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[GENTLE JAZZ PIANO PLAYING]

- [PHONE RINGS]
- MAN: Yeah, Shirley.

WOMAN: Mr. Bloch, I put
the updated blueprints

of the new wing
on your desk for your review.

I have a set a meeting for you
with our team Thursday morning.

Yeah, I saw that. Thanks.

Phillip Bronwyn
from Crown Bank called

requesting
a lunch meeting this week.

He suggested Thursday
at one o'’clock.

I can reschedule
your CPA meeting to Wednesday.

- Great.
- Oh, one last thing.

Just a reminder
to pick up your father

for the party today
at five o'’clock.

Carlos will wait with him
outside the restaurant.

- [PHONE RINGS]
- Thanks, Shirley.

I gotta take this call now.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Hey, Rachel.

- Hi, Daniel.
- Hey.

Look at you. You look great.

Thank you.

[LAUGHS]

It'’s been what, 20 years?

Actually, yeah, 20.

- Gives you new perspective.
- Yeah.

Yeah. Kind of...
exciting even, isn'’t it?

Hmm, yeah.

Then why would you only
squeeze me in for 45 minutes?

Because that'’s what you wanted.
I told you, today I only had
45 minutes.

That'’s what you preferred.
Tomorrow I had all the time
in the world, you know.

But you wanted today.
Why did you prefer today?

You offered 45 minutes.
Let'’s have our 45 minutes, then.

I could have met you
for two hours tomorrow.
You insisted on today.

Never mind. It'’s not important.
It'’s okay. It'’s fine.

You know, I'’ve been, um...

actually thinking
about you... recently,

and... and... about those days.

We really had some pretty
wonderful times, didn'’t we?

All those trips. That funny
place we had up on 110th Street.

Laughing, fighting, screaming.

Your belly dancing.

Flamenco.

Yeah, right.

- You keep that up? The dancing?
- No.

I wish.

So, how you been,
all these years?

You... You still up in Canada?

Yes.

You'’re just a very polite man.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

This whole meeting'’s
a pain in the ass for you.

Back to that. It'’s not true.

I was really happy
to hear from you.

Never mind. I'’m sorry.
[CHUCKLES]

[SIGHS]

Who'’s that singer that you used
to be so crazy about?

You sang her songs all the time.

Uh, Sanson. Véronique Sanson.

You still listen to her?

[RACHEL SNIFFS]

Rachel, why are you crying?

I came all this way
just to talk to you.

It'’s okay. We'’re talking.

I'’m sorry if I hurt you. I...

Sometimes in the middle
of very busy lives...

When I moved back to Canada,
after we split up,

uh, I found out I was...
I was pregnant,

and I gave birth to Allen.

[SOBBING] The most beautiful
baby in the world.

Two months ago, he turned 19.

He'’s such... such a special boy.

Sort of takes after you.

Anyway, I never told you
about him

because I knew
you didn'’t want kids,

you really didn'’t want kids.

And I didn'’t want anything
from you.

I didn'’t want your help.

Everything was...

Everything was fine.

Just wanted to let you know
that we'’ve run out of the veal.

We'’re gonna need
a few more minutes. Thank you.

Sure. Sorry.

I'’m... I'’m sorry. God.

I'’ll be right back.

[SIGHS]

[SNIFFS]

[RINGING TONE]

- SHIRLEY: Hello, Mr. Bloch.
- Yeah, Shirley.

Could you try
to track down my lawyer?

See if he'’s available
in half an hour or so.

- Perry or James?
- Yeah, Perry. Yeah.

All right, I'’ll reach out
to him right now.

Yeah, I may need to talk to him.
Thank you. Bye.

[RACHEL SNIFFS]

I'’m sorry.

Two weeks ago, he took my car

and, uh, he had an accident.

He was on a bridge,

and the car veered off,
and he died.

[SNIFFS] I wanted to tell you.

You'’re his father.
Aren'’t you his father?

[PHONE RINGS]

- Hi, Perry.
- PERRY: Hi, Daniel.

Shirley asked me to be
available. You still need me?

- Oh, no, it'’s okay.
- Okay, good.

Uh, any thoughts
on the agreement I sent you?

Not yet. Let'’s take a look
at it tomorrow.

I'’m still struggling
with two of the points there,
just so you know.

But it'’s okay,
I'’ll call you tomorrow. Bye.

Bye.

Hey, Carlos.

Hey, Pop. How are ya?

There you go. I got you, Bill.

Okay, sit back. Sit back.

It'’s so good to see you.
You made it. Shh.

GIRLS:
♪ A dazzling cabaret of wit ♪

♪ Does it make you smile?
Well, maybe a bit ♪

♪ The players
will do their best ♪

♪ But if your mouth
doesn'’t open like a lion ♪

♪ And the muscles in your face
do not contract... ♪

Everyone!

[CHATTERING]

Yes!

[CHATTERING CONTINUES]

SHIRLEY: Hello, Mr. Bloch.
I booked you
on the earliest flight

out of LaGuardia next Tuesday,
as you requested,

with a return
Wednesday afternoon.

The driver will meet you
at the gate.

I'’ll send you
the full itinerary right away.

Good night, Mr. Bloch.

- [ANNOUNCEMENT BLEEP]
- PILOT: Ladies and gentlemen,
this is your captain speaking.

It'’s a bit overcast
in Toronto today,

and the temperature
is 20 degrees Celsius.

I wish you a pleasant stay,

and thank you
for flying with us.

DRIVER: We'’re arriving
in Hamilton, Mr. Bloch.

- Excuse me, Father.
- Yes.

I'’m here for Allen Hilu.
There'’s a service here?

Yes, I'’m waiting for them
as well.

- You can wait here with me.
- Ah, thank you.

It was supposed to start
10 minutes ago, wasn'’t it?

Yes. It seems
they'’re running a little late.

I see.

Uh, I'’ll be right back.

Hi. This is Rachel. Please
leave a message after the tone.

- [BLEEPS]
- Yeah, hi, Rachel.

It'’s Daniel, and I'’ve just
arrived. I'’m at the cemetery.

Everything okay?
Uh, you'’re on your way, right?

Anyway, I'’m here, waiting. Bye.

Uh, I'’m afraid
I can'’t wait any longer.

I'’ll go recite a prayer over the
grave as Mrs. Hilu requested.

Uh, if you wish,
you are welcome to join me.

Sure. Yeah, I'’ll come with you.

Okay. There.

Uh, who was he to you?

- He was a family member.
- Oh.

"Thou preparest
a table before me

in the presence
of mine enemies.

Thou anointest my head with oil.

My cup runneth over.

Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me

all the days of my life,

and I will dwell in the house
of the Lord forever."

Amen.

You may say a few words now
if you wish.

No, I... I think I won'’t.

Oh, anything at all
that you wish to say to him.

Anything at all.

Okay.

[PHONE RINGS]

[SIGHS]

Hello.

- MAN: Hello, Daniel?
- Yeah.

This is Robert Hilu speaking.
Rachel'’s husband.

Oh, hi.

Uh, I'’m just driving back
from the cemetery right now.

Yeah, we just got your message.
We'’re really sorry.

Rachel didn'’t think you'’d come.
That'’s why we didn'’t
get in touch.

Rachel'’s been in the hospital
for two days now.

They think it might be
some autoimmune disease.

She'’s being treated with
steroids. I'’m really sorry.

DANIEL: God, that'’s awful.
How'’s she feeling now?

