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(yells)

Ow!

Oh! Oh!

(both yelling)

It's okay, uh, boys.

It's just the dog.

Sam, David, it's okay.

Ow. Oh, man.

Who let you out?

Hey, everything okay?

Uh...

Guys, it's just Samson.

- Good night. - Good night.

Sorry. I guess the gate between the backyards was open.

Yeah, I guess it is.

I think I broke my neck.

Sometimes Samson gets out in the middle of the night.

Did you have food in here?

I can't move it any more than like... this.

Hamburger?

Maybe it's broken.

Over there, is that a hamburger?

Huh?

Little something left over there?

Were you going to eat that?

(groans)

Seriously, I'm-I'm in pain here.

You're gonna eat that?

I thought you just wanted it for the dog.

No, he just gets dog food.

That's why he's out here looking for food.

How many nights you out here?

Just one. I promised the boys

we'd sleep out one night while Annie's gone.

But... really, my neck is like, mm...

Didn't she just leave this morning?

Yeah.

You'll end up back out here.

Not if my neck is broken.

Okay, well, guess Lucy will be

wondering where I am. Night.

Good night.

(quietly): Good boy.

Thanks for your concern.

(sighs)

(groaning)

Hi, Dad.

We want to sleep in here.

Oh. Uh...

Are you-you sure you don't want to sleep in the house?

We're sure.

We like camping out; it's fun.

We forgot Happy.

Oh.

I'm sure she'll be fine.

Can you go get her, please?

I don't think she wants to sleep by herself.

Oh, I-I think Happy will probably sleep

much better by herself.

Please?

I can't sleep without Happy.

Happy! Here, girl!

Please?

Okay. All right.

Just... (groans)

Happy?

Happy?

Happy?

7th Heaven

When I see their happy faces

Smiling back at me

7th Heaven

I know there's no greater feeling

Than the love of family

Where can you go

When the world don't treat you right?

The answer is home

That's the one place that you'll find

7th Heaven

Mmm, 7th Heaven

7th Heaven.

Happy?

Happy?

(sighs)

Happy?

- Happy! - Happy!

Happy? Happy?

(groans softly)

Hey, Happy.

Well, okay, boys, uh...

she'll... she'll show up.

So let's go inside, and let's get some breakfast.

Call Mom.

She'll know where to find her.

Yeah, I... you know, I don't think

we want to call your mother just yet.

I do.

I miss her.

Yeah, well, you know, I miss her, too,

but, hey, we're men.

We can get along for a couple of weeks without Mom.

No, we can't.

We already lost Happy.

All right, let's... You know, let's go inside,

and we'll get some breakfast, and I'll-I'll make some calls

to some of the neighbors.

Look, I'm sure she's fine.

She's fine.

Come on.

It's just for a couple days.

Maybe he can stay over at my parents' house.

He could, but he's my brother, and he wants to see Savannah.

Oh, he'll see her.

He'll see her every day he's here.

But he thinks he's staying here.

You know, maybe he could stay in the garage apartment.

And then he'll have the whole space all to himself.

He's single-- he has a space all to himself all the time.

He wants to see us and be with us.

I love your brother. I do.

You know, Ben is great.

It's just not a time when I feel like having company.

I told him if he did anything in the least bit insensitive

that I would break his neck.

He's Ben.

I'm sure he's going to say or do something insensitive,

but, you know, that's okay.

I love him anyway.

Then why don't you want him over here?

I just don't.

Luce,

it's Ben, and... it's his birthday.

It's his birthday today, or sometime this week?

It's... today.

I think it's today.

You think? You don't know when his birthday is?

Today or tomorrow. I always get it mixed up.

Kevin, it's-it's just not a good time.

You know, ask my dad if he can stay over there,

and maybe he could even help out with the twins.

What is Happy doing over here?

Oh, she followed us home last night.

Does my dad know?

I don't know. I guess.

Well, Kevin, if-if he doesn't know,

he's probably going to be in a panic.

Take her home.

Okay.

Come on, Happy.

Oh, and ask my dad if Ben can stay over there.

Please.

All right. What are we going to tell Ben?

Tell Ben that we're happy that he's here.

