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Excuse me. After you.

Excuse me, sir. I'd like to buy that silver music box in the window.

Sounds like someone beat you to it.

Some fellas look and find the sunshine.

I always look and find the rain.

Some fellas make a winning sometime.

I never seem to make a gain.

Believe me.

How did you get back in here so fast?

What? Honestly, I saw that before you did. And I want to buy it as a wedding

gift. Oh.

I'm awfully sorry.

I'll buy it from you then, okay? I'll just give you a little extra.

I want somebody special to have.

Someone special does.

I just met the pushiest man in there.

Oh, really?

He was sweet to me.

Well, we have about an hour until your flight leaves. Maybe you'd like to begin

a courtship.

Hmm. I'll ask my husband.

for any more of that.

Flight number 152 from Denver has just arrived at gate 38.

Your attention, please. Flight number 140 is now arriving from Boston at gate

84.

Passengers arriving on international flight 182 from Paris may be met at the

customs clearing area.

Look,

I'm late, okay?

This is a difficult thing for me to say because it's important to me that I make

it absolutely clear to you that having this new person in my life doesn't mean

that I'll love you any less.

Thank you, Jeffrey. That means a great deal to me.

Oh, come on, Nick. What about that one? What do you think?

I'm a little confused, Jeffrey.

The girls are gone all summer long.

You meet Cassie. You fall in love. Big romance. Blah, blah, blah. Now you're

engaged and you still haven't told them about her?

I told them about her. I told them on the phone. I told them I'd been

That I had... We dated once.

I don't understand it. Why can't you just tell them? Because they're not

girls anymore, Nick. These are women.

Well, they're not quite women. They're almost women. They're womanish.

Talk... to them. I can talk to women, Nick, and I can talk to my daughters.

I just... I can't talk to my daughters who are women about this woman, you see?

There's no answer at home, so he must have gone his way.

Hey, Lisa, did you leave anything in Paris?

No, I brought back just about everything I could. Dad!

Ah, kids!

I'm sorry I'm late.

How are my world travels?

Oh, you look so... Grown up.

Very birdie.

Merci. I've got so much to tell you.

Yeah, so do I.

Huck!

She brought back a bird?

People and customs are such a drag. They have rules for everything. They have

rules for rules.

I want to meet my family.

Dad, this is Tom.

I met him in Paris.

Pleased to meet you, Hawk.

What's up?

And my sisters, Megan and Jessie.

Hi.

What's that?

Try babe phenomenon.

Try babe? No, Hawk. We prefer to call them triplets.

Lisa, kind of hurry.

Oh, yeah, I'm having this dinner party in honor of our return.

Great.

No, it's a pleasure meeting you, Hawk.

And I'm sure that you're anxious to get home.

Yeah.

Well, apparently must be.

Back in Idaho.

Well, I'm sure that whoever you came to Los Angeles to see, she's right here.

Daddy.

Welcome to the...

Okay, kids, come on.

Lisa,

you can't come home with us. What about David?

David's noise.

The hawk is so... so fun.

I'm trying not to be serious. I know I should be serious with David, and I am.

Everything with David is always really serious.

The hawk, I never know what it's going to be.

You still haven't told them?

Well, I... I was going to. Then Lisa brought that bird person.

Hawk. I kind of like him.

Huh. Yeah.

You would.

Anyway, what time is your fiancé going to be here?

Dessert.

Well, then I would tell them over the soup at the very later.

I will.

I will.

told me that when you rushed

the

horse... Oh, Dad, the great part is you never have to go to sleep. I mean,

there's stuff going on all night long.

Ah.

Really, I remember it being much more sedate.

Sedate?

No, not hardly.

What exactly were you doing in Paris, huh?

Hanging.

I see.

So now you're just hanging in L .A.

Any idea how long you're going to be hanging?

A while.

Figure I'll get myself a room down at the Y, see what goes down.

Speaking of the Y, Jeffrey, why not tell us what you were about to say a few

minutes ago?

Uh, yeah, girls, I have something really important to discuss.

Oh, my gosh.

No, I'll get it.

Uh... David!

Oh, Lisa!

Hey, how was the ranch?

Oh, it's great.

That's great, that's great. You better go wash this off. It'll shrink your

leather. Is Lisa home?

I guess, yeah.

David! Good to see you. Mr. Wyatt.

David!

I know I should have called first, but I wanted to surprise you.

Mission accomplished.

Very good to see you. Come on, take a chair.

Come on, take a chair.

Look at the way you're filling out.

Sit down.

How are those college plans coming along, huh?

Oh, fine.

I have 12 months before I have to apply.

Lisa, I don't believe everybody has met.

Silly me.

Nick, David, David, Nick.

We've met. We've met.

You and I are going to have a little discussion about honesty and... Knock,

knock. Hi, Jeffrey.

Me.

Oh, what a day.

The Dow Jones went down 30 points.

Hi, Nick.

Hi, Cass.

Well, here they are, and aren't they just...

Johnny, it's like a special effect.

Gee, I didn't think that you were going to be here till, um, uh, dessert time.

But you're here. That's good. That's good.

Uh, well, Cassie McGuire. This is David. This is Lisa's boyfriend. That's Lisa.

These are my daughters.

This is Jesse. And that's Megan.

Oh, your dad has told me so much about you.

And you are even prettier than he said.

Hello.

Oh, oh, Jeffrey, I hope you don't mind. This is the designer that I told you

about, the one that's going to help us on the house.

The house?

Nice to see you again.

Yes.

Did you know each other?

We met today.

Well, what a coincidence.

Wait a moment.

In the store, you said wedding gift.

I didn't realize it was for your fiancé.

Your what?

What? Fiancé?

Yeah.

Fiancé. You're getting married?

You didn't tell them.

Oh, dear.

Dad.

Girls, listen, I'm sorry.

When were you going to tell us? Before or after the wedding?

Honey, I was just waiting for the right moment. You see, and I just never see...

Come on, David.

Congrats, Dad. Yeah. Let's go for a walk.

What?

Really? Oh, please. Sorry, I didn't know it was a secret.

It wasn't.

I just, I didn't have a chance to... Well, it's too bad that it had to come

like that.

Jeffrey, you have just got to learn how to confront things better. With

children, it's no good stalling. They appreciate honesty.

I know this from personal experience because I was a child myself.

Now, who's this?

Hawk.

Hi, Hawk.

Well, shall we?

Shall we? Get to work on this house. We've only got two months until the

wedding.

Oh, well, at least the crew will be here in the morning. Now, I was thinking...

I really am awfully sorry.

Oh, I don't know. The whole place just cries out for help.

Any more rolls?

Hi, sweetie. How are you doing?

Great.

You look like you had an awful night.

Well, actually, yes, I did.

Well, I know.

Family life can be such a trial, but, you know, we just have to get through

these little rough patches. Now, where are the girls?

Ah, they're upstairs.

Honey, well, I don't think I need to tell you this, but I didn't handle this

very well last night, and the girls are still a little upset. That's my fault.

Mine is that woman's.

You're going to go. Please just be easy on them, okay?

Oh, yeah. Jeffrey, I know.

Because, you know, this is how my life is, honey.

I mean, those girls are... Are absolutely wonderful.

And you know something?

I'm glad that this happened because now everything is out on the table and I can

show you how absolutely wonderful I am with children.

Oh, look at you.

You are such a mess. What would you do without me?

Wish me luck.

Knock, knock.

Hi. Hi. Hi.

I wanted to give you each a little something special that I picked out for

Oh. Lisa.

Jesse.

Thanks. And you must be Megan.

Megan, actually.

Megan.

Aren't they wonderful?

Oh, wow.

You think they're all exactly alike, but with your names on them, so they're

different, too.

Alike, but different.

The minute I saw them, I thought of you.

Okay, well... I have some things to do. Your father and I are going to just take

this whole house and just make it... Make it what?

Oh!

Really cool.

Well,

bye.

She doesn't really expect us to wear these.

They're like 18 -karat gold dog tags.

I guess I could have mine melted down and made into a brooch.

You're terrible.

Oh, what? You like yours?

Well, how's she supposed to know that we don't think identical gifts are cute?

Something about her bugs me.

Yeah, me too.

And I can't believe Dad decided to marry her without even telling us.

I know Cassie comes on a little strong.

No, no.

No, no, no.

I felt the same way, too, at first. It's like when we first met.

You see, she walked up to me in this restaurant, and she was holding this

pair of gold scissors, and I thought for a moment that she was going to stab me.

All she wanted to do was to snip this little thread hanging off my sleeve.

You know, it's really hard to explain when you get this feeling about

It just happens so fast that you know it's right.

She's really wonderful.

Well,

if she thinks you're wonderful and you think she's wonderful, then that's just

wonderful.

Right, guys?

I guess.

She's wonderful,

Dad.

If you have any questions, I'll be inside.

Right. Right on, right on.

Okay, Carol.

I'm going to get going.

I'm always running after rainbows in the air.

Running all... Coming

down, girl. Coming down.

It's my duty to startle them.

Miss Evers, I would appreciate it if you would please inform me of who I'm

likely to see in my bathroom from day to day. Thank you.

I was sure I told you the construction team would be here. Yes, you did.

But you neglected to say they'd be women.

Now, I think we should make a few rules around here, Miss Evers, about when and

where they work. Because, silly me, when I take a shower, I don't like to put on

a show.

We will certainly do everything we can to, um...

I'll accommodate you.

My girls and I would appreciate that.

Have a nice day, Miss Wyatt. Oh, you too, miss.

So how's

your

work coming?

Oh, fine.

It's such a charming house.

Are you going to be making a lot of changes?

Oh, it's all evolving.

Kathy seems to have some pretty strong ideas.

Yeah, she certainly seems to know what she wants.

Okay, gotta go.

Where are you going?

Gallery opening.

No, no, on no road.

Dad said he wanted us all here for dinner.

Look at over it.

Hello? David!

I don't think you really mean... No, I'm very flattered, really, but this isn't

Lisa.

It's Jesse.

No, don't be embarrassed.

Hang on.

Meg, where did Lisa go? David wants to talk to her.

Can you get me a towel and some crackers and some napkins?

Thanks.

David, hi, how are you?

Fine. I called the house, so they said you were here.

Did they? Great.

So I figured I'd come by. You know, this is wonderful. What a surprise. You

know, it's so good to see you.

You've got to get out of here.

Why? What?

Dave, there's something I've got to tell you.

What?

I like you.

But I love art.

Art?

Art who?

David.

Art.

Since when are you so into art? You know, I got it from Megan.

You know, it's like a disease.

The point is, I can't have you here.

I can't have two things that I care about so deeply in the same room.

You can't.

Believe me.

Look, I'll tell you what.

Saturday, just you and me.

No art.

Yeah, I guess. You are Cal terrific.

Bye.

I have to go to the store to get dinner.

Cassie, do you like lamb?

I love lamb. A little mint sauce on it.

Oh, my gosh. Look at this. Look at this. This is the perfect. Oh, this is

perfect for the giant. Wait. Can you wait just for a second? Thanks.

He's born to shop, right?

Jen? Yeah?

Yeah?

Who was Ma like when you first met?

Ah, well... She was a handful.

Oh, like Lisa?

Mm -hmm. Mm -hmm.

Yeah, sometimes she could be very hipster.

She was always thinking, always watching. She never missed a thing.

That's where you get that from.

Really?

