All language subtitles for family_ties_s01e19_suzanne_takes_you_down

I bet we've been together for a million
years.

And I bet we'll be together for a
million more.

Oh, it's like I started breathing on the
night we kissed.

And I can't remember what I ever did
before.

What would we do, baby, without us?

What would we do, baby, without her?

And there ain't no nothing we can't love
each other through.

What would we do, baby, without her?

Sha -la -la -la.

Now remember, girls, concentration is
the single most important factor in an

athlete's performance.

Index finger of the left hand
interlocking with pinky of the right.

And in your mind's eye, you should be
able to see the ball going into the cup.

I think your mind's eye needs glasses,
Alex.

Oh, hi, Kitty.

How was the wedding?

Oh, the wedding was fine. I think the
marriage is in trouble, though. Oh,

you've got to give him a chance. They've
only been married for a couple of

hours. Elise.

Only one of them's going on the
honeymoon.

Okay, I admit that's a bad sign.

It'll keep the mystery alive anyway.

It was a beautiful ceremony.

Ron caught the bouquet.

It wasn't just a catch, Suzanne. I had
to elbow out two cousins and a flower

girl to make that catch.

We're all very proud of you, Ron.

So, Alex, how's the golf?

You ready to enter any tournaments yet?

I think the only way Alex will get into
a tournament is inside someone's golf

bag.

Come here, Mallory. Put your head down
in this little chair.

Alex, the most important thing is never
take a sport too seriously.

Have a good time. That's the only way to
approach it. Am I right?

Right, Ron.

Okay, Steve. Best six shots out of ten.
Loser pays the other guy's mortgage for

a year.

You're on.

Hey, Suzanne, you want to keep score?

No, I don't think so, Ron. The
excitement might be too much for me.

Well, can we come and watch?

Well, it's hard to concentrate with a
lot of noise.

Well, Roop, you this time, Daddy. Okay,
you can come.

Suzanne, you want some coffee? Oh, no,
thank you, Elise.

It'll just keep me awake tonight. I'm
having enough trouble falling asleep as

is. Is something bothering you?

Oh, no, not really, no.

This and that.

Oh, it's so cliche, Elise, I'm
embarrassed.

What is it?

Woman turns 40. Her kids go off to
college. She's left with a big void in

life. What about Ron?

He's the big void.

Is it something recent?

Well, things haven't been quite right
for the last 13 years or so.

Could blow over.

At least I've got no identity of my own.

Ron's busy all day and I've got nothing.

Oh, Suzanne, you have a very full life.
You have that, uh... You know, you do

those... Didn't you once... What'd you
major in in college?

Medieval folk dancing.

Not exactly a growth industry.

Faith it.

Mothers are like pro ballplayers. Once
they get a certain age, all they're good

for is selling beer.

Need any beer, Elise?

You want a job? I mean, you could work
for me. Work for you?

All I know about architecture is that
the ceiling should be above the floor.

Well, you do office work. You know, make
phone calls and type. It would take a

lot of pressure off me to have someone
take care of those things.

You sure you're not offering me this job
just to make me feel better? No, no,

not at all. I've been thinking of hiring
someone for a long time. I was going to

hire someone qualified, but I'm sure
that you... I don't mean that you're not

qualified. I mean...

You know what I mean.

What do you say?

What time do I report for work, boss?

Tomorrow morning at nine.

Oh, oh.

Nine is tough.

Ron and I have breakfast together.

That's all the time you can spare to be
with me.

Nine to 9 .15. That's sacred.

We make love and then we talk for 12
minutes.

Hey, Suzanne, we lost the golf ball. It
rolled under the car, so could you crawl

under there and get it for us?

I'll be here at 8 .30.

Now, Jennifer, how many more questions
do I have to answer?

Mallory, it's important.

Our assignment is to interview every
member of the family.

Even the vegetables?

Alex, you stay out of this. I'll
interview you next.

I've gone limp with breathless
anticipation.

Let me check this with you, Mallory.

Under your ambition, I've got to always
be in fashion.

Right. Aim high, I always say.

Jennifer, you're not making me out to
look frivolous in this thing, are you?

has to be factual.

It is a biographical sketch.

Okay, go ahead.

All right. If you were to describe
yourself with one word, the essence of

personality, what would it be?

Perky.

Oh, I'll think of something. I'll put it
down.

Are you ready, Alex?

Uh, I don't think I can follow that,
Jennifer.

I can't talk perky.

You guys should hurry up and finish.
Suzanne will be here any minute.

