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How's your homework coming, Nicholas?

Oh, I'm not doing homework. I'm writing a letter to Louise.

But it's not a love letter or nothing.

Oh, well, I thought that you and Louise were, uh... Yeah, well, we're just

friends now.

Oh. Well, you're probably better off. I mean, these long -distance relationships

can be very tough.

Yeah, that's what she said.

She said that? My goodness.

She must be very sophisticated.

Sophisticated?

Yes, that means, uh...

Grown up.

Very grown up.

Oh.

You know, I thought we could work things out, but she says we should see other

people. Oh, that is tough.

Did she give you a reason?

I think it's because of her new boyfriend.

Well, then why are you writing her a letter?

To tell her about my new girlfriend.

I didn't know you had a new girlfriend.

I don't.

Oh.

Oh, I see.

But you want her to think that you do, right?

Right. That's what's so sophisticated about me.

It's a portrait of the happiness that we feel and always

will.

It is enough to fill our lives with love.

Always spend our days like bright and shining stars.

Ron,

this is Wednesday. I dry, you wash.

No, I don't. On Wednesdays, you wash, I dry.

This is where I go to the library. I suggest you two check the schedule.

Good idea.

Okay, I'll show you. I'm right.

You are not right.

Wednesday. Joni cooks, Tommy sets, Elizabeth clears, and Nancy dries.

Wait a minute. You said Elizabeth clears. If I clear, well, then who

Joni, you've only been at this station a short time. You should have a little

patience. But I know I'm ready. It's just a matter of convincing Mr. Trout.

But Mr.

Trout has been with the station a long time. He may be white. You may not be

experienced enough.

Yeah, Abby has a good point.

Mr. Trout's been in the business a long time. Oh, Dad, it's not like I'm asking

him to anchor the 11 o 'clock news, you know.

I'd just like to produce and direct a little feature report for a talk show.

Hey, do you mind?

I didn't know your station had a talk show. Yeah, it's a forum for local

you know, profiles of interesting personalities.

Sounds like a good show. How come I've never seen it?

Follows the Sunrise Farm report.

Which is exactly the point. Nobody watches at that time anyway.

It sounds like what you've got to do is come up with an idea that he can't

resist. Yeah, that's good advice.

Preferably something you know about.

Any suggestions?

Yeah, make sure it's not about keeping your voice down.

Do you realize Mary spent every night at the library for the past two weeks? I

know it.

Yeah, well, I mean, she never goes out anymore.

When's the last time you saw her with a guy?

I know she had a date for her senior prom.

It isn't funny, Elizabeth.

I really feel sorry for her. Okay, so do I, but it's her own choice. School is

where her head's at.

Yeah, well, it's not very healthy. I mean, everybody needs a social life of

kind.

Hmm.

we fix her up. Oh, she'll never go for it. Well, we fix her up first and we

her about it later. She'll still never go for it.

Timing, Elizabeth.

It's all in the timing.

With Mary, you have to pick the most vulnerable time of the day.

The time when she'll say yes to anything.

This is really cool.

It's... the only way.

Mayor, we gotta ask you something.

Can't wait.

Oh, it'll only take a second.

Do you want Steve to pick you up at 7 .30 or 8?

No, I don't know.

8 o 'clock, I guess.

Good.

Steve?

Steve Aldenheimer.

I don't know any Steve Aldenheimer.

Better make it 7 .30. Right, more time to get to know each other.

What's going on?

You are, on a date.

What? Just listen, okay?

He's gorgeous, smart, and sensitive.

Almost brooding.

And you know how you love brooding.

Plus, he knows a lot about medicine.

Oh, he's a doctor?

Well, no, but he's been sick a lot.

Elizabeth, I do not go out with guys I don't know.

So just forget it.

Just forget it. No, I won't forget it. Mary needs a social life, but she'll

never go along with it. Of course she won't.

That's why we're not going to tell her.

Once he shows up, she'll be trapped.

I don't know.

Just trust me.

Joanie, hi.

Getting ready for the big pitch? Yes, I've got three good subjects to show

I hope he likes one of them. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Thanks.

I'm Jim Fancher.

Guacadu.

Hi, Tom Bradford.

Guacadu to you.

