A Serious Man2009

Judith Gopnik:
We shouldn't put the kids in the middle of this.

Larry Gopnik:
The kids aren't...

Judith Gopnik:
I'm saying "we". I'm not pointing fingers.

Sy Ableman:
No one is playing the blame game, Larry.

Larry Gopnik:
I didn't say anyone was.

Judith Gopnik:
Well, let's not play "he said, she said", either.

Larry Gopnik:
I wasn't! I...

Sy Ableman:
Aw right, well let's just step back, and defuse the situation. I find, sometimes, if I count to ten...

[grasps Larry's wrists]

Sy Ableman:
One... two... three... four... or silently...

[Sy counts silently]

Judith Gopnik:
Really, to keep things on an even keel leading up to Danny's bar mitzvah...

Sy Ableman:
Child's bar mitzvah, Larry.

Judith Gopnik:
...Sy and I think it's best if you move out of the house.

Larry Gopnik:
...Move out?

Sy Ableman:
Well, it makes eminent sense.

Judith Gopnik:
Things can't continue as they...

Larry Gopnik:
Move out? Where would I go?

Sy Ableman:
Well, for instance, the Jolly Roger is quite livable. It's not expensive, the rooms are eminently habitable...

Judith Gopnik:
This would allow you to visit the kids.

Sy Ableman:
It has convenience in its favor, they've got a pool...

Larry Gopnik:
Wouldn't it make more sense for you to move in with Sy?

[pause]

Judith Gopnik:
[stunned] Larry.

Sy Ableman:
Larry... you, you *are* jesting? I think really, the Jolly Roger is the appropriate course of action.