Original subtitles

PREVIOUSLY ON "SIX DEGREES"... IF YOU HAD ANY IDEA

HOW MUCH TROUBLE I AM, ANYA, YOU WOULD-- HOW ABOUT YOU LET ME DECIDE WHAT MISTAKES I WANT TO MAKE?

WE'RE CLOSER IN AGE THAN YOU ARE TO MY DAD.

MATH IS HIS BEST SUBJECT.

ROY IS GONE.

NOT A TRACE LEFT OF THAT LYING SON OF A BITCH.

CAN YOU AFFORD THIS PLACE?

I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU WERE LOOKING.

WELL, I REALLY WANT AN APARTMENT

THAT ROY HAS NEVER SET FOOT IN, SO I GUESS I'M LOOKING.

I WAS GONNA LEAVE NEW YORK,

BUT I DECIDED TO STAY BECAUSE OF YOU. YOU STAYED BECAUSE OF ME?

WHO WAS THAT GUY YOU WERE TALKING TO? HIS NAME IS CARLOS.

CARLOS? LOOK, THERE'S SOMETHING BETWEEN US,

AND I KNOW YOU'RE IN TROUBLE, SO JUST LET ME HELP YOU.

♪♪♪

THERE ARE 730,000 APARTMENTS

ON THE ISLAND OF MANHATTAN

ON 23 SQUARE MILES OF LAND--

HIGH-RISES, BROWNSTONES, TENEMENTS AND CONDOS...

NEW ONES BEING PUT UP

AND OLD ONES BEING TORN DOWN.

ARE YOU OKAY?

ON THE STREETS,

WE ARE ALL INHABITANTS OF THE SAME WORLD....

HEY, ARE YOU OKAY? ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? I DON'T KNOW.

LIKE IT OR NOT, AND IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH

TO BRING US TOGETHER. IS EVERYONE ALL RIGHT?

IT JUST WENT BOOM! ON THIS CAR. IT WAS--

IT WAS BIZARRE.

I'VE NEVER SEEN A GARGOYLE UP CLOSE.

APPARENTLY, IT BROKE OFF WHILE THEY WERE RENOVATING.

THEY'RE TURNING THE BUILDING INTO CONDOS

LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE IN THIS CITY. WELL, THEN WHY CAN'T I FIND A PLACE?

OH, YOU WILL. HEY, DO YOU WANNA GO TO A MOVIE WITH ME TONIGHT?

UH, NO, THANKS. I'M-- OH!

IT'S THE FIRST NIGHT IN GOD KNOWS HOW LONG

THAT I HAVE NOTHING TO DO. NOTHING?

ZERO--NO WORK, NO EVENTS TO STOP BY...

NO ONE TO GO HOME TO. I'M SORRY.

NO, IT'S GOOD. I'M TAKING A BREAK.

I'VE BEEN WITH ONE GUY OR ANOTHER SINCE FOURTH GRADE.

I WANT TO BE ALONE. I'M ACTUALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT.

OH, YEAH. IT'S A BLAST.

MY THERAPIST WENT OUT OF TOWN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

IT'S CUT MY SOCIAL CALENDAR BY HALF.

WELL, I THINK I'M GONNA GO FOR A RUN

AND THEN PLANT MY BUTT ON THE COUCH

IN FRONT OF THE TV AND ORDER SOME CHINESE

AND JUST BLISSFULLY ENJOY AN EVENING WITH ME.

(Teddy Geiger's "Try Too Hard" playing)

YOU'RE, UH, PUTTING A LOT OF PRESSURE

ON YOUR LOWER BACK AND KNEES LIKE THAT.

♪ AND LOVE, LIFE... ♪

THE WAY YOU'RE DOING THAT STRETCH IS PUTTING

A LOT OF PRESSURE ON YOUR LOWER BACK-- I'M CELIBATE.

EXCUSE ME?

LOOK, NO OFFENSE, BUT I'M SWORN OFF MEN.

SO UNLESS YOU'RE A DOCTOR OR A CERTIFIED TRAINER

OR KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT STRETCHING THAT I DON'T,

THEN I APPRECIATE IT,

BUT IF YOU'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE CONVERSATION...

GOT IT.

I'M JUST A RECREATIONAL JOGGER

WHO'S GENUINELY CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR LOWER BACK.

♪ I GUESS I DID ALL RIGHT... ♪

LOOK, JUST TRY THIS.

♪ SHE'LL BREAK MY HEART ♪

♪ SHE'LL BREAK MY HEART ♪

JUST KEEP YOUR KNEE SLIGHTLY BENT,

LIFT UP OUT OF YOUR HIPS

AND GO DOWN WITH A FLAT BACK,

ADJUST FOR COMFORT.

NICE.

WOW.

THANKS.

HUH.

TODD.

I'M WHITNEY.

♪ TO BE THE ONE THAT'S... ♪

MMM. NICE PLACE.

THANKS. I'M MOVING.

♪ I'VE GOTTA MOVE ♪

♪ WHILE THE STREETS AHEAD ARE SUNNY ♪

CARLOS! YOU MADE IT.

HI. HEY.

THIS IS FOR YOU GUYS. OOH.

PIÑA COLADAS? ARE THE NEW BLOODY MARYS?

NO, NO. I HEARD SOMEWHERE THAT IT'S THE PERFECT

SYMBOLIC HOUSEWARMING GIFT FOR GOOD LUCK IN A NEW HOME.

SO, YOU KNOW, ALOHA.

ALOHA. ALOHA!

THIS PLACE IS AMAZING.

I KNOW. WE TOOK THE PLUNGE.