No, no, no, no. You see, I'm delivering Guacadu skin care products.

Oh, for a minute I thought that you... We don't need any. Oh, why?

No, we have very good skin around here. Soft and creamy. Thank you. Sorry. You

ordered 24 jars of under -eye concentrate.

Under -eye concentrate?

Oh, it's remarkably effective.

I use it myself.

Huh? Made from avocado pits.

Yeah, well, it sounds very nice, but... Sponge up.

I beg your pardon?

Scrunch up like this.

Oh.

Huh?

See? No lines.

Before I started using Guacadu, I looked like the underside of a steel -belted

radial. Well, there is quite an improvement, but... It's here!

Guacadu! It's here!

Nicholas, so you're the one that ordered this. I'm gonna be rich, Dad!

Well, I guess that clears up the mystery.

Right, Tom?

I don't know, Nicholas.

It'll be a great learning experience.

Yeah, probably for me.

Okay, you win.

But remember, if it doesn't sell, you're on your own. Not one penny for me.

Why don't you just admit it? It's not the stories you don't like. It's the

of my doing the stories. Tony, you're trying my patience. Well... I've heard

your ideas.

They weren't bad.

They weren't great, either. They were just okay.

But even if you did come up with some of the earth -shattering, I probably

wouldn't let you do it anyway, because you're just not ready.

When will I be?

I can't answer that.

I've only been in this business a short time.

Everybody has to pay his dues.

Why? Because that's how you learn. Look, you're doing a terrific job, and you're

going to get your chance.

But not now.

Hi, I'm Steve Aldenheimer.

Is Mary home?

Yeah, sure. Come on in.

Thanks.

Boy, it sounds like you got yourself a beautiful cold. Oh, well, it's not

a cold. I've diagnosed it as bronchiectasis.

Bronchi -what?

Oh, it's an abnormal dilation of the bronchial tubes in which mucoid

collect, causing inflammatory changes in the bronchial walls.

I'll go get Mary.

But I don't think he's right, Dad. I don't think everybody needs to spend

paying their dues.

Oh, I couldn't agree with you more. But did he really say that, that it would

take years?

No.

But it doesn't matter if it's tomorrow or if it's ten years from tomorrow. The

point is, I can do it now.

All right, then. You do it.

How?

Joanie, I was in a similar position as you many years ago.

I was a copy boy and I was dying to be a reporter.

What did you do?

Well, I went out and dug up my own story. I researched it, wrote it, turned

in, and eventually it got me my own beat.

Oh, that's great.

I don't know.

Television's so different.

I mean, you didn't have to worry about getting your story on film. I don't know

a thing about photography.

Well, when you find someone who does.

The point is, there's always a way if you want something badly enough.

Oh, gee, look at the time.

I'd better get going if I'm going to go to that movie.

I'm sure she'll be down any second.

Yeah, yeah.

Mary!

You're right, Dad.

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Exactly. Just use your imagination and put your perseverance to work. Hi, Dad.

I'm here.

Mary. I want you to meet Steve Aldenheimer. Oh, hi, Steve. How are you

Well, to tell you the truth, Mary, not too well.

You'll have to excuse me. I have a very important neurology class to go to.

Bye -bye. Mary!

Mary!

Oh.

I'm telling you, I've had it all.

Rhinitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis, adenoiditis.

Pharyngitis. Never laryngitis, huh?

No. I missed that one.

Too bad. But I do have a migraine. I think it's the air in here. Air can be

debilitating, you know. Steve, don't you think you might be better off in bed?

You know, I mean, with the migraine and all.

That's okay.

I've learned to live with pain.

You know, it's probably not what's been going around anyway.

What's been going around?

Oh, I wouldn't worry about it.

Really?

Tell me anyway.

Lockjaw.

The symptoms usually include a headache. That's why I mentioned it.

Well, I did cut myself shaving yesterday.

Oh, really?

How old was the blade?

Well, it was... Gee, I don't know.

Steve, it's probably nothing.

Yeah, but what if it's not?

Maybe I should be in bed.

Maybe so. You know, it's better to be safe than sorry.

Yeah, but I'm sure by morning you'll be just fine.

