Craig T. Nelson credited as playing...
Kelly Stone
- Kelly Stone: [Kelly and Ben are seated in an empty football field with a plate of suspected pot-laced brownies Kelly's eating] You want a brownie?
- Ben Stone: No thanks.
- Kelly Stone: They're good.
- Ben Stone: [after a long pause] So... it's worse this time... isn't it?
- Kelly Stone: [lightly] What do you mean?
- Ben Stone: [scoffs] Mom... Dad. I mean Mom.
- Kelly Stone: [sighs] It's not good. We only found out a couple of weeks ago.
- Ben Stone: But she'd known longer than that.
- Kelly Stone: Well, we weren't sure. And she wanted to wait, you know... until after Christmas to tell you kids.
- Kelly Stone: [Ben nods and begins to weep... Kelly puts his arm around him] I know man, I know.
- Sybil Stone: [Everett is in the kitchen having coffee, Sybil put the ring down next to him] Merry Christmas.
- Sybil Stone: [Everett is silent] Don't be a jerk. I said Merry Christmas.
- Everett Stone: Dad put you up to this.
- Sybil Stone: I think you and I need to get something straight.
- Everett Stone: [scoffs] Here we go.
- Sybil Stone: [Kelly has just walked in] Not now, Kelly.
- Kelly Stone: [hesitant] All right, OK.
- Sybil Stone: Jesus, Kelly! Not now.
- Kelly Stone: OK... all right. Hey Everett.
- Sybil Stone: [Everett nods towards Kelly while Sybil takes a stool and talks to Everett] You've had a charmed life, kid.
- [Everett scoffs]
- Sybil Stone: I blame myself.
- Everett Stone: Mom... you've never made anybody's life easier.
- Sybil Stone: [laughing] What the hell do you know about it?
- Everett Stone: Oh, I know a little.
- Sybil Stone: [stops laughing] I'm sick, honey.
- [Everett slowly shakes his head]
- Sybil Stone: And you can't fix it. Not even by getting married.
- Everett Stone: [Everett begins to cry, Sybil opens her arms to comfort him] Mom...
- Sybil Stone: [chuckles] What?
- [embraces him briefly, then they separate]
- Sybil Stone: Hey, I know this is probably a tall order, but I need you to do me a favor, and try not to be so perfect.
- [laughs]
- Sybil Stone: All right?
- Everett Stone: [mumbles, still crying] I'm far from perfect.
- Sybil Stone: I hate to see you miss out on something... because you have this picture in your mind or you thought you can change something you can't. I'd hate to see you not find what you really want. Oh, but Everett... it's your ring... it's your decision.