All language subtitles for melrose_place_s07e30_the_daughterboy

No hole in the ceiling? Well, we know
foreplay didn't begin on the roof this

time. Oh, that's insulting.

Very insulting. No, no, what's insulting
is what I think you two were doing in

the closet.

Excuse me, I don't owe you an
explanation. We're not together anymore.

I don't need an explanation. I have
eyes.

Yeah, so do I. And I'm horrified. I
mean, I'm not against closet sex, but

the right partner.

Shut up, Lexi. Wait a minute.

Hey, I'm the landlord here. You know
what? You may be the landlord, but you

no right to be in my apartment. Who
cares? I can't believe that you would do

this to him.

Hey, Megan doesn't know this foot
-fluffin' jerk squat.

And who are you to talk?

Megan said that you were doing it with
Ryan at my wedding in the bathroom

the wedding cake was cut.

Yeah, well, Jane was filing for divorce
before the cake was even wheeled out.

You know what, Mancini? You're an over
-sexed pig.

Oh, yeah? Well, you're an over -sexed
slut, huh? Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey,

hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Oh, you got some unfinished business to
take care of? A little coitus

interrupter? Oh, listen to me, you
neanderthal. There's no way to talk to a

like me.

Don't you talk to a lady like me. Oh, I
guess I can marry him first and then

kick him in the gut like you do. Stop
it.

No, let him fight. This could be fun.
You have any popcorn, Megan?

Hey! All night.

Oh, my God.

You drew blood.

It's going to be worse if you two don't
leave me alone. All right, fine. I don't

have a death wish. Come on, Ryan. I'll
continue.

Oh.

Oh, is that an apology?

Oh, you ungrateful... Michael!

Do you want him to look at your head? I
don't want anything from that quack. Or

you. Hold on.

It's okay.

I'm bleeding. The last thing I need
right now is a drink.

The vodka is not for you to be drinking.

You know, if you don't mind, I'd like to
be alone.

No, I'm not going to leave you alone,
Ryan. I mean, you could have a

or you could fall into a coma or you
could die even.

Losing consciousness sounds pretty damn
good right now.

Oh, Ryan.

Honey, I hate to see you like this. Do
you want to talk about it?

You don't give up, do you?

I just thought I'd finally straighten
out my past and was ready for a future

with Megan and she goes and sleeps with
Mancini.

I mean, did our relationship mean that
little to her?

Look, I know that Megan cared very much
for you, but... Look, and this is no

disrespect to Megan, but she's... She's
like a basketball player, you know?

She's always rebounding.

Maybe it's better I found out now rather
than after I went to tell her what I

wanted to tell her.

You can tell me if you want to get it
off your chest.

I have a daughter back east.

You have a daughter?

It's her wife?

She passed away just after Sarah was
born.

I'm sorry.

Why is your daughter back east and not
with you? It's a long story. There was

accident. I got Sarah out, but I went
back for Kelly, and it was too late. I

don't want to talk about this right now.

I understand.

But, you know, if your daughter is
anything like you, she's probably...

Sensitive and warm and adorable and
utterly irresistible.

You know, Ryan, I could get you two
aspirin and leave.

Oh, you know.

I just need two aspirin.

I'm going to hit myself in the morning.

I already hit myself now, so... What the
hell?

What about the death?

I got a better cure.

I'm gonna carve my heart a new day, and
they think you're right.

Gonna go back to the old ways and take
off tight.

Just had enough, and I'm feeling love.

Gonna back up to the old ways, when they
said hey, what a day to go

play. And it got me, got me crazy, like
you don't know me.

Hey, have you seen Kyle?

Oh yeah, we had breakfast together and
then he went to your construction site.

Aren't you cold in that T -shirt? It
can't be more than 40 degrees in our

You know what?

I'm really sick of all your snide
comments and complaints. This is my

can wear what I want, do what I want,
whenever I want.

So, if I want to freeze my ass off, it's
my business.

