All language subtitles for Hotel - S04E11 - Pitfalls

Thank you.

What's this?

After a year of bugging my landlord to
paint my apartment, I finally get a

promise for next week.

So, who shows up this morning at 6 .30?
Oh, no.

Oh, thank you, Fred. Would you take this
up to my office?

A crew of four, I take over the place in
ten minutes.

Terrible. So, how did you get dressed?

I went to the gym.

Great showers, lousy dressing room.

Well, it's nice to know we don't have an
ivory tower owner. You're downstairs as

much as when you were general manager.
It's the only exercise I get these days.

Why, aren't you still running?

Sure. The bank meetings, board meetings,
budget meetings.

Flowers are really blooming, Alex.

Thanks, Nancy.

She's right. You have a green thumb.

Just a matter of tender loving care.

I'm a little horse manure, if you'll
pardon the expression.

You know, your probationary work period
ends this week.

I'm going to enjoy telling Dr. Bentley I
got a new permanent employee.

I appreciate that, Mr. McDermott.

You both took a big chance with me.

I won't let you down.

I know you won't, Alex.

You know, I have really missed you with
all this studying for the bar.

Hey, let's cash in on that freebie
dinner tonight at Rosano's. They want to

me back for all those referrals.

I wish I could, hon. I've got to work
late tonight.

I did remind you this morning.

I'm not retaining non -legal
information.

No gray cells to spare.

Oh, where do I put these?

Um, right here.

Well, I guess...

I will just hit the library again
tonight.

Maybe we'll have a midnight dessert
together.

Well, maybe I'll bring home some
butterscotch ripple.

You're all the dessert I need.

Oh.

It's Francis' office.

Yes, he's right here. I'll tell him.

The bell captain needs you. He says...
The psychologists are arriving. I know,

know.

I'd love to visit the wine country while
we're here.

I wish we could, but the conference will
take up most of my time.

And then there's Alex.

Have you forgotten that I placed him
here at the St. Gregory?

No, I haven't.

At a time like this, I wish you were a
little less the dedicated psychologist,

Dr. Bentley.

Now look at the bright side, darling.

You'll have time to work on your fashion
layouts.

Hello, Doctor.

Nice to see you again.

Yes.

I suppose I do have some sketches to do
for the new catalogue.

Morning, sir.

Good morning.

Doctor and Mrs. Bentley.

And I'd like to leave a message for one
of your employees, Alex Morrison.

Thanks for giving Alex a job, Peter.

I wouldn't have been able to swing his
probation otherwise.

Well, I was in a few tough scrapes
myself as a kid. Always appreciated a

hand. Alex is young, smart, energetic,
self -educated.

If I can keep him in a positive
environment like the St. Gregory, he's

real good chance to straighten out.

As long as he behaves himself, he's got
a good future here. I'll see you later.

Hey.

Hi.

Is McDermott getting nervous about
having me around?

Oh, come on. You know better than that.

You got a few minutes?

Sure.

I still can't figure either of you.

A hotel owner and a psychologist getting
involved with me. Oh, Peter's a good

man.

A criminal psychologist needs a guinea
pig, right?

I want to help you.

By getting inside my head?

By writing a book about guys like me?

It's a book that'll help keep a lot of
guys like you out of prison.

The public needs to know that you can
change. Can we?

We're born the way we are.

Oh no, you're wrong.

Anyone can change if they want to.

Even when you're born with something
inside you?

Something you can't control?

Who knows how long the painters will
take. I may never see home again.

You mean you checked into the hotel?

No choice.

No choice? I'm upstairs in the
penthouse, aren't I?

I didn't want to force myself on you.

You're going to take all the fun out of
it.

What about the staff?

It'd be kind of blatant, wouldn't it?

The penthouse is going to be the most
private place in the hotel.

I thought I was going to be shipwrecked
at the St. Gregory like Robinson Crusoe.

Just follow my footprints in the sand.

Hey, get our test results? Yeah, all
right.

I don't know how you do it. Work all
day?

The hotel, study all night?

Yeah. Clean living. Lots of vitamins.

I got a good line on vitamin S.

Hell of a study aid.

Phil, you're not taking amphetamines,
are you?

