All language subtitles for dear_john_s01e04_the_younger_girl

I'm home.

The biological chart is awful.

I've got Pluto in the ascendancy.

Pluto is the harbinger of bad tidings.
Oh, come on, Ralph.

I've never heard such nonsense.

Last week, you even told Kirk he was
about to suffer a deeply disturbing

experience. I mean, how could that
genetic skew know what a deeply

disturbing experience was?

Ralph, you don't really believe in that
stuff, do you?

Oh, yes, Kate.

A late uncle of mine used to be an
astrologer. Once he saw a prophecy of

the stars. He wrote hundreds and
hundreds of letters and postcards to the

president warning of a calamity of
worldwide proportions.

What happened? Who knows?

Eventually, the family had been
committed on the advice of the

general.

Such a shame when someone goes mad,
don't you?

Oh, oh, oh, wait. I think I have a photo
of him in my wallet.

Do you know who that is?

He was a fine -looking man, wasn't he?

No, no, that's my ex -wife, Bloom -like.

She left Bulgaria.

I forgot I still had that picture.

What's that she's wearing?

It's a safety helmet.

She was a riveter.

That's her older brother standing next
to her in the Cossack hat.

Actually, he was bald, but wigs were
hard to come by in Bulgaria.

Okay, drinks are on the way. John, look
what I found in my wallet. It's a

picture of Bloom Laika.

Oh, my. Isn't she, uh... And so... It's
hard to find the words,

isn't it?

What's that on her head? A safety
helmet. She was a riveter.

Safety helmet? That looks like a Cossack
hat.

That's her brother, dear.

Oh, oh, yes, of course, yes.

That would explain the mustache.

Oh, great. Thank you. Oh, I see.

Champagne. Are we celebrating?

Well, it's a little premature, but what
the hell.

I've been celebrating for the last few
weeks.

May we ask why?

Well, you know, my life has just seemed
to turn around lately.

A little while ago, I heard that the
assistant headmaster of our school was

retiring, so I put in for the job. And I
just heard that I'm one of two

finalists. Oh, surely.

And today, today, I just found out by
looking in my mailbox.

that I had a tidy little refund check
from the IRS.

Oh, lovely.

That's great.

I've got Pluto in the ascendancy.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, Ralph.

Oh, but, oh, John, didn't I tell you
this month you had Jupiter in the second

house, which controls financial
prospects?

Huh? Your IRS check? Oh, come on, I
don't believe in any of that stuff. No,

no, and look, Venus just moved into the
fifth house. house which controls

romantic possibilities.

Well, that's very nice, Ralph, but I
don't really believe that. It means your

love life is primed for something
exciting.

Let me see that. Right here.

Right there.

Where? Right here.

I need a drink.

I just had a deeply disturbing
experience.

What happened, Kurt?

I'm crossing the street on my way over
here, right?

This car comes out of nowhere, almost
runs me over.

Screeches to a halt this far from me.
God, that's scary. I haven't even gotten

to the scary part yet.

So I walk around the car, you know, just
to beat up the driver.

And there behind the wheel is the
ugliest chick I've ever seen.

I mean, what?

I thought there was a leash law in this
town.

I'll be going now. I think I'll come
with you, dear.

I mean, I am going to have nightmares
about this chick the rest of my life. I

talking about the ugliest broad in the
history of the world.

I stand corrected.

What is that?

That is Ralph's ex -wife, Bloom Liger.
And before you say anything stupid, the

one in the mustache is her brother.

What are you talking about? They both
have mustaches.

All right.

That does it. That does it. I have had
it with your insults and

your rudeness and your insensitivity.

I'm leaving.

Ray, you can give me a lift.

Fair enough.

I'm sorry?

Oh, perfect. You don't remember me, do
you? Oh, yes, I remember you.

Karen. Yeah. Karen Payton. Yeah, Payton.
Yeah, we met about two weeks ago. Yeah,

yes, I remember. Was it a party?

Dance. Dance, of course, yeah.

Well, I can understand why you'd have
trouble remembering. You were doing some

heavy celebrating.