Okay, I see. I hit a nerve.

More than one.

You're taking advantage of our
friendship, and it's time I set some

I get the hint. I didn't mean to take my
frustrations out on you.

What frustrations?

Your life's perfect.

Hardly. Ever since I sold the building,
I've felt unsettled. That place is my

anchor. And I don't know, being a
landlord gave me more control of my life

other people's lives and caused friction
between Kyle and me and you and me, and

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

Is there any more coffee left?

Yeah.

Help yourself.

Thanks.

So, what kind of mood was my husband in
this morning?

Oh! A good one. He's excited about your
new house. He thinks it's going to be a

new beginning for you guys.

Lucky you.

Yeah. Lucky me.

Oh. Good. No lamp. You're unarmed. Is
Ryan here?

No, actually, you just missed him. He
had to leave early for work so he could

stop by the hospital.

Peter's going to check out his head to
make sure he doesn't have any permanent

brain damage.

Yeah, well, if he's sleeping with you
again, then he definitely has brain

damage. Megan.

What happened to us? We used to be
friends.

We used to be good friends.

What happened is you slept with my
fiancé.

Correction. He slept with me.

Megan, that shows me that you and him
are not meant to be, and the sooner you

get that in your head, the better off
we'll all be.

Mm -hmm.

You know what, Ray?

This is not the place. But follow me.
Yeah.

Now, I'm going to apologize for what you
want.

I'm glad I got you between rounds. What
do you have there? A present. It's not

every day my husband buys a hospital.

Well, you're my inspiration. You buy a
club, I buy a hospital. Go ahead, open

it, open it.

Oh. Oh, this will be perfect for
surgery.

We keep talking about a second honeymoon
to Hawaii, but now that we're business

people, I just want you to know that
it's okay if we have to put the trip on

hold. Well, we don't have to. I got my
schedule worked out. I figured Kyle

cover for you at the club. So the trip's
not off? Wouldn't I do that to you?

Peter. Oh.

Good morning. If we have a problem, it's
in the boardroom. What's the problem?

An Irene Shulman problem. She called an
emergency meeting of all the doctors.

If they ask me, it's a mutiny. I don't
trust her.

I gotta go.

So, I guess it's aloha to Hawaii.

Two weeks.

We'll be sipping Mai Tais in Maui.

Aloha. Where do you get off telling
us... How to run our departments.

I mean, the last time I checked, we were
all equal partners.

Financial equals, not intellectual
equals. I resent that. If anybody needs

free mental health checkup, it's you.

Uh -oh, hang on. Now, what's going on
here? I... invested $200 ,000 in this

hospital and I'm not about to watch it
go down the drain because of him.

Well, maybe you should have invested in
mutual funds because as long as I'm a

partner here, Wilshire Memorial will
offer a mental health program to the

public. Run by whom? You, Dr.

Psycho? Look who's talking. Michael,
please. I'm not the one who wants a

ward named after them. Oh, come on. You
are taking my comments out of context.

Egomaniacs don't make comments, they
make demands.

Who are you calling an egomaniac?

Dr. Schulman, high priestess of
neurology.

Where's the man in the client?

Well, hopefully they'll be here any
minute.

Listen, not that I care, but what did
you want to tell me last night?

Well, it doesn't matter anymore.

And can we not speak because I have a
splitting headache and five stitches in

forehead thanks to your lamp.

Hello.

Tony Marlin, I'd like you to meet Megan
Lewis, Ryan McBride, my two top

executives.

Sports injury, pal?

No, I'll run in with my ex -fiancée.

We don't want to bore Tony with our
personal lives, colorful as they may be.

consider myself a man of the world, but
I've never had a business lunch with two

such beautiful women.

Oh, I find that hard to believe.

Well, maybe once or twice, but don't
tell my wife.

Oh, you're married.

