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PREVIOUSLY ON "SIX DEGREES"...

OH, MY GOD.

MY DAD IS SICK. I NEED YOU TO MAKE IT WORK WITH MAX. OKAY, SURE.

IT COULD BE A WEEK. I DON'T KNOW. IT DOESN'T MATTER. WHATEVER YOU NEED.

HI, I'M LISA. HOW MUCH SPACE ARE YOU TWO LOOKING FOR?

IT'S JUST FOR HIM. I'M HELPING HIM LOOK. YOU TWO AREN'T...

WE'RE JUST FRIENDS. MM.

HERE I WAS ACTUALLY STARTING TO THINK

IT MIGHT WORK OUT WITH US. I'M GONNA JUST SEE WHERE IT GOES WITH HIM.

I'M SORRY.

GOOD NIGHT, ANYA.

COME ON, LISA. YOU GOTTA GET UP. NO.

NO.

YOU COME BACK TO BED. I TOLD YOU.

I HAVE THAT INTERVIEW TO GO TO.

MMM... COME ON. ONE MORE TIME.

ONE MORE TIME? I THINK WE'VE GOT

A FOOTNOTE IN THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS.

BESIDES, DON'T YOU HAVE TO GO TO WORK SOON?

MNH-MNH. I GOT FIRED.

FIRED IN ABOUT AN HOUR,

WHEN PAM REALIZES THAT I HAVEN'T SHOWN UP.

BESIDES, I HATE MY JOB.

REAL ESTATE IS SO NOT MY THING. WHAT IS YOUR THING?

MMM... YOU.

GOOD LUCK PAYING YOUR RENT.

MM-HMM.

HEY...

DO YOU WANNA GO TO DINNER TOMORROW NIGHT?

SURE.

YOU KNOW, SOME PLACE FANCY,

SO, UH, WEAR A SUIT AND TIE, OKAY?

WHAT ARE YOU UP TO? NOTHING.

YOU'RE UP TO SOMETHING. NO, I'M NOT.

IT'LL BE FUN.

OKAY.

I'M LOOKING FOR WHITNEY CRANE.

IS SHE EXPECTING YOU? THAT'S HIGHLY UNLIKELY.

THE CONTRACT LOOKS GOOD.

LET ME CALL YOU BACK.

DAD, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

HELLO, DEAR.

THANK YOU FOR MAKING TIME FOR ME.

RIGHT, SURE.

WHAT'S UP? I NEED SOME SPIN.

I'M GETTING KILLED IN THE PRESS OVER THIS SEDGEWICK'S THING.

THIS WHOLE TOWN HATES ME. YEAH, WELL,

NEW YORKERS DON'T LIKE TO LOSE THEIR LANDMARKS, DAD.

I'M INVESTING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN A HOTEL

THAT'S GOING TO CREATE OVER 500 JOBS.

SEDGEWICK'S EMPLOYS 30 PEOPLE.

IT'S NOT AN ECONOMIC ISSUE. IT'S EMOTIONAL.

BUT I CAN SEE HOW YOU MIGHT NOT GET THAT. WELL, YOU'D THINK I WAS CLUBBING BABY SEALS.

DAD. THERE'S AN OP-ED PIECE IN THE "TIMES."

I EVEN GOT A CALL FROM SOME GANGSTER

WHO'S "PERTURBED."

OKAY. I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.

I CERTAINLY DON'T WANT YOU TO GET RUBBED OUT.

WELL, THANKS FOR LETTING ME INTERRUPT YOUR DAY.

UM... SOMETHING ELSE ON YOUR MIND?

WE'RE GONNA BE GOING TO SEDGEWICK'S

FOR DINNER TOMORROW NIGHT. I'D LIKE YOU TO COME.

YOU'RE EATING AT THE PLACE YOU WANNA TEAR DOWN?

THEY MAKE GREAT MARTINIS. WOULDN'T HURT YOU TO SEE

YOUR FAMILY EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE. THEY'RE YOUR FAMILY, NOT MINE.

IT REALLY WOULD MAKE ME HAPPY.

AS IF THAT WERE ACTUALLY POSSIBLE, DAD.

BYE. I HAVE TO GET BACK TO WORK.

ALL RIGHT.

YOU DAD'S KIND OF HOT.

SORRY. I'M JUST REALLY INTO VINTAGE STUFF LATELY.

HEY. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

THIS IS A SURPRISE.

I NEED HELP. WHAT'S UP?

P.R. HELP. DO YOU GUYS, UH, DO YOU DO PRO BONO?

WELL, THAT DEPENDS. YOU WANT SOME COFFEE? OKAY.

DID EVER HEAR OF SEDGEWICK'S?

I'M TRYING TO SAVE IT FROM BEING TORN DOWN.

OH. UH, WHEN DID YOU BECOME SUCH A PRESERVATIONIST?

ME? OH, I'VE ALWAYS FOUGHT THE ESTABLISHMENT.

WELL, UM, AS MUCH AS I'D LOVE TO,

I-I CAN'T.

WHY?

UH, WELL, MY FATHER IS THE ESTABLISHMENT.

WHAT? HE'S, UH, FINANCING THE HOTEL THAT'S REPLACING SEDGEWICK'S.