We're just not quite ready for houseguests.

Would you want to tell him?

No.

Come on, Happy.

Okay, well, uh, if you do see her,

just, you know, give me a call,

and I'll-I'll come over and-and get her.

Okay. Thanks.

I don't want to go to school if we can't find her.

We can't go to school.

We have to look for her.

Hey, campers!

- Happy! -Happy! - Happy!

Happy! Oh, hello, girl.

(laughs)

Oh, great, so now you can go get ready for school.

Where did you find her?

She followed us back home last night.

We were up all night looking for her.

Oh. Well, she was with us.

I've had no sleep.

Yeah, it took me a while to get back to sleep, too.

No, I didn't get back to sleep at all.

Neither did the boys.

We were looking for the dog.

She followed us back over.

Does Annie have a Bundt pan I could borrow?

It's a cake pan.

All night--we were looking for Happy all night.

My brother Ben's coming in.

I have to make him a birthday cake.

Kevin, I'm tired, my wife's out of town,

I'm trying to take care of

two eight-year-old boys all by myself,

my neck is killing me,

I was up all night looking for the dog,

which was over

at your house, and you're telling me

that you want to borrow a Bundt pan?

Yeah.

Uh, today is Ben's birthday?

It's not his birthday, but I told Lucy

it was his birthday because I thought

that if she thought it was his birthday,

she'd let him stay in the house.

So you lied?

Could be his birthday.

But it isn't.

Speaking of which,

could he stay over here?

- Why? -He can't stay over at our house.

Lucy's not in the mood to have company right now.

And you're just finding this out?

He just decided to come in yesterday.

It's something he would do for his birthday.

If it was his birthday.

- Ah. - Whether it is or not,

now I've got to bake a cake.

And find him a place to stay.

The garage apartment?

I'd hate to stick him out there.

I mean, he's here to see family.

Oh, like me and the boys.

Come on, Dad, have a little sympathy here.

I'm between a rock and a hard place.

Did I mention my neck is killing me?

Several times.

Can he stay here?

Why not? Ow.

You're so dramatic.

Didn't you ever play sports?

Tough it out, man.

Yeah.

(chuckles): Hey.

Nice cookware.

Hey.

- Yeah, I'm baking you a cake. - What kind of cake?

Whatever kind of cake you want; it's your birthday.

Yeah, I heard. Lucy told me.

Do something not chocolate, like-like a carrot cake

or a red velvet cake or something like that.

Red velvet cake? What's that?

It's a red cake.

I don't know anything about red cakes.

You're getting a cake from a box.

Oh, I thought you were the big chef, now.

I don't do pastries.

It's a cake.

Whatever.

Take your pick: white, yellow, chocolate frosting.

That's what I can make.

Yeah, okay, yellow,

but-but... but don't do the chocolate.

I have chocolate all the time.

I want something special.

It's not even your birthday.

When is my real birthday?

I have no idea.

Think it's around some holiday.

It's on Thanksgiving.

How can it be Thanksgiving?

Thanksgiving's never on the same day.

I was born on Thanksgiving, so Mom just always

made it on Thanksgiving; it's still on Thanksgiving.

So what's the actual day?

What's the actual reason you're making me a cake?

I thought that if Lucy thought it was your birthday,

she'd let you stay with us.

- Where? - What do you mean, where?

Well, the only extra room you have is the room

that was gonna be the nursery,

so I just kind of figured I'd stay in the garage apartment.

Did you say anything about that to Lucy?

No. What do you think I am, insensitive?

- Yeah. - Hey.

Be nice.

It's my birthday.

Hey... hey, where is everyone?

Oh, hey, Ben.

Good to see you. I-I didn't realize you were going

- to be here so soon. - Hey, Rev,

how's it going?

Well, n-not so great, actually.

I-I seem to have wrenched my neck.

It's just killing me.

You want me to crack it for you?

Oh, no, no, no.

No, really. Let me crack it.

N...

Oh, hey, guys. Hey, come here, watch.

I'm gonna crack your dad's neck.

I appreciate the thought, but...

I'm sure it'll be fine with just,

you know, a heating pad and aspirin.

