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At this juncture,
it seems fair to point out... ...if your spouse had seemingly vanished,
would you go off to work as usual? Are daily matters so very goddamn
urgent at the local county museum? Or was that desperate call
to the police a tactic... ...calculated to embarrass me? Leave it to Mrs. Wakefield
to turn a rather amusing sidestep... ...into prima facie evidence
of Howard's thoughtless behavior. I was naive... ...and condescending to her mother. I lacked interest in her work. Or I wasted perfectly beautiful
full weekends watching football games. And if she was such a feminist... ...why did my opening a door for her
or helping her on with her coat... ...matter so goddamn much?
it seems fair to point out... ...if your spouse had seemingly vanished,
would you go off to work as usual? Are daily matters so very goddamn
urgent at the local county museum? Or was that desperate call
to the police a tactic... ...calculated to embarrass me? Leave it to Mrs. Wakefield
to turn a rather amusing sidestep... ...into prima facie evidence
of Howard's thoughtless behavior. I was naive... ...and condescending to her mother. I lacked interest in her work. Or I wasted perfectly beautiful
full weekends watching football games. And if she was such a feminist... ...why did my opening a door for her
or helping her on with her coat... ...matter so goddamn much?
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At this juncture,
it seems fair to point out...
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...if your spouse had seemingly vanished,
would you go off to work as usual?
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Are daily matters so very goddamn
urgent at the local county museum?
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Or was that desperate call
to the police a tactic...
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...calculated to embarrass me?
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Leave it to Mrs. Wakefield
to turn a rather amusing sidestep...
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...into prima facie evidence
of Howard's thoughtless behavior.
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I was naive...
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...and condescending to her mother.
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I lacked interest in her work.
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Or I wasted perfectly beautiful
full weekends watching football games.
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And if she was such a feminist...
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...why did my opening a door for her
or helping her on with her coat...
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...matter so goddamn much?
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Movie Summary
Bryan Cranston gives the performance of a lifetime as Howard Wakefield, a lawyer on the edge of madness who has decided to disassociate himself from his own life.