WELL, YOU--

YOU HAVE TO STOP HIM.

WELL... I CAN'T DO THAT.

I PROMISED I WOULD HELP HIM WITH P.R.

YOU CAN'T DO THAT. LAURA, IT'S-- IT'S JUST A BAR.

WHY DO YOU CARE SO MUCH?

SEDGEWICK'S IS WHERE THE HIGH LIFE

MET THE LOWLIFE, SPAWNED THE GOOD LIFE--

I'M SORRY. I-I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WANT ME TO DO.

I GUESS WE'RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO BE

ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THIS,

BECAUSE I CAN'T DISAPPOINT MY FATHER.

OKAY. THAT'S OKAY.

MELANIE...

I'M REALLY TOO BUSY FOR THIS SEDGEWICK'S THING.

AND YOU'VE BEEN WANTING A CHANCE TO SHOWCASE YOUR SKILLS,

SO WHY DON'T YOU FIGURE OUT A WAY TO MAKE MY FATHER

NOT LOOK LIKE THE GREEDY ASS HE IS

FOR DESTROYING A NEW YORK TREASURE? OH, MY GOD, REALLY? THAT'D BE SO GREAT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, WHITNEY. I WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN.

(Ben Schwartz's "I'm On Your Side" playing)

MOM. HI, HONEY. GOOD TO SEE YOU.

HEY. COME ON IN.

COME ON IN. TAKE ONE LAST LOOK, WILL YOU?

GO SEE IF YOU'VE FORGOTTEN ANYTHING.

HOW YOU FEELING? I'M DOING ALL RIGHT.

I WISH MY DAD COULD HAVE SEEN HIM ONE LAST TIME,

BUT, YOU KNOW... I'M SORRY.

I KNOW.

THANKS.

YOU LOOK A LITTLE BEAT-UP. THANK YOU.

THAT'S BECAUSE HE BROKE UP WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND. OKAY.

REALLY? YES. IT'S FINE.

REALLY? YEAH. IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.

WELL, THANKS FOR LOOKING AFTER MAX.

I HEARD YOU GUYS HAD A GOOD TIME.

YEAH, WE DID. WE HAD A PRETTY GOOD TIME.

SORRY ABOUT ANYA. SHE WAS KIND OF COOL.

YEAH, SHE WAS KIND OF COOL.

YOU GONNA BE ALL RIGHT?

UH, I THINK I'LL LIVE. YES. DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.

REMEMBER, THERE'S ALWAYS MOM AND ME.

♪ OH, 'CAUSE I'M... ♪

SEE YOU LATER.

♪ OH, NO SHAME, YEAH ♪

♪ AND I DON'T BELIEVE THE WAY ♪

♪ OH, 'CAUSE I'M BY... ♪

HEY, SIGN A PETITION TO SAVE A NEW YORK LANDMARK.

HISTORY MATTERS. HELP SAVE SEDGEWICK'S.

NO MONEY REQUIRED, JUST A SIGNATURE. SORRY. DON'T HAVE TIME.

HEY, EXCUSE ME. HELP SAVE SEDGEWICK'S.

NO MONEY REQUIRED-- YOU JUST HAVE TO SIGN YOUR NAME.

♪♪♪

♪ AND I DON'T BELIEVE THE WAY ♪

HOW ARE YOU THIS EVENING?

YEAH.

...A PETITION RIGHT HERE TO HELP SAVE SEDGEWICK'S.

DRIVE. RELAX.

COME BACK INSIDE. PLEASE.

OH, COME ON, KAREN.

COME ON!

HOW'S YOUR NIGHT GOING?

PUT IT LIKE THIS--

YOU'RE THE FIRST PERSON TO ASK ME.

HMM. THAT GOOD, HUH? YEAH.

CAN'T COMPLAIN, THOUGH. IT'S NOT 75 BUCKS AN HOUR,

PLUS YOU GOTTA BE NICE TO YOUR DRIVER.

UH, WE'RE GOING TO 75th AND PARK, RIGHT?

NO, I DON'T WANNA GO HOME.

OKAY, UM, WHERE DO YOU WANNA GO?

I'M IN THE MOOD FOR A BURGER.

♪♪♪

HOW 'BOUT YOU? YOU ALREADY EAT?

I MIGHT KNOW A PLACE.

YOU WERE RIGHT. OH, YEAH? ABOUT...

THE PLACE.

AH, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S PART OF THE JOB,

KNOWING THE CITY AND EVERYTHING.

YOU DON'T SEEM TO LIKE YOUR JOB VERY MUCH.

I DON'T KNOW.

I KIND OF THOUGHT IT WOULD BE MORE THAN JUST A JOB.

YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT I'D OWN MY OWN BUSINESS,

MEET A MILLION PEOPLE.

BUT DRIVING AROUND, YOU KNOW, YOU JUST LOSE FAITH.

THE COUPLE OF FEET BETWEEN THE FRONT AND THE BACKSEAT

CAN FEEL LIKE MILES,

AND I END UP FEELING INVISIBLE.

I GET THAT.

WHO WAS THAT BACK THERE,

BANGING ON MY WINDOW AT THE BAR?

