#22. In the hospital
JACKIE | lt's spread? |
But I did…. I did everything right, everything I was supposed to do. | |
DOCTOR | We found some cells in your lymph nodes, in three ot them. |
JACKIE | But you said the last time that you got it all. |
So if you were wrong the last time, there's a good chance you're wrong again. | |
Because the last time.. | |
DOCTOR | The last time was a year ago. |
We found a tiny lump. We treated it. We thought we got it all. | |
We were hopeful, but there were no guarantees. | |
JACKIE | But people... You... We can beat it. |
I mean…People beat it all the time, right? | |
DOCTOR | Every day, more and more. |
JACKIE | So what's the plan? |
What do we do? Another round of radiation? | |
DOCTOR | Chemotherapy. |
JACKIE | That's necessary? |
DOCTOR | Let's give it our best shot. |
JACKIE | Right. Okay. Excuse me. I gotta get the kids. |
DOCTOR | We'll discuss this at your next appointment. |
And you should share this with your kids and your ex-husband. | |
JACKIE | How would his worry or my kids' worry make any difterence. |
DOCTOR | Sooner than later. You need to. Jackie? |
JACKIE | Ok. |
DOCTOR | Think about it. |
JACKIE | Ok. |
#23. In the Restaurant
LUKE | (to waiter) Hi. I see her. |
(comes to Jackie and sits) Hi. | |
JACKIE | Hi. |
LUKE | How're you? |
JACKIE | Thank you for coming. |
LUKE | You're welcome. You look pretty. |
JACKIE | Thanks. Listen. |
LUKE | I'm glad you called 'cause there's something I wanna tell you too. |
JACKIE | Oh, okay. Well..You go first. |
LUKE | Let me have a drink here. |
I'm going to ask Isabel to marry me. | |
I know you don't think much of her. | |
She's a special person. She really is, Jackie. | |
JACKIE | And why are you telling me this? |
LUKE | l want you to tell me that it's okay. |
JACKIE | You don't need my approval. |
LUKE | The kids do. |
WAITER | Good evening. Would you and your wite care to look at the menu? |
JACKIE | I'm not his wite. |
LUKE | No, thank you. |
(to waiter) Give me a drink, though, please? This... Whatever this is. | |
l think it's gonna be hard tor the kids. | |
And I was hoping we could tell them together. | |
JACKIE | And that'd make it easier for the kids? Or for you? |
Because you know you can't just decide to be a | |
'we'' and "us" whenever it's convenient for you. | |
LUKE | We... |
JACKIE | No, we're over. We are over. |
LUKE | We are stiIl their parents tor the next hundred years. |
JACKIE | Yeah, Why… |
Just tell me why you think this marriage... is gonna work and ours didn't? | |
LUKE | What did you want to talk to me about? |
JACKIE | Nothing! |
It's.. I think we have quite enough to deal with just with your news. |