ROBERT: It'’s really difficult
for her. Painful.

She'’s had two terrible days,
but now she'’s sleeping,

and I think
she'’ll be discharged
in another day or two.

[SIGHS] I'’m leaving
tomorrow night. Thank you.

Uh, maybe I can come visit her
in the hospital in the morning.

Uh, that might be a problem.

She doesn'’t want anyone
seeing her like this.

But I'’ll be in touch with you
some time tomorrow
should anything change.

All right. I'’m at the Walper
Hotel until tomorrow afternoon.

- Fine. And again,
sorry, Daniel.
- I'’m sorry. Bye.

WOMAN ON TV:
...and a labor market
that is extremely strong.

MAN ON TV:
This more resilient economy
and this more persistent...

[PHONE RINGS]

- Hello.
- MAN: Good evening, Mr. Bloch.

You have a guest
waiting for you in the lobby.

Uh... Okay. I'’ll be right down.

- Uh, just... Uh, who is it?
- [BLEEPING]

Hey. There'’s someone
waiting for me?

Daniel?

Hi. Uh, I'’m Mikey.
I was Allen'’s best friend.

Oh, hi. Hey. Nice to meet you.

Robert and Rachel
told me that you were here.

Okay, great.

Could we...?

Sure.

Well, I just had to see you.

It'’s unbelievable.

What is?

That you'’re Allen'’s dad.

Yes, that'’s right, yeah.

He would have been
really happy to meet you.

- You think so?
- Definitely.

So how... how did you guys meet?
Were you in school together?

It'’s funny, uh,
our school'’s right across
the street from here.

It'’s the, uh, big red one
with the bricks
and the four pillars. Yeah.

You know, when Allen and I first
met, uh, we got to talking,

and we found out
that we both played music.

Allen played piano.
I play the cello.

- Allen was a pianist?
- Yeah, he was incredible.
A virtuoso.

He played Bach
like nobody'’s business,
and he was crazy romantic.

We got into a lot of arguments
about it.

Oh, that'’s wonderful.

So what about some other
regular stuff? Sports?

Oh. Hamilton Bulldogs.

Yeah, we'’re their biggest fans.

It'’s kind of amazing.
You really don'’t resemble
each other at all.

Except the chin.

And the lips.
The lips are the same.

So, what about a girlfriend?
Did he have one?

[CHUCKLES]

What? He didn'’t like girls?

Why? Because I look gay to you?

No, not at all.
I was just wondering.

Allen was really into girls.
Which was too bad for me.

But, uh, the girls
weren'’t really into Allen.

- Because of the problem
with his leg.
- What problem?

He was born with one of his legs
an inch and a half shorter
than the other.

You could hardly tell, but he
wore these, um, platform shoes,

and long pants to cover it up.

- I mean,
it was barely noticeable.
- So he had a limp?

No, no. The thick sole
evened out the limp.

Rachel didn'’t tell me.

Listen, Daniel, uh,
I came here also

because there'’s something
that I wanted to ask you,

and I'’m hoping
that you'’ll say yes,

because...
I'’m in a little bit of trouble.

- Okay. What is it?
- Allen and me...

Our problem was is that
we never had enough money,
and so we decided to...

This is gonna sound bad,
but it really isn'’t.

We decided to buy some weed.
We were just gonna sell it
to our friends.

We got two pounds of it,
thinking that that would
tide us over a bit...

- Two pounds?
- But, like,
it wasn'’t a major risk.

Because it'’s just recreational.

And they don'’t make a big deal
about it over here.

When Allen was in the accident,

our stash was in the car
with him,

and the guy who sold it to us
wants his money back.

Hmm.

Daniel, it'’s $5,000,
and I can'’t do that on my own,

and I was thinking

that maybe you could help out
with Allen'’s share.

[SIGHS]

Okay, I'’ll think about it.

So tell me more about,
uh, the music you played.

Where did you play?

Look, I'’m... I'’m really
in a lot of trouble.

I hear you.
I'’ll seriously think about it.

Look, maybe we did something
wrong, but you'’re Allen'’s dad.

If you helped me out, you'’d be
getting me out of a huge mess
with this guy.

Mikey, I promise you, I will...
I will give it a thought.

Okay? You can'’t expect
I'’m gonna take out a checkbook,

I'’m gonna write a check right
now for you at this moment.

Actually, yeah,
that'’s what I was...

Wait. Let'’s wait a little bit.

Why not? I don'’t get it.

You'’re actually asking me
to finance a drug deal.

I'’m sorry.

You'’re not sorry.

I know you'’re a guy with money.

You own a factory.

You could help me out.

Maybe it'’s better that Allen
didn'’t get to see you now.

He wouldn'’t be too proud of you.

[SIGHS]

[CHURCH BELL RINGS]

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

[KNOCKING]

- Good morning.
- MAN: Good morning.

Uh, sorry,
should I wait outside?

We'’re in a meeting.
How... How can I help you?

- Did we have
something scheduled?
- No. No, no, no.

I'’m... I'’m Daniel Bloch.
Allen'’s father. Allen Hilu.

Oh, hello. Oh, please,
accept my condolences.

We were devastated
to hear the news.
I truly am sorry for your loss.

We'’ve only met Allen'’s mother.
You have my deepest sympathies.

- Thank you.
- Please, please, have a seat.

- Uh, can I get you anything?
- No, I'’m good.

- Martha is
our school counselor.
- Hello.

It'’s a terrible loss,
just a tragedy.

Such a charming,
quiet young man,

with the most intelligent eyes.

He tended to keep to himself,
you know. He wasn'’t
a very talkative boy.

But you could feel his strength.
He had strength.

He was truly remarkable,
your son.

Thank you.

What did you mean when you said
he kept to himself?
He had no friends?

We have very few students from
his part of town, unfortunately.

Not that we'’re not making
an effort. But they do tend
to keep to themselves.

Yes, of course. Yeah.

You know, I was looking
at the class photos out here.
I didn'’t see him.

I believe he was no longer
in school when that photo
was taken.

Are you telling me
he never graduated?

Look, Mr. Bloch, Allen did
something that was very serious,

that required a swift
and severe reaction on our part.

He sprayed an enormous,
most vulgar graffiti piece

on the wall facing the school.

Terrible, lewd things
about his teacher Alice.

It was absolutely
humiliating for her,
and very difficult to bear.

[SIGHS] What did he write?
What... What kind of things?

Look, I suggest...

You know, there were
some wonderful things
about Allen, you know.

He... He... He was
one of the best pianists
we'’ve ever had here.

- He played beautifully.
- DANIEL: Yeah, thank you.

You know, I...
I really would like to know,
so, if it'’s all right with you,

can you tell me exactly
what he wrote on the wall?

I think that would be a mistake,
but... as you wish.

Here, I'’ll show you. Come on.

There you are. We'’ll paint
over it when we paint
the rest of the building, but...

I don'’t read French.
Could you translate it for me?

Yes. Uh, Alice is also our
French literature teacher, so...

It says... [CLEARS THROAT]

"If you place one foot
by the school gate,
another by the library,

you can sit on the roof
of the junior student building

and, uh, let the turret
penetrate you.

Then lean your body
forward a bit

and rub your clit
on the gymnasium roof.

And when you'’ve finished
moaning and groaning,

we'’ll sit on the bench
and I'’ll embrace you

and we'’ll talk."

It'’s a poem.

