bath faucet turned on, water runs
footsteps on old creaky floor
record player clicks on
footsteps back across to bath tub
♪ jazz music begins ♪
water splashes
♪ Now won't you l isten honey while I say ♪
♪ Now won't you tell me why you're going away ♪
record skips
♪ Now won't you listen honey while I say ♪
PAUL SINGS: "Ooooh won't you listen Honey while I say,,,"
"How could you tell me that you're going away,,,"
"Don't say that we must part,,,"
"Don't break your baby's heart,"
"Oooohhh won't you listen honey while I say,,,"
*mumbles*
♪ You know I've loved you ♪
record player skips
car pulls to a stop outside
PAUL: Sings wrong verse
record skips starts over
car drives by
record skips
♪ won't you listen won't you listen while I say♪
car door closes
PAUL: (sings) "Don't say that we must part,,,"
",,,Don't break your baby's heart,,,"
♪ Don't say that we must part ♪
knock knock knock
"Oh won't you listen honey while I say,,,"
"How could you tell me,,,"
BARRY: "Mr, Taylor,"
",,,that you're going away,,,"
record skips Paul continues
knock knock knock
BARRY: "Hello!"
knock knock knock
music continues
BARRY: "Mr, Taylor,,,"
",,,Barry Gorge with, uh, 4D Liquidators,,,"
",,,we had an appointment,,,"
record player skips
"Can I help you?"
"Barry Gorge, with 4D Estate Liquidators,,,"
"We had an appointment,"
"How ya doing?"
"Right,"
"Come on in,"
"Can I get you a drink?"
"Uh,,,"
♪,,,Don't say that we must part,,,♪
loud glass drop, cap spit, pouring
♪ Don't break your baby's heart, ♪
"It's a beautiful house,,,"
",,,you mind,,,um ,,,"
record player skips
"You set a date yet?"
"For the sale,"
"No, not yet,"
"Here's a little, um,,,"
",,,step by step guide,"
"Yeah, what sells,,, what doesn't,,,"
"Ya, mind if I look around,,,"
",,,make a few notes?"
"Yeah, sure,"
birds chirp
floor creaks
"Well, you may want to get some new flowers,"
"For what?"
"uh, for the sale,"
"Ah!"
"Nice cookbooks,"
windchimes jingle
breeze whistles
"Beautiful piano,"
"Yeah,"
birds chirp
floor creaks
pages turn
"Jazz?"
"You tickle the ivories, do ya?"
birds chirp
"Not really, no,"
floor creaks
"I'm sorry for your loss Mr, Taylor,"
"Um, garage, Are you going to, have you done that yet?"
"No, Not yet,"
"No time like the present,"
"I,,,don't really go outside,"
"Is there a key?"
heavy floor creaks
wind whistles
windchimes jingle
brids chirp
wind whistles
door opens
"That's a beautiful car,"
door closes
"That part of the sale?"
"Yeah, everything goes,"
"I just might think about that for myself,"
"Ah! Basement!"
"Yeah, just let me put on some clothes,"
breeze whistles
loud cup drop
windchimes ring endlessly
pant cuffs scuff on concrete floor
low buzzing
footsteps
hollow door opens
air escapes
"It's nice,"
"These yours?"
"Yeah,"
footsteps move and shift
"These are really good,"
"Ya ever show anywhere?"
"A few places,"
"My brother got all the creative genes,,,"
",,,He's a graffic designer in Chicago,"
"Whenever I pick a font, i t's just Helvetica,"
mild laughter
"Well, the day of the sale, you plan on being here?"
"The reason I say that, is because it can be an emotional time,,,"
",,,and,,,a lot of the families will plan a vacation, or,,,"
",,,Visit family,"
"I don't have any family,,,"
",,,Like I said, I don't really leave the house,"
clock ticks
"Right,"
"Well, I guess we're done here,"
"I'll look over our schedule, so that we can find a,,,"
",,,day that works for both of us, ok?"
"Sounds good,"
♪ bouncy yet dark orchestral music begins ♪
door creaks closed
screen door slams closed
clock ticks
paper rustles
slurps
paper rustles
mouse scroll
ceiling fan blades whip
♪ music slows to a close ♪
♪ violins vibrato piano strikes ♪
♪ music returns to full ♪
paper flip
loud box drop
papers flip, fabric rustles
plastic rustles
box slide
cassette tapes clatter
plastic clicks
buttons clack
plastic clicks
clock ticks
♪ music fades to a close ♪
glass squeeks
heavy breath
♪ somber music begins ♪
clock ticks
mild buzz
♪ dramatic bass ♪
♪ strings plucked ♪
clock ticks increase
buzz increases
only buzz and clock ticks remain
cell phone ring
BEN (on phone) "Gaston Crisis Line, this is Ben,,,"
",,,are you there?"
knock knock knock
"Alright, I'm here to help,,,"
"So at any time you can just start -
- talking, and I'll shup up and listen,"
"Alright?"
"It's ok just to listen if you want,"
knock knock knock
"Just stay with me alright?"
