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You want me to what?

I don't know about this, Freddy.

I already got five. I don't want another one.

Hold on. I'm going to ask my dad about this. Why? Better ask your dad what?

Well, me and Freddy Ryan are best friends, right?

Mm -hmm. So doesn't that mean when a best friend is in a jam, you have to

him out no matter what?

Oh, it sure does, Nicholas. That's what best friends are all about.

Like Dr. Maxwell and myself.

If one of us is in trouble, the other one pitches in and helps.

Okay, thanks, Dad.

Hi, Freddy. I'm back.

My dad says you're right. So when do you want me to adopt your baby sister?

Okay, Freddy, but I don't know where I'm going to put her.

Max, what's the matter? One of my kids sick? Sick?

I'm sick.

Sick and tired of that woman.

Max, you're drunk.

You bet I am.

She threw me out, Tom.

How could she do that?

No, not Daisy.

25 years of marriage and she just tosses me out.

Come on, Max. I'll help you inside.

25 years.

No reason.

Well, it's got to have a reason, Max. Simple logic, cause and effect.

Listen, Max, I tell you, I think you've had a little too much to drink.

I have not yet begun to drink. Oh, you've begun, you've begun.

Then I have not yet begun to finish to drink.

You've finished, you've finished.

Well, somebody's got to do some drinking around here. All right, I'll tell you

what. If somebody has to do some drinking around here, I think that it

me.

What a friend.

Sit down, Max.

Now, don't worry about this. Everything will work itself out.

Do you know what she said to me, Tom?

Stood there and said, Greg Maxwell, you are a pedantic, boring pain in the neck.

The location could have been worse.

25 years, just like that.

Said to me, if that's the way I felt about it, I could just get out. Felt

what? I'm no chauvinist, Tom.

But you cannot reason with women.

But, as you put it so well, I am a good -looking, charming, successful guy

with a lot of mileage left in him. I said that?

Here's to my friend.

I haven't even had dinner yet.

You know, she's made a big mistake.

She's going to regret this.

She made a big mistake letting me go.

From now on, We're going to live it up.

You and me.

Me? How did I get into this thing?

We're going to have a swinging time.

The two musketeers. No, no, no, no. It's the four musketeers.

Why'd they call them two?

They don't. They call the four musketeers three.

Hey, what's a musketeer between friends?

Where are you going?

To find myself a motel room.

Max.

No, no, wait a minute. My best friend is not going to spend the night in some

plastic motel room by himself.

He'll stay right here with me.

You are a true blue musketeer.

99 bottles of beer on the wall.

99 bottles of beer.

You take one down, you pass it around.

98 bottles of beer on the wall.

98 bottles of beer on the wall.

98 bottles of beer.

Hey, I'm beat, man. I got to bag some Z's. You're lucky.

You just dropped me off at the site.

See you guys later. All right. Thank you.

Man, you were pulling some cards that night. How much you win? You got 20 from

them, you got 28 from me. And 327 from my main man, Mr. Bradford here.

What color you like, Davey?

Seeing as though you're paying for my wife's new dress and all.

327. Wow, that's heavy bread, man.

Glad it's you, Davey, not me. I write a check like that, I'm bouncy bounce all

over town.

Hey, it's only money, right?

Hey, remember that guy that played with us a couple of times? You know, the one

that passed the bad check? I mean, that cat caught the first bus out of town the

same morning. Did not even let us push him palm boy on. Right.

Well, I'll see you guys around, all right?

Hey, anytime, Davey. You know you're my main man, huh?

The last batch, okay?

I have to get to school, too, huh? You have to get to school. Look, I haven't

even memorized it yet. Me, too. Me, too. Me, too. All right.

Hey, you guys, guess what I just saw? Superman?

No, somebody in bed with Dad.

What was that, Nicholas?

Somebody in bed with Dad. Clothes all over the place.

Now, wait a minute, guys. Cool it. We didn't see this, right?

It was just little Nicholas saying that he saw it. I did see it.

Dad would never do anything so insensitive. Pass the syrup. Oh, I wish

such a heavy sleeper. Hey.

This has got to be handled very delicately, huh, Freddie? I don't

He's over 40.