OH, NOBODY.

HE WORKS FOR MY BOYFRIEND. IT WAS NOTHING.

MM-HMM.

HOW COME YOU DON'T GET OUT?

OF?

DRIVING.

I'M KIND OF LOCKED-IN, YOU KNOW.

STARTING ALL OVER AGAIN--

IT'S A LITTLE EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

DRINKING AND DRUGGING AREN'T REALLY MY PROBLEMS.

ALTHOUGH, LET'S BE HONEST,

THEY AREN'T EXACTLY ASSETS, EITHER.

WHAT THEY ARE ARE SYMPTOMS OF MY INABILITY

TO TOLERATE MY OWN COMPANY...

WHICH IS WHY I COME HERE--

TO LEARN HOW TO BE COMFORTABLE IN MY OWN SKIN,

WITHOUT THE ANESTHESIA.

THANKS FOR SHARING THAT.

THAT WAS A REALLY GREAT SHARE.

IT LIVES. HEY, JIMMY.

HEY, YOU COST ME 20 BUCKS.

I HAD YOU DEAD BY AUGUST IN THE BETTING POOL.

WELL, I'M A SPOILER.

YOUR INSTINCTS WERE GOOD, THOUGH.

GOT A MINUTE?

SURE.

AND THEN I MET THE GIRL, UH, WOMAN, ANYA. THERE'S ALWAYS A GIRL.

OH, I TRIED TO CONVINCE MYSELF

IT WAS FUN AND GAMES AND SEX, WHICH IT WAS, BUT...

I FELL HARD, LIKE AN IDIOT.

AND THEN MAX LEAVES.

HE GOES HOME, AND I'M JUST LIKE...

IN THE APARTMENT. YOU KNOW THE DRILL.

YEAH. WHAT ABOUT WORK?

NOTHING GOING ON THIS WEEK, SO...

IDLE HANDS. YEAH, YOU KNOW HOW THAT TURNS OUT.

63 DAYS CLEAN. 63 DAYS... 63 DAYS...

WHAT IS THAT? THE NEW MATH THAT EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT?

YOU SAID YOU HAD A GLASS OF WINE. DRINKING'S NEVER BEEN MY PROBLEM, JIMMY.

YOU KNOW THAT. NO, THAT'S NOT YOUR PROBLEM...

UNTIL YOU GET SO DRUNK

THAT AN EIGHT BALL SEEMS LIKE A GOOD INVESTMENT.

YOU DID THE RIGHT THING COMING HERE, STEVEN,

BUT YOU GOTTA KEEP COMING.

AND WHEN YOU'RE NOT IN MEETINGS,

YOU GOTTA STAY BUSY, PRODUCTIVE THINGS.

AND WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF LISTENING TO THAT VOICE

THAT TELLS YOU TO CLIMB BACK INTO THE BAGGIE OR THE BOTTLE,

YOU CALL ME, 24/7.

OKAY.

YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY, STEVEN.

OH, I'M GONNA BE OKAY.

I CALLED THE SERVICE AND REQUESTED YOU.

YEAH, THEY TOLD ME. ALL DAY? GOT SOME ERRANDS AND SHOPPING TO DO.

THOUGHT I MIGHT AS WELL

DO IT WITH SOMEONE WHOSE COMPANY I ENJOY.

WELL, IN THAT CASE, MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.

HOW ABOUT I SIT UP HERE WITH YOU?

YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE COUPLE OF FEET

BETWEEN THE BACK AND THE FRONT CAN BE MILES.

YOU LIKE?

UH...

UH, YOU--YOU-- ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

WHY DON'T YOU PICK OUT SOMETHING YOU LIKE?

OKAY.

HMM.

NAH.

LET'S--LET'S SEE.

MNH-MNH. NOT THAT ONE.

HIS WIFE WEARS THAT DESIGNER.

UH, OKAY.

I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPING.

YOU KNOW?

EXCEPT IT DEFINITELY WASN'T ON MADISON AVENUE.

WHAT IS THIS?

I BOUGHT YOU SOMETHING WHEN YOU WEREN'T LOOKING. KAREN.

OPEN IT.

WOW. WOW, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

I MEAN, IT'S UNNECESSARY, BUT THANK YOU.

YOU'RE RESTORING MY FAITH IN MEN.

IT LOOKS GOOD.

IT LOOKS GREAT. HUH?

HEY.

HEY, DAD. HI, STEVEN.

IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT? YEAH. NO, EVERYTHING'S FINE. YEP. I KNOW IT'S NOT MY DAY.

I JUST WAS WALKING AROUND,

TRYING TO STAY OUT OF MY OWN HEAD.

I THOUGHT MAX MIGHT WANNA GO TO A MOVIE OR SOMETHING.

UH, WE'RE KIND OF ON OUR WAY TO THE PARK. OF COURSE. I'M SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE CALLED.

DO YOU WANNA COME WITH US?

SURE, YEAH.

HEY, MAX! HEY. CAN I GO PLAY?

I THOUGHT YOU WERE HERE TO SPEND TIME WITH YOUR MOTHER. IT'S FINE. JUST BE CAREFUL OF YOUR ARM, OKAY?

COME ON!

