:21:02
- Where's Mom?
- They're going to keep her overnight.
:21:08
She's going to have to have surgery.
:21:13
Surgery?
:21:17
Yes, they're...
They're going to try to take it out.
:21:24
It's cancer?
:21:35
- Are they sure?
- I'm going back out there
to spend the night.
:21:42
ls she going to die?
:21:43
No, she's not going to die.
:21:47
After the operation, she may need
radiation or chemotherapy.
:21:53
The doctor said that
that can be very debilitating...
:21:55
in which case she would need somebody
to take care of her during the day.
:22:00
Actually, I...
:22:05
I want you to-to move home...
:22:06
to take care of her.
:22:10
Move home?
:22:12
- Brian is at school.
- Dad, what about my job?
:22:17
Well, you can
freelance from here.
:22:19
She's going to need help
during the day.
:22:22
Well...
:22:24
Maybe you could take sabbatical.
I mean, it's been four years since...
:22:27
- you took one for the novel.
- A sabbatical is out of the question.
:22:29
I have a department to run,
and I have to make a living.
:22:32
As you well know, the advance
on my novel was spent years ago...
:22:35
on yours and Brian's education.
:22:37
Dad, I have to do my interviews
and my research in New York.
:22:42
I may never catch up again.
lt could ruin my career.
:22:48
- We can get a nurse
and I will come home every weekend.
- A nurse?
:22:51
We're not getting a nurse.
Your mother didn't get a nurse
when you had chicken pox.
:22:54
A nurse. You know she won't tolerate
having strangers in this house.
:22:58
- But, Dad...
- Your mother needs you, Ellen.
Jesus Christ!