He was an alcoholic, Bailey.
Right. Sure. Sure he was.
Your father was an alcoholic.
Bull.
Believe me, I was there.
That's a load of...
Eighteen years he was sober before he died, but for years, before that, years.
No, you're just... No! No, I.. I don't believe you.
On my life, Bailey. It's the truth.
I thought... I thought you couldn't get any lower than what they did. Lying about Owen saying he was hurt just to get me to come over here. But you... You son of a bitch!
Come on, Bailey.
What do you think? What? You think he's dead, you can say what you want to say about him?!
He'd want you to know! He'd want me to tell you!
My father was not an alcoholic!
Bailey.
Get outta here, Joe. Get the hell outta here! [To Charlie] Have you heard this load of crap?! Have you? Oh, hey. This was probably your genius idea. Right? Let's get Joe to say Dad was a drunk. And then maybe...
Joe.
I don't believe it.
You see? See?
He didn't... I would've known.
You were just a kid when he quit, Charlie. Probably too young to recognize the signs.
What signs?
Don't you remember him coming home late from the restaurant every night?
That doesn't mean... Look, he had a business to run.
He liked hanging out with the guys late. Shooting the bull.
And drinking.
No.
Honey, I was the one who had to drive him home night after night cause he couldn't drive himself.
Did he?
I don't know.
Don't you remember the fight he had with your mom?
Charlie?
I don't know. Okay?
It was bad. For a long time. If he hadn't gotten the help when he did...
But I never saw him take a drink in my life. Not once, not even a beer or a glass of wine.
That's right. And what do you think? Not a drop, not an ounce, nothing. He owned a restaurant, and hell, he owned a bar. Why never a sip? Cause he knew he couldn't. Ever. That's what it is to be an alcoholic. He knew that...
Claudia.
[Claudia goes back inside the house, Charlie tries to go after her]
No, Charlie.
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