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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 a...

What would we do, baby, without us?

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

What would we do, baby, without us?

Sha -la -la -la.

I'm almost ready. Just one more minute.

Okay?

Thank you.

I hope you're not too uncomfortable. I
dressed as quickly as I could.

Oh, no.

No, no, no. Don't be silly.

An hour and a half is just fine.

Thanks for rushing.

I'm sorry, Alex. I guess I'm just a
little uncomfortable dressing with a man

around. Oh, hey, I understand
completely.

I'm the same way.

I'm going to need you to zip me up.

Yeah, all right.

Wait.

Close your eyes.

What do you think I am, Houdini?

Alex, I'm a little nervous. Just zip me
up or you're fired. Right.

You know, this was not in the job
description.

There you go.

How do I look?

You look ravishing, sir.

Thank you.

Exchanging money.

Your champagne, miss. I didn't order any
champagne.

Strangers in the night.

Exchanging key bills.

Maybe it was Frank Sinatra in there.

Frank, could you come out here for a
minute?

Yes, dear.

Did you order any champagne?

Oh, yeah, good. Yeah, come in, come in.

Just my way of saying thanks for taking
me on this little trip.

There you go, son.

Thank you, sir.

Now I can get that operation I've been
needing.

Alex, that was very nice of you. It was
really very sweet.

But I don't want to risk... Mixing
business with pleasure.

Tell you what, first sign of pleasure,
we make a run for it.

Alex, I want to be at my best to meet
Mr. Okun. I mean, he's the national

director of our bank.

He's our boss.

He's a former member of the National
Reserve Board. Served three terms, 1972

1978.

Very good.

Yeah, I do my homework, you know.

Mr. Okun is a silver -haired portly
gentleman.

He's a graduate of the Wharton School of
Business.

Fabulous bowler.

And he's married to a very young woman.

And very sensitive about it.

Who wouldn't be?

Tammy turned 18 March 5th.

And they just got back from their
honeymoon.

Yeah, they went to Disneyland.

Oh, Alex, this would be a great night
for both of us.

Here into a room full of bankers,
standing around talking about interest

fluctuations in the prime, exchanging
banking anecdotes.

It's the kind of evening.

Most people only dream about.

Hey, Mr. Keaton.

Hey, Skipper.

Something's different in here.

Don't tell me, but something is
definitely different.

Did you get a haircut?

Skippy, we're going to re -wallpaper the
kitchen.

Let me give you a hand.

Oh, thank...

Thanks, Skip, but I've got everything
under control here. Oh, no, no, no, Mr.

Keaton, this is not a one -man job here.
No, no, but it is a one -man ladder.

And I'd like you to get down.

Yeah, good, thanks.

Anyway... Anyway, I'm not working alone.
I've got all the help I need. Yo!

What's holding you up in there?

I'm still on my coffee break.

We're back just in time. The walls are
almost ready for the new paper. Now

see what you got.

If I see his pattern one more time, I'm
going to cry. This is not the paper I

wanted. Mallory, I am not getting
cashmere wallpaper.

All right, all right. Come on, let's get
this show on the road and this paper on

the wall.

Dad, maybe you should let Nick be in
charge.

Well, thanks for the vote of confidence.

Come on, Dad. Based on your past
history, you're not exactly a whiz with

improvements. I beg to differ.

Come on, Dad. When you tried to put
track lighting into your bedroom, you

blacked out Akron, Dayton, and Toledo.

I hate when you exaggerate.

Toledo had light.

You know, Mr.

K, this is one of my general areas of
expertise.

Home decorating and lube jobs.

Oh, come on. Let me give you a hand.

All right, you want to help? Help. At
least you get the glue.

Mallory, where are my scissors?

Jennifer, here, hold this paper
straight. Oh, Skippy, get off my ladder.

Nick, you're using too much glue.

Skippy, get off my foot.

No,

no, no, no scissors. The ones in the
garage. Honey,

no! No, don't pour that here.

Wait, wait, wait. Stop, please.

This isn't working out. They're, uh...

There are too many people here. No
offense, but I'd appreciate it if you

left. Well, I've got a job to do, and I
want to get it done. If you give me a

couple hours, I'll have this whole room
wallpapered.

Good luck. Thank you.

Skippy, I want everybody out. That means
you.

Well, I'd like to oblige you, Mr.
Keaton, but I'm afraid that's just not

possible.

Do you mind telling me why?