"Like I said, my name is Ben,,,"
"I've been exactly where you are,,,"
",,,doing the last thing I thought I'd ever do,,,"
",,,be on the other end of the line from a counselor,"
"Now the most important thing to remember,,,"
",,,is that you're a radial thinker,"
"Most people are linear thinkers,,,"
"They follow standard lines of logic,,,"
"You Paul,,,"
",,,do not,"
knock knock knock
"Which is why most people don't understand you,"
"Including Iris,"
"Sure, she loved you,,,"
"But she didn't understand you,"
"It's not here fault thought, it's yours,"
"You never gave her a chance,"
"If I were to guess,,,"
"I would say you were a crying little nancy-boy,,,"
",,,when you were a kid,"
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
"You were the kind that would cry,,,"
",,,and scream when you didn't get your way,"
"Hell, you probably faked getting high at school,"
floor creaks
unusually loud and long door creak
"And then, you discovered art,"
"And your whole world was open to you,"
massive door slam
body fall
heavy breathing
"Paul?"
heavy breathing
"Paul!"
"Can you hear me?!"
"Paul I want you to listen to me, are you listening Paul?!"
",,,yeah,,,"
"You're a fucking pussy Paul,"
phone voice slows distorts
"You let her walk all over you,"
"She cheated on you,"
"You weak son of a bitch,"
more distortion
"She fucked another man,"
"Beacause you,,,"
",,,are a pathetic,,,"
",,,piece,,,"
",,,of shit,,,"
heavy breathing
jazz music swells in background
"Paul!"
"Don't do anything' cra - "
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
DAVE: "Finally!"
"Geez,,,Paul,,,"
"It's uh,,,"
"It's 220,50,"
"Yeah, hold on,"
heavy footsteps fade
groceries crash
heavy footsteps grow louder
"Thanks,"
"See ya next week?"
"Hey,,,"
"Can,,,"
",,,you,,,"
",,,deliver,,,"
"flowers?"
"Yeah,"
"What-whatever- whatever you're willing to pay for,"
screendoor creaks loudly
slams
bouncy, dark music returns
clock bangs music stops
fan blades whip
mouse clicks
mouse scrolls
mouse click
banging
tape player clicks
tape player runs
tape player clicks off
clatter
tape player runs again
tape player fades out
clatter
tape player clicked on
ugly white noise
IRIS: (tape player) I'm playing this new game at work,,,"
",,,on my breaks,,,"
"Where, you have to get your guy into a time warp,,,"
"By using TNT to blow up the cubes,"
"Which are,,, they're like walls,"
"It's really adicting,"
PAUL: (tape player) "Cool,"
IRIS: "Do you ever think about time warps?"
PAUL: "Like time travel?"
IRIS: "Yes! Exactly like time travel!"
PAUL: "All the time,"
IRIS: "I'd go back and fight dinosaurs,,,"
",,,with a magic stick,"
PAUL: "Like a magic wand?"
IRIS: No! No, just a stick, with magic powers,"
"Because dinosaurs are evil,"
PAUL: "What makes them so evil?"
IRIS: They have big teeth!"
laughter
IRIS: "What would you do if you had a time machine?
PAUL: "Uh,,,like in your game or in real life?"
IRIS: (low and dark) "How can you tell the difference?!"
crazed maniacal laughter
tape player clicks off
tape player clicks fast forwards clicks off
clicks on
white noise
IRIS: (tape player) "Well, you did have two left feet,"
"It's cute,,,"
"It's one of the reasons I fell in love with you,"
click
fast forward
click
PAUL: (tape player) " - sold half the fucking paintings,,,"
"You could literally quit your - "
click
IRIS: (tape player) "I did substitute the four bottles of wine,,,"
pouring sound
"For something a little more efficient,"
PAUL: (laughing) "I can not think of one good reason why I fell in love with you,"
click
fast forward
click
IRIS: (tape player) "Well, I've heard, I've heard a theory,,,"
",,,That some people think that part of,,,"
",,,The 27 club is,,,"
",,,has something to do with your satur returns,,,"
laughter
",,,do you know what that is,,,?"
PAUL: (tape player) "Like the car?"
IRIS: (laughs) "No,,,babe - "
click
white noise
IRIS: (tape player) "Did you like that?"
"That was me being you,"
PAUL: "Oh,,,"
IRIS: "Silent,"
"Quiet,"
"Not saying much,"
"You know, not letting anyone in on,,,"
",,,on, what's going on in there,,,"
",,,just kinda,,, you know,,,"
snickering
",,,being mysterious - "
click
IRIS: " - who are playing them, they're not just mainstream,,,"
",,,and,,,it's not in mainstream music,,,"
",,,and it's sad,,, and don't get me wrong,,,"
",,,I love guitar and drums and all of that,,,"
",,,I just,,,I think,,, we're short sighted,"
PAUL: "You know what you don't heard enough of,,,"
",,,anymore,,,pleople playing the spoons,"
Iris laughs
IRIS: "Knock it off,,,"
Paul laughs
IRIS: "The washboard?"
laughter
PAUL: "We could, like have our own band,"
"This would be amazing,"
laughter
IRIS: "Only if I get to sing,"
click
fast forward
click
banjo music begins
waves roll into shore
waves crest and splash
click
heavy sigh
knock knock knock
"Paul?"
"Hey Paul?"
