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yes, theoretically.

But what would make me

a threat to you freedom?

What about alcohol?

Oh, that's not a threat.

Alcohol won't be an issue.

So, that feels like a mistake

to me, I have to say.

Consider that the only time

your freedom

has been taken from you

was because of drinking.

That works out to 100%.

I'm gonna speak candidly

because I think

it's just going to save us

a lot of time.

Great.

I exaggerated my drinking

during the trial.

I know I drank too much

that night.

But I thought the judge

and jury wouldn't be happy

if I didn't say

I had a problem.

So I just went along with

any language about alcoholism.

Okay, um...

Thank you for your honesty.

Still, you know,

I have a number of clients

who would drink

all the time if they could.

You'd consider that

to be an issue

with alcohol,

wouldn't you?

Well, most of them

haven't taken a life.

So, um, you might understand

how I would see

your relationship

with alcohol as a problem.

No, I understand.

I just wanted to make it clear.

I don't respond well

to alcohol,

which I, you know,

triumphantly proved.

So...

I won't be drinking again.

Okay.

Well, you know, as long

as you meet your conditions

and attend your scheduled

meetings, uh, which start...

Tomorrow.

Yep, uh,

as long as you do that,

then we don't have to talk about

this any further right now.

Okay. Mm-hmm.

[Mark] They've been

developing this for, like,

three or four years.

I think it's changed hands

a few times.

They're gonna dig

all of this up over here.

A lot of garbage under here,

I think.

I guess when this is all done,

the property values

on your house will go up.

Do you wish we'd sell?

No, did it come across

that way?

A bit.

Well, if that

really mattered to me,

I could just sell my own home.

Well, I'm not sure

that's the same thing,

but whatever you say.

I suppose I kind of embarrassed

myself this morning.

Can I say something sad?

Might as well.

[sighs]

Did you have help

with your mom?

You know, she was pretty good

about hiding it.

I didn't really understand

what was going on, to be honest.

F***.

Yeah.

Anybody notice

with your mom?

What do you mean?

With her drinking?

Oh. No.

It was only that one time.

F***in' 30 feet from home.

Then came the German shepherd.

Then came the German shepherd.

Yeah.

But not trying to make you

feel sorry for her.

How is she?

My mom?

Uh...

not good with apologies.

It's okay to talk about it,

honestly.

What happened to my family

is way worse

than what happened

to your family.

So it's not like you'll be

making me feel bad or something.

Okay. Um...

well, she's not doing good.

Um...

her friend Wendy's calling,

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