It'’s a poem. I...

I mean, I... I apologize,
of course, for any offense
to the teacher,

but that... that'’s... that'’s
a love poem, don'’t you think?

No, it'’s demeaning.

He took one of our teachers,
Alice,

and paraded her naked
through the school courtyard.

It was very difficult.

Obviously, if he writes
about his teacher

using crude language,

it'’s gonna be a little shocking.

But poetry does that,
doesn'’t it?

It'’s meant to be shocking.

It'’s a beautiful poem.
It'’s wonderful.

Mr. Bloch, clearly you and I
have a very different opinion
about art.

For the life of me,
I can'’t imagine

why you would expel a kid
like that because of a poem.

Because it'’s not a love poem.
I'’m sorry.

You can call anything
a love poem these days,
but that'’s not a love poem.

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

And we truly mourn with you.

It'’s a terrible loss.
And now we have to go.

The bell has rung,
and we have a staff meeting.

Look, I don'’t want you
to miss your staff meeting.

I... I... I just wanna
tell you what happened

after you expelled him.

He started dealing drugs.

Yes.

Allen bought a big load of weed
with a friend of his

and intended to sell it.

And from my point of view...

[SIGHS] I don'’t know...

Excuse me,
but we really must go.

I think you need to consider
reinstating him to the school.

Reinstate him,
give him his diploma.

I think you'’ve gotta add
his photo

to the graduation class picture
out there.

I mean, it'’s the least
that you can do to correct this.

Okay, listen, Daniel. Let
us see what we can do about it,
all right?

And I promise
I'’ll get back to you.

Now, we really have to get
to our meeting.

Stay if you wish.

[PLAYERS SHOUTING]

Come on, guys. I'’m here.

Yes!

- Nice switch!
- Whoa!

Shoot!

- Get to him!
- Nice switch.

Whoa!

Get it!

[PLAYERS SHOUTING]

Are you Allen'’s dad?

Yes. Why?

I heard that Allen'’s dad
was here at school.

- And who are you?
- But Allen'’s dad is dead.
He drowned.

What do you mean, he drowned?

He was a piano player
who drowned.

Well, I was a pianist, so...

I'’m Lillian.
I was his girlfriend.

- Nice to meet you.
- You too.

How old are you?
You look really young.

- I'’m 16.
- 16? Ah.

So there was a three-year
difference between you two.

That'’s a lot at your age,
isn'’t it?

No. He even lived with us.

What do you mean?
He didn'’t live at home?

No, he lived with us.
He shared a room with my granny.

Oh. Why didn'’t he live at home?

Because he fought with them
all the time.

His mom and Robert.

So he didn'’t sleep
at his own home at all?

No. He slept at ours.

With his mouth open, like this.

- Like he was dead.
- [LAUGHS]

That'’s how he slept.

And your parents? Did they
like him? Did... How did it go?

Well, my dad was in prison
most of the time,

and my mom spoiled him rotten
with food, and I was his woman.

What guy wouldn'’t want that?

You'’re right.

Allen is the love of my life.

I'’ll never love anyone
like that ever again.

You'’re very young.

There'’ll be plenty of other
big loves, I promise you.

Never.

And he didn'’t even love me.

He was in love with Alice,
his teacher.

Alice from the poem?

Yeah.

What did you mean when you said
he was in love with her?

Was, uh, something
going on between them?

No, no.

But he thought she was the most
beautiful woman in the world,

and he talked about her
all the time,

and followed her around, and...

After he died,
I found a notebook

filled with poems
that he wrote about her.

But she didn'’t want him,
so he always came back to me.

Do you think that I could see
that notebook? I'’d like to.

Sure, of course.

Hey, Rachel. I'’m spending
another night here at the hotel.

I'’m meeting Allen'’s friends.

But I'’m waiting
to hear from you.

So, let me know
what'’s going on, okay?

Hope you'’re feeling better. Bye.

This is where it happened.
The accident.

[CHUCKLES]

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

Alice?

Yes?

- Hi.
- Hi.

I'’m Daniel. Allen'’s father.

Oh. Hi.

Yeah, Principal Thomas
told me you came by to see him.

He said you wanted
Allen'’s picture added
to his graduation photo.

Oh.

I think you'’re absolutely right.
You know, he'’s doing it.

- He'’s gonna add it.
- Really?

- Yeah.
-Oh, that'’s great.

That makes me very happy.

And I'’m glad to meet you.

Really glad to meet you too.

Yeah, well, I feel
I know you really well.

I was up all night reading that.

All the poems and thoughts
Allen had about you.

The whole notebook is about you.

Wonderful stuff in there.

- He wrote so beautifully.
- Yes, he did.

Uh, I know
all about the notebook.
We talked about it a lot.

Obviously, it wasn'’t something
that could be acted on, uh,

given the age difference and
the fact that I was his teacher.

That was clear.

Well, he never stopped
praising you.

Oh, you know,
when you'’re in love,
you tend to exaggerate things.

He also wrote that you were
the saddest woman he knows.

[LAUGHS]

It'’s funny, he loved my sadness.

And you? Did you love him?

Well, I couldn'’t return his love
the way he wanted,

but he knew
I was very fond of him.

- Do you think he suffered?
- Oh, no, no. I...

In fact, I think
he kind of enjoyed it a bit.

Really?

Well, I hope so.

- Well, it was lovely
to meet you.
- Yeah.

- Sorry for your loss.
- Alice, um...

I'’m actually on my way
to the cemetery right now,

and, uh, I know
this is a big ask,

but I have so many questions
about Allen, you know.

It'’d be really great
if you could join me.

I mean, we could just continue
talking about him.

It would be really terrific.

That'’s a really
wonderful thought, and...
and thank you for inviting me.

Unfortunately, I...
I can'’t today. I have to go
to an event. Um...

But I'’ll promise I'’ll go visit
his grave in the next few days.

Yeah, well,
I think that'’s probably
what he would want the most.

Of course,
and I'’ll definitely do it.

Well, how about
in a couple of hours,

we... after your event, we go?

Alice, I really didn'’t do
anything for him as a father,

so if I have the choice
to be able to do

something for him now
that would make him happy, I...

And I just promised you
that I would go see him
in the next couple of days.

You did that.
It'’s because of you.

All right.

All right.

Alice? I'’m sorry. I'’m sorry.

I don'’t wanna be rude. I just...
[SIGHS]

There'’s something
that keeps bothering me,
and I wanna ask you about it.

Allen was basically an...
an okay kid,

he didn'’t have any major
mental issues or anything,

and I'’m asking myself,

how does he fall so in love
with you so one-sidedly?

I mean, did he
misinterpret something?

Or maybe subconsciously you did
something to encourage him?

I did not encourage it,
consciously or subconsciously.
All right?

And I really have to go now.
Goodbye.

[SIGHS]

[SIGHS]

Hey. You have a trowel that
I could borrow for a minute?

Uh...

- Pleasure.
- Great, thanks.

She'’s very beautiful.

Thank you.

Daniel.

- Jacob. It'’s a pleasure.
- Yeah.

- Your daughter?
- Yes. She really was
quite beautiful.

People couldn'’t
take their eyes off her.
Just like you right now.

[CHUCKLES]

- A redhead.
- A redhead
with not one freckle.

She was an angel.

Everywhere she went,

she was the most beautiful
creature in the room,

and I was the proudest father.

But I was afraid.
I was always afraid.