Can't believe it's my turn to carpool
again.

Seems like only yesterday I did it. It
was only yesterday.

That explains it.

You're filling in for Sandy Whitkelman.
The kids don't like driving with him

anymore. Yeah, he's always in such a
hurry.

Last time, he didn't even stop to let us
off. He just slowed down. We had to

jump.

Is this the employee's entrance?

Oh, I'm sorry I'm late, but I couldn't
decide what to wear.

Oh, you look great, Suzanne.

Oh, thank you. I brought these two
backups just in case.

It really wasn't necessary.

Come on, kids. You don't want to be late
for school, do you? Yes.

Suzanne, good luck on your new job.
Thank you. I hope your boss treats you

Bye.

Welcome to your new job. Thank you.
Welcome. Thank you.

How am I doing so far?

Oh!

Okay, now the first thing I need you to
do for me...

Type this letter.

Uh -huh. Okay.

Now, do you want this double -spaced or
single -spaced?

Uh, single -spaced, I think. Uh -huh.

Double -spaced would be easier to read.

Fine. Double -spaced.

Suzanne Davis. How do you do? How long
have you been working here?

Oh, almost three minutes.

About ready to retire, huh?

Oh.

John. Oh.

The wife and I had a chance to look over
the plans for the summer home, and

we've got a few questions.

Okay. First question.

I think we were wrong about the
bathroom.

We'd like to have it moved.

You want it indoors, then?

It's not me. It's Shirley.

Okay, that's no problem. We can bring
that indoors, and you can still have

rustic feeling you want. What else?

You know that fireplace we talked about?

Oh, yeah, that's the focal point, the
emotional centerpiece. I designed the

whole room around it. Lose it.

We're going to put a giant TV screen
there. Good idea. A fireplace is more

trouble than it's worth.

Well, that's going to change the whole
concept of the home, though, isn't it?

Oh, look, I don't know anything about
architecture. That's your job. I just

what I like.

Do we really need this utility room
here?

I think it'd work much better on the
other side.

Hey, you know, you may have something
there.

That would enable us to lose this wall
here, which is serving no purpose that I

can see.

It's holding up a house, Suzanne.

We're not architects, Elise. We're just
telling you what we want.

Look here.

You see this deck?

This is Redwood.

You think that's all right?

You know what would be good out here?
What?

Rubber. Rubber?

Hey, we're just bouncing a few ideas
around.

Oh, no!

Oh, no!

Oh, at least be a dear and put some tea
up for us, please.

I don't see why not.

Done.

Let's talk closet.

Elise, aren't you ready yet?

Do I look ready?

No, not really. That's why the question
came to mind.

And if you had any consideration at all,
you would not be taking me out to a

nice dinner tonight.

I'm sorry. I guess I'm just a heel.

You certainly wouldn't have asked
Suzanne and Ron to join us.

Well, you invited them, Elise.

Oh, sure. Throw that up at me now.

Okay.

Mallory, I'm going to go back upstairs.

When my wife comes in, would you ask her
to call me? Stephen, I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to snap at you.

Mommy, are you going through a midlife
crisis?

No.

Except that thanks to Suzanne's
interference, I've had to totally

Bradford house.

I thought the Bradfords loved that
design.

The Bradfords loved it. Suzanne didn't.
Well, try to make the best of it, Elise.

She's a good friend, and it's only one
house.

Not anymore. It's a duplex.

It's not just a Bradford's house. These
past two weeks with Suzanne have just

been torture.

It's made me awfully cranky, guys. I
apologize.

Are you going to have to fire her, Mom?
I can't fire Suzanne. She's my friend. I

don't know if I can hurt her like that.

Mom, this is business.

You can't let feelings enter into it.

This body comes with feelings. It's a
package deal.

Well, that's exactly why women will
always be second rate in the business

Credibility has just sunk too low with
this crowd.

Now, maybe he's right.

Mom! Not about women being second -rate,
but about feelings not entering into

business. I mean, the fact is that ever
since Suzanne's been with me, I have

fallen further and further behind.

I can't do my best work. She's taking up
my time. So as a professional, I should

fire her tonight before I change my
mind.

I just changed my mind.

You want me to do it for you, Mom? I'll
do it.

I won't like it, but I'll do it.

Oh, Suzanne, run.

I'm sorry we're late. We had some car
trouble.

We didn't have any car trouble, Suzanne.
Don't lie to these people. The truth

is, we had a fight. A screaming,
yelling, clawing fight.

