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Excuse me.

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I'm here in response to the ad
in the newspaper

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about Mrs. Tortelli's children.

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Oh, what, is she trying
to sell them again?

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- What?
- Never mind. Never mind.

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- Carla?
- Yeah, what is it?

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There's a lady here to see you.

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- Oh, yeah?
- I'm Miss Gilder.

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We spoke earlier about
your ad for a tutor?

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Yeah, yeah. Have a seat
over there and we'll talk.

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I'm taking five.

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Okay.

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Here are my résumé
and references, Mrs. Tortelli.

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You will see that I teach all subjects.

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I have a great deal of experience,

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and, if I may say so myself,

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I am very highly recommended
by those for whom I've worked.

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Forget that.

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Have you ever been in any
major military skirmishes?

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- What?
- Look, it's very important

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that I know that
you can handle yourself.

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Would you stand up for a minute?

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- Give me one.
- Give you one what?

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Your best shot. Right here.

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Coldcock me, honey.

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- Don't hold back.
- Waste her.

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- Lay one on her.
- Let's go.

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You don't really expect me
to strike you?

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Hey, six bucks an hour.

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Great shot.

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Sit right down here
and we'll work out the details.

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Afternoon, everybody.

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Hey, Norm.

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Norman.

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What's the story, Norm?

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Thirsty guy walks into a bar...
You finish it.

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Norman, you are looking
especially spry today.

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Thank you.

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Matter of fact, I joined
a health club today.

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Oh, good for you.

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- Nice facilities?
- Excellent snack bar.

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Norm, it's gonna add years
to your life, I'm telling you.

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Coach, I felt I had to do something.

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Hey, Sammy,

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this guy over here doesn't believe me
about your bar slide.

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Would you mind serving one up
just to save my good name?

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My pleasure, Cliff.

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Thank you, Sam.
Let's clean this garbage out of here.

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Clear the runway.

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- Okay, Sammy, anytime you're ready.
- There you go, Sam.

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Hit the bricks, pal.

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Okay, okay.
How do you do it?

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Well, that's just one
of my two hidden talents.

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The other one is just as impressive.

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But you could hardly
charge a buck for it.

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Cheers.

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Yeah, just a sec.

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It's for you, Sam.

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Give me a second, Coach.

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I'll put you on hold.

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- Thank you, Coach.
- All the classy joints do that.

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Hello, Sam Malone.

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Hey, yeah, of course I know
who you are, Rick Walker.

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Well, it's not too crowded.

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Well, if you're across the street,
come on over.

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Yeah.

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Hey, we're in luck here.

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A genuine Red Sock is
on his way over.

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No kidding?

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Oh, wow.

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- What are you doing?
- Hey, Sam,

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I don't wanna Boston Red Sock
to come in here

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and get a glass with lipstick on it
or crud at the bottom.

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Sit up straight, will you?

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So, who is it, huh?

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Evans? Rice?

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Yaz?

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You heard of Rick Walker?

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He can use that one.

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- Carla.
- For five years,

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when that farm boy
was pitching for Detroit,

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we couldn't win a game against him.

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Then he signs with
the BoSox for big bucks,

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and now he's leading the league
in early showers.

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Carla, he's supposed to be
a very nice guy,

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and I'm just glad not everybody feels
the same way you do about him.

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- Hi, Sam.
- Hey, Rick.

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I'm sorry about that.

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That's okay. For me this is cordial.

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- How you doing?
- Good.

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Nice to see you.
Come on, let's sit down over here,

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and have a little privacy.

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Thank you.

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Now, Sam, I know it's a little crazy

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for a perfect stranger to come
in here asking for advice,

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but the pitching coach said you were
the one man in this world

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who could help me.

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Well, I'm flattered.

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Yeah, he said if anyone knows
about slumps, it's you.

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The legend lives on, huh?

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Sam, can I buy you a beer?

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No, thanks. I don't drink anymore.

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Oh, yeah, I heard rumors you used to
hit the bottle sometimes.

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Well, they're true.

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Did you ever drink during a game?

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Never on the mound. It sets
a bad example for the catchers.

