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[BEEPING]

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Bless you that you will be healed, that you will recover from this illness and return home to us. [MUSIC PLAYING]

Hi. [MUSIC PLAYING]

You're looking good. Hm. That bad, huh? Ha.

You look tired. Mm? I'm fine, really?

How are the kids? You know, kids.

I don't remember the last time Alisha came to see me. How is she doing, Paul?

Well, to tell you the truth, Peg, I haven't seen much of her myself.

[DOOR CLOSES] Hello? Is anybody home? [MUSIC PLAYING]

Ugh, dishes? [PAPER CRUMPLING] Dream on. [MUSIC PLAYING]

Rick? Alisha. What's going on? Great, I'll be right over. Bye. [MUSIC PLAYING]

[PHONE RINGING]

Hello? Come on.

Yeah, thanks a lot, sis. [MUSIC PLAYING]

And what's happening with Brad? Yesterday, when he came to see me, he seemed so discouraged.

Just tired, I think. He's been really busy lately. He'll be fine. I worry about him. He takes the burden of the world on his shoulders sometimes. He just has to settle in to his new schedule. He'll be all right.

Well, what's going on with Alisha? You've got to talk to her, Paul. You've always-- I don't know what to say to her. You just-- you just be there for her. You'll know what to say. Please, Paul, talk to her. OK, I will. I promise. [MUSIC PLAYING]

(ON SPEAKER) Housekeeper two, call 6-9-6. Housekeeper two, 6-9-6.

Paul, I just stopped by to look in on Peggy. Thanks, she'll appreciate that. I'd stay but I've got to go to work. Well how are you getting along? I'm fine. Is Peggy all right? Yeah, yeah she doing fine. [MUSIC PLAYING]

She isn't any worse. I was wondering if maybe you could give her a blessing. You just gave her one the other day, Paul. And it was a beautiful blessing. I know. She isn't any better. [MUSIC PLAYING]

Coming? You want to spend the next hour listening to Kaufman? Come on. OK.

[BELL RINGING]

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[LADY CLEARING THROAT] Would you please ring this up? Oh, yeah. Sorry about that. [MUSIC PLAYING]

We need to talk. My mother taught me never to talk to strangers.

Alisha, I said we need to talk. Yeah? Well it's a little late for that. Your mother's concerned about you. We both are. She feels hurt that you haven't been to see her.

Brad, I want to talk to you, too. Dad, I have got to study. This is important, son. Yeah, and everything that's been happening in my life isn't important? I am flunking the honors program because I don't have time enough to study. My boss at work is about to fire me because he caught me studying on the job. Besides that, this place is a mess. And I'm the only one that cares about it. Yeah, and so now you're trying to be the mom and boss us all around. Everything was fine until Mom got sick. It's not her fault. And things wouldn't be so bad around here if you'd clean up once in a while. That's all anybody wants me for, isn't it? Clean this, pick up that, don't go here, be back at 10. The fact that I am a living and breathing person, with needs and feelings, doesn't count. Well I have friends who care about me, who listen to me. And none of them live here. So if you'll excuse me. Alisha, I'm sorry your mom isn't here. But she isn't. And there's nothing I can do about that.

I don't know what to do. Dad, there's nothing you can do. Ma would know what to do. But she's not here. [MUSIC PLAYING]