All language subtitles for 8.Simple.Rules.S01E24.Queen.Bees.and.King.Bees

Somebody get that?
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Someone! I'm working!
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Does anyone hear that?
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Oh, yeah. Doorbell.
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- Oh, hi, boss. - Hi, Paul. Shouldn't you be working?
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No, actually, I...
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Rachel, your father's here! Hey, want some coffee?
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No. I'm running errands. My wife and I are having a party tomorrow night.
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Party.
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More like Mardi Gras.
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- You're having a party? - Oh, I would have invited you, Paul,
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but it's just my sportswriters.
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- You know, I used to write sports. - You sure did.
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Too bad you can't come, 'cause we're having lamb. Mmm.
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- Bye. - Hey, bye, Mr. Hennessy.
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- I'll see you at my parents'... - Rachel! Time to go.
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See you, buddy.
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- Daddy, I need to check my e-mail. - Sweetheart, I'm working.
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Is that more important than your family?
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At the end of your life, are you gonna think back,
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"If only I had more time to work"?
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No. I'm thinking that right now.
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Bridget!
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Paul, she is mass e-mailing gossip about Jenna Sharpe.
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How many times have I told you not to slander my boss's daughter
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- from our home computer. - Oh, lovely, Paul.
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Jenna had something embarrassing happen,
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and now Bridget is milking it for all it's worth. It's just not nice.
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- What happened? - She sat on a couch in the library
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- and made this rude noise. - Rude noise?
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Like that.
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- Ahh. - That was what Jenna said.
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She was sitting down, trying to get the couch to make the noise.
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We're like "Yeah, right, Jenna, just own it."
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You know, this isn't funny.
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I have been reading a lot lately about how cruel teenage girls can be.
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You know, when I was in high school,
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there was this girl that everybody thought was a loser.
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And she was self-conscious and awkward, and, you know,
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but really, really nice, once you got to know her.
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Aww, and that girl was you.
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No! It was Denise Fabio. I have two eyebrows.
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Oh, lovely, Cate.
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You're reading a little bit too much, Mom. It's all a bunch of media hype.
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What's that supposed to mean?
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Sometimes, to sell a bunch of magazines, they'll write these big articles...
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I know what "media hype" means.
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I'm just saying I agree with your mother about your little group,
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with its cool clothes, own language, code of behavior...
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It's like a girls Mafia.
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There's no such thing as a girls Mafia. Just a highly-structured secret society
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with a set of rules and severe consequences.
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There's a secret society?
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No.
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I hate that Jenna! She's evil!
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Yesterday she was like, "I love your jacket. It's so you."
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Today I see her, and she's wearing the same jacket.
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Like she's stealing my soul or something.
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God, she is so petty.
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Bridget, are you thinking what I'm thinking?
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Yeah, but I don't think we'd ever get away with it.
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I meant, aren't you the one who's being petty?
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Oh. No, we weren't thinking the same thing at all.
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- Jeez! - What's wrong, honey?
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Got off the phone with Tommy. Because I missed the last two poker nights,
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he's given my chair to somebody else. You know, It's not fair.
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I've been part of that sportswriters poker night ever since it started.
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But you're not a sportswriter anymore.
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Thank you. Tommy pointed that out too.
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This is what happens when you don't show up at the office.
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- Out of sight, out of mind. - You're gonna be there next week.
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- I am? - Yeah.
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For Take Your Daughter to Work Day.
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Oh, great! You guys can see where Daddy works.
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Daddy, you work in our living room.
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Done.
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I'll have you know, I am a vital part of the Detroit Post.
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There is marketing research where readers say the reason
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they buy it is to read my column.
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- Those forms you had me fill out? - Besides that.
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- The forms you had me fill out? - Everybody does that.
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You think I'm gonna let you goof around the house by yourselves?
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- Well, I assumed... - Aha!
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No, never assume.
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Because when you assume,
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you make an "ass" out of "u" and "me."
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Wow. That is really... - Lame? - Yes.
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I think Take Your Daughter to Work Day is discrimination.
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Rory's right. A man should be able to take all his children to work.
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Hey, I have a job too, you know. A job I actually go to.
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Wanna come to the hospital with me?
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Or to the newspaper with me? Big presses, jelly donuts.
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Don't make me choose between Dad...
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Student nurses and bloody guys.
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Hospital.
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OK, girls, here it is: the Sports Department.
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This is where your father cut his journalistic teeth. Take it all in.
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- Done. - Let's go.
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No, wait. Come here. Get back here. Come on.
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Your father spent many happy years right here.
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Mister, did you know our father?
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Yes, and he never spoke of you.
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Now, knock it off. This, right here, used to be my desk.
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This is where it all happened.
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This was the hub, the heartbeat, if you will, where all the guys met.
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- We were like a band of brothers. - Hey, brother, get off my desk.
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That's just some snappy newspaper banter. Priceless.
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I was telling the girls that used to be my desk.
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That's right, I forgot. I gotta cover the Tigers double-header.
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- Visit more often. - Visit? What?
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- I work here. - Sorry, I'm an idiot.
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You write that Slice Of Life thing from home. My wife loves it.
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- Well, gotta go. - OK. That's Artie.
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Oh, my God, look, that's Jenna Sharpe. God, she copies everything I do.
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So you guys are dressed alike. That's just a coincidence.
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- You make it sound sinister. - You are a child.
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She so wants to be me. Her father works at the same paper.
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Just be nice. Hi, Rachel. Hi, Jenna.
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- Hi, Mr. Hennessy. - Hello, Bridget.
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Go on, speak, boss's daughters.
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- Hello. Sit on any couches lately? - Bridget!
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Ooh.
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Here it comes. Clash of the titans.
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I told you this would get ugly.
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What... ever.
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Oh, for... Come on. You are guests at the newspaper.
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Stop acting like you're in high school.
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- Hey, Hennessy. - I'm not talking to you, Tommy.
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- Hey, Poppa H. - Kyle? What are you doing here?
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- He could ask you the same thing. - I've had enough of you.
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- I work here. - Trouble in the ranks?
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Hennessy, I'd like to speak with you in private.
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Ooh.
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Hennessy's in trouble. Hennessy's in trouble.
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- Why are you on my case, Nick? - I did that so I could talk to you.
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And I wanted to look like a big shot in front of my girls.
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But you made me look bad in front of mine.
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I owe you a beer.
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What's really going on here?
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I was up all night with Jenna sobbing in my arms
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because some kids at school teased her for a, um...
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- noisy couch. - Noisy couch?
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OK, yeah. I understand.
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The one day she forgot to take her pill.
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That's shameful. It's a natural phenomenon.
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It's like they're making fun of God's handiwork.
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Exactly.
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There's this one mean girl who's leading the charge.
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Really? Jeez. Did Jenna happen to mention who the mean girl was?
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No. She knows I'd hunt down the kid's father. Perhaps get physical.
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- I see. - Thanks for the little chat.
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When we go back in there, could you act like you were crying?
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- No! - All right, all right. OK.
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- Hey, Beach, having fun? - Yeah. Kind of. I mean,
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for the fifty-third worst day of my life. You OK?
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Yeah, I'm fine. It's just one of those days.
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You rank the days? Never mind, never mind.
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It's just, you know, I pitched five column ideas to Nick,
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he rejected four, said he'd think about one.
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Oh, Dad, I'm sorry you're not cool around here.
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Cool? Honey, cool doesn't even enter into the equation in the adult world.
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They don't judge me by how cool I am.
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I am judged solely by the quality of my work.
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Paul, I've thought about that idea.
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No.
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- Ouch. That's gotta hurt. - Are you kidding?
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Honey, you just roll with the punches. That's all.
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- Come here. Something's happened. - What?
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Oh, my God!
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Hi, Bridget.
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Daddy, can I go out with Kyle on Saturday?
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Well...
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That's my sad face.
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- Convinced? - OK.
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Boss's daughter. Way to rebound.
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Bridget. Bridget, you've gotta take the high road. Stay above it.
