DEATH TAX wLUCAS HNATH DRAMATISTS PLAY SERVICEACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1 would lke vo chank Dana Higginbotham (for giving me the idea for this play and keeping ive accurate in che pat where accuracy thck and advice), Sarah Lunaie (or championing the play and fo bring my compass as [continued develop i0, and Ken Rus Schmoll for hi questions and fr knowing what to add and, most, importantly, that to take 23). 1am also enormously indebted 1 the actors — Quincy Tyler Bernine, Paul Nicbanc, Judith Robers, and Danielle Skrassad Tor ir inp and patience and Blind Fit AUTHOR'S NOTE In DEATH TAY, esis aay more, The pla eu oly a bal 2 couple of ordinary prope and perhaps ech and an end table ‘oad hasty hue coupled ee ware nln music and backous Lethe py mone silly The eis show You where you can have esto ake s breath orgie the charac em a chance o exchange lene glances Otherwise the pac ing ght. Ths 3 play hot he actions ppl he when hey aight op in awed. Ifthe play font much lye Cighyve mnie, youre probably ming the whiting. Keep the blocking simple, The rex is extremely dens; i requires, the audiences undivided atenion. Give the play too much bus ress and the audience wont be able pase the language Las, sess the eompraton to give Scene 5s “Fturtic” look Again, ls is mote. Ys, Tina and Todd should change their co ‘umes to reflect their new “ole,” bu the clothes should look no differen from che clothes ols wea tod. Also, in production, we decided that Maxine should wear an leant sabe ia Scene 1, but in Scene 5, she should appear unkempt and wear plan white patients gown. If you make the scene lak wo dfferenc from the fest of play, you wil rae ielerant questions about the word of play and is loi, dutracting the audience Rom the charac problemsDEATH TAX received its word premiere atthe 2012 Human Festival of New Aresan Plays a the Acres Theat of Louie (Les Waters, Arise Dirt Jeanifer Bein, Managing Diner). Ttowas directed by Ken Rus Schmoll the set design was by Philip ‘Wircomb; the cosume design was by Keitopher Carle the light. ing design was by Brian He Scot the sound design was by Mate “Hubs the drumacurgy wat by Saah Lunn; and the stage man ager wos Christine Laka, The east asa fellows NURSE"TINA, uiney Tyler Bernstine MAXINE Faith Roberts TODD Paul Nibanck DAUGHTER Daniele Skesasad (CHARACTERS NURSE TINA: mune, Hasan, pets with an accent, 30s MAXINE: wealthy, near dea, edely TODD: nurse supervisor, 3 DAUGHTER: Maxine’ daughcer, 30s ‘THE STAGE Teshould be mostly bar. Escape fr s bed ora chi orchirs, when sealed. Whatever necded: Nothing mot.DEATH TAX A bed (Old woman in bed wearing a nasal canna Amre ‘A raic. On sable. I ples “Jes Jey of Mans Desiring” A late night Chrismaime broadeie. The mai lip the blood prasare eff om te old women ‘Atte eth woman’ blood press the mrs speaks othe sudo: TINA. This ply hs fie sens This scene | Scene Its Beebe 2010. Tama nine This i oom na using home. This is a patien: : Tam aking bet vis The pati lng at She ays o me MAXINE. Pee who have moncy ae preserved They ge old ay have money. they are prerved eopl wo do ac have mong. hy are ox prerve Mone dos nog prac, hing: gx ney. TINA MAXINE “TINA. amt hr ads Tam going toe your lod peste now MOINES Oly.INA Tin tes Maxine blood prose.) MAXINE TINA. How ae you fein today, Ms. Judson MAXINE. Tere ‘Ye, MAXINE. Al ver INA. «Can you be more specifi MAXINE, Spa TNA, Yes MAXINE. ... No TINA. MAXINE TINA, Iwill ell che doctor, MAXINE” What will you tl che doctor? TINA. That you are having genera discomfort. MAXINE. And pain TINA. Ad pai (Fina fines tain the bod pre, she removes theese dun what se rte deen Tram going ra check your andes for swelling 1am going to pl hick your sheet Are you cold? (Shakes ber hee a) My hands are warm so you should not fel any discomfort. am gong to check the ankles for swelling (ect) All igh There is some swelling, Me, Judson, [Not such, Nothing 0 worry abou wil eth docrr know | am wen f dwn fr bi MAXINE. =. Ubchsh TINA. MAXINE TINA, fam checking your catheter now MAXINE, Go for TINA. {am making ste che pote ofinsercon is dean, no infections MAXINE TINA. MAXINE Tina is done checking the catheter) TNA. All ofthat looks ne MAXINE. Te docs TINA, Tare nn problems (Tina fnises ber note} Nutse Tina TINA. 5 Yes? MAXINE, Tknow chat you ate illing me TIN MAXINE, TINA, MAXINE, 1 know. TINA. MAXINE, Disc know I knew TINA. I dori know MAXINE, whit? TINA. That | am iling you. Idd aot know this. am oot aware ofthis MAXINE. Uh ful INA. Killing? MAXINE. Marder TINA. ... Why ar you saying tht, Ms. Judson? “Ms. Judson, that snot someting to joke about MAXINE. Tin not joking TINA. You ae joking Tam not killing you, do not sy things ike dha. Icie dangerous you understand, sy things ike MAXINE. Turn ofthe ridio, plate (ina doc) shut the doo TINA. MAXINE Shut the door, Sono coe wil her ue alk when we tlle TINA. No. MAXINE. Shue the door and we will TINA. We cannot tlk, you are not BMAXINE, We wil alk TINA MAXINE. Lock the door a nck hed Do you know abou exe? TINA, Ties? MAXINE, Ye, ts TINA. Yes. know shout tes IMAXINE, What do you know abour tse? TINA. .. People pay them MAXINE. And when youve paid them? Then wh? TINA. MAXINE, Then what? TINA. We pay them again. -MAXINE. Yes. You pay the tags and what happen ro the money thar you have? TINA. Itis gone MAXINE, Ie gone, yes is gon You have money, and then after the exes, you have les mosey Aad the bigger the ple of money, the more money that gos away Somerimnes Sometines that’s how it works Today: that snot how ie works, Tada, if were wo de today my daughter, iy only daughter, my only Ely, would petal dhe money that Ihave le. This mach, (Shows ith ber hand) Te were wo dear the fst of January, the ee laws changs, And because thee tax laws change, nny daughter will only ge this mich money. (Sow ith her hand mach smaller amount) Tae i dic aftr the new yea. much i mc lee hen hr much You sc? And I know what happens have heard whit happens now of women like myself who have died inthe past couple of months Aad they didnot need tod And I know that murs, like you uses ke you make very live You make (Shows wit ber fingers) this mud iA MAXINE Sos not had fora family member to come along tn offer you some money and sy, “wel if there anything you can do to spced things long, theres more where that came frm” ‘And I know, [know thet te. things you can do, sal hing, 0 speed things along, Smal adjustment in ny cae Or small eps taken or nr taken, You ia parent on he ide, her eft sie jus at the right moment the patene wil die. Yes? See, I know shout that tick, know aboot Teeheand, Or maybe bere yet: Aline extra morphine here and there fre the course ofa