mom! hi! i'll be right down.
so, what do you think?
you don't like where i live?
that's new york. it looks rundown, but it's safe during the day. you'll get used to it.
you take the m-15 bus all the way to .  79th street. and then you take the crosstown bus to 5th avenue, and the metropolitan museum of art is right there. you can't miss it.
uh-huh?
that's the satan's disciples' new york headquarters.
i've never had any problem with them. people say it's the safest block in the east village. i just hope their motorcycles don't keep you up at night.
you didn't leave the house all day?
that's why it's good you came to visit me.
i'm good.
no, i'm working too much, i don't have time.
what pictures?
mother!
behind the books.
i was seeing aaron and there were some .  complications.
i don't want to talk about it.
that's not true. besides, i don't want you dusting. i want you to see new york.
maybe you should lay low tomorrow. i'm going to see if i can get off early and maybe we can take the ferry cruise. okay?
three left.
okay? does that sound like a plan?
hello.
don, this is my mother. mom, this is my boss, don palmer.
mother, i .
mom .  i mean, it's amusing to imagine such a thing, but .  how many of those pills have you been taking?
no, no, it's my fault. i've been pushing you too hard to do things on your own.
the, um, other night, i got up to get a glass of water and you were standing by the window talking to daddy. i called out to you, but you didn't answer. you remember?
new york is a .  it's a strange place in the summertime. the noise, the warm air, it's .  easy to imagine things.
now, you know you didn't go into the clubhouse, did you?
it's okay. dad's dying put a lot of stress on you. but you're going to be all right. we're all going to be all right. where did you get this vivid imagination, huh?
mom, i need to talk to you.
no, i had a dream about daddy. do you think i'll ever meet anyone like him?
you know that guy in the pictures you saw?
yeah .  turned out to be a real jerk.
it's unusually quiet tonight, isn't it?
i think you should consider coming out and staying with me longer.
you wouldn't be in the way. i like having you around.
i'd love to.
here you go. i think you should talk to dr. byrne when you get back about how much valium he's prescribing. okay?
mother!
i love you, mom. i have to run. you remembered to call the limousine service, right?
well, bye. and have a safe trip .  and .  paris in the spring!