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- Roll with the punches. - Tommy, I'll see you at poker tonight?
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Got the whole chair set up for you.
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Oh, my God! You gave Nick my seat!
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Tommy, you didn't tell me that I was taking Paul's seat.
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This is uncomfortable.
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Hope it's lucky.
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You...
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So, Nick, what kind of beer do you like?
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Rory, I hope you had fun at the hospital and learned something.
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Sure did, Mom. I picked up a lot.
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I'm gonna go visit the Doyles. See ya.
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I can't believe Kyle's going out with Jenna.
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Oh, honey, I'm so sorry.
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That must be painful, your ex-boyfriend going out with someone else.
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You know, when I was in high school,
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there was this girl who went through the very same thing.
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She had such a hard time.
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- Aw, and that girl was you? - No!
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Oh, right. "Denise Fabio."
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I don't care about Kyle. Everyone's gonna think Jenna stole him.
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If they would focus, they'd remember that I already dumped him. God!
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And it's already all over school that Bridget's old boyfriend prefers Jenna.
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I can't believe this. Now, I'm gonna be an outcast just like Daddy.
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Bridget, I'm not an outcast.
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- How was Nick's party? - How are Jenna and Kyle?
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- Paul! - She started it.
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- Paul! - I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
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You know, without due respect, I think I can help you.
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I know how to play this game.
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That's the difference between teens and adults. I don't play games.
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Yeah, and Mom's not really Denise Fabio.
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This is gonna pad a lot of G-strings.
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Not so fast, pilgrim.
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I got a couple of cowboys in this corral.
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Three chicks with a pair of kings? Brilliant.
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By the way, that John Wayne impression's the best I've heard.
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- Do it again. - Pilgrim.
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- Hey, fellas. Hi. - Hennessy, what are you doing here?
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I'm part of the group. Thought I'd drop by in case somebody wants to sit out.
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- I told you we have a full table. - Let him stay. Fresh meat.
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So... how is everybody?
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Did someone say something?
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So, Nick, you catch the Pistons game last night?
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- I was up all night with a crying kid. - Don't worry. I taped it.
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Turn it off after the final buzzer or you'll watch Kyle's sixth birthday.
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- You tape over family videos? - Just the stuff with the kids.
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They don't even look like that anymore.
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- How do the Tigers look? - They couldn't look any worse...
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Paul, Paul, let's let the sports guys field this question.
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If I wanna know about Civil War reenactments
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or how itchy the authentic underwear is, then I'll ask you.
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It feels good hanging out with you guys.
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But, you know, Nick, that article did get a lot of positive mail.
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Yeah, how is Rory?
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All right, seven card high-low. I'm gonna take you down, Sharpe.
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That'll be the day.
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It's incredible. He is the Duke!
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Scout, my daddy told me I could shoot all the blue jays I wanted,
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but it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.
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Hennessy, what the hell are you saying?
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Gregory Peck. To Kill a Mockingbird.
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Directed by Robert Mulligan, one of the greatest... Never mind.
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Dad, I'm using the car to go someplace and see some people.
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- Don't know when I'll be back. - Fine. Go.
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That's a great kid. Looks nothing like me, but a great kid.
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- Well, he's made my Jenna happy. - Already?
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Do John Wayne.
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Nick, I forget,
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is there a trellis right outside Jenna's bedroom window?
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Why? You don't think...? I'm out.
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Nice going, Scout.
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OK, I'm ready. Teach me everything.
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I knew you would come, Father.
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It was only a matter of time.
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OK, you remember everything I said
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about there being no such thing as a girls Mafia?
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Well, there is. But all cliques have the same structure.
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See, at the top, you have the Queen Bee.
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- In your case, Mr. Queen Bee. - That's Nick Sharpe. Got it.
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OK, next we have the sidekick. Not as pretty as the Queen Bee,
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- but always sucks up to her. - Well, that's Tommy.
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- That's so Tommy, right there. - OK. Then we have the wannabe.
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She'll do anything to get in with the Queen.
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- You lost me. - OK, like when you do
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Gregory Peck impressions at parties, weddings, our answering machine.