HEY. HEY.

GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.

♪ I JUST CAN'T STAY, I'VE GOTTA... ♪

UH, EXCUSE ME FOR A SECOND.

LUCAS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? HEY, CARLOS!

HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD, GOOD. ARE YOU STILL DOING THE A.C.L.U. THING IN CHICAGO?

NO, I'VE JUST GONE OVER TO THE DARK SIDE.

I'M DOING MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

DOWN ON WALL STREET. OH, SO YOU'RE IN NEW YORK? THAT'S GREAT. CONGRATULATIONS.

HEY, CARLOS, HOW'S, UH, YOUR ROOMMATE?

SHE'S GOOD. SHE'S DOING WELL. DO YOU

NO, NOT REALLY.

WELL, YOU SHOULD GIVE HER A CALL. YOU THINK SHE'D ANSWER?

YOU GUYS WERE TOGETHER FOR A LONG TIME.

MMM. YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU SHOULD GIVE ME A CALL.

"REMINICK, BELL & HERGOTT." THEY'RE HIRING.

THEY COULD USE A TALENTED GUY LIKE YOU.

WELL, HEY, GOOD-- GOOD SEEING YOU AGAIN, MAN.

YEAH, IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU, TOO. ALL THE BEST.

ALL RIGHT.

♪ FALL IN LOVE WITH SOME HONEY, OH, MAMA ♪

♪ YEAH, I GOTTA MOVE ♪

♪ WHILE THE STREETS AHEAD ARE SUNNY ♪

♪ FALL IN LOVE ♪

♪ I GOTTA MOVE ♪

IT'S MY ROOMMATE. IT'S MY ROOMMATE.

OHH.

DON'T GO ANYWHERE. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

PLEASE COME BACK.

A PICK UP OF 2 ON THE PLAY.

IT'S SPOTTED ON THE 37-YARD LINE.

...BUT TO CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN,

THEY NEED TO START THROWING ON FIRST DOWN,

SPREAD OUT THIS DEFENSE A LITTLE BIT... HI.

UM, COULD YOU JUST PLEASE KEEP IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT?

COME ON, ANYA. I'M JUST TRYING TO RELAX AND WATCH THE GAME.

OKAY. CAN YOU JUST KEEP THE VOLUME DOWN, PLEASE? ALL RIGHT.

OH, HE DIVES ACROSS THE MIDDLE.

OHH.

NO. AY-YI-YI-YI.

NO, NO. YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO. I HAVE TO RELIEVE THE BABYSITTER.

ALL RIGHT. ROOMMATE, RIGHT? KILLED THE MOOD?

DO YOU THINK SO?

ALL RIGHT, WELL, HE'S OUT THERE.

YOU'RE ACTUALLY GONNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH HIM.

YOU CAN'T AVOID HIM ANYMORE. I LOOK FORWARD TO IT.

OKAY. LISTEN...

HMM? TOMORROW MAX HAS, UH, AFTERSCHOOL TILL ABOUT 7:00.

OKAY. WHY DON'T YOU COME BY BEFORE THAT

AND WE CAN HAVE SOME... TIME, MAYBE?

OH, MAYBE? MAYBE.

REALLY? YEP.

LET'S MEET YOUR SORORITY SISTERS.

OKAY.

...POSSIBLY A MAN AMONG BOYS OUT THERE.

HE'S GOT THE REACH, HE'S GOT THE SPEED.

THEY CANNOT GO MAN-TO-MAN.

HEY. JUST WANT TO GRAB THIS.

HOW YOU DOING? UH, GOOD.

I'M STEVEN. YEAH, I FIGURED. I'M CARLOS.

GOOD TO MEET YOU, CARLOS.

SO IT'LL BE FIRST AND 10 RIGHT AT MIDFIELD...

OKAY, LET'S GO.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

AND THERE IS THE GRIP...

LATER.

ACROSS MIDFIELD... BYE.

SEEMED LIKE A NICE GUY.

HE GROWS ON YOU.

HMM.

OH, YOU KNOW WHO I RAN INTO THIS AFTERNOON?

WHO? LUCAS FARROW.

REALLY?

YEAH.

IS HE IN TOWN VISITING?

NO, HE--HE MOVED BACK TO THE CITY.

HUH.

You had sex with him?

I KNOW, I KNOW!

You said that you wanted to be alone... I DO.

AND THAT YOU WERE SWEARING OFF MEN. I am.

IT JUST... HAPPENED,

AND I GOTTA SAY, I DON'T FEEL WEIRD ABOUT IT AT ALL.

I FEEL GREAT.

WOW, SOUNDS KIND OF HOT... AND SLUTTY.

HEY. In a good way,

IN A "MOULIN ROUGE" WAY. The best thing about it

IS THAT IT'S NEVER GONNA HAPPEN AGAIN.

IT'S A ONE-TIME THING. Oh, really?

WE DIDN'T EVEN EXCHANGE PHONE NUMBERS.

IT WAS JUST SEX, NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

PARDON ME. I WASN'T LISTENING. THAT'S NOT WHY I'M BLUSHING.

UH, WHITNEY, YOU NEED TO GO.

OH, UH... UH, HEY, SORRY, LAURA.

I HAVE TO GO LOOK AT AN APARTMENT

THAT WAS LISTED IN THE PAPER THIS WEEKEND. OH, OKAY.

DON'T SLEEP WITH THE REALTOR. That's funny.

SHE'S NOT MY TYPE. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

I THOUGHT YOU LIKED YOUR ROOMMATE.

OH, I DO.