Thanks for your concern, Elizabeth, but I'm never fine.

Boy, they don't make movies like that anymore.

Sure, and for good reason.

It was the worst movie I've ever seen. Oh, you said that last week. That was

last week. I'm older now. Much wiser in these matters now.

Hey, you guys, isn't that Mary right over there?

Oh, yeah.

But I thought she had class tonight.

Some class.

I wonder who he is.

Oh, sure looks like Pete Burkett.

You know him? Well, yeah. I think he's a doctor. He brings his kids to the

daycare center.

Kids? You mean he's married?

Well, I thought so.

Oh, I'm sure there's some explanation.

Yeah, he's probably divorced.

I hope.

Morning, Nicholas. You ready for some breakfast?

No, I'm just going to have some coffee. I'm running late.

Oh, well.

I guess your schedule is pretty hectic.

What, with the Guacadu business on top of school?

Yeah.

Tough.

Cream? Yeah, thank you.

What, business is not so good or what?

Think. Nobody but the family wants to buy, and they only do it because they

to.

Well, maybe it's your approach.

What do you say when you ring the doorbell?

I don't know, something like, Hi, I'm Nicholas Bradford, and I'm selling

Guacadu. And then when they ask me what it does, I say, it gets rid of all your

ugly wrinkles.

You okay?

Nicholas,

I think I've discovered what your problem is. What you need is a little

Oh, they didn't give me any of that, just the cream.

Yeah, well, no, see, Nicholas, what you've got to do is tell the customer

she wants to hear. Pay them compliments.

It's very hard for a woman to say no when she's just been told how pretty her

dress is or how nice her hair looks.

Really? Yeah. Oh, yes, and there's one other thing you can try. You can ask

if their mother's home.

Why?

Because it makes them feel young.

Oh, gee, thanks, Abby. Sure, any time.

Aren't you going to finish your coffee?

Uh, no, it was...

Right. I think it's with myself.

Mary?

Come in, Dad.

Hi.

Uh, Abby and I went to a movie last night.

Was it good?

Oh, well, I don't know. There was some disagreement about that, but...

Okay, concerned father's voice. I'd recognize it anywhere.

What's the matter?

Well, look, I don't want to interfere. You're an adult now.

Dad, give.

Well, it's just that you said that you had a class last night.

I did.

But I saw you with your date.

I what?

Look, it's your life, and I want you to live it the way you see fit, but I feel

that I should warn you of the dangers of seeing a divorced man with kids.

Oh, you mean Pete?

Susan must have recognized him.

Dad, Pete's not divorced. He's married.

Married? Yes, and it wasn't a date.

Well, not in that sense of the word.

Oh.

Well, then, in what sense was it?

All right, look.

Pete is a resident of the hospital, okay?

Now, we happen to be friends, good friends.

My class let out early, and he was leaving, so we grabbed a cup of coffee

together. Yeah, but, I mean, you seem to touch a lot.

Come on, this is ridiculous.

Look, Pete is a demonstrative guy.

He's not afraid to show his emotions to a friend.

I respect him for that.

Matter of fact, that's one of the reasons I like him so much.

But that's all.

I just like him.

You feel better?

I feel foolish for not having enough confidence in you to trust your

So trust.

I'm a very bright girl.

And a very late one. Gotta run.

Bye.

story on my own, that is. Oh, that's wonderful, Joanie. What's the subject

matter? You.

Oh.

No, not now, Marty. Not now, Marty.

Who's Marty?

Marty's my cameraman.

He works in the mailroom, but he wants to be a cameraman.

Oh, yes.

Well, what's this all about, and why me?

Well, I'm just taking your advice, Dad. You said to pick an interesting subject

that I know about and do the story myself.

You are perfect. Oh, well, that's very flattering, but... Yeah, see, I thought

would call it Tom Bradford, a man and his family. What do you think? It does

have a nice ring. Yeah, see, I thought I'd shoot it all here, you know, in the

house, cinema verite.

You know, a real -life recording of how a famous columnist deals with the

everyday problems of career and family. Yeah, but there's the rest of the family

to consider. I mean, they have their rights to privacy, too. I mean, what

cameras popping up when they least expect it. Oh, Dad, don't turn me down.

please, it's my chance to prove myself to Mr.

