Black Irish Page #2

In the name of the Father,

the Son and the Holy Spirit.

[Cole]

Bless me, Father,

for I have sinned.

How long has it been

since your last confession?

My last confession

was about a week a--

a m-month ago.

Go on, young man.

I've had impure thoughts.

I, uh, lied to my mother

a while back,

and my father.

I swore during

the Red Sox game when

Varitek booted the bunt

and they lost.

I got drunk

and robbed a house.

Could you repeat that?

I--

I've had impure thoughts.

No.

The last part.

You mean getting drunk

and robbing-- robbing a house.

This is very disturbing, Cole.

You know--

All those Sundays

with you beside me,

I should hope

I recognize your voice.

Father, I feel terrible.

My brother

suckered me in.

Terry is not the issue here.

You've gotta be

stronger than that.

There's a lot of bad

in the world,

and it's easy to gravitate

toward the bad.

Be left by the wayside.

Do you understand?

Yes, Father.

[sighs]

I want you

to think about

the clearest, purest thing

that God has given you.

Do you have any idea

what that could be?

Keep you focused.

It's baseball.

Baseball?

[sighs]

What about your plans

to go into the priesthood?

Father, you asked a question.

That's what came out.

All you got

is that one pitch.

Sooner or later,

I'm gonna catch up to it.

Come on.

Let me see it.

Let me see it.

[clatter, cat yowls]

That was our only ball.

[Woman] Hey!

What are you looking at?

You old hagged-up b*tch!

Watch your mouth!

[window closes]

I guess the game's over, then.

Cole, don't think you're

anything special, okay?

When it's a money pitch,

I can throw like that, too.

All right, Terry.

Don't be late tonight.

It's Kathleen's

going-away dinner.

Good hitting.

Yeah, you, too.

Mmm. Smells good.

Fancy dishes.

It's the good china.

From your mother, remember?

[chuckles]

Haven't seen these

in a lifetime.

You kids were in diapers

when I saw these last.

You kids were all

beautiful children.

Weren't they?

[Father chuckles]

They were.

Even Terry.

[laughs]

Terry? No way.

Yeah.

Where is he?

I think I saw him outside

with Anthony.

Ah, the brain trust.

Go get him, will ya?

It's your sister's

going-away dinner.

It's okay.

I'll go get him.

[clears throat]

It ain't fair.

The whole ball of wax

ain't fair.

There's going to be

another adjustment as well.

Concerns you.

Adjustment?

In order to pay

for your sister,

we're taking you

out of St. Mark's,

putting you in public.

[Cole sighs]

That's Terry's school.

I don't want an argument

out of you.

I'll make do.

Raiders are the best team

in the city.

I won't even

make that lineup.

And Father Magruder said

I have a good shot at being

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