Neverwas

00:32:57,676 --> 00:32:59,545 Hello, hello, hello. 424 00:33:01,180 --> 00:33:03,215 Maggie stopped by earlier. 425 00:33:03,249 --> 00:33:05,217 She wanted your phone number, and it seems-- 426 00:33:05,251 --> 00:33:07,053 I said I was going to call you, 427 00:33:07,086 --> 00:33:09,555 and then I realized that I didn't have your number, so... 428 00:33:09,588 --> 00:33:13,992 I just told her to come back and ask you herself. 429 00:33:15,127 --> 00:33:17,096 Um... 430 00:33:17,129 --> 00:33:19,098 Well, you two catch up, 431 00:33:19,131 --> 00:33:23,069 and, uh, I'll go make sure that everything is perfect. 432 00:33:23,102 --> 00:33:25,137 Thank you. 433 00:33:27,239 --> 00:33:32,044 I have always wished that they made a movie of Neverwas. 434 00:33:32,078 --> 00:33:33,279 Oh. 435 00:33:33,312 --> 00:33:36,315 Thomas would never give up the rights, ever. 436 00:33:36,348 --> 00:33:38,750 No. He hated himself 437 00:33:38,784 --> 00:33:42,221 for approving that merchandising that they did for a while. 438 00:33:42,254 --> 00:33:44,223 I used to collect that stuff, all of it. 439 00:33:44,256 --> 00:33:46,392 Maggie is Dad's biggest fan, Mom. 440 00:33:46,425 --> 00:33:48,394 Oh, isn't that nice? 441 00:33:48,427 --> 00:33:50,529 And what about a boyfriend? 442 00:33:50,562 --> 00:33:53,765 No, I'm too busy for that. I'm a bit of a workaholic. 443 00:33:53,799 --> 00:33:55,467 Ohh. 444 00:33:55,501 --> 00:33:58,637 Do you know that, when I met Thomas, 445 00:33:58,670 --> 00:34:00,639 I was studying to be an actress? 446 00:34:00,672 --> 00:34:04,776 Mom has a flair for the dramatic. 447 00:34:04,810 --> 00:34:07,813 And then of course, Zachary was born. 448 00:34:07,846 --> 00:34:09,781 Maggie doesn't wanna hear this, Mom. 449 00:34:09,815 --> 00:34:13,419 Sure, I do. Sure, she does. 450 00:34:13,452 --> 00:34:17,156 I had never seen Thomas so happy. 451 00:34:17,189 --> 00:34:20,226 Uh, I do believe, from that moment on, 452 00:34:20,259 --> 00:34:23,129 Zachary was his only reason for living. 453 00:34:23,162 --> 00:34:25,764 This torture can stop any time you want. 454 00:34:25,797 --> 00:34:28,100 Why does that story upset you, honey? 455 00:34:28,134 --> 00:34:31,770 Because it's not true. And lies upset me. 456 00:34:31,803 --> 00:34:34,373 Zachary has conveniently blocked out 457 00:34:34,406 --> 00:34:36,408 all happy childhood memories, 458 00:34:36,442 --> 00:34:40,646 which make it almost impossible to reminisce. 459 00:34:40,679 --> 00:34:42,614 Reminisce about what, Mom? 460 00:34:42,648 --> 00:34:45,417 About the good times we had. 461 00:34:45,451 --> 00:34:47,853 Oh, OK, the good times. Let's see. Um... 462 00:34:47,886 --> 00:34:50,389 You after Dad died. I remember that. 463 00:34:50,422 --> 00:34:54,160 I did the best I could, Zachary. 464 00:34:54,193 --> 00:34:56,828 With what I had. I did the best. 465 00:34:56,862 --> 00:34:59,398 Why don't you have some more wine, Mom? Stop it! 466 00:35:01,933 --> 00:35:04,836 It's working at Millwood that's doing this to you, isn't it? 467 00:35:04,870 --> 00:35:08,307 We can't possibly be having this much fun. 468 00:35:12,911 --> 00:35:14,313 Honey. 469 00:35:16,182 --> 00:35:19,251 Why don't you help me with the dessert? 470 00:35:25,324 --> 00:35:28,494 I haven't seen you like this since before you left for college. 471 00:35:28,527 --> 00:35:31,830 Look, let's just stop. I was out of line. 472 00:35:31,863 --> 00:35:34,200 I assume you haven't been sleeping. 473 00:35:34,233 --> 00:35:35,901 I can deal with it. 474 00:35:35,934 --> 00:35:38,870 But you were doing so well for so long. 475 00:35:38,904 --> 00:35:41,540 Don't jeopardize everything that you've accomplished. 476 00:35:41,573 --> 00:35:44,876 Just tell me how you want me to act, and I will. 477 00:35:46,345 --> 00:35:50,582 I want whatever... this is... 478 00:35:52,384 --> 00:35:56,455 whatever we are... to be all right. 479 00:36:02,994 --> 00:36:06,632 Well, then... let's have our cake. 480 00:36:16,007 --> 00:36:17,543 Mr. T.L. Pierson, 481 00:36:17,576 --> 00:36:19,645 what an honor this is to have you as my guest. 482 00:36:19,678 --> 00:36:22,448 Oh, thank you. 483 00:36:22,481 --> 00:36:25,884 First, why don't you tell my audience that poem about Neverwas? 484 00:36:25,917 --> 00:36:28,487 Neverwas, oh. 485 00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:32,758 Neverwas on the surface is really quite simple. 486 00:36:32,791 --> 00:36:35,494 In essence, it's the story of a little boy 487 00:36:35,527 --> 00:36:37,829 whose mother has died 488 00:36:37,863 --> 00:36:41,967 and who lives with his father Daniel, a janitor. 489 00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:46,972 And although Zachary feels embarrassed about his father 490 00:36:47,005 --> 00:36:50,876 - h