Trout.

And I'll feel the rest of the family in on it, I promise.

Well, all right, but just don't let it get out of hand.

It won't.

And I won't embarrass anybody.

I'll be very judicious about when I tell Marty to roll camera.

Not now, Marty.

Make her stop.

I'll have some of that, please.

Uh -uh -uh.

Big mistake.

Why? What's the matter with it?

The meat surprise with the all -purpose gravy is never good on Thursdays. When

you've been in this business as long as I have, you get to know things like

that.

Nothing, thank you.

To good friends.

To good friends.

I thought you were doing a beer commercial.

Wish I had a beer.

Unfortunately, I've got two tons of lactamase this afternoon.

You really love it, don't you?

Keeps me off the street.

Oh, by the way.

Thanks for helping me with my neurology class.

You know, most residents won't give medical students the time of day.

Not unless they have to.

I'm really glad you're different.

I guess I just remember how tough it was for me to get through.

Well, also, thank you for the cup of coffee last night.

I had a good time.

You won't believe this. I'm embarrassed to say this.

My father saw us, and he thinks we're having a thing.

You're kidding.

Father does tend to overreact a little.

Come on, Joanie. You know how hard it is to concentrate when you write.

Don't worry, Dad. Marty and I will be so quiet, I promise.

Oh, not now, please. It's important that I get this column out today.

Well, good. That means it's the perfect time to show you in action, right?

Oh, you won't even know we're here, really.

Oh, well... Oh, good.

And you needn't worry about the rest of the family, either. I've filled them all

in about Marty.

Oh, except Nancy.

This will be great.

This will be great. You're going to love it, Marty.

My family will be right down here, both sides.

Dad will be here. Make it just wide enough.

Okay, where do you want me?

Right, right, right. Over Abby's left shoulder. That's good. Yeah, and when

turns over there, you'll see a little... Well, I hope this works better than it

did with your dad earlier. Oh, it's going to be great. My family's real

at the dinner table. Yeah, you said your dad was animated at the typewriter,

too. All he did was sit there and stare at a blank page.

Well, maybe it doesn't work so well with people looking over his shoulder, you

know. Yeah, I'll say.

I thought he was in a coma.

Well, at least we got something on film. I mean, he eventually started working.

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog is not exactly my idea of

breakthrough journalism.

It doesn't really matter, Marty. We're not going to show the paper anyway.

Well, sport, how goes the guac -a -cred?

It's guac -a -do and it's going great.

Well, if you ask me, I think the whole thing's a big rip -off.

Yeah, well, if you ask me, I think you ought to try it.

Why? I don't have any lines under my eyes.

Who's talking about lines?

I'm talking about craters.

Yeah, I'll go see her.

Mary, what are you still doing here? I was just leaving. Just brushing up on my

endocrine glands in the library.

You spend much more time in that place, they're going to dedicate a chair to

you. Yeah, well, I have old man Stegwell's class tomorrow, and... He

glands very seriously.

What are you doing back here?

I'm just checking up on a patient. She had a pretty rough day today.

Is it serious?

No, I don't think so. It helps me sleep better.

Want to tag along?

Do you mean it? Sure.

Just don't bring your books, okay?

It kind of makes the patients nervous.

Well, everything looks fine. How does my favorite patient feel tonight?

Oh, not so good, doctor.

That doesn't surprise me.

It says here that you hardly touched your dinner.

I know.

You've got to eat, Mrs. Perry.

Yeah, but the food here is terrible.

Sounds like they're serving the meat surprise again.

I don't know what it was.

I just can't eat that food, Doctor.

Well, I can't say as I blame you.

But you've got to keep your strength up, Mrs. Perry.

I guess there's only one solution.

Huh? What?

Arnie's Deli up the street.

How do you feel about their chicken soup?

With noodles.

But if you say one word about this young lady... Scouts honor Dr.

Perkins. Be back in 20 minutes.

I'll wait.

Somebody say something.

Anything.

Would you please pass the salt, Elizabeth?

Sure, Dad.

Thank you, Elizabeth.

You're welcome, Dad.

No, Dad.

Elizabeth, keep rolling, Marty. Don't look in the camera, okay? And Dad,

up a little bit.

