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Original subtitles

*Loud noise*

*Loud noise* We're going to the Oscars.

*Loud noise*

Obviously it's been over 13 years since you won your Academy Award.

That's a long time before we've actually seen

deaf actors getting nominated for an award.

Is that frustrating?

Marlee Matlin's career has spanned dozens of film and TV projects since

she became the youngest person to win a Best Actress Academy Award.

She's a successful producer, published her New York

Times bestselling autobiography, I'll Scream Later.

A pioneer representing deaf actors in Hollywood and now she's breaking even

more barriers in a movie with plenty of Oscar buzz this year called CODA.

It would mean the world to me to have finally

another deaf actor who's gotten an Oscar.

It's been 35 years, that's a pretty long time.

Nobody else who's deaf has ever gotten an Oscar, so fingers are crossed.

*Loud noise* Okay.

Alright, who's in my ear?

Shoshana's voice.

Nope, can't hear you.

Let me get this earpiece so you can hear the translation.

Oh, sure.

Okay.

Um... Yeah, that looks good.

Shoshana.

I hear your... Yeah, testing.

Testing.

There you are.

Oh.

Now I hear static.

I see.

Hold on a long second.

Okay.

It's working, but it's a little fuzzy.

I think it's... Yeah.

I think she was looking the other way before, but yeah, this looks nice.

My voice will be Shoshana signing.

And I'm gonna leave the room.

Got it.

And there's a plane.

Yep.

Airplane.

When do we get to talk shit about Marley?

Oh, right now.

Okay, good.

Yeah.

Dota camera mark.

Okay.

This is, um, Children of Lesser God, reel

number seven, part two, interview with Marley and then October 23rd, 1985.

You know, people all over the world were searching

to find Sarah, just like they looked for Scarlett

O'Hara a long time ago, and they finally picked you.

So you are Sarah.

How do you feel about that?

there.

"Children of a Lesser God" was my first movie.

Mark Madoff, who wrote the play, had stipulated

that all performances of the play had to be cast with deaf actors. And I just, I never

questioned the idea that that's how we would do the film.

We kind of put the word out all over the world.

And there's moments where you wonder, will we find our Sarah?

She was such an amazing character. And then a videotape was sent to us.

There was a production of a play

being done at that moment in Chicago. And I just immediately went, "Who's that?

Who's that?

" "Hearing boys. They could never be bothered

learning my language. No, that was too difficult.

I was always expected to learn how to speak.

Well, I don't speak. I don't do things that

I can't do well.

" The first time I met her was in New York.

I opened the door of the hotel room, and there's

what looked like a teenage girl chewing bubblegum.

She looked about 16. She was 19. But I remember

that my heart started pounding.

The minute I saw her, Bill Hurt was there too.

And it was just a very informal kind of test.

At the point that Bill was cast, he was a really huge star.

He had just been nominated for an Academy Award for Kiss of the Spider Woman.

And he was a phenomenal actor.

"They're dirty. I've been crying with happiness.

I don't believe this. I'm hurting already.

You look good. I'm right.

" "You can do whatever you want. Oh yeah? Like what?

" "The chemistry between her and Bill Hurt was

quite phenomenal. I mean, you could just feel

it in the room, the sort of electric attraction between these two people.

" "The movie that brought together Oscar winner

William Hurt and deaf actress Marlee Matlin

is about to open. It's the screened version of

Mark Madoff's Tony Award winning play, Children of a Lesser God."

"It's a love story about two people, one of whom is

deaf, played by Marlee Matlin, who is actually deaf.

" "Making a spectacular and sensuous film debut

as a very bright, but reclusive person that

William Hurt must first bring out of her shell.

" "Man. Now, if you let me, I'll be right back.

I'll be right back. I'll be right back. I'll be right back.

" "If you let me, I bet I could teach you how to speak.

And you could teach me, but I don't

want to mop the floor. Gee, that was quick. And you don't want to speak. Brilliant.

" "You are the most mysterious, beautiful, angry person I have ever met.

" "Their love had a language all its own. Children of a Lesser God. Rated R.

" "Now, there is a very strong,

emotional attachment that develops in this movie. Some people say it's really a movie

just about two lovers, one of whom happens to be deaf.

Was that made easier, because you and William Hurt

fell in love while you were doing that movie?

