The Pallbearer Page #4

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Okay. "Chess. You loved him.

Traveled together."

- Okay. We are on our way.

- You traveled together playing chess.

- Yes! Yes!

- Through China.

You played chess in China

and then you fell in love.

See, that doesn't help.

You don't know this Ruth Abernathy

person. She means business.

- So, Scott, you're

coming with me, right?

- What, to the funeral? No.

- Scott!

How about giving

a little moral support?

- Yeah, Scott, I need some moral support.

- Don't worry.

- I'll support you, Tom.

- Just Scott.

- Hi. How are you?

- It's Julie DeMarco.

What, she just

comes over now?

Hi. I'm sorry I missed

the lasagna, but I got... Anyway.

Here are the magazines

we were talking about.

- So. What's going on?

- We're writing a eulogy.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- Don't worry. We didn't know the guy.

You guys are going to someone's funeral

who you don't know?

- Actually, they're not going. I'm going.

- Scott and I are going.

- Why don't you come too?

- You're inviting me to a funeral?

- Yes!

It's not like it's a real funeral.

- It is! It's a funeral.

- If she's going, I'm allowed to go.

- She is not going.

- Typical bullshit.

- Tom!

- It's okay.

Obviously, Tom does not want me to go

to this funeral thing and that's fine.

- I have nothing against you

going personally...

- All right, we're all going.

No, no, no.

Only if it's okay with Tom.

- Tom, is it okay?

- Is it okay, Tom? Come on.

- That's the dead guy's mother?

- Uh-huh.

Jesus.

Thank you.

Excuse me. My condolences.

Who will perform the eulogy?

The tall young man with

the dark suit and hair. Tom Thompson.

Thank you so much.

Ring any bells?

No.

Mr. Thompson,

if you would please, sir.

Good luck.

Who is Bill Abernathy?

This is not

an easy question to answer.

I could spend countless hours

recounting my personal experiences...

with Bill.

The chess club.

It's okay. It's okay. It's okay.

Instead I ask,

who is the real Bill Abernathy?

What is the single...

elusive, intangible,

inner quality...

that makes... made...

Bill...

Shh.

Bill.

Well, folks, I don't...

I don't have that answer.

Who really does?

Shh.

Pull ahead.

- I got it.

- All right.

Here we go.

- So, you guys, I don't think

this is funny, all right?

- We don't think it's funny.

- We weren't laughing.

- Yes, you were.

I can't, you know...

- That was a sneeze.

- I don't think it's funny.

I just don't understand.

We weren't laughing.

I'll see you all later.

I don't feel like staying.

I'm very... I'm gonna go.

Julie! Julie!

- Ohh!

- Come right this way, please.

- Julie! Where are you goin'?

- Come on, I'm losing him!

What are you doing?

- Julie!

- Come on! Hey, hey, wait!

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