month reams the patent rete the body, makes the body fight just lle les. ‘And when she body stops fighting the body sare dying. You se You se Ad Tho, [now my body. now the feng of my body Sighting, and shink T know dhe Keling of what | think 5ithe felng of tay body sopping TINA. Ms Judson You ae in dane Thi is what the doctor hs rold you You ae ia deine MAXINE, Ye, bur tis is diferent. This [rs like the difrence beeen a plane comsing in for a nice easy heading and a plane ete i a dillon INA. MAXINE. [know my daeghter wane that money She' aleady asked me o gve ita he, all of, before im dead, before Ide as though Fm already dead fd when Lid no, shes, youre going to eget chi Chats exacy xy what te id and she hung up the phone Slarued it Slammed dows the phone TINA. MAXINE. If1 were to ty0 do something about change my will right now if were to wet her ou hen shed challenge i and theres «good chance shed win his close wo death, to ea to juss wel, Maxine was so close death, Maxine didi know what she was doing Maxine was cra someone coaxed bet, she was under an influence My daughter would challenge the will and shed win and Td be dead ‘What good would that do? Change the wl, keep the will he same — both options leave me dead TINA. TINA. MAXINE TINA. Olay MAXINE TINA. Alig, Ms, Judson MAXINE, TINA. (Defising « bomb) \undensand where you ate coming fom, MAXINE. Usuh TINA. eis cry. All of thievery fightening Tam su Teannot imagine what i ike wo be you Buc pleats, le jas think about what you have sen Not wha is happening up inside of your head. Jus think ‘what you have sen Hive you seen me do anything? Anything “not ight” MAXINE. TF you were doing somehing, something yu shoulda be doing, would Tse ie ‘eal ou Be vey cul ide what ou wee ding i you shouldnt be doing what you were ding? TINA, 7 = MAXINE TINA, .. All ight. Say dat you ae dying, because of someting, ouside ofyou ree MAXINE. an ouside influence TINA. an outside influence, ys, ‘Why me? Tim nt the only nas. Noe che only one who works with o Theres Nurs Toad. The overnight nurse Why nother? MAKINE, Nurse Toad? TINA. Nurse Toad,‘Why not Nurse Toad? MAXINE. Taleady alked 1 Toa, TINA. And? MAXINE. Andbsed on what she si and how she sd whar she ssid done hink shes INA. Ne MAXINE. No, TINA. And whi am I doing that makes you think she shouldbe trued and nor ne MAXINE, (Shrug) Things Ive hear TINA, Wha dings? MAXIN TINA. What ing? MAXINE. esesrop. ask aroun 1 now thar youhave some legal wouble TINA. No, ies 20¢ MAXINE. ‘Problems back home back in Hai TINA. Is tha ll youle hear MAXINE, You have a id TINA. I have kid. Ye. MAXIE, Youhave a kid who was taken away from you INA. No MAXINE. Ob so he i with you? Het back a hore Vou gota ster back at you place watching him right now? Yes or TNA. No, MAXINE. Whereis he I Ha Thats he ype of thing that makes one wonder. Youle here and he's bak in Ht Tes pec i all INA. Ido hve aid. Yes nd hein Hii nd Lam he Bur tha al you know, ig MAXINE, TINA. That ill you knoe And youve made up, ia yout head, a whale story about ie Bur whatever [rel you, oul tl yourself al My word agsnee — whe knows what Wall Here Hee something that Lan show you. (Tima takes her ads, fearon, tes ut laminated photo, has him bats Joba Pal All igh, You sx be sea He eight yeas old And 1 dunno, what can Tell you He likes swim He swims fs And heal ies diving He wants robe on a diviag tum. He docs wel in school, Het ane ofthe smartest inhi cas Fe i maybe number wo or thie in his class — he’s very sar. He ead os of books, He read the ene Bible He memories whole pieces from the Bible And some day, he wants be cider a decor ora preacher And he ace lik lide ale sometimes. He has ver serous eye, “My husband and U, we would igh. And he would ery to elt us He would try to make the igh scp, he would ery to work cot Thats the type of kid be Wire beyond his yeas, Knd of wei And Tooke thin and Ia myc how did rake thar? low did tha come fiom me?He isthe bet cing I ever made, There eno reo 10 reason, should have made him Because | wt Tt ba When Twas young, Tim diffrent now Ive changed Bur when Twas young, was a bad ge {id 2 lor of drugs ‘id lox of partying ‘id 3 lt of things I should noc have done. And my husband was one of those types —— aay, mean — ype ‘hat would kick you when youe down and keep on kicking And when Twas young I was no: beter than i. Ad vogether we were naty pale Ti st Tidal sors of tu with him, before we had oak 2 lor of stuf dhe could get mein alot of wouble, Sul Thad to ep 2 uff [wll never alk about for she rest of my lie Taveu wll never — And ii like Tam alway being punished And maybe I deserve w be punished, but Iam tying MAXINE TINA. And when my son was bor, pot sired: Igo seared for ie, and I stopped thar old lif became Christi and we moved hee swe moved away fom the — fom the shi of our pas bhai husband, he stayed dhe ame And I knew 1 could not lt my son be exposed to that ‘And [lft ny husband, gt divored Bat we had vo share custody And one weekend, he had ty sn, and my son didnot coms back He cook my som back to Hai And [elle the plice, and they sid dhere was eothing they could do Tall the senator, Nothing Nothing Anyone | could cal I cal Nothing They any oh the laws aedifiznt there than here They x, oh we cat geinvoved Tey sy, we done have sy power. hey, you need 3 spa typeof lawyer for dha hey sy go back to Hai and fight in their cours, ‘And my husband, my erhusband he says, you come back bee Tm gonna dig up all chat shi rom your pas. Youll ever ge him Youl never get anything 1 dig up all ha ef theyll arrest you for even coming bak he Youll pay be a, MAXINE, TINA. And my son hai dhe ext ching T eve made, she est hing I ever made and T cannot lie without him, Tam here for one reson, 1 am here to ger my con bck Tam hare, just ying co work had make ice home, buy shou, ‘house wih + pos, 2 diving board for John Ful to he can practice his diving and a yard for dog, because he always wanted a dog.An John Pal wll come here and he wl gor school her, and hel play om the diving eam dhl have his dog, are hell goto cle and become a doctor o a peace. And Iwill make a nice home her, an the courts wl ce that he beer with me than his father, ad Ll sive up money and I wil ger lawyer, and my lawyer wl fight chi and Ul win Becaune John Paul she best hing I ever made, And I made him Ad he i mine MAXINE TNA. Do you understand? Do you ee where am coming fom? MAINE. Td. TINA. Ms. Judson Tam begging yoo. Tam begging you. [dont want any truth Thats al Te had enough soubl I dont ned trouble form the pat. [donc aed anycing on my recon anything chat could hue my chances of gting my boy back Plesse, Pease think of cae that when you say su ke the suf you ae