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Sally.

Don't even think about it.

Don't even think about it.

See what you did?

Can I get you

something to eat?

Yeah. I hear you guys have

the Holy Grail of lamb stews.

You got it.

I don't believe it.

This is crazy.

Hi.

Hi.

You Zach Pierson?

I could be.

It's me.

Hello, you.

Oh, come on, man.

Maggie? Maggie Paige?

Maggie...

From when we were little.

I was a tomboy, freckles.

Jack Paige--

Jack Paige's little sister.

You guys lived

at the Thompson house.

Yeah, my grandma.

Oh, my... What ever

happened to you guys?

Well, after that summer,

we moved to Vermont,

in with my aunt,

where we stayed.

That's right - your parents.

I forgot about that.

Yeah, no.

But I've been back here

for a while,

staying at my grandmother's,

and I was just up in this area,

doing some research...

I'm just over there.

You wanna come sit with me

for a minute?

All right.

The thing I remember most

about you

is that you used to stand

outside of our front gates.

Just stand there.

Right?

Not exactly my proudest moment.

But, hey, what little kid

didn't love your dad's books?

So, what do you do now?

I'm in grad school.

Really?

And I'm working

on my thesis.

It's good to see you,

Maggie.

Yeah. You too.

So, um, do you wanna

order something?

Actually, I gotta go.

I'm running

a little bit late.

But, um, like I said,

I'll be down at my grandma's

for a while.

Well, I'm at Millwood now.

As a therapist, of course.

Oh.

What?

Very interesting.

Yeah, I got decorated by

a borderline schizophrenic.

She was having a bad day.

You have to go.

Right.

So, I'll be up

in the area tomorrow,

doing some research.

I'll be here

around the same time.

(phone ringing)

Hello?

Honey! Oh!

Do you know I've left you

four messages?

Seriously,

where have you been?

Uh... Yeah, Mom, I'm sorry.

I just...

I've been busy. I'm sorry

I haven't called. I...

You're not the only one.

I tell you, this has been

the week from hell.

(chuckles) Why?

What have you been doing?

(chuckles) Nothing.

Which, to my constant amazement,

is absolutely exhausting.

You know, you need to get

out of that house.

Hmm.

Take a vacation.

So, tell me, darling,

how's your new place?

I took a job today,

and don't get all dramatic

when I say this, Mom, but...

I'm working at Millwood.

What?

Why would you go back

to that terrible place?

Well, maybe to make it

not so terrible.

You gave up your position

at Cornell for Millwood?

Is this some kind of joke?

No, it's not a joke.

It's a job.

Zachary, you know

what day is coming up.

And you know how hard this time

of year is for me always.

You know all this...

which makes your choice

all the more cruel.

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