" "Well, that's not bad for a first movie.

First major acting job, and bingo, best actress nomination. And maybe the favorite?

Me? How did you get the word? Who called you up and told you?

" "Jack, actually. Yeah, Jack was my interpreter.

Yeah, we were on the on the teletype writer.

" "I was working in the office at NYU in educational film and technology, which

shared an office with the deafness rehab program. And one day a phone call came in

from William Hurt's assistant, looking for an interpreter for his

then girlfriend. So I took her shopping and we just hit it off.

And then we just became more and more friends. He was very, very private.

So he wasn't so keen on bringing different interpreters

in all the time. So he sort of depended on me.

" "I think all of us involved with it learned what the film is about,

about communication and the fact that it's very difficult, whether

we're deaf and hearing people trying to communicate, or

deaf people together, hearing people together. Communication

is a struggle for human beings. And we saw that acted out every day on our set.

" "And we're deaf people. And we're all deaf people. And we're all deaf people.

" "They're all deaf people. And we're all deaf people.

And we're all deaf people. And we're all deaf people."

"They're all deaf people. And they're all deaf people. And they're all deaf people.

" "They're all deaf people. And they're all deaf people.

" "They're all deaf people.

" "You ever wonder what it would be like to be deaf?

" "It's a strange and frightening world. It's isolated by the sound of silence.

" "Children of a Lesser God" is an unusual movie

that attempts to explore that mysterious landscape.

"You seem so at peace with the fact that you're

a non-hearing person in a hearing world.

" "Have you come to terms with it? Or are you just a good actress?

" "Do you feel that you might be a sentimental favorite

amongst people who really do admire your courage?

" "I think Marlee Matlin might be relying on

the sympathy vote. I have to agree with you.

"But I think she deserves it either way.

" "But remember the year Harold Russell won for the best years of our lives?

" "He had no arms.

" "I think I'm too young.

" "They love to see somebody who's handicapped win.

" "I think I'm too young.

" "And the winner is Marlee Matlin.

" "To tell you the truth, I didn't prepare for this speech.

" "But I definitely want to thank the Academy and its members.

" "And I want to thank all those special people in the film.

" "And I can name them Randa Haynes, Patrick Palmer.

" "The entire cast and crew.

" "And particularly William Hurt.

" "For his great support and love in this film.

" "Congratulations.

" "Do you have any sense of how deaf people around the world might

have felt a few moments ago when the award was announced for her?

" "I think that they feel extremely happy.

" "And relieved that something really deaf, a deaf actress

was able to accomplish something extremely unique.

" "Not only is it going to make the hearing impaired particularly happy.

" "Not only is it going to make the hearing impaired particularly happy, but

she will also serve as an example to so many deaf people who are young.

" "There are deaf people that are not actors or artists who are also overlooked.

" "That should, for example, caption films, caption television.

" "Lots of opportunities for deaf people that don't exist out there.

" "So those are things that we should know about.

" "I feel them out there jumping up and down really cheering.

" "I feel them out there as well.

" "E-G-T.

" "She says no.

" "Watch me talk.

" "She says no.

" "Watch me talk.

" "I feel them out there as well.

" "She, she, the honor.

" "Papa, us.

" "I feel them out there.

" "Sharing the message that deaf persons are individuals who have

pride in themselves, their accomplishments, and their deafness.

" "Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin is being honored wherever she goes.

" "Organizations for the Deaf court her to publicize their calls.

" "At the tender age of 21, Marlee is getting people to listen.

" "I feel them out there.

" "Galladette students have made their demands loud and clear.

" "Deaf president now! Deaf president now!"

"The confrontation was ignited by the university trustees' selection of a new president,

choosing a hearing woman who is just now learning sign language over two deaf candidates."

"Galladette University, the only liberal arts college for the Deaf in the

United States is the alma mater for 95% of the nation's Deaf college graduates.

" "If you'd like for us to listen to the students,

the students will have to be a little quieter.

" "Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go! Go!

" "Trustee Chairman Spillman and newly selected president Dr.

Elizabeth Ann Zinser said they will not be swayed by the students' demands.

" "ABC News Nightline: "This is ABC News Nightline."

"Let it be said first of all that each of our guests tonight has the best interests of the Deaf at heart. The question

is to what degree good intentions are enough or whether in this case they amount to a form of outdated paternalism."