Would you please pass the salt, Elizabeth?

Sure, Dad.

Thank you, Elizabeth.

You're welcome, Dad.

Oh, this is ridiculous. Cut. Come on. This is not working.

You were terrific in there.

I think Mrs. Perry is secretly in love with you. You do, do you?

You make it look so easy.

Dealing with patients, I mean.

Something you certainly don't learn in books.

You are observant, Ms. Bradford.

Would you care to know my secret?

Sure. It's going to cost you.

How much?

The price of one cup of coffee.

Okay. It's a deal.

Good. My car's right over here.

Thanks for letting me go with you.

It was really special. I mean that.

You're welcome.

You're a special person.

It's really funny, my father being concerned about you and me.

Why is it so hard for people to believe that platonic relationships can exist

between men and women?

I don't know.

Society's just...

Condition that way, I suppose.

I suppose.

But I'm glad you're my friend.

Very glad.

Me too.

This is your car, right?

Yeah.

Nicholas, I don't mind helping you out, but isn't this a little far?

It'll be worth it. You'll see.

It's where all the riches live. They got money for things like wrinkles.

Go get him, killer.

That's a very pretty... Say, your hair is very...

Well, get on with it, young man, but what can I do for you?

Is your mother home?

Mom?

Yes. Oh, hold on a minute.

Hiya, Susan.

Hi, Dad. Is Joanie around?

She wants to use me in her documentary.

You're in luck. She's in the kitchen.

May I ask who's calling?

Oh, yeah. Hold on.

Mary, telephone for you.

It's Pete.

Hi, Mr. Bradford. Not now, Marty. Please.

Hello?

Sure. Half an hour.

Okay. Bye -bye.

Dr. Perkins' first name is Pete, right?

Yeah, so?

So, what's he doing calling on a Saturday?

I mean, you'd think that a married man would have more to do with himself on a

weekend than call medical students. Probably has something to do with the

hospital.

Well, it's a big deal anyway.

They're just friends, remember?

Strictly platonic.

Maybe so, but it seems strange, that's all.

Mary knows what she's doing.

I thought you said Joanie was in here.

She was just a minute ago, and Marty just...

Not

now? Not now!

Come on, Mary, who is it?

Who's who? Hey, don't play dumb.

Everyone knows some guy dropped you off last night.

Then the phone call, now the makeup. Come on, what's his name? Yeah.

Hi.

But that's the only way I can capture the spontaneity, Dad. Otherwise,

everyone's inhibited by the camera. Absolutely not. I mean, shooting a

documentary is one thing, but shooting your own version of Candid Camera,

another. No, look, you don't understand. Hi, Dad. Hi, Dad. What was that all

about? I think they call it love.

Well, I don't know about that, Dad, but whoever was on the phone this morning

sure set her off. Yeah, turned her on.

I thought you said you trusted her.

I trust her.

I thought you said she was an adult.

She's an adult.

I thought you said you believed her. I believe her.

I really do. It's just my overreactive paternal glands secreting again.

You said she was old enough to make her own decisions.

Well, if she's old enough to make her own decisions, then she's old enough for

the consequences.

Look, I can worry, can't I?

You certainly can. You have that down -to -earth science.

Pete, I think we should talk.

I know.

I want you to know that what happened last night is something I just didn't

expect.

Me neither.

Maybe I did. I don't know.

Why is it whenever something nice happens, we seem to have this pressing

to analyze it?

Maybe because in some cases it needs to be analyzed.

Pete.

I'm scared.

So am I.

Should we stop seeing each other?

No.

What should we do?

Why don't we just enjoy the rest of today as friends, like it used to be?

Well, we could try.

The truth is, it's not like it used to be.

Let's go see the movie.

Pat? Pat.

Come on, seriously, come on.

Pete. Come on, do me a favor. It's my day.

Your day?

Okay, it's your day. We'll go.

Good. I'm telling you.

You don't understand. Please. This is a bad film.

Bad? What do you mean, bad film? Are you kidding? Go bad.

Here.

What a handsome man.

How lucky I was.

Laura, you should rest now.

No.

That was the worst movie I've ever seen in

my life.

