERE

FOR THE PRESS TURNING IT INTO SOME BIG NEWS STORY,

BUT YOUR OWN SON.

EVEN HENRY AND MARIA.

- YOU DON'T HAVE A SHRED OF KNOWLEDGE

ABOUT ME OR MY FAMILY.

- FAIR ENOUGH.

BUT I ACTUALLY HAVE SOME CONDITIONS OF MY OWN.

- THIS IS GONNA BE GOOD.

- I THINK WE SHOULD FULLY VET ALL THE TREATMENT OPTIONS.

- AS I SAID, WE'VE, OF COURSE, DISCUSSED THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE,

AND MS. BOSWELL HAS ELECTED TO...

- I'D LIKE TO LIVE

IN A RELATIVELY COMFORTABLE STATE

UNTIL I EXPIRE.

- WELL, I'M SORRY,

BUT THAT'S NOT ONE OF YOUR OPTIONS.

IF YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SIDE EFFECTS

OF THE MEDICINE,

THE SYMPTOMS OF YOUR DISEASE ARE GONNA GET FAR WORSE

AS IT PROGRESSES.

QUITE FRANKLY, I THINK YOU'RE LUCKY

TO HAVE FAIRED SO WELL UP UNTIL THIS POINT.

- I'M NOT SURE THE WORD "LUCKY" IS APPROPRIATE HERE.

- ALL I'M SAYING IS,

THERE'S SOME INNOVATIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS OUT THERE.

- YOU'RE JUST A NURSE.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

- I CAN DO SOME MORE RESEARCH,

WEIGH OUR OPTIONS AGAIN.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, NORMA?

- AT LEAST KEEP AN OPEN MIND.

[kettle whistling]

- [clears throat]

IT'S JUST ME.

IT'S GOOD IN HERE. IT'S SAFE.

SO YOU SURVIVED.

- APPARENTLY SO.

- HEY, I'M GONNA GET OUT OF HERE FOR A BIT, HEAD INTO TOWN,

SEE IF I CAN FIND SOME TROUBLE TO GET INTO.

CARE TO JOIN? - I DON'T THINK SO.

- COME ON, YOU'VE BEEN COOPED UP HERE THE WHOLE TIME.

YOU MUST WANT TO ESCAPE THIS DUNGEON FOR A WHILE.

- DUNGEON?

- DON'T YOU LIKE TO HAVE ANY FUN?

- MY JOB HERE IS 24/7.

- YOU'RE NEVER GONNA PLEASE HER, YOU KNOW.

- I'M NOT TRYING TO PLEASE HER.

- NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO, HOW HARD YOU TRY,

YOU WON'T BE GOOD ENOUGH.

ALL RIGHT, LAST SHOT.

TAKE A RIDE WITH ME.

- YOU'RE USED TO GETTING WHAT YOU WANT, AREN'T YOU?

- OUCH.

YOU PRETTY MUCH JUST SAY WHATEVER'S ON YOUR MIND.

DON'T YOU? - MM-HMM.

WHAT IS IT WITH YOU TWO, ANYWAY?

- EXCUSE ME?

- YOU AND YOUR MOTHER.

- YOU'VE SEEN THE WAY SHE IS.

- RELATIONSHIPS ARE A TWO-WAY STREET

LAST TIME I CHECKED.

- IF ANYBODY'S USED TO GETTING THEIR WAY,

IT'S MY MOTHER,

AND LET'S JUST SAY SHE DIDN'T EXACTLY GET

WHAT SHE WANTED WITH ME.

- [sniffs]

GOOD MORNING. - OH, GOOD MORNING.

- TIME FOR YOUR DAILY COPAXONE.

- OH, WHAT JOY.

[chuckles]

OH, WHERE'S DR. BECK?

- HE WON'T BE COMING IN TODAY.

I'LL BE ADMINISTERING YOUR SHOTS FOR YOUR M.S. FROM NOW ON.

YOU'RE READING ALL YOUR OWN BOOKS?

- NO, I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT MOST OF THESE IN YEARS.

I'M JUST SKIMMING THROUGH TO SEE WHAT'S LEFT OF ME

AFTER I--I'M GONE.

- THOUGHT YOU WERE DONE WITH ALL THAT.

- I AM.

WHAT KIND OF MORBID PERSON FASHIONS THEIR EXISTENCE

ISOLATING THEMSELVES WITH SICKNESS AND DEATH?

- WELL, WE CAN'T ALL BE GREAT ARTISTS.

- WELL, THERE MUST BE SOME OTHER PALATABLE WAY

THAT AN ATTRACTIVE, INTELLIGENT YOUNG WOMAN LIKE YOURSELF

CAN MAKE ENDS MEET.

- I THOUGHT I WAS SIMPLE AND A DUNCE.

- WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT?

- UM...

- I MEAN REALLY WANT.

- WELL, ONE DAY,

I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP MY OWN INPATIENT FACILITY

FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL.

- OH, THAT SOUNDS DREADFUL.

WHAT DOES ALL THIS STEM FROM?

I MEAN, ARE YOU DEALING WITH SOME GUILT FROM YOUR PAST?

BECAUSE YOU SAID THAT YOUR MOTHER WAS--

- WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT MY MOTHER RIGHT NOW.

- WHAT IS YOUR DREAM?

- READY? - YUP.

[needle clicks]

- HAVE YOU EVER EVEN CONSIDERED IT,

OR IS IT TRUE THAT YOU ARE A WOEFUL,

SELFLESS SLAVE TO WORK?

- [sighs]

TRAVEL

I WOULD LIKE TO TRAVEL.

- WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

- WELL, IN SEVENTH GRADE,

WE WENT ON A SCHOOL TRIP TO SEE MOUNT RUSHMORE.

- I'M SORRY I ASKED.

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO?

