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I bet we've been together for a million years.

And I bet we'll be together for a million more.

Oh, it's like I started breathing on the night we kissed.

And I can't remember what I ever did before.

What would we do, baby, without us?

What would we do, baby, without us?

And there ain't no nothing we can't love each other through.

What would we do, baby, without us?

Sha -la -la -la.

Okay, hey, got some great stuff for the garage sale, Dad.

Oh, terrific, Alex. Nice to see you pitching in like this.

Well, Dad, it's the least I could do. I mean, we gotta get this junk out of the

house. We all have to make sacrifices, and I'm willing to do my part.

Well, what do you have there?

Everything in Mallory's closet.

Hey, Jan, give me a hand with Mallory's bed.

I hope Aunt Trudy and Mallory hurry up and get home. They've been gone for over

three hours. Well, that's no surprise.

They have a great relationship. They always have. You know, in some ways,

Mallory and Aunt Trudy are very much alike.

Well, in that case, there's no chance they'll find their way home.

Hi, sorry we're late. We got lost.

We had the most wonderful time.

What'd you do? We went to see Swan Lake.

Oh, Swan Lake, Dad. Remember, we used to go fishing up at Swan Lake.

Got a couple of swans one time.

I remember. I'm still picking the feathers out of my teeth.

Ballet, you fool.

It's a ballet.

They're helpless.

I've known that for a long time. They pretend to be ignorant and they make the

most smashing success of it.

You know, it's great to see you, Aunt Trudy.

And we want to thank you for getting Mallory out of the house for a few hours

every week.

Hey, how do you feel about her moving in with you?

Be my pleasure, Alex.

In fact, all three of you kids can move in.

No, you see, that would be defeating the purpose.

I want to get as much distance as I can between me and her.

Hey! Hi, hi, everybody.

Oh, hi, Aunt Trudy.

Oh, hi, Skippy.

Skippy, you bring that over for the garage sale?

Bring what over?

The moose head.

No!

The ties are for the garage sale. The moose head was just to help me carry

over.

I don't know, Aunt Trudy. I want to do better and... school, but I can't ever

seem to.

How much did you study last night?

Not at all.

Why don't you try doubling that?

There. Oh, great.

You know, I see a lot of myself in you, Mallory. I have ever since you were a

little girl. Really?

Mm -hmm. And don't you worry about this school stuff.

You're a very bright girl, and you're going to be a late bloomer just like I

was. I hope so.

You know, whenever I try to concentrate on school, My mind drifts to other

things. What other things?

Boys. Oh, that'll change.

Soon you'll drift to men.

Did you used to date a lot, Aunt Trudy? I mean, before you were married?

I had a date or two.

What was it like? I mean, dating when you were a girl.

Well, it wasn't all that different than it is today.

She picked you up in his Packard, took you to see Tyrone Power at the movies,

then out to the corner soda fountain.

Then you fought him off in the rumble seat.

I guess some things never change.

What else have you been doing with your life, besides boys?

Um, well, I learned a new dance step in my ballet class.

Why don't you show me?

Okay.

I'm talking about you.

Skippy, what are you doing here? I'm showing Aunt Trudy some dance steps.

Why were you doing them outside?

Skippy, how can you be so stupid?

Well... Skippy isn't stupid, Mallory. I'm not? No, of course not.

You remind me of a dance student I had many years ago.

He also used to march to his own drummer. You know what I mean?

No.

I don't have my own drummer.

That dance student I just mentioned?

Yeah. He turned out to be my husband.

Don't even joke about that, Aunt Trudy.

Aunt Trudy, how was Mallory as a dancer when she was a kid? Tell me everything.

Well, Mallory was a great tap dancer, much better than Alex.

Oh, dear.

Alex took tap dancing?

He made me promise never to tell.

He was the worst dancer in the history of the human foot.

Wow, this is the greatest news. I can't wait to use this. Mallory, you mustn't.

I gave my word.

Oh, was he bad?

All right, I won't say anything, but it's breaking my heart.

Skippy. Oh, I won't say anything either, Aunt Trudy.

Oh, Mallory, this is great.

You and I are sharing a secret.

Think of the knowing looks we can exchange.

The whispers.

The wink.

Skippy, if I ever wink at you, it's only because I got a bug in my arm.

What's the matter, Trudy?

Oh, I'm all right. I, uh... You don't look all right.

Why don't I get you a drink of water? No, no, I'll just sit down here for a

minutes.

As a matter of fact, I think I better sit down in the hospital.

It's taken him so long. She's been in there over an hour. I don't know.