A fight. Car trouble. What's the
difference?

Kids, why don't you go upstairs? I'll
bring the ice cream later.

What ice cream? The ice cream I'll bring
you if you go upstairs right now.

Get this bribery.

But it'll work.

Ron, take me home now, okay? I'm feeling
very uncomfortable right now.

Suzanne, sweetie pie, why are you taking
this so personally?

The fact that I want to move out of the
house has nothing to do with you.

So what'll it be tonight, Chinese or
Italian?

Really doesn't matter to me. Our treat
if we leave right now. Look, I need to

spread my wings, that's all. Look for
new horizons.

Italian's good.

A glass of wine, relax.

After all I've put up with all these
years, now he wants to leave me. Is that

fair? Look, Suzanne, you're not acting
very maturely about this. I'm willing to

go out and have a good time.

I want us to stay friends.

Do you think I could stay friends with a
snake, an insect, a disease -crawling

maggot?

I guess that's a no.

Okay, I have tried to be nice.

See you around, Suzanne.

Hey, you're beautiful.

Ciao.

Oh, Suzanne, I'm so sorry. Are you all
right, Suzanne?

20 years.

It's over.

Gone.

Oh.

Well, I don't feel like I have nothing.

I'll tell you one thing.

I just thank... God, I've got my job
with you.

I'm sorry, Mr. Bradford. I'm working as
quickly as I can.

Those are major changes you suggested.

No, it's not the elevator that's hard.
It's the second floor that goes with it.

I don't care what Suzanne said. Second
floors are hard.

Look, I'll talk to you later at the
meeting.

Yes, Suzanne will be there.

Bye.

Suzanne, strikes again, huh? You got it.

Is it as bad as when she ordered the
bumper stickers that said architects

flying buttresses?

I don't know what I'm going to do with
her.

You were ready to fire her two weeks
ago, Mom. What's holding you up? Her

husband left her. That's what's holding
me up. Her whole world fell apart. I

don't want to come in and deliver the
final blow.

Business can't come to a grinding halt
just because of a broken marriage.

Marriages are falling apart all the time
these days.

Allison Gerber's mother brought home a
new father, two brothers, from a club

-vacation. All she wore was a grass
skirt.

Whatever happened to the good old days
when a husband and wife stuck together

even if they hated each other's guts?

Yeah, those were the days.

It's hard to be a kid today.

You never know when your family unit's
going to fall apart.

Jennifer, you don't have to worry about
that. This family unit isn't going to

fall apart.

You promise?

We can't promise because nobody knows
what the future is going to bring.

But I can tell you we'll do our best to
keep that from happening.

I'd rather have a promise.

I don't think you need to worry,
Jennifer. People who kiss as much as

are bound to stay together.

You know, I think she's right.

Oh, you had to remind them, Mallory.

We're just doing this for you three so
you'll know our marriage is okay.

It's not like we enjoy it or anything.

Okay, that's enough. We get the point.

Oh, sure. I remember kissing.

Rub it in.

Can we get going, Dad?

What? It's my turn to drive again?

What about Pete Dillman's father? Isn't
it his turn to drive?

Well, he and Mrs. Dillman split up.

What about Mrs. Dillman's new boyfriend?

He's too young to drive.

right suzanne oh it's nothing just
seeing you and your kids your husband so

happy kind of got me depressed that's
all you want to talk about it no no now

it's not the time or the place to
discuss my personal problems no no

now let's just get down to work please

okay did you have see the drawings for
the Edwards house here? I thought

I'd left them on your table. A desk,
Elise. You said you'd call it a desk.

The important thing is, did you see
them? Yes, I saw them and I mailed them.

Suzanne, they weren't finished yet.

Oh, I finished them.

I put a little window in here and a
little door in there.

I think you like them.

Suzanne, you shouldn't have done that
without asking me first.

Oh, I'm sorry.

My enthusiasm just got the best of me.
It won't happen again.

Well, it just comes from having so much
time at home alone with nothing to do

and no one to talk to.

Do you want to talk about it?

No, no, no. I came here to work, not to
discuss my personal problems.

I can't believe Ron.

Do you know what he wants to do now?
Take skydiving lessons.

Well, if you're going to skydive, I
think lessons are important.

He's acting like such an adolescent,
Elise.

I... I'm sorry.

I know I shouldn't be rambling on like
this.

Suzanne, maybe you'd like to take some
time off to collect your thoughts.

Like a year or two.

No, no.