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Did drinking help, Sam?

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No, quite the contrary.

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Hey, how about an early shower?

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- Carla, come on.
- The guy's a rag arm.

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I'm sorry.

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Hey, Sam, didn't that guy used to be
a pitching coach for the Red Sox?

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Yeah, that's Ernie Pantusso.
He works here now.

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That's a good idea. Come on,
let's ask him some stuff here.

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Coach, I want you
to meet Rick Walker.

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Hey, Rick, how are you?
It's nice to meet you.

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- Can I get you a beer?
- That'd be great.

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Listen, I'm sorry things are not
going good for you out there.

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Yeah, Coach, I just don't know
what I'm doing wrong.

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- Sam?
- Yeah.

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Who is that man?

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That's Rick Walker.
He's a relief pitcher for the Red Sox.

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Poor guy, he's in a slump.
He's going through hell.

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Try to get out of those things,
the worse it gets.

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Well, you know what he needs...

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Meditation.

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Gives you total serenity.

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Well, maybe I could suggest it to him.

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It worked for me.

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I used to have this facial tic.

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I started meditating, it went right away.

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Really?

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- Absolutely.
- What kind of tic?

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Oh, well, it was hardly noticeable.

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- Come on, let me see it.
- No.

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I got rid of it. It's a thing of the past.

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So, anyway, suggest meditation.

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It just might do wonders.

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Yeah, I can see it did
wonders for you, right?

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Well, I am a living endorsement.

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Gotcha.

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Sam, what am I gonna do?

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Well, have you ever
thought about meditation?

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- I've tried everything, Sam.
- Really?

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Please, Sam,
forget that meditation, will you?

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What he needs to do
is beef up his sex life.

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You know, see a little bit of the ladies,
take the edge off.

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He's right. Sam here has taken
more edges off than a carpenter.

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Listen, Rick,

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in my day, there was always
a lot of attractive young dames

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outside the stadium
waiting for the ballplayers.

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They're still there, Coach.

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You kidding?

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Say hello to Rosie McGonagal
for me, will you?

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Different ones are there, Coach.

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Yeah.

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Listen, now he's been in baseball
for a long time.

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Maybe there's something
to this stuff about sex.

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No, Sam. Now, I appreciate
the suggestion here,

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but I just don't think
that's the answer.

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Oh, wait. Now, wait just a minute.

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Don't say that it's not the answer
until you've tried it.

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Diane. Diane.

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Excuse me.

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My name is Diane.
I have done this for years...

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...and I'll tell you, I would be happy
to teach you how to do it.

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Well, Diane, this is very kind of you,
but I don't think--

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No, no. Please, do me the favor
of trying it with me.

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Is she serious?

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Oh, yes, she's serious.

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She does it all the time.
She just said so.

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That's right.

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Do you...?

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- Oh, are you kidding? Him?
- No, no.

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He'd just make jokes.

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Well...

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Well, okay then. Okay.

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What time's good for you?

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Well, personally, I like to get at least
half an hour of it in before breakfast.

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Look, anytime is all right with me.

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Darling, I like you.

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You know, there is something
so beautiful

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about experiencing it outdoors.

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Don't people stare at you?

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Yes, sometimes.

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But they end up learning something.

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Sometimes people even join in.

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You know, all this talk has
gotten me so excited,

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what the hell, let's do it now.

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- Outside?
- Oh, no, no.

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It's a little cold,
and I prefer to take my shoes off.

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Sam, could we use your office, huh?

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Wait a minute, I'm sorry.
Listen, I let this go too--

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No, no, we don't need
to hear from Mr. Skeptic.

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Rick here is after something,
and I can show him where it is.

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You gotta start doing different things.

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You gotta, I don't know,
maybe discover

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some little rituals or superstitions.

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Maybe, you know,
start carrying around a lucky charm.

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I know that sounds silly.

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But what you gotta do now
is break up your routine.

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Did you have any superstitions
there, Sammy?

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Well, yeah, I had one crazy little one.

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I never pitched to anybody named
Reggie, Willie or The Bull.