What else?

She always thought of a way to do what I never expected.

In a way that I never expected it.

What does that sound like, huh?

Jesse.

You know, I remember when you were buying that beach house. I didn't want

was too much trouble, the long drive and all that. But she did. She wanted to

raise you girls there.

She loved that house.

Jeffrey, Jeffrey, I'm so excited. I have just found the perfect dining room

table. It is so beautiful. It's slate with stone. Wait, wait, wait.

What's wrong with the old dining room table? When did we decide that we were

going to get new? Well, you know, honey, you've seen the plans.

No, actually, I haven't. Not all together, not all at once.

Maybe I should take a look.

No.

I'm just curious, but why is the fireplace pink?

The stove's going to be replaced with faux marble that will pick out the

in the metallic wallpaper.

Metallic wallpaper?

Which augments the prism chimes.

Prism?

Chimes? Yes, it's, uh... Kind of mobile that hangs from the ceiling.

It's actually a mixed media sculpture.

Sergio Montana, the company's new design assistant.

Environmental artist.

Thank you, Sergio.

What is this

thing?

That's a couch.

Actually, there'll be two.

Two?

What are you doing to my house?

My job.

Which is what I was hired to do.

Now, if there's something you don't like... Yeah, we'll be dealing in a more

manageable area here if we talk about what I do like.

Which is, um... I thought this was going to be a little facelift. A quick paint

job. Maybe a new couch. A rug here.

Well... Your fiancée has said... She said talk to you, now you say talk to

No, I didn't say talk to her. I said that she said... But what she said is

you are some kind of an artist, Miss Evers.

Thank you.

And I'm not looking to live in a house that should be hanging in a museum

somewhere, and neither are my girls.

I love this house. I love this house. It means a lot to us.

Because it... Well, just because. And I don't care if you're Jackson Pollock.

This thing here is not... Please, lower your voice.

Miss Evers... Miss Evers, no more changes until I approve them, all right?

Mr. Wyatt, I naturally assumed, since it is your house, that you had some

inkling of what was going to be done to it. If you don't, I suggest you speak

with Miss McGuire.

I will.

Clarify the matter with her and let me know of its resolution.

Thank you. Till that time, Mr. Wyatt, good day.

Oh, I don't know, Jess. You and I have always been buddies, right?

Yeah. Well, what is it with Lisa? I mean, I get the feeling she doesn't feel

same way about me anymore.

No? Well, Lisa usually confides more in Megan about stuff like that.

Come on, Jeff.

Well, all that I can really say is that I don't know how she feels.

She's kind of complicated.

But as far as you know, she still does feel the same way, or as much as she

to.

Well, as far as I know, For Lisa, I can honestly say that...

I'm pretty sure.

Yes, see, I knew it. I knew it. I was just overreacting. Oh, Jess!

Woo!

You're the coolest.

Here, think fast.

Come on!

Hello. Come in.

Hi. Just returning this T -square Megan lent me.

Good? I don't know.

I'm getting kind of sick of reading these romance novels.

You know, he's dark and handsome, she's blonde and innocent.

I love you madly, they said, as they bored the Learjet.

Reading these has really messed me up.

I actually think that I deserve to have a guy.

You probably do.

Well, I don't know about Learjet.

I didn't have a boyfriend when I was your age.

Do you have one now?

No.

That's really depressing.

Well, I've had a few in between.

And a husband, so there is hope.

Hello?

Hang on.

Lisa, it's Fox.

Are you here?

Definitely.

Got it.

You said that you'd like... Number five, let me make a note of that. Oh, oh,

about the guest list. We really have to keep it under 70 if we're going to have

it at the house. Great. Okay, look, talk about the house. Oh, sorry about that.

We'll get back to that, okay? Yes.

Now, you and Susan are making a lot of changes.

Yes, we are. That I haven't agreed upon.

And that the girls, I think... Now, listen, don't worry about that. Susan

the kind of decorator who juggles a dozen clients at once. She takes on one

at a time. And she's made it through from start to finish. I know, I'm not

worried about that. It's the money, right?

No. We are partners in this thing 50 -50, and any home improvements we make

be cross -colonialized.

And future detections.

It's not the money. It's just the whole way that it's been... What? What way?

Look, for instance, did you order two monster clams for the living room?

You hate the couches.

Cassie. Well, perhaps they do resemble some sort of

mollusk. And if you like clams, well then, they're clams.

I like clams and chowder. I love clams and fettuccine, but I have to be honest

with you, I have major problems with clams the size of 57 Buicks in my living

room.

I have been asking you all along for your input.

And now that it's time to make the final decision, you want to start changing

everything? No, I don't want to... Jeffrey, if I'm going too fast, it's

that I want to feel that the house is somewhere that I belong.

And not just somewhere I'm missing.

Oh, I know.

I know.

And we're going to make it that way, okay?

I just think that we have to keep in mind that the girls just got back.

And they need some time to get used to this.

To us.

Everything is going to be just fine.

I love that house.

The same way that I love you.

And you're both just full of possibilities.

Thank you very much.

Hi.

Consider it a wedding gift.

No, no.

Oh, no, no, no.

I mean, if you told me who it was for and why...

Of course, I'd have let you have it. Look, the other day in your office, I'm

awfully sorry. I overreacted. Oh, no, no.

I shouldn't have been so touchy. No, no, I just lost my temper. I'm sorry.

In any case, take the music box.

Well, you know, this melody's been going through my head all day. I've been

trying to pick it out here on the piano.

I'm always running after... No, no, no.

Chasing. I'm always running, chasing...

I'm chafing right now. I'm always chafing.

You're working late. Yeah, it's a lot to do. I'm just leaving.

Bye. Well, good night. Bye.

Bye. I said no. I said no, and I meant

no. Girls, what's the problem?