I'm a trained EMT. I can do this.

So you're certified to not break my neck?

Let him do it.

- Go ahead. - What could it hurt?

Well...

All right, you ready? On the count of three.

- On the count of three, okay. - One...

two...

- three. - (crack)

(Eric screams and groans)

Yikes! Hey, watch out. Watch.

Please. Man with a broken neck.

Hi.

So, the boys are having a hard time

staying awake in class today.

I'm sorry.

We camped out last night.

- On a school night? - Yeah.

Well, their Mom's out of town.

I was just trying to make them happy.

Oh, they said you lost the dog.

(chuckles): Well, not exactly.

She followed Lucy's husband and their dog home,

and then they neglected to tell us.

So, we... spent a lot of time looking for the dog.

The boys didn't eat this morning?

- No, they had breakfast. - They said they didn't.

They had breakfast.

- What about lunch? - I made them lunch.

They don't have them.

Well, I guess they...

they didn't bring them in, so here.

Here's some lunch money for them.

It seems to me you are having a very difficult time

taking care of your two little boys while their mommy is away.

(chuckles): Oh, what's wrong?

Oh, I pulled something.

Uh... are you, are you implying

that I can't take care of my own children?

No. No, not at all.

I'm implying that... maybe you need some help

with your children, if you know what I mean.

I don't know what you mean, I hope.

I'm offering to help.

Me helping you.

Maybe we could have dinner together.

The four of us: you, me, Sam, David.

I do know what you mean, and, uh, no.

Then afterwards, we could help them with their homework.

Then they could go to bed and we could...

No, definitely not.

(chuckles): I'm sorry.

I've never done this before,

but I find myself very attracted to you.

Maybe I should come in for some professional counseling.

Yeah, I think professional counseling might be a good idea.

Be happy to recommend someone to you.

I left a lesson plan in my car.

Do you care to walk me to the parking lot?

No, thanks.

Aw, that's too bad.

You sure you want to do this?

(sighs) I may not want to, but we need to.

Uh, you were right-- you know, Ben needs to be here with us.

We need to think about Ben.

So, um...

I want to move everything out and paint.

And then we can move some new things in,

and then if and when we decide to have a baby,

then we'll do the nursery all over again.

You know, just the two of us, together.

And until then, you know, Ben can have

a nice place to stay when he comes here.

I really do think this is the right thing to do.

Me, too, Luce.

And we can get this done in a day.

We'll bring that bed up from the basement,

and then Ben can stay here.

He should stay here; it's his birthday.

Yeah.

And if you want, we can bake a cake.

We can do that together

- while the paint dries. - Okay.

I just really feel like being with you today.

Yeah, I feel like being with you today, too.

You have any idea how long

Ben's gonna be out with your dad?

No, but I think it's gonna be a while.

(rock music playing over stereo)

(chuckling)

(music stops)

Hey, um...

pretty lady, do you, um, have the time?

(laughs)

Okay, this isn't my car.

I drive a Porsche.

I'm just visiting from New York.

I'm a firefighter.

I have every other week off, so I can fly back and forth.

I-I do that a lot, 'cause I like to spend time with my family.

Family's very important to me.

Hoping to have a family of my own one day,

if I, uh, find the right woman.

Let me see if I got all that.

You are a Porsche-driving, fire-fighting, family guy

who is also a liar?

It's 10:30.

Hey, wait.

You're not my type.

Well, what's your type?

Dangerous.

Well, yeah... I can see you like danger.

You're parked in a teacher's spot.

I am a teacher.

Oh, then shouldn't you be inside teaching?

I decided to play hooky today.

And I'd take you with me, but...

you don't look that dangerous.

I'm dangerous, I'm plenty dangerous.

I left something in my car.

I'm not really playing hooky.

I'm going back inside.

Hey, Luce?

Kev?

Anyone home?

I need the extra set of keys

- to your dad... - (Lucy screams) -KEVIN: Hey!

...car.

Oh, God.

What do you mean you can't do anything?

Union.

Are you telling me that...

that the union will support a teacher

who tries to pick up the father of

- two of your students? - I don't know how to say this,

Reverend, but...