-Afraid of what?
-Well, she wasn'’t only
the best student in the class.

She was a talented violinist.
From the time she was seven,
she was perfect.

And I was terrified.
So I put her down.

I made up negative things
to say to people about her,

'’cause people,
their envy, their resentfulness,

the evil eye,
I knew it would come one day.

- I was waiting for it.
- And what? What, she get sick?

Suddenly,
apparently for no reason,

at the age of 12,
our daughter became sad.

At first my wife and I
thought it was hormones,

or maybe someone had hurt her,
but no.

All that beauty,
all that intelligence,

it was all wrapped up
in this endless sadness

as if something inside her
had died.

She never smiled anymore.

Then her 18th birthday,
she, uh...

We were away.

I'’m... not mad at her.
I'’m not angry.

She just couldn'’t take it
any longer.

Terrible.

Allen, my son...

Nineteen years old.
He was a pianist.

Died in a car accident.

I'’m so sorry.

So, you and your wife,
you come here all the time?

It looks so nice. Look at this.

No, it'’s just me. My... My wife
Sonia doesn'’t wanna come.

She, uh...
She just keeps going on
as if Elizabeth is still alive.

It'’s... It'’s awful.

A real beauty.

You know, you got a...
a little water damage

coming in the corner over here.

You might wanna seal that up.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

- Nice meeting you.
- You too.

SHIRLEY: Hello, Mr. Bloch.
I'’ve canceled all your meetings

for the next two days,
as you requested.

Ernest Friar from OCL
may give you a call.
He seems anxious to talk.

You still have that meeting
with the municipality

over the zoning bylaw change
on the books for next week.

It might be hard to push.
I'’ll try to switch it
to a Zoom call.

Have a good night, Mr. Bloch.

MAN ON TV:
It'’s all about the trends,

and the Fed wants to see
a downtrend that'’s convincing.

[PUPILS CHATTERING]

- Bonjour.
- PUPILS: Bonjour.

Alors...

[CHUCKLES]

What'’s this? What'’s going on?

I'’d like to sit in
on your class, if that'’s okay.

I'’m afraid
that'’s not gonna be possible.

The principal gave me
his permission.

Permission? For what exactly?

Uh, to be here.
To be here in the classroom
where Allen studied.

I understand
this is the classroom.

Yes.

All right. Very well.

I'’d also like to be in his
chair, if that'’s possible.

Sure. Um, all right, you would
have to move over there, then.

Anna, would you please make
space for Mr. Bloch, please?

Thank you.

Let me just explain to the class
what'’s going on.

Yes, sure.

So, Mr. Bloch, Daniel,
um, is Allen Hilu'’s dad.

A terrific student
who studied here last year, um,

and, uh, who died,
unfortunately,

in a car crash last month.

I'’m sure you'’ve heard about it.

- Yeah.
- I'’m not sure,

but I think Allen once told me

that his real father was dead.

I was his neighbor.

I know his stepfather too.
Robert.

Yes, um, I believe Allen didn'’t
know his father was alive.

His mother never told him,
and I believe Daniel didn'’t know
about Allen either.

PUPIL: Why didn'’t she tell him?

Uh, well, every family

deals with situations
in different ways,

and we have to respect...

- Excuse me. May I?
- Sure.

Allen'’s mother didn'’t tell me
she was pregnant with Allen

because she knew
I wouldn'’t want the child.

She knew me very well.

Sorry to say,
she was right. Uh...

But I wanna tell you something
now that'’s a little...

um... a little difficult.

From my earliest memory,
my father beat me.

Terrible beatings till I was 17.

And when I became an adult,
every time I thought about
having children, I got scared.

I was scared that maybe
I would beat them
like my father beat me.

And that fear made me not wanna
bring kids into the world.

And that'’s why
Allen'’s mother didn'’t tell me
that she was pregnant

and didn'’t tell Allen about me.

So you never had kids?

Uh, I think we need to respect
Daniel'’s privacy...

It'’s all right, Alice.
I... I brought it up.

No, I don'’t have any kids.
No. Except Allen, of course.

How'’d he beat you?
What'’d he use?

Everything.

Mostly a belt.

Sometimes his bare fists.

Uh, sometimes a stick.
Kicking, too.

- He liked to mix it up.
- [PUPILS LAUGH]

And what did you do?

Well, I just, you know,

put my hands up like this
to protect my head.

Do you still talk to him?

Yeah, well,
I don'’t really talk to him.

He'’s in a nursing home now.

He doesn'’t speak.
His memory'’s pretty gone now.

So I just go there
and sit next to him.

- Do you love him?
- All right,
that'’s enough for now.

DANIEL: No.

I don'’t think I do.

Daniel.

Hey.

I wanted to thank you.

And I also wanted to apologize.

I wanted to apologize as well.

Weren'’t you supposed
to go back home already?

Yeah, but Rachel,
Allen'’s mother, is getting
out of the hospital tonight.

So I'’ll go visit her
and leave tomorrow.

Right.

Well, look, um, I still can'’t go
to the cemetery with you today,

but, if you'’d like, maybe
we could have coffee nearby?

- Sure, yeah.
- Okay.

- My father died a year ago.
- Mmm.

So, I'’m sorry. It might have
been too much for me.

I'’m sorry. I had no idea.
No, I... I didn'’t mean
to pressure you.

No, that'’s all right.

You know, Allen was actually
wonderful about it.

A few days after it happened,
he got the whole class

to write me condolence letters,
and he brought me
a stack at night.

Very loving. Very comforting.

He saw me crying one time,
and, uh, he immediately
came over to hug me.

It was a mistake, way too close
between a teacher and a student,

but I couldn'’t help it.

Mmm. And it helped?

It did, yeah. I probably
needed a hug, but still...

A student can get confused.

Yes, yes.

A teacher? Maybe, a little?

[LAUGHS]

No, I don'’t think so.

But I do see genetics
at work here.

You two are very much alike.

You'’re tenacious.
You don'’t give up easy.

[CHUCKLES]

But the dumbest mistake
I made with Allen

is that I agreed
to go see his band play.

This is it.

[WHISPERING] Shh.
There'’s someone in the corner.

So, this is the stage
where they played,

and, um, Allen was at the piano
in the corner there.

Yeah?

My table was right there,
by the column.

- Many people?
- It was packed.

Yeah? Great, great.

Allen wouldn'’t stop
staring at me.

Well, he was obviously
very excited, having you here
in the audience.

Yes, but it was too much.

He wouldn'’t take his eyes
off of me.

People in the audience
were starting to notice.

When it was over,
he came up to me and...
he asked me to kiss him.

He was basically
begging me to kiss him.

Did you?

No, I didn'’t.

Excuse me. Can I help you?

So sorry. We were, uh... We were
just looking at something.

We'’re leaving.

Right, here we are.

This is where I live.

On the second floor.

It really was a pleasure.

Yeah, for me too.
I had a really nice time.

You know, Allen used to sit
on that bench and watch me.

Watch the building.

He would sit there
for hours sometimes.

Alice, you are charming,
and you'’re special,

and everything Allen said about
you, I embrace wholeheartedly.

Well, thank you.

You mind if I sit on the bench
for a while?

[LAUGHS]
You'’re kidding, right?

No, not at all, no.

Okay.

Be my guest.

Goodbye.

Good night.

[SIGHS]

[PIANO MUSIC PLAYS]

Allen?

Dad.

You played beautifully.

- You think so?
- Absolutely.

