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Benson, listen, could we meet a little earlier on that utility rates proposal?

Sure, Governor, I can start any time. Good, then I'll still have time to meet

with that network guy about the television show.

They want the Governor to appear on a television special, a project I

strenuously advise against.

Really? A television special? Now, nothing definite yet, but they want to

show called Circus of the Governors.

Well, I'm sure everybody and his mama will want to see that.

Reason with the man, please.

Governor, aren't you afraid that you'll look just a wee bit loopy?

All right, Clayton, call up that network guy and tell him to forget it.

As you wish, sir.

Thank you, Benson.

Good morning.

Fresh coffee and three cups.

Mrs. Cassidy, how did you know we were all in here?

Easy. I was listening at the door.

Mrs. Cassidy, I find that sort of behavior quite unorthodox.

Well, I never was a religious person.

But my husband, the late Mr. Cassidy, was.

About five minutes before he became the late Mr.

Cassidy.

Your sister's on the phone.

Thank you.

Hey, Elaine, where are you, sweetheart?

My baby sister.

How heartwarming. I'll be in my office.

Yeah. Uh -huh.

Okay, I got it.

Uh -huh.

Flight 23 at 1 .20 this afternoon.

I got it. I'll be there.

Yeah. Me too.

I'll see you later.

Bye -bye.

How is it like?

She's been better.

What's final this week?

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

Yeah, she and Brian just seem so right, you know? Well, marriage is a lot like a

bottle of ketchup.

It is?

It may seem full from the outside, but it takes a lot of work to get anything

out of it.

His heart's in the right place, but I don't think it's pumping any blood to

brain.

Elaine, sweetheart, take it easy.

You've only been here half a day and already it looks like the day after.

I'm trying to find this magazine. I want to show you something.

Oh, here it is.

Do you know who this is?

You remember Alvin Gilmore? My first date when I was 15?

Oh, yeah.

That weirdo with the one big wide eyebrow.

Yeah, what's he doing in here?

He just opened up a new restaurant in Baltimore.

See, you said he'd never amount to anything.

He hasn't. He's still got that one big weird wide eyebrow.

He was sweet.

My first big romance.

Mm -hmm.

So, how are you doing?

I'm fine. I never felt better.

Come on, now, this is your big brother. You don't have to try to put up a brave

front with me, you know.

Benson, I'm all right.

Getting a divorce was one of the best things I ever did for myself.

Oh, really?

Mm -hmm. I always thought Brian was one of the great guys.

Well, then you should have married him.

doesn't make any sense, sweetheart.

We fought all the time, that's all.

About what?

Anything.

What kind of anything?

Finances, politics, his mother, my mother, you, the toothpaste, the mail.

Me? What'd the fool say about me?

Who is it?

Maybe it's one of your hot mamas.

I want your mouth washed out with soap.

Hey, Vincent.

Hey, Max, come on in.

Come on in.

Have a seat right over here. Let me get some of this out of the way for you.

Did I get you something to drink?

No, thank you.

What happened here?

Hurricane Elaine just hit town.

Hi there, I'm the hurricane.

Elaine, this is Max Logan. Max, this is my baby sister Elaine.

Max is one of my best friends.

Nice to meet you, Elaine. Thank you. Max is practically family.

If I hadn't had the misfortune of meeting him, I probably would never have

become lieutenant governor.

Oh, what did he do?

Touch up your campaign photos?

I see Benson's unique sense of humor runs in the family. Oh, the humor does.

But unfortunately for Big Brother, I got all the looks.

Yeah, I can see that.

You're supposed to be my friend.

Actually, Max is very influential in the community.

It's largely through his efforts that we raised the campaign funds.

Oh. Well, look, why don't I take some of this stuff out of you guys' way, and

I'll be right back.

She seems very nice.

Hey, number one.

You sure I can't get you something?

Oh, no, thank you. As a matter of fact, I'm in a hurry.

Listen, if you don't have anything planned for tonight, I've got two

tickets for the basketball game.

Oh, you would.

I've got to work tonight.

Oh. But maybe Elaine would like to go.

Hey, that'd be nice.

Hey, Elaine, would you like to go to the basketball game with Max?

What about you?

Well, don't worry about me. I got to work on that proposal. You go ahead.

Yeah, okay.

Great. I'll get my coat. All right.

Five bucks for refreshments. Bring me my chain.

Gee, thanks, Dad.

