Oliver Sherman Page #6

something even better?

TV:

TV:

I keep trying to

stick up for you

and you just leave me

twisting in the wind.

I told you, he asked

me to see it

so I showed it to him.

He's four years old.

My father taught me to

hunt when I was four.

Hell,

earlier.

Jacob's not like you and me.

What's so wrong

with you and me?

Nothing; he's just

different that's all.

You've forgotten

who you are,

that's what's wrong.

Tucked it away real nice.

But I'll tell you what;

that son of yours

he's no different either.

Men, women, children,

they're all violent.

That's so god damn extreme.

I saw the way you

smacked that kid.

I spanked him.

Yeah,

and killing in war

is different than

killing here, I know.

Okay,

but Sherman,

what I never

hear you talk about

is the other side,

the good.

Why do you always have to see

the worst from the outset?

I know,

you're better than me.

God damn it Sherman, that's

not what I'm talking about!

You're a really

lucky man, Frank.

I feel like I'm on the outside

of everything looking in -

at you,

your wife and

those kids.

Normal house with

normal things in it.

Maybe if I went out and got

all those things

maybe I'd see

things different -

how you see 'em.

I'm real happy for you though.

knocking

Sherman if you wanna

smoke do it outside.

He has no respect

for our home;

he has no respect

for anything.

Look I'm trying to

talk to him about it.

He just flashes those sad

eyes at you and you fold.

I said I'm trying.

Well you need

to try harder;

I want to know

when he's leaving.

I already have two

children to take care of!

door slams

Everything okay?

She wants to know where

you're going next from here;

what your long-term plans are.

Mm, well,

you know;

I'll try and think

of something today.

car starts

knock

Sherman,

you're back early.

I needed to

leave the library.

They're fumigating.

Oh,

come on in.

I'm just in

the kitchen.

All right if I sit?

Go ahead.

Where's the kids?

They're both napping.

I'm just getting lunch

ready for when they wake up.

Do you need anything?

No thank you,

ma'am.

Say, you ever

play poker?

Too busy.

We played a lot of

cards in the service,

mostly poker.

Poker at night,

drunk with the girls.

Did a lot of card

playing in whore houses.

Now that's something

you don't forget.

The smell of

that perfume,

long dark hair.

You think he's forgot?

I know I should feel

sorry for your troubles...

Oh you don't have

to feel sorry for me;

I'm doing okay.

You gotta pity a man who

isn't right in the head.

I guess I could get away

with a lot if I wanted

to make that excuse

like you do.

I'm a mother,

I've given birth;

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes