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Man, this neighborhood's a mess.

I mean, damn road crews are tearing up

half of Leicester Avenue.

I know.

Sheridan Road's blocked off.

They're having some children's art fair.

You know, and we're gonna have to hear

about it all over again once Becker gets

here.

Well, we'll just see about that, Jake.

You don't believe what's going on out there.

They got road crews...

Road crews tearing up Leicester Avenue.

I know.

What a nightmare.

Oh.

Yeah.

Well, it's not just that, though.

Why don't they do it during rush hour?

Why don't they do it during the middle

of the night when there's no one out

there?

Idiots.

Yeah.

Well, yeah.

You know, if you try to go the

other way...

Yeah, you run into that stupid kid at

the art fair.

I mean, if I wanted a clown made

out of macaroni, I'd have my own damn

kid.

Am I right?

Yeah.

Oh, look at this, will you?

Damn city council.

We've read the paper, too.

Freeze!

There's still five minutes left in your work

day.

I know that, but I only took 55

minutes at lunch.

You're supposed to take 30.

You were saying?

I have to go to the dentist tomorrow

morning.

So I won't be able to give Mrs.

Connelly her home care.

Oh, well, Mrs. Connelly's just gonna have to

deal.

No, you will.

You're going there tomorrow before work.

I believe before work is called sleep.

Not tomorrow.

Oh, there is one thing you should know,

though.

Mrs. Connelly can be pretty nasty.

And all the time I've known her, she's

only said three words to me.

Were they, by any chance, don't send Linda?

No.

You're going.

But look on the bright side.

We just killed five minutes, so you can

take off whenever you...

Damn, she's good.

George Nordling?

Yeah, this is Lloyd Martin.

We own the gas station down the street.

Oh, yeah, I got my car fixed there.

We know.

Your car's a legend at our shop.

You practically paid for our new lift bay.

Glad to help.

All right, what am I looking at here?

He cut his hand on the job.

It's not too deep, but I figured I

needed a tetanus shot.

Good thinking.

You know, the medicine only costs about 15

bucks, but it could run you 300 or

400 in labor.

Sound familiar, fellas?

Why are you here?

Moral support.

He hates shots.

Oh, I see.

I guess.

You know, sometimes it's not that bad.

All right.

It's your own fault.

You should have been more careful.

Meaning?

Meaning if you pay more attention to your

work, these accidents wouldn't happen.

Can you believe it, Doc?

He tries to fit a 460 engine into

a chassis built for a 283.

We're talking about an inch worth of difference.

Right, Doc?

Okay.

That's not the point.

You put more than 510 of torque on

that baby, you'll get hurt.

Worse yet, you'll pretzel the chassis.

Pretzel the chassis.

Pretzel the chassis.

It's always the same crap.

For your information, I added subframe connectors with

a four-point welded roll cage.

Fat lot of good it did you.

Okay, okay, here comes the shot.

Oh, I really hate needles.

Okay, it's okay.

I'm here.

Okay.

Okay.

Jake, you've got a customer.

I'll be right there.

Two in one day?

I can't keep going at this pace.

Oh, I'm sorry.

That's okay.

Usually I'm the one bumping into people.

What can I get for you?

Some cigarettes, please.

Okay.

No, wait.

Gum.

No, cigarettes.

Trying to quit, are we?

Yes.

Trying to quit gum or cigarettes?

Uh, cigarettes.

I'll take the gum.

Spare a minute.

There you go.

That's a good choice.

You know, if you'd asked for cigarettes, I'd

have needed to see some ID.

Don't I look old enough?

Well, not from what I've seen, no.

I smell romance in the air.

Is that what that is?

Seriously, Becker, what are the odds of two

blind people finding each other and hitting it

off?

What are the odds of two blind people

finding each other at all?

Uh...

Well, look, uh...

Nina.

I'm Jake.

I never really do anything like this, but...

Are you seeing anyone?

Not lately.

Uh, you want to do something sometime?

Maybe dinner.

Well, I was going to suggest tennis.

Golf's really my game.

All right.

What's your handicap?

Two.

Me too.

You know that Italian place around the corner?

Georgia's?

Yeah, yeah.

Great.

I love Italian.

Okay.

Uh, Saturday?

Eight o'clock?

Eight it is.

All right.

Well, bye.

See you.

So romantic.

Isn't that romantic, Becker?

Your hair is in my coffee.

Huh?

Met a girl, sold some gum.

Can it get any better than that?

She seemed really nice, Jake.

Yeah, that's what really matters.

Jack?

Gorgeous, I swear.

Yes.

Yeah, but what about that other girl you

were dating, Kira?

Oh, I found out she got married.

Ooh.

When did that happen?

According to the guy who showed up at

my door the other night, seven years ago.

Sorry I'm late, but Mrs. Connelly was just

so much fun.

And the story is, did you know that

she was a nurse in World War II?

She talked to you?

Yes.

