Fellow Travelers
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Lucy: May I? How are you?
Tim: I have KS, recurring seizures, and my hair is falling out. What else? Um... Uh, my social worker suggested I sign a do-not-resuscitate order. How are you?
Lucy: The government ought to do more about this. It's terrible.
Tim: They could do more. But people like you would have to pay higher taxes. Lucy: My father used to argue for a national healthcare system. He believed government should take care of its citizens. So do I. It's not always wise to judge someone on appearances.
Tim: You're right.
Lucy: This hospital is not what I expected it to be. It's the only one like it in the country, where people with AIDS are treated like human beings. I'm sorry, Mrs. Fuller, but why are you here?
Lucy: I don't know. You mean something to my husband. I suppose I had to see you so I would know.
Tim: Know?
Lucy: How much you mean to him.
Tim: Shouldn't you ask him? Right. That wouldn't get you anywhere.
Lucy: No.
Tim: My time with Hawk was rushed, with years in between. You had him most of his life.
Lucy: But you were always there. I could never get away from you.
Tim: It's not a contest.
Lucy: Of course it is. It always has been.
Tim: Then why didn't you leave him?
Lucy: Because we had a good life. And children. And then when Jackson... You don't want to hear this. Please. When Jackson died, it was so unbearable. The only comfort I had was knowing that Hawk understood that suffering, felt the same way. If I had had to bear that alone, I wouldn't have lived through it. I should be going.
Tim: Mrs. Fuller, thank you for coming to see me.
Marcus: Tim.
Hawk: What are you doing here?
Marcus: I'll take your badge.
Tim: Marcus is going inside with me. He needs your badge to get in.
Hawk: I don't understand.
Tim: I knew Lonigan would refuse to see us. And we'd never get close to the Governor. And then... I invited you to the gala. I mean, it was very convenient. Hawk: I think I've been used.
Tim: A little.
Hawk: All right. Hey. Give us a minute? Look, whatever you're up to, and I don't want to know all the details, I'll wait for you.
Tim: No. You need to go home. Where you belong. No. It's not...
Hawk: I want to stay.
Tim: I have to fight this fight. That means letting go of everything else. And if you're around, I will not be able to let go.
Hawk: But I wanna show up for you.
Tim: Go home, Hawk. Please. Make it easy for me.
Hawk: Hey, Skippy. Promise you won't write.
Tim: I won't.
Kimberley: Dad? You found him? It's beautiful. From what you've told me, it really suits your friend.
Hawk: Yeah. It does. Sweetheart. He wasn't my friend. He was the man I loved.
Marcus: Frankie.
Frankie: What are you doing here?
Marcus: I came to walk you home.
Frankie: I'm going downtown with everybody else.
Marcus: There are cops all over the place. This could get ugly.
Frankie: Yeah, let it get ugly. Tomorrow is Harvey's birthday. Happy birthday, Harvey.
Marcus: Babe, babe, babe. Open your eyes. This fight is for whites. If you go out there half-cocked, who do you think they're gonna swing at first? We've been doing this too long.
Frankie: What does that mean?
Marcus: This isn't the time.
Frankie: What the fսck do you mean? Do you even look in the mirror when you shave? Because I have news for you. You are a big, chocolate gay man. Everyone is meeting up at the Elephant Walk later. If you can find your balls by then.
Marcus: Don't get messed up in this shit. They're not worth it.
Nurse: I'm afraid Tim's had another seizure.
Hawk: What do you mean? How bad is it?
Nurse: It was severe, but they were able to pull him out of it. He's in his room.
Kimberly: Hello.
Hawk: It's Daddy. Hi.
Kimberley: Hi. Are you okay?
Hawk: I'm fine. How are you?
Kimberley: I'm fine. Daddy, I miss you. We miss you.
Hawk: Sweetheart... I'm coming home.
Kimberley: Okay. Okay.
Hawk: You'll tell your mother?
Kimberley: Of course. We have a lot to talk about.
Hawk: I know.
Hawk: Where are you going?
Rafael: I'll wait outside. Walk you to the ferry.
Tim: It meant nothing to you. Everything we said last night. Everything we have been through. What is wrong with me?
Hawk: Skippy. No.
Tim: What is wrong with me?
Hawk: This is not about you.
Tim: Why can I not stop believing anything you say? If this is what you want, fine. If you want to die, go on, fսcking die. Your wife and your daughter have already buried a son and a brother, and they're gonna have to bury you. But you don't care because you're so fսcking selfish! I've wasted all this time. My life on you.
Hawk: Don't go. No. Don't go. No, please.
Tim: Hawk, I'm done with you. I'm free.
Frankie: You are not serious about going.
Tim: I owe my parents a visit. Fire Island's a ferry ride away.
Frankie: If White gets off, this city is going to explode. Timothy, I need you here. Not chasing after your long lost whatever he is to you.
Tim: He's been through a tragedy.
Frankie: The tragedy is you holding on to him.
Tim: Like you hold on to Marcus?
Frankie: At least Marcus and I sleep in the same bed. Most of the time.
Hawk: Nice toss, bud. How you feeling?
Jackson: Did your friend tell you?
Hawk: Yeah. Don't do that again. I hear you're a poet.
Jackson: He tell you that, too?
Hawk: He did. Question is why you didn't.
Jackson: You'd think it's stupid, and it probably is.
Hawk: It isn't. I'd like to read some of your writing. If you'd let me. Jackson. Do you know that I love you? I do. I love you beyond measure. I'm not gonna tell your mom about the acid or the other stuff. Just... Do better, okay? Okay?
Frankie: I don't have a lot of time. Come in. How's your father?
Marcus: He's hanging on. I'll be there as long as he needs me.
Frankie: And then?
Marcus: Go back on the road. Chicago, Detroit, then down South. I wanna see if anything's changed in this country since Dr. King's murder. If anything's ever gonna change. When do you leave for San Francisco?
Frankie: Day after tomorrow.
Marcus: (singing) Be sure to wear...
Frankie: A flower in my hair. Baby, I'm gonna be wearing nothing but flowers. Marcus: How about a kiss goodbye?
Frankie: I don't like goodbyes. And you said goodbye a long time ago.
Marcus: How about a kiss, then?
Frankie: Marcus. Marcus, Marcus.
[Marcus hugs Frankie.]
Frankie: Guess we're both growing up.
Marcus: I feel like I'm 100 years old.
Lucy: Are you the only one who matters?
Hawk: What?
Lucy: Your children are here, I'm here. How dare you bring that man into our lives?
Hawk: Look, it doesn't mean anything.
Lucy: Don't insult my intelligence. He's on the run from the law.
Hawk: He's not a criminal, he's an activist.
Lucy: He's wanted by the police, and you helped him hide, Hawk! Do you know what you've risked? All we've built together, your career, my life, our children's lives. You married me. If you can't give me all your love, give me enough respect to keep whatever this is out of our home.
Dear Hawk, I went into the Army to get away from you. I thought time and distance would help. But it hasn't. Hawk, I still love you. But I'm hoping to find something else. Maybe a deeper faith someday. Tim.
Tim
