Anthony and Anne discuss the latest caregiver who has left. Anthony accuses the caregiver of stealing his watch, while Anne tries to reason with him and suggests he might have misplaced it. The conversation reveals Anthony's deteriorating memory and Anne's desperation.
INT. LIVING ROOM DAY
ANTHONY goes to the piano and starts playing a couple of notes.
He turns his back on her as she appears in the doorway.
ANNE She told me you’d called her a little bitch. And I don’t know what else.
ANTHONY
Me?
He shrugs his shoulders.
ANTHONY (CONT’D) Could be. I don’t remember.
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