I loved it. I can't.

Look at your eyes.

Mary, in here, please.

I thought you said that you and Dr. Berkus were just friends.

We are friends.

That may have been the case once, but friends don't kiss each other goodnight.

Not like that, anyway.

You were spying?

I was keeping my eyes open. I mean, somebody has to around here.

I don't want to talk about this anymore.

I don't blame you. I mean, the whole thing is kind of sorted, don't you

Sorted? Mary, he's married.

Dad, our relationship happens to be beautiful.

It may be beautiful now, but if you stop long enough to think about later...

Mary, I'm worried about you. I'm worried that my daughter will get hurt.

I can handle it.

I don't believe you can.

I thought you said you trusted my judgment.

I thought that you could live up to that trust.

I mean, what about his wife and his children? Have you thought about them?

I know that there's problems.

There's lots of problems.

But I'm going to work them out.

I know what you're doing. You're living in a fantasy world. You're playing with

fire and someone is bound to get burned.

Mary, please, look.

I'm asking you.

Walk away from it.

Now. Like you still can.

That's just it, Dad. I can't.

I think I'm in love with him.

And I'm not going to stop seeing him.

Tommy!

Nicholas!

All right, all right, don't have a stroke.

Well, come on, will you?

You're taking this guacadu thing a little too seriously, don't you think? I

always take money seriously.

Okay, sport. What do you want me to do?

Just play along with whatever I say.

You've got it.

I thought the whole idea of this film was for everyone to be spontaneous.

Yeah, you said we could talk about whatever we wanted. Well, I changed my

Spontaneous didn't work, so I decided to take a little artistic license, okay?

Now, look, when I say action, all you gotta do is make your bets. But what do

talk about?

Uh, uh, school.

School. Okay?

Roll camera.

Rolling. And action!

So, Nicholas, how was school?

Great. I loved school. You know what my favorite class is?

No, what?

Science. We're learning all about the moon.

Boy, that sounds interesting.

Yeah, I like the part about the craters. They remind me of the ones Dad used to

have under his eyes.

Really? Yeah, but that was before.

Before what?

Before Dad started using Guacadu eye cream. You know, it really helps. Just

in for a free demonstration if you don't believe me. No obligation.

See, Guacadu was made from avocado pits.

Scrunch up.

See, you scrunch up like this and then you put it under your eyes.

Mary? Oh, come in.

Hi. Hi.

Um, looks like I...

Caught you on your way out, huh? Yeah.

Can you spare a minute?

Well, that all depends on what we're going to talk about.

It's what I think it is. The subject's closed.

Look, Mary, I didn't come here to judge you or anybody.

I don't even want to advise.

I just thought if you'd like to talk, I'd like to listen.

It's so confusing.

I didn't expect this to happen. I really didn't. Never did, do we?

No.

Things are moving so fast.

It was really simple when we were friends.

Yeah.

Abby, I don't even know that I am in love with him.

But I do know one thing.

When I think about not seeing him again, I go crazy.

You know something?

You'd like him.

He's bright.

Funny. And he really cares.

Mary, there's one thing I'd like you to think about.

Relationships are tough under the best of circumstances.

These are not the best of circumstances.

I can't think of any worse.

You know that relationships require sacrifices.

Well, are you prepared to make the sacrifices that it takes to make this

relationship work?

I think so.

Well, then, there's just one thing left to consider.

His family.

A family of very real people.

Hi, Dad.

Oh, hi, Mary.

You going out?

That's right.

I see.

Can we expect you for dinner?

I don't know yet.

I see.

That was a big waste of time.

Here we are trying to shoot a documentary, and your brother's doing

on avocado pits. Well, I'll cut around that. We'll make it work. John Ford

couldn't make this film work. No, I've had enough. No, no, Marty, don't quit

now, please. Look, we'll get a few more shots of my father, and I'll piece

something together. No, no, I can't work with your father anymore. I'm sorry,

but all I ever get is, not now, Marty, not now. But what I'd like to know is

when. Soon, very soon.

Soon? I'm sorry, but soon is just not soon enough. I quit.

No, Marty, you can't quit now. Not now, not now.

about your family, Mary.

Oh, don't be sorry about them.