- EUROPE. ITALY, MOSTLY.

I'M SURE YOU'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE.

- YES, I'VE BEEN TO THE FOUR CORNERS

OF THE CIVILIZED WORLD AND SOME UNCIVILIZED.

I WOULD LIKE YOU TO READ ONE OF MY BOOKS.

- WHY DO YOU CARE WHAT I THINK?

- I DON'T.

I JUST SAID I'D LIKE YOU TO READ IT.

- IS THIS PART OF MY JOB?

- IF IT PLEASES YOU TO THINK SO.

- UH...

OKAY.

[plate shatters]

- OH. - OH, HERE.

LET ME HELP YOU.

- THANK YOU.

- HEY.

- HELLO.

WOW, BEAUTIFUL CAR.

- YEAH, SHE'S BEEN IN STORAGE FOREVER.

I'M GONNA TAKE A SHOT AT GETTING HER

UP AND RUNNING AGAIN.

YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CARS? - NOT REALLY.

- MY DAD SURE KNEW ABOUT CARS.

HE WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO TEACH ME,

BUT I WAS JUST NEVER TOO INTERESTED AT THE TIME.

- I'M SORRY YOU LOST YOUR DAD.

- HE WAS COOL.

A REAL EVEN-KEELED GUY,

AND I GUESS HE WAS THE GLUE OF OUR FAMILY

BECAUSE SINCE HE'S BEEN GONE, EVERYTHING JUST FELL APART.

HOW ABOUT YOU?

YOUR FAMILY AS MESSED UP AS MINE?

- MY MOTHER DIED WHEN I WAS IN MIDDLE SCHOOL.

- SORRY.

- SHE WAS SICK FOR MOST OF MY CHILDHOOD.

WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH IN THE WAY OF RESOURCES.

CAN'T HELP BUT THINK IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW,

I--SHE WOULD HAVE LIVED FOR A LITTLE LONGER.

- HOW ABOUT YOUR DAD? - HE TOOK OFF.

COULDN'T HANDLE THE TOUGH STUFF.

LEFT US TO DEAL WITH IT ON OUR OWN.

- I GUESS SOME PEOPLE DEAL WITH THINGS IN DIFFERENT WAYS.

- AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T DEAL WITH THEM AT ALL.

YOU SURE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING DOWN THERE?

- YES, I GOT IT. I AM A MANLY MAN.

- HERE WE GO. READY?

ONE, TWO, THREE.

[groans]

- OH, WOW, OKAY.

- IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.

OPEN UP. LET ME SEE. LET ME SEE.

YOU KNOW WHAT? THAT'S FINE.

I CAN FIX THAT. WE'LL JUST CLEAN IT.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE CUT. JUSTIN?

JUSTIN?

JUSTIN, HEY.

HEY.

RELAX. YOU HAD A BIT OF A FALL.

- DID I PASS OUT?

- DON'T WORRY. YOU'LL SURVIVE.

I CLEANED IT AND PUT A BUTTERFLY ON IT.

I DON'T THINK A STITCH THERE IS GONNA DO IT ANY GOOD.

- [groans]

- YOU SHOULD HAVE LET HENRY HELP YOU.

- OH, I'D BE GLAD TO LOOK AT IT TOMORROW IF YOU'D LIKE.

- I THOUGHT I'D TAKE A SHOT.

- DO YOU ALWAYS PASS OUT WHEN YOU SEE BLOOD?

- ONLY WHEN IT'S MINE. - YOU'RE A BIG BABY.

- AND YOU ARE MY HERO.

- [chuckles]

- OH, WHAT HAPPENED?

- OH, IT'S FINE. HE JUST--

- I WAS WORKING ON DAD'S MUSTANG.

- YOU NEVER FINISH ANYTHING.

- DON'T START, MOM. PLEASE.

- YOU'RE RIGHT.

THERE'S NO POINT IN TRYING TO MOTIVATE YOU.

IT'S LIKE SQUEEZING BLOOD OUT OF A STONE.

- MOTIVATE ME?

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT TO CALL IT?

HOW ABOUT BEATING ME DOWN OVER AND OVER AGAIN

UNTIL I FEEL LIKE I CAN'T DO ANYTHING AT ALL.

- OH, GROW UP, JUSTIN.

- YOU'RE LOCKED UP HERE IN THIS CASTLE.

- I'M IN PAIN.

- SO AM I.

- OH. OH.

- MOM. - NORMA.

- MOM, MOM.

- GET AWAY FROM ME. - OKAY.

HENRY, LET'S GET HER UPSTAIRS.

- WE GOT YOU.

- [groans]

- THE SYMPTOMS WILL ONLY GET WORSE

FROM HERE EXPONENTIALLY.

WE KNEW THIS WAS COMING, NORMA.

- TELL HER ABOUT THE CYTORBENOL AC.

- WHAT'S THAT?

- IT'S A CHEMO DRUG USED TO TREAT CERTAIN CANCERS.

IT'S BEEN PRESCRIBED EXPERIMENTALLY,

BUT WITH SOME SUCCESS.

- I REFUSE.

- WE CAN DO THE TREATMENTS HERE INTRAVENOUSLY.

- THE VIRUS WILL KILL ME ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

- BUT THESE TREATMENTS COULD HELP YOU PERSEVERE

THROUGH THE SUMMER INTO THE FALL.

- IT IS A SYSTEMIC TREATMENT.

AND, YES, YOU COULD VERY WELL EXPERIENCE ADVERSE SYMPTOMS,

BUT THE TREATMENTS WOULD, IN ALL LIKELIHOOD,

INCREASE YOUR LIFE.

- A LONGER PERIOD IN WHICH TO SUFFER.

- MS. BOSWELL, AT LEAST GIVE YOURSELF A FIGHTING CHANCE.