[DANIEL SIGHS]

So, did you meet her?

Yes, I did.

She said the most
wonderful things about you.

She wouldn'’t stop
talking about you.

So, you think
she really likes me?

I have no doubt that if
circumstances were different,

she would wanna be with you
more than anything
in the whole world.

I'’m well aware
of the circumstances.

But, Allen, my son,
my sweet, sweet boy,

you can do something about this.

You can meet someone else.

You know, there'’s so many,
so many girls,

wonderful girls,
beautiful girls out there.

Dark-haired girls, blondes.

Even terrific redheads
with no freckles.

[ALICE MOANS]

- It'’s starting.
- [ALICE MOANS]

- Come on.
- [ALICE MOANS]

[MOANING CONTINUES]

[MOANING CONTINUES]

- [ALLEN MOANS]
- [ALICE MOANS]

- [ALLEN MOANS]
- [ALICE MOANS]

[MOANING CONTINUES]

It'’s okay. You can do it too.

No, I'’m good. I'’m good.

[MOANING CONTINUES]

[DANIEL MOANS]

[MOANING INTENSIFIES]

[PHONE RINGS]

[SIGHS]

Hi, Rachel. How are you?

- Robert?
- Daniel.

- A pleasure to meet you.
- Thank you.

- Yes, come on in.
- Thank you.

- Of course. Um, have a seat.
- Yeah.

- Rachel will be here
in a second.
- Ah, good.

[ROBERT SIGHS]

- Hi.
- Hey.

Hi, Daniel.

- How are you feeling?
- I'’m okay.

So sorry that it all happened
this way.

I had an inflammation like this
when I was 16,
but nothing since.

You know what? I will, uh,
get us something to drink, hmm?

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

I'’m very glad I came here.

- Oh.
- Very.

- You got around a little bit.
- Yeah.

I went to the club
where he played.

I met Mikey and Lillian.

I read the notebook
that he kept.

- Hmm.
- Poems and letters
that he wrote.

Rachel, he was
a fantastic writer.

I... I know I'’m... I'’m biased,
I guess, but he...

I think he was a real artist.

You'’re slowly discovering
how amazing he was.

Yeah.

And I also met his teacher,
Alice, you know,
who was wonderful.

- Where did you meet her?
- Oh, at school.
I met her at school.

Yeah. She'’s the one who showed
me the club where he played.

I also saw the spot
where the accident happened.

You okay?

Ah, Daniel. You meant well.

But, um, it'’s not...

She'’s... She'’s a curse,
this woman.

She destroyed his life.

In a few years, he could have
met a girl his age

or even a bit younger.

He would have
married her, and...

I would have been so proud,

making the rounds
with the guests at the wedding.

I already planned on asking
everyone to dress in white.

Instead, I buried him.

I'’m so sorry.

And I'’m such a fool.

He came to me in a dream.

He always comes to me in dreams.

And he asked me
to put her photo by his grave.

Like an idiot,
I went to the cemetery,

and I dug a hole,
and I put a photo by his grave.

Here you go.

What'’s this?

A police summons.

She filed a complaint
against him.

That wonderful teacher of his.

- Alice?
- Yeah.

I don'’t believe it.

He sat on the bench
by her apartment building,

and wouldn'’t leave.

He just sat there,

and for the last two weeks
of his life,

he had lost his mind.

He found out she was having
an affair with the principal,

and that drove him
absolutely mad.

Which principal? Thomas?

Yeah.

I can'’t believe that.

That'’s what happened.

What was she doing with
the principal? He'’s so slick.

So she likes slick men.

What does it matter now, Daniel?

I can'’t believe it. I just...

Why would she go to the police
over something like that?

Doesn'’t matter anymore, Daniel.

I know that you also spoke
with the school principal.

Yeah. And you... you demanded...
That was very nice.

But that'’s not how we do things
around here.

In any case,
I wanna thank you for coming.

But, please, if you just go back
to your life in New York,

and I will invite you
to every memorial service

that we will have in the future.

Sure.

Yeah, I'’ll fly back today.

Thank you, Daniel.
Thank you for coming.
Thank you for everything.

[KNOCKING]

Daniel. What are you doing here?

May I?

Sure.

Please.

Can you please
explain this to me?

What is this?

Rachel received it this morning.

Daniel, at some point, I didn'’t
really have another option,

so I filed a complaint.

So why didn'’t you
tell me about it?

Because... I don'’t know.

You and I walked around
half the day yesterday.

Why didn'’t you tell me?

How could
a thing like this happen?

You file a... a complaint
against Allen. Why?

I couldn'’t take it
anymore, Daniel.
He wouldn'’t leave me alone.

- I couldn'’t take it.
- Okay.

But why do you bring
the police into it?
That'’s what I don'’t understand.

He was your student. What kind
of a teacher does that?

Calls the cops on a student
who loves her?

One night you go
and you listen to his music.

The next day,
you make a complaint
to the police about him.

I told you it was a mistake
to go to his show.

Whose mistake? Yours.

This is a kid
who'’s writing you poetry.

He'’s arranging condolence
letters from the class.

He gives you hugs
to make you feel better.

This is the most innocent,
childlike love there is.

- And what do you do?
You call the cops on him.
- I couldn'’t take it anymore.

He sat on that bench
all day and all night.

So what? Is that reason enough
to go to the police?

It was the same day
as the accident.

The cops show up, he takes off,
and he has the accident.

- I didn'’t know what else to do.
- You betrayed him.
You betrayed him.

It was your fault that he ran
from the cops and he got killed.

- It'’s insane.
- You'’re insane!

It was abuse. He was torturing
me. He wouldn'’t leave me alone.

He followed me everywhere
I went. He threatened me.

He said if I was seeing someone
else, he would harm them.

He called me all the time
to see where I was.

He was ruining my life.

I didn'’t know what else to do.

I couldn'’t stand
the sight of him anymore.

I couldn'’t stand him.

I'’m sorry.

Excuse me. Can we...
Can we turn around?

I'’d like to go to the Gates
of Heaven Cemetery, please.

DRIVER: Sir, if we do that,
you'’ll be late.

Uh, it'’s all right.
I can be a little late.

[SIGHS]

Enough already.

You gotta forget about her.
Enough.

Daniel. Would you care
to join me?

Today'’s Elizabeth'’s birthday,
and I brought some wine.

- Yeah, sure, of course.
- Good.

Yeah. Oh, and I had it framed,
as you suggested.

It'’s waterproof,
snow-proof, everything.

That'’s perfect.

You know, I'’m on my way
back to New York.

- Really?
- Yeah.

Oh.

There you go.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Look at her. If Allen
had met Elizabeth, he would have
fallen in love with her.

She'’s so right for him.
The whole course of his life
would have changed.

Maybe everything would have
turned out differently. Yeah.

Sometimes I think about
what could have happened

if Elizabeth had met someone
and fallen in love.

I'’m sure
they would have fallen in love.

And her depression
wouldn'’t have bothered him.

No. He would have
made her laugh.

He would have given himself
completely to her.

He would have been
crazy about her.
He would have written her poems.

He would have...
He would have been all over her.

- He was very,
very sensual, Allen.
- Oh, please.

No, no, I'’m...
I'’m talking about them being
together as a couple, you know.

Even if she didn'’t completely
give up the sadness.

Being in love
makes everything bearable.

Even sadness.

Maybe they'’ll meet each other.

