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- Hi, guys.
- Hi, honey.

2
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Well, congratulate me. l got my grades.

3
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4.0 average!

4
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- [Tim] That's great, honey!
- [boys] Great. Alright.

5
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Do you have any idea how
satisfying it is to get straight A's?

6
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Sorry.

7
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- Congratulations.
- Thank you.

8
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This last month has been so horrible.

9
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But now, next week,
all l have to do is relax.

10
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That's it. You just
sit back and relax, honey.

11
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- [telephone rings]
- Would you get that for me?

12
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Well, heck! Why don't l get it?

13
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Hello?

14
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[deep voice] Yes, colonel,
it's me. Yeah.

15
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l'm right here.
You don't have to yell at me.

16
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lt's your dad. Uh-huh.
This weekend? Uh-huh.

17
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They have frequent flier mileage
that's gonna expire.

18
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They want to come this weekend.
You... l... What...?

19
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Why don't l let Jill
tell you the good news?

20
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You talk... He's your dad!

21
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Hi, Daddy.

22
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There's nothing that l would like more
than to have you visit, but l'm sick.

23
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Yeah. [coughing]

24
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Yeah. A head cold.
You know, cough. Flu.

25
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l think l have an ear infection.
[sniffs]

26
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Oh, yeah. l'm so sorry. [sniffs]

27
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Oh, well, thank you.
l'm sure l'll feel better soon.

28
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OK. Bye.

29
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[exhales heavily]

30
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- What?
- You lied to Grandpa.

31
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- l didn't exactly lie.
- Well, then what exactly did you do?

32
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There's a very good
explanation for this.

33
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What is it?

34
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l'm really burned out from school.
l need time for myself.

35
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But if l told that to your grandpa,
it would have hurt his feelings.

36
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So when we get older and
we don't want you to visit, can we lie?

37
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Randy, when your father and l get older,

38
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you won't have to lie
because you'll want to be around us.

39
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We're gonna be just as cool
as we are right now. Right, Tim?

40
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l'm dyin' here, aren't l?

41
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All you're missing is the headstone.

42
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- Well, hi-ho, good neighbor.
- Hi there, Wilson.

43
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Did Al and Heidi find something
at your garage sale?

44
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Oh, yes, indeed. l thought
you might be interested in this.

45
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This is a handmade wooden throne.

46
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lt's nice,

47
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but if l'm sitting on a throne,
it's gonna be porcelain, my friend.

48
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Hey, Wilson. l would love to
have this antique cheese whipper.

49
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No fair. l saw it first.
l'll give you twice the asking price.

50
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- l'll double that.
- Well, that brings us up to 80 cents.

51
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l'm out.

52
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Grandma's on the phone.
She wants to talk to you.

53
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Thanks. Hi, Lillian.

54
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No, Jill's not here. She's...

55
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...out, you know,
buying stuff to nurse her cold.

56
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What?

57
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Oh, my God! That's horrible, Lillian.

58
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How did it happen?

59
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Oh, you... How are you doing?

60
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Oh, boy!
This is horrible news, Lillian.

61
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What can l do? Just tell...

62
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Yeah. Go ahead and call all of them.
l'll have Jill call when she gets back.

63
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OK. Bye.

64
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- [Wilson] Tim, what happened?
- Jill's dad died.

65
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Oh, Tim. l'm so sorry.

66
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Oh, so am l. What... what happened?
Was the colonel sick?

67
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- No. lt was a heart attack. Sudden.
- That's awful. Poor Jill.

68
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l'll have to take the family to Texas.
You'll have to take care of <i>Tool Time.</i>

69
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- Of course.
- See you, guys.

70
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Boy, this really puts things
in perspective!

71
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Yeah. Al, you take the cheese whipper.

72
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- Oh, no, no. l couldn't possibly.
- No, really. l insist.

73
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Wilson, we can't accept
this cheese whipper.

74
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OK. Um... put her on that 6:30 a.m.
flight to San Antonio, alright?

75
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Put it on my credit card and
she'll pick it up at the airport.

76
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Good. That'll be fine. Thank you.

77
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- Hi, sweetie.
- Hi.

78
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What an incredible day l had!

79
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l went to the modern art museum.

80
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Then l met Patty for lunch.

81
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We went shopping.
We got herbal wraps.

82
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You cannot imagine how good l feel.

83
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- Your mom called a little while ago.
- Oh, no. Let me guess.

84
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She's mad because l wouldn't
let her come this weekend.