- [chuckles]

- THIS IS YOUR DECISION TO MAKE, NORMA.

- [sighs]

GOOD MORNING.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

- READY TO CLIMB A MOUNTAIN.

WHAT'S WITH THE FLOWERS?

- EMMA STARTED BRINGING THEM IN.

THOUGHT THEY WERE A NICE TOUCH.

- OATMEAL AND O.J. AGAIN. HOW DELICIOUS.

WHERE IS MY CROISSANTS?

- YOU NEED MORE FIBER.

- WHY DOES EVERYBODY LOVE TO TELL ME WHAT I NEED?

SOMETHING ELSE, MARIA?

- I--

I'LL BE BACK WITH YOUR SUPPER LATER.

- SO I FINISHED GONE AND FOREVER.

- AND DID IT MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS?

- WELL, I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.

- WELL, DID YOU LIKE THE BOOK?

PLEASE, DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO GUSH.

- I'M NOT A LITERARY CRITIC.

- SPIT IT OUT.

- I THOUGHT IT WAS DEPRESSING.

- NO EMOTIONAL OR INTELLECTUAL CATHARSIS,

JUST PURE DRIVEL?

- THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID.

- OF COURSE IT MUST BE DRIVEL.

IT ONLY WON THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD,

TRANSLATED INTO 24 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES,

AND SOLD 15 MILLION COPIES.

- LOOK, YOU ASKED ME TO READ IT.

I'M JUST TELLING YOU WHAT I THOUGHT.

- WELL, LUCKY FOR ME I LEARNED LONG AGO

TO DISCOUNT OUTSIDE CRITICISM AND PRAISE.

- [sighs]

SO HAVE YOU DECIDED?

BECAUSE WE REALLY NEED TO MOVE FORWARD

WITH THIS TREATMENT A.S.A.P.

WE'VE WAITED FAR TOO LONG ALREADY.

SO TO PREPARE, WE NEED TO START TALKING ABOUT--

- I'M NOT DOING IT.

- FINE.

YOU WANT TO SIT UP HERE WASTING AWAY YOUR FINAL DAYS

IN SOLITUDE AND SELF-PITY,

FIND YOURSELF ANOTHER NURSE.

AND I KNOW YOU THINK YOU'RE STRONG

AND YOU DON'T NEED ANYONE ELSE, BUT I DON'T BUY IT.

- I'M IN CONTROL OF THIS SITUATION.

- YOU'RE NOT IN CONTROL OF ANYTHING,

AND THAT'S WHAT SCARES YOU. - HOW DARE YOU!

- YOU'RE SELFISH, AND YOU'RE ACTING LIKE A COWARD.

AND YOU'RE ASKING ME TO STAND HERE WITH MY HANDS TIED

AND WATCH YOU DIE?

I'M NOT GONNA DO IT.

- [screams]

- YEAH. WELL, I'M STAYING AT A MOTEL TONIGHT,

BUT I'VE SUBLET MY PLACE IN THE INTERIM, SO...

YEAH, OKAY.

SO IF YOU CAN GET THAT LIST TO ME TOMORROW,

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

[phone beeps]

- OH, HANG ON.

I GOT ANOTHER CALL.

THANK YOU. BYE.

[phone beeps]

HELLO?

- EMMA, DR. BECK.

NOT TOO MANY NURSES WOULD WALK AWAY

FROM $4,000 A WEEK.

- IT'S NOT ABOUT THE MONEY FOR ME.

IT NEVER WAS.

- I'VE BEEN NORMA'S DOCTOR FOR A LONG TIME.

SHE'S BEEN A GOOD FRIEND TO ME,

BUT I ALSO KNOW HOW SHE CAN BE.

SHE'S PROBABLY THE MOST STUBBORN WOMAN

I'VE EVER MET.

BUT BENEATH ALL THAT SARCASM AND BRISTLE,

THERE'S A LOVING, COMPASSIONATE, BRILLIANT PERSON.

SHE'S JUST BEEN THROUGH A LOT.

- A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN THROUGH A LOT.

- NORMA'S AT THE MOST UNHAPPY STATE

OF HER ENTIRE LIFE.

EVEN AFTER SAMUEL DIED, IT WAS SHOCK AND DEPRESSION,

BUT NOW, IT'S AS IF SHE FEELS THERE'S NOTHING LEFT FOR HER.

AND IF SHE DOESN'T LET GO SOON,

IT'LL BE TOO LATE.

- I'M JUST NOT SURE WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME.

- I BELIEVE YOU'RE THE ONLY PERSON

WHO CAN REACH HER.

I MEAN, SHE LIKES BEING WITH YOU.

SHE RUNS RIGHT OVER ME.

SHE RUNS OVER EVERYBODY EXCEPT YOU.

HELP ME BUY NORMA SOME MORE TIME.

- MS. BOSWELL HAS MADE IT VERY CLEAR

THAT SHE DOESN'T WANT ME--

- SHE CHANGED HER MIND.

- SHE CHANGED HER MIND?

- SHE'S WILLING TO GIVE THE TREATMENT A TRY

IF YOU COME BACK.

- THERE IS NO ESCAPE.

- APPARENTLY NOT.

- WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE TO COME BACK?

- CERTAIN CONDITIONS OF OUR AGREEMENT.

- WOW, PLAYING HARD BALL WITH NORMA BOSWELL.

COLOR ME IMPRESSED ONCE AGAIN.

- IT'S NOT EXACTLY LIKE THAT. - MAY I?

- SURE. THANKS.

- EITHER WAY, I'M REALLY GLAD YOU'RE STILL HERE.

- LOOK, I KNOW THIS IS A VERY PERSONAL DECISION FOR YOU,

AND I HAD NO RIGHT TO MAKE ANY PERSONAL JUDGMENTS.

SO FOR THAT, I AM SORRY.

