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| Character | Paul Finnigan | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | |
| Age Range(s) | Senior (>50) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | Persuasive, Descriptive, Reminiscing life story/Telling a story | |
| Type | Dramatic | |
| Year | 1993 | |
| Period | 20th Century | |
| Genre | Family, Drama | |
| Description | Paul Finnigan tells his son why he wasn't at the hospital when he got into an accident | |
| Details | 1 hr 35 minutes into the film | |
Summary
Short cuts is a collection of stories set in Los Angeles. In this particular story Howard Finnigan and Ann Finnigan are in the hospital as their son Casey got run over by a car. Casey is asleep and getting checked out and his parents are waiting. Paul Finnigan, Howard's father, arrives to the hospital to meet them. Paul hasn't talked to Howard for many years. It seems as the main reason is that years back Howard got into an accident and went to the hospital and his father wasn't there....
In this monologue Paul explains to his son why he wasn't at the hospital when he got into the accident. Paul tells him how his mother told him to leave when she found him in bed with his sister Olla....
In this monologue Paul explains to his son why he wasn't at the hospital when he got into the accident. Paul tells him how his mother told him to leave when she found him in bed with his sister Olla....
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| PAUL FINNIGAN: "You still resent my not being in the hospital with you, don't ya? You know it, uh -- it wasn't my decision. Things had gotten so out of hand between your mother and me by then that I -- Hell, I didn't want to be in your room and make it worse. I did something that day that I'd never done in my life. I didn't tell your mother the truth. Called in sick, and then I left like I was going to work. And I didn't tell your mother I was going over to Olla's house to hook up a new fridge and an ice maker...She'd have had a fit! I mean, even if she knew that I was getting paid for my time...she would have had a fit. It was okay for her to help Olla. Oh, not for me. See? She was very possessive that way. Well, sisters are funny, you know. Hell, in this case, I was happy to oblige. I needed the extra money. And it was Olla's idea not to involve your mother. It was Olla's idea for me to lie. I figured it would take a couple of hours. Then I'll go to work, tell'em I'm feeling better. Anyway, I--I told Olla I'd be over early, and I was. But there was no answer. So, uh, the--door was open. I go in, I hear she's up in the shower. So, I holler out...you know, so that she won't get scared when she comes out of the shower and hears me working down in the basement, and so forth. Anyway, I go down. After a while, Olla comes down to the basement....(Scoffs) in a robe....." |