"It's Gary,,,"
",,,Gary Wilson,,,"
birds chirp
gate clanks open
"Hey Paul,,,"
heavy boot steps
floor creaks and pops
"Hey Paul?"
"Oooff,"
"Hey,"
"Hey,,,"
"Wanna drink?"
bottle opens
liquid poured
"Hey, I just wanted to come by,,,"
",,,and tell you that I'm sorry,,,"
glass clank
",,,I've been thinking a lot about it recently and,,,"
",,,and I know that I could of thought about it,,,"
",,,earlier, but I,,, I didn't,,,"
",,,and, uh,,,"
",,,I just really wanted to say I'm sorry, and,,,"
",,,and see if you're ok,,,"
",,,are you ok?"
"How well do you remember things?"
"I don't follow,"
"You have a good memory or a bad memory?"
"Look, I know it's shitty,,,"
",,,ok, I get it,,,"
",,,and that,,,"
",,,maybe,,,"
",,,eventually one day you'll understand,"
"What I'm asking is,,,"
",,,When you remember things,,,"
",,,Can you tell if they're right,,,"
",,,Or can you tell if they're wrong or,,,"
",,,if you have all the information,,,"
"Are you feeling ok Paul?"
"I just can't tell if I'm remembering anything right,"
"Maybe you need to see a doctor,,,"
",,,Maybe you have post tramatic stress or something,"
"Iris slept with you,"
"I know that you're in a lot of pain,"
"But you did have sex right?"
"I think that you need to see a doctor, Paul,"
"I just can't,,,"
",,,remmeber if she told me or not,"
"No matter how hard I try,,,"
",,,I just can't remember,"
"I think you need to lay off the booze too,"
"It's just so frustrating you know,,,"
",,,not to be able to remember clearly,"
"Paul!"
"You have had three drinks in five minutes,,,"
"Paul!"
loud clap
"I think it's excessive,,,"
",,,and I think that you need help,"
"Think,"
"Think,,,"
laughs
"You know I've been thinking,,,"
laughter
",,,and you know what I think?"
"I think I can't remember,"
laughter
deep breath
heavy footsteps
"Oh! Thanks for the apology!"
♪ bouncy and fun yet somber music ♪
birds chirp
out of tune piano scale
last note resonates
heavy breathing
scrubbing
piano note resonates
heavy breathing
wind chimes ring
Iris' voice echoes in Paul's mind in different states
Iris (crying) "Paul,,,"
Iris: "Think Gary's - "
Iris: "Think Gary's a linear thinker?"
Iris: " - linear thinker?"
Iris (crying) "Jesus!"
Iris: "I mean, If I left - "
Iris: "I mean, If I left you for him,,,"
Iris (crying) "Paul!"
Iris: ",,,Maybe we were just more compatable,"
Iris (crying) "Paul,,,Please,,,"
piano note resonates
Iris: "Most people are linear thinkers,,,"
Iris: "And they think,,,"
GUN SHOT
Iris: ",,,1, 2, 3, 4, 5,,,"
Iris: "But you - "
Iris: "But you think,,,"
Iris: " ,,,1, 3, 2, 4, 5,,,"
Iris: ",,,1, 3, 2, 4, 5,,,"
Iris: ",,,or something like that,,,"
Iris: ,,,Because you're a radial thinker,,,"
unitelligible sound grows
Iris: "You're a radial thinker,,,"
Iris: "I'm a linear thinker,,,"
sexual breathing
piano note sonates
Paul: "Sick mother fucker!"
sex sounds grow
Iris: "What the fuck are you talking about?"
hard sex sounds
orgasmic grunts and exhales
Paul: "You think you know me?"
Paul (screaming) "You think you know me?"
Iris (orgasmic) "Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes - "
Paul (screaming) "You don't know shit about me!"
GUN SHOT
hard sex grunting
Paul (yelling) "Go on!"
Iris: "Is that what you are Paul?"
Paul (yelling) "Tell me what you know about me!"`
GUN SHOT
Iris: "Baby, trust me - "
Iris: "I'm trying to - "
Iris: "I'm trying to help you,"
hard sex bodies slapping
Iris (crying) "Jesus!"
Iris (orgasmic) "I want your fucking cock!"
Iris (distressed) "Paul!"
heavy breathing bodies slapping
IRIS: (tape player) "What do you think Paul?"
Iris: (orgasmic) I want your fucking cock!
heavy breathing groaning
IRIS: (tape player) "Do you like this better?"
IRIS: (tape player) "Ooohh! That's right Paul,,,"
IRIS: (tape player) "Show me who's in control,"
IRIS: (tape player) "Ooooo!"
IRIS: (tape player) "Be a man,"
IRIS: (tape player) "Be my big man,"
IRIS: (tape player) "Come on Paul,"
IRIS: (tape player) "Oh, yeah,"
IRIS: (tape player) "Oh, give it to me,"
IRIS: (tape player) "Come on Paul! Give it to me!"
IRIS: (tape player) "Show me who's in control!"
IRIS: (tape player) "Who's my big man?"
IRIS: (tape player) "Be my big man,"
IRIS: (tape player) "Paul?"
sex sound stops instantly
IRIS: (tape player) "Paul?!"
