The Majestic Page #5

Wheres the magic?

Ill tell you. In a place like this,

the magic is all around you.

The trick is to see it.

Luke...

...I think you loved The Majestic

even more than I did.

-Youve got to remember that.

-I dont.

It sounds crazy, but I promise

we can make this place like it was!

I dont know how it was.

Dont you get that?

-None of this means anything to me!

-It used to mean so much.

It doesnt. How can it?

Harry, I dont even know who I am.

No.

No.

Come with me.

Bobby Rilke. Red hair and freckles.

Always charging up and down the street

on his bike, screaming.

Scaring the crap out

of the old ladies.

Brad Hendersen.

Virgil Toynbee. And Patrick Vitger.

He was on the football team with you.

Stevie Wardlow.

His old man was a drinker,

used to beat him.

Youd bring him home,

wed give him a hot meal.

Kid practically lived with us

for a few years.

He died on Saipan.

Silver Star for bravery.

Teddy Parker.

Jimmy Trask.

And this boy over here...

...bright kid. Honour student.

Joined up right after Pearl Harbor.

Parachuted into France on D-Day,

June 6th, 1944.

Three days later, his platoon

got pinned down by German artillery.

They were nearly wiped out. Most boys

dead or wounded, torn up by the shells.

But this fella here...

...carried the injured back

to safety, one by one.

Always going back till

all men were accounted for.

He never wavered. He just kept doing

what he had to do...

...until it got done.

He was reported missing

in action a month later.

His body was never found.

Congress gave him the Medal of Honor

for saving the lives of eight men...

...without thought to himself.

His name...

...was Albert Lucas Trimble.

We called him Luke. He was my son.

Thats who you are.

-Well, Ill be!

-Morning, Ernie.

I heard about it, couldnt believe it.

I had to come see for myself.

There he stands.

I still cant believe it!

-Its really him.

-I can see that!

My God, Luke, it sure is good

to see you again.

-Luke, this is Ernie Cole, our mayor.

-Mayor Cole.

You dont have to go that far, son.

You can just call me Ernie.

-Care to join us at Mabels for lunch?

-Id love it.

Good.

Oh, my God!

Watch your step.

-I missed you.

-Not as much as I missed you.

-Well? How did it go?

-Not so bad. I think I passed.

-Thats my girl! What about the....

-Hiccups? Not a trace, thank goodness.

Who wants an attorney who hiccups

when shes nervous?

Like I always said, honey,

its all up here.

Its so good to be home.

Dad, what is it?

-Oh, my God. Did somebody die?

-Well...

...somewhat the opposite, actually.

Look at you! Look at you!

Great to have you back, son!

Luke! Remember the time, you and me,

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