70, Two and others in “Unfinished Business”

You were right, of course. He is resistant to the possibility of revealing the Six inside.

And why is that?

He feels... alone.

Oh, yes.

He dreams of escape. He feels rootless.

And yet his roots are right here, under our feet. What ails the man?

He described... (straining to say the words)... a fishing trip.

Fishing? We like Six's fishing stories. Don't we, 70?

Some kind of fantasy.

Perhaps you'd do better trying to find the Two inside? Well, why not, since I'm here. I'd like to poke around. See what makes Two tick. (sits at the table across from 70)

The inside Two?

I'm curious. (makes whirling motion with his fingers) I want to know what's going on inside me. Let's start. My wife. I'm the reason she's the way she is.

Perhaps we should stay with the matter of Six.

I know I can trust you. I love my son. (fiddles with something in his hands) But I have thoughts... if he knew me, he'd truly know his father. He might not like me.

Do you like me, 70?

You are two.

We all love you.

But... (holds out a grenade)... do you like me?

(nervously) I don't really know you. What I do know is that you are a wonderful man.

Do you think I believe in all this psychology babble? "My mother sat me sideways on the potty when I was toddler so now I want to sleep with her?" Oh, grow up, man! Have you had sex with your mother, 70?

(nervously) No. Never!

Well, don't!

Two... if I might ask... if you don't believe in the value of the talking cure--

It's not necessary for me to believe. It is necessary for Six to believe.