IRIS: (tape player) "Where we going?"
IRIS: (tape player) "Paul don't put me back,,,"
",,,inside that box,,,"
",,,Stop!"
"Paul! Stop!"
crickets fade in
tape player clickls on and off several times
overly dramatic music begins
IRIS: (tape player) "Paul wake up,"
"I had a dream,"
"I wanna tell you about my dream! Paul!"
"Paul wake up,"
"Are you sleeping?"
"Paul, Paul wake up,"
"Paul, are you sleeping?"
"Wake up Paul,,,"
"Paul, wake up! I wanna tell you about my dream!"
"Paul, Paul, Wake up,,,"
Overly dramatic music increases
IRIS: (tape player) sings along terribly out of key
♪ La la laaaaa! ♪
♪ La la la la ♪
♪ Ah ah ah aaaaahhh ♪
♪ La la la laaaaaa ♪
♪ Ah ah ah ah ♪
♪ La la la laaaaaa ♪
"Would you Please!"
"Shut, The, Fuck, Up!"
crickets chirp noisily
tape player clicks on and off
♪ bouncy, quirky music begins ♪
chewing
"Stop staring at me,"
"Stop!"
IRIS: (tape player:) ♪ Dum dum dum dum ♪
♪ dum dum duuuuum! ♪
♪ La la la la la la la ♪
♪ La la la ♪
♪ humming ♪
♪ LA LA LA LA LAAAAA ♪
Paul: "Do you mind?"
IRIS: (tape player) "Oh! Of course not,"
♪ soft humming begins again ♪
♪ La la la la laaaaaa ♪
"I'm sorry!" I can't help it!"
"It was so beautiful,"
"One minute you were beating me to death,,,"
",,,with a hammer! and the next,,,"
",,,You were,,,
" Dancing!"
"It was exhilarating!"
"You always did have two left feet,"
"It's cute,"
"It's one of the reasons I fell in love with you,"
"Can you believe it?"
"30 years in a box, and not one dream,,,"
"One good bludgeoning,,,"
"HA!"
"I wonder if I'll dream tonight?"
"Seriously?"
"I'm trying to work here,"
giggles "Right!" I'm sorry,
"I'm sorry, I'll be quiet!"
"What?"
"Where did that tape come from?"
"What tape?"
"You know what I'm talking about,"
"Oooooo, That tape,"
"Yes, That tape,"
"I'm sorry Paul, I was just so,,,"
",,,Captivated by the dream I had!"
"Where the hell did it come from?"
"I,,, ,,,I don't know,,,"
"I guess it wasn't in the box,"
"What do you think my dream means?"
"You were laughing and talking and,,,"
",,,I could tell you were really in love!"
"Jung believed that dreams,,,"
",,,are a window to our unconscious mind,,,"
",,,while Frued believed,,,"
",,,all dreams are purely sexual,"
"Fuck,"
"You want me to psychoanalyze your dream?"
"Really?"
"Fine,"
"You're,,,"
",,,a delusion,,,"
",,,inside my head,"
"Which means you're not real,"
"Which means your stupid, fucking dream, isn't real,,,"
",,,And means absolutely nothing,"
"Fuck!"
"If that's true,,,"
",,,than you dreamed that I dreamed,,,"
",,,about you,"
chuckles "It's true,"
"It's not true,,,"
",,You're just fucking with me,"
"I saw you in the shower the other day,,,"
",,,If I could I would,,,"
"Ok,,,we've officially,,,"
",,,Gone over the line now,"
laughs "I know right!"
"You just thought about having sex with yourself!"
"Which also means,,,"
",,,I didn't play a tape of you shooting your wife,,,"
",,,you did,"
"I did not,,,"
",,,kil,,,"
",,,my wife,,,"
"The why do you have that memory?"
"I did not kill my wife you fucking bitch!"
"Then why are you so angry Paul?"
"If I had killed that cheating whore,,,"
",,,I sure as hell wouldn't be moping around this stink hole,"
distant gun shot
"Shut up!"
distant gun shot louder
"I did not kill my fucking wife!"
gun shot very loud
"I did not kill my fucking wife!"
bouncy romantic music begins
IRIS: "'morning handsome,"
"I'm gonna take a shower,,,"
",,,I smell like an orgy,"
shower turns on
"Hey baby I was thinking,,,"
",,,We should get out of the house today,,,"
",,,maybe go downtown,,,"
",,,check out the gallery that's gonna show your work next month,"
"What do you think?"
",,,sure,,,"
"OK?"
"Hi!"
"Do you like what you see?"
"Yeah,"
"Are you just gonna watch?"
"I was thinking we could just stay in today,"
"Oh, yeah?"
"I feel like I haven't seen you in forever,"
"What do you rememeber?"
"What do you mean?"
"What are you thinking about,,,"
"Inside your head,"
"Is that what you asked me?"
"What do you think I asked you?"
"What are you thinking?"
"I asked you first,"
"Um,,,"
"I'll show you mine,,,"
",,,if you show me yours,"
"I think we're thinking the same thing,"
"Oh, do you,"
laughter
"Yes!"
"Yes I do,"
giggling
"Oh!"
"Oh! Is this what you were thinking?"
laughter
"Exactly what I was thinking!"
music swells
breathing moaning
music fades
"This is exactly what I remember,"
"How could you forget the tastiest,,,"
",,,hot pocket,,,"
",,,you've ever had!"
laughter
moaning
absolute silence
IRIS: "Now look who's finally awake,,,"
",,,my sweet lovin' musta,,,"
",,,knocked you out good,,,"
PAUL: "What's going on?"
"Well, for the record,,,"
",,,I recreated our very first date,"
"Uuuhhhh, our first date was at the club,"
"Oh, right, then you took me home,,,"
",,,and fucked me real good,,,"
"You're such a guy,"
"That was the first time we hooked up,"
"This,,,"
",,,was our first date,"
"A little picnic,"
"You,,,me,,, Mr, Smarty-pants music,,,"
"I did substitue the four bottles of wine,,,"
",,,for something a little more efficent,"
"Mr, smarty-pants music?"
"You're suck a jazz fag!"
"Only you would think it's ok to say that out loud,"
"You love jazz,,,"
"You're a little bit of a fag,,,"
"Jazz Fag!"
"It's perfect!"
"Genius!"
"I can think of one good reason,,,"
",,,why I fell in love you,,,"
"You can think of at least two,,,"
"But you can't use my titties!"
"It's too obvious!"
"You never cared what anyone else thought,"
"You were brash,"
"Politically incorrect,"
"And,"
"Abnoxious,"
"And loud,,,"
",,,and OCD, and anal retentive,,,"
",,,And you always made too much,,,"
",,,noise when I was trying to work,,,"
"And you always made me laugh,,,"
"And from the first night we spent together,,,"
",,,I never felt more safe in my entire life,"
music drones lovingly
romantic music twists darkly
"You always did have two left feet,"
"That's one of the reasons I fell in love with you,"
"Do you ever think about time warps?"
"You mean, like time travel?"
"Yes,,, like time travel,"
"Would you go back and fight,,,"
",,,dinosaurs with a big stick?"
"They have big teeth!"
"They're evil!"
"What would you do if you had a time machine?"
"I feel like my life is nothing but a time machine,"
"How do you mean?"
"Just,,,reliving moments,,,"
"Over and over again,,,"
"Yeah,,,"
"That could be the booze talking,,,"
"Yeah,,,"
wild laughter
retching
coughing
sputtering
"Damn,"
"I forgot how much you can drink!"
"Good thing I'm the one who's actually puking,"
"You keep this up,,,"
",,,you're gonna kill yourself,"
"That's sorta the plan,"
"I thought the plan was to sell everything in the house,,,"
",,,what happened to that?"
"Oh! Right!"
"Drinking has a tendency,,,"
",,,of getting in the way of things,,,"
",,,doesn't it,"
"Everyone dies,"
water runs
rinse and spit
water runs
rinse and spit again
"You talking about you or me?"
"Does it matter?"
giggles
"You been a pussy your whole life?"
"Pretty much,"
"It's really amazing you made it this far,"
"True story,"
"You thought you were gonna be,,,"
",,,a member of the 27 club, didn't you,"
"And you never told me!"
"It's not something someone goes and spouts off,,,"
",,,I mean,,,"
",,,yeah,,,"
"Thought I was gonna,,,"
",,,do something,,, special,"
"And just tap out real young like,,,"
"Robert Johnson, or,,,"
",,,Amy Winehouse,"
"Basquiat,"
"Mmmmmmm,,,"
",,,but,,,"
",,,then you met me,,,"
"And I had something to live for,"
retching
coughing
retching
distant thunder
wind whistles
"What do you want?"
"What do you mean?"
"Mmm,"
""You want to keep everything,,,"
"Or do you want to get rid of everything?"
"I don't want to get rid of everything,"
"But I'm not real,"
"Real enough for me,"
"When was the last time you left this house?"
"Went for a walk, got some fresh air?"
"You have to start living your life,"
"There's nothing you can do to bring me back,"
very distant thunder
"You have to stop obsessing over the fact,,,"
",,,that you killed me,"
"What did you say?"
"You have to stop obsessing over the fact,,,"
",,,that I left you,"
"So you didn't say I killed you?"
"Sweetheart, sit up,,,"
"Baby, you are delusional,"
"Nothing you remember is the way that it happened,"
"So, I didn't kill you,"
"It's what ever you want to remember,"
"Well, I didn't kill you,"
"And if you keep telling yourself that,,,"
",,,that's exactly what you'll believe,"
"It's just so frustrating not to rememeber clearly,"
"Think, think, think,,,"
"I think I can't remember,"
"You don't have to remember,"
"I don't want to remember,"
"It can be anything you want,"
"Any way I want,"
music stirs
"Wake up!!"
"Wake up you fucking dumb ass!"
"It can't be anything you want,,,"
",,,anyway you want,"
"It happened, It's done,"
"And the only reason you can't remember,,,"
"Is because you're too much of a fucking pussy,,,"
",,,to handle the truth!"
"Why does everyone keep saying that?!"
"You're talking to yourself Paul,"
"I don't care!"
"You're here now, I've never been happier!"
laughter
"What is so fucking funny!?"
"You!"
