Snapshots

SHE NEVER ANSWERS HER PHONE!

IT DRIVES ME NUTS.

YOU'RE DRIVING YOU NUTS.

I THOUGHT YOU QUIT.

I DID.

-HEY. -IT'S BAD FOR YOU.

LIFE IS BAD FOR YOU.

COME ON, BABY.

COME ON. DON'T MAKE SUCH A FUSS.

I SHALL DIE,

BUT THAT IS ALL I SHALL DO FOR DEATH.

I'M NOT ON HIS PAYROLL.

GODDAMN.

MARK JUST SENT YOU A TEXT.

DID HE GET THE JOB YET?

MOM, DON'T READ MY TEXTS.

DID HE GET THE JOB?

WOULD YOU STOP READING MY TEXTS?

YOU'RE LEAVING ME, AREN'T YOU?

MOM, OH, MY GOD!

GIVE ME MY PHONE.

I'LL GIVE YOU YOUR PHONE IF YOU ANSWER MY QUESTION.

NOTHING'S BEEN DECIDED YET, OKAY?

OH, MY GOD.

MOM!

I DIDN'T LOOK.

I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE. I'M CALLING IN THE CAVALRY.

STOP WORRYING. SHE'S FINE.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU CAN BE SO CASUAL

ABOUT THE FACT THAT YOUR 85-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER

LIVES BY HERSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

I MEAN, ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN TO HER

- AT ANYTIME. - YOU ALWAYS SAY THAT

AND NOTHING EVER DOES,

JUST LIKE WHEN I WAS A KID.

DAD THOUGHT IT WAS 'CAUSE YOU WERE ADOPTED,

HE ALWAYS SAID SO.

MY SHRINK AGREES. SHE SAYS YOU HAVE CONTROL ISSUES.

OH, WELL, THANK YOUR SHRINK FOR THAT OBSERVATION.

AND DAD BLAMED EVERYTHING ON MY ADOPTION.

DID YOU TELL YOUR SHRINK THAT, BY THE WAY?

OKAY, YOU'RE ALL SET.

CAN YOU JUST SIGN HERE?

KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR GAS GAUGE WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING OUT HERE.

IT'S, LIKE, REALLY REMOTE.

YOU MIGHT AS WELL BE ON THE MOON.

YOU SEE?

THANK YOU.

I'M NOT AN IDIOT, YOU KNOW.

I MEAN, THAT PROBABLY IS WHY

I'M SUCH A NUTCASE ABOUT YOUR GRANDMOTHER.

BUT YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, SHE'S NOT IN VERY GOOD SHAPE.

SHE'S IN BETTER SHAPE THAN YOU ARE.

OH, FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES,

WHAT IS GOING ON WITH HIM?

IF YOU STOP ASKING ME, MAYBE I'D TELL YOU.

COME ON.

SHE MUST BE AT THE LAKE.

OH, I HOPE SHE'S AT THE LAKE.

- -COME ON.

I GOT HER A CELLPHONE FOR JUST THIS REASON

AND SHE NEVER USES IT.

IT'S SO ANNOYING.

MOM!

WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED?

GRAN, YOU HURT?

JUST MY PRIDE. I TRIPPED OVER MY DAMN TACKLE BOX.

HOW LONG WERE YOU OUT HERE?

DO YOU NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL?

WELL, I NEED SOME HELP GETTING UP.

WHERE IS THAT PHONE I BOUGHT YOU?

- -OH.

I CAN'T KEEP TRACK OF THOSE DAMN THINGS.

OH, MOM, I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU.

I MEAN, YOU COULD'VE BEEN OUT HERE ALL DAY.

CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT MIGHT'VE HAPPENED?

OH, WHAT MIGHT'VE BEEN IS AN ABSTRACTION

REMAINING A PERPETUAL POSSIBILITY ONLY.

OH, FOR GOODNESS SAKE, MOTHER.

WE'RE ONLY HERE FOR ONE WEEKEND IN THE SUMMER,

DON'T QUOTE POETRY WHEN I'M TRYING TO MAKE A POINT.

WELL, WHAT EXACTLY IS YOUR POINT?

OH, NEVER MIND.

COME ON, DON'T SPOIL TODAY.

I LOVE IT WHEN YOU'RE HERE.

NOW, FOR THE NEXT THREE DAYS,

THERE'LL BE TWO FORBIDDEN TOPICS,

WHAT-IFS AND POLITICS, AGREED?

I'M IN.

MOM?

EVERYTHING IS POLITICAL, MOM,

WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.

COME ON.

PUT THAT DOWN

AND THEN TELL ME ALL.

I WANNA HEAR EVERYTHING.

TELL ME ABOUT THE JOB.

I GOT A PROMOTION.

