- Hello? - Tom, it's Julie.
Hi, Julie. Julie!
Can l come over? l have to talk to you.
Come over here?
Yeah. l'm... l'm in the neighborhood. l'm coming, okay?
What are you doing?
Someone's coming over. A girl.
Don't make a big deal... ls that what you're wearing?
lt's my frigging house.
Okay, try not to say ''frigging''. Don't call me ''Tom-Tom''.
And no stories about me doing magic!
- Hey. - Hi.
- What's going on? - Nothing.
- So, could l come in, or...? - Oh, sure.
- Julie, this is my mom. - Oh, hi.
- l'm Tom's mom. - How are you?
Tom-Tom comes out...
in this little hat and cape, and he has a little magic wand.
l'm telling you, he... he was the cutest thing you ever saw.
- l got a picture. - Mom, no pictures.
- Oh, wait, no! l got one here. - Mom!
l'm going in the kitchen now.
lt was really nice meeting you.
Oh, it was nice meeting you too.
- l'm sorry. - No, l'm sorry.
lt's just, this thing happened, and l didn't know who else to turn to.
Well, what's... what's up?
Scott came to see me last night.
- He did? What, at work? - Yeah.
How is Scott?
He made a pass at me.
Oh, my... Wha... l can't believe he did this. What is... What... l can't believe it!
How could he kiss you like that when he's supposed to be married?
How do you know he kissed me?
- How do l...? How's that? - l, l said ''pass''.
l didn't say ''kiss''. Oh, my God. Did he tell you this?
No, l'm sorry. l, l hear ''pass'', l move right to ''kiss''.
He did kiss me.
Bastard! What is he thinking?
So, you know, l don't know what to do.
l mean, do l tell Cynthia? Do l not tell her?
Oh, you, you, you tell her. This is a moral issue.
Unfortunately, Scott is an adulterer. And that is something Cynthia should know.
Okay, okay. But what if it's not all Scott's fault, all right?
- What if it's partly my fault? - What do you mean?
l'm just saying! He shows up out of nowhere looking for a record?
l should have seen it coming! l just... l let things get out of control.
- The same thing happened with Jed. - Jed?
l mean, one minute we're having this casual conversation...
''Maybe we should live together.''
And the next thing l know, l'm getting married!
This is the guy you were gonna marry?
Yeah. l mean, l cared about him, you know?
And he really wanted to get married. But l guess l wasn't sure.
And l should have told him that at the very beginning.
l mean, before that whole marriage thing got started.
l mean, have you ever not told someone something that you should have told them,
but you were afraid to...so you didn't?
And then it turned into a whole complicated thing
that you never should have gotten into in the first place.
You kids want some Bosco?
- Ma, no! - Oh, l love Bosco.
This is why you never got first chair.
- What? - ln band.
Mr. Busto wanted you to challenge Cliff Young for first chair,
but you wouldn't do it.
Oh, my God. l forgot about Cliff Young.
- You didn't want to hurt his feelings. - Yeah, you know, he loved his solos.
Yeah, but you were better than he was.
- No. - You were.
l'll, l'll give Cliff Young his trills, but you had it all over him in the upper register.
How do you remember all this?
l have a really good memory.
Well, l guess l was always screwed up.
No, you were just worried about other people's feelings.
Yeah, but the thing is when you spend your life worrying about how other people feel,
you sort of lose track, you know, of how you feel.
Does this have anything to do with... you going away?
Sort of.
My plan... is to save up... buy a car,
pack all the things l really care about
and just drive off on my own for, like, a year.
Because l've never really been on my own, you know?
You've got a thing.
Listen,
there's this thing tonight at St. John the Divine.
l got the tickets for me and, you know, Jed.
- lt's this guy, Gorczcki. - Hockey?
A composer.
l know.
So, do you, you know, you want to go with me?
Yes.
- How could you do this to me? - What?
lt's 2: 30. Where the hell have you been?
Look, l really need to talk to you Ruth, can we please just go inside?
- They're waiting for us. - What? Who?
Weren't you even listening to me the other night?
Of course l was listening to you. What, what did you say?
Aunt Lucille's. The pool party?
Did you even remember to bring your trunks?
Oh, Jesus! Let's go. l packed some of Bill's.
Come on!
Do you remember me?
Of course, you don't. You were this high!
Boys, you remember Tom from the funeral?
Ruth told me everything you've been doing.
She did?
l can't tell you how wonderful you are.
Helping my sister-in-law through this time.
Oh, there she is. Oh! Oh, you look great!
- You're making me cry. - Oh, well.
You are so strong.
l owe it all to Tom. l mean... you know, he was there for me,
you know, when l needed someone. He was there.
Tom.
Julie, hi. lt's, lt's me, Tom.