I'm glued to the wall.

No, thank you.

What, you're not going to eat anything?

I can't eat. I'm too nervous. I just
want everything to go right.

Whoa, whoa.

You better take it easy. That's your
third one.

We've only been here 15 minutes.

Alex, when you come to these kind of
things, you have to be sociable. You

to drink a little.

You have to try and look like you're
having a good time.

No, no, no, thank you.

Well, loosen up, Keaton.

You are such a tight little guy.

I mean... Look at the way you're
dressed.

You are so serious.

You ought to be wearing shorts and a
beanie.

All right, look, Mrs. Rebecca, why don't
we go outside and get a little air,

okay? We can't go out with Miss Oaken.

Well, that's the thing. See, I... I just
don't think now is the right time for

you to meet Oaken. You know, you're a
little bit drunk.

I have never been drunk in my life.

You're giving off vapors that could fuel
a jet.

If I were drunk, could I do this?

All right,

I apologize.

Come on, Alex, you are being such a...
Party pooper.

Why don't you go and mingle?

All right, okay, just howl if you need
me.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I just took the last Swedish meatball.

Well, that's quite all right. I remember
once at a party, I took the last M &M.

Then you know how I feel.

Yeah.

Yeah, we have a lot in common.

I guess we do. We both like eating M &Ms
and meatballs.

Just not together.

Oh, listen.

Listen, why don't we, after the
conference, you know, go have a cup of

grab some...

M &Ms, you know, a meatball or two.

Sounds delightful.

Would you mind if my husband joined us?

Your husband?

I wouldn't have it any other way.

I'm sorry, I never introduced myself.

I'm Tammy Oaken.

Oaken. Uh, Tammy, as in Mr. Oaken?

As in Mr. Charles Oaken, Jr.?

How did you know my husband's name?

You were born March 5th?

Yes.

How was Disneyland?

Tammy!

Oh, Charles, I was just having the
nicest conversation with this man. I'm

I never caught your name.

Feejus, Walter Feejus.

Charles Oaken. Pleasure to meet you,
Walter.

That's my ride. Excuse me.

What's your meeting room?

Rebecca?

Listen, Rebecca, I just met Tammy and
Mr. Okun, and, well, to make a long

short, let's get the hell out of here.

Feejus?

Hi.

Is this Mrs. Feejus?

I'm Rebecca Ryan.

I am vice president of your Harding
Trust branch.

I'm Charles Okun, Jr. Have you met my
associates?

Axel? Axel P. Keaton?

Axel? I thought your name was Walter.

And this must be the little musketeer.

Rebecca Ryan, Harding Trust.

I've heard some good things about you.

Have you heard this?

What's happening, Chuckles? Am I getting
the promotion or what?

I got that. I certainly don't think this
is the time to discuss it.

And I must say, I doubt very much
whether such a time will come.

liked me.

I can always tell when I make a good
impression.

I don't think he liked you that much,
though, Alex.

Yeah, well, that's because I forgot to
spill my drink on him.

Well, let's go back to the party. I will
fix it for you. I'll talk to Mr. Oaken.

Oh, no, no, no, no.

No, I wouldn't say another word to him.

We got him just where we want him.

Well, let's go back to the party anyway.
We didn't get to dance.

Yeah, well, that's for the best. Believe
me.

Well, let's dance here.

Uh, no, I think I'm going to sit this
one out.

Where are you going, Feejus?

Well, it's been a long day, and I think
we should just get some rest. Good idea.

Come on.

Sit down here next to me.

Comfy?

Oh, yeah, I'm quite comfortable,
Rebecca.

Oh, don't call me Rebecca.

You know what?

I think we should make up nicknames for
each other.

I have always wanted a nickname.

How about Lush?

Everyone had a nickname at the prep
school.

Bunky, Moony.

I always wanted Cookie.

All the cute girls were always named
Cookie.

you call me cookie alex i will if you
promise to go to sleep right now

promise okay cookie no say it in a
sentence

go to sleep cookie

tell me about yourself alex tell me
about when you were little i bet you

really cute little boy

Well, well, I'm not gonna lie to you

Cookie I was

adorable You're adorable now

I don't think it's a good idea.

Rebecca, I... Cookie.

I don't think it's a good idea, cookie.

I really like you, Alex.

Yeah, I really... I really like you,
too.

I think you're a good person.

And you've got a good heart.

And you've had way too much to drink.

Good night, Cookie.

