https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XCsE5NffMA
INT. TIMMY'S TAP -- DAY:
Timmy's Tap is a local watering hole, not unlike the L Street Bar. Sean is at the bar, telling a joke to TIMMY (45) the owner of the place, and several other REGULARS.
SEAN: So she goes runnin' up the aisle and I figure "fuck it" and I yell out "don't forget the coffee!
The men erupt in laughter. MARTY, one of the regulars pipe up.
MARTY: Bullshit! You didn't say that!
Timmy and Sean exchange a look.
TIMMY: Jesus Christ, Marty. It's a joke.
Lambeau enters, a bit overdressed in his sport coat and tie.
SEAN: Gerry! Any trouble finding the place?
LAMBEAU: Not at all.
SEAN: Timmy this is Gerry, an old friend of mine. We went to college together.
TIMMY: Good to meet you.
LAMBEAU: Pleasure to meet you.
SEAN: Could we get a couple of sandwiches? (beat, smiles) Put it on my tab.
Sean heads towards a table.
TIMMY: You ever plan on payin' your tab?
SEAN: (pulls out lottery ticket) I got the winning numbers right here.
TIMMY: What's the jackpot?
SEAN: Twelve million.
TIMMY: I don't think that'll cover it.
Lambeau follows [Sean]. They sit.
LAMBEAU: You're here quite a bit, then.
SEAN: I live right around the corner.
LAMBEAU: You moved?
SEAN: I been here a couple years.
There is an awkward moment.
SEAN: You wanted to talk about Will?
LAMBEAU: Seems like it's going well.
SEAN: I think so.
LAMBEAU: Well, have you talked to him at all about his future?
SEAN: We haven't really gotten into it.
LAMBEAU: Maybe you should. My phone's been ringing off the hook with job offers.
SEAN: Jobs doing what?
LAMBEAU: Cutting edge mathematics. Think tanks. The kind of place where a mind like Will's is given free reign.
SEAN: That's great, Gerry, that there's interest -- But I'm not sure he's ready for that.
LAMBEAU: Sean, I really don't think you understand--
SEAN: What don't I understand?
Timmy comes over with the sandwiches.
SEAN: Thanks, Timmy.
LAMBEAU: Excuse me, Timmy. Could you help us? We're trying to settle a bet.
TIMMY: Uh-oh.
LAMBEAU: Have you heard of Jonas Salk?
TIMMY: Yeah, cured polio.
LAMBEAU: You've heard of Albert Einstein?
Timmy smiles. Gives him a look.
LAMBEAU: How about Gerald Lambeau? Ever heard of him?
TIMMY: No.
LAMBEAU: Okay thank you, Timmy.
TIMMY: So who won the bet?
LAMBEAU: I did.
A beat. Timmy leaves.
LAMBEAU: This isn't about me. I'm nothing compared to this young man.
(beat)
Sean, in 1905 there were hundreds of Professors who were renowned for their study of the universe. But it was a 26-year-old Swiss Patent clerk, doing physics in his spare time, who changed the world, Sean. Can you imagine if Einstein had given that up? Or gotten drunk with his buddies in Vienna every night? All of us would have lost something. And I'm quite sure Timmy never would have heard of him.SEAN: Isn't that a little dramatic, Gerry?
LAMBEAU: No, Sean. This boy has that gift. He just hasn't got the direction. We can give that to him.
A beat.
SEAN: He married his cousin.
LAMBEAU: Who?
SEAN: Einstein. Had two marriages, both trainwrecks. The guy never saw his kids, one of whom, I think, ended up in an asylum- possible Unabomber addition--
LAMBEAU: You see, Sean? That's exactly not the point. No one remembers that. They--
SEAN: I do.
LAMBEAU: Well, you're the only one.
Beat.
LAMBEAU: This boy can make contributions to the world. We can help him do that.
SEAN: Just... take it easy, Gerry.
LAMBEAU: Look, I don't know what else I can say. I'm not sitting at home every night, twisting my mustache and hatching a plan to ruin the boy's life. But it's important to start early. I was doing advanced mathematics at eighteen and it still took me twenty-three years to do something worthy of a Field's medal.
SEAN: Maybe he doesn't care about that.
A beat.
LAMBEAU: Sean, this is important. And it's above personal rivalry--
SEAN: Now wait a minute, Gerry--
LAMBEAU: No, no you hear me out, Sean. This young man is a true prodigy--
SEAN: Personal rivalry? I'm not getting back at you.
LAMBEAU: Look, you took one road and I took another. That's fine.
SEAN: Is it Gerry? 'Cause I don't think it's fine with you. Give him time to figure out what he wants.
LAMBEAU: That's a wonderful theory, Sean. It worked wonders for you.
A beat. Lambeau gets up.
LAMBEAU: Sean, I came here today out of courtesy. I wanted to keep you in the loop. As we speak the boy is in a meeting I set up for him over at Tri-tech.
SEAN: ... The stewardess hears this and goes haulin' ass down the aisle. And I yell, don't forget the coffee.