No, everything's fine.
Listen, what time did you say the concert was?
No, l can make it.
Just l had this horrible family thing l couldn't get out of.
Okay, great.
No, l'm still here.
Okay.
Bye.
- So, did you like it? - lt was great.
lt was nothing like anything we ever played in band, though.
- Weren't all these recalled? - No. That was the, the Pinto.
l don't think we're gonna make it.
What... Are you kidding me? This, this, this thing's running like a top.
l'm sure it just needs a minor adjustment.
Tom? Who's Ruth?
Ruth?
You know... Ruth? Under the seat... found... Ruth.
Oh, that's Ruth Abernathy's. Bill's mom.
l've been, l've been, sort of spending some time with her.
You know, she's been going through a... a difficult period.
Are you kidding me?
What do you mean?
That is so nice of you.
- Oh, no, it, it really isn't. - Yes, it is.
You don't even remember that guy. That is so nice of you.
No, it, it, it really isn't.
- That's your room? - What?
Yeah, l, l've tried to get that off. lt's like welded to the door.
Can l see?
My mom really doesn't like me to drive her car.
We really shouldn't dally.
We're getting into a dangerous zone here.
You wait here. Okay?
Oh, shit!
- No, no. Julie. Julie. - Oh, my God.
l know. l should probably get rid of that bunk bed, huh?
Oh, l'm sorry!
- Oh! Do you still play? - Not really. Do you?
No. l lost mine.
- l remember these! - Yeah.
Oh! Sorry!
These were great! What happened to these?
They, they killed a lot of people.
l was cleaning out my closet. That's why that's out.
- Oh, my God! - What?
- My hair! l looked so bizarre! - No. No, you didn't.
Look at that dress. What was l thinking?
You look beautiful.
For the last 7 years l had been wishing l'd danced with you.
What?
l was... the... Homecoming dance.
- You and me? We went to a dance? - Oh, not together.
But it was during one of those weeks that you and Kenny were broken up.
We were talking on the bleachers and ''Rock Lobster'' started playing.
And you said, ''l love this song'', which l kind of took as a signal
that you wanted to dance but,
l didn't ask you.
- Why not? - Because l can't dance.
- Tom? - What?
- l'm going in. - You're...
Hi!
Hello?
So, how was the concert?
Hey. Hey, Ruth.
ls there something you want to tell me, Tom?
Hello?
- Mom, l'm, l'm on the phone here. - Well, who's calling so late?
Mom, please. l'm...
Well, l mean, is somebody in there with you?
l, l heard somebody come in with you. ls there a girl in there?
- Mom! l am on the phone! - Jesus!
Are you still there?
l'm here.
l, l found your bracelet.
ls she there?
She's there, isn't she?
Are you going to screw me, Tom?
Are you going to screw me over?
You are, aren't you?
You are gonna screw me over.
- You did what? - Don't make a big deal out of this.
Don't make a big deal out of this? You had sex with the dead guy's mother?
That lady... from the funeral?
The lady from the funeral. All right, Brad?
- Did you tell Scott? - l'm not talking to Scott.
What do you mean, you're not talking to Scott?
Scott's an asshole, okay? l'm not talking to Scott!
What're you talking about? What's going on here?
What... Who are you these days?
The point is, what am l going to do about Ruth Abernathy?
What are you going to do about Ruth Abernathy?
You're going to get out of there.
That's what you're going to do. What are you, nuts?
- Brad. - Okay! Okay!
Listen, we have to wrap this up. Okay?
Wrap it up? What are you talk... l, mean, we're, we're nowhere, okay?
l'm in a dilemma, Brad. Look!
- What's that? - That's her charm bracelet.
- The dead guy's mother? - Ruth Abernathy! Her name is Ruth.
Okay. Okay. Take that frigging bracelet and drop it in the mail.
You understand? Write her a little love poem and get rid of it.
Because you're lost.
What are you, what are you saying? l just drop it in the mail.
That's your big solution, Brad?
- Get in here, Brad! - Okay!
- l gotta go. - Come on!
- l gotta go. That's three calls. - Come on.
- l gotta go. - Brad!
Listen, that's all l got. All right? Mail it. Clean break.
Tom?
Look, it's good about you and Julie.
Don't worry about it.
Thanks, Brad.
lt's my birthday.
l'm having brunch with my parents on Sunday to celebrate.
That'll be nice.
lt'll be the first time l've seen them since l left Jed.
Would you go with me?
- To meet your parents? - Yeah.
You want me to meet your parents?
Yeah.
ls $15 enough?
Ma, the name of this place is Chanterelle. That's $50 right there.
l'll get you another $5.
Tom?
ls that for you, Tom?
- Hello. - Tom?
May l tell him what this is regarding?