They'’re here, right? I mean,
they haven'’t gone anywhere.

Just wandering around.

It'’s funny, in this horrible
year of death and pain,

Sonia, my wife, um,

we have these neighbors who are
Chinese, they'’re Daoists.

And they told her
that they have a tradition

that when
one of the young women dies,

they make sure to marry her off
to a young man that'’s also died.

They believe that such a wedding
would get them to meet,

and maybe they would live
together, wherever they are.

Sonia, she decided she wanted
to marry off Elizabeth

so she could be with someone.

So I found myself
going along with her

to all sorts of Chinese families

who had also lost
their young men

so we could find a match
for Elizabeth.

It was, uh...
It was a nightmare.

Your wife, the most rational,
wonderful person in the world

suddenly goes mad
before your very eyes.

So they actually made a match,
at a... at a real wedding?

- Yes.
- Crowd? Everything?

Yeah, the whole thing.

What happened? Did you do it?

No, no. Luckily, she grew tired
of it and gave up.

You know, it'’s actually
not such a bad idea.

- What isn'’t?
- This wedding thing.

It'’s charming. It'’s...

I mean, even... even if it'’s
Allen and Elizabeth doing it.

- Are you joking?
- What do we have to lose?

These are the...
These are the people we love.

Wouldn'’t we want to spend
special time with them?

We'’d have a party.
We'’d... We'’d invite people.

We'’d... We'’d...
We'’d ask them to wear white.

We'’d tell silly stories
about their childhood.
We'’d read poems.

I mean, it'’s crazy, I know,
but it'’s very charming.

- Come on.
- No, really. Jacob,
it'’s... it'’s...

Look, if we...

If they were alive, we'’d give...

we'’d give them
each other'’s phone numbers,
and that would be it.

But they'’re not alive, so we
have to do something meaningful.

That'’s what this wedding would
do. It would make it meaningful.

I mean, that'’s how we understand
it. Is that stupid?

- Yes.
- All right, maybe it'’s just...

it'’s just getting them
to see each other.

Give them direction.
A little party.

Well, either way,
it'’s no longer relevant.

I mean, Sonia'’s moved on
from the idea.

Well, Rachel would like it.

That'’s... That'’s Allen'’s mom.

[LAUGHS]

What?

[LAUGHS]

I was sure
that you were gonna love this.

- It'’s so crazy. I'’m so sorry.
- No.

Well, obviously
it'’s kind of out there.

[LAUGHS]

Rachel, you know me.
I'’m... I'’m not some flighty guy.

I'’m not even a spiritual person.

It'’s so out there.
It'’s... It'’s so crazy.

- I don'’t even know what to say.
- Something small, okay?

Something like
an intimate party.
Not an over-the-top wedding.

To tell you the truth, Daniel,
I don'’t really understand
what'’s come over you.

[SIGHS]
I don'’t either.

A couple of weeks ago,
I didn'’t even know I had a son.

And now, thanks to you...

Rachel...

I know this sounds
completely crazy,

but this girl, Elizabeth,
she is beautiful.

- [CHUCKLES]
- She'’s a redhead,
with the palest skin.

She'’s... She'’s the type that
Allen could have fallen for.

And, oh, and she also
was suffering from depression
from the age of 12.

At 18, she committed suicide.
She couldn'’t take it anymore.

But he liked depressed women,
right?

[CHUCKLES]
Yeah. I guess, yeah.

We have to help him
forget this teacher of his.

- Allen is dead, Daniel.
- So is Elizabeth.

They'’re both
in the same place now.
They just need a little push.

He'’s stuck with that Alice.

I'’m sorry. Stop it. I'’ve had
enough of your nonsense.

Really, I'’m sorry,
I'’ve had enough.

Well, burying her photograph
next to his grave
is not nonsense?

He asked me to.

- I dug it up, by the way.
- You dug up the photograph?

- Yeah.
- Why?

Because it'’s enough.
Enough of that teacher.

You'’re out of your mind, Daniel.

[PLAYS MELODY]

[HIGHER MELODY PLAYING]

[BOTH PLAYING MELODY]

Sorry. Excu... Excuse me, sir.

Sir, sir, excuse...

Sir, it'’s against
the hotel'’s policy
to play music late at night.

- Sorry.
- I'’m sorry. Yeah.

Thanks.

Thanks for doing this.

Daniel, I just wanna
make it clear again.

We'’re not talking
about a wedding,

or any of that insanity
of yours, right?

Mm-mm.

We'’re just going to meet
a nice couple

and talk a little
about our children.

- And that'’s it.
- That'’s exactly right.

Yes.

[SONIA LAUGHS]

- You ready?
- Yeah.

- SONIA: Hi there.
- Daniel.

- Hi.
- DANIEL: This is Rachel.

- Hi, Rachel. Jacob.
- Hi, Rachel.

- Hi, I'’m Sonia.
- Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you. Hi.
- Hi, Sonia.

- I'’ve heard so much about you.
- DANIEL: Great house.
So much light.

- SONIA: Thank you.
- Sonia designed it.

- Very beautiful.
- [CHUCKLES] Thank you.

Right this way.

JACOB: Oh, 20,000 calories.

- I can feel it right now
on my thighs.
- [ALL LAUGH]

RACHEL: Thank you.

Turkish delight.
Look at that. Love it.

That one right there, my mother
made exactly the same one.

- JACOB: Really?
- Yeah.

[SONIA LAUGHS]
Please, try some.

I will, yeah. Mmm.

SONIA: What do you think?

Mmm. Yeah, I love it.

- Great.
- They'’re so delicate.

Is that what you do
for a living?

Do you import Turkish delight
or something?

[BOTH LAUGH]

No, no, no, no, not at all.

It'’s the only sweet
Elizabeth likes.

Did Allen like Turkish delight?

I was just wondering about that.

Um, I don'’t remember.

[CHUCKLES]
Suddenly it makes me sad

to think that perhaps
he never even tried it.

I hope he did.

A couple of nice things
happened to us today.

Jacob finally found a recording
we'’ve been looking for
for a long time.

It'’s Mozart'’s Violin Sonata
Number 21 in E Minor
Elizabeth had played.

It'’s what we'’re listening to
right now.

[VIOLIN SONATA PLAYING]

- That'’s her playing?
- JACOB: That'’s right.

[VIOLIN SONATA CONTINUES
PLAYING]

It'’s lovely.

- Thank you.
- Yeah.

I brought a piece
that Allen played as well.

- JACOB: Oh.
- Yeah, we can listen to it
right after.

- SONIA: Sure.
- JACOB: Sure.

It'’s beautiful. Mmm.

Oh, the other nice thing.
Grab the photograph.

- Oh.
- Oh, it'’s really exciting.

[SIGHS]
Take a look.

- Oh, unbelievable.
- Mmm.

- Hamilton Bulldogs.
Look at this.
- Yeah.

It was Allen'’s team.

Well, she was a goalie
for the Bulldogs girls'’ team.

It'’s a photo
of this year'’s team,

and they photoshopped
her picture right in there.

That'’s her. I can'’t believe it.

Why? Did Allen also play
for the Bulldogs?

No, I wish he did, but, um...

No, he couldn'’t play,
but he... he was a huge fan.

Why couldn'’t he play?

He had a little problem
with his leg.

What kind of problem?

Well, one leg was an inch and a
half shorter than the other one.

He didn'’t limp or anything.
He had...

One of his shoes had a slight
lift in the heel. Yeah.