I was going to get married. Yeah, but
then you told your fiancé that you

on her with her best friend at some
singles resort while you were away on

business, and apparently you slept with
that same best friend last night. Tell

me you didn't. At least that friend
wasn't naked in my bedroom closet.

Yeah, well, at least my friend and I
don't have sex in the ladies' room or in

Amanda's office. What?

That's what I heard from the friend.
They did it on your desk.

Lexi was on my desk?

It's like our president sets the
standard for the rest of the nation.

I'm sorry, Tony. We should be talking
about the campaign for your cruise line.

No, no, forget it. This is much more
interesting. I love to dish.

So who is this Lexi? She sounds like
quite a handful.

You know, I don't really have anything
to offer this conversation, so I'll see

you back at the office.

Who needed him anyway?

This is shaping up to be quite a lunch,
so... Megan, tell me about yourself.

I'm sorry, I'm going to have to take the
day off.

Don't know what to say.

Well, I do.

Finally, we're alone.

Peter.

Wait till you hear the latest.

What now?

Not only does she want to get rid of the
free coffee in the on -call room, but

she wants to charge us for cleaning our
shrub.

Oh, and the assigned parking is now $60
a month. I'm telling you, Peter, that

woman is an agitator, a heretic, and a
rabble rouser. I've already cast her

check, Michael. She's a partner. There's
nothing I can do about it. Well, then

we got to keep our eye on her, you know?
We got to, like, bug her office or her

phone or something.

Michael, relax.

You know, every new organization has
growing pains.

Oh, yeah, right. The scream -a -thons in
the boardroom?

You were there?

The Scottian showman almost came to
blows.

What's the real problem here, Michael?

Well, Peter, you know me too well.

It's the usual money. I mean, a doctor
can barely make a living these days.

I mean, without those little perks, what
does a guy have left?

Patients. Isn't that why we became
doctors in the first place? Yes, and I

recently put my career on the line for
those patients, as well as the nurses,

did you.

Now, are we going to let Sherman gum
that all up over saving a couple of

Point well taken.

Thank you.

Now, what we need is a mole.

Someone to cozy up this showman. You
know, keep tabs on her.

And I have the perfect person.

Visconti.

Visconti? They hate each other.

Oh, Peter, you've been out of the single
scene too long.

Beneath that venom they were spewing was
lust.

No, Visconti's our man.

Trust me.

I was on my way home from the club.

I called the house and Jane said it was
working late.

Well, home is now an hour's drive away
and even longer in rush hour, so I

figured I'd avoid the traffic. Well,
it's after 11 o 'clock. You wait any

longer, it's going to be morning rush
hour. Maybe none of you McBrides

understand how important lending this
new account is to my agency.

Okay, it's important. I guess it was
just wishful thinking that you would

your mind and pull away from your work.

Where's the woman that I made love to
this morning? That was then. This is

You can't take everything away from me.
I have my own wants and needs separate

from our life together.

No, I'm not trying to take anything away
from you. I'm trying to add to our

lives. I'm trying to take this pressure
off of you. Maybe I like the pressure.

Maybe that's who I am.

I thought you were off to my wife.

First of all, they took the word obey
out of the wedding vows a long time ago.

And you knew exactly what you were
getting when you married me. People

Yes, they do.

I'm about to say something I'm going to
regret, so I'm going to go.

Good. Because you're keeping me from my
work.

I don't know when I'll be home. Good. I
won't wait up.

Hope you don't mind a little company.

Actually, I do.

What are you doing in my bathroom?
Honey, Amanda needed a place to crash.

were already asleep when she got here. I
didn't want to wake you. The bathroom's

all yours. Why didn't you sleep at your
own place? Because I was too damn tired

to drive all the way to Malibu last
night. Any more questions?

No.

Do you have a jacket I could borrow? I
don't want people to think I didn't go

home. But you didn't. Don't you think
you should call Kyle? I'll call him from

the car.

Amanda, he must be worried.

I don't want to talk about Kyle right
now.