You know where he went?
Say something.
Look, honey, could we just eat first, before we...
Tom!
- Hi. - Hi.
Hello.
Tom, this is my father, Philip.
- lt's really great to meet you, sir. - l don't understand.
- And, this is... - excuse me, sir.
- This is my mom, Susanne. - Oh, Good morning.
- Hello. Are you eating here too? - Yes, Tom is going to be joining us.
l thought we were here to talk.
- Philip, please. Honey, don't get upset. - l am upset!
Look, look, this is my birthday, okay? Tom is my guest.
All right? Okay?
l'm sorry, this is rude.
l just don't understand this. Could you tell me what he's doing here?
My daughter walks out just before her wedding.
l've barely heard from her in two months. l wanna know what's going on.
- Well, that's, that's understandable. - Why is he talking?
Are you sleeping with her? ls that... what this is?
- Dad! - Philip!
All right, l'll get to the point.
This trip, we've all talked about it.
Your mother and l and Grandma and we all agree, we don't understand it.
Sweetheart, listen. A little vacation is a great idea.
Why would you want to waste a year of your life?
Look, l don't want a vacation, all right?
l'm, l'm lost, okay? l'm completely... lost.
l don't know what l'm doing with my life and l need to take this trip.
lt's important, okay?
l mean, Tom understands.
You know? l feel like he's the only person who understands what l'm doing.
That's sort of the reason l wanted him here.
Tom, maybe you could explain it to us?
Well, Mrs. DeMarco, Mr. DeMarco.
l can understand how you might not want Julie to go away right now.
And the truth is, it probably has nothing to do with this trip.
lt's probably because you just don't want her to leave.
But l, l just think that Julie feels...
- Don't go, Julie! - What?
l don't want you to go. l mean, a year?
- l thought we were doing something here. - Tom, what are you saying?
- l told you this was a temporary thing. - Sure, l know, l know.
- You know? - l said, l said that.
l mean, l've never felt this way my whole life, Julie!
l feel like we... l mean... l feel like... l really know you.
Don't you? l mean, is it just me?
- excuse me, ma... - There you are!
- Who is this now? - Oh, my God!
Mrs. Abernathy?
- l want to talk to you. - Okay, this is not a good time.
- excuse me, we're having a brunch here. - Let's go outside.
- We're going outside. Ruth! - This is the way you say good-bye?
- Okay, we're going outside. - lt was just for the sex, wasn't it?
- Jesus, he's sleeping with everybody! - Jesus, Ruth!
- We're going! Let's go! - Have you been tested?
- Tom, what is she talking about? - Nothing.
And what's with this lousy poem, huh?
l mean, is this supposed to mean something to me?
- You wrote her a poem? - No. Let's go.
Sex, sex, sex. You're a horrible young man!
- Julie, this... - Julie! Oh, this is her?
Yeah, this is Julie.
- Why don't you tell her, Tom? - And this... We're going.
Why don't you tell her what you did to your best friend's mother?
- Oh, my God. - Tom!
He wasn't my best friend.
- Julie... - What are you talking about?
- Julie! - Tom!
Look, Ruth, l don't... l don't even remember Bill.
l'm sorry. l'm sorry.
Hey!
- How's about a little response, Tommy? - Hey!
- How are you doing? - Hey, Brad.
What's going on. Hey, nurse, over here. We got another patient!
- No, no! Don't, Brad. Don't! - This... This is...
This is my good friend Tommy.
- l'm not kidding, all right? - We need to give him a little mouth-to-mouth
- Hey, what's the matter, man? - Please, l'm just...
- lt's my last Tuesday. - l know, man.
- l'm getting married. l'm happy. - l know, l know. l am too.
- l'm happy. - l'm just, l'm not in the mood, all right?
l forgot, you don't like bachelor parties. You only get turned on at funerals.
All right, all right. Very funny.
- Nurse, please, you talk to him. - No.
l'm out of here. l'm leaving.
- Come on, where are you going? - Brad, get off!
Lauren is right about you.
l defended you.
l said you'd come through in the end, but she's right.
She told me not to have you from the start. She said Scott should be my best man.
Scott? That's what she said? Scott?
- Yeah! Because he's a better best man! - Don't marry her, Brad.
Hey!
Lauren's an albatross around your neck, Brad. Don't marry her.
- Tommy! - And by the way, Scott thinks so too.
Bastard!
Let him go. You're okay? Tom...
Get off me! Hey, asshole!
- Get out of my party! Get out of here! - l saw you with her, Scott.
No one wants you here. Get out!
Get off of me, Joey! l don't want him here!
You're not allowed. Scott!
Tom?
- Yeah, Ma? - Scott's here.
So, what are you doing here?