Yeah. Nancy, this is not 1890.

Dad's got a right to his own life.

Well, you guys can sit here and talk, but, uh, not me. Come on, I'll show you.

Tommy, Nicholas, this is not show and tell.

It is.

Just part of a chair.

Come on, let me see.

Oh,

hey, what's going on? Keep it down to a low roar.

What are you doing here?

Nothing. Nothing, nothing.

Listen, earn your medical school expenses and go get me an aspirin,

An aspirin.

Oh, I'm so tired.

Boy, that's like a good garden to get you started in the morning. Hey, good

morning, gang.

Hi.

What a reception committee.

Tom, knowing you, I bet you arranged this.

What a great man, your father.

Real friend.

Here I am in trouble and he says to me, Greg, stay with us as long as you like.

What a friend.

Dad, what's going on?

Look, I didn't extend an invitation to him except for last night.

I didn't quite remember, right?

Well, anyway, don't worry about it. The whole thing will blow over, believe me.

What is the whole thing?

Yeah. Well, it's not important.

How can you say that, Daddy?

Because I haven't been able to figure out what it is myself yet. I don't know

why they ever split up. It seems so nice.

Oh, well, they are nice. Don't talk about them in the past tense.

Believe me, this whole thing will be over by the end of the day. They'll make

with each other and pout a little and give in and...

And it'll all blow over. Believe me, it happens in all marriages.

This kind of thing ever happen between you and Mom?

Oh.

Oh, sure.

Never to the point of walking out, though.

But we had arguments.

I remember one was a real dilly we had. It was over the darkroom.

I came home from work, you know, and I saw the plans on the dining room table.

for what I thought was going to be a workshop for me.

And so I said, look, this is no good. There's no window. I need a window for

light. And she said, oh, no, no, no, no. There can't be a window. She said, this

is going to be a dark room for me. I said, a dark room?

I said, that's silly. I said, I've already ordered a saw bench.

And then she said, well, I've already ordered an enlarger.

Besides, she said, you haven't fixed anything with your hands since...

manual training in high school.

And then I said, well, when was the last time you ever took a picture of me

without cutting my head off?

Oh, it was a real dilly, I tell you.

Yeah, well, I've got some running for you. I think I'd better get to the

Yeah, yeah, we all better hurry. We're going to be late.

Bye, Dad. Bye -bye.

Bye, Dad.

Bye, Dad.

See you. Bye, Dad.

Oh. Bye, Dad. Wait, wait. Who's going to clean up this mess?

Later, Pops.

Later, Pops. But...

David,

what's the matter? Why couldn't you tell me on the phone?

Well, I kept hoping it would go away.

Look, I've got to borrow a lot of money.

Fast.

What for? How much?

At least 300 bucks.

For a week, maybe two.

I've got to cover a check by Monday morning, and I've got nothing to cover

with. Bad check?

David, how'd you get yourself in such a mess?

Real easy.

Table stakes, three queens, and a pair of deuces.

What happened?

Poor Kings, that's what happened.

Look, I work with these guys.

Promise them anything.

Give them a bad check and you get a reputation.

Maybe even a concussion. I could be your first patient.

Well, that's very funny. I don't take patients on credit.

And if you don't mind, I'd rather experiment on somebody else.

Let's see. I can let you have 40 or so for my book allowance. If it's just for

week, right?

And if you come by tonight, I'll see what I can scrape up from First National

Bradford. No.

Please? Nobody else?

Only you?

I feel like such a jerk as it is. All the talking I've done about handling

things on my own.

Just keep it to yourself.

Tom, I'm glad you're home. I didn't want to start reorganizing things until you

gave me the okay.

Now, I'm not going to be in your way, I promise. I understand your need for

privacy. Sure, sure.

What about Daisy?

I gave her every chance this morning to admit that she was wrong, which, of

course, she was too stubborn to do.

Listen, can I use the top drawers of your bureau?

Yeah, sure, sure. What did she say?

Nothing.

I hate to crowd you, but I'm going to need some place for my suits.

Put them wherever you want. What do you mean, nothing?

Nothing. Nada.

Tom, you and I are going to get back into shape.