saying You ae hurring ay son Look Tina hole on pict) This is my son You need to understand cat This i who you are hurting MAXINE, So thas the reson. TNA. Yes MAXINE. Thats your eson fortaking money from my daugher ave me de TINA. Oh wt Jou MAXINE, You need the money to ge your new house and gee you pe Jie desperate. Thats wha you're eng me Thats he Tm hearing TINA Youle going wo epore me othe poe MAXINE. No TINA. Ne MAXINE. No. Of course ns TINA, MAXINE 1 dost have any prot Tome have any prot tat would mean anjching co cop. Ty des, cey ny dement, TINA. You going ell my bos chen -MAXINE. Wha good would that de? tape then looks bad snd ihre them, No, Tima. This something chat I haveo deal with mys “That ave going vo deal wth, lett now TINA MAXINE ... How much is my daughter paying you? TINA. MAXINE. Til give you more than she’ giving you How much is she paying you TINA MAXINE, How much TINA MAXINE. Tel me how much, Nuse Tina TINA. MAXINE TINA. ... One thousand dollars, MAXINE, (Making a dco.) Good. TINA, ...Athoussnd up fron And when is done, nother thousandMAXINE. All ight TINA, MAXINE. Foc ach week stay av will alo give you one thou sand dollars, TINA. MAXINE. And if make ito January ft then I'l give you so Ihadred thousand dolar TINA, MAXINE. You getswo hundred thousand, [fand ony if I'm lve ‘or January Bist How doe that sound? Do we have 2 dea? TINA, Scene2 wal into Tod fice. TODD, TINA. (Pint 204 man, who tino) Tad Ka TODD, TINA. Todd? TODD. Yeah? TINA. 1. acd a eae of absence. TODD.” Um. Olay. TINA. Ie tha possible? TODD... When TINA. Alter January fis TODD. How soon ser? TINA. As soon as posable TODD. Oh ct how long? TINA [dort know TINA. ‘What do you mean, what do I mean TODD. You dor know how log — TINA. People do this ype of thing all the cn TODD. «+ Can fask why TINA. Family busines. TODD. Something with your son TINA. Ye TODD. (Gomine) Ihe okay? TINA. Ws fly busines, Tod TODD. Tas just dont mean to, sory. Iwas just wondering if youd head from him, TINA. No, Nothing’ changed, Same station TODD. Tim sony TINA. TODD. ‘So you really dni know how long youl be gone? TINA, I do not. TODD. You ater ang leaving ae you? You arene. inning of TINA, Tam noc running off TODD, [didnt mean — I mean Youd ell me if you wee leg for good. TINA, You TODD. T wouldnt want you jus disappestng. 1, well, you TINA, Tim not TODD. cant hold your postion indefinitely TINA. Then jase say 3 moni TODD, TINA, TODD, ‘You sur hiss jus family busines? Thats TINA. Yeu TODD. Nothing cle. TINA. No. TODD. Docsns have anything to do with TINA. what ODD. me? TINA. Noy its not TODD. because TINA. not about you ‘ODD. ‘And yer no in sme sor of trouble TINA. No, ODD. Family busines TINA. Family busines, wih ny 0TODD. In Hai Tins TODD. ill ous the paperwork, and Il send it in wo HR TINA. Oka TODD. Tina TINA. Yeah ‘opb. ‘ODD. need to atk you about something INA... Whit ODD. ‘One ofthe other nares says the saw you aking check 2 Ms. Judson TINA, [did not do tha ODD. ies jue what Nurse Toad sid TINA, TODD, TINA, Toad’ lac TODD. You can ge in lx of rouble for that TINA, For what? For saying tht shes alying bite cunt? TODD, ‘You cin ge into touble For that roo, no, what F mean was tha you can get into trouble fr taking money from pant. TINA. Tim not ODD. Olay TINA, but [am calling Nurse Toa a lying bitch cunt TODD. Alright ‘ODD. Just dont sy thar ouside ofthis office, TNA. You know she’ lan, ODD. No. Thnow INA. You know she has it infor me FODD. Tin jus ting you kaow that aking money from a pen reales of whether or noe the money is Being given volunar something that you can get into ator of trouble fo. Buri thre ws some way in which you were noc ene clear on he pai fr the way i writen in che employee manual, then we can giv provided. you give the money back to Ms, Ju TINA. Tundersand the pois TODD. Good TINA. Thats why I dda do ic I dont break polices TODD. because Tm relly just eying to give you an out if you sade a mistake, We all make mistakes Take mistakes all de time, and if polices were aplid vo meas stay as theyre otra you knows I woulda sil be around here. 1d — No one’ psf. mean TINA. (lok) TODD. I mean, yes. You ate righ. [Nurse Toad she does have a hab oF lying, TINA. Ire documented TODD. Ye. And shct been warned for making Fike accustions. Which is why, whichis why when she came to me with thie Thad to ak hes Sheil, do you have proof of chit” ‘And she sy "Yer TINA. and she’ ying bitch cune ‘TODD. and thas when she rook out her cll phone and showed mea picture Aad the picture shows you, in Maxine’ room and Maxine handing you what appears to be a chek, TINA. Appear. TODD. Appeas yes appears le like a check, TINA. TODD, lesa check, Tina Ie clearly hed TINA. TODD. “So what do I do? TINA. She mst Photoshopped it of something x her comput, you can Photoshop things al sorts of TODD. No. Tina Its TINA, The check wats mone TODD. No, a check is money thats what a checks INA. the check wasn for ne TODD. Even fie wan for ou, it violation t even TNA. Townom Tadd TODD. INA TODD. Tim supposed to report this to my TINA, you wouldnt do the Todd, t know you wouldnt and Répore me: ‘ODD. 11 dont, Nurse Toad will go over my head. TIN; TODD. 7 need to know your side ofthis story. TET know your ory iT understand what was telly happi we can come up with a solution. Like I sad, you can eromn the TOD TINA. TODD. Come on Talk to me NA. What there to talk abou TODD. Why is she giving you money? TINA, TODD, ‘What, ie lke litle Christmas ip, 2 lle Chrismas git I mean, thats fine Happens all dhe time, We as eed o TINA. "She thinks her daughter paying me money to have her die before the fs so thatthe daughter doesn have to pay lot of tx money eo the Sie then sid she would pay me o ensre tht she lives unt he TODD. TINA, ‘Ob. INA rODD, TINA TODD.” Oh God, Tne INA. Todd, don TODD. That relly bad TINA. youire overeating TODD. No, I'm not im — How snuch ie she paying you? TINA. Who! TODD. Marine TINA. One thousand cach week unt he fs TODD. One thousand TINA. each week TODD. Olay TINA, and then if sheave onthe fit shell give me wo hun: dred thousand TODD. Oh for fick’ sake — TODD. ‘Aw, Jesus TINA, TODD. ‘hiss tke a federal offense or something Timea TINA. I doubt that ODD. 1 think i extortion TINA. no TODD. yeah, I think TINA. Todd TODD. yea TINA. 1 Can se the money to ge back my son Tm going wo get him back Tint with lawyer, and the lawyer is very confdene ‘ODD. This ir why you need helene TINA, Thave cour date and ther’ sill some sul need cog apes and leer, Tl need some scuff rom you Eharacer reference TODD. sure TINA. I can ge him, lean get Joha Paul, the money wil hep me TODD. yea TINA. you se TODD. T mes ba’ pet. ee relly TINA TOND 1 dons hav so