"Oh, I've never been happier!"
"You've never been happy a day in your miserable life,"
"I need you!"
"I want you!"
"I can't live without you!"
"Oh, I need you?"
"I want you?"
"I can't live without you?"
"Oh! Say it with me Paul!!"
"I need you!"
"I want you!"
"I can't live without you!"
"I need you!"
"I want you!"
"I can't live without you!"
"Shut up!
"Or what,,,"
"You're gonna,,,"
"Drowned me?"
"Strangle me?"
"Shoot me?"
"You want to remember,"
wind chimes ring
breeze picks up
wind chimes echo
"Baby?"
Old jazz music plays from other room
"Baby!"
heavy footsteps
"Yeah?"
"I gotta go to the bathroom,"
"Just a minute,"
"I can't feel my face,,,"
",,,am I making a smiley face or,,,"
",,,or a drool face?"
"A drool face,"
groan
chuckle
"You're beautiful sweetheart,"
"Come on,"
struggling
"Wait,,,"
groan
"It feels like my feet are asleep,"
"Careful,"
awkward moving
heavy, shuffling feet
creaking floors
heavy creaking floors
"There ya go,"
Iris falls onto toilet - groans
"Sorry,"
"It's ok,"
sound of unrination
"Can you hold yourself up over here?"
"I think so,,,"
"There we go,,,"
toilet paper crinkles
"You never know how much someone loves you,,,"
",,,until they wipe your ass,"
toilet flush
struggling
heavy floor creaking
"There ya go,,,"
music slowly ends
"Thank you,"
"You're welcome,"
sheets rustling
"I love you,"
"I love you, too,"
bouncy music begins
heavy floor creaking
Iris laughs
"I had cancer!!?"
"Are you fucking kidding me?"
"I had cancer and you hated me!"
"Told ya I didn't kill you,"
"You can't hate people with cancer!!"
"That is so fucked up!"
"It is cancer!"
Iris laughs
"I mean,,,if a serial killer had cancer, it'd be like,,,"
"Oh! Ya killed a bunch of people but,,,"
",,,somehow we feel kinda sorry for you,"
"Only you would joke about cancer,"
"Oh, me?!"
"You mope around this place for months,,,"
",,,And now you remember I had Cancer!!"
laughs hysterically
"That's the joke!"
"Oooohhh!"
"No wonder I cheated on you!"
"You're a fucking douche bag!"
crickets chirp loudly
giggle
"How long have you been watching me sleep?"
"Couple of hours,"
giggles
"You're weird,"
"You awake?"
"I don't wanna be,"
"I want you to dance for me,"
chuckles
"You want a little action?"
"Where did you get a gun?"
"Are you gonna dance for me or what?"
music turns rapid and crazy
"No I'm not gonna dance for you,"
"Are you fucking drunk?"
"I want you, to get out of bed,,,"
",,,and fucking dance for me,"
"You're fucking insane!"
"But you're still gonna do it,"
"That never happened!"
"Noooo! You liked it, I could tell,"
"That never happened!"
"Trust me,,,I used to flaunt,,,"
",,,this fine fucking ass,,,"
",,,and you couldn't get enough,"
"None of this is real!"
"None of that ever happened!"
"I used to flaunt it like a fucking whore,"
"I said stop it!"
"Oh, that's right Paul,"
"Take charge,"
"Control me,"
"Dominate me!"
"Shut up!!"
"Come on,,,"
",,,be a man,,,"
"Get mad! Be a man!"
UUUUHHHGGGG
"Get mad! Be a man!"
maniacle laughter echoes
"That's right Paul!"
"Show me who's in control,"
grunts
maniacle laughter echoes
"I'm not man enough for you! Huh?!"
"You gonna cheat on me you fucking bitch!"
"Oh, that's my baby,"
"That what you want?"
"That's my man!"
"Is this what you want?"
"I want your fucking cock!"
Uuuuhhh
grunts
aaaahhhh
uniteligible moaning
heavy breathing
"I didn't do that!"
"That wasn't me! I didn't do that!"
"Why don't you just pull the trigger right now!"
"Because I didn't fucking do that!"
"Didn't you?!?"
"No! I swear to God!!"
"You thought about raping me! Didn't you!?"
"No! I swear to God!"
hystical crying
"You want me to dance for you?"
"No!!!"
"You want me to be a whore for you!?"
"Stop it!!"
"You want me to dance for you!?"
"No!! stop it!!!"
"Like those strippers fuck those big cocks!"
"Nooooo!!"
uniteligible crying
"Come on Paul,,,"
",,,My man,,,"
",,,my big strong man,,,"
",,,open your eyes Paul,,,"
",,,Wake up!!!!"
"Hey, Paul,,,"
"I want you to meet a friend of mine,,,"
",,,this is Gary, Gary Wilson,,,"
"Hey Paul,,, how ya doing?"
"Good,,,"
",,,want a drink?"
"Uh,,,no,,,I'm ok,"
"Gary's an alcoholic Paul,"
",,,Hey!"