IT'S JUST THAT EVER SINCE SHE STARTED SEEING THIS GUY,

IT'S LIKE GRAND CENTRAL STATION.

I WANNA GET MY OWN PLACE.

CAN YOU AFFORD IT? I DON'T KNOW. I WANT TO DO SOMETHING.

I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A SHOE BOX.

I'M GONNA GET MY OWN PLACE.

WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT IT?

ARE YOU SURE YOU WANNA DO THIS WITH ME?

YES, OF COURSE. I'M A TOUGH NEGOTIATOR.

HI.

GOOD AFTERNOON.

HI, I'M PAM STILES. CAN I HELP YOU?

I'M NOT SURE.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR AN APARTMENT.

OKAY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?

I'D LIKE TO BE DOWNTOWN.

OKAY, AND WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING TO SPEND?

I'D SAY ABOUT $1,200...

A MONTH.

LISA, RENTAL.

EXCUSE ME.

HI, I'M LISA.

HI. CARLOS. NICE TO MEET YOU.

SO $1,200 A MONTH? YEAH, IF THAT'S POSSIBLE.

SURE...

IN ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

SO A BIG STUDIO OVER A TINY BEDROOM?

UH, YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S GOOD.

AND MURPHY BEDS-- ABSOLUTE NO? YES.

MEANING--MEANING NO.

NO TO MURPHY.

TELL ME SOMETHING--

HOW MUCH SPACE ARE YOU TWO LOOKING FOR?

WELL--

IT'S JUST FOR HIM. I'M HELPING HIM LOOK.

OH. YOU TWO AREN'T...

WE'RE--WE'RE JUST--

WE'RE JUST FRIENDS. HMM.

I'M TELLING YOU, WHITNEY, THIS IS A GOOD MOVE FOR YOU.

WINDOWS WEST AND SOUTH, LOTS OF LIGHT.

I LOVE THESE FLOORS AND THE CEILING.

AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S TO DIE FOR.

THE SELLERS? TWO GUYS WHO WORK FOR MARTHA STEWART.

THEY DECIDED TO TURN IT INTO A REPLICA

OF THE BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI.

THE BOARD REFUSED, SO NOW THEY WANT TO UNLOAD

AND MOVE TO BUCKS COUNTY.

THIS IS LITERALLY PERFECT. I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING.

I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT. WE CAN MAKE AN OFFER,

GET THINGS STARTED. YOU HAVE TO GET PAST THE CO-OP BOARD.

ARE THEY TOUGH? OH, NOTORIOUSLY. BUT YOU'RE IN P.R.--

MAKE A GREAT PRESENTATION, THE APARTMENT IS YOURS.

HMM. I CAN BARELY AFFORD THIS...

BUT WHAT THE HECK? I'VE HAD AN IMPULSIVE 24 HOURS.

LET'S DO IT.

WHITNEY?

OH...

WOW. TODD, RIGHT?

FROM THE PARK. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

OH, I'M, UH, I'M LOOKING AT AN APARTMENT.

ON THIS FLOOR? YEAH, 206.

I'M 205.

OH. WOW.

HELLO, NEIGHBOR.

YEAH. WELL, I-I'M NOT ENTIRELY SOLD ON IT.

YEAH, IT'S GOT SOME PROBLEMS. IT'S, UM--

SO IT PROBABLY ACTUALLY WON'T WORK OUT.

UM, I'VE GOT TO GET BACK TO THE OFFICE,

SO IT WAS GREAT RUNNING INTO YOU. YEAH.

WHITNEY, DIDN'T YOU SAY YOUR FRIEND

ALMOST GOT HIT BY A GARGOYLE?

YEAH, LAURA. IS SHE BLONDE? WAS SHE WEARING BLUE?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE WAS WEARING. WHY?

I THINK SHE HAD A MISSED CONNECTION.

A WHAT? A MISSED CONNECTION.

IT'S, LIKE, THE MOST ROMANTIC THING IN THE WORLD.

I CHECK IT EVERY DAY ON craigslist.

YOU KNOW, IF YOU SEE SOMEONE ON THE STREET OR ON THE SUBWAY,

AND YOU ALMOST SAY HELLO, BUT YOU DON'T, OR YOU WISH YOU DID,

AND YOU DESPERATELY WANT TO FIND THEM,

YOU POST IT ON "MISSED CONNECTIONS." SO SOME RANDOM GUY

SAW LAURA ALMOST GET SQUASHED BY FALLING MASONRY,

AND HE WANTS TO MEET HER? YES. ISN'T THAT SWEET?

WHITNEY CRANE'S OFFICE. PLEASE HOLD.

IT'S YOUR REALTOR.

OH, YEAH. HELLO?

HI. I GOT THE OFFER HERE. JUST NEED YOUR SIGNATURE.

UH... YEAH, I MIGHT BE CHANGING MY MIND.

Really?

YOU SAID YOU LOVED IT.

YEAH, I DO, I LOVE THAT SPACE.

IT'S... I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT THE NEIGHBOR--UH, HOOD.

WELL, I SUGGEST YOU DECIDE. THERE'S AN OPEN HOUSE TOMORROW.

THEY COULD GET TWO, THREE MORE OFFERS.

THIS PLACE IS GONNA GO FAST. OKAY. I'LL GET BACK TO YOU.

SO SHE ACTUALLY SAID THAT TO YOU?

YEAH, AND I QUOTE, "WE'RE JUST FRIENDS."

OOH, DAMN. SHE DROPPED THE "F" BOMB ON YOU, MAN.

YEAH, RIGHT IN FRONT OF THIS OTHER GIRL, TOO. WHO YOU SAID WAS SMOKIN'.

