The Normal Heart Page #4

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You can have a house anytime you want,

which reminds me,

your account needs more money.

You're not doing too badly.

I miss you being in the movie business.

I like movies.

Do I detect a note of approval

from the big brother that called me Lemon?

I don't want a house.

Then why have you been searching

in the country for so long for?

No fun living in it alone.

This Bruce,

is he someone you're seeing?

(SCOFFS) I see him. He doesn't see me.

Ben, could your law firm take this on for free?

What's it called? Pro bono?

We started an organization. I told you.

There's this new disease...

Now this sounds like just another excuse

to keep from writing.

Why Can't you just say yes?

I told you, because we have a committee

that decides that kind of a thing.

But you're the senior partner

and I'm your brother.

Hey, Mario. How's Homer?

If you're not gonna help,

I'm gonna have to find somebody else.

- Well, you're more than free to do that.

- I don't want to do that.

I want my big brother's

fancy, famous, big-time major law firm

to be the first straight New York law firm

to do pro bono work for a gay cause.

I would be real proud of that, and you.

I'll ask my partners' approval

at the next meeting.

I'll lobby them.

You don't sound like a very sure vote.

Okay?

You're getting better at it.

BROOKNER:
I'm seeing three to four

new patients a week.

I've got seven in ICU.

The whole hospital only has room for 30.

I've had to admit some of them

under other illnesses. That's a no-no.

I've got 20 in private rooms they can't afford.

Okay, what about the guys who don't

have health insurance? Artists, actors?

I've got eight of them in another ward

where I shouldn't put them.

Why don't you wear gloves and a face mask?

I never have and I never will, and I'm still here.

Why is all the food sitting outside their rooms

like this? It's getting cold.

It's always cold because the appropriate staff

won't bring it into the rooms,

so it sits and rots until one of my staff can.

SANFORD:
Park right there.

Right there. Yeah.

Park there. Yeah. Right through the tunnel.

Take the tunnel. We'll take the book back.

I know him. Can I go inside with you?

Only if you wear all the protective sh*t.

If you don't, I don't.

SANFORD:
No, no, no. Over there.

Go the other way.

No, are you listening to me?

Are you listening to me? Go back.

Hi, Sanford.

You see it? Take the tunnel.

Go ahead. Ride straight through.

How are we doing, soldier?

I want my dog.

Can you please bring me my dog?

He won't be able to live without me.

I want my dog.

I want my dog.

Go ahead. That's right. Good, good.

No, take the book back.

Right there. Go park. Park right there.

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