"So am I,"
"He's been sober for 5 years,,,"
"I just wanted to come by and,,,"
",,,see how you're doing,"
"I'm sorry sweetheart, I,,,"
",,,I've been,,,
",,,doing a lot of thinking,,,"
",,,and,,,"
",,,Could have,,,"
awkward chuckle
",,,Thought about it sooner,,,"
",,,I just,,,"
"Are you ok,,, Paul?"
"How well do you remember things?"
"I don't follow,"
"Do you have a good memory?"
"Or a bad memory,"
"Look, I know it's shitty,,,"
"I've been where you're at, exactly where you're at,,,"
"And,,,if you are willing to listen,,,"
"I think that in time, you'll understand,"
"What I'm asking is,,,"
"When you remember something,,,"
",,,can you tell if it's right,,,"
",,,can you tell if they're wrong,,,"
",,,Or if you have all the information,"
"Paul, are you feeling ok?"
"Because, I have' a perfect memory,"
"And I don't remember ever asking you,,,"
",,,to come in my house and fucking tell me how to live my life,"
"Maybe you should see a doctor,,,"
"You two sleeping together?"
"Paul,"
"Ah, man,,"
",,,I know that you're in a lot of pain,,,right now,,,"
"But you did have sex right?"
"Jesus, Paul,"
"I think you need to lay off the booze,"
"You know it is just so frustrating,,,"
",,,not to be able to trust your own wife,"
"Paul, you've had three drinks,,,"
",,,in less than five minutes,,,"
"I think it's excessive,,,"
",,,and,,,"
",,,I think that you need help,"
"Think,"
"You know I've been thinking,,,"
",,,And you know what I think?
"I think you need to get the fuck out of my house,"
"I think that you should leave,"
"What?"
"He's not ready,,, to change,,,"
"You should seriously be thinking of leaving until he is,"
orchestral stings quiver
music fades in
IRIS "Paul,,,"
"Why are you so angry?"
"How ya doing sweetheart?"
"Those douchebag doctors don't know shit,"
"Ten days?"
"300 days?"
"What the fuck does less than a year mean?"
"I'm never going back there,"
"You promise me that no matter what happens,,,"
",,,you will never take me back there!"
"Ok,"
"I'm gonna get coffee with some friends,"
"Sweetheart,,,"
",,,what time do you think you'll be back?"
scoffs
"Less than a year,"
"You're gonna die if you keep drinking this much!"
jazz music fades in from living room
"What is that the plan?! Fuck!!"
Iris: "It was such a great time in history,"
"There was so much going on in the world,"
Paul: "Um, yeah, like uh,,,"
",,,polio,,,"
",,,titanic sinking,,,"
",,,World War I,,,"
",,,The worst flu epidemic of all time -"
"Ok, stop! Mr, Pesimistic!"
"There were some great things happening,,,"
"The population in America was only 90 million,,,"
",,,and, and the whole world as we know it,,,"
",,,was just starting, you know,,,like,,,"
"Women's Suffage had just began,,,"
",,,Rock and roll wasn't even a twinkle in anyone's eye yet,,,"
"Django Reinhardt was just born,,,"
",,,and, the most influential music,,,"
",,,in the whole world, was being listened to on record players!"
"You really love this stuff,,,"
whispering "You're heartbroken,"
"I do, it's my favorite,"
"You're broken,"
"You're a close second,"
"What?"
laughter
"I said close, close second,"
"You're heartbroken,"
"Why did I marry you?"
laughter
"You're broken,"
"And I absolutely love that about you,"
"You're poetic,,,"
"And philosophical,,,"
",,,and I love your cock,,,"
",,,you're brilliant,"
IRIS: "How ya holding up?"
PAUL: "Good,"
IRIS: "You'r a mess,"
PAUL: "You're not doing so hot yourself,"
IRIS: *weak chuckles*
"I don't thank you enough,"
"It's ok,"
"No it's not,"
"You've been amazing this year,,,"
",,,and I can't thank you enough,"
"Really, it's ok,"
"Sweetheart,,,"
",,,it isn't,,,"
"Look, I'm gonna go do some work,"
"Paul, would you just,,,"
",,,I just,,,"
",,,really wanna thank you,,,"
",,,for everything you're doing,,,"
"Look, I didn't do anything special,,,"
",,,I did what I was supposed to do,"
"Jesus,,, Paul,,,"
"I'm sorry,,,"
"I'm just, tired,,,"
"I know you are too,,,"
",,,I'm sorry,"
"Look, I'm gonna go do some work,,,"
",,,I'll check on you in a little bit,"
IRIS "Fine,"
PAUL: "I think I might be an alcoholic,"
"What makes you think that?"
"I'm always drinking,"
"That's a good start,,,"
",,,do you think that's why I left you?"
"Probably,"
"Most people are linear thinkers,,,"
",,,And they think,,,"
",,,1, 2, 3, 4,5,"
"But you, you think,,,"
"1, 3, 2, 4, 5,,,"
",,,or something like that because,,,"
",,,you're a radial thinker,,,"
",,,but I'm a linear thinker,,,"
",,,and,,,
",,,maybe we just aren't compatible,"
"I mean, radial thinkers are,,,"
",,,artists, muscians, poets, and,,,"
",,,is that what you are Paul?"
"Do you think Gary is a linear thinker?"