I'm just not sure anyone on the school board

would believe that Ms. Margo... was trying to pick up

a father of two of our students.

Oh.

Uh, maybe you've just misinterpreted

something our Ms. Margo said.

- I don't think so. - Sometimes men do.

(chuckles)

You know how it is with men your age.

No, I-I don't. How is it?

Well, sometimes they misinterpret things.

A young woman being kind to them, they--

well, they think it's something else.

She wasn't just being kind.

She's attracted to me.

(sighs): Uh...

You know, I-I admit, I'm a little older than she is,

but maybe she has a thing for older men

or for men in my profession.

You'd be surprised how often that happens.

(laughing)

I am sorry.

I don't know why this tickles me so.

Look, um, uh... maybe you're just tired.

I know Annie's out of town.

Just go home, get some rest.

You don't want to accuse anyone of anything without proof.

And Ms. Margo has been with us now three years,

and she is very well liked by our students.

Well, fine, fine.

But I know what I saw, okay?

And... I don't think I want my sons in her classroom.

I'd like to change them over to another class.

Why don't we just get some rest

and then see how we feel about it.

Uh...

When I said "why don't we get some rest,"

I-I wasn't suggesting

that you and I get some rest together.

(laughing): No, I...

(continues laughing)

Oh, dear, dear, dear.

(resumes laughing)

(laughter continues)

Hi.

Where's Reverend Kinkirk?

You're not Reverend Kinkirk.

No. Are you Stanley Sunday?

Maybe I am, maybe I'm not.

Where's Reverend Kinkirk?

Um, I'm Reverend Kinkirk's dad, Lucy's dad.

Eric Camden, minister.

She said she would come to see me.

Sh-She'll come; she'll-she'll be here tomorrow.

May not be here tomorrow.

None of us may be here tomorrow.

Well, that's true.

What happened to you?

Oh, I'm just...

yeah, I'm just having a bit of a bad day.

I had a little run-in with my sons' teacher and principal.

And, uh, I'm still kind of angry with the way I handled it

when I found out that Lucy's husband's brother

locked me out of my car.

I had to wait for him to come and unlock the car.

And I have this terrible pain in my neck.

- I'm just having a bad day. - Mm.

You have a home?

A home? Yes.

You have any drug addictions,

- alcohol problems? - I don't.

You got a wife, children, family who loves you?

- I get your point. - You're not having a bad day.

Yeah, from where you're lying, I'm definitely not.

That's a nice jacket you're wearing.

Oh. Yeah, thanks.

My wife picked it up for me at this little secondhand shop

that she, uh, she set up, and she put in a new lining and...

Give it to me.

Beg your pardon?

The jacket--I like it.

Give it to me.

You know, well, if you need a new jacket,

I can, I can, uh,

arrange for you to get one,

maybe even from the same store. I'll...

Arrange to get me that one. It would look good on me.

Well, yeah, I'm sure it would, but I kind of like it myself.

(grunts)

So, uh...

Lucy, uh, tells me that she met you

when you stepped out in front of her car as she was

pulling out of the Promenade parking lot.

She probably would have seen me if I had that jacket.

Now, I'd put a pack of menthol cigarettes right in the pocket.

Go get me a pack of menthol cigarettes--

any green pack, I-I don't care.

Aren't you in for some heart problems?

Cigarettes and heart problems don't usually mix,

just from what I hear.

Uh, you know, I have a few heart problems of my own.

I had open-heart surgery few years ago.

So... you smoke?

No.

And yet, basically, we're in the same boat.

But mine is sinking.

You're here for me, right?

I am.

So... go get me some whiskey--

cheap whiskey--

a pack of menthol cigarettes

and that jacket,

and I'll be a happy man.

Oh, you think that would do it, Stanley?

- Mm! - I mean, I think it might

make you feel better for a few minutes,

but maybe we should talk about making some life changes

that could give you some real happiness.

Thank you.

But there is no real happiness.

I'll take the few minutes.

The jacket, some menthols and alcohol.

- Can't do it. - Why not?!

'Cause, Stanley, I want you to live.

And I want you to live.

I want you to live like there's no tomorrow.

Just like me.