85
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Honey...

86
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What? ls something wrong?

87
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...it's about your dad.

88
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My dad what?

89
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He... he had a heart attack
this morning.

90
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He didn't make it, honey.

91
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Oh, my God! Oh, my God!

92
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He fell asleep in that old recliner
in the den and he never woke up.

93
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He didn't suffer at all.

94
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Heart attack!

95
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l can't believe this,
l just talked to him, he sounded fine.

96
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- l know.
- What about Mom? l should...

97
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She's holding up real well.
She's holding up real well.

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- [sobbing]
- l booked you on a morning flight, OK?

99
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l'll tie-up the loose ends
and bring the boys.

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- We'll head out tomorrow afternoon.
- [crying] OK. OK.

101
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- Oh, no! Oh, no!
- lt's OK. l'll pack. Don't worry.

102
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- l'll do...
- No. You don't understand.

103
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Dad called and asked if he could visit.
l made up that story about being sick.

104
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- How could l do that?
- You didn't know this would happen.

105
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- You needed time for yourself.
- Don't you understand?

106
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l could've seen him one more time.

107
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l could've told him that l loved him.

108
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The last thing that
l said to my father was a lie!

109
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- Hey, hey, hey, hey...
- [whimpers]

110
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Guys, you gotta get packed.
How's the ironing going?

111
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[sighs]

112
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Hey, you can wear a wide tie.

113
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l can't believe we're never
gonna see Grandpa again.

114
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Well, actually, we will get
a chance to see Grandpa one more time.

115
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An open casket? Geez, that's gross!

116
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Oh, just think of it like an open house.

117
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Some people think viewing the body

118
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gives them a chance to say
goodbye to the deceased once more.

119
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- What if l don't want to look?
- No one's gonna make you look.

120
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Nobody's gonna make me look.

121
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Whoa! You know,
l just thought of something.

122
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What if Mom had let Grandpa come here
for the weekend and it happened here?

123
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Yeah. He used to sleep in my room.

124
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He could've died in my bed!

125
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Then you'd still have to sleep in it.

126
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Of course, you know,
l'm sure Mom would flip the mattress.

127
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Just knock it off!

128
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You think this suit is too small?

129
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No. Besides, it's real fashionable
to show five inches of bare leg.

130
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l want to look good for the funeral.

131
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Well, l got news for you...
Grandpa's gonna look more lifelike.

132
00:09:02,341 --> 00:09:04,901
Grandpa just died.
Will you stop making jokes?

133
00:09:04,977 --> 00:09:06,672
Gentlemen, come on, come on!

134
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Take him upstairs. See if that
old brown suit of yours fits him.

135
00:09:11,350 --> 00:09:13,477
- Need help with that collar?
- No, Dad.

136
00:09:13,553 --> 00:09:17,887
l know how to iron for a funeral.
You just set the dial to ''stiff.''

137
00:09:21,494 --> 00:09:22,859
- Randy?
- Yeah, Dad.

138
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l don't know why
l'm making these stupid jokes.

139
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lt's OK. Sometimes making jokes is
a way to deal with the loss of somebody.

140
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That's how you grieve.
l did it at my dad's funeral.

141
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Oh, yeah.

142
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l mean, now that you talk about it,
l remember Aunt Rita's funeral.

143
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You had some good jokes.
And you killed.

144
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The truth is, in these situations, be
careful who you make the jokes around.

145
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l know. l would never say
this kind of stuff around Grandma.

146
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And make no jokes around your mom,
or Mark, or anybody sensitive.

147
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Just do 'em around me.

148
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Sorry we're late. Jill's plane
couldn't get clearance to land.

149
00:10:00,566 --> 00:10:03,228
They kept circling the airport.

150
00:10:03,302 --> 00:10:06,135
- Are you OK?
- Yeah, yeah. l'm OK.

151
00:10:06,205 --> 00:10:08,730
But you with your flu
and your ear infection.

152
00:10:08,808 --> 00:10:12,266
No, really. l feel much better.
Where's Mom?

153
00:10:12,345 --> 00:10:15,803
Oh, she's back at the house
helping Robin and Carrie with the food.

154
00:10:16,148 --> 00:10:18,673
This is Mr. Stillman,
the funeral director.

155
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- Hello.
- My sisters Jill and Tracy.

156
00:10:20,653 --> 00:10:23,213
Welcome to our newly remodeled chapel

157
00:10:23,289 --> 00:10:27,350
featured in the June issue
of <i>Mortuaries Illustrated.</i>

158
00:10:30,229 --> 00:10:32,754
Was that the swimsuit issue?

