Into Temptation

We've Been Married Four Years And I Should Know Him By Now,

But The Man Annoys Me,

Sitting In The Garage With His Call-In Radio So Loud

I Cant Hear The Television In My Own Kitchen.

All Those Stupid People Going On About Whatever Pops Into Their Pea Brains.

And I Know He's Smoking Out There.

People Talking And Dancing, And Um,

Wound Up Against The Wall With A Boy.

And Then We Were Holding Hands,

And Then Moving To The Music. And, Uh,

And Then, Uh, We Were Kissing.

Grinding. It Freaked Me Out.

It's Just A Dream. How Old Are You Now, Henry?

Nineteen.

Still Bothers You?

It Recurs.

Can You Give Me One Good Reason Why I Should Bring Her Into A Church

That Says That She's Less Than A Boy?

It'll Be Here When You're Gone.

That's It?

Well, That's A Lot! Use What You Can Use.

Is That An Official Catholic Position? "Use What You Can Use?"

It's Not.

And You Didn't Hear It From Me.

I've Been Looking For Work A Year Now.

Going Through The Motions Out There. She Knows It.

God Help Me, I Almost Hit Sarah.

Have You Ever Hit Her, Lloyd?

No.

Why'd You Come Here Today?

Hear You Talk. Seem Like A Man Has An Idea What's Going On.

Thank You.

And Sarah Made Me.

A Man As Lazy As Miguel Can't Have That Many Projects.

His New Smoke Eater--

Is There Some Specific Transgression

You Would Like To Talk About, Anita?

Where Do I Start, Father?

He's Gonna Have A Stroke If He Doesn't Listen To His Doctor Or His Wife,

Who Still Cleans An Office Nights To Make Ends Meet,

And Has A Hot Meal On The Table Every Damn Day, Father.

I Ask Miguel, A Man Of Some Age, To Do Only Two Things.

Pick Up His Dirty Socks And His Wet Towels.

Father, I Have A Long Bus Ride Home From A Long Day's Work .

Ten, Nine, Eight,

Seven, Six, Five, Four.

In The Name Of The Father, The Son, And The Holy Spirit, By The Grace Of God.

Bless Me, Father. I Have Sinned. My Last Confession Was 19 Years Ago.

Welcome Back.

I'd Like To Confess A Sin I Haven't Committed, Yet.

Can I Do That?

Well That's, That's Never Come Up. Uh--

What's The Sin?

I'm Going To Kill Myself. On My Birthday.

And I'm Aries, Father, So I Don't Have A Lot Of Time.

You There?

What I Say Here Stays Here, Right?

Between You And God.

There A Time Limit?

Um, No. I Have To,

I Have To Say Mass In A Half Hour.

But If-If You're Not Done By Then--

Oh, I'll Be Done.

I Was 12 The First Time My Stepfather Raped Me.

I Was...13 When I Learned To Like It.

Now You Have An Appointment, Father.

And I'm Done.

Do I Know You?

That Was, Uh, I Mean Your, Your Confession Actually It's Called, Uh,

Reconciliation These Days. Same Thing.

Just Tell Me Whether I'm Damned To Hell Or Not, Father.

I'll Leave You Alone.

At This--

At This Point, Normally I'd, I Would--

We're Out Of Time, Father.

I Would, Um, I Would Like To,

I Would Like To Continue Talking If That's All Right.

Are You There? Hello? Hello?

I Started To Write A Suicide Note

And Decided It Might Not Get Read.

That's How Alone I Am.

And I'm Aries, Father, So I Don't Have A Lot Of Time.

Hello?

Hello, Helen.

Uh-Huh.

I'm So Sorry.

Yes.

I'll Be Down First Thing In The Morning.

I Can Come Right Now If You'd Like. No?

Okay. All Right, Tomorrow.

Bye.

I'd Like To Confess A Sin I Haven't Committed, Yet.

Glory Be To The Father, And The Son, And The Holy Spirit.

As It Was In The Beginning, Is Now And Shall Ever Be, World Without End. Amen.