What I need is a favor.

Right, the jacket.

Oh, and don't forget your locket. Here.
I am trying to land this new client.

I want to impress him and show him a
good time.

If I stop by the club tonight, would you
pull out all the stops?

Sure. Whatever you want.

Now, do you want to talk about what's
going on between you and Kyle? Oh, stop

worrying about Kyle.

He's never been happier. Spends all his
time at the construction site.

Without you.

How much trouble can a guy get into with
a hammer and nails?

I think that we should all shake hands
and be mature adults about our

The situation being that you two are
lovers, I have accepted it and moved on.

Um, we're not lovers, okay? At least not
like you and Michael.

Ryan, honey, the two of us sleep
together. In my book, that makes us

Well, in my book, there has to be love
to be lovers.

I'm late for work.

What are you smiling about?

He only lashed out at me because of all
the pain that you've caused him.

Yeah, well, if he's hurting, he's the
only one to blame. He broke up with me.

Well, it's no wonder.

You don't understand him, Megan.

Ryan's got the weight of the world on
his shoulder, and nobody's giving him a

break except for me.

Weight of the world? What do you mean?

All I'm saying is that Ryan is a very
sensitive guy, and what he does, he does

for a reason.

So get off his case, okay?

And get off mine.

You wanted to see me?

Oh, terrific.

Actually, I'm glad that both of you are
here.

I'm putting the two of you in charge of
a committee to determine the future of

the trauma center.

You already know my position.

A committee is just a waste of time. I
don't agree, and I make the call here,

Irene. Hi.

I'll be right over here. I'll be quiet.
Don't mind me. So, the two of you can

get started today at lunch.

Lunch?

We'll go Dutch, and don't expect me to
change my mind on the trauma center.

I won't.

I got a bad feeling about this. Relax.

Visconti's going to make a great spy,
and Shulman's not going to suspect a

thing. I can think of a dozen other
doctors we could have gotten to keep an

on Shulman. Come on. I prepped the guy
all morning. He's got the moves down.

And for your information, I had to break
a breakfast date with Megan to do that

for you.

Michael, the last thing I want to hear
about is your sorry love life.

Fortunately, she's free for dinner
tomorrow night.

But I swear, if that Ryan McBride
interrupts us one more time, I mean,

ever been caught in a closet with your
pants down and...

Of course, I have nothing to be ashamed
of. But still, I mean, it's

embarrassing. I mean, there I was, Hank.

Yeah.

Man, they're just not good listeners.

Can

I

get you guys anything else? Yeah, we'll
take another round. No problem. And you

can pull up. Sure, or a lot.

I hate college boys.

Eve,

I want you to cut these college kids off
after the next round.

You need me, I'll be in my office.

I guess I should say our office.

Oh, I like the sound of that. I never
had an office before, only a cell.

You got a minute? It's about Ryan. Yeah,
Megan, come on in.

You guys make up?

Well, obviously you haven't talked to
your brother in the last 24 hours.

No, I haven't talked to him since he got
the letter from Sarah.

Sarah who?

Oh, I guess he hasn't gotten around to
telling you.

No.

Ryan has a daughter.

Since when?

I think she's about 10 years old.

That must have been why he came by my
apartment. But Michael was there and

Lexi showed up and it got so crazy.

Oh, wow. So if he has a daughter, then
he must have a wife, huh?

I don't know. If you want any details,
you're going to have to get them from

Ryan.

It's a crazy night out there. I'm going
to go make sure things are okay.

For the record, I hope things work out
between the two of you.

I don't think that's going to happen.

I know who you are, but I like to dance
with my wife.

Kyle. Tony Marlin.

Kyle McBride.

You're a lucky man, Kyle.

So is he the reason you didn't come home
last night?

I don't need the client. What's your
problem?

You didn't come home last night. You
didn't even buy the car. I think it's

pretty damn obvious what my problem is.
I can't get into this right now. I can't

ignore Tony.