"I mean, if I left you for him,,,"
",,,maybe we were just more compatible,"
"I'm tired of having this conversation with you,
"Sweetheart, I'm just trying to help you,"
"Everything you tell me is lie,"
"Baby, trust me,,,"
",,,I wouldn't be trying to help you,,,"
",,,if you didn't need it,"
"I just want you to shut the fuck up,"
TAPE PLAYER: (Iris' voice) "Why are you so angry Paul,,,"
",,,tell me, and I'll shut the fuck up,"
"Shut up,"
"Just shut the fuck up,"
"Why are you so angry Paul, tell me!"
TAPE PLAYER (Paul) "I have been working my ass off to be better -"
(Iris) "You're still drinking!"
(Paul) "You know what makes sense?"
(Paul) "You taking a bullet in the goddamned head!"
(Paul) "You are so goddamned selfish -"
(Iris) "Selfish?"
(Iris) "Me?"
(Iris) "What the fuck are you talking about?"
(Iris) "I'll I've done is be patient,,,"
(Iris) "You're drinking,,,"
(Iris) ",,,you're passing out,,,"
(Iris) ",,,you're pissing yourself!"
(Iris) "10 fucking years Paul,,,"
(Iris) ",,,10 fucking years,,,"
(Iris) ",,,and you call me selfish?"
"Do you know what I did for you,,,"
",,,when you got cancer, huh?!"
"Do you know how long I sat - "
"-by your side, wiped your ass -"
"-cleaned up your puke -"
"-cooked, cleaned, scrubbed the floor -"
(Iris) "FINE!"
(Iris) "We'll go back in time and I will leave you,,,"
(Iris) ",,,before I get sick, so you don't have to,,,"
(Iris) ",,,deal with the fucking cancer!"
"This is exactly what I'm talking about!"
"You never listen to me, you never,,,"
",,,pay attention to what I'm fucking saying!"
"You don't - "
(Iris) "I understand perfectly!"
(Iris) "You blame me for getting cancer,,,"
(Iris) ",,,You blame me for,,,"
(Iris) ",,,for your fucking drinking!"
(Iris) "You blame me for leaving you!"
"I DON'T BLAME YOU FOR ANYTHING!"
(Iris) "Really, Paul?"
(Iris) "Do you want to remember now?"
"I just want you to,,,"
",,,shut the fuck up!"
(Iris) "Do you want to rememeber?"
"I want you to leave me alone,"
(Iris) "Paul!"
(Iris) "I'm dead,,,"
(Iris) ",,,this is all in your head,"
"Stop fucking with me!"
"Please! Just stop fucking with me!"
IRIS: "Why don't you cuddle me?"
PAUL: "I thought we were,"
IRIS: " No,,,"
",,,I cuddle you,,,"
"You don't cuddle me,"
"I don't see what the difference is,,,"
",,,you lay on me,,,"
",,,I lay on you,,,"
",,,we lay on eachother,"
"I want you too, that's all,"
"I don't see what the problem is,"
"Of course you don't,,,"
",,,you don't care what the problem is,"
"All,,,"
",,,I'm asking,,,"
",,,is for you to show me love,"
"Cuddle me sometimes,"
"We were,,, cuddling,"
"No,,,,"
",,,I want you,,,"
",,,I want you to touch me,"
"What the fuck was I doing?"
"It would just me nice,,,"
",,,that's all I'm saying,"
IRIS: "Paul,,,"
heavy floor creaks, footsteps
IRIS: "Would you wait?"
crickets
heavy breathing
IRIS: "Paul,"
"Would you wait, please,"
PAUL: "I'm going out,"
IRIS: "Where?"
IRIS: "Paul,,,"
IRIS: struggles to breathe
IRIS: coughs
IRIS: weakly "Jesus,,,Paul,,,"
IRIS: weakly ",,,Paul,,,"
loud collapse
distant thunder
wind whistles
heavy footsteps
wind whips
breaking glass
crickets
"Iris,,,"
",,,Iris,,,"
",,,hey,,,"
",,,Iris,,,"
",,,Iris!"
"Iris, wake,,,"
",,,wake up!"
"Iris!"
"Hey!"
"HEY!"
"Iris,,,"
"Iri,,,,,,,,,"
"IRIS WAKE UP!"
crickets stop chirping
wind stops
"IRIS!!"
silence
*sobs*
*guttural sobs*
"Wake up,,,"
"Wake up!"
♪ jazz music ♪
" - loved you all these many years,,,"
",,,loved you night and day,,,"
",,,oh, honey, baby can't you see I'm here,,,"
",,,listen while I say,,,"
"After you've gone,,,"
",,,and left me crying,,,"
",,,after you've gone,,,"
",,,there's no denying,,,"
",,,you'll feel blue,,,"
",,,you'll feel sad,,,"
tape player clicks off
IRIS: "You know what sexy man?"
"What sexy woman?"
"I love you,"
"Oh, yeah?"
"Yeah,,,"
",,,you're my pal!"
giggling
"Pal?!"
"What?! No!!"
wild laughter
giggling
IRIS: "You're such a jerk!"
both laughing
IRIS: "Well, now that I'm in here - "
PAUL: "Might as well enjoy it,"
laughter
♪ rock music begins ♪