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right, well, that's our session for

I'll be remodeling this office, so next
week we'll be at another address, okay?

Oh, a real office, huh?

This is a real office, Mr. LePepke. I do
real work here.

Now, I'm not saying we have to have
beamed ceilings, but let's not be afraid

spruce.

You know what?

Why don't we just go take a look at your
office? Yes.

Carol?

Do I detect a sudden interest in
contracting?

Just because I look at a good -looking
guy with a nice chest and power tools

doesn't mean I'm ready to have his
child.

Jason Siebert. You son of a gun!

How long has it been?

About a week. You had dinner at my
place, remember?

Oh, and why am I hugging you? Well, I
don't know. You always do that when you

see me and you're starting to get on my
nerves.

Hey, I've seen your office.

No. Oh, I can show you.

I really have to thank you and Phil for
letting me use this office. Hey, please,

don't mention Phil, huh?

He's off at a Zurich conference, and I'm
here stuck with a double patient load.

Oh, well, at least you're not bitter
about it.

He's got to be kidding.

Thelma, have you seen this assignment
sheet?

Nope. Thelma, you typed it.

Well, yeah, but I didn't read it. That
way I don't get involved.

I'm supposed to do a feature entitled
Winterizing Your Dog.

So rather than writing an insightful,
respectable, journalistic piece for

Esquire magazine, I'll be showing people
how to put snow tires on their shit

suits.

Nice alliteration.

So this is the day I take my stand.

I have failed to make use of your
journalistic talent.

I accept full responsibility.

As of today, I'm out of here.

Oh, well, I didn't mean that you had to
quit.

I didn't quit. I'm fired.

You're kidding.

Station manager's unhappy with our
image.

So we hired a media consultant.

They consulted.

I'm gone.

But that is so unfair.

Oh, what if we're all gone?

Well, you certainly seem to have had a
good day. Oh, good doesn't begin to

describe it, Maggie. I had a great day.
I'm telling you, I have the most

fabulous office. The people down there
are terrific. And today, two, count

two doctors consulted me on their cases.
I have never been so excited.

How was your day?

My boss was fired.

And I may be next.

How would you like to take over for Phil
here?

It's a very unexpected offer. A very
attractive offer.

Maybe we could do something finally
about that free clinic idea we talked

at lunch. Absolutely. This is exactly
the kind of work situation I have always

dreamed of. Oh, Jason's fantastic.

I can't do it.

I promise I won't hug you again.

I have a deal with Maggie. We have
always believed that one of us should be

there for the kids at all times. It's
her time for career opportunities, not

mine.

I feel that if Maggie's happy at her
job, and by the way, I'm not so sure

Maggie is all that happy at her job. In
fact, it may not even be her job anymore

if they decide who they're going to
fire.

Oh, wouldn't that be something if Maggie
could care?

No, no.

Oh, hi, honey. Oh, hi, honey. How was
your day?

Well, um...

Since you asked, actually, there was
something I kind of wanted to talk to

about. Mine was absolutely without a
doubt.

The most fabulous day of my entire life.
Not only did they not fire me, you were

looking at the core of Channel 19's new
news team. From now on, we're a hard

news network, and I'm their number one
hard news reporter. They don't want to

fire me. They want to sign me to a...

take a breath. I've got to say
something.

I suspected that.

You'd be surprised how many women find
my shop talk boring.

The fool.

Your talk is boring, but your shop looks
great.

Stinky.

Party. After school. My place.

Lasers. Ladies.

No parents.

Of course you're invited. That's why I
called you.

Benny, Benny, Benny, let me give you
some pointers on your little wing ding

here, all right?

Oh, Molly, okay, okay. Now, look.

You are going to have this party. And if
this house is going to be full of

frisky little home bowls, and if... We
do not want Mom and Dad finding out

this thing. Mike, stop saying if. I'm
having the stinking party. Shh. Come on,

Benny. Give me some deniability here.

Good morning, Dad.