WE'RE GONNA WAIT RIGHT HERE.

OH, GOD. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE.

THIS KID HAS FRIENDS IN EVERY CORNER OF THE CITY.

YEAH, HE'S AN OPERATOR. JUST LIKE HIS DAD.

GIRLS ARE ON THE HORIZON, TOO, I EXPECT.

THEN WE'RE NEVER GONNA SEE HIM.

WHAT?

JUST BEFORE--

YOU SAID YOU WERE TRYING TO STAY OUT OF YOUR OWN HEAD.

THAT'S PROGRAM TALK. YES.

YOU BACK IN A.A.?

YES, I AM.

GOOD FOR YOU, STEVEN.

THAT'S GREAT.

DID YOU HEAR SEDGEWICK'S IS CLOSING?

OH, I READ THAT.

WHAT WAS THAT, LIKE, OUR SECOND DATE?

NO, FIRST OFFICIAL DATE.

THE NIGHT I STOLE YOU FROM HENRI

WAS AN ACT OF PIRACY, NOT A DATE.

YOU WANNA TAKE MAX OVER THERE

AND GET A TABLE BEFORE IT'S GONE FOREVER?

PROBABLY NOT.

IT'S A SCHOOL NIGHT.

OKAY.

(Jenny Bruce's "I Hear Your Voice" playing)

♪ I STAND UP ♪

♪ BUT I FEEL LIKE I'M FALLING ♪

SORRY I'M LATE. OH, GLAD YOU MADE IT.

HI, DAD. HELLO.

KATHY.

HEY. HOW ARE YOU?

GOOD. HOW ARE YOU? GOOD.

OH, THIS IS CARLOS.

CARLOS, THIS IS MY SISTER WHITNEY. HALF-SISTER.

HI. NICE TO MEET YOU.

NICE TO MEET YOU. SO YOU LOOK GOOD. DIFFERENT, THOUGH.

DID YOU CHANGE YOUR HAIR?

UH, WELL, I MEAN, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME WE SAW EACH OTHER?

RIGHT.

SO HOW LONG HAVE YOU TWO BEEN SEEING EACH OTHER?

A WEEK.

WOW. AND YOU'RE ALREADY MEETING THE FAMILY.

KIND OF CRAZY, I KNOW.

CARLOS IS MAD AT ME.

I INVITED HIM UNDER FALSE PRETENSES.

BUT I HAD A GOOD REASON.

I GOT FIRED.

AND CARLOS IS A DEFENSE ATTORNEY,

AND I THOUGHT HE COULD GET ME

A REDUCED SENTENCE WITH THE JUDGE.

HMM. A LITIGATOR. THAT'S CLEVER. WISH I HAD THOUGHT OF THAT.

SO, LISA, HAVE YOU GIVEN ANY THOUGHT

TO WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO NOW THAT YOU'RE UNEMPLOYED AGAIN?

EASY, DAD. THERE'S A CIVILIAN PRESENT.

HONEY, IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME THING WITH YOUR SISTER--

A LOT OF CHARM UP FRONT, NO FOLLOW-THROUGH.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, SIR,

IF YOUR DAUGHTER'S NOT PASSIONATE ABOUT HER JOB,

SHOULDN'T SHE FIND SOMETHING SHE CARES ABOUT?

MM.

SEE?

I TOLD YOU HE WAS GOOD.

SO, WHIT, HOW'S OUR LITTLE PROJECT GOING?

GOOD, GOOD. WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF WORK DONE

SINCE THIS MORNING WHEN YOU DUMPED IT ON MY LAP.

HE'LL NEVER BE HAPPY, NO MATTER WHAT YOU DO.

I'M NOT GOING TO APOLOGIZE FOR HAVING HIGHER STANDARDS...

CERTAINLY NOT TO YOU, MY DEAR.

♪ I'D BE CRAZY TO LET YOU GO ♪

♪ AND HOW I NEED YOU, YOU WILL NEVER KNOW ♪

WHY DON'T YOU COME INTO RALSTON?

MAYBE WE CAN FIND SOMETHING FOR YOU.

SERIOUSLY? YEAH, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THANK YOU. ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THAT?

YEAH, WHY NOT? WHAT ELSE IS FAMILY FOR, RIGHT?

IT'S YOUR FUNERAL.

HEY, IT'S STEVEN. HI.

YEAH, I REALLY NEED TO SEE YOU.

HEY. HEY.

EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?

YEAH, I'M SORRY. I'M JUST HAVING A LITTLE DIFFICULTY

BEING IN MY APARTMENT

OR ANYWHERE, ACTUALLY, ALONE. STEVEN, I...

I'M NOT TRYING TO BE GREEDY. I JUST...

I JUST WANNA BE NEAR YOU GUYS.

I'LL SLEEP ON THE COUCH...

JUST TO BE HOME, I...

COME ON IN.

THANKS.

TODAY WAS FUN.

YEAH, IT WAS. UH, THANK YOU.

IT'S JUST A SCARF.

NAH. THANKS FOR NOT TREATING ME LIKE A DRIVER.

SO YOU--YOU WANNA COME IN FOR A DRINK?

MM...

HEY, JUST 'CAUSE HE PAYS THE RENT--

IT'S STILL MY APARTMENT.