Hey, only 29 % of us are going to pass
the bar. I'll take any edge I can get.

Huh.

Coffee's good enough for Joe DiMaggio.
It's good enough for me.

Yeah. You're up.

Better bump up your study time, Mr.
Kendall.

Well, I don't understand.

I've been passing all the practice
exams.

Well, score like this on the real bar,
and you'll fail.

81. Pretty good. How'd you do?

Oh, uh, not bad.

Not bad. I'll catch you later, Phil.

I don't think anybody saw me.

I'm not used to this sort of thing.

I have a very serious boyfriend.

I'm in a pretty serious relationship
myself.

Of course, we're not living together.

Oh, sounds very lonely.

Everybody thinks hotel people live lives
of romance and glamour, but we're

really very lonely.

So very lonely.

Well, since my apartment's being
painted...

If I'm lucky, you won't like the color.

And you'll make him do it all over
again.

Can

you spare

an hour of meaningful conversation with
a victim of society?

Hello, Alex.

Dr. Bentley's not here. He's giving a
lecture.

Oh, well, if he's left you alone again.

Maybe he likes some company.

Please, don't embarrass us both again.

That's not what you said when you came
in last time. You let me kiss you,

Joanne. I didn't let you kiss me. I
decided not to make an issue of it.

Only because Howard's had his heart set
on helping you.

Well, I don't mean to embarrass you.

It's just, you're the most beautiful
woman I've ever known.

Please, Alex, ease up, okay?

So when's the last time he made love to
you?

Get out of here.

I'll call security.

You didn't tell him before?

Get your hands off me.

You're such a phony.

You're all prim and proper on the
outside.

The loving, neglected wife.

But there's a beast inside you.

And it's not going to take much to set
it free.

You want to be locked up?

Howard doesn't think so.

I'm like a son to him.

But you're not like my mother, are you?

Hi.

Oh, hi.

Picked up that butterscotch ripple on my
way back from the library.

I thought you were working late tonight.

Oh, I was.

It took me an hour to figure out how to
hook up this thing.

Surprise.

A VCR?

It means Casablanca whenever we want it.
Do we have enough money for this?

Well, I'm making a little extra now,
aren't I? Sure, sure, but maybe we

spend it on something useful.

Dave, we deserve a treat. What's wrong
with you?

You're right, honey.

I'm sorry. It's a great idea.

I...

I guess I'm just not in the mood for
Casablanca.

Something is wrong.

Yeah.

I got my bar review test back today.

I barely scraped through.

Oh, honey.

But you got a passing grade.

Well, that's not so bad.

Not so bad?

Megan, the difference between success
and failure in law is...

between doing something almost right and
doing it exactly right.

The only thing I'm doing exactly right
these days is failing this damn bar

Jogging? Mm -hmm.

Well, I guess it's only fair you
exercise your circulatory system to full

capacity.

And respiratory?

Not to mention legs.

And those are some legs.

I knew it. You only moved in with me for
my body.

Pretty distracting body.

A minute ago, I almost brushed my teeth
with my eyeliner.

How about a champagne breakfast to
celebrate our first 12 hours of living

together?

Champagne after only 12 hours?

What do we do tonight after 24 hours?

There are other ways to exercise the
circulatory and respiratory system.

You

know,

Joanne, after this morning's seminar, I
thought I'd spend some time with Alex.

This is our only free afternoon.

He's very close to opening up to me.

Be careful, Howard.

I don't trust him. Oh, come on, Joanne.

His father was a criminal. His mother
was an alcoholic.

He's entitled to a little understanding.

But if you're really against it... No,
no, it's all right.

You think Alex is very special, don't
you?

He's special and he isn't.

There are so many guys like Alex.

You're a wonderful man, Howard.

But sometimes I wish you didn't care so
much about people.

The person I care most about is you,
Joanne.

I know this trip is much fun for you,
but you just wait.

After my book is published.

We'll go away together.

I need your patience.

Just a little while longer, okay?

Don't worry.

I won't disappoint you.

I'll, uh... I'll just go shopping.

Yeah, well, I was lucky Dr. Bentley
believed in me.

You saw something special in me.

Like what?

I was a real bad kid.

Hung out with a bunch of alienated guys.