Only coffee?

Come on. Who's turn to make breakfast?

Uh, Carol.

Fine. I'll whip something up myself.

Comes with the territory when you're the
parent who works at home.

Good morning.

Morning. See you guys later. Hey, Mom.

Not having breakfast?

Oh, honey, I can't stay. Dick and Steve
said they wanted to talk to me first

thing about some of the changes they
have in store for their new star

That's what they call me.

Oh, honey, I still can't believe all
this is happening.

Neither can I.

Frank. Yeah?

May I touch your drill?

Carol. Dad.

Can't you not?

I just want you to know that it did not
go unnoticed that it was your turn to

make breakfast, okay?

But it was Mike's turn, remember?

Yeah.

Well, as long as I'm here, Carol, let me
remind you that the reason that Frank

is here this week, and the only reason,
is to remodel my office, okay? This is a

job that's very important to me, a job
that I care about very much. And, Dr.

Seaver, isn't it coming along?

Who cares?

Morning.

Morning. Morning.

Morning.

Morning. Morning.

Morning. Morning.

Morning.

Are you finished, Maggie?

I just don't want people to think I've
changed now that I'm the centerpiece of

the news.

Well, they said to send you in as soon
as you got here.

Wish me luck.

Oh, don't bother.

I don't need any more luck.

Who says puppy love can't end up in
marriage? Sometimes love is lovelier

four feet on the ground.

Do you want me to go over and take Poopy
McKenzie as your lawful wedded shih

tzu?

From the Whoop Whoop Wedding Chapel on
Long Island, this is Maggie Malone for

Channel 19 News.

I'll just clean out my desk and be gone.
Maggie, Maggie, sit down.

This is the past.

Right, Dick?

My research says News 19's approach has
alienated its viewers.

Yeah, both of them.

Which is why Dick has come up with a
campaign to let everybody know we're a

news operation now.

Billboards all over New York City.

Wow.

No more dog weddings, Maggie. Just hard
news.

Right, Dick? Hard as a bodybuilder's
butt.

Yeah, we'll be shooting the first promo
spot for the new campaign tomorrow at

your house.

My house? Wouldn't it be better to do it
at the anchor now? Maggie, did you see

that spot with Dan Rather walking on the
beach musing about journalism?

No, I didn't. We are getting the
director who shot that. Really?

Maggie, you can put this in the bank.

Channel 19 is going to be spending its
resources on solid, hard news, on more

minicam crews and investigative stories,
not on flashy sets and hairdressers.

Sound good?

Oh. Boy, it sure does.

Oh, but I still would get to have a hair
person, right?

And I think the core of Mr. Mitchell's
problem is his inability to tell his

how he really feels.

Must be contagious.

Strike that last part.

I'll have these notes typed and on your
desk before lunch. Okay, Kevin. Good,

thank you. Your next patient isn't due
till 11, Mrs. Pearl.

Ah, yes. Well, could you... Her file's
under your elbow.

I'm thinking of a number between 1 and
10, Kevin. You know what it is?

Three.

Amazing.

Three.

A number of days left before I say
goodbye, office.

Hey, Jay. Hi, Paul.

Oh, hey, listen. I just got to apologize
to you for giving you a hard time the

other day. I was being selfish because,
frankly, I just wanted you to work you

so bad. But, hey, listen. You made this
deal with Maggie, and you should honor

it. Okay? I'm sorry.

That's it? You're not going to try to
talk me into staying again?

Excuse me? I know you, Paul.

I know.

You're going to try to pick apart my
deal with Maggie. Go ahead and take the

best shot. No, no, no, you're wrong,
wrong. Frankly, I respect your decision.

Okay, well, because there's a lot to
pick apart. I know.

Yeah, I mean, sure, we made the deal
almost five years ago. No, no, no, no,

wait, you're wrong. And there is not the
same need for a parent to be at home

because Mike and Carol and Ben are all
far older and more mature now, yes.

that's true.