- WE'RE LIKE A COUPLE OF STUBBORN BIRDS, AREN'T WE?

- YOU REALLY WANT TO GO AHEAD AND GIVE THIS TREATMENT A SHOT?

- YOUR CHOICE OF IDIOM MAKES ME CRINGE,

BUT I SUPPOSE CLINGING TO A FEW MORE MISERABLE WEEKS

MIGHT BE WORTH THE TROUBLE.

IF YOU SAY SO.

BUT NO ONE CAN KNOW ABOUT THIS.

- FOUR-WEEK CYCLES, THREE WEEKS OF TREATMENT

WITH A WEEK OFF IN BETWEEN.

- WELL, MAKE SURE THE DOOR REMAINS LOCKED

AND THIS TORTURE DEVICE WELL HIDDEN.

- ARE YOU READY, NORMA?

- YES. - OKAY.

YOU'RE GONNA FEEL A LITTLE STICK.

- THIS IS COMPAZINE.

YOU'RE GONNA NEED THIS FOR NAUSEA AFTER THE TREATMENTS.

- HERE WE GO. - UH-UH.

- YOU KNOW, I THINK I'D LIKE TO READ

ANOTHER ONE OF YOUR BOOKS.

- [chuckles]

YOU'RE A GLUTTON FOR PUNISHMENT.

- WELL, I'M NOT SAYING THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG

WITH THEM.

OBVIOUSLY THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH ME.

- IT'S NOT THE PERCEIVED VALUE OF THE WORK THAT MATTERS.

IT'S THE CREATION,

THE AGONIZING FRUSTRATIONS,

AND THE BLISSFUL DISCOVERIES.

- THE PROCESS.

BUT THERE'S STILL A RIGHT WAY AND A WRONG WAY

TO DO THINGS, RIGHT?

- HMM.

I MEAN, THERE ARE PRINCIPLES OF STYLE AND FORM, OF COURSE,

BUT WE'RE ALL ARTISTS.

CHILDREN, REALLY.

- WE TRY AND TRY,

BUT WE CAN NEVER REACH THE END OF THE RAINBOW.

THAT'S TRAGIC AND BEAUTIFUL.

- SOUNDS LIKE QUITE A JOURNEY.

- NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.

MAKING ART IS THE PUREST FORM OF SELF-IMPROVEMENT

AND REALIZATION.

WHAT ABOUT YOU? - WHAT ABOUT ME?

- WHY IS IT YOU'VE NEVER DONE ANYTHING TO CULTIVATE YOURSELF?

- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

- WELL, YOU TALK ABOUT WANTING TO TRAVEL.

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

- I GUESS I'VE ALWAYS BEEN TOO BUSY WITH WORK.

- WITH PATIENTS? - YES.

- MAYBE SOMEDAY YOU'LL CARE FOR ENOUGH DYING PATIENTS

SO YOU CAN OPEN YOUR OWN FACILITY

IN ORDER TO HOUSE EVEN MORE PATHETIC SOULS.

I BELIEVE YOU'D MAKE A GOOD CHARACTER

IN ONE OF MY NOVELS.

[chuckles]

- OKAY, WE ARE OFFICIALLY INTO YOUR SECOND CYCLE.

- A JUBILANT OCCASION.

- WELL, I'VE NOTICED THE DIFFERENCE.

YOUR MOTOR FUNCTIONALITY HAS IMPROVED.

YOU HAVE MORE ENERGY.

- A WHIRLING DERVISH.

- YOU HAVEN'T COMPLAINED ABOUT YOUR HEADACHES FOR DAYS.

- OH, IT'S BEING REPLACED BY A LOT OF NAUSEA.

- OH, THAT REMINDS ME. IT'S TIME FOR YOUR COMPAZINE.

- WHAT IS IT? - MOM?

- COME BACK LATER. I'M BUSY.

- I'M GOING INTO TOWN LATER. I'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU.

I WANTED TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING, IF I COULD.

- FINE. LET HIM IN.

- THANK YOU, EMMA.

- WHAT'S SO IMPORTANT?

- I GOT A BIT OF GOOD NEWS.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

- I DON'T HAVE GLASSES.

JUST TELL ME, FOR PETE'S SAKE.

- IT'S MY NOVELLA.

IT'S GONNA BE PUBLISHED.

- YOUR NOVELLA?

- THE ONE I WAS WORKING ON OVERSEAS.

IT'S BEEN ACCEPTED BY A BRITISH QUARTERLY

FOR NEW FICTION.

- IS THERE A CHANCE I'VE HEARD OF THIS BASTION

OF ESTEEMED LITERATURE?

YOUR USE OF MY NAME HAS GAINED YOU ENTRANCE

TO THE MOST PRESTIGIOUS SCHOOLS

OF THE MOST ELITE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL CIRCLES.

BRAVO, SON.

BRAVO.

- [sighs]

[melancholy music]

♪

THESE ARE SO BEAUTIFUL.

- YEAH, YOU JUST TAKE A LITTLE EXTRA SOIL

AND REALLY PACK IT IN AROUND THEM.

- YEAH.

- AND THEN THEY'LL GROW

A LITTLE STRAIGHTER AND TALLER, OKAY?

- I'LL GET THAT. - NO, IT'S ALL RIGHT.

- NOT A PROBLEM.

I HAVE TO DO A COUPLE LOADS ANYWAY.

- OH, WELL, THANK YOU.

- I FIGURE IF YOU'RE GONNA BE HERE,

WE MIGHT AS WELL BE OF SOME USE TO EACH OTHER.

- UM, OKAY.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO FOR YOU?

- ACTUALLY, I WAS HOPING TO GET AN UPDATE

ON NORMA'S CONDITION.

- NO, MARIA, I--I CAN'T.