I'm not going to sit at home and feel
sorry for myself.

Everybody's treating me like I'm some
kind of war casualty. Like I might fall

pieces at any minute.

Well, I'll tell you something. That's
not going to happen. I'm going to make a

life for myself, whether Ron's in it or
not.

That's the spirit, Suzanne.

Uh -huh, and I'll tell you another
thing. If one more person pussyfoots

me and offers me comfort instead of
respect, I'll scream. I just want to be

treated like anybody else. You're
absolutely right. Now, let's get down to

I have a great idea for reorganizing the
office. Suzanne, you're fired.

That wasn't it.

At least you can't let this thing with
Suzanne upset you so much. She was

driving you crazy. You had to let her
go. I know, but if you'd seen her face,

you'd know why I was so upset.

Do you want to come up to my room and
listen to some blues records, Mom?

He always helps me when I'm feeling
down.

Jennifer, the only record you have are
the Muppets. They don't sing the blues.

They do if you play them in the wrong
speed.

Mom,

you did Suzanne a favor.

Now that she's had a little fling in the
business world, she can go back to the

kitchen where she belongs.

Alex, you're going to make some woman a
wonderful master someday.

I hope so.

Good night.

Good night.

Suzanne, uh, hello.

Hello. I'd like to talk to Elise.

Hello, Suzanne.

Hello, Elise.

I've got something to say to you.

Where would you like me, Suzanne?

Upstairs or in the kitchen?

It's up to you. It's your house.

The kitchen. It's quieter in there.

Well, Suzanne, you look good.

It's a beautiful sweater. When did you
get it?

1962.

Let's stop beating around the bush,
Elise. You know why I'm here.

Look, Suzanne, maybe I was a little
hasty this afternoon. Maybe we could

things out.

Louise, I came here to apologize to you.

You were the first person who respected
me enough to hold me responsible for my

actions. You dealt with me as Suzanne,
not the poor deserted wife.

Only a friend would do that.

We are still friends. Oh, of course.

But if you... nicer to me. I bet we
would have wound up enemies.

But because you kicked me out into the
cold, brutal world, because you had

no regard for my personal feelings or
well -being, you made me see that I'd

better stand up on my own.

What are friends for?

Because you rubbed salt into my
festering home.

Then please thank me enough.

I've done a lot of thinking today.

I've got a lot more thinking to do. But
you've put me on the right track.

I've got to decide what to do with my
life.

What to do about Ron.

About a career.

Hi, Lee. My wife here.

Oh, yeah, that's her right over there.

Good memory.

Suzanne. Got some good news for you.
I've decided to come back home.

Whoopee!

Oh, uh, I missed you. I really did,
okay? All better now?

Hey, Steve, get out here!

It's gonna be like old times, you'll
see. Yeah, that's what I'm afraid of.

Suzanne, there's no time to play hard to
get.

I'm back and you've got me.

Oh, Steve!

Ready for another putting match? I got
my clubs out in the car.

Ron, I'm not sure this is the right time
for it.

Why, are you tired?

Ron, you're incredible.

And if you think I want you back, you're
not only incredible, you're stupid.

Suzanne, I had a little lapse.

I'm over it. It's time for you to
forgive me, like you always do.

Not this time, Ron.

You can't just walk all over me. I'm not
a doormat. I'm a person.

I've got feelings.

I've got my own identity. I've got a B
.A. in medieval folk dancing.

I'm ready to face the world.

Not true.

You don't have a B .A. in folk dancing.
You're two credits short.

That's another thing I'm thinking about,
changing my major.

I guess there's no point in my trying to
talk you out of this.

None whatsoever.

Okay.

I might as well leave then.

Hey, Steve, you want to, uh...

Suzanne, I don't understand what you're
doing, but I'll respect your wishes.

It's kind of nice to see you so strong,
so independent.

Maybe you've really changed.

Thank you, Ron.

Maybe I can too.

Well, maybe.

I'll bring my laundry by on Friday.

Hey, there's a car.

to hear from Suzanne.

It's addressed to both of us. Great.
How's she doing?

Having a wonderful time here. Greek is
very hard to pick up, but I'm not.

I communicate with the natives through
the universal language of dance.

This works out well, although it is
difficult to order in a restaurant.

I have to run now. Nicholas and I are
going off to stomp some grape.

Love, Suzanne.

Let me see the postcard. It's a picture
of the Acropolis.

Oh look, she penciled in a second story.

Sit, Ubu, sit.

Good dog.