One of them beat up his old man.

Another burned down the place he worked
at.

You ever seen any of them these days?

No way.

But they were my friends.

I understood why they were so angry.

Filthy streets.

Watching our parents grow old before
their time.

You've made a new beginning here.

You know, I can't help thinking about a
kid I used to know.

A lot of people made promises to him.

Never kept any.

Now he ended up trying to hurt the
people who wanted to help.

Alex, you've been given a second chance.

Make the most of it.

I intend to.

I'm really going to make my garden grow.

Beautiful color for you.

If you were my wife, I'd always buy you
beautiful clothes.

Go away, Alex.

I'd take you out dancing to the beach
across the bay on the ferry.

You think I'd like that, do you?

I think you'd like a little fun in your
life.

I told you not to touch me.

So did you tell Howard I'd touch you
last night?

Do you have any idea how upset he'd be
if he knew you'd betrayed him?

So now we're conspirators.

That's very intimate.

You think you're so clever.

Howard thinks you need a break.

I don't.

Lots of kids come from tough
backgrounds.

My tough background?

Then why are you getting all steamed up
about where you and I are going?

You and I are going exactly nowhere.

Remember what I said about the Beast.

Hey, Tracy.

Hi.

Nice bracelet.

Italian. Great look, isn't it? Better
cost a bundle.

Not too unreasonable.

Of course, employees get a discount,
right?

And you could pay for it in
installments.

Are you really interested in it? Yeah.

I'm really interested.

on my review exam.

It's tough trying to hold down a job at
the same time.

Maybe you should go on half shift.

That wouldn't be fair to Megan.

I don't know what's happening.

One minute I'm controlling my life,
hitting the right buttons, the next my

future is backfiring all over the place.
You're exaggerating. After things calm

down... I just wish I wasn't so tired.

You're going to burn yourself out if you
don't take the cure.

What cure?

Sleep, my friend.

It's not sleep I need.

It's a way to stay awake so I can study
past the bar and get out of that stupid

uniform.

I don't think I feel angry about my old
man anymore.

He couldn't help what he was.

Good. That's a healthy attitude.

Thanks to you.

It must be tough, huh?

Being a husband and a therapist and a
teacher.

I appreciate the time you make for me.

I appreciate you, Alex.

You've worked very hard to prove
yourself.

We'll talk again tomorrow, okay?

I just hope Mrs. Bentley doesn't make
you change your mind about me.

Mrs. Bentley?

I get confused when people say they like
me.

I wonder if they're playing head games.

Alex, what's happened?

I ran into Mrs. Bentley.

She bought me this gold bracelet.

My wife bought you that?

Guess I should have refused it, huh?

No, no, no.

Joanne's a very giving person if she
wanted you to have it.

Maybe she does like me after all.

If you didn't give him that bracelet,
where did he get it?

Well, maybe he bought it.

Or stole it.

That's unfair.

Any more unfair than what you're
accusing me of? I'm not accusing you of

anything. I just want to know the truth.

The truth is, you've got so much
invested in Alex, you can't admit you're

about him.

Joanne, don't you see?

If he lied, it's because he hasn't
learned to trust anyone yet. I can't let

down.

down? Yes.

There's something there worth saving.

He needs me. And I don't.

Howard, if we don't share our lives,
we've got nothing.

What are you talking about? We share
everything.

Joanne, you said you'd let me have this
year to finish the book. My work's

important. Everything about you is
important, Howard.

Except me.

1 ,250 pages.

How the hell did you get through,
Prosser?

Pardon the pun, but the speed came
through.

Yeah?

Not that I want to sell you on the idea,
but it's beginning to look like you

need a few more waking hours.

Oh, I don't know.

Hey, you don't have to use these if you
don't need them.

Just something to keep handy in case of
an emergency.

Just to keep handy.

You didn't have to give up racquetball
to cook for me. At least I can do now

that you're eating sensibly again.

Is there therapy going on?

Yeah, much better.

And we have nothing against spicy food.

Let's try this.

I thought you liked hot chili.

There's a difference between hot chili
and rocket fuel.

Living together is going to be more
complicated than we figured.

Oh, come on, Peter, don't be offended. I
love it that you cooked for me.