OH, HONEY, THAT'S TERRIFIC.

THE MAGAZINE IS DOING A WHOLE NEW RESTAURANT SECTION,

SO THEY'RE GONNA FEATURE A DIFFERENT RESTAURANT EVERY WEEK

AND THEY HIRED ME TO PHOTOGRAPH ALL THE CHEFS,

THEIR SPECIALTIES, EVERYTHING.

-GOOD FOR YOU! -IT'S REALLY KIND OF PERFECT.

IT'S EVERYTHING I ALWAYS WANTED

ALL IN ONE JOB.

NOW, TELL ME ABOUT MARK.

HE'S JUST BEEN SLAMMED AT WORK,

BUT HE'S GOOD.

HE'S FINE.

IT'S JUST GETTING A LITTLE COMPLICATED

WITH, YOU KNOW...

WHO'S ALL THAT FOR?

FOR US.

OH, MOM, WE FOUND A BOX OF YOURS IN THE BASEMENT.

IF I HADN'T HAD TO MOVE,

IT WOULD STILL BE THERE

-BEHIND THE BOILER. -WHAT'S IN IT?

OH, JUST SOME CHRISTMAS STUFF, I THINK,

AND A FEW BOOKS. I'LL GO GET IT.

OH, GRAN, I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

GLORY.

WHERE'D THAT COME FROM?

THAT BOX, RIGHT ON TOP.

BUT THAT'S NOT THE SURPRISE,

THIS IS.

SO YOU KNOW ME, I CAN'T RESIST OLD CAMERAS.

I WENT TO THE STORE DOWNTOWN TO TRY TO GET SOME FILM FOR IT,

BUT WHAT DO YOU KNOW? THERE WAS ALREADY A ROLL INSIDE.

UNDEVELOPED.

SO I HAD THEM DEVELOP IT FOR YOU.

I DIDN'T LOOK AT IT, JUST IN CASE IT'S YOU AND POPPY

DOING SOMETHING I WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE.

ALI! DON'T TALK TO YOUR GRANDMOTHER LIKE THAT, ALI.

OH, COME ON, PATTY.

I WASN'T ALWAYS A WIDOW IN HER '80S.

REALLY, MOM!

OH...

WAIT, HOW DO I FOCUS THIS?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

IF YOU CAN SEE ME, SHOOT.

OKAY, STAND STILL. SAY "CHEESE."

-CHEESE! -

OH, NO! YOU CLOSED YOUR EYES.

CAN I DO IT AGAIN?

SAY "CHEESE."

CAMEMBERT.

IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL.

DON'T YOU LOVE IT?

THE RAIN THIS MORNING MADE THE WHOLE WORLD NEW.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO NOW?

WE ROW. ROSIE, WE ROW.

WHO KNOWS WHERE WE MIGHT END UP?

GRAB THE OTHER END.

LET'S TAKE THIS BABY FOR A SPIN.

WELL, ALL RIGHT, THEN.

SO, IT JUST MAKES PERFECT SENSE.

I MEAN, YOU NEVER USE THAT PLACE REALLY,

EXCEPT FOR YOUR CRAFT THINGS, AND WE COULD FIX IT UP!

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

MOM, THE COTTAGE.

WEREN'T YOU LISTENING TO ME?

I DON'T WANT A STRANGER IN HERE.

WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP?

YOU COULD LISTEN TO ME.

HONEY, THE ONLY REASON YOU WANT TO RENT THE COTTAGE

IS SO SOMEBODY IS HERE AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT ME.

WELL, YEAH.

BUT IT WOULD ALSO BE BETTER FOR YOU.

YOU WOULDN'T BE ALONE ALL THE TIME.

HEY, DON'T TALK TO ME LIKE THAT.

WILL YOU AT LEAST THINK ABOUT IT?

HAVING A STRANGER HERE ON THE PROPERTY

WOULD BE WORSE THAN BEING HERE BY MYSELF.

FUCK YOU!

NOT YOU, MOM. SORRY, GRAN.

I CAN'T DO THIS RIGHT NOW.

SURE.

LATER, JUST--

JUST LATER!

I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT, OKAY?

DO YOU WANNA TELL US WHAT'S GOING ON?

HE JUST LAID ON ME THE NEWS THAT HE GOT AN OFFER

TO JOIN THIS HOTSHOT FIRM IN CHICAGO.

WELL, YOU CAN MOVE TO CHICAGO.

GET A JOB THERE.

MY CAREER IS IN ST. LOUIS,

AND I'M FINALLY STARTING TO MAKE

SOMETHING HAPPEN FOR MYSELF THERE.

IS MARK WILLING TO TURN THIS JOB DOWN?

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY MAKE HIM A PARTNER.