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AND STIMULATING,
BUT THEY CAN ALSO LEAD ALL OF US INTO VERY REAL PLACES OF PAIN.
KIDS ARE ASLEEP?
YEAH, FINALLY.
SURPRISED YOU MADE IT HOME SO EARLY.
IT'S 8:30.
THAT'S EARLY FOR YOU.
LAURA, THERE'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT.
OH?
I MET WITH AN ATTORNEY THIS AFTERNOON.
DON'T DO THIS TO ME.
LAURA, THIS IS NOT WHAT...
OH, YOU MAKE IT SOUND SO FUNCTIONAL, RICHARD,
LIKE SOME KIND OF A MACHINE BREAKING DOWN.
WELL, IT HAS BROKEN DOWN!
WELL, MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE
YOU WANTED A MACHINE AND NOT A MARRIAGE!
NO, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP, THANK YOU!
WHAT, YOU THINK YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE IN THIS HOUSE WHO'S UNHAPPY?
NO, YOU'RE JUST THE ONLY ONE WHO'S QUITTING!
WELL, MAYBE I HAVE THE COURAGE TO KNOW WHEN TO QUIT!
THAT'S NOT COURAGE AND YOU KNOW IT.
YOU JUST DON'T KNOW HOW HARD YOU ARE TO LIVE WITH!
OH, AND I MARRIED MR. CAKEWALK!
I'M NOT SAYING THAT... WE'RE JUST TOO DIFFERENT.
YEAH, I WANT TO WORK ON THIS MARRIAGE AND YOU DON'T.
THAT'S PRETTY DIFFERENT.
NO LAURA, I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO!
OH, SO YOU JUST QUIT! THAT'S REALLY ORIGINAL, RICHARD!
I'M SORRY, BUT I'M SICK AND TIRED
OF OUR CONSTANT BICKERING, ALL RIGHT?
I'M TIRED OF YOUR CRITICISM AND YOUR WORN OUT MARTYRDOM.
I NEED TO GET SOME PEACE
AND I NEED TO GET AWAY FROM YOU TO GET IT!
YOU REALLY THINK PEACE IS SOME KIND OF A PLACE
DON'T YOU, RICHARD?
WHY DO YOU THINK I WORK SO MUCH?
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT ANY GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO?
WILL YOU STOP INSULTING ME.
I SWEAR THAT'S ALL YOU DO AROUND HERE.
YEAH, WELL IT HAPPENS TO PASS THE HOURS AND THE DAYS
AND THE MONTHS THAT I'VE SPENT BY MYSELF.
I CANNOT TALK TO YOU.
OH, YOU'VE NEVER TALKED TO ME, WHY START NOW? YOU JUST QUIT!
YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PATTERN FOR YOU
AND AFTER YOU DIVORCE ME, I WOULD GET THAT LOOKED AT.
YOU ARE SO MEAN!
MEAN? YOU'RE LEAVING ME AND YOU CALL ME MEAN!
YOU DON'T SEE YOUR PART IN ANY OF THIS, DO YOU LAURA?
AND WHAT IS MY PART?
YOU CANNOT SAY TWO WORDS TO ME WITHOUT CRITICIZING ME.
YOU YELL AT ME EVERY MORNING BEFORE BREAKFAST,
YOU BLOW UP AT EVERYTHING THAT I DO,
YOU'VE GOT A BIG PROBLEM AND IT DID NOT START WITH ME!
OH, I WAS JUST WAITING FOR THIS TO COME UP.
IS THIS WHERE YOU BLAME ME FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO WRONG?
YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO RECEIVE LOVE!
HOW DO YOU RECEIVE WHAT YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN GIVEN?
I WILL NOT STAND HERE WHILE YOU SAY I NEVER LOVED YOU.
I HAVE LOVED YOU.
I THINK I COULD DO EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD FOR YOU,
BUT IT WOULDN'T BE ENOUGH!
MAYBE I DON'T WANT YOU TO DO
EVERYTHING IN THE WORLD FOR ME, RICHARD.
MAYBE I JUST WANT YOU TO LOVE ME.
I HAVE LOVED YOU.
I HAVE GIVEN YOU EVERYTHING AND YOU TREAT ME LIKE I ABUSE YOU!
YOU HAVEN'T GIVEN ME ANYTHING!
YOU'RE GONE ALL THE TIME.
YOU NEVER SPEND ANY TIME WITH ME OR THE KIDS ANYMORE,
NOW YOU'RE JUST WALKING OUT ON ME, AND...
