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l know you say that,

but you know what?

He didn't appreciate you

when he was alive,

and he's not around

to appreciate you now.

You're right, okay?

But l can't just sit back

and get these proceeds without-

Without making yourself

miserable in return?

Okay.

Really?

- Yeah.

- Really?

l'll come. l'll just hop on a plane.

Okay.

Plane to Pittsburgh.

Bye.

The MRl is fairly conclusive, Jayne.

That, in combination

with our clinical findings-

l wish l had better news.

lt's Binswanger's Disease.

Binswanger's Disease

is a fairly rare form of dementia.

There is no specific

course of treatment for it.

Okay.

How do we treat it?

Treatment is symptomatic, l'm afraid.

Okay.

Jayne, you need

to prepare yourself for the inevitable.

Life expectancy for patients

with this condition

is one year, two at most.

ln the meantime,

as his condition deteriorates,

expect to see...

...like a facial expression, seizures.

...cerebral vascular lesion-

...Die.

Two years.

Patients do die within two years,

but during that time, you can expect

periods of aggression or euphoria-

Euphoria?

Possibly, at times.

ls your sister still in town?

What the hell is this?

What's it sliced up like this for?

lt's teriyaki-style, Dad.

Teri- l don't want that.

- It's cut up. It's plain meat.

- Has that got sauce on it?

lt's just plain meat.

Right.

So?

Dementia. No cure.

Two years max.

How did Mommy ever put up with you?

Damn if l know.

Mallory's up in Heaven now.

She knew when to cut out.

Yep, that's right.

No woman could ever

measure up after her.

Right?

That's a very pretty theory.

What do you mean?

You know.

lt's very romantic.

lsn't it, Joe?

Well, it is. You two were,

like, total lovebirds, and then...

Well, it's just so obvious now

because the women

that you choose to be around

are, like, 360 degrees

in the other direction.

They're, like-

lt's 180.

What?

lt's 180.

But it's interesting because inadvertently,

you stumbled on-

Joe!

Yeah?

Joe Deacks. How you doing?

- Okay.

- Hi, girls. How are you?

Good.

lt's been a few years, huh?

These are my daughters.

l know.

Dad?

Come on, Dad.

lt's Mitch. He worked for you

for a long time.

Remember? He bought all your equipment.

Still runs good, too.

That's my boy Ray over there.

All right.

Well, come by and see me sometime.

You can visit the old tractor

and the backhoe

and help me give them a lube job.

All right. Sounds good.

Here, Joe. Why don't you-

You should eat now.

- Good to see you. Yes, sir.

- Okay.

See you, girls. Be good.

Bye, Mitch.

You did?

Well, you can show me

when l get back tomorrow night.

Will you have Daddy call me

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