"It's very selfish on their part not to let Deaf people have the chance

to speak, have the chance to speak, have the chance to be the president."

"A Deaf individual one day will not only be the president, but they will not only be the president, but they will not only be the president, they will not only be the

president, but they will not only be the president, but they will not only be the president, but they will not only be the president, but they will not only be the president.

"It's very selfish on their part not to let Deaf people have

the chance to speak, have the chance to be the president.

" "A Deaf individual one day will not only be the president of Gallaudet.

" "Why not now? Why not now? Look at me! Look at me!

" "I'm having a very hard time.

" "No, that's old news. I'm tired of that statement. One day, again and again.

Someday a Deaf person. We've got to break this cycle.

" "Yes, it is again and again. It is. It's old news.

" "The past presidents have always said that. Someday.

" "I'll tell you what. We have something approaching anarchy here."

"Deaf president now was the student's battle cry. Within days, the hearing president resigned and Kim Jordan

became the first Deaf president of Gallaudet. He won the most prominent position ever for a Deaf person in America.

"I'll tell you what happened.

" "I'll tell you what happened.

" "Since I was seven, I wanted to become an actress.

" "I wanted to make at least one film.

" "And the reason I wanted to be an actress was because of The Wizard of Oz.

" "I loved that film.

" "And I saw it, oh God, hundreds of times.

" "And I imagined myself in that film.

" "It's never been closed captioned.

" "I see.

" "Either on television or in video.

" "And I heard that next year is the 50th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz.

" "And I thought perhaps that we could get the film closed captioned.

" "Go away and come back tomorrow.

" "Tomorrow?

" "Oh, but I want to go home now.

" "No.

" "I don't know what happened.

" "You're very involved with the National Captioning Institute.

" "What is that involvement and what is closed captioning?

" "NCI stands for the National Captioning Institute," as you said.

"What you would see on your television screen is subtitles."

"So what I'm doing right now is to try to make all programs, all home videos, all cable

broadcasts, all, all, all local newscasts, everything on the screen to be closed captioned."

"You want it all, all, all. Everything.

" "Because it's possible.

" "Well, a new federal law took effect today requiring that most

new television sets be equipped to display closed captions."

"Marlene Matlin's performance in the movie Children of a Lesser God last year dazzled all who saw it.

It's bringing her other roles now. The latest, a new movie called Walker. And good morning to you."

"Hello.

" "In this movie, little part.

" "Little part.

" "Well, I mean, that may be your word, I guess.

" "Well, you're only, you're not in the movie for a long time.

" "I'm not in the movie for a long time.

" "The 21-year-old actress who is able to talk

said she'd like to tackle a speaking role.

" "I'm trying to break the barrier, the idea that hearing

people have that Deaf people do not talk at all.

" "Which is not true.

" "There are plenty of Deaf people who do speak

very well, fairly well, and not at all.

" "If people want to hear me talk, come and meet me.

" "Hello, folks. It's a bricky over there.

" "Hello, the camera.

" "Hello, you wacky kids.

" "We're busy. We're busy.

" "I see.

" "Marley looks fabulous in her who?

" "In her Chuck Joe's dress.

" "Chuck Joe's dress.

" "Compared to last year.

" "Why don't we go outside and take a look with the sunlight.

" "We're busy.

" "You have to walk like Marilyn Monroe.

" "It's already fast. It's running right now.

" "Oh, come down.

" "Let's say you sign that speech that Marley's going to say.

" "Oh, I don't sign.

" "Oh, that's right.

" "She signs, I just talk.

" "Here we go.

" "By nominating the following actors for best performance in

a leading role, you have honored each one magnificently.

" "The nominees for best actor in a motion picture are... " "And the winner is...

" "Extreme.

" "My career got to come to go.

" "Until recently, the deaf have indeed been a silent minority.

" "At a time when a new activism among the deaf has been spotlighted

by demonstrations at Washington's Gallaudet University.

" "Matlin's decision was bound to be controversial.

" "I'd appreciate it that she could speak and sign at the same time.

" "She's talking to both audiences, hearing and deaf.

" "Yeah, I'd appreciate it.

" "I'd appreciate it.

" "Oh, I'd appreciate it.

" "I'd appreciate it.