Oh, really? Oh, God.

I hope I didn't make a fool of myself,
did I? Oh, no, no, no.

Well, not really.

was sort of expressive.

Oh, my God. And you gave a very
emotional rendition of The Windmills of

The Windmills of My Mind?

I don't even know the words to that.

I know.

So anyway, we had a couple of dances and
you told me your life story.

Oh, I did?

I'm really sorry about that. Oh, no, no,
no. Don't be silly. It was very

interesting.

Are you feeling any better about the
divorce?

The divorce? Oh, yeah, much better, yes.
Well, at least much better than I must

have felt that night.

Well, I know a lot of men who have gone
through divorce, and none of them have

handled it half as well as you have.

It really says a lot about you.

Yes, it does, doesn't it?

Especially at your age.

Well, I'm only 1439 in age. Oh, yes.

No, no, I'm not saying you're old. I
just meant that, well, you've led a very

settled life, and suddenly it was turned
upside down.

Yeah, well, that's yesterday's news.

Would you like some champagne?

I would love it. I'll just get a fresh
glass from the bartender.

Thank you.

Oh,

did you get the promotion?

Yes. Well, it looks promising.

Oh, well, then I think we have something
to toast to the promotion.

Yeah.

So, you live around here, do you, Karen?

Do you know the Forest Hills Apartments?

Oh, yes, I do, yes. Well, I moved there
about a month ago, and I really don't

know my way around yet.

Night, Karen.

Oh, night.

Am I keeping you from going someplace
with your friends? Oh, no. No, no, no.

Actually, we're not really friends. We
just all happen to work at the same

hairdresser's. Oh. They're just kids,
really.

But anyway, we were all out tonight
playing racquetball.

Or at least trying to.

You see, I'm not really very good at it.

Racquetball, huh? Uh -huh. Wow.

I used to be runner -up in my college
racquetball championship.

Really? Yeah, a few years ago.

Well, I'll make a deal with you. You
teach me to play racquetball, and I'll

something with your hair.

Oh, okay.

I'll teach you a few tricks.

That's what I was hoping.

John, you could have gotten that ball.
This is not fair. You're being easy on

because I'm a woman. No, that one really
had me beat. You haven't returned a

single ball yet.

I hit one back. With your head.

John, don't just let me win.

Okay, you asked for it. All right.

I just slipped.

Okay, good. Well, look, I don't know
about you, but I'm warmed up enough.

we start the game?

John, a word? Oh, come in, David.

I had a call at home last night from
Martin Dwyer, chairman of the board of

trustees.

Job's yours?

Oh, that's great, David.

Thank you very much. Next week, the full
committee will be meeting to go through

the motions, ratify the decisions, so
congratulations.

Thank you.

I hope you'll be as harassed here as
I've been.

Morning, David.

Great suit.

You little suck -up. What are you
talking about?

Volunteering to be the assistant track
coach.

Anything for the big job, huh, buddy?
Yeah, well, for your information, David

just told me that I already got the
promotion.

You got it?

Congratulations.

Hey, you all right? No, it's okay. I was
out playing racquetball last night.

Oh, with the 23 -year -old girl you met
the other night?

Yes.

Ken, if I tell you something, would you
swear that it won't go any further?

John. You know me. I know. That's why
I'm insisting that you swear.

Look, uh, I took Karen, uh, to the
sports club last night to play

and, uh, well, during the game, I saw
her turn a little funny color.

Well, she, uh, panicked and called an
ambulance, even though I felt perfectly

fine.

Well, why didn't you tell her that? I
had trouble talking.

So, uh, Rita, I'm so tired this morning
because I...

Spent the night at the cardiac unit at
the hospital.

John, you got heart problems? No, no,
no, no. I'm perfectly fine.

The great thing to come from this is
that my heart is in perfect condition.

Yeah, the reason that I collapsed was
due to exhaustion and lack of oxygen in

blood. The doctor told me to go on a
strict diet and cut out things like salt

and fat.

23 -year -old girls.

Listen, John, I'm a level with you.

