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Hey, Ace!
Come here boy.
Good boy.
Hey, Mom! Molly!
Hey! Ooh!
What's up squirt?
Squirt? I'm almost as tall as you.
Whatever.
Hi, honey.
Hey, Mom. How are you?
I'm so good to see you.
Good to see you, too.
What's that I smell?
Mom, please tell me that's your lasagna in the kitchen.
That is my lasagna
you smell in the kitchen.
I learned to cook while you were away.
So, we got a backup plan for dinner, right?
Shut up!
Come on guys, let's go get something to eat.
Hey, remember that time you lost Ace?
-The time that I lost Ace? -Mm-hm.
No, you lost Ace.
Mom, she left the front door wide open.
I'm gonna get some more juice.
Anybody need anything?
Honey, can you get some more water?
We could all use a lot more water.
Okay, Mama.
Thank you.
So, how's school going?
It's going good. Yeah.
We are so proud of you, honey.
- Thanks, Mom. -So proud.
So, did you know that I made the honor roll before?
No, I didn't.
-Wait, you made the honor roll? -
I don't remember that.
I'm not so sure I believe that.
That counts.
I must admit this lasagna is pretty good.
Here we go.
I'll take some of that.
I got that. Okay.
So, the lasagna is pretty good, huh?
Not bad, not bad for a rookie.
- Here you go, Tim. -Thanks, Dad.
Although you did learn from the best.
Of course. Of course.
Here you go, Mom.
-Thanks, honey. - Mm-Hm.
Take another piece of this bread.
Since when did you start eating so much?
He learned it from you, dear.
Yeah, but I work out.
-Okay. - All right.
But in all seriousness, I wanna make a toast to Tim.
It's great to have you home, son.
Thanks, Dad.
Tim, I'm glad you're here.
To family!
To family!
-You okay, Dad? - Honey?
I don't know. I don't feel good all of a sudden.
- Honey. -
Do you think it was the food?
No, I don't know.
Maybe-- maybe it's the wine.
Anyway, I'm not feeling good.
Tim, I'll talk to you later, okay?
Okay.
Welcome home, son.
-I'll check on you later, okay? -Okay, I got it.
Molly?
Oh--
Charlotte, why did you set the alarm so early
on a Saturday?
Apparently, as a wake-up call that you have left me.
No, I haven't left you yet.
I suspect you're hiding a small fortune from me
and I'm not divorcing you until I get my cut.
Ah, you know,
when we first met and I told you I was a drug smuggler,
I was joking.
Yeah, you have a nice car.
It's expensive.
It was all for show.
Yeah?
My dad was rich.
And my room sucked.
But you didn't answer the question.
Oh, I told you last night, honey, I had a headache.
I'm not that flexible.
No, about the alarm.
And, yes, you are that flexible.
That's why I married you.
Oh!
And I thought you married me
'cause I'm funny.
Oh, and the alarm clock?
Honey, you really need to start remembering things.
I can't believe you don't remember
today's your co-worker's funeral.
And you asked me to set the alarm clock early.
Shit! That's today?
I don't remember asking you
to set the alarm clock last night.
You didn't.
You asked me to set it last week.
Yeah, that's today.
Why did I agree to attend this funeral?
I didn't even really know the guy. I mean...
We said hello in the hospital,
sometimes goodbye.
But I didn't really, like, know the guy.
Well, I don't think there's a choice
if we go or not to funerals.
I mean, when one of your co-workers dies
and someone else from your office tells you
where the funeral is,
you're expected to be there.
Speaking of which, where is it?
The secret money stash?
The funeral.
I'm sure I asked you
to remember that, too.
Yeah. Are you really?
Really what?
Sure you asked?
No.
I like those.
Really?
Yes, I love those.
Thank you.
Philip, honey, we need to get going.
Come on.
I'm coming. I'm coming.
Oh, hi, Grace. When did you get here?
About a half an hour ago.
Daddy!
The time that you asked me to remember
to tell her to be here, honey.
Okay, okay,
I will start using the calendar on my phone.
-Really, when? -Soon.
-Tomorrow? -Sure.
You promise?
Just remind me.
Bye, sweetie.
Bye, Daddy.
Be good.
Man is tested.
This, if nothing else,
we take from the Bible.
In a world where the very existence of God
is questioned,
we all must take this fact with us
as we awaken from our long hours of sleep.
Another day,
another test,
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