American Gun Page #2

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No.

No!

[ Gunshot ]

[ Woman speaking indistinctly

on radio ]

What's your daughter's date

of birth, ma'am?

No.

no! no!

No! no! No! No!

Annie. Annie.

Annie. Annie.

Annie.

No. [ sobs ]

Anne:
what do you think

we should dress her in?

[ Sighs ]

I don't care.

Whatever you want.

What about this one?

Yes.

that's, um...

Hmm?

It's, uh...

Oh, yes, it's fine.

She'd look great in it.

[ Bell tolling ]

Man:
"when David saw

the servants whispering,

"he said to them,

"'is the child dead?'

"and they said,

'he is dead.'"

[ indistinct conversations ]

[ Sighs ]

Oh.

thank you for coming.

Sure.

Yes.

Hello.

I'm so sorry.

Thank you for doing this.

I know it's sudden.

Hello, dear.

How are you?

Good.

What did she get you?

Oh, she got me...

Some g--

some gloves for the garden.

[ Chuckles ]

[ Clock ticking ]

[ Man speaking indistinctly

on P.A. ]

Why?

[ Door opens ]

Martin:

good morning.

How are you?

What can I do for you today?

[ Exhales deeply ]

military cut.

Okay.

[ Razor buzzing ]

Man:

take cover! Get down!

Get the hell out of there!

[ Explosion ]

[ Mumbling ]

What the...

[ Sighs ]

[ Exhales sharply ]

Martin:

"dear penny..."

[ Sighs ]

"I miss you more

than you can imagine.

"How is it up in heaven?

"You'll probably have to

tell me all about it,

"because the way I'm going...

"I might just end up

in the other place.

"Say, thanks for the gloves

you bought me.

"I'm sure

they'll come in handy.

I can't wait for spring

so I can start using them."

Now, today we're gonna

focus on theme.

"Your mother went back to work

three days a week.

"The pastor told her the best

thing to do was to keep busy.

"I asked my manager

for a leave of absence.

"And he said I could take

as long as I like.

"Who knows if I will have

a job to come back to?

"But after 36 years there,

i don't mind a break.

"There are two kinds

of reactions

"to a situation like this.

"There are those who want to

close the book --

"that's your mother --

"and there are those

who want to study every page.

That's me."

"I told your mother

that I'm going to look for Mia.

"But I don't think

she believes me.

"Perhaps because

we both know in our hearts

that there is someone else

that I must confront first."

Anne:

Martin?

Martin?

Let it be.

Just give it some time.

Time is a great healer.

"Your mother is right.

Time is a great healer.

But how do you heal a person

who is already dead?"

Just a minute.

[ Man speaking indistinctly

on radio ]

Chief?

Here it is.

"Dear penny...

"When the police closed

the case,

"i petitioned for the gun,

and they gave it to me.

I hope you don't mind."

I stopped by the, uh,

the police department today.

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