I don't think it's wise for a man of
your age...

To be running around with a girl that
young.

She got a friend.

Yeah, me.

Oh, no, come on, buddy. You can set me
up, can't you?

She must have lots of friends. Look,
Karen just moved here. She doesn't know

soul. In fact, she's throwing a party at
her apartment on Saturday night, and

she asked me to invite some of the
members of the one -to -one club so that

can meet people.

Can I come?

No, you cannot.

You're a married man with five children.

I mean, what would Maggie say?

Boy, thanks a lot.

Oh, listen, we could ask, couldn't we?

Then... All right.

Can I have an outside line, please?

I bet she says no.

I'll talk to her.

I use my charm.

Hi, it's John.

Yeah. Oh, good.

Well, I said, how you doing?

Fine, fine, I'm fine. Come on, come on,
come on.

Listen, I was just talking to Ken, and
he said he didn't have anything to do on

Saturday night, and he would just love
to come to the party, so I just want to

know how you felt about it.

Hmm? Yes, he's right here.

So, how you doing?

Oh, hi, Maggie.

What?

No, no, no.

Listen, I didn't want to go to a party.
John was trying to persuade me to go

with him.

That's what I told him. I said I'm a
married man.

I got five children.

Maggie, don't be silly.

Honey. Good morning.

Morning, Mr. Lacey. Morning.

See you tomorrow night, John.

See you tomorrow night.

I wasn't going to go to any parties.

Ken! Ken!

Ken! You have to help me, Ken. Ken! Get
lost!

Listen, free us. It was John's idea of a
joke. That's what it was. I wouldn't do

that to you and the kids.

Maggie! Maggie, I got to go. John's
having a heart attack.

No, I'm not trying to warm out of
anything. I got to call an ambulance.

Ken. Ken. What? Ken. Ken. Yeah.

What kind?

Pork and beans.

Okay. I'll get him on the way home.

John, John, sit down. Buddy, buddy, take
it easy.

I'll get a nurse. No, I don't want a
nurse. Ken.

You know that girl I was going with,
Karen? Yeah? I just saw her.

She's on the hockey team. What hockey
team? Our hockey team.

What's she doing on our hockey team?
Playing hockey. What do you think she's

doing on our hockey team?

Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Now, you
lost me. What's a 23 -year -old girl

doing on our hockey team?

She tell you she was 23?

Yes. No, no. Well, not in so many words.
I mean, she looked 23.

Ken, Ken, what am I going to do? What am
I going to do?

My, my, my. What a dilemma.

Come on, Ken.

You have to help me here. Ken.

After what you just did to me?

No way.

I find your behavior in this matter
unprofessional and unprincipled. I want

nothing more to do with this sort of
affair.

After all, I'm a married man with five
children.

Ken, in a couple of months, I'm going to
be the assistant headmaster of this

school. I'll be in a position to help
you in all kinds of ways.

What do you want me to do? Help me. Help
me. Help me. Just do something.

Anything. It doesn't make any
difference.

The first thing we got to do is find out
something about this girl. Yes, yes.

Yeah, give me somebody in records.

Good, good, good.

Mr. Thompson.

Yeah, this is Ken Bridgewater here.

Hi. Listen, I need some information
about a student. Her name is Karen...

Peyton, Peyton. She's a new girl. Karen
Peyton. She's a new girl. Yeah.

Uh, yeah. She's applying to my mythology
course, and I'm checking on her age and

that sort of thing.

Thank you.

How about those mats, huh?

Oh, shut up!

Yes.

Yes.

I see.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson.

How old is she?

Twelve.

What? Twelve?

She's twelve years old?

Will you relax?

She's going to be 18 next month.

That makes her 17.

I'm a 40 -year -old man going out with a
17 -year -old girl. What the hell am I

doing? What am I doing going out with a
17 -year -old girl? John, John, what's

John?

It may not be as bad as you think.

Now, was there any physical contact?

Yes, at the sports club.

She got hold of my leg as they were
lifting me onto the stretcher.

I don't think that counts.