do shis way: YouTINA. les very expens ODD. Tknow bur there are TINA. are not other options. ODD. Bucher 1 ine wha abous me: NA ODD. ican halp Te offered to bel. Several times. U9 INA TODD. ‘This, what youre doing here his am land you in jl aking money from me — tha wil ot lan you in a (One option is cleanly beste han the other. ‘ODD. yeah TNA. i ODD. what TINA. complicated, ‘ODD... Only if you want ito be. TODD. yeah TINA. No, Tod. Is complicated ‘ODD. And this other plan sa? Realy? TINA. Difleenc kind of complicated TODD. INA. Ie doc’ fel sight ro take money from you TODD. You don have ro rake money 1 mean you ould alo just move into my place — make ts you TINA. That not beter, What youre describing is TINA. Thacie sexual harsement TODD. Wha — huh? What? No, No, its theres TINA. I dnt think char makes sense TODD. No, Imean, if heres, you know what I mean TINA. Ie sexu harasiment ite unwanted TODD. {si unwanted? Is his unwanted TINA. .. Ye ‘ODD. A person presents ime A person sys, Tn here [cate INA. No one cares for fee TODD. Wall thats what 'm offering, TINA, ot what youre orig You have felng for me ean tal You sll have fel Youve said suf Youve id scuff before. Stuff about me and ab Thats wh Adie ODD. so TINA im using you car. TODD. We dey he ben TINA, Haven a TODO. Moreh wore Topp ‘Yeal INA So ODD. wee on «beak, ju thing sometime of igh TINA, TODD.” (Drops his head). really ike you INA. 1 knoe ODD. I think yute TINA. Tkoow TODD. And T think wee TINA. knowTODD. And I think, 1 think you think Tim weak TINA. No. TODD. 1 thnk you think im weak ink youre used othe ype of guys who path people around aod Tn noe tha type of person INA. thats wy liked you TODD. Buc think I Bote you [think jou mise the other pe of guy. [think Jou done want to be with someone lke me hin I embarras ou oui rather be with someone who, I dunno, who wore ether jackess TINA.) ODD. ‘Yeah, you know what I mean TINA. no FODD. Leather jackers Rider a motoreyele tave cardigans Plo shi, Khaki pas TINA FODD. the time witen we went outa had diane, and Isa you looking atthe uy ace bar wearing eather jake Taw you looking a hi, that yout eather be with him And that was usta week before we decide to take a beak Thac was just a week before, but when [sw you secing him, wish T were that person why I want tobe with you, I chink cause | think that being with jou would elp maybe make me more the ope of guy that Iwan to be INA. Thac has nothing to do with leather jackets, Todd TODD. No, 1 know TINA, «1 do ke you, Todd, A lot. And Id think we Bur I goes lots shit I gota deal with And its us the wrong ime for me jus ned to tay lec. TODD. TINA. TODD. TINA, So Todd ODD. =. Yeah TINA. ... Where the shone? TODD. ‘What phone TINA. The phane withthe photo. Tad phone TODD, Ihave INA. Where ODD. In my TINA. Can Lace TODD. No. TINA. You could delete: TODD. know. TINA. You could delete ic ‘ODD. And then what Whac do felt her? tell Toad thatthe phoo ist on her phone anymore Aad then she accuses me of deleting it And then she gosto my supervise TINA. and you tell your pen and you show your supervisor her He And then that’ thse Shel go to your supervisor and chey/l jus shrug it of TODD. TINA, You sid you dnt wane w be s pushover anymore, Righ? ‘ODD. This i diferent. Youte aking tne to help you seam & woman who thinks youre murdering TINA. Tim not sa ust ned you to keep Toad que and Tneed Jou to help me ketp Maxine alive uni the fist 3The sling in her anbles is gening worse Blood pres’ going up And Tim world about complications, and the doctor’ not doing anything He thinks she's lst case Se I need you to step in and order move arund-the-iock Tine you get the god doctor, Dt Movi, (Ger Dr Monts ro come down from Orlando tose he Teed your help keeping ber alive und dhe fst TODD. ...T dont know TINA. A pesos can lve ong time, i you help them lve a long The lot that canbe done to keep someone going on and TODD. Sure bis TINA. wha TODD. expensive TINA. She can py TODD. TINA, She can pay TODD. And what about me? Whar do I gee What do I get in recur? TINA... Hale TODD. ial INA. (Nd) ODD... Hhifof.2 INA, Everything Everthing she gives me. You get half (One hundred ehousand dollar fhe lives und TODD. I done care about dha {done need TINA. wha TODD. money TODD. need to nor be alone inthe w am alone TINA. Youle nor alone. You have your mothe, You lke spending time with hee TODD, Fa TINA. You and 1 ae just aking sometime of Tha’ al TODD. TINA, TODD. Yu know I want co help you, in any way Team, you know TINA. know, Tod Tknow: TODD. TINA. So that means yes, TODD, INA. Yeu TINA. Scene 3 Chrismas Eve The daughter comes to vse (Dangher enters. he wears « Thi, Sligo ripped jean. Earings and rng and anaes — all prebably cheap. She nt tly por ‘ut the dae money spar tbe the deughe of ery telly She was yp ro me and says DAUGHTER: Are you Tina? TINA DAUGHTER, Tina. Are you Nurse Tins? TINA... Ys DAUGHTER, You ae she nurse who works with my mother TINA. Your mothers DAUGHTER: Maxine, TINA DAUGHTER. 1 atked a the font desk Tsai washer o sce my mothe, and they sid tha T needed to speak with you TINA, DAUGHTER. So where is she? Am I in the rght place TINA. Yes DAUGHTER, andTINA, and? DAUGHTER. tin here tose het TINA. ... okay DAUGHTER, Whereis she? INA. You cane see er DAUGHTER, Why nar TINA. She tke or no vistors AUGHTER. mp mocha? TINA, yes DAUGHTER, sid TINA. no visor DAUGHTER. Ther daughter, TNA. You ae a visio DAUGHTER. She might have sid no visitors but she probaly mean pople who ae nor Fal ' DAUGHTER, TINA. Tean all a chapl You can tall to the chaplain, Chaplains ar good a deiing with problems lik his DAUGHTER" What pr TINA. DAUGHTER, Thisis bushi DAUGHTER... Do you know why: TINA, DAUGHTER, TINA. No, DAUGHTER. You dost TNA. No, DAUGHTE! NA. N DAUGHTER. ... You must know somethin TINA. No, Ne DAUGHTER. She mus ave sid someshing meting saying something 36 DAUGHTER. Youte sying she sid ashing TINA. If knew srsthing | would no be lowed to sy DAUGHTER, Why TINA. Confident DAUGHTER. Patio rights. DAUGHTER Right So what about me? Where at ny rights TINA. Tm ey DAUGHTER. Okay Listen. I know tha you have «way yore ‘apposed co handle sstons Tow the his place as alls TINA. U coud le my jb DAUGHTER. Yeh, you could lose your job if you dn fellow the Yeah I ge tat TINA, DAUGHTER. Otay DAUGHTER... Peon to person — are you a mother —? Yes DAUGHTER. Okay, mother to mother Igoe my kl here Hes her, Het back there inthe waiting room. TINA, DAUGHTER. is Christmas Eve He knows that this is probably the lac chance hel get. I mean, Told him hat she noc wel Teo him tha thee probably her le Christa, had to prepare him, cue of course didnt wane it coming out of the Bie And the whol thing