Episode 1 Bad News
"You're not alone, and you never will," Patrick muttered to himself, carrying his father's urn. Looking at his back, I also began to worry about whether he would be able to get out of the shadow left by his father and live rather than just survive.
The news of his father's death seemed to be a relief to Patrick. He excitedly told his girlfriend Debbie and his friend Johnny the news, and announced that he would quit drugs and face life again. However, the pain could not be instantly healed. When he woke up, he found that he still couldn't get rid of his drug addiction, he still wanted to use death to get rid of it, and he still saw geckos from time to time. Before that, he had tried many times to get rid of his undisturbed life, convinced that this would be the last time, but his father's injury to him still entangled him in the bottom of his life.
The sun rose as usual and nothing changed.
How ironic that such a cruel person died without any punishment, yet Patrick still listened to David's old friends talking about his "excellent deeds" during his lifetime.
Episode 2 Never Mind (It's Okay)
Patrick can be so powerless (Benny's acting is amazing!), what did David do?
David was full of hope when he was young, but the stifled ideal became his pain, and he could not change the environment. He chose to numb himself to integrate into the environment, and used cruelty to others to cover up his pain. His wife and children became victims.
The atmosphere at the dinner made people feel suffocating, everyone left, the strange atmosphere of the family was engraved on everyone's face, but the weak Eleanor didn't even dare to leave the dinner to care for his injured son, couldn't understand why she didn't run away, scared Will my life be more difficult than it is now?
The pain that Patrick suffered did not stimulate the weakness of his mother, and even her concerns were selfish. In order to escape, he left Patrick with his father. Every time he knew that Patrick was very unhappy and wanted her to take him away, He also pretended to ask him how he was doing today. The father used threats to deprive Patrick of his right to talk, and the mother used a blind eye to deprive Patrick of his right to talk. The helpless little boy only stepped on figs, beat vine leaves, and ran to the well.
Episode 3 Some Hope
Bridget held a grand birthday party for the rich businessman's husband. The little girl at the banquet was like Patrick, but she was much luckier than Patrick. Her mother, Bridget, took her away after realizing the truth. In the end, Bridget's self-aware smile was simply Heartwarming. Those vulgar and brutal dignitaries really think they can control everything, an era is coming to an end.
I met a different Patrick at the party. When I saw the little girl, I immediately got up and cared. I couldn't bear to laugh at Bridget after hearing about the rich businessman's cheating. When I found out about Julia's relationship with my friend, I immediately lost interest in him, and I didn't care about the waiter either. With a mean attitude, if I was worried that he would lose the ability to love everything around him like David did, now I can finally relax.
Patrick was also finally willing to tell Johnny what he had planned to rot in his stomach, and johnny gave him advice: "...get more out of yourself,...start a family, have a baby..." Think of the past as a story, so Maybe avoid getting caught up in it. Patrick, who has been living in a loving family since childhood, love and be loved is exactly what he needs most.
Episode 4 Mather's Milk (Mother's Gift)
Episode 5 At Last (Final)
In 2003, Patrick and Mary had two lovely sons. They came to the French manor together. This place is full of painful memories. The mother planned to hand over the inheritance of the manor to a charitable liar, Seamus. He went to deal with the transfer of the estate, and to make matters worse, she also begged Patrick to help kill herself. In the eyes of others, Eleanor is a kind-hearted philanthropist, but to Patrick, the person she should protect the most, she does not give any love.
Again, Patrick falls.
A few years ago, when he finally told his mother about his father's sexual assault on him, the mother was not surprised, but said in a victim's attitude: "Me too" She thinks she is not responsible and does not need others to be assaulted by David. people's understanding. While turning a blind eye to her husband's atrocities, she selfishly redeemed herself and used the name of charity to resolve her guilt. Little Patrick once regarded his mother as his only hope, but this scene made him understand that maternal love has never been a luxury for him. So he started drinking again, getting more and more out of control and yelling. Before talking to his mother, there was a scene of him and his son chasing and fighting. At this time, his life was back on track. He became a lawyer and has happy family. But the sentence "Me too" broke him again. These days went on for a while, and his wife Mary's love for him was almost wiped out by his out-of-control again. She could bear Patrick's bad mood, and could bear him to go to other women to find comfort, but she wanted to protect Two sons, she had to confess to Patrick that she had begun to imagine life without him. Patrick moved into a bachelor pad, and after a while he went to the hospital to stop drinking.
Mary's departure was not a complete abandonment. She just chose to protect her two sons instead of Patrick. She had to do this for her sons. If Eleanor was like Mary at this time, Patrick would not have the shadow of David. When Mary died in Eleanor, she was still willing to take the initiative to take care of all the funeral affairs. When Patrick broke down in tears for mentioning his parents, he immediately got up and ran to comfort him. Mary was still willing to warm Patrick.
With the death of Godfather Nicholas (who knew about David's actions, and he may even be like David), the people who had hurt Patrick so deeply were gone, and Patrick was able to resist the temptations that he had once held back (the girl in the hospital). the note and the waiter's phone number), at this time he imagined saying to his father the words he had always wanted to say, "You are wrong, no one should treat others like this."
"Is it too late to change my mind now?" "Of course, after all, the idea is to change" He can finally return to his hot life!
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