159
00:10:33,733 --> 00:10:38,102
lt's gonna be a lovely service.
l know the colonel would have approved.

160
00:10:38,204 --> 00:10:42,504
- Oh, did you know our father?
- We feel we know our guests in spirit.

161
00:10:42,575 --> 00:10:46,033
Your guests? What is this?
The Bates Motel?

162
00:10:47,046 --> 00:10:49,207
Come in my office when you're ready.

163
00:10:49,281 --> 00:10:52,045
We'll talk about
what Dad will be wearing.

164
00:10:53,285 --> 00:10:58,120
Oh, Jill, before l forget,
l want to give you this herbal medicine.

165
00:10:58,190 --> 00:11:00,351
Now, you take two Echinacea,

166
00:11:00,426 --> 00:11:04,089
one Goldenseal,
and a garlic pill twice a day.

167
00:11:04,397 --> 00:11:06,661
Hi, girls. l... oh, Jill.

168
00:11:06,732 --> 00:11:08,393
Mom.

169
00:11:09,635 --> 00:11:11,125
How are you doing?

170
00:11:11,203 --> 00:11:13,899
Oh, l'm better now that
all my girls are here.

171
00:11:13,973 --> 00:11:18,034
You were staying home because you didn't
trust Robin and Carrie with the food.

172
00:11:18,110 --> 00:11:20,670
Well, l finished all that
and l came down here.

173
00:11:20,780 --> 00:11:23,340
You don't trust us
with the funeral arrangements?

174
00:11:23,449 --> 00:11:27,818
lt's not that l don't trust you.
lt's just that l trust myself more.

175
00:11:28,788 --> 00:11:31,154
How are you feeling, honey?
You look terrible.

176
00:11:31,257 --> 00:11:35,717
- Actually, l'm much better.
- Jill, you always were a terrible liar.

177
00:11:36,729 --> 00:11:38,492
lf you're sick, you're sick.

178
00:11:39,331 --> 00:11:42,630
Would you girls mind if l
spend a moment with Jill?

179
00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:45,569
Oh, sure. Sure, Mom.
You spend your moment with Jill.

180
00:11:45,638 --> 00:11:49,005
We'll just go talk wardrobe
with Mr. Sunshine.

181
00:11:51,510 --> 00:11:54,877
- Mom, how are you holding up?
- Oh, l'm hanging in there.

182
00:11:55,648 --> 00:11:58,947
What about you? l hope all that
traveling wasn't too hard on you,

183
00:11:59,018 --> 00:12:01,714
what with that flu
and your ear infection.

184
00:12:01,787 --> 00:12:05,018
No, really, Mom.
l'm feeling much better now.

185
00:12:06,826 --> 00:12:10,387
You know, you always had
a special place in your dad's heart.

186
00:12:10,496 --> 00:12:12,657
l know. l know.

187
00:12:12,732 --> 00:12:16,190
He was really looking forward
to that trip to see you.

188
00:12:16,268 --> 00:12:18,828
- He was?
- Oh, yes.

189
00:12:18,938 --> 00:12:22,101
But you were sick.
And, of course, he understood.

190
00:12:22,208 --> 00:12:27,077
Now the irony is
that you made the trip to see him.

191
00:12:34,954 --> 00:12:37,320
OK. Everything's ready for dinner.

192
00:12:37,389 --> 00:12:39,550
l need someone to help
with the fruit salad.

193
00:12:39,658 --> 00:12:42,422
- l'll help.
- No, you might still be contagious.

194
00:12:42,528 --> 00:12:45,793
We don't want Mom to catch anything,
her resistance is low.

195
00:12:45,865 --> 00:12:49,028
Guys, there's something
l have to tell you.

196
00:12:49,135 --> 00:12:51,194
[sighs] l'm not really sick.

197
00:12:51,570 --> 00:12:56,234
Yeah, right. You look like that and
you're gonna tell us you're not sick.

198
00:12:58,144 --> 00:13:02,205
Always the martyr.
Here. Go sit down and rest.

199
00:13:04,550 --> 00:13:08,850
- l can't believe this.
- Neither can l.

200
00:13:08,921 --> 00:13:11,481
l keep thinking l'm gonna
come down these stairs

201
00:13:11,590 --> 00:13:14,650
and see your father in front of the TV

202
00:13:14,727 --> 00:13:18,094
yelling at those
''liberal Yankee newscasters!''