When we were married, it wasn't important for us to look attractive.

But now... Va, va, va. Boom.

Oh, hold on, Mark. Do you have any idea what's waiting out there?

Redheads. Brunettes.

Blondes. Lots of blondes.

You want to know the best part?

The waiting for you and me.

That's right.

Hard to believe, isn't it?

Tonight is the first night of the rest of our lives.

Well, what do you say?

Ba -ba -ba -boom.

I'll be in the den working.

Call me when dinner is ready.

Greg is in the shower.

Is he ever.

Ticketing hot water in here.

I wonder how Daisy's taking all this.

Maybe we should call her.

Oh, no.

Maybe we shouldn't interfere.

You know, that's why these kind of things are such a drag.

It's the custody of a friend.

We got the money. We got the money. Oh, David, check one, guys. How much? How

much did you get? Okay, between the three of us.

$42 .80.

Let's see.

Added to what I've got, that's $83 .95.

That still leaves David very, very short. Now, wait a minute. How many

David bailed us out?

I think we can dig a little deeper. I can't give anything. I'm the poorest kid

in this house.

Well, that's what I like to see.

Teamwork. Hi, Dr. Max.

Can we get you anything?

Oh, not a thing. Hey, don't you worry about me.

Just go on doing what you were doing.

I just came in to get a little ice.

No, ice. There's some in a bucket in the fridge, Dr. Maxim.

We're having iced tea for dinner. You want some?

Love some.

But that would be warm ice.

Cold ice is the only thing you should ever put into a drink.

Any of you who are in training to be bartenders should remember that.

Crisp, cold ice right from the freezer is in its pristine state.

Is that flame just a little high under there?

While warm ice, on the other hand, ice that's been allowed to melt even the

slightest millimeter, is already beginning to dilute the drink the

put it in the glass.

Dr. Max, wouldn't you like to visit with Dad before dinner?

While it's crowded in the den.

That's true.

Bye -bye.

Mary, do you have the money? I've got the money. Oh, you have the money. Okay,

we'll count it again.

Don't let me disturb you, Tom.

Oh. Yeah.

Yeah.

Hey, Tom, listen to this.

There's a guy...

Went in to rob a beauty parlor. And it turns out he's allergic to... Hold this

second.

You've got to act fast around here.

What's the matter, Dr. Maxwell? Don't you like it?

Oh, yes, Mary.

Well, does it taste all right?

I made the roast.

Oh, yes.

Joanie, it tastes and smells delicious.

I would like to make a little suggestion, though. Oh, well, you're

try. I'm not sure it'll work. I always try, but it never works. Go ahead. Well,

I don't like to criticize, but I am the family doctor, so that does give me

certain liberties. Feel free, Max.

All right. Now, we've been sitting at the table exactly nine minutes, and

is almost finished.

Oh.

Bad, bad, bad for the digestion.

Look at that, Tom.

Meat. Gravy, potatoes, all that salad dressing.

Cholesterol, Tom, calories.

Absolutely right, Dad. You are what you eat. That makes you a celery.

Of course, we all must allow ourselves our little indulgences. I myself have

vanilla ice cream for dessert every night after dinner.

But pure vanilla from the whole bean, made with raw honey, not sugar, and

with coarse ice.

Oh, no, you mean cold ice.

No, no.

I'm sorry.

Got to go get the phone. Use the one in the hall, Doctor. It's quieter.

Thank you.

I hope Daisy and Dr. Maxwell get back together pretty soon.

Yeah. You never really know somebody until you eat dinner with them.

Very slowly.

He's a weird face, but... Dad, did you know he was like this?

Wait a second now. Everybody has their little peculiarities. Yeah, but he's got

big peculiarities.

Come on, now. Where's your understanding? Where's your tolerance?

Don't you see that beneath all this, he's suffering?

This thing between him and Daisy has been going on a long time.

It's been building.

Their children grow up, they move out, they marry. It's hard on a couple.

All of a sudden, they realize the only thing they have left is each other.

Well, Max isn't ready to realize that yet.

Let's stand behind him, support him in the meantime, all right? These new

supportos really keep you going.

Want to borrow a pair, Tom?

No, pass.