But I think I can afford it. You see, I got paid for my paper route today.

Well, are we all ready?

You bet. Let's go. You kids have fun, okay?

We will.

See you later, buddy.

Don't you wait up for me, okay?

Okay. Here's $5 in case he runs out of gas. You good, my friend?

Wait a minute, wait a minute. What?

What did that fool ex -husband of yours say about me?

He said you were nosy.

I'm not nosy.

I'm just interested in people.

Hey, sleepyhead, you gonna stay in bed all day?

Sometimes you get home last night.

I'll call you later. We can get together this afternoon.

If you finish vacuuming the air out of my sister's lungs, I'd like to get

to my car.

Vincent, how you doing?

Never mind how I'm doing. What are you doing?

Can we just kiss and good night?

Till 8 o 'clock in the morning?

Um, Max, would you like to come in for a cup of coffee? Uh -huh.

Uh,

sure.

Matter of fact, I think I'll have another cup of coffee.

I thought you had to go to work. I do, but I just want to see what Dracula

like before he gets in his coffin.

Basketball game went into overtime?

Look, Benson, perhaps I should explain.

There's no need to explain anything.

Here's your coffee, darling.

Darling?

You know, my doctor told me to give up coffee.

Today seems to be a good day to start.

I'll be gone.

I'll see you out.

Okay, and thank you for a terrific evening, okay?

See you later, Benson.

Yeah, right.

Y 'all have a nice date.

I'm going upstairs to get some sleep. I'm kind of tired.

Shark, you're not going to tell me that you and Max stayed up all night talking.

No, I'm not.

What do you mean, no, you're not?

Would you like for me to draw you a picture?

No, I... I prefer a thousand words.

Look, Benson, sometimes when a man and a woman are attracted to each other,

these things happen, you know? I've already read The Joy of Sex, thank you

much.

And what are you so upset about?

You and Max are practically strangers.

All I know is that Max awakened some feelings in me that I thought had died a

long time ago.

Max?

and you don't know him like I do.

That's the understatement of the century.

Benson, I haven't done anything that you haven't done a million times yourself.

Well, thank you very much for the compliment, but you can cut that figure

in half.

Benson, can we just drop the whole thing for now, please? On one condition.

What? That you never see Max Logan again.

Why not?

Why not? I'll tell you why not.

Because...

That is not good enough anymore.

I have got to start living my own life.

Haven't I always let you do whatever you've wanted to most of the time?

I never knew what I liked because you made all my decisions for me. You chose

clothes, my school, even my friends.

Well, somebody had to do it.

Meaning what?

Meaning nothing, nothing. Uh -huh. Meaning you don't think I'm capable of

my own decisions, do you?

I think you're very impulsive, Elaine, and I think you make quick decisions

aren't good for you.

Oh, but you have never made a mistake, huh? That's not what I said.

Well, I am going to continue seeing Max Logan, whether you like it or not. Don't

you take that tone of voice with me.

Well, then you'd better stop treating me like a child. Well, you stop acting

like a child.

Elaine!

Oh,

Katie,

how many more questions are there on this stupid romance test?

This is the last one. You've invited a very handsome man to dinner. When he

arrives, you answer the door wearing A, something elegant, B, something

comfortable, or C, something grief?

Boy, that's a tough one. Can you give me a hint?

Okay. It's summer, and your air conditioning's broken, and you're very,

very hot.

I got it now. I get the idea.

Great. So which one do you pick?

None of them. If it's that hot, I'm not cooking. The bozo can take me out to

dinner.

It says here that your RQ, romantic quotient, is 23.

Is that good?

According to this, you're one of the smurfs.

Oh, hello, Benson. Here are your messages.

Mac has been trying to reach you.

These are all from Mac? Yeah.

Whoa. Who puts a rusty nails in your Cheerios?

You want to do me a favor, Cross? What?

Stay out of my way.

You got it.

Good morning, Clayton. Ah, Benton. Thank you for warming my chair.

Oh, yes, well, I was just waiting for your notes on the utility rate proposal.

I haven't finished them.

Is it my imagination, or are you grumpier than usual?

None of your business.

Ah.

Would you care to talk about it? No.

I've been reading some fascinating articles in psychology today.

Are you trying to push me over the edge?

Oh, Benson, Benson, I just want you to know that if you need me, I am here.

I know you're here. You're always here.