Jessie, please.

Please, please, please. No, no, no.

Oh, come on. This is the last I'm ever going to ask of you. Just don't let me

down this time, Jessie.

No, I won't do that to David. That's mean.

It's not. I'm trying. kind of spares feelings.

I am really. Come on.

For David?

Lisa?

Right here.

What's going on?

Jesse's going to go out with David so I can keep my date with Hawk.

This is just too French.

I was in a tight spot, and I promised David without thinking.

Without thinking, there's your key phrase.

Josie, you know you don't have to do this.

No, I want to go out with David.

To hell, please.

I've never been out with a guy before.

I've never worn heels.

He'll get used to both real fast.

Look, from an objective point of view... An objective point of view?

We've never done this with guys before.

It's a low we've never sunk to.

Remember how mad Dad got when we switched over piano lessons a couple

back?

He finds out about this, he will freak. He's not going to find out unless some

goody -goody brat tells him.

Come on, you guys, don't fight.

I'm nervous enough.

I'm just saying, take a second to think.

Lisa, David's here.

So where are you guys going tonight?

Oh, um... Oh, great. Well, hey, listen, back by midnight, okay?

Don't be nervous.

David likes the take -charge attitude, a woman who jumps right in and says what

she wants.

Okay. What do you think, Meg?

Whenever you get a chance to sit down, do it. Dad.

Lisa!

David!

Whoa!

Oh, new shoes.

A little tight.

Well, you look beautiful.

Thanks. That's the nicest thing anyone's ever...

Hey, yeah, I know.

Don't I always?

Come on, let's go.

Okay.

Oh, I was just about to knock.

My car won't start.

Jessie, you look terrific.

I almost didn't recognize you. I'm so used to seeing you in shorts.

Susan.

Over here.

Oh.

Oh, oh, of course.

Don't worry.

Even I get them confused sometimes.

Bye.

Thanks.

Sorry. If I could just use the phone to call the car club. I think it's under

the sink.

Sink? Wait a minute. Don't. You know, these car club guys take forever and

be waiting here all by yourself.

I have a better idea.

The three of us were just about to go over to Ernesto's and grab a bite. Why

don't you join us?

Oh, I really don't think I ought to.

Please.

Sure, I'll give Nick somebody else to flirt with besides me. I mean, a girl

tired.

But you see, my biggest concern is it's the kind of place where we can just kick

back, where the kids can put their feet up, sit a drink down, and where I'm not

always going to be hitting my head on some sculpture.

I do see your point.

I could swear I told you we were meeting Andy and Blair.

Oh, I don't mind, really.

You don't?

I mean, I do mind.

You should have told me.

You have to listen to me more. I mean, I have to listen to you, but you have to

say more.

Okay?

Where are you going?

Give me children, please.

No.

My ex -husband had two.

Well, how old are they, Mark?

Thirteen and sixteen.

Oh, I guess they're not children anymore. They're teenagers.

And there is a difference.

Oh, there is.

When they used to come and stay with me, my biggest problem was how to entertain

them. Now it's how to find them.

I'm thinking of having them tagged with homing devices.

Yeah, like on Wild Kingdom. Then you follow behind them in a jeep with a

and a dark gun, right?

Surprise!

Welcome home.

You look a little

white. And usually you love surprises.

Oh, I do, I do. I just... Like more of a surprise than you can expect.

Lisa, it's so good to see you. Oh, great to be seen.

Like always.

Right?

Oh, this is delicious. Can I have some of that? That's my favorite.

Well, I think the house is just coming along wonderfully.

It's everything that we envisioned.

Oh,

I think it's going to be...

Very interesting.

Well, of course, it's all still in flesh.

The house was going to be beautiful, Cass.

It needed some fresh air, some shaking up.

Well, thank you, Nick.

You see?

Everybody, listen up, listen up.

I got a special announcement to make.

Here with us, together again, the Jackson 3!

me up again again well what's up with this guy do you really like him that

yes honey i love him he is fine he does a lot of nice things for me i know he

used to do nice stuff for you but what has he done

Sorry.

Oh,

look at you.

Where? Without me, he'd be a meal on the leg.

No, no, it's all right.

I need some water.

I've got it.

Water?

Really, I've got it. I've got it.

I didn't realize how late it is. I really ought to call a cab. Oh,

I would be happy to drive you home.

More than happy.

Well, if it's really no trouble.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night.

I got a feeling about those two.

But you haven't been here two weeks.

No.

I've been working.

Saved up a little.

Got myself a motorcycle.

It's time to move on.

Move on?

Well, yeah.

I mean, Lisa, we have a great time together.

I like you a lot, but... I mean, you're kind of young, and... I'm not ready to

settle down anywhere yet.

I don't know what happened. I just didn't feel like dancing or something.

Lisa, it's okay.

No, everybody was looking at me.

David, can't you see?

I'm not who you think I am.

Well, me either.

See, I'm just...

I'm always trying to be whoever you want me to be.

So I'm always trying to figure out who that is. And sometimes I get the feeling

you just... You don't want me around. You want me to disappear or something.

No.

Really?

Really.

I

don't

know why you just can't be more... What?

Be more like what you want?

Why can't you be more like what I want?

Like how?

Like come with me.

You mean run away?

Are you serious?

Sure.

I don't know if I could do something like that.

Okay, leave.

Tomorrow morning then I'll be on the road.

Love to have you along.

Lisa, I can't remember the last time I had a better time with you.

Really?

Really.

David, there's something I have to tell you.

Hi, guys.

Hi. Hi, Dad. How was dinner? Fine.

Just a hair before midnight. Good job, David.

Lisa, don't stay out here too long, okay?

Lisa? Jesse.

Jesse? David.

Dad. All right, girls, both of you, inside, now.

