INT. EARL'S HOUSE - THAT MOMENT
The DOGS go crazy barking. Phil walks away from Earl and answers
the door. Frank standing there. Phil looks a bit surprised and
fumbles a moment...They stand in doorway and speak very quietly;
PHIL
Hello. Frank. Frank TJ Mackey.
FRANK
...are you Phil...?
PHIL
Yeah. I was trying to get in touch
with you. We got disconnected.
FRANK
I got your message. That you were
trying to get me -- right?
PHIL
Yes. I didn't know how to find you.
Earl asked me, so I looked through
the address books and there was no number,
nothing --
FRANK
Is Linda here?
PHIL
She's not here, she went out.
I'm sorry. This is all just so,
I don't know what, what to do -- your
Dad asked me to try and track you down.
To get you and I did, I called the number --
Do you wanna come in?
FRANK
Yeah let's...maybe just stand.
PHIL
These Dogs'll calm down -- you just
have to come in --
He steps in the door and the dogs start to settle down a bit.
PHIL
He's in here.
FRANK
Let's just wait one minute and stay here, okay?
PHIL
Ok.
BEAT. They stand in the foyer and the dogs eventually calm down
and go away. BEAT.
FRANK
How long have you taken care of him?
PHIL
For six months. I'm the day nurse...
FRANK
Uh-huh. What's going on?
PHIL
He's...I'm sorry...so sorry...I've seen
this before, you know and you don't....
He's going very fast....Frank...um....
FRANK
Is he in pain?
PHIL
I just...he was...but I gave him,
I just had to give him a small dose of
liquid morphine. He hasn't been able to
swallow the morphine pills so we now,
I just had to go to the liquid morphine...
For the pain, you understand?
FRANK
...uh-huh...
BEAT. Silence, then:
FRANK
How long...you think?
PHIL
Um...soon tonight...I think, yes?
Tomorrow...I mean...very soon...very...
FRANK
When did he go off chemo?
PHIL
About three weeks ago.
FRANK
.....have you ever seen this..I mean,
never mind, you said --
PHIL
I work as a nurse, for a profession --
FRANK
Uh. huh.
PHIL
I'm really sorry.
FRANK
He's in here --?
PHIL
Yeah.
Phil starts to guide him, Frank holds him back.
FRANK
No, let's just wait one minute,
let's just stand here one minute or so --
BEAT. They stand. HOLD.
PHIL
I've heard your tapes on the phone.
FRANK
Oh yeah.
PHIL
When they put me on hold, to
talk to you...they play the tapes.
I mean: I'd seen the commercials
and heard about you, but I'd never heard
the tapes ....
FRANK
Uh. huh.
PHIL
It's interesting.
FRANK
Mmm.
Long pause. Then:
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