Mystery, Alaska Page #2

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We've been talking

about the magazine.

Which is about hockey.

Can't we just enjoy

the attention tonight?

Sports Illustrated,

for God's sakes.

Hockey is played

at both ends of the ice.

You, you coast in your own zone.

You skate like a figure skater.

And when you get the puck,

you don't pass.

More potatoes?

No.

I've lost my appetite.

Oh...

He never made the Saturday game.

That's what's bothering him.

Why should he tell me how to play?

- He played college 2-A, Birdie.

- 2-A isn't the Saturday game.

- That's enough.

- Well, he started it!

Margie has relatives

in Waterville, Maine.

She said as soon

as Price World moved in,

all the local shops

went right out of business.

Price World's not gonna come, Mom.

We're not big enough, for God's sakes.

Well, they've been sniffin'.

Oh, Skank.

- Yeah!

- Yeah! Yeah!

"On the left side,

Skank Marden is a master

of sticky sores... "

No, no, Shawnette.

Um, remember, you want

to sound out the words.

- Okay.

- Let's try again.

"Skank Marden,

a master of the stick,

scores on demand. "

That's right. Good. Excellent.

Tommy! What?

Word is Biebe is out

and Weeks is going up.

Really?

- Don't get too far.

- Yeah, Dad.

- Hey, Johnny.

- Hey.

Thanks for coming, Johnny.

Well, we can't hold

Stevie Weeks back any longer.

You'll be first alternate,

of course.

That's...

There's more to the game than speed,

Scott. Experience counts.

Which Stevie Weeks can't get

till we call him up.

You've been in the Saturday game

13 years, Johnny.

- That's a record!

- I can still play.

When was the last time

you scored a goal?

Look, it's not fair to the Weeks boy

to keep him back.

And it's not fair

to the Saturday game.

Sh*t!

I gotta go.

Donna's inside, Johnny.

- Hey.

- Hey.

I'm fine, Donna.

We talked about this.

We knew one day eventually...

I'm fine.

Don't tell me you're fine.

I better check on Mike.

- You could've told me.

- I can't give you that kind of information.

We're sleeping together,

for God's sakes.

Skank, we're committing adultery. It's

not like I threw in trust as a perk.

Honey.

- Hi.

- Look, you, uh... you may have heard.

- We just did it.

- I heard.

And so did I,

and it's a big mistake.

John Biebe is the anchor,

for God's sakes!

Geez.

Stevie! Stevie! Stevie! Stevie!

Guys, it ain't my birthday.

It's better.

You're in the Saturday game!

L- I could go down

as fast as I come up.

- There's no way.

- Hey, I'm next. They'll be callin' me next.

Hey, Mike.

- Hey.

- Why don't you get yourself that milkshake?

Better not hear

your grades are dropping off.

They-They won't, sir.

You skate like you can

and you'll be fine.

- Boys.

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