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Well, you did have
the lucky charm, Sam.

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Yeah, I did. That's true.

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Well, what was it?

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Well, it was a bottle cap
that I found once.

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For some reason I picked it up
and started carrying it around with me.

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And after a while, I guess I figured
it had something to do with

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things going my way, that's all.

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Dog, I sure could use
that bottle cap.

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Oh, it doesn't have to be this one.

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It could be any bottle cap,
really, or anything.

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Sam, you still have it?

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Well, yeah.

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I just started carrying it around, more
as a superstition than anything else.

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Could I borrow that
for a couple days?

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- This?
- Please, Sam.

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Now, this could mean
my whole career.

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00:12:04,724 --> 00:12:05,725
Well...

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A couple of days?
Sure, I guess so.

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I can't guarantee
that it's gonna work.

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Hey, Sam, listen, I'm desperate.
I'll try anything.

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This is great. Thanks a lot.

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Yeah, don't mention it.
Hey, let me buy you another beer.

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No, thanks, I got practice.

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And I'll see you in a couple days.

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- Thanks a lot.
- Go get them, kid.

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- See you.
- So long, Rick.

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Oh, hey, Rick.

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Hey, Sammy, how about
another beer down here, all right?

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Sure.

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Sam, I never thought you'd part
with the bottle cap.

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Come on, Coach.

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It's only gonna be
for a couple of days.

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It's not like it's special or anything,
magical.

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Hey, Cliff ie.

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Here you go.

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Gee, I hope you haven't lost
your other talent too.

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Did Rick Walker
pitch again last night?

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00:13:13,543 --> 00:13:15,795
Yeah. He got another save.

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Boy, that old bottle cap
comes through again, huh?

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Let's see, that's three saves
and two wins in two weeks,

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and all of a sudden the whole city
of Boston is in love with that kid.

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Yeah, everybody but Sammy.

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Yeah.

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Sam and his prescientific notions
of magical bottle caps.

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Well, you gotta admit
he's had a lot of bad luck.

250
00:13:34,856 --> 00:13:36,941
- And how.
- Sorry I'm late.

251
00:13:37,108 --> 00:13:38,609
What is it today, Sam?

252
00:13:38,776 --> 00:13:41,821
Oh, nothing too exciting.
I locked my keys in the car.

253
00:13:41,988 --> 00:13:43,364
Hey, I won the pool.

254
00:13:43,531 --> 00:13:46,075
Cliff wins it three days in a row.
It's uncanny.

255
00:13:46,242 --> 00:13:47,660
What did you have yesterday, Cliff?

256
00:13:47,827 --> 00:13:50,663
It was scrapes and nicks,
and he cut himself shaving.

257
00:13:51,289 --> 00:13:54,208
And the day before that,
I had stubbing something.

258
00:13:54,751 --> 00:13:55,835
Still hurts.

259
00:13:57,962 --> 00:14:00,506
Tell me.
What do you like tomorrow?

260
00:14:02,008 --> 00:14:03,343
I see a mine shaft.

261
00:14:06,804 --> 00:14:08,056
Sam, come on.

262
00:14:08,222 --> 00:14:10,808
Please tell me that you don't think
these things are happening to you

263
00:14:10,975 --> 00:14:12,643
because you've lost your talisman.

264
00:14:12,810 --> 00:14:15,521
Look what's happening to Rick Walker
with that bottle cap.

265
00:14:15,688 --> 00:14:17,440
I mean, he's turning into
a Hall-of-Famer.

266
00:14:17,607 --> 00:14:19,609
He was on <i>AM Boston</i> this morning.

267
00:14:19,776 --> 00:14:21,027
No kidding, Sam, what did he say?

268
00:14:21,194 --> 00:14:22,070
I don't know.

269
00:14:22,236 --> 00:14:25,156
I left my TV set
next to the heater last night.

270
00:14:25,323 --> 00:14:26,866
It exploded.

271
00:14:27,033 --> 00:14:28,576
- Were you hurt?
- No, no.

272
00:14:28,743 --> 00:14:31,537
Luckily, I was unconscious
in my bathtub.

