“one thing”
I came out here for “one thing”
And that little bitty “one thing”
Was to forget about you
But I guess I've learned something
That there's never really “one thing”
'cause pretty quickly “one thing”
Evolves into two, or three, or more
For example
See the light
In the hallway?
It was always flickering
Ever since I was little
It was always flickering
After three days here it was unbearable
My list grew
2. fix the light bulb
And 1. forget about you
Drove to town
Bought a bulb
One of those new LEDs
Brought it home
Put it in
But the wires weren't connecting
Suddenly they went on the fritz
My list grew
3. rewire the ceiling
2. fix the light bulb
And 1. forget about you
So I went
To the attic
And to my utmost delight
There it is
Black mold
Killing us slowly each night
And I feel it's my duty to remove it
My list grew
4. kill the black mold
3. rewire the ceiling
2. fix the lightbulb
And 1. forget about you
Judith: yeah, but my one thing
-Is really just -Jase: I'm not done.
See the tarp
In the hallway?
That used to be a gallery wall!
Lots of pictures
Super classy
Sad I had to make the call
But in scouring for mold I had to take the place apart
Because sometimes to solve a problem
You follow it back to the start
Judith: oh, who's that?
Jase: no one. it just does that when it rains! (crazed laugh)
When I tried to rebuild
The wall that I'd taken down
I discovered
Two holes burrowed right into the ground
And I didn't have the heart to kill them so
My list grew -
But then
The cement that I found
To fill in the gaping holes
Wasn't good
It didn't stick
Apparently cement can get old!?
In trying to fix one thing
I made everything worse
My list grew
9. buy new cement
8. take care of this duck I found
7. clean out the pipes for the bathroom and kitchen
6. rebuild the wall
5. keep out the pests
4. kill the black mold
3. rewire the ceiling
2. fix the lightbulb
And 1. forget about you
Judith: I think it's lovely
To see you fix up this old house
Because you want it to be
Nice for your family
But I think maybe you're obsessing
Over things you can control
Hoping to control
Your feelings for
Jase: what? no. no, no, no, no, no, no.
-Judith: So you came here -these things needed to get done. Okay. Okay.
-Looking for one thing -just, just, just stop moving Towards me, just stay on your side of the room, okay,-
-And you're saying that one thing -So we can talk this out.
-Was to forget about me? -no, listen, no- listen, if my moms are going to be so nice to have me out here
-Well all I am asking -and respect my need to be Alone during this really insane,
-Is for you to do the first thing -crazy, impossible time of my life,
-Which could also be the last thing -the absolute least I can do is, you know, just, just go around and,
-That you do with me -and...destroy their house.
Judith (cont'd): After tonight, you'll never hear from me again
if that's what you want.
everything we need to fix our marriage is inside this envelope.
I'm asking for one chance.
Both: we'll do this one thing
It is the first thing
We're doing together
Since -Judith: you left without saying a word -Jase: I found out you were not who I thought you were
Both: so we'll do this one thing
It could be the last thing