The Royal Tenenbaums · written by Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson · 2001

Royal spots Richie at a bus stop after the suicide attempt, but Richie boards without speaking to him.

Scene 106 of 143 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act three

Royal
Pagoda

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Begins 1:31 into a 1:59 film

The story so farBefore scene 106

After losing his hotel room, Royal claims he has only weeks to live so he can move back in with his estranged family; as the truth unravels, he must find a way to be useful and earn a place in their lives.

Scenes 1–39
Royal is absent from the children’s adult lives, and their family remains shaped by his betrayals and abandonment.
Scenes 40–47
Royal wants a path back to Etheline and the children, and claims impending death will give him one.
Scenes 48–50
He returns to the house and openly asks his children for a chance to make things right.
Scenes 51–90
Royal tries to reconnect through schemes, misjudgments and genuine care, learning that affection alone cannot erase old injuries.
Scenes 91–92
Royal admits to Etheline that he hoped to win her back and remove Henry, revealing the motive behind his return.
Scene 101
Richie’s suicide attempt brings the family together around a crisis that Royal cannot solve through charm or deception.
Just before
Scene 103
In the waiting area, Raleigh confronts Margot about her affair; Henry arrives and Etheline embraces him.
Scene 104
Royal and Pagoda arrive at the hospital after visiting hours and look for a way to reach Richie.
Scene 105
A nurse refuses Royal access to Richie because visiting hours are over and refers him to the doctor.
Scene 106
This scene

106EXT. SIDEWALK. NIGHT.

Royal and Pagoda stand in front of the hospital. Royal points to the edge of the roof. He sounds desperate.

ROYAL

I think if we shimmy up that gutter and

jump across the window ledge we can pry

open the ventilation shaft and --

PAGODA

There he is, man.

Pagoda points to Richie waiting at the bus stop on the corner. He is dressed in surgical scrubs and bedroom slippers. His arms are covered with bandages. Royal looks puzzled. A bus pulls over in front of Richie. The doors open. Royal calls out:

ROYAL

Richie?

Richie looks to Royal and Pagoda. He sees their uniforms. He hesitates.

ROYAL (CONT’D)

Where’re you going?

Silence. Richie gets on the bus. Royal and Pagoda watch it drive away. Royal looks very upset.

ROYAL (CONT’D)

I have to say, he didn’t look half bad

for a suicide. Attempted suicide,

anyway.

Pagoda nods. He puts his arm around Royal’s shoulder.