Being Flynn Page #2

hadn't seen in 18 years.

This is Nick.

JONATHAN:
Is this

Nicholas Flynn?

Yes.

Nicholas, this is your

father, Jonathan Flynn.

It is?

It is. I have a

question for you.

Do you have a truck?

A pickup truck?

Yeah, as a matter

of fact, I do.

I heard as much.

From who?

Your grandmother, she

mentioned it a few years ago.

You do remember your

grandmother, don't you?

I do.

Good.

Now I want you to get in your

truck and drive over here.

I'm sorry, you say

you are my father?

That is correct.

I was evicted and I need

you to get over here

and help me move

my stuff, Nicholas.

How did you

get this number?

Information. Now listen

to me carefully.

I am sitting behind

a door with a shotgun.

I'm waiting for

the knob to turn.

Get over here right now.

That is an appealing offer.

You are damn right it is.

It's all yours. You are

my sole heir, Nicholas.

I want you to

have everything.

You have a pen

or a pencil?

Because I want you to

write this address down.

What am I doing here?

What are you doing here?

What are we doing here?

Thanks for coming.

Sure. Should we just wait here?

Or do you want us...

JONATHAN:
Who is it?

It's Nick. Nicholas.

Come on in, the door is open.

Come in.

I'll be with you

in a minute.

I appreciate you

coming over, Nicholas.

We're put on this Earth

to help other people.

Yeah.

JONATHAN:
We were put on this Earth

to help other people, Nicholas.

I regret our mutual loss.

I am a born writer,

so are you.

Get this in your head at once. I am a

classic storyteller. A great writer.

I think I want to

be a writer.

Yeah?

Dad is a writer, right?

Ha!

What makes you

think that?

It says right here. It says,

"Work on my novel is going well.

"I shall soon

win the Nobel Prize

"for both storytelling

and poetry.

"No fear."

You know where that

letter was written from?

Prison.

Mmm-hmm.

Why is he in prison again?

Interstate transportation

of stolen securities.

What is that?

He cashed

forged checks.

He stole thousands

and thousands of dollars.

Do you know how much

of that we have seen?

Zero.

Zilch.

Zippo.

Nothing.

Nada.

Niente.

Have you seen my

baseball glove?

If it were up your ass,

you would know where it was.

(CHUCKLES)

(DOOR OPENING)

Well? Gonna come in?

Pleasure to see you, Nicholas,

aside from the circumstances.

NICK:
What are

the circumstances?

The circumstances are

that I had a disagreement

with my scum-sucking landlord.

I don't know why.

And so he decided to bring the

police into the discussion.

So now I'm forced

to move.

Move where?

I'm considering my options. I'm

a sought-after house guest.

You know why?

No.

Because I'm

an excellent raconteur.

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