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Thank you for being a friend.

Travel down the road and back again.

Someday soon I'm going to die. Okay, where's the Parmesan?

Hey, Blanche, how was your trip to Chattanooga? Wonderful, as always.

Is there anything that you'd like to tell us about your trip? Like, you know,

what you saw, who you did?

I saw my special gentleman friend. We had a lovely time, and that's all you

to know.

And?

Rose, why won't she tell us who she goes to visit in Chattanooga? Give it up,

Roland. You're never going to find out that secret.

She's been going there ever since I've known her, and she won't even tell me

she sees there.

Hey, I'll tell you a secret I want to find out. What did Sophia put in this

pizza, man? It's addictive.

I haven't tasted anything this good since those brownies I used to make.

Come to think of it, those were addictive, too.

Anyways, man, this piece is fantastic, you know?

And I'd be willing to bet there's a lot of people who think the same way I do.

What are you talking about?

Look, me and you were always talking about how there's not a good pizza place

around here. Well, we could make a fortune with this. Yeah, but it's not

recipe. Don't you think she would give it to us?

Chewie, Sophia is Sicilian.

Do you honestly think she's going to betray her own family?

What if I give her a hundred bucks? That'd do it.

you?

Excuse me, may I help you?

Is this Miami?

Well, if it isn't, my mail's been going to the wrong place.

Yes, it's Miami.

I just came from Chattanooga.

I'm looking for Blanche. Oh, well, Blanche is... Did you say Chattanooga?

-huh. Chad?

Blanche! Chad?

you doing here? I came to visit you. You said so much about the hotel. I wanted

to see it.

How did you get here?

A nice man drove me in a big yellow car.

Oh, Tad, please tell me you didn't come all the way from Chattanooga. Hey,

someone here owes me $728.

Taxi. Did I do something wrong?

Well, you shouldn't have left Chattanooga without...

Without telling me, come on over here and sit down. Go ahead and get this man

some money. I'll be with you in just a moment. Blanche, can I watch cartoons?

Yes, yes.

Here, watch cartoons, but just keep the volume down low.

Blanche.

I just want to tell you, I think you're wonderful.

What? Well, now I know who your special gentleman friend is.

Was I...

ever even bragging about it. You've been traveling to Chattanooga once a month

to help this man who's mentally retarded?

You know something, Blanche? He is lucky to have a friend like you.

Rosie's not my friend. He's my brother.

What do you mean he's your brother? You only have one brother, Clayton.

Clayton is my baby brother.

Pat is my older brother.

Why didn't you ever tell me?

Well, what was I going to do, Rose? Just casually mention it in passing one day?

Oh, by the way, I have this mentally retarded brother that lives at an

institution in Chattanooga.

It's not something that just naturally comes up in most conversations.

Flinch. Rose, look, this is the way my parents wanted it.

In the South, it wasn't something you talked about. It was something you

whispered about.

So I guess I just got so used to not talking about it that I just...

Never brought it up.

I can't believe it. I share everything with you.

I mean, you know all there is to know about my family.

I've told you every single thing there is to tell about St. Olaf.

God, I wish I could believe that.

Tad, are you tired?

Should I get a room ready for him?

Tad's not... Spending the night? Oh, he's going back to Chattanooga

But he just got here.

Oh, why don't you let him stay a little while?

Absolutely not.

Oh, come on, Blanche. Just a couple of days.

I mean, I know he'll enjoy it. And besides, everybody's going to want a

to meet him.

Oh.

All right, he can stay, but just for the weekend. Can we go find the dolphins?

What?

Dolphins? You know Flipper on TV.

Well, every time I see him, I always want to know what it feels like to touch

him. And Blanche knows a whole group of dolphins here in Miami, and she's

touched every one of them.

Why don't I just go call Chattanooga and tell him what's going on?

Do you know what a dolphin feels like?

No.

But my room is right next to Blanchard's. I know what they sound

Oh.

Sophia, are you okay?

You seem a little stressed out lately.

I'm 87.

I'm playing dodgeball with death. It makes me a little edgy.

Take a massage to make you feel a little better?

You'd be willing to do that? Oh, it's been so long.

Hey, sure. Why not?

Oh, because when you get to be my age, people don't like to touch you. I don't

understand why.

What's this here?

A patch of psoriasis. Work around it.

Hey, you know, Sophia, I think it's really awful of Dorothy not to come down

here to get your pizza recipe.

In fact...