YEAH, BUT THAT'S BESIDES THE POINT.

SUDDENLY I'M THINKING, LIKE, WHAT ARE WE, YOU KNOW?

BECAUSE ONE MINUTE SHE'S ACTING LIKE WE'RE A COUPLE

LOOKING FOR A PLACE TOGETHER.

NEXT MINUTE SHE'S PUTTING UP THIS WALL AGAIN.

LOOK, YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR PROBLEM IS, CARLOS?

YOU'RE TOO DAMN NICE.

ALWAYS THINKING ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT'S TIME

TO START THINKING ABOUT YOURSELF FOR A CHANGE.

YEAH.

LISTEN, MAYBE WITH THIS GIRL, MIGHT BE TIME TO MOVE ON.

KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

SO THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR $1,200 A MONTH, HUH?

WELL, IT'S ONLY 3 BLOCKS FROM THE SUBWAY,

AND THEY ALLOW PETS. I DON'T HAVE ANY PETS.

PERFECT, THEN. WHAT'S IN HERE?

UH, BATHROOM. THERE'S NOT EVEN A TUB.

IT'S OVER HERE. IT DOUBLES AS THE KITCHEN TABLE.

KITCHEN TABLE.

NOT MUCH OF A VIEW. WELL, AT LEAST IT'S QUIET.

(headboard banging against wall)

WELL, MAYBE THE WALLS ARE A BIT THIN.

HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT THE APPLIANCES?

WELL...

YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY-- IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, JOIN 'EM.

EXCUSE ME?

OH... OH, YEAH...

OH, YEAH, BABY...

RIGHT THERE.

YEAH, THAT'S THE SPOT. OH, YES!

YES... YES...

OH... OH, OH!

OH, MY GOD!

AHH... MM. HMM.

WOW.

OH, THIS IS, UH, SOME GREAT ATMOSPHERE,

BUT I JUST DON'T THINK THIS PLACE IS RIGHT FOR ME.

THE NEXT PLACE IS RATED P.G., I PROMISE. NO, NO, NO, IT'S COOL.

THAT'S THE BEST FAKE SEX I'VE HAD IN A VERY LONG TIME.

I THINK I NEED A COCKTAIL. YOU...

DEFINITELY.

OKAY.

HEY, WE'RE LEAVING.

IT'S ALL YOURS.

BYE-BYE, NOW.

OKAY, IT'S NOT ANY QUIETER OVER HERE. IT'S JUST NOT.

THEY'RE TRYING TO RENT THE APARTMENT NEXT DOOR,

APPARENTLY TO PORN STARS, I GUESS. YOU SHOULD TAKE IT.

YOU COULD KNOCK DOWN THIS WALL AND BUILD A BIGGER CLOSET. WHAT?

YEAH, I'D CONSIDER MOVING IN WITH YOU.

THAT WAS A JOKE.

WOULD YOU?

DO YOU EVER THINK ABOUT WHERE THIS THING IS GOING?

I'M REALLY JUST TRYING TO GET THROUGH EACH WEEK.

I... I...

NO, IT'S OKAY.

LIVING TOGETHER IS COMPLICATED--

I KNOW. I'VE DONE IT BEFORE.

WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT--

OH, MY GOD.

HEY.

WHAT HAPPENED TO AFTERSCHOOL?

TEACHER GOT SICK.

UH, ARE--ARE YOU SLEEPING OVER?

NO. NO.

MNH-MNH. JUST A SECOND.

I SHOULD GO. IT'S A LITTLE CROWDED IN HERE.

REAL ESTATE IS A BIOLOGICAL IMPERATIVE.

IT'S ONE OF THE BIG THREE.

YOU FILL YOUR STOMACH, YOU PROCREATE,

YOU SEEK SHELTER... AT REASONABLE RATES.

SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU LIKE YOUR JOB.

YEAH, EXCEPT FOR WISHY-WASHY PEOPLE.

THIS GUY WAS ABOUT TO SIGN PAPERS

ON A GREAT APARTMENT IN THE UPPER WEST SIDE,

AND THEN--JUST TODAY--

AT THE LAST MINUTE, HE BACKED OUT

BECAUSE A GARGOYLE FELL OFF THE BUILDING.

HE THOUGHT THE PLACE WAS CURSED.

EXCUSE ME.

HELLO?

Carlos? It's Mae.

DID I CATCH YOU AT A BAD TIME?

UH, NO, NOT AT ALL.

OKAY, SO HOW'S THE APARTMENT SEARCH GOING?

WELL, WE'RE, UH, JUST GETTING STARTED.

She show you anything good yet?

UH, NO, NO, UH, NOT YET.

WELL, UM, LAURA TOOK ELIZA TO SEE THAT NEW PENGUIN MOVIE.

I'M FREE. YOU WANT TO TAKE ME

TO SEE SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE GROWN UP?

TONIGHT? UH, WELL, ACTUALLY, UM...

I-I HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORK.

Now?

YEAH, YEAH, I GOT-- I GOT NIGHT COURT.

HOW ABOUT A RAIN CHECK?

YEAH, SURE.

LET'S TALK TOMORROW.

All right. Bye.

BYE.

LET ME GUESS--YOUR FRIEND.

YEAH, MAE.

WHAT'S THE STORY WITH YOU TWO?

THERE'S NO STORY.

SO IF YOU GUYS ARE REALLY JUST "FRIENDS,"

WHY DID YOU LIE TO HER JUST NOW?

HEY, TODD.

HI. CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MOMENT?

SURE. EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

UH, WE HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM.

WE... DO?

