Waking the Dead Page #5

Well, I don't want you

to judge me.

- What do you want me to do?

- Use your influence.

- You can get her a green card.

- Oh, get the f*** out of here!

I'm not running for office so I can

get your friend a goddamn green card.

My "friend"?

This isn't...

She's not my friend, Fielding.

This happens to be

the woman I love.

You f***in' think it's so inappropriate,

but it happens to be the woman I love.

Remember what Sarah used to say?

Sarah Williams.

You do remember Sarah, don't you?

- Go f*** yourself.

- I know you do.

She'd see some junkie

on the street.

People just walkin' by,

nobody even noticing...

but she'd see him and she'd say,

"How do you know that's not Jesus?"

You know?

How do you know?

Oh, God, I had this dream.

Oh, God, I had this dream.

You wanna hear it?

You're a senator.

We're at this...

fancy Washington party...

and I'm in this expensive,

low-cut gown...

and all I can think is that...

I can't move my hands because

I haven't shaved under my arms...

and if anyone sees,

then your whole career is ruined.

I'm so glad I'm starting in Chicago

with a job.

Working with the church

makes me feel like I'm here.

On the planet, you know?

And I matter.

You matter to me.

That's different.

Besides, you have law school.

I'm never going to see you

anyway.

I think I'm scared

of disappearing.

I'm not gonna let that happen.

It's not up to you.

Okay, so we have one, two, three,

four, five, six, seven, eight.

Sarah?

Sarah Williams?

Yes?

I'm Father Steven Mileski

from Resurrection House.

- Hi.

- Call me Steven.

How did you guess who I was?

Well, you were... -

I don't know.

I just knew.

I thought you'd need help, so I figured

I'd give you a ride to your apartment.

Absolutely.

Thank you so much.

This is Fielding.

You're a blessing.

I'm saying that if

you want real social change...

revolutions have

a terrible track record.

So you let people starve and suffer

while they're waiting for salvation?

You know me better than that.

Come on.

You have to accept...

What are you doing?

I'm making a point.

That's not fair.

You have to accept that...

Do you know

how much I love you?

It's a brilliant paper.

You're a brilliant student.

You're gonna be

a brilliant lawyer...

and a brilliant senator.

You're just gonna have to put up with me

as your Jiminy Cricket.

- Okay?

- Okay.

That's a good argument.

See? You retire, even your kids

say good things about you.

- Come on, Pop.

- You made a nice speech.

Well, I'm glad.

But you made it sound

like I raised you myself.

If you're running for office, no woman

in this room would've voted for you.

And you get too personal.

I mean, if anybody really knew Kennedy,

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