" "Oh, I'd appreciate it.

" "I'd appreciate it.

" In our Burbank studio is Phyllis Freelich, the

deaf actress who starred in "Children of a Lesson.

" "On Broadway.

" "And interpreting for her is her husband, actor Robert Steinberg.

" "As a matter of fact, the play was based on their story.

" "And good morning to both of you.

" "Phyllis.

" "Good morning.

" "Did Marley break ranks when she spoke at the Academy Awards show?

" "Did Marley break the rule, so to speak?

" "Not really, no.

" "There are many deaf people among us who speak.

" "For some time now, Marley has been very visible and has

been accepted as a spokesperson for the Deaf community."

"And when she, on the Oscar night, in front of millions of people in the world, stopped signing and began to speak, it really encourages, it emphasizes this stereotype that Deaf people have been

fighting against for so many years, which is that the majority seem to judge a Deaf person's success or even intelligence with their ability to speak, with their ability to imitate the hearing."

"And it is not true.

" "I think that Deaf people are not the same.

" "I think that Deaf people are not the same."

"Does it sometimes feel like you have the mantle of the entire hearing impaired world a little

bit on your shoulders because you became a personality that in a sense represents them?"

"Well, I felt that great deal of responsibility when this controversy occurred."

"Before that, I didn't. I didn't feel that responsibility because I was having fun.

" "I was enjoying myself being seen at the Academy

Awards as the first Deaf Academy Award winner.

" "And I accepted it.

" "But I'm not president of the Deaf community. I can't be.

" "I can't be.

" "Yeah.

" "I can't be.

" - How you doing? - I'm doing good for you.

Have a good day.

I'm doing good for you, too.

I'm doing good for you.

I'm doing good for you, too.

I'm doing good for you.

I didn't know what my sister's future would be. I used to worry

about it as a child. I didn't know if she'd have a normal life.

These children are profoundly deaf. They worked hard to bring you this song. They are

able to speak and you are able to understand their speech, thanks to oral education.

A child who is deaf from birth doesn't imitate speech because she can't hear. And until

she's taught to speak, she can't make herself understood to children with normal hearing.

They don't want to play with her. It's unusual, peculiar.

Hearing aids amplify sounds so that children can hear them.

That doesn't mean they hear normally. The sound patterns lack clarity.

The hearing aid is tested at least once a day by the feedback method.

Her profoundly deaf daughter will hear something like this.

Now, don't punish yourselves with blame. Just face the fact that like any child of this sort, brain

damaged, retarded, you'll never have the kind of life with him that you'd have with a normal child.

Thank you.

Unfortunately, there's always a bit of alienation.

We were slow, had a hard time fingerspelling.

She was very frustrated, and it was frustrating

for us because we weren't, and I understood

it. We weren't communicating with her all the time.

We have five pizzas for three of us.

Yeah.

We have five pizzas for three of us.

Perfect.

Mark, would you have, like, six?

Oh, that's a lot of good.

What did you do, Mark?

Like, would you have some?

Noah?

You got this.

You know, Mark, I need you to have to play.

It's right there, honey.

Enter, where did you get that?

How Chloe did her?

It's bad.

I saw them jerk and, like... Wait, where?

Is she in Michigan?

Wait, she didn't have this.

Yeah.

Yeah, I got it.

I got it.

I have to have you, Jason.

Oh, it's working.

Who's in the boat takeoff?

Their neighbor in Michigan, an older woman died.

She had a dog, and a neighbor took the dog.

Now, the man that took the dog died.

Oh.

So if you know anybody, you don't want to ask for anything.

If you know anybody who wants, the dog's already killed, too.

Hi, boy, I'll turn it.

I feel guilty that I don't speak it where I can keep up regular pace.

I feel guilty of the dog's already killed, but I

don't want to ask for anything to go up regular pace.

I don't want to ask for anything to go up regular pace.

I don't want to ask for anything to go up regular pace, but I don't want to ask for

anything to go up regular pace, but I don't want to ask for anything to go up regular pace.

I don't want to ask for anything to go up regular pace,

but I don't want to ask for anything to go up regular pace.

I don't want to ask for anything to go up regular pace.

You don't want to ask for anything to go up regular pace.

I don't want to ask for anything to go up regular pace.

I don't want to ask for anything to go up regular pace with my opinion.