I feel guilty about going out tonight. I have mountains of research work to do.

Not tonight, Tom.

Not with all those fascinating females waiting out there who find an older,

sophisticated man witty, wise, charming, and balding.

Your problem, Tom, is that you have the wrong self -image.

No, my problem is I haven't adjusted to being a widower.

I understand that, Tom, but you've got to put all that behind you.

You've got to start thinking young, acting young, feeling young.

You've been out of touch too long.

And that shirt is a perfect example.

Well, what's wrong with this shirt?

It's got no... Hey,

Dad. Hey, Susan.

Boy, you look great. You too, Dr. Maxwell.

Well, I see you're finally wearing my Christmas present.

Hey, Foxy.

That's us, Tom.

Foxy. Yeah, we're just going bowling.

Bowling? Oh, have a nice time.

Well, good night.

Good night.

Good night, Dad.

Good night, Dr. Matt. Don't wait up for us. Oh, we won't.

Bowling? Oh, Nick.

Could you excuse me? I've got to go to the ladies room. Oh. I'll go, too, and

freshen up.

Oh, okay.

Thank you. Be right back.

Boy, Daisy could take some lessons out of having fun from that one. Yeah, Max,

they're not coming back.

Just wear them out.

Listen, why don't we just go dignified and quietly, all right?

You sound just like Daisy. I am sick and tired of being dignified.

Now, you order us another round. I'm going to go find us a couple of live

leaves.

So what would you like,

honey? I'd like to go home.

You and me both. My sinuses are killing me from all the smoke in this place, and

I can't hear myself think.

Oh, then why don't you try to... No, I tried that. The tips are better here.

Same all around?

No, no, just coffee for me, and I don't know what my friend will have.

I know.

Cold ice.

What about the ladies?

Hold the ladies.

That's $84.

Hey, that leaves your flat broke.

Well, 40's mine.

The rest from your siblings.

Hey, I thought I asked you to keep this to yourself.

David, if I'd kept it to myself, you'd only have $40.

Where's that put you now?

A long way from 327.

Monday morning, my check will be bouncing all over town if I don't figure

something out. Please, David, talk to Dad.

I thought we'd been through this already.

Try him. What, and bring him down?

Looks like he's finally having fun for a change.

Let him have fun.

Bowling? Bowling.

Shh,

shh, shh. The kids are sleeping.

Oh, sure. Hey, did we have a blast?

Was that a great time?

Yeah. I could have danced all night.

What about a nightcap?

Yeah, all right.

Why don't you dance into the sun porch?

I'll find you something.

Morning. What time is it?

Seven o 'clock.

Max, it's Saturday.

I've been pedaling slower.

I did want to wake you.

I appreciate that.

Almost done. 6 .8 miles.

Great.

98 more miles and we'll be in San Francisco.

Seven miles on the bike, push -ups, cold shower.

Make you feel like a new man.

I wish I could feel like the old one.

Good morning.

What's cooking?

That's Dr.

Maxwell's famous health hash.

Oh, it smells great.

Well, you guys have been so good to me, I wanted to return the favor.

If I'm bad, can I have peanut butter again?

I had to improvise a little bit, though. I couldn't find any okra bean curd less

than powder in the house.

But I did substitute pancake syrup for blackstrap glasses.

It's mainly soybean and wheat germ. And then just before serving, I add the

whites of six raw eggs. Not cooked, just curdled.

Well, everybody, dig in.

Notice, Susan, no sugar, salt, or flavor extenders.

I noticed.

Don't eat too fast.

Don't worry, we won't. Um, excuse me.

Tastes terrible.

Uh,

yes, I have to get in touch with Dr. Maxwell, please.

Um, severe indigestion.

Yes, could you have him get in touch with me right away?

The name is, uh, Pernodney.

The F is silent.

I'd better spell it.

P -R...

E -N -I -S -Z -N -I.

Thank you. Goodbye.

Oh, boy. Am I ready for that?

My patience always seems to call at the wrong time.

Hold the phone, Doctor.

It's quieter.

Oh.

I've never had a patient by that name.

Maybe they want Dr. Blackwell.

If not, call me back.

Oh, liked it, eh?

