Nancy Wheeler

listening to the Talking Heads and reading Vonnegut or something.

When's the deadline?

- I love you. - I love you, too.

Excuse me. I'll be right back.

Um, what exactly does that mean?

We hired a man named Murray Bauman. Have either of you heard of him?

It's tomorrow for early application.

- It's not good. - It's going to be.

Just... It needs some reorganizing.

Is that why you're selling the house?

No, no way. You're gonna be home by 8:00,

We have our dinner tonight, remember?

It connects because...

So, in the first paragraph,

- Steve... - Just to look after you a little bit.

I can't let you sit all alone Halloween. That's just not acceptable.

Is that the neighbors', or...

Means we have a real detective on the case.

you start talking about your granddad's experiences in the war.

But then, around here,

Anyway, he's freelance now, and he agreed to take the case.

There's insurance and benefits and all that adult stuff.

- I'll end up working for my dad anyway. - That's not true.

And I... I don't see how they're connected.

as a metaphor for your life, which is great.