You sure can't ignore me.

I'd rather be ignored at home. Maybe
I'll see you later.

Amanda, you have the most gorgeous ring.

What do you say I take your ladies out
on the town?

No offense to your husband, but I prefer
a more sophisticated establishment.

Sounds good to me.

Eve? Well, I have to look after the
club.

Amanda, do a little selling. Convince
Eve she'll have more fun with us.

JJ can close up. He closes up for Kyle
all the time.

I've got my limo parked right outside.

Um, okay.

I guess it'll be all right. I'll just
grab my coat on the way out.

Hey, you fools want another drink? Yeah,
I could use another.

Yo, bartender, another round. A shot or
something, eh?

Why

didn't

you tell me you had a daughter?

Who told you, Lexi?

Lexi knows, too?

Of course she does. You two are sharing
everything these days, aren't you?

Well, I was on my way to tell you last
night, but you were busy with Michael,

remember? I've known you for six months.

We were friends. We were lovers.

We were engaged to be married, and you
waited until last night to tell me that

you had a daughter.

It's more complicated than that.

Where's her mother?

I mean, are you separated? Are you
divorced?

I mean, where are they? Are you living
some sort of double life? I mean, you

answer any of these questions in any
order.

Her name is Sarah. She's ten years old.
She lives in New York.

Her mother is dead.

The reason I never told you is because
I've never told anybody before last

night.

I'm not just anybody.

Well, seeing as how you go back and
forth between men, especially Michael,

are now.

My daughter needs a mother she can
respect.

All right. And Lexi is perfect mother
material.

Jake? Oh, my second divorce.

I should be used to it by now.

Anything I can do to help?

Yeah, you can help me finish off this
bottle of Chardonnay.

I'm going to have to pass on the wine,
but I'll keep you company if you want.

Yeah, I'd like that.

I'm such a loser.

Always making a mess out of my life.

Did I

get

that? Yeah.

Hello?

Yeah, yeah, uh... Yeah.

It's for you. It's the club.

Oh.

Yes, Kyle.

Oh, Dave, you'd be kidding me.

Yeah, I'm on my way.

Is everything okay?

Once the college kids got out of hand,
they trashed the club.

Oh.

I had to go.

Uh, you'll be okay?

Yeah.

So what'd the insurance guy say? You
covered for damages? Yeah, but I would

still rather give the bill to your wife.
I told her, cut the college kids off,

but no, she had to go out and party.
Yeah, with your wife? What's with Amanda

keeping Eve out all night? My wife,
what?

Why am I yelling?

Because they're not here for us to yell
at.

Here, make yourself useful.

Kyle, please, I don't do brooms. Uh,
here, did you crash?

Come on, I'm taking this stuff out.

Rather not.

Here's the party girls now.

Oh. Wow, hello.

Oh, no.

Where you been?

Good question.

Um, well, I left you a message. Didn't
you check the machine?

I was in surgery all night. And I was
here. While you guys were wherever the

hell it is you were, our club almost got
destroyed.

What happened? I told JJ to lock up.

Did you also tell him to cut the college
kids off and stop serving them?

Oh, my God, Kyle, I'm so sorry I forgot.

Yeah, well, maybe it's not all your
fault. I mean, after all, Amanda did

you her entertainment consultant.

Don't lay this on me. I was taking care
of business.

Next time do without my wife, huh?

You coming?

Yeah, I'll talk to you later.

I, um, I really am sorry about the club.

Sorry about anything else?

Like not coming home for the past two
nights?

Tony Marlin is the biggest client that
I've ever gone after. And thanks to the

good time that Eve and I showed him, I'm
closer to landing the account.

Congratulations. I'm glad Tony had a
good time on my expense.

That's not fair.

Forget fair.

You might be gaining a client, but
you're losing a husband.

And again, maybe you don't care about
that anymore.

Hey, Peter. Did you hear?

No. She'll be backed off the trauma
center issue.