They're all right.

Besides, I'm more concerned about you and me right now.

About where we go from here.

Yeah, I'm thinking about that, too.

Sit down.

It was so easy when we were just friends.

Yeah, I know.

They say that you can't go backwards.

Do you believe that, that you can never go back?

It's true for me, Mary.

I'm in love with you.

I really am, and I don't know what to do about it.

You're not going to say anything?

I don't know what to say.

I'm confused.

Pete, we haven't talked about your family.

Don't you think we should talk about them?

Mary, they don't have anything to do with you and me.

Of course they do.

Okay.

My wife's name is Lori and the kids are Andy and Ellie.

Do you love them?

Of course I do.

I love all of them.

But I love you too.

And now you're just as big a part of my life as they are.

How big a part?

How big a part do I get?

Pete, where do we go from here?

And can we live with ourselves when we get there?

Nicholas, hurry it up, would you?

I'm busy.

Busy with what? You've been in there for 20 minutes.

If you gotta know, I'm testing out my block of juice. What's it to you?

Well, test it someplace else. I got a date.

Why are you trying that stuff anyway?

How am I gonna know if it works if I don't test it?

Besides, I want to see if it gets rid of my lines.

But you don't have any lines.

Well, then I guess it works, huh?

Unusable.

Unusable.

Definitely unusable.

Unusable seems to be the key word around here.

Yeah.

All right, don't be so hard on it.

Maybe we can save it with a little creative editing.

No, I'm afraid nothing can save that.

That bad?

Bad.

It's so horrible.

I suppose Marty told you the gruesome details.

You know, Marty, he tends to exaggerate.

Not this time.

Not as easy as it looks, is it?

It sure isn't.

You were right.

Truth is, I'm just not ready for this.

Joanie, you've learned some hard lessons, but that's the only way to

anything.

You're a very good researcher. You're going to be a very good on -camera

reporter.

Someday. Someday.

Someday may not be that far away.

You mean it?

Yeah.

Feeling better?

Yeah.

File that.

Do me a favor and don't take all day. We got a lot of work to do around here.

Yes, sir.

Hello? Are you coming to the hospital tonight?

Uh, I don't know. I was thinking of studying at home tonight.

Uh, Mary, I'll pick you up in half an hour.

I thought you were going to tell me it was over.

Nothing about you and me seems to be very predictable, does it?

Sure doesn't.

Maybe it's not the right thing. I don't know.

If it means not losing you.

Why do I suddenly feel like I'm about to become a homewrecker?

Mary, I never said anything was definite.

So let's not jump to conclusions, okay?

But you are thinking about leaving your wife. You just said you were.

I said I was reevaluating our relationship.

I was discussing options.

Some option.

Pete, do you remember when I told you I was scared?

Yeah.

Now I'm really scared.

Dad, Pete and I had a talk.

We discussed the possibility of his leaving his wife.

Oh, Mary.

Can't I get through to you? Don't you see it's wrong? He has a family. Why

you see that? Dad. I can't believe you're doing this.

I'm not.

Look, I made the decision not to see him again.

Oh, I see.

I wanted him.

I still want him.

But I won't have him at someone else's expense.

You made the right decision.

Don't make me out to be so self -righteous.

I could have kept seeing him.

But I'm also too selfish to share.

It's just so hard.

I know it is.

I'd like to help you.

No, no.

I'm an adult now, remember?

I get to deal with this one all by myself.

I remember.

But being an adult doesn't mean that you have to deal with this alone, that you

can't have some place to go.

I'm still your father, and I'm here if you need me.

Okay.

Dad, I need you.

I really love him.

You know something else?

Sometimes I hate being an adult.

I know, Mary.

And you know what?

Sometimes I do, too.

Hiya, Nicholas.

Can I give you a hand?

That's okay, Dad. I can handle it. Going out to sell you a guacadu?

I already sold it all. I'm delivering.

You sold it all?

That fast? How did you do it?

Well, Kenny P. Landers talked his mother into buying what was left.

But there are 12 jars in there. What could Kenny Landers' mother do with 12

of guacadu?

Come here a minute.

You ever seen Kenny's mother?

No. Why?

Billions of them.

Billions?

Billions.