catherine's lines - proof scene 4

after claire says "you could do that in new york"

and i could do it here.

after claire says "he was ill. he should have been in a full-time professional care situation."

he didn't belong in the nuthouse.

after claire says "and then he went right downhill again"

he might have been worse in a hospital.

after claire says "i'm heartless. my own father."

he needed to be here. in his own house, near the university, near his students, near everything that made him happy.

after claire says "i know"

he's dead. now that he's dead you fly in for the weekend and decide you want to help? YOU'RE LATE. where have you been?

after claire says "he might have been better off"

how can you say that?

after claire says "you could have stayed in school!"

how?

after claire says "come to new york"

i can't believe this.

after claire says "-if you WANTED to, all i'm saying is the doctors in new york and the people are the BEST, and they-"

i can't believe you!

after claire says "you could do whatever you want. you could work, you could go to school"

i don't know, claire. this is pretty major.

after claire says "but it would be much easier for me to get you set up in an apartment in new york, and-"

i don't need an apartment, i'll stay in the house.

after claire says "it would be entirely up to you. you wouldn't LIVE anywhere, you can-"

i hate you.

after claire says "i realize that"

i know you mean well. i'm just not sure what i want to do. i mean to be honest you were right yesterday. i do feel a little confused. i'm tired. it's been a pretty weird couple of years. i think i'd like to take some time to figure things out.

after claire says "are you kidding? no. i'm thrilled. i'm leaving in a few hours."

i know.

after claire says "what are you doing here?"

i live here.

after claire says "i was surprised you even wore it."

i love it, claire. thanks.

after claire says "well as long as everyone had fun. your dress turned out all right"

i love it.

after claire says "i was working"

i was HERE. i lived with him ALONE.

after claire says "maybe. or maybe some real, professional care would have done him more good than rattling around in a filthy house with YOU looking after him. i'm sorry, catherine, it's not your fault. it's my fault for letting you do it"

i was right to keep him here.

after claire says "no, thanks"

it's no trouble.

after claire says "i'm hoping to do the paperwork this week. i know it seems sudden"

no one was here looking at the place, who are you selling it to?

after claire says "and he MIGHT have been BETTER. did he ever do any work again?"

no.

after claire says "the resources... i've investigated-"

oh my GOD.

after claire says "the house is a wreck. don't clean it up yourself. i'll hire someone to come in"

thanks. you want your coffee?

after claire says "i would have done anything- i told you that. i told you a million times to do anything you wanted"

what about dad? someone had to take care of him.

after claire says "no"

what about his remission? four years ago. he was healthy for almost a year.

after claire says "no. those freaking physicists."

what happened?

after claire says "the university. they've wanted the block for years"

I LIVE HERE.

after claire says "don't yell, please calm down."

I HATE YOU.

after claire says "please don't yell"

are you all right?

after claire says "NO. and you might have been better."

better than what?

after claire says "i want to help"

by kicking me out of my house?

after claire says "i think you have some of his talent and some of his tendency toward... instability"

claire, in addition to the "cute apartments" that you've "scouted" fro me in new york, would you by any chance also have devoted some of your considerable energies toward scouting out another type of living facility for your bughouse little sister?

after claire says "yes"

dad is dead.

after claire says "i thought i could keep up with them. i thought they'd stop. they didn't. oh god. 'have another tequila'..."

do you want some coffee?

after claire says "NO! absolutely not. that is not what this is about"

don't lie to me, claire. i'm smarter than you.

after claire says "i know that. you were on your own. i really regret that, katie."

don't.

first line of scene

good morning.

after claire says "this is where i'm meant to feel guilty, right?"

sure, go for it.

after claire says "i'd like you to move to new york."

move?

after claire says "you're welcome. you're in a good mood."

should i not be?

after claire says "they were terrible"

they were okay. they had fun. i think.

after claire says "would you think about it? for me? you could stay with me and mitch at first. there's plenty of room. then you could get your own place. i've already scouted some apartments for you, really cute places"

what would i do in new york?

after claire says "we're selling the house"

what?

after claire says" we-i'm selling it"

when?

after claire says "honey, now that dad's gone it doesn't make sense. it's in bad shape. it costs a fortune to heat. it's time to let it go. mitch agrees, it's a very smart move. we're lucky, we have a great offer-"

where am i supposed to live?

after claire says "i-"

where were you five years ago? you weren't helping then.

after claire says "thanks a lot for leaving me all alone with them"

where were your friends?

after claire says "it'll be so good. you deserve a change. this would be a whole new adventure for you"

why are you doing this?

after claire says "my stupid friends left-it was only 11 oclock! they all had to get home and pay their babysitters or bake bread or something. i'm left alone with these lunatics..."

why did you drink so much?

after claire says "you do"

yeah, it's wonderful

after claire says "in a minute. that BAND."

yeah.

after claire says "i'd still like you to come to new york"

yes: january

after claire says "i was working fourteen hour days. i paid every bill here. i paid off the mortgage on this three bedroom house while i was living in a studio in brooklyn"

you had your life. you got to finish school.

after claire says "it was my house too"

you haven't lived here for years.

after claire says "hold on a sec, katie. i just... i'm leaving soon. i-"

you said. i know.

after claire says "living here with him didn't do you any good. you said that yourself. you had so much talent..."

you think i'm like dad.

after claire says "i know i let you down. i feel awful about it. now i'm trying to help"

you want to help now?