kinda fea him ou, the whole thing eg ing him nighemares Harel ike ose her NA. DAUGHTER. Do I go out there and tll him, “no”? aHell as why his grandmother doesit wane wo se him Do Fell him — what do tll him — do Ie him TINA. Actually dam DAUGHTER. Yeah TINA. He iallowed, DAUGHTER. . Chee TINA. Your soe DAUGHTER. His name is Charley TINA, Chasey isallowed DAUGHTER She sid that TINA. (Neds) DAUGHTER, Hat not me He allowed 9 see her, but other own daught TNA. ‘When she sid “no visors, DAUGHTER. certain people TINA. ye DAUGHTER. meaning me TINA, You ; You Shes, "you DAUGHTER: Anyone other than me? INA... No DAUGHTER: Allright TINA, DAUGHTER, What's your super TINA, Todd ae DAUGHTER. Tod what? TINA. Kapinsy DAUGHTER. Cap TINA. Kap you can alk wih him iyo want, [baw no prublem with that. Hell wll you excl what | just old you DAUGHTER, TINA. Your sx can sce het. DAUGHTER TINA. Your son can see het. «an being him in, 38 Ie wil be okay. Hell be olay DAUGHTER, TINA. Do you want todo that? DAUGHTER, DAUGHTER. No TINA. but, your son, Charly he did want co see DAUGHTER I doat want him tose her alone TINA DAUGHTER, No, can do that. I dont know what shell sy Chasey’ young, She might say something co him, 1 doi rst he. She like cha You know she’ lke that TINA. | dont know. DAUGHTER... Uh-huh. TINA. DAUGHTER, TINA, DAUGHITER. So what hat she sil about me? TINA. ... Lean DAUGHTER. tight, you cay "You cane sy” means “the dis she dda say then yout sy she didi sy. Bur can cell shes sid something. TINA DAUGHTER. Did she sty that I'm ei She says chat She says From Day One, Iwata bad sed Did she my tae? TINA, DAUGHTER, She likes ro ay tha to people That wis evil fom the star She sys thar she looked into any eyes, 2d could just ell hat I wae and there was nothing she could do about i except to tet me like nol child, 39hic ees, TINA. DAUGHTER, Or cid shes msute she std chat Fr sue she sid Tt afer her mone TINA \UGHITER. Here the thing. Olay, so thet you x the way yu lok at me he way yout len at momen la sity god is by now telling when DAUGHTER. She sy Iwan She has so much more And what do I have? ‘do Chsley ad ve on? TINA. DAUGHTER. We ws food stamps ow i ha igh? think tats DAUGHTER. Yeah TINA, Ive wed them I dont thik thet aryching wrong wid using ood st DAUGHTER, Oly. 1 gee wha yu saying De im usc saying alright food amps, was maybe thew [rm sorry f offended you TINA. should Tbe? DAUGHTER, son Tjust think i nr sigh, hink bank and her daughter and grandson have to struggle a har snuggle 1 you do wo children who have the evil ook in 7 as they TINA. Ic sucks that anyone struggles, DAUGHTER. Tages, And — Tes not ike Fm aot ying doing come work w mba but theyte only able co give me lke two shilfis a month we shif month means about, wa like, two hundied buck, And alto Tim in eal estate couse, a8 online ching, but cren once [gt tht rein, thats comnmision-based work That isnt even And thought of becoming mire too, Or maybe CNA, forget which one requires les school or theyte both — both don require much, ike rwo yeas iethac right" its prety quick, cg? mean, im sue thats part of why you became a mune Tin sue eat this nt where you mean to wind up fs something you did because you wet trying ro suppor your kid Not because its eagy im sure ite nor eary, but because there was wor therefor you Som saying, fm saying Fm ike you in this way. You and , wee kindof on the sme page here ight TINA DAUGHTER. And anyway, mean, it itso wrong for me to want Tuatha whae parents do? They help their chide, Their childten ae children, which mean they aren ear along in lie a the parent ‘Theyrea couple of eps behind Shonldnt parent sunt ro help? Now thar ave Charley, 1 do anything | canto help Char [wane his life to be easier chan mine. Som nor gonna hide Think abou money Ts chink sbout anoney lee because Ti having a really shit time tight now making chngs jut “okay. Think about money because its aot okay to no have money aand because I hink abou whi happen when you do have money and because I think about my kid geting sch or geting hare if elke Fl down the rs and broke somedieng © and we dont have the money to deal with something ike (vif the landlord next monch decider hat e+ gonna jack up the Or if gee into a car aeciden and I need to get ear rept Or if Charley needs new shoes for school, or chet some school and I dont wane him tobe lef out. Or if what if my husband dacs pay child supp, ‘ot wha ifthe judge reduces the child support what if suddenly we wets, TINA. DAUGHTER. Buc don bing it up. I dont tll my mothec Buc then Ishink, thas bullae ‘Why should Ting it up! ‘Why shoulda I sand up formyslé. for my kid? ‘Why should I, and I and Tim like, wel ack i fk i, you know, nd sell her up about a month ago, and [all her up, and I ell ber eveyehing tventhing I jut old you "say, "Tm having a hard ime nd Vm scared And Tsay "Tne you And I ask her "Can T have some money? And she ells me something ie youl get what you gee when Fn one And Tim like, “Well, you know, these problems Tm having, fm having them ike ao [ke today | need me money now: And something abou chat ja relly rubbed her the wrong way And she arts pling Aid she's ike, “That all Iam to you, jus a checkbook, and you just use me for my mone.” And Iwas lke, all ight, okay im noc going to deat wih chi This is kinds like abuse and I'm noe —"And —And before hang up the phone — i'm gonna hangup on her —and, I sy 2 Youknow yore gonna egret his When yultein your final mom when youte there, and you know youre going, You ktw death is coming for you ‘when youte in pin ‘when yore espng fr breath, When your heart & mopping and your hings top working the iat though youl ve have, Youre gonna sie there and think sbout how you didnt help your family wen you coud have When you rize chat you then yout going to elf hee Ad youte nx gonna be abl tous And ute gon el like shi Tn your fina moments, you wl elke hi “And I hung up the phone. {imean, I might have sd sme other things, bac chat was like basicaly Bur Fm noe wrong Tih Is tue nei She wil el ike shit You heer about this typeof thing al dh time patents when they dies cheye ail ihting with dhe kids, then when they di, i ike ely awl death Wetrue, ight? TINA. Te sen all yors of cings Everyone diferent. DAUGHTER... Right TINA. DAUGHTER, So 1 go ell fron es accountant Thee, four days ag. TINA. DAUGHTER, TINA. DAUGHTER. And he told me thar ae been writing some checks, 43she’ been giving someone, someone we dont know rer week some = sable check, le sctmed lite wei, nd he said he wondered if she was tying co gt rd of mone 1 if by the ime she des sheze might noc be money ee He side seen it happen before He side couldnt say more, coulda give me names or specifies