He cannot speak. He is rendered mute by grief. Only his daughter draws words from him, and only for her sake does he simulate animation. He does not wish her to see his pain, because to see it will be to share it.
And just as only his daughter can bring him to speak, so only with Babe does he cry for his dead child.
His son is cremated. He does not want a funeral. He hates funerals.
He accepts the condolences of all who offer them.
He returns to work.
He returns, on silent sets, to the business of being funny.