And did you know that she dated Louis

Armstrong?

She talked to you?

And how great are those homemade caramels?

Are we talking about the same mean old

lady?

The Mrs. Connelly on Theriot Avenue?

She wasn't mean to me.

Well, thanks for letting me go over there.

Eat it's a trip.

Eat it?

She let you call her eat it?

Mr. Davis, you know, I think it's admirable

that you run 15 miles a day and

you eat nothing but macrobiotic healthy foods, but

it's just not worth it.

As your doctor, I'm begging you, eat a

cheeseburger.

Careful out there, it's windy.

Bill him.

Now.

Hey, Jake.

Hey, Jake.

So, how was your big date on Saturday?

How was my date?

Well, first, let me ask you a question.

Did either of you think to mention to

me that, uh, Nina was blind?

We thought you already knew.

How would I know?

I'm blind.

I sat in a bar with a guy

waiting for her for over half an hour.

I thought she stood me up.

Turns out she was on the other side

of the room.

Sorry.

Sorry.

Sorry.

Well, was the date okay otherwise?

The date was great.

I mean, two blind people, one bottle of

wine, one revolving door.

You do the math.

What?

It's funny.

Well, she seemed so nice.

No, she was very nice.

But, well, when I found out she was

blind, it just ruined the whole thing for

me.

Hey, I hate to break it to you,

Jake, but you're blind, too.

So what are you saying?

I should only date blind women?

I mean, that's like saying you should only

date angry women with lousy dispositions.

I don't think any of us has much

of a choice in that matter.

And trust me, any angry woman you've met

wasn't angry until she met you.

And you, Jake, are being totally unfair.

Well, come on, Reg.

What kind of future would we have?

I mean, let's face it.

Two blind people getting married is like a

lifelong game of Marco Polo.

Well, it's better than the game my wife

played.

You know, hide and go cheat.

You've got to at least give Nina a

chance.

What's the point?

I mean, when I envision my life with

someone, I imagine us doing things that other

couples do.

Like if we want to take a drive

out to the country, who's going to drive?

Who's going to tell me if my clothes

don't match?

Same person who doesn't tell you now.

Well, if you ask me, you're missing out

on a perfectly good chance of happiness.

Oh, come on.

Why do women always have to turn everything

into a romance novel?

You know, don't take your disappointments and lay

them on Jake here.

And what do you mean, my disappointments?

Okay, point taken.

Jake, I still think you're being unfair.

Reg, the heart wants what it wants.

My heart wants someone who can sing.

I mean, fair or not, that's just how

I feel.

Yeah, Jake, let me ask you a question

here.

Now, when you were both stuck in that

revolving door, were you in separate compartments or

the same one with your canes going off?

Oh, come on.

It's funny.

John?

Jake, what are you doing here?

Well, I was in the neighborhood.

But you didn't call first.

Well, like I said, I was walking by.

Yeah, you really should call.

Okay, you want me to go out, call,

and then come back?

No, I'm not doing anything.

Come on in.

Next time, call.

What's up?

Well, I've been thinking about what Reggie said.

Yeah, what Reggie said.

What'd she say again?

You know, about Nina?

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, Nina.

Do you think I'm out of line on

this one?

Oh, the blind girl!

Uh, no, no.

You know, I understand where you're coming from.

I mean, aren't I entitled to want what

I want?

Absolutely.

You don't want to go out with her?

Then don't.

Well, that's easy for you to say.

I mean, I like this girl.

Then go out with her.

Did you not hear what I said?

This whole blind thing isn't gonna work out.

Then don't go out with her.

We're really connected.

Yeah, here's an idea.

You could go out with her.

I just told you it's not gonna work

out.

Hey, Jake, tell me what you want me

to say, and I'll say it.

Why do I even bother talking to you?

Why don't you just mind your damn business?

This is why I tell people to call.

Oh, you're welcome.

It's no problem.

Oh, hi, Jake.

God, he's in a mood today.

When is he?

Oh, Enid, that's so kind of you.

Enid Connolly?

What does she want?

I was just there.

Oh, Dr. Becker, Enid Connolly's on the phone.

She developed a rash last night, and wants

to know if you can come by today

and take a look at it.

I could have done that.

I was just there.

You know, nothing's going on around here.

Tell her I'll be right over.

Enid, Dr. Becker can come over right now.

Is that okay?

Great.

Era muito agradável falar com você.

What's with the Spanish?

It's Portuguese.

Enid speaks four languages, you know.

Well, she doesn't speak any of them to

me.

John, I'm sorry, but I was just over

there.

Don't worry about it, Margaret.

I enjoy seeing Enid.

You do?

Yeah, she's always got great stories.

Did you know that she once dated Louis

Armstrong?

Louis Armstrong!

John, wait.

I'm going with you.

You speak Portuguese?

Never mind.

Dr. Becker.

Please come in.

Hi, Dr. Becker.

How wonderful to see you.

