A/N: A short chapter followed by the rewritten script. I hope you suspend your disbelief and think the rewritten script (by Shin) is truly much better than the dark ending before.

"Hello, son" Kuu says.

Rain takes one look at him and walks out. Kuu follows him and with his equally long legs catches up easily with his son. They walk till they get out of sight of the people at the restaurant to a relatively quiet and deserted alleyway. Rain stops and turns around. All his feelings about Kyoko and the photo get condensed into laser-sharp rage and anger which he now directs at his father.

"What do you want?" he asks Kuu.

Kuu takes a step back at the cold anger in Rain's eyes. Then turns around and starts walking back, "After not having seen you for your over three years, I did not expect this rudeness. Maybe I will go back and talk to those nice customers in the restaurant."

This is the dance. These two men were old hands at it. Each actor trying to get the desired response from the other. Ren wants Kuu to leave him alone and Kuu wants to break down the wall that his son was hiding behind. The threat in Kuu's last statement was obvious. If Kuu talks to them and reveals Rain's true identity, he would have to leave this town. But if Kuu found him once, he could find him again.

"Wait," Rain calls. Kuu stops and smiles. Then turns around and walks back.

"How did you find me?" Rain asks.

"Kyoko sent me," Kuu replies and is satisfied to watch Rain flinch just a micrometer at the name. It is imperceptible but to an actor like Kuu, it is as loud as a horn. Momentarily thrown off balance, Ren's mind races. 'Kyoko wouldn't have sent Kuu and did not come herself. Unless she has some reason for not wanting to meet me. But still wants something from me.'

"I am sure she didn't and you didn't answer the question." Rain replies.

Kuu is mildly happy that Kuon's skills have not dulled over time.

"You are right. She didn't "send" send me. But I did come on her behalf. And I found you because I am your father. Things like disappearing without a trace only happen in movies. Even if you were in witness protection, I would have found you."

"Why are you here?" Rain asks again but this time it is not filled with anger. He has realized that the fastest way to get his father to leave is to give him whatever he wanted.

"I came to give you this."

Kuu hands Ren a DVD case with one DVD on it.

"What is it?" Ren asks.

"It is an advance version of the movie "Wisteria House" that will be released soon in theatres. I pulled a lot of strings to get this. Your wife is in it. I want you to watch it. Your"

"So what?" Unfeeling Rain is back. "I am not interested in watching it. I don't have a TV or computer even."

Kuu grins and takes out a slim DVD player. "That is why I bought this for you. No one uses them these days so people even give it away for free."

He pushes it on to Rain who holds it by instinct and is left holding it. He holds it back out towards Kuu saying, "I don't want this or the DVD. I said I am not interested."

"No problem," replies Kuu taking it. "I'll try again tomorrow... and the next day and the next day till you say you will watch it." He starts to walk away again.

Ren clenches his fist, 'What a pain this man is. Guess I have no choice if I want him to leave me alone. If it is just a matter of saying I will watch this damn movie.'

"OK fine!" he calls after Kuu.

Kuu turns back and hands Rain the DVD and the player and as though reading his mind says, "Do me a favor and don't lie to me about watching it. I may be an old man but I am not senile. I will be able to tell if my own son is lying or not. And if you don't watch it by tomorrow, I'll come again the next day and the next day and the... you get the picture."

Rain shrugs.

Act 3: Scene 2: Wisteria house

(Kimiko is staring at the bathtub filling up. She looks like she is spacing out. She suddenly starts as though realizing something. She walks back to the living room dragging her feet, and through there to the kitchen. She stops and sniffs the air. She catches sight of Shino dripping with some sort of liquid (petrol) with a lighter in his hand.)

Kimiko: (running) STOP

(She slaps the matches away.)

Shino: Kimiko. I had a son. We had a son. Akio. And I forgot. I forgot everything about him.

Kimiko: Do you remember now?

Shino: (shakes his head) I don't know. I read the report and saw his photo. It says I ran a red light and that's how Akio died. But, it all feels strange like it happened to someone else.

Kimiko: Hmm. The doctor said it is an escape mechanism of the brain. It was such a horrible thing to think about that you locked the memories away.

(smiles sadly)

All this while I tried not to remind you of anything related to our son. It was hard. I had to bear the whole burden of all his memories.

Shino: (looking at her) It makes sense now. You hated me. Hate me still. You have had to live with a man who killed your son. That's why you didn't want me to drive the car. Is there.. really someone else you have been meeting?

Kimiko: (looks at him and snorts) Just because you were a bad father doesn't mean I have to become a bad wife.

Shino: I am a bad father. I killed my son. And I forgot everything about my son. Why didn't you let me die?

Kimiko: (walks over the counter and caresses it ) Do you remember this seat? Akio used to sit here with his iPad and eat breakfast every day. Waffles and strawberries. His favorite. And over there (she walks over to the dining table and Shino follows) We would always have dinner together. No matter how much work you had, you would always be home in time for dinner. And do you remember one day you came home and saw me crying because I had burnt the milk? I told you what happened and you came over and hugged me. And Akio was sitting sadly in a corner and he came over and hugged us and said,-

Shino: Family Hug!

Kimiko: Yes. Family Hug. And we laughed and laughed.

(Shino nods)

Kimiko: You asked me why I didn't let you die. Do you know I have run a bath and came to the kitchen to find a knife? I wanted to cut my wrists. You were right, I hated you for killing our son. Hated you for conveniently forgetting while I bore all the grief. But now I understand. Because I too had forgotten that that night I forgot to put the seat belt on for Akio. He insisted at the last minute on his puppy toy. And you were getting late. So I ran and brought it and gave it to him and forgot to put his seat belt on!

(she pauses)

Shino: But you don't know that that was what -

Kimiko: It says so in the report. If he had had his seat belt on, he could have been saved.

(There is a long pause. Both are silent.)

Shino: Even if that is the case Kimiko. I am not without fault. If I had not run through a red light, there would not have been an accident at all. What terrible parents we are. We were given one job in this world. To keep our son safe. And here we are alive and well when he is dead. We both deserve to die.

Kimiko: That's what I thought as well till I saw you holding that lighter.

Shino: What do you mean?

Kimiko: You and I. We are the only ones who have all of Akio's memories. If we die, who will remember his voice? Who will remember the things he used to say. (She looks around and points at a world map on the wall)

Do you remember when you pointed to Tokyo and asked him if he knew where Tokyo was? You meant which country. But Akio laughed and said "Silly papa. There it is." and pointed to where you were pointing.

Shino: (Laughs) Yes. I remember. And do you remember how he tried to put your makeup on his truck-toy?

Kimiko: Yes. And when he decided he was going to be an astronaut when he grows up.

All of that Shino, who is going to remember if we die? If we die and our memories of Akio die with us, it would be as though he never existed.

Shino: (nods slowly) After so long I just now regained memories of my son. I don't want to lose them again. We were terrible parents, Kimiko. That's why I think our penance should be to live. Because living with this guilt is the biggest punishment I can think of.

Kimiko: (shakes her head) No. We cannot let Wisteria House be a place of guilt and sadness. I won't let you. Akio would not like it. We have to continue to make Wisteria House a place were Akio would be happy to live in.

(Shino nods and walks over to Kimiko and hugs her. Two ghostly arms seem to wrap around their legs.)

Kimiko, Shino, and Akio: (softly) Family Hug.