The Guiding Light1952

[confronting Harley about her goodbye letter to him]

Gus:
Oh, so this is nice. This is like a "Dear John" letter. You're going to kiss me off with a letter?

Harley:
I couldn't figure out any other way to do this.

Gus:
You make the decision without me, you don't even consult me, and this is what you want to do?

Harley:
Well, you said you weren't going to be in court today. So...

Gus:
Yeah, I'm not going to court. I'm not going to stand there and watch you throw your life away.

Harley:
That's fine, but I'm still going through with this. Ten years. Ten. I mean, even with time off with good behavior, that's a really long time. So my life will be in the state pen and yours will be here. That's the reality.

Gus:
I don't really have a reality without you in my life, okay? So if they send you to Vailsburg, I'll just buy the house next door to prison.

Harley:
No.

Gus:
If they send you out of state, I'll just... I'll hit the road. I'll be the first one in, the last one out every single visiting day. You can count on it.

Harley:
That is not...

Gus:
In fact, I'll get a job. I'll get a job...

Harley:
... a life for you. You deserve more than that, Gus.

Gus:
I'm not walking out of your life.

Harley:
Well, you have to! Okay? You have to. Because I can't live with anything else. None of this is the way it's supposed to be, okay? None of this is the way I wanted it. Starting with Phillip. But he's dead, okay? And now we are, too. And I've got to go.

Gus:
Wait a second. Just wait a second.

Harley:
You know what? I don't want to be late for court. And this is the part you said you couldn't watch. So don't.