I CAN ENTERTAIN ANYONE I WANT.

(Jenny Bruce's "Cross My Heart" playing)

♪ THERE YOU GO ♪

♪ WITH THAT SILLY SMILE ♪

WOW.

THANK YOU.

♪ WHEN YOU LAUGH ♪

♪ MY WHOLE WORLD FREEZES ♪

♪ CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE ♪

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.

WHY AM I WITH A MARRIED MAN?

YEAH. YEAH, THAT.

IT WASN'T THE PLAN I DREW UP ON THE BUS.

I WAS GONNA TAKE THE TOWN BY STORM,

BUT THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

AND HENRY RESCUED ME...

SHOWED ME A BIG WORLD, THE GOOD LIFE,

GAVE ME AN APPETITE.

MAYBE HE MADE SURE YOU FORGOT HOW TO FEED YOURSELF.

I'M SORRY.

♪ LIKE COUNTING STARS OUT... ♪

NO. IT'S OKAY.

♪ UNTIL THE MORNING COMES ♪

♪ AND STEALS THEM... ♪

I HAD THIS BROTHER, RIGHT?

NOT REALLY WHAT YOU'D CALL AN UPSTANDING CITIZEN.

HE HAD NICE THINGS, AND I WANTED 'EM.

SO I DID WHAT HE TOLD ME TO,

TILL I GOT LOCKED UP.

AND WHEN I GOT OUT,

I HAD TO LEARN TO DO THINGS THE WAY EVERYBODY ELSE DID.

♪ AND GOD KNOWS WHERE... ♪

I HAD TO TURN MY BACK ON MY BROTHER.

HARDEST THING I EVER HAD TO DO.

♪ WITHOUT KNOWING ♪

BUT NOW I DON'T LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER ANYMORE.

I GOT NO PROBLEM LOOKING IN THE MIRROR.

THAT--THAT'S PROBABLY HENRY.

♪ LIKE COUNTING STARS OUT ONE BY ONE ♪

YEAH.

♪ UNTIL THE MORNING COMES ♪

♪ AND STEALS THEM ALL... ♪

I HAD A NICE TIME TONIGHT.

♪ AWAY ♪

SEE YOU LATER.

(Joe Faraci's "Say I'm the One" playing)

♪ I BROUGHT YOU UP ♪

♪ WHEN YOU FELL ♪

♪ WHEN YOU FELL ♪

♪ YOU GAVE ME YOUR SECRETS ♪

HEY.

HEY.

♪ SAY I'M THE ONE ♪

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I TAKEN YOU BACK?

TOO MANY.

YEAH.

♪ AND HEAVEN ABOVE ♪

♪ AND HEAVEN ABOVE ♪

♪ DO YOU WANT ME NOW? ♪

♪ DO YOU WANT ME HERE? ♪

♪ DO YOU WANT ME LIKE YOU NEVER HAD? ♪

♪ DO YOU WANT ME NOW? ♪

♪ DO YOU WANT ME HERE? ♪

MMM.

WHAT TIME IS IT?

IT'S 6:44.

YOU GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE.

MAX CAN'T SEE US LIKE THIS.

OKAY.

OR--OR WE COULD...

WHAT?

TRY BEING A FAMILY AGAIN.

OH, STEVEN. COME ON.

WHY NOT?

YOU'RE JUST DOWN. YOUR GIRLFRIEND LEFT YOU.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS SO MANY TIMES. WELL, IT'S DIFFERENT NOW.

I'M SOBER, CHRIS. I AM TRULY SOBER. I AM WORKING.

NO, IT'S--IT'S LIKE THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY,

AND IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME RESULT WITH US.

LAST NIGHT WAS...

LOVELY.

LAST NIGHT WAS LOVELY, BUT IT WAS JUST ONE NIGHT.

LISTEN TO ME,

EITHER ONE OF US COULD HAVE SOMEBODY ELSE TOMORROW.

MAX COULD HAVE A STEPFATHER.

FOR RIGHT NOW...

IT COULD BE JUST THE THREE OF US.

TELL ME THAT DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.

TELL ME THAT,

AND I WON'T SAY ANOTHER WORD ABOUT IT.

MELANIE.

HANG ON. I'M ON A ROLL.

OKAY, HOW DOES THIS SOUND? "NOTED FINANCIER HENRY CRANE

"IS COMMITTED TO CREATING HOUSING AND JOBS

FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEW YORK." NO, IT NEEDS MORE SIZZLE. MELANIE.

OH. HI.

HI.

THIS IS MY SISTER LISA.

WOW. DOES EVERYONE IN YOUR FAMILY

HAVE THOSE INCREDIBLE CHEEKBONES? SHE'S STARTING WORK HERE AS AN INTERN.

OH, REALLY? THAT'S GREAT.

YEAH, I WAS HOPING YOU COULD SHOW HER THE ROPES,

LET HER TRAIL YOU, ANSWER ALL HER QUESTIONS.

MELANIE IS ACTUALLY TAKING POINT IN THE SEDGEWICK'S PROJECT,

YOU KNOW, THE SPIN FOR DAD'S COMPANY? RIGHT. THAT'S PERFECT.