273
00:14:33,498 --> 00:14:34,540
Sam.

274
00:14:34,707 --> 00:14:38,127
Do you realize that you are causing
these accidents yourself?

275
00:14:38,753 --> 00:14:40,088
What are you talking about?

276
00:14:40,713 --> 00:14:43,549
Well, you've obviously got
something else on your mind.

277
00:14:43,716 --> 00:14:45,385
You're not concentrating,

278
00:14:45,551 --> 00:14:48,054
so you're making all these
terrible things happen to you.

279
00:14:50,306 --> 00:14:52,892
Sammy, let me have
a Dewar's rocks and a red wine.

280
00:14:53,518 --> 00:14:55,686
- Coach, listen.
- Yeah.

281
00:14:58,564 --> 00:15:01,526
How many games did he win
with that silly thing in his pocket

282
00:15:01,692 --> 00:15:03,444
that he takes it so seriously?

283
00:15:04,362 --> 00:15:05,363
None.

284
00:15:05,988 --> 00:15:07,490
- None?
- None.

285
00:15:08,282 --> 00:15:10,910
Well, if he didn't win any games, why
does he think it's a good-luck charm?

286
00:15:11,077 --> 00:15:13,079
Diane, it had nothing to do
with baseball.

287
00:15:14,705 --> 00:15:16,374
I knew it.

288
00:15:16,541 --> 00:15:18,376
I knew there was more to this
than what he was saying.

289
00:15:18,543 --> 00:15:20,044
Come on, tell me, why is it
so important to him?

290
00:15:20,211 --> 00:15:21,754
Please, Diane, I can't tell you.

291
00:15:22,088 --> 00:15:23,297
I'm sorry, I can't.

292
00:15:23,464 --> 00:15:25,633
Come on, Coach. I'm real curious.

293
00:15:26,217 --> 00:15:28,970
Okay, you can ask me
a yes-or-no question.

294
00:15:30,346 --> 00:15:31,431
Okay.

295
00:15:32,598 --> 00:15:34,725
- One question?
- Yes.

296
00:15:34,892 --> 00:15:36,727
Sam, would you take that, please.

297
00:15:38,604 --> 00:15:40,982
Sammy, you grabbed
the coffee pot by the sides.

298
00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:42,984
- Yes, I did.
- Doesn't it hurt?

299
00:15:43,151 --> 00:15:44,735
"Hurt" is not the right word.

300
00:15:46,571 --> 00:15:49,365
Hey, hey. Anybody have any money
down on the coffee pot?

301
00:15:51,409 --> 00:15:54,454
Sammy, you've gotta get
that bottle cap back.

302
00:15:54,620 --> 00:15:57,540
For the first time in my life,
I'd rather be me than you.

303
00:15:59,000 --> 00:16:01,210
Yeah, Sam, ask the kid
for the cap, will you?

304
00:16:01,377 --> 00:16:02,670
I mean, he's going good now.

305
00:16:02,837 --> 00:16:04,297
Maybe he's rolling again.

306
00:16:04,464 --> 00:16:06,174
He's got the old confidence back.

307
00:16:06,340 --> 00:16:07,967
Yeah, maybe he just
doesn't need it anymore.

308
00:16:08,551 --> 00:16:10,970
Sam, please, give him a call.
He'll understand.

309
00:16:11,554 --> 00:16:12,638
- Go on.
- Think so?

310
00:16:12,805 --> 00:16:14,557
- He'll understand. Please.
- Absolutely. Go on. Right now.

311
00:16:15,475 --> 00:16:18,186
Well, all right, if you guys insist.

312
00:16:18,895 --> 00:16:20,271
Hey, wait a minute, Sammy.

313
00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:23,441
You can't call him now.
The game just started at Fenway.

314
00:16:23,608 --> 00:16:24,942
<i>The Red Sox take the field.</i>

315
00:16:25,109 --> 00:16:26,944
<i>It's a beautiful night here
in Fenway Park.</i>

316
00:16:27,111 --> 00:16:29,655
Well, I guess you're right.