KATIE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP OUT OF BED SWEETHEART?
NO, MOMMY'S NOT MAD AT YOU, SHE'S A LITTLE UPSET WITH ME.
AFRAID? WHAT'S A BIG GIRL LIKE YOU AFRAID OF?
DIVORCE?
DIVORCE...
KATIE, WHAT ARE YOU HOLDING? GIVE ME THAT.
WHY ARE YOU HOLDING THIS PICTURE?
I'LL PUT IT AWAY, YOU GO ON BACK TO BED NOW.
I LOVE YOU TOO, SWEETHEART.
KATIE WAS HOLDING THIS.
MAYBE IT MEANS SOMETHING TO KATIE.
YOU KNOW LAURA, YOU SAY THAT YOU WANT TO WORK ON THIS MARRIAGE,
BUT YOU TAKE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO JUST TWIST THE KNIFE!
THAT'S WHY IT WON'T WORK BETWEEN US.
I'M GOING TO BED.
SLEEP WELL.
I WILL.
1979...WE LOOKED HAPPY.
WHAT HAPPENED TO US, RICHARD?
I STILL REMEMBER THAT HUGE FIGHT WE HAD THAT DAY.
Richard's voice: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY LAURA, GLAD WE COULD GET AWAY.
YEAH, ME TOO.
I MEAN, EVEN IF IT'S JUST FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, IT'S GREAT.
I KNOW YOU'VE NEEDED IT FOR AWHILE.
(annoyed) YOU KNOW I'VE NEEDED IT FOR AWHILE?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?
IT'S JUST THAT YOU'VE SEEMED STRESSED OUT, THAT'S ALL
I'VE SEEMED STRESSED? ABOUT WHAT?
I DON'T KNOW, I WAS HOPING WE COULD TALK ABOUT IT.
WHAT IS THERE TO TALK ABOUT? THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT.
I DON'T...LAURA, ARE YOU ANGRY WITH ME ABOUT SOMETHING?
RICHARD, WHY DO YOU ALWAYS ASK ME
IF I'M ANGRY WITH YOU ABOUT SOMETHING?
WELL, YOU ALWAYS SEEM ANGRY.
I DO NOT ALWAYS SEEM ANGRY,
BUT I GET ANGRY WHEN YOU ASK ME WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS SO ANGRY.
ALL RIGHT, I'M SORRY, DROP IT, LET'S JUST GO SOMEWHERE FUN.
I DON'T WANT TO GO ANYWHERE NOW, RICHARD.
I DON'T WANT TO DROP IT, JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!
LEAVE ME ALONE!!
WHY DO YOU ALWAYS ASK ME ABOUT MY ANGER, RICHARD?
AND WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ANGER?
YOU'VE ALWAYS HAD IT PFECT.
YOU HAD A GREAT LIFE.
BOTH OF YOUR PARENTS ARE STILL ALIVE.
THEY SEE AND THEY KNOW OUR KIDS.
YOU WENT TO COLLEGE AND I HAD TO WORK.
YOU GOT A DEGREE AND I GOT NOTHING!
YOU MAKE MONEY AND I STAY HOME
AND I FEEL WORTHLESS ALL THE TIME!
OH GOD, I AM ANGRY!
AND I'M ANGRY AT YOU.
WHY IS MY MARRIAGE FALLING APART?
OH GOD, HELP ME...
HELP ME.
LAURA, WHERE'S THE ASPIRIN?
IT'S IN THE BATHROOM CABINET UNDER THE SINK.
RICHARD...
WHAT?
YOU WERE RIGHT, I AM ANGRY.
AND I DIDN'T WANT TO ADMIT IT
BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT YOU WOULDN'T LOVE ME ANYMORE.
AND NOW YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE.
I'VE BEEN DRIVING YOU AWAY, I KNOW THAT.
I CAN'T HELP IT...
I'M SORRY.
I'M SO SORRY, LAURA.
I'M SORRY THAT YOU HURT.
I DESTROYED OUR PICTURE.
AND I'VE DESTROYED OUR MARRIAGE.
YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO LEAVE ME.
GO, JUST GO.
DO YOU THINK THAT YOU COULD GIVE ME SOME TIME
TO DEAL WITH ALL OF THIS
BEFORE YOU MAKE A DECISION ABOUT OUR MARRIAGE?
(softly) TAKE THE TIME THAT YOU NEED, LAURA.
TAKE ALL THE TIME THAT YOU NEED.