The War Within

What are you talking about? Mom l love him.

Why can't you see what we have?

Of course l know what love is.

So, where's Amy?

l'm traveling alone.

What's going on?

Michael.

Did you ever wonder how different your life would be?

lf you could go back and change one mistake.

But l guess, some mistakes you never stop paying for.

l know you're all here to learn

something technical, but for me, it's all about that moment.

Hey! Hey! You dropped this.

Oh, thank you.

Michael.

Amy.

Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Thanks for my bag.

Sure.

Do you want me to walk with you?

So you don't drop your bag again?

Sure.

Ok.

Was this from the first day we met?

Yeah.

Wow.

Can you please take a picture?

Here?

Yes, thank you.

This is going in the book?

Ok.

Babe, look at this.

Remember our first date?

Don't ever forget this moment.

What?

l'm falling in love with you.

What?

l love you!

l won't forget.

l love you too!

Michael. Michael.

l'm not. l'm serious.

Yes, you... Michael, you're drawing me...

You can't see this yet.

Let me see it.

Will you marry me?

Yes.

Yeah?

Yes!

This caricature turned out great.

Ready for the big day?

Yes.

l'm going to go show your mom.

Ok.

Oh. Honey feel this.

Feel how big that was.

Do you want to draw with Daddy?

Oh, cute l have to take a picture.

Look how small she was.

Hey, you. Don't forget.

l love you too, Daddy.

Hi, Daddy.

Look at the baby lamb, look at the momma lamb

aren't they so cute.

Yeah, just like me and you.

Aren't they?

Do you know how important this is to me.

How important this is to Ellie.

Of course... Ok, why is this so important?

Amy.

l care about you, she... l gotta go.

- ( Amy) Oh, come on Michael. - (Michael) Ok, l'm sorry

Ready to go honey?

Yeah.

Bye, Mommy.

Let's go honey.

l must ask you.

Do you know the savior?

The word for knowledge in our text means...

What's the matter Daddy?

Nothing, honey.

Daddy, is it because mommy won't go to church with us?

She said she believes.

She believes up here.

We just need to pray that she believes in here.

You see, faith is never alone.

True faith always leaves a sign.

lt's why it's accompanied by works.

Jesus, please do whatever you have to do to save Mommy.

ny) You always treat me like- a child--Michael stop it--

Why are you doing this--

Daddy!

Amy!

Hello.

Hello, Michael?

lt's Wendell.

Hey Wendell.

Hey, l'm sorry l missed my deadline yesterday.

l'm almost finished

and l can have my stuff to you in about an hour.

Michael, that's kind of why l'm calling.

We lost five more papers this week.

Look, it's a tough market right now.

l know, but l promise l'll work harder

and l'll work ahead.

That won't be necessary.

l know l've been a little out of it lately.

But l'm back now.

l took your advice and l think l found somebody

to write the strip.

l really appreciate you guys at the Syndicate being patient

with me through all this,

but l promise you l'm back to full speed now.

That's what makes this so difficult, Michael.

l know you've had a tough year.

lf the strip would have been established

and you had an extensive archive,

we could have run reruns while you took that sabbatical.

As it is though...

What are you saying?

You know it's nearly possible to start a new str

and in this market it's just been too...

we tried everything we knew to sell Ginger Snaps,

but it's just not working.

You're kidding me right?

Tell me this is a joke.

l wish it was.

Wendell, l know l can make it better.

Michael.

Wendell, would you just listen to me, please!

Michael, look.

You are a very talented cartoonist

but the decision is out of my hands.

lt's already been decided by the board that Ginger Snaps

has not fulfilled the contractual obligations.

lt's not personal, it's business.

Wendell... doesn't the board know?

Yes, l pleaded your case and got out voted.

l tried to hold off this >decision as long as possible,<

but... l wish there were something more l can do.

We'd be interested in seeing anything else

you come up with in the future.

Keep in touch.

Will!

Will, do something!

Will, make it stop!

Oh, what is happening?

ls everyone all right?

How could they kill it?

They said they loved the strip.

Wendell said it didn't sell.

lt stopped being funny after the accident.

Don't say it.

This is Will's fault!

Excuse me?

Mind's had writer's block ever since--

l said don't say it!

Face it.

You've lost your sense of humor and l can't help you with that.

We are all to blame.

Conscience, are you nuts!

They are all out to get us you see.

We're just pawns in their little hands.

They lift us up then throw us down to the ground

and stomp on us.

That's how they get their jollies.

You're paranoid.

Paranoid!

Paranoid!

l'm speaking truth here brothers.

Look at yourselves.

You're all in denial.

Emotion, you're out of line!

Out of line.

Out of line?

You're all out of line!

Men, l warned you this would happen

if we failed to meet deadlines.

Conscience is right.

Conscience is right.

Memory, you're killing me man.

Stop living in the past.

lt's time you got on the right team

and stop siding with this guy.

Emotion, you need to calm down!

Stay out of this Mind!

Heart?

What are we going to do now?

Ah...now, we're getting somewhere.

What are we going to do?

l'm not sure.

Heart, how do you feel?

l will tell you how he feels.

Grief.

Despair.

Anger.

Outrage!

Will, am l right? Am l right? Am l right?

l've got an idea.