Great. So good.

How about seconds, gang?

No.

You've got to put in any more.

Well,

I don't know, Max. I don't think we're going to get on on a Saturday morning

without calling.

Relax, Tom.

Daisy and I have had the same time reserved for years.

Daisy, there's an old friend of yours here.

Oh.

What's he doing here?

What is she doing here?

Do you hear an echo?

The reservation is in my name.

Some men seem to feel they own a name.

I always tee off at 12 on Saturdays.

And always slice.

My former partner, Dr. Double Bogey, is the only man who can add seven and five

and come up with an eight.

Of course, I never mentioned it. To protect his ego.

That does it.

Well, it was nice talking to you, Daisy. Bye -bye. Bye.

Hi. Hi, David.

Hi. Hi, David.

What are you doing?

Mixing cement in the kitchen.

I wish.

This, David, was a delicious repast a la Dr. Maxwell.

Yuck. Fortunately, most of it ended up in the garbage disposal.

Well, don't call me when it backs up.

I won't.

Where's Mary?

She and Joanie went over to see Mrs. Maxwell.

I thought they said they weren't going to get involved.

Oh, they weren't.

But they are.

Sounds like my sisters.

Yeah. So how are you doing?

I wish you didn't ask, but since you did, called a couple of friends.

Lots of excuses.

No bread.

Can't raise any money on my van. I still owe.

And, uh, hocked my watch for a fast 15 bucks.

David. Don't know what else to do.

Only 15?

Dad must have paid 100 for it.

I've got an idea.

I have got a good idea.

I know.

Come on, let's go before Dad comes home. Oh, I'm coming. Let's go.

Oh, boy, is Nicholas going to have a fit.

We've got to make out pretty good with all this stuff, huh?

I'll be right down, Max.

Oh, hi, David. Hi, Dad.

What's... Just going to the park for a little exercise.

Oh, it looks like the Junior Olympics.

Yeah, well... Since when has hair -drying become an Olympic event?

Oh, you know Nancy. She holds the world record in hair -drying.

Oh, well, when will you all be back?

Later, Dad. Come on, let's go.

See you later, Dad. Bye, Dad.

David, can you be a little more specific?

Oh, yeah.

A couple hours.

Okay, I got to run. Catch you later.

Yeah, I'll catch you later.

Then you don't want to be married to him anymore?

Joanie, it's not as simple as that.

Of course I don't want to be rid of him.

Does that mean that you're going to take him back?

Oh, I haven't gotten to that point yet.

I'm just getting used to having the closet all to myself and listening to

music I like.

We've been very intolerant, haven't we?

No, no, not really.

But as long as he's too stubborn to admit he's wrong, I don't see why your

family should pay the price.

I'll tell you what.

I'll give you a list of the do's and don'ts of how to make him happy.

But shall we call it how to survive?

With a doctor in the house.

We sure don't get much from a pawn shop these days.

Yeah, I know. We sold most of our best junk and only got 35 bucks.

I think I'm going to go into pawn broking as a career.

What's David going to do if he can't come up with all the money? Mind if we

don't think about that right now?

Hey, hey, hey.

A gallon of vanilla ice cream. This wasn't here yesterday.

I wonder who bought it. Dad must have for Dr. Max.

Oh, that's all we need. If we keep giving him things he wants, he'll never

leave.

Hey, where are you guys going?

Getting rid of it. Hey, don't be wasteful. Don't throw it away.

Hey, who's throwing it away?

Grab a bowl.

Nicholas, what are you doing here?

Remember when my hamster died and you gave me 50 cents to make me feel better?

Yeah. I broke open my piggy bank.

I've been saving up for a new hamster. I used Tommy's knife to get it out.

Here.

It's for you. $2 .27.

For me?

Sure isn't very much. Wish it was more.

Not very much. It's everything you had.

That's the richest $2 .27 I ever saw.

Thank you.

Got any ice cream?

You bet.

Mac, are you sure about this? Don't you think at least we should have met them

first? Relax, Tom. The brother -in -law of the guy who services my car knows

these girls personally.

Lillian and Navis.

Real ladies. A sure thing.