Look, Dad, I can explain. Now, young lady.

This kind of thing was cute when you two were kids.

And maybe your mother and I were too lenient on you then, but I think I have

made myself very clear in the last few years.

Dad. Let me finish. What both of you did was inexcusable.

Can you imagine how David feels right now?

Well, think about that for a second.

Dad, don't you even want to hear what we have to say? I don't have anything to

say. Dad's right.

Oh, right. Just put on your tears like you always do and just get your way.

You're so wrapped up in yourself that you can't even see what David feels

now. You're both to... Look at me, would you?

You are both to blame. You're both going to be punished.

I've got to... You're grounded for two weeks.

You can't ground me. I'm not a kid. All right, that's three weeks. One more word

and it's a solid month. I don't care.

Why won't you listen to me?

I hate this place. I hate these ripped out walls.

Especially Kathy.

We all can't stand her, Dad. Lisa?

Even perfect little Jesse doesn't like her. Shut up!

Mr. White, I must say I prefer you in a shower curtain.

Not this morning, Phil. I'm not in the mood, all right. Did Susan call you? No.

Why? She was due here an hour ago. She's never late.

Ah, well, we were all out pretty late last night. She probably just, um...

overslept.

Sorry I'm late.

No problem, no problem. You, uh, you get home okay?

Yeah. Bye.

Bye, Thelma. Nick is a really interesting guy.

Oh, fascinating.

I don't think I'd say that.

No, but he might.

Hey, Dad!

Yeah? Dad, wait!

Dad!

It's Lisa.

Is everything all right?

She's run away.

Hawk.

I'm worried about her too, Jack.

Not just that.

What then?

Nothing. Yeah.

Uh, anyone got a pencil?

Yes, there's a drawer.

Last night, David and I?

No. It was amazing.

I hated myself.

I'm so great.

I don't want to die.

Don't be so hard on yourself, Jessie. All right, bye -bye.

But Dad got so mad.

I've never seen him that mad before.

Me either.

Even at Lisa.

I knew it was a bad idea. I should have said something.

No, I should have said something.

What?

Last night, I should have said something.

I knew Jessie was Lisa, and Lisa was Jessie.

You did, didn't you?

Well, Dad didn't.

He hates when we lie.

But when we lie and switch with each other, boy, you'd have to live here to

it.

No, I think I get it.

My sister.

Sharon.

You're a twin?

Mm -hmm.

And the things we used to do.

And our parents didn't quite know how to deal with it either.

It's hard because, well, mostly all anybody can trust is what they see. And

they can't trust that, well, anyway, don't feel too bad.

Your dad won't stay mad forever.

Would you stop that pounding for five minutes?

Who am I speaking to now?

No, no, no, no, no. Don't transfer me. I have been transferred seven times.

It can't be your job just to transfer people. That's insane.

My daughter has run away. I need... No, no, no, please help.

Hello?

Now, who am I speaking to now, please?

The cafeteria.

Stop the car!

I'm sick.

Mr. Wyatt.

Yes, Miss Evers.

Have you heard the old Maxim?

If you're upset, count to ten before... I almost... I'll tell you what.

I'll be lucky if I count to two with all this hammering and sawing.

Well, I'll make you a deal. What?

I'll have the crew take a break if you'll do the same.

Okay.

One,

two, three, four, five.

Hello?

I should have thought of that before he grounded me.

Yeah, well, look.

Fine, fine.

Yeah, well... Yeah, look, look, I need a favor.

Yeah, but first you've got to promise not to tell Dad.

Yeah, look, it's the last favor I'm ever going to ask of you.

All right, we'll be there. Just hang on.

The dork's bike broke down on Barstow.

She says she needs money.

Okay, let's go get Dad.

I can't. I promise not to.

Megan? I know, but... Well, if Dad's as mad as he was and goes and gets her,

she'll just take off again.

Barstow.

We need a car.

David.

Well, you better call him. I think you're the only Wyatt he doesn't want to

strangle.

Things really started to change around here when I started seeing pantyhose

hanging in the bathroom.

Oh, very bad time.

A breakdown of all familial order.

And they started putting stuff in their hair, you know, and rubbing stuff in

their skins and growing and getting big vocabularies. And suddenly, you know,

seeing them in those tiny little skirts wasn't so cute.

And they weren't wearing them for you anymore.

I remember my dad, the first time he watched me walk out the door with a boy.

He wasn't happy I was going on a date. He wasn't glad I'd met him one night.

He was jealous.

Well, it may be true for him, but it's certainly not applicable in my case,

because all I'm talking about here is respect, that they should listen to what

I'm... Right, and Lisa didn't listen to you. She's listening to somebody else.

Another man.

Another man?

I'm sorry, this is a boy. I mean, he rides a motor, he names himself after a

bird. And he likes it. She's not going to stop liking him, because you

disapprove.

I don't mean to disapprove.

I mean, I don't want to act like some kind of dictator that she's afraid of.

That's not what I was trying to say last night. What I was trying to say was...

I don't know what I was trying to say.

It seems to be my problem lately, you know.

What?

Well, every time I'm with Kathy or the girls or... Someone I really care about,

I just can't seem to say what I want to... What I mean, you know, what I want

say.

But I... Sort of... You know what it...

I'm sorry, you don't need to hear all this.

No.

But maybe Jesse and Megan do.

Ronnie, give me a hand with this drop cloth.

Megan?

Jesse?

Oh, hi, Mr. Wyatt.

I'm looking for Megan and Jesse.

Oh, they didn't leave yet, did they?

Where are they going?

Barstow.

Barstow? Well, I couldn't get my car. They said they were going to take the

Jeep. They went to go get Lisa.

Lisa? Come on.

They were in this big hurry. I told them if they would just wait a couple hours.

But they hung up, so I rode over on my bike.