Hello.

Oh, hi.

Sit down here.

Let me take a look at your rash.

Oh, can I do anything to help?

He's doing just fine.

You know what, Enid?

I think that that's just a reaction to

that new medication I gave you.

Tell you what, I'm going to call the

pharmacy and have them send over a new

prescription and some Benadryl to stop the itch.

Oh, thank you, doctor.

You're so sweet.

Oh, oh, oh.

Caramels?

May I?

Yes.

Ah, thank you.

Oh, oh, oh, God.

Aren't these great?

Hmm.

Okay, Enid.

I'll see you later.

You coming?

No, you go ahead.

I'm going to stay and see if Enid

needs anything else.

Hmm.

All right.

What's going on here?

I don't know what you're talking about.

You are nice to everyone else and horrible

to me.

Why?

You really want to know?

Yes, I really do.

Okay.

I don't like you.

What?

I don't like you.

What do you mean?

Which part of I don't like you don't

you get?

No, no, no.

No, this is wrong.

John is the one no one likes.

Linda is the one no one understands.

I'm the likable one.

Everyone likes me.

Not me.

But you can't just not like someone.

There has to be a reason.

No, there doesn't.

You meet lots of people.

Some you like, some you don't.

You, I don't.

And now that I'm old, I don't have

to pretend to like anyone I don't like.

It's that simple.

So you're saying that you don't like me?

Oh, for goodness sake.

Do you like me?

No, that's not the point.

Do you?

Well, no, but that's because you're not nice

to me.

That's because I don't like you.

Fine.

I'll just go.

Good.

But I bet if we just sat down

and had a nice cup of tea.

I don't like tea either.

Break your sandwich to go, please.

Guess what?

Jake called Nina and she's coming over here.

He finally admitted that I made a good

point.

Oh, great.

Now if he can just make a good

sandwich, I'll be happy.

Nina here yet?

Not yet.

Oh, by the way, Jake, you look great.

Doesn't he look great, Becker?

Turkey whole wheat now.

Jake?

Oh, Jake, Nina's here.

Blind, not deaf.

Hi, Nina.

Hi, Nina.

Oh, this is Reggie Costas.

Hello.

I'm sorry.

This is John Becker.

Now, where's my sandwich?

Nice to meet you.

Let's have a seat.

So, how are you?

I'm a little confused.

I thought we had a good time and

then I didn't hear from you.

I mean, that thing with the revolving door

was a little embarrassing, but I thought we

recovered well.

Nina, I have to confess.

When I found out you were blind, I

wasn't sure if I wanted to go out

with you anymore.

What?

I mean, life is hard enough for one

blind person, let alone two.

Life?

Gee, we only had one date.

I know, I know.

I was projecting this whole imaginary future.

Well, the thing is, I really enjoyed our

dinner together and I'd like to see you

again.

I'd like that, too.

Really?

Uh-huh.

I liked you from the start.

Call it love at no sight.

You know, someone had to say it eventually.

Why do you even call this a restaurant

anymore?

So, dinner tonight?

I'd love to.

Great.

I can't believe I was so stupid.

I mean, me not liking you because you're

blind would be like you not liking me

because I'm black.

Oh.

What?

I, uh, I didn't know that.

Know what?

That you were black.

Yeah.

Huh.

Well, this is a little awkward, but I

have to be honest.

I don't know how else to say this,

but I'd rather not pursue a relationship with

a black man.

What?

I'm sorry, Jake.

It's just, it's not how I pictured my

life.

Take care.

Hey, man.

I'm sorry.

I, I have no idea what to say.

Well, I do.

I can't believe someone would talk to you

like that.

Look, Reg, if she's a racist, then she

can go to hell.

Or maybe she's not.

What?

Maybe she's just being honest with what she

wants in her life.

After all, that's what I did.

And I was ready to dump her the

minute I found out she was blind.

Frankly, I thought you were wrong.

But it's not really the same.

Maybe.

Maybe not.

But the heart wants what it wants.

Jake?

I'm okay.

But on the plus side, this saves me

from having a real tough conversation with my

grandmother.

See you.

See you.

How can he stick up for her like

that?

What she said was horrible.

Yeah, I know.

But I can't believe it.

I'd still be running down the street screaming

at her.

Yeah.

God, I must be really naive.

You just don't think that that kind of

prejudice exists anymore.

Uh-huh.

Yeah?

Uh-huh.

What's going on with you, Becker?

I mean, the man with a million opinions

suddenly has nothing to say?

Hey, Jake said how he felt.

You said how you felt.

I don't disagree with either one of you.

Yeah, but doesn't what she did piss you

off?

Yeah, it just doesn't surprise me because I

happen to feel that most people are cruel,

small-minded, and shallow.

Oh, come on, Becker.

If I believe that, then I have to

believe that the entire world just sucks.

Thank you!

That's what I've been trying to tell you

every single morning for the past two years.

Thank you.