Malice Page #3

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it makes up for in history.

You know anything about architecture?

Architecture? Architecture is my life.

If I hadn't been a doctor,

I'd have been a...

I'd have been a building.

Is this a Degas?

Yeah. I think it's original.

Tracy's father gave it to her.

She's been having these abdominal pains.

- How often?

- Maybe once every couple of days.

How long do they last?

Maybe half a minute,

sometimes a little longer.

Is she seeing someone?

Yeah, a doctor in Boston

named Lillianfield.

David Lillianfield. Do you know him?

I've heard of him.

Lillianfield is a good man.

The thing is, we really wanna have kids.

Tracy is nuts about it. So am I.

I'll tell you what.

Give it another couple of weeks and if there

is no change, have her come by and see me.

- All right.

- Hey, Stanley.

Hey, Doc, it hurts when I do this.

Then don't do that.

And get some new jokes, Stanley.

So I told him,

"Why don't you come by and look at ours,

"and maybe it would work out?"

You did what?

You're the one who wanted to rent it out.

I thought you'd be thrilled.

Do I look thrilled?

You're not thrilled. I can see that now,

but this is better than a visiting lecturer.

Jed is a friend.

He's not a friend.

He didn't even remember your name, Alan.

I mean, common the guy had

just been through 12 hours of surgery.

What is it, Andy?

You want to relive the high school,

be friends with the quarterback

this time?

No, he was the running back.

And stop talking to me like I'm 11.

What's your problem with this guy?

I mean he's smart, he's funny,

and he's a brilliant doctor.

I know. I know he's brilliant, Andy.

I can tell by the way

the nursing staff genuflect

when he walks down the hallway.

I mean, this guy doesn't have friends,

he has subjects.

Well, it's not too late,

we can call it off.

No, no. I'm leaving it up to you.

If you want to live with that,

it's your decision.

You're gonna get to like him.

You really will.

And you know what else?

We could even ask him

to recommend another doctor for you.

Hold on. What?

If for no other reason,

then it's ludicrous to drive two hours

to see Lillianfield in Boston

when we could just easily...

Andy, please tell me

you didn't say anything to Jed.

Please tell me you didn't share

my problems with him.

It came up.

It came up.

I apologize.

All right.

I will go along with this

for a few months

only because I have my heart set on a sofa

to go with the step ladder.

Oh, my God, is he moving in tonight?

- You're assuming it's Jed?

- I'm quite certain it's Jed. Open the door.

It could be anyone.

Angels could dance on pinheads, Andy,

but they don't. It's Jed.

- What makes you so sure?

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