317
00:16:29,822 --> 00:16:32,533
Well, I can survive
nine innings, huh?

318
00:16:33,117 --> 00:16:34,994
With your luck, it will go
into extra innings.

319
00:16:36,621 --> 00:16:39,207
<i>And that's out number three.
Walker has done it again.</i>

320
00:16:39,373 --> 00:16:43,794
<i>He retires the side, and we head into
the bottom of the 21st inning.</i>

321
00:16:45,421 --> 00:16:46,547
Perfect.

322
00:16:46,714 --> 00:16:49,133
No kidding?
Norm, is it the 21st inning?

323
00:16:49,717 --> 00:16:50,968
Let's see.

324
00:16:52,887 --> 00:16:56,516
I get 22, but this one could be
the national anthem.

325
00:17:00,186 --> 00:17:02,563
Yeah, well, that's a little bit
too much baseball for me.

326
00:17:02,730 --> 00:17:05,066
- I'm heading out of here.
- Not me, Cliff ie.

327
00:17:05,233 --> 00:17:08,694
I'm a real Red Sox fan.
I stay till the very last out.

328
00:17:08,861 --> 00:17:10,696
It's closing time, Norm.
I can't serve you anymore.

329
00:17:11,531 --> 00:17:13,991
Not like it's the World Series
or anything.

330
00:17:16,452 --> 00:17:17,703
Good night.

331
00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:19,705
- Good night, Norm.
- Wake up, Diane.

332
00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:22,208
- Cliff ie, let's go do something, huh?
- No, not tonight, Norm.

333
00:17:22,375 --> 00:17:25,336
I gotta be down at the post office
in a few hours to pick up my bag.

334
00:17:25,503 --> 00:17:27,505
Yeah, I gotta go crawl
into bed with mine.

335
00:17:31,467 --> 00:17:33,261
Well, I think I'm gonna
get on home too.

336
00:17:33,427 --> 00:17:34,804
I'll see you tomorrow, Sam.

337
00:17:36,138 --> 00:17:37,765
Come on, Carla, I'll give you a lift.

338
00:17:37,932 --> 00:17:39,976
No, I don't wanna miss
any of the game.

339
00:17:40,142 --> 00:17:41,727
Come on, you can hear it
on the car radio.

340
00:17:42,395 --> 00:17:43,646
How far away is your car?

341
00:17:43,813 --> 00:17:46,732
- About a block and a half.
- Wait. Let's wait for the right moment.

342
00:17:46,899 --> 00:17:48,818
<i>We now pause ten seconds
for station identification.</i>

343
00:17:48,985 --> 00:17:51,153
Coach, the keys!

344
00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:52,530
Which direction?

345
00:17:52,697 --> 00:17:54,824
One block north
and about a half a block east.

346
00:17:54,991 --> 00:17:55,908
Right.

347
00:17:56,576 --> 00:17:58,661
Or did I take the bus today?

348
00:18:01,122 --> 00:18:02,290
Good night, Diane.

349
00:18:02,456 --> 00:18:05,209
Sam, don't worry about a thing.
It's gonna be all right.

350
00:18:07,211 --> 00:18:09,005
Well, I guess I'll
knock off too. Okay?

351
00:18:09,547 --> 00:18:10,548
Yeah.

352
00:18:13,342 --> 00:18:14,760
Yeah, I could...

353
00:18:14,927 --> 00:18:17,972
I could go to the all-night bookstore
in Cambridge...

354
00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:22,018
...or I could go home
and make myself a cup of tea.

355
00:18:24,103 --> 00:18:25,896
- What do you think I should do, Sam?
- Score.

356
00:18:26,522 --> 00:18:28,357
That would have to be
the bookstore.

357
00:18:28,524 --> 00:18:31,527
<i>There's a line drive.
And if it stays fair, that's a home run.</i>

358
00:18:31,694 --> 00:18:33,738
<i>It's fair and it's gone.</i>

359
00:18:33,904 --> 00:18:35,156
All right.

360
00:18:35,781 --> 00:18:38,284
The game is over and my
baby's coming home.

361
00:18:39,577 --> 00:18:40,661
May I ask a question?