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So sue me if I presume people enjoy that.
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Aha! Never presume, because when you presume,
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you press you to me.
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- Eww, gross! That doesn't work. - OK, all right. Just go on.
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OK, what you need to do is get in real good with Nick.
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Then get him to tell you an awful secret about himself.
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Then tell everybody,
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thereby overthrowing him, putting you back on top.
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I take you to church.
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Fine. Be a wannabe the rest of your life.
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I am so not a wannabe. But it goes against everything I stand for.
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Everything I teach my children. Bridget,
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I have to ask myself, would Gregory Peck do something like that?
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Yes. I believe he would.
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- Artie. Where's Nick? - Snack machines. What's up?
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Let's just say there's a new queen in town.
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Never leave sports.
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- Hey, Nick. - Oh. Busted.
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Yeah, I eat chocolate when I'm depressed. It's my dirty little secret.
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Secret? Huh. Wanna talk about it?
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Well, I, uh... I guess I can tell you.
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I'm saying it's coming from upstairs.
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I'm gonna let Artie and a couple others go.
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- You're laying people off? - Damn budget cuts.
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It's the only way I can save my performance bonus.
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Wow, what a relief to get that off my chest.
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Keep this confidential.
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Boy, you'd be a pretty unpopular fellow if news like this got out.
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- Well, see you. - Where you going?
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Uh, nowhere. No... Um, why?
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Thanks for listening.
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Hey, I know I can be a jerk sometimes, but, uh, you're a good man, Paul.
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Hug?
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I'll tell you, Cate, I had Nick right where I wanted him and I couldn't do it.
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I actually felt compassion for the guy.
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And I realized, what would I get if I betrayed Nick's confidence?
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- A seat at that stupid poker game. - Who is this enlightened man?
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If he fires those guys, they'll let me right back in, right?
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Ah, there he is.
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But I'll say no because I don't want any part of that group.
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And then I'll laugh.
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You know, honey, you should consider being a mentor.
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Listen to me. You're right. Why did that stuff bother me so much?
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Oh, Paul, when I left nursing, I told myself
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that I would always be a part of the gang.
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But every time I dropped by, I felt like an outsider.
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I wasn't up on the in-jokes or the gossip and I really felt abandoned.
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Finally, I realized that I was grieving for my nursing career.
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Maybe I wasn't clear on the question. Why did that nonsense bother me?
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- Never mind, Paul. Never mind. - Grieving! Yeah, I got it.
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Grieving.
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- Hey, Daddy. - Hey.
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Daddy, you look sad.
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Well... I'm grieving.
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I'm... I'm not a sportswriter anymore and I'm grieving.
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Oh.
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I get really sad when I give my old clothes to Kerry.
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- So you understand. - Totally.
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You've been really upset lately. Maybe you're going through the same thing.
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You mean I could be grieving the life I had before Jenna came into town,
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- stole my friends, my sense of style... - Keep going.
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No, no, it's crazy because I don't wanna be with him or anything,
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because it's so over, but a part of me,
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a small part of me...
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- I miss Kyle! - Ohh.
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I miss sports!
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OK, I'm done. I'm good. I'm good.
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- That's it? Grieving process is over? - Let me check.
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Yeah, I'm good.
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Wait, wait, wait! Hang on! Hang on a second.
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You're OK with Jenna and Kyle now?
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Everyone thinks Jenna's a boyfriend-stealing tramp.
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There's a petition asking that nobody has dealings with that nasty business.
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Wait, that's mean.
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When her Dad finds out, somebody's gonna have hell to pay.
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Hello, pilgrim.
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Kerry defiled my Avril Lavigne poster.
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I went to Mom and Dad. They told us to work it out.
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I want justice, Bridget.
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You go to Mom and Dad first?
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What have I done that you insult me like this?
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This, the day that I'm studying for finals.
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I meant no disrespect.
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I will help you.
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But someday, and this day may never come,
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I may call on you to do me a favor.
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Will you two do me a favor and shut up?
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These grapes are really sour.
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