And as for Christy, okay.

I know.

There's a great daycare center just down
the hall. Throw that in my face. The

point that you're missing here, Paul, is
that Maggie expects me to be home, even

if the reasons for it don't exist
anymore.

Well, they don't do this.

Listen, I'm not following this whole
train of thought. Okay, okay, okay.

Paul, I will tell Maggie exactly how I
feel. Just get off my back.

When I mention daycare, you smile, okay?

Yes, because if you do that other thing,
I'm a dead man.

Maggie Carroll's obviously old enough to
take care of herself now.

And Mike, well, hey, we've done all we
can with him.

And Bed -Bed, he's so mature now, isn't
he?

Right now it's time for a little dirty
dancing.

Benjamin Hubert Horatio Humphrey Seaver.

Dad, uh, what party?

All right, everybody out.

Out, go.

Go, out, out, out. Everybody. Not you.

You kids can't be trusted. What was I
thinking?

Hey, Benny, here are those CDs that you
absolutely cannot borrow from this

illegal party that I knew absolutely
nothing about.

Come on, come on.

This was a great party, Ben.

Go, Stinky.

me explain to you how mike got me into
this hey i want you to go up to your

and don't you come down until you can
shave shave what i don't care

no i sure don't need these anymore i
can't believe my one chance to

turn this whole deal thing around and
i'm foolish enough to count on you kids

help mike where are you going uh well i
was gonna put these in water for you dad

carol what was going on in there that
you couldn't hear what was happening out

here

You weren't flying.

Stop!

What?

What is on your backside?

Carol, it looks to me like your butt's
got a big mouth.

worried you were hot for the guy.

Well, maybe it's time I had a word with
Frank. Maybe more than a word.

Daddy, please.

And another thing.

You're fired.

Hi, honey.

Chrissy's upstairs, ready to go.

Where are the other kids?

Well, Ben just blew through here like a
shot. Carol mumbled something about

breakfast at work, and Mike, hey, who's
seen him?

I can't say I blame them. You were
pretty rough on them last night.

What, do you think I overreacted? I
didn't say overreacted. No, but you

that, don't you?

Jason,

just calm down. With both of us gone all
week, we were just asking for trouble.

Hey, they'll sure have a parent at home
next week, won't they?

So, which one do you think?

For what?

For the news promo they're shooting here
after work. Jason, I told you about it.

Oh, yes.

Blue.

The blue one? Mm -hmm. So how long have
you hated the red one?

Let's go. Let's go.

Holy moly.

Oh, she's here.

She's here, isn't she?

Maggie, you're here. Let's get you into
makeup and get rolling, kid. We're

paying for golden time here.

I need the husband and kid now.

I thought you said you wouldn't be using
my family. We're not.

People, people, let's hit the mark. Come
on.

Who are these people?

Your family.

You.

What? We've got to sell some
relatability here. And a family really

that. Well, why not use my real family?
Okay, we discussed that.

Right, Dick?

Sure did.

Consensus was your real family was too,
um... Dick, what's the word I'm looking

for here? Old, Steve. Too old.

Okay,

we are rolling.

And... Cue her.

Jason, hi. Honey, can I freshen that up
for you?

Sure, Meg.

I just can't do it.

Oh, why?

I can't call him Jason. I am a
journalist. I can't say things that

Meg, babe, I thought we went through all
this. Maggie, I am in the image

business. Now, I would never tell you
how to do a news story because I'm not a

news guy, but please, let me do my job
here.

Let's get some viewers to watch you do
the news by making a great promo here.

What do you say?

Yeah, I'm game. I'm still rolling.

Oh, honey. Oh, what's all this?

Well, this is the promo and, uh... Who
are you?

Maggie's husband.

I'm Maggie's husband. Oh, no, you're
not. Didn't your agent call you?

I can't believe it. I'm an actor and
they won't even let me play me.

The kid that's playing me is a full
-blown weenie.

I mean, does she look anything like I
did when I was 12?