MARTY: Bullshit! You didn't say that.
TIMMY: For Christ's sake, Marty, it's a joke.
SEAN: Yeah, I know someone that it actually happened to, Marty.
TIMMY: A joke!
SEAN: Gerry! Have trouble findin' the place?
LAMBEAU: Hi. No, I took a cab.
SEAN: Timmy, this is Gerry. We went to college together.
TIMMY: How you doin'? Nice to meet ya.
LAMBEAU: Pleased to meet ya.
SEAN: Can I get you a beer?
LAMBEAU: Uh, no, just a Perrier.
SEAN: That's French for club soda.
TIMMY: Huh. Club soda, yeah.
SEAN: Yeah. A couple of sandwiches, too.
TIMMY: Sure.
SEAN: Put it on my tab.
TIMMY: You ever plan on payin' your tab?
SEAN: Yeah, chief. Got the winning lottery ticket right here.
TIMMY: What's the jackpot?
SEAN: $12 million.
TIMMY: I don't think that'll cover it.
SEAN: Yeah, but it'll cover your sex change operation.
Nuts?
LAMBEAU: No, thank you.
SEAN: So, you wanted to talk about Will.
LAMBEAU: Well, it seems to be going well.
SEAN: I think so.
LAMBEAU: Have you talked to him at all about his future?
SEAN: No, we haven't gotten into that yet. We're still bangin' away at the past.
LAMBEAU: Well, maybe you should. My phone's been ringing off the hook with job offers.
SEAN: What kind?
LAMBEAU: Well, cutting edge mathematics, think tanks. The kind of place where a mind like WilI's is given free rein.
SEAN: That's, that's great that there are offers... but I, I don't really think he's ready for that.
LAMBEAU: I'm not sure you understand, Sean.
SEAN: Well, what don't I understand?
TIMMY: Here you go, guys.
SEAN: Thanks, Tim.
LAMBEAU: Yeah, thank you.
TIMMY: Just so you don't get sticky fingers, huh?
LAMBEAU: Tim, can you help us? We're tryin' to settle a bet.
TIMMY: Uh-oh.
LAMBEAU: You ever heard of Jonas Salk?
TIMMY: Sure. Cured polio.
LAMBEAU: Ever heard of Albert Einstein?
TIMMY: Hey.
LAMBEAU: How about Gerald Lambeau?
LAMBEAU: Ever heard of him?
TIMMY: No.
LAMBEAU: Thank you, Tim.
TIMMY: So, who won the bet?
LAMBEAU: I did.
LAMBEAU: This isn't about me, Sean. I'm... I'm nothing compared to this young man.
TIMMY: You ever hear of Gerald Lambeau?
LAMBEAU: In 1905 there were hundreds of professors renown for their study of the universe, but it was a... It was a 26-year-old Swiss patent clerk doing physics in his spare time who changed the world.
Can you imagine if Einstein would have given that up just to get drunk with his buddies in Vienna every night? We all would've lost something. Tim would never have heard of him.
SEAN: Pretty dramatic, Gerry.
LAMBEAU: No, it isn't, Sean. This boy has that gift. He just hasn't got the direction, but we can give that to him.
SEAN: Hey, Gerry, in the 1960s... there was a young man graduated from the University of Michigan. Did some brilliant work in mathematics. Specifically, bounded harmonic functions. Then he went on to Berkeley. He was assistant professor. Showed amazing potential. Then he moved to Montana and he blew the competition away.
LAMBEAU: Yeah, so who was he?
SEAN: Ted Kaczynski.
LAMBEAU: Haven't heard of him.
SEAN: Hey, Timmy!
TIMMY: Yo!
SEAN: Who's Ted Kaczynski?
TIMMY: Unabomber.
LAMBEAU: (Pauses) That's exactly what I'm talking about. We gotta give this kid direction. He can contribute to the world, and, and we can help him do that.
SEAN: Direction's one thing. Manipulation's another, all right?
LAMBEAU: Sean!
SEAN: We have to let him find...
LAMBEAU: Sean, I'm not sitting at home every night twisting my mustache... and hatching a, hatching a plan to ruin this boy's life.
I was doing advanced mathematics when I was, when I was 18... and it still took me over 20 years to do something worthy of a Field's medal.
SEAN: Well, maybe he doesn't want what you want. There's more to life than a fuckin' Field's medal.
LAMBEAU: This is too important, Sean, and it's above personal rivalry.
SEAN: Wait a minute. Wait a minute, Gerry. Let's talk about the boy. Why don't we give him time to figure out what he wants?
LAMBEAU: That's a wonderful theory, Sean. It worked wonders for you, didn't it?
SEAN: Yeah, it did, you arrogant fuckin' prick.
LAMBEAU: Well, I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I came here today. I came here out of courtesy. I- I wanted to keep you in the loop.
SEAN: Oh, nice to be in the loop.
LAMBEAU: The boy's in a meeting right now.