So it wasn'’t noticeable. No.

But playing hockey,
that was a problem,

so he became this great fan.

Went to all the games.

Sometimes he even went
to the away games.

So it'’s kind of amazing
Elizabeth was
on the girls'’ team.

I can imagine them
going together to the games,

and how perfect
that would have been.

I took her to some of the games.
She was...

She was so happy
when someone scored a goal.

If you think about it,
they went to the same games,

cheered for the same goals
at exactly the same time.

That'’s right.

Uh... I'’d like
to say something. Um...

Yeah, I'’m a little
uncomfortable, and, um,

it'’s important for me to...
to speak up,

even though
it'’s something trivial,

and I realize that I...
I might sound backwards,

but this, uh...
this matter of his...

what you said about his short
leg and the... the limp...

I know it'’s silly of me,
but I have a, uh...

I have a slight problem
with that.

It'’s not that there'’s
anything that can be done
about it, but...

- I beg your pardon?
- Yeah, I...
I said there was no limp.

- No... No limp.
- Right.

But this is the first
I'’ve heard of it.

And as foolish and insignificant
as it sounds,

it'’s disturbing,
it took me by surprise.

Are you crazy?
What are you talking about?

[CHUCKLES] You'’ve got a problem
with something?

- I didn'’t want for this to...
- What are you even
talking about?

Your daughter was a depressive.

She was a depressed girl
who was probably turning into
a depressed woman.

Have you any idea
what it means to be
a clinically depressed woman?

I can tell you a lot about it.

All right, I'’ve had enough
of this nonsense.

Rachel,
she didn'’t mean anything...

Thank you very much.
It was a pleasure.

I don'’t want my son
to be with a depressive anyway,

so you go find someone else
for her.

No, Rachel, that'’s not what she
meant. You have to understand.

- Rachel!
- [DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

I'’m sorry.
I'’ll talk to you later.

I understand that was annoying.
I was annoyed too.

Just drop it.
Just drop it, will you?

Leave me alone.

Why are you talking to me
like that?

I'’m sick of this farce already.

What a disgusting woman.
Disgusting. I'’m such a fool.

Even if she'’s disgusting,
what does it matter?

You gonna be
her best friend? No.

No, you'’ll meet '’em
once, twice maybe, that'’s it.

Who does she think she is
to talk about Allen this way?

I mean, who is she?
Disgusting woman.

With a disgusting,
depressed daughter.

Elizabeth is amazing.
I could tell you liked her.

I saw the way you were looking
at her photograph.

He could have had a thousand
like her if he wanted.

Why ruin everything?
Why do you do that?

There'’s a way of talking things
through, and you get...

- Don'’t you understand that?
- You'’re just a kiss-ass.

Some things are irreversible.
Why burn bridges?

You sat there
with your mouth shut.

And then you even apologized.

"There was a limp,
but you couldn'’t see the limp."

That was revolting.

The only thing
you can feel right now

is your own pride.

My own pride?

You piece of shit.

Yes, your pride. That'’s right.

And I'’ll tell you something.
I can understand her.

Yes, I can understand her.

Even though I am his father,

I remember the first time
that I heard

that he had a problem
with his leg,

it did something to me.

I didn'’t take it lightly.
It... It... It does something.

You have to process it.

And I'’m sure the first
that you were told about it,

it wasn'’t easy on you either.

You took it hard,
of course you did,

because it'’s...
it'’s a tough thing.

So why can'’t you understand her?

That was the first time
that she heard about it,

so she took it hard.

RACHEL: Get out of the car.

- DANIEL:
Rachel, we'’re talking...
- Get out!

- Hey.
- MAN: Hey.

Cup of coffee, please.

Yeah, certainly.

You got an address here?
I need to call a cab.

- Yeah, 190 Riverside Avenue.
- Okay.

[SIGHS]

There'’s a taxi stand,
like, 300 meters down the road.

Why didn'’t you just get her
to drop you off there?

[SIGHS] Um...

We had a little argument,
and I preferred to get out.

I'’ll get a cab
when I'’ve finished the coffee.

Yep, okay. How do you take it?
Strong, weak?

- Espresso. Strong, please.
- You got it.

This argument, uh...
something that can be resolved?

You know, have a little chat,
work it out?

Yeah, nothing major.

What was it about?
If you don'’t mind me asking.

[SIGHS]

My son'’s getting married.

And we met with the parents
of the bride.

Classic. Was it about money?

How much you'’re forking out,
how much they are?

- No, nothing like that.
- Class? A class thing?

Like maybe you'’re not sure
they'’re your kind of people?

- It'’s always a class thing.
- Something like that, yeah.

Well, how about the kids,
the bride and groom?
Are they in love?

Yeah.

Yeah, they'’re a good match, too.

Well, if they'’re in love,
it'’s all gonna sort itself out.

Yeah.

No, really, it is. Trust me.

Listen, if it does work out,

you gotta promise me that
you'’ll have the wedding here.

- Where here?
- How many guests?

It'’s a small affair,
but still...

Come with me. Come, have a look.

Come on.

[CHUCKLES]

Right this way, sir.

So, we have a deal?
You'’ll have the wedding here?

DANIEL: Let'’s hope so.

- Hey, Robert, how are you?
- I'’m fine, thank you.

- May I?
- Uh, sure,
but Rachel'’s not home.

Oh. When'’s she coming back?

I don'’t really have any idea.

I see. Uh...

We had a fight.
Did she tell you?

Yeah. Yeah, she did.

So, I wanted to come by
and apologize.

And the couple we visited
also wanna apologize.

So it'’s important for me
to tell her that.

Okay.

All right, I'’ll...
I'’ll try again later.

- All right, I'’ll see you.
Thanks.
- See you.

Daniel.

Since yesterday,
I'’ve been debating
whether I should talk with you.

I think what you'’re doing
is rather tasteless.

To me this wedding is a farce,
it'’s a joke.

But if it'’s gonna take place,
then I need to be involved.

In all of it.

I was his father. I raised him.

You can'’t just show up
and ignore me.

I mean, you talk with Rachel.
You decide with Rachel.

You visit the bride'’s parents
together. What is that about?

Listen, Robert,
I am such an idiot.

Of course you'’re his father too,

and of course you have to be
involved with all of it.

I... I'’m so sorry. I didn'’t mean
to offend you, honestly.

I... I'’m truly sorry.

All right.

Okay.

I think she'’s calmed down
a little bit herself.

You know, she told me about
her... her incident yesterday,

how she just up and left.

- Yeah, we had
a good laugh about it.
- Really?

Yeah. Yeah, I think
she'’s feeling a little foolish.

She said she was gonna
get their number from you
and call to apologize.

Excellent.

She also said that, um,

this Elizabeth
was truly special.

So, uh, I can run a red carpet
from where we came in
right up to the altar.

It just looks fantastic
when the bride and groom
make their grand entrance.

Uh, there'’s no need
for a red carpet.

Well, then, how are they gonna
make a grand entrance?

This wedding is a...
it'’s a little different.

Okay. Okay,
whatever works for you.

[ELEVATOR BELL RINGS]

- Hey, Lillian. How are you?
- Hi.

It'’s good to see you.

So, um... what is this thing
you'’re doing?

What thing?

- A wedding?
- Oh. It'’s not really a wedding.

It'’s just, uh, you know,
a little party for us parents.

You can'’t do this.

Lillian, it'’s okay.
It'’s all right.

