I've come to the conclusion that I give up. I simply give up.

What are you going to give up?

Have you ever stopped to think that a family should be the most wonderful thing in the world and that this family's just gone to pieces?

We have?

Of course we have. We just sort of go along and nothing happens. We're in a terrible rut. It's been on my mind for months. What's gonna be our future?

Oh, come now, Charlie. Things aren't as bad as that. The bank gave me a raise last January.

Money. How can you talk about money when I'm talking about souls? We eat and sleep and that's about all. We don't even have any real conversations. We just talk...

...and work.

Yes, poor mother, she works like a dog, just like a dog...When she comes back, it will be the same thing. Dinner, then dishes, then bed. I don't see how she stands it. You know, she's really a wonderful woman. I mean, she's not just a mother. And I think we ought to do something for her. Don't you think we should?

Yeah. What were you thinking of doing for her?

Oh, nothing I suppose. I guess we'll just have to wait for a miracle - or something...I don't believe in good intentions anymore. All I'm waiting for now is a miracle.