New carburetor. Just checking the idle.
So, Brad's a little upset. l tried talking to him, but...
Doesn't look like you're going to be the best man.
Well, you'd make a better best man anyway, wouldn't you, Scott?
Cynthia kicked me out.
We had this little fight, and it...
l don't even know what it was about.
Look, Tom, l'm really sorry.
l messed up.
Tasha Cortina.
- Oh, oh, Tasha Cortina. - Yeah, but she had that lip thing.
- What lip thing? - You know that little scar?
- Yeah, l liked that scar. lt was sexy. - For me, it ruined everything.
- Ah, you're too critical. - Yeah.
Boys?
Ma! We're talking. l can't believe you just walk in here.
l'm 25 years old. This is why... This is why l need the lock.
l just want to know if you want some ice cream.
A little.
Seventh grade. Nancy Weinberg.
- Oh, she liked me - She did not like you.
She did. She had this very serious thing. Like an obsession.
No. Don't you remember Angela Mineri?
Angela Mineri told you that Nancy Weinberg had this big crush on you.
So you went up to Nancy in Homeroom in front of everybody...
- and she laughed in your face! - Shit! Yeah, that's right.
lt was the other Tom. She had a crush on him.
- What other Tom? - The other Tom.
Wait, what are you saying?
Oh, Jesus!
- Mr. Jellison's class. - ln eighth grade.
He got a 58 in Unit 1 Algebra and he started crying.
What ever happened to that guy?
He went... He went to a different high school. Madison...
Ma...? How do you know?
Because Nancy Weinberg kept on going out with him all through high school.
- She... Whatever happened to that guy? - l don't know.
l don't... l heard that Nancy Weinberg's in grad school at Yale.
Yale. Yale.
What are you doing? You're kidding? You're going now?
- l gotta go. - But...
l've been driving all night. l have, l have to tell you something.
Can l come in?
Ruth, please.
You lied to me.
You used my son.
The memory of my son.
That was all l had left.
How could you do that?
l remember when my 3rd grade teacher cut her finger
on the paper cutter and had to go home.
l remember when Bruce Feinbaum tripped Matthew ellison during a fire drill.
And, and everyone laughed.
l have a really good memory, Ruth, but...
no matter how hard l racked my brain, l couldn't remember your son.
And the fact that l could...
forget him like that, that his life could...
leave so little impression on me, that really scared me. l mean, it...
lt terrified me.
Because, l wouldn't want to be forgotten.
l'm, l'm sorry. Should l keep waiting in the car?
No, it's okay.
Ruth...
This is Tom Thompson.
Hi, Mrs. Abernathy.
He wanted you to have his car.
Oh, no. No. No, lt'd be too sad.
Look, l have a car.
Right. l did put some money into it.
You keep it.
- So, you guys were close? - Not really. We just knew each other.
lt's so hard to let him go.
l don't know.
l mean...
l needed someone.
l needed someone too.
May he lift his countenance upon you grant you his most precious gift...
- and his blessings of peace. Amen. - Amen.
Julie!
Tom, leave me alone.
l just wanted to give you this.
- Julie, wait! - Tom, don't do this.
- Just take this. - Tom! l don't want this. l'm going away.
lt's a birthday present.
Belated. Please.
Please.
Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.
The band's going to take a short break right now.
But we'll be back a little later.
- l don't understand. - lt has a new carburetor.
lf that's what you're worried about.
Tom!
l can't take your car.
The tires are good for another 10,000 miles, so you know, it should take you
wherever you want to go.
lt's a really good car. Please take it.
l'll be your DJ this evening spinning tunes.
We're gonna slow things down with this one.
l love this song.
ls that a signal?
- Hello? - What's going on?
We have a problem here.
- Did you knock? - l'm knocking. Hello!
Hello!
What's going on?
- She won't come out. - Oh, Jesus.
Ma? Ma, come on. l'm only gonna be 10 minutes away, Ma.
- No! - We'll see each other all the time.
- l don't want you to go. - Ma!
- Not now.
l just got over that back injury from roller blading.
l'm just saying this is getting heavier and heavier.
So what happens when Julie comes back? You'll have to move again?
No. She gave it to me. They're letting me rent it.
Hey, you wanna be careful with my bunk bed!
You pay. You wanna complain? You pay.
So, is that, the last of it?
Yep. That's everything.
Don't worry, this is gonna be good, Tom.
Yeah, but what if this job doesn't work out?
What do you mean? l thought they called you.
Didn't you get the job already?
- Yeah, but what if it doesn't work out? - lt's gonna work out.
Come on, let's go.
Tom, let's go!
Come on, Tom. lt's getting late.
Hey, Tom, come on!
- Tom, you ready? - All right, all right.
l'm ready.
Let's move.