I'll find out.

Uh, miss?

I didn't find out everything.

But I think I established a relationship that'll be useful to us later.

I feel scared.

Don't worry.

Everything's gonna be okay.

I'm scared about Aunt Trudy.

I know.

She's a very special person.

Remember when I was a little kid and I used to come over to the house when she

was visiting and we'd play hide -and -seek?

No one else would look for me.

I remember what she used to say about you, that Skippy's one of a kind.

I hear that a lot.

No, but she meant it as a compliment.

Excuse me, miss. My aunt went in there about an hour ago, and I want to know

what's taking so long, okay? I want to see a doctor. Miss, we've got two

victims, three pregnant women, and a guy who swallowed a can of paint. Oh, no,

no, no. They won't do. We want to see a doctor.

We'll send someone as soon as we can.

Oh, where is she? How's she doing? Mr. Keaton, she's been in there so long.

So what did the doctor say? We haven't seen the doctor yet.

Dad, I'm really worried. They won't tell us anything.

I'll see what I can find out. Oh, Miss.

We had the same conversation.

Oh, how is she? Is she okay?

I'm sorry, Miss.

We couldn't save her.

Well, I hope I bought enough food.

It's hard to know how many people are going to pay condolence calls. Trudy had

so many friends.

There's plenty of food, Dad.

Someone else could die. We'd still have enough food.

I love this can with the pimento in it.

Well, I wish your mother was in town. She knows more about entertaining than I

do. Would you stop talking about the food, please?

Oh, Mallory, sorry.

Take it easy.

Don't tell me to take it easy.

Listen to Todd. Kids, please.

People are here to pay condolence calls.

Settle down, please.

Hello.

Hi. How are you? Come right in. Thank you. Thanks.

I'm Stephen Keaton.

And this is my son, Alec. Hi. And my daughter, Mallory. Hi. Hello.

I'm Larry Cromwell, and this is my wife, Suzanne.

Would you like something to eat? Yeah.

Oh, thank you.

Oh,

this is a lovely display.

Thank you. Thank you.

We've been to a lot of these before, but nobody's ever gone to this much

trouble.

Well, thanks.

How did you, uh, you two know Trudy?

Trudy who?

Trudy Harris.

We're here for the garage sale.

The garage... Alex!

I'm sorry, Dad.

It was too late to cancel the ad. What's going on here?

The garage sale is canceled. I'm very, very sorry.

Oh.

Who's Trudy?

Trudy? Trudy is my aunt.

Where is she? She's dead.

Oh.

I guess the garage sale is definitely off. Yeah, I'm afraid so.

Uh, couldn't we just take a quick peek at... No, no, no, really, I'm sorry. I'm

afraid so, under the circumstances.

Why didn't you take that out of the paper yesterday?

Mallory, I forgot. I didn't think of it until today.

You're so insensitive sometimes.

And, Jeff, how could you just blurt that out then?

Blurt what out? That Aunt Trudy's dead.

Well, she is, isn't she?

Now, kids, please, please.

Look, I'm sorry there's been a mistake.

There has? Yes.

Then she's not dead?

No, no.

Oh, no, she's dead. She's dead.

Come on in.

I thought you were here for the garage sale.

You're having a garage sale, too.

I'm Stephen Keaton, Trudy's nephew.

To Devon, Trudy's dentist.

I saw the obituary in a paper I thought I'd drop by.

Nice to meet you.

She was a fine woman.

Great.

Great teeth.

I'll get it.

Dr. Devon, have a seat, darling.

Hi,

hi, Phyllis.

Hi, Stephen, how are you? Phyllis, thanks, I'm doing okay.

How much for this lamp?

Alex? Alex, you landed people for the garage sale? How could you?

I'll give you 30 bucks for it.

Excuse me, sir. I'm sorry, but the garage sale is canceled. You'll have to

leave. Oh, yeah? What about everyone else?

They're here for a condolence call. You see, our aunt passed away on Thursday, a

sudden heart attack.

Oh, my God.

How old was she?

66.

struck down just like that.

It's not fair.

It isn't fair. Oh, it's a crime. I'm so, so sorry.

Thank you.

Can I sit down just for a minute?

Let's get rid of these people now.

All right. All right.

Excuse me.

Excuse me. Can I have your attention for a moment, please?

Who? is here for the garage sale. Show of hands, please.

Okay, good. And who is here for the condolence call?

Oh, well.

Okay. Garage sale people, follow me.

Be the place.

It's not funny, Alex.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm just nervous, and it just came out.