I MEAN, WHY NOT KEEP EVERYTHING IN THE FAMILY?

HISTORY MATTERS. HELP SAVE SEDGEWICK'S.

SIGN A PETITION TO SAVE A NEW YORK TREASURE?

I'LL SIGN.

OH, THANK YOU. OH. HEY. HOW ARE YOU?

HOW YOU DOING? GOOD.

HISTORY DOES MATTER, BY THE WAY.

IT'S THE VICTORS WHO WRITE IT. YEAH, IT'S TERRIBLE, ISN'T IT?

WELL, I ADMIRE YOU FOR TAKING A STAND.

THAT'S ME, TAKER OF STANDS.

HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?

VERY GOOD. HOW ARE YOU?

I AM... POTENTIALLY BUOYANT TODAY.

BUOYANT? WELL, THAT'S--THAT'S BETTER THAN GOOD, ISN'T IT?

I'D BUY A T-SHIRT OFF YOU, IF YOU HAD ONE.

I HAVE AN OLD "SAVE THE WHALES" T-SHIRT.

I CAN GIVE THAT TO YOU. ALL RIGHT.

UH, I'M SURE WE'LL SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN. I HOPE SO.

HEY, IF WE, UH, KEEP THIS PLACE OPEN,

WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE A DRINK TO CELEBRATE THERE.

THAT WOULD BE MANDATORY.

I'LL LEAVE THIS AT HOME.

OKAY.

GET SOMEONE ELSE TO DO IT, DOUG.

I'M WRAPPED UP IN THIS THING FOR WHITNEY'S DAD.

HEY.

OH, SORRY. UH, I WAS JUST CHECKING MY E-MAIL.

I DON'T HAVE A COMPUTER YET.

RIGHT. NO--NO PROBLEM.

SO I THINK WE'VE COME UP WITH

SOME SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR IMAGE.

UM, MELANIE, WHY DON'T YOU GO AHEAD?

OKAY, SO WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY

IT IS SUCH AN HONOR TO WORK FOR YOU.

UH, MELANIE, DO YOU MIND IF I TOSS A FEW IDEAS OUT?

SURE, I GUESS.

OKAY, DAD,

FIRST, YOU GOTTA KEEP THE BARTENDER, TOM VAN RAKE,

FOR THE HOTEL BAR. THE GUY'S AS MUCH

OF AN INSTITUTION AS THE BAR ITSELF.

IT'LL WARM A FEW HEARTS. TWO, GET THE MAYOR INVOLVED.

HE'S UP FOR REELECTION

AND CREATING JOBS IS A MAJOR CAMPAIGN ISSUE.

YOU'LL GET A NICE SOUND BITE

ABOUT HOW THE HOTEL WILL BE GOOD FOR THE CITY'S ECONOMY. YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A LINE TO HIM?

OF COURSE. YEAH. AND LAST, GET A CELEBRITY SPOKESPERSON.

CELEBRITIES--THEY... DISTRACT.

THANK YOU, AND THEY DAZZLE.

DAZZLE.

YES, THEY--THEY DAZZLE,

AND THEY KEEP PEOPLE'S MINDS OFF THE ISSUES.

SO I SUGGEST De NIRO,

OR IF YOU WANT A HOTTIE, MAYBE CHRISTY TURLINGTON.

I KNOW I'M NOT THE EASIEST MAN IN THE WORLD TO PLEASE,

AND I HOLD YOU BOTH TO IMPOSSIBLY HIGH STANDARDS,

BUT, WHIT, I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW HAPPY IT MAKES ME

TO SEE HOW YOU'VE TAKEN LISA ON AND PROVEN ME WRONG.

I'M VERY PROUD OF BOTH OF YOU.

WELL, THAT WAS TERRIFIC.

YEAH, I THOUGHT SO, TOO.

SO I'LL CALL YOU LATER FOR AN UPDATE.

OR JUST TO SAY HI. OKAY. BYE-BYE.

BYE, HONEY. BYE.

ONE IN EACH NEIGHBORHOOD, HENRY?

IS THAT HOW IT WORKS?

THAT'S MY DAUGHTER, FOR GOD SAKE.

DON'T TOUCH ME. COME ON. COME ON, PLEASE.

IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO MAKE UP YOUR MIND, HENRY... PLEASE, KAREN.

ME OR YOUR WIFE.

THANK YOU. JUST GET IN THE CAR.

YOU WANTED TO SEE ME?

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A SEAT?

I KNOW THAT YOU STOLE MELANIE'S IDEAS.

SHE TOLD YOU.

I HAD TO DRAG IT OUT OF HER.

WHAT YOU DID WAS INEXCUSABLE.

I KNOW IT WAS WRONG...

BUT YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE,

YOU'VE GOTTA UNDERSTAND WHY.

MY WHOLE LIFE,

HE'S BRAGGED ABOUT HOW SMART YOU ARE.

I JUST WANTED HIM TO THINK OF ME

THE SAME WAY THAT HE THINKS OF YOU.

PLEASE, GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE, WHITNEY.

OKAY.