Elise!

Mal, Jennifer, Andrew, everybody, could
you come out for a minute?

There's something I'd like to show you.

What, honey? Oh, Stephen,

it's magnificent.

I never really liked this wallpaper, but
you made it work. This is pretty nice,

Mr. K.

Maybe you'd come over to my house and do
my kitchen for me. Well, I have to

admit I'm really good with my hands.

Anyway,

there's a certain satisfaction a man
gets.

Certain satisfaction a man gets from a
job well done. I think I should do more

work around the house. I don't think so,
Dad.

What?

That's fine. No.

That's fine.

No problem. I fully expected that to
happen.

If you're being searched, I could come
back.

George, what are you doing here? Didn't
I fire you?

Well, someone obviously thought you
needed an interior decorator.

I was summoned by a phone call from a
certain party who resides in this house.

I didn't think you could handle it.

I thought I was wrong.

Well, you're a big man to admit it,
Elise.

Okay. I apologize, Mr. Keaton. It's
obvious that you had an extra job.

Well, obviously you don't need me.

When you have a professional like Mr.
Keaton here, I hope my other clients

find out about you.

Go ahead, George.

Do what you will.

Put up the wallpaper, change the
appliances, change everything.

I give up.

Fine.

Please go out to my car and get my
supplies.

Andy, keep an eye on him.

Girls!

Gee, Stephen, it could be harder than I
thought to say goodbye to this old

wallpaper.

You know, I remember when we bought
this.

So we first moved into the house in
April 1968.

Alex was only three.

Well, I remember we left him alone with
the babysitter to finish our tax

returns.

First year we weren't audited.

You remember, Elise, we were at
Marshall's home furnishing store.

Dr. Sherman had asked you to call.
because you'd just been in for a visit.

You went over to the phone, you talked
for a little bit, you came back and

I want that wallpaper, and I'm going to
have a baby.

And I remember the wallpaper salesman
said, Hey, lady, we just sell wallpaper.

The baby was me, right?

Yeah. Yes, that was you.

And you know, I always thought it was
appropriate that we found out about you

while we were shopping.

Look at this.

Oh, what's... It's a heart with I love
Richard Beck written on it.

Yeah, I had a crush on him a couple of
years ago. You wrote on the wallpaper?

Look, look, look, here's another one. I
love Richard Nixon.

See, Alex did it, too.

All right, George, tell me, how much
will it cost to redo this whole kitchen?

Nothing.

Nothing? Mr. Keaton.

I came here prepared to gut and remodel
this entire room, but I realized that

that would be a tremendous mistake.

I have never seen a group of people so
attached to their wallpaper.

And frankly, I was very moved.

George, what are you saying?

I see wallpaper!

Your wallpaper, back on the wall, where
it belongs.

Good morning, honey.

It's time to wake up, Dumpling.

Go away, Alec.

Oh, come on, Cookie.

How do you know about Cookie?

I know them all.

Poochie.

Bootsy Bunny.

All your furry friends from prep school.

I don't remember this. What exactly
happened last night?

Nothing that shouldn't have happened.

Nothing that wasn't going to happen
sooner or later.

Nothing that wasn't inevitable.

Rebecca, after last night, I feel like I
know you as I've known no woman before.

The only question now is where to spend
the honeymoon.

I mean, I agree with you.

The Caribbean is nice, but so is Hawaii.

Or we could go to Disneyland.

Like the Okins.

Oh, no.

The Okins.

It's all starting to come back to me
now.

Did I pour a drink on him, Alex?

Yes.

Did I call him Chuckle?

Yes.

Did anything happen between us?

No. Oh, what a relief.

That would have been a complete
disaster. I mean, there would have been

coming back. I mean, I can deal with
lots of things.

I can deal if anything ever happened
between... Hey, people have lived

it, you know.

You of them even liked it.

I'm sorry, Alex. I didn't mean it that
way. What I meant is what a relief that

the night is over.

Yeah, well, it's the one you have to
copy, huh?

I am so embarrassed.

I can't believe this.

I'm not that kind of person. Oh, come
on. What do you think happened?

You were, uh, getting eaten?

Didn't sleep very well. He had a few
hundred glasses of champagne.

Started to look attractive.

I want you to know, when we get back to
the bank, it is business as usual.

I'm the boss.

You are my assistant.

Right?

Excellent.

You got it.

Cookie?

Sit, Ubu, sit.

Good dog.