He justi, “Watch ou," and thought I should know INA DAUGHTER, And I sid, "Are you kidding? — kinda have to know And he side couldn ell me who it was Confidential. Client igh and sf. And I vas like, well, what sbour any rights, and 1 wel {jue kinds lott Tonic emember what Isai, Ande sy, he says he shoud say, but es going say 50 log, TINA DAUGHTER, soo Hom Tina now INA DAUGHTER. I know who you ae, and I know that my mother is ring you money. NA. DAUGHTER. Are you going to deny ie TINA, No DAUGHTER, TINA, DAUGHTER... Why TINA. Why wha? DAUGHTER, TINA, DAUGHTER. Why i she doing it TINA. DAUGHTER. ... Does she lke you? TINA. Maybe DAUGHTER She likes you TINA. Yes, DAUGHTER. Why? TINA. DAUGHTER, TINA. T touch her You kaow. I touch her body. Ted hen I dean et help her breathe ‘When you rouch someone, feed them, when you dean them, when you hp them breathe ‘hac does something DAUGHTER. Tim her daughter, TINA. And what docs chat mean? Yes, You ae her daughter, Bor help her lve, er diferent, diferent fom you Thalp her ive "Whac do you do DAUGHTER. TINA. Whar do you do? Se, I clean her sie Tyre dsempactd her bowels. Do yoo know what that ie DAUGHTER. I can gues TINA. Would you do that Would you goin there and do that Right nom 1 doubt you would DAUGHTER. Youte paid o do that TINA. Youre right. Lam. Bur sil. Sil. [No disespoc, Im ser, but what do you do? DAUGHTER. 4%TINA DAUGHTER TINA. Iam no being mean And he tls And ster DAUGHTER, What does she talk about TIN) DAUGHTER TINA, (Sirah, pam The nos. Someries her husband, your Howe she mises him ow se wishes he were here. Sometimes 12) The weather. Sometimes not Smesimes she cures hi DAUGHTER... What eke? TINA. Doge She tals about dogs She lst alk about dogs, How she wed to reed dog. Raise tem, Tia them Arrack dogs And she alts about taining them to arta, and how they woulda stack her They would never stack het, ‘They liked her. Bus they would atack others And! she sem co ike that And she ake shout how when she was pregnant with you How your Father sid she had go id ofthe dogs, base the dogs were dangerous f if here vas going to bea kad around So she gt of the dogs, sold them all DAUGHTER’ She wotld have prefered to keep che dog. TINA. No. DAUGHTER. Yes 46 TINAL DAUGHTER, See she doar talk about me, orf she doe talk about me, is bad tif she docs alc about me, its about how much beter eveything was before Iwas bon, TINA, DAUGHTER, TINA. Once DAUGHTER TINA. One time she rlked about you, having you, eying have She elke about how many times he tied to have a baby fore she had you and how you wee er ls chance, 2d how ll the others did make i, dhe miscarriages DAUGHTER TINA. and she was geting olde, and she figured she had one last chance nd you were her lst chance, ad she was happy: i could el DAUGHTER TINA. And you were born Aad you grew op nd And she sid to me, you were the best thing she ever made, ‘he sd, you were the best ching she ever — she never made any ‘hing ike you, You were the DAUGHTER TINA. no idea how she made something so wonderful oid, he sid that me, DAUGHTER. TINA. DAUGHTER, (Skeptical) ub-bah TINA. thats what she — and I dunno, maybe she wat on some morphine a the time DAUGHTER.FINA. .. but thas what she sid I sweat ere, Yah DAUGHTER. TINA. Ace you Herero get money from m DAUGHTER. No, Are you st? I can give you some 1 2 Tile money. Some of what she gave me DAUGHTER. Keep i. Pn sore youve cane it, whatever youte etting fom he here something | ned you to do for me TNA. DAUGHTER, I came here toda because wanted i ell her that Ti 0 ed wo apologize, take some of the blame but clear she wost even Te me do tha {im blocked fom sen, and — and when we talked on the phone ss month, [now T sid some sally bad things that —and I can take them tok and she’s going wo die thinking the ching [sid and thats just nocrght, nat for het, and fee foe me [thin faked up And {think Tn a assole [know Tin an stole —~ wel ss she, but — Bar T don wane he to die feling sity because if she di lng shit (fel shiey Tl fal he ype of shit etn takes outa sealed manila envelope fom ber pure) TINA... Whacethae DAUGHTER Te 2 leuer a document, something some lawyer dew up and is igned. and its notated, 4 TINA, DAUGHTER. And ic sae chat I give up all ights wo her money Te says that [give up my inkerance ve taken myself ont ofthe will completely TINA DAUGHTER. You gine her chi, and dh maybe shel not see ime like she ses me TINA. DAUGHTER, Will you d this for me? TINA... Okay. DAUGHTER. You promse. You promise youl do this TINA. Yes TINA, Scene 4 n Tod office December thityfis Tina hands Todd wrapped gf) TODD. Whats thse TINA... Chrsnas preven ODD.” Oh TINA TODD. i didi know we were doing tha TINA. Doing what? TODD. Giving ss TINA, (Shrug Is just a Christmas presen TODD... Pedant have anything for you TINA, ‘That's okay now. I done — ve given me a lor ale. Youve helped with Maxi Youve heed me ge my eharacter references gether, the papers foe the cours And jas wane ro thank you rODD.TODD. TINA, «Tey (te ccs himsefons) oks god. TODD. Is ico big TINA. Uhh TODD. TINA, Lacks hot, Tod TODD. TINA. Bod boy. TODD. TINA, ODD. ‘Ue TIN: TODD. “Thank you or this TINA. Ie nothing TODD. Novi TINA. not even real leather TODD. oh TODD. yeah, um, TINA, Anda TODD. ... whats tat? TINA. Maxine daughter visited on Chisemss Eve TODD. ... Did she se Maxine? TINA, No. old her that he didn want vistors, because ‘ODD. sighe r ba T side TODD. whac ching —? TINA. the ding tha the kids do when their parents are dying, where they geval spooked and dey star regreting eveything and chey get sated that the parent i going co de, and they havent made up — you know: tha thing they do TODD, TINA. The daughter She wants me to elp her and her mother ‘9, uh, reconcile ‘ODD. Oh TINA. because Maxine thnks the daughter jst mans he money and the daughter knows that Masne inks chat {the daughter went oa lawyer ad had him wre up something that sae she wort tke Soy of he iabettancs : TODD. Oh TINA. See TODD. Tae And she TINA. want met giv this to Maxine ‘TODD. she hat seni TINA. No TODD. Youte not ging ro show ito hey, are you? TINA. Ichink we shuld scaly. [think afer we gc the two unded hound dlls ve shoul give Mxine his le Bethe daugher a chance o conc This ithe igh thing todo TODD. TINA. Wick helping Maxine fl lik her daughters killing her TODD. she aleady hough hat ele we got intl TINA. ie did but TODD. you rod me the there was no way to convince heehee TINA. Ve br sll, what there was away tat we could aid forty and do. this problem she hs with her daughe Will you help me doch? To do this right. Iwill nce your help.INA. ‘ODD. But, Tin, i Maxine ind ou tha the daughter ni eying ckil he, hen she's going ro wonder why she