And she stopped lobbying against free
coffee and donuts in the on -call room.

The scanty? Mm -hmm. Did I tell you he
was the right guy for the job or what?

Let's go congratulate him, huh? Yeah,
let's.

Oh, baby, baby.

Go, Lou.

Did you ever hear of knocking?

No, next time try locking the door.

Um, I can explain.

No, no, it's not necessary.

We have a meeting in my office, Irene,
with your clothes on.

You rascals never would have gotten away
with this under the old regime.

Well, out with the old and in with the
new and improved.

It's worse than I thought.

Hey. Hey.

Yeah, we still got a couple of days of
cleanup left, but I think we'll be able

to open up tomorrow.

Good.

Just in the neighborhood?

Uh, no, no. I thought that maybe we
should talk about what happened last

Look, I'm sorry. It was my fault. I
think I was really angry at Amanda

No, I was pretty mad at Michael, too.
Not to mention a little drunk.

So it won't happen again?

No.

Anyway, I just wanted to clear the air.
Make sure you didn't think you and

Amanda had to move out or anything.

Well, I'm working late tonight, so I'm
taking a long lunch. I'd be happy to

stick around and help with the cleanup.

That is the best offer that I have had
all day.

As a matter of fact, it's the only offer
I've had all day.

Okay. Thanks.

I got a bone to pick with you. Oh, well,
get in line behind Kyle.

Hey, you want to screw up your marriage,
fine, but don't screw up mine. No,

Eve's a grown woman. I don't make her
decisions for her. Oh, come on, Amanda.

You tell her to jump. She says yes, then
you push her away. You know what? If

that's why you're here, the elevator's
that way.

No, that's not why I'm here.

I'd like an apology.

Oh, um, okay. I'm sorry I corrupted your
wife. I mean, I'm a bad person who only

thinks of myself, and you might as well
shoot me and put me out of my misery.

What is this, huh? What's going on with
you?

You slept at my apartment the other
night. You spent the entire evening out

night.

It sounds to me like you're avoiding
going home.

Maybe I am avoiding things. I feel like
I'm drifting.

I hate the beach and Jane's damn beach
house and Kyle. Well, he's as happy as a

clam, and if he could, he would never
come into town.

Did you talk to Kyle about this?

No, he's changing, and every time that I
think we're okay, there's another

hurdle that we can't seem to get over,
and I'm just so damn sick of it all.

hoping that maybe we could have dinner
i'm not a bad cook i'm not a good cook

but food isn't everything i'm not hungry
okay forget about

dinner and ryan honey forget about what
i said the other morning in the

courtyard really it was just a reaction
to megan then you know about where you

and i stand relationship -wise if we
stand at all

You said to.

I want to tell you all about it. Love
you.

I hate this.

My daughter needs me and I'm 3 ,000
miles away.

Oh, Brian, honey, you're doing the best
you can.

I don't know.

I was too young to be a father, but who
thinks about that when you're in love?

You know, after Callie died, I had a
choice to make, and I thought, well, her

sister would be the best full -time
parent. That's why I agreed to limited

custody. Well, I think you did the right
thing.

Maybe then.

Now it feels like Sarah really needs a
full -time mother and father.

Well, who doesn't?

I've always wanted to be a mom.

Maybe I should move back to New York.

What?

Get a job at a small ad agency upstate.

No, I forbid you.

You can't move there out of guilt.

Ryan, honey, you've got friends here,
you've got family, you've got a career.

Besides, New York is so cold.

Yeah, but the more that I think about
it, the more I like the idea.

Give me distance from Megan and allow me
to really start over with Sarah.

Well, Ryan, honey, why don't you start
over with Sarah right here?

Amanda had a no -kids policy. I don't.

Hell, I could just evict Megan. That'll
give you separation.

That's not really necessary.

Look, Ryan, family's the most important
thing. Don't you want your little girl

to grow up knowing her Uncle Kyle and
her Aunt Lexi?