It'’s just a little party.
Invitations have gone out.

Invitations?

How can you marry Allen off
like this? I don'’t get it.

Lillian, I'’m sorry.
It wasn'’t meant to hurt you.

He'’s my boyfriend.
He was the love of my life.

The only man
that I'’ve ever been with.

And who the fuck
is this Elizabeth, anyway?

Lillian, Elizabeth was
a wonderful young woman

who committed suicide.

This wedding,
this little ceremony,

is between two people
who aren'’t here anymore.

You'’re alive.

Just promise me, okay,
right here and now,

that you will call off
this wedding.

That'’s impossible.
People know about this.

There'’s already a venue.
There'’s a flamenco guitarist.

- We... It'’s too late.
- Call off
the flamenco guitarist.

Call off this whole stupid
fucking wedding.

You gotta call it all off.
Allen wouldn'’t want it.

Allen'’s not here anymore.

- Allen is here.
- Lillian...

His child is here.

What do you mean?

Exactly what I said.

No, what do you mean, his child?

His child.

You'’re pregnant?

Yeah.

[SIGHS]

And you wanna keep this child?

Yeah, I... I want to.

But I can'’t.

Why not?

We already made an appointment.

My... My dad would never agree.
My mom won'’t either.

If it was only up to you,
would you keep this baby?

I'’m... I'’m only 16.

That'’s true.

They say
that it would ruin my life.

And my dad would never allow it.

Let me try to talk to him.
Let me try.

- No, he won'’t agree.
- Please? Let me try.

Yeah. Okay.
I'’ll tell them that I told you.

All right, we'’ve listened to you

out of respect
for your pain and grieving.

But like we said,
we'’ve made up our minds.

We booked an appointment
for the abortion tomorrow,

and... and that'’s that,
it'’s final.

Yes, of course.

I just wanna add that...

I have no other children
besides Allen.

And Rachel'’s going through the
worst hell a person can endure.

And I'’m only just beginning
to understand something,

to... to feel something myself.

And suddenly
there'’s this chance.

Suddenly there'’s...
there'’s Allen'’s child,

and this child'’s right here.

It... It has a grandmother
and a grandfather,

and another grandmother,
and a grandfather, and a mother.

This child has a...
has a wonderful family, I think.

And for us, Rachel and I,

this is the only descendant
we will ever have.

I know, but we'’re not.

Please just promise us
you'’ll think about it.

All right.

There'’s nothing to think about.

[SIGHS]
Still, we'’re hoping.

There'’s nothing to hope for,
there'’s nothing to think about,
and that'’s that.

Enough.

I don'’t understand why
you'’re talking to us this way.

How'’s the tea? Is it good?

Yes.

Did you say thank you?

What do you mean?

Enough, Alex. Let it go.

We served it to you five minutes
ago. Did you thank us?

[SIGHS]

I don'’t remember.
I suppose I did.

No, you didn'’t.

Well, maybe you'’re right,

but that'’s just
because I'’m upset
and I wasn'’t paying attention.

That kid of yours lived
in this house for three years.

Three years,
he ate in this house.

Three years,
he slept in this house.

Did you ever say thank you?
Even once?

Did you ever thank her,
thank me?

Did you ever ask
if we needed something, maybe?

I think it was hard for me
that he chose to live with you.

It was difficult as a mother,
and that made me resentful.

And when
that sweet little boy of yours

decided to thank me
by stealing $6,000 from me,

you knew about it,
I know you did, did you call?

Did you show up
with the money here?

"He'’s my son.
I'’m taking responsibility"?

No, you didn'’t.

Because you pissed all over us.

Just like that darling little
boy of yours pissed all over us.

The boy we took in
off the street, and let him
sleep in my mom'’s room,

my mother who'’s an angel
walking this earth.

That woman spent every day in
bed reading books and vomiting.

And when that sweet little boy
of yours wanted
to fuck my daughter,

my 13-year-old daughter, 13,

he thought my mother
might suddenly wake up,

so he'’d drug her
with sleeping pills.

He put fucking sleeping pills
in her food

so he could fuck my daughter
in peace.

My wife would call me in prison,

and tell me my mother'’s asleep
all the time.

We thought it was her age,
but no.

He was simply drugging her,
that fucking asshole.

That limping dog,
that ungrateful shit,

that crippled fucking asshole,
that piece of shit...

Please, please.
Enough with the swearing.

- Shut the fuck up! Shut up!
- Alex, Alex. Your probation.

Look, they were both children.
When she was 13, he was 16.

This is youthful foolishness,
all of it.

- Shut up, I said!
- Oh!

WIFE: Hey! Alex, what are you
doing? Are you crazy?

- Shut up! Shut up!
- No, I will not shut up!

- WIFE: Stop it! That'’s enough!
- No!

He was a wonderful boy!
He wasn'’t a piece of shit!

- WIFE: You'’re out of your mind!
- He was not an asshole!

No, he was wonderful. He was
talented, and he was loved.

And he fucked your daughter
because she loved him,
and he loved her.

- Shut your fucking...
- And I envy her.
I envy all of you!

- That you were with him.
That you knew him.
- Oh, shut up.

- I'’m gonna smash
your fucking face in!
- Come on, let'’s go.

- He was loved.
- I'’m gonna press charges.

- Fuck off.
- You fuck off.

Come on.

[SIGHS]

[SNIFFS]

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

[DISTANT SIREN WAILS]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[GROANS]

I'’m sorry. I woke you.

Uh, I was waiting for daylight.

I'’ve been wandering around
all night.

I didn'’t go to the cops.

I'’ve gone crazy.
I don'’t know what to do anymore.

I can'’t stand thinking
that, uh, this baby'’s gonna die.

Oh, hi. I'’m sorry. I apologize.
I didn'’t wanna wake you up.

But I was... I was waiting
for the daylight to come up.

I couldn'’t sleep, so...

I think I'’m losing my mind.

There must be some solution
here. This just can'’t happen.

There must be something.

I'’m willing to give
everything that I have.

I own a large factory.
I... I have means.

I'’m... I'’m willing to give all
of it to Lillian and the baby.

They'’d be
a wealthy mother and child.

She'’d have nannies.
She'’d have people to help her.

And she could continue to play
with kids her own age.

I don'’t need anything
for myself. I... just wanna
see this baby grow up.

I think that helps, right?

I don'’t know what...

What else can I do?

There'’s nothing to be done.

I'’m sorry.
With all due respect
to what you'’re going through.

But this child has to live.

My child has to live too.

I'’m very sorry.
I'’m closing the door now.

- No, just a minute,
please, just...
- No, I'’m sorry. That'’s enough.

- Just...
- I'’m closing it.

DANIEL: Please, I... I...

[LOCK CLICKS]

He'’s right. She'’s still a child.

She needs to keep doing things
children do.

He did what a father'’s
supposed to do.

Allen, my son.

I don'’t know what kind of...
father I would have been,

if I'’d been any kind at all.

I don'’t know.

[SIGHS] But I do know that
I was wrong all these years.

I never would have laid
a hand on you.

Never.

[PLAYS GENTLE MELODY]

[RHYTHMIC GUITAR MUSIC PLAYS]

[RHYTHMIC GUITAR MUSIC
CONTINUES]

[MUSIC STOPS]

Where... Where'’s Daniel?

Daniel. Come.

Please? Come.

Excuse me. Sorry.

[SIGHS]

[SOBS]