It's hard to tell. She was sitting down.

Dad, Dad. Hey, hey, hey. I'm on a five.

Oh, boy, this is weird.

Dad, Dad. What are you talking about?

I'll just zip at all of you.

Dad, come on. Look, your mom has a
chance to take advantage here of a very

terrific professional opportunity. So
don't we owe it to her to be supportive?

So just shut up until she does this
stupid stinking promo.

I like the other guy better.

Behind closed doors.

Nobody's allowed in.

Tell me, Thelma.

What do you think of Steve and Dick?

I think I work for them.

So you don't believe things are going to
be any different around here?

Of course I believe it.

Well, I'm starting to doubt it. That
promo yesterday didn't mention a thing

about news. And when I asked them what
was going on, they said, trust us, where

do you see the promo? Wait till you see
the promo.

Want to see the promo?

You get it from me.

Maggie Malone.

She's a committed journalist, a
dedicated professional, a former

That's not my body. And she's a mom just
like you. Sure, Meg.

She doesn't just report the news, she
lives it.

And you can count on this kind of
honesty every night on Channel 19 News

Maggie Malone.

I am a journalist. I just can't say
things that aren't true.

Honestly, everything they showed us was
a total lie.

I mean, can you believe it?

I mean, I may have done dog weddings,
but I have never lied on camera, and

expect me to sign up for seven years of
this.

That would be 49 dog years.

Thank you, Thelma. Well, it's tough
finding things to say when the only

could say could get me fired.

Well, maybe I'm going to go say a few
things that could get me fired.

Excuse me.

I can't.

Oh, sure you can.

Take those freelance writing
assignments. I always hear you turning

No, I'd love to, but I can't. I thought
you wanted to be home for your baby.

Here's your chance. No, it's not.

Why not?

Because we can't afford to have both of
us work at home. Well, couldn't Jason...

No, no. Jason and I have a deal, and he
loves having his practice there, and

I... I just can't mess that up.

Well, how do you know he loves working
at home?

Because he just spent thousands of
dollars redoing his office. And if you

my husband, you know that's love.

Uh,

it's just not the same.

Jason? Oh, in here, honey.

Wow.

This place looks great.

Yep.

So, how was work today?

Oh, it was, you know, work.

I bet you're going to be really happy
seeing patients in here.

Happy? Well, happy isn't even the word.

I thought so.

You know, there was some... What?

Go ahead.

Oh, it was... Nothing, really. I was
just thinking.

Yeah, me too.

I... What were you thinking?

Oh, about our deal.

How you moved your practice home so that
I could go back to work.

How great you've been about it.

Yeah, well, not that great.

You don't like working at home?

Well, no, no. I love it. I love it.

Oh.

Secretary? A male secretary.

They want you to lie on camera?

You could take over for Phil
permanently. You never told me you hated

Well, why didn't you tell me you had an
offer like that? I wanted to, honey. You

were so excited about your seven -year
contract. Plus, I didn't want to violate

our deal. Well, I didn't either.

Well, you do now?

I want to work at home. I want to write
again. I want to be with Christy.

Really?

But how can I ask you to give up your
new office?

Oh,

and I was ready to be miserable so as
not to go back on our deal. Honey, so

I. But isn't being miserable for your
partner what marriage is all about?

Oh, it is for us.

So, uh, we have a new deal.

We do?

And, uh, you have a brand new office.

In here? Of course.

Um, like this?

This.

Well, I see bookcases, you know.

More of a country look.

Maggie, that's the way it was before.

Yeah. Before I spent $5 ,000, Maggie.

Yeah.

I don't think you've given this a fair
shake.

The chair stays.

We'll be back in a moment.

Hey, you got a job. You didn't tell us.

You want me to take over your paper
route.

And pay me only a measly $50 a day while
you keep the rest of what you're really

paying. While I won't work to live your
own stinking papers, all 2 -0 -0 of

them.

one's self as one can find.