WELL, I LOVE THAT APARTMENT,

THE, UH, THE ONE ACROSS THE HALL FROM YOU.

I-I COULDN'T LOVE IT MORE.

AND, UM...

I--JUST BEFORE I PUT A BID ON IT,

I THOUGHT WE SHOULD CLEAR THE AIR. OKAY.

I HAD A GREAT TIME WITH YOU THE OTHER NIGHT,

AND YOU SEEM LIKE A TERRIFIC GUY,

BUT I'M REALLY NOT READY FOR ANYTHING SERIOUS AND--

HOLD IT, WHITNEY. WHAT HAPPENED WITH US WAS FUN,

BUT THAT'S ALL IT WAS.

I JUST CAME OUT OF A REALLY LONG RELATIONSHIP.

THE LAST THING I NEED RIGHT NOW IS ANOTHER ONE. REALLY?

LIKE A HOLE IN THE HEAD.

SO... FRIENDS?

SURE. BORROW A CUP OF SUGAR ANY DAY, ANY TIME.

PERFECT. OH!

OH, HEY, WOULD YOU HAVE ANY INTEL ON THE CO

I HEAR THEY'RE KIND OF INTENSE.

ACTUALLY, I'M ON THE CO-OP BOARD.

OH. I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING WITH THE--

WE'RE NOT SO BAD ONCE YOU GET TO KNOW US.

SO DO YOU HAVE ANY POINTERS?

SURE. YOU WANT TO WALK WITH ME WHILE I COOL DOWN?

SURE.

GREAT PAINT JOB.

VENETIAN PLASTER. I DID IT MYSELF.

OH, MY GOD, I LOVE THE CROWN MOLDINGS.

I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF.

YOU LIKE THIS GUY.

NO, I DON'T EVEN KNOW HIM. WE'RE JUST... YOU KNOW.

GOD, I SHOULD GET A NEW APARTMENT.

ARE YOU SURE THAT IT ISN'T BECOMING

MORE THAN JUST CASUAL SEX? NO?

NO, IT'S A REBOUND. OKAY.

I'M GETTING OVER ROY,

HE'S GETTING OVER A BAD RELATIONSHIP.

HE'S TOTALLY COOL WITH IT.

AND ARE YOU STILL GONNA TAKE THAT PLACE?

MM-HMM. I HAVE THE BOARD MEETING TONIGHT. OOH, KNOCK 'EM DEAD.

OH, THAT GARGOYLE INCIDENT?

YEAH.

APPARENTLY YOU HAVE AN ADMIRER.

HEY, GET A LOAD OF THIS.

"AT THE GARGOYLE'S MERCY.

"YOU WERE THE BLONDE IN BLUE.

YOU LOOKED TO SEE IF WE WERE ALL ALL RIGHT."

I-I DID.

"I WON'T BE ALL RIGHT UNTIL I MEET YOU."

WOW. DO YOU REMEMBER HIM?

I... I REMEMBER A MAN WITH GRAY HAIR

AND--AND THIS WOMAN WITH SHORT BLONDE HAIR.

YOU WOULD THINK IF THE MAN OF MY DREAMS

WAS STANDING A FEW FEET AWAY

I WOULD REMEMBER HIM, RIGHT?

THE OTHER DAY AT THE REALTY OFFICE,

YOU SAID WE'RE FRIENDS.

WE ARE. YEAH, YEAH, OF COURSE WE ARE,

BUT... IS THAT ALL WE ARE?

I MEAN, TELL ME, BECAUSE FROM THE MOMENT I MET YOU,

ALL I'VE GOTTEN FROM YOU ARE MIXED SIGNALS.

THAT'S NOT TRUE.

NO, IT IS.

I-I JUST NEED TO KNOW,

ONE WAY OR THE OTHER.

I DON'T... KNOW.

SOMETIMES I LET MYSELF GO

AND JUST THINK, WHY NOT, YOU KNOW?

BUT, UM, OTHER TIMES,

I REALLY DON'T FEEL LIKE TRUSTING ANYBODY, SO...

THE IDEA OF JUMPING INTO SOMETHING, IT--

IT SCARES THE LIVING HELL OUT OF ME.

I CAN'T.

I'M SORRY.

OKAY.

CARLOS--

NO, IT'S--IT'S FINE.

IT IS.

I JUST NEEDED TO KNOW.

NO PETS?

NO PETS, MR. GRANSKY.

NO FUR IN THE CLOSET, EITHER, FOR THAT MATTER.

WORKING IN P.R., YOU MUST BE VERY... SOCIAL?

IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT PARTIES,

I THROW THEM FOR A LIVING, I DON'T HAVE THEM.

WHEN I'M HOME, I'M HOME.

TODD HAS MENTIONED YOUR CONNECTION TO EACH OTHER.

HAS HE?

THE CHELSEA MARKET COMMITTEE.

OH, YES. YES, I'M A BIG FAN OF SUPPORTING LOCAL GROWERS.

I DONATE TIME AND MONEY.

WELL, YOUR APPLICATION IS VERY IMPRESSIVE.

ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO TELL US?

JUST THAT THERE'S MORE TO MY DESIRE TO LIVE HERE

THAN YOU CAN FIND IN THE CREDENTIALS AND FINANCIALS.

I MEAN, SOMETIMES YOU JUST KNOW,

YOU... YOU'RE DRAWN TO A PLACE LIKE YOU'RE DRAWN

TO A PERSON YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT,

AND THAT'S THE WAY I FELT THE FIRST TIME I WALKED IN HERE.

I'M NOT LOOKING AT THIS AS AN INVESTMENT

OR A WAY TO IMPRESS MY FRIENDS.