- I DON'T WANT TO BURDEN HER,

AND I KNOW I'M NOT GETTING THE WHOLE STORY.

- I REALLY CAN'T DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU.

- SO THERE'S SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT TELLING US.

I ADMINISTERED HER MEDICATION FOR YEARS.

- MARIA, PLEASE. - WHAT'S CHANGED?

- I LEGALLY CANNOT DISCUSS THIS WITH YOU.

- FINE.

DON'T THINK YOU'LL GET A SECOND CHANCE WITH ME.

- WHERE TO?

- LOOKS LIKE BURKINA FASO.

- YOU HAVEN'T REALLY DONE IT.

- JUST PICKED AROUND A PLACE AND GONE THERE?

MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT.

YOU WANT TO COME? - UH, NO.

- WHY NOT? - I HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES.

- HERE YOU GO.

YOUR TURN. READY?

OH, ITALY.

- EVER BEEN?

- MILAN, TRIESTE, ROME, FLORENCE,

NAPLES, VENICE, VERONA.

- VERONA? - IS THAT WHERE YOU WANT TO GO?

- IT'D BE MY TOP CHOICE.

- WELL, THEN I GUESS IT'S SETTLED.

- SO WHAT MADE YOU START TRAVELING SO MUCH?

- AFTER MY DAD DIED,

I GUESS I JUST FELT LIKE I NEEDED TO GET AWAY.

- WHAT ABOUT YOUR MOM?

- WE WERE NEVER REALLY THAT CLOSE TO BEGIN WITH.

MY DAD ALWAYS SAID IT WAS 'CAUSE WE'RE SO MUCH ALIKE,

AND YOU WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING.

- YEAH.

- ANYWAY, SHE WAS IN A COMA.

I THOUGHT SHE WAS GONE.

I FELT LIKE I DIDN'T HAVE A HOME ANYMORE.

AND WHEN SHE WOKE UP...

- YOU WERE GONE.

- I WAS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.

THERE WERE TROPICAL STORMS.

IT TWO WEEKS TO GET BACK,

AND WHEN I FINALLY MADE IT TO THE HOSPITAL,

I DON'T KNOW.

SHE WOULDN'T LOOK AT ME THE SAME.

SHE'S RIGHT, YOU KNOW.

- ABOUT WHAT?

- I AM A CRUMMY WRITER.

[both chuckle]

- YOU SAID YOUR FATHER LEFT WHEN YOUR MOM GOT SICK.

- YEAH.

- DID HE EVER COME BACK?

- AT THE FUNERAL.

- WHAT'D HE SAY?

- THERE'S NOTHING HE COULD HAVE SAID.

SO...

- THAT THE LAST TIME YOU EVER SAW HIM?

- I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG,

BUT EMMA WON'T TELL ME WHAT IT IS.

- SO YOU ASKED HER. - YES.

SHE SAID SHE CAN'T DISCUSS IT.

WHAT KIND OF ANSWER IS THAT?

- MAYBE IT'S THE TRUTH.

- DON'T DEFEND HER.

- HOW--HOW AM I DEFENDING HER?

I'M NOT DEFENDING HER.

- YOU'RE RIGHT.

- REALLY?

- [laughing] YES.

- HMM, GO FIGURE.

- THAT'S IT.

END OF THE TREATMENT PHASE OF YOUR SECOND CYCLE.

HOW DO YOU FEEL?

- I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A WEEK WITHOUT THIS TORTURE DEVICE.

IN ALL TRUTH, THE HEADACHES HAVE DISSIPATED,

AND I'M WALKING AROUND BETTER.

- WELL, YOUR SLEEPING PATTERNS HAVE IMPROVED,

AND YOU DO SEEM MORE LUCID, SO...

OKAY.

- I'LL BE BACK TO CHECK IN LATER IN THE WEEK.

DO SOMETHING ENJOYABLE WITH YOUR DOWNTIME, NORMA.

- SO I FINISHED AN EMPTY TABLE.

- SO SHOULD I BRACE MYSELF FOR ANOTHER RAVE REVIEW?

- I ACTUALLY LIKED IT A LOT.

- YOU TRASH MY ESSENTIAL CLASSIC,

AND YOU REVERE MY MOST OBSCURE WORK.

- I JUST FOUND IT TO BE MORE HOPEFUL.

- THAT'S WHY IT WAS ALMOST UNIVERSALLY PANNED.

- I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T CARE WHAT PEOPLE LIKE THAT HAD TO SAY.

I NOTICE THIS IS THE LAST BOOK YOU EVER GOT PUBLISHED.

- WELL, YOU NOTICED CORRECTLY.

- AND I SAW ON THE INTERNET

THAT YOU HAD WRITTEN THE BETTER PART

OF ANOTHER MASTERPIECE RIGHT BEFORE YOUR ACCIDENT.

- LIKE MOST WRITERS,

I HAVE A DOZEN HALF-WRITTEN MANUSCRIPTS

LYING AROUND.

- RIGHT.

BUT IS THERE ANY ONE THAT'S SPECIAL?

- DOES IT MATTER NOW?

- NO.

OKAY, TIME FOR YOUR EXERCISES.

- I HAVE BEEN SPECIFICALLY TOLD BY MY PERSONAL PHYSICIAN

TO DO SOMETHING ENJOYABLE.

- UM, OKAY.

WHAT YOU LIKE TO DO?

- [chuckles slyly]

I USED TO RETREAT TO THESE WHEN I HAD WRITER'S BLOCK,

WHICH HAPPENED WITH GREAT FREQUENCY.

OH, THERE WE GO.

- OH, WOW.

- HMM.

- IS IT--

- IT'S MY SAMUEL.

- YOU REALLY ARE VERY GOOD.

- I HAD WRITER'S BLOCK, AND I HAD LOTS PRACTICE.

DO YOU EVER PAINT? - NO.

- WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRY?

- OH, I'D HAVE NO IDEA.

- WELL, THAT'S IT. YOU DON'T NEED AN IDEA.

THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF IT.

YOU JUST HAVE TO LOOK FOR THINGS

AND FEEL IT AND THEN PAINT IT.

- BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW.

- CREATING ART IS LIKE DISCOVERING YOUR SOUL.

YOU CAN'T EXPECT TO KNOW YOURSELF

UNLESS YOU EXPRESS YOURSELF.

- I JUST--I JUST DON'T THINK I'D BE VERY GOOD.

- HOW DO YOU KNOW UNLESS YOU TRY?

[laughter]

- OH, MARIA, DEAR.

COME IN. COME IN.

- I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU WITH YOUR PAINTS IN AGES.

- [laughs]

IT SEEMS THAT EMMA HAS INSPIRED ME.

- WELL, I'LL COME BACK AND CHECK ON YOU LATER.

- WELL, WAIT, WHY DON'T YOU COME AND JOIN US?

- WE'LL HAVE A PAINTING PARTY, JUST US GIRLS.

[laughter]

- OH, THAT'S GREAT.

[indistinct conversation]

- I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED MINE YET.

I'D RATHER HELP YOU.

I'M TERRIBLE.

- LOOK AT THAT.

- WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU SEEN MOM LIKE THIS?

[laughter]

- NO, DON'T COMPARE IT TO MINE.

- HONESTLY, I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER.

- LOOK AT THIS.

YOU CAN'T DO SOMETHING AS GOOD AS THIS.

HEY.

- HEY. - CAN'T SLEEP?

- NOPE. - ME NEITHER.

- IF EACH ONE OF US WAS SUPPOSED DIFFERENT, SPECIAL,

THEN EACH ONE BELONGS.

EACH ONE HAS ITS PLACE, RIGHT?

I GUESS I NEVER WANTED TO BE DIFFERENT.

- YOU'RE NOT SO BAD, JUSTIN.

- IT'S JUST TOUGH TRYING TO LIVE UP THE EXPECTATIONS.

- SO STOP TRYING.

- EASY FOR YOU TO SAY. - WHY IS THAT?

- BECAUSE YOUR MOM ISN'T NORMA BOSWELL.

- I THINK WE'RE BOTH TRYING TO MAKE PEACE

WITH NORMA BOSWELL IN OUR OWN WAY.

IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT, YOU KNOW,

LEAVING AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

YOU DIDN'T KNOW. YOU'RE JUST SCARED.

I CAN SEE HOW MUCH YOU CARE ABOUT HER.

- SHE'S MY MOM.

- MS. BOSWELL.

WHAT IS THIS?

"THERE'S NO REASON TO FINISH.

"I'LL HOLD THE CONCLUSION INSIDE ME

"UNTIL I JOIN MY SAMUEL.

"I HAVE NO MORE REASON TO CONNECT.

NO MORE REASON TO SHARE."

- THAT WAS MY LAST INTERVIEW.

- THE NEW YORKER.

- IT WAS JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER I AWOKE FROM MY COMA,

AND THE GREAT PUBLIC'S FEAR WAS THAT I HAD SUSTAINED

SOME SORT OF BRAIN DAMAGE

THAT WOULD PREVENT ME FROM SPINNING MY TALES.

BUT, OH, I LOST MUCH MORE THAN THAT.

- LOOK.

I'M NOT GONNA PRETEND TO KNOW HOW ALL THIS WORKS...

BUT I DO KNOW THAT YOU'RE AT YOUR BEST,

YOUR HAPPIEST, WHEN YOU'RE CREATING.

I MEAN, YOU LIGHT UP.

I THINK YOU SHOULD TRY AND FINISH YOUR BOOK.

NOT FOR THE PUBLIC, NOT FOR ANYONE ELSE,

JUST FOR YOU.

- I'M NOT SURE I CAN. - TRY.

IF NOTHING ELSE,

IT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD.

MIGHT EVEN HELP YOU TO...

TO HEAL.

- [sighs]

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

[chuckles]

[bright music]

♪

[typewriter clacking]

- THIS STORY IS BEAUTIFUL.

I LOVE IT SO FAR.

IT'S MORE HOPEFUL, LIKE THAT OTHER ONE I LIKED.

- DON'T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT MIGHT END.

- WHEN AM I GONNA GET A CHANCE TO READ THE NEW PAGES?

- WELL, IF I EVER GET TO FINISH IT.

- WHEN YOU FINISH.

- I'M ON BORROWED TIME, DOCTOR.

- YOU'VE LASTED WELL BEYOND WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY EXPECTED.

YOUR BODY'S WITHSTOOD THE TREATMENT QUITE WELL SO FAR.

- ARE YOU SAYING THAT I'M A MARVEL?

- JUST YOUR BODY. - OH.

OOH, MARIA.

OH, I'VE GOT SOMETHING FOR YOU.

- NORMA.

- I HOPED TO ADEQUATELY CAPTURE YOUR BEAUTY.

I'VE NEVER TOLD YOU HOW BEAUTIFUL YOU ARE.

YOUR DEAR MOTHER IS LOOKING DOWN

ON YOUR BEAUTY AND YOUR GRACE

WITH GREAT PRIDE, I CAN ASSURE YOU.

- THANK YOU.

- OH.

- THANK YOU.

- GOOD MORNING.

HOW ARE YOU FEELING TODAY?

- I FEEL LIKE I'M READY FOR AN ADVENTURE.

- I KNOW THE THIRD CYCLE'S BEEN REALLY HARD ON YOU,

BUT YOU'VE BEEN VERY BRAVE.

- WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO FOR A DRIVE?

- A DRIVE?

- I CAN COUNT ON MY HANDS

THE NUMBER OF TIMES

I'VE BEEN IN A CAR SINCE THE ACCIDENT.