You love it enough to make it last
beyond a paint job?

That would be a long dinner, wouldn't
it?

It'll only take the painters a couple of
days to get through with your

apartment.

I want you to stay here longer than
that.

Well, sure, I can stay through the
weekend.

I'm not asking for just the weekend,
Christine.

Oh, Peter.

I'm asking you to move in with me.

Permanently.

Come to bed, honey.

I'll help you get to sleep.

I wish.

I can't.

I gotta get this finished.

You'll be the one who's finished if you
keep going without sleep.

Gotta tough it out.

Just don't overdo it, okay?

Hey, hey.

What kind of a game do you think you're
playing?

At least I got you out of that hotel.

Arrogant, self -splintered little con
man.

Do you lie awake at night figuring out
how to get what you want?

What do you think I want?

It's obvious. You want me.

That scares you.

Why should I be scared of you?

Because you're not used to being wanted
by a man.

Wanting a man.

You really get a kick out of making
trouble, don't you?

You're lonely, Joanne.

You need someone to tell you how special
you are.

I don't need you to tell me anything.

Hey.

I'm sorry I lied about the bracelet.

If I've been behaving irresponsibly,
it's only because I respect you and I

you.

And I don't know how to handle those
feelings.

My God.

Sometimes you sound so genuine. I think
maybe you really do mean that.

You know I do.

Stop saying these things to me.

You need something better for yourself,
Joanne.

That's why you came to me?

I came here to slap your face.

If I were a man, I'd... But you're not a
man, are you?

Let me go. I hate you.

We can discuss that later.

Don't you dare.

Morning. Oh, honey, you never even came
to bed.

Second wind kicked in at 3 a .m. Back
under the sheets, kiddo. My gorgeous

is having... What are you doing?

Breakfast in bed.

Yay. Oh, only one plate? Aren't you
having any? Not hungry. I'm going to hit

library early. I got an afternoon shift.
Oh, hey.

Did you ever see such a beautiful
morning?

At least change your shirt before you
go.

Eat up, honey. Cereal and bananas, a la
Kendall.

Honey, I'll change at work. I gotta run.

Dave, slow down.

You must feel awful.

I feel wonderful.

You are looking at the new King of
Torts.

See ya.

You had me worried last night.

I must have fallen asleep before you got
back.

I was upset.

I went for a walk.

At midnight?

Let's not get into this. We'll start
saying things we'll regret.

I don't regret loving you.

I wish you'd told me that yesterday.

Sometimes I think you'd rather save Alex
than our marriage.

That's not true.

I don't know what I'd do without you.

Do you really mean that?

Yes.

Oh, darling, I know I've neglected you,
but I'll make it up.

At the end of the semester, we'll take a
whole month off. A second honeymoon.

Oh, Howard.

Darling, what's wrong?

I love you so much.

I must have been crazy.

What do you mean?

I felt so angry.

So alone.

Joanne, where did you go last night?

He's carrying so much hate and fear
around with him.

He's turned it against us.

Alex.

You're telling me he went to Alex?

I tried to fight him.

What did he do?

I wanted him.

Oh, I forgot the champagne.

Can't have champagne every morning.

Could if you moved in with me.

I don't believe what I'm hearing.

Peter McDermott, the unregenerate,
independent male.

Christine, it's time for us to live
together.

You're rushing me, Peter.

No rush. Let's say good morning properly
first.

I don't.

I don't like that approach.

You mean you don't like talking about
moving in with me?

I'm willing to talk about it.

Just don't try to maneuver me into doing
whatever you want.

That's ridiculous.

Is it?

Look, Peter, right now, I don't know
what to say. It's too sudden.

What are we waiting for? We're having a
good time together, aren't we?

That's not the point.

Christine, I'm in love with you. I want
us to be together more than anything

else in my life.

I love you too, Peter.

But we need to talk about this.

Fair enough.

We'll talk about it tonight, but I'm
warning you, I won't take no for an

You ungrateful little punk.

Now, wait a minute.

Mrs. Bentley showed up at my door. She
couldn't keep her hands off me. I tried

to help you. I believed in you.

I was sorry for her. She said you were
ignoring her.

You're an animal.

You should be in a cage.