HERE'S THE DEAL--

YOU SO MUCH AS TELL A JOKE THAT SOMEBODY ELSE TOLD

AND NOT GIVE THEM CREDIT, I WILL FIRE YOU.

ONE SLIPUP, AND YOU'RE OUT OF HERE. YOU GET IT?

GO APOLOGIZE TO MELANIE.

BEG FOR HER FORGIVENESS. DO WHATEVER SHE WANTS.

ARE WE CLEAR?

YES.

MELANIE, I'M SORRY.

I WILL DO ANYTHING

AND EVERYTHING I CAN TO MAKE IT UP.

OKAY.

OKAY.

HOW ABOUT A TRIPLE NONFAT LATTE,

HALF CAF, HALF DECAF, ONE HALF-PACKET OF SUGAR,

ONE HALF-PACKET OF BROWN SUGAR,

AND SOME CELERY STICKS WITH PEANUT BUTTER

AND THREE SLICES OF GREEN APPLE?

OKAY.

UH, WHERE TO, SIR?

UH, KAREN'S PLACE.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

OH, YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS.

ACCORDING TO THE DOORMAN, YOU'VE BEEN THERE A LOT LATELY.

YOU EVEN SPENT SOME TIME IN HER APARTMENT LAST NIGHT,

FILLING HER HEAD WITH COMPLETE NONSENSE.

STAY AWAY FROM HER.

SHE'S NOT A PIECE OF PROPERTY, AND NEITHER AM I.

HEY, LISTEN, I GET IT.

A GUY LIKE YOU MEETS A GIRL LIKE THAT--

SOPHISTICATED, BEAUTIFUL-- SHE TREATS YOU NICE.

YOU START FORGETTING YOU'RE JUST A DRIVER.

YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME?

YOU DON'T KNOW ME, ALL RIGHT?

AND YOU FOR DAMN SURE DON'T KNOW HER.

BOTTOM LINE--YOU'RE MAKING MY LIFE DIFFICULT,

AND ALL I HAVE TO DO

IS MAKE ONE CALL TO THE TAXI AND LIMOUSINE COMMISSION,

AND YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF WITHOUT A HACK LICENSE.

THEN WHERE WILL YOU BE?

MY FATHER IS SUCH AN ASS.

OKAY.

HE'S CHEATING ON YET ANOTHER WIFE.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT? COME IN.

WHAT WAS I THINKING? THAT...

I'M JUST SO SORRY THAT I DIDN'T HELP YOU BEFORE. HEY.

SO WORRIED ABOUT MAKING HIM HAPPY

THAT I FORGOT WHAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT.

HEY, WHAT ELSE ARE PARENTS FOR

BUT TO GIVE US FODDER FOR SHRINKS, RIGHT? YEAH.

YOU WANT TEA?

YES.

SO HOW IS THAT, UH, PETITION DRIVE GOING?

OH, GREAT. I'VE GOT 2,000 SIGNATURES,

BUT IT'S NOT GONNA MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

WHY IS THIS SO IMPORTANT TO YOU?

IT'S PART OF THIS CITY'S HISTORY.

COME ON, IT'S ME. YOU'VE BEEN SO WORKED UP ABOUT THIS.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

OH, WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S ALSO PART OF MY HISTORY.

IT'S WHERE I FIRST SAW DAVID.

OH, LAURA.

OF COURSE, IT TOOK ME ANOTHER SIX MONTHS

TO WORK UP THE COURAGE TO ACTUALLY SPEAK TO HIM.

THAT'S WHAT SEDGEWICK'S IS, THOUGH, YOU KNOW?

WHEN THE CITY IS SO OVERWHELMING,

IT'S THIS PLACE...

WHERE TWO STRANGERS COULD MEET AND HAVE A DRINK AND...

AND MAYBE FALL IN LOVE.

DOES THAT SOUND SILLY TO YOU?

NO.

YOU STILL WANT MY HELP?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I'M ALL YOURS.

THINK FAST.

OH! WHERE'S MY, UH... OKAY. OH!

LA SEÑORA DE LA CASA HAS ARRIVED.

GO, MEET HER! MEET HER, BAMBINO. WITH YOUR ARM, BRING HER LIMES.

HEY, MOM. DAD'S MAKING GREAT MEXICAN FOOD.

YEAH? HEY, SWEETIE. HI.

LISTEN, I NEED TO TALK TO DADDY FOR A SECOND.

COULD YOU GO TO YOUR ROOM? OKAY.

THANKS. MM-HMM.

HEY.

HI.

WHAT'S WRONG?

THIS ISN'T GONNA WORK.

WHAT?

US.

I CAN'T.

YOU SHOULD GO.

WHAT HAPPENED?

NOTHING.

OKAY, UH, I DON'T...

UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON.

ST--

IT'S JUST-- IT DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.

I SPEND THE NIGHT WITH YOU,

AND I WAKE UP AND I HAVE THE SAME KNOT IN MY STOMACH

THAT I HAD FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS WE WERE MARRIED.

I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER BE ABLE TO COMPLETELY TRUST YOU.

WHY

PART OF ME WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU, STEVEN,

AND WE WILL ALWAYS BE MAX'S PARENTS,

BUT THAT'S IT.

I'M SORRY.

