A man asks his wife for a 'leave of absence' in order to care for his mistress who is dying of cancer. | dG1fdXNsLTQ3VnhKTnc
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00:01He didn't mean for it to happen.
00:03I'm a happily married man.
00:05He knew in his heart that it was wrong.
00:07I'm having an affair.
00:08And he loved his family.
00:10I can't figure out what your father wants or doesn't want because he's not living with us anymore.
00:15But his single indiscretion
00:17This afternoon, I went to see the doctor.
00:19He's having an affair.
00:21tore their lives apart.
00:23With a woman who's dying.
00:25It's about me seeing Eliza last night.
00:27Oh, please, Sam.
00:29Tell me, what do the women do?
00:30Do you think that they beg their husbands not to leave them for someone who's dying?
00:35Sam, I'm sorry. I'm afraid I've made a mistake.
00:38I don't want you to destroy your family.
00:41Or do you think that they let them go and then take them back when the other woman has kicked the bucket?
00:48World International Network and Grosspart Barnett Productions present a film of lost moments.
00:56Well, I know you've given this a lot of thought.
01:00No, Sam, every thought.
01:01ruptured lives
01:03I'm trying to do the best I can. I need you to help me.
01:06Please, will you help me?
01:08Please?
01:09and found courage.
01:12I played by the rules.
01:14We were good.
01:15We communicated.
01:17We fought, we played, we had a child.
01:19I don't have instructions for this because I don't know what to do.
01:23Brian Dennehy.
01:25Jacqueline Bessette.
01:28Blythe Danner.
01:30Leave of Absence.