How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Rain Man.
Quote #4
CHARLIE'S FATHER (VIA THE WILL): And I remember, too, the day you left home, so full of bitterness and grandiose ideas. So full of yourself. And being raised without a mother, the hardness of your heart is understandable as well. Your refusal to even pretend that you loved or respected me, all these I forgive. But your failure to write, to telephone, to reenter my life in any way, has left me without a son. I wish you all I ever wanted for you. I wish you the best.
I hereby bequeath to my son, Charles Sanford Babbitt, that certain Buick convertible, the very car that, unfortunately, brought our relationship to an end.
Despite supposedly "forgiving" his son in the letter read with his will, the elder Babbitt certainly throws in a lot of digs in there… and leaving Charlie the car that broke up their relationship reeks more of "slap in the face" than "Hey, son, wish we could have worked things out." Not exactly the nicest way to end things, right?
Quote #5
DR. BRUNER: Mr. Babbitt, I knew your father since you were two years old.
CHARLIE: The year my mother died.
DR. BRUNER: Look, I'm trustee of the fund, but this hospital receives nothing from that.
CHARLIE: That hardly seems fair. Maybe that's something we could discuss.
DR. BRUNER: I took on this burden out of loyalty to your father. That's where my loyalty ends.
CHARLIE: And you think I should feel a little of that loyalty?
DR. BRUNER: I think you feel cheated out of your birthright. By a man who had difficulty showing love. And I think if I were in your shoes, I'd probably feel the same.
CHARLIE: I was hoping that we could talk, that you would explain my father's side of it, help me understand the right in what he's done…
After the reading of the will, Charlie goes to Wallbrook to find out why his dad left the majority of his estate (all the cash, that is) to a doctor there in a trust for someone else. Here, he and Doctor Bruner are discussing that trust and Charlie's troubled family history, and Doctor Bruner is being cagey about the identity of the beneficiary. Clearly, Charlie is still pretty upset about getting cut out of the will.
Quote #6
SUSANNA: Charlie, you're his brother! His brother! They tell you today for the first time that you have a brother, and I don't see in your face one little reaction. I'm not saying joy. I'm saying something.
CHARLIE: Just take it easy—you don't know what I'm going through here.
SUSANNA: What are you going through? What are you going through? Because I don't know. Because you don't tell me anything! You just give me lies! Lies! Lies!
CHARLIE: Lies? What lies? What lies?
SUSANNA: This thing that Dr. Bruner asked you to bring him here, this is bulls***. I know it's not true. So why don't you tell me why, why is he here?
CHARLIE: Because I'm pissed at him.
SUSANNA: At who?
CHARLIE: At my father.
SUSANNA: You're pissed at your father, and you bring Raymond here. Why?
CHARLIE: I don't know why. 'Cause I got him and they want him!
SUSANNA: This makes no sense!
CHARLIE: Raymond was left all the money and I got nothing.
SUSANNA: How much?
CHARLIE: $3 million, the inheritance. Every penny of it.
SUSANNA: So?
CHARLIE: So, I'm gonna keep him 'til I get my half! I deserve that!
Here, Charlie's sudden "interest" in his brother/family is revealed as nothing more than greed. As Susanna mentions, he didn't even seem to have a reaction to hearing that he had a brother… so, yeah, it was easy for her to see through Charlie's story about the doctor "asking" Charlie to take Ray.