Speaker #2: Let's be fair. We all have an "L" in our lives. [Hal nods] My "L" was the Vietnam War. Thankfully, though, I don't have to visit my "L" on Christmas and holidays. I can leave my "L" buried deep in the darkest recesses of my mind. And I thank God for that. Stay strong, Francis.
George: And now, let's hear from the man of the hour. Our very own Francis. [applause]
Francis: Thanks, George. Thank you all. A lot of horrible things have been said tonight, and I appreciate your honesty, but that's in the past. We need to clean the slate and start over, and to do that, we need to make amends to the people we have wronged. To my beautiful wife, Piama, for all the terrible things I put you through, I'm sorry. And to my brothers, who aren't here right now, for all the times I couldn't be there for you 'cause I was in my own messed-up place, I'm sorry. To my father, I put you through so much, yet you were always there for me. I'm sorry. And to my mother, L, I forgive you. [applause]
Lois: You forgive me?!