I think it would teach her a lesson if you gave that recipe to somebody else.

You're right.

Really?

But it would have to be someone I care about.

And what's even more important, someone who could cook.

You know somebody?

Sophia, I love your pizza. Please, give me the recipe. Please, I'll protect your

legacy, I promise.

I guess I have no choice.

I've run out of time and I've run out of options.

Chewie, I'm going to let you have the recipe.

But you have to promise never to reveal it. Oh, I promise, I promise, I swear.

Good.

Now that I think about it, I'm thrilled. You're the perfect choice to carry on

this grand old Italian tradition.

Oh, my God, I'm Mexican.

Did I do something wrong?

No, sweetheart, of course not. I just think you'd be happier in here, you

away from all those guests.

Rose, you don't mind if Tad sits here with you for a while?

No, not at all. Sit down, Tad. You can help me fold napkins.

Now, I want you to sit here till I get back.

I don't want you playing hide -and -seek. I don't want you making any

And especially, I don't want you playing with matches, okay?

Okay.

So, are you having a good time?

I guess.

Here, honey, you just go like this and you're like that, see?

What do you do for fun in Chattanooga?

Well, I visit my friends at the center and I go to the park.

Oh, and I watch cartoons.

I love cartoons.

I like Scooby -Doo and Tiny Toons and Muppet Babies.

Oh, I love the Muppet Babies. I watch them with my grandkids.

Nobody ever talked with me about cartoons before.

Hey, I don't have much to do today. Why don't you and I spend the day together?

We can go to the zoo or the museum, anything you want.

I'd like that.

You know, I don't care what my sister says.

I think you're really smart.

I don't care what your sister says either. I think she's in her early 60s.

She is.

She's my favorite sister.

She sends me stuff at Christmas and my birthday.

You know, Ted, you're very lucky to have Blanche for a sister.

I know.

She's a beautiful creature.

Delicate, fragile, and exquisite.

The fairest flower in God's garden.

She made you memorize that, too, didn't she?

So did you have a fun day today?

I really did.

Roland played checkers with me. He's funny.

And Sophia made me spaghetti.

And, you know, Chewy taught me how to make funny noises under my arm.

He did?

Yeah. I worry about him.

But most of the day, I was with Rose. We walked on the beach and we found

seashells. And she bought me ice cream.

Blanche!

Yes, sweetheart?

Can I tell you a secret?

Well, yes, honey. You can tell me anything.

I'm not going back to Chattanooga.

You're not?

Why not?

Because I'm in love with Rose.

Hello, Blanche. Want some cheesecake?

Not so fast, Rose.

Okay.

Hello, Blanche.

Want some cheesecake?

Rose, Tad just told me he's not going back to Chattanooga because he's in love

with you.

Oh, no. Oh, yeah.

I knew I should not have let him stay here. I knew it. I just knew something

like this was going to happen. It's not that big a deal.

So he's got a little crush on me. I'll talk to him.

No, you won't. You'll just make it worse. You'll stay away from him.

Well, I think you're being a little overprotective here. Well, maybe so, but

it's only because I care so much about him.

Blanche, if you care about your brother so much, why didn't you ever tell us

about him?

Why is everybody on my back about that?

Well, it's not like I'm the only person in this room with a secret.

What am I?

Ah, Chewy.

What? You just hold it right there.

Spill it.

Okay, but look, you've got to promise it won't leave this room.

Okay, promise.

Well, when I was younger, I acted in an X -rated movie.

Get out of here.

I didn't take my clothes off or anything. As a matter of fact, I didn't

know it was a dirty movie.

I mean, this guy just wanted me to play the part of a bellboy, and he just said,

open the door to this woman, react.

It wasn't until I rented the video that I found out what I was reacting to.

I just wish I'd have watched it before I sent a copy to my folks.

you hiding?

Okay.

I'm a big fan of Helen Reddy's.

How big?

Well, you know that part at the end of the performance when she says she wants

to thank her fans whether they be white, black, Chinese, Mexican? Yeah.

I'm the black one.

When I was pregnant with Dorothy, the doctor came to me my fifth month and he

said, congratulations, Mrs. Petrillo, you're having twins.

Well, I was ecstatic.

Soon the big day came.

It was a hard labor. But finally, Dorothy appeared.

And then the doctor prepared for the second baby.

And we waited, and we waited.

And the doctor finally said, there is no other baby.

That is very strange. What do you think happened?

Dorothy ate her.