I'M... I'M LOOKING TO PUT DOWN SOME ROOTS.

OKAY, WE'LL BE IN TOUCH.

THANK YOU.

HEY, IT'S ME. Hey.

SORRY TO CALL SO LATE.

LISTEN, WE DIDN'T REALLY FINISH OUR CONVERSATION.

CAN YOU MEET ME IN THE MORNING FOR SOME COFFEE?

UM, YEAH, THAT--THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

9th Street? OKAY.

OH, ACTUALLY, CAN I--CAN I CALL YOU BACK A LITTLE LATER?

OKAY. Okay, bye.

HI.

HI.

I-I HOPE YOU DON'T MIND ME STOPPING BY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

HEY.

HEY.

HI. HOW ARE YOU DOING?

SIT DOWN. I'M GOOD. I HAVE TO, UH, GO TO--BACK TO WORK,

SO, UM... OKAY.

WHAT'S UP? YOU WANT SOMETHING? YOU WANT A LITTLE--

UM, NO. ACTUALLY, I'M FINE.

I GOT ONE WORD FOR YOU. OKAY, WHAT IS THAT?

"CHELLAGE."

"CHELLAGE." I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. WHAT IS THAT?

THAT'S THE BORDER BETWEEN CHELSEA AND THE WEST VILLAGE.

YOU CAN GET A 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT THERE FOR $2,700.

ACTUALLY, I MADE IT UP AT ABOUT 2:00 A.M.

MY EYES WERE STARTING TO BLUR-- OKAY, WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU--

I WAS ACTUALLY LISTENING TO YOU THE OTHER NIGHT,

AND I THINK I--WE-- NEED SOME MORE SPACE.

HMM. SO I HAVE SOME MORE MONEY.

I'M STARTING TO LOOK FOR A NEW APARTMENT.

OKAY, UM, STEVEN-- NOT TO MOVE IN TOGETHER, BUT, YOU KNOW,

A 2-BEDROOM APARTMENT WOULD GIVE MAX HIS OWN ROOM,

WHICH HE NEEDS, GIVE US A LITTLE PRIVACY,

WHICH WE NEED. LISTEN, I THINK IT'S REALLY GREAT THAT YOU'RE--

IT'S VERY SWEET THAT YOU'RE SAYING ALL OF THIS,

BUT YOU--YOU JUST--UM, YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO IT.

I'M SORRY ABOUT WHAT I SAID THE OTHER DAY. I'M FINE.

WHY? I THOUGHT YOU-- YOU KNOW, I HAD A WHOLE OTHER LIFE

BEFORE YOU SHOWED UP.

I MEAN, I HAVE A WHOLE LIFE NOW,

AND I, UM...

WHAT'S GOING ON?

I JUST HAVE A LOT ON MY MIND, I GUESS.

UM...

ANYA?

I HAVE TO GO.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER. BYE.

HI.

HELLO.

YOU DO LOOK GOOD IN BLUE.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

OH...

I'M CHRIS.

LAURA.

THAT'S A PRETTY NAME.

OH, THANK YOU.

YEAH.

OH, CHRIS, HOW OLD ARE YOU?

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

BUT PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT I'M REALLY MATURE FOR MY AGE.

OH, I'M SURE, I'M SURE.

AND WHEN I SAW YOU, I DON'T KNOW...

IT DIDN'T EVEN MATTER.

I'M FLATTERED.

JUST PUTTING IT OUT THERE, YOU KNOW?

YEAH, YEAH. I'M-- THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.

YOU GOTTA PUT IT OUT THERE. YEAH.

I JUST MOVED HERE FROM VIRGINIA, THREE MONTHS AGO.

OH, YEAH? I THOUGHT, WITH ALL THESE PEOPLE IN THIS CITY,

IT'D BE EASY TO MEET ONE,

BUT DATING SUCKS.

YEAH.

UM, YOU KNOW, I'M PRETTY-- I'M PRETTY SURE

THAT WE'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, REALLY RIGHT FOR EACH OTHER,

BUT I COULD TELL YOU ABOUT A BUNCH OF PLACES

IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE YOU MIGHT MEET SOMEBODY.

YOU--YOU WANNA GET SOME COFFEE?

HELL YEAH.

LET'S DO IT, AND I'M BUYING. OH.

NO PRESSURE, THOUGH. ALL RIGHT?

OKAY, ONE MORE.

BOBBY FULLER HAS A CRUSH ON ME.

WHAT?

HE WAITED UNTIL RECESS AND TOLD MELISSA NOT TO TELL ME...

YEAH. BUT SHE TOLD ME.

BOBBY WITH THE CURLY HAIR?

YEAH. AND WHAT DO YOU THINK OF BOBBY FULLER?

WELL, I DON'T WANT A BOYFRIEND.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, SOMEDAY YOU MIGHT.

DO YOU HAVE ONE?

NOPE...

NOT RIGHT NOW.

HEY, LISA, IT'S CARLOS GREEN. Hello, Carlos.

HEY, WHAT--WHAT IF I TOLD YOU

I CAN PAY... $500 MORE A MONTH?

Well, I could find you a place

WITH A WINDOW THAT ACTUALLY LOOKS AT SOMETHING. That's great.

LET'S DO IT. WHAT, DID YOU WIN THE POWER BALL OR SOMETHING?

No, no, it's just, uh...

YOU CAN'T LET LIFE PASS YOU BY.

GOTTA GO AFTER IT.

Well, let me do a little research,

and I'll get back to you.

ALL RIGHT.

HELLO?