What are we going to talk about? Just don't talk about your kids or your age.

Play the strong, silent type. Yeah, pretend you're Gary Cooper.

Gary Cooper?

Where are you going?

I'm going to feed my horse.

Come on.

Cheers.

Well,

now.

What do you think of the energy crisis?

It's... Pretty, um, critical.

Critical, right.

Sure is.

That's one dandy of a crisis, all right.

For sure.

Really.

What do you think about it, Tom?

About what?

The energy crisis.

Oh, the energy crisis.

It's critical. It's very critical.

And the drought.

The drought's pretty nasty, too.

I'll say.

Kind of makes you thirsty just thinking about it.

Listen,

would you fellas excuse us for just a moment?

Oh, sure.

Which one do you want?

Oh, I don't really care, Greg.

It's all the same to you.

I'll take the cute one.

Sure.

Which one is that?

Good question.

What do you think?

I think your brother -in -law ought to stick to lube jobs.

Look, Newman and Redford, they're not, but they're here and it's only 8 o

'clock. I know.

So, which one do you want?

Frankly, neither.

But since we have an entire evening in front of us, I'll just as soon have the

better looking one.

Which one is that?

When you start thinking about it, it's really not much of a race.

Make up your mind.

I'll take the one with the ice cube fetish.

You can have the manic depressive.

Greg, how are you feeling, or shouldn't I ask?

I'm slipping.

I'm slipping, Tom.

I always thought middle age was a frame of mind.

Yeah.

Unfortunately, it can be a frame of body, too.

We can't give up.

It's like pulling off a horse. You gotta... Sometimes you gotta lie right

and let the horse ride off without you.

Please.

I'm not feeling up to your metaphors. You're not facing the fact that we're

a couple of musty musketeers.

Oh, right.

So we didn't set the world on fire.

We're new at it.

I am not about to surrender.

But you can't be what you're not.

We're both one -woman men.

Well, I don't happen to have a woman at the moment.

Oh, I don't know.

I think you do.

If you are suggesting that I lower my dignity and ask her to take me back...

no, no. I'm not suggesting any such thing.

I'm just trying to point out that you have an alternative to being a 45 -year

-old swinger.

Dad, I never saw you plant anything before.

Oh, yeah, well, Dr. Maxwell never lived with us before.

Dad... What's a full house?

Eight kids.

No, I mean in cards.

Oh, in poker? Well, that's when you have three cards that are alike and two

cards that are alike.

Is that a good thing?

It sure is.

Why? You haven't been playing poker, have you?

No, I just wanted to know.

Oh, I see.

Can you use some help?

I have a notoriously green thumb.

Oh, no, that's quite all right. I don't want you to get dirty. Besides, this is

a two -man job.

Oh.

Well.

I guess they can use some help in the house.

Yeah, I'm sure they can.

Kind of strange.

What is?

Well, nobody wanted Mom to go away, and she went, and nobody wanted Dr. Maxwell

to come, and he came.

Yeah.

I know what you mean, Nicholas.

It should be some kind of trade.

Well, you see, the difference is that the Maxwells split because they wanted

and that's why it's different.

Does that mean they don't like each other anymore?

No, no, no. It just means that, well, they feel they'd be happier apart.

God, that's strange.

Dr. Maxwell doesn't look happy.

I've been around a lot longer than you have, Nicholas, and I don't understand

either.

What are you laughing at?

Well, Dad, that's the first time you didn't understand something.

Just because Dad blew it once with Mrs. Abbott doesn't mean he can't try again,

Joan. I know, but try to tell him that. Well, you can't even pry him away from

Dr. Mottcher.

See the hand, ladies?

Trying's my specialty.

I think we've got it under control, Dr. Mett.

Yeah. Thanks anyway.

Where's my ice cream?

Huh?

My vanilla ice cream.

I bought a whole gallon.

Oh, well I guess maybe it got eaten.

Well, young Dr. Bradford.

That's a long way off.

What are we up to?

Oh, cellular structure, tissue.

I can help you with that, Mary.

Where are we?

Nowhere, if I flunk that quiz tomorrow.

But I appreciate the offer, doctor.

Oh, oh, say no more.

I remember those days.