But there is a tomorrow.

Not always.

You worried about those tests?

No.

I always get nervous about those tests.

That's 'cause you think there's a tomorrow,

and you think those tests are going to ruin it for you today.

It's all about today.

(groans softly)

Give me the jacket!

Stanley Sunday, so sorry to keep you waiting,

but it looks like you've been keeping good company.

Reverend Camden, how are you?

Oh, I'm fine, thanks.

Didn't expect to see you here.

Oh, I like to volunteer a little time to the community.

And, uh, Stanley here is an old friend.

Of sorts.

You say you're feeling okay?

Uh, yeah, thanks.

He's been complaining about a pain in the neck

and having a bad day.

(chuckling): He-He thinks he's having a bad day.

Well, I, uh, camped out in the backyard

last night with the boys, and, uh, I'm a little tired.

I think I pulled something, but I'm fine, you know.

Lot to be thankful for, as Stanley pointed out.

When was the last time you checked in with Dr. Dunne?

Not recently; it's been a while.

I've been meaning to call him.

You know what?

Why don't you come down the hall with Stanley,

and we'll, uh, take a look at the ol' ticker, huh?

Hey.

Oh, you found it!

Red velvet cake mix.

Aw, Ben is going to be so happy.

I don't know why we're so worried about making Ben happy.

Because he's your brother, which means he's my brother,

and it's his birthday, and birthdays are important.

I hope he likes his room.

Oh, no, let's not start calling it his room.

He's here a couple days, then he has to go home.

He is welcome here anytime.

Anytime after he learns how to knock.

Would you just quit that?

It's his birthday.

And it wasn't entirely his fault.

You know, we're partly to blame.

For doing whatever we want in our own home?

Yeah.

Where is Ben, anyway?

Oh, he's taking care of Savannah,

so I can get some things ready for his birthday party.

Look, I have to tell you something.

You really are pretty, you know that?

Thanks.

Uh, was there something else?

I really love the smell of your hair.

It's really nice.

Thank you.

A-Are you sure that's what you wanted to tell me,

that I'm pretty and my hair smells nice?

Because sometimes you say things like that

when you're trying to tell me something else.

Yeah, I am.

I love you.

I love you, too.

It's been a really nice day.

Yeah.

Even if it's not Ben's birthday.

Oh, I don't know, I just got a feeling.

- I lied. - I know.

Why didn't you say anything?

I didn't want to until we finished the room.

You know, sometimes it's easier to do things for other people

than to do it for ourselves.

And I don't think I could have started this

saying that I wanted to do it for me.

I don't know why, I just...

I couldn't.

When is Ben's birthday, anyway?

Thanksgiving.

Wh...?

Everything okay with Stanley?

Stanley?

Except for heartburn, he's fine.

He checks himself in every now and then

so he can get some rest.

He does the tests for the hospital staff.

He's an ex-con, an ex-drug addict, an ex-bill collector.

He smokes, drinks and stinks.

He eats out of trash cans.

He's mean, selfish and annoying.

Even tried to sue me for malpractice once

so he could have money to live on.

No, Stanley's got low cholesterol,

blood pressure 120/80,

and I can't find a thing wrong with him.

Not that I want to.

I never want to find anything wrong with anyone.

Reverend... I'm gonna recommend

that you make an appointment with your own doctor.

I'm going to have him go over the results

of your EKG with you.

But you're the cardiac guru.

If-If something's wrong,

my doctor's just gonna refer me to you.

So why don't you go over the EKG results with me now.

Today. This afternoon.

Or I might think something's wrong.

Oh.

Oh.

Please don't tell me I need heart surgery again.

No. Unfortunately not, Reverend.

(cell phone ringing)

Hello.

LUCY: Dad, did you want me to pick up Sam and David?

The school called.

Yeah, would you?

- Hi. - Hi.

If you're looking for Sam and David...

No, no, I'm looking for you.

Can you excuse me for just a second?

Uh, no.

No, I-I think I, I think I want to say what I have to say

in front of everyone.

So, uh, ev-everyone!

Everybody!

Just, I just, um, I just want you all to know that,

uh, I'm taking my sons

out of this school today.