Let The Love Of Your Family, Ray, Standing Here With Me,

And Your Extended Family, And Your Sea Of Friends,

And All Those You Have Touched In Your Life

Speed You On Your Journey Home.

Amen.

A-N-D-R-O-P-O-L-O-U-S.

Greek Father, Irish-Apache Mother.

Fiery Little Pipe-Cleaner Of A Woman.

God Bless Her Soul.

How Did You Find Us, George?

I Saw Your Sign.

There's No, Uh, Drinking While You're Here.

Had Damn Near A Year Of Sobriety Once. I Know I Can Do It.

When Was That?

Seventeen Years Ago.

Well, You Can Stay Up To Three Months.

We Have An Employment Counselor That Comes In Once A Week

And A Social Worker Is On Staff. This Is For You.

What's In It?

Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Clean Socks And Underwear.

I Haven't Been Treated This Well Since I Left The Merchant Marine.

Breakfast Is At Eight, Dinner Is At Five.

Sign Up For The Laundry And The Shower.

You're Free To Come And Go. Just Don't Drink, George.

Check.

Drink And We Have To Say Goodbye.

I Won't Let You Down, Father.

This Is The Gospel Of The Lord.

Thanks Be To God.

Good Evening, St. Mary Magdalene's.

Happy St. Cyril Day.

Today Is His Feast Day.

Not A Very Famous Saint.

He Always Lived In The Shadow Of St. Patrick, I Think.

Cyril Was A Member Of A Group Called The Solitaries,

Who, Um,

Well, They Lived Lives Of Complete Chastity, Poverty, Sobriety.

It's No Wonder The Irish Didn't Adopt Him.

I-I Like To, Uh, I Like To Study

The Saints That Are Less Famous.

The Ones That Didn't Get Their Own Day.

Have You Ever Heard Of St. Hubert The Silent?

Yeah, He Was,

Well, He Was So Silent None Of Us Know About Him.

Or, St. Richard The Whoremonger?

Not Making This Up.

The Catechism Of The Catholic Church Defines A Saint

As A Person Who Has Lived An Exemplary Life.

I'd Like To Confess A Sin I Haven't Committed, Yet. Can I Do That?

Let's Think For A Moment About Where We Are Right Now.

How Mary Magdalene Purportedly Lived

Before Encountering Christ. The Profession Known

As The Oldest.

What Does An Exemplary Life Really Mean?

How Did A Whoremonger Make It In?

That's How Alone I Am.

Hey. It's John.

I'm Fine. Don't Be Late To Your Opera. Go.

I'm--Everything's--

Can't A Son Call His Mother? I'm Fine.

I'll Call Again. I Promise.

Yes, I'd Like To See You, Too. What're You Seeing?

Hmm. She Dies At The End.

What Do You Think?

About What?

My Name Is John.

I Know.

You Do?

You're Kidding, Right?

Nope.

We've Been Waiting On You.

You Have?

Quite A Show.

It's My First Time Down Here.

That's Good.

"First Time." That's A Hoot. I Love That.

You Might Have Me Mixed Up With Someone Else.

Yeah, Maybe I Do. You Let Me Know

When I'm Needed.

Okay, Zeke. Thanks.

What You Need, Baby?

Maybe Miriam Can Help.

I'm Looking For Someone.

Yeah, Who?

My Sister.

She Down Here, Maybe You Don't Wanna Find Her.

'Scuse Me, Baby.

Hey!

Just Curious. What's Behind The "Members Only" Curtain?

Can't Tell You.

Why Not?

You're Not A Member.

How Do I Become A Member?

Invite Only.

And Who Does The Inviting?

I Do.

How Do I Know If I Want To Become A Member

If I Don't Know What Goes On, You Know, In The Club?

Come Around Again. I'll Think About It.

Maybe I Will.

Spending A Little Money In Here Doesn't Hurt.

Oh, Okay.

$12.

Um, Wait.

Close Enough.

You Okay? Hey!