A Serious Man

00:40:35,233 --> 00:40:37,963 Is he bothering me? No. 471 00:40:39,938 --> 00:40:41,166 I, uh... 472 00:40:47,512 --> 00:40:48,843 See, look... 473 00:40:48,947 --> 00:40:50,658 If it were defamation, there would have to be... 474 00:40:50,682 --> 00:40:52,775 ...someone I was defaming him to, or I... 475 00:40:52,850 --> 00:40:54,909 All right, let's keep it simple. 476 00:40:54,986 --> 00:40:58,422 I could pretend the money never appeared That's not defaming anyone. 477 00:40:58,489 --> 00:41:00,855 Yes. And passing grade. 478 00:41:01,526 --> 00:41:03,153 - Passing grade? - Yes. 479 00:41:04,162 --> 00:41:05,754 Or you'll sue me? 480 00:41:05,830 --> 00:41:06,956 For taking money. 481 00:41:07,031 --> 00:41:08,794 So he did leave the money? 482 00:41:08,866 --> 00:41:10,128 This is defamation! 483 00:41:11,369 --> 00:41:14,463 It doesn't make sense. Either he left the money or he didn't. 484 00:41:14,539 --> 00:41:16,871 Please. Accept the mystery. 485 00:41:20,278 --> 00:41:22,041 <font color="Chocolate">RONNIE</font>: Give me that, fucker. 486 00:41:29,354 --> 00:41:30,664 <font color="Chocolate">LARRY</font>: He's very good with numbers. 487 00:41:30,688 --> 00:41:34,055 I think his social skills have held him back. 488 00:41:34,158 --> 00:41:36,149 Such a sweet man, though. 489 00:41:36,227 --> 00:41:37,524 Arthur has a good heart. 490 00:41:38,629 --> 00:41:41,029 And he never complains, unlike me. 491 00:41:42,066 --> 00:41:44,000 Sometimes I don't give him enough credit. 492 00:41:44,068 --> 00:41:47,834 He tried to tell me about this thing he's working on, this... 493 00:41:47,905 --> 00:41:49,736 The Mentaculus. 494 00:41:50,575 --> 00:41:56,070 He says it's a probability map of the universe. 495 00:41:57,081 --> 00:41:59,413 Does he go out socially at all? 496 00:42:00,051 --> 00:42:03,509 He tries. He's been going to the singles mixers at Hillel House. 497 00:42:05,757 --> 00:42:08,055 I should talk. I'm not doing any better. 498 00:42:09,427 --> 00:42:10,689 How is Judith? 499 00:42:12,864 --> 00:42:15,526 Fine. She's fine. 500 00:42:17,402 --> 00:42:20,371 Sometimes these things just aren't meant to be. 501 00:42:20,438 --> 00:42:24,340 And it can take a while before you feel what was always there. 502 00:42:24,409 --> 00:42:26,775 - For better or worse. - I never felt it! 503 00:42:27,779 --> 00:42:30,077 It was a bolt from the blue. 504 00:42:30,181 --> 00:42:31,375 What does that mean? 505 00:42:31,449 --> 00:42:35,215 Everything that I thought was one way turns out to be another. 506 00:42:36,254 --> 00:42:40,918 Then, it's an opportunity to learn how things really are. 507 00:42:42,293 --> 00:42:43,692 I don't mean to sound glib. 508 00:42:46,097 --> 00:42:49,794 It's not always easy deciphering what God is trying to tell you, 509 00:42:50,368 --> 00:42:53,531 ...but it's not something you have to figure out all by yourself. 510 00:42:55,039 --> 00:42:56,301 We're Jews. 511 00:42:56,774 --> 00:43:00,710 We've got that well of tradition to draw on, to help us understand. 512 00:43:01,379 --> 00:43:04,075 When we're puzzled, we have all the stories... 513 00:43:04,148 --> 00:43:07,879 ...that have been handed down from people who had the same problems. 514 00:43:09,887 --> 00:43:11,912 Have you talked to Rabbi Nachtner? 515 00:43:15,660 --> 00:43:16,660 Why not see him? 516 00:43:16,727 --> 00:43:18,388 What's the Rabbi gonna tell me? 517 00:43:18,796 --> 00:43:20,491 If I knew, I'd be the Rabbi. 518 00:43:20,832 --> 00:43:24,563 <font color="DeepSkyBlue">(EXCLAIMS)</font> The air out here is magnificent. 519 00:43:26,003 --> 00:43:30,167 I'm telling you, if someone could bottle this air, 520 00:43:30,274 --> 00:43:32,071 ...they'd make a million dollars. 521 00:43:48,860 --> 00:43:50,760 Hello, Larry. Good to see you. 522 00:43:50,828 --> 00:43:52,193 Oh. Rabbi Scott. 523 00:43:53,531 --> 00:43:55,658 I thought I was going to see Rabbi Nachtner. 524 00:43:55,766 --> 00:43:57,859 He was called away on an etz monim. 525 00:43:57,969 --> 00:44:01,666 Ruth Brynn's mother is in the hospital and she isn't doing well. 526 00:44:01,772 --> 00:44:05,037 Rabbi Nachtner asked me to cover for him. Come on in. 527 00:44:16,721 --> 00:44:20,122 And she wants a gett. 528 00:44:25,129 --> 00:44:26,221 A what? 529 00:44:28,900 --> 00:44:30,697 - She wants a... - Oh, a gett. 530 00:44:30,801 --> 00:44:32,359 Uh-huh. Sure. 531 00:44:33,137 --> 00:44:35,833 I feel like the carpet's been yanked out from under me. 532 00:44:35,907 --> 00:44:38,171 <font color="DeepSkyBlue">(STAMMERING)</font> I don't know which end is up. 533 00:44:38,242 --> 00:44:40,039 I'm not even sure how to react. 534 00:44:40,144 --> 00:44:41,475 I'm too confused. 535 00:44:41,913 --> 00:44:45,576 What