And I'm taking them out because I don't think

their teacher, Ms. Margo, should be teaching them.

Ms. Margo propositioned me this morning.

Uh, well, actually,

you know, she offered to come over to our house

and have dinner and help me take care of my children

while my wife Annie is out of town.

And then...

Ms. Margo insinuated that...

we should be intimate with each other.

Now, the fact is,

she didn't just insinuate it, she... she offered.

And I find that,

just for so many reasons, unacceptable,

not just, you know,

as a minister, but as a parent and as a taxpaying citizen.

Yes, I, you know, I pay taxes that pay for teachers

and-and other public servants.

And, you know, I'm tired of

having people who, you know, actually work for me

acting as if their lack of morality

doesn't affect anybody else.

Your lack of morals, Ms. Margo, affects everyone else.

Look at you.

Look at all of you.

You work hard, you-- you know, you do a good job,

you put up with ridiculous parents

who don't teach their children right from wrong,

and in turn, those children are so horrible in the classroom

that teaching becomes a burden instead of a joy.

And all the while, you-you hang in there

and you do the best you can,

and you, gosh, you barely scrape by financially

and you do without because you're dedicated to teaching.

And then somebody like Ms. Margo comes along, or worse,

a teacher comes along who doesn't just flirt

with a parent, no, no.

They flirt with a student

or they seduce a student-- a student.

The-The very person they're supposed to be teaching.

Well, teaching what?

That nothing matters?

You know, and then all the focus is-- it's taken away from

the sacrifice that the good teachers make,

and all anybody hears about

are the lousy teachers who are criminals.

So I'm not waiting around

for the situation with Ms. Margo to get worse.

It's not okay for my sons

to be educated by a woman who has problems--

I think they're serious problems--

and who shouldn't be teaching; you shouldn't be teaching.

You're not good enough to be in this group.

You're certainly not good enough to be Sam's and David's teacher.

They're my children.

And like most parents, I care...

...about my children.

Maybe you think I'm just a...

crazy old man, but you know what?

I don't care.

I don't care about anything!

So, bye, Ms. Margo.

Bye, Ms. Fitzhenry.

I'm out of here; I'm out of this wacky world of education,

where the lousy, immoral teachers are protected

at the expense of all the other teachers.

I'm not waiting days or weeks or months

to find the right teacher for my sons.

Life is short, and education's important.

And to the rest of you, uh,

God... thank you,

Thank you for everything you do for the students

in your classrooms every day.

(whispers): Oh, boy.

Wow.

I see what you see in him.

But, um, you and I-- we need to talk.

Hi.

Are you okay? What happened?

Uh, nothing, you know.

I just, uh, after the hospital,

I had some things I had to take care of.

Uh, sorry I missed Ben's birthday dinner.

Oh, as it turns out, it was a not-Ben's-birthday dinner.

Okay.

But Kevin probably already told you that.

Not if he wasn't supposed to.

(chuckles): It's okay, Dad.

I've had such a beautiful day, you know.

I don't think anyone could upset me.

Oh.

Dad, i-is something wrong?

Is it Stanley?

Oh, no, Stanley's not seriously ill or anything, is he?

No, he's not, he's fine.

(chuckles): Stanley is just fine.

And you?

- Are-Are you fine? - I'm starving.

Oh! Well, uh, we cooked some burgers on the grill--

I know you did that last night,

but you know how Sam and David like routine when Mom's gone.

Yes, they do, so hot dogs and hamburgers it is.

Hey, we take better care of you than that.

Kevin made you some turkey burgers.

Thanks, Luce.

(chuckles softly)

Appreciate you and Kevin looking after me,

but I think I'll have a hamburger just the same,

and maybe a hot dog or two, and...

(sniffs)

Did you make French fries?

Um, Kevin did, but they're slightly cold

- and slightly greasy. - Bring 'em on.

Oh, well, I made a salad if you'd rather have a salad.

You know, I've had all the salad

that I want to eat for the rest of my life.

Dad, did something upset you?

'Cause you seem a little angry.

(chuckles)

Yes, uh, s-several things upset me today.

But you know what?

Instead of keeping that upset inside, I just...

