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After biking across the country, Leo shows up at his 91-year-old grandmother鈥檚 apartment in the middle of the night. He is actually estranged from almost everyone in his life--partly because of his cross-country trek, but mostly because of his selfishness and irresponsibility. Leo is dirty and dusty from his travels, while his poor grandmother Vera is disoriented and sleepy. She isn鈥檛 wearing her dentures, so her speech is a bit slurred. In this scene, Leo and Vera slowly get reacquainted with
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Leo: You haven鈥檛 changed the name. On the buzzer.
Vera: What?
Leo: The buzzer! It still says Joe Joseph!
Vera: So?
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Vera: That was a long time ago. (He hesitates.) You need anything else?
Joe: No, I -- Grandma --
Vera: Yes?
His uncertainty dissolves into a big smile.
Leo: 鈥� good night.
Amy Herzog, 4000 Miles, American Theatre Journal, April 2012, pp.64-65.
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