"Around the Fire" > Bathroom Looks Pretty Good

Cut to: Simon in rehab, in Joe and Simon's room. Kate is checking the bathroom and the whole room.

Kate: Mm-hmm. Bathroom looks pretty good.

Joe and Simon are both standing up side by side in between their beds.

Simon: Surprised you, didn't we?

Kate smiles.

Kate: Simon, there is no smoking in this room.

Simon (smiles): I don't smoke.

Kate: Allow me to finish please. In case you haven't heard already from Joe, this is his 3rd time here. Joe tell Simon why we had to ask you to leave twice before.

Joe: I was smoking in the room.

Kate (nods): That's right. Now tell him why you came back.

Joe: I'm an alcoholic that means I have an obsession with alcohol couples with an allergy with the body and I'm here to get better and learn how to stop drinking one day at a time.

Kate (to Joe): Mm-hmm. Our best student, memorizes the book. Welcome back Joe for the 3rd time. You can go to breakfast.

Joe begins to leave, Kate says—

Kate: Uh, Joe if you ever get caught smoking in this room you'll both be thrown out. Am I perfectly clear?

Joe: Yes Miss Matthews.

Joe leaves. Kate walks around Simon's bed on the other side of Simon.

Simon: What did I do?

Kate laughs.

Kate: What did you do?

Simon: I didn't do anything. Why can't I go for breakfast?

Kate looks down at his bed.

Simon: What I did it. It's done.

Kate (smiles): Simon there's a universal law and it is my job to get it through to you before you kill yourself, so listen up. Your happiness and insanity are directly in proportionate to the amount of self-honesty you can develop.

Simon looks confused. Kate rips the bed sheet off the bed.

Kate: If you don't know how to make a bed cause nobody ever showed you.

Kate throws the sheets to Simon.

Kate: It's fine. I'll show you now. And then after this you'll do it on your own. Oh one more thing. I want you to help Joe.

Simon: You gotta be kidding me.

Kate: You two in a somewhat similar predicament, you're bound to be of service to this guy.

Simon: Similar predicament? Me and that guy have nothin in common.

Kate: You believe that?

Simon: I totally believe that.

Kate: Well, you both made it to rehab.

Kate smiles, then laughs. Simon looks surprised.

Cut to: Andrews and Simons dorm room. Andrews is smokin' while Simon is studying.

Andrews (trying to catch his breath): You want one?

Simon: No, I'm trying to study man.

Andrews: Simon, that should never stop you. Come on.

Simon: No, I'm studying.

Andrews: Simon.

Andrews laughs.

Andrews: Do you know about state dependent thinking?

Simon: What's that?

Andrews: It's like, it's this uh psychological concept right if you're all baked when you're studying something and in order to remember it you have to totally be baked again. So I'm thinkin' as long as I'm good and baked when I take this test, I'm gonna totally kick ass.

Simon smiles and goes back to his studying. Andrews continues to smoke.

Cut to: Simon and Andrews in a convertible.

Mr. Whitney (principal): Good afternoon gentlemen.

Simon and Andrews look surprised.

Simon: Mr. Whitney.

Andrews: Hello, Mr. Whitney.

Mr. Whitney: Another weekend off campus? It's how many in a row now? Andrews: It's only like four?

Simon: No, it's like three or two. Not too many.

Mr. Whitney: Might be who of you two to stick around for those mid-terms don't you think?

Simon: Oh, we brought our books.

Mr. Whitney looks in the back seat of the convertible.

Mr. Whitney: Really?

There's nothing back there, no books, nothing.

Andrews: It's time to go now Simon.

Simon: Yeah.

Andrews: You make sure to have yourself a stellar weekend Mr. Whitney.

Mr. Whitney: Thank you.

They both drive off.

Back 12.31.2007.