They're at a truck stop just off the interstate. Tell us on the way. Oh,

me. Could we use your car, please? Sure. Where are we going?

Barstow.

Barstow?

Here you go.

This isn't what I thought it was going to be like.

What did you think it would be like?

Well, remember when we walked along the Seine?

I mean, it felt like we were really in love.

That was Paris.

Everybody falls in love in Paris.

Yeah, you get through the city of love.

After the lights leave.

Yeah, right. My mistake.

Lisa!

Oh, hi!

He would have been here sooner, but... We got lost.

His wife broke down and we don't have enough money to get it fixed.

Dad's really worried about you. He's called everyone. He's called the police.

He's called... Are you cold?

I did not!

You guys! He's not that mad anymore.

Oh, yes, he is.

Is he ready to apologize?

Lisa!

Uh -oh. Lisa.

I thought you said you didn't tell.

Deb, I'm really sorry about the Jeep. We didn't mean to. We were only trying to

help. We'll talk about it later, okay?

Are you all right?

Fine.

Look, I can't make you come back home, but I think you should... Lisa, I can't

believe this is the guy you're dumping me for. No, no. David.

David, I'm not dumping you.

I thought you said he was Jesse's boyfriend.

Well, he's, uh... I'm what?

Go on, please. I'd like to know. What am I, Lisa?

What do you want from me? Where are you going?

I'm out of here. I already went to junior high school.

Huh? Hey, wait a minute.

Sorry about all the trouble.

Wait, sorry about all the trouble?

That's it?

He said people aren't perfect for each other all the time, everywhere.

It was good in Paris.

It was okay in L .A.

It was lousy in Boston.

So it's over.

Is that what you're saying?

What I'm trying to say is that if I see you again,

I hope it's in Paris.

Hey.

So are you still mad at me?

No.

I know you just did it because Lisa asked you to.

And I know how hard she is to resist.

Well, I didn't do it for Lisa.

What do you mean?

I mean... I've always wanted to tell you...

Why is it so hard to say? Why can't I just...

I like you a lot.

I like you more than I should.

Anyway.

Jess?

This is so embarrassing.

It hurt badly? No, not really.

Yeah, it does.

I'm trying to hurry it out.

Take your time.

Okay.

Hey.

Good. Oh, you know what? You missed the spot.

I did? Yeah, it's back over here. It's not really a cut. It hurts.

You should just dab a little. Put a little right back.

Yeah, no.

Well, that's the first time you've ever called me Jeffrey.

Maybe you're right.

We should be going.

Excuse me.

I think he's going to stay here for a while, you know.

Yeah. You know, we're just two totally different people, and so I had to tell

him that it was over.

And I think he's pretty shaken up about it.

Well, are you going to come home?

Am I still grounded?

We have a lot to talk about, don't we?

Yeah, I guess.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Wasn't that great how David Toye stuck it out? That was great.

Oh, here they come.

My only thing, you're with us. Why?

Because you know the way.

Bye, Dad.

Megan, what's up? You know what I'm doing. Bye, Susan.

You want to get in?

And then Dad got in this fight, and the police had to come. Oh, no. Is he all

right? It wasn't Dad. It was that dweeb of Lisa's hitting David.

Wait, David hit first.

No, he didn't. Oh, yes, he did.

Wait, is he your boyfriend now? No, no, girl.

I do not.

Disagreeing never solved anything. Lisa, I thought you did. My mother always

used to say... And then remember when David almost plugged... If you can't say

something nice... Excuse me, Susan? You don't deserve somebody like David. Oh,

and you do.

Don't make me laugh. My jaw is killing me.

Kathy, what are you doing here?

The engagement party.

At my office.

Three hours ago. I know. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I just, I forget. Well, I didn't

forget.

You know, with Elisa and Susan having to drive us, it's just... We had this

horrendous time in the desert. It was just... Oh, my, my. Well, yes, you did,

didn't you? You look pretty horrible.

Well, Susan, patch me up.

We're all fine, though. Yeah, we're fine.

Everything's fine.

Well, that's all that matters. Yeah.

Now, I really appreciate what you did for my fella tonight.

I didn't do anything, really. Oh, no.

I know that it was above and beyond the call of duty. I want you to know that we

will compensate you for your time and mileage.

I couldn't possibly accept Miss McGuire.

Well, I... If you'll excuse me, I really ought to get going.

Good night.

Good night, Susan.

Well, good night.

See you tomorrow. Bye.

Oh,

look, I really should redo that.

Get out of here.

You guys, I'm telling you, I know what I'm talking about. Come on.

He saw them talk a couple of times. Sit on the piano bench.

Oh, then she puts a band -aid on him. They're in love.

I think it could be.

They just love themselves.

No way. You can't be in love unless you go on some hot dates.

That's not true.

Where are you getting this vast knowledge? From your romance novels?

Oh, and you're the big expert on love?

That's why Hop would rather be in Barstow than with you. You guys, cut it

This is serious.

Dad's going to marry Cassie, and I think it's a big mistake.

Look, I'm not going to argue.

Cassie's no fave of mine.

Do you ever get the feeling like when she's talking to you, it's like you're

even there?

Major dits.

And Susan is great.

She really is.

She's cool.

All right, so here's the thing.

If Dad and Susan could just be alone somewhere and talk, then something might

happen. Look, maybe you're right, maybe you're wrong. Emmy doesn't make a

difference. After last night, Cassie's never going to let Dad and Susan be

alone. You saw how she was.

Hey, how you guys doing?

Hi. Hi.

Hot out here, isn't it?

Yeah, I was actually thinking about going for a swim.

Ooh, that sounds great.

Want to go, Jess?

Yeah.

No, no, you guys go on ahead.

It's a little exciting show.

Hi, Nick.