gave you the money in che fst place, She could gee upset, and TNA. Ife ODD. 1 se you chink chat hiss the righ thing to do. Tranderrand what you mean | thik this all wry kind fo out uh but] — I doa think you shoud le anybod ink you shoul ip up dose papers, I chink INA. it wouldnt be rights Todd TE doe do che his way, Tihave a kind of sie fecling kindof shy Teng that drs go away TODD, boca if his plan takes, TINA" no, well give er the papers afer we've cathe the check TODD. "Maxine could al de police rep you could ger into alt of toa i TINA. she won She likes me. A lo So much that she refuses 10 let any of che other nurses se her she wl ony sce me, he thinks Tim an angel TODD. nari she Finds out youve been ying co he TIN. no, you dont know ber ike [know her you telly — You have o cust me TODD. We've been so carts We've puta lor of work int TINA, I know TODD, I've puta loc of work inxo this Tre put loc money inv this {paid for Doctor Moris he good doctor, the one from Orlando, [ie pid for Doctor Mortis roca two times a werk And | pid for cout of my ova pocke And the meds he ondered for he. T paid for those tow Toad, we had to py off Toad to hesp Tend quiet about what she [paid for dae dele wih dha. An for the pase four wees, {his ial Te been doing, hie all ve been thinking our, forthe past four weeks — forge he holidays, forget Christmas, forge spending time with my mother on Christmas da bats wat here, Iwas dealing with this And Tm happy eo do i {im happy todo ching for you Tim happy ro doi bat TINA, TODD. Buri this plan backfires, everything we've worked for could jus goss Yeu could get into aloof eouble, The police could ge involved there could be an investigation, the nursing home might even gee shu down its eu, eis x what Bappens when stu ke this happens. And if you get nc serous troubl you might not be able to come back wo he country Then Tn ee to deal withthe Ello ane by mph and with you gone, the investigators wil come to me 2d they'l hae ot nd Ihave to deal with all on my on, TINA, TODD. ‘ou understand TINA, ie woot baci, | promise TODD. but iit docs, ifon the of chance it does TINA. thea I wort come back 1 ge my John Paul, nd joba Pal and I, well area new Me somewhere ce TODD. and, whaesboue ws TINA. us? TODD. utTINA. what about “ws”? TODD. You were going to bring John Paul back, and we wer TINA. we TODD. Twat going rouse some of the money to geta swimming pool and a diving boar, You know, eo Join Paul can practice his diving and TINA TODD. ‘Do you understand? had TINA TODD. i want you to rer up the papers. IF you cre sboot me you wl ear up thee popes TINA, ; TODD. iam asking you ova up those papers Ifyou care about me then TINA TODD. TINA. TODD. Plas res up those papers, Tin Pease ina TODD. TINA. TODD. Vout not eating up those papers TINA TODD. ise Underand You don care TINA. Todd Id cre, but in diferent way from the way you Teep hearing you ll about “us you keep sying os thi and us that Thar wa, Tha wont be TODD. yesh well, you sre act ike there is TINA, no, TODD. ‘ts you leading me on ave ro wonder how much of what youve told me is rae? what youve told me about Maxie, wehat you've old me about her daughter. And even what youve told me about your son, shout your echusband, about how dT know TINA. I dont lie about my so TODD. When wrth lame you had any contac wth Jn Pal? TINA. TODD. ‘When was che ls ime —? TINA. Its nor like he can jase pick up a phone TODD. ema TINA. no, he doen have email Tod in aie en ike ie i over here, in Haein big shithole es TODD. Alewer? TINA, Het jst a kid TODD, Aleter — he’ id ey — bur alee? He cane send To his mother TINA. what ae — TODD. you make it sound like he's suring down there ou make i sound like he's desperate to be escued Bat has he even asked you o bring him back? IFhes so unhappy cere INA. Hes know ODD. then why hast he gotten in touch with yo if he mines you 0 much, why have you head srs him. Have you considered the posit that he's ob. hat he doesnt ned you o come and sve him, at hs actually peel happy where he is, Have you? No, And a here you ae, wrecking people lives and ic makes me think, i makes me think that maybethe fthert nor the ba guy here (lima sis Tod aces For ese ssn bs fc.) TINA, Fock Tad doe wipe, He heps going) TODD. T thik Fin sight, TINA. You lide bitch TODD. Youte responsible ere manipulative Maxine, me her daught her daughter, youle using her co make yours fel beter bout Aad you wse me AL the i Theres always something you nce fromm And what dol ge Wht do | got Tze noting. And the moment task or something, tnd hats what youre ding now Yeute gonna get what you want from Maxine lay pe eof to Haid, and yout leaving me to del withthe mes. Yaute leaving me to deal with a mes that might get me Bred the might even get me aested, sae Yah goabead and spit in my face again, ont care Yeu dont ear. [done cae. dT have gotten my cut ofthe money. Not Ferall [know you jute ging to ake the money and run TINA. TODD. ‘You teat ae ike shi TINA ODD. You eae me like shi Yu wet ane ikea pile of shit TINA. ... do, TODD. You trac me like shi. TINA. Ido, im sory, | do 1 dont know why, butt do TODD wcll me ie ich TINA. iso Try Torte lou ik ich pin tom 1Opo TNA. Tim sony hat my hei ot pen Ie noe Insory 7 TOD TINA. «bu To, you new ha You knew that my hear was not open to you, bo you jus (Tad wipes ay the tears has were maybe der, (He adjust: himself) i eae (it ches be TODD. Oy. TINA TODD. ies wha iti shi his i what’ appeing too dangerous Tha yo just unig ike ha TINA. IFT dont ge the lave hea TODD. Then what TINA. “The case wl defi TODD. Soe cfil TINA. Ie dtu Ios TODD. Soy, youl js have to rechoule TINA. Ti quits jb bei oe TODD. Ne. youie ot quiingTim geeng my hl. Tm gering what's due o me Andf you dont do wat Ts will nity he Haitian cours of both your employment and char [wil tl them that you asad me Uv ell her the rth, shsher you want met oF no you dont do what I Ufmake sure you never get your kd back, TINA, TODD. ‘As ie stands, Maxine s dangerous Se knows to muck, roo much she colds ‘oo mich that would are buch ws very bay Tes noe safe o lene unl Maxine has pase on nil eveything Maxine knows dies wath he Sonal chen, we keep everything ke and dhat's how well keep nd you will keep an eye on he | oni cae you can go, you can leave forever. But unc chen The it, Tina TINA, Scene, Tiveney yeas ae December twenty seventh, 2080 faxine in er ba am a social worker named Candice Maxine sys MAXINE. People who have money are preserved They get okt they have money they ae preserved, Peyple who do nos have money, they are not preserved If one doesnot gee preserved thing get mes (Toe acne plying Tina pag Candice. As Candice, she ar no CANDICE. We want to