Dr. Bruner:
Tomorrow morning, you'll meet Dr. Marston, who's in charge of Raymond's psychiatric evaluation.
Charlie:
Yeah, I know.
Dr. Bruner:
I gave him boxes of files on Raymond, boxes.
Charlie:
Well, good luck.
Dr. Bruner:
Look, this isn't a close call, son, it's a formality. Your brother's a very disabled individual.
Charlie:
You trying to tell me that Marston's gonna rule against me? Is that why you called me up here?
Dr. Bruner:
No, I'm telling you it's always been a lost cause, Charlie.
Charlie:
Then what is this about? Why did you call me?
Dr. Bruner:
Let me tell you something: your father put me in charge of all the money, all right?
Charlie:
Yeah.
Dr. Bruner:
And it doesn't matter whether or not you win custody of Raymond.
Charlie:
Mm-hm.
Dr. Bruner:
I won't have to pay you a dime. It's at my discretion, not the court's.
Charlie:
What, so you can't lose?
Dr. Bruner:
I can lose; I can lose Raymond. I happen to care about your brother's life and the treatment he receives. I made a commitment to your father some 20 years ago, and I'm not willing to gamble with that.
Charlie:
[Dr. Bruner hands Charlie a check]
What is this?
Dr. Bruner:
It's a very big check.
Charlie:
$250,000.
Dr. Bruner:
And no strings attached. You just walk away., Charlie. You know, this isn't about you and me, it's not about winning or losing.
Charlie:
When I asked you a week ago, 'Why didn't anyone tell me I had a brother?', you didn't have an answer, I don't know. It's funny, I just realized I'm not pissed off anymore that my father cut me out of his will. You were his friend, you probably knew that he tried to contact me a few times over the years. I never called him back, I was a prick; and if he was my son, didn't return my calls, I'd have written him out, fuck him. But it's not about the money any more. It's about... you know, I... just don't understand why didn't he tell me I had a brother? Why didn't you tell me I had a brother? Why didn't anyone ever tell me I had a brother? I mean... because it'd have been nice to know him for more than just these past six days.
[Charlie hands the check back to Dr. Bruner and walks away]
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05/03/2025 alle ore 07:23