I'm on my way out.

Where is Greg?

Did you girls call him?

I called everybody, Dad, and he said he was coming.

Dad, when's he gonna go?

Yeah, you know, Dad, I checked the cupboard, and I think he's prepared for

long stay.

He bought the jumbo size of everything for Saturday hash.

Dad, why don't you talk to him? Daisy said that... Daisy?

Did you talk to Daisy?

Well, yeah. She's our friend, too.

Dad, they belong together.

And you're Dr. Maxwell's best friend. You're the only one that can make him

understand that. What do you want me to do? Just go up and say, Max, go home?

I can't do that. I've tried. It's not that easy. He doesn't want to hear any

that. He doesn't want to hear how lucky he is.

You know something? Maybe you're right.

If his best friend can't tell him, who can?

Long?

In here, Tom.

Greg, this has gone on long enough.

Yes, I know. Your problems with Daisy are your own personal affair.

But when they start to interfere with my... What did you say?

I said, yes, I know.

I guess I knew it the night you found me on your front steps.

I knew it at the disco, and I really knew it with Lillian and Mavis.

But it took one of Mary's medical books to get me to admit it. I haven't the

faintest idea of what you're talking about.

How to survive with a doctor in the house.

It's unsigned, but I recognize the misspellings.

Never mess up the newspaper until he's read it.

Roll, never fold his socks.

Boil his three -minute eggs four minutes, but don't tell him.

She went to all this trouble after all I've done.

I've been absolutely asinine.

You should have told me, Tom.

It did.

Now it's too late.

Too much time has passed. Too many words have been said.

Best thing in my life, and I ruined it.

Nah. Dented it, maybe.

On the other hand, maybe it isn't ruined.

I can't just go back home as though nothing had happened.

That'd never work.

This is going to take cunning, timing, and every ounce of charm

I've got.

Well, of course, if you're busy Wednesday night, Daisy, maybe we could

for lunch on Thursday.

Dinner, then.

That's even better.

She's coming around, Tom.

Not as soon as I'd hoped. See what she's doing for lunch today. Today.

Excuse me a second, Daisy.

I can't ask her for a date on such short notice. What would she think of me?

Ask her. Find out.

Uh, Daisy, uh, are you by any chance, uh, free for lunch today?

You are?

Great.

Yes, I'll, uh, I'll be right home.

Oh, Tom, I hate to do this to you on such short notice, but...

It looks like our swinging single days are numbered. That's all right. I'll

manage without you.

Oh, hey, Greg, wait a minute. I just remembered.

What do I tell Lillian and Mavis if they call?

Tell them that drought's over.

I think you need some practice, right?

Yeah, I think I'll go shoot some baskets.

David, why are you coming over to see us all the time lately?

Nothing wrong with liking your family, is there? Oh, no. We know that you like

us. We like that.

It's just that... Oh, by the way, what time is it?

Uh, I haven't got my watch.

Oh, my goodness.

Hot?

Yeah. Trying to draw to an inside straight?

No, a full house.

How'd you know, anyway?

That's not important.

Oh, nobody tattled, if that's what you mean.

It's just, the reason I felt bad is, why didn't you come to me in the first

place?

You were busy with Dr. Maxwell.

Yeah, and if I hadn't been?

I don't know. I just felt so stupid.

Such a jerk.

I'm trying to be my own man.

I can't come to you every time I have a problem. Why not?

Just because you're independent, that doesn't mean that you have to cut me

I might have been able to help.

How much would it cost to get everybody out of heart?

About $300.

Only for a week or two.

Fine. We'll draw up a note.

Ten percent.

What do you mean a note? We're family. You said you wanted to be independent,

right?

All right.

Do you want me to start giving you the lectures that my father told me on the

evils of gambling?

Please, Dad.

First of all, listen.

If you get three cards that are unrelated...

Throw them in. Get rid of them.

Hi.

Oh, hi, hi.

Want some company? Yeah, sure.

Good.

Hi, Pop.

Hey, you ain't drinking iced tea alone, are you?

What you doing?

Do you know something? Do you know that Max is right? There is a difference

between warm and cold ice cubes.

Here's to good company, all of you.