(chuckles): I just let it out.

You can't always... you can't always

keep from upsetting other people,

and you can't just always be nice,

especially when your health is at stake, so I'm fine.

I'm just hungry.

- Dad! - Hey.

Hi, Dad, you're home.

We were worried about you.

Hey, guys. Oh.

Hey. Hey.

You know what I was thinking?

I was thinking that maybe we should camp out again tonight.

- Yay! - Yay!

I'll get the sleeping bags.

And Happy's leash.

Okay.

Dad, tonight?

You're going to go camping again with the boys tonight?

(chuckles): Yeah, I am.

Routine, remember?

That's what they like, and I like them.

I love them.

So, I'm camping out.

But what about your neck and-and the fact

that you haven't gotten any sleep last night

and you've been running around

- like crazy today? - Yeah, what about it?

Something happened with Stanley, didn't it?

Kind of... yeah.

Where's your jacket?

You know, a-a guy deserves to have a little happiness

in this life, don't you think?

Even Stanley.

Sure. Sure, Dad.

(chuckles softly)

Did you make everybody wait for me?

Of course I did.

You know what?

Why don't I start with the cake.

Okay, start with the cake, if that's what you want.

That's what I want; and-and put some candles on it.

You have some candles?

If you don't, I'm-I'm sure we have some over at our house.

I have candles, and I was going to put the candles on the cake,

but it's not really Ben's birthday.

Yeah, but it'll be fun, and besides,

it's someone's birthday somewhere, right?

Right.

Besides, birthdays are just a reminder

that we can, you know, take a day

and start life all over again.

Every day, we ought to get up and act as if it's our birthday.

As if it's the start of something new,

a new chance to live life the way we should live life.

Okay.

Thank you, Reverend Camden.

(grunts)

Thank you for your big, big heart.

(laughs)

(grunts)

Come on, Dad, let me try cracking your neck again.

If it doesn't work this time, I promise I won't ask again.

You never should've asked the first time.

Let him try, Dad.

Ben, don't you think that Dad's neck

will straighten out on its own?

Maybe we should just have some cake and call it a night.

Yeah, we could do that,

but, uh... I don't want to do that.

And life is too short to live with a pain in my neck,

so, eh... go on, Ben.

Yeah, my neck is in your hands.

Go for it.

Do it.

All right, now, you got to relax,

so just sit down and relax.

That was the problem last time; you weren't relaxed.

Yeah, that was the problem.

Okay, on the count of three.

One... two...

- three! - (crack)

(sighs)

(chuckles)

(sighs)

- (pats Ben) - Thank you.

(sighs)

So, uh...

Happy birthday to... everyone

ALL:

Happy birthday to everyone

Happy birthday, happy birthday

Happy birthday to everyone.

Nice day.

Very nice day.

It's a nice life being with you, no matter what happens.

I feel the same way.

My dad is completely lost without my mom, isn't he?

Is that it?

You noticed, too?

Noticed?

One minute, he was sad, the next minute, he was happy,

the next minute, he was something else.

Yeah, he was kind of all over the place.

And he put all that food on his plate,

and then he didn't eat anything.

I know.

But he took a piece of cake home with him.

You're sure it's just that your mom's out of town?

I don't remember him being like this

when she was out of town last time.

Yeah. And-And you know what else is odd?

You know that jacket that he loves?

He gave it to that crazy street man, Stanley.

Well, it's not too unusual, is it?

Your dad would give someone the shirt off his back

if he thought they needed it.

I don't know.

I think something happened at the hospital.

And I am going to look up old Stanley tomorrow

and see what I can get out of him.

I'll go with you.

No, I can go by myself.

I'm not going to the movies.

I have work I have to do,

and it's about time I get back to it.

If that's what you want.

That's what I want.

I got it.

Oh, I-I disconnected the hose.

Some things you see coming,

(chuckles): and some you don't.

(chuckles)

Still, a fire's a fire.

You shouldn't have a fire in a tent.

I shouldn't have a lot of things.

What does that mean?

It just means, uh,

I'd like to be alone with my thoughts,

if you don't mind.

(sighs)

(laughs)

(sighs)

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