Please don't turn against me.

It was Mrs. Bentley's fault.

She's responsible for everything.

Boy, you look like hell.

Didn't you take a pill? Yeah, got me
through the night and halfway through

Prosser. Now I'm Rip Van Winkle. So
lighten up.

It's tough to lighten up when I don't
have a job waiting for me at Daddy's law

firm.

That's a low blow.

I gotta pass the bar like everybody
else.

I'm sorry, Phil.

I don't know what I'm saying anymore.

Here.

Why don't you just take a pill?

It'll get you through the day and then
sleep tonight.

You know, we have to work through this
thing.

What if we can't?

I went to Alex.

That has to mean something's wrong
between us.

Between us?

You're the one who slept with him.

So now I get down on bended knee and beg
forgiveness?

I suppose I can't blame you.

I made all the mistakes.

I trusted Alex.

I left you alone too much. Because you
don't need me anymore.

That's not true. You're the one who
doesn't seem to need me. Damn it,

you're my wife.

How am I ever going to learn to live
with this thing?

Oh, God, why did you ever marry me?

Because I loved you. I've always loved
you.

But why?

We're so different.

Please, Howard, tell me.

I need to know I mean something to you.

You're my whole life.

How could you ever doubt that?

Because you've used your work to avoid
me.

Because there's no romance in our
marriage. Because you let Alex come

and... And then I let him use me.

Can't we make a fresh start?

What if I told you I...

I needed something better for myself.

To make a new life without you.

Are you telling me that?

Can't you see what's happened?

Alex has won.

Please, Joanne. Sorry, Howard.

There's just nothing left between us.

Hi, honey. Hi.

Dinner's in the oven.

Tired? Nope.

I just left tired in another time zone.

After dinner, I'll run you a nice hot
bath.

That always makes you sleepy.

Who said anything about sleep? And
forget dinner. I'm wide awake and ready

hit the books again.

Dave, you have to eat something.

Megan, I just said I'm not hungry.

Enough already.

Enough already with you.

I just hope they give makeup for
sleeping through the bar. Thank you, Ann

Landers. I assume that means you're not
going to eat your dinner? Assume

anything you want.

The kick is up, and it's good.

With only a few minutes remaining in the
third quarter, the 49ers go back on

top. San Francisco, 21, Dallas Cowboys.
Big game.

49ers and the Cowboys.

I know all about football, thank you.

Between my brother and 12 cousins. Do
they let you play? Sure.

Started out being in the goal post and
worked my way up to playing middle

linebacker. You're still playing the
middle.

What? You haven't given me an answer.
Are you going to move in or not?

I didn't know the clock was running.

What I meant was, you're here.

Let's not take a backward step. Stay.

Oh, Peter.

Is our love so weak that we have to test
it like this?

Is our love so weak you're afraid to
test it?

Peter.

There's something I need to tell you.

I hope you won't be hurt or think I love
you any less.

But let's clear the air a little.

I always thought we were aiming at
marriage.

We are, but you know I was married
before. And you're cautious. I

that.

But I never talked about living
together. That's not what I want.

That's pretty obvious.

Don't take it like that.

How should I take it? You're saying we
shouldn't see so much of each other. I'm

not saying that at all.

What are you so mad about?

I'm not mad about anything.

I've told you I love you and I need you.
If that's not enough, I guess we're

just not playing on the same team.

You want to live alone? Live alone.

I feel terrible. I had no right being
angry with you.

It was my fault. I should have explained
myself better. I just wish I knew what

you wanted.

It always seemed as if I was the one who
had trouble making a commitment.

Now when I offer it, you turn me down.

Marriage is a commitment.

Living together is something else.

That's a first step.

I don't think so, Peter.

A courtship is a first step.

Let's not be in a hurry to cheat
ourselves out of something wonderful.

Let's go home.

I don't know, Christine.

I've said things to you I never thought
I'd say to any woman after my marriage

broke up. I've told you I love you, that
I need you.

Suddenly I feel scared.

Scared of what?

That you might leave me.

Does that make any sense?

I've had the same fears.

You leaving me.

But I'm learning.

Everyone in love had fears like that.

Yeah, I know, but... You better get used
to having me around.