362
00:18:40,828 --> 00:18:42,246
Could you hold that question
for a minute?

363
00:18:42,413 --> 00:18:44,290
I got a very important
phone call to make here.

364
00:18:45,291 --> 00:18:46,500
You're calling Rick, right?

365
00:18:46,667 --> 00:18:48,628
Yeah, I think that's his name.

366
00:18:48,794 --> 00:18:50,421
Do you have the number
of the "bullpit"?

367
00:18:51,088 --> 00:18:54,800
No, no. They'd probably be
in the bunkhouse by now.

368
00:18:56,636 --> 00:18:59,347
Marty, hey, yeah,
well, it's Mayday Malone.

369
00:18:59,513 --> 00:19:00,765
How you doing?

370
00:19:00,931 --> 00:19:02,600
Yeah, thank you. I'm doing fine.

371
00:19:02,767 --> 00:19:04,685
Listen, is Walker there?

372
00:19:05,853 --> 00:19:07,938
Well, all right, when he
gets out of the shower,

373
00:19:08,105 --> 00:19:10,024
tell him to call me here at Cheers.

374
00:19:10,191 --> 00:19:12,193
All right?
Okay, thanks.

375
00:19:15,863 --> 00:19:17,490
I believe you had a question there.

376
00:19:18,366 --> 00:19:20,534
Oh, well, I guess it isn't
important now.

377
00:19:21,202 --> 00:19:25,498
It's just that I know that this bottle cap
has nothing to do with baseball

378
00:19:26,374 --> 00:19:29,669
and I was sort of hoping that you'd
tell me what it's all about.

379
00:19:31,170 --> 00:19:33,047
I know you've been curious.

380
00:19:33,547 --> 00:19:36,050
I haven't wanted to tell you
the real situation

381
00:19:36,217 --> 00:19:37,677
because you'll think I'm silly.

382
00:19:38,928 --> 00:19:43,724
Well, would it ease your mind at all if
I told you I already think you're silly?

383
00:19:43,891 --> 00:19:46,268
Yeah, that might help a little bit.

384
00:19:47,561 --> 00:19:50,272
You see, that little bottle cap
keeps me from drinking.

385
00:19:50,439 --> 00:19:51,565
Silly, huh?

386
00:19:56,153 --> 00:19:59,740
You don't hear it speaking, do you?

387
00:20:01,033 --> 00:20:04,829
Well, nothing beyond
an occasional little small talk.

388
00:20:04,995 --> 00:20:06,747
It is a very little bottle cap.

389
00:20:08,958 --> 00:20:11,168
All right, I'll bite.

390
00:20:12,128 --> 00:20:13,796
How does it keep you from drinking?

391
00:20:13,963 --> 00:20:15,756
Just out of curiosity.

392
00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:21,512
It's the cap off the last
bottle of beer I ever drank.

393
00:20:21,679 --> 00:20:24,098
The last anything I ever drank.

394
00:20:24,974 --> 00:20:29,145
I remember holding onto that bottle cap
during some pretty rough nights.

395
00:20:29,311 --> 00:20:32,648
I mean, I'd wake up in the morning
and I'd have its imprint in my palm.

396
00:20:32,815 --> 00:20:35,651
I mean, it was flat,
because I was squeezing it so hard.

397
00:20:37,737 --> 00:20:42,283
When I was tempted to have a drink,
sometimes I'd look at the bottle cap,

398
00:20:42,450 --> 00:20:45,119
and it would stop me.

399
00:20:47,204 --> 00:20:49,540
That's a pretty great
little bottle cap, huh?

400
00:20:50,082 --> 00:20:52,835
You wanna know something
really crazy?

401
00:20:53,002 --> 00:20:55,004
The last couple of nights...

402
00:20:55,838 --> 00:20:57,715
...I've really had an urge
to have a drink.

403
00:20:59,925 --> 00:21:01,302
- That's probably for you.
- Probably.

404
00:21:02,928 --> 00:21:05,222
Listen, thank you.

405
00:21:05,389 --> 00:21:06,515
Thank you for listening.