Good, good, good. Listen, John, my
advice to you is to get this Karen

girl out of your life as quick as
possible. Yes, I'll do that right now.

Yeah, could you find somebody to help
him send Karen Payton to John Lacey's

office, please?

Thank you. When I said now, I didn't
mean right now.

No, no.

John, John, the sooner you get this over
with, the better.

Now, where'd you meet this girl? I don't
know. It was at a club somewhere.

I'd been celebrating.

John, that could be anywhere.

You've been celebrating for three weeks.

Hey, you remember at the school dance?

You got up on stage and tried to sing
Windmills of Your Mind.

It was at the school dance?

I met the girl at the school dance? What
am I, crazy?

I meet a girl at a school dance?

John, John. John, John.

Yes. Whoa.

Don't spread this around.

This could be a gift to the prosecution.

I won't say a word.

Prosecution? What prosecution?

What are you talking about?

Come in.

Somebody wanted me?

Yes.

Mr.

Lacey, like a word.

I'd never do that.

What's wrong?

What's wrong?

Karen, I did not realize that you were a
student at this school.

I mean, I thought you were 23 years old.
You told me that you worked in a

hairdressing salon.

Well, I do, part -time on weekends.

You told me you had your own apartment.

No, I didn't. I said I lived in an
apartment. I lived there with my family.

I told my mother and father about you.
Oh, great.

Well,

my father said he'd like to meet you. I
can't meet your father.

I might be older than... your father.

Karen, don't you realize the age gap
between us is very great?

My God, I've got fillings older than
you.

John, I waited all night in that
hospital for you. I know you did, and

touched. Look, Karen, Karen, I'm almost
twice your age.

By the time you're my age, I'll be
retired.

Well, that'll just give us more time to
be together. I mean, we'll be able to go

for walks.

Slowly.

And visit all my different doctors.

Don't make fun of me. No, Karen. Karen,
please.

You must find the young man your own
age.

I don't like boys my own age. They're
too immature.

And I don't like being patronized.
You're just like all the others.

I hate teachers. I hate school. And I
hate you.

Karen, Karen, Karen, Karen.

She was hoping for a better grade.

trying to tell us you didn't know she
was a student until that afternoon.

Well, believe me, there was no way I
could have known. When I saw her in the

bar, she was wearing makeup, jewelry,
high -heeled shoes.

Oh, she was playing dress -up.

I think I could find some humor in that
if it wasn't for the fact that it cost

me my promotion.

Oh, no, did it really?

It seems that Karen's parents made a
phone call to the school board.

Oh, John, I'm so sorry. Well, it's not
as bad as it seems. They told me I could

reapply again in three or four years.

No, it's all my fault, John. I should
have phoned you earlier.

About what?

Well, I noticed that Neptune was
influencing your sign.

Neptune symbolizes turbulence and decay.

Yeah, well, I don't believe in my
horoscope anymore, Ralph. I mean, I

that's just a lot of garbage. No, no,
no.

You shouldn't scoff.

Remember that warning I got about Pluto?

Well, nothing. in my life is going
right. My motorcycle is a flat tire. My

wallet got stolen. I still haven't been
able to find a job.

Have you ever thought of becoming a
mercenary, Ralphie?

You know, a soldier of fortune?

Well, you know, it's funny you should
say that, Kirk.

No.

I only ask because a buddy of mine is
setting up a little rumble in the

you know.

It's worth looking into, Ralph. It's
good pay, free uniform, chance to meet

interesting people and blow the crap out
of them.

Well, I don't know if it's really me,
Kirk. I go blotchy in the sun.

Ralph, have you ever considered career
counseling?

John, I don't even know what I ought to
do for a living. How can I counsel?

Next on L .A. Law, Grace prosecutes a
cop killer while a beautiful woman wants

to be Leland's lover. And Sunday night,
where's Disney's major mouse? Mickey

vanishes during his 60th birthday
special on the magical world of Disney,

followed by Family Ties and the
blockbuster movie Back to the Future,

Dear John is filmed before a live studio
audience.