HI, I GOT YOUR MESSAGE. WHAT'S UP?

CONGRATULATIONS.

I GOT IT? THE BOARD APPROVED YOU-- UNANIMOUS.

YOU'RE KIDDING. THAT'S FANTASTIC!

THANK YOU!

IT'S KIND OF KISMET, ISN'T IT?

WHAT IS?

THE WAY WE MET, AND THEN MET AGAIN,

AND NOW HERE YOU ARE,

LITERALLY THE GIRL NEXT DOOR.

TODD...

I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T WANT TO GET INVOLVED.

I DIDN'T, BUT I WAS LISTENING TO YOU AT THE BOARD MEETING,

AND WHAT YOU SAID IS TRUE.

IT IS SO HARD TO FIND THE RIGHT THING.

I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE APARTMENT. I KNOW,

BUT THERE'S GOTTA BE A REASON THIS ALL WORKED OUT LIKE THIS.

TODD...

YEAH?

I HAVE A PROBLEM.

WHAT--YOU LOVE THE APARTMENT? No, a bigger problem,

A LIFELONG PROBLEM.

CHECK THIS OUT--

WHITNEY AND MATT, CHRIS AND WHITNEY,

STU AND WHITNEY, WHITNEY AND ROY.

MY WHOLE LIFE IS DEFINED

BY ONE OF THOSE LITTLE "AND" SYMBOLS.

THE AMPERSAND.

A WHAT? Oh, nothing. I get it.

WHAT IS IT WITH ME, THAT I CAN'T BE ALONE,

NOT EVEN FOR FIVE MINUTES?

WELL, WE ALL SAY WE WANT TO BE ALONE,

BUT BEING ALONE IS, WELL... IT'S LONELY.

UGH, I DON'T KNOW.

HEY, HOW WAS THAT "MISSED CONNECTION"?

OH, IT WAS GREAT. Really?

YEAH, IT WAS A NO-GO, BUT HE WAS REALLY SWEET.

BUT, UM, LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT IT LATER

BECAUSE ELIZA JUST CAME HOME.

OKAY, BYE. HEY, HOW WAS THE PARK?

WE HAD FUN. HEY, DID ANYONE CALL FOR ME?

MM, NO, NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

OKAY. IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

I THINK I MESSED THINGS UP... WITH CARLOS.

WHAT HAPPENED?

I GOT IN MY OWN WAY.

HE BASICALLY TOLD ME HOW HE FELT,

AND I COULDN'T DEAL WITH IT.

WHY?

I DON'T KNOW. I PUSHED HIM AWAY.

WELL, IF YOU DON'T FEEL THAT WAY ABOUT HIM-- I DO.

I DO, IT'S JUST...

SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT

THE LAST RELATIONSHIP THAT I WAS IN,

AND IT WAS...

IT JUST DIDN'T TURN OUT SO WELL.

YEAH, BUT FROM EVERYTHING YOU'VE TOLD ME ABOUT CARLOS,

HE SEEMS LIKE A MAN THAT YOU CAN TRUST...

AND HE'S SO CUTE.

YEAH, HE IS, ISN'T HE?

YEAH, SO WHY NOT TRY, YOU KNOW?

I MET THIS GUY TODAY,

AND HE WANTS TO BE AN AEROSPACE ENGINEER.

ANYWAY, HE'S BEEN IN THE CITY FOR ABOUT--ABOUT THREE MONTHS,

AND HE'S SO LONELY,

AND I THINK THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE LIKE THAT.

I-I WENT ON THAT WEB SITE AGAIN,

AND--AND THERE WERE ABOUT 50 NEW POSTINGS, TODAY ALONE.

I MEAN, I THINK THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE

LOOKING FOR LOVE IN THIS CITY

THAN THERE ARE LOOKING FOR APARTMENTS.

I MEAN, PEOPLE ARE JUST SO DESPERATE

TO MAKE A REAL CONNECTION WITH SOMEONE.

AND YOU ALREADY HAVE.

WOW, THIS PLACE IS AMAZING.

YEAH, IT'S GREAT, RIGHT? ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

SO A PLACE LIKE THIS COULD BE GOOD

FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIEND.

YEAH, THAT'S-- THAT'S NOT HAPPENING.

SORRY.

HEY, FEEL FREE TO LOOK AROUND,

CHECK THINGS OUT, SEE WHAT YOU THINK.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS PLACE IS CRAZY.

NICE VIEW.

HOW MUCH IS IT? IT'S NOT FOR RENT.

HOW COME?

BECAUSE IT'S MINE.

I LIVE HERE.

ONE BEDROOM, I TAKE IT?

CROSS YOUR FINGERS, AND YOU JUST MIGHT FIND OUT.

SOLD.

OKAY.

HEY.

HEY.

CAN I COME IN?

UM...

YOU KNOW, I'M NOT REALLY FEELING WELL RIGHT NOW.

WHAT'S WRONG I'M JUST NOT FEELING THAT GREAT.

UM... I'M GONNA JUST TURN IN A LITTLE EARLY--

CAN WE DISCUSS THIS INSIDE?

UM, CARLOS IS IN HERE, SO I REALLY DON'T

ACTUALLY EVEN THINK THAT'S SUCH A GOOD IDEA.

WELL, I'VE MADE THE ROOMMATE'S ACQUAINTANCE. I UNDERSTAND.

I DON'T THINK HE'D MIND IF I COME IN. WHAT'S GOING ON, ANYA?

PLE--STEVEN, PLEASE DON'T DO THIS--

CARLOS, YOU'VE CHANGED. CAN YOU NOT DO THIS TO ME--

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? HEY, LOOK, PAL, SHE OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T WANT YOU HERE.

