Гордый и скорбный взгляд уроженки юга… Как эта девушка очутилась здесь, среди нудных безликих людей, зачем ей ехать в тоскливую английскую глушь? Ей бы стоять на балк..
анному Хильгенфельдом , тьма и свет сосуществуют вечно, не пересекаясь, но, когда наконец они встречаются друг с другом, свет, едва поглядев, удаляется прочь, а влюбленная тьма завладевает..
... Six months ago, his testicles were removed. Then hormone therapy. He developed bitch tits because his testosterone was too high and his body upped the estrogen. That was where my head fit -- into his sweating tits that hang enormous, the way we think of God's as big.
Bob hugs tighter, then looks with empathy into Jack's eyes.
BOB Maybe it's just seminoma. With seminoma, you have a hundred percent survival rate.
The Leader steps forward and signals everyone.
LEADER Okay. Group hug.
PG 4
Everyone converges into a cluster with arms thrown around shoulders, making a big mass of sobbing, smiling goodwill.
JACK (V.O.) No. Wait. Back up. Let me start earlier.
INT. JACK'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Jack lies in bed, staring at the ceiling. He hears VOICES from beyond the wall. A FLY buzzes over his face. He swats at it, missing.
JACK (V.O.) For six months. I couldn't sleep.
INT. DOCTOR'S OFFICE - DAY
Jack, eyes puffy, face pale, sits before the Doctor, who studies him with bemusement.
DOCTOR No, you can't die of insomnia.
JACK Maybe I already died. Look at my face.
DOCTOR You need to lighten up.
JACK Can you give me something?
JACK (V.O.) Little red-and-blue Tuinal, lipstick-red Seconals.
DOCTOR (overlapping w/ above) You need healthy, natural sleep. Chew valerian root and get more exercise.
The Doctor ushers Jack to the door. They step into the
INT. HALLWAY
Where the Doctor starts moving away from Jack, picking up a chart on a door.
JACK I'm in pain.
PG 5
DOCTOR (facetious) You want to see pain? Swing by Meyer High on a Tuesday night and see the guys with testicular cancer.
The Doctor moves into the other room. Jack stares after him somberly. MOVE IN ON JACK'S FACE.
PULL BACK TO WIDE ON:
INT. HIGH SCHOOL GYMNASIUM - NIGHT
Jack stares at a group of men, including Bob, who are all listening to a group member speak at a lectern. The speaker has death-white skin and sunken eyes -- he's clearly dying...