We're gonna be together for a long time.

But you won't move in with me.

Keep working on me, though.

I like it.

Alex is lashing out, Peter.

He just can't accept the fact that
anybody could care about him. The kid's

dangerous sociopath. He's fooled us all.
Now he's trying to destroy your

marriage. And succeeding.

Joanne's leaving today.

So you're going to let him ruin your
lives without fighting back?

What's there left to fight for?

My wife?

My precious theories on criminal
rehabilitation?

Alex has made a fool of me.

And everything I cared about.

You're supposed to be a psychologist.

Don't tell me you're fresh out of
understanding for yourself.

Oh, that's the oldest cliche in the
book.

The therapist so busy straightening out
the world, he forgets to clean up his

own backyard.

Isn't it time you got started?

Don't you have a seminar?

The subject of my speech has turned
rather sour.

Why not make it the exception that
proves the rule, speech?

Alex isn't the only one you've tried to
help.

You've had a lot of successes.

Not where it counts.

With my wife.

What was it you told me about therapy?

You have to go all the way down before
you can start back up.

Joanne, can't we give each other another
chance?

Haven't we used up all our chances?

We've both been through hell.

Maybe we could build on that.

What if we can't?

You could try to love me again.

As if I ever stopped.

I need you so much.

I need you.

I'm so ashamed of the way I behaved.

I love you.

I don't pass the bar.

Everything we've worked for goes down
the drain.

Our life together has a lot more going
for it than the bar exam.

Anyway, you're going to pass with flying
colors.

What if I don't?

Then you'll take it again.

And have you supporting us for another
year?

That's what's really bothering you,
isn't it? My job. While you're still

in that uniform. No.

I don't know.

I'm sorry.

I want to pass this exam so badly.

Turn myself inside out.

Day's night, night's day.

I can barely remember my own name.

It's Dave.

The Dave I'm very proud of.

I don't know why.

Because no matter how tough it's ever
gotten, you've always had the strength

see us through.

I couldn't do any of this without you.

I have to get back to work.

You're a fool, Alex. You could have had
a new life here. You threw it away.

Mrs. Bentley lied.

I'd never do anything like that. I'm
afraid you won't be joining our staff

all.

What are you talking about?

I've been doing good work.

Hurting our guests?

We know all about your gold bracelet
trick.

What trick?

It was a gift.

I already talked to Tracy at the
boutique.

You don't understand.

Mrs. Bentley.

She gave me the money for the bracelet.
Save it. The party's over.

So you're going to turn against me like
everybody else.

Miss Francis, your general manager.

Help me.

Please.

I feel sorry for you, Alec.

But you've got to go.

I never meant to hurt you.

You've been like the parents I never
had.

Knock it off, Alex. We're not playing
your games anymore.

No games.

I'm really sorry.

I promise.

From now on... From now on, we won't be
seeing each other again.

You still like me, don't you?

You're not going to leave me here.

Oh, my God. You don't give up, do you?

You owe me.

You took me off the street.

And I don't regret that.

I intend to keep helping as many
troubled kids as I can.

So I shook you up a little.

People have been doing that to me all my
life.

You can't take me in, then throw me out.

I feel badly about that, Alex.

I've arranged with another psychologist
to work with you.

Another shrink?

Thinks he can make his reputation on me?

You're all the same.

I knew you'd dump me.

Goodbye, Alex.

I thought you cared about me.

I cared.

You're the one who didn't.

I called your probation officer.

He wants to see you tomorrow.

Suits me fine.

I don't need you.

Don't need anybody.

That's where you're wrong.

One day I hope you understand that.

Of course, too late.

I don't need you.

Think you can outplay God with me?

Wind me up like a toy soldier?

Make me like you?

Who needs you?

Who needs you?

You're very quiet.

I was thinking about Alex.

About how we failed with him.

You and Dr. Bentley did your best.

Some people can't be saved.

Maybe I'm just in a low mood.

Why do I think that's because of us?

I can't help feeling we failed, too.

We were honest about our feelings.

That's brought us closer together.

So your apartment might only be
temporary?

Unless you're planning on giving up your
place.

I give them my place, and you're going
to need room for 1 ,500 guests.

As long as they take off their shoes.