203
00:13:19,064 --> 00:13:21,897
Mom, is there anything
that l can do for you?

204
00:13:21,967 --> 00:13:25,232
Don't worry about me. You're
the one that we have to take care of.

205
00:13:25,304 --> 00:13:28,671
You lie down right there and rest.
Why don't l make you some soup?

206
00:13:28,774 --> 00:13:31,140
You're supposed to drink
lots of liquids.

207
00:13:31,243 --> 00:13:33,108
Really, l'm feeling so much better.

208
00:13:33,179 --> 00:13:35,943
Now, Jill,
l can take care of my daughter.

209
00:13:36,048 --> 00:13:40,007
Now, you just stay right there.
And don't you lift a finger.

210
00:13:40,719 --> 00:13:42,880
[door opens]

211
00:13:42,988 --> 00:13:46,446
Oh, l'm so glad to see you.

212
00:13:46,525 --> 00:13:50,256
Did you iron your shirts? l want you
to look good for the funeral tomorrow.

213
00:13:50,329 --> 00:13:54,095
Come on, Mom, you've been through
enough. Let's not talk about the shirts.

214
00:13:55,901 --> 00:13:59,359
Go into the kitchen and say hi
to your aunts and your grandma.

215
00:13:59,438 --> 00:14:03,204
Are they still gonna pinch us even
though we're here for a funeral?

216
00:14:03,309 --> 00:14:06,073
The sadder the occasion,
the harder the pinching.

217
00:14:06,712 --> 00:14:09,237
See this scar?
My dad's funeral. Aunt Winnie.

218
00:14:09,315 --> 00:14:11,647
She took a piece of my flesh
right off there.

219
00:14:13,285 --> 00:14:16,015
[Tracy] Oh, look how you've grown!

220
00:14:16,088 --> 00:14:17,555
[Brad] Ow!

221
00:14:17,623 --> 00:14:20,592
- How are you doing?
- You won't believe what's going on.

222
00:14:20,693 --> 00:14:22,593
Well, let me guess.

223
00:14:22,661 --> 00:14:25,562
Your mom thinks you're sick,
so she's waiting on you.

224
00:14:25,631 --> 00:14:29,123
- Tim, l have to tell her the truth.
- Now is not a good time.

225
00:14:29,201 --> 00:14:30,964
Why?

226
00:14:31,036 --> 00:14:35,803
lf she finds out you lied, it'll cast
a pall over the whole funeral.

227
00:14:37,843 --> 00:14:40,209
l'm so glad you're here.

228
00:14:41,413 --> 00:14:43,381
Did you fight in Korea with my grandpa?

229
00:14:43,482 --> 00:14:47,384
- l would've been two years old.
- You would have been in the infantry?

230
00:14:49,188 --> 00:14:50,849
''lnfant-try.''

231
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You know, l'll always cherish
Daddy's nickname for me.

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Nutcase?

233
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He said it with such love.

234
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Come on, everyone. Who has a story about
Colonel Patterson they'd like to share?

235
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- Tim.
- Oh...

236
00:15:09,308 --> 00:15:12,368
...remember the first time that Jill
brought me to meet him?

237
00:15:12,444 --> 00:15:13,911
Oh, yeah. l remember that.

238
00:15:13,979 --> 00:15:17,608
When Jill finally left us alone,
the colonel turned to me and said,

239
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[deep voice] ''How much will it take for
you to turn around and never come back?''

240
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Years later he gave
me the best compliment ever,

241
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[deep voice] ''Son, ten grand!
That's my final offer!

242
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You can't handle the truth!''

243
00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:37,364
Dad was gruff,
but he always told it like it was.

244
00:15:37,436 --> 00:15:42,601
Yes. Honesty was very important to him,
he instilled that in all his children.

245
00:15:42,708 --> 00:15:46,474
Jill, would you
like to say a few words?

246
00:15:46,578 --> 00:15:48,671
Oh, sure.

247
00:15:48,747 --> 00:15:51,580
Yes, well, Dad was really...

248
00:15:51,650 --> 00:15:56,144
There was this one time that we, uh...

249
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l really don't want
to do this right now. Mom...

250
00:15:58,991 --> 00:16:02,427
...can l talk to
you, privately, for a moment?

251
00:16:04,029 --> 00:16:07,123
Poor thing.
She's a little under the weather.