LOOK, CAN YOU PLEASE JUST GO? DON'T.

CAN YOU PLEASE GO? PLEASE.

HOW MANY ROOMMATES DO YOU HAVE? PLEASE, CAN YOU PLEASE GO?

♪ LOVE, LIFE ♪

♪ ONE SPEAKS FOR THE OTHER ONE NOW... ♪

THIS IS NICE,

A REAL DATE IN A PUBLIC PLACE.

SO... WHEN ARE YOU MOVING IN?

I'M NOT.

OH.

THIS IS NOT A DATE.

♪ WELL, I GUESS I DID ♪

I AM SO SORRY. I REALLY AM.

AND BELIEVE ME, I LOVE THAT APARTMENT,

AND EVERY BONE IN MY BODY IS TELLING ME TO TAKE IT.

SO WHY AREN'T YOU?

BECAUSE, TODD, MY SERIAL MONOGAMY HAS TO END.

IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT. IT'S ME.

IT'S--IT'S WHAT I DO.

I GET OUT OF ONE RELATIONSHIP,

AND I FALL RIGHT INTO THE NEXT.

WHO DOESN'T?

THIS COULD WORK BETWEEN US.

NO, IT CAN'T.

I HAVE TO BE ALONE,

AND IT'S HARD, BUT I HAVE TO DO IT.

I JUST HAVE TO SPEND SOME TIME

BY MYSELF, YOU KNOW?

AND FIGURE OUT WHAT I ACTUALLY WANT.

I'M SORRY.

♪ DID ANYONE TRY TOO HARD? WELL, I GUESS I DID ♪

♪ I GUESS I DID, ALL RIGHT ♪

♪ SHE'LL BREAK MY HEART ♪

BYE. BYE.

♪ SHE'LL BREAK MY HEART ♪

♪ SHE'LL BREAK MY HEART ♪

HEY.

HEY.

YOU GOT MY MESSAGE, HUH?

HERE I AM.

UM... LOOK, NOTHING'S ACTUALLY HAPPENED WITH LUCAS--

I HAVE A FEELING A LOT HAS HAPPENED WITH YOU AND LUCAS.

IS HE

HE IS.

LOOK, IT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME

THAT YOU KNOW THAT, UM,

HE'S NOT JUST, LIKE, SOME OTHER GUY. WHAT IS HE?

LOOK, YOU KNOW,

HE LEFT NEW YORK TWO YEARS AGO,

RIGHT AFTER HE BROKE MY HEART,

AND, UM, I DIDN'T REALLY EVEN KNOW HE WAS IN TOWN

UNTIL CARLOS TOLD ME THAT HE RAN INTO HIM.

I'M SORRY. I KNOW THAT I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU.

I JUST... I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

SEEING HIM IS JUST, UM...

IT SORT OF JUST, YOU KNOW,

TURNED EVERYTHING REALLY UPSIDE DOWN FOR ME.

HERE I WAS, ACTUALLY STARTING TO THINK

IT MIGHT WORK OUT WITH US.

YOU MEAN YOU REALLY THOUGHT THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW, EITHER. I JUST DON'T,

BECAUSE SOMETIMES IT SORT OF FEELS LIKE

WE'RE JUST KIND OF PLAYING HOUSE, YOU KNOW?

I MEAN, I'M TRYING TO, LIKE, HANDLE AN 11 YEAR OLD?

I MEAN...

GOD, AND THEN I LOOK AT YOU AND I JUST...

I'VE LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU.

YOU COMPLETELY--YOU JUST COMPLETELY INSPIRE ME.

I'M GLAD I COULD HELP OUT.

I'M SERIOUS. WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO, ANYA?

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? I'M JUST GONNA...

I'M GONNA JUST SEE WHERE IT GOES WITH HIM.

IT WAS LEFT VERY UNRESOLVED.

I'M SORRY.

GOOD NIGHT, ANYA.

ARE YOU--OH, GOD, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR CARLOS.

YOU'RE MAE, RIGHT? I'M ANYA. YEAH, UM-- ANYA. HI.

HI. HE'S, UH, HE'S ACTUALLY--

HE'S OUT LOOKING FOR APARTMENTS.

UM, I'M SORRY. WOULD-- DO YOU WANNA COME IN?

DO YOU WANNA COME INSIDE AND WAIT FOR HIM?

NO, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. YOU SURE?

YEAH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

(Phoenix's "Love For Granted" playing)

♪ OH, THESE DAYS ARE GONE ♪

♪ LOUD ENOUGH TO HOLD ON ♪

♪ I THINK ABOUT THE TIME WE WASTED ♪

♪ I THINK ABOUT THE YEARS TO COME ♪

♪ IT'S GETTING LATE AND I CAN'T CALL ♪

♪ IT'S GETTING LATE TO FACE IT ALL ♪ HOLD ON.

♪ I THINK ABOUT THE TIME WE WASTED ♪

♪ MY LONELINESS HAS SLOWLY GROWN ♪

♪ I TOLD YOU NOT TO CROSS THE LINE ♪

♪ AND LEAVE ME WITH YOUR LOVE FOR GRANTED ♪

♪ THE LETTERS FROM YOUR BROKEN HEART ♪

♪ I THINK I MIGHT HAVE LOST THEM SOMEWHERE ♪

♪ OOH-OOH ♪ BYE.

BYE.

♪ DON'T TELL ME ABOUT YOUR LIES ♪

♪ OOH ♪

♪ DON'T TELL ME ABOUT YOUR SECRETS ♪