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Yeah, okay, good. Yeah,

they were these little pink tablets.

l think it said ``CRC`` on them.

Something like that.

-You were getting them illegally?

-Yes, l was. So what?

-Why?

-So l wouldn`t have to talk to you.

-Do you know what they were?

-Yes.

At that dosage,

you`re lucky to be sitting up straight.

That`s great.

Can you get me some more of them?

You get to the point.

-And you skirt it. Can you get me the pills?

-Yes.

Well, then let`s get

that prescription pad out.

Roy, l don`t prescribe medicine unless

l`ve chatted with the patient.

lf you`re inclined against that,

this session will be quite brief.

Would you like to tell me

what`s been bothering you?

l don`t like being outdoors, which

l know is called ``agoraphobia.`` Right?

lncorrectly. But, yes.

-Anything else?

-Dirt. Especially around moldings.

l don`t like when people

put shoes on my carpet.

Obviously, l have a lot of tics.

l find that very frustrating.

Certain things distract me,

make me feel sick to my stomach.

Have these distractions

affected your work of late?

And your personal relationships?

What personal relationships?

-When was the last time you were in one?

-With a woman?

-A long time ago.

-Five years?

-Ten years?

-keep going, man.

What was her name?

Heather.

Were you married?

kids?

Maybe.

You haven`t seen her since?

She left me with a black eye,

which l gave her, and a bun in the oven...

...which might`ve come from anyone.

So, no, l haven`t.

Look, doc, l spent last Tuesday

watching fibers on my carpet.

And the whole time l was watching my

carpet, l was worrying that l might vomit.

l was thinking, ``l`m a grown man.

l should know what goes on in my head.``

The more l thought about it...

...the more l realized l should

blow my brains out and end it all.

But if l thought more

about blowing my brains out...

...l started worrying about what

that would do to my goddamn carpet.

So that was a good day, doc.

And l just want you to give me some pills

and let me get on with my life.

-Roy.

-What?

He just gave them to you at the office?

He said they were new.

Prefex something-or-other.

-You feel better?

-A little.

You want to work some?

Think you can you control the...?

-What?

-Nothing.

-What city, please?

-Woodland Hills, California.

-Name, sir?

-Fenton, Heather.

-Can you spell that?

-F-E-N--

Hi. lf that`s you, then this is me.

So leave a message after the beep.

-Hello, this is--

-Hello?

Well, you know, we fought a lot.

-About what?

-What do you got? l wasn`t sober a lot then.

Are you now?

So some nights,

she just didn`t come home.

She was pregnant two months

before she even told me about it.

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