252
00:16:08,434 --> 00:16:11,801
Well... Then there
was the time the colonel

253
00:16:11,870 --> 00:16:15,704
introduced my butt
to the business end of a bayonet.

254
00:16:16,442 --> 00:16:18,774
Let me show you the puncture wound.

255
00:16:19,078 --> 00:16:21,808
- Mom...
- Honey, you look so pale.

256
00:16:21,880 --> 00:16:25,441
- This flu that's going around...
- Mom, it's not the flu.

257
00:16:25,517 --> 00:16:28,850
Now, look, there's something
that l have to tell you.

258
00:16:28,921 --> 00:16:31,355
l lied to Dad.

259
00:16:31,423 --> 00:16:35,519
Oh, Jill, relax. He found out a long
time ago that you vote democrat.

260
00:16:38,397 --> 00:16:39,830
No, Mom.

261
00:16:39,898 --> 00:16:44,335
When Dad called to ask if you all
could come up and visit,

262
00:16:44,403 --> 00:16:48,032
l said that l was sick.
l made that up.

263
00:16:48,107 --> 00:16:50,837
You didn't want us to visit you?

264
00:16:50,909 --> 00:16:53,878
No, Mom. lt just...
lt wasn't a good time.

265
00:16:53,946 --> 00:16:57,712
l thought you'd understand, but l
didn't have the guts to say no to Dad!

266
00:16:59,485 --> 00:17:03,546
Well, your father was not
an easy man to say no to.

267
00:17:04,089 --> 00:17:05,647
Well, maybe not.

268
00:17:05,724 --> 00:17:09,216
But now the last memory l have
of my father is lying to him.

269
00:17:12,398 --> 00:17:15,959
What do you suppose would've
happened if you'd told him the truth?

270
00:17:16,035 --> 00:17:18,868
l don't know! He probably
would've understood.

271
00:17:18,937 --> 00:17:22,839
[chuckles] l don't think we're talking
about the same colonel.

272
00:17:23,409 --> 00:17:25,969
Well, how do you think
he would've reacted?

273
00:17:27,479 --> 00:17:29,140
He would've said,

274
00:17:29,214 --> 00:17:32,741
''What do you mean you want time for
yourself? We'll be there at 0800

275
00:17:32,818 --> 00:17:36,948
- and we're bivouacking in Brad's room.''
- That does sound like Dad.

276
00:17:37,022 --> 00:17:39,388
He always had to have
everything his own way.

277
00:17:39,458 --> 00:17:43,792
lt could be 20 below zero and he'd
still want the window open at night.

278
00:17:43,862 --> 00:17:46,626
You remember when
he went in for his knee surgery?

279
00:17:46,698 --> 00:17:51,362
Oh, yeah. He yelled at that surgeon
because the scalpel wasn't shiny enough.

280
00:17:53,172 --> 00:17:57,905
Then he told the doctor to drop and give
him 20 on the operating room floor.

281
00:17:59,912 --> 00:18:02,176
l guess Dad could be
kinda pushy sometimes.

282
00:18:02,247 --> 00:18:06,809
He was pushy, he was stubborn,
he was hotheaded, and he drove me crazy.

283
00:18:10,022 --> 00:18:12,490
And l miss him so much...

284
00:18:13,192 --> 00:18:16,719
Oh, Mom.
l'm so sorry. l'm so sorry.

285
00:18:18,297 --> 00:18:21,824
Now, Jill, you have always
been a wonderful daughter.

286
00:18:21,900 --> 00:18:25,131
And the last thing your father
would want would be for you to...

287
00:18:25,204 --> 00:18:28,503
...torture yourself
over a silly little fib.

288
00:18:30,476 --> 00:18:33,843
- l love you, Mom.
- l love you too, honey.

289
00:18:37,683 --> 00:18:40,379
l don't remember that picture of us.

290
00:18:40,452 --> 00:18:44,218
- Which base was that taken at?
- Oh, that was Fort Hood.

291
00:18:44,289 --> 00:18:47,258
That was the base
where Elvis was stationed.

292
00:18:47,326 --> 00:18:50,887
- Dad knew Elvis?
- He was his commanding officer.

293
00:18:50,963 --> 00:18:53,727
Who do you think <i>Hound Dog</i>
was written about?

294
00:18:57,069 --> 00:19:00,561
Wait. ls this Army mule the
same one l'm holding in the picture?

295
00:19:00,639 --> 00:19:03,130
Yes. That was your favorite, remember?