- OKAY, WELL,

WHY DON'T WE...

THINK ABOUT DOING IT AFTER THE TREATMENT?

- WHAT'S THE LEGAL LIMIT FOR CYTORBENOL IN YOUR SYSTEM

WHILE YOU'RE BEHIND THE WHEEL?

- I THINK MAYBE I SHOULD DRIVE.

[engine turns over]

- HIT IT!

[tires screech]

- WHERE ARE THEY GOING?

[upbeat rock music]

- [laughing] WOW.

THIS IS AMAZING.

- LOOK AT THE TREES.

- [laughing] I'M NOT GOING TOO FAST.

♪

- OKAY, UP HERE. OKAY.

- I HAVE A HOUSE UP HERE.

I LOVE TO DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY LIKE THIS.

MM.

SAMUEL AND I USED TO COME HERE OFTEN.

OH. - IT'S BEAUTIFUL, MS. BOSWELL.

- NORMA. CALL ME NORMA.

- OKAY.

- I GUESS I SOMETIMES WOULD FORGET.

- WHAT?

- THAT THE WORLD COULD BE SO BEAUTIFUL.

IT CAN.

- YEAH. I GUESS IT CAN.

- DON'T TELL ME YOU'RE LEAVING US AGAIN.

- ON TO THE NEXT GREAT ADVENTURE.

- WELL, YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF.

- YOU TOO.

AND TAKE CARE OF EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING IN THIS HOUSE,

LIKE YOU ALWAYS DO.

- I WILL. - BYE, MARIA.

- BYE-BYE.

- HEY, MARIA. - EMMA.

- HEY. - JUSTIN.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

- BURKINA FASO, REMEMBER?

- WELL... - KIDDING.

JUST GOING BACK TO EUROPE. - WHAT?

- COME WITH ME.

- JUSTIN, YOUR MOTHER-- SHE'S NOT WELL.

- SHE NEVER REALLY HAS BEEN, EMMA.

WE CAN GET ANOTHER NURSE, THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS.

- YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. - NOT AS GOOD AS YOU--

- JUSTIN, SHE'S DYING.

SHE HAS A RARE VIRUS.

I COULDN'T SAY ANYTHING BECAUSE I SIGNED

A CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT.

SHE DOESN'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

- SELFISH.

OF ALL PEOPLE YOU CAN'T TELL,

YOU CAN'T TELL ME?

I'M YOUR SON.

GOD.

- YOU EVER THINK THAT MAYBE

I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT YOU?

- PROTECT ME FROM WHAT?

- WHAT'S WRONG? - WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE?

- SHE LIED TO ALL OF US.

SHE'S DYING AND DOESN'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW.

THAT'S HOW MUCH SHE CARES.

IF SHE WANTS TO DIE ALONE, THAT'S HER CHOICE.

- NORMA, IS IT TRUE?

WHY WOULDN'T YOU TELL ME?

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO GO THROUGH THIS WITHOUT US?

- GET OUT.

NOT YOU.

- [sighs]

YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND.

- OH, PLEASE. - I HAD TO.

JUSTIN WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE AGAIN.

- IT WAS NOT YOUR CHOICE TO MAKE.

- NORMA, PLEASE.

YOU REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE

WHEN YOU LOST YOUR HUSBAND SO SUDDENLY?

ALL THOSE THINGS YOU MIGHT HAVE WANTED TO SAY TO HIM

BUT NEVER GOT THE CHANCE?

YOU ARE TAKING THAT CHANCE AWAY FROM JUSTIN.

- DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU

THAT MAYBE I WAS TRYING TO PROTECT HIM?

- THE ONLY THING YOU ARE PROTECTING RIGHT NOW

IS YOURSELF.

- THAT'S ENOUGH!

I WANT YOU GONE TOMORROW.

[solemn music]

♪

[knock at door]

- MOM!

- WHAT?

- MAY I COME IN, PLEASE? - WHY?

- SO WE CAN FINISH TALKING.

- I THOUGHT WE WERE FINISHED.

OH, MIGHT AS WELL.

COME IN NOW. YOU GOT ME OUT OF MY CHAIR.

- I KNOW I'M INTERRUPTING, BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT.

DID YOU REALLY THINK YOU COULD HIDE THIS FROM ME

THE WHOLE TIME?

- IN MY DYING DAYS,

YOU COME TO ME TO TELL ME HOW MUCH I WOUNDED YOU?

- [scoffs]

I AM SORRY THAT I WASN'T THERE,

AND I AM SORRY THAT I AM NEVER GONNA BE

WHAT YOU WANTED ME TO BE.

- YOUR FATHER WANTED TO STAY HOME THAT NIGHT,

BUT I INSISTED WE GO OUT.

AND HE WANTED TO HIRE A DRIVER,

BUT I WANTED IT TO BE JUST THE TWO OF US.

IF I HAD KNOWN...

- I LOVE YOU, MOM.

- OH.

OH.

[sighs]

[knock at door]

MAY I COME IN?

- YES.

- [sighs]

I WOULD WANT YOU TO STAY.

- WHY?

- WELL, I'M TERRIFIED OF DYING,

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE.

- IF YOU WANT ME TO STAY, I WILL STAY.

- BUT NO MORE TREATMENTS.

- YOU STILL HAVE A WEEK LEFT OF YOUR CYCLE.

- NO, IT MAKES ME TOO SICK. I CAN'T WRITE LIKE THIS.

- WE CAN ADJUST YOUR DOSE. WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.

- I NEED TO FINISH MY NOVEL.

I'M READY FOR YOU TO START READING THE NEW PAGES,

AND I BELIEVE YOU WILL LOVE THEM.