Of the dead.

What is this?

The bones of my father.

Not really. What are these? Ginger snaps?

Uh, yeah.

Ginger snaps.

Okay, now the last thing, and the most important.

You take a little vino, and you sprinkle it on top of the pizza.

And that's it. Now you know the recipe.

Guard it with your life.

I will.

I know you will.

You're a good son.

Sophia, wait.

I really feel ashamed of myself.

I only wanted your pizza recipe because I was going to use it to make money.

But now you've made me feel like I'm a part of your family, so I don't want to

be the one to break tradition.

You are part of my family now.

You mind if I call you Pussycat?

I'd like that. You tell anybody this recipe, you'll be neutered, Pussycat.

Good morning, Rose.

Good morning, Ted. Did you sleep well?

Uh -huh.

I brought you something.

It's a rose because your name is Rose.

What's the matter? Don't you like it?

Ted, why don't you sit down? I want to talk to you.

Did I do something wrong?

Oh, no, of course not, sweetheart.

That's good, sweetheart.

Ted,

have you ever had a girlfriend before?

Sure, a couple of girls at the center, but they're not like you, Rose. They are

not like you at all.

What is that? Rose, I thought I told you to stay away from him.

I just thought it would be easier if I told him.

Told me what?

How dare you go against my wishes like this? Blanche, please.

Told me what?

Oh, Ted, I don't quite know how to say this. What she's trying to say is that

she doesn't love you, and we're going to stop pretending that she does. Blanche!

I didn't do anything wrong.

You said I didn't do anything wrong.

I did. You said I hurt you and I didn't do anything wrong. I didn't. I didn't do

anything wrong. I didn't.

I didn't.

It's okay.

You want to come in here with me and Chewie and help us make some breakfast?

You want to do that?

I didn't do anything wrong. I know. That's okay. Come on.

Come on.

If you had just let me handle this. Don't you dare point your finger at me,

Nyland. This is all your fault.

Tad has never acted like that with me before, and look where we are.

What if some of the guests were here to see that?

Yes.

Your brother just had his heart broken, and all you can think about are the

guests? Are you really that selfish? I am thinking about Tad. I do not want him

subjected to the cruel stares of strangers.

You're the one who doesn't want to be subjected to those stares.

How can you say that?

He's my brother. I'm just trying to protect him. Is that why you don't want

to fall in love?

Is that why you didn't tell your best friend that he even existed?

Is that why you've kept him hidden away up in Chattanooga to protect him? Tad's

happy that they take good care of him there. He's got a job. He's got a life.

A life that includes you once a month.

The reason you kept Tad such a secret is the same reason you've kept him away

from the guests ever since he's been here.

Blanche, you're ashamed of him.

And I'm ashamed of you.

All right.

You want to hear the truth? Yes.

I'm ashamed of it.

You happy now?

Roland, I'll be taking Tad to the bus station in a little while. You can

things while I'm gone.

Yeah.

How's he doing?

Oh, he's...

Still a little bit mad at me, but he'll get over that.

Tad, say goodbye to Roland.

Goodbye, Roland.

All right, Tad. We'll see you on your next trip, okay?

You take care.

Can I at least say goodbye to him?

Go ahead.

Tad, I'm sorry we can't be boyfriend and girlfriend, but I found something we

can be.

Something better.

We can be valentines.

You mean it?

Will you be my Valentine?

You bet.

I'm going to keep this card forever.

Oh, that's a very special card.

Someone gave me that a long time ago.

Someone who loved me very much.

Maybe he wants it back.

Oh, I don't think he'd mind.

He knew you only give a valentine to somebody who means the world to you.

Somebody you're glad to have in your life.

Really?

Would

you

be my valentine?

Did I do something wrong?

Would you like to come stay at the Golden Palace a lot more often?

I'd like that.

Good, because I think it's very important that people see what a

brother I have.

And maybe we could even go to Disney World or anywhere you want. We'll do

anything you like, Ted, anything.

Anything? Anything.

Anything.

Would you watch cartoons with me?

Yeah.

Something wrong, Rose?

Oh, I'm a little depressed. I've been trying to think of some secret I've been

hiding and I can't.

Well, not everybody has to have some big secret.

Oh, but I feel so ordinary and boring.

I guess I'll just have to face the fact that I have nothing to hide.

Well, these tabloids are the worst. Listen to this.

Space aliens found living in Miami.

What did you just say?

I said that's ridiculous.