I don't want to ask for anything to go up regular pace.

I want to ask for anything to go up regular pace.

One time I met Marley, we were playing an exhibition game with the Cubs in Chicago.

The Happy Days ball team was invited.

And I get a lot of fan mail, right, when I'm playing the fine.

So there was one letter that invited me to come to a school.

And I thought, okay, I'm here.

We're off.

I have the free time.

We'll go.

Hello.

Do you want to go look at the moon close up with me?

This means yes.

So long.

Kiss today goodbye.

And point me toward tomorrow.

Don't forget and regret what I did for love.

What I did for love.

Her mom takes me aside and says to me, you

know, look, my daughter wants to be an actress.

Tell her that it is so difficult, even if you

can hear, that she should pursue something else.

I said, you got the wrong guy.

All I did was say yes.

That I thought that's all you needed.

All I did was say yes.

Stacy said yes.

You had it in you.

I don't know.

If we had never met, I wouldn't be sitting here.

That's not true.

I don't believe that.

I disagree.

There were some very turbulent years because

Marlee was determined to do things her way.

She had a lot of anger.

Oh, she had plenty of temper tantrums.

She did some crazy, crazy stuff.

And as Marlee got older, she didn't need my mother-in-law as much anymore.

And I think that brought on a whole lot of joy.

I think that was a great thing.

And as Marlee got older, she didn't need my mother-in-law as much anymore.

And I think that brought on a whole different set of issues.

I think that was a great thing.

That was a great thing.

I think that was a great thing.

You know, you think that I want you to speak.

And you just want to be you.

Well, who the hell are you?

I could see that they were having arguments.

Fights, you know.

Right.

She would come in in the morning looking just like she hadn't slept.

And Bill would be in a great mood.

He would tell jokes and turn his back to her so she couldn't see.

And I tried to understand what was going on,

but I saw that she was suffering from it.

I remember once noticing a bruise, but I didn't know.

Nobody felt they had license to enter into a private

relationship or comment on it or ask questions about it.

And the situation was already so charged.

Just the work itself was so charged and so complex and difficult.

But I wish I had the wisdom I hope I have now

to have been more aware and ask more questions.

I'm going to go to the next one.

And the winner is Marlee Matlin.

I'm going to go to the next one.

You want to talk to me.

Then you learn my language.

Did you understand that?

Of course you did.

You've probably been reading lips for years.

But that's the great control game, isn't it?

I'm the controller.

What a fucking joke.

Now, come on.

Speak to me.

Speak.

Speak to me.

I'm not afraid! I'm not afraid! I'm not afraid! I'm not afraid! I'm not afraid!

So, let's go.

Let's go.

So, let's go.

Marley, I have no place to stay.

I just broke up with my boyfriend.

Can I stay with you just for the weekend?

Sure.

Stace, what do you think?

Of course.

Two years later, she finally moved down.

You know, she was not completely whole at that time.

So, what I told her was if you know what you

want without ambivalence, if you're clear about

what you want, everything else will fall into place.

So, let's go.

You ready to go out of date?

You are?

What's your answer?

You know what my other is.

Yeah.

You ready to go out of date?

You were 15, right?

When that happened?

I was 15 years old, yeah.

Wow.

All right, let's talk about William Harris.

That's the deal between the two of you.

Was it love?

Was it lust?

You said in the book that the sex with him was spectacular.

Now you've piqued my interest.

The book really, it really, really, really,

it broke me in so many ways because, you know,

it's hard to read those things because you can't do anything about that.

And so it's just hard.

Like, I would never want my mom to be in pain.

So knowing that she was, you know, it kills me.

It still does.

Like, I still think about these things all the time.

I don't know why.

Maybe it's just because it really changed the way I viewed my mom.

It was really different.

But to see how successful she was, how she took that

and was like, I'm not going to let this stop me.

I'm going to keep going.

That's what inspires me every day.

William Hurt made this statement, I guess, as a result of your book.

He said, "My own recollection is that we both apologized.

We both did a great deal to heal our lives.

I didn't do apologize for any pain I caused.

I wish Molly and her family nothing but good.

" Have you forgiven him?

You know what?

I'm sure that sounds like something a publicist might have written.

During my drug phase, his alcohol phase, we

did apologize, but it wasn't clean and sober, if you know how the program works.

