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train to brooklyn
by theresa rebeck
38
Film, Theatre & Television
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01/03/2012

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this is a nightmare.
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...drunk off the train in front of us, or something.
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or it's a terrorist attack.
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if it were something serious, they'd tell us!
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you live in an extraordinary universe.
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no i don't!
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it's been at least fifteen minutes since the last announcement. just since the last announcement.
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they make those announcements every five minutes.
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they do not. excuse me? are you kidding?
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they do, every five minutes--
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you mean, there's a rule that they follow, the MTA has rules that you have to make an announcement every-- [five minutes...]
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i read that somewhere. in the times, i think.
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the new york times is reporting on how often they make announcements on the subway.
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they're very concerned about the mta since the budget crisis and that's where i read it.
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you live in an extraordinary universe.
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i live in the same universe you live in.
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i don't think so. sorry holly. sisters!
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i don't have a sister. but, you know.
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you've known us both a long time.
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that's right. she's not going to care.
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she is absolutely going to care.
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no-- no--
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no, i mean, let's not kid ourselves about that. kate is not the kind of person who doesn't care if people show up an hour late. she is not someone who things more or less roll off of. she's going to care.
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we got on the subway in plenty of time.
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yes except we weren't supposed to be taking the subway.
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i know, but--
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because i never would have agreed, ahead of time, to take the subway. to brooklyn? are you crazy?
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it doesn't take that long, actually.
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we've been on this train for an hour!
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if you take the battery tunnel, it takes twenty minutes to get there.
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when you drive.
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when i drive, i take the battery tunnel.
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but we're not driving today, are we.
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i said i was sorry.
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it's just--
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brian needed the car!
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so did you.
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what was i supposed to say?
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you were supposed to say, i've promised julia and holly i would drive them to kate's baby shower--
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i mentioned that, i did--
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you mentioned it.
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i was very firm.
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you weren't that firm--
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what am i supposed to say to that!
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you're supposed to say "you're being manipulative and shitty and no you can't have the car and parking out at either stadium is a complete nightmare, what are you insane, stop acting like you give a shit about my son, you've ignored both of us for years and i'm not falling for this bullshit, i'll see you in court."
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that's very useful.
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he would understand it. he would understand what it really mean, which is "you are not pushing me around in court you son of a bitch."
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he's been difficult.
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he's been horrible. horrible. and this is a complete excuse, you're never gonna get that car back now. how much do you wanna bet on it? that's the last you'll ever see of the volvo.
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he can't do that.
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stephanie i have told you for years--
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i don't want to talk about it!
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that man has been nothing but manipulative and selfish and abusive to both you and noah--
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...they love him at the university. they really love him.
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how's your dissertation going?
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the chapter i'm working on, there's a lot of good...
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uh huh.
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what stop was it? something with a b, i think...
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what.
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what.
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yes, what?
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you have brownies?
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i thought those were for the shower.
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she won't miss two or three.
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kate? kate will absolutely miss two or three.
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how will she know?
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those are for the shower, stephanie!
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julia. you want one?
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no. i'll wait.
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...should i put this in, or that in...
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and of course, he told you to put everything in.
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and i appreciate that, i do! i just-- GOD.
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what are you so upset about?
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jesus! god! i'm getting divorced! i'm in trouble!
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it wasn't my idea to take the train. just remember that. i thought we were driving. i said we should drive. i said, we should drive.
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