Good morning, Benson Clayton. Good morning, sir. Good morning, Governor.

can I do to help you? I would like your opinion on this daycare center proposal

before I send it over to the legislature.

Oh, thank you. It's nice to know someone appreciates my opinion.

Oh, you seem a little grumpy this morning. Yeah, I had a fight with

Oh, you two got along so well, I thought. We usually do, but last

Clayton, don't you have something to do?

Oh.

I get it.

You don't have to spell it out for me.

You don't want to share the pain.

What? I tried to be nice.

I went again. It's my better nature.

I reached out.

What do I get? A curt dismissal.

I won't forget this, Benson.

What's that all about?

I seem to be offending everyone this morning.

What did you and Elaine fight about?

A difference of opinion.

Ah, that's what fights usually start about.

Last night she went out with Max. You know, Max, my so -called friend. They

to the basketball game and decided to come home with the milkman.

Oh.

Oh. Yeah.

Right, right.

And she doesn't even want me to be upset about it.

Uh -huh.

Governor, you're a parent.

I'm two parents, Benson.

Perhaps you can give me some advice on this.

Well, I don't know. My policy's always been never to give out advice.

Well, what if it were Katie?

Wouldn't you be upset?

She's 15 years old. Elaine's a grown woman.

But she's still my kid sister. But she's still an adult, and what she does with

her life is her business.

And I have to sit back and watch?

I can't do that.

If you don't let her go, Benson, you may lose her altogether.

Excuse me, Governor.

Benson, Max is here to see you.

Think about what I said.

Oh, Max. Governor.

Benson.

How's it going?

What do you want?

I think we should talk.

Ah, well, I don't have time right now, Max. I don't think that can wait.

All right, talk.

This morning, I got the feeling that you were a little bit ticked off, and I

think maybe we should talk about it. It's a little late for that, isn't it?

Meaning what? I mean, you should have thought about that before you decided to

spend the night with my kid sister.

Vincent, you weren't even there. How do you know what went on last night? Well,

I wasn't at Sodom and Gomorrah, but I have a pretty good idea of what went on.

I am your friend.

I would never do anything to hurt you or Elaine.

Give me credit for that much.

All right.

All right, at least give Elaine credit for being the mature, intelligent woman

you raised her to be.

What are you doing home so early?

Well, I thought you and I could have some lunch.

No, thank you. I don't have much of an appetite.

What are you doing with your suitcases in the living room?

I figured I caused enough trouble around here, so I'm leaving.

Oh, come on, Elaine. Don't be silly. You're not going anywhere.

There you go.

Telling me what to do again.

I'm sorry.

Look,

please, don't go.

Benson, I'll only disappoint you if I stay.

Elaine, you know you can never disappoint me.

I already have.

I grew up.

Elaine. Face it, Benson, I am not a little girl anymore.

I am a woman.

I know, I know. You told me, Max told me, Helen Reddy told me.

Why can't you accept it?

When are you going to realize that your baby sister does not exist anymore?

Okay, I admit I overreacted to the entire situation.

How big of you.

Elaine, this isn't easy for me. I wish you would at least try to see it my way.

Well, I don't know what you see.

I see you the day Papa died.

Oh?

He was six years old.

Yeah, I was just six.

You cried for days.

There was nothing anyone could do to comfort you.

You hung on to me, remember?

I'll never forget your eyes then.

And I promised myself that I would always be there for you.

Sometimes I thought just touching you would protect me.

I guess.

Oh, that's changed now, huh?

No, it hasn't changed. I still need you.

It's just that I'm a woman who needs a friend and not a six -year -old who

a father.

I'm not trying to be Papa or Elaine.

It's just that I've been over the road that you're trying to travel and trying

to look out for you.

Yeah, but if I mess up, I mess up.

See, you gotta trust me.

I know you're right.

But still, hard to let go.

Don't let me go.

Just don't hold so tight.

Okay.

Okay. I'll try.

Is it okay if I stick around?

Sure.

Besides, we haven't even had a chance to talk.

I love you, Benson.

And I love you, too.

Better go and pack my things up.

Yeah, I suppose I should apologize to Max.

Yeah, he is your best friend.

You know, life used to be a lot easier when you played tea party with imaginary

playmates. Yeah.

But it wasn't too exciting.

Personally, I could use a lot less excitement.

Oh, your age getting to you now?

You know, I still plan to see a lot of Max Logan.

Oh, really? I thought you'd seen it all.