Yes之屋 (1997) 6.4

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Mrs. Pascal: Jackie and Marty belong to each other. Jackie's hand was holding Marty's penis when they came out the womb. Lesly: I can't talk that way about your brother. Jackie-O: "Pretend he is not my brother, I do". Jackie-O: I watch soap operas. I bake brownies. Normalcy is coursing through my veins. Jackie-O: Were you poor? Did you eat chicken pot pie? Jackie-O: You be him, and I'll be her. Mrs. Pascal: Oh my God, I sounded just like a mother! Didn't I sound just like a mother? Marty: You are a mother. Mrs. Pascal: I know, but I still can't believe it. I look at you people and wonder, how did you ever fit in my womb? Lesly: This is how you raised them? Mrs. Pascal: You raise cattle. Children just happen. Lesly: You were spying on us? Mrs. Pascal: A mother doesn't spy. A mother pays attention. Jackie-O: We all have our secrets. Lesly: [about Marty's ex-girlfriend] Is she still here, in Washington? Jackie-O: Very much so. I wonder... Lesly: What? Jackie-O: No, it's none of my business. Lesly: What? Jackie-O: Well, if he plans to get together with her while he's home. Lesly: Why didn't he marry her? Jackie-O: He couldn't. Lesly: Why not? Jackie-O: It was a family thing. Lesly: Families objected? Jackie-O: Something like that. Lesly: He never told me. Jackie-O: Men and their secrets. Lesly: Not all men have secrets. Jackie-O: We all have our secrets. Lesly: So what if I slept with his brother? He slept with his sister! Anthony: Would you like a glass of Liebfraumilch? Lesly: No thank you. I'll just have a glass of wine. Marty: That's the name of the wine. Lesly: Oh! [laughs] Lesly: I don't speak french. Jackie-O: Who does? Anthony: You do. Jackie-O: Oh, that's right, I do. [smiles] Lesly:

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So what does that name mean?

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Jackie-O: In french? Lesly: [nods] Jackie-O: I think it means something German. Marty: It means, "loving mother's milk." Lesly: You speak french? Marty: No. German. Marty: Leslie, this is Jackie-O. Lesly: Hi! Marty: My Mother. Anthony. Meet Leslie. Leslie and I are engaged! Jackie-O: [screams hysterically, then laughs hysterically] Jackie-O: [still laughing] I have to find my hairbrush. Lesly: Oh, I have a comb. Jackie-O: [squints angrily, then runs away] Jackie-O: It's okay, Anthony. I understand. Anthony: Understand what? Jackie-O: Just because Marty's attracted to girls doesn't mean you have to be. Anthony: I'm attracted to girls! Jackie-O: Really? Are you sure? Anthony: Yes! Jackie-O: Hmm... Anthony: [to Jackie] I hear you crying at night alone in your room. Anthony: [to Marty] I hear her crying at night alone in her room. Marty: [to Jackie] You cry at night alone in your room? Anthony: Hey, don't make fun of her! I won't let you make fun of her. Marty: I wasn't going to make fun of her. I was going to ask her what she cries about. Jackie-O: [turns away] What do you think? You want somebody for a very long time. And then you have them. And they love you. And they make love to you. But it's not enough. This is the truth about sex. Anthony: Is that why Peter was lousy in bed? Jackie-O: I'm not talking about Peter, Anthony. Jackie-O: [turns towards them, crying] Jesus, I'm talking about Marty. Jackie-O: Marty and I tell each other everything. Lesly: Everything? Jackie-O: We're twins. Lesly: Did he tell you about his other girlfriends? Jackie-O: Did he tell *you* about his other girlfriends? Lesly: There was one, he said. Jackie-O: [eyes open wide] Did he tell you about her? Lesly: No, what was she like? Jackie-O: Who? Lesly: The girl. Jackie-O: She wasn't a girl. She was a woman. Lesly: She was *older* than Marty.

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