Yeah. Maybe you're right. Maybe you
should give it a try. Yeah.

I'm going to call her right now. Okay.

I'll bring her out from New York.

And you know what?

My sister -in -law is just going to have
to get used to the idea.

Good.

Okay, well, you know, I'm going to give
you a little privacy. You probably want

to be alone, huh?

Thanks.

Okay,

coming.

Hey, hey, you're the wrong woman. Get
out. Come on.

Ryan was going to move to New York so he
could be closer to his daughter, but I

convinced him to bring the little brat
out here.

I gave him all this B .S. about being a
mother type.

Yuck, I'd rather die first. Like I said,
get out. You know what's going to

happen as soon as she gets here. She's
going to realize that there really is a

Megan and that I'm an imposter, and then
Ryan's going to dump me and fall right

back into Megan's arms. Lexi, why do all
your messes become my message?

Gee, I don't know, Father Michael.

All right.

Look, okay, this is what you got to do,
huh?

You got to get to her first.

Then you got to bring her some candy, a
toy, maybe some cash.

Then you got to tell her you made a
mistake.

Tell her you didn't want to burden her
with all of her daddy's girlfriends.

Okay? All right, I'm glad I could help.
Goodbye. Come on.

Let's go. Here we go.

Oh, good grace.

Everywhere I turn, there you are.

Well, you know, you could always give me
notice.

In the meantime, I'm adding another
quarter to the laundromat, and that's

came here to tell Michael.

Yeah, I'm forming a tenant committee.

Oh, well, I'm leaving.

Yeah, well, sign me up for that
committee.

Oh, you're wearing that special cologne
again, huh? Oh, I am? Mm -hmm.

It's supposed to be a nice, friendly
dinner. If you think we're going to wind

in bed again... No, no, no, Megan, the
candles, they were just because I was

trying to save electricity and the
flowers. I got off a stiff at the

Nice try.

Look, I hope you enjoy it. I'm going to
bed alone.

Yeah, Terry, do you realize how long
I've been on hold?

No, I don't really care how late it is.
I want to speak to Sarah. How many times

do I have to tell you?

Sarah isn't asleep. It's the middle of
the night here.

She's been calling my machine all day,
Terry.

I don't care, Ryan.

One more late night phone call or
surprise visit and I will make sure you

all custody of Sarah.

You will never see your daughter again.

Ryan, honey, wait up.

Where are you going?

I'm going with you to New York. Oh, you
don't have to do that.

Ryan, you're bringing your daughter back
to L .A. That's a huge life -altering

decision. I intend to be there for
support, you know.

Besides, having a woman there will
probably put those nuns at ease.

Hurry up. We're going to miss our plane.

So, I had my top storyboard artist drop
the visuals for a prospective

commercial.

In my opinion, the best way to reach the
masses is through television

advertising. I can see you've done your
homework.

Put a lot of time and effort into my
campaign.

I'm still not ready to make a decision.

Oh, well, tell me what more I can do to
convince you to sign with the agency.

Oh, if you're looking for something more
than a good ad campaign, I am married.

Me too.

And it's never stopped me from getting
what I want.

But I'm not interested in you.

Good. Your friend Eve, she's another
story.

Eve?

Well, if you recall, she's also married,
and her husband is definitely the

jealous type.

Tell you what, Amanda, I'm not very good
at visualizing things on paper, but I

like the concept for the commercial.

Hip, sexy.

You can see your way to shooting it on
the come.

On my own dime?

That's a significant amount of money,
more than I've ever spent on an entire

campaign. Well, maybe you're not up to
it.

But for me to spend my millions, you've
got to spend your one.

Well, it's not out of the question.

Good answer.

Just remember, Amanda, the success of a
TV commercial is all on the cat's team.

I don't mean to belabor this point that
I've been trying to make for the last

hundred miles, but I really think that
we should call Sarah first.