296
00:19:03,208 --> 00:19:06,735
But it's all ratty. Why would Dad
hold onto it all of these years?

297
00:19:06,812 --> 00:19:09,042
To remind him of you.

298
00:19:10,282 --> 00:19:13,843
He always hated it
that you had to live so far away.

299
00:19:13,919 --> 00:19:15,443
Oh, Mom...

300
00:19:15,521 --> 00:19:19,753
Five years ago, your father took that
mascot and put it on top of the TV set.

301
00:19:19,825 --> 00:19:24,353
And, ever since that time, Army has
beaten Navy every football game.

302
00:19:26,098 --> 00:19:29,363
So l guess l was
kind of a good luck charm.

303
00:19:29,434 --> 00:19:31,334
l guess you were.

304
00:19:32,237 --> 00:19:33,898
Can l keep him?

305
00:19:34,706 --> 00:19:37,072
l think your father would like that...

306
00:19:37,176 --> 00:19:40,145
...provided you keep it
on top of the television set.

307
00:19:40,212 --> 00:19:42,772
Deal.

308
00:19:42,881 --> 00:19:44,849
- Mom?
- [Lillian] Huh?

309
00:19:46,084 --> 00:19:48,314
You know, if you moved to Michigan,

310
00:19:48,387 --> 00:19:50,548
you wouldn't have to be
so far away from us.

311
00:19:51,557 --> 00:19:55,049
But l'd be far away from Tracy,
and Linda, and Carrie and Robin.

312
00:19:55,127 --> 00:19:56,992
Exactly my point.

313
00:19:58,764 --> 00:20:01,096
Oh, Jill, l'd love to be near you,

314
00:20:01,166 --> 00:20:06,069
but l think it's too soon for me
to start making any changes.

315
00:20:06,138 --> 00:20:07,503
OK.

316
00:20:07,573 --> 00:20:10,508
Let's go in there and listen
to more happy memories of Dad.

317
00:20:10,576 --> 00:20:11,941
OK.

318
00:20:12,377 --> 00:20:16,438
So there l was getting strip-searched
by a colonel of the United States Army!

319
00:20:18,717 --> 00:20:22,050
At that point l knew l was
a family member, l'll tell you that.

320
00:20:23,689 --> 00:20:26,055
Boy, that guy had big hands! Woo!

321
00:20:31,230 --> 00:20:33,790
The boys are in bed.
What are you doing?

322
00:20:35,133 --> 00:20:38,159
l just finished my eulogy for tomorrow.

323
00:20:38,237 --> 00:20:41,695
My sisters and l are each
gonna give a little speech.

324
00:20:41,773 --> 00:20:43,934
Well, l'm sure yours'll be the best.

325
00:20:44,843 --> 00:20:48,802
lt's not a contest, honey. We're just
gonna share our feelings about Dad.

326
00:20:50,749 --> 00:20:53,240
The colonel was a
real great man, you know?

327
00:20:53,318 --> 00:20:55,878
Yeah, he was.

328
00:20:56,188 --> 00:20:58,884
You know, l thought l would
feel so much better

329
00:20:58,957 --> 00:21:01,790
when l told Mom the truth, but...

330
00:21:01,860 --> 00:21:04,021
...now l just feel sadder.

331
00:21:04,363 --> 00:21:07,730
lt's understandable.
You're allowing yourself to grieve.

332
00:21:07,833 --> 00:21:09,960
Yeah, l guess.

333
00:21:10,736 --> 00:21:13,102
- You've been so great.
- [questioning grunt]

334
00:21:13,171 --> 00:21:15,731
Oh, yeah.

335
00:21:15,807 --> 00:21:18,173
You took care of
all the travel arrangements.

336
00:21:18,243 --> 00:21:20,541
You took care of the boys.
You took care of me.

337
00:21:20,612 --> 00:21:23,513
l did what l had to.
l didn't think twice about it, honey.

338
00:21:23,582 --> 00:21:25,345
That's what makes it so wonderful.

339
00:21:25,417 --> 00:21:27,977
That l can count on you
when l need you the most.

340
00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:31,949
l'm just sorry you had to be reminded
of that fact on such a sad occasion.

341
00:21:34,826 --> 00:21:38,193
Listen to you.
You're saying all the right things.

342
00:21:41,099 --> 00:21:44,159
Enjoy it while you can.

343
00:21:45,103 --> 00:21:47,936
l don't know where it's coming from.

344
00:21:49,041 --> 00:21:51,407
But l'm sure it's not gonna last.