Olive Kitteridge

Mr. Kitteridge will be by once a week to mow the lawn,

and I need to stop by to dead-head those roses.

Oh, all right.

Don't worry. I won't be talking to you. I do my job and then I go.

Can we play with your dog?

No. He doesn't like children.

Don't throw balls in the flower beds, please.

Keep the screen door closed.

We have flies when there's no wind, and they bite.

Towels and linens are on the bed. Any questions, phone number's right there.

We do not answer the phone after 9:00 at night. All right, then. There you go.

Clancy, come on. Let's go.

Clancy! Come here.

They all settled in?

Like bugs in a rug.

I'm gonna start lunch. You come in when you're done.

Okay.

What do you think? Huh?

- Oh, Henry, that's nice. - That's a beautiful piece of wood.

Henry Thibodeau gave us that wood.

I think I'll give that to Denise.

Yeah.

Ol' What's-His-Name won't like that.

Eating salad out of dead Henry's bowl?

Well, Jerry doesn't need to know.

- That's right. To hell with him. - Mmm-hmm.

Afternoon. Kitteridge residence.

Pop, it's me.

Oh, Chris! How are you, son?

I need to talk to both of you. Is Mom there?

Yeah, she's right here. Is everything okay?

Yeah.

Just, why don't you both get on?

Okay, hold on. I'll get on the other line.

He wants to talk to both of us.

- What's going on? - I don't know. I'll pick up in here.

- Hi, Christopher. It's your mother. - Hi, Mom. Is Dad on?

Yeah, your father's getting on the line.

- Henry, are you on there? - Yep, yep.

Okay. All right, go ahead.

Did you and Suzanne try going to counseling?

Yeah, we went for a couple of months, but we knew it wasn't gonna work out.

I'm just... I'm so sorry.

I'm okay with it, Pop. Really, I am.

Did you fall in love with someone else?

- No. - Did she?

I don't know.

So she was having an affair.

Ultimately, that is not really the point. We were just a wrong match.

- I don't know what to say. - I'm fine with it, Pop. It is what it is.

Well, you come home then. You can have your house.

It's only rented till the end of July.

I'm staying here. I like California, and my practice is doing well.

Well, you have a good practice here. Everyone asks if you're ever coming back.

I don't wanna come back, Pop.

Oh.

Do as you wish, Christopher. It's your life.

I have something on the stove.

Okay. Mom, I...

Jesus.

- Chris, you there? - Yep.

I'm sorry, son. I...

Well, I really liked Suzanne.

She liked you, too.

Maybe come visit?

We'll see. I'm pretty busy right now.

Listen, I have to call you back. I'm at the office.

Oh, I'm sorry. I don't wanna keep you.

- Okay, so you take care of yourself, son. - Thanks, Pop. You, too.

All right. Bye.

Well, I did not see that one coming. Did you?

- What do you think happened? - Oh, the bloom wore off.

She thought she could do better. That's the type she is.

He married an opportunist.

I thought he was calling to tell us Suzanne was pregnant.

Well, not to be.

We should sell the house. I don't want any more renters.

Well, he could change his mind.

He's a grown man, Henry. Why should he want to live next door to us?

Yeah. Why should he?

Are you going to eat that?

Not right now, Ollie.

Go do something, Henry.

Oh. All right. I Will.

Henry?

Henry, where are you?

Oh, my God.

I'm so tired of yelling my brains out.

Henry?

What are you doing?

Oh, hmm...

You know,

I always thought that someday I'd bring the grandkids up here,

show 'em their dad's old train set.

We'd dust it off and put the tracks

together, get it running again.

Maybe I'll set it up anyway.

- Henry? - What?

Snap out of it.

Thank you.

- Hi, Henry! - Hey, Ed.

- Oh, hi, Carol. - Hi, Henry.

- Thank you! - You're welcome.

- Thank you, Henry! - Hey, Stan the Man. You're welcome, buddy.

You in line?

I am.

It's not like the old days, is it?

Excuse me?

Well, the service isn't what it used to be. You know...

No, it isn't.

Okay. All set?

No. I don't know what in God's name is going on back there, but...

- Hello. - Hi.

Henry Kitteridge.

My pharmacy used to be here.

Oh, of course! Yeah, we used to use you.

You did, yeah.

- Jack! - Yeah?

This is our old pharmacist. Do you remember?

Oh, yes!

Hi, hi.

Oh, listen. Henry, we're taking a cruise to Belize next week.

Oh?

Can you recommend something for sea sickness?

Well, I always recommend Dramamine.

Would you like me to get it for you?

Thank you, Henry. That's very kind.

Sure.

Oh, boy.

I forgot it was that time of year.

Excuse me?

- Father's Day. - Oh.

Yeah.

Did you send yours off yet?

- My what? - A card to your dad?

Oh. No, hadn't thought about it.

No? I'm sure he'd appreciate it.

It's a made-up holiday. I don't think he cares.

Well, everybody likes to get a card.

It's a nice reminder that you're thinking about 'em.

My dad doesn't want to know what I think about him.

Oh.

Gee, that's too bad.

No, it isn't.

Attention, pharmacy.

You have a call holding on line three. Line three, please.

Oh, Clancy, no! Oh, God.

- Clancy! Come here. Come on! - Don't reward him for running at the car.

Oh, he's okay.

Oh, my God.

He's okay. Yes.

- What's this? - I thought they were unusual.

Thank you, Henry.

I love you, Ollie.

Yeah, you too, Henry.

Clancy, come on.

Clancy!

How much do I love you?

I'll tell you no lie

Does Christopher have a lawyer?

He didn't say. We didn't ask.

Well, if she's a greedy gump, he's gonna need one.

We think it's fairly amicable.

Oh, she wanted out. She thought she could do better.

- Well, you don't know that, Ollie. - Well, sure I do.

Good riddance.

What about the house here?

It's under his name.

Oh, that's good.

- One less thing to grab. - Mmm.

You think he'll move back?

- He still could. - Not in a million years.

Well, thank God they didn't have kids. That could have been a real nightmare.

Who has the crab cakes?

Right here. Over here. Thank you very much.

- Anyone mind if I start? - No, go right ahead.

So how are your grandkids?

They're spiteful.

Oh, really?

You know what the little one said to me the other day?

She looked me right in the eye and she said,

"You may be my grandma, but that doesn't mean I have to love you."

Then the other one looked at me and she said, "Me, too."

Oh, gosh.

That's rotten.

- Ha! - Did you talk to Julie about that?

Oh, well, she encourages it. Oh-ho!

She wants them to be able to express themselves.

- Oh, for God's sake. - That's no good.

- She needs to teach them better manners. - Yeah.

Well, that's not gonna happen.

She's rude to me as well.

Can't win.

Even when you do your best.

No, you can't win.

Well, to hell with her. To hell with all of 'em.

- Yeah. - That's what I say.

How high is the sky?

- That was great. - Sure was.

Just awful.