Megan. Okay.

Look, I need a really big favor.

Oh, hi.

What are you doing here?

I'm meeting Nick.

Pardon?

I said I'm meeting Nick.

Oh.

You?

I'm meeting Kathy.

I told you the violin was a dumb idea. I mean, they can't even hear each other.

Shh.

Don't shh me.

Shh. You guys.

You and Nick, are you... Sorry.

Hard for me to hear.

I was just wondering what you and Nick... It's none of my business.

No, he wants me to redesign his condo.

Oh.

This is Philly. May I?

Of course.

When you're a writer, you take the world all messy and disorganized and full of

questions and then you rearrange it and you lay it out clearly, succinctly.

And then when you're done, what you've made is something that's messy,

disorganized and full of questions.

Oh, I wonder if we've been...

No,

no.

Okay,

go ahead and give it to the Major D.

My kids think that you're the greatest, you know that?

Oh, I'm very fond of them, too.

Now, Megan, she's always asking about you.

Oh? I think she thinks... What?

I think that she thinks that...

I don't know why I'm bringing this up. I'm sorry.

No, I'm not quite sure what it is. You're getting at it.

No, well, uh... See, whenever I talk about you...

Talk about me?

Or whenever your name comes up, which it doesn't a lot.

Often.

And I get this sense about us.

From Megan.

Miss Everett? Oh, thank you.

Oh, um... No.

Nick. He had a cancel.

Oh, that's too bad.

Yes. Susan.

Go for it, Dad.

Look, what I'm trying to say, this thing about Megan... What I really mean is

that I... Jeffrey. No, Susan.

I've got to go.

So what am I doing? I'm engaged.

I think I'm going crazy.

Now what?

Hi, honey.

I made dinner again.

Where were you last night? I was waiting for you at Ernesto.

What are you talking about?

Well, your secretary called me and... My secretary's out of town.

Well, then it was your assistant. Somebody in your office called me and

Said what?

What'd she say?

Jeffrey,

you've been acting so strange lately.

I can't help but think that it's me.

That your feelings for me are changing.

No. No.

No!

It's just... Do you still want to marry me?

Honey, we're engaged.

So we're going to be married.

Nothing's changed, honey. Oh, Jeffrey.

We are so good together.

What we have is very special. But you know, ever since the girls came back...

There have been so many distractions.

Things coming between us.

I know.

I feel the same way.

Yeah, I'm not blaming the girls.

I adore them.

Well, you know how much they love me.

But that's why I've been thinking.

What?

We should move the wedding date up.

No, really.

We need stability.

We need to feel like a family.

What do you think, Daffy?

I don't... I... For us?

Well, but a lot of... We've plans, you know. For the girl?

We've got Anderson's story on toxic dumps, the ten most beautifully

landfills in L .A., and the working woman's guide to plastic surgery.

Let's break for lunch. We'll meet back here at 2 p .m.

Was this my idea?

I'll talk to you later.

Earth to Jeffrey.

Come in, Jeffrey.

Nick, do you know that Susan quit after Cassie pushed up the wedding date? Why

would she do that?

I've tried calling her, you know, in her office at her home all I get is an

assistant or a machine. Is she mad at me?

Why are you asking me this?

She's working on your condo, right?

Yeah. Well, then you do see her.

Sometimes.

Why are you being so evasive?

I'm not, I'm not. I just, uh... I just don't have that much to say about Susan.

Why?

Something, uh, personal between you two?

Sounds more like there's something personal between you two.

Excuse me.

My friend, you're getting married in two days and all you can talk about is

Susan this and Susan that and what's Susan doing and what do I know about

Okay. If you say it's nothing personal, that's fine with me.

I'm not the one who's getting married in two days to a woman whose name is not

Susan.

So I quit.

It was just too infuriating.

What was too infuriating?

The wedding.

Having the house ready so fast.

Expecting me to do all that work so they could... Not professional.

Nobody could work under those conditions.

Well, I must say, I've never seen you like this over a client.

Unless there's something else you're not telling me.

No.

But it almost seems like...

Like what?

Well, I know I've just got off the plane and I am a little slow.

Maybe you'd better get through it again.

Oh, let's just drop it.

Let's go out.

Sure.

Did you hear Dad and Cass are getting married Sunday?

Susan?

No, I'm not...

Yes. Uh, I think.

Well, we've been watching you for the last couple weeks, and we saw you at the

restaurant. Oh, really?

We set the whole thing up.

Oh. Well, we don't want Dad to marry Kathy.

We want him to... Let's just say it. We want him to marry you.

Me?

Ah.

Yes, I... I think I'm getting the picture.

Look, girls, I'm sorry. This isn't a very good time for me to talk.

Later, perhaps?

But there's no time.

I'm sorry. I'm awfully sorry. You've got to go. Goodbye.

That's it?

I can't believe we were so wrong about her.

Yeah, well, I knew it wouldn't work. If dancers wanted to be together, they'd be

together. You know, you just can't make somebody do something they don't want to

do.

It doesn't make sense. I mean, I shouldn't even care.

This little something you wouldn't tell me about.

It's this man, Jeffrey, isn't it?

How do you... Why didn't you tell me?

Oh, it's just so embarrassing and stupid.

I hardly know him.

It's just a... We... I have no idea what it is.

All I know is he's marrying another woman, and what am I supposed to do?

Go chasing after him? He's made his decision, and I will not humiliate

Julie, sometimes you are so stubborn.

Why don't you just sit down and talk to him? What?

No.

Listen, these things just happen.

Sometimes you meet the right person at the wrong time.

There's nothing you can do.

And you can't let it ruin your life. You just have to move on and forget about

it.

Yeah.

Hi.

Hey, you guys, it's Susan.

Actually,

it's Sharon.

Sharon?

Oh, her twin.