I JUST--I CAN'T LET MYSELF GET HURT AGAIN.

I WON'T.

WHITNEY?

WHAT IS ALL THIS?

HUH? "SAVE SEDGEWICK'S" IS EVERYWHERE.

YOU KNOW, I CAME TO YOU TO MAKE ALL THE BAD PRESS GO AWAY.

NOW IT'S ON THE FRONT PAGE,

AND WHO IS THIS LAURA MORGAN PERSON

CALLING ME A DEMONIC DEVELOPER?

COME ON. YOU'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING. I DID. I DID THAT.

YOU? YOU'RE-- YOU'RE BEHIND THIS?

PUBLIC RELATIONS, THAT'S WHAT I DO.

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?

BECAUSE, DAD, YOU'VE NEVER IN YOUR ENTIRE LIFE,

DONE ANYTHING FOR ANYONE ELSE BUT YOURSELF.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? I SAW YOUR "FRIEND," REMEMBER?

IT'S NO WONDER YOUR KIDS ARE SO MESSED UP.

YOU KNOW THAT IDEA,

THE ONE OF LISA'S, THE ONE THAT YOU LOVED?

SHE STOLE IT FROM MY ASSISTANT.

WHY? BECAUSE SHE'LL DO ANYTHING TO GET YOUR APPROVAL. AND ME?

NO WONDER I DATE MEN WHO LIE TO ME. IT'S ALL I KNOW.

YOU'VE REALLY LET ME DOWN HERE, WHITNEY.

WELL, THAT'S OKAY, DAD, BECAUSE OTHER PEOPLE--

PEOPLE I CARE ABOUT-- REALLY APPRECIATE ME.

I DON'T NEED YOUR APPROVAL, NOT ANYMORE.

WHERE TO TODAY?

I DON'T NEED A RIDE. JUST WANTED TO SEE YOU TO SAY "THANK YOU."

YEAH

FOR WHAT YOU SAID THE OTHER NIGHT.

I REALLY NEEDED TO HEAR IT. I NEEDED TO MAKE A CHANGE.

MM.

I FINALLY STOOD UP TO HENRY.

GOOD.

YEAH. GOOD FOR YOU.

HE'S FINALLY LEAVING HIS WIFE, LIKE HE PROMISED.

UH, YEAH, THAT'S, UM...

HEY, THAT'S--THAT'S GREAT, IF THAT'S, UH, WHAT YOU WANT.

THANK YOU.

NAH.

HEY, YOU KNOW,

YOU SHOULD TAKE A LITTLE OF YOUR OWN ADVICE, DAMIAN.

YOU THINK?

DON'T WAIT.

IF YOU'RE NOT HAPPY WHERE YOU ARE, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

So hot off the press, The mayor withdrew his support,

my father pulled his money out--

SEDGEWICK'S LIVES.

GET OUT OF HERE! WHITNEY, YOU ARE THE GREATEST.

WELL, LUCKY FOR US,

HE HAD A PERSONAL CRISIS THAT CAME TO A HEAD.

DID YOU--DID YOU SEE MY PICTURE IN THE NEWSPAPER?

DOES--DID MY HAIR LOOK REALLY FLAT? LAURA, YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL,

AND ANYONE WITH A LOST CAUSE IS GONNA BE BEATING DOWN YOUR DOOR.

SPEAKING OF, GUESS WHO I RAN INTO.

YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER FRIEND, STEVEN CASEMAN.

OH, YEAH? Yeah, what is the deal with him?

I MEAN, IS HE... IS HE SINGLE?

ARE YOU SERIOUS, LAURA?

Well, I don't know.

IT'S JUST--HE'S SMART, AND HE'S FUNNY AND--AND...

WELL, I DON'T KNOW. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, YEAH, HE'S, UM... A PIECE OF WORK.

HE'S GOOD-LOOKING AND TALENTED.

But in the interest of full disclosure,

I SHOULD TELL YOU THAT...

WE WENT TO THIS BUSINESS DINNER A FEW WEEKS AGO,

And I got a little tipsy, and I...

KISSED HIM.

OH. OH. SO--

NO! NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. IT WAS NO BIG DEAL,

AND I'M--I'M NOT PURSUING IT, BUT I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW.

HE WAS A GOOD KISSER.

GOOD TO KNOW.

♪ REVELRY ♪

♪ FOLLOWING THE PAST YOUR LEAVE ♪

♪ FOR A VALLEY'S OVER ALL THE SKY ♪

♪ HERE I WAIT... ♪

WELL, YOU CAME TO CELEBRATE.

I WAS JUST WALKING BY, ACTUALLY.

CONGRATULATIONS.

WELL, WE STILL NEEDED 95 MORE SIGNATURES,

SO IT'S KIND OF A MIRACLE.

YEAH, RIGHT UP THERE WITH LOAVES AND FISHES...

THE '69 METS.

COME ON IN.

♪♪♪

HEY, LONG TIME NO SEE, STEVEN.

THE USUAL?

UM...

WHY NOT?

♪ YOU CAME ♪

♪ OH, YOU CAME FOR ME ♪

THANKS.

WELL, HERE'S TO SAVING SOMETHING WORTHWHILE.

CHEERS.