And so, no, he did not apologize.

No.

After this was all done, no.

And I wish and appreciated he wouldn't use the word "we.

" I was so happy to have a good day.

I was so happy to have a good day.

But you stayed.

Why did you stay?

I didn't know how to leave.

I didn't have friends in New York.

That's where I was living.

I didn't know that you could ask for help.

I didn't know that you could call 9-1-1.

I didn't know.

I didn't know how to leave.

I don't know how to leave.

I didn't know how to leave.

I didn't know what to leave.

I didn't know how to leave.

But I didn't know how to leave.

I didn't know how to leave.

It would mean the world to me to have finally

another deaf actor who's gotten an Oscar.

It's been 35 years.

That's a pretty long time.

Nobody else who's deaf has ever gotten an Oscar.

So fingers are crossed.

And the Oscar goes to Troy Kutzer.

This is the first Oscar nomination for Troy Kutzer.

He is the second deaf actor to win.

Are you excited to announce best picture?

Coda has three Academy Award nominations this year, winning all three

for Actor in a Supporting Role, Adapted Screenplay, and Best Picture.

Well, I really want to thank the Academy for recognizing

a movie of love and family on this difficult time.

And to my father, who is not there, and my mother, who is

not there, but my beautiful daughter, Olivia, she's here.

The other one, Justine, is not here.

And my wonderful wife, who have been supporting me.

I don't know how they made it for so long.

Thank you.

Can I take something?

Yes.

35 years ago, I stood on that stage, accepting Best Actress,

being the first one who is deaf to receive that award.

Fast forward to now, 35 years later, I'm not alone anymore.

I'm so proud.

Troy, Sean, and the producers, their incredible work.

Every year, people said to me, Marley, keep the faith, keep the faith.

And I looked at them every year, and it was 35 years, and nothing happened.

And tonight, everyone, by honoring us, you are spreading the faith.

Thank you.

Can you tell me about growing up in a family that didn't sign?

I'm nervous saying this in front of my mother.

We've never had this conversation before, and I don't want to hurt her feelings.

When I was growing up, I was always trying to read lips

to catch what people were saying at home and at school.

Hearing people always forget to look at you.

We knew that you could be good parents if you would listen to what you say.

Hopefully, you would do what she tried to apply.

Thank you.

Okay, here we go.

Okay.

Here we go.

Sounds good.

What's up?

Up!

Surgery and devices might be helpful, but they're not going to make Lucy like you.

She isn't like you.

If you give her sign language, she will learn everything so much faster.

She'll be able to study all different things and

not just focus on learning how to use her voice.

She will find who she is.

Ready.

Okay.

Thank you.

Love it.

Cool.

That's nice.

Love and kisses.

Yeah.

Mommy.

Come on.

Love and kisses.

Cool.

That's nice.

Love and kisses.

Yeah.

Mommy.

- We could. - We could.

One, two, three, go.

- Good luck.

- How are you? - How are you?

- Vegetables.

- And then this one, oh my God, this is so... I could cry.

Yes, it is a sweater with her name on it.

- Okay. - All right.

- Yes.

- Okay.

Thank you.

My life has been defined by the courage that my

parents who defied the doctors, who understood

that the real handicap of deafness does not lie in the

ear, but in the minds of those who wish to handicap me.

And as you continue to grow and learn, I hope

you realize you are more than what people

think you are, and much more even than that.

Most of all, don't forget to be authentic.

Be real.

Be kind.

Take time to volunteer.

Pay your taxes.

Make your bed.

I'm looking at you, Brandon.

To laugh and to love.

Be the difference and be loud.

Thank you.

- Okay, so we're all gonna be quiet now.

Got a call from an old friend, we used to be real

close Said he couldn't go on the American way

'Cause the shops on the house bought a ticket to the west coast - It's a wrap!

- It's a wrap, thank you.

- I don't need you to worry for me 'cause I'm alright

- I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home

I don't care what you say anymore, this is my

life Go ahead with your own life, leave me alone

I never said you had to offer me a second chance

I never said I was a victim of circumstance I still belong Don't get me wrong

Don't get me wrong When you can speak your mind You're not on my time

They will tell you you can't sleep alone in a strange place

Then they'll tell you you can't sleep with somebody else

We'll see you next time.