406
00:21:06,682 --> 00:21:07,767
Oh, well...

407
00:21:08,309 --> 00:21:12,772
If I wasn't here, I'd be at home in bed
with <i>The Brothers Karamazov.</i>

408
00:21:12,938 --> 00:21:14,106
Don't say it.

409
00:21:15,399 --> 00:21:17,485
Hello. Hey, Rick.

410
00:21:17,651 --> 00:21:18,694
How you doing?

411
00:21:18,861 --> 00:21:21,906
Hey, that's a pretty terrific win
you got there for yourself.

412
00:21:22,072 --> 00:21:23,824
Yeah, congratulations.

413
00:21:23,991 --> 00:21:24,825
Listen...

414
00:21:25,493 --> 00:21:28,287
...I guess you're kind of back
on the beam now, wouldn't you say?

415
00:21:28,829 --> 00:21:32,208
Well, you know, I was thinking
this afternoon, you remember...

416
00:21:32,917 --> 00:21:36,378
...I loaned you a bottle cap
or something?

417
00:21:37,213 --> 00:21:41,926
Well, this is gonna sound funny,
but I'm kind of missing that dumb thing.

418
00:21:44,929 --> 00:21:45,805
You did?

419
00:21:48,974 --> 00:21:50,684
Well, why didn't you
tell me that, Rick?

420
00:21:55,314 --> 00:21:57,024
No, no. That's all right.

421
00:21:58,317 --> 00:21:59,527
No, never mind, that's--

422
00:22:02,488 --> 00:22:03,364
What's wrong?

423
00:22:06,951 --> 00:22:10,037
He lost it a week ago in Kansas City.

424
00:22:11,580 --> 00:22:13,791
He was putting off
telling me about it.

425
00:22:16,961 --> 00:22:18,295
Kansas City.

426
00:22:19,255 --> 00:22:21,841
One town I've always
wanted to see, huh?

427
00:22:22,007 --> 00:22:23,509
We'll jump on a plane...

428
00:22:26,887 --> 00:22:28,097
Oh, well...

429
00:22:29,265 --> 00:22:31,559
What's the difference?
Easy come, easy go, huh?

430
00:22:33,686 --> 00:22:34,770
Come on, Sam, let's get out of here.

431
00:22:38,858 --> 00:22:40,734
Go home. Diane...

432
00:22:40,901 --> 00:22:43,445
I tell you what, even better,
let's just talk, you know?

433
00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:49,326
What are you gonna tell me
that I haven't heard 100 times, huh?

434
00:22:50,244 --> 00:22:53,622
Come on, Sam, it's important
that you not be here tonight, huh?

435
00:22:56,083 --> 00:22:57,126
You don't wanna be in a bar.

436
00:22:57,293 --> 00:22:59,253
Where am I gonna be
tomorrow night?

437
00:22:59,628 --> 00:23:01,338
And the next,
and the day after that, huh?

438
00:23:01,505 --> 00:23:02,464
I'm gonna be in a bar, right?

439
00:23:02,631 --> 00:23:04,633
But you're gonna
feel better tomorrow.

440
00:23:06,093 --> 00:23:07,052
No.

441
00:23:07,887 --> 00:23:09,388
No, I'm gonna feel better tonight.

442
00:23:09,555 --> 00:23:11,432
Hey, here's an idea.
Why don't you...?

443
00:23:11,599 --> 00:23:12,975
Why don't you watch me get drunk?

444
00:23:13,142 --> 00:23:14,602
I'll get real sick.

445
00:23:17,021 --> 00:23:18,230
- Sam, no.
- Don't.

446
00:23:18,731 --> 00:23:19,732
Just don't.

447
00:24:06,946 --> 00:24:09,990
I guess I gave the wrong one
to Rick, huh?

448
00:24:11,659 --> 00:24:13,494
Hey, I'm sorry. Are you all right?

449
00:24:14,995 --> 00:24:17,247
Yeah, I'm fine. I'm fine.
I knew you could do it.

450
00:24:17,414 --> 00:24:18,624
- I knew you could do it.
- Your...