YOU WERE BROUGHT HERE FOR THE PURPOSE

OF USHERING ME THROUGH MY FINAL DARK DAYS,

AND SOMEHOW, YOU HAVE SPUN THOSE DAYS INTO WEEKS

AND THEN MONTHS,

AND YOU'VE MADE THEM BRIGHTER AND MORE VITAL

THAN I EVER DREAMED POSSIBLE.

- [sniffs]

I DON'T THINK I CAN DO THAT PART.

- HONEY. OH, HONEY.

YOU'VE GIVEN SO MUCH. YOU'VE FOUGHT ALONGSIDE ME.

YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION.

BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO FINISH STRONG.

[chuckles]

OH.

OKAY.

- OKAY.

[lively music]

♪

[typewriter clacking]

[typewriter dings]

- JUSTIN.

- MOM? - OH.

OH, JUSTIN.

OH.

OH, BABY.

I LOVE YOU.

- I LOVE YOU.

- AND I'M SO SORRY.

I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO SHOW IT.

- NO, IT'S OKAY.

- BUT I DO LOVE YOU FROM YOUR HEAD TO YOUR TOE.

I DON'T CARE HOW OLD YOU GET OR HOW BIG YOU GET.

YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MY BABY.

OH. - OH, MOM, I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

- OH.

- WOULD YOU LIKE SOME TEA?

- I'D LOVE SOME.

THANK YOU. - YOU'RE WELCOME.

[typewriter clacking]

- OH.

- GOOD MORNING.

HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY?

NORMA, I HAVE TO SAY THIS IS INCREDIBLE.

IT'S LIKE--

NORMA.

[solemn music]

♪

OH, GOD.

[sighs]

♪

[sorrowful music]

♪

- GO AHEAD. YOU DO IT.

- [crying]

♪

- LET HER GO.

- [sniffs]

- GOOD-BYE, MOM.

- MS. BOSWELL'S WILL IS RELATIVELY STRAIGHTFORWARD.

SHE HAS LEFT THE MAJORITY

OF HER MATERIAL POSSESSIONS TO YOU THREE.

SHE BASICALLY HAS LEFT HER ENTIRE PHYSICAL ESTATE

TO HENRY AND MARIA LUTHER.

- [whispering] OH, MY GOD.

- AND EVERYTHING ELSE TO JUSTIN.

JUSTIN, WE SHOULD SET A TIME,

OR WE CAN GO THROUGH EXACTLY

WHAT ALL OF THIS ENTAILS FOR YOU.

AND THEN THERE'S YOU.

- ME? - YES.

I SHOULD PROBABLY JUST READ EXACTLY WHAT SHE WROTE HERE.

"EMMA KEATING SHALL RETAIN 100% OF THE EARNINGS

"THAT SHE ACCRUED DURING HER TIME SPENT

"AS MY PRIVATE NURSE PER OUR ORIGINAL AGREEMENT.

"AND FOLLOWING THIS AGREEMENT,

"SHE YET FORGOES ANY RIGHT TO THE MONETARY INCENTIVE

"PLEDGED FOR HER CONFIDENTIALITY

"IN REGARDS TO MY CONDITION BECAUSE SHE FAILED AT THAT PART,

"BUT IN CONSIDERATION OF HER OTHER SUCCESSES,

"I DEDICATE MY FINAL WORK TO HER IN ITS ENTIRETY,

"IN TERMS OF BOTH ITS SYMBOLIC VALUE

"AND ITS FISCAL VALUE TO MY ESTATE.

"I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE PROJECTIVE REVENUES

ON THIS BOOK WILL DWARF

ANY PRIOR AGREED UPON INCENTIVE."

- I CAN'T--

- "AND SEEING HOW EMMA HAS LITTLE INTEREST IN MONEY

"OR ANY OTHER SELFISH PURSUITS FOR THAT MATTER,

"THESE FUNDS SHALL NOT AND WILL NOT,

"UNDER THREAT OF PUNITIVE ACTION,

"BE USED TO OPEN ANY KIND OF PRIVATE CARE CENTER

"BEFORE A MINIMUM CONSUMING PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.

"IN THE INTERIM,

"I WOULD PERSONALLY SUGGEST THAT SHE TAKE TIME TO TRAVEL.

"I UNDERSTAND NORTHERN ITALY IS QUITE NICE THIS TIME OF YEAR.

AND, YES, THIS IS MY LAST DYING WISH."

- WELL, THANK YOU, MR. BISHOP.

- THERE'S ONE MORE THING, ACTUALLY.

"OF ALL THE AREAS IN WHICH MY DEAR SON, JUSTIN,

"UNDERACHIEVES,

"BEING A TOUR GUIDE IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

"HINT, HINT.

LOVE, NORMA."

- SO DINNER AT 8:00 TONIGHT?

- ALL RIGHT, BUT WE'RE NOT GONNA CRY ALL NIGHT.

WE'RE GONNA CELEBRATE MY MOM'S LIFE.

- LET'S CELEBRATE THE WAY NORMA WOULD'VE WANTED.

- SO I THINK WE'RE GOING ON A TRIP.

- LAST DYING WISH.

I'M OFFICIALLY HOMELESS NOW ANYWAY,

SO IT TURNS OUT MY MOM'S PRETTY CONTROLLING

EVEN AFTER DEATH.

- YES, SHE IS.

- ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT ME AS YOUR GUIDE?

- I THINK YOU'D BE MY TOP CHOICE.

- WELL, THEN IT IS SETTLED.

- SO WHERE ARE WE GOING FIRST?

- WELL, I THINK WE SHOULD GO RIGHT--

STRAIGHT TO POSITANO RIGHT DOWN THE ITALIAN COAST.

- RIGHT DOWN THE ITALIAN RIVIERA.

WE CAN CATCH THE FERRY FROM NAPLES.

- IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO START.

[uplifting music]

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