While attempting to break into a neighbor's apartment, Charles opens up to Mabel about his fear of intimacy and his family history. He reveals that his preference for solitude stems from a deep-seated fear of inheriting his father's cruel personality and mistreating others.
MABEL: We’re good. How long have you lived here?
CHARLES: Twenty-eight years.
MABEL: But not always by yourself.
MABEL: You’ve been alone for 28 years?!
CHARLES: Shh! I... like alone. Alone isn’t so bad.
CHARLES: My father was also a Charles. I’m a Junior. It was the most consistent refrain of my ch
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