avoid that We wane co do thisin a way chat iit messy MAXINE CANDICE: chink we can do this in a way tha ie my. MAXINE CANDICE, MAXINE. Wl se. Things that are firmly rood are nor easly ripped out [am firmly rood T have Bee here fr eventy year [have grown ito thie place, and this plac hs, in uen jgrown sround me. We are one Now you you don want me her is cha ihe is that CANDICE. No MAXINE Wall you wont say iy butt tray ad Te thar eeu becuse what mates int whether or not you are wanted bue whether or not you are needed. Ad you need me, neded meded me for my mone. I had money. But with the money gone, CANDICE, "Youte paid through to the thiny-fitst, and ‘fortunately, ou simpy doit hs Mean CANDICE. Buc there are MAXINE. other opt ‘Will they keep mel CANDICE. You can get medial ear. Free MAXINE. Free what CANDICE, Medical cae MAXINE, For CANDICE. Yes MAXINE. What — Band Aids and bedpans? CANDICE MAXINE, Dont sugatcoa it, sweetie Iwas suppose ro die a long And thy sd, “Welw Mou were suposed ove. But yout ving And as ume paid, the medicine, dhe technology, machine, they go beret, so 36 got wore the machines which mean, iL was hooked up co the machin CANDICE. .». Well Miracles ean sll happen MAXINE. The day of miracles ae ever now machi As long at you can afford the maching rou ca afford to kep on going ‘When you can, you dnt You dont and thar CANDICE MAXINE. Don's facing sugaroat it and when Fm out, as goo as du 60 CANDICE MAXINE, Admicic CANDICE. Te expensive to hep someane alive You cannor pay for Whar do you want me to MAXINE” I want you to sty that youre murdering me CANDICE. "Matine, a some point eveyone passes on MAXINE. Tell me something lie les obvious CANDICE. everyone who lives MAXINE. Heres one, when + dog fusit sel like shit CANDICE. When you ae tls MAXINE, Ye, CANDICE. You neod somewhere to go MAXINE. Suse, why noe CANDICE, Your house MAXINE. Sol i CANDICE. Ye MAXINE. Yeas ago, Sold it CANDICE. So thats not an option MAXINE. Nope CANDICE. But chere are other options. The senior lvng flies MAXINE. Homes seers CANDICE. They're no homeles shckes MAXINE. How excly ae they no homeless sels? Explain CANDICE... 'm giving you a packet has information onthe diferent senior ving MAXINE, Dying ‘CANDICE: living facies MAXINE. noe going to » fac CANDICE MANINE, Weie noe aking abou this, in not ooking at anything, im ne signing anything nl Ihave my family CANDICE. Your grandson -MAXINE. My family CANDICE. Charly MAXINE. Yes CANDICE. Unforunatly hes oMAXINE, Not here CANDICE. Yer MAXINE, Tim aware of hat CANDICE. He was supposed tobe here a MAXINE, four CANDICE. It already fe MAXINE CANDICE. He seems robe running late MAXINE. Agia thank you fr poimting out che obvious CANDICE. fave another appointment son MAXINE. You de CANDICE, Tdo MAXINE. Then go. I don aed you hee CANDICE, We need to now wat’ happening you MAXINE. You told me. Im going to die You know whats going to CANDICE. What do yo thnk ie che likelihood ‘hat your grandson wl ake you in? MAIN: CANDICE. ‘What do you think is he MAXINE. (Shrugs) How shoul T know? CANDICE MAXINE, Hic nother, he What dor tha ll us? T dori know That there’ ric That my Fail bas abandoned me? That there's both afi al hat my family has abandoned ae? CANDICE, MAXINE CANDICE. Til make thecall othe living fig Well get you a spor there anything changes MAXINE. T dot approve CANDICE. Marine MAXINE, CANDICE. We done need your approval You understand that We done need your approwl MAXINE CANDICE. If anything changes, we can always cancel the arangement (Chey ple bythe actor be played Tad, enter.) CHARLEY MAXINE CHARLEY. MAXINE. 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Well, Yin nou ‘CHARLEY. becuse, tha he ching the way they have it now aya ack ce ing 1s long as there's the money ro kes them going. This this int lke used be ier, you knows you ger someone speciale care, a good doctor, and it extend the life another sc months a yen atone ‘or take someone who's in lot ofp and make thos final months exsi to bear. This is diferent People can live a lng time MAXINE, CHARLEY. So mean, jus being elit I could tt paying for 1nd this could be another ten, filcen years and that everything 1 ave : MAXINE, Youte very conceal with your money CHARLEY, Thave w be MAXINE. youte doing wall CHARLEY. ‘Thats why Tm doing wel rm chinking about my ability to pay For the things Ines, that my wile needs tha Our cil is going to nee {rend co MAXINE, So its really ust about the mney CHARLEY. 1s about my lie MAXINE, And my li CHARLEY. MAXINE, CHARLEY. Your lit is your if MAXINE. No, No, is oe HARLEY. Tundereand that you fel that way MAXINE, “Who sid anything about feling? 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And youte awful to my mothe ‘eue- You were You sil ae MAXINE. and thas why I deserve wo die? CHARLEY. That why you dont deserve my help MAXINE. What hae [done What have Idone? Name one ching — one concrete — other than maybe saying that she eric to killme CHARLEY. thes a good example IMAXINE. only repeated what the nurse told me CHARLEY. you cnt posbly blew MAXINE. | vas being threatened, Iwas being exored CHARLEY. dont want o hear it MAXINE. Iwas deceived, Iwas deccived by a horible peso iewas the nur, she deceived me, she rede il me, she did ib ou, and they atest her and they deported hes, something {dort know i docs matter MAXINE, vhen CHARLEY. we would come to vst you her MAXINE. sever visited CHARLEY. efsed to sce us MAXINE. +o, Pneve (CHARLEY. Marine, | know you were awfil to my mod cause ofthe way she Fela, because [ete eflece you hal on het {say your name, andl can sei in hes eyes say your name, and she cries MAXINE. 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Do you? —1 really wane to know «dif Tim wrong, then Twant wo know that Tn wrong iimagine sting your mother dikand not even bothering visit het, Would you do that CHARLEY. MAXINE. Wild you? Could yu do cat now what yout thinking, Trew you Aner nel ne, could oa? CHARLEY. No MAXINE: Then I know you age wth me thse hold oc ae one who de Trew iat you know via 2d wha wong Gite MARINE. Yu kaw tar wat she iis wong CHARLEY n Some ye MAXINE Yin tome aye Posy Sz we wrong Canney MAXINE Bre fre ha That he tan hat pupa Right row wan ove the chee make top Tostow. ds Beeb of honing her ht dese aout he, ht doe he Irae to ve long enough one my gre gandon of and daughter born, 7 2nd your new cil, my gest grandchild 1d Your mother, al fu togsthes, MAXINE. Pic Please Pease help me CHARLEY. MAXINE CHARLEY, MAXINE. ‘Pcie CHARLEY. Hl se what Ica do Vial tomy wile Teak ro my mother Well al alle Well gue this ou. Well figure something ou. MAXINE. You promi CHARLEY. 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