[night falls. Gavin sits in his office, filled with regret for his misdeeds. He covers his face with his palms, and does not notice that Doyle entered the room and placed the file on the desk. Suddenly, Gavin sees the file he has been trying to retrieve the whole day]
Doyle Gipson:
[quietly]
I have to thank you.
[Gavin turns back and sees Doyle sitting in the office]
Gavin Banek:
For the house?
Doyle Gipson:
[shakes his head]
I understand what you were trying to do, but... my wife's moving, she's taking the boys. The house is a little bit too much for me right now.
Gavin Banek:
I'm sorry.
Doyle Gipson:
[snickers sadly]
I was a horribly unstable father. And Valerie says I'll never see them again. But you know what? I will. I'll see 'em in a year or two... may be three.
[Doyle sighs, shaking his head]
Doyle Gipson:
I'll go to Portland, I'll call her... and I'll find a way to be their father again.
[Doyle leans back]
Doyle Gipson:
How about you?
Gavin Banek:
Well... I have the file... but I don't need it anymore.
[Doyle is confused]
Gavin Banek:
It's been taken care of. You know. It never happened.
Doyle Gipson:
But it did happen. Right?
Gavin Banek:
Right.
Doyle Gipson:
So, now what?
[a pause. Gavin shakes his head. He takes the file and sits in front of Doyle. He speaks quietly, and Doyle listens]
Gavin Banek:
I'm going to dinner with my wife... and her parents. And this weekend, I'm gonna go look at a boat. And then on Monday, I'm gonna come back in here and go to work. And then... magically this whole... incredible day just somehow... becomes a memory. It's like you go to the beach. You go down to the water. It's a little cold. You're not sure if you wanna go in. There's a pretty girl standing next to you. She doesn't wanna go in either. She sees you. And you know... if you just asked her her name... you would leave with her. Forget your life, whoever you came with... and leave the beach with her. And after that day... you remember her. Not every day, every week. She comes back to you. It's the memory... of another life... you could've had. Today is that girl.
[Gavin stands and puts on his jacket. Doyle stands and starts walking out]
Gavin Banek:
I'm sorry about what I did.
[Doyle stops and turns back to face Gavin]
Doyle Gipson:
[quietly]
Me too.
Gavin Banek:
You brought the file back.
[Doyle smiles bitterly]
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