Why? We're here.

Yeah, I know, but I've never been one
for surprises. What if she freaks?

She's going to be thrilled. She's been
wanting to live with me for years.

Yeah, but, you know, kids can never be
too predictable. I mean, especially ten

-year -old girls.

She's going to be fine, and I know how
to take care of my own daughter, Lexi.

Oh.

What's wrong?

Oh, I feel faint. I think I need some
water. Is there a drinking fountain

here? Uh, yeah, right inside. Are you
okay? Oh, yeah. Are you going to answer

that?

No. No?

Well, what if it's Kyle? What if
something bad has happened? What if it's

other emergency?

All right. You know what? I'm just going
to go find that drinking fountain

myself.

Ryan McBride. Ryan, it's Amanda.

What's wrong?

Nothing. Um, how much money is available
in the agency's cash account?

Uh, a couple hundred grand, but you know
what? I'll have to wait till I get back

to L .A. to give you an exact figure. I
need more than that.

A million dollars to shoot a commercial.

You know, I really have to hang up now,
Amanda.

Sarah, honey, listen, we have to talk.

Um, there's been a really big
misunderstanding.

You see, when we first met, you thought
I was your dad's girlfriend, Megan, but

actually, my name is Lexi.

And I'm a good friend of your dad's,
too.

I love him so much, and he's going to be
coming through that door in a minute

now, and I really need a big favor from
you. Can you tell him that we've never

met before?

Okay, and in return, I will buy you
anything your little heart desires.

Clothes?

Toys?

How about a pony, huh?

Sarah, look, I know I'm asking a lot
from you, but can you just give me some

sort of sign that we have a deal?

I'm taking my daughter home with me.

Where's Tara?

I don't know, but I think she's run
away.

Hey, Jane.

Oh, hi.

Small world.

Malibu's a small town.

Yeah, yeah. I guess once you and Amanda
move into your new house, we'll be

bumping into each other all the time.

You meeting somebody here?

No, no, I'm just getting takeout. Well,
why don't you join me?

Oh, I don't know if that's a good idea.

Because of our little... Almost kiss?
No.

Well, then there's nothing wrong with
two friends having dinner.

Right,

you put it that way.

Oh, they must think we're a couple.

We can't stop.

No.

Thanks for meeting me at the last
minute.

You know, I have been giving a lot of
thought to your commercial. And what do

you think about creating a theme song
for your cruise line? She's an

woman.

Beautiful and talented.

I couldn't agree more.

About the commercial.

We'll talk about it later.

Yeah,

Dr. Burns?

Yeah, she's here.

She's in Riverside right now. Oh, let me
talk to her.

Peter? It's Amanda.

Eve's on stage. She's having a great
night. Well, that's all the more reason

drop by the club and surprise her,
right? I'll see you in a few minutes.

Wait. She's not going to have a lot of
time for you tonight. The place is

packed, and one of the bartenders called
in sick, and Kyle's taking the night

off. I'm even helping out, and you know
how much I hate that.

But I'll tell her that you called.

Way to go.

You're talented.

You really like my singing that much?
You have an amazing voice.

You should be headlining in Vegas.

Well, thank you.

Do you really want to thank me? Make
this a night to remember?

Dance with me.

Go on, give the man what he wants.

Well, as long as we don't leave the
premises.

I'm sorry about last night running out
on you like I did.

It's okay. I figured it had more to do
with your ex -boyfriend than it did me.

I swear, if that's Ryan or Lexi... Well,
you get me a beer and I'll get the

door, okay? Okay.

Um,

look, we don't need any Girl Scout
cookies.

Father Michael?

Can I help you?

I'm looking for Megan.

I'm Megan.

No, you're not.

Yes, I am. I'm Megan Lewis.

But you're not the Megan who came to see
me in New York.

Uh, trust me, she's Megan.

Well, I'm Sarah McBride, and I'm looking
for my father.

Do you know where he is?