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Naomi:
He would have been forty... today.

Dr. John Becker:
Who? Who would have been forty?

Naomi:
My son.

[Becker hesitates, then turns back and sits next to Naomi]

Naomi:
It's funny. He got to work early that morning and called me just to chat about... dinner that weekend, the trip he was planning, the weather. It was such a beautiful September day. He said he could see practically all of Manhattan from his office. He loved that view. Then he had to go to a meeting. Didn't even say goodbye, just said he'd call me later. I did the dishes, I made coffee... and then I... just happened to turn on the TV. Ever since, I've thought of all things I would have said if I'd... known... I'd never talk to him again.

Dr. John Becker:
I'm so sorry.

Naomi:
[starts to cry] I've been telling myself to come down here ever since... since it happened. Now I've finally made it and... I can't go up there. I'm afraid to look and... and see... all that emptiness...