You know why they call Australia down under, don't you? Because it's as close as you can get to hell without being burned.
[to bartender] How about you leave the bottles? [to Christian] What'd you handle, back in the States?
I was a Chief of Surgery.
Was?
Yeah, was.
So, we're in hell, huh?
Don't let the air conditioning fool you, son. You are here, too. You are suffering. But, don't beat yourself up about it. It's fate. Some people are just supposed to suffer. That's why the Red Sox will never win the damn series. I have a son who's about your age. He's not like me, he does what's in his heart. He's a good man, maybe a great one. And right now, he thinks that I hate him. He thinks I feel betrayed by him. But what I really feel is gratitude, and pride because of what he did to me. What he did for me. It took more courage than I have. There's a pay phone over here. I could pick it up and I could call my son. I could tell him about all this. I could tell him that I love him. One simple phone call and I could fix everything.
Why don't you?
Because I am weak.
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