I knew it. You're the one we talked to.

Yes. I'm sorry I had to go.

But I admire you for wanting to talk to Susan directly about all this. I tried

that too, but it didn't work.

We already tried tricking them into a meeting at a restaurant, and that was a

total botch.

Oh, well, you made a fatal mistake there.

But that's all right. You're just starting out.

You see, restaurants have doors.

Right over here, girl.

My girl.

Megan.

Oh, not too good.

I'm just really, really upset, and I don't know who else to talk to.

Cindy, get the staple gun and finish the blankets on the inside.

Please?

Don't do it.

I know, I know.

We had to talk about it on the phone.

Good to see you now.

Please hurry.

No way she'll buy that.

I heard her run for the door, okay?

Was everybody in place?

Yep. Okay, let's go.

Is Susan on her way? We should probably give her about 20 minutes.

Well?

Just perfect.

Oh, I really do, don't I?

You listening?

Mr. Wyatt, I like to keep my wedding ceremonies short and sweet. Just the

basics. Love, honor, and cherish.

Hey.

David. Hi, how are you?

Fine. A little nervous.

I haven't seen you for a while.

We've had some family stuff.

Do you want to talk about it? Yes.

But I can't right now.

Oh, fine.

Okay.

Yeah, whatever.

See you later.

I wish this moment could last forever.

See, standing here, looking just like this, the makeup just right. You know,

much rouge, you end up looking like you're loafing with Barnum and Bailey.

And wearing my hair up like this is so Grace Kelly.

Uh, you need some hairspray. Let me get it for you.

Oh, thank you.

Hmm.

Miss Megan, you look great. I love this.

Oh, thanks.

It's kind of cold. Do you want your jacket?

Uh... There.

Lisa, I was just thinking that... Lisa?

Lisa? Here.

Do you want to unlock your car?

Yeah.

Susan?

I didn't know you were invited, Susan.

I invited her.

Oh, I see. Well, how do you think the house turned out?

Very metallic.

Megan, I need to talk to you for a second.

Has Jesse said anything to you about me?

No.

Well, she's been acting really weird. I don't know, is it me, something I did?

You tell me, wouldn't you?

Um, yeah, sure.

Now listen, Mr. Wyatt, I've got nothing against romance.

You don't try to sneak in any poetry or some John Denver song.

You got it?

Now, Mr.

Windham, that man, you've got a few responses.

I'd like you to start playing now. And it can't be loud enough.

All I know is that she was really, really upset.

And she was really crying. She just really wanted to talk to you.

Where is she?

Susan.

I think she's in the garage.

Susan?

What is she... Oh, Susan! Hi!

Well, you know how it is.

Come on, girl.

Hello. Honey?

You okay?

Jeffrey.

Well, what did you want to see me about?

See you? What's that noise? No.

Megan called.

What? What is going on?

This is ridiculous. I'm getting married in five minutes.

You know, if you wanted to talk to me, all you had to do was call me on the

phone. There's a key over here somewhere.

You didn't have to lock me in the garage.

I didn't. It was the girls.

The girls tried me in here. Are you involved in this? Oh, of course. I

get them involved in anything.

You're the one who ran away.

You didn't call me back. You didn't want to talk to me. And now you lock me in a

garage at my wedding?

Jeffrey, I didn't lock you in the garage. Do you think I would go to all

trouble and get the piano in? I thought I was the crazy one.

your father.

Help! I'm stuck in the garage!

Let me out of here!

Let me explain!

Susan, we'll talk about it later.

Why is this happening to me? Are you all right?

What do you want?

What do you want?

What do you want? Do you want to keep being here till I say it? All right, I

don't want to get out of here. I don't want to get back to my wedding. I don't

want to marry Cassie. I've got a twin.

You don't?

You do?

A solid 25, no groom.

I've been in this business 30 years.

If the groom doesn't show in 25, it's a no -go.

Sorry, honey.

This is a terrible day, Cassie.

You're just going to have to be strong.

Somehow.

This is the most horrible day of my life.

Well, no, no.

October of 87 was the most horrible that this was close.

Very horrible.

At least the house is everything I wanted it to be.

And I'll have the pleasure of making him pay for it.

You know, you two were never right for each other.

Yeah. I think you deserve something better.

You think so?

Kathy, we're all real sorry about this.

It's terrible.

But you looked great.

Thank you.

Thank you so much for everything. And we'll always be.

Best buddies, right?

Right. For sure, yeah.

Oh, Nick, those poor girls.

They really needed me.

This is dreadful.

Cassie's going to feel awful.

I mean, right now, she must be... I know, I know, I know.

But marrying her would have been much worse.

No, I think she'll be fine once I explain everything to her.

Really?

She's... I mean... She's never going to get over this.

Do you need a lift?

Oh, yes. I guess I do.

Thank you. Not at all.

I guess I have to give back all the presents, huh?

Yeah, keep them.

Call me back.

Au revoir.

Not yet.

Nick, can we stop for some lunch? I'm starving.

Um, you guys, I'll be right back.

David!

What's the big hurry?

What's my big... Look, Jess, if you don't want to... If... Would

you just tell me what's going on?

If you get out of the car, I'll show you.

Any question?

What's this, that antique shop?

Can't get this thing out of my head. Stupid sad song.

It's not sad, I told you. It's pretty.

I'm always chasing rainbows Watching clouds drifting

by My schemes are just like all my dreams

Ending in the sky

Perhaps you're right. It isn't that song.

I was just thinking how pretty... the song is.

I guess it's just the idea of always looking for something you can't quite...

But that's what's so depressing.

You know what it is you want, but you... You... You just can't... You just can't

get it, because you... You can't.

Exactly. Well, you can't. You can't. You can't. Say.

What?

You ought to.

I love you.

You want me?