Sometimes a joke, even an inadvertent joke, can help ease the tension at a

like this.

Did you hear the one about the nun and the priest?

Mr. Keaton, I'm Reverend Wilson.

Hello. Reverend, nice to meet you.

Please, let me offer my condolences to all of you. I'll be conducting the

funeral services for the dearly departed.

Reverend Wilson, Aunt Trudy was a very special person to all of us.

Who?

Aunt Trudy, the dearly departed.

Oh, yes.

Please, go on.

What I was going to say is that Aunt Trudy always loved singing and dancing.

Music was everything to her.

She even tried to teach me how to play a piano once, but I was so tone deaf.

Tone deaf? Oh, I see.

I remember one day I... Oh, excuse me. I think we'll have to begin the service

shortly. But I've hardly told you anything about Aunt Trudy. I'm sorry.

I'll do the best I can.

Mallory, we'd better sit down now.

Dad, it's not fair. I never even met Aunt Trudy.

Mallory, I'm sure he'll handle it tactfully. He seems like a decent guy,

Mallory. Bit of a devil -may -care attitude about him. I'm sure he'll come

through.

We should invite him to the garage sale.

We're gathered here today to say farewell to Gertrude Harris.

While I did not have the honor to know Gertrude, It's easy to see that she made

many friends in this world.

She was also dearly loved by her family, who referred to her affectionately as

Aunt Gertie.

Did you hear that? Daddy called her Gertie. Nobody called her Gertie.

Aunt Gertie brought joy to many of us in this room.

She was a very musical person, despite the handicap of being tone deaf.

She wasn't tone deaf. I was.

But as it happens to all of us, Aunt Gertie has passed on to a better world.

No, her name wasn't Aunt Gertie, it was Aunt Trudy.

Mallory, sit down, please.

And she wasn't just like everyone else, because she was different.

How can you talk about a woman you never even met? Come on, honey, sit down. No,

Dad!

Nobody cares that Aunt Trudy's gone.

I mean, Alex is thinking about his garage sale, and the Reverend can't

her name. Excuse us, Reverend.

Mallory, I'm sure we all share your sense of grief at this moment.

No!

And how many of you knew that she used to fight updates in a rumble scene? That

I didn't know.

at other people to come up and say nice things about Trudy.

The dentist talked about her teeth for half an hour.

I'm gonna miss her, Alec.

We're all gonna miss her.

She was really something, you know? I mean, she could make you say things and

things you never thought you would.

You know, nobody in the world knows this, but, um...

She once taught me how to tap dance.

Really? Yeah. And I don't want to brag, but...

She said I showed a lot of potential.

Not going to be the same.

No, it's not.

makes you feel any better after you left the minister started calling her aunt

trudy started calling everyone aunt trudy

letting it go on like that and for not getting a better minister and for

everyone tell jokes and stuff.

I mean, it didn't seem like anybody cared.

People mourn in very different ways. Some people have to distance themselves.

That's how they deal with it.

Shouldn't mistake that for lack of love.

Maybe I should have tried to distance myself a little, huh?

Well, you were upset. You were angry.

You were sad. It's important to get those feelings out.

rather than keep them inside.

I sure got them out.

You sure did.

I don't know anybody who's good at handling these things.

I don't deal that well with death myself.

Funerals are usually your mother's area.

What do you mean?

Well, when you've been together as long as your mom and I have, you tend to

divide the big emotional responsibilities.

Your mother handles funerals, first dates, and plumbing.

I... Handle, uh, colds and flus, open school nights, and, uh, office supplies.

Dad, where do you think Aunt Trudy is right now?

She's probably still at the funeral home you see there.

No, I mean,

where do you think she is

right now?

Someplace nice, someplace... green.

Someplace with a lot of music.

Do you believe in God, Dan?

I do.

I know I don't talk about it very much.

But I believe in God. Not in a fire and brimstone, hell and heaven God.

But I believe in a higher spirit.

Something controlling the universe.

What do you think God looks like?

I always pictured him as looking like Cary Grant.

And he'd see me and say, Hello, Stevie, how are you?

Tell me something about yourself.

But, of course, I know everything about you, don't I?

I hope Aunt Judy's with Cary Grant. She'd like that.

Is that true, Dad?

We all do.

I don't know how to let go of her.

You don't have to let go.

Hold on to those memories.

Go ahead and cry.

Go ahead.

But when you finish crying, I want you to do something.

Remember all the fun things about Aunt Judy.

Remember the happy times.

And then when you think of her, maybe you'll be able to smile.

Sit, Ubu, sit.

Good dog.